Calendar of Events

Congregation Agudath Israel

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
26Tishrei 20 Chol Hamoed Sukkot 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:15am RS 3rd Grade 9:15am RS Monthly 9:15am RS K,1,2 10:30am Talia Rosen Bat Mitzvah 12:30pm CUSY Board Meeting 7:30pm Evening Minyan	27Tishrei 21 Hoshana Rabah Hoshanah Rabbah 7:30am Hoshanah Rabbah Morning Service 3:00pm Main Office Closed 6:00pm Erev Sh'mini Atzeret with Yizkor 6:28pm Candle Lighting	28Tishrei 22 Shmini Atzeret Yizkor ECC CLOSED (EXTENDED DAY OPEN) MAIN OFFICE CLOSED Shmini Atzeret 9:00am Sh'mini Atzeret Services 12:30pm Mincha 5:00pm ECC and K, 1, 2 Family Simchat Torah Celebration 6:00pm Elementary/Middle School Age Family Simchat Torah Celebration 7:00pm (8th-12th) Simchat Torah Ice Cream Social 7:27pm Candle Lighting 7:30pm Maariv Community Service	29Tishrei 23 Simchat Torah ECC CLOSED (EXTENDED DAY OPEN) MAIN OFFICE CLOSED Simchat Torah 9:00am Simchat Torah Community Service 10:00am Dancing in the Sanctuary 10:45am Torah Reading 6:25pm Mincha/Maariv	30Tishrei 24 8:00am Morning Minyan 7:30pm Evening Minyan	1Tishrei 25 8:00am Morning Minyan 8:35am Heartfelt Prayers: Gems from "Lev Shalem" with Rabbi Richard Hammerman 1:00pm Friday Coping Group with CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker, Andrea Malmud 4:00pm Opening to Shabbat, a Meditation with Nurse Karen Frank 6:22pm Candle Lighting	2Tishrei 26 Shabbat Mevarchim Bereshit 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Ila Eisenstein Bat Mitzvah 11:00am Children's Shabbat Service 6:15pm Jonah Hecht Bar Mitzvah 6:50pm Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 7:25pm Maariv and Havdala 7:30pm Virtual Mixology Evening with Sisterhood
3Tishrei 27 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:15am RS 3rd Grade 9:15am RS K,1,2 7:30pm Evening Minyan	4Tishrei 28 8:00am Morning Minyan 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm Torah Study: A Critical Analysis with Phil Kruger	5Tishrei 29 8:00am Morning Minyan 10:30am Text Study and Coffee: Continuing the Book of Genesis (B'reisheet) Through the Lens of Commentary with Nancy Caplan 1:00pm Pirke Avot as a Stepping Stone to Jewish Law and Custom with Nancy Caplan 3:30pm RS 3rd Grade 3:30pm RS 5th Grade 7:30pm Evening Minyan 7:30pm CAI Board Meeting 8:00pm Law and Morality Through Literature with Deborah Orens	6Tishrei 30 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 8:00am Morning Minyan 9:30am The Biblical Book of Chronicles with Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am The Case for Israel with Rabbi Alan Silverstein 3:00pm Wednesday Wellness with Nurse Karen Frank 3:30pm RS 4th Grade 3:30pm RS 6th Grade 6:15pm RS Teens 7:30pm Evening Minyan	7Cheshvan 1 Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 8:00am Morning Minyan 9:30am Ethics and Jewish Law with Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am Jewish Pop Culture with Susan Werk 7:30pm Evening Minyan 7:45pm ECC Board Meeting	8Cheshvan 2 8:00am Morning Minyan 8:35am Heartfelt Prayers: Gems from "Lev Shalem" with Rabbi Richard Hammerman 9:30am Herman Wouk's "The Will to Live On: This is Our Heritage" with Rabbi Marge Wise 1:00pm Friday Coping Group with CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker, Andrea Malmud 4:00pm Opening to Shabbat, a Meditation with Nurse Karen Frank 6:05pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 6:10pm Candle Lighting	9Cheshvan 3 Noach 9:00am Aufruf of Erica Rabner and David Gorvy 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Children's Shabbat Service 5:00pm Isaac Zachary Simon Bar Mitzvah 6:05pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Maariv 6:35pm Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 7:10pm Maariv and Havdala
10Cheshvan 4 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:15am RS 3rd Grade 9:15am RS K,1,2 7:30pm Evening Minyan	11Cheshvan 5 Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples' Day 8:00am Morning Minyan 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm Torah Study: A Critical Analysis with Phil Kruger 8:00pm ECC Class Parent Meeting	12Cheshvan 6 8:00am Morning Minyan 10:30am Text Study and Coffee: Continuing the Book of Genesis (B'reisheet) Through the Lens of Commentary with Nancy Caplan 1:00pm Pirke Avot as a Stepping Stone to Jewish Law and Custom with Nancy Caplan 3:30pm RS 3rd Grade 3:30pm RS 5th Grade 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm Law and Morality Through Literature with Deborah Orens	13Cheshvan 7 8:00am Morning Minyan 9:30am The Biblical Book of Chronicles with Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am The Case for Israel with Rabbi Alan Silverstein 3:30pm RS 4th Grade 3:30pm RS 6th Grade 6:15pm RS Teens 7:30pm CAI Board Meeting 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm Environmental Committee Open Meeting	14Cheshvan 8 8:00am Morning Minyan 9:30am Ethics and Jewish Law with Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am Jewish Pop Culture with Susan Werk 12:00pm TaNaKh with Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:30pm Evening Minyan	15Cheshvan 9 8:00am Morning Minyan 8:35am Heartfelt Prayers: Gems from "Lev Shalem" with Rabbi Richard Hammerman 9:30am Herman Wouk's "The Will to Live On: This is Our Heritage" with Rabbi Marge Wise 1:00pm Friday Coping Group with CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker, Andrea Malmud 5:55pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 5:59pm Candle Lighting	16Cheshvan 10 Lech Lecha 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Children's Shabbat Service 5:55pm Zachary Eckstein Bar Mitzvah 5:55pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Maariv 6:25pm Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 7:00pm Maariv and Havdala 7:15pm CUSY Event
17Cheshvan 11 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:15am RS 3rd Grade 9:15am RS K,1,2 9:30am ECC Fall Family Event 2021 7:30pm Evening Minyan	18Cheshvan 12 8:00am Morning Minyan 10:00am Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism with Rabbi Michael Jay 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm Torah Study: A Critical Analysis with Phil Kruger	19Cheshvan 13 8:00am Morning Minyan 3:30pm RS 3rd Grade 3:30pm RS 5th Grade 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm Law and Morality Through Literature with Deborah Orens	20Cheshvan 14 8:00am Morning Minyan 9:30am The Biblical Book of Chronicles with Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am The Case for Israel with Rabbi Alan Silverstein 3:30pm RS 4th Grade 3:30pm RS 6th Grade 6:15pm RS Teens 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm Tzedek Initiative/Racial Justice Program	21Cheshvan 15 8:00am Morning Minyan 9:30am Ethics and Jewish Law with Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am Jewish Pop Culture with Susan Werk 12:00pm TaNaKh with Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:30pm Evening Minyan	22Cheshvan 16 8:00am Morning Minyan 8:35am Heartfelt Prayers: Gems from "Lev Shalem" with Rabbi Richard Hammerman 9:30am Herman Wouk's "The Will to Live On: This is Our Heritage" with Rabbi Marge Wise 10:30am Current Events and Implications with Max Kleinman 5:30pm Shabbat in PJs 5:45pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 5:49pm Candle Lighting	23Cheshvan 17 Vayera 9:00am Ari Bellman Bar Mitzvah 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Children's Shabbat Service 5:30pm Bat Mitzvah of Anika Tetyevsky 5:45pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Maariv 6:15pm Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 6:50pm Maariv and Havdala
24Cheshvan 18 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:15am RS 3rd Grade 9:15am RS Monthly 9:15am RS K,1,2 12:00pm Dona Gracia and Martin Luther - Contemporaries Who Never Met 12:30pm CUSY Board Meeting 7:00pm Budget Education Session with the CAI Finance Committee 7:30pm Evening Minyan	25Cheshvan 19 8:00am Morning Minyan 10:00am Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism with Rabbi Michael Jay 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm Torah Study: A Critical Analysis with Phil Kruger	26Cheshvan 20 8:00am Morning Minyan 10:30am Text Study and Coffee: Continuing the Book of Genesis (B'reisheet) Through the Lens of Commentary with Nancy Caplan 1:00pm Pirke Avot as a Stepping Stone to Jewish Law and Custom with Nancy Caplan 3:30pm RS 3rd Grade 3:30pm RS 5th Grade 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm Law and Morality Through Literature with Deborah Orens	27Cheshvan 21 8:00am Morning Minyan 9:30am The Biblical Book of Chronicles with Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am The Case for Israel with Rabbi Alan Silverstein 3:30pm RS 4th Grade 3:30pm RS 6th Grade 6:15pm RS Teens 7:30pm Evening Minyan	28Cheshvan 22 8:00am Morning Minyan 9:30am Ethics and Jewish Law with Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am Jewish Pop Culture with Susan Werk 12:00pm TaNaKh with Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm CAI General Membership Meeting	29Cheshvan 23 8:00am Morning Minyan 8:35am Heartfelt Prayers: Gems from "Lev Shalem" with Rabbi Richard Hammerman 9:30am Herman Wouk's "The Will to Live On: This is Our Heritage" with Rabbi Marge Wise 1:00pm Friday Coping Group with CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker, Andrea Malmud 4:00pm Opening to Shabbat, a Meditation with Nurse Karen Frank 5:35pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 5:39pm Candle Lighting	30Cheshvan 24 Shabbat Mevarchim Chayei Sara 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Sisterhood Shabbat 11:00am Children's Shabbat Service 5:35pm Ross Motelson Bar Mitzvah 5:35pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Maariv 6:05pm Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 6:40pm Maariv and Havdala
31Cheshvan 25 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:15am RS 3rd Grade 9:15am RS K,1,2 7:30pm Evening Minyan	1Cheshvan 26 8:00am Morning Minyan 10:00am Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism with Rabbi Michael Jay 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm Torah Study: A Critical Analysis with Phil Kruger	2Cheshvan 27 8:00am Morning Minyan 10:30am Text Study and Coffee: Continuing the Book of Genesis (B'reisheet) Through the Lens of Commentary with Nancy Caplan 1:00pm Pirke Avot as a Stepping Stone to Jewish Law and Custom with Nancy Caplan 3:30pm RS 3rd Grade 3:30pm RS 5th Grade 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm Law and Morality Through Literature with Deborah Orens	3Cheshvan 28 RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 8:00am Morning Minyan 3:00pm Wednesday Wellness with Nurse Karen Frank 7:30pm Evening Minyan 8:00pm Book Discussion with Author Dara Horn: "People Love Dead Jews"	4Cheshvan 29 ECC CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 8:00am Morning Minyan 10:30am Jewish Pop Culture with Susan Werk 12:00pm TaNaKh with Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:30pm Evening Minyan	5Kislev 1 Rosh Chodesh Kislev ECC CLOSED (EXTENDED DAY OPEN) RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 8:00am Morning Minyan 9:30am Herman Wouk's "The Will to Live On: This is Our Heritage" with Rabbi Marge Wise 1:00pm Friday Coping Group with CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker, Andrea Malmud 3:00pm Opening to Shabbat, a Meditation with Nurse Karen Frank 5:25pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 5:31pm Candle Lighting	6Kislev 2 Toldot 9:00am Aufruf for Jill Fertel and Anton Kaminer 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Children's Shabbat Service 5:25pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Maariv 5:30pm Joshua and Ryan Kolton B'nei Mitzvah 5:55pm Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 6:30pm Maariv and Havdala

Month Announcements
JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL CAI GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Please join us via Zoom on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 8 pm. The purpose of this meeting is to vote on the synagogue’s FY 2021/2022 budget and give the Board the opportunity to present its strategic plans to address our fiscal sustainability and new opportunities for membership engagement. Documents were sent via email Monday afternoon.
"Making Sense of the Dollars" In preparation of the General Membership Meeting, on Sunday, Oct. 24 from 7-9 pm on Zoom, the CAI Finance Committee will host a budget education and Q&A session for CAI members.

May 14,2025 / 16 Iyyar 5785

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Calendar of Events

Congregation Agudath Israel

Sunday, September 26, 2021 • 20 Tishrei 5782

Monday, September 27, 2021 • 21 Tishrei 5782

Tuesday, September 28, 2021 • 22 Tishrei 5782

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 • 23 Tishrei 5782

Thursday, September 30, 2021 • 24 Tishrei 5782

Friday, October 1, 2021 • 25 Tishrei 5782

Saturday, October 2, 2021 • 26 Tishrei 5782

8:00am	8:45am	Morning Minyan Zoom
8:35am	9:05am	Heartfelt Prayers: Gems from "Lev Shalem" with Rabbi Richard Hammerman Zoom
1:00pm	2:00pm	Friday Coping Group with CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker, Andrea Malmud Zoom
4:00pm	5:00pm	Opening to Shabbat, a Meditation with Nurse Karen Frank
6:22pm		Candle Lighting