Calendar of Events

Congregation Agudath Israel

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
26Kislev 13 RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	27Kislev 14 6:45am Shacharit 10:30am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:15pm The Merchant of Venice: The Quintessential Problem Play \| Lunch 'n Learn with Deborah Orens 3:30pm Religious School 6th Grade 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	28Kislev 15 7:00am Shacharit 3:30pm Religious School 3rd & 5th Grades 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm Board of Trustees Meeting	29Kislev 16 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biblical Book of Proverbs \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 9:30am Cooking Workshop with Joel Chasnoff: Chop, Dice, Spice! \| Sponsored by Sisterhood, Israel Committee, Ed. Dept., and the Toby Shapiro Library Fund 10:30am The Case for Israel \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 11:30am Create for a Cause 3:30pm Religious School 4th & 6th Grades 7:00pm Mitzvah Project: Letter Writing to IDF Soldiers and Pizza Dinner (For Teens and Adults) 7:00pm Religious School 7th & 8th Grades (Teen Program) 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 8:00pm Living Room Salon with Joel Chasnoff: "Israel 201" \| Sponsored by Sisterhood, Israel Committee, Ed. Dept., and the Toby Shapiro Library Fund	30Kislev 17 6:45am Shacharit 6:30pm Legacy Committee Meeting 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm ECC Board Meeting	1Kislev 18 7:00am Shacharit 7:45am Profiting from the Prophets Part II \| Instructor: Rabbi Richard Hammerman 10:00am Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Judaism \| Instructor: 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 4:10pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 4:12pm Candle Lighting 5:30pm Family Shabbat Dinner	2Kislev 19 Vayishlach 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 10:15am Torah Chug with Nancy Caplan 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Children's Shabbat Service 4:00pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Maariv 4:10pm Tyler Shron Bar Mitzvah 8:00pm Parent's Night Out 2023
3Kislev 20 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Children's Israeli Dance Class with Ellen Berkowitz 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am [Building] Prayer Competence and Confidence (For RS & DS Parents) \| Instructors: Rabbis Lucas and Blumenthal 9:30am Religious School K-5th Grade Weekly 10:00am Better to Serve 4:30pm North Caldwell Community Holiday Celebration (Off Premises) 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	4Kislev 21 6:45am Shacharit 10:30am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:15pm The Merchant of Venice: The Quintessential Problem Play \| Lunch 'n Learn with Deborah Orens 3:30pm Religious School 6th Grade 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	5Kislev 22 7:00am Shacharit 3:30pm Religious School 3rd & 5th Grades 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm BOT Executive Committee Meeting 8:00pm An Evening with Congregant Chef Judy Elbaum in Support of Leket Israel	6Kislev 23 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biblical Book of Proverbs \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:00am ECC Grandfriends Program 10:30am The Case for Israel \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 3:00pm Wednesday Wellness with Nurse Karen Frank 3:30pm Religious School 4th & 6th Grades 6:15pm Religious School 7th & 8th Grades (Teen Program) 6:30pm CAI Film/TV Festival \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel C. Fellner 7:00pm Hadassah Event 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	7Kislev 24 Erev Chanukah 6:45am Shacharit 8:45am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh with Rabbi Ari Lucas 6:15pm Roseland Community Hanukkah Candle Lighting (Off Premises) 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm CAI Community-Wide Hanukkah Celebration and Candle Lighting 8:00pm Israeli Dance \| Instructor: Ellen Berkowitz	8Kislev 25 Chanukah 7:00am Shacharit 7:45am Profiting from the Prophets Part II \| Instructor: Rabbi Richard Hammerman 10:00am Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Judaism \| Instructor: Rabbi Marge Wise 1:00pm Friday Coping Group with CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker, Andrea Malmud 4:10pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 4:11pm Candle Lighting	9Kislev 26 Chanukah Shabbat Mevarchim Vayeshev 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Vader/Lowenstein Baby Naming 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Children's Shabbat Service 4:00pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Maariv
10Kislev 27 Chanukah 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Children's Israeli Dance Class with Ellen Berkowitz 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am [Building] Prayer Competence and Confidence (For RS & DS Parents) \| Instructors: Rabbis Lucas and Blumenthal 9:30am Religious School K-5th Grade Weekly & Monthly 11:30am Chaverim/Chalutzim Gift Donation/Wrapping Party (K-5) 3:30pm ECC Family Hanukkah Party 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	11Kislev 28 Chanukah 6:45am Shacharit 10:30am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:15pm The Merchant of Venice: The Quintessential Problem Play \| Lunch 'n Learn with Deborah Orens 3:30pm Religious School 6th Grade 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	12Kislev 29 Chanukah 6:45am Shacharit 3:30pm Religious School 3rd & 5th Grades 4:00pm West Caldwell Community Hanukkah Candle Lighting (Off Premises) 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	13Tevet 1 Chanukah Rosh Chodesh Tevet 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am Biblical Book of Proverbs \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am The Case for Israel \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 3:30pm Religious School 4th & 6th Grades 4:00pm Caldwell Community Candle Lighting (Off Premises) 6:15pm Religious School 7th & 8th Grades (Teen Program) 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	14Tevet 2 Chanukah 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:00am Mitz and Mingle Cookie Baking am 12:00pm TaNaKh with Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm Mitz and Mingle pm	15Tevet 3 Chanukah 6:45am Shacharit 7:45am Profiting from the Prophets Part II \| Instructor: Rabbi Richard Hammerman 9:30am Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Judaism \| Instructor: Rabbi Marge Wise 10:30am Current Events and Implications \| Instructor: Max Kleinman 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 4:10pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 4:12pm Candle Lighting 5:00pm Shabbat in Pajamas & Sweats (ECC-2nd Grade)	16Tevet 4 Miketz 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 10:15am Torah Chug with Nancy Caplan 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Children's Shabbat Service 11:30am Neshama Singers (Adult Choir) Singing 4:00pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Maariv
17Tevet 5 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Children's Israeli Dance Class with Ellen Berkowitz 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am [Building] Prayer Competence and Confidence (For RS & DS Parents) \| Instructors: Rabbis Lucas and Blumenthal 9:30am Religious School K-5th Grade Weekly 10:00am Better to Serve 11:30am Chess Club (Children of All Ages) 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	18Tevet 6 6:45am Shacharit 9:15am Coping with Challenging Life Events with Janet Hoffman 11:00am The Merchant of Venice: The Quintessential Problem Play \| Lunch 'n Learn with Deborah Orens 3:30pm Religious School 6th Grade 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	19Tevet 7 7:00am Shacharit 3:30pm Religious School 3rd & 5th Grades 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm Board of Trustees Meeting	20Tevet 8 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biblical Book of Proverbs \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:00am ECC Grandfriends Program 10:30am The Case for Israel \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 3:30pm Religious School 4th & 6th Grades 6:15pm Religious School 7th & 8th Grades (Teen Program) 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm ECC Board Meeting	21Tevet 9 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	22Tevet 10 Fast of Tevet 6:45am Shacharit 10:00am Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Judaism \| Instructor: Rabbi Marge Wise 12:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Traditional Program) 1:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Extended Day) 1:00pm Friday Coping Group with CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker, Andrea Malmud 1:00pm Mincha with Torah and Haftarah Readings 4:15pm Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 4:15pm Candle Lighting	23Tevet 11 Vayigash 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Children's Shabbat Service 11:30am Children's Choir Singing 1:00pm (approx.) Sentencing Joseph's Brothers 4:05pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Maariv
24Tevet 12 RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	25Tevet 13 ECC CLOSED MAIN OFFICE CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 9:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	26Tevet 14 ECC CLOSED MAIN OFFICE CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 7:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	27Tevet 15 ECC CLOSED MAIN OFFICE CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 7:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	28Tevet 16 ECC CLOSED MAIN OFFICE CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 6:45am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	29Tevet 17 ECC CLOSED MAIN OFFICE CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 7:00am Shacharit 4:19pm Candle Lighting 4:20pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv, plus learning with Derek Fields	30Tevet 18 Vayechi 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Roberta Diamond Bat Mitzvah 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Children's Shabbat Service 4:10pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Maariv
31Tevet 19 RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	1Tevet 20 ECC CLOSED MAIN OFFICE CLOSED New Year's Day RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 9:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	2Tevet 21 7:00am Shacharit 3:30pm Religious School 3rd & 5th Grades 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	3Tevet 22 7:00am Shacharit 9:15am Parent Chat with the ECC Director (4s) 9:30am Biblical Book of Proverbs \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am The Case for Israel \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 3:00pm Wednesday Wellness with Nurse Karen Frank 3:30pm Religious School 4th & 6th Grades 6:15pm Religious School 7th & 8th Grades (Teen Program) 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm Parent Chat with the ECC Director (4s)	4Tevet 23 6:45am Shacharit 8:30am Tzedek Initiative Meeting 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh with Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm Israeli Dance \| Instructor: Ellen Berkowitz	5Tevet 24 7:00am Shacharit 7:45am Profiting from the Prophets Part II \| Instructor: Rabbi Richard Hammerman 10:00am Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Judaism \| Instructor: 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 4:25pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 4:26pm Candle Lighting	6Tevet 25 Shabbat Mevarchim Shemot 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 10:15am Torah Chug with Nancy Caplan 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Children's Shabbat Services 12:00pm Kugel Cook-Off \| Sponsored by Sisterhood 4:15pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Maariv 8:00pm Community Concert with Nefesh Mountain \| Sponsored by the Spiegel Music Endowment Fund

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Sunday, December 24, 2023 • 12 Tevet 5784

All	Day		RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED
8:15am	9:00am		Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner Library/Zoom (Regular Morning Minyan Link)
9:00am			Shacharit Beit Midrash or join on Zoom
7:30pm	8:00pm		Mincha/Maariv Library/Zoom

Monday, December 25, 2023 • 13 Tevet 5784

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Day

All

Day

MAIN OFFICE CLOSED

All

Day

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED

9:00am

9:30am

Library/Zoom

7:30pm

8:00pm

Library/Zoom

The Main Office will close at 2:00 pm on Friday, December 22, and will remain closed through Monday, January 1. No emails will be sent during this time. If you would like to donate to Kiddush for Shabbat on December 23 or 30, please do so by noon on Thursday, December 21. In case of emergency, dial 973-226-3600 and press 6. The clergy will be on call.

Tuesday, December 26, 2023 • 14 Tevet 5784

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All

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MAIN OFFICE CLOSED

All

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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED

7:00am

7:30am

Library/Zoom

7:30pm

8:00pm

Library/Zoom

The Main Office will close at 2:00 pm on Friday, December 22, and will remain closed through Monday, January 1. No emails will be sent during this time. If you would like to donate to Kiddush for Shabbat on December 23 or 30, please do so by noon on Thursday, December 21. In case of emergency, dial 973-226-3600 and press 6. The clergy will be on call.

Wednesday, December 27, 2023 • 15 Tevet 5784

All

Day

All

Day

MAIN OFFICE CLOSED

All

Day

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED

7:00am

7:30am

Library/Zoom

7:30pm

8:00pm

Library/Zoom

The Main Office will close at 2:00 pm on Friday, December 22, and will remain closed through Monday, January 1. No emails will be sent during this time. If you would like to donate to Kiddush for Shabbat on December 23 or 30, please do so by noon on Thursday, December 21. In case of emergency, dial 973-226-3600 and press 6. The clergy will be on call.

Thursday, December 28, 2023 • 16 Tevet 5784

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Day

All

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MAIN OFFICE CLOSED

All

Day

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED

6:45am

7:15am

Library/Zoom

7:30pm

8:00pm

Library/Zoom

The Main Office will close at 2:00 pm on Friday, December 22, and will remain closed through Monday, January 1. No emails will be sent during this time. If you would like to donate to Kiddush for Shabbat on December 23 or 30, please do so by noon on Thursday, December 21. In case of emergency, dial 973-226-3600 and press 6. The clergy will be on call.

Friday, December 29, 2023 • 17 Tevet 5784

All

Day

All

Day

MAIN OFFICE CLOSED

All

Day

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED

7:00am

7:30am

Library/Zoom

4:19pm

Candle Lighting

4:20pm

5:30pm

Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv, plus learning with Derek Fields

Chapel/Zoom

The Main Office will close at 2:00 pm on Friday, December 22, and will remain closed through Monday, January 1. No emails will be sent during this time. If you would like to donate to Kiddush for Shabbat on December 23 or 30, please do so by noon on Thursday, December 21. In case of emergency, dial 973-226-3600 and press 6. The clergy will be on call.

Saturday, December 30, 2023 • 18 Tevet 5784

Parshat Vayechi

9:00am

Shabbat Morning Services

Sanctuary or join live stream at agudath.org/livestream

9:00am

10:00am

Shabbat Parsha Class

Beit Midrash

9:00am

12:00pm

Roberta Diamond Bat Mitzvah

Sanctuary/Livestream

11:00am

11:45am

Conference Rooms 3

11:00am

11:45am

Children's Shabbat Service

Chapel/Adult Lounge

4:10pm

Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Maariv

Beit Midrash/Zoom

Last Week

Next Week

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The Main Office will close at 2:00 pm on Friday, December 22, and will remain closed through Monday, January 1. No emails will be sent during this time. If you would like to donate to Kiddush for Shabbat on December 23 or 30, please do so by noon on Thursday, December 21. In case of emergency, dial 973-226-3600 and press 6. The clergy will be on call.

May 10,2025 / 12 Iyyar 5785

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Main Office Hours:
Mon-Thu: 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Fri: 9:00 am-2:00 pm
The Main Office will be closed on Monday, May 26, for Memorial Day, and Monday/Tuesday, June 2/3, for Shavuot.
In the case of a life cycle emergency, dial 973-226-3600 and press 6. The clergy will be on call.

Main Phone: 973-226-3600
Life Cycle Emergency: 973-226-3660 and press 6
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