Calendar of Events

Congregation Agudath Israel

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1Av 28 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	2Av 29 ECC CLOSED Labor Day MAIN OFFICE CLOSED 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Clara Fink Bat Mitzvah 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	3Av 30 Rosh Chodesh Elul 6:45am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	4Elul 1 Rosh Chodesh Elul 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am Biblical Book of Proverbs \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am The Case for Israel \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm Adult Israeli Dance Class	5Elul 2 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 8:00pm Israel's War: From the Ring of Fire to the PR War 8:00pm HHD Choir Practice	6Elul 3 7:00am Shacharit 10:00am Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Judaism \| Instructor: Rabbi Marge Wise 1:00pm Friday Coping Group \| Instructor: CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker Andrea Malmud 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 7:02pm Candle Lighting	7Elul 4 Shoftim 9:00am Ari Romanoff Bar Mitzvah 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Interactive Bible Play (K-3rd Grade) 11:00am Junior Congo (4th-6th Grades) 5:45pm Blake Ryan Kurlander Bar Mitzvah 6:50pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
8Elul 5 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:15am Open House for New and Prospective Members 9:30am Kindergarten Orientation 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:30am Hudson Steiner Bar Mitzvah 11:30am High School Program Fair 12:00pm Staff-wide CPR Cert Class 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv	9Elul 6 6:45am Shacharit 10:00am Israeli Poetry Since October 7 \| Instructor: Stephanie Bonder 10:00am New Grandfriends Orientation 11:30am A 21st Century Jewish Perspective on Shakespeare’s “Othello” \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm Community Security Briefing 8:00pm Contemporary Jewish Personalities \| Instructor: Rabbi Marge Wise	10Elul 7 7:00am Shacharit 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm BOT Executive Committee Meeting 8:00pm HHD Choir Practice	11Elul 8 7:00am 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 6:00pm Open House for New and Prospective Members 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 8:00pm Environmental Committee Open Meeting	12Elul 9 6:45am Shacharit 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 6:00pm New Families and Buddies 7:30pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45pm ECC Parent Committee Meeting 8:00pm HHD Choir Practice	13Elul 10 7:00am Shacharit 10:00am Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Judaism \| Instructor: Rabbi Marge Wise 1:00pm Friday Coping Group \| Instructor: CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker Andrea Malmud 5:00pm Shabbat in Pajamas and Sweats (ECC-2nd Grade) 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 6:50pm Candle Lighting	14Elul 11 Ki Teitzei 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 10:30am Torah Chug (3rd-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 5:15pm Colin Parker Misher Bar Mitzvah 6:40pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
15Elul 12 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6 Grade Weekly/Monthly 9:30am Annual Cemetery Clean-up with the CAI Cemetery Assoc. 10:00am Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 10:30am Chase Eckstein Bar Mitzvah 11:45am Chaverim Coach Zach in the Park (K-2 Grade) 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	16Elul 13 6:45am Shacharit 10:00am Israeli Poetry Since October 7 \| Instructor: Stephanie Bonder 11:30am A 21st Century Jewish Perspective on Shakespeare’s “Othello” \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm Contemporary Jewish Personalities \| Instructor: Rabbi Marge Wise	17Elul 14 7:00am Shacharit 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 6:00pm ECC Faculty Meeting 7:30pm Ma'ariv 8:00pm HHD Choir Practice	18Elul 15 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biblical Book of Proverbs \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:00am ECC Grandfriends Program 10:00am Gefilte Fish Pick-up 10:30am The Case for Israel \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 3:30pm Religious School 4th/6th Grades 6:15pm Gesher/Bogrim- Middle & High School Program 7:30pm Ma'ariv 8:00pm Tzedek Initiative Meeting	19Elul 16 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:00pm West Essex BBG Meeting 7:30pm Ma'ariv 8:00pm HHD Choir Practice	20Elul 17 7:00am Shacharit 10:00am Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Judaism \| Instructor: Rabbi Marge Wise 1:00pm Friday Coping Group \| Instructor: CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker Andrea Malmud 3:00pm Opening to Shabbat: A Meditation \| Instructor: Nurse Karen Frank 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 6:38pm Candle Lighting	21Elul 18 Ki Tavo 9:00am Olivia Glashofer Bat Mitzvah 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Interactive Bible Play (K-3rd Grade) 11:00am Junior Congo (4th-6th Grades) 5:30pm Gavin Roth Bar Mitzvah 6:30pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
22Elul 19 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am MAIN OFFICE EXTENDED HOURS 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 9:30am Religious School 3/4 Grades Parent/Student Program 10:00am Create a Honey Dish \| Sponsored by Sisterhood 10:30am Jared Grossman Bar Mitzvah 11:30am Shofar Blowing Practice and Shofar for Shut-ins 1:00pm Tzedek Initiative Program 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	23Elul 20 NO ON-SITE EVENTS 6:45am Shacharit 10:00am Israeli Poetry Since October 7 \| Instructor: Stephanie Bonder 11:30am A 21st Century Jewish Perspective on Shakespeare’s “Othello” \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm Womens Salon \| Instructor Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 8:00pm Contemporary Jewish Personalities \| Instructor: Rabbi Marge Wise	24Elul 21 NO ON-SITE EVENTS 7:00am Shacharit 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm Board of Trustees Meeting 8:00pm HHD Choir Practice	25Elul 22 NO ON-SITE EVENTS 7:00am 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 MAIN OFFICE EXTENDED HOURS 6:00pm ECC Faculty Dinner 6:15pm Gesher/Bogrim- Middle & High School Program 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm ECC Parent Back to School Night 8:00pm Israel Committee Meeting 8:00pm Interfaith Meeting	26Elul 23 NO ON-SITE EVENTS 6:45am Shacharit 8:30am Jonah Dany Bar Mitzvah Minyan 9:00am Create for a Cause 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:30pm Ma'ariv 8:00pm HHD Choir Practice	27Elul 24 NO ON-SITE EVENTS 7:00am Shacharit 10:00am Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Judaism \| Instructor: Rabbi Marge Wise 1:00pm Friday Coping Group \| Instructor: CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker Andrea Malmud 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 6:27pm Candle Lighting	28Elul 25 Selichot - 1st Saturday Nitzavim-Vayeilech 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Jonah Eli Dany Bar Mitzvah 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 10:30am Torah Chug (3rd-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Interactive Bible Play (K-3rd Grade) 4:30pm Charlie Kaufman Bar Mitzvah 6:15pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv 8:00pm S'lichot and S'mores
29Elul 26 Selichot - 1st Night NO ON-SITE EVENTS No S'lichot at CAI 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:00am B'yachad with Brittany (Ages 2-4) 11:30am Shofar Blowing Practice and Shofar for Shut-ins 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	30Elul 27 Selichot NO ON-SITE EVENTS No S'lichot at CAI 6:45am Shacharit 10:00am Israeli Poetry Since October 7 \| Instructor: Stephanie Bonder 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm HHD Choir Practice 8:00pm Contemporary Jewish Personalities \| Instructor: Rabbi Marge Wise	1Elul 28 Selichot NO ON-SITE EVENTS No S'lichot at CAI RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 7:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Ma'ariv 8:00pm HHD Choir Practice	2Elul 29 Erev Rosh Hashana RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 7:00am Shacharit 10:00am Shofar Blowing Practice and Shofar for Shut-ins 12:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Traditional Program) 1:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Extended Day) 1:00pm Main Office Closed 6:00pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 6:18pm Candle Lighting	3Tishrei 1 Rosh Hashana Tashlich ECC CLOSED SEE TICKET FOR SERVICE TIMES 7:17pm Candle Lighting	4Tishrei 2 Rosh Hashana ECC CLOSED SEE TICKET FOR SERVICE TIMES 6:15pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 6:15pm Candle Lighting	5Tishrei 3 Shabbat Shuva Ha'Azinu NO KIDDUSH LUNCHEON 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 10:30am Torah Chug (3rd-6th Grades) 11:00am Junior Congo (4th-6th Grades) 6:05pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv

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The Main Office will be closed on Monday, Sep. 2, in observance of Labor Day, and from noon to 1:30 pm on Tuesday, Sep. 3, for an all-staff meeting.

May 9,2025 / 11 Iyyar 5785

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6:45am	7:15am	Shacharit Library/Zoom
10:00am	11:15am	Israeli Poetry Since October 7 \| Instructor: Stephanie Bonder Adult Lounge
10:00am	11:30am	New Grandfriends Orientation Library
11:30am	12:30pm	A 21st Century Jewish Perspective on Shakespeare’s “Othello” \| Instructor: Deborah Orens Adult Lounge
7:30pm	8:00pm	Mincha/Maariv Library/Zoom
7:45pm	9:00pm	Community Security Briefing Sanctuary
8:00pm	9:00pm	Contemporary Jewish Personalities \| Instructor: Rabbi Marge Wise On Zoom Only

7:00am	7:30am	Shacharit Library/Zoom
3:30pm	5:30pm	Religious School 3rd/5th Grades Education Wing Classrooms
7:30pm	8:00pm	Mincha/Maariv Library/Zoom
7:45pm	9:30pm	BOT Executive Committee Meeting Zoom
8:00pm	10:00pm	HHD Choir Practice Sanctuary

Calendar of Events

Congregation Agudath Israel

Sunday, September 8, 2024 • 5 Elul 5784

Monday, September 9, 2024 • 6 Elul 5784

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 • 7 Elul 5784

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 • 8 Elul 5784

Thursday, September 12, 2024 • 9 Elul 5784

Friday, September 13, 2024 • 10 Elul 5784

Saturday, September 14, 2024 • 11 Elul 5784

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
9:15am	11:00am	Open House for New and Prospective Members Conference Rooms 2/3
9:30am	10:00am	Kindergarten Orientation TBD
9:30am	11:30am	Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly Social Hall West Room/Chapel
10:30am	11:45am	Hudson Steiner Bar Mitzvah Sanctuary/Livestream
11:30am	1:00pm	High School Program Fair Youth Lounge
12:00pm	2:00pm	Staff-wide CPR Cert Class Adult Lounge
7:30pm	8:00pm	Mincha/Maariv Library/Zoom