Calendar of Events

Congregation Agudath Israel

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1Cheshvan 30 Rosh Chodesh Kislev RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	2Kislev 1 Rosh Chodesh Kislev 6:45am Shacharit 10:30am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:00pm Looking at Banned Books Through a Jewish Lens \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	3Kislev 2 7:00am Shacharit 11:00am Creating an Ethical Will \| Instructor: Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 1:00pm Sababa Friends: Canasta Class \| Instructor: Joan Bronspiegel 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 5:30pm Sababa Friends: Wine & Dine Event 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm BOT Executive Committee Meeting	4Kislev 3 7:00am Shacharit 10:00am ECC Grandfriends Program 12:00pm Israel Committee Meeting 3:00pm Wednesday Wellness with Nurse Karen Frank 3:30pm Religious School 4th/6th Grades 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm Adult Israeli Dance Class 8:00pm Environmental Committee Open Meeting	5Kislev 4 6:45am Shacharit 9:00am Sababa Friends: Weekly Walkers 4:00pm Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World \| Instructor: Karen Frank 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:30pm Annual Ping Pong Tournament \| Sponsored by Men's Club 8:00pm Law and Ethics Through Literature \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 8:00pm ECC Parent Committee Meeting	6Kislev 5 7:00am Shacharit 7:40am The Prayers Say That? An In-depth Look at What We Say and What We Can Believe \| Instructor: Rabbi Richard Hammerman 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 4:10pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 4:11pm Candle Lighting	7Kislev 6 Vayetzei 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services Guest Speaker: Rabbi Elisha Wolfin 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Haddie Weinberg Bat Mitzvah 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Junior Congo (4th-6th Grades) 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 4:00pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
8Kislev 7 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:00am Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 10:30am Better to Serve Program 12:30pm Chalutzim Escape Room 4:30pm North Caldwell Hanukkah Candle Lighting (Community Holiday Celebration) 7:00pm Sisterhood Baking Class 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	9Kislev 8 6:45am Shacharit 10:30am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:00pm Looking at Banned Books Through a Jewish Lens \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:30pm GOA Interest Meeting	10Kislev 9 7:00am Shacharit 1:00pm Sababa Friends: Canasta Class \| Instructor: Joan Bronspiegel 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 7:30pm Ma'ariv	11Kislev 10 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biblical Book of Psalms \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:00am Mitz and Mingle Baking Event for Religious School Parents 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 7:45pm Mitz and Mingle Baking Event for Religious School Parents	12Kislev 11 6:45am Shacharit 9:00am Sababa Friends: Weekly Walkers 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Traditional Program) 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 1:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Extended Day) 1:30pm Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00pm Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World \| Instructor: Karen Frank 7:30pm Ma'ariv 8:00pm Book Talk with Author Joan Leegant \| Sponsored by CAI Adult Education and Caldwell Hadassah	13Kislev 12 7:00am Shacharit 7:40am The Prayers Say That? An In-depth Look at What We Say and What We Can Believe \| Instructor: Rabbi Richard Hammerman 10:00am Latke Making Werkshop for Early Childhood Parents 10:30am Create for a Cause 1:00pm Friday Coping Group \| Instructor: CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker Andrea Malmud 4:10pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 4:12pm Candle Lighting 5:00pm Shabbat in Pajamas and Sweats (ECC-2nd Grade)	14Kislev 13 Vayishlach 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Environmental Shabbat 10:15am Environmental Shabbat Teen Talk with Shayne Cytrynbaum and Sam Lurie 10:30am Torah Chug (3rd-6th Grades) 11:00am Neshama Singers (Adult Choir) Singing 11:00am Junior Congo (4th-6th Grades) 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 4:00pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
15Kislev 14 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6 Grade Weekly/Monthly 10:00am B'yachad with Brittany (Ages 2-4) 10:00am Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 11:30am Annual Holiday Wrap Party 3:30pm ECC Family Hanukkah Party 7:00pm Laura Wetzler Community Concert \| Sponsored by the Spiegel Music Endowment Fund 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	16Kislev 15 6:45am Shacharit 10:30am The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson 12:00pm Looking at Banned Books Through a Jewish Lens \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:00pm Womens Salon \| Instructor Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	17Kislev 16 7:00am Shacharit 1:00pm Sababa Friends: Canasta Class \| Instructor: Joan Bronspiegel 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm Board of Trustees Meeting	18Kislev 17 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biblical Book of Psalms \| 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 Gesher/Bogrim- Middle & High School Program 7:30pm Ma'ariv 8:00pm "Origin" Film Screening \| Sponsored by the Tzedek Initiative	19Kislev 18 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 4:00pm Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World \| Instructor: Karen Frank 7:30pm Ma'ariv 8:00pm Law and Ethics Through Literature \| Instructor: Deborah Orens	20Kislev 19 7:00am Shacharit 7:40am The Prayers Say That? An In-depth Look at What We Say and What We Can Believe \| Instructor: Rabbi Richard Hammerman 10:30am Current Events and Implications \| Instructor: Max Kleinman 12:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Traditional Program) 1:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Extended Day) 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 4:14pm Candle Lighting 4:15pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields	21Kislev 20 Vayeshev 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 12:45pm (Approx.) "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" Shabbat Sing-along 4:05pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
22Kislev 21 RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	23Kislev 22 ECC CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 6:45am Shacharit 10:30am The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	24Kislev 23 ECC CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 7:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Ma'ariv	25Kislev 24 Erev Chanukah ECC CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 9:00am Shacharit 7:00pm CAI's Hanukkah Celebration 7:30pm Ma'ariv	26Kislev 25 Chanukah ECC CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 6:45am Shacharit 4:00pm West Caldwell Hanukkah Candle Lighting 6:00pm Roseland Hanukkah Candle Lighting 7:30pm Ma'ariv	27Kislev 26 Chanukah ECC CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 6:45am Shacharit 1:00pm Friday Coping Group \| Instructor: CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker Andrea Malmud 4:19pm Candle Lighting 4:20pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields	28Kislev 27 Chanukah Shabbat Mevarchim Miketz 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 4:10pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
29Kislev 28 Chanukah RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	30Kislev 29 Chanukah ECC CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 6:45am Shacharit 4:00pm Caldwell Hanukkah Candle Lighting 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	31Kislev 30 Chanukah Rosh Chodesh Tevet ECC CLOSED RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 6:45am Shacharit 4:20pm Ma'ariv	1Tevet 1 Chanukah Rosh Chodesh Tevet ECC CLOSED New Year's Day RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 9:00am Shacharit 7:30pm Ma'ariv	2Tevet 2 Chanukah 6:45am Shacharit 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 4:00pm Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World \| Instructor: Karen Frank 7:00pm AZA/BBG Meeting 7:30pm Ma'ariv	3Tevet 3 7:00am Shacharit 7:40am The Prayers Say That? An In-depth Look at What We Say and What We Can Believe \| Instructor: Rabbi Richard Hammerman 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 4:24pm Candle Lighting 4:25pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields	4Tevet 4 Vayigash 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 10:30am Torah Chug (3rd-6th Grades) 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:30am Children's Choir Singing 4:15pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv 6:00pm AZA/BBG Meeting

Month Announcements
The Main Office will be closed the week of the Christmas and New Year holidays. The office will be open regular hours on Monday, Dec. 23 (9:00 am-4:00 pm), will be closed from Tuesday, Dec. 24, and reopen at 9:00 am on Thursday, Jan. 2. No emails will be sent during this time. Kiddush donations for the Shabbat of Dec. 27-28 must be received by 3:00 pm on Thursday, Dec. 19. In the case of a life cycle emergency, please dial 973-226-3600 and press 6. The clergy will be on call.
The Main Office will be closed from 12:30-2:00 pm on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

May 9,2025 / 11 Iyyar 5785

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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.

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Congregation Agudath Israel is affiliated with United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism and the Masorti Movement.

The Lerner Early Childhood Center Grandfriends Program is a recipient of the Generations United Intergenerational Program of Distinction Award.

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6:45am	7:15am	Shacharit Library/Zoom
10:30am	11:45am	Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk Adult Lounge
12:00pm	1:15pm	Looking at Banned Books Through a Jewish Lens \| Instructor: Deborah Orens Adult Lounge
7:30pm	8:00pm	Mincha/Ma'ariv Library/Zoom
7:30pm	9:00pm	GOA Interest Meeting Home of Ellen and Jonathan Berkowitz

Calendar of Events

Congregation Agudath Israel

Sunday, December 8, 2024 • 7 Kislev 5785

Monday, December 9, 2024 • 8 Kislev 5785

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 • 9 Kislev 5785

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 • 10 Kislev 5785

Thursday, December 12, 2024 • 11 Kislev 5785

Friday, December 13, 2024 • 12 Kislev 5785

Saturday, December 14, 2024 • 13 Kislev 5785

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
9:30am	11:30am	Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly Education Wing Classrooms
10:00am	1:00pm	Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program Social Hall
10:30am	11:30am	Better to Serve Program Indoor Playroom
12:30pm	1:30pm	Chalutzim Escape Room Escape Garden State; Fairfield, NJ
4:30pm	6:00pm	North Caldwell Hanukkah Candle Lighting (Community Holiday Celebration) Borough Hall, 141 Gould Avenue
7:00pm	9:00pm	Sisterhood Baking Class Home of Sharon Hammerman
7:30pm	8:00pm	Mincha/Ma'ariv Library/Zoom

7:00am	7:30am	Shacharit Library/Zoom
1:00pm	2:30pm	Sababa Friends: Canasta Class \| Instructor: Joan Bronspiegel Sanctuary Promenade
3:30pm	5:30pm	Religious School 3rd/5th Grades Education Wing Classrooms
7:30pm	8:00pm	Ma'ariv Library/Zoom