Calendar of Events

Congregation Agudath Israel

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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
5Tevet 5 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:00am Men's Taharah Training Meeting 10:00am Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	6Tevet 6 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	7Tevet 7 7:00am Shacharit 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm BOT Executive Committee Meeting	8Tevet 8 7:00am Shacharit 9:15am ECC Parent Chat with the Director (4s) 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 3:00pm Wednesday Wellness with Nurse Karen Frank 3:30pm Religious School 4th/6th Grades 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm Adult Israeli Dance Class 7:45pm ECC Parent Chat with the Director (4s)	9Tevet 9 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm ECC Parent Committee Meeting 8:00pm Law and Ethics Through Literature \| Instructor: Deborah Orens	10Tevet 10 Fast of Tevet 6:45am 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 4:30pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 4:31pm Candle Lighting 6:45pm Friday Night Lights (K-6th Grades)	11Tevet 11 Vayechi 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 4:20pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv 7:00pm 7th Annual Comedy Night \| Sponsored by Claire Akselrad and Family
12Tevet 12 Social Hall West Room Closed for Blood Drive 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:00am Men's Club Annual Blood Drive 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 10:30am Better to Serve 11:30am Chaverim Coach Zach 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	13Tevet 13 6:45am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	14Tevet 14 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Melton Foundations of Jewish Family Living \| Instructors: Rabbi Ari Lucas & Susan Werk 10:00am Sababa Friends Book Group 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 6:30pm Words To Action 7:30pm Ma'ariv	15Tevet 15 7:00am Shacharit 9:15am ECC Parent Chat with the Director (3s) 3:30pm Religious School 4th/6th Grades 6:15pm Gesher/Bogrim- Middle & High School Program 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm ECC Parent Chat with the Director (3s) 8:30pm Mock Trial Prep Meeting	16Tevet 16 6:45am Shacharit 7:30pm Ma'ariv 8:00pm Environmental Committee Open Meeting 8:00pm Law and Ethics Through Literature \| Instructor: Deborah Orens	17Tevet 17 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 4:38pm Candle Lighting 4:40pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields	18Tevet 18 Shemot 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 12:00pm Annual Community Cook-off \| Sponsored by Sisterhood 4:30pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
19Tevet 19 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 11:00am MLK Day of Service (at First Presbyterian Church)	20Tevet 20 ECC CLOSED MLK Day 11:00am MLK Day of Service (at Jack's Foodtown, Caldwell) 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	21Tevet 21 7:00am Shacharit 1:00pm Sababa Canasta 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm Board of Trustees Meeting	22Tevet 22 7:00am Shacharit 9:15am Parent Chat with the Director (2s) 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 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm Parent Chat with the Director (2s)	23Tevet 23 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am Create for a Cause 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:00pm Midwinter Mussar \| Instructor: Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 7:00pm AZA/BBG Meeting 7:30pm Ma'ariv	24Tevet 24 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 1:00pm Friday Coping Group \| Instructor: CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker Andrea Malmud 4:45pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 4:47pm Candle Lighting 5:00pm Shabbat in Pajamas and Sweats (ECC-2nd Grade)	25Tevet 25 Shabbat Mevarchim Vaera 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 10:30am Torah Chug (3rd-6th Grades) 11:00am Neshama Singers (Adult Choir) Singing 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 12:45pm (Approx.) Trial of Moses, NJ Supreme Court Chief Justice, Stuart Rabner, Presiding 4:00pm 6th Grade Family Mincha Service 4:35pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv 6:00pm Family Havdalah Program
26Tevet 26 No Traditional RS 8:15am Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner 9:00am Shacharit 9:00am Family Program for Grades 3-5 10:00am Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 12:15pm High School Leadership Track 3:00pm Tzedek Initiative Book Club Meeting 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	27Tevet 27 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 Banned Book Club: "Brave New World" \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:00pm Womens Salon \| Instructor Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	28Tevet 28 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Melton Foundations of Jewish Family Living \| Instructors: Rabbi Ari Lucas & Susan Werk 1:00pm Sababa Canasta 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm Israel Family Trip Information Session	29Tevet 29 7:00am Shacharit 9:15am ECC Parent Chat with the Director (2s Together/Baby & Me) 9:30am Biblical Book of Psalms \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 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 Panel Discussion with Women Business Owners \| Sponsored by Sisterhood 7:30pm Ma'ariv 7:45pm ECC Parent Chat with the Director (2s Together/Baby & Me)	30Shevat 1 Rosh Chodesh Shevat 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:00pm Midwinter Mussar \| Instructor: Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 7:00pm AZA/BBG Meeting 7:30pm Ma'ariv	31Shevat 2 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 4:55pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 4:55pm Candle Lighting	1Shevat 3 Bo 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:30am Membership Shabbat 11:00am Calling All Ramahniks - Ramah Service with Alana Tillman, Associate Director, Ramah Berkshires 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 4:45pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv 5:00pm Zachary Cohen Bar Mitzvah

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The Main Office will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Due to the weather and State of Emergency, Minyan will not meet in person or via Zoom on Monday morning, January 20.

May 9,2025 / 11 Iyyar 5785

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

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7:00am	7:30am	Shacharit Library/Zoom
9:15am		ECC Parent Chat with the Director (3s) TBD
3:30pm	5:30pm	Religious School 4th/6th Grades Education Wing Classrooms
6:15pm	7:30pm	Gesher/Bogrim- Middle & High School Program Youth Lounge
7:30pm	8:00pm	Ma'ariv Library/Zoom
7:45pm		ECC Parent Chat with the Director (3s) TBD
8:30pm	10:00pm	Mock Trial Prep Meeting Zoom

6:45am	7:15am	Shacharit Library/Zoom
7:30pm	8:00pm	Ma'ariv Library/Zoom
8:00pm	9:15pm	Environmental Committee Open Meeting Chapel/Zoom
8:00pm	9:15pm	Law and Ethics Through Literature \| Instructor: Deborah Orens Zoom

Calendar of Events

Congregation Agudath Israel

Sunday, January 12, 2025 • 12 Tevet 5785

Monday, January 13, 2025 • 13 Tevet 5785

Tuesday, January 14, 2025 • 14 Tevet 5785

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 • 15 Tevet 5785

Thursday, January 16, 2025 • 16 Tevet 5785

Friday, January 17, 2025 • 17 Tevet 5785

Saturday, January 18, 2025 • 18 Tevet 5785

All	Day	Social Hall West Room Closed for Blood Drive
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
9:00am	2:00pm	Men's Club Annual Blood Drive Social Hall West Room
9:30am	11:30am	Religious School K-6 Grade Weekly/Monthly RS Classrooms
10:00am	11:15am	B'yachad with Brittany (Ages 2-4) Education Wing Room 207
10:00am	1:00pm	Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program Adult Lounge and Conference Room 2
10:30am	11:30am	Better to Serve Conference Room 1
11:30am	12:30pm	Chaverim Coach Zach East Social Hall
7:30pm	8:00pm	Mincha/Ma'ariv Library/Zoom