Calendar of Events

Congregation Agudath Israel

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23Shevat 25 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:00am Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 12:15pm Gesher-Bogrim Movie Outing 6:30pm Care, Compassion, and Community: An Introduction to Hevra Kadisha \| Sponsored by the CAI Hevra Kadisha 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:15pm A Prayerful Time with Erica Rabner, Susan Werk, and Rabbi Paula Mack Drill	24Shevat 26 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 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm 999 The Forgotten Girls Documentary Film Screening	25Shevat 27 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 6:30pm Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm B'nei Mitzvah 2028 Zoom	26Shevat 28 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 Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm The Anxious Parent Book Group	27Shevat 29 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm Belle da Costa Green: A Librarian's Legacy Exhibit at the Morgan Library 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:00pm Mah Jongg and More \| Sponsored by Sisterhood 7:00pm Midwinter Mussar \| Instructor: Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	28Shevat 30 Rosh Chodesh Adar 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 5:29pm Candle Lighting 5:30pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields	1Adar 1 Rosh Chodesh Adar Parshat Shekalim Terumah 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 10:30am Torah Chug (3rd-6th Grades) 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 5:20pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv 7:30pm Day School Musical Havdalah
2Adar 2 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:00am Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 11:30am Chaverim Magic Program 1:45pm Chalutzim Movie at Cinemark 6:30pm Care, Compassion, and Community: An Introduction to Hevra Kadisha \| Sponsored by the CAI Hevra Kadisha 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	3Adar 3 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson 11:00am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:30pm Banned Book Club: "Brave New World" \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	4Adar 4 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biography of God \| Instructor: Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 12:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Traditional Program) 1:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Extended Day) 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 6:30pm Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm BOT Executive Committee Meeting	5Adar 5 7:00am Shacharit 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 4:00pm Purim Packing Set Up 7:00pm Purim Packing Party 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	6Adar 6 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 6:00pm Annual Iftar Dinner with the Peace Islands Institute 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm ECC Parent Committee Meeting	7Adar 7 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 Hamantashen Baking Werkshop for Early Childhood Parents 1:00pm Friday Coping Group \| Instructor: CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker Andrea Malmud 5:35pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 5:37pm Candle Lighting	8Adar 8 Parshat Zachor Tetzaveh 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Abigail Elbaum Bat Mitzvah 10:30am Torah Chug (3rd-6th Grades) 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 5:25pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
9Adar 9 PURIM CARNIVAL 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Spring Open House 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 Purim Carnival 2025 11:30am High School Leadership Track 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	10Adar 10 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson 11:00am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:30pm Banned Book Club: "Brave New World" \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	11Adar 11 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 6:30pm Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner 7:30pm Purim Spiel practice 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	12Adar 12 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 Purim Spiel practice 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm Rabbi Silverstein Book Launch "Israel’s War of Self Defense"	13Adar 13 Taanit Esther Erev Purim 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 6:15pm Childrens Purim Service with Megillah Reading (ECC-2nd Grade) 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:30pm Purim Megillah Reading	14Adar 14 Purim 6:30am 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 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 6:45pm Candle Lighting	15Adar 15 Shushan Purim Ki Tisa 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Hasassah Shabbat 9:00am Baby Naming of Regan Goldberg 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Junior Congo (4th-6th Grades) 11:30am Children's Choir Singing 5:30pm Blake Messer Bar Mitzvah 6:35pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
16Adar 16 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:00am Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 10:30am Samuel Brocks Bar Mitzvah 1:30pm Trip to Anne Frank the Exhibition Presented by the Anne Frank House 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	17Adar 17 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson 11:00am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:30pm Banned Book Club: "Brave New World" \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:00pm Womens Salon \| Instructor Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	18Adar 18 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biography of God \| Instructor: Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 1:00pm Sababa Canasta 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 6:30pm Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm Board of Trustees Meeting	19Adar 19 7:00am Shacharit 3:30pm Religious School 4th/6th Grades 6:15pm Gesher/Bogrim- Middle & High School Program 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm Hadassah Meeting	20Adar 20 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:00pm Celebration of Farryl Fishman 7:00pm Annual Poker Tournament and March Madness Watch Party \| Sponsored by Mens Club 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	21Adar 21 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 Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 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 6:52pm Candle Lighting	22Adar 22 Parshat Parah Vayakhel 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Cemetery Association and Hevra Kadisha Shabbat \| Sponsored by Jewish Memorial Chapel 10:30am Torah Chug (3rd-6th Grades) 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Junior Congo (4th-6th Grades) 11:00am Neshama Singers (Adult Choir) Singing 6:40pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
23Adar 23 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:00am Sababa "Fishy" Brunch 12:00pm Post-Abortion Care Kit Item Collection and Packing Event 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	24Adar 24 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson 11:00am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:30pm Banned Book Club: "Brave New World" \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	25Adar 25 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 6:30pm Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	26Adar 26 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 6:30pm Dinner with Chancellor Eisen 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm Book Talk with JTS Chancellor Emeritus Arnold Eisen: "Seeking the Hiding God" Sponsored by the Education Dept.	27Adar 27 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	28Adar 28 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 5:00pm Shabbat in Pajamas and Sweats (ECC-2nd Grade) 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 7:00pm Candle Lighting	29Adar 29 Shabbat Mevarchim Parshat Hachodesh Pekudei 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 6:50pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
30Nisan 1 Rosh Chodesh Nisan October 8 Film Screening WAIT LIST 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 11:00am Rise Against Hunger: A Family Meal Packing Event to End World Hunger 12:15pm Rise Against Hunger: A Family Meal Packing Event to End World Hunger 1:30pm Rise Against Hunger: A Family Meal Packing Event to End World Hunger 2:30pm October 8 Film Screening \| Sponsored by the Gail S. Kleinman Endowment of Interfaith Israel Education 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	31Nisan 2 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson 11:00am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:30pm Banned Book Club: "Brave New World" \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm A New Vision for Israel and the Jewish World: An Evening with Rakefet Ginsburg	1Nisan 3 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biography of God \| Instructor: Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 1:00pm Sababa Canasta 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 6:30pm Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm BOT Executive Committee Meeting	2Nisan 4 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biblical Book of Psalms \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am The Case for Israel \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 11:30am CAI Sponsored 25th Annual NJ Jewish Film Festival Screening of Colleyville 3:00pm Wednesday Wellness with Nurse Karen Frank 3:30pm Religious School 4th/6th Grades 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	3Nisan 5 6:45am Shacharit 9:15am Passover Werkshop with Susan Werk 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:00am Sababa Committee Mtg 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 12:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Traditional Program) 1:00pm Spring Boutique Benefiting the Lerner Early Childhood Center 1:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Extended Day) 1:30pm Parent/Teacher Conferences 6:00pm Spring Boutique Benefiting the Lerner Early Childhood Center 7:00pm Mitz and Mingle 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm Environmental Committee Open Meeting	4Nisan 6 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 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 6:45pm Friday Night Lights 7:07pm Candle Lighting	5Nisan 7 Vayikra 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shira Arzt & Jake Levenson Aufruf 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 11:00am Junior Congo (4th-6th Grades) 1:00pm (Approx.) Lunch and Learn with One Little Goat Author Dara Horn 6:55pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv

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23Shevat 25 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:00am Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 12:15pm Gesher-Bogrim Movie Outing 6:30pm Care, Compassion, and Community: An Introduction to Hevra Kadisha \| Sponsored by the CAI Hevra Kadisha 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:15pm A Prayerful Time with Erica Rabner, Susan Werk, and Rabbi Paula Mack Drill	24Shevat 26 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 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm 999 The Forgotten Girls Documentary Film Screening	25Shevat 27 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 6:30pm Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm B'nei Mitzvah 2028 Zoom	26Shevat 28 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 Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm The Anxious Parent Book Group	27Shevat 29 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm Belle da Costa Green: A Librarian's Legacy Exhibit at the Morgan Library 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:00pm Mah Jongg and More \| Sponsored by Sisterhood 7:00pm Midwinter Mussar \| Instructor: Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	28Shevat 30 Rosh Chodesh Adar 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 5:29pm Candle Lighting 5:30pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields	1Adar 1 Rosh Chodesh Adar Parshat Shekalim Terumah 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 10:30am Torah Chug (3rd-6th Grades) 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 5:20pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv 7:30pm Day School Musical Havdalah
2Adar 2 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:00am Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 11:30am Chaverim Magic Program 1:45pm Chalutzim Movie at Cinemark 6:30pm Care, Compassion, and Community: An Introduction to Hevra Kadisha \| Sponsored by the CAI Hevra Kadisha 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	3Adar 3 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson 11:00am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:30pm Banned Book Club: "Brave New World" \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	4Adar 4 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biography of God \| Instructor: Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 12:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Traditional Program) 1:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Extended Day) 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 6:30pm Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm BOT Executive Committee Meeting	5Adar 5 7:00am Shacharit 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 4:00pm Purim Packing Set Up 7:00pm Purim Packing Party 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	6Adar 6 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 6:00pm Annual Iftar Dinner with the Peace Islands Institute 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm ECC Parent Committee Meeting	7Adar 7 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 Hamantashen Baking Werkshop for Early Childhood Parents 1:00pm Friday Coping Group \| Instructor: CAI's JFS Zeller Family Social Worker Andrea Malmud 5:35pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 5:37pm Candle Lighting	8Adar 8 Parshat Zachor Tetzaveh 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Abigail Elbaum Bat Mitzvah 10:30am Torah Chug (3rd-6th Grades) 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 5:25pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
9Adar 9 PURIM CARNIVAL 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Spring Open House 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 Purim Carnival 2025 11:30am High School Leadership Track 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	10Adar 10 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson 11:00am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:30pm Banned Book Club: "Brave New World" \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	11Adar 11 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 6:30pm Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner 7:30pm Purim Spiel practice 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	12Adar 12 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 Purim Spiel practice 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm Rabbi Silverstein Book Launch "Israel’s War of Self Defense"	13Adar 13 Taanit Esther Erev Purim 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 6:15pm Childrens Purim Service with Megillah Reading (ECC-2nd Grade) 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:30pm Purim Megillah Reading	14Adar 14 Purim 6:30am 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 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 6:45pm Candle Lighting	15Adar 15 Shushan Purim Ki Tisa 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Hasassah Shabbat 9:00am Baby Naming of Regan Goldberg 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Junior Congo (4th-6th Grades) 11:30am Children's Choir Singing 5:30pm Blake Messer Bar Mitzvah 6:35pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
16Adar 16 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:00am Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 10:30am Samuel Brocks Bar Mitzvah 1:30pm Trip to Anne Frank the Exhibition Presented by the Anne Frank House 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	17Adar 17 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson 11:00am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:30pm Banned Book Club: "Brave New World" \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:00pm Womens Salon \| Instructor Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	18Adar 18 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biography of God \| Instructor: Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 1:00pm Sababa Canasta 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 6:30pm Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm Board of Trustees Meeting	19Adar 19 7:00am Shacharit 3:30pm Religious School 4th/6th Grades 6:15pm Gesher/Bogrim- Middle & High School Program 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm Hadassah Meeting	20Adar 20 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:00pm Celebration of Farryl Fishman 7:00pm Annual Poker Tournament and March Madness Watch Party \| Sponsored by Mens Club 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	21Adar 21 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 Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 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 6:52pm Candle Lighting	22Adar 22 Parshat Parah Vayakhel 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Cemetery Association and Hevra Kadisha Shabbat \| Sponsored by Jewish Memorial Chapel 10:30am Torah Chug (3rd-6th Grades) 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Junior Congo (4th-6th Grades) 11:00am Neshama Singers (Adult Choir) Singing 6:40pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
23Adar 23 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:00am Sababa "Fishy" Brunch 12:00pm Post-Abortion Care Kit Item Collection and Packing Event 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	24Adar 24 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson 11:00am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:30pm Banned Book Club: "Brave New World" \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	25Adar 25 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 6:30pm Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	26Adar 26 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 6:30pm Dinner with Chancellor Eisen 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm Book Talk with JTS Chancellor Emeritus Arnold Eisen: "Seeking the Hiding God" Sponsored by the Education Dept.	27Adar 27 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	28Adar 28 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 5:00pm Shabbat in Pajamas and Sweats (ECC-2nd Grade) 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 7:00pm Candle Lighting	29Adar 29 Shabbat Mevarchim Parshat Hachodesh Pekudei 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 6:50pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
30Nisan 1 Rosh Chodesh Nisan October 8 Film Screening WAIT LIST 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 11:00am Rise Against Hunger: A Family Meal Packing Event to End World Hunger 12:15pm Rise Against Hunger: A Family Meal Packing Event to End World Hunger 1:30pm Rise Against Hunger: A Family Meal Packing Event to End World Hunger 2:30pm October 8 Film Screening \| Sponsored by the Gail S. Kleinman Endowment of Interfaith Israel Education 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	31Nisan 2 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson 11:00am Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk 12:30pm Banned Book Club: "Brave New World" \| Instructor: Deborah Orens 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm A New Vision for Israel and the Jewish World: An Evening with Rakefet Ginsburg	1Nisan 3 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biography of God \| Instructor: Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 1:00pm Sababa Canasta 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 6:30pm Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm BOT Executive Committee Meeting	2Nisan 4 7:00am Shacharit 9:30am Biblical Book of Psalms \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:30am The Case for Israel \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 11:30am CAI Sponsored 25th Annual NJ Jewish Film Festival Screening of Colleyville 3:00pm Wednesday Wellness with Nurse Karen Frank 3:30pm Religious School 4th/6th Grades 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	3Nisan 5 6:45am Shacharit 9:15am Passover Werkshop with Susan Werk 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:00am Sababa Committee Mtg 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 12:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Traditional Program) 1:00pm Spring Boutique Benefiting the Lerner Early Childhood Center 1:00pm ECC Early Dismissal (Extended Day) 1:30pm Parent/Teacher Conferences 6:00pm Spring Boutique Benefiting the Lerner Early Childhood Center 7:00pm Mitz and Mingle 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 8:00pm Environmental Committee Open Meeting	4Nisan 6 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 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 6:45pm Friday Night Lights 7:07pm Candle Lighting	5Nisan 7 Vayikra 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Shira Arzt & Jake Levenson Aufruf 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 11:00am Junior Congo (4th-6th Grades) 1:00pm (Approx.) Lunch and Learn with One Little Goat Author Dara Horn 6:55pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv

Calendar of Events

Congregation Agudath Israel

Sunday, March 2, 2025 • 2 Adar 5785

Monday, March 3, 2025 • 3 Adar 5785

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 • 4 Adar 5785

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 • 5 Adar 5785

Thursday, March 6, 2025 • 6 Adar 5785

Friday, March 7, 2025 • 7 Adar 5785

Saturday, March 8, 2025 • 8 Adar 5785

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 West Room
11:30am	12:30pm	Chaverim Magic Program Indoor Playroom
1:45pm	4:00pm	Chalutzim Movie at Cinemark off-site
6:30pm	8:00pm	Care, Compassion, and Community: An Introduction to Hevra Kadisha \| Sponsored by the CAI Hevra Kadisha Zoom
7:30pm	8:00pm	Mincha/Ma'ariv Library/Zoom

6:45am	7:30pm	Shacharit Library/Zoom
9:30am	10:45am	The Genesis of the Exodus: 400 Years: From Goshen to the Sea of Reeds \| Instructor: Rabbi Michael Monson Library
11:00am	12:15pm	Jewish Pop Culture \| Instructor: Susan Werk Adult Lounge
12:30pm	1:45pm	Banned Book Club: "Brave New World" \| Instructor: Deborah Orens Adult Lounge
7:30pm	8:00pm	Mincha/Ma'ariv Library/Zoom

7:00am	7:30pm	Shacharit Library/Zoom
9:30am	11:00am	Biography of God \| Instructor: Rabbi Paula Mack Drill Conference Room 1
12:00pm		ECC Early Dismissal (Traditional Program)
1:00pm		ECC Early Dismissal (Extended Day)
3:30pm	5:30pm	Religious School 3rd/5th Grades Education Wing Classrooms
6:30pm	8:30pm	Human Beings, Monsters, Robots, and AI: A Jewish View \| Instructor: Rabbi Azriel Fellner Adult Lounge
7:30pm	8:00pm	Mincha/Ma'ariv Library/Zoom
7:45pm	9:30pm	BOT Executive Committee Meeting Zoom