Calendar of Events

Congregation Agudath Israel

Sun	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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
6Nisan 8 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 10:30am Zachary Root Bar Mitzvah 11:30am High School Leadership Track 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	7Nisan 9 NO ON-SITE EVENTS 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	8Nisan 10 NO ON-SITE EVENTS 7:00am Shacharit 9:00am Diller Teen Group 1:00pm Sababa Canasta 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	9Nisan 11 NO ON-SITE EVENTS 7:00am Shacharit 10:00am ECC Grandfriends Program 3:30pm Religious School 4th/6th Grades 6:15pm Gesher/Bogrim- Middle & High School Program 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm Adult Israeli Dance Class	10Nisan 12 Taanit Bechorot NO ON-SITE EVENTS 6:45am Shacharit 7:35am Siyyum Led by Rabbi Paula Mack Drill 7:50am Breakfast for the Firstborn \| Sponsored by Rabbi David Saltzman and Judi Fabricant in memory of Irving Saltzman z"l 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	11Nisan 13 NO ON-SITE EVENTS 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 8:30am Burn your Hametz at CAI 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 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 7:14pm Candle Lighting	12Nisan 14 Erev Pesach Shabbat HaGadol Tzav MAIN OFFICE CLOSED FOR PESACH 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:30am Children's Choir Singing 1:30pm Passover Eve; Mincha:1:30pm, NO evening Minyan 7:00pm No Evening Services 8:15pm Candle Lighting
13Nisan 15 Pesach MAIN OFFICE CLOSED FOR PESACH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 9:30am Pesach Morning Services 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 1:30pm Mincha, NO evening Minyan 8:16pm Candle Lighting	14Nisan 16 Pesach 1st Day Omer ECC CLOSED MAIN OFFICE CLOSED FOR PESACH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 9:30am Pesach Morning Services 9:30am Shacharit 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 7:15pm Mincha and Ma'ariv	15Nisan 17 Chol Hamoed Pesach 2nd Day Omer ECC CLOSED MAIN OFFICE CLOSED FOR PESACH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 6:45am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha and Ma'ariv	16Nisan 18 Chol Hamoed Pesach 3rd Day Omer ECC CLOSED MAIN OFFICE CLOSED FOR PESACH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 6:45am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha and Ma'ariv	17Nisan 19 Chol Hamoed Pesach 4th Day Omer ECC CLOSED MAIN OFFICE CLOSED FOR PESACH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 6:45am Shacharit 7:30pm Mincha and Ma'ariv	18Nisan 20 Chol Hamoed Pesach 5th Day Omer ECC CLOSED MAIN OFFICE CLOSED FOR PESACH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 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 3:00pm Opening to Shabbat: A Meditation \| Instructor: Nurse Karen Frank 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 7:22pm Candle Lighting	19Nisan 21 Pesach 6th Day Omer MAIN OFFICE CLOSED FOR PESACH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Neshama Singers (Adult Choir) Singing 7:10pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv 8:23pm Candle Lighting
20Nisan 22 Pesach Yizkor 7th Day Omer MAIN OFFICE CLOSED FOR PESACH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 9:00am 8th Day of Passover and Yizkor 10:45am 8th Day of Passover and Yizkor 11:00am Torah for Tots 11:00am Shabbat Game Room (K-6th Grades) 7:25pm Mincha and Ma'ariv	21Nisan 23 8th Day Omer 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	22Nisan 24 9th Day Omer 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 7:00pm AZA/BBG Meeting 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm Board of Trustees Meeting	23Nisan 25 10th Day Omer 7:00am Shacharit 10:00am ECC Grandfriends Program 3:30pm Religious School 4th/6th Grades 6:45pm Commemorating Yom HaShoah: "The Absent" Documentary Film Screening 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	24Nisan 26 Yom HaShoah 11th Day Omer 6:45am Shacharit 10:00am Aaron 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 6:00pm NJEEPRE Roundtable Meeting 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv 7:45pm ECC Parent Committee Meeting	25Nisan 27 12th Day Omer 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 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 7:29pm Candle Lighting	26Nisan 28 Shabbat Mevarchim 13th Day Omer Shmini 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 11:00am Junior Congo (4th-6th Grades) 3:00pm Russell Solow Bar Mitzvah 7:20pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv
27Nisan 29 14th Day Omer 9:00am Shacharit 9:30am Religious School K-6th Grade Weekly 10:00am Shamayim Children's Israeli Dance Program 10:00am Legacy Circle Brunch and Learn 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	28Nisan 30 Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 15th Day Omer 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 Jews, Comics and WWII	29Iyyar 1 Rosh Chodesh Iyyar 16th Day Omer 6:45am Shacharit 1:00pm Sababa Canasta 3:30pm Religious School 3rd/5th Grades 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	30Iyyar 2 Yom Hazikaron 17th Day Omer ECC ISRAEL EXPERIENCE DAY 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 6:30pm Gesher Pre-Concert Dinner 7:00pm Six13 in Concert \| Celebrate Yom Ha-atzma'ut \| Sponsored by the Nat and Bea Taubenfeld Fund & the Marsha Henry Concert Fund 7:30pm Erev Yom Ha-Atzma-ut 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	1Iyyar 3 Yom Ha'Atzmaut 18th Day Omer 6:45am Shacharit 9:30am The Jewish Ethics of War \| Instructor: Rabbi Alan Silverstein 10:00am Aaron 12:00pm TaNaKh \| Instructor: Rabbi Ari Lucas 4:00pm Russell Solow Bar Mitzvah photos 7:30pm Mincha/Ma'ariv	2Iyyar 4 19th Day Omer 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 5:30pm Pre-neg 6:00pm Mincha, Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma'ariv, plus learning with Derek Fields 7:36pm Candle Lighting	3Iyyar 5 20th Day Omer Tazria-Metzora 9:00am Shabbat Parsha Class 9:00am Shabbat Morning Services 9:00am Joseph Werk Birthday Party & Men's Club Shabbat 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) 7:25pm Mincha, Talmud Study with Dr. Arnold Brenner, and Ma'ariv

Month Announcements
The Main Office will close for Pesah at 2:00 pm on Friday, April 11, and remain closed until 9:00 am on Monday, April 21. No emails will be sent during this time. Kiddush donations for Shabbat, April 18-19, must be made by 3:00 pm on Thursday, April 10. In the case of a life cycle emergency, dial 973-226-3600 and press 6. The clergy will be on call.

May 7,2025 / 9 Iyyar 5785

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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.

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Life Cycle Emergency: 973-226-3660 and press 6
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The Lerner Early Childhood Center Grandfriends Program is a recipient of the Generations United Intergenerational Program of Distinction Award.

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