In This Issue



Religious Services

This Week at EBJC

Coming Attractions

Community Events

Adult Education

Bikkur Cholim

Camp Gan B'Kayitz

Hebrew School

Men's Club

Mitzvah Corp

Nursery School

Sisterhood

Social Action

Youth Commission

Good & Welfare

E-Bulletin Board
 

 New Look!!  This week at EBJC - Jan. 28, 2012

Religious Services

WEEKDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE:
Maariv:                       Sunday-Thursday– 8pm  
Shacharit:                   Sunday – 8:15 a.m.
                                   Monday - Friday at 6:45am
                                  
 
SHABBAT SERVICES FOR 1/27 & 1/28/2012
CANDLELIGHTING – 4:49 pm
 
Friday Services, 4:45 & 8:15 p.m.
Rabbi’s Class, Saturday, 1/28/2012– 9 a.m.
Saturday Services – 9:30 a.m. 
Next Egalitarian Minyan Saturday, February 4th– 9:30 a.m.  in the Beit Midrash
Minha: 4:45 pm                                                                                                                         
Shabbat ends – 5:50 PM

JUNIOR CONGREGATION
Tot Shabbat: rm. 13 (up to kindergarten)
Mini-Minyan:  rm. 14 (grades 1 – 3)
Jr. Cong:  chapel (grades 4 – 6)

Minyonaires Club: sanctuary

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  EVENTS THIS WEEK
THE CONGREGATION EXTENDS MAZEL TOV TO:
Ilana and Jack Levitt on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Ezra Levitt. 
Rochelle and Sorin Weissman in honor of the birth of their grandson, Yaakov (Kobi)
THE CONGREGATION EXTENDS GET WELL WISHES TO:  Edith Foladare and Rita Ryer
   SIMCHA CAKE HONOREES FOR JANUARY ARE:
Roxsene and Jules Plafker in honor of the birth of their grandson, Benny Gutt
Ilana and Jack Levitt in honor of their son, Ezra Levitt's birthday and his Bar Mitzvah
Karen and Doug Slater in honor of their son-in-law, Brian Ray's birthday
Karen and Doug Slater in honor of their grandson Max's 3rd birthday
Karen and Doug Slater in honor of their wedding anniversary
Diana and Sheldon Horowitz in honor of the marriage of their
daughter, Michele to Daniel Schwanke
Herman Price in honor of his wife, Anita Price's birthday
Bonne Berger in honor of her husband, Ron Berger's birthday
Liz Midlarsky in honor of her husband, Manus Midlarsky's birthday
Sherryl and Mickey Kaufman in honor of their son, Alex's engagement to Marci Kaplan
Brenda and Steven Albert in honor of the birth of their granddaughter, Millie Scarlett
Judi Oshinsky in honor of her husband, David's birthday

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Coming Attractions

 
  CALLING ALL POST BAR/BAT MITZVAH TEENS
OUR FIRST TEEN LUNCH IS FEBRUARY 4^TH
Lunch begins immediately after Shabbat morning services. Come schmooze with your friends, enjoy a hot pasta lunch and participate in a lively discussion led by Rabbi Finkelstein –
Teenage and Jewish… What Does It Mean?
All are welcome! 
Please RSVP to the shul office at 732 257-7070 so we know how much food to order.  Any Questions?  Please contact Amy Wasserman at awasserman@ebjc.org or Judi Oshinsky at judioshinsky@gmail.com.
Mark your calendar for future teen lunches on March 3, May 19 and June 9

WORLD-WIDE RAP…
ER… WRAP
A special program designed by EBJC’s Men’s Club and the Religious School
 A MORNING of LEARNING & FUN
with the Mitzvah of Tefillin
 
For children grades 3 – 7
(6^TH & 7^TH GRADERS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND)
Parents are invited, too   
Sunday morning, February 5, 9 a.m.
 
*breakfast at 9 a.m.
*5th – 7th graders and adults: Learner’s Minyan
Learn what’s inside tefillin
Learn how and why we put on tefillin
*3rd & 4th graders will have fun with a craft project:  BUILD-A-PAIR (…of pretend tefillin)
*6 & 7^th graders will write RAPS
*3^rd – 5^th graders will play a WRAPPING game
 Regular weekly Minyon will still take place at 8:15 a.m.  Newcomers welcome!

EBJC Business Networking Group / The next meeting of EBJC's Business Networking Group, Tuesday February 7th, 7:30 PM  APR 1.  Our meetings have generatedbusiness between the members of the group.  Business introductions were made, tax dollars were saved, new sources of revenue were found and new jobs and careers were started.  For further information please call the synagogue office or Howie Cohen @ 732-763-2498 or email howard_cohen@strategiesforwealth.com
 
EBJC/Schechter Shabbat Our Annual EBJC/Schechter Shabbat Event will be held on Saturday, February 11.  This year, the Shabbat is part of our 30th Anniversary celebration!
Please contact coordinator Stacey Lampert at 732 238-6861 or staceylampert@yahoo.com:
If you are able to volunteer to help make this Shabbat special.
If you are interested in participating in leading shacharit or musaf or reading torah (current and former SSDS students welcome) please contact Ron Sucher by Monday Jan 30th.  .
In addition, if you wish to help sponsor the kiddush, please send in a check to the school office in the amount of $36 (attention: Gail).  Please make checks payable to SSDS.
We look forward to a memorable Shabbat
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Community Events



SSDSRV EVENTS
Did you or your child(ren) attend Solomon Schechter Day School of Raritan Valley? If so we want to hear from you! We are celebrating our 30th year of excellence in Jewish education and we want all of our alumni and former students to be a part of it.  We will be honoring the founders at our Schechter's Main Event on May 20, 2012, and will be paying tribute to our thirty year history. Please send your name, years of attendance, and e-mail address to alumni@ssdsrv.org so we can send you all the details.  If you are interested in being a class representative and create a current contact list for all of your classmates, please let us know.  We are looking for alumni volunteers to help us reach out and to plan events in the future.
We are also starting a school archives which will be on display at the Main Event.  If you have any pictures, memorabilia, yearbooks, etc which you would be willing to donate to the school, please send them to the school at 511 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, and mark the envelope “archives”.  Pictures can also be e-mailed to the alumni address.
Thank you and Mazal Tov to SSDSRV!

JFVS is pleased to announce that counseling services for adolescents are being expanded in the Milltown and Monroe offices with the return of a very experienced clinician, specializing in adolescents, to the staff.  For counseling appointments call 732-777-1940 or 609-395-7979.  Many managed care plans are accepted.   
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Nursery School

NURSERY SCHOOL REGISTRATION
Registration for 2012-2013 are available in.  For further information please contact Lynda Perel at LPerel@ebjc.org or call 732-257-7070.

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Social Action




SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE – FOOD DRIVE
First, I want to thank everyone for their generous participation in our December program. As a result of your generosity the shelter was able to provide two toys per child, as opposed to one. Additionally, we had enought toys to provide some to other organizations, including partnering with Solomon Schecter in their toy drive.
Please participate with us in the January Social Action activity as we partner with the Hebrew School Vav Class.
As part of your regular food donations when you come to the building, please bring raisins, applesauce and 100% juice boxes

JFVS KOSHER FOOD PANTRY
The JFVS Kosher Food Pantry has 2 sites --  JFVS Milltown office and JFVS Monroe Township office.  Canned goods are available for individuals and families who have limited financial resources and require food to feed themselves and their families.
Items include pasta, rice, vegetables, fruits, tuna, peanut butter and jelly, and other items. Diapers are provided.     A JFVS staff member meets with each client and provides information about other JFVS and community resources which can assist the family in this time of need. Call 732-777-1940 or 609-395-7979 to schedule an appointment to pick up food and receive resource information.

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Adult Education

GENESIS-SCIENCE LECTURES 
The Genesis-Science lecture series is presented by Judah Landa every Monday at 8:30 PM in the Library. See Website for more info. (WWW.EBJC.org)
TALMUD CLASS
Talmud class sessions are presented by Judah Landa every Wednesday at 8:30 PM in the Library. See Website for more info. (WWW.EBJC.org)

ISRAELI DANCE—MONDAYS AT 7:15 P.M. FOR BEGINNERS

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Bikkur Cholim

THE BIKKUR CHOLIM COMMITTEE
If you know someone in the local hospitals, or if you would like to join the Bikkur Cholim Committee, please contact the Synagogue office at 732-257-7070 or one of the committee chairs: Madeline Frances at 732-254-2783, Deena Oren at 732-432-9130 or Jordan Feldman at 732-613-1925.

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Sisterhood

SISTERHOOD UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS!!!
A Leaf on the Tree of Life, $118.00, will commemorate a Happy Event.  Call Beth Belzer 732-238-7925
Please join Laura for gentle yoga on Wednesday evenings. The next class is January 25^th at 7pm in the Kroll ballroom.  It is $12.00 per session and only $10.00 for Sisterhood members.
DON’T GO SHOPPING WITHOUT YOUR SCRIP!!!  PICK UP SCRIP FROM CAROL!!! - IT’S A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYONE!..........SHOPRITE, ACME, AND LOX, STOCK & DELI. CONTACT CAROL AT cw181818@aol.com.
Did you know that Sisterhood has a Mah Jong game EVERY Monday around 7:00 PM???...................Want to play???...........Did you once play but now want to refresh your skills???Join the group!
SAVE THE DATE!! SATURDAY NIGHT, MARCH 10^TH– ART AUCTION/SALE…….SPONSORED BY SISTERHOOD AND EAST BRUNSWICK HADASSAH
 

SCRIP ORDER FORM
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E-mail to cw181818@gmail.com, or Fax to 732-353-6642 or simply drop off the SCRIP order form to EBJC office. ATTN: Sisterhood/ SCRIP order….Again, call Carol Weisfelner at 732-257-6752 for ANY questions.
NAME_____________________________________TELEPHONE___________________________________
E-MAIL____________________________________ ADDRESS_____________________________________
SHOPRITE:______________________________________(denominations) ACME:_________________________________________(denominations)                                                                     LOX,STOCK, & DELI_______________________________(denominations)


BASKET FOR THE BIMAH
Sisterhood will create one large beautiful basket filled with “food items”, wrapped in cellophane with ribbons and bows to match the color scheme of your simcha.  A note is displayed on the baskets to explain to your guests that this donation has been made in honor of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah child.  You can also order a Bimah basket for ANY occasion that you want to celebrate.
Sisterhood will place the basket on the Bimah on the Thursday or Friday before your simcha and will remove it after Shabbat.  $75 of the $136.00 donation will go to the charity of your choice in your child’s name for the Bar/Bat Mitzvah, or if you are celebrating another simcha, the donation will be in the honoree’s name.  Please contact Lory Pelofsky @ 732-254-6851 to order a basket.

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Camp Gan B'Kayitz




Registration is now available for 2½ year olds through 2^nd graders. 

• We have full and half day programs available. 
• Small camper to counselor ratio
• Register before February 1^st and receive a discount. 
• Refer a friend and receive a discount.
• We offer yoga, karate and gymnastics.
• 1^st and 2^nd graders go on weekly trips to such places as Bowcraft Amusement, Crystal Springs, bowling, Funtime America, just to name a few. 

 
If you any questions please contact Lynda Perel at lperel@ebjc.org or call 732-257-7070

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Youth Commission

YOUTH COMMISSION UPCOMING EVENTS-

EBUSY
February 2 7:30-9 p.m. Holiday Mashup. For more info:Email: eastbrunswickusy@gmail.com.
KADIMA
 Please call the office 732-257-7070 to register for Kadima (grades 5^th -8^th) and USY (grades 9^th -12^th)

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Good and Welfare

SHARE your good News with the Simcha Cake
At the end of each month, we have a Simcha Cake at Kiddush, highlighting recent simchas, and we will announce them from the bema. Birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, promotions, your team winning the NCAA Championship. Suggested donation is $18. Call the office to good news. Call Edna Sharff (732-257-8576) or the synagogue office.
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BINGO NEWS
Bingo now starts at 7:15.    Also we are looking for help.  All we need is a few hours once a month.   Come help us, no experience necessary.  It's easy work and a lot of fun.   Contact Susan Pilcer    spilcer@hotmail.com   or 732-249-9171. 


1.  Buy your favorite Box Tops products.
2.  Cut out the Box Top from each package.
3.  Send your Box Tops to East Brunswick Jewish Center.
 
East Brunswick Jewish Center gets cash for every Box Top collected to help buy the things it needs most. All those Box Tops really add up!

CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL
On our own sanctuary wall, we have a CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL. The emorial commemorates the million and a half children who were murdered during the Shoah.   We encourage you to become one of the Guardians of one of these children’s memory. It is a tremendously meaningful way to connect to the history of our people, to educate your own children, to preserve the memory of a Jewish life ended far too soon. For further information, please contact Karl Kaplan (732-254-4528/bunnykarl@msn.com) or Raymond Sasson at the synagogue office.

DO YOU NEED A RIDE/CAN YOU GIVE A RIDE?
EBJC realizes that there are members of the shul who cannot attend various functions or programs because the programs are at night and they have no way to get to the shul.  They either don't drive or do not drive at night.  If you are a member of EBJC and need help with transportation to a shul function or program, please call the office and we will try to arrange transportation for you.
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FAR SIGHTED GLASSES ARE NEEDED 
Some of the new immigrants coming to Israel need glasses as they are farsighted.  If you have a pair of glasses that you are not using, they are needed in Israel.  Please bring them to the Synagogue office.

KOSHER MEALS ON WHEELS
Our commitment to the Kosher Meals on Wheels delivery to residents who live in East Brunswick has been enlarged.  We are now bringing meals from the Concordia Jewish Family Service office to East Brunswick every MONDAY, Tuesday and Wednesday of every month. Please note we added an extra day.  If you have a free day a month and would like to be part of this mitzvah, please call Bunny Kaplan 732-254-4528.

PERSONAL ADS
Note; EBJC will gladly run “appropriate” personal ads. For $18, we will list your ad (up to 6 lines of text) for a month in the electronic Shabbat sheet and Recorder. Please contact Gale in the office at gdillman@ebjc.org.

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Mens Club








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E-Bulletin Board

EBJC EMAIL INFORMATION
The e-mail address for adding announcements, asking questions, providing comments or suggestions for this newsletter has changed.  Please direct all e-mail correspondence to: INFO@EBJC.ORG
If you have an announcement regarding an activity sponsored by an arm of the shul, that you would like to have listed in the weekly email, please send it by Wednesday Afternoon of the week you want it to appear. For all "Congregation Announcements that you would like to have included in the weekly email, please call the shul office or send via e-mail.

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