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EBJC in the News
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EBJC Casino Night Hits the Jackpot!
EBJC Casino Night Hits the Jackpot!
Despite the snow, The East Brunswick Jewish Center held its first ever Casino Night fundraiser on Sat. Feb 6th and it was a huge success! Congregants and community neighbors joined in the festivities. Well over 200 people showed up to support the synagogue in its efforts to help meet their financial commitments. Attendees of the event were treated to an evening of Vegas-style table games such as roulette, blackjack and of course a poker tournament, with professional dealers. In addition to the games, food was catered and music was supplied by DJs. Thousands of dollars of prizes were available for the winners. As a non-profit organization, the synagogue relies heavily on fundraising efforts. The generous efforts of their volunteers and sponsors help make a difference in all their activities. Many community friends as well as synagogue congregants came out in the poor weather to help support the synagogue meet its operating and long-range financial commitments. A Big Thank You goes to Gary Moss and Lauren Altman and all the volunteers and sponsors who made the event fantastic!
-Rabbi Benson"
Airport windows land at E. Brunswick shul
Airport windows land at E. Brunswick shul
East Brunswick Jewish Center’s Rabbi Aaron Benson and congregation copresident Amy Rothman Schonfeld with a stained-glass window that was part of the original JFK Airport International Synagogue.
Photo courtesy East Brunswick Jewish Center
by Debra Rubin
NJJN Bureau Chief/Middlesex
February 1, 2010
Four panels from two stained-glass windows that once greeted international travelers have found a new home at the East Brunswick Jewish Center.
The two huge windows by famed Israeli artist Ami Shamir framed the ark of the International Synagogue at JFK Airport for decades, articulating the original chapel’s theme “reaching to the heavens and returning to earth.”
The original International Synagogue building was built in 1962 but was demolished and the synagogue was relocated within the airport several years ago, a victim to an airport renovation.
EBJC’s former rabbi, Chaim Rogoff, arranged to have his shul become one of eight synagogues to which the panels were donated.
The panels, using biblical and kabalistic themes to portray Jacob’s ladder, were formally dedicated in November and are now in the congregation’s lobby, said Rabbi Aaron Benson.
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Ecumenical services for Thanksgiving serve as reminders of shared experiences
MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Rabbi Aaron Benson of the East Brunswick Jewish Center said organizing this year's 34th annual Community Thanksgiving Service has been both “an enjoyable and eye-opening experience.”
Each year, people of all faiths are invited to join members of the East Brunswick Clergy Council for a ceremony of thanks and prayer. The East Brunswick Jewish Center is serving as host for this year's service, which will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday at 511 Ryders Lane.
Benson said he enjoys the fellowship with other clergy that transcends the bounds of specific religious faiths because, noting, “The lifestyle of a clergy person is so similar regardless of our belief system.”
But Benson said he has also been surprised to find the he and his fellow clergy serve congregations with near identical concerns.
“It was eye-opening just to see that while the beliefs and rituals we have are different, many of the same issues – such as struggling with the economy, family and schooling issues and all those sorts of things – are the same for religiously-minded people throughout East Brunswick,” Benson said.
About a dozen different faiths will be represented at the service that will be taped for airing on EBTV Channel 3 and will be shown on: Wednesday, Nov. 25, at 5 and 9 p.m.; Thursday, Nov. 26, at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 27, at 5 p.m.; and Sunday, Nov. 29, at 1 p.m.
People of all faiths are invited to attend.
“All of the faiths that are participating share a sense of the importance of living a life of gratitude and the fact that on our shared American calendar we have this holiday around which we can all come together and express our shared sense of gratitude – that's what makes it such a beautiful service,” said Benson.
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East Brunswick Jewish Center’s Mitzvah Corps in the News
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The East Brunswick Jewish Center’s Mitzvah Corps really made an impact on these Golani 12 soldiers.
During a week of training in the Negev desert, with temperatures reaching 103 degrees, they were ecstatic to receive water backpacks so they can keep their water cool.
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Yom Kippur lesson: Personal change takes responsibility
Yom Kippur lesson: Personal change takes responsibility
By RABBI AARON D. BENSON • EAST BRUNSWICK JEWISH CENTER • September 24, 2009
I will admit it — I used to not like Yom Kippur services. read more ...
Three faiths mingle during day of outreach
Inspired by lawmaker, CRC helps host tour of houses of worship
On the bima of Temple B’nai Shalom in East Brunswick are participants in the May 17 Interfaith Ride of Discovery, from left, Harriet Golub, B’nai Shalom president; Lee Livingston, president of the Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County; Morad Abou Sabe, former president of the Islamic Society of Central Jersey; Gabriela Sadote Sleppin, director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Middlesex County; the Rev. Thomas Walsh of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in East Brunswick; Rabbi Aaron Benson of the East Brunswick Jewish Center; and B’nai Shalom’s Cantor Kenneth Gould.
Photo courtesy Martin Hewitt
May 26, 2009
In an afternoon devoted to music, discussion, and food, hundreds of Jews, Muslims, and Christians discovered they had more in common than what divided them.
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Rabbi Benson - Chaplain for the ATF Newark State of NJ Field Division 
Left to Right: Father Kevin Carter, Pastor St. Mary's Church, Jersey City, NJ; Matthew Horace, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm, and Explosives, Newark Field Division; Rabbi Benson - taken at the ATF Field Division Office on May 26th.
Father Carter and Rabbi Benson are the two chaplains for the ATF Newark (State of New Jersey) Field Division.
Rabbi shares information about temple's new discussion series Rabbi shares information about temple's new discussion series
By RABBI AARON D. BENSON • EAST BRUNSWICK JEWISH CENTER • May 14, 2009
It is highly doubtful that the founding fathers could have envisioned what life in the United States of the 21st century could have looked like. They didn't even have steamships, let alone spaceships, then.
Creative Way to Deal with Passover Laws East Brunswick Jewish Center offers creative way to deal with Passover food ban
by Jeff Diamant/The Star-Ledger
Wednesday April 08, 2009, 7:04 AM
At 9 this morning, Jose Mendez of East Brunswick, a non-Jew, will become owner of a huge amount of food he'll never eat.
For the entire length of Passover, which starts tonight and ends next Thursday at sundown, Mendez will legally possess thousands of bags and boxes of bread, pasta and other leavened foods, or chametz, stored in the homes of Jewish people from the East Brunswick Jewish Center.
Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-LedgerAt the East Brunswick Jewish Center, Rabbi Aaron Benson, right, goes over the contract of selling the bread with Jose Mendez who will sign it Wednesday morning. Jews engage in pre-Passover ritual of temporarily selling the community's bread to a non-Jew, in this case Jose Mendez, the synagogue's caretaker. read more ...
Meaning of Freedom
Kaufmans Honored for Lifetime Achievement
Kaufmans honored with EBJC Lifetime Achievement Award March 14
Jason Cohen
THE JEWISH STATE
March 27, 2009
The East Brunswick Jewish Center held their second annual Purim Gala Dinner March 14, where longtime members Sherryl and Mickey Kaufman received the Lifetime Achievement Award. read more ...
Groups come together in solidarity for Israel Groups come together in solidarity for Israel
Jewish Federation holds rally at E.B. synagogue
BY MARY ANNE ROSS Correspondent
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| PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above: Benjamin Krasna, deputy consul of the Israeli Consulate in New York City, speaks during a solidarity rally Monday night at the East Brunswick Jewish Center. Right: Yoav Nessim of East Brunswick and others stand during the Israeli national anthem. |
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The East Brunswick Jewish Center was packed to capacity Monday night as supporters of Israel from all over New Jersey gathered to express their solidarity.
They listened to a firsthand account of life in the area from a resident of Sderot, a town in southern Israel, and heard from religious and civic leaders about the importance of supporting the nation in its military offensive against Hamas-ruled Gaza. The crowd at the Ryders Lane synagogue prayed for a speedy end to the conflict and donated money to help the most innocent victims of war — children. Like other rallies held throughout the United States, this one brought together Jews from different synagogues and denominations, and other supporters for peace in the region.
Such is something one would expect in an event sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County, which is based in South River. read more ...
EBJC Receives Three National Synagogue Awards Jason Cohen
THE JEWISH STATE
December 19, 2008
The East Brunswick Jewish Center was honored with three Norman Glikin Awards, at the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism's biennial convention at B'nai Shalom in West Orange Nov. 16.
The EBJC received awards for ritual and worship; the Shalom Shabbat series, for membership development; the Golden Awards program, for adult education; and for the Haimeshe Cooks series.
The creators and organizers of the Shalom Shabbat and Golden Awards programs are Cathy Mermelstein and co-President Amy Schonfeld. Mermelstein also was the driving force behind the Haimeshe Cooks series. read more ...
New Rabbi, New Future for EBJC New rabbi, new future for E.B. Jewish Center
California rabbi succeeds leader who served 28 years
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
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EAST BRUNSWICK — There is a new rabbi in town.
The East Brunswick Jewish Center (EBJC) spent a recent weekend welcoming Rabbi Aaron Benson, a Los Angeles transplant.
"Part of what guided me ... was finding a place where the culture of the synagogue tends to be a match," Benson said. "I think for me, what attracted me to the pulpit here, is that while the synagogue has had some ups and downs, it still has a robust congregation."
Benson pointed to the fact that over the past couple of years, an increasing number of lay leaders have become involved in the workings of the Ryders Lane synagogue, helping it to grow and thrive. He said he is looking forward to bringing what he can to the congregation by figuring out how it can become a greater source of spiritual meaning and fulfillment to the local Jewish community, as well as finding ways to enhance the congregation's good citizenship toward the community as a whole. read more ...
Rabbi Benson begins term as EBJC Leader Rabbi Aaron Benson begins term as EBJC leader
Hiring ends Jewish Center's two-year stretch without permanent rabbi
Jason Cohen
November 21, 2008
After a two-year search for a new rabbi, the East Brunswick Jewish Center has selected Rabbi Aaron Benson of Los Angeles, who will be installed on Dec. 19.
Benson said he is very excited about being the rabbi at the East Brunswick Jewish Center.
"The EBJC is a truly welcoming, proactive community," Benson said. read more ...
Building Connection to Growing Shul
Building a connection to growing shul
Rabbi Aaron Benson, shown during a visit to East Brunswick Jewish Center, will assume the pulpit in November.
Photo courtesy East Brunswick Jewish Center
by Debra Rubin
NJJN Bureau Chief/Middlesex
September 9, 2008
Rabbi Aaron Benson was so taken with the resurgence he found at East Brunswick Jewish Center he was willing to travel 3,000 miles to be part of it.
Benson, currently religious leader at Congregation Beth Meier in Studio City, Calf., outside Los Angeles, will leave that position in November to take over as the new rabbi at EBJC.
He will succeed Rabbi Chaim Rogoff, who retired last year after a tenure of almost 30 years. (Rabbi Mitchell Romirowsky’s one-year contract as interim rabbi recently ended.)
“A synagogue community is the best place to build a connection to God and life,” said the 32-year-old Benson in a phone interview. “It’s very attractive to be part of a community that’s really interested in building that connection and building itself up as a community. In a traditional Conservative synagogue such as this, you are around all facets of Jewish tradition and are able to build on that relationship with other Godly-minded people.”
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East Brunswick Jewish Center bounces back
East Brunswick Jewish Center bounces back
Sylvia Stone, left, and Inga Gross received a Golden Rugelach Award from EBJC for their 25 years of work purchasing and plattering food on Shabbat. They are wearing sunglasses to illustrate the synagogue’s slogan, “Our future’s so bright, we gotta wear shades.”
Photo courtesy East Brunswick Jewish Center
by Debra Rubin
NJJN Bureau Chief/Middlesex
September 9, 2008
The East Brunswick Jewish Center, which only a couple of years ago was losing members and money, has bounced back in the last two years with a growing membership, financial stability, new leadership, and increased programming.
The transformation has seen a spate of physical improvements, a spirit of volunteerism, and incentives that have even drawn members who had left back into the fold.
“It is so much better,” said the Conservative congregation’s copresident Scott Alter. “People are involved, and volunteers have come out of the woodwork. It’s a tremendously good feeling to see all the returning members.”
Jack Levitt, vice president of programming, said the current feeling of enthusiasm is palatable. “People just felt disenfranchised,” he explained. “Now they feel like stockholders once again.”
The synagogue has instituted programs and restructured its dues to welcome new and returning members.
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By- law change: On Jan. 16, 2008 the Board of Directors passed the following By- law change:
Pages B12-14 are to be replaced by the following:
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The president will, with the advice of the Executive Committee , assign committee responsibilities to the Vice-presidents and other officers as deemed advisable.
Sy Silverstein
Chairman Constitution Committee
New Security for EBJC
Balanced Budget for the new year We have a balanced budget for our next fiscal Year starting in September.... read more ...
EBJC Insurance Cut by $25,000 Phil Ben-Zvi & Joel Greengarten have, through their unyielding hard work, lowered our
EBJC Insurance Premium significantly. read more ...
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