Creating Jewish Memories at the Jersey Shore

KOLENU February 2015 Shevat/Adar 5775

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Table of Contents with Hyperlinks

Contacts – Clergy, Board & Staff – List of Funds - Page 3

Rabbi’s Article – Page 4

Congregation B’nai Israel Academy for Learning and Journeying 5775 – Page 5

Hazzan’s Article, World Wide Wrap – Page 6

A Message from Our President – Page 7

Poignant Points from the Principal – Page 8

Talmud Torah Perfect Attendance, Ramah Youth Scholarship – Page 9

Men’s Club Article, Men’s Club Dues Form - Page 10

Men’s Club Super Bowl Betting Pool and Party – Page 11

Men’s Club Essay Contest , Movie Nite – Page 12

Men’s Club Essay Contest Rules – Page 13

USY Basketball is back in CBI - Page 14

USY Summer Program Trips to Eastern Europe for Adults – Page 15

Penat Ivrit – Hebrew Corner פינת עברית – Page 16

Torah Fund – Page 17

5th annual Texas Hold’em Tournament – Page 18

The Entertainment Book, Judaica/Gift Shop – Page 19

February Birthdays, Be a Patron Oneg or Kiddush Sponsor! – Page 20

Yahrzeit Fund, Condolences to – Page 21

Contributions, Mazel Tov to – Page 22

Tree Of Life – Page 23

Congregation B’nai Israel Memorial Park – Page 24

Mercaz USA – Page 25

Community Service - Page 26

Service Schedule – Page 27

Advertisers – Page 28

Advertisers – Page 29

February Calendar – Page 30

March Calendar – Page 31

Clergy Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields rabbi@cbitr.org

Hazzan Steven Walvick hazzan@cbitr.org

Rabbi Richard Hammerman, D.D. Rabbi Emeritus

Cantor Daniel Green, D. Mus. Cantor Emeritus

hazzan@optonline.net

Staff Administrator Mitch Herskowitz administrator@cbitr.org

Administrative Assistant Christine Greenwood adminassist@cbitr.org

Bookkeeper Laurie Smiley bookkeeper@cbitr.org

Officers President Bob Van Bochove president@cbitr.org

1st Vice President Marc Bunis First_vp@cbitr.org

2nd Vice President Michele Pardes Second_vp@cbitr.org

Treasurer Fred Weil treasurer@cbitr.org Financial Secretary Position Open

Recording Secretary Steve Pardes recordingsec@cbitr.org

Congregation B’nai Israel 1488 Old Freehold Road

Toms River, New Jersey 08753 732-349-1244 Fax: 732-349-3003 www.cbitr.org

Synagogue Funds

Arielle Eytan Memorial Fund: Provides materials for the Nursery School Program.

Mitzvah Care Fund: Helps needy families and individuals within our Congregation.

Educational Endowment Fund: Perpetual support for our Talmud Torah educational programs.

Esther and Frank Simon Youth Lounge: Provides and maintains items and furnishings in our Youth Lounge.

Harry and Molly Garson Fund: Used for special annual programs for the children of Congregation B’nai Israel Talmud

Torah.

General Fund: Used to support the ongoing needs of Congregation B’nai Israel.

Goldsmith Endowment Fund: Used for the education of our youth.

Memorial Plaques: Installed in the Sanctuary to memorialize dear ones who are deceased.

Music Fund: Provides for musical programs and ongoing musical needs for Congregation B’nai Israel.

Prayer Book Fund: Used to purchase Chumashim and weekly Sabbath and High Holy Days prayer books.

Books may be dedicated to specific individuals.

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund: Used for needy individuals and causes.

Ramah-Youth Scholarship Fund: Provides scholarships for summer educational and cultural programs for our

youngsters (Camp Ramah, USY on Wheels, Israel Pilgrimage, etc.)

Ritual Fund: Used to purchase new siddurim, tallitot and other ritual items needed to benefit and assist the

Congregation.

Rosen Adult Education Fund: Perpetual support for Adult Education.

Talmud Torah Fund: Used to support the Religious Schools of B’nai Israel and to enhance our educational program.

Tree of Life: Leaves may be purchased in honor of special occasions and family simchas.

USY Fund: Used for scholarships toward regional or national events and programs for the youth of our synagogue.

Yahrzeit Fund: Supports Talmud Torah in memory of dear ones.

Yizkor Fund: Memorializes dear ones who are deceased.

All donations made to Congregation B’nai Israel, in honor of, or in memory of, cannot be billed or taken over the phone.

All requests must be in writing accompanied with payment to the Synagogue Office.

Shalom B’nai Israel Family, It is that time of year again! While some watch the playoff games to see who will be in the Super Bowl, some of us also gear up for the annual World Wide Wrap, on Super Bowl Sunday, February 1, 2015, sponsored by the Federation of Men’s Clubs, to which Congregation B’nai Israel Men’s Club is a member. The World Wide Wrap is a day to learn about the mitzvah of Tefillin. What are Tefillin? Tefillin or phylacteries, are two leather boxes, called batim, containing four passages from the Bible, which are bound on the arm and head with leather straps, called retzuot. Tefillin are made of leather, shaped into a black, quadrangular capsule with a base of thick skin tithura on one side, and a hollow rim ma’brata, or “passageway” through which leather straps, called retzuot are placed. One tefillah (singular of tefillin) is worn on the head and the other tefillah is worn on the left arm if one writes with the right hand, and on the right arm if one writes with the left hand. Tefillin is considered a positive time-bound commandment because tefillin can only be worn from sunrise to sunset, preferably during the Shacharit or morning service, and are not worn on Shabbat and Festivals. The four Biblical passages contained in the tefillin serve as reminders of four basic principles in Judaism:

1) Our obligation to remember the Exodus from Egypt (Exodus 13: 1-10 2) Our obligation to transmit the tradition to our children (Exodus 13: 11-16) 3) God’s unity and our mutual bond of love (Deuteronomy 6: 4-9); and 4) Declaration of a person’s responsibility to God (Deuteronomy 11: 13-21).

One of my favorite parts of donning tefillin is wrapping the tefillin straps around my hand (we’ll all learn to do that at the World Wide Wrap), and reciting the verses from Hosea, chapter 2, verses 21 and 22: V’ayras-tich li l’olam. I will betroth you to Me forever.

V’ayras-tich li b’tzedek, uvmishpat uvchesed uvrachamim. I will betroth you with righteousness, with justice, with love, and with compassion.

V’ayras-tich li be-emunah, v’yoda-at et Adonai. I will betroth you to Me with faithfulness, and you shall love the Lord. One way I interpret tefillin is a way of betrothal to God. V’ayras-tich li l’olam. I will betroth you to Me forever.

The word forever kept popping into my head the day I was to don tefillin for the first time. I will never forget walking to the Jewish Theological Seminary in October 1993, when I knew I would begin performing this mitzvah for the first time, and would forever do so, as long as God gave me years to live. V’ayras-tich li b’tzedek, uvmishpat uvchesed uvrachamim. “I will betroth you with righteousness, with justice, with love, and with compassion.” As I walked to morning minyan I thought to myself, wow, it is like I am getting married to God, by committing myself to observe the commandment or mitzvah, of tefillin every morning that was not Shabbat or a Holiday. I felt as if I were actually entering into a betrothal with God, and would be wrapping myself in leather, to show how much I love and respect God. I was always part of the Jewish people, but now I would be entering into a symbolic marriage with God, by donning tefillin and reciting verses of betrothal as I wrapped my tefillin. I felt as if I were taking a greater role and more of a part in the communal prayer experience. I dove into the performance of this mitzvah, but I did not know enough about tefillin. Therefore, I devoted my senior thesis for my Religion major at Barnard College on “God, Women and Tefillin”, and studied the significance and importance of tefillin, and the relationship of women to tefillin. V’ayras-tich li be-emunah, v’yoda-at et Adonai. “I will betroth you to Me with faithfulness, and you shall love the Lord.” Once I started wearing tefillin, I would do so faithfully, trying not to ever miss a day. Just as if I were entering a marriage, I would want to show my spouse that I loved him, every day of our lives together, so too, I would not want to miss a day of telling God how much I love and appreciate God and all that God does for me. (And as an aside, when I gave Jonathan his wedding band under the chuppah, I recited the same words from Hosea to him. And the lyrics of the song that was sung when I walked down the aisle were these exact words.) The first day I started wearing tefillin, I truly felt that I was getting married to tefillin.

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WWF—Wise Words from Wolintz-Fields

World Wide Wrap – Sunday, February 1, 2015

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God would fulfill God’s part of the marriage contract by allowing me to wake each morning to a new day. I would show my gratitude to God for that renewal each morning, by praying, thanking, and praising God and wrapping my tefillin and reciting the verses of my vows of betrothal to God. And that is why I love the mitzvah of tefillin so much. I see it as a way to renew my vows of faith, love, and devotion to God each time I wrap tefillin. Reciting my vows of faith to God each day, refreshes my dedication to the Jewish faith. May we all learn to renew our love of God each day.

I look forward to seeing our Congregation B’nai Israel family on Sunday, February 1, men, women and children, as together we learn about the mitzvah of tefillin at the World Wide Wrap.

L’Shalom, Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields

rabbi@cbitr.org

Congregation B’nai Israel Academy for Learning and Journeying 5775

Sessions facilitated by Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields

Women’s Rosh Chodesh Study Group - 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

Join us for an informative, lively, and confidential gathering of women sharing in the celebration of the new Hebrew month. Rosh

Chodesh is a time for women to gather for insightful study through various activities and conversation on the topic of the new

month. Coffee and nosh are always served.

Wednesday, February 18 – Adar – Women’s Identities and Women’s Body Image

Wednesday, March 25 – Nisan – Miriam, Tziporah, Yocheved, Pharaoh’s Daughter – Behind every great man there is a

great woman! The Women who helped Moses

Wednesday, May 6 – Sivan – Women and Torah Study

Thursday, June 18 – Tammuz – Women in the Talmud

Lunch and Learn iEngage – 11:30 am – 1:00 pm - Engaging Israel: Foundations for a New Relationship from the Shalom

Hartman Institute Lecture Series – A video produced by the Shalom Hartman Institute, featuring Hartman scholars discussing

these topics, will be watched and then discussed. Lunch at each session will be served. Please RSVP the Monday before each

session.

Wednesday, March 11 – Morality on the Battlefield – Once a government decides to embark on a war, the integrity of

one’s moral compass shifts to the battlefield. What Jewish values do Israeli soldiers carry with them when going to war?

What happens when complex moral responsibilities and issues meet the horror of war and the morally ambiguous reality

of asymmetric conflict and terrorist tactics?

Wednesday, May 13 – Jewish and Democratic State – Democracy is the decided form of government for the Jewish

nation-state. What does a Jewish state entail, and is it compatible with the principles of democracy? What does

democracy require, and how can Israel’s aspirations to be both Jewish and democratic work themselves out in the

principles governing its policies?

Wednesday, June 3 – Religious Pluralism and Human Rights – As a democracy, Israel is committed to being religiously

pluralistic and to providing equal rights to all its citizens, Jews and non-Jews alike. Does the Jewish dimension of

Israel serve or hinder these commitments? What are the principles and ideas that ought to govern Israel’s policies on

these issues?

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Dear CBI Family, Yesterday, myself and a dozen congregants had a spirited discussion about consciousness, evolution, the nature of God, and the meaning of life during part one of “How to be in a Relationship with a God I don’t believe in” Our participants ranged in beliefs from those who have a full ‘traditional’ concept of God, all the way to those who don’t believe in any God at all, and the one thing we all agreed on was that one can still pursue a higher level of existence, no matter what concept of God we hold on to. This month on Wednesday February 11

th at 6:30 PM, we will have part 2 where we will

examine Jewish traditions and practices and how they can be used to achieve higher consciousness regardless of our personal theologies. Even if you missed part 1, I encourage you to join us for part 2, and hope you will participate in the open discussion, as we explore the nature of prayer, and other mitzvot, in order to see how they can be used to make us more aware of the Universe around us. Also this month, I will be distributing sections of Megillat Esther for those who wish to chant them on Purim. Both students and adults are encouraged to participate in this social and joyous event! Ask me for details. Kol Tuv, Hazzan Steven Walvick

CBI Men’s Club Presents:

World Wide

Wrap XV A program of the Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs

Sunday, February 1, 2015, 9:00am

Every year on Super Bowl Sunday, Men’s Clubs throughout the world highlight the mitzvah of putting on tefillin. Wrapping tefillin is an ancient, meaningful, and inspirational mitzvah. Men, women, and children are all invited to participate.

This year our 4th, 5th, and 6th grade Talmud Torah students will also be participating in the wrap. They will be wearing their own model tefillin which they have created and decorated themselves. If you don’t have your own tefillin and/or don’t know how to put them on, not a problem. We will loan you a pair and help you wrap them. Breakfast will be served.

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A M e s s a g e F r o m O u r P r e s i d e n t … .

As I am writing this article, all the talk on the news is about the blizzard

coming to our area this week. We will be making changes to the scheduled

activities based on the weather and driving conditions in the best interest of

everyone’s safety and well-being. We will be communicating any changes or

closings by email and phone calls.

Our February calendar starts off with a number of activities. The first Sunday

starts with the Federation of Jewish Men’s Club Annual World Wide Wrap. It

is also the one day a year when our USY chapter delivers a fresh bagel

breakfast to our doors and the opportunity to win a big cash prize in the Men’s

Club Super Bowl Pool and attend the Super Bowl Party. These activities are all fundraisers for the organizations

who continually support Congregation B’nai Israel throughout the year. Please support these fundraisers by

participating in these events.

In the weeks to come you will see numerous announcements about our Free Talmud Torah and Hebrew High

School. We encourage everyone to spread the news of this exciting history taking place here at Congregation B’nai

Israel. Feel free to tell your family, friends, neighbors and encourage them to take advantage of this special benefit

as a member of Congregation B’nai Israel.

I would also like to encourage and welcome all of our members to bring any suggestions, ideas, thoughts, and

concerns you have about our Congregation B’nai Israel to my attention. Please feel free to contact me at any time.

I look forward to seeing everyone at all of our upcoming events.

Bob Van Bochove,

President president@cbitr.org

Dear Congregation Member, The Kolenu staff is comprised of me, Christine, and the Rabbi. We work very hard every month to create and publish a quality product which is informative and educational. Although we strive to be perfect, we do on occasion make an error or omission. As you know, this is not what each of us does exclusively. Christine and I take care of the administrative and office functions of the synagogue and I don’t need to tell you about all the Rabbi does. We apologize in advance and ask for your understanding for any errors or omissions that may occur. Mitch Herskowitz, Administrator

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Poignant Points from the Principal Schedule for Talmud Torah February (No School on Sun 2/15) Sun – 1, 8, 22 Wed – 4, 11, 18, 25 March Sun – 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Wed – 4, 11, 18, 25 Junior Congregation Dates – With Max Silverstein – Saturday begins at 10:15 am; Friday begins at 7:30 pm Fri 2/27; Sat 3/28; Fri 4/24; Sat 5/9 Class Services Kitot Dalet and Heh – Fri 2/20 Kitot Bet and Gimmel – Fri 3/13 and Shabbat Dinner for the entire Congregation Kabbalat Siddur – Kitot Gan and Alef – Sat 5/16

After the Bar/Bat Mitzvah: Yes, there is life after Bar/Bat Mitzvah! Congregation B’nai Israel is fortunate to have many post

Bar/Bat Mitzvah teens actively involved in all aspects of synagogue life. Hebrew High School is a natural continuation of the

significance of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah. It will lead to Hebrew High graduation. We encourage all of our students to attend. It meets

once a week, in the evening and involves children from 8th through 12

th grade. It addresses modern, contemporary Jewish

issues and provides a forum for Jewish teens. Parent’s best communicate the true significance of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah by

encouraging their children to participate in this program.

Furthermore, those who learned to read Torah return to the Bimah often to use their skill. Congregation B’nai Israel Men’s Club

has instituted a program called Yad Shel Chai, in which after one chants 18 times form the Torah, you will receive a Yad

(pointer) with your name on it. We encourage our students to continue using the skills they learn during their B’nai Mitzvah

training.

Many of our teens are active members in Kadima and later USY (United Synagogue Youth). We have an active Youth

Commission which encourages our children to become active in Kadima and USY both locally and nationally. Along with

planning and attending social events, they occupy themselves with community service, fund raising, political and social action

and more. Many regularly attend regional and international USY Conventions with hundreds of other Jewish teens from across

the state, the country and the world. We encourage our children to take advantage of the numerous summer programs offered

for travel either across the country or to Israel. If students continue their Jewish education and enroll in CBI Hebrew High

School, and have good attendance, and their families are in good standing at Congregation B’nai Israel, and have been

members of the Congregation for at least 3 years, students are eligible for a scholarship from the CBI Educational Endowment

Fund, to participate in an approved Summer Israel trip between their Junior and Senior Years of High School.

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Talmud Torah Perfect Attendance – December 2014

Kitah Bet Jake Nadell

Danielle Touitou

Kitah Gan Gavin Dempsey

Kitah Gimmel Coby Fields

Lilly Fried

Kitah Dalet Holden Dempsey

Kitah Vav Mykala Brodzinski

Kitah Zayin Arielle Touitou

Ramah Youth Scholarship Every year, Congregation B'nai Israel provides need-based scholarships to families wishing for their children to participate in Jewish summer programs. Please contact the synagogue office in order to apply. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2015

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CBI MEN’S CLUB - FEBRUARY 2015 Hy Mittleberg & Steve Pardes By now, you must know that B'nai Israel's Men's Club loves to bring people together...so get ready for one of our BIGGEST EVENTS of the year, the "Super Bowl Betting Pool & Party!" There's $2,000 in prizes and the purchase of a $54 betting pool box includes Deli Dinner for two people! We're starting @ 6:00 on Super Bowl Sunday, Februry 1st and we're looking forward to having a great time eating, snacking, "desserting" and watching the game. For info, see online Kolenu, Lobby table fliers...boxes MUST BE PURCHASED through Michael Collins or CBI office...RSVP for dinner is a must. We look forward to seeing you on Super Bowl Sunday! On Super Bowl Sunday, February 1st at morning services, please join us for "World Wide Wrap XIV" and participate in this wonderful, international event--everyone is welcome! If you don't have your own tefillin, or have never put tefillin on, our Men's Club assistants will help you with this sacred and ancient Jewish tradtion...breakfast will be served. Following "Movie Nite's" smash success in December, on February 21st @ 8:00 p.m., Men's Club's "Movie Nite" will present the German/Israeli film, "For My Father," which was nominated for seven Israeli Academy Awards...of course, as usual, "dessert-and-discussion" will follow viewing! Must be 18 or over. Men's Club is pleased to announce that all students (grades 4 through 12 whose parents are CBI members) are now invited to participate in our "Second Annual Student Essay Contest." Deadline for submissions is March 1st...Winners will be announced and prizes awarded @ Men's Club Shabbat services on Saturday March 21st. Information/Contest Rules and Essay Titles can be obtained from CBI Hebrew School teachers, Lobby table Contest fliers, or from the CBI office. We encourage ALL of our students to get thinking and get writing! Please be sure to look for Men's Club activities/events announcements in this issue! Here's a quick "check list" of MC's next events: - February 1st - "World Wide Wrap XIV" @ morning services - February 1st - "Super Bowl Party & Betting Pool" @ 6:00 p.m. - February 21st - "Movie Nite" @ 8:00 p.m. - "Second Annual Student Essay Contest"...now accepting students' submissions - March 1st (Sunday, after morning services) - Start working on "Yellow Candle Project" - March 21st @ Saturday morning services - "Men's Club Shabbat" and "Student Essay Contest" awards - March 22nd @ 12:30...after Talmud Torah - Essay Contest photo session Many thanks to everyone who attended our Men's Club meeting on January 11th--you are invaluable members of a GREAT TEAM! Hy & Steve

CBI MEN’S CLUB DUES FORM FOR 2015 Please complete this form and mail it to the synagogue (with your $36 check, made out to “CBI Men’s Club”—please note “MC DUES” on your check):

Congregation B’nai Israel 1488 Old Freehold Road, Toms River, N.J. 08753

NAME: ______________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: _______________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS: ______________________________

PHONE: Home: ____________________________Cell: _____________________________

If you have questions or suggestions, please contact: Hy Mittleberg: 732-206-1862, or Steve Pardes: 732-363-4521

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B’NAI ISRAEL MEN’S CLUB SUPERBOWL BETTING POOL & PARTY

*Sunday, February 1st @ 6:00 p.m.*

Everyone's Invited--CBI members and non-members !!CHILDREN ARE FREE!!

*cost to enter the SUPERBOWL POOL: $54-per-play in Super Bowl Pool (includes 2 Deli din-

ners)*

*$18 entry fee for non-betters (includes one dinner)*

(if you decide to purchase a $54 betting box, your $18 will be credited)

B.Y.O.B. (if you bring wine, it must be Kosher!) Come on out, have a great time, have dinner with us…support your synagogue… place

your bets…and be a winner!

Here are the details for our second Super Bowl Betting Pool: $2,000 in prizes will be awarded to four winners: 1st quarter winner, half-time winner, 3rd quarter winner,

and Grand Prize (4th quarter) winner. *Overtime not included. 100 boxes will be sold at $54 each. More than one box-per-person may be purchased. After all boxes are sold, numbers from American and National Conferences will be publicly drawn and

assigned to the outer Grid. At the end of each quarter, the last digit (one from AFC and one from NFC) will be that quarter’s winner. ** Example: If the end of the first quarter score is 13 to 12 in favor of the AFC, then one would scroll down

AFC3 across NFC2, until the boxes meet. As soon as Super Bowl teams are established and all boxes are sold, participants will receive their

individual copy of the Pool Grid via E-Mail. A chart displaying filled-in boxes is now posted at CBI lobby…please do not write in boxes—all bets must

be posted by the CBI office.

*You're not required to attend the party, but if you plan to, please RSVP immediately

MAIL YOUR CHECK (PAYABLE TO "CBI MEN'S CLUB"), WITH MEMO "SUPERBOWL"

TO:

CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL, 1488 OLD FREEHOLD ROAD, TOMS RIVER, N.J.

08753

(PLEASE ASSIST US BY MARKING YOUR ENVELOPE "COLLINS")

For questions or information, contact: Michael Collins: 732-503-4395/mjcollins39cl@gmail.com **In the event there are empty boxes at game time and one has the winning numbers for that Quarter, the names of everyone who participated in the betting pool will be placed in a container and one lucky person will be picked as the winner for that Quarter.

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Please Join Us for

“MOVIE NITE” SPONSORED BY CBI MEN’S CLUB

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Saturday Evening, February 21st @ 8:00 p.m.

(Open to all, CBI members 18 or older…free admission) Guests

$5.00

***”for my Father”*** (Produced by Steve & Marion Pardes)

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*** (snacks, dessert & soft drinks will be served)***

CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL MEN'S CLUB

SECOND ANNUAL STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST

STUDENTS GRADES 4 THROUGH 12 (PARENTS MUST BE CBI MEMBERS)

DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: SUNDAY, MARCH 1ST, 2015

AWARDS CEREMONY AT "MEN'S CLUB SHABBAT" SERVICES

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015

All 4th to 12th grade students are invited to submit their entries by Sunday, March 1. Contest

winners will be announced and prizes awarded at "Men's Club Shabbat" services on Saturday,

March 21st.* Contest rules and Essay titles are attached and will be available from your

Hebrew School teachers, at the CBI office and on CBI Lobby table...students DO NOT have to

attend classes at CBI in order to enter this contest.

There will be three prizes in each of four grade categories:

4th & 5th grades/6th, 7th & 8th grades/9th & 10th grades/11th & 12th grades:

First Prize: $100 Barnes & Noble Gift Card

Second Prize: $50 Barnes & Noble Gift Card

Third Prize: $30 Barnes & Noble Gift Card

*Photos of Contest winners will be taken on Sunday, March 22nd*

*Winning essays and photos will be published in an upcoming Kolenu Issue*

FOR CONTEST RULES AND ESSAY TITLES, PLEASE SEE NEXT PAGE

If you have questions, please contact:

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****Bar/Bat Mitzvah****

We will feature an article about each child who will be marking a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. We ask that you email a recent photograph (wallet size)

to the Synagogue Office, of your child, as well as a short bio.

The information must be emailed to Christine at adminassist@cbitr.org, no later than the first Friday of the month prior to the month that your child will be marking

his/her Bar/Bat Mitzvah.

CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL MEN'S CLUB

2ND ANNUAL STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST

JANUARY, 2015 THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS, GRADES 4TH THROUGH 12TH, WHOSE PARENTS ARE B'NAI ISRAEL MEMBERS. HERE ARE TITLES OF THE ESSAYS FOR EACH GRADE CATEGORY...ALL PARTS OF THE QUESTIONS MUST BE DISCUSSED IN YOUR ESSAY: GRADES 4 & 5: What do you think it would have been like to be on Noah's Ark during the Great Flood? What do you think your job on the Ark would have been? What do you think conditions were like on the Ark? GRADES 6, 7, 8: If you had been an Israelite who left Egypt at the time of the Exodus and knew that you'd be spending 40 years wandering in the desert, what five (5) things would you have brought with you? Please explain each item and why you would have brought it. GRADES 9 & 10: HOW and WHY did Joseph's brothers betray him? How do you think he felt when they did that? How could Joseph and his brothers have handled their relationship differently? GRADES 11 & 12: Would things have turned out differently if characters in the "Exodus" story (both Israelite & Egyptian) would have had Social Media available? How? Why? What possible effect, if any, could Social Media have had on the outcome of the story? CONTEST RULES:

All entries MUST include a COVER SHEET, with your name, parent name, grade, class and teacher name (for CBI

students).

All entries must be at least one typed page, but no more than two typed pages.

All entries must be double-spaced, with one-inch margins

Font: Cambria Font size: 12

All entries MUST BE SUBMITTED TO your CBI teacher or to the B'nai Israel office by March 1st. No entries will be accepted

after this date.

Contest judges are CBI volunteers...all submitted Essays will be anonymous when the judges receive them.

GRAMMAR COUNTS!

*Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at "Men's Club Shabbat" Services, March 21* *Photos of winners will be taken on Sunday, March 22nd*

*Winning Essays will be published in the B'nai Israel Kolenu*

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USY Basketball Returns to Congregation B’nai Israel

After about a 10 year hiatus, Congregation B’nai Israel’s USY (TRUSY) is back in the game – playing basketball. With games in Metuchen and East Brunswick planned for the winter, TRUSY warmed up with an alumni scrimmage game on Sunday, January 4

th at East Dover Elementary School in Toms River. The current team, made up of TRUSY members (High School Students)

came together to battle the old guard in a physical and exciting game, but fell short (94-67) due to the lack of a bench and the hot shooting of alumnus Jake Honschke, Ethan Rosen and Hayley Fried.

From left to right: Amanda Cabey, Joey Cabey, TRUSY Advisor Joanne Gethard, Jack Honschke, Luke Geneslaw, Max Silverstein, Michael Janusz, Adam Rosen & Ethan Rosen

TRUSY lead by guard Lindsey Cabey battled back after being down early and guard Eli Rosen brought the fans out of their seats with his acrobatic drives to the hoop. When Matthew Glassoff sunk a 20 footer with about 6 minutes left in the game, then TRUSY took their first and last lead of the game at 62-61. The game featured five members of the Rosen Family, David (dad), Adam (biggest brother), Ethan (big brother), Eli (little brother) and Cousin Jeremy Bolotsky, as well as five members of the Fried/Cabey Families, Joanne Gethard, Hayley Fried, Joey Cabey, Amanda Cabey and Lindsey Cabey. On the sidelines for the alumni team but not dressed for the game were original TRUSY players, Mark Ginsberg (’71-’74) and Barry Poretskin. The highlight of the game was Joanne’s face guarding of Jake in the closing minutes of the game with no foul call, which was as good as Anthony Hitchens play in the Dallas-Detroit playoff game, later that day. TRUSY team will take the lessons learned to Metuchen on January 25

th.

From left to right: Jeremy Bolotsky, David Rosen, Jack Honschke, Joey Cabey, Max Silverstein, Hayley Fried, Michael Janusz, Amanda Cabey, Adam Rosen, Ethan Rosen, Luke Geneslaw, Lindsey Cabey, Jason Meyerberg, Eli Rosen, Matthew Glassoff, & Steven Glassoff

If you are a Jewish High School Student, join TRUSY and our team today. Synagogue membership not required. Contact the synagogue office at (732) 349-1244 or email trusy@cbitr.org.

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Penat Ivrit – Hebrew Corner פינת עברית

Trees Eitzim עצים

Fir Eitz AhShooAch עץ אשוח

Poplar Eitz TzafTzafah עץ צפצפה

Palm Dekel דקל

Oak Eitz Alon עץ אלון

Apple Tree Eitz Tapuach עץ תפוח

Branch Anaf ענף

Root Shoresh שורש

Pine Eitz Oren עץ אורן

Elm Eitz HaBooketzah עץ הבוקייצה

Olive Tree Eitz Zayit עץ זית

Cactus Kaktoos קקטוס

Leaf Alah עלה

Trunk Gezah גזע

To Spray L’RahSays לרסס

To Graft La’asot Har’Kavah לעשות הרכבה

To Grow L’tz’Mo’Ach לצמוח

To Grow L’Gadol לגדול

To Wilt Leak’Mol לקמול

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TORAH FUND

The theme of this year's Torah Fund Campaign is Mishpachah...Family. This theme encourages us, as Conservative Masorti

Jews, to recognize the diverse character of our families. It also encourages our communities to be pluralistic, welcoming, and

open hearted.

The Jewish family, in all its configurations, is the solid system of roots that support our Tree of Life. The community lends its

strength to each family and, in turn, draws renewed energy, wisdom, and direction from its cherished members. These Jewish

family bonds have an immeasurable impact when cultivated in each new generation.

Women's League for Conservative Judaism's support of the Torah Fund Campaign helps strengthen Conservative/Masorti

Judaism throughout the world, and enhances the Jewish community by recognizing and appreciating our diverse families. You

can help strengthen our Jewish family by your support of the Torah Fund Campaign. No contribution is too small. Those making

a contribution of $180.00 or more will be presented with this lovely Tree of Life pin as a gift. It represents your commitment to

seeing our Jewish family continue to grow.

I am available to talk to anyone who would like more information and will gladly accept your donations.

Penny Leifer

732 657-5184

SISTERHOOD

"Receive a $100 credit towards your dues for just reading the Kolenu! Every month you have a chance to win a $100 credit towards your dues or synagogue event by just reading the Kolenu and looking for this advertisement. Click here or open your email program and register for this month’s drawing. Enter February Kolenu and your name in the subject line and send to administrator@cbitr.org by the 10th of the month. There will be one random winner per month and only those who receive and read the Kolenu electronically are eligible to win. For more information or clarification, contact the synagogue office. We thank Grunin Properties for sponsoring this activity.” Congratulations to last month’s winner Phil Brilliant.

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1488 Old Freehold Road, Toms River, NJ 08753 www.cbitr.org

5th Annual Texas Hold’em Tournament

Saturday, March 7, 2015, 7:00pm to 11:00pm

Dear Friend, We invite you to join us, on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 7:00pm for our gala fundraiser and an evening of fun at Congregation B’nai Israel of Toms River! A ticket to our 5th Annual Texas Hold’em Tournament will include entrance fee. There will be a cash bar, as well as 50/50 cash raffle! Texas Hold’em Tournament, $100 buy-in, $1000 Visa Gift Card to the winner; 2nd place $500 Visa Gift Card; and 3rd Place $250 Visa Gift Card.*

We look forward to seeing you on March 8th! *Based on 100 players Ticket and sponsorship opportunities are listed below.

SPONSORSHIPS Please indicate your level of commitment below ____$1000 Platinum Sponsor – Texas Hold’em entrance fee worth $100, placement on event banner, recognition at event. ____$500 Silver Sponsor – Placement on event banner, recognition at event. ____$250 Table Sponsor – Name or Company Name displayed on tables.

EVENT TICKETS

Please reserve ______ tickets at $100 each (includes entrance fee) (or $125 at the door, upon availability) TEXAS HOLD’EM TOURNAMENT – PRESALE ONLY BY February 28, 2015 $100 buy-in Please reserve _____ seat at $100 each for the Texas Hold’em Tournament. The Tournament will start at 7:30pm SHARP. Name: Company: Address: City/Zip: Telephone: Email: Return to and make checks payable to: Congregation B’nai Israel, 1488 Old Freehold Road, Toms River, New Jersey 08753; Attn: Texas Hold'em Amount Enclosed: ______________________ For More Information Call Suanne Cabey at (732) 239-0502 or email administrator@cbitr.org

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Judaica Shop

The Sisterhood Judaica shop has a wonderful selection of Bar Mitzvah, Bat Mitzvah, wedding, baby, and general gift items. We are open on Wednesdays from 4:15 pm to 5:30 pm when Talmud Torah is in session.

We will also be open on Sunday, Feb. 22nd from 12:15pm to 12:45 pm. If you have any questions or need a special appointment, please call Susan(732-279-0443) or Terri (732-864-1566) and we will be happy to help you.

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Renee Kitay David Rosen Jane Butensky Susan Shearer Saul Balasiano Lenore Matin Iris Schulman Carly Cabey Dr. Brian Kerr Sara Brilliant Dr. Neil Brodsky Joanne Gethard Lillie Fried Jarrett Weiss Matthew Glassoff Steven Glassoff Randi Rozovsky Alan Baxter Joseph Deutschman Lauren Gordon Saul Rand Jan Pelcman Victoria Geffner

Irma Dansky Albert Perdeck Dr. Ron Rotem Barbara Selikoff Marilyn Gitlin Irwin Natter Estera Singer Gertrude Weil Regina Gelzer Ellen Hosid Jason Lindenbaum Zev Rosen Carol Swinger Caroline Small Elissa Bernknopf Donna Foxman Jeanette Schatzman Dr. Kenneth Lipkowitz Murray Peters Dr. Dennis Lyons Jeffrey Small Natalie Small Harriet Brown Dr. Emanuel Kuflik Max Silverstein

February 3 February 3 February 4 February 4 February 5 February 5 February 5 February 7 February 8 February 9 February 9 February 9 February 10 February 10 February 11 February 11 February 11 February 12 February 12 February 12 February 12 February 13 February 14

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February Birthdays

A special Yom Huledet Sameach to the following Synagogue members who are celebrating birthdays during the month of February

Birthday Shabbat for the month will be Saturday, February 14, 2015 at 9:00 am.

BE A PATRON ONEG OR KIDDUSH SPONSOR!

Celebrating? Any occasion – be it important events in your child’s life, your work life, or your home life; a graduation, anniversary, anniversary of your Bar/Bat Mitzvah, birthday, engagement, retirement…. A Patron sponsorship is designed to allow you, the congregant, to celebrate special occasions with your congregation family when you are not inviting many outside guests. The food provided by a Patron sponsorship will be ample for the usual number of congregants attending Shabbat Services plus a few invited guests. Consider becoming a Patron sponsor of a Friday night Oneg Shabbat or a Saturday morning Kiddush. Just contact the Synagogue Office to make arrangements for sharing your simcha with our whole Congregation! Thank you to Carol Wolintz for sponsoring our Oneg in honor of Jonathan and Rabbi Ellen Wolintz-Fields’ anniversary. Thank you to Carol Wolintz for sponsoring our Kiddush in honor of her grandson Coby Fields’ 9th birthday. Thank you to Patrick and Jamie Dispoto for sponsoring our Oneg and Kiddush in honor of their daughter Rachel marking her Bat Mitzvah. Thank you to Dr. Mark & Shirley Silverstein for enhancing our Kiddush in honor of Mark’s 50th anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah.

DONATED BY Shirley Shames Sandra Gottesman David & Janet Miller Faye Boico Hal & Diane Halvorsen Gertrude Weil Richard & Jeanette Schatzman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Teck Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Weinstein Philip Soffer Leslie Berger Port Fred & Evelyn Weil Joe & Henny Schwartz Alan Rinzler Carole Cohen Carole Cohen Stanley & Anita Tutnauer Iris & Heath Schulman Evelyn Rabinowitz Evelyn Rabinowitz Chuck & Kim Geneslaw David Ottenberg Lynne Bennardo Steve & Sharon Lieberman Janet Diamond Janet Diamond Michael Mednick Les Marro Sydney Krupnick

IN MEMORY OF Bill Shames Henry Cohen Paul Miller David Slowatek Herman Follick Karl & Theresa Koppel Evan Jay Schatzman Mimi & Joe Jolof Saul Rad Ziminsky Paul Soffer Herman Berger Heinrich Friedman Esther Rubin Harvey & Evelyn Rinzler Sara Gellerstein Herman Gellerstein Yettie Tutnauer Dorothy Seidman Tamar Ostrega Esther Goldsmith Roy Geneslaw Louis Ottenberg Meyer Goldstein-Luzer Jacob Lieberman Ivor B. Levy Miriam Levy Louis Mednick Bess Marro Max Krupnick

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YAHRZEIT FUND

DONATED BY Lillian Levine Lillian Levine Linda Sclarow Janet Arnowitz Sharon Hammerman Jack & Lenore Matin Jack & Lenore Matin Nettie Hurdus Jeanne Littman Milton & Janice Gelzer Stan & Carla Friedman & Family Stan & Carla Friedman & Family Al & Rhoda Finkel Y. Grabosky Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Yodowitz Howard & Jane Butensky Howard & Jane Butensky Howard & Jane Butensky George & Eleanore Kopp Larry Ravitz Sandra Welsher Martha Harween Ken & Sylvia Davis & Family Myra Drozdoff Seena Arenofsky Michael & Gail Brody Joel & Lynn Perlmutter Charlotte Krupnick

IN MEMORY OF Jacob Posner Saul Levine Ben Gordon Shirley Beder Marc Freiberg Bernice Siegel Samuel Matin Louis Wallach Shirley Litwack Fannie Gelzer Richard Crohn Rabbi Arthur Zuckerman Helen Finkel H. Grabosky Sally Fruchter Benjamin Libman Benjamin Butensky Frieda Butensky Arnold Hacken Israel Ravitz Harold Welsher Clara Moldoff Busillo Milton Davis Izaak Ader Beth Arenofsky Ruth Brody Matthew Wolen Marilyn Kassenoff

Yahrzeit Notifications Do we have all the Yahrzeit dates for your family members?

If you do not get a letter from us for a Yahrzeit, please send the name, English date of death and relationship of person to you. You can call the Synagogue Office 732-349-1244 or email to adminassist@cbitr.org

Congregation B’nai Israel Extends our Deepest Condolences to…. Dr. Patty (Rami) , Victoria, Jonathan & Julianne Geffner on the passing of her mother and their grandmother, Susan Amikam. Amy (Mark) , Haley, Brandon & Madeline Wiko on the passing of her father and their grandfather Rabbi Gerald B. Weiss. Maxine Prager and Family on the passing of her husband and our congregant Dr. Sidney Prager. Hannah Litowitz on the passing her husband and our congregant Martin Litowitz.

Now that Ocean County is your home, Why not make it your permanent home?

Reserve a plot in our beautiful and well-maintained Jewish cemetery. Administered for over 50 years by dedicated volunteers with neshama (soul).

B’nai Israel Memorial Park

West Whitty Road at Old Freehold Road, Toms River Under the auspices of Congregation B’nai Israel

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RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND In honor of: Her birthday Ruth Shapiro My granddaughter Larissa Taff’s engagement to Greg Morganoff Shirley Taff In appreciation for: Rabbi Wolintz-Fields’ kindness Florence & Alan Dvores Hazzan Walvick’s visits and prayers for recovery Murray & Penny Peters USY FUND In honor of: Judge Milton & Janice Gelzer’S 58th anniversary Bernard & Irma Dansky EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND In honor of: Larissa Taff’s engagement to Greg Morganoff Harriet Wolf Ruel Rotem marking his Bar Mitzvah Fred & Evelyn Weil In memory of: Herbert Bunis Martin & Theresa Abramson Rabbi Gerald B. Weiss Michael & Jacey Touitou & Family Contribution by: Fred & Evelyn Weil

GENERAL FUND In honor of: Henry Shery’s 85th birthday Alan Bamberger RITUAL FUND In appreciation for: Mishaberach said for Dr. Steve Laufgraben Tobie Schier and Shelly Gelpke ARIELLE EYTAN MEMORIAL FUND In honor of: Eli Eytan Alma Saravia

TALMUD TORAH FUND In honor of: Henry Shery’s 85th birthday Carol Schlesinger MITZVAH CARE FUND In honor of: Max Silverstein leading Services at Harrogate Margot Mayer In memory of: Robert Bar—Nay Marilyn Gitlin Contribution by: Stuart Levy HARRY & MOLLY GARSON FUND In honor of: Eric Weinberg’s marriage to Leah Peter & Renee Kitay In memory of: H. Neil Garson Peter & Renee Kitay Ilse Appelman Peter & Renee Kitay Fran Wallach Ryan and Brandon Dean & Hannah Kitay

From Generation to Generation

Congregation B’nai Israel Gratefully

Acknowledges the Following Contributions

Mazel Tov to…….. - Dr. David & Janet Miller on the engagement of their daughter Amy to Steve Kravetz - Robert & Nava Taff on the engagement of their daughter Larissa to Greg Morganoff - Shirley Taff on the engagement of her granddaughter Larissa Taff to Greg Morganoff - Joe Cabey on his engagement to Katelyn Keperling and to Joe's parents Ken and Suanne Cabey, his aunts and uncles Michael and Chris, Jerry and Tammy and Howie and Maureen Fried, and Don and Joanne Gethard. - Max Cooperman on birth of his great grandson Parker Dean Stevens. - Martin & Cheryl Gertner on the birth of their grandson Augusten Hugo Marshek-Gertner.

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IT IS A TREE OF LIFE TO THOSE WHO UPHOLD IT PROVERBS 3:18

Thank you to those who added the following to our Tree of Life:

MAZEL TO PHYLLIS & MARVIN KERR 60TH ANNIVERSARY NOV. 27, 2014

ALL OUR LOVE, RUTH, BRIAN, DEBRA, LAURA & JEREMY

Hoping you are all well and happy. This is a perfect time to share your simchas of your loved ones by dedicating a Leaf for those that you love. Please consider adding a Leaf to our Tree of Life now. Your check of $150.00 each is made payable to Congregation B’nai Israel. You get 4 lines and 29 spaces per Leaf. Your check is tax deductible. You can give an exceptional gift by sharing your simcha. Add a leaf to our Tree of Life OR reserve some for the future. Please call me, Arlene Neugarten at 732-929-0545 or call the office, 732- 349-1244 for more information. You can also chip in with friends to share a special birthday, marriage, anniversary, bar/bat mitzvah, graduation, birth of a child or grandchild, etc. Hoping to hear from you. Did you ever notice that each Branch has a letter on the rim from A – S, which is used to locate your Leaf? Give me a call and leave a message and I will get back to you with the information so that you can locate your Leaf. Wishing you and yours good health and all that you wish for in 2015. Shalom, Arlene Neugarten

Wedding Anniversaries

A special MAZEL TOV to the following synagogue members who are celebrating anniversaries during the month of January

Anniversary Shabbat for the month of February will be Friday, February 13, 2015 at 7:30 PM.

Thank you to the following people who have donated to the Kiddush Fund in honor of their anniversary:

Richard & Jeanette Schatzman in honor of their 54th anniversary

5 Peter & Renee Kitay 5 Jack & Lenore Matin 12 Brian & Laura Ehrlich 14 Mike & Ellen Falk

14 David & Elaine Yelner 15 Franklin & Betsy Lewinson 17 Marty & Irene Goldstein 23 Martin & Leila Portetskin

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A Note from the Library….

Thank you for your donations of used books. We do appreciate them. However, we have a limited amount of space in our Library.

Please call Jeanne Littman at 732 657 5619, to make arrangements to bring your books to the Synagogue. Dropping off your books without pre arrangements makes it very difficult

to organize the limited space in our Library. We hope you take full advantage of the wonderful collection of books we have accumulated over the years in our Library

Live From

B'nai Israel: Services!

Live-Streaming

of Services

The 21st century has taken shape at

Congregation B'nai Israel

Contact the Synagogue Office if you need the password information.

Congregation B’nai Israel Memorial Park

We never know when the end of life will come. The only thing for sure is that it will be at a very inconvenient time. Why should your family members have to quickly decide where you are to be buried? Why should they have to quickly choose a funeral home for you?

You should have the honor of a funeral service in the synagogue or in a chapel, where those who knew you will accord you the dignity you deserve. But if you do not arrange for this during your lifetime, maybe your family members will say “Let’s do a graveside service—it’s cheaper.” And then, what if the day of your funeral is very rainy or hot or cold? Then they will say “Hurry up and get it over with.” Is that what you would want? Certainly not.

End-of-life decisions should be for you to make—not anyone else. You deserve to choose your own burial place and funeral arrangements. Don’t put this off and leave it to others after you are gone. Contact Fred Weil, our Cemetery Chairman, who will give you guidance in making these decisions for yourself. Your family will be eternally grateful. Brochures available in the synagogue or upon request.

Fred M. Weil, Cemetery Chairman Phone: 732-797-0197 Email: MemorialPark@CBITR.org

PJ LIBRARY IS A JEWISH FAMILY ENGAGEMENT program implemented on a local level throughout North America. We mail, high-quality Jewish children's literature and music to families across the continent on a monthly basis.

PJ Library is a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, made possible through partnerships with philanthropists and local Jewish organizations. Today, families in hundreds of communities across the United States and Canada are able to explore the timeless core values of Judaism through books and music. The Jewish Federation of Ocean County is the local funder for this program.

All families raising Jewish children from six months up to six years old are welcome to sign up. Grandparents and other relatives can buy subscriptions on line for children who do not live in our community and do not have a sponsor in the child’s families

community. http://www.pjlibrary.org/

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Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Jewish Federation of Ocean County

In conjunction with Congregation B’nai Israel Is pleased to announce the continuation of:

“Grief After Loss” Every Monday, 1:00 PM—2:30 PM,

At Congregation B’nai Israel For more information, or to register, contact:

Jewish Family & Children’s Service 732-363-8010

BE A LAY CHAPLAIN VOLUNTEER Generosity + Gratitude = Fullness of Spirit

One day per month, bring a little Shabbat to a local Nursing Home.

Materials supplied or design your own Ritual

The feeling of giving, of helping, of bringing something Jewish to a person who is unable to come to Services or light their own Shabbat Candles or say Kiddush, fills the hearts of all.

BE A LAY CHAPLAN

Help a low-income family achieve and sustain independence…..

BE A MENTOR

Make a Difference—Be a Family Mentor Your encouragement and support can make a real difference in the life of a low-income, formerly homeless family that is struggling to become more self-reliant. The IHN PLUS Mentoring Program, developed to extend the services of The Interfaith Hospitality Network, connects volunteer mentors with families who are trying to create more positive futures. 1-2 hours per week for one year plus initial training class is required. To learn more, contact IHN AT 732-736-1550 or ihnplus@gmail.com.

Interfaith Hospitality Network of Ocean County Phone (732) 736-1550 Website: www.ihnoc.com

Are you looking for something to do with your family ?? What about doing a good deed for someone in need?

Perhaps shopping for an elderly person that is no longer able to drive? Or maybe a visit to a Senior Citizen who doesn’t have any family close by?

Become a volunteer for Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey.

There are many ways you can help. Here are a few:

Transportation to medical visits, grocery shopping, friendly phone calls and visits, and more…

All our Services are free for our seniors and volunteers receive a rewarding experience while making a difference in someone’s life!

For more information: www.caregivervolunteers.org or call (732) 505-2273

CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL

Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields Hazzan Steven Walvick Rabbi Emeritus Richard Hammerman Cantor Emeritus Daniel Green

SERVICE SCHEDULE Friday Services: 7:30 PM Sunday Morning Services: 9:00 AM Saturday Morning Services: 9:00 AM Monday through Friday Services: 7:45 AM Friday Junior Congregation 7:30 PM Saturday Junior Congregation 10:15 AM

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Sunday, February 1, 2015 - USY Lox Box 7am - Morning Minyan 9am - Talmud Torah 9:30am/Kitah Zayin 10:30am - Men’s Club World Wide Wrap XV - Men’s Club Superbowl Party & Betting Pool 6pm - Interfaith Hospitality Network Week begins Friday, February 6, 2015 Candle Lighting 5:04pm - Evening Services 7:30pm Saturday, February 7, 2015 - Shabbat Morning Services 9am - Parashat Yitro Sunday, February 8, 2015 - Morning Minyan 9am - Jewish War Veteran’s Meeting 9:30am - Talmud Torah 9:30am/Kitah Zayin 10:30am - USY/Kadima Ski Trip - Interfaith Hospitality Network Week ends Friday, February 13, 2015 Candle Lighting 5:12pm - Anniversary Shabbat 7:30pm Saturday, February 14, 2015 - Birthday Shabbat 9am - Parashat Mishpatim/Shabbat Shekalim Sunday, February 15, 2015 - Morning Minyan 9am - No Talmud Torah/Kitah Zayin

TRANSPORTATION The Mitzvah Care Fund of Congregation B'nai Israel provides transportation for Congregation members

to all Services as well as any other Synagogue Event. Please call Sandy Welsher at (732) 505-1417 to make arrangements.

Editor’s Note: In an effort to enhance the appearance of the Kolenu please send your articles in 10 font and Arial font only, please. It is the responsibility of those writing articles to submit them to Christine at the Synagogue Office. All articles must be e-mailed to the Office. Articles And Community News will not be accepted hand-written or by telephone. ALL ARTICLES AND DONATIONS MUST BE IN BY THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY PUBLICATION MONTH. PLEASE DO NOT FAX. Articles received late will appear in next month’s issue. Email: adminassist@cbitr.org

Friday, February 20, 2015 Candle Lighting 5:20pm Rosh Chodesh - Kitah Heh/Dalet Class Service 7:30pm Saturday, February 21, 2015 - Shabbat Morning Service 9am - Parashat Terumah - Men’s Club Movie Night 8pm Sunday, February 22, 2015 - Morning Minyan 9am - Talmud Torah 9:30am/Kitah Zayin 10:30am Friday, February 27, 2015 Candle Lighting 5:28pm - USY Shabbat 7:30pm - Junior Congregation 7:30pm Saturday, February 28, 2015 - Shabbat Morning Services 9am - Parashat Tetzaveh/Shabbat Zachor Sunday, March 1, 2015 - Morning Minyan 9am - Talmud Torah 9:30am/Kitah Zayin 10:30am - Men’s Club Yellow Candle Project 9:30am - USY AIPAC Washington DC, March 1-3 Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Fast of Esther Megillah Reading - Talmud Torah 4:30pm

Thursday, March 5, 2015 Purim Morning Minyan/Megillah Reading 7:45am Friday, March 6, 2015 Candle Lighting 5:36pm Shushan Purim - Hadassah Shabbat 7:30pm Saturday, March 7, 2015 - Shabbat Morning Services 9am - Parashat Ki Tisa - Casino Night Sunday, March 8, 2015 - Morning Minyan 9am - Talmud Torah 9:30am/Kitah Zayin 10:30am - Jewish War Veteran's Meeting 9:30am - Purim Carnival (Temple Beth Or) Friday, March 13, 2015 Candle Lighting 6:43pm - Kitah Gimmel/Bet/Community Shabbat Dinner 6:00pm - Kitah Gimmel/Bet Class Service 7:30pm - Anniversary Shabbat 7:30pm Saturday, March 14, 2015 - Birthday Shabbat 9am - Parashat Vayakhel-Pekude/Shabbat Parah

Februar y 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 TT

USY Lox Box 7am

Men’s Club World

Wide Wrap XV

9am

Men’s Club Super

Bowl Party 6pm

Interfaith Hospitali-

ty Week begins

2 HH

Interfaith Hospitality

3

CBI Board Mtg.

7:30pm

Interfaith

Hospitality

4 TT

Interfaith Hospitality

Tu B’Shevat

5

Interfaith

Hospitality

6 Evening Services

7:30pm

Interfaith

Hospitality

Candle Lighting

5:04pm

7 Shabbat Services

9am

Interfaith Hospitality

Parashat Yitro

8 TT

Jewish War

Veteran’s Mtg.

9:30am

USY/Kadima Ski

Trip

Interfaith Hospitali-

ty Week ends

9 HH

10

11 TT

USY Board Mtg.

6:30pm

USY Chapter Event

7:30pm

Adult Ed with

Hazzan Walvick

6:30pm

12

13

Anniversary

Shabbat 7:30pm

Candle Lighting

5:12pm

14

Birthday Shabbat

9am

Parashat

Mishpatim

Shabbat

Shekalim

15 No TT

16 No HH

Presidents Day

17 18 TT

Rosh Chodesh

Women’s Study

Group 10:30am-

12pm

19

Rosh Chodesh

20 Kitah Heh/Dalet

Class Service

7:30pm

Candle Lighting

5:20pm

Rosh Chodesh

21

Shabbat Morning

Service 9am

Men’s Club Movie

Night 8pm

Parashat

Terumah

22 TT

23 HH 24 25 TT 26

Exec. Board

Mtg. 8pm

27 USY Shabbat

7:30pm

Jr. Congregation

7:30pm

Candle Lighting 5:28pm

28

Shabbat Morning

Services 9am

Parashat

Tetzaveh

Shabbat Zachor

Shevat/Adar

5775

March 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 TT

First Steps

9:30am

Men’s Club /

Yellow Candle

9:3oam

USY AIPAC/

Washington DC

2 HH 3

Hadassah Bd.

Mtg. 1pm

CBI Board Mtg.

7:30pm

4 TT

Megillah Reading

Fast of Esther

Megillah

Reading

5

Purim

6

Hadassah Shabbat

7:30pm

Candle Lighting 5:36pm

Shushan Purim

7

Shabbat Services

9am

Casino Night

Parashat Ki Tisa

8 TT

Purim Carnival

(Temple Beth

Or)

9

HH

10

11 TT

Lunch & Learn

iEngage 11:30am-

1pm

USY Board Mtg.

7pm

12

13 Gimmel/Bet/

Community

Shabbat Dinner

6pm/Class Service

Anniversary

Shabbat 7:30pm

Candle Lighting 6:43pm

14

Birthday Shabbat

9am

Parashat

Vayakhel/Pekude

Shabbat Parah

15 TT

USY/Selfie

Scavenger Hunt

11am

Ramah Youth

Scholarship

Concert

16 HH

17

Hadassah Mtg.

1pm

18 TT

19

20

Evening Services

7:30pm

Candle Lighting

6:50pm

21

Men’s Club Shabbat

9am/Student Essay

Parashat Vayika

Rosh Chodesh

Shabbat

Hachodesh

22 TT

23 HH 24 25 TT

Rosh Chodesh

Women’s Study

Group 10:30am

26

27

USY Shabbat

7:30pm

Candle Lighting

6:58pm

28

Shabbat Services

9am

Junior Congregation

10:15am

Parashat Tzav

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