This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Warm up with the Warmth of Community and a cup of coffee. One time only: Let Rabbi Jesse Olitzky and Rabbi Rachel Marder serve as your "Beth El Baristas." Swing by our parking lot to say 'hi' and get a cup of coffee from A REUSABLE BETH EL TRAVEL MUG!
Sunday Brunch and Schmooze: Grab a cup of coffee and something to eat and spend some time via Zoom with other Beth El members.
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Since its inception, the Jewish Learning Center has been an evolving institution at Beth El. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us to review best practices and looking at bringing relevant Jewish education to our you and our Beth El community. Register here for: Tuesday, February 2 at 7:30 pm Thursday, February […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Join Rabbi Olitzky for our twice-a-month Talmud study over breakfast. We will continue our learning virtually via Zoom. Our series is open to everyone, of all knowledge levels and experience as we study Tractate Sanhedrin together. Brew a cup of coffee and make yourself breakfast and sign on to join us for learning! You can access a full […]
Join Rabbi Olitzky for our twice-a-month Talmud study over breakfast. We will continue our learning virtually via Zoom. Our series is open to everyone, of all knowledge levels and experience as we study Tractate Sanhedrin together. Brew a cup of coffee and make yourself breakfast and sign on to join us for learning! You can access a full […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Since its inception, the Jewish Learning Center has been an evolving institution at Beth El. Thank you for sharing your time and thoughts with us to review best practices and looking at bringing relevant Jewish education to our you and our Beth El community. Register here for: Tuesday, February 2 at 7:30 pm Thursday, February […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
You're invited to a family friendly pre-Shabbat singalong including students in our Thelma K. Reisman Preschool led by our Rabbis on Fridays at 10:30am via Facebook Live on the Thelma K Reisman Preschool Facebook Page.
Join Rabbi Marder, Morah Rivka Nelson, and song leader, Jill Kimelman for a fun, informal Kabbalat Shabbat service. In honor of Tu B'Shevat, we will celebrate our relationship to our planet. Please bring a special family object to “show and tell” during the service. Join via Zoom. You can follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom.
Torah Talk on Saturday morning at 8:45am: Dr. Alan Cooper will lead a conversation about this week’s Torah portion, via Zoom. Click here for the source sheets.
Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday at 9:30am can be viewed via zoom or livestream. Follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom here. You can follow along with the weekly Torah reading on Sefaria.org.
Families can sign on via Zoom at 10:30am for a virtual family service with Ira Levin and the Rabbi.
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
The NNJR will be hosting a virtual region wide program. The virtual wrap will take place the morning of February 7 starting at 9:30 a.m.– as usual on Super Bowl Sunday. The program, which should last under an hour, will include learning and the Shacharit service. You will find the Zoom meeting link below. Siddur Sim Shalom will […]
Sunday Brunch and Schmooze: Grab a cup of coffee and something to eat and spend some time via Zoom with other Beth El members.
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Jewish conceptions of chosenness or election—rooted especially in the language of Exodus 19:5-6—traditionally were hierarchical, often asserting Jewish superiority over others. Such notions run afoul of modern ideas about social justice, typically anchored in egalitarian values that would have been alien to pre-modern authors. Is it possible to uphold a version of Jewish “difference” that is […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Join us for a rolicking, fun evening when Congregation Beth El participates in the Who Knows One?, the Jewish Geography Zoom Racing Game Show on Facebook Live. Watch live and support our contestants: Lori Applebaum De Picciotto, Asher Peltz, Justin Rosen Smolen, Sarah Lipsey Brokman, Lori Schuldiner Schor, and Mike Morris. Be sure to LIKE our Facebook page (facebook.com/bethelnj) […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Join Rabbi Marder every other Wednesday morning, alternating with Talmud and Toast, to delve into the creative Rabbinic mind and explore a midrash on the weekly Torah portion. Texts will be available in Hebrew and in English and all levels of knowledge are welcome. Click here for the Zoom link.
Join Rabbi Marder every other Wednesday morning, alternating with Talmud and Toast, to delve into the creative Rabbinic mind and explore a midrash on the weekly Torah portion. Texts will be available in Hebrew and in English and all levels of knowledge are welcome. Click here for the Zoom link.
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
You're invited to a family friendly pre-Shabbat singalong including students in our Thelma K. Reisman Preschool led by our Rabbis on Fridays at 10:30am via Facebook Live on the Thelma K Reisman Preschool Facebook Page.
Join us for an abbreviated Shabbat service at 6:15pm and then at 6:45pm we will learn from Beth El congregant, Rachel Bensimon, Vice President, State Policy and Advocacy at Planned Parenthood Federation of America/Planned Parenthood Action Fund. Join via Zoom! You can follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom.
Torah Talk on Saturday morning at 8:45am: Together we will lead a conversation about this week’s Torah portion, via Zoom.
Virtual: Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday at 9:30am via Livestream. Follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom here. You can follow along with the weekly Torah reading on Sefaria.org. In-person:Socially-distanced in our sanctuary. No prior sign-up required, but we do ask that you wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status.
Virtual: Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday at 9:30am via Livestream. Follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom here. You can follow along with the weekly Torah reading on Sefaria.org. In-person:Socially-distanced in our sanctuary. No prior sign-up required, but we do ask that you wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status.
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Sunday Brunch and Schmooze: Grab a cup of coffee and something to eat and spend some time via Zoom with other Beth El members.
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Stay signed on after Morning Minyan (approximately 8:30 am) for learning with Rabbi Marder. She will lead study of the central mitzvot of Purim, including hearing Megillah, giving mishloach manot and tzedakah, and enjoying a festive meal. How can we fulfill these mitzvot and find meaning in them this year? You can sign in each […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Join Rabbi Olitzky for our twice-a-month Talmud study over breakfast. We will continue our learning virtually via Zoom. Our series is open to everyone, of all knowledge levels and experience as we study Tractate Sanhedrin together. Brew a cup of coffee and make yourself breakfast and sign on to join us for learning! You can access a full […]
Join Rabbi Olitzky for our twice-a-month Talmud study over breakfast. We will continue our learning virtually via Zoom. Our series is open to everyone, of all knowledge levels and experience as we study Tractate Sanhedrin together. Brew a cup of coffee and make yourself breakfast and sign on to join us for learning! You can access a full […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
This Purim, let's (re)consider women. The Purim story begins and ends with women, and our history is peppered with women who are nameless and faceless, but whose power has brought us to where we are today. Join Merav Fine Braun, Beth El member and Hunter Hillel Director, to learn about the power of women in our […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
You're invited to a family friendly pre-Shabbat singalong including students in our Thelma K. Reisman Preschool led by our Rabbis on Fridays at 10:30am via Facebook Live on the Thelma K Reisman Preschool Facebook Page.
This lively, musical Zoom service will bring a much needed sense of community as we welcome the peace and sweetness of Shabbat together. Join the Shabbat Zoom. You can follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom.
Torah Talk on Saturday morning at 8:45am: Andy Fair will lead a conversation about this week’s Torah portion, via Zoom. Click here for the source sheets.
Virtual: Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday at 9:30am via Livestream. Follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom here. You can follow along with the weekly Torah reading on Sefaria.org. In-person:Socially-distanced in our sanctuary. No prior sign-up required, but we do ask that you wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status.
Virtual: Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday at 9:30am via Livestream. Follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom here. You can follow along with the weekly Torah reading on Sefaria.org. In-person:Socially-distanced in our sanctuary. No prior sign-up required, but we do ask that you wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status.
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Sunday Brunch and Schmooze: Grab a cup of coffee and something to eat and spend some time via Zoom with other Beth El members.
Swing by the parking lot, say hi to the Rabbis and pick up your Mishloach Manot bag from our Sisterhood. No sign up necessary!
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Join Rabbi Marder every other Wednesday morning, alternating with Talmud and Toast, to delve into the creative Rabbinic mind and explore a midrash on the weekly Torah portion. Texts will be available in Hebrew and in English and all levels of knowledge are welcome. Click here for the Zoom link.
Join Rabbi Marder every other Wednesday morning, alternating with Talmud and Toast, to delve into the creative Rabbinic mind and explore a midrash on the weekly Torah portion. Texts will be available in Hebrew and in English and all levels of knowledge are welcome. Click here for the Zoom link.
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
It's time to dress up. Come show us your creativity and join the Beth El costume contest via Zoom. Join in a category or just come to check out the great costumes. Stay on after for the Megillah reading. The contest will feature guest judges, Maplewood Mayor, Frank McGehee and South Orange Village President Sheena […]
Gather with community for the brief evening service and to hear the Megillah chanted aloud. To kick off this evening enjoy a Purim spiel starring Beth El members and the clergy. In between Megillah chapters, we'll be entertained by videos of our JLC students telling the story. Follow along with Megillat Esther: Join via Zoom!
Hear Megillat Esther chanted again during Morning Minyan at approximately 8:30 am. Minyan begins at 7:45. Join via this link! Follow along with Megillat Esther
You're invited to a family friendly pre-Shabbat singalong including students in our Thelma K. Reisman Preschool led by our Rabbis on Fridays at 10:30am via Facebook Live on the Thelma K Reisman Preschool Facebook Page.
Join Rabbi Olitzky for a celebration of Shabbat. Welcome Shabbat with singing, praying, and fun. Join via Zoom. You can follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom.
Torah Talk on Saturday morning at 8:45am: Karen and Jay Kaufman will lead a conversation about this week’s Torah portion, via Zoom. Click here for the source sheets when they are prepared.
Virtual: Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday at 9:30am via Livestream. Follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom here. You can follow along with the weekly Torah reading on Sefaria.org. In-person:Socially-distanced in our sanctuary. No prior sign-up required, but we do ask that you wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status.
Virtual: Shabbat Morning Services on Saturday at 9:30am via Livestream. Follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom here. You can follow along with the weekly Torah reading on Sefaria.org. In-person:Socially-distanced in our sanctuary. No prior sign-up required, but we do ask that you wear a mask, regardless of vaccination status.
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Sunday Brunch and Schmooze: Grab a cup of coffee and something to eat and spend some time via Zoom with other Beth El members.
They Ain’t Ready For Me is the story of Tamar Manasseh, the African American woman who is leading the fight against senseless killings on the south side of Chicago. The film, inspired and directed by Brad Rothschild (a local Schechter/GOA grad) explores the challenges and motivations of this fearless community leader as she works to prevent neighborhood gun […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
Join Rabbi Olitzky for our twice-a-month Talmud study over breakfast. We will continue our learning virtually via Zoom. Our series is open to everyone, of all knowledge levels and experience as we study Tractate Sanhedrin together. Brew a cup of coffee and make yourself breakfast and sign on to join us for learning! You can access a full […]
Join Rabbi Olitzky for our twice-a-month Talmud study over breakfast. We will continue our learning virtually via Zoom. Our series is open to everyone, of all knowledge levels and experience as we study Tractate Sanhedrin together. Brew a cup of coffee and make yourself breakfast and sign on to join us for learning! You can access a full […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
This is your opportunity to begin your day with prayer and reflection. All are welcome! Morning Minyan meets at the regularly scheduled times, 7:45am on Monday-Friday, and 8:15am on Sundays and federal holidays. We encourage you to stay signed on Tuesdays mornings after minyan for learning with Rabbi Marder. You can sign in each morning using this link. Access […]
You're invited to a family friendly pre-Shabbat singalong including students in our Thelma K. Reisman Preschool led by our Rabbis on Fridays at 10:30am via Facebook Live on the Thelma K Reisman Preschool Facebook Page.
Join Rabbi Olitzky, Morah Rivka Nelson, and song leader, Jill Kimelman for a fun, informal Kabbalat Shabbat service. A great way to welcome in Shabbat! Join via Zoom. You can follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom.
Torah Talk on Saturday morning at 8:45am will be led by Rabbi Olitzky. Together he will lead a conversation about this week’s Torah portion, via Zoom.
Shabbat morning services will feature the Beth El Men's Club and be on Zoom, enabling congregants to see each other throughout the service. Click here to join via Zoom! Follow along by downloading a PDF of the Siddur Sim Shalom here. You can follow along with the weekly Torah reading on Sefaria.org. If you would prefer to […]
Families can sign on via Zoom at 10:30am for a virtual family service with Ira Levin and the Rabbi.
