In Person & Zoom Events
TBJ Friday Night Shabbat Service – 7:30pm on Friday, March 20 in the small sanctuary
Torah Study – 9:30am on Saturday, March 21 via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85671969681
Saturday Shabbat Service - 10:30am on Saturday, April 25 in the main sanctuary
Synagogue Leadership Series –10:30 – 12:00pm on Sunday, March 29, April 12 & 26 and May 21. This series looks at the gamut of synagogue leadership, but it is designed for anyone: the leader, the Jew in the Pew, and the non-Jewish person. Understand the Jewish world from how it works!
Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh – 6:00pm on Thursday, March 19 at the home of Lynne Arnold. We will be discussing the book Jewish Stories from Heaven and Earth edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins. The book is available on Amazon but it may take a few weeks to get. Please try to order it. You will love the stories!
Guest Speaker Sister Yliana Hernandez – 7:30pm on Friday, March 27 in the main sanctuary. Sister Yliana entered the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1966. She has a BA from SUNY New Paltz, a MA from Herbert H. Lehman College and a MS from Fordham University. She has taught at many institutions in Peru and New York including the Archdiocese and most recently was the Principal of Nora Cronin Presentation Academy in Newburgh and as a volunteer for the Hudson Valley SPCA.
Movie & Matzah Night – 7:00pm on Saturday, March 28. Join us for a viewing of “Streit’s: Matzo and the American Dream” movie. The history of the Streit's Matzo factory on New York's Lower East Side. Opened in 1925, it sat at the heart of the nation's largest Jewish immigrant community. Today it remains the last family owned matzo factory in America.
Sisterhood Women’s Seder – 2:00pm on Sunday, March 29. $18 per person. Please RSVP by March 20.
Second Night Passover Seder – 6:00pm on Thursday, April 2. Join Rabbi Kohn & student Cantor Rachael for a traditional, fun and not too long Passover Seder. Gourmet dinner with traditional favorites. $36 Adults/$10 children. Please RSVP by March 25th.
Sisterhood Lunch & Learn – 12:30pm on Thursday, April 23 at Mama Theresa’s, New Windsor. The topic is The Concept of Am Yisrael Chai. RSVP by April 17. Attendees pay for their own meal.
Sisterhood Book Club – 12:30pm on Thursday, May 21 at the temple. Discussion of the book “Gittel’s Journey” by Leslea Newman. Gittel and her mother were supposed to immigrate to America together, but when her mother is stopped by the health inspector, Gittel must make the journey alone. Her mother writes her cousin’s address in New York on a piece of paper. However, when Gittel arrives at Ellis Island, she discovers the ink has run and the address is illegible! How will she find her family? The book includes an author’s note explaining how Gittel’s story is based on the journey to America taken by Lesléa Newman’s grandmother and family friend.
Gift of Life Bone Marrow Swabbing Drive – Stem cell donors needed for the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. So far we have 189 Matches! TBJ is launching the TBJ 180 Fund to support ongoing Tikkun Olam—Saving the World projects in Newburgh and our wider community. Funds will help ongoing projects—filling food pantries, knitting hats for the homeless, feeding the hungry on Christmas, and new projects to be launched by our TBJ Tikkun Olam—Saving the World Committee. Please make your start-up donation of $18 to seed this new fund and launch this comprehensive Jewish Saving the World effort. Click here to make your donation to the https://givebutter.com/tbjnewburgh180
Donors swab the inside of their cheeks and complete a registration form and must be in good health. Volunteers are also needed for a couple of hours to help find someone’s match. Contact Sherrill Murray-Lazarus to volunteer at smlazarus@yahoo.com or text at 914-213-0986. Upcoming Drives are:
- Tuesday, March 17 from 10am – 2pm at SUNY New Paltz, Student Union Bldg. 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY
- Thursday, March 19 from 11am - 2 pm at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, 60 Prospect Ave, Middletown, NY
- Thursday, March 26 from 10am -2pm at SUNY Orange, 115 South Street, Middletown, NY 10940
- Thursday, April 9 from 10am – 2pm at SUNY New Paltz, Student Union Bldg. 1 Hawk Drive, New Paltz, NY
- Tuesday, April 14 from 11am – 1pm at Mt. St. Mary College, Aquinas Hall: The View
- Tuesday, April 21 from 10am - 2pm at Iona College, 715 North Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10804 (building 14)
- Wednesday, April 22 from 11am – 3pm at SUNY Orange, 115 South Street, Middletown, NY 10940
KOL YISRAEL EVENTS
Guided Meditation & Sound Bath Class – 7:00pm on Mondays with Bryon Abrams. Join us for a relaxation meditation with focusing on reducing stress using Tibetan singing bowls. No fee to attend, but donations are welcome.
Tai Chi –Wednesdays at 11am. Join certified instructor Bryon Abrams as he teaches us mind-body practices and meditation to reduce stress, lower blood pressure, decrease anxiety, depression & fatigue. Donations appreciated.
NJCC EVENTS
Mimosas & Matzo Brei – 12:00 – 4:00pm on Sunday April 5 at Kol Yisrael, 290 North Street, Newburgh. Join us for Kosher Food, and Live Music. Please register online at newburghjcc.org or call (845) 562-5604. Sponsored by Kol Yisrael, Congregation Agudas Israel, Newburgh JCC, Temple Beth Jacob and Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County. No charge to attend, but registration is required.
Line Dancing For Intermediate/Advanced- 12:30 – 2:00pm on Wednesdays. No Fee for JCC Members. $6 for all non-members.
Rae of Light Chair Yoga for Adults— 10:30 am on Fridays with Susan. $5 per class for members.
Walkrobics – 10:00 am on Mondays & Wednesdays. $6 for JCC members and $8 for non-members. Register by calling (845) 564-7422 or nextstepfitness@yahoo.com
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Self-Defense Free Training Events – Introduction to Krav Maga, an Israeli self-defense discipline class on Wednesday, March 18 from 6:00 – 9:00pm. Registration is required for the class. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County in collaboration with JSEC-HV and Beacon Hebrew Alliance. Register at events@jewishdutchess.org.
Meet Author Elizabeth R. Hyman – 2:00pm on Sunday, April 12 at Kol Yisrael, 290 North Street, Newburgh. Author of “The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto”. Hear the story of five young Jewish women who defied the Nazis in Warsaw as they smuggled weapons and messages helping to spark the uprising. Register at jewishorangeny.regfox.com/Elizabeth-r-hyman. Book available to purchase and signing.
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