WELCOME TO BNAI KESHET
99 South Fullerton AvenueMontclair, New Jersey
Shalom and welcome to Bnai Keshet, a spirited, friendly Reconstructionist Synagogue serving the greater Essex County area. At Bnai Keshet a diverse group of people come together to form a warm, spiritually invigorating and intellectually rigorous Jewish community.
From Rabbi Elliott
From Our Co-Presidents
Rabbi Daniel Brenner to Speak on the Birthright Israel Experience
05/13/2008 - 8:00pm
The Israel Committee Program this month will focus on Birthright Israel, which has now taken 160,000 young people from 52 nations on a ten-day trip to Israel. Just to give some perspective on this statistic, more people go on Birthright each year than have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Renaissance Adult Dinner
05/16/2008 - 6:15pm
This month, Al Steiner will discuss reading the Bible. We will attempt to place the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) in an understandable context for a 21st century Jew. In dealing with English translations of this ancient set of books we can, by trying to project back to its origins, deal with the many contradictions, mistranslations of the colloquial language and word usage that differ from today's language. It's as though Author Amy Holman Edelman discusses "Manless in Montclair"
05/17/2008 - 12:30pm
Immediately following Shabbat services. Manless in Montclair: How a Happily Married Woman Became a Widow Looking for Love in the Wilds of Suburbia is a story of love, loss, and finding your place in the world, even when you find yourself in the last place you thought you'd ever be. Once upon a time, Isabel, a woman of short stature and big dreams, was desperately searching for her niche. Join us for Siyum HaTorah - Completing our New Torah: A Family Celebration
05/18/2008 - 12:00pm
05/18/2008 - 5:00pm
An afternoon of celebration as we complete our new Torah. The fun begins at noon at Bnai Keshet with a barbeque, games, rides and entertainment. At 3:00 PM, we will gather with our sofer, Rabbi Kevin Hale, as we inscribe the final 18 letters in the Bnai Keshet Torah.
Members: Register NOW for the Congregational Retreat at Camp JRF in the Poconos May 23 - 25
Join us for a weekend of fun, community, learning, singing, dancing, celebration and nature at Camp JRF in the Poconos. Families, couples and singles of all ages are invited to come together to creatively explore the value of Hidur Mitzvah, the beautification of mitzvah (good deeds). For details about the retreat and the registration form, please see the attached brochure. We welcome all synagogue members to attend the retreat if possible. If cost is a deterrent, please talk to Rabbi Elliott, Carol Rotman or Betsy Tessler. No one will be turned away!
