Events
10 / 11
9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
 Since one of the hallmarks of Reconstructionist ideology is that Judaism is a civilization, we are aware that our Jewish lives are informed by art, language and culture as well as by religious ideology and religious practice. To ensure that we have meaningful opportunities to engage with art, language and culture, our morning Torah study will consist of reading poetry. We will be looking at Jewish poems, but this begs the question, what is a Jewish poem?10:00 am
We gather in our beautiful sanctuary every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. for Shabbat morning services which include prayers, songs, and discussion of the weekly Torah portion. After services there is a kiddush for meeting and greeting - and, of course, eating. | ||
10 / 12
9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
 Please join us in building the BK sukkah - no experience necessary. “Many hands make the work go quickly.” Bring a charged cordless drill, if you have one. For more information contact Richard Levy. 12:00 pm
 Looking for a Dynamic Synagogue?Come meet Bnai Keshet, a diverse & welcoming community. Join us for brunch and conversation. Meet our Rabbi, Elliott Tepperman. Learn about our Religious School and wide range of stimulating Adult Ed and social activities. Chat with members who will give you their perspectives on the BK experience. BK will be building our Sukkah so you can see our community in action!! We look forward to greeting you! | ||
10 / 13
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10 / 14
9:00 am
End: 11:00 am
Service will be in the sukkah so please dress warmly. | ||
10 / 15
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10 / 16
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10 / 17
7:30 am
End: 8:00 am
Prayers and camaraderie to prepare for Shabbat every Friday at 7:30 AM 6:00 pm
End: 7:45 pm
 Please join us for Shabbat dinner under the stars, prepared by our own Sam Sheps. Cost - $7.00 per person or $20.00 per family. Please dress warmly. Contact Nadia in the BK office to make a reservation and to pay in advance. Keeping a credit card number on file is the easiest way to attend BK events. 7:45 pm
 3rd Friday of each month at 7:45 PM, September through June. Come and experience a relaxing, quiet way to let go of the week and deeply enter the peace of Shabbat. This Kabbalat Keshet service will incorporate contemplative niggunim, traditional prayers, short meditations, and silence. | ||
10 / 18
9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Bet Midrash: Gan, Alef, Bet 9:00-11:00 AM Gimmel 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
Soon we will be reading the story of Noah and the flood. Not a bad time of year to review Jewish law and attitudes towards life on Earth. We are guided by the principle: “Tsa’ar Ba’alei Chaim”. Prevent the suffering of living creatures. As Reconstructionist Jews, how do we understand Kashrut, vegetarianism, hunting, horse racing, and owning pets in light of our tradition? Where does our ethical heritage lead us on environmental issues and where should biodiversity line up in the list of global priorities? 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Tot Shabbat (0-4 yrs) 10:00 - 10:30 am Simchat Shabbat (K-2nd) 10:30 - 11:00 am Jr. Congregation (3rd-6th) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am
We gather in our beautiful sanctuary every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. for Shabbat morning services which include prayers, songs, and discussion of the weekly Torah portion. After services there is a kiddush for meeting and greeting - and, of course, eating. Please join us this week as we celebrate a Bar Mitzvah. | ||
10 / 19
9:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Gimmel, Dalet, Hey 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM; Gan, Alef, Bet 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM 2:00 pm
 Join the 32nd annual CROPWalk in Montclair. Become a walker, or contribute funds as a sponsor for this interfaith community event that brings people together to take a stand against hunger in our world. Montclair is one of 2,000 communities in the country that take part each year. The walk is only 3 miles and begins and ends on the lawn at First Congregational Church, just down the street from BK on South Fullerton Avenue. Walker forms are available in the BK office, or contact Cheryl Marshall-Petricoff for more information. | ||
10 / 20
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10 / 21
6:00 pm
 Join Us for a spirited Simchat Torah celebration featuring live music by Marty Fogel and Thread of Blue! Together we will honor the Torah, complete and begin a cycle of Torah readings and celebrate our Judaism to the sounds of terrific music! Schedule of Events 6:00 PM Pizza dinner (please RSVP to the BK office by 10/14) 6:45 PM Minimal Ma’ariv and Children’s Service 7:00 PM Unrolling the entire Torah scroll, hakafot—parading, dancing and singing—with the Torah, with Marty Fogel and Thread of Blue Light Refreshments after 7:00 PM (soda and cookies for the kinder in the sanctuary, and schnapps in the lobby for the rest of us). | ||
10 / 22
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10 / 23
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10 / 24
7:30 am
End: 8:00 am
Prayers and camaraderie to prepare for Shabbat every Friday at 7:30 AM 12:54 pm
10/24/2008 - 12:54pm
End: 10/26/2008 - 12:54pm
 Get excited for fun, friends, singing, hanging out, and so much more at the No’ar Hadash Eastern Teen Kallah at Camp JRF in South Sterling, PA. This event is open to 8th-12th graders from Florida all the way up to Montreal, so if you’re on the East coast, this is the Kallah for you! To register or for more info, log on to www.noarhadash.org. Please contact No’ar Hadash Program Coordinator Alanna Sklover for more information. We can’t wait to see you there! | ||
10 / 25
(all day)
10/24/2008 - 12:54pm
End: 10/26/2008 - 12:54pm
Get excited for fun, friends, singing, hanging out, and so much more at the No’ar Hadash Eastern Teen Kallah at Camp JRF in South Sterling, PA. This event is open to 8th-12th graders from Florida all the way up to Montreal, so if you’re on the East coast, this is the Kallah for you! To register or for more info, log on to www.noarhadash.org. Please contact No’ar Hadash Program Coordinator Alanna Sklover for more information. We can’t wait to see you there!9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
Melissa Schaffer joins Beth Sandweiss and May Benatar to lead our 9:00 a.m. chanting and meditation sessions for what promises to be an invigorating spiritual workout. This past summer Beth and Melissa studied with renowned spiritual leader, Rabbi Shefa Gold, who is a leader in Aleph: Alliance for Jewish Renewal and received her ordination both from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. We look forward to hearing about their experiences, learning some new chants and finding new ways to get our spiritual juices flowing. 9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Bet Midrash: 4s 9:00 - 10:30 AM Gan, Alef, Bet 9:00-11:00 AM Gimmel 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 10:00 am
We gather in our beautiful sanctuary every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. for Shabbat morning services which include prayers, songs, and discussion of the weekly Torah portion. After services there is a kiddush for meeting and greeting - and, of course, eating. 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Tot Shabbat (0-4 yrs) 10:00 - 10:30 am Simchat Shabbat (K-2nd) 10:30 - 11:00 am Jr. Congregation (3rd-6th) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | ||
10 / 26
End: 12:54 pm
10/24/2008 - 12:54pm
End: 10/26/2008 - 12:54pm
Get excited for fun, friends, singing, hanging out, and so much more at the No’ar Hadash Eastern Teen Kallah at Camp JRF in South Sterling, PA. This event is open to 8th-12th graders from Florida all the way up to Montreal, so if you’re on the East coast, this is the Kallah for you! To register or for more info, log on to www.noarhadash.org. Please contact No’ar Hadash Program Coordinator Alanna Sklover for more information. We can’t wait to see you there!9:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Gimmel, Dalet, Hey 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Gan, Alef, Bet 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM 4:30 pm
End: 7:00 pm
 At the Willow School, a certified “green” facility in Gladstone, NJ. Bnai Keshet has been selected by GreenFaith as one of three honorees at its annual awards celebration. | ||
10 / 27
7:30 pm
End: 9:30 pm
 Bnai Keshet and Union Baptist Church join together for a Conversation on Race. RACE is a four-letter-word we rarely share our thoughts on. We almost never talk about it with strangers. Now you can join this discussion on race, based on individual experience, insight and concerns, and experience what more than 700 area residents have already taken part in. This program, whose goal is to encourage honest and open dialogue on the topic of race, allows participants to discuss sensitive race issues constructively. You'll enhance your understanding as you exchange views with others. All participants can come away with a greater awareness of how others experience and perceive race. 5 sessions, Mondays 10/27 - 11/24. For more information or to sign up, contact Emil Schattner. | ||
10 / 28
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10 / 29
12:30 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Ashrey Yoshvey Veytecha! - Happy are those who sit within your house! Looking for a midweek opportunity to recharge your spiritual battery? Looking for a few minutes of peace and quiet? Rabbi Elliott invites you to join him for a short period of silent meditation on Wednesdays 12:30-1:00 PM. Each session will start promptly with a little singing, include about 18 minutes of quiet contemplation, and end with a kaddish if we have a minyan or more singing if we do not. 4:15 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Gimmel, Dalet, Hey 4:15 - 6:00 PM Vav, Zayin 4:30 - 6:00 PM 8:00 pm
Please join us for a meeting, open to the congregation, to discuss our task force recommendations on the role of the non-Jewish spouse in synagogue life. | ||
10 / 30
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10 / 31
7:30 am
End: 8:00 am
Prayers and camaraderie to prepare for Shabbat every Friday at 7:30 AM | ||
11 / 1
9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
9:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Bet Midrash: Gan, Alef, Bet 9:00 -11:00 AM Gimmel 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
 Introduction to Judaism is a 6-month course exploring contemporary Jewish experience through learning, questioning and celebrating Judaism in the context of our lives. It is based on a curriculum developed at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Collge. Topics include theology and prayer, the Jewish life cycle, Shabbat and Festivals, Jewish texts, American Jewish movements, Israel and Tikkun Olam.9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
 In this class we will combine two core Jewish spiritual practices: Torah study and meditation. In each class we will study texts related to our search for lives of holiness. We will also practice various techniques of meditation and mindfulness intended to help us recognize and experience holiness. 10:00 am
End: 12:00 pm
Tot Shabbat (0-4 yrs) 10:00 - 10:30 am Simchat Shabbat (K-2nd) 10:30 - 11:00 am Jr. Congregation (3rd-6th) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am
We gather in our beautiful sanctuary every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. for Shabbat morning services which include prayers, songs, and discussion of the weekly Torah portion. After services there is a kiddush for meeting and greeting - and, of course, eating. Please join us this week as we celebrate a Bar Mitzvah. | ||
11 / 2
9:30 am
End: 12:30 pm
Gimmel, Dalet, Hey 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Gan, Alef, Bet 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM | ||
11 / 3
7:30 pm
Bnai Keshet and Union Baptist Church join together for a Conversation on Race. RACE is a four-letter-word we rarely share our thoughts on. We almost never talk about it with strangers. Now you can join this discussion on race, based on individual experience, insight and concerns, and experience what more than 700 area residents have already taken part in. This program, whose goal is to encourage honest and open dialogue on the topic of race, allows participants to discuss sensitive race issues constructively. You'll enhance your understanding as you exchange views with others. All participants can come away with a greater awareness of how others experience and perceive race. 5 sessions, Mondays 10/27 - 11/24, 7:30 - 9:30 PM. | ||
11 / 4
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11 / 5
12:30 pm
End: 1:00 pm
Ashrey Yoshvey Veytecha! - Happy are those who sit within your house! Looking for a midweek opportunity to recharge your spiritual battery? Looking for a few minutes of peace and quiet? Rabbi Elliott invites you to join him for a short period of silent meditation on Wednesdays 12:30-1:00 PM. Each session will start promptly with a little singing, include about 18 minutes of quiet contemplation, and end with a kaddish if we have a minyan or more singing if we do not. 4:15 pm
End: 6:00 pm
Gimmel, Dalet, Hey 4:15 - 6:00 PM Vav, Zayin 4:30 - 6:00 PM 8:00 pm
End: 9:30 pm
 The new season of Latter Day Kaplanians begins with a discussion of the parallel development, influences and growth of the various sets of books the Jews call their bible. Getting the different perspectives on essentially the same stories, from the TaNaCH (Hebrew, Aramaic), the Septuagint (Greek), the Vulgate (Latin), the Dead Sea Scrolls, (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek), and the King James (English) can be interesting. Some of the legends, of course, come from Samarian, Egyptian, Greek and other cultures. Understanding ourselves by learning of our origins is the point. Join us for the beginning of our eight month discovery venture. All are welcome. For more information or to be added to the email list, please contact the BK office. | ||
11 / 6
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11 / 7
7:30 am
End: 8:00 am
Prayers and camaraderie to prepare for Shabbat every Friday at 7:30 AM 5:30 pm
2nd Friday of each month at 5:30 PM, October through June (except November and April). Join us for a special interactive service for children and their families. 6:15 pm
End: 7:45 pm
So why would a nice deaf Jewish boy want to become a rabbi anyway? The Renaissance Adult Dinner in November will feature a presentation from our new assistant Rabbi Darby Leigh. Rabbi Darby will be sharing some insights into his spiritual journey that ultimately brought him to the Reconstructionist movement and to the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College. Rabbi Darby will also be sharing some insights into his experiences as a deaf person and how those experiences have impacted his spiritual journey.7:45 pm
1st Friday of each month at 7:45 PM, September through June. Kabbalat Keshet means receiving the rainbow. The Rainbow is a symbol of the covenant between God and humanity. Our joyous Friday evening services to welcome Shabbat are called "Kabbalat Keshet" services, and include music and song. Join us and refresh your spirit. | ||
11 / 8
9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
9:00 am
End: 10:00 am
Since one of the hallmarks of Reconstructionist ideology is that Judaism is a civilization, we are aware that our Jewish lives are informed by art, language and culture as well as by religious ideology and religious practice. To ensure that we have meaningful opportunities to engage with art, language and culture, our morning Torah study will consist of reading poetry. 10:00 am
We gather in our beautiful sanctuary every Saturday at 10:00 a.m. for Shabbat morning services which include prayers, songs, and discussion of the weekly Torah portion. After services there is a kiddush for meeting and greeting - and, of course, eating. Please join us this week as we celebrate a Bat Mitzvah. | ||
11 / 9
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11 / 10
7:30 pm
Bnai Keshet and Union Baptist Church join together for a Conversation on Race. RACE is a four-letter-word we rarely share our thoughts on. We almost never talk about it with strangers. Now you can join this discussion on race, based on individual experience, insight and concerns, and experience what more than 700 area residents have already taken part in. This program, whose goal is to encourage honest and open dialogue on the topic of race, allows participants to discuss sensitive race issues constructively. You'll enhance your understanding as you exchange views with others. All participants can come away with a greater awareness of how others experience and perceive race. 5 sessions, Mondays 10/27 - 11/24, 7:30 - 9:30 PM. | ||
