CBAJ Notes Weekly E-mail

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Candle Lighting 
5:16 pm 

Latest Shema
9:27 am

Latest Shacharit
10:21 am

Earliest Mincha
12:36 pm

Sunset
5:35 pm
 
Shabbat ends
6:16 pm
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All Services
for registered participants


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Shabbat Terumah & Parshat Zachor 

February 19-20, 2021

SERVICES
Registered participants are welcome at our services. Please note that due to the pandemic, we cannot allow anyone who is not registered into our building. Exact times are sent to registrants.
Even if you are registered, if you feel sick at all, please exercise good judgment and stay home rather than attending services. 
When leaving the building, please continue to exercise social distancing and do not congregate in the hallways / vestibules.

READING OF ZACHOR
There is a Biblical commandment to hear Parashat Zakhor.  Ideally, one who is healthy and able should hear this reading from a Torah scroll on the Shabbat preceding Purim (this Shabbat). If you are interested in a second Reading of Zakhor before Mincha, please let Rabbi Feldman know today by 4:00 pm.  If so, please register for Mincha. Please register for services at this link to hear Zakhor read at CBAJIf you cannot attend services this Shabbat, you may also fulfill this Mitzvah by listening to the Torah Reading on Purim Morning at 6:30 am services. Finally, if you cannot attend either of those, remember to attend services on Parashat Ki Tetze (August 21, 2021) and, when the Maftir portion is read that Shabbat, have in mind to fulfill the annual mitzvah of remembering Amalek.

TORAH READING
Exodus 25:1 - 27:19, Artscroll p. 444 
Maftir: Deuteronomy 25:17 - 19, 1066 
Haftarah:  I Samuel 15:2 - 24, 1214  

MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Sylvia and Michael Solomon on the birth of their great-grandchild, Hadar Roni. 

​​​​​​ADULT EDUCATION @ CBAJ
Shabbat: Halacha in the Parsha 
Thursdays: Tanakh Class, 9:30 am on Zoom
Monday Evenings: Mourning in Jewish Law and Thought, 8:00 pm on Zoom

ALBANY NCSY THIS WEEK
For more information contact Jack Hartstein

FAST OF ESTHER
Thursday, February 25, The fast begins at 5:14 AM and ends at 6:11 pm.

​​​PURIM
Purim Services and Megilah
Thursday: 5:25 pm (indoors); 7:30 pm (indoors or outdoors)
Friday: 6:30 am, 9 am (Indoors); 11 am (outdoors)Please register at this link for any Purim service.


The the 7:30 pm, 9am, and 11am readings will be "family seating" style as there is no prayer service taking place.
Children who can sit for the duration of the Megilah reading are welcome at those readings (please register online). Parents are responsible for their own children.

A note regarding Noisemaking at Megilah Readings:
Please refrain from making loud vocal noises during the reading - groggers, mechanical or electronic, are ok.  However, please also keep in mind that we would like to complete the Megilah in an efficient manner to minimize the time spent as a group indoors.

Hearing the Megilah over Zoom should be reserved for those who are sick, in quarantine, or otherwise unable to leave the home. For those who need it, all indoor readings will be broadcast in the CBAJ Zoom Room.

Matanot L'Evyonim
Please bring cash or check (made out to CBAJ RDF) to Purim services, or donate online here to the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund and write "Matanot L'evyonim" in the notes.

Purim Seudah
This year, as Purim falls on Friday, that meal must begin before midday and end by 3 pm. Anyone who attends our Purim Day services or Megilah Readings will be welcome to an individually-packaged bagel with cream cheese and Hamantasch "Seudah." The CBAJ Grab and Go Purim Seudah is generously sponsored by Joan and Jack Rosenblum on the occasion of the Yarhzeit (on Purim) of Jack's mother, Rachel Bat Ya'akov.

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Family in Need - Request from JFS: JFS is asking for our help as they help relocate a client and young child to the Capital District so the client can receive urgent medical treatment for pancreatic cancer. The small family needs items for an apartment including basic furniture. Any financial donation is also welcome to help offset the costs of moving, as well as ongoing medical transportation. Please contact Gretta Hansing, MS/MEd/LMSW,  intake and case management coordinator at JFS,  (518) 516-1118 or ghansing@jfsneny.org. 

Scholarships: The Jewish Federation of NENY offers scholarships to area children and college students to attend a variety of summer programs and year-long Israel experience programs. Visit jewishfedny.org for more information or to download an application. The deadline for this year is Friday, February 26, 2021. Contact Rebecca Miller at Federation with any questions;
518) 783 - 7800 x 225 or rmiller@jewishfedny.org.  

Havurah Initiative: The Jewish Federation is launching a new Havurah Initiative , our community’s third joint program between Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) and Jewish Federation. We also partner on PJ Library and LIFE & LEGACY®.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Sunday to Wednesday: 5:30 pm on Zoom
Thursday: 5:25 pm on Zoom 

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
New Offerings: 
JFS has launched new virtual groups to help: teens “unload;” parents with day-to-day challenges; caregivers with information sharing; older adults with staying safe & connected; grief & loss; pandemic stress; and feeling down and disconnected. 

JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

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Candle Lighting 
4:57 pm 

Latest Shema
9:37am

Latest Shacharit
10:28 am

Earliest Mincha
12:35pm

Sunset
5:17 pm
 
Shabbat ends
5:59 pm
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All Services
for registered participants


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Shabbat Mevarchim Yitro 

February 5 - 6, 2021

SERVICES
Registered participants are welcome at our services. Please note that due to the pandemic, we cannot allow anyone who is not registered into our building. Exact times are sent to registrants.
Even if you are registered, if you feel sick at all, please exercise good judgment and stay home rather than attending services. 
When leaving the building, please continue to exercise social distancing and do not congregate in the hallways / vestibules.

TORAH READING
Exodus 18:1 - 20:23: Artscroll p. 394  
Haftarah: Isaiah 5:1- 7:6, p. 1154 

CBAJ TOWN HALL
Please join us Saturday night at 7 pm in the CBAJ Zoom Room for a CBAJ Town Hall.  We will explain our Purim offerings, introduce new Siddurim for use at CBAJ, and other matters of interest to the Beth Abe community.

MISHLOACH MANOT
Please remember to submit CBAJ Mishloach Manot orders by February 7.  Order here.

​​​​​​ADULT EDUCATION @ CBAJ
Shabbat: Halacha in the Parsha with Rabbi Feldman between Mincha and Ma'ariv on Shabbat afternoons for registered participants. This week: "Shoud we be making Kiddush in the Synagogue?"
Thursdays: Rabbi Feldman's Tanakh class will not meet this week.
Monday Evenings: at 8 pm, an in depth study of the practices of Aveilut (Mourning) in the Talmud, Jewish Law, and Jewish Philosophy, with Rabbi Feldman.

ALBANY NCSY THIS WEEK
For more information contact Jack Hartstein

​​​WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Family in Need - Request from JFS: JFS is asking for our help as they help relocate a client and young child to the Capital District so the client can receive urgent medical treatment for pancreatic cancer. The small family needs items for an apartment including basic furniture. Any financial donation is also welcome to help offset the costs of moving, as well as ongoing medical transportation. Please contact Gretta Hansing, MS/MEd/LMSW,  intake and case management coordinator at JFS,  (518) 516-1118 or ghansing@jfsneny.org. 

Scholarships: The Jewish Federation of NENY offers scholarships to area children and college students to attend a variety of summer programs and year-long Israel experience programs. Visit jewishfedny.org for more information or to download an application. The deadline for this year is Friday, February 26, 2021. Contact Rebecca Miller at Federation with any questions;
518) 783 - 7800 x 225 or rmiller@jewishfedny.org.  

Camp Givah is hopeful they will open this summer starting June 28  - August 20. They are accepting staff applications ranging from group counselors to lifeguards to specialty counselors. Apply HERE  before the February 15th deadline. 

Havurah Initiative: The Jewish Federation is launching a new Havurah Initiative , our community’s third joint program between Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) and Jewish Federation. We also partner on PJ Library and LIFE & LEGACY®.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Sunday - Thursday: 5:15 pm on Zoom 

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
New Offerings: 
JFS has launched new virtual groups to help: teens “unload;” parents with day-to-day challenges; caregivers with information sharing; older adults with staying safe & connected; grief & loss; pandemic stress; and feeling down and disconnected. 

JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

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Candle Lighting 
4:39 pm 

Latest Shema
9:41 am

Latest Shacharit
10:30 am

Earliest Mincha
12:32 pm

Sunset
4:58 pm
 
Shabbat ends
5:42 pm
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All Services
for registered participants

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Shabbat Bo

January 22-23, 2021

SERVICES
Registered participants are welcome at our services. Please note that due to the pandemic, we cannot allow anyone who is not registered into our building. Exact times are sent to registrants.
Even if you are registered, if you feel sick at all, please exercise good judgment and stay home rather than attending services. 
When leaving the building, please continue to exercise social distancing and do not congregate in the hallways / vestibules.

VIDEO HONORING THEODORE STRAUSS Z"L
CBAJ is the beneficiary of a bequest left by lifelong Albany resident, Theodore Strauss Z"L.  His Yahrzeit is this Sunday; the Jewish Federation of NENY has produced a short video to honor his memory. It contains brief remarks and words of Torah from Rabbi Feldman and other Jewish leaders.  Please take a few minutes to honor Mr. Strauss's memory and view the video here .

TORAH READING
Exodus 6:2 - 9:35, Artscroll p. 318  
Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1-24, p. 1208   

MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Rabbi Moshe and Rochel Bomzer on the birth of a grandson, born to their children, Avigaiel and Shmulie Heifetz.

Mazal Tov to Nina and Grigory Mikhaylov on the birth of a grandson, born to their children, Liya and Chaim Ovadia

OPEN ZOOM CONVERSATION WITH MEMBER OF KNESSET TEHILA FRIEDMAN
Ms. Friedman is a member of Knesset who formerly served as the director of the Shaharit organization's work in the Religious Zionist community, and headed the MetroWest Federation's Israel Office. Her opening speech at the Knesset on the need for unity in Israel, which you can view here , went viral online.
We are excited to join with three other congregations in the US for her presentation on "The Importance of the Upcoming Israeli Election for American Jews" and the opportunity for open Q&A with this Israeli leader. Sunday, January 31, at 1 pm.  Zoom Link forthcoming.

PURIM AT CBAJ
In order to help us plan Purim Services this year, please fill out this survey by next Friday (1/29) if you would like to attend Live Megilah Readings on Purim eve and/or day.  Mishloach Manot and other programming information is forthcoming.

​​​​​​ADULT EDUCATION @ CBAJ
Shabbat: Halacha in the Parsha with Rabbi Feldman between Mincha and Ma'ariv on Shabbat afternoons for registered participants
Thursdays: Tanakh Class at 9:30 am in the CBAJ Zoom Room, studying Melachim (Kings)
Monday Evenings: at 8 pm, an in depth study of the practices of Aveilut (Mourning) in the Talmud, Jewish Law, and Jewish Philosophy, with Rabbi Feldman.

ALBANY NCSY THIS WEEK
For more information contact Jack Hartstein

CONDOLENCES
We regret to inform you of the untimely passing of CBAJ Member Alan Ginsburg, husband of Cheryl Ginsburg, and father of Elana (Jeremy), Larry,
Harlan (Isabella), Reuben, and Davi.
Notes of condolence can be sent to Cheryl Ginsburg at  acginsey@gmail.com ​​​​​​​.

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bet Shraga Hebrew Academy is hosting a virtual info session regarding their general and judaic studies programming on January 31 at 8:00 pm on Zoom.
Register HERE.

Camp Givah is hopeful they will open this summer starting June 28  - August 20. They are accepting staff applications ranging from group counselors to lifeguards to specialty counselors. Apply HERE  before the February 15th deadline. 

Havurah Initiative: The Jewish Federation is launching a new Havurah Initiative , our community’s third joint program between Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) and Jewish Federation. We also partner on PJ Library and LIFE & LEGACY®.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Sunday - Thursday: 4:55 pm on Zoom 

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
New Offerings: 
JFS has launched new virtual groups to help: teens “unload;” parents with day-to-day challenges; caregivers with information sharing; older adults with staying safe & connected; grief & loss; pandemic stress; and feeling down and disconnected. 

JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

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Candle Lighting 
4:23 pm 

Latest Shema
9:42 am

Latest Shacharit
10:30 am

Earliest Mincha
12:26 pm

Sunset
4:42 pm
 
Shabbat ends
5:27 pm
​​​​​​​
All Services
for registered participants

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Shabbat Mevarchim Shemot

January 8-9, 2021

SERVICES
Registered participants are welcome at our services. Please note that due to the pandemic, we cannot allow anyone who is not registered into our building. Exact times are sent to registrants.
Even if you are registered, if you feel sick at all, please exercise good judgment and stay home rather than attending services. 
When leaving the building, please continue to exercise social distancing and do not congregate in the hallways / vestibules.

TORAH READING
Exodus 1:1 - 6:1, Artscroll p. 292  
Haftarah: Isaiah 27:6-28:13; 29:22-23, p. 1146 

​​​​​​ADULT EDUCATION @ CBAJ
Shabbat: Halacha in the Parsha with Rabbi Feldman between Mincha and Ma'ariv on Shabbat afternoons for registered participants
Thursdays: Tanakh Class at 9:30 am in the CBAJ Zoom Room, studying Melachim (Kings)
Monday Evenings: at 8 pm, an in depth study of the practices of Aveilut (Mourning) in the Talmud, Jewish Law, and Jewish Philosophy, with Rabbi Feldman.

ALBANY NCSY THIS WEEK
For more information contact Jack Hartstein

CONDOLENCES 
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob regrets to inform you of the passing of Bruce Gottlieb. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a small graveside service was held for immediate family.  A memorial service, celebrating Bruce’s life, will be held at a later date. To leave a message of condolence, click here  
May the family be comforted, and may his memory be a blessing.

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Sunday: 4:35 pm on Zoom
Monday - Thursday: 4:40 pm on Zoom 

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

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Candle Lighting 
4:11 pm 

Fast Ends
5:03 pm

Latest Shema
9:40 am

Latest Shacharit
10:26 am

Earliest Mincha
12:19 pm

Sunset
4:30 pm
 
Shabbat ends
5:15 pm
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All Services
for registered participants

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Shabbat Viyagash 

December 25-26, 2020


SERVICES
Registered participants are welcome at our services. Please note that due to the pandemic, we cannot allow anyone who is not registered into our building. Exact times are sent to registrants.
Even if you are registered, if you feel sick at all, please exercise good judgment and stay home rather than attending services. 
When leaving the building, please continue to exercise social distancing and do not congregate in the hallways / vestibules.

FAST OF TENTH OF TEVET
Friday, December 25, the fast commemorating the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar which eventually led to the destruction of the first Temple begins at 5:53 am and ends at 5:03 pm.

This is the only minor fast that can fall on a Friday. It is preferable to begin Shalom Aleichem and Eishet Chayil before the end of the fast and time them such that you recite Kiddush and begin your meal immediately as the fast ends so that one does not fast more than necessary once Shabbat has begun.

TORAH READING
Genesis: 44:18-47:27 p.250
Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28, p. 1144

MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Rabbi Moshe and Rochel Bomzer on the birth of a granddaughter, Leba Ahuva, to their children Akiva and Batsheva Bomzer. 
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ADULT EDUCATION @ CBAJ
Shabbat: Halacha in the Parsha with Rabbi Feldman between Mincha and Ma'ariv on Shabbat afternoons for registered participants
Thursdays: Tanakh Class at 9:30 am in the CBAJ Zoom Room, studying Melachim (Kings)
Monday Evenings: at 8 pm, an in depth study of the practices of Aveilut (Mourning) in the Talmud, Jewish Law, and Jewish Philosophy, with Rabbi Feldman.

ALBANY NCSY THIS WEEK
For more information contact Jack Hartstein

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Monday - Thursday: 4:25 pm on Zoom 

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

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Candle Lighting 
4:06 pm 

Latest Shema
9:33 am

Latest Shacharit
10:18 am

Earliest Mincha
12:12 pm

Sunset
4:24 pm
 
Shabbat ends
5:09 pm
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All Services
for registered participants


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Shabbat Vayieshev, Mevarchim and Chanukah

Decebmer 11-12, 2020


CHANUKAH MESSAGE
Click Here to read Rabbi Feldman's Chanukah Message (a hard copy was delivered to CBAJ Members along with the Chanukah Gift Basket)

SERVICES
Rabbi Feldman will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning, and a class on Halakha in the Parsha between Mincha and Ma'ariv.  The class will also be a Siyyum on Mo'ed Kattan to commemorate Rabbi Feldman's father's Shloshim.

Registered participants are welcome at our services. Please note that due to the pandemic, we cannot allow anyone who is not registered into our building. Exact times are sent to registrants.
Even if you are registered, if you feel sick at all, please exercise good judgment and stay home rather than attending services. 
When leaving the building, please continue to exercise social distancing and do not congregate in the hallways / vestibules.

TORAH READING
Genesis 37:1-40:23, Artscroll p. 198  
Maftir: Numbers 7:18-23, p. 766
Haftarah: Zachariah 2:14-4:7, p. 1210 ​​​​​​​

VIRTUAL CHANUKAH CELEBRATION AND KIDDUSH
Tuesday evening, December 15, at 7 pm join Rabbi Feldman, Rabbinic Intern Steven Gotlib, and the CBAJ family in the CBAJ Zoom Room for candle lighting, thoughts on Chanukah, and a "farewell kiddush" for Valerie and Stan Zalen as they move to live closer to their children. 

ADULT EDUCATION @ CBAJ
Shabbat: Halacha in the Parsha with Rabbi Feldman between Mincha and Ma'ariv on Shabbat afternoons for registered participants. This week: Kosher Filet Mignon?
Thursdays: Tanakh Class at 9:30 am in the CBAJ Zoom Room, studying Melachim (Kings)
Monday Evenings: Starting December 21 at 8 pm, an in depth study of the practices of Aveilut (Mourning) in the Talmud, Jewish Law, and Jewish Philosophy, with Rabbi Feldman.

ALBANY NCSY THIS WEEK
For more information contact Jack Hartstein

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Monday - Thursday: 4:20 pm on Zoom 

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

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Candle Lighting 
4:08 pm 

Latest Shema
9:23 am

Latest Shacharit
10:10 am

Earliest Mincha
12:07 pm

Sunset
4:25 pm
 
Shabbat ends
5:10 pm
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All Services
for registered participants


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Shabbat Vayetzei

November 27-28, 2020


SERVICES
Registered participants are welcome at our services. Please note that due to the pandemic, we cannot allow anyone who is not registered into our building. Exact times are sent to registrants.
Even if you are registered, if you feel sick at all, please exercise good judgment and stay home rather than attending services. 
When leaving the building, please continue to exercise social distancing and do not congregate in the hallways / vestibules.

Rabbi Feldman will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning, and a class on Halakha in the Parsha between Mincha and Ma'ariv on Shabbat Afternoon.

TORAH READING
Genesis 28:10-32:3,Artscroll p.144  
Haftarah: Hosea 12:13 - 14:10, p. 1140 

ADULT EDUCATION @ CBAJ
Shabbat: Halacha in the Parsha with Rabbi Feldman between Mincha and Ma'ariv on Shabbat afternoons for registered participants. Resumes this week; topic: When does Jewish Law think there is "too much" joy?

Thursday: Tanakh Class returns at 9:30 am in the CBAJ Zoom Room, studying Melachim Bet (2 Kings). Will resume 12/3.

Zoom Series with Rabbinic Intern Steven Gotlib: Starting Tuesday evening at 7 pm; Legends of the Jewish Sinbad: Modern Readings of Talmudic Stories.
This week: Special Guest Rabbi Betzalel Naor, world-renowned scholar of Kabbalah, expert on Rav Kook and translator of his writings into English. 

PRE-CHANUKAH EVENT WITH CBAJ & NCSY
Stop by the CBAJ Parking Lot on Sunday, December 6 between 4pm and 6 pm for some dounts and hot cocoa.

ALBANY NCSY THIS WEEK
For more information contact Jack Hartstein

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Monday - Thursday: 4:20 pm on Zoom 

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

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Candle Lighting 
4:17 pm 

Latest Shema
9:13 am

Latest Shacharit
10:02 am

Earliest Mincha
12:04 pm

Sunset
4:34 pm
 
Shabbat ends
5:17 pm
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All Services
for registered participants


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Shabbat Mevarchim Chayei Sara

November 13-14, 2020


SERVICES
Registered participants are welcome at our services. Please note that due to the pandemic, we cannot allow anyone who is not registered into our building. Exact times are sent to registrants.
Even if you are registered, if you feel sick at all, please exercise good judgment and stay home rather than attending services. 
When leaving the building, please continue to exercise social distancing and do not congregate in the hallways / vestibules.

TORAH READING
Genesis: 23:1 - 25:18 Artscroll p.106  
Haftarah: 1 Kings 1:1-31, p. 1136 

ADULT EDUCATION @ CBAJ
Shabbat: Halacha in the Parsha with Rabbi Feldman between Mincha and Ma'ariv on Shabbat afternoons for registered participants.

Thursday: Tanakh Class returns at 9:30 am in the CBAJ Zoom Room, studying Melachim Bet (2 Kings). Will resume 12/3.

Upcoming Zoom Series with Rabbinic Intern Steven Gotlib: Starting Tuesday evening November 17 at 7 pm; Legends of the Jewish Sinbad: Modern Readings of Talmudic Stories.

ALBANY NCSY THIS WEEK
For more information contact Jack Hartstein

CONDOLENCES 
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob regrets to inform you of the passing of David Feldman, 
father of Rabbi Roy (and Rachel) Feldman and
Don (and Melanie) Feldman, and husband of
Levana Feldman.
The family will welcome virtual Shiva visitors
on Zoom as follows:
Evenings:
Saturday to Wednesday from 8 pm to 9:30 pm. 
Afternoons:
Sunday to Wednesday from 1:30 pm to 4 pm.
(The Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:    https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and password 613518 )
Notes of condolence can be sent to rabbi@cbaj.org.
May the family be comforted, and may his memory be a blessing.

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Sunday - Thursday: 4:25 pm on Zoom 

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

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Candle Lighting 
5:33 pm 

Latest Shema
10:03 am

Latest Shacharit
10:55 am

Earliest Mincha
1:04 pm

Sunset
5:50 pm
 
Shabbat ends
 6:32 pm
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All Services
for registered participants

Turn Clocks Back
To Eastern Standard Time

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Shabbat Lech Lecha

October 30 - 31, 2020


SERVICES
Registered participants are welcome at our services. Please note that due to the pandemic, we cannot allow anyone who is not registered into our building. Exact times are sent to registrants.
Even if you are registered, if you feel sick at all, please exercise good judgment and stay home rather than attending services. 
When leaving the building, please continue to exercise social distancing and do not congregate in the hallways / vestibules.

TORAH READING
Genesis: 12:1 - 17:27 Artscroll p. 54 
Haftarah: Isaiah 40:27 - 41:16, p. 1133

FALL BACKWARD
Turn clocks back one hour on Saturday night to Eastern Standard Time.

A WIRE IN THE SKY
The CBAJ Adult Education Committee in partnership with the Riverdale Jewish Center present a guest lecture series on The Eruv: Law, History, and Practice.

The final session will take place on Sunday, November 1 at 10:00  AM and is The Evuv in Practice. 
Rabbi Bomzer, who oversaw the establishment and oversees the maintenance of the Albany Eruv, will lead a guided walking tour of a section of the Eruv (in person or on Zoom).  Please e-mail Rabbi Feldman for in person instructions.

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Sunday - Thursday: 4:40 pm on Zoom 

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

Candle Lighting 
5:54 pm 

Latest Shema
9:55 am

Latest Shacharit
10:51 am

Earliest Mincha
1:07 pm

Sunset
6:10 pm
 
Shabbat ends
 6:51 pm

All Services
for registered participants


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Shabbat Bereshit / Mevarchim

October 16-17, 2020


SERVICES
Registered participants are welcome at our services. Please note that due to the pandemic, we cannot allow anyone who is not registered into our building. Exact times are sent to registrants.
Even if you are registered, if you feel sick at all, please exercise good judgment and stay home rather than attending services. 
When leaving the building, please continue to exercise social distancing and do not congregate in the hallways / vestibules.

At our in person services, Rabbi Feldman delivers a short Dvar Torah Shabbat Morning and a brief Halakha shiur between Mincha and Ma'ariv Shabbat afternoon.

TORAH READING 
Genesis 1:1 - 6:8, Artscroll p. 2
Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5 - 43:10, p. 1130

A WIRE IN THE SKY
The CBAJ Adult Education Committee in partnership with the Riverdale Jewish Center present a guest lecture series on The Eruv: Law, History, and Practice.

The first session will take place on Tuesday, October 20 at 7 pm in the CBAJ Zoom Room and is on Law: How Does an Eruv Work? Rabbi Howard Jachter, rabbinic judge, worldwide expert on Eruvs, and rabbinic consultant for over 60 Eruvs around the US, will teach us the basic legal concepts of the Eruv and how it is planned and built

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Monday - Thursday: 6:00 pm on Zoom 

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

Candle Lighting 
Friday: 6:17 pm
Saturday: after 7:14 pm

Latest Shema
9:49 am

Latest Shacharit
10:48 am

Earliest Mincha
1:13pm

Sunset
Shabbat: 6:33 pm
Sunday: 6:32 pm

Yom Tov ends
 Sunday: 7:12 pm

All Services
for registered participants


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Shabbat Sukkot
October 2- 4, 2020


DVAR TORAH

Click here to read Rabbi Feldman's message for Sukkot. 
Rabbi Feldman will deliver a short Dvar Torah on the first day of Sukkot.

LULAV AND ETROG PICKUP
For those who ordered sets, they will be available for pickup at CBAJ Friday (tomorrow) from 8 am to 10:30 am.

GUIDE FOR PRACTICES AT HOME
Click here to view and print a comprehensive guide for those praying at home, as well as instructions for Kiddush, Candle Lighting, and other home practices, on the holiday of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret / Simchat Torah.

SHEMINI ATZERET YIZKOR ON ZOOM
For those who will not be attending services in-person and would like to recite Yizkor on Shemini Atzeret, please join us in the CBAJ Zoom Room on Thursday, October 8 at 8:00 pm for a virtual Yizkor service.

SIMCHAT TORAH PROGRAMMING
Please continue to check your e-mails for programming leading up to and on Simchat Torah. 

On Simchat Torah itself, we will host a socially-distant Beth Abe Community "Hakafa Walk" around Buckingham Lake. There will be a station with individually wrapped "grab and walk" snacks and beverages. 

The Simchat Torah Walk is sponsored by Paula and Paul Mosher in memory of Paul's grandparents and parents, Rabbi Abraham and Esther Swire Horwitz and Dr. Solomon and Millie Horowitz Mosher.

SPECIAL THANKS
CBAJ extends a special Thank You to all our members who volunteered their time and creativity as well as our our staff who, together, helped make the High Holy Days so special.  

Rabbi Seth Linfield for reading Torah.
Chaim Schaffer for blowing shofar.
Ra'anan Schwarzmer for leading services, blowing shofar, and reading Torah.
Seth Rosenblum, Daniel Reznik, and Elliot Chester for the Haftarot.
Elliot Chester, Artie Brenner, and Nathan Graber for Gabbai-ing.
Josh Gurock and the volunteer CSS Security team for keeping us safe.
Amanda Gurock, Chana Israel, and Dina Reznik, their families, and their team of volunteers for the beautiful CBAJ Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot gift baskets and other (and some upcoming) programming.
Tom Kligerman and Bob Crystal for coordinating our tents and other outdoor service needs.
Barry Siegel for coordinating registrations for services.
Our Rabbinic Intern, Steve Gotlib, and our Chazzan, Rafi Katz, for leading and speaking at services.
Our office manager Seanan Herrick for her crucial administrative work and coordinating the maintenance staff.
The CBAJ Executive Committee led by President Artie Brenner for their tireless efforts in making sure CBAJ is and always remains a welcoming, vibrant, and thriving synagogue.

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Monday - Thursday: 6:20 pm on Zoom 

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

Candle Lighting 
Friday: 6:42pm
Saturday: after 7:38pm

Latest Shema
9:44 am

Latest Shacharit
10:46 am

Earliest Mincha
1:19 pm

Sunset - Saturday
Saturday: 6:58 pm
Sunday: 6:56 pm 

Yom Tov ends
Sunday, 7:37 pm

All Services
for registered participants



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Rosh Hashana
September 18-20, 2020

CBAJ ROSH HASHANAH SERVICES
We are thrilled to be holding Rosh Hashanah services this year. Please note that due to the nature of these times and the strict requirements of social distancing, you must be pre-registered in order to attend. Only those who have registererd for these services and received confirmation will be admitted due to our limited space. Please note that as the services are abridged, they will run shorter than usual; Shofar on Sunday will be considerably earlier than in past years. Please remember to bring your own Tallit if you wear one; communal Tallitot will not be available. 

CBAJ HIGH HOLY DAY READER Our High Holy Day Reader contains the important local times for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, instructions and suggestions for those praying at home, as well as sermons, shiurim, and other reading material.

SELICHOT AND HATARAT NEDARIM ON ZOOM
Join us tomorrow at 7:05 AM in the CBAJ Zoom Room for the special Selichot service for Rosh Hashanah Eve followed by Hatarat Nedarim (found in your Siddur).

TASHLICH AT BUCKINGHAM
Since we cannot hold our usual Albany community-wide Tashlich this year, we have partnered with Temple Israel to take reservations for socially-distant group Tashlich appointments. Please register  here . If you prefer to wait until after the holiday, the custom of Tashlich may be performed through Hoshana Rabba. 

FAST OF GEDALIAH
The fast begins Monday at 5:18 am and ends at 7:24 pm.

PRE-SHABBAT SHUVA DISCOURSE
Rabbi Feldman will deliver a short pre-Shabbat Shuva Discourse Thursday evening at 8 pm as part of the Thursdays with Beth Abe series. 

ORDER YOUR LULAV SETS BY MONDAY
Click Here to order your Arba Minim  through CBAJ. Deadline: THIS Monday, September 21.

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

CONDOLENCES 
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob mourns the passing of CBAJ Member Michael Scher, husband of Barbara Scher, and father of Jeremy Scher and Dan (Aliza) Scher. Notes of condolence can be sent to Barbar Scher at scherb13@gmail.com 

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password 613518.
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Monday - Thursday: 6:45 pm on Zoom (6:40 Monday)
preceded by Selichot at 6:30 pm (6:25 Monday)
(Participants may fully participate in Selichot service via Zoom)

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

Earliest Shabbat
6:02 pm

Candle Lighting 
7:07 pm

Latest Shema
9:39 am

Latest Shacharit
10:44 am

Earliest Mincha
1:26 pm

Sunset
7:23 pm

Shabbat ends
8:04 pm

Shabbat Services
for registered participants


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Shabbat Ki Tavo
September 4-5, 2020

Our building remains closed. Please continue social distancing. We are working diligently with a task force of Synagogue leadership and medical experts on a reopening plan for CBAJ.

Please reach out to us if you need help with anything at all, or even if you just need to talk, during this prolonged difficult period.

RABBI'S MESSAGE
Click here to view a video message from Rabbi Feldman.

NEW VIRTUAL SHABBAT SCHEDULE

Thursdays: Thursdays with Beth Abe on Zoom at 8 pm.
Fridays: A Video Dvar Torah from Rabbi Feldman (link in weekly CBAJ Notes).

TORAH READING
Deut: 26:1 - 29:8 Artscroll p. 1068  
Haftarah: Isaiah 60:1-22, p. 1201 

THE HIGH HOLY DAYS IN THE ARTS
Please join us for the final of a three-part Zoom Guest Lecture Series Tuesday evenings at 8 pm on the experience of the High Holy Days in the Arts.

September 8: The Music of the High Holy Days.

Cantor Eric S. Freeman, Associate Director of Yeshiva University's Belz School of Jewish Music, will teach about the history and meaning of the traditional liturgy and melodies of the Yamim Noraim.

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . 
The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

MISHNA CLUB
Click here for this week's Mishna Club learning. For more information on joining, contact Rabbi Feldman.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 and entering password
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Sunday - Thursday: 7:10 pm on Zoom

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

Earliest Shabbat
6:21 pm

Candle Lighting 
7:30 pm

Latest Shema
9:33 am

Latest Shacharit
10:42 am

Earliest Mincha
1:31 pm

Sunset
7:46 pm

Shabbat ends
8:29 pm

Shabbat Services
for registered participants


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Shabbat Shoftim
August 21-22, 2020

Our building remains closed. Please continue social distancing. We are working diligently with a task force of Synagogue leadership and medical experts on a reopening plan for CBAJ.

Please reach out to us if you need help with anything at all, or even if you just need to talk, during this prolonged difficult period.

RABBI'S MESSAGE
Click here to view a video message from Rabbi Feldman.

NEW VIRTUAL SHABBAT SCHEDULE

Thursdays: Thursdays with Beth Abe on Zoom at 8 pm.
Fridays: A Video Dvar Torah from Rabbi Feldman (link in weekly CBAJ Notes).

TORAH READING
Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9, Artscroll p. 1024
Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12-52:12, p. 1199

MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Ilana and Rob Kovach on the marriage of their daughter, Jenny, to Simcha Gold.

Mazal Tov to Bill Rockwood on the engagement of his grandson Jack Rosenbaum to Adina Gao of Jerusalem.
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Mazal Tov to Ruth and Sheldon Singer on the engagement of their son Nathan Singer to Sara Coleman. 

Mazal Tov to Sheri and Ira Woren, on the birth of their first grandchild, Noah Ryan, son of Rachael and Rob Schertzer. 

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
CBAJ is pleased to announce our newest members:
Robert "Bob" Crystal
Kenneth Dymond
Sam Sonenberg
 

THE HIGH HOLY DAYS IN THE ARTS
Please join us for a three-part Zoom Guest Lecture Series on three upcoming Tuesday evenings at 8 pm on the experience of the High Holy Days in the Arts.

August 25: The Art of the High Holy Days.

Naomi Roter of the Jewish Art Education Organization will take us through 1500 years of the Jewish visual art depicting the experience, objects, and symbolism of the High Holy Days.

September 1: The Experience of the High Holy Days in Literature. 

Dr. Gillian Steinberg, English teacher at SAR High School and formerly a tenured Associate Professor of English Literature at Yeshiva University and director if its writing program, will explore depictions of the High Holy Day experience in contemporary literature.

September 8: The Music of the High Holy Days.

Cantor Eric S. Freeman, Associate Director of Yeshiva University's Belz School of Jewish Music, will teach about the history and meaning of the traditional liturgy and melodies of the Yamim Noraim.

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . 
The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

CONDOLENCES
CBAJ mourns the passing of our Past President Bertram Lieberman, husband of CBAJ Member Lee Lieberman, and father of Risa Skerker (z"l), Debra Sue Lieberman (z"l), Joni Lieberman Basen, Marcy Weisburgh, and Amy Lieberman. Virtual shiva "visits" in the CBAJ Zoom Room (info below) Sunday, August 23 from 2pm to 4 pm. Lee Lieberman can be reached by phone at 518-229-4280, and notes of condolences can be sent to the family at  Jonilb3@gmail.com.

CBAJ mourns the passing of Leonard Candib, brother of CBAJ Member Sam (and Linda) Candib.
Notes of condolence can be sent to linsam@juno.com and Sam can be called on his cell phone at 518-852-4732.

May the families be comforted, and may the memory of their loved one be a blessing.

MISHNA CLUB
Click here for this week's Mishna Club learning. For more information on joining, contact Rabbi Feldman.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

DAVID AND ROSE UDELSON BRAY SCHOLARSHIP
Applications can now be submitted for the David and Rose Udelson Bray Scholarship Fund. The award is available to support undergraduate or graduate study. 
For details of the application, please see   Bray Scholarship. Applications for the fall semester are due by Monday, August 31. 

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347 
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
In person for registered participants.
Sunday - Thursday: 6:10 pm on Zoom

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.

Earliest Shabbat
6:38 pm

Candle Lighting 
7:51 pm

Latest Shema
9:27 am

Latest Shacharit
10:39 am

Earliest Mincha
1:36 pm

Sunset
8:07 pm

Shabbat ends
8:52 pm


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Shabbat Eikev
August 7-8, 2020

Our building remains closed. Please continue social distancing. We are working diligently with a task force of Synagogue leadership and medical experts on a reopening plan for CBAJ.

Please reach out to us if you need help with anything at all, or even if you just need to talk, during this prolonged difficult period.

RABBI'S MESSAGE
Click here to view a video message from Rabbi Feldman.


NEW VIRTUAL SHABBAT SCHEDULE

Thursdays: Thursdays with Beth Abe on Zoom at 8 pm. Missed last night? Click here to see the video !
Fridays: A Video Dvar Torah from Rabbi Feldman (link in weekly CBAJ Notes).

TORAH READING
Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25, Artscroll p. 980 
Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14-51:3, p. 1197

MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Ilana and Rob Kovach on the marriage  of their daughter, Maya, to Adam Lott

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU
Rabbi Feldman and the CBAJ Family is available to speak with you. Please e-mail him at  rabbi@cbaj.org  or call the CBAJ Office to leave a message. 
CBAJ President Artie Brenner is reachable at  president@cbaj.org . 
The Chesed committee can be reached through the form below.

CHESED AT CBAJ
If you would like help with shopping, errands, or other things since you are remaining home as much as possible, or conversely, if you would like to volunteer to help people in the community who may need help,  please fill out the form at this link .  Please be in touch with Rabbi Feldman with any needs.

MISHNA CLUB
Click here for this week's Mishna Club learning. For more information on joining, contact Rabbi Feldman.

BIKE NCSY
Albany is participating in this year's Bike NCSY.  Click here for more information; contact Nathan Graber to coordinate the local contignent.

YOU SEND IT, WE PRINT IT
Please be sure to send the CBAJ office information about celebrations or other achievements to be mentioned in the weekly e-mail and printed notes.

DAVID AND ROSE UDELSON BRAY SCHOLARSHIP
Applications can now be submitted for the David and Rose Udelson Bray Scholarship Fund. The award is available to support undergraduate or graduate study. 
For details of the application, please see   Bray Scholarship. Applications for the fall semester are due by Monday, August 31. 

ACCESS INFORMATION FOR OUR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Our Zoom conferences can be accessed on a computer or smartphone at:  https://zoom.us/j/9405089347  
For Facebook programming, visit facebook.com/rabbifeldman

DAILY SERVICES
Sunday - Thursday: 6:25 pm on Zoom

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JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES
JFS is offering many programs and help at this time, and they also seek volunteers for many of those initiatives.  Click here for more information if you'd like to volunteer or participate.  Our very own Nanette Brenner will be leading Activities for Emotional Well-being on Mondays; click here for more information or to register .

CORONA-VIRUS INFORMATION
If you have health related questions, concerns, or needs regarding COVID-19, St. Peters Health Partners has social workers and nurses available to speak with you at 518-525-1132.  If you need more emotional support during this difficult time,
the NY State COVID-19 Emotional Support Hotline is 844-863-9314.

When it comes to possibly saving lives, Jewish law always follows the most stringent opinion that will save the most lives. Let us be part of the solution by staying safe and following protocols suggested by public health experts. Keep social distancing guidelines:
Do not be within 6 feet of anyone else, except the people with whom you live.
If you can, work from home; if you cannot, maintain the social distancing protocols.
Playdates should not take place between children.
If you experience symptoms, contact your doctor.
Do not invite guests for Shabbat or Yom Tov meals, and make Shiva and Bikkur Cholim visits by phone.
If you are High Risk due to age or other conditions, please stay home as much as possible and take advantage of our Chesed Committee's generous offers.
The Mikva is open by appointment and is following protocols suggested by the Orthodox Union in consultation with public health experts. 
The Utensil Mikvah is also open. Please bring gloves to use, and wash your hands with soap before and after using the Utensil Mikvah. If you cannot follow these sanitary protocols, or if you have personal concerns about using the Utensil Mikvah for current health-related reasons, you may use this form to have the Beth Din of America arrange to sell your new utensils to someone who is not Jewish.  They will arrange to buy those utensils back at a later date (which will be shared with you), at which point your utensils must be "toveled" in the Mikvah. This solution is only to be used in cases of great need, such as ours.

TEFILAH AT HOME
Use this opportunity to take extra time and read the Tefilot meaningfully (and learn their meaning), sing with new melodies (if you have others at home, sing together). 
Aside from not reciting Bar'chu, Kaddish, Kedusha, or the repetition in any services:
Friday Night: Recite Vayechulu paragraph following the Amidah, then skip to Aleinu. If starting Shabbat early, daven Mincha before Plag Hamincha (the time labeled "Earliest Shabbat" on this e-mail's time-bar), candles may be lit and Ma'ariv may be davened after Plag Hamincha.
Shabbat Morning: Start davening in time to recite Shema before the latest time for Shema. After Shacharit Amidah, read the Torah Portion and special Maftir without any of the blessings.  Yekum Purkan is not recited, then Ashrei and the Mussaf Amidah should be recited, and the concluding prayers (if you have children at home, ask them to lead Ein Kelokeinu, Aleinu, Shir Shel Yom, and Adon Olam). Shir HaKavod is not recited.
Ma'ariv and general: One may daven Ma'ariv 15 minutes before the end of Shabbat and include Atah Chonantanu in the Amidah. It is Rabbi Feldman's opinion that one does not say the three words "E-l Melech Ne'eman" before Shema in Ma'ariv or Shacharit, contrary to the instructions in many Siddurim. It is also his opinion that one who usually recites the paragraph at weekday Ma'ariv that begins ברוך ה' לעולם אמן ואמן does not recite this paragraph when praying without a Minyan. 

LIFE & LEGACY *
We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. We completed a successful first year!  Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to a Life & Legacy committee member about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years. Please consider completing a Letter of Intent. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org.