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Shabbat Bo

01/27/2023 07:30:19 AM

Jan27

Shabbat Bo
January 27 - 28, 2023

Candle Lighting
4:43 pm

Mincha,
Kabbalat Shabbat,
& Ma'ariv
4:45 pm

Morning Services
Shabbat
9:00 am

Latest Shema
9:41 am

Simcha Kiddush
following services

Babysitting
10:00 am

Youth Groups
10:00 am

Shabbat Mincha
12:34 pm

Talmud Class
5:00 pm

Shabbat ends
5:48 pm

Ma'ariv
6:00 pm

TORAH READING
Exodus 10:1 - 13:16, Artscroll p. 340
Haftarah: Jeremiah 46:13-28, p. 1151

SPEAKER
Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.
Barry Siegel will lead the Kiddush Conversation.

KIDDUSH
Kiddush is sponsored by CBAJ.

CODONLENCES
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob regrets to inform you of the passing of Dr. Donald Kaner (David ben Zev), father of Vicky O'Brien, who will be sitting shiva in Albany at the following times/locations:
Friday, Jan. 27:
9:15-10:15 am at the Shteeble (following the Shteeble's morning services)
10:45 am-12:30 pm at Shabbos House
May the family be comforted, and may Donald's memory be a blessing.

Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob regrets to inform you of the passing of William Maxwell, Jr., z''l, father of our dear friend and CBAJ member Leah Siegel (and Barry) and grandfather of our dear friend and CBAJ member Deborah Govindan (and Daniel).
The funeral details are private.

Leah will sit shiva at her home, 24 Upton Rd
Sunday, Jan. 29, 6:00-8:00 pm

May the family be comforted, and may William's memory be for a blessing.

MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN

On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.

I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Ben Kean

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MINYAN NOTICE
In recent weeks, guaranteeing a weekday minyan has been a greater challenge, especially for Mincha/Maariv which is early in the Winter.

In light of this, we ask two things of adult Jewish men:
1) If you are able to attend weekday minyan more frequently (even one day per week), please consider joining.
2) If you think you will be able to join minyan, regularly or occasionally, please sign-up on the weekly sign-up sheet so that we can know whether there will be enough attendees, or if we need to request additional attendees.

Please contact Rabbi Kean to join the minyan WhatsApp group, useful for receiving the sign-up sheet or if you may be available to attend a minyan on short notice.

PARKING NOTICE
For security purposes, any time a CBAJ member parks in our parking lot overnight, or the B'nai Shalom parking lot at any time, we request that you
display a placard issued from the office. A supply will be left on the shelf in the hallway outside the sanctuary. Please contact office@cbaj.org if more placards are needed.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SECURITY COMMITTEE
CSS Level 1 Training
This class has been postponed until February 12th
Please email Ari Fisher for more information or to register for the next CSS Level Training to be rescheduled for February 12th at 3:00 pm.

ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING
A 1 hour active shooter training class for the general membership has been scheduled, by our Security Committee in partnership with our NYS Trooper liaison, for February 15 at 7:00 pm at CBAJ. Please consider attending this important training.

NEW LECTURE SERIES: TALMUD TOGETHER
Tues. February 7th & Thurs. February 16
Join Rabbi Ben Kean and Rabbi Greg Weitzman for an evening - or two - of shared learning. Over the course of two evenings, both rabbis will teach their favorite Talmudic texts from their own unique perspectives. The first session will be Tuesday, February 7th, at CBAJ and the second on Thursday, February 16th at Congregation Beth Emeth (100 Academy Rd). Rabbi Greg Weitzman joined CBE as their Co-Senior Rabbi last summer, one year after Rabbi Kean joined CBAJ.

SOFER DAY: MEZUZAH & TEFILIN CHECKING
Sunday, February 12, 10 am to 4 pm
Rabbi Mendel Serebryanski, Sofer STA"M, will come to CBAJ to check Tefilin and Mezuzot. Reservations are preferred, but we will try to accomodate walk-ins. To make a reservation, fill out this form.
Dedicated in memory of HaRav Chaim Zev Bomzer, z"l, on his 10th yahrtzeit, 28 Shevat, by Rabbi Moshe & Rebbetzin Rochel Bomzer.

Youth Programs

NCSY Events
FEB 10-12 Winter Regional Shabbaton
All Teens grades 8-12 are invited to sign up for Northeast NCSY Winter Regional! This Shabbaton will bring Jewish teens together from across New England & Upstate NY for a weekend of fun, new & old friends, engaging and meaningful programming, & an uplifting Shabbat together in the beautiful Ethan Allen Hotel
in Danbury, CT. Saturday night will feature all the attractions at the CT Xtreme Indoor Adventure Park!
For more information and to register, go to NCSY's website.

Torah High 2022-2023
CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Pizza dinner is served. Registration information available here

Babysitting
Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.

Youth Groups
Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am.
Groups will be led by our youth director, Yael Gonzalez, and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org.

Tot Shabbat - the next scheduled Tot Shabbat is February 11th
For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3.
Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group.

WEEKLY
LEARNING
AT
CBAJ

WEEKLY CLASSES
NACH YOMI - *NEW*
Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday) - in the social hall.

TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2.
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program

TALMUD CLASS - 4:55 pm this Shabbat
Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR
in-person, at CBAJ, starting 45 minutes before Shabbat ends. We are studying Masechet Makkot.

*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only)
Go to https://zoom.us/join
Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518

CBAJ COVID POLICY

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING

KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS
This year's Topic: "The World of Midrash"
Join CBAJ members in discussing a different Midrash every week! Midrash is one of our Tradition's most powerful and ancient tools for understanding the Torah and demonstrating its relevance to later generations,
For more information, suggested source material, or the volunteer sign-up page, please click here.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Rabbi Kean or Steve Rich. Begins November 19, and will take place following Kiddush.

READING CLASSICAL HEBREW COURSE *New*
Beginning after Pesach, on one evening each week students will meet
on Zoom for a 90-minute class to learn grammar and vocabulary from the textbook The First Hebrew Primer.
The instructor will be Mike Kupferschmid. For more information,
please send an email for him to nancylawson10@gmail.com.
(The day of the week will be determined by the availability of the students.)

PILLARS LECTURE SERIES
Please note change of final installment to February 25th

FEEDBACK REQUESTED
The Adult Education Committee wants to hear from you!
All ideas about classes, lectures, and other adult education programs of interest should be forwarded to events@cbaj.org

DAILY SERVICES

January 29 - February 3

Shacharit
Sunday
8:00 am
(Nach Yomi 7:30 am)

Monday - Friday
6:40 am
(Nach Yomi 6:10 am)

Mincha/Maariv
Sunday - Friday
4:50 pm

Candle lighting
Friday 2/3/2023
4:53 pm

MESSAGE FROM LIFE & LEGACY

“The things you do for your self are gone when you are gone, but the things
you do for others remain as your legacy.” Kalu Ndukwe Kalu

We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. Please help us pay it forward and leave a legacy for future Capital District Jews. Please speak to Paula Mosher or Ellen Kaplowitz , the Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.

Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob
380 Whitehall Rd
Albany, NY 12208

Shabbat Mevarchim Vaera

01/19/2023 06:52:44 PM

Jan19

Shabbat
Mevarchim Vaera
January 20 - 21, 2023

Candle Lighting
4:35 pm

Mincha,
Kabbalat Shabbat,
& Ma'ariv
4:35 pm

Morning Services
Shabbat
9:00 am

Latest Shema
9:43 am

Simcha Kiddush
following services

Babysitting
10:00 am

Youth Groups
10:00 am

Tot Shabbat
10:30 am

Shabbat Mincha
12:31 pm

Talmud Class
4:55 pm

Shabbat ends
5:40 pm

Ma'ariv
5:55 pm

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

SPEAKER
Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.
Steve Rich will lead the Kiddush Conversation, entitled "Did G-d Make Us the Best that He Could?" .

SIMCHA KIDDUSH
The Simcha Kiddush is prepared by the Simcha Kiddush Committee, chaired by Faye Silton & Marta Koblenz. The sponsors are listed below.

CONDOLENCES
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob regrets to inform you of the passing of Dr. Donald Kaner (David ben Zev), father of Vicky O'Brien.
The funeral will take place at Mount Ararat Jewish Cemetery on Long Island (Farmingdale, NY) on Sunday. Shiva details to be announced.

MESSAGE FROM
CBAJ BOARD OF DIRECTORS

We would like to announce the Designation of Rabbi Emeritus which has been affirmed by the CBAJ Board of Directors to Rabbi Bomzer. We wish Rabbi Bomzer a hearty Mazal Tov and sincerely thank him for his ongoing dedication to CBAJ and look forward to our continued relationship and his support of CBAJ's Rabbi Kean.

Warmly,
Laura Segal, President
CBAJ Board of Directors

MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN

On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.

I join the CBAJ Board of Directors in wishing Rabbi Moshe Bomzer a warm mazal tov on being officially designated as CBAJ's Rabbi Emeritus. On a personal note, I would like to take this moment as an opportunity to express my gratitude to him for the support and council that he has extended to me since the beginning of my tenure.

CBAJ's new Nach Yomi class which meets before weekday Shacharit is completing its first week! It is not too late to join interesting discussion, freshly brewed coffee, and a meaningful and attainable goal to finish all of Nach.

A special welcome to all of the NCSY advisors who are joining us this Shabbat for a wonderful NCSY Albany Chapter Shabbaton! See below for the full schedule of events for teens.

The adult education committee is currently working on several exciting new classes and learning opportunities. Please continue to check back in the coming weeks as they are announced.

I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Ben Kean

SIMCHA KIDDUSH SPONSORS

The January Simcha Kiddush is sponsored by CBAJ, and by the families of our celebrants:
Amy Svirsky & Mitch Abolafia in honor of her birthday.
Tom Kligerman in honor of the daily minyan.
Maureen and Elliot Chester in honor of the birth of their son, Saul Aaron.
Rabbi Dr. Moshe & Rebbetzin Rochel Bomzer in celebration of the conferring of the title Rabbi Emeritus to Rabbi Bomzer for his rabbinic service to CBAJ, with special thanks to Rabbi Kean, Laura Segal, Mark Israel, the Executive Committee, and Board of Directors of CBAJ.
Nanette and Artie Brenner in honor of Lianna Brenner’s birthday.
Jill and Howard Goldberg in honor of Shore and Shajar Goldberg’s marriage on December 28, 2022.
Daniela and Vadim Mikhaylov in honor of David Mikhaylov's birthday, Nina Mikhaylova's birthday, and in honor of the 1st wedding anniversary of Daniela and Vadim Mikhaylov.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

SECURITY COMMITTEE
CSS Level 1 Training
This class has been postponed until February 12th
Please email Ari Fisher for more information or to register for the next CSS Level Training to be rescheduled for February 12th at 3:00 pm.

ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING
A 1 hour active shooter training class for the general membership has been scheduled, by our Security Committee in partnership with our NYS Trooper liaison, for February 15 at 7:00 pm at CBAJ. Please consider attending this important training.

NEW LECTURE SERIES: TALMUD TOGETHER
Tues. February 7th & Thurs. February 16
Join Rabbi Ben Kean and Rabbi Greg Weitzman for an evening - or two - of shared learning. Over the course of two evenings, both rabbis will teach their favorite Talmudic texts from their own unique perspectives. The first session will be Tuesday, February 7th, at CBAJ and the second on Thursday, February 16th at Congregation Beth Emeth (100 Academy Rd). Rabbi Greg Weitzman joined CBE as their Co-Senior Rabbi last summer, one year after Rabbi Kean joined CBAJ.

SOFER DAY: MEZUZAH & TEFILIN CHECKING
Sunday, February 12, 10 am to 4 pm
Rabbi Mendel Serebryanski, Sofer STA"M, will come to CBAJ to check Tefilin and Mezuzot. Reservations are preferred, but we will try to accomodate walk-ins. To make a reservation, fill out this form.
Dedicated in memory of HaRav Chaim Zev Bomzer, z"l, on his 10th yahrtzeit, 28 Shevat, by Rabbi Moshe & Rebbetzin Rochel Bomzer.

Youth Programs

NCSY Events
NCSY Shabbaton Schedule - This Shabbat!
All events to take place at CBAJ unless otherwise noted
Friday, Jan. 20th
4:35 PM Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat
6:15 PM Delicious "Heimish" Shabbos Homestyle Dinner
7:30 PM Oneg Featuring Desserts and Stories

Shabbat, Jan. 21st
-11:45 AM "The Parsha and Me" Activity with Advisors after morning services @ CBAJ; Grades 6-7
-2:30 PM Shabbos Afternoon Dessert and Hangout @ 197 Holmes Dale 12208;
Grades 6-12
-7:00 PM Movie Night @ CBAJ featuring fresh popcorn; Grades 8-12

FEB 10-12 Winter Regional Shabbaton
All Teens grades 8-12 are invited to sign up for Northeast NCSY Winter Regional! This Shabbaton will bring Jewish teens together from across New England & Upstate NY for a weekend of fun, new & old friends, engaging and meaningful programming, & an uplifting Shabbat together in the beautiful Ethan Allen Hotel
in Danbury, CT. Saturday night will feature all the attractions at the CT Xtreme Indoor Adventure Park! Early Bird Price until Jan 15th
For more information and to register, go to NCSY's website.

Torah High 2022-2023
CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Pizza dinner is served. Registration information available here

Babysitting
Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.

Youth Groups
Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am.
Groups will be led by our youth director, Yael Gonzalez, and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org.

TOT SHABBAT THIS SHABBAT
For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3.
Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group.

WEEKLY
LEARNING
AT
CBAJ

*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only)
Go to https://zoom.us/join
Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518

CBAJ COVID POLICY

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING

FEEDBACK REQUESTED
The Adult Education Committee wants to hear from you!
All ideas about classes, lectures, and other adult education programs of interest should be forwarded to events@cbaj.org

BOOK CLUB
The next CBAJ Book Club is meeting in the CBAJ Zoom Room on January 18th at 8:00 pm to discuss A Journey to the End of the Millennium - A Novel of the Middle Ages by A. B. Yehoshua.

KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS
This year's Topic: "The World of Midrash"
Join CBAJ members in discussing a different Midrash every week! Midrash is one of our Tradition's most powerful and ancient tools for understanding the Torah and demonstrating its relevance to later generations,
For more information, suggested source material, or the volunteer sign-up page, please click here.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Rabbi Kean or Steve Rich.
Begins November 19, and will take place following Kiddush.

READING CLASSICAL HEBREW COURSE *New*
Beginning after Pesach, on one evening each week students will meet
on Zoom for a 90-minute class to learn grammar and vocabulary from the textbook The First Hebrew Primer.
The instructor will be Mike Kupferschmid. For more information,
please send an email for him to nancylawson10@gmail.com.
(The day of the week will be determined by the availability of the students.)

PILLARS LECTURE SERIES
Please note change of final installment to February 25th

DAILY SERVICES

January 22 - January 27

Shacharit
Sunday
8:00 am
(Nach Yomi 7:30 am)

Monday
Rosh Chodesh Shevat
6:35 am
(Nach Yomi 6:05 am)

Tuesday - Friday
6:40 am
(Nach Yomi 6:10 am)

Mincha/Maariv
Sunday - Friday
4:45 pm

Candle lighting
Friday 1/27/2023
4:43 pm

MESSAGE FROM LIFE & LEGACY

“The things you do for your self are gone when you are gone, but the things
you do for others remain as your legacy.” Kalu Ndukwe Kalu

COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

POSITIVE PARENTING WITH RABBI ZALMY KUDAN
Sunday, January 22, 2023 at the Jewish Federation Golub Center (184 Washington Ave. Ext., Albany). The Jewish Federation of NENY & Maimonides PTA invite you to a parent's night out, for an evening of inspiration.
See flyer for details. RSVP to MHDSpta@gmail.com

Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob
380 Whitehall Rd
Albany, NY 12208

Shabbat Shemot

01/12/2023 04:25:52 PM

Jan12

Shabbat Shemot
January 13 - 14, 2023

Candle Lighting
4:26 pm

Mincha,
Kabbalat Shabbat,
& Ma'ariv
4:25 pm

Morning Services
Shabbat
9:00 am

Latest Shema
9:44 am

Kiddush
following services

Babysitting
10:00 am

Youth Groups
10:00 am

Shabbat Mincha
12:29 pm

Talmud Class
4:45 pm

Shabbat ends
5:32 pm

Ma'ariv
5:45 pm

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

SPEAKER
Rabbinic Intern Jack Hartstein will deliver the second of a three-part winter lecture series entitled Pillars.
This week's installment: "Torah in the Age of Google."

KIDDUSH
Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.

MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN

On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.

Given that this Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I invite you to join me in reflecting on Dr. King's legacy and mission to fight for justice in our nation. I look forward to having the privilege of Dr. King's legacy and its intersection with the ideals of our Torah and tradition with my students at HACD this coming Monday. I encourage you to find a way to honor his legacy in your lives.

I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Ben Kean

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS

JANUARY SIMCHA KIDDUSH
The January Simcha Kiddush is on 1/21/2023
Sponsors are invited to submit their celebratory announcements by 1/19/2023. Click here to complete the online form or email office@cbaj.org.

The January TOT SHABBAT will be 1/21/2023!

NEW DAILY LEARNING CLASS
The new Daily Learning Class starts this Sunday, 1/15/2023!
See the Weekly Learning at CBAJ section below for details

SECURITY COMMITTEE: CSS Level 1 Training
Please email Ari Fisher for more information or to register for the next CSS Level Training on January 22.

NEW LECTURE SERIES: TALMUD TOGETHER
Tues. February 7th & Thurs. February 16
Join Rabbi Ben Kean and Rabbi Greg Weitzman for an evening - or two - of shared learning. Over the course of two evenings, both rabbis will teach their favorite Talmudic texts from their own unique perspectives. The first session will be Tuesday, February 7th, at CBAJ and the second on Thursday, February 16th at Congregation Beth Emeth (100 Academy Rd). Rabbi Greg Weitzman joined CBE as their Co-Senior Rabbi last summer, one year after Rabbi Kean joined CBAJ.

Youth Programs

NCSY Events
UPDATED JANUARY SHABBATON
JAN 20-21 Albany Chapter Shabbaton
Teens in grades 8-12 are invited to join advisors for a thrilling Shabbaton in Albany. Complete details to be announced soon.
Contact Rabbinic intern Jack Hartstein for more information.

FEB 10-12 Winter Regional Shabbaton
All Teens grades 8-12 are invited to sign up for Northeast NCSY Winter Regional! This Shabbaton will bring Jewish teens together from across New England & Upstate NY for a weekend of fun, new & old friends, engaging and meaningful programming, & an uplifting Shabbat together in the beautiful Ethan Allen Hotel
in Danbury, CT. Saturday night will feature all the attractions at the CT Xtreme Indoor Adventure Park! Early Bird Price until Jan 15th
For more information and to register, go to NCSY's website.

Torah High 2022-2023
CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Pizza dinner is served. Registration information available here

Babysitting
Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.

Youth Groups
Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am.
Groups will be led by our youth director, Yael Gonzalez, and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org.

Tot Shabbat
For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3.
The next TOT SHABBAT is January 21, 2023

Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group.

WEEKLY
LEARNING
AT
CBAJ

WEEKLY CLASSES
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2.
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program

TALMUD CLASS - 4:45 pm this Shabbat
Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR
in-person, at CBAJ, starting 45 minutes before Shabbat ends. We are studying Masechet Makkot.

NACH YOMI - *NEW*
Starting Sunday, Jan. 15,
Join Rabbi Kean for studying a chapter of NACH (Nevi'im & Ketuvim, the latter two sections of Jewish scripture) every weekday before Shacharit.
Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday). join Rabbi Kean in the CBAJ social hall for daily learning sessions.

*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only)
Go to https://zoom.us/join
Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518

CBAJ COVID POLICY

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING

BOOK CLUB
The next CBAJ Book Club is meeting in the CBAJ Zoom Room on January 18th at 8:00 pm to discuss A Journey to the End of the Millennium - A Novel of the Middle Ages by A. B. Yehoshua.

KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS
This year's Topic: "The World of Midrash"
Join CBAJ members in discussing a different Midrash every week! Midrash is one of our Tradition's most powerful and ancient tools for understanding the Torah and demonstrating its relevance to later generations,
For more information, suggested source material, or the volunteer sign-up page, please click here.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Rabbi Kean or Steve Rich.
Begins November 19, and will take place following Kiddush.

PILLARS LECTURE SERIES
Please note updated dates for the final two installments.

FEEDBACK REQUESTED
The Adult Education Committee wants to hear from you!
All ideas about classes, lectures, and other adult education programs of interest should be forwarded to events@cbaj.org

DAILY SERVICES

January 15 - January 20

Shacharit
Sunday
8:00 AM

Monday - Friday
6:40 am

Mincha/Maariv
Sunday - Friday
4:35 pm

Candle lighting
Friday 1/20/2023
4:35 pm

We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. 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. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org .

COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

JFS-CBAJ Volunteer Partnership
CBAJ invites you to volunteer with one of JFS's programs to support seniors and vulnerable individuals in our community. Email Simma Kinderlehrer to learn more.

POSITIVE PARENTING WITH RABBI ZALMY KUDAN
Sunday, January 22, 2023 at the Jewish Federation Golub Center (184 Washington Ave. Ext., Albany)
The Jewish Federation of NENY & Maimonides PTA invite you to a parent's night out, for an evening of inspiration.
See flyer for details.
RSVP to MHDSpta@gmail.com

Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob
380 Whitehall Rd
Albany, NY 12208

Shabbat Vayechi

01/06/2023 11:14:24 AM

Jan6

Shabbat Vayechi
January 6 - 7, 2023

Candle Lighting
4:19 pm

Mincha,
Kabbalat Shabbat,
& Ma'ariv
4:20 pm

Morning Services
Shabbat
9:00 am

Latest Shema
9:44 am

Kiddush
following services

Babysitting
10:00 am

Youth Groups
10:00 am

Shabbat Mincha
12:25 pm

Talmud Class
4:40 pm

Shabbat ends
5:25 pm

Ma'ariv
5:40 pm

TORAH READING
Genesis 47:28-50:26, p. 268
Haftarah: 1 Kings 21:1-12, p. 1145

SPEAKER
Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.

KIDDUSH
Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by CBAJ.

MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN

On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.

This Shabbat, Shabbat Vayechi, has been used by the past several years by the National Association of Chevra Kadisha (NASCK) as an opportunity to encourage communities to discuss end-of-life issues because in this week's parsha, our forefather Jacob models this by expressing his last wishes to Joseph to be buried in Bethlehem, where the other Patriarchs are buried in Me'arat HaMachpelah.

CBAJ is proud to join NASCK in highlighting these important discussions. This year, NASCK's focus is on the importance of Jewish burial, the final act of respect and love that we pay to a person's body and soul.

I encourage you to take advantage of the resources on the NASCK website to explore the importance of Jewish burial and other end of life matters. Consider joining NASCK's workshop on how to have a conversation with a loved one about choosing burial (two slots - one Saturday night, one Sunday afternoon).

Additionally, I welcome conversations about these sensitive yet important matters with anyone looking to discuss them.

I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Ben Kean

NEW CLASS

Starting Sunday, Jan. 15.
Time: Every weekday, Sunday through Friday, half an hour before the regular start time for morning services. (7:30 am on Sundays, 6:10 am Monday - Friday.)
Location: CBAJ social hall
Topic: TBA
Options:
1) Nach Yomi with the OU (the OU cycle begins Jan. 20, completes all of Nevi'im and Ketuvim, the latter two components of Tanakh, i.e. Jewish scripture, in just 2 years!)
2) A topic in Halacha (Jewish law)
3) Daily Mishnah
Please contact Rabbi Kean if you are interested in joining and if you have a preferred topic.

MINYAN NOTICE

In recent weeks, guaranteeing a weekday minyan has been a greater challenge, especially for Mincha/Maariv which is early in the Winter.
Although this week saw some increased participation, guaranteeing a minyan remains a challenge.

In light of this, we ask two things of adult Jewish men:
1) If you are able to attend weekday minyan more frequently (even one day per week), please consider joining.
2) If you think you will be able to join minyan, regularly or occasionally, please sign-up on the weekly sign-up sheet so that we can know whether there will be enough attendees, or if we need to request additional attendees.

Please contact Rabbi Kean to join the minyan WhatsApp group, useful for receiving the sign-up sheet or if you may be available to attend a minyan on short notice.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Youth Programs

NCSY
JAN 27- 28 Albany-Stamford Shabbaton
A joint Shabbaton with Albany and Stamford NCSY chapters, taking place in Stamford.
Contact Rabbinic intern Jack Hartstein for more information.

FEB 10-12 Winter Regional Shabbaton
For more information or to register, go to NCSY's website.

Torah High 2022-2023
CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Pizza dinner is served. Registration information available here

Babysitting
Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.

Youth Groups
Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am.
Groups will be led by our youth director, Yael Gonzalez, and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org.

Tot Shabbat
For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3.
The next TOT SHABBAT is January 21, 2023

Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group.

WEEKLY
LEARNING
AT
CBAJ

WEEKLY CLASSES
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, in person in the chapel & on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2.
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program

TALMUD CLASS - 4:40 pm this Shabbat
Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR
in-person, at CBAJ, starting 45 minutes before Shabbat ends. We are studying Masechet Makkot.

*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only)
Go to https://zoom.us/join
Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518

CBAJ COVID POLICY

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING

DAILY SERVICES

January 8- January 13

Shacharit
Sunday
8:00 AM

Monday - Friday
6:40 am

Mincha/Maariv
Sunday - Friday
4:25 pm

Candle lighting
Friday 1/13/2023
4:26 pm

We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. 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. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org .

COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

JFS-CBAJ Volunteer Partnership
CBAJ invites you to volunteer with one of JFS's programs to support seniors and vulnerable individuals in our community. Email Simma Kinderlehrer to learn more.

Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob
380 Whitehall Rd
Albany, NY 12208

Shabbat Vayigash

12/30/2022 10:44:00 AM

Dec30

Shabbat Vayigash
December 30-31, 2022

Candle Lighting
4:12 pm

Mincha,
Kabbalat Shabbat,
& Ma'ariv
4:15 pm

Morning Services
Shabbat
9:00 am

Latest Shema
9:42 am

Kiddush
following services

Babysitting
10:00 am

Youth Groups
10:00 am

Shabbat Mincha
12:29 pm

Talmud Class
4:35 pm

Shabbat ends
5:18 pm

Ma'ariv
5:35 pm

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

SPEAKER
Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.
Rabbi Silton will lead the Kiddush Conversation.

KIDDUSH
Kiddush this Shabbat is cosponsored by CBAJ and by Elliot and Rina Chester in honor of the Brit Milah of their son, Saul, which took place this morning.

CONDOLENCES
We mourn the passing of CBAJ member Selma Symansky z"l who passed away December 22, 2022. May her memory be a blessing.

MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN

On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.

This Tuesday is the fast of Asarah B'Tevet. The fast begins at 6:13 AM and concludes at 5:09 PM.

I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Ben Kean

MINYAN NOTICE

In recent weeks, guaranteeing a weekday minyan has been a greater challenge, especially for Mincha/Maariv which is early in the Winter.

In light of this, we ask two things of adult Jewish men:
1) If you are able to attend weekday minyan more frequently (even one day per week), please consider joining.
2) If you think you will be able to join minyan, regularly or occasionally, please sign-up on the weekly sign-up sheet so that we can know whether there will be enough attendees, or if we need to request additional attendees.

Please contact Rabbi Kean to join the minyan WhatsApp group, useful for receiving the sign-up sheet or if you may be available to attend a minyan on short notice.

UPCOMING EVENTS

SECURITY COMMITTEE: CSS Level 1 Training
Please email Ari Fisher for more information or to register for the next CSS Level Training on January 22.

Youth Programs

NCSY
Stay tuned for updates from NCSY!

Torah High 2022-2023
CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Pizza dinner is served. Registration information available here

Babysitting
Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.

Youth Groups
Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am.
Groups will be led by our youth director, Yael Gonzalez, and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org.

Tot Shabbat
For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3 - stay tuned for the next Tot Shabbat

Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group.

WEEKLY
LEARNING
AT
CBAJ

WEEKLY CLASSES
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, in person in the chapel & on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2.
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program

TALMUD CLASS - 4:35 pm this Shabbat
Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR
in-person, at CBAJ, starting 45 minutes before Shabbat ends. We are studying Masechet Makkot.

*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only)
Go to https://zoom.us/join
Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518

CBAJ COVID POLICY

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING

BOOK CLUB
The next CBAJ Book Club is meeting in the CBAJ Zoom Room on January 18th at 8:00 pm to discuss A Journey to the End of the Millennium - A Novel of the Middle Ages by A. B. Yehoshua.

KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS
This year's Topic: "The World of Midrash"
Join CBAJ members in discussing a different Midrash every week! Midrash is one of our Tradition's most powerful and ancient tools for understanding the Torah and demonstrating its relevance to later generations,
For more information, suggested source material, or the volunteer sign-up page, please click here.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Rabbi Kean or Steve Rich.
Begins November 19, and will take place following Kiddush.

PILLARS LECTURE SERIES

FEEDBACK REQUESTED
The Adult Education Committee wants to hear from you!
All ideas about classes, lectures, and other adult education programs of interest should be forwarded to events@cbaj.org

DAILY SERVICES

January 1 - January 6

Shacharit
Sunday
8:00 AM

Monday - Friday
6:40 am

Mincha/Maariv
Sunday, Monday, Wednesday - Friday
4:20 pm

Tuesday
(Asarah B'Tevet)
4:10 pm

Candle lighting
Friday 1/6/2023
4:19 pm

Fast of Asarah B'Tevet
Begins 6:13 am
Concludes 5:09 pm

We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. 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. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org .

COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

JFS-CBAJ Volunteer Partnership
CBAJ invites you to volunteer with one of JFS's programs to support seniors and vulnerable individuals in our community. Email Simma Kinderlehrer to learn more.

Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob
380 Whitehall Rd
Albany, NY 12208

Shabbat Rosh Chodesh Tevet Miketz

12/23/2022 09:20:39 AM

Dec23

Shabbat Chanukah, Rosh Chodesh Tevet, Miketz
December 23-24, 2022

Candle Lighting
4:07 pm

Mincha,
Kabbalat Shabbat,
& Ma'ariv
4:10 pm

Morning Services
Shabbat
9:00 am

Latest Shema
9:39 am

Kiddush
following services

NO BABYSITTING THIS SHABBAT

Youth Groups
10:00 am

Shabbat Mincha
12:18 pm

Talmud Class
4:30 pm

Shabbat ends
5:13 pm

Ma'ariv
5:30 pm

TORAH READING
Genesis 41:1-44:17, Artscroll p. 223
Seventh Aliyah: Numbers 28:9-15, p. 890
Maftir: Numbers 7:42-47, p. 768
Haftarah: Zachariah 2:14-4:7, p. 1210

SPEAKER
Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.
Mitch Abolafia will lead the Kiddush Conversation.

KIDDUSH
Kiddush this Shabbat is sponsored by Jill and Howard Goldberg in honor of their son Shore's aufruf.

MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to our CBAJ members Jill and Howard Goldberg, and their son Shore Goldberg on his aufruf this Shabbat at CBAJ and upcoming marriage to Shajar Gonzalez.

Mazal Tov to CBAJ members Maureen and Elliot Chester on the birth of a baby boy Thursday evening. The Brit Milah is planned for Friday, December 30th.

MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN

On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.

Shabbat Chanukah is an opportunity to reflect on the relationship between two similar and important mitzvot, lighting candles on Chanukah and lighting candles on Shabbat. Is there a relationship between these two types of fire that we have a sacred obligation to light? Which one of the two is more important than the other?

The Talmud discusses this latter question with respect to a person who only has enough money to buy oil for one candle. Such a person should prioritize lighting Shabbat candles over Chanukah candles.

The reason for this has to do with the respective purposes of each type of candle.

Chanukah candles are meant to illuminate the outside for the purpose of pirsumei nisa-publicizing the miracles of Chanukah. In particular, the endurance of the Jewish people and its commitment to Torah in the face of persecution and pressure to assimilate.

Shabbat candles, by contrast, serve to illuminate the inside, the home, for the purose of shalom bayit-peace within the family or home. Shabbat is meant to be a time of joy within the house and should not be tainted by strife caused by darkness.

The reason Shabbat candles take precedence over Chanukah candles is that the miracle celebrated by the Chanukah candles is only possible with the familial peace symbolized by the Shabbat candles. Jewish survival and continuity is powered by the engine of the Jewish family and home. The home is the building block of the entire Jewish people. We "prioritize" Shabbat candles over Chanukah candles to highlight this key to Jewish survival and continuity.

This is, of course, an important message for the two families CBAJ families celebrating s'machot this week: the Goldberg's, celebrating the upcoming wedding of Shore and Shajar; and the Chester's celebrating the birth of a new son. As they both mark important milestones in building their families, we bless them with the understanding that it is families like theirs that the bedrock of the Jewish people and its future.

I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!

Shabbat Shalom, Chodesh Tov, and Chag Chanukah Same'ach,

Rabbi Ben Kean

UPCOMING EVENTS

SECURITY COMMITTEE: CSS Level 1 Training
Please email Ari Fisher for more information or to register for the next CSS Level Training on January 22.

Youth Programs

NCSY
UPCOMING Northeast NCSY Shabbatons:
December 28-31 National Yarchei Kallah
Located in Stamford, CT, contact NCSY for sign-up

Stay tuned for updates from NCSY!

Torah High 2022-2023
CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Pizza dinner is served. Registration information available here

Babysitting - THERE WILL BE NO BABYSITTING THIS WEEK
Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.

Youth Groups
Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am.
Groups will be led by our youth director, Yael Gonzalez, and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org.

Tot Shabbat
For children ages 0-5 and their parents at 10:30 am in classroom 3 - stay tuned for the next Tot Shabbat

Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group.

WEEKLY
LEARNING
AT
CBAJ

WEEKLY CLASSES
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, in person in the chapel & on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2.
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program

TALMUD CLASS - 4:30 pm this Shabbat
Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR
in-person, at CBAJ, starting 45 minutes before Shabbat ends. We are studying Masechet Makkot.

*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only)
Go to https://zoom.us/join
Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518

CBAJ COVID POLICY

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING

BOOK CLUB
The next CBAJ Book Club is meeting in the CBAJ Zoom Room on January 18th at 8:00 pm to discuss A Journey to the End of the Millennium - A Novel of the Middle Ages by A. B. Yehoshua.

KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS
This year's Topic: "The World of Midrash"
Join CBAJ members in discussing a different Midrash every week! Midrash is one of our Tradition's most powerful and ancient tools for understanding the Torah and demonstrating its relevance to later generations,
For more information, suggested source material, or the volunteer sign-up page, please click here.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Rabbi Kean or Steve Rich.
Begins November 19, and will take place following Kiddush.

PILLARS LECTURE SERIES

FEEDBACK REQUESTED
The Adult Education Committee wants to hear from you!
All ideas about classes, lectures, and other adult education programs of interest should be forwarded to events@cbaj.org

DAILY SERVICES

December 25 - December 30

Shacharit
Sunday
Rosh Choesh Tevet
8:30 am

Monday - Friday
6:40 am

Mincha/Maariv
Sunday - Friday
4:15 pm

Candle lighting
Friday 12/30/2022
4:12 pm

We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. 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. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org .

COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

JFS-CBAJ Volunteer Partnership
CBAJ invites you to volunteer with one of JFS's programs to support seniors and vulnerable individuals in our community. Email Simma Kinderlehrer to learn more.

Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob
380 Whitehall Rd
Albany, NY 12208

Shabbat Mevarchim Vayeshev

12/16/2022 01:10:39 PM

Dec16

Shabbat Mevarchim
Vayeshev
December 16-17, 2022

Candle Lighting
4:04 pm

Mincha,
Kabbalat Shabbat,
& Ma'ariv
4:10 pm

Morning Services
Shabbat
9:00 am

Latest Shema
9:35 am

Kiddush
following services

Baby Sitting
10:00 am

Youth Groups
10:00 am

TOT SHABBAT
10:30 am

Shabbat Mincha
12:14 pm

Talmud Class
4:25 pm

Shabbat ends
5:10 pm

Ma'ariv
5:25 pm

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

SPEAKER
Rabbinic Intern Jack Hartstein will deliver the first of a three-part winter lecture series entitled Pillars.
This week's installment: "Tefilah in the Age of Amazon."
SIMCHA KIDDUSH
The Simcha Kiddush is prepared by the Simcha Kiddush Committee. It is sponsored by CBAJ, and by the families of our celebrants:

Stacy and David Cohen in honor of our children Ben & Ilana’s wedding anniversary.

Andrea and Ari Fisher in honor of their first date, December 17, 1982.

Debra Fruchtman and Seth Rigberg in honor of the birthdays of Saffi Rigberg, Ruth Simons, and Debbie Fruchtman.

Gittela and Jonathan Harris in honor of their one-year anniversary as Albany residents and to wish a happy first birthday to Yaakov Eliyahu.

Rabbi and Miriam Kean in honor of Miriam starting a new job locally and in gratitude to everyone who helped along the way.

Paula Mosher in honor of her granddaughter Anna Michal Dietrich’s birthday.

Clara Roth in honor of her birthday.

Amarit and Seth Rosenblum and family in honor of Jack Rosenblum's special birthday; Chananya Rosenblum receiving Yoreh Yoreh semicha; Miriam Kean's new job.

Laura and Zvi Segal in honor of their anniversary, and their daughter Ariella’s, son in law Eli’s, and soon to be daughter in law Allie’s birthdays.

The Weisblatt Family, in honor of the birth of the Weisblatt twins Yair and Noa Weisblatt on November 28th, 2022.

MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN

On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.

I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!

One thing that I have recently been reflecting on about the Capital Distrist Jewish community generally is how fortunate we are to have so many wonderful Jewish events, but that we are "close-knit" enough to all feel that each person's presence has an impact.

Baruch HaShem, we have so many wonderful events this week at CBAJ and in the community at large. This Shabbat at CBAJ we will hear from our Rabbinic Intern Jack Hartstein for the first installment of an exciting three-part lecture series, enjoy a special simcha kiddush to share joyous moments together, and young children and their families are invited to another wonderful Tot Shabbat! Then, I hope that you will join the wider Jewish community at Chanukah on Jay this Sunday!

I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!

Wishing you and your family a happy Chanukah!

Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Ben Kean

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHANUKAH ON JAY

Join CBAJ, Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York, Capital Chabad, and more than 20 local Jewish partners for the 2nd annual community-wide candle lighting and holiday festival--Chanukah on Jay!
Sunday December 18th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm
Come out and celebrate as we collectively ignite the first night of Chanukah with a grand menorah lighting, dance to Jewish music, taste delicious holiday-themed foods, enjoy crafts and games, and so much more!
visit www.chanukahonjay.com.

SECURITY COMMITTEE: CSS Level 1 Training
Please email Ari Fisher for more information or to register for the next CSS Level Training on January 22.

Youth Programs

NCSY
UPCOMING Northeast NCSY Shabbatons:
December 28-31 National Yarchei Kallah
Located in Stamford, CT, contact NCSY for sign-up
Stay tuned for updates from NCSY!

Torah High 2022-2023
CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Pizza dinner is served. Registration information available here

Babysitting
Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.

Youth Groups
Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am.
Groups will be led by our youth director, Yael Gonzalez, and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org.

Tot Shabbat - Tot Shabbat this Shabbat !
For children ages 0-5 and their parents - Please join our Tot Shabbat in classroom 3 at 10:30 am

Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group.

WEEKLY
LEARNING
AT
CBAJ

WEEKLY CLASSES
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, in person in the chapel & on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2.
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program

TALMUD CLASS - 4:25 pm this Shabbat
Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR
in-person, at CBAJ, starting 45 minutes before Shabbat ends. We are studying Masechet Makkot.

*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only)
Go to https://zoom.us/join
Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518

CBAJ COVID POLICY

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING

BOOK CLUB
The next CBAJ Book Club is meeting in the CBAJ Zoom Room on January 18th at 8:00 pm to discuss A Journey to the End of the Millennium - A Novel of the Middle Ages by A. B. Yehoshua.

KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS
This year's Topic: "The World of Midrash"
Join CBAJ members in discussing a different Midrash every week! Midrash is one of our Tradition's most powerful and ancient tools for understanding the Torah and demonstrating its relevance to later generations,
For more information, suggested source material, or the volunteer sign-up page, please click here.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Rabbi Kean or Steve Rich.
Begins November 19, and will take place following Kiddush.

PILLARS LECTURE SERIES

FEEDBACK REQUESTED
The Adult Education Committee wants to hear from you!
All ideas about classes, lectures, and other adult education programs of interest should be forwarded to events@cbaj.org

DAILY SERVICES

December 18 - December 23

Shacharit
Sunday
8:00 am

Monday - Friday
6:40 am

Mincha/Maariv
Sunday - Friday
4:10 pm

Candle lighting
Friday 12/23/2022
4:07 pm

We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. 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. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org .

COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

JCC Applebaum & Bellin Awards
The Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center is accepting applications for their prestigious youth awards, Click here for details. The Applebaum Award is for 12th Grade Jewish Males and Bellin for 12th Grade Jewish Females. All applicable materials must be received by Thursday, December 22, 2022 for consideration

JFS-CBAJ Volunteer Partnership
CBAJ invites you to volunteer with one of JFS's programs to support seniors and vulnerable individuals in our community. Email Simma Kinderlehrer to learn more.

Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob
380 Whitehall Rd
Albany, NY 12208

Shabbat Vayishlach

12/09/2022 12:34:21 PM

Dec9

Shabbat Vayishlach
December 9-10, 2022

Candle Lighting
4:03 pm

Mincha,
Kabbalat Shabbat,
& Ma'ariv
4:10 pm

Morning Services
Shabbat
9:00 am

Latest Shema
9:31 am

Kiddush
following services

Baby Sitting
10:00 am

Youth Groups
10:00 am

Shabbat Mincha
12:11 pm

TALMUD CLASS
4:25 pm

Shabbat ends
5:09 pm

Ma'ariv
5:25 pm

TORAH READING
Genesis: 32:4-36:43 Artscroll p. 170
Haftarah: Obadiah 1:1-21, p. 1141

SPEAKER
Rabbi Kean will deliver a Dvar Torah Shabbat morning.
Simma Kinderlehrer will lead the Kiddush Conversation.

KIDDUSH
Kiddush is sponsored by CBAJ.

MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN

UPCOMING EVENTS

DECEMBER SIMCHA KIDDUSH
The December Simcha Kiddush is on 12/17/2022!
Sponsors are invited to submit their celebratory announcements by 12/15/2022. Click here to complete the online form or email office@cbaj.org

CHANUKAH ON JAY
Join CBAJ, Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York, Capital Chabad, and more than 20 local Jewish partners for the 2nd annual community-wide candle lighting and holiday festival--Chanukah on Jay!
Sunday December 18th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm
Come out and celebrate as we collectively ignite the first night of Chanukah with a grand menorah lighting, dance to Jewish music, taste delicious holiday-themed foods, enjoy crafts and games, and so much more!
visit www.chanukahonjay.com.

Youth Programs

NCSY
THIS SHABBAT @ CBAJ:
December 9-10 Albany Chapter Shabbaton
Join your friends and advisors for a fun Shabbat, group meals, and fun activities!
Contact Rav Jack for details.

UPCOMING Northeast NCSY Shabbatons:
December 28 - January 1, 2023 NCSY's National Yarchei Kallah, ASPIRE
Stamford Hilton, Stamford, CT - spend 5 days delving into your heritage and reuniting with your friends. Contact NCSY for sign-up

The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey
A 4-week opportunity to travel in Israel with your friends and connecting with your Jewish Heritage, July 4 - August 1, 2023. Register at TJJ.JSU.ORG
For more information contact Devora Weinstock at weinstockd@ncsy.org

Torah High 2022-2023
CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Pizza dinner is served. Registration information available here

Babysitting
Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.

Youth Groups
Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am.
Groups will be led by our youth director, Yael Gonzalez, and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org.

Tot Shabbat
For children ages 0-5 and their parents - Please join our upcoming Tot Shabbat on December 17 at 10:30 in classroom 3.

Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group.

WEEKLY
LEARNING
AT
CBAJ

WEEKLY CLASSES
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, in person in the chapel & on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2.
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program

TALMUD CLASS - 4:25 pm this Shabbat
Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR
in-person, at CBAJ, starting 45 minutes before Shabbat ends. We are studying Masechet Makkot.

*CBAJ ZOOM ROOM (weekday classes only)
Go to https://zoom.us/join
Enter meeting ID: 940 508 9347 | Enter passcode: 613518

CBAJ COVID POLICY

ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING

BOOK CLUB
The next CBAJ Book Club is meeting in the CBAJ Zoom Room on January 18th at 8:00 pm to discuss A Journey to the End of the Millennium - A Novel of the Middle Ages by A. B. Yehoshua.

KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS
This year's Topic: "The World of Midrash"
Join CBAJ members in discussing a different Midrash every week! Midrash is one of our Tradition's most powerful and ancient tools for understanding the Torah and demonstrating its relevance to later generations,
For more information, suggested source material, or the volunteer sign-up page, please click here.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Rabbi Kean or Steve Rich.
Begins November 19, and will take place following Kiddush.

FEEDBACK REQUESTED
The Adult Education Committee wants to hear from you!
All ideas about classes, lectures, and other adult education programs of interest should be forwarded to events@cbaj.org

DAILY SERVICES

December 11 - December 16

Shacharit
Sunday
8:00 am

Monday - Friday
6:40 am

Mincha/Maariv
Sunday - Friday
4:10 pm

Candle lighting
Friday 12/16/2022
4:04 pm

We are excited and honored to be partnering with 10 other local organizations in the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s LIFE & LEGACY™ program. 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. For more information, contact office@cbaj.org .

COMMUNITY EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Albany Community Family Learning
Rabbi Kean will lead a Family Pre-Chanukah Learning (Parents & Children welcome!) at this Saturday 12/10 at 6:45 pm at Maimonides School
(upstairs, in the blue back room) prior to Maimonides Pizza Night.

JCC Applebaum & Bellin Awards
The Sidney Albert Albany Jewish Community Center is accepting applications for their prestigious youth awards, Click here for details. The Applebaum Award is for 12th Grade Jewish Males and Bellin for 12th Grade Jewish Females. All applicable materials must be received by Thursday, December 22, 2022 for consideration

JFS-CBAJ Volunteer Partnership
CBAJ invites you to volunteer with one of JFS's programs to support seniors and vulnerable individuals in our community. Email Simma Kinderlehrer to learn more.

Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob
380 Whitehall Rd
Albany, NY 12208

Shabbat Vayetzei

12/02/2022 01:58:14 PM

Dec2

Shabbat Vayetzei
December 2-3, 2022

Candle Lighting
4:04 pm

Mincha,
Kabbalat Shabbat,
& Ma'ariv
4:10 pm

Morning Services
Shabbat
9:00 am

Latest Shema
9:26 am

Kiddush
following services

Baby Sitting
10:00 am

Youth Groups
10:00 am

Shabbat Mincha
1:30 pm

NO TALMUD CLASS

Shabbat ends
5:09 pm

Ma'ariv
5:25 pm

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

SPEAKER
We are excited to host Rabbi Drew Kaplan as our guest scholar this Shabbat. Rabbi Kaplan will deliver the morning sermon entitled "Drinking in Genesis: The Importance of Moderation."
See below for the full schedule of events.

Rabbi Drew Kaplan is the director of Director of Pastoral Care at Cedar Village Senior Living Facility and the founder of JewishDrinking.com,
the #1 resource on the Internet for the textual exploration of beverage-consumption in the Jewish tradition.

KIDDUSH LUNCHEON
Shabbat Luncheon following services is prepared by the CBAJ Programming Committee. Visiting scholar Rabbi Drew Kaplan will deliver a Text & Tasting
entitled Whiskey in Jewish Life Luncheon

Mazal Tov
Mazal tov to CBAJ members Laura & Sam Weisblatt on the birth of twins, a son and a daughter on Monday evening, November 28. Mazal tov to older brothers Yishai and Judah and the entire Weisblatt family. The Zeved HaBat (Baby Girl Naming) and Brit Milah will take place on Tuesday morning at 10:00 am at CBAJ.
All attendees are requested to wear a face mask. If you or someone in your household has symptoms of an infectious illness, kindly refrain from attending.

MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN

On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.

I look forward to joining you for a wonderful and engaging Shabbat with Rabbi Drew Kaplan, where we will be enlightened with Rabbi Kaplan’s insights into the intersection between drinking and Halacha, Jewish history, and texts.

A couple of thanks are in order:
Rabbi Kaplan, for joining us for Shabbat.
Tom Kligerman, for recommending this event and for taking an active role in coordinating the planning of this event.
Dina Gottesman, Chana Israel, Amanda Gurock, Rebecca Schwarzmer, and Daniel Reznik for cooking for the kiddush luncheon and preparing the refreshments for Saturday night.
The event sponsors: Artie & Nanette Brenner (L'Chaim!), Amy & Ronald Sohn, Tom Kligerman & Lisa Wolfe, Laura & Zvi Segal.
The CBAJ staff for all of their work.
518 Kosher Catering and Howard Gross for catering the Friday night dinner.

Please see below for notices regarding volunteering for Kiddush Conversations and a request to register for minyan if you plan to attend.

I hope to see you soon at a tefilah, children's program, event, or class!

Shabbat Shalom & Chodesh Tov,
Rabbi Ben Kean

Schedule of Events

Friday Night Dinner
followed by post-dinner talk & wine tasting
"Blessings on Wine in Judaism"
prior registration required
babysitting available from 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Shabbat morning sermon
"Drinking in Genesis: The Importance of Moderation"
Kiddush Luncheon
including "Text & Tasting: Whiskey in Jewish Life"

Motza'ei Shabbat (Saturday Night) Event:
"Text & Tasting: How Beer Became Acceptable for Havdallah"
Beer tasting and parve snacks

Please note: CBAJ encourages its members to only drink responsibly.
All events with alcohol are optional, following the conclusion of services.
No alcohol will be served to anyone under 21.

UPCOMING EVENTS

CHANUKAH ON JAY

Join CBAJ, Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York, Capital Chabad, and more than 20 local Jewish partners for the 2nd annual community-wide candle lighting and holiday festival--Chanukah on Jay!
Sunday December 18th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm
Come out and celebrate as we collectively ignite the first night of Chanukah with a grand menorah lighting, dance to Jewish music, taste delicious holiday-themed foods, enjoy crafts and games, and so much more!
visit www.chanukahonjay.com.

ALBANY NCSY FOOD DRIVE

Albany NCSY is running a food drive for non-perishable goods, benefitting the Shalom Food Pantry. Please bring non-perishable foods to the drop box by the main entrance in the parking lot by Friday, December 9. The parking lot gate can be accessed using open path, at weekday service times, or by appointment (contact office@cbaj.org).

Youth Programs

NCSY
UPCOMING Northeast NCSY Shabbatons:
December 9-10 Albany Chapter Shabbaton
Next Shabbat will the next Albany Chapter NCSY Shabbaton!
Full schedule of events to be announced next week.

December 28-31 National Yarchei Kallah
Located in Stamford, CT, contact NCSY for sign-up
Stay tuned for updates from NCSY!

Torah High 2022-2023
CBAJ's Torah High meets Mondays, 7-9 pm and is open to all students in grades 8 - 12. Pizza dinner is served. Registration information available here

Babysitting
Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning for from 10:00-11:30 am! You do not need to be a member to drop off your kids. At least one parent or guardian must be at CBAJ for the duration of babysitting. Babysitting will take place in Classroom 3. The babysitters will bring the kids to Kiddush, please remember to pick up your kids when babysitting ends! Please make sure to inform the babysitters if your child has any food allergies/restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.

Youth Groups
Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am.
Groups will be led by our youth director, Yael Gonzalez, and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org.

Tot Shabbat
For children ages 0-5 and their parents - Please join our upcoming Tot Shabbats on December 17 at 10:30 in classroom 3.

Please contact Joshua Schulman-Marcus (jschumar@gmail.com) if you would like to be added to the Young Families WhatsApp group.

WEEKLY
LEARNING
AT
CBAJ

WEEKLY CLASSES
TORAH & TEA* Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, in person in the chapel & on Zoom*. Studying Kings 2.
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program

TALMUD CLASS
Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR
in-person, at CBAJ, starting 45 minutes before Shabbat ends. We are studying Masechet Makkot.
Class will NOT meet this Shabbat for Scholar-in-Residence

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