Latest Shema 9:44 am Kiddush Luncheon following services
Babysitting 10:00 am
Youth Groups 10:00 am
TOT SHABBAT 10:30 am
Shabbat Mincha 12:28 pm Talmud Class 4:45 pm
Havdalah 5:31 pm Maariv 5:45 pm
TORAH READING Exodus 6:2 - 9:35, Artscroll p. 318 Haftarah: Ezekiel 28:25 - 29:27, p. 1149
SPEAKER Following morning services Rabbi Kean will give a talk about his mission trip to Israel with the Rabbinical Council of America and Mizrachi Olami.
SIMCHA KIDDUSH & NEW MEMBER LUNCHEON This Shabbat Kiddush Luncheon Celebration is being prepared by the Programming Committee, and is sponsored by CBAJ, in honor of all our new members throughout this past year, and the families of the Simcha celebrants this month. The honorees, sponsors and celebrants are listed below.
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MESSAGE FROM RABBI KEAN
Dear CBAJ Family,
On behalf of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob, I would like to wish you and your family a restful and meaningful Shabbat.
Am Yisrael Chai.
Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Ben Kean
CBAJ NEW MEMBER HONOREES 2023 - 2024 & JANUARY SIMCHA KIDDUSH CELEBRANTS
We celebrate and welcome all of our new CBAJ Members who have joined during the past year
Dalia & Haim Ben-Eliezer Steven Israel Shoshie & Ami Israel Lisa & Neil Gildener & family Ronen & Michal Hofman Shoham Fiorentino & Lior Huli & family Daniela & Vadim Mikhaylov Etana Zack Keren & Amir Zilberberg & family
Mazal Tov to our January Simcha sponsors and celebrants
The Abolafia family in celebration of Amy Svirsky's birthday & a belated birthday mention for Aliza Abolafia
The Katz family in celebration of Ofira Katz's birthday
Paula Mosher & Paul Mosher z"l celebrating the birthday of their granddaughter Anna Michal Dietrich
Nina & Grigoriy Mikhaylov in honor of their January birthdays: Nina, David, Daniela( December) and little YY, Yaakov Yehiel turning THREE
UPCOMING EVENTS
COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT* Sunday, 8:00 pm at CBAJ
TORAH & TEA UPDATE* Torah & Tea will begin studying Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) starting January 18.
CBAJ BOOK CLUB* Rav Kook: Mystic in a Time of Revolution (Jewish Lives) by Yehudah Mirsky
*See the Adult Education Programming section below for more information about these upcoming events and other programs
YOUTH PROGAMS
Tot Shabbat The next Tot Shabbat is 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. Youth Groups Kids in grades k-5 will meet each Shabbat morning at 10-11 am. Groups will be led by our youth director and teen youth leaders. For more information about attending, or if your teen wants to work as a youth leader, email office@cbaj.org
Babysitting Babysitting is available for children ages 0-5 every Shabbat morning 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 or restrictions. Children in diapers may participate, but babysitters will not be able to change diapers, so please check on kids in diapers.
WEEKLY LEARNING AT CBAJ
NACH YOMI 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 Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) * A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
TALMUD CLASS Join our Shabbat Afternoon TALMUD SHIUR in-person, at CBAJ,starting 1 hour before Maariv 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
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING
CBAJ BOOK CLUB Announcing the next book to read: Rav Kook: Mystic in a Time of Revolution (Jewish Lives) by Yehudah Mirsky The next book club meeting: Wednesday, February 28 at 8:00 pm
FALL SEASON OF COMMUNITY BEIS MIDRASH NIGHT This season, all sessions will be held WEEKLY on SUNDAYS at CBAJ at 8:00 pm
Independent & Guided Learning Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will meet once or twice a month. Guided learning with Rabbi Kean will not meet this week.
KIDDUSH CONVERSATIONS 2023-2024 Share Jewish experiences or ideas that inspire you! Following Kiddush on winter Shabbats. Contact Simma Kinderlehrer or Rabbi Kean to sign up
* A Theodore Strauss z"l Endowment Fund sponsored program
Stay tuned for the Winter schedule
All sessions will begin at 12:30 pm. Lunch, catered by 518 Kosher and supervised by the VHCD, is free of charge. Please feel welcome to wear a mask during the event & take lunch home to enjoy. Please register by contacting our events coordinator Beth Liotta Tyler at 518.489.5819 x4 or beth@cbaj.org.
Prophetic Personalities A lecture series for select winter Shabbatot Jan 20 Shmuel with Rabbi Kean Feb 17 Yonah with Daniel Grossberg March 16 Huldah with Simma Kinderlehrer
THE DEE PIRKEI AVOT PROJECT
The Dee Pirkei Avot project disseminates a weekly Pirkei Avot study and discussion sheet in honor of their memory of Lucy, Maia, and Rina, z''l, who were killed in a terrorist attack this year.
“A community is too heavy to carry alone” Deuteronomy Rabbah 1:10
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 Kaplowitzthe Life & Legacy committee chairs about partnering on this crucial initiative to ensure the vitality of Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob for the next 200 years.
Please click HERE for an important message from our Security Committee & security partner, Community Security Service (CSS) regarding guidelines for attending pro-Israel events
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
I Stand with Israel bracelets are available for purchase $5.00 each (cash or Venmo @SherylHoffman). Pick up at Temple Israel All proceeds will go to Federations Support Israel Efforts
Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob 380 Whitehall Rd Albany, NY 12208
Visitors please e-mail the CBAJ office regarding registering for our services during the ongoing pandemic.
Please review and adhere to our COVID POLICY when planning your visit.
The wearing of masks will be a personal choice. This applies to both services and social activities, such as kiddish.
Fully vaccinated community members are welcome to register as "vaccinated" at this link.
If you feel sick at all, please exercise good judgment and stay home rather than attending services, regardless of vaccine status.
We still request those who are able to help our Minyan status register for weekday and Friday and Shabbat afternoon services, so that we can continue to confirm a Minyan for those times. A registration email is sent weekly.
