FiftyPlus @ BnaiTikvah.org
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| The group meets the fourth Tuesday afternoon of every month all year to greet new friends and share enjoyable experiences. Membership is open to Jewish seniors over fifty years of age regardless of synagogue affiliation. Past programs have covered topics such as Social Security, Medicare, and insurance updates. Members have presented programs from personal experience on Alaska, India, China, Roosevelt NJ, various Jewish Synagogues, and stained glass windows. They enjoy luncheons and parties with professional entertainment, have taken trips to Leon Bibel's Gallery, Drumthwacket, Morven, Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, the Holocaust Museum, Boston, and to theaters locally and in New York. Volunteer activities include delivering Kosher Meals on Wheels, participating in the Mr. Fix-It Program, and knitting and crocheting clothing for indigent mothers and their babies distributed through local hospitals and agencies. The group is a member of HAZAK, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism's organization for mature Jews. |
FiftyPlus @ BnaiTikvah.org
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This group is designed for young families,
meeting monthly, to share religious and cultural experiences.
Past activities have included a progressive dinner, game night, Shabbat dinner,
miniature golf, apple picking, Israeli dancing, road rally, and July 4th BBQ. Although the group has been inactive for some time, the former coordinator is willing to help those wishing revitalize it. |
Nadine Weg, 732-329-1359
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| The committee, under the Rabbi's supervision, is available to help prepare the house for Shiva observance and remain in the house until the family returns from the funeral. |
Contact: The Synagogue Office, 732-297-0696
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| This commitee was formed under the jurisdiction of Ways & Means to raise funds for the synagogue. The results of some of their efforts can be found at the BT Shopping Mall. |
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Bikur Cholim demonstrates the healing power of relationship. The Talmud contains many stories about famous healer
Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai. When Rabbi ben Zakkai heard of another rabbi who was sick, he would visit and speak with the sick rabbi about his suffering. After speaking, Yohanan ben Zakkai would hold out his hand and the ill rabbi would rise. One day Rabbi ben Zakkai fell ill. He was visited by Rabbi Hanina, who held out his hand after speaking with the stricken sage. Rabbi ben Zakkai stood up. "Why couldn't Rabbi ben Zakkai raise himself up?" asked the disciples, who knew the Rabbi to be a great healer. The answer: "Because the prisoner cannot free himself from prison." Here we learn that even the greatest of Jewish healers needs another person to help free himself from the prison of fear, hopelessness, and isolation. At a time of illness, bikur cholim offers the comfort of human connection and a sense of community. The mitzvah of bikur cholim helps us fulfill the obligation to "love our neighbor as yourself" that is required of every Jew (Maimonides). Participate in the mitzvah of Bikur Cholim by visiting congregants who are hospitalized (locally, in New York, or Philadelphia), recuperating at home, or in nearby nursing homes. Please call if you know of a congregant who is ill! |
Contact: The Synagogue Office, 732-297-0696
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