Congregation Beth Mordecai
Congregation Beth Mordecai
An inclusive congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement.
Your Jewish Home for the Soul!
An inclusive congregation affiliated with the Conservative Movement.
Your Jewish Home for the Soul!
February 21, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Saturday, March 3, 7 p.m. at Beth Mordecai.
Celebrate Purim at CLUB MORDECAI
Games Galore - Black Jack, Poker, Craps and Roulette
Hord d'oeuvres, Viennese Dessert Table and Wine.
$36 per person = $250 in play money
RSVP at 732 442-1373 or officebethmordecai@gmail.com
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Category : Announcements Events
August 25, 2017 By bethmordecai no comments.
Rabbi Sara Metz grew up in North Haven, Connecticut, and graduated with a BA in American Studies and Near East and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University. She received rabbinic ordination from The Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and master’s degrees in Jewish Education and Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University.
Rabbi Metz loves to study and discuss each week’s Torah portion, gleaning modern insights from an ancient text. She loves to get outside and go hiking or biking. Rabbi Metz also loves to bake challah every week for shabbat, cook new recipes, crochet, and knit. During Sukkot in 2007 she and Lev met while enjoying dinner in the sukkah. They were married in 2010 and have three children, Doron, Eitan[...]
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September 15, 2020 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
We are looking forward to High Holidays 5781, which promise to be different, but no less meaningful, than in years past. Below you will find important information regarding services times, health and safety, and other resources to enhance your holidays, and explain some of the differences you will notice this year.
This is a post with LOTS of detailed information. Please read carefully. Everything you need related to the High Holy Days is included. If you have any questions, please do ask!
For the complete High Holy Day Service Schedule, click here.
PRE-HOLY DAY EVENTS
Click here for more information
SELIHOT NIGHT LIVE
Saturday, September 12 at 8:30 p.m.
MACHZOR & ESSENTIALS PICKUP
Week of September 13
1. HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICES WILL[...]
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September 9, 2020 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Rosh HaShanah Evening Services (with Rabbi Sermon)
Friday, September 18 at 6:30 pm
Location: Online Only (via Zoom, Facebook Streaming)
Rosh HaShanah Day 1
Date: Saturday, September 19
Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Online (via Zoom, Facebook Streaming) or In-Person
Rosh HaShanah Day 2 (with Rabbi Sermon and brief Shofar Service)
Date: Sunday, September 20
Time: 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Online (via Zoom, Facebook Streaming) or In-Person
Tashlich and Shofar Service (IN PERSON ONLY)
Sunday, September 20
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: In-Person Only (meet at the Gazebo in Bayview Park)
Shabbat Evening Services
Date: Friday, September 25
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Online Only (via Zoom, Facebook Streaming)
Annual Cemetery Service
Date: Sunday, September 27
Time: 10:00 am
Location: In-Person Only (at the Beth Mordecai Cemetery located at 690 S. Florida Grove Rd., Perth[...]
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By Beth Mordecai no comments.
SELIHOT NIGHT LIVE
Saturday, September 12 at 8:30 p.m. The Conservative/Masorti Movement will come together to learn, sing, and connect as a community. Over 60 rabbis and cantors will present, and a variety of Selihot services will be offered throughout the evening.Rabbi Allen will be one of the rabbis leading a session that evening (11pm), so come and show your support!We will usher in the High Holiday season focusing on:
• Teshuva (Repentance: If I Am Only For Myself, Who Is For Me?)
• Tefilah (Prayer: And If I Am Only For Myself, What Am I?)
• Tzedakah (Righteous Acts: And If Not Now, When?)
• Shema Koleinu (Hear our Voice, Accept our Prayer)
Registration is required by September 10, so click High Holidays
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August 28, 2020 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
[caption id="attachment_10622" align="alignright" width="240"] Rabbi Uri Allen[/caption] Rabbi Uri Allen is a guitar-playing Abba of three who loves cooking, traveling around the country to see his favorite band Phish and learning Torah. His passions in the rabbinate are in educating and teaching learners of all ages, working with young families like his own, and using music to add contour and depth to Jewish rituals and life. Prior to coming to Beth Mordecai, he was a Rabbi at Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn, NY and Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, PA. Rabbi Allen received Rabbinic ordination from the ZieglerSchool of Rabbinic Studies along with an MA in RabbinicStudies from American Jewish University, an MA fromTel Aviv University in Jewish Thought in partnershipwith The Melamdim Teacher Training Program of theHartman Institute, and he is a[...]
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By Beth Mordecai no comments.
This week’s Torah portion is Ki Teitze. It is a series of miscellaneous laws that Moses issues to the people in advance of entering the Promised Land. This set of laws is truly miscellaneous. They range in category from family law, to domestic laws, to returning lost objects and helping one’s neighbor. The parashah contains some agricultural laws about planting mixed fields and plowing with two different types of animals. There are marital laws, citizenship restrictions into the people of Israel, laws of conduct in wars, how to take a vow and the power that resides therein. Really the list goes on and on. It is a strange collection. Nevertheless, we seek out meaning in our Torah even from the what[...]
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August 21, 2020 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Well, the end of summer is upon us. Sad I know. But we have the High Holy Days on the horizon, and the end of August to fill our cups for the road ahead. This has not been an easy five months since the Coronavirus entered our world. The next five months are anyone’s guess. Yet, as the unknown is presented before us I feel grateful to have the grounding of Congregation Beth Mordecai and for the spiritual sustenance that we can provide in pressing ahead despite our doubts and our fears. And in reflecting on what is to come, I often reflect on where I have been. The past few weeks of starting Shabbat with you, planning our High Holiday[...]
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August 14, 2020 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
UNITY THROUGH DIVERSITY Recently, I’ve been thinking about my grandfather, Harry Allen. It was his yahrzeit last week, so it makes sense, but in truth he has been on my mind. I’d like to tell you about him. Harry S. Allen was raised in Denver, Colorado, the child of immigrants from Marianpol, Lithuania. Like many Jews of that time, they owned a store with their home in the apartment above. Grandpa served in Europe during WWII as a navigator on B-24 bombers flying missions out of Italy. He flew something like 50 missions and was awarded two purple hearts among other decorations and commendations. He used to remark about his choice to join the Air Force instead of the army, saying that[...]
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July 31, 2020 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Dear Beth Mordecai Community,
On behalf of the Board, I am delighted to introduce Rabbi Uri Allen to the Beth Mordecai community! His energy, enthusiasm, spirituality, and new ways to connect with Judaism are warmly welcomed and we look forward to building a deep connection with him.
In the next few weeks, Rabbi Allen will be reaching out by phone to each congregant. If you miss his call, he will leave a message (please make sure to call him back!).
Also, please note that the rabbi will continue to reside on Long Island and commute to Perth Amboy, as needed. He will coordinate his trips to NJ to meet with members, conduct services and classes, and serve this community. Please be understanding of his time & schedule!
Please[...]
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April 13, 2020 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Join us tonight, April 13 at 8 PM for a Wine Schmooze.
BYOB your favorite kosher for Passover wine and join us to talk, schmooze and even whine.
FOR SECURITY REASONS, PLEASE CHECK YOUR INBOX FOR AN EMAIL ABOUT THE WINE SCHMOOZE TO GET MEETING ID AND PASSWORD. (Or contact rabbi.sarametz@gmail.com for the login info.)
Category : Events
April 6, 2020 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Dear Beth Mordecai Community Member, I hope this letter finds you and your families in good health and that you are finding your connection to Judaism and to our congregation a source of comfort during this difficult time. It is with a heavy heart that I inform you that Rabbi Sara Metz has accepted a position at Cong. Anshe Israel in Tucson, Arizona. She will continue in her full rabbinical duties at Beth Mordecai through May 31. Pending the lifting of quarantine restrictions, we will have a Friday night Shabbat service & dinner in June so all may personally wish the Metz family well in their next adventure! Please understand that the decision for the rabbi to search for alternate employment was solely[...]
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