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 13, 2019 By bethmordecai no comments.
Coffee Talk
Wednesday, February 13, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
An informal weekly meet-up with Rabbi Metz, featuring meaningful conversations about the fundamentals of Judaism. Current series, Talmud Tractate Brachot, (all about prayers and blessings) continues at our current location: Panera Bread, 1551 Route 1, Edison (North of the Mall, on the southbound side of Route 1.)
Email rabbi.SaraMetz@gmail.com for more information.
Friday, February 15, 8 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Please help us make a minyan. Ann Blog will be providing the oneg inmemory of her husband, Maury.
Saturday, February 16, 10 a.m. Shabbat Service
Shabbat morning service with discussion.
Mahjong Madness!
Sunday, February 17, at 1:30 p.m. From beginners to experts, all are welcome!
Contribution $5. RSVP to Anita Krentar at neatsea.ak@gmail.com
UPCOMING EVENTS!
Lecture Series – Israel’s Milestones and their Meanings
Led by Rabbi Metz[...]
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November 1, 2018 By bethmordecai no comments.
Starting Wednesday, November 7, 9:30-10:30 – Judaism's 10 Best Ideas
Starting Wednesday, November 7! Join Rabbi Metz for “Coffee Talk,” studying Judaism’s 10 Best Ideas. Brewed Awakening, 417 Main St, Metuchen, NJ.
Wednesday, November 7, 12 noon. – Ask the Rabbi
Menlo Park Mall Food Court by Panera. Join Rabbi Metz to discuss and study Pirke Avot, an ancient and modern text relevant
to everyday life. Come to study or come with your own questions!
Thursday, November 8, 12 noon Classic Yiddush Film - "The Dybbuk"
Presented at AMC Lowes New Brunswick as part of the Rutgers Jewish Film Festival.
A rich, ethnographic tapestry of Jewish legend, The Dybbuk is a Yiddish-language drama based on S. Ansky’s seminal play about a bride possessed by a dybbuk,[...]
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October 9, 2018 By bethmordecai no comments.
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 12 noon.
Ask the Rabbi.
Join Rabbi Metz at the Menlo Park Mall food court, near Panera. Every Wednesday this month we will be studying Pirke Avot, an ancient (and always relevant) text from the Mishna on ethics and interpersonal relationships. Join the discussion or bring a question of your own.
Thursday, October 25 at 7 p.m.
Becoming a Better Pray-er – NEW WORKSHOP SERIES
An anxiety-free way to learn the prayers commonly said during services. No Hebrew knowledge necessary! Participants will learn:
• how to say/sing the prayer
• how to "do" the prayer (perform the rituals associated with the prayer)
First session focus: The prayer recited when one is called up to the Torah for an Aliyah.
RSVP to [...]
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September 21, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Fri Sept 28, 8 p.m. – Kabbalat Shabbat service and Potluck Dinner for Sukkot.
Please email Rabbi.SaraMetz@gmail.com with what you plan to bring.
Sat Sept 29, 10 a.m. – Shabbat and Sukkot services with Yizkor.
Read Rabbi's Shabbat Message.
UPCOMING EVENTS!
Mon October 1, 6:30 p.m. Simchat Torah.
Join us to sing and dance with the Torah. Please help us make a minyan so that community members can read from the end of the final Torah portion and the beginning of B'rei-shit.
Check the three flyers below for all our Sukkot events!
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June 6, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Friday June 15th
SHABBAT BY THE SEA with a POT LUCK DINNER TO FOLLOW
Candle Lighting - 6:30 p.m. at Shul
Service - 7 p.m. at the Gazebo
Dairy/Vegetarian Pot Luck Dinner - 8 p.m. at Shul
Please e-mail Sharon Bender and let her know to what you will be bringing. *
* Update as of 6/12: Pot Luck items should be Dairy or Vegetarian. Still needed salad, veggie dish, main dish (that is not pasta if possible).
Category : Announcements home Shabbat By The Sea
May 23, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, it gives me great pleasure to announce that Baby Girl Metz joined our Congregation last evening. Weighing in at 7 lbs. 14 oz., everyone is doing well and the family is beyond thrilled. During the 6 weeks of Rabbi Metz’s maternity leave, Shabbat Services will be led by a number of our wonderful lay leaders. Below is the schedule. Please mark your calendars and come out to show your support of these extraordinary volunteers. Friday Saturday May 25th 8 p.m. May 26th No Services June 1st 8 p.m. June 2nd BREAKFAST MINYAN Breakfast 9-9:30 a.m. Services 9:30-10:30 a.m. June 8th 8 p.m. June 9th 10 a.m. June 15th SHABBAT BY THE SEA[...]
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May 6, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Services in during the months of May and June may be lead by community members while Rabbi Metz is on maternity leave.
Friday, May 4 - 8 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Saturday, May 4 - 9 a.m. Bagel breakfast followed by an shortened service with discussion
Friday, May 11 - 8 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Saturday, May 12 - 10 a.m. Shabbat Services with discussion
Friday, May 18 - 8 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Saturday, May 19 - NO Shabbat Services
Friday, May 25 - 8 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Saturday, May 26 - NO Shabbat Services
Friday, June 1 - 8 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Saturday, June 2 - 9 a.m. Bagel breakfast followed by an shortened service with discussion
Friday, June 8 - 8 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat Services
Saturday, June[...]
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May 1, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
The performance is the matinee on June 24, 2018 at 3 p.m. Due to demand, we must have 12 people confirmed and paid by May 13th to receive the discounted rate. Please indicate which seating section you are selecting: Orchestra Side seats at the discounted group rate of $139 per person Rear Orchestra Side seats at the discounted group rate of $119 per person
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By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Interfaith Program in Professional Ethics takes place October 6-13, 2018.
Dear Community Members,
While in Rabbinical School, I had the incredible opportunity to study and travel with a group based out of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York called "Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics." I participated in a fellowship with an interfaith clergy group. (more…)
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April 9, 2018 By Beth Mordecai no comments.
Join Rabbi Metz to explore what Jewish tradition teaches, and what you think about God.
Thursday, April 12 & 19, 7 p.m.
at Congregation Beth Mordecai
RSVP by April 5 to Rabbi.SaraMetz@gmail.com
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