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A MESSAGE FROM OUR RABBI

JOY IN TORAH

Thursday night, October 16 is Simchat Torah, which literally means “the Joy of Torah.” You know the drill. We

complete the reading of Deuteronomy, begin the reading of Genesis, call large groups up to the bimah for aliyot, and dance and sing with the Torah. We also add some special CBI touches, including unfurling an entire scroll, blessing the children, snacking on edible Torahs with fruit roll ups for the parchment (for the younger set), and drinking a l’chaim in the kitchen (for those who are of age).

But here’s the point: although it is a known ritual, it isn’t routine. And not just because the cantor and I change up the service slightly from year to year. It isn’t routine, because the very words “Simchat Torah” are telling us, in their literal meaning: there is nothing rote or routine about Torah, properly practiced. It is pure joy!

There are times when each of us has other experiences of Torah, of course. Torah can mean obligation and sacrifice, which don’t always feel joyous, especially in the moment. But if you have some strong memories of taking joy in Torah, then you can use those times as inspiration – to remind you that Torah is indeed a treasured gift. The fact that we have it and spend time with it and rely on it should not take the excitement out of it, any more than having a family to spend time with and rely upon should become mere routine. If we take our treasured gifts for granted, that makes us ungrateful – and unhappy. Unwrap the gift!

Unfurl the scroll! Take note of your blessings. It helps, I find, to reflect back on times

when you took the most joy in Torah. I think of Bar and Bat Mitzvah ceremonies. Of imagining a Jewish future for baby boys at the bris and shouting out: “L’torah, l’chuppah, ulema’asim tovim.” “May you have a life of Torah, committed love, and good deeds.”

I remember Soviet Jews risking their futures to dance with Torah scrolls, spinning with wild joy outside the synagogue in Moscow. I remember dancing in the streets of Los Angeles with a Torah and watching the delighted faces of the police officers who had re-routed traffic and were now captivated by the contagious joy of the crowd.

My greatest moments of joy in Torah include times when my children or students really “got” a message that the Torah was teaching – and demonstrated it in their lives. I recall with joy, even elation, some breakthroughs in my own Torah learning.

Just yesterday, I met a man who had known my father. He told me that his high school yearbook quote was a quotation from one of my dad’s sermons. It made me very happy to learn Torah from my father through his former Bar Mitzvah student (now in his 40s).

Torah means more than just the scroll written by a scribe on parchment. It is the Chumash we give out to our Dalet students. It is the first five books of the Bible in any hotel bedside table. It is the text, plus the rabbinic commentaries, mixed with your imagination and insight. The ancient Rabbis

considered science and dream interpretation forms of Torah – for any wisdom used for holy purposes is worthy of that name.

The word “Torah” comes from the root “ohr” meaning light. The same root gives rise to the Hebrew word for teachers (morim) and parents (horim) who bring enlightenment through instruction. The Midrash teaches God used Torah as the blueprint with which to create the world, but that Torah was unlike the scrolls in our ark. It was a Torah of black fire written on white fire.

Torah is primordial and ahead of its time. It is as close as your mouth and your bookshelf and as mysterious and distant as the Heavens. It was given at Sinai, and it is given here, today – for those who will receive the gift.

I began by writing “you know the drill.” If that statement represents routine or boredom around celebrating the Torah, then I believe we need to reject it. But if by “drill” we mean “practice,” then by all means let’s do that. Let’s use Simchat Torah as a rehearsal for year-round joy in Torah. Let’s drill an attitude of gratitude. Let’s get together to practice and develop the habit of loving Torah, owning Torah, holding Torah, carrying Torah, dancing with Torah. Smile when you eat that fruit roll up! As the morning prayers say, “May Torah be sweet in our mouths.” May it be sweet as it comes out of our mouths, too.

Chag Sameach. A truly joyous Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah to all!

Rabbi Debra Orenstein

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CANTOR’S CORNERIwanted to write about the trip that we took

this summer, a 12 day cruise to ports around the Baltic Sea, but in light of the sudden and untimely death of Mark Babyatsky, I’m writing instead about living life.

I’ve said this many times — It’s easy to dance, laugh, sing and rejoice when things are great — but we make sure that our CBI Synagogue family is there for you in the worst of times; times when you think you can never move forward.

The lyrics from Sting’s “Fragile” will be read this Rosh HaShanah, and although Rabbi Kiel and I recited them over a decade ago, Rabbi Orenstein and I decided it would be a good time to read them again.

If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one Drying in the color of the evening sun Tomorrow’s rain will wash the stains away But something in our mind will always stay Perhaps this final act was meant to clinch a lifetime’s argument That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could For all those born beneath an angry star Lest we forget how fragile we are On and on the rain will fall Like tears from a star On and on the rain will sayHow fragile we are

At any moment, and without notice, we are gone; that’s how fragile are each and every one of us.

Not to sound like one huge cliché, here are a bunch of thoughts for you to take to heart:

• Life is too short to wait. Don’t put anything off for tomorrow. NOW is your time. 

• Life is all about great memories, because in the end it’s all the intangibles that remain. Steel rusts, wood rots, and our bodies turn to dust, but beautiful experiences live forever. 

• Always try to appreciate the beauty around you and give what you can so that you leave the world a little better than you found it. 

• You change the world by holding someone who is grieving, by hugging someone who is at his or her lowest moment.

Judging by the huge crowd that came to pay respects at the funeral, at the house, in letters, phone calls, e-mails and in eulogies, Mark’s life embodied the words of The Beatles at the end of Abbey Road: “And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make!”

One afternoon as Wayne was driving back to college, I hugged him and said: “I love you, Wayne.” “Uh huh,” was his reply. “Why don’t you ever say I love you?” I asked. “It’s understood,” he replied. “I don’t wanna understand it,” I said. “I wanna hear it.” So tell the people around you how much you love them and how important they are, all the time. Live, laugh and love as hard as you can, because in one tenth of a second, in a blink of an eye, your whole world can change, and you never see it coming.

May you have a meaningful and easy fast and may you and your families be SEALED in the book of life for a wonderful year.

Cantor Lenny Mandel

Join your CBI family on a Saturday morning and share an occasion you are remembering or celebrating. Whether it’s a yahrzeit or a birthday or something else special in your life, come and be honored at our Shabbat service. Open the ark, lift or carry the Torah, have an Aliyah (or just come and share the morning with us). Please let the Ritual Committee know

ahead of time (ritual.chair@bisrael.com) and we will be delighted to include you.

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RITUALIt’s been wonderful sharing the New Year with our CBI community. The

holidays continue in October with Kol Nidre on Friday, October 3, 6:00 pm, and Yom Kippur on Saturday, October 4, 9 am (children’s program available for children 6 and under and Jr. Congregation for children 6 to 11 years old starting at 10 am), Yizkor at around 12:30 pm, the Healing Service at 4:15 pm, and Mincha, Neilah, Havdalah, and Tekiah Gedola starting at 5:20 pm.

Sukkot begins just a few days after Yom Kippur. There will be many opportunities for you to enjoy CBI’s Ike Gavzy Sukkah and shake the Lulav and Etrog, including a Sukkot Celebration as part of the erev Shabbat service on Friday, October 10, at 7:30 pm, lunch with the Rabbi in the Sukkah on Tuesday, October 14, 12 noon, and Sisterhood’s Pizza in the Hut on Tuesday, October 14, 6:15 pm. Watch the Shul Shmooz for details.

Thursday, October 16, which is Shmini Atzeret (the end of Sukkot), starts with a Yizkor service at 7:30 am and ends with the erev Simchat Torah service at 7:00 pm, a required — and fun! — service for our Hebrew School students.. The entire Torah scroll will be unfurled, we will sing and dance, and children will be blessed by their elders. All are welcome for this exciting, music- and joy-filled evening. Flags will be available for all and the oneg will include “edible” Torahs.

Our first Share and Care Shabbat at the Jewish Home for Assisted Living in Rivervale, NJ, is on Saturday, October 11, at 10 am. The residents really enjoy our visits, so please join us there. As a reminder, this one-hour service meets the Hebrew School’s Shabbat service requirements. More importantly, the seniors love having children present, and the young people who attend do the double-mitzvah of praying on Shabbat and honoring elders. They even serve cookies at the oneg!

The first casual Shabbat of the year – Billy Joel Casual Shabbat – is

Friday, October 24, at 7:30 pm. The next morning, Saturday, October 25, are the Learning Service for all adults (which is also mandatory for our Dalet/Hey students) at 10:00 am in the sanctuary and the Young Family Service and 8-11 Service, both beginning at 10:30 am, in the Hebrew School wing. In honor of Parashat Noach, all services will focus on the story of Noah and its themes. The Young Family and 8-11 Services will celebrate September and October birthdays and use stories, games, and lots of (stuffed) animals to explore the Torah portion. Pizza and salad lunch will be served to all at the conclusion of the services (~11:45 am). To make sure there’s enough food (and birthday gifts), please RSVP to the CBI office at office@bisrael.com or 201-265-2272. This is all part of a special Shabbos Project Weekend, which you can read more about elsewhere in the Menorah.

Please join us and support the Hayden family as their daughter Bari celebrates her Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, October 18 at 9:30 am. Bari will also be leading the Sunday morning minyan on October 12 at 9:00 am and Friday night service on October 17 at 8:00 pm.

Mark your calendar for November events including Dalet class service on Saturday, November 1; special Shlomo Carlebach dinner/service on Friday, November 7; Share and Care Service on Saturday, November 8; Pajama Havdalah on Saturday, November 8; Grant Babyatsky’s Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, November 15; Gimmel class service on Friday, November 21; and Learning Service, 8-11 Service, and Young Family Service on Saturday, November 22.

Wishing you a healthy, happy, & sweet New Year! See you in Shul! Audrey Bida, Judy Schoenfeld, and Sara Willovit Ritual Co-chairs;

Nancy Passow, Vice President

By the time this edition of the Menorah is published, our Hebrew School students and teachers alike will have already

been a month into the school year and busy learning. Our seasoned (as well as new staff members) worked so hard over the summer preparing the classrooms for your children. We have definitely hit the ground running!

Please refer to the Hebrew school calendar to stay current on upcoming events at our school. For October, some of these activities include:

• Saturday 10/4: Yom Kippur services to include a children’s program in the Hebrew School wing• Sunday 10/5: Decorating the Sukkah• Tuesday 10/14: Pizza in the Hut (Sukkah) – sponsored by sisterhood• Thursday 10/16: Simchat Torah services

• Friday 10/24 and Saturday 10/25: Shabbos Project Shabbaton

Our Hebrew School parents meeting will be held on Sunday October 19th, directly after Minyan. This is a great opportunity to find out more about what your children are learning about at the school, upcoming events, and ways that you can help. As we always say, it takes a village! The success of our Hebrew school depends not only on our experienced, enthusiastic staff, but the support and cooperation of our parents as well. Please make every effort to attend.

Wishing everyone continued success throughout the school year!

Karen Weiss,Principal and the Education Committee

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S I S T E R S I N T H E H O O D

Sisterhood held its annual meet and greet on Sunday September 7th, where we welcomed old and new members

to come together to learn about Sisterhood and share ideas for programs for the coming year. We have plans for a museum trip to NYC, community book club, yoga night, our annual Sukkot pizza dinner, Cooking a meal for Shelter Our Sisters, recipe exchange for Pesach, and more!

Sisterhood needs you! Pay your annual membership of $36 (free for new members of CBI), join us for some fun events, and be a part of a wonderful group of women here at CBI. We look forward to seeing all of you in the coming year.

Andrea Collier & Tracy GanbargSisterhood Co-Chairs

GREETINGS FROM THE CBI MEN’S CLUB

Welcome new members to the CBI family! If you have at least one Y chromosome, come join us!

October is here, and with it comes that annual celebration where the spotlight is focused on Jewish carpenters. (No, not Easter... Sukkoth!)  You are invited to join us after bagel breakfast on Sunday, October 5 to help assemble Ike’s Memorial Sukkah. This is a participatory event, much like an Amish barn raising except: (1) there are fewer beards, (2) everything’s prefab, and (3) you’ll get five or six unsolicited opinions on how to slip tab A into slot B.  This is our first get together and a great time to meet your CBI brethren.

The draft for the 2nd Annual CBI Fantasy Football League was a terrific success thanks to the efforts of Matt Silver, son of Sheryl and David Silver. This year, 16 teams are battling it out for supremacy and the ultimate honor of lifting the CBI Athletic Cup!

For more information, to join or volunteer, contact David and Dave at mensclub.char@bisrael.com

David Gordon and Dave BloomMen’s Club Co-Chairmen

The Significant Seniors will hold its October meeting on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at 1:30 PM at the Shul. Our

own CBI member Dr. Michael Stern will be the guest speaker who will be discussing issues related to senior health. It should be very enlightening since Michael is a leading figure in his field and is an excellent presenter.

Please plan to attend and bring/invite your senior friends also. It should be a most enjoyable afternoon. Refreshments will be served.

Arlene and Don Fultonberg, CBI Significant Seniors Co-Chair

CBI Significant Seniors

Come Celebrate 70 Years ending Hunger and PovertY and Caring

for tHe eartHPlease join us as we celebrate ending hunger with a fun afternoon of games, crafts, activities, special

demonstrations, and light refreshments.

sunday october 5th, 20141pm-3pm

Heifer InternationalCommunity Room, Westfield Municipal Building

425 E. Broad Street, Westfield, NJ 07090

FREE but register to attend at www.heifer.org/communities

or e-mail valerie.danzey@heifer.org.

ALL and ALL AGES ARE WELCOME!

Congregation B’Nai Israel Sisterhood invites you to become a member.

Please complete the information below, enclose a check for $36 payable to Congregation B’nai Israel Sisterhood and mail to Joan Zelman, 91 Amaryllis Ave,Oradell, NJ 07649Membership is free for new temple members.

Name________________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________

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Phone___________________________________________________

Email_______________________________________________________

______________ Check for $36 payable to CBI Sisterhood _________________ New MemberAny Questions email Andrea Collier or Tracy Ganbargsisterhood.chair@bisrael.com Thanks for your interest. If you would like to help with any programs, please circle below and we will get back to you.Ladies Night Out Cooking Classes Bacardi and Books New York City Day

Progressive Dinner Comedy Night Dance Classes Craft/Pottery Night Any Other Ideas

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President's CircleShana tova. Gmar chatimah tova. Happy New Year, and may you

be sealed in the Book of Life. Now we are in the days between Rosh Hashana and Yom

Kippur. Our time of final accounting- with our selves. Can each one of us take the time and space to look into our actions and inactions? What am I doing each day with who I am? 

 I address this each day. Because, in my work, I have to think about who I am, so I can be clear about my goals in contrast to another person’s. Since we are not all the same, and come from different family “stories” in our growth, how do I determine from that who I can be? 

The Book of Life is open. Review it. Whether God can and

is doing so is not as great a question as whether we are doing it on our own account. We are responsible for ourselves. Our community of Bnai Israel gives us the luxury of having a place and people here with us. Since there is strength in being together, take this time to challenge your self, and make plans for who will and can be. The people we care about count on us. And in the greater world, outside of our small community, they depend on us, as well. Because we are here to tend the creation we are a part of. 

I would like to do a more complete job this year of 5775.

Jamie Kreiman, President

Dry Bones in an Israeli political cartoon that began running in Israel’s English newspaper Jerusalem Post in 1973. It is the creation of American born Yaakov Kirschen who offers commentary on events in Israel and Jews around the world.

CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL CLERGY GETS DUNKED TO SUPPORT ALS Recently, Rabbi Debra Orenstein and Cantor Lenny Mandel, spiritual leaders of Congregation B’nai Israel in Emerson, participated in the “ice bucket challenge” in support of ALS research. The Rabbi and Cantor willingly endured being dunked in cold water at the temple and, with the help of the congregation, raised $470 that will be donated to the ALS foundation. The t-shirts they are wearing sport the word “Tze-dunk-ah” a play on the Hebrew word Tzedakah, meaning charity or righteousness, and the English word Dunk.

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SAC EXCHANGE“JUST SHOW UP”

The Social Action Committee (SAC) has a wonderful year of planned events that are centered around the theme of the EARTH and how we can sustain and create

healing practices that support the Earth; a TIKKUN OLAM for our Congregation and the greater community.

SHMITA, the SAC’s theme for 2014/15, hopes to be centered on projects that work within a frame of a “Rest (or repair) for the EARTH”: in a sense, a Shabbat. Historically, on the seventh year of the planting cycle, the Earth is to be left fallow, to rest. This is SHMITA; The events and projects we are proposing will allow all who participate with us to add an element of rest and reflection in their lives. Most of our planned events will be supporting “Green” themes.

Our SAC Programs schedule is based on CBI’s year, starting in September, and follows:

9/14 High Holiday Food Drive in coordination with the Center for Food Action. Please leave your donations in the lobby now through the end of the High Holidays. Items need not be Kosher if sealed.

10/14 Water Walk 1:00PM Start Westvale Park, Westwood. Here are the details:

Sunday, October 19, 1 p.m., sponsored by the Westwood Area Clergy Council and Congregation B’nai Israel. SAC is co-sponsoring this event. Our goal is to help raise awareness for Rwanda women who walk miles to collect water for their families. The event will raise awareness that nearly 1 BILLION of the world’s poorest people lack access to clean water, and are forced to travel great distances to collect water from sometimes contaminated sources. As a result, water-borne diseases are the leading causes of death globally for children under the age of 5, and half of the patients in the world’s hospitals are suffering from diseases related to unsafe water. We will solicit and then donate funds that will be used to fund rainwater harvesting systems and slow-sand water filters. We will raise our own and local awareness by meeting at Westvale Park, filling jugs of water, and carrying them a distance around the park. A virtual sign up form will be email blasted soon, and a signup form will also be posted in the shul. Please join us, JUST SHOW UP!

11/14 Mitzvah Day has a catchy theme! We will participate in Intergenerational Volunteering Mitzvah Day in tandem with the Jewish Federation. SAC will be collecting old eyeglasses for donation. Please collect and save those old glasses for us!!! A collection box will be in the lobby of the Synagogue after the High Holidays. Also, we are planning a Mitzvah Day cleanup of a historic NJ site, at New Bridge Landing. Sign up sheets will be coming along at a later date. There are 15 slots available.

12/14 Hanukkah event held at the VA home in Paramus

1/15 TBD

2/15 Earth Day Awareness Fair TBD held at CBI

3/15 Feed the Homeless, dinner cooked, and served by CBI at the shelter in Hackensack

4/14 Earth Day project with the Environmental Group of Emerson

5/15 TBD

SAC has a request from our CBI Congregation, please view our schedule, choose something that interests you, your family, and friends, and then JUST SHOW UP. Easy? We hope so!

Our ambitious calendar is a work in progress. If you are interested in joining us and/or have any suggestions or comments, please email us at social action.chair@bisrael.com.

Sincerely,SAC Co-chairs,

Jill Blum & Judy Newell

WELCOME!Meredith, Alexis, Max & Noah

Nasjlettifrom Old Tappan

Tammy, Robert & Michael Greenberg from Norwood

Peter, Crissy, Sam, Cole & Drew Rosenblum from Old Tappan

Irene, Gennady, Noah & Mia Kupershteyn from Washington

Township

Eleanor, Daniel Fischbein, Jacob, Eva & Gabriella from Hillsdale

Sonya Strassberg, John Welter, Amelia, Mark & Eric Welter from

River Vale

Neila & Peter Cohen from River Edge

Membership Has MomentumOur annual Open House Hot Dog

BBQ held August 21st was very well

attended. The ads we ran in a number of

different local publications helped draw

families from various towns around the

temple. Many current members came

to catch up and relax with their fellow

congregants while quite a few prospective

families came to get a feel for Congregation

B’nai Israel in action.

Rabbi Orenstein, Cantor Mandel and

our new Hebrew school principal, Karen

Weiss, were there to greet both existing and

prospective members. Those considering

CBI were able to speak with congregants and

have questions answered by our clergy and

principal.

Based on the very positive feedback we

received from the Open House and ads the

temple now has seven new members in the

Congregation B’nai Israel Family. We wish

you all a very warm welcome!

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SECURITY COMMITTEE UPDATENEW FRONT DOORBELLS INSTALLEDWe have installed doorbells at the front ramp and front driveway entrances to the temple. Please note that the front and ramp doors will be locked 15 minutes after the start time of any event, service or Hebrew School session. Please feel free to use the doorbells at any time the doors are locked to be admitted into the temple. The only time this will not be in effect is during the main services of the High Holidays. With the recent events worldwide, we are taking extra precautions to secure the building and our membership. We are sure you will understand.

Recently, Congregation B’nai Israel has collected food for local pantries and assisted young people with many worthwhile B’nai Mitzvah projects. Many of us also donated to Stop the Sirens during the crisis in Israel. In the last six months, CBI has supported the following organizations with monetary donations.

Heifer, International (heifer.org) Last spring, our students read over 80 Jewish books and, through read-a-thon sponsorships and donations, raised $1,300, including matching funds, to provide livestock and education for poor families across the globe.

Breaking the Chain Through Education (btcte.org): Just before Passover, CBI hosted as guest speakers Evan Robbins, the founder of this organization, and some of his most inspirational volunteers, Jessica and Julia Baer. With the help of their parents, Michael and Robin Baer of Fair Lawn, the two teenaged sisters have helped to free over 50 child slaves in Ghana. Breaking the Chain Through Education has also built a school there, and provided medical care, as well as food. CBI staff and members who donated through the synagogue contributed over $1,000. Some members contributed through their workplaces to secure matching funds.

ALS Association (als-ny.org)Through advance contributions and money raised on the day of the ice-bucket challenge taken by our clergy, we raised $470 toward ALS research.

Free the Slaves (freetheslaves.net)On September 16, Maurice Middleberg, Executive Director of Free the Slaves, discussed how we can help in the fight against modern-day

slavery. The Menorah is going to press before his visit, but CBI clergy and members have already committed $720 to the organization.

Where Hebrew School Tzedakah Money GoesThe Hebrew School will continue to donate. This year’s Hey class will have the privilege of choosing the tzedakah to which we donate from January 2015 to December 2015.

Society for Protection of Nature in IsraelSo far, our Hebrew School donated $200 to the Society for Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI). SPNI is Israel’s leading environmental non-profit organization. For 60 years, SPNI has been dedicated to protecting and preserving Israel’s natural resources, environment, natural assets and unique landscape.A letter form Robin Gordon, SPNI Director:

Dear Congregation B’nai Israel, On behalf of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, thank you for your recent and generous contribution.

SPNI’s efforts to preserve open space, resist excessive road building, and provide public education on water conservation measures are just three of the most critical issues on SPNI’s very broad agenda, and we are most appreciative of your loyal support.

For more information, you can visit aspni.org Sincerely,

Robin Gordon

Birthday AngelsSo far, our Hebrew School donated $200 to Birthday Angels, a charity that provides birthday parties for underprivileged children in Israel. Over the past five years more than 20,000

CBI – A Doing-Good Update

one booK one CommunitY ProJeCtOur synagogue is part of the One Book One Community project sponsored by the UJA of Bergen County which will culminate in the spring in a community wide event with this year’s author addressing the community. This years selection is The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker. It is available in paperback, in the libraries and on ebooks. It is a great read about magic and the lower East Side at the turn of the century. Our synagogue will be sponsoring a program based on this that is open to the community on December 7. We will be screening a movie about life on the lower east side or about a golem. We will be serving homemade desserts. Any questions about the program or if you want to find out how you can help plan our program contact lisa.pollack@bisrael.com

of Israel’s neediest children have celebrated their birthdays thanks to the generosity of donors in Israel and abroad who believe that every child deserves to be celebrated so they grow to feel loved and that they belong.

A letter (translated from Hebrew) by Amit Koter, age 6:

Dear Friends,It was so much fun! I had a great time. The game I loved the most was musical chairs. I loved all the presents. Thank you!

Love, Amit from Petach Tikva

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The Shabbos Project!Taking a day out of life to live

Join Congregation B’nai Israel and 1,128 other synagogues and groups from around the world in theShabbos Project. We have made a commitment to provide warmth, community, prayers, and programming for a Shabbat Immersion Experience from sunset on Friday, October 24 through sunseton Saturday, October 25. Come for some, part, or all of these exciting events.

Wed., October 22, 7:00 pm – We KNEAD Your HelpCBI members are invited to join Warren Kuperinsky, our Balabus & Baker, to make thedough that will rise and be ready for Thursday’s Family Challah Bake. Get trained by theMaster Baker himself. RSVP to office@bisrael.com.

Thurs., October, 23, 7:00 pm – FAMILY CHALLAH BAKEAll are invited for this hands-on, communal experience in baking challahs together. WarrenKuperinsky, Master Baker and Temple member, will be our guide. As the dough rises, enjoy

a favorite Jewish folk tale about challah, as told by our Rabbi, Debra Orenstein. By8:30, you will leave with a great recipe and braided challahs to bake in your oven andenjoy over Shabbat. RSVP for the Family Challah Bake to Marie in the Temple office: 201-265-2272 or office@bisrael.com.

Fri., October 24, 7:30 pm – CASUAL SHABBATTheme to be announced.

Sat., October 25 –SHABBAT SERVICES & SHABBAT LUNCHAll services will have a Noah theme, as the Torah portion is Parashat Noach. Beware of

wild animals traveling in pairs throughout the building!

10:00 am – Learning Service – for teens, pre-teens, and adults10:30 am – Young Family Service – for babies and children through age seven &

their families. Led by Audrey Bida and Judy Schoenfeld. September & October birthdays will be celebrated.

10:30 am – 8-11 Club – for children ages 8-11. September & October birthdays will be celebrated.

A COMPLIMENTARY LUNCH of pizza, salads, and ice cream will be served!RSVP’s for Shabbat lunch: office@bisrael.com or 201-265-2272; RSVP’s for children celebrating birthdays: ritual.chair@bisrael.com

Sat., October 25, 7:00 pm – HAVDALAH & TALENT SHOW @ JHAL

Got talent? We know you do! Hebrew School Students to SignificantSeniors – and all ages in between – please contact office@bisrael.com or

201-265-2272 to get into our “talent show line-up.” Whether a performer or an audience member, joinus at the Jewish Home for Assisted Living in River Vale, to share Havdalah, music, snacks, and fun withthe residents there.

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CBI OFFERS YOUTH GROUP EXPERIENCE FOR 6TH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS THIS YEAR!

ATTENTION: DALET AND HEY STUDENTS!

This year, CBI’s Board is providing each of you with a 1-year paid membership to KADIMA!

What’s Kadima? It’s a Jewish youth group for children in 6th-8th grade. CBI has once again joined with 3 other area temples (just like our USY 9th-12th grade chapter) and you’ll get to meet area Jewish pre-teens/teens and attend fun programs, dances, do mitzvot and more! INVITE YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN – You don’t have to be a member of the 4 temples to participate!

sO:6th - 8th graders can join Kadima! 9th -12th graders can join USY!

Once again, CBI, along with 3 other area temples, will offer Jewish students a chance to enjoy fun programming throughout the year.

• Our high schooler’s USY Chapter is called “FLER-USY” (Fair Lawn-Emerson-Ridgewood-USY)• And the middle schoolers’ (6th-8th graders) chapter has been named “FLERKad” (Fair Lawn-Emerson-Ridgewood-Kadima)

WhO aRE WE?The Conservative Movement’s high school youth group USY, and middle school youth group, Kadima, provide meaningful opportunities for Jewish teens to make Jewish friends from all over while enjoying social, educational, cultural, and social

justice activities that members plan and execute themselves.

What WiLL thE GROUPs dO FOR FUN?Chapter events will take place several times monthly at one of our four associated synagogues (i.e., Temple Israel, Fair

Lawn Jewish Center, Temple Beth Sholom, and Congregation B’nai Israel) or non-synagogue locations. Youth group members also attend Hagalil regional events throughout Northern and Central New Jersey (e.g., dances, Shabbat

programs known as “Shabbatons”).

dOEs EVERYONE haVE tO BE a mEmBER OF ONE OF thE tEmPLEs tO PaRtiCiPatE?

YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF ANY OF THE 4 TEMPLES TO ATTEND MOST AREA EVENTS! Jewish teens -- regardless of synagogue affiliation (if any) or hometown -- are invited to become involved in these youth

groups… so spread the word… AND BRING YOUR FRIENDS!

maRK YOUR CaLENdaRs NOW!High Schoolers: Save the Date for the first regional USY event of the 2014-2014 programming year: Saturday, October

18th, is USY’s Opening Dance! It will be held at Congregation B’nai Israel in Millburn, and it will draw high schoolers from across the state. Bus transportation likely will be provided… stay tuned for more information.

What dOEs it COst? WhERE CaN i GEt aN aPPLiCatiON?The annual dues are only $60 per year – some events will be little to no charge, others will require an additional fee for

buses, etc. to the events. You don’t have to attend every program, but a variety will be offered each month (maybe even twice a month) so there’s something EVERYONE can enjoy. YOUR participation in the planning and attendance at programs

is encouraged! Contact Naomi or Alayne (info below) to get a membership application NOW.

WE WELCOME YOUR IDEAS AND INPUTWe welcome your thoughts and comments throughout the year! Please contact me (naomi.weinberg@bisrael.com) or

Alayne Birnak (alayne.birnak@gmail.com) with comments and questions and for an application.

Here’s looking forward to a great year ahead!

Naomi WeinbergYouth Programming Liaison for CBI

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BARI HAYDENHi. My name is Bari Hayden and I am going to become a Bat Mitzvah on October 18th 2014. I am so excited to lead the Shabbat service. My Torah portion B’reshit is all about the creation of the world day by day. It even goes on to explain Adam and Eve and how they were banned from the Garden of Eden. I have learned that the story of creation is so much deeper than I thought it was. My Torah portion has so many details and you can hear all about it at my service on October 18th.

For my mitzvah project, I had a bake sale at the temple to raise money for a foundation called Kfar Yeladim David. Kfar Yeladim David is a safe haven for children from ages 4-18 whose parents cannot take care of them properly. I wanted to raise money for these children because it connects to my Torah portion well. God wanted the parents to take care of their beloved children. Although this may not be the case for these children, donating to them will help them get what they need to have a better future. I feel it is important for all children to get a life that is meaningful.

I went to Israel over the summer and on my trip we dropped of the money to Kfar Yeladim David. My time in Israel was the best trip of my life. We did so much exploring and learning in the two weeks we spent there. My favorite part of the trip was going Jeep riding up in the Golan Heights. Not only was it so much fun sitting in the back getting thrown around every time we went over a bump, but when we got to the top, there was the most beautiful view of Israel. Not only was it because Israel is so beautiful in general, but if you look beyond Israel you can see Lebanon and all you saw there was desert. But then you looked at Israel and it was developed and covered in green land. The clear border between the two was pretty spectacular. It was like nothing I have ever seen before.

Thanks so much and I look forward to seeing all of you on October 5th during Morning Minyan at 9am, October 1t7th for Friday night services at 8pm and my Shabbat service October 18th at 9:30am Saturday morning.

BAT/BAR MITZVAH MESSAGE

Bari RoseBari will then be called to the

Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on

Saturday, the eighteenth of

October at nine-thirty in

the morning.

Jill & Scott Hayden

It is with great excitement that we invite you to

Shabbat evening services on the seventeenth of

October when Bari will lead us in prayer.

Following the service, please join us in celebrating

during the Oneg Shabbat.

CONDOLENCESCondolences to Wally Krieger on the passing of his beloved

sister Audrey Sadowsky

Condolences to Dave Bloom on the passing of his beloved aunt, Yetti Furth

Condolences to Elizabeth Greenstein, Grant, Joshua and Amanda on the passing of their beloved husband and father

Mark Babyatsky

Condolences to Paul Wasserman, Nolan, Robert and Geoffrey on the passing of their beloved mother and grandmother

Sheila Wasserman

A BIG THANK YOU to the following for sponsoring a Friday Night Oneg,

Shabbat Kiddush or a Sunday morning breakfast

Collier Family Sunday 10.19.14 Minyan & Bagel Breakfast

Collier Family Friday 11.21.14 21th Wedding Anniversary

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10am Dalet Class Shabbat morning service

9am Minyan & Bagel Breakfast

9am Hebrew School

11am NJ Federation Mitzvah Day

4pm Hebrew School

7:30pm CBI Board Meeting

6:30pm Shlomo Carlebach Dinner & Casual Shabbat

10am Share & Care service @ JHAL

5pm Pajama Havdalah

7:30pm CBI Sleepover - Gimmel through Hey

9am Minyan & Bagel Breakfast

No Hebrew School

9:30am Bagel Breakfast Sponsored by Babyatsky/Greenstein Family

4pm Hebrew School

7:30pm coNNEctJ Class: Personal Encounters With G-d

7pm *Inter- generational Drumming Circle8pm Erev Shabbat services9pm Oneg Sponsored by Babyatsky/Greenstein Family

9:30am Bat Mitzvah of Grant Babyatsky

9am Minyan & Bagel Breakfast

9am Hebrew School

11am Hebrew School Visitation

4pm Hebrew School

7:30pm coNNEctJ Class: Personal Encounters With G-d

7:30pm Gimmel Class Erev Shabbat services

9pm Oneg Sponsored by Andrea & Jay Collier

10am Learning Service

10:30am 8-11 Service

10:30am Young Family Program

9am Minyan & Bagel Bkfst9am Hebrew School7pm Thanksgiving Interfaith Service

4pm Hebrew School

7:30pm coNNEctJ Class: Personal Encounters With G-d

Thanksgiving 8pm Erev Shabbat Service

10am Shabbat morning service

12pm Kiddush Sponsored by Meryl & Larry Kutzin

7:30pm CBI Board Meeting

9:30am Shalom Baby Erev Yom Kippur

6pm Kol Nidret Service

Yom Kippur9am Yom Kippur service10am Junior Congregation4:15pm Healing Service5:20pm Mincha Service

9am Minyan & Bagel Breakfast

9:30am Hebrew School

9:30am Put up Sukkah & Put away chairs

4pm Hebrew School

Erev Sukkot Sukkot I Sukkot II

8pm Erev Shabbat Service

Sukkot III

10am Share & Care service @ JHAL

Sukkot IV

9am Minyan & Bagel Breakfast

9:30am No Hebrew School

9:30am Bagel Breakfast sponsored by the Hayden Family

Sukkot V Sukkot VI

12pm Lunch with Rabbi in Sukkah

4pm Hebrew School

6:15pm Sisterhood Dinner in the Sukkah

Sukkot VII Shimini Atzeret7:30am Yizkor Service7pm Simchat Torah Service

Simchat Torah

8pm Erev Shabbat Service

8pm Oneg sponsored by the Hayden family

9:30am Bat Mitzvah of Bari Hayden

9am Minyan & Bagel Bkfst9am Hebrew School9:30am Bagel Bkfst sponsored by the Collier Family9:30am Parent’s Mtg.10am Take Down Sukkah1pm Water/Crop Walk1pm Kadima Opening Event

4pm Hebrew School

7:30pm Billy Joel Casual Shabbat

Shabbos Project10am Learning Service10:30am 8-11 Service10:30am Young Family Program

9am Minyan & Bagel Breakfast

9am Hebrew School

9:30am Bagel Breakfast sponsored by Marie Shust

4pm Hebrew School

7:30pm coNNEctJ Adult Education Community Kickoff Event

8pm Erev Shabbat Service

No Hebrew School

9am Minyan & Bagel Breakfast

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Glad You’re On the Mend

Get Well

L E T T E R SDear CBI Family,Thanks to all of you for your kind wishes and

concern after my recent surgery. Thank you also

to all who contributed for dinner and the gift

basket. I really appreciate everyone’s support and

am extremely grateful to be part of the CBI family.

Susan Casper

To all my friends at CBI,Thank you so much for the wonderful meals that

you sent my family after my recent heart surgery.

All the tribute cards, visits, cards and phone calls

were so appreciated. CBI is such a wonderful

and caring community. I am so blessed that the

Liepmann family is a part of it.

Fondly,

George Liepmann

To Congregation B’nai Israel,Thank you so much for the JNF contribution in

Shelby’s honor, and for the kind thoughts and

condolences. It helps to have the support of our

congregation family at this time,

Greg and Martin Runich

Dear Congregants,We both appreciate your extreme thoughtfulness

and good wishes towards my recovery from

surgery. The beautiful flower arrangement

cheered me up while I was recuperating in the

hospital. Wishing you all well! Thanks again,

Sincerely,

Marcy and Bill Lazarus

ETERNAl lIGHT FuNDTO: Wally Krieger Condolences on the passing of your beloved sister, Audrey SadowskyFROM: Allen & Sharon Neuhaus, Bruce & Ellen Sonkin, Don & Fern Segal, Jerry & Sherry Ratner, Francine & Sandy Kaplan, Harriette & Seymour Turk

TO: Elizabeth Greenstein & Family Sincerest condolences on the passing of your beloved husband, Mark BabyatskyFROM: Lisa Pollack & Mark Milchman, Karen Weiss, Marie Shust

GOOD & WElFARE FuND TO: Robin & Fred Pierce Congratulations on becoming grandparents. Enjoy every minute!FROM: Judy & Bernard Schoenfeld TO: Allen & Sharon NeuhausCongratulations on the birth of your new grandchild, Chloe MorganFROM: Bruce & Ellen Sonkin

SOCIAl ACTION FuND TO: Rachel GreblerBelated but sincere condolences on the passing of your dear mother, Shoshana Weiss. FROM: Judy & Bernard Schoenfeld

REIKES MEMORIAl GARDEN FuND TO: Nancy & Michael PassowCondolences on the passing of your dear niece, ShelbyFROM: Judy & Bernard Schoenfeld

TO: Gloria & Martin ReinishCondolences on the passing of your dear granddaughter, ShelbyFROM: Judy & Bernard Schoenfeld

RAbbI JEHIEl ORENSTEIN EDuCATIONAl FuND TO: Hanna WechslerMazel Tov on the birth of your new grandchild, Harrel Jador WechslerFROM: Judy & Bernard Schoenfeld

FREYDA FuND TO: Nancy & Michael PassowCondolences on the passing of your dear niece, ShelbyFROM: Judy & Bernard Schoenfeld

TO: Lynn KaseCondolences on the passing of your sister, Fern FROM: Judy & Bernard Schoenfeld

GET WEll FuND TO: Sid and Bunny DernerWishing you both a speedy and complete recoveryFROM: Ellen & Bruce Sonkin

FOCuS ON ISRAEl FuND TO: Hanna Wechsler & FamilyCongratulations on the arrival of grandson, Harrel. Mazel TovFROM: Bruce & Naomi Weinberg

YAHRzEIT DONATIONS Barbara Tannenbaum in loving memory of

Lester TannenbaumLore Levi in loving memory of Ralph LeviPeter Reiff in loving memory of my Father,

Bernard ReiffBarry Bluestein in loving memory of Ruth

BluesteinSherry & Jerrold Ratner in loving memory of

Ruth RatnerHoward Siegel in loving memory of Rose SiegelMarilyn & David Weinstein in loving memory

of Samuel WeinsteinJudy & Bernard Schoenfeld in loving memory

of Edwin F. LanceitMarion Bluestein in loving memory of Martin

S. Seiden Sid & Bunny Derner in loving memory of

Benjamin Derner

FUNDS

Walk with J-ADD to Support Individuals with Development Disabilities

Sunday, October 26th at 9:00am at the Englewood

Boat Basin. Rain or Shine.

Contact Stephanie at 201-457-0058 ext. 13 or sshapiro@j-add.org to

walk or volunteer.

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OCTOBE R YA H R Z E ITS TEMPLE SERVICESYAHRZEIT/MEMORIAL PLAQUESA reminder card is mailed every year prior to the yahrzeit anniversary. Plaques are displayed on the sanctuary walls.

TREE OF LIFE LEAVESCommemorate special occasions or honor someone special with a leaf displayed on our lobby walls.

SENTIMENT CARDSWe’ll send a beautiful card to express your sentiments. Choose from one of the following funds:

• Freyda Fund for all occasions, in memory of the good deeds of Freyda “Fran” Klein

• eternal light Fund for memorials• irving riekes MeMorial

garden Fund for all occasions. Funds used to maintain garden behind temple.

• get Well Fund• Cantor sid derner Building

FUND for all occasions. Funds used for existing building needs.

• good & WelFare Fund• soCial aCtion Fund to help those

in need• BerniCe’s kitChen Fund for

all occasions, in memory of Bernice Kuperinsky. Funds used for kitchen equipment.

• the raBBi Jehiel orenstein EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT FUND In memory of Rabbi Jehiel. Funds scholars-in-residence, teacher development, and other educational needs of the synagogue.

Prayer Book FundBook plate dedications for all occasions.

JudaiCa giFt shoPLocated in the temple lobby.

suPerMarket giFt CardsA major fundraiser that can be used at any Fairway, Shop Rite, Stop and Shop. Temple earns $5 on every $100 gift card.

ProsPeCtive MeMBersLet your neighbors know about our shul.

FACILITIES RENTALAvailable for private parties

MENORAH NEWSLETTERadvertising

SPONSORSHIPSSponsor a Kiddush, an Oneg Shabbat, or Sunday bagel breakfast.

$200Email Lynn Reiff at memorial.coordinator@bisrael.com

$126Call Bob Greenblatt at 201-265-5777

$7.50 minimumCall Bruce & Ellen Sonkin at 201-358-0129 or e-mail fundcards@bisrael.com

Contact Barry Bluestein at 201-782-0969

Contact Meryl Kutzin at meryl.kutzin@bisrael.com

May be purchased in $50 increments.Contact Idelle Schwinder at 201-265-7281

Contact Carol Aferiat at membership.chair@bisrael.com

Contact for rates at facilities.chair@bisrael.com

For rates email Allegra Fox menorah@bisrael.com

Contact Meryl Kutzin at meryl.kutzin@bisrael.com

• raBBi disCretionary Fund Contributions made will benefit organizations, members, causes, and/or purchases at the discretion of the Rabbi

• Cantor disCretionary Fund Contributions made will benefit organizations, members, causes, and/or purchases at the discretion of the Cantor

MENORAH PATRONSHarold & Judith Abrams,

EmersonElyse & Leonard Asch, ClosterShelly, Richard, Marisa, & Elana

Birnbaum, Harrington ParkThe Bluestein Family,

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Michelle, & Derek, HaworthShirley Cook, HackensackJoan, Gus Eben and Family,

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Ignatoff, Harrington ParkBelinda, Gillian, Andrew, &

Glenn Howard, EmersonFrancine, Sandy & Stephanie

Kaplan, WestwoodLes & Donna Kaufman,

EmersonKen & Connie Klein, NorwoodBill, Marcy, Steven, & Allison

Lazarus, Boynton Beach, FL

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Beth, George, Jonathan, and Neil Liepmann

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Robert, Lisa, Alex & Spencer Mendelson, Hillsdale

Allan, Jackie, Lisa & Zach Millstein, Emerson

Sharon and Allen Neuhaus, Emerson

Victoria Sonshine Pasher, Hillsdale

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The Passow Family, EnglewoodThe Pierce Family, Demarest

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Lynn & Peter Reiff, River ValeRobin & Maurice Rosenberg,

Lake Worth, FLShelly, Marc, Allison & Gregory

Saperstein, AlpineBernard, Judy, Melissa

Jocelyn, & Jeffrey Schoenfeld, Emerson

Idelle, Gary, Eric, & Meredith Schwinder, Emerson

Fern & Don Segal & Family, Emerson

David, Sheryl, Ben & Matt Silver, Paramus

Roberta, Martin Simon and Family, Emerson

Bruce & Ellen Sonkin, Washington Township

Gail, Michael & Rachel Starr, River Vale

Harriette & Seymour Turk, Emerson

Hanna Wechsler, Woodland ParkPhyllis and Bernard

Weinberger, Boynton Beach, FLThe Zamkoff Family, Upper

Gynedd, PAJoan, Steven & Marcia Zelman,

OradellRobert & Pamela Zisner, Emerson

If you would like to become a Menorah Patron, please e-mail the editors at menorah@bisrael.com

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