TNT invites all of our members to become a lasting part of our community by purchasing a brick for the new Path of Peace walkway that will be installed in the area leading to the Temple's main rear entrance. You can order 4x8 bricks for $180 or 8x8 bricks for $360. We are extending the deadline. Click here to open the Path of Peace brochure.

Join your friends at Temple Ner Tamid for the next pot luck dinner of the summer. Bring your favorite dairy or pareve dish (no meat or shellfish) to share.

Friday, July 30 beginning at 6:30 pm

During the summer months of July and August Shabbat services are led by members of the congregation. Friday night services begin at 6:30 pm and are followed by a guest speaker during the oneg. Saturday morning services begin at 10 am.

Friday Nights in July

July 30
Worship Leaders: Brian O'Reilly and Lisa Westreich
POT LUCK DINNER BEGINS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SERVICES

Friday Nights in August

August 6
Worship Leaders: Bob Adler and Jean Siegel
Oneg Discussion Leaders: Jennie Grayson and Maggie Herman discuss This Year in Jerusalem: We're Not in Kansas Anymore
Jennie Grayson and Maggie Herman will reflect on their experiences during thir half year in Israel where they studied at Hebrew University. In addition to their regular coursework, Ms. Herman did independent research about depictions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as reflected in film, and Ms. Grayson interned with the Interreligious Coordinating Council of Israel. Both 2007 graduates of Montclair High, Ms. Herman is a rising senior at Barnard College where she is double-majoring in Political Science and Film; Ms. Grayson is a rising senior at Brown University where she is double-concentrating in History and Late Antique Cultures with a focus on the Middle East.

August 13
Worship Leaders: Woody Eisenberg and Judy Anderson
Oneg Discussion Leader: Richard Besser discusses Pandemics, Preparedness and Political Change

August 20
Worship Leaders: Rick Abrams and Lori Price Abrams
Oneg Discussion Leader: Sarah Segal discusses A Personal Journey Toward Balance and Health: A Jewish View

August 27
Worship Leaders: Helene Richman and Sara Davidow
POT LUCK DINNER BEGINS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SERVICES

Saturday Mornings at 10 am

July 31: Anne Laurent and Cantor Meredith Greenberg

August 7: Bob Adler/Dan Herman and Jean Siegel
August 14: Jerry Krivitzky and Dan Herman
August 21: Ronni Pressman
August 28: Rabbi Renee Edelman

Congregation Shomrei Emunah will be hosting four homeless families next month as part of the Interfaith Hospitality Network, and has asked TNT members to pitch in with this very worthwhile and needed effort. They will be hosting families with young children who could not find space together in the county shelter system and they need our help. The families will be staying at Grace Presbyterian Church on Grove and Chestnut, and will be relying on volunteers from Shomrei and TNT to provide coordination, entertainment, meals and overnight supervision. Please join in this opportunity for all generations to do rewarding community service together. Meal preparers can cook at home and bring the meals to the church. Please email Sharyn Mandell at sharynknows@aol.com if you can participate.

Here are the tasks for which we still need volunteers. Please pick one and RSVP.

1. Evening coordinators (5-9 pm) on Weds, Thurs, Fri and Sat. (Aug. 11-14) One adult for each night.
2. Families or individuals to cook and deliver dinner Sunday, Aug. 8, Thursday, Aug. 12 and Saturday, Aug. 14. Also serve it from 6-7 p.m. 
3. People of all ages to play games with the young children and visit with the parents (7-9 p.m.) on Sunday, Aug. 8; Tuesday Aug. 10; Thursday Aug. 12 and Saturday, Aug. 14
4. Adults to sleep over (9 p.m. to 7 a.m.) on Monday, Aug. 9, Wednesday, Aug. 11, Friday Aug. 13 and Saturday Aug. 14.
5. Doctors to be on call all 7 nights in case of an emergency. 
6. Drivers to be on call Sunday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights in case of an emergency.
7. We also need volunteers to help set up the morning of Aug. 8 and help clean up the afternoon of Aug. 16.

We are excited to introduce a new family focused Shabbat morning service led by Rabbi Renee Edelman. Shalom Shabbat! is for families with young children through third grade and will take place on the second Saturday of every month beginning at 10:30 am, integrating fun, family-friendly music and tradiational liturgy. Included will be an art project, a story or discussion about the Parashat HaShavuah as well as chanting of Torah and Haftarah.

Shalom Shabbat! is a significantly participatory worship experience where both Hebrew readers and non-Hebrew readers will feel comfortable. Congregants are welcome and encouraged to chant Torah and Haftarah as well as do a teaching on the portion. In Shalom Shabbat! we will mark birthdays with a blessing and follow the service with a light lunch. Shalom Shabbat! is nurtured by a Worship Care Committee and our clergy who pay attention to deepening the sense of community among those who have become part of the congregation and welcoming newcomers into the community.

Dates: October 9, November 13, December 11, January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, May 14, June 11

For more information about Shalom Shabbat! please contact Cantor Meredith Greenberg at cantor@nertamid.org or Rabbi Renee Edelman at rabbirenee@aol.com.