Friday Evening Services will be in person and streamed live on ZOOM.
Shabbat Morning Services will be in person ONLY.
Saturday at 8:30am - Virtual Torah Study
Paul Smith will lead our Torah Study this week.
Torah Portion
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We are looking for Shabbat greeters for Friday night services. The role of the greeter is simply to be a warm and welcoming presence for members and guests coming into the lobby. You will be the first person that people see, after the security guard, when entering. The greeter will be needed about twenty minutes before the service begins; and afterwards at the oneg the greeter will engage guests and prospective members. The role of the Greeter is separate from the role of the Usher.
It is a mitzvah to welcome people into our communal home, so please SIGN UP HERE.
Sunday, September 29, 2024
11am-4pm
We need volunteers to help answer questions
and pass out Temple Ner Tamid and Shoresh swag.
REGISTER HERE TO VOLUNTEER NOW!
Do you do a handicraft?
Get together with your fellow TNTers for 2 hours of crafting.
Bring your knitting, needlepoint, embroidery, crochet,
lace-making, cross-stitch, or whatever handicraft
you are working on and join us for schmoozing,
learning from each other and community.
We meet once a month on a Sunday afternoon
at a congregant’s home.
Click here to Contact Beni Fishbein for further information
Announcing TNT's Ambassador Program
The Ambassador Program is designed to strengthen our community connections by offering to every TNT family and member, a volunteer contact, either a Board of Trustee or TNT member for basic TNT inquiries and meaningful connections, enhancing everyone's experience within our vibrant community.
Your Ambassador will reach out to you at key times throughout the year
to check in and offer guidance if needed.
Whether you're eager to explore TNT activities, provide feedback on a program,
or propose a new initiative, this essential touch-point promises to enrich your membership experience.
Don't feel as if you need an Ambassador? Why not BE ONE?
Becoming an Ambassador is a great way to meet people and you will be guided through the process.
If you're interested in joining the Ambassador Team, or seeking more details,
please reach out to Cantor Meri: Cantor@nertamid.org.
Join us in continuing to make TNT a sacred community that is warm and welcoming!
“Beginner” Tai Chi class... 6-7pm
Newbies always welcome!
Continuing Tai Chi Classes... 7-8pm
Thursdays @ Ner Tamid
Tai Chi is an ancient art…movement…exercise…meditation and fun way
to enhance health and improve balance and mobility.
The instructors Irene Sherman, Ray Wolfson and assistant instructor, Linda Gross
have had extensive training and practice in these arts.
After learning the set, the opportunity to refine the practice and reap the benefits this art
provides continues on Thursday evenings from 6-8pm. Classes are fun and nonjudgmental.
As with other practices, Tai Chi does take time and effort to learn
and the benefits are worth the investment.
Interested in more information?
Click here to contact the instructors.
Wellness Offerings
Karen Frank, TNT’s Congregational Nurse, has a variety of offerings to the community, all of them having to do with enhancing wellness. Her practice integrates physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
She works with individuals, families, and groups.
Karen leads two groups at TNT:
- Grandparents’ Group, which meets on the third Tuesday of the month on Zoom at 5:00pm. Topics have been grand-parenting at a distance, when values clash,
the blended family, and grandchildren with special needs.
You can join the meeting here. - Caregiving Aging Parents, which focuses on providing care whether local or long-distance.
They meet monthly, the first Tuesday of the month on Zoom at 7:30pm.
Topics include dealing with parent’s physical or mental health,
when to consider a move and what are the options, how to find help,
and assisting the parent with dementia.
You can join the meeting here.
No registration necessary for either group.
Karen is also available for individual consults on health, caregiving, and coping. Call her at 862-485-9062 or email to nursekarenfrank@gmail.com to make arrangements for a home or synagogue visit or a call.
Temple Ner Tamid's Older Adult Group
Our very active 70 plus community meets twice monthly on Tuesdays from 11:15am-1:15pm
for stimulating conversations, guest speakers, cultural programming,
holiday celebrations and much more.
Congregational Nurse Karen Frank attends monthly
for office hours and blood pressure screening.
From 10:45-11:15 each meeting, TNT member Stan Keyles will be leading a session on Qi Gong,
an Eastern form of meditation, integrated with the movements of our body.
You can participate standing or sitting.
The group is open to Temple Ner Tamid members and parents and friends of members.
If you or anyone you know is interested in meeting new people, come try us out!
For further information,
please contact Dianna Chipkin at diannachipkin@gmail.com or call 973-202-2497.
The NJ Chapter of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC-NJ)'s new action is in support of the John R Lewis Voter Empowerment Act of NJ.
In the aftermath of Supreme Court rulings which invalidated parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, many states have tested the extent to which they can legally limit citizens' access to the ballot box through restrictive voting laws. In order to protect the voting rights of NJ, the above Act was introduced in March 2024, in order to improve the voting process by preventing changes to voting practices without pre-clearance from the state or a NJ court, in order to assure lack of harm to voters of color, expand language access, prohibit voter discrimination and intimidation, and more.
RAC-NJ is working with other organizations statewide to urge our State Senators and Assembly members to pass this legislation.
The initial action will be to send a message (via email) based on a template provided by RAC-NJ which you are free to annotate, to each of your state representatives.
If you are interested in engaging with this issue, please reach out to Sherri Neuwirth (sherri1953@yahoo.com).
The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC) has kicked off it’s
2024 Every Voice/Every Vote (non-partisan Get Out the Vote/GOTV) campaign.
At this point the activity available to us is postcarding to states with upcoming primaries
(the first 2 being Georgia and Virginia). The campaign will also involve phone calls and texting.
The GOTV efforts for 2024 will be for GA, TX, NC, PA, and VA.
There will also be a reproductive freedom effort directed at FL, AZ, NV and CO.
RAC is partnering on all these efforts with the
Center for Common Ground’s Reclaim Our Vote (ROV) campaign.
This is the same organization we’ve worked with in the past,
and the focus is on outreach to marginalized communities.
If you’re interested in engaging in any of these activities,
Reach out to Sherri Neuwirth to get involved
and specify what you’d like to participate in – postcards, phone calls, and/or texting.
You’ll then receive alerts for your preferred activities along with links explaining how to participate.
News from the Human Needs Food Pantry
The Human Needs Food Pantry, located at 9 Label Street in Montclair, provides food and services to people and families in need from Bloomfield, Montclair and surrounding neighboring Essex County communities. Currently, the Food Pantry provides over 2,500 bags of groceries each month, along with hundres of deliveries for homebound clients. The Pantry is great and it continues to grow. The Food Pantry is very appreciative of the partnership with Temple Ner Tamid.
As you shop for your family each week, please pick up a few extra items for those in need. Drop off canned or boxed food (no glass or outdated items) to the Mazon Box, which is located at TNT in the hallway near the main office entrance. The Food Pantry requests cereal, peanut butter, jelly, crackers and other breakfast food, as well as tuna fish, pasta and beans. As soon as the Mazon box is full it will be delivered to the Food Pantry. Temple Ner Tamid continues to be a strong supporter of the Human Needs Food Pantry.
The Chesed Committee is Here for You!
Do you need a ride to the doctor or a medical appointment?
If so, the Chesed committee may be able to help you!
Reach out
to Susan Goldstein at sgolds4727@aol.com,
with as much notice as possible, and we will see if we can be of help to you!
Bring Them Home FAST - Fasting for Hostages
A group in Montclair is organizing stagger fasts for the hostages in Gaza in the hope of drawing attention
and continued prayers for the approximately 220 hostages in Gaza
whose conditions and whereabouts are unknown.
They are looking for one person per day, and you can sign up here.
Want To Learn More About Israel and J Street?
Following up on the visit of J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami to Temple Ner Tamid last April 23rd, the organization is offering to update us on the political situation in Israel now, as well as their continued support for justice and a two-state solution. J Street is a pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy American Jewish organization. If you’d like to learn more let us know: contact Larry Westreich (Larrywestreich@gmail.com) or Sherri Neuwirth (sherri1953@yahoo.com) and we’ll send information your way!
The Following Dedications Have Been Made This Week:
RABBI'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Memory of
Francine & Julius Hirsch from Paul Hirsch
CANTOR'S MUSIC FUND
In Memory of
Marion Zukoff from Alan & Jill Johnson
CLERGY ASSOCIATE FUND
In Memory of
Herbert Kravitz from Kevin & Tina Shea
GENERAL DONATION
In Honor of
Stan Keyles from Lanny & Susan Katz
The Adleman Family
SHORESH DONATION
In Memory of
Jeff Dieterle from Jason & Stacie Dubnoff
Jeffrey Dieterle from Marc & Cheryl Slutzky
YAHRZEIT
In Memory Of
Myron Winkelman from Meryl Natter & Rob Rosenberg
Marion Zukoff from Meryl Natter & Rob Rosenberg
Herbert Kravitz from Stephen Rooney & Cindy Kaplan Rooney
Robert and Lois Rosenthal from Hilary Rosenthal Taylor
Dvora & Julius Bernstein from Morty Bernstein & Leslie Nobler
Seymour Melcer from Moshe Wolberger & Tina Ellis
Herbert Kravitz from Paul & Marjorie Grayson
Helen Grayson from Paul & Marjorie Grayson
Mike Winkelman from Paul & Marjorie Grayson
Marion Zukoff from Paul & Marjorie Grayson
To make a contribution for a yahrzeit, simcha, or to discretionary funds, please visit nertamid.org/donate.
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