MRT News & Events: Taste of Judaism, Shabbat Hallelu, Interfaith Panel...
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Brighton Gardens Service
Friday, January 27; 2:00 PM
Shabbat Service and
5th Grade Shabbat Service
Friday, January 27; 7:00 PM
Minyan Shabbat Service
Saturday, January 28; 9:00 AM
Minyan Torah Study
Saturday, January 28; 9:30 AM
Shabbat Service
Alexander Austin Bar Mitzvah
Saturday, January 28; 10:00 AM
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LOST & FOUND
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To report or claim a lost item contact the MRT office at 732-747-9365.
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL &
ADULT LEARNING SCHEDULES
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Wednesday, January 25; 4:00 PM
Regular Religious School Schedule
Wednesday, January 25; 7:00 PM
Taste of Judaism
Friday, January 27; 7:00 PM
5th Grade Shabbat Service
Saturday, January 28; 9:00 AM
Services & Torah Study
Sunday, January 29; 9:30 AM
* Regular Religious School Schedule
* K1 & 2 Family Ed
* Mitzvah Academy
Tuesday, January 31; 9:30 AM
with Rabbi Michelle Pearlman
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MRTSY'S YOUTH LOUNGE
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The MRTSY Youth Lounge redecoration is near completion. Come and see what a wonderful job our teens have done.
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EVENTS OUTSIDE OF MRT
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Out and About with the Sistahs
Monday, January 30; 7:00 PM
at The Downtown, Red Bank
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MRT MEETINGS
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Town Hall Visioning Meeting
(for Teachers)
Wednesday, January 25; 3:30 PM
Taste of Judaism
Wednesday, January 25; 7:00 PM
MFA Setup
Thursday, January 26; 6:00 PM
at the Social Hall
MFA Jurying
Sunday, January 29; 1:00 ~ 6:00 PM
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MRT CARES
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Lobby Tzedakah Box
For the month of January the Lobby Tzedakah box collection benefits InterfaithFamily.com. This nonprofit organization provides resources and services for interfaith couples, encouraging Jewish choices and a welcoming Jewish community. Our matching donors for this month are Donald and Helaine Rothman. Please give generously!If there's a project you think needs our support and for which you want to become a matching donor, please contact Jeff Horn.
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ADVERTISE IN THE MONMOUTH FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
PROGRAM JOURNAL
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Get your business in advertising where over 2,000 people will see it for a fraction of the cost! Advertise in the MFA Program Journal. Every advertisement includes complimentary tickets to the pre-opening reception and/or admission to all Festival events, depending upon ad size. For more information click here or contact the Festival office at 732-747-8278.
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BECOME A FRIEND OF THE MFA
Monmouth Festival of the Arts invites you to become a Friend of Festival and attend the 42nd Annual Pre-Opening Gala Reception on Saturday, May 5; 7:30 ~ 10:30 PM. Contact the festival office for details at 732-747-8278.
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MRT QUICK LINKS
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Social Action Network
From the Green Team
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IN THE COMMUNITY
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Click here for the Jewish Heritage Museum's schedule of events and exhibits.
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PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE
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When attending services and all other events at MRT remember that there are members who are highly sensitive to fragrances. Please refrain from wearing scents of ANY KIND such as colognes, perfumes, after shave, and scented lotions. Thank you.
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| SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 from 7:00 ~ 11:00 PM | | |
MRT ADULT SOCIAL
Hosted by
The Family Engagement Task Force
FOOD ~ FUN ~ MUSIC & FRIENDS
(LCR Game ~ Pictionary)
COST: approx. $10 Per Person
We'll order Chinese Food
RSVP IS A MUST:
Click to email: Elise Aptaker or Jill Austin.
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URJ EAST DISTRICT SHABBATON
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Registration Closing Soon
The URJ East District cordially invites you to attend the URJ East District Shabbaton.
Shabbat/Saturday, January 28, 2012; 8:45 AM ~ 5:30 PM
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
1025 South Orange Avenue, Short Hills, NJ 07078
Don't miss out on one of the most popular and talked about East District events of the year! Join over 200 people in study, prayer, song, and schmooze with special guests:
Rabbi Elliott Kleinman, RJE (URJ Chief Program Officer), Peri Smilow (Singer/Songwriter), and Rick Calvert (Singer/Songwriter)
Here is just a sampling of the 20+ learning sessions being offered - your challenge is to choose which to attend!
* SUPERMENSCH: The Jewishness of Super Heroes
* Loving the Torah More Than God
* Israel... Don't All People Have Equal Civil Rights?
* Jewish Mindfulness Meditation: Creating Community
* Bikkur Holim: Visiting the Sick - A Story from a Cancer Survivor * Mitzvot as Spiritual Practice
* Drumming and Davening 
* And much, much more!
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CELEBRATING RABBAI SALLY J. PRIESAND
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Saturday, February 4; 5:00 PM
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 West 68th Street, New York, NY
212 877-4050
 Join our own Rabbi Priesand as she returns to Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City. Rabbi Priesand was Associate Rabbi at Stephen Wise from 1972-1979. She will join the women who have served that congregation through the years that followed for a Havdalah conversation and celebration on February 4th at 5pm.
The panel will include Rabbi Priesand, Rabbi Helene Ferris, Rabbi Dena Klein, Rabbi Beth Kalisch and will be moderated by Rabbi Laurie Katz Braun, Immediate Past President of the Women's Rabbinic Network.
For more information visit www.swfs.org
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FOUR FIRST WOMEN RABBIS AT MRT
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Sunday, June 3; 4:00 ~ 6:00 PM
Celebration honoring the four first women rabbis,
and the 40th anniversary of
Rabbi Sally J. Priesand's ordination
Attend a very special afternoon honoring the first-ordained North American Reform, Reconstructionist, and Conservative women Rabbis and Open Orthodox Rabba. At this historic event, Rabbi Sally J. Priesand (Reform 1972), Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso (Reconstructionist 1974), Rabbi Amy Eilberg (Conservative 1985), and Rabba Sara Hurwitz (Orthodox 2009) will join together in a lively, inspiring, and educational forum.
Each guest will speak of her experiences, and Monmouth Reform Temple's Rabbi Michelle Pearlman will moderate a discussion, followed by a question and answer session with the panelists.
You won't want to miss this opportunity to hear four extraordinary Jewish women tell their unique and compelling stories.
For more information visit www.fourfirsts.org
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NEXT MONDAY, JANUARY 30
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GIANT® Bike Raffle & Drawing to benefit the
2011/2012 MRT Confirmation Class L'taken Seminar
Trip to Washington, DC
Tickets are $10 each: Purchase ticket A (for men's bike) and/or ticket B(for women's bike).
The bikes are perfect for on- and off-road riding and are valued at $350 each (the actual bikes are on view at MRT).
Drawing Date: January 30, 2012. People who bought raffle tickets need not be present at the drawing to win.
All proceeds to benefit the MRT Confirmation Class. To purchase raffle tickets, please visit the MRT office.
The bicycles were generously donated by Bike Haven in Fair Haven, NJ and secured by Dean Ross.
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WOMEN'S CIVIL RIGHTS
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Two Resources on the Fight
Israeli Women are Waging for Civil Rights
OpEd by Rabbi Dov Linzer, New York Times
Click here to read the full New York Times article.
Women From Beit Shemesh Organize
a flash mob and dance for change.
On Friday, Jan 6th, 2012, a group of 250 women from Bet Shemesh decided to raise their voices against the exclusion of women from the public domain by holding a mass public dance in the city square.
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Our Brotherhood and Sisterhood provide many opportunities to meet with other congregants. Sisterhood-sponsored events provide something for everyone. There are monthly book clubs and speakers, Supper in the Sukkah, the Purim Party, as well as the wonderful Apple Cake & Honey and Sh'lach Manot fundraisers. Brotherhood meets monthly followed by a friendly game of poker. They excel in the kitchen serving up a great "Tail-gate Party" at the Monday night Minyan and Football or serving a gourmet Home-cooked Breakfast on Mother's Day.
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The MRT Religious School begins with Kindergarten. Grades K-3 meet on Sundays from 9:30am-12pm. Grades 4-7 meet on Sundays and Wednesdays from 4pm-6pm. We are proud of our High School program which meets on Wednesday evenings from 6:15pm-8pm.
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Our enriching Adult Education program provides various forums for learning. The annual Shabbat Kallah/Scholar-in-Residence weekend always features a timely topic by a celebrated lecturer. More informal yet very popular Tuesday morning Study Group with Rabbi Pearlman and Film Festivals are ways to be a part of the MRT community and expand your knowledge.
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The MRT Social Action Network is busy all year round with various special events such as our Mitzvah Day, our Gan Mazon, a Bone Marrow Drive, as well as weekly Shabbat services at local nursing homes.
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 The First Fridays of the month at MRTare family-friendly with “Schmooze before” and a Pot-Luck dinner after a short Shabbat service.
Rabbi Pearlman and Cantor Clissold will lead a short service which will include the Celebration blessings for Birthdays and anniversaries.
Our next First Fridays will begin in Fall 2011.
Please contact the temple office for more information!
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