Recent TSE Emails

All Shabbat Services can be viewed in-person or our Facebook or YouTube pages.

Prayground may be rescheduled, dependent on weather. 
​​​​​​​Stay tuned

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The Saturday 2/17 Torah Study and Minyan will be online only 

A lay led (usually) Minyan is held every Saturday, in the Moadon, at 10:00AM. This is perfect for those that want to say Kaddish.

February Minyan Leaders
February 17th     Karen Goldstein
February  24th    Geri Kaplan & Brion                              Feinberg

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Temple Shaari Emeth is gearing up to celebrate Purim. You can help make the holiday sweet by sending a PURIMGRAM to others. Sending a PURIMGRAM to a friend, family member, or neighbor is a sweet way to show you care.

Proceeds from each PURIMGRAM help fund the Toby and Seth Hanover Youth Scholarship Fund, which provides over $10,000 of scholarship each year to support sending our children to Jewish summer camps and educational programs. The importance of Jewish summer experiences in developing strong Jewish identities as adults is well-documented and a goal of the synagogue. It also helps our students make lasting memories and friends. What a deal!

This year's Shalach Manot will include a beautiful Purim Card and Hamantaschen.

By sending a Shalach Manot you can help give a child the summer experience of a lifetime!

Orders are due no later than March 10th. PURIMGRAMS will be delivered to recipients prior to Purim.

All Shabbat Services can be viewed in-person or our Facebook or YouTube pages.

Current week and past Bnai Mitzvah can be viewed at  shaariemeth.org/bmitzvahstream

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A lay led (usually) Minyan is held every Saturday, in the Moadon, at 10:00AM. This is perfect for those that want to say Kaddish.

February Minyan Leaders
February 10th    Rabbi Falco
February 17th     Karen Goldstein
February  24th    Geri Kaplan & Brion                              Feinberg

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With great sadness we share that Fred Feldman passed away January 25th. Fred was the husband of Ellen Feldman, brother of Carl Feldman and Susan Spiegel. He was the father of Robert, Helene and Gina, father-in-law to Liz, Jon and Stephen and grandfather to Amanda, Jessica, Jordan, Matthew, Alyssa, Aurora and Eva. 

The funeral will be on Sunday, January 28th at 11:00am at Jeffer & Harris, 111 Main Street, Matawan with interment at Beth Israel in Woodbridge. 

Shiva will be at Robert and Liz Feldman's home, 21 Walden Court, Old Bridge on Sunday after interment and Monday from 2:00-8:00pm with Minyan at 7:00pm.

Donations in Fred's memory can be made to Tunnel to Towers Foundation 

May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world

With great sadness we share that Deborah Sinsky passed away. She was the mother of Jeff Sinsky, mother-in-law of Joanne and grandmother of Eric, Leanne and Jake. 

The funeral and Shiva took place in Baltimore. 

Donations in Deborah's memory can be made to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world

We will provide further updates if there are changes.

For those wishing to say Kaddish, these services at the Temple are available, in person or streamed 

If you want to say Kaddish in person and can't come to the service Friday night, you can join us on Saturday morning for the Bnai Mitzvah Service or the lay-led Minyan.

Current week and past Bnai Mitzvah can be viewed at  shaariemeth.org/bmitzvahstream

There is a lay-led minyan on Saturdays after Torah Study, at 10:00am.  This is a more intimate service and is open to everyone.
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More things happening this weekend

We will provide further updates if there are changes.

What is happening this weekend

If you want to say Kaddish in person and can't come to the service Friday night, you can join us on Saturday morning for the Bnai Mitzvah Service or the lay-led Minyan.

Current week and past Bnai Mitzvah can be viewed at  shaariemeth.org/bmitzvahstream

There is a lay-led minyan on Saturdays after Torah Study.  This is a more intimate service and is open to everyone.

More things happening this weekend

With great sadness we share that Philip Naidrich passed away on Tuesday, January 9th. Philip was the father of Lisa Lee, father-in-law of Christopher and grandfather to Samantha and Charley. 

Funeral will be Friday at 11am at Freeman's Funeral Home in Manalapan. Interment at Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge. 

Shiva will be at the home of Ronnie Naidrich, 20 Robin Lane, Monroe Township on Friday following interment. Shiva will be held on Saturday from 4-8pm with Minyan at 5pm. 

Donations in Philip's memory can be made to  St Jude Children's Research Hospital  or  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Dept of Pediatrics

May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world

Congratulations to
Heather Rubinstein and Josh Guth on their engagement.

Heather is the daughter of
​​​​​​​Debbie Rubinstein and Howard Rubinstein

Mazel tov! 

If you volunteered for at the TSE, in any way, we thank you and hope that you'll join us for the special service.  Please RSVP to dfisher@shaariemeth.org

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With great sadness we share that Jeffrey Stuart Seigel passed away on Friday, December 29th.  Jeffrey is survived by his wife, Adriana, and daughter, Marielle; his brothers and sisters Larry and Michelle, and Mark and Susan; his nieces and nephews Barbara, Jean-Pierre and Oliver, Craig, Samantha, Blake and Logan, Jason, Alix and Joshua, and Mitchell and Sydney.

The funeral will be held in Westchester on Tuesday, January 2nd. 

Shiva will be at the home of Mark and Susan Seigel, 18 Calder Court, Marlboro on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
from 6-8pm each day with nightly minyan at 6:30 pm.

Donations in Jeffrey's memory can be made to OMF - Ocular Melanoma Foundation. ​​​​​​​

May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world

Dear {{first_name}} ,

We have two days left in 2023 and our 50% for $50,000 Challenge! To date, 331 families have supported the campaign. We only need 20 more gifts of any size to reach this goal.

Can we count on you to make an impact today? 

To make a donation or pledge online, click here.

Thank you for your consideration of support,

Fabian

Hi  {{first_name}},
We have a commitment to keeping everyone informed about any threats or incidents that might affect Temple Shaari Emeth.  While there haven't been any incidents at TSE in the last few days, there were at least 400 false bomb threats agaist Jewish organizations between this past Friday and Saturday.  Considering that 83 of this type of threat occured in all of 2022; this is a dramatic increase, especially because all of the bomb threats occurred over a a very short period of time.  This most recent barage of threats were recieved by email, phone calls; and some by swatting (making calls to police that appear to be from the Jewish organization).

Although all of the bomb threats over the last few days were deemed to be hoaxes, they had the same effect: of causing fear and anxiety, disruption to how our religion is practiced, and for some, causing fear and anger between ourselves and groups outside our religion, threatening relationships that have been developed through hard work over many years.

The response to all threats is to treat them as if it is real until the appropriate authority tells us that there is no threat. This means that, if we were to receive a bomb threat, the building would be evacuated until the police check the building.  Depending on when a threat is received it could force evacuation during a service; or the building to be closed for a period of time.

Of course, nobody wants to give these domestic terrorists what they want: to disrupt our schools, programs, and religious services.  But our primary commitment is the safety of our children, congregants, and staff.  We will continue to work with the local and State police, FBI, Security Communities Network, the Federation Heart of NJ, and other Jewish institutions to coordinate responses and planning. We are commited to keeping everyone safe while continuing to operate a thriving Early Learning Center, Religious School, Lifelong Learning Program, and observing Judaism as Reform Jews.

la Shalom

Toby and Seth Hanover Youth Scholarship
For Camp and Summer Programs

ATTENTION:  PARENTS WITH CHILDREN IN
TEMPLE SHAARI EMETH’S RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
 
Would you like to give your child the gift of amazing Jewish memories?
Do you want to create a love of Judaism that will last a lifetime?

Jewish Camp, Jewish Teen Travel or Jewish Summer Experiences are the best way to do this and Temple Shaari Emeth is ready to help you give this gift to your children!! 

Temple Shaari Emeth believes that our youth are our future, and so, we offer our Temple’s youth both merit awards and need scholarships to send children to Jewish summer programs including  NFTY in Israel,  Camp Harlam, and Six Points Academies.  Studies have proven that children who have Jewish summer experiences have stronger Jewish identities as adults, and so we give out nearly $10,000 annually to make sure that no child is denied Jewish summer camp because of finances.

• Be enrolled and attend Temple Shaari Emeth’s Religious School.
• Be registered for summer camp BEFORE you submit your Youth Scholarship Application.

• Are members in good standing of Temple Shaari Emeth at the time the summer program begins.
• Volunteer to help in the preparation and distribution of the Shalach Manot Fundraiser.

The completed Youth Scholarship Application must be received by ***January 15, 2024***.

We will notify you by the end of January 2023 when the decision for your child’s scholarship is determined. We look forward to receiving your completed Youth Scholarship Application.

If you are in need of greater assistance you might also want to look into the following scholarship opportunities:

• Many Jewish camps have their own scholarship programs. Check with them directly.
• The New Jersey Federation in the Heart of New Jersey  has a variety of scholarships.
• One Happy Camper  offers first time campers a generous stipend.
  
  

If you have any questions or need more assistance, please reach out to  Melissa Pescatore  at 732-462-7744.

L’Shalom,
Youth Scholarship Chair,  Naomi Bressler

I hope that your 6th, 7th, or 8th grader will join me next Monday for a "shopping trip" at Wegman's to see what they could buy if they only had $35 to spend for a week of food.  We will meet for pizza upstairs at Wegman's and then will do some food shopping. All of the collected food will be donated to Open Door.  The link to register is below. Please contact me with any questions.