Kehilat Kesher / Community Synagogue of Tenafly & Englewood

Welcome to Kehilat Kesher

Community Synagogue of Tenafly and Englewood

Kesher’s mission is to create a spiritual and respectful place for prayer and textual religious study, to actively participate in communal affairs, and to transmit Jewish values to the next generation.

To view our weekly bulletin please click here.

To view our monthly calendar, please click here.

To upload the RCBC Directory, please click here.

If you have moved or changed any of your contact information, please change it on your shulcloud account or contact Ruth Hartstein.

For more information on Gan Henel, the independently run pre-school and daycare housed at Kesher visit their website here or call 201-308-3042.

Our Beautiful New Building

At Kesher

MAZAL TOV

Mazal Tov to Zahara Solomon on becoming a Bat Mitzvah!
Mazal Tov on the Bar mitzvah of MJ Birk!
Mazal Tov on the Bar Mitzvah of Harry Baum!
Mazal Tov on the bat mitzvah of Orly Hod!
Mazal Tov on the Bat mitzvah of Abigail Bruhim!
Mazal Tov on the Bar Mitzvah of Ben Davidovitch!
Mazal Tov to Adina & Simon Brief on baby Joey's bris.
Mazal Tov to Riki Farkovits on becoming a Bat Mitzvah!
Mazal Tov to Debbie and Brandon Stern on the birth of a baby girl.
Mazal Tov to Zach Kalish on becoming a Bar Mitzvah.
Mazal Tov to Nathaniel Tare on becoming a Bar Mitzvah.
Mazal Tov to Josh Lebovitch on becoming a Bar Mitzvah.
Mazal Tov to Noah Marks on becoming a Bar Mitzvah.
Mazal Tov to Sophie Fink on becoming a Bat Mitzvah.
Mazal Tov to Annabelle Fromen on becoming a Bat Mitzvah.
Mazal Tov to Vered Goodman on becoming a Bat Mitzvah.
Mazal Tov to Hadar Aviv Adler on becoming a Bat Mitzvah.
Mazal Tov to Dr. Yiska Furman & Josh Furman on the birth of Judah George.
Mazal Tov to Ayelet Spitzer & Daniel Gross on the birth of a baby boy.
Mazal Tov to Rachel & Ari Wainberg on the birth of Freddy Liam.
Tamar & Uri Moche on the birth of Sabina Natanya.
Mazal tov to Elana & Ben Silver on the Bar Mitzvah of Ethan Silver.
Mazal tov to Lori and David Birk on being honored at the Annual Kesher Dinner.
Mazal Tov to Amber and Jonathan Harris on being honored at the Annual Kesher Dinner.

VIRTUAL BRICK DONATIONS

DONATE A VIRTUAL BRICK IN INCREMENTS OF

$36, $54, $72, $108 & $180
IN SUPPORT OF THE KESHER BUILDING CAMPAIGN!

A belated Mazal Tov to Ethan Silver on his bar mitzvah. Mazal Tov also to Emily, Sarah, Ben and Elana

-Yonit and Thierry, Julie, Charles and Gabriel Kahane

A belated Mazal Tov to Hadar Adler on her bat mitzvah. Mazal Tov also to Sarah and Oren, Matan, Shalhevet and Lev

-Yonit and Thierry, Julie, Charles and Gabriel Kahane

Abigail Hepner Gross & Robert Gross in honor of baby Stern.

Marisa & Moses Sternstein in honor of baby Stern.

Deborah and Brandon Stern in memory of Sara Sasson.

Deborah and Brandon Stern in honor of Amber & Jonathan Harris

Robin & Josh Tare in honor of Lori & David Birk and Amber & Jonathan Harris

Houchangue and Pari Toubian in honor of
Asher Rosenberg's Bar Mitzvah.

Houchangue and Pari Toubian in honor of this year's Kesher honorees Lori & David Birk.

Houchangue and Pari Toubian in honor of this year's Kesher honorees Amber & Jonathan Harris.

Mark & Susie Charendoff in memory of Mr. Gil Polinsky Z"l.

Mark & Susie Charendoff in honor of Anabelle Fromen's Bat Mitzvah

Mark & Susie Charendoff in honor of Ben Silver's Bar Mitzvah

Marcelle Agus in honor of David & Lori Birk and Jonathan & Amber Harris' upcoming honor.

Kesher Membership

To inquire about becoming a member of Kesher, please email Ruth Hartstein at ruth@keshernj.com

Thu, December 12 2019
14 Kislev 5780

This Week at Kesher

Friday, December 6, 2019

Parashat Vayetzei

4:09pm Candle lighting

4:15pm Mincha

Shabbat, December 7

9:15am Shacharit followed by Kiddush sponored by Dr. Bill Zeitz in honor of the birth of his great grandchildren, Gabriel Dov and Baila Aniana, both born on his birthday and the engagement of his youngest granddaughter, Sophia to Mathew Wolkowicz

This Week in Groups

9:15-10am - Supervision by Geeta and Donna
Ages 2-5 in Classroom C,
Grades 1 & up in Classroom B

10:00am - Youth Groups Begin

Nursery Through 4th grade - Lower level, see signs on classroom doors

for exact age groups' locations

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Toddler-Parent Playgroup

Downstairs, Classroom E

4:10pm Mincha followed by Seudat Shelishit sponsored this week by Mike Dube and family in honor of his good friends Rabbi Akiva and Debbie Block in recognition of their upcoming honor at the Project Ezra dinner. They have both exemplified tremendous kindness and leadership skills over the last 10 years and they are incredibly deserving.

5:13pm Shabbat Ends

SUNDAY DECEMBER 8

8:30am Shacharit

4:15pm Mincha

MONDAY-THURSDAY

6:30am Shacharit

9:00pm Maariv

TUESDAY DECEMBER 10

8:15pm Rabbi Block's Shabbat Kitchen Series

KESHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

We regret to inform you of the passing of Dalia Lerner’s father, Aaron Pollack z”l, father of Dalia Lerner. The funeral took place Tuesday December 3 in Montreal, Canada

Visiting Chazzan Yanky Lemmer,
Shabbat December 13-14
Friday night tisch @8pm hosted by Josh Drazen and Susie Helft

We are once again participating in The 27th Annual Bergen County Chanukah Toy Drive. We are collecting new and unwrapped toys and gifts for children and young adults going through trying times. Please drop off your donations at the
Solomon Residence, 264 Morrow Rd.
from now until Friday, December 13th. The Bergen County Toy Drive is a great collaborative effort across many Bergen County Jewish Schools, Synagogues and Temples and donates to over 20 different charity organizations. Your donations will help us share the excitement of Chanukah with thousands of children and young adults. This is a great opportunity to involve your children in the mitzvah of tzedakah!

Kesher Youth Chanukah Maccabiah
Sunday December 22 @10am

MINYAN

We're looking for more people to commit to at least once a week for the morning and/or evening weekday minyan. Please contact Don to sign up.

Yahrtzeit Plaques

To order a memorial plaque in the new building click here.

Kesher Lockers

Members can sign up to rent a locker here.

If you shop on Amazon

Please start each session by clicking on this link.

You will be directed to to Amazon and Kesher will automatically be credited with a commission for each purchase.

GOOD & WELFARE

Misheberach List

We are reconstituting our misheberach list, to be used at our daily minyan each and every Monday and Thursday. Please click here to add the name of a friend or family member who is in need of healing. Even if it is a name you've added already, we are starting the list anew, so please add it again.

If you wish, include in the last column the description of the individual, so we know for whom we are davening (eg, "Rabbi Block's aunt Sarah").

Bereavement Notices

We regret to inform you of the passing of our community member Dr. Arthu Helft, father of Susie Helft.

The family will observe shiva at the Helft home at 245 Maple St., Englewood through Wednesday morning, November 27th.

If they would like to contribute to meals to please contact Ruth Wertentheil at (646) 221-3031.

We regret to inform you of the passing of Hana Zanger, mother of community member Aron Zanger.

We regret to inform you of the passing of our community member Dr. Arthur Small, husband of Dr. Andrea Small and father of our Dr. Tzvi Small.

Thu, December 12 2019 14 Kislev 5780

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