Tu B'Shevat Seder - Congregation B'nai Tikvah

Page 4 HAKOL bnaitikvah.org February 2012 Sh’vat 8 - Adar 6 5772 Volume 33 issue 6The Newsletter ofCongregation B’nai TikvahJCC of North & South Brunswick1001 Finnegan’s LaneNorth Brunswick, NJ 08902Published monthly, except for July and August.Submissions are welcomed about Congregationevents, group activities, and other material relevantto the Jewish communityAll Submissions for HAKOLare due by the 12th of thepreceding monthPlease send submissions and correspondencevia e-mail to:Hakol.CBT@gmail.comAll e-mail submissions are acknowledged via e-mail.You may also put submissions in the HAKOL Box inthe synagogue office. All submissions are subject toavailable space and editorial constraints. Please callMichael Weiss, editor at 732-246-0306 or email atmeweiss@optonline.net if you have any questionsSUBMISSION FORMATSTEXT:Editorial submissions should be in MS-Word, plaintext, rich text format or typed directly into the bodyof an e-mail. No special fonts will be used withoutprior arrangement. Graphics embedded in a text filewill not be used. Graphics and photos must besubmitted separately, rather than inside other filesor documents.GRAPHICS & IMAGES:Advertisements should be submitted in one of thefollowing formats: PDF, TIFF, or BMP. JPEG filesmay also be used, but may print as lower quality.All text should be converted to black and white. Allimages should be converted to grey scale. Allimages submitted for scanning must be photo orphoto quality images.ORDER FORMS & FLYERS:In most cases, full-page flyers will be reduced tohalf page or less, at the editor’s discretion.FOR ADVERTISING INFO:www.bnaitikvah.org/hakol.htmlHakol.CBT@gmail.comOrMichael Weiss, editor at 732-246-0306CarolAnn Harkavy, advertising at 732-438-0796Congregation MeetingDecember 19, 2011The meeting was called to order by PresidentGary Bergman. Rabbi Robert Wolkoff’s D’varTorah was about this week’s Parsha, Joseph andhis 10 brothers and their first sin. We have 391families and 27 new members. The outsideauditor will submit his report on our financessometimes in the month of January.We are doing well financially in the areas of thecaterer, dues, High Holiday Pledges, Kiddish,and the Nursery and the Religious Schools.The Rabbi was impressed with the evaluationsthat where given out to the nursery schoolparents this month.The Adult Education Committee has come upwith many varied classes. and knows that peoplewill attend.The Cantor wishes to thank everyone whohelped with the various committees that heldand will hold future events for this year. Also,thanks to the Religious Committee, for runningservices so smoothly. He reminded us to countour blessings and be happy. Remember thatpeople who attend services tend to be happierpeople than the population at large. He recommendsa book about positive thinking by Dr.Martin Seligman. In the future, he said, there willbe a class on getting a job in this bad economy.President reported that our number ofcongregants is increasing. The Bikur CholimCommittee is having a big impact on people.We are looking forward to Casino Night and toAmanda Dillman as our new USY advisor.Looking to establishing a Marketing andPublicity Committee. And, lastly, we wantpeople to talk to people other than their friendsafter services.