One Voice November - December 2025

ONE VOICE
A Kol Yisrael Newsletter
290 North Street, Newburgh, NY 12550
www.kolyisraelnewburgh.org
November—December 2025
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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
1 Jane Bramble 10 Mason Hoffman 19 Reuben Friedman
1 Phyllis Rubnitz 12 Debbie Metzner 20 Stuart Forman
3 Jason Shrem 12 Zachary Siper 24 Shirley Rose
5 Susan Levy 13 Paula Kelson 24 Benjamin Miller
6 Geraldine Luloff 16 Clara Friedman 27 Jonathan Gatsik
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Michelle Petrollese
Susan Notar
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Robin Cohen
Alyssa Rider
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Eileen Kaplowitz
Gerald Hecht
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
1 Cheryl Fischer 14 Elaine Cowen 23 Philip Schulman
3 Elizabeth Brisman 18 Daniel Goldman 26 Cecelia DeAngelo
6 Erica Gatsik 18 Sherri Pavloff 27 Jason Packer
6 William Arnold 19 Jerrold Shorell 27 Davida Brachfeld
6 Kenneth Copans 19 JoEllen Copans 30 Avianna Kostenblatt
10 Susan Lazaroff 20 Jay Brisman 30 Samuel Rider
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Federico Prada
Paul Pomerantz
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Stacey Yerger
Minoo Pedoem-Shapiro
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Robin Benedict
Alicia Shorell
13 Marcia Aviva Licker
NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
DECEMBER ANNIVERSARIES
4 Jeffrey & Ann Gross 11 Barry & Mimica Hyman
10 Robert & Cheryl Fischer 12 Allen & Roberta Nakagawa
13 Eric & Erica Gatsik 19 Kenneth & Carol Packer
16 David & Viven Collens 21 Gerald & Marlene Jacobowitz
20 David & Constance Littman
24 Sheldon & Savitri Cohen
24 Michael & Joan Gittelsohn
28 Joseph & Ellen Rones
30 Richard & Patricia Levin
30 Ian & Mona Rieger
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November Yahrzeits
Saturday, November 1, 2025—Heshvan 10,
5786
Gus Feldman
Raymond Rosenblum
Morris Lascher Mikhail Simkhovich
Sunday, November 2, 2025—Heshvan 11, 5786
Fanny Baker William Lampack
Lawrence Shapiro Estelle Rozenberg
Randy Siper
Cantor William Satzman
Monday, November 3, 2025—Heshvan 12,
5786
Lillian Barer
Ethel Chartoff
Stanley Monopole
Blanche Moses
Joseph Pivnik
Chaiah Rabinowitz
Max Rabinowitz
Fran Shapiro
Annette Tower
Marcus Wittner
Tuesday, November 4, 2025—Heshvan 13,
5786
Elizabeth Dabrusin Ethel Salonsky
Nathan Serinsky
Wednesday, November 5, 2025—Heshvan 14,
5786
Julius Jaffee
Florence Sussman
Saturday, November 8, 2025—Heshvan 17,
5786
Esther Schwartz
Sunday, November 9, 2025—Heshvan 18, 5786
Abraham Smith
Louis Stein
Samuel Abrams
Hershel Chartoff
Beatrice Wasserman Morris Hoyt
Monday, November 10, 2025—Heshvan 19,
5786
Lewis Ellish
Ethel Gordon
Ronald Jacobowitz Beatrice Levine
George Pomerantz
Tuesday, November 11, 2025—Heshvan 20,
5786
Jack Tauber
Lillian Cohen
Stanley Marks
Wednesday, November 12, 2025—Heshvan 21,
5786
Blanche Feldman
Sylvia Golub
Solomon Weisser
Stanley Gittelsohn
Carol Mardon
Thursday, November 13, 2025—Heshvan 22,
5786
Rachel Feig
Miriam Nadle
Larry Asher
Helen Horowitz
Friday, November 14, 2025—Heshvan 23, 5786
Isaac Cohen
Esther Greenwald
Mary Nadle
Saturday, November 15, 2025—Heshvan 24,
5786
Jane Blumenthal
Monday, November 17, 2025—Heshvan 26,
5786
Harry Adlerstein
Tuesday, November 18, 2025—Heshvan 27,
5786
Lillian Shapiro
Wednesday, November 19, 2025—Heshvan 28,
5786
Miriam Fishler
Renee Slavin
Max Arbetsman
Thursday, November 20, 2025—Heshvan 29,
5786
Ephraim Lewis
Ida Axelrod
Friday, November 21, 2025—Kislev 1, 5786
Lee Arnold
Chasheh Ushman
Charles Fasciana
Toni Johnson
Saturday, November 22, 2025—Kislev 2, 5786
Rose Baker
Jeanne Skyer
Samuel Greenburger Bernard Levy
Seymour Stein
Sunday, November 23, 2025—Kislev 3, 5786
Isaac Barer
Moe Sigal
Helen Wexler
Milton Rothbaum
Monday, November 24, 2025—Kislev 4, 5786
Lillian Moses
Elaine Greenblatt
Tuesday, November 25, 2025—Kislev 5, 5786
Phyllis Tisch
Wednesday, November 26, 2025—Kislev 6,
5786
Marc Goldfarb
Hilda Fischer
Thursday, November 27, 2025—Kislev 7, 5786
Harry Geller
Marvin Susskind
Friday, November 28, 2025—Kislev 8, 5786
Florence Grenis
Martin Langer
Saturday, November 29, 2025—Kislev 9, 5786
Jerome Sable
Irving Siegler
Hyman Slavin
Sunday, November 30, 2025—Kislev 10, 5786
Philips Isaacs
Moshe Jacob Wolpe
Rabbi Martin Rozenberg Harry Hoyt
YAHRZEIT MINYANS
We are always happy to
arrange a yahrzeit minyan. If you would
like one, please call (845) 562-5604 for
Congregation Agudas Israel or (845)
562-5516 for Temple Beth Jacob at least
one week in advance (two weeks in the
summer). This will give us time to help
you find enough people.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR VISITORS TO CAI CEMETERIES:
The following procedures are in effect to visit our cemeteries.
The Erie Avenue and Workmen's Circle Cemeteries are open on Sundays
from 10am to 4pm until the end of November. Thereafter, the cemetery will be closed on Sundays until the spring.
The gates are always locked during the week. If you need to get into the cemeteries, please call to make an appointment.
Note: Unveilings must be scheduled in advance with Cemetery Chairperson, Todd Kelson, as well as our Rabbi.
For additional info regarding the cemeteries, please contact the office at (845) 562-5604.
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Monday, December 1, 2025—Kislev 11, 5786
Blanche Kantoff
Dr. Arthur Shields
Wednesday, December 3, 2025—Kislev 13,
5786
Milton Darrow
Frank Feldman
George Handler
Manuel Lipton
Frieda Lipton
Thursday, December 4, 2025—Kislev 14, 5786
Charles Kieva
Iris Rabinowe
Mary Wasser-Kaplan Milton Fischer
Charlotte Jablinowiz
Friday, December 5, 2025—Kislev 15, 5786
Jillian Rose Prada
Saturday, December 6, 2025—Kislev 16, 5786
Anne Berkowitz
Lewis Feder
Mark Jeffrey Nickowitz Herman Seralnick
Meyer Zodikoff
Esther Wittner
Sunday, December 7, 2025—Kislev 17, 5786
Samuel Hoffman
Barbara Marks
Monday, December 8, 2025—Kislev 18, 5786
Edwin Licker
Allen Wolf
Jeanette Metzner
Tuesday, December 9, 2025—Kislev 19, 5786
Fritzi Smith
Israel Bordo
Jerome Cohen
Wednesday, December 10, 2025—Kislev 20,
5786
Jacob Aronchick
Thursday, December 11, 2025—Kislev 21, 5786
Hyman Cooperstein Nathan Hecker
Alex Schulman
Thomas Metzner
Friday, December 12, 2025—Kislev 22, 5786
Sherman Smith
Albert Abrams
Gilbert Fishman
Seymour Kaplowitz
Rosalind Pavloff
Celia Voss
Saturday, December 13, 2025—Kislev 23, 5786
Beatrice Rabinowitz Joseph Ritter
Bessie Shapiro
Minnie Shapiro
Stanley Brown
Siegfried Feld
Gertrude Levy
December Yahrzeits
Sunday, December 14, 2025—Kislev 24, 5786
Myron Charlap
Max Katz
Leon Posner
Jennie Yurkowitz
Monday, December 15, 2025—Kislev 25, 5786
Morris Barer
Albert Hochman
Lena Levine
Louis Levine
Pauline McCue
Bessie Smith
Gerald Lascher
Tuesday, December 16, 2025—Kislev 26, 5786
Fannie Pivnik
Wednesday, December 17, 2025—Kislev 27,
5786
Samuel Serinsky
Leo Tworecke
Thursday, December 18, 2025—Kislev 28, 5786
Anne Apsell
Edward Byerly
Natalie Schulder
Friday, December 19, 2025—Kislev 29, 5786
Anna Gordon
Faina Lapushchik
Saturday, December 20, 2025—Kislev 30, 5786
Minna Levine
Sunday, December 21, 2025—Tevet 1, 5786
Lillian Smith
Ruth Protonentis
Harry Scherr
Monday, December 22, 2025—Tevet 2, 5786
Minnie Dubroff
Tuesday, December 23, 2025—Tevet 3, 5786
Honey Rubin
Harvey Schwartz
Anna Srago
Ceal Sommer
Wednesday, December 24, 2025—Tevet 4,
5786
Murray Katz
Isidore Leibowitz
Dr. Joseph Levy
Samuel Levine
Nellie Popowitz
Thursday, December 25, 2025—Tevet 5, 5786
Andrea Nadle Lefkovits Richard Silver
Edna Stein
Friday, December 26, 2025—Tevet 6, 5786
Lenore Codikow
Sanford Ellick
Saturday, December 27, 2025—Tevet 7, 5786
Esther Serinksy
Sol Weissman
Jerome Brisman Howard Finkelstein
Monday, December 29, 2025—Tevet 9, 5786
Sol Stern
Tuesday, December 30, 2025—Tevet 10, 5786
Harold Levine
Sidney Navon
Thomas Turner
Wednesday, December 31, 2025—Tevet 11,
5786
Sarah Levine
Garrison Cohen
Beatrice Endick
Gabriel Roth
Susan Yerger
Allen Zwickel
The small sanctuary can
always be opened for a quiet
moment of prayer or meditation.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR VISITORS TO TBJ CEMETERIES:
The following procedures are in effect to visit our cemeteries
The Big Rock Cemetery is always locked. Cedar Hill Cemetery is usually open.
If you need to get into the Big Rock, please call the office to borrow a key. The key must be returned after visiting.
Note: Unveilings must be scheduled in advance with Cemetery Chairperson, Ken Packer.
For additional info regarding the cemeteries, please contact the office at 562-5516 or Ken Packer at 845-590-1315.
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NOVEMBER 1, 2025— 10 CHESVAN, 5786
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Dates and
Times of Events
are all subject
to change.
Please check
your emails for
current events.
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9:30am CAI Shabbat
Service
9:30am TBJ Torah
via Zoom
12:30pm CAI Topics
in Judaism
6:33pm Havdalah
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DAYLIGHT
SAVINGS
9am Pickleball
10:30am Grief Group
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
10am CAI Hebrew 1
11am CAI Hebrew 2
1pm CAI Hebrew 3
1pm Mah Jongg
6pm Pickleball
7pm Meditation Class
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ELECTION DAY
10am CAI Adult Cl
12pm AA Mtg
1:15pm OA mtg
7pm CAI Bible Cl
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
11am Tai Chi
12pm AA mtg
12:30pm Line Dance
2pm HV Volleyball
6pm Pickleball
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9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
10am Torah Yoga
10:30am Bridge Club
12pm AA mtg
6pm Pickleball
7pm Men Basketball
7pm Knitting/Games
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9:30am Pickleball
10:30am Chair Yoga
12pm AA mtg
4:29pm Candle
Lighting
7:30pm TBJ Shabbat
Service
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9:30am CAI Shabbat
Service
9:30am TBJ Torah
Study via Zoom
12:30pm Topics in
Judaism
5:26pm Havdalah
6pm TBJ Bonhoeffer
movie
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9am Pickleball
12pm TBJ Synagogue
Series
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
10am CAI Hebrew 1
11am CAI Hebrew 2
1pm CAI Hebrew 3
1pm Mah Jongg
6pm Pickleball
7pm Meditation Class
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VETERAN’S DAY
9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
10am CAI Adult Cl
12pm AA Mtg
1:15pm OA mtg
6pm Pickleball
7pm CAI Bible Cl
7pm TBJ Sacred
Struggle
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
11am Tai Chi
12pm AA mtg
12:30pm Line Dance
2pm HV Volleyball
6pm Pickleball
7pm TBJ Exec Mtg
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Torah Yoga
10:30am Bridge Club
12pm AA mtg
12pm TBJ Sisterhood
Lunch
6pm Pickleball
7pm Knitting/Games
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9:30am Pickleball
10:30am Chair Yoga
12pm AA mtg
5:30pm CAI Family
Shabbat
4:22pm Candle
Lighting
7:30pm TBJ Shabbat
Service
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9:30am CAI Shabbat
Service
9:30am TBJ Torah
Study
11:45am CAI
Simchat Kiddush
12:30pm CAI Topics
in Judaism
5:20pm Havdalah
9am Pickleball
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
10am CAI Hebrew 1
11am CAI Hebrew 2
1pm CAI Hebrew 3
1pm Mah Jongg
6pm Pickleball
7pm Meditation Class
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9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
10am CAI Adult Cl
12pm AA Mtg
1:15pm OA mtg
6pm Pickleball
7pm CAI Bible Cl
7pm TBJ Sacred
Struggle
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
11am Tai Chi
12pm AA mtg
12:30pm Line Dance
2pm HV Volleyball
6pm Pickleball
7pm TBJ Board Mtg
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9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
10am Torah Yoga
10:30am Bridge Club
12pm AA mtg
1pm TBJ Sisterhood
Book Club
6pm Rosh Chodesh
7pm Knitting/Games
7pm CAI E & F Mtg
7:30pm CAI BOT
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9:30am Pickleball
10:30am Chair Yoga
12pm AA mtg
4:17pm Candle
Lighting
5:30pm CAI Service
6pm CAI Dinner
7:30pm TBJ Shabbat
Service
7:30pm TBJ Stained
Glass Series
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9:30am CAI Shabbat
Service
9:30am TBJ Torah
Study via Zoom
10:30am TBJ Shabbat
Service
12:30pm Topics in
Judaism
5:15pm Havdalah
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9am Pickleball
12pm TBJ Synagogue
Series
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9am Pickleball
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
10am CAI Hebrew 1
11am CAI Hebrew 2
1pm CAI Hebrew 3
1pm Mah Jongg
6pm Pickleball
7pm Meditation Class
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9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
12pm AA Mtg
1:15pm OA mtg
6pm Pickleball
7pm CAI Bible Cl
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
11am Tai Chi
12pm AA mtg
12:30pm Line Dance
2pm HV Volleyball
6pm Pickleball
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BUILDING
CLOSED FOR
THANKSGIVING
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10:30am Chair Yoga
12pm AA mtg
4:13pm Candle
Lighting
7pm TBJ Shabbat
Service
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9:30am CAI Shabbat
Service
9:30am TBJ Torah
Study via Zoom
12:30pm Topics in
Judaism
5:13pm Havdalah
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DECEMBER 1, 2025— 11 KISLEV, 5786
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
1pm Mah Jongg
6pm Pickleball
7pm Meditation Class
9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
12pm AA mtg
1pm OA mtg
6pm Pickleball
7pm CAI Bible Cl
7pm TBJ Hebrew
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3
9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
11am Tai Chi
12pm AA mtg
12:30pm Line Dance
2pm HV Volleyball
6pm Pickleball
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9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
10:30am Bridge Club
12pm AA Mtg
7pm Men Basketball
7pm Knitting/Games
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10:30am Chair Yoga
12pm AA Mtg
4:12pm Candle
Lighting
7:30pm TBJ Shabbat
Service
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9:30am CAI Shabbat
Service
9:30am TBJ Torah
Study via Zoom
5:12pm Havdalah
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9am Pickleball
10:30am Grief Group
12pm TBJ Synagogue
Series
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
10am CAI Hebrew 1
11am CAI Hebrew 2
1pm CAI Hebrew 3
1pm Mah Jongg
6pm Pickleball
7pm Meditation Class
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9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
12pm AA mtg
1pm OA mtg
6pm Pickleball
7pm TBJ Hebrew Cl
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
11am Tai Chi
12pm AA mtg
12:30pm Line Dance
2pm HV Volleyball
6pm Pickleball
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9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
10:30am Bridge Club
12pm AA Mtg
7pm Men Basketball
7pm Knitting/Games
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9:30am Pickleball
10:30am Chair Yoga
12pm AA Mtg
4:12pm Candle
Lighting
5:30pm CAI Service
6pm CAI Dinner
7pm TBJ Shabbat
Service
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9:30am CAI Shabbat
Service
9:30am TBJ Torah
Study via Zoom
11:45am CAI
Simchat Kiddush
5:13pm Havdalah
9am Pickleball
1:30pm Hanukkah
Concert
3pm Latkes,
Vodkas& Babkas
4pm Menorah
Lighting
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HANUKKAH
9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
10am CAI Hebrew 1
11am CAI Hebrew 2
1pm CAI Hebrew 3
1pm Mah Jongg
5:30pm Menorah
Lighting
6pm Pickleball
7pm Meditation Class
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HANUKKAH
9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
12pm AA mtg
1pm OA mtg
5:30pm Menorah
Lighting
6pm Pickleball
7pm TBJ Hebrew Cl
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HANUKKAH
9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
11am Tai Chi
12pm AA mtg
12:30pm Line Dance
2pm HV Volleyball
5:30pm Menorah
Lighting
6pm Pickleball
7pm TBJ Exec Mtg
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HANUKKAH
9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
10:30am Bridge Club
12pm AA Mtg
5:30pm Menorah
Lighting
7pm Men Basketball
7pm Knitting/Games
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HANUKKAH
9:30am Pickleball
10:30am Chair Yoga
12pm AA mtg
3:30pm Menorah
Lighting
4:14pm Candle
Lighting
6:30om TBJ Proneg
7:30pm TBJ Shabbat
Service
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HANUKKAH
9:30am CAI Shabbat
Service
9:30am TBJ Torah
Study via Zoom
5:15pm Havdalah
5:30pm Menorah
Lighting
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HANUKKAH
9am Pickleball
12pm TBJ Synagogue
Series
5:30pm Menorah
Lighting
6pm CAI Latke Party
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
10am CAI Hebrew 1
11am CAI Hebrew 2
1pm CAI Hebrew 3
1pm Mah Jongg
6pm Pickleball
7pm Meditation Class
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9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
12pm AA mtg
1pm OA mtg
6pm Pickleball
7pm TBJ Hebrew Cl
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
11am Tai Chi
12pm AA mtg
12:30pm Line Dance
2pm HV Volleyball
6pm TBJ Dinner &
Movie Night
25
BUILDING
CLOSED FOR
HOLIDAY
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9:30am Pickleball
10:30am Chair Yoga
12pm AA mtg
4:18pm Candle
Lighting
7:30pm TBJ Shabbat
Service
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9:30am CAI Shabbat
Service
9:30am TBJ Torah
Study via Zoom
5:19pm Havdalah
9am Pickleball
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
10am CAI Hebrew 1
11am CAI Hebrew 2
1pm CAI Hebrew 3
1pm Mah Jongg
6pm Pickleball
7pm Meditation Class
30
9:30am Beginner
Pickleball
12pm AA mtg
1pm OA mtg
6pm Pickleball
7pm TBJ Hebrew Cl
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9:30am Pickleball
10am Walkrobics
11am Tai Chi
12pm AA mtg
12:30pm Line Dance
2pm HV Volleyball
7pm TBJ Board Mtg
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for bank fees if you pay with a credit card.
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Please be sure to designate which fund you are donating to. A minimum donation of $10 is
requested (except as indicated) to be listed in the newsletter. If you wish to send an appropriate
card, we ask that your donation be no less than $18.00. For accounting questions,
please contact Anna Geheran at (845) 562-5604 ext. 104.
Jacob Copans Memorial Fund
Sarah Levy Oneg Fund
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Meyer J. Rider Memorial Arts & Music Fund
Memorial Walkway Brick at Big Rock Cemetery
4” x 8” brick for $118 or 8” x 8” brick for $360
Simcha Tree Leaves, Memorial Plaques and Bricks
must be paid for in advance.
Payments can be made by cash, check or credit card or through the Temple Beth Jacob website.
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Congregation Agudas Israel Programs & Events
Shabbat Services at 9:30am
Saturdays at the Synagogue & via Zoom
Family Shabbat Services
5:30 – 6:00pm on Friday, November 21 &
December 12 followed by “Falafel Friday”
dinner. Pre-registration is required for the
service and dinner. Dinner is $18/adult, $10/
child or $50 max per family.
Topics in Judaism Class
Every Saturday at 12:30pm
Torah Yoga
10:0am on Thursday, November 6, 13 & 20
taught by Melissa Kurtz combining the
practice of Yoga with traditional and mystical
Jewish wisdom. The class will focus on the four
worlds of Kabbalah – the physical, emotional,
mental and spiritual.
Simchat Kiddush
Saturday, December 15 where we will celebrate
November & December Simchas.
Celebrate birthdays, anniversaries & other simchas
with a festive Kiddush for a $36 Sponsorship.
Hebrew Reading classes
Every Monday taught by Cantor Carl Sayres.
10am - Level 1 - Starting with the Aleph Bet. No experience
reading Hebrew is assumed. We'll tie everything
we're learning in with the siddur. Our goal is to
make reading and singing the siddur comfortable and
friendly.
11am - Level 2 - Refresher in reading Hebrew. We'll
review everything, and work on reading and singing
from the Siddur.
1pm - Level 3 - You're comfortable reading Hebrew,
but there's always more to learn! Let's practice what
you know, and build your skills.
Comparative World Religions
10:00am on Tuesday, November 4, 11 &18
taught by Stuart Forman
Contrast and compare the major religions of the world
including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Taoism,
Confucianism, and Buddhism. The course will
define what their fundamental scriptures are and to
understand the similarities and differences.
B'tzelem Elohim: Rereading The Bible
Through the Lens of Disability
7:00 – 8:30pm - Tuesdays through December 2
taught by Cantor Carl Sayres.
There are so many ways to read The Bible. Discover
new dimensions of biblical characters that we thought
we knew. In doing so, we learn more about them, and
also ourselves.
Alex Solomon Parents/Grandparents
Bereavement Support Group
10:30am on Sunday, November 2 & December 7 at
Kol Yisrael, 290 North St, Newburgh
If you have lost a child or grandchild, no matter what age or
when, come to find and share support.
Facilitated by Rabbi Steven Altarescu,
Board Certified Chaplain and Counselor
For more info contact AlexSolomonGriefGroup
@CongregationAgudasIsrael.org
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Temple Beth Jacob Programs & Events
Book Discussion at the Temple
Thursday, November 20 at 1:00pm
Discussion of the book The
House of Tyneford by
Natahsa Solomons.
It’s the spring of 1938 and no
longer safe to be a Jew in Vienna.
Nineteen-year-old Elise Landau is
forced to leave her glittering life
of parties and champagne to become
a parlor maid in England. She arrives at
Tyneford where servants polish silver and serve
drinks on the lawn. But war is coming, and the
world is changing. When the master of
Tyneford’s young son, Kit, returns home, he and
Elise strike up an unlikely friendship that will
transform Tyneford—and Elise—forever.
Synagogue Leadership Series
12:00 – 1:30pm every other Sunday
starting on November 9 – May 21.
This series looks at the gamut of synagogue
leadership, but it is designed for anyone: the
leader, the Jew in the Pew, and the non-Jewish
person. Understand the Jewish world from how it
works!
The Sacred Struggle: Jewish Responses to
Trauma – Dealing with Tough Stuff
7:00 – 8:30pm on Tuesday, November 11 & 18.
How does Jewish tradition promote resilience,
emotional honesty, feeling pain and loss rather
than anger and dismay, and how do we engage
one another in the moments which life brings us.
Participants are encouraged to get a copy of the
book and bring it to both sessions.
Fun, Conversational Hebrew
7:00 – 8:30pm on Tuesday from December 2
through February 3.
In this Ulpan – shared conversational Hebrew
Learning – we will speak with one another in
easy Hebrew, develop some basic vocabulary,
learn some grammatical structures and have fun!
Materials will be provided. No prior skill needed.
Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh
Thursday, November 20 at the
home of Babi Satzman &
December 18 at the home of
Madeline Kronegold at 6:00pm
Sisterhood Lunch & Learn
12:00pm on Thursday, November 13
Capri Restaurant
359 Windsor Hwy, New Windsor, NY
Mitzvah Arugah & Board Games
Thursdays 7:00—9:00pm
Join us for knitting, crocheting or
looming. Lessons are free, yarn
is free, all hats are donated to
those in need.
Or
Bring your own board game - Scrabble, Chess, Rummikub,
Backgammon, dominoes, or card game. Spend
time with friends and relax for a bit! Everyone is welcome
to join us - no cost, just have fun!
Gift of Life Bone Marrow Swabbing
Stem cell donors needed. So far we have 158
Matches! Must be 18 to 59 years old and in good
health. Contact Sherrill Murray-Lazarus to
volunteer at smlazarus@yahoo.com.
Sunday, November 16 from 10am to 2pm at Vassar
College
Tuesday, November 18 – Time to be determined at
Marist College.
Thursday, November 20 from 11am – 2pm at Iona
College
Friday Night Shabbat Services
7:30pm
November 7 December 5
November 14 December 12
November 21 December 19
November 28 December 26
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Meditation & Tai Chi Classes
7:00pm on Mondays—Meditation
11am on Wednesdays– Tai Chi
Join us with certified instructor Bryon Abrams
as he teaches us mind-body practices
and mindfulness meditation to reduce stress,
lower blood pressure, decrease anxiety,
depression & fatigue. Donations Appreciated.
Line Dancing For Intermediate/Advanced
12:30 – 2:00pm on Wednesdays.
Free for JCC members, $6 for non-members
Come and have a good time.
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A Message From Cantor Carl Sayres
Dear Friends,
I’m writing this during the week that we read parashat Noah, the story of Noah and
the Ark. However, by the time you read this, you’ll probably be thinking about
Thanksgiving and Hanukkah.
It might not be obvious on the surface that Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and the story of
Noah all have something in common. But I think they do - they all call upon us as leaders
to create the world that we want to live in!
The story of Noah is actually a cautionary tale about leadership. God gave Noah two missions. First, he
had to save lives. Second, he had to rebuild the world. The first mission he accomplished well and he
offered thanks to God. As for the second mission, Noah failed miserably. He did not have a vision for
the world that needed to be created following the flood. Prior to the flood, the Torah calls him a
tzaddik tamim, a righteous man in his generation. But after the flood, he is reduced to an ish ha’adamah,
a man of the land. Noah could save the world from the flood, but he could not envision what a new
world should look like.
The parashah ends by introducing Abraham. And the rabbis focus on the comparison of the two men.
The midrash comments that while Noah might have been righteous compared to the evil people of his
time, he would have been insignificant in the age of Abraham. Abraham is the leader who brings a vision
of loving kindness to the world. It is Abraham that will set the stage for the rest of the human story.
Thanksgiving, likewise, is a story about leadership and vision for the future. Immigrants, fleeing authoritarianism,
wanted to build the world they dreamed about. Of course, that story is also complex, shadowed
by the suffering of those who were already here. But even as we hold those truths at the same
time, Thanksgiving reminds us of the power of gratitude and the responsibility that comes with freedom.
It compels us to keep building a more just and compassionate society.
Hanukkah is also a story of self-determination and renewal. The Maccabees fought not just for survival,
but for the right to be Jewish openly and joyfully. Their victory wasn’t just military, it was spiritual. They
rekindled the Menorah, and with it, the hope that darkness can never extinguish our faith.
The story of Noah calls on each of us to move from survival to renewal. To rebuild the world around
us with the faith that the flood is never the end of the story. So may we, like Abraham, like our founding
fathers, and like the Maccabees, be leaders who rebuild the world - one act of compassion, one
spark of faith, one candle at a time.
Cantor Carl H. Sayres
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE FOLLOWING CONGREGATION AGUDAS ISRAEL MEETINGS:
THURSDAY 9/18/25 7:00PM E & F COMMITTEE
THURSDAY 9/18/25 7:30PM BOARD OF TRUSTEES
THURSDAY 10/16/25 7:00PM E & F COMMITTEE
THURSDAY 10/16/25 7:30PM BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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A Message From Rabbi Douglas Kohn
Dear Friends,
It is Fall. The lulls of summer and the urgency of the High Holy Days have
passed. Synagogue life gets busy with learning and growing activities of all types.
Here some highlights!
Synagogue Leadership Series – Jewish Life for All!
Every other Sunday, November 9-May 21, noon-1:30pm
Ever wonder how Jewish and synagogue life work? How we do Shabbat Services? How relations
with other religions are worked out? How and why we do various life-cycle moments –
from birth to death? How a synagogue governs itself and manages resources and obligations?
There are myriad facets to the Jewish community. This Series leisurely looks at the gamut of
synagogue leadership – but it is designed for anyone: the leader, the Jew in the Pew, and the non
-Jewish person. Understand the Jewish world, from how it works! Come to any of the sessions
you like! Kindly express interest to the Temple Office.
The Sacred Struggle: Jewish Responses to Trauma – Dealing with Tough Stuff
Two Tuesday evenings, November 11 & 18, 7:00-8:30pm
Illness, violence, natural disaster, family and communal turmoil…
Using the new CCAR Press book, The Sacred Struggle: Jewish Responses to Trauma, as our base,
we will look for common denominators in dealing with tough stuff. How does Jewish Tradition
promote resilience, emotional honesty, feeling pain and loss rather than anger and dismay, and
how do we engage one another in the moments which life bring us. Participants are encouraged
to acquire a copy of the book (see the Temple Office for information) , peruse it, and bring it to
each session.
Fun, Conversational Hebrew! An easy, Interactive Ulpan for Us!
Ten Tuesday evenings, December 2-February 3, 7:00-8:30pm
Most of us only encounter Hebrew through the prayerbook, or perhaps in Torah study. But, it
is a lively, engaging living language! And, it has unique structure, distinct from familiar Western
or Romance languages. And, it is OUR language, as Jews of the 21 st century when Israel is 75
years old and has rebuilt a once-dead conversational language. In this Ulpan – shared conversational
Hebrew learning – we will speak with one another in easy Hebrew, develop some basic
vocabulary, learn some grammatical structures and have fun! Materials will be provided. No prior
skill needed, except patience!
Looking forward to learning with YOU!
Rabbi Douglas Kohn
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE FOLLOWING TEMPLE BETH JACOB MEETING DATES:
WEDNESDAY 9/10/25 7:00PM EXECUTIVE
WEDNESDAY 9/17/25 7:00PM BOARD
WEDNESDAY 10/8/25 7:00PM EXECUTIVE
WEDNESDAY 10/22/25 7:00PM BOARD
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Congregation Agudas Israel Donations
Rabbi Discretionary Fund
Alden Link
In memory of Carol H. Link
General Fund
Carole & Arthur Weintraub
In memory of Frieda Buchwald, beloved
mother, wife & grandmother
Leslie & Glenn Green
In memory of Mildred Green, beloved mother
and grandmother
Mitch Skyer
In loving memory of Judel Wolpe, grandfather
Daniel Georges
Linda & Eli Sloves
In memory of Charlotte Levy Zuckerman,
mother
In memory of George Zuckerman, father
In memory of Rita Zuckerman, sister
Arthur Birken
Eileen Greenspan
In loving memory of Herman Greenspan, father
In loving memory of Ruth Greenspan, mother
In loving memory of Alan Greenspan, brother
Hyman & Lillian Moses Scholarship Fund
Holly, Ed, Rachael and Patrick Schorno
In loving memory of our much loved and
missed father and grandfather, Hyman Moses,
on his birthday
Robert Ushman Scholar in Residence Fund
Wayne & Suzan Ushman
Scott Copans Memorial Library Fund
Michael Schwartz
In memory of Harry M. Schwartz
In memory of Mae B. Schwartz Movshin
JoEllen & Ken Copans
In memory of Roz Copans
Prayer Book Fund
Pamela Berkowsky
In memory of Paul Berkowsky
In memory of Sydell Berkowsky
Programming & Simcha Fund
Edwin & Elaine Cowen
In honor of William Kaplan’s birthday
In honor of the marriage of Marcie Licker to
Ryan
Dr. Stanley Selesnick
In loving memory of Sarah Gelman Selesnick,
mother
Sonya Wexler
In memory of Abram Rubin
Naomi Lee
In memory of Max Yosem
Howard Bloom
In honor of Cantor Carl Sayres
Temple Beth Jacob Donations
General Fund
Sheila Silver
In memory of William Silver
Yelena Lakhman
Good health wishes for Vladimir & Robert
Lakhman
Donald Janowitz
Oneg Fund
Joan & Michael Gittelsohn
In memory of Mildred & Nat Unker, parents
In memory of Helen Scheiner
Evan & Hallie Werbel
In honor of David Rider
Lynda Wasserman
In loving memory of Rabbi Hirshel Jaffe
Debbie Metzner
In memory of Anna Bradspies, grandmother
Nancy Brown
Lorraine Wernow
In memory of Samuel Herzig, father
Karen Simon-Leff
Estelle Brown
In memory of Louis Brown, father in law
Ian & Mona Rieger
In memory of Connie Gartzman
Toby & Sebastian Persico
In memory of Ethel Peretz, grandmother
Flor Prada
In memory of Elisberto Aguilar, brother
Cynthia Rozenberg
In honor of Gia Giraldo Rozenberg
In memory of Ida Feld Axelrod
Dr. Wendy Cheng
Barry & Marcia White
In memory of Rabbi Hirshel Jaffe
In memory of Louis Feldman, father
In memory of Diane Finkelstein, dear friend
Rick & Carolyn Lampack
In memory of William Lampack, father
In memory of Abraham & Pauline Lampack,
grandparents
Irina Simkhovich
In memory of Mikhail Simkhovich, husband
In memory of Faina Lapushchik, mother
Good health wishes for David & Svetlana
Korchevsky
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Charlene Hirschberg
In memory of Larry Olden
Shirley Rose
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