Announcements

Shabbat, Friday, May 31, Saturday, June 1
27 Iyyar
Parashat Bechukotai  Shabbat Mevarchim
Torah Reading: Leviticus 27:1 (p. 753)
Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19 (p. 763)

Friday, May 31
8:01 pm Candle Lighting  
8:00 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services

Saturday, May 25
9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service
1:30 pm Mincha after luncheon
9:10 pm End of Shabbat

THIS SHABBAT  We celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Nate Sandler. Mazel tov to his parents, Sarah & Scott, his grandparents Benita & Len Brokaw and the rest of his family and friends.

THIS SHABBAT  Tot Shabbat will meet at 11:00 AM. Tot Shabbat and Mini Minyan will not meet over the summer, but will resume in the fall.

MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT  Susan and Saul Einbinder announce the marriage of their son, Seth.

CONDOLENCES are extended to Mark Rosenthal & Carol Toth on the death of their aunt, Elaine Rosenthal.

CONDOLENCES are extended to Esther Bressler on the death of her sister, Sheila Schindel.

YAHRZEITS FOR MAY 31 – JUNE 7  Isidore Waldman, Pearl Sigberman (mother of Maxene Bodin), Martin Garb (mother of Randi Goldberg), Pepo Allalouf (father of Benita Brokaw), Abraham Harry Orleans, Louis Furman (grandfather of Hayley Furman), Esther A. Greene, Sarah Boyars (mother of Eugene Boyars), David Lerner, Dorothy Berliner, Fan Rosenson (mother of Janet Schwartz), Israel Teitelbaum (father of Deena Charnofsky), Sheila A. Cayne (mother of Jenny Cohen), Alice Pearl, James J. Winston (father of Marvin Winston), Leo Gross (father of Avi Gross), Myrtle Gitlen, Sondra Fox (grandmother of Elizabeth Binstein), Alma Levin (mother of Jay Levin), Betty Kanofsky (mother of Julia Chlebowski), Janet Arky (first wife of Robert Arky), Mary Nudelman (mother of Paula Pollack), Robert Shank, Rose Wells, Albert Moss, Edward Karmink, Gertrude Gonzer, Irving Cohen (first father-in-law of Harold Farin)

JEWRY DUTY  Making a Minyan is an important mitzvah. Please help make a minyan this week: Pusillo, Rabinowitz, Rein, Rich, Ritz, Robinson, Rosenblatt, Rosenthal, Ross, Rothman, Safer, Sandler, Schornstein, Schuman, Schwartz, J.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ TORAH, HAFTARAH, OR MEGILLAH, CONTACT SHANI ABRAMOWITZ!  Shani is a JTS rabbinical student who is our Torah, Haftarah, & Megillah Reading Coordinator. You can contact Shani at (630) 310-7990 or shani.abramowitz@gmail.com

UPCOMING TIME CHANGES & CANCELLATIONS OF SUNDAY MORNING MINYAN:

SUNDAY, JUNE 2: Minyan begins at 8:15 AM before the Celebrate Israel Parade bus departure.

SUNDAY, JUNE 9: Shavuot Day 1 holiday services begin at 9:30 AM

SUNDAY, JUNE 16-SEPTEMBER 1: NO SUNDAY MORNING MINYAN, except on Tisha B'Av (SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 at 9:00 AM)

MINYAN MITZVAH OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE: ONLINE SIGN-UPS WITH "SignUpGenius"  Our synagogue community now has an online system in place that enables volunteers to sign up for minyan/services on a particular day & keeps track of how many other people have already signed up for that day. Online, you will be able to see once we already have 10 volunteers for any given minyan & when more volunteers are needed. SignUpGenius also indicates if there is a change in minyan time or venue. To sign up for tonight's minyan or any other weekday minyan or Friday night service during the month of March, go to the following link:  http://bit.ly/TBA-Minyan

TEE-SHIRTS, BACKPACK & SOCKS DRIVE  The Social Action Committee will continue its drive through the end of JUNE so you still have time to bring items in for donation to the Jersey Shore Rescue Mission! There is a collection box in the synagogue lobby. Tee-shirts (wearable condition, clean, all sizes, solids, prints, ads, etc.); backpacks and/or carry-alls, adults’ and children’s; and socks and underwear (new only). Please let your friends and family know, also. Tax receipts are available. Please contact Janet at 732-910-4416 orjanetk222@gmail.com with questions.

EAT AT FRED & MURRY’S DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE – SISTERHOOD will receive 10% of the total sales. Eat in or take out. Tell the cashier that you are from sisterhood and sign the book.

SUNDAY, JUNE 2 – CELEBRATE ISRAEL PARADE IN NEW YORK – Join fellow TBA members on Sunday June 2nd marching in the Celebrate Israel parade.  Please go to 2019TBA.eventbrite.com to get additional information. Contact Ira 732 567-0450 with any questions.
Israel Parade instructions: Sunday Check-In: Starting at 8:40 AM in the Temple parking lot. Arrive early so you can change into your marching t-shirt at the temple. Leaving Temple Beth Ahm at 9:00, SHARP! Sorry, but if you miss the bus you will have to find your own way there. Staging area: 11AM Section 2W-52nd between 5th and 6th Ave. Optional T-shirt pick up:  Friday, May 31st from 10:00 - 4:00 pm at Bayshore Foot Care, 1070 HWY 34, Second floor - Suite U, Aberdeen. Please call 732-888-0110 to arrange pick up time.

SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 6:00 PM-MIDNIGHT:  DAIRY DINNER, TIKKUN LEYL SHAVUOT, MINCHA & MAARIV  You are invited to celebrate Shavuot at Temple Beth Ahm with Torah-study and other learning sessions until midnight, (with dairy dinner beginning at 6:00 PM, children’s programming at 7:00 PM, Mincha at 7:30 PM & Maariv at 9:00 PM). Children's programming includes Synagogue Scavenger Hunt with Morah Ann Gabel & Make-Your-Own Ice Cream Sundaes.  Cost for dinner: $5/person; FREE for children under the age of 18 and for first time guests. RSVP required by June 3: 732-583-1700 or info@TempleBethAhm.org

SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 9:30 AM-SHAVUOT DAY 1 HOLIDAY SERVICES, INCLUDING READING OF 10 COMMANDMENTS FROM THE TORAH

SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 9:00 PM-SHAVUOT DAY 2 EVENING HOLIDAY SERVICES, INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE YIZKOR OPTION

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 9:30 AM-SHAVUOT DAY 2 HOLIDAY SERVICES, INCLUDING BOOK OF RUTH & YIZKOR

MONDAY, JUNE 10, 11:00 AM-TOT SHAVUOT SERVICES WITH MISS AMY NAPHTALI

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 & 26, 2:00 PM, YIDDISH CLUB MEETS  This group meets the 2nd and 4th Wed. of the month in the temple library. For information, contact Murray Mark at 732-583-0837 or murray@markfamily.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 8:00 PM, INSTALLATION OF TEMPLE OFFICERS

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 7:30 PM, CONGREGATIONAL MEETING. SPRING 2019 RAFFLE DRAWING WINNERS PICKED

FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 6:00 PM, EARLY KABBALAT SERVICES WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AT THE HOME OF MARK & ELLY ROSENTHAL  Bring your own tambourines, drums, and/or portable musical instruments to this service at the home of the Rosenthals at 15 Seedling Drive, in Colts Neck.  Weather permitting, service will be outdoors on the Rosenthals’ backyard deck!

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 7:15 PM, WEDDING  ANNIVERSARY CONSECRATION CEREMONY  Rabbi Malik will conduct a wedding anniversary consecration ceremony at Temple Beth Ahm to enable couples to celebrate their wedding anniversary in a religious context. All couples are invited to participate. You may start taking photographs at 6:45 PM, but cameras must be put back in your car before Shabbat (which begins at 8:09 PM). If you would like to participate, please contact Deena Charnofsky (dcharn@optonline.net), the Chair of the Marriage Anniversary Consecration Committee. There is no charge to participate in this ceremony, but you must register with Deena before July 1st.

SATURDAY NIGHT, AUGUST 10, approx. 9:00 PM: COMMUNAL TISHA B'AV SERVICES & CHANTING OF EICHA (LAMENTATIONS) AT MARLBORO JEWISH CENTER Fast begins at 8:01 PM. Shabbat ends at 8:46 PM. Details to follow.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 11: TISHA B’AV MORNING SERVICES AT TEMPLE BETH AHM  Morning services at Temple Beth Ahm from 9:00 AM-10:30 AM. Fasting ends at 8:45 PM.

INSTRUCTIONS TO RECEIVE TBA SHOFAR  If you are not receiving the Shofar, click here to sign up. [www.templebethahm.org/EmailSignup]www.templebethahm.org/EmailSignup or call the office at 732-583-1700

SHABBAT MILESTONES  Kvell with your Temple Beth Ahm family! Share good news of any kind - birthdays, anniversaries and whatever makes you smile! On the fourth Shabbat of each month, we will announce your milestone from the bimah during Friday night services. We will toast your milestone at the Kiddush after Shabbat morning services. You will be listed on the display board on each table in the social hall. You will have your milestone printed in the weekly announcements and monthly Shofar. In addition to the single milestone at $36, we offer a “Milestone Six Pack.” Buy 5 milestones and get one free and “kvell” all year for $180. Winter Promotion: For first time Kvellers, Buy One Milestone, Get One Free! Contact Heather Steinklein at hsteinklein@hotmail.com or 732-387-2651, or Elizabeth Cohen at 732-290-9242, or submit the available form or just call Jenn in the office

SPONSOR AN ONEG OR KIDDUSH!  On Friday evenings, after 8:00 PM services, there is a lovely Oneg Shabbat held in our synagogue. This year, we have a number of opportunities for congregants to sponsor an Oneg in honor of an event in your family. You can also sponsor a Kiddush on Shabbat. Either can be for a birthday, an anniversary, a graduation, the birth of a child or grandchild, the yahrzeit of a loved one, the anniversary of your own Bar/Bat Mitzvah, or just because you want to celebrate any other special occasion. To reserve a date or to get information, please contact Elaine Singer at 732-566-3306 or erubsinger@aol.com

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PRESCHOOL RECYCLES  Turn your trash into cash for the preschool by adding to our collections.  Thank you for participating in this program. Preschooll accepts natural corks, used makeup and skin care containers, toothpaste containers, juice pouches, and soda can tabs. Questions? Contact Amy at amynaphtali@verizon.net

WHEN BUYING THROUGH AMAZON ALWAYS USE OUR LINK!  Temple Beth Ahm participates in Amazon's affiliate program. When you shop at Amazon by clicking on the following link, every purchase benefits our religious and primary school. Don't forget to click the link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/22-6047134  Once you register TBA as your charity you just have to start your Amazon shopping at smile.amazon.com each time and TBA will benefit!

SEND ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS TO  Barbara Leveene at bleveenetchr@hotmail.com