Welcome!
Temple Beth Jacob is a Reform Movement Congregation in the Hudson Valley of New York. We are proud of our longstanding commitment to serving the Jewish community in Newburgh and surrounding towns for over 150 years.
Temple Beth Jacob is committed to a liberal approach to our 4,000 year old heritage. We aim to bring in new ideas and value old traditions.
Thank you for visiting our website.
Come visit our synagogue and meet the people that make TBJ such a warm community.
Temple Beth Jacob is committed to a liberal approach to our 4,000 year old heritage. We aim to bring in new ideas and value old traditions.
Thank you for visiting our website.
Come visit our synagogue and meet the people that make TBJ such a warm community.
A Special High Holy Day Message from Justin Rider, President
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Upcoming Events
TBJ Religious & Hebrew School via Zoom – Hebrew School on Tuesday, January 25 at 4:30pm at Temple. Religious School on Sunday, January 23 at 9:30am in person at Temple.
TBJ Mitzvah Arugah Knitting Group – Class is postponed for January 20 & 27 at the temple, but please feel free to loom knit your hats in your homes. You may stop by the temple to drop off your completed hats and pick up more yarn to keep knitting. Learn to loom knit winter hats and scarves to be donated to neighbors in need. Sherrill Murray-Lazarus and Stacey Lazarus will gladly work with beginners and pros alike. No cost, but pre-registration is required by calling (845) 562-5516. All are welcome to join this growing circle of “Hookers & Loomers”.
TBJ Friday Night Shabbat Service – 7:30pm on Friday, January 21 with Cantor Axe in person and via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82736959539
TBJ Torah Study – 9:30am on Saturday, January 22 via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81882169347
Sisterhood Book Club – 12:00pm on Thursday, January 27 at the Temple. The book is "The Imperfects" by Amy Meyerson. The matriarch of a perfectly imperfect family bequeaths them the perfect diamond -- but is it a family heirloom or stolen treasure?
Aleph Isn’t Enough: Adult Hebrew Book 2 – 6:30pm on Thursdays taught by Rabbi Douglas Kohn starting on January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7 & 21. This class will continue with advanced Hebrew, verbal construction, grammar and wired recognition and vocabulary. To register for the class, call (845) 562-5516. Class is free, but there is a $30 book fee. Books available in the office.
TBJ Rosh Chodesh –6:00pm on Thursday, February 10 at the home of Madeline Kronegold. Please RSVP to (845) 562-5516.
Speaker Laura Beth Bakst – 11:30am on Sunday, February 27 via Zoom Only. Author of “The Shoemaker’s Son: The Life of a Holocaust Resister”. Sponsored by the Temple Beth Jacob Sisterhood and Temple Sinai. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85292755909
TBJ Mitzvah Arugah Knitting Group – Class is postponed for January 20 & 27 at the temple, but please feel free to loom knit your hats in your homes. You may stop by the temple to drop off your completed hats and pick up more yarn to keep knitting. Learn to loom knit winter hats and scarves to be donated to neighbors in need. Sherrill Murray-Lazarus and Stacey Lazarus will gladly work with beginners and pros alike. No cost, but pre-registration is required by calling (845) 562-5516. All are welcome to join this growing circle of “Hookers & Loomers”.
TBJ Friday Night Shabbat Service – 7:30pm on Friday, January 21 with Cantor Axe in person and via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82736959539
TBJ Torah Study – 9:30am on Saturday, January 22 via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81882169347
Sisterhood Book Club – 12:00pm on Thursday, January 27 at the Temple. The book is "The Imperfects" by Amy Meyerson. The matriarch of a perfectly imperfect family bequeaths them the perfect diamond -- but is it a family heirloom or stolen treasure?
Aleph Isn’t Enough: Adult Hebrew Book 2 – 6:30pm on Thursdays taught by Rabbi Douglas Kohn starting on January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, April 7 & 21. This class will continue with advanced Hebrew, verbal construction, grammar and wired recognition and vocabulary. To register for the class, call (845) 562-5516. Class is free, but there is a $30 book fee. Books available in the office.
TBJ Rosh Chodesh –6:00pm on Thursday, February 10 at the home of Madeline Kronegold. Please RSVP to (845) 562-5516.
Speaker Laura Beth Bakst – 11:30am on Sunday, February 27 via Zoom Only. Author of “The Shoemaker’s Son: The Life of a Holocaust Resister”. Sponsored by the Temple Beth Jacob Sisterhood and Temple Sinai. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85292755909
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