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.
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Upcoming Events
TBJ Events:
TBJ Hebrew School – 4:30pm on Tuesday, October 24 with Nava. 5:30pm on Wednesday, October 25 with Gerry Hecht, geared for new learners and all materials will be supplied.
Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh – 6:30pm on Thursday, October 26 at the home of Susan Notar.
TBJ Friday Night Shabbat Service – 7:30pm on Friday, October 27
TBJ Torah Study – 9:30am on Saturday, October 28 via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86534330727
TBJ Mitzvah Arugah Knitting Group – 7:00pm – every Thursday. Feel free to pick up yarn at the temple office anytime and drop off finished hats. There is NO cost to you and all are welcome to join this growing circle of “Hookers & Loomers
TBJ Religious School – 9:30am on Sunday, October 29
Sisterhood Brunch – 12:00pm on Sunday, October 29 at the Orange Hill Restaurant, 82 Route 17K in Newburgh. $25.95 per person plus beverages, tax & tip. Please bring cash. RSVP to the office by October 27 to (845) 562-5516.
Clean up at Snake Hill Cemetery – 10:00 am on Sunday, October 29th (right in the city of Newburgh). Maintaining Jewish cemeteries is a sacred task and a promise that we made to those that came before us. Help is needed to do a fall clean-up of the grounds. All equipment will be provided - we just need you! Please wear appropriate work clothes and bring gloves. We will all meet at the entrance (at the Dead End of Temple Avenue there is a small parking lot for us to meet) and walk together to the cemetery grounds. Many hands will make for light work. Please join us. Please RSVP by Friday, October 27th.
Movies & Munchies – 7:00pm on Saturday, November 11 at the temple. The Sisterhood is sponsoring a viewing and discussion of "The Garden of the Finzi-Contini". Cost is $5 per person for wine and munchies. All are welcome. Please RSVP by November 3. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Italian: Il giardino dei Finzi Contini) is a 1970 historical drama film directed by Italian Jewish author Giorgio Bassani's 1962 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, about the lives of an upper-class Jewish family in Ferrara during the Fascist era.
Tenement Museum & Lower East Side Excursion – 9:00am on Sunday December 10 for bus departure, return at 5:30pm. Experience Jewish immigrant life at the turn of the last century followed by lunch at Russ & Daughters. At 2:30pm visit the historic Eldridge Street Synagogue. $25 per person. Register by December 4. Sponsored by a micro-grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County. All are invited to attend.
Tikkun Olam – Christmas Day Dinner- For the 3rd year in a row, TBJ is partnering with King of Kings Lutheran Church to feed a festive holiday dinner to the less fortunate in Newburgh and surrounding areas. Our goal is to prepare 200 meals. Volunteers are needed to help cook on Saturday, December 2 at 9am at King of Kings. Volunteers are needed to distribute food on Monday, December 25 first shift – 10am – 2pm and second shift 2pm – 6pm. Please contact Stacey Yerger at [email protected] if you can volunteer for any of the shifts or if you can prepare any food.
TBJ Gala Planning Session - We are planning a wonderful series of gala events for this spring - to celebrate and rejoice as TBJ and raise much needed funds. If you'd like to volunteer and help make these events come to life, we are having a planning session at Alexis Diner on Thursday, November 9th, at noon. All ideas, thoughts, skills and creativity are welcome. Help us make this the best TBJ Gala yet!
Gift of Life Bone Marrow Swabbing Drive – Stem cell donors needed for the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. So far we have gotten 56 matches! Donors swab the inside of their cheeks and complete a registration form, must be 18 to 35 years old and in good health. Volunteers are also needed for a couple of hours to help find someone’s match. Contact Sherrill Murray-Lazarus to volunteer at [email protected]. The upcoming swabbing dates are below:
Tuesday, October 24, from 10am to 2pm at Marist College Murray Student Center, Champagne Breezeway
Thursday, November 9, from 11am – 4pm at SUNY ORANGE Newburgh Campus
Wednesday, November 15, from 10am – 2pm at Mount Saint Mary College - THE VIEW –Aquinas Hall
Friday, December 1, 2023 - SUNY New Paltz Donor Recruitment Drive
Sisterhood Book Club – 6:30pm on Thursday, November 16 (at the Rosh Chodesh Meeting) at the home of Lorraine Wernow. Book is The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
Jewish Civil Rights Tour – March 31 – April 2, 2024 - Join Rabbi Kohn and professional Jewish Civil Rights Tour Educators to Georgia and Alabama. Trip includes two night’s accommodations, six meals, transportation, admission & programming costs. Deposit of $400 is due by November 15. Total cost of trip will be $1,050 - $1,200 depending upon the number of registrants. For additional questions, please contact Rabbi Kohn at (845) 562-5516. All are invited to attend!
Follow Temple Beth Jacob on Facebook for all upcoming events at https://www.facebook.com/groups/116280865056849
Meet Author Andrew Meier – 2:00pm on Sunday, November 5 at the Beacon Hebrew Alliance, 331 Verplank Avenue, Beacon, NY. Author of the “Bridge the Gap” series, Meier will talk about his book “Morganthau: Power, Privilege and the Rise of An American Dynasty”. Register at www.jewishorangeny.org. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County.
KOL YISRAEL EVENTS
AA Meetings - 6:00 pm on Monday & Tuesday nights at Kol Yisrael and 12:00pm on Wednesday, Thursday & Fridays
Qigong/Tai Chi – 11am every Wednesday. 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. Walk-ins welcome!
Zumba Gold – 9:00am every Monday with instructor Bernadette Scheible. No charge for members. $5 for non-members.
Over Eaters Anonymous Meetings – 1:00pm on Tuesdays
MVP Seminar – 11:30am on Monday, November 6 at 290 North Street, Newburgh. The seminar is for MVP Health Care 2024 Medicare Advantage Plans. It will provide information on our 2024 Medicare advantage plans. No cost but please RSVP by Friday, October 13.
Pumpkin Pour Swirl Party – 6:00pm on Thursday, November 9. Create a decorative pumpkin and canvas for your holiday table or give as a gift. You don’t want to miss this event. $40 per person includes all materials, Kosher snacks and drinks. RSVP by November 2.
NJCC EVENTS
JCC Choose Your Own Shabbat Adventure – 3:00 – 6:00pm on Friday November 3 at Kol Yisrael for kids ages 3 – 12 and adults. Art with Amy, Music & Movement, Group Board Games for adults, then dinner in the social hall at 5:45pm
Designer Bag Bingo – 12:00 – 3:00pm on Sunday, December 3 at Kol Yisrael, 290 North Street, Newburgh. $40 for members/$50 for non-members. Entry ticket includes 10 games, 1 raffle ticket and light bites. Featuring top brands: Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Coach, Furla & Dolce & Gabbana. Register online at newburghjcc.org by November 22.
TBJ Hebrew School – 4:30pm on Tuesday, October 24 with Nava. 5:30pm on Wednesday, October 25 with Gerry Hecht, geared for new learners and all materials will be supplied.
Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh – 6:30pm on Thursday, October 26 at the home of Susan Notar.
TBJ Friday Night Shabbat Service – 7:30pm on Friday, October 27
TBJ Torah Study – 9:30am on Saturday, October 28 via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86534330727
TBJ Mitzvah Arugah Knitting Group – 7:00pm – every Thursday. Feel free to pick up yarn at the temple office anytime and drop off finished hats. There is NO cost to you and all are welcome to join this growing circle of “Hookers & Loomers
TBJ Religious School – 9:30am on Sunday, October 29
Sisterhood Brunch – 12:00pm on Sunday, October 29 at the Orange Hill Restaurant, 82 Route 17K in Newburgh. $25.95 per person plus beverages, tax & tip. Please bring cash. RSVP to the office by October 27 to (845) 562-5516.
Clean up at Snake Hill Cemetery – 10:00 am on Sunday, October 29th (right in the city of Newburgh). Maintaining Jewish cemeteries is a sacred task and a promise that we made to those that came before us. Help is needed to do a fall clean-up of the grounds. All equipment will be provided - we just need you! Please wear appropriate work clothes and bring gloves. We will all meet at the entrance (at the Dead End of Temple Avenue there is a small parking lot for us to meet) and walk together to the cemetery grounds. Many hands will make for light work. Please join us. Please RSVP by Friday, October 27th.
Movies & Munchies – 7:00pm on Saturday, November 11 at the temple. The Sisterhood is sponsoring a viewing and discussion of "The Garden of the Finzi-Contini". Cost is $5 per person for wine and munchies. All are welcome. Please RSVP by November 3. The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Italian: Il giardino dei Finzi Contini) is a 1970 historical drama film directed by Italian Jewish author Giorgio Bassani's 1962 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name, about the lives of an upper-class Jewish family in Ferrara during the Fascist era.
Tenement Museum & Lower East Side Excursion – 9:00am on Sunday December 10 for bus departure, return at 5:30pm. Experience Jewish immigrant life at the turn of the last century followed by lunch at Russ & Daughters. At 2:30pm visit the historic Eldridge Street Synagogue. $25 per person. Register by December 4. Sponsored by a micro-grant from the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County. All are invited to attend.
Tikkun Olam – Christmas Day Dinner- For the 3rd year in a row, TBJ is partnering with King of Kings Lutheran Church to feed a festive holiday dinner to the less fortunate in Newburgh and surrounding areas. Our goal is to prepare 200 meals. Volunteers are needed to help cook on Saturday, December 2 at 9am at King of Kings. Volunteers are needed to distribute food on Monday, December 25 first shift – 10am – 2pm and second shift 2pm – 6pm. Please contact Stacey Yerger at [email protected] if you can volunteer for any of the shifts or if you can prepare any food.
TBJ Gala Planning Session - We are planning a wonderful series of gala events for this spring - to celebrate and rejoice as TBJ and raise much needed funds. If you'd like to volunteer and help make these events come to life, we are having a planning session at Alexis Diner on Thursday, November 9th, at noon. All ideas, thoughts, skills and creativity are welcome. Help us make this the best TBJ Gala yet!
Gift of Life Bone Marrow Swabbing Drive – Stem cell donors needed for the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. So far we have gotten 56 matches! Donors swab the inside of their cheeks and complete a registration form, must be 18 to 35 years old and in good health. Volunteers are also needed for a couple of hours to help find someone’s match. Contact Sherrill Murray-Lazarus to volunteer at [email protected]. The upcoming swabbing dates are below:
Tuesday, October 24, from 10am to 2pm at Marist College Murray Student Center, Champagne Breezeway
Thursday, November 9, from 11am – 4pm at SUNY ORANGE Newburgh Campus
Wednesday, November 15, from 10am – 2pm at Mount Saint Mary College - THE VIEW –Aquinas Hall
Friday, December 1, 2023 - SUNY New Paltz Donor Recruitment Drive
Sisterhood Book Club – 6:30pm on Thursday, November 16 (at the Rosh Chodesh Meeting) at the home of Lorraine Wernow. Book is The Golden Doves by Martha Hall Kelly
Jewish Civil Rights Tour – March 31 – April 2, 2024 - Join Rabbi Kohn and professional Jewish Civil Rights Tour Educators to Georgia and Alabama. Trip includes two night’s accommodations, six meals, transportation, admission & programming costs. Deposit of $400 is due by November 15. Total cost of trip will be $1,050 - $1,200 depending upon the number of registrants. For additional questions, please contact Rabbi Kohn at (845) 562-5516. All are invited to attend!
Follow Temple Beth Jacob on Facebook for all upcoming events at https://www.facebook.com/groups/116280865056849
Meet Author Andrew Meier – 2:00pm on Sunday, November 5 at the Beacon Hebrew Alliance, 331 Verplank Avenue, Beacon, NY. Author of the “Bridge the Gap” series, Meier will talk about his book “Morganthau: Power, Privilege and the Rise of An American Dynasty”. Register at www.jewishorangeny.org. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County.
KOL YISRAEL EVENTS
AA Meetings - 6:00 pm on Monday & Tuesday nights at Kol Yisrael and 12:00pm on Wednesday, Thursday & Fridays
Qigong/Tai Chi – 11am every Wednesday. 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. Walk-ins welcome!
Zumba Gold – 9:00am every Monday with instructor Bernadette Scheible. No charge for members. $5 for non-members.
Over Eaters Anonymous Meetings – 1:00pm on Tuesdays
MVP Seminar – 11:30am on Monday, November 6 at 290 North Street, Newburgh. The seminar is for MVP Health Care 2024 Medicare Advantage Plans. It will provide information on our 2024 Medicare advantage plans. No cost but please RSVP by Friday, October 13.
Pumpkin Pour Swirl Party – 6:00pm on Thursday, November 9. Create a decorative pumpkin and canvas for your holiday table or give as a gift. You don’t want to miss this event. $40 per person includes all materials, Kosher snacks and drinks. RSVP by November 2.
NJCC EVENTS
JCC Choose Your Own Shabbat Adventure – 3:00 – 6:00pm on Friday November 3 at Kol Yisrael for kids ages 3 – 12 and adults. Art with Amy, Music & Movement, Group Board Games for adults, then dinner in the social hall at 5:45pm
Designer Bag Bingo – 12:00 – 3:00pm on Sunday, December 3 at Kol Yisrael, 290 North Street, Newburgh. $40 for members/$50 for non-members. Entry ticket includes 10 games, 1 raffle ticket and light bites. Featuring top brands: Kate Spade, Michael Kors, Coach, Furla & Dolce & Gabbana. Register online at newburghjcc.org by November 22.
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