In Person & Zoom Events
The Sacred Struggle: Jewish Responses to Trauma – Dealing with Tough Stuff – 7:00 – 8:30pm on Tuesday, November 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.
TBJ Friday Night Shabbat Service – 7:30pm on Friday, November 21, in the small sanctuary.
TBJ Torah Study – 9:30am on Saturday, November 22, in person or via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88070132650.
TBJ Saturday Morning Shabbat Service – 10:30am on Saturday, November 22, in the small sanctuary.
Mitzvah Arugah –. 7:00pm on Thursdays - our weekly knitting/crocheting/looming group will meet every Thursday, 7-9pm. Lessons are free, yarn is free, and all hats are donated to those in need.
TBJ Social Club Game Night - 7:00pm on Thursdays. Bring your own board game - Scrabble, Chess, Rummikub, Backgammon, dominoes, or card game. Spend time with friends and relax for a bit! Open to one and all! Everyone is welcome to join us - no cost, just have fun!
Building a Better Tomorrow—a year of Charitable Giving. Joining together to provide needed items for our shared community. Please donate non-perishable foods. Drop-off locations are TBJ or King of Kings Lutheran Church. All items collected will be donated to the Local Food Banks.
Synagogue Leadership Series – NEW TIME --10:30 – 12:00pm** every other Sunday. November 23 – 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!
Sisterhood Book Club – 1:00pm on Thursday, November 20. 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, the great house on the bay, 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.
Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh – 5:30pm on Thursday, November 20, at the temple. Food can be dropped off, then we will be going to the GNIC Light the Night for Justice: A Vigil of Solidarity at the corner of Broadway & Colden Street in Newburgh. Rabbi Kohn will be speaking at the vigil. Carpooling will be available from the temple. After the vigil, we will be discussing the book Jewish Stories from Heaven and Earth, edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins. The book is available on Amazon, but it may take a few weeks to get. Please try to order it. You will love the stories!
Stained Glass Series: Newburgh’s Interfaith Clergy at TBJ – 7:30pm on Friday, November 21, featuring the Reverend Dr. Dollyann Newkirk-Briggs of Baptist Temple Church in Newburgh, the first female leader of the historic congregation. She holds degrees from Dutchess Community College, a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Theology from the Newburgh Bible Institute. Rev. Dr. Briggs is also retired from the State of NY Department of Environmental Conservation, NYS Division of Parole, and NYS Department of Correctional Services, working in the Medical Records X-Ray Department.
Fun, Conversational Hebrew – 7:00 – 8:30pm on Tuesday from December 2 through February 3. In this Ulpan – share some grammatical structures and have fun! Materials will be provided. No prior skill needed.
Christmas Mitzvah Community Meal - Volunteers Needed – TBJ will be participating in the Newburgh Holiday Table once again with King of Kings Lutheran Church in providing meals to the underserved, homeless, and food insecure in our community. Volunteers are needed to help prepare 400 meals, deliver, serve & clean up. Help is needed on Sunday, December 13, at 11am, Tuesday, December 24, at 2pm, and Wednesday, December 25, all day. To help out, please call the office at (845) 562-5516.
Official Book Launch – 7:30pm on Friday, December 5. Join us for the official Book Launch for Rabbi Douglas Kohn's new book “Striving to be Human: Jewish Perspectives on Twenty-First-Century Challenges”.
Copies of the book will be available to purchase and to be signed and dedicated by Rabbi Kohn.
Joint Hanukkah Concert: Latkes, Vodkas & Babkas – 1:30pm on Sunday, December 14. Join CAI, TBJ & the JCC for an afternoon of music with Cantor Carl Sayres, Cantor Turia Stark & Rabbi Cantor David Sislen at 1:30pm, then Latkes, Vodkas & Babkas at 3:00pm and Menorah Lighting at 4:00pm. Join us each night of Hanukkah for a community menorah lighting, with hot chocolate & Dunkin Donuts. “The Song of Jonah” Cantata – 7:30pm on Thursday, November 20 at Temple Israel in NYC, in person or watch through livestream. Featuring Student Cantor Rachael Geier and a 30-piece orchestra. Registration is required at: https://huc.edu/event/festival-of-song-featuring-the-song-of-jonah-cantata/.
Gift of Life Bone Marrow Swabbing Drive – Stem cell donors needed for the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. So far we have 163 Matches! Donors swab the inside of their cheeks and complete a registration form and must be 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] or text at 914-213-0986. The upcoming swabbing dates are below:
Tuesday, November 18 – 10am – 2pm at Marist College, Champagnat Hall Breezeway
Thursday, November 20, from 11am – 2pm at Iona College
KOL YISRAEL EVENTS
Guided Meditation & Sound Bath Class – 7:00pm on Mondays with Bryon Abrams. Join us for a relaxation meditation with focusing on reducing stress using Tibetan singing bowls. No fee to attend, but donations are welcome.
Tai Chi –Wednesdays at 11am. Join certified instructor Bryon Abrams as he teaches us mind-body practices and meditation to reduce stress, lower blood pressure, decrease anxiety, depression & fatigue. Donations appreciated.
NJCC EVENT
Little Friends Learning Loft Bingo – 6:00 – 9:00pm on Saturday, December 6 at Kol Yisrael. $40 per person includes dinner, 2 drinks, and 3 bingo cards. To register, please go to: https://partiful.com/e/9VjC3MlMV9lfstuEOEWt.
Joint Hanukkah Concert: Latkes, Vodkas & Babkas – 1:30pm on Sunday, December 14. Join CAI, TBJ & the JCC for an afternoon of music with Cantor Carl Sayres, Cantor Turia Stark & Rabbi Cantor David Sislen at 1:30pm, then Latkes, Vodkas & Babkas at 3:00pm and Menorah Lighting at 4:00pm. Join us each night of Hanukkah for a community menorah lighting, with hot chocolate & Dunkin Donuts.
Line Dancing For Intermediate/Advanced- 12:30 – 2:00pm on Wednesdays. No Fee for JCC Members. $6 for all non-members.
Rae of Light Chair Yoga for Adults—10:30 am on Fridays with Susan. $5 per class for members.
Walkrobics – 10:00 am on Mondays & Wednesdays. $6 for JCC members and $8 for non-members. Register by calling (845) 564-7422 or [email protected].
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl – 1:00pm on Tuesday, November 18 via Zoom only. She will discuss her book “Heart of a Stranger”. Angela is the first Asian-American to be ordained as a rabbi, born in Korea and grew up in Tacoma, Washington. She felt a connection to God and the first stirrings to become a rabbi at age sixteen. To register for this event, go to
jewishbookcouncil.org/events.
Author Alka Joshi – 2:00pm on Sunday, November 23 via Zoom. Author of “Six Days in Bombay”, a travelogue of a young Indian women’s journey from India to Europe. A story of loss, discovery, and the many forms of love. Register at
Jewishorangeny.regfox.com/alka-joshi. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County.
Cornwall All Faith Thanksgiving Service – 7:30pm on Tuesday, November 25, at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, 1520 Route 94, New Windsor, NY. Participants may make monetary donations to RMM and food donations to the St. Marianne Cope Parish food pantry and Backpacks for Food of the Cornwall Presbyterian Church. Following the service, refreshments will be served in the Fellowship Hall.
TBJ Friday Night Shabbat Service – 7:30pm on Friday, November 21, in the small sanctuary.
TBJ Torah Study – 9:30am on Saturday, November 22, in person or via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88070132650.
TBJ Saturday Morning Shabbat Service – 10:30am on Saturday, November 22, in the small sanctuary.
Mitzvah Arugah –. 7:00pm on Thursdays - our weekly knitting/crocheting/looming group will meet every Thursday, 7-9pm. Lessons are free, yarn is free, and all hats are donated to those in need.
TBJ Social Club Game Night - 7:00pm on Thursdays. Bring your own board game - Scrabble, Chess, Rummikub, Backgammon, dominoes, or card game. Spend time with friends and relax for a bit! Open to one and all! Everyone is welcome to join us - no cost, just have fun!
Building a Better Tomorrow—a year of Charitable Giving. Joining together to provide needed items for our shared community. Please donate non-perishable foods. Drop-off locations are TBJ or King of Kings Lutheran Church. All items collected will be donated to the Local Food Banks.
Synagogue Leadership Series – NEW TIME --10:30 – 12:00pm** every other Sunday. November 23 – 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!
Sisterhood Book Club – 1:00pm on Thursday, November 20. 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, the great house on the bay, 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.
Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh – 5:30pm on Thursday, November 20, at the temple. Food can be dropped off, then we will be going to the GNIC Light the Night for Justice: A Vigil of Solidarity at the corner of Broadway & Colden Street in Newburgh. Rabbi Kohn will be speaking at the vigil. Carpooling will be available from the temple. After the vigil, we will be discussing the book Jewish Stories from Heaven and Earth, edited by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins. The book is available on Amazon, but it may take a few weeks to get. Please try to order it. You will love the stories!
Stained Glass Series: Newburgh’s Interfaith Clergy at TBJ – 7:30pm on Friday, November 21, featuring the Reverend Dr. Dollyann Newkirk-Briggs of Baptist Temple Church in Newburgh, the first female leader of the historic congregation. She holds degrees from Dutchess Community College, a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Theology from the Newburgh Bible Institute. Rev. Dr. Briggs is also retired from the State of NY Department of Environmental Conservation, NYS Division of Parole, and NYS Department of Correctional Services, working in the Medical Records X-Ray Department.
Fun, Conversational Hebrew – 7:00 – 8:30pm on Tuesday from December 2 through February 3. In this Ulpan – share some grammatical structures and have fun! Materials will be provided. No prior skill needed.
Christmas Mitzvah Community Meal - Volunteers Needed – TBJ will be participating in the Newburgh Holiday Table once again with King of Kings Lutheran Church in providing meals to the underserved, homeless, and food insecure in our community. Volunteers are needed to help prepare 400 meals, deliver, serve & clean up. Help is needed on Sunday, December 13, at 11am, Tuesday, December 24, at 2pm, and Wednesday, December 25, all day. To help out, please call the office at (845) 562-5516.
Official Book Launch – 7:30pm on Friday, December 5. Join us for the official Book Launch for Rabbi Douglas Kohn's new book “Striving to be Human: Jewish Perspectives on Twenty-First-Century Challenges”.
Copies of the book will be available to purchase and to be signed and dedicated by Rabbi Kohn.
Joint Hanukkah Concert: Latkes, Vodkas & Babkas – 1:30pm on Sunday, December 14. Join CAI, TBJ & the JCC for an afternoon of music with Cantor Carl Sayres, Cantor Turia Stark & Rabbi Cantor David Sislen at 1:30pm, then Latkes, Vodkas & Babkas at 3:00pm and Menorah Lighting at 4:00pm. Join us each night of Hanukkah for a community menorah lighting, with hot chocolate & Dunkin Donuts. “The Song of Jonah” Cantata – 7:30pm on Thursday, November 20 at Temple Israel in NYC, in person or watch through livestream. Featuring Student Cantor Rachael Geier and a 30-piece orchestra. Registration is required at: https://huc.edu/event/festival-of-song-featuring-the-song-of-jonah-cantata/.
Gift of Life Bone Marrow Swabbing Drive – Stem cell donors needed for the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. So far we have 163 Matches! Donors swab the inside of their cheeks and complete a registration form and must be 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] or text at 914-213-0986. The upcoming swabbing dates are below:
Tuesday, November 18 – 10am – 2pm at Marist College, Champagnat Hall Breezeway
Thursday, November 20, from 11am – 2pm at Iona College
KOL YISRAEL EVENTS
Guided Meditation & Sound Bath Class – 7:00pm on Mondays with Bryon Abrams. Join us for a relaxation meditation with focusing on reducing stress using Tibetan singing bowls. No fee to attend, but donations are welcome.
Tai Chi –Wednesdays at 11am. Join certified instructor Bryon Abrams as he teaches us mind-body practices and meditation to reduce stress, lower blood pressure, decrease anxiety, depression & fatigue. Donations appreciated.
NJCC EVENT
Little Friends Learning Loft Bingo – 6:00 – 9:00pm on Saturday, December 6 at Kol Yisrael. $40 per person includes dinner, 2 drinks, and 3 bingo cards. To register, please go to: https://partiful.com/e/9VjC3MlMV9lfstuEOEWt.
Joint Hanukkah Concert: Latkes, Vodkas & Babkas – 1:30pm on Sunday, December 14. Join CAI, TBJ & the JCC for an afternoon of music with Cantor Carl Sayres, Cantor Turia Stark & Rabbi Cantor David Sislen at 1:30pm, then Latkes, Vodkas & Babkas at 3:00pm and Menorah Lighting at 4:00pm. Join us each night of Hanukkah for a community menorah lighting, with hot chocolate & Dunkin Donuts.
Line Dancing For Intermediate/Advanced- 12:30 – 2:00pm on Wednesdays. No Fee for JCC Members. $6 for all non-members.
Rae of Light Chair Yoga for Adults—10:30 am on Fridays with Susan. $5 per class for members.
Walkrobics – 10:00 am on Mondays & Wednesdays. $6 for JCC members and $8 for non-members. Register by calling (845) 564-7422 or [email protected].
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl – 1:00pm on Tuesday, November 18 via Zoom only. She will discuss her book “Heart of a Stranger”. Angela is the first Asian-American to be ordained as a rabbi, born in Korea and grew up in Tacoma, Washington. She felt a connection to God and the first stirrings to become a rabbi at age sixteen. To register for this event, go to
jewishbookcouncil.org/events.
Author Alka Joshi – 2:00pm on Sunday, November 23 via Zoom. Author of “Six Days in Bombay”, a travelogue of a young Indian women’s journey from India to Europe. A story of loss, discovery, and the many forms of love. Register at
Jewishorangeny.regfox.com/alka-joshi. Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County.
Cornwall All Faith Thanksgiving Service – 7:30pm on Tuesday, November 25, at Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, 1520 Route 94, New Windsor, NY. Participants may make monetary donations to RMM and food donations to the St. Marianne Cope Parish food pantry and Backpacks for Food of the Cornwall Presbyterian Church. Following the service, refreshments will be served in the Fellowship Hall.