Recent TSE Emails

Norman Wegweiser, father of TSE member Jay Wegweiser, father-in-law of Nicole and grandfather of Owen & Piper,.passed away yesterday, October 15, 2018.

A Memorial Service will be held at Bloomfield Cooper (44 Wilson Avenue,Manalapan, NJ 07726) on Friday, October 19, 2018, at 1:00 p.m.

Shiva will be at Jay and Nicole's home, 82 Steeplechase Drive, Marlboro, after the Service until sundown.

May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world

Please support Mazon, a Jewish Response to Hunger, by participating in the Crop Hunger Walk. Designated your contribution for Mazon when signing up to walk and or contribute on the Temple Shaari Emeth team page .

Stop in the ELC, Religious School, or Main Office OR click to purchase on-line .

We are sad to share that longtime member, Susan Martin, passed away yesterday, October 11, 2018.  Susan was the mother of Rachel Blumberg and Ross Martin, mother-in-law of Scott and Jordana, and grandmother of Jake, Dara, Theo, and Dashel.

The funeral service will be at Temple Shaari Emeth, 400 Craig Road, Manalapan,  on Sunday, October 14th at 12:00 p.m.. Interment will follow at Mount Lebanon in Woodbridge.

Shiva will be at at Susan’s home, 172 Wintergreen Drive in the Manalapan Four Seasons, at the following times:

Sunday following interment from 4:00 p.m.. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday 1:00 p.m.. to 4:00 p.m.. and 7:00 p.m.. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday 1:00 p.m.. to 4:00 p.m.. and 7:00 p.m.. to 9:00 p.m.

There will be a minyan each night at 7:00 p.m.

May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world

We are sad to share that longtime member, Susan Martin, passed away yesterday, October 11, 2018.  Susan was the mother of Rachel Blumberg and Ross Martin, mother-in-law of Scott and Jordana, and grandmother of Jake, Dara, Theo, and Dashel.

The funeral service will be at Temple Shaari Emeth, 400 Craig Road, Manalapan,  on Sunday, October 14th at 12:00 p.m. Internment will follow at Mount Lebanon in Woodbridge.

Shiva will be at at Susan’s home, 172 Wintergreen Drive in the Manalapan Four Seasons, at the following times:

Sunday following internment
Monday 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

There will be a minyan each night at 7:00 p.m.

May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world

Men's Club Hosted
Tailgate Party Open House
Sunday, October 14, 2018
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Come for a burger, dog and meet some of the other men in the congregation.

After the tailgate please stay for a viewing party of the Jets vs. Colts

Burgers, dogs, chips and beverages
Tailgate toss
Football
Music

Good old fashioned "hanging out"

Wear your favorite team jersey
 
Feel Free to bring your kids
 
Stay after and watch the game

Rose Schlesinger, grandmother of Tara Beelitz, passed away today. 

The funeral service will be on Friday, October 12th,  in Paramus.

The family will be sitting shiva Saturday from 6:00 pm to - 8:00 pm and Sunday from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Rose's home, 415 A Andover Drive, Monroe, NJ (In the Clearbrook Development). There will be a shiva minyan each evening at 7:30 pm.

May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world

Dear fellow member of Temple Shaari Emeth,

 How do we respond to hunger? Put one foot in front of the other. On October 21, you can join me to do some active Tikkun Olam, helping to repair a part of our world, by walking and raising needed funds for Mazon: A Jewish Response To Hunger, at the Freehold CROP Walk.

 If you can’t walk with me, please consider a donation. You can click here or bring/send a check to the Temple. (Once you register online, you can revisit the CROP Walk website and designate your donation to go to Mazon using the “Alternate Agency” field.) Walk registration packets are available at the Temple in the folio carousel. Register yourself online , and then email family and friends to sponsor you. Together, you and I can help end hunger and poverty!

 This year’s local Walk will be hosted by The Reformed Church of Freehold, 67 W. Main Street, in Freehold. Sign-in will begin at 1:30 p.m. and the walk is from 2 pm to 4 pm. There will be a 2.6-mile route and a mini-walk route marked out in historic Freehold Borough. Refreshments, subs and water will be available. Every walker with pledges will receive a t-shirt! Students can also get service project credit.

The Freehold Area CROP Walk is organized by the Freehold Clergy Association, a group of religious leaders including Rabbi Panken and myself as well as from more than 25 Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Muslim congregations and the chaplaincy of CentraState Healthcare System.

 After years of decline, hunger is on the rise again, and today one in ten people does not have adequate food and clean drinking water. One in three lacks access to sanitation. There are 22.5 million refugees and 65.6 million displaced persons in the world today. Remember that we have a choice to put aside food on Yom Kippur, but for so many, fasting is involuntary.

 Participating in the CROP Walk is a fun way to do something impactful about a serious problem. Walking helps us identify more with those in other countries who must walk long distances for water, food or firewood every day, and the awareness we bring by walking, and the pledges we raise, can change the world. Thank you for joining me to work together to make a difference!

Men's Club Hosted Tailgate Party Open House
Sunday
October 14th 
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

We thank everyone that donated blood this past Sunday. Together, we donated 25 pints -
helping to save lives.

Next Blood Drive is 
January 13th
​​​​​​​CLICK HERE FOR A TIME SLOT

Support the
Temple Shaari Emeth
Religious School

Sunday, November 4th                            11am to 2pm

at Temple Shaari Emeth, 400 Craig Road, Manalapan 

The holiday season is right around the corner! If you are a vendor looking for an opportunity to add some gelt to your bottom line and help our Religious School at the same time, we invite you to reserve a table at our 2nd Annual Craft & Vendor Show on Sunday, November 4, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm!

For a donation of $54, you will gain access to the hundreds of parents and students who come through our doors every Sunday, as well as eager shoppers from the community at large.

Vendors will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and we will allow only one vendor to represent any given brand or service. If you are interested (or know others who might be) or have questions, don’t delay! Contact Religious School Committee Co-chair  Alyson Black   or call her at 732-887-0519 to secure your space! Or,  sign up now online!

Feel free to forward to your friends

Men's Club Hosted Tailgate Party Open House
Sunday
October 14th 
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Men's Club Hosted
Tailgate Party Open House
Sunday, October 14, 2018
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
On the grass by the newly installed brick walkway.

Come for a burger, dog and meet some of the other men in the congregation.

After the tailgate please stay for a viewing party of the Jets vs. Colts

Burgers, dogs, chips and beverages
Tailgate toss
Football
Music

Good old fashioned "hanging out"

Wear your favorite team jersey
 
Feel Free to bring your kids
 
Stay after and watch the game

It is hard to believe that the holy days have come and gone. It was such a special and meaningful celebration. The warmth and sacred atmosphere enhanced this year’s celebration of our commitment to Judaism.

When you walk in the Temple it is bustling with life, between our schools and the programs we offer for every age and interest. There is so much inspiration to be found in our community.

What makes Shaari Emeth so special is that we put our values into action in so many important ways. We support Open Door, and the TSE Homeless Shelter Program. Tikkun Olam (repairing the world) is central to what we do as a community. We collected over 3,000 pounds of food on Yom Kippur for Open Door – enough to feed more than 60 families for a month. We have Temple members who visit patients at CentraState and Pine Brook Nursing Home. We deliver meals to congregants who are ill or have just welcomed a new baby into their home. We don’t just pray for those in need, we partner with God to go out and make a difference.

Your donation to the 5779 Annual Appeal, will help us to “live our values” in the coming year.  Our goal is to reach 100% participation. Whether $18 or $1800, every gift makes a difference.   With a gift of $500 or more, you will be recognized as a Mitzvah Member, and measurably add to the future of the Temple. If you have already given, we thank you.  If not, please consider making a donation now. Your gift to Shaari Emeth ensures that Judaism remains vibrant and meaningful for us and for the generations who will follow.

L’Shana Tovah,
  
Joan Fischer                                                              Rabbi Melinda Panken
President

Simchat Torah
Sunday, September 30th at 4PM

Scotch in the Sukkah

Pet Havdalah
​​​​​​​ in the Sukkah

Scotch in the Sukkah
Thursday, September 27th 8:30PM
All beverages welcome

Pet Havdalah Service in the Sukkah
Saturday, September 29th   4:00PM
All domesticated pets and stuffed animals welcome

Thank you for your donations to Open Door

Sh'mini Atzeret
Yizkor Service
Monday, October 1st
9:30A



 


Donate Blood
Sunday, October 7th
9:00 to 1:00PM
Sign up Now!






Sisterhood Clothing Drive
Sun, Oct 28th
11:00a - 1:00p



Go to the complete Temple Shaari Emeth Calendar

Help Build the Sukkah

Help the Men's Club
Build the Sukkah

Sunday, September 23rd
9AM until finished

Sunday, September 23rd
11:15a to 12:45p
Join with the Club YOSHE and the YOSHE Minis to decorate the Sukkah on the Bima.
 
Pizza lunch served
Cost: Non-perishable item for Open Door

Pot-luck Dinner in the Sukkah

Sunday, September 23rd at 4:45 PM

​​​​​​​RSVP NOW!

Followed by the
Sukkot Family Service at 6:30 PM

Scotch in the Sukkah

Pet Havdalah
​​​​​​​ in the Sukkah

Scotch in the Sukkah
Thursday, September 27th 8:30PM
All beverages welcome

Pet Havdalah Service in the Sukkah
Saturday, September 29th   4:00PM
All domesticated pets and stuffed animals welcome

Tuesday
September 25th
6:00P
YOSHE Seniors: Cupcake Wars in the Sukkah

YOSHE Minis: Candy Craft in the Sukkah

Thursday
September 27, 2018

Monday
September 24th
5:30P
Renaissance Pot-Luck in the Sukkah

Simchat Torah Celebration

Sunday, September 30th at 4PM

Pot-luck Dinner in the Sukkah

Sunday, September 23rd at 4:45 PM

​​​​​​​RSVP NOW!

Followed by the
Sukkot Family Service at 6:30 PM

Scotch in the Sukkah

Pet Havdalah
​​​​​​​ in the Sukkah

Scotch in the Sukkah
Thursday, September 27th 8:30PM
All beverages welcome

Pet Havdalah Service in the Sukkah
Saturday, September 29th   4:00PM
All domesticated pets and stuffed animals welcome

Look at the Calendar for other events in the Sukkah

 
 
 Simchat Torah Family Service 
Sunday, Sep 30th
4:00p


Sh'mini Atzeret
Yizkor Service
Monday, October 1st
9:30A 


Donate Blood
Sunday, October 7th
9:00 to 1:00PM
Sign up Now!




Sisterhood Clothing Drive
Sun, Oct 28th
11:00a - 1:00p



Go to the complete Temple Shaari Emeth Calendar

Pot-luck Dinner in the Sukkah

Sunday, September 23rd at 4:45 PM

​​​​​​​RSVP NOW!

Followed by the
Sukkot Family Service at 6:30 PM

Scotch in the Sukkah

Pet Havdalah
​​​​​​​ in the Sukkah

Scotch in the Sukkah
Thursday, September 27th 8:30PM
All beverages welcome

Pet Havdalah Service in the Sukkah
Saturday, September 29th   4:00PM
All domesticated pets and stuffed animals welcome

Look at the Calendar for other events in the Sukkah

 
 
 Simchat Torah Family Service 
Sunday, Sep 30th
4:00p


Sh'mini Atzeret
Yizkor Service
Monday, October 1st
9:30A 


Donate Blood
Sunday, October 7th
9:00 to 1:00PM
Sign up Now!




Sisterhood Clothing Drive
Sun, Oct 28th
11:00a - 1:00p



Go to the complete Temple Shaari Emeth Calendar

SPONSORED BY THE RENAISSANCE GROUP
                                       
PLEASE JOIN US!
 
Join us for a wonderful bus trip to visit Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park, PA.  A guided tour of the only synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Lunch is included!
 
Date: Sunday – October 7, 2018
Time: Bus will leave PROMPTLY at 10:00 AM from the Temple.
 
Cost: $55 pp for Renaissance members
Cost: $60 pp for non-Renaissance member
 
TIP FOR THE DAY: Wear Comfortable Shoes!
 
RSVP by September 20, 2018 to:
 
Arlene Parness at 732.536-9132-- aapgrumpy@aol.com
                                                or
Laura Bursey at 732.446-6527 –-- lcbursey18@aol.com
 
Please provide your choice of A or B for your Lunch.
      
      A –Tuna Salad Sandwich and Grilled Veggie Sandwich.
 
      B – Lox/Cream Cheese Sandwich and Egg Salad Sandwich.
 
   *Two Sandwiches, Salad, Dessert and Drink included*
 
Make checks payable to “Temple Shaari Emeth Renaissance Group” (Not TSE). Please annotate Memo – “FLW”.
 
Mail Checks to:
Temple Shaari Emeth, 400 Craig Road, Manalapan, N.J.  07726
 
GOOD FOOD                                  GOOD FRIENDS                                  GOOD FUN        
 
Temple Shaari Emeth, 400 Craig Road, Manalapan, N.J. 07726, 732.462-7744
                                    wwwshaariemeth.org/renaissance

Tami Richman, mother of Leah Cortese, mother-in-law of Michael, and grandmother of Julian and Jordan, passed away on September 8, 2018 surrounded by her loved ones.  She was a  lover of dance, music, and all things red, but most importantly her grandsons. Tami is also survived by her devoted husband Steven, caring sister Nancy Barrow (Michael Moroch), adoring nephews Seth and Scott, and brother Neal Barrow.

The funeral will be held at noon on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Robert Schoem's Menorah Chapel, (W-150 State Route 4 (East)
Paramus, NJ 07652), followed by entombment at the Sanctuary of Abraham and Sarah, in Paramus, NJ. 

Shiva will be held as follows:
 
Wednesday, 9/12, following services at the cemetery, at the home of Steven Richman (Leah's father) , until 9pm (673 Alexander Court
River Vale, NJ); 
 
Thursday, 9/13, from 11:00am to 7:00pm, at Leah and Mike's home (10 Camelot Drive, Farmingdale, NJ)
 
Friday, 9/14, from 1:00pm to 4:00pm and from 7:00pm to 9:00pm, at the home of Nancy Barrow (Tami's sister), (27 Wittig Terrace
Wayne, NJ)  

May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world

The Men's Club of Temple Shaari Emeth is playing softball against Temple Beth Shalom of Manalapan this Sunday, September 9th at the Manalapan Rec Center.

We are seeking some additional help in form of both players and spectators to come out and join us. Therefore, we are opening this up to all temple members at this time. 

If you've been thinking about checking out a men's club event, or just want to try swinging a bat again - please come out and join us.

Respond with your interest by contacting either Scott Edison or Josh Klein .

The game starts at 10am but we ask you arrive at 9am to warm up. There will be coffee/bagels/donuts provided to start and we will have hot dogs and beer/gatorade/water after we finish (by noon). This is a fun event and we hope you can join us!

Regards,
Josh Klein
VP, Men's Club

We are sad to share that John Descy, father of Michael Descy, father-in-law of Allyson, and grandfather of Ella and Sebastian, passed away this morning. In addition, he is survived by his wife, Stephanie, his other children, Jamie, Kathy, and Matt, and grandchildren Nathaniel, Madeline and Rachel.

May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world

Each year, Temple Shaari Emeth’s College Youth Committee works diligently to keep your sons and daughters in college connected to our community. We send Judaica gifts, Temple mail, interesting articles, and more throughout the year, to remind them of their family back home.

Please register your undergraduate college students ​​​​​​​(under 23 years of age) TODAY!
A new registration is needed, even if you signed up last year.
Please submit a form for each child.  Thank you.

Dear Friends,

As the High Holidays and the start of the school year approach, there is excitement in the air signaling change. There are exciting changes taking place in the Early Learning Center too.

It is with mixed emotions that I write this letter to you  announcing that effective June of 2019, Jayne Lieberman, who has been the Director of our Early Learning Center for the past eight years, will be retiring. Mixed, because it will be hard to say goodbye but, also joyous knowing that Jayne will be spending a lot of time with her beloved family. Jayne may be retiring from the position but, not from our Temple. She and Irwin will continue to be active in Shaari Emeth.

As we begin this transition, I am happy to announce that this year Sheryn Cohen will working with Jayne as a co-Director of the ELC. Sheryn will be full time in the school and Jayne will be working half time.

The Temple Shaari Emeth Board of Trustees has already appointed a search committee with the intention of hiring an ELC Director by the end of 2018. The committee includes representatives from the ELC as well as lay leaders from the  Temple community, many of whom have strong backgrounds in education. 

If you have any questions regarding the search, please feel free to reach out to Rabbi Panken or me.

I know you will all join me in thanking Jayne for her professionalism, dedication and love for each and every member of the ELC whose lives she has touched. Todah Rabbah, Jayne.

L'Shalom,
Joan Fischer

We welcome
Chloe Jade Menaker
August 18, 2018

Happy & Healthy Parents:

Jenna & Darren Menaker

Proud Grandparents:
Norma & Steven Menaker

We welcome
Inara Marly Brodsky
August 20, 2018

Happy & Healthy Parents:

Richard & Marly Brodsky

Proud Grandparents:
Ira & Wendy Brodsky

We welcome
Oliver Benjamin Prusack
August 18, 2018

Happy & Healthy Parents:

Barbara Seigel & Jean-Pierre Prusack

Proud Grandparents:
Susan & Mark Seigel

Proud Aunt & Uncle:
Samantha & Craig

We welcome
 Isaac Daniel Kleinman
August 13, 2018

Happy & Healthy Parents:

Sherri & Joshua Kleinman

Proud Grandparents:
Martha & Alan Ostrowitz

Proud Aunt:
Melanie Ostrowitz

We welcome
Shawn Hayden Berger
August 8, 2018

Happy & Healthy Parents:

Lindsay & Alan Berger

Proud Grandparents:
Robin & Richard Cannon

On Rosh Hashanah, we confess our sins as individuals and as a community. We ask for forgiveness from others and from God. This introspection requires preparation before we can achieve this level of vidui, confession of sins. Selichot is a time of soul searching and reflection to prepare oneself for the magnitude of the High Holy Days.

Please join us on Saturday, September 1st for two special programs:

5:00 PM Selichot Concert
​​​​​​​and Ice Cream Social

The very talented local singer/songwriter, Sam Levine, will help our children to celebrate the new year and welcome it with  joy and song.

7:00 Selichot Service and Study

Rabbi Panken and Cantor Wally will lead an introduction to the new Machzor, Mishkan Hanefesh. We will introduce the lay out and contents, reflect on the theology of the book, and explore how we can use to it as a guide to take us through the days of awe. We will dedicate the books and place book plates in them, and we will change the Torah covers to the white mantels in preparation for the holy days.
 
After Havdalah and a special dessert, we will conclude with a candlelit Selichot service using Mishkan Hanefesh, as a way of opening our hearts to the work of reflection and repentance. The Selichot service is contemplative and filled with the familiar music of the holy days.