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Mon, May 19 2025
21 Iyyar 5785

Today's Sefirah Count Is 36

היום ששה ושלשים יום שהם חמשה שבועות ויום אחד לעמר

Today's Calendar

Morning Minyan

: 7:45am

Evening Minyan on Zoom

: 6:00pm

This week's Torah portion is Parshat Behar-Bechukotai

Candle Lighting

Friday, May 23, 7:53pm

Havdalah

Motzei Shabbat, May 24, 9:02pm

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Wednesday ,
MayMay 28 , 2025

American Red Cross Blood Drive at CBJ
Wednesday, May 28th 9:00a to 2:00p
American Red Cross Blood Drive hosted at Congregation B'nai Jacob To schedule an appointment: Scan the OR Code, visit RedCrossBlood.org Or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
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Wednesday ,
MayMay 28 , 2025

Greater New Haven Rising Song Circle
Wednesday, May 28th 7:00p to 8:00p
Calling all singers! Please join Cantor Kochava and the Greater New Haven community to participate in a monthly niggun circle. Niggunim are soulful, wordless melodies which can be used to enhance spiritual reflection and communal connection. We will be meeting on the last Wednesday of each month from 7-8pm. We will alternate between Congregation B’nai Jacob and BEKI, with the first session at CBJ. If you would like to be on the email list, please email Cantor Kochava at cantorkochava@bnaijacob.org.
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Friday ,
MayMay 30 , 2025

BYO Dairy Dinner/Family Outdoor Shabbat Service
Friday, May 30th 5:00p to 7:30p
Save the date!
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Sunday ,
JunJune 1 , 2025

Spend the Night! Tikkun Leil Shavuot
Sunday, Jun 1st 7:00p to 11:45p
Come feast and learn together! It is a tradition to study Torah all night long on the night of Shavuot in preparation for receiving Torah at Sinai in the morning. 7pm Dairy Dinner 8pm Candlelighting and Service 8:30pm The Soul of a Niggun: Cantor Kochava Sing a niggun (wordless melody) with us and learn how niggunim transform our spiritual experience. 9:45 The Documentary Hypothesis: Richard Katz Was Torah revealed at Sinai or was it created by an editorial committee? Come find out! 11pm Cultivating Resilience in Challenging Times: Rabbi Shapiro We will study a text from the PIeacezna Rebbe who lived, wrote, and taught in the Warsaw Ghetto about how we can maintain our human dignity and connection to God in the face of difficulty. Dairy dessert all night long!
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Friday ,
JunJune 6 , 2025

Elm City Kallah
Friday, Jun 6th 6:30p to 9:00p
6:30pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30pm Shabbat Dinner* 8:30pm Speaker, followed by dessert Back to the Future: The Day Moshe Failed His Torah Class - Is Torah a product of divine revelation or human innovation? A postmodern reading of a remarkable talmudic text.
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Saturday ,
JunJune 7 , 2025

Elm City Kallah
Shabbat, Jun 7th 9:15a to 8:00p
9:15am Services, followed by Kiddush lunch 1:00pm “Heavens Give Me Patience”: Rabbi Yishmael, King Lear, and the Divine Tragedy - Explore the omnipotence and vulnerability of God, through the talmudic tale of Rabbi Yishmael and King Lear. 6:30pm Seudah Shlishit: Song & Nosh
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