Shaaray Tefila

CONGREGATION SHAARAY TEFILA WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friday, June 12, 2026 - Candle Lighting Time – 8:17 PM
Parashat Sh’lach 5786 (The Scouts)
Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Shabbat Service
Kiddush sponsored anonymously in memory of Moshe Laban
Sunday, June 14, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Sisterhood Arts & Crafts Merchants’ Festival

CONGREGATION SHAARAY TEFILA WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friday, June 5, 2026 Candle Lighting Time – 8:13 PM
Parashat Beha’alotcha 5786
Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Shabbat Service
Kiddush sponsored by Sisterhood in honor of June birthdays and anniversaries & in honor of graduates of all levels
Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Shabbat Service
Kiddush sponsored anonymously in memory of Moshe Laban
Sunday, June 14, 2026 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Sisterhood Arts & Crafts Merchants’ Festival

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CONGREGATION SHAARAY TEFILA WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friday, May 29, 2026 - Candle Lighting Time – 8:08 PM
Parashat Nasso 5786
Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Shabbat Service
Kiddush sponsored by Barbara & Barry Ziff in honor of their sister Sunny Buchman’s 91st birthday
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Annual spring “North Country” event at Saratoga City Center. The keynote speaker is Dr. Stephen M.
Berk with “Antisemitism: Old Wine in New Bottles.

CONGREGATION SHAARAY TEFILA WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friday, May 22, 2026 - Candle Lighting Time – 8:01 PM
Shavuot
Friday, May 22, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Shavuot Service and dairy kiddish to follow
Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Shabbat/Day 2 Shavuot Service with Yizkor
Kiddush sponsored by Ron Schmidt in memory of Karl Heinrich Schmidt

Shavuot 101 | My Jewish Learning Shavuot, the Feast of “Weeks,” is celebrated seven weeks after Pesach (Passover). Since the counting of this period (sefirat ha-omer) begins on the second evening of Pesach, Shavuot takes place exactly 50 days after the (first) seder. Although its origins

Noam Bettan's second place performance for Israel at Eurovision.
See you at Shul Friday morning for Shavuot and Saturday morning for Shabbat/Shavuot/Yizkor.

Israel's Noam Bettan Performs at Eurovision Congratulations Noam on your amazing performance and getting second place!"Thank you Europe, toda raba! I love you all — Am Yisrael Chai!"Support our work to...

CONGREGATION SHAARAY TEFILA WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friday, May 15, 2026 - Candle Lighting Time – 7:54 PM
Parashat Bamidbar 5786
Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 9:30 AM - Shabbat Service
Kiddush sponsored by Laura Fram in honor of Elizabeth’s high school graduation and attendance at William
Paterson University
Friday, May 22, 2026 at 9:30 AM - Shavuot Service

What Is Parenting? | My Jewish Learning B'midbar Parenting. B'midbar Commentary. B'midbar Text Study. Weekly Torah Commentary. Parshat Hashavua. Jewish Texts

CONGREGATION SHAARAY TEFILA WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friday, May 8, 2026 - Candle Lighting Time – 7:46 PM
Parashat Behar-Bechukotai
Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Shabbat Service
Kiddush sponsored anonymously in memory of Y’chiel Mendel

CONGREGATION SHAARAY TEFILA WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friday, May 1, 2026 - Candle Lighting Time – 7:38 PM
Parashat Emor 5786
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Shabbat Service
Kiddush sponsored by Sisterhood in honor of May birthdays and anniversaries
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
An Evening with Rena Bernstein at Crandall Public Library

Parashat Emor - 5786 | Academy for Jewish Religion The Meaning of a Mitzvah A D’var Torah for Parashat Emor By Rabbi Wendy Love Anderson What’s the point of a mitzvah? For most people, a mitzvah is fundamentally something you do, whether you are visiting the sick or donating tzedakah, praying the Shema or eating matzah on Pesah. When you hear ab...

CONGREGATION SHAARAY TEFILA WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friday, April 24, 2026 - Candle Lighting Time – 7:30 PM
Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim 5786
Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Shabbat Service and Kiddush sponsored by Ruth Shapiro & Family in memory of Ralph Shapiro

Jewish basketball legend Amar’e Stoudemire to be inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Stoudemire converted to Judaism and played in Israel after retiring from the NBA.