Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | July 11, 2025

Rabbi Malinger is currently on sabbatical until Monday, August 18, 2025. Even though he is taking the time to restore his spiritual wellness and taking a course to strengthen professional…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | July 4, 2025

Rabbi Malinger is currently on sabbatical until Monday, August 18, 2025. Even though he is taking the time to restore his spiritual wellness and taking a course to strengthen professional…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | June 27, 2025

The Book of Numbers doesn’t have as many famous stories or figures in it compared with the earlier books of Genesis and Exodus, but it does have a few gems.…

Summer Food Drive

By templenjAF | June 25, 2025

Please support our summer Food Drive, supporting the Keyport Ministerium Foodbank. There are many kids not in school for the summer who aren’t getting the 2 meals that they normally…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | June 21, 2025

I write these words thinking of many friends in Israel because a nation that loves life is under attack by those who worship death. Every fiber of my being longs to…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | June 13, 2025

In this week’s Torah portion, Beha’alotcha (Numbers 8:1-12:16), the Torah teaches us about “manna”, the miracle food that fell daily from heaven and sustained Israel during our 40-year travels in the desert. Three…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | June 6, 2025

Last Sunday and Monday, we celebrated Shavuot, focusing especially on The Ten Commandments.  The Ten Commandments are familiar- how we relate to God, honoring parents, making Shabbat holy, and not…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | May 30, 2025

As we approach the festival of Shavuot, the timing of our Torah reading feels especially intentional. Each year, this week’s portion, Bemidbar (Numbers 1:1-4:20), the opening portion of the Book of Numbers, is always…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | May 23, 2025

As we approach the double Torah portion of Behar-Bechukotai (Leviticus 25:1 – 27:34) alongside Memorial Day weekend, we find ourselves standing at a powerful intersection of Torah and national memory—a moment filled…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | May 16, 2025

As we are in the midst of counting the Omer (the daily counting of the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot), its very appropriate that we read this mitzvah in…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | May 9, 2025

The double Torah portion of Acharei Mot/Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1-20:27) offers rich and timely lessons, especially meaningful for a milestone like Hebrew High School Graduation (which we will celebrate tonight!). The first part of this week’s…

Shabbat Greetings

By templenjAF | May 2, 2025

This Shabbat, we take the time to express our gratitude for our Religious School Faculty. Each and every one of them are dedicated to teach our children about their Jewish…