Congregation Sons of Israel

01/14/2020

At 4:22 yesterday, our member Arthur Leon passed away at the age of ninety four.

Father of five (six including step daughter), grandfather of thirteen, and great grandfather of eighteen (nineteen, depending on Galia).

Beloved of three loves of his life, the most recent, his current wife Muriel, who survives him.

He will be deeply missed...

The funeral will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, January 15 at 11:30am in Ceder Park Cemetery 735 Forest Ave, Paramus, NJ 07652.

The Shiva tomorrow afternoon following the funeral at our congregation.

12/06/2019

Shabat parashat Vayetze: Friday services: 4:40pm
Shabbat Dinner (please RSVP): 5:45pm
Morning services: 9:30am
Kiddush: 12:15pm

11/01/2019

Shabbat Noach!
Kabbalat Shabbat services: 6:02pm
Morning services: 9:30am
Kiddush & lunch cooked by our resident chef 😋

10/25/2019

Shabbat Bereish*t!
Kabbalat Shabbat services: 6:10pm
Morning services: 9:30am
Special Kiddush sponsored by our chattan Bereish*t.

10/18/2019

We can’t wait to celebrate!

Erev Shabbat Kodesh
Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Friday, October 18th, 2019

Candle Lighting Time for Long Island
City, Astoria, Roosevelt Island,
Sunnyside, Woodside is 5:53pm.
Maariv: 6:30pm
Dinner: after Maariv (please RSVP)
Morning services: 9:30am

Shabbat ends (and Hoshana Rabba starts) at 6:51pm.

Please note that morning services are
notably longer than usual due to the
addition of Hallel, Hoshanot and
Kohelet.

Shimini Atzeret/Simchat Torah schedule:

Sunday, October 20th, 2019
Candle Lighting 5:50pm
Mincha 5:40pm
Maariv 6:50pm
Dinner: after Maariv (please RSVP)

Monday, October 21st, 2019
Shachrit 9:00am
Yizkor 11:00am *
Mincha 5:55pm
Maariv 7:15pm
Dinner: after Maariv (please RSVP)
Candle Lighting not before 6:48pm

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
Shachrit 9:00am
Mincha 5:55pm
Maariv 6:50pm
The holiday ends at 6:47pm

10/18/2019

Erev Shabbat Kodesh
Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot
Friday, October 18th, 2019

Candle Lighting Time for Long Island
City, Astoria, Roosevelt Island,
Sunnyside, Woodside is 5:53pm.
Maariv: 6:30pm
Dinner: after Maariv (please RSVP)
Morning services: 9:30am

Shabbat ends (and Hoshana Rabba starts) at 6:51pm.

Please note that morning services are
notably longer than usual due to the
addition of Hallel, Hoshanot and
Kohelet.

Shimini Atzeret/Simchat Torah schedule:

Sunday, October 20th, 2019
Candle Lighting 5:50pm
Mincha 5:40pm
Maariv 6:50pm
Dinner: after Maariv (please RSVP)

Monday, October 21st, 2019
Shachrit 9:00am
Yizkor 11:00am *
Mincha 5:55pm
Maariv 7:15pm
Dinner: after Maariv (please RSVP)
Candle Lighting not before 6:48pm

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019
Shachrit 9:00am
Mincha 5:55pm
Maariv 6:50pm
The holiday ends at 6:47pm

10/13/2019

Our is all ready for . Come celebrate with us!
Sukkot schedule:

Sunday, October 13th, 2019
Candle Lighting 6:00pm
Mincha 5:50pm
Maariv 7:00pm
Dinner (please RSVP)

Monday, October 14th, 2019
Shachrit 9:00am
Lunch ~12:15pm (please RSVP)
Mincha 6:10pm
Maariv 7:00pm
Candle Lighting not before 6:58pm
Dinner (please RSVP)

Tuesday, October 15th, 2019
Shachrit 9:00am
Lunch ~12:15 (please RSVP)
Mincha 6:05pm
Maariv 7:00pm
Chol HaMoed begins at 6:57pm

10/11/2019

Sukkot schedule:

Sunday, October 13th, 2019
Candle Lighting 6:00pm
Mincha 5:50pm
Maariv 7:00pm

Monday, October 14th, 2019
Shachrit 9:00am
Mincha 6:10pm
Maariv 7:00pm
Candle Lighting not before 6:58pm

Tuesday, October 15th, 2019
Shachrit 9:00am
Mincha 6:05pm
Maariv 7:00pm
Chol HaMoed begins at 6:57pm

10/11/2019

Shabbat Haazinu schedule:

Candle Lighting Time for Astoria: 6:03pm
Kabbalat Shabbat services: 6:30pm
Morning services: 9:30am
Special kiddush: 12pm
Shabbat ends at 7:02pm

10/08/2019

Yom Kippur schedule:

Tuesday, October 8th, 2019
Candle Lighting 6:08pm
Mincha 5:50pm
Kol Nidre/Maariv 6:20pm

Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
Shachrit 8:00am
Yizkor approx 11:30am
Mincha 4:00pm
Neila 5:45pm
Maariv not before 7:06pm at which time the holiday ends

10/06/2019

Mazal Tov to Tamir and Marina for the birth of their boy Ariel