Annual Congregational Mitzvah Day! Sunday, March 22 at 10:00 a.m Click here for the Mitzvah Day brochure Please consider purchasing some supplies on our Amazon wishlist ,

Wednesday, March 18th at 7:30pm COS-SJCC Congregational Security Training Seminar - Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. This training session is for all adult congregants to discuss safety and security awareness, practices and preparedness for our congregation. We'll review the measures COS-SJCC takes to keep you, our children, our staff, and visitors secure, and how you can stay involved and informed. We'll also accept your questions and concerns. Discussion leaders are: Greg D

Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah March 12, 2026 23 Adar 5786 Shabbat Hachodesh Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei I sat down at my computer after teaching my Talmud class and eating some lunch, and I began seeing notifications about an active shooter incident at Temple Israel in suburban Detroit—my hometown. I’ve since learned that the shooter has been confirmed dead and that there were no other fatalities. Thank God. This comes just days after two synagogues in Toronto—Beth Avraham

Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah March 5, 2026 16 Adar 5786 Shabbat Parah Parashat Ki Tisa In a text as long and as old as the Torah, there are bound to be some wacky things. But of all the bizarre rituals in the Torah, perhaps none is stranger than the Red Heifer ceremony we will read about this Shabbat. In Numbers 19, we learn that a completely red heifer—its hide, flesh, blood, and even its dung—was entirely burned, together with cedar wood, hyssop, and crimson thread. T

NEW DATE: March 15, 2026 Join the COS Women's Group for our 2nd annual Post-Abortion Care Kit event on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 9:45 a.m . Assemble small items for personal after-care comfort kits for women who come to NJ Planned Parenthood sites for procedures. Guest speaker: Ashley Generallo, Program Director, Expanding Abortion Access. NJ Family Planning League RSVP by March 10 to Judi Sills at judithmsills@gmail.com . (No walk-ins without a prior RSVP please.)

Women's Group Shabbat - Sat, March 14 Take part in a special Shabbat Service led entirely by the women of COS-SJCC! For info email Amy L, amyjo2001@aol.com , Edith B, edith.benzimra@comcast.net or Jennifer N. jgniederhoffer@hotmail.com NOW OFFERING FREE BABYSITTING! Please click here to sign up! This is a free service but advance registration by March 13 is required.

Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah February 19, 2026 9 Adar 5786 Shabbat Zachor Parashat Tetzaveh If you spend any time at all online, then you have probably met Punch the monkey. If you haven’t, let me introduce you.Punch was born in a zoo in Japan, and for whatever reason, his mother rejected him. As a result, he was excluded by the other macaques. He tried to form bonds with the zoo staff, but they understood what he really needed: other monkeys. In the meantime, they gave

The tzedakah committee invites you to join us for an evening of Mahjong & Mitzvah, filled with wine, snacks, and jokers... all while supporting a cause close to our hearts: Type 1 Diabetes . All proceeds from ticket and raffle sales, along with your generosity, will directly benefit Breakthrough T1D , the leading organization funding life-changing research to reduce the daily burden of this disease, until it no longer exists. Living with T1D means navigating relentless c

Cafe Purim - Monday, March 2nd! 6:00 p.m. - Dinner (pescatarian) 6:45 p.m. - Musical Megillah Theatre and Purim Songs Kids - $15, Adults, $20, Family Max $50 (free for Visionaries) Click here or on the flier below to RSVP!

Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah February 19, 2026 2 Adar 5786 Parashat Terumah Shul Runnings. When my nephew told me that was the name of the Israeli bobsled team at this year’s Winter Olympics, I assumed he was joking. The Israeli bobsled team may be the most unlikely squad since the Jamaican team that inspired the film “Cool Runnings.” And yet, somehow, here we are. I did not expect the Yiddish word for synagogue to make its way to the Milan/Cortina Games. It may not be

Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah February 12, 2026 25 Shevet 5786 Parashat Mishpatim Shabbat Shekalim Last Sunday, there was a football game on television — and, as happens every year, a few commercials in between the action on the field. You may have watched some of it. Robert Kraft — owner of the New England Patriots and a prominent Jewish philanthropist — reportedly spent $15 million on a Super Bowl ad combating antisemitism ( click here to see this year’s ad). In a no

Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah February 5, 2026 18 Shevet 5786 Parashat Yitro This week, in synagogues around the world, Jews will read the story of the Israelites arriving at Mount Sinai to receive the Torah. According to an ancient rabbinic teaching—a Midrash—not only those newly freed slaves stood at Sinai, but every future generation of the Jewish people as well. In some mysterious way, we were all there. That idea carries a powerful implication. We are meant to tell

PURIM Carnival & Spiel - Sunday, March 1 - Spiel at 10am, Carnival at 11am $25 per family in advance, $30 per family at the door. Click here or the flier below to register!

Thank you to all who've donated to procure the items for the post-abortion care kits. We've now reached our fundraising goal, but you can still help! Join the COS Women's Group for our 2nd annual Post-Abortion Care Kit event on Sunday morning, February 22, 2026 at 9:45 am . Assemble small items for personal after-care comfort kits for women who come to NJ Planned Parenthood sites for procedures. Guest speaker: Ashley Generallo, Program Director, Expanding Abortion Access.

Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah January 29, 2026 11 Shevet 5786 Parashat Beshalach I once had a teacher in rabbinical school who liked to say that the weekly Torah portion always speaks to what is happening in the world. The challenge, he taught, is figuring out what it is trying to say. Some weeks, of course, that task is easier than others. In the third verse of this week’s Torah portion, B’shallach , we are told that when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, he took

Thank you to all who've donated to procure the items for the post-abortion care kits. We've now reached our fundraising goal, but you can still help! Join the COS Women's Group for our 2nd annual Post-Abortion Care Kit event on Sunday morning, February 22, 2026 at 9:45 am . Assemble small items for personal after-care comfort kits for women who come to NJ Planned Parenthood sites for procedures. Guest speaker: Ashley Generallo, Program Director, Expanding Abortion Access.

Weekly On-line Rabbi's D'var-Torah January 22, 2026 4 Shevet 5786 Parashat Bo I wish Miss Rachel would stick to singing songs for little kids. Unfortunately, she can’t seem to steer clear of antisemitic controversy. Most recently, she “liked” a comment on her own Instagram post that read, “Free America from the Jews.” She later claimed that she had intended to click “hide,” but accidentally hit “like” instead. I’m no Instagram expert, but that explanation strains credibility.

Sunday, February 1 at 9:45 a.m. COS-SJCC Women's Group book talk with inspirational speaker, coach and best-selling author Debbie Weiss This is a free event but RSVPs are appreciated to Judi Sills by 1/26/26, judithmsills@gmail.com .