February 2019 (631) 563-1660 67 Oakdale-Bohemia Road, Oakdale, NY 11769

Volume 20, Issue 2 Shevat\Adar I 5779 February 2019 (631) 563-1660 67 Oakdale-Bohemia Road, Oakdale, NY 11769 www.bnai-israel.org

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Please see important information about a new Temple policy approved by the Board of Trustees inside

Rabbi Rosenthal’s Message

The Jewish calendar is largely based on phases of the moon. New Jewish months begin on the day after the New Moon phase, when it appears as a thin crescent in the sky. However, because 12 lunar months are 11 days shorter than the solar year, periodically, we add a leap month to keep the calendar in step with the seasons. During this leap year, we have two months of Adar: Adar I and Adar II. This helps to ensure that holidays like Passover which needs to take place in Spring will occur during the correct season. One of the nice aspects of this addition, is that Adar is a month of joy and of celebration, and during this leap year, we have twice as many opportunities to experience and express that joy. Traditionally, Adar is the month we recognize and celebrate the holiday of Purim. While it might be nice to have two Purim celebrations, instead we celebrate Purim in the second month of Adar and add in the holiday of Purim Katan (little Purim) in Adar I. While there is little written about this minor holiday, the rabbis of the Mishnah make note that, “There is no difference between the fourteenth of the first Adar and the fourteenth of the second Adar save in the matter of reading the Me- gillah, sending mishloach manot (Purim bags) and gifts to the poor.” During Purim Katan, fasting, eulogies and certain aspects of traditional worship are forbidden. However, it is traditional to mark the day with a small festive meal. So, it’s exactly like Purim without any of the primary rituals we do for Purim: megillah, gift baskets, and helping the poor. What does this leave? Perhaps, as the Rabbi Rachel Barenblat notes in her blog, The Velveteen Rabbi, there is more to be uncovered. We (Continued on page 4)

Rabbi Moss’ Message

Life is certainly filled with many surprises and some of them can be quite amazing indeed. A few weeks ago I heard Rabbi Adler of Anshei Shalom Synagogue in Delray Beach give an excellent sermon on the reuniting of Jacob and Esau after their many years of estrangement. Toward the end of the sermon he called to the bimah two men, each of whom was into their 90s. The Rabbi then asked them to share their story. The older gentleman (94 years old) then told how one of his granddaughters had signed up for Ancestry.com to find out more about her ethnic background. As some of you know, the program not only sends back to its subscribers a percentage breakdown of his or her ethnicities, but also gives the name, phone number and address of other persons who are close DNA matches. She followed through by getting in touch with the first name which had the potential of highest probability of being a significant match. It turned out this this person was a relative of the man standing along side of him on the bimah, a man he sat next to every Shabbat in Schule. This man turned out to be his half-brother!!! At an early age, these men’s father abandoned their family and apparently started a second family. I also know of a few of our Temple families who have found significant family members they knew nothing about. How truly amazing and what a blessing. The children and grandchildren of both these men will be having a special family get together in February.

(Continued on page 4) Streaming Services About our Services

We are now streaming our services weekly. If you are unable to join us in Our Friday night worship is conducted in person check us out online. Simply visit www.bnai-israel.org and click on English and Hebrew. Services are every Friday evening. Our Shabbat Services are Live Stream from our menu or the YouTube link on our home page. If you the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Fridays at 8:00 pm. We are using a mobile device you will need to have the YouTube app have a Family Service geared toward installed for it to work. school age children the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:15 pm. The Rabbi will offer Birthday and Anniversary Blessings for the Schedule of Services month at this service. We also have a Tot Shabbat Service geared toward rd Fri. 2/1 Shabbat Service 8:00 pm pre-school children the 3 Friday of each month at 7:00 pm. In a month where there Fri. 2/8 Family/Scout Service 7:15 pm is a 5th Friday we have a Musical Shabbat Service at 7:30 pm. Fri. 2/15 Tot Shabbat 7:00 pm Our Saturday Services are held when there Fri. 2/15 Shabbat Service 8:00pm is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. These are open to the community. Please join us. Fri. 2/22 Shabbat Service 8:00 pm

Torah and Haftarah Readings Bulletin Information All items to be considered for inclusion in February 2 the bulletin must be sent, preferably in an Exodus ch. 21 vs 1 through ch. 24 vs. 18 electronic format or delivered to the II Kings ch. 12 vss. 5 through 16 Temple Office by the deadline shown

below. Accepted electronic formats are February 9 Microsoft Word, or a simple message in an Exodus ch. 25 vs. 1 through ch. 27 vs. 19 I Kings ch. 5 vs. 26 through ch. 6 vs. 13 email. If you are submitting a picture to be considered for inclusion, please make sure February 16 that it is a .jpg file. If you have any Exodus ch. 27 vs. 20 through ch. 30 vs. 1 questions about these requirements, Esther ch. 7 vss. 1 through 10; ch. 8 vss. 15 through 17 Please call (631)775-6147 or email I Samuel ch. 15 vss. 2 through 34 [email protected].

February 23 Upcoming Deadlines: Exodus ch. 30 vs. 11 through ch. 34 vs. 35 I Kings ch. 18 vss. 1 through 39 March Issue is February 10th April Issue is March 10th Share a SIMCHA Sisterhood Sponsor an ONEG Let everyone celebrate with you for your Birthday, Judaica Anniversary, Graduation, or any simcha and Gift Shop you would like to share. The Sisterhood Judaica & Gift shop is open each Friday night after services, by Contact : Elva Zeichner appointment, and during Sisterhood Events and Meetings.

(631) 665-4107 Please call the Temple office for more information or to make an appointment. [email protected] (631) 563-1660 Religious School News

The Jewish Book Club for grades 1-3 is ongoing thru March 24th. Please continue to read and feel free to borrow books from our Religious School Library!

In case of emergency school closings or delayed openings announcements will be made on the following stations:

WBLI (106.1 FM) www.wbli.com WBAB (102.3) www.wbab.com Channel 12 – TV www.news12.com

In addition you will be notified by email and it will be announced on the Temple’s voicemail (631.563.1660)

Parents: Please check your email regularly for announcements of upcoming events and any missed assign- ments as this is our primary method of communication. If we do not have your current email address and you have not been receiving correspondences, please email us at [email protected] with your current email address.

Please continue to bring in tzedakah, $ A Week and food for outreach!

The annual Interfaith Anti-Bias School day for all 6th graders at St. John Nepomucene Church in Bohemia will be in March. Details will be sent home with all 6th grade students.

** Please be advised that Religious School will be closed on Monday, February 18h thru Sunday, February 24th. There will be Religious School on February 25th as scheduled.***

Youth Group (Senior & Junior) Patricia Ellner & Tricia Lindner

Hope everyone had a wonderful beginning to the New Year! Our first event, an Escape Room, was a huge success! Looking forward to doing this event again. February 2nd the Senior Youth Group sleep over is scheduled followed by a Senior Youth Group meeting on February 4th for at 6 p.m. February 9th the Junior Youth Group sleep over is scheduled followed by a Junior Youth Group Meeting on February 11th at 5:45 p.m. Please RSVP to the sleepovers and I look forward to seeing you! Patricia Ellner New Temple Policy Please be aware that the Board of Trustees passed a resolution at its January meeting affecting Temple payment policy for functions, events and items for sale. Effective immediately, fees associated with various Temple activities, such as bus trips, dinners, apparel items and the like, must be paid for in full at the time the reservation or order is placed. When space is available, last minute participants must pay in full "at the door." Cash, check or credit card payment will be accepted, but future billing will no longer be available. This policy will help ensure an accurate count of participants in advance so adequate and cost effective preparations can be made and will simplify and expedite after-the-fact collection of charges.

Rabbi Rosenthal’s Message (continued) could think of Purim Katan as an invitation to think more deeply about what brings us joy in our life, to delve deeper into the story of Purim (as many commentators point out, God is missing from the story), or as an opportunity to bring a little extra joy to the world. This year, Purim Katan falls on Tuesday, February 19th. I encourage you to add a little joy to the day, whether it be through experience, study, food, or time with family and friends. And when our regular Purim celebration comes in March, may we be even more prepared to hear our Megillah chanted, dress in costume, celebrate with a carnival, retell the story through comedy and music, and give the gift of mishloach manot, Purim bags to friends and family. May our two months of Adar bring twice as many opportunities for joyous celebration and perspective.

Rabbi Moss’ Message (continued)

While it is true that all of us are related to each other as part of the larger family of humankind, some of us are related to others in ways we had no idea. I personally think this is quite incredible. It also affirms my value imbedded in our tradition how we must treat every other human being with respect and care. After all, that other person could be our brother, our sister, or maybe even our parent. Be safe and keep warm!

Dollar A Week Club News Our $ A Week Club is doing fine despite the cold temperatures. In fact, many members report that the act of donating to the Temple is actually a warming experience and helps to bring a smile to their faces.

The following individuals and/or families have donated at least 35 times: Alice & Mike Lambert Ethan Mihlstin Rachel Mihlstin Sue & Bob Wiener

The following individuals and/or families have donated at least ten times: Sam Jacobs Roberta Rosen

There are at least 19 people who need to “catch up” to see their names listed here next month.

*Reminder: Be sure to label your donation envelopes clearly with ‘$ A Week’ and with your name clearly printed and the date so we can be sure to credit your donation. President’s Message Paul Weber B'nai Israel NEEDS YOU! Over my past seven months as president, I have heard congregants talk about things that our Temple “should be doing”. We are always open to new ideas and suggestions. We have a number of committees here that would embrace your help! For example, our Ritual Committee does so much for our Temple. They organize and hand out the parts for the High Holy Day services, they planned and shopped for the beautiful Tu B'Shevat seder that we had last week, they are now planning for our Shabbat Across America dinner which will be on March 1, 2019, just to name a few of the many events run by this committee. They could always use an extra hand or two. Our Fundraising Committee runs a lot of events during the year to help keep our costs down. How about giving us a few hours of your time on a Saturday night over the summer? We could really use your help running some of the concession stands at the Ducks games! Other than working with a great group of people and fellow Temple members, you also get to see a spectacular fireworks show!! Fundraising just hosted a sellout Comedy Night at the Temple. If you have a few hours to give to Fundraising, please contact Seth Berman. By joining a Temple committee, you do not have to attend every meeting or event if you don't have the time. You can pick and choose how involved that you want to be. Maybe you just want to lend a helping hand in setting up an event? Maybe you have an idea for a future event that you would like to share? We are always open to new ideas. Other ways to contribute your time and ideas would be to join Sisterhood or Brotherhood. Sisterhood is comprised of a wonderful group of women who do so much for our Temple. Besides the fantastic programs and events that they offer, they work hard and contribute money to pay for some things which help to beautify our Temple. Their hard work is very much appreciated. Our Brotherhood has new leadership and is looking for members to join and share ideas. Their Sunday morning breakfasts are open to men and women. It is a great time to get together and schmooze and listen to one of the interesting guest speakers. They sell wine for Passover and hold football and lottery raffles. They could also use a helping hand. Please consider donating a few hours of your time to one (or more!) of any of the committees or arms of our Temple! Believe me when I tell you that you will get more out of it than you realize. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of the wonderful people who serve our Temple and for doing all that you do to help make B'nai Israel an incredible place. Each and every one of you is special. You are a vital and integral part of our Temple family. Shalom, Paul

Dear Sisterhood B’nai Israel,

Thank you for your donation this year. This year we funded 100 people into long-term recovery facilities and supported over 300 families and their loved ones. You have been part of the solution.

We couldn’t have done it without you.

The Jake Koenigsdorf Foundation Inc. 1/6/2019 Sisterhood Newsletter

Hello everyone, Hoping your New Year started off well. Thanks to Faye Robbins for sharing her inspirational adventure with us. Please be our guest on February 19th at 7:00 pm for Family Fun with Deb Brack. She will be teaching us how to create balloon flowerpot centerpieces. Age 10 and up Please RSVP to the Temple Office by February 12th so we have enough supplies for all. Please join us for this and all of our upcoming events; come see what Sisterhood is all about. Looking forward to seeing you! Join us! Karen Sweeting & Patricia Ellner Co-Presidents Sisterhood SAVE THE DATE Tuesday, February 19th Family Fun Ballooning at 7:00 pm Tuesday, March 12th To Be Announced, Save the Date! Tuesday, April 9th Women’s Seder. Please see below for details

Sisterhood of B’nai Israel invites you to participate in The Women’s Seder Experience Tuesday, April 9th at 6:00 PM Ritual Foods and Dessert will be served By Reservation Only

Donation: $18 for Sisterhood Members $20 for Non-Members

Return with your check made out to Sisterhood of B’nai Israel, 67 Oakdale-Bohemia Rd., Oakdale, NY 11769

Name(s)______

______

Total number reservations: Members______Non-Members______

I request to sit with______

Telephone number: ______Email:______

Total amount enclosed: ______

Reservations are due no later than March 25th 2019 B’nai Israel wishes THANK YOU FROM THE NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER The following paragraph is quoted in part from a "thank you" received from New York Blood Center following our winter blood drive: "On behalf of the patients and hospitals served by the Blood Center, to: thank you for hosting your blood drive at B'nai Israel Reform Temple on Sunday, December 23, 2018. At your blood drive, 45 donors attempted to donate, resulting in 42 lifesaving blood donations. We thank you for Bradley Altman for achieving the your support to our mission." Eagle Scout Award on 1/20/2019. We know that each donation is processed to provide treatment to three Hunter Levine for winning the patients and that during the critically short year-end holiday period our Suffolk Boys Bowling Singles help was much needed and appreciated to provide for the entire Long Tournament. He qualified to represent Island community. B'nai Israel was the only blood drive in Suffolk Suffolk County in the New York State County that day matched by a single drive in western Nassau as well. Bowling Finals as an All-Star. Our thanks to the donors and potential donors who took time to volunteer Paige Levine for receiving that day. And to Alice Lambert and Steve Sonkin who spent their entire postseason honors in Girls Varsity Sunday on-the-job making sure that everything ran smoothly and Swimming at Sachem East High efficiently. School. She received an All-League award. The spring blood drive is already scheduled for Monday afternoon and evening, April 29th and as always, we hope that each of our three annual If you have some good news you’d like drives at B'nai Israel will do even better than the one before. Please to share please let the Temple office mark your calendar and plan to volunteer that day. know. We love to share good news!

Annual NYC Jewish Cultural Tour Please join Rabbis Moss and Rosenthal on B’nai Israel’s Annual NYC Cultural and Eating Trip. The date is Sunday April 14th. Yes, it is the Sunday prior to Passover which begins on Friday night, but this is a wonderful way to begin to focus on what being Jewish means especially in light of the beautiful customs of our wonderful holiday. We are leaving the Temple at 8 am sharp. The first stop will be Yonah Schimmel’s Knishery on Houston Street. We will then go a short distance for a tour of the famous tenement museum. Our group will be split into 2 groups. Each group will experience one of the following tours: SWEATSHOP WORKERS: Pay a visit to the Levine family’s garment workshop and the Rogarshevsky’s Sabbath table at the turn of the 20th century, when the Lower East Side was the most densely populated place in the world. Explore how immigrants balanced work, family, and religion at a time of great change. HARD TIMES: Discover how immigrants survived economic depressions at 97 Orchard Street between 1863 and 1935. Visit the restored homes of the German-Jewish Gumpertz family, whose patriarch disappeared during the panic of 1873, and the Italian-Catholic Baldizzi family, who lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s. The Rabbis will then lead a walking tour of the Lower East Side before heading off to Edison NJ for a late lunch in Harold’s amazing New York Deli Restaurant. The cost, less the Harold’s meal, is $50 which includes one knish (additional can be ordered), entrance into the museum, and bus. Reserve your seats as they will go fast.

Payment must be included with reservation. Congratulations to all of the winners of the Monday Night Football boxes! If you didn’t win this year, next year is (almost) guaranteed! And for those who purchased Super Bowl boxes - good luck! Our next Brotherhood breakfast will be on Sunday, March 24TH at 9:30 a.m. Our guest speaker will be Ms. Felicia Pasculli, a partner of the firm Futterman, Lanza & Pasculli L.L.P. She will be here to discuss Elder Law and Estate Planning. Some of the topics to be discussed include Advanced Directives, Preserving Assets, Estates, Trusts and Veterans Benefits. Please join us for breakfast and a truly informative discussion that will be very worthwhile.

If you plan to attend the breakfast please RSVP by contacting the Temple office. We want to make sure we purchase enough breakfast for those who plan to attend.

Celebrate Shabbat Across America! with B’nai Israel Reform Temple Friday, March 1, 2019 at 6:15 pm followed by a Shabbat Service at 8:00 pm

Cost for Dinner is: $10 per person, $5 per child (age 12 and under) To attend please complete the form below and return to the Temple office with your payment by February 22nd.

Name ______

Email ______

Phone ______

# Adults ______x $10

# Kids ______x $5 (12 years and under)

Do you prefer a vegetarian option? Yes___ for how many people? ____

Total Enclosed ______Payment must be included with RSVP. New Temple Policy Please be aware that the Board of Trustees passed a resolution at its January meeting affecting Temple payment policy for functions, events and items for sale. Effective immediately, fees associated with various Temple activities, such as bus trips, dinners, apparel items and the like, must be paid for in full at the time the reservation or order is placed. When space is available, last minute participants must pay in full "at the door." Cash, check or credit card payment will be accepted, but future billing will no longer be available. This policy will help ensure an accurate count of participants in advance so adequate and cost effective preparations can be made and will simplify and expedite after-the-fact collection of charges.

First Night Passover Seder Dear Friends, B’nai Israel is pleased to once again be sponsoring a Passover Seder. We hope you are available to join us for B’nai Israel’s 1st Night Passover Seder and Dinner on Friday, April 19, 2019. The evening will begin promptly at 7:00 with a full ritual Seder (charosis, bitter herbs, matzoh, wine, grape juice, etc.) We will be using “Woodbury Kosher Caterers,” and the dinner meal will be absolutely delicious! It will include chopped liver, stuffed cabbage, roasted chicken, brisket, potato kugel, broccoli soufflé, sweet potato pie, and mushroom farfel. We will conclude with songs, Passover desserts, candy, tea and coffee. This year, in order to avoid a last minute influx of attendees, we will once again have a special “EARLY BIRD COST” limited to Temple affiliates and their guests of $49.50 per person (paid in full) by March 1st. After that, the price for Temple affiliates and all community members will be $57.50 per person from March 2nd to March 18th. The last minute cost, if there’s still room, will be $67.50 per person. The cost for children under 13 will be $30.00 through March 1st, $35.00 from March 2nd to March 18th, and $40.00 after that, assuming there’s room. Remember, payment in full must be received by the Temple office by the cut-off dates in order to guarantee the lowest cost to you. Last year, we were at maximum occupancy, so make your reservations early and hopefully we will be able to accommodate all who wish to celebrate with us. We must have a minimum of 80 people.

Sincerely, Rabbi Steven Moss

______WILL BE HAPPY TO ATTEND THE PASSOVER DINNER SEDER ON Friday, April 19th at 7 pm.

# OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN OVER 13: # OF CHILDREN UNDER 13: @ $49.50 by 3/1: _____ @ $30.00 by 3/1: _____ @ $57.50 from 3/2-3/18: _____ @ $35.00 from 3/2-3/18: _____ @ $67.50 after 3/18: _____ @ $40.00 after 3/18: _____

TOTAL ENCLOSED $______

I can bring 1 dozen peeled hard boiled eggs to the Seder ___ yes (Phone # ______)

I can help set up on Wednesday 4/17 at 10 am: ___ yes (Phone #______)

Payment must be included with reservation. B'nai Israel Reform Temple Please visit bnai-israel.org for updates February 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 (Time TBA) Sr Youth Group Sleepover at 8p Shabbat Service Temple 9:30a Religious School grades 4 5 6 9:30a Torah at Panera 11:30a Adult Confirmation 12:30p Purim Play Meeting

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (Time TBA) Jr Youth Group Sleepover at 9:30a Religious School grades P/K 6p Senior Youth Group 7:30p Sisterhood Board Meeting 2:30p Yoga 10:15a Weight Watchers 7:15p Family Service & Scout Temple 2 3 6:30p Religious School grades 7 9 6p Bar/Bat Mitzvah Lessons Shabbat 9:30a Religious School grades 4 5 6 7p Religious School HS 7p Choir 9:30a Torah at Panera 7p Communications Committee 11:30a Adult Confirmation 8p Fundraising Meeting

10 Bulletin Deadline 11 12 13 14 15 16 9:30a Religious School grades 1 3 5:45p Junior Youth Group 2:30p Yoga 10:15a Weight Watchers 7p Tot Shabbat 9:30a Religious School grades 4 5 6 11a Ritual Committee 6:30p Religious School grades 7 8 6p Bar/Bat Mitzvah Lessons 8p Shabbat Service 7:30p Intro To Judaism - Jewish 7p Choir Beliefs

17 18 No Religious School 19 20 21 22 23 No Religious School 9:30a Religious School grades P/K 8p Finance Committee 7p Sisterhood Family Fun - Balloon 2:30p Yoga 10:15a Weight Watchers 8p Shabbat Service 2 3 Centerpieces with Deb Brack 7:15p Building & Grounds Meeting 8p Temple Board Meeting

24 No Religious School 25 26 27 28 6:30p Religious School grades 7 9 2:30p Yoga 10:15a Weight Watchers 6p Bar/Bat Mitzvah Lessons 7p Choir B'nai Israel Reform Temple Please visit bnai-israel.org for updates March 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 6:15p Shabbat Across America 9:30a Religious School grades 4 5 6 Dinner 10a Morning Service with Bar 8p Shabbat Service Mitzvah of Matthew Tor 3p Afternoon Service with Bat Mitzvah of Becca Shapiro

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 9:30a School grades 1 3 6p Senior Youth Group 7:30p Sisterhood Board Meeting 2:30p Yoga 10:15a Weight Watchers 7:15p Family Service & Religious 9:30a Religious School grades 4 5 6 6p SAT Prep Class 6:30p Religious School grades 7 8 6p Bar/Bat Mitzvah Lessons School Sabbath grades 1-3 9:30a Torah at Panera 7p Religious School HS 7p Choir 11:30a Adult Confirmation 7p Communications Committee 8p Fundraising Meeting

10 Bulletin Deadline 11 12 13 14 15 16 9:30a School grades P/K 2 3 6:30p School grades 7 9 7:30p Sisterhood General Meeting 2:30p Yoga 10:15a Weight Watchers 7p Tot Shabbat 9:30a Religious School grades 4 5 6 6p SAT Prep Class 7:30p Intro To Judaism - Jewish 6p Bar/Bat Mitzvah Lessons 8p Shabbat & Purim Service 9:30a Torah at Panera Beliefs and Summary 7p Choir 11:30a Adult Confirmation

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 9:30a School grades 1 3 5:45p Junior Youth Group 2:30p Yoga 10:15a Weight Watchers 8p Shabbat Service 9:30a Religious School grades 4 5 6 12p Purim Carnival 6:30p Religious School grades 7 8 6p Bar/Bat Mitzvah Lessons 6p SAT Prep Class 8p Finance Committee 7p Choir 7:15p Building & Grounds Meeting 8p Temple Board Meeting

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 9:30a School grades P/K 2 3 6:30p School grades 7 9 2:30p Yoga 10:15a Weight Watchers 7:30p Musical Shabbat 9:30a Religious School grades 4 5 6 6p SAT Prep Class 6p Bar/Bat Mitzvah Lessons 9:30a Torah at Panera 7p Choir 11:30a Adult Confirmation

31 9:30a School grades 1 3 6p SAT Prep Class

Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) Donations & Contributions We gratefully acknowledge the following donors for their contributions to B’nai Israel Reform Temple: Rabbi Moss Discretionary Fund Marilyn Stahl In honor of my daughter Heather Acard receiving the Halo Award from the IRS helping and leading others

Youth Group Erica & Arthur Weiss In memory of Merrill Altman

Outreach Janice Fleischman Eaton In memory of Arthur Taitz Zwaik, Gilbert & Associates Attorneys at Law & Mitchell & Leslie Zwaik Donation Fran Leiboff In memory of Leon Leiboff

General Fund Rabbi Kathy Novick In memory of Bruce Plewka Thea & Ken Gunther To Hank & Jackie Kasven in memory of your Brother & Sister in law

Help A Family Jerome & Sheila Kessler Donation Gerald & Rochelle Slochevsky Donation

Yahrzeit Fund Alan & Lori Saltus In memory of Martin Saltus

Library Fund Jamie & Paul Markowitz In memory of Carol Korten JoAnn & David Shifton In memory of Bruce Plewka

Ira Rosenfeld Memorial Scholarship Fund Joyce & Jim Amato In memory of Carol Korten Barbara & Willard Sprague In memory of Bruce Plewka Fran Leiboff In memory of Bruce Plewka Thea & Ken Gunther In memory of Bruce Plewka Alice & Mike Lambert In memory of Merrill Altman Alice & Mike Lambert In memory of Seymour Israel

Ethan William Snair Memorial Fund Harvey & Marilyn Kabalkin In memory of Carol Korten Gammie & Pop Pop In loving memory of our beloved grandson Ethan Gammie & Pop Pop Happy 14th birthday to our grandson Emmerson Samuel Grandma In loving memory of my beloved grandson Ethan Scout Shabbat - Family Service - February 8, 2019 at 7:15 pm

The Suffolk Jewish Committee on Scouting has designated Friday evening, February 8th, as Scout Shabbat celebrated at B'nai Israel. Girls and boys of all ages involved in all branches of scouting, their leaders and their families are invited join us to be honored at the Family Service that evening. Scouts and leaders are encouraged to wear their uniforms. A patch, representing attendance at the 2019 Scout Shabbat, will be presented to those who attend. This event is not limited to Temple members and scouting families from anywhere in the community are invited to join us that evening. Please put the date on your calendar and plan to attend our Family Service on February 8th. Purim Carnival WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! Sunday, March 17th, 2019 Please arrive by 10:00am

Adults and Kids needed If you would like to help at the carnival please call or text Lloyd @ 516-702-1009 or email [email protected]

Can be used as Community Service Credit. Ages 13 and up only.

B’nai Israel Reform Temple 67 Oakdale-Bohemia Road, Oakdale, NY

PURIM CARNIVAL!!!

Sunday March 17, 2019 At B’nai Israel Reform Temple 67 Oakdale-Bohemia Road, Oakdale, New York

CARNIVAL @ 12:00

Hot Dogs, Pretzels, Drinks Knishes & Hamantaschen

Face Painting, Sand Art, Spin Art and Games for kids.

Come in costume!!

We need volunteers to help at the Carnival. Ages 13 and up. Can be used as Community Service Credit.

Please call or text Lloyd Levine at 516-702-1009 or email [email protected] Condolences. . . The B’nai Israel Congregational Family extends its deepest condolences to the Altman family on the loss of Merrill Altman; and to the Interlicchio family on the loss of Michelle’s father, Seymour Israel. May they find comfort in the blessings of good memories that will always be theirs.

Yahrzeits The following names of loved ones whose Yahrzeit are observed during the preceding week will be read before the Kaddish Prayer at the Friday Evening Service on:

st th February 1 *Lois Berger February 15 *David Bornstein *Albert Abrams Beatrice Blier *Irwin Altman *Laura Brass Robert Atkins *Frank Brand *Sophie Berger *Dora Cohen *Minnie Baker *Celia Burrows *Jennie Berman *Irving Cohen *Herbert Balkin *David Burrows Muriel Blaugrund *Mortimer Cohen Ethel Baraw *James Burrows *Bernard Blum Bessie Darmstadt *Joseph Beer *Eveline Carchman *Martha Brass Rachelle Nooger-Ellis *Elsie E. Cole *Nicholas Carulli Max Cohen *Max Fein *Hannah Deckinger *Jennie Chapoff *Celia Davis Deborah Gillespie *Lawrence Ellner *Jim Eaton *Elliott Eckhaus *Stephanie Goodman *Selma Fisher *Edward Epstein Joseph Forman *Cynthia Gray *Gertrude Frankel *Henry Erdrich *Miriam Frank *Irene Gray *Albert Freistadt *Benjamin Feinstein *Sally Geller Wallace Heckman *Morris Gelbert *Loyce G. Friedman *Estelle Goldstein Rebecca Jacobs Sophie Gerb *Bess Glasser *Seymour Gray Harriet Kaye *Norman Green *Samuel Hertzberg *Sache Greenberg *Alfred Martin Klein *Annie B. Grushoff *Anna Holmes Melvin Hart *Robert Charles Klopert Sheryl Lynn Hechler *Jack Isaacs *Gertrude Hertzberg *Henry Labiak Jack Jacobs *Vivian Kirson Hyman Jacobs *Harry Joseph Lewis *Herman Kalt *Lillian Kranker *Ruth Elizabeth Lack *Joseph Mankovitz *Rita Leibowitz *Paul Lebensfeld *Mollie Lazen *Irving Pallik *Sadie Pshedesky *Leon Leiboff *Jerome Leibowitz *Murray Reich *Henrietta Gabay *Morris Madow Frieda Levine *Milton Rifkin Rauchwerger *Sandra Mandel *Laura Marsh *Jack C. Rosenstein *Samuel Ringle *Bertha Markofsky *Charlotte Morganstern Edward Salbo *Sarah Robin *Yetti Miller *Joseph Nebreda *Magdalene “Maggie” *Eli Rosen *Sarah Mirrer Velma Poole Serafini *Louis Rosen *Beatrice Moyses *Sadie Romanick *Morris Sirlin *Dora Rosenberg *Carole Porwick *Sylvia Roth *Sidney Sonkin *Sheila Schisler *Murray Porwick *Rosalind Sloane *Murray Spindel *Caroline Shmagin *David N. Raynes Martin Tuck *Deborah Turchen *Florence Silverman *Louis Reisch *Charles Wasserman *Max Wetzler *Donald H. Singer *Minnie Rosenfeld *Irving Weiss *Arthur Howard Sumner *Murray Rubenstein George Westwater *Ruth Wahlberg *Sylvia Schrank & Family *Sarah Zusman *Florence Weiman *Mary Schreiber *Nathan Weisberg *Leon Seldin February 22nd *Barbara Wunderlich *Miriam Shorr *Max David Atkins *Annette Singer *Marilyn Avergun February 8th *William Silver *Estelle Bassell *Ionel Alscheck *Moshe Vianu *Isidor Batter

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