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February 2020 | Shevat/Adar 5780 Bulletin Huntington Jewish Center at the Solidarity March in NYC Rabbi Ari Saks Dan Schoeffler Sisterhood News Rabbi President by Evelyn Abraham 631-423-5355 631-423-4866 Cantor Israel Gordan Cantor Sheryl Gordon MEMBERSHIP 631-427-1089 ext. 22 Director of Religious School Join us and support the Sisterhood of HJC. It is not too late and Family Engagement Neil Kurshan 631-427-1157 to send in dues. Please return your Membership Letters as Rabbi Emeritus soon as possible. Checks are payable to Sisterhood of the Huntington Jewish Center. Barbara Axmacher Ilene Brown $45 - regular membership Executive Director Director, Early Childhood Center 631-427-1089 ext. 23 631-427-1089 ext. 15 $40 - Z’havah $30 – senior membership HJC Board of Trustees / 2019-2020 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Dan Schoeffler, President Extended Kiddushes Brian Cooper, 1st V.P. Jack Rubin, Treasurer Janet Zimmerman, 2nd V.P. Leslie Hantverk, Secretary If you are free on Thursday and Friday mornings, please stop Michael Richter 3rd V.P. Vicki Perler, Admin V.P. by the Dairy Kitchen to help prepare the Extended Kiddu- Rick Davis Danny Klein Ofer Rind shes. It is an opportunity to support the HJC community. Please Jina Eckstein Eve Krief Cari Schueller contact Evelyn Abraham if you are interested. Shari Feibel Ora Kriegstein Andrea Smoller Donna Fleiss Alan Lyons Marty Spielman Marsha P. Kalina Ari Perler Debbie Stein GREAT HAMANTASHEN SALE David Kaplan Mitch Reiver Ellen Steinberg Sisterhood has started to bake delicious Hamantashen for Sandy Lynn Karow Ginny Richman Louis Walsdorf Purim. The price is $12 per dozen. Available flavors are: HJC Committee Chairpersons Raspberry, Apricot, Prune and Chocolate Chip. All proceeds Adult Education ................................. Jim Lodge are used to support Sisterhood and HJC. Please submit or- Annual Giving Kol Nidre Appeal .... Vicki & Arthur Perler Beautification .................................... Cari Schueller & Alissa DiBlasio ders by February 24th. Bereavement ....................................... Debbie Stein Bulletin ................................................ Sandy Lynn Karow Calendar ............................................. Gwen Goldstein UPCOMING EVENTS Cemetery ............................................ Louis Walsdorf February 9th 6:30 PM Chai Club ............................................ Ellen Kahn & Rosalind Haber Chaverim/Kadima ............................. Samara Rossi Dinner and documentary, A Miracle of Miracles Colleges ............................................... Patricia Schoeffler & Debbie Cadel February 10th 7:30 PM Digital Transformation ..................... Mike Richter Early Childhood Center Board .........Andrea Rosenbaum & Mara Powell Sisterhood Board Meeting Finance and Budget ........................... Jeff Stark February 11th 7:30 PM Friday Night Live ............................... Abby Uhrman Fundraising ....................................... Arthur Frischman Tu B’Shevat Seder - eat, drink and participate in a Seder Greeters ............................................... Maxine Fisher that focuses on Environmentalism led by Joni Brenner. High Holiday Honors........................ Ofer Rind HIHI .................................................... Karen Flanzenbaum & Ellen Steinberg March 1st 12 PM House .................................................. Daniel Lerner Zahava Purim Program - join us for Pizza and learn how to Inclusion ............................................. Miriam Eckstein-Koas make Hamantashen. Children and Parents are welcome, Israel .................................................... Scott Ingber dough and recipe will be provided. Israel/Ramah Scholarships ............... Judy Fox JNN ...................................................... Rob Fisher May 17th 2PM Library................................................. Tyna Strenger Anything Goes at John Engeman Theater in Northport. Lief Chapel Beautification ................ Marsha Perlmutter Kalina Membership ....................................... Leslie Hantverk & Allison Reiver Tickets are $75 a person. Men’s Club .......................................... Ofer Rind Religious School ................................ Mark Richman Ritual ................................................... Andrea Smoller JUDAICA SHOP OPEN Security ............................................... Alan Kriegstein Sisterhood ........................................... Evelyn Abraham ALL YEAR ROUND Social Action ...................................... Janet Kushnick & Marilyn Klein Special Arrangements ....................... Vered Cole & David Walsdorf FOR YOUR HOLIDAY Storytelling Project ............................ Nancy Berlow Cooper Sunshine ............................................. Leslie Hantverk AND SIMCHA NEEDS Theatre Development ........................ Arthur Perler Technology ......................................... Jeff Stark Tree of Life .......................................... Danny Klein & Tom Rosen Sisterhood Contact: Evelyn Abraham UJA ...................................................... Scott Ingber [email protected] USY Director ...................................... Samara Rossi Webmaster .......................................... Arthur Perler 2 FEBRUARY 2020 SHEVAT-ADAR 5780 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1/6 Shevat Parker Hepworth Jr. Congregation Nitzanim Bo 2/7 Shevat 3/8 Shevat 4/9 Shevat 5/10 Shevat 6/11 Shevat 7/12 Shevat 8/13 Shevat WWW - Vav WS #4 RS Coffee Talk w/Rabbi Saks Inclusion Mtg- 7:30pm Minyan Breakfast Jr. Congregation Youth Tu B’Shevat - 9:30am Sponsor Sue Goldmere Shabbat Honoring Program EC Meeting - 8pm - 8am Security Guards & ECC Parents Nite - 7 pm Music with Cantor Gordan Beshalach 9/14 Shevat 10/15 Shevat 11/16 Shevat 12/17 Shevat 13/18 Shevat 14/19 Shevat 15/20 Shevat Tu B’Shevat Model Seder SH Board Meeting - 8pm RS Coffee Talk w/Rabbi Saks 1st Day of 9 Day - 9:30am School Vacaion Sisterhood Dinner and SH Tu B’Shevat Seder - BoT Meeting - 8pm HIHI #4 Movie “A Miracle of Tu B’Shevat 7:30pm Miracles” - 6:30pm Jewish Arbor Day Yitro 16/21 Shevat 17/22 Shevat 18/23 Shevat 19/24 Shevat 20/25 Shevat 21/26 Shevat 22/27 Shevat Coffee Talk w/Rabbi Saks - 9:30am Mishpatim Shabbat Presidents’ Day Shekalim 23/28 Shevat 24/29 Shevat 25/30 Shevat 26/1 Adar 27/2 Adar 28/3 Adar 29/4 Adar No RS ECC Reopens RS Coffee Talk w/Rabbi Saks Jr. Congregation Adult Ed Prog - 7:30pm - 9:30am HIHI #5 Mostly True Things - 8pm Rosh Chodesh Adar Rosh Chodesh Adar Terumah MARCH 2020 ADAR - NISAN 5780 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1/5 Adar 2/6 Adar 3/77 Adar 4/88 Adar 5/9 Adar 6/10 Adar 7/11 Adar RS Coffee Talk w/Rabbi Saks Scholar-In-Residence Scholar-In-Residence - 9:30am Weekend Weekend Minyan Breakfast EC Meeting - 8pm Sponsor Rabbi Saks - 8am Jr. Congregation HIHI #6 Nitzanim Tetzavah Shabbat Zachor 8/12 Adar 9/13 Adar 10/14 Adar 11/15 Adar 12/16 Adar 13/17 Adar 14/18 Adar Purim Carnival - Erev Purim Services. - RS Coffee Talk w/Rabbi Saks Jr. Congregation 11am-1pm 7pm - 9:30am Purim Seudah BoT Meeting - 8pm HIHI #7 Daylight Savings Time Erev Purim/Fast of Esther Purim Shushan Purim Ki Tisa Shabbat Parah 15/19 Adar 16/20 Adar 17/21 Adar 18/22 Adar 19/23 Adar 20/24 Adar 21/25 Adar Dalet Workshop SH Board Meeting - 8pm No RS - ECC - 4s Visit Atria Jr. Congregation Progressive Dinner - Teacher Development Coffee Talk w/Rabbi Saks Nitzanim 5:30pm - 9:30am HIHI #8 Vayakhel-Pekudei Shabbat Hachodesh 22/26 Adar 23/27 Adar 24/28 Adar 25/29 Adar 26/1 Nisan 27/2 Nisan 28/3 Nisan Vav Workshop #6 Coffee Talk w/Rabbi Saks Rummage Drop Off ECC - Grand People Day Jr. Congregation - 9:30am Kiddush sponsored by SH Ridotto - 4pm Jewish Public Affairs SH Rosh Chodesh - Rummage Drop Off & Tom & Vicki Rosen for Forum - 8pm 7:30pm Phyllis & Andy Levy HIHI #9 Rosh Chodesh Nisan Vayikra 29/4 Nisan 30/5 Nisan 31/6 Nisan Rummage Sale Rummage Sale RS 3 From Rabbi Ari Saks Reflections on the March and Rally Against Antisemitism Imagine the scene. Downtown ish community was the message that resonated with me the most New York City on a cold Sunday in at the New York City march and rally. At this time, in this mo- January. You’re with your two young ment, 25,000 of us (as well as 3,000 the following week on Long children surrounded by a mass of Island) gathered together to proclaim we were one united Jewish people who are at least three times community, looking out for our young and willing to protect our- their size. And as you hold onto selves from the dangers that are lurking. For one day, the diversity your children’s small hands you re- of the Jewish world was unified. All of us - the haredi, the chabad- alize the enormity of the task. Will nik asking me to put on tefillin, the LGBTQ+ supporter waving a we make it through? Then a famil- rainbow magen david flag with pride, Conservative, Reform, Or- iar voice pops up behind you. “Form thodox, secular, etc. - were enveloped by the warmth and sense a circle around the children like a herd of elephants. Make sure of solidarity that a circle of protection affords us. Standing strong they’re kept safe.” And as the faces of your community come to and united we could say No to Hate, and No to Fear. surround you in the front, back, and on the sides, you know you’ll ?But if I am only for myself, what am I - וכשאני לעמצי מה אני? .be safe no matter what uncertainties come your way This is not just hypothetical. When Rachel and I took our kids But the story doesn’t