SOJC NEWS 1 SOJC NEWS Av & Elul August 2010 August 2010 5770 Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation

AUGUST 2010 SOJC NEWS 1 SOJC NEWS Av & Elul August 2010 August 2010 5770 Southwest Orlando Jewish Congregation

Dates of Interest Family Friday Thursday, September 09 9:00am Rosh Hashana Friday, August 20 Hold the Date for Day 1 6:30pm Prospective the SOJC 7:45pm Erev Rosh Hashana Members Family Friday Day 2 Dinner (RSVP) Blue and White Friday, September 10 7:30pm Erev Shabbat Shabbat Dinner 9:00am Rosh Hashana Services Day 2 Wednesday, August 25 Sunday, September 12 5:30pm First Day of Tzom Gedaliah Religious School Grades 3-7 Friday, September 17 Sunday, August 29 7:00pm Kol Nidrei 9:00am First Day of Saturday, September 18 Religious School for Grades August 20, 2010 9:00am Yom Kippur K-2 All Returning Members, Sometime after 11:30am 2nd Day of School for New Members and Yizkor Grades 3-7 Prospective Members are 5:15pm Mincha and Ne’ila 1:15pm Lev Shalem-Intro to welcome to dine with us (break fast at 8:02pm) the New Machzor-Cantor Wednesday, September 22 Ramsay at 6:30 pm for a 7:00pm Erev Sukkot complimentary No Religious School Saturday, September 04 Thursday, September 23 9:00pm Selichot Services dinner Sukkot Sunday, September 05 followed by followed by Newsletter No Religious School- Labor Friday Night Sponsor Day Weekend Services. Monday, September 06 Your family Labor Day (please wear blue and white) Reservations are a must. dedication Wednesday, September 08 could go here! 7:00pm Erev Rosh Hashana $25.00 Family $100 sponsor’s the No Religious School Sponsorships are newsletter in your appreciated special month!

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could point out the obvious advantages of this modern machzor. From These are facing pages of a central prayer in the High Holy Day liturgy, Unetaneh Tokef. The first advantage a The Hebrew reader will notice is the much clearer Hebrew type- Cantor face (that might not be noticeable in this reproduction). As one who reads this particular prayer aloud in public, I just Cantor Ramsay can’t express how much easier this text is to read than the same text in the old Silverman Machzor. Vowels are crisp and clear and do not bleed into the consonants. Besides the arly next month we will be ushering in the new clarity of the printing, there are also pronunciation aids that Eyear 5771. I will have the honor of leading you in the are absent in the Silverman. Notice also that the Hebrew is predominance of the High Holy Day tefillot (prayers) for the often laid out in phrases, when appropriate. The text thus 9th year in a row. While each year has been a challenging, retains its poetic structure. Note also the indication of when spiritual, and memorable responsibility, the most frequent the ark is to be opened. and relentless complaint I have heard from our SOJC family If we look in the right margin of page 143, we can read is that the machzor (High Holy Day prayer book) we have about the origin of the prayer, commentary on the spiritual been using is less than engaging, is hard to read, and even thrust or meaning in the imagery, or other notable facts. On the translations are outdated. With so much at stake in our some pages this margin is filled with commentary about the High Holy Day spiritual experience, the clergy and lay leader- particular service, the structure of the prayer, facts about ship have intended to update the machzorim we use for over the author, or references to the Tanach (Hebrew Bible), Tal- 10 years. mud, or other Jewish texts. Finally, the USCJ has published its long awaited Conser- On the left side of page 143 we will not only find an vative Machzor Lev Shalem. The board has launched a pre- accurate translation of the Hebrew on the facing page, we liminary order of copies and for fiscally responsible reasons will also see the instruction to open the ark and the addition have requested that members purchase their own copies of of transliteration (Hebrew words written in English letters) the Machzor (order soon through the SOJC office). I have where the congregation frequently participates; in this case, included below a sample from Machzor Lev Shalem so that I with the familiar words of, “B’rosh ha-shanah, yikkateivun, u-v’yom tzom kippur yeichateimun” (yes, you have repeated those two phrases more than a few times during the service). Where the Hebrew has been arranged in poetic phrases, the translation retains that format. Notice also that the translation is in modern En- glish instead of the convo- luted Queen’s English used in the Silverman Machzor. The left margin includes an alternative responsive English reading which closely mimics the translation of the prayer Unetaneh Tokef on this page. On other pages in the Machzor, this margin CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 AUGUST 2010 SOJC NEWS 3

Cantor’s Message one another. continued As I look at the new machzor, I see many new tools to is used for poems, discussions regarding the topics expressed help understand the liturgy and create meaningful t’fillah by the prayer on the page, additional piyyutim (Hebrew po- experiences that match our modern theology and ideology. ems of liturgical significance), and appropriate writings by Allow me one example: Jewish thinkers. In one of the most well known of High Holiday prayers, I am excited about what this new text will bring to our Unetaneh tokef, we ask who will live, who will die, acknowl- High Holy Day experience. Its additional gifts of edification edging that the power of life and death sits in Gods hands. and clarity and relevance will be a treasure for you to own. At the end of the prayer, we recite in unison: ‘U-t’shuvah, u- This new Machzor contains all of the traditional liturgy AND tifillah u-tzedakah ma-avirim et ro-a ha-g’zerah’, a line which offers inspiring insights into why that liturgy has relevance in earlier machzorim has been translated as ‘But repentance, in our lives today. @ prayer and Tzedakah will avert the severe decree.’ Our modern sensibilities make this a theologically difficult statement to recite with this translation. Each of us knows many righteous people who suffer illness and tragedy. Rabbi Are we to believe that this means they didn’t do enough Cheryl’s prayer, repentance, or Tzedakah? I don’t believe so and I Column don’t think this is what the Hebrew was meant to convey. For the same Hebrew is used in Machzor Lev Shalem and translated in what is consistent with the Hebrew language Rabbi and with modern theology: “But T’shuvah, T’fillah and Cheryl Peretz Tz’dakah have the power to transform the harshness of our destiny.” How we spend our time does indeed impact how Dear Friends: we will experience what befalls us. We do have the power to I am looking forward to returning ‘home’ to SOJC for transform ourselves and control how we experience each and the upcoming High Holidays. I am excited to renew relation- every moment. ships, build together, and help each person find their lev This is but one example illustrating that how the new shalem- full heart, complete heart, heart at peace - to ap- machzor helps enhance our prayer experience. For those proach God in these sacred moments. who seek it reading, there are poems, personal interpreta- As each of us comes to these days of prayer and contem- tions, stories, historical notes on each page. My heart is plation, there are many questions: indeed full as I think about the myriad ways we will have to What does it mean to come before God with a whole heart? enhance the holidays and help each of us approach God with How do we prepare to do this? a lev shalem. What are the challenges of coming to God with a whole heart? See you in a few short weeks. @ There is great meaning in the questions without answers. Yet, we approach the holidays in the hope of also finding answers. So, we seek to have a lev shalem – a heart that is Sisterhood full, at peace, and complete. For some, the days them- News selves or the prayer service on its own helps achieve this automatically. For others, the commentary, the lessons, and/ Submitted by or discussions around the prayer heighten attention and in- Roz Beltzer, terpretation. President, It is not a coincidence that the new machzor which we [email protected] will begin using is called by this same name - Lev Shalem. he first meeting of the new Sisterhood was held on July Offering new ways relating to the traditional liturgy, the T13. A Board of Officers was elected: Roz Beltzer, Presi- mahzor includes modern commentaries, readings, and dent; Phyllis Zunk, Treasurer; Marion Wolfman, Secretary. kavanot (intentionalities or meditations). It also draws upon We discussed projects for the coming year. Thanks to all who many medieval piyyutim for inspiration. In some instances attended making the meeting a success. there are differences between the modern and medieval ap- The next meeting will be held on Sunday, October 3. Watch proach to the liturgy. In other instances the texts reinforce your mail for times.@ 4 SOJC NEWS AUGUST 2010

tion. Israel is a nation with deeply rooted democratic insti- President’s tutions. It is a dynamic and open society that has repeatedly Message excelled in culture, science and technology. Second, owing to its roots, history, and values, Israel is by Michele Fischer , President a fully fledged Western nation. Indeed, it is a normal West- lthough my house is quieter while Joshua and Alana are ern nation, but one confronted by abnormal circumstances. Ain Israel for the month of July, my phone is getting a Uniquely in the West, it is the only democracy whose good workout. Joshua boarded his plane on June 30 with very existence has been questioned since its inception. In excitement and anticipation as he revisits the Promised Land. the first instance, it was attacked by its neighbors using the During one of his phone calls, he told us that he could see conventional weapons of war. Then it faced terrorism culmi- himself living in Israel one day. Alana boarded her plane a nating in wave after wave of suicide attacks. Now, at the week later with extreme trepidation as she traveled half way behest of radical Islamists and their sympathizers, it faces a around the world with a group of strangers to a strange land. campaign of delegitimization through international law and Within 48 hours of Alana’s arrival in Israel she called Jeff diplomacy. and I to tell us that, “this is the best place in the whole world Sixty-two years after its creation, Israel is still fighting and I feel like I am home.” A week later she informed me for its very survival. Punished with missiles raining from that she may “intentionally” miss her plane and stay in Is- north and south, threatened with destruction by an Iran aim- rael. Those of you who have had the privilege of visiting ing to acquire nuclear weapons and pressed upon by friend Israel understand that instant, deep, and unbreakable bond. and foe, Israel, it seems, is never to have a moment’s peace. As Diaspora Jews, we all share a connection with each For years, the focus of Western attention has under- other and with Israel. What about the rest of the world? standably been on the peace process between Israelis and Should they be interested or concerned if Israel continues to Palestinians. But if Israel is in danger today and the whole exist? The letter that follows was written by Jose Maria region is slipping towards a worryingly problematic future, it Aznar, former Prime Minister of Spain, as part of an initia- is not due to the lack of understanding between the parties tive to promote a new Friends of Israel. He eloquently ex- on how to solve this conflict. The parameters of any pro- presses Israel’s need to exist as the only stronghold of de- spective peace agreement are clear, however difficult it may mocracy in the Middle East. I hope this letter fills you with seem for the two sides to make the final push for a settle- hope and a renewed sense of Zionism. ment. Anger over Gaza is a distraction. We cannot forget that The real threats to regional stability, however, are to be Israel is the West’s best ally in a turbulent region. found in the rise of a radical Islamism which sees Israel’s For far too long now it has been unfashionable in Europe destruction as the fulfillment of its religious destiny and, to speak up for Israel. In the wake of the recent incident on simultaneously in the case of Iran, as an expression of its board a ship full of anti-Israeli activists in the Mediterra- ambitions for regional hegemony. Both phenomena are nean, it is hard to think of a more unpopular cause to cham- threats that affect not only Israel, but also the wider West pion. and the world at large. In an ideal world, the assault by Israeli commandos on The core of the problem lies in the ambiguous and often the Mavi Marmara would not have ended up with nine dead erroneous manner in which too many Western countries are and a score wounded. In an ideal world, the soldiers would now reacting to this situation. It is easy to blame Israel for have been peacefully welcomed on to the ship. In an ideal all the evils in the Middle East. Some even act and talk as if world, no state, let alone a recent ally of Israel such as Tur- a new understanding with the Muslim world could be achieved key, would have sponsored and organized a flotilla whose if only we were prepared to sacrifice the Jewish state on the sole purpose was to create an impossible situation for Is- altar. This would be folly. rael: making it choose between giving up its security policy Israel is our first line of defense in a turbulent region and the naval blockade, or risking the wrath of the world. that is constantly at risk of descending into chaos; a region In our dealings with Israel, we must blow away the red vital to our energy security owing to our overdependence on mists of anger that too often cloud our judgment. A reason- Middle Eastern oil; a region that forms the front line in the able and balanced approach should encapsulate the following fight against extremism. If Israel goes down, we all go down. realities: first, the state of Israel was created by a decision To defend Israel’s right to exist in peace, within secure of the UN. Its legitimacy, therefore, should not be in ques- CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 AUGUST 2010 SOJC NEWS 5

President’s Message continued Cantorial Corps borders, requires a degree of moral and strategic clarity that News too often seems to have disappeared in Europe. The United States shows worrying signs of heading in the same direc- n July Shana Medel, and Chelsea Bourekas led tion. IShabbat services beautifully. The West is going through a period of confusion over I am looking forward to hearing all our Torah readers the shape of the world’s future. To a great extent, this con- over the High Holy Days and Sukkot. Mazel Tov to Brendan fusion is caused by a kind of masochistic self-doubt over our Cohen on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah. I look forward to own identity; by the rule of political correctness; by a witnessing your continued participation in your Jewish com- multiculturalism that forces us to our knees before others, munity. and by a secularism which, irony of ironies blinds us even Here’s our schedule: when we are confronted by jihadis promoting the most fa- Saturday, September 9, 10, 18 Cantorial Corps Torah natical incarnation of their faith. To abandon Israel to its Reading fate, at this moment of all moments, would merely serve to l’shalom v’shira, illustrate how far we have sunk and how inexorable our de- Cantor Doug Ramsay @ cline now appears. This cannot be allowed to happen. Motivated by the need to rebuild our own Western values, expressing deep concern about the wave of aggression against Israel, and mindful Torah that Israel’s strength is our strength and Israel’s weakness is our weakness, I have decided to promote a new Friends of Team Israel initiative with the help of some prominent people, News including David Trimble, Andrew Roberts, John Bolton, Alejandro Toledo (the former President of Peru), Marcello Cantor Doug Ramsay Pera (philosopher and former President of the Italian Sen- his July Alan Roufa, Mel Marsel, Jules Gelade, and Bella ate), Fiamma Nirenstein (the Italian author and politician), TKatz all chanted Haftarot beautifully. Mel Marsel, Alan the financier Robert Agostinelli and the Catholic intellectual Roufa, and Ed Bromberg also assisted in leading services on George Weigel. Shabbat morning. Thank you all for your dedication to our It is not our intention to defend any specific policy or community. any particular Israeli government. The sponsors of this ini- In the coming year we will have more adult participants tiative are certain to disagree at times with decisions taken in the services with the Bar and Bat Mitzvah of the current by Jerusalem. We are democrats, and we believe in diver- Adult B’nei Mitzvah class. They are learning to chant from sity. the Torah and lead prayers from the Shabbat services. What binds us, however, is our unyielding support for These adult Laypeople are an inspiration to us all. Israel’s right to exist and to defend itself. For Western coun- Some of them have honed their skills all their lives, but most tries to side with those who question Israel’s legitimacy, for have come to their mastery of these skills during adulthood them to play games in international bodies with Israel’s vital and continue to practice these skills in service to our syna- security issues, for them to appease those who oppose West- gogue. If you would like to learn, or want to get on the list to ern values rather than robustly to stand up in defense of read Torah, Haftarah or to lead a service, or if you just want those values, is not only a grave moral mistake, but a stra- more info, e-mail me at [email protected]. It’s a mitzvah, tegic error of the first magnitude. it’s uplifting, and it’s a wonderful experience! Israel is a fundamental part of the West. The West is what it is thanks to its Judeo-Christian roots. If the Jewish l’shalom v’shira, element of those roots is upturned and Israel is lost, then we Cantor Doug Ramsay @ are lost too. Whether we like it or not, our fate is inextrica- bly intertwined. @ 6 SOJC NEWS AUGUST 2010

8/18/10 ...... 5:00pm Teen Volunteer Orientation and Teacher In- Service 8/25/10 ...... 5:30pm First day of Religious School for Grades 3-7 Submitted by Cantor Ramsay 8/29/10 ...... 9:00am 1st Day of Religious his month we are back to school! I hope all my students School for Grades K-2 nd and their families have had a safe and fulfilling sum- ...... 2 Day of Religious School for T Grades 3-7 mer! If you have not registered your child for the 2010-2011 9/1/10 ...... 5:30pm Religious School for school year, please do so before the first day of school. For Grades 3-7 liability reasons we must have all appropriate information 9/5/10 ...... 9:00am No Religious School- regarding your child before they come to class. The earlier Labor Day Weekend you register the better we can prepare for supplies and texts. 9/8/10 ...... 5:30pm No Religious School- Erev Rosh Hashana Also, pay close attention to the school calendar because the 9/12/10 ...... 9:00am Religious School for holidays allow us more school days than usual this year. Grades K-7 Every year we need a parent coordinator for each grade ...... 12:30pm Family Tashlich level. Please consider volunteering to be that Room Mom/ service at Dr. Phillips Park Dad. You would coordinate directly between the PTA, your 9/15/10 ...... 5:30pm Religious School for child’s teacher, and other parents in your student’s class. It Grades 3-7 9/19/10 ...... 9:00am Religious School for is a great way to be involved in your child’s Jewish education Grades K-7 by having a relationship with all those who make it happen. 9/22/10 ...... 5:30pm No Religious School- Calling all Teen Volunteers! Erev Rosh Hashana All of our grade levels, K-6th , are in need of dedicated 9/26/10 ...... 9:00am Religious School for teen volunteers on Sundays and, when possible, Wednesday’s Grades K-7 9/29/10 ...... 5:30pm No Religious School- as well (grades 3-6). Teen volunteers will receive documented Erev Sh’mini Atzeret @ volunteer hours for use in their school or Scout requirements. These volunteers will be relied upon by the religious school teachers to run errands, help with projects, assist individual Lifelong students, etc. Please fill out the form below to be considered Learning for a position. Although we will not promise a particular Lamppost position as a condition upon your volunteering, we will consider your skills and preferences when placing you. SOJC Adult Education All volunteers will be required to sign in and to sign out High Holy Days: every school day, whether you need the hours or not. Notice People Get Ready! the Teen Volunteer Orientation below on the calendar. The High Holy Days are just around the corner, believe it or I am looking forward to a wonderful year with all of you! not! Cantor Ramsay will lead a lesson on Sunday, August 29, at 1:15 PM so we can get familiar with the new Mahzor. “Taste of the J” runs that day, so you can enjoy the food and then enjoy the lesson! Name:______Age:______An introduction to the New Machzor (High Holy Day Prayer Grade:______Available: Wed Sun Book). Become familiar with all the gifts this new and en- Skills (circle what you are comfortable working with): gaging text brings to the Days of Awe experience. Cantor Aleph Bet crafts singing some prayers Ramsay will outline the structure and layout of the new Hebrew (level____) add your special Machzor and share hints of how to maximize its relevancy. skill______Adult B’nei Mitzvah Classes Preferences: Ten members of the congregation meet with Cantor Ramsay Grade level______Why?______on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM at SOJC to participate in this Teacher______Why? ______wonderful commitment to Jewish practice and Jewish learn- All preferences will be kept confidential. ing. For information, contact Cantor Ramsay (Office – 407- 239-5444; Cell phone – 407-468-1032; e-mail – cantor@sojc). AUGUST 2010 SOJC NEWS 7

So, just add up the positions. Do the math. 1 + 3 + 1948 SOJUSY + 32 + 26 = 2010 Working with the 2010 International Board, NEWS I look forward to seeing USY meet its fullest potential this e-mail: [email protected] year. 2010 – This is our year. Let’s rock it! Facebook: Search "SOJUSY" and ask to join! B’ahavat USY, Holly Myerson • 407-414-8078 • [email protected] Josh Block, 2010 International USY President, Jamie Finkler • 407-346-2893 • [email protected] [email protected] @ 2010 REASONS TO BE PART OF USY USY, this is our year! Just do the math… It all starts with 1. One person reaching out. One experience that can August change a life. One friend, one song, or one passion that can 2010 define who you are and who you want to be. Membership/ Kadima is not only how many people know about USY, it is that one person who will never forget it. By focusing on Happy Birthday building up USY one member at a time – one person at a time to our Congregants – then our chapters, our regions, and our organization will be stronger than ever. 2 ...... Michael Feldman 15 ...... Eric Pait A good friend of mine once said that each of us, with 3 ...... Sarah Morris 18 ...... Zachary Lipschitz two hands and one heart, have 3 ways to make a difference. 4 ...... Stephanie Brue 20 ...... Robbi Denner USYers raise hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to 4 ...... David Fitzer 20 ...... Todd Jamoom be donated to organizations across the globe, but Social Ac- 4 ...... Matthew Kalty 23 ...... Trisha Rosen 5 ...... Seth Bobet 24 ...... Yvonne Bleecker tion/Tikun Olam doesn’t stop there. It often is said that 5 ...... Rebecca Ramsay 24 .. Christopher Buckley USYers are the future Jewish leaders, but that is not entirely 6 ...... Vivian Kerstein 24 ...... Sheldom Stein accurate. We are the present. Every person in every chapter 7 ...... Alexandra Feuer 26 ...... Steven Cohen who uses his or her hands and heart to change some small 7 ...... Amy Kalty 26 ...... Shalyn Feldman part of the world for the better is truly a leader. 8 ...... Susanne Bechor 27 ...... Michael Kesten Since Israel was founded in 1948, it has become a home- 8 ...... Nathan Snitz 29 ...... Marian Kalman 9 ...... Alan Cohen 30 ...... Josh Bobet land for Jews across the world. USYers are no exception. In 11 ...... Merrille Koffler 30 ...... Justin Havas USY, Israel Affairs is about playing Israeli games, discussing 13 ...... Ryan Cappuzzello 31 ...... Randal Brue Israeli politics, and eating Israeli foods. It is about advocat- 14 ...... Bella Katz 31 ...... Alexander Wurm ing for Israel, visiting Israel, and forging a personal connec- 15 ...... Amy Karr tion to Israel that cannot be put into words. The community USYers build with one another through a common connection to Judaism and to Israel is truly a remarkable one, and the importance of USY’s role in inspiring in us an enthusiasm for Israel should never be taken for granted. August 2010 USY gives each of us the chance to experience Judaism in our own way - a way that we find personally meaningful. The Happy Anniversary opportunities to learn about everything from Heschel to to our Congregants hamentashen are endless, but it is so much more than that. 9 ...... Joseph & Alexis Shrager Religion/Education in USY instills in all of us a fervor for Judaism 14 ...... Edward & Lenora Lubin that fills the mind and, more importantly, the heart. In gematria, 14 ...... Yale & Lori Schwartz the numeric value for the word lev, meaning heart, is 32. 17 ...... Larry & Karen Goldman Very little could happen without communication. With 19 ...... Jules & Karen Gelade just 26 letters in the English alphabet that can be combined 20 ...... John & Toni Bourekas 21 ...... Douglas Ethridge & Eileen Krantz to form a nearly infinite number of different words and 21 ...... Martin & Susan Segal phrases, USYers can reach out to one another and to the 21 ...... Ronald & Phyllis Zunk world as a whole. It is our job to use those letters, to put 25 ...... Steven Rossum & Adina Fleeger-Rossum them together into whatever words we can, in order to spread 27 ...... Marc & Ilisabeth Feldman our message across North America. 31 ...... Jason & Virginia Kolin 8 SOJC NEWS AUGUST 2010

August Av & 2010 Elul Yahrzeit Memorial

Hebrew Member This Date Departed Observer Year 21 AV ...... Walter Klavans ...... Alan Klavans ...... August 01 ...... Bella Kristal ...... Rosalind Beltzer 23 AV ...... Esther Koffler...... Merrille Koffler...... August 03 ...... Gertie Kronick ...... Seymour Sandick ...... Samuel Uretsky.....Doris Abramson 24 AV ...... Ray Tepper ...... Seymour Sandick .August 04 25 AV ...... David Denner ...... Valerie Denner...... August 05 ...... Irving Meshover ....Stephen Meshover 27 AV ...... Victoria KupermanYvonne Bleecker...August 07 2 ELUL...... Eva Goldstein ...... Judith Marsel ...... August 12 ...... Barney Haimes .....Stanley Haimes ...... Eva Silkes ...... Marion Silkes 4 ELUL...... Frieda Zunk ...... Ronald Zunk ...... August 14 5 ELUL...... Karolina Kessler ....Mary Roufa ...... August 15 6 ELUL...... Philip Kotzin ...... Gordon Kotzin...... August 16 8 ELUL...... Ralph Limmer ...... Rosanne Monroe .August 18 10 ELUL...... Mr. Jerome Friend.Charlotte Wasser ...August 20 11 ELUL...... Charlotte Goodman ...... Tom Goodman.....August 21 12 ELUL...... Justin Allen ...... Amy Karr ...... August 22 17 ELUL...... Hans Munk ...... Marion Silkes ...... August 27

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CANTOR FUND In honor of my father Burt Schlossman. ~ Sarah Schlossman

In memory of Julius Aarons. In memory of Arnold Salit. ~ Roslyn Slepian

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GENERAL In honor of Ed Bromberg’s serves as President of the Congregation. ~ Mordecai Miller

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DISCRETIONARY FUND In memory of Annie Blaweiss. In memory of their friend Roy Entin. ~ Helen & Jerome Lewin

SPECIAL NEEDS COMMITTEE In memory of Bessie Brown. ~ Lucille Ackerman

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AV 211234567 AV 22 AV 23 AV 24 AV 25 AV 26 AV 27 NO RELIGIOUS 7:30P ADULT PARASHAT RE’EH SCHOOL B’NAI MITZVAH LESSON 7:30PM 9:30AM SHABBAT SHABBAT NO RELIGIOUS SERVICE SERVICE SCHOOL 7:55P CANDLES 9:01P HAVDALAH AV 288 AV 29 9 AV 30 10 ELUL 1 11 ELUL 2 12 ELUL 3 13 ELUL 4 14 NO RELIGIOUS ROSH CHODESH ELUL ROSH CHODESH ELUL PARASHAT SHOFTIM SCHOOL 7:30P ADULT B’NAI MITZVAH 7:30PM 9:30AM 7P .... BOARD OF LESSON SHABBAT SHABBAT DIRECTOR’S NO RELIGIOUS SERVICE SERVICE MEETING SCHOOL 7:49P CANDLES 8:55P HAVDALAH ELUL 515 ELUL 6 16 ELUL 7 17 ELUL 8 18ELUL 9 19 ELUL 10 20 ELUL 11 21 NO RELIGIOUS ROSH CHODESH AV PARASHAT KI TEITZEI SCHOOL 6:30PM FAMILY FRIDAY 7:30PM 9:30AM SHABBAT SHABBAT NO RELIGIOUS SERVICE SERVICE SCHOOL 7:43P CANDLES 8:48P HAVDALAH ELUL 1222 ELUL 13 23 ELUL 14 24 ELUL 15 25 ELUL 16 26 ELUL 17 27 ELUL 18 28 NO RELIGIOUS PARASHAT KI TAVO SCHOOL 5:30-7:30PM 7:30PM 9:30AM FIRST DAY OF SHABBAT SHABBAT RELIGIOUS SERVICE SERVICE SCHOOL 7:36P CANDLES 8:41P HAVDALAH ELUL 1929 ELUL 20 30 ELUL 21 31 9AM-NOON The on-line calendar at RELIGIOUS www.sojc.org is updated weekly. SCHOOL Wherever the on-line calendar does not agree with 1:15P INTRO TO the above calendar, the on-line calendar overrides NEW MACHZOR this one and is more current. Thank You.