APRIL 2013 NISAN/IYAR 5773 Hakol the Voice of the Pelham Jewish Center

APRIL 2013 NISAN/IYAR 5773 Hakol The Voice of the Pelham Jewish Center

A Message from the Rabbi

Major league baseball’s professional commendations. We passion. opening day is around the corner. define success based on the final out- The love in Shir Hashirim is Those of us with teams whose season come of an achievement while we never consummated, which is any- ended without a run at the playoffs ignore and forget the ways in which thing but a failure. The holiness of now have a chance to start over. we struggled and behaved and grew love is found in the contours of the There are new faces in our uniforms during the journey itself. Our tradi- longing itself, regardless of whether and freshly groomed parks enticing us tion desperately wants us to see the the lovers walk off together, hand in with moments of great drama. Even short-sightedness of this approach to hand. Having loved like this trans- teams that finish in the cellar will have life. The Torah is a masterpiece pre- forms us in profound ways, even if we moments of elegance and grit on the cisely because it is a book about a remain separated from the object of field. We have a few weeks to be journey. It ends without the triumph our desire as do the lovers of the hopeful for a competitive season, but of entering the Promised Land. Our poem. עַ ל מִשְׁ כָּבִ י בַ לֵּילוֹת בִקַשְׁתִ י אֵּ ת שֶׁ ָאהֲבָּ ה נַפְְׁ come May, fans across the country desert trek was strewn with anguished will accept what will seem to be inevi- failures of spirit alongside soaring שִ י בִקַשְׁתִ יו וְׁ ֹלא מְׁ צָּ אתִ יו: ,table defeat. And this, I believe, is triumphs of faith and determination how we undersell the sport and our- and it is these experiences that are the selves. Baseball is a game of beauty: it centerpiece of our holiest book, not ON MY BED AT NIGHT, I is slow, methodical, strategic, and the achievement of conquest. SOUGHT HIM WHOM MY meditative. Assessing one’s team On the Shabbat of Chol SOUL LOVES. I SOUGHT HIM, based only on wins and losses is like Hamoed Pesach, today, we read the BUT FOUND HIM NOT. מְׁצָּ אתִ יו ְ:determining whether or not yoga was Song of Songs because it is a poem This refrain is repeated I sought him, but foundבִקַשְׁתִ יו ְוְׁ ֹלא" .successful based on whether or not I about a journey that is unfulfilled held my downward dog as long as my The language of the book explodes him not." Even the final verse leaves fellow practitioner. The game itself with love’s possibilities and yearnings. no question that this love is unful- can be beautiful, even when your The focus of the poem is on the in- filled. "Be swift, my lover, and make team loses. tense desire, promise, and fretfulness yourself like a gazelle or a young ram I wrote about this a few years that always texture the courtship be- on mountains of spices." She yearns ago and took a lot of heat from fellow tween two lovers. There is a dream- for her lover to return home to her baseball fans. I suggested that as a fan like quality to the poem in which the speedily, but we are left never know- of the game, you want your team to speakers merge into one another and ing if that happens. win because of smart hitting, daring we are whisked through the ever base-running, strong defense, cunning changing landscapes of the land of The brilliance of this ambiguity is pitching, and explosive energy. When Israel. We are accompanied by ga- found in its homiletical value: the people say that a win is a win, they are zelles and goats, frankincense and value of life is not found in the saying that the athleticism, determina- pomegranates, and lillies and nut acheivements and successes and wins tion, and gracefulness that can drive a groves, all the while, the seasons and that we rack up over the years, but in team to victory are less important than its shadows swirl around us. Harold the process of moving toward some- the bottom line. Fisch writes that this leads to a "kind one whom we love, and something This is, I know, very un- of imaginative overspill, as the rapture about which we are passionate. It is American of me. We define success of lovers overflows into the sphere of the journey and its unpredictable, and based on the end result, not the proc- geography, transforming the whole messy, and challenging speed bumps ess it took to get there. Professionally land into an object of love." The Song that endow our lives with meaning. we assess ourselves based on a score- of Songs is a reminder of the all en- When we face them with courage and card focused almost exclusively on veloping imprint that passion and love dignity, even if the goal itself remains how much money we earn and our leave on our hearts, and we need re- unfulfilled, we achieve greatness. If minders right now that life demands along the way we experience

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enthusiasm and we love, well then our THE hearts enlarge and open to more experi- A Message From the ences of passion. The record of our President PELHAM lives will not be recorded in wins and losses, in promotions and awards, but in JEWISH how we carried ourselves on the way. Dear friends, As many of you were unable to attend הַ נִצָּנִים נִרְׁ אּו בָָּארֶׁ ץ עֵּ ת הַ זָּמִ יר הִ גִיעְַ CENTER THE BUDS ARE SEEN IN THE our wonderful PARTY AT THE PJC 451 ESPLANADE LAND, THE TIME OF SINGING last month, I would like to share my PELHAM MANOR, NY 10803 HAS ARRIVED. PHONE: 914-738-6008 As tiny little buds break through our remarks from that evening with you: FAX: 914-931-2199 recently frozen earth, this moment of- EMAIL: [email protected] fers us new possibilities. This magnifi- Here we are tonight, standing in this WEBSITE: www.thepjc.org cent poem reminds us to approach the gorgeous building---this building that excitement and growth of these possibilities as ends in and of themselves, reflects so perfectly in a physical way, Rabbi David A. Schuck rather than as prospects for achieve- who we are as a community. But it Education Director Ana Turkienicz ments. We need to remember this right Caretaker Adam Bukowski now, right in this moment in which the wasn't always so—about 9 yrs ago, this Office Administrator Kim Lewis vines, in blossom, give forth fragrance. building that the PJC had made its As Pesach begins to wind BOARD OF DIRECTORS down and we begin to look forward to home since the late 1950’s was in dire Shavuot, the same homiletical message is reinforced. Rabbi Riskin points out need of repair, maintenance, and President Kate Lauzar that the word for the holiday that gives overhaul, both aesthetically and physi- Executive Vice President Andrea Prigot meaning to the exodus from Egypt is Treasurer Jill Goldenberg Shavuot, which means weeks. Right cally, to accommodate the needs of Secretary Marshall Jaffe now, we are preparing ourselves to re- Religious Practices Steve Martin our active and growing congregation. Membership Maria Abeshouse ceive the Torah anew, and we count Social Action Rachel Collens each day and each week of this prepara- Many of us in the room remember tion until we reach Shavuot. The holi- Fundraising Lisa Daley the process of how this---our reno- House Darren Lee day is named after the weeks of prepara- Communications Jack Klebanow tion for this moment, not the moment vated building--- came to be. For those Learning Center Hildy Martin itself because the achievement of kabba- Youth Programming Michelle Dvorkin lat hatorah, of receiving the Torah is of us who have only known this space, Family Programming Liz Tzetzo directly influenced by the journey we let's just say that getting to a group make in order to receive it. And next ‘yes’ on the myriad issues inevitable in PROGRAM COORDINATORS year we will take the journey anew, and as a result, the Torah that we receive an undertaking like this is never easy; will be different, changed. B’nei Mitzvah Beth Serebransky Today, let us take some time yet that’s exactly what this community B’nei Mitzvah Project Cheryl Goldstein to meditate on the way in which we are did. Continuing Education Jeanne Radvany playing the game of life. Are we so fo- Hakol Kim Lewis cused on some notion of the prize at the The PJC community came together to Accounts Receivables David Ploski end that we have failed to recognize the Kiddush Coordinator Leah Leonard make it happen. Many congregants Israel Programming Virginia Lanoil opportunity of the journey itself? contributed to this project, in many L'shalom, ways---they gave their time, they gave The deadline for articles and other sub- their expertise, and they gave finan- missions for the May 2013 issue of the th cially. In addition to the tremendous Hakol is Monday, April 15 . Please Rabbi David A. Schuck send to Kim Lewis at [email protected] sweat equity that went and copy to Jack Klebanow at [email protected].

APRIL 2013 NISAN/IYAR 5773 into this renovation, nothing could and money. Each of us has an ar- A Message From the have happened without the funding ray of choices when considering Education Director necessary to underwrite a project of where to make philanthropic con- this size. The capital campaign of tributions, or for whom to volun- “1 And it came to pass in the four 2004 - 2005 raised over 1.5 million teer our time. So we appreciate all hundred and eightieth year after the dollars to make this vision a reality. the more when the choice is children of Israel were come out of While a significant portion of the the land of Egypt, in the fourth year made, with intention (kavanah), to of Solomon's reign over Israel, in congregation contributed to the direct that support here, to the the month Ziv, which is the second campaign, there were six families in month that he began to build the PJC. particular whose contributions house of the LORD.” (1 Kings 6:1) Finally, as we celebrate giving to- formed the cornerstone of the fund- The verse above, from the book of night--- a heartfelt thanks to all of ing, and we would like to recognize Kings, tells us about the month of you who have dedicated your “Ziv”, the “second month”. At that their generous support this evening. time, and dare I say, given your time, the Jewish calendar started to count the months starting from Nis- heart and soul to filling this build- As you look around the shul to- san, the month of Passover, since it ing with your friendships, laughter night, you will notice plaques on the was the first month of spring, the and good food; with your hugs renewal of all things. The second walls, with their names, acknowledg- month, now known as the month of ing their gifts. Tonight, with deep and hand-holding, both in won- “Eyiar”, which this year will start on th gratitude and heartfelt appreciation, derful times and less-than- April 11 , is the one referred in the TaNaKh as “Ziv”. The name Eyiar together, as a community, we would wonderful times; with your is originally from the Babylonian like to give special thanks to: prayers, your longings and your Exile period. Both “Ziv” and Steve & Elizabeth Edersheim dreams----- for yourselves, for your “Eyiar” mean “light”, the special sun light, and the radiance that fills out Barry & Jill Goldenberg families and for our community. the world as we enter the second David Haft & Jacqueline Schachter Together-- we all have made this month of spring. This is also the Les & Sybil Rosenberg house into our home. month when we continue counting the “Omer”, the 49 days of ascent Rob & Janice Rossman All best, from Pessach to Shavuot, and it is a Efrem & Freddie Sigel Kate time of mourning, with the excep- tion of the celebration of a four im- Please join me in celebrating these portant Jewish national historical holidays that are celebrated in Eyiar. families who gave so generously to

the capital campaign, and who con- ISRAEL BONDS The Four National holidays celebrated in Eyiar (Ziv) are four tinue to support the PJC each year. Wine & Cheese Reception “Windows” into cardinal moments We recognize that there are many April 14th in Jewish History, happening while needs in our world, and many 3:30 -5:30pm the Jewish people are in the midst

of counting the Omer, the days be- places that would benefit from our The Haft Residence 170 Townsend Ave t wee n Yetzyiat Mitzrayim individual donations of time and Pelham, NY (Passover ) and Matan Torah (the Revelation at Sinai), two key biblical moments in the epic narrative of the Jewish nation. The 4 Modern

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“windows” into Jewish History are Our broader Jewish narrative, the protecting the modern Israel state; celebrated as holidays called outer broader circles, of Modern on Eyiar 28th, we celebrate the reuni- “deRabanan”- holidays that came Jewish History, Ancient Jewish His- fication of the city of Jerusalem after the 6th day war in 1967, the moment after biblical times and were desig- tory, Bible stories and circling all of that allowed Jews to return to the nated as holidays by our rabbis, them, a strong belief in G-d and in Old City and pray at the Western whilst Pessach and Shavuot are the Covenant that we are accounted Wall. called holidays “midehoraita”- holi- for, from the moment of our little How do these dates connect to the days from biblical times. The 4 child’s “Brit Milah” until his last biblical 49 days between Passover “modern” Holidays are: Eyiar 4th - day. and Shavuot, between Exodus and Yom Hazikaron (IDF soldiers’ Revelation? One might say - because what held the Jewish people Memorial Day), Eyiar 5th - Yom The month of Eyiar, with its biblical and non-biblical quilt of Jewish cele- together throughout the 2,000 years Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence in the Diaspora was their strong th brations offers us an opportunity to Day), Eyiar 18 - Lag BaOmer connection to the Torah, its study (Commemoration of the Rebellion work within the asynchronous ideas and the way Jews conducted their against the Roman Empire), and and concepts that sustained the Jew- lives according to their understand- finally Eyiar 28th - Yom Yerusha- ish people to this day. If we exam- ing and their ongoing relationship layim (The Day of the reunification ine the 4 Eyiar holidays in their es- with G-d. Leaping forward to Pelham and of Jerusalem). sential motifs, we can see a common thread of belief and hope in the Jerusalem, April, 2013: we are I know this seems TMI (too much survival of Judaism and the promise sometimes puzzled as we hear in information) for the era of 140 char- of growth and light it can bring into the news that the same place that is acters in a Tweet…I have probably the world. If we look at these holi- central to Jewish belief and has been lost most of the readers by now. If days in a historic continuum, Lag a symbol for the continued survival you are still reading up to here, I of our people is now the source of want to pause and reflect a bit about BaOmer is the oldest one, telling other fierce battles - the battle for all of this. How does that impact us the story of the Jewish uprising today? What can we learn from against Hadrian’s Roman Empire the legitimacy of women prayer at juxtaposing the ideas of: Light, from 132-135 CE, led by a man the Wall, the battle for peaceful spring, Passover, Sinai, and 4 com- widely known as Bar Kokhba, with coexistence between Jews and non- memorations of Modern Jewish the spiritual guidance of Rabbi Jews, Israelis and Palestinians, Or- history related to our ongoing strug- Akiva, one of the wisest men of his thodox and progressive Jews in Is- gle for survival? rael. Learning and knowledge of our Moreover, how does that translate time. Rabbi Akiva was convinced that God would help the Jews regain tradition and history can help us over- to the role of Jewish Education and come the critical and complex ques- the work we do at the Learning control of Judea, and so Bar Kok- hba led an armed force of as many tions that Judaism currently faces. Center in Pelham, April 2013? Our child, the center of the concen- as 100,000 men to fight the Roman Does any of it affect the lives of our tric circles, represents the future and troops. The revolt resulted in the students and their families? the continuity of our legacy. It is our fall of Jerusalem, and ended in 135, role to equip him/her with the best in a village called Betar, where Bar Let’s think about concentric circles tools so s/he can take a stance, ques- of Jewish Identity around one LC Kokhba was killed in the battle, and tion and impact what will be written in student. The child is in the center; Rabbi Akiva was captured, impris- the future books of Jewish history; next, his family, and his extended oned, tortured and killed. This what will become the future holidays family; then, the circle of the PJC marked the end of the Jewish state, to be celebrated by the future genera- community, and the larger circle of and it was only after almost 2,000 tions. Let’s hope we can do it with the American Jewish Community; years a modern Jewish nation was much light and wisdom, with clarity then a broader circle of the World created in Israel, on the 5th of Eyiar, and a shared vision of how we want Jewish Community. 5708 (May 15th, 1948) with the es- them to be able to shape their Juda- tablishment of the State of Israel. ism - with much Ziv! What holds all these circles to- One day before its celebration, we gether, connecting them in a series devote our thoughts to honor the of interchangeable relationships? L’shalom, soldiers who lost their lives Ana Turkienicz 4

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ADULT EDUCATION BREAKFAST SERIES SAVE THE DATE

PJC SHABBATON Come join us for the next Adult Education Breakfast Series in April featur- ing Gloria Goldreich (Horowitz). 2013 FRIDAY, June 7— This session will be fascinating and will take you back to your childhood, to SUNDAY, JUNE 9 your Jewish roots when you listened to your grandparents’ stories in Yid- Do you like to have fun? It dish.

doesn’t get much better than st this!! Sunday, April 21 , 10AM , Yiddish in America, Yiddish Theater: Isaac A wonderful community Bashevis Singer and Chaim Grade

Shabbat Please RSVP to Ginny Herron-Lanoil at [email protected] or 914- Perfect for ALL ages 420-7157 by April17h Where can you pray, play tennis, see a sky full of stars and have a bonfire and sing a long?? that's right the PJC Shabbaton June 7-9 at Camp Ramah Berkshires. Plan on being there!

ISRAEL EVENTS IN WESTCHESTER IN THE COMING MONTHS BLOOD DRIVE 4/15 Monday, 7:00 PM Yom Hazikaron/Yom Haatzmaut Commemora- AT tion at the PJC

THE PJC 4/16 Tuesday,7:30PM Celebrate Israel Film Night, sponsored by West- chester Jewish Council at the Jacob Burns Film Center Sunday, April 7, 2013 4/28 Sunday, (Lag B’Omer) 1:30-5:30 PM Israel at 65 Westchester County- 9:00am - 1:30pm wide Celebration at Westchester Day School/Westchester Hebrew High School in Mamaroneck WON’T YOU DONATE 5/1 Wednesday, 7:30PM An Evening with Israeli Artist Boaz Vaadia, sculp- tor at the Arts Westchester, 31 Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains. Contact Linda Levine at (914) 494-4962 6/2 Sunday, Celebrate Israel Parade in NYC

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The Next Midnight Run is Saturday Night April 20th at 9:00pm

WHEN: Saturday Night, April 20th.

We will be collecting clothing and toiletries on Sunday, April 14th from 9:00 AM - 12:00 noon

WE NEED: 1.) PEOPLE TO SIGN UP TO ATTEND ... Please email Rachel Collens at [email protected] or call her at (914) 738-4160 2.) PEOPLE TO PROVIDE BAGGED MEALS THAT WILL CONTAIN: A hearty turkey sandwich A granola bar A bottle of water A banana or orange A package of cookies 3.) THE FOLLOWING ITEMS - Backpacks or bags - Men's pants size 34-42 - Men's sneakers & shoes - Men's hats like baseball caps - Toiletries - especially razors, shaving cream, toothpaste and toothbrushes - New underwear, undershirts and socks - Men's sweatshirts

Anyone wishing to donate cash so we can buy any of the items listed above, should contact Rachel Collens [email protected], (914) 738-4160

Why Celebrate Israel@65?

It is important to celebrate Israel’s 65 years of independence. The sacrifices being made today in Israel remind us that the same strength and determination we see in the Israeli people now is what has kept the Jewish homeland thriving since its beginning as a state in 1948.

That spirit comes from remembering to celebrate life, even in the face of tragedy—it’s no coincidence that Israeli Memo- rial Day (Yom HaZikaron) flows directly into Israel’s Independence Day (Yom Ha’Atzmaut). As we stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Israel, and as we mourn the suffering and loss of life, we also celebrate Israel’s existence and contributions to humanity over the past 65 years.

Come join us on Monday April 15th at 7PM for our Yom HaZikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut Commemoration. Music, Israeli food and dancing! More details to follow.

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Suffering from Spring Fever!? Sign up for Rabbinic Intern Shira Wallach’s Mini Class!

Shira Wallach’s Intergenerational Midrash Class Gets Rave Reviews On Monday, March 11, an intergenerational group of 14 participated in a lively final session of Shira Wallach’s “Women in Midrash” class. The class primarily focused on the biblical character of Miriam as she is portrayed at the very beginning of Exodus 1-2:10. After a brief discussion of what midrash is, participants paired up to study in havruta, coming back together as a group to share and react to different rabbinic midrashic interpretations of the verses from the Babylonian Talmud. Teens were actively engaged in discussions alongside adults and ended the class asking for more study opportunities. We are very pleased to share the news that Shira Wallach has generously agreed to conduct three more intergenerational Torah study sessions through the lens of midrash this spring, Monday, April 8th, Thursday, April 18th, and/or Thursday, May 2nd from 7:15pm—8:45pm. Contact Jeanne Radvany ([email protected]) to sign up.

JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 2013

The PJC is a proud communal partner of the 2013 Westchester Jewish Film Festival at the Jacob Burns Film Center from April 3-25, 2013. This year's festival is the 11th anniversary of AJC Westchester's sponsorship of the Festival, the largest annual Jewish event in the County.

This year's Festival will feature more than 30 films that reflect the true diversity and spirit of the global Jewish community. AJC Westchester will be bringing high-level speakers to four of the screenings.

Tickets for this year's Festival are now on sale!

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Ruth W. Messinger is coming to the PJC for Shabbat, May 11, 2013

Ruth W. Messinger is president of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), an international development organization that supports human rights for marginal- ized people around the world. In addition to its grantmaking to over 375 grass- roots organizations around the world, AJWS works within the American Jewish community to promote global citizenship and social justice through activism, volunteer service and education.

Ms. Messinger assumed this role in 1998 following a 20-year career in public service in New York City, where she served for 12 years on the New York City Council and eight as Manhattan borough president. She was the first woman to secure the Democratic Party’s nomination for mayor in 1997.

Considered a national leader in the movement to end the genocide in Sudan, Ms. Messinger has been called upon several times to advise President Obama about creating a sustainable path toward peace in that country. In recognition of her leadership, she has served on the Obama administration’s Task Force on Global Poverty and Devel- opment and currently sits on the State Department’s Religion and Foreign Policy Working Group.

Ms. Messinger has been honored for her inspirational efforts to deepen our people’s commitment to tikkun olam by many national Jewish organizations, including the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the Women’s Funding Network, the Union for Reform Judaism and the American Jewish Committee. In recognition of her work, Ruth has been named one of the Forward’s “50 most influential Jews of the year” for 10 years and was recently listed 6th in the Jerusalem Post’s “World’s Most Influential Jews of 2011” list.

Ms. Messinger is an active member of her congregation, the Society for the Advancement of Judaism, and serves on the boards of CIFA (Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty), Hazon, the Jewish Foundation for Edu- cation of Women (emeritus), United to End Genocide, Interaction and Surprise Lake Camp. She is a member of the Leadership Council of Repair the World, and the Executive Committee of the Jewish Social Justice Roundta- ble.

Ms. Messinger graduated from Radcliffe College in 1962 and received a master’s degree in social work from the University of Oklahoma in 1964. She began her professional career in public service in Oklahoma, running a child-welfare agency. Her husband, Andrew Lachman, directs an educational foundation in Connecticut, and she has three children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Watch for the schedule of Ms. Messinger at the PJC! Join us!

Congratulations Leah Leonard!! Winner of Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Award

Each year at its Annual Meeting of the Westchester Jewish Council, the Council honors 18 volunteers from among its member organizations whose dedication strengthens our community. The award ceremony event will take place on May 22, 2013 at JCC Harrison.

Leah has been an essential and tireless volunteer at the Pelham Jewish Center. Under her organization and careful planning, kiddushes are organized for every Shabbat service throughout the year. Leah has also been a faithful editor of the Weekly Announcements and monthly Hakol. Leah also serves on the LC Board and organizes the monthly Women’s 8 group. We are deeply grateful to her for all her hard work!!!

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Help support the PJC’s SOUP KITCHEN Tuesday, April 16th

Each month the PJC cooks and serves for the Community Services Associates Soup Kitchen in Mount Vernon. It’s an opportunity to support our larger community by providing food for people in need who live right in our back yard.

The menu for this month is as follows:

Meatloaf (enough for 10 adults) 1 Box Instant Mashed Potatoes Salad Brownies

If you would like to participate:

 Contact Rachel Collens at [email protected] or call her at 738-4160 to sign up  Purchase the menu items for ten adults and prepare them in your own kitchen  Drop the food off at Rachel's house as early as Sunday, April 14th and no later than 1:00 PM on Tuesday, April 16th

If you would like to serve the food at the Soup Kitchen, please let Rachel know and arrive at the soup kitchen by 4:50 on April 16th. The address is 115 Sharpe Boulevard South in Mount Vernon.

Don’t miss a chance to do a mitzvah! Join us!

The Pelham Jewish Center Remembers ... April Yahrzeits

4/2 Helen Mark, mother of Len Mark 4/21 Egon Radvany, father of David Radvany 4/4 Esther Rothberg, mother of Peter Rothberg 4/22 Edgar Read, father of Lydia Read 4/6 Ruth Perkis, mother of Daniel Perkis Ted Silverman, father of Doris-Patt Smith 4/8 Herb Kasper, father of Jonathan Kasper 4/25 Myron Wolpow, father of Paula Geller 4/10 Israel Lanoil, father of Jerry Lanoil 4/26 Richard Isaacs, brother of Stephen Isaacs 4/14 Ralph Lemberg, father of Lori Lemberg Emanuel Kahn, uncle of Robert Kahn 4/15 Charles Blumenthal, grandfather of Barry Goldenberg 4/27 Rhoda Levine, mother of Mark Levine 4/19 Dora Cabin, grandmother of Daniel Cabin 4/19 Helene D. Weber, Founding member of the Pelham 4/30 Hyman Bloom, father of Norman Bloom Jewish Center Isidore Zipser, father of Eleanor Einzig

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Kiddush Korner

Only one Kiddush date remains open this spring, June 29th—won’t you consider sponsoring? Our PJC Kid- dush represents a wonderful conclusion to the meaningful Saturday morning Shabbat service. It is a time to talk with fellow congregants, welcome new members & guests, and include our children in the weekly tradi- tions. The weekly Kiddush is a special way to celebrate a simcha--birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations are just a few occasions to acknowledge. It is also customary to observe a yahrzeit by sponsoring a Kiddush in memory of a loved one. Sponsorship is simple—we do it all, from menu planning to set-up and clean-up. Kiddush package options start at just $150. Please contact PJC Kiddush Coordinator Leah Leonard at [email protected] to re- serve this last remaining spring date or plan ahead now for summer / fall 2013 occasions, beginning with July 13th. Thank you for helping to maintain an important PJC tradition!

The PJC thanks the following congregants for hosting a Kiddush last month:

March 2 Zev & Melissa Haber and family In honor of Daphne’s 4th birthday and in memory of her sister, Leah

March 9 The Dvorkin / Epstein / Rubin / Salama Families In honor of Alana, Hannah, Elena, Ariana, and Jonathan reading Torah during Shabbat services

March 16 Steven Leisman & Karen Dukess and family In honor of Jonathan’s Bar Mitzvah

March 23 Marshall & Naomi Jaffe and family In honor of many family March birthday celebrations

March 30 Adam & Maria Abeshouse and family In honor of the PJC community

Tributes Made to The PJC In Honor of …

Make tributes online … go to www.thepjc.org and click DONATE in the top right corner!

 Jeanne & David Radvany, in honor of Marty Druckerman’s special birthday  Ted & Vivian Brown, in honor of Diane Friedman’s birthday, also their contribution to the PJC

Contributions to The Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

 George Driesen, in thanks to Rabbi Schuck  Renee Jolles & Michael Rubin, in honor of Rabbi Schuck for his help with Ariana’s Bat Mitzvah, and also in honor of the teens that read Torah.  Meryl & Marty Druckerman, in memory of their parents, Arnie and Sam Merkin, and Sadie and Harry Druckerman. Also in condolences to the family of Skip Reiss, their very good friend.  Shari Chinitz, for the honor of Gabbai.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Nisan 21 2 Nisan 22 3 Nisan 23 4 Nisan 24 5 Nisan 25 6 Nisan 26 9:30 AM: Shaharit Learning Center Closed- 6:15 PM: Faculty 6:30 PM: Kabbalat 9:30 AM: Shabbat Services Passover Break Meeting Shabbat Service 8:01 PM: Erev 8th Day of 8:06 PM: Shabbat Ends Passover: Candle Light- 9:30 AM: Shaharit 7:06 PM: Candle Light- ing After 8:01 pm (YIZOR) ing

8:02 PM: Passover Ends

7 Nisan 27 8 Nisan 28 9 Nisan 29 10 Nisan 30 11 Iyar 1 12 Iyar 2 13 Iyar 3 9:00 AM: Blood Drive 7:15 PM: Intergenera- 4:00 PM: Wisdom 8:00 PM: Board Meeting 6:30 PM: Kabbalat Birthday Shabbat tional Torah Study with Literature-Adult Educa- Shabbat Service 4:00 PM: Yom HaShoah Shira Wallach tion 9:30 AM: Shabbat Services Service 7:13 PM: Candle Light- 7:30 PM: Wisdom ing 10:30 AM: Junior & Young Literature-Adult Educa- Junior Congregation tion 11:00 AM: Torah Time

8:14 PM: Shabbat Ends

14 Iyar 4 15 Iyar 5 16 Iyar 6 17 Iyar 7 18 Iyar 8 19 Iyar 9 20 Iyar 10 3:30 PM Israel Bond Wine & 7:00 PM: Yom Hazikaron 7:15 PM: Intergenera- 6:30 PM: Kabbalat Midnight Run Cheese Reception at The Haft - Yom Ha'atzmaut Cele- tional Torah Study with Shabbat Service Residence bration Shira Wallach 9:30 AM: Shabbat Services 7:20 PM: Candle Light- ing 1:00 PM: Women's Group

7:30 PM: Bnei Mitzvah 8:22 PM: Shabbat Ends Family Dinner (Gimmel & HS)

21 Iyar11 22 Iyar 12 23 Iyar13 24 Iyar14 25 Iyar15 26 Iyar16 27 Iyar17 10:00 AM: Adult Ed Break- 4:00 PM: Wisdom Bet & Gimmel Class Not 6:30 PM: Kabbalat 9:30 AM: Shabbat Services fast Literature-Adult Educa- In Session Shabbat Service tion 1:00 PM: Artists’ Beit 7:28 PM: Candle Light- Midrash with Shira 6:00 PM: Madrachim ing Wallach Meeting 8:31 PM: Shabbat Ends 7:30 PM: Wisdom Literature-Adult Educa- tion

28 Iyar18 29 Iyar19 30 Iyar 20 4:00 PM: Wisdom Literature-Adult Educa- tion

7:30 PM: Wisdom Literature-Adult Educa- tion

APRIL 2013 NISAN/IYAR 5773

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