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Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael VOL. XLXVII NO. 4 SUMMER 2017 Sivan—Elul 5777 Rabbinic Reflections SUMMER READING unthinkable sacrifice. RECOMMENDATIONS The daughter of a Torah scholar in 18th C. Here are some recommendations for Ukraine, Gittel has always accepted her summer reading with a Jewish angle – place in a family steeped in religion. enjoy! Married at age twelve to a cold and Mark Mallach reclusive rabbi, the young bride gives birth Senior Rabbi From Sand and Ash by Amy Harmon to two sons destined to follow their father’s [email protected] Italy, 1943—Germany occupies much of the path. Finding very little comfort in family life, country, placing the Jewish population in Gittel shares her dreams, visions, and a grave danger during World War II. As close spiritual understanding with her only Cecelia Beyer children, Eva Rosselli and Angelo Bianco confidant: her father-in-law, the Maggid of Associate Rabbi were raised like family but divided by Mezeritch. When Gittel loses those close to [email protected] circumstance and religion. As the years go her one by one, she decides to leave her by, the two find themselves falling in love. old life behind, including her sons, to set out But the church calls to Angelo and, despite on a lonesome and perilous journey to Richard Nadel his deep feelings for Eva, he chooses the Jerusalem. Will she sacrifice everything in Cantor Emeritus priesthood. pursuit of the dream of her youth? Lesley Brooks Now, more than a decade later, Angelo is a The Two-Family House by Lynda Cohen Catholic priest and Eva is a woman with Loigman Ilene Shewitz nowhere to turn. With the Gestapo closing In the midst of a blizzard in Brooklyn 1947, Co-Presidents in, Angelo hides Eva within the walls of a in a two-family brownstone, two babies are [email protected] convent, where Eva discovers she is one of born, minutes apart. The mothers are many Jews being sheltered by the Catholic sisters by marriage: dutiful, quiet Rose, who church. But Eva can’t quietly hide, waiting wants nothing more than to please her Tracey Shenker for deliverance, while Angelo risks difficult husband; and warm, generous Executive Director everything to keep her safe. With the world Helen, the exhausted mother of four [email protected] at war and so many in need, Angelo and rambunctious boys who seem to need her Eva face trial after trial, choice after less and less each day. Raising their agonizing choice, until fate and fortune families side by side, supporting one Sandi Newman finally collide, leaving them with the most another, Rose and Helen share an Early Childhood Director difficult decision of all. impenetrable bond forged before and [email protected] during that dramatic winter night. When the Trail of Miracles by Smadar Herzfeld storm passes, life seems to return to normal This book is inspired by the evocative and but as the years progress, small cracks Dana Langerman intimate true story of Gittel, a remarkable start to appear and the once deep Bookkeeper woman whose faith led her to make an (Continued on page 4) [email protected] Ro Dobkin Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael Minyanim Administrative Assistant Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael needs you to help assure our commitment to provide a [email protected] daily minyan, every day, twice each day, 365 days a year. Monday-Friday 7:00 am* Our minyan policy is that TBAY members are asked to Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael *Legal Holidays 9:00 am attend daily minyan, morning and evening, on the date 60 Temple Drive Saturday 9:30 am of their birthday each month, meaning you would be at Springfield, NJ 07081 Sunday 9:00 am minyan 12 days/year. Having a minyan allows Sunday to Thursday 7:45 pm Phone 973-376-0539 Saturday 10 minutes past members the opportunity to say kaddish for their loved www.tbaynj.org candle lighting ones. There is no dress code for minyan—come as you Friday 6:30 pm or 8:00 pm are, but PLEASE COME! Page 2 From Our Co-Presidents OFFICERS 2017—2018 Co-Presidents Lesley Brooks INTRODUCING THE CO-PRESIDENTS temple. 973-902-5176 Ilene Shewitz 973-376-7418 We are Lesley Brooks and Ilene Shewitz, your Our son, David (28) is an aerospace engineer Vice President Nate Rajs incoming synagogue Co-Presidents. This is an living in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Stacey (23) 973-229-5755 exciting time for Temple Beth Ahm Yisrael as works at the International March of the Living Vice President Brian Margulies it is the first time that two people are taking on in NYC. Both David and Stacey attended 973-768-3993 Vice President Lois Kaish the President’s role. We’d like to tell you a bit Religious School and Tichon at TBAY. Stacey 973-379-9402 about ourselves. was involved with USY as Chapter President Vice President Glenn Wohl and USY Encampment co-chair and was a 973-467-8642 First about Lesley: As a child, I lived in Kadima Leader in Bridgewater. Peter and Vice President Debbie Rogut-Chait Springfield until I was 11 and then my family Stacey are both EMTs and volunteer on the 908-608-1541 Treasurer Andy Schuyler moved to Warren. After college I worked and Springfield First Aid Squad. Peter is co- 908-578-4949 lived in New York for several years. When I chairman of the Ushering Committee. In the Corresponding Sec”y Debbie Neher married David and we had our first child, past he has chaired Sukkot building for many 973-258-1404 Alexis, now 16, we moved back to Springfield. years. He is also a member of Men's Club. Recording Secretary Andrea Wohl We are also blessed to have a son, Noam 973-467-8642 (almost 13), and another daughter, Talya (9). I began my journey at TBAY as a trustee in We came to Temple Beth Ahm in the summer Women's League in 1997. Through the years, TRUSTEES 2017—2018 of 2001 because we were looking for a I was recording secretary, programming vice Aaron Adler 973-912-9925 Kim Braun 908-233-8303 conservative congregation to have Alexis’ president, membership vice president, Douglas Chester 908-688-5388 baby naming. Soon after the naming we fundraising vice president, and co-president Barbara Eglow 908-687-0106 became members and have been actively for 4 years. As Women's League president, I Howard Gerber 973-379-4524 Matthew Glass 973-258-9001 involved since then. attended Temple Board meetings as the Seymour Greer** 973-376-3797 Women's League liaison. I chaired many Sharon Kornspan 973-921-0070 Our three children graduated from the ECP programs and fundraisers, including the Jane Lakritz*** 973-376-8834 and have competed or are currently in annual Women's League Ad Calendar and Gift Linda Lieb** 973-376-7632 Sarah Lieberman 908-522-8846 Shorashim (Religious School). Our oldest Card program. In addition, I was co-chair of Elliot Merkin*** 973-467-8453 daughter, Alexis, volunteers as a student the Temple Youth Commission, which Arielle Miller 973-379-4721 helper in the Religious School and is an active included making personnel decisions and Fay Miller*** 908-967-6161 Faith Racusin 973-258-2254 member of USY. Our son Noam will become running the annual Purim Carnival. I have Janice Reznick 908-654-3117 Bar Mitzvah in September and will attend the helped with the annual Passover Seder for Tracy Smith 908-219-4792 Tichon (Teen Institute) program next year and many years. I have been recording secretary Steve Taub 908-354-1936 Paul Teller 908-233-0092 is a member of our Kadima chapter. Talya is and vice president on the Temple Executive Susan Teller*** 908-233-0092 completing Kitah Gimmel in Shorashim. David Board for the past 3 years. This year I **Honorary Board Member is an active participant in the L’Dor VaDor became involved with Casino Night and An ***Ex-Officio committee, raising money for the future of our Evening of Celebration events, along with the community, is a member of our Men’s Club, budget committee. PAST PRESIDENTS and is liturgically involved in various ways. Our goals: Over the next two years, we look I have been on the Temple Board since 2006 forward to working with our Board on exciting Esther Avnet Bernard Lyons* and in 2011 joined the Executive Board as a plans for our members. We will continue in Joseph Babrowsky Steven Mauer Samuel Bauman* Rosalie Millman* VP of Education. I was co-chair of the Sue’s footsteps to nurture an environment Meyer Biddelman* Ira Perlman committee that hired Rabbi Beyer and chaired where our membership grows and the next Susan Blanco Paul Peyser the Mitzvah of a Lifetime Torah Restoration generation can flourish. We want to make Abraham Cohen* Simon Rosenbach Harold Dennis* Jerome Rosenberg event in 2010. You will regularly see me on TBAY a place where everyone wants to be - the bima reading Torah and Haftorah. I have friendly and welcoming with a breadth of Alvin Eglow Mark Ross Arthur Falkin* Howard Schapiro* also been leading the Shacharit service on activities for all. Richard Falkin Robert Schultz William Feldman* Richard Schuricht* Yom Kippur for several years. I am involved in Marilyn Garlen Barry Segal various Temple programs and fundraisers and Finally, we would like to thank Sue Blanco for David Glass Robert Shapiro feel very strongly about this community. I have her three years as president. She leaves Jack Goldberg* Martin Shindler* great friends and partners in this congregation behind a very strong Board and Executive Jack Goldman Robert Steinhart* Sheldon Goldner Phillip Wasserman* and have enjoyed seeing the evolution of so Board and has set a wonderful example for Samuel Goldstein* Samuel Weinstein* many different areas over the years.