Vol. XLVI No. 10 THE NEWS OF DELAWARE’S JUNE 2019 FIRST CONGREGATION JUNE AKSE HAPPENINGS/EVENTS - PLEASE SEE BELOW AND WITHIN THE AND MARK YOUR CALENDARS.

Congregational Meeting—June 19 7:30 pm. Please see page 6 for information.

SHAV UOT Celebration and Services June 8, 9, 10. Please see page 4 for more information and service times

CAFÉ TAMAR Sunday June 2 6:30 pm.

Please see page 7 for complete information.

Youth , June 15 at 9 am Please see page 4 for more information

PHILLIES BASEBALL GAME June 24 page 10

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Shalom Chaverim,

The Yerushalmi asks why the previously mentioned deaths of Aaron’s two eldest sons, Nadav ADAS KODESCH SHEL EMETH and Avihu, are again mentioned right before the

Transitional Home spells out how the Yom Kippur service 1801 Baynard Blvd. should be performed. It answers that, just as Yom Wilmington, DE 19802-1226 Kippur atones for ’s sins, so do the deaths of Mailing Address the righteous. I call this in reverse. PO BOX 7305 Wilmington, DE 19803-7305 W h y ?

By reciting Kaddish we help our loved ones ascend Office (302) 762-2705 from purgatory to heaven. The reason why we only

E-mail to [email protected] recite Kaddish for a parent for 11 months, though AKSE Website www.AKSE.org we are in a state of mourning for 12, is because the Steven Saks, longest one is sentenced to Gehinnom (purgatory) is Yehoshua Redfern, Cantor 12 months. If we recited Kaddish for 12 months, we OFFICERS would be implying that our parents needed the Alan Bleier, President maximum sentence in purgatory. Therefore, we

Max Rosenberg, Executive VP stop at 11 months.

Neil Rosen, VP Finance Conversely, the Talmud is teaching that, just as our Harriet Ainbinder dearly departed loved ones can receive benefit from VP Education our performance of mitzvot (the recitation of Vivian Goldberg VP Religious Affairs Kaddish is one of many mitzvot), we too can receive

Wendy Shlossman, VP Administration benefit in this world in the form of receiving

atonement due to the mitzvot that our departed Lena Elzufon & Dianne Seidel VP Membership performed in this world. In other words, their good Mark Wagman, VP Community Affairs deeds benefit us in the form of a spiritual legacy Open, VP Ways & Means gift. However, being the beneficiary of a legacy Max Rosenberg, Treasurer

doesn’t guarantee a happy ending. A college David Epstein & Lisa Elliott Secretaries student who gains admission via legacy still has to Len Seltzer earn good grades. Legacy gifts need to be m a n a g e d. Men’s Club President

Sylvia Wagman H o w ?

Sisterhood Advisor If we believe that our dearly departed loved ones

STAFF have indeed bequeathed us a spiritual legacy, we should emulate their meritorious behavior and Sharon Marshall, Office Manager leave that same legacy to the next generation. Kathleen Taylor, Bookkeeper ►Did our dearly departed loved ones ensure that their community had a shul by being actively The Shofar is published 11 months: September through July/August. involved in its running?

Jonathan Jaffe, Shofar Editor ►Did they ensure that the shul was active by E-mail to [email protected] (Continued on page 3)

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(Continued from page 2) attending Shabbat and weekday services and Torah classes? ►Did they engage in chesed (kindness) activities through the shul or elsewhere?

If you answered yes to these questions, it falls upon you to guard the legacy that your dearly departed loved ones have bequeathed you by continuing their work.

What is AKSE’s spiritual legacy and how do we safeguard it? We provide the community at large with: ►Multiple nights of adult education a week and with our annual AKSE Academy ►Daily services ►A communal standard for through the supervision by the Vaad Hakashrut of Delaware, which includes a Kosher L'Pesach deli at Shoprite ►Our members are among the most active in Israel advocacy ►And most importantly, we provide the community with a welcoming inclusive centrist community committed to the integration of Torah values into the modern world. And these are things that this community just can't afford to lose. You do not want to picture this community without AKSE.

Fortunately, we have already begun the work of safeguarding our extended family’s legacy: AKSE has successfully transitioned to our transitional home. We have proven that AKSE is not a pile of bricks that stands on Washington S t . b u t a f a m il y .

By doing so…

We have not only taken steps to safeguard AKSE in the present but have started the process of leaving our own spiritual legacy to our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Yet, there is much work to be done. As children older, they don’t do as they’re told but as they see. If they do not see that a spiritual legacy was left for them, we cannot expect them to build their own. But if they see a spiritual legacy left for them that includes supporting our shul, we can rest assured that we have done everything in our power to ensure that they inherit our legacy and also become builders of Jewish community, thereby leaving their own legacy.

What do we ask of you? That you stay involved and become more involved. Your shul, community and the Jewish people are depending on you.

Kol Tuv. Rabbi Saks

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PREPARE TO RECEIVE THE TORAH

Join with across the country as we spend an evening of study dedicated to the Jewish community of the present and the future.

Saturday, June 8, 2019

(Candle lighting time is 9:10 p.m.) AKSE’s Shavuot services (/Ma’ariv) start at 9:00 p.m.

… and the traditional Shavuot study session (Tikun Ley’l Shavuot) follows at approximately 9:30 p.m. until 11:00 p.m.

THEN: Come hear the reading of the Ten Commandments

Sunday June 9, 2019 Services start at 9:00 a.m. Mincha/Ma’ariv 7:00 p.m.

Monday, June 10, 2019

Morning services (Shacharit) at 9:00 a.m. Reading of Megillat Ruth at 10:00 a.m. Yizkor at approximately 10:45 a.m.

Mincha/Ma’ariv at 8:10 p.m. Havdalah at 9:12 p.m.

YOUTH SHABBAT

Shalom All,

AKSE Youth Shabbat is scheduled for June 15 at 9 a.m. Plans include a PJ Library story; a quick martial arts lesson by me; a Jewish question challenge, with candy prizes; children together leading concluding services; and kid-friendly Kiddush, including pizza bagels and ice cream.

If you have questions, please contact me at 302-762-2705 or [email protected].

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Rabbi Saks

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Dear Fellow Congregants:

As we have just passed the 90-day mark in our transitional home and approach the summer months, the Synagogue leadership continues to work hard toward achieving the objectives set earlier this year and summarized in my February letter to you. Perhaps the most important of the remaining goals is to identify a suitable permanent facility for AKSE. Indeed, this issue is the most frequently raised one by congregants who approach me and ask about the status of the Shul.

The Permanent-Home Search Committee has developed an initial strategy for identifying the most promising candidate facilities. It comprises three core concepts deemed critical or important to meet AKSE’s needs and resources: location, finances, and building features.

Location. A first-order geographical analysis of where our membership resides reveals, as you may anticipate, an overwhelming concentration of residences in North Wilmington. Yet, the analysis also shows the broad range of distances that some members outside this area travel in order to attend our services. Finances. The Committee is examining the upsides and downsides both to purchasing a permanent home and to leasing, long-term, a facility to serve in this capacity. Time frames that are being considered focus on (a) our current status and that of available candidate buildings and (b) 5- and 10-year projections of our capabilities and needs. Building Features. Some of the functional features discussed so far are the capacity of a permanent home for services and activities, the tailoring of the kitchen, and the suitability for the Business Office. Other critical aspects include parking, ADA-compliance, and the flexibility to adapt building spaces for our emerging needs.

The examination of some available properties has begun. The initial efforts inform us of what is currently available and typical costs associated with these properties. Importantly, the Committee learns from these visits the extent to which units currently available meet our perceptions. As these visits increase, AKSE will be in a better position to assess (a) whether or not our sights are realistically set and (b) in what ways, if any, we need to realign our search for our needs and capabilities.

A second area which I bring to your attention regards Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We have made arrangements to rent space at the Siegel JCC for these days. Services will be conducted in its Auditorium, including a Children’s Service if desired.

Please stay tuned for updates on these and other Synagogue developments. In particular, please attend the Annual Meeting, June 19, 2019.

I invite you to contact me or any member of the Board of Governors to provide us with feedback on the topics addressed herein, to share your thoughts about our transitional location, and to discuss any other AKSE issue that concerns you.

Kol Tuv!

Alan

[email protected]

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Permanent Home Search Committee Update:

The committee has been meeting regularly. We have developed an extensive list of needs and wants regarding our congregation's new home. In addition, we have run a demographic study of our congregants' locations to assist in acquiring a new home within the AKSE family's general domicile. Committee members have visited several rental and for sale properties to get a general idea of what is available and at what cost.

Although we believe that the congregation would like to "move in" as soon as possible, we feel that it is the committee's responsibility to do our due diligence and consider all options prior to sending a recommendation to the Board.

Any congregant wishing to send a message to the committee may do so via e-mail to: [email protected]

We will keep the congregation updated monthly through the Shofar.

Please attend the Annual Meeting of the Congregation

Wednesday June 19, 2019 at 7:30 pm at 1801 Baynard Blvd.

Receive reports and updates—and discuss many items affecting your congregation

Approve budget and clergy contract

Elect officers and your Board of Governors

Rabbi Saks at PJ library event with Rabbi Beals and PJ Library coordinator Jayme Cole

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Café Tamar presents

SISU ET YERUSHALAYIM (REJOICE WITH ) Sunday, June 2nd at 6:30 PM Siegel JCC Auditorium

This year’s Café Tamar celebrates Yom Yerushalayim and the 71st anniversary of Israel’s independence. Featured performers include violinist Eliezer Gutman, violist Juliana Castillo, pianists Lotus Cheng and Peter Popper, and soloists Cindy Goldstein, Talia Goren, and Noam Gliksman. Enjoy performances by the AKSE dance group, the Albert Einstein Academy Dancers, the AKSE Klezmer Band, and the Tamar Singers.

Don’t miss the celebration! Admission is $10 with advance payment by May 30th, $12 at the door, and children under 12 are $5.

For information and advance orders call 302.762.2705 or email [email protected].

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Weekday Service Initiative

Congregation : An assembly of people for religious worship or teaching (Webster’s New World Dictionary)

For many years the congregants of Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth could take pride in our twice-daily services. These services provide an opportunity to take a few minutes to pray to Hashem, to reflect on our personal successes and worries and to connect with our fellow congregants. After most services, Rabbi Saks teaches for a few minutes.

The problem. In recent years, attendance at weekday services has dropped significantly. While we still hold services twice a day, having a at those services has become the exception and it is not uncommon to have fewer than five people at a service.

A proposal: we are asking each member of our AKSE congregation, both men and women, to commit to attend at least one weekday service every month.

Some questions you may have: What do you mean by weekday services? We mean every service during the week with the exception of Shabbat morning**. Thankfully, we have a steady core of congregants who attend Shabbat morning services. If you are attending on Shabbat – please don’t stop.

Does it matter which weekday service I attend? Please select a service that fits with your schedule so that you can attend regularly. That said, there are some services which would benefit most from additional attendance: • Thursday morning we are often close to a minyan and attendance of a few more men would enable us to read Torah and say Kaddish. • Friday evening Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv services are a beautiful way to bring in Shabbat – and having more congregants present adds to the beauty of the service. • Wednesday afternoon – come to pray and stay for Parsha and Pizza • Sunday morning – services are a little later (8:00 am) and we’re not rushing off to work.

What do you mean by each member of the congregation: Women as well as men? Yes – prayer, reflection, connecting with congregants and learning are important for both women and men. While we need ten men present to make a minyan, every service is enhanced when more people – women and men - are present.

How do I commit to attend one service a month? Pick a date and time that you can attend. Write it in your calendar or create a reminder on your phone or computer. Call the AKSE office and put your name on the list. Sign up on line. Do whatever works best to remember to attend.

Will this guarantee a minyan at every service? No. Even if every congregant attends at least one weekday service a month, there will probably be services without a minyan. But, attendance will be much better than it is now and the number of services when a minyan is present will be increased.

What if I have trouble getting to services? Call a congregant who can drive and ask for a ride. Or call the AKSE office and ask to be connected with a congregant who can drive you. Some of our congregants have limited mobility; at least once a month we plan to have services at alternate locations, such as Lodge Lane or the Kutz Home or Shipley Manor so that all our congregants can participate.

Please contact any of the people listed below with your questions and comments. We hope that you’ll support your fellow congregants and hope to see you at services soon.

Rabbi Steven Saks, Mel Zussman, Scott Slomowitz, Kerry Shweiki, Alan Bleier, Phyllis Feibus, Marty Zukoff and Maurice Linett

** Weekday morning services are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00 and Wednesday and Friday at 7:30 a.m. Afternoon services are Monday through Thursday at 5:30 pm, Friday at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday one hour before Shabbat ends.

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Friday Candle Saturday Mincha Havdallah 1 Evenings Lighting Evenings Ma’ariv Times Friday Night Service Partnership MAY 31 8:05 PM JUNE 1 8:00 PM 9:06 PM 6:30 pm Minyan

JUNE 7 8:10 PM JUNE 8 8:00 PM 9:10 PM Prophets Class

JUNE 14 8:13 PM JUNE 15 8:05 PM 9:14 PM Jonathan Jaffe

JUNE 21 8:15 PM JUNE 22 8:10 PM 9:16 PM sponsored Kiddush JUNE 29 8:10 PM 9:16 PM JUNE 28 8:16 PM 27 IYAR

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Friday Night Parsha & Pizza Service

Rosh 6 pm 6:30 pm EREV Chodesh SHAVUOT

2228 TAMMUZ IYAR 2329 TAMMUZ IYAR 241 TAMMUZSIVAN 252 TAMMUZSIVAN 26 3TAMMUZ SIVAN 274 TAMMUZ SIVAN 285 TAMMUZSIVAN

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Friday Night

Parsha & Pizza Service AKSE Board of Birthday Governors Mtg. 6 pm 6:30 pm Kiddush SHAVUOT SHAVUOT YIZKOR E Board 6:30 pm Full BOG 7:30 pm AKSE members

invited to attend

6 SIVAN 7 SIVAN 8 SIVAN 9 SIVAN 10 SIVAN 11 SIVAN 12 SIVAN 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Friday Night

Congregational Service 6:30 pm Meeting 7:30 pm

7 TAMMUZ 8 TAMMUZ 18 TAMMUZ 13 SIVAN 14 SIVAN 915 TAMMUZ SIVAN 1016 TAMMUZ SIVAN 1117 TAMMUZ SIVAN 1218 TAMMUZ SIVAN 13 19 TAMMUZ SIVAN 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

Friday Night Parsha & Pizza Service 6 pm 20 SIVAN 6:30 pm 30

27 SIVAN 21 SIVAN 22 SIVAN 23 IYAR 24 IYAR 25 SIVAN 26 SIVAN

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BUILDING SECURITY COMMUNICATION FROM CBS LEADERSHIP:

With recent events in Poway and Pittsburgh, we want you to know that the Building and Grounds committee is continuing to review and monitor our safety procedures. We are also continuing, with the help of our consultants, to review our current procedures, and developing advanced planning to add additional security features to our campus. We have already had drills with our Shabbat congregations, both CBS and AKSE, and will be repeating these in the near future and periodically thereafter. Our Hebrew School students have also had several safety drills. We will be continuing our educational outreach to our congregants in the coming months. Please feel free to contact our staff if you have further questions or ideas. Thank you

Shabbat Worship Service Location at the CBS building at 1801 Baynard Blvd will vary sometimes as we share spaces with CBS. There is a sign/bulletin board with activities and their location at the entrance of the building. In June all AKSE Shabbat Worship Services will be in the Sanctuary .

TORAH READING SCHEDULE 2019

6/1 Partnership Minyan 7/6 AKSE Men 8/3 Cantor Redfern 6/8 AKSE Men 7/13 Cantor Redfern 8/10 Cantor Redfern 6/15 Cantor Redfern 7/20 Cantor Redfern 8/17 Cantor Redfern 6/22 Cantor Redfern 7/27 Cantor Redfern 8/24 Cantor Redfern 6/29 Cantor Redfern 8/31 AKSE Men

BRING YOUR SHOES TO SHUL

This very successful and fundraising program (organized by Brad Glazier, thank you!) is still ongoing.

In the cloakroom at CBS, 1801 Baynard Blvd, our temporary home, are the familiar bins. Please recycle your shoes in those bins as before.

Funds are generated for AKSE, people that could use the shoes get the benefit, and landfills don’t get shoes added to them. It is a win-win-win!

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Received during the month of April, 2019

IN MEMORY OF YAHRZEIT Kiddush Fund Ted Klein: Libby Plafker Gloria Gross: Kevin Gross Gladys Gewirtz: Lolly & Kevin Gross; Shirley Dorothy Kirshner: Herbert Kirshner Fisch; Paula Gordon; Ken Kamm & Barbara David Paikin, Father: Alan & Susan Paikin Jonathan Jaffe Esselstein; Judy & Howard Berlin; Huguette & Sigmond Goldlust, Father: Rex Piha; Jan & Michael Weiss; David Kursh; Sheila & Perry Goldlust Robin Goldstein; Cynthia Kauffman Maurice Kaye, Father:

Barbara & Joel Roisman Esther Berlin: Judy & Howard Berlin In Memory of Sara L. Berlin: Judy & Howard Berlin MAZEL TOV F. Joseph Berlin: Judy & Howard Berlin Sally Lazar, Beloved Sister: Gladys Gewirtz Linda & Chris Sereduke, on the Birth of your Ray & Morris Freschman Ruth Pratt, Beloved Mother & Granddaughter: Sylvia & Mark Wagman Rhonda Shulman & Neil Lattin, on the Birth Grandmother: Sue & Jeff Pikus Eileen Cohen of your Granddaughter: Sylvia & Mark Sally Lazar: Martin Lazar Wagman; Deb & Mel Zussman Selma Schwartz: Allen Schwartz Ann Jaffe, on the Birth of your Great Clara Kushner: David & Jodi Marcou Granddaughter: Sylvia & Mark Wagman In Memory of Judy Seltzer on your Birthday: REFUAH SHLAYMAH Lidia & Avi Ini (SPEEDY RECOVERY) Eleanor Weinglass on your Birthday: Gladys Gewirtz Lidia & Avi Ini Sharon Marshall: Mark Lewittes On the Birth of your Sandy Rosen & Maurice Linett; Libby Plafker; Grandson: Sylvia & Mark Wagman Sylvia & Mark Wagman Mollie & Ron Makar, on the Birth of your Faith & Lou Brown: Helen Gordon

Granddaughter: Deb & Mel Zussman Judy & Howard Berlin; Shirley Fisch Jonathan Jaffe, on the engagement of your Lolly Gross: Shirley Fisch son Nathaniel: Karen & Art Moss Meryl Pottock: All of your Family; Sharon & Jonathan Jaffe, on the Marriages of your Jim Marshall sons Saul and Kenan: Karen & Art Moss; Deb General Contribution & Mel Zussman ALIYOT David & Susan Epstein on Hannah's Wedding: Sylvia & Mark Wagman John Carew Joel Roisman Mark Wagman

Gift Cards Delivered to Your Door!

AKSE sells gift cards for Walgreens, Shop Rite, Giant, and Acme.

Congregants, friends, relatives, and neighbors can call Dianne Seidel (302-479-0490) or Marty Zukoff (302-478-4734) for store gift cards. Di- anne or Marty will make arrangements to deliv- er them to you.

Or you can pick them up at the AKSE office at 1801 Baynard Blvd. (Call ahead to make sure the gift cards you want are "in stock.")

Buy store gift cards from AKSE -- “Buying AKSE gift cards it doesn't cost extra for you, but it helps AKSE! made me feel so happy!”

Real people, not actors

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JUNE JUNE Anniversaries Birthdays Mazal Tov 3 Elliott & Meryl Pottock 1 Lewis Shapiro • Mazel Tov to Judi and Max 3 Jonathan & Wanda Shapiro Jonathan Shapiro Rosenberg on the engagement of 5 Edward & Harriet Engel 5 Stephen Seidel their son Russell to Alexandra Dan Tanzer Frankel 6 Barbara & Joel Roisman 9 David & Susan Epstein 13 Ahron Augenbraun 17 Harvey Rubenstein • Gail and Gene Tolpin upon the 13 Lionel & Nancy Sandell birth of a granddaughter, Ilana Perry & Sheila Goldlust 18 Barbara Schoenberg 21 Jan Weiss Tess Kaufman 14 Michael & Ellen Feingold Cathy Vinograd 16 Morton & Roberta Brown Rosanne Griff-Cabelli • Harriet Jacobs on a new home 17 Cynthia & Scott Slomowitz 23 Thomas Leitch 19 Barbara & Charles Keil 27 Noah Schreiber

Wendy & Philip Shlossman 30 Martin Zukoff 20 Marsha & Lanny Golden 21 Judi & Max Rosenberg 22 Eyal & Dawn Abukasis 29 Howard & Pamela Schwartz Speedy Recovery Special Birthdays Refuah Shlaimah. Good wishes Special Anniversaries 7 Stephen Juan Willis and prayers for a complete 8 Eyal Abukasis recovery to: 2 Peter & Sharon Kopolovic 14 Edwin Tocker 10 Howard & Deborah 21 Cynthia Kauffman Faith Brown

Stromwasser 30 Arlene Simon Lou Brown 22 Helaine & Richard Gordon Morton Brown

JUNE Birthday? Ann Jaffe

CONDOLENCES TO - Come and join us at our Meryl Pottock monthly birthday celebration on June 15, The Family of 2019 and enjoy our Gladys Gewirtz delicious birthday cake. May the Lord our G-d send a perfect healing from heaven to all Donations appreciated. his sick children. Amen.

May the Lord comfort the families among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem and may they know of sorrow no more.

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 JUNE YAHRZEITS  PLEASE NOTE:Yahrzeit dates listed represent the English dates 1 11 21 which correspond to the Hebrew Lena Goldberg Celia Bleiberg Rubin Meisel dates of death.

Milton Sharon Arnold Moss 22 Rose Westerman Henry Weiner William Braverman 2 William Keller AKSE Morris Weintraub Daily Service Times: Hillel Cheitlin 23 13 Sunday Joseph Tannen George Bleier 8:00 a.m. Isaac Walles 3 Harriet Shirley Koushel Monday,Tuesday,Thursday 14 7:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Ethel Weiss Sidney Sandell Wednesday 5:30 p.m. Leah Jaffe Abraham Goodman 24 4 John J. Lavin Friday Evening Bernard Lifrak 6:30 p.m. Gladys Heims 15 25 Note: new later time Minnie Seitz Sol Pollack Anna Engel 5 Dave H. A. Rosenberg Community Minyan Marion Swartz Wednesday & Friday Arthur Penn 16 26 7:30 a.m. Samuel Shapiro Rae Jacobs Mildred Cohen Samuel Chanin Sarah B Stutman Excluding Rosh Chodesh and Samuel Granite other special days. 6 17 Ann Liebman Irving Echt Jeffrey Heimann Ezekiel Panitz Shabbat Jacob Sklut Jacob Hoffman Services at 9:00 a.m. 27 Mary Brother Helene K. Keil Morris Glazier SEE CALENDAR for William Weiner Benjamin Kessler Michael B. McNamara Mincha Ma’ariv times. 7 Harry Rofel HOLIDAY TIMES MAY Gussie Seres DIFFER. Isadore Levy 18 28 Jack Bloom Carrie Septimus Seth Neil Becker Rhoda Meizell Jay Silberman Lena Hockstein Reminder: Samuel Wolinsky Jack Allen Wiener Audrey Rosenberg All AKSE activities -- 8 services, daily minyan, 19 Philip Slomowitz Manuel Skversky office hours, Board of Sol Eskenazi Beatrice Weinberg 9 Governors meetings, David Miller 29 classes, etc. -- are now at Isadore Silverman Jacob Plafker our transitional home at Joseph Stutman Samuel Kates Ethel Ida Sharp Gertrude Stromwasser the Beth Shalom building Rose Cohn 20 at 1801 Baynard Blvd. Ruth Plafker The only exceptions will Ray Hochheiser be Café Tamar (June 2) Samuel Golder Varda Panitz 10 and High Holiday Esther Shapiro Services, which will be Frances Maisel Samuel Schuman held at the Jewish Community Center on Garden of Eden Road.

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Did you know? Harriet Jacobs Realtor 15 Boscov’s Catering Service 15

UTILIZING GIFT CARDS FROM AKSE Schoenberg Memorial Chapel 14 RAISES MONEY FOR OUR SYNAGOGUE ShopRite 15 AT NO EXTRA COST AND WITHOUT INCONVENIENCE TO YOU. AKSE FAMILY NEWS 13

SUPERMARKETS AND CALENDARS AND SCHEDULES WALGREENS AKSE Calendar JUNE 9

PLEASE CALL AKSE OFFICE, Daily Service Times 14 302-762-2705, FOR DETAILS EVENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, ETC.

BIRTHDAY KIDDUSH JUNE 13 CBS BUILDING SECURITY UPDATE 11 Have you been to the CAFÉ TAMAR FLYER 7 website recently? CONGREGATIONAL MEETING REMINDER 1,6 DONATIONS 12 GIFT CARD ORDERING INFORMATION 12 MOVE COMMITTEE UPDATE 6

PHILLIES BASEBALL GAME FLYER 10 www.akse.org PRESIDENT’S LETTER 5 PJ LIBRARY PHOTO 6 Updated daily with current info and news for you! RABBI’S LETTER 2,3 SHABBAT SERVICE LOCATION SCHEDULE 11 SHAVUOT SERVICE SCHEDULE 4

SHOE RECYCLING (STILL ONGOING!) INFO 11

DEADLINE FOR SUMMER (JULY & AUGUST) SHOFAR TORAH READER SCHEDULE 11 IS JUNE 20, 2019 WEEKLY SERVICE INITIATIVE 8 Submissions due ON or BEFORE the DEADLINE in order to publish the YOUTH SERVICE SHABBAT INFO 4 Shofar in a timely fashion. Only items submitted on time can be JUNE YAHRZEITS 14 guaranteed inclusion in the Shofar (subject to editorial discretion). Submissions MUST be in WRITING! Email to [email protected] or mail, Fax or hand deliver to the synagogue office. 16 SHOFAR JUNE, 2019