VOICE OF JUDEA לוק הדוהי
Volume 60, No. 3 January/February 2013 Tevet/Shevat/Adar 5773
TU B’SHEVAT SEDER SUNDAY, JANUARY27th 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM JOIN FAMILY CONNECTION IN THE CELEBRATION OF THE TREES
SOFER ON SITE VISIT JANUARY 27TH & 28TH JOIN US IN THE MITZVAH OF WRITING A TORAH
PURIM MEGILLAH READING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, 2013 CELEBRATE THE TRIUMPH OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE OVER THE EVIL HAMEN
SAVE THE DATES
GREATEST GENERATION – SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2:00-4:00 PM IMMIGRATION IN AMERICA WITH PROFESSOR MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO
GREATEST GENERATION – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2:00-4:00 PM AN ENCHANTING AFTERNOON WITH PROFESSOR JAMES J KOLB
SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA – FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013
THERE WILL BE A LIVE KLEZMER BAND DURING SERVICES SO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR A MAGICAL, UPLIFTING EVENING
PURIM CARNIVAL SUNDAY MARCH 3, 2013 9:30 -11:30AM SOCIAL ACTION KOSHER FOOD PACKING EVENT WRJ SOUP TASTING CONTEST
OUR ANNUAL 2ND NIGHT SEDER TUESDAY, MARCH 26TH at 5:30 PM
For additional January and February events, Please refer to the temple calendar in this bulletin. You can also check the website, www.Temple - Judea.com
TEMPLE NEWS
Temple Judea of Manhasset Schedule of Friday Night Services Affiliated with the Union of Reform Judaism th 333 Searingtown Road | Manhasset, NY 11030 January 4 tel. (516) 621-8049 Junior Shabbat Service: 7:00 PM Torah Portion: Shemot www.Temple-Judea.com th January 11 Todd Chizner…………………...…...……...... Rabbi 4th Grade Family Shabbat Abbe Sher………...…….…...... ………...... Cantor Service: 7:30 PM Abner L. Bergman, z”l.....…...... Rabbi Emeritus Torah Portion: Va' era Eugene J. Lipsey………………...... ….Rabbi Emeritus th Richard Berman………………...... …Cantor Emeritus January 18 Maxine Peresechensky……...... Executive Director Martin Luther King Ellen Gastwirth……………..……….…...... Educator Shabbat Service: 8:00 PM Torah Portion: Bo Steven Goldberg.…………….……….………President th January 25 TEMPLE JUDEA BULLETIN New Member Shabbat Published Five Times Annually Service: 8:00 PM Alan Rothenberg...…………………...…….. Editor Torah Portion: Beshallach [email protected] st Temple Judea is Handicapped Accessible February 1 Shabbat Service: 8:00 PM Torah Portion: Yitro
th February 8 Condolences to Jaime Horowitz on the loss of her Shabbat Service: 8:00 PM Torah Portion: Mishpatim beloved step-brother, Paul Sheffel. th February 15 Condolences to Richard Heyman on the loss of his Shabbat Service: 8:00 PM beloved father, Miles Heyman. Torah Portion: Terumah
nd February 22 Condolences to Randi Kahn on the loss of her Shabbat Service: 8:00 PM beloved mother and father, Barbara and Robert Torah Portion: Tetzaveh Greenberg.
Condolences to Allan Burstein on the loss of his beloved father, Irving.
Condolences to Jeanie Schatzberg on the loss of her father, Jerome Burnett.
Condolences to Cantor Abbe Sher on the loss of her father, Gerald Paul Sher.
Mazel Tov to Kathi and Steven Kafka on the birth of their granddaughter, Madison Abby Friedlander, daughter of Lauren and Joel Friedlander.
Mazel Tov to Ron and Lesley Steinberg on the engagement of their son Eric to Mandy Goldsmith
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From the Rabbi………….
What are your favorite Torah stories? Mine are the ones that create questions, which then lead to answers, which then lead to learning. Take for example one of my favorites, the story of Jacob’s ladder.
In the story, Jacob falls asleep and has a dream. In his dream he envisions a ladder stretched between the heavens and the earth. He sees angels going up and going down on the ladder.
At first glance this is an imaginative fantasy. But this is in the Torah; therefore it has layers of meaning. Think about all the questions this raises. What does the ladder represent? Who are the angels? Why are the angels first going up and then coming down, and not the other way around?
When searching for the answers, we can and should study what those who have come before us wondered. Once we learn from our ancestors, it is important to use our own intellects to come to our own conclusions, be it theirs or our own. We can and should make our own guesses about what each story hopes to teach us. How do you see this story’s deeper meaning?
In the way I see it, the whole story is about using faith to make our greatest advancements in learning. If we look carefully at the wording in Hebrew, we see that the ladder, which symbolizes the Torah, is secure in the heavens but not on the solid ground of the earth: it is towards the earth, near the earth, but not touching it. The heavens symbolize knowledge, enlightenment, and God. How to get to this ethereal place? We, who are like the angels in the dream, have to take the first step. And that first step is no ordinary step; it is a leap up to the first rung on to a ladder that does not feel secure. It is the hardest step. But isn’t this just like learning Torah? In order to learn Torah we study with a teacher. That means we are making time for this, going to Temple, signing up for a class, etc. It takes a leap. But there is more. We know when we arrive in that ‘class’ we must make ourselves vulnerable and reveal we did not know something and that we need to learn something new. However, once we take that first step, we feel a great sense of purpose and even a new found security – not in the stability of the ground but in the magnificence of the heavens.
I would like to invite you to take such a leap. On January 27th and January 28th our sofer, scribe, will be returning to Temple Judea to help us write and learn about our own torah. If you have not filled in a letter, this would be a good time to call the office and put your name down. In the process of filling in the letter you will learn about Torah and about yourself. You will also have other opportunities to take classes and study.
Most of all, I want to help you find a story that you connect with. I want to help you see how our ancestors understood that story and then help you find your own understanding.
Rabbi Todd Chizner
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TEMPLE NEWS
Cantor’s Song
Jewish tradition commands us to perform the mitzvah of chesed, acts of lovingkindness. Forms of chesed include: inviting guests into one's home, helping to meet the needs of the bride before her wedding, and honoring the dead by attending a funeral. More relevant to the themes of pastoral care is that Judaism requires the mitzvah of Bikur Cholim, visiting the sick and of Nicham Avelim, comforting the mourner. In contrast to the chesed of tzedakah, (giving charity), Bikur Cholim and Nicham Avelim do not involve the giving of one's possessions, but rather the giving of one's self. The Torah expects us to give comfort to one another. Just as God visits the sick and comforts mourners, so must all Jews.
In an early chapter of the Torah, God appears to Abraham, and then Abraham is visited by three men identified as angels. The Talmud relates that this visit occurs on the third day after Abraham's circumcision and that God’s visit was for the purpose of visiting the sick. The reason for God’s appearance was not to reveal specific content, which is typical of their time together, but to be with Abraham as he recovers. Through Bikur Cholim, God was not delivering a message, teaching a concept or even curing an illness. God simply appears to be with Abraham and to offer the healing gift of relationship. If the chesed of Bikur Cholim is centered on building a relationship of healing, what suffering is it meant to relieve? It is important to identify suffering rather than pain as the operative issue here because the distinction between the two is critical. Pain is a neurological phenomenon; it can be quantified and measured. Although each person may have a different tolerance for pain, it is essentially an objective reality, open to scientific measurement. Suffering is a response to pain; it results from the emotional and spiritual meaning that the pain has in one's life. Medicine treats pain; caregiving responds to suffering. One can endure the pain caused by wounds that are healing, but similar levels of pain related to an incurable disease may be unbearable. Childbirth may produce pain similar to a gallbladder attack, yet it is felt entirely differently. It is the meaning that one attaches to the pain that differs, and so does the level of suffering. The suffering that is at the core of illness and loss is estrangement. When ill, one becomes estranged from the key components of life and even a healthy sense of self. In Jewish tradition, the sick person is given a title, Choleh. Similarly, one who is bereaved is not only living an experience, but has a new description, Avel. This is not to brand or label the sick or grieving, but to acknowledge their sense of "otherness". In illness, the sick are estranged from their community. They may be hospitalized or kept at home, separated from their jobs, their synagogues, their clubs; they lose their places as participants in their community's life. Illness estranges one from family. Even when the family is present, the sick feel alone, their role is compromised. Finally, and most devastatingly, prolonged illness causes estrangement from one's self. The sick lose a relationship to the person they have been. The estrangement of the suffering and the sense of alienation from community and self are at the center of despair, sadness and fear that the caregiver encounters at the bedside. Illness and loss force one into an exile in a most profound way. Perhaps this is why in Jewish tradition we say that God’s presence is above the bed of the ill. The Talmud teaches that "anyone who visits the sick takes away one sixtieth of his or her suffering". Building relationships with the suffering is the challenge for all in the community . The expectation is that visitors are usually
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Cantor’s Song (cont'd)
friends of the sick or mourner who share a history with them. The task of Rabbis, Cantors and other professionals is to develop a facility that allows them to align at a profound level, even with those with whom they have no similarity or history. The Torah tells us, "Love the stranger for you, too, were strangers". (Deuteronomy 10: 19).
To love another, we need to identify with others to find in ourselves the similarity that opens the door to empathy. Precisely because we, the Jewish people, were strangers ourselves, the experience of the stranger is emblazoned in our consciousness. Because of this, we can identify with the stranger and cultivate and experience love.
Please accept my deepest gratitude for the outpouring of love and kindness that you have all shared with me since the passing of my father, Gerald Paul Sher. My Temple Judea family has embraced me and supported me during my time of need. You all are, indeed, a blessing.
B'Shalom, Cantor Abbe Sher
Israel Affairs
Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom wrote a book entitled A Letter in the Scroll: Understanding Our Jewish Identity and Exploring the Legacy of the World’s Oldest Religion. Ellen Gastwirth’s Thursday morning class is studying this book and the legacy of Judaism. The following are some excerpts from his book (pages 227-229).
“I am a Jew because, being a child of my people, I have heard the call to add my chapter to its unfinished story. I am a stage on its journey, a connecting link between the generations. The dreams and hopes of my ancestors live on in me, and I am the guardian of their trust, now and for the future.
“I am a Jew because our nation, though at times it suffered the deepest poverty, never gave up on its commitment to helping the poor, or rescuing Jews from other lands, or fighting for justice for the oppressed, and did so without self- congratulation, because it was a mitzvah, because a Jew could do no less.
“I am a Jew because I cherish the Torah, knowing that God is to be found not in natural forces but in moral meanings, in words, texts, teachings and commands, and because Jews, thought they lacked all else, never ceased to value education as a sacred task, endowing the individual with dignity and depth.”…
“I am proud, simply, to be a Jew.
“I am proud to belong to the people Israel, whose name means ‘one who wrestles with God and with man and prevails.’ For though we have loved humanity, we have never stopped wrestling with it, challenging the idols of every age. And though we have loved God with an everlasting love, we have never stopped wrestling with Him nor He with us.”
Submitted by Marilyn Bender
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Message from the President
Purim occurs this year at the end of February in the Hebrew month of Adar. It is our joyful holiday that incorporates all the elements of a big celebration and is a time of masquerading, wine drinking, eating and giving gifts of food to friends and family. Why do we have such merrymaking on this holiday? Why are we instructed in the Megillah of Esther to be so happy and festive? It is because the Jewish people living in Persia were condemned to be killed on a specific date chosen by the evil Haman (make grogger noise) but were spared. Thanks to Queen Esther and Mordechai, the decree was lifted and the Jews were saved. Yet there are other holidays where the Jews were victorious over their enemies; why on Purim is the celebration so overwhelmingly joyous?
I believe that one way at looking at this is through the prism of coincidence which, I feel, is God’s way of remaining anonymous. This is especially true in the Purim saga where the events that occur, starting when Esther wins the beauty contest and gains access to the King’s Palace, is the beginning of a chain of events that ultimately saves the Jewish people. The miracles in this story are covert yet grandiose.
Very often, events take place and we do not realize that what appears as coincidence is, in fact, meant to happen. Many of you may have joined Temple Judea because your best friend was a member and it seemed like the right decision. Others may have moved into the community and found Temple Judea to be in close proximity to your home. No matter the reason, you were meant to be here and to be a member of our Temple family. You were meant to participate in Temple services, events and programs. Programs such as our Tuesday night Torah classes and events such as our upcoming Super Bowl party are just two examples of why you were meant to join our Temple.
The more you become actively involved, the more you will realize you were meant to be here and your joining wasn’t coincidence but “destiny.”
Together as a congregation, we have the power to make good things happen whether it is through Social Action programming or the religious education of our children. I am fortunate that coincidence brought us together and comforted by the knowledge that it was meant to be.
Steve Goldberg, President
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6 visit us at www.temple-judea.com EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
The winter months of January and February usher in the holidays of Tu Bishvat and Purim. Tu Bishvat will keep us warm with its reminder of upcoming spring, and Purim will bring joy into the cold month of February with the partying, masquerading and festivities.
In the Religious School, we will celebrate with the children both with a Tu Bishvat Seder and our yearly Purim Megillah reading and carnival. The holiday programs we celebrate in the school are very important in helping make the children feel good about being Jewish. Our holidays are full of symbolism, commemoration, and historical importance. Only through the combination of learning and living the holiday can we instill feelings of pride and joy of being Jewish.
We will be continuing our grade family Torah Workshops on Sunday mornings. Our next one is January 13th for the fourth grade, to be followed by the fifth grade on February 3rd. Please watch for mailings with more details. In addition, all grades will be participating in a mini curriculum pertaining to the Torah, how it is written, and its importance to us as Jews. I know that many of our families are participating in the Torah writing project and are writing letters with the Scribe. In October, the children had the opportunity to meet with Rabbi Druin at the opening ceremonies for the “Torah of Our Own “ project. They were so interested and involved when he addressed them. I want the children to understand the importance of this endeavor both through classroom discussions and when they have the opportunity to meet again with Rabbi Druin.
On a final note, I would like to commend the fifth graders for a job well done at their grade service in December. I encourage all parents to make every effort to attend your child’s grade service so that they can become familiar with services and with being in the Sanctuary .The next one is for the fourth grade on January 11th where the children will receive their prayer books.
Stay warm and safe during these winter months.
L’shalom
Ellen Gastwirth
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SISTERHOOD OF WRJ NEWS
Sisterhood of WRJ President’s Message
I am excited to share that I was asked to co-lead a workshop entitled “Membership and You” at the WRJ Northeast District Biennial in November, which includes New England, NY and all of Canada. The Biennial consists of various workshops where we can learn the latest successful events for fundraising in this economy. Besides being educational, it was energizing, and a lot of networking and exchanging of ideas, laughing and praying very spiritually. We had Havdalah and then beautiful Friday night and Saturday morning services. We had a 10-piece orchestra for the Saturday night banquet, where we also installed our new leaders. I had been an Area Representative of the Northeast District and was asked to keep the position another two years but I turned it down because there are many who would like to succeed me. I felt it was important to groom new leaders, which is our pattern in our WRJ at Temple Judea.
We all felt truly blessed as we were collectively empowered with hundreds of women to rise to our highest levels to try to make a difference in lives around the world, focusing primarily on the United States and Israel.
WRJ Schedule and Events for January and February:
Tuesday, January 8, 9:45 AM: WRJ Trustees Meeting
Friday, January 11, 7:30 PM: Distribution of prayer books for 4th graders by WRJ and Brotherhood
Monday, January 14, 6:30 PM: WRJ Ladies Night Out - fundraiser at Mara’s Homemade (Restaurant) – cooking demonstration, food and drink included
Tuesday, January 22, 7:30 PM: Rosh Chodesh - Please join us as we gather in friendship to share learning, meditation, discussion and of course a nosh. Whether you are a returning or new member to Rosh Chodesh, we know you will enjoy the program we have planned. Please contact Fern Bernstein at 631-525-3072 for questions or details.
Tuesday, January 29, 7PM: we have renowned author Lorraine Abramson giving a presentation on her book My Race: A Jewish Girl Growing Up Under Apartheid in South Africa. This lecture and book signing is open to the entire congregation and friends. Please join us!
Tuesday, February 12, 9:45 AM: WRJ Trustees Meeting
Upcoming Programs:
Purim is coming, Purim is coming! Keep your eyes peeled for more information about our annual Purim Package Project, where congregants can send holiday wishes and delicious packages to others in this traditional holiday exchange.
WRJ is planning a demonstration called KravMaga, an Israeli form of self defense that is all the rage for all ages. Look for a flyer about dates & times.
Rummage Sale will be held April 28th. Please start bringing your items to the Temple.
We rescheduled our WRJ Membership Dinner for Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 6:30pm. We welcome all the women in our congregation and their friends to join us for an exciting night of shopping, schmoozing, eating and live entertainment. We would LOVE to see you there.
In celebration of Chanukah, WRJ and Brotherhood are purchasing a candle on the Temple Menorah.
Warmest Wishes to All,
Susan Goldklang
President of Sisterhood of WRJ of Temple Judea
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Monday, January 14th, 2013 (note new date) 6:30 pm Mara’s Homemade 236 W Jericho Turnpike (Rte 25), Mutton Town Plaza, Syosset 11791
Mara Levi, the owner and chef of Mara’s Homemade, is opening the restaurant just for WRJ!
We will be treated to amazing food and drink and a special cooking demonstration by Mara, who incorporates the Jewish, the Southern, and the Cajun in her cooking! Mara will make latkes and more and recipes will be available! Cover is $36: includes food, drink, a private WRJ cooking demo, and recipes! This is a fundraiser for WRJ!
Carpools from Roslyn can be arranged!
Please RSVP by January 4th to Lauren Chizner, Member of Programming Committee,
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The Judaica Shop at Temple Judea
Help support Sisterhood of WRJ and all of its programs by visiting our newly stocked and decorated Lobby Showcase
Featuring Gifts for Birthdays, Weddings, Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and more…. We are stocked with a large selection of mezuzot in all sizes for the new baby and the home.
Check out our variety of bracelets: bendel, soapstone, crystal, leather and more in an array of colors and with a wide selection of charms.
New to the Judaica shop are jewel boxes in mirror, stone and Art Deco styles, as well as a line of Murano glass necklaces.
We proudly sell gift items MADE IN ISRAEL
For all of your gift giving needs….Judaica Shop Gift Certificates In any denomination
To make a purchase, stop by the temple office (tel. 621-8049) or email Karen Blum [email protected] or Mollie Mandell [email protected]
Yarmulkes Personal Shopping Support the worthy projects of WRJ & order your yarmulkes through us! We can help you choose the perfect yarmulkes for your upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah or wedding.
Choose from suede, leather, decorative patterns, lame, and sports-themed yarmulkes. Personalize them with a wide assortment of colors, embossed patterns, foil enhancements, trims and personalized imprints. Four colors of yarmulke clips, and lacy head coverings for women are also available. Yarmulke samples are on display in the lobby of Temple Judea
For more information, and to place an order, please contact Susan Goldklang [email protected] 516/621-1037 Like us on our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/Temple Judea of Manhasset
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The Rummage Sale is Coming, The Rummage Sale is Coming
Okay, we’re not the British, but our “call to arms” is that we are asking for you to clean out your closets and donate some items to our annual Rummage Sale/Vintage Boutique. Do you have any gently used clothing, housewares or toys that you’d like to donate? Have you been waiting to bring them somewhere? Now’s the Time! Please drop them off at Temple Judea any time from now until April 18.
WRJ’s Annual Rummage Sale and Vintage Boutique is on Sunday, April 22 from 12:30 – 4pm
Don’t forget to come yourself as we have lots of new merchandise as well, especially beautiful children’s clothing.
For more information contact: Barbara Newmark at [email protected]
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2012/2013 – 5773
Rabbi’s Monday Torah Classes (10:30-11:30 a.m.)
January 7, 14, 28; February 4, 11, 25; March 11, 18;
April 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13
Cantor’s Wednesday Beginner Hebrew Classes (1:00-2:00 p.m.)
January 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 27; March 6, 13, 20;
April 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8
Ellen’s Thursday Potpourri of Jewish Studies (10:30-11:30 a.m.)
January 3, 10, 24, 31; February 14, 28; March 7, 21;
April 4, 11, 25; May 2, 9
“KABBALAH: SO WHAT’S THE BIG SECRET ANYWAY?”
Led by Arthur Kurzweil, renowned Jewish scholar, teacher and author
Open to the community Refreshments will be served
Four Thursdays, April 4-25, 7:30-9:00p.m
A fee will be charged for classes
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The Greatest Generation is Proud to Present
PROF. MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO
SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 2013, 2-4 P.M.
“Immigration in America: How Do We Fix A System in Crisis” will be the topic of Dr. D’Innocenzo’s lecture.
Americans are a people welded from many nations and races, bound together by a common vision of opportunity and freedom.
An estimated 11 million immigrants now live in the United States without legal papers. Never before has America had such a large population of immigrants living outside the law. We now have several options to address this situation.
Dr. D’Innocenzo has taught history at Hofstra University for 51 years. He was recognized for his academic work when the American Historical Association awarded him the Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award, recognizing his outstanding teaching of history at colleges and universities. He and his wife have both served as chairpersons of the Nassau County Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union. He still serves on the board of directors of that chapter.
Don’t miss this opportunity to clearly understand a complex national problem!
$10 per person “More than a nosh”
Please R.S.V.P. By January 8th
Arlene Ruderman 347-235-4828 Lynn Levine 516-484-0997
(A program for all ages)
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THE GREATEST GENERATION presents
AN ENCHANTING AFTERNOON
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 2-4 P.M.
with guest speaker Prof. James J. Kolb
In honor of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, South Pacific, this program will include a variety of audio and video excerpts from several productions of the work, including archival footage of Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza. Based on the short stories of James Michener and directed by Joshua Logan, the show is memorable for its many outstanding songs including “Some Enchanted Evening”, “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair”, “There’s Nothing Like a Dame” “Bali Hai”, “Younger Than Springtime”, “Happy Talk” and “I’m in Love with a Wonderful Guy.”
Dr. Kolb is Professor of Drama at Hofstra University. A teacher of theatre history and dramatic literature since 1969, Professor Kolb, for more than a decade, taught an annual undergraduate course in the American Musical Theatre, which is one of his special interests.
Come in out of the cold to the warmth of Temple Judea and “South Pacific”!
$10 per person “More than a nosh”
Please R.S.V.P. by February 5th
Arlene Ruderman 347-235-4828 Lynn Levine 516-484-0997
(A program for all ages)
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BRING YOUR PARTY TO OUR PARTY
IT’S GAME TIME at TEMPLE JUDEA!!!
JOIN YOUR TEMPLE FAMILY FOR A SUPER BOWL PARTY and
WATCH THE BIG GAME ON OUR BIG SCREEN TV
THERE WILL BE GREAT FOOD AND FUN ON SUPER BOWL SUNDAY
FEBRUARY 3RD @ 6PM
WE WILL ARRANGE EVERYTHING, ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS BRING YOUR FRIENDS
AND FAMILY
THERE WILL BE A SMALL FEE, TO DEFER SOME OF THE COSTS
PLEASE CALL THE TEMPLE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 621-8049
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Holocaust Resource Center Update
It was September 1954. I was sitting in English 101 at the Polytechnic Institute on J Street in Brooklyn, NY. We were discussing George Orwell’s book “1984”. My young schoolmates agreed it was a fantasy and totally unrelated to the real world. They pointed out that the government of this mythical state rewrites history to ensure that it in no way contradicts the agenda de-jour. Any fact that does not fit they simply discard down the “memory hole”. The leaders of the country invented an enemy that is attempting to invade and destroy their way of life and culture. They organized rallies on a regular basis, shouting “down with the enemy of the people” by a frenzied mob. Children are taught from early childhood to glorify the leadership and hate the enemy destroyers. Anyone who deviates from the state dogma is re-educated sometimes through torture to embrace the party line.
I, on the other hand, pointed out to them that Orwell is simply describing events that happened during WWII and what is going on at present in the Soviet Union. After a heated discussion, my young colleagues agreed that it may have been true in Nazi Germany but it could not apply to the Western World and certainly it will disappear as the world sees what freedom and democracy has to offer with the visual communication that the TV cameras can provide.
It is Saturday morning, November 2012; I am sitting at the kitchen table having a nosh before leaving for synagogue looking at the New York Times article by a reporter discussing the situation in Gaza. After a few factual accounts of the events, he states that peace cannot come to the region until Israel pays for the crimes it committed in 1948; the wars they were responsible for, the Arab population that they displaced, the poverty they created in the refugee camps, and discontinue their heavy handed warlike behavior for the past 60 years.
With the mention of 1948, my memory went back to the night of November 29, 1947 as we were huddled around the radio counting the votes for and against the partition of Palestine by the United Nations and the establishment of Jewish and Arab states, a “two- state solution”. The Jews happily accepted but the Arabs rejected the UN resolution. On May 14th 1948 the State of Israel was born within the borders established by the UN.
The Jewish people did not commit any crimes in 1948, lest the reporter thinks that for Jews to return to their ancient homeland is a crime. They did not attack the Arab states. It was five Arab armies that attacked with the cry “we will push the Jews into the Mediterranean”. It is the Arab nations that told the Muslim inhabitants of Palestine to flee temporarily so that they can return and wipe the Jews off the face of the map. It is the Arabs who refused to accept the UN Partition of Palestine. It is they who continued to attack Israel through the last 64 years. It is their Arab brothers who created the refugee problem by not allowing those who fled to become part of their society and forced them to become permanent refugees.
During the same period, the Jews living in Muslim countries had to flee to save their lives. Israel was their refuge. They were not made into permanent refugees but, over a short period of time, fully integrated into Israeli society.
We can watch on a daily basis the Orwellian frenzied mobs in Cairo, Benghazi, Teheran, Syria and other cities throughout the Arab Middle East swinging and shooting rifles and burning flags as they scream “death to Israel and America the enemy of Islam”. Murder and not discussion has become an acceptable political tool by the New York Times reporter. It must be that “an Orwellian memory hole” exists at the Times.
When thousands of rockets are launched at civilian population in Israel and Israel defends its population by surgically destroying the weapons fabrication facilities, the world accuses Israel of using undue force. When the leaders of the Palestinian people refuse face-to-face negotiations, Israel is accused of being intransigent.
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The media and the world have truly become Orwellian; fictitious narratives are undisputable facts, the President of Iran vows to destroy a member state in his UN speech; in the presence of over a hundred heads of state, it is applauded; homicide bombers blow up subways murdering hundreds of civilians and are hailed as freedom fighters.
We must recognize the perversion that has overtaken the world and spread by the media. Our eyes must not be blinded by the propaganda and spin doctors. We must speak the truth and continue to pressure our representatives in Washington not to fall prey to the hatred and lies propagated by the Arab states. The media must be chastised and held accountable for their false and fabricated reporting, but most of all we must not buy into the propaganda that is attempting to destroy the people and land of Israel.
Irving Roth, Director Holocaust Resource Center
Highly recommended reading: “The Genealogy of Evil” by David Paterson “Address Unknown” by Catherine Kressman Taylor
PROGRAM CANCELLATIONS
When Roslyn Public Schools and Herricks Public Schools classes are cancelled due to inclement weather, Temple Judea of Manhasset Religious School will do the same. We will always try to make any decisions to cancel Religious School due to inclement weather as early as possible during the given day. Announcements regarding these cancellations will be on the following TV/radio Stations:
. News 12 Long Island (Cablevision) . WINS (AM 1010) . WCBS (AM 880) Announcements will also be posted on the Temple Judea website: www.temple-judea.com In the event of cancellations of other programs for either weather related or other reasons, an e-mail will be sent to advise you. Please, if you have not supplied the office with your family’s e-mail addresses, please do so now.
Of course, you can contact the temple office at any time for additional information (516 621-8049).
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Family Connection News
We hope that you all had a Happy Chanukah!
In November, due to Hurricane Sandy and the Nor’easter, we unfortunately had to cancel our ice skating event which was to take place on Election Day at Iceland. We know that many of our Temple families were actively involved in helping those who were impacted by the storm. On Thanksgiving weekend, several families with religious school age children participated in the TANS (Tikkun Alliance of the North Shore) Winter Clothing Drive and Distribution. Temple Judea’s Social Action Committee once again partnered with the Unified New Cassel Community Revitalization Corp. in Westbury, which serves many needy families. This was a very rewarding experience and will certainly teach our children about our role in Tikkun Olam (repairing the world). At press time, we are preparing for the December 14th Chanukah Junior Services and WRJ Chanukah Dinner. Family Connection participates each year by providing holiday related craft projects for the children. We hope you are able to attend the upcoming events including the Junior Services on January 4th and February 1st, the Tu B'Shevat Tzedakah Event on Sunday, January 27th from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm and the Purim and Passover festivities on March 3rd including a Megillah reading. Emails will be sent with further details and please also check the website for the most up-to-date information. If you would like to help set up or spread the word about the upcoming events please contact us: Janet Keller and Melanie Wagner at [email protected]. We would love to have more volunteers.
5:30PM-6:00PM Chanukah Junior Services 6:00PM WRJ Chanukah Dinner th Friday, December 14 7:00PM-7:45PM Junior Shabbat Services & Oneg
Friday, January 4th 11:30AM-1:00PM Tu B’Shevat Tzedakah Event Sunday, January 27th 7:00PM-7:45PM Junior Shabbat Services & Oneg
Friday, February 1st Sunday, March 3rd Times TBA Purim & Passover Celebration
6:00PM Dinner FC End of Year Shabbat Dinner 7:00PM Jr. Junior Shabbat Services & Oneg Friday, May 3rd Service
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SOCIAL ACTION WEEKEND
Due to Superstorm Sandy, our volunteer/Social Action weekend was rearranged. The coat sorting and distribution took place on the Friday of Thanksgiving weekend. We thank the congregants for the large quantity of warm winter apparel donated. We owe special thanks to the volunteers -- adults, teens and children -- who showed up in Westbury/New Cassel in the middle of a busy holiday weekend to sort and distribute the much needed clothing. All the volunteers will agree that it was an inspiring experience.
Another part of our canceled weekend was the Social Action Shabbat featuring Lone Soldiers speaking about their service to Israel. Lone Soldiers are Americans who volunteer in Israel to fight for the IDF. They are called Lone Soldiers because they do not have their own families in Israel to support them. As part of this project, we had planned to collect personal supplies to make them more comfortable. Please keep an eye out for flyers and other information about the rescheduling of this project.
Swabbing On December 14, congregants had their cheeks swabbed for the National Bone Marrow Registry. Those who participated are now part of the Registry and one day may be called upon for the mitzvah of saving someone's life.
Thanksgiving Once again, we were able to supply the Thanksgiving groceries for 24 families in our local community.
Adopt-A-Family Our wonderful congregation stepped up with a generous response to our request for funds to continue helping our two Jewish Adopt-A-Families. Your donations are much appreciated. Many thanks to Dana Wagner whose bat mitzvah project provided two months of groceries for our two adopt-a-families. We know the two families appreciate her shopping for groceries as well as the Thanksgiving basket and holiday cards she and her friends created.
Toy Drive and singing On December 18, Spencer Herman once again led his group of holiday singers at St. Christopher’s Otille residence for neurologically impaired children. As always, he brought toys donated by our congregants. Other toys were distributed to children impacted by Superstorm Sandy.
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Temple Judea is writing a Torah of our own! We are dedicating this great project to Rabbi Abner Bergman z”l. Rabbi Bergman was Temple Judea’s spiritual leader for 23 years. We celebrate his life, his gift of spiritual guidance of our Temple, and how he connected us all to our heritage, to one another, and to Torah learning.
In the fall of 2012, Temple Judea begins a year-long project called “A Torah of Our Own: Writing for the Future”. The very last mitzvah of our 613 commandments instructs each of us to personally write a Torah during his or her lifetime. Every letter in the Sefer Torah completes it and anyone who writes even one of the 301,805 letters, writes a Torah. So, this Torah, our Torah will be incomplete without everyone’s participation.
Temple Judea is offering every member the opportunity to hold the quill with the aid of a Sofer (scribe), so that each of us will be able to write a letter and personally dedicate this Torah to those we love and honor. This is a rare opportunity and privilege.
Writing a Torah strengthens our relationship to the Eternal and reinforces a lasting hope for the future. It is our obligation not to let it become a mere historical artifact, but to make it a living part of our community for today and the time to come. Our members will read from it. All future Bar/Bat Mitzvah students will proudly carry it and chant from it. And every time the Torah is taken out of the Ark we will feel that spiritual connection to our teacher, Rabbi Bergman.
This is your chance to perform a once-in– a lifetime mitzvah. Come be a part of Temple Judea’s “Torah of Our Own: Writing for the Future”.
Sign up today at the Temple office to write a letter on January 27th or January 28th.
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WE NEED YOU!!
Please contact Steve Goldberg ([email protected]) if you are interested in volunteering to be an important part of our Publicity Team. We are looking for a member who would like to work hand in hand with the chairperson, different committees, the temple office and newspaper publications to publicize events that take place at Temple Judea. Publicity is a tool that helps to let potential members know about the innovative programs that happen here. It is also a way to let the community know what is on our temple calendar, giving them a chance to join us. Please consider taking on this position.
Your temple needs you!!
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
If you would like to attend Shabbat Services and are unable to get yourself there, please call the Temple at 516-621-8049 and we will match you up with a volunteer driver or a fellow congregant so you can come and pray.
VOLUNTEER DRIVERS Please provide contact information to the Temple office. Extend your hand. It will be warmly received.
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Herbert Tarr Lecture Series
Anyone who paid for the Herbert Tarr Lecture Series and would like a refund can send a self-address stamped envelope to: Florence Meyer, 5 Westwood Circle, Roslyn Heights, NY 11577. Or, your check can be used as a tax deductible donation to Temple Judea.
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th FRIDAY EVENING: January th FRIDAY EVENING: January, 4 , 2013 , 11 , 2013013 TIME OF SERVICES: 8:00 PM TIME OF SERVICES: 8:00 PM Shabbat Evening Service Shabbat Evening Service 4th Grade Family Services Birthday Blessings
YAHRZEIT REMINDERS YAHRZEIT REMINDERS
Evelyn Abraskin Stephen Michael Lamstein Michael Bloomgarden Harold Kugel
Max Berman Goldie Lazarus Selwyn Cooper Alfred Levitt
Ida Bloomgarden Irving Levine Miriam Denenberg Robert Maller Pearl Epstein Bracker Rochelle Lewis Annette Dubin Hyman Needleman
Shirley Brodsky Simon Lisch Claire Eigenfeld Jacob Rabinowitz
Rebecka Carlick William Medoff Michael Fishman Ida Reisel
Alfred Cohen Philip Passes Charles Forman LeRoy S. Rosenbaum
Alfred Comick Abraham Ravicovitz Annice Goldberg Barry Rosenberg
Herbert Corwin Sam Ross Rose Goodstadt Robert Rubin
Alex David Herman Russek Pauline Greenberg Saul Schneider
Herbert Fenton Harry Safchik Lloyd Paul Greenfield Jeanette Seeger
Dr. Herbert Fisch Gilda Scher Donald Hallerman Blanche Levine Sitkoff
Herbert Fisch Jerry Schoenfeld Ruth Hannon Rose Spielfogel
Blanche Forman Mildred Schwartz Albert Heller Murray Spirgel
Stuart Goldring Dr. Peter Schwartz Paul Honig Beverly Strober
Stanley Goodman Wendell Weisz Joseph Kalish Anna Tatelman
Louis Gordon Morris Yesner Hyman Katz Fanny Werbitt
Harold Gross Bernard Zeligson Rose Klausner Stella Young Louis Kirschbaum Harry Klein Harold Zaretsky Harry Lamstein Jean Klein Jacob Zuckerman
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE th January 5 , 2013 January 12 th, 2013 At 10:30 AM in the Temple Sanctuary At 10:30 AM in the Temple Sanctuary
LEARNER’S SHABBAT SERVICE LEARNER’S SHABBAT SERVICE
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FRIDAY EVENING: January 18th, 2013 FRIDAY EVENING: January 25th, 2013
TIME OF SERVICES: 8:00 PM TIME OF SERVICES: 8:00 PM Shabbat Evening Service Shabbat Evening Service
YAHRZEIT REMINDERS YAHRZEIT REMINDERS
Samuel J. Kachel Lois Brown Alderman Sidney Rothberg Julia Aronson Ruth Kantor Marcy Bahar Samuel Rubin Diane Baruch Arthur Kotzen Jean Bak Elaine C. Scherr Rhoda Bauman Ronald Samuel Matthew Berger Ida Shlansky Estelle Beck LeBovici Maurice Chehebar Belle Shubach Dolly Bring Bennett Jack Leffel Minnie Davidoff Evelyn Smith Nathan Berman Harold Marko Stephanie Davidson Nathan Smith Joel Chait Sam Meister Leon Esanu Samuel Smith Rae Comick-Kurland Alice Meyers William Feldman Anna Spitz Debbie Crane Ethel Nass Michael Goldstein Jacob Tatelman Solomon Deller Beckie Ostrager Sophie Kagan Nedra Wolfson Lillian Eisenberg Joseph Perelman Sharon Passes Murray Wolkoff Albert Elice Selma Razenson Yohay Pauline Helene Zeligson Jane Glick Dr. Bruce Goldberg Harriet Rubin Harry J. Pensak Phyllis Goodman Celia Sachs Larry Siflinger Sarah Greenberg Isidore Greene-Harmelin Harry Smolin Rachel Hammer Abraham Star Alys Hartman Sara Talve Sadie Jaffe Edna Roslyn Weisz Dorothy Yorkes
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE th th Saturday Morning, January 26 , 2013 Saturday Morning, January 19 , 2013 At 10:30 AM in the Temple Sanctuary At 10:30 AM in the Temple Sanctuary
LEARNER’S SHABBAT SERVICE LEARNER’S SHABBAT SERVICE
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th FRIDAY EVENING: February 1st, 2013 FRIDAY EVENING: February 8 , 2013
TIME OF SERVICES: 8:00 PM TIME OF SERVICES: 8:00 PM Shabbat Evening Service Shabbat Evening Service
Birthday Blessings
YAHRZEIT REMINDERS YAHRZEIT REMINDERS
Anna Adler Ronald Le Bovici Julius Abeles Eva Landesman Ted Arnow Michael Levine Allan Albert Barbara Levine
Paul Cherry Mildred Levine Lillian Berman Harry Liebgold Dorothy Cohn Robert Levine Ethel Blum Harry Lipman Harvey Falk Sidney Levine Harold Cantor Minnie Maller Robert Fenchel Rose Mildred Lynn Arthur H Dauman Sadie Neuwirth
Frieda Flaxman Rebecca Novick Ann Dwortzan Pearl Newman
Harry Flaxman Nathan Sachs Jack Friedland Judy Schachter Gertrude Friedman Yetta Schnee Evelyn Goldstein Mae Schneider Charles Hirsch Esther Simonoff Jeanne Gelber Herbert Milton Florence Horn Israel Singer Louis Gold Silberman Inge Ingber Arthur J. Sobel Max Goldberg Adele Singerman George Kessler Elaine Sonner Betty Goldstein Anita Sklar
Etta Knapp Betty Vogel Bertha Grabow Anita Tucker Charles Koeppel Claire Wurtzel Lola Kaufman Bessie Waxman
Lillian Krivitsky Izaak Zipper Irving Kosch David Waxman Michael Kushner Max Zuckerman Morris Lamer Morris Wolin Sophia Lazarus
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE Saturday Morning, February 2nd, 2013 Saturday Morning, February 9th, 2013 At 10:30 AM in the Temple Sanctuary At 10:30 AM in the Temple Sanctuary
LEARNER’S SHABBAT SERVICE LEARNER’S SHABBAT SERVICE
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FRIDAY EVENING: February 15th, 2013 FRIDAY EVENING: February 22nd, 2013
TIME OF SERVICES: 8:00 PM TIME OF SERVICES: 8:00 PM Shabbat Evening Service Shabbat Evening Service
YAHRZEIT REMINDERS YAHRZEIT REMINDERS Rose Abraskin Ida Melnick Abraham Baron Max Leyser Simon Feinsilber David Neuwirth Pauline Becher Rhona Libov-Furman Nathaniel Fried Irving Newman Harry Beckerman David Lisnow Sylvia Gibson Edith Polak Edward Cobert Rhoda Lorello Celia Golberg Murray Sakofsky Louis Eisenberg Goldie Marko Katie Goldberg Sidney Sambur Dr. Jack Ellen Howard Math Paul Goldstein Sam Schachter Harriet Freed Richard Nass Max Hadra Harry Schere Jack Friedland Pearl Newman Lena Kalich Joseph Schultz Rita Gang Rose Newmark Harriet Kashinsky Eli Siflinger Irving L. Lamstein Leon Gitomer Irving F. Nissenbaum William Sinn David Levine Murray Goldberg Gwendolyn Oestreich-Nicholson Max Sobel Gertrude Gomberg Harry Parker Harold Abraham Levine Joseph Stertz Barry Goodstadt Irving Polansky Sarah Levine Malvina Malka Wachter Laura Grover Murray Rubenstein Leo Levy Percy Wisoff Ida Haleman Louis Scherer Raphael Lewis Arthur Hendler Robert Schoenfeld Minnie Heyman Irwin Schwartz Jack Kobrick Stanley Sherman Rose Kobrick Yetta Strober Anna Kobrin Marilyn Talve Mary Kohan Max Wachter Carl Korren Bessie Waxman Abraham Krantz David Waxman Murray Kraus Frances Weisberg Joseph M. Landow Solomon Zaretsky Esther Levine
SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE th SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE Saturday, February 16 , 2013 Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 At 10:30 AM in the Temple Sanctuary At 10:30 AM in the Temple Sanctuary
LEARNER’S SHABBAT SERVICE LEARNER’S SHABBAT SERVICE
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In memory of Dorothy Lazar In memory of Harry Foster In memory of Evelyn Abraskin Anita & Gerald Schefer Arlene Ginsberg Lynn & Ted Levine
In memory of Andrea Levine In memory of Florence Freitag In memory of Carl Alper Phyllis & Mel Levine Rhoda Horowitz William Alper
In memory of Irving Levine In memory of Leo Gaines In memory of Ted Arnow Lynn & Ted Levine Jay Gaines Harvey Schacter
In memory of Ruth Levine In memory of Sidney Goldman In memory of Philip Ashil Gilda Bluestone Barbara & Arnold Goldman Sidney Worobow
In memory of Abraham Lieberman In memory of Hyman Graver In memory of Julia Barsky Mildred Lieberman L. Michael Graver Janet Barsky
In memory of Hannah Meister In memory of Llyod Paul Greenfield In memory of Dolly Bring Bennett Barbara Juhel Rhoma Greenfield Toby & Alvin Newman
In memory of Norbert Meyers In memory of Fritz Gutmann In memory of Rabbi Abner Bergman Andrew Meyers Barbara & Arnold Goldman Linda Bergman
In memory of Alvin Moss In memory of Melvin Gutmann In memory of Nathan Berman Irma Moss Barbara & Arnold Goldman Cantor Richard Berman
In memory of Pearl Newman In memory of Alex Halbridge In memory of Paul Bernot Lois & Seymour Newman Bonnie Halbridge Pugliese Carol & Robert Bernot
In memory of Harold Okin In memory of Rhoda Halbridge In memory of Morris Bernstein Paula Okin Bonnie Halbridge Pugliese Jerome Bernstein
In memory of Arnold Ostrager In memory of Albert Heller In memory of Sadie Bernstein Benay DiGia Marsha Groman Jerome Bernstein
In memory of Beckie Ostrager In memory of Miles Heyman In memory of Edith Bloom Benay DiGia Kathi & Steven Kafka Mollie Mandell Roberta Rubin In memory of Ida A. Pecker Laurie & Robert Olan In memory of Sidney Bloomgarden Lily Kaufman
Pat & Barry Bloomgarden In memory of Jaime Horowitz’s step-brother In memory of Lois Polansky Tracy & David Levy In memory of Mae Bluestone Debra Schor
Harold Bluestone In memory of Beth Hyman In memory of Charles Robinson Warren Hyman In memory of David Carmel Irwin Robinson
Susan Gabbay In memory of Sam Jaffe In memory of LeRoy S. Rosenbaum Maxine Marcus In memory of Alfred Cohen Peter Rosenbaum
Susan Gabbay In memory of Irving Kagan In memory of Julius Rosenblatt Avir Kagan In memory of Alfred Comick Roslyn & Sidney Worobow
Lois & Seymour Newman In memory of Flora Kaufman In memory of Stanley Rosenblatt Lily Kaufman In memory of Ray Comick Roslyn & Sidney Worobow
Lois & Seymour Newman In memory of Frimett Kellerman In memory of Israel Ross Sherry & Jay Gaines In memory of Ann Dwortzan Cye Ross
Mollie Mandell In memory of Eli Kessler In memory of Jeanette Roth Michael Kessler In memory of Joseph Ehrenstein Sherry Gaines
Janet & Andrew Meyers In memory of Louis Kirschbaum In memory of Rose Saster Jodi Laxer In memory of Irene Feuerstein Elissa & Howard Zodicoff
Susan & Roy Glasser In memory of Gary Klein In memory of Richard Saunders Jill Gidseg In memory of Irving Fisch Muriel Saunders
Elinor Fisch In memory of Harry Klein In memory of Judy Schacter Jill Gidseg In memory of Freida Flaxman Harvey Schacter Susan Gabbay In memory of Jean Klein In memory of Harry Flaxman Jill Gidseg Susan Gabbay In memory of Phoebe W. Kupperman Peter Rosenbaum
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In memory of Murray Schefer Anita & Gerald Schefer In honor of Marlene Post WRJ Ladies In memory of Sandy Schnee’s beloved husband Arlene & Howard Ruderman In honor of Temple Judea Monisha & Seth Berger In memory of Evelyn Schwamenfeld Samara & Adam Meshel Priscilla Smith & family In honor of Dana Wagner’s Bat Mitzvah In memory of Louis Schwartz Rhoda Horowitz Lily Kaufman Michelle & Joel Levitin Donna & Tom Lifland In memory of Paul Sheffel Bev Zimmerman Tracy & David Levy In honor of Brianna Weinstein’s Bat Mitzvah In memory of Stanley Shelby Rhoda Horowitz Emmi & Spencer Herman Kathi & Steven Kafka
In memory of Ethel Sinn In memory of Renee Weinstein Pat & Barry Bloomgarden Edward Blumenfeld
In memory of John Sinn In memory of Ethel Wershaw Pat & Barry Bloomgarden Barry Wershaw
In memory of Lottie Spirgel In memory of Martha Zelman Marilyn Bender Bonita Zelman
In memory of Marty Suss’s mother In memory of Norman Zelman Emmi & Spencer Herman Bonita Zelman
In memory of Zita Steisel Larissa Guarrera Cultural Arts Center Contributions Carol & Robert Bernot In memory of Doris Berger In memory of Adel Ungar Vincent Guarrera Judit Ungar In memory of Janet Kaufman Goldberg In memory of Fannie Ungar Vincent Guarrera Jack Ungar Holocaust Resource Center Contributions In honor of Henry Golub’s Bar Mitzvah Jackie & Warren Hurwitz In honor of Henry Golub’s Bar Mitzvah In honor of Clarice Jacobson’s wedding Susan Lehrhoff Lori & Daniel Klonsky In Gratitude to Joan & Irwin Robinson for your donation of the In honor of the birth of the Kafkas’ granddaughter, Madison Winston Churchill film Arlene & Howard Ruderman Greatest Generation
th In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kagan’s 65th wedding anniversary In honor of Eleanor & Wally Werbitt’s 70 Wedding Your children & grandchildren Anniversary Lynn & Ted Levine In honor of Scott Morgenstern’s Bar Mitzvah Jackie & Warren Hurwitz
In honor of the B’nai Mitzvah of Ellen & Hy Portnoy’s grandchildren, Hannah & Bennett Barbara & Bernie Edelstein
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Tevet/Shevat 5773 Calendar of Events January 2013
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 4:23 4 5
SCHOOL RESUMES 10:30-11:30 AM 7:00 PM 10:30 AM POTPOURRI OF JUNIOR SHABBAT 1:00-2:00 PM JEWISH STUDIES SHABBAT SERVICES SERVICES BEGINNER HEBREW SHEMOT 6 7 8 9 10 4:30 11 12 10:30-11:30 AM 9:45 AM 1:00-2:00 PM RABBI’S TORAH WRJ TRUSTEES MTNG BEGINNER HEBREW 10:30-11:30 AM 7:30 PM 10:30 AM STUDY 5:45-6:45 PM POTPOURRI OF 7:00 PM BAR/BAT MITZVAH CLASS JEWISH STUDIES 4TH GRADE FAMILY SHABBAT 6:15-7:45 PM CALENDAR MEETING 6:45-8:00 PM SHABBAT SERVICES SERVICES 11TH GRADE OFFSITE CONFIRMATION CLASS 7:30 PM VA’ERA BABY BOOMERS/ MTNG. 13 1 Shevat 14 15 16 17 4:38 18 19 9:30-11:30 7:00 PM 1:00-2:00 PM 4TH GRADE FAMILY CONGREGATION MEETING BEGINNER HEBREW 8:00 PM 10:30 AM TORAH PROJECT 10:30-11:30 AM 8:00 PM 5:45-6:45 PM MARTIN LUTHER KING SHABBAT 2-4 PM RABBI’S TORAH BOARD MEETING BAR/BAT MITZVAH CLASS SHABBAT SERVICES SERVICES GREATEST STUDY GENERATION 6:45-8:00 PM BO 6:30 PM CONFIRMATION CLASS WRJ LADIES NIGHT OUT 7:30 PM MEMBERSHIP MTNG. 20 21 22 23 24 4:46 25 26 1:00-2:00 PM 10:30 AM NO MARTIN LUTHER 6:15-7:45 PM BEGINNER HEBREW RELIGIOUS SCHOOL KING, JR. DAY 12TH GRADE OFFSITE 10:30-11:30 AM SHABBAT 5:45-6:45 PM POTPOURRI OF 8:00 PM SERVICES BUILDING CLOSED 7:30 PM BAR/BAT MITZVAH CLASS JEWISH STUDIES ROSH CHODESH SHABBAT SERVICES TU B’SHEVAT 6:45-8:00 PM NEW MEMBER EVENT CONFIRMATION CLASS BESHALLACH
27 28 29 30 31 1:00-2:00 PM SOFER ON SITE SOFER ON SITE BEGINNER HEBREW TORAH PROJECT TORAH PROJECT 7:00 PM 10:30-11:30 AM 5:45-6:45 PM POTPOURRI OF 11:30 AM-1:00 PM 10:30-11:30 AM WRJ PROGRAM BAR/BAT MITZVAH CLASS JEWISH STUDIES RABBI’S TORAH TU B’SHEVAT STUDY 6:45-8:00 PM SEDER CONFIRMATION CLASS 7:30-8:30 PM ADULT ED TORAH CLASS
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Shevat/Adar 5773 Calendar of Events February 2013
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 4:55 1 2 10:30 AM SHABBAT SERVICES 8:00 PM YITRO SHABBAT SERVICES
3 4 5 6 7 5:03 8 9 10:30-11:30 AM RABBI’S 9:45 AM 1:00-2:00 PM 9:30 AM TORAH STUDY WRJ EXEC. BD. MTNG. BEGINNER HEBREW 5TH GRADE TORAH 5:45-6:45 PM 8:00 PM 10:30 AM PROJECT BAR/BAT MITZVAH CLASS SHABBAT SERVICES SHABBAT SERVICES 6:45-8:00 PM 2:00 PM CONFIRMATION CLASS MISHPATIM FOUR CHAPLAINS 7:30 PM CEREMONY BABY BOOMERS/ FUNDRAISING MTNG
10 1 ADAR 11 12 13 14 5:12 15 16 9:45 AM 1:00-2:00 PM 2-4 PM WRJ TRUSTEES MTNG BEGINNER HEBREW 10:30-11:30 AM GREATEST 10:30-11:30 AM . POTPOURRI OF 10:30 AM GENERATION 6:15-7:45 PM 5:45-6:45 PM JEWISH STUDIES 8:00 PM SHABBAT SERVICES RABBI’S TORAH STUDY 11TH GRADE OFFSITE BAR/BAT MITZVAH CLASS SHABBAT SERVICES TERUMAH 6:45-8:00 PM CONFIRMATION CLASS
7:30 PM MEMBERSHIP MTNG. 17 18 19 20 21 5:20 22 23
NO PRESIDENT’S DAY 7:00 PM RELIGIOUS SCHOOL EXEC. BD. MEETING 1:00-2:00 PM 10:30 AM OFFICE CLOSED 8:00 PM BEGINNER HEBREW 8:00 PM SHABBAT SERVICES BOARD MEETING SHABBAT SERVICES 7:30 PM MEGILLAH READING
TETZAVEH
24 25 26 27 28 1:00-2:00 PM PURIM 10:30-11:30 AM 7:30-8:30 PM BEGINNER HEBREW 10:30-11:30 AM RABBI’S TORAH ADULT ED TORAH CLASS POTPOURRI OF STUDY 5:45-6:45 PM JEWISH STUDIES BAR/BAT MITZVAH CLASS
6:45-8:00 PM CONFIRMATION CLASS
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