THE SHOFAR Temple Beth Shalom Florida, New York October 2020 Tishrei/Cheshvan 5781 From the Desk of Rabbi P. Shinder P - R HS D 1 S I recently received this update from an old friend: I had my patience tested-I’m negative! Though I have no official test results like this for myself, I think that we all can relate! So many of you have had to reinvent yourselves these past 6 months in order to adapt to this new normal. You’ve written new protocols for your office, you figured out things from getting groceries to giving lectures through a device that, once upon a time, you mainly used just to play candy crush! And for rabbis like me, this is one of those years that previously written sermons must be put on ice, and scramble to find some kernel of wisdom and inspiration to share. In fact, after I rewrote the entire structure of these services, I finally had time to rewrite my sermons, and on one particular afternoon, I experienced a new sermon. You see, after months and months of me cleaning the house myself and spending a couple of weeks with fingers flying over my computer without a mop in my hands, we made the decision to bring in a masked and marvelous cleaner. Only moments after she left, I went to see how the appliances now sparkled and the baseboards were once again white, I felt this to be a metaphor for a clean slate for a new year...and then my dog vomited on the floor. Patience tested? Once again, I’m negative. Yet, perhaps this was the lesson that I, and perhaps we all, need. We can aim for and appreciate perfection, we want wholeness and yearn to just catch a break, but sometimes the dog is going to throw up on the floor and you will need to clean it up. No one needs to take too much time to think of more metaphors for difficulties during this pandemic. In fact, of all things, I’ve actually been thinking a lot about how this terrible time can be likened to our people’s experience in Egyptian bondage and once we were freed, to our time meandering in the desert. No, we in 2020 are not forced to build structures for our cruel and unhinged leader, but the Hebrew word for Egypt, Mitzrayim, fits the bill, for it means the narrow places. You remember those first narrow days of not knowing if there would be: enough hand sanitizer, enough meat, enough toilet paper!! Do you remember how your first days were scheduled tightly around Press Conferences from Governor Cuomo, then Governor Murphy, then Mayor De Blasio, and then the pièce de ré·sis·tance, the daily White House Coronavirus Briefings? Our mitzrayim, our daily constricted reality, was not ameliorated by this information-sharing, yet we clung to it all the same. Now that we, at least in the Tri-State area, have flattened the curve and the initial trauma of our constriction has, to some small extent, lessened. In so many ways, we have been redeemed by those early restraints. As we dip our toe in the waters of life outside our homes, we responsibly wear our masks, we stay physically distant and we wash our yadayim b’mayim. Yet, as evidenced by how we are worshipping this year, we are still far away from returning to back to normal, thus the achievement of 100% normalcy now is our sought after Promised Land. We, like that rag tag group of newly freed slaves, are meandering through an unknown reality. Friends, although we may not be living in the confinement of Mitzrayim, that seeking and yearning to a life that is back to normal is our metaphoric wilderness. continued on next page If you feel uncertain or anxious that there is no end date of this in sight, if you are overloaded by a barrage of email that intends to help, but just overwhelms, you are not alone! Our sages taught that: Kol Y aravim zeh b’zeh, that all of our community is responsible for one another. Our task is to find ways to lean on and help each other. There is so much that is broken in our world right now and we will acknowledge and process those realities together as we move through these Days of Awe together. But for now, I’d like to turn our focus to a gift from our sacred text. At the beginning of Bamidbar, the Book of that exclusively tells of our existence in the Desert, blesses our people with the Priestly . Yes, although the ’ difficulties are by no means over, as they despair that there is not enough food and water, when doubt and fear are as palpable and numerous as the grains of the desert sand, Aaron offers to them the that we say to this day when a child enters into the covenant of and , when B’nei students stand in front of the open ark and when couples wed under the chuppah. As this blessing will soon be offered for a second time in the Rosh HaShana service, I invite you to be honest and generous with each other. At this point. Rabbi asked that everyone go to the chat to check in with and communicate with each other. As we hear the translation of the Priestly blessing, I ask you to either share something that you are struggling with, or to offer a coping mechanism that has helped you. If you are a retired teacher that could assist overwhelmed parents - put that in the chat, too! You can either write to the entire group, or if you prefer, you can send me a private message. Yesterday, we ended 5780, but is there something you are not yet able to leave behind? Today is the first day of 5781, do you have mindful intentions for this year? We haven’t yet reached our Promised Land, but, just as the Israelites needed at the beginning of the Book of Bamidbar, we are ever deserving of blessing:

Yevarechecha Adonai veyishmerecha V’air Adonai panav elecha v’chunecha Yisa Adonai panav elecha v’yasem l’cha shalom

As we leave our incommodious Mitrayim behind, we listen to singer-songwriter of Jewish liturgical music, Peri Smilow. Let these words of blessing calm you, quiet you, and inspire you as we share a bit of our journeys together. As you prepare to share some of your own path, watch on youtube now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=93O5JAYGH4s And together let us say:

Wednesday, October 7th 5:30PM via Zoom

Jeffrey Rosen, author of "Conversations with RBG" will be in conversation with Dahlia Lithwick the senior editor of Slate and host of Amicus, Slate's awarding-winning podcast about the law and the Supreme Court. In "Conversations with RBG," Rosen presents a unique portrait of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, drawing on twenty years of conversations starting in the 1990s and continuing through the Trump Era.

REGISTER HERE: https://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/events/a-unique- portrait-jeffrey-rosen-and-dahlia-lithwick-on-ruth -bader-ginsburg Two films for the price of one! Join us for a double feature featuring two incredible Jewish films. Purchase one cket for $25 per carload and you and your passengers get admission to both films in our back‐to‐back double feature. Doors open at 5:45PM. First film begins 6:30PM. Half hour break between films to pick up pre‐paid dinner orders. Second film begins 8:30PM.

WE THANK THESE GENEROUS SPONSORS:

ALLAN'S FALAFEL LINDA & MARTIN DLUGATZ EYE PHYSICIANS OF ORANGE COUNTY HEATHER & ELLIOT FRIEDMAN SHARON & JERRY GOLDBERG MID‐HUDSON RETINA CONSULTANTS OSTRER & ASSOCIATES, PC SETH PULVER / RUSHMORE ESTATE ROSMARINS COTTAGES DR. ELLEN J. SOLOMON / SMILES ARE GREAT STRAUSS & KALLUS, PLLC CARING COMMUNITY ~ Todah Rabah to:  Flo Hannes for creang a beauful Holiday pamphlet to guide us through the High Holy Days. Temple Beth Shalom Sisterhood for making sure we all had a white san Kippah Sharon Ball for creang the virtual Memorial Book of Life Journal with the help of Gail Conklin’s photographs. Sco Dunn who year aer year serves as our High Holiday Chazzan

We thank the following individuals for their kind and generous donaons: Howard A. Cohen for his generous donaon of stock to our account. Ileene and Steven Cahn in loving memory of Ileene’s father, Donald Rosenfeld.  Flo and Andy Hannes for underwring our holiday gi bags. Michael Haas in loving memory of Iris Lucash Haas. Wesown Fare Restaurant for their donaon of luscious pomegranates for our gi bags. Our Tree of Life is growing! Roberta Frischman just added a leaf to honor the marriage of Madi & Dave. Howard Rothenberg and Sarah Couper to Rabbi’s Discreonary Fund. Kathryn Bram and Bey Korn in honor of Ken Korn High Holiday Donaons were generously made by the following: Jill, Randolph and Larissa Lisa Hendler Robert Rich and Judy Girod Cohen Stanislaw Landau Naomi Sagiv Melvyn and Arlynne Cohen Eleonroa Lvov Sabina Shapiro Joshua Fein Susan Marion Flo and Andrew Hannes Mark Fox and The Koff Family Rita and Phil Laskin Jean Amatucci Fox Jennifer and Robert Levin Roger Dubin Ann Goldstein Stacy Ocko and Stuart Jaime Kriss Emily Hayflick Lulkin Deena King

Donaons to our Yizkor Memorial Book: Rebecca Acker and Felicia and Paul Gell Caryl and Michael Melasky Van Krzywicki Gail Green Roberta Morrow and Iris and Peter Barlet Eva‐Lynne Greene and Greg Grusko Robin and Marvin Barsky Michael Kaufman Lisa and Mario Perez Robin and Sco Bordman Catherine Greenbla Shannon and Kevin Pollock Ileene and Steven Cahn Jeff and Lore Hannes Bethanie and Howard A. Cohen Mindy and David Hazzard Peter Quatrale Jill and Randolph Cohen Cheryl and Robert Koff Irene and Jerry Schacher Mary Ann and William Rita and Phil Laskin Sabina Shapiro Cohen Rose and Marvin Levy Janne Sommer Gail and Danny Conklin Stacy and Stuart Lulkin Sondra and Mark Tuckfelt Sco Dunn Sarah and Robert Manca Jon and Doree Golieb Susan and Marc Frankel Marcia & Gail Maheus Roberta Frischman Kim Sumner Melissa and Brian Gallo and Larry Mayer OCTOBER YAHRTZEIT REMINDERS  for : October 2, 2020 Shabbat for Kaddish: October 23, 2020 Minnie Spitzer 1-Oct Carole Pearson 18-Oct Alexander Dinstag 1-Oct Ethel Miller 21-Oct Leroy Ronald Levin 1-Oct Harriet Tischler 23-Oct Ben Auerbach 8 Tishri Jean Melzak 23-Oct Abraham Kintish 9 Tishri Barry Singer 29 Tishri Max Weinberger 9 Tishri Buddy Orbach 1 Cheshvan Silvia Nemo 10 Tishri Mollie Masour 1 Cheshvan Leon Polin 11 Tishri Mina Muhlrad 2 Cheshvan Yetta Katz 11 Tishri Morris Cohen 3 Cheshvan Sidnee Morell 12 Tishri William M. Cohen 3 Cheshvan Al Posner 13 Tishri Shabbat for Kaddish: October 30, 2020 Shabbat for Kaddish: October 9, 2020 Seymour Siegel 24-Oct Alice Wolff 3-Oct Nathan Markowitz 24-Oct Seymour Schoenholz 3-Oct Esther M. Goldsmith 27-Oct Minnie Kanofsky 5-Oct Sylvia DeLorenzo 28-Oct Herbert Frankel 9-Oct Beatrice Acker 30-Oct Robert H. Hannes 15 Tishri Murray Kittay 6 Cheshvan Sarah Brenner Lind 17 Tishri Rabbi Philip Fried 7 Cheshvan Esther Schwartz 17 Tishri Bertha Smolian 8 Cheshvan Bella Braun 19 Tishri Jenny Kislovitz 8 Cheshvan Rae Chiron 19 Tishri Meyer J. Waxman 9 Cheshvan Benjamin Savitt 19 Tishri Martyn F. Cominsky 9 Cheshvan David Seltzer 20 Tishri Julius Golomb 10 Cheshvan Patricia B. Cohen 20 Tishri Carol Ann Susswein 11 Cheshvan Regina Wayman 21 Tishri Zino Davidoff 21 Tishri

Shabbat for Kaddish: October 16, 2020 A candle may be lit at home the Corrine Brown 11-Oct evening before the yahrtzheit Mae Mizrachi 12-Oct Gary Bergenfield 13-Oct date. These names will be read Irving Korn 14-Oct during the Zoom erev Shabbat Wanda Conklin 14-Oct service before kaddish is recited. Salima Mukamal 16-Oct Rose Heller 23 Tishri If you have a loved one you wish Morris Werner 25 Tishri to add to our yahrtzheit list, Amy Sheryl Auerbach 25 Tishri Rabbi Regina Jonas 27 Tishri or if you have not been geng Abraham Elkin 27 Tishri yahrtzheit reminders from us, Richard Parker 27 Tishri please email Keith Mann 28 Tishri Isador Sachat 28 Tishri tbs‐ny@opmum.net. Philip Essner 28 Tishri

May the Source of peace send peace to all who mourn, and comfort to all who are bereaved. EDUCATION NEWS

How can we draw close when we must remain apart?

TBS LEARNS! Safe ways for our children to learn, socialize, and remain connected to our temple family of families.

1st Sunday of the Month* 10:30 to 11:30AM Family Education

Thursdays* Hebrew School Levels 1 to 5, 4:30 to 5:30PM Corresponds to grades 3 to 7

3rd Friday of the Month* Religious School Shabbat Dinner 6 to 6:45PM prior to 7PM service

2nd Saturday of the Month* Tot Shabbat 9-9:30AM Stories, Songs and Stuffed Animals

4th Saturday of the Month* - Hangout 8 - 8:45PM

*Days subject to change due to holidays. B’nei Mitzvah students will have individual Zoom lessons. The entire class and their parents will have sessions with Rabbi Shinder. Confirmation Class offers students cooking classes, lectures, videos and even an escape room, all on Zoom with Farrell Eisenberg.

PLEASE NOTE...TBS is NOT accepng ANY household donaons at this me. DO NOT drop off any items. The 21-session course takes place weekly by live video-conference classes with a few skips for faculty schedule conflicts and holiday occurrences. Classes are recorded for later viewing for students who have an occasional, unavoidable absence. Participation requires access to high speed internet and a computer with a webcam.

Tuition is $450. Students can add a partner for an additional $150. We encourage students who are partnered to register for the course with their partner. Limited needs- based scholarships are available as well as an option to pay in installments. Registration is immediate with payment in full. If you wish to request a scholarship or set up a payment plan, please contact Rabbi Ellen Nemhauser at [email protected] before registering.

In the weeks prior to the start date of your course, you will receive a welcome email with five attachments, including a list of required course books and an invitation to sign up for an optional one-hour technology orientation.

Register by clicking the corresponding link beneath the time and day of your choice: Sunday, 11 AM – 12:30 PM ET, October 18, 2020 - April 25, 2021 https://cvent.me/Dl1Nlb Sunday, 8-9:30 PM ET, October 18, 2020 - April 25, 2021 https://cvent.me/ZQ5BW0 Monday, 8-9:30 PM ET, October 19, 2020 - April 5, 2021 https://cvent.me/qq5Xry Tuesday, 8-9:30 PM ET, October 13, 2020 - March 16, 2021 https://cvent.me/5Vg5zg Wednesday, 8-9:30 PM ET, October 14, 2020 - March 31, 2021 https://cvent.me/Dleg02

Please do not hesitate to contact Rabbi Ellen Nemhauser with any questions or concerns, or for help with the registration process. (212) 452-6508 or [email protected]

Please let Rabbi Shinder know if you plan on taking the course.

FLOTY KATAN

FloTy and FloTy Katan are so excited to announce that we will be having our first meeting of the year. We will be gathering on the temple lawn on Sunday October 11th at 1PM with Monday, October12th as the rain date. The health and safety of all participants is our number one priority. Everyone will be required to wear a mask and follow social distancing guidelines. All students in grades 6-12 are eligible to participate. If your child is interested and you didn't receive an email please reach out to Holli and Mindy via email, [email protected]. We are looking forward to having a fun and meaningful year.

L'Shanah Tovah, Holli and Mindy SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE L’Shana Tova Happy New Year! Strange, odd, unusual, uncertain…These are my new words that seem to flow from my mouth each day as I drive to work. I am currently teaching virtually from my classroom. The quietness of the school halls is still a reminder of this unprecedented world we are navigating. But on that same drive to work I marvel as the leaves begin to change with the many beautiful colors of fall. I am always amazed at this transformation of nature. The beauty nature brings to us with it’s diverse colors, so does our sisterhood provide a beautiful place at Temple Beth Shalom for of us to share in friendship and conversation. We come together to support each other and our temple family despite the diverseness of age or interest. On my same drive to work I pass Temple Beth Shalom twice a day and wonder when will we fill it with warmth again. When will we gather to share all services, special times, special events, holidays and simchas? I know I have been distant during this time, I too need to reconnect with all of you at Temple Beth Shalom, I too need to reconnect to what was such an important part of my life here in Orange County. I too need the warmth of friendship and sisterhood Temple Beth Shalom provides so many. We all need a good New Year, a healthy new year, a supportive new year. We need to support one another and those in our community. Families can also share in our Oneg or Kiddush by having their name embroidered on our Sisterhood Shabbat tablecloth. The cost is $18. You can contact me or Iris at the temple office. As I look ahead to this new year I am filled with a renewed sense of enthusiasm for our TBS Sisterhood. I know that sisterhood is here for me and I can support my TBS community. I hope to see all of you throughout the year. Robin Bordman [email protected]

Upcoming Book Club Selection

The next selection, "Why Fish Don't Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life" by Lulu Miller is a wondrous debut from an extraordinary new voice in nonfiction. It is a dark and astonishing tale of love, chaos, scientific obsession, and, possibly, even murder. Stay tuned for date and contact information. In the meantime, you can purchase the book if interested and be ready when the club gets together.

T G F A’ B M S R HS F S F A G Felicia: Being asked to speak at this family service is such an honor for me and my family. Growing up a reform Jew in Brooklyn was a great experience in that it was also a small temple (compared to some others at the time) and because of that, was extremely family and community oriented. It was an extension of family outside my own immediate family, with people who I still consider among my closest to this day. Sharing huge milestones with each other, as a community, naturally became an important part of maintaining our relationships as a congregation. I will always remember how I felt when my Rabbi would hold up his arms as if he were hugging our entire congregation, the genuine way he would look you in the eye when he spoke. The Principal of the Hebrew School was someone whose quips and quotes about life kept us laughing and thinking beyond our time together. His wife was my favorite English teacher in Junior High School. Everything was intertwined, we knew we were wrapped up in a community that was paying attention and truly cared. It was a hard act to follow. But from what I have witnessed here, I can see nothing is too difficult for Temple Beth Shalom. Act II came along when Paul and I started our own family, I was looking for that same sense of belonging, especially one without judgement. Where we could both be accepted and welcomed for our varying beliefs. I loved the idea of a female Rabbi, as a role model for my daughters where it did not need to be overtly taught that women can do whatever they set their minds to… I wanted it to be inherently understood, that this is how things are “just because” it’s the right way to do things. So, off we went to meet Rabbi and see the temple. I have always trusted my daughters’ reactions to people, and the way Rabbi spoke with Ava and looked her in the eye, and was interested in what she had to say, I was hooked. Ava looked over at me afterwards and I could see by the enormous smile on her face that she was hooked as well. It was a new beginning for us, in a lot of ways in and outside of the temple, and with all of our other new experiences as a family, felt so supported in so many ways. Clearly our Rabbi and temple lives by the tenet “From little seeds grow mighty trees,” as each one of us is celebrated and respected for who we are and not who we are expected to be, bringing out the best in all of us. Ava: My favorite memories with this temple’s community were not so long ago. I stood before you all at my bat mitzvah and talked about how grateful I was for the family I had here. I love that I am supported in all my endeavors by the people around me and that I am valued as an individual. My bat mitzvah was a monumental day in my life, and I look back on it with pride and love for TBS. (see picture on opposite page) Since then I’ve attended confirmation class! It’s even more about the community aspect of . We cook, joke and laugh, play games, and learn so much about Jewish history, culture, and ideology. And even though we had to go online, we still put our best foot forward. In these times and always, I have felt the effort, energy, and love from this little community with a big heart. Felicia: Since our first day as a part of Temple Beth Shalom until now, several years later, our shared experiences both triumphs and challenges have only served to deepen our resolve as a community and intertwine all of our lives; the more I learn about our temple’s history as well as what our members are capable of, inspire me. Just an example, look at us even since March, we were led to Zoom services that are thoughtful, creative, inclusive of our members and our loved ones even outside the temple. “Just come” continues to be the rallying, welcoming call, and I am in awe of what our temple has accomplished. While this cycle of the year is an ending of sorts, what I love about this time of year is how new it all actually feels, and the hope of better times to come. As it is said, “I trust the next chapter because I know the author.” Whomever that author is for you, I hope that it will be a healthy and sweet new year filled with love, light, and joy. Shana Tovah. CO-PRESIDENTS’ KOL NIDRE APPEAL Wendy: Shanah Tovah. What a time. When I approached Catherine and the executive board about supporting the temple in the capacity of a co-president, I had no idea what the world would be like today! None of us knew what the world would be like right now… But, at the time, I was focused on what I had learned while living & studying on a Kibbutz in Israel. As Rabbi has also reminded us of the Kibbutz motto: “Take what you need and give what you can.” I needed a Jewish community for myself and my daughter. I could give of my time. But, even prior to what I learned on Kibbutz, I had learned the mitzvah of service to the community through the great examples of my parents. My father, of blessed memory, whom we lost earlier this year, ultimately as a result of COVID, was the president here at TBS around the time I became a Bat Mitzvah. My mother, of blessed memory, whom we lost over 6 years ago now, was the first female board member, and long-time TBS treasurer. She was also instrumental in the Warwick schools closing for the high holy days. You see, in the 1970’s shortly after we moved there, one of my brother’s teachers scheduled an exam on and refused to give him a make-up exam, since we didn’t attend school on the High Holy Days. My mother made sure the school district understood the inequity of this action, and not only got a make up exam for my brother, but ultimately set the ball in motion for the schools to close for future High Holy Days! Her actions on behalf of her children, as well as our entire Jewish community, stick with me today. My mother also worked for the what is now the URJ for 32 years. When you would ask her what she did for a living, she wouldn’t say “treasurer” or “comptroller” of the URJ camps and Israel programs, she would say “I’m saving the Jewish people”. Both of my parents taught me the value of the temple community. Not so much for religious purposes, but to stay connected with other Jews and help leave a legacy for future generations - L’dor va’dor. Or, “To save the Jewish people.” They also taught me the value of showing up. As some of you likely know, Woody Allen is famous, among other things, for saying that “80% of success is just showing up!” Now, while I wouldn’t necessarily hold up everything that Wood Allen has done as right, or ethical… you can’t argue with the successes in his field of this nebbishy Jewish boy from Brooklyn! So, maybe there is something to “just showing up.” My parents taught me to show up for my community and other communities that need support, show up for my friends and family and show up for myself. So, I’m showing up. And so are you. You’re here for a reason. Maybe it’s guilt? Maybe it’s a desire to repent? Maybe it’s habit? Maybe it’s to feel connected to other Jews in Orange County? Or to an approximately 5,781 year old heritage? Whatever the reason, you showed up. Showing up can take many forms. For some of us, it’s giving our time. For some of us, it’s annual membership dues, or whatever we can afford. For some, it’s an annual high holiday donation. Whatever it is, you show up. Without that showing up, none of us would be right here, right now. Catherine will remind you of the ongoing financial need to sustain this congregation. I will just ask you to continue showing up. Whether it’s physically, financially, or both… Just show up so that TBS can continue to be here year after year, and continue to be a success.

Catherine: Thank you Wendy. When Wendy was considering becoming co- president she asked me what one has to do as president. My answer: just show up. On Erev , I found the following prayer to be more relevant than any other time I have read it: Hashiveinu, Adonai, eilecha V’nashuva; Chadeish yameinu k’kedem. Return again, return again, return to the land of your soul. Return to who you are, return to what you are, return to where you are. Born and reborn again. Although in 5781 we can’t return to what was, we still return. We return to say Hineni - Here I Am. We are in our personal sanctuaries to gather in prayer and worship, in celebration, remembrance, in friendship and love. Everyone here tonight knows the importance of a Jewish community. You wouldn’t be here if you thought otherwise. Tonight I ask you to make a new level of commitment to TBS. For our guests...Welcome - and consider membership. TBS simply cannot survive without strong membership. The benefits of membership are twofold, we benefit from your commitment and participation and you gain a community, a family and Jewish programming. Hebrew school enrollment must increase. Our future depends on sustaining the Jewish traditions through our youth. Temple Beth Shalom offers an engaging program which teaches the tenets of Judaism, prepares your child or grandchild not only for Bar or Bat Mitzvah but also reinforces your child’s Jewish identity. Our strong youth group membership attests to the Jewish connections which are made as students at TBS. We have been a presence in the Town of Warwick and greater Orange County for over 70 years. Our presence must continue and grow. We stand together or fall apart. For our members: grow your commitment to TBS. Become involved. Join a team (formally known as committee) or, better yet, lead a team. Education, building and grounds and programming especially need your help. Your voice needs to be heard. New ideas cannot be considered if we don’t hear them! Wendy and I are here to listen and to discuss with you common solutions. We stand together or fall apart. Whether you are our guest or a member of Temple Beth Shalom, your High Holiday contribution is necessary. Although we may not be gathering in person, expenses have not decreased. Rabbi, administrator and teacher salaries need to be met, the building needs to be maintained and utilities paid. Member dues make up only 60% of our income. The remaining needed income is raised through fundraising and your donations. As COVID19 has brought most fundraising activities to a “virtual” halt, I ask you to increase your High Holiday donation to offset our fundraising losses. We stand together or fall apart. We are walking through a new normal. TBS has never had co-presidents before and our shul has never been closed. Life as it is, for me, never seemed more topsy - turvy. But we must move forward. Wendy and I will continue to lead by standing together. Co- Presidents do not lead alone. Wendy and I thank Rabbi Shinder for her strength, guidance and determination in keeping our community together. To Elizabeth Frederick for simply saying, “I know Zoom” and becoming our Zoom Master General, thank you. Rabbi and Elizabeth, along with our Hazan Scott Dunn, Ritual Team Leader Sharon Ball and TBS documentarian Gail Conklin have spent countless hours preparing for these High Holy Day. Thank you. Thank you to Iris Barlet, our administrator, for continuing to be our in-person presence. To the Board of Trustees and every team member for their guidance and support we thank you. Most importantly, to every Temple Beth Shalom member who shows up, in their own way, to keep our community strong - we say thank you. And Wendy...thank you for agreeing to just show up. We stand together or fall apart. Tonight and all through Rosh HaShanah services it has been proven that we return declaring Hineni. Whether in person or in our Zoom windows, we are here. That is the promise - we will get through this difficult period in our lives, worshiping together, standing together, going from strength to strength. May you have an easy fast. L’Shana Tovah S - E F

Clockwise: ZoomMispacha, Tot Shabbat, Rosh HaShanah Family Service, First Day of School

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Above: Cantor Leon Sher leads the choir from Congregaon Beth El in Voorhees, NJ with his composion, “Heal Us Now”

Below: Shinder sounds the Shofar, Cantor Azi Schwartz chants with interfaith clergy including Pope Francis at the 911 Memorial in 2015. S - S B S 9/12/20

Top row: Mukamal talks about Sephardic Rosh HaShanah customs as his daughter, Caryl and Mike Melasky look on

2nd row: Hannah Shinder helps with Havdalah, Jacob Shinder blows Shofar

Above: Rabbi Shinder and Sco Dunn pray Ashamru

Right: Choir from Congregaon Shir Shalom in Buffalo sing Hashiveinu S - S B E R HS

Top row: Joseph Mukamal connues reminiscing, front gallery view with 25 windows of the 68 devices Zoomed in. Above: Julia Calderon blesses the flowers, Rich Ball recites Motzi

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Top row: Flo & Andy Hannes and Yvee & Eric Goodman called to Torah, Rabbi pre‐recorded channg Torah from the real sanctuary as “Gabbai” Sco follows, Jacob blowing Shofar R HS D 2

Clockwise: Mike Melasky called to Torah before Caryl chants, Iris Barlet chants, Liz Frederick reads a passage, Jeff Hannes blows Shofar, Rabbi Fred Pomerantz delivers a benedicon. Not pictured: the 5780 Confirmaon class called to Torah.

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Dara and Robin Bordman kindle the lights of Yom Tov

Sco Dunn praying Kol Nidre K N, Rich Ball reads responsively with Rabbi Shinder

Seven Past Presidents read moving passages from the Kol Nidre secon; Phil Laskin, Geerd Maheus, Sharon Ball, Michael Melasky, Jeff Horowitz, Sco Bordman, Jon Golieb

Lior sings with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

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Clockwise from top le‐ Ken Korn tells us of his Jewish background and while figuring out where his Jewish journey began, Jacob Sinder is called to Torah, Shaina Dunn chants Haarah, The Summner‐Mayer family is called to Torah, Jeff Horowitz is called to Torah. We had 95 devices signed on YK morning! Y K M

Jusce Ruth Bader Ginsburg z’l delivers the “Prayer for our Country” from Congregaon Beth El, Bethesda, MD, 10/3/13, Marcia Maheus reads the Prayer for Israel, Barbra Streisand sings Avinu Malkeinu live in Israel, 1972.

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Jeremy Shinder, Sharon Ball and Norm Stein are called to Torah, Mike Melasky chants the blessing before Haarah Jonah, Andy Hannes tells the story in English then chants blessing aer Haarah. Readings on this busy aernoon by Eva‐Lynne Green, Kiowa Pra‐Gordon, Inez Freund and Lorea Trinco

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Finishing up aernoon readings are Cindy Werner, Gail Conklin and Rabbi Shinder.

The HaZamir Chamber Choir sings Yih'yu L'Ratzon live in Israel 2013

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Jacob Shinder and Jeff Hannes blast the Shofar to conclude Yom Kippur. Hannah Shinder lights the Havdalah candle as Jacob and Larry look on.

6‐year‐old Bibi Shapiro of Perth, Australia belts out a passionate Avinu Malkeinu.

Piano Lessons and Flute Lessons

Given by Kenneth Korn, Temple member and music teacher with over 35 years experience.

First lesson FREE to TBS members.

[email protected] 845 866‐9139

Lessons available via Zoom Monthly rates: Color ads addional

Business Card $ 5 Submissions should be sent to Quarter Page $10 [email protected] Half page $18 by the 20th of the month for the Full page $36 following month’s bullen. The Shofar Published Monthly

Temple Beth Shalom 13 Roosevelt Avenue PO Box 517 Florida, New York 10921

Phone 845-651-7817 Fax 845-651-7812

[email protected] www.tbsny.org

Rabbi Rebecca P. Shinder

OFFICERS

CO-PRESIDENT Catherine Greenblatt

CO-PRESIDENT Wendy Cedar

1st VICE PRESIDENT Jeff Hannes

2nd VICE PRESIDENT Eric Goodman TREASURER Andy Hannes

RECORDING SECRETARY Roberta Frischman

CORRESPONDING SECR. Gail Conklin

SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT Robin Bordman

TRUSTEES

Felicia Gell Gail Green David Halper Beth Kalet Matt Lederman Rita Laskin Shannon Pollock Judy Potter Janne Sommer Temple Beth Shalom 13 Roosevelt Ave. 845-651-7817 Box 517 [email protected] Florida, NY 10921 tbsny.org

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