Vol. LVIII, No. 11 February 5, 2016 26 Shevat 5776 A Life in Music and Song: Celebrating Cantor Frieder’s Extraordinary Journey to Temple Israel of Great Neck By Alise Kreditor In celebration of Cantor Raphael Frieder’s 25th anniversary with Temple Is- rael, he has been selected as the congregation’s annual journal dinner honoree. The event will be marked with a concert and dinner in his honor on Sunday, June 5. “Cantor Frieder has touched the lives of so many members of the congregation WKDWLWLVPRVWÀWWLQJZHKRQRUKLPLQWKLVZD\µVDLG3UHVLGHQW5RE3DQ]HU´+H taught us many skills that we didn’t know we were capable of doing. I look forward WRWKHHQWLUHFRQJUHJDWLRQMRLQLQJXVIRUWKHIHVWLYLWLHVµ Before Cantor Frieder joined Temple Israel as Cantor in 1991, his musical life followed many twists and turns, eventually leading him to become a cantor. Today KLVSUHHPLQHQFHDPRQJFDQWRUVLVQRWRQO\LQWKH86EXWDOVRLQWHUQDWLRQDOO\+LV singing resume´ features many solo engagements at the largest venues in the world, as well as operatic roles and other prestigious performances. And to whom does he credit his good singing genes? Without hesitation Cantor Frieder will tell you what DEHDXWLIXOYRLFHKLVPRWKHUKDGDQGWKDWKLVFKLOGKRRGKRPHZDVDOZD\VÀOOHG with music and singing. ——Continued on page 4 A VOICE GUEST COLUMN FROM THE PRESIDENT The Shalom Club Says Shalom Contributions
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Shalom Club, the congregation’s oldest arm, invites you to join On page 6 of this issue of the Voice you WKHPLQWKLV9RLFH*XHVW&ROXPQE\3UHVLGHQW0LFNH\3XWWHUPDQDQGWKHJURXS·V%RDUG will see an article relating to the contribu- 5HQHHDQG(OOLRW)OHLVFKHU%HWW\/DJHU(LOHHQ3XWWHUPDQ(OOHQDQG0LOWRQ5RVHQDQG tion made by the late Elayne Bernstein to Bela and Mel Schoenfeld. 7HPSOH,VUDHO+HUZLOOFDOOHGIRUDFRQWUL- bution to Temple Israel expressly for the Many loud voices are heard in the Blue till the next monthly Sunday dinner meet- purpose of delivering scholarships to de- Room at Temple Israel, where decisions re- ing. Topics of interest: a short journey to a serving Religious School students. garding the Shalom Club and its program- school or museum, a weekend away; trips We have had several gifts made this ming for 2016-2017 is being explored by its to Europe, Israel, you name it—Shalom has \HDUWKDWZHUHVSHFLÀHGLQWKHZLOOVRIRXU Executive Committee and general member- had it on their remarkable agenda. We deal congregants. We are, of course, saddened ship. New members continue to join us, with the aging process like we deal with when we lose a treasured member of our DQG DOWKRXJK LW LV RIWHQWLPHV GLIÀFXOW WR everything else, with caring, with interest, with laughter, with music, and a great spirit Temple Israel family, and we are apprecia- We truly care a great of being together. It has worked for over 50 tive of being remembered in this way. years and it will continue. …we are appreciative deal about…our We recently welcomed Valentina Shagalov, Madeline Goldberg, Edith Wein- of being remembered beloved synagogue… berger, and Elsa Friedman. Visiting with XVIURPWLPHWRWLPHDUH-DQLFHDQG'DYLG remember all the newcomers’ names, great Epstein, Laura and Manny Bardash, and in this way. warmth and welcome are always present (PLO\DQG,VDDF7DLW]:LWKGHHSVDGQHVV Estate contributions such as these are a for newcomers and old timers alike. we note the passing of our board member way to have a lasting impact on a congrega- 'LQQHUVSHDNHUGLVFXVVLRQDQGTXHV- Estelle Nadler, of blessed memory, who tion that has meant so much to so many. In tions are followed by desserts and farewells ——Continued on page 5 so doing, these members of the congrega- tion have helped to insure the vitality of our FROM THE RABBI schools, our programs, and our mission in the years ahead. For those who may be involved in es- tate planning, please consider thinking of The Lessons of Sports Temple Israel for the reasons I stated above. Those who came before us gave of their By Rabbi Daniel Schweber WLPHDVZHOODVWKHLUÀQDQFHV,WLVRXUUH- sponsibility to do the same for those who On Sunday evening, February 7, many LQJ IRRWEDOO SXWV XV LQ +H ZURWH WKDW ZH are our future. of us will be near a screen showing Super have three choices: “You love the product 3OHDVHFRQWDFW([HFXWLYH'LUHFWRU/HRQ %RZOEHWZHHQWKH&DUROLQD3DQWKHUVDQG and don’t really care about its costs. You Silverberg at 482-7800 or
——3—— A Life in Music and Song: Celebrating Cantor Frieder’s Extraordinary Journey to Temple Israel of Great Neck ——Continued from front page 2IÀFHURIWKH2UGHURIWKH%ULWLVK(PSLUH As early as middle school, Cantor Frie- While living in London, Cantor Frie- GHU·VYRLFHZDVUHFRJQL]HGLQVFKRRODVZHOO der’s secular singing career also began to DVDWKLVV\QDJRJXH+HZDVDUHJXODUVRORLVW take off both in England and in Israel, and in his school choir as well as at the Great Syn- he was often sought out by some of the agogue in Netanya. It was the cantor who best-known conductors and composers in trained him for his Bar MitzvahZKRÀUVWVHQ the world. +HKDVSHUIRUPHGZLWKWKH1HZ sed he was hearing something extraordinary Israeli Opera as well as with all of Israel’s when Raphael Frieder chanted and sang. Al- major orchestras, under such prominent though he attended conservatory as a young FRQGXFWRUV DV =XELQ 0HKWD *DU\ %HUWLQL boy, it took a few more years for Cantor Frie- and Roger Norrington. In Europe, Cantor der to truly connect with music, but not as a Frieder has appeared at the Amsterdam VLQJHU:KLOHDWWHQGLQJDNLEEXW]UHWUHDWIRU Concertgebouw, the Vienna Volksoper, as the B’nai Akiva Youth Movement, he became well as in Basel, Brussels, Copenhagen, PHVPHUL]HGE\WKHYRLFHVLQWKHFKRUXVDQG Malmö, Stockholm, Lisbon, and, frequently, he knew then he wanted a life in music—but in London. as a conductor, not singer. Cantor Frieder’s singing also afford- After serving three years in the Israeli ed him the opportunity of performing at Army, Cantor Frieder came across informa- SODFHV RI JUHDW UHOLJLRXV VLJQLÀFDQFH DQG tion for the Rubin Academy of Music in Tel no, the following one was not a synagogue. Aviv, where he was determined to study. +HZDVLQYLWHGWRSHUIRUPDW1RWUH'DPH +RZHYHUKHWKHQGHFLGHGWRÀUVWVWXG\DW &DWKHGUDOLQ3DULVDVWKHEDULWRQHVRORIRU a Music Teachers College where, among D3VDOPLQ+HEUHZE\)UDQ]6FKXEHUWSHU- other subjects, he had the privilege of learn- formed with the Crackow Symphony. ing trope from one of the most important “Not wanting to disrespect the sanctity UHVHDUFKHUVLQWKHÀHOG+HIRUPHGDVSHFLDO RI 1RWUH 'DPH OLNH DOO YLVLWRUV , UHPRYHG ERQG ZLWK KLV WHDFKHU 0LFKDHO 3HDUOPDQ my head covering when I entered the cathe- z”l, and only a couple of years after his dral. Much to my surprise, at the conclusion graduation was asked to replace him as the of the concert, Cardinal Lustiger, who was WURSH ´SURIHVVRUµ DW WKH FROOHJH ZKHQ 0U ERUQ-HZLVKDQGEHFDPHDUFKELVKRSRI3DULV 3HDUOPDQUHWLUHG%HIRUHWHDFKLQJDWWKHFRO- said he would have been happy to lend me a lege, Cantor Frieder taught for four years, a degree in both conducting and voice, and kippahµ&DUGLQDO/XVWLJHUDOVRWROGKLPWKDW at the elementary level and in a high school. it was during his years at the Academy LWZDVSUREDEO\WKHÀUVWWLPHHYHUWKDWVRPH- Not one to give up a dream, Cantor WKDWKHKDGKLVÀUVWWKRXJKWVRIEHFRPLQJ RQHVDQJLQ+HEUHZDWWKHFDWKHGUDO )ULHGHUÀQDOO\HQWHUHGWKH0XVLF$FDGHP\ a cantor and studied privately with a cou- In 1989 when Leonard Bernstein wrote at age 26, where he was initially accepted ple of chazzanim. At the same time, while KLV´$ULDVDQG%DUFDUROOHVµIRUWZRYRLFHV for conducting. “I was very lucky to have still at the Academy, he began to conduct and piano, he wanted Cantor Frieder to had truly supportive parents who encour- a few choirs, most notably, the adult choir sing at the premier in Tel Aviv. “When we aged me to attend the Academy to pursue of the Music Conservatory of Be’er Sheva. KDG RXU ÀUVW UXQ WKURXJK ZLWK FRPSRVHU my musical studies and let go of the concern Although his cantorial training was FRQGXFWRU %HUQVWHLQ , ZDV DPD]HG WR VHH RIKRZ,ZRXOGPDNHDOLYLQJµUHPHPEHUV not complete, Cantor Frieder was offered him moved to tears when he heard his com- &DQWRU)ULHGHU+HJUDGXDWHGLQ ZLWK a job as a part time assistant cantor at the SRVLWLRQSHUIRUPHGIRUWKHÀUVWWLPH,ZDV +DPSVWHDG *DUGHQ 6XEXUE 6\QDJRJXH LQ shocked that a musician of his stature and /RQGRQ+LVKRSHVWREHSURSHUO\WUDLQHG experience still had the capacity to react by the senior cantor were soon dashed WKDWZD\µUHPLQLVFHV&DQWRU)ULHGHU when his mentor retired unexpectedly, But the role that catapulted him into and Cantor Frieder was thrown into the pop culture was that of the cantor in the UROH LQ D IXOO WLPH SRVLWLRQ +H QRZ ORRNV PRYLH´.HHSLQJWKH)DLWKµDOVRVWDU- back with disbelief that he often had to ring Ben Stiller and Ed Norton. In addition rely on learning the chanting of some of WRDSSHDULQJLQWKHVFHQHVGHSLFWLQJWKH.RO the synagogue’s traditional melodies “on Nidre service and a Shabbat service when he WKHMREµIROORZLQJWKHFRQJUHJDWLRQ·VOHDG is upstaged by the arrival of a gospel choir, Living in London offered Cantor Frie- Cantor Frieder acted as religious advisor on der the opportunity of continuing his voice WKHÀOPWRHQVXUHWKHWHPSOHVFHQHVGLGQ·W studies with the celebrated teacher Vera Ro- VWUD\WRRIDUDÀHOGIURP-XGDLVP ]VDZKRVHRZQVLQJLQJFDUHHUZDVFXWVKRUW Throughout the years, Cantor Frieder’s by a damaged lung as a result of hiding in operatic roles have included The Count DIUHH]LQJIRUHVWGXULQJ:RUOG:DU,,6KH LQ WKH ´0DUULDJH RI )LJDURµ )LJDUR LQ WKH also taught many of the best-known opera ´%DUEHU RI 6HYLOOHµ DQG WKH WLWOH UROH RI VLQJHUV DPRQJ WKHP .LUL 7H.DQDZD DQG Rigoletto, and both Marcello and Schaunar, $QQH 6RÀH 9RQ2WWHU0V5RV]D ZDV UHF- LQ´/D%RKHPHµWRQDPHDIHZ,Q KH RJQL]HGE\WKH4XHHQZKHQVKHEHFDPHDQ ——Continued on page 7 ——4—— Congregation Thanks Join Cantor Raphael Frieder ,WV.LGGXVK6SRQVRUV Appreciation is expressed by the for the Sephardic Sounds & Sites of 7HPSOH ,VUDHO RIÀFHUV DQG %RDUG RI Trustees to members who have generously SPAIN sponsored and enhanced the Sabbath kiddush. featuring concerts and special events A contribution toward the kiddush on November 28 was made by Rachel and created by the Cantors Assembly .LXPDU]*HXODLQKRQRURIWKHBar Mitzvah of their son, Alexander. July 3-14, 2016 Contributions toward the kiddush on 'HFHPEHU ZHUH PDGH E\ 6KDURQD DQG 5RELQ+DNLPLLQKRQRURIWKHBar Mitzvah Tour Includes: of their son, Eric, by Ronnie and Marc t$FMFCSBUF4FQIBSEJDDVMUVSFBOETPOHXJUITQFDJBM$BOUPST"TTFNCMZ .DW]LQKRQRURIWKHEDE\QDPLQJRIWKHLU concerts & events JUDQGGDXJKWHU 9LROHW 5RVDOLH .DUGRQ DQGE\5DFKHODQG.LXPDU]*HXODRQWKH t5PVSUIFXPSMEGBNPVT1SBEP.VTFVNTUSPMMUISPVHICFBVUJGVM yahrzeit RI 0U *HXOD·V IDWKHU +RVKDQJ 3FUJSP1BSLJO.BESJE Geula. t7JTJUUIF(SBOE5PMFEP$BUIFESBMUIF5SBOTJUP4ZOBHPHVFJO5PMFEP Contributions toward the kiddush on 'HFHPEHU ZHUH PDGH E\ 6KDURQ DQG t&OKPZBTQFDJBM-BEJOPQSPHSBNBU$BTB%F4FGBSBEJO$PSEPCB 'DYLG 2KHEVKDORP LQ KRQRU RI WKH Bat t7JTJUUIF.PPSJTI"MDB[BS1BMBDFUIF0ME+FXJTI2VBSUFSJO4FWJMMF Mitzvah of their daughter, Ashley, and t5PVSUIF"MIBNCSB1BMBDF XIFSFUIFFYQVMTJPOEFDSFFXBTTJHOFEJO by Susan and Arden Smith in honor of 'U$UGHQ·V laining of Parashat Vayigash in JO(SBOBEB commemoration of the 51st anniversary of t%JTDPWFSUIFXPSLTPG(BVEJ JODMVEJOHUIFNBTTJWF4FHSBEB'BNJMJB his Bar Mitzvah. t8BMLJOUIFTUFQTPGUIFBODJFOUTZOBHPHVFJO#BSDFMPOB The congregational kiddush on January ZDVVSRQVRUHGE\'HEUDDQG$EUDKDP& t7JTJUUIFGPSNFS+FXJTIDFOUFSJO(FSPOB .DQIHU in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their t&OKPZBWJTJUUPUIFMPWFMZNFEJFWBMUPXOTPG#BOZPMFT#FTBMV daughter, Barrett. The congregational kiddush on January For further tour information contact Cantor Frieder at 482-7800 16 was sponsored by Brenda and Lance or Ayelet Tours at 800-237-1517 or [email protected] Greiff in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their or www.ayelet.com/CASpain2016.aspx daughter, Emily. A contribution toward the kiddush on January 23 was made by Nataly and Stephen Blumberg in honor of the Bat From the Rabbi: The Lessons of Sports Mitzvah of their daughter, Amelia. ——Continued from page 2 made in God’s image. The people getting beliefs. By Roman times the sports stopped rich over football should make sure to share The Shalom Club being so religious, but became more violent their wealth with all of the players and not with the gladiator contests. Again Jewish just the stars. Giving health insurance for WH[WVUDLOHGDJDLQVWWKHYLROHQFH+RZHYHU life to former players would barely make Says Shalom the Talmud permitted Jews to attend in a dent in the bottom line. Colleges should ——Continued from page 2 the hopes of voting to save the vanquished UHDOL]HWKDWWKHPDMRUVSRUWVDUHDEXVLQHVV schlepped, wept and kept us warm and sat- gladiator from getting killed. My guess is and make sure that their players have ac- ed, helping all of us be comfortable at each that the Jews who attended the matches cess to education even if that means letting and every Shalom Club event for years and enjoyed watching them before hopefully them go to school after they have played years. She will be sorely missed by all. voting to save people. It is my conclusion IRU IRXU \HDUV 3OD\HUV QHHG WR NHHS WKHLU We truly care a great deal about the that it is not the sports that Judaism frowns egos in check and the hedonistic culture whys and wherefores of our beloved upon, it is how we humans use and react WKDW PDQ\ DWKOHWHV ÀQG WKHPVHOYHV D SDUW synagogue, the rabbis, the membership to sports. of should be tempered. We the consumers and all who work for us and help keep us I think there is a fourth choice. We can can help all of these, but especially the last strong. We are aware of our school and its continue to watch football and other sports RQHE\QRWOLRQL]LQJWKHSOD\HUVDQGPDN- needs, the president and Board of Trustees, and be troubled by the injuries, the lack of ing them heroes. DQG WKH DPD]LQJ VWDII ,W·V NLQG RI D ORYH long term care for all players on all levels, Watching and playing sports can teach affair: some differences of opinions, but and by the behavior of some players who us a lot about ourselves and our humanity. Temple Israel ultimately is able to achieve are unable to contain their violence and Let’s keep the lessons positive. I hope the that overwhelming sense of belonging. We, FRPSHWLWLRQ WR WKH UHJXODWHG ÀHOG RI SOD\ 3DQWKHUDQG%URQFRSOD\HUVDQGVWDIIEULQJ the Shalom Club, are grateful to be part of And, we consumers and Jews can agitate their best effort to the Super Bowl and give this beautiful Jewish enterprise, Temple for humanitarian improvements. it their all. May they play a clean game and Israel of Great Neck. By humanitarian improvements I may the better team win. And then, when Shalom from all the membership of mean that all parties involved should al- the game is over, everyone should shake The Shalom Club. ways have in mind that we are all humans hands and show us that football is not war. ——5—— TEMPLE ISRAEL FUND BROCHSTEIN, GROSSMAN, In memory of: RABKIN ADULT Sanford Wolf From Generation EDUCATION FUND Arlene Wolf In memory of: +DQQDK%HUPDQ George Torodash Maxine Vogel to Generation 7RE\.DW] Gertrude Yares Joan Schussheim For the recovery of: +HUPDQ(SVWHLQ 3DXOD&KDUU\ 'DYLG(SVWHLQ 7RE\.DW] Bronia Rothbaum Lucy Gerstein PRAYER BOOK FUND +DO5RWKEDXP Temple Israel Gratefully Acknowledges In memory of: Morris Sosnow The Following Contributions Bronia Rothbaum 0LQG\+RURZLW] +HUPDQ5RWKEDXP :LOOLDP7XUHW]N\ Mildred Ortner HARRIET SCHIFF EXECUTIVE 3DXO5RWKEDXP Stephen Schweber Melvin Ortner DIRECTOR’S FUND Estelle Nadler +HOHQ0HQLHV Sara Shalom Rokhsar In memory of: Mickey and Allan 'LDQH/LFKWHQVWHLQ Joseph Rokhsar Sali Rothschild Greenblatt Bernard Schlessel Esther Sapir Mendick Leopold Schiff Anna Choit Jerrold Schlessel Muriel Greenblatt Jacob Schiff +DUYH\&KRLW 0DUWLQ+RIIPDQ *DEULHO6HO]HU -RQDWKDQ+RIIPDQ +HUEHUW6HO]HU RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND SOMEKH AND KANDERS Bert Leventhal :LOOLDP6DO]EHUJ In memory of: SCHOLARSHIP FUND Michael Leventhal Nancy Blorvan Tahereh Shimiaie In memory of: .DWH.LPHOPDQ -RH3DXO6FKLQGOHU Saeed Sedgh 0D\HU+DLP'DUZLVK 6DPXHO.LPHOPDQ 'HERUDK6FKLQGOHU Neda and Farid Sedgh Evelyne Somekh 0DUWLQ.LPHOPDQ +DUROG1HONLQ Florence Bogatch ISRAEL SOLIDARITY FUND 7KH.DVHIDPLO\ DANA SPECTOR KIMMEL Linda Friedman In memory of: TORAH RESTORATION FUND William Oliver George Torodash WAXMAN HIGH SCHOOL AND In memory of: Carol Achenbaum Vivian and Yuval Brash YOUTH HOUSE FUND +DQQDK%HUPDQ *ORULD'HPEHU In memory of: 2VVLHDQG'RXJODV 6H\PRXU'HPEHU ESTHER AND SAMUEL Louis I. Berman Spector Jules Edward Orenstein BROCHSTEIN FUND Irene Ashery Michael Orenstein For the recovery of: 5XWK=LHOHQ]LJHU RABBI SCHWEBER’S +DUULHW2UHQVWHLQ 3DXOD&KDUU\ 3DUYDQHKDQG3DUYL] DISCRETIONARY FUND /LOOLDQ'DOODO Lois Illman .KRGDGDGLDQ In appreciation of: 6WHSKHQ'DOODO Rabbi Schweber for his Shabatai Marcus VXSSRUWDQGRIÀFLDWLQJDWWKH Segal Moshell Remembering Elayne Bernstein funeral of her husband, %HUQDUG6FKXOW] Temple Israel of Great Neck has recently been bequeathed George Roberta Trachtman a very generous gift from a late member, Elayne Bernstein Marilyn Torodash Estelle Nadler 6FKZDUW]&RQVLVWHQWZLWKWKHJUHDWSULGHVKHWRRNLQKHU-HZLVK +DQQDK%HUPDQ heritage and her desire to see all children receive a Jewish educa- In memory of: 0XULHO+\PDQ Estelle Nadler 3KLOLS.UDPHU tion, Elayne earmarked her gift for the congregation’s Religious Jeffrey Fleit 1RHOOH3DUNHW School scholarship funds. Willie Sherman (OD\QHDQG+DUROG%HUQVWHLQPRYHGWR*UHDW1HFNLQ CANTOR FRIEDER’S 3HWHU6KHUPDQ and joined Temple Israel that same year. They were parents of DISCRETIONARY FUND 0LOWRQ:+DPROVN\ ÀYHFKLOGUHQDOORIZKRPEHFDPHB’nei Mitzvah at Temple Israel. In appreciation of: Joy Scharfman As a civic-minded parent in Great Neck, she served as a leader Cantor Frieder for his support William B. Scharfman of the Free Nurses Institute of the Julia Bernstein League and during the time of the funeral Stewart Scharfman ZDVLQYROYHGLQWKHHIIRUWWRGHVHJUHJDWHWKH*UHDW1HFN3XEOLF of her husband, George Anna Lattner Marilyn Torodash Saul Lattner Schools. Elayne later served for many years as president of the %%HUQDUG.D\H %RDUGRIWKH*UHDW1HFN3XEOLF/LEUDU\ YAD B’YAD FUND /DXULH'DPDVW Elayne was a high energy, optimistic individual with a wide In appreciation of: +HUEHUW%5RVHQWKDO array of talents and interests. 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