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Title? Rabbi Danny Burkeman MARCH 2014 | ADAR/NISAN 5774 VOL. 64 NO. 6 SPotLIGHT FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY Title? Rabbi Danny Burkeman Rabbi Zeplowitz and synagogue president Jack Mandel sign Rabbi Z’s new 10-year Why am I Jewish? contract at the January board meeting. Board members celebrated the occasion by toasting Rabbi Z and saying the shehecheyanu blessing, thanking God for bringing us to this happy “Why am I Jewish?” – This might seem like a occasion. Reflecting on his long-term position at The Community Synagogue, Rabbi Z strange question to ask, but it is one that is worth said, “I always hoped to find a community I could call home in my synagogue. I feel considering. blessed to have found that and more in this kehillah kadosha, this sacred community. On one level I am Jewish because my parents are Jewish, and they raised me according to the religion and traditions which they practiced. This may provide a basic Jewish legal answer, but at the same time I believe that in our modern world we are all Jews by choice. Modernity removed the restrictions of the ghetto, and so we all have to make a choice to be, or to remain, Jewish. So I might amend the earlier question to ask: “Why do I choose to be Jewish?” For me this question does not lend itself to a simple answer, because there are many reasons why I choose to be Jewish. On one level I choose to be Jewish because it is the religion of my family stretching back for countless generations. On another level I choose to be Jewish because it provides me with a framework for viewing the world in which I live and experiencing the Divine within that world. Alternatively I might say that I choose to be Jewish because I enjoy the rituals and traditions which make up Jewish practice. But ultimately I choose to be Jewish, because I want to be an heir to the promise which Abraham and Sarah received, accepting the call to bring blessing to the world. At the very beginning when God called to Abraham, there was no statement about the worship of One God, the need for prayer or sacrifices, or a requirement of rituals and practices. At the very beginning Abraham and Sarah were continued on page 5 WORSHIP SERVICES ,ukhp, (516) 883-3144 Telephone T’fillot (516) 883-4203 Fax Shabbat Pikudei-Shekalim • ohkea~hsuep www.commsyn.org Friday, February 28 Erev Shabbat ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8:00 pm Rabbi Rabbi Zeplowitz: “The Details of a Moral Life” Irwin Zeplowitz Saturday, March 1 (Exodus 35:1 – 40:38; II Kings 12:1-17) [email protected] Shabbat Morning (Main Sanctuary) ����������������������������������������������������������� 10:30 am Rabbi Bat Mitzvah: Nicole Jimenez Danny Burkeman Havurah – Informal Worship (Beit T’filah) . 10:30 am [email protected] Rabbi Emeritus Shabbat Vayikra • trehu Martin Rozenberg Friday, March 7 Erev Shabbat ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 8:00 pm Cantor Rabbi Burkeman: “My Israel: Reflections on a Journey Back” Claire Franco Chaverim Shabbat [email protected] Saturday, March 8 (Leviticus 1:1-5:26; Haftarah – Isaiah 43:21 – 44:23) Cantor Emeritus Shabbat Morning (Main Sanctuary) ����������������������������������������������������������� 10:30 am Jacob Yaron B’nai Mitzvah: Brian Cohen & Samantha Flyer Executive Director Havurah – Informal Worship (Beit T’filah) . 10:30 am Joanne Fried [email protected] Shabbat tzaV~zachor • rufz~um ECC Director Friday, March 14 Shelley Roff Tot Shabbat (with ECC 4-year-olds) ���������������������������������������������������������� 5:30 pm [email protected] “Second Shabbes”–Family Services ���������������������������������������������������������� 6:30 pm Director of Education Worship for the young and young at heart with lots of music, Shari Isserles spirit and energy, with the participation of our 5th graders. [email protected] Saturday, March 15 (Leviticus 6:1-8:36; Haftarah–Esther 7:1-10; 8:15-17) Director of Shabbat Morning (Main Sanctuary) ����������������������������������������������������������� 10:30 am Youth Engagement Bat Mitzvah: Michelle Tawfik Lindsay Ganci Havurah – Informal Worship (Beit T’filah) . 10:30 am [email protected] Purim • President ohrup Sunday, March 16 Jack Mandel Purim Study for Adults (with Rabbi Z) ����������������������������������������������������� 9:00 am [email protected] Megillah Reading . 10:00 am Brotherhood President Purim Carnival follows the reading of the megillah Spencer Cohen [email protected] Shabbat Shmini~Parah • vrp~hbhna Sisterhood Co-President Friday, March 21 Helen Berkun Erev Shabbat . 8:00 pm [email protected] Shabbat Rocks – A lively musical worship experience Sisterhood Co-President Saturday, March 22 (Leviticus 9:1-11:47 ~ Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:22-36) Diane Heiman Shabbat Morning (Main Sanctuary) ����������������������������������������������������������� 10:30 am [email protected] B’nai Mitzvah: Adam Margolin & Tyler Greenberg Bulletin Editor Shabbat Morning ���������������������������������������������������������������������10:30 am (Beit T’fiah) Amy Dash Havurah – Informal Worship [email protected] Shabbat tazria ~ hachodeSh • asjv~ghrz, Friday, March 28 Erev Shabbat . 8:00 pm Cantor Franco: “Come Sing Along”: Our worship will be dedicated Affiliated with the to the music of Shabbat, helping you learn some of our most popular prayers in song. Saturday, March 29 (Leviticus 12:1–13:59; Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-25) Havurah – Informal Worship (Beit T’filah) . 10:30 am 2 THE COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE MAKING SACRED CONNECTIONS PRESIDENT’S LETTER Jack Mandel Time and Memories You Too I have a digital alarm clock on my night table next to my bed. The Can be a display has large yellow numbers about 1 ½ inches high. The other night I woke up at 2:33 AM. Something in a dream woke me, and Philanthropist! when I opened my eyes, I saw the digital display…2:33, 2:34, 2:35… As I watched the seconds tick by, I realized that time moves Leave a lasting legacy by including The so very quickly that in the blink of an eye, years seem to vanish. Where did it all go? Only Community Synagogue in your planned yesterday my wife was with me, my parents were here, my daughter was a baby, and friends giving arrangements. If the synagogue and family that I loved were here…only yesterday. has been an important part of your life, I have found that the business of life is the acquisition of memories. The kind of memories and you would like to see its values thrive we retain depends greatly on who we are, the things we do with and for others, and how we for future generations, you can choose to live our lives. The greatest joy is being there when someone needs you. Being there even one “be a philanthropist” in any or all of these time, will give you a memory that will make you smile and warm your heart for as long as you ways: live. Your synagogue is a place where such memories abide, and if you should need us, we are here. CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY Jack (CGA): A Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) enables you to give a charitable contribution to The Community Synagogue and receive financial benefits for yourself. When you create a CGA Purim’s Scary, Challenging with a minimum investment of $10,000, you will receive guaranteed income for and “Grown Up” Messages life and the potential for an immediate tax deduction and future tax savings. A Pre-Megillah Study Session with Rabbi Zeplowitz The synagogue’s CGA program is Sunday, March 16, 9 am administered in conjunction with UJA- Federation of NY, and allows you to receive a fixed income for life, with 90% The book of Esther and Purim story has all the makings of a modern novel, with the sex, of the remaining balance passing directly intrigue and questions about identity that we have to deal with in our time. How is it that the to The Community Synagogue, and 10% woman with a spine is tossed aside, while the one with looks succeeds? What about being passing directly to UJA, at the death of the Jewish do we seek to hide? When are we willing to stand up? If interfaith marriage is not a contract holder. Your CGA supports not Jewish ideal, how is it that Esther’s marriage to a non-Jewish king seems to be the reason we only your local Jewish congregation, but are saved? Is Judaism really a religion of peace, or–given the chance–will we be as violent and the broader Jewish community as well. vengeful as any other people with power over another? These, and more, are the ‘grown up’ messages that come out of the story of Purim. You will never hear the Purim story the same BEQUESTS: A bequest in your will after this! allows you to support the synagogue in an amount you might not be able to consider during your lifetime. Be a philanthropist by designating an amount from your estate to be directed to the Oneg Shabbat synagogue. You can identify a particular March 7 Dale & Russell Cohen and family and friends of Brian area of synagogue life you would like your on the occasion of his becoming Bar Mitzvah. Helayn & bequest to support—education, building Michael Flyer and family and friends of Samantha on the and grounds, worship services, adult occasion of her becoming Bat Mitzvah. education, social action, endowment—or simply request that your bequest be used March 14 Talya Levy Tawfik & David Tawfik and family and friends of wherever the need is greatest. A simple Michelle on the occasion of her becoming Bat Mitzvah. codicil can be added to your will to March 21 Stephanie & Todd Greenberg and family and friends facilitate your bequest. of Tyler on the occasion of her becoming Bat Mitzvah. Karen & Andrew Margolin and family and friends of Adam LIFE INSURANCE: The Community on the occasion of his becoming Bar Mitzvah.
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