Learning and Living Judaism . . .Together FIFTH AVENUE SYNAGOGUE 5 East 62nd Street Tel: 212-838-2122 www.5as.org

BULLETIN JULY/AUGUST 2019

MEN’S & WOMEN’S CLUBS PRESENT: TISHA B’AV 2019 FAS SECOND ANNUAL GOLF OUTING

MONDAY, JULY 22, 2019 LAKE SUCCESS GOLF CLUB, LAKE SUCCESS, NY 11:00 AM - RANGE OPENS & BBQ LUNCH 1:00 PM - SHOT GUN START

MEN, WOMEN, YOUNG ADULT GOLFERS & NON GOLFERS ARE WELCOME! BRING YOUR FRIENDS AND BUSINESS ASSOCIATES FOR 18-HOLE PLAY, COMPLIMENTARY GOLF LESSONS ALL DAY, FITNESS CENTER, & DRIVING RANGE. BBQ LUNCH STARTS AT 11:00 AM.

HOLE SPONSORSHIPS: GOLF, LUNCH & DINNER: PLATINUM - $500 *OFFICIAL HOLE $400 MEMBERS, SPONSORSHIP LEVEL $500 NON-MEMBERS.

- TAMMY & RANDY WINN BRING YOUR OWN FOURSOME: - GAIL & BERNDT PERL $1,400 MEMBERS, - J.P. MORGAN PRIVATE BANKING $1,500 NON-MEMBERS. - M.Y. SAFRA BANK SUNDAY, AUGUST 11 AT FAS - EVAN SCHWARTZBERG - KEITH RUBENSTEIN, SOMERSET PARTNERS DINNER ONLY: $180 TISHA B’AV SCREENING SCHEDULE: - PZENA FUNDS FOR 2 HOLES PROGRAM A: 10:30 AM - ROCHELLE & DAVID HIRSCH - DR. WALTER MOLOFSKY SPECIAL ADDRESS BY HARAV SHMUEL KAMINETSKY - BUILDING CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. - LONG ISLAND PLANNING GROUP HaRav Yitzchok Sorotzkin - ROBERT FISHER, NATIONWIDE Rabbi Fishel Schachter MANAGEMENT CORP. - PREMIER CATERERS Rabbi Ephraim Shapiro - WATCHGUARD PROGRAM B: 12:10 PM - BIENENFELD ARCHITECTURE - BKD Rabbi - MCCABE’S - PARK EAST KOSHER BUTCHER Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein - HN HEATING & COOLING, INC. HOST COMMITTEE IN FORMATION: FOLLOWED BY MINCHA 1:55 PM - MEHANDES ENGINEERING - BARAK DUNAYER & JACKY TEPLITZKY - BARRY AKRONGOLD, RABBI ELI & AGAIN DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE BABICH, AVI BEREN, DAVID BENRIMON, PROGRAM A: 4:30 PM - MILROSE CONSULTANTS, INC. SIMON FISCHER, CAROLE & MICHAEL - SHAWMUT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FRIEDMAN, DR. LARRY GELB, DR. SPECIAL ADDRESS BY HARAV SHMUEL KAMINETSKY - ARTHUR CHABON ARCHITECT DAVID GODDARD, JACOB GOLD, LARRY HaRav Yitzchok Sorotzkin - STATE STREET TITLE AGENCY LLC HEYMAN, NEIL HERSHKOWITZ, ALAN HIRMES, ROCHELLE & DAVID HIRSCH, Rabbi Fishel Schachter JASON HIRSCH, JEFFREY HIRSCH, MATTHEW INGBER, DR. ED LIPKE, Rabbi Ephraim Shapiro *Only 75 Spots Available! ROBERT LOWINGER, ASHER MILSTEIN, PROGRAM B: 6:10 PM To register please contact the TED MIRVIS, DR. WALTER MOLOFSKY, GAIL & BERNDT PERL, JUSTIN PO- Rabbi Moshe Weinberger office at (212) 838-2122. DOLSKY, ALAN RECHTSCHAFFEN, KEITH ROSENBLOOM, KEITH ROSENTHAL, Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein *Private post-event BBQ for KEITH RUBENSTEIN, MARK SILBER, FOLLOWED BY MINCHA/MA’ARIV - 7:35 PM participants at the home of EVAN SCHWARTZBERG, JOSEPH Lilly & David Benrimon, SPRUNG, STARLIN LEITNER TAUB, Each program is sponsored by Lilly and Jacob Gold in memory of RANDY WINN, HENRY WOLLMAN 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM. Freddie and Goldie Gold - Ephraim ben Yaacov and Golda bat Nosson. RSVP TO [email protected] JULY 2019 SIVAN 28 - TAMMUZ 28, 5779 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 1 2 3 Rosh Chodesh 4 Rosh Chodesh 5 6 Korach S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM Tammuz Tammuz S 7:30 AM S 9:00 AM M 8:15 PM M 8:15 PM S 7:30 AM Independence Day C 8:12 PM M 7:55 PM M 8:15 PM S 8:30 AM M 7:00 PM E 9:20 PM M 8:15 PM

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Chukas S 8:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 9:00 AM KS 9:16 AM M 8:15 PM M 8:15 PM M 8:15 PM M 8:15 PM C 8:09 PM M 7:50 PM M 8:15 PM M 7:00 PM E 9:17 PM

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Balak S 8:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 9:00 AM KS 9:19 AM M 8:10 PM M 8:10 PM M 8:10 PM M 8:10 PM C 8:05 PM M 7:45 PM M 8:10 PM M 7:00 PM E 9:11 PM

21 Shiva Asar 22 23 24 25 26 27 Pinchas B’Tammuz S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM Birchas Hachodesh F 4:30 AM M 8:05 PM M 8:05 PM M 8:05 PM M 8:05 PM C 7:59 PM S 9:00 AM S 8:30 AM M 7:00 PM M 7:40 PM KS 9:22 AM E 9:04 PM M 7:55 PM E 9:03 PM 28 29 30 31 S 8:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM KS 9:25 AM M 8:00 PM M 8:00 PM M 8:00 PM M 8:00 PM

Key — S: Shacharit; KS: Latest time for K’riat Shema; M: Mincha/Ma’ariv; C: Candle Lighting; F: Fast Begins; E: End of Shabbat/ Fast Ends

CLERGY: HONORARY: Rabbi Eli Babich……………..Associate Rabbi Henry Hirsch, ob”m……………….Founding Chairman Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth…………...Rabbi Emeritus, USA Hermann Merkin, ob”m…………...Founding President Rabbi Shmuel Fishelis………..Daf Yomi Ira Leon Rennert…………………..Honorary Chairman Rabbi Dr. M. Rosensweig…….Resident Scholar Prof. William Schwartz, ob”m…….Honorary Chairman Rabbi Yaakov Y. Kermaier…..Rabbi Emeritus, Israel Rabbi Sol Trau, ob”m……………...Honorary Chairman Joseph Malovany……………..Cantor David Yagoda, ob”m………………Honorary Chairman Yisroel Halpert ………………Ritual Director Victor Barnett……………………...Honorary President Martin Romerovski, ob”m…………Honorary President

OFFICERS: Walter J. Molofsky, M.D. ……Chairman Jacob D. Gold………………...President YOUNG LEADERSHIP CHAIRS: Mitchell Davidson……………Vice President Rachel Akrongold Kim Heyman………………….Vice President Wesley LePatner Jennifer Majzner Erynne Rennert WOMEN’S CLUB: Starlin Leitner Taub……..Chairman YOUTH DIRECTORS: MEN’S CLUB: Rivkah Halpert………..Junior Congregation Dr. David Goddard……...Co-Chairman Yosef Itzkowitz……….Youth Groups Steven Eichel……………Co-Chairman

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AUGUST 2019 TAMMUZ 29 - AV 30, 5779 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbat 1 2 Rosh Chodesh 3 Matos/Mas’ei S 7:30 AM Av S 9:00 AM M 8:00 PM S 7:30 AM M 7:35 PM C 7:52 PM E 8:56 PM M 7:00 PM

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Devarim S 8:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM Shabbat Chazon KS 9:28 AM M 7:50 PM M 7:50 PM M 7:50 PM M 7:50 PM C 7:44 PM Erev Tisha B’Av M 7:50 PM M 7:00 PM S 9:00 AM M 5:45 PM F 8:00 PM Shabbat E 8:46 PM Ma’ariv/Eicha 9:05 PM 11 Tisha B’Av 12 13 14 15 16 Tu B’Av 17 Va’eschanan S 8:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM Shabbat Nachamu KS 9:31 AM M 7:45 PM M 7:45 PM M 7:45 PM M 7:45 PM C 7:34 PM S 9:00 AM Chatzot 1:00 PM M 7:00 PM M 7:15 PM M 7:35 PM E 8:36 PM E 8:45 PM

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Eikev S 8:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM Birchas Hachodesh KS 9:34 AM M 7:35 PM M 7:35 PM M 7:35 PM M 7:35 PM C 7:24 PM S 9:00 AM M 7:35 PM M 7:00 PM M 7:05 PM E 8:24 PM

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Re’eh S 8:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM Rosh Chodesh Elul KS 9:36 AM M 7:20 PM M 7:20 PM M 7:20 PM M 7:20 PM C 7:13 PM S 9:00 AM M 7:20 PM M 7:00 PM M 6:55 PM E 8:13 PM

September 1 2 Labor Day 3 4 5 6 7 Shofetim Rosh Chodesh S 8:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 7:30 AM S 9:00 AM Elul M 7:10 PM M 7:10 PM M 7:10 PM M 7:10 PM C 7:02 PM M 6:40 PM S 8:30 AM M 7:00 PM E 8:01 PM KS 9:39 AM M 7:10 PM

Key — S: Shacharit; KS: Latest time for K’riat Shema; M: Mincha/Ma’ariv; C: Candle Lighting; F: Fast Begins; E: End of Shabbat/Fast

DAF YOMI SIYUM: SHABBAT, JULY 20

Join us for a Siyum celebrating the completion of Tractate Eruchin by our Daf Yomi study group. Led by distinguished Rabbi Shmuel Fishelis, the class participants include: Michael Abrahamson, Joel Davidson, Shimmy Deutscher, Rabbi David Eliach, Simon Fischer, Michael Fiskus, Sunny Ganger, Betzalel Gelbtuch, Jacob Gold, Avraham Goldringer, David Hollander, Martin Klein, Andrew Lowinger, Cantor Joseph Malovany, Ari Maryles, David Present, Alan Rechtschaffen, Rabbi Dr. Sol Roth, Steve Schneider, Howard Schraub, Martin Schwartz, Abe Shainberg, Mendy Silber, Andrew Silverberg, and Charles Taub.

The class meets at 6:30 a.m. on weekdays, 7:15 a.m. on Sundays with Rabbi Fishelis, and 8:00 a.m. on Shabbos with Dr. Aryeh Pollack. Great opportunity to join the group as we learn the new Tractate Temurah with Rabbi Fishelis.

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THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS DONORS - 5779 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN

Below is a list of those who thus far have made contributions to the 5779 Annual Campaign in an amount of $500 or more. Please contact President Jacob Gold, (212) 980-0140, [email protected], Vice President Kim Heyman, [email protected] or the Synagogue office (212) 838-2122, regarding your contribution for the new year. We thank all contributors for their support! Please make your donation today!

——————————— BENEFACTOR ($250,000 & ABOVE) ———————————

Larry Heyman, The Hirsch/Friedman Families, Inge & Ira Leon Rennert

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———————————— EMERALD ($50,000-$100,000) ————————————

Patricia & James Cayne, The Estate of Inez Gellin, Lauren & J. Ezra Merkin

———————————— SAPPHIRE ($25,000-$50,000) ————————————

Marilyn & Lawrence Friedland, Linda & Michael Jesselson, George Klein & Family, Barbara K. & Ira A. Lipman, Ruth & Ted Mirvis, Drs. Brenda Kohn & Walter Molofsky, Ilyssa & Evan Schwartzberg

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Anonymous, Nina & Mitch Davidson, Sandra & Jeffrey Justin, Keith Rubenstein & Family, Tammy & Randy Winn

———————————— GOLD ($10,000-$18,000) ————————————

Tikva & Oscar Gluck, Lilly & Jacob Gold, Seryl and Charles Kushner, Linda & Myron Schonfeld, Barbara Taylor & Henry Wollman, Renate & Martin Zimet

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Randy & Mark Belnick, Elyse & Benjamin Goldberg, Elizabeth & Dr. Shaun Honig, Gloria & Matthew Ingber, Janice Linzer, Basya and Andrew Lowinger

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Anonymous, Marilyn & Jack Belz, Yael & Barak Dunayer, Janie & Robert Fisher, Paula Fishman, Carol & Dr. David Goddard, Evan Haymes, Jack Joseph, Lucia Milch, Jonathan Packin, Louis Perlman, Miera & Alan Rechtschaffen, Yisroel Schulman, Abrah & Joseph Sprung

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Lisa & Rabbi Eli Babich, Esther Feld, Steven Leiter, Robert & Jessica Rackman Bernstein, Mr. & Mrs. Eli Haas, Roberta & Robert Hadi, Andrea & Ari Lefkovits, Edward Richard, Stanley Rosenblatt, Malke & Gary Torgow, Eva & Dr. Miklos Weinberger, Sholom Weiss

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UPCOMING CLASSES & EVENTS at FAS

TUESDAY NIGHT CLASS with RESIDENT SCHOLAR THREE - SESSION SUMMER SERIES with RABBI DR. PROFFESOR SAUL B. TROEN Rabbi Rosensweig’s Talmud class will resume on Tuesday nights in the Fall. Rabbi Rosensweig will be Session 1 – Fighting Against Evil, Greed, and teaching the first Perek of Tractate Chulin. Injustice: Join us for a discussion on how the text of Tanach waged an ethical and moral battle against PROPHETS CLASS with RABBI ELI BABICH “evil, greed, and injustice” in biblical times.

Mondays: July 15, July 29, and August 5 Session 2 – Hope and Faith in the Tanach: A central feature of Tanach is the inclusion of stories which promote at 7:00 PM at FAS. hope and faith amongst the nation. Join us as we explore how the concepts Join us as we continue to explore the lives of the Prophets of hope and faith provide evidence of the unique relationship between the Samuel, King David, King Solomon and others. Creator and His Creation. Study these dynamic Biblical personalities and see how their lives and legacies left us not only with incredible stories Session 3 - How Archaeology Illuminates the Tanach: but with valuable life lessons as well. Nearly every month there is a new major archaeology discovery that can be Pizza will be provided. Please RSVP to [email protected]. utilized to advance our understanding of the biblical narrative. While kings left behind monuments so future generations would remember them, WOMEN’S PARSHA CLASS with RABBI ELI BABICH without an accompanying text we would not know who they were. We shall examine how written texts illuminate the biblical text and provide a Tuesdays: July 9, July 16 and July 30 window for us to better understand the biblical world and its ideologies. at 11:00 AM at FAS. Mondays: August 12 at 7:00 PM, August 19 at 6:45 PM, Please RSVP to [email protected]. and August 26 at 6:30 PM.

Saul B. Troen, Ph.D. is a Boston born educator and entrepreneur who currently SUMMER SERIES with RABBI SHMUEL FISHELIS resides in . In addition to being a Biblical Scholar and Jewish historian, he has been a pioneer in the use of technology for education, distance NINE CLASSES on the learning, and telemedicine. After graduating from the prestigious Boston Latin FIRST BOOK OF EIN YAAKOV School he attended Brandeis University. Upon graduation he continued his on the FIFTH PEREK of TRACTATE BRACHOT education at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem where he received his MA in to be completed over the summer Jewish History and Related Subjects. Upon his return to the USA, he expanded his horizons by studying for Masters degrees at the Graduate School of Politi- Class takes place Tuesdays in July & August cal Management and New York Institute of Technology. His PhD is from New York University. As Vice President of Education for several technology compa- Beginning July 2 - August 27 nies he pioneered Internet use, video conferencing and distance-learning to *On the following dates class takes place on educators and led the way in the videoconferencing for enhancing the quality - Wednesdays: July 17 & August 21 of-life of the elderly and in tele-health. Professor Troen was on the team that wrote the first 5 year technology plan for the State of New Jersey. He has - July classes at 7:00 PM, & August classes at 6:30 PM, at FAS. recently developed a technology that provides a way to read digital Rabbi Fishelis will be teaching the fifth perek of Ein Yaakov, the homiletic information without the need of a computer, internet, or app. aggadata portion of the Talmud, for nine classes on Tuesday nights during the months of July and August. Rabbi Shmuel Fishelis has been giving the Daf Sushi will be served. Please RSVP to [email protected]. Yomi shiur for almost 30 years. He is one of the Roshei Yeshiva at Tifereth Yerushalayim, and he has smicha from Harav Hagoan Rabbi Z'tl. This is a unique opportunity to learn areas of the Talmud not SHIVA ASAR B’TAMMUZ, THE THREE WEEKS usually studied in depth, and which is only offered during the summer months. You are welcome to join, whether you have a background in Talmud or not. AND TISHA B’AV Deli will be served. Please RSVP to [email protected]. The summer is marked by a three-week period in which we mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples, as well as other tragedies CLASS & CONVERSATION with suffered by our people in the course of history. The Three Weeks ALAN RECHTSCHAFFEN begin with the fast day of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz (the seventeenth of Tammuz - Sunday, July 21), the anniversary of the day on which the “The Connection Between Us and walls of Jerusalem were breached by the enemy. The Three Weeks The Destruction of the Temple” conclude with the fast day of Tisha B’Av (the ninth of Av).

Thursday, August 8 at 6:45 PM at FAS. This is a period of mourning during which, among other things, weddings are not celebrated and haircuts are not taken. The mourning Sushi will be served. Please RSVP to [email protected] is intensified during the nine days immediately preceding Tisha B’Av, when it is forbidden to eat meat and drink wine, other than on Shabbat. The Nine Days begin on Rosh Chodesh Av (Friday, August 2) and, WEEKLY PARSHA CLASS with YISROEL HALPERT like the Three Weeks, culminate on Tisha B’Av. This year, Tisha Thursdays at FAS, preceding Mincha. B’Av begins on Saturday evening, August 10, and continues to sunset on Sunday, August 11. Pizza will be provided. Please RSVP to [email protected]. The fast of Tisha B’Av commences at 8:00 PM on August 10, and Please see Shabbat bulletin for exact class times. concludes at 8:45 PM on August 11. On Saturday evening of Tisha B’Av, at 9:05 PM, Megillat Eicha, the book of Lamentations, is read in the Synagogue. Kinot are recited both in the evening and in the HEBREW CLASS with JUDY GELDZAHLER AT FAS morning. The five forms of affliction observed on - eating/drinking, washing/bathing, anointing one’s body, wearing Tuesdays and Thursdays: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM, leather shoes and marital relations - all apply with equal restriction on and Sundays: 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM. Tisha B’Av. Mincha/Ma’ariv services, as well as Eicha and Shacharit on Tisha B’Av, will take place in the Main Sanctuary. Call 212-838-2122, or email [email protected] to register.

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS MAZAL TOV KIDDUSH SPONSORS Rivkah and Yisroel Halpert for sponsoring the kiddush on Shabbat, Colby & Justin Podolsky on the birth of a daughter, Fanny Podolsky. May 11, in celebration of their son Yair’s Bar Mitzvah. Mazal tov to siblings Jordan, Lilian and Liam Zenek, and to grandparents Shirley and Stuart Podolsky. Felice Schachter and Brooke Schachter for sponsoring the kiddush on Shabbat, May 18, in celebration of Felice’s son William’s Bar Mitzvah, Rina and Joel Kleiner on the birth of a boy, Ariel Nachman. and in loving memory of Alexander Schachter ob”m - Felice’s father Mazal Tov to siblings Rose and Nissim Yosef. and Brooke’s husband. Alexandra Kahane, daughter of Howard Schraub, who received her SEUDAH SHLISHIT SPONSORS Doctorate of Clinical Psychology from the Ferkauf Graduate School Barbara & Ira A. Lipman for sponsoring the Seudah Shlishit on of Psychology, a division of . Shabbat, June 15, in commemoration of the yarhzeit of Ira's father, Mark Lipman ob"m. Max Zimet, son of Millard and Susan Zimet and grandson of founding members Martin and FAS DINNER & LEARNING PROGRAM SPONSOR Renate Zimet, who successfully defended his Jeannie Dutton-Sinrich for sponsoring the Shavuot dinner and learning Ph.D. thesis on string theory and black holes. program on June 8 in commemoration of the yahrzeit of her husband, He will graduate Stanford University’s doctoral Norman Sinrich ob”m. physics program and proceed to a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative. BREAKFAST SPONSORS Janice Linzer for sponsoring the breakfast on June 4 in commemoration Barri and Michael Shane on the birth of a granddaughter, Ella of the yahrzeit of her husband, Saul Linzer ob”m. Emmanuelle. Mazal Tov to Ella’s parents Emily and Jeremy Medioni, and big sister Lola. Paul Pocress for sponsoring the breakfast on June 23 in Ruth and Ted Mirvis on the birth of a granddaughter, born to Dori commemoration of the yahrzeit of his father, Julius Pocress ob”m. and Eric and Mirvis. Wendy Zizmor on the occasion of her grandson Jordan Mittler Eleanor Propp for sponsoring the breakfast on June 23 in being featured in The Jewish Week’s 36 Under 36. commemoration of the yahrzeit of her grandfather, Dr. Sidney Feuerstein ob”m. Barri and Michael Shane on the birth of a granddaughter, Rachel. Mazal Tov to Rachel’s parents Rebecca and Yehuda Guez, and to Bernice Schwartz for sponsoring the breakfast on June 28 in siblings Miriam and Yitzhak. commemoration of the yahrzeit of her father-in-law, Morris Schwartz The Fiskus family in celebration of the aufruf of Jacob Fiskus, ob”m. and his marriage to Donna Matatov.

Carol and Dr. David Goddard on the birth of a grandson, born CONDOLENCES to Ari and Debra London.

Barry Akrongold on the loss of his father, Harold Akrongold ob”m.

Wayne Forman on the loss of his father, Irving Forman ob”m.

Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.

In memoriam, we share with you the words of Herman Wouk, FAS Founding Vice President, who passed away on May 17, 2019; may his memory be blessed.

A Tribute by Herman Wouk Upon the Occasion of the Synagogue’s 25th Anniversary

Tradition and Regeneration The Founding of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue by Herman Wouk Dedication to one Jewish tradition, rooted in temple times, was the starting point of the Fifth Avenue Synagogue. Origins often get lost in the midst of the past, but as one who was there from the start, I can describe what took place. At last an old building, on a lot very deep but much too narrow, became available at a back-breaking price. How could one create a synagogue on such a site, which seemed to dictate construction on audi- torium lines? A Jewish architect, Percival Goodman, found the solution in the traditional Sephardic layout, which calls for a bimah and ark in a clear central area, with facing sections of worshippers. Thus the depth of the lot became its chief advantage. This architecture, much admired ever since, is wholly halakhic. It looks like the last word. And the Ezrat Nashim, the Court of Women in the balcony, is crowded every Shabbat. Tradi- tion sparked the whole thing, and tradition showed how to execute it. And so, week in and week out, year in and year out, the Fifth Avenue Syna- gogue has been diffusing tradition in the elegant heart of New York for twenty five years, and Jewish men and women have been davening and learning in the old way. The members and the visitors have become, over the years, a Who's Who of World Jewry. The pattern is single and clear; Judaism, stepping forth into new times and assuming new leadership tasks. That is, I suggest, the secret of secrets of our tradition; that in all times and places, re-dedication works.

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JULY YAHRZEITS THE RENNERT MIKVAH OF FIFTH AVENUE SYNAGOGUE JULY/SIVAN A beautiful mitzvah has an exquisite home 1 28 Ms. Olga Vilko, Husband on the Upper East Side - 5 East 62nd Street

1 28 Mrs. Edith Levite, Mother-In-Law Rivkah Halpert, Mikvah Attendant, 1 28 Mr. Baruch Halpern, Mother Phone: 212-753-6058; Cell: 917-238-6143 2 29 Mrs. Eva Weinberger, Cousin 2 29 Dr. Lawrence Gelb, Mother-In-Law Check our website - www.5as.org for hours and further details. 3 30 Mrs. Lorelei Hammerman, Sister-In-Law 3 30 Mrs. Janice Linzer, Mother-In-Law

JULY/ TAMMUZ Chevra Kadisha (Ritual Burial Society) In case of death, please notify the Synagogue office or: 4 1 Mrs. Bernice Schwartz, Mother-In-Law • Larry Present - (917) 806-9060 5 2 Mrs. Lauren Merkin, Uncle • Rose Present - (212) 772-3892 5 2 Ms. Ellen Sloame Fawer, Father • Starlin Leitner Taub - (917) 519-8577 6 3 Mr. Avi Narkes, Son • Claire Dienstag - (917) 890-4578 6 3 Mr. Mark Belnick, Mother 6 3 Dr. Rena Orbuch, Father 7 4 Ms. Felice Schachter, Father 7 4 Mr. Marc Goldman, Father Telephone Numbers to Remember 9 6 Mrs. Paula Fishman, Father Upper Manhattan Eruv: 10 7 Mrs. Laura Rabinowitz, Uncle Call the FAS office (212) 838-2122 on Friday morning; if you 10 7 Mr. Jay Schottenstein, Uncle call on Friday afternoon, press 5 for Eruv mailbox. 11 8 Mrs. Claire Dienstag, Father-In-Law Hatzolah: Ambulance Service: (212) 230-1000. 11 8 Mr. Fred Frenkel, Parents 11 8 Mr. Fred Frenkel, Brother 11 8 Mr. Fred Frenkel, Brother 11 8 Mrs. Lili Stawski, Father The FAS Women's Club Good Will Committee 13 10 Mrs. Lauren Merkin, Grandmother If you know anyone who is ill or homebound and would enjoy 13 10 Mr. Lawrence Friedland, Brother a visit or other assistance, contact Lisa Babich through the 13 10 Mr. William Friedland, Uncle synagogue office. 13 10 Mrs. Lucia Smigel, Mother 14 11 Prof. Joel Fleishman, Father 15 12 Mrs. Renate Zimet, Mother FAS Chevra Kadisha Mitzvah Opportunity 15 12 Mrs. Hannah Frankel, Father-In-Law 16 13 Mr. David Lobel, Grandmother FAS Chevra Kadisha invites interested women to join the Chevra 17 14 Mr. Robert Bernstein, Mother Kadisha Home Preparation Team to help prepare the Shiva homes of 18 15 Mrs. Susan Kalt, Mother FAS members in mourning. What's involved? Home Team Members 19 16 Mrs. Edith Levite, Father-In-Law will visit the Shiva home to cover the mirrors and bring the traditional meal of recovery or condolence known as Seudat Havra-ah, 20 16 Mr. Charles Bornstein, Father (a peeled boiled egg and bagel whose round shape symbolize the 20 17 Mr. Natalio Fridman, Father circle of life). By performing this important mitzvah, members get to 21 18 Mrs. Ronnie Heyman, Mother learn the Jewish mourning customs while showing our community's 21 18 Mr. Larry Heyman, Grandmother concern for the welfare of the mourners and extending a comforting 21 18 Ms. Elizabeth Winter, Grandmother hand in this time of greatest need. 21 18 Mrs. Jennifer Millstone, Grandmother 21 18 Ms. Eleanor Propp, Grandmother Please contact Starlin Leitner Taub for more information: 22 19 Mrs. Lorelei Hammerman, Brother Cell: 917.519.8577 or [email protected]. 22 19 Ms. Lydia Tamara Schleyer, Mother 22 19 Mrs. Lillian Ehrenhaus, Mother 22 19 Mr. Philip Levine, Grandfather JULY/ TAMMUZ (Continued) 22 19 Ms. Danielle Levine, Grandfather 23 20 Mrs. Shirley Feder, Mother 23 20 Ms. Gabrielle Coren, Mother 27 24 Ms. Ellen Robinson, Mother 23 20 Mr. Jonathan Berland, Grandfather 27 24 Dr. Lawrence Gelb, Wife 23 20 Mr. Mitchell Rutter, Father 27 24 Mrs. Rose Romerovski, Brother-In-Law 23 20 Mrs. Matta Freund, Father 27 24 Mr. Alex Balanevsky, Mother 24 21 Mrs. Marilyn Plitman, Father 28 25 Mr. Philip Levine, Grandmother 26 23 Mrs. Marcia Reiter, Mother 28 25 Ms. Danielle Levine, Grandmother 28 25 Mr. Martin Sanders, Brother 29 26 Mrs. Ruth Narkes, Mother 30 27 Mr. J. Ezra Merkin, Mother

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AUGUST YAHRZEITS

AUGUST/TAMMUZ AUGUST/AV continued

1 29 Dr. Aryeh Pollack, Father 26 25 Mr. Marc Schwartzberg, Father 1 29 Mrs. Lauren Merkin, Grandfather 26 25 Mr. Evan Schwartzberg, Grandfather 27 26 Mrs. Rose Romerovski, Sister AUGUST/AV 28 27 Mrs. Gail Propp, Husband 28 27 Mr. Eric Gomberg, Step-Father 3 2 Mrs. Carole Friedman, Father 28 27 Mr. David Gomberg, Step-Father 3 2 Mr. Richard Hirsch, Father 28 27 Mr. Ira A. Lipman, Mother 3 2 Mr. David Hirsch, Father 28 27 Mr. Michael Fiskus, Father 3 2 Mrs. Jessica Rackman, Mother 28 27 Mrs. Marsha Handel, Mother 4 3 Mr. Jack Belz, Father 28 27 Dr. Stanley Reiter, Brother 4 3 Mrs. Paula Fishman, Mother-In-Law 29 28 Dr. Gerald Soff, Mother 4 3 Mrs. Paula Fishman, Sister-In-Law 29 28 Mr. Philip Levine, Grandmother 4 3 Mrs. Paula Fishman, Sister-In-Law 29 28 Ms. Danielle Levine, Grandmother 4 3 Mrs. Paula Fishman, Sister-In-Law 29 28 Mrs. Evelyn Hootnick, Mother 5 4 Mr. Warren Sherman, Father 29 28 Mrs. Susan Kalt, Father-In-Law 5 4 Mr. J. Ezra Merkin, Grandfather 30 29 Dr. Elizabeth Muss, Mother 8 7 Mrs. Basya Lowinger, Father 30 29 Mr. Howard Schraub, Mother 8 7 Mrs. Ruth Dimenstein, Father 30 29 Ms. Judy Geldzahler, Brother 8 7 Mrs. Claire Dienstag, Mother 31 30 Ms. Rivkah Rothschild, Father 11 10 Mr. Jack Joseph, Brother 31 30 Mrs. Vivian Kuhl, Father 12 11 Mrs. Rose Romerovski, Father-In-Law 13 12 Mr. Theodore Mirvis, Father 14 13 Mr. J. Ezra Merkin, Grandfather 15 14 Mrs. Rena Shulsky-David, Grandfather 18 17 Mrs. Nizza Heyman, Mother-In-Law 19 18 Dr. Zwi Kahanowicz, Mother 19 18 Mr. Martin Sanders, Sister 23 22 Mr. Peter Schoenfeld, Mother 25 24 Mr. Lawrence Obstfeld, Great Uncle

FAS YOUTH PROGRAM EVERY SHABBAT!

- Junior Congregation led by Rivkah Halpert Ages 1-4 5th Floor - 10:30 AM

-Youth Groups Ages 5+ led by Yosef Itzkowitz 4th Floor - 9:30 AM (Resumes in the Fall)

PLEASE JOIN US!

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