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APRILAPRIL 20212021 / 5781 Five days after Pesach no action. We will never forget ends we commemorate those righteous gentiles who Yom HaShoah—Holocaust risked everything to save our Remembrance Day. Why is people as well as those govern- PULL OUT CALENDAR Yom HaShoah observed on ment leaders who did what was Candle Lighting Times, Service Times, & the 27th of Nisan? Did some- necessary behind the scenes Events all in one place, pp 18–19! thing significant take place on to make a difference. Out of Nover’s Message that day? the ashes of the Holocaust, See Page 2 It turns out that the 27th three years later the State of President’s Message of Nisan was actually a com- was born. The Jewish See Page 3 promise date. Secular Israelis people were finally in con- trol of their destiny. We have Good & Welfare wanted to commemorate Yom See Page 4 HaShoah on the day that the watched during these almost of the Warsaw Ghetto seventy-three years the growth Donations began their revolt against the of Israel in so many areas. See Page 6 Nazis. This was on April 19, 1943, which was The small nation that was attacked from all Adult Education the 15th of Nisan—the first day of Pesach. It sides on Independence Day is a leader among See Pages 7, 8, 31 was no coincidence that the Nazis looked to nations. Israel has come a long way in such a Genealogy Club destroy the Warsaw Ghetto on one of the most short period of time. We owe it to our children See Pages 8, 22, 23 joyous of . This day was not and grandchildren to transmit this message to them so they will impart it to future genera- Yom Hashoah Program going to work as a day of Holocaust Remem- See Page 10 brance in Israel because of Pesach. tions. It is a timeless message about never giv- Although no particular Holocaust-related ing up no matter what we face as a nation. Holidays, Festivals, Fasts for 2021–22 event occurred on the 27th of Nisan, it does We, as a Beth El Synagogue commu- See Pages 10, 13 take place during the time that the Warsaw nity, have the opportunity to mark these Women’s League Ghetto uprising continued and falls one moments together. On Wednesday, April 7, See Pages 11, 15, 17, 35 before Israel Independence Day. The Israeli at 7 p.m., via Zoom, we will commemorate Seniors government wanted to draw a connection Yom HaShoah with a program that has been See Pages 13, 20 between the murder of the Six Million Jews crafted by Marilyn Bellis and Trudi Perlman. Ma’ariv will follow the program at about Israel Affairs / AJC / Mercaz and the creation of the State of Israel three See Pages 14, 28 years later. When the 27th of Nisan falls on a 8:15 p.m. in person and on Zoom. I hope Friday, as it does this year, Yom HaShoah is that you and your family will join us as we moved to the day before, Thursday. pledge to remember and to never forget. what Israel means to our people, we need to This is a powerful message about our One week later, on Wednesday, April experience the pain of Yom HaShoah and in people. In 1945 we were truly in the lowest 14, at 7:30 p.m., in person and on Zoom, order to comprehend the pain of Yom HaSho- depths in our history as we were decimated we will honor the memory of over 23,000 ah, we need to celebrate the triumph of Yom and the world looked on and essentially took members of the Israel Defense Forces who Ha’Atzmaut. These dates may be only one were killed in battle throughout all of Israel’s week apart on the Jewish calendar, but they Have a Happy, wars as well as victims of terrorism. After represent polar opposites in the life of our we pay homage to Israel’s fallen, we will people. We need to try and experience both Kosher ! make Havdalah (separation) as we leave the emotions in order to become Shalem – com- Friday, April 2 sadness behind and go right into celebrating Pesach Service, 6 pm plete as individuals and as a people. Let us Light candles, 7:05 pm Yom Ha’Atzmaut—Israel’s Independence remember the tragedy and let us celebrate the Saturday, April 3: Day. Ma’ariv will follow in person or on victory. Day 7 Zoom at about 8 p.m. After the service, you Pesach Service, 9 am I look forward to seeing you on Wednes- Pesach Service, 7:05 pm will be able to pick up a special snack in day, April 7, at 7 p.m., and on Wednesday, Light candles after 8:05 pm honor of Yom Ha’Atzmaut. April 14, at 7:30 p.m., as we stand in solidar- Sunday, April 4: As I reflect on this period on the Jewish ity as a community. Day 8 calendar, I am convinced that these days rep- Pesach Service, 9:30 am Best wishes for a Yom Ha’Atzmaut Yizkor recited resent the saddest day and the happiest day Sameach! Holiday Ends, 8:05 pm for our people. In order to truly appreciate —Rabbi Jay M. Kornsgold

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continued on p. 13 BETH EL SHALOM Thank you to all of our faculty for creating Rabbi Nover’s Message these stations, and giving the students a great DEADLINE FOR MAY SHA- experience. LOM (written & e-mail): I also want to thank Tom Beck and Katz for working on the new Beth El , and for all of you who submitted Mon., April 19 your traditions and additions to it. Although E-MAIL ADDRESS: we couldn’t celebrate together physically, we [email protected] all were able to support one another as part All handwritten and typed materials of a community. should be submitted or faxed to the Registration is now open for the 2021–22 Beth El office at 609-443-2887 no school year at Beth El! This year, we are do- later than the 1st of the month (except as noted above). E-mailed materials ing the process completely online. You can must also be received by the 1st of find a link to the form here: https://forms.gle/ the month. Please e-mail to: Sometimes, just before a major action DgiEoY2b2pHGs4GVA [email protected]. shot, everything slows down and suddenly Bonus Challenge: Thank you all for your cooperation. stops. I’ve experienced something like that Eat your favorite Israeli food! (100 only a few times in my life, and all of those points) times were during Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Special Dates: Rememberance Day) and Yom HaZikaron 4/4—No School, Passover Break SYNAGOGUESYNAGOGUE (Israeli Memorial Day) in Israel. On those 4/5—Hebrew High Resumes OFFICEOFFICE HOURS:HOURS: days, a siren sounds throughout the land of 4/7—RS Resumes MondayMonday throughthrough Thursday—Thursday— Israel, and everything just stops. Cars pull to 4/7—Yom HaShoah program at 7 99 a.m.a.m. toto 55 p.m.p.m. the side of the road, people stop talking, stop 4/8—BJC & JC, 6:30 pm (Zoom) WednesdayWednesday (when(when ReligiousReligious SchoolSchool isis inin session)—9:30session)—9:30 a.m.a.m. walking. The entire country pauses, just for 4/11—T4T that moment. toto 6:306:30 p.m.p.m. 4/14—Yom HaZikaron – Yom Friday—9 a.m. to 2 p.m. That pause, that time to reflect, remem- Friday—9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ha’atzmaut Program at 7:30 pm SundaySunday (when(when ReligiousReligious SchoolSchool ber, grieve, and experience, is like nothing 4/17—JC, 10:30 am (in person) isis inin session)—9session)—9 a.m.a.m. toto 1212 noonnoon else I’ve ever felt. It seems like it should 4/17—Bar of Max Gertsman feel artificial, should feel forced. And yet, 4/21—Gimmel Class Prayer Showcase in that moment, sharing in the silence, it felt 4/22—BJC & JC, 6:30 pm (Zoom) Contact Beth El by email! profound. 4/25—T4T Rabbi Kornsgold: [email protected] The holidays of Yom HaShoah and Yom 4-30—Lag B’Omer President: [email protected] HaZikaron are less than ten days apart. To 5/1—JC, 10:30 am (in person) Office: [email protected] pause twice in ten days to remember and —Rabbi Matt Nover, Assistant Rabbi Religious School: [email protected] commemorate our loss is hard. Remem- and Education Director Bookkeeper: [email protected] bering the almost unimaginable loss of six Seniors: [email protected] million Jewish souls. Remembering that Men’s Club: [email protected] Women’s League: [email protected] almost every Israeli has someone to mourn Publicity: [email protected] on Israel’s Memorial Day. And also realizing Shalom: [email protected] that these dates were intentional. These are not holidays that are named in the . These were decided by the Israeli govern- ment, and for good reason. PPPLEASE JOIN US! Immediately after Yom HaZikaron, we transition to a holiday of joy: Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israeli Independance Day). It WEEKDAY sometimes feels like a shock, to transition MORNING MINYAN from sadness to celebration, but the message is profound. Yom Ha’Atzmaut is only possi- Sunday 8:45 am ble because of Yom HaZikaron. There would be no independance without those willing Thursday 7:15 a.m. to sacrifice everything. And as we enter into Start your morning off this set of holidays, I encourage you to think with prayer! about these holidays in deeper ways, and to stop and think, if only just for a minute, about them as you start your day. In Religious School News, the year is almost done! We just celebrated Passover as Sunday, May 16 a school, and our teachers each designed an Monday, May 17 activity for the students. you can even see two of them in the Beth El Haggadah 2.0. Tuesday, May 18

2 NISAN/IYAR 5781 BETH EL SHALOM Saturday morning services within capacity President’s Message standards. Simon “Skip” Berman Rabbi Matt’s contract with Beth El runs SynagogueSynagogue BoardBoard until June 30, 2022. Under the terms of the Meetings:Meetings: contract, we are required to notify him by August 15 of this year if we want to continue Wednesdays,Wednesdays, our relationship, and he must respond by September 15 if he wants to negotiate a AprilApril 21,21, renewal of the agreement. So, at its April 21 andand MayMay 12,12, meeting, the Board of Trustees, with input from the Ritual and Education committees, atat 8:308:30 pmpm (Zoom)(Zoom) will begin considering the future of our AllAll congregantscongregants areare relationship. We would appreciate your opinions concerning what you like and what welcomewelcome toto attendattend could be improved. If you care to weigh in Well, here we are again! Passover on Zoom please email your thoughts to Shari Sabath, our again? But maybe this night was different, at VP of Ritual and Education, at sharisabath@ College Send Off Cere- least different from gmail.com and copy me at president@bethel. mony May 15 last year. Many of net. Your confidence On Saturday, May 15, during 9 am us—especially the ... Zoom Gala Gala was a will be respected. services, we will be having a ceremony for “seniors” and the of fun. The Fundraising Commit- Finally, I have those Beth El students who will be starting “essential workers” tee invented a new way to have heard that Zoom Gala college in the fall of 2021. among us—are now a gala and it worked! The cre- Gala was a lot of We invite all incoming college students fully vaccinated. ativity within our ranks is unend- fun. The Fundraising to join us for a special ceremony. So, with appropriate ing. Beth El is The Best! ... Committee invented Mazel Tov to all those graduating from care some of us a new way to have a high school in June! might have safely celebrated together with an gala and it worked! There was no precedent. expanded pod. Life is slowly creeping back to Thanks again to everyone who worked so hard. normal but please be patient and be careful! And it was, after all, a fundraiser. We raised The Reopening Task Force continues $37,701. Considering that the $40,000 target to monitor the COVID-19 situation, but in for the event was created before COVID on the light of the current uptick of the previously assumption that it would be a conventional in- declining infection rate in New Jersey no person event, the outcome was beyond great! significant alteration in our policy is likely in It seems that the creativity we have within our the immediate future. We continue to monitor ranks is unending. Beth El is The Best! the data closely. —Skip Berman, President Due to the increased rate of vaccination, we are no longer requiring everyone who has traveled domestically or internationally to a high-risk area within 14 days to refrain from entering the synagogue building. Now, those Beth El Synagogue who are fully vaccinated are welcome into the synagogue building for religious services, Beth El is looking for volunteers to help out religious school, etc. any time after domestic/ international travel, without any need to with our Web site! quarantine. Other policies concerning capacity, social • Come and be a part of expanding Beth El’s Web presence. distancing, attendance at meetings, Minyanim, classes, and synagogue services, etc., remain • Have fun with Web technology and social media such as in effect. The sign-up policy has been slightly Facebook and Twitter loosened to welcome same day walk-ins for • Imagine the wonderful impact you can have on your community • Always wanted to get involved at Beth El but were looking for the right opportunity? This is it!

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APRIL 2021 3 BETH EL SHALOM Patronize Beth El Shalom advertisers! They help support Beth El. Good & Welfare Life and Legacy: An Tamara Ostrowsky 448-5920 • E-mail: [email protected] important part of Good & Welfare Donations Beth El’s Future All cards: Regular condolence, get well, and Mazel Tov—$3 ($1 loyalty rewards In these hectic, crazy times, have you credit) taken time to rethink your estate plans? Kitchen Utensil Fund—$5 min. (no loyalty rewards credit) If you have, or if you know you should, Library Fund—$5 min. (no loyalty rewards credit) please remember to include Beth El Syna- Mindy Goldstein Fund, Buchman Memorial Fund, and Stan Aronson Fund—$3 min. gogue as a beneficiary of a part of your es- (no loyalty rewards credit) tate. Every little bit helps…you do not have Flower Fund—$3 min. (no loyalty rewards credit) to be wealthy to make a difference. Please Werner Lecture Fund—$5 (no loyalty rewards credit) participate in this program and insure our Appropriate cards for all the life cycle events listed on this page are available by synagogue’s future for a long time to come calling me at the phone number above. I look forward to hearing from you. — Tamara Don’t forget to tell us if you have made this commitment. Thank you and be well. There has been some confusion among Good and Welfare readers regard- —Ann Granett and the ing the “Donate” button on the “Chain of Life” emails the synagogue sends Life and Legacy Committee out. Please note that Women’s League Mazel Tov, Get Well, and Condo- lence cards cannot be requested, sent, or paid for via the “Donate” but- ton. The “Donate” button is for donations directly to the Synagogue only. Women’s Rosh Ch- Thank you. odesh Group meets May 12 Calling all women! Welcome to our Group for women who are post–Bath Mitzvah age! The women of Beth El and other female friends are invited to join us as we welcome in the new month with discus- sion, prayer, niggunim, and celebration of the unique gift of being a Jewish woman. Our next meeting, to celebrate Rosh Chodesh Iyar, will be on Wednesday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. (on Zoom). To participate, please click this link (or copy-and-paste it into your browser): https://zoom.us/j/9729253056?p- wd=Q3hMZFNmRVZ2ZndvdEZyM- WVkcWl3QT09 Meeting ID: 972 925 3056 Password: 1234 At this time our meetings are virtual, each month is a little different, and par- ticipants are welcome to take a leadership role by sharing their particular talents with Support Beth El Synagogue through the Amazon Smile pro- the group. To be added to the mailing list gram. You’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection, or if you have questions, please contact and convenient shopping experience as with Amazon.com, Danna Livstone at [email protected]. We look forward to seeing you on Zoom! with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to Beth El. It’s simple and fast! Simply go to smile.amazon.com from the web browser on your computer or mobile device and choose Beth El Syna- gogue as your charity of choice.

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Charity is equal in importance to all the other commandments combined. – Babylonian , Bava Bathra 9A Rabbi Kornsgold’s Discretionary Fund: Ruth and Gary Merves For a yahrzeit Anonymous In honor of Mark Cheser. Howard Meyers For the yahrzeit of Barbara Meyers Brian and Jill Chevlin In commemoration of the Elyse and Jeffrey Milstein For the yahrzeit of Arthur Yahrzeit of Jill’s father, Perry Schwartz. Goldenberg Richard and Joan Kaplan In commemoration of the Melanie and Stanley Nasberg For the yahrzeit of Myra Nasberg Yahrzeit of Joan’s father, Herman Siederer. Stacey and Adam Palant and Leslye Nemerson For the Barry and Rosalind Kushner In gratitude for a Misheberach for yahrzeit of Ann Nemerson their daughter, Karen. Trudi and Marc Perlman In honor of Noam Kornsgold’s Parker In memory of his son and senior sermon at JTS Wendy’s brother, Gary Alan Parker. Lesley and Joel Pomeranz For the yahrzeit of Marvin Glazer Herb Rosengarten and Alicia Peller In commemoration of the Amy Zhao and Ian Rosengarten In honor or their engagement Yahrzeit of Alicia’s mother, Arline Peller Janet Rubien In memory of Jill Giles Jonathan and Lisa Sabin Paula and Stephen Seltzer For the yahrzeit of Freda Petroff Bill and Enid Weinstein In honor of the anniversary of Paula and Stephen Seltzer For the yahrzeit of Rose Bill’s Bar Mitzvah. Goldgruber Nona and Robert Stevens For the yahrzeit of Corinne Rabbi Nover’s Discretionary Fund Stevens Wendy and Jay Miller In Honor of Zachary’s Bar Mitzvah Marcy and Robert Weinstein For the yahrzeit of Helen Weiser Donna and Kenneth Zatoren For the yahrzeit of Ben Zatoren Adult Education: Harriet Greenblatt In honor of Trudi Perlman Religious School: William and Norma Kradleman In honor of Choir: Ann and Andy Granett In honor of Purim Rita Pearlman In honor of Bill Weinstein’s birthday Ritual Committee: Genealogy Club Beth and Murray Brenman For the yahrzeits of Herman Kaye Bard Paletz Brenman and Rachel and Fred Ando General Fund: Linda and Lewis Kirschner For the yahrzeit of Marty Blackbaud Giving Fund on behalf of the Arthur J Gallagher Kirschner Grant to match employee donations, initiated by Amy Sonia Kobrin In honor of Noam Kornsgold’s Hoffman senior sermon at JTS Jerri and Robert Blitzer For a yahrzeit Willa Inlender and Fred Passman For the yahrzeit of Herbert Karen and Philip Bodin for the yahrzeits of Jerry and Passman Jackie Bodin Sally Shakun For the yahrzeit of Edna Levin Jill and Brian Chevlin For the yahrzeit of Mollie Metz Scholar In Residence Fund: Harriet and Reuel Cramer For the yahrzeits of Ethel Danna and Livstone In memory of Helen and Jack Feinstein and Sarah Slapack Ferentz Arleen and Sheldon Crohn For the yahrzeit of Hilda Reese Willa Inlender and Fred Passman For this year’s Scholar in Pearl Drelich For the yahrzeit of Arthur Drelich Residence Program Ellen and Maurice Elias For the yahrzeit of Louis Rosen Susan Schwirck For the Scholar in Residence program Helen-Ann Brown and Laurence Epstein In honor of Bill Weinstein chanting his haftorah on the 67th anniversary Sustaining Membership Program: of his bar mitzvah Barbara Kurlan To wish all of her Beth El friends a Happy Roslyn Friedman For the yahrzeit of Sylvia Schwartz Purim Roberta and Herbert Goldberg For the yahrzeit of Robert Joffe Marcia and Erwin Guberman Emily and Seth Josephson For the yahrzeit of Abram Josephson Sally and Allen Katz For a yahrzeit Leonard Klein For the yahrzeit of Max Klein Leonard Klein For a Torah honor Leonard Klein For a Torah honor Leonard Klein For a Torah honor Rosalind and Barry Kushner For the yahrzeit of Rose Croland Linda Meisel In appreciation of Rabbi Jay Kornsgold, for speaking at the Life and Legacy workshop for the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer County

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Upcoming Adult Edu- cation Schedule APRIL: Thu Apr 1: Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm (Zoom) Torah and Tea Mon Apr 5: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, Come and enjoy a lively discussion of the Torah portion over dessert, coffee, and tea with 2 pm (Zoom) Rabbi Kornsgold (except as noted below). Thu Apr 8: Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm (Zoom) Classes in April and May; Mondays, 2-3:30 pm, on Zoom: Sun Apr 11: “Beyond Dispute Class, 9:45 am April 5— (Zoom) Mon Apr 12: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, April 12—– 2 pm (Zoom) April 19—– Mon Apr 12: The Observant Life, 8:45 pm (Zoom) April 26— Thu Apr 15: Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm (Zoom) May 3—– Sun Apr 18: Book Club, 10 am (Zoom) Sun Apr 18: Genealogy Club, 7:30 pm (Zoom) May 10— Mon Apr 19: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, May 24— 2 pm (Zoom) Thu Apr 22: Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm (Zoom) Mon Apr 26: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, Thursday Torah Study Group 2 pm (Zoom) The Torah Study Group meets on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. (Zoom). This year, the group will be Mon Apr 26: The Observant Life, 8:45 pm (Zoom) studying Pirkei Avot, the first volume of the . Thu Apr 29: Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm (Zoom) MAY: Sun May 2: “Beyond Dispute Class, 9:45 am (Zoom) The Observant Life Mon May 3: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, This monumental work was written by thirty and took ten years to produce. It describes 2 pm (Zoom) in detail what it means to live a Jewish life according to the tenets of Conservative . In this Thu May 6: Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm (Zoom) class we will read selected topics from The Observant Life and discuss how they affect our lives as Mon May 10: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, individuals and as a community. This class is taught by Rabbi Kornsgold. 2 pm (Zoom) Mon May 10: The Observant Life, 8:30 pm (Zoom) Class meets on Mondays at 8:45 p.m. on April 12, 26, May 10, 24. (via Zoom). Thu May 13: Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm (Zoom) Sun May 16: Book Club, 10 am (Zoom) Thu May 20: Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm (Zoom) Beyond Dispute: Debates That Shape Jewish Life Thu May 20: Genealogy Club, 7:30 pm (Zoom) Debates—philosophical, spiritual, ethical, and cultural—are at the heart of Judaism and Jewish Wed May 26: Rabbi Nover’s class, 8:30 pm life. Are religion and reason compatible? Can Jewish law change based on context? How do we (Zoom) teach and talk about the Holocaust and the State of Israel? Should we prioritize Jewish causes or universal causes in our giving? Is our relationship with God defined by human obligation or divine of information that can be found in digitized compassion? newspaper archives including obituaries, In this course we will go beyond the conflicts themselves to uncover the essential questions that personal notices (gossip columns), business underlie them, and to build a more inclusive view of the Jewish past, present, and future. Each class items, advertisements, legal notices, and real will include a short video lecture. estate information are valuable resources for This class meets via Zoom on Sundays from 9:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m unless otherwise noted: leaning about your family history. Brian will Sundays, April 11; May 2; June 6. provide an overview of the available free and purchased resources for accessing digital Book Club newspapers; and tips on how to use indexes Beth El’s Book Club meets monthly on at 10 a.m. Sunday mornings via Zoom. to find useful, plus examples of how he used The April meeting is scheduled for Sunday, April 18 (on Zoom). The book is Sarah: A Novel them to do the research for his book “The by Mark Halter. Franklin Park Tragedy.” Upcoming books are: Non-members of the Beth El Genealogy Sun. May 16: The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman Club members, please contact Lew Meixler Sun., Jun. 13: Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner at [email protected] for Zoom login For the foreseeable future, meetings are on Zoom at: information. https://zoom.us/j/9729253056?pwd=Q3hMZFNmRVZ2ZndvdEZyMWVk- cWl3QT09 Werner Lecture Fund For more information, please contact Roberta Chopp, [email protected], 609-750-0571. Thurs., April 15, 7:30 pm.—Jewish people number less than 0.2% of the Genealogy Club world’s population yet comprise almost Sunday, April 18, 7:30 pm (via Zoom): “Unlock the Secrets of the Cemetery” by Club 24% of all Nobel Prize winners. “Faces of members and genealogy book authors Caryn Alter and Dr. Steve Cohen. Cemeteries may not Geniuses,” a Power Point presentation, be at the top of your list of places to visit, but if you know what to look for, they can provide honors and highlights the private lives and a treasure trove of genealogy information. 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Holidays, under strict rabbinical Festivals, supervision and Fasts� Flexible start times available ForSefirat more information HaOmer: or to book your event, contact the Synagogue OfficeSunday at 609-443-4454. night, March 28–Saturday, May 15 Rosh Chodesh Iyar: Monday, April 12–Tuesday, April 13 (work permitted) Pesach Sheni (Second Passover): The Three : 24 Monday,NOVEMBER April 2013 26 (work permitted) Sunday, June 27–Sunday, July 18 (work permitted, except on Lag B’Omer: ). Friday, April 30 (work permitted) Fast of the 17th of : Rosh Chodesh : Sunday, June 27 (fast from sunrise to sunset) 24 NOVEMBER 2013 Wednesday, May 12 (work permitted) Rosh Chodesh : : Saturday, July 10 (no work is permitted) Begins sunset Sunday, May 16; ends nightfall Tuesday, May 18 Tisha B’Av: (no work is permitted). Yizkor is recited on Tuesday, May 18. Saturday night, July 17–Sunday, July 18 Rosh Chodesh Tamuz: The 15th of Av: Friday, June 11–Saturday, June 12 (work permitted on Friday, Saturday, July 24 (no work is permitted) June 11; work is not permitted on Shabbat, Saturday, June 12) The Month of : Sunday night, Aug. 8–Monday, Sept. 6 Continued on p. 13 10 NISAN/IYAR 5781 BETH EL SHALOM No fee for charging your food gift card purchases Thank you so much to those of you who have been purchasing food gift certificates to meet your obligation. However, there is no need to stop buying them once you’ve reached your obligated amount. You can absolutely switch to charge cards. Women’s League does not charge 3% extra for the gift cards. If you’re now looking to get your Shira Leeds [email protected] points, rewards or miles, you can certainly still do that by charging your ShopRite or McCaffrey’s. Call Cheryl at 448-7860 for additional Last year as I was preparing for Passover in the midst of the information. beginning of the pandemic, I wasn’t sure I would be able to do the holiday justice. We made adjustments and celebrated the Chag the best that we could. It was the first time our whole family Zoomed together, Do You Love Getting Refunds? and many comical memories came from those evenings. Did you know that Women’s League loves to give you money? We are now celebrating our second Covid Passover, and while Here is all you need to do. Beth El Women’s League offers non-gro- some things are sadly the same, some are different. First off, my cery store gift cards that are easy for you to use. They all qualify for our family is much more adept at using Zoom, there is no need for a Zoom Loyalty Rewards Money Back plan. Just earn $30 in loyalty rewards and tutorial, so there will be less of the explaining of how to turn your you will get 1/3 of that back in a check at the end of each year. Here’s an sound off and turn on your camera, and more of just having our Seder example—if you buy $100 in Barnes & Noble gift cards, $8 in loyalty re- together. wards goes to your account. At the end of the year, you will receive $3.33 But this Passover also reminds us of a lesson we have learned for every $10 of loyalty rewards that you earned. That’s better than any throughout the year. We can not wait around for solutions to land in credit card money-back offer and gives benefits to Beth El, too. our lap. While this year has shown us that there are so many things Women’s League uses all the monies it earns to provide programs that we simply can’t control, but this year has taught us to take the for the Synagogue (Shabbat luncheons or Kiddush), and to purchase and initiative, be proactive and try our best to make things happen. maintain equipment for the kitchen and the building (a new refrigerator We are entering a time where we are getting a glimpse of a better or a new lawn mower.) Every dollar is really appreciated and provides future, but with several unknowns ahead of us. We must continue to much-needed funds for our synagogue. remain vigilant to keep ourselves and our community healthy and safe. Here are just a few of the stores we carry: Amazon, Barnes & Noble (great teacher gifts); Bath & Body And we can look to the Hagaddah for lessons from the past for Works; Bed, Bath & Beyond; CVS (use them for your prescrip- our future. As we are sitting at our table in person with others or via tion co-pays); Dunkin Donuts (great teacher gifts); Gap/ Banana Zoom, we are celebrating our history and our freedom from slavery, Republic/Old Navy; Gymboree; iTunes (use for all those apps we can now look forward to our future and continued redemption and you want and need); Kohls, Lands’ End (order online and return our work repairing the world. to Sears—no shipping, no tax); Lowe’s; Macy’s; Pottery Barn/ During the Seder, we tell the story of , but this year, Willams-Sonoma (great wedding gifts); Staples (for all those office we can make it more personal. Share the story of your year, the needs); Starbucks; TJ Maxx/ Marshalls/Homegoods (great stores restrictions, the losses, the lessons and share them with your family for great savings); Target (everyone loves Target!) and friends. As we ask at the Seder “Why is this night different?” Are you ordering online from Amazon, iTunes, Barnes & have your answer be more personal. Make deeper connections of the Noble, Pottery Barn, Zappos, etc? Before you touch that “Add to Passover message of freedom with your personal message of hope. my cart” button, check us out. Beth El Women’s League can offer We must look to the future and continue to move forward. This year you gift cards that are no more difficult than using your credit card. made us make changes, but also showed us that we need to recognize Sure, you lose a few airplane or reward miles, but think of how that we can do things differently, there is room for innovation and much your purchase will mean to the Synagogue. improvement. If these stores interest you, please contact Cheryl Bardin at Warm Wishes for a zissen Pesach, a sweet, meaningful, and 448-7860 or e-mail me at [email protected], and I will help healthy Passover. you with all your gift card needs. B’Shalom, —Shira Leeds President, Beth El Women’s League Women’s League Leagrams Sometimes we are just so busy, we forget to wish a friend or acquain- tance a happy birthday or anniversary. We don’t have the time to buy the card. We don’t have the time to mail it or it’s left on the counter, Tell Women’s League when you’re ill forgotten. Just as Women’s League provides candlesticks or kiddush cups to Women’s League takes the worry away! If you’d like to wish a Beth El the Synagogue’s b’nai and b’not mitzvah, baby books to new parents, member a happy birthday or anniversary, all you have to do is fill out the and Shiva meals to mourners, Women’s League also provides a gift card Leagram form and send it to Elizabeth Frenkel! Members of Women’s to Barnes & Noble and its wishes for refuah shlema to anyone who is League earn 35¢ in Loyalty Rewards for every card sent. This can add seriously ill or has had significant surgery—but we have to know that up and is counted toward your total Loyalty Rewards. you are ill or have had surgery. When you or your family member notify Simply fill out the form found on p. 9 of the Shalom every other month (also available on the table outside the Synagogue office) or print out either Rabbi Kornsgold or Rabbi Nover about your illness or surgery, the attachment found in the weekly online newsletter. Send it along please also take a moment to notify Women’s League, or ask either of with your check (payable to Beth El Synagogue) to Elizabeth Frenkel, the Rabbis to do so on your behalf. Anyone in Women’s League can be 50 Brooklawn Dr, East Windsor, NJ 08520, by the 15th of every month. notified, but an e-mail to Tamara Ostrowsky at [email protected] is Cards are sent out a few days prior to the event. No fuss, no worry—we the most efficient notice. Thank you. do it all for you! 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APRIL 2021 13 BETH EL SHALOM Israel Affairs Committee/AJC ISRAEL AFFAIRS/AJC The Israel Affairs Committee is looking for a new Chairper- son. If you are interested in serving, please contact Rabbi Korns- gold.

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14 NISAN/IYAR 5781 Still Not Organized? Beth El Women’s League presents Author & Organizing Humorist Jamie Novak Monday, May 3rd, 7:30 PM • via Zoom •

You may have seen her on morning TV, read her newest book Keep This Toss That, listened to her 10 Minute Podcast, or watched her YouTube Show. Jamie spends most days presenting virtual programs on how to de-stress and de-clutter, with a humorous twist. This talk will tackle paperwork, and that hard-to-deal-with “sentimental” stuff. Be sure to catch her toss of the day at JamieNovak.com where you can print your own follow along calendar.

Free & Open to the Public A donation to Beth El Sisterhood is appreciated. Please register by April 28 | [email protected] (or call 609-462-9422) You must register in advance to receive the Zoom link! BETH EL SHALOM

Minyan—here are the groups for the upcoming Be a Minyan Mitzvah weeks: TREE OF LIFE Maker! March 29–April 4 Marder–Palant April 5–11 Passman–Rothstein Thank you to all those mem- bers who have decided that Beth El Minyan Mitzvah List April 12– 18 Sabath–Stein These have been difficult times for April 19–25 Steinberg–Zimmerman adding a leaf to the Tree of Life everyone. We were grateful to have been April 26–May 2 Abbott–Benson was a good idea for themselves able to restart our in-person Minyanim up May 3–9 Berman–Cheser and their families. Not only is the again during the summer so that we could May 10–16 Chevlin–Freeman inscription “front and center” at offer opportunities to gather (socially May 17–23 Frenkel–Hemel the synagogue, it is there forev- distanced or via May 24–30 Heringer–Klein er. Zoom) for prayer, May 31–June 6 Kobrin–Luger Please consider buying a leaf especially for June 7–13 Marder–Palant so that the Tree can continue to those wishing to June 14–20 Passman–Rothstein grow to its full capacity. Call the say Kaddish. What June 21–27 Sabath–Stein synagogue office at 609-443- hasn’t changed is June 8–July 4 Steinberg–Zimmerman 4454 for details. that, in order to make this possible, we do need at least Remember: 10 Jewish adults present at Beth El during  You may come any day in addition to the Celebrate Your each service. week assigned. Are you in a position to help? If you are  You may bring any family members or Birthday & Anni- comfortable coming in for a short (20 min- friends.  ute evening, 45 minute mornings) service Women, men & youths over 13 count for versary at Beth El the Minyan. We will continue to offer a special prayer to help ensure we have that Minyan, that  You earn Mitzvah credits! (From a Higher on the second Friday of each month and the minimum of 10? Authority.) fourth Saturday morning of each month for We are resuming our weekly emails  People will be available when you need a all those children and adults celebrating a asking a small number of congregants to Minyan. birthday and/or anniversary during that par- help each week. We realize not everyone  Saying Kaddish helps elevate a loved ticular month. is comfortable or able, but if you are one one’s soul to a higher plane. (Yours too!) What a wonderful of those who can make it to a service at Thank you all! way to celebrate these least once in the coming week, it would be —Rachel Katz, 609-577-7116 happy times in our greatly appreciated. [email protected] lives by attending ser- Minyanim are held in person and on Zoom vices, giving thanks Mondays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m., Thursdays to God and coming at 7:15 a.m., and Sundays at 8:45 a.m., as well together with your as at 8:45 a.m. on secular holidays. Check the Service leaders honored Beth El family. calendars on pp. 18–19 for changes. Recent service leaders: For those celebrat- To access minyanim on Zoom, please go the Brian Albert, Michael Benson, Jeffrey ing birthdays and/or anniversaries in April Synagogue website (www.bethel.net) and look Blustein, Larry Epstein, Harriet Greenblatt, and May, we look forward to welcoming you for the instructions. Rachel Katz, Sonia Kobrin, Rabbi Jay Korns- to services on Friday, April 9, and Saturday, Each week we have traditionally asked a gold, Rita Kraft, Rabbi Matthew Nover, Fred April 24; and Friday, May 14, and Satur- small number of congregants to help make that Passman, Shari Sabath, Bill Weinstein day, May 22!

If you are ill Volunteer to Lead Reminder: If you or a Murray Brenman, Ritual Committee member of your family is ill or Chairman in the hospital, please call the The Ritual Committee is always Synagogue Office (609-443- pleased when people express an interest Journeys is a monthly digital magazine from 4454) to let us know, otherwise in leading services or chanting a Torah USCJ (the United Synagogue of Conservative our clergy will not know about Parshah or a . If you have any Judaism) created to engage and inform individ- your situation—due to new interest, please contact Rabbi Nover about uals who want to be part of an authentic and privacy regulations, hospitals leading or leyning (chanting) a dynamic JewishJourneys experience is a monthly and advance digital magazine its fromare prohibited USCJ from created informing to engage part and of the inform Torah—or doing other parts of critical roleindividuals in the world. who Each want issue to be features part of six an authenticus about their and patients. dynamic Please Jewish the experience service. and stories, rangingadvance from its first-person critical role accountsin the world. from Eachlet usissue know features if someone six in the stories, rangingContact Barbara from firstKurlan- (448-8783) or family is ill. Thanks. Larry Epstein (426-1221) to schedule a our communityperson to accounts articles on from holidays, our community fami- to articles(For information on holidays, about families,Haftarah Israel,. social lies, Israel,action social and action, more. and Sign more. up Sign to rec upeive at Journeysour member in your Bikur inboxCholim on a monthlyPlease basis.note that we may have to make https://journeys.uscj.org/ to receive Journeys program, please see “Reaching last-minute alterations to a service but we in your inbox on a monthly basis. Out to Those Who Are Ill” on try to honor requests made in advance. p. 21)

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—SAVE THE DATE— Rabbis, Rebels, and Supreme Court Justices: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America with Prof. Joyce Antler, Brandeis University

As activists and rebels, lawyers and judges, rabbis, writers and more, Jewish women influenced many of the key political events and social movements of our time—suffrage, peace, civil liberties, civil rights, labor rights, and women's rights. Presenting the challenges and achievements of many of these remarkable women, the talk reveals the ground-breaking role of Jewish women in shaping our society.

Joyce Antler is the Samuel Lane Professor of American Jewish History and Culture and Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Brandeis University. She is the author or editor of ten books. Antler is currently writing a history of radical feminism and Jewish identity.

Please register by May 24 — [email protected] (or call 609-426-4490) A Zoom link will be sent prior to the program.

Program Co-Sponsors: Beth El Synagogue Women’s League (Sisterhood), East Windsor, NJ Columbia Jewish Congregation, Columbia, MD Congregation Beth Israel, West Hartford, CT Congregation Torat-El, Oakhurst, NJ Emanuel Synagogue, West Hartford, CT Highland Park Conservative Temple, Highland Park, NJ Houston Congregation for , Houston, TX Temple Beth Shalom, Manalapan, NJ

This program is free for all. A donation of any amount to Beth El Sisterhood is appreciated. BETH EL SHALOM BETH EL CALENDAR PULL-OUT PAGE NISAN/IYAR 5781 18 Nisan/Iyar 5781 APRIL 2021 2021/5781 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Minyan, 7 am 1 Chol Hamoed Pesach 2 Pesach 3 Chol Hamoed Pesach Tot Shabbat, 5 pm Pesach Service, 9 am Coffee and Chat with Rabbi Matt, (Zoom) Pesach Service, 7:05 pm 10 am (Zoom) Light Candles after 8:05 pm Women’s League Board Meeting, Shabbat/Service, 7:30 pm (Zoom) 6 pm At night, count Omer 7 Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm (Zoom) At night, count 7:05 p.m. 19 At night, count Omer 5 20 Omer 6 21 4 5 6 7 Minyan, 7 am 8 9 10 Pesach Erev Yom Hashoah Tot Shabbat, 5 pm (Zoom) Shabbat Service, 9 am Torah and Tea with Start the Day with Rabbi Jay, Shemini No Religious School Rabbi Kornsgold, 2 pm (Zoom) 11 am (Zoom) Yom Hashoah Shabbat Service, Shabbat Ends, 8:13 pm Pesach Service, 9:30 am Hebrew High School, 6:25 pm Religious School, 4:30 pm Beginners Junior/Junior Con- 6 pm Havdalah, 8:25 pm (Zoom) Yizkor recited (Zoom) gregation, 6:30 pm (Zoom) Holiday ends, 8:05 pm April Birthdays Yom HaShoah Service, 7 pm Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm Followed by Ma’ariv, 8:15 pm & Anniversaries At night, count Omer 9 (Zoom) At night, count Omer 8 Light Yellow Candle At night, count Omer 13 7:13 p.m. At night, count Omer 14 22 23 Minyan, 8 pm 24 At night, count Omer 10 25 At night, count Omer 11 26 At night, count Omer 12 27 28 Minyan, 8:45 am 11 12 13 14 Minyan, 7 am 15 16 17 Rosh Chodesh Iyar Rosh Chodesh Iyar Yom Hazikaron Tot Shabbat, 5 pm (Zoom) Shabbat Service,9 am Religious School, 9 am Torah and Tea with Religious School, 4:30 pm Yom Ha’Atzmaut Bar Mitzvah of Max Gertsman Rabbi Kornsgold, 2 pm (Zoom) Shabbat Service, Torah for Tots, 9 am Hebrew High School, 6:25 pm (Zoom) Seniors Group, 1:30 pm (Zoom) Junior Congregation, 10:30 am ‘Beyond Dispute’ class, 9:45 am Gesher Moving Up Ceremony, 6:30 pm Yom Hazikaron/Yom Ha’Atzmaut Coffee and Chat with Rabbi Matt, 6 pm Tazria–Metzora (Zoom) (Zoom) Program, followed by Ma’ariv, 2 pm (Zoom) Shabbat Ends, 8:20 pm Rosh Chodesh group, 7:30 pm (Zoom) 7:30 pm Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm (Zoom) Havdalah, 8:30 pm (Zoom) J-Serve, 1 pm (Zoom) The Observant Life, 8:45 pm (Zoom) Ritual Committee, 8:30 pm Werner Lecture Fund program, At night, count Omer 16 7:30 pm (Zoom) At night, count Omer 20 At night, count Omer 21 At night, count Omer 17 (Zoom) 29 At night, count Omer 15 30 Minyan, 8 pm 1 2 At night, count Omer 18 3 At night, count Omer 19 4 7:20 p.m. 5 Minyan, 8:45 am 18 19 20 21 Minyan, 7:15 am 22 23 24 End the Day with Rabbi Jay, Tot Shabbat, 5 pm Religious School, 9 am Shabbat Service,9 am Torah & Tea with Rabbi Korns- 4:30 pm (Zoom) (Zoom) April Birthdays & Anniversaries Book Club, 10 am (Zoom) Religious School, 4:30 pm Religious School Yom Ha’Atzmaut gold, 2 pm (Zoom) Beginners Junior/Junior Acharei–Kedoshim program, 11 am Hebrew High School, 6:25 pm Gimmel Class Service, 5:45 pm Congregation, 6:30 pm Shabbat Service, Shabbat Ends, 8:27 pm USY Outdoor Services with Religious (Zoom) Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm 6 pm Havdalah, 8:40 pm (Zoom) School and Color War, 11 am Synagogue Board, 8:30 pm (Zoom) Beth El Belts Disney, 2 pm (Zoom) (Zoom) Kadima Program, 4 pm (Zoom) At night, count Omer 23 At night, count Omer 25 At night, count Omer 27 At night, count Omer 28 Genealogy Club, 7:30 pm (Zoom) At night, count Omer 24 At night, count Omer 26 7:27 p.m. 6 At night, count Omer 22 7 Minyan, 8 pm 8 9 Minyan, 8 pm 10 11 12 Minyan, 8:45 am 25 Pesach Sheni 26 27 28 Minyan, 7:15 am 29 Lag B’Omer 30 Religious School, 9 am Torah & Tea with Rabbi Korns- Religious School, 4:30 pm Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm Tot Shabbat, 5 pm Torah for Tots, 9 am gold, 2 pm (Zoom) Rabbi Nover’s class, 8:30 pm (Zoom) Hebrew High School Zayin Invita- (Zoom) Coffee and Chat with Rabbi (Zoom) Matt, 4 pm (Zoom) tional, 6:25 pm The Observant Life, 8:45 pm Shabbat Service, (Zoom) At night, count Omer 31 At night, count Omer 32 At night, count Omer 33 6 pm At night, count Omer 29 At night, count Omer 30 At night, count Omer 34 13 14 Minyan, 8 pm 15 16 Minyan, 8 pm 17 16 7:34 p.m. APRIL CANDLE LIGHTING MARCH 2021 MAY 2021 F SHABBAT PESACH 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 FRIDAY APRIL 2 7:05 PM SATURDAY APRIL 3 AFTER 8:05 PM 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 FRIDAY APRIL 9 7:13 PM 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 FRIDAY APRIL 16 7:20 PM 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 FRIDAY APRIL 23 7:27 PM 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 FRIDAY APRIL 30 7:34 PM 30 31 Iyar/Sivan 5781 MAY 2021 2021/5781 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Shabbat Service, 9 am 1 Junior Congregation, 10:30 am Emor Shabbat Ends, 8:34 pm Havdalah, 8:45 pm (Zoom) At night, count Omer 35

19 Minyan 8:45 am 2 Torah and Tea with 3 4 Religious School, 4:30 pm 5 Minyan, 7:15 am 6 Coffee and Chat with 7 Shabbat Service, 9 am 8 Rabbi Kornsgold, 2 pm (Zoom) (Zoom) Beginners Junior/Junior Con- Rabbi Matt, 11 am (Zoom) Behar–Bechukotai Religious School, 9 am Hebrew High School Zayin Invita- Zayin Class Service, 5:45 pm gregation, 6:30 pm (Zoom) Tot Shabbat, 5 pm Shabbat Ends, 8:41 pm ‘Beyond Dispute’ class, 9:45 am tional, 6:25 pm (Zoom) Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm (Zoom) Havdalah, 8:50 pm (Zoom) (Zoom) Women’s League Program, 7:30 Ritual Committee, 8:30 pm (Zoom) Women’s League Shabbat/Service, pm (Zoom) (Zoom) Board Meeting, 7:30 pm At night, count Omer 42 (Zoom) 6 pm At night, count Omer 36 At night, count Omer 37 At night, count Omer 38 At night, count Omer 39 At night, count 7:41 p.m. 20 21 Minyan, 8 pm 22 23 Minyan, 8 pm 24 At night, count Omer 40 25 Omer 41 26 Minyan, 8:45 am 9 Yom Yerushalayim 10 11 Rosh Chodesh Sivan 12 Minyan, 7:15 am 13 Tot Shabbat, 5 pm (Zoom) 14 Shabbat Service, 9 am 15 Torah and Tea with Werner Lecture Fund Religious School, 4:30 pm (Zoom) Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm Shabbat Service, College Send Off Ceremony Junior Congregation, 10:30 am Religious School, 9 am Rabbi Kornsgold, 2 pm (Zoom) program, 12 noon (Zoom) End the Day with Rabbi Jay, 5:30 (Zoom) 6 pm Torah for Tots, 9 am Hebrew High School Zayin Invita- pm (Zoom) Bamidbar tional, 6:25 pm, Rosh Chodesh Group, 7:30 pm May Birthdays Shabbat Ends, 8:48 pm The Observant Life, 8:30 pm (Zoom) & Anniversaries Havdalah, 9 pm (Zoom) Synagogue Board, 8:30 pm (Zoom) (Zoom) At night, count Omer 43 At night, count Omer 46 At night, count Omer 44 At night, count Omer 48 7:48 p.m. 27 28 Minyan, 8 pm 29 At night, count Omer 45 1 Minyan, 8 pm 2 At night, count Omer 47 3 4 At night, count Omer 49 Minyan, 8:45 am 16 17 18 19 Minyan, 7:15 am 20 21 22 Shavuot Day 1 Shavuot Day 2 Tot Shabbat, 5 pm (Zoom) Shabbat Service,9 am Erev Shavuot No Religious School Religious School, 4:30 pm Seniors Group, 1:30 pm (Zoom) May Birthdays & Anniversaries Religious School, 9 am Synagogue Office closed Shabbat Service, Baby Naming of Isla Rose Barlow Synagogue Office closed Shavuot Service, 9:30 am (Zoom) Beginners Junior/Junior Congre- Book Club, 10 am (Zoom) Shavuot Service, 9:30 am Coffee and Chat with Rabbi gation, 6:30 pm (Zoom) 6 pm Aleph/Bet Class Service, 11:15 Yizkor recited Shabbat Ends, 8:54 pm Shavuot Service, 7:50 pm Holiday ends, 8:50 pm Matt, 6:45 pm (Zoom) Genealogy Club, 7:30 pm (Zoom) Light Candles after 8:50 pm Vacation Trivia, 8 pm (Zoom) Shabbat Service—Out- Havdalah, 9:05 pm (Zoom) Candle Lighting, 7:50 pm Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm side—Confirmation, Shavuot Service, 8 pm (Zoom) 6 pm 5 6 7 8 Minyan, 8 pm 9 10 7:54 p.m. 11 Minyan, 8:45 am 23 24 25 26 Minyan, 7:15 am 27 28 29 Tot Shabbat, 5 pm Shabbat Service,9 am Torah & Tea with Rabbi Korns- Last Day of Religious School, Last Sunday of Religious School, (Zoom) Behaalotecha gold, 2 pm (Zoom) 4:30 pm End the Day with Rabbi Jay, 9 am Calendar meeting, 7:30 pm 5:30 pm (Zoom) Shabbat Ends, 9 pm Torah for Tots, 9 am Last Day of Hebrew High Religious School Graduation, Shabbat Service, (Zoom) Torah Study Group, 7:30 pm Havdalah, 9:10 pm (Zoom) Pre-Kadima Program, 9 am (Zoom) School, 6:25 pm 5:30 pm (Zoom) 6 pm General Membership Meeting, 10 The Observant Life, 8:30 pm Rabbi Nover’s class, 8:30 pm (Zoom) am (Zoom) (Zoom) Women’s League Program, USY Program, Etra Park, 11 am 8 pm Kadima Program, 4 pm (Zoom) 8 p.m. 12 13 Minyan, 8 pm 14 15 Minyan, 8 pm 16 17 18 Minyan, 8:45 am 30 Minyan, 8:45 pm 31

No Religious School Memorial Day Synagogue Office closed

19 20 Minyan, 8 pm MAY CANDLE LIGHTING APRIL 2021 JUNE 2021 F SHABBAT SHAVUOT 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 FRIDAY MAY 7 7:41 PM SUNDAY MAY 16 7:50 PM 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 FRIDAY MAY 14 7:48 PM MONDAY MAY 17 AFTER 8:50 PM 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 FRIDAY MAY 21 7:54 PM 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 FRIDAY MAY 28 8 PM 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30

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The Beth El Seniors of Beth El Synagogue and Jewish Family and Children’s Services

Invite You to

Israeli Independence Day: Hatikvah

Thursday, April 15 at 1:30 PM

Presenter: Dora Schnur

Did you know the origin of the Israeli national anthem and that there are two versions of the text? Do you know what the words actually mean? The presentation will explore the history, discuss the translations, and include singing of both versions.

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BETH EL SHALOM of a member of our local Jewish commu- Lawrence, Trenton, and surrounding areas. nity who needs assistance, please contact Many of their most dedicated volunteers Social Action us so we can direct that person to available are aging and limited in their ability to COVID-19 Response resources. serve. Without new volunteers, Greenwood Fund of Greater Mercer Challenging times can bring out the House will need to reduce the number of It will be many months until we are best in people. As Jews, coming togeth- days they deliver meals, limit the number fully able to assess the total impact of the er is central to who we are as a people. of their clients, and/or service a much COVID-19 virus on the world and here in Please support our COVID-19 Response smaller geographic area. our Jewish Community, but we know that Fund. Every dollar immediately goes to the Volunteers must have a car and be the most vulnerable communities will be community to meet vital needs. Working available to deliver meals between approxi- hardest hit. Jewish Federations were made together, with active compassion for each mately 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Even a commitment for times like these. We are the safety net other, our resilience and generosity will of one day a month would be helpful. and the support system that sustains Jewish enable us to emerge from this difficult time Please contact Greenwood House at communal life and our community never as a stronger Jewish community. (609)718-0595, extension 320, if you has been more in need than today. The Please support the Jewish Community or someone you know might like to get stakes could not be higher. COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund of involved in this endeavor. The Jewish Federation of Princeton Greater Mercer. Federations were made for Mercer Bucks is mobilizing to meet these times like these. In crisis, we are the safety Beth El’s “Essential needs by launching the Jewish Communi- net and the support system that sustains ty COVID-19 Response Fund of Greater Jewish communal life. Products” Program Wishing you safety, good health and We are collecting personal and household Mercer, a comprehensive, collaborative products to complement our Food Bank dona- response to help our local agencies and happiness, The Jewish Federation of Princ- eton Mercer Bucks. tions. Local food banks need deodorant, soap, synagogues, and the constituents they toothpaste, toothbrushes, dishwashing and serve. The Fund provides support for a laundry detergents—everything that families broad array of current and anticipated Kosher Food Pantry need but that are not purchasable with Food social services and offers emergency assis- needs food Stamps. Products that come in small packages tance to those most vulnerable and impact- The Yvette Sarah Clayman Kosher are preferred. ed in our community. Food Pantry is in desperate need of food to Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer provide those who are in need. Please con- Bikkur Cholim—reach Bucks will match the first $50,000 donat- sider bringing in an item to the synagogue. ed to the Jewish Community COVID-19 We thank you for your support, but more out to the ill Response Fund. 100% of all donations so, feel good about the wonderful Mitzvah When illness strikes, a most meaningful way to the Fund will be distributed directly to you will be doing. to show Beth El’s community “haimishe” char- grant recipients. Please make sure your food donation acter is to pay a visit. Bikkur Cholim—Beth El’s To donate, please go to https://jewish- is kosher and remember to check the expi- committee that makes visitations—needs your pmb.org/covd-19-resource. ration date. support. Please volunteer to be available when We will update you as we learn more We are still collecting food during the called upon to make a visit when the need arises. about the evolving urgent needs in our pandemic. Thank you! If you volunteer at an area hospital and can community and how the fund is helping. visit a member who has been admitted; please Federation and our partner agencies and Greenwood House Ko- contact Beth Brenman. synagogues are here to help. If you know See our ad on p. 26! Thank you. sher Meals on Wheels —Beth Brenman (490-0408; Needs Help [email protected] ) Greenwood House is looking for reli- KOSHER able volunteers to deliver for their Labbok Kosher Meals On Wheels As you leaf through or scroll down the pages Kosher Meals on Wheels Program. For FOOD PANTRY of the Shalom, you will find on p. 26 an ad from Please bring Kosher food to our over 30 years Greenwood House has pro- Continued on p. 34 Yvette Sarah Clayman Kosher Food vided low-cost and nutritious kosher meals Pantry box located in the cloakroom. to Jewish and non-Jewish elderly, home- Help feed the Jewish needy in our bound, and disabled individuals in Ewing, community. Beth El is now collecting food for the pantry, a project of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Boxes To Fill At on a year-round basis. www.hods.org For further information, please con- Beth El tact the synagogue office at 443- • Undie Sunday 4454. • Eye Glasses For ‘Lions’ • Yvette Sarah Clayman Kosher Food Pantry • and any other boxes you see! www.coejl.org APRIL 2021 21 BETH EL SHALOM

Joint Program – Beth El Genealogy Club and the Jewish Genealogy Society of North Jersey.

“Unlock the Secrets of the Cemetery” Caryn Alter, Dr. Steve Cohen

SUNDAY, APRIL 18 7:30 PM ON ZOOM

Cemeteries may not be at the top of your list of places to visit, but if you know what to look for, they can provide a treasure trove of genealogy information. Learn some practical tips about interpreting the symbols and writing on gravestones, and explore other clues that cemeteries and online burial databases can reveal about your family history.

Club members will have the link E-mailed to them before the meeting. Non-Beth El Genealogy Club members, please contact Lew Meixler at [email protected]

22 NISAN/IYAR 5781 BETH EL SHALOM

Joint Program – Beth El Genealogy Club and the Jewish Genealogy Society of North Jersey.

How to Use Digitized Newspapers for Genealogical Research with Brian Armstrong

Thursday, May 20 7:30 PM - ON ZOOM

The various types of information that can be found in digitized newspaper archives are valuable resources for leaning about your family history. Brian Armstrong, an independent historian, researcher and author, will provide an overview of the available free and purchased resources for accessing digital newspapers; and tips on how to use indexes to find useful information.

Armstrong will use examples from his recent book, The Franklin Park Tragedy, where the key source material about people and events for the book came from digital newspaper archives in addition to information from over a hundred other newspaper sources available online. For those not using digital archives, he will provide an overview of how to use the manual reels usually found in most libraries. The lecture, which lasts about an hour, includes a PowerPoint presentation with photographs and other images.

Mr. Armstrong frequently lectures throughout the state on local history. He is the Vice-President, Central Region, for the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey and Past President of the South River Historical & Preservation Society.

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26 NISAN/IYAR 5781 BETH EL SHALOM YOUTH GROUP NEWS Shari Benson, Youth Commission Chair, 426-4926

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(6th–8th grade) KADIMAEvan Benson, Youth Advisor (609-247-1870) A DOUBLE MITZVAH : SUPPORT ISRAEL AND YOUR SPECIAL CAUSES PRE-KADIMA (3rd–5th grade) THROUGH ISRAEL BONDS Danna Livstone, Youth Advisor (609-371-9032 DONATING ISRAEL BONDS PROVIDES: Tot Shabbat 2021 • Interest plus principal for your designated charity or foundation Tot Shabbat for young children through • Capital for Israel’s economy kindergarten, and their parents, usually takes place on Shabbat mornings, twice a month, • A tax deduction to the extent permitted by law* starting at 10:30 a.m. It is led by Danna Liv- stone with participation by Rabbi Kornsgold and Rabbi Nover. Due to restrictions caused by the COVID- 19 pandemic, Tot Shabbat is being held on Zoom on Friday afternoons before Shab- bat begins. Please check the calendars on pp. 18–19 for exact times.

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BethSYNAGOGUE! El has a wish list of projects OF BEING A to be completed, including: • Replacing Sanctuary and Social Hall Rugs HOSPICE • Painting the Education Wing Exterior VOLUNTEER • Painting and/or Replacing Bath- room Stalls in Education Wing Share a memory. Hold a Hand. Lend an Ear. Touch a Heart.

• Replacing Windows in Kitchens Visiting Nurse Association Health Group will provide you with training and support to enhance and Gan Room your gifts of compassion, commitment and companionship to those nearing end of life. If you would like to contribute to one of the above projects or get the complete list of projects and pricing, please contact Rebecca Lee in the

Synagogue Office at (609) 443-4454 or Bring a supportive presence Comfort and bereavement Provide Administrative and companionship through calls in our office support on a variety of [email protected]. home visitation projects that enhance our patients’ care

Interested in becoming a volunteer? Contact: Pauline DePalma, BSW Director of Volunteers at 732.224.6933 or [email protected]

We encourage volunteers to wait one year following the death of a loved one.

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Beth El Synagogue Social Hall Beth El Synagogue in East Windsor has a Social Hall that is Why Use a Travel Agent? available for all occasions! Making travel arrangements can be The room is the perfect setting for: complicated, and mistakes costly. If there’s one Bar / Bat Mitzvah thing 2020 taught us, it’s that plans change. Weddings Brit / Baby Naming An experienced travel consultant Sweet 16 is there for you when you need them. Anniversary parties Corporate events Family owned and operated, we’ve been providing Any special occasion expert service for over 40 years! We are client-first Featuring: travel consultants, with many years of experience Tasteful decor in family and multi-generational tours. 625-sq ft dance floor Seating for up to 249 people Book Now for 2022 A variety of catering options for all tastes, styles and budgets ...and call us for all your travel needs. A carefully screened group of exclusive caterers 25% of proceeds donated directly to Beth El* More than 3000 square feet of space—can be divided to accommodate all types of party set-ups A foyer area available for additional cocktail hour space 609-721-1860 Separate full-service meat and dairy kitchens Premises under strict rabbinical supervision [email protected] Flexible start times available www.atlaswt.com

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Beth El’s Holy Rollers The Holy Rollers of ment. They carefully clean Beth El Synagogue are not a away the schmutz and report classical rock band. They are a tears they group of can not fix. dedicated If you Syna- are interest- gogue ed or have members questions who roll, about our roll, roll Holy Roll- the holy ers, please scrip- contact tures, the Tamara Torah. They meet monthly and Ostrowsky (ostrowsky4@aol. slowly unwind the scroll and com or 448-5920) or Susan check for dust, dirt, tears or Schwirck (celtsmom@hotmail. smudged letters on the parch- com, 409-8462). APRIL 2021 33 BETH EL SHALOM BETH EL SHALOM Social Action Continued from p. 21 Jewish Family and Children’s Service for Meals on Wheels. It gives you the barest of information (enough to get the idea), but there is one thing missing—the personal touch. Very often, people (in need due to illness, being a shut-in, too tired to cook) feel a bit embarrassed to call and enroll in the program. This program takes some of the worry about eating properly out of your hands. The food is very good, costs only $5 a meal (open to discussion), and is delivered in a timely manner. The people who deliver the meals are kind, considerate and very polite. JFCS does ask for a commitment of one month sign-up. After that time you can continue or cancel. If you will be away, you can postpone delivery and then restart it when you return. Now is a good time to call and get included. Please contact Beth Englezos at the JFCS office by email at [email protected] or call (609) 987-8100, ext. 126. This program is a wonderful way to make at least one mealtime in your home carefree. Meals are strictly kosher and prepared at Greenwood House. State Of The Art Medical Imaging ..... Yad B’Yad Beth El’s Yad B’ Yad committee For The Entire Family ensures that when a member is in Mark Cheser at 609-936-1968 need of some help—perhaps during a health crisis, a family problem, an age related issue—whatever the problem be—your Beth El community is here to help you during difficult times. Just email Barbara Kurlan (609-448-8783; [email protected]) or Paul Stollman (609-448-3520; pstollman1@aol. com).

Women’s League Continued from p. 11 thing…. We blindfolded her. All the other cousins got into groups of two and stuck a leg into the pillowcase. The official “ready, set, go” was sounded and off we went. Aunt Rose was laughing so hard, she barely went three feet, so she didn’t win. Half of us fell anyway in sheer hys- terics. Only two groups made it to the imaginary finish line. Donate used electronics, etc. This is what family does. We make our own fun. We don’t wait Beth El Synagogue is conducting a recycling fundraiser. There’s for someone to entertain us, we do it ourselves. This is what Women’s nothing to buy. We are simply asking you to donate any used consumer League is about. We make our own fun. All we ask is that you partici- electronics, cell phones and ink cartridges. Your used item(s) may be pate. We are all so busy working and taking care of family that we for- tax deductible and will be recycled in accordance with EPA regulations. get to stop and see what else is out there. For those of you that attended 100% of the proceeds will help support Beth El Synagogue and Maple the Women’s League brunch, I hope you had a good time. We have Stream Road Preschool. more Sunday morning programs planned. Take the time to come to one We are currently accepting the following items: cell phones, digital or three of them. Meet some great women and expand your family! cameras, radar detectors, laptops, digital video cameras, and electronic Be well, book readers, inkjet cartridges, handheld games systems, MP3 players —Ellen Botwin and GPS devices. Co-President, Beth El Women’s League Please drop off any items you would like to recycle in the box lo- cated in the synagogue’s coat roam. Any questions? Please contact Ken Sanders [email protected].

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MORE GET

MORE WOMEN’S LEAGUE of BETH EL SYNAGOGUE LOYALTY REWARDS PROGRAM

Whenever you buy retail and supermarket gift cards, send Leagrams for birthdays or anniversaries, wish your friends L’Shanah Tovah with New Year’s grams or make a donation by sending a Mazel Tov or a condolence card, you can earn cash back through the Women’s League Loyalty Rewards Program, formerly known as the Beth El Sisterhood Donor program.

The money that Women’s League earns through these fundraising efforts goes right back to the synagogue whether it is to purchase new equipment for the kitchens or the building, help defray the cost of the popular Kiddush luncheons or to provide exciting new programs for Beth El’s members. The money that YOU earn back from these fundraising efforts goes to wherever YOU see fit!

The more you buy, the more you get.

Women’s League tracks your spending, and with each qualified purchase, you earn money which accumulates in your Loyalty account. Once your account reaches $30, you then earn 33% back on the total in your account. For example, if your account equals $500, you would get a check for $165.00 in June ($500 x 33%). It’s like getting FREE money!

Loyalty Rewards Program Facts: • No sign-up required. Once you become a paid-up member of Women’s League, you are automatically enrolled. • Exclusive cash back rewards program for Women’s League members only • Every dollar you spend counts toward your rewards account • Receive 33% back of any money accrued over $30. No check will be issued if under $10. • Receive a reward check in June every year • There is no limit to the amount of money you can earn back • Support your synagogue

Earning opportunities and amount that goes into your loyalty account: • Mazel Tov, condolence or Get Well cards: $1.00 • Leagrams, New Year’s grams: $1.00 per name • Supermarket gift cards: 5% of the purchase price • Retail gift cards: amounts are different depending on the store but range from 2-18% of the purchase price • Women’s League dues: $2 if dues paid in July or August; $1 if dues paid in September

Any questions, please do not hesitate to call at Cheryl Bardin, Chairperson, at (609) 448-7860.