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TBO August 2021 Vine August 2021 23 Av - 23 Elul 5781 THE VINE Dog Days (and cats)of Summer The Newsletter of TEMPLE BETH OR BRICK, NJ 2 Temple Beth Or The Vine Temple Beth Or (Hebrew for “House of Light”) Temple Beth Or is an egalitarian inclusive Conservative congregation, modern yet reverent to the Jewish tradition. The congregation is made up of singles, couples and families. We welcome all members of our community, including interfaith families, and feel that a congregation should be a friendly welcoming place and the anchor of a caring com- munity. It reaches out to its members relating to their needs and interests and to the larger Jewish and general community as well. Temple Beth Or is affiliated with the United Syna- gogue of Conservative Judaism. Rabbi Robert Rubin SPIRITUAL LEADERS Rabbi Emeritus Dr. Robert E. Fierstien SERVICES: In-Person or on Zoom Monday-Thursday @ 7:00 PM Friday @ 7:15 PM We look forward to seeing you! Saturday @ 9:30 AM (beginning with Shocheyn Ad, Preliminary Services on Watch your email or contact the office for the your own) and after Shabbat with Zoom Access. Havdalah If you have difficulty going online, TBO Services on Zoom-Join us contact Rabbi Rubin. 15 minutes before the service and schmooze together. Temple Beth Or Email: [email protected] MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 789 Website: www.TempleBethOrBrick.org Brick, NJ 08723 Facebook: Phone: 732-458-4700 www.facebook.com/TempleBethOrBrickNJ Fax: 732-458-7781 In case of an emergency Office Hours Contact Rabbi Rubin Monday - Friday call 610-639-5341 or 732-840-1092 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Rabbi Rubin’s Email: Call before you come. [email protected] Secretary: Cindy 3 Temple Beth Or The Vine TEMPLE BETH OR OFFICERS & DIRECTORS President Sandi Silber 732-262-3010 [email protected] 1st Vice President Jeff Fink 732-673-5356 [email protected] 2nd Vice President Abe Karron 914-960-9213 [email protected] 3rd Vice President Mona Sternbach 732-840-2098 [email protected] Financial Secretary Rachel Zycband 732-581-4809 [email protected] Recording Secretary Dr. Sharon Monter 732-255-2913 [email protected] Treasurer Dr. Spencer Hoffman 732-547-4510 [email protected] 2020-2022 2021-2023 Directors Deanna Burke Sara Askin 2 Year Terms Naomi Monter Lenny Erlanger Harriet Riss Larry Kalb Melanie Rogacki Marlene Vogel 4 Temple Beth Or The Vine Inside this Issue President’s Message Page 5 Rabbi’s Message Page 6 Sisterhood Page 7 Men’s Club, Youth Group, Jewish Page 8 Learning Upcoming News & Events Page 9 & 10 Birthday List Page 11 Yahrtzeit Donations Pages 12 & 13 Misheberach Prayer Form & Mitzvah Page 14 & 15 Group High Holiday Services Page 16 Jewish Heritage Museum Presents Fliers Pages 17 & 18 Selichot Service and Program Page 19 LTCO Flier Page 20 ShopRite Gift Cards Flier Page 21 Ways to Give Page 22 Life Cycle Events Page 23 Puzzle Pages 24 & 26 Have a Safe and Happy Summer! All Submissions for The Vine are due by the 15th of the prior month. All Submissions are subject for review. NO thisEXCEPTIONS Issue 5 Temple Beth Or The Vine A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT By Sandi Silber As we approach the High Holidays, the Ritual Committee is working hard to put together the schedule and rules for the High Holidays. We are going to share a safe and meaningful service for our congre- gation. Cantor Haimowitz will be leading the cantorial part of the service alongside Rabbi Rubin. Look for the information in the mail. I hope we can enjoy the services as a congregation. The Strategic Planning Committee is visiting proposed sites and we hope to have positive information as soon as possible. The Men's Club and Sisterhood have provided programs to keep our congregation going. We have had services for Shabbat as well as Shavuot. Temple Beth Or is a functioning Temple. The office is open every day from 9AM until 1PM. Our phone messaging system is monitored every day. If you need to reach us call the office. Stay safe and read the information we send out. 6 Temple Beth Or The Vine A MESSAGE FROM OUR RABBI By Rabbi Robert Rubin It is Time to Reflect Rosh Hashanah is coming. The month of Elul comes before it. Even this month of Elul is a time for “cheshbon hanefesh” (an accounting of the soul) – a time to reflect on where we are and how we got here. This self-reflection applies to us as individuals and to us as a community. As individuals, we consider what we have done well in the past year and what we have not done so well. What can we improve in ourselves? In what areas do we need to pay more attention? What good things can we strengthen? What bad things can we fix? As individuals, we think about how we can move positively into the future. As communities, we also consider what we have done well in the past year and what we have not done so well. This applies to our larger national American and world-wide human societies. This also applies to our local Temple Beth Or community. This past year has been a difficult one – for many individuals and for our congregation. There have been changes in routine and in our daily patterns of life. There has been uncertainty to what we face next – as individuals and as a congregation. The month of Elul guides us to look at our reality and find our way to move forward as the end of Elul leads immediately into Rosh Hashanah and the new year ahead. The shofar is sounded throughout Elul (other than on Shabbat and erev Rosh Hashanah) to call us to action, to wake us up to our situation and push us to make things better. May we come together – as individuals and as a community – to accept the challenge and rise to the occasion, and help one another to not only face our future but to shape it for the better. 7 Temple Beth Or The Vine “Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood” SISTERHOOD NEWS AND EVENTS Louisa May Alcott President: Marlene Vogel August 31 at 7:30 pm Paid Up Membership Meeting. Will be held at St. Thomas Lutheran Church Just a Reminder: If you haven’t paid your dues for the 2021/2022 year, please send in your check made out to TBO Sisterhood for $25 before/by the Paid Up Membership Meeting (8/31/2021). Any suggestions for meeting topics or guest speakers, please contact Marlene or TBO Office. GOLDEN BOOKS SISTERHOOD/TEMPLE CATERING CHAI CHAIR FUND Send someone special a card for any Sponsor an Oneg Shabbat, Kiddush The Chai chair Fund has occasion. Call the office Luncheon, or Private Event! been established to replace 732-458-4700 or All Bookings must be made through those chairs that are in dis- email: Sisterhood/Temple Catering. repair and to purchase [email protected]. Please call Temple Beth Or’s office: additional ones. The cost is $3.00 per card, including 732-458-4700 Checks are payable to: postage, or purchase a package of six Temple Beth Or, Sisterhood cards for $18.00. FLOWER FUND Attn: Ann Metnick Please make checks out to: In the amount of Temple Beth Or, Sisterhood Contributions are being accepted for the $18.00 per chair. Attn: Golden Book. on going flower fund. A card will be sent “In Honor of”, “In Celebration of”, “In Memory of”, or Just Because. A certificate of notification SHOPRITE GIFT Contact Temple Beth Or’s office will be sent upon request. CERTIFICATES Buy supermarket gift cards from Name: Sisterhood Temple Beth Or and earn 5% on your purchase for the Temple. Number of Chairs: ShopRite Gift Cards are available in denominations of $25, $50, and Amount Enclosed $: $100. The cards are used as a debit card when you do your shopping. It In Honor of: is a convenient way to pay for your shopping while helping Temple Beth Or. In Memory of: Please Call: Rachel Zycband @ 732-581-4809 8 Temple Beth Or The Vine MEN’S CLUB OF TEMPLE BETH OR Co-Presidents: Jeff Fink & Larry Kalb August 1, 2021 - BlueClaws Game @ 1:05 pm. August 15, 2021 - Men’s Club Meeting September 19, 2021 – Men’s Club Meeting Join Men’s Club 2021 UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS Programming is open to ALL USYers and Kadimaniks - Even the graduating seniors are invited to join in! August 8, 2021- Hagalil Ice Cream Social Call TBO’s office for more details Details to be announced. August 25, 26, & 27( Wed., Thurs. & Fri.) Hagalil Encampment 2021 Hagalil will be running three days of back-to-back programming in-person! Details to be announced. Adult Jewish Learning Classes We invite you to join our Zoom Adult Jewish Learning classes even if you have not participated before. We are open to your ideas for future classes. Contact Rabbi Rubin at 732-840-1092 (home) or 610-639-5341 (cell) or Mona Sternbach at 732-840-2098 (home) with your input. 9 Temple Beth Or The Vine TEMPLE BETH OR’S NEWS & EVENTS Sunday, August 1, 2021 - BlueClaws Game @ 1:05 pm sponsored by the Men’s Club. August 9-20, 2021: On June 1, Sisterhood honored Ruth Fierstien for her 18 year leadership of Sisterhood's Book Discussion Group. A copy of the Album of Appreciation, containing the thank you tributes, will be available in the TBO’s office for two weeks (August 9 – 20, 2021) during office hours.
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