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HIGH HOLY DAY ISSUE KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN VOLUME LXXXVIII, NUMBER 1 SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 | 25 ELUL 5778

New Jews With an Old Song BY CHAIM STEINMETZ

NLY IN COULD THERE BE AN ORGANIZATION LIKE KOOLULAM. IT ODESCRIBES ITSELF AS A “SOCIAL-MUSICAL INITIATIVE AIMED AT BRINGING TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE DIVERSE, MULTI-CULTURAL ISRAELI SOCIETY. OUR IDEA IS TO STOP EVERYTHING FOR A FEW HOURS AND JUST SING – TOGETHER...” THEIR PERFORMANCES FEATURE A DIVERSE GROUP OF ISRAELIS

from every ideology and religious “Alive, alive, alive - Yes, I’m still alive! background. Hundreds of people This is the song which grandfather volunteer to sing together, precisely Sang yesterday to father because they know they are different And today I [sing] IN THIS ISSUE from each other, yet at the same time, I’m still alive, alive, alive very much the same. The people of Israel live”

SERMON BY RABBI STEINMETZ 1 The video of this sing along was highlighted in Jewish media across the world. But the media accounts left out SERMON BY RABBI WEINSTOCK 4 a significant point: “Chai” was actually composed in response to the Holocaust. SIMCHAT CHATANIM 6 It was written by Ehud Manor, the famed For Yom HaShoah, Koolulam produced Israeli composer, to be performed by the COMMUNITY NEWS 8 a unique sing along. Partnering with Beit Israeli entrant in the 1983 Eurovision Avi Chai and Zikaron BaSalon, a group contest in Munich, Germany. Manor UPCOMING EVENTS 13 of 600 Holocaust survivors and their wanted to declare, before the German families sang Ofra Hazah’s hit song nation and the entire world, that we, the “Chai”1, which has the following chorus: Jewish people, were still alive. When the CLASSES 18 song was performed, the backup singers all wore yellow, the color of the hated ..חי, חי ,חי yellow star. Manor recounts how he was כן, אני עוד חי. 20 THINGS TO KNOW emotionally overwhelmed when the זה השיר שסבא singers sang the words “Am Yisrael שר אתמול לאבא 23 BNEI MITZVAH .Chai” on the German stage והיום אני. WITHIN OUR FAMILY 25 The very existence of this song forces אני עוד חי ,חי ,חי, us to wrestle with a mystery: How is it עם ישראל חי.… 30 HOLIDAYS that “Am Yisrael Chai?” How did the weaklings of exile find their way to FALL SHABBAT CALENDAR 32 redemption after 1,900 years? What 1 You can watch it on youtube at continued on page 2 youtu.be/Vuh1-jDi7Qw 2 continued, NEW JEWS WITH AN OLD SONG KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN happened 70 years ago was unparalleled; prayers in the face of their executioners. never to forget Jerusalem: a wandering people rebuilt their state But now… let us once more become after 1,900 years in exile, and a people deep-chested, sturdy, sharp-eyed men.4 “If I forget you, O Jerusalem, that had sustained a Holocaust found May my right hand forget her skill. the strength and courage to defeat For some, New Jew theory was an May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth powerful adversaries with far larger attack on established religious and If I do not remember you, armies. And now, 38 years later, a group communal norms; and it was seen this way If I do not exalt Jerusalem of Israelis were returning to Germany by many in the Orthodox community. Above my chief joy.” and proudly singing “Am Yisrael Chai.” Remarkably enough, this theory was adopted by Rabbi Avraham Isaac Kook. How did this happen? In a highly controversial passage, he wrote that exercise for the sake of This question was actually posed well making one stronger to build the land before the State was established, by the of Israel was so holy, that when young founders of the Zionist movement. They people engage in sport to strengthen the wondered how the Jew of exile would power and spirit for the sake of the might ever manage to build an independent of the entire nation, that holy service state. To this, they offered two answers: raises God’s Presence higher and higher, What makes these words exceptionally a “New Jew,” and an old song. equal to (reciting) the songs and praises powerful is their context. This chapter that David, King of Israel, expressed in comes right after 16 straight chapters The New Jew answer is actually an old the book of Psalms.5 To Rav Kook, a of Psalms that were recited in the one. According the medieval thinkers secular soldier’s pushups are equal to a Temple service. When read in context, Avraham ibn Ezra2 and Maimonides3, pious man’s prayers. it is apparent that Psalm 137 comes the generation that left Egypt was not to respond to a worry: perhaps these capable of entering Israel because their But many felt that the heart and soul previous mentioned songs of the character was weak; only their children, of Zionism came from an “old song,” a Temple will be reduced to nostalgia, challenged daily by the desolation dogged refusal by Jews to ever forget sentimental tokens of a forgotten past. of the desert, would be courageous their spiritual home, the . That is why Psalm 137 is placed exactly enough to conquer Israel. After the In 1902, the founding manifesto of the where it is, to proclaim loudly from the exodus, the Jews still needed to wait religious Zionist Mizrachi movement first moments of exile that the Temple

BUT MANY FELT THAT THE HEART AND SOUL OF ZIONISM CAME FROM AN “OLD SONG,” A DOGGED REFUSAL BY JEWS TO EVER FORGET THEIR SPIRITUAL HOME, THE LAND OF ISRAEL.

for a new generation of leaders before declared: We have always been united by Psalms are not going to be a relic of the entering the land of Israel. that ancient hope, by the promise which past, but rather a blueprint for the future. lies at the very roots of our religion, namely, Jews vowed they would eventually Early Zionist thinkers also saw the need that only out of Zion will the Lord bring return to Jerusalem and sing the songs for a “New Jew.” Max Nordau, in a 1903 redemption to the people of Israel.6 of the Temple once again. “If I forget letter, said that his motto was: We must you O Jerusalem” is “the song which think of creating once again a Jewry of This hope is expressed most powerfully grandfather sang yesterday to father,” muscles.” He explained that “the fear of in an old song, Psalm 137. In it, those the song which declared that Israel is constant persecution… turned our exiled to Babylonia in 586 B.C.E. vow not just part of the Jewish past, but powerful voices into frightened whispers, also the Jewish future. 4 “Jewry of Muscle”, Max Nordau in The Jew in which rose in crescendo only when our the Modern World, Paul R. Mendes-Flohr, Jehuda martyrs on the stakes cried out their dying Reinharz, pages 547-548 This old song, composed on the 5 Orot HaTechiyah 34 river banks of Babylon, gave us hope 2 Exodus 14:13 6 The Jew in the Modern World, page 549 throughout exile. Eliezer Ayalon (Lazar 3 Guide for the Perplexed 3:32 3 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

Hirschenfeis) was a Holocaust survivor to the Krakow market, and noticed ushered the remaining girls by and the whose entire family perished in Treblinka. someone selling “Jew Dolls,” crude Torah made it out. He came to Israel in 1945, and fought caricatures of Hasidic Jews studying in the War of Independence (as did from a book. They took a closer look The belt broke!! And the Torah was carried thousands of other survivors). In an at the “books” the dolls were holding, by these courageous teenage girls back interview in 20087, Ayalon recalled, The and realized they had been cut out of to Israel. Gordis then wonders how the love of this country that was imbued in a Sefer Torah. So they asked the seller girls knew to do this: me by my parents from early childhood where these parchment fragments made me decide that I am going to Eretz came from, and he explained that his How did they know that this Torah simply Yisrael. And this powerful love of Israel uncle had taken the Torah scroll after had to come home? Why, in a world in changed his destiny. He concludes the the war from a in Luminova. which last year’s news is ancient history, interview by saying: Here I am right now, Immediately, they began negotiations did they know that the story of the Jews I have two married children, five grand- to buy what remained of the Torah, and of Leminova, whoever they were, is their children and one great-grandson. Three the girls pooled their pocket money story, too? generations born and raised from the ashes of the Holocaust. Today I am the happiest man in the world. Such is the power of an old song. THE MIRACLE THAT OCCURRED 70 YEARS AGO WAS Clearly, both answers were correct. The THE PRODUCT OF NEW JEWS SINGING AN OLD SONG. miracle that occurred 70 years ago was the product of new Jews singing an old song. It took the courage and daring of a new generation combined with the to buy the damaged Torah scroll. But How did they know? The answer is: hopes of 2,000 years to bring us back then they had a dilemma: what should because they are new Jews, but singing to our homeland. And that incredible they do with it? It was illegal to take the an old song. That is why these girls spirit of new Jews singing an old song Torah out of Communist Poland; it was smuggled the Torah from Leminova to still lives, 70 years later. considered to be the property of the state. Israel; and that is why their parents and Gordis explains what happened next: grandparents smuggled and struggled their way into Israel as well. THROUGHOUT HISTORY, They talked it over, and after a while, SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS …‘ha-lev gavar al ha-sechel’ –‘the heart Watching the Holocaust survivors and HAVE CONTINUED TO SING THE trumped reason.’ They decided to smuggle their Sabra descendants sing together SONGS OF THEIR GRANDFATHERS the Torah out of Poland and to bring it was a magical moment of new Jews home to Jerusalem. singing an old song. Throughout history, AND GRANDMOTHERS; AND successive generations have continued NOW THIS NEW GENERATION At the airport, however, each of them was to sing the songs of their grandfathers OF ISRAELIS SINGS IT TOO. required to put all their bags onto the and grandmothers; and now this new x-ray machine. The first girl in the line, generation of Israelis sings it too. They when she was told to put her bags on might live in a new world, with new One story which exemplifies this is told the belt, passed the Torah to the next girl technologies and perspectives; but by Danny Gordis8. In 2004, The Pelech in line. When that girl was told to do the inside their heart echoes the words School in Jerusalem dedicated a Sefer same thing, she surreptitiously passed it “Am Yisrael Chai”!! < Torah. This Torah had been brought to to the girl behind her. And so forth. For Israel by a group of 12th grade students the next few minutes, the Torah silently who went on a heritage trip to Poland in made its way back the line, until it seemed 1990. (It was restored by another class, that they were not going to get it out. For information on 14 years later). The students had gone And then, the belt broke. The machine Kosher 7 yadvashem.org/articles/interviews/ayalon.html just quit. The Polish authorities, too Establishments visit

8 Daniel Gordis, Saving Israel: How the Jewish concerned with fixing the belt to inspect CKJ.org/Kosher_Restaurant_List People Can Win a War That May Never End, pages all the bags being brought through, just 20-23 4 IN DEFENSE OF DWELLING APART KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN In Defense of Dwelling Apart BALAK 5778 | BY RABBI ELIE WEINSTOCK

NE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS IN HEBREW UNION COLLEGE’S OHISTORY WAS THE “TREIF BANQUET” IN 1883.

OVER 200 DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, JEWS AND NON-JEWS ALIKE, GATHERED AT CINCINNATI’S EXCLUSIVE HIGHLAND HOUSE RESTAURANT TO CELEBRATE A MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN . HUC (HEBREW UNION COLLEGE) HAD JUST ORDAINED ITS INITIAL GRADUATING CLASS OF FOUR HOMEGROWN AMERICAN . THE EXPECTED KOSHER MEAL TURNED OUT TO be anything but as little neck clams, As Sylvia Barack Fishman, Steven M. shouldn’t bother us. soft-shell crabs, and a “Salade of Cohen, and Jack Wertheimer wrote, it Shrimps” appeared on the menu along is tempting to ignore the speech as the Halevai - if it were only so! with ice cream and cheese that would “performance art of a personal psycho- follow the meat courses. drama in a public setting,” but “Chabon’s Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin, the ideas have cachet, especially in culturally Netziv, explains the verse differently. It is Suffice to say, it caused quite a stir. and political progressive circles.” the key to Jewish survival and continuity.

HUC has done it again. I don’t know how to convince Michael Usually, assimilation is the pathway to Chabon, but I do know that his worldview success. A nation that is different needs Last month, Michael Chabon, a Pulitzer is a distortion of one of Bilam’s state- to fit in order to thrive. The Jews are Prize winning novelist, spoke at HUC’s ments. (Bamidbar 23:9) different. graduation ceremony and, in the words of אבל לא כן עם ישראל כשהוא לבדד. ואינו הֶן־עָם לְבָדָ ד יִשְ ׁכֹּן ּובַּגֹויִם לֹא יִתְ חַשָ ּׁב׃ the JTA news report, “delivered a diatribe מתערב עמהם ישכון במנוחה ובכבו. against Jewish in-marriage, as well as Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.” There is a people that dwells apart, not reckoned among the nations. When Jews remain apart and do not try A few memorable highlights: to mix in and assimilate with their host “Endogamous marriage is a ghetto of nation, then we can successfully dwell two…Any religion that relies on USUALLY, ASSIMILATION IS in tranquility and with honor. compulsory endogamy to survive has, in my view, ceased to make the case for THE PATHWAY TO SUCCESS. On the other hand: ובגוים. כאשר הוא רוצה להיות מעורב עמם its continued validity in the everyday לא יתחשב. אינו נחשב בעינם להתחשב כלל ”.lives of human beings לאדם The simple explanation of this verse “I abhor homogeneity and insularity, is that Jews dwell separate. We’re exclusion and segregation, the redlining alone. We don’t factor within the world. When Jews choose to assimilate and of neighborhoods, the erection of border Think about it. What percentage of the be like the other nations, we will not walls and separation barriers. I am for world’s population is Jewish? (The an- succeed and, in fact, the nations will mongrels and hybrids…for integrated swer is hard to find even with Google.) not view us as worthy of respect. neighborhoods and open borders...I am Just 0.2%! for ambiguity, ambivalence, fluidity, Jewish particularism is part of who we are. muddle, complexity, diversity, creative Understood in this way, Bilaam’s balagan.” blessing is that Jews should be left Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik wrote in Kol alone. We don’t matter that much. We Dodi Dofek: Now, maybe Chabon was trying to stir won’t bother the world, and the world up some passion. Is it really so bad? 5 continued, IN DEFENSE OF DWELLING APART KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

Even if a Jew ‎reaches the pinnacle of Singular, distinctive, countercultural – toward the Soviet Union, but she also social and political accomplishment, yes: these are part of the Jewish appealed to Kissinger’s identity as a Jew. he will ‎not be able to free himself from condition. But alone? No…By being what ‎the chains of isolation. Paradoxical fate only we are, we contribute to humanity Unimpressed, Kissinger responded, “I watches over the isolation ‎and uniqueness what only we can give… would like to inform you that I’m first of the Jew, ‎despite his apparent integration an American citizen, second Secretary ”.of State, and third a Jew הֶן־עָם לְבָדָ ד יִשְ ׁכֹּן .into his non-Jewish environment – We have our own way of life. Michael Chabon cannot tolerate walls, To which Meir replied, “In Israel, we ”.Embracing read from right to left – ּובַּגֹויִם לֹא יִתְ חַשָ ּׁב׃ insularity, or exclusion. He views the blessing of Bilam as a curse. non-Jewish values is not the answer when remaining proudly Jewish creates Am levadad yishkon. We are a nation Chabon’s statements represent a tension with the modern world. that dwells alone. Embracing that growing view in the Jewish community reality is an essential part of our Jewish that we cannot close ourselves off We read the world differently. identity and, at the same time, need from the rest of the world. Indeed, our not cut us off from humanity. In ways Jewish values demand that we engage beyond our own community. If we CHABON’S STATEMENTS REPRESENT A GROWING VIEW remain a nation alone, we deprive the world of our gifts and ignore the needs IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THAT WE CANNOT CLOSE of others. And what if Judaism gets in OURSELVES OFF FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD. the way? Leave it behind.

It’s true that our commitment to our Golda Meir had many interactions with we can’t always appreciate, that unique Jewish values may lead us to be more Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dwelling is a benefit to us and to the insular or inwardly focused. This bothers during and after the Yom Kippur world. We must take pride in this truth many progressive Jews – especially the War. The Prime Minister marshaled and share this pride in how unique we younger generation. many reasons for assisting Israel - the are and how special it is to read from country’s geo-strategic importance, its right to left. That is how we succeed both It need not be that way. As Rabbi promotion of democracy, its attitude as Jews and as citizens of the world. < Jonathan Sacks has written: Dr. Elana Stein Hain to Deliver Teshuvah Lecture The eleventh annual David Weiss Halivni. She is a graduate of Florence Cohen, which will be held in the Florence Fishel Cohen the Graduate Program in Heyman Auditorium on Thursday evening, Teshuvah Lecture will Advanced Talmudic Studies and the Cardozo September 13, at 7:30, was made possible be given by Dr. Elana Interdisciplinary Fellowship in Jewish Law by a generous commitment from the Stein Hain, Scholar- and Legal Theory and has taught across Nathan and Louise Goldsmith Foundation. in-Residence and Director of Faculty at the country and in Israel, including as a The Directors of the Foundation knew the Shalom Hartman Institute of North member of the Wexner Institute faculty. Florence personally because all of its America, where she serves as lead faculty, meetings are held in Rabbi Lookstein’s directs research teams, and oversees the Dr. Hain’s topic, On Forgiveness and office. They appreciated the devotion and content of lay and professional leadership Memory: Must We Forgive and Forget? will love that Florence demonstrated toward programs. delve into a model of forgiveness that the Rabbi, the congregation, Ramaz and is an ongoing process the Nathan and Louis Goldsmith Foundation A widely well-regarded teacher and rather than a one-time Board Members during her forty year scholar, Dr. Hain earned her doctorate in asking for forgiveness. tenure. They felt it would be appropriate Religion from with a to memorialize such a cherished dissertation on the topic of legal loopholes The naming of the member of the KJ administrative staff in rabbinic literature, sponsored by Professor lecture in memory of in this special way. < 6 RABBI HASKEL LOOKSTEIN, RABBI MAYER MOSKOWITZ, AND LIONEL ETRA KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Rabbi , Rabbi Mayer Moskowitz, and Lionel Etra

CHOSEN FOR TORAH HONORS ON SHEMINI ATZERET AND SIMCHAT TORAH

HE OFFICERS OF THE CONGREGATION ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT RABBI HASKEL LOOKSTEIN, RABBI TMAYER MOSKOWITZ, AND LIONEL ETRA, OUR RABBI EMERITUS AND TWO DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION, HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR THE HIGHEST TORAH HONORS OF THE YEAR. THEIR INSTALLATION WILL TAKE PLACE BEFORE THE MUSAF SERVICE ON SHEMINI ATZERET, MONDAY, OCTOBER 1ST.

City Human Rights Commission. Lookstein’s public support of Jews is not only a passion, but simply a way of life. Rabbi Lookstein, a graduate of (’49), received his B.A. from Even closer to home, no family life cycle Columbia College, and earned his event in the KJ community has ever Master’s Degree in Medieval Jewish been complete without Rabbi Lookstein. History and his PhD in Modern Jewish He has shared the happiest and the History from the Bernard Revel saddest of times with generations of Graduate School of Yeshiva University. families, dancing and crying – offering He was ordained by Rabbi Joseph B. just the right words for the occasion. In Soloveitchik and Dr. Samuel Belkin as July 2011, when the community stood a graduate of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan in front of our beloved synagogue as it Theological Seminary in 1958. was engulfed in flames, Rabbi Lookstein’s sadness was unmistakable. He took

RABBI HASKEL LOOKSTEIN The Rabbi’s doctoral dissertation was a day to take in the enormity of our published in 1985 under the title Were loss and then got to work, rallying the We Our Brothers’ Keepers: The Public troops, looking to the future, finding What more fitting way to recognize the Response of American Jews to the opportunity in the ashes. sixty years that Rabbi Haskel Lookstein Holocaust 1938-1944. His biography, has spent in the KJ pulpit than to bestow authored by Dr. Raphael Medoff, is Rabbi Lookstein also has an abiding upon him the honor of being the Chatan titled Rav Chesed, and captures the love of -- and derives unmistakable joy Torah this Simchat Torah? Our beloved many roles Rabbi Lookstein has played from -- davening for the amud, Rabbi, now Emeritus, has been the Rabbi in his 60 years as Rabbi of KJ. for which he credits Mr. Joseph of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Adler and his father, Rabbi Joseph since 1958 and Principal of the Ramaz These are the facts of Rabbi Lookstein’s H. Lookstein, of blessed memory. In School since 1966. He is the Joseph H. life and professional career. What is 2012 Rabbi Lookstein presented a full Lookstein Professor of Homiletics at particularly notable, however, and audio resource of all the tefillot with Yeshiva University where he has been doesn’t necessarily find a place in his instructions for pronunciation and teaching since 1979. He also serves as a standard bio, is Rabbi Lookstein’s political phraseology, as well as his own special Vice President of the Beth Din of America. activism on behalf of Jews, notable and emphasis and interpretation of certain anonymous, all over the world. Many words, to enable anyone to learn how Rabbi Lookstein has served as Presi- trips to the former Soviet Union, rallies to be a shaliach tzibbur. This wonderful dent of the Board of Rabbis, for , going toe to toe resource can be found on the Ramaz Chairman of the National Rabbinic with the extremism that has at times website at Ramaz.org/nusach. Cabinet of UJA, and President of the characterized the office and policies Synagogue Council of America. He also of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, Rabbi Married to Audrey in 1959, the was a Commissioner of the New York 7 continued, RABBI HASKEL LOOKSTEIN, RABBI MAYER MOSKOWITZ, AND LIONEL ETRA KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

Looksteins are blessed with eight Rabbi Moskowitz devoted his life to children and children-in-law, sixteen Jewish education, both in formal and Rabbi Moskowitz is the author of two grandchildren (and four grandchildren- informal settings. He considers it a books. The first is a collection of his essays in-law) and four great-grandchildren. In privilege to have educated thousands and poetry, “A Memoir of Sanctity” his non-professional life, Rabbi Lookstein of students at Yeshivat Etz Chaim in published in both Hebrew and English. is a rabid rooter for the Mets, Giants, Borough Park, Herziliah Hebrew Teach- The second book is a recently published Knicks and Rangers, in addition to ers College, and Ramaz. children’s book, “I Have a Friend,” also being an avid player. It is truly a available in Hebrew and English. He is nachas moment for KJ to honor their At Ramaz, he served as an Upper School presently working on a book of his poetry. beloved Rabbi with the singular honor teacher, Guidance Counselor, Director of Chatan Torah. of Hebrew Dramatics, Educational Rabbi Moskowitz and his wife, Barbara, Director and Chairman of the Bible are the proud parents of seven children, Department. He was later appointed one having graduated from the Ramaz Headmaster of the Ramaz Lower Upper School and another having School where, among his other taught at the Ramaz Upper School. responsibilities, he introduced innovative They have twenty-one grandchildren, programs for students, teachers, and two having graduated from the Ramaz parents. Each week he taught a class Upper School, and twenty great-grand- for both secular and Judaic studies children. Seven grandchildren and teachers on Parshat Ha’Shavua as well seven great-grandchildren live in Israel. as a Learn-In for parents. During his tenure as Head of the Lower School In retirement, Rabbi Moskowitz he taught a Lunch and Learn series at continues to learn with his dear friends KJ. This past year he has continued and colleagues, Rabbi Yehoshua Bakst this tradition by teaching a course in and Rabbi David Eliach, as well as with Yiddish for the young at heart. former students, friends and great grandchildren in preparation for their On two occasions, Rabbi Moskowitz led Bar/Bat Mitzvot. RABBI MAYER MOSKOWITZ a group of Ramaz seniors on a mission to the former Soviet Union, as well as Rabbi Mayer Moskowitz, our Chatan participating as a survivor and educator Bereishit, has been a dynamic and on the March of the Living with Ramaz passionate teacher and role model for seniors. students at Ramaz as well as for adults and families in the KJ community. Rabbi Moskowitz served in many capacities at Camp Massad - gardener, Rabbi Moskowitz is a child survivor of counselor, head of Machon and Director the concentration camp Transniastra in of Massad Aleph and Bet. He strongly the Ukraine. He came from a lineage of believes in the power of Jewish Camping. great Chassidic masters and is the son It was at Massad that he met Rabbi of Rabbi Avraham Chaim Moskowitz of Haskel Lookstein, who then introduced Czernowitz, Romania. He came to him to his father, Rabbi . Palestine illegally on a ship carrying 750 This was the beginning of a fifty-three orphans under the leadership of Aliyat year love affair with Ramaz and KJ. Hanoar. He graduated from Mikveh Yisrael, an agricultural high school. After Rabbi Moskowitz has been an inte- LIONEL ETRA discovering his mother had also survived gral part of the KJ community. Rabbi the Holocaust, he came to New York to Joseph Lookstein asked him to be the Chatan Maftir Lionel Etra has been join her. He graduated from Herzeliah Baal Tefillah for the auxiliary service on linked to Ramaz and KJ from early Hebrew College and received Semicha the High Holy Days at KJ. He served in childhood, the connection with KJ having from Tifereth Yerushalayim under the this capacity for many years creating a been initiated by his great grandfather, leadership of Ha’Rav Moshe Feinstein. special Kehillah of daveners. Aaron Etra, almost a century ago. His 8 continued, RABBI HASKEL LOOKSTEIN, RABBI MAYER MOSKOWITZ, AND LIONEL ETRA KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN parents, Max J. and Reba, were affiliated with KJ and Ramaz since 1948 (Reba is COMMUNITY NEWS still a proud member), and Lionel and his brothers, William and Richard, attended Ramaz from the earliest grade through high school. kj welcomes...

Lionel has been a committed congregant through his regular worship and generous ASSISTANT Rabbi Meyer Laniado contributions, always appearing at the Rabbi Laniado has served as a Rabbi in the very start of our Shabbat and holiday Sephardic community for four years as an Associate services and leading the Pizukei d’Zimrah Rabbi at Congregation Magen David of West Deal and for more than 20 years. as a Rabbi at Hillel Yeshiva Middle and High School. He received semicha from Yeshiva University – Lionel’s ties to KJ were reinforced by RIETS and the Sephardic Bet Din of . his close bond to his late father with whom he walked to Shul (and whose He holds a B.S. in Management from Yeshiva seat he now occupies) and his friendship University – Sy Syms School of Business and has a Masters in Talmudic Studies with Rabbis Joseph and Haskel from Yeshiva University – Bernard Revel Graduate School of . Lookstein. Rabbi Haskel was his Bar Rabbi Laniado is married to the former Talia Ovadia, a graphic designer – and Mitzvah teacher and camp counselor they just welcomed their first child, a daughter, Adina. We are delighted to and taught him almost everything he welcome the Laniados to the KJ community. knows about reading the Torah and Megillot and so much more.

After Ramaz, Lionel graduated from Leead Staller Columbia College and Harvard Law Our Rabbinic Intern for 2018-2019, Leead Staller is School. He has practiced law for a third year student at RIETS and a graduate of the approximately fifty years, the last University of Pennsylvania with degrees in both forty-one of which with the firm of History and Philosophy. At Penn, Leead focused Roberts & Holland LLP where he is Of Counsel and, in addition, he has on research projects, writing a history thesis on engaged in a number of investment British Christian Hebraism and a philosophy thesis activities. on the epistemological value of evolutionary psychology. Prior to college, he studied for two years at Yeshivat Har Etzion in Israel When not worshipping or and goes back for regular visits. He is also a Wexner Graduate Fellow, a loyal reader of working, Lionel pursues long-established The New Yorker, and is an avid fan of music of all genres, ranging from Dvorak to Kanye. routines and hobbies, including his interests in photography, classical music, and reading (mostly, but not entirely, non-fiction). Lionel exercises daily, Freddie Rodriguez relishing his Central Park run and the We are delighted to welcome KJ and Lower opportunity to draw inspiration from School Building Superintendent Freddie the bucolic gem in the heart of our Rodriguez. Freddie comes to us with a great bustling metropolis. He is, in every deal of building management experience and sense, a Renaissance Man with a extensive knowledge of what it takes to run a multiplicity of spiritual and intellectual interests – and we are delighted that building like ours efficiently. In the short time Lionel Etra is our Chatan Maftir. < he has been with us, Freddie has demonstrated his commitment in the long hours he spends here making sure everything is working smoothly. He is proactive, looked up to by his loyal crew, and manifests a “can do” attitude even in the face of adversity. 9 COMMUNITY NEWS KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

COMMUNITY NEWS Architectural Award earned by Rohr Chapel

HE AIA PRESENTS THE SMALL PROJECT AWARDS TTO RECOGNIZE SMALL PROJECT PRACTITIONERS FOR THEIR HIGH QUALITY WORK AND TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN SMALL PROJECT DESIGN.

This year, one of the recipients was FXCollaborative (formerly FXFowle), the architectural firm who designed the Rohr Chapel. They transformed the Ramaz Lower School Gymnasium, creating a modern composition of space and objects that re-imagines the traditional synagogue at an intimate scale for quiet meditation, PHOTO CREDIT CHRIS COOPER connection, and prayer. The Chapel is inspired by ancient texts that describe the Holy Ark as a simple, acacia wood box in the Wilderness of Sinai. The deep ceiling’s pyramidal form creates an asymmetrical soffit that can ALL WHO PRAY IN THE ROHR CHAPEL, be read as both “roof” and “celestial sky,” and features a OR CELEBRATE LIFECYCLE EVENTS THERE, luminous opening from which a Ner Tamid light is suspended. Vertical maple strip panels on the walls reinforce the metaphor CANNOT HELP BUT BE MOVED BY THE BEAUTY of the stark wilderness, while the Jerusalem Stone wall AND INTIMACY OF THIS SACRED SPACE. fragment behind the Ark is a symbol of the Wailing Wall.

The UJA@KJ Partnership

UJA@KJ is a partnership between KJ and UJA-Federation of New York that aims to make a difference in our community through meaningful programs and volunteer opportunities. Through UJA@KJ, KJ members participate in unique speaker events, exclusive briefings, special Shabbat programs, and volunteer projects and site visits to UJA’s agencies.

We hope you’ll join us this year at all our programs, including our holiday volunteer projects. Save the date for our annual Thanksgiving meal at Project Ore on Sunday, November 18, 2018. Further details will follow soon.

connect: For more information about these or any other events, or to get involved with UJA@KJ, please contact UJA@KJ staff person REBECCA ZIMILOVER CKJ.org/UJAKJ at [email protected] or 212.836.1356.

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WELCOME TO KJ SISTERHOOD

KJ Sisterhood is a network of women across multi-generations who aspire to make a difference and enrich their connections with the KJ community. Throughout the year, Sisterhood programs include: Jewish study, health & wellness, the arts, chesed and hospitality. SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT: CARLA TANZ

Fall 5779 Events

AUTHOR EVENING OCTOBER 30, 2018 AT 7:30 PM in the Heyman Auditorium at KJ. DR. MARK MEIROWITZ Author Evening with Sandra E. Rapoport, author of The Queen & The Spymaster: A novel based on the Story of Esther. Chairs: Lani Kollander and Karen Lerman. Men’s Club PRE-CHANUKAH BOUTIQUE The KJ Men’s Club, chaired by Dr. Mark NOVEMBER 18TH, 2018 10AM – 4PM in the Heyman Auditorium at KJ. Shop Meirowitz, offers something for everyone for Chanukah gifts, women’s and men’s clothing, jewelry, home accessories and in KJ and the broader Jewish community. much more. Chairs: Marylene Friedman and Sharon Garfunkel. Some of our programs include Kiddush Discussions led by fascinating speakers; SOTHEBY’S TOUR in December. A yearly favorite! Date to be announced. film screenings featuring directors, producers, and actors; the annual Men’s We would love to have your participation. You can co-chair an event or offer your home Club Shabbaton in memory of former as a venue. Or just come to an event to be with friends or meet new people. Contact president Dr. Stephen Stowe; and the us at [email protected] if you would like more information on how to get involved. Sunday Supper Lecture series. The Men’s Club also presents guest speakers at the weekly Seudah Shlishit and invites the community to a Shavuot Eve Dinner, donate to the KJ Benevolent Fund where Divrei Torah from Ramaz School students are showcased, followed by a DEAR KJ FAMILY: stimulating Shavuot Lecture. As summer wanes and we turn our attention to matters of charity, repentance and prayer in anticipation of the High Holy Days, we ask you to be our partner in helping those in need.

The KJ Benevolent Fund enables members of our community who face serious financial Kiddush Discussions difficulties to get back on their feet. This beautiful act of tzedakah represents the ultimate in • OCTOBER 13 - KJ member Dr. Jeffrey Jewish values; we help families discreetly, and give them back their independence and dignity. Ascherman, Republican candidate for You can help us continue our beautiful tradition by making a donation to the KJ Benevolent by visiting our secure website at CKJ.org/PAY, indicating that the gift is for the Benevolent Fund. State Assembly • OCTOBER 20 - KJ member Dr. Jeffrey May God reward all of us with a New Year of health, happiness, blessing and peace. Ascherman, Republican candidate for State Assembly Sincerely, Chaim Steinmetz • OCTOBER 27 - City Council Speaker Corey Johnson • NOVEMBER 3 - Shoshana Bryen, Senior Director of the Jewish Policy Center connect with the kj community • NOVEMBER 10 - Steve Savitsky President of B’nai Zion (former ckj.ORG/COMMUNITY president of the OU) 11 COMMUNITY NEWS KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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when you have good news to share, so we can plan celebrations, activate our Meals-for-New-Moms program, and arrange for the proud dad to receive an aliyah. We will also tell you everything The Kesher community offers an exciting you need to know to cater your brit milah array of programs and events surrounding or simchat bat with Foremost or 8th Day Shabbat, Holidays and community Caterers. Nursing mothers enjoy a interests. As its name suggests, Kesher’s dedicated New Mother’s Lounge, located main goal is to create a “connection” in the spacious anteroom of the Lower amongst this group of KJ members in Level women’s restroom. Boasting order to provide a warm and welcoming comfortable amenities and furniture, the entry into the larger KJ community and lounge offers nursing mothers privacy contribute to their social, educational and and dignity, and is reachable by riding the family needs. The Kesher Minyan meets little elevator to the “C” level and following weekly at 9:30 a.m. in the Ramaz Lower signs. For the baby, you can visit any one From Danielle Herbst, School’s 8th Floor Nakash Gymnasium, of our 6 “Koala” brand Baby Changing KJ Social Worker at 125 East followed by a hot Stations located in the Lower Level, Lobby, kiddush. For the bouncing tots at Kesher, Second and Eighth Floor restrooms. As the KJ Social Worker, my the KJ Youth Department runs a weekly mission is to support the needs Tot Shabbat program at 10:00 am in of the larger KJ Community, CONNECT WITH US: the Weiner Movement Room, which is providing both group and located right next door to the service. Sign up for the Kesher Weekly Newsletter: individual services. Over the CKJ.org/emaillist last year, based on community Throughout the course of the year, CKJ.org/Kesher needs, we’ve developed a panel Kesher offers a variety of social events [email protected] of programs that will continue in the coming year, and we are which include a Progressive Shabbat kesher_news Dinner for new members, Shemini always looking for suggestions Atzeret Luncheon, Motzei Shabbat Movie for new topics. Please feel free Night, Sunday , New Mothers to send me your ideas! Breakfast, and a Challah Bake. New share ideas with us: to Kesher is a Wellness Series, which A sample of our programs include: Kesher presidium - Brittany Cogan, involves classes covering the topics of the KJ Caring Committee, Elisa Septimus, and Ariel Stern - at health screenings, CPR and cooking. We Ahava @ KJ, a fertility support [email protected] also have various child-oriented events group, single parents by choice, including a Chanukah Concert, Purim art and a mental health education project, father and child Sunday morning and awareness lecture series. learning, Chesed projects and periodic Friday night Tot-Shabbat Dinners. We Congratulations to In addition to the group format, continually try to expand learning we offer individual supportive Wilman Zumbana! opportunities for community members, counseling sessions for anyone At a pre-summer including parenting lectures, and other in our community. If you are reception at the Ramaz exciting topics of interest to Kesher looking for someone to consult Upper School, his members in our Living Room Learning with and who can provide support twenty years of employment at KJ and Series. (All ideas are welcome!) as needed, please contact Danielle. Ramaz was celebrated with a heartfelt Connect: [email protected] standing ovation in appreciation for Kesher strives to make all new mothers CKJ.org/Socialworker all he does to keep KJ and the Ramaz feel at home. Be sure to call (212) 774-5670 Lower School running smoothly. 12 COMMUNITY NEWS KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

COMMUNITY NEWS Greet our Greeters!

N THE SPIRIT OF MAKING BOTH MEMBERS AND GUESTS FEEL AT HOME AT KJ, OUR HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE HAS INITIATED IA GREETERS GROUP WHEREBY KJ VOLUNTEERS WISH “SHABBAT SHALOM” TO PEOPLE AS THEY ENTER THE BUILDING, PASS OUT PRINTED SHABBAT ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND POINT THEM IN THE DIRECTION OF THE MINYAN OF THEIR CHOICE. FEEDBACK HAS BEEN VERY POSITIVE. BOTH MEMBERS AND GUESTS ENJOY BEING WELCOMED TO KJ. GUESTS, IN PARTICULAR, WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH OUR SYNAGOGUE, REALLY APPRECIATE BEING GREETED BY A FRIENDLY FACE. HERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SOME OF OUR GREETERS, AND LEARN WHY THEY HAVE BECOME A PART OF THIS GROUP. Debra Frohlinger Danielle Herbst

I love meeting new members The mitzvah of greeting people and visitors - we get some very or “Hachnasat Orchim” dates interesting people coming to back to biblical times. Making KJ for the first time, and I am people feel welcomed and at forever being inspired by their home when they’re at KJ is one stories of life. of my missions as the KJ Social Worker.

Susan Hecht Carla Tanz

I enjoy welcoming people into Being a greeter at KJ is a nice Kehilath Jeshurun and offering way to be helpful to others and warmth when people enter ensure I get to shul early. This the building, just like Avraham small gesture makes so many Avinu of old. people smile, which is what KJ is all about.

DO YOU HAVE A YEN TO HELP PUT KJ’S BEST FOOT FORWARD? BE A GREETER! Contact [email protected] for more information and to become a part of this welcoming group.

A MEANINGFUL DEDICATION THROUGHOUT 5779, ALL OF THE REFRESHMENTS SERVED AT ADULT EDUCATION OFFERINGS WERE MADE POSSIBLE BY A GENEROUS GIFT FROM THE FAMILY OF JANE AND ISHAIA GOL IN MEMORY OF JANE’S LATE MOTHER, MILDRED (MOLLIE) MOVERMAN, MALKA RACHEL BAT NAFTALI V’ SHAYNA, WHOSE LOVE OF PEOPLE AND LOVE OF LEARNING ANIMATES OUR PROGRAMMING. 13 UPCOMING EVENTS KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 OCTOBER 2, 2018 Five Hidden Messages Within In the Footsteps of Miriam the High Holiday Liturgy Following the splitting of the Red Sea, PRE-HIGH HOLIDAY CLASS Miriam led women in prayerful song and WITH DR. NICK GURA dance. It is in this spirit that KJ’s female Wednesday, September 5 population is invited to do the same. 7:30 pm Women’s Tefillah at KJ is open to women and girls of all ages and SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 backgrounds. We meet every year on and we would be thrilled to help. Simchat Torah morning (this year on FOR MORE INFORMATION about October 2) for davening, hakafot, and Women’s Tefillah or to learn how Shabbat Shuva Drasha Torah reading, and on Purim night to read Torah, lead davening, or (March 20) for a women’s megillah FEATURING RABBI read megillah, please contact reading. We also sometimes meet on CHAIM STEINMETZ Naamit Kurshan Gerber Shabbat to celebrate a Bat Mitzvah, Authenticity in the Age of ([email protected]), Riva Alper as we will on November 3. If you are Apology: The True Meaning ([email protected]), or Rachel Kraus planning a Bat Mitzvah and would like of “I’m Sorry” ([email protected]). September 15 the Women’s Tefillah Group to be part Following Mincha at 6:15 pm in the of that experience, please let us know Main Synagogue

OCTOBER 9, 2018

J TO HOST TOURO LAW CENTER PROGRAM FOUR-PART SERIES ON JEWISH LAW, ISRAELI LAW, KAND AMERICAN LAW IN COMPARATIVE JURISPRUDENCE FEATURING RETIRED ISRAELI SUPREME COURT JUSTICE ELYAKIM RUBINSTEIN, RECENTLY APPOINTED DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AT TOURO LAW

Touro Law Center has initiated programing exploring the Israeli legal system as a symbol of Israel’s dedication to promoting democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. The centerpiece of the program will be a series of pre- sentations by retired Israeli Supreme Court Justice Elyakim Rubinstein, in conversation with other prominent figures.

Justice Rubinstein is uniquely qualified to headline this program, having served as both Vice President of the Supreme Court of Israel and Attorney General of Israel.

The program will focus on the emergence and abiding relevance of Jewish Law (Mishpat Ivri) as an important component of Israeli jurisprudence, supplemented by a consideration of comparisons and contrasts with aspects of American jurisprudence. More generally, the project will highlight the success of the State of Israel in promoting democracy, human rights, and the rule of law over the course of the past seventy years.

The first part of this 4-part series,Balancing National Security and Civil Liberties in Israel and the , will take place on Tuesday evening, October 9, at 7:30. The first program will feature Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz in conversation with Justice Rubinstein and the Hon. , lawyer and former federal judge who served as the 81st Attorney General of the United States. 14 UPCOMING EVENTS KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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BOOK TALK In Good Faith BY SCOTT SHAY

T IS A SPECIAL PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE MY NEW BOOK IN GOOD FAITH: QUESTIONING IRELIGION AND ATHEISM (POST HILL PRESS, 2018) TO MY FELLOW CONGREGANTS AT KJ. WHEN I STARTED WRITING THE BOOK, I WAS FRANKLY UNSURE I WOULD BE ABLE TO FINISH IT (NOT TO MENTION UNCERTAIN I WOULD FIND A PUBLISHER--- WHICH KEPT ME UP AT NIGHT MORE THAN ONCE).

For the first and why it must, as the Torah explains, three years of be prohibited and combatted. The writing, as many second is whether the charge levelled of you know, I by atheists that the Torah is a backward, The community is invited to hear told no one the misogynous, racist, sexist, pro slavery, Scott Shay in dialogue with Rabbi subject of the homophobic and genocidal text has any Chaim Steinmetz, Rabbi Angela book except basis. The third is the age-old question Buchdahl of Central Synagogue, for close family of theodicy and particularly whether and Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove of Park and friends. As the Torah has anything relevant to say Avenue Synagogue to discuss this we are now in about good, evil, and free will now that thought–provoking book at Elul, I ask “mechila,” to anyone I may we have discovered neuroscience. I Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun. have offended by being so evasive. wanted to write about the fourth issue, Date to be announced. Only as I entered year four of the project whether science makes belief in God FOR MORE INFORMATION: CKJ.org did I feel comfortable telling people irrational, for 15 years. To do so now, did over Kiddush what the book was about. require some refreshing of my somewhat Yet despite my long silence on the book, forgotten biology and learning some the KJ community has been an important new physics. The fifth question, one I Download part of this project since its inception. have discussed with many KJ members, the KJ App: KJ readers (no I did not include any is whether the Bible is authentic or just names!) may recognize the questions a hoax written by some shepherds and CKJ.org/getapp and conversations we have had while priests with too much time on their munching on brownie squares at hands circa 400 BCE. The last section Kiddush. Some of the sermons from pulls the whole book together by asking Access our KJ rabbis and from guest speakers if belief in God is rational, why is it then Everything KJ also provoked me to think about certain presented as a matter of faith. And what Right at your issues. From years of listening to the does it mean to pray to an Almighty God? questions and challenges to faith in In writing the book I drew from Tanakh, Fingertips. Hashem and the Torah from my KJ and , and even some Kabbalah. But other friends and colleagues in Jewish I also widely researched in the fields of communal life and at work, I felt history, psychology, sociology, and the compelled to explore the answers natural sciences with the conviction of save the date myself. This book is the result. our tradition that the seal of God is Truth. I hope that you will join me on the journey Rabbi Wieder will be our Guest The book is organized around six major and find my reflections meaningful. Scholar Thanksgiving Shabbat questions/issues. The first, and really the NOVEMBER 23-24 heart of the book, is explaining idolatry, 15 UPCOMING EVENTS KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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OCTOBER 30, 2018 - BOOK TALK rivalries in the Persian royal court. Of two queens, one of whom disobeys the king and disappears without a trace, and of a second queen who is not who she pretends to be. © Sandra E. Rapoport Of a personal affront that escalates to a genocide decree. The Queen & The Spymaster: Of a king who allows himself to be manipulated by an A Novel Based on the Story ambitious vizier. Of a peaceable people on the brink of annihilation, desperate for a hero. of Esther BY SANDRA E. RAPOPORT As exciting as the story is, it is the untold stories behind the story that fascinate me. At the Megillah’s pauses and I am fascinated by points of high suspense, and because one of its canonical Megillat Esther. It rules is that nothing is as it seems, I hear whispered is a self-contained secrets. These secrets fuel The Queen & The Spymaster, biblical story with allowing me to recreate the story of Esther as a fairy-tale elements: multilayered, multigenerational epic tale that had its origins on a bloody battlefield two beautiful a thousand years before Esther, Mordechai and Haman were born. queens; a mercurial king; a murderous I have many questions, don’t you? villain; innocents in mortal danger; heroic protagonists; unlikely victories. Why does Vashti defy the king, courting death? Is she executed, or does she escape the hangman? The Megillah text is strangely silent about this. What happens to her? But the Megillah is unique. It does not What is the real reason Haman and Mordechai detest one another? The Megillah hints have a pat, happy ending. Granted, the at a centuries-old, dynastic political vendetta. story’s immediate threats are quelled; but in its final verses the mercurial king What exactly is the pur that Haman consults, setting the day for the Empire-wide still rules, and ancient Persia’s Jews massacre? Could it be an ancient Temple oracle fallen into evil hands? remain exiled from their homeland, living precariously as guests in a country not What is the hidden significance of the “ten thousand talents of silver” that Haman their own. It is entirely possible for a promises to Xerxes to ensure the genocide? different Haman to strike again. The story is, actually, quite terrifying. What is the true relationship between Mordechai and Esther? We know they are first cousins, and also guardian and ward. But the Talmud suggests they are husband and wife. Which might explain why Megillat Esther was, eventually, canonized: its exigencies What is Mordechai’s game? Is he a political opportunist? An instigator? Or is he a remain real. While no one knows for master political and military strategist, someone other than the man he seems? certain precisely when the Megillah was written, or by whom, or if its characters In The Queen & The Spymaster I have created a historical tale that hews to the Megillah ever lived, loved, struggled, plotted, rose text while addressing these questions and others, interweaving characters old and or fell, the story has captivated us for new. It is a thrilling story of an orphaned girl with a gift for languages and an innate over two millennia because it rings true. political intuition. Of a man who engineers a military victory against monumental The story’s characters lived in a diaspora, odds. Of God’s hidden hand. It is a story of Jewish survival. as we do; and its dangers, temptations and challenges still persist today. It is the Esther story you never knew.

Sandra E. Rapoport is an attorney, Bible teacher and award-winning author. Her third book, Biblical Seductions, The palace drama takes place over the was a National Jewish Book Awards Finalist and a Boston Globe Top-Ten Bestseller. Her newly-released course of two decades in the Achaemenid book, The Queen & The Spymaster, is a novel based on the story of Esther. Sandra will be the featured Dynasty, from 486-465 BCE. The action speaker at three events this year at KJ: an upcoming Seudah Shlishit on October 13th; a reading and holds me by the throat: We read of political book signing on October 30th; and a special talk and reading about Amalek and Purim on February 24th. 16 UPCOMING EVENTS KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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NOVEMBER 2-3, 2018 KJ Youth Department FAMILY SEUDAH SHLISHIT Norman and Tova Bulow October 13 - 5:00 pm Shabbat Scholar and Dinner KJYD HIGH HOLIDAY CAMP KJBL Rosh Hashanah: September 10, 11 October 14, 21, 28 KJ is delighted to Yom Kippur: September 19 November 4, 11 welcome Rav David Stav, co-Chancellor KOL NIDRE NIGHT YOUTH SHABBATONIM of Ohr Torah Stone, September 18 – 6:30 – 9:00 pm Grades 1-2, November 10 Chief Rabbi of the Grades 3-4, November 17 City of Shoham, and TASHLICH IN THE PARK Chairman of the September 10 - 4:30 pm MUSICAL HAVDALAH AND Tzohar organization ICE CREAM PARTY as our Norman and BARNES & NOBLE ROSH November 10 - 6:00 pm Tova Bulow Shabbat HASHANAH STORY TIME Scholar. He is a graduate of Yeshivat September 16 - 10:30 am FAMILY SHABBAT FRIDAY Mercaz HaRav and has qualification for NIGHT DINNER Dayanut (Rabbinical Judge). KJYD SUKKAH HOP November 9 September 25 We will be privileged to hear Rav Stav SHABBAT MORNING TEFILAH speak four times over Shabbat. The COMMUNITY HOL HAMOED TOGETHER first time will be Friday night following TEFILAH TOGETHER October 6, 27 a catered dinner at which time Rav September 28 (no school) November 17 Stav will speak on The Challenges 9:30 am of Family Values in Israel. The dinner SIMCHAT TORAH BASH reservation form and other information October 1 - 6:30 pm FOR MORE INFORMATION: about the Shabbaton can be found at www.CKJ.org/youth www.CKJ.org/bulowshabbat.

NOVEMBER 8, 2018 | Kristallnacht Program FEATURING DR. MOSHE AVITAL: AUTHOR. SURVIVOR OF 6 CONCENTRATION CAMPS. EDUCATOR. Thursday evening, November 8 at 7:30 pm at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Please join us in welcoming Dr. Moshe Avital, a noted Holocaust lecturer, who will address the community in commemoration of Kristallnacht. Also known as the Night of Broken Glass, it commemorates the night of November 9-10, 1938, when the Nazis attacked the Jews and their property – destroying , homes, and Jewish-owned businesses. Approximately 100 Jews were murdered and 30,000 were arrested and sent to concentration camps. Kristallnacht refers to the broken glass left in the streets after these pogroms.

A native of then Czechoslovakia, which was torn apart by Germany in 1939, Dr. Avital was imprisoned in Ghetto Berhhovo (Beregszas in Hungarian). From there he was deported with his entire family to Auschwitz, Poland. He was transferred to Plaszow, then to Gross Rosen, then Bolkenheim, to Reichenau, and finally to Buchenwald, Germany. The United States Third Army liberated him on April 11, 1945.

For fifty years, he served in various educational positions, the last twelve years as Director of Education and Culture at the , American Section. Today, Dr. Avital is a writer and author and has been a steady contributor to the Hebrew press in America and Israel. Dr. Avital writes about the Holocaust, Israel, Zionism, Jewish Education, American Jewry, commentaries on the Bible, Jewish Prayer, Jewish personalities, and Jewish holidays. 17 UPCOMING EVENTS KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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NOVEMBER 10, 2018

Leah Modlin Annual Lecture on Caring and Community Service

TO BE INAUGURATED ON SHABBAT MORNING, NOVEMBER 10

J IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE AN ANNUAL LECTURE TO BE SPONSORED BY BARRIE KMODLIN IN HONOR OF HIS BELOVED AND DEVOTED WIFE, LEAH. Leah, the eldest of four children of Holocaust survivors who made aliyah in 1979, grew up in Englewood, where her father, Chazan Yitzchak Braun, of blessed memory, was the cantor of Congregation Ahavas Torah for over 30 years. Leah’s parents were the pioneers of the Orthodox community in Englewood, and their home was always filled with Shabbat guests. Her parents practiced the Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim on a regular basis, which no doubt inspired Leah to do the same.

Leah is a graduate of Yeshiva University co-organized the KJ Caring Committee, Neck where Avery was a past president. High School for Girls and received a a community volunteer group who make degree in Fashion Design from Traphagen phone calls, home visits, hospital visits, Avery & Ellen and Adam & Wendy are School of Fashion. She also studied coffee dates, accompany to doctor active members of their communities Psychology and Philosophy at the New visits, and a myriad of other offerings to and they and their children have been School. She has worked in fashion, seniors and those who are homebound. deeply involved in chesed and community interior design, and human resources. service projects all their lives – a lesson Over the years, she was consulted by well learned from their parents. Leah’s belief that Tikkun Olam expresses other congregations on how to start a V’Ahavta L’Rayacha Kamocha is evident Bikur Cholim volunteer group, asked to DECEMBER 1, 2018 in every way she interacts with people. speak about the mitzvah of Bikur Cholim She devotes her daily life to congregants to the graduating rabbinical class of who are in need of support, attention, the Jewish Theological Seminary, and SAVE THE DATE! and companionship. She believes whole- was invited to be on the board of the heartedly that every person needs to be Coordinating Council of Bikur Cholim cared for as a uniquely precious human sponsored by UJA Federation. She also being. She feels there are endless participated on a panel at the Annual opportunities for kindness to our fellow Bikur Cholim Conference. members, and that everyone should feel that he/she is a valued part of our community. No one is better acquainted with Leah’s heartfelt care than her beloved family. When Leah retired from work 21 years ago, She, her beloved husband, Barrie, and she thought she’d like to do something their sons Avery and Adam, moved to SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER truly meaningful and decided to devote the in 1981, joined KJ ANNUAL KJ DINNER her life to helping others. She realized and sent their children to Ramaz. Celebrating the Musical Legacy that there are many people in our of Chazan Mayer Davis community who don’t have local family Adam is married to Wendy Kreinen, a Ramaz Saturday night, December 1 support, or any support at all, and Leah graduate. They are KJ members whose Ramaz Upper School felt there was a real need for this popu- children, Dylan (’18) and Julia (’21), are both 60 East 78th Street - 8:00 pm lation to be served with loving kindness, Ramaz-educated. Avery is married to Ellen CONNECT: CKJ.org/AnnualDinner whether they were ill, lonely, depressed, Hose and they have three sons who attended [email protected] or feeling marginalized in any way. She North Shore Hebrew Academy in Great 18 CLASSES KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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GOD, THE WORLD, AND CRASH COURSE IN SUNDAY ME: AN EXPLORATION OF HEBREW READING MAIMONIDES’ BOOK OF Sara Rosen DR. WILLIAM MAJOR KNOWLEDGE MEMORIAL ADVANCED 6:30 PM - Begins OCTOBER 17 SHIUR IN TALMUD Rabbi Meyer Laniado 7:00 PM Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder PRAYERBOOK HEBREW Begins SEPTEMBER 9 Sara Rosen Class follows 8:30 am services and RAMBAN AL HA-TORAH: 7:30 PM - Begins OCTOBER 17 breakfast. THE COMMENTARY OF Masekhet Avodah Zarah class NACHMANIDES with its classical commentaries. A class dedicated to the classic WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEIT explanation of Nachmanides on : THE WEEKLY POST BAR MITZVAH the Torah MITZVAH Martin Kaufman SUNDAY MINYAN AND Rabbinic Intern Leead Staller 8:00 PM BREAKFAST CLASS 8:30 PM Corey Horowitz Begins SEPTEMBER 9 wednesday Boys in grades seven through nine WOMEN’S PARSHAT are invited to join Corey Horowitz KJ Conversations HASHAVUA from 9:15 - 10:45 am for minyan, a Torah class, and breakfast. Rabbi Haskel Lookstein Join Rabbi Weinstock and special 8:30 AM - Begins OCTOBER 10 guests to examine timely, relevant MONDAY issues facing the Jewish community. YIDDISH SHMOOZERS Topics will include: Jews & Jews; EXPLORING JEWISH Jews & Non-Jews; Is There a Mitzvah THOUGHT Rabbi Mayer Moskowitz of Tikkun Olam?; Can We Talk About Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz 11:30 AM - Begins OCTOBER 3 Anything Civilly Anymore? 8:30 AM - Begins OCTOBER 15 MONDAYS AT 7:00 PM LUNCH AND LEARN FOR December 3, 10, 17 January 14, 21 and April 1, 8 JEWISH LEARNING SENIORS INSTITUTE (JLI) OCTOBER 3 – Rabbi Elie Weinstock DECEMBER 15 at 8:00 pm WRESTLING WITH FAITH OCTOBER 10 – Rabbi Meyer Laniado Let Our People Know: The Critical OCTOBER 17 – Leead Staller Rabbi Elie Weinstock Need for Torah Study Throughout 7:00 PM - Begins OCTOBER 22 OCTOBER 24 – Mitch Agoos the Jewish Community OCTOBER 31 – Marty Kaufman tuesday NOVEMBER 7 – Israel Max A conversation with Rabbi Ethan NOVEMBER 14 – Karen Lerman Tucker, President & Rosh Yeshiva of Hadar (hadar.org) PARSHA FOUNDATIONS NOVEMBER 21 – Dr. Gil Kahn Rabbi Elie Weinstock NOVEMBER 28 – Susan Laubach 8:15 AM - Begins OCTOBER 16 12:30 PM

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PROPHETIC WOMEN HALAKHAH CLASS PRESENTING GREAT DECISORS OF “THE BOOK OF SAMUEL: JEWISH LAW AND NORMATIVE PRACTICE WOMAN’S COMPLEX Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz RELATIONSHIPS WITH 8:30 AM MEN, CHILDREN AND GOD” Dr. Shera Aranoff Tuchman PRE-MINCHA SHIUR ADDRESSING TOPICS OF INTEREST 8:30 AM - Begins OCTOBER 11 SOUL CYCLE MEANINGFUL JEWISH LIVING A MONTHLY SPIRITUAL WORKOUT A comprehensive year-long course Rachel Kraus covering major themes in Jewish law, practice, and thought. Women of the community are invited to participate in a monthly learning Explore how a 5,000 year old religion is series which provides an opportunity to learn, to share, to engage, and to more relevant today than ever before. inspire each Rosh Chodesh. Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Rabbi Elie Weinstock and Rabbi Daniel and A variety of topics will be addressed in a different home each month. Rachel Kraus 7:00 PM Location information provided monthly with RSVP to [email protected]

HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS Join us to examine the laws, customs, and traditions of the holidays. Gain new insights to enhance your experience. Rabbi Daniel & Rachel Kraus

JEWISH YOUTH CONNECTION

KJ is proud to host the Jewish Youth Connection (JYC) Hebrew School to educate and inspire children who do not attend a . Founded by KJ members Scott and Susan Shay, JYC has become THE destination for a growing number of families as they seek to educate their children and connect to the Jewish community. To learn more and enjoy the 2018 year-end video -- and to get a sense of the power of the program -- visit us at JYC.info.

With YOUR help, JYC can be even more successful. Please share this incredible program with others and help us recruit students from your friends, neighbors, associates, or anyone who has children for whom JYC would be appropriate. For more information, please contact Netanel Goldstein at [email protected]

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W Connection

Facility Usage Policy The W Connection provides widows with easily accessible support services One of the many benefits that – emotional support, information and KJ synagogue members enjoy training to help them navigate the many is complimentary access to KJ challenges they face while dealing with worship and catering facilities their grief and the rebuilding of their in connection with celebrating Dorot’s Holiday Package lives. Its primary goal is to help women their own lifecycle event such Delivery build healthy and productive lives while as a brit milah, wedding, Bar/ they adapt to the new realities created Bat mitzvah, aufruf, etc. Unlike by their loss. most synagogues, KJ does not SUNDAY, charge its members a “Facility Rental Fee” when their own SEPTEMBER 16 FALL MEETINGS: SEPTEMBER 20, lifecycle event takes place at Brighten the day of a senior! Deliver and OCTOBER 18, NOVEMBER 15, a time and at a location when package and visit with an older person. DECEMBER 20 AT 6:00 PM our facilities would be open and

running. Locations on the East Side and the 125 East 85th Street West Side. KJ does, however, look to a FOR MORE INFORMATION celebrating family to cover any FOR MORE INFORMATION: PLEASE CONTACT: incremental costs associated dorotusa.org with the event that KJ would Gabriella Major: 212-879-4783 not otherwise have incurred, such as opening a building or keeping it open when it might have otherwise been closed, THE RAMAZ SCHOOL thereby necessitating the activation of a shut-off system, The Ramaz School located on the Upper East Side, in the and/or keeping maintenance heart of , is a Modern Orthodox co-ed Day and security workers past their School for nursery through grade 12. Ramaz has an 80 work shifts; or a warm day/ year history of Jewish education, academic distinction, evening event when the air and nurturing of individual abilities and aspirations. conditioning would otherwise Our Admissions Offices are open for inquiries! be deactivated. If your child will be 3 by September 1, 2019, please contact Shira Baruch or Judy Kahn Specific details will be discussed at 212-774-8025 or email them at [email protected] or [email protected] with the KJ bookings agent on respectively for admittance to our Early Childhood Center, Lower, and Middle Schools. an event-by-event basis, but the general concept is that while OPEN HOUSE FOR PROSPECTIVE UPPER SCHOOL FAMILIES WILL KJ does not seek to enrich itself BE SATURDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 10. at the expense of its members’ lifecycle events, neither can Please contact Shara Lipson, Director of Upper School Admissions, KJ subsidize celebrations by FOR MORE INFORMATION at [email protected] or 212-774-8093. absorbing their additional operating costs. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU. 21 THINGS TO KNOW KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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ISRAEL ACTION KJ Synagogue Membership CHECK OUT ARTZEINU, THE WEEKLY ISRAEL NEWS UPDATE AT ARTZEINU.ORG BE A PART OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE The Artzeinu Team: Raanan Gonansky, Bennett R. Katz, Karen Lerman, JJ Hornblass CONTACT This site, well-organized by topic, provides easy access to numerous news sources KJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and videos. LEONARD SILVERMAN AT 212-774-5680 OR [email protected] CKJ.org/KJMEMBERSHIP Sponsorships Are Welcome SCHEDULING YOUR FAMILY’S

To support synagogue programs, we BAR OR BAT MITZVAH LEARN TO DAVEN LIKE A invite prospective Kiddush & Seudah If you are making a Bar or Bat Mitzvah Shlishit Sponsors to contact Riva Alper at KJ between September 2019 and BA’AL TEFILLAH in the synagogue office at 212-774-5670 June 2020, please contact Riva Alper or [email protected]. The base cost of a in the synagogue office at 212-774-5670 cake-and-wine Kiddush sponsorship to reserve specific rooms for your is $500, to which is added the cost services, celebratory meals/kiddushim, of any extra catered food ordered and other functions. through Foremost Caterers. If your child attends Ramaz and you Multiple Kiddush sponsors may, at are a member of KJ planning a Bar/Bat their discretion and initiative, agree Mitzvah, Riva Alper must be notified Rabbi Haskel Lookstein’s 10 Nusach to share the expense of extra catered directly of your plans. recordings, designed to help people food, but every co-sponsor must pay, learn how to be a shaliach tzibbur at separately and individually, the $500 Reserving a date with Ramaz does daily services, Shabbatot, holidays, base fee. Similarly, sponsoring Seudah not imply that it is reserved at KJ. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Shlishit costs every co-sponsor $250. selichot around the year, are available free of charge on the Ramaz website at Ramaz.org/nusach KJ Food Pantry THERE IS NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO AVAIL YOURSELF OF The KJ Food Pantry provides kosher food weekly to New York’s hungry. THIS WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY! Clients are referred to us through the synagogue and local service agencies. Each week clients come to KJ to receive food staples tailored to their diets, as well as a selection of fresh fruits and vegetables. Ramaz students pack eruv hotline the bags and staff the booth in the lobby of KJ, and Ramaz/KJ members also deliver packages to those who are homebound. For further FOR INFORMATION regarding the information or to volunteer, please contact our Social Worker, Danielle weekly status of the Manhattan Herbst at [email protected] Eruv call the ERUV HOTLINE 212-874-6100, ext. 3 The KJ Food Pantry wishes to thank D’agostino Supermarket for all their help. 22 THINGS TO KNOW KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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DEDICATE chumashim and siddurim THREE MODERN MIKVAHS ARE LOCATED IN OUR COMMUNITY AT: Members of the Congregation and others are invited to honor a friend or relative, celebrate a milestone event, or memorialize a loved one by dedicating Chumashim 419 EAST 77TH STREET ($75 each) or Siddurim ($50 each) Visit CKJ.org/pay to dedicate. (between First and York Avenues) Telephone: 212-359-2020

5 EAST 62ND STREET (just off Fifth Avenue) SAVE A LIFE! Telephone: 212-753-6058

DONATE BLOOD AT THE 234 WEST 74TH STREET KJ/RAMAZ BLOOD DRIVE NOVEMBER 18 (between Broadway & West End Avenue) Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun / 125 East 85th Street / nybloodcenter.org/ Telephone: 212-579-2011

Eyal TO JOIN THE KJ ONLINE COMMUNITY, VISIT KJ’S KJ Hebrew teacher Sara Rosen has released a new iPad app based on her popular Hebrew reading WEBSITE WWW.CKJ.ORG program. The app is called Eyal and is suitable AND CLICK ON THE WORDS for all ages. Eyal is perfect for those with no prior JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST! reading experience and those with some experience who are still searching for fluency. All work can be self-checked so no teacher is required.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, search for Eyal in the iPad App Store. CREATE AN ENDURING LEGACY WHILE RECEIVING AN ATTRACTIVE REVENUE STREAM FOR LIFE ORDER MAIN SYNAGOGUE MEMORIAL PLAQUES AND Please consider participating in the CEMETERY PLOTS ON THE KJ GROUNDS IN PARAMUS, NJ Congregation’s Endowment and Planned Giving Program, through To order plaques for deceased loved ones (or to reserve for yourself after 120 which you can create an enduring years of health and blessing), visit CKJ.org/plaques legacy of active participation in KJ through a Charitable Gift Annuity that To purchase burial plots at Beth El cemetery in NJ, visit CKJ.org/burialplots pays handsomely.

If you would like to speak with someone about either opportunity, please contact Contact Leonard Silverman at Comptroller Sy Yanofsky in the Synagogue Office at 212-774-5620 [email protected] 212-774-5680 or [email protected] for information. 23 WITHIN OUR FAMILY KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

BNEI MITZVAH-FALL 2018

JORDAN OLIVER SHALHOV EZRA ISAAC KAHN ELLIOT DAVIS

Mazal Tov to Rina and Amnon Shalhov Mazal Tov to Deborah Weinswig and Mazal Tov to Eugenia and Dr. Ira Davis upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Maxwell Kahn upon the Bar Mitzvah upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jordan, which took place at the Kotel, of their son, Ezra, at The Hamptons Elliot, at Congregation Kehilath in Jerusalem, on July 28. Jordan read Synagogue in Westhampton Beach, Jeshurun, on September 8, at which Parashat Balak and delivered a D’var on September 1, when he will read time he will read Parashat Nitzavim. Torah on the importance of words. Parashat Ki Tavo. Ezra is a seventh Elliot is an eighth grade student in the Jordan is a seventh grade student at grade student at the Ramaz Middle Ramaz Middle School. Mazal Tov as well the Ramaz Middle School. School. to proud KJ grandparents, Sara and Joseph Nathanson.

ALEXANDER MASSEL GABRIELLE YAIRA SILVERBERG LIAM GOMBERG

Mazal Tov to Caroline and Morris Massel Mazal Tov to Rivka and Andrew Mazal Tov to Yonina and Eric Gomberg upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Silverberg upon the Bat Mitzvah of upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Liam, Alexander, at Congregation Kehilath their daughter, Gabrielle, on September at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun Jeshurun on September 15, where he 16, at the Highline Ballroom. Gabrielle on September 22, where he will read will read Parashat Vayelech and make a will deliver a D’var Torah on Parashat Ki Parashat Haazinu and make a siyum siyum on Masechet Makkot. Alexander Tavo, and she will also make a Siyum on on Seder Moed. Liam is a seventh grade also read Parashat Mattot-Masei at Masechet Brachot. Gabrielle is a sixth student in the Ramaz Middle School. Camp Moshava. Alexander is an eighth grade student at the Ramaz Middle Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grade student in the Ramaz Middle School. grandparents Cheryl & Fred Halpern School. Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ and Gail Propp. grandfather, Harvey Arfa. 24 WITHIN OUR FAMILY KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

BNEI MITZVAH-FALL 2018

PHILIP EFRON JEREMY PROPP SIMON FERTIG

Mazal Tov to Elyse and David Efron upon Mazal Tov to Dina and Doug Propp Mazal Tov to Nechama and Jason Fertig the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Philip, in upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jerusalem, on September 29, at which Jeremy, at Congregation Kehilath Simon, at Congregation Kehilath time he will read the Torah portion for Jeshurun, on October 6, when he will Jeshurun on Shabbat afternoon, Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot. Philip is read Parashat Bereishit and deliver a October 20, at which time he will lead a seventh grade student at the Ramaz D’var Torah. Jeremy is a seventh grade services and read from Parashat Vayera. Middle School. Mazal Tov as well to student at the Ramaz Middle School. Simon is an eighth grade student at the proud KJ grandparents Janet & Mark Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ Ramaz Middle School. Mittler and Herbert Efron. grandmother Eve Propp.

WELCOME

KJ WARMLY WELCOMES THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS WHO JOINED THE CONGREGATION BETWEEN JUNE 22 AND THE DATE ON WHICH THIS BULLETIN WAS PREPARED FOR PRESS, AUGUST 20: • Vera Bernstein • Marjorie and Steven Edelstein ORLI RABBANI BIANCA SILVERA • Paula Etra • Robert Fox Mazal Tov to Alexandra and Haskel Mazal Tov to Bonnie and David Silvera • Erika and Eric Kashi “Zeke” Rabbani upon the Bat Mitzvah upon the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, • Brooke and Evan Kaye of their daughter, Orli, which will take Bianca, on November 22, at a Family • Lilly and Emil Lebovich place on November 3 at the KJ Service at Congregation Kehilath • David Roggin • Sarah and Michael Rosenberg Women’s Tefillah. Orli will read Parashat Jeshurun, at which time she will read • Sarah and Michael Sherman Chayei Sarah and will deliver a D’var the Thursday Torah Portion of Parashat • Dr. Chana and Meir Shubowitz Torah. Orli is a sixth grade student at Vayishlach. Bianca is a sixth grade • Charlotte Simon the Ramaz Middle School. student at the Ramaz Middle School. • Diana and Brad Stoler • Jamie and David Toledano • Anna and David Tykocinski 25 WITHIN OUR FAMILY KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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Asher Milton (Mordechai Asher). Mazal May these children grow up in the finest BIRTHS Tov as well to the proud KJ grandparents, tradition of Torah, chupah, and maasim MAZAL TOV TO: Rhonda and Jeffrey Luxenberg. tovim.

Diane and Honorable Robert Abrams Lisa and Nathan Low upon the birth upon the birth of a granddaughter, of their first grandchild, Charlotte BNEI MITZVAH Hana Pearl, born to their children “Charlie” Grace (Sara Anael) born to MAZAL TOV TO: Becky and Dan Greenwald, their children, Chantal and JJ Katz. Dr. Barbara Braffman and Benjamin Shiran and Ido Achrak upon the birth of Jennifer and Dr. Mark Meirowitz upon Klapper upon the Bar Mitzvah of their their second daughter, Odem, big sister the birth of their second grandchild, son, Daniel. to Gaia. Sloan Vivian (Yehudit), born to their children Lindsay and Alex Meirowitz. Raquel and E. Magnus Oppenheim Denise and Jason Brenner upon the upon the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, birth of their second child and first son, Noemi and Danny Messing upon the Benjamin Oppenheim, son of Dr. Elissa Erich Zachary (Yitzchak Ayzic). Mazal birth of a grandson, Isaac Gus (Yitzchak and Simeon Oppenheim. Tov as well to the proud KJ grandparents, Meir), born to their children Karen Ruthie and Ray Brenner. Messing and Matthew Millman. ENGAGEMENTS Helen and Ruby Davis upon the birth Roni and Dr. Robert Pick upon the birth MAZAL TOV TO: of a grandson, Avraham David, born to of a grandson, Isaac Asher (Yitzchak their children, Erica and Rabbi Joshua Asher), born to their children, Tonya Wilma and Ken Aschendorf upon the Elsant of Hewlett. Rosenblatt and Benjamin Pick. engagement of their daughter, Anna, to Adam Amsalem, the son of Michelle Shlomit and Chaim Edelstein upon the Helen and Dr. Daniel Potaznik upon the Domb of New York. birth of a granddaughter, Rivka, born to birth of a granddaughter, Zohara, born their children, Elizabeth and Rabbi Ariel to their children, Chen and Yehuda Arye Joy and Sam Dushey upon the Edelstein. Potaznik of Jerusalem. engagement of their daughter, Sonia, to Jack Sitt. Rosie and Dr. Mark Friedman upon Tzivy and Seth Steinmetz upon the the birth of a grandson, born to their birth of their second son. Kenneth Eckstein upon the children, Malkie and Aryeh Friedman of engagement of his son Max, to Natasha Far Rockaway. Hannah and Scott Topiel upon the birth Romanoff, the daughter of Debra and of their second child and son, Nathaniel Richard Romanoff of Purchase, New York. Jillian and Sam Genet upon the birth of Asher (Netanel Ahron). their second child and son. Lynette and Steven Koppel upon the Sue and Win Robins upon the birth of a engagement of their daughter, Caroline, Lynnette Gruenhut upon the birth of great-granddaughter, Ziv Libi, daughter to Eric Weintraub, son of Bella and Dr. a grandson, Avi, born to her children of Avigayil and Eitan Goldstein of Barry Weintraub of New Rochelle. Esther and Jonathan Gruenhut. Jerusalem. Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ grandmother, Yvonne Koppel. Dr. Sarah and Elie Hirschfeld upon the Kiki (Hamada) and Jonathan Schaier birth of a granddaughter, Shira, born to upon the birth of their first child and Carol and Jeffrey Kaufman upon the their children Daniella and William daughter, Eliyanah Mirai (Eliyanah engagement of their daughter, Amalia, Weddig. Shaindel). to Zachary Mandel, the son of Lois and Samuel Mandel of Ra’anana, Israel. Rachel and Matthew Luxenberg upon Rosy and Charles Zami upon the birth the birth of their first child and son, of their first child and daughter, Sarah. 26 continued, WITHIN OUR FAMILY KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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Elena and Jay Lefkowitz upon the May the newlywed couples be blessed to engagement of their daughter, Talia, to build homes faithful to the traditions of Dr. Daniel Groisser upon the passing of Byron Edwards, the son of Susan and the Jewish people. his mother, Carolyn Groisser. Mike Edwards of Teaneck. Dr. Hirshel Kahn upon the passing of Nancy Greenwald Mehl upon the MILESTONES his father, Archie Kahn. engagement of her daughter, Jennifer, to Neil Mazer, the son of Marcy and Dr. Sue and Win Robins upon the celebration Dr. Sherry Wiener upon the passing of Ted Mazer of California. Jennifer is the of their 60th wedding anniversary. her mother, Jean Steuer; grandmother step-daughter of Dr. Sydney Mehl, and of Jessica Kaplan and Amy Landy. sister of Jaclyn Mehl. COMMUNAL HONORS Lisa Low upon the passing of her May their weddings take place in happi- CONGRATULATIONS TO: mother, Debbie Seelenfreund. ness and blessing. Marilyn Adler upon receiving the Aliza Raskas Major upon the passing of Lou Halstead Women of Leadership her grandfather, Rabbi Murray Grauer. MARRIAGES Award at the Association for Corporate MAZAL TOV TO: Growth Annual Gala. May they be comforted among all those who mourn for Zion and Jerusalem. Paula and Barry Apfelbaum upon the ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS marriage of their son, Michael, to Sarah Rose Marcus, daughter of Ivy and Jerry CONGRATULATIONS TO: Marcus of Westchester. IN MEMORIAM Marilyn and Greg Adler upon the Debbie and Mark Cooper upon the graduation of their daughter, Melissa, marriage of their son, Zachary, to from the Ramaz Upper School. Melissa Irwyn Gilbert Daniela Zukor, daughter of Barbara will attend Midreshet Amit in the fall Irwyn was not an official member of our and Dr. David Zukor of Montreal. and the University of Pennsylvania congregation but he was very much upon her return from Israel. a part of the KJ family. A modest and Marylène and Alan Friedman upon the humble man, he loved everyone in our Raquel and E. Magnus Oppenheim, marriage of their son, David Aaron community, especially the children. Friedman, to Carla Kalvin, daughter of upon their granddaughter, Melitta H. Lynne and Dr. Alan Kalvin of Dobbs Ferry. Oppenheim, being awarded a fellowship We all knew what a greeting from Irwyn to the Dr. Beth Samuels High School was about. His smile was infectious, Lauren and Ezra Merkin upon the Summer Program to study at Drisha his interest in our lives was impressive marriage of their daughter, Jenny, to Institute. Melitta is the daughter of Dr. and his concern for our well-being was David Brenner. Elissa and Simeon Oppenheim. constant. It was heart-warming to see the outpouring of the community at the Debbie and Daniel Schwartz upon the graveside service and at the brief shiva marriage of their son, Yishai, to Nina CONDOLENCES held in our synagogue library. Irwyn Diamond, daughter of Florence and would have been thrilled to know how OUR CONDOLENCES TO: James Diamond of Toronto. Mazal Tov many lives he had touched. as well to the proud KJ grandmother, Andrew Charles upon the passing of his Gaby Major. He was a self-made shomer Shabbat who mother, Elaine Charles. served our community as a mashgiach. Matthew Weinreich upon his marriage He not only supervised our kashrut, he Linda Cohen Esses upon the passing of to Adiel Schmidt. Matthew is the son of was the epitome of a kosher mensch. Gaby and the late Howie Weinreich. her father, Matthew Cohen. 27 WITHIN OUR FAMILY - IN MEMORIAM KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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helen halper For all of these reasons, and more, Helen’s Marcel Lindenbaum Helen and the late Norman H. Halper presence in our midst will be sorely A grandson of the illustrious Rabbi Moshe were supportive and regular members missed. May her soul be bound up with Avigdor Amiel, Marcel and his family fled of our congregation for over 50 years. the living, and may her legacy continue Europe before the Holocaust. He came She, in turn, was the daughter of the late to inspire the coming generations. straight to Ramaz of which he was a Lillian and Samuel Lukashok, who distinguished alumnus. Together with his themselves were longstanding KJ late wife, Belda, he made a great impact members. Helen’s brother is Herbert Honorable Jerome Hornblass on the Modern Orthodox Jewish (and Judith) Lukashok, who will soon Close to 600 people filled two chapels community. Marcel was a founder of celebrate their own half-century of to overflowing at The Riverside to honor the Orthodox Caucus which led to the congregational affiliation. the passing and the memory of Judge establishment of the Beth Din of America, Jerome Hornblass who, together with his the widespread use of pre-nuptial Helen was a loving and devoted mother wife, Ann, have been members of KJ for agreements on Get and many other to her two daughters, Ronnie and Deborah, forty-one years. important innovations in Jewish life. who reflected that love back with care He contributed powerfully to providing and attention that went far beyond what Jerry Hornblass made a real difference positions of leadership and influence for is expected of children. Granddaughter in the lives of many people including, women in the Orthodox community. Lea, and grandson Aaron, were the especially, the KJ community. He was apples of Helen’s eyes and she doted on a specialist in Bikur Cholim, involving Together with Belda, he raised five children her grandchildren with true affection. many people in this sacred mitzvah and all of whom are Ramaz alumni as are fulfilling it himself by his regular visits many of the grandchildren. They carry Helen was a highly intellectual woman to Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital the vision, the passion and the sense of who loved to read and who thought on Shabbat, Yom Tov and, particularly, responsibility of their parents, grandparents deeply about political, ethical and social on Rosh Hashanah where he sounded and great grandparents for the betterment issues. She was rarely without some the shofar over the years for hundreds of Jewish life here and in Israel. piece of literature tucked under her of patients, involving his sons JJ and arm, be it a writing on current events, a Elliot in this mitzvah with him. JJ and Marcel Lindenbaum, who greeted everyone thoughtful treatise, or the latest novel. Elliot, together with their sister, Jessica with sweetness and an ever present She dedicated years and years of her life Feingold, are all Ramaz alumni and very smile, truly made a difference in our to volunteering for the Jewish Board of active in their communities, following in world. That difference will be felt long Family and Children Services, which was the footsteps of their illustrious father. JJ after his passing. a labor of love enabling her to impact is the Recording Secretary of KJ. many families beyond her own. Ann and Jerry’s home was wide open to Robert Payne Helen loved KJ. She looked forward guests on Sabbaths and holidays. So At the age of fifteen, Robert Payne and to attending our services, classes and many lives were touched by the his family were sufficiently prescient special programs. She relished the social Hornblass warmth and impressive to flee Germany, two months before connections that she and Norman made religious life in their home. Kristallnacht. He came here with his here at KJ. And she manifested at every parents who had been furriers in Germany opportunity her appreciation for the All of the Hornblass grandchildren are and he reestablished their business on unique position that KJ holds in the Modern either students in or alumni of Ramaz the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Orthodox world. She saw in KJ a vibrant and other day schools. Clearly, Jerry beacon of community involvement that has passed on a beautiful tradition of Robert Payne was the essence of welcomes Jews from all religious stripes religious practice, chesed, personal refinement and sweetness. He greeted and educational backgrounds, and generosity and Jewish pride to two everyone with a smile right to his last encourages them to grow Jewishly and generations and to all of us who admired days, with a loving twinkle in his eyes and support the Jewish world, writ large. and loved him. with warmth and gratitude on his lips. 28 WITHIN OUR FAMILY - IN MEMORIAM KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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Together with his wife, Anita, they had sixty-eight years of a beautiful marriage. He was extraordinarily loving to his children, both of whom are members of KJ (Nancy & Dr. David Payne, and Clarissa & Harry Uvegi) and he had such great nachas from his grandchildren, Hugo and Gabriella.

He was first and foremost a family man and he was blessed to die in his own home surrounded by the family at just short of ninety-five years of age.

William Rosner Bill Rosner was born in a displaced persons’ camp in Germany but you couldn’t tell it from the way in which he lived his life. He loved people; he loved Judaism; he loved our shul and Ramaz from which his two children, Adam and Beth, were graduated; he loved his wife, Marian, who was so devoted to him; and he loved his friends.

He was very supportive of the Yeshiva d’ in which he was educated as a child. He was very generous to KJ and chupah rental Ramaz and he responded enthusiastically to appeals for their well-being. He sat in This beautiful Chupah, shul with a big smile on his face, reflecting designed and embroidered his joy in being in an Orthodox shul by members of the KJ surrounded by his friends. Sisterhood, can enhance your family wedding. He very much admired Marian, her life’s accomplishments and her professional For rental information achievements. How proud he was when please contact Riva Alper, Senator Hillary Clinton came to their 212-774-5670/[email protected] home during one of the Senator’s campaigns; not bad for someone who was born in a DP camp, the son of a butcher, and now hosting the then senior Senator of New York.

We will all miss Bill. 29 HIGH HOLIDAYS 5779 KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN 30 HIGH HOLY DAY SEASON HIGHLIGHTS KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

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THE MONTH OF ELUL YOM KIPPUR • Sounding of the Shofar each morning after Shacharit • Avoidance of food, drink, washing, lotions and oils, and marital relations • Recitation of the entire Book of Psalms at KJ • Refraining from wearing leather shoes (wear a pair of non- leather footwear) • Selichot Services Saturday night, September 1, 10:00 PM in the Main • Men are strongly encouraged to wear a white kitel Synagogue, preceded at 9:15 PM by a collation in the Heyman Auditorium • Selichot Services each morning beginning Monday, September 3, SUKKOT a half hour before morning services. • All meals with bread or mezonot should be eaten in a Sukkah. ROSH HASHANAH • Lulav and Etrog will be used beginning Monday, September 24, and are not used on Shabbat. • Beginning of God’s judgment • Sounding of the Shofar around 10:00 AM on Monday, September 10, and You may purchase a Lulav and Israeli Etrog through KJ by visiting Tuesday, September 11. (Those ill at home or hospital should contact CKJ.org/LulavandEtrog Rabbi Elie Weinstock for special arrangements.)

RITUALS TO REMEMBER SUKKAH MEALS IN THE KJ SUKKAH • Lighting of candles and Shehecheyanu Sunday, September 23 – Dinner • Rosh Hashanah Kiddush • Washing of hands and motzi over two round challahs and dipping Monday, September 24 – Lunch and Dinner the pieces in honey (continued through Hoshanah Rabbah) Tuesday, September 25 – Lunch Friday, September 28– Dinner FIRST NIGHT Shabbat, September 29 - Lunch • Rosh Hashanah greeting upon leaving shul: All reservations must be made online at CKJ.org/Sukkot לשנה טובה תכתבו “May you be inscribed for a Good Year.” The reservation form will be available beginning September 3. • Dipping of apple into honey with blessing over fruit and “May it be Deadline, space permitting, is Thursday, September 20 at 10:00 am Thy will to grant us a good and sweet year.” Members: Adults $45 Juniors* $35 Children** $20 Non-Members: Adults $50 Juniors*$40 Children** $35 יהי רצון מלפניך ה׳ אלוקינו ואלקי אבותינו Ages 12-18 **Ages 2-11* שתחדש עלינו שנה טובה ומתוקה You must reserve space for a non-catered meal in the Sukkah, as well. FIRST DAY • Tashlich - Monday, September 10, 5:15 PM. Assemble at Central Park’s “Turtle Pond” just south of the Great Lawn near 85th St., or HOSHANAH RABBAH at Carl Schurz Park at 86th Street and the East River. • Sunday morning, September 30 at 8:00 AM • Close of the penitential season SECOND NIGHT • High Holy Day melodies. Seven circuits around the shul with Lulav • The practice of reciting the Shehecheyanu on the second night is and Etrog and beating of the Aravot questionable, so we eat a new fruit not yet eaten this season after • President’s breakfast sponsored by Judy and David Lobel Kiddush and the motzi. We keep in mind that new fruit when reciting or listening to Shehecheyanu at Kiddush and/or the blessing over SHEMINI ATZERET the lighting of the candles, thereby fulfilling the obligation. • Yizkor recited • Chatanim presented to the congregation TSOM GEDALIAH (FAST OF GEDALIAH) • Wednesday, September 12 SIMCHAT TORAH I Evening – Monday, October 1 10 DAYS OF REPENTANCE (ROSH HASHANAH - YOM KIPPUR) • BRING CHILDREN AT 6:30 PM to 125 East 85th Street • Accept new, improved behavior and responsibility in relating to Our joyous evening of Hakafot in the Main Synagogue (Evening Services God and one another begin at 6:30 pm) conclude with singing and dancing in the street, with Hakafot followed by a Simchat Torah extravaganza in the Ramaz Middle THE MIKVAH ON THE EVE OF YOM KIPPUR School featuring a festive dairy kiddush supper, ice cream bar, and a Every year on the eve of Yom Kippur, there is a custom for men to immerse carnival of activities and entertainment for children of all ages. Divrei in the mikvah in preparation for this holy day. One does not have to be a Torah from our community’s children will cap our holiday celebration. holy person to participate in this activity. On the contrary, for those of us who are just trying to be observant Jews, it is an added inspiration and II Simchat Torah Day - Tuesday, October 2 preparation for a great day of introspection. Our practice at KJ is that we • Youth groups observe this custom as a group before the morning service. All MEN are • Hakafot with singing and dancing invited to assemble at the mikvah, 419 East 77th Street (between First and • Chatanim called to the Torah York Avenues) at 6:15 AM on Tuesday, September 18. Everyone will have the • Women’s Tefilah Group meets at 9:15 AM opportunity to immerse and then we will return to KJ for 7:10 Shacharit services. • Buffet kiddush lunch following services 31 SCHEDULE OF HIGH HOLY DAYS KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN

SCHEDULE OF HIGH HOLY DAYS

ROSH HASHANAH SUKKOT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, ROSH HASHANAH EVE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, SUKKOT EVE Selichot Service (Z’chor Brit) ...... 7:30 AM Morning Services ...... 8:30 AM Candle Lighting ...... 6:57 PM Candle Lighting ...... 6:34 PM Evening Services ...... 6:45 PM Evening Services ...... 6:45 PM MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, ROSH HASHANAH I MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, SUKKOT I All Services ...... 8:00 AM Morning Services ...... 9:00 AM Tashlich ...... 5:15 PM Evening Services ...... 6:45 PM Evening Services ...... 6:50 PM Candle Lighting ...... After 7:26 PM Candle Lighting ...... After 7:50 PM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, SUKKOT II TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, ROSH HASHANAH II Morning Services ...... 9:00 AM All Services ...... 8:00 AM Evening Services ...... 6:45 PM Evening Services ...... 6:50 PM Conclusion of Yom Tov ...... 7:24 PM Conclusion of Yom Tov ...... 7:51 PM DAILY SERVICES - CHOL HAMOED SUKKOT TSOM (FAST OF) GEDALIAH WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26-28 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Morning ...... 6:50 AM Fast begins ...... 5:22 AM Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Evening ...... 6:40 PM Morning Services ...... 6:45 AM Candle Lighting ...... 6:25 PM Evening Services ...... 6:40 PM Fast ends ...... 7:45 PM SHABBAT CHOL HAMOED SUKKOT Morning Services ...... 8:45 AM DAILY SERVICES Combined Learners and Intermediate Service ...... 9:30 AM THURSDAY-FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13-14 Evening Services ...... 6:15 PM Thursday Morning ...... 6:45 AM Conclusion of Shabbat ...... 7:17 PM Thursday Evening ...... 6:45 PM Friday Morning ...... 7:00 AM CONCLUDING FESTIVAL DAYS Friday Evening ...... 6:45 PM SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, HOSHANAH RABBAH Morning Services ...... 8:00 AM SHABBAT SHUVA Candle Lighting ...... 6:22 PM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 Evening Services ...... 6:35 PM Morning Services ...... 9:00 AM MONDAY, OCTOBER 1, SHEMINI ATZERET Learners and Intermediate Services ...... 9:30 AM Morning Services ...... 9:00 AM Evening Services ...... 6:15 PM Mincha followed by Shabbat Shuva Discourse by Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz Ma’ariv and Simchat Torah Hakafot ...... 6:30 PM Authenticity in the Age of Apology: The True Meaning of “I’m Sorry” Candle Lighting ...... After 7:14 PM Shabbat ends ...... 7:42 PM TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, SIMCHAT TORAH Morning Services ...... 9:00 AM DAILY SERVICES Women’s Tefilah Group ...... 9:15 AM SUNDAY-MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16-17 Evening Services ...... 6:30 PM Sunday Morning ...... 8:00 AM Conclusion of Yom Tov ...... 7:13 PM Monday Morning ...... 6:45 AM Sunday & Monday Evenings ...... 6:45 PM CHILDREN’S SERVICES SCHEDULE YOM KIPPUR ROSH HASHANAH I AND II ...... 10:00 AM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, YOM KIPPUR EVE Junior Congregations (1st through 6th Grades) - 1:00 PM Morning Services ...... 7:10 AM Nursery - Kindergarten (Ages 3-6) Mincha Services ...... 2:30 PM Candle Lighting ...... 6:42 PM YOM KIPPUR KOL NIDRE NIGHT ...... 6:30 PM Beginners Kol Nidre ...... 6:30 PM Junior Congregations (1st through 6th Grades only) Kol Nidre ...... 6:50 PM WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, YOM KIPPUR DAY YOM KIPPUR DAY ...... 10:00 AM All Services ...... 9:00 AM Junior Congregations (1st through 6th Grades) - 1:30 PM Conclusion of Yom Tov ...... 7:34 PM Nursery - Kindergarten (Ages 3-6)

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SYNAGOGUE OFFICIALS Haskel Lookstein...... Rabbi Emeritus

Chaim Steinmetz...... Senior Rabbi Elimelech Weinstock...... Rabbi Meyer Laniado...... Assistant Rabbi Rabbi Daniel Kraus & Rachel Kraus...... Directors of Community Education Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder...... Scholar-in-Residence Are you receiving your KJ Bulletin late in the mail? Are you receiving double copies of the Bulletin? WE NEED TO KNOW! Please e-mail [email protected] or call 212.774.5670. Mayer Davis...... Cantor Dr. Benjamin Zalta...... Cantor In preparing the Bulletin, we welcome all KJ members’ announcements of communal, academic and Leonard Silverman....Executive Director professional acheivements. Please e-mail [email protected] or mail it to the synagogue, marked “ATTN: KJ Bulletin”

OFFICERS OF THE CONGREGATION SHABBAT SCHEDULE David Lobel...... President Lighting of Friday Saturday Sabbath Ends Elias Buchwald.... Senior Vice President Candles Evening Services Afternoon Services Jonathan Wagner...... Vice President September Surie Sugarman...... 2nd Vice President 31-1 Ki Tavo 7:12 PM 6:45 PM 7:00 PM 8:06 PM Dr. Nicole Agus...... 3rd Vice President 7-8 Nitzavim 7:00 PM 6:45 PM 6:50 PM 7:54 PM Sidney Ingber...... 4th Vice President 14-15 Vayelech/ 6:49 PM 6:45 PM 6:15 PM 7:42 PM Dr. Larry Baruch...... Secretary Shabbat Shuva Robert Schwartz...... Treasurer 21-22 Haazinu 6:37 PM 6:45 PM 6:25 PM 7:30 PM 28-29 Chal HaMoed 6:25 PM 6:40 PM 6:15 PM 7:17 PM David Sultan...... Assistant Treasurer Morris Massel...... Executive Secretary october Evan Farber...... Financial Secretary 5-6 Bereishit 6:14 PM 6:25 PM 6:05 PM 7:06 PM JJ Hornblass...... Recording Secretary 12-13 Noah 6:02 PM 6:15 PM 5:50 PM 6:54 PM Eric Gribetz....Administrative Secretary 19-20 Lekh Lekha 5:52 PM 6:05 PM 5:40 PM 6:45 PM 26-27 Vayera 5:42 PM 5:55 PM 5:30 PM 6:36 PM

LIVING PAST PRESIDENTS november Fred Distenfeld Chaim Edelstein 2-3 Chaye Sara 5:33 PM 5:45 PM 5:20 PM 6:28 PM Eric Feldstein Stanley Gurewitsch 9-10 Toledot 4:26 PM 4:40 PM 4:15 PM 5:20 PM Joel Katz 16-17 Vayetze 4:19 PM 4:35 PM 4:10 PM 5:16 PM 23-24 Vayeshev 4:15 PM 4:30 PM 4:05 PM 5:12 PM

AFFILIATE PRESIDENTS december Carla Tanz...... President, Sisterhood 30-1 Vayeshev 4:12 PM 4:25 PM 4:05 PM 5:09 PM Dr. Mark Meirowitz. President, Men’s Club Brittany Cogan...... President, Kesher SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Elisa Septimus...... President, Kesher 7:30 AM 8:30 AM 7:15 AM 7:00 AM 9:00 AM Ariel Stern...... President, Kesher Weekday Sunday Mondays & Rosh Chodesh Sabbath mornings mornings Thursdays Weekdays mornings OFFICE STAFF Riva Alper...... Administrator Dina Farhi...... Executive Assistant EVENING SERVICES DATES TO REMEMBER Danielle Herbst...... Social Worker Sept. 2-23...... 6:45 PM SUN - TUES., September 9-11 TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9-10 Menucha Parry...... Director of Sept. 30-Oct 4...... 6:30 PM Rosh Hashanah Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Member Affairs Oct. 7-11...... 6:20 PM WEDNESDAY september 12 Morning Services at 7:00 AM Aryana Bibi Ritholtz...... Youth Director Oct. 14-18...... 6:10 PM Fast of Gedaliah THURSDAY - FRIDAY, NOV 8-9 Freddie Rodriguez...... Superintendent Oct. 21-25...... 6:00 PM TUESDAY - WED, September 18-19 Rosh Chodesh Kislev Sy Yanofsky...... Comptroller Oct. 28-Nov. 1...... 5:50 PM Morning Services at 7:00 AM Yom Kippur Esther Zarnel Feierman...... Director of Nov. 4-8...... 4:40 PM Thursday, November 22 Communications and Programming SUNDAY - TUES., SEPT 23 - OCT 2 Nov. 11-15...... 4:35 PM Thanksgiving Day - Morning Nov. 18-22...... 4:30 PM Sukkot, Hoshanah Rabbah, Services at 8:30 AM Nov. 25-Dec. 20...... 4:25 PM Shemini Atzeret, Simchat Torah sun - mon., dec 2-10 - Chanukah Dec. 23-27...... 4:30 PM Schedule on Pages 30-31 for above dates