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Oct Roots 2020 Etz Chaim Roots October 2020, 13 Tishrei to 12 Cheshvan 5781 Volume 202010 OUR MISSION: TO EDU- Congregation Etz Chaim Monroe Township Jewish Center CATE, TO MOTIVATE, TO ACTIVATE, TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE UPCOMI6G EVE6TS LIVES WE TOUCH INSIDE THIS ISSUE 2 From The Rabbi CONGREGATION ETZ 5 Life Cycle/Donations 11 Events CHAIM/MTJC 15 Committee Updates 16 Tree of Life Order Form/ SUCCOT SCHEDULE Donation Form/Signup Forms/ 21Directory/Submitting to Roots/Advertising Rates/Office Hours Friday, October 2, 6:30 PM …Shabbat Yom Tov 22 Schedule of Services Sukkot/...Shabbat Under the Stars: In person 22 Calendar at the synagogue ! Bring your own chair, chal- Office: 732-251-1119 lah and wine. Saturday, October 3, 9:30 AM… Torah Study/ Coming Events Shabbat Yom Tov Succot Worship, via Zoom Simchat Shabbat Oct.. 2, 2020 Oct.. 3, 2020 Shabbat Under The Stars Oct. 2-3, 2020 Simchat Torah Oct 10, 2020 Saturday, October 10, 9:30 AM…Torah Study/ All meetings and services are virtual until the Shabbat Yom Tov Sh’mini Atzeret Worship, governor lifts the coronavirus “shelter in place” Yizkor, via Zoom rules. Saturday, October 10 , 7:00 PM… Simchat To- rah Observance Be there on Zoom as we finish the annual To- rah cycle and begin anew, all in one night! Vo1 202010 October, 2020 ETZ CHAIM ROOTS 2 From The Rabbi Succot, the Jewish Thanksgiving, the Octoberfest par excellence has arrived! But this year’s celebration stands out from all others. Usually at this point in the year our family would be checking our guest list determining whom we would invite to our Succah each day and night. The pandemic, of course changes our usual plans. But all is not lost. Just as we found a way to celebrate Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, we will find a way to rejoice on Succot. While the pandemic may have curtailed our flesh and blood guest list, Judaism maintains a tradition known as Ushpizin . Literally, guests, Ushpizim, refers to imaginary guests from Jewish history whom we invite to our Succahs. Isaac Luria the sixteenth century mystic introduced this custom. He based it upon a passage in the Zohar, the classic tome of Jewish mysticism, known also as Kabbalah : “When a person sits in the abode of the shadow of faith, the Divine Presence spreads Her wings over him from above, and Abraham and five other righteous ones make their abode with him” ( Emor 103b). The Zohar adds, “He must also gladden the poor, because the portion of those [imaginary] guests whom he invites must go to the poor” (ibid. 104a). These days the customary number of imaginary guests stands at seven. Each day we invite another imaginary guest: We invite Abra- ham the first day of Succot, and Isaac the second day. Jacob the third day, Joseph the fourth, Moses the fifth, and Aaron the sixth. Finally, we invite David to join us in the Succah on the final day of the Festival. But why these seven? First, all seven stand as heroes of the Bible. Each is famous for a desired trait: Abraham for his hospitality and kindness. Isaac for the courage to preserve the spiritual breakthroughs of his father. Jacob for his truth. That is, he battled to under- stand the truth of his identity. The Rabbis cite Joseph for his righteousness, time and again resisting the impulse to sin and saving his family from famine. Moses, of course, brought the Torah down from Heaven and led the Jewish people through the Wilderness for forty years. Aaron served as the first High Priest, establishing a tradition of ritual service to the Holy Blessed One. David secured the Land of Israel from the Philistines, established Jerusalem as G-d’s city, the eternal capitol of Israel, and brought the Ark and the Tent of Meeting to Jerusalem. The Sages teach the Messiah will be a scion of the House of David. In addition, the Succah serves as a symbol of exile, as the Torah reminds that the Eternal housed us in Succahs as we wandered through the Wilderness for forty years. All seven Ushpizin spent time in exile, yet they maintained their Jewish identities and per- formed Mitzvot. Each was reinforced by their study of Torah, and the Succah represents those forty years the Children of Israel spent in the Wilderness inculcating the lessons of Torah. Each was sustained by faith and as mentioned above, the mystical literature refers to the Succah as “the shade of faith.” Chag Succot sameach! ADULT BAR/BAT MITZVAH CLASS Are you interested in joining a new Adult Bar/Bat mitzvah class. Please call Rabbi Levi or the Office if you are interested. Vo1 202010 October, 2020 ETZ CHAIM ROOTS 3 לוח זמניתפילה – Schedule of Services DATE TIME SERVICE The calendar has the services listed. LEARN TORAH BLESSINGS WITH RABBI LEVY Do you want to learn the songs of our Kabbalat Service? Have you ever wanted to practice the torah bless- ings or learn the blessing for the Haftorah reading in Hebrew? Now you can hear our own Rabbi Levy chanting these prayers and blessings from our website . https:// etzchaimmtjc.org/learning/learn-blessings-songs SHOPPIG FOR SHABBAT We need helpers (men/women) for the Friday & Saturday services. Please call the Office 732-251-1119 Bikur Cholim means “visiting the sick”. Some authorities maintain that Bikur Cholim is one of the 613 Congregation Etz Chaim commandments of the Torah, while others hold it as a rabbinic command, derived from “Thou shall love thy neighbor as thy- Monroe Twp Jewish Center self.” (Lev. 19:18) Shop With Scrip.com A group of your fellow congregants would like to visit you or your loved one if homebound or ill. www.ShopWithScrip.com If you are interested in arranging a visit, contact Rabbi Levy or Margery Estrin at 732 251-1119. 4 Vo1 202010 October, 2020 ETZ CHAIM ROOTS Rosh Hashona Shofar Parade Practice Makes Perfect Vo1 202010 October, 2020 ETZ CHAIM ROOTS 5 Donations Thank you for contributing to: General Fund Marsha & Jay Sincoff in memory of Joyce Sincoff’s mother Judith Cohen in memory of Freida Dietch Dr. Jules S. Weissman in memory of Jack Feldstein Victor Arny in memory of parents Edward beu Keduri & Henriette bas Avraham Linda & Ted Liebman in memory of Frieda Dietch James & Marsha Peck in memory of Selma Barry, mother of Joyce Kay Susan & Sanford Bosin in honor of the High Holidays Sharon & Mike Bekas in honor of the High Holidays Judith Cohen in honor of the High Holidays Marge & Rick Estrin in memory of Frieda Dietch Leonora, Bob & Jeffrey Wind in honor of Congregation Etz Chaim Gladys Nahmias in honor of the congregation who have been so wonderful during the recent illness Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Mary Baron in memory of her beloved mother, Alice Walker Karen & Jay Harris in honor of the naming of their beloved granddaughter, Esther Vered Davida Sharon & Ted Merli in honor of the congregation and the New Year Andrea Goldstein in memory of her beloved mother, Florence Cohen; and in honor of the circumcision of her beloved grandson, Feivel Melech Gladys Nahmias in memory of her beloved father, Abraham Schwerd; and with prayers for the health of Marilyn Saiewitz, with prayers for the health of her beloved daughter, Helene, in memory of her beloved brother, David Schwerd Marge & Rick Estrin in memory of Rick’s beloved father, Jerry Estrin Myrna & Phil Bolstein in honor of the Congregation Pam Scheff with prayers for her loved ones in Israel PLEASE OTE: All donations for Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund MUST be made out to Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund CO6DOLE6CES TO: Joyce Kay in memory of her mother, Selma Barry The Dietch family in memory of Frieda Dietch May thier memories be a blessing and may they be comforted by the family. 6 Vo1 202010 October, 2020 ETZ CHAIM ROOTS We Remember Our Loved Ones Abraham Schenkman Father of Judy Cohen 10/1 Marjorie Belzer Mother of Dennis Belzer 10/1 Philip Axelrod Father of Rashe Farber 10/5 Diana Kazdon Mother of Harriet Fleisig 10/8 Eva Huasher Grandmother of Michael Leibowitz 10/11 Jacob Solomon Father of Rhoda Jacobs 10/13 Emil Mallen Father of Jeffrey Mallen 10/13 Gabriel Appleman Brother-in-law of Amy Appleman 10/14 Clara Appleman Mother-in-law of Amy Appleman 10/16 Herbert Freedman Father of Michael Freedman 10/16 Max Jacobs Father-in-law of Rhoda Jacobs 10/17 Freda Lebowitz Spiegler Mother of Ellen Stein 10/18 Linda Bloom Mother of Neil Bloom 10/19 Mary Kaufman Mother of Phil Kaufman 10/20 Rose Hutter Grandmother of Hope Fisher 10/20 Mindy Mann Daughter of Robynn Mann 10/22 Mindy Mann Daughter of Brad Mann 10/22 Irving Yochelson Father of Jerry Yochelson 10/22 David Hutter Father of Hope Fisher 10/23 Inda Klenicki Mother-in-law of Myra Pfeiffer 10/23 David Hutter Father of Sharon Merli 10/23 Elizabeth Bodack Marcia Sincoff 10/24 Clara Rothman Mother of David Rothman 10/24 Elaine Persikoff Kelly Sister of Harriet Zivin 10/25 Pearl Hutter Mother of Hope Fisher 10/25 Pearl Hutter Mother of Sharon Merli 10/25 Charles Shulman Father of Gloria Drobbin 10/28 Milton Wolf Brother of Claire Davis 10/29 Milton Savit Father of Joyce Brown 10/29 Vo1 202010 October, 2020 ETZ CHAIM ROOTS 7 Anniversaries Birthdays Michael & Stacey Levine October 6 Jon & Marta Martinez October 20 Dennis & Stephanie Belzer October 25 Steven Cohen October 1 Brad & Robynn Mann October 29 Michael Fisher October 4 Ilana Stroke-Swanson October 4 Heidi Longmore October 5 Harriet Zivin October 6 GET WELL TO: Skyler Moskowitz October 8 Myra Pfeiffer October 14 Claire Davis, Frieda Dietch, Harriet Katz, Bill Nattrass, Debbie Yivrakes.
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