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May Bulletin 2020 Short New 2014 Bulletin.Qxd Temple Emeth Bulletin Temple Emeth of Teaneck, New Jersey An Affiliate of the Union for Reform Judaism Serving Reform Congregations in North America Volume 73, Number 8 www.emeth.org Iyar/Sivan 5780 May 2020 Signs of hope and renewal at Temple Emeth! November 17 The Daffodil Project aspires to Daffodil build a worldwide Living Project Holocaust Memorial by planting planting 1.5 million daffodils in memory of the children who perished in the Holocaust and in support for children suffering in humanitarian crises in the world today. The Temple Emeth building remains closed until further notice as determined by the Board of Trustees due to the current state of emergency. All services will be held over Zoom, and other Temple events will be held by Zoom or postponed. Temple Emeth is a caring community which is here to support you during this crisis. You may call or text Rabbi Sirbu at 201-280-5718, Cantor Tilem at 201-951-2607 or Temple President Nickie Falk at 201-788-7182. ♦ ♦♦ ♦ TT EE MM P P L LE E E ME EM T E H T H♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A 1666 Windsor1666 Windsor Road RoadTeaneck, New Jersey 07666 Teaneck, Newwww.emeth.org Jersey 07666 www.emeth.org Main Office Main# 201 Office 833-1322 # 833-1322 School SchoolOffice Office# 201 833-8466# 833-8466 RABBI . Steven Sirbu [email protected]@emeth.org CANTOR . .Ellen S. Tilem [email protected]@yahoo.com RABBI EMERITUS . Louis J. Sigel z”l RELIGIOUS SCHOOL EDUCATOR . DoraGeld Friedman [email protected]@emeth.org ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ TEMPLE ADMINISTRATOR . .Suzannah Mercado [email protected] BOOKKEEPER . Maryanne Tursi mtursi @emeth.orgmtursi @emeth.org ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. Elaine Hanan [email protected]@emeth.org SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR. Barbara Shater [email protected]@emeth.org ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ PRESIDENT. Nicole Falk [email protected]@emeth.org FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT . .. Michael Robinson [email protected] SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT. Michael Goldberg [email protected] THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT. Ellen Buckwalter [email protected] .SECRETARY. Robert Kahn [email protected] ASSISTANT SECRETARY. .Jill Kantor [email protected] FINANCIAL SECRETARY. ♦♦♦ . Alan Winters [email protected] ASSISTANT FINANCIAL OFFICER. .Emily [email protected] [email protected] TREASURER. Gary Richards [email protected] ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ EDITOR, PHOTOGRAPHER, LAYOUT, GRAPHIC DESIGNER & ADVERTISING: Barbara Balkin [email protected] ASSISTANT EDITORS: Marion Wolf and Judy Fox ADVERTISING: ♦♦♦ Bulletin Deadlines Mid-Month Mailing Deadlines Month DeadlineBulletin Date DeadlinesPublication Mid-Month Date Mailing DeadlineDeadlines Date Publication Date Month Deadline Date Publication D 333 ate De adline DateSeptemberPublication August Date 15 September 3 September 10 September 16 October September 15 October 1 October 12 October 17 NovemberSeptember August October 8 September 15 1 September November 1 September 1 15 November 9 November 14 DecemberOctober September November 15 October 15 1 October December 3 October 1 14 December 12 December 18 January December 15 January 2 January 10 January 16 February January 15 February 1 February 11 February 19 March February 15 March 1 March 8 March 13 April March 15 April 1 April 9 April 16 May April 15 May 1 May 8 May 15 June May 15 June 1 June 10 June 17 From the Editor - In order to ensure that everyone's articles are published in the Bulletin please limit them to half a page. Remember, flyers are for the Mid-month email and should be sent to Suzannah Mercado at [email protected] cc: [email protected] Material for the Bulletin is welcome and The Temple Emeth Bulletin is published monthly essential for the success of the publication; however, it is necessary to honor the deadlines as listed. from September through June. For the Bulletin mailings, all material must be Advertising Rates for Ad Size 2” x 3 ½” submitted by 8:00 p.m. on the date of the deadline. Member Non-Member Please submit all material by email to Barbara Balkin 1 Month $ 55 $ 75 at [email protected] and use Times New Roman 5 Months $250 $350 font, 12 pt. in a Word document file. 10 Months $330 $450 For Mid-month emails, all materials are due by 4:00 p.m. on the date of the deadline. For additional information, call (201) 833-1322 2 Message From the Rabbi A few days ago, I got my first quarantine haircut. had in the Youth Lounge. I bought a beard trimmer, and my wife and daugh- In some cases our improvisations remind us that ter sat me down in the dining room with a towel we do things for a reason. I recently officiated at around my shoulders and did the best they could. two funerals that were attended by just two or The result was respectable; however, I don’t think three people. While the mourners knew that they it would be confused with a professional haircut. were loved and supported from afar, the absence But given the restrictions of our shelter- of these friends and family added an in-place order, they improvised. extra layer of sadness to the occasion. I think that has been the overriding And in other cases, there seems to be theme of the last month. Some things no viable way to improvise. Such was get postponed or canceled and other the case with Confirmation, which is things are improvised. always celebrated in our sanctuary on A friend of mine is celebrating his fifti- Rabbi Steven Sirbu Erev Shavuot. Instead of improvising, I eth birthday soon. Instead of sending decided we should postpone and cele- him a true birthday card, which I didn’t have at brate next Shavuot instead. home, I improvised and sent him a regular note card with a hand-written message. Even the Torah, which is generally not known for its flexibility, offers a few examples of improvisa- In April our Bar Mitzvah boy read his Torah por- tion, or at least mindful substitution. Individuals tion from his dining room on Zoom while rela- who are impure on Passover can offer the tives recited the blessings from miles away. Passover sacrifice exactly one month later And on Saturday Night Seder, a fabulous internet (Numbers 9:9-13). And someone who cannot video with original songs and comedy about afford a regular animal sacrifice can offer turtle- Passover in quarantine, chef Michael Solomonov doves or pigeons instead (Leviticus 5:7). helped actor Dan Levy improvise a Seder plate with a dog treat for a shankbone and pear butter Necessity is the mother of invention, says the old for charoset. adage, attributed to Plato. And invention is created through improvisation and experimentation. In some cases, improvising has led to some sur- When it comes to Jewish life, only time will tell prisingly positive results. Our second night Passover Seder by Zoom enabled relatives from which improvisations endure as actual improve- every time zone to come together for our congre- ments over the old way of doing things. In the gational celebration. And we have more people meantime we will do what we can to mark Jewish attending Torah study on Zoom than we usually time and continue our traditions. 3 From the Religious School How Good Are Our Tents! We start so many of our Temple Emeth services with and energy of our school. We are all indebted to our Ma Tovu: devoted teachers for their crisp and creative initiatives “How good are your tents, Jacob (and) your sanctuar- ies, Israel.” in delivering meaningful online lessons, and for their But… we never really focus on our tents, that is, our ongoing sensitivities to students and parents. Thank homes. We are grateful for and happy to be you Mora Wendy, Mora Allyson, Mora sitting in Temple Emeth’s friendly and beauti- Shoshana, Mora Naomi, Mora Jill, Mora ful sanctuary. Nancy, Mora Marla, Mora Idajean, and Well, the last few weeks have added HOMES Moreh Marc. to our song of appreciation: your home, my Yasher Koach to Barbara Shater for your home, our homes have become our sanctuar- commitment and for coordinating the online ies… of prayer, learning, family time together, communications. Thank you Religious and for protecting our physical health and Dora Geld Friedman mental well-being. That’s something we School co-chairs Danielle Feuer and Tammy should not take for granted. It hasn’t Hecht for your guidance and support. Thank always been easy or you Rabbi Sirbu and Cantor Tilem for smooth-going every sec- holding our tent steady! ond, but it is HOME. To all of you, I miss you more than I am so proud of the stu- words can say. Stay safe. Be kind. dents and parents who B’vracha, continued the substance Mora Dora Dear Temple Emeth Family: The Spring Gala 2020 Committee and Temple Officers are postponing this year’s Spring Gala until spring 2021, so that we can recognize our honorees at a time we all hope will be much more celebratory. The Spring Gala Committee talked through many options, including doing a virtual event or holding the Gala in the late fall, but decided that given the current situation, any cele- bration within the next six months will be very difficult and inappropriate. And, we don’t want to do a disservice to our honorees — Past President Marc Chelemer, and Devotion Awardees Barbara Balkin and Carlene Fleishman. Sympathetic to the fact that postponing one of Temple Emeth’s major fundraising efforts is a difficult decision, we also discussed doing a virtual fundraising event, but do not feel it is feasible in the near future since some of our members have temporarily lost their jobs and current restrictions have impacted small businesses that typically take out Journal Ads or donate to our Silent Auction. The combined revenue from the Ad Journal and Silent Auction would have been around $20,000.
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