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FRIDAY, JANUARY 3 6:00pm Family Shabbat Dinner From Rabbi Holtz’s Study 7:00pm Family Shabbat Service SATURDAY, JANUARY 4 9:00am Conservative Shabbat Service Dear Friends, with Kiddush FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 Elections are coming soon, and your vote will play an important part in 7:30pm Shabbat Services with shaping the de-mocracy of the country. I’m speaking of course about Torah Reading and Aydin Mayers the elections which begin on January 21 for seats in the World Zionist SATURDAY, JANUARY 11 Congress, and through which we each have a voice in ad-vancing 9:00am Conservative Shabbat Service pluralism and democracy in Israel! FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 6:00pm Reform Shabbat Services/ In 1897, Theodor Herzl gathered a representatives from all over the Jewish world in Basle, Social Justice Shabbat Switzerland, for the first World Zionist Congress. It became the deliberative body of the 7:30pm Reform Shabbat Services/ World Zionist Organization, which is, in effect, the parliament of world Jewry. It is the one Social Justice Shabbat Jewish body where democratically elected delegates of every Zionist organization in the SATURDAY, JANUARY 18 world can come together to discuss issues affecting us all. 9:00am Conservative Shabbat Service FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 Elections are about to begin again (January 21 – March 11, or MLK day to Purim), with 7:30pm Reform Shabbat Services with delegates chosen by popular vote across all the streams of American Judaism. After the last Visual Tefillah election, the Reform and Conservative movements held the majority of American Jewry’s 145 SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 seats. As a result we were able to advocate for the things we liberal Jews believe in: religious 9:00am Conservative Shabbat Service pluralism and equality, women’s rights, diversity and peace with dignity and security. AND, 11:00am Alexandra Cloutman, daughter we were able to direct the Israeli government to provide millions of dollars each year to of Heather and Andrew Cloutman, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah Re-form and Conservative institutions in Israel, as they already do with Orthodox groups. FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 So it is absolutely imperative that every Reform and Conservative Jew participates and that 7:30pm Reform Shabbat Services we are well represented. The Reform movement’s Zionist body is ARZA (Association of Reform Zionists of America). The Conservative movement’s equivalent is MERCAZ USA. A vote for either is a vote for the liberal Jewish values we hold dear. You can sign up to be reminded to vote with either organization. In order to vote in the WZO elections 1. You must consider yourself Jewish 2. You must be 18 years or older 3. You must be a resident of the United States 4. The cost to vote is $7.50 For more information, and/or to sign up for a reminder, go to: Our Shabbat Services on Friday, January 17 at 6:00pm and 7:30pm ARZA https://arza.org/who-we-are/world-zionist-congress-elections/ in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, MERCAZ USA https://www.mercaz2020.org/ Jr. have been declared Social Justice Shabbat. We gather in prayer to Do it now! Help us help like-minded Israelis to build the society we all envision. remember the importance of religion in repairing the world. L’shalom, Rabbi David K. Holtz

– Photo by Stuart Skolnick TEMPLE BETH ABRAHAM Notes from 25 Leroy Avenue Tarrytown, NY 10591 Cantor Margot E.B. Goldberg Tel: 631-1770 Fax: 631-7872 tba-ny.org Shalom and Wow! I am writing to you after having just returned from the URJ Biennial in Chicago. I am exhausted, exhilarated, and filled with excitement about what I learned, heard and sang. DIRECTORY Amongst the themes of this year’s Biennial was the World Zionist Congress elections, Clergy/Senior Staff anti-Semitism, and women’s rights. Rabbi David K. Holtz [email protected] ext. 17 According to their website: The World Zionist Congress is a body of 500 delegates from Cantor Margot E.B. Goldberg Jewish communities across the world. The congress meets every 5 years to discuss policy [email protected] ext. 11 and funding for Jewish institutions in Israel and across the world. The First Zionist Executive Director Stuart P. Skolnick Congress was the genesis of the Zionist Movement, convened by Theodor Herzl in 1897. [email protected] ext. 13 It was the original meeting of great minds that first put to paper the idea that the Jewish Director of Education Yanira Quinones people should have a state of their own. This is a historic election. With more slates than [email protected] ext. 22 ever before, American Jews have a rare opportunity to make a direct impact on the Director of Youth Engagement Stessa Peers [email protected] ext. 28 future direction of Israel and diaspora affairs. The 2020 World Zionist Congress will determine the allocation of nearly $1 billion in funding for and the priorities of the World Office Staff Facilities Supervisor Larry Murray Zionist Organization (WZO), Jewish National Fund (JNF) and the Jewish Agency for Israel. [email protected] ext. 25 The elections will take place from January 21-March 11, 2020; you can learn more about Asst. Facilities Supervisor Jaime Valencia this at: https://azm.org/elections. [email protected] ext. 26 On the topic of anti-Semitism, we heard from Deborah Lipstadt, a professor of Holocaust Clergy Coordinator Irene Metz [email protected] ext. 19 Studies at Emory University. What struck me most was her thoughts on what anti-Semitic Administrative Assistant Stacey Notrica acts are doing to us as a people. Professor Lipstadt shared thoughts about our reactions [email protected] ext. 10 to the attacks on our people as “responding to the oy instead of the joy.” She shared a Religious School Assistant Tess Weitzner story about a student who declared that he would wear a kippah every time there was a [email protected] ext. 10 hate crime against the Jewish people to show his support. This act saddened her because Executive Committee she believes we should live our lives the way we want within our traditions and not as a President Jennifer Povman response to hate. Following her presentation at the Biennial she wrote on Twitter, “We Executive (First) Vice President Melissa Baer are so much more than victims. We are a vibrant people with a great tradition. Even as Recording Secretary Diane Gross we fight the haters with every fiber of our being, let’s remember that.” Treasurer Marc Solomon The Cantor I grew up with in Great Neck was the first female Cantor to be ordained Chairs from any of the Jewish seminaries; her name is Cantor Barbara Ostfeld. She is a graduate Board of Education Audrey Gelfand, Leah Bloom of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and an acclaimed Cantor in the Fundraising/Development Amy Zerman Reform Movement. I had the pleasure of attending this year’s Biennial as Cantor Barbara House Roy Solomon Ostfeld was honored by receiving the prestigious Debbie Friedman Award for Contribu- Israel Marla Peers Member Services Bernice Rogowitz tions to Jewish Music. It was a real treat to see my Cantor receive this honor! Ritual Herb Baer Women in leadership positions was a key topic at the convention, as well as the struggle Tikkun Olam Julia Gosset, Tracy Ostroff women have encountered to achieve those goals. We heard from Susan Weidman Immediate Past President Jamie Wilson Schneider, the Lilith Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Jodi Kantor, a Pulitzer Prize-Winning Trustees Journalist and Rabbi Hara Person, the first ever female Chief Executive of the Central David Brandwein Neil Bruckner Cindy Gerson Conference of American Rabbis. You might recall that Jodi Kantor was the first journalist Julie Gur Stuart Kolbert Dan Levi to break the story of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations. We learned from the Loren Ratner Liz Ross Brian Schneider panelists and from other women throughout the conference, that women have come a Meredith Siegel Risa Swersey long way, when we speak the truth about and to each other, we are our best selves - but Honorary Trustees we still have a long way to go. Barry S. Agdern Herb Baer Ruth Biloon Outside of the plenary presentations and the sessions too numerous to comprehend, we Allison Fine Dr. Stephen Gerstman Robert Harris prayed and sang together. My colleagues both Cantorial and Rabbinic, lead inspiring Michael Karnes Liza Karsten David Kaufmann worship, we heard amazing music from the likes of Kol Beseder (Rabbi Danny Freelander Farron Roboff Pearl Ann Schwartz Dr. Richard Weiner and Cantor Jeff Klepper), Josh Nelson, Dan Nichols, Noah Aronson, Elana Arian and new Jamie Wilson Robert Zinman comers like Nefesh Mountain, Chava Mirel, and were introduced to the next generation of Jewish artists, Lucy Greenbaum and other rising stars. Continued on page 13.

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From the TORAH READING January 3-4 Vayigash: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Director of Education4 January 10-11 Va-y’chi: Gensis 47:28-50:26 January 17-18 Sh’mot: Exodus 1:1-6:1 Shalom and Wow! Religious School News January 24-25 Va-eira: Exodus 6:2-9:35

“For many of us the march from Selma to Montgomery was about protest and CANDLE LIGHTING prayer. Legs are not lips and walking is not kneeling. And yet our legs uttered Friday, January 3 4:20pm songs. Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my legs were praying.” Friday, January 10 4:27pm Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel Friday, January 17 4:35pm Friday, January 24 4:43pm Last June I was in Atlanta for the first time, attending the Center for Israel Educa- Friday, January 31 4:52pm tion conference. I took the opportunity to visit Martin Luther King’s birthplace, the Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, the King Center for Civil Rights and the Civil Rights Museum. These were incredibly impactful visits. Sitting in the actual church where King spoke, with his sermons about social justice playing in the sanctuary brought his words to life. I could only imagine how these words impacted the parishioners about 60 years ago during the burgeoning Civil Rights Movement. At the Civil Rights Museum, I went to an exhibit that simulated being an African- American sitting in the white section at a segregated lunch counter during the

Civil Rights Movement. I put on headphones, placed my hands on the exhibit counter and closed my eyes. The sounds in the headphones were people whisper- This campaign will bring new life to our building, expand the range of programs and services, help to ing and yelling at me in explicit language to leave the lunch counter. As I touchedsecure our financial future. Together, we can renew the links between our pride in our past, joy at the counter I could feel it vibrating, as if I was being jostled about. what we have made real, and our dreams of what is possible. A proudThis campaign history…a will bring new new life to our building, expand the range of programs and services, help to Some 60 years ago, these southern African-Americans were a disenfranchised vision…investFor secure information our financial now about future. in how our to Together, get involved we or make a gift, can renew the links between our pride in our past, joy at what we have made real, and our dreams of what is possible. and segregated people. Throughout the movement, their churches were bombedcontact Campaign Temple’s Chair Gayle Aaron at bridges@tbafuture!-­‐ny.org or call Stuart Skolnick at the Temple. and they were brutally attacked by the KKK and the local police (sometimes one For information about how to get involved or make a gift, and the same). Nevertheless, they took a stand in the face of all this adversity. contact Campaign Chair Gayle Aaron at bridges@tba-­‐ny.org or call Stuart Skolnick at the Temple. One of the primary goals of the They were upstanders and not bystanders. Bridges Campaign is to make the Now we have welcomed the new year of 2020. As we all do, we make resolutions building warmer and inviting and for the new year. I cannot help but think that in this new year we, as a people, accessible to all. Won’t you help us have to make a resolution to take a conscious stand. We are experiencing rising make our dreams a reality? anti-Semitism, as we closed the year with the unfortunate events in Jersey City and Los Angeles. We have a duty to stand-up and be socially engaged in our own For information about how community. We too must be upstanders and not bystanders and remain vigilant, to get involved or to make with an awareness of the world around us. How do we teach our children to be a gift, send an email to upstanding and not bystanding? None of us have all the answers. However, [email protected] or call teaching our children Jewish ethical values and Torah is an amazing foundation. Stuart Skolnick at the Temple. Understanding and respect for ourselves and for what we believe in is the best defense against those who disparage any people. At Temple Beth Abraham we are taking opportunities to teach kindness through Jewish values. In doing so, we are helping our learners develop language that could inspire advocacy and tolerance for one another. This year we have added a In observance of 7th grade leadership class to the curriculum. It covers topics such as: who is a New Year’s Day, leader, how to step into leadership roles, and where is my responsibility in the TBA will be closed on community. We need to continue to look at our past to help inform our future. Wednesday, January 1. Much has occurred over the past month in the Temple Beth Abraham Religious In observance of School. Our Wednesday 6th and 7th grade have moved on to their 2nd rotation. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, We have been busy learning about and celebrating Chanukah. We had an all TBA will be closed on school Chanukah sing-a-long and Latkapalooza. A special thank you must go out to all those who volunteered and helped with this year’s Book Fair. The 1st graders Monday, January 20. Sandwich Shabbat to help feed those in need takes place at the end of January.

Yanira Quinones, Director of Education

4 PAGE 3 Tikkun Olam4 Tikkun Olam would not exist without u. Thank you for your time, experience, JOIN US! donations and ideas. Our next meeting is Sunday January 26 SAVE THE DATE! at 9:15am in the SPRING MITZVAH DAY IS TBA Library. SUNDAY, APRIL 26!

BLOOD DRIVE form (forms will be available that day). MIDNIGHT RUN Give the Gift of Life! Please join us You must weigh at least 110 pounds. If Saturday, March 7 Sunday, February 2, 8:00am-1:00pm, you have any medical eligibility ques- We are collecting casual men’s clothing in the Social Hall tions, please call 800-688-0900. Please (in the Coatroom at TBA) to be distrib- You must be between 16 and 75 years eat and drink well, and bring identifica- uted to the homeless in NYC. tion with photo or signature (e.g., a of age. Donors age 76 or over may We need: donate with a note from their physician. driver’s license or blood donor ID card). Donors who are 16 require parental For more information contact Judi • Jeans, corduroys and chinos permission on a New York Blood Center Markowitz at [email protected] • T-shirts (short and long sleeves) • Sweaters, hoodies • Backpacks Thank You for Lighting One Candle—or more! • Travel-size toiletries • Disposable razors Thanks to the generosity of so many Temple members, we were able to help • NEW packages of men’s briefs (M/L) the families of La Asociación redeem $25.00 gifts certificates for 120 children and athletic socks at A Nu Toy Store in Tarrytown. Your $20.00 donations, plus $5.00 from each La Asociación family helped make this a special holiday for many of our We are looking for families to make bag neighbors in Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. (Here’s a special shoutout to the lunches (20 each) for the Run. If you are TBA children who donated their own money to ensure another child enjoys interested in preparing food, participat- the holidays!) The organizers and families are grateful for your thoughtfulness. ing in the Run, or if you want more information about what is involved, The group Asociación de Familias Hispanas de Los Tarrytowns recently please email [email protected]. honored Temple Beth Abraham at its annual holiday dinner. Rabbi Holtz Thank you! accepted the award on behalf of our Congregation. Thanks also to all those who donated supplies; to Becca G., Aiden L., and Julie L. for helping to wrap presents during the family shopping days; and to Melissa B., Stephanie P., Loren R., and Andrea W. for all their help and support for this program.

TBA members Julie and Aiden Last, left, and 7th Grader Becca Gosset, middle, wrapping presents for the families of La Asociación on Monday, December 16, in Tarrytown at A Nu Toy Store.

4 PAGE 4 TBA PRESENTS Comedy NIGHT Saturday February 8 Staring Joe Devito Robin Fox

Mick Thomas Comics Unleashed on Performs in Clubs and Grand Prize Winner: 11th CBS Comedy Central Casinos up and down the Annual Gilda’s Club Laugh-off East Coast including: Gotham Comedy Live Gotham Comedy Club The Borgata Hotel and Casino The Late Late Show Stand Up NY Broadway Comedy Club The Comedy Cellar Semi-finalist on NBC’s Host of the Lucie Awards Last Comic Standing Gotham Comedy Live at Lincoln Center on AXS TV Finalist: The Bud Light “Ladies of Laughter”

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Tanakh Study: Wednesdays at 10:00-11:00am No class January 1 or 15. Rabbi Holtz leads a class every Wednesday morning, which goes at its own pace through the Tanakh in English. No previous knowledge is required and you can join in at any point in the cycle. Saturdays 9:00am during Conservative Services.

Mah Jongg: Mondays at 1:00pm Due to MLK Day, the January 20 meeting will be on Thursday, January 23. A friendly, non-competitive (no betting) gathering at TBA. Free for Temple members; $2.00 for guests. Email [email protected] or call the Temple Office at 914-631-1770 for more information.

Books Club: Friday, January 24, 10:00am Button Man by Andrew Gross “...a stirring story of a Jewish family brought together in the dawn of the women’s garment business and torn apart by the birth of organized crime in New York City in the 1930’s.” (Amazon) Both historical thriller and family saga, the novel is based on the author’s own family history and on the history of the era-the rise of the Jewish mob and its take-over of the garment industry, gaining control over the workers, the owners and law enforcement. $2.00 suggested donation per guest. RSVP (914) 631-1770 or [email protected]

Books@Night: February 12, 7:30pm Ariel Samson: Freelance Rabbi by MaNishtana Ariel Samson is just your run of the mill anomaly: a 20-something black Orthodox Jewish rabbi looking for love, figuring out life, and floating between at least two worlds. Luckily, it gets worse. Finding himself the spiritual leader of a dying synagogue, and accidentally falling into viral internet fame, Ariel is suddenly catapulted into a series of increasingly ridiculous conflicts with belligerent college students, estranged families, corrupt politicians, hippophilic cowork- ers, vindictive clergymen, and even attempted murder. (And also Christian hegemony, racism, anti-Semitism, toxic Hotepism, and white Jewish privilege. Because today ends in “y.”) But all that’s the easy part. Because whether Ariel knows it or not, he’s due for a break- through. Several, in fact. And he’s about to find out whether or not he’s strong enough to re-evaluate everything he thought he knew about himself, and own up to the things he didn’t.

4 PAGE 6 Movie Mavens: Saturday, January 11, 7:00pm 1945 August 12, 1945, 11:00am. Two mysterious strangers dressed in black – Jews – appear at the railway station of a Hungarian village. In the shadow of Russian occupation, the people of the village are prepar- ing for the wedding of the son of the town clerk. The bride’s former fiancé returns from captivity. Within a few hours, everything changes. SUBTITLED Katapult Film, 2017, 91 min., Not Rated. A moderated discussion follows the film with coffee and dessert. Free for members, $5.00 for guests to offset the cost of refreshments.

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Join us for an engaging conversation with Tal Heinrich, i24NEWS Anchor

SUNDAY, JANUARY 12 FROM 2:00-4:00PM

Tal Heinrich has over 13 years of experience, working for international and Israeli media outlets. She will give an insider’s view of the editorial process behind the scenes, a visual presentation that breaks down major key events in the Middle East, and highlights their vastly different coverage across various international media outlets.

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There is no charge for TBA members Suggested $10.00 donation at the door for non-TBA members.

PLEASE RSVP https://conversation-with-tal-heinrich.eventbrite.com or call the Temple Office: 914-631-1770

4 PAGE 8 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Service MONDAY, JANUARY 20 AT NOON

FOSTER MEMORIAL AME ZION CHURCH 90 WILDEY STREET, TARRYTOWN Please join church members and invited clergy for an open religious service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. RABBI HOLTZ will participate in the service.

Call for Entrees: Short Essays on Jewish Topics

UJA-Federation of New THE EVENT THEME IS JEW-ISH: True Tales of York and READ650 will be Religion and Cultural Identity. Whether you found holding a local storytelling the afikomen at Passover or your roots in America, event on March 15, 2020, whether you were raised Jewish, keep Kosher, or featuring short essays on chose Judaism for yourself, share your experience Jewish topics, read aloud and your story in 650 or fewer words. by the authors. The pieces SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 15, 2020. can be original, or can be The community wide event and reception will take excerpted or adapted from earlier work. Submis- place at 3:00pm Sunday, March 15, 2020 at the sions are evaluated by an editorial committee of Ossie Davis Theater, New Rochelle Public Library, professional writer/editors, and the live perfor- New Rochelle, NY. Dietary laws observed. mance will be professionally recorded, archived, FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: and uploaded to the Read650 YouTube channel. www.read650.org/submissions The maximum length of 650 words translates to a five-minute spoken word piece. 4 PAGE 9 In loving memory of CONSERVATIVE KIDDUSH TBA Family 4 Our dear friend Shirley Cooper, a long-time FUND The following events reflect member of TBA and “Miss Hadassah” of In honor of Tarrytown, from Stanley & Harryette Helsel the known sorrows and Ava Rubin’s Bat Mitzvah, simchas of our TBA Family. from Neil & Wendy Bruckner CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY Alexandra Cloutman’s Bat Mitzvah, FUND from Neil & Wendy Bruckner MAZEL TOV TO: In appreciation of The marriage of Jerry and Marla Peers’ Ida Doctor on the birth of her grandson Cantor Margot and all she does for daughter Jacey, from Gail Mendell Matthew Dylan Hammer Temple Beth Abraham, from James & In loving memory of Donna Goldsmith Connie Gikowski, from Pearl Ann Schwartz SPEEDY RECOVERY TO: In honor of Roberta Rothkin Hanna’s Bat Mitzvah, with gratitude RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY from Hanna and the Reich family, FUND from Neal & Amy Reich CONDOLENCES TO: In honor of Beth Berman on the death of her husband The Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Andrela, Hanna’s Bat Mitzvah, with gratitude Roger Berman from Michael Andrela & Audra Schweitzer from Hanna and the Reich family,

Our grandson Jack’s Bar Mitzvah, from Neal & Amy Reich from Bruce & Barbara Keltz The Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Andrela, Donations 4 Their son, Jake’s Bar Mitzvah, from Michael Andrela & Audra Schweitzer from Christopher & Michele Epple Our grandson Jack’s Bar Mitzvah, Ava Rubin’s Bat Mitzvah, BRIDGES from Bruce & Barbara Keltz In honor of from David & Beth Rubin Their son Jake’s Bar Mitzvah, Rabbi David Holtz, from Christopher & Michele Epple from Phyllis and Stephen Schwartz

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The Bat Mitzvah of Eliana Kleidman, from Bernard & Susan Kosberg Michael Zeldes at Chanukah, from Herbert & Marie Rothschild The Bar MItzvah of Jack Keltz, from Judith and Marvin Milch In loving memory of Shabbat Bruce Edleson on his Yahrzeit, from Mary Edleson Join Cantor Margot Honey Black Kay, Milton Fein and Lee Fein, as we welcome songleader, from Mira and Robert Fein composer and musician Jacklyn Blass, from Herb & Melissa Baer Lorraine Rogowitz-Black, from Herb & Aydin Mayers Melissa Baer Martha Cember, from Herb & Melissa Baer Harry Rabinowitz, from Barbara Rabinowitz

Benjamin Nelson, from Barbara Rabinowitz Born and raised in Pleasantville, Aydin grew up listening to everything from jazz standards to Tower of Power and 1960s funk. As a young musician, Aydin Jerry and Shirley Rosenblum, started playing percussion in the Pleasantville Community Synagogue’s Pleazmatics, sparking a love from Marilyn Trichon of Jewish music. A self-taught guitarist, he currently travels among different BBYO communities sharing his Esther Kessler, from Rochelle Kessler inclusive and group-oriented style of songleading. When home, Aydin acts as Pleasantville Community Synagogue’s songleader, where he can often be found Max Genser and Arthur Sherr, leading services and studying with the community. from Shelly Orringer Music has been an integral part of Aydin’s life. Through exposure to Jewish musicians such as Happie Hoffman, Eric Hunker, Dan Nichols, Chava Mirel and participating in Left Every Voice and Hava Nashira, Aydin began his journey into the world of songwriting. He is recording his first album and will be releasing his first single in January 2020.

Temple Beth Abraham’s Adult Education Committee FOR TEMPLE BETH ABRAHAM’S presents: KINDERGARTENERS, FIRST GRADERS, AND SECOND GRADERS Movie Mavens

ZEETYkatan! *: Select Saturdays at 7:00PM With a Special “Kick Off” Event on Our newest youth group for our littlest learners Sunday, Sep. 15 Feb. 15

Oct. 12 Mar. 14

Nov. 9 Apr. 11

Dec. 21 May 9 SHABBAT LUNCH Jan. 11 JANUARY 11, 2020

12:00pm TO 1:15pm Films with Jewish themes or content.

TEMPLE BETH ABRAHAM Moderated discussion immediately following the Come to TBA on January 11 to movie. enjoy ZEETYkatan’s first ever Light refreshments provided. event! Kindergarders-second graders will meet for lunch and some play to kick off our year!

Cost: $5.00 per participant Free Members: Registration link: $5.00 to offset cost of Guests: http://bit.ly/ refreshments ZEETYKatanJanuaryShabbatLunch Please RSVP to Temple Office (914) 631-1770 For more information, email our Director of Youth Engagement, *Please note: Dates are subject to change. Please refer to the website for up-to-date Stessa Peers, at [email protected] information.

Temple Beth Abraham * 25 Leroy Avenue * Tarrytown, NY * (914) 631-1770 * www.tba-ny.org

4 PAGE 11 Projected Friday night Visual T’filah services are easy to follow!

January 24 Shabbat Shirah February 7

family shabbat dinner Friday, February 7 Second Grade Shabbat Dinner at 6:00pm Family Shabbat Service with Visual Tefillah at 7:00pm

The main course is chicken. You may have pasta instead if requested at the time reservations are made. Dinners are by reservation only and will be accepted by mail along with your check. Your check will be your reservation. Anti-Semitism: Please note that reservations will not be taken over the phone or after the deadline. Please make your check payable to TBA and return by What We Face and Monday, February 3. How We Fight It Wednesday, January 8 at 7:30pm Temple Israel Center, White Plains FEBRUARY 7 Family Shabbat Dinner Mark Weitzman of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Adults $15.00; Children 2-12 $10.00 Westchester District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr., and Hindy Poupko UJA-Federation will discuss the sharp rise in hate crimes against number of chicken dinners: adult child Jews here and abroad.

number of pasta dinners: adult child The event is free. Registration is required at www.ujafedny.org/event/view/wc-anti-semitism.

Presented by UJA-Federation and Westchester Jewish Council. name

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4 PAGE 12 Cantor, continued from page 2. Biennial brings together 5,000 Jews from North America to learn from each other, pray and sing together, and to remind ourselves that we are a strong body that can affect personal, communal, and global change. The name dropping above is Conservative just a small sample of the caliber of voices and talent that we typically hear from at these gatherings. I hope that you will Services mark your calendar and join me, and 5,000 of your closest friends, in Washington, DC from December 8-11, 2021 for #URJBiennial2021! Every Saturday at 9:00 AM L’shalom, Cantor Margot E.B. Goldberg Warm, friendly atmosphere, stimulating Complimentary support services for discussion/give and take with Rabbi David TBA members and families and Cantor Margot. Celebrate a Simcha or Did you know your synagogue has its own social worker? observe a Yahrtzeit with us. Through the generosity of the UJA Federation of New York and their Partners in Caring (PIC) grant, Temple Beth Abra- Bagel and Lox Kiddush ham is able to offer free mental health services to our members and employees. Sponsored by the Our PIC social worker is Jennifer Convissor, LCSW. Jennifer Conservative Kiddush Fund. has extensive experience offering counseling to individuals of every age, and with providing supportive referrals and facilitating groups for all ages, from preschoolers to senior citizens. She is available to meet the mental health needs of our members and employees from her office at the Shames JCC in Tarrytown. The PIC grant allows for up to three confidential sessions free of cost and unlimited referrals. Please also consider reaching out to Jennifer to help develop therapeutic groups of any kind, including psycho-educational, wellness, or specific lifestyle-related support groups. Contact her via phone or email. Jennifer Convissor, LCSW 914-366-7898 x 1162 [email protected] 371 South Broadway, Tarrytown, NY

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TBA CALENDAR JANUARY 2020 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Dec 29 30 31 Jan 1, 20 2 3 4

NFTY Kallah Chanukah Chanukah TBA Closed NFTY Kallah 6:00pm Family Shabbat Dinner 9:00am Conservative Shabbat Service with Kiddush 7:00pm Family Shabbat Service

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NFTY Kallah 1:00pm Mah Jongg 1:30pm Senior Staff Meeting 10:00am Tanakh Study 7:30pm Shabbat Services with 9:00am Conservative Shabbat 9:00-11:00am Religious School (K- 4:30-6:30pm Religious School 6:30pm Committee Chair Meeting 4:30-6:30pm Religious School Torah Reading and Aydin Mayers Service 6) w/6th Grade BBM Wkshop II (4th/5th) (6th/7th) 7:30pm Board of Trustees Meeting 12:00-1:15pm ZEETYkatan (K-2) 6:15-8:15pm Religious School 7:00pm Israel Committee - Library Shabbat Lunch (7th-12th) 8:00pm Shekelvestors 7:00pm Movie Mavens

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9:00am Conservative Shabbat 9:00-11:00am Religious School 1:00pm Mah Jongg 7:30pm Board of Education 4:30-6:30pm Religious School 6:00pm Reform Shabbat Service (K-6) w/2nd Grade Family Ed Meeting (6th/7th) Services/Social Justice Shabbat (Sofer) 4:30-6:30pm Religious School 10:00pm Sunday Funday (4th/5th) 7:30pm Reform Shabbat Services/Social Justice Shabbat 11:15am-1:15pm ZEETYteeny 6:15-8:15pm Religious School Hangout (7th-12th)

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No Religious School - MLK Day TBA Closed - MLK Day 10:00am Tanakh Study 1:00pm Mah Jongg 10:00am Book Club 9:00am Conservative Shabbat Service 4:30-6:30pm Religious School 7:30pm Reform Shabbat Services (6th/7th) with Visual Tefillah 11:00am Alexandra Cloutman's Bat Mitzvah 4:00pm K/1st Grade Sandwich Shabbat 7:00pm 5th Grade Shul-In

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9:00-11:00am Religious School (K- 1:00pm Mah Jongg 10:00am Tanakh Study 7:30pm Reform Shabbat Service 9:00am Conservative Shabbat 6) w/3rd Grade Family Ed (No 5th Service 4:30-6:30pm Religious School Grade) 4:30-6:30pm Religious School (6th/7th) (4th/5th) 11:15am-1:15pm JYG Hangout 1:15pm ZEEBY 6:15-8:15pm Religious School (7th -12th) Temple Beth Abraham Bulletin 25 Leroy Avenue Tarrytown, New York 10591

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February 1 for March, 2020

March 1 for April, 2020

LEAvES FOr LiFE CyCLE EvEnTS On Our TrEE OF LiFE

Our synagogue is proud to possess anniversaries, bar and bat mitzvahs, graduations or simply the Eytz Chaim, our “Tree of Life”. to honor parents, family or friends. Share your happy This original sculpture by the noted occasions by inscribing your family “Simchas” on our THA n g E DZ i r A synagogue artist, Sanford Werfel, is synagogue’s “Tree of Life”. This will be a permanent permanently displayed in the Temple dedication to the meaningful, and happy events that gr APH B y n Beth Abraham lobby. The branches of touch our lives. The price per leaf is $360.00 for members PHOTO the tree contain leaves which can be inscribed to highlight and $450.00 for non-members. For more information, or commemorate such joyous events as births, weddings, please call the Temple off ce at 631-1770.

“TrEE OF LiFE” order form

Occasion Date of Occasion / / name of Honoree (PLEASE SPELL nAmE ExACTLy AS yOu WiSH iT TO BE EngrAvED)

Contributed By Phone number Address Amount Enclosed $

make checks payable and send to TEmPLE BETH ABrAHAm, 25 Leroy Avenue, Tarrytown, NY 10591

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