April 2016 - Adar II/Nisan 5776 Congregation Torat El Community Seder Friday, April 22Nd - 6:30Pm
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Voice of the Shore Congregation Torat El ~ Jersey Shore Jewish Center April 2016 - Adar II/Nisan 5776 Congregation Torat El Community Seder Friday, April 22nd - 6:30pm Menu Includes: Appetizers: Gefilte Fish, Chopped Liver Main Dishes: Roast Chicken, Brisket Vegetarian/Gluten Free Entrée available upon advanced request Side Dishes: Apple Kugel, Matzoh Stuffing, Roasted Potatoes, Vegetable Medley Dessert: Cake & Macaroons, Fruit Platters Adults: $55 Children 5-13: $25 Children 4 and under: no charge Each table will be provided with its own Seder Plate, Matzah, Charoses Tables may be reserved for parties of 8 or more. Reservations may be made through the temple office or by visiting seder2016.torat-el.org Pre-Paid reservations must be received at the temple office no later than April 15th. Due to the amount of planning and preparation, please understand that this deadline cannot be extended. Name _________________________________________________________ Phone __________________ # Adults _____ # Children 5-13 _____ # Children 4 and under _____ Total Amount Enclosed: $_____________ Congregation Torat El Contact Information Torat El Professional Staff Committee Contact Info Senior Rabbi Agudath Achim Cemetery - Steve Scheer 732-245-7603 Aaron Schonbrun Beth El Cemetery - Alan & Sonny Winters 732-222-2510 Assistant Rabbi Chesed Chair - Alyce Isaacson 732-870-1492 Sara Metz Contribution Cards - Beverle Richelson 732-493-1595 Executive Director Pam Cardullo Education Chair - Sherrie Robinson 732-870-3253 Dir. Of Ritual Engagement Finance Chair - Michael Breslow 732-493-4065 Ben Laskowitz Hazak - Steve Fineberg 732-229-9562 Bookkeeper/Admin. Joanne Bass Membership Chair - Suzanne Michel 732-695-0258 Administrative Asst. Technology - Howard Lang [email protected] Lisa Arnold Youth Advisor Jane-Rachel Schonbrun Other Contact Info Temple President - Larry Shapiro 732-531-4410 Torat El Executive Board Sisterhood President - Carri Silverberg 732-245-8939 Men’s Club President - Neil Warar 732-299-9287 President Larry Shapiro JNF Tree Donations - Leah Zimmerman 732-229-8623 First V.P. Steve Fineberg V.P. Warren Goode Youth Group Advisor - Jane-Rachel Schonbrun [email protected] V.P. Linda Pickelny Facility Rental - Pam Cardullo 732-531-4410 V.P. Laurie Gross Kiddush Information - Pam Cardullo 732-531-4410 V.P. Neil Weitzenkorn Bulletin - Pam Cardullo 732-531-4410 V.P. Michelle Winters Gift Cards - Joanne Bass 732-531-4410 Treasurer Michael Breslow Donations - Lisa Arnold 732-531-4410 Secretary Alan Morris Sisterhood Pres. Carri Silverberg Men’s Club Pres. Neil Warar Past President Rep. Alan Winters Congregation Torat El Main Office 732-531-4410 Rabbi Aaron Schonbrun Board of Trustees [email protected] ext.13 Dawn Barofsky Susan Berkowitz Rabbi Sara Metz [email protected] ext.16 Galit Binns Maddy Cohen Pam Cardullo, Exec. Director Marjorie Cotler Mindy Estin [email protected] ext.10 Harvey Jacob Sheryl Kaplan Ben Laskowitz, Ritual Engagement Randi Kervick Howard Lang [email protected] ext.18 Suzanne Michel Staci Nussbaum Joanne Bass, Bookkeeper Beverle Richelson Michele Robins [email protected] ext.11 Lisa Arnold, Administrative Asst. Sherrie Robinson Marc Schnabolk [email protected] ext.12 Dorothy Secol Judy Solomon Mark Steinberg Jason Stern Sara Turian Cynthia Walsh Sonny Winters facebook.com/CongregationToratEl 2 April Service Announcements Friday, April 1, 2016 Shabbat Service 6:30 pm Candles 7:03 pm YAHRZEITS: Genevieve Breslow, Sam Farber, Joseph Gurman, Irving Marlieb, Leigh Moshel, Sidney Vineburg, Fanny Weitzenkorn Saturday, April 2, 2016 Parsha: Shemini 11:1-47 Haftarah: Ezekiel 36:16-38 Shabbat Morning Service ~ 9:00 am Learn & Burn ~ 9:00 am Friday, April 8, 2016 Shabbat Service 8:00 pm Candles 7:10 pm Oneg Shabbat is sponsored by proud parents Cara & Jason Malek YAHRZEITS: Morris Barr, Louis Becker, Abraham Fisher, Cecile Glasser, Sol Grabelle, Abraham Hoffman, Abraham Kaufman, Bella Kaufman, Andred Knifel, Simon Kreisler, Freda Krongold, Wilma Lieberman, Phyllis Marx, Isidore Opatosky, Tsilia Pirogovsky, Rebecca Rediker, Abraham Silver, Herman Silverstein, Allan Slotkin, Stanford Slovin, Harriette Solowey, Joseph Valenti, Esther Warshauer, Murray Weiss, Benjamin Wilk Saturday, April 9, 2016 Parsha: Tazria 13:29-59 Haftarah: Ezekiel 45:16-46:18 Shabbat Morning Service ~ 9:00 am Bar Mitzvah: Ari Malek Kiddush Luncheon is sponsored by proud parents Cara & Jason Malek Friday, April 15, 2016 Shabbat Service 6:30 pm Candles 7:17 pm Oneg Shabbat is sponsored by proud parents Cynthia & Steven Walsh YAHRZEITS: Donna Allinson, Sylvia Anapol, Frank Balkin, Frieda Blufstein, Sophie Boff, Celia Brand, Annette Dampf, Sabina Edelsberg, Rubin Gerechoff, Ruth Goldenberg, Bernard Hirsh, Michael Jacob, Moshe Koreen, Evelyn Kramer, Louis Lefton, Dorothy Markowitz, Eve Messner, Florence Morris, Faigy Ostroff, Louis Prager, Faye Slotoroff, Robert Slovin, Rita Small Saturday, April 16, 2016 Parsha: Metsora 14:33-15:33 Haftarah: Malachi 3:4-24 Shabbat Morning Service ~ 9:00 am Bat Mitzvah: Madelyn Walsh Kiddush Luncheon is sponsored by proud grandmother Judy Burgis Friday, April 22, 2016 Community Seder 6:30 pm Candles 7:25 pm YAHRZEITS: Milton Bazer, Istvan Benjamin, Henry Block, Frank Eliscu, Manfred Fight, Sidney Fineberg, Irving Fishbein, Max Fisher, Josephine Hopkins, Celia Kobb, Paul Kramer, David Maltzman, Fanny Marx, David Maurer, Beverly Propper, Miriam Rauch, Philip Rose, Clara Rubin, Edwin Rubin, Julia Ruskin, Arnold Schreiber, Paul Selikowitz, Lillian Trauben, Harry Tretsky, Nathan Warm Saturday, April 23, 2016 Parsha: Bo 12:21-51 Haftarah: 2 Kings 23:1-9, 21-25 Pesach/Shabbat Morning Service ~ 9:00 am Friday, April 29, 2016 Pesach Service 9:00am Pesach/Shabbat Service 6:30 pm Candles 7:32 pm YAHRZEITS: Ellen Baker, Edward Barnett, Victor Belicove, Rae Breslow, Louis Brodie, Selma Cohen, Hyman Fishbain, William Furie, Steven Gold, Abe Goldberg, Donald Horowitz, Noreen Hunt, Sylvia Israel, Paula Kronengold, Waldmar Krongold, Blanche Lewis, Stella Meyers, Isabel Pincus, Chaye Przytyk, Itzyack Przytyk, Joseph Robinson, Abraham Rose, Hannah Rosing, Sidney Rubenstein, Roger Schoch, Beatrice Schreiber, Alice Schultz, Charles Schultzer, Robert Weinstein, Philip Wiser, Betty Zuckerman, Lou Zuckerman Saturday, April 30, 2016 Parsha: Re’eh 14:22-16:17 Haftarah: Isaiah 10:32-12:6 Pesach/Shabbat Morning Service/Yizkor ~ 9:00 am Weekday Mornings Weekday Evenings Monday-Thursday: 7:00pm Sunday: 8:30am Service Monday-Friday: 8:00am Shabbat Evening Services 1st, 3rd, 4th Friday ~ 6:30pm Shabbat Morning: 9:00am Schedule 2nd Friday ~ 8:00pm 3 Shemot The Book of (Names) We are a few weeks away from celebrating the Festival of Passover, the story of our Exodus from Egypt. Interestingly, the Hebrew name for the Book of Exodus, in which our story is found, is called Shemot, meaning "names." It is called this because it opens by sharing the names of the children of Israel and their household who came to Egypt with Jacob, thereby setting the stage for the story of the Exodus. But I think that there is more to this notion of the Exodus from Egypt being couched in a language of "names" than first meets the eye -- particularly when we consider that these very names were already mentioned a few chapters earlier, as the Book of Genesis comes to a close. By repeating this list and starting the Book of Exodus with Shemot , names, the Torah is trying to get us to focus on the importance of knowing who we are, where we come from, and what we are connected to. The message is that one cannot truly be free and one cannot have a complete understanding of what it means to be a part of the Jewish people, unless he/she understands his name, who he/she is, and where he/she comes from. In other words, from the very beginnings of our existence as a people, our names have been a critical part of our identity. Indeed holding onto our Hebrew names is so important that our rabbis taught that it was one of the reasons that our ancestors merited being freed in the first place (Leviticus Rabbah 32:5). But here is the question. How many of you actually know your full Hebrew name -- including your parents’ Hebrew names? How many of you know who you were named for, why you were named for these individuals? How many of you understand both the literal meaning of your name, as well as the meaning behind your name? How many of you know this name that was signed on your Bar/Bat mitzvah certificate, is written in your wedding ketubah, and is used when you are called to the Torah? The other day I was driving with my youngest son in the car and listening to a new CD that we had received in the mail from PJ Library. The CD has one song written by Rick Recht that is all about our Hebrew names, how they were chosen, and how in many cases they represent the values of those who are no longer with us. I've got all these people in me; A great responsibility; If they could only see me today they'd be proud of me in so many ways; I feel so lucky, I can SAY- that's my name Someday I'll have kids and my kids will have kids and my grandkids will have more kids, maybe two or three, someday I'll be remembered by a little boy or girl who will be very proud to be named after me.... But as I was singing along to my youngest son and listening to the lyrics, I couldn't help but think about all of the people who routinely come to me with questions about their Hebrew names. They often don't know their Hebrew name and will ask me questions like: " Rabbi, what's Hebrew for Maurice ?" By the way, your Hebrew name is often the same, or an adaptation, of a deceased love one's Hebrew name, and unless you were given a name because of the meaning of a Hebrew word (ie.