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C:\Documents and Settings\Stan Schroeder\My Documents\Shir Notes 1110C.Php Shir Notes The Official Newsletter of Congregation Shir Ami Volume 9, Number 10, October 2011 Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Rabbi’s Column Events On the twenty-first day of this month of October, we of the Month close out the holiday season with Simchat Torah. We Shabbat services celebrate the completion and resumption again of the at Temple Ner Maarav Torah reading cycle. Friday, October 14 8:00 pm It's a wonderful service. Everybody present who wants Birthday Shabbat will receive an aliyah to the Torah. In those Saturday, October 22 10:00 am congregations blessed with many in attendance, this could take some Saturday, October 29 10:00 am time! And so in some congregations, the daveners are divided into Anniversary Shabbat groupings based on any creative method that comes to mind-by hair color, ------------------------------------------ High Holy Day services age grouping, city of origin, or whatever. at The Vineyard In this way, everybody gets assigned to a group aliyah, expediting the 6642 Reseda Blvd. in Reseda process. Friday, October 7 6:45 pm And then the most important aliyot - the person honored with the aliyah for Kil Nidre Saturday, October 8 10:00 am the reading of the concluding verses of the Torah - the death of Moses, Yom Kippur followed by the aliyah for the reading of the first verses - the creation story. ------------------------------------------ Sukkah Neighborhood Party When I was younger, I questioned why we have to keep reading the same at the Vorspans’ book over and over. I would ask my teachers, "Don't we have any other books?" The answer was always the same - we have plenty of sacred Tuesday, October 18 7:00 pm literature, but only the Torah reigns supreme. Join Rabbi and Bonnie at the Vor- span sukkah. See flyer. Call Rabbi at But as I grew older, I discovered something interesting about the Torah. (818) 888-9917 for more information. While the Torah remained the same, year after year, I changed. And ------------------------------------------ consequently, the lessons I learned from the Torah readings would evolve Around the Rabbi’s Tisch in sophistication and interpretation. at the Vorspans’ Thursday, October 27 7:30 pm The library of Torah commentaries is vast, and a lifetime might not be enough time to glean the wisdom. When there is so much to read with so The first Tisch of the 5772 season. little time, a comprehensive humash becomes a requirement, and there is See flyer. Call Rabbi at (818) 888- none better than the Conservative Movement's Etz Hayim humash. 9917 for more information. ------------------------------------------ The English text is an elegant translation, based on the Jewish Publication Mitzvah Day Society's scholarship. There are commentaries reflecting not only ancient at Temple Ner Maarav and Rabbinic times, but contemporary times, as well. Sunday, October 30 10:00 am And where a law or custom developed from the text, a special section Our annual Social Action event benefits School-on-Wheels. See within each chapter becomes dedicated to that ritual. flyer and article on page 4. Call Fran (Continued on Page 2) Kobulnick at (818) 345-2405 for more information. This Month’s Featured Articles: Visit our website: Page 2 Remembering Morris Nimovitz by Judy Eisikowitz www.shirami.com Page 6 Biography of the Month: Sholem Aleichem by Stan Schroeder Page 7 Cantor’s Notes by Cantor Roger Goodman page 2 October 2011 President’s Report Remembering Morris Nimovitz by Judy Eisikowitz On behalf of our President, Helga Unkeless, who is spending the High Last month we all said our goodbyes to Morris Holy Days with family, I want to Nimovitz, in public and private ways. welcome back all our returning members and wish our extended Morris was my friend Shir Ami family a happy and healthy New Year. for the past six plus years—since he turned With your help, we hope to make 90 and we met through this the best year and one where Helga Unkeless. Besides we live up to our tradition estab- being my friend, and a lishing Congregation Shir Ami as friend to others at our "The Little Congregation Schul shul, Morris played that Does!" numerous important roles in the history of our synagogue, starting many years Shanah Tovah, ago. Rabbi Vorspan told me that Morris was the Jordan Pistol first “spiritual leader” of the synagogue, and that he Executive Vice President was also the first director of the school. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In her eloquent eulogy for Morris, Gladys Sturman added other pertinent details: “Without Morris, the Rabbi’s Column (continued) synagogue would not have survived its 50 or more I urge you to make the study of Torah a regular part of successful years and beyond as Congregation Shir your week. If you don't have a text as lucid and Ami. Morris was not president of the shul or even of comprehensive as the Etz Hayim, purchase one the men’s club, but he was the rock on which the (available from the United Synagogue Book Service, shul stood. He taught our children, put together — or Amazon). and held together—the school and the daily minyan, conducted high holiday services, and often, when And when the year of the Torah reading cycle necessary, the shabbos and holiday services. He concludes next October, begin the process all over was our spiritual advisor and guide.” again. And see if I'm not right — that the Torah will remain the same, but we will change. And with it, our Gladys noted that “Serious young students, like my insights into our most sacred literature. daughter Esther and Paul Margolis, and many others, felt he was their friend, their tutor, and their Rabbi David Vorspan exemplar. He was a demonstration of how Judaism should be lived.” Morris was also a scholar, an author, and a translator from Yiddish to English; and he was published and known in his elite circles. Mailbox I miss Morris now, and I know I will miss him at the high holidays and in the new year. But besides our To our Shir Ami family, personal connections to Morris, we can all thank him for the many things he did during the last 50+ I want to take this opportunity to thank all years to help us survive as a congregation. of you who were kind enough to write, call, or e-mail, and wish me a full recovery from May his memory be a blessing. my recent surgery. You have no idea how good it felt hearing from you. Al Simon page 3 October 2011 Birthdays & Anniversaries DONATIONS Congregation Shir Ami wishes to Birthdays acknowledge the following donations: $ Ann Goldfarb.................................... 10/2 Michael Turitz.................................. 10/3 Yahrzeits Beirit Harvey.......... ......................... 10/7 21st Bernice Lipschultz............................ 10/7 Jacquie and Marshall Gordon for Louis Katz Roberta Turitz.................................. 10/9 Nancy and Loni Scharf for Sandy Scharf Paula Loomis................................... 10/11 Andrea and Leon Nachenberg for Martha Stover Rena Perez...................................... 10/11 Rae and Armand Wazana for Bella Ruth Kroop Ted Lipschultz.................................. 10/15 Carol and Irwin Koransky for Milton Clara Rosenbluth.............................. 10/15 Gloria and Larry Weinstein for Ida Pearl Fram Barbara Tober................................... 10/17 Irving Strassner for Sybil Strassner Irving Strassner................................ 10/18 Marcie and Steve Spetner for Ellen Spetner Fredman, Gerry Hochberg................................ 10/20 Norman Spetner and Harry Lurie Peg Kovar........................................ 10/21 Laura and Al Simon for Eliezer Haim and Dinah Simon Zahava Segal................................... 10/22 Ann and Isidore Goldfarb for Oscar Berman Paul Soifer....................................... 10/22 Gloria Weinstein.............................. 10/22 Birthdays Fran Kobulnick................................. 10/26 Philip Cooperman............................. 10/29 Izzy Goldfarb Ann Potell......................................... 10/29 Ed Halem Alisha Sela Anniversaries Evan Max Vorspan 10/18 24th Phyllis and Stan Schroeder ..... ....... Nancy and Ken Bereny..................... 10/23 23rd Anniversaries Ann and Izzy Goldfarb...................... 10/25 64th Nancy and Lonny Scharf Carol and Art Altshiller Jacquie and Marshall Gordon Congregational News Laurie and Ed Orens Get well wishes rafuah schleimah to: Mailbox Sam Kobulnick recovering from pancreatic illness Dear friends at Congregation Shir Ami, May he be blessed with a complete recovery in body On behalf of myself and my daughter and and spirit. her family, I want to thank all who cared and sent their condolences on the loss of my beloved grandson, Joey Jannol. Your words and thoughts were a comfort to me. Rose Chaplan ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Condolences Dear Congregation Shir Ami family, We regret to inform the congre- A grateful thank-you to all who sent cards, made calls, gational family of the passing of gave hugs, and made donations on the passing of my Joey Jannol, grandson of Rose Chaplan, and dear mother, Estelle Riak. Albert Freiman, brother of Gladys Sturman, who It is always rewarding, but never surprising, to realize died in Chicago at 91 after a productive life. that we have such a caring congregation. May God comfort the Chaplan and Sturman Love and Shana Tova, Laurie Orens families during this time of their bereavement. page 4 October 2011 Social Action Committee We have been involved with School- on-Wheels for many years, and to L’SHANA TOVAH! May the New Year bring you all date we have donated over 1000 good health, happiness, peace, joy, prosperity, and backpacks. Please register to join us the ability to continue to join us in Congregation in sponsoring as many backpacks at Shir Ami’s community mitzvah projects. If you have $12 each as you can afford. Invite never joined us in any of our special mitzvah all your friends and family too, and ask them to projects, this is the perfect time. The best way to pre-register and support us.
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