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As the of May our freedom from Egyptian slav- With our home isolation, we are counting since begins, we are in the midst of ery, to which, according the beginning of this situation. When it comes the , the period between to the tradition, is when the to the Omer, we know that on the fiftieth day, the second night of Pesach and was given by God to the we will celebrate Shavuot; whereas, when it Shavuot. Each night we count at . It marked the comes to COVID-19, we do not know how the Omer with a blessing. If time of revelation. The act of rev- many days it will be before we can leave our we forget at night, then we can elation changed the relationship homes and begin some of our previous activi- count the next day until sunset of God and the Jewish people ties. This uncertainty also makes this time even without a blessing and then forever. On Pesach we became more complicated for us. resume counting with a blessing a people and on Shavuot we Beth El continues to be here for you. that evening. If we forget to became a nation since now we Although we are not able to be together physi- count for a whole day, then we had the Torah, the law. cally, we can be together spiritually through our can continue to count the Omer, I have been thinking a lot services, classes and programs on Zoom and but without the blessing. lately about counting as we all continued on p. 4 The forty-nine days in which we count the have been staying at home since the middle of Omer take us from Pesach, when we gained March and have all been counting the days. I know it is not easy, and, the longer this contin- Beth El is tempo- ues, it becomes more difficult each day. If we rarily closed due to COVID-19 are having a particularly difficult day (as we precautions. The office staff sometimes do), it is important that we focus on will be working remotely from the bigger picture: by staying home now, we will be able to go out one day and enjoy life home. You can contact the outside our homes. office at [email protected] or As I think about counting, I know there is call 609-443-4454 and leave a major difference between what we are expe- a message. Messages will be riencing and the . With the Omer, we are counting toward an end date. checked throughout the day. Thursday, May 28 •All services and events will 8 p.m.–midnight now be online. Beth El Synagogue (or PULL OUT CALENDAR on Zoom) Candle Lighting Times, Service Times, & • Mincha and Abbreviated Events all in one place, pp 18–19! Kabbalat Service, Nover’s Message Fridays, May 1, 8, 15, 6 p.m. See Pages 2, 10 Watch on Facebook: face- President’s Message See Page 3 book.com/BethElEW/. Good & Welfare • Join our Zoom meetings: See Page 4 zoom.us/j/8970033588 Donations Meeting ID: 897 003 3588 See Page 6 Password: 1234 July–August Leagrams Instructions on bethel.net See Page 9 Seniors • Decisions on in-person See Page 13 events from May 19 on will be Affairs/American Jewish Committee made after May 15. Please re- See Pages 14, 34 fer to the calendar at https:// Friday, May 29 Religious School 2020–21 Registration www.bethel.net/calendar/ for Saturday, May 30 Form See Pages 22–23 the most recent updates. • 50 Maple Stream Rd., East Windsor, New Jersey 08520 • (609) 443-4454 • Fax: (609) 443-2887 • www.bethel.net • BETH EL SHALOM We are making the following changes Rabbi Nover’s message for the duration of the current situation: DEADLINE FOR JUNE SHA- 1. We are pro-rating the service require- ments. Normally, we run on a 10-month LOM (written & e-mail): cycle (September–June). For every month that we miss because of COVID-19, we will Mon., May 11 decrease the requirement by 10%. Currently E-MAIL ADDRESS: this is a reduction of 20% (March and April) [email protected] 2. All Categories (Friday, Saturday, All handwritten and typed materials Junior Congregation) can be fulfilled by should be submitted or faxed to the attendance at any type of service for the Beth El office at 609-443-2887 no time being. (Friday, Saturday, Junior Con- later than the 1st of the month (except gregation) as noted above). E-mailed materials 3. You can fulfill a service through must also be received by the 1st of attending any Beth El service (Friday Night the month. Please e-mail to: Learning at Beth El Synagogue con- [email protected]. on Facebook Live, a weekday ). tinues, though in different forms. Using Thank you all for your cooperation. Zoom, Google Classroom and more, we 4. In order to get credit, you must email continue to learn and study. In fact, at the Rabbi Matt. end of the month, we even have a special 5. Services attended will be applied to SYNAGOGUESYNAGOGUE holiday that celebrates learning: Shavuot. the category with the greatest need. 6. Once social distancing is relaxed and OFFICEOFFICE HOURS:HOURS: There’s a tradition in some communities MondayMonday throughthrough Thursday—Thursday— to stay up the entire night studying and services resume, all categories will broken 99 a.m.a.m. toto 55 p.m.p.m. pray at the first light of dawn. And while be back out again WednesdayWednesday (when(when ReligiousReligious that’s not for everyone, I want to encour- Special Update: Registration: SchoolSchool isis inin session)—9:30session)—9:30 a.m.a.m. age you to perhaps do something different We will be sending out and posting an toto 6:306:30 p.m.p.m. Friday—9Friday—9 a.m.a.m. toto 22 p.m.p.m. this Shavuot: learn something Jewish for online registration form before the end of the school year. You can also see it on SundaySunday (when(when ReligiousReligious SchoolSchool the sake of learning. Read a story from the isis inin session)—9session)—9 a.m.a.m. toto 1212 noonnoon Torah, or perhaps learn a prayer you never pp. 22–23 of the Shalom. I also wanted to give a special thank you tried. Read the translation of a prayer that Contact Beth El by email! you always rush through, or find some Jew- to Ben Benson, Gaye Cohen, Stu Cohen, Chairnoff, Linda Gelfand, Rabbi Kornsgold: [email protected] ish art online. Find something that speaks President: [email protected] to you and explore. You never know what Katz, Shari Sabbath, Rachel Steinberg, and Gayle Wilton for all their work this year, Office: [email protected] connection you might find. Religious School: [email protected] Special Update: Services especially with their extra effort to adapt to Bookkeeper: [email protected] As we approach the end of the year, teaching online. Seniors: [email protected] there is often concern about meeting the To Rachel Katz and Tom Beck for help- Men’s Club: [email protected] service requirements, especially with the ing to put together A Very Beth El Women’s League: [email protected] Publicity: [email protected] current adjustments at Beth El because of Haggadah. Continued on p. 10 Shalom: [email protected] COVID-19.

2 IYAR–SIVAN 5780 BETH EL SHALOM The people I talked to are mostly doing okay. President’s Message Maybe a Seder with just your dog isn’t great, Simon “Skip” Berman but a positive attitude and sense of humor Synagogue Board House Arrest helps. Well, here we are in Season 1, Episode 7, Speaking of Seders, Zoom worked its Meetings: of COVID-19 House Arrest. And under the magic. The two that I participated in last month Wednesdays, circumstances, we should were just fine—almost like being not be complaining. Life there. New Jersey, California, and May 13 (on Zoom), is not perfect. We know Georgia in one room on the same and June 17, that. And when I see how page. The common observation was sensible (most) people are that this is beginning to feel normal both at 8:30 p.m. being about handling the and why haven’t we met distant current mess, it is gratifying. friends and family like this before? InterestedInterested congregantscongregants New Jersey is a sensible And think of all the fossil fuel are welcome to attend place. I know tragedy may we’re not burning! In fact, since have struck among some of Passover, Laurie and I have been slate of new Board of Trustee members. Our your extended families and regularly using Zoom to meet constitution requires that we do this, and we friends—one of my first with friends and family, even as need a quorum. This year, of necessity, it will cousins is very ill, a far away as England. be a virtual quorum, but we will still count next door neighbor’s ... Now, something we have I know that many of the attendees who are signed in. You will be mom passed away to do: attend the General Mem- you are doing the same receiving instructions for logging in shortly. a couple of days bership Meeting on May 17 on thing, and we might There will also be an opportunity to learn ago, and I’m aware be seeing a permanent about the new security features and procedures Zoom. This year it will be a vir- at the shul, and about how COVID-19 is of three members tual quorum. You will receive change in the way we of our congregation regularly communicate affecting us. who have been instructions for logging in short- Next month, I hope to submit a little article ly. ... with people who are not stricken (but are nearby. about an amusing bit of family history that I recovering). You Don’t forget to check the Beth El Weekly wrote about back. Events keep making just have to keep nudging your life on in the Newsletter online, which has our schedule of it irrelevant. You’ll know things are looking up right direction the best you can. Zoom events, including not only services, but when it’s finally published here. Naturally, being president of the many other events such as the Happy Hour on The standard complimentary close in congregation, I was one of the Board members Thursdays at 5 p.m. emails and other correspondence seems to who made phone calls just before Passover to Now, on to something we have to do as have evolved from “Thanks” or “Regards” to our members. I’m naturally pretty introverted members: attend the General Membership BE SAFE! In the context of our shul, that’s (how I got to be president is mystifying) but Meeting on Sunday, May 17, on Zoom. As Beth El Safe. reaching out and talking just to see how people always, the meeting agenda includes review So…BE SAFE!! We’ll get through it. are doing, to see if Beth El can help them in and approval of the annual budget and the —Skip Berman, President any way, and to wish them well is actually fun. Tikkun Leyl Shavuot Beth El Synagogue May 28 On Thursday, May 28, services for the Beth El is looking for volunteers to help out first night of Shavuot and Tikkun Leyl Shavuot will be held at 8 p.m. at Beth El. with our Web site! Rabbi Kornsgold, Rabbi Nover, and Gavriella Kornsgold, a first-year rabbinical • Come and be a part of expanding Beth El’s Web presence. student at The Jewish Theological Sem- inary, will be teaching. The formal study • Have fun with Web technology and social media such as sessions will end by midnight, but you can Facebook and Twitter come and go as you like. • Imagine the wonderful impact you can have on your Refreshments will be served. If we are not able to meet in person, community Mincha and Yizkor will take place on • Always wanted to get involved at Beth El but were looking for the right Thursday, May 28, at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. opportunity? This is it! Study sessions will be held from 6:30– 8 p.m. via Zoom and will be led by Rabbi Contact our Trustee of Technology Lori Perlman: [email protected] Kornsgold and Rabbi Nover. All levels of experience are welcome! Visit us at www.bethel.net

MAY 2020 3 BETH EL SHALOM Patronize Beth El Shalom advertisers! They help support Beth El. Rabbi Kornsgold Good & Welfare Continued from p. 1 Tamara Ostrowsky 448-5920 • E-mail: [email protected] Facebook Live. It is wonderful to see so many Good & Welfare Donations people coming together to pray, study and All cards: Regular condolence, get well, and Mazel Tov—$3 ($1 loyalty rewards socialize. I enjoy the time before and after each credit) event when we are able to say hello and check Kitchen Utensil Fund—$5 min. (no loyalty rewards credit) in with each other. This shows the strength and Library Fund—$5 min. (no loyalty rewards credit) resilience of the Beth El community. Rabbi Mindy Goldstein Fund, Buchman Memorial Fund, and Stan Aronson Fund—$3 min. Nover and I are also here for you if we can (no loyalty rewards credit) assist in any way. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Flower Fund—$3 min. (no loyalty rewards credit) At the end of the Omer period, we will Werner Lecture Fund—$5 (no loyalty rewards credit) celebrate Shavuot. Services and Tikkun Appropriate cards for all the life cycle events listed on this page are available by Leyl Shavuot will take place on Thursday, calling me at the phone number above. I look forward to hearing from you. — Tamara May 28, from 8 p.m.–12 midnight. Study There has been some confusion among Good and Welfare readers regard- sessions will be led by me, Rabbi Nover, ing the “Donate” button on the “Chain of Life” emails that Andy Granett and Gavriella Kornsgold, who is a first-year sends out. Please note that Women’s League Mazel Tov, Get Well, and Con- rabbinical school student at The Jewish Theo- dolence cards cannot be requested, sent, or paid for via the “Donate” but- logical Seminary. Services will continue on ton. The “Donate” button is for donations directly to the Synagogue only. Friday, May 29, at 9:30 a.m., and 7:45 p.m.; Thank you. and on Saturday, May 30, at 9 a.m., during which Yizkor will be recited. Condolences to: If we are not able to join together in per- Helen-Ann Brown Epstein, on the passing of her father, Stanley Brown son, then services will take place at 5:30 p.m. Rolanda Lewis, on the passing of her mother, Sarina Zalmanovici on Thursday, May 28 on Zoom, at which Lisa Sabin, on the passing of her father, Herb Kreger time Yizkor will be recited. Rabbi Nover and Trudi Perlman, on the passing of her father, Henry Sperling I will then lead study sessions from 6:30–8 Esther Schlesinger, on the passing of her brother, Benguigui p.m., also on Zoom will be held at 9:15 p.m. on Sat- Thank You: I would like to thank all my Beth El friends and clergy for their good wishes, visits, urday, May 30. cards and many phone calls as I recovered from my surgery in December. I hope that you will join us in person or on I would also like to thank my Beth El friends and clergy for their cards and condolences Zoom, wherever we may be as we celebrate on the recent loss of my aunt from the virus.—Barbara Kurlan this important holiday on the Jewish calendar. This year’s College Send Off Ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. on Friday, May 15, via Facebook Live. If you are going to college for the first time in the fall, please send me a College Send Off Cere- College Grads Cere- note with the name of the high school from mony May 15 mony June 13 which you are graduating and the name of On Friday, May 15, during 6 p.m. ser- On Saturday, June 13, during 9 a.m. the college you will be attending so that I vices on Facebook Live, we will be having services, we will honor those who are can recognize you at the ceremony and we a ceremony for those Beth El students who graduating from college this year. Please can celebrate with you. I can be reached at will be starting college in the fall of 2020. join us as we acknowledge those students [email protected]. We invite all incoming college students who have completed an important mile- Leslie and our family join me in wishing to join us for a special ceremony. stone in their lives. you a happy, healthy and joyous Shavuot. Mazel Tov to all those graduating from Chag Sameach! high school in June! —Rabbi Jay M. Kornsgold Please send an email to Rabbi Korns- gold at [email protected] and let him know PP what school you are graduating from and PLEASE JOIN US! Beth El’s Digital Re- what college you will be attending in the sources fall. WEEKDAY The Rabbinical Assembly has provided Beth El Synagogue with digital copies of its MORNING MINYAN siddurim, so that you can print your own. Thursday 7:15 a.m. They are the exact same as the ones we use Sunday 8:45 am at Beth El every day. You can find a link to them at Beth El’s website. Babysitting Both on Zoom The website also has instructions and Gan Yeladim (babysitting) will meet during Start your morning off with clickable links on joining Beth El’s services Shabbat morning services at 10:15 a.m. on prayer! and meetings through Zoom and via other Saturdays, May 30, June 20. methods. 4 IYAR–SIVAN 5780

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Charity is equal in importance to all the other commandments combined. – Babylonian , Bava Bathra 9A Rabbi Kornsgold’s Discretionary Fund: Joel and Lesley Pomeranz Yahrzeit donation in memory of Mar- Paula Blank In commemoration of the Yahrzeit of her father- vin Glazer in-law, Herman Blank. Esther Sabin Yarhzeit donation in memory of Florence Sabin Miles and Sheryl Martin In commemoration of the Yahrzeit of Nona and Robert Stevens Yahrzeit donation in memory of Elias Sheryl’s father, Norman Weiner. H. Kahn Eric and Nora Matlin In memory of Jackie Bodin and in Israel Affairs Program Fund: honor of Rabbi Jay Kornsgold. Jill and Brian Chevlin In memory of Perry Schwartz Herb Rosengarten and Alicia Peller Kiddush Fund: Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund for the sale of Chametz: Tamara and Stu Ostrowsky For the yahrzeit of Tamara’s Brian and Celeste Albert father, Henry Fox, and the yahrzeit of Stu’s father, Barney Marshall and Caryn Alter Rabbi Jay and Leslie Kornsgold Ostrowsky. Michael and Judy Baskin Morris and Rose Kornsgold Frank and Marilyn Bellis Bill and Norma Kradelman Security Fund: Steve and Judy Bortnick Ron and Rita Kraft June and Kenneth Newman Murray and Beth Brenman Barbara Kurlan Jerry and Beverly Cohen Ken and Maxine Levitt Richard Coe Ira and Estelle Meltzer College Book Award Scholarships Phyllis Deal Fred Passman and Willa Inlender Available For 2020–21 Jan Edelstein Norma Saks The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Mercer is Myra Epstein Eugene and Naomi Schwartz offering book awards to college-bound Jewish students who reside Abram and Elyse Goldfinger Susan Schwirck in the Princeton Mercer Bucks community and surrounding areas. Andy and Ann Granett Len and Sheila Small The scholarships for academic books are awarded based on finan- Danny Grundel and Francine Jonathan and Rachel Steinberg cial need, and students must be accepted and enrolled in a college Kamen Josh and Sara Stopek or university for the fall semester 2020. Zelig Herman Steve and Leanne Swallwood Applications for the 2020 Book Awards are due by June 1, Richard and Joan Kaplan Bill and Enid Weinstein 2020. For more information and for the application, please contact Stan and Donna Kaye Bikur Cholim: Lara Livne at the Foundation at [email protected] Sonia Kobrin The Jewish Community Foundation partners with individuals, Beth and Murray Brenman Yahrzeit donation in memory families and community organizations to help them achieve phil- of Alfred & Rachel Ando, and Herman Brenman anthropic goals. As a resource for philanthropy in Princeton and surrounding areas, the Foundation manages nearly $12 million in General Fund: assets and disburses $1.5 million in grants annually. Lauren and Simon Berman Yahrzeit donations in memo- The Foundation is a local model for its legacy giving and ry of N. Horace Berman and Ralph J. Simeone endowment building program. To learn more, visit www.founda- Jill and Brian Chevlin In honor of the birth of Reyna Naomi tionjewish.org. Bitterman. Phyllis Deal Yahrzeit donation in memory of Stein- berg Scholarship Opportunity for Andrew Epstein Yahrzeit donation in memory of Violet B. Ep- Rutgers-Bound Female Students stein The Dr. Esther Wollin Memorial Scholarship Fund offers a Myra Epstein Yahrzeit donation in memory of August Wiener scholarship opportunity available to Jewish female students who Eleanor Fread Yahrzeit donation in memory of Louis Miller reside in the Princeton Mercer Bucks community. Monies from Fern Kaye In memory of Farrah Kaye Dr. Wollin’s estate were designated to grant a college scholarship Linda and Lewis Kirschner Yahrzeit donation in memory to eligible Jewish female full-time students who will be, or are of Edith Jacobs already attending Rutgers University and raised by their Jewish Rosalind and Barry Kushner Yahrzeit donation in memory mother in a single-parent household in the Princeton Mercer Bucks of Michael B. Kenoff Community. Eligibility is based on financial need. Estelle and Ira Meltzer Yahrzeit donation in memory of Es- Submission Deadline: June 1, 2020 telle’s brother, Joseph Lutsky For more information or to apply, visit www.JFCSonline.org, Ruth and Gary Merves Donation for three yahrzeits or contact Joyce at 609-987-8100 / [email protected]. Rhoda and Arthur Pedowitz Yahrzeit donation in memory of Rhoda’s mother, Dorothy Wachsman Rhoda and Arthur Pedowitz Yahrzeit donation in memory of Betty Pedowitz

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BETH EL SHALOM Upcoming Adult Edu- cation Schedule MAY: Sun May 3: Book Club, on Zoom, 10 am Torah and Tea Mon May 4: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, on Come and enjoy a lively discussion of the Torah portion over dessert, Zoom, 2 pm coffee and tea with Rabbi Kornsgold (or Rabbi Nover, as noted below). The Observant Life, on Zoom, 8:30 pm Tue May 5: Hadassah Book Club, 7:30 pm on Classes in May (via Zoom), 2–3:30 p.m; and June, 1:30 p.m. Zoom May 4— (on Zoom) Sun May 10: Conservative Today and May 11—Behar-Bechokotai (on Zoom) Tomorrow, on Zoom, 9:45 am May 18— (on Zoom) Mon May 11: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, on Zoom, 2 pm June 1—Naso Mon May 18: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, June 15—Shelach on Zoom, 2 pm June 22—Korach The Observant Life, on Zoom, 8:30 pm Sat May 23: Shabbat Study Group, 12:30 pm June 29—Chukkat–Balak Thu May 28: Tikkun Leyl Shavuot, 8 pm (if syna- gogue closed, 5:30 pm on Zoom) Sat May 30: Shabbat Study Group, 12:30 pm Shabbat Study Group JUNE: The Shabbat Study Group is currently scheduled to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays, Mon Jun 1: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, May 23 and 30. The weekly meetings are scheduled to resume in June. 1:30 pm The Observant Life, 8:30 pm Sat Jun 6: Shabbat Study Group, 12:30 pm Today and Tomorrow Sun Jun 7: Book Club, 9:45 am Conservative Judaism Today and Tomorrow is a collection of short essays by retiring Chan- Sat Jun 13: Shabbat Study Group, 12:30 pm cellor Arnold M. Eisen of The Jewish Theological Seminary exploring essential questions of Sun Jun 14: Conservative Judaism Today and Jewish belief, practice, community, and identity from a Conservative perspective. Tomorrow, 9:45 am Mon Jun 15: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, We will examine the wisdom Conservative Judaism has to share on these important topics. 1:30 pm Each class will include a short video lecture. The class is taught by Rabbi Kornsgold. Sat Jun 20: Shabbat Study Group, 12:30 pm This class meets on Sundays from 9:45 am to 11:30 am on the following dates: May 10 (on Mon Jun 22: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, Zoom); June 14. 1:30 pm The Observant Life, 8:30 pm Sat Jun 27: Shabbat Study Group, 12:30 pm The Observant Life Mon Jun 29: Torah & Tea with Rabbi Kornsgold, This monumental work was written by thirty and took ten years to produce. It describes 1:30 pm in detail what it means to live a Jewish life according to the tenets of Conservative Judaism. In this class we will read selected topics from The Observant Life and discuss how they affect our lives as individuals and as a community. This class is taught by Rabbi Kornsgold. At the Bildner Center Rutgers University has canceled all sched- Class meets on Mondays from 8:30–10 p.m., on May 4 and 18 (on Zoom), June 1 and 22. uled Bildner Center events. For more infor- mation, please see http://jewishstudies.rutgers. Genealogy Club edu/. The Genealogy Club has canceled all meetings until after the High Holidays. Anyone wishing to be added to the Genealogy Club E-mail list for notices of upcoming meetings should contact Lew Meixler: 609-448-5581; [email protected]. Philadelphia Jewish Check the Beth El Website for the latest updates. Film Festival The Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Book Club Festival is providing numerous online pro- Beth El’s Book Club meets monthly on Sundays at 9:45 a.m.. Here is the upcoming sched- grams during the COVID-19 crisis. For more ule of dates and books: Sunday, May 3: The Last Watchmen of Old Cairo, by Michael David Lukas (on information, go to their website at pjff.org. Zoom) June 7: Lost Girls of Paris, by Pam Jenoff For more information, contact Roberta Chopp at [email protected]. Hadassah Book Club May 5 This group will meet on Tuesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m., on Zoom. Werner Lecture Fund The Werner Lecture Fund’s May 12 “Art in the Afternoon” lecture by Barbara Tomlinson has been postponed.: The Werner Lecture Fund is looking for new members. Please join us in planning and helping our committee run our varied events. Contact June Newman at [email protected]. The Werner Lecture Fund has a new email address: [email protected].

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JULY & AUGUST LEAGRAMS HERE ARE THE LEAGRAMS FOR JULY & AUGUST 2020 The list is published every other month to help you avoid all of the small checks. If you prefer to pay monthly of course you may do so, but you must keep the list and mail it to Elizabeth Frenkel at the appropriate time. Thanks.

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After further discussion and assessment, Men’s Club is cancelling or rescheduling our remaining events for the year. Deli Night (Sunday, June 7) is cancelled. The FJMC presi- dent’s dinner honoring Rob Blitzer, previously scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, will be rescheduled, tentatively for September. Men’s Club will continue to reassess throughout the summer and work on our fall schedule. In the meantime, please feel free to reach out to us at [email protected] with ideas, questions, or concerns. Stay safe and well. Would you like a pair of Tefillin B’Shalom, of your own? Here’s the link to —Mike Livstone, Men’s Club President the FJMC web site, where you can purchase Tefillin at reason- able prices: http://fjmc.org.

2020 Festivals, Fast Days, Holidays, Rabbi Nover’s Message and Observances Continued from p. 2 Sefirat Ha’Omer (Counting of the Omer; from the second To all our Madrichim, who helped keep our school running in night of Passover, Fri., April 10, forty-nine days until Wed., May so many different ways. 27) And to you, our families, for being part of our community. Second Passover (Fri., May 8; work permitted) —Rabbi Matt Nover, Assistant Rabbi Lag B’Omer (Tues., May 12; work permitted) and Education Director Shavuot (begins sunset Thurs., May 28; ends nightfall Sat., May 30; no work permitted; Yizkor recited May 30) (Thurs., July 9–Thurs., July 30; work per- From the Editor mitted, except on Shabbat) Well, we’ve survived one month (and counting) in lockdown. Fast of the Seventeeth of Tamuz (Thurs., July 9; begins at Mostly. If you’re like me, you’ve eaten just about every snack you sunrise, ends at nightfall; work permitted) had saved up in your pantry or cupboard and had to either go hun- Tisha B’ (Fast of the Ninth of Av; begins at nightfall, Wed., gry or mask up and drive to the supermarket. (I can walk to Wawa July 29; ends nightfall Thurs., July 30; work permitted) and Aldi, but I still have to mask up.) The Fifteenth of Av (Wed., Aug. 5; work permitted) More than a month with no Beth El. This is even more griev- The Month of (Fri., Aug. 21–Friday, Sept. 18; work per- ous than running out of potato chips or chocolate! A month of not mitted, except on Shabbat; 27th (Penitential) Psalm recited daily; walking into shul, of not shaking everyone’s hand as you enter blown except on Shabbat) the sanctuary, of checking out the flyer table outside the office. A (begins sunset Fri., Sept. 18; ends nightfall month of no Judaism? Sun., Sept. 20; no work is permitted; Tashlich, ) I hope not. While I do not agree with Orthodox on much, Fast of Gedaliah (begins sunrise Mon., Sept. 21; ends night- I believe that a Judaism focused only on the synagogue is paltry fall Sept. 21; work permitted) compared with a Judaism that fills our entire lives everywhere. (begins sunset Sun., Sept. 27; ends nightfall That doesn’t necessarily mean praying three times a day or study- Monday, Sept. 28; no work is permitted; Yizkor recited Sept. 28)( ing Torah all day long. But it should mean something—Israel, so- (begins sunset Fri., Oct. 2; ends nightfall Fri., Oct 9; cial justice, Jewish history, Jewish music, learning Hebrew, reading no work permitted Oct. 3–4; work permitted Oct 5–9 with certain Jewish books, performing mitzvot. However you define your Judaism, I hope you bring it home restrictions) Hoshanah Rabah (Fri., Oct. 9; work permitted with certain with you and cherish and tend it all the time, so that you can bring restrictions) it back with you when we are finally able to enter the sanctuary (begins sunset Fri., Oct. 9; ends sunset Sat., again. Probably we may not be shaking hands quite as much, and Oct. 10; no work permitted; Yizkor recited Oct. 10) maybe we will feel tempted to socially distance, at least at first. (begins sunset Sat., Oct 10; ends sunset Sun., But, thanks to everyone’s hard work and sacrifices, we will all be Oct. 11; no work is permitted) able to go back. Chanukah (begins sunset, Thurs., Dec. 10; ends nightfall —Tom Beck, Editor Friday, Dec. 18; work permitted, except on Shabbat) Fast of the Tenth of (begins sunrise Friday, Dec. 25; ends nightfall, Friday, Dec. 25; work permitted) 10 IYAR–SIVAN 5780 BETH EL SHALOM Have you been enjoying the ex- tended Kiddush? Perhaps you’ve come to services and stayed after to schmooze a bit. Did you notice anything different? Notice that we now serve lunch and not just pastries anymore? We’ve received such positive feedback, that the Women’s League Shari Benson and Lunch & Learn have teamed up to provide lunch every Saturday! [email protected] We hope you enjoy it, but please remember that this does not come cheaply. If you have enjoyed the luncheons, please think about making The world is very interesting now. Some people do not know what a donation to the restricted Women’s League Kiddush Fund. This will day of the week it is, some people are working from home and others enable us to continue to provide you with an enjoyable luncheon and a are ‘essential’ employees and work outside of the house. My daughter reason to stay and schmooze! is in eleventh grade and is homeschooling like the rest of the world. She Additionally, please realize that we are all volunteers. Week after has commented that she misses school and misses going to services. week, the same people set up and clean up. If you are sitting there week Most 16–17-year-old kids do not make these comments. The quarantine after week and not helping...please consider getting up and lending a has made her miss human contact that is not family, so much that she hand. We can’t afford to have our volunteers run out of steam. Once that wants to go to places that she does not usually jump to. Mike, a high happens, we will not have people to set up and clean up, and the entire school teacher, is on the other end of the students. The boys are working program goes kaput! outside of the house, as am I. Our practice has patients coming to the Any questions? Contact Shari Sabath at 301-0189! office and also through telemedicine. The patients like not leaving their house while still being able to see a practitioner. I find the patients we see in the office somewhat impersonal now. Why, you may ask? Wear- ing a mask during the appointment. The patient is unable to see a smile. Tell Women’s League when you’re ill The smile on your practitioner’s face gives the appointment a warm Just as Women’s League provides candlesticks or kiddush cups to feeling. When this whole pandemic is over, there will be lots of hugs the Synagogue’s b’nai and b’not , baby books to new parents, and gatherings. People that were not ones who hugged, will probably do and Shiva meals to mourners, Women’s League also provides a gift card so. Just for the human contact. It will be great when this happens. I hope to Barnes & Noble and its wishes for refuah shlema to anyone who is it will be soon. Just do not end the shelter at home earlier than it should seriously ill or has had significant surgery—but we have to know that be or else we will be in a worse state than we are now. you are ill or have had surgery. When you or your family member notify The pandemic has affected Women’s League and Beth El finan- the Rabbi and/or Cantor about your illness or surgery, please also take cially too. The ShopRite gift cards that we currently have are all we a moment to notify Women’s League, or ask Rabbi Jay or Rabbi Matt have left. ShopRite will not be supplying anymore during the pandemic. to do so on your behalf. Anyone in Women’s League can be notified, Women’s League and Beth El rely on the income we obtain from the but an e-mail to Tamara Ostrowsky at [email protected] is the most gift cards and our biggest seller, ShopRite, will hurt us. You will still be efficient notice. Thank you. able to purchase nonfood store gift cards and the other food store. Please contact Cheryl Bardin if you want to purchase ShopRite gift cards No fee for charging your food gift before we run out. During these days of a pandemic, the functioning of Women’s card purchases League must go on. We are still here if you need us. Unfortunately, we Thank you so much to those of you who have been purchasing have had to send shivah meals to several people. It is always unfortunate food gift certificates to meet your obligation. However, there is no to lose a loved one, but at this time the deceased cannot have a funeral need to stop buying them once you’ve reached your obligated amount. with all of their loved ones and the shivah is not the same. The people You can absolutely switch to charge cards. Women’s League does not that come to visit help emotionally. At least, these days, there is Zoom, charge 3% extra for the gift cards. If you’re now looking to get your facetime and the good old fashioned phone for contact. points, rewards or miles, you can certainly still do that by charging It is that time of year when Women’s League is looking to fill the your ShopRite or McCaffrey’s. Call Cheryl at 448-7860 for additional empty seats on the board for the following year. Fundraising VP is open. information. Please consider this very important position. Does not need to be held continued on p. 24 Women’s League Leagrams Sometimes we are just so busy, we forget to wish a friend or acquain- tance a happy birthday or anniversary. We don’t have the time to buy Do You Love Getting Refunds? the card. We don’t have the time to mail it or it’s left on the counter, Did you know that Women’s League loves to give you money? forgotten. Here is all you need to do. Beth El Women’s League offers non-gro- Women’s League takes the worry away! If you’d like to wish a Beth El cery store gift cards that are easy for you to use. They all qualify for our member a happy birthday or anniversary, all you have to do is fill out the Loyalty Rewards Money Back plan. Just earn $30 in loyalty rewards and Leagram form and send it to Elizabeth Frenkel! Members of Women’s you will get 1/3 of that back in a check at the end of each year. Here’s an League earn 35¢ in Loyalty Rewards for every card sent. This can add example—if you buy $100 in Barnes & Noble gift cards, $8 in loyalty re- up and is counted toward your total Loyalty Rewards. wards goes to your account. At the end of the year, you will receive $3.33 Simply fill out the form found on p. 9 of the Shalom every other month (also available on the table outside the Synagogue office) or print out for every $10 of loyalty rewards that you earned. That’s better than any the attachment found in the weekly online newsletter. Send it along credit card money-back offer and gives benefits to Beth El, too. with your check (payable to Beth El Synagogue) to Elizabeth Frenkel, Women’s League uses all the monies it earns to provide programs 50 Brooklawn Dr, East Windsor, NJ 08520, by the 15th of every month. for the Synagogue (Shabbat luncheons or Kiddush), and to purchase and Cards are sent out a few days prior to the event. No fuss, no worry—we continued on p. 24 do it all for you!

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If you are ill Beth El Seniors Reminder: If you or a member of your family is ill or in the We are still living in a strange time, with hospital, please call the Synagogue Office (609-443-4454) to let the COVID-19 pandemic still keeping us in us know, otherwise our clergy will not know about your situa- our homes. I hope and pray that you are all tion—due to new privacy regulations, hospitals are prohibited well and keeping busy. Make sure you get out from informing us about their patients. Please let us know if for a walk every day when the weather is good. someone in the family is ill. Thanks. It helps the mind and the body. (For information about our member Bikur Cholim program, We all had a strange Passover this year. please see “Reaching Out to Those Who Are Ill” on p. 21) Zoom seders seemed to be the way to go, but I for one found my family’s Zoom seder less than satisfying. I hope that next year we will all be able to have our seders with our families around our tables. I typed this article on April 21. Governor Murphy has closed all New Jersey schools through May 15. I will determine the status of Be assured the May meeting, scheduled for May 21, after when our family the governor decides about the schools for the is called to serve yours. rest of the year. A flyer will be mailed to you and will appear in the weekly e-newsletter, if we do indeed have the May meeting. What was true for Orland’s more than 50 years ago Our remaining schedule, if we are able when it was started by our father and grandfather to hold these events, will be “Food and a remains true for us today... Flick” at 12 noon on Thursday, June 18; and Our task is chosen. the annual opera program, this year themed Our commitment is strong. “Domestic Intrigues and Machinations,” on It is our family’s honor to take care of yours. Sunday, Aug. 2. 1534 Pennington Road Please stay safe and healthy in these Joel E. Orland, Senior Director | NJ License No. 3091 Trenton, NJ 08618 uncertain times. Max J. Orland, Director | NJ License No. 5064 Shalom, 609.883.1400 Member of KAVOD —Tamara Ostrowsky, Independent Jewish Funeral Chapels OrlandsMemorialChapel.com [email protected] MAY 2020 13 BETH EL SHALOM ISRAEL AFFAIRS/AJC AIPAC Synagogue Initiative— Middle East Spotlight Maintaining Rare, But Essential, Bipartisanship In March, thousands of pro-Israel Americans gathered in our nation’s capital with one shared purpose—strengthening the U.S.- Israel relationship. At AIPAC’s largest Policy Conference ever, we were joined by leadership from both political parties in the House and Senate, and hosted more foreign leaders than any event in our history—all speaking from our stage and reaffirming their commitment to a strong U.S.-Israel relationship. In today’s hyper-partisan environment, AIPAC remains a rare, but essential, bastion of bipartisanship. Year after year, Democrats and Republicans in Congress consistently support Israel’s security without conditions and without hesitation. This support in Congress exists because thousands of citizen activists from around the country regularly engage with their elected representatives. Whether it’s over the phone, over email or in person, pro-Israel Americans are constantly working to remind Congress of the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship. This is democracy in action. Congress’ actions are built on the work of successive American administrations. Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama each made a 10-year commitment to fund security assistance to Israel. Both Democrats and Republicans, with very rare exceptions, have been part of this cause from the very beginning. When it comes to pro-Israel politics, elected leaders have always known they stand with the majority of American voters in both parties. Today, there is a small but growing group of political figures working to undermine the bipartisan support that has been the foundation of the U.S.-Israel relationship for over seven decades. “The True Purpose of the BDS Movement,” the These individuals say they support Israel’s right to defend herself, but Israel Affairs program scheduled for May 4, has been every time Israel exercises that right, they condemn Israel. canceled. And yet the pro-Israel movement in America remains strong, bipartisan and unified. Despite divisions in our country, we stand Israel’s Good News Newsletter: I’ve previously referenced this together in common purpose. upbeat, varied, and clearly written newsletter which arrives twice a Today, the United States—the world’s superpower—stands month. To receive a free subscription, email your request to michael. shoulder-to-shoulder with the Jewish state. It is in America’s interest [email protected] and provide your name. to keep it that way, to strengthen those ties, and to ensure strong Some highlights further described in the April 19 edition of bipartisan majorities at the highest levels of power always work to Israel’s Good News: preserve them. It is up to each us to ensure that it remains that way. • Three Israeli treatments have saved lives of critically ill coronavirus patients. • Israel has given coronavirus training to PA medics from Gaza. • Three Israeli innovative solutions for the ventilator shortage. • Investment in Israeli startups continues despite the pandemic. • Opportunities to enjoy Israeli culture and entertainment on- line. • A different Passover as Israelis sang with their neighbors from their balconies. You might also want to check out IsraelActive.com. As we stay at home, AJC continues to engage in global and domestic advocacy efforts and provide you with insightful, engaging and important programming. You can access a schedule of future events and links to recordings of past events at www.ajc.org/ advocacyanywhere. Continued on p. 34

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BETH EL SHALOM To encourage more congregants to attend Come And Be Count- Minyan, the Ritual Committee would like to acknowledge those who have become “Min- TREE OF LIFE ed Miracle Minyan yan Mitzvah Makers.” Thank you to all those mem- Makers We have a Chain-of-Life e-mail network to bers who have decided that Beth El Minyan Mitzvah List notify you of Shiva Minyanim (as well as births adding a leaf to the Tree of and engagements). If you would like to be added Life was a good idea for them- Rachel Katz, 609-936-9296, to the list, please e-mail Andy Granett at agra- selves and their families. Not [email protected] [email protected]. only is the inscription “front Beth El Synagogue is dedicated to providing Your kind cooperation is appreciated as we and center” at the synagogue, it services on every assign families certain weeks and request they is there forever. day of the week. attend at least one weekday Minyan that week. Please consider buying a leaf Minyanim are often Here is the list for 5780: so that the Tree can continue to attended by those Sabath–Stein April 27–May 4 grow to its full capacity. Call the who wish to remem- Steinberg–Zimmerman May 5–11 synagogue office at 609-443- ber recently departed Abbott–Benson May 11–17 4454 for details. family members in Berman–Cheser May 18–24 Chevlin–Freeman May 25–31 the traditional Jewish Frenkel–Hemel June 1–7 way, by saying Kad- Heringer–Klein June 8–14 dish regularly. Others Kobrin–Langer June 15–21 Celebrate Your may attend to observe Yahrzeits of relatives or Marder–Palant June 22–28 for just a moment of prayer during the stress of Passman–Rothstein June 29–July 5 Birthday & Anni- Sabath–Stein July 6–12 the week, or to become more familiar with tradi- Steinberg–Zimmerman July 13–19 tional . versary at Beth El Abbott–Benson July 20–26 We will continue to offer a special prayer The prayer may be recited only in Berman–Cheser July 27–Aug. 2 on the second Friday of each month and the the presence of a Minyan (10 adult Jews over Remember: fourth Saturday morning of each month for all 13, male or female). Services are at 8:45 a.m.  You may come any day in addition to the those children and adults celebrating a birth- Sundays, at 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, week assigned. day and/or anniversary during that particular and at 7:15 a.m. Thursdays. Services are  You may bring any family members or month. completed in 20 minutes (evening) and 30–45 friends. What a wonder- minutes (morning). Some Thursday services  Women, men & youths over 13 count for ful way to celebrate take place at 7 a.m. during the Minyan. these happy times in or other observance. There are also morning  You earn Mitzvah credits! (From a Higher our lives by attending at 8:45 a.m. on certain civil holidays. Authority.)  services, giving thanks While we are not holding Min- People will be available when you need a Minyan. to God and coming yans at Beth El for the duration of the  Saying Kaddish helps elevate a loved together with your restrictions stemming from the Covid- one’s soul to a higher plane. Beth El family. 19 outbreak, we invite you to join our Thank you all! Due to the corona- Minyan virtually until we can return to —Rachel Katz, (609) 936-9296 virus, we will not be celebrating birthdays and our sanctuary. Please join us Mondays [email protected] anniversaries in May. For those celebrating and Wednesdays at 8 p.m., Thursdays at birthdays and/or anniversaries in June, we 7:15 a.m., and Sundays at 8:45 a.m., at Service leaders honored look forward to welcoming you to services on https://zoom.us/j/8970033588. Service leaders for April: Friday, June 12, and Saturday, June 27! Rabbi Jay and Rabbi Matt! Volunteer to Lead Murray Brenman, Ritual Committee Chairman The Ritual Committee is always Journeys is a monthly digital magazine from pleased when people express an interest USCJ (the United Synagogue of Conservative in leading services or chanting a Torah Parshah or a Haftarah. 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APRIL 2020 17 BETH EL SHALOM BETH EL CALENDAR PULL-OUT PAGE IYAR–SIVAN 5780 18 Iyar–Sivan 5780 MAY 2020 2020/5780 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Tot Shabbat on Zoom, 4:30 1 2 pm Shabbat ends 8:36 pm Mincha and Abbreviated Havdalah Service on Zoom, Kabbalat Shabbat Service on 8:55 pm Facebook, 6 pm

At night, count Omer 23 7 7:36 p.m.8 At night, count Omer 24 Minyan, 8:45 am—Zoom 3 4 5 6 Minyan, 7:15 am on Zoom 7 8 9 Hebrew High School—REMOTE Religious School—REMOTE Mincha and Abbreviated Shabbat ends 8:43 pm Religious School REMOTE Torah & Tea with Rabbi Korns- Hadassah Book Club, 7:30 End the Day with Rabbi Jay, Happy Hour, 5 pm on Zoom Kabbalat Shabbat Service on Torah for Tots—REMOTE pm on Zoom Women’s League Board, Havdalah Service on Zoom, gold, 2 pm on Zoom 5:30 pm on Zoom Facebook, 6 pm 9 pm Book Club, 10 am—Zoom The Observant Life, 8:30 pm Ritual Committee, 8:30 pm on 7:30 pm on Zoom USY Movie Night on Zoom, 7 pm on Zoom Zoom At night, count Omer 28 At night, count Omer 29 At night, count Omer 26 At night, count Omer 27 7:43 p.m. At night, count Omer 25 At night, count Omer 30 At night, count Omer 31 9 10 Minyan, 8 pm—Zoom 11 12 Minyan, 8 pm—Zoom 13 14 15 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Minyan, 8:45 am—Zoom Lag B’Omer Minyan, 7:15 am on Zoom Tot Shabbat on Zoom, 4:30 Hebrew High School—REMOTE Religious School—REMOTE pm Shabbat ends 8:50 pm Religious School REMOTE Happy Hour, 5 pm on Zoom Conservative Judaism Today and Torah & Tea with Rabbi Korns- Israeli Line Dancing, 7 pm Synagogue Board, 8:30 pm, on Mincha and Abbreviated Havdalah Service on Zoom, Tomorrow, 9:45 am, on Zoom gold, 2 pm, Zoom on Zoom Zoom Kabbalat Shabbat 9:10 pm Service on Facebook, 6 pm At night, count Omer 35 At night, count Omer 33 At night, count Omer 34 At night, count Omer 36 At night, count Omer 37 At night, count Omer 38 16 At night, count Omer 32 17 Minyan, 8 pm, Zoom 18 18 Minyan, 8 pm, Zoom 29 21 7:50 p.m. 22 Minyan, 8:45 am, Zoom 17 Last Day of Hebrew High 18 19 20 Minyan, 7:15 am 21 Yom Yerushalayim— 22 23 School—REMOTE Day Shabbat Service, 9 am Religious School—REMOTE Torah & Tea with Rabbi Korns- Religious School, 4:30 pm Seniors Group, 1 pm May Birthdays & Anniversaries Torah for Tots—REMOTE gold, 2 pm, on Zoom Education Committee, 8 pm Shabbat Service, 6 pm Shabbat Study Group, 12:30 pm General Membership Meeting, Confirmation on Zoom, 7 pm Bamidbar 10 am, on Zoom The Observant Life, 8:30 pm, Shabbat ends, 8:56 pm Pre-Kadima Program, 12:15 pm, on Zoom At night, count Omer 41 on Zoom—REMOTE At night, count Omer 40 At night, count Omer 42 At night, count Omer 43 At night, count Omer 44 At night, count Omer 45 23 At night, count Omer 39 24 Minyan, 8 pm, Zoom 25 26 Minyan, 8 pm 27 28 7:56 p.m. 29 Minyan, 8:45 am 24 Minyan, 8:45 am 25 26 27 Minyan, 7:15 am 28 Shavuot Day 1 29 Shavuot Day 2 30 Last Day of Religious School, Erev Shavuot Synagogue Office closed Calendar Meeting, 7:30 pm Shavuot Service, 9:30 am Shabbat Service, 9 am Rosh Chodesh Sivan Yizkor recited 4:30 pm Synagogue Office closes at Religious School Gradu- No Religious School Synagogue Office Closed 2 pm ation Dinner, 6 pm Babysitting, 10:15 am Service and Tikkun Leyl Shabbat and Shavuot Junior & Beginners Junior Congre- Shavuot, 8 pm (if synagogue Service, 7:45 pm gation/Tot Shabbat, 10:30 am Shabbat Study Group, 12:30 pm At night, count Omer 46 At night, count Omer 47 At night, count Omer 49 closed, on Zoom, 5:30 pm) Religious School Grad- At night, count Omer 48 Tazria–Metzorah Light Candles, 8:01 pm uation 1 2 Minyan 8 pm 3 4 Minyan, 8 pm 5 6 8:02 p.m. 7 Shabbat Ends, 9:02 pm Minyan, 8:45 am 31

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1 2 3 Minyan, 7:15 am 4 Shabbat Service, 6 pm 5 Shabbat Service, 9 am 6 Torah & Tea with Rabbi Korns- Ritual Committee, 8:30 pm Junior & Beginners Junior Con- gold, 1:30 pm Women’s League Board and gregation/Tot Shabbat, 10:30 am The Observant Life, 8:30 pm Dinner, 7:30 pm Shabbat Study Group, 12:30 pm Naso Shabbat ends 9:06 pm

8:06 p.m. 9 Minyan, 8 pm 10 11 Minyan, 8 pm 12 13 14 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Minyan, 8:45 am Minyan, 7:15 am Shabbat Service on the Shabbat Service, 9 am College Grads Ceremony Book Club, 9:45 am Lake in Robbinsville, Werner Movie Night, 7 pm 6 pm Junior & Beginners Junior Education Committee, 7:30 pm Congregation/Tot Shabbat, June Birthdays & Anni- 10:30 amShabbat Study Group, versaries 12:30 pm Beha’alotecha Shabbat ends 9:10 pm 15 16 Minyan, 8 pm 17 18 Minyan, 8 pm 18 29 8:10 p.m. 21 Minyan, 8:45 am 14 15 16 17 Minyan, 7:15 am 18 19 20 Shabbat Service, 6 pm Shabbat Service, 9 am Torah & Tea with Rabbi Korns- Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Myers Synagogue Board, 8:30 pm Seniors Group, 12 noon Conservative Judaism Today gold, 1:30 pm Board Installation Babysitting, 10:15 am and Tomorrow, 9:45 am Junior Congregation, 10:30 am Shabbat Study Group, 12:30 pm Shabbat Mevarchim Shelach Shabbat ends, 9:12 pm

22 23 Minyan, 8 pm 24 25 Minyan, 8 pm 26 27 8:12 p.m. 28 Minyan, 8:45 am 21 22 23 24 Minyan, 7:15 am 25 26 27 Rosh Chodesh Tamuz Rosh Chodesh Tamuz Shabbat Service— Shabbat Service, 9 am American Barbecue June Birthdays & Anniversaries Torah & Tea with Rabbi Korns- Carlebach Shab- Junior Congregation, 10:30 am gold, 1:30 pm Shabbat Study Group, 12:30 Women’s Rosh Chodesh bat, 6 pm pm Group, 6 pm Congregational Dinner, Korach The Observant Life, 8:30 pm 7:15 pm Shabbat Ends, 9:13 pm

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BETH EL SHALOM nity who needs assistance, please contact Greenwood House will need to reduce the us so we can direct that person to available number of days they deliver meals, limit Social Action resources. the number of their clients, and/or service a COVID-19 Response Challenging times can bring out the much smaller geographic area. Fund of Greater Mercer best in people. As Jews, coming togeth- Volunteers must have a car and be It will be many months until we are er is central to who we are as a people. available to deliver meals between approxi- fully able to assess the total impact of the Please support our COVID-19 Response mately 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Even a commitment COVID-19 virus on the world and here in Fund. Every dollar immediately goes to the of one day a month would be helpful. our Jewish Community, but we know that community to meet vital needs. Working Please contact Greenwood House at the most vulnerable communities will be together, with active compassion for each (609)718-0595, extension 320, if you hardest hit. Jewish Federations were made other, our resilience and generosity will or someone you know might like to get for times like these. We are the safety net enable us to emerge from this difficult time involved in this endeavor. and the support system that sustains Jewish as a stronger Jewish community. communal life and our community never Please support the Jewish Community Beth El’s “Essential has been more in need than today. The COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund of stakes could not be higher. Greater Mercer. Federations were made for Products” Program We are collecting personal and household The Jewish Federation of Princeton times like these. In crisis, we are the safety products to complement our Food Bank dona- Mercer Bucks is mobilizing to meet these net and the support system that sustains tions. Local food banks need deodorant, soap, needs by launching the Jewish Communi- Jewish communal life. toothpaste, toothbrushes, dishwashing and ty COVID-19 Response Fund of Greater Wishing you safety, good health and laundry detergents—everything that families Mercer, a comprehensive, collaborative happiness, The Jewish Federation of Princ- need but that are not purchasable with Food response to help our local agencies and eton Mercer Bucks. Stamps. Products that come in small packages , and the constituents they are preferred. serve. The Fund provides support for a Kosher Food Pantry broad array of current and anticipated needs food Bikkur Cholim—reach social services and offers emergency assis- The Yvette Sarah Clayman Kosher tance to those most vulnerable and impact- Food Pantry is in desperate need of food to out to those who are ill ed in our community. provide those who are in need. Please con- When illness strikes, a most meaningful way Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer sider bringing in an item to the synagogue. to show Beth El’s community “haimishe” char- Bucks will match the first $50,000 donat- We thank you for your support, but more acter is to pay a visit. Bikkur Cholim—Beth El’s ed to the Jewish Community COVID-19 so, feel good about the wonderful Mitzvah committee that makes visitations—needs your Response Fund. 100% of all donations you will be doing. Please make sure your support. Please volunteer to be available when to the Fund will be distributed directly to food donation is kosher and remember to called upon to make a visit when the need arises. grant recipients. If you volunteer at an area hospital and can check the expiration date. Thank you!. To donate, please go to https://jewish- visit a member who has been admitted; please pmb.org/covd-19-resource. contact Beth Brenman. We will update you as we learn more Greenwood House Ko- See our ad on p. 26! Thank you. about the evolving urgent needs in our sher Meals on Wheels —Beth Brenman (490-0408; community and how the fund is helping. Needs Help [email protected] ) Federation and our partner agencies and Greenwood House is looking for reli- synagogues are here to help. If you know able volunteers to deliver for their Labbok Kosher Meals On Wheels of a member of our local Jewish commu- Kosher Meals on Wheels Program. For Has Room For More over 30 years Greenwood House has pro- As you leaf through or scroll down the pages vided low-cost and nutritious kosher meals of the Shalom, you will find on p. 26 an ad from KOSHER to Jewish and non-Jewish elderly, home- Jewish Family and Children’s Service for Meals FOOD PANTRY bound, and disabled individuals in Ewing, on Wheels. It gives you the barest of information Please bring Kosher food to our Lawrence, Trenton, and surrounding areas. (enough to get the idea), but there is one thing Yvette Sarah Clayman Kosher Food Many of their most dedicated volun- missing—the personal touch. Pantry box located in the cloakroom. teers are aging and limited in their ability Continued on p. 28 Help feed the Jewish needy in our to serve. Without new new volunteers, community. Beth El is now collecting food for the pantry, a project of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Boxes To Fill At on a year-round basis. www.hods.org For further information, please con- Beth El tact the synagogue office at 443- • Undie Sunday 4454. • Eye Glasses For ‘Lions’ • Yvette Sarah Clayman Kosher Food Pantry • and any other boxes you see! www.coejl.org MAY 2020 21 BETH EL SYNAGOGUE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL & HEBREW HIGH SCHOOL 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor, NJ 08520, 609-443-4454, fax: 609-443-2887

REGISTRATION & EMERGENCY INFORMATION FORM 2020–21/5781

In order to facilitate planning for the forthcoming school year, please submit one (1) registration form per student. Registration forms received on or before May 31, 2020 must be accompanied by a $25 registration fee. Registration forms received after May 31, 2020 require a $40 registration fee. Registration fees up to $25 will be applied towards tuition.

Name of Student ______Hebrew Name (if known) ______

Birthdate of Student ______Hebrew Birthdate (if known) ______

Secular Grade of Student entering in the Fall _____ Hebrew Grade of Student entering in the Fall (if known) ______

Name(s) of parent(s)/guardian(s) ______

Student lives with (check one): ___ Both Parents ___ Father only ___ Mother only ___ Guardian

Home address (where mail is sent regarding student) ______

City______State______Zip Code ______

Mother/ information: Please Circle the best way to reach you in an emergency Home phone # ______Cell phone #______Work phone #______Employer______Mother’s email: ______

Father/Guardian information: Please Circle the best way to reach you in an emergency

Home phone # ______Cell phone #______Work phone #______Employer______Father’s email: ______

Other children (and grades) attending Beth El Religious School: ______

Name of Secular School Attending: ______IN CASE OF INJURY OR ILLNESS OF A CHILD AT SCHOOL EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO CONTACT THE PARENT/GUARDIAN. THE FOLLOWING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNLESS REVOKED BY PARENT/GUARDIAN: IF INJURY OR ILLNESS IS MINOR, GIVE FIRST AID? ____ YES ____ NO

IF INJURY IS SERIOUS AND PARENT/GUARDIAN CANNOT BE CONTACTED, DO YOU WISH YOUR PERSONAL PHYSICIAN OR DENTIST CONTACTED? ____ YES ____ NO

NAME OF PHYSICIAN

ADDRESS OF PHYSICIAN

PHONE # OF PHYSICIAN

NAME OF DENTIST

ADDRESS OF DENTIST

PHONE # OF DENTIST

IF A PARENT/GUARDIAN CANNOT BE REACHED IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, GIVE THE NAME(S) OF PERSON(S) TO BE NOTIFIED: EMERGENCY CONTACT #1 ADDRESS PHONE # EMERGENCY CONTACT #2 ADDRESS PHONE # LIST ALL ALLERGIES AND/OR MEDICATIONS* (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS OF PAPER AND ATTACH TO THIS FORM FOR MORE INFORMATION):

*Any medications (i.e. Benadryl, Epipen) that may need to be administered during school time require a separate medical form to be filed with this form. The medical form may be obtained in the office. LIST ANY SPECIAL LEARNING NEEDS AND/OR DISABILITIES (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS OF PAPER AND ATTACH TO THIS FORM FOR MORE INFORMATION):

LIST ANY PERSONAL INTERESTS, HOBBIES OR TALENTS (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS OF PAPER AND ATTACH TO THIS FORM FOR MORE INFORMATION):

____ PLEASE CHECK BOX IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO HAVE YOUR CHILD’S ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER LISTED ON THE CLASS DISTRIBUTION LIST. ____ PLEASE CHECK BOX IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO HAVE YOUR CHILD’S PICTURE AND NAME USED IN PUBLICITY INFORMATION IN SYNAGOGUE DOCUMENTS AND/OR PUBLICATIONS. ____ PLEASE CHECK BOX IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO HAVE YOUR CHILD’S PICTURE AND NAME USED IN PUBLICITY INFORMATION IN LOCAL AND NON-LOCAL PUBLICATIONS. IN THE EVENT OF A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, I AUTHORIZE THE STAFF TO OBTAIN EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR MY CHILD. I UNDERSTAND THAT I WILL BE CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY.

PARENT/GUARDIAN’S NAME PARENT/GUARDIAN’S SIGNATURE

Please note: Incomplete information and/or failure of payment regarding registration will cause a delay in processing and may preclude your child from attending Religious School.

The safety and partnership between the school and our families is our #1 priority.

Thank You,

Rabbi Matt Nover BETH EL SHALOM BETH EL SHALOM

Gift Cards Women’s League continued from p. 11 continued from p. 11 Make a Difference! maintain equipment for the kitchen and the building (a new refrigerator alone, a co position is always acceptable. NY Grams chairperson is or a new lawn mower.) Every dollar is really appreciated and provides also an open position. This position is active right before and after the much-needed funds for our synagogue. holidays. Become a Teen Advisor! Here are just a few of the stores we carry: From my family to yours; please stay safe and healthy. Amazon, BarnesOn &Sunday, Noble (great Nov teacher. gifts);17 Bath & Body —Shari Benson Hiring for 2013-2014 Part-Time Works; Bed, Bath & Beyond; Children’s Place; CVS (use them President, Beth El Women’s League for your prescriptionDon’t co-pays);Forget Dress Your Barn; UndiesDunkin Donuts (great Jewish Teen Leadership Programs teacher gifts); Gap/ Banana Republic/Old Navy; Gymboree; Princeton Mercer Bucks iTunesNovember (use for all 17thoseth appsis Beth you El’s want Semi and need);-Annual Kohls, Undie Lands’ End (order online and return Sundayto Sears—no shipping, no tax); Lord Educators with strong skills who enjoy the challenge & Taylor; Lowe’s; Macy’s; Pottery Barn/Willams-Sonoma (great of working with teens in a Jewish educational setting weddingOf gifts); all the Staples things (for we all takethose foroffice granted, needs); having Starbucks;

TJ Maxx/enough Marshalls/Homegoods underwear and (greatsocks stores has tofor rank great near savings); Knowledgeable in group work, teens, the top of the list. Target (everyone loves Target!) and Jewish life; Ability to implement and teach AreBut you children ordering andonline teens from inAmazon, shelters iTunes, and inBarnes foster & prepared curriculum while mentoring Jewish teens Noble,homes Pottery (or Barn, whose Zappos, parents etc? Before simply you don’t touch have that the“Add to

my cart”money), button, often check can’t us out. take Beth such El Women’s basics of League a normal can offer Computers Needed Preferred teen teaching experience We are looking to provide our learners and faculty with you gift cards that are nolife more for difficult granted. than using your credit Degree in Education or Social Work, access to 21st century tools to help them succeed. card. Sure, you lose a few airplane or reward miles, but think of Excellent Experience, and Competitive Compensation On Sunday, Nov. 17, you can help them. Please How can you help? how much your purchase will mean to the Synagogue. Wom- If en’s Leaguebe sure uses to all bring the monies unopene it earnsd packages to provide of programs cotton for For more information, contact Celeste at 609-987-8100 You have a 32” or larger TV that is less than 4 years old the Synagogue,underwear and and to purchase socks in and children’s maintain orequipment teen sizes for the Send resume to: to the Synagogue. that works when plugged into the wall, kitchen and the building (a new refrigerator or a new lawnmower.) Or Mail: Celeste Albert JFCS Every dollar is really appreciated. (By the way, you don’t have to spend a lot to DO a lot. The You have a computer that is less than 4 years old, runs 707 Alexander Road, Suite 102 Ifbest there brands stores to interestbuy are thoseyou, pleaseyou find contact in local Cherylsupermarkets Bardin at Windows 10, and works when plugged into the wall, Princeton, NJ 08540 448-7860 or e-mail meand at [email protected], discount stores.) and I will Please Fax: 609-406-1514 help you with all your gift card needs. Be a hero. Help a kid in need have a normal life. E-mail: [email protected] Consider donating it to the Beth El Religious School. Please be in touch with Rabbi Matt Nover at rabbi- [email protected] or call him at 609-443-4454 ext. 143. Beth El Synagogue Social Hall

Beth El Synagogue in East Windsor has a Social Hall that is available for all occasions! � Tasteful décor zfrn MERCAZUSA � A 625–sq ft dance floor � Seating for up to 249 people

The room is the perfect setting for: What can you do for Israel and � Bar / Bat Mitzvah � Weddings the Jewish people? � Brit / Baby Naming � Sweet 16 JOIN MERCAZ USA � Anniversary parties � Corporate events Your membership will help: � Any special occasion 1) Advance religious pluralism in Israel

Featuring: 2) Promote Conservative/Masorti Judaism throughout � A variety of catering options for all tastes, styles and budgets the world � A carefully screened group of exclusive caterers 3) Support short and long-term Conservative/Masorti � More than 3000 square feet of space—can be divided to accommodate all types of party set-ups study programs in Israel � A foyer area available for additional cocktail hour space. 4) Increase Zionist activities and Israel programs in � Separate full-service meat and dairy kitchens. Conservative/Masorti synagogues/kehillot � Premises under strict rabbinical supervision � Flexible start times available Visit the MERCAZ USA website, www.mercazusa.org or con- tact the MERCAZ USA office for a membership application. For more information or to book your event, contact the Synagogue Office at 609-443-4454. Dues: Individual $36 and Family $54 MERCAZ USA 520 Eighth Avenue, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10018 212-533-2061 [email protected]

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We deliver fresh, Kosher, hot nutritious meals .26+(5 and a smile! You may order up to five meals each week. 0($/621:+((/6 Each meal includes a meat or fish entrée, bread  & margarine, salad & dressing, a starch, From Jewish Family & Children’s vegetable and dessert. 6HUYLFH2I*UHDWHU0HUFHU&RXQW\  The cost is $5 per meal and they’ll be delivered For homebound seniors or those with disabilities to your home on Mondays and Wednesdays by our wonderful volunteers. living in East Windsor, Hamilton, Hightstown, Plainsboro, Princeton and West Windsor.* Meals are prepared by the Natalie and Robert Marcus Greenwood House Home for the Contact Beth Englezos at 609-987-8100 or Jewish Aged under the supervision of Rabbi Isaac Leizerowski. [email protected]

*Kosher meals are available in other areas. Please call to inquire.

.26+(5 707 Alexander Road, Ste 102 0($/621:+((/6 Princeton, NJ 08540 609-987-8100 www.jfcsonline.org

26 IYAR–NISAN 5780 BETH EL SHALOM YOUTH GROUP NEWS Susan Goldberg, Youth Commission Chair, 744-6025

(9th–12th grade) BrookeUSY Getter, Youth Advisor (845-538-2492)

(6th–8th grade) KADIMASarah Chairnoff, Youth Advisor (609-915-0214) A DOUBLE MITZVAH : SUPPORT ISRAEL AND YOUR SPECIAL CAUSES PRE-KADIMA (3rd–5th grade) THROUGH ISRAEL BONDS Danna Livstone, Youth Advisor (609-371-9032 DONATING ISRAEL BONDS PROVIDES: Tot Shabbat 2020 • Interest plus principal for your designated charity or foundation Tot Shabbat for young children through • Capital for Israel’s economy kindergarten, and their parents, takes place on Shabbat mornings, twice a month, starting • A tax deduction to the extent permitted by law* at 10:30 a.m. It is led by Danna Livstone with participation by Rabbi Kornsgold and Rabbi Nover. Due to the coronavirus, the remaining Tot Shabbat dates have been switched to 4:30 p.m. on Friday nights on Zoom. The dates are Fridays, May 1 and 15.

Shabbat B’Yachad The Shabbat B’Yachad family ser- vice is held 4 times a year at Beth El at 10:30 am on Shabbat mornings. The last date for 2020, Saturday, May 16, has been canceled due to the coronavirus..

*Consult your tax advisor for details

VISIT ISRAELBONDS.COM OR EMAIL [email protected]; 888.764.2631

Development Corporation for Israel This is not an offering, which can be made only by Invest in Israel bonds prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before israelbonds.com Linda Schmidt, Registered Representative investing to fully evaluate the risks associated with [email protected] • 973.712.1408 investing in Israel bonds. Member FINRA

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Exceptional Photography 100 Horizon Center Boulevard with Exceptional Service Hamilton, NJ 08691 Capturing the essence of your business or group is what Korbman & Company Photography, 609.208.0930 New Jersey’s premier photography studio, strives to provide each of our clients. www.korbmanandcompany.com FOR ALL YOUR CORPORATE NEEDS

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Classical Caterers

Fine Kosher and Glatt Kosher Catering Our Service Will Delight... The Settings Will Dazzle... Our Cuisine Will Surpass... Your Every Expectation. Congregation B’nai Tikvah 1001 Finnegan’s Lane • North Brunswick • NJ 08902 732.297.6444 • www. classicalcaterers.com

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Shomrim Part-Time Kadima Advisor Needed Four years ago, a small number of Beth El members started a Beth El is looking for a part-time Kadima advisor for the group called Shomrim, where we alternate sitting in one of three 2020–21 school year. We are looking for a dynamic, resourceful local funeral chapels when a member or a close relative of a mem- and organized leader. You must have your own car. We are looking ber has died and is in that chapel awaiting burial. We volunteer to increase involvement in our youth program for our 6–8th grad- for this assignment out of respect, our caring and our love for our ers. To apply, please send resume and contact information for three members in our Beth El community. Our group is small and when references to Susan Goldberg at [email protected] with called upon to serve, it is often difficult to get total, round-the-clock the subject line: Kadima Advisor Application. coverage as work, family or vacation can interfere with the ability to serve a few hours in our busy world. Our only hope to be able to have total coverage at all times is to expand our group. Joining our group is a wonderful way to perform a Mitzvah, getting no “Thank You” from the recipient. If the idea of participating is a possibility, call me at (609) 306-4075 any evening of the week or talk to me on Shabbat in the Synagogue to discuss the details and any questions you may have so as to decide whether or not you wish to join us. I look forward to talking to you. —Zeke Herman, 609-306-4075

MAY 2020 31 BETH EL SHALOM “I Healed Faster Here...”

“I couldn’t come to Greenwood House for rehab when I had my first knee replaced six years ago… Thankfully, I could for my other knee. The care was top notch here. I healed You’ll Love the Way We Care. much quicker this time because of the individualized, high-quality therapy I received.” – Shirley N. Mark Cheser at 609-936-1968 Call today. (609) 883-5391 GreenwoodHouse.org | 53 Walter Street | Ewing, NJ 08628

HELP THE DISCOVER THE JOY

BethSYNAGOGUE! El has a wish list of projects OF BEING A to be completed, including: • Replacing Sanctuary and Social Hall Rugs HOSPICE • Painting the Education Wing Exterior VOLUNTEER • Painting and/or Replacing Bath- room Stalls in Education Wing Share a memory. Hold a Hand. Lend an Ear. Touch a Heart.

• Replacing Windows in Kitchens Visiting Nurse Association Health Group will provide you with training and support to enhance and Gan Room your gifts of compassion, commitment and companionship to those nearing end of life. If you would like to contribute to one of the above projects or get the complete list of projects and pricing, please contact Rebecca Lee in the

Synagogue Office at (609) 443-4454 or Bring a supportive presence Comfort and bereavement Provide Administrative and companionship through calls in our office support on a variety of [email protected]. home visitation projects that enhance our patients’ care

Interested in becoming a volunteer? Contact: Pauline DePalma, BSW Director of Volunteers at 732.224.6933 or [email protected]

We encourage volunteers to wait one year following the death of a loved one.

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Beth El Synagogue Social Hall Beth El Synagogue in East Windsor has a Social Hall that is available for all occasions!

The room is the perfect setting for: Bar / Bat Mitzvah Weddings Brit / Baby Naming Sweet 16 Anniversary parties Corporate events Any special occasion

Featuring: Tasteful decor 625-sq ft dance floor Seating for up to 249 people A variety of catering options for all tastes, styles and budgets A carefully screened group of exclusive caterers More than 3000 square feet of space—can be divided to accommodate all types of party set-ups A foyer area available for additional cocktail hour space Separate full-service meat and dairy kitchens Premises under strict rabbinical supervision Flexible start times available Atlas World Travel For more information or to book your event, contact the Synagogue Office at 609-443-4454.

Danna Livstone at (609) 371-9032

Beth El’s Holy Rollers The Holy Rollers of ment. They carefully clean Beth El Synagogue are not a away the schmutz and report classical rock band. They are a tears they group of can not fix. dedicated If you Syna- are interest- gogue ed or have members questions who roll, about our roll, roll Holy Roll- the holy ers, please scrip- contact tures, the Tamara Torah. They meet monthly and Ostrowsky (ostrowsky4@aol. slowly unwind the scroll and com or 448-5920) or Susan check for dust, dirt, tears or Schwirck (celtsmom@hotmail. smudged letters on the parch- com, 409-8462). MAY 2020 33 BETH EL SHALOM BETH EL SHALOM Beth El Synagogue is temporarily closed due to COVID-19. The office staff are work- ing remotely from home. You can contact the office at [email protected] or call 609- 443-4454 and leave a message. Messages will be checked throughout the day. •All services and events will now be online. • Mincha and Abbreviated Kabbalat Shabbat Service, Fridays, May 1, 8, 15, 6 p.m. Watch on Facebook: facebook.com/BethElEW/. • Join our Zoom meetings: zoom.us/j/8970033588 Meeting ID: 897 003 3588; Password: 1234 Instructions on bethel. State Of The Art Medical Imaging ..... net • Decisions on in-per- For The Entire Family son events from May Mark Cheser at 609-936-1968 19 on will be made after May 15. Please refer to the calendar at https://www.bethel. net/calendar/ for the most recent updates.

Israel Affairs Continued from p. 14 Conspiracy theories fill a void: We all are exposed to presentations of the US and world news and are not surprised that anti-Semites are thriving in this Women’s League time of COVID-19. Disappointed? Continued from p. 11 Yes. Surprised? No. Let’s continue to physically thing…. We blindfolded her. All the other cousins got into groups of sequester from each other and do two and stuck a leg into the pillowcase. The official “ready, set, go” was what we can to prevent growth sounded and off we went. Aunt Rose was laughing so hard, she barely of this pandemic in order to went three feet, so she didn’t win. Half of us fell anyway in sheer hys- not lose many members of our terics. Only two groups made it to the imaginary finish line. Donate used electronics, etc. communities. This is what family does. We make our own fun. We don’t wait Beth El Synagogue is conducting a recycling fundraiser. There’s Wishing you all well. for someone to entertain us, we do it ourselves. This is what Women’s nothing to buy. We are simply asking you to donate any used consumer —Rita Millner, League is about. We make our own fun. All we ask is that you partici- electronics, cell phones and ink cartridges. Your used item(s) may be Chairperson pate. We are all so busy working and taking care of family that we for- tax deductible and will be recycled in accordance with EPA regulations. get to stop and see what else is out there. For those of you that attended 100% of the proceeds will help support Beth El Synagogue and Maple ****************** the Women’s League brunch, I hope you had a good time. We have Stream Road Preschool. more Sunday morning programs planned. Take the time to come to one We are currently accepting the following items: cell phones, digital or three of them. Meet some great women and expand your family! cameras, radar detectors, laptops, digital video cameras, and electronic Be well, book readers, inkjet cartridges, handheld games systems, MP3 players —Ellen Botwin and GPS devices. Co-President, Beth El Women’s League Please drop off any items you would like to recycle in the box lo- cated in the synagogue’s coat roam. Any questions? Please contact Ken Sanders [email protected].

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MORE WOMEN’S LEAGUE of BETH EL SYNAGOGUE LOYALTY REWARDS PROGRAM

Whenever you buy retail and supermarket gift cards, send Leagrams for birthdays or anniversaries, wish your friends L’Shanah Tovah with New Year’s grams or make a donation by sending a Mazel Tov or a condolence card, you can earn cash back through the Women’s League Loyalty Rewards Program, formerly known as the Beth El Sisterhood Donor program.

The money that Women’s League earns through these fundraising efforts goes right back to the synagogue whether it is to purchase new equipment for the kitchens or the building, help defray the cost of the popular Kiddush luncheons or to provide exciting new programs for Beth El’s members. The money that YOU earn back from these fundraising efforts goes to wherever YOU see fit!

The more you buy, the more you get.

Women’s League tracks your spending, and with each qualified purchase, you earn money which accumulates in your Loyalty account. Once your account reaches $30, you then earn 33% back on the total in your account. For example, if your account equals $500, you would get a check for $165.00 in June ($500 x 33%). It’s like getting FREE money!

Loyalty Rewards Program Facts: • No sign-up required. Once you become a paid-up member of Women’s League, you are automatically enrolled. • Exclusive cash back rewards program for Women’s League members only • Every dollar you spend counts toward your rewards account • Receive 33% back of any money accrued over $30. No check will be issued if under $10. • Receive a reward check in June every year • There is no limit to the amount of money you can earn back • Support your synagogue

Earning opportunities and amount that goes into your loyalty account: • Mazel Tov, condolence or Get Well cards: $1.00 • Leagrams, New Year’s grams: $1.00 per name • Supermarket gift cards: 5% of the purchase price • Retail gift cards: amounts are different depending on the store but range from 2-18% of the purchase price • Women’s League dues: $2 if dues paid in July or August; $1 if dues paid in September

Any questions, please do not hesitate to call at Cheryl Bardin, Chairperson, at (609) 448-7860.