T« MÝÝĦ٠June 2013 - Sivan/Tammuz 5773
Barbecue before Bar’echu & Shabbat Together Musical Service
Friday, June 7, 2013 6:00pm – Rain or Shine!
Everyone is welcome to attend the service at 7:00pm. Reservations for the BBQ are a must! (RSVP Deadline is June 4th)
See page 9 for more information and reservation form
Our Second Annual Congregation Sons of Israel Scholar-in-Residence Weekend
CRISIS AND CREATIVITY: Judaism's Encounter with Islam and Christendom June 14, 15 & 16
Guest Speaker, Dr. Benjamin Gampel
Professor of History at The Jewish Theological Seminary
See page 5 for more information and watch your mail for reservation form Our Torah Members These generous individuals have voluntarily chosen to support our Synagogue at a higher level of dues than is required, in order to help other Jews who are less fortunate and in need of assistance.
ETERNAL LIGHT MEMBERS These members provide financial assistance and synagogue membership for families who are enduring financial hardship, as well as a full Religious School education for their children.
Irwin & Marilyn Brafman Seligman & Phyllis Rosenberg “Offerings of the Heart” Joseph & Tikva Ofeck Joni Seeger Philip & Adrian Reisel The names of our Torah Members are Marcia Sherman inscribed on the sculpture in our lobby. Paul & Arlene Starr
CHAI MEMBERS These members provide financial assistance and membership for families who are enduring financial hardship.
Anonymous Seymour & Nancy Green Abraham Ravid & Hanna Atlas Joan Alter Arnold & Alice Grodman Yetta Rosen Lore Benario David Korn Fred & Ann Rosenberg Michael & Jodi Bergman Bruce Lager Newton & Sheila Scherl Gertrud Buchler Joseph Lempel Steven Schwalbe & Martin & Rochelle Carus Harry & Rose Lenson Annemarie Krim Alvin & Nili Cohen Andrea Leon David & Donna Schweid Henry Cummins Lillian Leshinsky Michael & Sally Seymour Kenneth Feldman A”H Steven & Merilee Obstbaum Alfred & Rose Targovnik Steven Fruchtman Ann Oster Jaime & Susan Weiss Allan & Carolyn Ginsburg Adam & Barri Plawker Myrna Weissman Jerome Goldfischer & Ilan & Terry Plawker Charlotte Winter Lila Mordoh Marianne Wolff
Table of Contents Identification Statement From the Rabbi’s Study 3 The Messenger Music Notes 6 May 2013 Hebrew School News 7 Published Monthly Sisterhood 8 Birthdays & Anniversaries 10 Jewish Community Center Donations 11 of Fort Lee Calendar 15 Congregation Gesher Shalom 1449 Anderson Avenue Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Volume 2 - Issue #8
From the Rabbi’s Study
Many rabbis – I among them – la- well-known that in the medieval Europe only the ment the fact that Shavuot, which Christian clergy – and a good number of Jews – celebrates the beginning of God's were literate. That's why monarchs were so heavily revelation and therefore is founda- dependent on their clerics, and helps to explain, in tional to every other holiday and all part why Jews were so resented. of our observances, is “calendrically -challenged”, coming as it does at But when did Jewish literacy gets a kickstart? the end of the school and program- matic year and lasting only two I theorize that it happened in Babylonian exile. Our days. Kohanim, who heretofore held the written Torah and the oral traditions close to their vestments, had noth- But I think I just found the silver lining in Shavuot fall- ing better to do than to teach their fellow exiles what ing in May or June. It's tied into the program we held they knew. Knowledge is power, and this was the here on erev Shavuot that was brought to us from Con- beginning of enfranchising and democratizing Juda- gregation Sons of Israel. They call it People of the ism. When Ezra returns to Judea with the Edict of Book, and I refer to it informally as BYOB—Bring Your Cyrus, he formalizes this tendency: he erects a plat- Own Book. (When it was my turn, I pulled both a book form from which he publicly reads the Torah to all and a bottle out of the bag I had with me). the people who assembled in Jerusalem. A few cen- turies later, Rabbi Shimon ben Shetach, the brother Most of us use the slower days of summer as a time to of Queen Salome Alexandra (you can read about her catch up on reading, or we at least make a list of the in Judy Petsonk's book, Queen of the Jews), founded books that we would like to read. In this regard, our schools in all the large cities for the formal educa- People of the Book program, and the list that it generat- tion of Jewish children. Amazingly, we are talking ed (which you will find below) couldn't have been better about the year 70 B.C.E.! timed! With this kind of an ancient and established track By way of introduction to our reviews on Shavuot, I record, it's no wonder that Mohammed called us The spoke briefly about literacy in our tradition. It is fairly People of the Book.
People of the Book - Shavuot 5773
“Jews Without Money” - 1930 A CFR Book, Twelve, by Michael Gold
“Start-Up Nation” - 2009, by Dan Senor & Saul Singer (Tobey Lyden)
"The Labyrinth of Exile" A life of Theodor Herzl” - 1992 Farrar, Straus & Giroux , by Ernst Pawel (Jack Reisner)
“I am Jewish” Personal reflections inspired by the last words of Daniel Pearl - 2004 Jewish Lights Publishing (Sy Green)
“97 Orchard” - 2010 Harper Collins Publishers, by Jane Zeigelman (Naomi Altschul)
“Outwitting History” - 2004 Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill NC, by Aaron Lansky (Helen Hyman)
3 Rabbi Kenneth A. Stern
NEW YORK MAGAZINE article - 2013 "Hasidim and Goyim in East Ramapo" by Benjamin Wallace-Wells (Sally Seymour)
“Thinking, Fast and Slow” - 2010 Random House, by Daniel Kahneman (Ira Smilovitz)
“The Prophet’s Wife” - 2010 Behrman House, by Milton Steinberg (Ken Stern)
“ As A Driven Leaf” - 1996 Chaim Potok, By Milton Steinberg (Ken Stern)
“Jews and Words” - 2012 New Haven: Yale University Press, by Oz, Amos (Nancy Green)
“Christianity & Rabbinic Judaism” - 1992 Washington D.C. Biblical Archaeology Society, Edited by Hershel Shanks (Marvin Chertkoff)
“Triangle” – 2006 Picador, by Katherine Weber (Carmen Klein)
“The Hare with Amber Eyes” – 2010 Farrar, Straus & Giroux, by Edmund De Wall (Hennie Ostrower)
“A Jew Among the Romans: The Life and Legacy of Flavius Josephus” 2013 Pantheon Books, by Frederic Raphael (Marshall Hurwitz)
“Studies in the weekly Sidra” 5718 Annual, Fourth Series, World Zionist Organization (Ann Hurwitz)
Sisterhood Book Club and Guest Authors, 2012-2013
“The Shanghai I Knew” – 2007 CometQ Publishing, by Ellis Jacob
“Queen of the Jews” – 2012 Blair Books, by Judy Petsonk
“Jerusalem Maiden” - 2011 Harper Collins, by Talia Carner
“How to be an American Housewife” – 2010 Putnam Adult, by Margaret Dilloway
“What we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank” – 2012 Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, by Nathan Englander
“Dovekeepers” – 2011 Simon & Schuster, by Alice Hoffman
“The Zookeepers Wife” – 2007 W.W. Norton Company, Inc, by Diane Ackerman
“The Lost Wife” – 2011 Berkley Publishing Group, by Alyson Richman
“97 Orchard” – 2010 Harper Collins Publishers, by Jane Ziegelman
4 Congregation Gesher Shalom
Invites you to its second annual
Congregation Sons of Israel SCHOLAR- IN- RESIDENCE WEEKEND
CRISIS AND CREATIVITY: Judaism's Encounter with Islam and Christendom
June 14, 15 & 16
Guest Speaker, Dr. Benjamin Gampel
Professor of History at The Jewish Theological Seminary
Friday Dinner 6:00pm - JEWS, JUDAISM and the RISE OF ISLAM
Saturday Service 9:30am - SEPHARDIC JEWS COME OF AGE: HOW GOLDEN WAS IT? Lunch 12:00pm - SEX, FOOD and the LUSH GARDEN
Sunday 10:00am JEWS, CHRISTIANS and MUSLIMS AND THE HOLY CITY OF JERUSALEM
Reservations must be received by Monday, June 10th
Dinner - $18.00 Lunch - $8.00 Dinner & Lunch Combination - $22.00
Watch your mail for more information and reservation form.
5 Music Notes Cantor Paul Zim WITH GRATITUDE We had a great time on “I will sing prises to God while I have breath in Sunday evening, May 19th at me…” our Dinner Dance celebration. It was wonderful to see the “Sing unto God a new song; play skillfully amid warmth, friendship, the sounds of joy,,,” enthusiasm, joy and happiness that was evident on Music is a powerful medium that brings excite- everyone’s face. I want you ment and vitality into the life of the synagogue to know how gratified I was with the outpouring of good Summer is fast approaching, and I hope we will wishes from all of you. continue to see you and your families at services during these quiet summer months. Your partici- I especially want to thank the Dinner Dance pation is always welcome and I’m sure will be committee. All their hard work enhanced the rewarded by the enrichment of your spirit and success of the evening. A special Yeasher soul through the inspiration of our prayers: If you Kochachem to all of them. Thank you, thank you, are away, you can take the Gesher Shalom spirit thank you! with you.
Our Siddur is full of David’s Psalms, expressing the May your summer be one of rest and happiness. soul’s yearning for unity with God through poetry and song.
Shabbat Together Musical Service
JOIN US FOR A MUSICAL CARLEBACH-STYLE FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICE
June 7th - 7:00pm
Led by Rabbi Kenneth A. Stern & Cantor Paul Zim
COME, ENJOY, PARTICIPATE AND LIFT YOUR VOICES IN SONG!!
6 Hebrew School News Cory Chargo Director of Education MY CONFESSION. . . I’m going to share something about myself…that may come as a surprise. I’m a Trekkie! Yup… When I teach children…I am offering them Captain Kirk, Spock, Jean-Luc Picard, Data….and information. Maybe they will take it in…maybe they the lot. In addition to thinking about those who will not. If I cram it down their throats…then they perished in our military—yes the true meaning will truly not learn and in fact roadblocks to future behind Memorial Day—this weekend I plan on learning may develop. This year in the Hebrew seeing the new Star Trek movie. Not just in the School, thanks to initiative of our new Education theaters. Not even in just 3-D with those mildly odd Chair, Ronit Slotky, we have striven to make The black Buddy Holly glasses. But in an IMAX JCC of Fort Lee a fun place for our families. theater! Opening up the Gym for refreshments and sports has provided a low-key place for our families. There was True confession: When I was a BBYO Director in not a week where we didn’t have a number of Atlanta in the 1990’s….I “accidently” planned a participants. BBYO youth convention for over 200 teenagers at a very nice Atlanta Hotel. Was it my fault that there The principal of “Love thy Neighbor as Thyself”…a just happened to be a Star Trek conventions taking key moral teaching from the Torah is prominent in place in the same hotel?????? Although I did not Star Trek. No matter how ugly one species of aliens dress up with Vulcan pointy ears, unlike 99% of the are to another, no matter how culturally different they actual Star Trek convention attendees, I did indulge may be, it is essential to all episodes that respect for in a special BBYO convention T-Shirt that was… differences be maintained always. Always treat the shall I say “out of this world”. aliens in such a way that they know that you respect their rights and self-determination. Now that I’ve experienced this cathartic moment that I’m sure will cure all of my various neuroses, Even the idea of when to go to war…a topic we I’d like to offer some…Jewish justification…beyond discussed heavily this year in our Ethics class with the fact that the Vulcan four finger greeting our 6/7th graders is prominent in Star Trek. In all Star replicates the one used by the Cohanim in their Trek episodes it is morally wrong to be an aggressor blessing. In fact…I used excerpts from old Star in war or violence. Only when attacked can we Trek episodes one year as a the basis of minimally defend ourselves. This is a primary principle in 25 weeks of classes in a Religious School. Star Trek Judaism and certainly one employed by the Israeli offers hope, morality, ethics, respect, and even Defense Force. dabbles in discussing God and the qualities of the divine. I think what I glean most from Star Trek, even more than the great costume ideas for those Masquerade The ‘prime directive’ in all of the Star Trek series is balls, is the idea of hope. That there will be a time to allow people…cultures to develop on their own where there is no more war. There will be a time and to not interfere with their natural progression. when currency and greed and hatred between people To me that is pure Kavod…respect. True Kavod is will become obsolete. This idea of hope, of Tikvah is respecting people…no matter what their age and what I hope that all of our children in the Hebrew accepting who they are. By the way, and when I School will take away from Gesher Shalom. Beam studied Social Work, one of the primary ethical me up…. principles presented to us was “meet the client where they are at”. In other words do NOT impose our own values on others.
7 Ethel Chesen Sisterhood President
Sisterhood Shabbat Friday, June 21, 2013 – 7:00pm
The women of Sisterhood along with Rabbi Kenneth Stern and Cantor Paul Zim will par cipate in a beau ful and meaningful service.
A special Oneg Shabbat will follow.
We hope your family and friends will join us this evening.
Once again it is time to inform our Center members of As another Sisterhood year draws to a close (our our Mishlo’ach Manot project results. We thank 50th + years) I would be remiss if I did not express everyone who was a part of it since your participation my endless gratitude an heartfelt appreciation to is what has enabled us to continue our outreach charity our Executive Board. For all their hard-work, co- efforts. Our first and largest donation goes to our be- operation, friendship and patience, they are a con- loved Synagogue, this includes a Platinum page in stant amazement to me. Thank you one and all. this year’s Dinner Dance Commemorative Journal. All other donations are directed towards charities in Israel, worldwide and Bergen County. “June is busting out all over” and it is time to di- rect our attention towards next year’s calendar. If ISRAEL: you have any ideas or suggestions please let us Magen David Adom: Israeli Red Cross know. For now, we wish one and all a relaxing, Myriam’s Dream: Assists senior citizens in Israel healthy summer. become self-sufficient Children’s Bridge of Zichron Menachem Israel: Aids children with psychological needs Schneider’s Children’s Hospital
Friends of Israeli Disabled Veterans Sisterhood Book Group
WORLDWIDE: Wednesday, June 5th - 8:15pm Mazon: Alleviating worldwide hunger “97 Orchard” Project Sarah: Assistance for Jewish women in By Jane Ziegelman abusive relationships Jewish Braille Organization Wednesday, August 14th Jewish War Veterans Chaplains Counsel “Once We Were Brothers” By Ronald Balson BERGEN COUNTY: Jewish Family Services Refreshments will be served Jewish Adults with Developmental Disabilities Chairpersons - Kathy Grazian & Naomi Altschul
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Barbecue before Bar’echu & Shabbat Together Musical Service
Friday, June 7, 2013 6:00pm – Rain or Shine!
Join your synagogue family in welcoming summer with a casual pre-Shabbat outdoor BBQ
Hot dogs, hamburgers, baked beans, salads, chips, & more!
$12 per person for members $14 per person for non-members Children under 5 are free
Bring blankets & picnic on the lawn. Limited table seating is available.
Welcome Shabbat with Rabbi Stern, Cantor Paul Zim, fellow congregants & new friends.
Everyone is welcome to attend the service at 7:00pm. Reservations for the BBQ are a must! (RSVP Deadline is June 4th)
Name ______Phone ______
Number of members attending ______(x $12) Number of non‐members attending ______(x $14) Number under age 5 attending ______(free)
TOTAL enclosed $ ______Please make checks payable to: JCC of Fort Lee
9 Birthdays & Anniversaries
1 Edna Bar-Nadav 10 Rose Lederman 24 June Kerman 1 Marcus Seeger 10 Emily Chargo 24 Mark Klein 2 Harriette Gluckow 11 Ann F. Schaer 25 Leon Finer 3 Dinah Kremberg 11 William Tobenkin 25 Marcia Sherman 3 Lucille J. Laufer 13 Jason Halpern 25 Elisabeth Sussman 3 Barbara Sussman 14 Martin F. Carus 25 Naomi Fein 3 Ellie Schulman 14 Ethan Bar-Nadav 26 Anne Sommer 4 Susan Kolodny 15 Marvin Josif 26 Ellen Kessler 4 Leon Freudzon 16 David Kremberg 26 Roslyn Abramson 6 Jacob Seeger 16 Norman Silverberg 26 Charlotte Hyman 6 Jordyn Fein 16 Arlene Starr 27 Richard Danoff 7 Steven Kolitch 16 Eileen Haber Zlotnick 27 Anna Merker 8 Marilyn Brafman 16 Garrett Backer 28 Jeff Lichtman 8 Phyllis Breit 17 Gilad Gensler 28 David Schweid 8 Eileen Goff 20 Sharon Starr 28 Lisa Nelson-Cohen 8 Walter Popick 21 Joshua Rudin 28 Ryan Levi 8 Ann Hurwitz 22 William Rosenthal 29 Barbara Grossbard 8 Mercy Cohen 22 Walter Strasfeld 29 Andrea Oriel 8 Shari Bergman 23 Gary Gluckow 29 Sandy Kessler 8 Ava Ciardiello 23 Simcha Hausman 30 Eshrat Baradarian 9 Roberta Delson 24 Ira Kohl 30 Susan Freudzon
1 David & Lia Pichkhadze 18 Jeffrey & Beatrice Adler 3 Emanuel & Helene Rabin 18 Philip & Adrian Reisel 3 Jeffrey & Beth Kaplan 18 Alex & Gloria Salit 5 Frederick & Sheila Small 19 Michael & Lisa Boyd 6 Jacob & Ayelet Kindler 20 Marc & Cheryl Karpman 6 Mark & Sandy Klein 22 Leon & Susan Freudzon 7 Mordechai & Suzanne Warshavsky 24 Scott & Suzanne Alenick 8 Bruce & Elise Rosen 24 Lewis & Lorelei Schwartzman 9 Eric & Edith Adler 24 Alvin & Lynda Sussman 9 Stephen & Merilee Obstbaum 26 Milt & Doryne Davis 10 Herbert & Reggie Feuerstein 28 Harold & Florence Goldring 12 Milton & Phyllis Breit 28 Ilan & Terry Plawker 13 Kenneth & Irene Eisenstein 29 Werner & Hilde Straus 15 Gerald & Elaine Gordon
Celebration Services
Adult birthdays and anniversaries will be celebrated on Saturday, June 15th+6556 at the 9am service.
Kids’ birthday celebrations will resume in September
If your birthday/anniversary is not listed, please call the Center office and we will update our records. 201-947-1735
10 Thank you to our Synagogue contributors
DONOR IN HONOR OF DONORS IN MEMORY OF Yetta Rosen Rabbi Stern Roger & Andrea Devries Jack Glazer Curt & Marian de Jonge Rabbi Stern Sheila Klaiman Jack Glazer Lore Benario Cantor Zim FL Palisade Med. Assoc. Jack Glazer Beatrice Ravitch Cantor Zim Evelyn Baer Millicent Weber Marlene Moskowitz Carl Hess Otto & Anne Salmon Martin Haas Burt & Wendy Woda Tzedakah Ira & Barbara Zarrett Sol Leviter Paul & Elaine Lyubomirsky Tzedakah Leo & Mary Rettig Sol Leviter Marilyn Saposh Aliyot Marvin & Shirley Sol Leviter Betsy Geller Rachel Geller Kochansky Joe & Helen Hyman Doryne Davis’s Birthday The Danoff Family Mathilda Osian Joe & Helen Hyman Jaime Weiss’s Birthday Arnold & Alice Grodman Mathilda Osian Joe & Helen Hyman Izzy Stern’s Graduation Arnold & Alice Grodman Marlyn Katz Levenson Gertrud Buchler Florence & Harold Goldrimg’s Anniversary RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Marianne Wolff The Grodmans’ Anniversary Mark & Karen Halpern The Grodmans’ Anniversary DONORS IN HONOR OF Jinny Skolnik The Grodmans’ Anniversary Stanley & Doris Domb Rabbi Stern Martin & Rochelle Carus The Grodmans’ Anniversary Leon & Regina Finer Rabbi Stern Jerry & Fran Koszer The Grodmans’ Anniversary Bess Koby Wayne Koby Roger & Terri Tiedemann The Grodmans’ Anniversary Jay & Ellen Rifkin Wayne Koby Roger & Terri Tiedemann The Kochanskys Aaron & Samantha Raphael Baby Naming Roger & Terri Tiedemann Cantor Zim Roger & Terri Tiedemann Emily Kopelman DONORS IN MEMORY OF Ira & Laurie Smilovitz The Grodmans’ Anniversary Brad & Susan Singer Martin Haas Ira & Laurie Smilovitz Lillian Leshinsky’s Birthday Ira & Laurie Smilovitz Wayne Koby’s Recovery Arnold & Alice Grodman Brooke London HEBREW SCHOOL FUND Arnold & Alice Grodman Jaime Weiss’s Birthday Arnold & Alice Grodman Richard Schiff’s Birthday DONORS IN HONOR OF Arnold & Alice Grodman Edwin Grodman’s Birthday Sol & Thelma Borodkin Cantor Zim Arnold & Alice Grodman Cynthia Plawker’s Birthday Sol & Thelma Borodkin Aliyah Arnold & Alice Grodman Julia Plawker’s Birthday The Davis Family Jaime Weiss’s Birthday The Davis Family Richard Schiff’s Birthday The Davis Family Cantor Zim’s Birthday The Davis Family Madelyn Danoff’s Birthday Our Condolences to . . . The Davis Family Erwin Kolodny’s Birthday Sol & Thelma Borodkin Izzy Stern’s Graduation ADRIAN OSIAN Marty & Susan Funt Martha Grodman’s On the loss of his beloved mother, 101st Birthday MATHILDA OSIAN Seligman & Phyllis Ronnie Segal Rosenberg YONAH HIRSCHMAN On the loss of her beloved mother, MARLYN KATZ LEVENSON Thank you all for the get well wishes. BENJAMIN KOREN Gloria Salit On the loss of his beloved brother, MORRIS EZER KOREN All dona ons listed were received in April & May
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13 Daily Service Times JUNE 2013 Monday 7:00am & 7:45pm Friday 7:00am & 7:00pm Sivan/Tammuz 5773 Tuesday 7:00am & 7:45pm Saturday 9:00am & Minchah Wednesday 7:00am & 7:45pm Sunday 9:00am & 7:45pm Thursday 7:00am & 7:45pm
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 23 Sivan
MINCHAH 8PM SHELACH
2 24 Sivan 3 25 Sivan 4 26 Sivan 5 27 Sivan 6 28 Sivan 7 29 Sivan 8 30 Sivan
NYC Israel Day Rabbi’s Class Bible Study Parade 10:30am 11:30am
Education Book Club 8pm Sisterhood BBQ 6pm Committee Meeting Rehearsal 7pm Shabbat Together 12pm 7pm MINCHAH 8PM
8:06PM KORACH
9 1 Tammuz 10 2 Tammuz 11 3 Tammuz 12 4 Tammuz 13 5 Tammuz 14 6 Tammuz 15 7 Tammuz
Sisterhood Board Rabbi’s Class Bible Study GPS & Birthday & Meeting 6:15pm 10:30am 11:30am Anniversary 9am Sisterhood Rehearsal 7:15pm Scholar-In-Residence Weekend
MINCHAH 8PM 8:10PM CHUKAT
16 8 Tammuz 17 9 Tammuz 18 10 Tammuz 19 11 Tammuz 20 12 Tammuz 21 13 Tammuz 22 14 Tammuz
LAST CLASS Bible Study S-I-R Rabbi’s Class 11:30am Weekend 10:30am
Sisterhood Sisterhood Shabbat 7pm Rehearsal 7pm
MINCHAH 8PM Father’s Day 8:12PM BALAK
23 15 Tammuz 24 16 Tammuz 25 17 Tammuz 26 18 Tammuz 27 19 Tammuz 28 20 Tammuz 29 21 Tammuz
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30 22 Tammuz
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2012 ‐ 13 B T C D Co - Presidents ...... Kenneth Feldman A”H Rabbi ...... Kenneth A. Stern Arnold Grodman Cantor ...... Paul Zim Executive Director ...... Martha Dawson Vice Presidents ...... Jodi Bergman Education Director ...... Cory Chargo Gary Gluckow Rabbi Emeritus ...... Irving Spielman Messenger Editor ...... Debbie Mulholland Richard Schiff Sally Seymour Treasurer ...... Ira Smilovitz A Secretaries...... Joan Alter Sisterhood Wayne Koby President ...... Ethel Chesen Treasurer ...... Edith Kantrowitz Mark Altschul Ethel Chesen Financial Secretaries ...... Ann Bloch Allan Ginsburg Helen Hyman Shifra Ruda Corresponding Secretary ...... Evelyn Davis Marvin Josif Marvin Kochansky Recording Secretary ...... Rochelle Carus
David Korn Anita Krauss Andrea Leon Tobey Lyden Men’s Club President/Treasurer ...... William Tobenkin Hennie Ostrower Avri Ravid Recording Secretary...... Irving Morgenstern William Tobenkin Corresponding Secretary. . . . Marvin Kochansky
C U Jewish Community Center of Fort Lee Congregation Gesher Shalom 1449 Anderson Avenue Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Synagogue Office Phone: 201-947-1735 Hebrew School Phone: 201-947-1654 Fax: 201-947-1530 Email: [email protected] Visit us: www.geshershalom.org