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~I" Anshe Emeth n"'HIW.~ Memorial Temple .n. • Tradition. Learning. Community !Av- Elu15765 Sept. 2005 Celebrating Generati ons of Jew i sh Life in Central New Jersey Between Us ... WORSHIP SERVICES This summer Joan and I had the pleasure to do FRIDAY, SEPT. 2 Re'eh 7:30 P.M. some extensive traveling. With Temple members we Shabbat Evening Services had a wonderful journey to Budapest and Vienna and Prague. Everyone found the experience to be exciting SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 and quite moving. TORAH STUDY & MINYAN 9:30AM. Later we traveled to Nova Scotia, a very FRI., SEPT. 9 Shofetim 7:30 p.M. different kind ofexperience, seeing the physical beauty We Welcome Rabbi Daniel Fellman of Canada and the magnificent Atlantic Ocean. I was Candle Blessing: Sherie Wolpert truly moved by the power and majesty of God's creation. 0 what has been bequeathed to us and how SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 10:45AM. often we squander and despoil the wonderful and BAR MITZVAH OF BENJAMIN WOLPERT TORAH STUDY & MINYAN 9:30A.M. good earth. The Biblical author understood it when he wrote so poetically; the Rabbis understood it as well when they chose to include such words in our FRIDAY, SEPT. 16 Ki Tetze liturgy: "Let the Heavens be glad and the earth Rabbi Miller will speak on: rejoice; let the sea and all within it roar, the fields "Let Them Build Me a Sanctuary" and everything in them exult. Then shall all the Candle Blessing: Sheryl Aymes trees ofthe forest sing for joy; in the presence of Lilmod L' A1iyah the Eternal. .. You see, they understood what a precious gift the earth is and how truly fortunate we are SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 10:45AM. to live in it. It is a privilege that we should never allow BAT MITZVAH OF STEPHANIE AYMES TORAH STUDY & MINYAN 9:30A.M. to slip through our fingers. In a small shop in Nova Scotia, I came across FRIDAY, SEPT. 23 Ki Tavo 7:30 P.M. a small plaque that touched me in a special way. It Rabbi Kogan will speak on: . read: "Life is not a rehearsal." At first, I simply smiled. "Siman Tov, Mazel Tov" But I have been thinking about that notion quite a bit. Candle Blessing: Natalie Richman Our ancestors believed that this world, the one we live Shabbat Le'ladeem in, is a prelude to the Olam Habah, the world to come. Yet, they never suggested that we should live our lives SATURDAY, SEPT. 24 10:45AM. BAR MITZVAH OF AARON RICHMAN now thinking that we could change them later in TORAH STUDY & MINYAN 9:30AM. another world or another time. Quite the contrary; they understood that what we do with our lives in this world directly and permanently affects the lives ofothers. How well we know that to be true. Our actions reflect FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 Nitzavim 7:30 P.M. more than our own lives. They do have an impact, not Family Service for Shabbat Candle Blessing: Linda Jay only on the lives we live but also, on the lives ofthose who come along in the future. SATURDAY, OCT. 1 10:45A.M. BAR MITZVAH OF ZACHARY JAY What our faith does do is give us the opportu TORAH STUDY & MINYAN 9:30A.M. nity, not to rehearse what will be but rather, to take the Continued . opportunity to change, to shift gears, to recognize our Please join us for our Keepers own faults and the failings ofour communities and nations, and then alter them so that we can move of.Jewish Excellenc. .... toward the betterment ofhwnanity and a life truly senes : . l worth meaning. It is called Teshuvah, a very powerful notion that hwnan beings can change their ways, that David Horovitz ....... OfJEWlSHtxaWHQ we can look at ourselves, see our faults, and improve Why Can't Israel Get Its Message ~. our lives. Teshuvah is a true gift, ifwe use it wisely. Across? Sunday, September 18, at 10:30 a.m. Soon we will prepare for the High Holy Days, our Days of Repentance, a time for Teshuvah. This year, we will observe them in our renewed sanctuary. David Horovitz is the editor-in-chief of The As we do, let us recall the gift ofrenewal granted to Jerusalem Post. He took up the position last us; let us celebrate the incredible world that has been October, moving on after 14 years at the award bequeathed to us for blessing. Let us see life, not as a winning newsmagazine The Jerusalem Report, rehearsal for another time, but as an incredible journey where he was the editor and publisher. David has of shared living with loved ones, with community, and also written from Israel for newspapers around the with faith in the future. world, including The New York Times, Los Ange les Times, The Irish Times and The (London) Independent. He is a frequent interviewee on iJ--4!/J/ed. CNN, BBC, NPR and other TV and radio stations. He is the author of Still Life with Bombers: Israel in the Age of Terrorism, which was pub lished in the U.S. by Knopfin March 2004 and named as one of of the year's Top 12 books on CNN.com. Arrangements for David Horovitz made through the B 'nai B'rith Lecture Bureau. Shobbot le'lodeetn A special Shabbat Service for Young Children September 23 at 7 p.m. Have you reserved you seats Babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and K-2nd graders are for the High Holy Days? welcome to join us with their families for a Shabbat service filled with music, stories, prayer, and a special Oneg Share the beauty and sanctity of this holiday period with Shabbat in the Gan Pre School room. your family and the Anshe Emeth community. Please contact the Temple office if you want to reserve seats. You know your children best. Babysitting will be provided Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple 222 Livingston Avenue during daytime services (not children's services) the first New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901 and second days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. (732)545-6484 (732)745-7448 FAX temple@aemtinfo E-mail http://aemt.net Webpage We encourage you to bring your children 8 and older to Volume 146 Issue 1 High Holy Day Services, but if you feel that they are not The Bulletin is published bi-weekly from September 1 to June I yet ready to do this, we do have a program for children 5- and one summer issue. 11 years of age on the first day of Rosh Hashanah and Bennett F. Miller Rabbi Yom Kippur. Please register your children for whom you Daniel J. Fellman Assistant Rabbi will want to use these services so that we will be able to Anna West Ott Cantor Gail R. Kroop Executive Director provide adequate space and personnel. Join us for our Claudio Kogan Rabbi Educator Children's service on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Karen B. Goldstein Gan Yeladeem Director We will worship together with our rabbis and cantor using Steven F. Satz President a child friendly service. Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple is a member of the Union for Reform Judaism. Join us for Selichot Sat., Sept. 24 at 8:30 pm An evening of study and prayer as we prepare for the High Holy Days Jewish Moral Dilemmas facing Post-Modern Science: When to Pull the Plug Our rabbis, cantor and congregational scholars will lead us in dis cussion. We conclude the evening with havdalah and selichot service. Join us for "BOOKS AND BAGELS" . Sunday September 25 at 10:30 am This is our first Books and Bagels for the year. which will feature In My Brother s Image by Eugene Pogany. Our Book Discussions offer a relaxing but stimulating opportunity to talk about fiction and non-fiction. They are led by gtoup members who begin by briefly summarizing the book, so even those who haven't had time to finish (or start) the book can participate. Ifyou know someone who would like to join the Introduction to Judaism class taught by Rabbi Kogan in Spanish please contact our regional office at 201-722-9090 ext. 210. .. " Education News It , IfJJJJ\ Sing to God a new song. Sing to God a new song, all the earth - Psalm 96: 1 This Psalm that we sing every Shabbat will lies' backgrounds. At the end of December we have a different meaning this year. It will be a will have an exciting gathering where we will see great year for family and Jewish education at what our students have learned. Anshe Emeth. Our newly renovated building gives us so many opportunities for new This year each Shabbat morning we will finish programs. with a Congregational Kiddush after Tefillah. Everyone is invited to be a part of this celebra We are excited to start a new school year on tion. September 1Oth. Th is year will be terrific!!!! We will have a special theme for the year: This year we will have several Shabbatons. We The world of the Jews: Where did we come will study, socialize and end with the beautiful from and where are we going? Our entire Havdalah service. Hebrew School will participate. Each grade will represent a country where our parents, May God help us and bless us to have a wonder grandparents and their ancestors came from. ful and meaningful year. Our students will study and share their fami- r-------------------------------------. I It's time to learn my Aleph-Bet in time for the High Holy Days Anshe Emeth'sAnnual HEBREW MARATHON Learn to react Hebrew in a single day! Be able to follow the High Holy Day and Shabbat services, sing zemirot, and read with your children On Sunday, September11, 2005 - 9:30 a.m.