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Saturday, June 11, 2016 Sunday June 12, 2016 Monday, June 13 Vol. XLIII No. 10 THE NEWS OF DELAWARE’S JUNE 2016 FIRST CONGREGATION PREPARE TO RECEIVE THE TORAH Join with Jews across the country as we spend an evening of study dedicated to the Jewish community of the present and the future. Saturday, June 11, 2016 (Candle lighting time is 9:12 p.m.) AKSE’s Shavuot services (Mincha/Ma’ariv) start at 8:10 p.m. … and the traditional Shavuot study session (Tikun Ley’l Shavuot) follows at approximately 9:30 p.m. until 11:30 p.m. Topic: What does one have to do to convert to Judaism? THEN: Come hear the reading of the Ten Commandments Sunday June 12, 2016 Services start at 9:00 a.m. Mincha/Ma’ariv 7:00 p.m. Candle Lighting after 9:13 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2016 Morning services (Shacharit) at 9:00 a.m. Reading of Megillat Ruth at 10:00 a.m. Yizkor at approximately 10:45 a.m. Mincha-Ma’ariv at 8:15 p.m. Havdalah at 9:13 p.m. ATTENTION PLEASE CONGREGATIONAL MEETING JUNE 8 7:30 pm Please plan to attend this important meeting. A BBQ (reservations and payment required by June 3) will precede the meeting. More details on page 3. JUNE, 2016 SHOFAR 1 Do A Mitzvah: Play Ball Jewish Community Softball is Back! Shalom Chaverim, ADAS KODESCH SHEL EMETH A yeshiva student met the great Rabbi Yisrael Meir the 4412 Washington Blvd. Kohen, known as the Chofetz Chaim, on a train. The yeshiva Wilmington, DE 19802-1226 student asked the Chofetz Chaim where he was going. The Synagogue Office (302) 762-2705 Chofetz Chaim explained he was going to see the Alps. The E-mail to [email protected] yeshiva student was shocked that this great rabbi would take FAX (302) 762-3236 time away from his Torah study to go sightseeing; after all, Delaware Community Hebrew School isn’t that bitul Torah (nullification of an opportunity to study (302) 762-3618 Torah)? AKSE Website www.akse.org The Chofetz Chaim answered that when his time came Steven Saks, Rabbi and G-d said to him, “So what did you think of my Alps, Yehoshua Redfern, Cantor Gail Weinberg, Educational Director Rabbi?” he didn’t want to answer, “I never made time to see them.” In fact, according to the Talmud we are asked certain OFFICERS Jonathan Jaffe, President questions after our earthly life is over, as we seek admission to Olam Haba (The World to Come). One of those questions is, Max Rosenberg, Executive VP “Did you take advantage of all of the pleasures of this world?” Marty Zukoff, Acting VP Finance Like the Chofetz Chaim, we too want to ensure that we Harriet Ainbinder take part in the pleasures of G-d’s beautiful world. Of course, VP Education there are many ways you can do this, particularly over the Vivian Goldberg summer. Let me suggest a good one: playing softball on a VP Religious Affairs Sunday morning in our Jewish community softball league. It Wendy Shlossman, VP Administration is a great opportunity to play ball (no talent required) and Kerry Shweiki, VP Facilities schmooz with friends while enjoying G-d’s beautiful outdoors. Lena Elzufon & Dianne Seidel I am looking forward to seeing you on the ballfield (Please see VP Membership the schedule below). Before I conclude I would like to thank Mark Wagman, VP Community Affairs Brad Glazier for organizing Jewish Community softball. Play Awaiting Volunteer Ball! VP Ways & Means Jeff Seidel, Treasurer Kol Tuv, Rabbi Saks Eleanor Weinglass Secretary All games are at the Siegel JCC softball field. Dan Berry & Len Seltzer Warm up 10:00-10:30. Men’s Club Presidents Game 10:30 -12:00. Sylvia Wagman Open to the entire community—men, women and teens. Sisterhood President No charge. STAFF Sharon Marshall, Office Manager Schedule: Arlene Mac Laren, Office Assistant June 19 August 7 Carol Burg, Bookkeeper June 26 August 21 Cliff Packer, Charles Wiley July 3 August 28 Maintenance July 10 The Shofar is published 11 months: July 17 September through July/August. July 31 Jonathan Jaffe, Shofar Editor E-mail to [email protected] PJ LIBRARY AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL SUNDAY JUNE 12 AT 11 a.m. See page 7 for details 2 SHOFAR JUNE, 2016 ATTENTION PLEASE CONGREGATIONAL MEETING JUNE 8 7:30 pm Please plan to attend this important meeting. Your synagogue has many challenges to be discussed and action plans agreed upon. There are as well various items requiring congregational approval, including slate of officers for the next year, the budget, and requests for permission to borrow against restricted funds for capital repairs. It is best if the congregation is engaged and participating as ideas concerning the future of our synagogue are discussed. Barbecue!! Tom Murphree is organizing a BBQ at the synagogue before the congregational meeting. Enjoy some delicious hot dogs and hamburgers accompanied by baked beans, cole slaw, potato chips, and drinks. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Please RSVP by Friday June 3. Call the office at 302 762 2705 Last day of Hebrew School, working on Israel Independence day Poster Photo by Gail Weinberg Juliana Castillo won first place in her age group at the May 8 Vivace Music Competition. She played Beethoven's Romance in F. Juliana is the daughter of Matt and Rhonda Castillo. JUNE, 2016 SHOFAR 3 Israel Independence Day Poster created by AKSE Hebrew School photo by Gail Weinberg Minyon aires/ Chaverot Closing Exercise, May 15 2016 Photo by Scott Slomowitz 4 SHOFAR JUNE, 2016 AKSE Hebrew School children singing Eretz Yisrael Sheli photo by Gail Weinberg JUNE, 2016 SHOFAR 5 The selection of AKSE in the “Scientists in Synagogues” grant program was officially announced in a press release posted online at http://sinaiandsynapses.org/multimedia-archive/announcing-selected- congregations-for-scientists-in-synagogues/ and also shown here: Announcing Selected Congregations for “Scientists in Synagogues” Sinai and Synapses, fiscally sponsored and housed at Clal – The National Center for Learning and Leadership, has selected 11 synagogues for its initiative “Scientists in Synagogues.” It is funded by The John Templeton Foundation, Emanuel J. Friedman Philanthropies and the Lucius N. Littauer Foundation, and run in consultation with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion (DoSER). Scientists in Synagogues is a grass-roots program to offer Jews opportunities to explore the most interesting and pressing questions surrounding Judaism and science, and aims to share how some of the most thoughtful Jewish scientists integrate their Judaism and their scientific work so that they can be role models and ambassadors for productive conversations surrounding Judaism and science. Forty congregations from 17 states and Canada applied for this project, and the selected communities represent a diverse cross-section of the Jewish community: five Reform synagogues, four Conservative, one Orthodox, and one traditional. Through programs and ideas that the synagogues themselves chose, they will explore a variety of topics, such as the neuroscience of free will; how technological innovation is changing human community and communication; the relationship between the natural and the human-made; and Jewish and scientific metaphors for the cosmos. They will all receive funding for their programming, along with mentorship and guidance through both Sinai and Synapses and DoSER. “The congregations selected for Scientists in Synagogues will make a significant impact on the conversation surrounding Judaism and science. Through their commitment, expertise and exploration of critical topics, these communities will showcase a variety of exciting ways to explore Judaism and science,” said Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman, Founding Director of Sinai and Synapses. “Scientists in Synagogues will offer Jews new ways to learn about some truly fascinating topics, and will give the Jewish community new opportunities to think more deeply about the relationship between Judaism and science.” Scientists in Synagogues will begin with a workshop at Clal at the end of June, where members of the selected congregations will learn from experts such as Dr. Jennifer Wiseman, Professor Noah Efron, Rabbi Lawrence Troster and Professor Michael Zimmerman. They will then create programs and content in their communities and online between July 2016 and December 2017, all in the service of examining how Judaism and science can come together to inform the biggest questions we face as human beings. “Science and technology are shaping nearly every aspect of life and human identity as never before,” said DoSER Director Jennifer Wiseman. “We look forward to rich explorations into the implications of forefront science through these diverse lenses.” Ultimately, these communities that are delving into the relationship between Judaism and science will help elevate the public discourse, and offer the Jewish community as a whole new tools and new language to discover fruitful interactions between these two realms. List of selected congregations: Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth, Wilmington, DE (Irene Plotzker & Rabbi Saks will attend the June workshop) Beth Hillel Congregation B’nai Emunah, Wilmette, IL Beth Tzedec / Temple Emanu-El (joint application), Toronto, Ontario Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County, Bethesda, MD Congregation B’nai Shalom, Westborough, MA Maimonides Congregation, Brookine, MA Oak Park Temple B’nai Abraham Zion, Oak Park, IL Temple Beth Or, Washington Township, NJ Temple Emanuel of Tempe, Tempe, AZ Temple Israel Center of White Plains, White Plains, NY 6 SHOFAR JUNE, 2016 Bring your shoes to Shul Drop off your used shoes in the AKSE lobby (or call for convenient pick-up service 302-762-2705) The shoes are sent to women’s shelters, veterans’ homes, rehab centers and poor communities throughout the world (including the USA) for distri- bution to those in need.
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