Cheshvan - Kislev 5779 Bulletin Kindle the Chanukah Lights: Beginning Sunday Evening, December 2 Rabbi Ari Saks Vicki Perler Sisterhood News Rabbi President by Evelyn Abraham 631-423-5355 631-427-1089 Cantor Israel Gordan Maxine Fisher Paid Up Membership Director, Synagogue Programming Religious School Administrator And Religious School Innovation 631-427-1157 Thank you to all who helped with the planning and 631-427-1089 ext. 22 preparation for the Annual Paid Up Membership Event. Ilene Brown A special thank you to Eileen Berger, Vice President of Neil Kurshan Director, Early Childhood Center Rabbi Emeritus 631-427-1089 ext. 15 Membership and Lori Sklar, Vice President of Education Barbara Axmacher for chairing the event. Congratulations to our Woman of Executive Director Achievement, Marilyn Klein. 631-427-1089 ext. 23 HJC Board of Trustees / 2018-2019 Fall Rummage Sale Vicki Perler, President Thank you to all who donated for the Fall Rummage Sale Dan Schoeffler, 1st V.P. Jack Rubin, Treasurer Michael Richter, 2nd V.P. Leslie Hantverk, Secretary and to all who assisted with the set-up of the Sale. Any Brian Cooper, 3rd V.P. Donna Fleiss, Admin V.P. items not purchased were donated to local organizations. Shari Feibel Sandy Lynn Karow Ofer Rind A Special Thank You to Marlene Hummel, Vicki Rosen and Arthur Frischman Danny Klein Marvin Rosenthal Kathy Brookhart for co-chairing the Fall Rummage Sale. AJ Hepworth Ora Kriegstein Debbie Stein Stephen Holbreich Lauren Kupersmith Cari Schueller Todd Houslanger Jim Lodge Ellen Steinberg MEMBERSHIP Marsha P. Kalina Jaime Meyer Tyna Strenger Join us and support the Sisterhood of HJC New members David Kaplan Ginny Richman Louis Walsdorf to HJC receive a complimentary Sisterhood membership HJC Committee Chairpersons for their first year. Beautification ..................................Cari Schueller & Alissa DiBlasio Please return the Membership Dues Letter as soon as Bereavement .....................................Debbie Stein Bulletin ..............................................Sandy Lynn Karow possible. Checks are payable to: Calendar ...........................................Gwen Goldstein Sisterhood of the Huntington Jewish Center. Cemetery ..........................................Louis Walsdorf $45 regular membership Chai Club ..........................................Ellen Kahn & Rosalind Haber Chaverim/Kadima ...........................Samara Rossi $40 Z’havah Colleges .............................................Patricia Schoeffler & Debbie Cadel $30 senior membership Digital Transformation ...................Mile Richter Early Childhood Center Board ...... Jaime Meyer & Ginny Richman Finance and Budget .........................Jeff Stark UPCOMING EVENTS Friday Night Live .............................Abby Uhrman Fundraising .....................................Arthur Frischman Game Nights Greeters .............................................Maxine Fisher November 1st and 29th 7:30 PM– Mah Jongg, Bridge or High Holiday Honors......................Ofer Rind bring your own games. HIHI ..................................................Karen Flanzenbaum & Ellen Steinberg House ................................................Daniel Lerner & Marvin Rosenthal Rosh Chodesh Inclusion ...........................................Miriam Eckstein-Koas Israel ..................................................Scott Ingber November 8th 7:30 PM – Welcoming the New Moon with Israel/Ramah Scholarships .............Judy Fox a special Women’s Study Group led by Rabbinic Chaplain Kol Nidre Appeal .............................Debra & Arnie Stillman Joni Brenner. Leslie Lane ........................................Larry Wagner Library...............................................Syd Schlesinger Fall Book Discussion Lief Chapel Beautification ..............Marsha Perlmutter Kalina Membership .....................................Leslie Hantverk & Allison Reiver November 15th 1 PM - THE WOMAN WHO SMASHED Men’s Club ........................................Ofer Rind CODES by Jason Fagone. Love story, spy novel and war Religious School Board ...................AJ Hepworth & Felicia Messing tale. Please join us for a light lunch and discussion led by Ritual .................................................Andrea Smoller Maxine Liebowitz. Security .............................................Alan Kriegstein Sisterhood .........................................Evelyn Abraham Social Action ....................................Janet Kushnick & Marilyn Klein JUDAICA SHOP OPEN Special Arrangements .....................Vered Cole & David Walsdorf Storytelling Project ..........................Nancy Berlow Cooper ALL YEAR ROUND FOR YOUR Sunshine ...........................................Leslie Hantverk Theatre Development ......................Arthur Perler HOLIDAY AND SIMCHA NEEDS Technology .......................................Jeff Stark Tree of Life ........................................Danny Klein & Tom Rosen UJA ....................................................Scott Ingber Sisterhood Contact: Evelyn Abraham USY Director ....................................Samara Rossi [email protected] Webmaster ........................................Arthur Perler Youth .................................................Shari Feibel 2 NOVEMBER 2018 CHESHVAN-KISLEV 5779 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1/23 Cheshvan 2/24 Cheshvan 3/25 Cheshvan USY Suffolk Signature Minyan Breakfast-8:00am Event - 6:30pm SH Game Night-7:30pm Chaye Sarah 4/26 Cheshvan 5/27 Cheshvan 6/28 Cheshvan 7/29 Cheshvan 8/30 Cheshvan 9/1 Kislev 10/2 Kislev JNN ECC Closed Mid-Week Manna-9:30am SH Rosh Chodesh RS/RS Board Meeting Staff Develiop Mtg & 1:00pm Program-7:30pm USY/Kadima SA Comm Mtg-2:00pm Israel Committee RS Closed EC Meeting-7:30pm Community Program Teacher Develop Mtg Rosh Chodesh Rosh Chodesh Toldot 11/3 Kislev 12/4 Kislev 13/5 Kislev 14/6 Kislev 15/7 Kislev 16/7 Kislev 17/9 Kislev JNN ECC Closed Veterans Day RS/Chaverim Mid-Week Manna-9:30am SH Book Discussion Jr Congregation-10:30am & 1:00pm 1:00pm RS Closed SH Board Mtg-8:00pm Board Meeting-8:00pm SH Evening Program FNL-6:00pm (TBD) Veterans Day Vayetze 18/10 Kislev 19/11 Kislev 20/12 Kislev 21/13 Kislev 22/14 Kislev 23/15 Kislev 24/16 Kislev JNN RS Mid-Week Manna-9:30am ECC/Main Office Closed ECC/Main Office Closed RS/Vav 2/Hey Workshop 1:00pm & 8:00pm Ridotto-4:00pm Comm Thanksgiving Svc Vayishlach 25/17 Kislev 26/18 Kislev 27/19 Kislev 28/20 Kislev 29/21 Kislev 30/22 Kislev JNN RS/Chaverim Mid-Week Manna-9:30am SH Game Night-7:30pm ECC Dudes & Donuts RS Closed 1:00pm & 8:00pm DECEMBER 2018 KISLEV-TEVET 5779 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1/23 Kislev Jr Congregation-10:30am Vayeshev 2/24 Kislev 3/25 Kislev 4/26 Kislev 5/27 Kislev 6/28 Kislev 7/29 Kislev 8/30 Kislev JNN RS/Chaverim Mid-Week Manna-9:30am, Minyan Breakfast-8:00am Maya Sakallarios RS/Kadima/USY Community Candle- 1:00pm & 8:00pm Bat Mitzvah Camp Fair-11:00am lighting-6:00pm ECC Havdalah Dinner Hanukkah Happening Rosh Chodesh/Hanukkah Erev Hanukkah Hanukkah Hanukkah Hanukkah Hanukkah Hanukkah Miketz 9/1 Tevet 10/2 Tevet 11/3 Tevet 12/4 Tevet 13/5 Tevet 14/6 Tevet 15/7 Tevet JNN Kadima/USY/ SH Board Mtg-8:00pm RS/Chaverim Mid-Week Manna-9:30am SH Game Night-7:30pm Family Friday Night (mostly) True Things RS/RS Board Meeting & 1:00pm Jr Congregation Event Gimel-Daled Workshop HIHI-6:00pm Maya Sakallarios EC Meeting-7:30pm Bat Mitzvah Rosh Hashanah Rosh Hashanah Fast of Gedaliah Vayigash 16/8 Tevet 17/9 Tevet 18/10 Tevet 19/11 Tevet 20/12 Tevet 21/13 Tevet 22/14 Tevet JNN RS Mid-Week Manna-9:30am Inclusion Committee RS/Vav 3 & 1:00pm Meeting-7:309m MC Meeting-9:45am HIHI-6:00pm Challah Braiding Workshop Board Meeting-8:00pm Ridotto-4:00pm Fast of 10th of Tevet Veyechi 23/15 Tevet 24/16 Tevet 25/17 Tevet 26/18 Tevet 27/19 Tevet 28/20 Tevet 29/21 Tevet JNN ECC Closed thru 1/2/19 Main Office Closed HIHI-6:00pm RS Closed thru 1/8/19 30/22 Tevet 31/23 Tevet JNN Christmas Day Shemot 3 From Rabbi Ari Saks Using All of our Shoes Imagine you’re having a conversa- doing the exact same thing we’re doing, trying to make sense of the tion with someone, anyone; it could situation in front of them, through their preferred prism. be at work, at home, or at play. In In Pirkei Avot, the Ethics of our Ancestors, our sages teach us “do the conversation you’re making a not judge your fellow being until you reach his place” (2:5). The point that you think is totally ob- idea of not judging your fellow until you have walked to or arrived vious. In fact, it is so obvious it at that person’s place reminds me of another beautiful saying re- muvan me’eilav), it) מובן מאליו is lated to this topic: “Don’t judge your fellow human being until you should go without saying. You are walk in his or her shoes.” The image of walking in another person’s so sure that you’re right about your shoes, especially to some far off destination, evokes discomfort, as point that you can’t believe it’s even we imagine what our soles must feel like settling into shoes that possible for someone else to have a different point of view! And have been molded over time to fit the feet of others. as your conversation partner presses on with his or her point, you feel yourself becoming heated, indignant with the fire of self- I wonder though, maybe this metaphor is not trying to ask us to righteousness leading you to exclaim at the top of your lungs… act like or think like someone else. Maybe instead it’s trying