Adath Israel Tradition Serving the Adath Israel Chavurah since 1904 Newtown, Monroe, Bethel, Brookfield, Southbury, Trumbull, Oxford, Danbury (The Little Synagogue that Could: First building: 1919, First rabbi: 1923) Ritual: Conservative Social: Progressive Oneg Shabbats: Priceless October 22 Tishrei 5778 - 2018 22 Cheshvan 5779 Please support our FALL FUNDRAISER Buy Your TICKETS TODAY! https://adath.ticketleap.com/another-tequila-sunrise/ More about “Another Tequila Sunrise” on page 3 Come Experience Congregation Adath Israel’s “Shabbat Before Bedtime” Friday OCTOBER 12th at 6:00 pm Calling all families with young children… Join us for a joyous, raucous, percussion and dance filled 45 minutes as we welcome the Sabbath -- young and young at heart are all invited. In- fuse your children with the joy of Judaism and then on to bed!! In This Issue From the Ritual Committee 5, 6, Activities, Clubs and Committees Announcements 1 11,12 Sukkot Photos 7 Community Programs & Events From the Rabbi’s Study In Memoriam 2 High Holiday Food Drive Photos 8 13 President’s Message Contact Information Donations Another Tequila Sunrise 3 The Nezvesky School 9 14 Hosting an Oneg / Kiddush Parade Photos 3, 4 KOSHER CREATIONS 10 October Calendar 15 1 From the Rabbi’s Study This month our Sabbath Morning Service will be held on October 20th. We will be reading and discussing the beginning of the role of our first ancestor Abraham. Who was he? There is a historical hypothesis that he was not a Semite as the Torah presents him, but that he actu- ally came from a different unknown origin. Rather than ignore or take things for granted that we learned on a child's level of under- standing, we should try to update our knowledge of Judaism on an adult level. Torah study at our monthly Sabbath Morning services will help accomplish this updating. I look forward to being able to read and discuss our Torah portion this month with a minyan. ~ Rabbi Barukh Schectman President’s Message Dear Congregants, Florence and I were so very pleased to see everyone over the Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur Holy Days. There were some that I had not seen for some time and it was good to catch up as to the progress of their children, some of whom were with me when I was teaching 4th and 5th grade. It is my hope that they join us on Shabbat and other festive occasions in the coming year. So many took the time to be part of the service. I would love to acknowledge each and every one personally but that would be impossible without my omitting some well-deserved congregant. A loud and deserved shout out to Steve Bamberg, Art Gruber, Rabbi Schectman and Cantor Rabin for your work on behalf of the synagogue. It was so impressive. To Katherine Kohrman, you have the unique ability to bring it all together, you understand the needs of all who participate so that they are relaxed and comforted with the knowledge that you and others are right there to assist when assistance is required. When there is a project to complete you can count on our congregants. The sukkah was erected in just a couple of hours, thanks to the many that showed up. Dave Smith took several minutes away from his duties as education chairman to give us the layout and Steve Vine, our Men's Club chairman, brought the coffee that kept everyone going. Again, I will not mention all those who participated for fear of leaving someone out. Because of time constraints I did not complete all my thoughts during my appeal for volunteerism. Sponsoring an oneg is important as it takes the burden off the synagogue to buy the necessary items and all that goes into making it a delightful time to mingle and nosh. Certainly, singularly it is not costly but the accumulative effect on our treas- ury can be most beneficial. One other item that can be most beneficial and that is our Tree of Life. Our very talented Meyer Glaser created the sculpture that is on the wall in the foyer. There is no better way to show your love for our Jewish Community than by adding your family name to it. It can be a lasting memento for your family to see and cherish. Please call or write to any board member if you have an idea that can bring us together in harmony and friendship. We welcome all suggestions. With Blessings of Shalom, Bob & Florence Rubinstein 2 It’s “Another Tequila Sunrise” in Monroe for Eagles’ Fans “Another Tequila Sunrise,” will be performing on Saturday, October 13th at 7:30pm at Masuk High School, 1014 Monroe Turnpike, in Monroe, CT. Doors will open at 6:00pm. In addition to bringing you an evening of your fa- vorite Eagles’ hits, there will be a bake sale and silent auction showcasing a wide array of goods from area retail- ers and services from restaurants, popular sporting events and golfing opportunities. As America’s top Eagles tribute band, Another Tequila Sunrise’s performance makes audiences feel like they are attending an Eagles concert. Their performance replicates details running the gamut from voice imitation to in- strument authentication. Band members also inject humor and high energy to cap off their concerts. Another Tequila Sunrise was formed in 2001 as “Spread Eagle: A Tribute to the Eagles.” The band was later re- named “Another Tequila Sunrise” in 2009. With the formation of “Another Tequila Sunrise, LLC” in 2012, the band has emerged with an all-star lineup of musicians incorporating songs from the Eagles catalog along with solo ma- terial from Don Henley, Glenn Frey and Joe Walsh. Band members are: Rick Steinau as “Randy Meisner – Timothy B. Schmidt,” Keith Brindle as “Don Henley,” Jeff Griffith as “Glenn Frey,” Mike Fretwell as “Joe Walsh,” Jeremy Beek as “Don Felder – Stewart Smith,” Jon Audette as “Joe Vitale” and Steve Brodi as “Scott Crago.” If you’ve been an Eagles fan since 1972 or are new to their sound, discover what Rolling Stone Magazine calls ‘The Best Eagles Tribute Band on Earth.’ Individual tickets are priced in advance at $35 for adults and $25 for seniors as well as students. Tickets are also available at the door: $40 for adults and $30 for seniors/students. Tickets are available by phone: 203-426-5188 or can also be reserved by visiting https://adath.ticketleap.com/another-tequila-sunrise/ Thank you to all Parade Participants We appreciate all the time and effort several of our members pro- vided during the last few weeks of August so that we could have a float in this year’s Newtown Labor Day Parade. Thank you to Darryl Newman for volunteering his truck and work- ing with David Smith to come up with the parade float theme of our celebrating our 100th anniversary with a small replica of the original building from 1919 and a wedding chuppah. Thank you to Marc Rubin for the design of the building so that it could easily be taken apart for transport and storage. To Susan & Marc Rubin for several Home Depot runs for building supplies. To Darryl Newman, Chuck Newman, David Smith and Marc Rubin for the construction and Susan Rubin for painting the float structure. Also, thank you to John Littlefield for cutting and painting all the door and window trim pieces. Thank you to the Sachs, Nahoum and Bogdanoff families for providing the candy which we tossed to the kids along the route. We also wish to thank everyone who walked or rode with us on the Labor Day parade route: Tod Bog- danoff, Bonnie & Bob Goldstein, Lauren Miller, Jack Nahmias, Darryl Newman, Matt Parkhurst, Dara Ru- bin, Susan Rubin, Florence & Bob Rubinstein, Jessica Sachs, Ian Sachs, Rabbi Schectman, David Smith and Lynn Wiener. And thanks to those who cheered us on! 3 4 From The Ritual Committee High Holidays 5779 Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur have just recently come and gone. We joyfully celebrated and prayed togeth- er as a congregation under the leadership of Rabbi Schectman, Cantor Jill Rabin, and congregant Arthur Gruber. They were assisted on the Bimah by Ritual Committee Chair, Katherine Kohrman. We had other lay leaders assisting as well: Congregant Steve Bamberg chanted the early morning prayers and led Torah stud- ies on both holidays. Lynn Wiener and Meyer Glaser led Children and Youth services. We had five Gabbai’im assisting at our Torah Services: Katherine Kohrman, David Smith, Dan Federman, Lori Brault and Bob Rubin- stein. We had two Shofar blowers again this year: Bill Hillman was our Ba’al Tekiyah in the sanctuary and Mark Rebb blew the shofar for our children’s service. Bill also gave us one grand Tekiyah Gedolah at the con- clusion of the Neilah service on Yom Kippur. Thanks to all of you. There are many others to thank as well: For beautifying our synagogue, we thank Meyer Glaser for the bimah flowers, Chuck Newman for the out- door plantings, landscaping and potted plants and Rita Frost for the flowers in our lobby. For polishing the silver on our Torahs, we thank Bonnie Goldstein and her Sisterhood crew: Carlyn Win- ton, Nancy Bamberg, Janis Nezvesky, Lynn Wiener, Sonja Ikenson and Silvia Pena. For forming our minyans, we thank many congregants: Bill Berk; Jack Nahmias; Marty, Janis & Floren Schertzer; David Smith; Lori & Sophie Brault; Jodi, Rebecca & Jacob Markowsky; Mark Rebb; Laura Goldstein and Steve & Eric Vine; Steve Bamberg; Art & Louise Gruber; Bill Hillman; Rita Frost; Rabbi Schectman & daughter Bina; Katherine Kohrman; Sonja Ikenson; Stephanie Wachman; Ben Glazer; and Aaron Nezvesky; Most of these people helped with more than one minyan.