ADULT EDUCATION ISSUE KehilathjeshurunBulletin © Volume LV, No. 2 October 12, 1987 19 Tishrei, 5747 RABBI DALE POLAKOFF, ISAAC POLLAK AND ROBERT KURZWEIL TO BE HONORED AS CHATANIM ON SIMCHAT TORAH Rabbi Dale Polakoff Isaac Pollak Robert Kurzweil We are proud to announce in the names It will be a privilege to honor him this year He is president ofLGP Ltd. and Aris Enter¬ of the Officers of the with the congregation the designation of Chatan Torah. prises Ltd., both of which are engaged in designation of Rabbi Dale Polakoff, Isaac Chatan B'reishit special promotions with an emphasis on Pollak and Bob Kurzweil as Chatanim for Isaac Pollak had to be persuaded to accept jewelry. Here at KJ, Isaac has been an ac¬ Simchat Torah. tive member of the the honor of Chatan B'reishit. He has always Chevra Kadisha, presi¬ dent of the Chatan Torah served the congregation, Ramaz and the Couples Club, a trustee and a very committed worker and Rabbi Polakoff has been our Assistant comnmunity anonymously and privately. supporter of the shul and of Ramaz. Rabbi for five years. Elsewhere on this page Born on the Lower East Side of Manhat¬ we His wife, Bonnie, who holds a report on his election to a very impor¬ tan and raised in Brooklyn, he is a graduate degree in tant rabbinic position as Rabbi of the Great of the Mirrer Yeshiva High School and he x-ray technology from Johns Hopkins and Neck a BA in Synagogue. holds an MBA from City College and an MS psychology from Fordham, is now on a Rabbi Polakoff is a graduate of Yeshiva in sociology from Long Island University. fellowship at Brooklyn Law School. She University and its Rabbi Isaac Elchanan continued on next page Theological Seminary. He is also a candidate RABBI DALE for a Master's degree at Columbia Univer¬ POLAKOFF ELECTED sity Teachers College. Rabbi Polakoff has AS RABBI OF GREAT NECK SYNAGOGUE been an extraordinarily popular teacher in We are both proud and sad to announce milestones. the Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein that our Upper Assistant Rabbi for the past five He has been a fine preacher, reflecting School of Ramaz, specializing in the advanc¬ years, Rabbi Dale Polakoff, was elected two high ideals ofcommunal service, chesed and ed Talmud classes and in the Judaism cur¬ weeks ago as Rabbi of the Great Neck love offellow man; he has been a wonderful riculum. Here at KJ, he has taught a variety Synagogue, succeeding the Rabbi Emeritus teacher in a variety of settings and for a varie¬ of shiurim, organized our Adult Education there, Rabbi Ephraim Wolf. Many of those ty ofgroups; most ofall he has been available Program, and'worked with all ofthe affiliates who participated in the selection process for at any hour ofthe day or night to help, to listen of the congregation, particularly the Couples Rabbi Polakoff have known him through his and to care. Club and the Youth Department. years as a particularly beloved and respected Five years ago, when he came to us he had His wife, Gail, who holds a Fine Arts teacher at Ramaz. all of the potential and the talent. Now he Degree, our taught Nursery 3 group at During his five year tenure at KJ our com¬ has a great deal ofexperience and he has con¬ Ramaz and prepared Yosef, Ephraim, and munity has been blessed by the extraordinary tributed to us and learned from us throughout liana for their role as students in our school. service rendered by Rabbi Polakoff and his a wonderful association. Yehuda is still a couple of years away. wife Gail and, of course, we have enjoyed We envy the Great Neck community but Rabbi Polakoff has also been the deeply in¬ happiness and the nachas from the birth we congratulate them on the exceptional volved in UJA and Federation activities on and growth ofhis four children in our midst. wisdom which they have displayed in choos¬ a communal level and he has been The responsi¬ Polakoffhome has been open to many ing this very fine young man and his family ble for developing and supporting many of the members of KJ and to others in our to minister to the Great Neck Synagogue and chesed programs here at the congregation. neighborhood. The Rabbi's warmth, sen¬ to the wider Jewish community. May God He represents the values of the Torah which sitivity and wisdom have helped many help him to be a splendid servant to the ser¬ will on honor him Simchat Torah: scholar¬ families our in congregation to manage vants of the Lord. ship, piety and a profound love for all Jews. crises, survive tragedies and celebrate joyous Page Two KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Simchat Torah Chatanim continued CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS AND OPENING DATES has been an active participant in the Sisterhood and she has served on the Board OCTOBER of the Couples Club. Isaac and Bonnie are 12 Mon 6:30 PM Men's Club Sukkah Supper the 13 Tue 6:30 PM Kesher Singles Sukkah Supper parents of Zamir and Ovadya, students 14 Wed 6:45 AM Hoshanah Rabba Services & President's Breakfast in the kindergarten and in the Nursery 3 pro¬ 15 Thu 8:00 PM Hakafot Unlimited & Simchat Torah Shiur gram at Ramaz. They represent a splendid 19 Mon 12:30 PM Sisterhood Open Meeting family in our community whose priorities 24 Sat 9:00 AM Kindergarten Shabbaton and values are worthy of approbation and 5:00 PM Men's Club Seudah Shlishit emulation. 26 Mon 5:00 PM Advanced Talmud Shiur begins-Rabbi Herschel Chatan Maftir NOVEMBER Schachter Bob Kurzweil is a graduate of Ramaz, 6 Fri Kesher Singles Night Friday Dinner & Oneg Shabbat Class of 1968, having attended our school 7 Sat 8:00 PM Ramaz Concert for all of his 13-14 Fri-Sat Scholar-In-Residence Shabbat elementary and high school education. He holds a BA from New York 14 Sat 9:00 AM Nursery Shabbaton 4:00 PM Men's Club Seudah Shlishit University at University Heights and he is 7:30 PM Couples Club Progressive Dinner senior director in charge of sales and 16 Mon 12:30 PM Sisterhood Open Meeting marketing for the northeast area of ADP's 20 Fri Turn Friday Night Into Shabbos Brokerage Information Services Group. DECEMBER Bob's entire life has been spent at KJ and 5 Sat 8:00 PM Men's Club Theatre Party: BREAKING THE CODE in the Ramaz community. His commitment 6 Sun 2:00 PM Cantor's Concert at KJ to the congregation and to Judaism is an 9 Wed Evening Couples Club Baby Life Seminar outgrowth of that training. He has served on 12 Sat Afternoon Men's Club Seudah Shlishit the Couples Club board, is a leading par¬ 13 Sun 9:15 AM Blood Drive and Tfillin <& Mezuzah Check ticipant in our Bikkur Cholim Society as one 19 Sat 9:00 AM Israel Bond Sabbath of those 8:00 PM Chanukah Cabaret responsible for leading the service at Memorial 20 Sun 7:00 PM Kesher Singles Chanukah Party Hospital, and he has been the coordinator of at JANUARY, 1988 ushering and organization our Third 16 Sat 9:00 AM Second Grade Shabbaton High Holy Day service since its 17 Sun Evening Ramaz Jubilee Dinner inception three years ago. 23 Sat Kesher Singles Shabbat Luncheon His wife, Vivianne, who holds a degree Afternoon Men's Club Seudah Shlishit in engineering and communications from the 26 Tue 8:00 PM Couples Club Forum University of Pennsylvania, has also found FEBRUARY a home at KJ and has been involved in 2 Tue Night Adult Education Spring Semester Begins Sisterhood, Couples Club and the Blood 6 Sat 9:00 AM Fourth Grade Shabbaton Drive, as well as the Goods and Services 7 Sun 6:00 PM Sunday Supper Lecture I Auction at Ramaz. She and Bob are prepar¬ 8 Mon Kesher Singles Volleyball Party ing Daniele Ruth and Philippe Jacob for en¬ 20 Sat Kesher Singles Shabbat Luncheon try Men's Club Seudah Shlishit into Ramaz. We are particularly proud honor a young 27 Sat 9:00 AM Couples Club New Member Shabbat to man who grew up in our shul and whose Bar MARCH Mitzvah was celebrated here, as the Chatan 3 Thu Vice President's Purim Breakfast Maftir for 5748. 6 Sun 6:00 PM Sunday Supper Lecture II 7 Mon Kesher Singles Volleyball Party 12 Sat Evening Ramaz Auction HOSHANAH RABBAH 19 Sat Afternoon Men's Club Seudah Shlishit Special Mitzvot Highlight Evening Kesher Singles Cafe Night Interesting and Moving Service 25-26 Fri-Sat Annual Synagogue Shabbaton Wednesday, October 14 at 6:45 AM 21 Sun 9:15 AM Kasher-In Hoshanah Rabbah services will be held APRIL 14 Thu Evening Yom HaShoah Wednesday, October 14 at 6:45 AM in the Main 17 Sun Israel Day Parade Synagogue. 21 Thu Evening Yom HaAtzmaut Service & Celebration Hoshanah Rabbah traditionally marks the 23 Sat Afternoon Men's Club Seudah Shlishit close of the penitential season. For that oc¬ 25 Mon Sisterhood Open Meeting casion, the Cantor is robed in his white kit- MAY tel. Many of the melodies of the High Holy I Sun Solidarity Sunday for Soviet Jewry Days are sung. The congregation makes 4 Wed Evening Kesher Singles BBQ seven circuits around the Bimah with lulav 7 Sat .». Couples Club Shabbaton and etrog, and finally, of course, the Aravot II Wed 12:00 Noon Sisterhood Spring Luncheon are taken and eventually used in their 15 Sun Yom Yerushalayim customary colorful fashion.