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Purim <strong>2010</strong>/5770<br />
<strong>FEBRUARY</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Mi sheh-nikhnas adar, marbim b’simha! · Be happy, it’s Adar! ·
From Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove<br />
Over the past six months,<br />
a certain conversation has<br />
taken place in my office with<br />
increasing frequency. A longtime<br />
PAS congregant walks in, sometimes<br />
a husband and wife together, to tell me<br />
about their 20- or 30-something-year-old<br />
son or daughter who is dating or engaged<br />
to a non-Jew. Not one of these parents has<br />
said that their child has “rebelled” against<br />
their Judaism. Quite the contrary, in each<br />
instance, their child appreciates having<br />
grown up in a warm, active and learned<br />
Jewish home. And yet each of these proud<br />
products of our community has woken<br />
up to find themselves in love with a kind,<br />
wonderful and loving non-Jewish partner.<br />
As I have listened to the parents, I<br />
have been stuck by the range of responses.<br />
Some draw red lines: “That non-Jew will<br />
From Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove ...............................2<br />
From Rabbi Steven I. Rein ....................................3<br />
PAS Galas Past and Present .................................4<br />
Schedule of Religious Services .............................5<br />
<strong>Synagogue</strong> Family ................................................6<br />
PAS Purim Guide ...................................................7<br />
PAS Adult Classes & Events ..................................8<br />
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A Recurring Conversation<br />
never walk into my home.” Their thinking<br />
is that the very act of letting the non-Jew<br />
cross the lintel provides sanction to the<br />
relationship. Other parents respond by<br />
seeking information on conversion; how<br />
to turn a prospective non-Jewish in-law<br />
into a Jew as quickly as possible. Another<br />
response is the “Quash the interfaith<br />
relationship with an overwhelming display<br />
of Yiddishkeit” tactic. These parents<br />
warmly invite their Jewish child to bring<br />
his or her non-Jewish partner home and<br />
then do everything possible to create<br />
a “Fiddler on the Roof” saturation of<br />
Jewishness for the duration of the stay<br />
– with the hope of making the visit so<br />
socially awkward that every party realizes<br />
the unsustainability of the interfaith status<br />
quo. More often than not, I am asked to<br />
intervene directly, implored to make a<br />
heavy-handed rabbinic phone call to sort<br />
things out.<br />
These conversations are no laughing<br />
matter. They are filled with tears, distress<br />
and uncertainty. The parents themselves<br />
are not to blame. The parents I speak<br />
to are a self-selected group. They have<br />
raised their children with positive Jewish<br />
identities. They have “done everything<br />
right” and are now at a loss as to how to<br />
respond to the turn of events. However<br />
painful these conversations are, I am even<br />
more worried about the conversations that<br />
are not taking place in my office – not<br />
taking place because a child’s choice of a<br />
non-Jewish partner is not a concern.<br />
This month we will read the story of<br />
Esther during the festival of Purim. It is<br />
a tale that, among other things, tells the<br />
story of Jewish identity in a non-Jewish<br />
world. I imagine that it was not easy<br />
for Mordecai to explain to Esther the<br />
importance of her Jewishness all the while<br />
encouraging her forward. It wasn’t an easy<br />
conversation then and it still isn’t now.<br />
All the same, it is a critical conversation<br />
for us to have – not just in my office, but<br />
in our homes. It should happen before<br />
our children call to tell us of an interfaith<br />
relationship – but we should be ready<br />
with the right language no matter when<br />
it comes up. These conversations, most<br />
of all, should be infused with a love for<br />
that which is most important to us – our<br />
children, our Jewishness and our fervent<br />
hope that our children and children’s<br />
children will be filled with this same love.<br />
Please do not hesitate to contact my<br />
office if I can be of any help.<br />
If you would like PAS clergy to officiate at any lifecycle event, please speak to a Rabbi before finalizing the time of your event.<br />
The Rabbis, Cantors, and entire <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Avenue</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong> community are here for you. Allow us to be a part of your lives. Please<br />
contact the Rabbis’ Office at 212-369-2600, x120.<br />
Volume 62 | N°. 6 | Shvat/Adar 5770<br />
Table of Contents רדא–טבש<br />
c o v e r : King Achashverosh by ECC student, 2009.<br />
UJA at PAS .......................................................... 11<br />
From the Congregational School ....................... 11<br />
From the High School & Youth Groups ............. 12<br />
Contributions ...................................................... 13<br />
February Calendar of Events............................. 15<br />
A Look Ahead .......................................... b a c k c o v e r<br />
While we know you’ll want to read every word in this bulletin, please remember to recycle when done!
Kol yisrael arevim zeh ba-zeh<br />
Employment and career-transition services,<br />
including job networking opportunities and career seminars<br />
Financial consultation, debt counseling,<br />
and budget assistance<br />
From Rabbi Steven I. Rein<br />
I<br />
have always been troubled by one particular line from Birkat Hamazon (Grace after Meals).<br />
At the conclusion of Birkat Hamazon we sing the verse: Na’ar hayiti, gam zakanti, v’lo ra’iti<br />
tzadik ne’ezav v’zaro m’vakesh lahem, “I have been young and now I am old; yet I have not seen<br />
a righteous person so forsaken that his children were begging for bread.” Is this statement true?<br />
Am I to assume that anyone who has fallen on hard times is not a righteous person? How can I make<br />
this assertion? Especially today, when we all know someone – family, friend, or community member –<br />
who has been affected by the current financial climate and is left “begging for bread,” stripped of their<br />
previous financial means. Adding to my discomfort is that we are accustomed to singing this verse to an<br />
upbeat, lively melody!<br />
One way to understand this verse is to interpret it as follows: we can say we have never seen the<br />
righteous so forsaken…because we take steps to change the situation.<br />
In response to the economic downturn, the UJA-Federation of New York created Connect-to-Care, an initiative that capitalizes on<br />
UJA-Federation’s unique capacity to respond to a community-wide crisis. The result is a broad array of services that are coordinated<br />
among agencies and area synagogues to provide families with the help they need, where they need it. The plenary of services include:<br />
Legal services<br />
Supportive counseling and Jewish spiritual care<br />
Loans made available through the Hebrew Free Loan<br />
Society<br />
While we cannot forecast the financial future with certainty, we can count on kol yisrael arevim zeh ba-zeh – the Jewish<br />
community assumes responsibility for and cares for its members. In times of difficulty, as in times of joy, the Jewish community is<br />
here.<br />
Today, when I sing the final lines of Birkat Hamazon, I have a working answer to my previous discomfort. The UJA-Federation<br />
of New York’s program, Connect-to-Care, aims at creating a world where the righteous will no longer be ignored. Connect-to-Care is<br />
here for you or anyone you know in the New York Metropolitan area who is in need of help.<br />
For further information, call UJA-Federation’s J11 information and referral center at 1-877-UJA-NYJ11 or visit www.ujafedny.org/connect-to-care.<br />
www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600<br />
Events<br />
Reclaiming Shabbat | &<br />
Fridays, February 5 and March 5<br />
In members’ homes | Immediately after Kabbalat Shabbat Services<br />
Build friendships and create warm Shabbat experiences.<br />
Have Shabbat dinner with other congregants, either as hosts or as guests.<br />
Space is limited.<br />
& If you are interested in hosting or being invited on March 5, please contact Craig Demarest by February 22 at cdemarest@pasyn.org or<br />
212-369-2600, x111. (The deadline for the February 5 dinners was January 25.)<br />
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PAS Gala<br />
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PAS Galas, Past and Present<br />
Celebrating leadership, securing finances,<br />
and building community have been the<br />
underlying reasons for <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Avenue</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong><br />
Galas over the years. Archival sources indicate that<br />
in the past there were fund-raisers honoring the leadership<br />
of Rabbi Milton Steinberg and Cantor David Putterman and<br />
supporting the expansion of educational and community<br />
facilities. The 100th Anniversary Ball, held in 1983,<br />
celebrated a major community milestone.<br />
In 2005 PAS Board Chairman Amy A.B. Bressman<br />
articulated the triple purpose of the PAS Gala and set in<br />
motion the annual celebratory event that has become a<br />
highlight of the community calendar. That year, honoring<br />
the multiple leadership roles of past-Chairman Geoffrey<br />
Colvin and his wife Marcia Eppler Colvin, and focusing<br />
on the year-long theme, “The Spark Within Us,” the Gala<br />
engaged a synagogue-wide effort to organize, publicize, and<br />
realize a successful fund-raiser. In 2006, we celebrated our<br />
beloved Cantors, David Lefkowitz and Nancy Abramson,<br />
creating a PAS Songbook for all generations. 2007 was the<br />
year to honor past president Paul Schreiber and his wife<br />
Joan, together with Carol Hendin, Director of the PAS Early<br />
Childhood Center. In 2008, the 125th Anniversary Ball was<br />
held with a special tribute to Rabbi David Lincoln. Our 2009<br />
honoree was Amy A.B. Bressman, who as Chairman of the<br />
PAS Board had initiated so many significant changes and<br />
under whose leadership the synagogue selected Rabbi Elliott<br />
Cosgrove as Senior Rabbi.<br />
This year, as we look forward to March 13 and the Gala<br />
honoring Martin and Lynn Halbfinger, we remember our<br />
past and look to the future of a synagogue community that is<br />
warmly “Opening our doors! Welcoming you in!”
Friday, February 5 21 Shevat<br />
Candle lighting, 5:00 pm<br />
6:15 pm | Musical Kabbalat Shabbat<br />
Saturday, February 6 22 Shevat<br />
Parashat Yitro<br />
9:15 am | Sanctuary Shabbat Service<br />
Bat Mitzvah of Gillian Monsky,<br />
daughter of Jennifer Weis Monsky & John Monsky<br />
10:15 am | Junior Congregation<br />
10:15 am | Nitzanim<br />
11:15 am | Tot Shabbat<br />
5:15 pm | Minha/Ma’ariv Service<br />
Friday, February 12 28 Shevat<br />
Candle lighting, 5:08 pm<br />
6:15 pm | Friday Evening Service with<br />
Children’s Birthday Blessings<br />
Saturday, February 13 29 Shevat<br />
Parashat Mishpatim/Shabbat Shekalim<br />
9:15 am | Sanctuary Shabbat Srvice<br />
Bat Mitzvah of Arianna Rizzi,<br />
daughter of Steven & Lisa Rizzi<br />
Bar Mitzvah of Alex Sudolsky,<br />
son of Marcia & David Sudolsky<br />
5:00 pm | Minha/Ma’ariv Service<br />
5:00 pm | Young Families Havdalah Service<br />
Special Services<br />
Friday, February 12 | 6:15 pm<br />
Birthday Blessings תוכרב<br />
This family service includes Shabbat<br />
blessings, a small gift for birthday children,<br />
and a festive kiddush.<br />
For information, contact the Rabbis’ office<br />
at 212-369-2600, x120.<br />
Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove and Rabbi Steven I. Rein will preach and conduct services together with Cantor Nancy Abramson, Cantor Elana<br />
Rozenfeld, Cantor Azi Schwartz and the PAS Choir, with Neil Robinson at the organ. Daily morning minyanim Monday-Friday at 7:15 am;<br />
Sunday and legal holidays at 9:00 am. Minha/Ma’ariv Sunday-Thursday at 5:45 pm. Any time changes are noted above. Information is<br />
subject to change. Confirm with the <strong>Synagogue</strong> office or at www.pasyn.org.<br />
Do you know someone ill,<br />
elderly or homebound?<br />
Saturday, February 20 | 10:15 – 11:15 am<br />
Learners’ Minyan דומיל ןינמ<br />
Are you curious about Shabbat services?<br />
Eager to understand more about the liturgy<br />
and choreography? Come learn the Shabbat<br />
morning service in a relaxed, intimate<br />
group.<br />
Schedule of Religious Services רדא–טבש<br />
Friday, February 19 5 Adar<br />
Candle lighting, 5:17 pm<br />
6:15 pm | Friday Evening Service<br />
Saturday, February 20 6 Adar<br />
Parashat T’rumah<br />
9:15 am | Sanctuary Shabbat Service<br />
Bar Mitzvah of Sam Schultz,<br />
son of Erica & Andrew Schultz<br />
10:15 am | Learners’ Minyan<br />
10:15 am | Jr. Congregation<br />
5:30 pm | Minha/Ma’ariv Service<br />
Friday, February 26 12 Adar<br />
Candle lighting, 5:25 pm<br />
6:15 pm | Friday Evening Services<br />
Saturday, February 27 13 Adar<br />
Parashat T’tzavveh<br />
Shabbat Zakhor<br />
9:15 am | Sanctuary Shabbat Service<br />
9:30 am | Havurah<br />
5:30 pm | Minha/Ma’ariv Service<br />
5:30 pm | Family Megillah Reading<br />
8:00 pm | Full Megillah Reading<br />
Sunday, February 28 14 Adar<br />
Purim<br />
9:00 am | Morning Minyan & Megillah Reading<br />
Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Gendel,<br />
daughter of Paula & Mitchell Gendel<br />
Saturday, February 27 | 9:30 am<br />
Havurah הרובח<br />
The Havurah is an informal, lay-led Shabbat<br />
morning service held in the Rothschild<br />
Library. People of all ages and skill levels<br />
attend and take turns leading and reading<br />
parts of the service.<br />
The PAS Bikur Cholim Caring Committee reaches out to those in need<br />
through telephone calls, visits, and holiday packages. The Caring<br />
Committee's trained volunteers are committed to providing confidential<br />
hands-on support and companionship to the members of our<br />
congregation.<br />
To arrange for this mitzvah, please call Rabbi Cosgrove's office at 212-369-2600, x120. In loving memory of Dr. Albert and Phyllis L. Cornell.<br />
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<strong>Synagogue</strong> Family<br />
Welcome םיאבה םיכורב<br />
<strong>Park</strong> <strong>Avenue</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong> warmly welcomes these new members to our congregational family:<br />
Steven & Joan Bader Ethan & Heather Bloom Eric & Deborah Edell Michael & Erica Wohlstadter<br />
Condolences םכתא םחני םוקמה<br />
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The PAS community mourns the loss of members and extends condolences to members on their losses:<br />
Milton Berlinski on the loss of his brother, Gilbert Berlinski.<br />
Carol Einiger, on the loss of her mother Bella Blum.<br />
The PAS community on the loss of our members Harvey Greenfield and Arthur Kaplan.<br />
Donald Kastenbaum and Fred Kastenbaum on the loss of their father, Sidney Kastenbaum<br />
Gillian Monsky began her education<br />
at the <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Avenue</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong> Early<br />
Childhood Center and continued in the<br />
Congregational School. She also attended<br />
the camp for a couple of summers.<br />
Gillian is currently in 7th grade at The Town<br />
School, and is an avid reader as well as an excellent<br />
scholar. Her favorite subjects are English and Science,<br />
and she participates and tries her hardest to succeed in every<br />
subject. One of Gillian’s favorite things to do is dance. Over the<br />
Arianna has been a member of <strong>Park</strong><br />
<strong>Avenue</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong> her entire life. She<br />
was named by Rabbi Lincoln and attended<br />
the ECC and the Congregational School.<br />
Arianna is currently a 7th grader at the Salk School of<br />
Science where she is excelling in all of her subjects,<br />
but especially enjoys math and science.<br />
In her spare time, Arianna enjoys gymnastics,<br />
swimming, piano, spending time with her friends and playing<br />
Alex Sudolsky has attended the PAS<br />
Congregational School since 1st grade. In<br />
7th grade at the Riverdale Country School,<br />
his favorite subjects are science and history.<br />
Alex loves playing and following all sports. He’s on his<br />
school tackle football team, and he loves to water-ski<br />
and play lacrosse at Camp Skylemar in Maine.<br />
Alex is a fabulous son, a devoted brother to Brian,<br />
and an extremely loyal friend. For his bar mitzvah project,<br />
in conjunction with UJA-Federation and the Yorkville Youth<br />
Athletic Association, Alex is organizing scholarships for youth<br />
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B’nei Mitzvah הוצמ ינב<br />
Gillian Monsky | February 6<br />
Arianna Brooke Rizzi | February 13<br />
Alex Sudolsky | February 13<br />
years she has participated in Ballet, Modern Dance,<br />
Tap Dancing, Jazz/Hip Hop, and Ballroom Dancing.<br />
Gillian attends Fernwood Camp during the summer,<br />
and takes part in many activities like waterskiing,<br />
canoeing, woodworking, rockclimbing, and even<br />
drama.<br />
Gillian and her family would like to thank her<br />
tutor, Ronit, and Cantor Nancy for all their help and<br />
preparation for this special day.<br />
with her birds, Snuggles and Casper. Arianna loves<br />
spending her summers at Tranquility Camp, where<br />
her grandmother, father and aunt were all campers.<br />
Arianna is very excited to be celebrating her Bat<br />
Mitzvah at <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Avenue</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong> and would like to<br />
thank her family, all of her teachers and the Clergy for<br />
helping her prepare for this special day.<br />
flag football players, and will be a junior coach to<br />
some of these players. Alex is also contributing to a<br />
project that his whole family is passionate about, the<br />
PS6 Eric Dutt Eco Center, which will put the first<br />
green roof on an NYC public school.<br />
Alex and his family thank the clergy, teachers<br />
and his tutor, Jonathan Schultz, for their teaching<br />
and support during his preparation to become a Bar<br />
Mitzvah. Alex looks forward to celebrating with his friends and<br />
family.
Samuel Eliot Schultz | February 20<br />
A<br />
7th grader at Wagner Middle School,<br />
Sam has been a student at <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Avenue</strong><br />
<strong>Synagogue</strong> since he was two years old. He<br />
has reinforced his Jewish education with<br />
writing and literature, and is particularly interested in<br />
history.<br />
Both Sam’s Torah portion, T’rumah, and his<br />
haftarah reaffirm the importance of having a space in<br />
several trips to Israel, and as a camper one summer at<br />
which one can focus one’s concentration and energies<br />
Camp Tel Noar in New Hampshire.<br />
on prayerful worship of God. Sam and his family<br />
This year, Sam was appointed to be a peer mediator<br />
would like to thank the <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Avenue</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong><br />
at Wagner, where he has been trained to help resolve<br />
community for providing a wonderful environment<br />
disputes among students in the Wagner community. He plays flute<br />
in the Wagner band, and was selected to attend the Manhattan<br />
School of Music summer program as a vocal student. Sam loves<br />
for Sam’s spiritual growth.<br />
Hannah Gendel enthusiastically began<br />
her Jewish education at PAS in the Gan<br />
class. As a 7th grader at The Town School,<br />
Hannah’s favorite subjects are English,<br />
Science and Latin. Hannah approaches every challenge<br />
with focus and determination. She competes as a<br />
USTA junior tennis player, is co-editor of her school<br />
newspaper, and volunteers at a local soup kitchen.<br />
She also enjoys running, skiing and playing the piano. Hannah<br />
is a compassionate and fun-loving older sister and friend. She<br />
thoroughly enjoys her summers at Raquette Lake Camp.<br />
Hannah Gendel | February 28<br />
Hannah’s Bat Mitzvah is on Purim, when the tenacity<br />
and heroics of Queen Esther are celebrated. As a<br />
special mitzvah project, Hannah is working with the<br />
Israel Children’s Center, an organization that strives<br />
to improve the quality of life for underprivileged<br />
Israeli children through tennis instruction. Hannah has<br />
organized a “Racquet Rally” to collect tennis racquets<br />
to benefit this cause; she will present her donation<br />
when she visits Israel this summer with her family. Hannah is<br />
proud to become a Bat Mitzvah and thanks everyone at PAS for<br />
inspiring her and helping her prepare for this important day.<br />
Note: In order to bring you even more information in each issue of the Bulletin, we will print future issues in 5-point font. The<br />
following guide to the mitzvot of Purim is a preview of the new format. If you do not own a magnifying glass, please stop by<br />
the synagogue office to pick up a pair of PAS magnifying glasses. They will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, one<br />
per family. For a large-print version of the Bulletin, visit www.pasyn.org.<br />
The Four<br />
Mitzvot<br />
of Purim<br />
At the end of Megillat Esther, Mordechai and Esther issue a proclamation that<br />
the Jews must remember Purim every year and observe the day by “sending portions<br />
to one another, and gifts to the poor.”<br />
Their declaration defines how we celebrate the holiday today:<br />
1 Hearing the reading of Megillat Esther, to remember the events that Purim commemorates.<br />
We are required to hear every word of the Megillah, so it is as important to be quiet for all<br />
the other words as to make noise at Haman’s name.<br />
2 Having a Purim seudah, or feast, to recall the feast where Esther denounced Haman to King Ahashverosh.<br />
3 Mishloah manot, sending portions. After much debate, the rabbis of the Talmud decided<br />
that “portions” implies a gift of at least two different kinds of food, and gifts given to at least two people.<br />
4 Matanot la-evyonim, gifts to the poor, that is, a charitable donation made on the occasion of the holiday.<br />
The<br />
Repeated<br />
Verses in<br />
Megillat<br />
Esther<br />
P S<br />
The custom of repeating some verses in the Megillah dates back at least to the Geonic period (8th-11th century). The reader stops while the congregation reads each of the<br />
verses, and then the reader repeats the verse, so that everyone hears the entire Megillah read from a kosher scroll. During the Medieval period, customs varied regarding<br />
which verses to repeat, and whether to repeat verses at all. Four verses were eventually settled upon. Three of these verses focus on Mordekhai at various points in the story<br />
(2:5, 8:15, 10:3), and one verse describes the general joy of Shushan’s Jews upon being saved (8:16). A variety of explanations were provided after the fact for this custom<br />
and for the choice of verses:<br />
• Making the Megillah reading more fun for children<br />
• Prompting children to ask questions and learn more about Purim<br />
• Keeping people awake<br />
• Increasing joy and celebration<br />
• Proclaiming the miracle of Purim<br />
• Highlighting the beginning, climax, and end of the story<br />
• Repeating the last verse to alert people that the final blessing is about to be said<br />
• Referencing a minority opinion that one is only obligated to read the Megillah starting at 2:5<br />
• Honoring Mordekhai as the one who brings about the miracle of Purim<br />
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PAS Adult Classes & Events<br />
Weekly & Biweekly Classes<br />
Monthly/Bimonthly<br />
An integrated list of opportunities for adult learning and programs at PAS Classes and events with no other sponsor listed<br />
are offered by the Department of Lifelong Learning. For complete information about classes and events, including registration<br />
information, please refer to the Winter/Spring <strong>2010</strong>/5770 Program Calendar or to the PAS website, www.pasyn.org.<br />
Monday (no classes on February 15, MLK Day of Service)<br />
Hebrew<br />
6:30 pm | Beginning Siddur | D. Mann<br />
6:30 pm | Beginning Conversational | Z. Rothschild<br />
6:30 pm | Intermediate Conversational | V. Nissan<br />
7:30 pm | Advanced Conversational | V. Hubara<br />
New group for new parents!<br />
Horim 101: Navigating the First Year of Parenting<br />
Wondering how to get through the next month? How to function on no sleep? Whether<br />
you’ll ever finish a sentence again? PAS is excited to launch Horim 101, a group designed<br />
to meet the needs of new parents. (Horim means “parents” in Hebrew.) Horim 101 will be<br />
led by Rabbi Steven Rein and coordinated by new moms Donna Ellenbogen and Carolyn<br />
Shapiro. Join us for support and advice on common concerns of new parents, as well as<br />
on how to integrate Judaism into your child’s life from the start, including Hebrew naming,<br />
Jewish bedtime rituals, kashrut for babies, and Shabbat with infants. Members and<br />
non-members welcome!<br />
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Wednesday<br />
6:45 pm | Melton Adult Mini-School<br />
Thursday<br />
9:15 am | Melton Adult Mini-School<br />
12:00 noon | Lunch & Learn | PAS Senior Staff<br />
Tuesday<br />
Friday<br />
8:00 am | Essential Essays | R. Cosgrove<br />
11:30 am | Contemporary Jewish Thought | R. Rein<br />
8:00 am | Talmud Torah | R. Rein<br />
12:30 pm | Midtown Lunch & Learn | R. Cosgrove | &<br />
Shabbat/Saturday<br />
6:30 pm | Aging and Sage-ing | R. Dr. J. Hauptman | $ &<br />
7:45 pm | 20th Century Halakhic Controversies | R. Rein | $ &<br />
8:45 am | Parashat Hashavua<br />
$ & Registration is required for February’s Midtown Lunch & Learn and Tuesday evening classes. Fee for evening classes is $70/<br />
member, $90/nonmember. To register, email lifelonglearning@pasyn.org or call 212-369-2600, x140. For class information,<br />
contact Rabbi Julia Andelman at x142 or jandelman@pasyn.org.<br />
Pre-Horim 101 Event for<br />
Expectant Parents | &<br />
Monday, February 8 | 7:30 – 9:00 pm<br />
Calling all those expecting a new<br />
bundle of joy! Meet other parentsto-be<br />
and share the excitement,<br />
fears and questions surrounding<br />
the arrival of a baby. Refreshments<br />
will be served.<br />
Co-sponsored by the Congregational School<br />
Mitzvah Initiative | &<br />
Tuesday, February 2 | 4:45 – 5:30 pm | R. Rein<br />
Wednesday, February 3 | 5:00 – 5:45 pm | R. Cosgrove<br />
& RSVP to Phyllis Spiro at pspiro@pasyn.org or 212-369-2600, x131.<br />
Horim 101 Kickoff Event | &<br />
Tuesday, February 9 | 10:00 – 11:30 am<br />
All new parents are invited to come<br />
learn more about this exciting group<br />
and to share your ideas. A light<br />
breakfast will be served.<br />
Horim 101 Regular Meetings | &<br />
Thursday, March 4 | 3:00 – 4:00 pm<br />
and approx. every other week thereafter<br />
& RSVP for Horim events to Donna<br />
Ellenbogen at dewmsw@aol.com.
Sponsored by Sisterhood & the Edmond de Rothschild Library<br />
Daytime Book Discussion Group<br />
Facilitator: Renée Waldinger | Monday, February 8 | 11:00 am<br />
Book: Memory, by Phillipe Grimbert<br />
This autobiographical novel traces the negative impact<br />
of a wartime secret on every member of the author’s<br />
family and offers a subtle analysis of the lies that a<br />
secret engenders.<br />
Women’s Torah Study Group | &<br />
Monday, February 8 | 7:30 pm | Rabbi Julia Andelman<br />
& To RSVP, email lifelonglearning@pasyn.org or call 212-<br />
369-2600, x140. For information or to be added to the<br />
group email list, contact Rabbi Julia Andelman at x142 or<br />
jandelman@pasyn.org.<br />
Sponsored by WEG<br />
Moonbeams<br />
Thursday, February 11 for Rosh Hodesh Adar | 7:30 pm<br />
For information, contact Joann Rosoff at joannrosoff@aol.com.<br />
www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600<br />
Sponsored by Sisterhood<br />
Sholom Aleichem Yiddish Club<br />
Tuesday, February 16 | 1:00 pm<br />
Join our warm and friendly group for Yiddish conversation<br />
and culture, coffee and cake.<br />
For information, call Florence Solomon, 212-369-3856.<br />
Sponsored by the Edmond de Rothschild Library<br />
Evening Book Discussion Group<br />
Facilitator: Pat Davidson | Monday, February 22 | 8:00 pm<br />
Book: Indignation by Philip Roth<br />
The Edmond de Rothschild Library<br />
<strong>Park</strong> <strong>Avenue</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong><br />
Sponsored by Sisterhood<br />
The Powder and the Glory:<br />
Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein<br />
Tuesday, February 23 | 1:00 pm<br />
Enjoy a light lunch, see the film, and join in the discussion of this witty, intelligent<br />
account of two of the first highly successful businesswomen in America. Rubinstein,<br />
a Jewish immigrant from Poland, fought anti-Semitism and was a strong supporter<br />
of Israel.<br />
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PAS Gallery<br />
Promised Land: Photographs by Chanan Getraide<br />
February – July<br />
The work of internationally renowned Israeli photographer Chanan Getraide is focused on nature studies, industrial<br />
landscapes and the interaction between people and technologies. The photographs in the current exhibit capture<br />
many aspects of Israel: parched earth, rushing rivers, blossoming crops, sheep roaming in biblical landscapes,<br />
highways, and the sea.<br />
Chanan Getraide’s photography appears in the book I’ll Take You There: Landscapes and Love Verses from<br />
the Holy Land, together with poetry by Yoram Taharlev. A copy of the book is available in the Rothschild Library.<br />
Events associated with this exhibit will be announced in future issues of the Bulletin and on www.pasyn.org.<br />
When you come to the <strong>Synagogue</strong>, look for the exhibits in the first floor display cases sponsored by the Edmond de Rothschild<br />
Library. Changing frequently to reflect current programs and events, the exhibits often feature artifacts from the PAS Archives<br />
and material from the Library collection.<br />
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Films<br />
Art<br />
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Arms & Committees One-time Programs<br />
PAS Adult Classes & Events<br />
Sponsored by UJA@PAS<br />
F•E•G•S Site Visit<br />
Wednesday, February 3 | 10:00 – 11:30 am | &<br />
See a UJA-Federation agency in action. F•E•G•S has<br />
assisted more than 3 million people since its founding<br />
in 1934 and is one of the largest, most diversified<br />
not-for-profit health and human services organizations<br />
in the U.S.<br />
& RSVP to Robin Kaplan at rhk@nyc.rr.com by February 2.<br />
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Sponsored by Men’s Club<br />
World Wide Wrap & Bagel Brunch<br />
Sunday, February 7 | 9:00 am<br />
Haven’t worn tefillin for a while? Or ever? Come to morning minyan and review or learn<br />
how. We’ll have extra pairs of tefillin and volunteers to help. Video and food to follow.<br />
Sponsored by Men’s Club<br />
Super Bowl Party<br />
Sunday, February 7 | 5:30 pm | $ &<br />
Food, drink, and a GIANT screen!<br />
$ & RSVP to swein1@aol.com or jdolinsky@nyc.rr.com. Cost: $20/Men’s Club member; $25/nonmember;<br />
$40/family. Cost slightly higher if you come without signing up in advance.<br />
JTS Home Study<br />
Sponsored by JTS@PAS<br />
How can we grow emotionally<br />
healthy Jewish teens? | &<br />
Thursday, February 11 | 7:00 pm | Dr. Shira Epstein<br />
In this interactive session, we will explore current issues<br />
in the lives of Jewish adolescents and how adults<br />
can support and connect with them.<br />
Dr. Shira Epstein is Assistant Professor in the William Davidson<br />
Graduate School of Jewish Education at JTS, teaching and<br />
doing research in Curriculum and Instruction, Gender and<br />
Education, and Early Childhood Education. Dr. Epstein<br />
co-chairs the Steering Committee of the UJA-Federation of<br />
New York’s Task Force on the Jewish Woman and serves as an<br />
educational consultant for Storahtelling’s Storahlab Summer<br />
Training Institute.<br />
& To register, and for location information, contact Craig<br />
Demarest at 212-369-2600, x111 or cdemarest@pasyn.org.<br />
Museum Visits<br />
Sponsored by Sisterhood<br />
“Nature and the American Vision:<br />
The Hudson River School”<br />
Thursday, March 4 | 1:00 pm | $ &<br />
New York Historical Society, 77th St. & Central <strong>Park</strong> West<br />
Memorial tribute to Rabbi Judah Nadich, z”l<br />
and Hadassah Ribalow Nadich, z”l<br />
Gerson D. Cohen Memorial Lecture at JTS | &<br />
February 4 | 7:30 pm | PAS Member cocktail reception: 6:30 pm<br />
“The Economic Meltdown and the Future of the Jewish<br />
Community.” Dr. Jonathan Sarna, Brandeis University.<br />
The lecture is free, but reservations are required.<br />
& To RSVP for the reception, contact Amelia Pardieu at<br />
212-280-6030, ampardieu@jtsa.edu. To register for the<br />
lecture only, please call the JTS Department of Public Events<br />
at 212-280-6093. Please arrive at least 15 minutes early and<br />
show valid photo ID.<br />
Sponsored by UJA@PAS<br />
Info Session on Teaching for DOROT’s<br />
University Without Walls | &<br />
Thursday, February 25 | 7:00 pm<br />
Are you interested in teaching a class for University<br />
Without Walls? Classes – on virtually any subject you<br />
can think of – are typically one hour long, scheduled at<br />
the convenience of the volunteer facilitator. Students,<br />
who are homebound seniors, participate via conference<br />
call from the comfort of their homes. To learn more,<br />
come to the session.<br />
& RSVP to Natalie Barth at Natalie_barth@hotmail.com by<br />
February 23.<br />
Meet the Sisterhood group in the admission area at<br />
12:45 pm. We will have a guided tour of the exhibit,<br />
featuring more than 100 landscape paintings from<br />
the leading artists of the Hudson River School.<br />
Cost: $9.00 for seniors; $12 for non-seniors.<br />
All are welcome.<br />
$ & RSVP to Helene Agress, 212-362-1233.
Sponsored by UJA@PAS<br />
Social Worker for PAS Seniors & Caregivers<br />
As beneficiaries of a UJA-Federation Partners in Caring grant,<br />
PAS is partnering with DOROT to provide licensed social<br />
work assistance to senior members of our community and their<br />
families. Katie Weinberger, LMSW., holds office hours at PAS<br />
on Thursdays, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.<br />
For more information or to make an appointment, contact Katie at 212-769-<br />
2850 or kweinberger@dorotusa.org, or Rabbi Rein at srein@pasyn.org<br />
or at 212-369-2600, x124.<br />
Don’t miss the events sponsored by UJA@PAS in the list of Adult Classes & Events on the facing page.<br />
Jackie Solomont<br />
Congregational School Teacher<br />
This year, using the Jewish Lens curriculum, the students of Kitah Zayin have embarked on<br />
a voyage guided by the photographs of Israeli photographer Zion Ozeri. On this journey we<br />
have been learning about Jewish values, traditions, and the global Jewish community.<br />
The curriculum was developed by Mr. Ozeri, in collaboration with AvodaArts, as a tool to<br />
connect middle and high school students emotionally with values and ideas important to Jewish<br />
tradition. It uses arts to make the content of Jewish texts stand out in students’ minds and exercises<br />
their creative thinking by having them become photographers themselves.<br />
In the first part of the Jewish Lens program, students studied Mr. Ozeri’s photographs of<br />
Jewish communities to learn to look at photographs critically. Students learned that there are many<br />
perspectives through which you can view a photograph, or anything else in the world. Looking at<br />
photographs and text from the point of view of how they relate to our Jewish values, the students<br />
have learned what it means to look at something through a “Jewish Lens.” Students will next focus<br />
on our own community, taking their own photos to document their communal values. We hope to<br />
display what we have learned through a small exhibit in the display case in the lobby and in the<br />
Congregational School. Each student will choose a perspective, or a “lens” through which they<br />
choose to look at the world, and along with a portrait of themselves, we will show the rest of the<br />
community how many unique “lenses” we have as a group.<br />
Children's & School Program Schedule<br />
Sponsored by UJA@PAS<br />
Could You Use Assistance During<br />
These Difficult Economic Times?<br />
Employment and career counseling, financial consultation and<br />
assistance, legal services and personal counseling are all available<br />
to individuals in the Jewish community at no charge through<br />
UJA-Federation’s Connect-to-Care initiative. Connect-to-Care<br />
has helped over 8,000 people in the New York Jewish community<br />
during the past six months.<br />
To reach a Connect-to-Care counselor, please call 212-399-2685, x206.<br />
Looking Through a Jewish Lens<br />
From the Congregational School<br />
Monday, February 1 | 5:00 – 5:45 pm | Understanding the Siddur Parent Ed | Cantor Rozenfeld<br />
Tuesday, February 2 | 4:45 – 5:30 pm | Mitzvah Initiative Parent Ed | Rabbi Rein<br />
Wednesday, February 3 | 5:00 – 5:45 pm | Mitzvah Initiative Parent Ed | Rabbi Cosgrove<br />
Saturday, February 6 | Junior Congregation and classes<br />
10:15-11:00 am | Nitzanim<br />
Monday, February 8 | 5:30 – 7:00 pm | Zayin B’nei Mitzvah program (parents & students)<br />
Saturday, February 13 | NO SCHOOL – Presidents’ Day Weekend<br />
Monday, February 15 | NO SCHOOL – Presidents’ Day<br />
Tuesday, February 16 | NO SCHOOL – Presidents’ Day Week<br />
Saturday, February 20 | Junior Congregation and classes<br />
Saturday, February 27 | 5:00 pm | Family Megillah reading<br />
Sunday, February 28 | 11:00 am | Purim Carnival<br />
www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600<br />
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News from the High School & Youth Groups<br />
Jason Oppenheimer, Director<br />
It may be cold outside, but PAS youth are heating things up during these long winter<br />
months. Don’t miss a moment of the excitement this Winter.<br />
Youth Group Events<br />
Kadima (3rd – 5th grade)<br />
Ice Skating | Sunday, February 7 | 1:00 – 3:00 pm | &<br />
Meet at the Lasker Rink in Central <strong>Park</strong> for an awesome afternoon<br />
of ice-skating fun. (Enter the park at 110th & Lenox Ave.) Bring<br />
your own skates or rent there (courtesy of Kadima). Enjoy the<br />
winter season and have a great time with all of your Kadima buddies.<br />
Register by February 4.<br />
High School and Holidays<br />
Purim Carnival<br />
Set-up | Saturday, February 27 | 9:00 pm after Megillah Reading<br />
Carnival | Sunday, February 28 | 11:00 am – 2:00 pm<br />
Our Rabbi Judah Nadich High School students are preparing<br />
amazing games, a raffle with awesome prizes, scrumptious Purim<br />
food, and enough cheer and merriment to last through Spring!<br />
The entire congregation is invited to celebrate the festive holiday<br />
of Purim with a carnival congregants of all ages are sure to enjoy.<br />
You won’t want to miss it!<br />
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Ruach (1st – 2nd grade)<br />
Matza-Mania | Sunday, March 7 | 1:00 – 3:00 pm<br />
Come get into the Pesach spirit with our first annual Matza-<br />
Mania!!! From making chocolate-covered matza to an exciting<br />
matza-decorating contest, we’re going to have a great time.<br />
Passover with Project Ezra | Sunday, March 28<br />
Every year HS students help out the wonderful Project Ezra organization<br />
by putting together and delivering packages of Kosher<br />
for Passover food to Jewish seniors living on the Lower East Side.<br />
This is great chance for our students to reconnect with seniors<br />
they met during our Hanukkah party. Look for details in the<br />
March Bulletin.<br />
Questions, comments, or concerns?<br />
Don’t hesitate to contact me! Jason Oppenheimer, Director of Youth Activities, 212-369-2600, x141 or joppenheimer@pasyn.org.<br />
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Kol Nidre Appeal 2009/5770<br />
On behalf of the Officers and Board of Trustees, I would like to thank all those who have donated to our annual Kol<br />
Nidre Appeal between October 21 and December 17, 2009. Your generous gifts support the spiritual renewal and sense of<br />
community at <strong>Park</strong> <strong>Avenue</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong> led by Rabbi Cosgrove and our other inspiring clergy, with the support of our entire<br />
synagogue staff.<br />
The annual Kol Nidre Appeal is one of the most important synagogue-wide fundraising campaigns that we conduct, and the funds that<br />
are raised help the synagogue operating budget in countless ways. Membership dues account for only 40% of our $9.25 million operating<br />
budget; tuition accounts for another 39%. The Kol Nidre appeal helps us to make up the remaining 21% of the operating budget. Funds<br />
raised through the Kol Nidre appeal also help finance important capital expenditures that are necessary to preserve and improve our<br />
facilities.<br />
It is very important that all congregants participate in this annual appeal. Especially this year, when the economic situation has put<br />
financial pressure on many of us, it is up to all of us to support our synagogue. PAS needs your generous contributions more than ever.<br />
Once again, heartfelt thanks to those who gave earlier and to those whose names are listed below. If you have not yet taken the<br />
opportunity to make a Kol Nidre pledge, we look forward to hearing from you now.<br />
B’shalom,<br />
Howard J. Rubin, Vice President<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Abovsky<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Agisim<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Altschul<br />
Mr. Thomas Ascheim & Dr. Deborah Davis<br />
Ascheim<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Baron<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Beatus<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Becker<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Benowitz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Bialkin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Biben<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Black<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Blatt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Blumberg<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Borodkin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Braid<br />
Mrs. Ruth Brause<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Brock<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Bromberg<br />
Mr. Barry Bryer & Ms. Meryl Wiener<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Bunkin<br />
Dr. Jonathan Charney<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cohen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Cohen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Corwin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Cowen<br />
Mr. Wilbur Cowett<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Daitz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Davis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Morton Davis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Delgado<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lee Deutsch<br />
Ms. Beverly Diamond<br />
Celebrating a simha?<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Drassinower<br />
Ms. Terry Dudnick Taffer<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Eisen<br />
Ms. Susan Erlich<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Feldman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Fenton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Fife<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Allen Fishman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Fuchs<br />
Ms. Linda Furst<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Garber<br />
Ms. Evelyn Gelman & Mr. Jack Topal<br />
Mrs. Ellin Ginsburg<br />
Dr. Iona Ginsburg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Goldberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Goldschein<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Sylvan Greenberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Harris<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mason Haupt<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Heller<br />
Ms. Marga Hirsch<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Juneja<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Terry Karnovsky<br />
Mrs. Carolyn Katz<br />
Mr. Jeffrey Keller & Mrs. Stacey Berg Keller<br />
Mr. Mark Kirsch & Ms. Deborah Feyerick<br />
Mrs. Zelma Kiwi<br />
Dr. Michael Kogan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Kreinik<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Aron Krell<br />
Ms. Stephanie Later<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Leon<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Levenson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Levy<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Lewis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Liebhaber<br />
Dr. Barton Lilenfield<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Lipiner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Litner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Lustbader<br />
Mr. & Ms. Steven Martin<br />
Mr. Gerald Millman & Ms. Mary Sue Zitwer<br />
Millman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Milston<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mnuchin<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Shary Moalemzadeh<br />
Mr. Lawrence Morrison & Mrs. Hayley<br />
Friedman Morrison<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Yusuf Nahmiyas<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Renato Negrin<br />
Ms. Dana Perlman<br />
Dr. Morris M. Podolsky & Ms. Laurie Ferber<br />
Podolsky<br />
Mr. Roy Pomerantz & Dr. Deborah Gahr<br />
Drs. Jeffrey & Elisa Port<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Posen<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Purther<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Ezrael Rand<br />
Mrs. Helen Rodbell<br />
Mr. Avi Rosenbluth & Mrs. Ilana Grossman-<br />
Rosenbluth<br />
Dr. Jean-Marc & Mrs. Claudia Saffar<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Sagat<br />
Mr. Richard Samuels & Dr. Janet Weisberg-<br />
Samuels<br />
Ms. Anita Sands<br />
Contributions<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Satow<br />
Drs. Mark & Carolyn Schwartz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood Schwarz<br />
Hon. Melvin L. Schweitzer<br />
Mrs. Bella Sekons<br />
Mr. Robert & Ms. Lesa Semaya<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Shapiro<br />
Ms. Barbara Sherr<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Siegel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Silver<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Silverstein<br />
Mr. & Mrs. James Simons<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Small<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund Solarsh<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Spiera<br />
Dr. & Ms. Joshua Tannenbaum<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Toledano<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Usdan<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Volk<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Weidman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Winnick<br />
Mr. Michael Winter & Ms. Maggie Hoine<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Yogel<br />
Mrs. Laure Zacharias<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Zimmett<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Zipper<br />
Mr. James Zirin & Ms. Marlene Hess<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Zivitofsky<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Zuckerman<br />
A birthday, anniversary, engagement, wedding, new grandchild, or anything else for which<br />
you are grateful? Sponsor a breakfast kiddush any weekday after the morning minyan.<br />
For more information, contact Lynn Schneider at 212-369-2600, x105 or lschneider@pasyn.org.<br />
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Contributions<br />
Cantor Abramson’s Discretionary Fund<br />
Sherry & Joel Cherwin, in honor of Cantor Abramson’s receiving the Hiddur Mitzvah Award.<br />
Bible<br />
Judith W. Nadelmann, in memory of her beloved father Hillel Wolpert and beloved mother<br />
Rose Steinberg Wolpert.<br />
Judith W. Nadelmann, in memory of her beloved husband Rabbi Ludwig Nadelmann.<br />
Bikur Cholim<br />
Wallace Chavkin.<br />
Harry Krieger, in honor of Erica and Halle Friedman for their Hanukkah hospitality.<br />
Graetz Israel Fund<br />
Lite & Arnold L. Sabin, in honor of the marriage of Simon Lincoln.<br />
Hendin Scholarship Fund<br />
Janet & Howard Kagan.<br />
Hesed Fund<br />
Robert P. Antler, in honor of his birthday.<br />
High School Food Pantry<br />
Muriel Bessinger, in memory of Pauline Madow.<br />
Michael & Esther Brenner, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Phillip Yellen.<br />
Michael & Esther Brenner, in honor of the birth of Ari Lev Rein, son of Rabbi Steven & Jodi<br />
Rein.<br />
Wallace Chavkin.<br />
Carol Cohen.<br />
Herb & Harriet Feiwel, in honor of Robert Rheinstein.<br />
Elaine S. Gilde & Richard S. Green, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Jenna Flug.<br />
Henry & Karen Glanternik.<br />
Dorothy Hall, in memory of her beloved husband Paul S. Hall.<br />
Varda Hubara, in memory of Vivian Finkel.<br />
Joan & Sylvan Schefler, in memory of Herta Sulzbach.<br />
Joan & Sylvan Schefler, in memory of Arthur Colvin, father of Geoffrey Colvin.<br />
JoAnn Small, in memory of her beloved father Murray Resnick.<br />
Dr. Gerald Smallberg, in honor of Cantor Abramson.<br />
Dr. Gerald Smallberg, in honor of Rabbi Cosgrove.<br />
Dr. Gerald Smallberg, in honor of Rabbi Rein.<br />
Dr. Gerald Smallberg, in honor of Cantor Rozenfeld.<br />
Marty & Dena Trust & Family, in memory of Arthur Colvin, father of Geoffrey Colvin.<br />
Leonard M. Weintraub.<br />
Meryl E. Wiener & Barry A. Bryer, in memory of Leonard Bernstein, father of Louis<br />
Bernstein.<br />
Meryl E. Wiener & Barry A. Bryer, in memory of Arthur Colvin, father of Geoffrey Colvin.<br />
Eugene Zinbarg, in memory of his beloved mother Esther Zinbarg.<br />
Roberta Zinbarg, in memory of her beloved father Max Goldman.<br />
Library Fund<br />
Julius & Joyce Paige, in honor of their 54th anniversary.<br />
Rabbi Judah Nadich High School Fund<br />
Ruth & Benjamin Ezra, in honor of Alexandra Ezra’s birthday.<br />
Pellman Family, in memory of Ruth Smallberg, mother of Dr. Gerald Smallberg.<br />
Prayer Book Fund<br />
Herb & Harriet Feiwel, in memory of Leonard Bernstein, father of Louis Bernstein.<br />
Andrea & Ivan Lustig, in memory of Geoffrey Colvin’s father, Arthur Colvin.<br />
Andrea & Ivan Lustig, in memory of Leonard Bernstein, father of Louis Bernstein.<br />
Dr. Lori Rubin, in memory of Hannah Schwartz, mother of Dr. Mark Schwartz.<br />
Heidi Silverstone, in memory of her beloved mother Barbara Michels.<br />
Tikkun Olam Committee for Community Outreach<br />
Donna & Marc Ellenbogen, in honor of their son Spencer’s 2nd birthday.<br />
Ruth Ezra, in honor of Howard Muchnick’s birthday.<br />
Lite Sabin, in memory of her beloved mother Maria Bielenberg.<br />
Welfare Fund<br />
Milton Fuchs, in memory of his beloved sister Estelle Rapoport.<br />
Patricia Fuchs, in memory of her beloved mother Florence Prashker.<br />
Patricia Fuchs, in memory of her beloved grandmother Rebecca Bayer.<br />
Patricia Fuchs.<br />
The Roth and Gansman Families, in honor of and appreciation for Eric Lee Gansman’s Bar<br />
Mitzvah.<br />
Sylvan & Joan Schefler, in honor of their granddaughter Julia Taitz on her Bat Mitzvah.<br />
Flora & Ira Tobak, in memory of Henri Nissim.<br />
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<strong>Synagogue</strong> Offerings<br />
Melody Alstodt, in memory of her beloved father Louis Priceman.<br />
Albert Appel, in memory of his beloved mother Belle “Bobbie” Appel.<br />
Dr. Jean Pakter Bachman, in memory of her beloved husband Dr. Arnold Bachman.<br />
Rochelle Balaban, in memory of her beloved father Joseph Schwadron.<br />
Joseph & Dorothy Bamberger, in honor of their anniversary.<br />
Barbara & Philip Brous, in loving memory of Arthur Colvin.<br />
Ellen Buscemi, in memory of Arthur Colvin.<br />
Esta Chavkin, in memory of her beloved father Louis Greenberg.<br />
Wallace Chavkin, in memory of his beloved mother Dinah Chavkin.<br />
Carol Cohen, in memory of her beloved father Isidore Yavers.<br />
Jonathan & Martha Cohen, in memory of Mildred C. Stern.<br />
Lisa & Larry Cohen, in memory of Arthur Colvin, father of Geoffrey Colvin.<br />
Dr. Arturo Constantiner, in memory of his beloved mother Joan Constantiner.<br />
Caren Constantiner, in memory of her beloved father Stanley Sturza.<br />
Barbara Cooper, in memory of her beloved mother Laura Berman.<br />
Klaus & Joyce Eppler, in memory of Arthur Colvin.<br />
William Felder, in memory of his beloved mother Gertrude Felder.<br />
Yola Friedman, in memory of her beloved father Samuel Gertel and her beloved grandfather<br />
Berish Gertel.<br />
Phyllis Gallahou, in honor of her birthday.<br />
Herman Goldsmith, in honor of his birthday.<br />
Barbara Gertel Goltzer, in memory of her beloved grandfather Berish Gertel.<br />
Barbara Gertel Goltzer, in memory of her beloved father Samuel Gertel.<br />
Ernest Gottschalk, in honor of his birthday.<br />
Susan Zises Green, in memory of her beloved father Meyer “Mike” Steinberg.<br />
Doris Greenberg, in memory of her beloved father Herman Baskind.<br />
Sonia Grinberg, in honor of her birthday.<br />
Nancy & Joel Hirschtritt, in memory of Arthur Colvin, father of Geoffrey Colvin.<br />
Stephen Judlowe, in memory of his beloved mother Ida Judlowe.<br />
The Juneja Family, in honor of Sara Wermuth’s birthday.<br />
Miriam Kaplan, in memory of her beloved husband Nathaniel Kaplan.<br />
Dr. David Korris.<br />
Stanley Kreinik, in memory of his beloved father Walter Kreinik.<br />
Stephanie Later, in memory of her beloved mother and father Frances & Meyer Later.<br />
Ann Leichtling, in honor of her 92nd birthday.<br />
Phyllis & Bernard Leventhal, in honor, and in endless gratitude for, our anniversary.<br />
Eileen Lewis-Lurin, in memory of her beloved father Jack G. Lewis.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joran Malz, in honor of the Baby Naming of their daughter.<br />
Rita Matthews, in memory of her beloved mother Pearl Rolnick.<br />
Robert Matthews, in memory of his beloved mother Rose Matthews.<br />
Sheila Miller, in memory of Lenore Greenberg.<br />
Mary & Gerald Millman, in memory of Arthur Colvin, father of Geoffrey Colvin.<br />
Janet Moss, in memory of her beloved husband Alan Moss.<br />
Janet Moss, in memory of her beloved uncle Sidney Teitelbaum.<br />
Howard Muchnick, in memory of his beloved father Meyer Muchnick.<br />
Dr. Carol Mutterperl, in memory of her beloved father William Frieser.<br />
Carol & Charles Mutterperl, in memory of their beloved daughter.<br />
Melanie Nasberg, in memory of her beloved grandmother Clara Fisher.<br />
Michael & Audrey Norwich.<br />
Dr. Brian & Myra Pollack, in honor of their anniversary.<br />
Myra Pollack, in memory of her beloved mother Bertha Koch.<br />
Claudia Poster, in memory of her beloved mother Eileen Zeitz.<br />
James Rosenfeld, in memory of his beloved father Jay H. Rosenfeld.<br />
Miquette Schrader, in memory of her beloved father Henri Viterbo.<br />
Harvey Schulweis, in memory of his beloved wife Rosalind Schulweis.<br />
Yona Serota, in memory of her beloved father Luis Burstin.<br />
Annette Sherman, in honor of Jeannette Schapiro, mother of Carol Kekst.<br />
Annette Sherman, in honor of Arthur Colvin, father of Geoffrey Colvin.<br />
Elyse Siegel, in memory of her beloved father Benjamin Roth.<br />
Joel Silver, in memory of his beloved sister Ruth Sklaver.<br />
Sheldon Siskin, in memory of his beloved father David Siskin.<br />
Jo Ann & David Small, in memory of Ruth Smallberg, mother of Gerald Smallberg.<br />
Jo Ann & David Small, in memory of Leonard Bernstein, father of Louis Bernstein.<br />
Diane Smallberg, in memory of her beloved father Heiman Hilf.<br />
Susan Smirnoff, in memory of her beloved mother Barbara Smirnoff.<br />
Dr. Martin Spergel, in memory of his beloved father Julius Spergel.<br />
Ernest Stern, in memory of his beloved father Henry Stern.<br />
Frances Stewart, in memory of her beloved father Fred Hahn.<br />
Dr. Joshua Tannenbaum, in memory of his beloved father Williams Tannenbaum.<br />
Robert Tetenbaum, in memory of his beloved father Stanley Tetenbaum.<br />
Ellen Thomas, in memory of her beloved mother Gertrude Fluhr.<br />
Edward Toledano, in memory of his beloved mother and father Estrella & Joseph Toledano.<br />
Dr. Renée Waldinger, in memory of her beloved mother Lea Maria Kessler.<br />
Elaine Weitzman.<br />
Women’s Evening Group, in honor of Cantor David & Joan Lefkowitz’s new grandson, and in<br />
memory of Cantor Lefkowitz’s father Cantor Jacob Lefkowitz.<br />
Women’s Evening Group, in honor of Rabbi David & Susan Lincoln’s son’s marriage, and a<br />
speedy recovery for Rabbi Lincoln.<br />
Women’s Evening Group, in honor of Cantor Elana & Dr. Raphael Rozenfeld’s marriage.<br />
Women’s Evening Group, in memory of Debbie Cosgrove’s grandmother Mildred Stern.<br />
Dr. Jonathan E. & Arlyne Zeichner, in honor of the marriage of Dr. & Mrs. Joshua Zeichner.<br />
Scott Zemser, in memory of his beloved father Herman Zemser.
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday<br />
22 Shevat<br />
Parashat Yitro<br />
6<br />
21 Shevat<br />
Candle lighting, 5:00 pm<br />
5<br />
20 Shevat<br />
4<br />
19 Shevat<br />
3<br />
18 Shevat<br />
2<br />
17 Shevat<br />
1<br />
c h a n g e s n o t e d o n t h e d ay<br />
t h e y o c c u r.<br />
8:45 am Parashat HaShavua<br />
9:15 am Sanctuary Shabbat<br />
Service<br />
10:15 am Jr. Congregation<br />
10:15 am Nitzanim<br />
5:15 pm Minha/Ma’ariv Service<br />
9:30 am HaMishpachah Sheli<br />
2nd semester begins<br />
6:15 pm Musical Kabbalat<br />
Shabbat<br />
Reclaiming Shabbat Dinners<br />
9:15 am Melton classes<br />
12:00 pm Lunch & Learn<br />
6:30 pm Reception/Lecture,<br />
JTS, in memory of<br />
Nadiches, z”l<br />
5:00 pm Mitzvah Initiative<br />
6:45 pm Melton classes<br />
8:00 am Essential Essays<br />
11:30 am Contemporary Jewish<br />
Thought<br />
12:30 pm Midtown Lunch &<br />
Learn<br />
4:45 pm Mitzvah Initiative<br />
6:30 pm Aging and Sage-ing<br />
7:45 pm 20th Century Halakhic<br />
Controversies<br />
9:30 am JAMS 2nd semester<br />
begins<br />
5:00 pm Understanding the<br />
Siddur class<br />
6:30 pm Hebrew & Prayer<br />
classes<br />
Daily Minyanim<br />
Monday-Friday at 7:15 am;<br />
Sundays and Legal Holidays<br />
at 9:00 am.<br />
Minha/Ma’ariv<br />
Sunday-Thursday at 5:45 pm.<br />
<strong>FEBRUARY</strong><br />
29 Shevat<br />
Parashat Mishpatim<br />
Shabbat Shekalim<br />
13<br />
28 Shevat<br />
Candle lighting, 5:08 pm<br />
12<br />
27 Shevat<br />
11<br />
26 Shevat<br />
10<br />
25 Shevat<br />
9<br />
24 Shevat<br />
8<br />
23 Shevat<br />
7<br />
8:45 am Parashat HaShavua<br />
9:15 am Sanctuary Service<br />
5:00 pm Young Families<br />
Havdalah<br />
5:15 pm Minha/Ma’ariv Service<br />
8:00 am Talmud Torah<br />
9:30 am HaMishpachah Sheli<br />
6:15 pm Friday Evening Service<br />
with Children’s<br />
Birthday Blessings<br />
9:15 am Melton classes<br />
12:00 pm Lunch & Learn<br />
7:00 pm JTS Home Study<br />
7:30 pm Moonbeams<br />
6:45 pm Melton classes<br />
8:00 am Essential Essays<br />
11:30 am Contemporary Jewish<br />
Thought<br />
6:30 pm Aging and Sage-ing<br />
7:45 pm 20th Century Halakhic<br />
Controversies<br />
9:30 am JAMS<br />
11:00 am Daytime Book<br />
Discussion Group<br />
5:00 pm <strong>Synagogue</strong> Ldrshp<br />
Skills class<br />
6:30 pm Hebrew & Prayer<br />
classes<br />
7:30 pm Women’s Torah Study<br />
Group<br />
9:00 am World Wide Wrap<br />
11:00 am Purim Spiel Rehearsal<br />
1:00 pm Kadima Ice Skating<br />
5:30 pm Super Bowl Bash<br />
6 Adar<br />
Parashat T’rumah<br />
20<br />
19<br />
4 Adar<br />
18<br />
3 Adar<br />
17<br />
16<br />
14<br />
5 Adar<br />
Candle lighting, 5:17 pm<br />
2 Adar<br />
1 Adar<br />
Rosh Hodesh<br />
Presidents’ Day<br />
15<br />
30 Shevat<br />
Rosh Hodesh<br />
8:45 am Parashat HaShavua<br />
9:15 am Sanctuary Shabbat<br />
Service<br />
10:15 am Learners’ Minyan<br />
10:15 am Jr. Congregation<br />
5:30 pm Minha/Ma’ariv Service<br />
8:00 am Talmud Torah<br />
9:30 am HaMishpachah Sheli<br />
6:15 pm Friday Evening Service<br />
9:15 am Melton classes<br />
12:00 pm Lunch & Learn<br />
No HS<br />
6:45 pm Melton classes<br />
8:00 am Essential Essays<br />
11:30 am Contemporary Jewish<br />
Thought<br />
1:00 pm Yiddish Club<br />
No CS<br />
6:30 pm Aging and Sage-ing<br />
7:45 pm 20th Century Halakhic<br />
Controversies<br />
Offices closed<br />
9:00 am Morning minyan<br />
11:00 am Purim Spiel Rehearsal<br />
13 Adar<br />
Parashat T’tzavveh<br />
Shabbat Zakhor<br />
27<br />
12 Adar<br />
Candle lighting, 5:25 pm<br />
11 Adar 25 Fast of Esther 26<br />
10 Adar<br />
24<br />
9 Adar<br />
23<br />
8 Adar<br />
22<br />
7 Adar<br />
21<br />
8:45 am Parashat HaShavua<br />
9:15 am Sanctuary Shabbat<br />
Service<br />
9:30 am Havurah<br />
5:30 pm Family Megillah<br />
Reading & Costume<br />
Parade<br />
8:00 am Talmud Torah 5:30 pm Minha<br />
6:15 pm Friday Evening Services6:00<br />
pm Pizza Dinner<br />
7:00 pm Purim Spiel<br />
8:00 pm Full Megillah Reading<br />
9:00 pm HS Purim Carnival<br />
Setup<br />
9:15 am Melton classes<br />
12:00 pm Learn – no Lunch<br />
7:00 pm UJA@PAS Univ w/o<br />
Walls Info Session<br />
6:45 pm Melton classes<br />
8:00 am Essential Essays<br />
11:30 am Contemporary Jewish<br />
Thought<br />
6:30 pm Aging and Sage-ing<br />
7:45 pm 20th Century Halakhic<br />
Controversies<br />
9:30 am JAMS<br />
5:00 pm <strong>Synagogue</strong> Ldrshp<br />
Skills class<br />
6:30 pm Hebrew & Prayer<br />
classes<br />
8:00 pm Evening Book<br />
Discussion Group<br />
11:00 am Purim Spiel Rehearsal<br />
14 Adar<br />
28<br />
9:00 am Morning Minyan &<br />
Megillah reading<br />
11:00 am Purim Carnival<br />
PAS Calendar of Events <strong>FEBRUARY</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Shvat/Adar 5770 Information is subject to change. Confirm at www.pasyn.org or with the office.
<strong>Park</strong> <strong>Avenue</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong> Bulletin | <strong>FEBRUARY</strong> <strong>2010</strong> | Shvat/Adar 5770<br />
· Be happy, it’s Adar!<br />
50 East 87 th Street, New York, NY 10128<br />
Elliot J. Cosgrove, Ph.D., Rabbi<br />
Steven I. Rein, Assistant Rabbi<br />
David H. Lincoln, Rabbi Emeritus<br />
Nancy Abramson, Cantor<br />
Elana Rozenfeld, Interim Cantor<br />
Azi Schwartz, Interim Cantor<br />
David Lefkowitz, Cantor Emeritus<br />
Steven M. Friedman, Chairman of the Board<br />
Brian G. Lustbader, President<br />
Beryl P. Chernov, Executive Director<br />
Julia Andelman, Rabbinic Director of Lifelong Learning<br />
Ron Koas, Education Director<br />
Carol Hendin, Director, Early Childhood Center<br />
Jason Oppenheimer, Director of Youth Activities and Rabbi Judah Nadich High School<br />
Marga Hirsch, Director, Edmond de Rothschild Library and PAS Bulletin Editor<br />
John Davis, Facilities Director<br />
Lawrence Conley, Graphic Design<br />
Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, Inc., Funeral Directors<br />
<strong>Synagogue</strong> Office: 212-369-2600 | www.pasyn.org<br />
A Look Ahead For more information, see the Winter/Spring <strong>2010</strong> Program Calendar.<br />
Pesah Planning Events:<br />
March 9 – 26 | Haggadah Fair<br />
Sunday, March 14 | Family Art Workshop with Ellen Alt<br />
Sunday, March 14 | Pre-Pesah Learning for Adults with Rabbi Rein<br />
March 15 – 18 | CS Model Seders<br />
Sponsored by UJA@PAS<br />
Thursday, March 18<br />
7:00 – 9:00 pm<br />
Tools, Tips and Resources<br />
for Families and Caregivers<br />
of Older Adults | &<br />
March 19 – 21 | Milton Steinberg 60th Yahrzeit and Book Launch<br />
Monday, March 29 & Tuesday, March 30 | PAS Community Seders<br />
March 13, <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>Park</strong> <strong>Avenue</strong> <strong>Synagogue</strong> Gala <strong>2010</strong><br />
Opening our doors! Welcoming you in!<br />
HONORING LYNN AND MARTIN HALBFINGER<br />
{ See page 4 }<br />
NON-PROFIT<br />
ORGANIZATION<br />
U.S. POSTAGE PAID<br />
New York, NY<br />
Permit No. 8526<br />
Experienced panelists will address a variety of care options, including<br />
adult day programs, homecare, residential services and in-home hospice.<br />
Cantor Nancy Abramson will address how clergy can be helpful.<br />
& Please RSVP to Natalie Barth at natalie_barth@hotmail.com.