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The VOICE of <strong>Hewlett</strong>–East <strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Centre/Congregation Etz Chaim<br />
kuev<br />
November–<strong>December</strong> <strong>2012</strong> Vol. 63 • No. 2 Cheshvan—Kislev—Tevet 5773<br />
Join Us on<br />
November 18<br />
from 9:30 – 11am<br />
at our first ever<br />
Mitzvah Fair<br />
FREE AND<br />
OPEN TO ALL<br />
See page 5 for details<br />
OF OF<br />
YEAR M<br />
I T Z V A H<br />
ADDING MITZVOT TO YOUR LIFE IS EASY<br />
AND WE’LL SHOW YOU HOW!<br />
Hanukkah is a special time for family and friends to get together!<br />
Congregational Hanukkah Party<br />
Thursday, <strong>December</strong> 13, 6:00 pm<br />
Preceded by the Village of East <strong>Rockaway</strong> Candlelighting at 5:30 pm<br />
Special Hanukkah Treats! Free – Fun for all!<br />
Details in the weekly E-<strong>Hakol</strong> as we get closer!
HERJC<br />
516–599–2634<br />
Rabbi<br />
ANDREW WARMFLASH<br />
Ext. 214<br />
rabbiw@herjc.org<br />
Rabbi Emeritus<br />
DR. STANLEY PLATEK<br />
Hazzan<br />
DAVID SISLEN<br />
Ext. 215<br />
cantorsislen@herjc.org<br />
Ritual Director<br />
NACHUM PLOTKIN<br />
Ext. 222<br />
nplotkin8@gmail.com<br />
Religious School Director<br />
DAVID WOOLFE<br />
599–0424 or Ext. 219<br />
rsdir@herjc.org<br />
Nursery School Director<br />
CHERYL KARP<br />
599–1169 or Ext. 237<br />
nurserydir@herjc.org<br />
Youth Director<br />
TODD HAUSMAN<br />
599–1148 or Ext. 223<br />
youthdir@herjc.org<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
and Amazon<br />
Click on the<br />
Amazon button found<br />
on the left hand side<br />
of the first page of our<br />
website, www.herjc.org,<br />
do your shopping as<br />
usual and HERJC gets<br />
a donation!<br />
Amazingly simple<br />
and wonderful.<br />
DAVID B. SISLEN<br />
notes from the hazzan<br />
We have all been taught from an early age to say “thank you” whenever<br />
we have been done a kindness or given a gift, whether expected<br />
or not. Unfortunately, this runs the risk of becoming an automatic<br />
response, devoid of the feeling or personalization that a heartfelt<br />
expression of thanks would entail. American culture and tradition<br />
has given us a holiday during which we can focus on our Thanks -<br />
giving for all of the gifts we receive regularly – food, shelter, wealth,<br />
security. Many of us use the occasion of the Thanksgiving holiday to<br />
focus on the events, occasions, and gifts which are most significant<br />
to us personally. My family remembers the holiday as the date when we first announced<br />
the impending arrival of the first member of the next generation of our family 11 years<br />
ago. But the expression of thanks in our busy lives often gets overlooked. In the daily<br />
Amida, there is a prayer of thanksgiving. Three times a day, we thank God for our lives<br />
which are “placed in Your hands,” our souls which are “commanded to You,” the miracles<br />
which are “with us each day,” and “the goodness which is “within us daily.” These<br />
words are not mere lip service to our need to express gratitude. They are a prompt for<br />
us to realize that every aspect of our daily reality is a micro-miracle without which we<br />
would not be here with the often overlooked opportunity to give thanks.<br />
On the day given to the recognition of gratitude, we tend to focus on the personal<br />
without giving credit to the global. While being thankful for turkey, stuffing, and other<br />
goodies, have any of us taken the time to thank the Divine for having woken up that<br />
morning? In between bites of pumpkin or pecan pie (I have parve recipes; email me and<br />
ask…) have we thanked God for the mere fact that we can enjoy the culinary decadence?<br />
If you consider the incredible string of miracles which need to occur in order to<br />
make your daily life continue as scheduled and expected, have you taken the time to<br />
express your thanks for the universe continuing to work according to plan? If not,<br />
maybe you need to take the extra time on Thanksgiving to even the score, and then to<br />
realize that the sense of gratitude you feel incurs a daily debt of thanks, not an annual<br />
one. Fortunately, we’re here for you 24/7. Feel free to come by any morning or evening<br />
to say “thank you.” I guarantee that if you do it enough, the “you’re welcome” will be<br />
self-evident!<br />
No Experience Necessary<br />
Join the growing number<br />
of HERJC congregants who are<br />
studying with Hazzan Sislen to learn how to read Torah!<br />
The curriculum proceeds at your own pace,<br />
takes as long or as short as you like and has guaranteed results!<br />
Call Hazzan Sislen at 516-599-2634 x215 or email cantorsislen@herjc.org<br />
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torah from Our rabbinic intern<br />
DANIEL CHORNY<br />
In the summer of 2010, my wife, Hillary, and I took a trip to my<br />
hometown of Bogotá, Colombia. This was my first visit back since<br />
my family immigrated to the United States in 2000. On our last<br />
night, we went in search of a traditional Colombian cocktail. How -<br />
ever, when we placed our drink order, our waiter replied: “I’m so<br />
sorry, but tomorrow’s Election Day. We can’t serve alcohol tonight.”<br />
We were surprised to learn that, as a measure to prevent politically<br />
motivated violence, Colombian law prohibited the sale of alcohol<br />
at that time. This actually made some sense in light of Colombia’s<br />
electoral history. In 2002, for example, a presidential candidate was kidnapped midelection,<br />
not to be released until five years later. Such events are not necessarily fueled<br />
by alcohol consumption, but in a country that tends toward explosive clashes between<br />
political factions, the Colombian people don’t need additional bar fights, vandalism and<br />
public disturbances.<br />
Today, thank God, I live in a country where such events are far from our collective<br />
imaginations. While we are certainly in the midst of a heated and divisive election<br />
season, Americans are not plotting to abduct presidential hopefuls, even when we<br />
ardently disagree with each other about which course our country should take.<br />
In a few weeks, we will retell the story of Hanukkah. It may surprise you to know<br />
that, while we celebrate the miracle of the oil and the expulsion of the Syrian-Greeks,<br />
Hannukah is as much about a <strong>Jewish</strong> civil war as it is about the restoration of the<br />
Temple and regaining religious freedom. The Book of Maccabees record a period in<br />
which Jews disagreed about how they should or should not acculturate to the social<br />
trends of their day. On one side, there were Jews who embraced Greek culture fully.<br />
They ate non-kosher food, participated in idolatrous rituals, and attended Greek events<br />
naked and uncircumcised. On the other side were the Maccabees and their followers,<br />
who believed in keeping the <strong>Jewish</strong> religion and culture pure of outside influence,<br />
going as far as forcibly circumcising their Hellenized brethren. Both sides felt their way<br />
was right for the <strong>Jewish</strong> people and that their political opponents, if unchallenged,<br />
would destroy the nation. And in the end, the latter faction proved victorious in the<br />
violent clash of ideologies and swords.<br />
Reflecting upon the story of Hanukkah, we can see that our people have come a long<br />
way in how we resolve our political differences. Though Jews do not speak in one<br />
voice, we speak to each other openly instead of taking up arms to impose our views on<br />
one another. This election season, our people are divided along many important issues<br />
like social security, healthcare reform, fiscal policy, the war in Iraq, and America’s<br />
relationship to Israel, to name a few. At the same time, we are united by our love of<br />
country, our desire to see each other succeed and be prosperous, and our commitment<br />
to upholding the ideals of a democratic society. May our community be a shining<br />
example of civilized discourse on the road to the <strong>2012</strong> fall election, and may the flames<br />
of Hanukkah light the path of unity after our votes have been counted.<br />
Chag Urim Sameach!<br />
HAKOL is published<br />
by the <strong>Hewlett</strong>–East<br />
<strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Centre/<br />
Congregation Etz Chaim<br />
295 Main Street,<br />
East <strong>Rockaway</strong>, NY 11518<br />
Telephone: 516–599–2634<br />
Fax: 516–599–2851<br />
E–mail: office@herjc.org<br />
Website: www.herjc.org<br />
President<br />
HAROLD KISLIK<br />
Vice Presidents<br />
MARILYN COHEN<br />
DAVID KOFFLER<br />
AUDREY POLINSKY<br />
Treasurer<br />
STEVEN KREIT<br />
Secretary<br />
ROBERTA SUGARMAN<br />
Sisterhood President<br />
LAURIE STONE BROFSKY<br />
Men’s Club President<br />
ELLIOTT POLINSKY<br />
Editor<br />
NAOMI DOCTOR<br />
Editor Emeritus<br />
CHARLOTTE BERCH<br />
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East <strong>Rockaway</strong>, NY Post Office<br />
(#233120). Postmaster: Send<br />
address changes to <strong>Hewlett</strong>–East<br />
<strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Centre, 295<br />
Main St., East <strong>Rockaway</strong>, NY<br />
11518. Affiliated with: United<br />
Synagogue, National Federation<br />
of <strong>Jewish</strong> Men’s Clubs, National<br />
Women’s League. The views<br />
and opinions expressed herein<br />
do not necessarily reflect the<br />
policies of HERJC or the<br />
Conservative Movement.<br />
HAKOL<br />
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HERJC MISSION<br />
STATEMENT<br />
<strong>Hewlett</strong>-East <strong>Rockaway</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Centre–Congregation<br />
Etz Chaim (HERJC) is a<br />
warm, vibrant, traditionalegalitarian<br />
Conservative congregation.<br />
Our diverse, forward-thinking<br />
community is<br />
one in which learning, prayer<br />
and social action flourish.<br />
Since its founding in<br />
1949, HERJC has been<br />
recognized for creating a<br />
welcoming environment in<br />
which each member—regardless<br />
of age, stage of life or<br />
background—feels a connection<br />
to one another, to<br />
the <strong>Jewish</strong> people, to the<br />
United States, to the land<br />
and State of Israel, to<br />
Judaism and to God.<br />
We are committed to continuing<br />
to provide innovative,<br />
interesting, and thought-provoking<br />
programs that:<br />
Foster lifelong learning<br />
from pre-school through<br />
adulthood<br />
Celebrate our <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
heritage<br />
Deepen the sense of<br />
community among our<br />
Congregational family<br />
Promote religious involvement<br />
of all members,<br />
and enhance their<br />
spiritual experience<br />
Encourage intergenerational<br />
cooperation<br />
Nurture the State of<br />
Israel and our<br />
relationship with it<br />
Serve the needs of<br />
our members, the local<br />
community, the United<br />
States, and K’lal Yisrael,<br />
the <strong>Jewish</strong> people<br />
throughout the world.<br />
Pirkei Avot says the world<br />
rests on Torah, Avodah, and<br />
G’milut Chasadim. So too<br />
does our Congregation.<br />
HAROLD KISLIK<br />
From the President<br />
Wow! We made it through the fall holidays. It does seem as if everything<br />
else is suspended for about a month while we focus on the<br />
preparations and rituals of each succeeding Yom Tov. Of course,<br />
there have been many other activities and simchas interlaced within<br />
this period, and the business of the synagogue never ceases, but<br />
sometimes it can feel like we’ve been caught in a never-ending “holiday<br />
time-warp.” There’s no question that it’s a tiring stretch. On the<br />
one hand, we can give a collective sigh of relief that it’s over and we<br />
can get on with our regular routines. On the other hand, there is so<br />
much spirituality, personal meaning, and sense of community togetherness associated<br />
with the holidays, we are likely to experience some disappointment and let-down over<br />
its conclusion.<br />
Looking back, the holidays this year really were special. As usual we had an enthusiastic<br />
crowd on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. In case you were wondering what happened<br />
to the “overflow” seating in the reception area, this year we installed a closed-circuit<br />
video system that enabled the services to be viewed and heard from the comfort of<br />
the chapel. All those who chose to be seated there (and it was full) found the experience<br />
to be extremely gratifying. In addition, those who were seated in the ballroom area<br />
were able to better enjoy services with significantly less disturbance coming from the<br />
reception area.<br />
On Sukkot, we had the wonderful privilege of being able to celebrate the holiday and<br />
fulfill the mitzvah of dwelling in the sukkah, as an entire congregation. Due to the generosity<br />
and compassion of Michael Greenberg and The Susser Family Trust, we enjoyed<br />
a Family Friday meal and other events together in our new super-sized sukkah. A beautiful<br />
day for the sukkah hop added another great community-shared aspect to the holiday.<br />
It was a real “season of our rejoicing.”<br />
We closed the holiday season with another wonderful celebration on Simchat Torah,<br />
which included proudly reading, “In the beginning…” from the very first verse in our<br />
new Sefer Torah. In addition, we honored two most deserving congregants, Buddy<br />
Brandt and Carol Rubinstein, and we had a great time singing, dancing and parading<br />
our Sifrei Torahs outside around our building and through the sukkah.<br />
I can’t thank enough everyone who put in so much time and effort to prepare and<br />
run all the holiday events: the staff, clergy, and volunteers. Yasher koach to all.<br />
Looking forward, there is much going on to keep us all involved. Most notably, we<br />
have embarked on our “Year of Mitzvah” about which Rabbi Warmflash spoke on Yom<br />
Kippur. An impressive number of congregants turned in their mitzvah cards, demonstrating<br />
their commitment to adding a mitzvah this year. Don’t miss the Mitzvah Fair<br />
on Sunday, November 18th. It is sure to be a fun-filled, exciting, and educational experience,<br />
and perhaps you may discover your personal choice of mitzvah to take on.<br />
Among the many programs we offer, Rabbi’s Bible and Talmud classes have resumed,<br />
Nachum’s Read Hebrew America classes are starting, our youth groups are meeting, and<br />
President continued on page 13<br />
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Come sample and participate in a wide selection of mitzvot with friends and family<br />
and food! Be a part of our community’s effort to grow in holiness and make our world<br />
a better place! Here is just a partial list of what is in store for you at the fair:<br />
Let’s wrap!<br />
• Wear the mitzvot as “a sign upon your arm and as<br />
a reminded between your eyes”! Bring in an old<br />
mezuzah and tallit and have them checked.<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> book swap<br />
• Got an old <strong>Jewish</strong> book you’re tired of reading?<br />
Bring it to the fair and trade it in for a fresh supply<br />
of <strong>Jewish</strong> learning and entertainment!<br />
• Sing up with PJ Library and receive free <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
children’s books delivered to your doorstep<br />
each month!<br />
Easy ways to green our world<br />
• Drop off old eye glasses, batteries, cell phones,<br />
ink cartridges for recycling!<br />
• Save trees! Register to stop junk mail!<br />
• Bring in old prayerbooks and other sacred texts<br />
for proper disposal.<br />
Save lives with HERJC<br />
• Donate your organs! Yes, it’s a mitzvah!<br />
• Sign up to donate blood at our spring blood drive.<br />
• Sign up to learn CPR.<br />
• Painlessly register with Gift of Life to donate<br />
lifesaving Bone Marrow!<br />
HERJC tots and their families help the<br />
less fortunate<br />
• Make scarves to bring warmth to the poor this<br />
winter!<br />
• If your little ones are older, donate your leftover<br />
diapers to growing families in need.<br />
• Donate used, clean T-shirts!<br />
HERJC Cares about our community<br />
• Take the Tzedukah Challange. Learn how you can<br />
comfort the sick and aid the needy.<br />
Israel Action Committee<br />
• Learn how you make a difference for Israel here<br />
in New York and also as a volunteer in Israel.<br />
Honor parents by honoring the name<br />
they gave you!<br />
• Make mom and dad proud by learning about the<br />
Hebrew name they chose for you! Receive a<br />
certificate WITH YOUR NAME ON IT!<br />
Practices of the Spirit<br />
• Learn a variety of spiritual skills and practices like<br />
lighting Shabbat candles, reciting Havdalah, how<br />
to start keeping kosher, and how to use a mikvah.<br />
• Enjoy a selection of healthy snacks and their<br />
proper blessings.<br />
• Learn about HERJC’s daily minyan!<br />
Cemetery relief and honoring the dead<br />
• Join representatives from the Hebrew Free Burial<br />
Association and the Community Association<br />
for <strong>Jewish</strong> At-Risk Cemeteries<br />
to learn and volunteer<br />
to fulfill the mitzvah of<br />
honoring the dead.<br />
Enjoy special foods<br />
• Learn some new<br />
blessings to express<br />
your gratitude.<br />
M<br />
OF OF<br />
YEAR I T Z V A H<br />
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Family Friday Service and Dinner<br />
November 30 at 6:30 pm<br />
Creating Warm and Wonderful <strong>Jewish</strong> Memories for Your Family!<br />
Join us for a short Kabbalat Shabbat service<br />
followed by a casual dinner.<br />
The nominal fee to offset food expenses is<br />
$18 per adult, $10 per child age 12 and under,<br />
no charge for children age 3 and under.<br />
RSVP required.<br />
Email office@herjc.org<br />
or call 599-2634.<br />
IDF Honors one of our own<br />
Michael Frank, the son of our congregants Judith and<br />
Allen Frank, was recently honored by the Israeli Defense<br />
Forces (IDF) at an air force base in Dimona, Israel. He<br />
was recognized for his support and generosity to the 400<br />
soldiers of this battalion. By working with the Friends of<br />
the IDF organization, Michael takes a substantial role<br />
initiating and helping to support educational, social,<br />
cultural, and recreational programs and facilities for the<br />
young men and women soldiers of Israel who defend the<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> homeland.<br />
Michael is a former student of HERJC who was bar<br />
mitzvahed here in April, 1985. Yasher Koach, Michael!<br />
More information on the Friends of IDF organization can<br />
be found on line at https://www.fidf.org/<br />
OF OF<br />
YEAR M<br />
I T Z V A H<br />
(Left) Michael, middle, touring the base. (Right) Michael Frank receiving commendation from Lt. Colonel Adir Brami, pictured on the<br />
right, battalion commander.<br />
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patrons society<br />
MARC GOLDBERG<br />
I hope everyone enjoyed Rosh Hashanah and survived Yom Kippur!<br />
I would like to mention that our Patron Wall is updated each year<br />
just before the High Holidays. The next time you are in the main<br />
lobby, please take a look.<br />
It gives me great pleasure to continue to list the names of paid up<br />
Patrons! It is heartwarming to know that even in these tough times,<br />
we have so many families who continue to support HERJC.<br />
I would like to personally thank each and every one of you for your continued support<br />
in what is one of our most important fundraisers throughout the year. Please call<br />
me if you were once a member and took a short leave for whatever the reason and let’s<br />
see if we can discuss a number of ways to get you reinstated and involved again. Also I<br />
encourage any other families to join us in this wonderful society that’s been in place<br />
now at HERJC for almost 40 years.<br />
November and <strong>December</strong> are often months when people are thinking about their<br />
charitable donations. Please remember our Patrons Society. Membership in the Patrons<br />
Society is based on an annual contribution to any of the following three categories:<br />
• Millennium Patron – $2,500 and up<br />
• Chai Patron – $1,800<br />
• Basic Patron – $1,000<br />
If you would like to join or would like any additional information, please leave a message<br />
for me in the HERJC office, 516 599-2634.<br />
MILLENNIUM PAID PATRON<br />
RENEWALS<br />
Lisa & Edmund Cohen*<br />
* Thanks for renewing in advance!<br />
BASIC PAID PATRON RENEWALS<br />
Francine & Len Frankel<br />
Arlene & Lester Pollack<br />
Remember HERJC at Year-End<br />
Charitable Donation Time, Please!<br />
As we approach the end of <strong>2012</strong>, we want to remind you that a donation to<br />
HERJC strengthens community, allows us to offer exciting new programs and to<br />
serve those in need. We count on you to help us continue to be a vibrant home<br />
for all our members. Really . . . it’s that simple. And it’s tax deductible to the full<br />
extent of the law. So be sure to make your gift now before the year runs out.<br />
HERJC depends on your generosity — thank you for your continued support.<br />
Your HERJC Family<br />
Classes<br />
at HERJC<br />
Taught by<br />
Rabbi<br />
Warmflash<br />
The Wisdom<br />
of the Talmud<br />
Sundays<br />
10:00 am<br />
Come early for<br />
minyan at 9 am<br />
and breakfast,<br />
9:45 am. Join us<br />
as we consider a<br />
variety of selections<br />
from the Talmud<br />
which will help us<br />
to be better people<br />
and better Jews.<br />
Bible Class:<br />
Numbers<br />
Mondays<br />
11:00 am<br />
to 12:00 noon<br />
Join us for an<br />
informative and<br />
enlightening hour!<br />
No pre-requisites.<br />
Open to all!<br />
Yes, you can start<br />
in the middle!<br />
See page 9<br />
for details<br />
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mazal tov to ouR november/<br />
JONATHAN LOUIS MATZA<br />
November 3, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Mazal Tov to Arline<br />
and Mitchell Matza on the<br />
Bar Mitzvah of their son,<br />
Jonathan Louis.<br />
Jonathan is an eighth grade<br />
student at Woodmere Middle<br />
School. His favorite subjects<br />
are Social Studies and Spanish.<br />
He enjoys baseball, swimming, reading, and playing<br />
violin.<br />
NICOLE HOPE MATZA<br />
November 3, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Mazal Tov to Arline and<br />
Mitchell Matza on the Bat<br />
Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Nicole Hope.<br />
Nicole is an eighth grade<br />
student at Woodmere Middle<br />
School. Her favorite subjects<br />
are Math, Science and Spanish.<br />
She enjoys swimming, basketball, ice skating,<br />
rollerblading, playing flute and spending time<br />
with family and friends.<br />
Jonathan, Lori and Nicole are triplets.<br />
LORI SUSAN MATZA<br />
November 3, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Mazal Tov to Arline and<br />
Mitchell Matza on the Bat<br />
Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Lori Susan.<br />
Lori is an eighth grade<br />
student at Woodmere Middle<br />
School. Her favorite subjects<br />
are Social Studies, English<br />
and Spanish. She enjoys track, volleyball, reading,<br />
swimming, playing clarinet and spending time with<br />
family and friends.<br />
JASON BRIAN RODOLITZ<br />
November 10, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Mazal Tov to Donna and<br />
Jeffrey Rodolitz on the Bar<br />
Mitzvah of their son, Jason<br />
Brian.<br />
Jason is an eighth grade<br />
student at Woodmere Middle<br />
School. His favorite subjects<br />
are Math and Reading.<br />
He enjoys being a member of the Lego Robotics<br />
Team at WMS, tumbling, fencing, reading, and<br />
playing violin and piano.<br />
Jason has twin sisters, Lauren and Sarah, 11.<br />
Don’t Let Your College Kids Miss Out on Hanukkah and Passover Packages!<br />
Sisterhood sends Hanukkah and Passover packages to our away from home college youth, but we can’t<br />
do it without their addresses! So parents, please fill in the form below and return to the HERJC office in an<br />
envelope marked “Sisterhood” or email the information to secy@herjc.org.<br />
Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
School________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
City, State, Zip _________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
My child: o will o will not be at this address during Chanukah (12/8–15, <strong>2012</strong>)<br />
My child: o will o will not be at this address during Passover (3/25–4/2, 2013)<br />
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decemBER B’nai mitzvah<br />
CHARLES RYAN GRABER<br />
<strong>December</strong> 1, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Mazal Tov to Cheryl<br />
and Todd Graber on the<br />
Bar Mitzvah of their son,<br />
Charles Ryan.<br />
Charles is an eighth grade<br />
student at Woodmere Middle<br />
School. His favorite subjects<br />
are Science and Social Studies.<br />
He enjoys baseball and basketball.<br />
Charles has two brothers, Elliot, 11 and Leo, 8.<br />
LAUREN PAIGE DORI<br />
<strong>December</strong> 15, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Mazal Tov to Drs. Iris<br />
and Ezra Dori on the Bat<br />
Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Lauren Paige.<br />
Lauren is a seventh grade<br />
student at Woodmere Middle<br />
School. Her favorite subjects<br />
are Math and Science.<br />
She enjoys piano, violin, tennis, softball and<br />
spending time with family and friends.<br />
Lauren has a brother, Marc, 1<strong>3.</strong><br />
PERRY MATTHEW FALK<br />
<strong>December</strong> 8, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Mazal Tov to Bonnie Mann<br />
Falk and Jonathan Falk on<br />
the Bar Mitzvah of their son,<br />
Perry Matthew.<br />
Perry is a eighth grade<br />
student at Woodmere Middle<br />
School. His favorite subjects<br />
are Social Studies and Music.<br />
He enjoys football and lacrosse.<br />
Perry has a sister, Mollie, 16.<br />
MARC IAN DORI<br />
<strong>December</strong> 15, <strong>2012</strong><br />
Mazal Tov to Drs. Iris and<br />
Ezra Dori on the Bar Mitzvah<br />
of their son, Marc Ian.<br />
Marc is an eighth grade<br />
student at Woodmere Middle<br />
School. His favorite subjects<br />
are Math and Social Studies.<br />
He enjoys baseball, tennis,<br />
listening to music and spending time with family<br />
and friends.<br />
Marc has a sister, Lauren, 12.<br />
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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong> page 9
Ritual Update<br />
NACHUM PLOTKIN<br />
DAILY<br />
SERVICES<br />
Mornings<br />
Monday<br />
and Thursday<br />
6:50 am<br />
Tuesday, Wednesday,<br />
and Friday<br />
7:00 am<br />
Saturday<br />
9:30 am<br />
Sunday &<br />
Legal Holidays<br />
9:00 am<br />
Rosh Chodesh<br />
6:45 am<br />
Evenings<br />
Monday through<br />
Thursday, Sunday<br />
& Legal Holidays<br />
7:30 pm<br />
Fridays<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Saturday varies<br />
with sunset times<br />
Shalom friends! The High Holiday season is now over and HERJC<br />
activities are in full swing. Recently, a woman from Maryland who<br />
had been visiting our area, attended our morning minyan. On her<br />
return home, she sent me a letter which I would like to share:<br />
Dear Nachum:<br />
I hope this message finds you and your family well. I wanted to<br />
take a moment to express my thanks to you and to the entire morning<br />
minyan of HERJC. You have all made me feel welcome and comfortable<br />
during a most uncomfortable time of family illness. As seems appropriate for<br />
the month of Elul now that things have stabilized a bit, I can take a long, deep breath,<br />
and reflect on the kindness and support I found in the men and women who attend and<br />
lead and joke and cajole at weekday Shaharit (services).<br />
Forty five years ago, I became a Bat Mitzvah, “across the hall”, in the main sanctuary<br />
in HERJC. In those days, young girls chanted the haftorah on Friday nights, made<br />
no speeches, gave no divrei torah, and, most significantly, were taught little or nothing<br />
about the significance of the parasha/haftorah. Growing up on Long Island was an emotionally<br />
difficult experience for many reasons – one which led me to choose to live just<br />
about anywhere that, davka, wasn’t Long Island.<br />
However, the environment created by you, the klei kodesh, and – especially – the<br />
“regulars” seems light years away from all of that negativity of my youth. It is a joy to<br />
be able to spend a small part of the day with all of you. My tefillah is enhanced because<br />
of this environment.<br />
I wish each of you a heartfelt yasher koah, and a new year filled with joy and<br />
blessings.<br />
Ktivah V’chatima tova,<br />
Paula Tobenfeld, North Potomac, MD<br />
It is nice to be appreciated! If you would like to join us, you will be assured of the same<br />
warm welcome. That’s all for now. See you at minyan.<br />
Go to<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
Please check<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
or see the calendar for<br />
Saturday evening<br />
service times.<br />
READ HEBREW AMERICA<br />
Taught by Ritual Director Nachum Plotkin<br />
WEDNESDAYS AT 8:00 PM,<br />
NOVEMBER 7, 14, 21, 28 AND DECEMBER 5 <br />
Yes, you can learn to read Hebrew!<br />
Call Nachum Plotkin at 599-2634, ext. 222.<br />
Prefer a day time class? Call Nachum and tell him!<br />
page 10 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong> www.herjc.org HAKOL
Hanukkah<br />
The Lighting of Hanukkah Candles<br />
The celebration of Hanukkah begins on the twenty-fifth day of the Hebrew<br />
month of Kislev. On this day, a small group of Maccabean soldiers were victo -<br />
rious over the great Greek army, and the desecrated Temple was rededicated to<br />
the service of God. We light candles for eight days, beginning on the evening of<br />
<strong>December</strong> 8, in commemoration of the famous miracle of the oil. After the<br />
Maccabean victory, one single crucible of oil (enough to light the Temple<br />
Menorah for only one day) was found. Miraculously, however, it lasted for eight<br />
days, long enough for new consecrated oil to be prepared.<br />
The Hanukkah menorah (Hanukkia) has nine candles, eight of which represent the eight days of Hanukkah. The<br />
ninth candle, the Shamash, is used to light the other candles and usually towers above the rest.<br />
The Hanukkah lights may be lit by any member of the family. In many families, each member lights his or her own<br />
Hanukkia.<br />
NIGHTLY BLESSINGS<br />
Baruch ata Adonai, Elohaynu Melech Haolam,<br />
asher kidshanu b’mitsvotav, v’tsivanu,<br />
l’hadlik ner shel Hanukkah.<br />
We praise You, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with Your Mitzvot and commanded us to kindle the Hanukkah lights.<br />
Baruch ata Adonai, Elohaynu Melech Haolam,<br />
she-asa nisim la-a-vo-tenu, ba-yamim,<br />
ha-hem bazman ha-zeh.<br />
We praise You, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who performed wondrous deeds for our ancestors in days of old at this season.<br />
TO BE ADDED ON THE FIRST NIGHT AFTER THE OTHER 2 BLESSINGS<br />
Baruch ata Adonai, Elohaynu<br />
Melech Haolam, she-he-che-yanu<br />
v’ki-y’manu, v’higianu lazman ha-zeh.<br />
We praise You, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who has given us life, sustained us and enabled us to reach this season.<br />
ORDER OF LIGHTING THE HANUKKAH CANDLES<br />
East <strong>Rockaway</strong><br />
Hanukkah Candle Lighting<br />
<strong>December</strong> 13, 5:30 pm<br />
Watch for Details On-line<br />
The candles are placed from right to left, as one faces the Hanukkia (as Hebrew is read). But they are lit from left<br />
to right, so that on each night, the new candle is given special welcome by being lit first. Only the Shamash is used to<br />
light the other candles.<br />
The candles should be lit as soon as possible once it is dark. On Friday night, however, the Hanukkah candles are<br />
lit BEFORE the Shabbat candles. At the close of Shabbat, the Havdalah cere mony precedes the lighting of the<br />
Hanukkia.<br />
HAKOL<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong> page 11
social outreach<br />
Sisterhood News<br />
LAURIE STONE BROFSKY<br />
It seems to be kind of “cozy” right<br />
now to be a woman here at HERJC. In<br />
our <strong>Jewish</strong> American life on this very<br />
small piece of the earth, the crazy fall<br />
holidays at our egalitarian synagogue<br />
are over and we have a chance to<br />
recoup at last. Every candidate running<br />
for political office in the upcoming<br />
election is wooing us, insisting<br />
that our vote is important: we count. We have a voice,<br />
we can make a difference and we have choices.<br />
Wasn’t always that way. It is only a little more than 90<br />
years since women were first granted the right to vote in<br />
the United States. More than 70 years before that,<br />
women were just beginning to find their voice; Lucretia<br />
Mott, known for oratory skills not common for women<br />
to have developed in her time, joined with Elizabeth<br />
Cady Stanton in 1848, right here in upstate New York, to<br />
convene a women’s rights convention for the very first<br />
time in this country. The town of Seneca Falls in the<br />
Finger Lakes region pays tribute to the convention held<br />
there as well as hosts the National Women’s Hall of Fame<br />
and Women’s Rights National Historical Park; synopses<br />
of these great American women whose voices have<br />
helped shape our country can be expored at www.greatwomen.org<br />
While grateful for what many women have been able<br />
to accomplish here, it is disturbing to contemplate that<br />
in many other places, their voices have yet to count; the<br />
world is not such a warm and accepting place for so<br />
many of the female gender. The recent attempt to silence<br />
the voice of one young girl in Pakistan by men who are<br />
threatened by her desire to pursue an education has<br />
made this all too clear. Our prayers go out to 14 year old<br />
Malala Yousafzai. The world learned of this astounding<br />
act of violence just as the first UN International Day of<br />
the Girl Child was being celebrated; Malala has for many<br />
become an unexpected, unofficial poster child for<br />
efforts to eliminate discrimination and violence against<br />
girls everywhere. It hoped that attention to this issue<br />
will translate into more opportunities for girl’s voices to<br />
survive and thrive as they grow into womanhood.<br />
The lack of tolerance for women’s voices around the<br />
world takes many forms. As the extreme violence<br />
against Malali Yousafzai tears at our heart, there are also<br />
more subtle ways that women’s voices are suppressed.<br />
Just recently in Israel, Anat Hoffman was once again<br />
arrested, this time for saying the Shema out loud on the<br />
women’s side of the kotel. It is quite unsettling that,<br />
unlike those in our particular environment, there are<br />
many elsewhere who regardless of political freedom,<br />
still deny religious freedom to women, denying their<br />
actual voices in public.<br />
As election day <strong>2012</strong> approaches, we must remember<br />
that while we are not free of problems or our own<br />
women’s issues here in the US, we do have much in our<br />
favor: we are allowed to speak out and we have a political<br />
voice. One thing we CAN do and MUST do is use<br />
that voice. VOTE!<br />
Sisterhood would like to thank:<br />
• Arlene Thaler and Fran Frank, as well as all the other<br />
wonderful Sisterhood women who set up a “simply<br />
divine” membership dinner. And thanks to all of you<br />
who attended this fabulous evening.<br />
• Eileen Stier DeAlto for arranging our delightful trip<br />
to the Chagall exhibit at the Nassau County Museum<br />
of Art.<br />
• Hannah Plotkin, Mati Olin and Carol Rubinstein<br />
again for their work on the mappah that continues to<br />
be used each Shabbat to beautifully keep the Torah<br />
covered between readings during the service.<br />
• Carol Rubinstein for coordinating the Kippot Project<br />
for US servicemen overseas. Congratulations to Carol<br />
as well for her honor on Simchat Torah.<br />
page 12 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong> www.herjc.org HAKOL
Sisterhood Book Discussion<br />
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26 <br />
events<br />
The next meeting of the Sisterhood Book Discussion Group will<br />
take place on Monday evening, November 26th, at the home of<br />
Maty Olin. Louise Abrams will be reviewing the book, The Time<br />
Keeper, by Mitch Albom. Please contact Louise Abrams, chairman,<br />
at louiseabrams@mac.com for more information. Open to<br />
all Sisterhood members.<br />
Warm Clothing Drive<br />
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4 FROM 9:00 AM – 12 NOON<br />
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5 FROM 1:00 – 5:00 PM<br />
We are collecting coats, jackets, suits, gloves,<br />
hats, scarfs, mufflers, sweaters, etc.,<br />
to help needy men, women<br />
and children<br />
keep warm this winter.<br />
Please Mark Your<br />
Calendar and<br />
Join Us!<br />
Sisterhood Bringo<br />
It’s Bingo<br />
for Prizes!<br />
WEDNESDAY,<br />
JANUARY 23<br />
Sisterhood<br />
Shabbat<br />
SATURDAY,<br />
MARCH 16<br />
People are<br />
Hungry and You<br />
Can Help!<br />
Please search your<br />
closets and donate!<br />
President continued from page 5<br />
CALL PHYLLIS AT 599-5923<br />
FOR MORE INFORMATION.<br />
Sisterhood has many events on the calendar. Just browse through this issue of <strong>Hakol</strong> to<br />
see all of the opportunities that exist, and check the weekly “HERJC Happenings”<br />
emails for updates and timely information. Also, don’t forget Hanukkah is just around<br />
the corner in early <strong>December</strong> this year.<br />
Even though we may feel relieved that the fall holiday season is behind us, going forward<br />
we can retain the spirit of community and belonging by staying involved with our<br />
synagogue’s programs and events. I invite you to make the most of it and sustain the<br />
holiday spirit all year long.<br />
Sisterhood collects<br />
Kosher canned and packaged<br />
food<br />
year round.<br />
Please leave your<br />
donations in the Lucite<br />
box in the Lobby.<br />
Thanks so much for the<br />
terrific response to our<br />
Kol Nidre Food Appeal.<br />
HAKOL<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong> page 13
“They say it’s your birthday! We’re gonna have a good time!”<br />
This year we are beginning a new tradition at HERJC. On the first Friday night of every month<br />
we are pleased to invite all those in our congregational family who were born during that<br />
month to join us at Friday night services for a special blessing. Services begin at 7 pm and<br />
will be followed by a festive Oneg Shabbat at 7:45.<br />
NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS<br />
Ellen Abelove, Dani Abitbol, Paula Akst, Stanley Alt, Ryan<br />
Aronin, Gil Ben-Ami, Teena Ben-Ari, Nina Beno, Joan<br />
Berkowitz, Lorraine Berman, David Bouskila, Joseph Brofsky,<br />
Joshua Burton, Alyssa Burton, Lawrence Cohen, David Cohen,<br />
Deborah Cohen, Eric Cordova, Eileen Davidson, Zachary<br />
Davidson, Roberta Diamond, Lauren Dori, Jana Drachman,<br />
Irene Drantch, Remi Engel, Stacey Ezratty, Harrison Ezratty,<br />
Shari Farberman, Emily Flyer, Casey Frankel, Noah Futterman,<br />
Charles Gerstman, Lev Ginzburg, Samuel Glickman, Perry<br />
Goffner, Jonathan Goldberg, Bruce Golden, Randy Goldman,<br />
Lauren Goldstein, Shari Gomberg, Arnold Gordon, Charles<br />
Graber, Lenora Green, Sheldon Gross, Elaine Halbridge, Jesse<br />
Herrnson, Stacey Hershkovich, Mark Hoorwitz, Jacob Igielski,<br />
Natalie Imberman, Austin Ir, Barbara Jacobs, Richard<br />
Judelson, Jenna Kandel, Michael Kantor, Michael Kaplan,<br />
Harry Kassel, Donald Katz, Sarah Kaufman, Lois Kemp, Erica<br />
Klein, Leah Kogan, Daniel Kramer, Jessica Kshonz, Jordan<br />
Kshonz, Elle Kurz, Jessie Kurz, Sheri Levy, Matthew Levy,<br />
Adrienne Lurie, Joel Lustig, Eitan Markowitz, Shoshana<br />
Markowitz, Matt Marom, Ari Mayer, Samuel Miller, Daniel<br />
Mirkin, Lindsay Mirkin, Lynn Mishan, Ryan Moreida, Dylan<br />
Moreida, Adam Moser, Sy Moskowitz, Ethan Norris, Elizabeth<br />
O’Callaghan, Kenny Osder, Sydnie Osder, Tyler Peresiper, Ron<br />
Perlstein, Anna Perlstein, Fredda Pichardo, Laurie Platt,<br />
Gabriel Polinsky, Nancy Rehns, Madeline Rosenberg, Brandon<br />
Rosenthal, Rosalie Roth, Arielle Rothstein, Albert Rudgayzer,<br />
Tanya Rudgayzer, Joshua Rudgayzer, Benjamin Rudgayzer,<br />
Donald Schaeffer, Danielle Scheier, Alixandra Seibald, Hailey<br />
Silver, Jeffrey Simon, Martin Sobel, Jerry Solomon, Craig<br />
Stauber, Michael Stern, Amie Sugarman, Rebecca Sult, Jacob<br />
Tawil, Craig Thaler, Jonathan Theodore, Roslyn Tobet, Bari Toor,<br />
Allan Trompeter, Eric Wachs, Jane Weingrad, Michael<br />
Weinstein, Cory Yaeger, Ella Yamen, Shari Zagorski, Sydney<br />
Zaransky, Jordyn Zeidman<br />
Mazal Tov to our Congregants and their<br />
Children Celebrating Birthdays in<br />
November and <strong>December</strong>!<br />
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS<br />
Melissa Abitbol, Gavin Adler, Susan Alt, Leslie Altus,<br />
Michael Austin, Dylan Baltes, Deena Bernstein, Laurie<br />
Brofsky, Shane Chadick, Sean Chizzik, Adrienne Cohen,<br />
Kerri Cohen, Lesli Deninno, Jordan Engel, Garett Engel,<br />
Meryl Estrin, Adam Estrin, Perry Falk, Judith Feldman,<br />
Paul Feldman, Hildy Feldman, Jacqueline Fetner, Marc<br />
Field, Mark Flyer, Judith Frank, Len Frankel, Greg Fried,<br />
Max Fried, Elaine Garver, Lily Ginsberg, Larisa Ginzburg,<br />
Susan Glickman, Carrie Glickman, Lawrence Goldberg,<br />
Tracie Goldman, Leo Graber, Brian Grauer, Steven<br />
Greenberg, Louise Greenberg, Sharon Gross, Stuart<br />
Gruman, Alison Gruman, Lindsay Gus, Grace Gustin,<br />
Kaylie Hausknecht, Russell Hirschorn, Rose Ingerman,<br />
Sean Ir, Jason Isaacson, Linda Kantor, Alana Kantor, Ian<br />
Kantor, Gary Kaplan, Brenda Katz, Jolie Kemp, Stephen<br />
Kirshner, Rochelle Knobloch, Jay Kobak, Julie Kobak,<br />
Alana Kolbrenner, Miriam Kolnick, Todd Kshonz, Samuel<br />
Levitt, Jennifer Lewner, Ethan Lewner, Jonina Lutwick,<br />
Jonathan Marom, Frances Mayer, Larry Miller, Benjamin<br />
Mintz, Bruce Mirkin, Eliana Mordekovich, Gillian Moser,<br />
Susan Moskowitz, Naomi Oken, Gabriella Oken, Cooper<br />
Osder, Jason Peerless, Asher Platt, Jonathan Polansky,<br />
Frida Popilevsky, Daniela Popilevsky, Richard Rausch,<br />
Lewis Rosenthal, Nanci-sue Rosenthal, Jodi Rotblut,<br />
Carol Rubinstein, Jake Sandler, Jake Schettini, Barbara<br />
Brand Silverman, Robert Spielman, Lester Stein, Steven<br />
Stern, Michael Stern, Daniel Tolstykh, Jeffrey Strom,<br />
Roberta Sugarman, Jeffery Sult, Sophia Tawil, Gertrude<br />
Theodore, Steven Tolkin, Scott Wachs, David Warner,<br />
Jenna Weinberger, Lois Weiner, David Weinreich, Robert<br />
Weinstein, Carol Yedid, Leighe Yona, Anita Zaret, Cheryl<br />
Zeidman<br />
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kol nidre appeal<br />
Kol Nidre<br />
Appeal 5773<br />
It’s Still Not Too<br />
Late to Help!<br />
Listed here are<br />
all of the families<br />
who have made a<br />
pledge to this year’s<br />
Kol Nidre Appeal.<br />
Each year we<br />
work for 100%<br />
congregant<br />
involvement. Every<br />
pledge from Chai<br />
($18) up counts!<br />
If you don’t see<br />
your name here—<br />
it’s not too late.<br />
Just call your<br />
pledge into the<br />
Synagogue office<br />
at 599-2634<br />
or email<br />
office@herjc.org.<br />
Thank you to<br />
all who did<br />
participate!<br />
Thank You to All for An<br />
Amazingly Generous<br />
Response!<br />
Pearl & Sam Aarons<br />
Larry & Ellen Abelove<br />
Louis & Sara Abikzer<br />
Thierry & Melissa Abitbol<br />
Marty & Louise Abrams<br />
Eddy Abrevaya<br />
Terry & Stuart Ain<br />
George & Paula Akst<br />
Stanley & Susan Alt<br />
Jonathan & Leslie Altus<br />
Jay & Gail Alweis<br />
Lee & Linda Antoville<br />
Paul & Stacey Aronin<br />
Steve & Caryn Arons<br />
Lenny Austin<br />
Laurie & Ken Austin<br />
Ruth Balkin<br />
Pauline Balkin<br />
Leslie & Brian Baltes<br />
Joshua & Rebecca Baum<br />
Jack & Marsha Becker<br />
Sheryl & Bob Behar<br />
David & Lesly Beldner<br />
Paula Belmont<br />
Tracy & Gil Ben-Ami<br />
Joe & Teena Ben-Ari<br />
Yona & Nina Beno<br />
George & Charlotte Berch<br />
Ron & Sarita Berkenblit<br />
James & Joan Berkowitz<br />
Lorraine & Joel Berman<br />
Dave & Deena Bernstein<br />
Jeff & Lila Bernstein<br />
Anne & Phil Bernstein<br />
Leonard & Leslie Blankopf<br />
Jeff & Elise Blankstein<br />
Barry Borodkin<br />
Michael & Ivy Bouskila<br />
Steven & Heather Bouskila<br />
Buddy & Frances Brandt<br />
Al & Barbara Braverman<br />
Ethel Brenner<br />
Florence Brodsky<br />
Ethel Brody<br />
Laurie & Joe Brofsky<br />
Allen & Lois Brotz<br />
Michael & Dora Burstein<br />
David & Linda Burton<br />
Janice Cederbaum<br />
Carole Chasen<br />
Marcel & Faye Clement<br />
Deborah & David Cohen<br />
Larry & Ilene Cohen<br />
Stan & Marilyn Cohen<br />
Ed & Lisa Cohen<br />
Harvey & Adrienne Cohen<br />
Richard & Elyse Coleman<br />
Andrew & Rachel Cooper<br />
Barbara & Paul Cooper<br />
Vicki Cordova<br />
Mindy Daum<br />
Peter & Eileen Davidson<br />
Daniel & Adrienne Davidson<br />
Eileen & Carl DeAlto<br />
Andrew & Lesli Deninno<br />
Alyce Diamond<br />
Roberta Diamond<br />
Yosef & Doris Dlugacz<br />
Norman & Naomi Doctor<br />
Shari & Benet Doloboff<br />
Stefanie & Stu Doloboff<br />
Rita Doneger<br />
Abbey & Valerie Doneger<br />
Ezra & Iris Dori<br />
Ian & Jill Drachman<br />
Bruce & Irene Drantch<br />
Richard & Lisa Drillich<br />
Paul & Karen Dubrowsky<br />
Lisa & Glenn Edwards<br />
Steve Engel<br />
Phil Engel<br />
Steve & Kathy Estrin<br />
Alan & Meryl Estrin<br />
Jaime & Stacey Ezratty<br />
Jay & Carolyn Fader<br />
Sheldon & Irene Farber<br />
Ross & Lynn Farber<br />
Hollis & Mel Farberman<br />
Kathy & Larry Feffer<br />
Jeff & Hedda Feigenblatt<br />
Eleanor Feingold<br />
Evan & Lisa Feingold<br />
Sandy Feit<br />
Sandy & Roberta Feldman<br />
Paul & Hildy Feldman<br />
Judy & Alan Feldman<br />
David & Beth Feldman<br />
Irene & Larry Fener<br />
Jackie & Mark Fetner<br />
Marc Field<br />
Debbie & Michael Finkelstein<br />
Judy Fischer<br />
Herbert & Roslyn Fisher<br />
Walter & Lisa Fishkind<br />
Elizabeth & Mark Flyer<br />
Allen & Judy Frank<br />
Fran & Michael Frank<br />
Len & Fran Frankel<br />
Greg & Sarah Fried<br />
Ben & Lisa Futterman<br />
Jeffrey & Barbra Gedacht<br />
Brenda Genn<br />
Pam & Dan Gerstman<br />
Joel & Eileen Gevarter<br />
Marty & Linda Gevarter<br />
Harris & Jessica Giddings<br />
Phyllis Gilbert Nadler<br />
Dan & Nancy Ginsberg<br />
Anton & Larisa Ginzburg<br />
Regina & Lev Ginzburg<br />
Alex & Yelena Glaz<br />
Carrie & Adam Glickman<br />
Barbara & Henry Gluck<br />
Gary & Jennifer Goffner<br />
Steven & Terri Gold<br />
Marc & Marcy Goldberg<br />
Arthur & Ronne Goldberg<br />
Sid & Linda Golden<br />
Lauren & Barry Goldstein<br />
Bob & Sandy Gordon<br />
Arnold & Lynne Gordon<br />
Maury & Wendy Gordon<br />
Larry & Rita Gottlieb<br />
Todd & Cheryl Graber<br />
Vicki & Irwin Graber<br />
Christine & Brian Grauer<br />
Lenora Green<br />
Charles & Charney Greenberg<br />
Steven & Louise Greenberg<br />
Allen & Sharon Greenwald<br />
Richard & Jody Grobman<br />
Sheldon & Sharon Gross<br />
Gary & Lynn Grossman<br />
Stuart & Linda Gruman<br />
Ariel & Aleta Grunberg<br />
Grace Gustin<br />
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Sylvia Gutenplan<br />
Keith & Samantha Gutstein<br />
Alan & Loretta Hagler<br />
Ed & Elaine Halbridge<br />
Keith & Madeline Harrow<br />
Jerry & Marion Hauser<br />
Brian & Jennifer Heltzer<br />
Steve & Judy Herbst<br />
Lev Herrnson &<br />
Lisa Berkowitz-Herrnson<br />
Yehuda & Helene Hershkovich<br />
Judith Nysenholc & Ian Herzberg<br />
Gregg & Jennifer Hinderstein<br />
Bill & Arlyne Hirsch<br />
Ruth Hirsch<br />
Mark & Lynn Hirschorn<br />
Mark & Robin Hoorwitz<br />
Helene Igielski<br />
Natalie Imberman<br />
Rhonda & Barry Ingerman<br />
Neil & Robbi Ir<br />
Harry & Linda Itzkovitz<br />
Alan & Iris Jacobs<br />
Barbara & Everett Jacobs<br />
Richard Judelson<br />
Larry & Joy Kaminsky<br />
Mark & Randi Kantor<br />
Murray & Linda Kantor<br />
Matthew & Milena Kantor<br />
Jeffrey & Gale Kaplan<br />
Barbara & Michael Kaplan<br />
Gary & Stacey Kaplan<br />
Ken & Ellen Karcinell<br />
Zeena & Harry Kassel<br />
Ira Katz<br />
Donald & Phyllis Katz<br />
Sylvia Kaufman<br />
Steve & Stephanie Kaufman<br />
Joel & Susan Keilson<br />
Sam Keller<br />
Jennifer & Jordan Keltz<br />
Marc & Lois Kemp<br />
Meredith & Michael King<br />
David & Ora Kirsch<br />
Stuart Kirshenbaum &<br />
Meryl Berkowitz<br />
Liz & Harold Kislik<br />
Carol Kislin<br />
Adrianne & Martin Klein<br />
Fred & Rochelle Knobloch<br />
David & Susan Koffler<br />
Alana & Marshall Kolbrenner<br />
Miriam Kolnick<br />
Arline & Jules Kotcher<br />
Paul & Melissa Kotcher<br />
Jordan & Ellen Kramer<br />
Mike & Janie Krasne<br />
Marty & Meryl Krasne<br />
Steve & Heidi Kreit<br />
Esther & Steven Kresch<br />
Norma Krull<br />
Todd & Jennifer Kshonz<br />
David & Syndee Kurz<br />
Jonathan & Marcia Kurz<br />
Evelyn & Sid Kutler<br />
Debbie & Jeff Langendorff<br />
Joan & Harry Laufer<br />
Robert & Enid Lee<br />
Seth & Debra Lehman<br />
Jane & Robert Lerner<br />
Jane & Marty Lesser<br />
Paul & Nancy Levitt<br />
Jeff Levitt & Susan Julien-Levitt<br />
Lewis & Sheri Levy<br />
Dana & Mitchell Levy<br />
Craig & Jennifer Lewner<br />
Jeff & Joanne Liebenstein<br />
Harriet Lieberman<br />
Sheryl & Bill Lucas<br />
Jesse Lunin-Pack &<br />
Elisabeth Neuberg<br />
Geoff & Adrienne Lurie<br />
Joel & Sharyn Lustig<br />
Larry & Suzanne Lutwick<br />
Barbara & Sam Malkin<br />
Jon & Andi Mandell<br />
Myra Marashinsky<br />
Alan & Myra Markowitz<br />
Stuart & Tova Markowitz<br />
AJ Marks<br />
Gil & Shira Marnin<br />
David & Wendi Marom<br />
Allan & Audrey Marrus<br />
Marty Mast<br />
Mitchell & Arline Matza<br />
Fran Mayer<br />
David & Karina Mayer<br />
Neil & Harriet Meixler<br />
Marsha & Larry Miller<br />
Sam & Bea Miller<br />
Arthur & Judy Mintz<br />
Benjamin & Robin Mintz<br />
Dan & Lauren Mirkin<br />
Harry & Jane Mison<br />
Stephen & Melanie Moelis<br />
Eliana & Avi Mordekovich<br />
Howard & Michelle Moreida<br />
Ehud & Amy Moritz<br />
Adam & Laurie Moser<br />
Sy & Susan Moskowitz<br />
Ron & Sharon Nash<br />
Rhona Newman<br />
William & Sharon Nicholson<br />
Jonathan & Deanna Nus<br />
Jeff & Maty Olin<br />
Al & Lenore Ostroff<br />
Linda Pachter<br />
Marilyn Parker<br />
Saara & Adam Pekale<br />
Gary & May Peresiper<br />
Ron & Robin Perlstein<br />
Carlos & Fredda Pichardo<br />
Asher & Laurie Platt<br />
Mitchell & Liz Podgorsky<br />
Jon & Randi Polansky<br />
Elliott & Audrey Polinsky<br />
Lester & Arlene Pollack<br />
Stuart & Debbie Polokoff<br />
Anatoly & Frida Popilevsky<br />
Margarita & Igor Portnoy<br />
Tom & Pam Poutre<br />
Ken & Barbara Rappaport<br />
Richard & Sherry Rausch<br />
Michael & Nancy Rehns<br />
Kathleen & Gary Renick<br />
Kathleen & Gary Renick<br />
Jonathan & Rachel Riegel<br />
Deborah & Michael Riegel<br />
Jeff & Donna Rodolitz<br />
Anita Roseman<br />
Joan & Martin Rosen<br />
Dan & Madeline Rosenberg<br />
Eric & Nanci-sue Rosenthal<br />
Lewis & Faith Rosenthal<br />
Bill & Bonnie Rost<br />
Ken & Rosalie Roth<br />
Jonathan & Diane Rothstein<br />
William & Rita Rubenstein<br />
Milton & Carol Rubinstein<br />
Leonard & Arlene Russin<br />
Meryle Samuels<br />
Brian & Laurie Sandler<br />
Donald & Joan Schaeffer<br />
Sid & Elaine Scheinfeld<br />
Alex Scheinfeld<br />
Sheila Schertzer<br />
Ellen & George Schieren<br />
Rachel & Harvey Schneider<br />
Gary & Ann Sebold<br />
Jack & Stephanie Seibald<br />
Gil & Alane Seidner<br />
Dorothee Shankman<br />
Adam Shatz & Pam Sands-Shatz<br />
Bob & Denise Sher<br />
Harriette Shiffman<br />
Joan Shifter<br />
Shelley & Mark Silver<br />
Brian & Shari Silver<br />
Esther Silverman<br />
Barry & Sherry Simon<br />
Harold & Geri Sirota<br />
Jack Skiba<br />
Joseph & Barbara Sklar<br />
Allen & Connie Skolnick<br />
Jon & Allison Smilowitz<br />
Jerry & Bonnie Solomon<br />
Irving & Thelma Spector<br />
Michael & Francene Stauber<br />
Gary Stehr<br />
Lester & Faye Stein<br />
Steven & Nancy Stern<br />
Joan Stern<br />
Rita Straschnowa<br />
Jeffrey & Cheryl Strom<br />
Stuart & Roberta Sugarman<br />
Rhona Tanenbaum<br />
Ilene & Evan Tannor<br />
Patricia Tanton<br />
Dan & Alison Tawil<br />
Alan & Allison Tessler<br />
Arlene & Jeff Thaler<br />
Robert & Trudy Theodore<br />
Ileane & Herb Tischler<br />
Carole & Marvin Tolkin<br />
Steven & Robin Toor<br />
Bruce & Paula Trauner<br />
David & Lauren Travis<br />
Allan Trompeter<br />
Marvin Underweiser<br />
Scott & Nancy Wachs<br />
Jerry & Beverly Wachtel<br />
Jerry & Naomi Watman<br />
Joel & Marjorie Wecksell<br />
Len & Margory Weilgus<br />
William & Lois Weiner<br />
Mordechai Weiner<br />
Mitchell & Jane Weingrad<br />
Mel & Gail Weinstein<br />
Felicia Weisberg<br />
Howard & Miriam Weisbrod<br />
Rena Wolf<br />
David Wonsever<br />
Michelle & Arik Yamen<br />
Sam & Carol Yedid<br />
Shari Zagorski<br />
Sy & Anita Zaret<br />
Todd & Cheryl Zeidman<br />
Howard & Cindy Zuckerman<br />
THANK YOU TO ALL!<br />
HAKOL<br />
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Light the Shabbat<br />
Candles and<br />
Recite the<br />
Following Blessing<br />
november<br />
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY<br />
November 4th<br />
Daylight Savings Time Ends<br />
Set Clocks Back 1 Hour<br />
Ba–ruch A–tah Ado–nai<br />
E–lohei–nu Me–lech<br />
Ha–olam<br />
A–Sher Kee–di–shah–noo<br />
Bi–mitz–vo–tav<br />
Vi–tzee–va–noo<br />
Li–had–leek Ner Shel<br />
Sha–bat.<br />
Blessed are You,<br />
Lord our God,<br />
King of the universe,<br />
who has hallowed us<br />
through commandments,<br />
and has commanded<br />
us to kindle the<br />
Shabbat Lights.<br />
4<br />
19 cheshvan<br />
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS<br />
Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am<br />
Religious School Bet Project<br />
9:00 am<br />
Sisterhood Coat Drive – 9:00 am<br />
Rabbi’s Talmud Class – 10:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
5<br />
20 cheshvan<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Bible Class: Numbers – 11:00 am<br />
Sisterhood Coat Drive – 1:00 pm<br />
USY – 7:00 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Israel Action Comm. – 7:45 pm<br />
Executive Committee Meeting<br />
8:00 pm<br />
6<br />
21 cheshvan<br />
ELECTION DAY<br />
NURSERY & RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS<br />
CLOSED, NO YOUTH PROGRAMS<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Sisterhood Mah Jongg – 7:15 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
11 26 cheshvan 12 27 cheshvan 13 28 cheshvan<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
NURSERY SCHOOL CLOSED<br />
Nursery School Book Fair<br />
VETERANS DAY<br />
9:00 am<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Nursery Teddy’s Night Out<br />
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED<br />
Bible Class: Numbers – 11:00 am<br />
6:00 pm<br />
Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am<br />
USY – 7:00 pm<br />
Pizza Plus, Kadima – 6:00 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
School & Youth Board Meeting<br />
8:00 pm<br />
18 4 kislev 19 5 kislev 20 6 kislev<br />
Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am<br />
MITZVAH FAIR – 9:00 am<br />
Rabbi’s Talmud Class – 10:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Bible Class: Numbers – 11:00 am<br />
USY – 7:00 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Board of Directors Meeting<br />
8:00 pm<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Pizza Plus, Kadima – 6:00 pm<br />
Sisterhood Mah Jongg – 7:15 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Ritual Committee Meeting<br />
7:30 pm<br />
25<br />
11 kislev<br />
26<br />
12 kislev<br />
27<br />
13 kislev<br />
Candlelighting times are<br />
listed on the calendar<br />
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED<br />
Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Bible Class: Numbers – 11:00 am<br />
USY – 7:00 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
iEngage Class – 7:45 pm<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Pizza Plus, Kadima – 6:00 pm<br />
Sisterhood Mah Jongg – 7:15 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
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calendar of events<br />
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY<br />
1<br />
16 cheshvan<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class<br />
7:45 pm<br />
2<br />
17 cheshvan<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery 3 Year Old Soccer<br />
2:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 5:32 pm<br />
Birthday Kabbalat<br />
Shabbat Services<br />
7:00 pm<br />
3<br />
18 cheshvan<br />
Parshat Vayera<br />
Global Hunger Shabbat<br />
Shabbat Services – 9:30 am<br />
B’nai Mitzvah:<br />
Lori, Jonathan & Nicole Matza<br />
Junior Congregation – 11:00 am<br />
Torah Kids – 11:00 am<br />
Mincha, Seudah, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
5:30 pm<br />
7<br />
22 cheshvan<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery 4 Year Olds Soccer<br />
2:30 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Read Hebrew America Class<br />
8:00 pm<br />
8 23 cheshvan 9 24 cheshvan 10 25 cheshvan<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Pizza Plus, Kadima – 6:00 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class<br />
7:45 pm<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery 3 Year Old Soccer<br />
2:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 4:24 pm<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Services<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Parshat Chaye Sarah<br />
Shabbat Services – 9:30 am<br />
Bar Mitzvah: Jason Rodolitz<br />
Mincha, Seudah, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
4:15 pm<br />
14<br />
29 cheshvan<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery School Book Fair<br />
9:00 am<br />
Nursery 4 Year Olds Soccer<br />
2:30 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Sisterhood Meeting – 7:30 pm<br />
Read Hebrew America Class<br />
8:00 pm<br />
15 1 kislev 16 2 kislev 17 3 kislev<br />
ROSH CHODESH KISLEV<br />
Minyan – 6:45 am<br />
Nursery School Book Fair<br />
9:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
House Committee Meeting<br />
7:45 pm<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery School Book Fair<br />
9:00 am<br />
Nursery 3 Year Old Soccer<br />
2:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 4:18 pm<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Services<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Parshat Toldot<br />
Shabbat Services – 9:30 am<br />
Junior Congregation – 11:00 am<br />
Torah Kids – 11:00 am<br />
Mincha, Seudah, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
4:15 pm<br />
21<br />
7 kislev<br />
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery 4 Year Olds Soccer<br />
2:30 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Read Hebrew America Class<br />
8:00 pm<br />
22 8 kislev 23 9 kislev 24 10 kislev<br />
THANKSGIVING<br />
OFFICE, RELIGIOUS &<br />
NURSERY SCHOOLS CLOSED;<br />
NO YOUTH GROUP<br />
Minyan & Holiday Breakfast<br />
9:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
OFFICE, RELIGIOUS &<br />
NURSERY SCHOOLS CLOSED;<br />
NO YOUTH GROUP<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Candlelighting – 4:13 pm<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Services<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Parshat Vayetze<br />
Shabbat Services – 9:30 am<br />
Mincha, Seudah, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
4:15 pm<br />
28<br />
14 kislev<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery 4 Year Olds Soccer<br />
2:30 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Read Hebrew America Class<br />
8:00 pm<br />
29<br />
15 kislev<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class<br />
7:45 pm<br />
30<br />
16 kislev<br />
JAN/FEB HAKOL DEADLINE<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery 3 Year Old Soccer<br />
2:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 4:10 pm<br />
Family Friday & Kabbalat<br />
Shabbat Services – 6:30 pm<br />
Happy<br />
Thanksgiving<br />
HAKOL<br />
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december calendar<br />
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
Do Your Jewry Duty—Help Us Make a Minyan!<br />
DURING THE WINTER BREAK <br />
I will attend on: Day________________________________________________________________ o Morning o Evening<br />
Name _____________________________________________________ Phone _____________________________________<br />
o Call me when you need me and I will come! Return to Nachum or call 599-2634, ext. 222 or email nplotkin8@gmail.com.<br />
2 18 kislev 3 19 kislev 4 20 kislev<br />
Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am<br />
RS Wimple Project – 9:00 am<br />
Rabbi’s Talmud Class – 10:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Bible Class: Numbers – 11:00 am<br />
USY – 7:00 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Executive Committee Meeting<br />
8:00 pm<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Pizza Plus, Kadima – 6:00 pm<br />
Sisterhood Mah Jongg – 7:15 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
School & Youth Board Meeting<br />
8:00 pm<br />
5<br />
21 kislev<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery 4 Year Olds Soccer<br />
2:30 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Sisterhood Meeting – 7:30 pm<br />
Read Hebrew America Class<br />
8:00 pm<br />
9 25 kislev 10 26 kislev 11 27 kislev<br />
HANUKKAH, 2 CANDLES<br />
Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am<br />
Rabbi’s Talmud Class – 10:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
HANUKKAH, 3 CANDLES<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Bible Class: Numbers – 11:00 am<br />
USY – 7:00 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
HANUKKAH, 4 CANDLES<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Pizza Plus, Kadima – 6:00 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Ritual Committee Meeting<br />
7:30 pm<br />
12<br />
28 kislev<br />
HANUKKAH, 5 CANDLES<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery 4 Year Olds Soccer<br />
2:30 pm<br />
Nursery Hanukkah Party – 6:00 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
16 3 tevet<br />
4 tevet 18 5 tevet<br />
17<br />
19<br />
6 tevet<br />
HANUKKAH ENDS<br />
Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am<br />
Religious School Gimel Project<br />
9:00 am<br />
Rabbi’s Talmud Class – 10:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Bible Class: Numbers – 11:00 am<br />
USY – 7:00 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Board of Directors Meeting<br />
8:00 pm<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Pizza Plus, Kadima – 6:00 pm<br />
Sisterhood Mah Jongg – 7:15 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery 4 Year Olds Soccer<br />
2:30 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
23<br />
10 tevet<br />
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED<br />
Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
30<br />
17 tevet<br />
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED<br />
Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
24<br />
11 tevet<br />
SCHOOL CLOSED; NO YOUTH<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
31<br />
18 tevet<br />
NEW YEAR’S EVE<br />
OFFICE/SCHOOLS CLOSED; NO YOUTH<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
25<br />
12 tevet<br />
OFFICE, RELIGIOUS &<br />
NURSERY SCHOOLS CLOSED;<br />
NO YOUTH GROUP<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
26<br />
13 tevet<br />
NURSERY SCHOOL CLOSED;<br />
NO YOUTH PROGRAMS<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
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of events<br />
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY<br />
Commemorate a Happy Event<br />
by Placing a Leaf on the<br />
TREE OF LIFE<br />
in our Lobby. Contact our Office.<br />
1<br />
17 kislev<br />
Shabbat Services – 9:30 am<br />
Bar Mitzvah: Charles Graber<br />
Junior Congregation – 11:00 am<br />
Torah Kids – 11:00 am<br />
Mincha, Seudah, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
4:15 pm<br />
6 22 kislev 7 23 kislev 8 24 kislev<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class<br />
7:45 pm<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery 3 Year Old Soccer<br />
2:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 4:09 pm<br />
Birthday Kabbalat<br />
Shabbat Services<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Parshat Vayishlach<br />
Parshat Vayeshev<br />
EREV HANUKKAH, 1 CANDLE<br />
Shabbat Services – 9:30 am<br />
Bar Mitzvah: Perry Falk<br />
Junior Congregation – 11:00 am<br />
Torah Kids – 11:00 am<br />
Mincha, Seudah,<br />
Maariv, Havdalah<br />
4:15 pm<br />
13 29 kislev 14 1 tevet 15 2 tevet<br />
HANUKKAH, 6 CANDLES<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
East <strong>Rockaway</strong> Menorah Lighting<br />
at 5:30 pm & Congregational<br />
Hanukkah Party at 6:00 pm<br />
Evening Minyan<br />
7:30 pm<br />
HANUKKAH, 7 CANDLES<br />
Rosh Chodesh Tevet<br />
Minyan – 6:45 am<br />
Nursery 3 Year Old Soccer<br />
2:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 4:10 pm<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat<br />
Services – 7:00 pm<br />
Parshat Miketz<br />
HANUKKAH, 8 CANDLES<br />
Shabbat Services – 9:30 am<br />
B’nai Mitzvah: Lauren & Marc Dori<br />
Junior Congregation – 11:00 am<br />
Torah Kids – 11:00 am<br />
Mincha, Seudah, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
4:15 pm<br />
Youth Group Lounge<br />
Night – 8:00 pm<br />
20 7 tevet 21 8 tevet 22 9 tevet<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class<br />
7:45 pm<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Nursery 3 Year Old Soccer<br />
2:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 4:13 pm<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Services<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Parshat Vayigash<br />
Shabbat Services – 9:30 am<br />
Mincha, Seudah, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
4:15 pm<br />
Recycling<br />
Opportunities<br />
at HERJC<br />
THE NURSERY<br />
SCHOOL<br />
COLLECTS<br />
used ink cartridges, cell<br />
phones and “garbage”<br />
(which becomes Art!),<br />
such as CLEAN paper<br />
towel tubes, coffee cans,<br />
egg crates, baby food<br />
jars, plastic containers,<br />
ribbons, wrapping paper,<br />
wallpaper, buttons, trim,<br />
yarn, spools, fabric,<br />
shopping bags and<br />
anything else you<br />
can think of!<br />
HERJC<br />
COLLECTS<br />
BATTERIES!<br />
Used batteries are<br />
poisoning our landfills!<br />
Help save the earth<br />
by bringing your used<br />
batteries to the<br />
synagogue for collection<br />
and proper recycling.<br />
27 14 tevet 28 15 tevet 29 16 tevet<br />
Parshat Vayechi<br />
RELIGIOUS & NURSERY<br />
SCHOOLS CLOSED;<br />
NO YOUTH PROGRAMS<br />
Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
NURSERY SCHOOL CLOSED;<br />
NO YOUTH PROGRAMS<br />
Minyan – 7:00 am<br />
Candlelighting – 4:17 pm<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Services<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Shabbat Services – 9:30 am<br />
Mincha, Seudah, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
4:15 pm<br />
Small Acts That<br />
Bring Big Results!<br />
HAKOL<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
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our jewish future<br />
nursery school<br />
CHERYL KARP<br />
At a recent staff meeting, Rabbi<br />
Warmflash made a comment that<br />
greatly resonated with me. He stated<br />
how happy he is to be a part of the<br />
<strong>Hewlett</strong> Eat <strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Centre<br />
community and he thanked his staff<br />
for making that possible<br />
It made me realize that I am fortunate<br />
to have been an integral part of<br />
the many communities comprised at HERJC for the past<br />
twenty years. The support you get from belonging to a<br />
community of people and the strength of spirit personally<br />
gained by doing so, are just a few of the benefits of<br />
communal participation.<br />
<strong>Hewlett</strong> East <strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Centre has provided<br />
me with the warmth and comfort of being nestled in the<br />
hands of people who care and take the time to reach out.<br />
I have been surrounded and embraced by communities<br />
of people who reached out to me during my personal,<br />
spiritual and professional journey. With Thanksgiving<br />
approaching, it seems appropriate to take time to give<br />
thanks and gratitude to the different HERJC communities<br />
I have been fortunate to have been involved in.<br />
Many years ago at a parent orientation, I told a story<br />
that would reflect the depth of what the Rabbi shared<br />
with his staff. The story was called, “A Sense of a<br />
Goose.” Although we are incredibly burdened by this<br />
vast growing, pesky population of birds, there is much<br />
to be learned from them and their sense of community.<br />
“When you see geese flying along in a “V” formation,<br />
you might consider what science has discovered as to<br />
why they fly that way. As each bird flaps its wings, it<br />
creates an uplift for the bird immediately following. By<br />
flying in “V” formation, the whole flock adds at least<br />
71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its<br />
own. When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly<br />
feels the drag and resistance of trying to go it alone —<br />
and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage<br />
of the lifting power of the bird in front. When the head<br />
goose gets tired, it rotates back in the wing and another<br />
goose flies point. Geese honk from behind to encourage<br />
those up front to keep up their speed. Finally — and this<br />
is important — when a goose gets sick or is wounded by<br />
gunshot, and falls out of formation, two other geese fall<br />
out with their goose and follow it down to lend help and<br />
protection. They stay with the fallen goose until it is able<br />
to fly or until it dies, and only then do they launch out<br />
on their own, or with another formation to catch up<br />
with their group.”<br />
I tell this story because I have learned much from the<br />
many communities of people who comprise HERJC and<br />
whom I have been so fortunate to be a part of. First, I<br />
belong to a community of educators who have lovingly<br />
worked with hundreds of children and their families<br />
through the years. While leaving imprints on children’s<br />
lives, our philosophy has never wavered. I have learned<br />
that as a community of staff, (including the office and<br />
the maintenance staff as well) we have had as much<br />
sense as a goose, as we stayed in formation with each<br />
other and headed in the right philosophical direction of<br />
early childhood education. This community of educators<br />
has my deepest gratitude as we share common<br />
direction and travel on the thrust of one another. Each<br />
educator helps one another to become better at their<br />
daily responsibility and skill of working with young<br />
children—children who depend on us to be knowledgeable<br />
and understanding of their developmental needs.<br />
I have also been a part of a congregational community<br />
who has supported my effort to direct a pre-school<br />
of excellence. The backing of my colleagues, countless<br />
past presidents, hundreds of board members and an<br />
active Board of Education deserve my gratitude for<br />
allowing my staff and me to embrace and educate young<br />
families, both <strong>Jewish</strong> and non-<strong>Jewish</strong>, in the surrounding<br />
towns of HERJC. Many times through the years, our<br />
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staff needed help to ease the incredible responsibility of caring for so many families and<br />
children. This is similar to the head goose who, when it gets tired, rotates back in the<br />
wing to let another goose fly point. In such a demanding job, it makes sense to take<br />
turns and allow others to lead the way. Much of what was suggested to us by former<br />
Presidents, boards and congregants, allowed us to step back and regard another person<br />
or group of people taking lead.<br />
I couldn’t do my work as successfully as I have without the help of the community<br />
of women who have comprised my parent association through the years. Each year I<br />
rely on the help of women to not only fundraise for our school, but bridge the gap of<br />
three communities that comprise our school—the families, the teachers and the children.<br />
The parent association in recent years has also done an incredible job of bringing<br />
families closer to the many sensational events our synagogue is known for.<br />
I could not write this article without mentioning the valued community of the morning<br />
minyan, a group I became part of after the deaths of both my brother and my father.<br />
I was completely overwhelmed by the numbers of congregants who wrote letters of<br />
condolence, made visits to my home during the shiva period, held my hand during the<br />
prayer service each morning and allowed me the time to grieve for my great loss.<br />
During these untimely deaths, I, like the goose, fell out of formation, and needed the<br />
help and protection of a community that would so generously give up their time and<br />
stay with me until I could fly again.<br />
Yes, as the Rabbi mentioned during the staff meeting, I too, can’t wait to run back to<br />
the varied communities of HERJC after I am off work for holidays and vacations. The<br />
HERJC communities, similar to the geese community have allowed me to get to where<br />
I am going in life more quickly and easily because I am traveling on the thrust of so<br />
many people who have truly enriched my life.<br />
May all of you have the most wonderfully thankful Thanksgiving.<br />
IS THERE A NEW BABY IN YOUR LIFE?<br />
Shalom Baby provides you with<br />
• A connection with other new parents<br />
• The opportunity to create lifelong<br />
friendships for you and your child<br />
• Support from caring volunteers<br />
• A connection to your <strong>Jewish</strong> heritage<br />
Phone: 516-599-1169<br />
Email: nurserydir@herjc.org<br />
Website: www.herjc.org<br />
www.facebook.com/herjccommunity<br />
JEWISH BEDTIME<br />
STORIES & SONGS<br />
FOR FAMILIES<br />
PJ Library is up<br />
and running at<br />
the <strong>Hewlett</strong>-<br />
East <strong>Rockaway</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Centre<br />
Nursery School!<br />
PJ Library ® supports<br />
families in their<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> journey by<br />
sending <strong>Jewish</strong>-content<br />
books on a monthly<br />
basis to children from<br />
age six months to six<br />
years. Don’t forget to<br />
sign up your child to<br />
receive a free book a<br />
month for the next<br />
three years!!<br />
Call the nursery<br />
school office at<br />
516-599-1169 or<br />
go directly to<br />
PJLibrary.org<br />
PJ Library is provided by<br />
the <strong>Hewlett</strong> East <strong>Rockaway</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Centre Nursery<br />
School with the support<br />
from an anonymous<br />
donor and the Harold<br />
Grinspoon Foundation.<br />
HAKOL<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
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Nursery School<br />
Outing Brings Joy!<br />
The HERJC Nursery School got to<br />
spend a fabulous Sunday on the grounds<br />
of Rolling River Day Camp, where our<br />
kids participated in “pumpkin picking,”<br />
pony rides, arts and crafts and a petting<br />
zoo! Thank you to Rolling River for<br />
opening their doors to us! Everyone<br />
had a great time!<br />
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Pizza in the Super Sukkah<br />
Thank You to the Greenberg Family and the Susser Family Trust, HERJC is now the<br />
proud owner of a super size Sukkah, which our Nursery School and Building Block families<br />
got to enjoy — until the down pouring of rain, which forced the whole event to<br />
move inside but didn’t put a damper on anyone’s spirits! More than 200 people showed<br />
up to celebrate the joy of Sukkot and share a pizza dinner!<br />
Meet The Candidates Night at HERJC<br />
We were proud to host Hon. Carolyn McCarthy, Francis Becker and Frank Scaturro as they discussed issues of <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
concern in the coming election. Sponsored by the HERJC Israel Action Committee, we learned a great deal about the<br />
candidates and their views.<br />
HAKOL<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER <strong>2012</strong> page 25
HERJC Circle Of Life<br />
using wills or Trusts to donate to your synagogue<br />
In the Spring of 1949, a handful of people met in the basement of a<br />
home on Talfor Road sharing a vision for a community where their<br />
children could learn the heritage of their faith, study its language and<br />
observances; where they themselves could worship on Shabbat and<br />
the High Holy Days and observe Yahrzeits and other life cycle events.<br />
Here we are, more than 60 years later, proud members of a wonderful,<br />
warm, egalitarian, Conservative synagogue, whose mission is to<br />
provide innovative, interesting, and thought-provoking programs<br />
that:<br />
• Foster lifelong learning from pre-school through adulthood<br />
• Celebrate our <strong>Jewish</strong> heritage<br />
• Deepen our sense of community<br />
• Promote religious involvement & enhanced spiritual experiences<br />
• Nurture the state of Israel and our relationship with it<br />
Those who came before us left a legacy that continues to<br />
nurture us and our children. Now it is our turn to provide for the<br />
needs of the generations yet to come.<br />
All Planned Gifts carry membership into the HERJC Circle of Life<br />
with the following benefits:<br />
• A distinctive HERJC Circle of Life certificate suitable for framing<br />
• Recognition in <strong>Hakol</strong> and various published materials<br />
• A hand crafted silver and gold Circle of Life pin or necklace<br />
made exclusively for us by renowned Judaica artist, Neil Meixler.<br />
• Listing on Circle of Life display at the synagogue<br />
• Naming opportunities for large bequests<br />
For more information or to make bequests, call 516-599-2634.<br />
Rabbi Andrew Warmflash<br />
Rabbi Emeritus Stanley Platek<br />
President Dan Gerstman<br />
Marc Goldberg, Fundraising<br />
Each Circle of Life member<br />
receives this hand crafted gold<br />
and silver lapel pin or necklace.<br />
Assure a Legacy for Future<br />
Generations by joining<br />
HERJC’s Circle of Life:<br />
1. Establish a bequest in<br />
your will or trust to<br />
benefit HERJC<br />
2. Leave a portion of your<br />
retirement account to<br />
HERJC<br />
<strong>3.</strong> Make HERJC the owner<br />
of a permanent life<br />
insurance policy<br />
4. Make HERJC a full<br />
beneficiary of a life<br />
insurance policy<br />
5. Transfer ownership of a<br />
home to HERJC, but continue<br />
to use it as always<br />
....lksd shdb rusu rusk<br />
“From Generation to Generation, We Extol Your Goodness…”<br />
Please remember us in your will
eligious school<br />
DAVID WOOLFE<br />
As long as I have been involved in <strong>Jewish</strong> education (by now, a very<br />
long time!), I have resisted the notion that our afternoon education<br />
programs are “Hebrew schools.” They are not. They are Religious<br />
Schools. That is, our goal is to teach, reinforce and engage our students<br />
in the wonder of <strong>Jewish</strong> learning and practice — prayer, holidays<br />
and history, Biblical narrative, heroes, community, and world<br />
influence. Learning Hebrew is, of course, an important component<br />
to realizing that goal. But we don’t teach Hebrew. Not as a language.<br />
We do not devote hours to verb structures, vocabulary, pronouns,<br />
adjectives, or tense. No. What we teach primarily is Hebrew decoding, the ability to<br />
look at Hebrew characters and to read the sounds correctly.<br />
As I have noted before, Hebrew decoding is a gateway skill in Judaism. It opens up<br />
the ability to participate in our rituals and prayer services, which are fundamental to<br />
our sense of community. It is important. And, happily, Hebrew decoding is actually a<br />
very easy skill to acquire. Why? Because Hebrew letters and vowels are always consistent.<br />
A gimel is always pronounced as a gimel, that is a “g” sound; a zayim is always<br />
pronounced as a zayin, a “z” sound, and so on.<br />
Hebrew vowels never change. If you can read a segol<br />
(three dots, triangular shape) one time, you can read<br />
“with prayer<br />
proficiency our<br />
sons and daughters<br />
really can go<br />
anywhere in the<br />
world, walk into<br />
a synagogue and<br />
feel at home.<br />
”<br />
it correctly every time.<br />
How much simpler than English! Think of words<br />
like “garage” or “circus” where the same letter represents<br />
different sounds in the very same word! Oy!<br />
Think of English vowels, where you have long vowels,<br />
short vowels, vowels that sound different in different<br />
words, and even in different parts of words.<br />
Once again, I say, Oy!<br />
I would argue that anyone who can learn to read<br />
(decode) English can learn to read (decode) Hebrew<br />
with just a trifling amount of effort. Which raises the question, Why do students so<br />
often struggle with Hebrew? Yes, it is a new “cast of characters” but as I’ve noted, once<br />
you know the cast, they remain consistent. And learning the characters is generally<br />
accomplished in our earliest grades. The rub, to get all Shakespearean, is in that “trifling<br />
amount of effort”.<br />
In the coming weeks, we will be assessing our students Hebrew skills and placing<br />
them in appropriate reading groups to become more and more proficient Hebrew readers.<br />
Parents can help. All it takes is a bit of interest and willingness to listen to your<br />
child practice a few moments each night. Five minutes. Even if you can’t read Hebrew<br />
yourself (we can help you learn if you’re interested!) just creating the time when your<br />
child puts in the effort will pay enormous dividends.<br />
With Hebrew reading skills comes prayer proficiency. With prayer proficiency, our<br />
sons and daughters really can go anywhere in the world, walk into a synagogue and feel<br />
at home. Which is where they belong — feeling at home in <strong>Jewish</strong> worship and every<br />
other aspect of our wonderful tradition.<br />
Does Your Child<br />
Attend a<br />
Hebrew Day<br />
School instead of<br />
Religious School?<br />
If you are a HERJC<br />
member and your child<br />
attends a Hebrew day<br />
school, please call the<br />
office and let us know!<br />
We would like to invite<br />
all our Brandeis and<br />
Schechter kids to the<br />
amazing family projects<br />
done by the Religious<br />
School but we don’t<br />
always have the info!!<br />
Email David Woolfe at<br />
rsdir@herjc.org or<br />
call 516-599-0424.<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Building<br />
Blocks<br />
Our new,<br />
exciting program<br />
for children,<br />
ages 4–6<br />
Call 599-0424<br />
for information<br />
HAKOL<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
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youth programs<br />
TODD HAUSMAN<br />
WHERE’S THE<br />
PLACE TO<br />
BE ON<br />
SATURDAY<br />
NIGHT?<br />
HERJC’S<br />
LOUNGE<br />
NIGHT<br />
DECEMBER 15<br />
8–11 PM<br />
Music,<br />
Games,<br />
Good Company,<br />
Good Food!<br />
Not to be<br />
missed!<br />
Time sure does fly when you’re having fun! Can you believe it is<br />
already time to start planning for the summer? A USY Summer program<br />
promises a very special experience for your child. While having<br />
fun exploring new cities and/or countries, these travelers are<br />
learning about their <strong>Jewish</strong> heritage without even realizing it! I have<br />
never met a USY’er who didn’t absolutely love their trip. They all<br />
come back talking about the tremendous amount learned and fabulous<br />
friendships made. Here’s a sample of what’s available:<br />
Spain/Israel: Visit Madrid, Granada and Cordoba while exploring<br />
the <strong>Jewish</strong> heritage of Spain. Learn about the <strong>Jewish</strong> “Golden Age” via philosophers,<br />
commentators, writers and poets and then onto five weeks in Israel. Etgar Outdoor<br />
Adventure: Five weeks in Israel with the emphasis on hiking, camping, and the mitzvot<br />
of volunteer work. Eastern Europe/Israel: Visit Hungary, the Czech Republic, and<br />
Poland, followed by four weeks in Israel. Poland Pilgrimage: A week in Poland visiting<br />
concentration camps such as Sobibor, Majdanek, Auschwitez/ Birkenau, and Treblinka<br />
and the Warsaw Ghetto area, followed by five weeks in Israel.<br />
There are also trips around America and locally, such as: USY on Wheels: Travel<br />
America and see what this country has to offer! USY on Wheels/Mission Mitzvah: This six<br />
week trip starts in Chicago and goes west. One third of the time is spent doing some<br />
social action projects. USY Outdoor Adventure: Four weeks of camping throughout the<br />
Pacific Northwest while hiking and kayaking in places like Mount Rainer National<br />
Park, Mount St. Helens and many others. USY on Wheels/East: Especially designed for<br />
eight graders, this trip goes up and down the East Coast and visits places such as<br />
Disney World, the Kennedy Space Center, Virginia Beach and much more! USY Summer<br />
in the City: Four weeks in New York City, sightseeing, volunteering and taking classes<br />
at Columbia, JTS, and Barnard.<br />
This is a just a sampling. Space is limited so get your information early and avoid<br />
being shut out. If your child has questions about this summer adventures, come and<br />
hear what our former HERJC USY’ers experienced and felt after attending this programs.<br />
We are one of the fortunate chapters that have had USY’ers attend each and<br />
every one of the trips mentioned here.<br />
For complete information on any of these trips, call Todd at 516-599-1148. And<br />
please remember, it’s never too late to join Youth Group. Just give us a try.<br />
USY GREAT SUMMER ESCAPE<br />
Have an incredible experience<br />
on one of our supervised summer programs:<br />
USY on Wheels, Israel Pilgrimage,<br />
Eastern Europe/Israel Pilgrimage, and more!<br />
www.usy.org<br />
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personals & donations<br />
PERSONALS<br />
Mazal Tovs!<br />
Iris and Ezra Dori on the B’nai Mitzvah<br />
of their daughter, Lauren Paige<br />
and son, Marc Ian.<br />
Bonnie Falk on the Bar Mitzvah of her<br />
son, Perry Matthew.<br />
Cheryl and Todd Graber on the<br />
Bar Mitzvah of their son, Charles<br />
Ryan and to grandparents, Linda<br />
and Martin Gevarter and Vicki and<br />
Irwin Graber, great aunt and uncle,<br />
Eileen and Joel Gevarter and<br />
aunt and uncle Jennifer and<br />
Todd Kshonz.<br />
Arline and Mitchell Matza on the<br />
B’nai Mitzvah of their triplets,<br />
Jonathan Louis, Lori Susan and<br />
Nicole Hope.<br />
Donna and Jeffrey Rodolitz on the Bar<br />
Mitzvah of their son, Jason Brian.<br />
Kathy and Larry Feffer on the<br />
engagement of their daughter,<br />
Jacqueline, to Howard Zweben.<br />
Wendy and Maury Gordon on the<br />
engagement of their son, Spenser,<br />
to Allyson Fischgrund.<br />
Elaine and Edward Halbridge on the<br />
engagement of their son, Jeremy,<br />
to Debbie Goldschmidt.<br />
Amy and Ehud Moritz on the<br />
engagement of their daughter,<br />
Holly, to Ilya Peisahovsky.<br />
Sheri and Lewis Levy on the<br />
marriage of their son, Adam,<br />
to Jennifer Engler.<br />
Bonnie and Jerry Solomon on the<br />
marriage of their son, Bradley,<br />
to Ali Wolf.<br />
Carrie and Greg Wolkoff on the birth<br />
of their son, Vaughn.<br />
Audrey and Allan Marrus on the birth<br />
of their grandson, Charlie.<br />
Harriet and Neil Meixler on the birth<br />
of their grandson, Alon.<br />
Gail and Mel Weinstein on the birth of<br />
their granddaughter, Nora Brielle.<br />
Irene and Lawrence Fener on<br />
celebrating their 50th wedding<br />
anniversary.<br />
Zeena and Harry Kassel on celebrating<br />
their 65th wedding anniversary.<br />
Audrey and Elliott Polinsky on their<br />
son, Isaac, being selected to<br />
perform at the <strong>2012</strong> NYSSMA<br />
All State Winter Conference<br />
as a member of the All State<br />
String Orchestra for the second<br />
year in a row.<br />
Nancy and Steven Stern on their son,<br />
Corey, being named a National<br />
Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist.<br />
Simchat Leaves on<br />
our Tree of Life<br />
Iris and Ezra Dori in honor of the<br />
B’nai Mitzvah of their children,<br />
Lauren Paige and Marc Ian.<br />
Zeena and Harry Kassel in honor<br />
of their 65th wedding anniversary<br />
on September 7, <strong>2012</strong>.<br />
Condolences to<br />
Stuart Ain on the loss of his mother,<br />
Victoria.<br />
Ken Austin on the loss of his father,<br />
Alvin.<br />
Andrew Braun on the loss of his<br />
father, Lewis.<br />
Michael Greenberg on the loss of his<br />
mother, Sonia.<br />
Miriam Kolnick on the loss of her<br />
brother, Leonard Nizewitz.<br />
Mark Flyer on the loss of his father,<br />
Morris.<br />
Jonathan Nus on the loss of his<br />
father, Leonid.<br />
Alison Tawil on the loss of her grandfather,<br />
Sidney Slovik.<br />
FUNDS<br />
The Congregation gratefully acknowledges<br />
the following contributions:<br />
Education Fund<br />
Naomi and Norman Doctor in honor<br />
of the engagement of Jacqueline,<br />
daughter of Kathy and Larry Feffer,<br />
to Howard Zweben.<br />
Shari and Benet Doloboff in honor<br />
of their granddaughter, Haley,<br />
graduating Summa Cum Laude<br />
from the University of Florida<br />
in three years!<br />
Pam and Dan Gerstman in<br />
appreciation of Buddy Brandt<br />
being honored as Chatan Torah<br />
on Simchat Torah.<br />
Pam and Dan Gerstman in<br />
appreciation of Carol Rubinstein<br />
being honored as Kallat Beresheit<br />
on Simchat Torah.<br />
Terri and Steven Gold in honor<br />
of Zeena and Harry Kassel<br />
celebrating their 65th wedding<br />
anniversary.<br />
Terri and Steven Gold in honor of<br />
the engagement of Jacqueline,<br />
daughter of Kathy and Larry Feffer,<br />
to Howard Zweben.<br />
Jane and Marty Lesser in honor of<br />
the engagement of Carolyn,<br />
daughter of Marcy and Marc<br />
Goldberg, to Steven Nosnik.<br />
Nanci-sue and Eric Rosenthal in<br />
appreciation of David Woolfe’s<br />
guidance in preparing their son,<br />
Seth, for his Bar Mitzvah.<br />
Lee, Jay, Kevin, David and Jonathan<br />
Rubinstein in honor Carol<br />
Rubinstein being honored as<br />
Kallat Beresheit on Simchat Torah<br />
Denise and Bob Sher in honor of the<br />
engagement of Carolyn, daughter<br />
of Marcy and Marc Goldberg, to<br />
Steven Nosnik.<br />
Paula and Bruce Trauner in honor<br />
of the marriage of Bradley,<br />
son of Bonnie and Jerry Solomon,<br />
to Ali Wolf.<br />
Gail and Mel Weinstein on the birth of<br />
their granddaughter, Nora Brielle.<br />
Laurie and Joe Brofsky in memory of<br />
Leonid Nus<br />
Naomi and Norman Doctor in memory<br />
of Leonid Nus<br />
Paula and Bruce Trauner in memory<br />
of Victoria Ain.<br />
In Memory of Sheila March<br />
Joy and Larry Kaminsky<br />
Robin and Ben Mintz<br />
Anita and Sy Zaret<br />
In Memory of Ferne Skiba<br />
Laura and Bob Fischer<br />
Raphaelle and Richard Haimowitz<br />
Margory and Leonard Weilgus<br />
Elson Memorial Fund<br />
Adrienne and Harvey Cohen in honor<br />
of the engagement of Jacqueline,<br />
daughter of Kathy and Larry Feffer,<br />
to Howard Zweben.<br />
Ronne and Arthur Goldberg in<br />
appreciation of Buddy Brandt<br />
being honored as Chatan Torah<br />
on Simchat Torah.<br />
Ronne and Arthur Goldberg in<br />
appreciation of Carol Rubinstein<br />
being honored as Kallat Beresheit<br />
on Simchat Torah.<br />
Zeena Kassel in memory of her<br />
mother, Bella Levine.<br />
Hazzan’s Music Fund<br />
Adrienne and Harvey Cohen in<br />
appreciation of Hazzan Sislen’s<br />
guidance in making Harvey’s<br />
Torah reading experience a<br />
meaningful one.<br />
Nanci-sue and Eric Rosenthal in<br />
appreciation of Hazzan Sislen’s<br />
guidance in preparing their son,<br />
Seth, for his Bar Mitzvah.<br />
Nanci-sue and Eric Rosenthal with<br />
wishes for a complete and speedy<br />
recovery of Eric’s father, Stuart.<br />
Francine and Michael Frank in<br />
memory of Ruth Scheier.<br />
High Holiday<br />
Prayer Books<br />
Susan Grauer in appreciation of Carol<br />
Rubinstein being honored as<br />
Kallat Beresheit on Simchat Torah.<br />
Jane and Harry Mison and Wendy<br />
Mison and Bill Bryant wishing Joan<br />
and Harry Laufer and their family<br />
a happy and healthy 577<strong>3.</strong><br />
Shari and Benet Doloboff in memory<br />
of Herb Silverman.<br />
Kiddush Fund<br />
Jane and Marty Lesser with wishes<br />
for the complete and speedy<br />
recovery of Harold Kislik.<br />
Sharyn and Joel Lustig in appreciation<br />
of Ritual Director Nachum Plotkin<br />
for all that he does.<br />
Ellen and George Schieren with wishes<br />
for the complete and speedy<br />
recovery of Miriam Kolnick.<br />
Ellen and George Schieren in memory<br />
of Roslyn Levine.<br />
Library Fund<br />
Frederick Rosenfeld in memory of<br />
his father, George.<br />
Nursery School Fund<br />
Rachel and Andrew Cooper in honor<br />
of the birth of Hannah, daughter<br />
of Michelle and Arik Yamen.<br />
Amy and Ehud Moritz in appreciation<br />
of PJ Library which sends books<br />
to their grandchildren.<br />
Jessica and Harris Giddings in<br />
memory of Morris Flyer.<br />
Prayer Book Fund<br />
Marilyn and Stanley Cohen in honor of<br />
Pearl and Sam Aarons celebrating<br />
their 70th wedding anniversary.<br />
Denise and Bob Sher in appreciation<br />
of Carol Rubinstein being<br />
honored as Kallat Beresheit<br />
on Simchat Torah.<br />
Marsha and Jack Becker in memory<br />
of Sheila March.<br />
Rabbi’s<br />
Discretionary Fund<br />
Susan Berman wishing Rabbi<br />
Warmflash and his family a<br />
Shana Tovah – a happy and<br />
healthy new year.<br />
Irene and Sheldon Farber in<br />
honor of Sheldon Gross’<br />
special birthday.<br />
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Irene and Larry Fener in honor<br />
of celebrating their 50th wedding<br />
anniversary.<br />
Irene and Larry Fener in honor of<br />
Zeena and Harry Kassel celebrating<br />
their 65th wedding anniversary.<br />
Debbie and Jeff Langendorff in<br />
appreciation of receiving honors<br />
on the High Holidays.<br />
Nanci-sue and Eric Rosenthal in appreciation<br />
of Rabbi Warmflash’s guidance<br />
in preparing their son, Seth,<br />
for his Bar Mitzvah.<br />
Ellen and George Schieren in honor of<br />
Zeena and Harry Kassel celebrating<br />
their 65th wedding anniversary.<br />
The Skiba Family in honor of Pam<br />
and Dan Gerstman being honored<br />
by UJA at the South Shore<br />
Inaugural Dinner.<br />
Lawrence Feffer in memory of his aunt,<br />
Sifra Menson.<br />
Steve, Terri, Fara and Melissa Gold in<br />
memory of Roslyn Levine.<br />
Debra Langendorff in memory of her<br />
grandfather, Daniel Diamond.<br />
Rita and William Rubinstein in memory<br />
of Julian Bernstein.<br />
General Synagogue<br />
Fund<br />
Kathy and Larry Feffer in honor of the<br />
engagement of Carolyn, daughter<br />
of Marcy and Marc Goldberg, to<br />
Steven Nosnik.<br />
Terri and Steven Gold in honor of the<br />
marriage of Adam, son of Sheri and<br />
Lewis Levy, to Jennifer Engler.<br />
Joan and Myron Kaufman with thanks<br />
to HERJC.<br />
Debbie and Jeff Langendorff in honor<br />
of Pam and Dan Gerstman being<br />
honored by UJA at the South<br />
Shore Inaugural Dinner.<br />
Myra and Alan Markowitz in honor of<br />
Larry Kaminsky celebrating a special<br />
birthday.<br />
Amy and Ehud Moritz in honor of the<br />
engagement of their daughter,<br />
Holly, to Ilya Peisahovsky.<br />
Mark Norris in appreciation of receiving<br />
an honor on the High holidays.<br />
Robert and Marsha Wolf in appreciation<br />
of the complete and speedy<br />
recovery of Michael Frank.<br />
Susan Alt in memory of her parents,<br />
Celia and Joseph Benbasset.<br />
Gail Alweis in memory of her father,<br />
Leon Feinberg.<br />
Paula Belmont in memory of her<br />
grandmother, Gussie Baker and<br />
cousin, Pam Kaner.<br />
Tracy Ben-Ami in memory of her<br />
mother, Carol Davison.<br />
Sarita Berkenblit in memory of her<br />
father, Sol Daniels.<br />
Gail Berkoff in memory of her<br />
parents, Irma and Stanley and<br />
grandmothers, Jean Berkoff and<br />
Gertrude Kinstler.<br />
Joan Berkowitz in memory of her father,<br />
Milton Schusterman.<br />
Susan Berman in memory of her<br />
husband, Leonard.<br />
Robert Bettinger in memory of his<br />
mother, Rose.<br />
Leslie Blankopf in memory of her father,<br />
Philip Rodin.<br />
Mitchell Brand in memory of his father,<br />
George.<br />
Frances Brandt in memory of her<br />
mother, Celia Kirschenbaum.<br />
Laurie Brofsky in memory of her<br />
grandmother, Minnie Orgel.<br />
Dora Burstein in memory of her mother,<br />
Rose Lassinger.<br />
Ernestine Chaut in memory of her<br />
husband, Ernest Breiner.<br />
Adrienne and Harvey Cohen in<br />
memory of Adrienne’s father,<br />
Sidney Teitzman.<br />
Edmund Cohen in memory of his<br />
parents, Edna and Louis.<br />
Lisa Cohen in memory of her father,<br />
Paul Sonenthal.<br />
Alyce Diamond in memory of her<br />
mother, Belle Landesman.<br />
Henrietta Dobin in memory of her<br />
mother, Eva Horne.<br />
Abbey Doneger in memory of his<br />
father, Henry.<br />
Rita Doneger in memory of her<br />
husband, Henry and sister,<br />
Blossom Spiegel.<br />
Ian Drachman in memory of his father,<br />
Stanley.<br />
Lisa Drillich in memory of her father,<br />
Harvey Grapek.<br />
Stacey Ezratty in memory of her father,<br />
Leonard Goldberg.<br />
Hollis Farberman in memory of her<br />
father, George Whitman.<br />
Kathy Feffer in memory of her father,<br />
Lester Reitman.<br />
Eleanor Feingold in memory of her<br />
father-in-law, Harry.<br />
Sandy Feit in memory of his mother,<br />
Esther and mother-in-law, Lillian<br />
Blaustein.<br />
Judith Feldman in memory of her<br />
mother, Dorothy Nowak.<br />
Rose Feldman in memory of her mother,<br />
Mary Gibber.<br />
Sanford Feldman in memory of his<br />
father, Max.<br />
Roslyn Fisher in memory of her father,<br />
Saul Willbach.<br />
Elizabeth Flyer in memory of her father,<br />
Jerome Kahan.<br />
Judith Frank in memory of her mother,<br />
Rose Oppenheim.<br />
Brenda Genn in memory of her mother,<br />
Anna Slepp and mother-in-law,<br />
Fannie.<br />
Joel Gevarter in memory of his<br />
father, Sol.<br />
Martin Gevarter in memory of his<br />
father, Sol.<br />
Anton Ginzburg in memory of his<br />
mother, Ella.<br />
Alexander Glaz in memory of his<br />
mother, Sonya.<br />
Arthur Goldberg in memory of his<br />
mother, Gertrude.<br />
Randy Goldman in memory of his<br />
father, Murray Lefkowitz.<br />
Barry Goldstein in memory of his<br />
mother, Gloria.<br />
Rita Gottlieb in memory of her<br />
mother, Sophie Barsky and sister,<br />
Pearl Lipton.<br />
Louise Greenberg in memory of<br />
her mother, Emma Geller.<br />
Sheldon Gross in memory of his<br />
parents, Evelyn and George.<br />
Lynn Grossman in memory of her father,<br />
Harold Sidney Kahn.<br />
Gary Grossman in memory of his<br />
mother, Bunny.<br />
Elaine Halbridge in memory of her<br />
mother, Sue Gross.<br />
Madeline Harrow in memory of her<br />
mother, Jeanette Trieger and<br />
grandfather, Benjamin Markowitz.<br />
Keith Harrow in memory of his<br />
brother-in-law, Stanley Ehrlich.<br />
Lynn Hirschorn in memory of her parents,<br />
Shirley and Joseph Kirschner.<br />
Natalie Imberman in memory of her<br />
mother, Sarah Fox.<br />
Roberta Ir in memory of her mother,<br />
Marilyn Poloff.<br />
Richard Judelson in memory of his<br />
grandfather, Robert.<br />
Joy Kaminsky in memory of her mother,<br />
Sadie Schieber.<br />
Ira Katz in memory of his wife,<br />
Marilyn and mother-in-law,<br />
Dorothy Schnitzer.<br />
Elaine Kaufman in memory of her<br />
father, Irving Berkowitz.<br />
Samuel Keller in memory of his wife,<br />
Eleanor.<br />
Fred Knobloch in memory of his mother,<br />
Regina.<br />
Miriam Kolnick in memory of her mother,<br />
Lillie Nizewitz, brothers, Max and<br />
Hyman Nizewitz and grandson,<br />
Ryan Scott.<br />
David Kurz in memory of his mother,<br />
Leona.<br />
Sidney Kutler in memory of his mother,<br />
Anna Paris.<br />
John Lerner in memory of his parents,<br />
Rose and Frank.<br />
Joanne Liebenstein in memory of her<br />
father, Joseph Greenberger.<br />
Barbara Malkin in memory of her father,<br />
Hyman Feierstein.<br />
Alan Markowitz in memory of his father,<br />
Alex and brother, Tibor.<br />
Audrey Marrus in memory of her<br />
mother, Anne Lord.<br />
David Mayer in memory of his father,<br />
Alfred.<br />
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Neil Meixler in memory of his parents,<br />
Minnie and Irving.<br />
Bea Miller in memory of her father,<br />
Solomon Clark and sister, Esther<br />
Susser.<br />
Laurie Moser in memory of her mother,<br />
Phyllis Schwartz.<br />
Sy Moskowitz in memory of his<br />
father, Louis and grandmother,<br />
Rose Hirsch.<br />
Elaine Oster in memory of her father,<br />
Louis Cohen.<br />
Allen Ostroff in memory of his mother,<br />
Sally.<br />
Linda Pachter in memory of her husband,<br />
Stephen and mother, Irene<br />
Halpern.<br />
Mitchell Podgorsky in memory of his<br />
mother, Rosalyn.<br />
Michelle Rehs in memory of her father,<br />
Marvin Turkel.<br />
Gary Renick in memory of his mother,<br />
Harriet.<br />
Daniel Rosenberg in memory of his<br />
father, Irving.<br />
Anita Rosenblum in memory of her<br />
mother, Estelle Halpern.<br />
Jodi Rotblut in memory of her father,<br />
Alfred Mayer.<br />
Carol Rubinstein in memory of her<br />
father, Morris Fielder.<br />
Joan Schaeffer in memory of her father,<br />
Irving Behr.<br />
Barbara Grossman Schapiro in<br />
memory of her mother-in-law,<br />
Kate Grossman.<br />
Sheila Schertzer in memory of her<br />
mother, Lillian Rubel.<br />
George Schieren in memory of his<br />
brother, Hugh and uncle, Jack.<br />
Ruth Schneider in memory of her<br />
brother, Eddie Howard.<br />
David Schott in memory of his<br />
grandfather, David.<br />
Marlene and Jerry Schulman in<br />
memory of Jerry’s mother,<br />
Bertha and Marlene’s grandfather,<br />
Thomas Custer.<br />
Dorothee Shankman in memory of<br />
her father-in-law, Jacob and<br />
sister-in-law, Helen.<br />
Jean Shapiro in memory of her<br />
husband, Marx.<br />
Esther Silverman in memory of her<br />
husband Herbert, father<br />
Moses Sacksner and brother<br />
Lyon Sacksner.<br />
Geri Sirota in memory of her mother,<br />
Sheila Boltin.<br />
Irving Spector in memory of his<br />
brother, Philip.<br />
Howard Strauss in memory of his<br />
mother, Irene.<br />
Denise and Bob Sher in memory<br />
of their son, Noah Sterling.<br />
Sherry Simon in memory of her<br />
father, Reuben Goldman and<br />
brother, Bruce Goldman.<br />
Allen Skolnick in memory of his father,<br />
Morris.<br />
Betty and Benson Srere in memory<br />
of Harvey Lipton.<br />
Joan Stern in memory of her son,<br />
Gary David.<br />
Howard Strauss in memory of his<br />
father, Max.<br />
Rhona Tanenbaum in memory of her<br />
mother, Gertie Hirschheimer.<br />
Evan Tannor in memory of his father,<br />
Solomon.<br />
Ileane Tischler in memory of her mother,<br />
Ruth Landesman.<br />
Marvin Tolkin in memory of his<br />
mother, Isabel and father-in-law,<br />
Robert Judelson.<br />
Allan Trompeter in memory of his<br />
aunt, Dora.<br />
Stanley Turetzky in memory of his<br />
father, Max.<br />
Doris Wang in memory of her husband,<br />
Norman Gronenberg.<br />
Susan Warner in memory of her father,<br />
Herman Sall.<br />
Joel Wecksell in memory of his parents,<br />
Sylvia and Abraham.<br />
Leonard Weilgus in memory of his<br />
father, Jacob.<br />
Marjorie Weinberg in memory of her<br />
father, Joseph M. Newmark.<br />
Gail Weinstein in memory of her<br />
mother, Ada Geiver.<br />
Melvin Weinstein in memory of his<br />
father, Louis.<br />
Miriam Weisbrod in memory of her<br />
mother, Rose Lassinger.<br />
Rena Wolf in memory of her parents,<br />
Bella and Solomon Gopin.<br />
David Wonsever in memory of his wife,<br />
Eithne and brother, Lawrence.<br />
Arlene Yesnowitz in memory of her<br />
mother, Lillian Marks.<br />
In Memory of Sheila March<br />
Terri and Stuart Ain<br />
Marilyn and Howard Ezrin<br />
Nena Grosswirth<br />
Pearl Kerschner<br />
The Martin Family<br />
Gail and William Zerfuss<br />
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YAHRZEITS<br />
The Yahrzeit of the<br />
following beloved<br />
relatives of our members<br />
will be observed during<br />
the next few weeks. It<br />
is especially fitting and<br />
proper that the members<br />
of the family be present at<br />
the appropriate Service to<br />
observe this occasion.<br />
Nov. 1 – Cheshvan 16<br />
Sophie Fisher<br />
Isaac Jerusalmi<br />
Marilyn Katz<br />
Nathan Landesberg<br />
Marc Lesser<br />
Nov. 2 – Cheshvan 17<br />
Solomon Austin<br />
Rhoda Fuchs<br />
Benjamin Platek<br />
Nov. 3 – Cheshvan 18<br />
Rose Berkenblit<br />
Sidney Futterman<br />
Marvin Katz<br />
Nov. 4 – Cheshvan 19<br />
Betty Goldfinger<br />
Helen Rausch<br />
Regina Rosenfeld<br />
Bertha Scheinfeld<br />
Nov. 5 – Cheshvan 20<br />
Sarah Altus<br />
Phyllis Bernard<br />
Joseph Glass<br />
Louis Mast<br />
Manuel Rosen<br />
Nov. 6 – Cheshvan 21<br />
Harry Feldsott<br />
Leon Lurie<br />
Nov. 7 – Cheshvan 22<br />
Ann Bernstein<br />
Beatrice Conan<br />
David Goldberg<br />
Philip Heftler<br />
Lenny Mann<br />
Charlotte Nash<br />
Nov. 8 – Cheshvan 23<br />
Frances Cohen<br />
Sylvia Ludwig<br />
Martin Stone<br />
Nov. 9 – Cheshvan 24<br />
Kenneth Brackman<br />
Seymour Saul Fishkind<br />
Nov. 10 – Cheshvan 25<br />
Marilyn Davidofsky<br />
Hymie Dymbort<br />
Francis Lebovitz<br />
Rhoda Marrus<br />
Dinah Weil<br />
Nov. 11 – Cheshvan 26<br />
Leonard Brody<br />
Morris Fuchs<br />
Annette Newmark<br />
Allen Shaw<br />
Nov. 12 – Cheshvan 27<br />
Samuel Eisenberg<br />
Harold Geller<br />
Morris Krull<br />
Stanley J. Marcus<br />
Kevin Rubinstein<br />
Nov. 13 – Cheshvan 28<br />
Harriet G. Cohen<br />
Berdie Kaufman<br />
Mortimer Lieberman<br />
Nov. 14 – Cheshvan 29<br />
Jack Mandelsohn<br />
Herbert Warmflash<br />
Nov. 15 – Kislev 1<br />
Samuel Greenstein<br />
Nov. 16 – Kislev 2<br />
Ida Barash<br />
Marcia Geus<br />
Arthur Schecter<br />
Oscar Zaretsky<br />
Nov. 17 – Kislev 3<br />
Annie Borodkin<br />
Muriel Horing<br />
Elsa Menchel<br />
Nettie Sunshine<br />
Nov. 18 – Kislev 4<br />
Ruth Rappaport<br />
Emanuel Schaeffer<br />
Nov. 19 – Kislev 5<br />
Sylvia Dubinsky<br />
Celia Kandelman<br />
Philip Levitt<br />
Jacob Paley<br />
Gussie Ruchman<br />
Salomon Seibald<br />
Nov. 20 – Kislev 6<br />
Herbert Eisenberg<br />
Mildred Gottlieb<br />
Selma Lesser<br />
Sol Simon<br />
Nov. 21 – Kislev 7<br />
Harry Dobuler<br />
Jerome L. Krieger<br />
Rose Stern<br />
Nov. 22 – Kislev 8<br />
Pauline Gorman<br />
Kate Rosen<br />
Nov. 24 – Kislev 10<br />
Jean Fine<br />
Helen Goffner<br />
Ruth O. Joffe<br />
Hannah Judelson<br />
Benjamin Kolbrenner<br />
Edward S. Pauker<br />
Nov. 25 – Kislev 11<br />
Jerome Thaler<br />
Nov. 26 – Kislev 12<br />
Helen Davis<br />
Louis Davis<br />
Richard Estrin<br />
Rubin Ratner<br />
Betty Tischler<br />
Nov. 27 – Kislev 13<br />
Marcia Arkin<br />
Solomon Dobin<br />
Joseph Gomberg<br />
Jerome Mendoza<br />
Benjamin Schieber<br />
Moses Hersh Seibald<br />
Louis Stern<br />
Nov. 28 – Kislev 14<br />
Jack Baker<br />
Leonard Frank<br />
Jerry Kopito<br />
Sarah Marvul<br />
Gloria Stenzler<br />
Nov. 29 – Kislev 15<br />
Jerry Fuchs<br />
Harry Kaplan<br />
Phyllis Rodin<br />
Nov. 30 – Kislev 16<br />
George Brand<br />
Herman Commike<br />
Morris Aaron Gold<br />
Jack Levine<br />
Irwin Schecker<br />
Dec. 1 – Kislev 17<br />
Mary Hauser<br />
Mark Henock<br />
Joseph Rost<br />
Frieda Wolk<br />
Dec. 2 – Kislev 18<br />
Alex Green<br />
Arlene Russin<br />
Celia Schwartz<br />
Dec. 3 – Kislev 19<br />
Faye Berger<br />
Samuel Dick<br />
Beatrice Garver<br />
Scott Kemp<br />
Evelyn Lamon<br />
Joseph Pollack<br />
Beatrice Ratner<br />
Sarah Rosenberg<br />
Doris Siner<br />
Dec. 4 – Kislev 20<br />
Sol Farberman<br />
Libbie Geller<br />
Dec. 5 – Kislev 21<br />
Beatrice Black<br />
Jerry Judelson<br />
Leon Kresch<br />
Judy Marbit Werber<br />
Elaine Scharf<br />
Dec. 6 – Kislev 22<br />
Gus Belmont<br />
Adena Joy Feffer<br />
Benjamin Lutwick<br />
Dec. 7 – Kislev 23<br />
Anna Commike<br />
Murray Katz<br />
Harry Katz<br />
Marvin Seltzer<br />
Dec. 8 – Kislev 24<br />
Allen Cederbaum<br />
Jennie Marashinsky<br />
Howard Schneider<br />
Martin Tobet<br />
Wolf S. Wacher<br />
Dec. 9 – Kislev 25<br />
Rose Balkin<br />
Bertha Lieber Feingold<br />
Beckie Finerow<br />
Harvey Gorman<br />
Sydell Gould<br />
Dec. 10 – Kislev 26<br />
Leonard Berch<br />
Janice Berkowitz<br />
Max Rosen<br />
Morris Sopher<br />
Lori Suser<br />
Dec. 11 – Kislev 27<br />
Rebecca Hagler<br />
Harold L. Schmier<br />
Bernard Schoengold<br />
Dec. 12 – Kislev 28<br />
Edward S. Abrams<br />
Elsie Brandt<br />
William Ehrlich<br />
Myra Futterman<br />
Goldie Nestor<br />
Dec. 13 – Kislev 29<br />
Faye Berch<br />
Elliot Marrus<br />
Jesse Roberts<br />
Lena Sklar Fox<br />
Dec. 14 – Tevet 1<br />
Henry Jaskol<br />
Herbert Kristeller<br />
Harry Lewner<br />
Mary Silverstein<br />
Nat Sterenbuch<br />
Philip Stern<br />
Michael Weisberg<br />
Dec. 15 – Tevet 2<br />
Abraham Lehrer<br />
Jacob Levine<br />
Sarah Ain Morenstein<br />
Edith Perlman<br />
Dec. 16 – Tevet 3<br />
Walter Green<br />
Seymour Greenberg<br />
Dec. 17 – Tevet 4<br />
Moe Trompeter<br />
Dec. 18 – Tevet 5<br />
Ruth Brofsky<br />
Helen Frischer<br />
Pearl Kalikow<br />
Jerome Sedlak<br />
Dec. 19 – Tevet 6<br />
Mannie Alt<br />
Dorothy Alt<br />
Abraham Borodkin<br />
Florence Brodney<br />
Lawrence Futterman<br />
Abraham Poploff<br />
Sidney L. Rosen<br />
Morris Rosenblatt<br />
Ray Steinberg<br />
Dec. 20 – Tevet 7<br />
Peter H. Brandt<br />
Arnold Sher<br />
Sondra Weiner<br />
Dec. 21 – Tevet 8<br />
Ruth Cohen–Barash<br />
Nathan Klein<br />
Louis Harvey Kolnick<br />
Hyman Kutler<br />
Louis Landesman<br />
Sam Scheinfeld<br />
Dec. 22 – Tevet 9<br />
Solomon Barouch<br />
Jack Goffner<br />
Samuel Weiss<br />
Dec. 23 – Tevet 10<br />
William Goldberger<br />
Caroline Levy<br />
Alfred Shankman<br />
Rubin Steinberg<br />
Hyman Turenshine<br />
Albert Weingarten<br />
Dec. 24 – Tevet 11<br />
Florence Behr<br />
Sara Fisher<br />
Rose Freda Olin<br />
Edward Paster<br />
Ada Plotkin<br />
Dec. 26 – Tevet 13<br />
David Bender<br />
Frieda Gutenplan<br />
Jerome Weissbard<br />
Dec. 27 – Tevet 14<br />
Stanley Imberman<br />
Arthur Levy<br />
Selma Silverman<br />
Gail Sterman<br />
Clifford Wachtel<br />
Sinaj Weinreich<br />
Dec. 28 – Tevet 15<br />
Isidore Glasstein<br />
Lawrence Glickman<br />
Barney Kaminsky<br />
Dec. 29 – Tevet 16<br />
Shirley Gedacht<br />
Dec. 30 – Tevet 17<br />
Oren Jacob Brandt–Rauf<br />
Rose Kantor<br />
Joel Rappaport<br />
Fanea Seibald<br />
Dec. 31 – Tevet 18<br />
Jack Lerner<br />
Bernice Stein<br />
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RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL<br />
Services we offer: replacement units, air cleaners, central<br />
air conditioning and forced hot air heating, ductless<br />
systems, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, electronic air<br />
cleaners, gas hot water heaters, ductwork,<br />
new installation, routine maintenance, repair,<br />
weekend service, service contracts<br />
21 Ryder Place, East <strong>Rockaway</strong><br />
516–593–0888<br />
Email: amcoolair@aol.com<br />
Licensed & Insured • Nate Certified Technicians<br />
DON’T FORGET TO CALL<br />
FOR YOUR HEATING/COOLING<br />
CHECK UP!<br />
$250 Off<br />
New<br />
Heating<br />
Installation<br />
10% Off<br />
Winter<br />
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FREE ESTIMATES • FINANCING AVAILABLE<br />
29TH ANNIVERSARY (1983–<strong>2012</strong>)<br />
HAKOL<br />
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Mark Epstein<br />
Owner<br />
Barbara Brand Silverman, B.M., M.M.<br />
Teacher of: Piano, Voice Theory,<br />
Harmony, Ear Training<br />
Vocalist-Soprano, Accompanist, Choral Director<br />
516-521-6438 singbarb@aol.com<br />
Graduate of the Manhattan School of Music<br />
ISRAEL BONDS<br />
FOR THE NEW YEAR<br />
Invest in a Nation of Heritage, Courage and Inspiration<br />
<strong>2012</strong> ∙ 5773 High Holidays<br />
Sulam–LI<br />
The Religious School for <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
Children with Special Needs<br />
For information contact<br />
Libby Adler, Educational Director<br />
516–474–1500<br />
Email: info@sulam–li.org<br />
www.sulam–li.org<br />
Purchase Israel Bonds Online<br />
israelbonds.com<br />
Anne Bernstein Registered Representative<br />
esentative<br />
Development Corporation for Israel/Israel Bonds<br />
575 Lexington n Avenue · New York, NY 10022<br />
212-446-5853 · anne.bernstein@israelbonds.com<br />
This is not an offering, which can be made only by prospectus. Read the prospectus carefully before investing to fully<br />
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Boulevard – Riverside Chapels<br />
1450 BROADWAY, HEWLETT, NEW YORK 11557<br />
(516) 295-3100 (718) 327-7100<br />
Monument services available in the metropolitan area<br />
Director: Stanley Misikoff Z”L<br />
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Cosmetic • General • Implant Dentistry<br />
House and Hospital Calls<br />
Denture Lab on Premises<br />
Todd Kshonz, D.D.S., P.C.<br />
Personalized Dental Care<br />
for the Entire Family!<br />
516–823–3333<br />
142 Union Avenue, Lynbrook, NY 11563<br />
Emergency Service • 24 hrs / 7 days a week<br />
Naomi Chaim Watman, M.D., FAAP<br />
Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine<br />
303 East Park Avenue<br />
Long Beach, NY 11561<br />
516–897–4600<br />
Fax 516–897–0769<br />
<strong>Hewlett</strong>–East <strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Centre<br />
Congregation Etz Chaim<br />
295 Main Street<br />
East <strong>Rockaway</strong> NY 11518<br />
Periodical<br />
Paid at East <strong>Rockaway</strong>, New York<br />
Publication No. 233120