Laurie & Joe Brofsky - Hewlett E. Rockaway Jewish Center
Laurie & Joe Brofsky - Hewlett E. Rockaway Jewish Center
Laurie & Joe Brofsky - Hewlett E. Rockaway Jewish Center
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notes from the hazzan<br />
DAVID B. SISLEN<br />
DAILY<br />
SERVICES<br />
Mornings<br />
REGULAR<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 />
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 />
Things may slow down during the long, hot summer, but they don’t<br />
stop. HERJC is here every day to provide for the ritual, spiritual, and<br />
social needs of our congregational family. Over the next few months,<br />
it will become crucial to renew your individual commitments to<br />
helping us ensure minyanim at daily services. Day and night, we are<br />
here for our congregants. We have a responsibility to provide regular<br />
services where our community may worship, observe the<br />
yartzheits of loved ones, and, unfortunately, say Kaddish when in<br />
mourning. As the weather gets warmer and many of our minyan regulars<br />
go on vacation, we can’t always guarantee that there will be 10 people here at the<br />
right time. As you make your schedules for the summer and next year, please see if you<br />
can work in some time to help us make a minyan. Many people make the personal commitment<br />
to show up once a week or once a month, on the day with the same date as<br />
their birthday, or at some other interval that allows them to make daily worship a part<br />
of their personal routine. We are very unique in being able to offer Shacharit, Mincha<br />
and Ma’ariv services every day; it breaks my heart when someone shows up in need of<br />
our minyan and there aren’t enough people in the room. Beyond these practical considerations,<br />
however, prayer is a reward in itself. Starting your day by spending a few<br />
minutes in conversation with God gives a wonderful boost to your morning routine.<br />
Ending your day in prayer gives you the sense of peace that you need to conclude the<br />
workday and leave its stress behind. Try it; it’s addictive.<br />
I can hardly believe that July will mark the end of my first year here in New York.<br />
Time has just flown by. I am enormously grateful to all the members and friends of our<br />
wonderful congregation who have welcomed me and my family so warmly. This past<br />
year has been one of the best of my personal and professional life, and I look forward<br />
to being a part of this community for many years to come.<br />
Please be sure to check out my page on our shul’s website: www.herjc.org. There are<br />
now links to various learning and listening resources that will be updated regularly.<br />
Stop by from time to time to see what fun and useful things I’ve found to share.<br />
And remember: please always feel free to contact me to share a favorite melody, to<br />
ask for help in learning an old one, to ask for assistance in mastering any synagogue<br />
skills, or to volunteer to take on a Torah reading or Haftarah. I’m here to help anyone<br />
and everyone grow in terms of their ability to participate, lead, or appreciate the wonderful<br />
things that go on at HERJC, our spiritual home.<br />
Raffle prizes are still being accepted for Dinner Dance.<br />
Ask your favorite place for a gift certificate.<br />
page 4 MAY/JUNE 2011 www.herjc.org HAKOL