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The VOICE of <strong>Hewlett</strong>-East <strong>Rockaway</strong> Jewish Centre /Congregation Etz Chaim<br />
kuev<br />
Vol. 59 • No. 7 May/<strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong>09 Nisan/Iyar/Tammuz 5769<br />
Have You Made Your Reservation Yet<br />
Everybody’s coming—You won’t want to miss it!<br />
Enjoy an Effervescent Evening of Dining, Dancing and Fun<br />
and help your Shul—all at the same time!<br />
<strong>Dinner</strong> <strong>Dance</strong><br />
<strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong>, 9:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
at the Sands of Atlantic Beach<br />
Honoring<br />
<strong>Marcy</strong> and Marc Goldberg<br />
Call 599-2634 to make your reservation!<br />
Fiddler on the Roof Presented by the HERJC Players<br />
Thursday, <strong>June</strong> 4 at 7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong> & Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 7 at 3 <strong>pm</strong><br />
See page 7 for complete details
HERJC 516-599-2634<br />
Rabbi<br />
ANDREW WARMFLASH<br />
Ext. 214<br />
rabbiw@herjc.org<br />
Rabbi Emeritus<br />
DR. STANLEY PLATEK<br />
Cantor<br />
STACY SOKOL<br />
599-7432 or Ext. 222<br />
cantorsokol@herjc.org<br />
Executive Director<br />
KIM SCHWEITZER<br />
Ext. 215<br />
execdirkim@herjc.org<br />
Ritual Director<br />
NACHUM PLOTKIN<br />
599-8217 or Ext. 217<br />
nachump@aol.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 />
New on our website<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
Starting now, you<br />
are one click<br />
away from<br />
The latest<br />
info on all<br />
HERJC activities<br />
Updates from<br />
Nursery School,<br />
Religious School<br />
and Youth Group<br />
LIZ KISLIK<br />
From the President<br />
This will be my last Hakol President’s column. Mostly, what I feel is<br />
gratitude, with a little amazement mixed in. Amazement, because<br />
how could it be possible that almost three years have passed And<br />
gratitude, because thanks to so many wonderful colleagues – professionals<br />
and volunteers alike – we have accomplished a lot and survived<br />
a lot.<br />
Certainly we are more efficient in many ways; areas of excess and<br />
waste have been reduced or eliminated, new areas of growth have<br />
been targeted, and we look for (and find) more of these opportunities<br />
at every meeting. A few areas of progress:<br />
Our revised constitution, to be voted at the Congregational Meeting on May 18,<br />
brings us up to date from 1980, the last time it was revised (see p. 5 for meeting<br />
notice)<br />
Our mission statement, voted in last year, expresses how we see ourselves and our<br />
congregation in the world, and has given us a platform from which to stage other<br />
improvements in all our activities (see website)<br />
Our newly launched Membership Movement brought us the Taste of HERJC and our<br />
very successful Family Fridays, where congregants of all ages and stages come<br />
together for a lively Kabbalat Shabbat service and a casual, friendly Shabbat dinner<br />
Our Religious School programs are reinvigorated: we’ve introduced the enriched<br />
Akiva track and are working on a new teen education program<br />
We’re getting more and better coverage in local papers and listings<br />
We’ve been awarded a UJA grant for Board develo<strong>pm</strong>ent to continue improving our<br />
leadership and our work.<br />
The truth is that I did not cause any of these things to happen. They were ready to<br />
happen, just waiting for an engaged, mutable group of people to show up, brainstorm,<br />
experiment, evaluate, commit, revise, explore – as Rabbi Yishmael taught centuries ago:<br />
“Never say to your colleagues: ‘You must adopt my view’: the prerogative is theirs, not<br />
yours to coerce.”<br />
Before I took office, I wrote a personal strategy statement that I hoped would guide<br />
me through the presidency. I wanted to ensure that HERJC would provide a rewarding<br />
Conservative Egalitarian Jewish experience for its members, but recognized that I had<br />
no control over what others’ experience would be. I could try, though, to set the agenda<br />
for overall activity and to motivate others to create conditions that would be more<br />
engaging and therefore more rewarding to congregants.<br />
I wanted several outcomes, including better informed, more thoughtful, more<br />
balanced decision making; clear, consistent, and ongoing outreach to the larger<br />
Congregation, employees, and other constituents, and the ability to articulate who we<br />
President—Continued on page 4<br />
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www.herjc.org<br />
HAKOL
From the Rabbi’s Study<br />
RABBI ANDREW WARMFLASH<br />
Shavuot, the major Jewish holiday which comes at the end of May<br />
celebrates the moment when God gave us the Torah at Mt. Sinai and<br />
our people made a lasting and irrevocable covenant to accept God<br />
as our sovereign and to live our lives according to Torah. It is the<br />
perfect time to reaffirm our commitment to living joyous and vibrant<br />
Jewish lives.<br />
The rabbinic imagination offers us two conflicting explanations as<br />
to how our people came to accept the Torah. According to one<br />
midrash, we took it because we had no choice: God held Mt. Sinai<br />
over our heads and said “Take My Torah or this will be your grave.”<br />
The other midrash portrays our acceptance as a voluntary act of love for God who<br />
brought us out of Egypt. In this version of events, God went to all the other nations on<br />
earth offering the Torah to each of them in turn. Each one asked what obligations this<br />
gift would entail and each, for its own reasons, rejected it. Finally, God came to Israel<br />
who, having already experienced God’s goodness, asked no questions but eagerly<br />
embraced the Torah, saying: “Naaseh venishma – we will do whatever You ask.”<br />
These two midrashim reflect two different paths by which Jewish people have<br />
traditionally come to affirm our commitment to Judaism. The first one describes an<br />
identification which comes al korhaynu – against our will and is symbolic of times in<br />
our history when some of our people have been forced to identify with Judaism because<br />
anti-Semites gave them no choice.<br />
The second midrash indicates a different path and one that is more relevant to our<br />
lives in America today. “Naaseh venishma” implies an acceptance of Judaism which isn’t<br />
based on the terms of the contract but rather comes about as a consequence of positive<br />
past experiences.<br />
The implications of this midrash for Jewish parents and grandparents could not be<br />
more clear: If we want our children and grandchildren to identify as Jews, we cannot<br />
rely on outside forces to compel them to be Jewish. We have to provide them with the<br />
positive Jewish experiences that will help them see that being Jewish is special and<br />
wonderful, something they should embrace with gratitude and joy.<br />
The Rabbi’s Table — Shabbat Afternoons at Twilight This Month<br />
May 2 at 7:<strong>20</strong> <strong>pm</strong> — Must Israel Be a Jewish state<br />
May 9 at 7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong> — Ask the Rabbi<br />
May 16 at 7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong> — Mysteries of the Desert<br />
May 23 at 7:45 <strong>pm</strong> — Songs of Jerusalem<br />
May <strong>30</strong> at 7:45 <strong>pm</strong> — Shavuot<br />
Watch your weekly<br />
email for the topics<br />
for <strong>June</strong>.<br />
Join us each week for Mincha, a spirited discussion and singing over light<br />
refreshments, followed by Arvit and havdalah. What a nice way to end Shabbat together!<br />
HAKOL is published<br />
by the <strong>Hewlett</strong>-East<br />
<strong>Rockaway</strong> Jewish Centre/<br />
Congregation Etz Chaim<br />
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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 />
LIZ KISLIK<br />
lizk@lizkislik.com<br />
Vice Presidents<br />
MARILYN COHEN<br />
JEFFREY FEIGENBLATT<br />
DANIEL GERSTMAN<br />
DR. MARTIN LESSER<br />
ROBERTA SUGARMAN<br />
Treasurer<br />
LARRY MILLER<br />
Financial Secretary<br />
JUDY HERBST<br />
Recording and<br />
Corresponding Secretary<br />
TERRI GOLD<br />
Sisterhood President<br />
NANCY LEVITT<br />
Men’s Club President<br />
MARTIN ABRAMS<br />
Editor<br />
CHARLOTTE BERCH<br />
Editorial Assistant<br />
HELAINE K. RONEN<br />
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President—Continued from page 2<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:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Sunday &<br />
Legal Holidays<br />
9:00 am<br />
Evenings<br />
Monday through<br />
Thursday, Sunday<br />
& Legal Holidays<br />
7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Fridays<br />
7:00 <strong>pm</strong><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 />
are, what the institution represents, and what it means to be a HERJC member. You<br />
have to laugh a bit – I do it a lot – but I actually promised myself that I wouldn’t take<br />
on more than three discrete tasks at a time, and that I would only take on a fourth when<br />
a previous task had been completed, delegated, or otherwise removed from my list.<br />
The words of Rabbi Tarfon bring me comfort: “You are not obliged to complete the<br />
task; neither are you free to refrain from it.” OK, very little is complete. The work goes<br />
on and on. The lessons, though, have been many and valuable.<br />
I’ve learned how truly generous so many members of this congregation are – with<br />
their time, money, ideas, emotional support. More people have helped in ways large and<br />
small than you can ever know or would ever believe. Sometimes, just a kind word has<br />
been generosity enough. And on the tough days, I found that it was always better to be<br />
entertained (by human foibles, crotchets, and eccentricities) than drained (by same).<br />
A soft answer turneth away wrath 95% of the time, but for the other 5%, you just<br />
have to stand there and take it. People care about what they care about and they also<br />
expect that they will find whatever it is at the place they care about. Logic has almost<br />
no connection to people’s expectations, reactions, or feelings, so even when I couldn’t<br />
understand, couldn’t reconcile, our Sages gave me strength. Y’hoshua ben P’rahyah<br />
taught that “when you assess people, tip the balance in their favor.” And Hillel said,<br />
“Don’t judge your fellows till you stand in their situation.”<br />
So I also learned to ask myself why such a<br />
smart/nice/good/committed person would<br />
ever do such a dumb/unkind/bad/irresponsible<br />
“It happens from<br />
time to time that those<br />
who sing out with the<br />
greatest zest don’t<br />
necessarily have<br />
the greatest voices.<br />
It helps me to remember<br />
that they are not<br />
contributing tunefulness<br />
– they are<br />
contributing zest!<br />
”<br />
thing. Then it was easier to find a rationale or<br />
premise different from my own, one in which<br />
the other person, with the best of intentions,<br />
believed something I didn’t or saw something I<br />
didn’t see. It happens from time to time that<br />
those who sing out with the greatest zest don’t<br />
necessarily have the greatest voices. It helps me<br />
to remember that they are not contributing<br />
tunefulness – they are contributing zest!<br />
And now we enter the next stage. Dan<br />
Gerstman (see p. 5 for the Nominating Slate) is<br />
assembling a wonderful new team of volunteers,<br />
and our staff is stepping up more than<br />
ever. We will all have to do more with less – less funding, less time, perhaps even fewer<br />
people working. But we will also get to do more with more – more heart, more ideas,<br />
more hope for improvement. When everything is changing, there’s more and better<br />
chance for change.<br />
A few of the things you can look forward to with anticipation: new and significant<br />
fundraising to stabilize HERJC’s finances and give us a solid basis for growth and develo<strong>pm</strong>ent<br />
– even in an uncertain future; new community outreach initiatives under the<br />
banner of “HERJC Cares”; and a renewed focus on bringing old members back into the<br />
fold.<br />
Come July, I’ll return to my old seat in the back row of the sanctuary and the back<br />
table of the Board room. But my perspective will have changed significantly. My heartfelt<br />
thanks and affection to all of you for the opportunity to learn and grow as a part of<br />
the HERJC community. Shalom, Chaverim – and see you in shul!<br />
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please join us<br />
Congregational Meeting<br />
MONDAY, MAY 18 AT 8:00 PM<br />
IN THE TEMPLE BOARDROOM<br />
AGENDA:<br />
• Election of Officers and<br />
Board of Director Members<br />
• Approval of <strong>20</strong>09–10 Budget<br />
• Discussion of 257 Willard<br />
Installation of Officers and<br />
Board Members <strong>20</strong>10–12<br />
FRIDAY, JUNE 12 AT 7:00 PM<br />
• Please join us at a Special<br />
Friday Evening Shabbat Service.<br />
• Installation of our new Officers<br />
and Board of Directors members<br />
• Open to all<br />
Nominating Committee Report<br />
On Monday, March 16, <strong>20</strong>09, the Nominating Committee, having considered respective candidates, recommended the following<br />
slate of candidates as Officers of the Congregation and for election to the Board of Directors:<br />
OFFICERS <strong>20</strong>10–<strong>20</strong>12<br />
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Gerstman<br />
Vice-Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marilyn Cohen<br />
Jeffrey Feigenblatt<br />
Dr. Martin Lesser<br />
Audrey Polinsky<br />
Roberta Sugarman<br />
Financial Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judy Herbst<br />
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Larry Miller<br />
Recording & Corresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . Terri Gold<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
New Appointments, Term Ending <strong>20</strong>10:<br />
Jaime Ezratty<br />
Reappointments, Term Ending <strong>20</strong>10:<br />
Charlotte Berch, George Berch<br />
Reappointments, Term Ending <strong>20</strong>11:<br />
Harriet Meixler, Brian Silver<br />
Reappointments, Term Ending <strong>20</strong>12:<br />
Laurie Brofsky, Sandy Feit, Michael Frank,<br />
Bennett Futterman, Jeffrey Thaler<br />
The following procedure for nominations for officers and members of the Board of Directors is set forth in our Temple’s<br />
Constitution, Article IX, Section 1A: “Candidates for Officership and Board membership in the Congregation may be nominated<br />
by (a) the Nominating Committee or (b) the filing with the Recording & Corresponding Secretary of the Congregation a<br />
Nominating Petition signed by at least thirty (<strong>30</strong>) regular members in good standing. Such Petition must be filed with the<br />
Recording and Corresponding Secretary within thirty (<strong>30</strong>) days following the meeting of the Nominating Committee at which<br />
nominations are made for the ensuing year and notice thereof given to the membership.”<br />
Elections will be held at the Annual Meeting of the Congregation on Monday, May 18, <strong>20</strong>09 at 8:00 PM.<br />
NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Norman Doctor, Chair, Michael Geselowitz, Marc Goldberg, Keith Harrow, Maty Olin, Deborah Riegel,<br />
Andrea Mandell, Linda Pachter, Stuart Sugarman, alternate: Harold Kislik.<br />
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Family<br />
Fridays<br />
Create<br />
Wonderful<br />
Memories for<br />
You and Your<br />
Children!<br />
May 8, <strong>20</strong>09<br />
Highlighting Our<br />
Nursery School<br />
<strong>June</strong> 5, <strong>20</strong>09<br />
End of the Year<br />
Barbeque<br />
A toasty and warm<br />
Todah Rabah to sponsors<br />
Lisa and Edmund Cohen<br />
Services begin<br />
at 6:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong>; casual<br />
dinner at 7:<strong>20</strong> <strong>pm</strong>.<br />
The nominal fee to<br />
help offset food<br />
expenses is $9 per<br />
adult, $5 for children<br />
12 and under and no<br />
charge for children 3<br />
and under.<br />
RSVP required.<br />
Email office@herjc.org<br />
or call 599-2634.<br />
MARC GOLDBERG<br />
notes from the cantor<br />
CANTOR STACY SOKOL<br />
patrons society<br />
These are difficult economic times, as we all know. So I must say a<br />
heartfelt thank you to all of our Patron members who have either<br />
renewed their pledge for this year and/or paid it already. When you<br />
join the Partrons Society,<br />
you will be doing<br />
something extraordinary<br />
for our Shul,<br />
school and Congregation.<br />
If you and your family would be interested<br />
in becoming members of the Patrons<br />
Society, please feel free to leave a message<br />
for me in the Temple office at 599-2634.<br />
PAID PATRON RENEWALS<br />
($1,000)<br />
Terri and Steven Gold<br />
Marsha and Larry Miller<br />
Nancy and Michael Rehns<br />
Beth Heit and Rabbi Andrew Warmflash<br />
PAID CHAI RENEWALS ($1,800)<br />
Philip Engel<br />
Many of us only know of one Megillah which is read during our joyous<br />
holiday of Purim. That Megillah, Megillat Ester is a beautiful<br />
story of how the Jewish people were redeemed by our heroin Queen<br />
Ester. However, there are four more megillot that are read every year.<br />
Megillat Ester has its own Trope System. However some of the story<br />
borrows some tunes found in Eicha, Lamentations. Eicha is recited<br />
in the summertime, it expresses itself through a mournful sounding<br />
Trope System on Tisha B'Av. Tisha B'Av commemorates the destruction<br />
of both our Temples in Jerusalem.<br />
Shir Hashirim (Song of Songs) recited on Passover, Ruth recited on Shavuot and<br />
Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) recited on Sukkot, all have the same Trope System. I invite those<br />
of you who are skilled in reading Hebrew to approach me about learning these Trope<br />
Systems and participating in our services throughout the year. I am available to meet<br />
you and teach you our beautiful heritage of chanting for the Five Books of Moses<br />
(Torah), The Prophets (Haftarah), and our Five Megillot. Please do not hesitate to call<br />
and set up an appointment 599-7432.<br />
Please join us on <strong>June</strong> 4 and 7, <strong>20</strong>09 as our synagogue will be putting on The Fiddler<br />
on The Roof. The cast is amazing and this is something not to be missed. Please support<br />
our efforts and hard work as we take you back in time to our little shtetl (town)<br />
of Anetevka and blow you away with Shalom Alecheims's tale of Tevye the poor Milk<br />
Man. This show will be phenomenal, I promise you.<br />
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www.herjc.org<br />
HAKOL
Presented by the HERJC Players<br />
Fiddler on the Roof<br />
Thursday, <strong>June</strong> 4 at 7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 7 at 3:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Minimum Suggested Donation:<br />
Adults: $18<br />
Children 12 and under: $5<br />
For advance tickets,<br />
call Betsy at 599-1169<br />
ou,h ahse Kaddish Yatom<br />
Mourners Kaddish. The mourner’s Kaddish is one of best known and most<br />
profound prayers in our liturgy. It is traditionally recited daily by adult children for<br />
11 months after the death of a parent and for a month by all other members of the<br />
deceased’s immediate family. After the first year, Kaddish is said annually on the<br />
Yahrzeit, the anniversary of the death on the Hebrew calendar. It is also said as part<br />
of the Yizkor service on Yom Kippur and festivals.<br />
Kaddish binds the generations together in love. It responds to death by sanctifying God and embracing life.<br />
Because of its great sanctity, Kaddish requires that a minyan be present when it is said. This is one reason why<br />
our synagogue maintains a daily minyan, both morning and evening.<br />
According to an ancient mystical tradition, the recitation of Kaddish aids the soul of the deceased in its ascent<br />
to its final resting place in Paradise. It is also a powerful source of comfort and consolation for mourners, providing<br />
them with a daily opportunity to stand in the presence of community and pay tribute to the memory of<br />
a dear loved one.<br />
It is traditional to erect a monument on a person’s grave after they die. While this is certainly necessary and<br />
meaningful, it is important to remember that the true monument to a person’s life can be found in the lives of<br />
the people they leave behind when they die. There is no greater tribute that we can pay to someone we love who<br />
has left this world, than to stand daily as a flesh and blood monument to their memory, honoring them by<br />
reciting ancient words of holiness and sanctification.<br />
—Rabbi Andrew Warmflash<br />
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holidays<br />
LAG B’OMER<br />
Lag B’Omer is the 33rd day of the Omer (the 49 days counted between Pesach and<br />
Shavuot), which this year falls on May 12. Having no calendar, the Jews of ancient<br />
times counted the days from the second day of Pesach (the start of the cereal harvest)<br />
until Shavuot, when they would gather the harvest. Lag B’Omer is a solitary<br />
joyous day in this solemn period of the Jewish calendar, when so much Jewish persecution<br />
is remembered. On this day, we remember the miraculous cessation of a<br />
terrible plague that raged among Rabbi Akiva’s students. The yahrzeit of Simeon<br />
Bar Yohai, a great Jewish scholar who hid in a cave, living off carob and spring water<br />
when the Romans forbade the study of Torah, is also commemorated. When his<br />
students came to visit him, they disguised themselves as hunters with bows and<br />
arrows, hence the bows and arrows children play with on Lag B’Omer today. We<br />
also remember the amazing determination and bravery of Bar Kochba and his small, ill-equipped Jewish army in withstanding<br />
the mighty Roman army for three long years.<br />
In most countries, Lag B’Omer is celebrated with picnics, field days and games of skill. In Israel, many Jews visit the<br />
grave of Rabbi Simeon Bar Yohai in Meron. Bonfires are lit and there is singing and dancing throughout the night<br />
because Rabbi Bar Yohai requested that his followers celebrate, rather than mourn, his death. The bonfires also remind<br />
us that the torch of Jewish learning continues to burn, despite cruel persecutions by tyrants throughout the centuries.<br />
SHAVUOT<br />
Shavuot means “weeks” and it falls exactly seven weeks after the second day of Pesach, on the 6th and 7th of Sivan.<br />
Shavuot is a three-fold celebration which commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, the wheat harvest<br />
and the ripening of the first fruits in Israel. The Rabbis of old declared Shavuot to be the most pleasant of all Jewish<br />
holidays. In ancient times, the cereal harvest began on the second day of Passover with the<br />
ripening of barley. On this day, an omer or measure of grain was brought to the Temple as<br />
a thanksgiving to God. The 49 days were counted until Shavuot and this period is still called<br />
Sefirat HaOmer or the counting of the Omer. A special prayer was and still is said at the end<br />
of the Evening Service during this period. In a way, it fits in very well with Passover and<br />
brings that great festival to a glorious conclusion. On Passover the Jews were freed from<br />
slavery and on Shavuot the freed slaves were made into free men by the Ten Commandments.<br />
SHAVUOT CUSTOMS: In Israel, children usually march through the streets with baskets of<br />
fruit and beautifully decorated floats, in commemoration of the ancient festival processions<br />
carrying thanksgiving offerings to the Temple. Synagogues and homes in countries<br />
all over the world are decorated with plants, flowers and greenery.<br />
On the first night of Shavuot, the Evening Service is delayed until absolute nightfall to be sure the 49 days of counting<br />
are completed. Many observant Jews spend the whole first night studying Torah. During the day, the Scroll of Ruth<br />
is read at Services because this story describes harvesting in Palestine. On the second day, Yizkor is said. It is also customary<br />
to eat dairy foods, symbolizing the fact that the Torah is likened to “milk and honey.”<br />
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schedule of services<br />
EREV SHAVUOT<br />
THURSDAY, MAY 28<br />
Services & Tikkun . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
FIRST DAY SHAVUOT<br />
FRIDAY, MAY 29<br />
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Vav Class Graduation . . . . . . . . 8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Services & Candlelighting . . . . 8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
SECOND DAY SHAVUOT<br />
SATURDAY, MAY <strong>30</strong><br />
Services with Yizkor . . . . . . . . . 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Shlesheit,<br />
Maariv, Havdalah . . . . . . . . . 7:45 <strong>pm</strong><br />
What Do You Do With The Leftovers<br />
Tikkun Layl Shavuot<br />
THURSDAY, MAY 28<br />
FOLLOWING 8 PM SERVICES <br />
It is tradition<br />
to study Torah<br />
on the eve of<br />
Shavuot.<br />
Please join in our Temple’s annual Tikkun Layl<br />
Shavuot study and discussion session.<br />
Delicious dairy desserts will be served.<br />
On Shabbat Pesach, Rehama Deffallah, founder of the Darfur People’s Association of<br />
New York, who fled Darfur in 1997 due to the policy of silent genocide, spoke to our<br />
congregation. This past winter, he traveled to Sudan to help his 93 year old father and<br />
90 year old mother. Their village was razed to the ground by government warplanes.<br />
They and others who were too old, too sick or too young to make the 80 mile walk to<br />
the safety of the refugee camps in Chad, fled to the nearby mountains on the Sudanese<br />
side of the Sudanese-Chad border. They sleep during the day and at night forage for the<br />
scant food and water that is available. Now, Mr. Deffallah said, the government is deploying<br />
even more warplanes to kill these left over civilians who somehow have survived.<br />
Since <strong>20</strong>03, more than half a million persons have been killed, up to two and a half million<br />
internally displaced, <strong>30</strong>0,000 forced to cross the border to Chad, 7,000 villages<br />
completely destroyed and at least 8,000 women raped. Most recently Sudan expelled<br />
thirteen foreign aid groups and has done nothing to fill the gaps, leaving 4.7 million<br />
people at risk.<br />
Mazal Tov<br />
to our Vav<br />
Graduates<br />
Please<br />
join us at<br />
Graduation<br />
Friday, May 29<br />
8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
<br />
People are<br />
hungry<br />
and you<br />
can help!<br />
Sisterhood collects<br />
Kosher canned and<br />
packaged food<br />
year round.<br />
Please leave your<br />
donations in the<br />
Lucite box<br />
in the Lobby.<br />
HOW TO HELP<br />
Call and e-mail your elected officials to voice your concern about events in Darfur.<br />
US Senate Switchboard: <strong>20</strong>2 224-3121<br />
House of Representatives: <strong>20</strong>2 225-3121<br />
White House: <strong>20</strong>2 456-1414<br />
Donate to any of these organizations:<br />
Doctors Without Borders, American Jewish World Watch, UNICEF, Oxfam, or<br />
Brooklyn for Peace Inc. (DPANY, PO Box <strong>30</strong>0405, Brooklyn, N.Y. 112<strong>30</strong>)<br />
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Supermarket Sweeps Brings Sweet Success<br />
Just before Passover, 24 USY’ers and Pre-USY’ers participated in<br />
a great game at the Stop and Shop on Long Beach Road in<br />
Oceanside. Each team tried to buy the most non-perishable<br />
kosher food (including at least one Passover item) for a total of<br />
$<strong>20</strong>. A tremendous time was had by all and HERJC Youth made<br />
a huge food donation to the food pantry in Far <strong>Rockaway</strong>. The<br />
balance of the money collected was donated to a local homeless<br />
shelter. A huge thank you goes out to Oceanside’s Stop and<br />
Shop, who not only gave us total access to the store but also<br />
donated a $25 gift card which made our food collection that<br />
much bigger!<br />
mazal tov to our may, june<br />
SYDNEY PAIGE KAHN<br />
May 9, <strong>20</strong>09<br />
Mazal Tov to Mitra and Dr.<br />
Mark Kahn on the Bat Mitzvah<br />
of their daughter, Sydney Paige.<br />
Sydney is a seventh grade<br />
student at Lynbrook South<br />
Middle School. Her favorite<br />
subjects are math, science<br />
and Spanish. She enjoys dance,<br />
tennis, piano and skiing.<br />
Sydney has a sister and brother, Alexa, 18 and<br />
Jared, 15.<br />
SAMANTHA NICOLE LASKIN<br />
May 16, <strong>20</strong>09<br />
Mazal Tov to Anita<br />
Boomstein and Burton Laskin<br />
on the Bat Mitzvah of their<br />
daughter, Samantha Nicole.<br />
Samantha is a seventh grade<br />
student at Lynbrook South<br />
Middle School. Her favorite<br />
subjects are math, science<br />
and art. She enjoys drama, swimming and singing.<br />
JESSIE LEANA KURZ<br />
May <strong>30</strong>, <strong>20</strong>09<br />
Mazal Tov to Marcia and<br />
Jonathan Kurz on the Bat<br />
Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Jessie Leana.<br />
Jessie is a seventh grade<br />
student at Woodmere Middle<br />
School. Her favorite subjects<br />
are Spanish and math. She<br />
enjoys gymnastics, diving, and spending time with<br />
friends.<br />
Jessie has two sisters, Elle, 18 and Jenna, 14.<br />
SKYLER HARRISON KESSLER<br />
<strong>June</strong> 6, <strong>20</strong>09<br />
Mazal Tov to Barbara and<br />
Robert Kessler on the Bar<br />
Mitzvah of their son, Skyler<br />
Harrison.<br />
Skyler is a seventh grade<br />
student at Lynbrook South<br />
Middle School. His favorite<br />
subjects are math and science.<br />
He enjoys playing the trumpet, biking and tennis.<br />
Skyler has a sister, Micaela, 9.<br />
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and august b’nai mitzvah<br />
MOLLIE ELIZABETH FALK<br />
<strong>June</strong> 13, <strong>20</strong>09<br />
Mazal Tov to Bonnie Mann<br />
Falk and Jonathan Falk on the<br />
Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Mollie Elizabeth.<br />
Mollie is a seventh grade<br />
student at The Brandeis School.<br />
Her favorite subjects are math,<br />
Spanish and Jewish History.<br />
She enjoys tennis, swimming, spending time with<br />
friends, going to camp and the beach.<br />
Mollie has a brother, Perry, 9.<br />
WESLEY ERIC SCHEIER<br />
<strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong>, <strong>20</strong>09<br />
Mazal Tov to Karen and<br />
Jeffrey Scheier on the Bar<br />
Mitzvah of their son,<br />
Wesley Eric.<br />
Wesley is a seventh grade<br />
student at Lynbrook South<br />
Middle School. His favorite<br />
subjects are math and social<br />
studies. He enjoys baseball, basketball, video<br />
games and spending time with friends and family.<br />
Wesley has a sister, Danielle, 19.<br />
EMILY REID POLOKOFF<br />
August 29, <strong>20</strong>09<br />
Mazal Tov to Deborah and<br />
Stuart Polokoff on the Bat<br />
Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Emily Reid.<br />
Emily is a sixth grade student<br />
at Lynbrook South Middle<br />
School. Her favorite subjects<br />
are math and social studies.<br />
She enjoys tennis, horseback riding and chorus.<br />
Emily has a sister and a brother, Hannah, 10<br />
and Adam, 6.<br />
Did you remember<br />
to buy Yarmulkes for your<br />
upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah<br />
Let us make it easy for you.<br />
Order from the Religious School Parents Association.<br />
Call Gail at 374-0468 or<br />
Liz at 593-7984.<br />
(Please call 4 weeks<br />
before your<br />
Bar/Bat Mitzvah date.)<br />
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social outreach<br />
Sisterhood News<br />
NANCY LEVITT<br />
My first year as Sisterhood president is almost over and<br />
it has been a wonderful whirlwind of events and programs.<br />
We all enjoyed the best ever Sisterhood Shabbat.<br />
The wine tasting was a huge success and delicious<br />
wines graced our Passover tables thanks to Peninsula<br />
Wines and Liquor. We learned to crochet and we are<br />
very well read. We have new members at our book<br />
group and the discussion couldn’t be better so why don’t<br />
you give it a try<br />
We are still anticipating two big events:<br />
Cabaret Night – See page 13.<br />
Maggie Anton – See box below.<br />
I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who<br />
helped this past year. It’s thanks to all your dedication<br />
and hard work that Sisterhood is able to do so much.<br />
Sisterhood Simcha Sponsors<br />
• Nancy and Paul Levitt in honor of their daughter,<br />
Julie, making Dean’s List and being inducted into the<br />
Honor Society at Ithaca College.<br />
• Hannah Plotkin in honor of Ariel’s 21st birthday.<br />
Men’s Club<br />
MARTIN ABRAMS<br />
May and <strong>June</strong> are very full months<br />
for Men’s Club and the congregation.<br />
Please support our activities.<br />
Louise and I wish you all a very<br />
happy Shavuot.<br />
On Saturday night, May 16, Sisterhood<br />
and Men’s Club are joining<br />
together to celebrate Israel’s 61st<br />
birthday – See page 13.<br />
Have a wonderful Mother’s day and Father’s day.<br />
Please consider the Jewish National Fund’s playground<br />
project for gifts.<br />
I hope to see you at the Israel Day Parade, Sunday,<br />
May 31.<br />
Our Defensive Driving class will be held on two<br />
Tuesdays, <strong>June</strong> 16 and 23.<br />
We are going to a Cyclones baseball game, Tuesday<br />
night, July 7 – See page 21.<br />
Have a great summer.<br />
Book Talk and Signing<br />
Meet Maggie Anton, award winning author of “Rashi’s Daughters”<br />
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 7:<strong>30</strong> PM AT HERJC, FREE, OPEN TO ALL<br />
The program will be proceeded by a Meet the Author <strong>Dinner</strong> for<br />
Sisterhood members and their guests at 5:00 <strong>pm</strong> in a member’s home.<br />
Cost: $36 Space is limited Pre-paid reservations required by May 18<br />
Call Beverly for details, 374-0901 for details and RSVP<br />
Maggie Anton<br />
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events<br />
Join us for a fun-filled evening of dancing and music as Sisterhood<br />
and Men’s Club celebrate the 61st birthday of the State of Israel.<br />
HERJC CABARET<br />
SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 9:00 PM<br />
FEATURED PERFORMER: DOUG LEBLANG<br />
ISRAELI FOOD DELIGHTS!<br />
To RSVP, send your check for $25 per person (made out to: HERJC Men’s Club<br />
or HERJC Sisterhood) to the HERJC Office. Mention “Cabaret” on memo line.<br />
Any questions, call Nancy at 516-569-2366 or Marty at 718-327-3536<br />
RSVP a must by May 6!<br />
Men’s Club Defensive Driving Course<br />
TUESDAYS, JUNE 16 & 23 FROM 7:00 – 10:00 PM <br />
Complete the Defensive Driving Course through one of our Department of Motor<br />
Vehicles approved training agencies and become eligible for the insurance discount!<br />
Even the most experienced drivers will find the course interesting and filled with valuable<br />
safe driving tips. It’s great for new drivers, too!<br />
Men’s Club Defensive Driving Course Registration<br />
NAME(S) ___________________________________________________________________________________<br />
ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________________________________<br />
___________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
PHONE_____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
ENCLOSED IS A CHECK FOR $________________________________________________________________<br />
South Shore<br />
Adult Jewish Institute<br />
Judaism in<br />
Today’s World<br />
May 17<br />
7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Congregation B’nai Israel<br />
91 N. Bayview Avenue,<br />
Freeport, NY 115<strong>20</strong><br />
Dr. Harriet Davis-Kram,<br />
Queens College<br />
“Jewish Radical Women in<br />
the U.S. and Europe”<br />
<br />
This Mother’s Day<br />
and Father’s Day<br />
Do a Triple Mitzvah<br />
We are pleased to<br />
announce that HERJC<br />
is joining with the Jewish<br />
National Fund to aid the<br />
children of Sderot in<br />
southern Israel whose<br />
families continue to<br />
be vulnerable to missile<br />
attacks from Gaza.<br />
Honor Your Parents<br />
Help the People<br />
of Israel<br />
Support HERJC<br />
All with one donation!<br />
Call 599-2634<br />
or email secy@herjc.org<br />
Return to: HERJC Men’s Club, 295 Main Street, East <strong>Rockaway</strong>, NY 11518<br />
Fee $50.00 per driver • Please register as soon as possible.<br />
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY<br />
Don’t Miss the Fun!<br />
Salute To Israel Parade<br />
Sunday, May 31, NYC<br />
Grades 7–12<br />
Come and March!<br />
Call Todd at<br />
599-1148 for Details<br />
Light the Shabbat<br />
Candles and<br />
Recite the<br />
Following Blessing<br />
(Candlelighting times are<br />
listed on the calendar)<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 us<br />
to kindle the Shabbat Lights.<br />
Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai<br />
E-lohei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam<br />
A-Sher Kee-di-shah-noo<br />
Bi-mitz-vo-tav<br />
Vi-tzee-va-noo Li-had-leek<br />
Ner Shel Sha-bat.<br />
Go to<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
Learn the<br />
Blessings at<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
First click on “Cantor”<br />
and then on “Blessings”<br />
3 9 iyar 4 10 iyar 5 11 iyar<br />
Morning Minyan & Breakfast<br />
9:00 am<br />
Rabbi’s Talmud Class – 10:00 am<br />
GYM CLOSED FOR NURSERY ART SHOW<br />
Rabbi’s Genesis Class – 11:00 am<br />
USY – 7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Executive Committee Meeting<br />
8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Pizza Plus – 5:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
10 16 iyar 11 17 iyar 12 18 iyar<br />
MOTHER’S DAY<br />
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED<br />
USY “Breakfast in Bed”<br />
Preparation – 9:00 am<br />
Morning Minyan & Breakfast<br />
9:00 am<br />
GYM CLOSED FOR NURSERY ART SHOW<br />
Rabbi’s Genesis Class – 11:00 am<br />
USY – 7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Board of Education Meeting<br />
8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
LAG B’OMER<br />
Pizza Plus – 5:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Ritual Committee Meeting<br />
7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
17 23 iyar 18 24 iyar 19 25 iyar<br />
Religious School Last Gan Class<br />
9:00 am<br />
Morning Minyan & Breakfast<br />
9:00 am<br />
Rabbi’s Last Talmud Class<br />
10:00 am<br />
Adult Ed./Away – 7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Rabbi’s Last Genesis Class<br />
11:00 am<br />
USY – 7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Congregational and<br />
Open Board Meetings<br />
8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Pizza Plus – 5:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Youth Committee Meeting<br />
7:45 <strong>pm</strong><br />
24 1 sivan 25 2 sivan 26 3 sivan<br />
Rosh Chodesh Sivan<br />
Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am<br />
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED<br />
31<br />
8 sivan<br />
Israeli Day Parade<br />
Minyan & Breakfast – 9:00 am<br />
Sist. Meet the Author – 7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
MEMORIAL DAY<br />
Morning Minyan & Breakfast<br />
9:00 am<br />
NURSERY & RELIGIOUS<br />
SCHOOLS CLOSED<br />
NO YOUTH PROGRAMS<br />
OFFICE CLOSED<br />
Religious School Last Alef, Bet<br />
& Gimel Classes – 4:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Religious School Keshet<br />
Moving Up Ceremony – 4:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY<br />
Looking for a fast, easy way<br />
to help support our <strong>Dinner</strong> <strong>Dance</strong><br />
List your children or grandchildren’s names in the Journal!<br />
It’s $18 per family and names can be emailed to<br />
office@herjc.org or called into the office at 599-2634.<br />
Thanks so much!<br />
1 7 iyar 2 8 iyar<br />
acharei mot/kedoshim<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Service<br />
7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Candlelighting – 7:33 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Services – 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Jr. Congregation – 11:00 am<br />
Torah Kids – 11:00 am<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
7:<strong>20</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
6<br />
12 iyar<br />
Kadima – 5:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Nursery Art Show – 6:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Sisterhood Board Meeting<br />
7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
7 13 iyar 8 14 iyar 9 15 iyar<br />
Family Friday Service & <strong>Dinner</strong><br />
featuring Nursery<br />
6:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Candlelighting – 7:41 <strong>pm</strong><br />
emor<br />
Services – 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Bat Mitzvah: Sydney Kahn<br />
Religious School Family Services<br />
9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
13<br />
19 iyar<br />
Nursery School PA Luncheon<br />
1:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Kadima – 5:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
House Committee Meeting<br />
7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
14 <strong>20</strong> iyar 15 21 iyar 16 22 iyar<br />
Nursery Soccer – 2:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
METNY Regional Convention<br />
May 15-17/Away<br />
Nursery Soccer – 2:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Service<br />
7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Candlelighting – 7:48 <strong>pm</strong><br />
behar/bechukotai<br />
Services – 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Bat Mitzvah: Samantha Laskin<br />
Jr. Congregation – 11:00 am<br />
Torah Kids – 11:00 am<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Sisterhood/Men’s Club Yom<br />
Ha’atzmaut Cabaret – 9:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
<strong>20</strong><br />
26 iyar<br />
Last Kadima – 5:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
21 27 iyar 22 28 iyar 23 29 iyar<br />
Nursery Soccer – 2:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Religious School<br />
Last Vav Class – 6:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
YOM YERUSHALAYIM<br />
Early Minyan – 6:50 am<br />
NURSERY SCHOOL CLOSED<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Service<br />
7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Candlelighting – 7:54 <strong>pm</strong><br />
bemidbar<br />
Services – 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
7:45 <strong>pm</strong><br />
27<br />
4 sivan<br />
Religious School<br />
Last Dalet & Hay Class<br />
4:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
28 5 sivan 29 6 sivan <strong>30</strong> 7 sivan<br />
Erev Shavuot<br />
Candlelighting – 8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Mincha & Tikkun Layl Shavuot<br />
8:00 PM<br />
SHAVUOT<br />
Services – 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Services, Vav Graduation &<br />
Award Ceremony – 8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Candlelighting – 8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
NURSERY & RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS<br />
CLOSED/NO YOUTH PROGRAMS<br />
OFFICE CLOSED<br />
shavuot<br />
Services with Yizkor – 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Bat Mitzvah: Jessie Kurz<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
7:45 <strong>pm</strong><br />
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june calendar<br />
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY<br />
1 9 sivan 2 10 sivan<br />
3<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
11 sivan<br />
USY – 7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Executive Committee Meeting<br />
8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Board of Education Meeting<br />
8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
7 15 sivan 8 16 sivan 9 17 sivan<br />
10<br />
18 sivan<br />
Morning Minyan & Breakfast<br />
9:00 am<br />
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF<br />
3:00 PM<br />
Last USY – 7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Nursery School Moving Up Day<br />
12:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Ritual Committee Meeting<br />
7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Last Day of Nursery School<br />
House Committee Meeting<br />
7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Sisterhood End of Year<br />
Board Meeting – 7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
14 22 sivan 15 23 sivan 16 24 sivan<br />
17<br />
25 sivan<br />
Morning Minyan & Breakfast<br />
9:00 am<br />
Board of Directors Meeting<br />
8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Men’s Club Defensive Driving<br />
7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
21 29 kislev 22 1 tammuz 23 2 tammuz<br />
24<br />
3 tammuz<br />
FATHER’S DAY<br />
Morning Minyan & Breakfast<br />
9:00 am<br />
Rosh Chodesh Tammuz<br />
Rosh Chodesh Tammuz<br />
Men’s Club Defensive Driving<br />
7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
28 7 tammuz 29 8 tammuz <strong>30</strong> 9 tammuz<br />
Morning Minyan & Breakfast<br />
9:00 am<br />
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THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY<br />
4 12 sivan 5 13 sivan 6 14 sivan<br />
naso<br />
Nursery Soccer – 2:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF<br />
7:<strong>30</strong> PM<br />
Nursery Soccer – 2:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Family Fridays BBQ<br />
Shabbat Service & <strong>Dinner</strong><br />
6:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
Candlelighting – 8:05 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Services – 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Bar Mitzvah: Skyler Kessler<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
7:45 <strong>pm</strong><br />
11 19 sivan 12 <strong>20</strong> sivan 13 21 sivan<br />
Nursery Camp Orientation<br />
10:00 am<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Service<br />
& Installation – 7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Candlelighting – 8:09 <strong>pm</strong><br />
beha’alotecha<br />
Services – 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Bat Mitzvah: Mollie Falk<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
18 26 sivan 19 27 sivan <strong>20</strong> 28 sivan<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Service<br />
7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Candlelighting – 8:12 <strong>pm</strong><br />
shelach<br />
Services – 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Bar Mitzvah: Wesley Scheier<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
8:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
<strong>Dinner</strong> <strong>Dance</strong> (Away) – 9:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
25 4 tammuz 26 5 tammuz 27 6 tammuz<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Service<br />
7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
Candlelighting – 8:13 <strong>pm</strong><br />
korach<br />
Services – 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Aufruf: Evan Gluck &<br />
Liz Eskenasi<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv, Havdalah<br />
8:00 <strong>pm</strong><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 />
Commemorate a Happy Event<br />
by Placing a Leaf on the<br />
TREE OF LIFE<br />
in our Lobby<br />
Small acts that<br />
bring big results!<br />
HAKOL<br />
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our jewish future<br />
nursery school<br />
CHERYL KARP<br />
School is almost over, and I have<br />
decided that since all of you mean so<br />
much to me, I would like to give<br />
you a gift. However, after months<br />
of searching for something special,<br />
I realized that no mere trinket or<br />
card could truly reflect the feelings<br />
of an early childhood director’s<br />
grateful heart.<br />
When school started in September, you gave me the<br />
gift of your trust, believing that I would teach your<br />
child, and you reserved respect for me as a director.<br />
I added to that my constant and fervent prayers that<br />
you would be objective and fair, and allow me the<br />
opportunity to set limitations while offering your child<br />
a chance to learn self-control and soar a bit in the<br />
process. I have tried to make our school a safe haven for<br />
your child. I pray for your health and happiness and<br />
your ability to be supplied with the tools necessary to<br />
succeed in your task as a parent, teacher and educator.<br />
You have given me your time as often as you could, and<br />
supported all my endeavors. Occasionally, I even<br />
offered you a challenge when I spoke my mind, sometimes<br />
standing firm, sometimes backing down with a<br />
renewed assurance with a “wait and see” attitude.<br />
And now as your child returns to your side for the<br />
summer, or leaves our school to go on to the next step,<br />
the gift I humbly give to you is found deep within my<br />
heart…I give to you my most profound thanks.<br />
Wishing all of my families a wonderful summer.<br />
I look forward to seeing you in September.<br />
religious school<br />
DAVID WOOLFE<br />
My, that went fast! It seems like only<br />
yesterday we were beginning the<br />
school year and preparing for the<br />
High Holidays; that our Alef and<br />
Bet students were celebrating their<br />
Kabbalat HaSiddur ceremony; that<br />
our Akiva students were chanting<br />
Torah on our bimah; that our Hay<br />
students and their families were<br />
making their yads with our incredible Yad Meister, Neil<br />
Meixler, and his fabulous Yad Squad. Family projects,<br />
classroom seders…it all seems to zip by so quickly.<br />
The end of the year seems to invite reflection on the<br />
passage of time. I know that, as a parent, it is inconceivable<br />
to me that my little boys are now men of 25 and 21<br />
years! Where did the years go All of their joys and<br />
challenges have just flown by.<br />
Bob Dylan sang that, “Time is a jet plane; it moves<br />
too fast.” Certainly, it often seems so. Of course, that is<br />
one of the reasons that we have ritual and ceremony –<br />
to slow down time; to make us aware of the significance<br />
of what is happening now, when it is happening.<br />
Blessings accomplish the same thing. They make us<br />
aware of the world around us. When we are aware,<br />
events seem not to fly by quite so frighteningly.<br />
As the Religious School prepares for another Vav<br />
Class Graduation ceremony, it is good to keep in mind<br />
that graduation not only gives us an opportunity to ask,<br />
“Where has the time gone” but also to stop and recognize<br />
just how remarkable these young adults have<br />
become; to mark who they are now.<br />
The Nursery School and Religious School would like to thank TERRI AND STEVEN GOLD for their generous<br />
donation of Gold’s Horseradish for all of our school seders. No one else could ever make the “bitter” so sweet!<br />
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Time has always been fundamental to who we are as Jews. After all, our God is a God<br />
of time, a God who is the same at the beginning of time as at the end of time. And, for<br />
us, the past is never simply prelude. It plays itself out over and over. The past happens<br />
in our time. We are slaves in Egypt. We are redeemed. We stand at Sinai as Moses<br />
returns with God’s commandments. We are part of the incredible flow of tradition.<br />
When we feel that way, time doesn’t pass us by so much as embrace us and lift us up.<br />
Have a happy and healthy summer. See you next year when we “start it up” again!<br />
youth programs<br />
TODD HAUSMAN<br />
Another great year is coming to a close with HERJC Youth Group<br />
clocking into the #1 spot on the charts! Our USY’ers had loads of fun<br />
and learned a lot at such events as Israeli Color War, Israel Spa day,<br />
and Purim Carnival. They participated in many social action programs<br />
which directly impacted the surrounding communities, such<br />
as making blankets and delivering them to Hoffman Manor, playing<br />
Super Market Sweeps at Stop and Shop and donating the food to the<br />
hungry and money to a homeless shelter. USY also experienced the<br />
joy of creating tzedakah by running a car wash and selling Tikun<br />
Olam t-shirts. Our Youth Group kids also had a super time while doing some religious<br />
education programs such as planting pots for Tu B’Shevat, helping with Yellow Candle<br />
deliveries for Yom HaShoah, sponsoring the synagogue’s Yom HaShoah program, and<br />
making Purim and the Megillah reading awesome by coming up with the theme and<br />
then writing and performing a Purim spiel. Other fabulous activities included S-Cubed<br />
(soccer, socks and sundaes), Iron Chef and Make Your Own Pizza. One of the most popular<br />
events was our all-nighters! A great time was had by all.<br />
On a divisional and regional level, the year started with in the summer with<br />
Encam<strong>pm</strong>ent, then moved onto the Kickoff <strong>Dance</strong>, Chazak Divisional Kinnus at<br />
HERJC, International Convention in Washington, DC, Mid-winter Kallah, Spring<br />
Kinnus, Regional Convention and will end on a<br />
high note at the Israel Day Parade in Manhattan!<br />
Kadima, Pizza Plus, and our seventh graders<br />
“USY also<br />
experienced the joy<br />
of creating tzedakah<br />
by running a car wash<br />
and selling Tikun<br />
”<br />
Olam t-shirts.<br />
participated in a Ben and Jerry’s ice cream sedar,<br />
lots of sports and arts and crafts events among<br />
many other great programs and trips to Owl Art<br />
Gallery, Fun Station, and will be going to Ultimate<br />
GaGa.<br />
Encam<strong>pm</strong>ent applications are in. Encam<strong>pm</strong>ent<br />
is an eight day sleep away camp held at Camp<br />
Ramah in the Berkshires. As a kid, I went to two<br />
Kadima and four USY encam<strong>pm</strong>ents and then returned to camp as staff. I was a bunk<br />
counselor, then moved to Boys Head Counselor and as of last year was named Kadima<br />
Encam<strong>pm</strong>ent Director. If you are between sixth and twelve grades and have any questions<br />
about this great program, please feel free to contact me.<br />
Mark Your<br />
Calendar and<br />
Don’t Miss<br />
These Upcoming<br />
Youth Group<br />
Events!<br />
<br />
MAY 3<br />
Ultimate GaGa<br />
<br />
MAY 10<br />
Mother’s Day<br />
Breakfast-in-Bed<br />
<br />
MAY 15–17<br />
Regional<br />
Convention<br />
(for 8–12 grades)<br />
<br />
MAY 14<br />
Special Seniors<br />
Event at Regional<br />
Convention<br />
<br />
MAY 31<br />
Israel Day Parade<br />
in New York City<br />
<br />
We are still selling<br />
Jewish baseball cards<br />
at $25 a set<br />
HAKOL<br />
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Encam<strong>pm</strong>ent ‘09<br />
August 26 –Sept. 3<br />
at Camp Ramah<br />
in the<br />
Berkshires<br />
METNY REGION’S<br />
BEST PROGRAM!<br />
Open to all current<br />
5th to 11th graders.<br />
Separate programs for<br />
5th–7th graders (Kadima)<br />
and 8th–11th<br />
graders (USY).<br />
ACTIVITIES<br />
Each teen gets to<br />
choose a variety of<br />
activities such as<br />
Drama, Music,<br />
Sports Clinics,<br />
Arts & Crafts,<br />
Teenage Dilemmas,<br />
and much more!<br />
EVERYONE<br />
PARTICIPATES IN<br />
Talent Show and<br />
Maccabia, Campfires<br />
and Hiking, and the<br />
Final Banquet<br />
For an application,<br />
contact the Youth Office<br />
or call 212-533-7800<br />
ext. 2155.<br />
events<br />
T ENT H ANNUAL<br />
NURSERY SCHOOL<br />
ART EXHIBIT ION<br />
Mentoring Program in Religious School<br />
NEXT YEAR’S 8TH–10TH GRADERS <br />
Join us for the Grand Opening<br />
Wednesday, May 6<br />
6:<strong>30</strong>–8:<strong>30</strong> PM in the gym<br />
Refreshments<br />
Interested in a great job AND community service opportunity (say, “yes”!)<br />
One-on-One Mentoring Program in the Religious School<br />
You commit to:<br />
1. A Religious School day (or even more than one!)<br />
2. Three prep sessions with Mr. Woolfe<br />
3. Helping younger students<br />
You can also view our<br />
Art Show<br />
following Services on<br />
Saturday, May 9<br />
We commit to:<br />
1. Providing 1 hr pay/1 hr community service each Religious School day<br />
2. Supporting you in performing a wonderful task<br />
3. Helping you help your synagogue<br />
We Can Only Bring in a Limited Number of Mentors so…if you’re interested,<br />
call the Religious School office (599-0424) and talk to Mr. Woolfe!<br />
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www.herjc.org<br />
HAKOL
summertime – don’t forget us!<br />
SUMMER SHABBAT SERVICES<br />
FRIDAY EVENINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 <strong>pm</strong><br />
SATURDAY MORNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
SATURDAY EVENINGS<br />
Please go to www.herjc.org<br />
for Minyan Times<br />
TISHA B’AV SERVICES<br />
Go to www.herjc.org<br />
Please watch your<br />
emails & check the website<br />
for the latest news.<br />
Baseball Jewish<br />
Heritage Night<br />
Join us on<br />
July 7 at a<br />
Cyclones game.<br />
WEDNESDAY, JULY 29<br />
Mincha followed by Candlelit Tisha B’Av Service . . . . . . . . . . 7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
THURSDAY, JULY <strong>30</strong><br />
Morning Minyan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:<strong>30</strong> am<br />
Maariv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:<strong>30</strong> <strong>pm</strong><br />
join our summer fun<br />
Once again, we are asking Congregants to help us by either<br />
chanting a Haftara or delivering a D’var Tora during the summer<br />
months. If you would like to participate in this mitzva, contact<br />
Jeffrey Thaler at 917-685-8848 or email jeffrey1<strong>20</strong>45@aol.com.<br />
Another HERJC summer tradition is asking Congregants to<br />
sponsor a Shabbat kiddush at the cost of $154. Celebrate a special<br />
occasion or commemorate a yahrzeit while helping us to<br />
maintain a nice kiddush during the quiet summer months. We<br />
hope to hear from you soon.<br />
The cost is $18 a seat<br />
and you’ll get<br />
a Cyclones hat!<br />
Call 917-797-0036<br />
and reserve your seat<br />
NOW!<br />
L’Shanah Tovah – Watch for details in the<br />
Weekly Update and in your mail.<br />
ADD YOUR NAME TO SISTERHOOD<br />
NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS <br />
Your name can be added to our specially designed New Year’s Greeting<br />
Card sent to every member of our Congregation on Rosh Hashanah.<br />
Support your shul.<br />
We’re here for you all<br />
summer long!<br />
SEND SWEET GREETINGS THIS ROSH HASHANAH <br />
What better way is there to wish a sweet Rosh Hashanah to family,<br />
friends, and business associates than with a delicious gift of honey<br />
HAKOL<br />
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personals & donations<br />
Personals<br />
Bonnie Mann Falk and Jonathan Falk<br />
on the Bat Mitzvah of their<br />
daughter, Mollie Elizabeth.<br />
Mitra and Dr. Mark Kahn on the<br />
Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Sydney Paige.<br />
Barbara and Bob Kessler on the<br />
Bar Mitzvah of their son,<br />
Skyler Harrison.<br />
Marcia and Jonathan Kurz on the<br />
Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Jessie Leana.<br />
Anita Boomstein and Burton Laskin on<br />
the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Samantha Nicole.<br />
Deborah and Stuart Polokoff on the<br />
Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Emily Reid.<br />
Karen and Jeff Scheier on the Bar<br />
Mitzvah of their son, Wesley Eric.<br />
Rita and Dr. Lawrence Gottlieb on the<br />
Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter<br />
Rachel.<br />
Ileane and Herbert Tischler on the<br />
Bar Mitzvah of their grandson,<br />
Jake Brandon.<br />
Sharon and Ron Nash on the<br />
engagement of their son, Philip,<br />
to Karen Olender.<br />
Marsha and Larry Miller on the<br />
marriage of their son, Mathew,<br />
to Diana Claybon.<br />
Michelle and Lawrence Kogan on the<br />
birth of twins, Abigail Jewel and<br />
Benjamin Jeffrey.<br />
Paula and George Akst on the birth<br />
of their grandson, Max Daniel.<br />
Adrienne and Harvey Cohen on the<br />
birth of their granddaughter,<br />
Isabella Fynn.<br />
Bea and Sam Miller on the birth of<br />
their great-grandchild, Lucas Miller.<br />
Al Stehr on celebrating a special<br />
birthday.<br />
Shari Zagorski on her son, Jason,<br />
placing fourth in the Long Island<br />
Spelling Bee and on her son,<br />
Zachary, winning the Long Island<br />
Spelling Bee and representing<br />
Long Island in the National<br />
Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.<br />
Speedy Recovery<br />
Charlotte Berch<br />
Debbie Jablon<br />
Condolences to<br />
Melissa Fabel on the loss of her<br />
grandmother, Elsie Steinberg.<br />
Bill Nicholson on the loss of his<br />
mother, Beatrice.<br />
Dr. Michael Sloane on the loss of<br />
his sister, Freida.<br />
Simchah Leaves on<br />
our Tree of Life<br />
Mitra and Dr. Mark Kahn in honor of<br />
the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Sydney Paige.<br />
Marcia and Jonathan Kurz in honor of<br />
the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Jessie Leana.<br />
Marsha and Larry Miller in honor of<br />
the marriage of their son, Mathew,<br />
to Diana Claybon.<br />
A Warm Welcome<br />
to our New Members<br />
Rachel and Andrew Cooper<br />
Adrienne and Daniel Davidson<br />
Beth and Donald Rubin<br />
Beth and Seth Shapiro<br />
FUNDS<br />
The Congregation gratefully<br />
acknowledges the following<br />
contributions:<br />
Bible Fund<br />
Kathy and Larry Feffer in honor of<br />
Marilyn and Stanley Cohen being<br />
honored by the Jewish Theological<br />
Seminary.<br />
Leslie and Ed Goldstein in honor<br />
of the Bat Mitzvah of Rachel,<br />
daughter of Lisa and<br />
Dr. Bennett Futterman.<br />
Cantor’s Music Fund<br />
Ora and Dr. David Kirsch in appreciation<br />
of Cantor Sokol’s guidance in<br />
preparing their daughter, Elayna,<br />
for her Bat Mitzvah.<br />
With Wishes for the Complete and<br />
Speedy Recovery of Cantor Sokol<br />
Hedda and Jeffrey Feigenblatt<br />
Judy, Steven, Amanda and<br />
Jessica Herbst<br />
Judith Nysenholc and Ian Herzberg<br />
Ferne and Jack Skiba<br />
Dr. Michael Frank in memory of his<br />
mother, Ray.<br />
Linda Pachter in memory of<br />
Irving Fischer.<br />
Education Fund<br />
Sarita and Ron Berkenblit in honor of<br />
their grandson, Jason Zagorski,<br />
who placed fourth in the Long<br />
Island Spelling Bee Championship<br />
(in his first year of competition).<br />
Sarita and Ron Berkenblit in honor of<br />
their grandson, Zachary Zagorski,<br />
who won the Spelling Bee for the<br />
second year in a row and will<br />
represent Long Island at the<br />
Scripps National Spelling Bee<br />
in Washington, D. C. in May.<br />
Janice and Allen Cederbaum in honor<br />
of the 40th wedding anniversary<br />
of Naomi and Norman Doctor.<br />
Janice and Allen Cederbaum in honor<br />
of the 65th wedding anniversary<br />
of Roz and Dr. Herbert Fisher.<br />
Judith Nysenholc and Ian Herzberg<br />
in appreciation of the Akiva<br />
Class reading Torah.<br />
Ora and Dr. David Kirsch in appreciation<br />
of Religious School<br />
Director David Woolfe and the<br />
Religious School teachers help<br />
in preparing their daughter,<br />
Elayna, for her Bat Mitzvah.<br />
Elaine and Sidney Scheinfeld in<br />
honor of the Bar Mitzvah of<br />
Jake Brandon, grandson of<br />
Ileane and Herb Tischler.<br />
Sheila and Marvin Shenfeld in<br />
honor of the Bar Mitzvah of<br />
Jackson, grandson of Mr. &<br />
Mrs. Sidney Fein.<br />
Paula and Bruce Trauner in honor<br />
of the 65th wedding anniversary<br />
of Roz and Dr. Herbert Fisher.<br />
Rita and Dr. Lawrence Gottlieb in<br />
memory of Barbara Gross.<br />
Cheryl and Todd Graber in memory<br />
of the grandmother of Mr. &<br />
Mrs. M. Cohn.<br />
Cheryl and Todd Graber in memory<br />
of Elsie Steinberg.<br />
Ferne and Jack Skiba in memory<br />
of Beatrice Nicholson.<br />
Kiddush Fund<br />
Kathy and Larry Feffer in honor<br />
of the birth of Isabella Fynn,<br />
granddaughter of Adrienne<br />
and Harvey Cohen.<br />
Kathy and Larry Feffer in honor of the<br />
engagement of Sarah, daughter<br />
of Hon. Denise and Robert Sher,<br />
to Harris Baltch.<br />
Pam and Dan Gerstman in honor<br />
of the 40th wedding anniversary<br />
of Naomi and Norman Doctor.<br />
Judy, Steven, Amanda and Jessica<br />
Herbst in honor of the marriage<br />
of Mat, son of Marsha and Larry<br />
Miller, to Diana Claybon.<br />
Ora and Dr. David Kirsch in appreciation<br />
of Ritual Director Nachum<br />
Plotkin’s guidance in preparing<br />
their daughter, Elayna, for her<br />
Bat Mitzvah.<br />
Bea and Sam Miller in honor of the<br />
birth of their 6th great-grandchild,<br />
Lucas Miller Muhlstein.<br />
Ferne and Jack Skiba in honor of<br />
the 65th wedding anniversary<br />
of Roz and Dr. Herbert Fisher.<br />
Library Fund<br />
Frederick Rosenfeld in memory of his<br />
mother, Anna Rosenfeld Naroff.<br />
Pearl Rosenfeld in memory of her<br />
mother, Bella Stern.<br />
Nursery School Fund<br />
Judy and Martin Citron in honor of the<br />
25th wedding anniversary of Karen<br />
and Danny Ditkowich.<br />
<strong>Marcy</strong> and Marc Goldberg in honor<br />
of Marilyn and Stanley Cohen<br />
being honored by the Jewish<br />
Theological Seminary.<br />
<strong>Marcy</strong> and Marc Goldberg in honor<br />
of the birth of Isabella Fynn,<br />
granddaughter of Adrienne<br />
and Harvey Cohen.<br />
<strong>Marcy</strong> and Marc Goldberg in honor<br />
of the birth of Lucas Miller,<br />
sixth great grandchild of Bea<br />
and Sam Miller.<br />
Prayer Book Fund<br />
Laurie and Dr. Joseph Brofsky in<br />
honor of the Bat Mitzvah of<br />
Rachel, daughter of Lisa and<br />
Dr. Bennett Futterman.<br />
Marilyn and Stanley Cohen in honor<br />
of in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of<br />
Jake Brandon, grandson of Ileane<br />
and Herb Tischler.<br />
Marilyn and Stanley Cohen with<br />
wishes for the speedy and complete<br />
recovery of Allen Cederbaum<br />
and to say thank you for Allen’s<br />
donation to the Jewish Theological<br />
Seminary in their name.<br />
Marilyn and Stanley Cohen in honor<br />
of the birth of Isabella Fynn,<br />
granddaughter of Adrienne<br />
and Harvey Cohen.<br />
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Anita and Bill Ovberg in honor of<br />
the special birthday of Al Stehr.<br />
The Schieren Family in honor of the<br />
engagement of Sarah, daughter of<br />
Hon. Denise and Robert Sher, to<br />
Harris Baltch.<br />
Rabbi’s<br />
Discretionary Fund<br />
Terri and Steven Gold in honor of<br />
the engagement of Sarah,<br />
daughter of Hon. Denise and<br />
Robert Sher, to Harris Baltch.<br />
Iris and Alan Jacobs in honor of<br />
Marilyn and Stanley Cohen<br />
being honored by the Jewish<br />
Theological Seminary.<br />
Ora and Dr. David Kirsch in appreciation<br />
of Rabbi Warmflash’s guidance<br />
in preparing their daughter,<br />
Elayna, for her Bat Mitzvah.<br />
Jane and Marty Lesser in honor of the<br />
birth of Madeline, granddaughter<br />
of Bonnie and Bill Rost.<br />
Jane and Marty Lesser in honor of<br />
the birth of Isabella Fynn, granddaughter<br />
of Adrienne and<br />
Harvey Cohen.<br />
Jane and Marty Lesser in honor of<br />
the engagement of Samantha,<br />
daughter of Naomi and Norman<br />
Doctor to Brian Levine.<br />
Jane and Harry Mison in honor<br />
of Passover.<br />
The Feffer Family in memory of<br />
Beatrice Nicholson.<br />
Youth Fund<br />
Arlene and Jeff Thaler in honor of<br />
the Bat Mitzvah of Rachel,<br />
daughter of Lisa and<br />
Dr. Bennett Futterman.<br />
General<br />
Synagogue Fund<br />
Sam Aarons in memory of his father,<br />
Charles Aronowitz.<br />
Louise and Marty Abrams in memory<br />
of their daughter, Ilene Sarah.<br />
Phylis Acker in memory of her<br />
mother, Shirley Levins.<br />
Sandy Acker in memory of his<br />
mother, Fay.<br />
Bertha Alweis in memory of her<br />
father, Jacob Green.<br />
Bertha Alweis in memory of her<br />
father-in-law, Jacob.<br />
Arnold Aronson in memory of his<br />
father, Albert.<br />
Paula Belmont in memory of her<br />
mother, Florence Baker.<br />
Paula Belmont in memory of her<br />
mother-in-law, Dena.<br />
Yona Beno in memory of his brother,<br />
Sammy.<br />
Morton Berkowitz in memory of his<br />
father, Nat.<br />
Lorraine Berman in memory of her<br />
father, Solomon Artzt.<br />
Ilene Browner in memory of her<br />
grandmother, Elizabeth.<br />
Ilene Browner in memory of her<br />
grandfather, Joseph.<br />
Carole Chasen in memory of her<br />
father, George Brodsky.<br />
Ernestine Chaut in memory of her<br />
parents, Frieda and Sol<br />
Rosenbloom.<br />
Adrienne and Harvey Cohen in<br />
memory of Harvey’s mother, Sadie.<br />
Richard Cohen in memory of his<br />
father, Lawrence.<br />
Henrietta Dobin in memory of her<br />
father, Samuel Horne.<br />
Naomi Doctor in memory of her<br />
mother, Ruth Stern.<br />
Rita Doneger in memory of her sister,<br />
Sylvia Hellenbrand.<br />
Rita Doneger in memory of her<br />
brother, Noel Roberts.<br />
Steven Engel in memory of his<br />
mother, Marjorie.<br />
Steven Estrin in memory of his<br />
grandfather, Irving Davis.<br />
Paul Feldman in memory of his<br />
mother, Carol.<br />
Rose Feldman in memory of her<br />
husband, Harold.<br />
Rose Feldman in memory of her<br />
father, Charles Gibber.<br />
Rita Fieber in memory of her<br />
father-in-law, Moses.<br />
Allen Frank in memory of his<br />
father, Leonard.<br />
Judith Frank in memory of her father,<br />
Alexander Oppenheim.<br />
Norma Gold in memory of her<br />
mother, Sally Sparer.<br />
Norma Gold in memory of her<br />
father-in-law, Hyman.<br />
Michael Goldman in memory of<br />
his father, Gad.<br />
Barry Goldstein in memory of his<br />
father, Oscar.<br />
Penny Gordon in memory of her<br />
father, William Dansker.<br />
Charney Greenberg in memory<br />
of her father, Louis<br />
Zuckerberg.<br />
Gary Grossman in memory of his<br />
father, Sidney.<br />
Sheila Harkavy in memory of her<br />
father, Martin Katz.<br />
Elaine and Jerry Judelson in memory<br />
of Jerry’s sister, Estelle Tolkin.<br />
Barbara Kaplan in memory of her<br />
father, Isaac Kirschenbaum.<br />
Jeffrey Kaplan in memory of his sister,<br />
Marilyn Cohen.<br />
Arnold Katz in memory of his father,<br />
Abraham.<br />
Lois Kemp in memory of her brother,<br />
Martin Kaufman.<br />
Rochelle Knobloch in memory of her<br />
father, Sidney Turkel.<br />
Miriam Kolnick in memory of her<br />
sister, Shirley Nizewitz.<br />
Sidney Kutler in memory of his sister,<br />
Doris Krug.<br />
Tamara Lamon in memory of her<br />
father, Arnold Garay.<br />
Burton Laskin in memory of his<br />
mother, Miriam Shapiro.<br />
Paul Levitt in memory of his<br />
mother, Tillie.<br />
Susan Julien-Levitt in memory of her<br />
mother, Phyllis E. Julien.<br />
Arthur Mintz in memory of his<br />
father, Murray.<br />
Benjamin Mintz in memory of his<br />
father, Bernard.<br />
Sy Moskowitz in memory of his<br />
mother, Ruth.<br />
Jack Nodiff in memory of his sister,<br />
Pearl Heyman.<br />
Allen Ostroff in memory of his<br />
grandmother, Fanny Cassoff.<br />
Laurie Platt in memory of her father,<br />
Sidney Kalikow.<br />
Laurie Platt in memory of her aunt,<br />
Lillian Rosenzweig.<br />
Martin Rosen in memory of his<br />
father, Irving.<br />
William Rubenstein in memory of his<br />
brother, Morris.<br />
Leonard Russin in memory of his<br />
father, Jack.<br />
Brian Sandler in memory of<br />
grandmother, Lillian.<br />
Laurie Sandler in memory of her<br />
mother, Esther Barashick.<br />
Donald Schaeffer in memory of his<br />
mother, Irene.<br />
Emanuel Schaeffer in memory of his<br />
wife, Irene.<br />
Marlene Schoen in memory of her<br />
parents, Pauline and Louis<br />
Meiselman.<br />
Michael Sedransk in memory of his<br />
father, Stanley.<br />
Ruth Sedrish in memory of her<br />
husband, Louis.<br />
Anita Segal in memory of her father,<br />
Sam Mortman.<br />
Max Sher in memory of his father,<br />
Simon.<br />
Shari Silver in memory of her father,<br />
Edward Wiederspiel.<br />
Herbert Silverman in memory of his<br />
father, Max.<br />
Bonnie Solomon in memory of her<br />
father, Al E. Metzger.<br />
Dorothy Spatt in memory of her father,<br />
Meyer Dov Warmbrand.<br />
Dr. Irving Spector in memory of his<br />
sister, Lillian Raiten.<br />
Faye Stein in memory of her father,<br />
Harry Siegelberg.<br />
Joan Stern in memory of her mother,<br />
Belle Spiro.<br />
Marvin Tolkin in memory of his<br />
wife, Estelle.<br />
Allan Trompeter in memory of his<br />
mother, Frances Helen.<br />
Marsha Wolf in memory of her father,<br />
Arthur Scheier.<br />
David Wonsever in memory of his<br />
father, Abraham.<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<br />
at the appropriate Service<br />
to observe this occasion.<br />
May 1 – Iyar 7<br />
Bernard Cramer<br />
Irving Davis<br />
Rose Keller<br />
David Kislik<br />
Celia Metzger<br />
May 2 – Iyar 8<br />
Marjorie Engel<br />
Anna Feldman<br />
Morton Irwin Julien<br />
Frances Karson<br />
Beatrice Levine<br />
Leanore Levine Pollitt<br />
May 3 – Iyar 9<br />
Sidney Kalikow<br />
Howard Kshonz<br />
Rhoda Nadrich<br />
Alys Platek<br />
Abraham Plotkin<br />
Harry Seltzer<br />
May 4 – Iyar 10<br />
Victoria Fader<br />
Stanley Kevelson<br />
Morris Scher<br />
Josef Seibald<br />
May 5 – Iyar 11<br />
Hannah Isaacson<br />
Arnold Kaplan<br />
Carl Karcinell<br />
Rose Portugal<br />
May 6 – Iyar 12<br />
Sol Aronow<br />
Goldie Barditch<br />
Max Blaustein<br />
Sheldon Caine<br />
Ruchla Chmielewski<br />
Ethel Herman<br />
Alfred Newman<br />
Shirley Nizewitz<br />
Lillian Raiten<br />
Walter Ross<br />
Orrin Skolnick<br />
Hyman Zeitlin<br />
May 7 – Iyar 13<br />
Rafael Chmielewski<br />
Ruth Kaufman<br />
May 8 – Iyar 14<br />
Florence Baker<br />
Kitty Misonznick<br />
Anna Rappaport<br />
Shirley Rosenblum<br />
May 9 – Iyar 15<br />
Phillip Metzger<br />
Sarah Nodiff<br />
Louis Shiffman<br />
May 10 – Iyar 16<br />
Harry Bondy<br />
David Sacksner<br />
Mae Willbach<br />
May 11 – Iyar 17<br />
Hy Gerstman<br />
Dora Rubenstein<br />
May 12 – Iyar 18<br />
Gustave Feldman<br />
Albert Goldman<br />
Sylvia Herbst<br />
Daniel Laufer<br />
Mack Levins<br />
Morris Lowenthal<br />
Philip Menchel<br />
Saul Rubinfeld<br />
May 13 – Iyar 19<br />
Linda Cohen<br />
Louis Keller<br />
Sally Wacher<br />
May 14 – Iyar <strong>20</strong><br />
Samuel Cassoff<br />
Lois Grinker<br />
May 15 – Iyar 21<br />
Mildred Frumkes<br />
Sarah Kaminsky<br />
May 16 – Iyar 22<br />
Ethel Buchman<br />
Charles Fine<br />
Jack Kravitz<br />
Riva Skiba<br />
Max Stehr<br />
May 17 – Iyar 23<br />
Susan Backman<br />
May 18 – Iyar 24<br />
Hannah Boslow<br />
Rose Gursky<br />
Robert Olive<br />
Harold Rosenblum<br />
Rose Schneider<br />
May 19 – Iyar 25<br />
Isaac Engel<br />
Rose Kurot<br />
Gladys Schneider<br />
Edward Skiba<br />
Estelle Steinman<br />
May <strong>20</strong> – Iyar 26<br />
Carolyn Joy Altus<br />
Lillian Altus<br />
Benjamin Crossner<br />
Isidore Feit<br />
Fredric Suser<br />
Ephraim Weiss<br />
May 21 – Iyar 27<br />
David Ben-Ami<br />
Herman Boslow<br />
Pearl Donowitz<br />
Joseph Feuerstein<br />
Mildred Kronacher<br />
Rebecca Rutskin<br />
Elias Weiner<br />
Sam Wonsever<br />
May 22 – Iyar 28<br />
Howard Cotler<br />
Ella Gross<br />
Isaac Laufer<br />
Miriam Levy<br />
Sheldon Segal<br />
May 23 – Iyar 29<br />
Abraham Reichman<br />
Samuel Seid<br />
May 24 – Sivan 1<br />
Oscar Kaufman<br />
Nathan Lebovitz<br />
Rebecca Misonznick<br />
Peter Nash<br />
Harold Scheier<br />
May 25 – Sivan 2<br />
Rita Huth<br />
Bertha Noble<br />
Harriet Rosen<br />
Benjamin Shankman<br />
Nicholas Sklar<br />
Minnie Thaler<br />
Lawrence Ungarten<br />
May 26 – Sivan 3<br />
Anna Katz<br />
Irving Krasne<br />
Irving Krasne<br />
Abraham Misonznick<br />
Eleanor Winter<br />
May 27 – Sivan 4<br />
Sophie Grossman<br />
Alfred Stier<br />
Julia Zaretsky<br />
May 28 – Sivan 5<br />
Philip Davidson<br />
Benjamin Fink<br />
Benjamin Geiver<br />
Frederick Rand<br />
Louis Siegel<br />
May 29 – Sivan 6<br />
George Arons<br />
Lenore Davidson<br />
Ruben Gross<br />
Abraham Kassel<br />
Leslie Zaransky<br />
May <strong>30</strong> – Sivan 7<br />
Alan Austen<br />
Sidney Donowitz<br />
Laura Fass<br />
Esther Halbridge<br />
Rudolph Stern<br />
Bessie Teitzman<br />
May 31 – Sivan 8<br />
Stella Fuchs<br />
Rose Jaskol<br />
Shirley Lefkowitz<br />
George Levine<br />
<strong>June</strong> 1 – Sivan 9<br />
Deanna Abrevaya<br />
Michael Cohen<br />
Markus Ehrlich<br />
Isidore Goldberg<br />
Sally Golden<br />
Shaya Jeros<br />
Harris Joffe<br />
Frances Schieren<br />
<strong>June</strong> 2 – Sivan 10<br />
Celia Dobuler<br />
Fima Rudgayzer<br />
Jennie Saks<br />
<strong>June</strong> 3 – Sivan 11<br />
Gil Meyerowitz<br />
Murray Platt<br />
<strong>June</strong> 4 – Sivan 12<br />
Allyson Rosenblatt<br />
<strong>June</strong> 6 – Sivan 14<br />
Rose Schecter<br />
<strong>June</strong> 7 – Sivan 15<br />
Tuvia Bielsky<br />
Irving Goodman<br />
Alfred Itkin<br />
Morton Lesser<br />
<strong>June</strong> 8 – Sivan 16<br />
Irving Dubrowsky<br />
Abraham Goldberg<br />
Doris Peckerman<br />
<strong>June</strong> 9 – Sivan 17<br />
Edith Katz<br />
Ruth Roye<br />
Rose Sher<br />
<strong>June</strong> 10 – Sivan 18<br />
Francine Abrevaya<br />
Samuel Fishman<br />
Mildred Katz<br />
Judy Kelmenson<br />
Mina Portnoy<br />
<strong>June</strong> 11 – Sivan 19<br />
Harold Gingold<br />
Abraham Malkin<br />
Ida Rubinstein<br />
<strong>June</strong> 12 – Sivan <strong>20</strong><br />
Jacob Dick<br />
Charles A. Feigenblatt<br />
Max Kaplan<br />
Yevsey Metelista<br />
Charles Silverstein<br />
<strong>June</strong> 13 – Sivan 21<br />
Nathan Cohen<br />
Dr. Max Deutsch<br />
<strong>June</strong> 14 – Sivan 22<br />
Anne Held<br />
William Levy<br />
Linda Schulman<br />
Charles Trauner<br />
<strong>June</strong> 15 – Sivan 23<br />
Dorothy Braverman<br />
Nathan Cassoff<br />
Mera Goorian<br />
Stanley Gus<br />
Dora Lowenthal<br />
Sol Matza<br />
Ida Shkolnik<br />
<strong>June</strong> 16 – Sivan 24<br />
Samuel Beldner<br />
Fannie Garfinkel<br />
Edith Greenstein<br />
Beatrice Gruman<br />
Julius Marashinsky<br />
Meyer Weingrad<br />
Abraham Wilk<br />
<strong>June</strong> 17 – Sivan 25<br />
Jennie Bearman<br />
Anna Green<br />
Helen Levine<br />
Alex Pinquist<br />
<strong>June</strong> 18 – Sivan 26<br />
Irwin Cohen<br />
Anna Kassel<br />
<strong>June</strong> 19 – Sivan 27<br />
Kate Abrin<br />
Solomon Finerow<br />
Martin Goldstein<br />
<strong>June</strong> <strong>20</strong> – Sivan 28<br />
Max Akst<br />
Ralph Carron<br />
Benjamin Gottlieb<br />
Abraham Tamaroff<br />
Rose Wallshein<br />
<strong>June</strong> 21 – Sivan 29<br />
Sophie Gordon<br />
Blanche Isaacson Pullman<br />
Sonja Kahn<br />
Gladys Yarow<br />
<strong>June</strong> 22 – Sivan <strong>30</strong><br />
Frank Falvo<br />
Claire Lurie<br />
Nechama Shankman<br />
Sadie Strassman<br />
Al Tischler<br />
Rose Zeitlin<br />
<strong>June</strong> 23 – Tammuz 1<br />
Nat Filler<br />
Rand Skolnick<br />
Irving Nathan Tolkin<br />
<strong>June</strong> 24 – Tammuz 2<br />
Miriam Baskin<br />
Sophie Mirel Bedar<br />
Sylvia Goldman<br />
Jack Horne<br />
Ida Levine<br />
Marion Levine<br />
Irving Lippert<br />
<strong>June</strong> 25 – Tammuz 3<br />
Harold Kaufman<br />
Rose Poploff<br />
Doris Robinson<br />
Ida Stakoff<br />
<strong>June</strong> 26 – Tammuz 4<br />
Shoshana Ron<br />
<strong>June</strong> 27 – Tammuz 5<br />
Lawrence Blank<br />
Mary Finkel<br />
Marion Moss<br />
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<strong>June</strong> 28 – Tammuz 6<br />
Michael Cohen<br />
Alice Lillian Dwoskin<br />
Malwina Gaidukowski<br />
Thomas Grossman<br />
Lenore Krieger<br />
Abe Lurie<br />
Bessie Rosen<br />
Ben Rosenstein<br />
<strong>June</strong> 29 – Tammuz 7<br />
Regina Feit<br />
Herman Gordon<br />
Max Rehns<br />
Jeremy Scheinfeld<br />
Joseph Schneider<br />
<strong>June</strong> <strong>30</strong> – Tammuz 8<br />
Claire Goldberg<br />
Doris Horowitz<br />
Sol Kessin<br />
Edith Levenson<br />
July 1 – Tammuz 9<br />
Bertha Bieber<br />
Richard Diamond<br />
Daniel Kanfer<br />
Isidore Nodiff<br />
Jack Peerless<br />
Edith Reichman<br />
Seymour Shiffman<br />
Leona Weiner<br />
July 2 – Tammuz 10<br />
Milton Garver<br />
Frieda Janoff<br />
July 3 – Tammuz 11<br />
Lisa Beth Gerstman<br />
Sylvia Jacobson<br />
July 4 – Tammuz 12<br />
Harry Bearman<br />
Evelyn Smith Sall<br />
July 5 – Tammuz 13<br />
Irene Davis<br />
Karen Goffner Gadol<br />
Toby Salpeter<br />
July 6 – Tammuz 14<br />
Rose Brenner<br />
Felix Friedman<br />
Max Noble<br />
July 7 – Tammuz 15<br />
Dr. Charles Goldberg<br />
Joseph Keilson<br />
July 8 – Tammuz 16<br />
Ethel Feinstein<br />
Fannie Graber<br />
Harry Hollander<br />
Joseph Levine<br />
Martin Weinburg<br />
July 9 – Tammuz 17<br />
Phyllis M. Li<strong>pm</strong>an<br />
July 10 – Tammuz 18<br />
Ethel Becker<br />
Rebecca Bruh<br />
Selma Zinn<br />
July 11 – Tammuz 19<br />
Murray Hagler<br />
Bennie Morris<br />
Rubin Schieren<br />
Max Tischler<br />
Jack Trieger<br />
July 13 – Tammuz 21<br />
Dorothy Harrow<br />
Saul Isaacs<br />
Harold Kalikow<br />
Solomon Kislin<br />
Albert E. Paley<br />
Louis Rosenblum<br />
July 14 – Tammuz 22<br />
Joseph Feldman<br />
Nathan Hoffeld<br />
Herman Sckolnick<br />
Richard Stern<br />
Nathan L. Weingrad<br />
July 15 – Tammuz 23<br />
Ida Schmier<br />
Rhoda Shapiro<br />
July 16 – Tammuz 24<br />
Louis A. Case<br />
Bernard Jablon<br />
Frieda Lustig<br />
Beatrice Sterman<br />
July 17 – Tammuz 25<br />
Mira Ehrlich<br />
Daniel Epstein<br />
Annie Kalikow<br />
Clara Stehr<br />
July 18 – Tammuz 26<br />
Aaron Fisher<br />
Dorothy Moses<br />
July 19 – Tammuz 27<br />
Cole Genn<br />
Isaac Raffelson<br />
Mildred Whitman<br />
Fred Zinn<br />
July <strong>20</strong> – Tammuz 28<br />
Arthur K. Fried<br />
Benjamin Halbridge<br />
July 21 – Tammuz 29<br />
Herman Azia<br />
Anna Doneger<br />
Jack Jacobs<br />
Irving Katz<br />
Chaim Kramer<br />
Jeanette Marcus<br />
Hyman Partman<br />
July 22 – Av 1<br />
Dr. Jack H. Turetzky<br />
July 23 – Av 2<br />
Harry Neveloff<br />
Rachel Leah Seibald<br />
July 24 – Av 3<br />
Arnold Barash<br />
Jack Glickman<br />
Lila Jacobs<br />
Gerry Roberts<br />
July 25 – Av 4<br />
Lena Cohen<br />
Louis Herman<br />
AlanB. Heyer<br />
Max Ivler<br />
Joseph Nizewitz<br />
July 26 – Av 5<br />
Jean Epstein<br />
Elsie Fischer<br />
Rita Frank<br />
Samuel Garfinkel<br />
Charlotte Kristeller<br />
Susan Krull<br />
Abraham Rubinfeld<br />
July 27 – Av 6<br />
Harry Louis Birnbaum<br />
Ida Clark<br />
Blanche Lieberman<br />
Jerome Weinburg<br />
July 28 – Av 7<br />
Claire Gassel<br />
Robert Warren Gilbert<br />
Clara Gordon<br />
Hyman Lasker<br />
Rose Markowitz<br />
July 29 – Av 8<br />
Lena Aronowitz<br />
Selma Slepian<br />
July <strong>30</strong> – Av 9<br />
Blanche Ruth Birnbaum<br />
Hillel Boslow<br />
Sadie Cohen<br />
Rose Fielder Kuntz<br />
Jerome Greenvald<br />
Herbert Polansky<br />
Ida Weiss<br />
July 31 – Av 10<br />
Esther Austin<br />
Marvin Feldman<br />
Nathan Grossman<br />
August 1 – Av 11<br />
Joseph Kirschner<br />
Seymour Miller<br />
Lawrence Sanders<br />
August 2 – Av 12<br />
Elizabeth Bensusan<br />
Roslyn Grobman<br />
Barnet Grossman<br />
LillianZeitlin Slan<br />
August 3 – Av 13<br />
Rhoda Anstendig<br />
Michael Kirshner<br />
Moira Lurie<br />
Ruth Shaw<br />
Beatrice Simon<br />
August 4 – Av 14<br />
Irving Berman<br />
Morris Fielder<br />
Lenore Kotcher<br />
Stacy Schlegel<br />
August 5 – Av 15<br />
Leon Abrevaya<br />
Nathan Bearman<br />
Sadie Engel<br />
Bessie Gingold<br />
Barnett Gordon<br />
Pauline Kanfer<br />
Rachael Schwartz<br />
August 6 – Av 16<br />
Dorothy Schlesinger<br />
August 7 – Av 17<br />
Jacob Buchman<br />
Nathan Nicholson<br />
Beulah Radburd<br />
Lawrence Wonsever<br />
August 8 – Av 18<br />
Joseph Drillich<br />
Sue Gross<br />
MurrayDavid Leviton<br />
Benjamin Spector<br />
Bernard Stauber<br />
Sidney Teitzman<br />
Louis Turetzky<br />
August 9 – Av 19<br />
Frances Miles<br />
Lyon Sacksner<br />
August 10 – Av <strong>20</strong><br />
Samuel Berchofsky<br />
Millie Carron<br />
Jacob Cohen<br />
Vicki Finkelstein<br />
Jacob Gabel<br />
Louis Moskowitz<br />
Faye Weinstein<br />
August 11 – Av 21<br />
Herbert Ain<br />
David Kuncman<br />
Meyer Sugarman<br />
Pearl Weinstein<br />
August 12 – Av 22<br />
Gus Doctor<br />
Bertha Ehrlich<br />
Lillian Pincus<br />
August 13 – Av 23<br />
Eleanor Silverstein<br />
Sarah Weinberg<br />
August 14 – Av 24<br />
Isidor Fishbach<br />
Blanche Rost<br />
August 15 – Av 25<br />
Leonard Alweis<br />
Kate Dwoskin<br />
Irving Finkelstein<br />
Ryan Scott Kolnick<br />
Herman Levine<br />
Vladimir Slepak<br />
August 16 – Av 26<br />
Joseph Lieberman<br />
Pearl Mandel<br />
Blossom Spiegel<br />
August 17 – Av 27<br />
Rita Brodsky<br />
Walter Holick<br />
August 18 – Av 28<br />
Joseph Held<br />
Ruth H. Schloss<br />
Anna Zaldin<br />
August 19 – Av 29<br />
Celia Hager<br />
Stephen Moser<br />
Esther Rosenblatt<br />
Frank Theodore<br />
August <strong>20</strong> – Av <strong>30</strong><br />
Matilda Mendelson<br />
Leo Rosengart<br />
Rea Roth<br />
August 21 – Elul 1<br />
Sadie Gordon<br />
George Whitman<br />
Martha Zuckerman<br />
August 22 – Elul 2<br />
Minnie Antoville<br />
Regina Knobloch<br />
Herman N. Lipton<br />
Ann Weinstein<br />
August 23 – Elul 3<br />
Celia Benbasset<br />
Ilsa Berger<br />
Anna Spritzer<br />
Jacob Weilgus<br />
August 25 – Elul 5<br />
Doris Garroway<br />
Celia Goldberg<br />
Ruth Landesman<br />
Morris Skolnick<br />
August 26 – Elul 6<br />
Harry Bieber<br />
Sidney Doloboff<br />
Minnie Orgel<br />
George Rosenfeld<br />
Noah Sterling Sher<br />
Marvin Turkel<br />
August 27 – Elul 7<br />
Sheila Cohn Kislik<br />
Daniel Diamond<br />
Irving Rosenberg<br />
August 28 – Elul 8<br />
Ruth Boaz<br />
Norman Chait<br />
Hyman Feierstein<br />
Harry Fischer<br />
Jack D. Forem<br />
Aaron Lieberman<br />
Betty Schwartz<br />
August 29 – Elul 9<br />
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295 Main Street<br />
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Periodical<br />
Paid at East <strong>Rockaway</strong>, New York<br />
Publication No. 2331<strong>20</strong>