December 2013 Kislev/Tevet 5774 Volume 17, Issue 6 From Our Spiritual Leader Cantor Henry Shapiro We’ve had an exciting few weeks at PJC - the sisterhood dinner, Chanukah, and the recent beautiful bat mitzvah of Molly Goss. During the 8 days of Chanukah, I wondered if there was any special meaning given to each day of the holiday. For example, the seven week period between Pesach and Shavous is called the Omer, referring to the count-down to the barley harvest. Each week and each day of the week is supposed to have a particular character and meaning. Well that’s not the case for Chanukah though the last day is called ‘Zot Chanukah’ (zos if you pronounce Ashenazic). ‘This is Chanukah’ comes from the Torah reading for the 8th day, zot chanukat hamizbeiach, this is the dedication for the alter. Naturally the rabbis try to find some reason for why the last, 8th day would be so designated. When we lift the Torah after the reading, we sing v’Zot haTorah asher saam Moshe, this is the Torah that Moses set, etc ... We are identifying with the Torah as the specific one of his. Similar to how we think we ourselves are liberated from Egypt during the Passover Seder. Chanukah means dedication, really re-dedication in this instance. With the secular new year approaching, I was reminded of the resolutions I made over the high holidays. I’m using this as a reality check to see if I’m on track with the goals I set for myself, rededicating myself if you will. If one of your goals is Hebrew or Jewish learning, I’d like to take this opportunity to point out that 2 classes are starting at PJC. Hebrew on Tuesdays at 6pm, and a discussion of the weekly Torah portion on Sundays at 11am. If you want to make improvement, or gain a deeper understanding in those areas, please consider coming. I’ll work with everyone on their level - beginners very welcome. Coming Events Friday Night Shabbat Services - 6:00 PM Saturday Morning Shabbat Services - 9:30 AM Tuesday, Dec.17th Israeli Dancing - with instructor Lynn Berman 7- 8PM Beginners welcome - open to all instrumentalists - bring your instruments Cost: $5.00 per person Sunday, December 22nd - 11AM - Parsha HaShavua - a discussion group on the weekly Torah portion and other Jewish topics Tuesday, January 7th Israeli Dancing - with instructor Lynn Berman 7- 8PM Tuesday, January 21th Israeli Dancing - with instructor Lynn Berman 7- 8PM with live music Hebrew - Tuesdays 6pm Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28 Parsha HaShavua, Torah Discussion Group - 11AM Sundays at Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 See calendars for Candle Lighting times
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December 2013 Kislev/Tevet 5774 Volume 17, Issue 6
From Our Spir i tual Leader Cantor Henry Shapiro
We’ve had an exciting few weeks at PJC - the sisterhood dinner, Chanukah, and the recent beautiful bat mitzvah of Molly Goss. During the 8 days of Chanukah, I wondered if there was any special meaning given to each day of the holiday. For example, the seven week period between Pesach and Shavous is called the Omer, referring to the count-down to the barley harvest. Each week and each day of the week is supposed to have a particular character and meaning. Well that’s not the case for Chanukah though the last day is called ‘Zot Chanukah’ (zos if you pronounce Ashenazic). ‘This is Chanukah’ comes from the Torah reading for the 8th day, zot chanukat hamizbeiach, this is the dedication for the alter. Naturally the rabbis try to find some reason for why the last, 8th day would be so designated. When we lift the Torah after the reading, we sing v’Zot haTorah asher saam Moshe, this is the Torah that Moses set, etc ... We are identifying with the Torah as the specific one of his. Similar to how we think we ourselves are liberated from Egypt during the Passover Seder. Chanukah means dedication, really re-dedication in this instance. With the secular new year approaching, I was reminded of the resolutions I made over the high holidays. I’m using this as a reality check to see if I’m on track with the goals I set for myself, rededicating myself if you will. If one of your goals is Hebrew or Jewish learning, I’d like to take this opportunity to point out that 2 classes are starting at PJC. Hebrew on Tuesdays at 6pm, and a discussion of the weekly Torah portion on Sundays at 11am. If you want to make improvement, or gain a deeper understanding in those areas, please consider coming. I’ll work with everyone on their level - beginners very welcome.
Coming Events
Friday Night Shabbat Services - 6:00 PM Saturday Morning Shabbat Services - 9:30 AM Tuesday, Dec.17th Israeli Dancing - with instructor Lynn Berman 7-8PM Beginners welcome - open to all instrumentalists - bring your instruments Cost: $5.00 per person Sunday, December 22nd - 11AM - Parsha HaShavua - a discussion group on the weekly Torah portion and other Jewish topics Tuesday, January 7th Israeli Dancing - with instructor Lynn Berman 7-8PM Tuesday, January 21th Israeli Dancing - with instructor Lynn Berman 7-8PM with live music Hebrew - Tuesdays 6pm Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28 Parsha HaShavua, Torah Discussion Group - 11AM Sundays at Jan 5, 12, 19, 26 See calendars for Candle Lighting times
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Chanukah is also referred to as ‘The Festival of Lights’. That’s appropriate since it usually falls in the middle of winter around the solstice. With this years’ early ‘Thankgivvukah’, we’re left with more weeks ahead of early sunsets and long nights. I will do my best to combat SAD (Seasonal Affected Disorder) with special music and sing-along melodies at Friday night services. Send me your suggestions for good songs and together we will as the Israeli song says, banu choshech legaresh, drive out the darkness. Kol tuv, Cantor Henry Shapiro
Labor Day is Monday, September 2nd.
Rosh Hashanah begins the evening of September 4th, with morning services the next two days. See the High Holy Day schedule for times and dates of all the Holy Days and Festivals in Tishrei. You can find this elsewhere in the Scribe.
Friday night services continue being held at 6:00 pm instead of 8:00 pm. This change has been well
At our annual Chanukah dinner, the following people were winners of the Chai Club drawing: Rachel Kitchenoff won the $100 Israeli Mazel Tov bond $18 Sisterhood gift certificates: Diane Bloomfield Ava Cain Alexis Moidel (granddaughter of Margie Moidel) Linda Tashbook
An important message from the PJC Sisterhood: We encourage and appreciate sponsors for Friday nights and Saturday mornings. Please try to give us two weeks notice whenever possible so that we may properly prepare for your Kiddush or oneg. *************************************************************************February Birthday Kiddush Cantor Henry Shapiro invites everyone to come for his birthday kiddush on Friday February 7th or Saturday the 8th - the 2nd shabbat of February. He also invite those members with birthdays in the month to co-sponsor the kiddush with him. A number of synagogues have a regular monthly kiddush for members or friends/family of members whose birthdays fall in the month. It’s a nice easy way to celebrate and also to make a special shabbat. We know there is a Friday night group and a Saturday morning group at PJC, so the Cantor decided to get the ball rolling with both. Please contact the office if you want to be a sponsor for February or any other upcoming month. Cantor Henry Shapiro
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From the President’s Desk………………………….Robert E. Korfin Last month we paid a bit more than we should have to get the floor in the Social Hall stripped and a new polymer finish applied. Big deal right? Well it was a big deal. We thought the work on the floor would brighten it up and get some of the deep-down years of wear removed. We were hoping to be left with a new-looking floor after applying some special wax like the TV commercials. Well it didn’t happen, but that’s okay because we got something better than a clean, polished floor; instead we got memories. What? What kind of memories? Those old tiles laying on our social hall floor have been there for over 50 years. Stop and think if those tiles could talk. They’ve been witness to luncheons and Shabbat dinners, Wedding receptions, Bar/Bat Mitzvah parties, New Year’s Eve parties, High Holidays, Square dances, Israeli dancing, testimonial dinners and Adult Education classes, Yiddish classes, Purim carnivals, ice cream socials, and oh the latkes, blintzes and brisket. I could go on and on, but you’ve got my point. The floor may not be like the one at the Mall, but the memories….well, you can’t take them away… It’s been some time since we’ve had a B’nai Mitzvah but this weekend, PJC will shine as Molly Goss is called to the bema for her Bat Mitzvah. Molly is the daughter of Jennifer and Walter Goss. I know she will make us Parkway Proud. Mazel Tov… This is the second edition of The Scribe that most of you are reading via email. The first edition was met with much success. I heard from so many of our members who told me how much they enjoyed reading our new-look PJC newsletter. And many thanks to some of members who live away from Pittsburgh but got back to me and told me how much they enjoyed receiving the e-mail edition; like Efrem Schwartz, and Lois & Alan Forman. We’ve gone from Thanksgiving dinner to leftovers, turkey sandwiches, turkey soup, and a noodle concoction called turkey tetrazzini. What I really wanted to tell you is about the wonderful Potato Latkes that were served at the PJC Chanukah Dinner. A group of us led by Diane Bloomfield and Leslie Rubin set-up an assembly line and prepared over 400 latkes. If you didn’t get any you’re out of luck. The people attending the dinner ate up every single Latke. Wait until next year…. So far we’ve been very lucking in terms of the amount of snow and/or icy roads we received at PJC. We will monitor the weather during the winter months and keep you posted as to cancellations or postponements. There’s no sense in any of us getting hurt driving to and from PJC. I will let you know via email or you can always phone me for updates. I never know whether I should be wishing our members a Happy New Year or not. After all, we do that at the High Holy Days. Well I say….Let’s celebrate and enjoy life as much as possible so from my family to yours….HAPPY NEW YEAR! And then we’ll talk again.
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Kiddush & Oneg Shabbat Sponsors
Rachel and Marc Leff Bruce Feldman PJC Sisterhood
Kiddush Oneg SponsorshipsSisterhood invites you to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other Simchas by sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat or Saturday Morning Kiddush. You can also sponsor in memory of a loved one’s Yahrzeit. For more information, call Diane Bloomfield at 412-373-9240 or Leslie Rubin at 412-371-8437
Donation Contacts: Donations to the Marilyn Markowitz/Phyllis Stein Memorial Library Fund can be made by calling the shul office. Mazel Tov to: Gerri Moldovan, on the Marriage of her Son, Lee
Mazel Tov to: Pauline and Charlie Davis, on the Bar Mitzvah of their Grandson, Benjamin
DECEMEBER ANNIVERSARIES
20 Pauline and Charles Davis 24 Vera and Lesley Greenberg
30 Micki and Jack Kessler
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
1 Robert Zukerman Woody Allen Bette Midler
5 Gary Moidel 6 Bill Hershman
Ira Gershwin 7 Noam Chomsky
Eli Wallach 8 John Kosko
Sammy Davis, Jr. 9 Heather Caplan
Kirk Douglas 12 Harold Bloomfield
Ed Koch 17 Marvin Tell
Geremy Goldstein William Safire Arthur Fiedler
18 Steven Spielberg 20 Uri Geller 21 Karen Mayer
Benjamin Disraeli 23 Josh Brown Avraham Stern
24 L.J. Tell 26 Phil Spector
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December Yahrzeits
Week of November 29, 2013 - 26 Kislev Ben Magdovitz¸ Molly Markovitz, Nathan Savitz, Freda Abrams, Edith Lucker, Esther Freilachoff, Lawrence Louis Green, Melvyn Bernard Cohen, Pauline S. Berman, Leonard Caplan, Isadore Bliwas, David Hausman, Leonard Quint, Lawrence (Larry) J. Klein, Benjamin Hoffman, Samuel Markovitz, Albert Brawer, Jeannette Freehof, Max Marcus, Anita Kaye Margulis Week of December 6, 2013 - 3 Tevet Sadie Edelman, Jerry Merenstein, Rose Tannenbaum Malhmood, Alfie Felser, Madeline Klein, Abraham Wolfson, Ethel Klein, Max Moskovitz Week of December 13, 2013 - 10 Tevet Norman David Brawer, Joseph Cohen, Rose Grossman, Milton Caplan, Helen Shussett, Shirley Feldman, Ludwig Winkler, Eva Feder, Harvey Rosenzweig, Morris Weinberger, Joseph Kline, Phillip Solomon, Ernie Friedman,Herschel Merenstein, Rebecca Robbins, Ronald Klein, Helen Schonberg Week of December 20, 2013 - 17 Tevet Mollie Fox Goldberg, Harvey Lipsitz, Louis Kessler, Leah Z. Kraft, Sylvia Freedel, Kate Rosen Sable, Morton Fineman, Isidore Kaye, Arthur Sternberger, Sherry Nancy Brown, Clara Kooper, Estheretta Shore Week of December 27, 2013 - 24 Tevet Alan Harris Kraska, Rose Podolsky, Jennie Perelstine, Tillie Levenson, Irving Forman, Ilene G. Mattock, Irwin S. Chosky, Marcel Fakiro, Max Ehrlich, Sidney Green, Marion Sternberger, Mamie Clyde Kaye, Irwin S. Erenstein If the name is printed in Bold, a Yahrzeit Plaque will be illuminated in the Sanctuary during the Yahrzeit week. If you would like to place a Yahrzeit Plaque in the Sanctuary, please call the Synagogue Office at 412-823-4338 between 9 am and 1 pm daily.
Condolences to: Gerri Moldovan on the passing of her Mother, Florence Rosenberg
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LIBRARY NEWS We at PJC are proud to learn that Jessi Korfin Malkin’s husband Michael has written a book entitled Complex Volume One: Ways of Life. It is a novel written in the graphic form. And we are honored to have an autographed copy in our library…Thanks Michael! New FICTION 1) Complex Volume One: Ways of Life by Michael Malkin
Welcome to Towne.
From the outside, Towne appears to be just a normal suburban village, however, that is simply a veneer. In Towne there are two factions, a group of scientists working behind the scenes and another that appear to be the guinea pigs for their experiments. What is their ultimate goal and who's behind it all? Welcome to the neighborhood, we hope you enjoy your stay. (Barnes and Noble)
2) The English Girl by Daniel Silva
Daniel Silva delivers another spectacular thriller starring Gabriel Allon, The English Girl. When a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, a prime minister’s career is threatened with destruction. Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence, is thrust into a game of shadows where nothing is what it seems...and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies might be the truth… Silva’s work has captured the imagination of millions worldwide; his #1 New York Times bestselling series which chronicles the adventures of art-restorer and master spy Gabriel Allon has earned the praise of readers and reviewers everywhere. This captivating new page-turner from the undisputed master of spy fiction is sure to thrill new and old fans alike.(Barnes and Noble)
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Central Scholarship and Loan Referral Service of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Jewish Family & Children's Service (412) 422-5627
Applications for need-based college scholarships for the 2014-2015 school year are available from the Central Scholarship & Loan Referral Service (CSLRS) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. This program is administered by Jewish Family & Children's Service. The funds are made available through the generosity of families who have established endowments through the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Jewish Community Center, National Council of Jewish Women, Jewish Women International of Pittsburgh (formerly B'nai B'rith Women), The Pittsburgh Foundation, and Rodef Shalom Congregation. All scholarships are distributed on the basis of demonstrated financial need. Depending on the scholarship fund, other factors such as academic achievement, field of study, school attending, and community involvement may also be considered. In addition, the applicant must be Jewish, reside in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Beaver, Butler or Washington County for at least two years, and need financial assistance to attend an accredited institution of higher education as either an undergraduate or graduate student. The CSLRS on-line application is available at http://www.centralscholarship.org. All applications are due February 11, 2014. First-time applicants must be interviewed. All applications should be submitted as early as possible to ensure processing. The deadline for applications is February 11, 2014.
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Israeli Dancing at PJC
Parkway Jewish Center
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7-8PM, $5 Live music on 3rd Tuesdays
Beginners welcome
For more information and directions see parkwayjewishcenter.org
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