MARCH / APRIL 2016 732-545-6482 732-246-3100 fax www.hpct-cae.org THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND THE JEWS Rabbi Eliot Isaac Malomet COME JOIN US! It’s Havana Night in Highland Park Sunday April 10 • 5:00 PM Join us for the HAVANA GALA to celebrate 180 years of our TEMPLE Community. Come together with friends and family for an evening of Salsa dancing, Cuban cuisine and Delicious Party Drinks Place your bids at the silent auction, and win your favorite prizes. This year we will have a virtual Ad Journal that will play on the big screen all evening and be available all year long at the Temple web site. Link your business to the Temple website through this virtual journal for added exposure. Consider the added value of your advertisements when potential customers can have access all year round! Help us raise money to support the amazing programs, wonderful services, and beautiful building that allows us to come together as a community. You can sell ads to pay for your own GALA tickets. Please contact Bonnie Freidenreich at [email protected] before soliciting ads, and with any questions. We will be printing a NEW TEMPLE DIRECTORY; Listings are $10.00, Jewels are $7.00 per name, and consider honoring someone special for an additional $10.00 per name. This could be a favorite teacher, or someone who has helped others in a special way. Encourage your friends and family members to join us in celebrating together. Dance the Salsa down the aisle. Let’s celebrate together in style! B ernie Sanders is the first Jew to win a presidential primary. Hillary Clinton has a Jewish son-in-law. Donald Trump has a Jewish daughter, a Jewish son-in-law, and a Jewish grandchild! Marco Rubio’s main backer is Jewish. Ted Cruz has many Jewish supporters and had a strong Hanukkah message. John Kasich defeated a Jewish congressman, Bob Shamansky when he was first elected to the House. Jeb Bush has a “Jewish leadership team,” and has been to a number of Passover Seders. Mike Bloomberg is considering a run and is quite Jewish. All of the above support Israel in varying degrees, having visited there many times. One even lived on a kibbutz. And so it goes. Like analyzing the lists of Nobel prizewinners, or Oscar nominees, or whatever other prestigious category of human achievement that exists, we are always trying to figure out the Jewish connection. American politics is no exception. This past year alone saw the publication of a minor bestseller entitled, “Lincoln and the Jews,” which listed a fascinating series of connections that the greatest American president had with American Jews. It’s amazing to see how extensive they were. In fact, some would go so far as to say that Lincoln himself was Jewish! Figuring out who is Jewish and what their Jewish connections are, is one of our favorite pastimes as Jews. But, as far as presidential candidates are concerned, should it matter? Should we care more about a future president's gender, ethnicity, identity or religion than we do about his or her policies? My hunch is that perhaps a generation or two ago, Jews thought about this more. Less so, now. Back then they were deeply fearful of an anti-Semitic backlash if such a figure had been deemed a failure or worse, corrupt. The fact that we could see two Jewish candidates for President (Sanders and Bloomberg, if he runs) without even a shrug of concern in the Jewish community speaks volumes of how far Jews have come in America in the last several decades. Even when Joe Lieberman ran as Al Gore’s running mate back in 2000, Lieberman’s Jewishness was an issue. This time around, the Jewish connection of any of the candidates barely ranks as a topic of conversation. And that’s a good thing. Because in the end, ethnicity and identity, while significant on some level, should not be determining factors in choosing a president. I could think of lots of other things that would be more important to consider. Take vision and leadership, for example. Intelligence and judgment. Empathy and understanding. Character and capacity. Skill and policies. I would add the ability to craft a good sentence with just a sprinkling of soul. The ability to inspire. Don’t get me wrong, I am very proud of the Jewish connections in all of the candidates. They are fascinating to point to out and sometimes even amusing. But the most significant thing about the candidates is not their Jewish connections; it’s how ultimately insignificant those Jewish connections have become. PASSOVER SHOPPING Listed on Page 4
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MARCH / APRIL 2016
732-545-6482 732-246-3100 fax www.hpct-cae.org
THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AND THE JEWS Rabbi Eliot Isaac Malomet
COME JOIN US! It’s Havana Night in Highland Park Sunday April 10 • 5:00 PM
Join us for the HAVANA GALA to celebrate 180 years of our TEMPLE Community.
Come together with friends and family for an evening of Salsa dancing, Cuban cuisine and Delicious Party Drinks
Place your bids at the silent auction, and win your favorite prizes.This year we will have a virtual Ad Journal that will play on the big screen all evening and be available all year long at the Templeweb site. Link your business to the Temple website through this virtual journal for added exposure. Consider the added value ofyour advertisements when potential customers can have access all year round! Help us raise money to support the amazing programs,wonderful services, and beautiful building that allows us to come together as a community. You can sell ads to pay for your ownGALA tickets. Please contact Bonnie Freidenreich at [email protected] before soliciting ads, and with any questions.
We will be printing a NEW TEMPLE DIRECTORY; Listings are $10.00, Jewels are $7.00 per name, and consider honoringsomeone special for an additional $10.00 per name. This could be a favorite teacher, or someone who has helped others in a specialway. Encourage your friends and family members to join us in celebrating together.
Dance the Salsa down the aisle. Let’s celebrate together in style!
Bernie Sanders is the first Jew to win apresidential primary. Hillary Clinton has aJewish son-in-law. Donald Trump has a
Jewish daughter, a Jewish son-in-law, and a Jewishgrandchild! Marco Rubio’s main backer is Jewish.Ted Cruz has many Jewish supporters and had astrong Hanukkah message. John Kasich defeateda Jewish congressman, Bob Shamansky when hewas first elected to the House. Jeb Bush has a“Jewish leadership team,” and has been to anumber of Passover Seders. Mike Bloomberg isconsidering a run and is quite Jewish. All of theabove support Israel in varying degrees, havingvisited there many times. One even lived on akibbutz.
And so it goes. Like analyzing the lists ofNobel prizewinners, or Oscar nominees, orwhatever other prestigious category of humanachievement that exists, we are always trying tofigure out the Jewish connection. Americanpolitics is no exception. This past year alone sawthe publication of a minor bestseller entitled,“Lincoln and the Jews,” which listed a fascinating
series of connections that the greatest Americanpresident had with American Jews. It’s amazingto see how extensive they were. In fact, somewould go so far as to say that Lincoln himself wasJewish!
Figuring out who is Jewish and what theirJewish connections are, is one of our favoritepastimes as Jews. But, as far as presidentialcandidates are concerned, should it matter?Should we care more about a future president'sgender, ethnicity, identity or religion than we doabout his or her policies? My hunch is thatperhaps a generation or two ago, Jews thoughtabout this more. Less so, now. Back then theywere deeply fearful of an anti-Semitic backlash ifsuch a figure had been deemed a failure or worse,corrupt. The fact that we could see two Jewishcandidates for President (Sanders and Bloomberg,if he runs) without even a shrug of concern in theJewish community speaks volumes of how farJews have come in America in the last severaldecades. Even when Joe Lieberman ran as AlGore’s running mate back in 2000, Lieberman’s
Jewishness was an issue. This time around, theJewish connection of any of the candidates barelyranks as a topic of conversation.
And that’s a good thing. Because in the end,ethnicity and identity, while significant on somelevel, should not be determining factors inchoosing a president. I could think of lots ofother things that would be more important toconsider. Take vision and leadership, for example.Intelligence and judgment. Empathy andunderstanding. Character and capacity. Skill andpolicies. I would add the ability to craft a goodsentence with just a sprinkling of soul. Theability to inspire.
Don’t get me wrong, I am very proud of theJewish connections in all of the candidates. Theyare fascinating to point to out and sometimeseven amusing. But the most significant thingabout the candidates is not their Jewishconnections; it’s how ultimately insignificantthose Jewish connections have become.
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Mazel TovClaire and Alfred Horvath on the marriage of theirgranddaughter, Yael Horvath, to Meir YaakovGutman.
Sue and Rob Rosengarten on the birth of theirgranddaughter, Elle Leah Steinberg.
Susan and Phillip Baron in honor of the BarMitzvah of their grandson, Michael Sorkin.
Tammy Dorff in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of herson, Zachary Dorff.
Rabbi Esther Reed and Rabbi Mordecai Schwartzon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Isaac Reed-Schwartz.
Dr. Barbara Reed and Dr. Michael Kesler on theBar Mitzvah of their grandson, Isaac Reed-Schwartz.
Steven Kuchinsky on receiving his Masters ofSocial Work from Monmouth University.
Dr. Ellen and Dan Ronnen on the Bat Mitzvah oftheir daughter, Rebecca Ronnen.
Eva Ronnen on the Bat Mitzvah of hergranddaughter, Rebecca Ronnen.
Rachel and Steven Pasichow on the birth of theirgranddaughter, Kensi Morgan Haimson.
Sheryl Olitzky on her special birthday in March.Arlene Frumkin on her special birthday in March.Skip Rogers on his special birthday in March.
Richard Mitnick on his special birthday in March.Elaine Feinberg on her special birthday in March.Stanley Haber on his special birthday in March.Larry Goldberg on his special birthday in March.Paula and Aaron Kondioti on their special weddinganniversary in March.
Sandi Selby on her special birthday in April.Bonnie Guttenplan on her special birthday inApril.
Marvin Goodman on his special birthday in April.Carolyn Metz on her special birthday in April.Steve Lerner on his special birthday in April.Ceil Stern on her special birthday in April.Irwin Math on his special birthday in April.Dr. Ted Stahl on his special birthday in April.Beverly Teich on her special birthday in April.Eleanor Karp on her special birthday in April.Judy and Bernie Schanzer on their special weddinganniversary in April.
Mona and Larry Zamick on their special weddinganniversary in April.
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Nahamu NahamuFamily and friends of Joseph Uniman.Dr. Rochelle Henner and Roy Marantz on theloss of Rochelle’s mother, Mina Henner.
Joe and Rifka Moyal on the loss of Joe’s mother,Esther Moyal.
Rob and Sue Rosengarten on the loss of Rob’smother, Greta Nadasdi.
Family and friends of Leah Silver.
OFFICERSPresident Sheldon FreidenreichPresident Elect Zoltan Kemeny Treasurer Barry Sherman1st Vice President Stuart Feinblatt Financial Secretary Arnold Schifman2nd Vice President Dr. Barbara Chabner Recording Secretary Joy Kuchinsky
David BrotmanIra CohenNanette CohenLawrence FinebergCarey GlassMarty GoldenPhil GoldwasserDavid Greenblatt
Dr. Peter HeimannMarc HermanSue KheelIra KiznerSherri LernerSteve Lerner Carrie MitnickUri Mittler
Lisa MorganBarbara ParkoffStanley RavensHenry SalmonLinda SchmidtMarcia ShiffmanAl TondowJerry Trub
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jacob Willner z’lA. Harry Freedman z’lLouis Beck z’lDavid Michelson z’lPhilip Susswein z’lAbram Freidberg z’lHarry Kroll z’lStuart Katz z’lDaniel Rockoff z’l
Dr. Hans FisherKarl Ringel z’lDr. Theodore StahlGertrude KlausArthur CohenDr. Theodore SulzbergAlbert RappaportDr. Elliot BrooksBenjamin SchallEdward Guttenplan
Roy TanzmanKevin Leff Hon. Gayle Brill MittlerFred MorganDr. Peter SchildStuart MitnickSamuel KamensCarl LevyDr. Mitchel RosenLinda Tondow
PAST PRESIDENTS
Barbara CohenEdward CohenDr. Marlene Herman
Charles Mandel z’lArline SchwartzmanIra Susswein z’l
Joseph TabakHon. Herbert Tanzman z’l
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Rabbi Eliot Isaac Malomet Rabbi Emeritus Yakov R. Hilsenrath zt”l
Hazzan Randall Levin
Men’s Club Presidents: Marty Golden and Larry KliozeSisterhood President: Marsha Goldwasser
TODAH RABAH
We would like to thank our Templefriends who dedicated a paver in honor ofour recent 70th Wedding Anniversary.– Freda and Ed Cohen
LISTINGOF
GraduatesIt’s not too early to think of
listing your graduates, from middleschool to doctoral program, in theJune/July/August issue of theKIRUV. So, please submit thename of your graduate, along withthe school he or she is graduatingfrom and the degree he or she isobtaining (when appropriate), tothe KIRUV or call the Temple Office(732) 545-6482 before the May 3rddeadline.
Celebrate Our Volunteer Shabbaton Saturday, March 12
During Shabbatmorning services,we will honor andthank our manyvolunteers; what they docertainly has made a difference!
Legacy Giving
In December, Mark Zuckerberg pledgedthat he and his wife would give 99% of hisFacebook shares to the Chan ZuckerbergInitiative. Previously, he donated $100 million toNewark Public Schools, and 18 million Facebookshares to the Silicon Valley CommunityFoundation as well as other major gifts.
Mark Zuckerberg, Warren Buffet and BillGates signed the Giving Pledge in which theypromised to donate to charity at least half of theirwealth over the course of time, and invited othersamong the wealthy to donate 50% or more oftheir wealth to charity.
These are examples of people who havebeen very successful in business and want to givea majority of their wealth to philanthropy eitherover their lives or upon their death. Not only that,through the Giving Pledge they are alsoencouraging the wealthy people of the world todo the same.
One, however, does not have to be wealthynor elderly to plan a legacy gift. A legacy gift tothe Temple, which may be a bequest or otherplanned gift, can help ensure that our children,grandchildren and generations to come will havethe same firm commitment to Judaism as ourancestors before us.
This past December, the Temple wasinvited to participate in the Life & LegacyProgram offered by the Jewish Federation in theHeart of New Jersey in conjunction with theHarold Grinspoon Foundation. This is a 4-yearprogram designed to educate, train, motivate andempower the Temple to engage members inconversations to establish legacy gifts, to increaseour community awareness of the power ofbequests and other legacy vehicles, and tointegrate legacy giving into the philanthropicculture of our Jewish community.
Since December, a committee consistingof David Brotman, Stuart Feinblatt, ZoltanKemeny, Marlene Herman, Rabbi Malomet,Stuart Mitnick, Mitchel Rosen, Roy Tanzman,Linda Tondow, Jerry Trub, and myself hasparticipated in one Federation training sessionand has been working on our plan in preparationfor our next training session in the beginning ofMarch. Following this session, we will begin toroll out our program. You will see literature, signs
and articles in the Kiruv. We will begin to haveconversations with members. This will be a longprocess, one which can’t be totally completed bythe small committee. I invite you, ourcommunity, to engage any member of thecommittee in a personal discussion of yourinterest in establishing a legacy gift.
March and April Happenings:
On March 12, we will recognize all of ourvolunteers with Volunteer Shabbat. Whether it isserving on a committee, baking deserts for specialevents, reading Torah on Shabbat and holidays,stuffing envelopes for a mailing or one of themany other ways that you help out, without yourefforts we would not have the programming andactivities that we all enjoy. Volunteers really makea difference. Thank you.
Due to the variances of the Jewishcalendar, this year the holidays will be close to thelatest they have ever been. Purim, which beginson Wednesday evening, March 23 will becelebrated here at the Temple. Bring the entirefamily for fun and to hear the Meghillah reading.Contact Carey Glass if you would like to read aportion of the Meghillah.
The second year of our Studio J youththeater group will culminate with theirperformance of Fools on Sunday, April 3. Last yearthe group’s performance of Only in America wasterrific and I know that this year will be nodifferent. Get your tickets early because I expectthat it will be a sell-out as it was last year.
Our annual Dinner Dance Gala will be onSunday, April 10. This year the Gala will be a funevening with a Latin theme and will be acelebration of the longevity of both the HighlandPark Conservative Temple and CongregationAnshe Emeth. As this is our major fundraiser ofthe year, I hope that everyone will participate byselling advertisements in our journal, attendingthe Gala, and bidding on the items in the silentauction. The food and music will be outstanding.But instead of attending by yourself, why notinvite your friends and put together a table.
Following the Gala you will have plenty oftime to start preparing for Pesach, which beginson Friday night, April 22 and goes through theend of the month concluding a busy two monthperiod. I look forward to greeting you at Yom Tovservices.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGESheldon Freidenreich, President
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Do you ever come to the Temple and recognize a face but just do not remember the name?
We have a solution for that!
Name Tag Shabbat - March 12How does it work? Preprinted Nametags will be available for you. All we ask is that you wear it that morning.
Scholarship Applications for 2016
ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP IN THE TEMPLE OFFICE.
Deadlines for both the Mintzand Summer Scholarship
applications are Friday, April 15th No exceptions!
Don’t forget – Scholarship ShabbatJune 18th
Kids’ Mitzvah Day & Breakfast
Sunday, March 2010 a.m. - Noon
Join us as we decorate and pack "breakfast bags" for clients of
Elijah's Promise.
Bagels & juice will be provided for the packers.
RSVPs are required and can be made to Sherri Lerner at [email protected]
by March 13th.
In the spirit of Purim, families are asked todonate single-serve boxes of cereal and milk,granola bars, fruit cups, and juice boxes.Upon RSVP’ing, attendees will be asked tobring specific items to ensure we have the
right balance of items.
USY NEWSUSY has been having a great time these past
couple of months! During Chanukah, we hadtwo fun events. The first was joint withKadima, where we played "pin the candles onthe menorah," made candy dreidels and talkedabout the "true" story of the Maccabees. Atour second Chanukah event, we watchedRugrats Chanukah and hung out withBetzalel, who spoke with us about being in theIsraeli army. We wrote letters to soldiers andtalked about how much they really mean.Another notable event was our ice skatingextravaganza at Roosevelt Park! We've beenhaving a great time this winter and lookforward to awesome events in the Spring, suchas our Jam Session and bowling night! Emailthe USY advisor, Samantha Glass [email protected] for an updatedcalendar and to be added to the email list!
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ALL THINGS
Everyone is welcome to our
Pre-Passover Workshopwith Rabbi Eliot Malomet
Monday, April 11 at 8 p.m
Rabbi Malomet will teach us more about theHalakhah, customs and traditions of the PassoverSeder and the holiday. He will give us new ideasfor entertaining our children and educating ourguests.
Attend at no charge.
Orders must be placed by Wednesday, April 13.
Pick-up willl beWednesday and Thursday, April 20 and 21.
This is a sufficient amount for the Sederfor both nights. Please call the Temple office.
SHMURA MATZAH - Cost $20 per pound
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Sisterhood encourages the congregation toparticipate in the
Jewish Family and VocationalService of Middlesex CountyPassover Food Drive 2016
The list of non-perishable Kosher for Passoverfood items needed is: Matzo, can of potatoes,gefilte fish, kugel or potato latke mix, jar ofmayonnaise, quart of oil, macaroons, can ofvegetables, can of fruit, bottle of grapejuice, can of tuna, jar of jelly and box of matzoh ball and soup mix.
Drop off location is theLegacy Room at the Temple
Drop off dates and times: Wednesday, April 6 – 9 am – 4 pm Thursday, April 7 – 9 am – 9 pmFriday, April 8 – 9 am – 3 pm
Sunday, April 10 – 8:30 am – 10 am
Thank you in advance for your assistance inthis important mitzvah.
It’s Back! Our Community1st Night Seder
Friday, April 22Led by Rabbi Malomet
Watch your mail and email for more information!
RUTGERS SHABBATRU Ready!!! April 16 is RUTGERS SHABBAT!
• Is Rutgers your alma mater?• Are you an undergrad or graduate student?• Did you child or grandchild graduate RU?• Are you a Rutgers fan?Said YES to any of the above? Be prepared to wear SCARLET!
Congregation Anshe EmethLegacy Endowment Shabbat
Saturday, May 7Since last year’s presentation was so wellreceived, the CAE Legacy Endowment will
present four seminars of various subjects so theCongregation will be intellectual, educationaland cultural of interest. We invite the entirecongregation to select one of the seminars,which will be led by experts from our Templefamily. Following the seminars (less than onehour) you are invited to a scrumptious
Kiddush.
Details to follow.
14th Annual Jewish Film Series
Let’s G oSaturday, March 5 - 8:00 P.M.
Overcome with grief at her father’sfuneral, Laura looks back with fresh eyes ather parents’ decision to settle in Germanyafter surviving the Holocaust – at their denialof their Judaism and the deeply conflictedpsychology that was the legacy of their past. Abeautifully wrought, subtly probinginvestigation of the complex notion ofGerman-Jewish identity.
This film is an adaptation of LauraWaco's autobiographical novel about herupbringing in Germany by survivor parents,from the director of The Nasty Girl, TheWhite Rose, and My Mother's Courage.
Germany with German and Englishsubtitles
Remarks by Martha Helfer, Professor ofGermanic Language and Literatures, at Rutgers.She is an affiliated faculty member of the JewishStudies Department and Co-founder of theGerman and Jewish Studies Workshop.
$7 donation suggested
SISTERHOOD REPORTMarsha Goldwasser, Sisterhood President
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Did you fulfill the Mitzvot ofMishloach Manot for Purim yet?
Our HPCT-CAE Sisterhood can help! Become a
Purim Project 2016 Supporter
Patron - Cost is $72Sponsor - Cost is $54
Purim Postcards are also available
Cost is $3 each or 4 for $10
Mail Purim wishes to your family
and friends. Cards are available at
the Temple Office.
Belly Dancing WorkshopTuesday, April 5 at 7:15 p.m
CRAFT DAYSunday, March 6, 1-3 p.m
Make a bracelet or wiredKippot/head covering for women!
Intergenerational EventBring your daughters and
granddaughters 8 years and above.
Cost is $25 per activity per person or $40 for
mothers and daughters.
Instructor - Sigal (our Vashti performer)
While 2015 may be behind us, theSisterhood year is far from over, and 2016 hasalready tested our resolve. Sisterhood Shabbattested our resilience. I have to thank so manypeople for helping to make it a success this yeardespite the two feet of snow that fell on ouroriginal date. From our amazing professionalstaff to our lay leadership, everyone was socooperative in helping us make the best of a“sticky” situation.
February began with our AnnualMitzvah Day. Thank you to Susan Winter forcoming up with some wonderful new projectsand beneficiaries for us this year. Thank youalso to USY and Kadima for partnering with usto do some Tikun Olam, “repairing the world.”Thank you to Teri Manes and the soupcommittee for nourishing our stomachs onceagain with delicious homemade soups both forus to enjoy at home, for the families affiliatedwith the Stein Hospice, and for our Templemembers in need of some TLC. Finally, Iwould like to thank everyone who came out todo a mitzvah.
February also featured our second bookdiscussion of the year. Our members had acaptivating discussion about “The ParisArchitect” by Charles Belfoure. Thank you toLynette Seader for hosting the discussion andfor inviting Hilary Mirrer to lead thediscussion. Next up for the Book Club is“Death of a Diva” written by our residentauthor, Brigitte Goldstein. A discussionfacilitated by Tova Friedman will be hosted byBrigitte on Sunday, April 3rd.
However, while you are reading the nextbook, be sure to take a break and come to theshul for a variety of events in March. We beginwith a Craft afternoon on Sunday, March 6th.Come learn to make a beaded bracelet or a wirehead covering suitable for shul. This event isopen to our daughters and granddaughters ages8-18. RSVPs and pre-payment are required asour guest teachers need to know how muchthey need to bring. The cost is $25 per personor $40 for mothers and daughters together.
Join us on Tuesday, March 15th for ourAnnual Joint Meeting with Raritan ValleyHadassah featuring a program about “Special inUniform.” Lt. Col. Tiran Attia will share avideo presentation and speak to us about thisinnovative program to integrate special needsadults into the Israel Defense Forces.
Finally, in March, we will be spreadingPurim wishes and joy through our MishloahManot program. Please consider supportingthis project through which we deliver Purimpackages or send Purim greetings to all of ourTemple members. This year’s bag is called “ASprinkling of Israel.” If you are able to join usto pack on Sunday, March 20th or deliver onMarch 23rd or 24th, please let us know. Purimcards will also be available for bulk purchase inthe office or through Nanette Cohen.
In addition to the book discussionmentioned above, April also brings us oursecond Belly Dancing Workshop with Sigal onTuesday, April 5th. Don’t forget, you have theopportunity to move to the music mostMondays at 7:15 pm with our ongoing Zumbaclass. This class is geared for women of all agesand ability and you need not be able to comeevery week to participate. Teenage girls andnon-members are welcome too.
Finally, in April, we will once again beable to fulfill the mandate of “ha lachma anya,”“let all who are hungry come and eat” byparticipating in our Passover Food Drive.Watch your mail for this year’s list of items thatare need to help the Jewish Family andVocational Service to provide Kosher forPassover food baskets to families in need. Wewill also make a donation to the program inSisterhood’s name from the proceeds of thePurim card sales.
Thank you to all for helping us makeSisterhood a success. As always if you have anyideas for future events or know someone inneed that Sisterhood may be able to help, pleaselet me know. Help us make this organizationYOUR Sisterhood.
Sisterhood/Hadassah Annual Joint MeetingTuesday, March 15 – 7 p.m.
Our entire community is invited to an educational talk on Israel's JNF "Special in Uniform" Program which recruits young people with
Special needs to volunteer service in IDF.
Save the Date!Sisterhood Home-Cooked
Shabbat DinnerFriday, May 13
Please join us for this haimisch evening.
Watch your mail for more details!
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NEWS FROM THE MEN’S CLUBMarty Golden and Larry Klioze, Co-Presidents
We have dug out from the blizzard, thegroundhog is predicting an early spring and theMen’s Club continues to be active through thewinter and into the spring.
On Monday, January 10, we hosted oursemi-annual Blood Drive. It was a resoundingsuccess!
On Sunday, February 7, we joined withother Jewish Men’s Clubs from around theworld to host the World Wide Wrap atMorning Minyan. Thirty-eight men, womenand children attended the service, which wasfollowed by a presentation about “Women ofthe Wall” by Rabbi Esther Reed, and ascrumptious breakfast prepared by the Men’sClub. Todah Rabah to Al Davis, Rich Zirinand Craig Artel for helping make this event ahuge success.
February 21 brought the return of ourChili Cook Off. We sampled a variety of chilirecipes produced by our Men’s Club chefs andgenerally had a delicious time.
Due to the blizzard, our Hearing Men’s
Voices program had to be rescheduled fromJanuary 24 to February 28. It was wellattended. What happens in Hearing Men’sVoices stays in Hearing Men’s Voices, so that’sall we’re going to say about it.
Our upcoming schedule includes thefollowing events:
We are finalizing plans for someinteresting speakers. Watch your mail, emailand Facebook page for more details.
Men’s Club Shabbat will take place onApril 2. Men’s Club members will read Torahand Haftorah. We will have several Aliyot aswell as lead the congregation in other parts ofthe service. The Men’s Club will also co-sponsor the Kiddush. Make sure you attendShabbat services on Men’s Club Shabbat to seeour members in action!
This spring the Men’s Club willdistribute Yellow Candles to the congregationto commemorate Yom Hashoah. We ask thatyou please make a small donation when youreceive your candle. Proceeds from your
donations go to support USY Summer Campscholarships.
If you have not done so already, it is nottoo late to send in your Men’s Club duespayment. Become a member and be one of theguys. This promotes growth in our shul.
Watch your mail and our Facebook pagefor announcements about other exciting Men’sClub activities that are currently in theplanning stage. We also encourage you toattend all possible services and activities at theTemple including daily Minyanim. Feel free tolet us know of any feedback or programmingideas by writing to us [email protected]. You canalso use that email address to ask to besubscribed to our mailing list, and you canfollow us on Twitter and Facebook
Artist-inResidenceWeekend
Some Events Scheduled are:• Creative Open House • Art Gallery
• Lunch and Learn with the Artist • Inspiration Behind the Art
• Sisterhood Shabbat Dinner with Mr. Rosenstein speaking afterwards
• After Kiddush presentation by the Artist • Family Art Program
Watch your mail for more detailed information and RSVP forms for lunch and dinner.
Thank you again for your continuedsupport.
B’shalom!
with internationally renowned artist
Mordechai RosensteinMay 13 through 16, 2016
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Holocaust Wall of Remembrance – In Memory of those who Perished in the Shoah
“TO EVERY PERSON THERE IS A NAME”Many of you may remember Congregation Anshe Emeth’s and Highland Park Conservative Temple & Center’s Holocaust
Remembrance Walls, prior to our merger and fire. For the last number of years we have been working on an appropriate and respectfulway to recreate such a Wall in our new building. We will be mounting a new memorial on the wall next to the Schwartzman Libraryand opposite the Legacy Room.
WE Baum, who designed all the other dedications in the building, has designed a memorial that will accomplish several goals: itwill serve as a lasting memorial to Shoah victims, provide opportunity to “add the person to the name,” and enhance Holocausteducation. The Memorial Wall will display the names of all the victims of the Shoah that were on the two shul's previous walls andwe will be able to add additional memorials. It will also contain a display screen where biographies and photos of the victims may beuploaded. A second phase of the project will give us the ability to provide historic information about the Holocaust.
In the coming months you will be receiving a brochure about this memorial and you will have the opportunity to list victims ofthe Shoah that were not included on the original walls. There will also be instructions on how to include bios and a photo. If youhad names listed on the previous walls, you will also be able to provide additional information.
We are very eager to finally be able to memorialize family members and other victims of the Shoah in this very fitting manner.
The HPCT-CAE Community is Happy to Welcome it’s Newest Members:
Jay and Karen Reinhard reside in Edison. They have a young daughter, Amanda and twin sons, Max and Sam. Karen is a social worker and Christopher is in real estatedevelopment.
Welcome New Members
Our Edison/Highland Park Jewish communityis coming together again to bring a unit ofdischarged IDF combat soldiers to ourcommunity in November 2016. They will takepart in the Peace of Mind program which helpsIDF combat veterans transition to civilian life.
Peace of Mind is an intervention programthat, as one soldier put it, “changes lives. It helps soldiers cope with the rest of their lives.Nearly two-thirds of participants have shown significant post-traumatic growth followingtheir participation in the program. IDF units of 15 soldiers from a high-risk combat unitwork with two therapists to process their emotions and begin healing.
The core of the program is being hosted by a Jewish community overseas during the mostintensive therapeutic work. The warmth from a Diaspora Jewish community gives soldiersa sense of love, support and purpose in defending the State of Israel on behalf ofinternational Jewry. Since the program’s inception, nearly 40 groups have been hosted inHolland, Italy, England, France, Canada and the United States.
The cost of the entire program is $60,000. The Edison/Highland Park Community ishalfway to goal. We need your help!
Tax deductible donations should be written to American Friends of Herzog Hospital and sentc/o Koenigson, 221 Washington Ave, Edison, NJ 08817. Donations can also be made online atwww.traumaweb.org. Look for the Peace of Mind tab and notate it should go to theEdison/Highland Park effort. Every dollar helps and we appreciate your support.
Reading the Mishnahwith Rabbi Mordechai Schwartz
Thursdays, Beginning May 5 at 8 P.M.
for 6 sessions$50 for members; $60 non-members
SisterhoodSpring BookDiscussionSunday, April 3rd 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.
Death of a DivaFrom Berlin to Broadway
by Brigitte Goldstein
at home of the author, 1050 George Street, #3L The Colony HouseNew Brunswick
Moderated by: Tova Friedman
Please RSVP by April 1st toLynette Seader 732-254-4966;[email protected]
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Above and Beyond is truly fortunate to have theexpertise and talent of so many of the Temple’smembers who selflessly volunteer their efforts toenhance our program. Todah Rabah to GittelFooterman, Marlene Herman, Yosefa Lebeau, andMark Wang for their recent and ongoingvolunteerism.
Our preschoolers celebrated Tu B'Shvat withgreat enthusiasm, with food (of course!), projects,
stories, songs, and a special Tu B'Shvat assemblywith Mrs. Herman. The children learned aboutall the good that we get from trees – wood andpaper, shade, fruit, animal habitats and oxygen.Mrs. Herman shared her amazing collection ofitems that come from trees, including realwooden clogs from Amsterdam, a beadednecklace made from olive pits, and a jacket madefrom paper! They learned about the differentparts of a tree, the importance of taking care oftrees and of planting new trees too.
We take great pride in our center's wellqualified and highly trained staff. All of our fulltime teachers are CPR and First Aid certified, andour entire staff receives regular ongoing trainingto be sure that the care at Above & Beyond is,well, ABOVE AND BEYOND all expectations!Special thanks to Mark Wang for lending his timeover and over again to train our staff in CPR andFirst Aid.
Our teachers recently attended two outstandingIn-Service sessions at the Center. The topic of
Speech and Language Development wasexplored with all of the head teachers by SpeechPathologist, Gittel Footerman, MS-CCC-SLP.We look forward to repeating this valuableworkshop for the remainder of the staff to attendas well, so that we can continue to encourageand support healthy language development forthe children at A&B. The infant and toddlerteachers benefitted from a very informativeworkshop with lactation consultant, YosefaLebeau, MD, IBCLC (and A&B parent too!).She reviewed a myriad of topics including:health benefits relating to breast feeding, safehandling of mother's milk, techniques for bottlefeeding nursing babies, weaning, and otherissues relevant to supporting nursing babies andtheir families in a child care environment.
At press time, we are eagerly anticipating our3rd Annual Rosh Chodesh Adar Family event toget us in the mood for Purim, with a costumeparty and dinner for all Above & Beyondfamilies on March 9th. Even in the middle ofwinter, A&B is the place to be!
• The first anti-virus software package was developed by Israel in the 1970’s.
• Given Imaging developed the diagnostic capsule equipped with a miniaturevideo camera which films the small intestine as it travels through the body.
• Israel has more fertility clinics per capita than any other country.
• Teva is the world’s largest generic pharmaceutical company.
• Professor Yoel Margalith is known as “Mister Mosquito” because he discovered a naturallyoccurring bacteria that is lethal to mosquitoes and black flies.
• Israel, in conjunction with an American company has developed a radar based warning fence that is suitablefor protecting the perimeters of airports and other sensitive installations.
• In its search for water saving techniques, Israel developed computer controlled irrigation systems, includingdrip irrigation, which directs tiny jets of water to the root zone of plants.
• Israel is the world’s largest producer of generic agro chemicals. These products help farmers around the worldto manage insects, fungi, and weeds.
Brought to you by the newly established Israel Affairs Committee. If you are interested in joining or contributing, email Joseph Novick [email protected]
DID YOU KNOW THIS ABOUT ISRAEL?
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MONTH OF MARCHHelen Applebaum, Bernard Denenberg,
Esther Schultz, Esther Wysoker, Bella Zwiebel,Lillian Dantsker, Marian Diamond, Selda Glanz,Rita Kesselman, Harold Paszamant, HaroldRosen, Mary Weinberg, Saura Bartner, PaulEpstein, Simon Holdowsky, Julius Rubin, LenaSaffer, Hilda Schwartz, Audrey Slade, SamuelBelsh, Mundo Gross, Samuel Laibowitz, DevoraLipow, Harry Mitnick, Thelma Dakelman,Milton Gross, Tillie Kroop, Irving Rabinowitz,Sarah Teich, Ruth Halper, Morris Siegel, HaroldWeisblatt, Maurice Feinblatt, Seymour Pasichow,Herman Siederer, Ida Bernstein, Celia Garboos,Frieda Mondschein, Arnold Phillips, ZeligOsband, Hyman Orland, John Pritz, Leo Stevens,Sidney Waldman, Morris Engelhardt, GertrudeFalk, Minnie Klaus, Evelyn Golden, BarbaraSpector, Jacob Cohen, Beverly Susswein, MoeWineberg, Mildred Herbach, Simon Locke,Rifkah Sonberg, Frances Kirschner, GersonRobinson, Bernard Hortz, Harriet LaDuca, Israel
Marcus, Jack Rosengarten, Pamela Tolchinsky,Harry Friedman, Norman Sandler, RoseSchoenfeld, William Schwartz, Minnie Belgrad,A. Brenner, Nathan Levy, Lionel Rawlinson,Gussie Sternberg, Albert Miller, Josephine Sathan
MONTH OF APRILEdna Eisner, Alex Glasser, Philip
Hindes, Leon Marantz, Ruth Mondschein,Charles Nogid, Margot Rosenberg, MollieBotvinick, Rose Weiss, Trina Elkin, GoldieForman, Hyman Bartner, Lewis Lander, FriedaFarber, Moses Hazelnis, Louis Davis, JacobSchifman, Samuel Schwartz, Harold Brownstein,Lester Feller, Lillian Howard, Stanley Kamel,George Kean, David Kuchinsky, Dorothy Naar,Gordon Sandler, Pauline Cohen, SamuelLaskowitz, Sara Lubka, Shirley Richter, DoraSiegel, Eugene Berstein, Rebecca Davidovits,Karel Lutomirski, Gertrude Schwartz, BorisCohen, Rose Math, Millie Michelson, Israel Pass,Rose Rockoff, Walter Schonwald, David Shapiro,
Bo Cehelyk, Sylvia Goldstein, Helen Lobonowitz,Esther Friedman, Dorothea Guttmann, HarrietPhillips, Joan Schuman, Max Thaler, SamuelCooper, Sylvia Laufer, Minnie Levine, SamuelMath, Samuel Rosenblatt, Samuel Sandler, AmyBehar, Jacqueline Fralley, Rose Klee, LeizerMozeico, Samuel Cohen, Michael Garboos,Herman Ginsberg, Arthur Osband, FannieSchwartzman, Abraham Shapiro, Rachel Stitis,Sam Alpert, Frances Chartock, Adele Cruso,Sidney Shapanka, Florence Lapitzk, Nettie Quart,Gussie Schwartz, Rose Bresler, Ida Sattler, RhodaRatzan, Saul Rechtschafer, Sonia Abrams, HarryEvin, Celia Frankel, Andrew Gross, MiriamGutman, Regina Hoffner, Edith Kossoff, MindyBrownstein, Melvyn Greenberg, Rachel Ides,Nathan Kaplan, Milton Moslovitz, Louis Zarin,Meyer Parkoff, Louis Beck, Max Davis, SophieHarfe, Margaret Silver, Max Tanzman, BessieGreen, Abraham Kheel, Ruth Weisblatt, RebeccaRodin
Yahrzeits(If you are not already receiving notification about a yahrzeit, and would like to, please contact the Temple Office.)
Remembrance Day and YouWednesday, May 4
7:30 p.m.
The Holocaust Remembrance andEducation Committee will present ourAnnual Yom Hashoah Commemoration— A Service of Remembrance, aMoment to Reflect, a Time to SpeakNames, a Need to Preserve, conducted by Rabbi Eliot I. Malomet.
For those of you - members of ourTemple and members of ourCommunity - whose loved onesperished - you know their names, andon Yom Hashoah we will all rememberthem. For those who were spared thepersonal losses but feel the connections,we will have names for you to recite sowe can all remember.
As survivors age, it is incumbentupon the next generation and the nextgeneration to remember and preserve.
Men’s Club Hosts USY Drive
Men’s Club will facilitate Holocaustawareness in our community by
offering specialYom Hashoah Yellow Candles
for a small donation.
Donations collected will be used for
USY Encampment and ConventionScholarships.
Watch your mail for details.
YAHRZEIT PLAQUESARE AVAILABLE AS A PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE
Please consider a Yahrzeit plaque as a wonderful and dignified wayto remember a loved one. Cost is $1,000.00. Contact the Temple Office
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PICTURE GALLERY!Below are some events that took place recently at the Temple: Men’s Club December 24th
Event, Men’ Club World Wide Wrap and Blood Drive.
Thank you to those who helped!Mazel Tov! Yishar kochachem, and thanks to all who made the January Blood Drive so successful! We specially thank all 56 potential donors who came,from whom 39 units of whole blood and 5 double units of red cells were collected. Gratitude for our volunteers who arranged for the Drive, made
donors and their kids comfortable, and many other tasks: Marty Golden, Larry Klioze, Jerry Langer, Linda and Phil Schmidt, Doris Siederer and AmberRicks. Thanks to the Men's Club for your sponsorship and financial support. And thanks to the HPCT-CAE staff, for your care and efficiency.
– Linda Schmidt and Jerry Langer, Co-Chairs
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We Gratefully Acknowledgeand thank the following generous contributors to our funds
AJACeil and Len Stern and family in honor ofShirley Hirshon and her spirit and lustfor life.
Elly Ehrlich in memory of Mina Henner. Elly Ehrlich in memory of Greta Nadafdi.
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FUNDElaine Rand Fromkin in honor of thespecial birthday of Julie Mitnick Leber.
Dr. Elliot Brooks in memory of SadieSugarman.
Randy and Carl Levy in memory of BerniceRosenberg.
Gail and Mervin Kroop in honor of the BarMitzvah of Jake Potters.
Brenda and Roy Tanzman in memory ofBernice Rosenberg.
Linda and Barry Diamond in memory ofAda Diamond.
Elaine Rand Fromkin in memory of BerniceRosenberg.
Joan and Stuart Mitnick in honor of thespecial birthday of Barnett Hoffman.
Vicky Zagorin in memory of AronWysoker.
Joan and Stuart Mitnick in honor of thespecial wedding anniversary of Helenand Michael Kaplan.
Joan and Stuart Mitnick in honor of thespecial birthday of Phil Baron.
Joan and Stuart Mitnick in honor of the70th wedding anniversary of Freda andEd Cohen.
Joan and Stuart Mitnick in honor of thebirth of the recent new great-grandchildren of Devorah Hilsenrath.
Judith and Leslie Bravman in honor of thespecial wedding anniversary of Barbaraand Pete Schild.
Ora Gourarie in memory of her father,Daniel Gourarie.
Lisa Zimmerman and Seth Gross inmemory of Esther Moyal.
Bonnie and Sheldon Freidenreich in honorof the special milestones (anniversaryand birthday) of Ed and Freda Cohen.
Bonnie and Sheldon Freidenreich inmemory of Esther Moyal.
Linda and Barry Diamond in honor of theBar Mitzvah of Michael Sorkin.
Joan and Stuart Mitnick in honor of theBar Mitzvah of Michael Sorkin.
Stanley and Donna Messer in memory ofSylvia Messer.
Elaine Rand Fromkin in memory of EstherMoyal.
Dr. Elliot Brooks in memory of his father,
Lewis Brooks.Guttenplan Family in memory of IrvingGuttenplan.
Brenda and Roy Tanzman in honor of thespecial wedding anniversary of Helenand Michael Kaplan.
ENDOWMENT FUNDCathy and Ira Cohen in memory of SusanCohen Slavet.
Eli Bussell in memory of his father, MaxBussel.
Stanley Michelson in memory of DavidMichelson.
Susan Slusky in memory of RosalindGraber.
Sheila Goldberg in memory of JacobGoldberg.
Irma Rockoff in memory of her husband,Daniel Rockoff.
Eli Bussell in memory of his mother, SarahBussel.
Esther and Larry Goldberg in memory ofRebecca Scheichet.
GENERAL DONATIONSMindy and Marty Golden in memory ofShirley Bernstein.
Sondra Botvinick in memory of her sister,Michele Frey.
MEALS FUNDRabbi Kerry and Sheryl Olitzky in memoryof Samuel Reznick.
Dr. Elliot Brooks in memory of Leah Silver.Shirley and Ben Scharf in memory of MarieSauber.
Paula and Aaron Kondioti in memory ofBernice Rosenberg.
Fred Shaffer and family in memory ofMaxwell Shaffer.
Ceil Stern in memory of HarveyBraunstein.
Evelyn and George Lander in memory ofMina Henner.
Laura and Ron Sucher in appreciation ofNanette and Dave Cohen and theChesed Outreach Committee.
Bernard Sadof in memory of Joan R. Sadof.Rita and David Paszamant in memory ofJulius Falk.
Ina Nelson in memory of Esther Moyal.Paula and Aaron Kondioti in memory ofEsther Moyal.
Paula and Aaron Kondioti in memory ofSarra Owens.
Benjamin Scharf in memory of his father,Morris Scharf.
Ruby Zack in memory of Hannah MaeRovins.
Andy and Lori Stevens in memory of OscarSpieler.
Rita and David Paszamant in memory ofAnn Paszamant.
Shirley and Ben Scharf in memory of AnnaScharf.
Freda and Ed Cohen in honor of the 17thbirthday of Hallie Lerner.
LIBRARY FUNDBeatrice Beck in memory of BerniceHochberg.
Arline Schwartzman in memory of BeatriceSilverman.
Arline Schwartzman in memory of HenrySchwartzman.
Teri and Richard Beck in memory ofBeatrice Silverman.
Teri and Richard Beck in memory of HenrySchwartzman.
SCHOLARSHIP FUND Paula and Aaron Kondioti in honor of thebirth of Adin Lior Gerr-Grauman.
Paula and Aaron Kondioti in honor of thebirth of Samuel Sachter.
Gussie Mandel and Madeline Crass inmemory of Morris Siegel.
Judy and Steve Lerner in memory ofDorothy Lerner.
Rosalyn Shifrin in memory of her father,Allan Davis.
Marilyn and Phil Rabinowitz wishing aRefuah Shlemah to Dr. Lou Flumen.
Marlene and Ed Herman in memory ofMoe Herman, Etta Herman and SoniaJacobs.
Raymond and Esther Sabin in memory ofSarah Budin.
Cindy Patrych Brotman and DavidBrotman in memory of Fela Patrych.
Bonnie and Sheldon Freidenreich in honorof the Bar Mitzvah of Michael Sorkin.
Walter Braun in memory of HenriettaBraun.
Anne and Allan Greenberg in memory ofEsther Moyal.
Murray Sternberg in memory of MollieSternberg.
Terri Rosenberg in memory of her mother,Rosalind Godlas.
Terri and Michael Rosenberg in memory ofEsther Moyal.
Ruth and Larry Fineberg in memory ofJoseph Rothstein.
Jerome Gellerstein in memory of Harry
Gellerstein.Terry Chazan Rothberg in memory ofEsther Moyal.
Linda and Al Tondow in memory of EstherMoyal.
Carol Halpern (nee Dakleman) and GeraldP. Halpern in memory of Jay Dakelman.
The Brill Family in memory of HarryFreedman.
Gittel and Justin Footerman in honor of theBar Mitzvah of Michael Sorkin.
TZEDAKAH FUNDIgor Muraviev in memory of LiudmillaMuraviev.
Claire and Alfred Horvath in honor of themarriage of Yael Horvath and MeirYaakov Gutman.
Diane Sigel in memory of her mother, EvaRingel.
Jonathan Ehrlich and Rachel Modiano inmemory of Alvin Ehrlich.
Michael and Michelle Brill in memory ofRita Brill.
Brenda Okyn in memory of Helen Okyn.Claire Horvath in honor of the specialbirthday of her husband, Alfred.
Rabbi Kerry and Sheryl Olitzky in memoryof Jerome Reznick.
Jean Gordon in memory of Mollie Gordon.Gloria Dwin in memory of Harry Vogel.Judith Tamaroff in memory of her father,Irvin Dantsker.
Gloria Amper in memory of MauriceFishbone.
Stanley Friedberg in memory of MinnieFriedberg.
Judy and Steve Richman in memory ofBernice Rosenberg.
William Gorelick in memory of EstherGorelick.
Elaine Rand Fromkin in memory of hermother, Ida Rand.
Dr. Ted Stahl in memory of Diane andRalph Frankel.
Marge and Al Sandler in memory of IsadoreGoldberg.
Lisa and Jeff Marder in memory of BurtonGreenberg.
Susan and Alan GuthBeverly Teich in memory of her mother,Ella Rems.
Sandy and Carlos Katz in memory of WillyKatz.
Ellen and Maurice Elias in memory ofLouis Rosen.
Gayle Brill Mittler in memory of Rita Brill.Deborah Hilsenrath in memory ofRebbetzin Miriam Gutman.
Lori and Andy Stevens in honor of therecent job promotions for their sons,Aaron Stevens and Jon Freidman.
Sandy and Irwin Math in memory ofAlexander Bernstein.
Richard Shatzman and Debra S. Pawa inmemory of Ruth Schatzman.
Eilan Ezrachie and Lilly Messer-EzrachieHelene and Robert Knee in memory ofElias Knee.
Fran Adar in memory of Mordecai Adar.Jean Gordon in memory of Sam Potsheba.Joseph Tabak in memory of Elaine Kaplan.Rose Sandler and family in memory ofMitchell Sandler.
Carol Shapiro in memory of her mother,Edith Levy.
David and Magda Fried in memory ofMichael Lantos, Clary Lantos, HansFried and Ellie Fried.
Debbie Gerber in memory of Paul Dobin.Anne Glatt in honor of the birthday ofCelia Diamond.
Arlene Orlinick in honor of the birthday ofCelia Diamond.
Ethel and Mel Rimmer in memory ofBernard Beyman.
Brill Family in memory of Morton Brill.Debra Goldstein in memory of LeslieGoldstein.
Risa and Howard Golob in memory ofJanet Sternberg.
Ann Salzberg in memory of WilliamSalzberg.
Sandy and Irwin Math in memory of theirson, Samuel Math.
Suzy Levin in memory of her father, JosephLevin.
Harvey M. Feldman in memory of RachelAnna Feldman.
Anne Glatt in memory of her sister-in-law,Sadie Sonberg.
Lewis Bloom in memory of his mother, IdaBloom.
Lila Schwartz in memory of Alex L. Sarett.Lola Kamp in memory of Seymour Kamp.Suanne Rosen in memory of Helen andFrank Rosen.
Sheila and Richard Weber in memory ofBeatrice Silverman.
Gloria Dwin in memory of LouisRosenthal.
Gloria Dwin in memory of Jack Vogel.Claire Endlich Horvath in memory of hermother, Martha Endlich.
Eva Ronnen in memory of Hedra Katz andMoshe Katz.
Fran Adar in memory of Louis Gitterman.Rose Sandler and family in memory ofSarah Greenfield.
Dr. Elliot Brooks in memory of his wife,Jackie Brooks.
Barton Weinstein in memory of MiltonWeinstein.
Linda and Barry Diamond in memory of
Max Diamond.Gayle Brill Mittler and Uri Mittler inmemory of Morton Brill.
Gary and Nona Schwartz in memory ofPeter J. Schwartz.
Laura and Ron Sucher in memory of JudyGoldman.
Helen Solomon and family in memory ofCarl Solomon.
David Siegman in memory of Rabbi Dr.Aron Siegman.
EDYTHE SCHRIER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Anita Schrier in memory of Edythe Schrier.Anita Schrier in memory of RoseRechtschaffer.
LEONARD SCHENERMANSCHOLARSHIP FUND
Arlene Schenerman in memory of ScottOrbach.
Arlene Schenerman in honor of the specialbirthday of Al Horvath.
Arlene Schenerman in memory of herparents, Isadore and Ethel Sapiro.
Arlene Schenerman thanking Rose Sandler,Sandy Ravens, Claire Horvath and ZeldaBreslin.
Arlene Schenerman in honor of theengagement of the grandson of SheilaGoldberg.
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCEMEMORIAL FUND
Barbara and Pete Schild in memory of VeraNussenbaum.
Barbara and Pete Schild in memory ofMina Henner.
ARNOLD FROST SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Lila Frost in memory of her husband,Arnold Frost.
Deborah and George LangLila Frost in memory of Nettie Bissell andBenjamin Bissell.
ANDREW GROSS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Renée, Stuart, Max and Aaron Feinblatt inmemory of Suzanne Gross.
Renée and Stuart Feinblatt and family inmemory of Libbie Simons, Alex Simonsand Rebecca Feinblatt.
SISTERHOOD BOOK OF LIFECarol and Howard Shapiro in honor of thespecial birthday of Barbara Schild.
Carol and Howard Shapiro in honor of the55th wedding anniversary of Barbaraand Pete Schild.
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Safety and Security CornerFrom time to time the Safety and Security Committee will post their suggestions in a Friday e-letter column as well
as in the Kiruv. The first bit of advice: Know all the exits in the Temple - there are many! Did you know there is an exitdoor in the stairwell across from the library? Also be sure to know the location of the Temple’s many fire alarms.
“I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU....”How often we say those words. Well I’m suggesting thatwhile thinking about someone is lovely, acting on thosethoughts can really make a big difference in someone’sday. So instead of just thinking, try making a call, sendingan email, or, best of all, send a card. When someone isrecuperating or homebound, getting something otherthan junk mail or a bill brings genuine cheer.
Often when we hear someone is ill or going
through a difficult time, we hesitate to call. We’re afraid
we might be bothering them. However, if you do call and
it’s not convenient for them or they’re not up to it, they’ll
tell you or they might not even pick up the phone. At least
they will know you were thinking of them ... that you
DO YOU HAVE……any outstanding Library books or DVD’s? PLEASE
return as soon as possible to the Library
so others can enjoy them. - Thank you.
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Studio J TheaterPresents FOOLSby Neil Simon - Sunday, April 3 at 2pm
Fools is a fairytale from Chelm. Only the people in this town know that they're cursedwith stupidity! A visiting schoolteacher is the only one who can break the curse. Hemust educate the townspeople (especially the most eligible bachelorette) in 24 hours orelse he falls under the curse himself!
Directed by: Stacy GreenblattStarring: Joshua Artel, Jacob Baskind, Maya Baskind, Natania Birnbaum, HannahCadoff, David Cohen, Sam Cohen, Ilana Cunningham, Oz Duncan, Aiden Erlich,Benjamin Erlich, Tali Goldman, Rachel Gurevich, Shayna Jiorle, NatanKhordorkovsky, Moshe Levy, Shoshana Levy, Avi Mor, Matan Omansky, YonitOmansky, Isaac Reed-Schwartz, Jonah Reed-Schwartz, Amalya Sinoff, Annabelle Sinoff,Gillian Stein, Natalie Stein and Ahuva Winder. Theatre Interns: Lucy Mattout andHillel Adiv
Adults: $15 • Children under 12: $10Studio J Theater is supported by a grant from the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey.
Wednesday Evening, 23rd at 7:30p.m.—Traditional Reading of theMegillah for the whole family—bringnoisemakers, groggers, musicalinstruments; come dressed in
costumes of your own creation; enjoy the spiritof Purim through the Service, and celebrate withus this most engaging and joyous Yom Tov.Refreshments following.
Thursday, March 24th at 6:45 a.m. -Traditional Reading of the Megillah.
PURIM
The Jews ordained and took uponthemselves, and upon their generations, thatthese days of Purim should not cease fromamong the Jews, nor the memory of them perishfrom among their descendants—to observe thedays of Purim at their appropriate time. (Esther9:27-31)
This verse in Megillat Esther is the source ofthe festival of Purim, celebrating our redemptionfrom the hands of the wicked Haman. In a largersense, Purim is the festival of “joy and light,”celebrating not only the single event in the daysof Mordechai and Esther, but rather thecontinuous miracle of the Jewish body and soul.
THE OBSERVANCEOF PURIM,
THE FAST OF ESTHERThe 13th of Adar, Wednesday, March 23, is aFast Day to commemorate the fast proclaimedby Queen Esther, when advised by Mordechai ofHaman’s plans. Fasting was, and is, part of Jewishtradition in preparation of any serious problemor challenge. Fast begins at 5:33 a.m. Fast ends at6:44 p.m.
CELEBRATING PURIM—THE FOUR MITZVOT
1. Reading Megillat Esther. On theevening of Purim and on the next morning, theMegillah is read from a parchment scroll, chantedaccording to a special cantillation (melody) usedonly in the reading of the Book of Esther.
2. The Seuda of Purim. On the day ofPurim (so long as you begin anytime beforenightfall), we celebrate with a festive meal.
3. Shalach Manot. We also express our joyand gladness of the miracle of Purim by ShalachManot (sending portions) consisting of two typesof food to our friends. We remember, as wecelebrate our victory over the cruel Haman, that
we must depend on others if we are to survive insociety.
4. Matanot La’evyonim (Gifts to theNeedy). This is a mitzvah which requires us togive to at least two poor people, food or money,with which to celebrate the Mitzvot of Purim.
Purim is indeed a beautiful holiday—joyful,religious, yet full of humor, and responsibleirreverence. Make this Purim a special one withyour family in synagogue and at home.
CAN WE EVER FORGET THOSE WHOHAVE NO FRIENDS, RECEIVE NO GIFTS,AND HAVE LITTLE OF THEIR OWN—THE POOR IN OUR MIDST ARE TO BEREMEMBERED!
On Purim, as we celebrate our safety and victory,we must forever be cognizant of those lessfortunate whose celebration and joy isdiminished through the anguish of poverty andneed. Therefore, Purim invites us to celebrate,not only with family and friends, but also toextend our hand to the poor. We are commandedto give gifts to them, as well as to our friends.Any fund for the poor offers you the opportunityto fulfill this mitzvah.
SPECIAL PURIM SERVICES AND CELEBRATION
HPCT-CAE Goes to the Theater!
MY NAME IS ASHER LEVSunday, May 1 at 2 P.M. at the George Street Playhouse, 9
Livingston Ave., New Brunswick
Tickets are $55 - Includes the play and post-play discussion.
Faith. Tradition. Art. Which wins out?
Asher Lev is a young Jew growing up inpost-war Brooklyn. His artistic talentwas apparent from an early age, and hecan’t imagine himself doing anythingelse. He must create art at any cost,regardless of the will of his family,community and tradition.
Tickets are limited! Your order form and non-refundablepayment must be received by April 4.
