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Elul 5774 - Tishrei 5775 / September 2014



Rabbi’s Message

Get WellFirst Hebrew wishes a speedy recovery to:

Morton Bensky, Leonard Brown, Harold Krameisen, Raphael Henkin

Dear Friends,

Usually the summer is a time of relaxation. This year – not so much. We have all, I suspect, been glued to our many sources of information about Israel’s struggle with Hamas in Gaza. Israel enjoyed wide support at first, when the rockets were flying into largest swath of the Land ever. But as soon as Israel’s forces crossed into Gaza, and rocket fire was returned, with tragic consequences for civilians – support turned to criticism. Suddenly we all were constrained to remind friends, reporters, diplomats and officials that the threat to Israel’s citizens and sovereignty were real, on-going, and serious. They constituted an existential threat of the first order.

At the same time, Anti-Semitism, especially across Europe, emerged ugly and violent. Suddenly Jews, civilians – citizens of their various countries – became targets of violent attacks. We can hardly but be concerned about this turn of events. The feeling definitely emerged that Anti-Semitism was latent, waiting to emerge. It has now raised its fierce head in full force. And leaves us very much concerned for the safety and future of Europe’s emerging Jewish communities.

All the while, we at First Hebrew continue to make plans for an exciting new year. Our Sanctuary Renovation Committee has done a wonderful job creating a renewed prayer space in our Sanctuary. The Rededication has been set for Friday evening, September 5. I hope you will join us for that exciting evening.

Our Hebrew School has undergone the first stage of our re-visioning of education at First Hebrew. It’s new name, Jewish Learning Experience (JLE), reflects the new focus on experiential learning – learning by doing, both in

our classrooms and building, and in other locations. Our primary focus will be “tikkun olam”, “mending the world”. We will explore the many ways in which we feel called to address the needs of our local community, Jewish and general. We will learn about Judaism’s rich teachings about our responsibility to take care of the environment.

In addition to learning Hebrew, and holidays and customs, much of our daily work will focus on projects that students will design. We will build a sukkah that students envision. We will create a new siddur (prayerbook) from which we will pray during weekly services. These and other projects will engage our students’ imagination and will evoke excitement and commitment to First Hebrew and the Jewish people worldwide.

Our Adult Education program this year will also reflect the value of “mending the world”. We will welcome Scholar in Residence Rabbi Larry Troster in March. He will introduce us to the teachings of our tradition about preserving the environment. We will have the opportunity to think together about how we can accomplish goals of making our world safe and preserve it for generations to come.

As we enter the month of Elul, preceding Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, we pray for a lasting peace for Israel among its neighbors. We ready our souls for introspection and re-commitment to vital Jewish living at First Hebrew and throughout the world. And we commit our actions to bring healing to the many quarters where it is so needed.

I wish you an early Shanah tovah. May you and your loved ones be inscribed for life and may you be committed to joining in the revitalization of our congregation in the days ahead.

Lee S. Paskind Rabbi

Sisterhood Social Action ProjectNon-perishable food items for Fred's Pantry in Peekskill

This will be an ongoing project for the entire FHC community; bring your donations to our box in the upstairs coat closet


President’s MessageAs we grow closer to the end of the summer, I

would like to mention all of the exciting things that have been happening at First Hebrew while many of you were away.

Our sanctuary renovation project is almost completed. Thanks to the hard work of Committee Chair Bruce Bleiweis and Bruce Lindenbaum, Mark Stern and Daniela Rosen, our sanctuary has been freshened and improved. New pews – which are incredibly comfortable – new carpeting, a widened and less steep stairway to the Bimah, a new set of bookshelves and a relocated tree of life, along with some improved lighting, highlight the restoration. We all owe big thank yous to the Krantz Foundation, the Sisterhood, the Men’s Club and the library committee for making funds available so we could accomplish the renovation without asking our members to contribute to a building fund.

We have scheduled a rededication event for our sanctuary on Friday evening, September 5. The event will kick off with a brief rededication ceremony and commemoration at 5:30, followed by a reception and our Friday night service. We expect that Congresswoman Nita Lowey will attend, as will Mayor Catalina, Supervisor Puglisi, other public figures and local religious leaders from other faiths. We anticipate that there will be press coverage of our event. It should be an interesting time, and a great reception. Please join us for the event!

The Rabbi and the education committee have

been working hard to create programming and planfor the opening of our repurposed and renamedreligious school program. Now known as the JewishLearning Experience at First Hebrew, our school’scurriculum will emphasize hands on, practicalexperience with regard to cultural affairs, socialaction and other Jewish concerns, while stillteaching Hebrew and Jewish history and tradition.The Rabbi has committed to making our religiousschool experience much more relevant andenjoyable for our children.

This year, we welcome back Cantor Arad forHigh Holiday services. Her fine voice and spiritualityhave been remarkable in past years, and it’s good tohave her back for another year. I look forward toseeing all of you at services.

On a personal note, I would like to thank all ofyou for your care and support with regard to my tworecent surgeries, in late April and late July. Bothprocedures were extremely successful, and thenews after each was good. It’s wonderful, and agreat relief, to get these things behind me once andfor all. I would also like to thank the Congregationfor the many gestures and expressions of sympathyon the passing of my brother Michael in early July.It certainly has been an eventful year for my familyand me, and we are looking forward to a much moremundane time in the year to come.

L’Chaim Marc

Torah ReadingsSat 6-Sep Parashat Ki TeitzeiSat 13-Sep Parashat Ki TavoSat 20-Sep Parashat Nitzavim-VayeilechSat 27-Sep Parashat Ha'Azinu

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Sisterhood…Women Enjoying Jewish LifeIt has been a long summer. As I sit down to

write this, a few fragile hours of a cease fire exist between Israel and the Gaza strip. I hope by the time you read this, the fighting will have ended and peace will have returned to the land of Israel and progress will be made towards lasting peace. Could there really be more to wish for as we prepare for the High Holy Days? Could we really begin the New Year on a better footing than one which begins with peace?

Of course, as the holidays approach, we all will turn some of our thoughts at this time of teshuvah (repentance) to our personal lives and to our relationships with loved ones and friends. We should also look to our communities, both here at First Hebrew Congregation and in the larger community in which we live. There is also much to worry about in the world at large- other conflicts, outbreaks of disease, famine, climate change. And then there is Israel.

Some things are in our power to change or improve. We all have our own decisions to make about our personal relationships. For our community, sending in your membership to Sisterhood helps us support the First Hebrew family and enrich the experience of all our members and their families. It enables us to be active both in our religious community and in our local community. Our members help support the local food pantry,

victims of domestic violence, and other worthy causes here and further afield. Did you know the First Hebrew building has solar panels on its roof to help us be a greener congregation? You can also increase your knowledge of world affairs and therefore choose how to educate and participate with others in important issues which are all part of the important Jewish value of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world). We can all stand with and support the people of Israel as we have over the past weeks of the summer through whatever is to come. And we can pray for a peaceful New Year for them, for us, and for the world.

On a more local note, we invite you all to join us as we welcome the New Year with a celebration of the fall holidays at our first meeting of the year on Sunday, September 7th. Chef Rene Leon will join us for a demonstration and tasting of delicious foods you can share at all the festive meals to come this holiday season. Breakfast will be served at 9:15 and the program will begin at 10AM. We look forward to seeing you then and to sharing this special season with you. On behalf of the Sisterhood board, I wish you and your families a Happy, Healthy, and Sweet New Year.

L’Shanah Tovah, Mindy Steinholz Sisterhood President

Message from the Men’s Club Happy Rosh Hashanah!

September is here! Happy New Year! A time of rebirth, re-affirmation, and promise.... A time to celebrate the upcoming fall harvest with apples and honey to signify the sweetness of life. What’s in store for us in the year 5775? Will it be extra special because it’s the same, forwards and backwards (a numeric palindrome that happens every 110 years)?

To all of the male members of FHC, seriously consider joining Men’s Club this year. We meet once a month on Sunday mornings in the lounge area where we catch up on what’s going on in our lives while enjoying one heck of a breakfast. Men’s Club helps support FHC activities on various levels

from cooking to painting, and we planned the first FHC Person of the Year celebration. We plan nights out at local venues including Birdsall House, Peekskill Brewery, and West Point sports events. Based on what we have done and continue to do, maybe we should consider changing our name to FHC “Mensch” Club to more accurately match our name to what we do and who we are!

Join us for our first breakfast meeting and help us plan a great and exciting year ahead. The more the merrier!

Shanah Tovah!

Cliff Hames and Steven Cohen– FHC Men’s Club Co-Presidents


Message from the Principal ………………….....J L EDear FHC members and parents,

What’s in a name? The question is not original, but the answer is important. Our education program will continue to teach Hebrew, holidays, customs. But it will do so in a much wider array of ways of learning. That’s why we are now calling it the Jewish Learning Experience, or JLE for short.

We all learn all the time. We don’t need the formal structure of a classroom much of that time. We learn by doing, by living. That is what we want for our children, our youngest learners. We want them to learn in a way that not only teaches information, or even particular skills. We want them to learn in a way that informs and enriches their hearts, that helps them grow as individual human beings, and that helps them discover their own connection to the Jewish people here and in Israel. There is a name for this kind of learning too: “whole person learning.”

Through the approach of Project-Based Learning (PBL) our young people will learn how to identify issues that need to be addressed, access resources they need to respond, and design and carry out a number of specific projects. These are group activities, so each learner is engaged with others. Skills for team-building, community-building, will be developed. This process is just like real problem solving in the real world. It is not homework. It is learning how we live in society.

Our focus is the central Jewish concept of

“tikkun olam,” or “mending the world.” This idea begins with the recognition that God’s creation wasn’t final. It leaves room for us to be God’s partners. Our approach throughout the year will be to learn Jewish insights about a particular area in need of “mending” – the poor and needy in our community, elderly members in our community who want and need to be included, people with disabilities who are just like us, only in a different way. We will think about what projects we can do to meet these and other needs. Finally, we will reflect on what we have learned, through study of our tradition, and through our own hands-on response to the need. This approach is holistic. The context for our learning is truly life itself. Our learners have much to learn, and much they can teach us.

We begin this process on the first day of Jewish Learning Experience, Sunday, September 7. Our parents and children will gather to learn what our rich tradition can teach us about how we can help others in need. That learning will frame our responses to various needs as we approach them throughout the year.

I look forward to beginning this exciting process with you. I believe this will truly be a Shanah tovah, a good New Year. I wish a Happy and Sweet New Year for you and your family. L’shanah tovah tikatevu, May you be inscribed for a good year.

Lee S. Paskind

FHC Babysitting Clearing HouseWho of us with young children isn’t looking for a few good babysitters? FHC will continue to list the names of our teenagers (and others) who would like to baby-sit for other families in the congregation. Of course, you will need to pay these sitters! FHC will provide this service purely as a convenience to its members and will take no responsibility for the individuals who offer their services here for pay.

Email your names and telephone numbers to: [email protected]

Babysitters now available:

Madeline Cohen: Call or text

Email corrections/additions to [email protected]


HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE 2014

SELICHOT – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH – 9:00 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah – Wednesday, September 24th Candles 6:31pm – Service 6:30pm 1st Day Rosh Hashanah – Thursday, September 25th Morning Service – 9:00 am Tashlikh - 5:30 pm Mincha/Maariv - 6:30 pm Candles 7:36pm 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah – Friday, September 26th Morning Service - 9:00 am Kol Nidrei – Friday, October 3rd Candles – 6:16 pm / Service 6:00 pm / Shkiah 6:34 pm Yom Kippur Day – Saturday, October 4th Morning Service (Yiskor) 9:00 am Minha/Neila/Maariv – 4:45/6:16/7:10pm Yom Tov ends – 7:21pm







C o m m u n i t y E v e n t sDay of Chesed: A Day of Service and Remembrance

September 14, 10:00am-3:00pm; JCC of Mid-Westchester ========================================================

Westchester Jewish Council 39th Anniversary Gala

Saturday, January 24, 2015

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Celebrate Israel Parade May 31, 2015


SHARE YOUR SIMCHAS BY SPONSORING AN ONEG SHABBAT !

Sisterhood invites you to sponsor an Oneg Shabbat in honor of your family and friends. Celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, graduations, and more!

It’s a bargain: Only $5 per Oneg.

It’s easy to do: Just fill out this form and your Simcha will appear in the Bulletin and the weekly synagogue emails and will be announced from the Bimah.

Send this page with your check payable to: Sisterhood FHC, c/o Babette Rubin, 9 Elena Court, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Be sure to write “Onegs” in the memo space on your check.

Name: No. of Onegs: @ $5Address: Amount Due: Phone: Email:

Sponsor name(s) to appear as ________________________________________________________

Honoree’s Name Occasion Date of Event

1. ________________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________________________

5. ________________________________________________________________________________

Yahrzeit: Estelle Fryburg, Susan Pasciolla

In memory of: Elizabeth Lubell – Daniela RosenLawrence Behrman – Daniela RosenLaurette Paley – Daniela RosenMax Berger – Susan Weiler

Kiddush: Barbara Ninos in honor of the 11th birthday of her grandson Alex

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund: In memory of Rose Herbst – from the Herbst family, Mr. & Mrs. Mel Berger

Downtown Shul: Allen Bodner

Social Action: Janice Pancirer and Alice & Joel Yasuna

D o n a t i o n s


BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE

It is time once again to ask you to remember your departed loved ones in our annual BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE, which will be used during Yizkor services on Yom Kippur and whenever else Yizkor may be recited during the coming year. Your contribution to Sisterhood in memory of your loved ones enables us to further support our synagogue. If you would like to participate, either: Complete the form below: Clearly print the names in the order you would like them to appear. 1.__________________________ 4.________________________ 2.__________________________ 5.________________________ 3.__________________________ 6.________________________ (If you would like to list loved ones together as a couple, please do so on one line, for example “Isaac and Sarah Cohen.” For additional names, please securely attach a separate piece of paper to this form.) REMEMBERED BY: _________________________________________ Your name(s) Your address_____________________________________________ Phone_____________________ Email________________________ Please enclose a contribution of $5 per name (not per line). Make your check payable to Sisterhood and put “Book of Remembrance” in the memo section. Please send your completed form and check to: Sisterhood, First Hebrew Congregation, Attn.: Book of Remembrance, 1821 Main Street, Peekskill, NY 10566. OR Send us an email: Create a word document with your list of names in the order in which you would like them to appear under the heading “Remembered by _____.” Be sure to include your contact information. Email your list to Sue Ellen Silber at [email protected] and send your check to FHC as above.

PLEASE BE SURE TO SEND IN YOUR REQUEST NO LATER THAN

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5th, 2014.

If you have any questions, please call Sue Ellen Silber at 914-788-414 or Mindy Steinholz at 914-402-5925

Thank you and have a wonderful summer!


Bingo ScheduleFHC WEDNESDAY NIGHT BINGO SCHEDULE

September-November 2014

IMPORTANT - If you are unable to work on your assigned day it is your responsibility to switch with someone or find someone to replace you.

PLEASE do not call the office to find someone for you. Thank you! July 2nd September 10th Susan Abrams------ ---737-3021 Carol Gold---------------- Laurie Baskin-----------736-1227 Ellie Schaffer------------------ Alice Krochmal----845-528-1684 Jay Schwartz------------------ July 9th September 17th Mel Berger--------------245-3038 Avi BenDavid----------------- Lynn Berger------------245-3038 Susan Cohen----------------- Andrea Bloome---------739-1042 Sharon Edelstein------------- July 16th – September 24 – NO BINGO Amy Burckhard---------736-0284 Erev Rosh Hahanah Ray Cohen--------------271-5510 Robin Dolacky----------UNLISTED October 1st - Joshua Baskin--------------- Leslie Bloome---------------- July 23rd – Susan Feldman--------------Sandra Glicker---------245-2688 Barry Gold---------845-265-2210 October 8th – NO BINGO Elissa Goldman---------736-3173 Erev Sukkot July 30th – October 15th - Cliff Hames-------------528-9605 Robin Goldsand--------------- Carole Henkin----------930-6659 Meryl Illions-------------------- Roshi Newman---------402-5530 Robin Krantz------------------- October 22nd- Michael Colman---------------- August 6th – Katherine Colman-------------- Glenn Levine-----------941-8960 Gary Abrams------------------- Ken Litvin--------------736-3807 Rochelle Madenberg---736-7460 October 29th - August 13th – Edward Illions------------------- Amy Melman-----------271-2219 Carol Lipsky--------------------- Charles Newman-------962-0247 Charles Lipsky------------------- Barbara Ninos----------930-1370 November 5th August 20th – Cheryl Lefland------------------ Martin Rubenfeld------997-9001 Sunny Kelner------------------- Zhila Radparvar-------962-6702 Nancy Kohel-------------------- Sandy Poritzky--------372-7158 November 12th - August 27th – Jeremy Krantz------------------Rose Rowland---------737-3738 Arlene Kaufman---------------- Phyllis Ticker----------736-5914 Marc Intriligator----------------Sandy Stein-----------736-0529 November 19th - September 3rd – Carol Newman----------------- Ilene Zanchelli-------- Meryl Novor-------------------- Mindy Steinholz------- Michael Meadvin--------------- Arleen Schefflein------

Why are we asking you to donate your time to helping out with Bingo? It generates approximately $25,000 in revenue per year to our operation of the synagogue. The time commitment is only about three hours on a Wednesday night. We now start Bingo at 6:30 pm so you and our customers can get home earlier. If you are opposed to fulfilling your obligation as a member, then pay the $400 Bingo assessment immediately and let Lisa know to take you off the Bingo list. As a member in good standing it is your obligation to participate in this fundraising activity. If the congregation chooses not to continue providing Bingo to the community and forfeiting the OPM (other people’s money), then the congregation will need to be assessed accordingly to raise the $20,000, or determine what services will be cut. Do your part of fundraising and show up for your assigned Bingo night. Bring a book or magazine to read (there is time when you are waiting). If you come late, it is still better than not coming at all. Or, if you choose, send the $400.

Important Note: Your 2014–2015 dues include a surcharge for Bingo. If a member family meets its two-bingo requirement during the year, the family will receive a credit. Similarly, if a single member meets his/her one-bingo requirement during the year, he/she will receive a credit.

URGENT MESSAGE: If you are unable to attend on your scheduled Bingo night, IT IS YOUR RESPONSBILITY TO GET A REPLACEMENT.Thank you for your continued cooperation!!!! Workers should report to Bingo by 6:15 pm and are expected to stay until at least 10:00 pm


O N E G S Friday, September 5

• Barbara Ninos in honor of her grandson Alex’s graduation • Barbara Ninos in honor of Martin Rubin-Weiss’s volunteering • The Walker family in honor of Annie & Dave Walker’s wedding anniversary on September 2 • Karen & Allan Kotash in honor of their daughter Alisa’s birthday on September 3 • Roshi Newman in honor of her great granddaughter Molly Beatrice’s birthday on September 7 • Roxann & Marc Intriligator in honor of their son Josh’s birthday on September 7 • Amy Burckhard in honor of her daughter-in-law Jessica’s birthday on September 9 • Amy Burckhard in honor of her granddaughter Bodhi Dylan Burckhard’s birthday on September 10 Friday, September 12

• Robin & Jeremy Krantz in honor of their wedding anniversary on September 14 • Amy Burckhard in honor of her son David’s birthday on September 15 • The Bleiweis family in honor of Alex, Rachel, & Grace’s birthdays on September 19 • Alice Krochmal in honor of Lisa Gagliardi’s birthday on September 19 Friday, September 19

• The Bleiweis family in honor of Alex, Rachel, & Grace’s birthdays on September 19 • Alice Krochmal in honor of Lisa Gagliardi’s birthday on September 19 • Amy Burckhard family in honor of her Mom Mary Blackman’s birthday on September 20 • Marilyn & Freemont Reif in honor of their son Richard’s birthday on September 23 • Mindy Steinholz and Jamie Spock in honor of Esther Steinholz’s birthday on September 23 Friday, September 26

• The Colman family in honor of Jared’s birthday on September 28 • Amy Burckhard in honor of grandson Max Lucas Braverman’s birthday on September 29 • Amy Burckhard in honor of her son Joshua’s birthday on September 29

• To Rochelle Madenberg on the birth of a grandson – Ryder William Beharry, born July 10, 2014. Parents are Stephanie & Ray Beharry.

• To Nancy & Michael Kohel on the birth of a granddaughter - Sadie Reese Kohel, born on June 19, 2014. Parents are Matthew and Elissa Kohel.

• To Sandy & Gary Stein on the birth of a grandson – Evan Andrew Garber, born June 20, 2014. Parents are Robin & Adam Garber.

• To Arleen & Paul Shefflein on the marriage of their son Elan to Danielle Asher on July 19, 2014. The couple will reside in Astoria, Queens.

• To Arleen & Paul Schefflein on their son Javin’s graduation from The Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel. Javin is doing his residency in Radiology at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City.

Mazel Tov


YahrzeitsThe following Yahrzeits will be observed during the month of Elul and

Tishrei as noted on the memorial plaque in our sanctuary:

May their memory be a blessing to all

D a t e C o n v e r t e r Wed 27-Aug 1st of ElulThu 28-Aug 2nd of ElulFri 29-Aug 3rd of ElulSat 30-Aug 4th of ElulSun 31-Aug 5th of ElulMon 1-Sep 6th of ElulTue 2-Sep 7th of ElulWed 3-Sep 8th of ElulThu 4-Sep 9th of ElulFri 5-Sep 10th of ElulSat 6-Sep 11th of ElulSun 7-Sep 12th of ElulMon 8-Sep 13th of ElulTue 9-Sep 14th of ElulWed 10-Sep 15th of ElulThu 11-Sep 16th of ElulFri 12-Sep 17th of ElulSat 13-Sep 18th of ElulSun 14-Sep 19th of ElulMon 15-Sep 20th of ElulTue 16-Sep 21st of ElulWed 17-Sep 22nd of ElulThu 18-Sep 23rd of ElulFri 19-Sep 24th of ElulSat 20-Sep 25th of ElulSun 21-Sep 26th of ElulMon 22-Sep 27th of ElulTue 23-Sep 28th of ElulWed 24-Sep 29th of ElulThu 25-Sep 1st of TishreiFri 26-Sep 2nd of TishreiSat 27-Sep 3rd of TishreiSun 28-Sep 4th of TishreiMon 29-Sep 5th of TishreiTue 30-Sep 6th of TishreiWed 1-Oct 7th of TishreiThu 2-Oct 8th of TishreiFri 3-Oct 9th of TishreiSat 4-Oct 10th of TishreiSun 5-Oct 11th of TishreiMon 6-Oct 12th of TishreiTue 7-Oct 13th of TishreiWed 8-Oct 14th of TishreiThu 9-Oct 15th of TishreiFri 10-Oct 16th of TishreiSat 11-Oct 17th of TishreiSun 12-Oct 18th of TishreiMon 13-Oct 19th of TishreiTue 14-Oct 20th of TishreiWed 15-Oct 21st of TishreiThu 16-Oct 22nd of TishreiFri 17-Oct 23rd of TishreiSat 18-Oct 24th of TishreiSun 19-Oct 25th of TishreiMon 20-Oct 26th of TishreiTue 21-Oct 27th of TishreiWed 22-Oct 28th of TishreiThu 23-Oct 29th of TishreiFri 24-Oct 30th of Tishrei

Louis Bernstein……..……Elul 1 Julius Reiss……..…………. Elul 29Bertha Shafer……..………Elul 2 Seymour Strickberger……..…Elul 29Anna Heck……..………… Elul 3 Dr. Seymour H. Cohen……. Tishrei 1Jacob Kimmelman……..…Elul 3 Pearl Ruback……..…………Tishrei 1Tina Zelesnick……..………Elul 4 Sylvia Schnadow Culang……Tishrei 1James Miller……..…………Elul 5 Lena Treiber……..………….Tishrei 1Harold Rudy Rudorfer……Elul 5 Sadie Turshen……..…………Tishrei 3Evelyn Schnadow……..…Elul 5 Solomon Seligson……..……Tishrei 5Frederick Laufer……..……Elul 6 Hyman Lupion……..…………Tishrei 6Marvin H. Radler……..……Elul 6 Stuart Pines……..…………. Tishrei 7Joseph Friedman……..……Elul 7 Samuel Goldberg……..…… Tishrei 8Tillie Kaplan……..…………Elul 8 Phil Zamaloff……..………… Tishrei 8Eliezer Bielory……..………Elul 9 Sadie Eichner……..…………Tishrei 9Esther Newman……..……Elul 9 Julius Schnadow……..………Tishrei 9Jerry Saltzman……..………Elul 9 Morris Gaffen……..…………Tishrei 11Henry Y. Young……..…… Elul 10 Herman Pomerantz……..… Tishrei 12Ruth Siverstein Blair……..Elul 11 Tzenah Scharfstein……..……Tishrei 15Malka Rachel Winter……. Elul 11 Jacob Weitz……..………….Tishrei 15May Goodfarb……..………Elul 13 Ben Hersh……..…………..…Tishrei 16Seymour Levy……..………Elul 14 Rosetta Hilburg……..………Tishrei 17Etta Zivia Rudick……..……Elul 16 Alan Intrilligator……..…………Tishrei 17Willliam Brown……..………Elul 20 Lillian Ruth Mills……..………Tishrei 18Philip Fidler……..…………Elul 21 Joseph Selinger……..………Tishrei 18Leo Blumberg……..………Elul 23 Mildred Cohen……..…………Tishrei 19Jessie Kirschner……..……Elul 23 Amelia Deutsch……..………Tishrei 20Dorothy Laufer……..………Elul 23 Joseph Edward Drogy…….. Tishrei 21Sheila Wenger……..………Elul 23 Emanuel Ganeles……..……Tishrei 21Samuel Poritzky……..……Elul 24 Leo Mark……..…………..….Tishrei 23Arthur A. Levine……..……Elul 26 Abraham Bruckner……..……Tishrei 26Faye Benes……..…………Elul 28 Milton Seegar……..…………Tishrei 29

Condolences• To the family of Elizabeth Lubell on her passing.• To Marc Intriligator and family on the loss of Marc’s brother Michael.• To Mel Berger and family on the loss of Mel’s father Max Berger.• To Avi Bendavid and family on the loss of Avi’s sister Michal.• To Amy Burckhard and family on the loss of Amy’s mother Mary Blackman.

HaMakom y’nahem etkhem b’tokh sh’ar avelei Zion viY’rushalayimMay the Holy One send you comfort along with all the mourners for Zion and Jerusalem.




First Hebrew Congregation“O p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r G i v i n g”

Torah Fund CARDS for ALL OCCASIONS are available through Sisterhood!

These cards help raise scholarship funds for the Jewish Theological Seminary and other Conservative Movement

educational institutions.The cards are on display in the FHC library and on a flyer in this bulletin.

$4 per card w/envelope$20 per 6 cards w/envelopes

Call or email to have cards sentTorah Fund Chairperson - Danielle Calo914-646-2235; [email protected]

Note: Recognition for all gifts will be provided in the Newsletter (as well as on the particular item if warranted).

All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please consult your tax advisor for specific advice on tax savings through charitable gifts.

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Sisterhood Social Action Project

Non-perishable food items for Fred's Pantry in Peekskill

This will be an ongoing project for the entire FHC

community; bring your donations to our box in the

upstairs coat closet

Yahrzeit Plaques (memorial) In memory of a member ....................................... $200 In memory of a non-member ................................ $300 In memory of and purchased by a non-member .. $500 Tree of Life Books (in honor of a birth, Bar (plate on inside cover or Bat Mitzvah, wedding, recognizes your gift special anniversaries, life and names those events, in memoriam, etc.) you wish to honor) Leaf .................. $150 Siddurim ........... $36 Rock ................ $250 Mahzorim .......... $25 Root ................. $350 Chumashim ...... $54 Memorial Plate. $500

Brick Garden A wonderful way to memorialize or honor a loved one One brick (with inscription) ........ ......................... $150 Two bricks ........ ......................... ......................... $275 Library Fund General Fund Gifts (i.e., purchases at library discretion) Specific Purchase Gifts (i.e. book series or encyclopedia)

Other Donation Ideas Gifts of highly appreciated stock or real estate—save on income tax while avoiding capital gains taxes! Scholarships - for youth programs and camps and travel to Israel.


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E m a i l L i s tIf you’re interested in getting emails with the weekly announcements, please visit the website at www.firsthebrew.org. If you wish to contact the synagogue for any other business, please note that the e-mail address to use is [email protected]. To email Rabbi Paskind directly, use [email protected]

If you change your Internet provider and/or email address, please remember to sign up for the First Hebrew mailing list again at your new address. Email [email protected] with your request to be added to the list.

First Hebrew websiteVisit www.firsthebrew.org for synagogue information, articles, plus current and archived issues of the bulletin. The following month’s bulletin is posted shortly after it goes to the printer, so you can read it without having to wait for the post office to deliver it! You can even view a printable version of the current month’s calendar. Come check it out! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send email to [email protected].

Help support our Hebrew School when you shop online. Visit FHC website for details.

Let Everyone Know How Proud We are of Our Children!The Board of Education would like to honor our wonderful Bar/Bat Mitzvah students in a special way!

We would like each student to submit a brief biography (5-7 sentences) to be placed in the synagogue bulletin. The biography could include information such as their Bar/BatMitzvah date, grade, school, outside interests, and should include a short description about his/her service project; you may also include a photograph if you like. The responsibility to write and submit this information belongs to the family of the child. Please do not cause unnecessary disappointment for your children when they don’t see their names in the bulletin with their classmates. The biography must be submitted to the editor SIX WEEKS prior to the first day of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah month to ensure placement in a timely fashion. Any articles sent after that time will be placed in the next bulletin, which may be after the Bar/Bat Mitzvah date. Please submit the biography to the bulletin at bulletin@ FirstHebrew.org or you can mail or fax to the FHC office.

H e l p W a n t e dIf you are interested in assisting with publishing the Kehilataynu as editor, designer, writer, or any other

capacity, please contact Lisa at the office or Masoud Radparvar at [email protected].

Articles for the November 2014 Newsletter are due by: Wednesday, October 8, 2014Articles for the October 2014 Newsletter are due by: Wednesday, September 3, 2014

S p o n s o r sTo sponsor the Newsletter, contact

Bon Venture @ 800-364-0684or http://www.bonventure.net/

The synagogue bulletin is a place not only for news and information about FHC and its members, but also a forum for members to place information that may be of interest to their fellow congregants. We are happy to consider all articles submitted to Kehilataynu; however, we reserve the right to edit for style, and length. In addition, all articles submitted by FHC members are labeled as such and do not reflect the opinion of FHC or the Board of Trustees.

Please keep the following in mind: • Articles and announcements must be received in the FHC

office by the date below. • Please submit your article or announcement via e-mail to

[email protected]. If you do not have a computer, and/or your submission is not available in digital format, you may fax, mail, or deliver your (typed) submission(s) to the temple office.

• Please provide original copies of flyers and photos (faxed copies are not suitable for reproduction) — they will be returned

P h o t o g r a p h sOriginal versions of many of the pictures appearing in the

Kehilataynu are available (in color and with better resolution) at the congregation’s website or facebook.

Share your FHC-related pictures by e-mailing them to: [email protected]



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