N E W S & V I E W S ת ק פ ו ה ת ח דMAY 2015 אייר- שע"ה סיוןFAIR LAWN JEWISH CENTER — CONG. BNAI ISRAEL VOLUME LXVIII, NO. 9 IYAR - SIVAN 5775 USPS #096-220 SHAVUOT 5775 EREV SHAVUOT, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 23 Mincha 7:30 - 8:00 PM Candle Lighting 8:56 PM Tikkun Leyl Shavuot Two Study & Discussion Sessions 8:00 - 9:15 PM Rabbi Ronald Roth Here’s a Surprise: The Nine Most Important Commandments According to the Rabbis Are Not Nine of the Ten Commandments Cantor Dr. Eric Wasser “ Jews in Space ” Maariv 9:15 PM Dairy Refreshments to follow Sunday, May 24 9:00 AM Traditional Service in the Chapel 9:30 AM Egalitarian Service in the Sanctuary Instead of a Sermon, during Kiddush Rabbi Roth will test your knowledge with a quiz on the counting of the Omer Second Day of Shavuot Sunday evening, May 24 7:30 PM Mincha / Maariv Candle Lighting 7:58 PM Monday, May 25 9:00 AM One service in the Sanctuary. Yizkor will be recited 7:30 PM Mincha
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SHAVUOT 5775
EREV SHAVUOT, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 23
Mincha 7:30 - 8:00 PM
Candle Lighting 8:56 PM
Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
Two Study & Discussion Sessions 8:00 - 9:15 PM
Rabbi Ronald Roth
Here’s a Surprise: The Nine Most Important Commandments
According to the Rabbis Are Not Nine of the Ten Commandments
Cantor Dr. Eric Wasser
“ Jews in Space ”
Maariv 9:15 PM
Dairy Refreshments to follow
Sunday, May 24
9:00 AM Traditional Service in the Chapel
9:30 AM Egalitarian Service in the Sanctuary
Instead of a Sermon, during Kiddush Rabbi Roth will test your
knowledge with a quiz on the counting of the Omer
Second Day of Shavuot
Sunday evening, May 24
7:30 PM Mincha / Maariv
Candle Lighting 7:58 PM
Monday, May 25
9:00 AM One service in the Sanctuary. Yizkor will be recited
נחמּו, נחמּו עמיWe note with sorrow the passing of
Max Gavzy
May the Lord console and sustain you,
together with all the mourners for Zion and Jerusalem.
COLUMN Page
Adult Education Comm. 11
Bar Mitzvah Dates 19
Book of the Lunch 15
Calendar 27
Candle lighting 2
Deaths 2
Donations 23
Family Matters 12
Gala Brunch-Jerry Weiner14
Guess /Coming/Shabbas 6
Howard Herman Fund 19
Israel Comm. - Elections 8
Kasha 10
Lag b’Omer 9
Men’s Progress Club 17
Miniature Golf 28
Column Page
MONTH - IYAR 7
NOSH & KNOWLEDGE 10
Officers Slate 10
Poker Tournament 16
Preschool 21
Presidential Pondering 5
Rabbinic Reflections 3
Religious Affairs Comm. 9
Religious School 20
Shavuot 13
Sisterhood 12
Social Action Committee 13
Synagogue Administrator 7
Yom Yerushalayim 11
Young Families 21
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LOOKING AHEAD IN MAY
May 1 Guess Who’s Coming to Shabbas?
May 2 Tot Shabbat
May 4 Book of the Lunch: The Golem & the Jinni
May 5 Café Europa
May 5 Nosh & Knowledge
May 5 Sisterhood Lag B’Omer Event
May 6 Mishnah Class
May 6 Israel Committee: The Israeli Elections
May 7 Lag B’Omer
May 12 Nosh & Knowledge
May 12 Sisterhood Professional Women’s Network
May 14 MPC Poker Tournament
May 19 Nosh & Knowledge
May 19 BCHSJS Graduation
May 20 Mishnah Class
May 20 Annual Congregational Meeting
May 23 Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
May 26 Nosh & Knowledge
May 26 Chai Mitzvah
May 27 Mishnah Class
May 28 Shiru Nah
FROM THE EDITOR
May is a very holiday month this year. Lag b’Omer, Yom
Yerushalayim and Shavuot, not to mention Mothers’
Day and Memorial Day.
And not to be missed this month, our Annual Congre-
gational Meeting on Wednesday evening, May 20, and
our Tikkun Leyl Shavuot on Saturday evening, May 23.
Hope to see you there.
Norma F. Pollack
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RABBINIC REFLECTIONS . . . Rabbi Ron Roth
Last year on the first day of Shavuot, instead of giving a sermon, I gave out the following quiz dur-ing the Kiddush after services, to teach about con-version to Judaism and the Book of Ruth. We read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot. (This year the holi-day begins on May 23.) Ruth is considered the prime example of a non-Jew who becomes Jewish in the Bible. Here is the quiz. See how much you know about the history of conversion to Judaism and the Book of Ruth. Some of the questions may have more than one correct response. I will be using a similar test of your knowledge quiz about the counting of the Omer this year on the first day of Shavuot.
1. According to the Rabbis, who were the first figures in the Bible to convert people to Judaism? a. Moses and Aaron b. Abraham and Sarah c. King David and King Solomon d. The King of the Khazars
2. Which of the following statements are found in the Talmud and the Midrash concerning proselytes? a. A proselyte is dearer to G-d than was Israel at Sinai, for he accepts Heaven’s yoke without having witnessed the thunder…and the trumpet blasts which attended the Revelation [there]. b. Evil after evil comes upon those who receive proselytes. c. The Holy One, blessed be He, did not exile Israel among the nations save in order that proselytes might join them. d. Proselytes are as hard for Israel as a sore.
3. Which of the following statements is true? (only one correct answer) a. There is historical evidence that Jews actively sought proselytes in the Middle Ages. b. Orthodox Judaism today does not allow for con-version. c. There is historical evidence that Jews actively sought proselytes in the Hellenistic Period. d. There is historical evidence that Jews actively sought proselytes during the Babylonian Exile. 4. The family members mentioned in the open-ing of the Book of Ruth are: a. Elimelech, Naomi, Mahlon and Chilion b. David, Batsheba, Solomon and Avshalom c. Miriam, Aaron, Nadav and Avihu d. Golda, Gilda, Glida, and Bibi
Test Your Knowledge of Conversion to Judaism and the Book of Ruth
5. Naomi, Ruth’s mother-in-law, leaves Moab because: a. there was a plague there b. her two sons had died c. she heard that there was food in Judah d. the Moabites had retreated from the buffer strip of land they had occupied for several years between Moab and Judah 6. When Ruth tells her mother-in-law she wants to follow her, she says: a. Your people shall be my people, and your G-d my G-d. b. This land is your land, this land is my land, from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Golan highland c. You shall be as a mother to me, like all the moth-ers in Israel. d. …wherever you go, I will go, wherever you lodge I will lodge. 7. Ruth goes to glean in a field, behind the reap-ers, in a piece of land belonging to: a. her mother-in-law’s kinsman, Boaz b. the Jewish National Fund c. her mother-in-law’s uncle, Gideon d. her sister from Hevron 8. In the book of Ruth, we know that Ruth is a Mo-abite. However, it is clear that she becomes part of the Jewish people. In order to do this, we read that she: a. was converted by the rabbi of the town after he rebuffed her three times b. bathed in a river and that was considered in those days to be like going to a mikveh c. married Boaz d. accepted all of the 613 mitzvot in a public ceremo-ny before all of the townspeople 9. The great-grandson of Ruth is: a. the Talmudic Rabbi Hillel b. the Prophet Samuel c. King David d. King Saul 10. The Book of Ruth is found in which part of the three parts of the Bible? a. Torah b. Prophets c. Writings d. Epistles
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11. What is the proper way, according to the Rabbis, to refer to a person who becomes Jew-ish who was not born Jewish? a. proselyte b. convert c. Jew by Choice d. Jew 12. The word “megillah” as in the phrase “the megillah of Ruth” means: a. book b. true story c. something that is so long that it seems like it will never end; in fact there is often, sometimes very often, a great deal of redundancy in such a work that some would call them longwinded or perhaps the work would contain overwritten passages with excess verbiage and so many unnecessary words that one would be tired of hearing, or for that matter reading, the work in its entirety, or at least the vast majority of the work that is in question. d. scroll 13. Other books in the Bible that are known as a megillah are: a. Proverbs b. Psalms c. Song of Songs d. Ecclesiastes 14. The needy were entitled to the gleanings in the field as well as: a. the corners of the fields b. sheaves of produce that the farmer forget about and left in the field c. anything that the farmer harvested after Rosh Hashanah d. food that was rendered impure by contact with certain types of locusts 15. There are many food banks in the United States called “The Second Harvest Food Bank” because: a. the name “The Place Where People Donate Food and Then We Divide the Food by Category in Our Warehouse and Give It to the Hungry of Our Town” was rejected as too long b. the Biblical reference to the needy gleaning the fields after the farmer harvested them c. someone had already purchased the domain name “First Harvest Food Bank” d. it was chosen by a vote of those who were hun-gry and needed food 16. We read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot be-cause: a. the word “Shavuot,” meaning weeks, appears seven times in the Book of Ruth, and that was con-
Shavuot Quiz (Continued from page 3) sidered a mystical sign connecting the book and the holiday b. the numerical value of the words Ruth and Shavu-ot are the same c. in the Book of Ruth, Ruth meets Boaz during a “tikkun leil Shavuot” - a study session that was held on the first night of Shavuot when single Jews liked to mingle and search for a marriage partner d. Ruth becomes a Jew and therefore accepts the Torah as did our ancestors on Mount Sinai on Shavuot
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1. b. Genesis 12:5 reads “And Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot, his brother’s son and … the souls that they had gotten [literally ‘that they had made’] in Haran” [to the land of Canaan]. Rashi, the classic Biblical interpreter comments, “The souls which he had brought under the sheltering wings of the She-chinah [God’s presence]. Abraham converted the men and Sarah converted the women. Scripture ac-counts it to them as if they had made them.” 2. a., b., c., d. – There were differing Rabbinic views about proselytes in ancient times, both very positive and negative. Clearly, many non-Jews were attract-ed to Judaism and became Jewish in the Talmudic period. 3. c. Only in later historical periods did such activity cease, especially after the Christian church forbade it in many places. I guess this was too easy if you al-ready read the answer to question 2. 4. a. 5. b. 6. a., d. 7. a. 8. c. There was no formal conversion ceremony in Biblical times. A woman who married a Jewish man essentially joined his clan and became a Jew. Even in Talmudic times the requirements were not as strict as some claim they should be today. While there is a tradition of rebuffing a potential Jew by Choice, that is not something that I do. 9. c. This is an indication of the way that the Bible considered those who become Jewish even if they were not born Jewish. Their great-grandson is a great leader, and from his descendants will come the Messiah. 10. c. 11.c., d. While the other terms are used (even in this quiz!) the Rabbis say that we should simply call such a person a Jew. 12. d. 13. c., d. 14. a., b. This was one way the poor were given food in ancient times. 15. b. 16. d.
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Has spring finally arrived? Can we think about changing our winter clothing for summer clothing? Let us hope so - soon!! This month we celebrate Lag Ba’Omer (May 7), Mother’s Day (May 10), Yom Yerushalayim or Jeru-salem Day (May 17), Shavuot (May 23-25), and five Shabbats. I look forward to greeting you at our be-loved Center. Our Capital Campaign continues. Each day we hope and pray that we come closer and closer to our goal, and with your generous donation, it will become a reality. Please consider that our focus is three-pronged: to make our bima in the sanctuary more accessible for our members and guests with disabili-ties, and to upgrade the lighting and sound systems; to make needed improvements to enhance enroll-ment and learning experiences in our Preschool and Religious Schools; and to replenish our investment funds in the event of dire capital expenses. Reaching our goal will allow us to accomplish so much in the way of needed changes, attract and keep members, increase enrollment in our education-al offerings, but also ensure this Center for future generations. There is a sense of momentum that we are moving forward. We need to receive a donation from each member, keeping in mind that you have a five-year window in which to pay off your pledge. TOGETH-ER, WE CAN AND WILL BE STRONGER, WISER AND MORE BLESSED. Where have two years gone? My term as President comes to a close at the end of this month, and I will then pass the gavel to Ellen Wertheim. These two years have been, for the most part, very interesting, exciting and rewarding. It has given Ellie and me the opportunity to make many new friends and to better appreciate all that the Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Congregation B’nai Israel offers its members. Here, we truly generate an atmosphere of warmth and concern for others. There are so, so, so many people to thank for helping to guide, advise and offer constructive criticism when necessary. You each know who you are. Space lim-its my naming you. But I must thank Rabbi Roth, Cantor Wasser, Ellen, Michael, Craig, Jeff and Jen, Gilda, Robin, Dassa, Claudia, Marge, Judy, Carol, each committee chairperson, each member of the
Executive Committee, each member of the Board of Directors, and you, the members of our beloved Center. As they say, behind each man is a “better woman.” Ellie, you are the best wife, friend, confidant, com-panion, advisor, consultant I could ask for. I appre-ciate your loyalty and putting up with me, especially during these two years. I know it was not always easy or considerate of me, but I do, in retrospect, understand your thinking that the Center has be-come my second wife, since I have spent an inordi-nate amount of time here. I hope you will not tire of me spending more time at home. I love you, for-ever!! I wish Ellen and her team of officers, the Executive Committee and Board of Directors the very best, and much success over the next two years. Working together, our officers, staff and members will continue to provide excellence for ourselves, community and county, and our enviable reputation and prestige will flourish and lead us to greater heights. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to serve as your President.
Jerry
PRESIDENTIAL PONDERING . . . Jerry Weiner
PERFORM A GREAT MITZVAH
HELP US FILL THESE SEATS SUPPORT OUR DAILY MINYAN
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IYAR
Iyar is the Babylonian name of the month which is called simply “The Second Month” in the Torah. It is also called Ziv. One meaning of Ziv is The Month of Radiance because of the radiance of the sun. Ziv also means ‘sprout;’ the name of the month re-flects the seeds which sprout at this time of year. Rosh Chodesh Iyar always consists of two days. The month has 29 days, beginning this year on April 20 and ending May 18. Its sign of the Zodiac is Aries. The first Rosh Chodesh Iyar after the Exodus from Egypt fell on Shabbat. The people of Israel were in Marah at the time, and the bitter waters there were miraculously sweetened through the bitter wood Mo-ses cast into the water on G-d’s instructions. On that day G-d gave the people the mitzvot of Shabbat, the red heifer and civil law (dinim). On Rosh Chodesh Iyar in the second year of the Ex-odus a census was begun of the people for the first time. In later years, work on both the First and Second Temples was begun on Rosh Chodesh Iyar. On 5 Iyar 5708 (May 14, 1948) after 1,884 years of exile, and 3,706 years after it was first promised to His people by G-d, Israel was reborn. The 14
th Iyar is called Pesach Sheni; on this day all
those who could not bring their Paschal sacrifices to the Temple on the 14
th Nisan were given a second
opportunity a month later. Some people eat matzo which was left over from Pesach on Pesach Sheni. The 18
th Iyar is Lag b’Omer, the 33
rd day in the count-
ing of the Omer. It is a day of rejoicing in the midst of the mourning which are all the other days of the Omer. Tradition holds that the plague that decimated Rabbi Akiba’s students ceased on Lag b’Omer. Weddings are held, hair is cut, new clothes are worn, three-year-old boys receive their first haircuts, and students go on hikes on Lag b’Omer. The 28
th Iyar commemorates the reunification of Je-
rusalem in the Six Day War (5727/1967).
A FEW WORDS FROM YOUR
SYNAGOGUE ADMINISTRATOR Claudia Judelman
Double take? Don’t touch your dial! Don’t adjust your screen! If you’ve stopped by our synagogue office lately, you may have noticed a change up in things. Robin has moved her desk to the back, and our new secretary, Lynne Graizel, sits by the door to the office. From a Feng Shui point of view, this is all makes perfect sense, and we’re positioned for a warm welcome to our visitors and guests. We’re hoping (and confident even!) that you’ll feel right at home when you walk in. This new arrangement is one more in almost a full year of changes, updates and improvements from a building point of view. Some are for safety, like paint-ing better yellow lines on our entrance ramp. Some are for warmth, welcome and direction like our gor-geous lobby and room signs. Some are behind the scenes, others more visible. We’ve asked for your feedback, and we’ve taken action on many of the ideas and concerns you brought to my attention. We’re never done, however, and there’s much left to do. One big change here is the hiring of Star Building Services as our maintenance and cleaning service. After careful research and several bids, we moved ahead to hire this reputable company to handle all our daily cleaning and set-up needs here at the Cen-ter. The staff is trained, bonded, uniformed and su-pervised. The transition went smoothly, and we are working on any refining that may be necessary. Any change to an old, familiar way of doing things can have its ups and downs. I’m confident that this mod-ern and necessary update will prove to be the right choice for our Center. It’s a model used by many synagogues and schools throughout the country. One more important point to make is that all the cleaning products are OSHA approved for schools, adhering to the Green Seal standards for commercial cleaning services. All products are highly concentrat-ed and environmentally friendly. With the changes we’ve made to our building and its many storage areas, it may be a good time to remind our members that we are no longer able to accept Judaic or sacred books/texts. Additionally, if you have toys or items you’d like to donate, please check with us in the office before bringing anything here to the Center. Wishing you a Happy Mothers’ Day and Chag Shavu-ot Sameach.
Claudia
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THE AFTERMATH
CAN THE NEW GOVERNMENT
FUNCTION? Join us on Wednesday, May 6
when the Israel Committee presents Matthew Maryles
as our guest speaker on the results of Israel’s elections.
How does this affect relations with the US
and the rest of the world outside the Middle East?
How does this affect relations with the Arabs nations?
What does this mean for Israel internally (economics,
housing)?
Mr. Maryles is the Past CEO of the American Friends of Bar Ilan
University, a Member of the Board of Yeshiva University, Past Chairman
of JCRC of New York, and Israel Day Parade Chairman.
Time: 8:00 P.M.
Where: Pulka Room - Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Congregation B’nai Israel
Light refreshments will be served.
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LAG B’OMER ל"ג בעמר
Lag b’Omer is closely related to both Pesach and Shavuot. Farmers brought an offering of barley (an omer) to the Temple on the second day of Pesach, beginning the counting of the 49 days between Pe-sach and Shavuot. ל"ג בעמר is the 33rd day in the
counting. (30 = ל, and 3 = ג).
In the year 132 CE the Romans dedicated the Holy Temple to their gods, and forbade the practice of Ju-daism. Encouraged by Rabbi Akiba, and led by Bar Kochba, the Jews rebelled. During the rebellion a plague killed many of Akiba’s students, but on the 33rd day of the omer the plague miraculously stopped. Since then, Lag b’Omer has been called the Scholars’ Holiday.
In 135 CE the Romans succeeded in defeating the rebellious Jews, and again Jews were forbidden to teach and practice Judaism. But Rabbi Simon Bar Yohai continued to teach. When he was discovered he fled to a cave, where he lived for 12 years. His students would come, carrying picnic baskets, bows and arrows to fool the watching Romans. Bar Yohai left the cave only after the death of the emperor, on the 33rd day of the omer. He was buried in Meron, in the northern Galilee, and Jews still visit his grave there, celebrating Lag b’Omer as the Feast of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai. Lag b’Omer, which falls on May 7 this year, is also celebrated in the Diaspora as a day of picnics and outings.
RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Charles Cohen
Hillel famously proclaimed this call to action: " If not NOW, then WHEN?" This implies the positive at-tribute of seizing the moment to do a mitzvah, or to study Torah, or to take quick positive action. But is it always best to act NOW? I propose that sometimes ”WHEN" (i.e. deferring action for the future) may be a better way. Timing is everything, and sometimes delaying ac-tion to WHEN conditions are more favorable can be a wiser course. Herzl had a dream of a Jewish Homeland, but the
world at the end of the 19th century
was inhospitable to the concept of a Jewish State. The Jewish People had to wait in virtual soli-tude until 1948, WHEN, at long last, historical events, timing and conditions were right, and Eretz Yisrael was re-born. 1948 was also a special year in my life - it was the year of my Bar Mitzvah - and I still recall our Rab-bi sermonizing with great excitement about the re-establishment of the State of Israel. We were surrounded by enemies then, and danger lurked all around ... much the same as we are NOW ... although NOW Israel is strong, and capable for all contingencies. However distant, we still dream of peace – shalom becoming a reality in the future ... WHEN and IF changing historical forces can make this possible. Until that time, let us count our days - and make every day count - as we pursue our sacred mission of freedom and justice for our own people - and the people of the world. Shalom,
Charlie Cohen
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NOSH & KNOWLEDGE
Please join us as we study the Torah with Rabbi Roth
Tuesdays, 11:30 - 12:30
May 5 May 12 May 19 May 26
All discussions are in English
and classes are independent of one another.
All are welcome
Bagels, tea and coffee are served.
PROPOSED SLATE OF OFFICERS OF THE FLJC/CBI FOR 2015 - 2016
President Ellen Wertheim Executive Vice President Michael Baer Vice President Craig Mont Vice President Jennifer Mendelsohn Treasurer Jeffrey Zerowin Secretary Evan Marcus
The Board of Directors and officers will be elected at the Center’s Annual Meeting on May 20, 2015
KASHA – AN AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY
by Paulette Wolff Recently I sponsored a Shabbat Kiddush in honor of the birth of my great-grandson, William Edward Saf-er, fifth generation in America. Baby William was named for my beloved husband, Ralph William Wolff, who was named for his grandfather, William Wolff, who brought Kasha to America. William Wolff came to America from Poland right af-ter the Civil War, by way of England. In 1868 he founded “Wolff’s Kasha,” a family business located in the Lower East Side of New York City. Shortly there-after he bought a mill and farm, and all moved to ru-ral Lafayette, NJ. In 1912 William Wolff died, and his four sons took over – Sam, born in Poland, George, born in Eng-land, Abe, born in America, and my father-in-law, Morris, the youngest – twenty-five years younger than his oldest brother. The Wolff brothers moved the mill to Paterson, NJ. Wolff’s Kasha prospered in Paterson until 1930. When the great depression struck, they were in the middle of a huge expansion – and the bank took over. The bank sold the name and logo to Birkett Mills in Penn Yan, NY, where Kasha is still being pro-duced. In 1970 the mill, in an effort to increase the Kasha business, decided to expand the market to non-Jews. They hired my husband’s brother, Lewis, an ad man, and his advertising agency to promote Kasha to the non-Jewish population. His wife, Van, a writer and gourmet cook under the pen name Phyllis Wolff, wrote a “Wolff’s Kasha Recipe Cook Book.” My hus-band, a publisher and printer, published the book. Today, after 147 years, you can still find Wolff’s Ka-sha on the shelves of supermarkets in the kosher section.
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YOM YERUSHALAYIM
Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem, and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City in June 1967. This marked the first time Jerusalem was in Jewish hands since the destruction of the Second Temple by the Romans in 70 CE. As soon as Israel declared its independence in 1948 it was attacked en masse by its Arab neighbors. Jor-dan took over East Jerusalem and the Old City. Jew-ish residents were forced out of the city. Half of the city’s 58 synagogues were demolished, and the Jew-ish cemetery on the Mount of Olives was plundered for its tombstones, which were used as paving stones and building materials. At the start of the Six Day War in 1967 Israel told King Hussein of Jordan that Israel would not attack Jerusalem or the West Bank if Jordan did not join the war. However, urged by Egypt, Jordan began shelling civilian locations in Israel, and Israel re-sponded on June 6. The following day (28 Iyar 5727) Israel captured the Old City of Jerusalem. Defense Minister Moshe Dayan declared, “This morning the Israel Defense Forces liberated Jerusa-lem. We have united Jerusalem, the divided capital of Israel. We have returned to the holiest of our holy places, never to part from it again. To our Arab neighbors we extend, also at this hour – and, with added emphasis, at this hour – our hand in peace. And to our Christian and Muslim fellow citizens we solemnly promise full religious freedom and rights. We did not come to Jerusalem for the sake of other peoples’ holy places, and not to interfere with the adherents of other faiths, but in order to safeguard its entirety, and to live there together with others, in uni-ty. On May 12, 1968 the government proclaimed Yom Yerushalayim a holiday to be celebrated on 28 Iyar, the date on which the divided city of Jerusalem be-came one. On March 23, 1998 the Knesset passed the Jerusalem Day Law, making the day a national holiday. The day is marked by state ceremonies, memorial services for soldiers who died in the battle for Jerusalem, the chanting of Hallel and the Psukei d’Zimra for Shabbat and the High Holidays, and pa-rades through Jerusalem. Yom Yerushalayim is celebrated this year on May 17.
ADULT EDUCATION
Charles Cohen
When I think of Jewish Education, I contemplate To-rah and Talmud, as well as the vast treasure of litera-ture, art and music that have accumulated about Jewish life, history and culture. And I think how mind-boggling and daunting is the task of trying to comprehend even a fraction of this towering tree of knowledge. BUT TRY WE MUST ... to study, and to learn, and to teach. We are commanded to do so as a sacred mission. Not only for our personal edification, but for our children's sake, so Jewish heritage and tradi-tions will be passed on to our future generations. So we honor our Rabbis, Cantors, Teachers, Educa-tors and lay leaders, as well as all those among us who actively pursue, partake of and perpetuate our faith, values and way of life. In May we have our annual Shavuot Study Session - Tikkun Leyl Shavuot - on Erev Shavuot, Saturday evening, May 23, at 7:30 PM. Mincha Services will be followed by two classes. Rabbi Roth and Cantor Wasser will be teaching To-rah classes on that evening followed by Q & A. Rabbi Roth’s topic will be “Here’s a Surprise: The Nine Most Important Commandments, According to the Rabbis, Are Not Nine of the Ten Command-ments. Once again, Cantor Wasser has entitled his talk “Jews in Space,” and his surprise will be whatever fascinating topic he actually speaks on. The two classes will be followed by our customary delicious dairy desserts. We urge you to attend and participate in this enjoya-ble Tikkun program of "lesson and essen." Shavuot Tov.
Charlie Cohen
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FAMILY MATTERS
REFUAH SH’LEMAH ♥ Every good wish to Josh Randman. It was good to see him in shul recently. ♥ All good wishes to Irving Blau for a Refuah Sh’lemah. Irving is now in rehab in Woodcliff Lake. ♥ Good wishes for good health to Gerry Rochman. ♥ Good health wishes to Meyer Friedman. L’HITRAOT ♥ Very best wishes for good health and happiness to Ira Safran, who is moving to his new home. MAZEL TOV ♥ Mazel Tov to Abe Peck on his special birthday. Biz hundert un tvantzig (oib nisht noch mehr!) ♥ Mazel Tov to Florence Thaler on her special Birthday. ♥ Mazel Tov to Paulette Wolff on the birth of her great-grandson, Edward William Safer. ♥ Mazel Tov to Ellen & David Teitelbaum on the recent marriage in Israel of their daughter, Allison, to Ohr. ♥ Mazel Tov to Sylvia Kraus on the Bat Mitzvah of her granddaughter, Erika. ♥ Mazel Tov to Susan & Steven Meininger on their granddaughter, Naomi’s bat mitzvah. ♥ Mazel Tov to our Religious School and BCHSJS graduates. ♥ Mazel Tov to Jerry Weiner as he completes his term as president of the FLJC/CBI. MAY YOU BE COMFORTED ● We regret to advise you of the passing of Louis Feit, a founding member of Congregation Bnai Israel, and a long-time member of the Fair Lawn Jewish Center, and we extend our condolences to his family. ● Condolences to Bonnie & Steve Taplits on the loss of Belle Gross. ● Our sympathy to Rita Gavzy on the loss of her husband, our long-time member, Max Gavzy.
SISTERHOOD JEWISH FAMILY VALUES SCHOLARSHIP
High School graduates with mothers/grandmothers who have been paid members of Sisterhood for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 years are invited to apply for this scholarship. Applications are available on the FLJC website. Deadline for applications is May 5, 2015. The appli-cant must be able to attend the awards ceremony during Shabbat services, Friday evening, June 19. In addition to general background information includ-ing school, community and FLJC/CBI activities, each applicant must submit an essay noting: Membership at the Fair Lawn Jewish Center / Congregation B'nai Israel has impacted my life in the following ways…. Looking forward to receiving your applications.
Andrea Pass
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE & SISTERHOOD
Sisterhood and the Social Action Committee are sponsoring a drive for Mothers’ Day to support the Center for Hope and Safety (formerly Shelter Our Sisters). This is an organization that provides shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic violence.
Items needed:
Clothing for children, teens and women Baby supplies
Sheets, towels and blankets in good condition Toiletries
USB drives Art supplies
Cleaning products Kitchen supplies
Please drop off your donations in the lobby of the Center by Friday, May 8. Your Spring cleaning can brighten the day of a family in need! Any questions e-mail Nina Gold at [email protected] or Ilene Laufer at [email protected].
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SHAVUOT שבועות
In Temple days an omer of barley was brought as an offering on the second day of Passover, beginning the counting of the 49 days (seven weeks) following Passover. The 50th day of the counting of the omer is Shavuot. For this reason, Shavuot is known as the Festival of Weeks. As Pesach is agriculturally the time of the barley har-vest, Shavuot celebrates the wheat harvest. A sheaf of wheat and two loaves made from the new flour (wave loaves) were offered as ‘first fruits.’ Thus, Shavuot is also known as the Festival of First Fruits. Homes and synagogues are decorated with flowers and boughs. Shavuot has even greater religious significance. Six weeks after Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt they came to Mount Sinai. G-d told Moses to assemble the people at the foot of the mountain in three days, to receive the Law. There G-d gave Moses the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. Since then, people gather on the eve of Shavuot to study Torah all night long (Tikkun Leyl Shavuot). In the morning, the Ten Commandments are read dur-ing the Torah service. The Book of Ruth is also read, as Ruth was the great-grandmother of King David, who is traditionally believed to have been born on Shavuot. This year, Shavuot begins on Saturday evening, May 23, when we will hold our Tikkun Leyl Shavuot, and continues on Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25. Yizkor is recited on the second day of Shavuot. To avoid any reminder of the sin of the golden calf, and in memory of the agricultural significance of the holi-day, it is customary to eat dairy foods on Shavuot.
AKDAMUT Akdamut is recited prior to the reading of the Torah on the first day of Shavuot. It is an Aramaic poem by Rabbi Meir ben Isaac Nehorai, a Chazan of Mayence and Worms, who lived about 1060, and was a friend of Rashi. The poem consists of 90 lines, forming a double acrostic, followed by the author’s name. It is a mystical composition which praises G-d as cre-ator, lauds Israel’s fidelity to G-d despite all our tribu-lations, and ends with a description of the apocalyptic events at the End of Days, and the future glory of Israel.
SOCIAL ACTION C0MMITTEE
Nina Gold & Mark Meisel
Calling out to every member of our synagogue!! We need your help!! Right now we are a very small committee with a lot of big ideas, and we can't do it alone!! Please think about joining our committee and assisting us in any way you can! Help us with current or ongoing pro-jects such as:
Bikkur cholim (visiting the sick) or bringing Shab-
bat meals to anyone who is returning home from being in the hospital;
Volunteering some Sundays with Family Promise
- homeless families with children who could use a friendly face while they are in their daytime ‘home’ base in a church in Ridgewood;
or, of course, our food drives. This month we are doing a Mothers’ Day cloth-ing/kitchen/bath Spring clean-out drive for The Cen-ter for Hope and Safety, formerly Shelter Our Sisters. (See the previous page for details and items need-ed.) We will also continue to support any Bonim Builders projects and J-ADD (Jewish Association for Develop-mental Disabilities) with their Mothers’ Day flower sale, along with buying and assembling weekend snack packs with the Hebrew School for the Center for Food Action (CFA) to give to children in need. Please join us with these or any other suggestions for projects that you may have. If you don't have the time, but can help fund the Shabbat meals or the CFA weekend snack packs, that would be greatly appreciated as well! Spring is a time for rebirth, so we're calling out to you!! Please bring your enthusiasm and creativity and join our committee! We usually meet the second Monday of the month, or contact either one of us, and we'd be happy to fill you in on the details! Looking forward to seeing you!
Nina & Mark
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BOOK OF THE LUNCH
MONDAY, MAY 4 NOON THE GOLEM AND THE JINNI
by Helene Wecker
Reviewer: Ilene Wolosin
This book has been chosen as the book for our Federation to read this year.
It is both historical and mystical, with a compelling story line.
Ilene’s review will make the afternoon well worth our
attendance. Call the Center office to let us know you’ll join us —
201-796-5040 -- by Friday, May 1 and we’ll all enjoy a pleasant afternoon of
lunch and book review.
MONDAY, JUNE 1 NOON
THE ASSISTANT by Bernard Malamud
Reviewer: Ben Nelson
Dr. Nelson will review this classic
from a new perspective.
Members $15 Non-Members $18
Phyllis Mirchin Fran Westerman
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I hope everyone is having a wonderful time in this
beautiful Spring weather! I personally want to wish a
Happy Mother's Day to my wife Heidi, my mother
Gail, my mother-in-law Susan, my step-mother Ellen,
and to all the other wives and mothers in our commu-
nity who love, strengthen and sustain us every day.
We’re looking forward to the MPC Spring Poker
Tournament on Thursday night, May 14th at
8:00 PM in the Youth Lounge! Registration begins at
7:45. The entry fee is $25. First, second and third
place winners will receive a trophy or medallion. You
must be 18 or older to play. Please contact Neil Gar-
The Howard Herman Fund will once again present monetary awards to graduating high school students who belong, with their families, to the Fair Lawn Jew-ish Center/Cong. Bnai Israel. All applicants must send to the Center a resume of their community service, and copy of an essay that was included in their college applications. The envelope should be marked “Howard Herman Scholarship Fund.” Entries must be submitted by May 15 for notification before graduation.
CONGRATULATIONS
The following FLJC/CBI teenagers were honored on March 30
at the Fair Lawn High School Varsity Awards Ceremony
Sydney Breitkopf -- Dance Team Mackenzie Childs -- Dance Team
Adam Ehrhart -- Ice Hockey Leah Flanzman -- Dance Team Samuel Flanzman -- Indoor Track
Chloe Goldberg -- Bowling Jonathan Marcus -- Indoor Track
Sydney Sokol -- Bowling Paige Suchoff -- Dance Team Rachel Toron -- Baton Twirling
SAVE THE DATE
MAY 31, 2015
CELEBRATE ISRAEL PARADE
Join us for a fun-filled day, And show your support for Israel
Details to follow
IS YOUR CHILD APPROACHING BAR / BAT MITZVAH AGE?
Bar and Bat Mitzvah dates for 2017 - 2019
are now being assigned.
Please contact Cantor Wasser via e-mail
to arrange a date for your simcha.
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The Howard & Joshua Herman Education Center Religious School “Highlights”
Looking back… YU Museum Trip - Exploring Synagogues Around the World Our Gimmel, Daled and Hey students shared a bus to the Yeshiva University Museum with the Jewish Community Center of Paramus Hebrew school on March 22
nd. They learned about synagogues around
the world by focusing on life-like models displayed, reflecting different time periods. The engaging docent compared and contrasted all the structures. Each student prepared a “mizrach” using metal sheets, and had a wonderful time creating their art work. Ask our students where the first “synagogue” existed and be prepared to listen to their reply! We are hoping to do more trips together in the future. Yom HaShoah Project – Vav & Zayin Interview Holocaust Survivors Sima and Stuart Alper organized a very special pro-ject for our students. Each child was assigned a sur-vivor or liberator to interview. They worked with a partner, and took notes of what they learned from their assigned individuals. The students took pic-tures of some very precious documents. After the interview, a composition was written and read at the synagogue Yom HaShoah program. Both survivors and students benefitted greatly from this experience. Kol HaKavod to Sima and Stuart for their hard work bringing this project to fruition. Looking forward… Jerusalem Day Celebration Sunday יום ירושלים May 17
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Our Jerusalem Day celebration will include Israeli dancing in the gym with a dance specialist, taking a virtual tour of Jerusalem with our smart board, as well as learning the historical significance of Naomi Shemer’s famous song ירושלים של זהב, “Jerusalem of Gold.” Parents are welcome to participate in our pro-gram along with their children. Spread the word! All are welcome! Open House for Children entering grades K - 3 as of September 2015 Sunday, May 17 @ 10:30 AM - Celebrating Jerusalem Day Morah Aliza and Morah Carmelle welcome all per-spective K- 3
rd grade students to celebrate Jerusalem
Day. All children will participate in our Jerusalem Day activities, while parents have the opportunity to learn about our school’s curriculum. Be sure to register for the event in the school office, tell Morah Aliza you’re coming, or email Judy Gutin: [email protected].
GRADUATION Mazel Tov to our 2015 Graduates! Our Zayin class will graduate on Sunday, May 17
th.
In celebration of their accomplishments, the students are preparing a power point presentation illuminating their past experiences in Hebrew school. They will speak of their hopes for the future, as well as the im-pact their Jewish studies have had on their lives as they move forward. Thanks to Morah Deb Lesnoy, our students gained knowledge to empower them as young Jewish adults in the community. We hope that our students will take these lifelong lessons to heart as they continue on their Jewish Journey. We are proud of their accomplishments!
מזל טוב
Mazel Tov to our 2015 Graduates! Chloe Childs Ethan Childs
Jacob Breitkopf Jordan Lieman Kayla Siefken
Eitan Schkolnick Myles Suchoff
ISRAEL DAY PARADE Sunday May 31
st! Families should march together!
The Israel Day Parade is Sunday, May 31st, our last
day of school for the year. We encourage all families to participate. A bus will be leaving from the synagogue at a time to be announced. Students marching will be dismissed from class. A hearty Mazel Tov to our 7
th graders on their gradua-
tion from our Religious school! With blessings of Peace,
Judy Gutin
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UPCOMING EVENTS FOR
FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
SATURDAY, MAY 2 10:30 AM TOT SHABBAT Fun, family celebration of Shabbat with stories, sing-ing, movement, and a snack. SATURDAY, JUNE 6 10:30 AM TOT SHABBAT Fun, family celebration of Shabbat with stories, sing-ing, movement, and a snack.
All events are open to anyone! Bring friends and make friends!
Spring is officially here to stay, the flowers have bloomed, and the birds are singing. The preschool-ers are rejoicing in the fact they can go out and enjoy the playground. This month we celebrate two holidays that reinforce the spring season - Lag B’Omer and Shavuot. For Lag B’Omer we hope G-d will smile upon us with a sunny and warm day. Hopefully, it will be a perfect day to have a picnic lunch with the children and play games outside, such as relay races and circle games. If we have a rainy day, no worries, our resourceful staff will make a bonfire in the classroom. It just takes a little imagination -- some yellow, orange and red cellophane; a flashlight in the middle, and we have our bonfire! Put some marshmallows on a stick, share songs and stories, and we are all set. Rain or shine we always have a wonderful day at school. Shavuot is a wonderful holiday to reinforce with the Pre-K class the importance of having rules, and dis-cuss why G-d gave Moses the Ten Commandments. Our 2’s (Tiny Tots) will decorate their room with flow-ers that they made, and make collages of pictures of fruits that are associated with the holiday. What would Shavuot be without a cheesecake! So what could be better than having the children bake their own cheesecake? This month we are also celebrating our wonderful parents with two events. Sunday, May 3
rd it’s our
“Daddy and Me Breakfast,” and Friday, May 8th it’s
“Muffins with Mom.” The preschool is so blessed to have such a great group of parents. They are so supportive of the preschool, and so eager to help in any way they can! Last, but definitely not least!!!!! We are continuing our enrollment for our preschool and camp programs. I am asking everyone at FLJC to get the word out that we have both a stellar secular and Judaic pro-gram. The buzz about our early childhood programs needs to get out into the community in a big way! So thanks in advance for your help in promoting the preschool.
Carol
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Scholarships Available
for Jewish Summer Camps and Programs Our Congregation has funds available to provide scholarships to students from the Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Congregation Bnai Israel to attend intensive Jewish summer programs. These include, but are not limited to, Camp Ramah, USY on Wheels, and educational programs in Israel. Some of the scholarship funding is limited to specific programs. The award will be made based on the decision of the Scholarship Committee. Starting this year we are changing the criteria for the award of the Scholarships. They are not automatic. The following factors will be considered: need, and attendance at formal Jewish education (our Religious School or Jewish Day School). We also want to en-courage families who have not received the scholar-ships in the past. Please contact Rabbi Roth for an application.
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THE GENEROUS HEART WILL BE ENRICHED
CLARE GREEN NURSERY FUND
Lynne Cantor & Family In memory of your beloved father, Sheldon Loren Rosenthal Lynne Cantor & Family In memory of your beloved father, Sheldon Sherry & Alan Hans Toby & Noel Gordon Mazel Tov on the birth of your precious Orli Grace! So happy for you! Eileen & Steven Schwimmer Toby & Noel Gordon Mazel Tov on the birth of your granddaughter, Orli Grace Ellie & Jerry Weiner Rose & Rabbi Henry Glazer In memory of your beloved mother, mother-in-law and grandmother, Betty Loren Rosenthal & Family Sherry & Alan Hans Mazel Tov on your latest arrival! Loren Rosenthal & Family Carol & Mitchell Held Mazel Tov on the birth of your grandson, Levan Loren Rosenthal The Taplits Family In memory of Belle Gross Loren Rosenthal & Family Roni & Jeff Zerowin In honor of the birth of your new granddaughter, Emma Ilene & Saul Musikant
FINDLING ROSNER ZMIGROD SOCIETY
Religious School Holocaust Trips
Lynne Cantor In memory of your beloved father, Sheldon Bena & Steven Weil Laurie Frenkel In memory of your beloved father, Philip Zvia & Stuart Herrmann Irma & Steven Newdorf In honor of the birth of your granddaughter, Gwen Bena & Steven Weil
GENERAL FUND Beverly & Irving Beer In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Happy Purim Sophie & Murray Richman Dr. David Feit & Family In memory of your beloved father and grandfather, Joseph Mae Fleischauer Gwendolyn Goldenberg In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Happy Purim Sophie & Murray Richman Sherry & Alan Hans In honor of the birth of your grandson, Noah, Mazel Tov Susan & Steven Meininger Marcella Kaplan In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Happy Purim Sophie & Murray Richman Gerry & Howard Kessel In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Happy Purim Sophie & Murray Richman Marlene Kessler In memory of your beloved mother, Esther Carol Hirsh
Thank you for the opportunity to allow me to speak to your book club Deb Levy Lois & Mark Meisel In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Happy Purim Sophie & Murray Richman Irma & Steven Newdorf In honor of the birth of your granddaughter, Gwen Sofia. Welcome to the world of grandparents! Congratulations! Seena & Brian Newdorf Rhonda & Rabbi Ronald Roth In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Happy Purim Sophie & Murray Richman Loretta & Edward Rosenblatt In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Happy Purim Sophie & Murray Richman Alyssa & Barry Schwartz In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Happy Purim Sophie & Murray Richman Sonia & Irving Sklaver In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Happy Purim Sophie & Murray Richman Carolyn & Saul Shenberg In honor of your being named Menschen of the Year Harriet & Ira Weinbaum Carolyn & Saul Shenberg We’re sorry that we are unable to attend, but we are so pleased that you are being honored! Lenore & Bill Braunstein
Carolyn & Saul Shenberg In honor of your honor as Menschen of the Year! Mazel Tov! Harvey Kimelman Carolyn & Saul Shenberg In honor of your honor as Menschen of the Year! Natalie & Marvin Klein Carolyn & Saul Shenberg In honor of your honor as Menschen of the Year! Elissa & Daniel Kestin Ellen & David Teitelbaum In honor of the marriage of your daughter Allison to Ohr. Mazel Tov Alfred Kahn Cantor Eric Wasser Thank you for all your inspirational and kind thoughts and for helping me. Harold Abrams Rachel Cohen & Cantor Dr. Eric L. Wasser In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Happy Purim Sophie & Murray Richman
GERSTEN FUND Repairs to Synagogue
objects Rose Glazer & Family In memory of your beloved mother and grandmother, Betty Eudice Gersten
HOWARD HERMAN FUND
Religious School Scholarships
Ben Friedman & Family Heartfelt condolences on the passing of your grandfather Beverly & Irving Beer
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Bonnie Fiol-Hay In memory of your beloved mother Ron Sherman Sylvia Krauss In honor of the Bat Mitzvah of your granddaughter Fran & Sig Westerman Heather & Adam Lifson In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Happy Purim Ronald Sherman Donna Pasternak In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Happy Purim Ronald Sherman Sonia & Irving Sklaver In honor of the marriage of your grandson, David, to Margaret Arline Herman Sonia & Irving Sklaver Mazel Tov and best wish-es on the birth of your great-grandson, Samuel Beverly & Irving Beer Roni & Jeff Zerowin In honor of the birth of your granddaughter, Emma Arline Herman Roni & Jeff Zerowin In honor of the birth of your granddaughter, Emma Fran & Sig Westerman
KIDDUSH FUND
Carolyn & Saul Shenberg In honor of your honor as Menschen of the Year Ilene & Saul Musikant Carolyn & Saul Shenberg Mazel Tov on being named Menschen of the Year Ellen & Bert Wertheim
Roni & Jeff Zerowin Mazel Tov on the birth of your new granddaughter, Emma Ellen & Bert Wertheim
BUD KESSLER FUND
Toby & Noel Gordon In honor of the birth of your granddaughter, Orli Grace Fran Kessler Judi Margolis Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery Selma Herman Sonia & Irving Sklaver In honor of David’s marriage to Margaret Fran Kessler Rachel Cohen & Cantor Eric Wasser In honor of Danya’s graduating from college Fran Kessler Roni & Jeff Zerowin Lots of good luck on the birth of Emma Ann Fran Kessler ROBERT LAZEROWITZ
FUND Youth Activities
Lynne Cantor & Family In memory of your beloved father and grandfather, Sheldon Linda & Jeff Ayes Laurie Frenkel & Family In memory of your beloved father, Philip Natalie & Marvin Klein Toby & Noel Gordon In honor of the birth of your new granddaughter, Orli Grace Linda & Jeff Ayes
The Glazer Family Condolences in memory of your beloved mother and grandmother, Betty Sylvia & Elaine Krauss Sylvia Krauss & Elaine Krauss In honor of Erika becoming a Bat Mitzvah Carol & Joe Peligal Sylvia Krauss & Elaine Krauss In honor of Erika becoming a Bat Mitzvah Muriel Barker Sylvia Krauss & Elaine Krauss In honor of Erika becoming a Bat Mitzvah Fran Friedman Sylvia Krauss & Elaine Krauss In honor of Erika becoming a Bat Mitzvah Ina Laman Sylvia Krauss In honor of your granddaughter, Erika’s Bat Mitzvah Linda & Jeff Ayes Linda Saffer & Family My condolences on the loss of your beloved husband and father, Richard Fran Friedman Ann Schneider In memory of your beloved husband and father, Marvin Fran Friedman
LIBRARY FUND Sonia & Irving Sklaver In honor of the birth of your great-grandson Sophie & Murray Richman
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND
Sherry & Alan Hans In honor of the birth of your grandson, Noah Gabriel Ellie & Jerry Weiner Bettina Kaplan Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery Ellie & Jerry Weiner Cantor Eric Wasser Thank you for your great teaching and support Anne Shatz BenLisa Ellen Wertheim Thank you for your great teaching and support Anne Shatz BenLisa Roni & Jeff Zerowin In honor of the birth of Emma Ann. Mazel Tov Ellie & Jerry Weiner
CECILE ROTH MEMORIAL FUND
Chapel Minyan Dr. David Feit In memory of your beloved father, Joseph Michael R. Edelman Rebecca Feit-Klein In memory of your beloved father, Louis Feit Michael Edelman & Lorraine Haneyko Harvey Jaffe In honor of the birth of your grandson, Hunter. Mazel Tov Esther Oster Abe Peck Best wishes on your special birthday Esther Oster
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Carolyn & Saul Shenberg Mazel Tov on being Menschen of the Year! Esther Oster Sonia & Irving Sklaver In honor of the birth of your great-grandson. Mazel Tov Esther Oster JUNE & DAVID SALZMAN
EDUCATION FUND In memory of Sidney and Alfred Englander In memory of Miriam Salzman and Dr. Nathan Salzman June Salzman
JEFFREY MARK YAGODA FUND
Adult Education Programs Anne BenLisa Mazel Tov on your beautiful Haftarah chanting Ellen & David Teitelbaum Carolyn & Saul Shenberg Mazal Tov on your honor as Menschen of the Year Marjorie & Perry Bolkin Carolyn & Saul Shenberg In honor of your honor as Menschen of the Year Ella Yagoda Carolyn & Saul Shenberg Mazel Tov on your honor as Menschen of the Year Marianne Zwanger Jerry Weiner In your honor Ella Yagoda
RABBI’S TZEDAKAH FUND
Irving Blau & Family Mazel Tov on the engagement of your granddaughter, Erica, to Dr. Rich Kaplan Rose Lieberman & Family Eli Dall In memory of your husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, Bernie Gerda, Edie & Sandra Rothschild Laurie Frenkel & Family In memory of your beloved father, Philip Muchnick Irving Blau Harvey Jaffe In honor of the birth of your grandson, Hunter Sage Sonia & Irving Sklaver Bernice London Thank you for caring so much! It’s very appreciated Adele Milchman George Leipman In memory of your beloved mother Ilene & Saul Musikant Rabbi Ronald Roth Thank you for all your inspirational and kind thoughts. And for helping me through a difficult time Harold Abrams Carolyn & Saul Shenberg In honor of being named Menschen of the Year Sonia & Irving Sklaver Bert Wertheim Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery from your injury Sonia & Irving Sklaver
In honor of the birth of my great-grandson, William Edward Safer Paulette Wolff Roni & Jeff Zerowin In honor of the birth of your granddaughter, Emma Ann Sonia & Irving Sklaver
YAHRZEIT FUND Michael Aminoff David Aminoff Benjamin Aminoff George Lobell Leatrice Adelman Mimoune Bellehsen Miriam Bellehsen Jeanette Amar Mair Algranati Judith Joyce Algranati Max Averbach Howard Averbach Amalia Atlas Robert Atlas Lily & Jacob Neider Muriel Barker Flora Brown Judith Brown Isadore Birnbaum Florence Birnbaum Bella Gootman Selig Gootman Susan & Seymour Baumstein Necha Belilovsky Ella & Yuri Berger Rose Breslow Paul Breslow Celia Baker Gloria Breslow Bruce Baltin Rochelle & Steven Baltin
Esther Kohn Julius Corn Leon Chase Reva Chase Neomi Dancz Paul Dancz Rae Fishman Arthur Denbaum Janet Denbaum Morris Dinowitz Samuel Deutsch Miriam & Abraham Epstein Robin & Marty Epstein Milton H. Edelman Michael Edelman Frances Epstein Beverly Friedman Josef Fleischauer Jenny Cahn Mae Fleischauer Saul Klein Ceil Feingold & Madeline Harris Nathan Golick Ann Golick Simon Deck Bertha Goldman Abe Gordon Sally Glazer Ida M. Goodman Anna Kaplan Rosalyn & Lawrence Goodman Dr. Gilbert Goldenberg Harry Silberman Gwendolyn Goldenberg Milton B. Hauptman Barry Hauptman Isadore Flax Beverly Harth & Family Howard Herman Miriam Herman Arline Herman
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Joe Ermann Stuart Herrmann William Manketo Lillian Higginbotham Esther M. Rosenberg Rita R. Kahn Jenny Aaron Norman Kleeblatt Jenny Aaron Monica & Michael Kleeblatt Jacob Kronenfeld Arnold Kronenfeld Fannie Amdursky Sylvia Krauss Fae Hirsch Arnold Kanig Fanny Lerner Gerda Lerner Kassner Ronald Klein Natalie & Marvin Klein Myron Glauberman Rona & Richard Klein Charles Laufer Anita Laufer Yacha Katz Cynthia F. Levy Moe Lempert Sadie Kaminshik Frank Lempert Benjamin Bern Elaine B. Litt Joseph Lazerwitz Miles Lazerwitz Claire Brook Cheryl Lubin Lena T. Moskowitz Leona & Harris Marcus David Marcus Evan Marcus
Terrie & Seymour Malovany Paul E. Laurencot Robyn J. Malovany Jeffrey Meyers Anne & Stuart Meyers Cecile Manela Willy Manela Samuel Maizel Anita & Sol Maizel Morris Mandon Anita Hirschfeld Sidney Kitay Gay Mandon Isadore B. Miller Lisa H. Miller Sarah Abrams Mae Klieger Judy Marcus Jennie Goldberg Yetti Nudel Alan Mintz Debra & Bruce Piekarsky Max Karpen Elaine Paris Andre’ Piwnica Vera Piwnica Clare Green Donna Pasternak & Arlene Green Simona Toledano Lucette & Edgar Redbord Florence Rosenthal Loren Rosenthal Irving Liebowitz Linda Rosen Phyllis Randman Gary Randman Jack L. Rosenblatt Edward Rosenblatt
Jean Rosenhaus Bernard Rosenhaus Stanley Rosenhaus Leah Richman Sophie & Murray Richman Mildred Shapiro Judy Ruthazer Magda Rasko Ann & George Rasko Hyman Rost Murray Rost Walter Rothschild Diana Rothschild Lerman Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mayer Gerda Rothschild Morris Ratzkin Sandra Rosen Bruce Salmon Carol Salmon Held Frummie Bridsky Annette Swirson Ruth Shenberg Carolyn & Saul Shenberg Sarah Cooper Barbara & Philip Steinberg Abram H. Simon Maxine Stave Sylvia Fiol Joanne Sprechman Hyman Spiegel Arnold Schindel Morris Statfeld Fanny Statfeld Nellie Lehman Jettchen Steigerwald Karo Betty Inge Steigerwald Max Fine Marsha Thaler
Gersh Volenberg Esfir & Gidaly Volenberg Louis Trebach Pearl Weinberg Mamie Wilensky Seymour Wilens Seymour Weil Steven Weil Bessie & Leo Jacobson Peggy Wesley Lewis A. Wolff Ralph William Wolff Paulette Wolff Rose Infield Raymond Wolfson Florence Wolfson Morris Pincus Barbara & Stephen Weiss William P. Hochman Fran & Sig Westerman Sidney Weinerman Edythe Weinerman Samuel Weinberg Sol Weinberg Esther Yegelwel Bernice Yegelwel Elsie Rabinovich Raymond Zarrow Shlomo Lieb Mausner Marianne Zwanger
