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What’s Inside
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September 2013 Elul-Tishrei 5774 Volume LII Issue 1
Don’t forget-the holidays are here!
Wednesday, Sept. 4: Erev Rosh Hashanah
Thursday, Sept. 5: 1st Day Rosh Hashanah
Friday, Sept. 6: 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah—
Featuring worship using a pilot edition of
Mishkan Nefesh, the new CCAR Mahzor (Holy
Day Prayerbook)
Friday, Sept. 13: Erev Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre
Saturday, Sept. 14: Yom Kippur
Wednesday, Sept. 18: Erev Succot
Thursday, Sept. 19: Succot
Wednesday, Sept. 25: Erev Atzeret/Simchat
Torah
Thursday, Sept. 26: Atzeret/Simchat Torah
and Yizkor Service
Click Here for Full High Holy Day Schedule
We can’t wait to wish you
L’Shanah Tovah in person!
Remember: Anything underlined in blue can be clicked
on— emails, websites, etc.—and will enable you to be
connected to more content. We hope you enjoy Kesher!
There is something for everyone at Temple
Shalom!
First Youth Group Event: October 6—click
here.
First Brotherhood Breakfast: September 8—
click here.
Goods & Services Auction: Opportunities to
help and to donate—click here.
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Monday, Sept. 2: Labor Day—Offices closed
Tuesday, Sept. 3:
Brotherhood sets up chairs for High Holy
Days
Madrichim Opening Meeting
6:30 pm—New Student Orientation
Wednesday, Sept. 4: Erev Rosh Hashanah
1:00 pm—Offices close
8:00 pm —Erev Rosh Hashanah Service
Thursday, Sept. 5: First Day Rosh Hashanah
Friday, Sept. 6: Second Day Rosh Hashanah
7:30 pm—Shabbat Shuvah Service
Saturday, Sept. 7—Shabbat Shuvah
10:00 am—Shabbat Shuvah Morning
Service
Parshah: Ha’azinu, Deuteronomy: 32:1-52
Sunday, Sept. 8
9:30 am —First Day Religious School
9:45 am—Brotherhood Breakfast
11:00 am—Welcome Back To School
for Parents & Younger Sibling-Brunch
12:15 pm—Holy Day Cemetery Service of
Remembrance at the Temple Shalom sec
tion of the Mt. Freedom Cemetery
Monday, Sept.9
No Religious School
7:30 pm—High Holy Day Choir
Rehearsal
7:30 pm—Temple Board meeting
Wednesday, Sept. 11
No Religious School
7:30 pm —High Holy Day Choir
Rehearsal
Thurday, Sept. 12
No Religious School
11:00 am—L’Chaim Club
Friday, Sept. 13
1:00 pm—Offices close
8:00 pm—Erev Yom Kippur Service-
Kol Nidre
Saturday, Sept. 14-Yom Kippur
8:45 am or 11:30 am—Yom Kippur
Shabbat Morning Services
2:00 pm—Musical Interlude
2:00 pm—Study with Rabbi Laura
3:15 pm—Afternoon Service
5:15 pm—Yizkor
6:15 pm—Neilah
Sunday, Sept. 15
No Religious School
Brotherhood sets up the succah
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Monday, Sept. 16
No Religious School
Wednesday, Sept. 18
No Religious School
Offices close at 3:30 pm
Erev Succot
5:30 pm—Pizza in the Hut
6:30 pm—Succot Family Service— Kab-
balat Siddur
Thursday, Sept. 19
No Religious School
Offices Closed
9:30 am Succot Morning Service
Friday, Sept. 20
7:30 pm—Chol Hamoed Succot Service
Saturday, Sept. 21
10:00 am —Shabbat Morning
Worship
Bat Mitzvah of Julia Wienerman
Parshah: Shabbat Succot,
Leviticus 22:26-23:24
Ushers: Jodi & Joseph Guido
Trang & Gary Steinbaum
Sunday, Sept. 22
9:30 am—Religious School
Apple Picking after Religious School
Monday, Sept. 23
No Religious School
7:30 pm—Executive Board Meeting
7:30 pm—Brotherhood Exec Board
Wednesday, Sept. 25
No Religious School
Offices close at 3:30pm
6:30 pm—Atzeret Simchat Torah/
Consecration
Thursday, Sept. 26
9:30 am—Atzeret Simchat Torah
Service & Yizkor
Friday, Sept. 27
8:00 pm—Music Shabbat
Saturday, Sept. 28
10:00 am—Shabbat Morning Worship
B’nai Mitzvah of Jackie Goldberg &
Nicholas Grippaldi
Parshah: Bereisheet, Genesis: 1:1-6:8
Ushers: Karen & Mitchell Weintraub
Tara & Jess Gerber
Sunday, Sept. 29
Religious School Meeting
9:45 am—Women’s Connection Brunch
Monday, Sept. 30
4:30 pm—First Monday Religious
School
For a listing of Holy Day, Succot and Atzeret
Simchat Torah Service dates and times, click
here.
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Temple Shalom 215 S. Hillside Ave.
Succasunna, NJ 07876 Web: www.tshalom.org
Facebook: tshalomnj Twitter: @tshalom
Phone: 973-584-5666 Fax: 973-584-1674
Professional Staff
Rabbi David C. Levy, D.D., R.J.E. Senior Rabbi
[email protected]
Cantor Kathy Barr Cantor
[email protected]
Rabbi Laura M. Rappaport, D.D. Dir. of Cong. Learning
[email protected]
Leslie Kallus, M.S.W. Temple Administrator
[email protected]
Rabbi Joel E. Soffin D.D. Rabbi Emeritus
[email protected]
Administrative Staff
Phylis J. Sapherstein Rabbi’s Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
Barbara Fisco Religious School Office Manager
[email protected]
Congregational Officers
Gary Platt President
[email protected]
Robin Katchen Vice President
[email protected]
Jennifer Wilck Vice President
[email protected]
Matt Goldblatt Secretary
[email protected]
Jeff Altman Treasurer
[email protected]
Glenn Weiss Financial Secretary
[email protected]
Rabbi’s Reflections…
So How Did You Do with Your Pledge?
Last year, during the High Holy Days, I
dedicated the year to a Synagogue-wide
adult Jewish study initiative, Limud
L’Chayim, in memory of Mary Ellen Goldberg and her
dedicated service to Judaism, to our Temple and to adult
Jewish learning in particular.
Limud L’Chayim – Learning for Life, challenged every
adult member of our Temple Shalom family, to make one
very simple commitment: that over the course of the
coming year, you will dedicate 18 hours to Jewish study in
the areas of Torah Study; Jewish Books and Literature;
Lectures and Classes; and Concentrated Jewish Study.
So how did we do?
As a congregation, this past year saw an increasing
number of opportunities for Adult Jewish learning. Our
92st Y Satellite Series saw very well attended lectures by
Anna Quindlen with Jodi Kantor, Justice Sonia
Sotomayor, and Elie Weisel, and our monthly Torah
Study sessions grew in numbers and in regular attendees.
Under the dedicated care of Sheila Kane, our library
continues to develop and be used more widely. We
became a Morris County center for the Melton Adult
Jewish Learning program and will continue by offering
the year two courses this year (year one is not a pre-
requisite and Rabbi Laura and I would love to have you as
our students!). Our Religious School’s Family Ed
programs offered parents the opportunity to explore
subjects their children were learning in school and Friday
evenings saw speakers such as Assemblywoman Valerie
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Huttle and JCPA Assistant Executive Director Ethan Felson. Sofer Neil Yerman came to return
our refreshed Torah Scroll and teach us about his art and our Brotherhood and Renaissance
Group continued to provide many opportunities for adult growth and learning.
So how did you do?
Were you able to fulfill 18 hours of formal or informal Jewish learning? Whether you were able to
do 18 hours, 8 hours or 80 hours of study this year, all of it was a meaningful addition to your
Jewish heart and soul and to our Temple Shalom learning community. Last year’s initiative may
be coming to an end, but Jewish study is a never ending pursuit.
In addition to our continuing with Torah Study, the 92nd Street Y series (including a lecture by
Alan Dershowitz!), Melton and the many other opportunities for learning already mentioned, the
coming year will offer a number of new ways to learn and grow Jewishly. Chai Mitzvah, the
individualized program of Jewish learning and action which was postponed by Hurricane Sandy
last year, will officially kickoff with an informational meeting on October 2nd at 7:30 pm and our
new Director of Congregational Learning, Rabbi Laura Rappaport, will be engaged in focusing on
Jewish learners of all ages, not just our children, beginning with offering adult opportunities to
learn with her on the 2nd Day of Rosh Hashanah and during Yom Kippur Afternoon.
And, on Yom Kippur morning, I will unveil Temple Shalom’s participation in an exclusive new
pilot program aimed at enhancing adult Jewish spirituality and your understanding of our
connection to God. Already unveiled in a limited number of Synagogues on the west coast, we
will be among 3 or 4 east coast congregations to offer this unique and powerful personal growth
course.
The initial Limud L’Chayim effort may be over, but once again in this new year, I urge you to
pursue 18 hours of formal and/or informal Jewish study to bring Chai, life, to your Jewish soul. It
is a simple commitment, which will have a powerful impact on you and on our community.
Once more, let me close with the words of the Baal Shem Tov who once said to his followers:
"The object of the whole Torah is that a person should become Torah!" In the coming new year,
let us continue our exploration of our essence by studying the ways of our God and our Judaism;
listening to the words of Torah emanating from our fellow learners and "chai bahem” – and living
by them.
Together, let us continue to become Torah!
I look forward to teaching you, learning with you and learning from you.
L’Shalom,
Rabbi David C. Levy
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Don’t you wish it could be Summertime Forever?
Our Temple Shalom children at
the URJ Harlam, Eisner and Crane Lake Camps this summer
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HIGH HOLY DAY SERVICE SCHEDULE 2013/5774
ROSH HASHANAH
Erev Rosh Hashanah: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 8:00 pm
First Day of Rosh Hashanah: Thursday, September 5, 2013
Tefilah Chadasha 8:45 am
Children’s Worship & Program 8:45 am
Standard Worship 11:30 am
Tashlich Service at Horseshoe Lake 2:45 pm
Second Day of Rosh Hashanah: Friday, September 6, 2013, 10:00 am
SHABBAT SHUVAH SERVICES
Friday, September 6, 2013, 7:30 pm
Saturday, September 7, 2013, 10:00 am
CEMETERY MEMORIAL SERVICE
Sunday, September 8, 2013, 11:00 am (Temple Shalom Section of the Mt. Freedom Hebrew Cemetery)
YOM KIPPUR
Erev Yom Kippur: Friday, September 13, 2013
Kol Nidre 8:00 pm
Yom Kippur Day: Saturday, September 14, 2013
Tefilah Chadasha 8:45 am
Children’s Worship & Program 8:45 am
Standard Worship 11:30 am
Musical Interlude in the Sanctuary 2:00 pm
Study Session with Rabbi Laura 2:00 pm
Afternoon Service 3:15 pm
Yizkor 5:15 pm
Neilah 6:15 pm (All are invited to bring shofarot for the final call)
SUCCOT
Erev Succot: Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Pizza in the Hut & Succah Decorating 5:30 pm
Succot Family Worship (Kabbalat Siddur) 6:30 pm
ATZERET SIMCHAT TORAH
Erev Atzeret Simchat Torah: Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6:30 pm
Worship & Consecration
Atzeret Simchat Torah Yizkor Service: Thursday, September 26, 2013 9:30 am
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Cantor’s Notes…
Shalom!
On July 26th, I went to a very cool service in the Berkshire hills, in Western
Massachusetts.
Hevreh, the local Reform temple in Great Barrington, MA had their annual
Tanglewood Shabbat. This one was a service jointly held by Hevreh, and the Union for Reform
Judaism Board. Services were led by Rabbi Dan Freelander, a VP of the URJ, and Rabbi Debbie
Zecher of Hevreh. In attendance were so many Rabbis and Cantors, I think we had more of us
than members of the congregation! We each had
picnic dinners (people come to Tanglewood and have
a picnic on the lawn, bringing just blankets and/or
chairs to tables and servants – the full gamut),
followed by a wonderful service, where we stood at
the back of the lawn in a circle, and many different
groups participated. The prayer book was a handout,
so everyone could follow along, and there was much
music! After the service, we went back to where we
were picnicking, and two tables had been spread out with challah and a variety of home-baked
goods.
At the beginning of August, a choir of Cantors that I sing with, the New Jersey Cantors' Concert
Ensemble, joined with Cantors from the Delaware Valley Region of the Cantor's Assembly
(Conservative) for a concert and workshops, followed by a tzedakah project. We worked at the
Family Food Pantry in Tom's River, for families affected by Super Storm Sandy, of which there are
still many on the Jersey shore. Working together along side friends to help people in need is a
truly rewarding experience.
Rosh HaShanah begins on Wednesday evening, Sept. 4. High Holy Day services begin at 8 pm and
the choir has been working hard rehearsing all the music. We have our very talented cellist,
Jonathan Spitz joining us again for Yom Kippur. During the interlude between the morning
services (8:45 and 11:30) and the afternoon service (3:15), he plays in the Sanctuary for an hour of
very inspiring music. The Holy Days are a time of deep introspection, when we examine ourselves
carefully. Did we do or say something that hurt another? Did we promise G-d something but
didn't fulfill it? Did we make promises to ourselves that we didn't keep? If I have offended
anyone, or hurt anyone in any way this year, I am truly sorry. Please come to me and we will talk.
I am, and remain yours,
Cantor Kathy Barr
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Learning with Rabbi Laura…
I’ve concluded from a cursory look around our bimah that the Rappaport Stepstool
is no longer with us. Forty years ago this month, I led Temple Shalom in worship
as a Bat Mitzvah, with the aid of what became known as the Rappaport Step-
stool: built by my dad so I could see over the podium (I was about 5 inches shorter
then, if you can believe it) and used by other “vertically challenged” B’nai Mitzvah
in succeeding years.
From atop that stool, I read to the congregation from Parashat Nitzavim (Deuteronomy/
Devarim 29-30), the portion also read by Reform Jews on Yom Kippur, a scriptural piece still
quite dear to me. The final message Moses delivers to the people includes uplifting themes such
as the importance of every human soul and the inborn power within each of us to live a full and
holy life. In it we read,
I set before you this day life and good, death and ill:
In that I command you today
To love Adonay your God,
To walk in God’s ways and
to keep God’s commandments . . .
I have put before you life and death, blessing and curse.
Choose life – if you and your offspring would live.
As a 13-year-old middle-class New Jersey girl, I naturally interpreted Nitzavim to mean that I
could do anything I wanted with my life; that if I made good choices then, with God’s help, life
would completely go my way. I had total power to blaze my own life trail.
I have now lived long enough to know that life is more complicated than a simple, surface read-
ing of the text might suggest. Although my life has been very blessed, I have experienced, and
certainly witnessed in the lives of others, that doing good – choosing good – does not always re-
sult in reward.
Yet from my wiser mid-life perspective, Nitzavim still remains relevant and meaningful, particu-
larly at this season. One connection between this text and Yom Kippur is the repetition of a He-
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brew word central to High Holy Day liturgy: Shuv (“turn” or “return”). Shuv (the root of the
word teshuvah, repentence) appears seven times in this text as if to emphasize that each of us,
no matter how many times we’ve made questionable choices or repeated bad habits or acted
badly, has the freedom to return to a higher self, a purity of soul.
There is a Rabbinic teaching that much of our lot in life is pre-determined, outside of our con-
trol: the family we are born into, the bodies we are born into, the conditions of the community,
society and world we are born into. But, according to Talmud, the one thing that is completely
in our hands is whether we are good or bad.
Each of us, if we live long enough, experiences disappointments, betrayals, and grief. And emo-
tional hurt can sometimes lead us to act unkindly or selfishly. Yet each of us is also blessed by
the words of Nitzavim: we can choose to see and connect with the good within ourselves and in
others. We can choose to find the blessings and miracles in the everyday. We can choose to see
the Holy in our interactions, our relationships, our community and in our world. And these
choices can guide us to refine our characters and improve our behavior, uplifting ourselves even
from long entrenched negative habits.
If I could talk to the more naïve 13-year-old version of myself on our bimah, I would, at 5’1”, tow-
er over her and say, “Yes, Nitzavim is true. It is in your power to choose life and good and bless-
ing. The details, the circumstances, of life won’t always be in your hands, but you’ll control what
matters. You can choose to remain open to growth and beauty and the great gifts of this
world. You will always have the ability to strive toward your best self.” (And then I’d maybe tell
her to invest in Apple??)
If each of us could imagine our future self giving us counsel at the outset of this new Jewish year,
what do you think we’d hear (aside from stock tips and perhaps sports scores)? Perhaps the
same message we will hear when we read from our Yom Kippur Torah text: Focus on what truly
matters in life. Take the high road in your interactions. Approach each day with love in your
heart. Choose life and life will truly be a blessing.
A sweet and meaningful year ahead.
Dates:
Sunday, September 8: First day Religious School, 9:30 - 12
Sunday, September 8: Parent brunch, 11:00
Sunday, September 15: NO religious school
Wednesday, September 18: Sukkot celebration -- 5:30, Pizza in the Hut and Sukkah decorating;
6:30 family service
Sunday, September 22: Second session Religious School, 9:30 - 12
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Religious School Parking
During Religious School hours on Sunday, please remember not to park in the Religious School
pick-up lanes.
This will help make for an easier and safer dismissal for our students.
Sunday, September 22: Apple-Picking 12:45
Wednesday, September 25: Simchat Torah celebration and Consecration, 6:30
Monday, September 30: Mid-week Hebrew classes begin
Yom Kippur Afternoon Adult Study Session
Yom Kippur Afternoon at 2 pm
The Mystery of Kol Nidre: A Yom Kippur Afternoon Study Session
Rabbis reviled it. Beethoven based a musical piece on it. Antisemites
pounced on it as “proof” of Jews’ untrustworthiness. It’s on Hollywood’s
first ever movie soundtrack. And the Jewish masses have always loved
it. The prayer that defines Judaism’s holiest of days, Kol Nidre, has the craziest of histories but
remains central to our people’s experience of the High Holy Day period. Join us to hear the
haunting melody on Kol Nidre evening. Then join Rabbi Laura Rappaport on Yom Kippur after-
noon as she leads discussion around this brief, powerful, troubling, stirring and beloved Jewish
text.
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B’Nai Mitzvah Profiles
Jackie Goldberg, daughter of Randi and Barry Goldberg will be called to
the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on September 28. An 8th grade student at Ran-
dolph Middle School, she enjoys singing in choirs, playing the piano, and
spending time with her sister Stephanie, family, and friends.
Jackie’s Torah portion is Bereishit, which is about the creation of the world,
the formation of life, and that we are responsible for caring for Earth and
the people on it. For her Mitzvah project, Jackie has been volunteering at
The Friendship Circle, a non-profit organization that provides programs
and support to families who have children with special needs. Her compas-
sion and kindness for others, specifically those with special needs made this a natural endeavor.
Nicholas Grippaldi, son of Hilary and Phil Grippaldi,of Flanders will be called to the Torah as a
Bar Mitzvah on September 28, 2013. An 8th grade student at Mount Olive
Middle School, he is the brother of Marissa and the grandchild of Mr.
and Mrs. David Schwartz and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Grippaldi .
He enjoys soccer, Boy Scouts, riding his bike, and ATV’s.
For Nicholas’s Mitvah project, he volunteered at the Mount Olive TNR
program saving feral cats. He also volunteered at several adoptions to
give cats new homes.
We are very proud of Nicholas achieving this milestone that he worked
so very hard for.
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PIZZA IN THE HUT
ALL STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO
A SUCCAH DECORATING PARTY
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
PIZZA AND DECORATION MAKING & HANGING – 5:30
SERVICES – 6:30
COST: $20 PER FAMILY
Please return this form to the Religious School office by September 3rd.
# of Adults: _____________ # of Children: __________________
Family Name: _______________ Phone Number: _________________
I have enclosed a check in the amount of $_______ made payable to Temple Shalom
215 South Hillside Ave., Succasunna, NJ 07876 Religious School Office: 973-584-5666 x7
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TEMPLE SHALOM’S ANNUAL
APPLE PICKING
Sunday, September 22nd
We will meet in the picnic area at 12:45 pm
lunch & drinks will be provided.
Please join us for a fun-filled afternoon at Sun High Orchard
on Canfield Avenue in Randolph!
As you’re picking your apples, please remember that we’ll be collecting dona-
tions of apples to deliver to the Morristown Soup Kitchen.
Sponsored by Family Programming and Brotherhood
*************************************************
Please RSVP to Raellen at [email protected] by September 17th. Please in-
clude family name, phone number, how many people will be attending and
your lunch choice of cream cheese, tuna or egg salad on plain bagel.
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Jr. Youth Group
Parents: are you looking for a way to get your children more involved in temple life? Would your
sons/daughters like to develop deeper friendships with their religious school classmates?
Then Jr. Youth Group or Club 67 is the answer! Jr. Youth Group is for all children in grades 3-5;
Club 67 is for children in grades 6-7.
Join both Youth Groups for a day at Bushkill Falls!
Hope to see everyone at our next event at Bushkill Falls, Sunday, October 6, 2013. We will carpool
from Temple Shalom to Bushkill Falls, PA after Religious School and enjoy a leisurely walk around
the Falls and then return to Temple Shalom. Students, parents and families are welcome to join in
the fun.
Watch your email for further details. To rsvp or if you have any questions, please contact Tracy Lo-
bel at [email protected] or Raellen Kesselman at [email protected] .
Social Action
Have you been by the Temple lately? If you have, you probably saw Gan Mitzvah, our Temple Gar-
den, growing vegetables to be donated to the Roxbury Food Pantry. Thanks to the rainy season and
somewhat to the heat of the summer we will shortly have a multitude of tomatoes, cucumbers,
squash, eggplant, pole beans, okra and carrots to bring to the hungry in our community. If your
home garden is producing more than you can use please consider donating it as well. The pantry is
located within Horseshoe Lake Park and is open most Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from
8:00AM to 1:00PM. Special thanks for the garden go to Erik Anderson who donated his time and
the organic soil we used for growing. Michael Strieber donated plants and Bob Castalucci who
helped us with plants and his growing expertise.
Also, before Religious school ended you may have seen the collection boxes for used shoes and
sneakers in our lobby. The organization Soles4Souls repurposes donated shoes or recycles them
and funds programs for the needy. Thanks to all who donated. A special thank you to Sheila Kane
who suggested this shoe drive and to Robyn Fox and Michele Dornfeld who organized the dona-
tions so we could get more than 200 pairs of shoes to the organization.
Our partnership with Family Promise of Morristown took place again the last week of July and the
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Brotherhood
September 8th Kick-off Breakfast with special prizes for 1st time attendees.
The speaker we have slated for September 8 is summarized below:
This month's topic will be "The Jewish Phenomenon - Seven Keys to the Enduring Wealth of a Peo-
ple" presented by Steven Silbiger. Mr. Silbiger, a Philadelphia - based Marketing professional and
business author, will review highlights from his book featuring truly startling statistics, a wealth of
anecdotes, and a liberal sprinkling of Jewish humor while revealing how the seven principles that
form the bedrock of Jewish financial success have helped the Jews historically and how they contin-
ue to ensure Jewish success today.
September 23rd Brotherhood Board Meeting. With different special prizes for 1st time attendees. All
welcome. (Monday this month!)
Upcoming events to look forward to: apple picking, hockey games, Fall scenic bike ride, Fall golf
outing.
Housing the Homeless at Temple Shalom
Family Promise sent 8 adults and 5 children to stay at the Temple over the summer for 2 weeks. It
takes about 90 volunteers over the 2 weeks to make sure there is someone in the bulding at all
times with our guests and to provide their meals. This year I would like to thank, Judy Zucker, Judy
Decker, Lisa Greene, Michelle Pincus & family, Marilyn Baron, Jay Yarm, Risa Burck, Don Fast, Ste-
ve Lowenthal, Ellen Ehrlich, Katie Kaniewski, Ron Berman, Rofe family, Jay Kohn, Tracy Lobel &
family, Gloria Gura, Kelsie Decker, Geta Vogel, Ann & Steve Adell, Laurie & Larry Paul, Maddy Si-
noway, Anita Dickman, Beth & Hannah Lappin, Sandy Ross, Jen Weiss & family, Alyssa Okrent,
Altman family, Scott Hoff, Jeff Bower, Joe Guido & family, Sheila Kane, Marcia Geltman,
beginning of August. We welcomed 8 adults and 5 children. We housed, fed and provided en-
couragement to these families who are awaiting permanent housing in Morris County. For over
ten years now, Debbie Osberg has led this important program and Barbara Herman helps her to
schedule the over 90 volunteers that we need to make these families feel safe and welcome.
Please tell them both thank you the next time you see them at Temple. We also appreciate our
contributing partners from other local organizations who help us out as well.
The Social Action Committee will once again be looking for local organizations and charities to
participate in our Mitzvah Mall Campaign this autumn. If you have any suggestions for groups to
support, please forward the information to me at [email protected]
Barbara Burck
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St. Lawrence Church of Chester, First Presbyterian Church of Roxbury, Denville Woman's Club,
Randolph Woman's Club and Roxbury Woman's Club.
Thirteen people had a safe place to stay and good food to eat thanks to all of you.
Special thanks to Barbara Herman for helping to round up the volunteers.
Debbie Osberg & Barbara Burck
Furniture Wanted
The Youth Lounge is in need of new seating—sofas, loveseats, easy chairs. If you have furniture
you’re getting rid of and would like to donate it to the Youth Lounge, please contact Barbara
Burck at [email protected] .
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Tributes (as of August 13, 2013)
Yartzeit Fund
From: Linda & Jay Yarnis In memory of Eva Yarnis
From: Muriel F. Millman In memory of Abraham Freundlich
Administration
Chai
From: Barbara & Robert old To: Gary Platt To your good health
David Ensel Fund
Double Chai
From: Sue & Meyer Rosenthal To: Lois Ensel & Family In memory of your husband & father,
David
From: Patty & Joel Winetz To: Lois Ensel & Family In memory of your husband & father,
David
Chai
From: Arline & Robert Castellucci To: Lois Ensel & Family In memory of your husband & father,
David
From: Sharon & Louis Seligson To: Lois Ensel & Family In memory of your husband & father,
David
Kavod
From: Dr. Ellen Ehrlich To: Lois Ensel & Family In memory of your husband & father,
David
Library
Kavod
From: Jane Gold To: Sara Zaikowsky In memory of your grandmother, Esther Pustai
Lifelong Learning
Triple Chai
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From: Iris & Michael Freedman To: Larry Sinoway Speedy Recovery
Mitzvah Caring
Chai
From: Susan & Mark Sherwin To: Edward Kantor Mazal tov on your special
birthday
Kavod
From: Bonnie Cohen To: Sheila Kashen Speedy recovery
From: Bonnie Cohen To: Sheila Lieberman Mazal Tov on Grandson’s Bar
Mitzvah
From: Patty & Joel Winetz To: Marcia & Stan Saltz Mazal Tov on the birth of two
grandchildren
Rabbi Levy’s Discretionary Fund
Double Chai
From: Jane & Mark Shemtob To: Domb-Platt Family In memory of your father &
grandfather
From: Jane & Mark Shemtob To: Lois Ensel & Family In memory of your husband &
father, David
Kavod
From: Lonnie & Jerry Nechamkin To: Beverly Schulman In memory of your mother
& Family
From: Lonnie & Jerry Nechamkin To: Monack Family In memory of your son
Religious School
Chai
From: Linda & Jay Yarnis To: Rabbi Laura Rappaport Welcome back to Temple Shalom
Social Justice
Kavod
From: Debbie Osberg To: St. Lawrence Thank you for your help with
in Chester Family Promise
From: Debbie Osberg To: Randolph Women’s Thank you for your help
Club with Family Promise
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From: Debbie Osberg To: Denville Women’s Club Thank you for your help
with Family Promise
From: Debbie Osberg To: First Presbyterian Church Thank you for your help
with Family Promise
From: Marcia & Stanley Saltz To: Gary Platt Speedy recovery
Soup Kitchen
Chai
From: Ginny & Mike Smilack To: Lois Ensel & Family In memory of your hus-
band & father, David
Kavod
From: Judith Zucker To: Mr. & Mrs. Scott Saltz Mazal tov on the birth
of your daughter, Ever-
ett
Synagogue Beautification Fund
Triple Chai
From: Marcy & Mark Gohen To: Lois Ensel & Family In memory of David En-
sel
Torah Fund
Double Chai
From: Eileen Poletick To: Doug Fenichel In memory of Norman
Fenichel
Youth Programs
Double Chai
From: Patty & Joel Winetz To: Ron Wallace & Family In memory of your
brother & uncle
Chai
From: Patty & Joel Winetz To: Rabbi Scott Roland Mazal Tov on becoming
the Rabbi of Temple
Hatikvah
