L' Shanah Tova 5772

2011-2012

September 22, 2011

The two days of Rosh Hashana — this year Thursday, Sept. 29 and Friday, Sept. 30 — mark the end of the year 5771 on the Hebrew calendar and the beginning of 5772. Rosh Hashana, literally “Head of the Year,” celebrates the creation of Adam and Eve, the birthday of humankind, and high-lights the unique relationship between God and people. The Jewish people’s acceptance of God as their king is the major premise of the holi-day, and due to this acceptance God is stirred with emotion to continue creating the world for another year. A majority of the days are spent in syna-gogue to continue that intimate relationship with God. Collectively and individually men and women ask God to accept the title of king to create that bond between God and his people. Sounding the shofar — the ram’s horn — is a central part of the holiday’s observance. The shofar is usually sounded on both days, unless the first day of Rosh Hashana falls on

Shabbat, then it is only sounded on the sec-ond day. The shofar represents not only the trum-pet blast of the Jewish people’s coronation ofGod, but also a call to repent as Rosh Hasha-na is also the anniversary of man’s first sin,and is the first of the 10 days of repentancethat ends with Yom Kippur — the day ofatonement. There are more than 100 shofarblasts during the Rosh Hashana service. Food also plays a large part of celebratingRosh Hashana, starting with eating a pieceof apple dipped in honey in wishing for asweet year. Typically a head of fish, ram oranother kosher animal is served symbolizinga yearning to be at the “head of the class” inthe New Year. Hoping for a year full of mitz-voth and good deeds, a pomegranate is eatenbecause it is filled with succulent seeds.Another custom is to eat foods whose namessuggest blessing and prosperity such as car-rots as the Yiddish word carrots is merenand means to multiply. The blessing Leshanah tovah tikatievveteichateim is said; “May you be inscribedand sealed for a good year.” In starting a new year with a clean slateand leaving past failings behind, recitingprayers at a body of water and symbolicallycasting previous sins into the water is anoth-er traditional custom. As part of every major Jewish holiday,women and girls accompanied by the properblessings light candles on each evening ofRosh Hashana. Following the prayers eachnight and morning Kiddush is recited onwine, bless the challah and sit down for a cel-ebratory meal.

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We are all familiar with the saying “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” But, March had nothing on this past summer, which began as a scorcher and came to an end sending the entire East Coast into an uproar. Whoever thought that within a span of one week, an earthquake and a hurricane would hit and shake the very foundations of our homes and bring turmoil into our lives. But, Rosh Hashana comes to tell us that just as we persevered and came through Hurricane Irene, we can persevere and weather life’s quakes and storms.

On Friday evening, the night before Irene hit, I prayed, as I am sure many of us did, that God watch over our families, our homes, and us. God heard our prayers. In the main, any damage we did sustain could be fixed.

However, the events of the past weeks do not tell the whole story of the year 5771 that we make ready to bid fare-well for it has brought many profound challenges that have impacted upon our lives.

America’s credit rating has been downgraded for the first time in history. The global economic state of affairs appears to be in shambles and the stock market, once again, has taken off like a wild and uncontrollable roller-coaster ride. Though we observed the 10th anniversary of the unconscionable attack on the World Trade Center, we are still plagued by the horrors of religious fanaticism and international terrorism. And as we prepare to observe the High Holy Days, the leadership of the Palestinians is pre-paring to bring their unilateral declaration of statehood to the floor of the United Nations where it stands a chance of passing in the General Assembly, even as they continued to fire rockets from Gaza into Israel.

The Jewish people down through history have been known as “The People of the Book,” and as that book, The Torah, and history has taught us, times of challenge, adver-sity and sacrifice present new opportunities for growth,

achievement, victory and success. The Span-ish Inquisition, which marked the end for Jewry on the Iberian Peninsula and the Gold-en Age of Spain gave rise to American Jewry.

World War II and the horrors and unspeak-able acts of Nazi Germany, gave rise to the founding of the Jewish State after 2,000 years of exile. The final destination for our people was not Auschwitz, but rather the Holy Land and Eternal City of Jerusalem. After a half a century of Soviet oppression, the Iron Cur-tain was torn down and the Berlin Wall smashed to bits. And so, many millions across Europe came to chant, as we did during the era of the civil rights movement, “Free at last, free at last.”

The 2,000 years of maltreatment of Jews by the Catholic Church has given rise to a new era of cooperation, respect, understanding and appreciation between Jews and Catho-lics in a remarkable dialogue of which Temple Israel is an intrical part. It grows significantly with each passing year, as we have personally experienced through our Interna-tional Youth Exchange Programs with Rome. And the threats at home and abroad posed by international terror-ism are being addressed as the cause of justice was done when Osama bin Laden and the threat he posed was elimi-nated. And we continue to dispatch with extreme prejudice, many of the leaders of Al Qaeda.

And though we are still feeling the effects of the eco-nomic meltdown, let us find hope in the fact that the Amer-ican Jewish Community, established 350 years ago by refu-gees looking to escape inquisition, pogroms, political oppression, poverty and worse, is the most powerful, wealthy educated, prominent, and prestigious Jewish com-munity ever to exist anywhere and at any time.

And so I say to you, let us enter the New Year unafraid, unencumbered, and unshaken in our belief that this year will be better than last and that God will bless us, our fami-lies and loved ones with a New Year of health, happiness,

prosperity, fulfillment and peace.Shanah Tovah!

RABBI JAY H. ROSENBAUMTemple Israel of Lawrence

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A Chasid poured out his heart to Rabbi Isaac Meir Rothenberg Alter — the origi-nal Gerer Rebbe — on the eve of Rosh Hashana. “An entire year has come and gone,” he cried, “and I can lay no claim to Torah learned or good deeds performed.”“Listen to me, my son,” said Rabbi Isaac Meir. “With a sin-cere thought of repentance coming from the bottom of your heart, you can still fix the entire year of wasted opportunities. It only takes a moment.” The Rabbi opened a High Holiday

prayer book to the Minchah Amidah, which is recited immediately before the onset of Rosh Hashana, and pointed to one of its blessings. “Do you see this prayer,” he asked. “Though there are only min-utes left in the outgoing year we say — ‘Barech Alenu … et Hashanah Hazot’ — ‘Bless for us, O Lord our God, this cur-rent year.’ Undoubtedly, this proves that even in the last instant you can retroactively fix an entire year that has all but passed. Go now. Grab this

opportunity and repent. It only takes a moment.”

Rabbi Isaac Meir’s assurance that you can change your life in an instant is both

comforting and inspiring. It confirms the age-old Jewish conviction that it is never too late to share in the wonder of Torah study, never too late to experience the glow of Shabbat, never too late to master the fun-damentals of prayer, never too late to enrich your family relationships with the guidance and support of tradition. For starters, all you need is a sincere commitment to enduring repentance com-ing from the bottom of your heart. And that … only takes a moment. May all who dwell in our own Five Towns and throughout the world enjoy a good, sweet, healthy, and happy New Year!

RABBI BRUCE GINSBURGCongregation Sons of Israel, Woodmere

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In the Standing Silent Prayer, the Amidah, we recall our ancestors by recit-ing “God of Abraham and Sarah, God of Isaac and Rebecca, God of Jacob, Rachel and Leah.” What we are today, the values that we espouse and live by, we owe to those who came before us and taught us. We are the spiritual descendants of generations of God-seekers. Many of us today are seeking, but have not yet found, a spiritually satisfying connection to God. The Amidah seems to be telling us that the perception and conception of God changed and evolved from generation to generation and each gen-eration had the privi-lege of defining its rela-tionship to God. Many of us express a sense of “disconnect” and profess a lack of belief in God. And yet, many of us share a profound belief in something spiritual while rejecting the definitions of God that have been offered in the past. Like those who came before us, we have the z’chut, the right, to seek definitions and conceptions of God that will enable our generation to be spiritually fulfilled and connected to the generations that have gone before us.

In the New Year that is about to begin, filled with promise and hope, may we all find God in the search for peace, the seeking of cures for illnesses that threaten us, and the building of relation-ships that will enable us to love and be loved.

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We read in Parshat Ki Teizei, 22:6, “if a bird’s nest happens to be before you on the road, on any tree or on the ground, and the mother is roosting on the young birds or eggs. You shall not take the mother with the young. You shall surely send away the mother bird and take the young for yourself so it will be good for you and you will prolong your days.” The great commentator, the Ramban/Nachmanades comments that this com-mandment was not meant to underscore a basic truth, that God pities the birds or the animals. The Gemorah in Bro-chot 33b in fact, teaches us that it is forbidden to teach this. If it was merely to underscore that God pities all birds and animals, God would not permit people to use and slaughter animals for their own needs. Rather the message of this commandment is to teach us

that we should have compassion on birds and animals and accustom ourselves to act mercifully towards the animal kingdom. Maimonides in his Magnum Opus, Moreh Nevuchim-Guide To The Perplexed 3:48, explains that it would be cruel to slaughter a mother bird and it’s young on the same day. Animals instinctively love their young and suffer when they see them suffer or get taken away. Therefore, we must send the mother bird away from its young. Another reason given by the commentaries for this commandment is that, we must avoid doing things that will destroy a species. For slaughtering a mother bird and its young will affect the species of that particular bird. Compassion, love and tolerance are the foundation of our religion and our Torah. Thank God we are able to live freely in the United States, a true land of compassion. Sadly, there are some who share this world with us, yet do not share these values. There are people whose desire is to hurt and maim the innocent all in the name of their own warped sense of what their religion represents. We, the good people of the world, have to spread good values and teach these values to our children. We must be able to expel the darkness by spreading the light.

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our relationship with God. We are biological beings, but there is a living spirit within each of us that transcends the material real-ities of our existence. This spirit has its origins in the Divine. It challenges us to continue the process of cre-ation by remaking our lives in God’s image and working in partnership with God to make the word a better place for all humanity. As we begin a New Year, let us resolve to

respond to the Divine breath within us and recommit ourselves to leading

lives of righteousness and kind-ness that reflect the hand of

our Creator and fulfill the promise of

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Rosh HashanaThursday and Friday, Sept. 29 and 30P’sukay D’Zimrah at 8 a.m.Shacharit at 8:25 a.m.Torah reading at 9:30 a.m.Rabbi’s sermon at 10:45 a.m.

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The Irving Place Minyan has appointed Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky as its new spiritual leader. Rabbi Rackovsky is a native of upstate Rochester, who studied for two years in Yeshivat Kerem BeYavneh in Israel before attending Yeshiva College, where he graduat-ed in 2002 with a degree in biology. Four years later he received his rabbinic ordination from Yeshiva University’s Rabbi Elchanan Theological Seminary, and served as a rabbinic intern at the Riverdale Jewish Center and on the chaplaincy staff of the UJA/Zicklin residence of the Metropolitan Jewish Hospice of New York. In the fall of 2006, Rabbi Rackovsky was appointed the senior Rabbinic intern at the Riverdale Jewish Center and joined the rab-binical staff of the Beth Din America, where he served until July of the following year, when he was named assistant rabbi at the Jewish Center. As part of Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future, the rabbi has taught in cit-ies throughout the nation and Canada. He has also served as the director of the 2006 Yeshiva University Atlanta Summer Kollel. Currently, Rabbi Rackovsky is completing a master’s degree in counseling at Pace University. On Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 8 p.m., the rabbi will present the second of his two-part Yamin

Noraim lecture series. The title of this pre-sentation is “Does God Repent?” The lecture is open to men and women and will be held at Irving Place Minyan at 111 Irving Place in Woodmere.

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As the Jewish New Year approaches, fam-ilies throughout the Five Towns community are busy preparing for the holiday, which will include reflecting back on the past year, while looking ahead to a fresh new one, one with hope and wishes for good health, peace and prosperity. While this is a time to gather and cele-brate with friends and family, many of our neighbors continue to struggle due to the recession, often wondering how they will put food on their holiday table. Helping provide critical food support for more than 200 local families in need is the JCC of the Greater Five Towns’ Kol Ditzrich kosher food pantry. The food pantry relies on generous donations of non-perishable food and funds from the community and is appealing to the community to consider donating to their less fortunate neighbors so

they can enjoy the sweetness of Rosh Hasha-na. “Let’s use this holiday as a time to enjoyour families, reflect on our good fortunes yetbe mindful of those in our community whofind themselves in the enviable position ofdeciding whether to pay an electric bill, buymedicine or feed their family,” said RinaShkolnik, the JCC’s executive director. “Per-forming a mitzvah as small as donating a canof food, or a monetary donation will go along way in giving a local family hope in theNew Year.” Items need to keep the pantry stockedinclude non-perishable kosher food such ascanned fish, pasta, breakfast cereal, soupsand juices, along with personal care itemssuch as diapers, deodorant, toothpaste andshampoo. Donations can be made directly to thepantry located at 1012 Central Ave., in Wood-mere or the JCC’s offices at 207 Grove Ave., inCedarhurst. Non-perishable items could alsobe dropped off in specially marked bins atBrach’s, Gourmet Glatt and Kosher World. For more information call (516) 295-5678 orvisit http://fivetownsjcc.org/index_JCCKo-sherFoodPantry.htm

Help those in need enjoy a hopeful New Year

Rosh Hashana is not only a religious holi-day, but also one that can be enjoyed through a festive meal that reminds us of the good things in life, and why we should look for-ward to another year. Here are a few recipes that could be used to enhance your holiday celebration.

My ChallahMaggie Glezer, epicurious.com

Ingredients � 2 teaspoons (6 grams/0.2 oz) instant yeast � About 3 ½ cups (475 grams/16.8 oz) unbleached all-purpose flour � 1/4 cup (60 grams/2 oz) warm water � 3 large eggs, plus I for glazing � 1 ½ teaspoons (8 grams/0.3 oz) table salt � 1/4 cup (55 grams/1.9 oz) vege-table oil � 1/4 cup (85 grams/3 oz) mild honey or 1/3 cup (70 grams/2.4 oz) granulated sugar

Instructions Preheat oven to 325°F. If desired,

preheat one or two of the baking sheets todouble the sheet (s) the loaves are in. Beat theremaining egg with a pinch of salt for glaz-ing the breads. When the loaves have tripled and don’tpush back when gently pressed with yourfinger but remain indented, brush them withthe egg glaze. Bake the 15-oz loaves for 25 to25 minutes and the 1 ½-lb. loaf for 35 to 45minutes until very well browned. After thefirst 20 minutes of baking, switch the loaves

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It is exhilarating. Opening a fresh notebook, crisp and clean, its spirals perfectly aligned, its edges still in mint condition. Exhilarating — but difficult. Anyone who started the new year of school just recently can attest to that. “All new beginnings are difficult,” the classical rabbis said, and this was the message delivered by Moses to the Jew-ish people at Sinai, as they embarked on the mission of receiving the Torah and becoming a light unto the nations. And so it is with the new beginning of the Jewish New Year. Many of us have but-terflies in our stomachs as the New Year approaches. I personally feel it with every preparation for the New Year — from the sanctified preparations, like hearing the shofar blasts during the month of Elul, to

the mundane preparations, like bringing my white gar-ments to the cleaners. These butterflies I believe are the product not (only) of fear of judgment but of something else more positive, joyous, and profound. The disquiet of the New Year lies in the promise of the New Year, a fresh start, a new notebook, a beginning with limitless potential. And that disquiet is something positive, something to be embraced. It is my wish as we usher

in this New Year, that each of us is moved by the glistening, white first page of the new notebook we each open with every New Year. May we translate the apprehension of the New Year into action for a New Year. May we draw strength for the challenges ahead, and inspiration from the accompa-

nying potential for excellence. Finally, may we all be inscribed in the books of life and health, peace and peace-fulness, growth and meaning. And may we open our own new book — with renewal

and vigor.

RABBI YEHUDA SEPTIMUSYoung Israel of North Woodmere

Opening our new book excited and renewed

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INC. VILLAGE OF CEDARHURSTAndrew J. Parise

Mayor

TrusteesBenjamin Weinstock, Dep. Mayor

Ronald Lanzilotta, Sr.

Salvatore EvolaVillage Administrator

Ari BrownMyrna Zisman

Jerome J. LevenbergVillage Attorney

Martin ZuckerbrodVillage Justice

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Joseph Gelb Esq. President(516) 374-1387

I am always torn between the need to offer prayer and the need to act upon our prayers. In this time of pro-longed economic turmoil, mere words do little to allevi-ate the pain of the unem-ployed and the impover-ished. If the sounding of the Shofar does not compel us to act, to help those in need, then the notes have not pierced us. If ourhours of prayer do not con-

vince us to feed and clothe the impoverished, then we have accomplished little. May the blessings of the season be enhanced by the blessings that emerge from your house. May your words be a light in the dark-ness and your deeds a strength in a frail world. L’Shana Tova.

RABBI GLENN JACOBTemple Am-Echad, Lynbrook

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from front to back so that they brown evenly; if the large loaf is browning too quickly, tent it with foil. When the loaves are done, remove them from the oven and let cool on a rack.

Yield: Makes two 15-oz (430 gram) challahs or one 1 ½-pound (680-grams) challah

Steamed Ginger FishFrom Spice and Spirit, The Complete Kosher Jewish Cookbook, published by Lubavitch

Women’s Cookbook Publications

Ingredients � One 3-lb. whole fish; trout, mullet or bass � 1 tsp. salt � 2 Tbsps. Oil Sauce � 1 Tbsp. sherry � 2 Tbsps. Soy sauce � 1/2 tsp. sugar � 1/2 tsp. salt � 2 slices fresh ginger root shredded � 2 scallions, chopped

Instructions Leave fish whole. Clean out cavity, remov-ing everything from inside. Rinse cold water and dry well. Make a few shallow diagonal cuts on top, but don’t cut through. Rub lightly with salt and oil, then place in a shallow dish.Sauce: Combine sauce ingredients in small bowl. Spread evenly on fish. Place into fish steamer on slow flame until done, approxi-mately 30 to 35 minutes, or a little longer for a larger fish.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Honey-Almond CookiesDianadesserts.com

Ingredients � 2 cups all-purpose flour � 1/2 tsp. baking soda � 1/8 tsp. salt

� 1/3 cup granulated sugar � 1/3 cup honey � 1/4 cup butter or stick margarine, soft-ened � 2 Tbsps. Vegetable oil � 1 ½ tsps. Vanilla extract � 1 large white egg � Cooking spray � 1/4 cup spliced almonds, chopped

Instructions Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, bak-ing soda and salt in a bowl. Combine sugar, honey, butter and oil in a bowl; beat at medi-um speed of a mixer until well-blended. Add extracts and egg white to sugar

mixture. Beat until well-blended. Stir in flourmixture (dough will be sticky). Coat hands lightly with cooking spray;divide dough into two equal portions. Shapeportion into a 9-inch log. Wrap logs individu-ally in plastic wrap; freeze for 3 hours oruntil firm. Preheat oven to 375°F. Cut each log into 24,¼-inch thick slices, and place 1-inch apart onbaking sheets coated with cooking spray.Press almonds into cookies. Bake at 375°F fornine minutes. Cool for two minutes. Removecookies from pans; cool on wire racks.

Yield: 4-dozen cookies.

Preparing food for the New YearContinued from page 10

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Cordially Invites the Community to join us for Rosh Hashanah and Yom KippurServices and for Sabbath Services throughout the Year

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p ardic High Holiday Experience

Did you know that for over 47 years the Sephardic Temple has extended an open invitation to pray with us for the High Holy Days? We have no charges for tickets for members or non-members.

Did you know that our temple does not require a donation or fees for aliyot or other Torah honors.

Did you know that we have a designated area for separate seating for those who desire separation?

Did you know that a specially designed Dome allows the light to fi ll our sanctuary and the hearts of all who are gathered for prayer.

Did you know Rabbi Marans is our spritual leader guiding all who participate in our service with relevant and exceptional sermons?

Did you know that our temple is composed of a diverse congregation made up of both Sephardim and Ashkenazim.

Come to a Shabbat Service…Come to the High Holiday ServicesWe Continue Our Tradition of No Ticket Charge…All Are Welcome

“Tizkoo L’Shanim Rabot”For over 47 years the Sephardic Temple has offered an open invitation to our community

for no charge non-member seating. In order to accommodate recent demand, we ask that you please call the Temple offi ce to advise us of how many seats you need for your family.

The Sephardic Temple (516) 295-4644

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Cliff RichnerPublisher

John O'ConnellExecutive Editor

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