Page 1 TEMPLE ISRAEL OF THE POCONOS Edition 593 Temple Israel of the Poconos Drawing by Marilyn Margolies Inside this Issue Rabbi’s Message 1 President’s Message 3 Norman Gelber 4 C.H.A.I. 5 Ask-the-Rabbi 7 Donations 8 Birthdays/ Anniversaries 9 Yahrzeit Lists 10/11 Calendar 12 Board Meeting Wednesday February 5 7:00 p.m. Scout Shabbat February 28 SPONSORED KIDDUSH-LUNCHEON February 22: Merle Turitz Edition 593 February 2014 Adar I 5774 A monthly publication of Temple Israel of the Poconos DRONES, PHONES AND AUTOMOBILES by Rabbi Baruch Binyamin Hakohen Melman Now that the long War on Terror is declared over, and our troops are being brought home from both Iraq and Afghanistan, and we can even now keep our shoes on before boarding an airplane, a great debate is being waged on the future use of drones. First developed by Israel under the Elbit Corporation, they came to play an important role over the skies of Central Asia and the Middle East. Will we not try to find a domestic use for them, albeit sans munitions? The state police want to use them to monitor speeders without the adrenaline of a road chase. Imagine the monetary savings! Simply snap photos of the license plate, and voila. A ticket in the mail! Maybe cars will soon be required to have license tags affixed to the roof as well as to the rear of the vehicle to keep up with and adapt to the new technology. And soon enough Amazon and her rivals will be delivering packages to our front doors via drones, save for rural areas where they would make for great target practice. Then again, they have been known to shoot back. And speaking of cars, there is suddenly great buzz about self driving vehicles. Can you imagine a world without accidents? Insurance companies certainly can, and one day you may be ticketed for simply steering your own car on a clear sunny day. Of course, who hasn't had a point of view on Edward Snowden, who fled the country with the NSA's secrets in his laptop. Is he a traitor or is he a hero? Big Brother knows whom we are calling, when we are calling them, and for how long. Perhaps our laptops may one day videotape us. Certainly the technology is already in place to do just that. The websites we visit and the information we seek are already being recorded by those who feel a need to know. Friends, Hashem has had this capacity to observe us and to read our innermost thoughts and desires ever since we were born, and even since Eve first asked Adam how she looked in her new fig leaf. But Hashem is not Big Brother. Hashem is our Loving Father in Heaven - Avinu She-Ba-Shamayim. It is time we stopped trying to flee from Him, a la Jonah, but rather join Him as partners in Tikkun Olam, in perfecting the world, in letting our inner lights shine forth, and in becoming the Ohr LaGoyim, the Light Unto the Nations that we were meant to be!
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Page 1 TEMPLE ISRAEL OF THE POCONOS Edition 593
Temple Israel of the Poconos Drawing by Marilyn Margolies
Edition 593 February 2014 Adar I 5774 A monthly publication of Temple Israel of the Poconos
DRONES, PHONES AND AUTOMOBILES
by Rabbi Baruch Binyamin Hakohen Melman
Now that the long War on Terror is declared over, and our troops are being brought home from both Iraq and Afghanistan, and we can even now keep our shoes on before boarding an airplane, a great debate is being waged on the future use of drones. First developed by Israel under the Elbit Corporation, they came to play an important role over the skies of Central Asia and the Middle East. Will we not try to find a domestic use for them, albeit sans munitions? The state police want to use them to monitor speeders without the adrenaline of a road chase. Imagine the monetary savings! Simply snap photos of the license plate, and voila. A ticket in the mail! Maybe cars will soon be required to have license tags affixed to the roof as well as to the rear of the vehicle to keep up with and adapt to the new technology. And soon enough Amazon and her rivals will be delivering packages to our front doors via drones, save for rural areas where they would make for great target practice. Then again, they have been known to shoot back. And speaking of cars, there is suddenly great buzz about self driving vehicles. Can you imagine a world without accidents? Insurance companies certainly can, and one day you may be ticketed for simply steering your own car on a clear sunny day. Of course, who hasn't had a point of view on Edward Snowden, who fled the country with the NSA's secrets in his laptop. Is he a traitor or is he a hero? Big Brother knows whom we are calling, when we are calling them, and for how long. Perhaps our laptops may one day videotape us. Certainly the technology is already in place to do just that. The websites we visit and the information we seek are already being recorded by those who feel a need to know. Friends, Hashem has had this capacity to observe us and to read our innermost thoughts and desires ever since we were born, and even since Eve first asked Adam how she looked in her new fig leaf. But Hashem is not Big Brother. Hashem is our Loving Father in Heaven - Avinu She-Ba-Shamayim. It is time we stopped trying to flee from Him, a la Jonah, but rather join Him as partners in Tikkun Olam, in perfecting the world, in letting our inner lights shine forth, and in becoming the Ohr LaGoyim, the Light Unto the Nations that we were meant to be!
Life is more complex than daily living. As I write this message at the end of the month of January, I by necessity project myself into the upcoming month of February. I have glanced at my Jewish calendar and there are no upcoming holidays in February. Despite this my mind is focused on February and I do not know why. I must identify the connection between a yet-to-be determined concern which eats at me and life at Temple Israel. World news is focused on the upcoming Winter Olympics to be held in Sochi, Russia February 7-23. The issue in everyone’s mind is security. I have finally identified the concern: the safety of not only of Americans but also of all those in Sochi to celebrate the Olympics. Now I must find the connection to daily living at Temple Israel. What come to mind are the continuous Security Alerts which I receive from the Jewish Relations Community Council of New York. And so while the world focuses on Sochi, Russia I must focus on security at Temple Israel. In a utopian setting all houses of worship should be open at all times. Yet churches whose doors are always open are being vandalized and robbed at an alarming rate. But these houses of worship, their leadership and congregants are not targeted because of their religious affiliation. Total disregard for the property of others and the pursuit of items to sell and cash to steal appear to be at the root of this epidemic. But what about Temple Israel? Daily living at our shul appears safe. But life at TI is really not secure. We are quick to say that nothing has happened that should alarm us and yet that is not actually the case. We have found apparently homeless people wandering in our building and in our sanctuary. Despite instructions to never give out addresses the Rabbi’s home address was given out and he has been bothered numerous times by an apparently homeless person seeking money. Strangers have rung the doorbell at the side entrance and the door has been opened only to find aggressive panhandlers who step inside. Our property has been vandalized although we are hesitant to speak about the incidents. Are these acts of anti-Semitism or merely examples of “kids being kids”? We are taking long-overdue and much needed steps to address the issue of inadequate security at TI. The side door entrance will remain locked and the doorbell must be rung for entrance into the building. This holds true for the days when Rabbi is holding his classes. When spring comes and our Hebrew School children are able to play outside before class, we have a school parent who has agreed to sit in his car in front of the building until the children have finished playing and have entered the building for class. The side door will then remain closed and locked. Our employees have now been instructed not to open the door for anyone – member or non-member alike. Anyone needing to “drop something off” at TI will have to call in advance to let someone know. Our Board of Directors will address the question of how to make certain that we have some type of security at services and events. Temple Israel is our home and just as we have alarm systems in our homes TI has an alarm system to cover the building. But Temple Israel is our House of Worship. This is the House which we must now make safe and secure. Dr. Sandra Alfonsi, President
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JUDAISM’S NEED TO STUDY by Norman Gelber In our life as Jews, we sometimes encounter a philosophic experience in which we question our dedication to Judaism. For reference points, we may start with the division of Judaism into study, worship, and righteous behavior. Each of us may stress any combination or all of these divisions of Judaism–and sometimes none of them. The point is that it is difficult to rate their individual importance and more useful to focus on each one at a time. To begin with the importance of study, it is self-evident that a Jew who is ignorant of the Torah, chapters of the Talmud, Ecclesiastes, the Book of Job, and the Prophets, will lack the ethical guidelines and both the philosophical and spiritual support that Judaism provides. Just as every profession requires a background of knowledge, supplemented with practice, so does religion. That’s why doctors, dentists, lawyers, and counselors proudly display their academic credentials on the wall of their office. Encouragement of study was and remains the cornerstone of Jewish education. From the elementary "heder" to advanced courses at a "yeshiva ," Jewish males learned the fundamentals of Judaism as well as the range of Holy Script. With this extensive religious education, they were able to serve as rabbinical teachers of the less- educated laity. Thus the Jewish people acquired the reputation of being "The People of the Book." In fact, well into modern times, Jewish parents were especially proud to have a scholarly Jewish son-in-law. While study maintained its time-honored reputation, it also gave rise to a conflict with the religious movement of "Hasidism" that emerged in Eastern Europe in the eighteenth century. Founded by Israel Ba’al Shem Tov, "Hasidism" represented a liberal approach to Judaism. It stressed a personal relationship with God and with fellow Jews. The rivalry between the emergent Hasidic movement and the conservative Mitnagdim, (the opponents) led by Elijah, the scholarly Gaon (genius) of Vilna, led to the danger of religious snobbery and sectarian rivalry. In his early life, Elijah revealed signs of his extraordinary scholarship. At age six, he studied the Torah and the Talmud by himself; at age seven, he presented a discourse at the main synagogue of Vilna; and he reportedly acquired the habit of studying eighteen hours a day. The extensive knowledge of Judaism enabled Elijah to become the spiritual leader of Lithuanian and Russian Jews. In his powerful position as an Orthodox and famous scholar, he spearheaded the opposi-tion to Hasidism. Rather than working toward a religious conciliation. But the result of that conflict is another story.
SCOUT SHABBAT 2014
Plan to attend our annual Scout Shabbat on Friday, February 28th.
Boy and Girl Scouts of all ages will be in attendance to learn about the traditions and customs of Temple Israel of the Poconos
and Judaism as a whole. They will earn their Shabbat patch as a result of their attendance.
Sponsors are needed to provide these Scouts with their patches.
Please contact Barbara at [email protected] if you would like to be a 2014 sponsor.
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Children's Hebrew Afterschool Interactive Program Rabbi Baruch Melman - Principal Debbie Smith - Administrator Can you say Snow Day? What are the odds that Stroudsburg would declare official snow days almost every Tuesday afternoon all winter long? Very good odds, apparently. January featured our wonderful annual community Tu Bishvat Seder. Adults and children of all ages gathered to eat the many varied and special fruits of the Land of Israel, to drink four cups of grape juice expertly blended to reflect the four seasons and to reflect on the myriad ways trees are a blessing in our lives. Tu Bishvat is the New Year for the Trees, Rosh HaShana La'ilanot, and marks the earliest dawning signs of spring, when the sap begins to rise in the trees, anticipating a verdant flowering of nature. We had a splendid time, and if you missed it this year, make sure to be there next year! And don't forget to plant trees in Israel to mark the occasion! Millions of Tu Bishvat trees have created vast green spaces throughout Israel, making her a veritable green oasis in an otherwise arid and despoiled region of the world. Call the JNF today to plant your tree in a loved one's honor, or call Debbie! We are now preparing for Purim, and we are using the Megillat Esther (Book, or Scroll of Esther) as our primary text for reading Hebrew and strengthening our Hebrew reading skills. Each week we are also reading aloud a few chapters in English so that we will master all the details and nuances of the story, beyond the cliché of "they tried to kill us, we won, let's eat (Hamantaschen)!" We also wish to thank Lois and friends once again for all their help with our gala Chanukah celebration in December, as we now are again looking forward this time to a community wide, gala Purim celebration, coming soon to a synagogue near you! And a big "thank you" to Rebecca Bear, for filling in while I was on vacation. Those who have been attending our Shabbat morning services all winter know that we have been experiencing a great youth renaissance! Almost every week we have been seeing a parade of children marching with the Torah around the sanctuary, bringing so much joy and creating memories. You see, even without formally requiring attendance, we are witnessing a spontaneous enjoyment of being in each other's presence. And this is how it should be, developing organically from the natural friendships which are being formed. Even so, we will be asking our CHAI Program families to mark the first and third Saturday mornings for Family Service Participation, and the second and fourth Friday evenings for Family Service Participation. Thus all of our children and their families will experience the joy of Shabbat worship. Each year all the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts and Webelos and Brownies and church confirmation groups visit us and tell us how much they enjoy our services. How much more so our own youth! Those who attend will earn credits to win gift certificates to Five Below and Friendly's Ice Cream, but those can wait until summer!!! We are also starting a new blog where the topics we cover each week in class and the crafts projects we are working on will be shared with the TI community. In a spirit of transparency we will be sharing the topics and learning that engage us each week. The link to the blog will be shared with the TI community via email, so that all can follow our learning lessons each week - if it ever stops snowing! Lastly, as mentioned in a previous column, we are pleased next month to be offering a post- B'nai Mitzvah High School Jewish learning program! Meeting on Thursday evenings, it will cover topics such as Jewish customs, Jewish history, and Jewish ethics using the Mishnaic classic, Pirkei Avoth - Ethics of the Fathers, as our main spring board text. And also anything else you want to talk about! David Brodsky, a young, dynamic TI alum, will be leading this program in conjunction with the rabbi. This is a very exciting development for our TI education program. Please call the office right away if you are interested in your teen spending an hour or two a week seeing other Jewish teens and learning more about the wisdom to be found in our beautiful and rich heritage. In college the missionaries will be there, well funded and waiting for your children. Will your children be ready?
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Please be patient as we transform our newsletter
to our new on-line format.
As with anything new, it may take a few tries to get all the kinks worked out.
You will see in the coming months that our newsletter is becoming more vivid in color and more modern
in formatting.
Thank you for your patience.
Apologies to those who do not have computers and therefore requested mailed copies of the
newsletter. There was a glitch in the printing and we did not get our January issue in a timely
manner. There are copies available in Founders Hall for those who would like one.
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ASK THE RABBI by Rabbi Baruch Binyamin HaKohen Melman Dear Rabbi, I was watching Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's funeral. Please explain the lavish display of flowers at his burial. I thought that Jewish tradition does not permit any floral displays at Jewish funerals. I am confused.
Thank you. *********************************************************************************** Dear Confused, Israeli funerary rites generally follow the Sephardic customs, which permit floral displays. Just as modern Hebrew follows Sephardic pronounciation, modern Israeli culture was formed with a sense of pointed rebellion against the European rabbinic Orthodox Judaism which the pioneers associated with Ashkenazic culture. Even though Sharon was of Ashkenazi descent (Scheinerman), as in most things Israeli, the Sephardi flower custom is the default in Israel culture, unless someone deliberately acts NOT to allow flowers. And just as originally the caskets for the rich were once quite lavish and ostentatious until the rabbis democratized the practice so that rich and poor are equal in death, and so that the poor families would not be embarrassed by not being able to afford and keep up with the rich, so too I believe that a similar process took place with regard to floral displays. It is very possible that the original custom all over the Jewish world was to allow flowers. But over time, in the colder climes of Europe in the winter, where Ashkenazic life and customs prevailed, only the very wealthy could afford flowers in the wintertime, while the vastly more numerous poor could only afford flowers in the warmer months, if at all. So in the same spirit of equalizing and democratizing funeral customs so that the dignity of the poor would not be diminished, flowers were altogether banned. But being that the Jews of Spain and the Levant lived in climes that were warm enough to keep flowers relatively affordable all year long, Sephardic tradition maintained the practice of permitting flowers at Jewish funerals. So when our obituaries written by Clark Funeral Home say, "in keeping with Jewish custom, no flowers will be accepted," they should more accurately say, "in keeping with Ashkenazic Jewish custom...." Since our synagogue officially subscribes to the Ashkenazic rite, and since we are still living in the lands of exile, this is what we follow. May redemption come soon! ~Rabbi
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THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS TO TEMPLE ISRAEL OF THE POCONOS
GENERAL DONATIONS
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SPONSORED KIDDUSH-LUNCHEONS Elizabeth Kosmerl
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YAHRZEIT DONATIONS Sam and Maryjane Newman in memory of Jonathan Newman & David Newman
Mark and Yafit Entenberg in memory of Yafit's father Nahum Kokos
Jack Shevrin in memory of Esther
RABBI DISCRETIONARY FUND Mark Entenberg
Leigh Stelzer Norman Hirschhorn
In Memory of Judy Brown
Arthur Arnold William Haynes 712 Associates James Driebe Dante Terrana
Tani Iannia Mary Salton Marc Wolfe Elliot Brown
PRAYER BOOK DEDICATION In Loving Memory of Judy Brown
by
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If you are celebrating a milestone year, whether it be birthday or anniversary, please let me know so others may celebrate with you. Contact: Suzanne Tremper 588-6148 or [email protected]
February Anniversaries February 05 Stewart & Andrea Rosenblum February 25 George & Phyllis Vogel
February Birthdays
February 01 Karen Trumpaitzky
February 09 Marlene Mandel Jay Kantrowitz
February 10 Kyra Herschlag
February 13 Zach Crowley
February 16 Denise Kantrowitz
February 22 Merle Turitz
February 24 Tyler Magnes
February 28 Angelique Horowitz
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February 12 Adar 12 Harry Kleinfeld
February 14 Adar 14 Rachel Solomon
February 15 Adar 15 Melisse Rosen Shifrin
February 16 Adar 16 Henry Reader Frances Isaac Alfred Berkhof Ida Rood
February 17 Adar 17 Harry Hymowitz Morris Friedman Frederick Berkowitz
February 18 Adar 18 Benjamin Gelber Marshall Feinsilber
February 21 Adar 21 Mordecai Levy Louis Beckenstein
February 22 Adar 22 Alexandra Starr
February 23 Adar 23 Jeffrey Greenfield Sidney Wolfe Louis Nadelman Isidore Diamond Max Effross
February 25 Adar 25 Jonathan Sandler Myriam Monsonego Aryeh Sandler Gavriel Sandler
February 26 Adar 26 Nettie Oloff
February 27 Adar 27 Isidore Kaufman Ceila Soloman
February 1 Adar 01 Sadie Nadelman Ruth Parish Steve Philippsberg
February 2 Adar 02 Lillian Berkhof Ruth Josephs Meyer Woodnick Myrna Levin
February 4 Adar 04 Gertrude Kimmel Julius Kronitz George A. Zussman
February 5 Adar 05 Gertrude Bodenstein
February 6 Adar 06 Yetta Silverman
February 7 Adar 07 Irving Jacobs Solomon Gabin Rose Dwoskin
February 8 Adar 08 Rose Summers Benjamin Wilkins Samuel Libfield Jack Goliger
February 9 Adar 09 Rose Berger Bernard G. Levy Milton Miller Emil Hertz Harold Levin Morris Cantor
February 10 Adar 10 Nathan Garfinkel Lisbeth Breslauer
February 11 Adar 11 Mae Block
February Yahrzeit List
Memorial candle is lit the evening prior to the dates listed above.
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March Yahrzeit’s
March 1 Adar 29 Erna Eisemann Charles Schuchman
March 6 Adar II 04 Theodore Cahn
March 7 Adar II 05 Anne Tremper Ida Jolley
March 10 Adar II 08 Richard Moskovitz
March 12 Adar II 10 Pearl Yark Hannah Miller Ruth Rosenthal
March 15 Adar II 13 Frances Tremper Dora Chamrock
March 24 Adar II 22 Elsie Greenberg Jill Schulman
March 25 Adar II 23 Charles Steinberg
March 29 Adar II 27 Solomon Silverman
March Yahrzeit List
Memorial candle is lit the evening prior to the dates listed above.
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NOW IT’S EASIER THAN EVER BEFORE TO SPONSOR AN ONEG OR A KIDDUSH LUNCHEON
YOU CAN CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, LIFE CYCLE EVENT OR JUST BECAUSE.....
TEMPLE ISRAEL OF THE POCONOS KOSHER KITCHEN ANNOUNCES
SHABBAT ONEG AND KIDDUSH LUNCHEONS
Friday Night Oneg: $75 Package includes cakes, cookies, fresh fruit in season, hot coffee, milk, sweeteners, seltzer and cold beverages. Shabbat Kiddush-Luncheon: $125 Package includes 4 different salads, veggie platter, fresh fruits of the season, assorted cakes and/or cookies, hot coffee, milk, sweeteners, seltzer/cold beverages.
Each package is priced for 25 people.
Other special request items (including lox) are available upon request and for an additional fee; please contact me to design your own special event. For scheduling, availability and more
information contact: Lois LaBarca at 421-6103
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WE ALL HAVE SIMCHAS AND NACHES IN OUR LIFE CELEBRATE AND COMMEMORATE WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING...
SEND WARM THOUGHTS Give Suzanne Tremper a call at 588-6148 or e-mail her at [email protected] and let someone know you’re thinking of them. For a small contribution to the Hessed Fund, Suzanne will
send a card wishing a Happy Birthday, Congratulations, Mazel Tov, Get Well or Condolences. A notice will appear in this bulletin, as well. When you call, please leave all the information
needed.
TREE OF LIFE AND MEMORIALS Add a leaf to the Tree of Life to celebrate births, birthdays, marriages, bar and bat mitzvahs, or
any other special event for a minimum contribution of $150. Remember loved ones with a Memorial Plaque at a minimum contribution of $600 for members, $850 for non-members.
Contact Suzanne Tremper at 588-6148.
ENDOWMENT FUND Hey, it’s always a great time to make a contribution. Make your check out to “Temple Israel.”
Another thought to consider, remember Temple Israel in your will. Call Herb Rosen at 424-1161 with any questions.
Honor or Remember Someone Special with a Bookplate
A bookplate can be placed in a Siddur, the weekly prayer book we use every Friday evening and Shabbat morning, or in a machzor, the prayer book which is used on the High Holidays. Remember a special occasion such as a birthday, anniversary, bnei mitzvah or any other occasion you want to note for a relative or friend. You can also place a dedication in someone’s memory. A nameplate with the donor, recipient, and occasion will be inserted. The minimum donation is $50.
When you can’t make services, but would like a prayer said on behalf of someone important to you, please don’t hesitate to call the synagogue and leave a message
on the Temple answering machine for Rabbi Melman so that your prayers will be included in our services.
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FROM YOUR MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE…..
we offer you a challenge!
We need everyone to help with this. Surely you know individuals and families who have no affiliation with a Synagogue.
Encourage them to become members of our Temple Israel Family!
If every family brings in one individual or family,
think of the possibilities!
At Temple events, be they regular Shabbat Services or a social occasion, introduce yourself to anyone you don’t recognize. You’ll make new friends
PLEASE NOTE THE DEADLINE FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF YOUR NEWSLETTER: MARCH NEWSLETTER: FEBRUARY 14
Temple Israel of the Poconos is located at 711 Wallace Street in Stroudsburg. Friday evening services begin at 7:00 p.m. and
Saturday Shabbat Services begin at 9:30 a.m. ALL ARE WELCOME!
Temple Israel Newsletter, Edition 593/February 2014, published monthly at Temple Israel of the Poconos, 711 Wallace Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360. (570) 421-8781/[email protected]. For information concerning this publication contact Barbara Rosenberg, Editor, (570) 894-4537/[email protected]. Now on the web at: www.templeisraelofthepoconos.org
