VOL. 87 N0. 4 | MARCH/APRIL 2013 | ADAR/NISAN/IYAR 5773 Temple Emanu-El Newsletter TEN INSIDE TEN The Forgotten Gift by rabbi kirshner Passover is most people’s favorite holiday. Just ask them. Many will tell you it is because of the culinary experience, enjoying leaven-free food for 8 days. Others will tell you it is because we become historical in the re-telling of the Exodus from Egypt. Most, I imagine would say they love the time with family and friends, gathered around the table and breaking matzah together at the festive Seder. READ THE FULL MESSAGE FROM RABBI KIRSHNER ON THE NEXT PAGE > 2 Letters 7 Kesem Connection 8 Youth & Family 10 B’Nai Mitzvah 12 Contributions 16 Minyan Schedules 17 Holidays 20 Calendars of Events 23 Men’s Club 29 Sisterhood 36 Community
Passover is most people’s favorite holiday. Just ask them. Many will tell you it is because of the culinary experience, enjoying leaven-free food for 8 days. Others will tell you it is because we become historical in the re-telling of the Exodus from Egypt. Most, I imagine would say they love the time with family and friends, gathered around the table and breaking matzah together at the festive Seder.
Read the full message fRom Rabbi KiRshneR on the next page >
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7 Kesem Connection
8 Youth & family
10 b’nai mitzvah
12 Contributions
16 minyan schedules
17 holidays
20 Calendars of events
23 men’s Club
29 sisterhood
36 Community
Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner
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Interestingly, I doubt that more than 5% of the people I were to ask about Passover would tell me they enjoy the holiday because of the freedom it affords us. But, isn’t that the essence of the holiday? At its core, isn’t that what it is all about? It is ironic how the core principle of the Seder and the holiday that ensues is almost forgotten and under appreciated during this season.
Freedom is a strange thing to appreciate for an entire generation of people that never knew anything but its rewards and beauty. My children will live in a world that will witness little division between black and white people. The idea of a black president will not be a dream but a proven history. Jews are afforded rites and properties in a way that our history never allowed before. The State of Israel is flowing with milk and honey; technological advances and accessibility that the likes of David ben Gurion and Theodore Herzl could only dream about. Our kids sleep under a blanket of protection and comfort with countless possi-bilities at their fingertips. How could they properly appreciate the gifts of freedom they are surrounded by daily? I wonder how any of us can appreciate something that we have always had and was never taken from us?
Maimonides, the 12th Century rabbi, physician and philosopher teaches that the things that matter more than anything else to us are the things we never pause to appreciate. He begins to enumerate such things; our breathing, our heartbeat, the sun rising from the sky, oxygen in the air. Our vision, hearing and other senses. How true he was. I have found that most people appreciate the beating of their heart most, after that beating stops. The person who appreciates breathing the most is the person that just choked.
Similarly, Israel is facing a new phenomenon; a generation of people born into the country that only knew of its existence. The formation of the state, the wars for its independence and the sacrifices made are not fresh like they were for the Rabins and the Peres’ and Meirs’ of this world. How do we train people to defend and love a land like we did when it was just born?
This question is much bigger than Passover, but the holiday embodies the dilemma perfectly. We are celebrating our freedom when we have never experienced slavery; choices when we have never been denied free will. Perhaps the most potent verse of the Haggadah is when we are told, we must see ourselves as if we personally came out of Egypt. What this line is teaching us hundreds of years after the author put it in the text is that while certain amenities and choices might be afforded us today, we can never forget where we came from or those that made sacrifices on our behalf. If we do, then we have lost the essence of what the holiday of Passover, and freedom in general is about in the first place. Our generation might have it easy in some respects. But, our challenge is to create a generation of apprecia-tion and understanding of the freedoms we are afforded so we can indeed, maximize this holiday as Zman Chayrutainu - a time of OUR freedom.
Happy Passover.
Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner
The Forgotten Gift(Reprinted from 2011)
speciaL serVice siyyum bechorim monday, march 25th at 6:30 am followed by a study session with Rabbi Kirshner
breakfast is sponsored by: steven Cohen bagels from heaven fund
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Gregory Meisel President
This past Saturday evening, we celebrated our Temple’s 85th Annual Gala Dinner Dance, honoring Mark and Debra Hirschberg with the Founders’ Award, Michael Kollender with the Community leadership Award and Donna Weintraub with the Young Leadership Award. This was certainly one of the high points of my Presidency as we came togeth-er to celebrate the achievements and dedication of each of these people, raise essential funds for the congregation and have fun.
It would be impossible to truly communicate my respect and admiration for all that the honorees have collectively done for our community in just a few short words. In fact, I hope that the elegance and spirit of the evening conveyed just how much you all mean to me and our Temple community. In agreeing to be honored you again stood before us as role models of what it means to be leaders of a community and how to do it with love, humility and little regard for what you receive in return. You have also helped us raise essential funds for our operating budget through your personal contributions to this event and the “elbow grease” you put in to working with the Journal committee to encourage congregants, friends and others to support the Temple.
I am humbled and most grateful for all of the energy and enormous commitment of time that you have dedicated to our shule. And, I want to acknowledge your families for enabling you, and in fact encouraging you, to give your all to Temple Emanu-El.
Lisa Beth, Benjamin, Jordan and I send our love and best wishes that you and our entire community continue to go from strength to strength.
Sincerely,
Gregory Meisel
Leaders Who Inspire Community
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Israel Singer Cantor
Our Children, Our Future
A great deal of my time is spent working with our Bnai Mitzvah students as we help prepare them for this special milestone in their lives. We know what an exciting time this is for the children and their families and we too shep much “nachas” from seeing each child shine when they have their day on the Bimah. While the children make it look so easy, there are many people at the Temple that have put a great deal of thought and planning into the process and program that is in place today. We realize that for our young Jewish men and women to stand on the Bimah and read from the Torah and chant their individual Haftorah entails much more than just learning the Trop. Many of our Bnai Mitzvah students share their day with one of their peers, and this helps them learn how to work with others and show respect to their part-ner. We also realize the importance of having our children learn the components of the service that are not specific to the Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Kabbalat Shabbat and Shacharit (morning) services are taught in the early years of Hebrew School, and have prepared the students to be able to lead Friday night and Shabbat morning services prior to starting their Bnai Mitzvah preparations. We want them to be proud of their heritage and to feel connected to their fellow Jews around the world. We hope this experience and knowledge helps them feel at home in any synagogue as they embark on their lives as young Jewish adults. On a programming note, I am very excited to announce that for our next Spirit & Song service on April 5th, we are welcoming back Dan Nadler and his guitar. This promises to be a very special treat for all of us. Please join me in welcoming him to our Temple and welcoming the Shabbat into our heart and souls, as we raise our voices in song. Soon we will celebrate the holidays of Passover and Israel Independence Day. These holi-days both symbolize the great miracles that God granted us, saving us from slavery and death. I hope you will join us as we celebrate our rich history, redemption, freedom and commitment to our Jewish people, past, present and future Yours always, Cantor Israel Singer
GOES LIVE!
a Kabbalat shabbat service
“Wine for your spirit, Nosh for your soul, and Music for your heart.”
special guest musician dan nadler joins Cantor israel singer for an extraordinary shabbat experience
scheduLe Of spiriT & sONg KabbaLaT shabbaT serVices: 6:00pm nosh 7:00pm service
april 5th - israeli night June 7th - summer salsa
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Ilene Anesini Executive Director
a letteR fRom ouR eXecuTiVe direcTOr
On Saturday evening March 2nd Temple Emanu-El hosted its 85th Annual Dinner Dance where we honored Mark and Debra Hirsch-berg with the Founders’ Award, Michael Kollender with the Com-munity Leadership Award and Donna Weintraub with the Young Leadership Award.
I was delighted that we had the opportunity to recognize these very special people for all that they have done and continue to do to make our shule a second home for our congregation. It was also a wonderful way to celebrate the Temple’s 85th anniversary. In case you did not know the Dinner Dance is our single largest event fundraiser and provides essential dollars for our operating budget (think books for our reli-gious school, tutors for our b’nai mitzvah and upkeep of our beautiful building). And as we relish the special moments from the Dinner Dance we are also moving ahead to raise the remaining dollars needed to reach our Dor Chadash – Campaign for the Next Generation (CNG) goal. As I write this we have raised 88% of the total goal. Our beautiful and very active Promenade level was made possible by the generosity of those that have made a financial commitment to CNG. There are still much needed renovations for our administrative wing to provide increased security and serve you better. To our congregants that have made a gift I thank you and to those that have not I invite you to contribute by being a part of our Promenade level Dedication Wall. For more information you can contact Bob Cook, Steve Rog-ers, Arthur Sinensky and Howard Breindel, our CNG Co-Chairs. Finally, I invite you to make note of the many activities taking place during March and April including Sisterhood Shabbat on March 16, our Second Night Seder on March 26th and Men’s Club Shabbat on April 30th as well as many other oppor-tunities to socialize, learn and be together. I hope you take advantage of all that Temple Emanu-El has to offer!! Chag Sameach,
Ilene Anesini
Celebrating Those That Inspire!
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The Klatskin Matching Fund for the Next GenerationCharles & Lynne Klatskin, long-time Shul members and 2009 recipients of Temple Emanu-El’s Founders’ Award, have graciously agreed to establish a matching fund of up to $500,000 that will donate an additional 50¢ for each $1.00 contributed to Dor Chadash – The Campaign for the Next Generation (“CNG”). For example, if a commitment of $10,000 is made to CNG, the Klatskin Matching Fund will provide a grant of $5,000, turning a $10,000 donation into a $15,000 contribution.
With additional congregant commitments to CNG of $1 million – and the $500,000 Klatskin Matching Fund grant – the Campaign will successfully conclude.
As they have for decades, Charles & Lynne are leading by example. They want to encourage others, especially those that have not yet contributed to the building of our magnificent Shul, to join them in ensuring the continued vibrancy of our congregation and our people. The goal of CNG is to raise the funds necessary to create a synagogue that truly meets the needs of today’s congregation – and the congregation of tomorrow.
Donations to CNG are payable in three installments. We request an initial payment of one-third of your commitment within 30 days, with an additional one-third payable on each of the first and second anniversaries of the initial payment. Generosity is recognized through plaques and similar dedications throughout the Shul. Your dedication will be based on your actual contribution amount (excluding the match from the Klatskin Matching Fund).
For further information on CNG or the Klatskin Matching Fund, please contact one of the CNG Co-chairs:Howard Breindel: (917) 751-9128 Steve Rogers: (201) 694-3348Bob Cook: (201) 675-1015 Arthur Sinensky: (201) 788-4897
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Jennifer Levine, Educational Director
KeseM caLeNdar
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10 b’Nai Mitzvah workshop for
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15 Kabbalat shabbat sing-a-long
17 Zimriyah (pre-K-5th) &
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25-14 passover & spring break
25 erev pesach - 1st seder
26 pesach - 2nd seder
8 holocaust day
15 israeli Memorial day
16 israeli independence day
17 yom ha’atzmaut program
26 shabbat yeladim
28 Lag b’Omer
21 required sunday for 6th-7th
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A Team Approach
Shalom Temple Families,
I hope you are all well! We are having a great year at Kesem. One of the most amazing parts of our program is our teams of teachers. Every grade is led by a “Rosh” – head teacher. Our “Rashim” (head teachers) men-tor, support and guide the other professionals in their grade. This system supports our children’s education in ways that continue to surprise and delight me. During our weekly staff meetings, our teaching teams share their successes and support each other through challenges. Recently, our Bet team reported on a family day where parents joined students in moving from station to station for a mezuzah making project. Three other grades decided to plan a similar event for their parents!
One of the biggest challenges of teaching is isolation. When a single teacher is facing a class of 15 students it can feel overwhelming. When a team is there, there is always a second set of eyes and hands, as well as a wise word, smile of support and quick advice! As Director of Education, I get to team not only with our entire staff, but with my invaluable assistant principal Naama Heymann, Board chair Andi Wolfer and amazing secretary Leah Mendyk. When we work together, we are so much greater than working in silos! You are on our team as well! As always, we love to hear from you – stop by anytime, speak to your child’s teacher after class. We value you and love seeing you at Kesem. B’Shalom
Jennifer Levine
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yOuTh & faMiLy
Tamara Ween, Youth & Family Director
yOuTh aNd faMiLy faLL prOgraMs
March 3 – Ta’aM emanu-el Musical sunday 9:30-11:00am
March 6 – atid 6:00-7:30pm
March 6 – f2f/usy 6:00-8:00pm
March 8 – Mama doni Tot shabbat & dinner 5:45-7:00pm
March 13 – atid 6:00-7:30pm
March 13 – f2f/usy 6:00-8:00pm
March 14 – Kadima chocolate seder 5:30-7:00pm
March 19 - chaverim chocolate seder 5:30-7:00pm
March 19 – Junior/senior session with rabi Kirshner 7:30-9:00pm
March 20 – atid 6:00-7:30pm
March 20 – K’tonton joins f2f/usy 6:00-8:00pm Chocolate seder
april 3 - atid 6:00-7:30pm
april 3 – f2f/usy 6:00-8:00pm
april 16 – chaverim 5:30-7:00pm
april 17 – atid 6:00-7:30pm
april 17 – f2f/usy 6:00-8:00pm
april 21 – Ta’aM Kooking and Kesem event 9:30-11:00am
april 24 - atid 6:00-7:30pm
april 24 – f2f/usy 6:00-8:00pm
april 25 – Kadima 5:30-7:00pm
passover is just around the corner and i cannot wait to smell the chocolate in the air!!! i am so excited that it is time for temple emanu-el’s annual Choco-late seders. believe it or not this event is scheduled for all ages groups, from 1st graders to the temple teens. everything from chocolate covered matzah to chocolate milk for the wine to Raisinets for the Charoset and chocolate eggs for the beitzim. When you come to temple emanu-el around passover, you will think you have just arrived at hershey park!!! temple emanu-el’s Youth groups are fun, educational and delicious! please join us.
An Extra Sweet Time of Year
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brian Terner on the death of his father, lester terner z”l
rebecca gordon on the death of her husband, herbert gordon z”l
amy cushmaro on the death of her father, herbert gordon z”l
iN MeMOriaM
weLcOMe New MeMbers
denise gelfand & peter dubin new York, nY
shirley & howard goldsmith marlboro, nJ
deborah & michael gottlieb englewood, nJ
shoshana & sam heller teaneck, nJ
elisa solomon austin Kaplicer new York, nY
suan & paul lindenbaum belle harbor, nY
Yael langman & Yael messofi new York, nY
Wendy nachum fair lawn, nJ
Jessica morgan & saul Richer new York, nY
naomi schunfield & Jonathan spiewak new York, nY
amie pottheisar & david Vetser staten island, nY
TOdah rabah
The congregation wishes to thank the following families who have recently sponsored a Kiddush, an Oneg Shabbat and/or the Bimah flowers.
Jeff davis in honor of his children, brooke & drew’s b’nai mitzvah
Jodi davis in honor of her children, brooke & drew’s b’nai mitzvah
Karen & stephen farber in honor of their daughter, Jesse’s bat mitzvah
Kristin & warren geller in honor of their children, sarah & hannah’s b’nai mitzvah
clarice & steven Jacobson in honor of their daughter, leah’s bat mitzvah
Jill & Joseph Janowski in honor of their son, Jacob’s bar mitzvah
dori & rabbi david-seth Kirshner for co-sponsoring the Kiddush
Lisa & darren Lazarus in honor of their son, austin’s bar mitzvah
Temple emanu-el Men’s club in honor of their shabbat
heather & adi rabinowitz for co-sponsor-ing the Kiddush
susan & stephen siminou in honor of their daughter, alexa’s bat mitzvah
Temple emanu-el sisterhood in honor of their shabbat
Nancy & richard winters in honor of their daughter, sophie’s bat mitzvah
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Brooke is in the seventh grade at the Tenakill Middle School where her fa-vorite subjects are language arts and science. Her favorite free time activities include playing with her dog, Duke, arts and crafts, baking and hanging out with friends.
For her mitzvah projects, Brooke is donating clothing, toys and many other things to the Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy families and others in need.
Brooke writes that “my mitzvah project is meaningful to me because I think it’s important to help others by donating clothes and other items to those in need. I am lucky to live in a wonderful home and have many things that oth-ers do not. Becoming a Bat Mitvah is important to me because I am proud to be Jewish and I hope to pass my beliefs and faith along to my children.”
Congratulations to Brooke and the Davis family.
Brooke Davis
daughter of Jodi g. davis and Jeff davis
sister of drew and Zachary
Tzav
March 23
b’Nai MiTZVah
Drew is in the seventh grade at the Tenakill Middle School where his favorite subjects are math and gym. His favorite after school activities include playing basketball and baseball, watching sports, playing video games and hanging out with friends.
Along with his sister, Brooke, he also collected clothing, toys and other items to be donated to the Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy families and others in need.
Drew writes that his “mitzvah project was meaningful to me because I wanted to help kids and families who lost their homes and belongings in the hurricane. I am very lucky to have many wonderful things in my life and I wanted to share them with others who are less fortunate than I am. Becom-ing a Bar Mitzvah is important to me because I am proud to be Jewish and I hope to pass my beliefs and faith on to my children.”
Drew Davis
son of Jodi g. davis and Jeff davis
brother of brooke and Zachary
Tzav
March 23
Alexa is a seventh grade student at the Dwight-Englewood School where her favorite subject is Social Studies. Her favorite free time activity is dancing. Alexa is a member of the dance team that competes on behalf of the school. She also enjoys spending time with her family and friends.
For Alexa’s Mitzvah project, she is collecting and donating books to the children’s hospital for kids who have cancer. “My Mitzvah project is espe-cially important to me because cancer has touched our family. My paternal grandfather’s life and his memory has inspired me to bring some happiness and touch the lives of the kids who are dealing with cancer.”
“Becoming a Bat Mitzvah is important to me because I am becoming a re-sponsible, young adult, learning more about Judaism and how proud I am to be Jewish and following the footsteps of my parents and grandparents.”
Leah is a seventh grade student at the Dwight-Englewood School where her favorite subjects are science and history. Her favorite free time activities in-clude playing sports and reading. For her mitzvah project, Leah is volunteer-ing at the JCC, where she is working with special needs children.
Leah writes that her “mitzvah project is very meaningful to me because I now get a chance to babysit and help kids with special needs. While I love playing with all kids, this program has put purpose into playing with kids.”
Alexa Siminou
daughter of susan and stephen siminou
sister of ella and Jayda
Ki Tisa
March 2
Leah Jacobson
daughter of Clarice and steven Jacobson
sister of Charlie
Vayakhel
March 9
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Sarah Geller
daughter of Kristin and Warren geller
sister of hannah
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim
April 20
Hannah Geller
daughter of Kristin and Warren geller
sister of sarah
Acharei Mot-Kedoshim
April 20
Austin Lazarus
son of lisa and darren lazarus
brother of Jaden and Chace
Tazria-Metzora
April 13
Jesse is in the seventh grade at the Tenakill Middle School where her favorite sub-jects are math and science. Her favorite free time activities include hanging out with her friends and playing tennis. For her mitzvah project, she is volunteering at the Closter Food Pantry, where she organized a food drive as well as sorted, dated and stocked the items.
Jesse writes that her “mitzvah project was meaningful because I spent time helping others who are not as fortunate as I am. Helping people in need feed themselves and their families made me feel good. Becoming a Bat Mitzvah is important to me since I am now an adult according to Jewish law, and I have the ability to read Torah and to count as a part of our religious services. When I am older, with a family of my own, I would like to continue to practice the Jewish traditions and customs that I have learned from my grandparents and parents.”
Jesse continues that she is “grateful for the Jewish education that I receive both here at Temple Emanu-El and at home from my parents and grandparents.”
Jesse Farber
daughter of Karen and stephen farber
sister of molly
Shmini
April 6
Hannah is in the seventh grade at the Demarest Middle School where her favorite subject is math. Her favorite after school activities include singing, acting and dancing.
Hannah writes that her “sister and I raised money and collected arts and crafts materials for Camp Simcha (Chai Lifeline). We will go to Camp Simcha in June to help clean and set-up for the summer campers. The campers are kids who have cancer and spend a lot of time in the hospital. I love knowing that the kids get to have an amazing experience like I do at sleep-away camp.”
“I’m proud to be sharing this important day with my twin sister.”
Congratulations to Hannah and the Geller family.
Sarah is in the seventh grade at the Demarest Middle School where her favorite subject is math. Her favorite free time activities include reading, writing, and playing softball, volleyball and tennis.
Sarah writes that “preparing for my Bat Mitzvah has been a great experi-ence. I have learned that it is important to make time for traditions. I have enjoyed learning with my twin sister – she helps me and I help her. I’m glad that we will be on the bema together.
I really enjoyed my mitzvah project; helping kids with cancer have a great experience at summer camp. My sister and I raised money for camp scholar-ships, collected arts and crafts materials and will spend time at the camp this summer setting up for the campers.”
Austin is in the seventh grade at the Demarest Middle School where his fa-vorite subject is social studies. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball and hanging out with his friends.
For his mitzvah project, Austin writes that he “will be planting trees in Israel in honor of my grandparents Janice and Philip Mittelmark who are no lon-ger here to celebrate my Bar Mitzvah with me. I will also be donating used prescription glasses to children and adults in need.”
“Becoming a Bar Mitzvah is important to me because I am evolving into an adult and am starting to make a difference in this world. For my Mitzvah project, I will be donating prescription glasses to people who may need them and I feel so good about that because I have been fortunate in my life to have a family that has always given me the things I have needed.”
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we record with sincere appreciation the following donations
TEMPLE FUNDin memory of Jerry Abramow
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shelley & marc abramson
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dorothy glantz
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Charles adrian
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Judy & bob Cook
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Judith & martin lebson
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irene Reis
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susan & Chuck silberman
debra oremland & arthur sinensky
benay & steven taub & family
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susan & Jack Khazzam
in memory of Jack Grossman
sharon scherl & eric morgenstern
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Rica & Jack Rabinowitz
in memory of Dr. Philip Handler
lillian & murray handler
in memory of Marc Heyman
elizabeth & Jacob heyman
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hadassa freed
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stephane Zwirn & family
in memory of Blackie Hunter
andrea & neil strahl
in memory of Glenn Kabat
loren & stanley Yellin
in memory of Eliyahou Khazzam
susan & Jack Khazzam
in memory of Saida Khazzam
susan & Jack Khazzam
Caroline & fred sion
in memory of Eunice Kopf
in memory of Paul Kopf
Jamie & michael Kopf
in memory of Lillian Kraushar
pnina & meyer Kattan
Judy & marty lebson
in memory of Zelda Kronfeld
debra & mark hirschberg
in memory of Eva Lebson
Judy & marty lebson
in memory of Ephraim Leeman
fran & steven leeman
in memory of Murray Leventhal Kathy leventhal
in memory of Murry Lieboff
paul Reichenberg
in memory of Henreita London
Joyce schulman
in memory of Jule Maged
benay & steven taub
in memory Meyer Magilen
debra & mark hirschberg
in memory of Anita Markowitz
Kellie & paul gersh
in memory of Anna Moskowitz
miriam Weidenfeld
in memory of Henry Nachamie
in memory of Lisa Nachamie
in memory of Sandy Nachmie
dorothy glantz
in memory of Irma Neisloss
Kathy leventhal
in memory of Bernard Oremland
debra oremland & arthur sinensky
in memory of Lena Orzak
sydelle lichtman
In honor of ourDaughter Sofia’s Bat Mitzvahthe leVinson familY february 4, 2012
In honor of Jesse Farber Bat Mitzvah With loVe, mom, dad & mollY apriL 6, 2013
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in memory of Fannie Pascher
Joyce schulman
in memory of Mary Perlman
madeline & stanley Ravett
in memory of Harold Pinsker
in memory of Sonia Pinsker
Rosemarie & oscar tevelow
in memory of Joseph J. Porwich
Carol & elliot porwich
in memory of Roslyn Raskin
susan & alan bendes
in memory of Joseph Rocke
Jill & daniel Rocke
in memory of Dora Rosenberg
shelly, allison, andrew, melissa, scott & danielle Rosenberg
in memory of Phil Rothman
debra oremland & arthur sinensky
in memory of Syril Rubin
michael berstein
in memory of Leonard Schefflan
syma malkin
in memory of Eva Schneider
Kellie & paul gersh
in memory of Harris Shapiro
shirley shapiro
in memory of Jacob Shiff
lorraine & gerald burstein
in memory of Nancy Shimansky
pnina & meyer Kattan
Judy & michael maisel & family
in memory of Jamin Siesel
sylvia & edmond sommers
in memory of Philip Silberhartz
Rita merendino
in memory of J. Sidney Silberman
susan & Chuck silberman
in memory of Samuel Sloane
darryl tucker-lieberman
in memory of Marvin Spike
debra & mark hirschberg
in memory of Daniel Starker
Wendy & neev Crane
in memory of William Steiner
Rebecca gordon
in memory of Lillian Sternberg
evelyn gray
in memory of Herbert Surks
audrey & Richard Winograd
in memory of Harold M. Tannin
betty & paul dicker
in memory of Sylvia Taub
arlene & Joseph taub foundation
in memory of Bella Tevelow
Rosemarie & oscar tevelow
in memory of Larisa Veltser
Vitaly Veltser
in memory of Irving Wahl
lisa & michael Rosenstock
in memory of Jack Waldman
in memory of Muriel Waldman
the Rocke family
in memory of Rivka Weidenfeld
miriam Weidenfeld
in memory of Gabriel Weinberg
in memory of Julius Weinberg
in memory of Rae Weinberg
dottie glantz
in memory of Arthur Weiner
syma malkin
in memory of Bernard Weingast
in memory of Daniel Weingast
marla & Jay Weingast
in memory of Frank Weiss
stacey & neil Weiss
in memory of Alan Whitman
in memory of Anne Whitman
Judy Wilson
in memory of Bernard Zimmerman
Judith & martin lebson
barbara Zimmerman
in honor of Nettie Berman on the marriage of her grandson, dr. brian henick to efrait okrent
beatrice greenwald
in honor of Sarah Fishbein’s bat mitzvah
tina & bernard Rabbino
susan & Chuck silberman
in honor of Edward Friedman’s bar mitzvah
miriam & benjamin nelson
shirley shapiro
in honor of Drs. Bonnie & Edward Henick on the wedding of their son, dr. brian henick to efrait okrent
debra & Jeffrey gasman
miriam & benjamin nelson
in honor of Naama Heymann receiving the shem tov award
debra & Jeffrey gasman
debra, michael, Rebecca & sam harris
bonnie & edward henick
Clarice & steven Jacobson & family
norma & bernard Koster
Rica & Jack Rabinowitz
millicent may
benay & steven taub
donna & evan Weintraub
audrey & Richard Winograd
in honor of Emily Katz’ bat mitzvah
susan & Chuck silberman
in honor of Rabbi Kirshner
beatrice grennwald
harriet & mel lubin
in honor of Jamie & Michael Kopf receiving the hatan torah award
donna, evan, Jillian, Jamie & Cory Weintraub
in honor of Samuel Lebowitz’ bar mitzvah
sandra & nate lebowitz
shelah & burton scherl
in honor of Emily Neben’s bat mitzvah
the Rosenberg family
in honor of Marilyn & Taketo Okoshi for receiving the hatan maftir award on simchat torah
drs. sharon & Kenny fried
in honor of Scott Rosenberg’s bar mitzvah
donna & evan Weintraub
in honor of Barbara Zimmerman granddaugh-ter’s marriage.
pearl & michael bergstein
CANTOR KURT SILBERMANN’S CHARITY FUNDin memory of Herbert Gordon
linda & bernard Chalfin
in memory of Jana Meltzer
in memory of Samuel Meltzer
Rebeca Vogel
In honor of Jacob & Lily Waxman’s B’nai MitzvahCaRen & JoRdan Waxman OcTOber 27, 2012
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CANTOR ISRAEL SINGER’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDdebbie & Jeff gasman
debra & Robin Klein
bernie Weinflash
in memory of Stephen Lambert
miriam & gregg lambert
in memory of Pinchas Singer
susan & Chuck silberman
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN NEXT GENERATION BUILDING FUNDin honor of Naama Heymann receiving the shem tov award
mitchell heymann & family
RABBI KIRSHNER’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDRobin & steven abramow
shuly Rubin schwartz & eric fishman
debbie & Jeff gasman
bernice & seymour gendelman
eva & mark horn
debra & Robin Klein
shirley shapiro
bernie Weinflash
in memory of Helen Reed
in memory of Carole Sacks
louann & allan Reed
in honor of Rabbi Kirshner
harriet & mel lubins
in honor of Julie Pavell’s bat mitzvah
audrey & Richard Winograd
RABBI ARTHUR HERTZBERG LIBRARY FUNDin memory of Fannie Gendelman
bernice & seymour gendelman
in memory of Anna Hertzberg
phyllis hertzberg
in memory of Stephen Lambert
miriam & gregg lambert
JERRY FINK MEMORIAL RUN FUNDin memory of Jule Maged
diane fink
KOL HAKAVOD FUNDin memory of Erwin Kirschner
esther diamant & Richard garden
in honor of Sam Garden reading the torah on the anniversary of his bar mitzvah
esther diamant & Richard garden
PHYLLIS KLEIN MEMORIAL FUNDin memory of Richard Brodie
miriam Weidenfeld
in memory of Freya Chernin
lauren & david Weiner
in memory of Susie Mann
henry Klein
in memory of Leslie Niederman
in memory of Susan Niederman
miriam Weidenfeld
in memory of Chana Rivkah Nemeroff
Reba herson
in honor of Edward Friedman’s bar mitzvah
Reba herson
in honor of Scott Rosenberg’s bar mitzvah
lauren & david Weiner
THE PITTEL FAMILY CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS & FAMILY CRISIS ENDOWMENT FUNDin memory of Helen Concool
in memory of Jack Concool
in memory of Barbara Concool Kallman
marilyn & sam linder
RACHAEL MELANIE SCHACHTER MEMORIAL EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDin memory of Helen Concool
in memory of Jack Concool
in memory of Barbara Concool Kallman
marilyn & sam linder
ARTHUR VOGEL LIBRARY FUNDin memory of Jana Meltzer
in memory of Samuel Meltzer
Rebeca Vogel
cONTribuTiONs
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85th annual gala dinner dancecelebrating Leaders That inspire Our communitymarch 2, 2013 / 21 adar 5773
7:00 pm - hospitality
7:30 pm prompt - program & havdallah
8:30 pm - strolling dinner, dancing and sweet delights
passover schedulesunday, March 24thsale of Chametz form duesearch for Chametz after 8:00 pm
Monday, March 25th First Night SederFast of the First Bornmorning service & breakfast 6:30 ameat Chametz until 10:48 amburning Chametz by 10:30 amlight Candles* 6:54 pm
Tuesday, March 26th 1st Day of Passovermorning service 9:00 amevening service 5:30 pm2nd night seder 6:00 pmlight Candles* 7:54 pm
wednesday, March 27th 2nd Day of Passovermorning service 9:00 amhavdalah 7:55 pm
Thursday, March 28th3rd Day of Passoverminyan 7:00 pm
friday, March 29th 4th Day of PassoverKabbalat shabbat service 7:00 pm
saturday, March 30th 5th Day of Passovermen’s Club shabbatservices 9:00 amhavdalah 7:59 pm
sunday, March 31st 6th Day of Passoverminyan 9:00 pm
Monday, april 1st 7th Day of Passoverservices 9:00 am
Tuesday, april 2nd 8th Day of Passoverservice & Yizkor 9:00 am passover ends 8:02 pm
*if you plan to attend services and/or a seder away from home, light candles before leaving home or light at the seder.
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Chametz sale because the sale of Chametz involves many technicalities, it is customary for the clergy of the congregation to act as the agent for all who wish to sell their cha-metz. if you own chametz in several places (e.g. your home, summer home and/or business), fill in all addresses. everyone who prepares a home for passover should arrange for the sale of their chametz. use the form below to authorize Rabbi david-seth Kirshner to sell chametz in your possession on your behalf and submit it no later than sunday, March 24th.
i hearby give permission to Rabbi david-seth Kirshner to act as my agent and sell all chametz, mixtures and objects containing chametz. as my agent, he should arrange for this sale prior to 10:30am on Monday, March 25th in accordance with Jewish law and custom. i have placed my chametz and mixtures containing chametz in specifically designated storage within my home, which is located at:
shmurah matzah I would like to purchase Shmurah Matzah for Passover. matzah will be delivered to temple emanu-el
and available for pickup on sunday, March 24th and Monday, March 25th until 12:00 pm
number of boxes: ________ x $20 per box = total $ ________
Please include a separate check for the matzah. Please make checks payable to Temple Emanu-El.
it is customary to make a donation for maot Chittim (passover tzedakah) at this time. this will pay for matzah and wine for a family that cannot afford during the holiday and for families in need. $________ Please submit a separate check, made payable to Temple Emanu-El for this effort
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caLeNdar of eVents
CelebrationsMishenichnas Adar Marbin B’simcha. When the month of Adar arrives, we increase our happiness! (Babylonian Talmud, Taanit 29a)
JaNuary yOuTh serVicesbabysitting 9:30 am 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30holiday babysitting 9:00 am 3/26, 3/27tot shabbat 10:15 am 3/16all grades 7:00 pm 3/1, 3/15 pre-K - K grade 10:15 am 3/162nd grade 10:15 am 3/93rd-4th grade 10:15 am 3/2, 3/235th-6th grade 10:15 am 3/16, 3/30Religious school Vacation 3/24 – 3/31
cOLOr LegeNdKey religious school datesTemple Office closures
caLeNdar of eVents
MarchCHESHVAN / KISLEV
6TH DAY OF PASSOvER
FAST OF THE FIRST BORN
1ST DAY OF PASSOvER
2ND DAY OF PASSOvER
3RD DAY OF PASSOvER
4TH DAY OF PASSOvER
5TH DAY OF PASSOvER
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JaNuary yOuTh serVicesbabysitting 9:30 am 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 3/23, 3/30holiday babysitting 9:00 am 3/26, 3/27tot shabbat 10:15 am 3/16all grades 7:00 pm 3/1, 3/15 pre-K - K grade 10:15 am 3/162nd grade 10:15 am 3/93rd-4th grade 10:15 am 3/2, 3/235th-6th grade 10:15 am 3/16, 3/30Religious school Vacation 3/24 – 3/31
18BM Tutoring 4:00 pmMinyan 7:00 pmSisterhood Game Night 7:30 pm
19Women’s Study Session w/ Rabbi Kirshner 10:30 am
CL 7:21 pm
Shabbat Services 7:00 pm
20Parashat: Acharei Mot-Kedoshim
B’not Mitzvah: Sarah & Hannah Geller
Shabbat Services 9:00 am
Havdallah 8:23 pm
21Minyan 9:00 am
TA’AM Cooking Event 9:30 am
6th & 7th Grade Field Trip
Kadma 10:30 am
22BM Tutoring 3:30 pmKadma 4:00 pmMinyan 7:00 pmProject Aliyah w/ Cantor Singer 7:30 pmBoard of Education Meeting 7:30 pm
23Minyan 7:00 pmSisterhood Book Club 7:30 pm
24Minyan 7:30 am
BM Tutoring 3:30 pm
ATID 6:00 pm
F2F/USY 6:00 pm
Minyan 7:00 pm
25Rise & Shine Men’s Study Group 6:45 am
BM Tutoring 4:00 pm
Kadima 5:30 pm
Minyan 7:00 pm
26CL 7:28 pm
Shabbat Yeladim Shabbat Service 7:00 pm
27Parashat: Emor
Shabbat Services 9:00 am
Havdallah 8:31 pm
28Minyan 9:00 am
Lag B’OmerKadma 10:30 am
29BM Tutoring 3:30 pm
Minyan 7:30 pm
Project Aliyah w/ Cantor Singer 7:30 pm
30Minyan 7:00 pm
Board Meeting 7:30 pm
April KISLEV / TEVET
serVices
minyan (m-th) 7:00 pm
minyan (Wednesday) 7:30 am
minyan (sunday) 9:00 am
friday (shabbat) 7:00 pm
shabbat morning 9:00 am
february yOuTh serVices
babysitting 9:30 am 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27
holiday babysitting 9:00 am 4/1, 4/2
tot shabbat 10:15 am 4/20, 4/27
2nd-4th grade 10:15 am 4/20
1st, 5th-6th grade 10:15 am 4/27
Religious school Vacation 4/1 – 4/3, 4/7 - 4/14
7TH DAY OF PASSOvER
HOLOCAUST DAY
ISRAELI MEMORIAL DAY
ISRAELI INDEPENDENCE DAY
8TH DAY OF PASSOvER
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the seder platepreparing the seder plate requires attention. the special foods we eat on passover are also food for thought. every item on the seder plate abounds in meaning and allusion. the seder plate has six items on it, arranged in a special order. the plate is placed on top of the covering of the three matzot and is placed in front of the head of the household. the foods of the seder plate are listed below, with the reason each is included, the method of preparing it, and its role in the seder meal.
The shankbone a piece of roasted meat represents the lamb that was the special sacrifice on the eve of the exo-dus from egypt, and annually, on the afternoon before passover, in the holy temple.
The egg a hard-boiled egg represents the holiday offering brought in the days of the holy temple. the meat of this animal constituted the main part of the passover meal. a popular way of eating these eggs is to chop and mix them with the salt water which was set on the table. the eggs prepared this way are then served as an appetizer before the fish.
The bitter herbs bitter herbs (maror) remind us of the bitterness of the slavery of our forefathers in egypt. fresh grated horseradish, romaine lettuce, and endive are the most com-mon choices.
charoset a mixture of apples, nuts and wine which resembles the mortar and brick made by the Jews when they toiled for pharaoh. preparation: shell walnuts and peel apples and chop finely. mix together and add a small amount of wine.
The Vegetable a non-bitter root veg-etable alludes to the back-breaking work of the Jews as slaves. the he-brew letters of karpas can be arranged to spell “perach samech”. perach means backbreaking work and sa-mech is numerically equivalent to 60, referring to the 60 myriads (10,000), equaling 600,000, which was the number of Jewish males over 20 years of age who were enslaved in egypt.
The Lettuce the lettuce symbolizes the bitter enslavement of our fathers in egypt. the leaves of Romaine let-tuce are not bitter, but the stem, when left to grow in the ground, turns hard and bitter.
The fOOds Of The seder pLaTe
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rise & shiNe
Men’s study group w/ Rabbi Kirshner 6:45am on thursdaysat temple emanu-el 5773 men’s study groups mar 7, 25(monday) apr 11, 25
Men’s club meets on the first Tuesday of every month, unless noted otherwise.
Join us for minyan at 7:00 pm. meeting to follow.
march 5th april 9th
men’s Club shabbatMarch 30th at 9:00 amall parts of the service are available: english readings, hebrew prayers, aliyot, ark openings and torah readings.
Yom hashoah“Light a candle and preserve a Memory”April 6th
this year, the men’s Club Yellow Candles will be placed in the sisterhood mishloach manot bags, that are delivered to the homes of our members before purim and in time to be lit for holocaust memorial day. a small candle can make a big difference.
the men’s club would like to thank everyone for participating in the second annual Ride 2 provide. this one day event was an overwhelming success raising almost $6000. this year we are especially grateful for our new corporate sponsors – giving us 3 times as many as last year! over 40 people participated in 2 rides at CoRe fitness. all of the money raised will be donated to the Jfs food pantry, the Closter food pantry and the Center for food action in englewood. the prevalence of hunger in bergen County is truly astounding. Your time and generous support will help feed many who would otherwise go without. thank you for taking part in this important cause. see you next year! save the date: sunday, february 9th, 2014 alan Yung, Chairperson R2p
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a musical mitzvahhospital beds and wheelchairs crowded into the social hall. Residents of the Rockleigh Jewish home waited to hear the singers from hooshir, indiana university’s premiere Jewish Co-ed a Capella choir. accompanied by aides, relatives and visitors from temple emanu-el in Closter, the residents were alert as the young men and women of the choir began to sing their repertoire of Jewish, hebrew and pop music. the energy and talent of the young choir was infectious. the singers entertained for one hour and the room remained silent and attentive. in most cases, silence would be viewed as a negative, but, in this case, the silence was the highest compliment! a daughter of a long time resident explained, many residents have some form of dementia. one consequence of dementia is a short attention span accompanied by verbal outbursts. the choir connected to the audience and brought a special musical gift to this wonderful community. starting with a chance meeting on a beach in mexico in december, the men’s Club was able to bring this wonderful choir to the Rockleigh Jewish home. the lessons learned by the young singers and the joy they brought to the residents will long be remembered. bruce pomerantz for the men’s Club
special Thanks To all Our sponsors2 0 1 3
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HARWOOD LLOYD, LLC
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that’s a Wrap!sixty pairs of personalized tefillin created by sixty sixth grade students; each decorated as a personal artistic statement, creating a more intimate connection to Judaism. accompanied by class lessons about the purpose of tefillin and culminating with the students joining their parents, and other congregants during minyan on the morning of super bowl sunday, the students participated in the service led by our own steve leeman with a special joy and connection created by the hebrew schools own naama heyman and teacher adam schwartzbard.
Jewish congregations around the world joined us in participating in the 13th annual World Wide Wrap.
the build a set of tefillin kits and Kiddush were sponsored by the men’s Club.
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mens Club 7th annual golf & tennis outingNew course… New day… New format(Best Ball) Tuesday, June 4, 2013 edgewood Country Club, 449 Rivervale Rd., Rivervale, nJ
12:00pm Brunch/Practice Range • 1:15pm Shotgun start
3:00pm Tennis • 6:00pm Cocktail Hour followed by dinner, prize auction RsVp by march 31st and receive a box of penta 5 tp personalized golf balls! Registration form and payment must be received by the office in order to qualify. RsVp to Jeanine (201) 750-9997 or [email protected]
Golf $360 per person Tennis $125 per person Dinner Only $75 per person
Sponsorships Available Hole $118 Driving Range $200 Putting Green $360
amount enclosed:
golf $____________ tennis $____________
sponsorship $____________ dinner only $____________
name ______________________________________________________
2013 Kiddush Cupthe sixth annual Kiddush Cup was held at the ft. lee Racquet Club on saturday night, January 19th. more than 30 players participated with another dozen or so present to kibbitz and cheer the players on. hosted by the phyllis Klein memorial fund, sisterhood and men’s Club, the event was co-chaired by stef and steve Rosner and henry Klein. Kevin Yao and Judy Chen won the tournament; michael and Jennifer bruynesteyn came in second. the event raised more than $3,000.00 which will go to the phyllis Klein memorial fund and hearts of hope Camp.
sisterhood study group w/ Rabbi Kirshner 10:30 am at temple emanu-el march 1, 22 april 19
sisTerhOOd eVeNTs
Cookbook launch party with live demo please join us at the home of marni abramowitz for the launch of our temple Cookbook. We will taste and demo some of the fabulous recipes submitted by our fellow congregants.
Tuesday, May 7th 7:30pm
$20 per person $50 includes a copy of the cookbook
Cookbooks will be available for purchase for $36 each.
note to include_____________________________________________
please choose: a $80 b $55 c $65
please make checks payable to sisterhood of temple emanu-el. all orders must be placed
and pre-paid by march 22nd. delivery charges included. pictured flowers are representation
of size and arrangement. actual flowers are based on availability from israel. if you would
like to place more than one order, please make multiple copies of this ad.
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b
c
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make a difference the sisterhood of temple emanu-elWhen we chose our theme this year for mishloach manot, make a difference, we hoped it would resonate with our community as much as it did with sisterhood. We want everyone in our synagogue to know why this mitzvah and endeavor are so important and the foundation which permits and supports all sisterhood’s projects and programs.
this year, with the suggestion and guidance from Rabbi Kirshner, we added a hang-tag to every bag which encapsu-lated the mitzvah of mischloach manot and easily identified the bag as coming from the sisterhood of temple emanu-el.
our mishloach manot is our single major fundraiser and from the profits, sisterhood provides services to our entire temple community. We send shiva meals to emanu-el families, give sedurim for b’nai mitzvoth, provide scholarships to schechter students to participate in their class trip to israel as part of our community outreach mission, offer emer-gency relief to the temple in times of need, help stock the shelves of local community food banks, send Chanukah packages to our college students, provide bimah flowers for unsponsored shabbat services, as well as a host of other services. We also give hamantaschen to all the students in the religious school, as well as hamantaschen for the megil-lah reading. the sisterhood also continues to support the israeli economy by purchasing food from israel.
each and every year, the family of david taubenfeld contributes the fruit in each and every bag. david’s spirit rejoices as he celebrates purim with his temple emanu-el family, for he is content to know all the good that comes from this project.
our sisterhood purim project continues to grow in ruach and commitment. in spite of the challenging weather condi-tions this year, our volunteers came with smiles and good will to help pack and deliver over 750 bags to the homes of our members. each one of our volunteers, participants, and supporters helped make this project a successful reality.
our purim committee is comprised of extraordinarily capable, efficient, and selfless women: Ruth pomerantz, Ruth Yung, lauri bader, toby glazer, Karen farber, and ellen grosovsky. We are grateful for our newest committee mem-ber, gloria nelson, who stepped up to the plate for every job. our purim committee performed so many tasks that the overlap blurred, which only served to confirm that we all handled a plethora of tasks. each and every one of you
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helped turn a challenge into a reality. We also thank annette stern for continuing to manage the finances. We are grateful to ilene anesini, audrey greenberg, Jeanine Corrubia, Chareen Kramer, phyllis Cunningham, and aaron billig.. each one of you provided invaluable advice, details, and insight.
sisterhood raises the bar for volunteerism, mitzvot, and community outreach. on behalf of the sisterhood, i extend my heartfelt thanks to the temple emanu-el family for allowing us to support you, your children, your grandchildren, and our temple.
Ruth pomerantz
Thank you to all of our volunteers whose names appear in the list below. you have Made a difference!
Please accept our apologies if your name was inadvertently omitted.
our Volunteers:
Wendy adler
debbie advocate
shari alster
lauri bader
helen bernstein
Carol Casser
Joyce Chalfin
Karen farber
stacey faske
sharon fox
toby glazer
ellen goldfein
audrey greenberg
ellen grosovsky
debbie guedalia
beth hacklander
bonnie henick
Judi herrmann
debbie Klein
ellen Kozlowski
Chareen Kramer
Cara Kupersmith
merrill langsam
sandi lebowitz
Judy lebson
steve leeman
sharon meininger
lisa beth meisel
elissa miller
gloria nelson
florence new
bonnie notis
heather pavell
bruce pomerantz
Ruth pomerantz
penny Rosen
melissa Rosenberg
stefanie Rosner
adrienne Roth
diane Rothman
debbie Rothstein
harriet samuels
sheryl sarnak
tara schlessinger
susan shlanger
barbara selman
debbie oremland sinensky
helayne simon
annette stern
lee stollow
Risa sudnow
felicia taubenfeld
donna Weintraub
audrey Winograd
marie Wolpert
Ruth Yung
amy Zagin
lynn Zimmering
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the orient express
sisterhood’s 2nd annual progressive dinner was held on sat. January 26th. this year, the party goers” hopped” aboard the orient express, which took everyone to three homes all located on laurence Court. Well, the train was a figment of our imagination since we didn’t have far to travel, so the mode of transportation from house to house this year was by foot. first stop was at the home of stefanie and steve Rosner. the next host house was at elissa and Ken miller and dessert was at shari and andrew moss’s house. asian fare, catered by northern Val-ley affairs, was paired with asian themed beverages, such as sake martinis. it was a fun night and seems to be a tradition in the making!
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sisterhood tennis outing Monday, april 29
montammy Country Club
Rt. 9W, alpine, nJ
9:00am Registration
9:30am tennis begins
12:00pm lunch
RsVp with payment by april 22
rsVp by email to Jill, Tara or Karen and send payment to Temple Office by april 22
