Temple Beth El Service Schedule Services Monday Morning 8:00 A.M. Thursday Morning 9:00 A.M. Friday Shabbat Evening 5:30 P.M. Services and Kiddush Hosted by the Temple Beth El Sisterhood Saturday Shabbat Morning 9:30 A.M. Dear Friends, To help make a minyan. Please join us. Temple Beth El Office Hours Monday - Thursday: 9 A.M. - 3 P.M. CANDLE LIGHTING – 5779/5780 September 6 th 7:10 P.M. September 13 th 6:57 P.M. September 20 th 6:44 P.M. September 27 th 6:32 P.M. October 4 th 6:19 P.M. Temple Beth El is A Beautiful Celebration October 25 th and 26 th The Temple Times 2710 Genesee Street, Utica, New York 13502 TBE 315/724-4751 Elul / Tishrei 5779 / 5780 Vol.11.1 September 2019 100 1919 to 2019 SEE DETAILED HIGH HOLY DAY SCHEDULES FOR TEMPLE INSIDE THE BULLETIN. Temple Beth El A Conservative Congregation Established for the Worship of God, the Study of Torah and the Practice of Righteous Deeds 2710 Genesee Street, Utica, NY 13502 315/724-4751 Fax 315/724-6883 E-Mail: [email protected]Website: tbeutica.org Cantor Kalman Socolof E-Mail: [email protected]
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Temple Beth El Service Schedule
Services Monday Morning 8:00 A.M. Thursday Morning 9:00 A.M. Friday Shabbat Evening 5:30 P.M. Services and Kiddush Hosted by the Temple Beth El Sisterhood Saturday Shabbat Morning 9:30 A.M. Dear Friends, To help make a minyan. Please join us. Temple Beth El Office Hours Monday - Thursday: 9 A.M. - 3 P.M. CANDLE LIGHTING – 5779/5780 September 6th 7:10 P.M. September 13th 6:57 P.M. September 20th 6:44 P.M. September 27th 6:32 P.M. October 4th 6:19 P.M.
Temple Beth El is
A Beautiful
Celebration
October 25th
and 26th
The Temple Times 2710 Genesee Street, Utica, New York 13502
TBE 315/724-4751
Elul / Tishrei 5779 / 5780 Vol.11.1 September 2019
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SEE DETAILED HIGH HOLY DAY SCHEDULES FOR
TEMPLE INSIDE THE BULLETIN.
Temple Beth El
A Conservative Congregation Established for the Worship of God, the Study of Torah and the Practice of Righteous Deeds
2710 Genesee Street, Utica, NY 13502 315/724-4751 Fax 315/724-6883
Temple Beth El Organization Cantor Kalman A. Socolof Dr. Stanley Gerstein, Rabbi Emeritus
Officers Marsha Silverman, President Michael Silverman, Treasurer
Trustees Ernest Berkowitz Rae Rosenfeld Dan Cohen Stephen Rosenfeld Michael Damsky Evgenii Samoshuk David Lowitz Brad Sklar Ann Nathan Mark Smith
Staff Mundy B. Shapiro, Executive Director Julie Cain, Secretary
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Temple Beth El Cantor Message In its Summer, 2019 issue, Moment magazine asked a number of prominent Jews to list the five books they thought were must-reads in order to be an educated Jew. Not surprisingly, the list was varied, with some books showing on multiple lists. Last month I came across a siddur at the Temple Emanu-El rummage sale. From the inscription, it was clear that the siddur had been presented to a young woman on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah. For whatever reason, she or her family decided that the siddur was no longer needed. This all got me to thinking about what books a Jewish person should have around. What books would constitute a basic library for a Jewish home? The list of potential candidates for such a list is ponderous, indeed. Far larger than would be practical for most people to start with. I present to you, then, a list of six (the number could just as easily have been 10, 15 or 25, but then this column would run way too long) books that I think would form the foundation of a basic Jewish library.
1. Tanach – Our bible. Preferably in Hebrew and English. It is at once a book of law, our people’s history, poetry, ethical behavior and masterful storytelling. It is a book whose true value lies in study, rather than merely reading. Which is why it should also offer commentary; it enhances and deepens the encounter.
2. Siddur – The prayer book. There is a wide variety available, reflecting the rich diversity of styles and attitudes towards approaching God that Judaism encompasses. Our congregation, like most Conservative ones, uses Sim Shalom. There are arguments to be made in favor of some other siddurim. What is most important is that it be a siddur that resonated with you and does a good
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job of assisting you in speaking to God.
3. A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice by Rabbi Isaac Klein– Forty years old, and still the best comprehensive volume on how to practice Judaism from a Conservative perspective. An indispensable resource.
4. To Life! by Rabbi Harold Kushner – A highly readable guide to Jewish thought, practice and customs. I recently reread this book and was reminded of how pertinent it is. Rabbi Kushner brings a contemporary perspective to matters that have fueled debate for millennia and if that isn’t Jewish, what is?
5. Jewish Literacy by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin – A pretty good all-in-one assemblage of Jewish Information, from summaries of the books of the Torah to explanations of the holidays and so much more. Definitely a non-linear read.
6. A Treasury of Jewish Folklore by Nathan Ausabel – This is one of my all-time favorite books and, after they read my copy, became one of my children’s as well. It is aptly named, for it is a treasure trove of stories, jokes, anecdotes, music and tid-bits related to Jewish culture. So far as I know, the book is out of print, but used copies are available.
The odds are good that you have a favorite book that you think should have been on this list. That is fine. There are many indispensable books that I did not name in the interests of brevity. The clear implication here is that a library, like a person, should continue to grow. Cantor Socolof
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Temple Beth El President’s Message As summer ends, I would like to say thank you to our lay leaders and speakers during Erev Shabbat services. We all appreciate you stepping up to the bimah. When the Cantor was on vacation, a special thanks to those that filled in on Shabbat morning. Preparations are underway for the High Holiday services. We will be setting up at the JCC on September 27th and dismantling on October 10th. It is not magic and extra hands are always welcome to assist. Please let Mundy know if you can help. Many hours are spent arranging and contacting congregants to assure everything runs smoothly during our High Holiday services. As summer comes to an end and autumn approaches, I hope we can look forward to working together and sharing upcoming opportunities as a Jewish community. Temple Beth El will be celebrating her 100th anniversary October 25th and 26th. Watch your mailbox for the invitation and more details. If there is a relative or friend that would like to attend, please call or email the office. Here is a wish for you and yours to have very healthy, happy and sweet new year. Apples and honey for all, Marsha
You may drop your Blue Box
off at the JCC or Temple.
Thank you, Marsha
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Temple Beth El Executive Director’s Message
Dear Friends,
As we welcome the New Year 5780 we will again observe Rosh Hashanah at the JCC on the first and second of Tishri and end with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement on the 10th of Tishrei. Rosh Hashanah is the season for reflection and rededication of our daily life, of our Temple, and our family and friends near and dear to us. Let us rededicate ourselves to continuing to perform mitzvahs and support those in need. At the same time we will be thankful for our blessings, and our ability to find the strength for any difficult days ahead. Rosh Hashanah is solemn and serious but not gloomy, it is the start of the Ten Days of Penitence that ends on Yom Kippur, the very Holy Day of Atonement. These ten days are a time of thought, reflection, and rededication, a time to consider the changes we may choose to make in the coming year – habits we all choose to set and lessons we can learn as well as teach. May we all observe Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year, a day completely devoted to prayer and fasting. May our prayers be answered as we ask for forgiveness of our sins and pray to be inscribed in the Book of Life for a year of good health, days of pleasure and giving to others. As we share the celebration of our 100th Birthday may our Congregation move forward and continue to meet the needs of our people. May our congregation be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good and healthy year, let us pray for peace in our country, Israel and the world. Stan and I wish one and all a healthy, content and happy 5780. Mundy
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Temple Beth El Donations
THE VICTOR H. FLAX FUND In Memory Of: Norman D. Brown
Vivian and Ernie Berkowitz Judy and Mel Oster Sidney Brown Harold Klein Sherry Cooperman Judith and David Friedman Michael and Evy Damsky The Starer Family Michael and Lois Silverman Marsha Silverman
In Memory Of: Steve Rosenfeld’s dad Burt Friedman
Mel and Judy Oster Michael and Lois Silverman Bernice Malysa
In Memory Of: Ida Cohen Sherry Cooperman
In Memory Of: Beverly Sitrin Coleman, Helen Toffler Levy and Sheila Mardon Sukert
Bud and Roxie Coleman In Honor Of: Ernie Berkowitz’s Special Birthday
Dianne and Murray Kirshtein Myrna Lobenstein
In Honor Of: Harold Coleman’s Special Birthday
Elaine and Stuart Schwartz In Honor Of: Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Goldman on the birth of your grandson
Judy and Al Lovenheim For the Recovery Of: Shirley Brill
Dianne and Murray Kirshtein
PHILIPSON FUND In Memory Of: Norman D. Brown
Lisa and Gary Philipson In Memory Of: Ellen Eber (Ron Kay’s sister)
Lisa and Gary Philipson In Honor Of: Aviva Philipson’s Special Birthday
Adele and Robert Sossen The Slater Family
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CEMETERY FUND In Memory Of: Pearl Hymes, Jacob O. Nusbaum and Allen A. Samuels
Charles and Rita Manning In Memory Of: Norman D. Brown
Charles and Rita Manning
ARLEN FUND For the Recovery Of: Shirley Brill
Barbara Freeman
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND In Memory Of: Steve Rosenfeld’s dad Burt Friedman
Bernice Malysa
Temple Beth El Simcha Boards Temple Beth El has Simcha Boards to celebrate birthdays, Bat and Bar Mitzvahs, anniversaries, graduations, weddings and honors. If there is someone in your family or a friend you would like to recognize you do so by sending all the necessary details to the office. For $125.00 you can make someone proud and happy forever.
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Temple Beth El Memorial Boards The long hallway where Temple Beth El’s sanctuary and office are located contains our Memorial Boards. If you have a family member that you would like to memorialize, and have a memorial light lit on the week of their yahrzeit year after year you may call the office. The cost of the plaque is $300.00. For any questions or additional information to honor or memorialize a loved one call the office at 724 4751. Mundy
Save the Date
October 25th and 26th, 2019
Invitations will be sent soon
SERVICES ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 14th
will be held jointly with Temple Emanu-El to celebrate the Bar Mitzvah of Jeremy Perlman
son of Victor and Eva Perlman The service is at 10:00A.M.
Head and Foot stones have
been cleaned for this year.
We will be taking requests in the spring
so mark your calendar.
Headstones - $50.00 / Footstones - $35.00
In Memory of Burt Friedman
In Memory of Norman Brown
New Year’s Greetings May this coming year 5780 be one of spiritual attainment.
May it usher in a new era of brotherhood and peace for all mankind. We wish our friends and families a year full of peace, love, laughter and good health.
Cantor and Mrs. Kalman Socolof wish everyone a Happy New Year
Marsha and Sara Silverman
Robert and Adele Sossen
Judy and Mel Oster
Stan and Mundy Shapiro
Norm and Ann Siegel Lynn Tomaino
The Hirshfields – A happy healthy New Year
Sherry Cooperman – A happy healthy New Year
Evgenii and Tatiana Samoshuk and Children – L’Shana Tovah!
L ’Shana Tovah Tikatayvu
“May you be inscribed for a good year!”
TEMPLE BETH EL L’Shanah Tovah 5780
Schedule of High Holy Days
Sunday September 29th Selichot 8:45 AM Annual Cemetery Services at Temple Beth El conducted by Cantor Kalman Socolof 10:30 AM At the conclusion of this service, Cantor will be available to recite memorial prayers at individual gravesites upon request.
Temple Beth El Cemetery at 10:50 AM
House of Israel Cemetery at 11:30 to 11:45 AM
House of Israel on Mason Road at 1:00 PM
ROSH HASHANAH
Sunday, September 29th (JCC) Erev Rosh Hashanah Evening Services 7:30 PM September 30th and October 1st, Monday and Tuesday at the JCC Preliminary Service 9:00 AM Shacharit 9:15 AM Torah Service 10:00 AM Shofar Service 10:45 AM Sermon and Hin’ni 11:00AM Musaf 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM September 30th, Monday Tashlich (corner of Genesee Street and Brookline Drive) 5:00 PM October 5th, Saturday – Shabbat Shuva at Temple Beth El 9:30 AM
YOM KIPPUR
October 8th, Tuesday (JCC) Mincha 5:50 PM
Kol Nidre 6:20 PM
October 9th, Wednesday (JCC) Preliminary Service 10:00 AM
Shacharit 10:30 AM
Torah Service 11:30 AM
Sermon and Hin’ni 12:30 PM
Martyrology and Yizkor 1:00 PM
Musaf 1:30 PM
Recess 3:00 PM
Mincha 5:10 PM
Neilah (Concluding Service) 6:10 PM Ma’ariv Havdalah - Shofar Blowing, Break the Fast 7:00 PM
SUKKOT (Temple Beth El)
October 13th, Sunday - Service 7:00 PM
October 14th, Monday – First Day 8:00 AM
October 17th, Thursday – Chol Hamoed 8:00 AM
October 19th, Saturday - Shabbat Chol Hamoed 9:30 AM
October 21st, - Monday - Sh’mini Atzeret 9:30 AM
October 21st, Monday – YIZKOR 10:00 AM
October 21st, Monday – Simchat Torah 7:00 PM
Flowers for the Bimah Rosh Hashanah provided by Mark and Kathy Smith - In Memory of MARTIN and BERNICE SMITH
Yom Kippur provided by Edward and Melissa Kowalsky - In Memory of Father WILLIAM KOWALSKY
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MAH JONGG A GAME FOR THE BRAIN
One bam, two crack. What’s that? Those are tile names in Mah Jongg, an ancient Chinese game that came to the USA in the 1920’s. At that time, it was primarily played by Jewish women in New York City. It remained that way for years. However, it is such a challenging, social and interesting game, as people were exposed to it, they wanted to learn and play. It has become popular everywhere, including several places in Utica. Many women (and even some men) have learned to play and do so at public venues and often at each other’s homes. Maj is played with tiles etched with Chinese symbols. Each player has a Mah Jongg card with various configurations of the tiles. These are called hands. Tiles are picked and thrown with the goal of completing a hand from the card. Whichever player does this first calls Mah Jongg and is the winner! Not only is Maj fun, it also brings new people into players lives and provides an acceptable reason to kvetch (complain) and have other players commiserate. As important and enjoyable as that is, Maj is also a great game for the brain. The cognitive skills used such as concentration, memory, sequencing, calculating and planning result in a sharper brain and a way to hold off or improve dementia and other degenerative brain disorders in older adults. A small study of elderly people with dementia in Hong Kong concluded that playing Mah Jongg regularly cured dementia. Degenerative brain disease can begin as young as 30. The younger one begins to play Maj regularly, the better the benefit to the brain. This is true for the male brain as well. If you can play cards or dominoes, you can learn to play Mah Jongg. Many at the Parkway Center in Utica, the North Utica Senior Center and MVLIR have done so and now play regularly. Once you learn, you will want to play frequently. You will enjoy it. You
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will feel challenged. Whether you know nothing about Mah Jongg, know just a little or played in the past, but haven’t for years, please come and learn or refresh your skills. Bring your friends. You can play together as you learn. Bring your significant other. Learn to play as a couple. Encourage other couples to learn. It is a great way to spend a Saturday night. Bring your adult children. It is a great family game. Here is where you can learn and also play: Tuesday - JCC, Noon-4PM, Play only Wednesday - North Utica Senior Center, 1-3:30 PM. Play and learn from Gwen Mancini Thursday - New Hartford Library, 11:30-3:30. Play only Thursday - MVLIR, Noon-3:00. Play and learn with Gloria Schaefer *You must be a member of MVLIR Friday - Parkway Center of Utica, 1-4PM, Play and learn with Lynn Tomaino For all the Maj players reading this, SAVE SUNDAY, OCTOBER, 27 from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM for our FOURTH ANNUAL TEMPLE EMANU-EL/TEMPLE BETH EL MAH JONGG TOURNAMENT. TELL YOUR FRIENDS! For all of you who will learn to play mah jongg this year, we look forward to you participating in the Fifth Annual tournament, next year. May your hands be filled with Jokers! Lynn Tomaino
The Jewish Community Federation of the Mohawk Valley cordially invites you to
The 2019 United Jewish Appeal
Kickoff Event
Sunday, Sept. 22 • 10 a.m. Jewish Community Center Auditorium
This year’s event will feature a beautiful brunch buffet, including rolled lox and sliced bagels with onion, tomatoes and capers, white fish salad, grilled vegetables, feta-spinach quiche and grilled
salmon with sour cream dill sauce. There will also be a beverage station with iced tea and assorted juices, fruit salad and other brunch favorites.
Honoring Anne Yoss
“An energetic, fearless, intelligent leader who makes it a priority to be available. She is naturally predisposed to compromise and makes sure that those whom
she directs are always looking towards a brighter future.” These descriptors best reflect this year's special honoree, Anne Yoss.
The Utica Jewish Federation is ecstatic to thank her for all that she has done and continues to do. The United Jewish Appeal is just one of many groups in our
community that benefit from Anne's caring, attention, and time. Please join the community in honoring Anne's service.
Guest Speaker: Chloé Valdary
Chloé graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from the University of New Orleans in 2015. From 2015-2016, she served as a Bartley and Tikvah Fellow at the Wall St
Journal where she assisted and was mentored by Bret Stephens. While there, Chloé wrote an 82 - page thesis on the topic of Israel and millennials – what
works, what doesn't, and how to make it better. Afterwards, Chloé worked for an Israel educational organization for two years
before founding her startup, Theory of Enchantment, a mental health and resilience training program based loosely off the original research paper Chloé
produced at the Wall Street Journal four years earlier. Chloé has been published in The New York Times, Atlantic-Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and
Commentary Magazine, to name a few.
The name of Chloé's lecture is "Identity Through the Looking Glass: An exploration of Israel, the Diaspora, and the Theory of Enchantment.”
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Temple Beth El September Yahrzeits
The following Yahrzeit will be observed during the week of September 7 to 13, 2019 7 to 13 Elul 5779
These names will be read from the pulpit on Friday September 6, 2019 Irma Berger* Jacob Friedlander* Joe Polak* Gerald Sherline* Dr. Nathan K. Bernstein Harry M. Friedman* Abraham W. Rizika* Jessie K. Siegel* Harry Cramer* Anna R. Harrison* Max Leonard Seld* Jane Targer* Ethel Cohen Samuel W. Miller* Abe E Samuels* Minnie Tumposky Toffler* Leonard Cramer Moe Meyer* Saul Silverman* Julius L. Weinstein* Johnny Dreels* Joseph A. Plotka Joseph H. Sherman*
The following Yahrzeit will be observed during the week of September 14 to 20, 2019
14 to 20 Elul 5779 These names will be read from the pulpit on Friday September 13, 2019
Family of Mrs. Rivkah Baril* Ida Cohen* Dr. Harold Katzman* Hymen Sitrin* Family of Mrs. Chayah Barrat* Joseph T. Cramer* Evelyn Lacher* Hy Slakter* Miriam Baker* Lewis Fink* Evelyn Wineburgh Lacher* Eva Sugarman* Morris Bittker* Lipman Fialko* Sera Mine Levein* Elias L. Sevillia* Joseph Brooks* Chaya Leibe Friedman* Hinda R. Movsh* Louis Sugarman* Diana Boff* Hattie S. Galinsky* Helen H. Mathiasen* Leah Sladusky* Irma Lumberg Berger* Benjamin C. Grossman* Leo Rudnick* Ethel Rose Solomon Rachel Cominsky* Bessie C. Goldman* Robert Rosenfeld Herbert Spring Solomon Caplan* Rose Greene* Philip Simons* Howard Slater M. Donald Cohen* Salimon Z. Kaplan* Leon Sperling Family* William E. Woods George Cherr* Ethel Cone Wilcove*
The following Yahrzeit will be observed during the week of September 21 to 27, 2019
21 to 27 Elul 5779 These names will be read from the pulpit on Friday September 20 2019
Norman Asher* I. Wolfe Gilbert* Eliaser Y. Rizika* Rachel F. Sumberg* Samuel Bedzofsky* Mary Kaplan Greenfield* Joseph Rubin* Florence L. Slater* Chaye Cohen* Morris Kay* Samuel Snyder* Tillie Sonne Freda L. Caro* Jessie Libbie Lazarus* Sara Samuels* Bernice Smith* Ida Daniels* Mildred Leve* Mary Lena Solomon* Wesley H. Smith Betty Fink Abe E. Nathan* Morris Shulman* Jennie Weinstein* Birdye Goldwater* Sadie Oberman* Fannie Silverman*
The following Yahrzeit will be observed during the week of September 28 to October 5, 2019
28 Elul to 5 Tishrei 5779/5780 These names will be read from the pulpit on Friday September 27, 2019
Esther Ableson Elaine Silverstein Gurvitz* George Mengers* Esther Simon* Neville D. Barnett Benjamin Harris* Albert I. Mishket* Amelia Shacofsky* Fannie Block* Charles M. Karo* Family Malachowski* Ray K. Stone* Muriel Cohen Adele L.Karo* Alan Copeland Movsh* Raymond Smith Jane Freeman* Rose Kopel Krohn* Michael Nusbaum* Morris J. Savett* Katherine Freeman* Morton D. Kowalsky* Harry Oberman* Isaac Smith* Hilda H. Friedlander* Adolph Lenchner* Charles Robbins* Milton Solomon Rose Frankel* Rosalyn Lowen Fannie D. Rosenthal* Milton Winter* Morace Freedman* Dr. Leonard Levinson* Lillian Shapiro* Jacob Winnick* Minnie Grossman* Goldie S. Levee* Gershon Smith* Eliahu Zuta* Leah Berger Goldstein Alex Landau Laurence R. Stone*
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