Bulletin Ohavay Zion Synagogue Ohavay Zion Synagogue
Av - Elul 5772 August 2012 Ohavay Zion Synagogue Bulletin Vol. 63—No. 63—August, 2012
Published Monthly by Ohavay Zion Synagogue 2048 Edgewater Court
Lexington, Kentucky 40502 859-266-8050/http://ozs.org
Men’s Club Annual Clean-up High Holidays grounds clean-up at the shul,-Sunday, September 9th at 9:00 AM. On Sunday morning, beginning at 9:00 a.m., the Men's Club will do its annual cleanup of the grounds of the synagogue. All volunteers are welcome. Please come in your work clothes, and bring your gardening gloves!
Join us for our 12th Annual S’LIHOT SWEEP!!
Saturday Night, September 8th 8:45 pm Havdala & “Sweep”
10:00 pm Refreshments 10:30 pm Brief S’lihot Service
HAVDALA THE “SWEEP” – PREPARING THE SYNAGOGUE FOR THE HOLIDAYS
o PREPARING THE TORAHS o DUSTING, POLISHING, AND CLEANING THE SANCTUARY
o ORGANIZING THE MAHZORIM o BAKING AND COOKING FOR THE YOM KIPPUR BREAK FAST o REFRESHMENTS
S’LIHOT SERVICE
S’lihot is traditionally the Saturday evening prior to Rosh ha-Shana during which we prepare our spirits and souls for the High Holy Days through learning, the recitation of special selections from the Holidays liturgy, and by the blowing of the Shofar late in the night.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Av-Elul 5772 August 2012
Summer provides a wonderful break from the routine of the year, and I always look forward to it with great anticipation. As August approaches, however, I am always eager to get back to more normal activities. Of course, for me, much of this involves the return of students and beginning of classes at UK (and, unfortunately, the resumption of meetings). In terms of my Jewish life, and OZS, the end of the summer break is something I really look forward to. It will be wonderful to have Rabbi Smolkin back on the bima after his well-deserved vacation. We are fortunate at OZS that we are able to manage when our rabbi is not around, but he brings a life and spirit to services that is hard to match, and things just aren’t the same without him. Before long, the religious school students will be back, with all the hustle and bustle that brings to OZS on Sundays and during the week. It is especially good to see the children begin to reappear (although I always wish for more of them) at Shabbat services. After a break during July, the OZS Board will begin meeting again in August, and this year, as I have written earlier, I hope we will be able to work with the congregation as a whole, in the wake of our wonderful Centennial celebrations, to look ahead to our second century. We will consider together how to make OZS thrive in an ever-changing world, and how we can best serve our growing membership. With the passing of Tisha b’Av, the spiritual mood takes a definite positive turn. We now look forward with anticipation to some of the best parts of the Jewish year, the celebrations for the High Holy Days followed by Sukkot. These are, of course, busy times for our congregation, but wonderful occasions for fellowship, joy, and celebration. So, although the calendar says that we still have nearly two months left of summer (and I’m afraid the summer heat will be around for a while), in a practical sense, a new season begins this month, and I am excited to get things underway. - - - Jon Glixon President
August 3-4
Family & Friends Shabbat At Home No Service at OZS Va’etchanan
16 Av
Shabbat - 9:30 am Bima: Mike Mayer
August 31-Sept 1 14 Elul
Ellison Reynolds Bar Mitzvah 5:45PM
Bima: Jonathan Glixon Ki Tetze
Shabbat - 9:30 am Ellison Reynolds Bar Mitzvah
Bima: Jonathan Glixon
August 24-25 7 Elul
Youth Shabbat Stewart Home 5:30PM Shoftim
Shabbat - 9:30 am Bima: Simone Salomon
August 17-18 30 Av
Kids’ Shabbat 5:30PM
Re’eh
Shabbat - 9:30 am
Bima: Howard Rackmil
August 10-11 Family & Friends Shabbat At Home No Service at OZS Ekev
23 Av Shabbat -9:30 am Bima: Shirley Bryan
SHABBAT SERVICES: AUGUST
OZS BACKPACK PROGRAM WITH GOD'S PANTRY
Future dates for backpacking sessions:
Sunday, August 12, 11:30 AM Sunday, August 26, 11:30 AM
Sunday, September 23,11:30 AM Sunday, October 21,11:30 AM
Sunday, November 11,11:30 AM Sunday, December 2,11:30 AM
Sunday, December 23 or 30, 11:30 AM (TBA)
God’s Pantry - Food sorting
Please join representatives from the entire Jewish community at God's Pantry - (1685 Jaggie Fox Way, phone: 255-6592) on the third Thursday of each month, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. We will sort food to be distributed to the homeless and assist God's Pantry in fulfilling the needs of the hungry in Kentucky.
************************************************************************* Faith Feeds OZS is participating once again in Faith Feeds, an inter-faith program that delivers fresh produce donations to Emergency Food Shelters. On the fourth Tuesday of every month, produce donated by farmers at the Farmers market on Broadway and Maxwell is transported to the Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church (180 E. Maxwell St), where it is incorporated into the meals they serve. Program link: Faith Feeds
DATES: The fourth Tuesday of each month: August 28, September 25, October 23, November 27 - Pickup time: 3:30 PM
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If you are interested in helping with these programs, please contact Lisa Satin, 338-3740, or [email protected] for more information.
SISTERHOOD
*Sisterhood will be ordering 2012-2013 pocket Jewish calendars. Please contact Carol Kaplan if you would like to place an order.
*Don't delay! Get your Sisterhood/Brotherhood 100th Anniversary mugs while supplies last. Carol Kaplan-President: (859) 224-0710 e-mail: [email protected]
OZS Tree of Life in Social Hall
TREE OF LIFE DONATION Memorialize your occasion with a $75 per leaf donation
Checks are made out to OZS Sisterhood. Payment also available on OZS website.
Forms are available on the OZS website, by email or in the OZS lobby.
BUILDING FUND Sue & Barry Erzine In Memory of Stanley Isenstein, Janet Sloan and Rabbi Smolkin’s Grandmother
GENERAL FUND Sue & Barry Erzine In Memory of Louis Dubilier & Isabel Russotto In Appreciation of Walter Solomon In Honor of Tomer Eres’ Graduation Marilyn Gall In Memory of Louis Dubilier & Isabel Russotto Sidney Hopkins In Memory of Louis Dubilier Lee & David Keown In Memory of Evelyn Miller Pillow & Gladys Miller Sylvia Lenoff In Memory of Jennifer Falik Bernie Rosenthal In Memory of Joe, Charlotte, Bob & Bonnie Rosenthal Harold & Marianne Sherman In Memory of Louis Dubilier Al Sherman In Memory of Louis Dubilier & Ruth Moser Gilbert Barbara Wilson & Elliot Trester A Thoughtful Donation Debra Wekstein In Memory of Louis Dubilier Charles & Mary McGaha In Memory of Louis Dubilier Oscar Haber In Memory of the Haber family lost in the Holocaust Lisa & Jonathan Satin In Memory of Stanley Isenstein and Janet Sloan Joyce & Jimmy Mischner In Memory of Stanley Isenstein, Janet Sloan, Marvin Smoak, Rabbi Smolkin’s Grandmother, Isabel Russotto and Lou Dubilier
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND Hanna Smith In Memory of Louis Dubilier Marilyn Swan In Honor of Ilona Szekely receiving her PHD
SISTERHOOD FUND Hanna Smith In Memory of Elisabeth Blaustein
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Ohavay Zion Synagogue extends special thanks to those who have made contributions during the past month.
CHEVRA KADDISHA FUND Macki Bobys In Memory of Louis Dubilier & Isabel Russotto Cindy Derer & John Gohmann In Memory of Louis Dubilier Charlie & Jane Spiegel In Memory of Louis Dubilier , a great man who never failed to make me & others feel good & bring a smile to every face Gail Cohen A Thoughtful Donation David & Sharon Silver A Thoughtful Donation
KIDDUSH FUND Hanna Smith In Memory of Elisabeth Blaustein Marilyn Swan In Memory of Abraham Singer Simone & Arthur Salomon In Memory of Janet Sloan
KITCHEN FUND Jared & Shirley Bryan In Memory of Betty & Morris Bryan
RABBI DISCRETIONARY FUND Svetlana & Shebetey Alkhasov In Memory of Tatiana Uhanukayeva Marcia Blacker In Memory of Louis Dubilier Stephen & Karen Edelstein In Memory of Louis Dubilier, Isabel Russotto & Marilyn Moosnick In Honor of OZS 100th Anniversary Celebration Ted & Fran Friedman In Memory of Louis Dubilier & Aron Friedman, Rose Friedman & Shirley Migler Simone & Arthur Salomon In Memory of Marvin Smoak & Rabbi Smolkin’s Grandmother Dawn Vermey In Memory of Louis Dubilier Gail Cohen A Thoughtful Donation
SHABBAT CHAI FUND Svetlana & Shebetey Alkhasov In Memory of Tatiana Uhanukayeva
DONATIONS Page 4
Ohavay Zion Synagogue extends special thanks to those who have made contributions during the past two months.
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Shop at Amazon.com and Support OZS On the OZS website Donation page, click on Follow this link to Amazon.com to do all your shopping. OZS will receive a minimum of 4% of your total purchase price. Make sure to use the link on the OZS Donation page as this will let Amazon know that you are from OZS!! OZS has earned $1,842.33 since starting this program in December, 2009. (Updated July 19, 2012) KROGER CARDS Buy Groceries, Gasoline, and Prescriptions at Kroger's Get your shopping cards at the OZS office. These cards act just like gift cards and can be recharged. Kroger donates 4% of the purchases to OZS. Earnings for 2011 totaled $3760.34. January-July 2012: $1756.09.
KROGER & AMAZON EARNING TOTALS Page 5
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FIRST DAY OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
AUGUST 26, 2012
Welcome back to an exciting school year at Ohavay Zion Synagogue. We have many fun things in store.
We will start with services at 9:45AM and are asking that parents attend the first day with their students. Please contact Ilona Szekely, [email protected] or 684-8691 for more information.
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Religious School Schedule
August 26th Sunday School August 28th Hebrew School September 2 No Sunday School September 9 Sunday School
STUDENT CAMP PHOTOS
CAMP YOUNG JUDEA CAMP RAMAH-DAROM
Page 7 OZS MAZAL TOV
8/1 Jonathan Grossman 8/2 Simone Salomon 8/3 Michael Embry 8/5 Judy Baumann 8/5 Robin Michler 8/5 Stacey Slovis 8/7 David Ades 8/7 Aviva Bowling 8/8 Lila Hagenbuch 8/9 Natalie Wolfsdorf 8/10 Megan Luftman 8/12 Ted Friedman 8/12 Zachary Benjamin Schneider 8/13 Craig Chasen 8/13 Marilyn Cherson 8/13 Danielle Roth 8/13 Julie Smoak 8/14 Alison Caller 8/14 Leon Ravvin 8/15 Seth Schattner 8/17 Jonathan Feinberg 8/17 Liza Goldenberg 8/17 Taylor Edyth Schwab 8/17 Mandy Stein 8/18 Barbara Frommer 8/19 Dani Caller 8/19 Tomer Eres 8/19 Michael Grossman 8/20 Lynn Furness 8/24 Hannah Aviva Plattner 8/25 Wes Hagenbuch 8/26 Jeff Kaplan 8/26 Julia Kroot 8/26 David Wortman 8/27 Leon Cooper 8/28 Cindy Derer 8/29 Kate Davis-Rosenbaum 8/29 Mike Spiegel 8/30 Steve Kraman
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!
8/6 8/11 8/12 8/15 8/17 8/17 8/18 8/19 8/19 8/26 8/30
Bennett & Paula Bayer David & Kathye Schattner David & Evalynne Elias Steve & Susan Caller Arthur & Simone Salomon Judy & David Wortman Michael & Amy Mayer Leon & Harriet Cooper Joe & Ricki Rosenberg Jack & Sue Westerman James & Darcie Jarman
35 yrs 27 yrs 40 yrs 48 yrs 44 yrs 26 yrs 3 yrs 61 yrs 34 yrs 28 yrs 17 yrs
MAZEL TOV TO:
Felix Satin
On becoming a Bar Mitzvah
MAZEL TOV TO:
Alexis Roth on her
engagement to Tom Ruff
TODAH RABAH TO: Gayle Bourne, Ian & William Bourne,
Harriet Cooper, Daniel Ashman, Kathie Kroot, Ruth Scott, Evalynne Elias, Marcia Blacker and Susan Caller
For their continued help in reorganizing the kitchen & preparing luncheons
this summer
Page 8 BAR MITZVAH
Ellison Reynolds
Mitzvah Project
To raise money for the Burn Unit at Shriners Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio
I would like to help the Shriners make the children in the Burn Unit as comfortable as they can while being in a very scary situation. In addition to monetary donations, art supplies are needed for the recreational rooms. A box will be placed in the synagogue’s lobby for these supplies. The following webpage has been created on the Shriners Hospital website to accept donations:
http://support.shrinershospitals.org/site/TR/Events/General?pxfid=5490&fr_id=1030&pg=fund
Page 9 Av-Elul 5772 August 2012
YAHRZEITS FOR AUGUST YAHRZEITS FOR AUGUST-SEPTEMBER
Av 13, 5772 Charles Feldman 1‐Aug Av 13, 5772 Edwin Munich Av 13, 5772 Malka Vulakh Av 14, 5772 Samuel Cherson 2‐Aug Av 14, 5772 Sarah Levy Av 14, 5772 Lois Neeley Av 15, 5772 Rose Friedman 3‐Aug Av 15, 5772 Louise Heigel Av 15, 5772 Esther Moskowitz Av 15, 5772 Henry Wiesen Av 16, 5772 Joseph Liebman 4‐Aug Av 16, 5772 Betty Rosenthal Av 16, 5772 David Wittner Av 17, 5772 Susan Chasen 5‐Aug Av 17, 5772 Morris Godhelff Av 17, 5772 Isaac Levy Av 17, 5772 Kasil Rosenstein Av 18, 5772 Sol Ezrine 6‐Aug Av 18, 5772 Mark Goldenberg Av 18, 5772 Elaine Zaitlen Av 19, 5772 Jenny Kaplan Bloom 7‐Aug Av 19, 5772 Charlotte Levy Av 19, 5772 Mary Rosenberg Av 20, 5772 Alex Haber 8‐Aug Av 20, 5772 Bess Herman Av 21, 5772 Rae Eldot 9‐Aug Av 21, 5772 Wolf Kaplan Av 21, 5772 Shirley Peretz Av 21, 5772 Teddy Tevelson Av 22, 5772 Joe Rosenberg 10‐Aug Av 22, 5772 Nathan Warowitz Av 23, 5772 Frank Szekely 11‐Aug Av 23, 5772 Irving Wortman Av 24, 5772 Sarah Goller 12‐Aug Av 24, 5772 Nathan Levy Av 25, 5772 Louis Ades 13‐Aug Av 25, 5772 Phil Flomen Av 25, 5772 Freda Miller Av 25, 5772 Max Morris Av 25, 5772 Rose Perman Av 25, 5772 Keith Shapiro Av 26, 5772 Fannie Cohen 14‐Aug Av 26, 5772 Isadore Cooper Av 26, 5772 Mariam Hariton Av 28, 5772 Benjamin Levy 16‐Aug Av 28, 5772 Sylvia Snyderman Av 28, 5772 Herman Stone Av 29, 5772 Rachel Osser 17‐Aug Elul 1, 5772 Ruth Feigenbaum 19‐Aug
Elul 2, 5772 Selma Brent 20‐Aug Elul 2, 5772 Chaim Haber Elul 2, 5772 Ethel Herman Elul 2, 5772 Yuriy Khanukayev Elul 2, 5772 Ralph Lowitz Elul 2, 5772 Milton Miller Elul 3, 5772 Terri Katz 21‐Aug Elul 4, 5772 Barney Greenlee 22‐Aug Elul 5, 5772 Irving Cantin 23‐Aug Elul 5, 5772 Jack Sperling Elul 6, 5772 Dora Rosenbaum 24‐Aug Elul 6, 5772 Charles Travis Elul 7, 5772 Herta Levite 25‐Aug Elul 8, 5772 Miriam Finkel 26‐Aug Elul 9, 5772 Meredith Brause 27‐Aug Elul 9, 5772 Samuel Hashel Dabby Elul 9, 5772 Ethel Feldman Elul 9, 5772 Isadore Greenfield Elul 10, 5772 Robert Miller 28‐Aug Elul 10, 5772 Robert (Bob) Miller Elul 10, 5772 Bessie Neuman Elul 11, 5772 Vera Heigel 29‐Aug Elul 11, 5772 Harold Masterman Elul 11, 5772 Ed Stein Elul 11, 5772 Gay Stein Dressler Elul 12, 5772 Sidney Kornick 30‐Aug Elul 13, 5772 Jenny Herman 31‐Aug Elul 13, 5772 Ben Levy Elul 13, 5772 Samuel Wolfson Elul 14, 5772 Marvin Blind 1‐Sep Elul 14, 5772 Sarah Grodsky Elul 14, 5772 Rebecca Tarlowski Elul 15, 5772 Toby Grossman 2‐Sep Elul 15, 5772 Dolly Klein Fettner Elul 15, 5772 Dora Levine Elul 16, 5772 Ida Dubilier 3‐Sep Elul 16, 5772 Joseph Krislov Elul 16, 5772 Lena Malof Elul 16, 5772 Bertha Perlmutter Elul 17, 5772 Sherman Gould 4‐Sep Elul 17, 5772 Benjamin Luftman Elul 18, 5772 Milton Bobys 5‐Sep Elul 18, 5772 Arnold Brause Elul 18, 5772 Graham Friedenn Elul 18, 5772 Louis Spandorf
Yahrzeit Observance
begins at sundown of the
previous evening
with lighting of the yahrzeit
candle. The traditional act of tzedaka,
honoring a loved one, is
often performed at this time.
The OZS Congregation Extends Condolences to:
The Smoak family on the death of Marvin Smoak. The Isenstein family on the death of Stanley Isenstein. The Reynolds family on the death of Janet Sloan.
August 2012 13 Av 5772 - 13 Elul 5772
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 13 Av
Bible Study Class Noon
2 14 Av
3 15 Av
Tu B'Av Talmud Study Group
7:30AM Family & Friends Shabbat at Home
No Service at OZS Candle Lighting 8:27PM
4 16 Av
Shabbat Morning Service 9:30AM
5 17 Av
6 18 Av
7 19 Av
Minyan 5:45PM Board Meeting
7:30PM
8 20 Av
Bible Study Class Noon
9 21 Av
10 22 Av
Talmud Study Group 7:30AM
Family & Friends Shabbat at Home
No Service at OZS Candle Lighting 8:19PM
11 23 Av
Shabbat Morning Service 9:30AM
12 24 Av
13 25 Av
14 26 Av
Minyan 5:45PM
15 27 Av
Bible Study Class Noon
16 28 Av
17 29 Av
Talmud Study Group 7:30AM
Kids’ Shabbat 5:30PM
Candle Lighting 8:10PM
18 30 Av
Rosh Hodesh I Shabbat Morning Service
9:30AM
19 1 Elul
Rosh Hodesh II
20 2 Elul
21 3 Elul
Minyan 5:45PM
22 4 Elul
Bible Study Class Noon
Exploration Christian Bible Class 7:00PM
23 5 Elul
24 6 Elul
Talmud Study Group 7:30AM
Youth Shabbat Stewart Home 5:30PM
Candle Lighting 8:01PM
25 7 Elul
Shabbat Morning Service 9:30AM
26 8 Elul
First Day of Religious School 9:45AM
27 9 Elul
28 10 Elul
Hebrew School 4:45PM Minyan 5:45PM
29 11 Elul
Bible Study Class Noon
Exploration Christian Bible Class 7:00PM
30 12 Elul
31 13 Elul
Talmud Study Group 7:30AM
Ellison Reynolds Bar Mitzvah 5:45PM
Candle Lighting 7:51PM
We’re on the Web http://www.ozs.org
Phone: 859-266-8050 Fax: 859 268-3357
Email: [email protected]
2048 Edgewater Court Lexington, Kentucky 40502
Ohavay Zion Synagogue
Allen Miller of Hyde Park, Cincinnati was recently appointed to the position of Area Ambassador for Volunteers for Israel.
Allen will perform this function for southern Ohio, northern Kentucky and southern Indiana. Volunteers for Israel – USA (VFI-USA) is associated with Sar-El, a non-profit organization in Israel, which administers the program in Israel.
Volunteers typically spend two or three weeks living and working alongside Israelis, at an army base, Israeli Defense Forces warehouses or service bases. The program offers a way to contribute to the State of Israel in a very direct way.
Allen is available to speak to groups and individuals about his experiences with the VFI/Sar-El program. For information, call or e-mail Allen at 513-321-5120, [email protected] or visit the VFI-USA website www.vfi-usa.org or Allen's blog at http://bit.ly/vfi-ahm.
VOLUNTEERS FOR ISRAEL
KASHRUT CLASSES AND MASHGIACH TRAINING
Kashrut classes for caterers and Mashgiach training will be scheduled during August. If you are interested in the Mashgiach training or know of anyone who would be interested in the Kashrut classes, please contact the OZS office at 859-266-8050 or [email protected].
KITCHEN