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NEWS & VIEWS
‫ח ד ׁש ֹו ת ו ה ׁש ק פ ֹו ת‬
VOLUME LXVIII, NO. 9
FAIR LAWN JEWISH CENTER — CONG. BNAI ISRAEL
IYAR - SIVAN 5775
USPS #096-220
MAY 2015
‫ סיון ּתשע"ה‬- ‫אייר‬
SHAVUOT 5775
EREV SHAVUOT, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 23
Mincha 7:30 - 8:00 PM
Candle Lighting 8:56 PM
Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
Two Study & Discussion Sessions 8:00 - 9:15 PM
Rabbi Ronald Roth
Here’s a Surprise: The Nine Most Important Commandments
According to the Rabbis Are Not Nine of the Ten Commandments
Cantor Dr. Eric Wasser
“ Jews in Space ”
Maariv 9:15 PM
Dairy Refreshments to follow
Sunday, May 24
9:00 AM Traditional Service in the Chapel
9:30 AM Egalitarian Service in the Sanctuary
Instead of a Sermon, during Kiddush Rabbi Roth will test your
knowledge with a quiz on the counting of the Omer
Second Day of Shavuot
Sunday evening, May 24
7:30 PM Mincha / Maariv
Candle Lighting 7:58 PM
Monday, May 25
9:00 AM One service in the Sanctuary. Yizkor will be recited
7:30 PM Mincha
FAIR LAWN JEWISH CENTER
CONGREGATION BNAI ISRAEL
10-10 Norma Ave.
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Rabbi
Ronald Roth
Rabbi Emeritus
Simon Glustrom
Cantor
Eric L. Wasser
Cantor Emeritus
Max Rubin
Synagogue Administrator Claudia Judelman
Religious School Principal
Judy Gutin
PreSchool Director
Carol Weber
President
Jerry Weiner
Executive Vice President
Ellen Wertheim
Vice President
Michael Baer
Vice President
Craig Mont
Treasurer
Jeff Zerowin
Secretary
Jennifer Mendelsohn
Honorary Presidents
*Nat Sprechman
*Marge Bornstein
*Julian Bornstein
Irving Sklaver
FROM THE EDITOR
May is a very holiday month this year. Lag b’Omer, Yom
Yerushalayim and Shavuot, not to mention Mothers’
Day and Memorial Day.
And not to be missed this month, our Annual Congregational Meeting on Wednesday evening, May 20, and
our Tikkun Leyl Shavuot on Saturday evening, May 23.
Hope to see you there.
Norma F. Pollack
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COLUMN
Page
Column
Page
Adult Education Comm.
11 MONTH - IYAR
7
Bar Mitzvah Dates
19 NOSH & KNOWLEDGE
10
Book of the Lunch
15
Officers Slate
10
Calendar
27 Poker Tournament
16
Candle lighting
2 Preschool
21
Deaths
2 Presidential Pondering
5
Donations
23 Rabbinic Reflections
3
Family Matters
12 Religious Affairs Comm.
9
* Deceased
Gala Brunch-Jerry Weiner14 Religious School
20
Sisterhood President
Leslie Frucht Guess /Coming/Shabbas 6 Shavuot
13
MPC President
Seth Seigel -Laddy Howard Herman Fund
19 Sisterhood
12
Caterer
Main Event Israel Comm. - Elections
8 Social Action Committee 13
Advertising
Carol Peligal Kasha
10 Synagogue Administrator 7
Editor
Norma F. Pollack Lag b’Omer
9 Yom Yerushalayim
11
Men’s Progress Club
17 Young Families
21
Miniature Golf
28
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RELIGIOUS SERVICES
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May 6
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Shabbat morning Chapel/Sanctuary 9:00/9:30 AM
Junior Congregation
10:30 AM
Tot Shabbat
10:00 AM
Shabbat Mincha After Morning Service & Kiddush
Sisterhood Lag B’Omer Event
Mishnah Class
Israel Committee: The Israeli Elections
Lag B’Omer
Nosh & Knowledge
Sisterhood Professional Women’s Network
MPC Poker Tournament
Nosh & Knowledge
BCHSJS Graduation
Mishnah Class
Annual Congregational Meeting
Tikkun Leyl Shavuot
Nosh & Knowledge
Chai Mitzvah
Mishnah Class
Shiru Nah
‫ נחמּו עמי‬,‫נחמּו‬
We note with sorrow the passing of
There is no evening Maariv service on Shabbat
CANDLE LIGHTING
May 1
May 8
May 15
May 22
May 23
May 24
May 29
2
7:33 PM
7:41 PM
7:48 pm
7:54 PM
8:56 PM
7:58 PM
8:00 PM
Max Gavzy
May the Lord console and sustain you,
together with all the mourners for Zion and Jerusalem.
RABBINIC REFLECTIONS . . . Rabbi Ron Roth
Test Your Knowledge of Conversion to Judaism and the Book of Ruth
Last year on the first day of Shavuot, instead of
giving a sermon, I gave out the following quiz during the Kiddush after services, to teach about conversion to Judaism and the Book of Ruth. We read
the Book of Ruth on Shavuot. (This year the holiday begins on May 23.) Ruth is considered the
prime example of a non-Jew who becomes Jewish
in the Bible. Here is the quiz. See how much you
know about the history of conversion to Judaism
and the Book of Ruth. Some of the questions may
have more than one correct response. I will be
using a similar test of your knowledge quiz about
the counting of the Omer this year on the first day
of Shavuot.
1. According to the Rabbis, who were the first
figures in the Bible to convert people to
Judaism?
a. Moses and Aaron
b. Abraham and Sarah
c. King David and King Solomon
d. The King of the Khazars
2. Which of the following statements are found
in the Talmud and the Midrash concerning
proselytes?
a. A proselyte is dearer to G-d than was Israel at
Sinai, for he accepts Heaven’s yoke without having
witnessed the thunder…and the trumpet blasts
which attended the Revelation [there].
b. Evil after evil comes upon those who receive
proselytes.
c. The Holy One, blessed be He, did not exile Israel
among the nations save in order that proselytes
might join them.
d. Proselytes are as hard for Israel as a sore.
3. Which of the following statements is true?
(only one correct answer)
a. There is historical evidence that Jews actively
sought proselytes in the Middle Ages.
b. Orthodox Judaism today does not allow for conversion.
c. There is historical evidence that Jews actively
sought proselytes in the Hellenistic Period.
d. There is historical evidence that Jews actively
sought proselytes during the Babylonian Exile.
4. The family members mentioned in the opening of the Book of Ruth are:
a. Elimelech, Naomi, Mahlon and Chilion
b. David, Batsheba, Solomon and Avshalom
c. Miriam, Aaron, Nadav and Avihu
d. Golda, Gilda, Glida, and Bibi
5. Naomi, Ruth’s mother-in-law, leaves Moab
because:
a. there was a plague there
b. her two sons had died
c. she heard that there was food in Judah
d. the Moabites had retreated from the buffer strip of
land they had occupied for several years between
Moab and Judah
6. When Ruth tells her mother-in-law she wants
to follow her, she says:
a. Your people shall be my people, and your G-d my
G-d.
b. This land is your land, this land is my land, from
the Gulf of Aqaba to the Golan highland
c. You shall be as a mother to me, like all the mothers in Israel.
d. …wherever you go, I will go, wherever you lodge I
will lodge.
7. Ruth goes to glean in a field, behind the reapers, in a piece of land belonging to:
a. her mother-in-law’s kinsman, Boaz
b. the Jewish National Fund
c. her mother-in-law’s uncle, Gideon
d. her sister from Hevron
8. In the book of Ruth, we know that Ruth is a Moabite. However, it is clear that she becomes part
of the Jewish people. In order to do this, we read
that she:
a. was converted by the rabbi of the town after he
rebuffed her three times
b. bathed in a river and that was considered in those
days to be like going to a mikveh
c. married Boaz
d. accepted all of the 613 mitzvot in a public ceremony before all of the townspeople
9. The great-grandson of Ruth is:
a. the Talmudic Rabbi Hillel
b. the Prophet Samuel
c. King David
d. King Saul
10. The Book of Ruth is found in which part of
the three parts of the Bible?
a. Torah
b. Prophets
c. Writings
d. Epistles
(Continued on page 4)
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Shavuot Quiz (Continued from page 3)
11. What is the proper way, according to the
Rabbis, to refer to a person who becomes Jewish who was not born Jewish?
a. proselyte
b. convert
c. Jew by Choice
d. Jew
12. The word “megillah” as in the phrase “the
megillah of Ruth” means:
a. book
b. true story
c. something that is so long that it seems like it will
never end; in fact there is often, sometimes very
often, a great deal of redundancy in such a work
that some would call them longwinded or perhaps
the work would contain overwritten passages with
excess verbiage and so many unnecessary words
that one would be tired of hearing, or for that matter
reading, the work in its entirety, or at least the vast
majority of the work that is in question.
d. scroll
13. Other books in the Bible that are known as a
megillah are:
a. Proverbs
b. Psalms
c. Song of Songs
d. Ecclesiastes
14. The needy were entitled to the gleanings in
the field as well as:
a. the corners of the fields
b. sheaves of produce that the farmer forget about
and left in the field
c. anything that the farmer harvested after Rosh
Hashanah
d. food that was rendered impure by contact with
certain types of locusts
15. There are many food banks in the United
States called “The Second Harvest Food Bank”
because:
a. the name “The Place Where People Donate
Food and Then We Divide the Food by Category in
Our Warehouse and Give It to the Hungry of Our
Town” was rejected as too long
b. the Biblical reference to the needy gleaning the
fields after the farmer harvested them
c. someone had already purchased the domain
name “First Harvest Food Bank”
d. it was chosen by a vote of those who were hungry and needed food
16. We read the Book of Ruth on Shavuot because:
a. the word “Shavuot,” meaning weeks, appears
seven times in the Book of Ruth, and that was con4
sidered a mystical sign connecting the book and the
holiday
b. the numerical value of the words Ruth and Shavuot are the same
c. in the Book of Ruth, Ruth meets Boaz during a
“tikkun leil Shavuot” - a study session that was held
on the first night of Shavuot when single Jews liked
to mingle and search for a marriage partner
d. Ruth becomes a Jew and therefore accepts the Torah
as did our ancestors on Mount Sinai on Shavuot
Answers
1. b. Genesis 12:5 reads “And Abram took Sarai his
wife and Lot, his brother’s son and … the souls that
they had gotten [literally ‘that they had made’] in
Haran” [to the land of Canaan]. Rashi, the classic
Biblical interpreter comments, “The souls which he
had brought under the sheltering wings of the Shechinah [God’s presence]. Abraham converted the
men and Sarah converted the women. Scripture accounts it to them as if they had made them.”
2. a., b., c., d. – There were differing Rabbinic views
about proselytes in ancient times, both very positive
and negative. Clearly, many non-Jews were attracted to Judaism and became Jewish in the Talmudic
period.
3. c. Only in later historical periods did such activity
cease, especially after the Christian church forbade it
in many places. I guess this was too easy if you already read the answer to question 2.
4. a.
5. b.
6. a., d.
7. a.
8. c. There was no formal conversion ceremony in
Biblical times. A woman who married a Jewish man
essentially joined his clan and became a Jew. Even
in Talmudic times the requirements were not as strict
as some claim they should be today. While there is a
tradition of rebuffing a potential Jew by Choice, that
is not something that I do.
9. c. This is an indication of the way that the Bible
considered those who become Jewish even if they
were not born Jewish. Their great-grandson is a
great leader, and from his descendants will come the
Messiah.
10. c.
11.c., d. While the other terms are used (even in this
quiz!) the Rabbis say that we should simply call such
a person a Jew.
12. d.
13. c., d.
14. a., b. This was one way the poor were given food
in ancient times.
15. b.
16. d.
PRESIDENTIAL PONDERING . . . Jerry Weiner
Has spring finally arrived? Can we think about
changing our winter clothing for summer clothing?
Let us hope so - soon!!
Executive Committee, each member of the Board
of Directors, and you, the members of our beloved
Center.
This month we celebrate Lag Ba’Omer (May 7),
Mother’s Day (May 10), Yom Yerushalayim or Jerusalem Day (May 17), Shavuot (May 23-25), and five
Shabbats. I look forward to greeting you at our beloved Center.
As they say, behind each man is a “better woman.”
Ellie, you are the best wife, friend, confidant, companion, advisor, consultant I could ask for. I appreciate your loyalty and putting up with me, especially
during these two years. I know it was not always
easy or considerate of me, but I do, in retrospect,
understand your thinking that the Center has become my second wife, since I have spent an inordinate amount of time here. I hope you will not tire of
me spending more time at home. I love you, forever!!
Our Capital Campaign continues. Each day we hope
and pray that we come closer and closer to our goal,
and with your generous donation, it will become a
reality. Please consider that our focus is threepronged: to make our bima in the sanctuary more
accessible for our members and guests with disabilities, and to upgrade the lighting and sound systems;
to make needed improvements to enhance enrollment and learning experiences in our Preschool and
Religious Schools; and to replenish our investment
funds in the event of dire capital expenses.
Reaching our goal will allow us to accomplish so
much in the way of needed changes, attract and
keep members, increase enrollment in our educational offerings, but also ensure this Center for future
generations.
I wish Ellen and her team of officers, the Executive
Committee and Board of Directors the very best,
and much success over the next two years.
Working together, our officers, staff and members
will continue to provide excellence for ourselves,
community and county, and our enviable reputation
and prestige will flourish and lead us to greater
heights.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing
me to serve as your President.
There is a sense of momentum that we are moving
forward. We need to receive a donation from each
member, keeping in mind that you have a five-year
window in which to pay off your pledge. TOGETHER, WE CAN AND WILL BE STRONGER, WISER
AND MORE BLESSED.
Jerry
Where have two years gone? My term as President
comes to a close at the end of this month, and I will
then pass the gavel to Ellen Wertheim.
These two years have been, for the most part, very
interesting, exciting and rewarding. It has given Ellie
and me the opportunity to make many new friends
and to better appreciate all that the Fair Lawn Jewish
Center/Congregation B’nai Israel offers its members.
Here, we truly generate an atmosphere of warmth
and concern for others.
There are so, so, so many people to thank for helping
to guide, advise and offer constructive criticism when
necessary. You each know who you are. Space limits my naming you. But I must thank Rabbi Roth,
Cantor Wasser, Ellen, Michael, Craig, Jeff and Jen,
Gilda, Robin, Dassa, Claudia, Marge, Judy, Carol,
each committee chairperson, each member of the
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A FEW WORDS FROM YOUR
SYNAGOGUE ADMINISTRATOR
Claudia Judelman
IYAR
Double take?
your screen!
Don’t touch your dial!
Don’t adjust
If you’ve stopped by our synagogue office lately, you
may have noticed a change up in things. Robin has
moved her desk to the back, and our new secretary,
Lynne Graizel, sits by the door to the office. From a
Feng Shui point of view, this is all makes perfect
sense, and we’re positioned for a warm welcome to
our visitors and guests. We’re hoping (and confident
even!) that you’ll feel right at home when you walk in.
This new arrangement is one more in almost a full
year of changes, updates and improvements from a
building point of view. Some are for safety, like painting better yellow lines on our entrance ramp. Some
are for warmth, welcome and direction like our gorgeous lobby and room signs. Some are behind the
scenes, others more visible. We’ve asked for your
feedback, and we’ve taken action on many of the
ideas and concerns you brought to my attention.
We’re never done, however, and there’s much left to
do.
One big change here is the hiring of Star Building
Services as our maintenance and cleaning service.
After careful research and several bids, we moved
ahead to hire this reputable company to handle all
our daily cleaning and set-up needs here at the Center. The staff is trained, bonded, uniformed and supervised. The transition went smoothly, and we are
working on any refining that may be necessary. Any
change to an old, familiar way of doing things can
have its ups and downs. I’m confident that this modern and necessary update will prove to be the right
choice for our Center. It’s a model used by many
synagogues and schools throughout the country.
One more important point to make is that all the
cleaning products are OSHA approved for schools,
adhering to the Green Seal standards for commercial
cleaning services. All products are highly concentrated and environmentally friendly.
With the changes we’ve made to our building and its
many storage areas, it may be a good time to remind
our members that we are no longer able to accept
Judaic or sacred books/texts. Additionally, if you
have toys or items you’d like to donate, please check
with us in the office before bringing anything here to
the Center.
Iyar is the Babylonian name of the month which is
called simply “The Second Month” in the Torah. It is
also called Ziv. One meaning of Ziv is The Month of
Radiance because of the radiance of the sun.
Ziv also means ‘sprout;’ the name of the month reflects the seeds which sprout at this time of year.
Rosh Chodesh Iyar always consists of two days. The
month has 29 days, beginning this year on April 20
and ending May 18. Its sign of the Zodiac is Aries.
The first Rosh Chodesh Iyar after the Exodus from
Egypt fell on Shabbat. The people of Israel were in
Marah at the time, and the bitter waters there were
miraculously sweetened through the bitter wood Moses cast into the water on G-d’s instructions. On that
day G-d gave the people the mitzvot of Shabbat, the
red heifer and civil law (dinim).
On Rosh Chodesh Iyar in the second year of the Exodus a census was begun of the people for the first
time.
In later years, work on both the First and Second
Temples was begun on Rosh Chodesh Iyar.
On 5 Iyar 5708 (May 14, 1948) after 1,884 years of
exile, and 3,706 years after it was first promised to
His people by G-d, Israel was reborn.
The 14th Iyar is called Pesach Sheni; on this day all
those who could not bring their Paschal sacrifices to
the Temple on the 14th Nisan were given a second
opportunity a month later. Some people eat matzo
which was left over from Pesach on Pesach Sheni.
The 18th Iyar is Lag b’Omer, the 33rd day in the counting of the Omer. It is a day of rejoicing in the midst of
the mourning which are all the other days of the
Omer. Tradition holds that the plague that decimated
Rabbi Akiba’s students ceased on Lag b’Omer.
Weddings are held, hair is cut, new clothes are worn,
three-year-old boys receive their first haircuts, and
students go on hikes on Lag b’Omer.
The 28th Iyar commemorates the reunification of Jerusalem in the Six Day War (5727/1967).
Wishing you a Happy Mothers’ Day and Chag Shavuot Sameach.
Claudia
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THE AFTERMATH
CAN THE NEW GOVERNMENT
FUNCTION?
Join us on Wednesday, May 6
when the Israel Committee presents Matthew Maryles
as our guest speaker on the results of Israel’s elections.
How does this affect relations with the US
and the rest of the world outside the Middle East?
How does this affect relations with the Arabs nations?
What does this mean for Israel internally (economics,
housing)?
Mr. Maryles is the Past CEO of the American Friends of Bar Ilan
University, a Member of the Board of Yeshiva University, Past Chairman
of JCRC of New York, and Israel Day Parade Chairman.
Time:
Where:
8:00 P.M.
Pulka Room - Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Congregation B’nai Israel
Light refreshments will be served.
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LAG B’OMER
‫ל"ג בעמר‬
Lag b’Omer is closely related to both Pesach and
Shavuot. Farmers brought an offering of barley (an
omer) to the Temple on the second day of Pesach,
beginning the counting of the 49 days between Pesach and Shavuot. ‫ ל"ג בעמר‬is the 33rd day in the
counting. (‫ = ל‬30, and ‫ = ג‬3).
In the year 132 CE the Romans dedicated the Holy
Temple to their gods, and forbade the practice of Judaism. Encouraged by Rabbi Akiba, and led by Bar
Kochba, the Jews rebelled. During the rebellion a
plague killed many of Akiba’s students, but on the
33rd day of the omer the plague miraculously
stopped. Since then, Lag b’Omer has been called
the Scholars’ Holiday.
In 135 CE the Romans succeeded in defeating the
rebellious Jews, and again Jews were forbidden to
teach and practice Judaism. But Rabbi Simon Bar
Yohai continued to teach. When he was discovered
he fled to a cave, where he lived for 12 years. His
students would come, carrying picnic baskets, bows
and arrows to fool the watching Romans. Bar Yohai
left the cave only after the death of the emperor, on
the 33rd day of the omer. He was buried in Meron, in
the northern Galilee, and Jews still visit his grave
there, celebrating Lag b’Omer as the Feast of Rabbi
Shimon Bar Yohai.
Lag b’Omer, which falls on May 7 this year, is also
celebrated in the Diaspora as a day of picnics and
outings.
RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Charles Cohen
Hillel famously proclaimed this call to action: " If not
NOW, then WHEN?" This implies the positive attribute of seizing the moment to do a mitzvah, or to
study Torah, or to take quick positive action.
But is it always best to act NOW?
I propose that sometimes ”WHEN" (i.e. deferring
action for the future) may be a better way.
Timing is everything, and sometimes delaying action to WHEN conditions are more favorable can be
a wiser course.
Herzl had a dream of a Jewish Homeland, but the
world at the end of the 19th
century
was inhospitable to the concept of a Jewish State.
The Jewish People had to wait in virtual solitude until 1948, WHEN, at long last, historical
events, timing and conditions were right, and Eretz
Yisrael was re-born.
1948 was also a special year in my life - it was the
year of my Bar Mitzvah - and I still recall our Rabbi sermonizing with great excitement about the reestablishment of the State of Israel.
We were surrounded by enemies then, and danger
lurked all around ... much the same as we
are NOW ... although NOW Israel is strong,
and capable for all contingencies.
However distant, we still dream of peace – shalom
becoming a reality in the future ... WHEN and IF
changing historical forces can make this possible.
Until that time, let us count our days - and make
every day count - as we pursue our sacred mission
of freedom and justice for our own people - and the
people of the world.
Shalom,
Charlie Cohen
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KASHA – AN AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY
by Paulette Wolff
Recently I sponsored a Shabbat Kiddush in honor of
the birth of my great-grandson, William Edward Safer, fifth generation in America. Baby William was
named for my beloved husband, Ralph William Wolff,
who was named for his grandfather, William Wolff,
who brought Kasha to America.
William Wolff came to America from Poland right after the Civil War, by way of England. In 1868 he
founded “Wolff’s Kasha,” a family business located in
the Lower East Side of New York City. Shortly thereafter he bought a mill and farm, and all moved to rural Lafayette, NJ.
PROPOSED SLATE OF OFFICERS
OF THE FLJC/CBI FOR 2015 - 2016
President
Ellen Wertheim
Executive Vice President
Michael Baer
Vice President
Craig Mont
Vice President
Jennifer Mendelsohn
Treasurer
Jeffrey Zerowin
Secretary
Evan Marcus
In 1912 William Wolff died, and his four sons took
over – Sam, born in Poland, George, born in England, Abe, born in America, and my father-in-law,
Morris, the youngest – twenty-five years younger
than his oldest brother. The Wolff brothers moved
the mill to Paterson, NJ.
The Board of Directors and officers will be elected
at the Center’s Annual Meeting on May 20, 2015
Wolff’s Kasha prospered in Paterson until 1930.
When the great depression struck, they were in the
middle of a huge expansion – and the bank took
over. The bank sold the name and logo to Birkett
Mills in Penn Yan, NY, where Kasha is still being produced.
NOSH & KNOWLEDGE
In 1970 the mill, in an effort to increase the Kasha
business, decided to expand the market to non-Jews.
They hired my husband’s brother, Lewis, an ad man,
and his advertising agency to promote Kasha to the
non-Jewish population. His wife, Van, a writer and
gourmet cook under the pen name Phyllis Wolff,
wrote a “Wolff’s Kasha Recipe Cook Book.” My husband, a publisher and printer, published the book.
Today, after 147 years, you can still find Wolff’s Kasha on the shelves of supermarkets in the kosher
section.
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Please join us
as we study the Torah with Rabbi Roth
Tuesdays, 11:30 - 12:30
May 5
May 12
May 19
May 26
All discussions are in English
and classes are independent of one another.
All are welcome
Bagels, tea and coffee are served.
ADULT EDUCATION
Charles Cohen
YOM YERUSHALAYIM
Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day, commemorates
the reunification of Jerusalem, and the establishment
of Israeli control over the Old City in June 1967. This
marked the first time Jerusalem was in Jewish hands
since the destruction of the Second Temple by the
Romans in 70 CE.
As soon as Israel declared its independence in 1948
it was attacked en masse by its Arab neighbors. Jordan took over East Jerusalem and the Old City. Jewish residents were forced out of the city. Half of the
city’s 58 synagogues were demolished, and the Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives was plundered
for its tombstones, which were used as paving stones
and building materials.
At the start of the Six Day War in 1967 Israel told
King Hussein of Jordan that Israel would not attack
Jerusalem or the West Bank if Jordan did not join the
war.
However, urged by Egypt, Jordan began
shelling civilian locations in Israel, and Israel responded on June 6. The following day (28 Iyar 5727)
Israel captured the Old City of Jerusalem.
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan declared, “This
morning the Israel Defense Forces liberated Jerusalem. We have united Jerusalem, the divided capital
of Israel. We have returned to the holiest of our holy
places, never to part from it again. To our Arab
neighbors we extend, also at this hour – and, with
added emphasis, at this hour – our hand in peace.
And to our Christian and Muslim fellow citizens we
solemnly promise full religious freedom and rights.
We did not come to Jerusalem for the sake of other
peoples’ holy places, and not to interfere with the
adherents of other faiths, but in order to safeguard its
entirety, and to live there together with others, in unity.
On May 12, 1968 the government proclaimed Yom
Yerushalayim a holiday to be celebrated on 28 Iyar,
the date on which the divided city of Jerusalem became one. On March 23, 1998 the Knesset passed
the Jerusalem Day Law, making the day a national
holiday. The day is marked by state ceremonies,
memorial services for soldiers who died in the battle
for Jerusalem, the chanting of Hallel and the Psukei
d’Zimra for Shabbat and the High Holidays, and parades through Jerusalem.
When I think of Jewish Education, I contemplate Torah and Talmud, as well as the vast treasure of literature, art and music that have accumulated about
Jewish life, history and culture. And I think how
mind-boggling and daunting is the task of trying to
comprehend even a fraction of this towering tree
of knowledge.
BUT TRY WE MUST ... to study, and to learn, and to
teach. We are commanded to do so as a sacred
mission. Not only for our personal edification, but for
our children's sake, so Jewish heritage and traditions will be passed on to our future generations.
So we honor our Rabbis, Cantors, Teachers, Educators and lay leaders, as well as all those among us
who actively pursue, partake of and perpetuate our
faith, values and way of life.
In May we have our annual Shavuot Study Session Tikkun Leyl Shavuot - on Erev Shavuot, Saturday
evening, May 23, at 7:30 PM. Mincha Services will
be followed by two classes.
Rabbi Roth and Cantor Wasser will be teaching Torah classes on that evening followed by Q & A.
Rabbi Roth’s topic will be “Here’s a Surprise: The
Nine Most Important Commandments, According to
the Rabbis, Are Not Nine of the Ten Commandments.
Once again, Cantor Wasser has entitled his talk
“Jews in Space,” and his surprise will be whatever
fascinating topic he actually speaks on.
The two classes will be followed by our customary
delicious dairy desserts.
We urge you to attend and participate in this enjoyable Tikkun program of "lesson and essen."
Shavuot Tov.
Charlie Cohen
Yom Yerushalayim is celebrated this year on May 17.
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FAMILY MATTERS
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE & SISTERHOOD
REFUAH SH’LEMAH
♥ Every good wish to Josh Randman. It was good
to see him in shul recently.
♥ All good wishes to Irving Blau for a Refuah
Sh’lemah. Irving is now in rehab in Woodcliff Lake.
♥ Good wishes for good health to Gerry Rochman.
♥ Good health wishes to Meyer Friedman.
L’HITRAOT
♥ Very best wishes for good health and happiness to
Ira Safran, who is moving to his new home.
MAZEL TOV
Sisterhood and the Social Action Committee are
sponsoring a drive for Mothers’ Day to support the
Center for Hope and Safety (formerly Shelter Our
Sisters). This is an organization that provides shelter
for women and children who are victims of domestic
violence.
Items needed:
Clothing for children, teens and women
Baby supplies
Sheets, towels and blankets in good condition
Toiletries
USB drives
Art supplies
Cleaning products
Kitchen supplies
♥ Mazel Tov to Abe Peck on his special birthday.
Biz hundert un tvantzig (oib nisht noch mehr!)
Please drop off your donations in the lobby of the
Center by Friday, May 8.
♥ Mazel Tov to Florence Thaler on her special
Birthday.
Your Spring cleaning can brighten the day of a family
in need!
♥ Mazel Tov to Paulette Wolff on the birth of her
great-grandson, Edward William Safer.
Any questions e-mail Nina Gold at
Rnron4@optonline.net or Ilene Laufer at
RFlanzman@aol.com.
♥ Mazel Tov to Ellen & David Teitelbaum on the
recent marriage in Israel of their daughter, Allison, to
Ohr.
♥ Mazel Tov to Sylvia Kraus on the Bat Mitzvah of
her granddaughter, Erika.
♥ Mazel Tov to Susan & Steven Meininger on their
granddaughter, Naomi’s bat mitzvah.
♥ Mazel Tov to our Religious School and BCHSJS
graduates.
♥ Mazel Tov to Jerry Weiner as he completes his
term as president of the FLJC/CBI.
MAY YOU BE COMFORTED
● We regret to advise you of the passing of Louis
Feit, a founding member of Congregation Bnai Israel,
and a long-time member of the Fair Lawn Jewish
Center, and we extend our condolences to his family.
● Condolences to Bonnie & Steve Taplits on the
loss of Belle Gross.
● Our sympathy to Rita Gavzy on the loss of her
husband, our long-time member, Max Gavzy.
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SISTERHOOD JEWISH FAMILY VALUES
SCHOLARSHIP
High School graduates with mothers/grandmothers
who have been paid members of Sisterhood for the
2013-2014 and 2014-2015 years are invited to apply
for this scholarship.
Applications are available on the FLJC website.
Deadline for applications is May 5, 2015. The applicant must be able to attend the awards ceremony
during Shabbat services, Friday evening, June 19.
In addition to general background information including school, community and FLJC/CBI activities, each
applicant must submit an essay noting: Membership
at the Fair Lawn Jewish Center / Congregation B'nai
Israel has impacted my life in the following ways….
Looking forward to receiving your applications.
Andrea Pass
SOCIAL ACTION C0MMITTEE
Nina Gold & Mark Meisel
Calling out to every member of our synagogue!! We
need your help!!
Right now we are a very small committee with a lot of
big ideas, and we can't do it alone!! Please think
about joining our committee and assisting us in any
way you can! Help us with current or ongoing projects such as:

Bikkur cholim (visiting the sick) or bringing Shabbat meals to anyone who is returning home from
being in the hospital;

Volunteering some Sundays with Family Promise
- homeless families with children who could use a
friendly face while they are in their daytime
‘home’ base in a church in Ridgewood;
or, of course, our food drives.
This month we are doing a Mothers’ Day clothing/kitchen/bath Spring clean-out drive for The Center for Hope and Safety, formerly Shelter Our Sisters.
(See the previous page for details and items needed.)
We will also continue to support any Bonim Builders
projects and J-ADD (Jewish Association for Developmental Disabilities) with their Mothers’ Day flower
sale, along with buying and assembling weekend
snack packs with the Hebrew School for the Center
for Food Action (CFA) to give to children in need.
Please join us with these or any other suggestions for
projects that you may have. If you don't have the
time, but can help fund the Shabbat meals or the
CFA weekend snack packs, that would be greatly
appreciated as well!
Spring is a time for rebirth, so we're calling out to
you!! Please bring your enthusiasm and creativity
and join our committee!
We usually meet the second Monday of the month, or
contact either one of us, and we'd be happy to fill you
in on the details!
Looking forward to seeing you!
Nina
&
Mark
SHAVUOT
‫שבועות‬
In Temple days an omer of barley was brought as an
offering on the second day of Passover, beginning
the counting of the 49 days (seven weeks) following
Passover. The 50th day of the counting of the omer
is Shavuot. For this reason, Shavuot is known as the
Festival of Weeks.
As Pesach is agriculturally the time of the barley harvest, Shavuot celebrates the wheat harvest. A sheaf
of wheat and two loaves made from the new flour
(wave loaves) were offered as ‘first fruits.’ Thus,
Shavuot is also known as the Festival of First Fruits.
Homes and synagogues are decorated with flowers
and boughs.
Shavuot has even greater religious significance. Six
weeks after Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt they
came to Mount Sinai. G-d told Moses to assemble
the people at the foot of the mountain in three days,
to receive the Law. There G-d gave Moses the two
stone tablets of the Ten Commandments.
Since then, people gather on the eve of Shavuot to
study Torah all night long (Tikkun Leyl Shavuot). In
the morning, the Ten Commandments are read during the Torah service. The Book of Ruth is also read,
as Ruth was the great-grandmother of King David,
who is traditionally believed to have been born on
Shavuot.
This year, Shavuot begins on Saturday evening, May
23, when we will hold our Tikkun Leyl Shavuot, and
continues on Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25.
Yizkor is recited on the second day of Shavuot. To
avoid any reminder of the sin of the golden calf, and
in memory of the agricultural significance of the holiday, it is customary to eat dairy foods on Shavuot.
AKDAMUT
Akdamut is recited prior to the reading of the Torah
on the first day of Shavuot. It is an Aramaic poem by
Rabbi Meir ben Isaac Nehorai, a Chazan of Mayence
and Worms, who lived about 1060, and was a friend
of Rashi.
The poem consists of 90 lines, forming a double
acrostic, followed by the author’s name.
It is a mystical composition which praises G-d as creator, lauds Israel’s fidelity to G-d despite all our tribulations, and ends with a description of the apocalyptic
events at the End of Days, and the future glory of
Israel.
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BOOK OF THE LUNCH
MONDAY, MAY 4 NOON
THE GOLEM AND THE JINNI
by Helene Wecker
Reviewer: Ilene Wolosin
This book has been chosen as the book
for our Federation to read this year.
It is both historical and mystical,
with a compelling story line.
Ilene’s review will make the afternoon well worth our
attendance.
Call the Center office to let us know you’ll join us —
201-796-5040 -- by Friday, May 1
and we’ll all enjoy a pleasant afternoon of
lunch and book review.
MONDAY, JUNE 1 NOON
THE ASSISTANT
by Bernard Malamud
Reviewer: Ben Nelson
Dr. Nelson will review this classic
from a new perspective.
Members $15
Non-Members $18
Phyllis Mirchin
Fran Westerman
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MEN‘S PROGRESS CLUB
Seth Seigel-Laddy
I hope everyone is having a wonderful time in this
beautiful Spring weather! I personally want to wish a
Happy Mother's Day to my wife Heidi, my mother
Gail, my mother-in-law Susan, my step-mother Ellen,
and to all the other wives and mothers in our community who love, strengthen and sustain us every day.
We’re looking forward to the MPC Spring Poker
Tournament on Thursday night, May 14th at
8:00 PM in the Youth Lounge! Registration begins at
7:45. The entry fee is $25. First, second and third
place winners will receive a trophy or medallion. You
must be 18 or older to play. Please contact Neil Garfinkle for more information at finkley@aol.com
or (201) 458-3267.
Together with our Sisterhood, your Men’s Progress
Club warmly invites you all to come and attend
the MPC and Sisterhood Installation Shabbat service on Friday night, June 19th, starting at
7:00 PM. We will give thanks to those who have given so much of their time and expertise towards our
clubs, and welcome in new and returning members to
our club Board, including our new incoming MPC
President Todd Walker! A wonderful Oneg Shabbat
will follow services, at which time we will announce
this
year’s
teen
scholarship
winners,
and acknowledge those in the MPC and Sisterhood
who have gone above and beyond this past year.
All in our Center community are asked and welcome
to attend!
Lastly, do you know a student who is planning a
Birthright Trip to Israel? The Larry Goodman /
Men’s Progress Club Birthright Program
continues to offer a $250 grant to those children and
grandchildren of MPC members who participate in
Birthright Israel! This generous gift is easy to qualify
and apply for. For more information just reach out us
at mpc@fljc.com, or see our flyer on page 18.
Remember that your MPC dues and donations contribute directly to the programming we offer, and we
want to hear what you would be interesting in seeing
from your MPC. Please let us know by emailing us
at mpc@fljc.com!
Come be a part of it!
Warm regards,
~~Seth S-L~~
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ATTENTION: ALL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
IS YOUR CHILD APPROACHING
BAR / BAT MITZVAH AGE?
The Howard Herman Fund will once again present
monetary awards to graduating high school students
who belong, with their families, to the Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Cong. Bnai Israel.
Bar and Bat Mitzvah dates for 2017 - 2019
are now being assigned.
All applicants must send to the Center a resume of
their community service, and copy of an essay that
was included in their college applications.
Please contact Cantor Wasser
via e-mail
to arrange a date for your simcha.
The envelope should be marked “Howard Herman
Scholarship Fund.”
Entries must be submitted by May 15 for notification
before graduation.
CONGRATULATIONS
The following FLJC/CBI teenagers
were honored on March 30
at the Fair Lawn High School
Varsity Awards Ceremony
Sydney Breitkopf -- Dance Team
Mackenzie Childs -- Dance Team
Adam Ehrhart -- Ice Hockey
Leah Flanzman -- Dance Team
Samuel Flanzman -- Indoor Track
Chloe Goldberg -- Bowling
Jonathan Marcus -- Indoor Track
Melanie Ressler -- Basketball
Alyssa Seigel-Laddy -- Fencing
Sydney Sokol -- Bowling
Paige Suchoff -- Dance Team
Rachel Toron -- Baton Twirling
SAVE THE DATE
MAY 31, 2015
CELEBRATE ISRAEL PARADE
Join us for a fun-filled day,
And show your support for Israel
Details to follow
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The Howard & Joshua Herman Education Center
Religious School “Highlights”
Looking back…
YU Museum Trip - Exploring Synagogues Around
the World
Our Gimmel, Daled and Hey students shared a bus
to the Yeshiva University Museum with the Jewish
Community Center of Paramus Hebrew school on
March 22nd. They learned about synagogues around
the world by focusing on life-like models displayed,
reflecting different time periods. The engaging docent
compared and contrasted all the structures. Each
student prepared a “mizrach” using metal sheets, and
had a wonderful time creating their art work. Ask our
students where the first “synagogue” existed and be
prepared to listen to their reply! We are hoping to do
more trips together in the future.
GRADUATION
Mazel Tov to our 2015 Graduates!
Our Zayin class will graduate on Sunday, May 17th.
In celebration of their accomplishments, the students
are preparing a power point presentation illuminating
their past experiences in Hebrew school. They will
speak of their hopes for the future, as well as the impact their Jewish studies have had on their lives as
they move forward. Thanks to Morah Deb Lesnoy,
our students gained knowledge to empower them as
young Jewish adults in the community. We hope that
our students will take these lifelong lessons to heart
as they continue on their Jewish Journey. We are
proud of their accomplishments!
Yom HaShoah Project – Vav & Zayin Interview
Holocaust Survivors
Sima and Stuart Alper organized a very special project for our students. Each child was assigned a survivor or liberator to interview. They worked with a
partner, and took notes of what they learned from
their assigned individuals. The students took pictures of some very precious documents. After the
interview, a composition was written and read at the
synagogue Yom HaShoah program. Both survivors
and students benefitted greatly from this experience.
Kol HaKavod to Sima and Stuart for their hard work
bringing this project to fruition.
Mazel Tov to our 2015 Graduates!
Chloe Childs
Ethan Childs
Jacob Breitkopf
Jordan Lieman
Kayla Siefken
Eitan Schkolnick
Myles Suchoff
Looking forward…
‫ יום ירושלים‬Jerusalem Day Celebration Sunday
May 17th
Our Jerusalem Day celebration will include Israeli
dancing in the gym with a dance specialist, taking a
virtual tour of Jerusalem with our smart board, as well
as learning the historical significance of Naomi
Shemer’s famous song ‫ירושלים של זהב‬, “Jerusalem of
Gold.” Parents are welcome to participate in our program along with their children.
Spread the word! All are welcome!
Open House for Children entering grades K - 3 as
of September 2015
Sunday, May 17 @ 10:30 AM Celebrating Jerusalem Day
Morah Aliza and Morah Carmelle welcome all perspective K- 3rd grade students to celebrate Jerusalem
Day. All children will participate in our Jerusalem
Day activities, while parents have the opportunity to
learn about our school’s curriculum.
Be sure to register for the event in the school office,
tell Morah Aliza you’re coming, or email Judy Gutin:
principal@fljc.com.
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‫מזל טוב‬
ISRAEL DAY PARADE
Sunday May 31st! Families should march together!
The Israel Day Parade is Sunday, May 31st, our last
day of school for the year. We encourage all families
to participate. A bus will be leaving from the
synagogue at a time to be announced. Students
marching will be dismissed from class.
A hearty Mazel Tov to our 7th graders on their graduation from our Religious school!
With blessings of Peace,
Judy Gutin
SHIRLEY & PAUL PINTEL PRESCHOOL
Carol Weber
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR
FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN
Spring is officially here to stay, the flowers have
bloomed, and the birds are singing. The preschoolers are rejoicing in the fact they can go out and enjoy
the playground.
This month we celebrate two holidays that reinforce
the spring season - Lag B’Omer and Shavuot.
For Lag B’Omer we hope G-d will smile upon us with
a sunny and warm day. Hopefully, it will be a perfect
day to have a picnic lunch with the children and play
games outside, such as relay races and circle
games.
If we have a rainy day, no worries, our resourceful
staff will make a bonfire in the classroom. It just
takes a little imagination -- some yellow, orange and
red cellophane; a flashlight in the middle, and we
have our bonfire!
Put some marshmallows on a stick, share songs and
stories, and we are all set. Rain or shine we always
have a wonderful day at school.
Shavuot is a wonderful holiday to reinforce with the
Pre-K class the importance of having rules, and discuss why G-d gave Moses the Ten Commandments.
SATURDAY, MAY 2 10:30 AM
TOT SHABBAT
Fun, family celebration of Shabbat with stories, singing, movement, and a snack.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6 10:30 AM
TOT SHABBAT
Fun, family celebration of Shabbat with stories, singing, movement, and a snack.
All events are open to anyone!
Bring friends and make friends!
Find the latest on all our events at
fljc.com/community/families-with-young-children
Questions or comments?
Write tots@fljc.com
Our 2’s (Tiny Tots) will decorate their room with flowers that they made, and make collages of pictures of
fruits that are associated with the holiday.
What would Shavuot be without a cheesecake! So
what could be better than having the children bake
their own cheesecake?
This month we are also celebrating our wonderful
parents with two events. Sunday, May 3rd it’s our
“Daddy and Me Breakfast,” and Friday, May 8th it’s
“Muffins with Mom.” The preschool is so blessed to
have such a great group of parents. They are so
supportive of the preschool, and so eager to help in
any way they can!
Last, but definitely not least!!!!! We are continuing
our enrollment for our preschool and camp programs.
I am asking everyone at FLJC to get the word out
that we have both a stellar secular and Judaic program. The buzz about our early childhood programs
needs to get out into the community in a big way!
So thanks in advance for your help in promoting the
preschool.
Carol
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Scholarships Available
for Jewish Summer Camps and Programs
Our Congregation has funds available to provide
scholarships to students from the Fair Lawn Jewish
Center/Congregation Bnai Israel to attend intensive
Jewish summer programs. These include, but are
not limited to, Camp Ramah, USY on Wheels, and
educational programs in Israel.
Some of the scholarship funding is limited to specific
programs.
The award will be made based on the decision of the
Scholarship Committee.
Starting this year we are changing the criteria for the
award of the Scholarships. They are not automatic.
The following factors will be considered: need, and
attendance at formal Jewish education (our Religious
School or Jewish Day School). We also want to encourage families who have not received the scholarships in the past. Please contact Rabbi Roth for an
application.
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THE GENEROUS HEART WILL BE ENRICHED
CLARE GREEN
NURSERY FUND
FINDLING ROSNER
ZMIGROD SOCIETY
Religious School
Holocaust Trips
Lynne Cantor & Family
In memory of your beloved
Lynne Cantor
father, Sheldon
In memory of your beloved
Loren Rosenthal
father, Sheldon
Bena & Steven Weil
Lynne Cantor & Family
In memory of your beloved
Laurie Frenkel
father, Sheldon
In memory of your beloved
Sherry & Alan Hans
father, Philip
Zvia & Stuart Herrmann
Toby & Noel Gordon
Mazel Tov on the birth of
Irma & Steven Newdorf
your precious Orli Grace!
In honor of the birth of
So happy for you!
your granddaughter, Gwen
Eileen & Steven
Bena & Steven Weil
Schwimmer
Toby & Noel Gordon
Mazel Tov on the birth of
your granddaughter, Orli
Grace
Ellie & Jerry Weiner
GENERAL FUND
Beverly & Irving Beer
In lieu of Mishloach Manot.
Happy Purim
Sophie & Murray Richman
Thank you for the
opportunity to allow me to
speak to your book club
Deb Levy
Lois & Mark Meisel
In lieu of Mishloach Manot.
Happy Purim
Carolyn & Saul
Sophie & Murray Richman Shenberg
In honor of your honor as
Irma & Steven Newdorf
Menschen of the Year!
In honor of the birth of
Natalie & Marvin Klein
your granddaughter, Gwen
Sofia. Welcome to the
Carolyn & Saul
Shenberg
world of grandparents!
Congratulations!
In honor of your honor as
Seena & Brian Newdorf
Menschen of the Year!
Elissa & Daniel Kestin
Rhonda & Rabbi Ronald
Roth
Ellen & David Teitelbaum
In lieu of Mishloach Manot. In honor of the marriage of
Happy Purim
your daughter Allison to
Sophie & Murray Richman Ohr. Mazel Tov
Alfred Kahn
Loretta & Edward
Rosenblatt
Cantor Eric Wasser
In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Thank you for all your
Happy Purim
inspirational and kind
Sophie & Murray Richman thoughts and for helping
me.
Alyssa & Barry Schwartz Harold Abrams
In lieu of Mishloach Manot.
Happy Purim
Rachel Cohen & Cantor
Sophie & Murray Richman Dr. Eric L. Wasser
In lieu of Mishloach Manot.
Sonia & Irving Sklaver
Happy Purim
In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Sophie & Murray Richman
Happy Purim
Sophie & Murray Richman
GERSTEN FUND
Rose & Rabbi Henry
Glazer
In memory of your beloved
mother, mother-in-law and
grandmother, Betty
Loren Rosenthal & Family
Dr. David Feit & Family
In memory of your beloved
father and grandfather,
Joseph
Mae Fleischauer
Sherry & Alan Hans
Mazel Tov on your latest
arrival!
Loren Rosenthal & Family
Gwendolyn Goldenberg
In lieu of Mishloach Manot.
Happy Purim
Sophie & Murray Richman
Carol & Mitchell Held
Mazel Tov on the birth of
your grandson, Levan
Loren Rosenthal
Sherry & Alan Hans
In honor of the birth of
your grandson, Noah,
Carolyn & Saul
Mazel Tov
Shenberg
Susan & Steven Meininger In honor of your being
named Menschen of the
Marcella Kaplan
Year
In lieu of Mishloach Manot. Harriet & Ira Weinbaum
Happy Purim
Sophie & Murray Richman Carolyn & Saul
Shenberg
Gerry & Howard Kessel
We’re sorry that we are
In lieu of Mishloach Manot. unable to attend, but we
Happy Purim
are so pleased that you
Sophie & Murray Richman are being honored!
Lenore & Bill Braunstein
Marlene Kessler
In memory of your beloved
mother, Esther
Carol Hirsh
The Taplits Family
In memory of Belle Gross
Loren Rosenthal & Family
Roni & Jeff Zerowin
In honor of the birth of
your new granddaughter,
Emma
Ilene & Saul Musikant
Carolyn & Saul
Shenberg
In honor of your honor as
Menschen of the Year!
Mazel Tov!
Harvey Kimelman
Repairs to Synagogue
objects
Rose Glazer & Family
In memory of your beloved
mother and grandmother,
Betty
Eudice Gersten
HOWARD HERMAN
FUND
Religious School
Scholarships
Ben Friedman & Family
Heartfelt condolences on
the passing of your
grandfather
Beverly & Irving Beer
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Bonnie Fiol-Hay
In memory of your beloved
mother
Ron Sherman
Sylvia Krauss
In honor of the Bat Mitzvah
of your granddaughter
Fran & Sig Westerman
Heather & Adam Lifson
In lieu of Mishloach Manot.
Happy Purim
Ronald Sherman
Donna Pasternak
In lieu of Mishloach Manot.
Happy Purim
Ronald Sherman
Roni & Jeff Zerowin
Mazel Tov on the birth of
your new granddaughter,
Emma
Ellen & Bert Wertheim
The Glazer Family
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Condolences in memory of
FUND
your beloved mother and
grandmother, Betty
Sherry & Alan Hans
Sylvia & Elaine Krauss
In honor of the birth of
your grandson, Noah
BUD KESSLER FUND Sylvia Krauss &
Gabriel
Elaine Krauss
Ellie & Jerry Weiner
Toby & Noel Gordon
In honor of Erika becoming
In honor of the birth of
a Bat Mitzvah
Bettina Kaplan
your granddaughter, Orli
Carol & Joe Peligal
Best wishes for a complete
Grace
and speedy recovery
Fran Kessler
Sylvia Krauss &
Ellie & Jerry Weiner
Elaine Krauss
Judi Margolis
In honor of Erika becoming Cantor Eric Wasser
Best wishes for a complete a Bat Mitzvah
Thank you for your great
and speedy recovery
Muriel Barker
teaching and support
Selma Herman
Anne Shatz BenLisa
Sylvia Krauss &
Sonia & Irving Sklaver
Elaine Krauss
Ellen Wertheim
In honor of David’s
In honor of Erika becoming Thank you for your great
marriage to Margaret
a Bat Mitzvah
teaching and support
Fran Kessler
Fran Friedman
Anne Shatz BenLisa
Sonia & Irving Sklaver
In honor of the marriage of
your grandson, David, to
Margaret
Arline Herman
Rachel Cohen &
Cantor Eric Wasser
Sonia & Irving Sklaver
In honor of Danya’s
Mazel Tov and best wish- graduating from college
es on the birth of your
Fran Kessler
great-grandson, Samuel
Beverly & Irving Beer
Roni & Jeff Zerowin
Lots of good luck on the
Roni & Jeff Zerowin
birth of Emma Ann
In honor of the birth of
Fran Kessler
your granddaughter,
Emma
ROBERT LAZEROWITZ
Arline Herman
FUND
Roni & Jeff Zerowin
In honor of the birth of
your granddaughter,
Emma
Fran & Sig Westerman
KIDDUSH FUND
Carolyn & Saul
Shenberg
In honor of your honor as
Menschen of the Year
Ilene & Saul Musikant
Carolyn & Saul
Shenberg
Mazel Tov on being
named Menschen of the
Year
Ellen & Bert Wertheim
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Sylvia Krauss &
Elaine Krauss
In honor of Erika becoming
a Bat Mitzvah
Ina Laman
Roni & Jeff Zerowin
In honor of the birth of
Emma Ann. Mazel Tov
Ellie & Jerry Weiner
CECILE ROTH
Sylvia Krauss
MEMORIAL FUND
Chapel Minyan
In honor of your
granddaughter, Erika’s Bat
Dr. David Feit
Mitzvah
In memory of your beloved
Linda & Jeff Ayes
father, Joseph
Michael R. Edelman
Linda Saffer & Family
Youth Activities
My condolences on the
Rebecca Feit-Klein
loss of your beloved
Lynne Cantor & Family
In memory of your beloved
husband and father,
In memory of your beloved Richard
father, Louis Feit
father and grandfather,
Michael Edelman &
Fran Friedman
Sheldon
Lorraine Haneyko
Linda & Jeff Ayes
Ann Schneider
In memory of your beloved Harvey Jaffe
Laurie Frenkel & Family husband and father,
In honor of the birth of
In memory of your beloved Marvin
your grandson, Hunter.
father, Philip
Mazel Tov
Fran Friedman
Natalie & Marvin Klein
Esther Oster
LIBRARY FUND
Toby & Noel Gordon
Abe Peck
In honor of the birth of
Best wishes on your
Sonia & Irving Sklaver
your new granddaughter,
special birthday
In honor of the birth of
Orli Grace
Esther Oster
your great-grandson
Linda & Jeff Ayes
Sophie & Murray Richman
Carolyn & Saul
Shenberg
Mazel Tov on being
Menschen of the Year!
Esther Oster
Sonia & Irving Sklaver
In honor of the birth of
your great-grandson.
Mazel Tov
Esther Oster
JUNE & DAVID SALZMAN
EDUCATION FUND
In memory of Sidney and
Alfred Englander
In memory of Miriam
Salzman and Dr. Nathan
Salzman
June Salzman
RABBI’S TZEDAKAH
FUND
Irving Blau & Family
Mazel Tov on the
engagement of your
granddaughter, Erica, to
Dr. Rich Kaplan
Rose Lieberman & Family
Eli Dall
In memory of your
husband, father,
grandfather and greatgrandfather, Bernie
Gerda, Edie & Sandra
Rothschild
In honor of the birth of my
great-grandson, William
Edward Safer
Paulette Wolff
Roni & Jeff Zerowin
In honor of the birth of
your granddaughter,
Emma Ann
Sonia & Irving Sklaver
YAHRZEIT FUND
Michael Aminoff
David Aminoff
Benjamin Aminoff
George Lobell
Leatrice Adelman
Laurie Frenkel & Family
In memory of your beloved
father, Philip Muchnick
Mimoune Bellehsen
Irving Blau
Miriam Bellehsen
JEFFREY MARK
Jeanette Amar
YAGODA FUND
Harvey Jaffe
Adult Education Programs In honor of the birth of
Mair Algranati
Judith Joyce Algranati
your grandson, Hunter
Anne BenLisa
Sage
Mazel Tov on your
Sonia & Irving Sklaver
Max Averbach
beautiful Haftarah chanting
Howard Averbach
Ellen & David Teitelbaum Bernice London
Thank you for caring so
Amalia Atlas
Carolyn & Saul
Robert Atlas
much! It’s very
Shenberg
appreciated
Mazal Tov on your honor
Adele Milchman
Lily & Jacob Neider
as Menschen of the Year
Muriel Barker
Marjorie & Perry Bolkin
George Leipman
In memory of your beloved Flora Brown
Carolyn & Saul
Judith Brown
mother
Shenberg
Ilene & Saul Musikant
In honor of your honor as
Isadore Birnbaum
Menschen of the Year
Rabbi Ronald Roth
Florence Birnbaum
Ella Yagoda
Thank you for all your
inspirational and kind
Bella Gootman
Carolyn & Saul
thoughts. And for helping Selig Gootman
Shenberg
me through a difficult time Susan & Seymour
Mazel Tov on your honor
Harold Abrams
Baumstein
as Menschen of the Year
Marianne Zwanger
Carolyn & Saul
Necha Belilovsky
Shenberg
Ella & Yuri Berger
Jerry Weiner
In honor of being named
In your honor
Menschen of the Year
Rose Breslow
Ella Yagoda
Sonia & Irving Sklaver
Paul Breslow
Bert Wertheim
Best wishes for a complete
and speedy recovery from
your injury
Sonia & Irving Sklaver
Celia Baker
Gloria Breslow
Esther Kohn
Julius Corn
Leon Chase
Reva Chase
Neomi Dancz
Paul Dancz
Rae Fishman
Arthur Denbaum
Janet Denbaum
Morris Dinowitz
Samuel Deutsch
Miriam & Abraham Epstein
Robin & Marty Epstein
Milton H. Edelman
Michael Edelman
Frances Epstein
Beverly Friedman
Josef Fleischauer
Jenny Cahn
Mae Fleischauer
Saul Klein
Ceil Feingold &
Madeline Harris
Nathan Golick
Ann Golick
Simon Deck
Bertha Goldman
Abe Gordon
Sally Glazer
Ida M. Goodman
Anna Kaplan
Rosalyn & Lawrence
Goodman
Dr. Gilbert Goldenberg
Harry Silberman
Gwendolyn Goldenberg
Milton B. Hauptman
Barry Hauptman
Isadore Flax
Beverly Harth & Family
Bruce Baltin
Rochelle & Steven Baltin Howard Herman
Miriam Herman
Arline Herman
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Joe Ermann
Stuart Herrmann
Jean Rosenhaus
Bernard Rosenhaus
Stanley Rosenhaus
Gersh Volenberg
Esfir & Gidaly
Volenberg
Jeffrey Meyers
Anne & Stuart Meyers
Leah Richman
Sophie & Murray
Richman
Louis Trebach
Pearl Weinberg
Cecile Manela
Willy Manela
Mildred Shapiro
Judy Ruthazer
Samuel Maizel
Anita & Sol Maizel
Magda Rasko
Ann & George Rasko
Hyman Rost
Murray Rost
Jacob Kronenfeld
Arnold Kronenfeld
Morris Mandon
Anita Hirschfeld
Sidney Kitay
Gay Mandon
Fannie Amdursky
Sylvia Krauss
Isadore B. Miller
Lisa H. Miller
Fae Hirsch
Arnold Kanig
Sarah Abrams
Mae Klieger
Judy Marcus
William Manketo
Lillian Higginbotham
Esther M. Rosenberg
Rita R. Kahn
Jenny Aaron
Norman Kleeblatt
Jenny Aaron
Monica & Michael
Kleeblatt
Fanny Lerner
Gerda Lerner Kassner
Ronald Klein
Natalie & Marvin Klein
Myron Glauberman
Rona & Richard Klein
Charles Laufer
Anita Laufer
Yacha Katz
Cynthia F. Levy
Moe Lempert
Sadie Kaminshik
Frank Lempert
Benjamin Bern
Elaine B. Litt
Joseph Lazerwitz
Miles Lazerwitz
Claire Brook
Cheryl Lubin
Lena T. Moskowitz
Leona & Harris Marcus
David Marcus
Evan Marcus
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Terrie & Seymour
Malovany
Paul E. Laurencot
Robyn J. Malovany
Jennie Goldberg
Yetti Nudel
Walter Rothschild
Diana Rothschild Lerman
Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mayer
Gerda Rothschild
Morris Ratzkin
Sandra Rosen
Bruce Salmon
Carol Salmon Held
Frummie Bridsky
Alan Mintz
Annette Swirson
Debra & Bruce Piekarsky
Ruth Shenberg
Max Karpen
Carolyn & Saul
Elaine Paris
Shenberg
Andre’ Piwnica
Vera Piwnica
Clare Green
Donna Pasternak &
Arlene Green
Simona Toledano
Lucette & Edgar
Redbord
Florence Rosenthal
Loren Rosenthal
Irving Liebowitz
Linda Rosen
Sarah Cooper
Barbara & Philip
Steinberg
Abram H. Simon
Maxine Stave
Sylvia Fiol
Joanne Sprechman
Hyman Spiegel
Arnold Schindel
Morris Statfeld
Fanny Statfeld
Phyllis Randman
Gary Randman
Nellie Lehman
Jettchen Steigerwald Karo
Betty Inge Steigerwald
Jack L. Rosenblatt
Edward Rosenblatt
Max Fine
Marsha Thaler
Mamie Wilensky
Seymour Wilens
Seymour Weil
Steven Weil
Bessie & Leo Jacobson
Peggy Wesley
Lewis A. Wolff
Ralph William Wolff
Paulette Wolff
Rose Infield
Raymond Wolfson
Florence Wolfson
Morris Pincus
Barbara & Stephen
Weiss
William P. Hochman
Fran & Sig Westerman
Sidney Weinerman
Edythe Weinerman
Samuel Weinberg
Sol Weinberg
Esther Yegelwel
Bernice Yegelwel
Elsie Rabinovich
Raymond Zarrow
Shlomo Lieb Mausner
Marianne Zwanger
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