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THE MESSENGER
APRIL 2015 - NISAN / IYAR 5775
Our Torah Members
These generous individuals have voluntarily chosen to support our Synagogue at a higher level of dues
than is required, in order to help other Jews who are less fortunate and in need of assistance.
ETERNAL LIGHT MEMBERS
These members provide financial assistance and synagogue membership for families who are enduring
financial hardship, as well as a full religious education for their children.
Martin & Rochelle Carus
Steven Schwalbe &
Annemarie Krim
Marcia Sherman
Paul & Arlene Starr
Murray Feit
“Offerings of the Heart”
Harvey & Barbara Fishman
David Korn
The names of our Torah Members are
inscribed on the sculpture in our lobby.
Joseph & Tikva Ofeck
Adrian Reisel
Seligman & Phyllis Rosenberg
Jaime & Susan Weiss
Myrna Weissman
CHAI MEMBERS
These members provide financial assistance and membership for
families who are enduring financial hardship.
Anonymous
Joan Alter
Ben & Esther Bell
Lore Benario
Jodi Bergman
Alvin & Nili Cohen
Mercy Cohen
Milt & Doryne Davis
Lior & Andrea Elrom
Regina Finer
Steven Fruchtman
Jerome Goldfischer & Lila Mordoh
Seymour & Nancy Green
Arnold & Alice Grodman
Fred & Harriet Hirschenfang
Yakov & Vera Kishinevsky
Bruce Lager
Mark & Lucille Laufer
Joseph Lempel
Harry Lenson
TABLE OF CONTENTS
From the Rabbi’s Study
Notes from the Cantor
Hebrew School News
Sisterhood
Member Engagement Comm.
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Dona ons
Calendar
Lillian Leshinsky
Irwin & Karen Meyers
Stephen & Merilee Obstbaum
Terry Plawker
Abraham Ravid & Hanna Atlas
Yetta Rosen
Fred & Ann Rosenberg
Newton & Sheila Scherl
David & Donna Schweid
Michael & Sally Seymour
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April 2015
Published Monthly
Jewish Community Center of Fort Lee
Congrega on Gesher Shalom
1449 Anderson Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
Volume 4 ‐ Issue #6
2013-14
President’s Council
GUARDIAN LEADERS
* Herb & Reggie Feuerstein
Gifts of $25,000 or more
Cong. Sons of Israel
CHAI-FOUNDERS
2014-15
Steven & Suzette Kolitch *
Gifts of $18,000 - $24,999
Anonymous (1)
Gary & Lisa Maier *
FOUNDERS
Gifts of $10,000 - $17,999
Estate of Ken Feldman
BENEFACTORS
Anonymous (1)
Shmuel Bar-Or
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Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999
Irwin & Marjorie Berger
Gertrud Buchler
Allan Ginsburg
PATRONS
Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999
* Alvin & Nili Cohen
* Randy Ketive
Jerome
Goldfischer
&
Lila
Mordoh
David Korn
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Arnold & Alice Grodman
BUILDERS
Anonymous (2)
Martin & Rochelle Carus
Renee Gruenspecht
* Marvin & Shirley Kochansky
Stephen & Merilee Obstbaum
Jack & Judith Rosenthal
Men’s Club
Gifts of $1,750 - $2,499
Michael & Carol Kopelman
Bruce Lager
Harry Lenson
SUSTAINERS
Anonymous (6)
Mark & Audrey Altschul
Naomi Altschul
Milton & Doryne Davis
Ira & Anna Erlichman
Steven Fruchtman
* Philip & Judith Gliksman
Edith Kantrowitz
Jeffrey & Beth Kaplan
Yakov & Vera Kishinevsky
Mark & Sandy Klein
* CHARTER MEMBERS
Joseph & Tikva Ofeck
Sisterhood
Susan Merker *
Joni Rosen
Newton & Sheila Scherl *
William & Helen Tobenkin *
Gifts of $1,250 - $1,749
Richard & Jane Koch
Ruth Korn
Joseph Lempel
* Lillian Leshinsky
Jerome & Barbara Margolin
Roberta Mathes
Irwin & Karen Meyers
Ann Oster
Terry Plawker
* Adrian Reisel
* Leo & Mary Rettig
Yetta Rosen
Fred & Ann Rosenberg
Faye Salmon
Richard & Nancy Schiff *
David & Donna Schweid
Ivan & Elaine Shore
Norman & Florence Silverberg
Laurie Singer
Heidi Skolnik & Michael Glantz *
Alfred & Rose Targovnik
Jaime & Susan Weiss
Charlotte Winter
FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY
Yom HaAtz’ma’ut – Israel’s Independence Day – falls later this
month. What better time to sign up for the congregational trip
to Israel that I announced over the High Holidays?
Please join me on a spiritual journey to Israel where we will
explore our Jewish roots in a warm, interfaith setting and see
sites amazing sites that are off the beaten path.
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Fort Lee Interfaith
Explore Israel Tour
Led by Rabbi Kenneth Stern
June 14 – 26, 2015
Monday, June 15 – Entering the Land
Arrive in Israel to be met and assisted by your ITC
representative (today’s program depends on arrival time)
Ascend to Jerusalem through the biblical Ayalon Valley.
She’he’che’yanu/Welcome Ceremony over looking the Old
City of Jerusalem. Check in to Mt. Zion Hotel in
Jerusalem. Dinner at hotel. Orientation session
Overnight: Mt. Zion Hotel, Jerusalem
Tuesday, June 16 – Where it all began – Exploring Ancient
Jerusalem
We'll use archaeology and the Bible to explore The City of
David, including its Royal Palace (Eilat Mazar excavations)
and ancient water systems.
Then discover 1st century Jerusalem at Robinson's Arch,
Southern Wall and Hulda Gates. In the cour se of the
morning we will uncover Jerusalem of David, Hezekiah,
Herod, Jesus and beyond.
Lunch on own.
Western Wall - Connect with an ancient Jewish legacy.
Fascinating underground tour of Western Wall Tunnels
Then follow the Via Dolorosa to the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre.
Dinner at local restaurant
Overnight: Mt. Zion Hotel, Jerusalem
Wednesday, June 17 – From the Mt. of Olives to Mt. Zion
and the Jewish Quarter
Begin touring with a visit to Pater Noster, where Jesus taught
his disciples the Lord's Prayer.
The look out at Jerusalem's most iconic view from the top of
the Mt. of Olives. Hear about its ancient Jewish cemetery and
discuss the Mt. of Olives in Jewish and Christian scripture as
we walk down its slopes to the Garden of Gethsemane
and Church of All Nations.
Lunch on own.
Tour of Jewish Quarter including Broad Wall, Cardo and
a view of the Old City from its rooftops.
Visit Mt. Zion, including Oscar Schindler's grave and the
Cenacle (Last Supper room), David’s Traditional
Tomb (r ight downstair s!), The Chamber of the
Holocaust (pr ecur sor to Yad Vashem, acr oss the
road).
Visit the Garden Tomb – An alternate site for Calvary.
Dinner on own.
Overnight: Mt. Zion Hotel, Jerusalem
Thursday, June 18 – Ascending to Jerusalem
Early morning tour of the Temple Mount - See
up close the exteriors of the Dome of the Rock
and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Participate in hands on archaeological work as we sift
construction debris from Temple Mount at Emeq Tzurim
and help recover lost artifacts.
Lunch on own.
Visit Herodian - Herod's desert mountain top palace,
which later became his tomb.
Drive to nearby Bethlehem to visit Manger Square and
the Church of the Nativity.
Return to Jerusalem.
Encounter Israeli society: BBQ dinner with young Israeli
soldiers on an ar my base near J er usalem.
Overnight: Mt. Zion Hotel, Jerusalem
Friday, June 19 – Holocaust, Remembrance
and Continuity
Guided tour of Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and
museum, including the Avenue of the Righteous and the
Children’s Memorial.
Visit the Yad Herzl Military Cemetery and the graves of
many of Israel’s Prime Ministers and Presidents.
Lunch on own and opportunity to explore Jerusalem's
raucous Machane Yehuda Market.
See the Nachlaot neighborhoods along the way.
Free time to relax and get ready for Shabbat.
Friday/Sabbath evening options:
Take in Jerusalem's special atmosphere by
joining worshipers Greeting the Sabbath at the
Western Wall. Option to pr ay together as a
congregation in the new Ezrat Yisrael section,
where men and women can stand together
Traditional Shabbat dinner at hotel
Overnight: Mt. Zion Hotel, Jerusalem
Shabbat, June 20 – And on the Seventh Day…
in Jerusalem
Free morning or attend Shabbat morning services at a
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local synagogue.
Walking tour to Tower of David Museum next to Jaffa
Gate.
Traditional Shabbat Lunch at Hotel.
Late afternoon walking tour to the histor ic
Montefiore Windmill to discover the beginnings of
the new city of Jerusalem outside its ancient walls and/
or visit Ketef Hinom, wher e the oldest biblical text
ever discovered was found.
Havdalah - Conclusion of Sabbath ceremony with
Rabbi Stern.
Free evening, Dinner on own. Recommendation: Visit
the First Station Compound, Jerusalem's restored
Ottoman Railway Station turned restaurant-cafe area.
Overnight: Mt. Zion Hotel, Jerusalem
Sunday, June 21 – Legacies in Jerusalem
Free morning or attend church services. Several
Jerusalem churches offer mass and other prayer
services in English.
Visit the Israel Museum to see the Dead Sea Scrolls
and Second Temple model and explore other exhibits
on own.
Lunch on own.
Tour the picturesque village of Ein Karem and its
churches dedicated to the Visitation
Dinner on own in Mamilla Pedestrian Mall.
Watch the Night Spectacular – Sound and light show
at the Tower of David.
Overnight: Mt. Zion Hotel, Jerusalem
Monday, June 22 – Jewish and Christian
Beginnings in the Galilee
Drive north to the Galilee.
Explore ancient Tzippori where Rabbi Judah the Prince
sealed the Mishna. Discover its magnificent mosaics,
including Mona Lisa of the Galilee and puzzle over
what a wheel of the zodiac is doing on an ancient
synagogue floor.
Lunch on own.
Come and see"– Tour nearby Nazareth to visit the
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Basilica of the Annunciation and the Synagogue
Church to see wher e Chr istianity began.
Visit the Yardenit Baptismal Site on the Jordan River.
Maimonides’ Grave and Rabbi Akiva’s Grave in
Tiberius
Dinner on own in Tiberias.
Continue to check-in at the Nof Ginosar Hotel on
Kibbutz Ginosar by the Sea of Galilee.
Overnight: Kibbutz Nof Ginosar, Galilee
Tuesday, June 23 – The Sea of Galilee and the
Sources of the Jordan
Begin the day at Capernaum, where Jesus began his
Ministry in the Galilee.
Continue on to visit nearby Tabha – Site of the
Multiplication of the Fish and the Loaves.
Then drive up to the Mt. of the Beatitudes – Site of the
Sermon on the Mount.
Lunch on own.
Visit the Banias – A source of the Jordan River and the site
of ancient Caesarea Phillipi, where Jesus gave Peter the
"keys to the kingdom of heaven".
Return to Ginosar for late afternoon swim in the Sea of
Galilee.
Dinner at hotel.
Overnight: Kibbutz Nof Ginosar, Galilee.
Wednesday, June 24 – Exploring the Mediterranean
Coast
Explore Acco's Crusader Knights Halls in the Ottoman Old
City.
Visit Acco's Tunisian Synagogue with its remarkable
mosaic covered interior.
Lunch on own.
Tour the ruins of Caesarea, including its Roman theatre and
amphitheatre. Major events which shaped J ewish and
Christian destinies took place in Caesarea during the 1st
Century.
Drive to Tel Aviv.
Check in to Dan Panorama Hotel on Tel Aviv's
Mediterranean Coast.
Dinner on own.
Comic relief with English speaking Isr aeli comedian
Benji Lovitt.
Overnight: Dan Panorama, Tel Aviv.
Thursday, June 25 - Day of Departure
Tour the alleys and hear the tales of Old Jaffa, the ancient
port city once known as the Gate of Zion.
At St. Peter's Church discuss Peter's vision in Jaffa and its
impact on Christian-Jewish relations.
Afternoon free for last minute shopping.
Farewell Dinner at Maganda Restaurant in Tel Aviv.
Transfer to Ben Gurion Airport
Friday, June 26 - Ar r ive in USA
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MUSIC NOTES
CANTOR PAUL ZIM
A SONG TO CONQUER FEAR
Over the last few months the
world has been filled with fear,
confusion and terror. This
phenomenon is not entirely new.
During every catastrophe our
people have lived through and
survived similar horrible fears.
Reb Nachman of Bratzlav wr ote, “The whole
world is like a narrow bridge, but the main thing
is not to be overcome by fear.” Another Rabbi
and Hassidic songwriter Baruch Chait set Reb
Nachman’s words to a song. Here are the words to
the song:
The whole world is
a narrow bridge
and we must cross
it with courage
We all heard about the terrorist attacks several months
ago in France. We watched with shock and horror as
those events unfolded. First it was the Wednesday
massacre at the offices of the French satirical weekly
Charlie Ebdo, and then as J ews wer e shopping for
Shabbat on a Friday afternoon, four innocent victims
were killed at Hypor Cache, a kosher supermarket.
We expressed our solidarity with France and its Jewish
community. I recall vividly that Shabbat morning
listening to Rabbi Stern’s touching words about the
events that had transpired and our own Joe Offeck
reading the names of the victims. We as a community
responded with deep sadness. These attacks really hit
home. What happened in France conjures up past
memories of this type of suffering.
There is something about the festival
of Pesach, which we will soon
celebrate, that enables us to be
confident in our faith in God that
ultimately good prevails over evil,
and light over darkness.
As we sit at our Seders and read in our Haggadah
about our emancipation so many years ago, we
hope and pray that we will soon be freed from the
fear of vicious terror in our own day as well.
A Joyous
Passover
On the nights of the Seder, we read
the comments of the Rabbis that
show the intensity of God’s
responses against the Egyptians at
the Red Sea with great immeasurable
tenacity.
The Song of Moses (fr om Par shat B’shalach) that we
once again read during the last days of Pesach is one of
confidence, and inspires unending faith that all matters
of any consequence will see the light of day by
redemption. One of our early masters and Rabbis,
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V’sameiach
MYRA LONDON & ZEEVA SKLAR
CO-DIRECTORS
HEBREW SCHOOL NEWS
PASSOVER IS COMING!
Here are some new activities to do at your Seder table
to keep everyone engaged!
You will need Passover trivia
questions. Get your kids to
prepare questions (and answers)
from the Haggadah and write
them down, put them in a hat or
box. Here are some suggestions
to get you started.
This humorous game reveals how creative and clever participants can be.
The game can be played at different
intervals throughout the Seder, in between reading the text. It requires very
little preparation.
Collect a bag full of small items from around a house, almost
anything will do. i.e.: Lego man, plastic animals, toy car, an
envelope, a cup, pajama pants, stuffed animals, etc.
Q. Why do we eat Matzah on Passover ?
A. To r emind us of the dough that didn’t have time
to rise as our forefathers were rushed out of Egypt.
Pass the bag filled with the items around the table and get
people to pick one without looking. Now each person has to
connect the item in his hand to the story.
Q. Name the Four Sons?
A. The wise, the wicked, the simple, and the one
who doesn’t know how to ask.
Here’s an example of what someone might say who selected
Lego man from the bag: “You are probably very curious who
I am? Well, many years ago, our people were enslaved in
Egypt by a very powerful King called Pharaoh. One day God
appeared to me at the burning bush and told me to remove
my shoes. That’s why I don’t have any shoes on. God then
told me that I was going to lead the Jews out of Egypt."
Q. What things connected with Seder night ar e
associated with the number four?
A. Four sons, four cups of wine, four questions.
Q. What is the second plague?
A. Fr ogs.
This game gets young and old involved and is a lot of fun.
Q. Why do we dip in the Char oset?
A. The Char oset r epr esents the cement that the
Jews used to cement the bricks together in their
slavery. Today we dip as a sign of freedom.
Q. Can you say all ten plagues in or der ?
A. Blood, fr ogs, ver min, wild beasts, pestilence,
boils, hail, locusts, darkness, plague of the firstborn.
You could use a simple plastic toy telephone that doesn’t
make noise, or any object that you can pretend is a phone,
and lots of blocks on the floor next to the Seder table.
Q. Who am I? I am one of the key figur es in the
story of the going out of Egypt. I lost my whole
army and half my country in my stubbornness.
A. Phar oah.
At any time during the Seder, you make a pretend ringing
noise. There is a hushed silence and you pick up the phone. It
is Pharaoh on the other end.
After the Mah Nishtana, you ask one of the kids to
blindfold one of the guests or family member. Then the
blindfolded one is to pick a card out of a box or hat.
Someone is chosen to read the question. If the blindfolded one answers correctly he or she gets a point/
sweet/nut/small prize.
The game can be played at different intervals during
the evening.
According to your improvised one-sided conversation, it becomes clear that all children under 8 have to get down from
the table and start building a pyramid.
You can get one or two of the older children to be the task
masters and shout out orders to work faster, etc. Children
love doing this.
If you have several children at the Seder, you can do a competition who can build the tallest tower/pyramid.
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SISTERHOOD
ETHEL CHESEN, PRESIDENT
Strike up the band…
Clang the cymbals …
Spread the word . . .
We are feverishly working on several programs of
interest to fill out our spring calendar. Watch your
mail for further details.
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With Purim behind us and Passover rapidly
approaching, may the holidays be times of joy spent
with your loved ones.
Our Mischlo’ach Manot project
went over the top!
The financial support of our congregation and staff
in our Purim Project was overwhelming. Members
of long-standing and very many of our newest
members were more than generous and we are truly
delighted with the results. Most of all, everyone
pitched in from day one to delivery day to make this
fund raiser move along at a smooth and easy pace.
We extend our heartfelt thanks and a resounding
round of applause to all of you.
Sisterhood Book Group
Wednesdays at 8:15pm
April 22nd
“Daughter of the King”
By Sandra Lansky
Our synagogue is the major recipient of the profits
from this project. In next month’s column we will
list the causes in Israel and the U.S. that we also
support.
Refreshments will be served.
Chairpersons Kathy Grazian &
Naomi Altschul
A NOTE FROM THE MEMBER ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Hachnasat Orchim (welcoming guests) is a core Jewish value. We encounter it in the Book of Genesis as
Abraham and Sarah graciously welcome unexpected visitors to their tent, make them comfortable and feed
them generously.
We have the wonderful opportunity to fulfill the mitzvah of Hachnasat Orchim every time visitors come
to our synagogue. The Member Engagement Committee hopes that all “Gesher Shalomites” consider
themselves ambassadors of our shul. Be part of the mitzvah, say hello and make sure that visitors to our
Congregation do not stand or sit alone at the Oneg or Kiddush. Please introduce them to those at your table,
and to Member Engagement Committee people.
And, as always, if in your travels you meet someone who is looking to affiliate with a synagogue, point the
person in our direction, and let our committee know so that we can reach out as well.
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SERVICE & PROGRAM
Rabbi Stern interviews
Holocaust Survivor, Judith Auerbacher
As a young child, Judy was sent to Auschwitz twice . . .
But that is not the beginning or end of her fascinating
and harrowing saga.
Sunday, April 19, 2015 - 7:00pm
BIBLE STUDY
Every Friday, 11:30am
with
Marvin Chertkoff & Mike Seymour
THE CHRISTIAN BIBLE
Have you ever said, “Turn the other cheek” in an awkward situation or heard a mother exhorting
her child to “Go the extra mile "or heard a doctor say ”Faith can move mountains” encouraging a
sick patient? Without realizing it, these sayings and philosophies from the Christian Bible as well
as hundreds of others are embedded in our daily lives. Its pervasive impact on our culture is startling.
Join us on Friday, May 22nd, when we begin a study of the Christian Bible and its relationship to the
Jewish Bible from a theological, historical and literary approach. We will see the origins of what will
become Christianity when a portion of Jews accepted Jesus as the long awaited messiah.
All Synagogue members and friends are welcome to join us. Bring a copy of the Christian Bible
to each class (the New Revised Standard Version is preferred), since our approach will be close
reading of the text. If you need to buy a book call Marvin at 201-969-2456 and he can advise you
and answer any questions
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Service Times and Activities
Thursday evening, April 2
Search for Hametz
Friday morning, April 3
7:00am
10:38am
11:38am
Fast/Feast of the Firstborn
Last “opportunity” to eat Hametz
Burn Hametz (if not earlier)
Please note: If at all possible, the Seder should begin each night after dark.
We begin Counting the Omer at the Seder on the Second Night.
First days:
Saturday, April 4
9:00am
Minchah at 1:00pm, following Kiddush
Sunday, April 5
9:00am
8:30pm
Minchah at 1:00pm, following Kiddush
Ma’ariv
7:00am
7:45pm
7:00am
7:00pm
9:00am
7:00pm
Minchah & Ma’ariv
9:00am
7:00pm
Sanctuary Service & Yizkor
Minchah & Ma’ariv
Intermediate days
Monday - Wednesday
April 6, 7 & 8
Concluding days:
Thursday, April 9
Friday, April 10
Saturday, April 11
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DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Nancy Schiff’s Birthday
Rabbi & Mrs. Spielman’s
Anniversary
Rabbi Spielman’s Birthday
Florence Silverberg’s
Birthday
Nancy Schiff’s Birthday
Milton Breit’s Birthday
Rabbi & Mrs. Spielman’s
Anniversary
Rabbi Spielman’s Birthday
Nancy Schiff’s Birthday
Speedy Recovery
Eshrat Baradarian
Speedy Recovery
Eshrat Baradarian
Aliyot
Murray Feit & Margalit
Pashayan’s Marriage
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Alice & Arnold Grodman
The Davis Family
The Davis Family
The Davis Family
The Davis Family
Laurie & Ira Smilovitz
Marilyn Saposh
Evelyn Baer
Evelyn Baer
Diana & George Allen
Our Condolences to . . .
HANNA ATLAS
On the loss of her beloved father,
JOSEF ATLASOWICZ
DONOR
Yetta Rosen
Sisterhood
Laurie & Ira Smilovitz
Naomi Altschul
Rochelle & Martin Carus
Lynda & Alvin Sussman
Joan Luks
Rebecca & Buck Schleifer
Kristin & Howard Luks
Judith & Phillip Gliksman
Mary & Leo Rettig
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Martha Shemin
Florence & Norm Silverberg
Shirley & Marvin Kochansky
Deena Zimmerman
Deena Zimmerman
Marilyn Saposh
Sisterhood
Edith Kantrowitz
Marilyn Saposh
Judy Turkell
Sally Aaron
Leatrice Weiss
Karen & Ned Steiner
Alma & Bill Katz
IN MEMORY OF
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Ben Kless
Susan Weintraub
Herb Beskind
Adam Rosen
Adam Rosen
Marilyn Rothenberg
Frank Weiss
Gene Schlein
Bertha Berkowitz
Martha Halper
Martha Halper
Paul Ohringer
ROSE LEDERMAN
On the loss of her beloved mother,
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
BETTY LEDERMAN
DONORS
Shmuel Bar-Or
IN HONOR OF
Rabbi Stern
DONORS
Joan Alter
IN MEMORY OF
Harvey Jolt
YETTA ROSEN
On the loss of her beloved grandson,
ADAM ROSEN
The meaning of the word T
" zedakah
Tzedakah is the Hebrew word for the acts that we call "charity" in English: giving aid,
assistance and money to the poor and needy or to other worthy causes.
Our Sages taught: The giving of tzedakah is as great as all the other mitzvot together.
All listed donations were received in February
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Josephine Landman
Shari Whitman
Donna Neuhaus
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Lillian Leshinsky
Suzette Josif
Laurie Small-Levy
Lynn Weksler
Lorelei Schwartzman
Doryne Davis
Terry Gensler
Tobey Lyden
Henry Cummins
Joshua Kaplan
Rachel Geller
Leo & Mary Rettig
Steven Schwalbe & Annemarie Krim
Marvin & Janet Chertkoff
John & Tobey Lyden
Martin & Rochelle Carus
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Hugh Gilenson
Bruce Weksler
Judy Geller
William Lowe
Frances Aguilar
Vera Kishinevsky
Casey Danoff
Larry Pick
Hanna Atlas
Mark Kamin
Irving & Ethel Plutzer
Paul & Arlene Starr
Robert & Andrea Millner
Michael & Susan Vardy
Our celebration service will be Saturday, April 25th - 9:30am.
If your birthday/anniversary is not listed, please call the Center office
and we will update our records. 201-947-1735
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Daily Service Times
Mon ‐Thur
7:00am & 7:45pm
Friday
7:00am & 7:00pm
Saturday
9:30am & Minchah
Sunday
9:00am & 7:45pm
APRIL 2015
Nisan - Iyar 5775
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
1
12 Nisan
THURSDAY
2
13 Nisan
FRIDAY
3
14 Nisan
Firstborn Service
7am
SATURDAY
4
15 Nisan
Service 9am
Minchah 1pm
NO EVENING SERVICES
Search for Hametz
5
16 Nisan
Service 9am
Minchah 1pm
Ma’ariv 8:30pm
6
17 Nisan
Services
7am & 7:45pm
7
18 Nisan
Services
7am & 7:45pm
12
23 Nisan
19 Nisan
9
Services
7am & 7:45pm
20 Nisan
Services
7am & 7pm
Intermediate Day
13
24 Nisan
Intermediate Day
14
25 Nisan
Intermediate Day
15
16
26 Nisan
27 Nisan
Rabbi’s Class
10:30am
Yom HaShoah
30 Nisan
20
1 Iyar
21
2 Iyar
Yom Hashoah
Program 7pm
22
3 Iyar
Sisterhood
Book Club 8pm
21 Nisan
Service 9am
Minchah and
Ma’ariv 7pm
26
7 Iyar
27
8 Iyar
28
9 Iyar
29
10 Iyar
11
22 Nisan
Service 9am
Minchah and
Ma’ariv 7pm
23
4 Iyar
Rabbi’s Class
10:30am
Yom Haatzma’ut
30
11 Iyar
Rabbi’s Class
10:30am
YIZKOR
7:11PM
Passover
17
28 Nisan
Passover
18
29 Nisan
Bible Study
11:30am
MINCHAH 7:00PM
SHEMINI
7:19PM
24
Bible Study
11:30am
PC Reception
6pm
Yom Hazikaron
Passover
OFFICE
CLOSED
Intermediate Day
Sisterhood Board
Meeting 1pm
HEBREW SCHOOL
CLOSED
19
10
HEBREW SCHOOL
CLOSED
HEBREW SCHOOL
CLOSED
Passover
8
7:04PM
First Seder
5 Iyar
25
6 Iyar
GPS & Birthday/
Anniversary
Service 9:30am
Club Shabbat &
Torah Tots 11am
7:26PM
MINCHAH 7:15PM
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2014 - 15 BOARD
OF
TRUSTEES
CLERGY & DIRECTORS
Co ‐ Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . Arnold Grodman Marvin Josif Vice Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Elrom David Korn Mark Laufer Richard Schiff Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alvin Cohen Secretaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne Koby Hennie Ostrower Mark Altschul Shmuel Bar‐Or Ethel Chesen Mark Klein Marvin Kochansky Carol Kopelman Lisa Maier Avri Ravid David Sarnoff Ivan Shore Ira Smilovitz Alan Stern William Tobenkin Rabbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth A. Stern Cantor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Zim Execu ve Director . . . . . . . . . . Martha Dawson Rabbi Emeritus . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irving Spielman Messenger Editor . . . . . . . . . Debbie Mulholland AUXILIARY
Sisterhood
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethel Chesen Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edith Kantrowitz Financial Secretaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Bloch Shifra Ruda Corresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . Evelyn Davis Recording Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . Rochelle Carus Men’s Club
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JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF FORT LEE / CONG GESHER SHALOM
1449 ANDERSON AVENUE  FORT LEE, NJ 07024
PHONE: (201) 947-1735  FAX: (201) 947-1530
HEBREW SCHOOL: (201) 947-1654
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