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205 Old Grassy Hill Road ∙ Orange, CT 06477 ∙ 203-799-2341
September-October 2014
www.orshalomct.org
Elul 5774 Tishrei-Heshvan 5775
What’s Inside:
In Memoriam…..…………..Page 2
From the Rabbi…….……...Page 3
From the President…..….Page 4
Note from Jody ..………...Page 4
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs………….Page 5
Education Director……....Page 5
Yizkor Book Form…….….Page 5
September Calendar.…..Page 6
October Calendar...….....Page 7
High Holiday Schedule..Page 8
Stuffed Animal Parade...Page 9
Lulav & Etrogs……………..Page 9
Sisterhood News….…....Page 10
Auto-Purchase Gift
Cards………………………….Page 10
College Parents..….…....Page 10
Contributions………….….Page 11
Community Yizkor……..Page 13
Cemetery Service……...Page 14
High Holiday Flowers..Page 14
Coffee & Learn with Rabbi
Wainhaus begins
November 5
Annual Campaign Challenge!!!
Tired of hearing about the
Annual Campaign during
the High Holidays?
Would your holidays still be
fulfilling if you didn't
receive a pledge donation card?
If you answered "Yes" to these questions
then we have good news for you!
You can eliminate the pledge cards and
the Annual Campaign speech this Rosh
Hashanah by making your Annual
Campaign pledge now. If we get 60% of
our members to pledge you will not be
asked for any donations on Rosh
Hashanah and you won't have to dispose
of any more pledge cards!
That's it! No hard sell. No explanation of
how the Annual Campaign is needed in
order to balance our annual budget. No
discussion of the merits of contributing
and working together as a
community. To put it in NPR
parlance, YOU CAN ELIMINATE OUR
HIGH HOLIDAY PLEDGE DRIVE!
All you have to do is send in your pledge
today! Remember, pledge now, pay
later!
Thank you for your consideration!
Annual Gazebo Service
September 5, 7:00 pm
High Plains Community Center
SAVE THE DATE!
ANNUAL KRISTALLNACHT
COMMEMORATION
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 2014
9:00AM –11:30AM
AT CONGREGATION OR
SHALOM
On November 2, Or Shalom will host
its Annual Kristallnacht
Commemoration. This program is
made possible by a generous
donation from the Men’s Club Yellow
Candle Fund. This year we will
celebrate the courageous, life-saving
deeds of Eleanor & Gilbert Kraus. Our
speakers will include Dr. Robert
Braun, one of the “50 children”
rescued by Mr. & Mrs. Kraus, and Mr.
Steven Pressman, producer of the
Emmy-nominated film “50
Children”. Several of the Kraus’
grandchildren will receive a special
citation from Connecticut’s General
Assembly. Mr. Pressman is married to
Liz Perle, one of the grandchildren.
(con’t on page 5)
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Todah Rabah
MORNING MINYAN
Monday and Thursday mornings at
7:30 am
Nancy Kline for chairing our Annual Red Cross
Blood Drive.
To Lois Winnick, Toby Zabinski, Holly Green, Paula Samuel,
Civianne Bloch, Julie Mancher, Judy Kinstler, Sylvia
Horowitz, Rebecca Kline and Rachel Kline for helping with
the Blood Drive.
Sundays at 9:00 am
IN MEMORIAM
Congregation Or Shalom’s
Guiding Principles:
To serve as a vibrant center for the practice
and teaching of Conservative Judaism. To
create a spiritual and social atmosphere in
which congregants feel part of a larger
synagogue family.
The entire Congregation wishes to extend its
heartfelt condolences to the families of:
Alan Youngwood beloved brother of Lillian
Malkus
Arthur Hipshman beloved father of Phyliss
Shapiro
Lillian Groveman beloved mother of Arleen
Winters
Rita Gold beloved mother of Joshua Gold
Or Shalom Office Hours
Monday through Thursday
10:00 am—4:00 pm
Friday
10:00 am—3:00 pm
Rabbi’s Office Hours
Barring emergencies, the Rabbi keeps office hours on
Mondays from 8:30 am to noon, 4:00 pm—6:00 pm and
on Thursdays from 8:30 am until noon. Please feel free
to schedule an appointment with him during those
hours.
He will also be available other times during the week, as
needed. To schedule an appointment, you can contact
him at the office at 203-799-2341, on his personal phone
number at 203-795-9815 or via email at
armwainhaus@gmail.com.
Lighting Shabbat Candles
A Peaceful Way to Usher in the Sabbath
It is customary to light candles Friday evening in the home for
Shabbat approximately 18 minutes prior to sunset. Here are
candle lighting times for September-October 2014 in Greater
New Haven:
September 5 - 7:01 pm
September 12 - 6:49 pm
September 19 - 6:37 pm
September 25 - 6:28 pm
October 3 - 6:11 pm
October 10 - 6:00 pm
October 17 - 5:49 pm
October 24 - 5:39 pm
October 31 - 5:30 pm
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From the Rabbi…
What is a Child?
The two events that triggered the
war between Hamas and Israel this
summer were acts of unspeakable
violence: the kidnapping and
execution of three defenseless
Yeshiva boys, followed by the
vengeful murder of a Palestinian
teenager. Both were obscene,
barbaric acts. But there was one
glaring difference between the two
incidents: In the aftermath of the murder of the Yeshiva
boys, followers of Hamas took to the streets of Gaza,
passed out candies and danced. After the murder of the
Palestinian teenager, however, the Israeli government
condemned that atrocity as “immoral and anti-Jewish”,
and immediately hunted down the teenager’s Israeli
murderers. And after being tried, they will undoubtedly
spend a good part of their lives behind bars. These
diametrically opposite reactions to unmitigated evil speak
volumes about the reality Israel must deal with on a daily
basis: While the Jewish state dedicates itself to the
impossibly difficult task of destroying rocket launchers
deliberately embedded in bedrooms, hospitals,
classrooms and mosques, Hamas carries out its program
of Jihad by deliberately aiming its rockets at Israeli
population centers. While Israelis anguish over the death
of innocents, the followers of Hamas rejoice. While Israel
celebrates life, Hamas celebrates death.
Elie Wiesel, a survivor of the death camp Auschwitz,
received the Nobel Prize for turning the nightmarish
experiences of his youth into a “message of peace,
atonement and human dignity to mankind”. A few weeks
ago, he published an open letter in U.S. newspapers,
condemning Hamas’s sacrifice of Palestinian children in
the name of martyrdom. I’ve excerpted several sentences
from his letter:
“…What we are suffering through today is not a battle of
Jew versus Arab or Israeli versus Palestinian. Rather, it is a
battle between those who celebrate life and those who
champion death. It is a battle of civilization versus
barbarism… While the suffering of those in Gaza is
immense and a true tragedy, the blame lies solely with
Hamas who use children as human shields and stores
rockets and ammunition in nurseries, schools, hospitals,
and family homes… Palestinian parents want a hopeful
future for their children, just like Israeli parents do. And both
should be joining together in peace…But before sleepless
mothers in both Gaza City and Tel Aviv can rest, before
diplomats can begin in earnest the crucial business of
rebuilding dialogue, the Hamas death cult must be
confronted for what it is.”
Wiesel concludes: “Let us return child sacrifice to the darkest
corner of history, and work toward a brighter future with
those who choose life, Arabs and Jews alike, all of us
Abraham’s children.”
The Torah reading read on Rosh Hashanah is the “Binding of
Isaac”, the near-sacrifice of Abraham’s beloved child. In that
story, although Abraham lifts his knife to sacrifice his son,
God implores him to stop. The bible’s message is clear: We
do not “own” our children. Our children are not “ours”; they
are not “objects” put on earth to be sacrificed on the altar of
their parents’ ends. As the poet Kahlil Gibran wrote, “…Our
children come through us, not from us; they are with us, but
they do not belong to us…”
Judaism has thus always seen child rearing as a sacred trust
and a holy responsibility.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson, may
his memory be a blessing, once reprimanded a parent whom,
he’d heard, would often angrily strike his children: The
Rebbe said: “Would you strike someone else’s child? Your
hand would surely tremble before you hit another’s child!”
How much more so should you tremble before you strike
God’s child!”
May the parents of Gaza be mindful of this insight, first
bequeathed to us by Abraham, our mutual father.
Toward Shalom in 5775,
Wishing you much Gezunt and Simhah in the year ahead,
Rabbi Alvin Wainhaus
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From the President...
Shana Tova! ‫הבוט הנש‬
I would like to extend my personal
greetings for a Happy and Healthy
New Year to you and your family. I
would also like to extend an
additional special welcome to our
new member families. We are glad
you are here to celebrate and share
with us.
As I wrote last year, the Jewish New Year, marked by Rosh
Hashanah, begins a period of personal and community
reflection. It restarts the cycle, affording us the opportunity to
evaluate and re-center; to focus and reprioritize; to take a step
back and chart the course forward. While there is no need to
wait for the High Holidays to do so, in the spirit of reflection
and forgiveness I apologize for anything that I have done that
may have hurt any of you. One act that I must apologize for,
an omission from my last article in which I recognized our
graduating High School Seniors , I inadvertently omitted our
own Aliyah Oestreicher. Please join me now in congratulating
Aliyah on achieving this milestone. Congratulations - well
done!
You probably know that the Annual Campaign Committee
issued a challenge to the membership this year; achieve sixty
percent participation by August 15 and we will dispense of
both the Pledge Cards, and the President’s Annual Campaign
appeal at the High Holidays. We are still in the midst of that
challenge at this writing, so I don’t yet know if we achieved the
goal or not, but so many of you have stepped up to the plate.
I would like to acknowledge and thank you all for your
generous and timely pledges.
Or Shalom doesn’t happen without a lot of hard work from
many different people. I would like to recognize and thank our
office staff, Jody, Virginia and Joan for all their hard work this
year. Their continued efforts are what make Or Shalom tick,
and on behalf of the entire congregation, I would like to
express our gratitude. I would also like to introduce and
welcome a new member of the administration team – Mary
Caruso. Mary joined the team in July and will be providing
administrative assistance. Welcome Mary!
You may have already learned that Jody has tendered her
resignation as Synagogue Administrator, Congregation Or
Shalom. She has accepted a position as Executive Director at
Congregation B’nai Jacob. On behalf of the entire
congregation I would like express our collective gratitude for
her years of service and dedication. We wish her well in her
new endeavor.
I would also like to recognize the Board of Directors,
Committee members, the education staff and all the
volunteers who perform yeomen’s work, planning and
organizing the various events and programming at our
synagogue. Great work! I’m looking forward to another exciting
year. For those of you that have mulled the idea over, maybe
this is the year that you roll up your sleeves and get involved.
We have 13 standing and several ad-hoc committees. There’s
something for everyone.
Lastly, but most importantly I would like to close this article to
wish you health and happiness for the New Year, 5775. May
you enjoy the company of your loved ones, families and friends.
And may you be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life for a
good year.
Shalom.
Bill
A Note from Jody Dietch
As many of you may have heard, I made the difficult
decision to leave Or Shalom for another position. I
will not be going far, as I will be the new Executive
Director for Congregation B’nai Jacob in Woodbridge.
I want to thank all of you who have been so
supportive during my seven plus years working as the
Synagogue Administrator for Or Shalom. It was an
honor to be selected for that position back in 2007
just as it is an honor for me to be selected by B’nai
Jacob.
It is important for everyone to know that I applied for
the position after careful consideration. I was in no
way “recruited” by anyone at B’nai Jacob. When their
Executive Director left, I decided it was an opportunity
for me to become an Executive Director. The fact that
it is B’nai Jacob really is more about my family and its
proximity and familiarity for me and my family.
I thank you all and look forward to a continued
positive relationship with everyone.
Best wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year.
Jody
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From the Education Director:
Welcome Back! Our first day of school this year is
Friday, September 5th. As a family, come to the
Gazebo Service and we will daven under the
stars.
If you have been wondering who your child's
teacher will be, the wait is over. Our youngest
students in kindergarten and 1st grade will have
Morah Beth. Morah Rivka will be teaching 2nd
and 3rd grades. Mrs. Sachs has moved up with
her class and will be teaching 4th grade. The 5th
and 6th grades will be taught by Mrs.
Schwartz. As always, the 7th grade B.
Mitzvah class teacher is
Rabbi Wainhaus.
If you haven't registered
yet, it's never too
late. Please contact me
for further information.
Barbara Shevis
YIZKOR SERVICE BOOKLET
Please have submission in to the office by September 10
Below is the Yizkor Service Booklet Form for submissions in
the 5775 Yizkor Book, please send it in by September 10,
2014. If you wish to have a family member’s name listed in
the booklet, please fill out the information below and mail it
with a check to the synagogue office: 205 Old Grassy Hill
Road, Orange, CT 06477. Only the names that are sent to
the Synagogue, using the form below, will be included in this
booklet. You must resubmit each year but you can indicate
“same as last year”. (Please note: we cannot bill your Or
Shalom account for the Yizkor Book. Thank you for your
cooperation and understanding.)
Please send a donation of $10.00 per name (maximum
donation $50).

2014 YIZKOR FORM
NAME:__________________________________________
DONATION $_________________ ($10 per name, Maximum $50)
Names of Departed:
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
(Kristallnacht program con’t from page 1)
In early 1939, few Americans were thinking about the
darkening storm clouds over Europe’s Jews. But one
ordinary American couple decided something had to
be done. Despite overwhelming obstacles – both in
Europe and the United states – Gilbert and Eleanor
Kraus made a bold and unprecedented decision to
travel to Nazi Germany and Austria in an effort to
save as many Jewish children as possible.
Fewer than 1,200 unaccompanied children were
allowed into the United States throughout the entire
Holocaust, in which 1.5 million Jewish children
perished. The fifty children saved by the Krauses
turned out to be the largest single group of
unaccompanied children brought to America.
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
Spencer & Mason
Shepard will celebrate
their B'Nai Mitzvah on
September 13, 2014.
They live in Orange
with their parents,
Seth and Hallie, and
their dog Sadie. Spencer is a 8th grade student
and Mason is a 7th grade student at Amity Middle
School. For their Bar Mitzvah project, they
collected food, toys, supplies and donations to
the Connecticut Humane Society.
Madeline Rosenberg will
celebrate her Bat Mitzvah
on October 18, 2014. Maddy
lives in Orange with her
parents, Harry and Helen,
and her older brother Evan.
She is a student at Amity
Middle School. For her
mitzvah project, Maddy volunteered at the
Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK). Maddy
continues to volunteer at DESK and plans to
maintain her involvement there throughout the
school year.
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22 Service 7:30 am
29 Service 7:30 am
Board Meeting
7:30 pm
21 Service 9:00 am
Cemetery Services
12:30 Shelton
1:30 Orange
2:30 West Haven
28 Service 9:00 am
Fast of Gedaliah
No School
Building of the Sukkah
(following Minyan)
15 Service 7:30 am
Sisterhood Dinner
6:30 pm
30
23
16
No Zumba
No Zumba
Zumba 7-8 pm
Zumba 7-8 pm
Zumba 7-8 pm
LABOR DAY
OFFICE CLOSED
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2
1 Service 7:30 am
8 Service 7:30 am
TUESDAY
MONDAY
14 Service 9:00 am
No School
7 Service 9:00 am
SUNDAY
Erev Rosh Hashanah
Service 7:00 pm
24
Healing Circle 7:45
am
No School
17
Healing Circle 7:45
am
10
Healing Circle 7:45
am
1st Day of Hebrew
School Grades 2-7
3
Healing Circle 7:45
am
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 2014
25 1st Day Rosh
Hashanah
Service 8:30 am
(see HH schedule)
No Zumba
Office Closed
Zumba 7-8 pm
18 Service 7:30 am
Zumba 7-8 pm
11 Service 7:30 am
Zumba 7-8 pm
4 Service 7:30 am
THURSDAY
26 2nd Day Rosh
27 Hashanah Service
8:30 am (see schedule)
Welcoming the Sabbath
Approx. 6:15 pm
Office Closed
27 Shabbat Shuvah
Service 9:30 am
Selichot Service 10:30 pm
@BEKI
20 Service 9:30 am
19 Service 7:00 pm
6 Service 9:30 am
13 Service 9:30 am
Spencer & Mason
Shepard
B’nai Mitzvah, am
Gazebo Service !!
7:00 pm
At High Plains
Community Center
SATURDAY
12 Service 7:00 pm
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FRIDAY
ELUL 5774- TISHREI 5775
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13 Service 7:30 am
5th Day Sukkot
12 Service 9:00 am
4th Day Sukkot
No School
27 Service 7:30 am
26 Service 9:00 am
Board Meeting
7:30 pm
20 Service 7:30 am
19 Service 9:00 am
Men’s Club Sukkah
Event
6 Service 7:30 am
Monday
5 Service 9:00 am
Sunday
28
21
Zumba 7-8 pm
Zumba 7-8 pm
29
Healing Circle 7:45 am
22
Healing Circle 7:45 am
15
Healing Circle 7:45 am
No School
7th Day Sukkot
Erev Shemini Atzeret
Farewell to Sukkah
7:00 pm (bring coats)
14 6th Day Sukkot
Zumba 7-8 pm
Erev Sukkot
Sukkot Children’s Event
Service in Sukkah
7:00 pm (bring coats)
8
Healing Circle 7:45 am
1
Healing Circle 7:45 am
Wednesday
Zumba 7-8 pm
7
Tuesday
OCTOBER 2014
Zumba 7-8 pm
30 Service 7:30 am
Zumba 7-8 pm
23 Service 7:30 am
Service 9:30 am
Yizkor approx. 11:00 am
Office Closed
Simchat Torah 6:30 pm
No Zumba
16 Shemini Atzeret
Service 7:00 pm
No Zumba
9 Sukkot Service
9:30 am
Office Closed
No Zumba
2 Service 7:30 am
Thursday
31 Service 7:00 pm
24 Service 7:00 pm
Stuffed Animal Parade
Rosh Hodesh Heshvan
Shabbat Service
7:00 pm
17 Simchat Torah
Service 9:30 am
Office Closed
Service 7:00 pm
In Sukkah (bring coats)
Sukkot Service
9:30 am
Office Closed
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3 Erev Yom Kippur
Service 6:30 pm
Operation Isaiah
Friday
TISHREI-HESHVAN 5775
25 Service 9:30 am
Rosh Hodesh Heshvan
18 Service 9:30 am
Madeline Rosenberg
Bat Mitzvah, am
11 Service 9:30 am
3rd Day Sukkot
4 Yom Kippur
Service 8:30 am
(see HH Schedule)
Saturday
High Holiday Schedule 2014/5775
Community Selihot Service
(Ushering in the Season of Spiritual Renewal)
At Beth El Keser Israel (BEKI)
Saturday evening, September 20, 10:30 pm
Erev Rosh Hashanah, Wednesday evening, September 24 th
7:00 pm – Holiday Evening Service
First Day Rosh Hashanah, Thursday, September 25th
8:30 am – Shaharit Morning Service
9:30 am – Torah Service
Approx. 10:15 am – Immediately following the prayer for the ill,
Rabbi will announce that he will meet all children in the
backyard for a Holiday gathering. Afterwards, Rabbi will
lead the children back into Sanctuary for Shofar
sounding.
Approx. 10:45 am Shofar Sounding
Following Shofar Sounding, children are dismissed to Youth
Services (one hour):Holiday Celebration:
3-7 year-olds
Junior Congregation: 8-11 year olds
Approx. 11:15 am – Rabbi’s Sermon (followed by Musaf)
1:00 pm – SERVICE ENDS
Tashlikh ceremony follows at Wright’s Pond
6:15 pm – Minhah/Maariv
Second Day of Rosh Hashanah Friday, September 26th
8:30 am – Shaharit Morning Service
9:30 am – Torah Service
Approx. 10:45 am – Shofar Sounding
Following Shofar Sounding, children are dismissed to Youth
Services (one hour) Holiday Celebration:
3-7 year-olds
Junior Congregation: 8-11 year olds
Approx. 11:15 am – Rabbi’s Sermon (followed by Musaf)
1:00 pm – SERVICE ENDS
6:15 pm – Minhah/Maariv (Conclusion of Rosh Hashanah)
Shabbat Shuvah – The "Sabbath of Repentance"
Saturday morning, September 27th at 9:30 am
Erev Yom Kippur – Friday, October 3rd
6:15 pm – Kol Nidre – Operation Isaiah
Yom Kippur – Saturday, October 4th
8:30 am – Shaharit Morning Service
9:30 am – Torah Service
Approx. 9:45 am – Immediately following Rabbi’s Torah
commentary he will announce that he will meet all
children downstairs, for a retelling of the story of Jonah
Approx. 10:45 am – Children are dismissed to Youth Services,
directly from Rabbi’s retelling of Jonah:
Holiday Celebration: 3-7 year-olds
Junior Congregation: 8-11 year olds
Approx. 11:15 am – Rabbi’s Sermon
(followed by Yizkor & Musaf)
1:15 pm – BREAK
5:15 pm – Minhah
(followed by Neilah & Break-Fast)
High Holiday Chair Set Up
Please come and help set up the chairs for the High
Holidays. We will be setting them up Monday,
September 22 at 7:00 pm. High school students will
get community service credits.
Operation Isaiah
Each year, on Rosh Hashanah, after the Rabbi’s
sermon, we hand out brown paper shopping bags for
Operation Isaiah, our annual Kol Nidre food drive
appeal.
It is a tradition at Or Shalom to hand out the bags as
people leave on the first day of Rosh Hashanah.
Members take the
bags home and then
return them filled
with non-perishable
grocery items during
the week prior to
Yom Kippur or as they
come to synagogue
for Kol Nidre.
Financial donations
are also accepted, and checks can be made out to
“Congregation Or Shalom” and note in the memo
Operation Isaiah.
Last year we collected enough food and donations to
provide 6,977 meals! Let’s increase that this year,
as the need continues to increase.
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President Obama Awards 2013
National Humanities Medals
President Barack Obama presented the 2013 National
Humanities Medals to nine individuals and one
organization July 28 for outstanding achievements in
history, cultural studies, filmmaking, cultural
commentary, and historic preservation.
Among the medalists was Or Shalom’s own,
historian David Brion Davis. The National Humanities
Medals were presented in conjunction with the
National Medals of Arts at a White House ceremony.
The National Humanities Medal honors individuals or
groups whose work has deepened the nation’s
understanding of the humanities, broadened our
citizens’ engagement with the humanities, or helped
preserve and expand Americans’ access to important
resources in the humanities.
COME JOIN THE STUFFED
ANIMAL PARADE
Friday, October 24, 2014
The Service starts at 7:00 PM
Join the Rabbi as he tells the story of Noah and the
Ark. Children are invited to bring their favorite
stuffed animal to Services and parade “to the Ark”
as we celebrate the story of Noah!
David received it for “reshaping our understanding of
history. A World War II veteran, he has shed light on
the contradiction of a free Nation built by forced labor,
and his examinations of slavery and abolitionism drive
us to keep making moral progress in our time,” per the
press release from the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Join us as we celebrate
Simchat Torah!!!!
October 16, 6:30 pm
Lulav & Etrogs
Call the office to order your set
today.
$40 per set.
Please order by September 30
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Use Auto-Purchase for
Monthly Grocery Gift Cards!
Many congregants have asked for it and now it is available.
We know you want to support Or Shalom’s Gift Card
program but don’t always remember. So we are making it
even easier.
Use the form on the website to submit and sign up for
monthly auto-purchase. On the first of each month, we will
charge your credit card for the amount you specify and
mail the gift cards (Stop & Shop and/or ShopRite) to you.
All you need to do is email us confirmation that you
received the cards! It is that easy!
If you have any questions, contact Jody or Joan in the office
for more information.
Save the Date
September 15, 2014
Sisterhood Membership
Dinner
Program Featuring
Connecticut Artist,
Lois Goglia
who will share with us her journey from creating
masterworks on
x-rays to her most recent magnificent one-of-a-kind
scarves
Attention: All parents of college students:
The Koach Committee sends out holiday packages to
Or Shalom’s college students during the
year. Please send your college student’s address
and e-mail so that they can
be included and
remembered at the
holidays!
Email Robin Fox at
robinskf@optonline.net.
-Robin Fox & Dara Brosler
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
JOIN US AT PRO-ISRAEL
AIPAC COMMUNITY–WIDE EVENT
SEPTEMBER 11 AT
CONGREGATION B’NAI JACOB 7:00 PM
PROGRAM AND DESERT RECEPTION
With the ongoing conflict on the ground and
unprecedented regional threats surrounding Israel’s
existence, it has never been more important to gather
as a community. Please join us for a pro-Israel event
featuring Dr. Jonathan Adelman and Mr. Tony Badran as
we moderate a panel covering Israel and America’s
global threats.
REMEMBER:
The Iron Dome was critical in protecting Israeli citizens
from Hamas Rockets.
Congress was critical in voting for funding Iron Dome.
AIPAC was critical in lobbying Congress to vote for Iron
Dome
RSVP to Hadas Peles atHpeles@aipac.org or 617-3992553.
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Contributions
GENERAL FUND
To: Arnie Goldberg in honor of his “Surprise Birthday
Party”
From: Gail & Manny Cohen
To: Jeffrey Schpero in appreciation for his
thoughtfulness
From: Judith & Mark Sklarz
To: Nancy Rosen & family in memory of beloved
husband, Warren Rosen
From: Boots & Jules Landwirth
To: Steve Miller in honor of his milestone birthday
To: Arleen Winters & family in memory of beloved
mother, Lillian Groveman
From: Jane Kasper & Jim Blume
To: Alan Krivit in honor of his special birthday
From: Judi & Arnold Goldberg
To: The Gampel Family in memory of Stanley Gampel
From: Deeva Laubstein & Barry Goldblatt
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
To: Rabbi Wainhaus in appreciation
From: Mary Ellen Bostic; Phyllis & Michael Flaks;
Norma & Paul Barash
To: Nancy Rosen & family in memory of beloved
husband, Warren Rosen
From: Elaine & Jerry Braffman; Leslie & Joel
Wasserman
In memory of our beloved father, Arthur Hipshman
From: Phyliss & Steven Shapiro
SOCIAL ACTION FUND
To: Linda Bazarsky in memory of Harold Roberts
From: Jimmy Shure
To: Sandra Kaplan & family in memory of beloved
sister, Susan Robbins
To: Delana & Mark Severs & family in memory of
beloved son, Steven Severs
From: Minna & Lewis Kaufman
YOUTH FUND
To: Phyliss Shapiro & family in memory of beloved
father, Arthur Hipshman
From: Pat Violette
FLOWER FUND
To: Leo Vine, get well wishes
To: Earl Slusky, get well wishes
From: Selma Yudkin
FLOWERS FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAY
Susan & Robert Aaronson; Kas Asher; Norma & Paul
Barash; Jeffrey Berkley & Linda Snowe; Carole & Seth
Berman; Elaine & Gerald Braffman; Leslie Bufferd &
Marilyn Kleiman; Donald Cohen; Sue & Gus Davis;
Susan & Eric Gallant; Judi & Arnold Goldberg; Taube
Gurland; Joan & Jack Holden; Burton A. Kaplan; Jane
Kasper & Jim Blume; Nancy & Martin Katz; Carol &
William Kaufman; Nadine & Arthur Klein; Irene &
Bennett Lebov; Kay Ellen & Michael Loewenthal; Jan &
Steve Miller; Marla & Carl Russell; Mortimer H. Saffran;
Arlene & Peter Schwartz; Carol & Larry Shapiro; Margie
& Joe Shapiro; Carl Stahnke; Nancy & Don Tamis;
Doreen & Andy Testa; Regina Wolf; Toby & Mike
Zabinski
HERB WIENER BREAKFAST FUND (MORNING
MINYAN)
To: Shirley Fiedler in honor of receiving the “Shomrei Or”
award
To: Jimmy Shure in honor of the birth of his
granddaughter, Chloe Alexa
To: Civianne & Eric Bloch in honor of the birth of their
granddaughter, Keziah Rose
To: Margie & Joe Shapiro in honor of the birth of their
grandson, Noah Gerald
From: Norma & Paul Barash
To: Lois & Ian Winnick in honor of their 50th anniversary
From: Joyce & Seymour Nepiarsky
To: Norma & Paul Barash in honor of the birth of their
grandson, Henry Daniel
To: Sandy Weinstein, best wishes for a speedy recovery
From: Renee Livers
In memory of my beloved father, Harvey N. Ladin
From: Leslie Wasserman
To: Arleen Winters & family in memory of beloved
mother, Lillian Groveman
To: Josh Gold & family in memory of beloved mother,
Rita Gold
From: Abby & Mitch Goldblatt
A donation from John Kelman
YAHRZEIT FUND IN MEMORY OF:
Albee Trieber beloved brother-in-law of Selma Yudkin
Ruth Rinn beloved mother of Marilyn Biagioni
William Clayman beloved husband of Janet Clayman
Harry R. Friedman beloved husband of Barbara Friedman
Harry R. Friedman beloved father of Diane Gluck
Irene Lichtman beloved sister-in-law of Diane Gluck
Irwin S. Gurland beloved husband of Taube Gurland
Leon Liberman beloved father of Rosette Liberman
Aloin E. Stark beloved husband of Marilyn Stark
Max Raizman beloved father of Elaine Wisot
Herman Yargotah beloved father of Joel Young
Herman Bernard beloved father of Norma Barash
Morris Garelick beloved grandfather of Nancy Katz &
Salome Noun
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Leo Galanty beloved father of Toby Rockwell
Gladys Lubin beloved mother of Andrew Testa
Mary Deutsch beloved mother of Gladys Horowitz
Eva & Philip Saffran beloved parents of Mortimore
Saffran
Adolph Weissman beloved uncle of Larry A. Lambert
Samuel Spencer beloved father of Susan Dworkin
Charles Shapiro beloved father of Margie & Joe Shapiro
Morris Aaron Horowitz beloved father of Bernie
Horowitz
Alec Goldberg beloved father of Dale Hurwitz
Goldy & Charles R. Sachs beloved parents of Ellen
Bernblum
Rose Sherman beloved mother of Susan Davis
Jean B. Schpero beloved sister-in-law of Edith Schpero
Larry Seiderman beloved nephew of Joel Young
Rose Becker beloved mother of Benny Becker
Celia Schlesinger beloved mother of Caroline Begelfer
Martin Dworkin beloved father of Warren Dworkin
Ruth & Aaron Epstein beloved parents of Randi
Glauberman
Mitchell Loberfeld beloved father of Ronald Loberfeld
Betty Bassett beloved mother of Judith Moskowitz
William Jaffe beloved father of Francine Richter
Millie Ungerleider beloved mother-in-law of Linda
Ungerleider
Gwenn Cohen beloved wife of Allen Cohen
Irene Swirsky beloved mother of Ina Geller
Rose Becker beloved mother of Minna Kaufman
Irving Broder beloved father of Joan Pearl
Ethel Pearl beloved mother-in-law of Joan Pearl
Susan Winicour beloved sister of Carole Slusky
BRICK LIST
REGULAR BRICKS $4 SILVER $7
GOLD $10 CHAI $18
Call Evelyn Silvers (203)874-6083
(before 9:00 pm & NOT Saturdays)
REGULAR BRICKS
To: Civianne & Eric Bloch, Mazel Tov on the birth of
granddaughter, Keziah Rose
To: Sharon Teller, best wishes on your special birthday
From: Lisa & Harry Greenwald
To: Judy & Barry Kipperman, Mazel Tov on
granddaughter Elyssa’s Bat Mitzvah
From: Evelyn & Clifford Silvers; Maxine & Jerry
Schwartz
To: Lisa Greenwald, best wishes for a speedy recovery
From: Lorna & Paul Pincus
To: Judi Goldberg, best wishes on your special birthday
From: Judi & Alan Moskowitz
To: Lois & Ian Winnick, Mazel Tov on your 50th wedding
anniversary
From: Sharon & Richard Teller
To: Lisa & Harry Greenwald, wishing you both good health
From: Lois & Ian Winnick
To: Sandy Weinstein, best wishes for a speedy recovery
From: Lauren & Paul Seplowitz; Lorna & Paul Pincus
To: Sharon & Bruce Lippman, Mazel Tov on the birth of
granddaughter, Chani Orly
From: Beverly & Michael Propen
To: Harry Greenwald, best wishes for a speedy recovery
From: Evelyn & Clifford Silvers; Sharon & Richard
Teller; Norma & Charles Fleischman; Judi & Alan
Moskowitz; Judi & Paul Greenspan; Sharon & Bruce
Lippman; Lauren & Paul Seplowitz; Maxine & Jerry
Schwartz
To: Phyliss Shapiro & family in memory of beloved father,
Arthur Hipshman
To: Lillian Malkus & family in memory of beloved brother,
Alan Youngwood
To: Josh Gold & family in memory of beloved mother, Rita
Gold
To: Arleen Winters & family in memory of beloved
mother, Lillian Groveman
From: Robin & Bill Fox; Linda & Martin Zwerdling
To: Josh Gold & family in memory of beloved mother, Rita
Gold
From: Deneen & Gary Pearl; Lauren & Paul Seplowitz
To: Judi Goldberg, best wishes for a speedy recovery
From: Judi & Paul Greenspan
To: Peter Weinstein, best wishes for a speedy recovery
From: Ann & Bob Cole
To: Phyliss Shapiro & family in memory of beloved father,
Arthur Hipshman
From: Lauren & Paul Seplowitz
To: Barbee Joy Hall, Best wishes for a speedy & complete
recovery
From: Lois & Ian Winnick
GOLD BRICKS
To: Lois & Ian Winnick “Happy 50th”! May you have many
more!
From: Karen & Herb Marsh
CHAI BRICKS
To: Phyliss Shapiro & family in memory of beloved father,
Arthur Hipshman
From: Marcy & Ira Zoock
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Or Shalom to Host Open Community
Yizkor
Congregation Or Shalom is once again
offering all non-members an opportunity to come
to a free community-wide Yizkor Memorial Service
on Yom Kippur Day (October 4) at 4:00 PM.
Welcome!
New Members:
Wendy and Eric Severs
This service, which will last under an hour,
is open to the public without any membership
obligation. The Service will be led by the Ritual
Committee Chair, Robert Spaulding and his wife
Tova Clayman.
Rabbi Alvin Wainhaus noted that this is an
opportunity for Or Shalom to help fill a void
among non-affiliated Jews in and around the
Orange community. “Everyone should have the
opportunity to come say Yizkor for their departed
relatives and we hope they will come and take
advantage of this opportunity,” Wainhaus said.
From the Red Cross:
I would like to express my thanks to you and
Congregation Or Shalom for its
commitment to American Red
Cross Blood Services. On behalf
of the patients we serve, we thank
you for hosting your blood drive.
Your drive resulted in 46
presenting blood donors, and we
were able to collect 48 pints (120% of 40 pint Goal) of
lifesaving blood. Each of those donations could
help save up to 3 lives!
Every day someone somewhere needs blood. Without
dedicated coordinators and sponsors like you serving
as a vital link between the blood supply and those who
need blood, the Red Cross could not carry out its
lifesaving mission.
Again, thank you for your efforts in coordinating a
successful blood drive! We look forward to working
with you on the next drive.
Paul G Leahy
Account Manager
Recruitment and Outreach
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NEEDED:
Reading Partners for School Children
WHO?:
FLOWERS FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAYS
Would you like to make a donation for flowers on the
High Holidays?
Each year we ask for
donations towards flower
arrangements for both Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Please fill out the form
below and mail it to the
Synagogue office: 205 Old
Grassy Hill Road, Orange, CT
06477. All donations will be
recognized in the newsletter.
YOU!
Become a JCL Reading Partner Today.
You can be part of a child’s “success story”. It’s
easy (really, it is!).
By volunteering just one hour each week you can
improve a child’s chance of academic success and
build their confidence in ways that are priceless.
The Jewish Coalition for Literacy (JCL), program of
the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven,
invites you to attend its Orientation and
Information for new and returning literacy
volunteers to learn how you might get involved
and give back.
FLOWERS FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAYS
NAME OF MEMBER__________________________
AMOUNT OF DONATION: o $18 o$36 o$54 oOther:
$___________________
Wednesday morning, September17th, 9:30AM,
JCC, 360 Amity Road, Woodbridge
All adults are welcome.
No Prior experience required.
Esteemed panel – Fay E. Brown, Ph.D. Associate
Research Scientist, Yale Child Study Center; Krista
Bergin, Literacy Intervention Facilitator, New
Haven Board of Ed and Cheryl C. Durwin, Ph.D.,
Professor of Psychology Assistant Chairperson,
Psychology Department, SCSU, will present best
practices of reading with a child and highlight the
importance of reading partners giving children a
nurturing opportunity to help them succeed. Dr.
Brown will also highlight Dr. Jim
Comer’s program regarding
character traits that are a
valued part of many of our
schools core curriculum.
Contact Brenda Brenner, JCL
coordinator, for more
information and to register for
the coffee atbbrenner@jewishnewhaven.org or
203 387-2424 x 308.
ANNUAL CEMETERY MEMORIAL SERVICE, SEP 21
Please join Rabbi Wainhaus as he officiates at the Cemetery
Services on
Sunday, September 21, 2014 at :
12:30 pm- Beth Israel Cemetery, Shelton
1:30 pm-Beth Israel Cemetery, Orange
2:30 pm-Or Shalom Cemetery, West Haven
If you would like to send a donation in memory of your
loved ones, please complete the form below and mail to the
office with your check. We thank you for your kind support.
------------------------------------------------------CEMETERY MEMORIAL SERVICE, SEPTEMBER 21
NAME ____________________________________
ADDRESS__________________________________
IN MEMORY OF___________________________
DONATION $_________
Please mail to: Congregation Or Shalom, 205 Old Grassy
Hill Road, Orange, CT. 06477
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References Available
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New Patients Only
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