happy passover - Plainview Jewish Center

PLAINVIEW JEWISH CENTER
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5776/2016
APRIL / ADAR II / NISSAN
HAPPY PASSOVER
SISTERHOOD MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 5th - 8:15PM
PASSOVER WORKSHOP
RECIPES & TASTING FROM WOODBURY KOSHER!
SISTERHOOD NEWS BEGINS ON PAGE 30
ISSUE #105
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MAZEL TOV
Susan & Michael Levy on the birth of their granddaughter, Maya,
daughter of Stephanie & Daniel Levy.
Susan & Ervi Farkas on the birth of their granddaughter, Sienna Wynn Farkas,
daughter of Jessica & Eric Farkas.
Susan & Ervi Farkas on the marriage of their daughter, Elissa to Ben Halperin,
son of Patti & Richard Halperin.
HAMAKOM YINACHEM
Michael Schwartz on the passing of his brother, Daniel Schwartz.
PJC MISSION STATEMENT
Plainview Jewish Center is a forward-looking, familyfriendly, Conservative synagogue, which respects and
incorporates traditional Jewish values. We are completely
egalitarian and inclusive in all aspects of synagogue life.
We strive to provide a distinct, positive Jewish identity
through worship, life-long education, enrichment, and community
involvement. These practices ensure a congregation in which
every member matters.
KEEP US INFORMED!! Got good news? Engagements, marriages, births? Send your information by mail,
fax (516-938-2737) or email ([email protected]) so that we may share your simchas with the congregation.
PLEASE LET OUR CLERGY KNOW! Current laws prevent hospitals from releasing names of patients.
Please call the Temple Office when you, a family member, or friend are in the hospital and would welcome a
visit. Contact the Temple office at 516-938-8610 ext.0.
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RABBI...........................................................................Steven Conn
RABBI EMERITUS...................................................Julius Goldberg *
CANTOR......................................................................Morris Wolk
PRINCIPAL.................................................................Philip Dickstein
PRESIDENT..............................................................Shea Z. Lerner
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD............................Charles Wasserman
SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT.................................Debbie Zaglin
MEN’S CLUB PRESIDENT....................................Alan Hodes
FAMILYEDUCATION DIRECTOR......................................Judy Alper
YOUTH DIRECTOR.......................................................Dani Hauser
ORBIT EDITORS.........................................................Margie Richter
Michele Haimes
Elizabeth Kessler
Carol Hauser
ORBIT COVER ART................................................... Joyce Eckstein
* In Memorian
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516-938-8610
WEEKDAY SERVICES
Mon. thru Fri…………… 6:30AM
Mon. thru Thurs…….…...8:00PM
Sun. and Holidays………. 9:00AM
Sun. and Holidays………. 8:00PM
Friday Evening Services Check Calendar for Times
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APRIL CALENDAR
Rabbi Steven Conn & Cantor Morris Wolk will officiate at services
The Officers and Board of Trustees Extend a Hearty Mazal Tov to the Families of the Following Simchas
Friday, April 1st
Erev Shabbat Service……………….....……….6:00PM
Mishpacha Service……………………………..7:00PM
Saturday, April 2nd
Shacharit Service………………………………9:00AM
Aufruf: Risa Shapiro, daughter of Wendy &
Barry Shapiro and Gadi Gazit Bornstein,
son of Tova & Micha Gazit
Junior Congregation - Shabbat as One………..10:30AM
Mincha/Ma’ariv……………..………...……….7:00AM
Sunday, April 3rd
Services followed by T/T Breakfast…….………9:00AM
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class.…….….…....…..…..9:15AM
Hebrew High School……………………….....11:30AM
Tironim/Kadima………………………………..5:00PM
USY………………………………………………..7:00PM
Tuesday, April 5th
Sisterhood Program……………………………8:15PM
Thursday, April 7th
Senior FAN Club……………………....………1:00PM
Conversational Hebrew…………..…………….8:15PM
Friday, April 8th
Erev Shabbat Service…………….…………….6:00PM
Teen Shabbat Service and Dinner………………6:30PM
Saturday, April 9th
Shacharit Service……………………....………9:00AM
Mincha/Ma’ariv……………………..…………7:15PM
Sunday, April 10th
Services followed by T/T Breakfast…….………9:00AM
Alef Class Passover Workshop……..………….9:15AM
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class……………………..9:15AM
Religious School Committee Meeting……........10:00AM
Mitkadem…………………....……………….10:45AM
Tironim/Kadima……………………....………..5:00PM
USY…………………………….........………..7:00PM
Monday, April 11th
Membership Committee Meeting……………….8:15PM
Tuesday, April 12th
Sisterhood Executive Board Meeting…………...7:30PM
Sisterhood Board Meeting……………………..8:30PM
Wednesday, April 13th
Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Conn……………11:00AM
Sisterhood Fashion Boutique………..……..…..7:00PM
Ritual Committee Meeting………………….…..8:30PM
Thursday, April 14th
Senior FAN Club……………….….….………1:00PM
Conversational Hebrew…………………..8:15PM
Board of Trustees Meeting……………….8:30PM
Friday, April 15th
Musical Tot Shabbat……………………..5:30PM
Erev Shabbat Service…………………….6:00PM
Family Friendly Friday Night Service……..7:00PM
Saturday, April 16th
Shacharit Service/Simcha Shabbat.………9:00AM
Musical Junior Congregation…………......9:45AM
Mincha/Ma’ariv …………………..…..…7:15PM
Sunday, April 17th
Services followed by T/T Breakfast…...…9:00AM
Adult B’nai Mitzvah Class…………….…9:15AM
Mitkadem………………………….…..10:45AM
Hebrew High School……………….…..11:30AM
FJMC Dinner Crest Hollow Country Club ....................4:30PM
Tironim/Kadima………………..………..5:00PM
USY…………………………...……......7:00PM
Monday, April 18th
Men’s Club Program…………….………8:30PM
Tuesday, April 19th
Men’s Club Board Meeting………..…….8:30PM
Thursday, April 21st
Senior FAN Club………….….…………1:00PM
Conversational Hebrew………….………8:15PM
Friday, April 22nd
Morning MinyanFast of First Born/Siyum...................…6:15AM
Pesach Evening Service…………….…….5:45PM
Community Passover Seder………………6:30PM
Saturday, April 23rd
Shacharit Service – Pesach Day 1………..9:00AM
Early Mincha Service.…………….…….12:30PM
Sunday, April 24th
Shacharit Service – Pesach Day 2….……9:00AM
Pesach Day 2 Mincha……………….…..7:30PM
Thursday, April 28th
Senior FAN Club…………….….………1:00PM
Pesach Day 7 Evening Service....….…….7:30PM
Friday, April 29th
Shacharit Service – Pesach Day 7………9:00AM
Pesach Day 8 Evening Service....……..…7:30PM
Saturday, April 30th
Shacharit Service – Pesach Day 8
and Yizkor............................................9:00AM
Mincha/Ma’ariv……….....…………...…7:30PM
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FROM THE RABBI by Rabbi Steven Conn
There are many stories in the Torah that, to put it nicely, strain credulity.
For example, it is hard to imagine how one man and his family could build an ark
large enough to accommodate two of every kind of animal, much less collect all
the animals and care for them for almost a year. It is almost as hard to imagine
that more than six hundred thousand people could survive forty years in the desert,
eating only the manna that fell from heaven every day.
And, there is the story of Passover. The story of the ten plagues, on its
own, is challenging enough. Is it possible that an entire people, the Egyptians,
could have suffered one disaster after another; while another people living in their midst, the Israelites,
were untouched? Add to this the story of the splitting of the Sea of Reeds, which lasted just long
enough to let the Israelites through before the waters returned to drown the Egyptians, and we have
a series of events far outside anything that has ever happened in the rest of human history. A thousand
History Channel documentaries could never account for all the anomalies in the Passover story.
I have to say, though, that the unlikely nature of these stories doesn’t bother me. At worst, the
accounts of the miracles God works in the Torah are our foundation stories. These stories do not
have to be literally true to carry great meaning. They simply need to convey deep truths about God
and our relationship to Him/Her.
Truth to tell, the story I find most challenging is not one of the supernatural tales I mentioned
above. Instead, it is the one found at the end of the Book of Exodus, which we read in the synagogue
a few weeks ago; a story in which God plays only a small part.
In the story, Moses asks the people to come forward and contribute gold, silver, copper, precious
stones and textiles for the construction of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle. Moses only has to ask once.
The response is so great, Moses soon has to beg the people to stop. At the same time, Moses asks
for talented people to come forward and volunteer to do all the art and craft work necessary for the
construction. Again, although Moses makes just this one request, he has plenty of volunteers.
Before the work on the Tabernacle begins, God gives an elaborate list of directions for the
construction directly to Moses, Moses passes them on to the chief artisan Bezalel, and Bezalel
passes the directions on to everyone else. Yet, somehow, the finished product—every part of it—
comes out exactly according to God’s specifications. There is no need to re-do any part of the
Tabernacle, and nothing is missing. Even more amazingly, the project, which involved so many people
and so many pieces, came in exactly on time.
Finally, when Moses goes to make an accounting of all the materials that were used in the
construction, he finds that every ounce of gold, silver and copper can be accounted for. Every ounce
was used in the construction of the Mishkan. Nothing was wasted, nothing disappeared. Once the
Tabernacle is put together, God re-enters the story. God is pleased with the final product. As the story
ends, God’s presence fills the Mishkan so intensely that Moses cannot even enter.
As someone with many years of leading volunteer organizations, I have to say, I find this story
incredibly hard to believe. The events in the story do not even remotely match my experience. I am
sure that I am not alone. How often does it happen that a large scale, high profile project—or any
project at all—goes off without a hitch? On the other hand, how often do we run short of money
instead? How often to we not have enough volunteers? How many times does the plan we come up
with not get translated into action the way we envisioned it? How often does some part of the project
get seriously messed up or delayed? And how often to we come in late, over budget or both?
In the real world, a project like building of the Mishkan could never have been completed this
smoothly, this quickly and successfully, could it? I would like to suggest that, in spite of all of our
experience to the contrary, the answer to this question is that “yes, in fact, it could.”
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How do we know that such a thing is possible? Because the story of the construction of
the Mishkan does not rely on some act of miraculous divine intervention. The success of the
project is solely due to the people involved. The people respond to the project with generous
hearts. They willingly give of their time and resources. They devote themselves to the project,
and do not allow their own agendas to distract them. No one gets jealous of another person’s
position. No one tries to seize the reins and assert their power. No one gets greedy. No tries to
take credit for the project themselves. No one neglects their responsibilities. Nobody fights
about whose job it is or how they are going to do it. Everyone, it seems, communicates clearly
and patiently so that everyone is on the same page. In short, everyone works together in a spirit
of mutual respect and cooperation, with a shared dedication to achieving their collective goal.
And it is that harmony and shared sense of purpose that brings God’s presence into the midst of
the project.
What happens in the construction of the Mishkan is something that could happen in our
world, it just doesn’t—or at least, not often enough. So often, we let ourselves get distracted by
greed, jealously, ambition or conflicts over vision and control. So often, we get lazy or fail to
commit enough of ourselves or our resources. So often we don’t communicate clearly, or enough.
These are the factors that undermine our best intentions, that prevent what we want to do from
getting done, that deprive others of the benefits of our good ideas and good intentions. These
are the factors that keep God’s presence far away.
It doesn’t have to be this way. The real lesson of the story is that when we work together,
we have the capacity to accomplish great things, and to bring God’s presence into the world. All
we have to do is to learn to put our own personal agendas aside, and to give our full heart and
our full energy to the good work we do. All we have to do is work in harmony, communicate
responsibly, share the work and share the credit. All we have to do is respect each other and the
unique contributions we can all make.
Whenever we do these things—in our neighborhoods, in our synagogue, in our
communities—we bring God’s presence into our world, and in so doing make our efforts not
only successful but also holy. God may once have intervened in the world through large scale
wonders and miracles. But those days are past. But God is still very much with us, in the miracle
of a new life, in the awe-inspiring workings of nature, and in the wonder that is created when a
group of people is able to truly work together to bring some light into our world. May God help us
find the opportunity and the will to join our hearts and our hands together for the good this month
and every month.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN TO SPEAK HEBREW?
Thursdays at 8:15 PM
Our conversational Hebrew group is off to a great start. Rabbi Yakov Gil has
our participants speaking Hebrew around the table and even at home.
Haven’t joined us yet? Don’t despair. It’s not too late to get started. Just show
up and Rabbi Gil will work you into our conversations.
No prior knowledge of spoken Hebrew necessary. Hebrew reading, is required.
Classes meet in the Youth Corner. Fee is $10 per session.
For more information, contact Rabbi Conn at
mailto:[email protected] or the (516) 938-810 ext. 1.
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The Cantor’s Note: Be Grateful – It’s Good For You
There is an old Yiddish expression, “er maynt nit di Haggadah nor di
kneydlach,” which, freely translated, means “he is more interested in eating
the matza-balls than reciting the Haggadah.” This would seem to indicate
that ours is not the first generation to want to get to the seder meal quickly.
But however much we may abbreviate, expurgate and shorten the narrative
of the Haggadah, there is one selection which is never entirely cut, and that
is Dayenu. It has universal appeal. Everyone, from grandparents to kids,
loves to sing at least a part of Dayenu. Its happy melody injects a note of
merriment which few can resist. Yet, the theme of Dayenu is hardly trivial. Its essential message is
hakarat hatov, the recognition that we should acknowledge and express gratitude for all the good
which has been ours. In the case of Dayenu we offer thankfulness to God for a whole series of
events whereby God showed favor to the People of Israel. Each occurrence, though only one part
of the whole story, is sufficient for us to raise our voices in gratitude to God. That is why Dayenu was
included in the Haggadah.
Gratitude is such an important virtue. The lack of it can have terrible consequences. The
whole saga of Egyptian bondage began with an act of ingratitude. In the first chapter of the Book of
Exodus the Torah tells us that a new pharaoh arose who did not know Joseph. The Rabbis point out
that it was not really ignorance on his part but deliberate ingratitude. He willfully chose not to know
all the good that Joseph had done for Egypt, and his malicious ingratitude paved the way for the
eventual persecution of Joseph’s people.
Even for most ordinary good people hakarat hatov doesn’t always come easy. Too often it is
easier to complain about what we don’t have than to appreciate what we have. Many years ago my
teacher at Yeshiva University, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, taught that the best example of gratitude in the
Torah is the patriarch Jacob, who, at the end of his life blessed his grandchildren, Ephraim and
Manasseh, by invoking God, who had saved him from evil throughout his entire life. Jacob’s life,
filled as it was with much strife and tragedy had not been at all easy. Yet, in spite of the difficulties
and misfortunes, Jacob is able at the end to express gratitude for the strength and divine guidance
that enabled him to withstand all the tragedies of his long life. If we, like Jacob, could learn to
accept fully the joys of life and be happy and grateful for what we have, our lives would be much fuller
and more gratifying.
There are other benefits to gratitude besides spiritual. It can bolster our overall health and
well-being. When we are stressed our bodies release stress hormones such as cortisol and
noradrenaline. They help us adapt to what our brains perceive as a threatening situation. In the
short term this type of response is not harmful because after it is over the parasympathetic system
kicks in diffusing the stress chemicals and returning the body to normal. But when stress becomes
chronic the hormones are hard to shut off and things don’t come back to normal. Chronic stress
may play a big part in many maladies afflicting modern humans including heart troubles, cancer,
high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. Among the strategies that medical
experts advise to fight stress is expressing gratitude, which works by decreasing the secretion of
cortisol. When we express gratitude we are, in effect, strengthening relationships and getting to the
core of connectedness.
Relationships and connectedness are really what make our Passover seders so special
and beloved. How grateful we should be to share this festive meal with our children, families and
friends. How empty it would be without them.
Gerri and I wish you all a “chag kasher v’sameach,” a wonderful Passover.
Cantor Morris Wolk, D. Mus.
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A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT by Shea Z. Lerner
With Purim behind us, we can now look forward to the arrival of spring
and all that its beautiful weather brings. Passover is upon us once again,
bringing about a very active and event filled time in the Synagogue calendar.
I hope you all had the opportunity to attend one of the four performances
of the Patio Players production of, The Melody Lingers On, The Songs of
Irving Berlin starring Kathryn Crosby, wife of the late Bing Crosby and two of
her grandchildren. Hopefully, you caught the write up in Newsday that led to
a surge in ticket sales and attendance. Even after 51 consecutive years of
performances, the shows continue to grow in popularity and success.
Congratulations to the Men’s Club and Executive Producers, Stuart Haimes,
Steven Adelman and Michael Brooks.
Purim was another great success as can be seen in our turnout. Special recognition goes
to Rabbi Conn and Cantor Wolk, whose planning and coordination introduced in a new and
innovative Family Megillah reading utilizing the game of Cahoots. Who said the electronic age
plays no part in Halachic practice? A very special thank you to Sisterhood for the Shalach Manot
packages, Men’s Club for the Ice Cream Social and our Youth group for planning and running the
carnival. Kudos to Debbie Zaglin, Sisterhood President, Alan Hodes, Men’s Club President and
Dani Hauser, Youth Director and their respective boards, vital funds were raised for our auxiliaries
and our synagogue as a whole.
We are pleased to announce that our 62nd annual Journal dinner Dance will be honoring
longtime members Gail and Jeffrey Kaden on May 29th. Details will be forthcoming regarding the
invitation and Commemorative Journal. Bruce Elowsky has graciously agreed to serve as my cochair in this endeavor. This is a major fundraiser for the shul, we hope that you will participate in
purchasing a journal ad and/or solicit ads to be included. For every $250 in ads solicited, you will
be entitled to one free dinner ticket to attend.
All President’s focus on fundraising because we all know that dues alone do not balance
our budget. In order to maintain our level of programs, services and outreach, we are dependent
on the generosity of each and every one of us. PJC has been approached by an anonymous
foundation that has offered us a matching gift of $9000. In short, if we can raise $9000 by June
30th, the foundation will match an additional $9000 totaling $18,000 or CHAI, for the Shul. More
information will follow. If each member family gave just $30, we would make the goal in no time.
Please respond positively to our appeal.
Looking forward, please come out on May 1st and show your support as PJC takes the
field in a softball game against Midway Jewish Center. If you are interested in playing and or
supporting, please contact Jay Feldman, who has done a yeoman’s job in organizing the game.
As we prepare for Passover, PJC once again invites you and your families and friends to a
community Seder hosted by Rabbi Conn and Cantor Wolk. This year, with interest, we will be
offering a second Seder as well. Please contact our office if you would like to join us for the second
night.
Wishing you and your families a Zissen Pesach.
Shea Z. Lerner
[email protected]
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SAVE THE DATE
FIRST NIGHT OF PESACH AT PJC
FRIDAY, APRIL 22ND AT 6:30PM
Leave the preparation to us.
Come and enjoy a beautiful seder
Led by Rabbi Conn and Cantor Wolk
With a delicious meal catered by
Woodbury Kosher!
$45 per adult
18 per child - Pre Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Under 4 - free
Contact the temple office for reservations
516-938-8610
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The memorial plaques in our temple sanctuary
help us to remember our loved ones
who are no longer with us.
For questions or information,
contact the temple office: 516-938-8610
Shiva Set Up
A very special service that Sisterhood extends to our
congregation is a shiva set-up for those who have, unfortunately,
had a loss.
If you need this service, call the temple office to request the
set-up. Dorit will contact us and we will discuss the different
options with you.
If any one is interested in helping with the shiva set-ups,
please call the office and leave your name and number.
Thank you, Doris Cooper
We sometimes need to call people to make
our morning and evening minyans. We would
like to expand the list of people we can call.
If we can call you in either the morning at 6:30AM
or evenings at 8PM or both please let us know.
Please email us at, [email protected]
or call 938-8610.
Please specify: Name, Phone Number, Availability: Morning or
Evening or both,
Any restrictions (i.e. any day but Tuesday).
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Birthday Wishes’ mission is to provide birthday parties
to children experiencing homelessness. We believe that all
children, regardless of their living situation, should celebrate
their birthdays joyfully, surrounded by family, friends, and
others who care.
We celebrate almost 100 birthdays every month, and all
of our party supplies and presents come from donations. We
need fun birthday-themed paper goods (plates, napkins,
plastic tablecloths, party hats), juice boxes, and new,
unwrapped toys and gifts. Toddler and teen gifts are our
biggest need at this time.
For more information contact us at:
516-390-3505 or [email protected]
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JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW
During the 2014 Oscars, they celebrated the 75th anniversary of the release of the “Wizard
of Oz” by having Pink sing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.” But what few people realized, while
listening to that incredible performer singing that unforgettable song, is that the music is deeply
embedded in the Jewish experience. It is no accident, for example, that the greatest Christmas
songs of all time were written by Jews. For example, “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was
written by Johnny Marks and “White Christmas” was penned by a Jewish liturgical singer’s (cantor)
son, Irving Berlin.
But perhaps the most poignant song emerging out of the mass exodus from Europe was
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. The lyrics were written by Yip Harburg. He was the youngest of four
children born to Russian Jewish immigrants. His real name was Isidore Hochberg and he grew up in
a Yiddish speaking, Orthodox Jewish home in New York. The music was written by Harold Arlen, a
cantor’s son. His real name was Hyman Arluck and his parents were from Lithuania.
Together, Hochberg and Arluck wrote “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” which was voted the
20th century’s number one song by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). In writing it, the two men reached deep into their immigrant
Jewish consciousness - framed by the pogroms of the past and the Holocaust about to happen - and
wrote an unforgettable melody set to near prophetic words.
Read the lyrics in their Jewish context and suddenly the words are no longer about wizards
and Oz, but about Jewish survival:
Somewhere over the rainbow
Way up high,
There’s a land that I heard of
Once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream
Really do come true.
Someday I’ll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops
Away above the chimney tops
That’s where you’ll find me.
Somewhere over the rainbow
Bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow.
Why then, oh why can’t I?
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh why can’t I?
The Jews of Europe could not fly. They could not escape beyond the rainbow. Harburg was
almost prescient when he talked about wanting to fly like a bluebird away from the “chimney tops.”
In the post-Auschwitz era, chimney tops have taken on a whole different meaning than the one they
had at the beginning of 1939.
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Pink’s mom is Judith Kugel. She’s Jewish of Lithuanian background. As Pink was belting the
Harburg/Arlen song from the stage at the Academy Awards, I wasn’t thinking about the movie. I was
thinking about Europe’s lost Jews and the immigrants to America. I was then struck by the irony that
for two thousand years the land that the Jews heard of “once in a lullaby” was not America, but Israel.
The remarkable thing would be that less than ten years after “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” was
first published, the exile was over and the State of Israel was reborn. Perhaps the “dreams that you
dare to dream really do come true.”
SHABBAT AFTERNOON STUDY
This month, between Mincha and Ma’ariv services on Saturday afternoon,
we will continue our study of Maimonides’ Hilchot De’ot. This work, which is
part of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah, takes on the question of what it means to
live a good life from the Jewish point of view. Maimonides combines sound
practical advice with words of wisdom drawn from our tradition. This material
is sure to provoke lively and thought-provoking discussions. Please join us.
Service times are posted on the PJC calendar in this publication and online.
ADULT EDUCATION SURVEY
What would you like to learn?
When would you like to learn?
How would you like to learn?
We’d love to know. Watch your email for a brief survey
on Adult Education coming this Spring.
THE BIBLE CLASS
Our Bible Class will reconvene on Wednesday, May 4th at 8:30PM.
We will continue our study of the Book of Nehemiah.
Please join us!
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Religious School - Mr. Philip Dickstein, Education Director
Our School Committee has been busy at work. We are in the process of developing our
approaches to our study of t’filah (Jewish prayer). Our participation in I Express continues to guide our
work. My thanks to the members of our school committee, chaired by Stacy Meyerson and Diane Miller,
and to Ms. Ellen Rank, our JEP consultant, for their devotion and commitment to our children. We have
decided to carefully and thoughtfully think about how we teach and experience t’filah as the next step in
the I Express program.
The joy and power of our children’s learning was expressed when I recently met with one of our
zayin (7th grade) students. Encouraged by Rabbi Conn, one of our seventh grade teachers, Matt
Smith, rehearsed the full Torah Service with me. I saw a student proud of his accomplishments and
proud of his abilities. Matt’s learning connects him both across time and across space. I look forward
to meeting many more zayin students as they practice to lead the Torah Service.
There are many different goals in our t’filah teaching. Foremost among those goals are to
provide a facility to chant the Hebrew prayers and to appreciate t’filah as our Jewish way of connecting
with our God, with our world, and with our people. T’filah, frequently called the “work of
. the heart,”
enables us to reach beyond ourselves - to reach to the heavens, to reach and embrace a life of care
and concern for others, to reach and grasp our Torah.
We use t’filah to connect ourselves to our past and our people. Using words that are hundreds
of years old, we recite prayers that remind us of our people’s special responsibility to build a better
world, to recall our sacred relationship with God. The siddur (prayerbook), more than any other book,
connects us. When we can walk into any synagogue in the world and feel comfortable when opening a
siddur, we know we are at home. When we recite prayers in a community, Hebrew gives us a connection
to every other Jew.
We recognize that there are many ways to relate to t’filah as there are Jews. Each of us has a
different way of opening the door to t’filah. Each of us understands the words “open my lips that I might
praise You” in our own unique way. To better understand how our students understand and relate to
t’filah in our school and our synagogue, we undertook a serious process of surveys and focus groups.
If you would like a summary of the focus groups, please let me know. I’d be happy to send you a copy.
Most recently, we were awarded an Ignition Grant from the Jewish Education Project to spark
our growth. We are now setting aside a full day of learning and sharing for our faculty to experience a
variety of approaches to t’filah, approaches we expect will better engage our students. I look forward to
sharing that work with you.
Shalom. Philip Dickstein
REMEMBER TO PURCHASE CANDY BAGS
FOR YOUR BAR/BAT MITZVAH
THROUGH OUR YOUTH GROUP
CONTACT THE TEMPLE OFFICE: 938-8610
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BREAKING NEWS!
Plainview Jewish Center’s
Yiddish Theater Party Returns!
Sunday, August 24, 2016
2:00 PM
After a hiatus of several years, I am happy to announce that our popular Yiddish
Theater Party will be coming back this summer. The National Yiddish Theatre
Folkesbiene has moved into its new home at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in
Battery place. This winter’s hit production of Di Goldene Kale (The Golden
Bride) received glowing reviews in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and
The Huffington Post. It is being brought back for a summer run by popular demand.
The Folkesbiene is celebrating its 101st season with this rediscovered and
restored operetta by Joseph Rumshinsky. It features a professional cast of twenty,
accompanied by a fourteen-piece orchestra. It will be performed with English
and Russian supertitles, so fluency in Yiddish is not necessary.
If you are interested in joining us, or for more information, please call Cantor
Wolk at the Plainview Jewish Center, (516) 938-8610 Ext 2.
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APRIL 2016 SCHOOL CALENDAR
4/1/2016
2
3
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Mishpacha Service
7:00PM-8:00PM
Jr. Congregation-Shabbat-As-One
10:30AM-12:00PM
Zimriyah Program, WOODBURY JEWISH CENTER
10:00AM-11:30AM
FOR DALED CLASS ONLY –NO REGULAR DALED CLASS ON THIS DAY
3
Sunday
High School – NO MITKADEM
11:30AM
8
Friday
Teen Shabbat Service & Dinner
5:30PM
10
Sunday
School Committee Meeting
10:00AM-Kirschner Room
10
Sunday
Alef Passover Workshop
11:30AM
10
Sunday
Mitkadem - NO HIGH SCHOOL
10:45AM
15
Friday
Musical Tot Shabbat & Dinner
5:30PM-6:30PM
15
Friday
Family Friendly Service
7:00PM-8:00PM
16
Saturday Musical Jr. Congregation
9:45AM-11:15AM
17
Sunday
Passover Program - All Grades
9:15AM- Ballroom
17
Sunday
Mitkadem & High School
10:45AM
22
Friday
First Seder Night
4/22-5/1
Fri-Sun
Passover Vacation
No School
5/2/2016
Monday
School Resumes
Regular Schedule
WE WISH TO THANK AND EXPRESS OUR DEEP APPRECIATION TO THE FOLLOWING
FAMILIES FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE MORNING MINYAN:
Randy & David Goldstein – In memory of Arline Goldstein
Eileen & Edward Fleischman
Helen Spector – In memory of Harry Weiss
Linda & Allan Furman – In memory of Chaim Furman
Gaye & David Miller – In honor of their 6 th wedding anniversary
Pearl & Martin Plawsky – In memory of Bessie Plawsky
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Celebrate Musical Shabbat at
Plainview Jewish Center
Led by: Michal Fruchter
Keyboards and guitar by:
Shana Fruchter
Have fun while we sing fun songs, play games and listen to a special story led by
Rabbi Conn.
Program begins at 5:30pm followed by a kid-friendly
Dairy Dinner at 6pm from Hunkies
RSVP: 938-8610 or
[email protected]
Friday’s at 5:30pm
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Passover is quickly approaching. We’re concerned about cleaning the house of chometz
(leavened bread products), what foods to cook, how many people to invite…and where will we put all
of them! One great thing about Passover is that it celebrates many important concepts. We celebrate
our exodus from Egypt and with that the birth of the Jewish people. In many ways it is the birthday of
the Jewish people. It is also the time to celebrate the rebirth of the world. After a long winter, we are
indeed all looking forward to the warmth and sense of renewal that the season of Spring brings us.
This year, instead of dwelling on the extra work this holiday brings, let us celebrate the feeling of
rejuvenation that Passover brings to our lives!
In terms of Family Education activities, this month is a bit quiet. Our big, open house, community
wide Aleph Class Family Workshop, The Passover Happening, an interactive telling of the story of
Passover will take place on Sunday, April 10th from 11:30–1:00. It is open to the community and is
suitable for ages 3-8. It’s a great chance to have some Passover fun. RSVP’s are necessary so that
we have enough supplies.
Thank you in advance to all the people who so greatly devote their time to this workshop. Thank
you as well to Rhonnie Diener who helped make our PJ Library Purim Event such a fabulous success.
Thank you to all the parents who brought their children to this wonderful program. A special thank you
(and Mazal tov!) to Jason Hymowitz for helping at many of our school Family Ed workshops. You are
a terrific role model for the students.
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Passover.
WE WISH TO THANK AND EXPRESS OUR DEEP APPRECIATION TO THE
FOLLOWING FAMILIES FOR THEIR DONATION TO PJC:
Fonda & Samuel Leibowitz - Mina Kwitkin Scholarship Fund – In memory of Sharon Kunoff
Fran & Robert Geier – Cantor’s Discretionary Fund – In memory of Toby Liptzin
Rita Rubin - Mina Kwitkin Scholarship Fund – In memory of Sharon Kunoff
Aileen Meshover & Bruce Levine – In memory of Sharon Kunoff
Paula & Angelo Lamantia – In memory of Judy Santner
Pearl & Marty Plawsky - Mina Kwitkin Scholarship Fund – In memory of Sharon Kunoff
Shari & Scott Goldsmith – Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund – In memory of Vivian Horowitz
Gladys & Arthur Freilich - Mina Kwitkin Scholarship Fund – In memory of Sharon Kunoff
Florence & Marvin Lampert – For a speedy recovery to Dorothy Blumstein
Elaine Loewy – In memory of Sharon Kunoff
Beryl Kwitkin - Mina Kwitkin Scholarship Fund – In memory of Sharon Kunoff
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PJC YOUTH CORNER
Subscribe to Our Newslet
Dear PJC Community Youth,
We have some amazing events coming up. Below you can find an outline of our
upcoming events. I hope to see you all at our future programs!
Sunday, April 3rd
Tironim and Kadima Fiesta Night: 5:00-6:30pm
USY Fiesta Night: 7:00-8:30pm
Sunday, April 10th
Tironim and Kadima Game Night: 5:00-6:30pm
USY Game Night/Elections: 7:00-8:30pm
Sunday, April 17th:
Tironim, Kadima & USY
Event TBA
*Tironim serves grades 3-5, Kadima serves grades 6-7, and USY serves grades 8-12.
*Tironim and Kadima will meet at 5-6:30 and USY will meet at 7-8:30 unless
otherwise noted.
Please look out for a weekly email with more details about the upcoming
events. I am so excited to see you all there and look forward to the great times to
come! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me. My email is
[email protected] and my phone number is (516) 554-7390. See you all on
Sunday!
B’Shalom, Dani Hauser CHECK OUT OUR NEW PJC APP!
There is now a PJC app available in the Google Play Store.
It contains upcoming events, service schedules,
and much, much more!
Look under “Plainview JC” for the app.
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SHALACH MANOT- THANK YOU!!!
As I sit down to write this article I am reflecting with admiration and pride in being a member of the
Plainview Jewish Center Sisterhood and the Shalach Manot committee. I am dedicating this article to
the wonderful women who have just completed the months of preparation for the Shalach Manot Bags
you have just received. Those of you who have worked with us know what this project entails. During
these months our committee has multi-tasked: planning, researching for good purchases, buying,
schlepping, advertising, record keeping and lastly packing our beautiful bags. We asked that you let
Sisterhood be your agent in sending Shalach Manot and you out did yourselves in your support and we
thank you all.
In giving thanks, at this time, I would like to single out three women whose hard work and dedication
has been the backbone of the Shalach Manot committee they are - Sheryl Fischer, who does all the
bookkeeping of orders- billing and purchasing and coordinating our beautiful bags for packing; Marion
Weisfelner my co- chairman who takes care of all the advertising, organizing of all the volunteers when
packing and helping with anything that has to be done; and Marilyn Cohen, who was our outstanding
shopper and schlepper -a helper with anything. In addition, Marilyn is our Purim Card Chairman. She is
the one who fills all the card orders, prepares, prints and sends out those beautiful Purim cards. These
women have put hours and hours of time and precious energy into this project and they are to be applauded.
Tov, Tov, Tov, Tov for a job well done.
I would also like to thank Judi Dorosin and Marilyn Cohen for preparing, making and sending the
fabulous Shalach Manot packages to our college kids.
To the Shalach Manot committee, without your help this project would not be so successful. Thank
you, thank you to: Judy Forman, Judi Dorosin, Rhonnie Diener, Ellen Hayman, Carol Hauser, Zita Jospa,
Margie Richter, Joyce Rimer, Rose Weiner and Debbie Zaglin and the additional women who helped
the committee pack Hamantashen, prepare mailings and food shop: Michele Haimes, Michele Brickman,
Beverly Kepke, and Rhoda Kantor
To the packers - without your help our bags would not be completed. Thank you, thank you to:
Judi Dorosin, Zita Jospa, Judy Forman, Lee Hauptman, Rose Weiner, Michelle Portnoy, Jessica Hauser,
Ellen Hayman, Cara Hayman, Rhonnie Diener, Joyce Eckstein, Debbie Zaglin, Lisa Schiller, Beverly
Kepke, Barbara Berse. Sharyn Schwartz, Marion Weinberg, Diane Miller, Judy Wieder-Brenner, Lily
Elman, Lora Zemsky, Lee Hauptman, Wendi Slavsky, Elyse Conn and Barbara Wasserman.
Another special thanks to our office staff, Dorit and Laura for all their cooperation and help. And
we cannot forget the PJC Custodians for their outstanding help: Freddie, Danny and Bob. You were our
lifesavers.
Finally, Sisterhood would like to thank John Greenfield’s Shoprite Supermarket for their generous
gift donation and help with special discounts. Thank you to Cary Crane of Apple and Eve for their
generous donation of drinks for the children. Thank you to Fairway Supermarket for their generous gift
donation.
To all, a Job Well Done. Thank you all for your continued support and a successful Shalach
Manot project.
Bunny Finkelstein, Chairman
Shalach Manot Committee
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Plainview Jewish Center Special Gifts
Please consider becoming a permanent gift donor to the Plainview Jewish Center. The
following is a list of suggested Special Gift items that can be dedicated to celebrate joyous
events such as engagements, weddings, births, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, birthdays, and anniversaries.
Dedications can be made in the memory of loved ones or to acknowledge a special friend.
Brass inscriptions will be provided.
Synagogue
Lobby/Main Corridor
Bimah
Torah
New Torah
Torah Crown
Torah Rimonim
Torah Breastplate
Megilah
Pulpit Chairs
Kiddush Cup
Havdalah Service Items
Pew Seats
Torah Reader’s Yad
Bimah Wall Candelabra
Flags on Bimah
Memorial Boards
Challah Cover
Mezuzahs
Presidents Plaque
Tree of life Leaf (leaves)
Trophy Display Case
Tallit and Prayer Book Cabinet
Bulletin Board
Art Work
Religious School
Classroom
Library
New computer
Smart Board
Display Case
Wall Artifacts
Garden
Name memorial
Garden Benches
For further information, please contact:
Steve Glasser at:
516-938-3069 or
[email protected]
FREE MONEY
Please help our Religious School earn free money
Save Box Tops from General Mills brand items
Ziploc – Kleenex – Hefty – Cheerios – Scott Paper
Gogurt – Kix – Betty Crocker
and many more !!
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SAVE THE DATE
THURSDAY, MAY 19TH
SISTERHOOD’S NEWEST FUNDRAISER
MILITARY BRIDGE.
NO KNOWLEDGE OF BRIDGE IS NECESSARY.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT JUDY FORMAN: 822-9536
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REFUAH SHELAYMAH
Our Plainview Jewish Center Family wishes a refuah shelaymah to:
Hank Marcus Daniel Polofsky
Martin Bertisch Beryl Kwitkin
Charlotte Weingarten
Chana Lavie
To our PJC members: if you would like to have a family member
included in this section, please notify the temple office at:
516 938-8610 x101
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SISTERHOOD NEWS
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Debbie Zaglin - President
We have just completed our Shalach Manot project for this year and, as always, it was a
major success. I cannot begin to express my thanks for all the hard work this committee did for
months and for all the volunteers who came down to help pack the bags on Sunday, March 20th. The
dedication was incredible but the camaraderie and cooperation was even more special. If you weren’t
able to participate this year, treat yourself to a wonderful experience next year.
Now we, and families all over the world, will begin to prepare for Passover. The Seder is not
only a time for families to assemble, it is designed as a warm, inviting atmosphere for the passing of
Jewish identity and awareness from one generation to the next. The very word “Haggadah” means
“telling.” It comes from the biblical phrase “And you shall tell your child.” The entire Seder service is
built around the question “Why?” The power of the answers have not diminished in two thousand
years. When children ask the question “Why is this night different from all other nights?” they are
answered with a clear summary of why we are Jews.
Passover celebrates our beginning as a free and independent people. “In every generation,
every Jew must feel as if he himself came out of Egypt.” The words come from the Haggadah, but in
retelling them, we make them our own.
From my home to yours, A VERY HAPPY PASSOVER!
Debbie Zaglin
PROGRAM Rose Weiner - Program Vice President
I would like to thank everyone who attended our March meeting. Our own Queen Esther, Marilyn
Cohen, was crowned that night. She was quite surprised and enjoyed the evening. The auction was
lots of fun!
Passover is just around the corner. Everyone will begin their preparations for the holiday.
Join us on Tuesday April 5th, at 8:15 PM for our Passover Workshop. Ray, from Woodbury Kosher,
will do a cooking demonstration. This will be followed by a sampling of some different Passover
foods. Hopefully, you will walk away with some new recipes and ideas.
Hope to see everyone at the meeting.
MEMBERSHIP Carol Hauser - Membership Vice President;
Thank you to everyone who have sent in their annual Sisterhood PJC
Membership Dues. If you have not sent in your 2015-2016 dues, please send
your $60 check, payable to Sisterhood PJC, as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued support of Sisterhood PJC!
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EDUCATION Doris Cooper - Education Vice President
We all have to fight anti-Israel sentiment which is rampant in our society. We should consider
ourselves ambassadors of Israel - lauding our Jewish heritage, and lauding Israel with its extraordinary
scientific, environmental, medical and social advances.
Israel has a large infrastructure of scientific research which impact medical solutions to problems
that affect us all. Did you know? Israel researched and produced stents which we use in great abundance
to solve many medical problems. Did you know? Israel has invented a bed that stands up straight to
help patients get out of bed and stand up which is used in burn units, ICU’s and CCU’s in hospitals. Did
you know? Israel has invented a bandage called WoundClot that stops bleeding. It also invented an
arm band that takes blood out of limbs so surgery can be done without bleeding and reduces blood
loss to the patient.
There are so many more medical and scientific inventions that have also impacted our lives
here in the United States. Do your own research. Remember the facts. Pass them on. Public knowledge
is our only defense in combatting anti-Israel sentiments.
SAVE THE DATE!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR SUNDAY MORNING MAY 1ST
Please join Sisterhood on Sunday, May 1st for a light bite.
Our guest speaker, Rosetta Gross, will give a talk about the
Chagall Windows.
Her talk will be followed by a hands-on project.
Don’t miss this informative, interesting and fun meeting.
Details to follow.
Free to all Sisterhood members; Guests: $5.
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SISTERHOOD JUDAICA SHOP
The Sisterhood Judaica Shop has gifts for all your holiday
needs. We have a large selection of honey and apple sets,seder
plates, menorahs, mezuzahs, jewelry and head coverings for
both men and women. Our great holiday serving pieces,
including platters and utensils, are wonderful for celebrating
and entertaining or to bring as a gift to family and friends.
WHEN YOU THINK GIFTS, THINK SISTERHOOD JUDAICA!
FOR INFORMATION, CALL MICHELE HAIMES @ 516-822-0704
BUY JNF TREES FROM SISTERHOOD
THEY CAN BE IN MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE
OR IN HONOR OF A LOVED ONE
OR JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO PLANT A TREE IN ISRAEL
JNF TREES ARE $18.00 EACH
PLEASE CONTACT: BUNNY FINKELSTEIN @ 433-5778
OR DEBBIE SIEGEL @ 822-6146
MAY WE SERVE YOU
Prayer Book Fund
Diane Miller 935-7732
Judaica Shop
Michele Haimes 822-0704
Torah Fund
Rose Weiner 935-0454
Joyce Rimer 433-4826
Judi Dorosin
Book of Life
Rhoda Meshover 938-8818
Cookbook
Barbara Alhadeff 631-923-0000
JNF Certificates
Bunny Finkelstein 433-5778
Debbie Siegel 822-6146
Mitzvah Committee: Call Temple Office: 938-8610 (Shiva Set-up & Shiva Chairs Available)
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TORAH FUND - Rose Weiner, Torah Fund Coordinator
The Torah Fund campaign is Sisterhood’s commitment to the Jewish
Theological Seminary. The JTS is the basis of Conservative Judaism with a
worldwide network of academic and religious institutions.
By supporting the Torah Fund campaign you are making it possible for
our future rabbis, cantors and teachers to be trained and educated. You can
help by purchasing Torah Fund cards which are available for all occasions.
They can be bought for personal use or they can be sent out for you. Cards
are available at general meetings, or you can contact Joyce or Rose who will
be happy to send them out for you. Cards are $4.00 each ( plus $.50 postage
if we send it for you). We welcome benefactors for a pledge of $180 and you
will receive a beautiful pin. Your donations will help safeguard the future of
Jewish life for our children and future generations to come.
Thank you for your support!
Rose - 935-0454, Joyce - 433-4826
*** Special Sale: $36 for ten cards; $20 for six cards
Welcome a new arrival!
Send one of these beautiful Torah Fund cards today!
Send these beautiful cards to celebrate happy occations,
to acknowledge the death of a loved one, to thank a friend,
to wish someone a return to good health or
just to let someone know you’re thinking of them.
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WE WISH TO THANK AND EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION
TO THE FOLLOWING FAMILIES FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION
TO THE YAHRZEIT & YIZKOR FUND:
Zita & Richard Jospa
Rhoda Meshover
Irwin Sher
Paula & David Rosenblum
Stacy & Andrew Meyerson
Sherry Landau
Mae Greenspan
Donald Isaacson
Philip Wexler
Sandra Ezersky
Margie & Marc Richter
Linda & Robert Englander
Rachel & Joseph Slater
Randy & David Goldstein
Aileen & Bruce Levine
Rochelle & Steven Battino
Phyllis & Richard Golden
Ellen & Russell Janus
Loretta & Israel Fleiss
Elizabeth & Julius Libutti
Ellen & Richard Lincer
Ann Saunders
Eleanor & Melvin Tanenbaum
Eileen Fonfa
Sally Antman Gleicher
Lisa & Lance Gordon
Ida & Murray Kleiner
Louise & Reid Selden
Vivian Lowitt
Phyllis & Dr. Gerard Levi
Beatrice & Robert Gutman
Roslyn & Henry Kurkowsky
Estelle & Alan Hodes
Lillian Smith
Louise & Seth Pollack
Jewel & Arnold Schaffer
Carol & Melvin Breshin
Jeffrey Friedman
Charlotte & Jack Weingarten
Melanie & Michael Prospect
Rhoda Meshover
Caryn & David Nazarieh
Harriet & Stuart Sherman
Ellen & Steven Haas
Halina & Mark Cymerman
Barbara & Norman Lewin
Zahava & Shalom Waldman
Ruth Kleinberger
Lisa & Dan Abramovich
Marilyn & Fred Schatz
Barbara & Samuel Slavsky
Frances Levy
Marcia & Milton Weller
MEN’S CLUB by Stephen Taub
Starting to feel some aches and pains? Need to stretch yourself out? Well, Men’s Club may have
the answer. Come on down April 13th at 8:30 when we will host a Men’s Health clinic. A local chiropractor
will discuss and help with your range of motion. See you then.
Meanwhile, be on the lookout for your Yom Hashoah candle, which Men’s Club sends out to
every congregant each year. You should be getting it the third week in April, shortly before Passover.
And then light the candle on May 1st.
Finally, we would like to thank everyone who supported the Patio Players show this year. This
includes the performers, the behind-the-scenes workers, those who sold tickets, sold ads, put together
the Playbill or helped to construct the addition to the stage. We also thank those who bought tickets,
bought ads and overall supported the biggest fundraiser for the Men’s Club each year, which enables
us to host a variety of events for which we NEVER charge an admission fee, in addition to the weekly
Sunday Talis and Tefilin bagel breakfast.
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LUNCH AND LEARN
Wednesday, April 13th
Join us from 11:00 AM to 12:45 PM for stimulating study, good food
and even better company at our monthly Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Conn.
This month, in preparation for Passover, we will take on the question
“What is the Meaning of Freedom.” We will explore the concept of freedom
as it is presented in the Torah and in the Passover Haggadah. We will also
discuss how we as Jews today understand the concept of freedom in today’s
world. What aspects of freedom do we value? At what point is there too much
freedom? Are we willing to give up certain freedoms to feel more secure.
Suggested donation is $5 per person. Lunch and Learn is usually held
on the second Wednesday of each month. Open to all PJC members and the
community.
P: 516-826-4100 F: 516-826-4102
LIC. H1735560000
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Hatzilu Means Rescue
Hatzilu is reaching out to our community for help. This worthy organization
has been assisting impoverished and needy Jews throughout Nassau County for
many years. Volunteer social workers help elderly Jews obtain the government benefits
to which they are entitled and food is provided to the hungry. Hatzilu maintains the
largest kosher food warehouse in Nassau County and volunteers deliver food to
people who need it desperately. The warehouse is in dire need of canned goods and
nonperishable foods. Donations of these products would help restock the shelves
that are almost bare.
Hatzilu appreciates all money donations as well. A food collection box will be
placed by the main entrance of the synagogue.
Thanks for helping those in need. For further information about
Hatzilu, please go to: www.hatzilurescue.org or call 931-2884.
Arlyne Skolnik
HATZILU
IN ORDER TO HELP OUR JEWISH POOR AND ELDERLY,
PLEASE MAKE A DONATION TO HATZILU.
MEN’S CLUB WILL SEND A CERTIFICATE
TO HONOR THE NAME OF MEMORY OF WHO YOU CHOOSE.
THIS IS AN IDEAL WAY TO EXPRESS A “SIMCHA” OR “SYMPATHY”
AND TO HELP OUR FELLOW JEWS.
PLEASE EMAIL STEVE GLASSER AT: [email protected]
OR CALL HIM AT: 516-938-3069 TO ORDER A CERTIFICATE
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ATTENTION ALL CONGREGANTS:
OUR WEEKDAY EVENING MINYANS
ARE IN NEED OF A FEW GOOD PEOPLE!
WEEKDAY MINYAN IS AT 8PM AND LASTS 15 MINUTES.
ANY DAY YOU CAN COME DOWN
WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
THANK YOU
PJC BUY A BRICK PROGRAM
Please help us in raising money to upgrade, beautify and maintain
our building and grounds. Our Walkway of Memories will provide a
permanent way to honor or memorialize a family member or friend,
a business or special occasion.
For further information or additional order forms, please call:
Larry Speiller at (516) 938-8610.
PLAINVIEW JEWISH CENTER
CEMETERY GROUND
Location: Wellwood Cemetery at Pinelawn, New York
Cost:
Single Graves available at $600 each grave.
Terms:
25% down with interest free monthly payments
for a period of up to two (2) years.
Eligibility: Available to PJC Members ONLY.
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PSSST! IT’S OKAY TO TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE
Respecting others’ privacy is an important Jewish value. Lashon HaRa—
gossip—is uniformly condemned by our tradition. But there is at least one
exception. When someone is ill or in need of care and support, it is a mitzvah to
tell people who can help.
In our community, the Rabbi and Cantor provide pastoral support to
individuals and families who are suffering illness and those who need emotional
support. The Rabbi also serves as the liaison to our newly formed Bikur Cholim
Committee; which provides additional visits and support to those who request it.
Please let the Rabbi and Cantor know when someone in our congregation
is ill; or when a family is dealing with a crisis. Only when they know can they
reach out to individuals and families in need. Only when they know can they
mobilize our Bikur Cholim committee to provide additional support. Don’t worry
that they might already have the information. Don’t worry that you are “bothering”
these busy people. The information you provide will be vital to helping our
congregation to serve the needs of those who need us the most.
Rabbi Conn and Cantor Wolk can be reached at PJC at (516) 938-8610.
Rabbi Conn can be reached by cell at (516) 524-7447
or by email at [email protected].
The Lend a Hand Project (M’yad L’yad)
Please join Sisterhood, other members of PJC
and many others on Long Island
as an anonymous sponsor of a LI family in need .
All you need do is send a package
as few as four(4) times per year
through your local UPS store.
For more information, call:
Marilyn or Marty Leibowitz at 822-6965.