עמש Sh'ma

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עמש Sh'ma

JEWISH CONGREGATION OF NEW PALTZ
CHESHVAN - KISLEV 5775
Sh'ma
NOVEMBER 2014
‫שמע‬
Kehilat Ahavat Achim – A Reconstructionist Synagogue
Dear JCNP Congregants, Family and Friends:
If you joined us at our High Holidays services this year, you heard about a very special and unique
opportunity to support our shul. A congregant who wishes to remain anonymous has given us an
exceptional gift by matching all contributions two for one – meaning that, for every dollar you donate,
the congregant will donate twice the amount, allowing us to gain three times the original contribution.
(Example: $100 donated by you generates $200 in additional donation from this generous individual –
for a total of $300 donated to JCNP)
This opportunity only lasts until the end of the secular calendar year (December 31, 2014) so it is of
utmost importance that we leverage it now. If you have already taken advantage of this opportunity –
Thank You!!!
If you’ve been thinking of making a contribution – whether to mark the High Holidays, to donate to
one of our funds or to acknowledge a life event – this is the time to do so. As you all know, our dues
do not cover our operating expenses, and we rely significantly on fundraising to meet our annual
budget. This extraordinarily generous gift to our synagogue will help us significantly in ensuring we are
prepared financially for this year.
Please take a moment to consider making a donation and allowing us to realize this special benefit.
With our best wishes to you and your families for a happy, healthy and sweet year,
Susan Cohen and the JCNP Board of Trustees
Don’t forget our New Member Welcome Shabbat services on November 14
and our 50th Anniversary Dinner/Dance on November 15! See inside.
NOVEMBER 2014
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
RABBI
President:
Susan Cohen
566-3210
[email protected]
Rabbi Bill Strongin
616-7403
[email protected]
Vice President:
Marc Schain
687-0667
[email protected]
Secretary:
Meri Lederer
256-0315
[email protected]
Treasurer:
Paul Zuckerman
255-7257
[email protected]
Financial Secretary:
Adele Ruger
255-5379
[email protected]
James DeArce
255-3457
[email protected]
Amy Donnelly
901-5791
[email protected]
Marci Formato
883-7937
[email protected]
Caryn Hinson
255-8613
Dafna Neiger
706-2760
Amanda Paul
255-9922
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Lisa Randleman
256-0011
[email protected]
Spenser Rohrlick
255-5116
Myra Sorin
255-5016
Marilyn DeAngelo
389-9282
Arnie Kahgan
917 608-8498
OFFICE
Abby Chance
255-9817
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
CONTACTS
Archivist
Adult Programming
Gladys Gottlieb
Donna Sherman
Wendy Rudder
Baby Naming
Amie Adams
Building Operations Paul Zuckerman
Building Scheduling Carol Nolan
Caring
Myra Sorin
Cemetery Plots
Gerry Sorin
Choir
Amie Adams
Corresponding Sec’y Marci Formato
Dues
Paul Zuckerman
Finance
Adele Ruger
Fundraising
Meri Lederer
Hebrew School
Teri Gil
Leslie Rubin
Kitchen Coordinator Alan Kraus
Library
Gerry Sorin
Maintenance
Rachel Pekarsky
Membership
Ellen Butowsky
Memorial Plaques
Barry Tunkel
Nominations
Meri Lederer
Rabbi Liaison
Tom Nolan
Gerry Sorin
Robin Hayes
Ritual
Paul Zuckerman
Supermarket Cards Don Schiff
Security
Paul Zuckerman
Sh’ma Editor
Amy Donnelly
Tikkun Olam
James DeArce
Teen Committee
Marci Formato
Pam Tate
UC Jewish Federation open position
Web Keeper
Tom Nolan
331-7589
633-8445
255-0436
256-1458
255-7257
255-0877
255-5016
255-5016
256-1458
883-7937
255-7257
255-5379
256-0315
255-2516
256-9692
255-1378
255-5016
532-8756
255-3316
255-8983
256-0315
255-0877
255-5016
255-6755
255-7257
255-7143
255-7257
901-5791
255-3457
883-7937
895-9234
255-0877
[email protected]
Where you can find us:
[email protected]
Shul: 8 Church Street
Community Center: 30 North Chestnut Street
Address: P.O. Box 577, New Paltz, New York 12561
Website: www.jewishcongregationofnewpaltz.org
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NOVEMBER 2014
CARING COMMITTEE
One Book One New Paltz ~ Discussion & Bagel Brunch
Sunday, November 16, 11:00 AM in the Community Center
Rabbi Bill will lead a discussion of this year’s community book: Nemesis by Philip Roth. This short but
very rich novel takes place in the 1940s in Newark, NJ, during the polio epidemic; the main character is
a young Jewish man working in a playground in that city, who must make many difficult decisions.
~ sponsored by the Caring Committee
Get Well Wishes to
Steve Ford
Condolences to
Donna Manger-Weil and family on the death of her father in late September
Meryl Kalus and family on the death of Meryl’s brother in early October
Deb Kaufman and family. Deb is a former JCNP and Caring Committee member,
who lost her mother in early October.
Congratulations to
Elissa and Rusty Staub, whose son was married this past summer
Susan Stessin and Rob Cohn, whose son was also married this summer
Amy Donnelly, whose son David was married in October
Outstanding October Luncheon
On Tuesday, October 7, a lovely fall day, we held our Community Luncheon with approximately 25 people
in attendance. Nicholas Baxter, our wonderful volunteer chef, captured the best of the season in his
culinary offerings. Assisting Nicholas in the kitchen were Don Gottlieb, Lynne Rachlin, Artie Raphael,
Joel Swartzberg and Ron Zuckerman. Other helpers were Jacki Brownstein, Gladys Gottlieb,
Sharon Raphael and Myra Sorin.
We started with a delightfully sweet baba-ganoush & pomegranate-molasses dip and a golden-orange
honeyed sweet-potato spread, served with warm pita wedges and fresh French bread. Next was a hot
and fragrant eggplant-tomato-basil soup. The main course was baked filet of whitefish topped with
creamy yogurt, diced tomatoes and lemon. Alongside were sautéed greens, couscous with dried apricots,
and butternut squash wedges. The dish was a delight to the eyes as well as the palate! Dessert was a
wonderful Gala apple cake with autumn fruit compote. So-o-o good!
Shades-of-pink carnations with baby breath, chosen and artfully arranged by Sharon Raphael, graced the
tables. After dinner Artie Raphael, assisted by Sharon, led an exciting sing-along of American folk songs.
Our next luncheon will be Tuesday, November 11, Veterans Day. Won’t you join us?
Our delicious community luncheons, sponsored by the Caring Committee, are open to all adults, with
special encouragement to seniors. For more information or to reserve your place, contact Myra Sorin at
255-5016 or [email protected]. We always have a good time and eat the best food!
Help Us to Help You!
The Caring Committee’s most important work is providing support to families experiencing illness,
hardship or bereavement, and congratulations to families with lovely accomplishments. Please bring such
things to our attention by contacting Carol Zuckerman (255-6604 or [email protected]) or any member of
the Caring Committee. We appreciate your help, and can’t do it without you!
Rides: If a ride is needed for a synagogue event, please contact Sharon Raphael at 255-5367.
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NOVEMBER 2014
ADULT PROGRAMS
Jumpstart The Stories of Your Life
"What ma(ers in life . . . is not what happens to you but how you remember it." -‐ Gabriel Garica Marquez
We all have stories to tell and they ma1er to you, your family and our community. In this 90-‐minute workshop, journalist, essayist and editor Be#y Marton will help you begin to write your story no ma1er where you are in the process. Come with an idea and leave with a clearer vision of what you can accomplish and the steps you need to take.
Requirements: Bring something to write on and a willingness to share your ideas.
Sunday, November 9th, 4:30 PM at the JCNP Community Center
Free for JCNP members $5 for non-‐members
QuesGons? Contact Be1y Marton at www.tetersart.org or 845.256.9040
Not Your Typical Israel Trip
"On the one hand, Israel is the only na=on in the West that is occupying another people. On the other hand, Israel is the only na=on in the West that is existen=ally threatened. Both . . . make the Israeli condi=on unique." -‐ Ari Shavit
When we consider the history of the Israeli/Pales5nian conflict and the prospects for a peaceful resolu5on, many of us harbor complex, nuanced opinions and feelings that can be difficult to discuss ra5onally:
• Deep connec5on to Israel and concern for her security
• Support for the Pales5nian cause
• Horror over recent reports of growing an5-‐Semi5sm, especially in Europe
In September, Carol Nolan had the opportunity to par5cipate in a study tour sponsored by Americans for Peace Now, of Israel and the West Bank. Carol will discuss the trip and her reac5ons to it in a talk sponsored by the Adult Programming CommiMee of the Jewish Congrega5on of New Paltz.
Sunday, November 23rd, 4:30 PM at the JCNP Community Center
Free for JCNP members & par5cipants in the 2012 JCNP Israel Trip $5.00 for non-‐members
with Rabbi Bill (and a cast of Biblical characters!)
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Mondays 7 - 8:30 PM
in the Community Center library
Enjoy stimulating, freewheeling discussions
of Judaism and the Torah.
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NOVEMBER 2014
The Jewish community of New Paltz invites you to
HAVURAT HA’LEV
A contemplative Shabbat morning service
led by Rabbi Rena Blumenthal
Saturday, November 8th
in the JCNP Community Center, 30 North Chestnut St.
Service – 10:00 - 11:30 AM
Kiddush & a nosh – 11:30 - noon
Havurat Ha’Lev means “Fellowship of the Heart.” Our services will be informal, innova=ve and interac=ve. There will be spirited singing and chan=ng; periods of silence, guided medita=on, personal sharing, and a lively Torah-‐based discussion. No prior knowledge or experience is assumed. We hope you will join us!
EVERYONE IS WELCOME!
BRING SOME FRIENDS!
For more information, please contact Rena ([email protected])
or Dafna ([email protected])
SAVE THE DATE
the next Havurat Ha’Lev will take place on Saturday, December 13th
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NOVEMBER 2014
YAHRZEITS
Name
Observed This Year
Hebrew Date
Edward Cynamon
Observing this yahrzeit
Schwartz, Martin & Gail
Saturday, 11/1/2014
Relationship
grandfather
Cheshvan 8, 5775
Lawrence Schaffel (Elisha)
Scherrer, Daniel & Schaffel, Jo
Saturday, 11/1/2014
Relationship
father
Cheshvan 8, 5775
Jerome Gillman (Shoal)
Gillman, Gloria
Sunday, 11/2/2014
Relationship
husband
Cheshvan 9, 5775
Bernard Scherer (Biyumin David ben Yisschar)
Rothman, Alan & Jessica
Sunday, 11/2/2014
Relationship
father
Cheshvan 9, 5775
Sol Cohen
Sorin, Gerald & Myra
Monday, 11/3/2014
Relationship
father
Cheshvan 10, 5775
Samuel Schreier
Adams, Scott & Amie
Monday, 11/3/2014
Relationship
grandfather
Cheshvan 10, 5775
Josef Mazur
Ruger, Kip & Adele
Thursday, 11/6/2014
Relationship
father
Cheshvan 13, 5775
Anna Schiff (Chaya Roysa)
Schiff, Donald & Joyce
Thursday, 11/6/2014
Relationship
mother
Cheshvan 13, 5775
Walter Schwartz
Friday, 11/7/2014
Relationship
father
Cheshvan 14, 5775
Walker Curry
Nolan, Tom & Carol
Saturday, 11/8/2014
Relationship
father
Cheshvan 15, 5775
Harry Davis
Davis, Donald & Darlene
Saturday, 11/8/2014
Relationship
uncle
Cheshvan 15, 5775
Shirley Diller (Lottie Sosha)
Torres, Wil & Robin
Saturday, 11/8/2014
Relationship
aunt
Cheshvan 15, 5775
Ronald Jacobowitz (Riuvain)
Paz, Bryan & Jacobowitz-Paz, Marcia
Monday, 11/10/2014
Relationship
brother
Cheshvan 17, 5775
Jerome Schapiro (Yakov ben Zalman v'Cherna)
Cohn, Ron & Lois
Tuesday, 11/11/2014
Relationship
father
Cheshvan 18, 5775
Rose Schreier
Adams, Scott & Amie
Friday, 11/14/2014
Relationship
grandmother
Cheshvan 21, 5775
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YAHRZEITS
Name
Observed This Year
Hebrew Date
Bessie Bell
Ford, Steve & Carole
Saturday, 11/15/2014
Relationship
mother
Cheshvan 22, 5775
Helen Yuder Freeman
Krikun, David & Freeman, Phyllis
Relationship
mother
Cheshvan 22, 5775
Ronald Greenfield
Cullen, Scott & Greenfield, Donna
Relationship
father
Cheshvan 22, 5775
Melvin Slade (Moishe)
Baxter, Nicholas & Slade, Margot
Relationship
father
Cheshvan 22, 5775
Sanford (Sandy) Tex
Formato, Anthony & Marci
Monday, 11/17/2014
Relationship
father
Cheshvan 24, 5775
Jose Copernik (Yoseph)
Feigen, Ronald & Zelda
Thursday, 11/20/2014
Relationship
father
Cheshvan 27, 5775
Bill Rudder (Chaim)
Rudder, Ed & Wendy
Thursday, 11/20/2014
Relationship
father
Cheshvan 27, 5775
Muriel Klein (Mindle bat Tzvi Moshe)
Tunkel, Barry & Lori
Sunday, 11/23/2014
Relationship
mother
Kislev 1, 5775
James Greer
Swartzberg, Joel & Jackie
Monday, 11/24/2014
Relationship
brother
Kislev 2, 5775
Leo Staub
Staub, Rusty & Elissa
Monday, 11/24/2014
Relationship
father
Kislev 2, 5775
May Cynamon
Tuesday, 11/25/2014
Relationship
grandmother
Kislev 3, 5775
Helen Meltzer (Chava bat Shmuel)
Sherman, Mark & Shelley
Wednesday, 11/26/2014
Relationship
mother
Kislev 4, 5775
Lawrence Levine
Rosen, Nancy & Lurie, Andrea
Friday, 11/28/2014
Relationship
brother
Kislev 6, 5775
Jack Meltzer
Slotnick, Sam & Susan
Friday, 11/28/2014
Relationship
father
Kislev 6, 5775
Rose Noyman (Rashe)
Harkavy, Sondra
Relationship
mother
Kislev 7, 5775
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NOVEMBER 2014
JCNP Board of Trustees meeting minutes September 14, 2014
Present: Not Present: S. Cohen, A. Kahgin, A. Ruger, C. Hinson, M. Lederer, L. Randleman, D. Neiger, P. Zuckerman, A. Paul, A. Donnelly, M. Schain, M. Formato, S. Rohrlick, J. DeArce, M. Sorin, M. D’Angelo, Rabbi Bill
None
Welcome to new Board member, Marilyn D’Angelo
Moment of Silence/Prayer
Approval of July Minutes: Approved unanimously with four absten5ons.
High Holidays prepara7on:
Rosh Hashanah Luncheon: Helpers are needed for the luncheon, specifically people to prepare some of the •
dishes and set up and clean up. A mee5ng for the volunteers is scheduled for Tuesday.
Flowers for the Bimah will be ordered by A. Ruger and picked up by E. Butowsky. Amy Donnelly will sponsor •
the Rosh Hashanah flowers and Susan and David Cohen will sponsor the Yom Kippur flowers.
Yom Kippur Break Fast: This will be discussed at the Rosh Hashanah volunteer mee5ng on Tuesday. The •
commiMee will compile a list of items that are needed and people will be asked to sign up to bring specific things. People should plan to bring a large dish to share.
P. Zuckerman will make the appeal during Yom Kippur services. M. Schain will speak about the Illustrated •
Torah project at Rosh Hashanah and will announce it (but not make a speech about it) during Yom Kippur.
Children’s Services are set. There are new books and Elaine Faver (Elisa Dugatkin’s mother) will lead it on a •
volunteer basis.
Thank you notes need to be sent out.
•
Hiring of addi7onal teachers:
Mo5on made by D. Neiger to hire Machelle Clark as a teacher for the Dalet and Hay classes and as a leader of •
the Junior Congrega5on. Seconded by A. Ruger. Approved unanimously.
Mo5on made by D. Neiger to hire Rachel Markowitz to teach Chaverim Arts. Seconded by L. Randleman. •
Approved unanimously.
Fi;ieth Anniversary of JCNP: There will be a dinner/dance (not a fundraiser). There will also be an oneg the weekend of November 15. Some of the longer-‐term members of the congrega5on will be asked to be involved. CommiMee members for this event are: S. Rohrlick, A. Ruger, M. Lederer, M. D’Angelo, S. Cohen, L. Randelman, M. Formato.
Oneg for outgoing Board members: Tenta5vely planned for Oct. 17 (Simchat Torah) pending the availability of the outgoing Board members.
Building Issues:
A new furnace is needed for the community center. An offer was made to give us a used oil burner in good •
condi5on. Propane may be a more viable op5on. This is being explored.
The security system in the synagogue will be upgraded to have intruder protec5on.
•
Building issues constantly arise and there isn’t any one person who is responsible for managing these issues. •
Someone is needed to fill this role.
Illustrated Torah Update: There are 33 por5ons and 2 books that have been underwriMen. The plan is that ader Simchat Torah, the opportunity to have one’s name inscribed in the Torah will end. The goal is to have 40 por5ons underwriMen. There are s5ll several people who may be interested.
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JCNP Board of Trustees meeting minutes September 14, 2014
Red Cross Training: There are eleven congregants who have signed up.
Calendar of Board mee7ngs and Exec. commiJee mee7ngs: A schedule was developed and reviewed.
Calendar of Board mee7ngs and Exec. commiJee mee7ngs: A schedule was developed and reviewed.
Rabbi Rena Blumenthal’s proposal: D. Neiger met with Rabbi Rena Blumenthal, who was the Rabbi at Vassar. She is interested in doing a monthly Shabbat service in the form of a Chavurah service (informal, small group, Torah discussions) with a different type of spiritual focus (medita5on, chan5ng, contempla5on, reflec5on, etc.) She has proposed leading 8 services. Mo5on: (P. Zuckerman): Approve two such services at $400 each and then review further. Seconded by A. Ruger. Approved unanimously with one absen5on.
Other/New Business:
• An informa5on session for the New Paltz Central School District’s Capital Campaign was scheduled for erev Rosh Hashanah. It was suggested that some Board members write to the school district explaining the significance of this. S. Cohen will send a leMer to the school district on behalf of the Board.
• Tikun Olam Crop Walk is on Oct. 19.
• The liaison to the Federa5on posi5on is unfilled at this point. Gladys GoMleib is interested in filling it.
• Sh’ma: Things MUST be submiMed to A. Donnelly by the tenth of the month to be included in the Sh’ma.
• Board members signed up to give gids at upcoming B’nei Mitzvahs.
• There is now Stop and Shop scrip available as well as Shoprite.
Adjourned: 8:44
If you could donate to the Jewish Congregation of New Paltz without it
costing you a dime, would you do it? Of course you would! Here's how:
SHOPRITE GIFT CERTIFICATES
AND NOW . . . STOP&SHOP GIFT CERTIFICATES TOO!
in $20, $50 and $100 denominations. JCNP receives five cents on each dollar.
For example, if you purchase a $100 certificate, the congregation earns $5 and
you get to buy $100 worth of ShopRite or Stop&Shop merchandise. So if you
shop at Stop&Shop or ShopRite anyway, it’s a no-brainer. Contact Don Schiff at
255-7143 for more information or to buy your certificates.
If you wish to schedule an event at the shul or Community Center, please confirm that the
space you need is available BEFORE finalizing your plans. To reserve a space for your activity,
contact Carol Nolan at [email protected].
Submissions to the Sh’ma are due by November 10 for the December 2014 issue.
Questions? Contact Amy Donnelly at [email protected] or (845) 901-5791.
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NOVEMBER 2014
NEW MEMBER WELCOME!
Friday, November 14
7 PM
Join us and celebrate all the members of our community
who have joined JCNP in the last year.
Bring the whole family to shul and meet new and old friends.
Our wonderful choir, the Chai Notes, will sing for us and with us!
NOTES for FAMILIES
from Rabbi Bill
CHILDREN'S SERVICES
Children’s Services begin at 7 PM (half an hour earlier than other services) on these Shabbat evenings:
11/7, 12/5, 1/9, 2/6, 3/6, 4/10, 5/1, 6/19
Note to parents: at any and all services, our congregation loves to see children. And hear them! It is
when they begin to run around or make too much noise that parents must take a hand, and bring them
outside the sanctuary. Children should sit near their parents.
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JUNIOR CONGREGATION
Junior Congregation is led this year by our own homegrown Machele Clark, with parent helpers, in the
Community Center, on these Shabbat evenings at 7:30 PM:
11/21, 12/12, 1/23, 2/27, 3/20, 4/17, 5/15, 6/12
Note to parents: please do not simply drop your kids off at the Community Center! Come over to the shul
for the adult service. You will enjoy the spiritual break, and you’ll be out in time to pick up your kids.
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B’NEY MITZVAH & VAV FAMILY CLASSES ON SHABBAT MORNINGS
B'ney Mitzvah and Vav classes meet monthly for family classes: each student should be accompanied by
at least one parent. We meet at the Community Center on Saturdays, 9 to 10:30 AM, followed by Shabbat
services, 10:30 to 11:15 AM. Attendance is expected, so mark your calendars now!
11/1, 12/6, 1/10, 2/7, 3/14, 4/11, 6/6
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CHAVERIM ARTS
Rachel Markowitz and her team introduce your young children to Jewish learning and to our community.
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NOVEMBER 2014
CONGRATULATIONS TO US ALL !
WE’RE 50!
The Jewish Congregation of New Paltz
celebrates our 50th anniversary with a
DINNER & DANCE
November 15, 7 PM
at the Community Center
tickets $25 - reserve now
Mazal Tov to these members of our shul who are celebrating November wedding anniversaries!
Donald & Joyce Schiff
Richard & Cheryl Leopold
David & Elisa Dugatkin
Steven & Alexis Strongin
Yale & Amy Barash
Maurey & Deena Levitz
Steven Nussbaum & Lauren Rodman
Best wishes to these members of our shul’s extended family who are celebrating November birthdays!
Jonah Graubard
Wil Torres
David Dugatkin
Helise Winters
Susan Slotnick
Leah Paz
Mira Paz
Elijah McKee
Sam Hayes
Ron Zuckerman
Jaiden Johnson
Charlie Friedman
Lauren Rodman
Jeffrey Goldman
Deborah Kaplan
Ben Hayes
David Holt
Israel Burd
Frank LaRonca
Eva Hayes
Sahana Hughes
Liza Darnton
Daniel Weltsch
Seth McKee
Amanda Paul
James DeArce
Gerald Teters
Arnold Kahgan
Rebecca Lynch
Alexa Friedman
Jeremy Tunkel
Lucas Latino
Robin Torres
Peggy Donnelly
Mikal Kalus
Michael Gadol
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NOVEMBER 2014
from the Rabbi
Dear Ahavat Achim Family:
I have included here an excerpt (with a bit of editing to
fit this context) from my Rosh Hashanah evening
sermon, regarding the fiftieth anniversary of our
congregation, which we are celebrating this year:
In Tishrei of 5725 (October of 1964), this
congregation held its first services. Tonight, as we
welcome in the crescent moon Tishrei of 5775, we
begin to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of this
important event. The synagogue was opened on
the 26th of Tishrei, that is, a few days after
Simchat Torah. Congregation Agudas Achim of
Kingston lent us a Torah scroll until we could buy
our own, which we did in February of 1965.
bought 2,500 acres of land at the confluence of
several Native American trails and on a creek. He
built a mill house on that creek, which until recently was marked on maps as “Jew’s Creek.” He
established a trade with the Esopus tribe of the
Lenape Nation: finished goods from Europe and
New Amsterdam exchanged for pelts. It was one
of the few occasions where everybody did well
and was happy with the deal. The Mill House is
the oldest still-standing Jewish structure in North
America, and you can see it off 9W in Marlboro.
The oldest synagogue in our immediate area is
Emmanuel in Kingston, established in 1853.
Other synagogues were eventually established,
and Jews in New Paltz had a choice among
Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Newburgh, Ellenville …
Up until fifty years ago, the Jews of the greater
New Paltz area had no center, no cohesion. And
then they did. And thus we do.
It was a birth: a new organism
emerged into the light of day.
A stable ground for Jews to
From the Rabbi
stand upon took its shape
William Strongin
because some Jews fifty years
ago made a decision to build a
community.
The children of some of these
people are with us, and many of them have
children and grandchildren. We have other members who joined the community forty years ago.
My family has been here for thirty. And some of us
are members for twenty years, or ten, or five, or
one. Some have just recently joined our
community, and every single one of us is a link in
a chain that holds up the whole “Jewish thing”.
But fifty years ago the Jews
of New Paltz created their
own place. Without this place
and all of these other local
congregations, without Jews
taking on memberships and
active roles, contributing their
sweat, money and passion in
these examples of very carefully organized religion, there would be no Jewish
life in this area. There might be Jews, but not
Jewish life.
This sermon in its entirety, and the other sermons from
this year’s Days of Awe services can all be found on
our website:
jewishcongregationofnewpaltz.org
The first Jews in this country who were able to
establish an enduring community came into New
Amsterdam, only ninety or so miles from here, in
September of 1654, exactly 360 years ago. In
1714, exactly 300 years ago, Luis Moses Gomez,
a Sephardic Jew who came up the river into the
mid-Hudson Valley, then called New Netherlands,
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Yom Kippur Appeal
Yom Kippur Appeal
Yom Kippur Appeal
Yom Kippur Appeal
High Holy Days donaOon
Yom Kippur Appeal
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Yom Kippur Appeal in memory of Larry Meltzer
Yom Kippur Appeal
Yom Kippur Appeal
DonaOon
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Yom Kippur Appeal
Yom Kippur Appeal
High Holy Days donaOon in memory of my grandmother, Henni Gleeman
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Book of Remembrance
Book of Remembrance
Book of Remembrance
Book of Remembrance
Book of Remembrance
Book of Remembrance
13
NOVEMBER 2014
Thanks for your Help!
WINTER COAT AND BLANKET DRIVE
to benefit Family of New Paltz
In August of 2015, Naomi Greenfield will celebrate her bat mitzvah in our shul.
For her Community Service Mitzvah Project, Naomi is running a winter coat and blanket drive to
benefit Family of New Paltz. She has placed collection boxes in the shul and at the Community Center
(on the outside landing opposite the main entrance).
Please donate by December 1, 2014 - new and gently used
adult and children’s winter coats, winter hats, gloves and scarves, winter boots and blankets.
Thank you!
Lend us a hand
We need volunteers to help to fold issues of the Sh’ma, stuff envelopes and mail them, a couple of
hours per month. Please help us -- it’s quick, easy and comes with a little nosh. If you’d like to
participate, contact Amy Donnelly at amy.staronomy @gmail.com or 845 901-5791. Thank you!
Yom Kippur Food Drive
Members of our Congregation donated over 100 items for Tikum Olam's Peanut Butter/Tuna Fish drive.
These foods were selected because they are among the items that most children (and adults) like to
eat. We collected 90 cans of tuna, 38 jars of peanut butter, 6 jars of jelly and other assorted canned
foods. Everything was delivered to Family of New Paltz right after the holiday. The staff at Family
expressed gratitude for the generous donations, which will be used to feed our neighbors in need.
Thank you to everyone who made a donation.
Please Support these Businesses!
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Diplomate, American Board of Optometry
(845) 255-4696
THE PROFESSIONAL CENTER
243 MAIN STREET SUITE 120
NEW PALTZ, NY 12561
(845) 778-3591
ROUTE 208, SUITE 7
MONTGOMERY, NY 12549
2294
CLINICAL FACULTY - STATE COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY
33 WEST 42ND STREET - NEW YORK, NY 10036
(845) 691-6969
216 Route 299, Suite 2
Highland, NY 12528-7517
14
NOVEMBER 2014
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P: 845.255.9902 F: 845.255.1610 E: [email protected]
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222 Route 299, Highland. NY
15
NOVEMBER 2014
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
1
8 Cheshvan
LECH LECHA
Vav & B’ney Mitzvah
family class 9 AM
Shabbat services
10:30 AM
9 Cheshvan 3
2
Chaverim Arts
10 Cheshvan 4 11 Cheshvan 5 12 Cheshvan 6
Rabbi’s office hours
5:30 - 7 PM @ CC
Bet & Gimmel
classes
Dalet & Hey
classes
Torah Study
7 - 8:30 PM @ CC
23
1 Kislev
Dalet & Hey
classes
Bet & Gimmel
classes
Torah Study
7 - 8:30 PM @ CC
24
‘NOT YOUR Rabbi’s office hours
5:30 - 7 PM @ CC
TYPICAL
ISRAEL TRIP’
Torah Study
Discussion
4:30 PM @ CC 7 - 8:30 PM @ CC
Rosh Chodesh
Kislev
3 Kislev 26
Bet & Gimmel
classes
4 Kislev
classes
NO Dalet or Hey
classes
27
NEW
MEMBER
WELCOME
& Choir Service
7 PM
FIFTIETH
ANNIVERSARY
DINNER
DANCE
7 PM @ CC
27 Cheshvan 21 28 Cheshvan 22
5:30 - 7 PM @ CC
2 Kislev 25
HAVURAT
HA’LEV
Shabbat services
with Rabbi Rena
Blumenthal
10 - 11:30 AM
followed by
Kiddush & a nosh
11:30 - noon @ CC
CHAYEI SARA
5:30 - 7 PM @ CC
Dalet & Hey
classes
15 Cheshvan
VAYERA
20 Cheshvan 14 21 Cheshvan 15 22 Cheshvan
classes
24 Cheshvan 18 25 Cheshvan 19 26 Cheshvan 20
5:30 - 7 PM @ CC
Children’s
Shabbat
Services
7 PM
5:30 - 7 PM @ CC
Bet & Gimmel
‘JUMPSTART Rabbi’s office hours
5:30 - 7 PM @ CC
classes
THE
STORIES OF
Torah Study
YOUR LIFE’
7 - 8:30 PM @ CC COMMUNITY
Discussion
LUNCHEON
4:30 PM @ CC
noon @ CC
ONE BOOK
ONE NEW
PALTZ
Discussion
& brunch
11 AM @ CC
14 Cheshvan 8
classes
9 16 Cheshvan 10 17 Cheshvan 11 18 Cheshvan 12 19 Cheshvan 13
16 23 Cheshvan 17
13 Cheshvan 7
Shabbat
Services
& Junior
Congregation
7:30 PM
5 Kislev 28
NO Vav or
B’ney Mitzvah
classes
29 Cheshvan
TOLDOT
6 Kislev 29
NO
Shabbat Services
7 Kislev
VAYETZEI
NO Rabbi’s
office hours
____________
30 8 Kislev
16

עמש Sh'ma

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