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THE TBR
TABLET
April 2014
TEMPLE
BETH
RISHON
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Passover Schedule
Please Join Us...
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Shabbat, Festival &
Holiday Services ......................... 2
Rabbi’s Message.......................... 3
Cantor’s Message ........................ 4
Friday, April 11th at 8:00 pm:
Pre-Passover Shabbat Service with Kol
Rishon and Zemer Rishon Featuring Passover
Songs and Songs of Freedom.
President’s Message ................... 5
Building Project/
Tuesday, April 15th at 10:30 am:
Adult Education ........................... 9
Special Services ........................ 11
First Day of Passover - Festival
Morning Service Festival Lunch at
12:00 Noon sponsored by ROMEO.
Education Wing............................ 6
Passover..................................... 12
Religious School News ............. 18
Youth Group News..................... 20
Tuesday, April 15th at 6:00 pm:
Around the Temple .................... 21
Second Night of Passover Congregational Seder
(see page 17 for details).
Save the Date ............................. 24
Tribute Cards ............................. 26
Yahrzeits..................................... 27
Saturday, April 19th at 10:00 am:
Shabbat Pesach. Men’s
Club Shabbat.
TEMPLE BETH RISHON
Monday, April 21st at
10:30 am:
ANNUAL
CONGREGATIONAL
PASSOVER SEDER
Seventh Day of Passover
Festival Morning and
Yizkor Memorial Service.
Festival Lunch at 12:00
Noon.
Tuesday April 5th @ 6:00 PM
SEDAR AT THE TEMPLE
See page 17
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April 2014
Service Schedule
Upcoming Shabbat, Festival & Holiday
Service Schedule
Date
Time
Friday, April 4
**6:00 PM**
3's Family Service & Dinner
Candle lighting: 7:05 PM
Saturday, April 5
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
Prayer Class
Shabbat Services Metzora
B’not Mitzvah:
Emily Lomberg
Madison Yormark
Friday, April 11
Service
8:00 PM
Evening Service
PRE-PASSOVER SHABBAT
Candle lighting: 7:13 PM
Saturday, April 12
10:00 AM
Shabbat Services Acharei Mot
Bar Mitzvah:
Matthew Fishman
Tuesday, April 15
10:30 AM
12:00 PM
6:00 PM
PESACH Service
Luncheon sponsored by ROMEO
Congregational Seder
Friday, April 18
8:00 PM
Evening Service
CHOL HAMO'ED
Candle lighting: 7:21 PM
Saturday, April 19
9 :00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
Prayer Class
Nosh & Drash
Mens Club Shabbat
Monday April 21
10:30 AM
12:00 PM
7:00 PM
Pesach 7th Day Service/Yizkor
Luncheon
Services/Yizkor
Friday, April 25
8:00 PM
Saturday, April 26
Evening Service
Candle lighting 7:28 PM
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Prayer Class
Nosh & Drash
Meditative Shabbat
Shabbat Services Kedoshim
Bat Mitzvah:
Ivy Polesovsky
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Rabbis Message
April 2014
From the Rabbi’s Desk...
The Beatles and Pesach—Imagine That!
Every year at the Seder we invite a special guest, Elijah, the prophet, into our homes. The tradition
says that before the Messiah will arrive, Elijah will appear and announce the Messiah’s coming.
Some have asked what the Messiah will accomplish when he/she arrives. The Bible says on that
day, the Messiah will usher in an era of world peace, and an end of all hatred, oppression and
disease. The Messiah will spread the universal knowledge of the God of Israel to all nations.
These thoughts brought to mind a song made famous by the Beatles many years ago. The song is called “Imagine.” This
happens to be the 50th anniversary of their appearance on the Ed Sullivan show on February 9 th, 1964, where over 70
million viewers tuned in to watch them change the youth culture forever. One of their songs seems to echo the idea of the
Messianic era for which we pray. The words are as follows:
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people living life in peace
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all the world
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will live as one
While at first glance, the song seems to talk about
a Messianic age, a utopia for which we Jews pray,
the more I read over the words, the more I thought
of how the words did not resonate with my own
thinking.
John’s vision of a world without religion and
countries, a world where there is “nothing to kill or
die for”—a sense of oneness-of total unity— is a
world of total conformity, of no imagination, of no
individuality, of no sense of self or personality, a
world where all is one! It sounds great on the
surface, but it also sounds uninteresting!
Imagine no disagreement! A world where we all
think alike, we accept the opinions of one another.
How colorless, or bland, and unexciting! I’d much
rather live in a world of diversity, a world of ideas, a
world of color, rather than a monochromatic world
where everything is muted.
Imagine no possessions. I guess the more
possessions, the more envy, the more hatred, the
more jealousy. But the more possessions also
provide an incentive to work harder to obtain those
possessions, those creaturely comforts which
make life more soothing and more livable. Imagine
no possessions? Imagine-- no drive; no striving for
excellence, because mediocrity would be
acceptable and thus cause us not to stretch the
mind to its fullest!
Imagine--no heaven or hell! NO SENSE OF
JUDGMENT! Somehow judgment keeps us
honest. It makes sure that morality matters, thus
making this world a more ethical place in which to
live for all peoples!
Imagine--no religion! Surely some can argue that
religion too often divides rather than brings us
closer together. But often times, religion gives
people hope and creates a sense of community.
God is a God of diversity and on the 50th
anniversary of the Beatles appearance on our
shores, let us salute the
Beatles for exposing us
to diversity—of music, of
fashion, of thought, and
let us imagine diversity
being part and parcel of
the Messianic age!
Rabbi Dr. Kenneth A. Emert
[email protected]
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Happy Pesach!
Cantor’s Message
April 2014
REQUIEM FOR MY FRIEND: IRWIN TESSLER
YITZCHAK ben SHLOMO v’LEAH 1946-2014
I received devastating news late on Saturday afternoon, January 25, 2014. One of my closest friends in our
congregation, Irwin Tessler, died from a massive heart attack while skiing on top of a mountain in Colorado. I
was in shock after I received the phone call, and I am still having difficulty dealing with this almost two months
later. Everywhere I go, I see Irwin there with me from some distant memory. Everything I do, I think about a
moment like it that I shared with him. Everything I plan to do, I think about including him and sadly
acknowledge to myself that I no longer can. It is very difficult for me to find the words to describe how I feel.
Irwin was one of my dearest friends and a constant companion.
Deaths, funerals, memorial services are
always difficult, but when there is a close
personal relationship like the one between
Irwin and me, they become even more
heart-wrenching. It is most fitting that we
held Irwin’s memorial service in the
sanctuary of Temple Beth Rishon. After all,
this was his second home. Almost every
Friday evening he was here for Shabbat
Services, sitting towards the back on my
right. He was here regularly for choir rehearsals, Templetones band practice,
Men’s Choir, and an assortment of other
programs and activities too many to
mention. He was an active member of the
Ritual Committee for as long as I can remember and a devoted member of Temple
Beth Rishon for over 26 years. He had
been a Templetones member since its
inception in 1991 and Kol Rishon since
1997. So, yes, this was definitely the right
place.
Irwin was born in Brooklyn and grew up in
Fair Lawn. In the late ‘60s he went to law
school in downtown Brooklyn. In 1974, he
was admitted to the New Jersey Bar
Association. He had a passion for the law
and helping people, and he spent his
professional life in a career he really loved.
He served in the military in Vietnam in the
early 1970s. When Irwin and I traveled to
Washington DC together, for a Federationsponsored symposium in the early 1990s,
the most important stop for him was the
Vietnam War Memorial.
right. We spent a huge amount of time
together. When I first met Irwin in 1988, he
pushed me into running with him in the park
in Glen Rock. Somehow, he got me out
there no matter what the weather
conditions or the temperature. We would do
our five miles together, jogging and always
talking. We talked about life, its heartbreaks
and challenges. Irwin always worried. We
talked about our children and family, about
our professional challenges and successes.
We talked about celebrations and good
times. We talked about skiing, which he
picked up in his fifties when he met Bonnie.
And, of course, we talked about music,
which he loved. Through the years, I
slowed down, so the jogs became walks. I
will miss our walks. I will miss our talks. I
will miss our celebrations of anniversaries
and birthdays. I will miss our bicycle rides
down the Shore. I will miss our jaunts to
concerts, mostly to hear the retread folk
rockers of the ‘60s and ‘70s, with our small
band of roving men who attend rock concerts without their wives—the “Alteh
Rockers.”
Irwin was a gentle soul who was most caring, a gentleman, a real mensch. He had
tremendous integrity and values. Always
warm and giving, he was so energetic. He
died doing something he most loved—
skiing—in a place he loved—Vale, Colorado.
Irwin’s family was the most important part
of his life; family was everything to him. He
was a devoted father, husband, and son.
He would do anything for his children and
eventually for his grandchildren, whom he
adored. In fact, he was looking forward to
becoming a grandfather again. His children
and grandchildren had to have the best—
no hand-me-down toys, secondhand
clothes, or used cars for any of them. Over
the last ten years, he was very happy. He
found Bonnie, and they made a new life
together. She inspired and motivated him to
try new things, and he was rejuvenated.
Irwin was a staple in our choir, Kol Rishon,
and singing in the choir and playing music
were his ways to relax. He was one of the
“bad boys” in the back row who paid no
attention to what I said or how I tried to
conduct. In addition, he was a founding
member of Jimmy and the Templetones,
our congregational rock ‘n’ roll band, 23
years ago. He was our rhythm guitarist, and
he sang:
What would you think if I sang out of tune?
Would you stand up and walk out on me?
Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song
And I'll try not to sing out of key
Oh, I get by with a little help from my
friends
Ooh, I get high with a little help from my
friends
Ooh, gonna try with a little help from my
friends
The other place he loved was the house in Irwin, I miss you so much.
Bradley Beach. While most of us look for
When it came to family and friends, I don’t exotic places to go on vacation, all Irwin
think Irwin knew the word “no.” He would do wanted to do during the spring through
anything for you or go anywhere with you if early fall was drive to the Jersey Shore and
you asked, unless it was going to take time spend time at the house and the beach with
away from his grandchildren. My wife, Car- his family and closest friends. A great time
Your friend, Ilan
ol, will tell you willingly that if she needed
for him meant sitting on the porch in the
something done in the house, she was
evening, strumming our guitars, and singing
better off calling Irwin than asking me; it
a couple of Beatles, Neil Young, or James
would be done faster, and it would be done Taylor songs.
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President’s Message
April 2014
From the President’s Desk…
Our community grows…..
It was about a year ago at a Friday night Shabbat service that David Klyde (our VP of Religion) and
Ian Zimmerman (President) noticed a few new faces at services. They went up to the group and began a conversation. It turns out the group was from a synagogue called Lakeland Hills Jewish Center in Wanaque. As the conversation continued, they learned that the folks from Lakeland Hills were
“shopping” for a community because they could no longer sustain their small, hamish, synagogue.
Over the period of the next few months, Lakeland sent us a questionnaire asking about different
aspects of our community. A small committee was formed to work on the questionnaire and this
officially put us in strong consideration by Lakeland Hills to consider blending their community into
ours. Several meetings transpired with some of their team and ours. We invited the Lakeland Hills
community to join us for High Holiday services and many of them attended.
A few weeks after the holidays, we received a call that the Lakeland Hills community had chosen
Temple Beth Rishon as their community of choice. We were officially going to start the process of
blending/merging.
A TBR committee was formed with David Klyde as chairperson. Members came from all walks of
life. Committee members are:
Chana Auerbach
Esther Axelrod
Steve Dressler
Ken Esterow
Manny Kaplan
Bennett Leifer
Peter Norden
Michael Prell
Mitch Slodowitz
Ian Zimmerman
We visited the Lakeland Hills synagogue and began to learn a little about their history. At times throughout their history, they had a Hebrew school, but as demographics changed, they had difficulty sustaining it.
Most recently, they had a part time rabbi that performed services on a bi-monthly basis. They were ready
to be involved with a temple that had vibrancy, activities and a community spirit consistent with theirs and
we feel fortunate they chose us.
So now, we are truly beginning to make two communities one. They sold their building and had to move
out in mid-March. A handful of their members came to our Purim celebration and a few of them are
coming to weekly Shabbat services. On April 25th, we are going to have a Shabbat dinner welcoming
them to our community. They are lovely people who are eager to engage and become involved. They are
a small group, but will add a wonderful new dimension to our diverse tapestry. We are still navigating
through some of the details and nuances of blending two communities, but we are working collaboratively
to make sure everyone is comfortable. We still have more questions than answers, but feel confident that
together, the two communities will become one. So – if you see some faces that don’t look familiar, please
introduce yourself and welcome them to TBR.
Laura Freeman, Temple President
[email protected]
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Around the
Temple
Education
Wing
News
April 2014
Building for the Future
Education Wing Update
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Education Wing News
April 2014
BRIAN & LINDSAY ARENSTEIN
JEFFREY & CHANA AUERBACH
WILLIAM & ESTHER AXELROD
HOWARD & FELICIA BARASH
DANIEL & SHARI BECKER
PAUL & JUDY BEDRIN
STANLEY& DEBBIE BERG
MARSHALL & GRETTA BERMAN
LARRY & MARNI BERNSTEIN
STEPHAN BILLSTEIN & SUSAN HOOPER
THE BROOKE FOUNDATION
ROBERT & JENNIFER CAHN
MARK & TERRY CHARNET
ROBERT & SHEILA CHESTNOV
HAROLD & WENDY CHUBINSKY
DAVID & LAUREN COHEN
SAVERIO COSTA & TARA MANDEL
LOU & JILL D’AVANZO
STEVE & LINDA DRESSLER
NEIL & LINDA EISEMAN
RABBI KENNETH EMERT
KEN & LAURA ESTEROW
ALBERT FARHI
LEONARD & SHOSHANA FEINER
SCOTT FERGANG & BARBRA LIEBERSTEIN
JEFF & LAURA FREEMAN
MICHAEL & STACEY FRENKEL
ED & KATIE FRIEDLAND
NOEL & RUTH FRIEDLAND
STEVE & JUDITH FRIEDLAND
MARK FRIEDLANDER & LAURA EISDORFER
GARY & SAMANTHA GABRIEL
BOB & MARILYN GELLERT
MARVIN & DIANE GESS
BARRY & MARGE GINSBERG
ROBERT & SHARON GLASSMAN
MICHAEL & LESLIE GOLDBERG
STEPHEN & RANDI GOLDBERG
CHARLES & NITA GOODGAL
LARRY & MARIANNE GOODMAN
STAN & NANCY GOODMAN
JOSH & DEBBIE GRAUER
MICHAEL & JOYCE GREENBERG
JEFF & ELENA GREENE
ROB & ABI GROSSMAN
ARNOLD & AUDREY HEIMLER
JODI HEIMLER
RICHARD HEIMLER
HARRY & MARJORIE IMMERMAN
DENNIS & SHARON JAVER
ANDREW JENNIS & HARRIET SHUGARMAN
DAVID KAHN & LIZ COLE
SCOTT & CARYN KAHN
MANNY KAPLAN
JEFFREY & ALLISON KARPF
HENRY & ELAINE KAUFMAN
DAVID & LESLIE KLYDE
KEITH & ABBE KOOPER
JONATHAN & LINH KORN
ARTHUR R. & NANCY KRAMER
SCOTT & PAM KRIM
MARTIN & MARY KWARTLER
LARRY & ALYSON LANDSMAN
LEN & LEANN LEBOV
ED & JOAN LEFFERMAN
BENNETT LEIFER & LAURA MUFSON
STEVEN & SUE ANN LEVIN
ERIC & STACEY LEVY
LARRY LEVY
CHUCK & ANNE LIEBERMAN
ILAN & CAROL MAMBER
STEVE & LISA MARCUS
IRA & HOLLY MARX
PETER & EVELYN MEIER
RICHARD & CINDY MILLER
ERIC & JILL MORRISON
CURTIS & KIMBERLY NASSAU
MARK & SHARON NEWMAN
PETER & BARBARA NORDEN
DAVID & MICHELE OPPER
MEL & JUDY OPPER
JEFF & SHERRY POLEVOY
MICHAEL & ALISA ROBINSON
RON ROSENSWEIG & LINDA DOMBROWSKY
MICHAEL & ELLEN RUBENSTEIN
DAVID & BRIGITTE RUDMAN
WILL & MARNIE RUKIN
MARC & KAREN SACKSTEIN
HOWARD & JILL SCHOENFELD
KEITH SEIDENBERG & ELLEN WALD
IRA & RANDI SHINSKE
BARRY & AMY SILVERMAN
DEAN & LAUREN SILVERMAN
MARTIN & CATHERINE SMITHLINE
ED & ADRIENNE SOLOMON
MICHAEL & BETH SPAROZIC
FRED & JUDY STEINBERG
LEE & AMY TESSER
ZAHAVA TROSTEN
RAISA TUZHILIN
BRADLEY & NADINE VAIANA
DARRYL & KAREN WEISS
JEFF & KIM WEISS
EDWARD & ELAINE WELSH, ADCO CORP.
CYRILE WILSON
ANDY & SUSAN YADOFF
JACK & LYDIA ZAKIM
RONALD & ZIONA ZELAZO
LENNY & MOIRA ZELIN
JEFF & ANNE ZENN
LON & ELLEN ZIMMER
IAN & JEAN-MARIE ZIMMERMAN
DAVY & AMANDA ZONERAICH
GARY & MARIE ROSE ZWERLING
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Education Wing News
April 2014
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Adult Education
April 2014
Visit the ”Adult Education” tab at www.bethrishon.org for more information about these programs.
Reader’s Circle Book Club:
Come Read with Us!
*APRIL 10th: The Monuments Men, by Robert M. Edsel. This fascinating account follows six
men and their impossible mission to save the world’s great art from the Nazis.
We meet the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm. Great books, great
reviewers, great evenings of dialogue and discussion! Please join us. You will be
very glad you did!
For more information, contact Diane Gess: [email protected]
* Please note change of date from April 3.
Nosh & Drash
Bible, bagels, coffee and commentary
Join Rabbi Marley as we explore the Torah portion together to
build familiarity with our sacred text and to get acquainted with
some of its most provocative commentators, ancient and modern.
From 9:00 - 10:00 am
Upcoming Saturdays:
April 19th, April 26th, May 10th, May 17th
Sephardic
Dinner
Sharon Glassman and Diane
Gess presented a check from
the proceeds of TBR’s Sephardic Shabbat Dinner to Sue Ann
Levin, President of Jewish Family Service of North Jersey. The
donated money will help enable JFS to continue to provide
community based services to children, families and seniors and
specialized services to Holocaust survivors.
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ADULT
BAR/BAT MITZVAH
PROGRAM at TBR
For more information,
contact
Cantor Ilan Mamber at:
[email protected]
or call 201-891-4669
Adult Education
April 2014
Visit the ”Adult Education” tab at www.bethrishon.org for more information about these programs.
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April 2014
Special Services
Visit the “Observance” tab at www.bethrishon.org for more information about these programs.
Special April Services
Shabbat Family
Service
“A Peaceful Shabbat”:
A Meditative Shabbat
With Rabbi Ziona Zelazo
Upcoming
Saturdays
from 10-11am:
Featuring the 3 yr. Olds
Friday, April 4 at 6:00 PM
April 26th &
May 17th
PRE-PASSOVER SHABBAT
Friday, April 11 at 8:00 PM
Pre-Passover Shabbat Service with Kol Rishon, Zemer Rishon,
Cantors Ilan Mamber and Jenna Daniels, Itay Goren: piano,
Jimmy Cohen: percussion
Featuring Passover Songs and Songs of Freedom.
April Food Drive To Benefit Ridgewood Social Services
Collection baskets are located in the front lobby.
Items must be non-perishable.
Please check expiration dates.
Thank you for your generosity!
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Passover
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Passover
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Passover
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Passover
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Passover
Passover
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Passover
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Religious School News
April 2014
Addison M. & Elizabeth Opper Religious School
Chag Ha’Aviv: The Spring Holiday
What an awful winter we have had! There have been far too many snow days, late openings,
dangerous driving conditions, days spent indoors, cars to dig out, and freezing and below
freezing temperatures.
Somehow it happens to me every single year. I get so engrossed in preparing for Pesach –
cleaning and kashering my home, inviting family and friends to Seders, planning out the
Seders, and planning great Pesach lessons and programs for students – that I develop a bit
of tunnel vision. Then, inevitably, on the day of the first Seder, I look up and see that there
are buds on the trees, the forsythia is in bloom, and there are robins hopping around announcing the arrival of my favorite season – spring. With the arrival of spring comes my
favorite holiday – Chag Ha'Aviv or The Spring Holiday: Pesach.
Pesach is a holiday about the rebirth of our people. We were slaves in Egypt, but now we are
free. We come out of the narrowness of Egypt and into the open space of the desert, ready to
start our lives again as a free people.
What does spring time mean to us this year – especially after the winter we had? One of my
favorite traditions is taking a walk with my family right at the height of spring so we can see all
of the flowers and trees in full bloom. Spring also means a new sport season. Families can
bond as baseball and softball teams start again. Spring means cleaning the home in
preparation for Pesach. Though this process is a lot of work, it can bring families closer
together as well. Use the cleaning time as an opportunity to look at objects and photos that
have memories attached to them. Share stories with your family members. Spring time
means coming out of the dark months of winter and opening our eyes and hearts to a fresh,
brand new perspective on life. What a glorious time!
As you sit down to your Pesach Seders this year, remember that sense of joy in the fact that
spring is here and that this is Chag Ha'Aviv. Our ancestors set up our calendar so that
Pesach will always be the holiday that ushers in the spring time. Let's celebrate. Let's relax.
Let's take a deep breath. Spring is here. Now we can start again.
Rabbi Lori Feldstein-Gardner
Rabbi/Educator
(413) 627-3817 • [email protected]
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Religious School News
April 2014
Meet Our Upcoming B’nei Mitzvah
MATTHEW FISHMAN: My name is Matthew Jacob Fishman and I become a Bar
Mitzvah on April 12th. I live in Oakland with my parents Pam and Simon, and 9 ½-year
old brother, Joshua, who will be doing the Shema with me. I am a 7th grader at the Valley
Middle School. Some of my interests are hiking, swimming, biking, reading, and all things
computers. I love to play MineCraft and StarTrek Online and I am a Boy Scout in Troop
49. For my mitzvah project, I am raising funds to help the PANTHER Academy, a school
in Paterson without the money to buy textbooks or ChromeBook laptops. I would like to
send a special thanks to Rabbi Emert, Cantor Mamber, Rabbi Marley, Cantor Jenna, and
Mrs. Ackerman, and also to my friends and family, especially my father, for all their
support to help me to this important day in my life.
EMILY LOMBERG: Shalom, I'm Emily. I am a 7th grader at Eisenhower Middle
School. I live in Wyckoff with my parents Linda and Paul and my older sister Perri.
I am an actress and I love performing on stage. I like music, travel and New York City.
I thank Temple Beth Rishon - the Rabbi, Cantor, Judy Ackerman and interns and
especially my very own UATKP for helping me prepare for my Bat Mitzvah. For my
mitzvah project I am collecting Kosher for Passover foods to be handed out to senior
citizens. Please consider leaving an item in the Temple lobby. Thank you.
IVY POLESOVSKY: Hello, my name is Ivy Polesovsky, and I will become a Bat
Mitzvah on April 26th. I am a 7th grader at Valley Middle School in Oakland. I live with my
18 year old sister Mia, my 15 year old brother Ian, my mom Jeannie, and my dog Lilly, in
Oakland. My interests are dancing, hanging out with friends, baking and doing my nails.
I also love traveling, and during the summer, I attend Oakland rec camp. As my mitzvah
project, I have decided to donate some of my Bat Mitzvah money to a breast cancer
organization in honor of my mom. I would also like to thank Cantor Mamber, Rabbi Emert
and Judy Ackerman for helping me prepare for this important and exciting day.
MADISON YORMARK: Madison Yormark will become a Bat Mitzvah on April 5th. She is
a 7th grader at Franklin Avenue Middle School in Franklin Lakes. Her favorite subject is
math. Outside of school, Madison enjoys dance, cheerleading and gymnastics. She has
spent her last four summers at Tyler Hill Camp where she has met her best friends. Madison
has loved her Hebrew School experience at Temple Beth Rishon. The teachers have taught
her Hebrew and all about the Jewish religion. She is planning on continuing her religious education in Hebrew High. Madison is so excited about her upcoming Bat Mitzvah. She has
prepared so hard for this day and can’t wait to celebrate with her family and friends,
especially her parents and her younger brother, Drake. Madison would like to thank the Rabbi,
Cantor, Cantor Jenna and Mrs. Ackerman for helping to prepare her for her big day.
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Youth Group News
April 2014
Visit the “TBR Youth Group” tab at www.bethrishon.org for more program information.
From the Youth Director...
Spring is finally here! We’ve dug ourselves out from all the storms, flowers are
beginning to pop up, snow on all the playgrounds has started to melt, the sun is
shining, and the trees are starting to show a little green!!
This past month we had our annual Purim carnival. Even though it was not held
at our "home", we still had a rocking, fun, and amazing turnout at Sicomac
school! Thank you to everyone who pitched in to make this a spectacular event.
It couldn’t have been done without all of your support, effort and time.
Thank you to the amazing Purim volunteers:
Purim Volunteers:
Jeff Polevoy
Kim Rosner
Kari Teitel
Jennifer Berger
Jennifer Cunningham
David Edelson
Stacy Firstman
Judith Friedland
Sam Gabriel
Helena Kesler
Linh Korn
Lisa Liebman
Michelle Nemiroff
Dara Pasternack
Youth Group Volunteers:
Lucy Greene
Anna Kasmanoff
Danny Klyde
Emily Lomberg
Carly Morrison
Adam Polevoy
Danny Polevoy
Melanie Zenn
A special thanks to all the 3rd-6th youth group participants who helped by making carnival posters
and artwork and assisting the day of the event. You all rock!
Coming up next is Dalet Midnight Madness on April 25th. The students will have an opportunity to
spend the evening at the temple with fun events and a surprise dessert at the end. Look for fliers
and emails and mark your calendars for this amazing evening.
We only have a few months of youth group left, but, as I always say, it's never too late to join in the
fun! Check the temple website for upcoming dates or contact me if you have any questions.
Jana Schwartz, Youth Director [email protected]
CLUB 34
(for 3rd & 4th Grades)
Tuesdays: April 1st, April 22nd
CLUB 56
(for 5th & 6th Grades)
Thursdays: April 3rd, May 1st
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Sharing Nachas
Food For Thought
Mazel tov to proud grandparents Jimmy and Linda Cohen on the birth of their grandaughter, Audrey Blair
Cohen, on February 5th to parents Allan and Miriam
Cohen.
Mazel Tov to Jeff and Ellen Reinkraut on the birth of
their first grandchild, Arielle.
A BIG congratulations to Danny Klyde who was named
Valedictorian of this year’s graduating class at Ramapo
High School AND to Selena Steinberg who was named
Valedictorian of this year’s graduating class at Indian
Hills High School.
Thank you to Pam Krim and Amanda Zoneraich, our
college connection committee chairs, for sending Purim
Shalach Manot baskets to 60 of our college students. If your student didn't receive one and would like
to be added to the list, please email the temple office.
Café Beth Rishon
February 8th
About 70 people attended Susannah Heschel’s
inspiring and informative presentation on March
9. She provided many insights into the work of
her father, Abraham Joshua Heschel and spoke
of how she is continuing to foster his ideas,
especially in the area of social justice. We
appreciate the efforts of the Adult Education
committee, the support of our patrons and the
provocative questions posed by our audience.
Don’t miss our next event on May 4th when we
welcome Rabbi Noam E. Marans of the
American Jewish Committee.
See page 10 for more details.
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TEMPLE COMMUNITY NETWORK (TCN)
TCN is a professional networking
group focused on the job search
needs of our community. Everyone
is welcome!
Our Monday, April 28th meeting will feature Small
Business and Franchise Fit/Placement Specialist Frank Dunne (www.frannet.com/fdunne). As always, there will also be plenty of open networking
time with your colleagues. Please join us at Barnert
Temple (Rt. 208 S. in Franklin Lakes)
on Monday, April 28th from 7-9 pm.
For more information, contact Bob Roman at
[email protected]. TCN is a joint project of
Temple Beth Rishon, Barnert Temple, Beth Haverim
Shir Shalom, Temple Beth Or and Temple Beth Tikvah.
Kol Rishon Adult Choir
Open to High School students and adults.
Ability to read music and Hebrew are not
required. Contact Cantor Mamber
[email protected] or 201-891-4466 for
more information.
All are welcome to join.
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Friday, April 11 - 8:00 pm
Pre-Passover Shabbat Evening Service
Monday, May 5 – 7:00 pm
Yom Ha’Atzmaut Israeli Independence Day
Community Concert at Beth Haverim Shir
Shalom in Mahwah
Friday, May 9 - 8:00 pm
Celebrate Israel Shabbat Evening Service
Friday, May 23 - 8:00 pm
Shabbat Evening Service Celebrating
the Ordination of Cantor Jenna
Daniels
TBR GIFT SHOP
Friday, May 30 - 8:00 pm
Volunteer Recognition Shabbat
Your Temple Gift Shop Is Open
and Waiting For You!
Please stop by to say hello and take a look. You’ll
find that little something that you must have for
yourself or a special item for a family member or
friend. We have whatever you need, whatever the
occasion.
We are open during the construction by
appointment.
Please call Gretta Berman at 201-788-2838 to set up
a mutually convenient time.
Zemer Rishon Teen Choir
We invite all 7th through 12th graders to
participate. Rehearsals, under the direction
of cantorial intern Jenna Daniels, take place two
Sundays a month from 12:30 - 1:30 pm.
Contact Cantor Ilan Mamber
@ [email protected] (201-891-4466) or
Cantor Jenna at [email protected]
(561-762-9084).
There is NO fee for this special program!
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
Friday, May 9—8:00 pm
Celebrate Israel Shabbat Evening Service
Friday, May 23—8:00 pm
Shabbat Evening Service Celebrating the
Ordination of Cantor Jenna Daniels
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activities.
Purim at TBR!
Jewish Family Service of
North Jersey Offers On-Site
Social Work Services
Contact Jessica Fleischer, LSW,
at (973) 897-3703. Jessica is
available to provide assessment,
referrals, and short-term counseling
on a variety of subjects such as
eldercare, child development,
marital concerns, mental health, and
personal growth and
development. She
sees congregants at
the synagogue every
Wednesday and is
also available by
appointment.
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Save
Save The
The Date
Date
April 2014
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Save the Date
April 2014
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Tributes
April 2014
Tribute Cards
Andrew Friedland
Preschool Fund
The following donations were
made by Diane & Marvin Gess:
Beatrice & Michael Saron to
Cantor Ilan Mamber in
appreciation for officiating at
Mitchell Saron’s Bar Mitzvah.
Physical Plant Fund
The following donations were
The following donations were
made by Lisa & David Schwartz made to Lisa Milowsky in
& Family:
memory of her beloved
grandmother:
Jeff Zenn in memory of your
beloved mother.
Diane & Marvin Gess
Leslie & David Klyde
Linda & Jimmy Cohen in
Kris Len
honor of the birth of your
Nancy Wellington
granddaughter
The Winston Family to Joan
Krieger in memory of your beBonnie Tessler in memory of
loved father.
your beloved husband
Randi Goldberg in memory of Alan & Robyn Rubin to Cantor
Ilan Mamber in appreciation for
your beloved father.
officiating at the funeral of Anna
Rubin.
Claire Taub in memory of
your beloved husband.
Caring Committee Fund
The Preschool made the
The Winston Family to Donna
following donations:
Simon in memory of your
beloved father.
Caryn Kahn in memory of
your beloved grandmother.
General Fund
Sara & Hiam Tobias to Claire
Taub
in
memory
of
your
beloved
Jill & Randy Cohen in
The following donations were
husband.
memory of your beloved
made to Bonnie Tessler in
grandfather.
memory of her beloved
Channa Mamber Memorial
husband, Irwin Tessler:
Music Fund
Kim & Scott Rosner to Caryn
Kahn in memory of your
Laurie Dunn to Adam Tessler in Diane Altman
beloved grandmother.
Patricia Hallacy
memory of your beloved father.
Carol Hyde
Cantor Discretionary Fund
Faryn Rudnick to Cantor Ilan Beverly Phillips &
Mamber in memory of his friend, Herb Madwatkins
The following donations were
Irwin Tessler.
made by Randy & Ted Cohen:
Michael Kessler to Jack
Leslie & David Klyde to Linda & Berger in memory of your
Jennifer Salinetti in memory
Jimmy Cohen in honor of the beloved wife.
of your beloved father.
birth of your granddaughter.
The Winston Family to Alan
Adam Tessler & Family in
Rabbi’s Discretionary
Rubin in memory of your
memory of your beloved
Fund
beloved mother.
father.
Alan & Robyn Rubin to Rabbi
Dawn Masiero to Jennifer
Reine Silon & Ted Shapiro in
Emert in appreciation for
Salinetti in memory of your
honor of the birth of your great
officiating at the funeral of Anna beloved father.
granddaughter.
Rubin.
Lauren & Michael Cohen in
honor of the birth of your
daughter.
Betty Milowsky to Dolores
Sanders in memory of your
beloved mother.
Youth Wing Fund
Ellen & Alan Zalkowitz to Linda
& Noel Wiederhorn in honor of
the Bat Mitzvah of your
granddaughter.
Linda & Steve Dressler to
Bonnie Tessler in memory of
your beloved husband.
Shelley & David Lipson to Sandi
& Ken Razen in memory of your
beloved son.
The Winston Family to Jeff
Zenn in memory of your
beloved mother.
Caryn & Scott Kahn, Melvina &
Bernard Feldman, and Barbara
& Jim Sadowsky in memory of
Ritual Fund
Selma Shaw, beloved
The Wuhl Family to Jeff Zenn in grandmother and mother.
memory of your
beloved mother.
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Yahrzeits
APRIL YAHRZEITS
1
Ronald Mittman
Solomon Goos
Frank Gutterman
Herman D. Stern
2
Warren Weber
Alfred Kolben
Ethel B. Le Vine
4
Robert Arkin
Joan Siegel
Harry Needle
Pauline C. Lipeles
Sam Morris
5
Sylvia Solan
Frieda Lena Urban
6
Beatrice Schneider
Morris Kalman Weinberg
Molly Lewin
Baruch Guberman
7
Howard R. Herman
Rita Sotsky
Bertha Javer Eisenstat
Frank Salinger
8
Florence Olshansky
Jack Rosenstein
Barbara London
9
Fred M. Harrison
Steve Liebman
10
Eli Seligman
Rose Kaufman
11
Emanuel Ginsberg
Arthur Jay Regenstreif
12
Louis Gosdick
Harry Pact
Sara B. Perlman
Irving Regenstreif
Anne Seligson
Harriet C. Appel
Morris Schneider
13
Anne Petereit
14
Ruth Freimark
Alfred Lipson
15
Miriam Guberman
16
Sam Feldman
Sarah Bellehsen
Nancy Heffner
17
Addison M. Opper
Morton Felixbrod
Betty Auerbach
Daniel Casden
18
Clara Asch
Morris Kleinberg, MD
Esther Needle
19
Arthur Sussman
George J. Golden
Hyman Freedman
Ellen Willig Diesenhof
Philip Seligson
Mollie Lamster
20
Leonard Dansky
Roger Pact
Richard Allen
Irene Liebman
Frances Nemerow
APRIL YAHRZEIT DONATIONS
22
Joseph Asch
Ethel Schwartz
Philip Gerver
Dorothy Zalkowitz
Betty Spechler
Philip Gerver
23
Anna Eagle
Dorothy Jankowitz
Elizabeth Warren
24
Estelle Alpren Rubinson
Henry Koch
Dorothy Zakim
Lillian Wertlieb
25
Gertrude Slater
Kurt Benjamin Teitler
26
Evelyn R. Zwerling
27
Robert M. Ross
Manya Ehrlich
Ethel “Rusty” Eiseman
Maurice Feldman
Ida Friedland
28
Robin Shlien
Ethel Taub
Laura Goldberg
29
David Goodman
Evelyn Reinstein
Susan Niederman
30
Rhoda Yamin
Arthur D. Reinkraut, MD
Jean Lois Polishook
Ronald Zarnet
Leonard Drexler
21
Evelyn Kornberg Gittell
June Sonson
In accordance with the Jewish
tradition of giving Tzedakah as a
tribute of reverence and love to the
memory of our departed, the
following donations have been made
to the Temple Beth Rishon
Yahrzeit Fund:
FAMILY OF:
IN MEMORY OF:
Alan Ganzer
Gertrude Ganzer
Donna Krieger
Edith Roemer
Abi & Rob Grossman
Jacob Gabriel Michael
Stephen Smiley
Irving M. Smiley
Kaye Gendell
Howard Gendell
Sidney Gendell
Beverly Karpf
Charles Krames
The Prell Family
Bernard Cadel
When a Death in Your
Family Occurs, Please
Let us Know.
When a death in your immediate family
occurs, the TBR Community would like
to acknowledge your loss and support
you in any and all ways possible. Please
promptly notify Rabbi Emert at
201-819-5005 or Cantor Mamber at
201-914-2693.
In addition, to provide pertinent
Information that you would like to share,
call the Temple Office at 201-891-4466.
Even if the service is out of town, we
would like to know so that we can offer
our condolences.
TOWARD OUR EFFORTS TO BE A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY…
In the event that the Clergy may not have been informed, please contact the Temple Office at 201/891-4466 with
the name of any congregant who is ill at home, facing surgery, or in the hospital. We appreciate it!
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CHECK OUT THESE
TWO LINKS
On our Temple website which help
with our FUNDRAISING!
Each time you make a purchase from
Amazon.com or buy a tree in Israel from the
Jewish National Fund via our website, the temple
receives a percentage towards our fundraising goals.
YOU MUST ENTER THESE SITES VIA OUR
SITE in order for us to receive the benefits.
Both links are at the bottom of our HOME page.
The entire membership, staff and clergy thank you
for using this painless way to help our bottom line!
585 Russell Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ 07481
Tel: 201-891-4466 Fax: 201-891-0508
Education:201-891-6074
[email protected] - www.bethrishon.org
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