TU B`SHVAT AT SHOMREI TORAH WORLD WIDE WRAP AT

Shomrei Torah - Wayne Conservative Congregation
30 Hinchman Ave. Wayne, NJ 07470
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February 2015
Sh’vat/Adar 5775
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Celebrating Tradition, Embracing the Future!
February
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20 - 5:19 PM
27 - 5:28 PM
Contents
From the Bima……..2
WORLD WIDE WRAP
AT
SHOMREI TORAH
Sunday, Feb. 1st - See p. 22 for details
Words from Our
President………...….3
Vol. of the Month…..4
Gala……………….5-6
Sisterhood
News….....................17
TU B’SHVAT
AT
SHOMREI TORAH
Men’s Club………...21
Tuesday, Feb. 3rd - See p. 27 for details
Religious School.…..11
Passover Candy Sale
……………………..13
Israel Tour with Rabbi
Mark………………..25
Golden Cards……....33
Calendar..…………..35
1 February 2015
SHOMREI TORAH ANNUAL GALA
Honoring
Beth & Dr. Ed Julie
Sat. March 7th
See pp. 5-6 for details
FROM THE BIMA
Israel – always in our hearts, always on our minds!
Trip – Have you signed up yet to come to Israel with me?
WZC – Have you voted yet?
Mercaz – Have you joined yet?
Tu B’Shevat – Are you coming to our Seder? Have you
planted a tree in Israel yet?
Executive Board
Cindy Merker
President
Roberta Ort
Executive Vice President/
President Elect
Beth Julie
Vice President of
Education, Ritual & Youth
Karen Weiss & Sheryl Sarin
Co-Vice Presidents of
Membership, Program &
Social Action
Tu B’Shevat, the New Year of the Trees is on Feb. 3rd and 4th this year. We have a
seder scheduled for Tuesday night Feb. 3rd following minyan. If you’ve never
before enjoyed one, then here is your chance. If you’ve done it before, then you
know what you’ll be missing!
Mark Kass
Vice President of
Finance & Fundraising
It is also nice in honor of Tu B’Shevat to plant trees in Israel; we have a link to the
JNF website from our shul homepage. Doing it this way benefits both Israel and the
shul!
Tova Friede
Financial Secretary
We are in the midst of the World Zionist Congress elections. Literally, millions of
dollars are at stake! The more people who cast their vote for Mercaz, the more
money will be allocated to groups and projects in Israel that promote religious
pluralism, something that we feel Israel desperately needs. Again, you get to the
voting page from our website homepage. It only costs $10 and only takes a few
clicks of your mouse and a few minutes of your time to do.
Now that you voted from Mercaz, take the next step. Go to the Mercaz.org website
and join Mercaz. This will cost you a little more, but still not much - $36 for an
individual, $54 for a family or splurge and for $500 you can be a Benefactor!
Howard Hook
Treasurer
Carla Rudow
Communications Secretary
Gary Lesser
Recording Secretary
Karen Weiss
Immediate Past President
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Clergy
Randall Mark
Rabbi
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Staff
Now is the time to go to Israel – join me on our congregational trip – May 12-22,
2015!
Melody Sandor
Synagogue Administrator
It may be February, but it is time for all of us to be thinking Israel!
Judy Jaffe
Director of Congregational
Learning
Rabbi Randy Mark
Donna Davis
Synagogue Secretary
Suzanne Zofi
Administrative Assistant
If you know of a Shomrei Torah member who is ill, hospitalized
or homebound, please contact
Rabbi Mark
to let him know.
Shomrei Torah members are our source of information!
2 February 2015
Gloria Millan
Shabbat Staff
Manny Vargas
Custodian
Words from Our President...
What a night…..the par king lot at Shomr ei Tor ah
was filled and the Social Hall was buzzing with
activity!
No…it wasn’t the High Holidays….it was Comedy
Night!
On Saturday, January 17, due to the hard work and
efforts of Howard Hook and his committee,
170 people had a most enjoyable and laughter-filled
evening.
There were young members, older members, those inbetween and outside guests.
How amazing to have a strictly social event at the
synagogue so well attended and received.
Thank you to all who supported this successful
fundraiser.
During the month of February we have many
interesting and varied events planned which I hope
you will support and attend:
Feb. 1 at 8:45 AM is the Wor ld Wide Wr ap—Bring
your teffilin and join in
Feb. 3 at 8:00PM is a Tu B’Shevat Seder led by
our own Danny Schlossberg
Feb. 20 r ight after 6:00PM ser vice will be a Gr eekJewish dinner and discussion by Jackie Helfand
about the Jews from Greece and her family’s
Romaniote background
Feb. 21 at 9:30 AM is the Boar d of Tr ustees
Shabbat
3 February 2015
Feb. 21 at 8:00 PM is a Sister hood Ballr oom
Dancing event which includes instruction and dancing
Don’t forget to support Sisterhood’s Mishloach
Manot (Purim Boxes) and have your orders in by
Feb. 20.
Gentle Chair Yoga which will occur on Feb. 12 and
26 is always a relaxing and enjoyable experience.
The planning of our big fundraiser of the year, which
includes our Gala and Ad Journal, is well underway.
The Gala will be a bit different from past years, since
it will include dinner, dancing and the Purim Shpiel,
but I assure you it will be a most enjoyable evening
honoring a most deserving couple, Beth and Ed
Julie. I hope to see you, Saturday, March 7,
dressed in your festive attire ready to have fun and be
entertained!
Your support of the Ad Journal, which honors Beth
and Ed and the cast of the Shpiel, is vital to the
synagogue in meeting its’ fundraising goals for the
year. We need everyone to do their part by
placing an ad in the Journal and soliciting businesses
and friends, family, etc. to do the same.
Thank you for your anticipated support of these
events!
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Stacy
Gerstein
Shomrei Torah’s
February
Volunteer of the
Month!
gym, but at the end of a normal hectic day she is
grateful to have the chance to “chill, watch meaningless television (she has followed the sagas of
“General Hospital” since 3rd grade!) and be
“brainless” for a few hours at least!
Stacy credits her parents and her Grandma
Frances for having a profound influence on her
life. Her parents have a very happy, very strong
relationship and the ties between them and her
and her sister are strong and comfortable.
Her paternal grandmother, Frances, is still active
and vibrant at 93 (going on 83) and inspires her
to follow in Grandma Frances’ footsteps.
Stacy contemplated the question of what being
Jewish means to her. First and foremost, she
Juggling the many commitments and schedules
would say “Family.” She elaborated by saying
inherent in raising a young family can be overthat she never went to Hebrew school andnever
whelming, as many can agree, but Stacy makes
became a Bat Mitzvah, but her Jewishness was
it seem simple...and even fun. As this vivacious
transmitted by family. Holidays meant being with
young woman states, maybe it is because her
family and celebrating together. Ivan, she said,
parents made it all look easy!
was raised in a more traditional Jewish structure
Stacy grew up in Princeton Junction, New Jerand that is what he seeks out and is comfortable
sey, and attended the University of Maryland,
with. For her, Judaism and being Jewish is tied
where she majored in Education and received a with the social and cultural aspects of communiMasters in Elementary Reading Education. For ty. She incorporates Judaism‘s ethical values as
11 years she taught 4th grade, becoming an aca- her “moral compass.”
demic intervention specialist for reading recovThe combination of traditional Jewish structure
ery, helping at-risk readers performing below
and finding a family-friendly community is what
grade level. For the last few years, she is a pridrew them to Shomrei Torah. When they moved
vate tutor for Kindergarten – 5th grade students.
to Wayne and sought o be part of a Jewish comShe met her husband, Ivan, at a friend’s wedding munity, she was impressed by the warmth that
(she was a bridesmaid…he was a groomsmen)
was extended to her and her family. She has aland they married in 2006. Living first in West Or- ways felt Shomrei Torah has a welcoming and
ange, they moved to Wayne almost four years
comfortable atmosphere and her girls are happy.
ago, looking for a place that had the diversity
They have friends and Maya enjoys going to Hethey wanted, but still had a significant Jewish
brew school. This has encouraged Stacy to becommunity within which to raise their two daugh- come more and more involved – she is on the
ters. First grade daughter, Maya, and younger
Education committee and is a co-chair, along
sister, Jocelyn, who is in pre-K, have made
with Marissa Smith, for the Chaverim (K-5) youth
friends and are flourishing in the community.
group. Being involved has become a “family affair,” with Ivan on the Shomrei Torah Board and
When asked about her interests during her spare
Finance Committee.
time, Stacy laughed at the idea. Besides her increasing role at Shomrei Torah, she is involved
She smiles when asked about her goals for the
at the PTO at her daughter’s elementary school future. She says ,“My life is an open book....no
and is constantly chauffeuring the girls to their
secrets!” She would love to have time to travel,
various activities (gymnastics, dance, Girl
but she laughs and says that a short term goal
Scouts, play dates, etc).
would be to just survive life when her daughters
enter those “pre-teen” years!
She tries to make time for herself by going to the
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9 February 2015
THANKS TO A W.I.N.NER
When you read this we'll be in the heart of winter. Winter and summer tend to be the toughest times
of the year for stocking the W.I.N. Pantry. You have likely already received at least one request for
various non-perishable items since the start of the year. All donations are greatly appreciated.
This is being written while the congregation joins Sol Schwartzbard in mourning the loss of of Sally. What a wonderful lady! Whenever she would see me she'd call me aside and ask, “Do you need
anything for the Pantry? Just give me a list and I'll have Sol drop the items off at the synagogue." Or she'd excitedly tell me, "Shop Rite had a sale on ______________this week so I bought
a bunch and Sol left it in the barrel. I wanted to make sure you know it's there." One time, during
the summer a year or so ago, she summoned me at the municipal pool when she saw me walk
in. "You must send an e-mail to the congregation right away! Shop Rite is having their Can-Can
sale!"
This morning, the day of her funeral, I went to pick up The Record. I couldn't help but smile when I
saw a huge ad on the front page of the paper for the first Shop Rite Can-Can Sale of 2015! And
when I got to Shomrei Torah a few minutes later, there were about 8 bags of items for W.I.N. Coincidence? Could be. But maybe not. I will miss my "Shop Rite Sentry,” but I know that many of you
already give generously when the sales are running and I encourage you to continue in helping to
provide for our Wayne neighbors. And next time you shop, pause for a moment and remember Sally. She'll probably be looking over your shoulder, making sure you find all the good sales for nonperishables!
Betty Singer, Shomrei Torah Representative to the Wayne Interfaith Network
SHOMREI TORAH BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
The next meeting of the Book Discussion Group will be on
Monday, March 2nd to discuss
REPLACEMENT OF LIFE by Boris Fishman
(a graduate of Wayne Hills H.S.!)
Please contact Sue Feldman ([email protected]) for information
10 February 2015
century, the kabbalist RabbiYitzchak Luria of Safed
developed a Tu B’Shevat seder. The main idea was
that eating specific fruits and drinking four cups of
juice/wine in a specific order while reciting the appropriate blessings would bring human beings, and the
world, closer to spiritual perfection.
Reflecting on this learning, I developed and created a
special Tu B’Shevat seder for Religious School, using
the map and where our traditional fruits and grains
still grow. Over a decade ago, The Jewish National
Growing up in Manhattan, Tu B’Shevat was as forFund (the tree people) liked it so much, they posted it
eign to me as riding on the back of a pick- up truck in on their website where educators can access it. With
the countryside. Yes, our teachers distributed bokser any luck, our students will understand our connection
and we talked about planting trees. Tu B’Shevat hard- to the geographical, modern and Biblical land of Israel
ly heralded the beginning of spring. It was regularly
and partake in delicious fruits (not nuts, anymore!) to
marked with ground snow and the flat, hard, woody,
celebrate Tu B’Shevat.
tasteless "fruit.” It was years before I discovered that
bokser was really carob and could be delicious when The Gan/Kindergarten, 1st Gr/A lef, and 2nd Gr/Bet
eaten fresh.
classes will enjoy a abridged Tu B’Shevat Seder on
Sunday, January 25th at 9:30 am. Our 6th/Vav and 7th/
So, fast forward, I am the Jewish educator. How will I Zayin students will lead the seder for the Religious
create an experience to embrace in honor of Tu
School on Tuesday, February 3rd.
B’Shevat? I knew I wanted to reimagine and not repeat the bokser tradition. Praying one morning, I real- While this incredible map is in our synagogue, we will
ized that I absolutely missed the lesson since I was so be hosting the Shlicha/Israel emissary as well as offerfocused on ‘what is this black thing?’ As Jews we al- ing lots of map specific programs and activities.
ways think about Israel in our daily and holiday pray- Please be sure to stop by to see it!
ers, but unfortunately we teach Israel in May in honor
of Israel Independence Day/Y om HaA tzmaut. This
was my answer. Somehow, I needed to connect directly our collective longing for Israel to our Jewish ArSunday, February 1
bor Day.
World Wide Wrap – Families of 6th /Vav and 7th /
Zayin, please plan to join us at 8:45 AM. Following
In Israel, Tu B’Shevat is real. It is visible and palpaservices, everyone is invited to breakfast. Regular
ble. Signaling the end of the rainy (winter) season, it class will continue at after breakfast.
welcomes the first buds. In New Jersey, bare branches Tuesday, February 3rd
still silhouette the sky and we continue to shiver.
6th/Vav-7th/Zayin lead the Tu B’Shevat Seder for 3rd/
There, almonds are almost suddenly visible on trees
Gimmel – 5th/Hey
and the earth reawakens. So, I ditched the bokser and Saturday, February 7th
rented the 40’ x 20’ map of Israel. I sat down and fo- Junior Congregation lead by Morah Etty from 10:30 –
cused on the seven fruits and grains, shivat haminim,
Noon
that the Torah teaches us that Israel has been blessed: Mini Minyan for children ages 3 through 2nd Grade,
"a land of wheat and barley, and (grape) vines and figled by our amazing teens, from 11:15 – 11:45 AM
trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and
– with a mock ufruf.
(date) honey." (Deuteronomy 8:8) and an old new tra- Sunday, February 8th
dition was born.
5th/Hey - help get married. Details (invitations) will
follow for our Mock Wedding
In the Middle Ages, Tu B’Shevat was celebrated with Sunday, February 15th
a feast of fruits in keeping with the Mishnah, describ- No Religious School classes. Remember our Presiing this as one of the four "New Year"s. In the 17th
dents.
11 February 2015
Saturday February 21st
Junior Congregation led by Morah Etty from 10:30 –
Noon
Mini Minyan for children ages 3 through 2nd Grade,
led by our amazing teens, from 11:15 – 11:45
AM.
Sunday, February 22nd
Gan/Kindergarten, 1st/Alef, and 2nd/Bet Family Challah Program
Youth Activity TBA
- Judy
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Eileen Painter, Manager of Volunteer Services of
the American Red Cross-North Jersey Region,
visited Shomrei Torah Religious School to thank
the students for the wonderful “Thank you for giving blood” cards given to blood donors. She discussed what the Red Cross does and the students
anxiously want to do more.
January 10, 2015
Young Families Havdallah Program
12 February 2015
Dear Shomrei Torah Members and Friends,
Religious School tuition only covers a fraction of our running costs so our exciting
fundraisers become increasingly important to our students, our families, and our community.
Please consider ordering Barton’s Passover Candy through our Religious School
PTO. Ask your family, your neighbors and your friends. Need a hostess gift or an Afikoman present, look no further.
Kindly complete the attached order form and return it to the office to Hindi Golden’s
attention, with payment, by Sunday, February 22, 2015. Late orders cannot be accepted.
Please be sure to make your checks payable to Shomrei Torah PTO and include your
name and phone number on the back of the envelope. We will notify you promptly
when your order comes in.
Questions? Additional forms? Information? Contact Hindi Golden at
[email protected] or Karen Goldberg at [email protected].
Thank you for supporting our good work. Hope this sweetens your Passover and our
Religious School.
Hindi Golden and Karen Goldberg
Passover Chocolate Co-Chairs
13 February 2015
14 February 2015
TIMELESS TREASURES
Salad Spinner
Chocolate Covered Cherries/5oz. Box
Milk Chocolate Coconut Classics/6oz. Box
Library Tin w/Choc. Chip Cookies/6oz.
Cell Phone/MP3/iPod Holder
Cookies & Cream Clusters/5.5oz. Boxed
Sugar Free Coconut Macaroons/8oz.
Dark Chocolate Mint Delights/6oz. Box
Breakfast Box & Spoon w/Cold Pack
3-Section Glass Seving Tray
Boot Supports - set of 2
Dog Bone Treat Jar
Satin Padded Hangers - set of 6
Butterfly Scarf Hanger
Dec. Wall Plates/Rack, Love, Beauty & Joy
Chicken Cutter and Deboner
Zebra Zippered Bags - set of 3
Plastic Straw Cups - set of 4
Oil, Vinegar, Salt & Pepper Set
Pancake Pen Dispenser
Microwaveable Soup Bowl 20oz.
TOTAL COLUMN A =
ITEM #
192
510
545
700
725
770
825
852
1143
1160
1208
1282
2001
2012
2108
2138
2214
2574
2716
2719
2778
QTY.
QTY.
PRICE
$12.00
$9.50
$9.50
$13.00
$6.50
$12.00
$10.50
$9.50
$12.00
$12.00
$7.00
$10.00
$9.00
$10.00
$20.00
$9.00
$14.00
$7.00
$15.00
$13.00
$8.00
PRICE
$9.50
$14.50
$11.50
$11.50
$13.00
$13.00
$16.50
$
TOTAL $
$
$
$
GRAND TOTAL =
PRICE
$7.00
$9.00
$16.00
$10.00
$6.00
$14.00
$8.00
$8.50
$8.50
$9.00
$9.00
$8.00
$8.00
$12.00
$14.00
$7.00
$12.00
$7.00
$8.50
$12.00
$14.00
PRICE
$11.50
$7.00
$13.00
$11.00
$16.50
$14.50
$17.00
$14.50
(Transfer from left )TOTAL COLUMN A =
QTY.
QTY.
TIMELESS TREASURES
Ice Cream Super Scoopers - Set of 4
Dark Chocolate Raspberry/5oz. Box
Family Candle Holder
Little Guppy School Days Memory Album
Silicone Funnel
Salad Bowl Kit
Ramen Noodles Cookbook - 80pgs.
Milk Chocolate Covered Raisins/7oz. Bag
Milk Chocolate Covered Cashews/5oz. Bag
Cashew Halves/5oz. Bag
Cranberry Trail/6oz. Bag
Flowers & Gardening Hints - 2 Pack Set
Kitchen Scale
Milk Chocolate Pecanbacks/7.5oz. Box
Plastic Ice Cream Bowls w/Spoons - Set of 4
Blue Stainless Steel Tongs
Milk Chocolate Almond Bark/6oz. Boxed
Crock-Pot Cookbook 5 Ingredients or Less
Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds/5oz. Bag
Boot Supports - set of 4 COMBO
Microwaveable Soup Bowl 20oz. - set of 2
TOTAL COLUMN B =
PASSOVER ITEMS - DAIRY
Cashew Butter Crunch
Milk Chocolate Lollycones
Milk Choc. Almond Caramel Clusters
Milk Chocolate Caramel Daisies
Milk Chocolate Matzah
Almond Kisses
Milk & Dark Chocolate Assortment
Milk Chocolate Almond Butter Crunch
Email : ___________________________________________
Phone #: _________________________________________
ITEM #
2897
2911
3017
3029
3084
3512
3605
3652
3671
4265
4351
4557
4617
5105
5605
7138
7750
8000
9365
9750
9825
ITEM #
2508
2531
2542
2553
2562
2590
2593
3577
TOTAL $
You can also order online and have the products shipped directly to your home
or office. Go to www.misschocolate.com and click on the ONLINE STORE and use our SCHOOL CODE ______________ when ordering. You can view additional
items available thru the online store for purchase. All purchases will be credited to our organization to help raise additional funds. Thank you for your support!
Please bring or mail in this order form with your check payable to our organization.
Address:__________________________________________________________
Name: ____________________________________________________________
NOTE: All items can be viewed on our website: www.misschocolate.com
PASSOVER ITEMS - PAREVE
Coconut (Vanilla) Macaroons
Fruit Slices
Dark Chocolate Seder Mints
Dark Chocolate Almond Bark
Dark Chocolate Covered Macaroons
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Jellies
Dark Chocolate Cov. Matzah Crackers
ITEM #
2501
2529
2541
2560
2564
2591
2642
Dear Congregant:
We will be conducting our annual PASSOVER CANDY SALE during the months of January & February. This year we are pleased to offer Barton’s Kosher
for Passover candy and a second (non-Passover) catalog featuring “Timeless Treasures” for your kitchen and Home . All are perfect for your own holiday
table or as gifts. If you are interested in purchasing please fill out the order form below and return it with the correct payment on or before February 22 nd.
Your check must
accompany your order. Please make check payable to Shomrei Torah. Thank You for your support!
15 February 2015
16 February 2015
You are all in luck.
If you are reading this article (this way I will know if anyone outside of Sue Feldman, Betty Singer
and Jackie Helfand truly are reading these articles), you are still in time to RSVP for the Sisterhood
Ballroom Dance AND contribute and/or volunteer for Sisterhood annual mishloach manot.
Please let me first start by thanking our designated phone person and Chair Extraordinaire, Maxine
Berger, for helping to make Sisterhood Shabbat into what I assume will also be the best service of
the year. Maxine calls and we all listen — davening and noshing in English or Hebrew — as we partake in this heartwarming service. Thanks, Maxine, for all your hard work and dedication.
Back to the Ballroom Dance. Sisterhood is offering one hour of ballroom dance lessons and then
your choice of dance for the rest of the evening with our DJ Max. Drinks, eats, music and friends! If
you RSVP by the early deadline, February 1, tickets are only $20/per person, $25/per person, if you
respond February 2 through February 19 (we do need time to get the food and stuff). Look for the
flyer in this L’Chaim.
And, please donate your time and monetary contributions to help keep our mitzvah of giving
Mishloach Manot going. Judy Krantz is the captain of the Purim Basket team. Please look for the flyer on page 19 and help make this the success it always is.
We are planning another joint Chocolate Seder with the Women of Chai from Temple Beth Tikvah
on Tuesday, March 24.
We are also looking to do a charity event and are open to suggestions for charities and chairs. If you
see a Sisterhood member, just grab her and suggest a non-profit or take the lead for your own
event. In the past, we’ve walked for the American Cancer Society and are looking to do something
involving community outreach.
And, finally, more luck! We are still selling Scrip.
IT IS DEFINITELY THE EASIEST FUNDRAISER WE HAVE!!!!! YOU PAY NOTHING MORE than
the price of a gift card than you would already pay. You buy gift cards at their face value and, for the
same price you’d pay anywhere, Shomrei Torah benefits with a percentage of each purchase.
Check out our vendor list, including Fairway, ShopRite, Stop and Shop, Bloomingdales, Starbucks,
Dunkin’ Donuts, Macy’s and a host of others to see how and where you can shop and support
Shomrei. Please look for Renee Lesser in the synagogue lobby on Sundays, February 8 and 27. Or
contact the temple office for your purchase.
-Carol
17 February 2015
18 February 2015
19 February 2015
20 February 2015
Men’s club news
FEBRUARY 2015
It’s a new secular year, and recently we transitioned from Bereshit to Shemot, the story of the Exodus. As we write this column, the world is reeling in the aftermath of events in Paris, France, where
the blood of 17 innocent victims was spilled by terrorists professing to defend their prophet Mahomet
(that’s the French spelling).
Back here on the west bank of the Atlantic, Shomrei Torah Men’s Club ran a successful Blood Drive
on December 23rd. We had 31 donors, typical for this time of the year. Those donations can be
used to save 100 lives. This is the essence of who we are and what we do – giving blood to save
life, rather than spilling blood to take it.
The blood drive was open for community participation but ,once again, it was Shomrei Torah members who stepped up and performed this literally lifesaving service. For those who missed the opportunity, please contact Michael Greenblatt to see when other area blood drives are scheduled.
The Super Bowl is on Sunday, February 1st, which is a sure sign that Men’s Club is running the
World Wide Wrap on that day. It is a day to bring your tefillin to shul and to share the experience
with other men and women. If you are rusty with the procedure, come visit and you will get a refresher course. If you are an experienced tefillin layer, come and be among the morim who are giving the refresher course.
February 1st is also the day we will draw the winners of the Super Bowl Pool, so if you haven’t taken
out an entry, there may still be a box waiting for you. Call the office or send an email to [email protected].
On Sunday, March 1st, the Men’s Club will run the annual Purim Carnival. Open to all children, we
will have booths, prizes, contests, Purim snacks, and a great time. Rob Baron is the Carnival Ringmaster and is working with a group of active and enthusiastic volunteers. If you wish to help out
(adult or youth group member), give Rob a call. We welcome all helpers.
Yom Hashoah is not that far away. This year is the 70 th anniversary of the liberation of the death
camps. Shomrei Torah will deliver TWO Yellow Candles to all congregants this year – one for Yom
HaShoah and one for your personal yahrzeit observance. Never Forget! Never Again!
Men’s Club Minyan continues on Wednesday evenings. Come join us for the 3 M’s, and find out
what the 3 M’s are all about (hint – one M is for “Minyan”).
Eric Weis and Michael Greenblatt, Co-Presidents
21 February 2015
SAVE THE DATE!
VERITANS / SHOMREI TORAH MEN’S CLUB
POKER NIGHT
THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
22 February 2015
YOU CAN VOTE FOR ISRAEL RIGHT NOW!
Israel. The hope of our ancestors for 2000 years. You hear a lot about Israel in the news, almost every day.
But did you know that you are entitled to vote for Israel, right now? And that this opportunity only comes
around once in a VERY blue moon?
What is this all about? Why should you pay attention? What difference does it make to someone sitting comfortably in Wayne, NJ, with a tranquil Jewish life? All that tsuris is halfway across the world. So what?
Here’s an answer.
If you are reading this, the chances are good that you are a Jew. That means that you have a homeland, which
has been created in our lifetimes, at the cost of thousands of lives of other Jews. Perhaps even hundreds of
thousands, or one could even say, Six Million, who died before the British finally made good on their 1912
promise.
That homeland was born in the Zionist dreams of the late nineteenth century, at a time when monarchies were
disappearing and western thought – and dreams – were spreading beyond Europe and America. One of those
dreams was the resurrection of an ancient idea – a state of the Jews.
In 1897, in the aftermath of the Dreyfus affair in France, Theodore Herzl convened the first Zionist Congress
in Basel, Switzerland. He had been a reporter at the Dreyfus trial, and wanted the Jews of Europe to come together. Germany and France refused to host the conference, and so neutral Switzerland was chosen. Herzl
and others imagined a return to the land of our ancestors. And with that Congress, a dream was born.
Since then, the Jewish people have convened in 36 successive Congresses of the World Zionist Organization,
the equivalent of an international Jewish Parliament. In October, 2015, the 37th Zionist Congress will take
place in Jerusalem.
It is up to YOU to determine the makeup of that Congress. You have the right to vote for one of eleven
“slates” of candidates. One of those slates – on Line#2 – is Mercaz USA – the Zionist Arm of the Conservative Movement. As a member of Shomrei Torah, it is our hope that you will vote Mercaz.
Voting can be done on-line or by paper ballot (see next page). To vote on-line, visit the Shomrei Torah website and look for a link to WZO Elections. There is a cost for registration –$5 for people between the ages of
18-30 and $10 per head for all others. If you cannot afford the $5 or $10, please contact the synagogue and
ask what can be done. To learn more, please visit http://www.myselfourisrael.com for information about the
Congress, the election and voting.
WE NEED YOUR VOTE
Our Judaism, Our Israel, Our Future
VOTE MERCAZ!
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JEWISH FEDERATION OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
ISRAEL FILM FESTIVAL
MARCH 7-22
Go to www.jfnnj.org for more information
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JEWS HELPING JEWS WITH INTEREST FREE LOANS
The Paterson Hebrew Free Loan Association was organized in 1900, by eight Patersonians of humble circumstances (a milliner, a grocer, and a peddler among them), but who had great humanitarian spirit to be of service to the
Jewish community. They gathered between $300 and $400 and loaned small sums of money, without interest, to
people they felt were deserving, typically, refugees and other “Landsmen” from Eastern Europe to help them get a
start in the new world.
Our mission of helping those in need with interest free loans in Bergen and Passaic counties continues to provide an
invaluable service after almost 115 years. PHFLA is the only interest free loan society in our area. We are also a
member of the International Association of Hebrew Free Loans, along with almost 100 other member organizations
from the United States, Canada and Israel.
This past year we provided 17 loans totaling $44,500; 2014 started with 30 loans outstanding and during the year 10
loans were paid off. Our default rate is only 2% of current outstanding loans, which total $121,550.
Our loans are granted for a variety of reasons, including: home improvements, medical and dental bills, day school
and college tuition, programs in Israel, and general financial assistance for rent and bills.
PHFLA is totally self funded through membership dues and donations. This commitment to our organization is reflected by the leadership on our Board of Directors. Our President, Frank Mirchin, is a 2nd generation member,
whose late father Joe was also a past president. Vice President Jeanette Wermuth’s late father, Siggy Stebezki,
was president for many years. The Executive Secretary and Office Administrator, Laura Brody, is a third generation
member and the daughter of Sig Westerman who was also a past president.
Many people in Bergen and Passaic counties know who we are and what we do, but even more do not. As an important resource to our Jewish community, we have expanded our linkage with other organizations and their websites, including the Jewish Federation of North Jersey as well as the Jewish Family Service of North Jersey.
Our membership is aging and our need for new members to ensure our sustainability continues to be a high priority.
Annual membership is only $36 and a lifetime membership is $250.
Please join us as a dues paying member or make a donation for a lifecycle event. Help spread the word in our community about the work of the Paterson Hebrew Free Loan Association. We are located at 10-10 Norman Avenue in
Fair Lawn and can be reached at 201-791-8395.
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Complete course descriptions are found at:
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All you have to do is call
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or
[email protected]
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SHOMREI TORAH GRATEFULLY
ACKNOWLEDGES THE
FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR CARING.
SISTERHOOD
GOLDEN CARDS
IN HONOR OF
ED & BETH JULIE
CORY’S ENGAGEMENT Carol & Jack Pomeranc
ROBERT & IVY LENROW
NEW GRANDPARENTS Terri & Oscar Reicher
JUSTIN & STACY HARVEY
BIRTH OF TALIA Terri & Oscar Reicher
BOB & SUE GORDON
MEREDITH’S ENGAGEMENT Terri & Oscar Reicher
Elaine & Sy Schlossberg
Diane & Rich Seltzer
Laura & Marty Siegel
RONNIE & STEVE BRASS
CAREN’S ENGAGEMENT Roz & Ed Seradzky
Laura & Marty Siegel
Cindy & Perry Wolkowitz
JILL CORON MAZZARELL
BIRTH OF GRANDSON Roz & Ed Seradzky
Laura & Marty Siegel
ANITA PETAK
DOUBLE MITZVAH Maxine Stave
KRIEGER & NAHUM FAMILY
TARA’S ENGAGEMENT Cindy & Perry Wolkowitz
MICHELLE BEER
ADAM’S ENGAGEMENTCindy & Perry Wolkowitz
LANDSCAPING FUND
Marlene & Bruce Seidman
Diane & Rich Seltzer
Cindy & Perry Wolkowitz
SALLY WAXMAN Maxine & Barry Berger
Susan & Bob Gordon & Family
Sue & Barry Mirsky
Diane & Rich Seltzer
MOTHER OF ED FELDMAN Roz & George Hirschberg
AMY KARSON’S
GRANDFATHER IRVING Cindy & Alan Merker
FATHER OF STEVE CALABRO
Cindy & Alan Merker
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
IN MEMORY OF
SALLY WAXMAN
Judy & Alan Feldman
YAHRZEIT FUND
SHARON TERRY Iris & Gene Fisher
CHARNEY GLICK Roz & George Hirschberg
BOB COHEN Roz & George Hirschberg
SUE NAGLER Roz & George Hirschberg
Laura & Marty Siegel
Carol & Jack Pomeranc
Barbara & Kevin Scott
SISTERHOOD CERTIFICATE
IN MEMORY OF
DONALD SCHWARTZ
HUSBAND OF BONNIE Laura & Marty Siegel
SIDNEY GLUCKSMAN
FATHER OF CINDY BURNS Barbara & Kevin Scott
SISTERHOOD GIFT FUND
IN MEMORY OF
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SALLY WAXMAN Harvey & Naomi Miller
SAMUEL BALDERMAN
FATHER OF
MONIQUE WASSERSTRUM Harvey & Naomi Miller
SPEEDY RECOVERY
IN MEMORY OF
MAJOR LANDAU
FATHER OF IRIS FISHER Maxine & Barry Berger
Annette & Andy Lieb
Sue & Barry Mirsky
Sue & Harvey Nagler
Elaine & Sy Schlossberg
IN MEMORY OF
SIDNEY GLUCKSMAN Roby & Bruce Weiner
MOTHER OF NANCI BRICKMAN
Roby & Bruce Weiner
ROMAN KHELEM Mark & Marina Shpungin
DAVID RAMER Barry Ramer
BERNICE HERMAN Rich & Stephanie Whitman
JONATHAN MIRSKY Barry & Sue Mirsky
JACK ROTHENBERG Sy & Lee Rothenberg
BETTY MARKS Michael & Marilyn Rubin
LEO KAHN Barbara & Robert Kahn
DAVID RAMER Carol & Henry Ramer
JOAN SHIELDS Mady Fechner
MAURY SELTZER Richard Seltzer
CLARA VOYTICKI Ivan & Edith Voyticki
JACK GABA Linda Gaba
ESTHER & LEON REINES Sheila Reines
ISADORE FIENSTEIN Ellen Rubinstein
ANNA MANDEL Larry Mandel
MAE BRAZER Bob Brazer
YAHRZEIT CONTINUED
SHOMREI TORAH FUND
MAHZORIM
YETTA SINGER
ALEX SINGER
ELIA BADER
IRMA STEINBERG
GLORIA BADER Margo & Seth Bader
NORMAN GREENBERG Paul & Marsha Greenberg
EVA SHULMAN Zina & Mark Shulman
MOLLIE KLEIN Paul & Marlene Klein
JACK SAFRAN Anita & Steven Kaplan
EDITH MARCUS David & Marcy Marcus
TOBY SIMON
ANNA WISOTSKY Barbara & Len Simon
ARTHUR WEIS
PINCHAS RADLER Eric Weis
LARRY NESSMAN Leslie Nessman
LENA REISBERG Elaine Schlossberg
IRMA STEINBERG Margo & Seth Bader
IN MEMORY OF
IN HONOR OF
RAY FISHLER
90TH BIRTHDAY Elaine & Sy Schlossberg
SUE & BOB GORDON
MEREDITH’S ENGAGEMENT Cindy &Les Burns
ED & BETH JULIE
CORY’S ENGAGEMENT Cindy & Les Burns
TERRI & OSCAR REICHER
NEW GRANDCHILD Cindy & Les Burns
MAJOR LANDAU
FATHER OF IRIS FISHER Emily Andreano
Stephen & Anne Math
Mark & Sharon Terry
David & Judith Fox
Jeff & Marcia Schwartz
Teddy Miller
Karen Cohen
Ruth & Paul Singman
SALLY WAXMAN Ed & Beth Julie
Elliot Eisenstein
Marvin & Marilyn Rogers
Gen & Milt Warsaw
Lee & Sy Rothenberg
Doris Gordon
Charlie & Iris Schwartzbard
Ray & Carol Deruyter
Barbara Goldstein
Phil Nuccetelli
Sheila Pomerance
Michael & Marilyn Rubin
Susan & Neil Chessin
Diane & Marty Albalah
Dot & Milt Brodkowitz
Tamar Sierdadzky
Barbara Klein
Joyce Pomerance
Toby Grossman
Edwin & Doris Wilson
Bernard & Irene Gingras
Janice Molnar, Rose Sanz,
Gloria Verman, Edie Gerber
Gordon & Karen Braverman
DONALD SCHWARTZ
HUSBAND OF BONNIE Lee & Sy Rothenberg
Phil Nuccetelli
Michael & Marilyn Rubin
IN MEMORY OF
MAHZORIM
SALLY WAXMAN Marsha & Paul Greenberg
Noreen & Robert Deutch
IN MEMORY OF
Contributions
FRANK TOBIN MITZVAH FUND
IN HONOR OF
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SALLY WAXMAN Marty & Ann Kaufman
Sam, Holly, Jeffrey & Daniel Eisenberg
Thank You
to all
who made
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20 Sh’vat
21 Sh’vat
28 Sh’vat
3 Adar
Religious School 9:30 am
Shomrei Torah Challah
Making event - 9:30 am
SCRIP Sale
Kadima - Challah Making
12:30 pm
4 Adar
Purim Box Preparation 7:00
Chai Mitzvah
23
Religious School 4:00 pm
TASTe 6:00 pm
Men’s Club
5 Adar
24
17
Religious School 4:00 pm
TASTe 6:00 pm
Education Committee
10
22
27 Sh’vat
Presidents’ Day
Office Closed
16
Purim Schpiel 2 Rehearsal
8:00
9
14 Sh’vat
Religious School 4:00 pm
TASTe 6:00 pm
Tu B’Shvat Seder 8 pm
3
Tue
Purim Schpiel Rehearsal
26 Sh’vat
13 Sh’vat
B’nai Mitzvah meeting
7:45 pm
2
Mon
Religious School 4:00 pm
TASTe 6:00 pm
Ritual Committee
15
Purim Schpiel 1 Rehearsal
7:00
19 Sh’vat
Religious School 9:30 am
Daled and Hey Wedding
SCRIP sale
8
12 Sh’vat
World Wide Wrap 8:45 am
Religious School 9:30 am
Membership Committee
10:00 am
1
Sun
Finance Committee
6 Adar
Baby & Me 9:15 am
Parent Toddler 10:15 am
25
29 Sh’vat
Baby & Me 9:15 am
Parent Toddler 10:15 am
18
22 Sh’vat
Baby & Me 9:15 am
Parent Toddler 10:15 am
11
15 Sh’vat
Tu B’Shvat
Baby & Me 9:15 am
Parent Toddler 10:15 am
4
Wed
23 Sh’vat
16 Sh’vat
7 Adar
Gentle Chair Yoga 5:00
Purim Box Assembly 7:00
26
Women's Rosh Chodesh
Gathering 6:00 pm
Board of Trustees
30 Sh’vat
Rosh Chodesh 1
19
Gentle Chair Yoga 6:30 pm
Executive Board
12
5
Thu
Daily Minyan: 7:00 AM • Sat 9:30 AM • Sun 9:00 AM • M-Th 7:45 PM
All weekday evening meetings begin following Minyan unless otherwise indicated.
Fri
17 Sh’vat
8 Adar
5:28
Oneg Shabbat 5:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 pm
27
Oneg Shabbat 5:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 pm
Shabbat Dinner
5:19
1 Adar
5:11
24 Sh’vat
Rosh Chodesh 2
20
Kabbalat Shabbat
8:00 pm
13
Oneg Shabbat 5:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat
6:00 pm
5:02
6
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2 Adar
Purim Carnival
Setup
9 Adar
Tetzaveh
Shabbat Zachor
28
Sisterhood - Ballroom
Dance
8 pm
BOT Shabbat
Junior Congregation
10:30am
Mini Minyan 11:15 am
21
Extended Torah
Study, noon
Mishpatim
25 Sh’vat
Shabbat Shekalim
14
Minha/Mariv/Havdalah
18 Sh’vat
Junior Congregation
10:30am
Mini Minyan 11:15 am
7
Sat
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