May/June 2016 5776 Adar-Nissan

May/June 2016
5776 Adar-Nissan
Shalom Rav
Rabbi Edward C. Bernstein
“It was said that R. Akiva had twelve thousand pairs of disciples and all of them died at
the same time because they did not treat one another with respect. [It was further taught]
that all of them died between Passover and Shavuot (from TB Yevamot 62b).
This story from the Talmud, describing the consequences of Jewish infighting, is the primary source for why Jews observe various practices of mourning, such as avoiding weddings and refraining from haircuts, in the period of the counting of the Omer, the 49
days between Passover and Shavuot. However, Lag BaOmer, the thirty-third day in the
counting of the Omer (May 9, this year), is a day of celebration. Haircuts, weddings and
any other expressions of joy are permitted on Lag BaOmer, and according to some traditions, they are permitted for the remaining days until Shavuot. Various medieval Jewish
sources mention different reasons for the celebration of Lag BaOmer and the cessation of mourning practices.
One of these reasons is that the plague that took the lives of R. Akiva’s students ended on Lag BaOmer (Otzar
HaGeonim, Yevamot, 140). R. Akiva then started over. He gathered a formidable group of students who presumably got along because, as the Talmud states: “They revived the study of Torah at that time” (TB. Yevamot. 62b).
Lag BaOmer, therefore, celebrates the end of discord among Jews and prepares us for Shavuot, in which we commemorate the ultimate act of Jewish unity, the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
In this light, it is perhaps not an accident that so many important community events take place between Passover
and Shavuot. We ride an emotional roller-coaster, but through it all we are one community. Shortly after Pesah,
we commemorate Yom HaShoah and the catastrophe suffered by our people in Europe between 1933 and 1945.
Here at Torat Emet, the community attended the ESARS Yom HaShoah commemoration on Wednesday, May 4.
Barely a week later, we turn our attention to the State of Israel. We remember her fallen soldiers on Yom HaZikaron and celebrate her independence on Yom Haatzmaut. This year, Yom Haatzmaut falls on May 12, and the
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach Country annual Israel festival will take place at City Place in West Palm Beach
on Sunday, May 15, 3-6 PM.
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The spring holiday season draws to a close with Shavuot. On the first night of Shavuot, Saturday June 11, we
will hold our annual Tikkun Leil Shavuot. We will mark the transition from the end of Shabbat into the holiday
and fulfill the tradition of studying Torah on the night of z’man matan Torateinu, the season of the giving of the
Torah. The program begins at 7:30 PM. The Shavuot celebration continues on June 12 and 13.
The season of counting the Omer calls on us to create a stronger, more vibrant community that strives for more
harmony and respect among the Jewish people. May we be blessed to see the fruits of our efforts.
Shalom,
Rabbi Edward C. Bernstein
From the President
Our shul at 30,000 feet. There is a wonderful business construct intended to allow managers and
CEOs the ability to view their organizations from a bird’s eye view: To see the forest and not get lost
in the trees; to see the connections between different areas of an organization “as the crow flies,”
without the inefficient sidestepping and maneuvering that occurs when you have to walk around
walls or other obstructions.
Being the president at Temple Torat Emet has given me the opportunity to view our temple at
30,000 feet. I have the input of so many wonderful committees, professionals, volunteers and community members that I
can see our bigger picture without getting stuck in the weeds, or being obstructed by the walls that inevitably come from
working with a small group on an isolated project. I can see the forest from above. And from up here, we are beautiful.
We have a thriving preschool, and a growing religious school. We have our first truly functioning high school program
that attracts our teens and their parents. We have a caring, hard-working, dedicated staff of professionals and lay leaders
who accomplish an astonishing and admirable number of goals in any given time period, all year long. We have a beautiful
sanctuary and chapel that are filled to enviable proportions for daily minyan and Shabbat. I see us striving to be caring,
present, and helpful. I see the successful merger created two years ago thrive as we continue to pool our strengths and
abilities. We are not perfect, but from 30,000 feet, our synagogue looks more like a welcoming beehive of daily activity
than anything else. This is the forest that I see.
But I can also see the trees. As president, I am also close enough to almost everything happening in our building to know
the minute details of most of what goes on. I see us at this grainy, up close, cellular level. Not only cellular, but the microcellular. The mitochondria, if you will, of our organization - which I see as each one of us working within a committee,
office, or program. We ourselves are the powerful generators that fuel each unique area of operation, with the tenacity and
energy required to fulfill our assigned tasks without being distracted by the issues of other “trees.” Without these pockets
of power - our fuel cells - us - we would go nowhere, and yet, working within one contained entity, our own “tree,” forces
us to focus on our own small details to the exclusion of other work going on around us. It’s easy to overlook the efforts
of others, and we can get lost in our own objectives and forget about the bigger picture - the forest we are creating
through our combined effort.
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As president, I am privileged to see the trees and I marvel at the incredible diligence and extreme effort of each one of
them to grow straight and tall. I have tried my best to encourage, support, nurture and sustain, knowing that thriving
trees make our forest beautiful. It is an impossible task to achieve, but I hope I have been able to make a difference.
It is quite a unique privilege to see both the details and the broad strokes of an organization. To be able to understand
why and how we act at the cellular level and also see how each of those seemingly isolated actions affect the whole Temple Torat Emet community. When I became president, I was totally unprepared for both the onslaught of information
and the willingness so many of my fellow congregants had to share their vision and ideas for our community. It was at
times overwhelming, but the education I received about our synagogue has made me very proud of who we are today.
I wish I could transfer the insight of this position to each member of our community so that everyone could properly
appreciate the mechanics, co-dependence, and cooperation behind every seemingly small act, from conceiving or planning a program, to ushering at services, to chairing a committee, to having the right amount of cake at a kiddish, to opening the door and welcoming someone new to our community.
It is easy to get lost in the trees. If there is one thing I would grant each of us, it would be this bird’s eye perspective. Because when you can see us at 30,000 feet, as the larger community sees us and as we should begin to see ourselves, we are
beautiful. And when we see ourselves that way, maybe we can begin to ignore some of the little things that separate us,
and focus instead on the whole beautiful forest we are creating by growing towards the same goal. Yes, we work differently, uniquely even, but we work with the same end in mind, a flourishing Temple Torat Emet forest created by us, our
many strong trees.
I thank you all for the opportunity to serve as president of this beautiful synagogue for the last two and a half years. I am
very grateful. I wish our next presidential candidate, Phil Avruch, and the incoming executive committee and board of
directors great success in the year ahead. May we continue to go from strength to strength.
Lori Charnow
President
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Fund Raising Update
We are grateful to the many members who participated in our Shalah Manot project. We continue this wonderful tradition which brings smiles to recipients and much needed funds to Temple Torat Emet.
Very soon, members will be receiving letters requesting their seating preferences for the High Holidays. If anyone is interested in purchasing Endowed Seats, please contact Sarah Sandler at (561) 734-9251.
Flyers for the 2017 cruise, which sails from February 3rd through the 12th, are available. A copy of the flyer
appears in this publication. Due to the popularity of the itinerary, a number of cabins have already been booked,
so call and reserve quickly for the best cabins. Co-Chairs for the cruise are Debbie and Gary Dalin and Bobbie
and Gene Zinbarg.
This year, the Ritual Committee restarted the 8:00 PM Friday night service, and designated the second Friday
night late service of each month to celebrating birthdays and anniversaries within that month. We call that celebration, "Simcha Shabbat." For a donation of $18.00, celebrants can co-sponsor the enhanced Oneg and the
sponsors’ names are listed in the weekend Shabbat bulletin. Many of our congregants have responded favorably to our calls, and we are happy to report that it has been successful and enjoyed by those who attend. Please
reply positively to our calls, or call us to indicate that you would like to be part of this new tradition.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!! Another exciting show will take place on December 24th of this year. You and
your friends will not want to miss it! More information will be forthcoming.
Paula Gervis and Sarah Sandler, Co-Chairs, Fund Raising Committee
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From the Membership Committee
Every Shabbat as a part of his closing comments, Rabbi Bernstein asks the congregation to be sensitive to
whether a fellow congregant, usually seated nearby, is noticeably absent for more than a week or two at the
most. Allow me to underscore his pronouncement and provide you with the rationale for it. Our “Kehila” is like
a large family, and as in any family we are interested in each and every single member. If a member is sick, hospitalized or otherwise in need, the rabbi and/or someone else from the temple staff, wants to be informed in
order to be able to call, visit, or otherwise make contact with that person, to offer a soothing and comforting
voice. Every congregant is important to us and we want to prevent a member from “falling through the cracks”
and being neglected. With this in mind, please be sensitive to all of your fellow congregants. If you see someone absent, whom you typically see on Shabbat, or if you know of someone ill or infirmed, please become part
of our outreach to that person by advising the rabbi, the Tov Team, any of the temple staff, or any member of
the Board of Directors. In addition, you may want to consider reaching out to them yourself to let them know
that we miss them.
The Board of Directors, as part of an outreach program to all members, approved an initiative calling for all
members of the Membership Committee and Board of Directors to be assigned a small group of members/
congregants to personally call, extend holiday wishes, and offer information about timely temple events taking
place. Temple Torat Emet wants to develop a greater feeling of inclusiveness and provide congregants with a
voice in temple operation.
Fred Jaffe is always hoping to increase the size of his ushering team. Please call Fred, or any staff member, if you
want to become an usher and join Fred’s wonderful team.
WARM GREETINGS, from the Membership Committee and everyone at Temple Torat Emet.
Co-Chair Bob Levy
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GREAT THINGS HAPPEN AT TEMPLE TORAT EMET!
Our annual Purim Carnival was a great success! Fun was had by all.
A huge thank you to all who volunteered and especially our sponsor, Isabell Adler!
Megillah Spiel
Father/Daughter Dance
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Shred-A-Thon
Wiston Family Torah Tots Spring Concert
Peter & Genna Aaronson
Saul Barrick
Sheldon Beinhacker
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Cantor Emil & Liliane Berkovits
Carol & Doron Brenner
We’re Glad You’re Here!
Harvey & Adrienne Cohen
David & Susan Corn
Nicole and Nick Dimov
Selma Lisan
Theona Deutsch
Vivian Nassim
Karen & Daniel Dress
Iris Vidoutti Adam Neer
Karen & Pablo Esteves
Marsha & Henry Olshin
Linda Sue Schwartz & Steven Friedlander
Hannah & Nachum Plotkin
Roberta Giller
Rebecca & Matthew Potok
Brion Gillett
Jessica & Manuel Ramos
Alaine Gorfinkle
Hilary & Eric Rausher
Susan Gottfried
Meredith Reahl
Barry Hartman
Stacey and Aaron Ripin
Danielle Jablon
Stephanie & Eric Rubin
Gloria Kaplan
Jeffrey & Ilissa Sanders
Carolyn Leventhal
Susan Sankel
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Shana & Daniel Schapiro
Jon Schmeyer
Shari & Adam Shapiro
Tallie & David Sicherman
Faith & Matthew Slobodkin
Cynthia & Paul Stein
Fran & Saul Steinhauser
Pamela & Eric Steinweiss
Cynthia Rogers & Paul Strick
Heidi & Ryan Thoms
Gwen & David Tichauer
Bernard & Evelyn Tran
Caryn & Uri Tsur
Leslie Tye
Dolores & Mitchell Weingart
Sandra & Daniel Weinstein
Alana & Bryan Weinstein
Dorothy Weiss
Farah & Jeremy Weiss
James Yarmus
Preschool Happenings...
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I am beginning to understand why that phrase
has been around for so long; it continues to be true. For those of you who are unfamiliar with
the daily activities of the Wiston Family Torah Tots program, let me assure you that it isn’t just
about coloring and playing house. Throughout the past two months the children and teachers
have been actively engaged in learning about the Jewish holidays that occur during these
months of the year.
Purim found the children engrossed in the story of the villainous Haman. The opportunity to
be “bad” by acting out that role is especially appealing to young children since it provides them
with the opportunity for unacceptable behavior to become temporarily acceptable. The children were very excited to march in their costumes, sing songs, eat hamantashen and see a puppet show, with their families as a most receptive audience.
And did you hear about our intergenerational singing? Temple member Beth Bates was kind
enough to visit along with some of her memory care friends from Allegro. The children entertained them with Purim songs and the wonderful memories it brought back for the seniors was
apparent.
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Passover preparation took a long time, as it often does in real life. Once again there was much
discussion and storytelling revolving around yet another “bad guy,” this time evil King Pharaoh.
Classes talked about what it means to be a slave, what they would take with them if they had to
leave in a hurry as the Jews left Egypt, and, of course, the foods of the season. Our work on Passover culminated in a mass exodus (out of the building and back again), and hosting our families for
our model Seders.
For the first time in the memory of most, The Matzah Factory visited Wiston Family Torah Tots.
The children had the opportunity to experience how matzah is made, from wheat stalk to grinding
into flour to mixing with water to waiting 18 minutes to patting, rolling, piercing and baking. As
you can see from these photos, the program was both entertaining and educational.
We hope that you, too, have enjoyed the holidays with your friends and loved ones.
Sharon Feinberg, Director
Wiston Family Torah Tots
30TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT
The 30th Anniversary Committee has been meeting once a month and making plans for
this exciting 30th anniversary project. Every arm of the congregation is becoming involved,
in some way, during the course of the year 2017. Anyone interested in becoming a part of
this committee, please let me know.
Paula Gervis
STAMP COLLECTION PROGRAM
The Jewish War Veterans Post 440 is still collecting used cancelled postage
stamps. Please remember to leave a 1/4 inch border or more around the stamp. Your
contributions are greatly appreciated.
Mel Gervis
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Ritual Matters
Purim and Pesach were wonderful celebrations at Temple Torat Emet, and we look forward to having you join
us for our Tikkun Leyl Shavuot study session on June 11th. We will begin with a Seudat Shlishit at 7:30 pm.
This will be followed by services and a speaker who will talk about honoring one’s parents and aging. The evening will conclude with discussion and refreshments.
On Minyanaire Shabbat, which was held on April 2nd, a record 8 talitot as well as many kippot of various colors
(blue, silver, and gold) were distributed to our members who support the daily minyan. Speak with Michael
Klein, our ritual director, on how you can become a member of this wonderful club.
Please take note that the late Shabbat service (at 8pm) on Fridays will continue during the summer months. We
will continue having speakers on the first Friday of the month, and dinners are scheduled for May 20 th, July 15th
and August 19th.
Mark your calendars for Shabbat on the Beach:
May 27th, June 24th and August 26th
We will meet at Oceanfront Park in Boynton Beach, weather permitting, at 6:15pm. This beachfront park has a
ramp onto the beach, bathrooms on the boardwalk, and free parking after 4pm. We will provide the challah and
wine, and you bring your chairs/blankets and Shabbat meal. There will be no late service those nights, but there
will be a service at the synagogue at 6pm if you do not care to get sand between your toes.
On May 13th, we invite you to a special “Speaker Shabbat” at our late service: Norman Gordon will be giving
the D’Var Torah during our service. Yehudah Kimani, spiritual leader of the Olkalou Kasuku Jewish Community in Kenya, will be speaking at the Oneg Shabbat.
On April 12th, the ritual committee passed a formal Kashrut policy for Temple Torat Emet. This policy will be
posted on our synagogue website and will also be available in the office for you to view. Additionally, Rabbi
Bernstein will be training lay persons to help act as mashgihim for our kitchen. Please call the Rabbi if you
would like to participate in this training, which will take place sometime this spring.
Finally, a word about safety and a request for your cooperation: as services conclude, and the Rabbi and
Michael/Cantor are walking up the center aisle to greet you, please heed the ushers’ direction about following
them and walking slowly. We want everyone to arrive at the Kiddush safely.
As always, we like to hear your comments, kudos and complaints about services and anything ritual. We are at
Shabbat services, minyanim, and available by phone. We look forward to talking with you.
Anschel Weiss and Kathy Porges
Ritual Co-Chairs
Temple Torat Emet gratefully thanks our Temple Administrator,
Michelle Kantor for her dedication and hard work above and beyond the call of duty during the recent restoration project in our
preschool wing. Everything looks beautiful.
Thank you, Michelle, for all you do!
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B’nai Mitzvah
Madison Emily Dassa, a well-rounded 13 year old, will become a Bat Mitzvah on May 14. When
she is not spending time at home with her parents, Steven and Lori, sister Mallory, and brother
Drew, Madison attends Emerald Cove Middle school in Wellington. She has been on her
school’s cheerleading team for the last 2 years. However, most of her extra-curricular time is
dedicated to improving her competitive gymnastic skills at TNT gym antics center. Madison has
been involved in developing her gymnastic skills since she was 3 years old. Throughout all this
hard work, she still maintains a GPA of greater than 4.0.
Madison's mitzvah project was an open gym event at her gymnastics center. The event drew in
excess of 50 children and raised approximately $2500 to date, including outside donations. The
money was donated to Sharsheret, a Jewish non-profit organization supporting women and
their families dealing with breast and ovarian cancer. To learn more about this organization
and to consider making a donation, please visit http://sharsheret.donorpages.com/
BarBatMitzvah/MadisonDassa/.
Sydney Jordan Kippelman, daughter of Sara and Stuart Kippelman will become a Bat
Mitzvah on May, 21, 2016. Sydney is blessed to have two sets of Grandparents, Dena
and Carl Farber and Karen and Zorn Kippelman. Sydney is in the seventh grade at
American Heritage, where she is an honor student. Sydney has always had a special
interest in animals, and she currently has four pets - a dog, two cats and a guinea
pig. At the age of seven, Sydney began raising money to help care for un-adoptable
cats living in a local cat sanctuary. She would bake cupcakes and cookies, and then
sell them door to door. Sydney’s favorite place is New York City, where she enjoys
Broadway musicals. Her hobbies include technology, music, reading, video games,
baking, movies and science fiction. For her Bat Mitzvah project, Sydney will be helping to take care of, and socialize, cats and dogs at the Tri-County Animal Shelter.
Benjamin Maxwell Cohen, the son of Adam and Nicole Cohen and the older brother of Samuel,
will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on May 28th, 2016. Benjamin is in the 7th grade at
Christa McAuliffe Middle School, where he is in gifted and accelerated classes, and enjoys science and civics. He works on the "Special Projects" team of the school's Challenger News Crew.
He produced several projects this year, including a short video about People First Language,
which encourages students to look beyond a person's disability. Benjamin is a member of the
school's Academic Games team and SECME team, and won an Honorable Mention for his essay
at this year's District-wide SECME competition. Outside of school Benjamin is a board member
of the TTEUSY Kadima chapter and participates in the Jewish Federation's Middle School Leadership Council. For his Bar Mitzvah project Benjamin chose to support the American Nystagmus
Network (ANN), an organization that advocates for research and resources for people with nystagmus. He is raising money to donate to ANN, and he also collected almost 200 pairs of
frames to donate to those who need glasses but cannot afford them. For more information
about Benjamin's Bar Mitzvah project, visit www.benjaminsbarmitzvah.com/mitzvah-project.
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Adult
B’not Mitzvah
Janet Eskolsky Taubin
Janet Eskolsky Taubin was born in Brooklyn, NY to Dr. Mitchel and Sima Lieberman Eskolsky. Her father, the
son of Rabbi Aaron Eskolsky, was born in Poland and emigrated to the United States when he was 15 years old.
Janet’s grade school years were spent at Bais Rifka and Crown Heights Yeshivahs and P.S. 208. She then attended the gifted program at Withrop Junior High School, and she graduated from Erasmus Hall High School.
Her first three years of college were spent at Albany State, but, after getting married and relocating, she graduated from New York University with a major in Mathematics and minor in Biology. She successfully completed
her Masters Degree in Mathematics at Adelphi University.
Her family years were spent in Oceanside, Long Island where she raised two daughters and taught high school
math for many years in Queens.
Janet was very active as a volunteer and board member at her daughter’s elementary school for the P.T.A as well
as at Oceanside Jewish Center. She takes great pride in having been instrumental, along with Rosalie Feuer, in
bringing women’s rights to O.J.C. with blood, sweat and tears!
Currently, Janet is very active at Temple Torat Emet as a member of the Board of Directors, Co-chair of the
Adult Education committee and she is always looking for creative ways to fundraise. She is also a dedicated volunteer for Shira Hadassah.
In her spare time Janet enjoys sewing, knitting, attending “craft camp” in the summer and reading. She is also
an avid art collector. But her pride and joy are her wonderful, beautiful and smart grandchildren – what else is
there to wish for!
Marilyn Fields
Marilyn Fields grew up Queens, NY. She attended Queens College where she earned a degree in Accounting.
After her marriage to Al Fields, the couple moved to Maryland where their two sons were born. After their
sons were in school all day, Marilyn enrolled in classes and eventually took a job doing primarily tax work. She
passed the Enrolled Agent exam, and a few years later passed the exam to become a Certified Public Accountant. She also developed a small tax practice.
More than three years ago she and her husband moved to Florida, where she obtained her Florida CPA license
and continued to do tax work. In the intervening years, both of their sons got married, and Marilyn and Al
have four grandsons and one granddaughter.
While in Maryland, Marilyn was very involved in Hadassah - both in her local group and in the Greater Washington Big Chapter. Here in Florida she is on the Board of the To Life at Valencia Reserve Hadassah chapter,
and is the Treasurer of the Hadassah Florida Atlantic Region.
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Adult
B’not Mitzvah
Sue Dore
Born in Queens, New York, Sue attended Hunter College and Adelphi University. While in New York she
raised three lovely daughters while maintaining ownership of a Hallmark Store. After her divorce, she and her
children moved to Los Angeles, where two of her daughters and one grandchild still live. While in California,
she owned a Sales Representative Company. She then moved to Tucson, AZ for 5 years, nearer to her third
daughter living in Phoenix. In 2013 she moved to Boynton Beach and became a member of Temple Torat
Emet. She also became an active member of Sisterhood at that time and will be their V.P. for Education in
2016-17.
Lorraine Roslyn Farkas Weissberg
Lorraine Roslyn Farkas Weissberg is a first-generation American and the second daughter born to Holocaust survivors Alexander and Renee Farkas, in Brooklyn, New York.
She spent most of her life in Canarsie, attending P.S. 114, Bildersee JHS and South
Shore HS. She graduated from Brooklyn College with a Bachelor of Science in Biology
and completed her Doctor of Podiatric Medicine Degree at the Pennsylvania College of
Podiatric Medicine.
Her Judaic background began early, with weekly Shabbat family dinners and High Holiday services at Temple AAA Canarsie. She attended religious school, junior congregation and BBYO meetings at Temple Shaarei Emeth and Hebrew high school at the
H.E.S in Canarsie. Lorraine spent a number of summers in Israel touring, studying Hebrew, volunteering for Sar El and visiting with countless cousins. She was also active in the Hillel on the
Brooklyn College campus while also working part-time for A.Z.Y.F.
After her sister, as well as most of the family she grew up with, moved to Florida, Lorraine relocated and became involved in various Jewish groups, all the while maintaining a private Podiatric practice. She was introduced to her husband, Terry, and they will be celebrating their 17th wedding anniversary this year. They have
two wonderful children, Alissa (age 12) and Aaron (age 9) and a spunky Schnauzer, Theo (age 4).
Lorraine’s family synagogue membership began in 2007, at which time her involvement as an active volunteer
began, first as a WFTT PTO member, then PTO co-president for two years. She has been a member of the
choir, the Board of Directors, and a member, chair and co-chair of various synagogue committees.
She is currently in private practice in Delray Beach and West Palm Beach, and in her spare time enjoys spending time with her family, music and crafts.
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May 2016
Sunday
1
9:30 am Sulam For
Emerging Leaders
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
HIP Program - Youth
HIP Program - Adult
7:00 pm Ritual Committee Meeting
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9
10
8:15 am Rosh Cho8:15 am Rosh Chodesh desh Iyar
Iyar
7:00 pm Social Action
Committee Meeting
7:00 pm Calendar
Meeting - Temple
Wide
ECD Graduation
Yom Haatzmaut
Celebration
4
5:45 pm Yom Hoshoa Program
7:00 pm Youth
Committee Meeting
11
Yom Hazikaron
Mother’s Day
15
Wednesday
16
17
HIP Program - Youth
6:00 pm Budget & Finance Committee Meeting
7:00 pm Executive
Committee Meeting
7:00 pm Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Committee
Meeting
7:00 pm Foundation
Committee Meeting
HIP Program - Adult
7:00 pm Fundraising
Committee Meeting
7:00 pm Membership
Committee Meeting
Thursday
6
7
Yom Hashoah
6:00 pm & 8:00 pm Shabbat Services
9:00 am Shabbat Services
12:30 pm Bereavement Support Group
1:00 pm Sisterhood
Board Meeting
6:15 pm Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Family Series Shabbat
Dinner
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9:30 am Men’s Club
General Meeting &
Breakfast
10:00 am ESARS
Stepping Up Ceremony
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8:00 pm Bar/Bat Mitzvah
Series: Students’ Presentation
12:15 pm Mincha
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13
14
Yom Haatzmaut
6:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Shabbat Services
9:00 am Shabbat Services
Madison Dassa Bat Mitzvah
7:41 pm Candle Lighting
Parashat Kedoshim
7:00 pm Communications Committee Meeting
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12:30 pm Bereavement Support Group
1:00 pm Sisterhood
General MeetingInstallation of New
Slate
8:00 pm Simcha Shabbat/D’var Torah Norman Gordon: Special
Remarks by Yehudah
Kimani
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6:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Shabbat Services
6:30 pm Late Night
Shabbat Dinner
7:45 pm Candle Lighting
4:45 pm Last Regular
Day of Hebrew
School Class –
ESARS
10:30 am Jr. Congregation
12:15 pm Mincha
8:35 pm Maariv/
Havdalah
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9:00 am Shabbat Services
Sydney Kippelman
Bat Mitzvah
Parashat Emor
10:30 am Jr. Congregation
12:15 pm Mincha
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26
27
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HIP Program - Adult
Lag B’ Omer
6:00 pm Shabbat Services
9:30 am Hadassah
Meeting
7:00 pm Board of
Directors Meeting
9:00 am Shabbat Services
Ben Cohen Bar Mitzvah
6:15 pm Shabbat On
The Beach
7:49 pm Candle Lighting
12:00 pm Luau
ESARS end of year
party
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10 am Shabbat
B’Yachad
7:37 pm Candle Lighting
6:30 pm Sulam For
Emerging Leaders
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Parashat Acharei Mot
6:00 pm Youth
Group Lounge Night
7:00 pm Men’s Club
Board Meeting
7:00 pm Membership Committee
Meeting
Saturday
5
7:00 pm Youth Group
Elections
8:00 am Habitat for
Humanity Breakfast
Friday
Parashat Behar
12:15 pm Mincha
8:45 pm Maariv/
Havdalah
30
Memorial Day
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June 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday Thursday
6
7
Yom
Yerushalaim
Saturday
1
2
3
4
7:00 pm Youth
Committee Meeting
12:30 pm
Bereavement
Group
6:00 pm & 8:00 pm
Shabbat Services
9:00 am Shabbat Services
7:00 pm Men’s
Club Board
Meeting
8:00 pm Guest Speaker
7:00 pm Congregational
Meeting –Slate of Officers
& Directors
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7:00 pm Fundraising
Committee Meeting
7:00 pm Communications
Committee
Meeting
6:00 pm Shabbat Services
9:00 am Shabbat Service
7:00 pm Membership
Committee Meeting
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Friday
7:52 pm Candle Lighting
7:55 pm Candle Lighting
Parashat Bechukotai
12:15 pm Mincha
Adult B’not Mitzvah
Parashat Bamidbar
7:30 pm Seuda Shlishi & 1st Study
Session for Tikkun Layl Shavout
8:45 pm Maariv/Havdalah
9:15 pm 2nd Study Session
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9:00 am Shavout
Service 1st Day
9:00 am Shavout
Service 2nd Day
Honoring the
Memory of those
whose memorial
plaques were
affixed in 2015
Flag Day
7:00 pm Membership Committee
Meeting
12:30 pm
Bereavement
Group
6:00 pm Shabbat Services
9:00 am Shabbat Services
7:57 pm Candle Lighting
12:15 pm Mincha
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7:00 pm Board
of Directors
Meeting
6:00 pm Shabbat Service
9:00 am Shabbat Services
12:00 pm Shavout
Lunch & Learn
6:00 pm Mincha/
Maariv
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7:00 pm Executive
Committee Meeting
10:30 am Yizkor
7:00 pm Social Action Committee
Meeting
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Father’s Day
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6:00 pm Budget &
Finance Committee
Meeting
9:30 am Men’s
Club Breakfast &
General Meeting
Parashat Beha’alotecha
7:59 pm Candle Lighting
12:15 pm Mincha
7:00 pm Bar/Bat
Mitzvah Committee
Meeting
6:15 pm Shabbat On The
8:55 pm Maariv/Havdalah
Beach
7:00 pm Foundation
Committee Meeting
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Parashat Nasso
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A Learning Moment!
Why do I have to go to school? Why do I have to go Hebrew School? Aren’t these the questions you asked
your parents (I bet you thought I was going to ask aren’t these the questions your kids ask you!).
When one of my 5th grade Hebrew school students recently declared, “Going to secular school is a waste of my
time, as they teach me things I will never use,” I was taken aback. I suffered a momentary loss of words. Could
he be right? After all, when do we talk about history, social studies, English composition, etc. after we pass the
test? How do I answer this without offending teachers and further demoralizing the student and his classmates?
I replied, “I can’t answer that, yet that is the beauty of Hebrew School! As Jews we always talk about our history;
as a matter of fact we celebrate it! We always talk about getting along with others, doing the right thing, helping
each other, creating a better world, and repairing the one we are in. We learn the composition and structure of
our prayers, what they mean literally beneath the surface, and how we relate to them. Once we learn all of this,
then we have a choice. We can always use it when and if we want to!” The student and the class all nodded and
agreed.
This is true for all of us at any age. As you know, our new High School program is a success, and plans are underway to expand the course offering for next year. Over 50 adults signed up for the adult version, and plans are
also being discussed for more offerings.
So what is the learning moment? Let’s help our youth, your children and those of our fellow parents, by giving
them an opportunity to use what they are learning now. If they attend a Friday night or Shabbat service and either lead or participate in prayers, they will want to learn more so they can use more. If they do not use what
they learn, then they have the same right to ask the question, “Why am I learning something I will never use?”
In the High School courses, 20 students are learning many intriguing things about being Jewish that even few
adults know (this year we are NOT talking about services or Holidays). Give them a chance to express their
opinions, have them teach you what they are learning. After all as Jews we are trained to ask questions, not
simply answer them when a test is given. Encouragement and admiration go a long way.
As adults, we all have hobbies. Let’s add a new one - the hobby of Jewish education for ourselves and our families. Is it easy? Yes! Confucius (he was not Jewish) says - “when the student is ready the teacher will appear.”
What can we use this hobby for? Better living, a better earth, a better social life, piece of mind, and increased
happiness! “Really?” you say, “Better happiness?” According to a poll completed in 2013 by the Gallup Organization, American Jews are the happiest religious group in the country! That is a great hobby - being happy!
Now we can put all this new knowledge to great use for all. Suffice it to say, being Jewish is not an interruption
of our life, it is a part of it.
Best of all, there is no homework, no tests, and no grades. Every moment spent in class for you and your children is therefore a learning moment!
Andy Greenberg
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Board Briefs
The Temple Torat Emet Board of Directors addressed the following items of
interest and took the following actions at its meetings on
February 25, 2016 and March 31, 2016.
Administration
The Bar/Bat Mitzvah Manual will be rewritten to make it clearer that (1) the
basic fee is for bar and bat mitzvah training, and that (2) the basic Shabbat Kiddush for the congregation and guests is provided by the synagogue at no additional cost. There will be additional charges for an enhanced Shabbat Kiddush,
as well as for room rental and food if the Kiddush is private or provided on a
different day.
About a third of the congregants have submitted revised membership profiles that will be used to correct the membership information in our Chaverware database.
Adult Education
Shaarei Shalom’s Education Director, Miriam Schaffer, is retiring at the end of June, and her replacement will not be
tasked with supporting the Adult Ed Collaboration. Miriam has offered to continue as program coordinator next year
for a small stipend.
Rabbi Howard Hoffman is teaching the adult b’not mitzvah class this year, whose graduation is planned for Shabbat,
June 4th.
Ben Gamla
The flood several weeks ago in a utility closet at Ben Gamla resulted in the closing of Ben Gamla for two days and the
Wiston Family Torah Tots for three days, while the restoration company we hired dried out the flooded premises. The
restoration company is preparing an estimate of the total cost of repairs for our insurance company.
Cantor Search
At the March Board meeting, the Cantor Search Committee announced it is “changing gears,” and it is now looking for
a Shabbat, Yom Tov and High Holiday cantor. Other cantorial functions, such as b’nai mitzvah training, will continue
to be handled by the Ritual Director. It is hoped that a candidate can be found who can combine the Shabbat Cantor
function with that of Education Director, another position the Board is currently seeking to fill long term.
ESARS
Temple Beth Tikvah is currently considering terminating its religious school program at the end of this school year.
Our Board passed a resolution that, should this closure take place, those students currently registered at Beth Tikvah
and whose families remain members there, will be given the opportunity, for the next four years, to attend ESARS at
the regular price without their families having to become Torat Emet members.
The Board also passed a resolution to allow the J.N. Sommers Yad Hebrew School, a community-based education program for special needs children currently meeting at Beth Tikvah, to use space in our Temple’s education wing on Sunday mornings starting this Fall. This program, catering to about 18 children, would have to move should Beth Tikvah
terminate its religious school program.
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Financial
As of the end of February, the Temple had 581 units with 28 school families and
7 honorary families.
Preparation of the 2016-2017 budget has proven to be a long and arduous process. It was passed by the members of the
Congregation on Wednesday, April 13th.
Fund Raising
The Synagogue cruise, scheduled for next February, is being chaired by Bobbie and Gene Zinbarg and Debbie and Gary
Dalin.
The Committee is looking for an entertainer for the Temple’s traditional December 24th year-end event.
Membership
At the March meeting, the Board members approved a proposal from Bob Levy, new Membership Committee Chair, to
have Committee members and Board members telephone congregants periodically to promote good will and keep them up
to date on Temple news. Bob emphasized that this would not be a fund raising effort.
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee presented its slate of proposed officers and directors at the Board‘s March meeting. Elections
will be held in June after the required 45 day notice period.
Programming
The Purim Carnival was a great success with kudos from the Board going to Erin Feldman for a wonderful job.
Ritual
Kudos go to Stacy Ripin, our Youth Director, for the Purim Shpiel; to Mike Klein for coordinating the Megillah readers;
and to Marshall Hutten for organizing the “edible groggers” food drive.
The first Passover Seder this year was conducted by Rabbi Bernstein and the second by Rabbi Hoffman.
The Committee is revising the Temple’s kashrut policy to make it clearer, and to make sure that anything brought into the
synagogue has appropriate hecksher markings. The Committee is seeking to establish a cadre of qualified mashgichim.
The Committee is also seeking additional volunteers to serve as mentors for our bar and bat mitzvah students.
Sisterhood
Plans were announced to close the Gift Shop because the ladies managing it intended to retire at the end of June. Malka
Benoff and Abbie Chapnick have volunteered to take over the operation and to avert the closure.
Young Leadership
The Rabbi announced that he and Tracy Smith have launched, with 11 participants, the Sulam for Emerging Leaders program to cultivate young synagogue leadership.
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From Rabbi Bernstein on behalf of the Ritual Committee
1.
Seeking Mashgihim
Rabbi Bernstein, in consultation with the Ritual Committee, has drafted a new Kashrut policy for Temple Torat
Emet. The new policy will facilitate knowledge of our community standards, promote consistent kashrut practices
in the synagogue, ensure the integrity of kashrut in our kitchen and facilities, and promote education for the
community of the time-honored mitzvah of kashrut. Prior to publication of the new policy, Temple Torat
Emet is seeking to recruit a group of 6-10 volunteers to serve as mashgihim (kashrut supervisors) to assist Rabbi
Bernstein in oversight of the synagogue kitchen and kashrut of communal events. The group would rotate supervision shifts to minimize the time commitment of any one person. Estimated time commitment is 2-3 hours per
month. The ideal volunteer has a flexible schedule and maintains a kosher home.
2.
Creating a friendlier, more welcoming Kiddush
Kiddush is a wonderful opportunity for our community to gather and celebrate Shabbat together in a social setting. In order to maximize the pleasure (oneg) for our members and guests at Kiddush, it is important that our
transition from Shabbat morning services to Kiddush embody the sense of community intended by Kiddush. In
the spirit of community and safety, Rabbi Bernstein and the Ritual Committee request assistance from the congregation in the following ways:
1. At the end of the service, please wait until the Rabbi and Cantor complete the closing benediction and
are standing at the center doorway of the Adler Sanctuary prior to making your exit. Our volunteer ushers will make it their practice to stand in the aisles at this time to assist with traffic flow and offer help to
those who need special assistance.
2. Please do not tilt chairs against the tables in the Hirschenson Ballroom in order to save seats. This is a
serious safety hazard that could cause someone to trip.
3. When there is a Bar/Bat Mitzvah and the family reserves tables, please refrain from sitting at those tables unless invited to do so.
4. Please introduce yourself to members and guests you don’t know, and greet one another with a smile
and “Shabbat Shalom.”
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Men’s Club
The Men’s Club has been very busy these last few months. I would like to take a moment as Men’s Club president and kvell. Men’s Club Shabbat was simply amazing. During the two Shabbat services, over 61 different
men volunteered their time and participated in the service. We even had our International President, Alan
Gottesman say a few words. Our ritual committee, led by Richard Schultz and Lenny Weiss really outdid themselves. Special thanks to the over one hundred and fifty people who had Shabbat dinner with us as well. – The
Men’s Club Shabbat program is available for download at http://www.templetoratemet.org/wp-content/
uploads/2015/08/Mens-Club-Shabbat-2016-post.pdf.
The final day of the Men’s Club Shabbat Celebration Weekend was a special day. We joined with people all
across the world in the Good Deeds Day movement. Its purpose is exactly what it sounds like. People just doing good deeds for their own sake. Our Men’s Club and our religious school students got together and packed
up the yellow Yom HaShoah Candles. The candles were then mailed out to each Temple member’s home. By
now hopefully everyone has participated in our Million Candle Challenge, lighting the yellow memorial candle on
the evening of May 4th after sundown in remembrance of those we lost in the Holocaust.
On May 12, before our normally scheduled Board Meeting, we are inviting the congregation to join us in a meaningful Meet & Greet. Yehuda Kimani, the leader of the fledgling Kenyan Jewish community will be visiting our
Temple. You may remember Yehuda’s community was the recipient of 4 pairs of Tefillin from Temple Torat
Emet and participated in the World Wide Wrap via Skype where they wore them for the very first time!
Three of our members went on the Honor Flight for WW II veterans during April. They traveled to Washington
D.C. and spent the day being honored for their service, with ceremony and visiting the World War II national
monuments among others. A contingent of Temple Torat members were proudly there to greet our veterans at
the airport as they returned home. STANLEY GOTTHEIM, HAROLD SCHAFER, RABBI SID SHANKEN,
we salute you!
As a final note - Every member of the Men’s Club can pick up his new membership kippah at any of our
events. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Jeffry Charnow, Men’s Club President
JEWISH HERITAGE DAY AT MARLINS PARK
Sunday, June 26
Game Time: 1:00 pm
For more information please contact Gary Dalin at (561) 637-1611 or
flyers available in the Temple’s main office or go to
http://www.templetoratemet.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/JewishHeritageDayatMarlins2016.pdf
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We invite you to join Sisterhood for a dairy Shavuot Lunch & Learn
on Sunday, June 12, 2016, immediately following services.
The couvert is $18 per person and $10 per child under 13.
For more information please contact:
Shirley Jaffe (561-276-8220) or Cynthia Gordon (561-738-9090)
Please pick up a flyer in the Temple's main office.
Reservations are required no later than Monday, June 6, 2016.
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Esther & Simon Adler Fund
March of the Living
In memory of Ruth Scheuer
By Kathy & Donald Porges
Wishing Zeta & Morty Sudler good health & happiness
in your new home
By Sara M. Black
In memory of Rabbi Meyer Korbman
By Kathy & Donald Porges
Pearl Benson Fund for Special Needs
In honor of Ellen Jacobowitz
By Marlene & Herb Magness
Wishing a get well/speedy recovery to
Cantor Emil Berkovits
By Nancy Chorney
In honor of Susanne & David Sussman’s
60th Anniversary
By Marlene & Herb Magness
Camp Ramah Scholarship
In honor of Sylvia Goodman’s son’s marriage
By Gladys Simon
In honor of Rabbi Edward Bernstein
By Barbara & Paul Schwartz
In honor of Gladys Simon’s birthday
By Tracey & Ellis Simon
In honor of Phyllis Smith
By Barbara & Paul Schwartz
Chuck Rosen Jewish Educational Fund
In honor of Haina Meyer
By Barbara & Paul Schwartz
In memory of Kenneth Cohen
By Haina & Gordon Meyer
In memory of Fred Bosch
By Marlene & Herb Magness
Prayer Book Fund
In memory of Violet Schneider
By Endre Schneider
In memory of Milton Zalk
By Bernice Mittman
In honor of Phyllis & Gary Smith’s 50th Anniversary
By Marlene & Herb Magness
In memory of Jerry Grossman
By Isabell Adler
Wishing a speedy recovery to Mary Alexander
By Esther Herskovitz
In honor of Anschel Weiss’s 80th birthday
By Isabell Adler
Murray & Rosalyn Kamen Israel Youth Scholarship Fund
Sol Turk Youth Program Fund
In memory of Holli Meisel
By Sarah & Dick Sandler
In memory of Holli Meisel
By Cynthia & Jeffrey Schottenfeld
In memory of Holli Meisel
By Georgia & Irwin Resnick and Family
In honor of Mikayla Matthews
By Cynthia & Jeffrey Schottenfeld
In memory of Holli Meisel
By Judith Pine-Bobe’
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In memory of
Florence Aberach
Julius Abramowitz
Allan Abrams
Louis Ackerman
Samuel Ackerman
Ann Adelstein
Natalie Adelstein
Ann Adelstein
Abraham Alexander
Louis Aranowitz
Meyer Axelrod
Harry Bander
Rose Becker
Jack Beerman
Sameul Berger
Mollie Berger
Meyer Berman
Meyer Berman
Samuel Black
Harry Blonstein
Ethel Boroff
Pearl Boxerman
Ida Brauer
Isadore Brecher
Max Brown
Marion Bruckner
Harry Bruskin
Fannie Carpet
William Charnow
Nathan Cohan
Arnold Cohen
Shumel Cohen
Sadie Cohen
Rita Cohen
Nettie Cohen
Edwin Diamond
Levi Dicker
Havie Donow
Ruth Donow
Blanche Dresner
Paul Dubin
Paul Dubin
Jennie Ehrenzweig
Morris Eisenstein
Sima Eskolsky
Irving Falk
George Fallig
Louis Feder
Bertha Feldsott
David Feldsott
By
In memory of
Ellen Grynsan
Jean Abramowitz
Hyla Epstein
Steven Ackerman
Steven Ackerman
Marshall Adelstein
Harvey Adelstein
Marshall Adelstein
Mary Alexander
Sol Arnold
Sandra Mofshin
Norman Bander
Florence Gottheim
Michele Garelick
Rosalind Goldberg
Jean Abramowitz
Pam Berman
Pam Berman
Gloria Schancupp
Arlene Melik
Alice Forman
Stuart Boxerman
Rosalee Brauer
Sidney Brecher
Arnold Brown
Harriet & Karl Harris
Merle Bruskin
Rhoda Fox
Jeffry Charnow
Josef Cohan
Fedora Horowitz
David Forman
Harvey Cohen
Marjorie Green
Augusta Edwards
Deborah Diamond-Lite
David Dicker
Ben Donow
Ben Donow
Ed Schlossberg
Reva Dubin
Abbie Chapnick
Greta Cohan
Frances Eisenstein
Janet Eskolsky Taubin
Alan Weiner
Janet Devinsky
Wilma Turk
Doris Feldsott
Doris Feldsott
Ruth Fentin
Annie Fish
Hortense Fishkin
Eileen Forman
Edward Forman
Edward Forman
Florence Fox
David Friedman
Jack Fundiller
Samuel Geffen
Carole Geffen
Julius Gelfand
Frieda Gitter
Myrna Goldberg
Myrna Goldberg
Fannie Goldstein
Rabbi David Golovensky
Lilyan Goodman
Alice Gordon
Ida Gorelick
Martin Gottehrer
Yetta Greenman
Fannie Gross Rost
Joseph Gubkin
Rita Guthartz
Morton Joseph Hager
Minnie Hammer
Deborah Harris
H. Herbert Harris
Joseph Harris
Judith Harvell
Hannah Hershkowitz
Stella Horowitz
Godel Inowroclawski
Moshe Inowroclawski
Fannie Jackson
Ida Jochim
Max Kantor
Milton Kaplan
Robert Karman
Herbert Karp
Charles Karpas
Sameul Katcher
Benjamin Katz
Elsie Katz
Sara Katz
Abe Katz
David Keiles
Pauline Klein
Lisa Kleinman
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By
Arthur Fentin
Marshall Brass
Lucille Spector
Donna, Laurie and Karen Byrne
Donna, Laurie & Karen Byrne
Donna, Laurie & Karen Byrne
Stuart Fox
Diane Mallow
Joan Fundiller
Daniel Geffen
Daniel Geffen
Elayne Berman
Alan Gitter
William Goldberg
Ellen Kushel
Seymour Goldstein
Miriam Marder
Jack Goodman
Joan Alefi
Paul Garelick
Hermene Ellenport
Laura Penn
Vera Kaplan
Harriet & Karl Harris
Nancy Cohen
Steven Hager
Robert Hammer
Harriet & Karl Harris
Harriet & Karl Harris
Sherry Weiser
Michael Gerchick
Simone & Allen Weiss
Marvin Horowtiz
Miriam Moskowitz
Miriam Moskowitz
Ruth Levine
Marty Aronoff
Shirley Jaffe
Rosalind Kaplan
Daniel Geffen
Lillian Karp
Sidney Brecher
Sol Freedman
Arlene Ostrowsky
Arlene Ostrowsky
Harold J. Katz
Harold J. Katz
Joan Kessler
Sarah Klein
Joan Fundiller
In memory of
Gerturde Koblentz
Saul Kopf
Celia Korbman
Elaine Kotin
Rose Kravitz
Margot Krel
Estelle Kron
Jacob Kronenfeld
Fannie B. Lee
Gerturde Lehrhaupt
Helen Leifert
Flora Levin
Richard Levine
Victor Levy
Bertha Lewin
Ceila Lichtenstein
Adele Lieberman
Barney Lieberman
Erna Lustig
Arthur Mittler
Mother & Father
Sam Nagin
Hannah Nagin
Alfred Nemeth
Nathan Nichol
Ann Novick
Albert Paticoff
Rose Pilnick
Saul Pross
Harry Puteska
Lillian Rabatsky
Dr. Sanford Ragovin
Hannah Raskin
Anita Resnick
Morris Richter
Joseph Roberman
Stanley Rosen
Sidney Rosenberg
Ann Rosenstock
By
In memory of
Elaine Langer
Barbara Korbman
Jack Korbman
Jack Schlessel
Jerry Kravitz
Melvin Krel
Carol Goldberg
Anna Levin
Phyllis Thaller
Charles Lehrhaupt
Cynthia Stein
Ira Jaffe
Ruth Levine
Robert Levy
Maralyn Kinch
Bunty Kornreich
Helen Tarlow
Helen Tarlow
Lilly Felsen
Sandra Sand
Marilyn Franklin
Joan Kessler
Joan Kessler
Gabriel Nemeth
Irene Sholk
Sharen and Neil Novick
Arlene Fein
Allen Pilnick
Francine Eisenberg
Sidney Puteska
Melvin Rabatsky
Marc Ragovin
Sarah Klein
Sandra Green
Paul Richter
Ned Roberman
Janet Harris
Jack Goodman
Roger Rogenstock
Kurt Rothschild
Israel Rozansky
Shirley Sacks
Ida Salamoff
Sydell Schechter
Max Schick
Florence Schimmel
Louise Schrier
Santo Scuderi
Barney Shames
Meyer Shapiro
David Sheinkopf
Rachel Shemtob
Victoria Shemtob
William Sichel
Len Siegler
Mae Silk
Alexander Simon
Anna Sirlin
Bernard Slutsky
Fred Slutsky
Al Smith
Julia Spindell
Ira And Susan Steuerman
Henny Strauss
Beckie Sugin
Vicky Tattleman
Chester Trueheart
Hinda Vittle
Robert Vogel
Berta Wechsler
Murray Wein
Mary Weiser
Cecia Weiss
Arthur Weiss
Anna Weiss
Rabbi Jerome Weistrop
Flora Wolf
Jack Zaffos
Irene Zdatny
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By
Jeffrey Gruenbaum
Frances Townes
Stanley Sacks
Judith Barman
Bettina Schechter
Anita and David Schick
Ned Roberman
Robert Schrier
Mary Zeid
Victor Shames
Eileen Brustein
Ina Koota
Esther Herskovitz
Esther Herskovitz
Ned Roberman
Betty Wachtel
Murray Silk
Arthur Simon
Shirley Hammer
Bettina Schechter
Bettina Schechter
Terry Bloom
Ned Roberman
Kenneth Tillman
Bernard Strauss
Mildred Thalblum
Kenneth Tillman
Hilda Trueheart
Ruth Levine
Susan Vogel
Fred Wechsler
Gloria Hutcher
Milton Weiser
Arnold Brown
Allen Weiss
Anschel Weiss
Martin Weistrop
Jerry Wolf
Anita Zaffos
Roberta Zdatny
Winston Family Torah Tots Scholarship Fund
In memory of Holli Meisel
By Barbara & Jay Wiston
In honor of Bela & Melvin Schoenfeld
By Barbara & Jay Wiston
TOV Team
In honor of Paula Gervis’s birthday
By Paula Gervis
Wishing Sharon Teller
a get well/speedy recovery
By Phyllis, Gary, & Macey Smith
In honor of the birth of
our granddaughter,
Olivia Cohen
By Adrienne & Harvey Cohen
Wishing Cantor Emil Berkovits
a get well/speedy recovery
By Phyllis, Gary, & Macey Smith
In honor of Morning Minyan
By Debra Letow
Wishing Cantor Emil Berkovits
a get well/speedy recovery
By Isabell Adler
Thank you to all that contributed to
Shalah Manot
By Susanne & David Sussman
In memory of Claire Herschaft
By Fran & Richard Townes
SHALAH MANOT
We would like to thank everyone in the congregation who participated in our recent Shalah Manot project. We
want to say a particular thank you to Sy Dermer and Richard Chin Sue for their “pitching in” at the last minute. Their help was invaluable. We hope that you all enjoyed your shalah manot bag, and we look forward to
your participation next year.
Paula and Mel Gervis
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General Fund
In honor of Paula Gervis’s birthday
By Sarah & Dick Sandler
In honor of Rabbi Edward Bernstein
By Ellen & Martin Elowitz
In honor of Phyllis & Gary Smith’s 50th Anniversary
By Sarah & Dick Sandler
In honor of Phyllis Smith
By Ellen & Martin Elowitz
In honor of Phyllis Smith
By Roberta Gordon
In memory of Parvis Sassouni
By Marty Aronoff
In honor of Haina Meyer
By Roberta Gordon
In memory of Regina Green
By Marty Aronoff
In honor of Rhoda & Mike Stein’s new home
By Flo & Don Nitzkin
In memory of Regina Green
By Elaine Aronoff
In honor of Susanne & David Sussman’s 60th Anniversary
By Diane & Meyer Malakoff
In memory of Larry Swirsky
By Rita Swirsky
In memory of Lillian Millner
By Rita Swirsky
Wishing a get well/speedy recovery to Paul Burstin
By Lynne Josephson
In memory of Helen Schwartz
By Rita Swirsky
Wishing a get well/speedy recovery to Philip Holtzman
By Joan Feuerstein
In memory of Shirley Varon
By Joan Feuerstein
Wishing a get well/speedy recovery to Dr. Eliot Epstein
By Flo & Don Nitzkin
Thank You for all of your kindness & concern
By Marvin Herschaft
Thank you for your kind Purim wishes
By Bobbi Cohen
Thank You to everyone for the
anniversary & birthday well wishes
By Cecelia & Gene Levine
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General Fund
In honor of Tobie Nemeth’s birthday
By Selvia & Leonard Weinstein
In honor of Endre Schneider’s 90th birthday
By Selvia & Leonard Weinstein
In honor of Travis Grzelak’s Bar Mitzvah
By Selvia & Leonard Weinstein
In honor of Karen & Daniel Dress for Travis’s Bar Mitzvah
By Selvia & Leonard Weinstein
In honor of our great - grandson Nezach Aharon Monah
By Betty & Jim Wachtel
Open Your Heart To Torah
Contributions by the following have been made in honor of Endre Schneider’s 90th birthday:
Sheila & Phillip Avruch
Haina & Gordon Meyer
Margot & Abe Banke
Tobie & Gabe Nemeth
Elana Blau
Phyllis & Gary Smith
Ethel & Nathan Bornstein
Zeta & Morty Sudler
Natalie & Leonard Levin
Theodore Wolpe
Mazal Tov to Beth and David Litsky on the birth of their son
and to Ashley on the birth of her baby brother, Ethan Grant Litsky.
We apologize to the following members for errors or omissions made in the last issue of Tekiah.
Tillman Family, Bernice & Kenneth (Shomrim)
Leona & Irwin Chimerine (Supporter)
Kol Nidre Donation
Kol Nidre Donation
Kathy & Donald Porges (Shomrim)
In memory of Claire Herschaft, a donation
was made by Ethel & Seymour Goldstein.
Kol Nidre Donation
Happy belated birthday to Rebecca Gabler.
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Edward C. Bernstein, Rabbi
[email protected]
Lori Charnow, President
[email protected]
Michelle Kantor, Temple Administrator
[email protected]
Daily Services Schedule
Sunday - Friday
8:30 am in the Chapel
Sunday - Thursday
5:00 pm in the Chapel
Stuart & Susan Boxerman, Editors
[email protected]
Friday Evenings
6:00 pm & 8:00 pm unless
otherwise noted
Tracy Rosenfeld, Managing Editor
[email protected]
Saturday Morning
9:00 am
Office Phone: 561-369-1112
Torah Tots Phone: 561-572-2381
ESARS Phone: 561-400-1631
Saturday Afternoon
12:15 pm
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Sunday
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Thursday
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6 pm & 8 pm Shabbat
Services
9:00 am Shabbat Services
Parashat Shemini
7:20 pm Candle Lighting
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12
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9
7:00 pm Youth
Committee
Meeting
12:30 pm
Bereavement
Group
7:23 pm Candle Lighting
9:00 am Men’s Club Shabbat
Service
6:20 pm Men’s Club
Shabbat & Dinner
Parashat Tazria
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6 pm & 8 pm Shabbat
Services
9:00 am Shabbat Services
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9:00 am Men’s Club
Candle Packing &
Breakfast
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6:45 pm Maariv/Havdalah??
Parashat Metzora
7:26 pm Candle Lighting
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7:00 pm Executive
Committee Meeting
12:30 pm
Bereavement
Group
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7:30 pm Candle Lighting
9:00 am Shabbat Services
Erev Pesach
1st Seder
1st Day of Pesach
2nd Seder
Maariv/Havdalah???
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2nd Day of Pesach
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7:00 pm BOD
Meeting
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7th Day of Pesach/
Dinner
8th Day of Pesach
7:34 pm Candle Lighting
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