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Inside this issue:

Our New Rabbi 1

President’s Message 2

Rabbi Jack 3

What’s Happening 5

Ambassador Program 9

Yahrzeits 14-15

Donations 16-17

FEBRUARY– APRIL 2013

ADAR– IYYAR 5773

A WARM WELCOME

We are very pleased to an-nounce the appointment of Rabbi Michael S. Jay as the spiritual leader of the Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island. Since September, Rabbi Jay has lead our congrega-tion's Shabbat and Holiday services following the re-tirement of our beloved late Rabbi Emeritus, Rabbi Ja-cob S. Friedman Z"L.

Rabbi Jay, raised in Mon-sey, New York, earned his BS in Broadcast and Film from Boston University and received his Juris Doctor from Seton Hall University. He had been practicing law for about 15 years when, after beginning to study and teach Torah, he felt the irre-sistibly strong desire to pur-sue a career in the Rabbin-ate. Last May, Rabbi Jay received rabbinic ordination from the Jewish Theologi-cal Seminary in Manhattan after studying for 7 years while also practicing law full time and functioning as the Rabbinic Intern at Congre-gation Agudath Israel in Caldwell, New Jersey. In addition, he spent a year in a continuing pastoral edu-cation program at Overlook Hospital in Summit New Jersey. Rabbi Jay was a recipient of the Neubauer Fellowship and was a Unit-ed Synagogue of Con-servative Judaism Alim Rabbinic Fellow serving as the Rabbi to Beit Rayim Synagogue in Toronto, Canada from July 2011 to June 2012. In his capacity

as rabbi to the Toronto syn-agogue, he visited the con-gregation several times to officiate at various mile-stone services.

Rabbi Jay has guided us through many difficult times. He conducted High Holiday services with just a few weeks' notice, confer-ring with Rabbi Jack and Cantor Green, and did it beautifully. He was there for Ali and the Friedman family when Rabbi Jack passed away. He officiated at the Bar/Bat Mitzvahs of two of our young people, who had been trained and guided by Rabbi Jack. He has been in contact with our members who have lost loved ones, conducted the funeral service for JCC member, Ellis Levin, and has spoken to and visited our members who are ill or facing surgery. Following Super Storm Sandy, Rabbi Jay offered pastoral assis-tance to our members af-fected by the storm and following the Newtown Massacre, comforted us with this message in the Shabbat Reminder. He has made everyone feel com-fortable these last months as he led us in Shabbat worship and has spent time getting to know our mem-bers at the onegs and kid-dishes following services.

Many of the congregants have had a chance to meet Rabbi Jay's lovely wife, Sheri, a real estate attorney and certified teacher and their daughter, Samantha,

a freshman at the Universi-ty of Maryland. The family resides in Caldwell, NJ and will be spending Shabbat, holidays, as well as other occasions on LBI at the rabbi's residence. We look forward to a wonderful part-nership with Rabbi Jay and our congregation.

A Shabbat Dinner is planned for Friday, Febru-ary 22nd to welcome the family to the JCC of LBI.

A Shabbat Dinner is planned for Friday, February 22nd to welcome our new rabbi and his family to the JCC of LBI. See page 8.

Jewish Community Center

of Long Beach Island

2411 Long Beach Boulevard

Spray Beach, NJ 08008

Phone: 609-492-4090

Fax: 609-492-7550

Office Hours: Monday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Wednesday: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Friday: 9 am - 1 pm

Website: http://www.jccoflbi.org

Email: [email protected]

Rabbi……………...Michael Jay

President………………...Don Pripstein

Vice President……………..Judy Smith

Treasurer………………..Lynn Berkowitz

Secretary………………….Karen Schwing

Board of Trustees: Jackie Avondoglio,

Harold Farin, Barry Goldman, Eileen Levin,

Richard Morgan, Carole Nunberg, Jeri Riffle,

Ron Rosner, Toby Schwait, Jeff Shapiro,

Mickey Sherry, Lori Shomer, Stuart Snyder,

Rose Valentine,

Sisterhood Representative: Vivian Fitts

Editor.........................................Jackie Avondoglio

Office Managers.....Leslie Dinkfelt, Jeri Riffle

Computer Admin……………………….Marcie Deutsch

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The period from October 29 through November 27 was a sad, hard time for our JCC. It started with Super-storm SANDY; continued with the LBI evacuation, power and gas ser-vice lost, and the requirement to to-tally close and vacate our JCC build-ing; and ended with the death of our beloved Rabbi Jack. You have al-ready been informed about details of these events, so I won’t repeat them here. Rabbi Michael Jay continued to serve as our guest Rabbi, and we were able to resume all activities at JCC in December.

And now for the GOOD news. We have contracted with Rabbi Jay to be our permanent Rabbi for an initial 2 year term covering calendar years 2013 and 2014. He will come to LBI just about every weekend and holi-day to conduct Shabbat and Holiday services, and when here will be available to meet, teach, advise, counsel, or console our members. He will also work with our Religious School staff and students. When necessary Rabbi Jay will also come to LBI at other times to meet with members, conduct religious services, and participate in JCC functions.

I want to give a big THANK YOU for a job well done to the Rabbi Selec-tion Committee of Harold Farin, Lynn Berkowitz, Mark Chazin, Carole Nun-berg, Rose Valentine, and Tiger Wolpert. While it was a committee effort, special acknowledgement goes to Harold who chaired the com-mittee and spent countless hours in working with Rabbi Jay to finalize the contract.

Rabbi Jay is no stranger to us. As our guest Rabbi for about 5 months, including the High Holidays, every-one who has met him and Sheri was favorably impressed with them, and enjoyed his services and messages. Many also participated in the study sessions he conducted after many Saturday morning services or at oth-er events. I know I am, and I hope you are, excited about having and working with Rabbi Jay as our JCC Rabbi.

Additional information about Rabbi Jay can be found elsewhere in this Bulletin. We welcome Rabbi Jay and his wife Sheri to the JCC, and look forward to a long and pleasant asso-ciation. Rabbi Jay has great ideas to further grow our congregation, but he cannot do it alone, nor just with ac-tive members of the Board of Trus-tees. It will require involvement and participation by many, and I ask each of you to get more involved and to say YES when asked to be part of a particular activity. It is only by the efforts of many will we be able to accomplish all that we and Rabbi Jay hope to do as we change from a mostly summer congregation to a year-round active one.

And finally, my usual reminder about the financial needs of our congrega-tion. Please send your dues in, and support such activities as prayer book fund, Rabbi Jack memorial fund, and our ‘Burn the Mortgage’ project. Also, we have just ordered additional Yahrzeit Boards, so we will now have plenty of room for the placement of individual Yahrzeit plates to memorialize departed loved ones.

SHALOM;

Don Pripstein, President

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To Our Congregation:

Dear JCC Family,

Thank you all for making the JCC such a comfortable home for us. Jack loved coming onto the island and feeling at peace. This wonderful Rabbi truly loved you—his congregation and his head was always work-ing for the center’s betterment.

We, the family are truly overwhelmed by the tremendous outpouring of love, whether it be in dona-tions, food, calls, cards or hugs. As Rabbi Jack touched you, know that you have touched us, his family.

With Love,

Allie—for myself, the kids and grandchildren

EULOGY FOR RABBI JACK Given by Lynn Berkowitz at Rabbi Jack’s Funeral

Rabbi Jack Friedman….. Rabbi Jack always had a story whether it was for the High Holiday Service or the Children’s Family Service. It always had a good ending. I have a story for you and it too has a good ending although sad. A story of a young man with a mission for his life to be a spiritual leader to the Jewish people. He sort of grew into the role. He used to tell the children in the religious school about his days as a child in the Yeshiva. He wasn’t the most studious and admitted to playing pranks on the teachers. Because this youthful spirit remained with him, he was a leader that was open to new ideas and changes. By the time he came to us at the JCC he was a seasoned rabbi having retired from this synagogue in Ocean. Retirement was not a word that he wanted in his resume so ten years ago he came to us when we needed him most. He led us like Moses into the “promised land”. He was a staunch supporter of the rebuilding of our 50 year old facility. He was there last March when he helped lead the congregation into the new “Miracle on the Boulevard” our beautiful new building. He had lent his experience to the committee making suggestions and recommendations. His experi-ence and support were immeasurable in the success of this venture.

He carried off his disability during this last year and a half with grace and savories faire. Who can forget his jokes about the patch he was forced to wear over one eye so he could read without double vision. Purim will not be Purim without Rabbi Jack and Ali in matching costumes like Raggedy Ann and Andy or the year he came as a gorilla.

The last official act that he did at the JCC was the service for our first three confirmation students in the new building. He also named 2 young students that had never been given their Hebrew names so they would have their Hebrew names before their Bar/Bat Mitzvah. He was truly upset that he could not be there for the first 3 Bar and Bat Mitzvahs in the new Building. Each of them mentioned with pride that Rabbi Jack had started on their parsha. He was someone that anyone could go to no matter what the problem or their age. He was so much a part of our shore community and understood the uniqueness of it. He led the Shabbat on the Beach with reverence for the environment. He was proud to lead the Interfaith Service with the leaders of St. Francis and the other churches on the Island. He was the teacher of so many of our Bar and Bat Mitzvah students, as well as our Adult Education students. He was particularly proud of his conversion statistics. I thought that he was absolutely going to burst with pride the summer he converted 2 families along with a few others for a total of 11 new Jews in our beautiful ocean. Wow!

On a personal note after Harry passed away it was Ali and Rabbi Jack that convinced me that I would have a wonderful new home at the Fairways and I do. Each month I would read with pride his articles in our monthly bulletin. I would listen with pride when my neighbors would tell me how inspirational Rabbi Jack’s arti-cles were. I would quietly say, “That’s my Rabbi Jack.” My story doesn’t come to an end. It goes on in every person whose life he touched. Just like those last 3 Bar and Bat Mitzvah students who first thanked our Rabbi Jack for starting them in their parsha and giving them their Blue Book even when he wasn’t there to hear their praise. He gave us all so much more for he was written in our book of life. This story really doesn’t have a sad ending because Rabbi Jack accomplished what he set out to do and that was to be a spiritual leader and more. Thanks Ali for sharing him with us these last 10 years.

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MISHABERACH LIST

Effective January 1st we have purged our old list and started a new one. If you have names that should be included, please contact the office and give the English or Hebrew names.

PASSOVER SERVICE SCHEDULE 1st day Pesach service --Tuesday, March 26 @ 9:30 am

2nd Seder (Community) --Tuesday, March 26 @ 6:00 pm

2nd day Pesach service --Wednesday, March 27 @ 9:30 am

7th day Pesach service -- Monday, April 1 @ 9:30 am

8th day Pesach service (Yizkor) Tuesday, April 2 @ 9:30 am

JOIN US FOR PURIM

We will have the traditional reading of the Megillah Es-ther on Purim eve, Saturday, February 23rd @ 6:00 pm. Come prepared to shout down the name of the wicked Haman .

LET’S MAKE HAMANTACHEN Wednesday, February 20th at 9:30 AM

At the JCC Sisterhood Kitchen.

Call Vivian if you want to bake with us.

609-492-9412

CANDLE LIGHTING TIMES

February 1, 2013 4:58 PM February 8, 2013 5:06 PM February 15, 2013 5:14 PM February 22, 2013 5:22 PM March 1, 2013 5:30 PM March 8, 2013 5:38 PM March 15, 2013 6:45 PM March 22, 2013 6:52 PM

March 25, 2013 6:55 PM March 29, 2013 6:59 PM March 31, 2013 7:01 PM April 5, 2013 7:06 PM April 12, 2013 7:13 PM April 19, 2013 7:20 PM April 26, 2013 7:27 PM May 3, 2013 7:34 PM

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A Living History: The First 50 Years Learn about the beginnings, meet old and new friends, smile and enjoy this DVD. Find out how it ends! It is available for $20 through the JCC office.

DON’T MISS OUT!

PRAYERBOOK FUND

Please consider donating one or more pray-

er books to honor a person or event, or in

memory of someone dear. The cost per book

listed includes attribution. Following is a list

of those books still needed:

Saturday morning -- $36.

High Holiday -- $72.

Chumash -- $80.

SISTERHOOD HAPPENINGS Sisterhood is busy planning events for the summer. Tentative dates for the following: Welcome back brunch June 23 House tour July 22nd. Fashion show dinner July 30th Sisterhood Shabbat August 9th. Lets Do Lunch July 18th and August 15th Membership Luncheon August 20th We are pleased to have Chairmen for “Lets Do Lunch” and The Fashion Show Dinner. We always need helpers for the Bazaars on July 10th and August 14th. As you can see we are moving along and expecting a great summer. Call Vivian Fitts at (609) 492-9412 and we will put you to work.

PROGRAMMING SUMMER 2013

There are a lot of new and exciting programs

coming this summer!! Mark your calendars now for a

blast from the 50”s Sock Hop the evening of June 30th.

To follow in July and August, get ready for programs

ranging from Instructional Fishing Expeditions, Zumba,

Art, Poetry and Torah classes, Dinner and a Show to

Boating Certification and Safety classes. Start tuning

you guitar, practicing your vocals or pulling out those old

joke books now for Open Mic night coming in July!

If you have interest in helping with any program

please contact me at [email protected] Every

program is more fun when you know more people. Vol-

unteer to be a “Greeter” at an event and enjoy the perks

of meeting and greeting! Small or large any help is al-

ways appreciated and usually rewarding.

Looking forward to sharing the fun in summer 2013.

Lori Shomer

INDIVIDUAL YAHRZEIT PLAQUES

Individual plaques are available in memory of a loved one. A plaque is $200. A second or more, if ordered together is $175. A reserved plaque is $50. Call the office to get the proper forms.

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CAPITAL CAMPAIGN: PHASE II LET’S BURN THE MORTGAGE!!! Our community has experienced the most damaging storm ever experienced here and we are so grate-ful that the JCC building came through it unscathed. We can only imagine what would have happened if we were still in the old building. It is because of our generous donors that we were able to build this “beacon of light” and are able to continue to provide services to our members and community. We are forever grateful to the contributors to Phase I of our Capital Campaign, which raised $1,345,000.00.

We still are in need of funds to repay our lenders and to reach of our goal to be debt free. Thank you to the following donors who have contributed to the “Burn the Mortgage” Campaign, Phase II of our Capi-tal Campaign. Their gifts total $25,239.00.

Ann & Louis Beckerman

Jonathan Cook

Elsa & Edward Dreyfus

Sherry & Howard Fruchterman

Zeejay & Jerry Greenspan

Paula & Howard Hait

Curt Kelley

Rhena & Steven Kelsen

Sue & Ben Margulies

Arleen & Harry Moffitt

Our goal for this phase of the campaign is $200,000.00. Please consider making a donation to the “Burn the Mortgage” Campaign. Mail your check along with the form below to: JCC of LBI, 2411 Long Beach Boulevard, Spray Beach, NJ 08008. Gifts of stock can also be made to the fund. Please call 973-632-0913 for details.

Many thanks to everyone for their support.

Rose Valentine, Campaign Chair

YES, I WOULD LIKE TO HELP BURN THE MORTGAGE ON THE NEW JCC OF LBI BUILDING.

NAME______________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS__________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

PHONE_________________________________ EMAIL_____________________________________

DONATION AMOUNT ________________________________________

Susan & David Posner

Judith & Donald Pripstein

Frada & Irwin Roseff

Elayne & Martin Salant

Nancy & Ted Schaer

Fran & Norman Shapiro

Lori & Mickey Sherry

Bonnie & James Shrager

Debra & Alan Traster

Cindi & Sol Yarmush

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House and Grounds

My name is Mickey Sherry and I am in charge of " House and Grounds". Being responsible for the Temple's House and Grounds is a very diverse job with multi-ple responsibilities. As you would expect there many things that need to be done to keep in pace with the Temple. Some examples are setting up chairs/tables for scheduled events, construct the Succah as well as take it down and just "routine stuff" that needs to be done. In many of these tasks it takes several people to help accomplish. I would like to put together a committee of "Helpers" that I could call when things come up. We would appreciate you volunteering to help with some of these tasks. If interested, PLEASE call me so we can discuss further. My home number is 609.698.3393. Thank You, Mickey

Advertisements for the 2013 membership directory are now being accepted. All will be in black & white and copy can be sent to the office attention Marcie or to Toby Schwait, 600 Commodore Court 2612, Philadelphia, PA 19146

Prices are as follows:

$60 for a full page

$30 for a half page

$15 for a quarter page

Ads for 2013 Membership Directory

This letter appeared in the January issue of the Jewish Journal of Ocean County.

Dear Editor and Members of the Ocean County Jewish Community,

November 27, 2012 was a sad day for the members of the Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island. Our beloved rabbi, Jacob S, Friedman, fondly known as “Rabbi Jack”, passed away.

In the ten years that Rabbi Jack was our spiritual leader, the congregation has seen much growth under his guidance. We are now a congregation of 300 families, worshipping in a beautiful, new building. He under-stood the uniqueness of our community: a congregation made up mostly of summer residents but with a core of full-time families living on the island and surrounding mainland and with congregants of varied back-grounds and religious experiences. He embraced those differences and everyone was made to feel welcome. He lent his experience to the rebuild committee, making suggestions and recommendations and we know how proud he was of what was accomplished.

Rabbi Jack will be greatly missed here on Long Beach Island, not just by his congregants but by the clergy and parishioners of the churches he worked with over the years. He will be missed by the children of our congregation, who knew him as their rabbi and by the many congregants who were inspired by his writings, sermons and very special “stories.”

Our hearts go out to his wife, Ali, and their family at this time. They will always be a part of the JCC family.

Sincerely,

The Board of Trustees of the Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island

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JCC CLUB AT THE TD BANK

We need 50 members to join our "JCC Club at the TD Bank". If you are 55+ you can join with a $250 minimum with no service charges. TD will then give us a "donation" based on the average balance of our members. It could be a quarter percent on a checking account, for example. New accounts are welcomed but you can attach an existing account to the "JCC Club" at the TD Bank.

We are just about half way there and have 6 months to go to get the 50 members in our "Club". It is a no-brainer for fund raising. Open an account for your grandchild for $250 and we all bene-fit. It doesn't diminish any of the interest or benefits that you would normally get but we receive a check at the end of the year for a certain percentage based on the average balance of our JCC Club members.

If your TD bank does not recognize this program, contact Treasurer, Lynn Berkowitz, at 609-709-3160

ANDY & JANI JONAS

408 2nd St

Beach Haven, NJ 08008

CELL ANDY (908) 400-4185

CELL JANI (908) 313-9443

22 Skylark Rd.

Springfield, NJ 07081

[email protected]

[email protected]

MARK & SALLY HURWITZ

4004 Ocean Blvd.

Brant Beach, NJ 08008

1507 Foxbury Rd.

Maple Glen, PA 19002

(215) 654-0634

CELL (215) 356-9502

[email protected]

RABBI MICHAEL & SHERI JAY

19 Dalewood Rd.

West Caldwell, NJ 07006

(973) 228-6518

CELL: Rabbi (973) 865-9534

Sheri (201) 452-1253

Rabbi: [email protected]

Sheri: [email protected]

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

We are happy to announce the following new members and welcome them to our JCC family:

Welcome!

There will be a Shabbat dinner to welcome Rabbi & Sheri Jay on Friday, February 22nd at 6 PM at $15 per person.

Reservations need to be made by February 18th by calling

Vivian at 609-492-9412.

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Rhena & Steven Kelsen

Ronnie & Al Konner

Eileen Levin

Nattie & Bob Lapidus

Gail Merson & David Meshulam

Lexa Merson-Kohl

Marcia & Mort Nelson

Jeri & Ben Riffle

Sue Rubinfeld

Martha & Chuck Schleifer

Bonnie & Jim Shrager

Toby Schwait

Karen & David Shatz

Lori & Mickey Sherry

Lori & David Shomer

Elayne & Robert Simandl

Phyllis & Sam Sisenwine

Judy Smith & Howard Tomar

Rose & Rudy Valentine

Millie & Tiger Wolpert

Jackie & Paul Avondoglio

Mimi Bloom

Barbara & Art Cohen

Janet & Howard Cohen

Helyn & Mel Benjamin

Lynn Berkowitz

Jody Brusilow

Marsha & Mark Chazin

Elyse & Marvin Diamond

Barbara & Joe Epstein

Margie Fagan

Bonnie & Harold Farin

Vivian & Marvin Fitts

Ellie & David Fried

Sherry & Howard Fruchterman

Iris Glassman

Renee & Barry Goldman

Paula & Howard Hait

Diane & Barney Hoffman

Bunny Kaufman

AMBASSADOR PROGRAM We are so excited about our new Ambassador Program, which pairs our established members with new members. As new members join the JCC of LBI, we will be assigning them a JCC “buddy”. Please let me know if you would like to participate in this program.

Here is our Ambassador Team for 2012-13. We thank them for helping to make our new mem-

bers feel welcome. A reception for the Ambassadors and new members is planned for the

Spring of 2013.

Thank you.

Rose Valentine, Ambassador Chair

973-632-0913

SUPPORT THE JCC of LBI

2013 Membership renewal notices were mailed in December. Our 2013 expenses have al-ready begun so we would appreciate receiving your dues payments as quickly as possible. Your membership information form should be sent with your check. If you haven’t done so yet, please contribute to our annual High Holiday Appeal.

We have also initiated a special fund to help those members that were greatly affected by Su-perStorm SANDY, and a fund to memorialize Rabbi Jack. Other ways to support the congre-gation are through the purchase of prayerbooks, yahrzeit plaques, ads in our Bulletin or Mem-bership Directory, and pavers. In all cases, please let the office know what the contributions are for.

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BOARD MEETING SUMMARY: October 9, 2012

Attendees: Jackie Avondoglio, Harold Farin, Barry Goldman, Eileen Levin, Richard Morgan, Carole Nunberg, Don Pripstein, Jeri Riffle, Toby Schwait, Karen Schwing, Jeff Shapiro, Mickey Sherry, Lori Shomer, Judy Smith, Stu Snyder and Rose Valentine

J. Shapiro reported that we currently have $124,000 in the Building Fund bank account as of Sept. 30th. $1000 has been earmarked for bimah chairs; $5000 has been set aside to fix the parking lot. R. Valentine reported that we should collect $30,000 in outstanding pledges by Dec. 2012. We have now repaid an additional $50,000 to 2 lenders. This leaves a balance of $98,000 in the bank and our debt is currently $200,000.

R. Valentine reported that Phase I of the Capital Campaign is now basically complete. We have no new recent donations except for pavers. Phase II is to “burn the mortgage”. Our goal is to raise $200,000.

J. Shapiro reported that income year to date (YTD) is $206,122 vs. the YTD budget of $138,740. This is mostly explained by an increase over budget in membership dues as well as general fund and prayer book donations. We had unexpected expenses of about $9000 for guest rabbis.

H. Farin, C. Nunberg, L. Berkowitz, D. Pripstein, Mark Chazin, Tiger Wolpert and R. Valentine are on the committee to find a new rabbi.

C. Nunberg reported we sold 394 seats. We received a total of $5,588 for the Book of Remembrance, $37,550 for seats, and $1,400 in new member dues.

D. Pripstein will negotiate a contract for next year’s High Holiday services with Cantor Avi Green.

Given that we only have 4 pre Bar Mitzvah kids in our religious school and after discussion with the Reform Synagogue in Barnegat, it was agreed that we will consolidate our religious school with the Reform Synagogue in Barnegat for one year and the JCC will pay what is needed to make this happen.

E. Levin reported we are planning a Welcome Back Brunch on June 23, 2013 and an Oldies Dinner Dance on June 30 th to kick off the 2013 season. L. Shomer reported that other fundraising events are being discussed. People are needed to help chair these events.

The Gala Sunday night dinner dance was over budget, but the expenses were offset by a large income.

M. Sherry is working on addressing issues in the kitchen and getting the office layout setup which will include buying cabinets for the office.

T. Schwait and J. Riffle reported that we now have 298 members, 251 that are paid up.

We have almost 50 new members this year, and R. Valentine is working on an Ambassador Program in which we will ask seasoned members to partner with new ones to answer questions about the JCC and to involve the new members into the JCC and its activities.

On Sunday, October 7, 2012, we hosted a water station for the 18 mile run. Many members helped. R. Valentine participated in the awards ceremo-ny at St. Francis. Our Jewish flag hung proudly honoring the Jewish athletes killed in Munich in 1972.

A set of 2 new panels, to include an additional 40 memorial plaques, will be offered as a permanent memorial for $6000.

J. Smith reported that the Mah-jongg Tournament with St. Francis will be held on Wed. October 24th at the JCC. The Klezmer concert, which was planned in conjunction with the Surf City Library, will be held on Tuesday, October 16th at the JCC.

BOARD MEETING SUMMARY: November 13, 2012 Attendees: Jackie Avondoglio, Lynn Berkowitz, Harold Farin, Barry Goldman, Richard Morgan, Carole Nunberg, Don Pripstein, Jeri Riffle, Ron Ros-

ner, Toby Schwait, Karen Schwing, Lori Shomer, Judy Smith, Rose Valentine

(Even though the JCC could not be used, and Board members were scattered, it was deemed necessary to have a November meeting, and all 14 participated by phone.)

Hurricane Sandy Reports

Building & Grounds:

D. Pripstein reported that everything in the building survived. Food damage was about $350.

ADT is coming on Thursday to check the fire/burglar alarm system.

Electricity and water has been restored. Gas is expected to be up and running by the end of the week. It was agreed that we will hold off on heating the building with electricity.

We will continue to clean up and keep records for insurance purposes.

Insurance:

H. Farin reported we have filed an insurance claim for both the JCC building and the condo.\

M. Sherry is gathering information for us to use in negotiations on claims.

There is a $1,000 deductible on the JCC building and on the condo. We are not sure if we are going to reach that.

There was flood damage to an outside electrical unit. The electric company came in and repaired it almost immediately. There was flood damage to an outside electrical unit. The electric company came in and repaired it almost immediately.

Office:

J. Riffle reported that the JCC office is operating almost normally out of Marcie Deutsch’s house. Our staff is monitoring emails, mail, making depos-its, etc. They are keeping up with everything that is going on. We owe a debt of gratitude to Marcie for temporarily locating the office in her home.

Religious School:

L. Berkowitz reported that the Hebrew school is operating in conjunction with the reform congregation in Barnegat, but not Sunday school. Midweek classes continue to meet on Tuesdays; Barnegat Rec Center has been offered to us for Sunday Confirmation class until we can return to our building.

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Communications:

R. Valentine has done an outstanding job of providing information to members.

R. Valentine reported that St. Francis is not in good condition after the storm. D. Pripstein is going to call Father Steve tomorrow and offer him our assistance,

We received correspondence from the Federation volunteering to replace our prayer books which was not necessary.

A group from North Jersey wants to bring down a work crew of volunteers to help clean up and throw away things that need to be disposed of. A crew could help clean out the condo garage.

R. Valentine plans to send out a communication to the ambassadors this week to get in touch with new members. She will also try to make sure all members are given a call to ask how they are doing.

Other Topics

The board approved a motion to offer Rabbi Michael Jay a 2-year contract. H. Farin will negotiate a contract with Rabbi Jay. The Board also agreed to retain him as a guest Rabbi on a weekly basis until the end of 2012.

D. Pripstein reported that we have a signed contract with Cantor Avi Green for next year’s High Holidays.

Plans will be made for a Hanukah celebration at the JCC. It is important for members to have an opportunity to get together after the storm.

D. Pripstein spoke with Rabbi Jack 2 days ago. He is still in the hospital and will be there indefinitely. They are still doing all kinds of tests.Summary of

BOARD MEETING SUMMARY: December 11, 2012 Attendees: Jackie Avondoglio, Lynn Berkowitz, Harold Farin, Eileen Levin, Richard Morgan, Carole Nunberg, Don Pripstein, Jeri Riffle, Ron Rosner,

Karen Schwing, Jeff Shapiro, Mickey Sherry, Lori Shomer, Judy Smith

J. Shapiro reported that our net income to date was $15,602 which is $260 over what was budgeted, but is $10,228 over last year’s net income for the period January through November.

J. Shapiro reported that as of the end of Nov. 2012, we have $91,282 in the building fund bank account. We will probably release another $50,000 to lenders in January which would leave $150,000 left owed to lenders.

We are establishing a special fund in memory of Rabbi Jack and will consult with Ali Friedman on what to use the money for. It was agreed that memo-rial donations, with the exception of those made to the Rabbi Jack Memorial Fund , will continue to go to our general operating fund to be used as the JCC sees fit

A committee will be formed to discuss the criteria on choosing how to disperse money raised for Super Storm Sandy Special Relief Fund. L. Berkowitz volunteered to be on the committee.

There are still missing documents needed to complete the review of records in preparation for an audit. Some have been lost at George Katz’s house and others at the condo as a result of the hurricane. Current thinking is we will file an audit for 2012 as those records will be complete.

H. Farin reported that negotiations on the contract with Rabbi Jay are in progress. The Rabbi Search Committee consists of H. Farin, L. Berkowitz, R. Valentine, C. Nunberg, Mark Chazin, Tiger Wolpert and Don Pripstein.

H. Farin reported that insurance adjusters are looking at both the condo and the JCC. We don’t know their recommendations yet. If we are not satisfied with the amount from the insurance company, we will consider hiring an independent adjuster.

The 2013 dues letters were prepared and mailed yesterday with the help of J. Smith and JoAnn Levine.

L. Berkowitz reported that the raffle permit application is complete and we can now apply for raffles.

The board agreed to order one double yahrtzeit board with room for 40 name plates.

E. Levin reported that 7 pavers were delivered after the storm and will be installed in the spring.

M. Sherry reported that the JCC building is in the same shape we were in before Hurricane Sandy. In the crawls space the water never got above 8 inches below the floor joists. He will bring people in to evaluate for potential mold problems. He will also investigate the use of shutters that can be put over the stained glass windows for further protection.

M. Sherry reported that alterations have been made, by Klein Brothers, to help the JCC parking lot. The drains from the roof and the pit were redirected to the street and grooves were cut in the sidewalk to help water drain to the street. The pattern of water will be observed and if all is well we can bring back the crushed rock. An extra $100 was spent for a total of $750.

L. Berkowitz reported we have 4 children that attend regular Religious School on Tuesday and 2 that attend at the JCC on Sunday.

Hard copies of the Bulletin were never printed and mailed after the Hurricane. Hard copies will be sent to those members not receiving email communi-cation and will include an insert page noting the death of Rabbi Jack and mention the special funds established (Special Relief Fund and Rabbi Jack Memorial Fund).

Plans will be made for a memorial service for Rabbi Jack in the spring.

J. Smith reported that we had a wonderful Hanukah party at the JCC. Thank you to Lori Sherry, K. Schwing and L. Berkowtiz for organizing it. Rabbi Jay did a little study session.

Upcoming events include mah jongg on Sun. Dec. 16, Jan. 13 and Wednesday afternoons. The JCC will be hosting bridge for the St. Francis group on Thursday afternoons. The JCC will hand out plants to patients at SOMC on Christmas Day.

L. Berkowitz noted that the JCC participated in the menorah lighting at SOMC last Thursday. This Thursday a small group is providing Hanukah cheer to patients at the hospital.

H. Farin noted he was proud of Cliff Farin for putting together the menorah that is outside the JCC.

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Mah Jongg will be played every Wednesday from 12:30 to 4 PM

JCC OF LBI: A BEACON OF LIGHT AFTER SANDY

In the days after Sandy hit our island and the surrounding mainland, our congregants tried to deter-mine how their homes had fared. Some of them found their homes secure and with little damage, others were faced with daunting task of restoring their homes and businesses.

For many of our members, their second concern was for the new JCC of LBI building. They saw the email sent out of the side of the building with the water up to the top of the mailbox. Once back onto the is-land, we were able to report that, except for exterior cleanup, the building came through the storm un-scathed.

Where was everyone? How were their homes? News about when we could get back on the island, where help could be found for restoration and cleanup and other important information was sent out to mem-bers by the JCC email several times a week. We were able to at least stay connected electronically.

In the weeks that followed, residents began to return to their homes to start the cleanup. Many had stayed at friends or relatives, or in shelters and motels. It was a fretful time. Houses were off their founda-tions and there was sand – sometimes many feet high – everywhere. Along the streets, sidewalks were filled with black garbage bags, mattresses, couches, wall board, insulation, and other debris.

In the days that followed, many volunteers from around the country offered their help. A group of vol-unteers from the Ocean County and Greater MetroWest Jewish Federation came to the island with rakes and brooms to help restore the grounds around the synagogue and cleanup the debris in the garage of the rab-bi’s residence. Now that our building was secure, the doors of the JCC of LBI were opened one weekend to welcome the many volunteers who came from Pennsylvania, Delaware and Northern New Jersey to help clean up our island. Over 100 people enjoyed a warm place to rest, food to fill their empty stomachs and a place to freshen up.

On November 30th, five weeks after the storm, we held our first Friday night Shabbat Service. It was quite a reunion. The following week, the office returned to the building from its temporary site on the main-land and on December 9th, Chanukah was celebrated with latkes, gift exchanges and the lighting of meno-rahs. We were back in business.

Ten weeks after Sandy, there are some signs of progress on the island. The debris on the curb for the most part has been picked up but if you look at the windows of many of the homes, you will see that they are empty, stripped down to the studs. Businesses are beginning to re-open, but on the boulevard in Beach Haven, the stores and restaurants are empty, waiting to be restored.

We do not know what future holds for our island and surrounding bay communities. Perhaps the sto-ry of one of our members is an example of the spirit of this special place. Rosie is 93 years old, an active member of the congregation and Sisterhood Treasurer. Her cottage, where many of us have gathered over the years for holiday meals, was heavily damaged in the storm. All of her possessions sat outside of her home in a wet heap (they were able to save the Sisterhood records, something that was of great concern to her). We were all worried that she would not be able to return to LBI from California where she spends her winters. Rosie made it clear this is her home and that she would, with the help of her family, move into her renovated home in the late Spring. She is busy picking out mattresses and furniture and is excited about en-joying her new home on this island she loves. She is our inspiration.

We know we have a tough road ahead but as it always has, our community will work together to re-build our homes and businesses and once again to enjoy the beauty of our surroundings.

Rose Valentine, Past President of the JCC of LBI

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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL MUSINGS

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUNDRAISER

The JCC of LBI Religious School is now participating in Labels for Education. Go to www.eLabelsAddUp.com and register. You can enter your Supercard numbers for Shop-Rite, Genuardi’s and Acme. Then select zip code 08008 and choose JCC of LBI Religious School for 100% of your points and we can earn money for our religious school when you purchase participating products. You can also clip Labels for Education and Box Tops and save them to turn in to the JCC Office for addition-al monies for our school.

Help the JCC earn “free” money by purchasing Shop-Rite Scrip from the JCC Office during normal business hours. For every $1,000 of Shop-Rite Scrip the JCC sells, we earn $50. If you shop at Shop-

SHOP-RITE SCRIP

Rite regularly, be sure to stop by the JCC office first and pick yours up today. This is an extremely easy way for the JCC to raise much needed revenue. If every JCC member pur-chased just $250 of Scrip

over the summer, we could raise over $1,200 for the JCC. Just imagine what we could raise if everyone used Shop-Rite scrip for all of their grocery shopping.

The demographics of the country wide Jewish population finally hit the religious School of the JCC of LBI. Although our membership is growing by leaps and bounds, the declining enrollment of our school provided us with the opportunity to look for new and innovative methods of teaching our Jewish youth of southern Ocean County. After years of conver-sation with the Barnegat Reform congregation, Sharey HaYam, we consolidated both their 5 students with our 4 stu-dents to form one group which meets on the Mainland at a church. It appears to be working satisfactorily for this aca-demic year.

Our Confirmation classes have been the mainstay of our enrollment for the past few years. Last year we had 3 confirm-ants and this year we will have 4. This will leave us with only 4 in our Confirmation class and 4 in our lower school.

I have been the Educational Director since 1989 and have witnessed this decreasing enrollment. What are we to do about it? I know that there are unaffiliated families in southern Ocean County because the students tell me about other public school students that celebrate the Jewish holidays. I need help in reaching them. EVERY CHILD DESERVES A JEWISH EDUCATION but how do we reach them? If you have any suggestions or know of a family please let me know by email: [email protected] or by phone 609-709-3160. Lynn Berkowitz, Educational director, Jewish Community Center of LBI.

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YAHRZEIT OBSERVANCES

Listed

on the

JCC of LBI

Yahrzeit

Memorial

Board.

“It is

customary to

make a

donation to

the

synagogue

in memory

of a loved

one.”

Read by Rabbi Feb. 1, 2013 Shevat 22 Rose Diane Segal 23 Daniel Glassman 24 Dr. Jack Lilienfeld 25 *Harold Koyner 25 Tee Gottlieb 25 Morris Miller 25 Morris Miller 26 George Patmus 26 Ruth Schwartz 27 *Bette Kender 28 Saul Block 28 Sigmund Donin Read by Rabbi Feb. 8, 2013 30 Joseph Lenkowsky 30 *Norman Gerber 30 Gene Klein 30 Sam Fine 30 Louise Paul Adar I 1 *Gussie Herman 1 Louis Luterman 1 Belle Safersten 2 Jeffrey Weiner 2 Rachel Bendavid 2 Fay Schragger 2 Esther Hirsch 2 Harry Dudkin 3 Hilda Rosenberg 3 *Max Gottlieb 4 *Lisa Kaufman 4 Harry Dudkin 4 Rose Mendlow 4 Joseph Schaffer 4 Theodore J. Brod 5 *Moshe Neustadt Read by Rabbi Feb. 15, 2013 6 Steven Fisch 7 Ethel Dalinsky 8 Isadore London 8 Gloria Cohen 8 *Amanda Kanowitz 8 Solomon Schall 9 Florence Marmon 9 Morris Uniglicht 9 *Gerson Brasch 10 Barney Linderman 10 Samuel Weinberg 10 Sylvia Kaplan 11 Mae Lazar 12 Herman Reif 12 *Harry Kolsby 12 Hannah Dudkin

12 Ida Plotkin 12 *Bessie Swaff 12 *Anna Robin 12 Stella Reif 12 Phyllis Fisch Read by Rabbi Feb. 22, 2013 13 Adel Linderman 13 Minnie Spielberg 14 Sidney Schlanger 14 David Friedenberg 14 *Solomon Meyerson 15 Yetta Nagel 15 *Hannah Beck 16 Sam LiVecchi 16 Morris Weiner 16 Joseph DiCicco, Jr. 16 Margot Lippman 17 Sarah Livshits 17 Elizabeth Tittelbaum 17 Bella Garb 17 Murray Elefant 17 *Sarah Livshitz 17 Gerald Golden 18 Esther Renzin 18 Harry Sisenwine Read by Rabbi Mar. 1, 2013 20 Stanley Karp 20 Helen Applebaum 21 *Joseph Friedman 21 *Nathan Levison 22 Herman Kleinfeld 22 Marian Diamond 22 *Abraham Pervin 22 Paul Watling 23 Milton Smith 23 *Lillian Salander 23 Betty Schleifer 24 Henry Nagel 24 Samuel Kolb 24 Albert Kessler 24 Morris Rebo 25 Seymour Tilbor 25 Benjamin Katz 25 Meir Cohen 25 Eleanor Wichman Satir 26 *Marjorie Ann Fisher 26 Josephine Tucker 26 Abe Rosenbaum Read by Rabbi Mar. 8, 2013 27 Solomen Chalek 27 Ginette Shomer 27 *Minnie Britz 27 Edna Eisner

28 Manuel Sidel 28 Hannah Dudkin 28 Sidney Kronenberg 28 Fanny Parker 28 Sylvia Glasser 29 Morris Herman 29 Felix Horowitz Nisan 1 *Marvin Weinberger 1 *Daniel Lang 1 *Joseph Schlanger 1 Isadore Opatosky 1 Jacob Liebenberg 1 William Berger 2 Chaya Cohen 2 Sam Singer 3 *Michael Beck 3 Louis Cohen 3 *Irving List 4 Isadore Abend 4 Jacob Axilbund 4 Ruth Weisberger 4 Fannie Shapiro 4 Charles Miller Read by Rabbi Mar. 15, 2013 5 Jeanette Rosen 5 Martin Hartman 5 Charlotte Chazin 5 *Minnie Einhorn 5 *Lawrence Alpert 5 Dora Weinstein 5 *Martin Hartman 6 Irving Maginsky 6 Mary Halpern 7 Irving Klein 7 Rita Haas 7 Benjamin Epstein 7 *Shirley Feather 7 Lena Hirschman 7 *Saul Silverman 8 Bernard Mihtz 8 Henry Kelsen 8 *Benjamin Fruchtman 8 *Charles Kasselman 9 Charlotte Dzuna 9 Harry Kaplan 9 *Cora Korb 10 *Helen Klein 10 *Irving Sampson 10 *William Poster 11 Cecil Weiner 11 Milton Kamler 11 Gerald Schaer 11 Ed Davis

YAHRZEIT OBSERVANCES

“May the

souls of the

dearly

departed be

bound up in

the bonds of

eternal life.”

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Read by Rabbi Mar. 22, 2013 12 Philip Cohen 13 Deborah Gottlieb 13 Jerome Shapiro 14 *Oscar Glickman 14 *Julius Snyder 15 Alfred Levin 15 Jacob Safersten 15 Elissa Blester 15 *Irv Koseff 15 *Bernard Gubar 16 Fanny Fuhrmann 16 Joseph Indzel 16 *George Gubar 16 Felix Schoenberger 16 Vera Sidel 17 Harold Katz 17 Allan Mayro 17 Laura Kaplan 17 *Irving Bzezensky 18 Louis Rubinfeld 18 Rose Gottlieb 18 Malvina Malmed 18 Pearl Corson 18 Claire Levin Read by Rabbi Mar. 29, 2013 19 *Robert Bzezensky 19 *Harry Millstein 19 *Edward Albert 20 Pearl Weinzimmer 21 David Rosenbloom 21 *Jacob Britz 21 *Kathryn Hadley 22 *Samuel Troum 22 Fanny Dickman 23 *Richard Saivetz 23 *Joseph Callet 23 Anita McMillan 23 Fannie Silverman 24 Geraldine Isanuk 25 *Marian Selsky 25 Ben Weisberger Read by Rabbi April 5, 2013 26 Kurt Albu 26 Raleigh Liebenberg 27 David Weinstein 27 Dora Haber 27 Raphael Haber 28 Morris H. Ross 28 *Mae Hirschorn Cohen

28 *Calvert I. Waranch 29 Ruth Goldman 29 Matilda Tubis 29 Izzy Ungar

29 George Foosaner 30 Evelyn Miller 30 Evelyn Miller 30 Jennie Shapiro 30 David Polinsky Iyyar 1 Ann Hirsh Meonikoff 1 William Frank 2 Aaron A. Powitz 2 *Anna Blumenthal Read by Rabbi April 12, 2013 3 Fanny Kelsen 3 George Rosner 3 Phil Pepperman 3 Lazar Lebovitz 4 Nathan Bard 4 Jack Halpern 4 Pearl Elefant 4 Batia Shatz 5 Ann Bernstein 5 Leon Schachter 5 Libby Flumenbaum 5 Harold Kugel 6 Al Baker 6 *Nathan Rubenstein 6 Ben Levenstein 7 Abraham Mizrahi 8 *Gussie Treiber 8 Harry Papier 9 *Anna Gerber 9 *Nellie Callet Read by Rabbi April 19, 2013 10 Hyla Lipsky 10 Stephanie Schwait 10 Ruth Lipshultz 11 *Betty Gorelick 11 Edward Jackson 11 *Minnie Lisagor 13 Samuel Mendlow 13 Dr. Harold Feldman 13 Benjamin Spielberg 14 Jeanette Barrish 14 David Epstein 14 Edna Axilbund 14 Philip Petchenik 15 Hyman Danon 15 Dr. Stephen Lipsky 15 *Rebecca Gerber 15 Elly Albu 16 Lillian Medvin 16 Louis Cohen 16 *Eric Katz

Read by Rabbi April 26, 2013 17 Evelyn Lizzack 17 Rose Buznitsky 17 Ernest Lippman 17 Morris Luterman 17 Irene Ginsburg 19 Kathleen Rifkin 20 *David Slott 20 Rena Entin 21 *Dora Koyner 21 Robert Gottlin 21 *Cory Alpert 22 Emanuel Diamnd 22 Evelyn Rubinfeld 22 Bernard Ostroff 22 Ann Taub 23 *Mollie Bass 23 Samuel Buznitsky 23 Harvey Levin 23 Clara Hoffman 23 Sylvia Greenspan 23 Howard Sherry 23 George Fuhrmann

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS

Your

generous

donations

help keep

our JCC

running all

year long

In Memory

Charles Farin & Ray Farin by Harold Farin

Ellis Levin by Adoreum Partners, Drucker & Scaccetti, P.C. “Family”, Rose Starr, Judy & Ken Abend, Ronald & Susan Druck-er, JoAnne Levine, Spencer & Debby Shilling, Neal & Arlynn Grobman, Elsa Melletz, Judy Smith & Howard Tomar, Millie & Tiger Wolpert, Yvonne Roberts Brand, Gail Dillon, Warren & Gayle Vogel, Marvin & Vivian Fitts, Paula & Chet Ross, Marjo-rie & David Chodikoff, Roberta & Jack Persky, The Center for Pro-fessional Education, Inc., Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ciofalo, Nona Abrams, Joan & Mitch Warwick, Michelle Gorenstein, Karen & Fred Schwing, Lois Josephs, Elaine & Joseph Saggiomo, Jim & Diane Silberman, Martin S. Wilczynski, Thelma & Jerome Krause, Karen & Fred Schwing, Ben & Jeri Riffle, Barry & Judith Freedman, Gene Mosca, Lori & Dan Shomer, Rose & Rudy Val-entine, Donna Davis, The Surflight Theatre,

Dorothy Sherry by Mickey and Lori Sherry

Vera Beebe by Rose Starr

Nathan Shapiro by Jeff Shapiro

Reba Papier by Dr. Charles & Judith Papier

Morris Balbresky by Dr. Charles & Judith Papier

Charlotte Frank by Dr. Howard Frank

Michael Kaplan by Annette Kaplan

Phyllis Tanenbaum by Lynn Levitt

Miriam Levine by Jan Becker

Sal Grossman by Mildred Gross-man

Carl Cole by Nancy Schaer

Mark Goldman by Gloria Canter

Dan Renzin by Wynne Davis

John Furman & Philip Schleifer

by Martha Schleifer

Herb Morton by Joanne Levine

Becky Reiff by Iris Glassman

Herman Glassman by Iris Glass-man

Jacob Weill by Ben Gubar

Molly Jasner by Andy Jasner

Lisa Polishook by Doris Ostroff

Joseph Martin by Shelly Weisfeld

Jackie Avondoglio’s sister, Mar-cia Yankowitz by Jeri & Ben Rif-fle, Carole Nunberg, Ken & Judy Abend, and Toby Schwait, Rose & Rudy Valentine, Mort & Marcia Nelson, Marvin & Vivian Fitts, Don & Judith Pripstein

Sidney Gottlieb by Phoda Her-man

Sylvia, Jack, & David Stomackin by Taryn Jasner

Michael & Ruth Goldstein by Taryn Jasner

Joyce and Walter Blumberg by Lori Shomer

Bertha Goldstein by Eileen Eis-ner

Naomi Antonoff by Stanley An-tonoff

Mildred Epstein by Joseph Ep-stein

Sam Rosenberg by Bernard Rosenberg

Harry & Ann Bernstein and Dora & Max Weinstein by Morton and Joyce Weinstein

Dr. Henry Abrams by Nona Levin Abrams

Romeo DiCicco by Virginia Jo-sephson

Henry Gondelman by Steven Gondelman

In memory of the families in the early 1950’s who formed the first minyan, especially Julius Robin-son and Mr. Kaye by Richard Lipsky

Robert Eisner by Averell Eisner

Mark and Sidney Fisch by Ellen Weinberg

Susan Blumenfield by Renee Goldman

Lillian W. Pacharz, by Rose Val-entine

Betty Berger by Sherry Fruchter-man

Rose Dondershine by Debra Schweighardt

Helen Berman by Stanley Ber-man

Richard Kirsh by Mickie Kaplan

Rose Gerstenblatt by Bernard Gerstenblatt

Rebecca Weinstein by Elyse Pepose

Harvey Light by Dina Ranade

Henry Rosen by Beth Seavey

Eva Kaplan, Sylvia Kaplan & Jack Kaplan by Howard Kaplan

Lorraine Liebowitz by Bill & Ruth Callahan, Tom & Pat DeBari, Barbara & Joe Gable, Addie Ian-nuzzi, Bob & Diane Pero

Gertrude Fitts, William Jaslow, Freida J. Klein, Stacey Klein & Gene Klein by Marvin & Vivian Fitts

Barbara Frank by Dr. Howard Frank

Betty Sitzer by Iris Glassman

Peter Ungar by Rose Starr

Ruth Albu & Herman Meyer by Barbara Lehman

In Honor

Ellie & David Fried, with thanks for their kindness & generosity following Hurricane Sandy by Judy Smith & Howard Tomar

Toby Schwait’s grandson Noah’s Bar Mitzvah by Judy Smith & Howard Tomar

Herb Shapiro’s 90th Birthday by Peggy Brown

Mazel Tov on the marriage of Ben & Jeri Riffle’s son by Tiger & Millie Wolpert

Mazel Tov on the marriage of Phil & Reina Levy’s son by Tiger & Millie Wolpert

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS

Get Well

Marvin Fitts by Ken and Judy Abend, Millie & Tiger Wolpert, Jeri & Ben Riffle

Marilyn Alexander by Mort & Marcia Nelson, Judy Smith & Howard Tomar, Don & Judith Pripstein

Prayer Books

In memory of Joseph S. Lenkowksy and Ethel Lenkowsky

Judith Feldman by David & Barbara Lenkowsky

In Memory of Ellis Levin by Elaine, Carl & Benjamin Steinberg, Heather, Scott, Shane and Hayley Haimovitz , Annette Kaplan & Stanley Antonoff, Marilyn S. Alexander

In memory of Rabbi Jacob Friedman by Marilyn S. Alexander.

In memory of J. Gilbert Sholin by Marilyn S. Alexander

In memory of Marvin B. Alexander by Marilyn S. Alexander

Etz Hayim – Torah and

Commentary

In loving memory of Alan Bernstein by Elsa & Edward Dreyfus

Yahrzeit Boards

In Memory of Alfred and Gladys Krechovitz and Meyer and Charlotte Chazin by Mark and Marsha Chazin

Supplemental Rabbinical

Account

Harold and Bonnie Farin

Barry & Renee Goldman

Tiger & Millie Wolpert

Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund

Myron & Elaine Hirsch

Barry and Robin Abelson

Jane Taffet

Barbara & Arthur Cohen

Alan & Helene Gordon

Natty & Bob Lapidus

Annette Kaplan

Perry Karsen

Judith Feldman

Nona L. Abrams

Shari and Daniel Raider

Dr. Richard and Phyllis Dittrich

Benjamin and Jeri Riffle

Rabbi Friedman Fund

Linda Marr

Bonnie & Jim Shrager

Judith & Don Pripstein

Nona L. Abrams

Stanley & Lynn Berman

Harriet & Murray Sklar

Marilyn S. Alexander

Eileen & Steve Powitz

Barbara Lehman

Lynn & Bob Levitt

Cary & Lynn Reimer

Annette Kaplan

Rona Stein

Kenneth & Judy Abend

Allen & Nancy Shechter

Theodore & Janice Alter

Diane Tucker

Marvin & Elyse Diamond

Lori & Dan Shomer

Terry & Susan Ebert

Rich, Marcie, Craig & Caitlyn Deutsch,

Rose Starr

JoAnne Levine

Judy Smith & Howard Tomar

Millie & Tiger Wolpert

Karen & Fred Schwing

Sandy Lutzker,

Phyllis & Joel Berman

Judy & Bob Cook

Marvin & Vivian Fitts

Arlene & Fred Schragger,

Mary Hetzel

Ben & Jeri Riffle

Basil & Phyllis Karp

Benjamin and Jeri Riffle

Lori and Mickey Sherry

Steven and Dale Tebeleff

Paul & Jackie Avondoglio

Leslie Dinkfelt

Mort & Marcia Nelson

Elyse & Stuart Pepose

JoAnne and Phillip Glass

Howard & Sherry Fruchterman

Rose & Rudy Valentine

Beth (Rosenberg) & Bruce Rosner

Harriet Selinger Clark

Dina Ranade

Education Fund

In memory of Julius Friedman by Mort & Marcia Nelson

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WE’RE BACK! Although the JCC was relatively untouched by the devastating Hurricane Sandy many of our ven-dors were not so lucky and many of the rental properties are in need of serious repair. But in keeping with the theme of “Jersey Strong” we are looking forward with hope and pride to a great summer. Yes, the two summer JCC Bazaars will be returning to our location on 24th street on Wednesday, July 10 and Wednesday, August 14. Usage of the new building has necessitated a few changes. The most obvious is the reduced outdoor space. The outdoor spaces will be dedicat-ed to the large van vendors with a limited number of 5 x 8 spaces and even fewer 10 x 10 and 15 x 15 spaces. Inside the building we are able to fit many more vendors than in the past. With this ad-ditional indoor space we are hoping to again attract many of the upscale vendors that joined us for the first time last year. The Sisterhood is looking forward to using the new kitchen to its maximum capacity and providing some delicious delicacies for our attendees. We will be hosting the outdoor café with music and entertainment for the young and old.

Needless to say, we will be calling for volunteers from our members to assist in servicing our vendors and guests. More importantly, we want to invite the public to come to shop while visiting our new Home. It is an opportunity for us to “show off” our beautiful new sanctuary, school and facility.

If you want to help just give me a call on my cell phone 609-709-3160.

Lynn Berkowitz, Bazaar Chair

SAVE the DATE Annual Interfaith Service

Friday, May 3, 2013 at 7:30 PM

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2411 Long Beach Boulevard

Spray Beach, NJ -08008

Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Is land

Phone: 609-492-4090

Fax: 609-492-7550

E-mail: [email protected]

We’re on the Web!

www.jccoflbi.org

JCC of LBI

Dates to Remember

Mah Jongg held Wednesdays from 12:30 to 4 PM

Wednesday, February 20th - Baking Hamantachen, JCC kitchen at 9:30 AM

Friday, February 22nd - Shabbat Dinner at 6:00 PM “Welcome Rabbi & Sheri Jay”

Saturday, February 23rd - Reading of Megillah Esther at 6:00 PM

Monday, March 25th - First Seder

Tuesday, March 26th, Passover Service at 9:30 AM

Tuesday, March 26th - First Day of Passover - 2nd Seder (Community) at 6:00 PM

Wednesday, March 27th, Passover service at 9:30 AM

Monday, April1st, Passover service at 9:30 AM

Tuesday, April 2nd - Passover Service (Yizkor) at 9:30 AM

Friday, May 3rd—Interfaith Service 7:30 PM

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