Chai-LitesChai-Lites September 2016 Issue 2

NotesfromtheCornerOfficeIhadagoodchallengethismonth,whatofallthegreatthingshappeningatCongregationB’naiIsraelshouldIwriteabout!Idecidedtowriteaboutpreschoolfurniture;therealityandtheillustrative.Therealityisthatthissummerwewereinthepreschoolfurniturebusiness.Weneededtoclearoutourbasementandatticofclassroomsofpreschoolfurnitureandsupplies–andwehadalot!Thequestionwaswhattodowithit.Likewithmanychallengeswethoughttherewouldbeasimplesolution,surelytherewasabusinessthatwouldpayusforallourqualitypreschoolfurnitureandtakeitaway.Nosuchluck!Soaftermuchworkbymanypeople,wewereabletosellsometolocalpreschoolsandindividualsanddonatetheresttoworthycauses.Ourpreschoolfurniturewillnowbeenjoyedinmanyplaces,including:

• OhebShalomPreschool• St.JamesPreschool• AfricaSurgerywww.africasurgery.org• MonmouthMuseum• HeadStartprogramsinNewark,Irvington,Roselle,&Elizabeth

Theillustrativenatureofourpreschoolfurnitureenterpriseisthatitwas100%indicativeofhowweapproachthingsatB’naiIsrael:

• Collaborationbetweenourvolunteers(congregants)andourstaff• Manycongregantssteppingup,whenthecallwentoutforhelpandideas• Approachingthingsinafiscallyresponsiblemanner• StayingtruetoourmissionofTikkunOlam–healingtheworld!

AlthoughIamgladtobeoutofthefurniturebusiness,Iamonceagainproudofwhoweareasacommunity!Ilookforwardtojoiningwithyouthroughoutthisyearaswefindotherwaystobuildourcommunityandspreadlightintheworld!Seeyousoon!Anne

Like Rabbi John Schechter on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RabbiSchechter

Erev Rosh Hashanah, Sunday, October 2nd – 7:30pm

Rosh Hashanah Day 1, Monday, October 3rd:Family Service, 8:30-9:00am: for the community at large and their children, infant through 1st grade, with full participation by our clergy. Please arrive on time as the full congregational service follows at 9:15.Traditional Service, 9:15am-12:00pm: for members, their children in grades 6 and up, and member-guests. Children’s Services for PreK- Grade1, Grades 2-3, and Grades 4-5 will be held at 10:00am. Signs will be posted in the lobbies with locations for each group.

Following the end of services at 12:00pm is a brief Tashlikh Service outside, and a holiday luncheon in the upstairs Social Hall. Rosh Hashanah Day 2, Tuesday, October 4th - 9:15am Traditional Service

Yom Kippur - Kol Nidre, Tuesday, October 11th - 7:00pm Yom Kippur Day, Wednesday, October 12th - PLEASE NOTE NEW TIMES OF SERVICE SECTIONS:Family Service, 8:30-9:00am: for the community at large and their children, infant through 1st grade, with full participation by our clergy. Please note that regular services follow at 9:15.Traditional Service, 9:15am-12:45pm: for members, their children in grades 6 and up, and member-guests. Services for PreK- Grade1, Grades 2-3, and Grades 4-5 will be held at 10:00am.

1:30PM—Memorial Plaque Dedication and Remembrance Service2:00PM—Yizkor Service4:15PM—Study Session5:00PM—Book of Jonah and Mincha Service6:00PM–7:19PM – Neilah, “The Closing of the Gates,” followed by Break-the-Fast.

PLEASE NOTE: This year due to the need for tight security, tickets are required for entry for members and any guests.

High Holiday Services

NotesfromtheCornerOfficeIhadagoodchallengethismonth,whatofallthegreatthingshappeningatCongregationB’naiIsraelshouldIwriteabout!Idecidedtowriteaboutpreschoolfurniture;therealityandtheillustrative.Therealityisthatthissummerwewereinthepreschoolfurniturebusiness.Weneededtoclearoutourbasementandatticofclassroomsofpreschoolfurnitureandsupplies–andwehadalot!Thequestionwaswhattodowithit.Likewithmanychallengeswethoughttherewouldbeasimplesolution,surelytherewasabusinessthatwouldpayusforallourqualitypreschoolfurnitureandtakeitaway.Nosuchluck!Soaftermuchworkbymanypeople,wewereabletosellsometolocalpreschoolsandindividualsanddonatetheresttoworthycauses.Ourpreschoolfurniturewillnowbeenjoyedinmanyplaces,including:

• OhebShalomPreschool• St.JamesPreschool• AfricaSurgerywww.africasurgery.org• MonmouthMuseum• HeadStartprogramsinNewark,Irvington,Roselle,&Elizabeth

Theillustrativenatureofourpreschoolfurnitureenterpriseisthatitwas100%indicativeofhowweapproachthingsatB’naiIsrael:

• Collaborationbetweenourvolunteers(congregants)andourstaff• Manycongregantssteppingup,whenthecallwentoutforhelpandideas• Approachingthingsinafiscallyresponsiblemanner• StayingtruetoourmissionofTikkunOlam–healingtheworld!

AlthoughIamgladtobeoutofthefurniturebusiness,Iamonceagainproudofwhoweareasacommunity!Ilookforwardtojoiningwithyouthroughoutthisyearaswefindotherwaystobuildourcommunityandspreadlightintheworld!Seeyousoon!Anne

continued from previous page

Vol. LXX No. 36 | 5 Elul, 5776September 8, 2016 | njjewishnews.com

4 State&Local

22 Opinion

26 Life&Times

28 Calendar

28 Candlelighting

28 Touch of Torah

29 LifeCycle

33 Classifieds

�

NEW

JER

SEY

JEW

ISH

NEW

S

�

JEW

ISH

FED

ERA

TIO

N O

F G

REA

TER

MET

RO

WES

T N

J

�

4

‘JEWISH MOB’ REDEMPTION

15

OY! MY SON, THE WAITER

26

�

NEW

JER

SEY

JEW

ISH

NEW

S

�

The gift of a scroll that traveled from Europe to Israel to New Jersey to Poland

Matan Torah

Photo courtesy Rabbi Ruth Gais, inset photo by Johanna Ginsberg

Congregation B’nai Israeland

Rabbi John Schechter in the news!

4 September 8, 2016 J NJJN

njjewishnews.comJewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ

Vol. LXX No. 36 September 8, 2016 5 Elul, 5776

®

n EDITORIALKristin Antrosiglio Pena, Production Editor Ron Kaplan, Features EditorLori Silberman Brauner, Copy EditorJohanna Ginsberg, Robert Wiener, Staff WritersDebra Rubin, Bureau ChiefMichele Alperin, Alan Richman, Contributing Writers

n ARTSteven G. Finnan, Sr. Graphic Designer/Systems ManagerMichelle Petrillo, Sr. Graphic Designer

n PRODUCTIONKristin V. Byrne, Production Manager

n BUSINESSNancy Karpf, Lauren Schraeder, Charna West,

Sr. Account ExecutivesLauri S. Geers, Classified SupervisorHortense Jatlow, Steve Weisman, Account ExecutivesNancy Greenblatt, Manager Sales

Administration & CirculationSatish Kishnani, Accounting ManagerNancy Absalon, Credit ManagerStephen W. Rothfeld, Mail Clerk

n BOARD Of TRUSTEESRobert Daley, President; Dov Ben-Shimon, Eleonore Cohen, Michael Friedman, David Kohlberg, Karen Rozenberg, Vice Presidents; Marvin Wertheimer, Treasurer; Michael Shapiro, Secretary; Laura Alpert, Marsha Atkind*, Phyllis Bernstein, Elisa Spungen Bildner, Philip S. Cantor, Judy Elbaum, Thelma Florin, Norbert Gaelen, Jerry Harwood*, Merle H. Kalishman, Elihu Katzman*, Gregory I. Klar, Beth Kruvant, Donald Legow, Linda K. Levi*, Beth Levithan*, Rabbi Greg Litcofsky, Philip H. Litwinoff*, Lee Livingston, Jean Mandell, Michael P. Miller*, Steve Newmark*, Tom Peck, Leslie Dannin Rosenthal, Ken Rotter, Robert St. Lifer, Norman Samuels*, Lori Schuldiner-Shor, Robert Steinbaum*, Jeffrey Susskind, Alan Wallack

*past presidents

n PUBLISHER’S STATEMENTNew Jersey Jewish News seeks to provide news and features of special interest to its readers and create a heightened sense of Jewish identity through the dissemination of information about people, events, and issues. NJJN also serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and opinions in the community. The Greater Metro West edition of NJJN (USPS 275-540) is pub-lished weekly by the Jewish Times, a NJ corporation, for Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, at 901 Route 10, Whippany, NJ 07981-1157. © 2016, NJ Jewish News. All rights reserved. • Periodical postage is paid at Whippany, NJ, and additional offices. • Post-master: Send address changes to New Jersey Jewish News, 901 Route 10, Whippany, NJ 07981-1157. NJJN was founded as The Jewish News on Jan. 3, 1947. Member, New Jersey Press Association and American Jewish Press Association; subscriber to JTA.

n Graphics and typography by New Jersey Jewish News; printing by The Daily News, Jersey City, NJ.

n TELEPHONES/E-MAIL: Editorial — phone: 973-887-3900, fax: 973-887-5999, e-mail: editorial@njjewishnews.com, Advertising phone: 973-887-8500, fax: 973-887-4152

n Manuscripts, letters, documents, and photographs sent to New Jersey Jewish News become the physical property of this publication, which is not responsible for the return or loss of such material.

n SUBSCRIPTIONS: For change of address call 973-929-3076 or 973-929-3198, or e-mail coa@njjew-ishnews.com. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS (INCLUDING POSTAGE): New Jersey: $52; Out of state: $56. Call 973-929-3149 or e-mail: ngreenblatt@njjewishnews.com.

n ADVERTISING: NJJN does not endorse the goods or services advertised in its pages and makes no representation as to the kashrut of food products and services in such advertising. The publisher shall not be liable for damages if, for any reason whatsoever, the publisher fails to publish an advertisement or for any error in an advertisement. Acceptance of advertisers and of advertising copy is subject to pub-lisher’s approval. NJJN is not responsible if ads violate applicable laws and the advertiser will indemnify, hold harmless, and defend NJJN from all claims made by governmental agencies and consumers for any reason based on ads carried in NJJN.

n The editorial content of New Jersey Jewish News is independent of the Jewish Federation of Greater Metro-West NJ; the views expressed are not necessarily those of federation.

Abby Meth Kanter Executive Editor

Rick Kestenbaum COO/General Manager

Patricia R. Rogers Publication Operations Director

State&LocalA Torah scroll’s

long journey homeJohanna GinsberG

NJJN Staff Writer

On Aug. 24, Rabbi John Schech-ter and Rabbi Ruth Gai s packed a Torah scroll dressed

in its blue silk covering in one large box and its ornaments — a carved wooden breastplate and rimonim with a matching wooden yad — in another, along with a second white mantle for the High Holy Days. When they had finished readying the scroll for its overseas trip, the two rabbis selected an appropriate Psalm to send the scroll on its way, and then placed it in Gais’s car.

This is the story of the journey of one Torah scroll: from post-Holo-caust Europe to Israel, where it was restored for a fledgling congregation in New Jersey, to a second commu-nity in the state for safe-keeping, and now, seven decades after the war, back to the future — to a new congregation in Gdansk, in northern Poland.

This scroll survived not under glass, a relic for a museum, but as a living text that has nourished Jewish life across several denominations.

“Receiving such a great and pre-cious gift is very important to our community,” said Kasia Mazurk-iewicz, who helped found the Gdansk congregation, Beit Trojmiasto, four years ago. Until now, the synagogue has been using a small traveling Torah scroll. Mazurkiewicz met the

scroll at the airport in Warsaw on Aug. 31 and brought it from there to Gdansk.

The scroll was used for about a decade by Chavurat Lamdeinu, a small independent havura founded

Progressive Jewish revival in Poland

See Journey page 8

Inside the sanctuary at Congregation B’nai Israel, Rabbi Ruth Gais and Rabbi John Schechter pack the Torah scroll for transport to Poland. Photo by Johanna Ginsberg

BEIT TROJMIASTO is the sec-ond established congregation in an umbrella group of progressive syn-agogues in Poland known as Beit Polska, following Beit Warszawa in Warsaw. The movement is led by the World Union for Progressive Juda-ism, the European Union for Pro-gressive Judaism, and the Friends of Jewish Renewal in Poland.

Progressive Judaism existed in pre-Holocaust Poland. In fact, in Gdansk, the progressive commu-nity was led from 1908 until 1926 by Rabbi Robert Kaelter, who was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary of Breslau, a forerunner to the Conservative Jewish Theolog-ical Seminary in New York.

The Torah scroll that has just made its way to Gdansk will be ded-

icated in memory of Kaelter’s son, Wolfgang “Wolli” Kaelter, also a rabbi. The younger Kaelter, born in Gdansk in 1914, left his home-town in 1935 to attend the Reform movement’s Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. He was the long-time rabbi at Temple Israel in Long Beach, Calif., from which he retired in 1979. He returned to Gdansk sev-eral times before his death in 2008.

According to historian Michal Galas, progressive Judaism came to Warsaw in 1802. Eventually, there were about 300,000 progressive Jews belonging to 45 independent congregations in Poland, according to Rabbi Haim Dov Beliak, execu-tive director of Jewish Renewal in Poland. The current movement began in 1995 after the fall of com-

munism. He estimates a potential for up to 18 communities in Poland, where he suggests there are 100,000 to 200,000 people who have one or more Jewish grandparents. But, he acknowledged, most of the poten-tial members “must undergo proper conversion.”

Upon learning that the Torah scroll would be dedicated in her father’s memory, Kaelter’s daugh-ter, Judy Nakelsky, wrote to Beit Trojmiasto, “I just wanted to let you know how delighted I am to learn of this honor. My father was very proud of his hometown and I know this would have been very meaningful to him, as it is to myself, my family, and my brother and his family.”

— JOHANNA GINSBERG

by Gais in 2003 that met in the Masonic Lodge in Madison until 2014. That’s when the group moved into space at Congregation Ohr Shalom: the Sum-mit JCC, obviating the need for the scroll, which then took up temporary residence in the ark at Congregation B’nai Israel in Basking Ridge, where Schechter is the rabbi.

Russell Jayne said he was thrilled to learn about the choice of the scroll’s newest home. It was Jayne, originally of Boonton and now the cantor at Congregation Beth Tzedec in Calgary, Canada, who funded and arranged for preparation of the scroll for Chavurat Lamdeinu shortly after its founding. A member since the havura’s inception, he acquired the scroll so the group would have a second Torah, a common practice designed to avoid too much wear and tear on a single scroll.

“I was honored to help the little havura group feel more established, to function like a real congregation as it got together to study and for prayer,” said Jayne in a phone interview. And now, he has gladly endorsed the scroll’s being sent to the congregation in Gdansk. “I’m so honored that the Torah is going back to Europe, where it came from. If we can make another synagogue feel more secure and stable, that’s an honor,” he said.

Not much is known about the Torah’s prove-

nance, according to Jayne, except that it was res-cued after the Holocaust from a synagogue base-ment somewhere in Europe and brought to Israel. It sustained some water damage — which can still be seen on the parchment in Deuteronomy — but Jayne had a scribe restore the text to kosher status before having it sent to New Jersey.

Jayne also commissioned the wooden orna-ments from synagogue furniture and ritual item designer Gabriel Bass, along with the silk Torah cover from American fabric artist Adrienne Yorinks.

It was Gais who stumbled over the request for a Torah scroll for Beit Trojmiasto. She recalls think-ing, “Aha! We have a Torah!” she told NJ Jewish News.

There were logistics to work out — like how to get the scroll to Poland (enter a Boston congrega-tion that happened to have a trip planned and vol-unteered to take the precious cargo with them) and how to get it to Boston (several possible rides fell through, so Gais turned to FedEx). And finally, a more spiritual question: What is the proper send-off for a Torah scroll? Although several attempts were made by Gais and Schechter to find a prec-edent, they found none. So together they chose Psalm 34:15, “seek peace and pursue it.”

After the Torah scroll set off on the first leg of its journey, Gais wrote in an e-mail to the havura and to Beit Trojmiasto, “Hallelujah!”

jginsberg@njjewishnews.com

8 September 8, 2016 J NJJN

State&Local

ON SEPT. 6, Gov. Chris Christie signed into law A2689, the “Secure Schools for All Chil-dren Act,” establishing a state aid program for security services, equipment, and/or technol-ogy to ensure safe and secure environments for students in nonpublic school. The new law makes permanent the annual funding of $75 per student.

The State Association of Jewish Federa-tions supported the advocacy efforts of non-public-school interest organizations guided by the NJ Catholic Conference and the Ortho-dox Union. The State Association, said its president, Gordon Haas, through its support helped “deliver to Gov. Christie and the NJ Legislature a strong message on behalf of the safety concerns of students in our community day schools and yeshivas and all of the state’s nonpublic schools.”

This legislation “represents a historic mile-stone for our nonpublic schools and will be integral to providing for the safety of our chil-dren,” said Nathan J. Lindenbaum, cochair of TeachNJS, a project of the OU that spear-headed the coalition of organizations advo-cating for its passage.

With approximately 40,000 students in Jewish community schools, enactment of A2689 translates into $3 million for Jewish community schools’ security, to be distrib-uted annually beginning with the 2017-18 school year.

The main sponsors of the legislation are Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-Dist. 36) and Sen. Jim Beach (D-Dist. 6).

State Association executive director Jacob Toporek expressed gratitude to Christie for enacting the bill and to Schaer and Beach for “championing the effort in their respec-tive legislative chambers. To our community advocacy partners, yashir koach and mazal tov.”

Gov. Chris Christie signs the Secure Schools for All Children Act into law. Photo courtesy Office of the Governor

Members of Boston’s Central Reform Temple awaiting their departure for Poland, with the Torah scroll, at Logan Inter-national Airport. Photos courtesy Ruth Gais

Kasia Mazurkiewicz of Beit Trojmiasto, fourth from left, meets the travelers from Boston to receive the Torah scroll after their arrival in Warsaw.

Journey from page 4

Congregants at Beit Trojmiasto welcome the scroll to its new home in Gdansk.

Governor signs security bill for

nonpublic schools

Schechter and Gais bless the scroll before its journey.Photo by Johanna Ginsberg

n

September 15th - Football event 8pm @ Delicious Heights Far Hills - sponsored by Men’s Club

September 18th - Meet/greet/sing with our High Holiday cantor Sharon Litwinoff at 5pm

September 23rd - “Eat Just With Your Fingers Dinner” for K-8 students only

September 25th - Grounds clean-up morning volunteers needed!

PLANNING AN EVENT?

Keep CBI’s Catering Facility in Mind!

If you are planning a special occasion, consider using our spacious and elegant hall for your next simcha.

When celebrated in the sanctity of the Temple, weddings, B’nai Mitzvah, Brit, Baby Namings and other life cycle events

take on a more spiritual significance.

We have a marvelous panel of caterers from which to choose.

Contact the CBI Office: 908 204-1412, x104 or office@cbibr.org

“Eat Just With Your Fingers Dinner!!”

Join us for a Shabbat dinner just for Kindergarten - 8th Grade students on Friday night, September 23rd, from 6:15 - 7:15 p.m.

Don’t dress up too much -- all of our food will be finger-food with a special contest for the mystery Bingo food prize

at the end of the dinner. All of the foods will be nut-free and kosher;

vegetables will be included along with chicken fingers and fries.

But surprises will be included as we introduce the ideas of World Foods from other Jewish communities to our students.

$ 10/student. RSVP in advance to office@cbibr.org.

If you need financial assistance, just quietly speak to the Rabbi at rabbischechter@aol.com.

Regular services, including parents, will start promptly at 7:30 p.m.

YUM!

Benjy & Ella GoldbergMazel Tov on the birth of Eitan!Elayne Braunstein

Diane Lechner & Bruce GarryIn Memory of your beloved father, Robert GarryElayne Braunstein

The Joachim and Steven’s familiesIn Memory of Florence BryerFrom, Diane, Chuck, & Jackie NewmanFrom, Harriet & Jerome SheitelmanFrom, Gayle & Michael BraunsteinFrom, Linda & Glenn RosenthalFrom, Heather & Michael SeltzerFrom, Mildred & Milton KleinFrom, Howard BlockFrom, Debby & Larry RosinFrom, Elayne & Gale BraunsteinFrom, The Board of Trustees:• Michael Berg• Craig Lipset• Dorit Kransdorf• Anne Nemetz• Fred Okun• Gayle Braunstein• Heather Silver• Hilary Kelly• Lydia Muller• Shari Lapa• David Braunstein• Nancy Cook• Ellen Marks• Gale Braunstein• Howard Stolzer• Rob Simon

Ellen StevensIn Memory of Florence BryerFrom, Gayle & Michael Braunstein

Nancy & Bob NovackIn honor of Jeff & Shirly’s engagementFrom, Gayle & Michael BraunsteinFrom, Elayne & Gale Braunstein

Scott OrshanIn memory of his mother Bessie OrshanFrom Maureen and Steve Joachim

The Joachim Fund From: Pam & Steve BallIn Memory of Florence Bryer

From the Klein FamilyIn Memory of Florence Bryer

From Marjorie Davidson & Walter LevyIn Memory of Florence Bryer

From Susan Rider & Brian SiegelIn Memory of Florence Bryer

September 2016

Donations have been made to the synagogue for the following occasions:

To... congratulate someone on a B’nai Mitzvah honor a Graduate say “I’m sorry for your loss” or remember a loved one tell someone you’re thinking of them thank someone for their kindness wish Mazel Tov on a wonderful occasion or achievement

Tributes $18Tree Certificates $18 per treeSiddur or Mahzor $54Dedicate a volume of the Schotten-stein edition of the Talmud $100

A card will be sent to the recipient and listed here.To order, contact Sara in the office at

204-1412 x104 or cbibr.org or 40 Whitenack Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

Tributes

A Yahrzeit Donation(On the Memoriam Anniversary of a loved one)

In Memory of Marc Daniel GoldenbergFrom, Hildegard Katz

TreesA tree has been planted in IsraelIn Memory of Simon Rosenblum, For Amy LancelottaFrom, Ellen & Bill Marks

An orchard of trees have been planted in Israel

Caring CommitteeIn Memory of Florence BryerFrom, Ellen & Bill Marks

In honor of Zack & Brooke’s engagementFrom, Ellen & Bill Marks

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

In Memory of Florence BryerFrom, Nancy & Fred Okun

In honor of the wedding of Adam & Cordelia RosenbergFrom, Aviva & David Rosenberg

Thank you for helping Michael on his Bar MitzvahFrom, Laura & Jonathan Isserow

Thank for all you did for Sam & Jeremy’s weddingFrom, Maureen & Steve Joachim

Need a BABYSITTER or a Mother’s Helper?

Get out and have fun with the help from one of our own members!!

Please consider this list of available CBI teenagers whose contact information is listed in the directory

Rachel Breslau Basking Ridge Erica Isaacs Bedminster Cameron Lipton Warren Meghan Miller Bernardsville Alex Simon Gladstone Lily Simon Gladstone Sam Foster Chester/Mendham Eli Foster Chester/Mendham Maya Zucker Basking Ridge Lauren Wasserman Green Brook

If you have a teen you’d like included in this directory, please contact sunrise@cbibr.org

Keep an eye out for exciting programming coming soon for

the whole family!-Mens Club-Sisterhood-Boomers-Learning Hebrew and Torah-Singing

and so much more...

Amy Kamenir, MA, LPC Licensed Professional Counselor

Specialist in working with:

• Anxiety/Depression• Grief/Loss/Bereavement• Coping with Acute/Chronic Illness• Parenting Skills/Issues• Family Relationships• Relationship Counseling• School Difficulties• Coping Skills• Self Esteem

510 Mt. Airy RoadBasking Ridge, NJ 07920

(973) 214-9691

Sept. 22 7 – 8:30 pm New Member Recruitment All About BBYO

Sept. 25 Time TBD – New Member Recruitment Program

Sept. 26 6 - 8:30 pm Board and Chapter Meetings

Oct 10 7 – 8:30 pm Chapter Meeting

Oct 26 6 – 8:30 pm Board and Chapter Meetings

Nov. 7 6 – 8:30 pm Board and Chapter Meetings

Nov 21 7 – 8:30 pm Chapter Meeting

Dec 5 6 – 8:30 pm Board and Chapter Meetings

Dec. 19 7 – 8:30 pm Chapter MeetingUpcoming

for the CBI Book Club

Join your fellow readers to discuss the current book

Karolina’s Twins :A Novel

TuesdayOctober 18th at 10am

at Congregation B’nai Israel(note new time!!)

Sunday Afternoon Special Event September 18-5pm

Sing/Meet/Greet our High Holiday Cantorial Soloist, Sharon Litwinoff.

A social hour, that will have us looking ahead to the High Holidays! It will be a great way to refresh ourselves on familiar tunes and help shape our High Holiday services. Let's show what a welcoming community we are!

Services and Sponsors

Saturday, September 17 Shabbat Services 9:30 am

Friday, September 23 Shabbat Service 7:30 pm Saturday, September 24 Shabbat Services *9:00 am Breakfast Club Friday, September 30 Shabbat Services 7:30 pm

Saturday, October 1 Shabbat Services 9:30 am

Would you like to sponsor an Oneg or Kiddush, and support CBI?

It can be in honor of a special occasion, such as a birthday, an anniversary, a graduation, a milestone, or just because.

Please contact the office office@cdibr.org

Yahrzeits Zichronam Livrakhah — Their Memories are a Blessing

July 2015 September 2016

Mortimer Sobel father of-in-law of Joyce Sobel

Michael Sobel husband of Joyce Sobel

Michael Sobel father of Alyson Galusha & Shari

Peppard

Maurice Kantrowich grandfather of Hilary Kelly

Beatrice DiCalogero mother of Lido DiCalogero

Miriam Goldman grandmother of Lisa Gartenberg & Stacy Schapiro

Anne B. Weinstein mother of Alan Weinstein

Alan Candiotti friend of John Schechter

Max Morris father of Joseph Morris

Evelyne Walborsky mother of Eric Walborsky

Alfred Sherman father of I. Douglas Sherman

Donald S. Orshan father of Scott Orshan

Howard Breslow brother-in-law of Charles Newman

Lillian Kleinman grandmother of Brenda Miller

Ursala Alderman mother of Janice Zucker

Lillie Goldenberg mother of David Goldenberg

Abraham Meyer father of Adele Brodkin

Jody Sherry mother of Pnina Hiller

Charles Klein father of Neil Klein

Martin Goldstein father of Stuart Goldstein

We Pass The Mourning of...

Rabbi John S. Schechter(908) 204-1412 x105rabbischechter@aol.com

CantorBrian Kalver(908) 204-1412 x106

PresidentAnne Nemetzrespondez2015@gmail.com

Religious School DirectorGlenn Wechsler(908) 204-1294

Office AdministratorSara Faber(908) 204-1412 x104office@cbibr.org

BookkeeperCaron Katz(908) 204-1412 x103myaccount@cbibr.org

Religious SchoolAdministrative AssistantAndrea Dubovy(908) 204-1412 x124religschool@cbibr.org

Building ManagementGale Braunstein(908) 377-0162gale@taylormgt.com

Executive CommitteePresidentAnne Nemetz

First Vice PresidentRobert F. Simon

Vice PresidentsEllen MarksNancy Cook

TreasurerDavid Braunstein

SecretaryHoward Stolzer

Assistant SecretaryGale Braunstein

Trustees-at-Large

Michael BergGayle BraunsteinSteve JoachimCraig LipsetHilary KellyDorit KransdorfShari LapaLydia MullerHeather Silver

Immediate Past PresidentFred Okun

COMMITTEE DIRECTORY

*New committees now forming!

Boomers and Beyond Pam Ball Diane Newman

Budget and Finance Steve Joachim

Building Gale Braunstein

Caring Pam Ball

Charter Day Dorit Kransdorf

Kippot and Tallit Sales Michelle Ganes

Membership Nancy Cook Ellen Marks

Memorial Wall Dorit Kransdorf

Religious School Nancy Braunstein Nancy Novack

Sisterhood Lydia Muller Marla Sommer

Men’s Club Michael Berg

Social Action Shari Lapa

Chai-LitesThis newsletter is published by

CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL40 Whitenack Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920phone (908)204-1412 Fax (908)204-1887

Email office@cbibr.org

Office HoursMonday-Thursday 9am-5pm

Wednesday 9am-6pm (during Religious School)Friday 9am-2pm

Submit your articles to Sara Faber or Heather Silver @ sunrise@cbibr.orgDEADLINE is the 15th of the month

Support our fellow congregants and local businesses by advertising here!