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December 2015
Beth Sholom News Table of Contents 1-2 From the Rabbi 2-3 From the President 4 Joan and Reuben Baron to be Honored by JNF 4-5 Sisterhood 5 Men’s Club 5-6 Hazak Senior Group 6-7 Adult Education 7-9 Board of Trustees September 2015 Meeting Highlights 9 Social Action/Tikkun Olam News 10 News from NNJA 11-13 Library News 13 Upcoming USY and Kadima Programs 14 Kiddush Guild 15 Leave a Legacy to Beth Sholom 16 December Yahrzeits 17-18 Congregation Beth Sholom Donations listing 18 Bergen Read, JNF, JFNNJ advertisements 19 Advertisers (please support them, when possible) Insert A December Calendar Insert B Ruach Committee Hannukah Dinner: December 11 Insert C Curtis Hereld Concert: December 20
December 2015Kislev / Tevet 5776
Joel Pitkowsky, Rabbi Kenneth E. Berger, Rabbi Emeritus
SHABBAT SERVICES
December 4–5, 2015Ner shel Shabbat ............................ 4:10 p.m.Kabbalat Shabbat ......................... 4:10 p.m.Torah Portion: Vayeshev Minhah ...........................................12:30 p.m.Ma’ariv .............................................. 5:10 p.m.
December 11–12, 2015Ner shel Shabbat ............................ 4:10 p.m.Kabbalat Shabbat ......................... 4:10 p.m.Torah Portion: MiketzMinhah ...........................................12:30 p.m.Ma’ariv .............................................. 5:10 p.m.
December 18–19, 2015Ner shel Shabbat ............................ 4:12 p.m.Kabbalat Shabbat ......................... 4:15 p.m.Torah Portion: VayigashMinhah ...........................................12:30 p.m.Ma’ariv .............................................. 5:12 p.m.
December 25-26, 2015Ner shel Shabbat ............................ 4:15 p.m.Kabbalat Shabbat ......................... 4:15 p.m.Torah Portion: VayehiMinhah ...........................................12:30 p.m.Ma’ariv .............................................. 5:15 p.m.
FROM THE RABBI
Maoz Tzur
Many of us know the song ‘Maoz Tzur (The Rock of My Rescue)’ from our Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony. What many of us may not know, however, is that by reading the entire song, we can learn a great deal about Jewish history, and visualize that his-tory through the eyes of Jewish tradition.
This song was written by an Ashkenazi poet named Mordechai (the stanzas begin with an acrostic of his name) in the 13th cen-tury. Almost all of us are familiar with the first stanza of the song. The full song (six stanzas) is available on our synagogue website. Just go to www.cbsteaneck.org and you will find a link on the home page to all six stanzas (copied out of the book A Different Light: The Hanukkah Book of Celebration, by Noam Zion and Barbara Spectre). The first stanza states the following, “My God, You are the Rock of my rescue and it is lovely to praise You. Restore my house of prayer, where I will offer you thanks. When you prepare the destruction of the enemy who threatens us then I will sing a song for the Hanukkah (rededication) of the altar.”
This stanza is a beautiful series of statements about the rededication of the Temple to God. Since that idea is one of the main ideas of the holiday of Hanukkah, it is no won-der this song became part of the Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony. Unfortunately, most of us stop our singing of the song with the conclusion of that first stanza. What are the other stanzas about?
Stanzas 2-5 are about different moments in Jewish history when the Jews were res-cued from a dangerous situation.
Many prayer books only contain the first stanza from this song (original Siddur Sim Shalom), while those that contain more verses usually only contain a total of 5 stanzas (Siddur Sim Shalom for Shabbat(Koren Siddur with translation and commentary by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks), contain the elusive 6th verse. What is this verse about?
time of redemption. Avenge your servant’s blood by the wicked nation, for the rescue is too long delayed for us. There seems no end to the days of evil’s rule. Repel the Red One in the shadow of the cross and raise up for us the seven shepherds.”
Given that the song was written in the 13th century in Europe, it seems very likely that this last verse is not just a call for messianic redemption, but a specific call to be
their way to ‘redeem’ Israel from the Muslim conquerors and often committed terrible
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Kiddush Kiddush on December 5 is sponsored by the November and December birthdays and anniversaries.
Kiddush on December 12 is sponsored by Michael Myerson and Mildred Schwartz to mark the end of shloshim for Saul Schwartz, brother of Mildred Schwartz.
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UPCOMING EVENTS –MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Hazak Schmoozeday
Meeting
Tefillah
Ruach Dinner
Rosh Hodesh Tevet
Hug Ivri
Rosh Hodesh Tevet
Hazak Hannukah Party Schmoozeday
Lunch and Learn with Dr. Dennis Klein
Sunday, Dec. 20
Asara B’Tevet
Meeting
Dinner
atrocities in those Jewish areas. There are even some scholars who say that the ‘Red One’ referred to in the text is not an oblique reference to Esau (seen as the father
rather an explicit reference to Frederick of Germany, the red-bearded leader of the
Whether or not this inference about the identity of the ‘Red One’ is true, it is fascinat-ing to take a deeper look at this popular song during the eight days of Hanukkah. Reliance on God’s power, rededication of the Temple, gratitude at past rescues, and looking forward to a future redemption—the major themes of Hanukkah—are all present in this one song. Take the time at least one night of the holiday and sing all six verses. You might be surprised at the interesting conversation it can spark as you sit around the lit candles, marveling at our freedom at the final redemption yet to come. Hanukkah Sameach!
Rabbi Joel PitkowskyFROM THE PRESIDENT
President’s Column
As we prepare to light the Hanukkah candles in just a few days, my thoughts turn to two aspects of this holiday that have always had powerful meaning to me. The first is a reminder again of the power and beauty of lighting a candle. Of adding to the light in the world, dispelling the darkness, symbolizing movement from one period of time to another (at the beginning and end of Shabbat or Chaggim). The second is the power of rededica-tion – of renewing commitments - making a statement about our unwavering devotion to our purpose and belief. On Hanukkah we place our lights where they will be visible to others, connecting us to each other and announcing our faith beyond our own community.
So what better time, than at this time of HanukkahBeth Sholom’s purpose—to rededicate ourselves to our mission—to renew our understanding of our purpose. This mission is on our website, where we proclaim our purpose to those outside of our community. It is printed here so that together we can reaffirm it.
CBS Mission Statement
kehilla (community) -
ment and growth in their Jewish lives through:
Lifelong Jewish learning Acts of hesed (loving-kindness) Active Jewish living Tefillah (prayer) Fostering deep connections with each other Involvement in the wider community Volunteerism Am Yisrael, Medinat Yisrael and the Masorti Movement
-ming to express and cultivate Jewish identity and spirituality, including multiple minyanim (prayer services); music and arts programs; single-generation and multi-generational experiences.
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OFFICE BULLETIN BOARD
Phone: (201) 833-2620 Fax: (201) 833-2323
E-mail addresses:
Office e-mail address: [email protected]
Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky: [email protected]
Lior Yancovitz, Director of Administration: [email protected]
Music Director: [email protected]
Andrew Markowitz, Director of Youth Engagement: [email protected]
Alexandra Shlozberg, Bookkeeper: [email protected]
Robin Bodek Rosenbaum, Administrative Assistant: [email protected]
When faced with tough decisions about where to spend our resources or whether to engage in a new programmatic initiative, our board asks itself: “Will this decision help us to accomplish our mission”? Is the project mission-aligned? All members of
efforts to accomplish our mission? Are there aspects of the mission where we are fall-ing short? Where do we excel? I encourage you to share your perspective with me or other members of the board.
In early November I attended the General Assembly of the Jewish Federations of North American. At a session on how to be a “Great Place to Work” which focused on the perspective of employees, I learned several principles that are relevant for all ef-forts to create ‘great places’ where there is a community of people all working toward a common purpose.
The first is to have a mission that matters, and for each person to know his/her part in accomplishing that mission. I urge you to review ours and to think about your role in accomplishing it.
The second is that the work should align behind the mission, and each person should know how his/her efforts connect to those of others and how the work interconnects. During the past few months all of our committee chairs have been working to create committee “job descriptions” to help us accomplish this. In the next month we will be posting those job descriptions on the web site so that everyone can understand the role of committees and to think about ways to get involved.
A third attribute is that everyone feels valued, recognized and appreciated. Every day I know that I feel blessed to be a part of our Beth Sholom community, and apprecia-tive of all that members of our congregation do for each other - both the things that are visible and those that take place below the radar. When you see such acts of kind-ness or leadership, say thank you. It makes a difference.
One last attribute that I want to mention here is that there is open communication to the community. To that end, as promised, I am including here the leadership vision
exercise our leadership roles and the importance of other members of the congrega-tion joining us. This statement is also now on our website.
CBS Leadership Vision Statement
-ics and is responsive to the needs of the real-world 21stcentury Jewish community.
to Jewish values and practice through their service to the community. They encour-
-spectful of the shul’s diversity of opinions, practices and needs. Pending issues are discussed openly and respectfully, and decisions are reached based, on the need to support the greater good.
The Board understands that it’s important to plan for succession to assure a pipeline of enthusiastic, competent and multi-generational leaders who can work
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So in honor of Hanukkah, we are reminded of our congregation’s core purpose, the role that each of us has in accomplishing it. Let us all do our part to brighten our community.
Chag Orim Sameach,
Lyn Light Geller [email protected]
Looking to improve your
synagogue music skills?
Cantor Ronit Wolff Hanan is available for one-on-one tutorials and consultations
by appointment.
E-mail: [email protected] or call the synagogue office to
schedule an appointment.
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ONGOING CLASSES
Sunday: Adult Education Class with Rabbi Michael
hiatus until Jan. 3, 2016.
Monday: 2 with Elaine Shizgal
at 7 p.m.
Weisbart at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday: Adult Education Class with Rabbi Joel
with Rochel David at 7 p.m.
Adult Education Class with Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky at 8:15 p.m.
Wednesday: 1 with Elaine Shizgal
meets monthly at 4 p.m., meets next, Dec.16.
Thursday: Hazak with
Torah and Tea with Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky at 10:15 a.m.
Adult Education Class with Rabbi Aryeh Meir at 8:15 p.m., through Dec. 3.
Friday: Torah with Rabbi
Shabbat: Hug Ivri: An informal study group that meets for reading and discussion of modern
and discussions are in
Saturday, Dec. 12.
Joan and Reuben Baron to be Honored by JNF
Joan and Reuben Baron, esteemed members of our con-gregation, will be our honorees at this year’s Teaneck
dessert reception to be held at Beth Sholom on Monday evening, December 14 at 7:00 PM.
Reuben and Joan have been art writers for artcritical.com since 2006. Previously, Reuben was a
-necticut, co-author of a social psychology textbook, and recipient of the 2008 Scientific Impact Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology for co-authoring the most highly cited paper in psychology in the last 30 years. Joan was an
books on teaching thinking skills and performance-based assessment.
Long-time supporters of JNF, Reuben and Joan have made several trips to Israel be-
as visiting professors, Reuben at Tel Aviv University and Joan at Bar Ilan University. They returned to Israel in the summer of 2014, and again in June of 2015 when they
members of our shul.
chairpersons of an annual endowed lecture series in the visual arts. Our shul also honored them at our 2013 annual gala.
Joan and Reuben are the proud parents of Michael and Jonathan and blessed to be the grandparents of seven grandchildren who attend the Donna Klein Jewish Acad-emy in Boca Raton, Florida and the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey.
Yasher kochachem to you both, Joan and Reuben – we look forward to seeing you at the JNF dinner.
Sisterhood
hour class which meets Monday evenings at 7:30 PM. Men and women are welcome. It is a classical pilates class with elements of ballet and yoga and of course stretching. The benefits of Pilates include increased stamina, flexibility and energy. An intro-ductory session is $10. This can be deducted from the total fee for the course. For
reached at [email protected] or 201-541-1677. For registration and other information
Shabbos afternoon activity at Beth Sholom. Each month, a different book club participant wears the hat of discussion
-munity, One Book and a culminating event in the Spring will be announced soon by Federation. The book is A Backpack, A Bear, And Eight Crates of Vodka by Lev Golinkin.
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HAVE YOU TRIED THE CONGREGATION BETH SHOLOM LISTSERV YET?
All you have to do is send an e-mail to [email protected]. Include your name in the subject line (so we can recognize who you are) and click “send.” We’ll do the rest – you will be added on to the YahooGroup and will receive interesting and important information.
Are you already a member of the listserv?
If so, and you want to send an appropriate message to the other participants, just send a message to [email protected] and it will be posted onto the listserv (no off-color jokes, please).
It’s that easy! If all else fails, call the synagogue office at (201) 833-2620 with any questions.
As a convenience to our members,
Discover and American Express for all financial transactions; however, we must pass along the 3% service charge which we pay for these services to you.
how we can improve our service to you, our members, please contact
Credit Card Payments
Join us on December 12.
-Stir...My Broken
Brain and the Meals that Brought me Home, was available for sale. Thank you again to
As you know, one of Sisterhood’s priorities is fundraising. We sell beautiful All Occa-sion cards, and attractive pins. One hundred percent of the money raised from the
Kissileff for more information at [email protected].
Thank you Arlene Duker for your words, and memories of your beautiful daughter, The Bus On Jaffa Road, for his wonderful
Hanukkah Toy Drive and urges other organizations and individuals to pitch in if you haven’t already.
Save The Date: On January 15, Sisterhood is having a delicious Erev Shabbat dinner at the synagogue in a friendly, family, heimishwelcome. The next day’s davening and D’var Torah will be led by Sisterhood members.
Remember: Light the first Hanukkah candle on Sunday night, December 6, 2015.
Hanukkah from Sisterhood!
Men’s Club
some interesting and meaningful programming, including a new tikkun olam project still to be chosen. We joined with the Sisterhood last month for Mike Kelly’s vivid presentation based on his recent book, The Bus on Jaffa Road, and we thank the com-mittee for pulling together this special event. Special thanks to Arline Duker and also
In November, I was honored to be acknowledged as Man of the Year at the Jewish
attendees who joined me for a special evening.
Chazak, chazak, venitchazek.
Norman Levin President
Hazak Senior Group
We have already had a Pizza in the Succah party, our annual Brunch, which was successfully attended by 45 people who enjoyed Klezmer music-along with a deli-cious brunch, as well as a trip to Ellis Island.
Rabbi Joyce Newmark opened our first Schmoozeday with an informative talk, “These and These are Words of the Living God.” there was good audience participation.
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SHARING SMAHOT
Let’s note some recent and some upcoming smahot.
Marriage:
Norman Steinberg and Amy Davidson on the marriage of their son, Jason Steinberg and Alanna Skydell
Mazal tov to all and to all of their friends and families and to our kehillah. If we’ve missed anyone, please let the Bulletin editor know and we will include more smahot next issue.
“Framer for the Stars” to be reviewed next month.
COMING UP
Tuesday, December 1: Rabbi Ned Soltz is our speaker whose topic will be “All We Need to Learn about Judaism - Online.” hope many will be there.
Tuesday, December 15: Our Hazak Hanukkah party will be held in the Schulman auditorium. As in the past, in lieu of a grab bag, we will donate money to the Food Pantry of Jewish Family Services of Teaneck. Please give generously with cash or check—Hazak will add its own funds to the amount collected. Of course we will have latkes
Tuesday, January 5, 2016: Our speaker will be Michael Seymour who will share his experiences of his summer visit to Mongolia and Siberia and show a few of his amazing slides.
Tuesday, January 19, 2016: Our scheduled speaker is Susan Greenbaum, Execu-tive Director of Jewish Family Services. Topic to be announced.
Our programs begin at 11 a.m., refreshments are served and all are welcome.
Annual dues are $18 per person.
Alice Kanrich and Lois Smith
Adult Education
ongoing courses and some special events. Mark the dates in your calendar and plan to attend.
is “The Second Liberation: Moral Survival after Atrocity”. Based on his research, Dennis
forward-looking properties. An active member of Beth
and Director of the Jewish Studies Program at Kean University.
Please register with the office no later than noon on Wednesday, December 16. We regret that late registra-tion cannot be honored. People are welcome to attend after lunch. The talk will begin at approximately 1:20 p.m.
Shabbat, an initiative of T’ruahon Hanukkah the focus is on how human rights are
a source of light in our world. Resources are available online at: http://www.truah.
examine and explore current human rights issues from a Jewish perspective, using our own internal resources.
Dr. Dennis Klein
Solomon Schechter Day School of
day school that educates children from Pre-K (classes for 3- and 4-year-olds) to eighth grade and serves more than 30 communities
& day-care facilities are also available on site.) The school is located at 275 McKinley Ave., New Milford. For more
213 or visit www.ssdsbergen.org.
IN THE COMMUNITY
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The 10th Annual Curtis Hereld Memorial Concert will be a very special one this year. “In the Shoes of the great Theodore Bikel” will take place at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon,
audience through concerts, scholar-in-residence programs, and speaking engage-ments. Joyce Rosenzweig will return to Beth Sholom as his accompanist on the piano. A leading figure in Jewish music, Joyce is a sought-after accompanist, conductor, master class presenter, arranger, lecturer, coach, and authority on Jewish art and synagogue music. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Please make your reservations through the synagogue office at 201-833-2620 or online at [email protected].
Feedback and suggestions are always welcome. Please write to [email protected].
Elaine Shizgal Cohen and Stephen Sidorsky
ALLERGY AWARENESS
One of the most beautiful yet challenging elements of being part of a large, diverse community is the way in which we all show concern for the wellbeing of each other.
items:
Please refrain from bringing in or distributing any food in the synagogue that contains nuts or may be processed in a facility that produces foods with nuts. Many of our members suffer from nut allergies – including numerous children – and your cooperation in keeping them safe is appreciated.
Perfume sensitivities: Please use careful moderation when wearing perfume, cologne and/or after-shave lotion to synagogue functions. Many people are highly sensitive and allergic to these scents and their participation in the life of our synagogue is sometime hampered as a result.
Your cooperation will make sure everyone who enters our “home” is comfortable. We appreciate your consideration.
Board of Trustees November 2015 Meeting Highlights
1. security walk-through of the synagogue building that he and our new Director of Administration, Lior Yancovitz, conducted with a Teaneck police officer and with a
to the synagogue was that we had already done the most important security upgrades: cameras inside and outside, new windows, and generally leaving only one entrance open. The police made several other suggestions, which Dennis White, our building custodian has since implemented.
Two additional recommendations required special funding, which the board approved at its November 2015 meeting: (a) a special shaded film to be placed on the windows of the rabbi’s office and on all exterior doors, to prevent people from seeing in and to prevent glass from shattering if broken; (b) two 4-foot-high cylindrical concrete stanchions to be installed in front of the Rugby Rd entrance (where there are currently only flower pots), to prevent a vehicle from being able to hit the doors. The cost of both the film and stanchions is not to exceed $5,500,
A few additional security suggestions will be researched further—in terms of cost, necessity, aesthetics, etc.—before being considered by the board at a future meeting.
2. As part of Beth Sholom’s participation in the Sulam leadership training program, the board adopted a vision statement of leadership. This vision statement, which appears elsewhere in this issue, was based on input from the entire board and was
3. The board reviewed the 2016 budget and voted to recommend it to the congregation for formal approval at the November congregational meeting.
4. presentation on all of the activities of this committee, including collections and
Mitzvah Day, Tikkun for
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Kids, etc. The committee is always looking for people with ideas and volunteers.
5. After a presentation by two Beth Sholom members who are also members of the
become a sponsor of this coalition; however, the board encouraged them to make a presentation at the upcoming congregational meeting.
committees and to help members who are interested in joining a committee, each
examples. Additional job descriptions will be included in later bulletins and on our web site.
uses a phone message to confirm communications to the community. To retrieve
- at the greeting, press “1”. After the prompt, enter your own telephone number. (Please note: if you have more than one telephone number, make sure that you enter the number on which we called you.)
The most recent message will be replayed. You can listen to this message as many times as you like.
ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Mission: To facilitate and strengthen a sense of community through learning byplanning and presenting programs and activities that engage members in diverseJewish learning opportunities throughout the year.Major responsibilities:
To balance bringing outside scholars and experts as lecturers and teachers and empowering knowledgeable members of the congregation to teach in a variety of settings.
To reach a wide spectrum of members across the generations with different levels of Jewish knowledge and varied interests.
To promote and exemplify a culture of civil discourse that reflects the Jewish value of “menschlichkeit” and respect for one another.
To offer diverse Jewish learning opportunities, including text-based study, the arts, and experiential activities.
-gregation.
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members. To plan an annual budget in concert with the finance committee to support the
Adult Education programs, meetings and time commitments. Meetings are scheduled as needed, approximately 6 times during the year with
greater frequency in the late spring.
Regular in person attendance at meetings; Timely email responses to consultative messages sent by the co-chairs. Voluntary leadership and/or coordination of one particular program area. Promotion of Adult Education programs by word of mouth, through social me-
dia and other means of communication. -
tee, whenever possible.
wonderful place to pray, grow, and be part of an active Jewish community. We can all take an active role in the growth of our synagogue by greeting new faces that you may see on Shabbat or at programs and by bringing friends, family, and colleagues who are interested in membership to join you at a synagogue function.
If you meet someone new or bring a friend with you, please make them feel welcome and introduce them to a Board Member or Rabbi Pitkowsky, so we can help welcome them to Beth Sholom.
Everyone is Part of the Membership Committee
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Social Action/Tikkun Olam News
Center for Hope and Safety (formally Shelter Our Sisters) – We will be holding
new, unwrapped gifts in the Shul bins. The collection deadline is Wednesday, Dec. 16.
– Please volunteer to help shop, cook, serve/or make
24. Please contact Ilana Picker at [email protected].
National Council for Jewish Women (NCJW)
homelessness and fair housing in this country.
JFNNJ – Federation Volunteer Opportunities – The Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey (JFNNJ) has several “Volunteer Opportunities”. If you are
CONDOLENCES
the passing of her husband, Martin Becker
the passing of his brother, Lawrence Deutsch
passing of her husband, Ira Shein
on the passing of his mother, Donna Anne Sommer-Batkin
on the passing of her brother, Saul Schwartz
and Serena Prager on the passing of Auntie Bea
To my Beth Sholom family,
Many thanks for your visits, cards, and kind words following the passing of my mom, Lillian Silver. May her Maine spirit be a blessing for us all.
Beryl J. Steinbach
Thank you to all the Beth Sholom members who wished me a full and speedy recovery!.
Charles Roman
Thank you to the Beth Sholom community for all your support following the passing of our brother, Larry Deutsch.
Paul and Barbara Deutsch
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
Purpose: To provide regular programming on Shabbat as well as special program-ming during the year for toddlers through fifth grade.
Mission Statement: TTo engage children in Jewish rituals and foster a love of Judaism.
Major responsibilities: Shabbat and holiday minyan leaders for the four age-grouped min-
yanim. Recruit and monitor new leaders. Provide shul office with payroll information each month. Provide shul office with leader names for bulletin each week. Develop programs around each holiday and recruit volunteers to help coordi-
nate and run programs.
honey, and make sandwiches for Yom Kippur. For Shabbaton, help recruit leaders for children’s activities/programs. For Simchat Torah, organize bagel brunch. For Shavuot, organize ice cream Kiddush. Develop programs unrelated to holidays during the year. Organize Kiddush for children on lower level, including pesadik snacks during
Pesach and dried fruit for Tu B’shvat.
Meet with Director of Youth Engagement approximately three times a year for 60 minutes each session.
Other meetings with committee members as needed.
Expectations of committee members:
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Coupons for Cancer: Please save the coupons (uncut) from the Sundays Papers, from Bed Bath and Beyond and Buy Buy Baby
MAZON Kiddush Donations:Kiddush sponsors to make a modest donation to MAZON, a Jewish Organization dedicated to preventing and alleviating hunger. We suggest adding a donation of 10% of the Kiddush cost, though any amount would be appreciated. On Shabbat, cards will be placed on the tables indicating that the sponsors have made a donation to MAZON.
Note: We hope you are able to respond to our calls for volunteer assistance
Volunteers are always needed to coordinate existing or new activities. Please contact
[email protected] or (201) 836-7136.
News From NNJA
CEMETERY PLOTS IN PARAMUS AVAILABLE
The price of a cemetery plot to our membership is lower than the cost if purchased directly from Beth-El
Matt EpsteinSamuel L. KaplanMel Machanic
SUNDAY DECEMBER 6TH 9:30AM- 12:30 PM
NNJJA AND B’YACHAD CHANUKAH LEARNING AND CELEBRATION FEATURING….
MACCABEE MISHEGAS PUPPET SHOW DUMMIES CELEBRATE CHANUKAH NNJJA is eagerly anticipating the arrival of a gang of dummies. Assisted by renowned ventriloquist, Jonathan Geffner, these madcap meshugeneh puppets will perform their highly acclaimed show, “Maccabee Mishegoss! as part of our Chanukah celebration. Children and adults from age 3 to 103 are invited to enjoy this mesmerizing performance by one of the one’s most amazingly skilled ventriloquists. Be forewarned that fantastic fun awaits as Jonathan and his wacky, whimsical, wooden sidekicks perform in this hilarious show.
At Temple Beth Sholom, Fairlawn
40-25 Fairlawn Ave
Free and Open to the Entire
Community
Required for NNJJA Students
and their Families
Delicious Latkes Compliments of
Temple Israel and Temple Beth
Sholom’s Men’s Clubs
NNJJA Northern New Jersey Jewish
Academy
A cooperative Supplementary Religious School composed
of Temple Beth Sholom,
Fairlawn Temple Israel, Ridgewood
Congregration Beth Sholom, Teaneck
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Library News
ADULT BOOKS
Boundaries of Jewish Identity by Susan A. Glenn
The subject of Jewish identity is one of the most vexed and contested issues of modern religious and ethnic group history. This interdisciplinary collection draws on work in law, anthropology, history, sociology, literature, and popular culture to consider contemporary and historical responses to the question “Who and what is Jewish?”
Why the Germans? Why the Jews? by Götz Aly
In this provocative and disturbing book, he has set himself an impossible task: to explain why the effort to exterminate the Jews of Europe happened in Germany rather than other European nations with stronger histories of anti-Semitism. Aly has written a
longstanding obsession with German Jews so prepared the ground for Nazism that its emergence seemed almost inevitable.
Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older by Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman
Offers inspiration and guidance to help you make greater meaning and flourish amid the challenges of aging. It taps ancient Jewish wisdom for values, tools and precedents to frame new callings and beginnings, shifting family roles, and experiences of illness and death.
J
Jacobson’ Booker prize shortlisted dystopian novel is a pastoralist’s
as much concerned about the eccentrics down at the pub as it is with explaining what befell humankind. It slowly emerges that generations previously, a global movement named Project Ishmael persuaded the survivors to rename themselves, as well as all of the world’s places, in order to obliterate all memory of the apocalypse that nearly destroyed civilization. This is a novel more about ideas than people. Though readers may not feel particularly invested in the characters, they will find plenty to think and talk about in Jacobson’s remarkable, disturbing book.
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MI SHEBEIRAKH
If you would like a mi shebeirakh recited at Shabbat services, whether on behalf of someone who is ill, or in honor of an important occasion, please contact the synagogue office during business hours and provide
This will help assure that the name will be recited correctly. Of course, if there is an emergency, or if you simply forget to call in the name of someone who is ill, you are welcome to let our Gabbai know on Shabbat morning. You may also say his or her name to yourself from your seat as the Rabbi reads the names on our list, and that person will be included in our prayers, as well. Names will be included on our list for one month, after which you may call again and ask that the name be kept on the list for another month.
Please contact the synagogue office when you, a member of your family, or any Beth Sholomite you know is in the hospital.
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CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Never Say a Mean Word Again by Jacqueline Jules
when his goblet of wine tips over onto him. Samuel’s father instructs
after day - a game of catch, a game of chess, a game of marbles - until they have become friends. Jules’s down-to-earth narrative communicates Samuel’s subtle internal transformation as the unexpected, amusing, and touching outcomes of his attempts to obey his father turn a power struggle into a budding friendship.
A Growing Suspicion by Jacqueline Dembar Greene
Jewish cousins Rebecca and Ana must find the real culprit when they are unfairly blamed for a series of mishaps in the Japanese garden. Includes an essay on urban gardening and public botanical gardens in the early 20th century.
Shabbat Shalom Hey! by Ann D. Koffsky
On the Sabbath, a lion searches for his animal friends to wish them “Shabbat Shalom!”
Library News - Book Review
Saving Sophie
Review by Susan Marcus
If you’d enjoy a book where the good guys and gals are all Israeli, American and/or Jewish and the bad folks are all, well, Muslim and you’d also like a mystery tossed in, this book is for you. Although I keep trying to avoid reading about the
Back to the book. Jack Sommers, a fine Jewish American man,
disowns her and the new couple moves to America, establishes a happy home and create an adorable little girl named Sophie.
Evil dad has nothing to do with his daughter or grandchild, but the grandmother does maintain contact. Grandma has a heart attack and daughter goes to visit. After grandma recovers, daughter comes back to America and suddenly becomes sick and dies.
Nice Jewish dad is devastated, even more so when evil in-laws try to get custody of the adorable little girl. NJD wins but makes a naive mistake (OK, it’s his third,
COLLEGE CONNECTION
vocational students.
We plan several initiatives again this 2015-16 school year, including mailing our awesome holiday packages.
The first goodies will be mailed soon, so don’t delay.
Please update your son or daughter’s mailing address today by filling out the form at the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/
nebec5WxA35uBwvbWI/viewform
Or e-mail Elana at [email protected]
December 2015 Beth Sholom News 13
after thinking that marrying a woman from a family of terrorists was a smart move and not believing they are terrorists), and that is how the story starts. Sophie has been snatched and her father will do anything to get her back. Anything, including getting involved with slimy thugs who make unbelievable promises. In spite of being a good guy, and having a good job and being educated, Dad continues to trust the untrustworthy.
The rest of the book is filled with the fears and sorrows and triumphs of various characters as they help or hinder our hero in his struggle to find and get his daughter back. Sophie is quite feisty for a little kid and guess whose side she’s on? There is a substantial amount of money that vanishes as a rather big deal is about to close and there is much travel under assumed names. People are murdered and yet, where is Sophie? Various governmental and quasi-governmental entities become involved in different ways and people turn out to have a variety of motivations and identities. Of course there are romances and sex and danger and
so much in the news of late. And then it ends. The book is engaging and satisfying because everything is black and white, no distracting grays. To steal a line from Fiddler on the Roof, there is no other side.
DO YOU REQUIRE NOTARY SERVICES?
Services are available free of charge for all members. Just contact the synagogue office to schedule an appointment.
Services are available free of charge for all members. Just contact the synagogue office to schedule an appointment.
CBS MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
Sholom may request an updated membership directory through the synagogue office at any time. The directory is intended to encourage and facilitate interaction among members and to foster a sense of community. To protect members’ privacy, we must insist that the directory not be distributed to non-member families under any circumstances or be used for solicitations — commercial, political, or otherwise. Thank you for your cooperation.
Library Volunteers for DecemberDecember 5 Sam RapoportDecember 12 Susan MarcusDecember 19 Karen KissileffDecember 26 Susan Marcus
Contact Sue Marcus at [email protected] if you are interested in serving as a library volunteer.
Upcoming USY and Kadima ProgramsDecember 10
Gelt & Giggles at 7:30 p.m.
December 18-19 Kadima Regional Winter Shabbaton in Wayne, New Jersey
For information or to RSVP, contact Andy Markowitz, Director of Youth Engagement, at [email protected]
14 Beth Sholom News December 2015
Join the Kiddush Guild
wanted to be part of a “guild” to finally join one… the all new KIDDUSH GUILD. We don’t act, we don’t sing, we aren’t textile traders, and we aren’t master glass-blowers. OUR craft is FOOD!
Beth Sholom has been spending more money annually on kiddush than we are collecting. This is primarily due to the fact that there may be as many as 30 kiddushim in a given year that could go unsponsored. We have partially addressed this issue with the birthday and anniversary group kiddushim, for which you can find more
does not cover the difference, and that is where the new KIDDUSH GUILD comes in…
For $180 per year, you can join the KIDDUSH GUILD, which will help Beth Sholom to fund more of the unsponsored kiddushim. On a week where there is no sponsor or only a partial sponsor of kiddush, we will announce that kiddush was sponsored by the KIDDUSH GUILD, and a beautiful laminated listing of the Guild members will be placed on the kiddush tables. If the Guild members are adventurous, we can even try to organize a group picture to post on the kiddush tables.
Our target goal is to get 50 members to join the Kiddush Guild this year, so join the KIDDUSH kiddush!synagogue office at [email protected] or (201) 833-2620 to express your interest.
Many thanks to those who have already joined and we look forward to having additional members.
The Kiddush Committee (Kiddush Guild wannabes)
Many thanks to the following members for their generosity and kindness in joining
the Kiddush Guild and supporting the Kiddushim throughout the year.*
Gloria and Jay AnshDebbie and Mark Berman
Ron BiloonIrene Black
Ellie and Paul EllisJessica and Isaac Fromm
Anne GeradRhoda and Kalman Goldstein
Sylvia and Jack Goldstein
Michael Meyerson and Mildred Schwartz
Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky and Ingrid Goldfein
Renah and Rabbi Mayer RabinowitzRuth Rosenberg
Myra and Kenneth SchulmanKitty Seiffer
Felice Z. StokesKaren and Michael Tannenholtz
Marion and Roy UdwinBarbara and David Waldman
Gina and Louis WetsteinElaine and Joseph ZeitlinLinda and Edward Zizmor
*In formation
ONGOING PROJECTS
Mitzvah Fund monies are always appreciated, helping our members in grief, sickness, and joy. Your support is needed.
JNF Trees to support Israel and Water Fund Certificate: $18 each. Supports
directly at (800) 542-8733 or (516) 678-6805.
What better way to say I LOVE YOU or show how much you care when you have a new baby, a special birthday, bar/bat mitzvah, engagement, wedding or anniversary than to purchase a leaf on our beautiful Tree of Life in the main lobby? The cost is very reasonable:
1 line $54 2 lines $72
Janice Rosen at (201) 833-2080 or [email protected].
December 2015 Beth Sholom News 15
Leave a Legacy to Beth Sholom
Would you like to support Beth Sholom’s mission, demonstrate to your family the importance of tzedakah as a value, and give back to an institution that has played an important role in your life?
Then consider leaving money to Beth Sholom in your will. It’s a way to carry on the tradition of tzedakah for future generations.
bequest to the Beth Sholom Endowment Fund. The endowment is a pool of money that is invested, with only a small percent of the total amount – approximately the return on the investment – used as part of the synagogue’s general operating budget each year. A healthy endowment provides income perpetually into the future. A larger endowment spinning off more annual support can mean enhanced programming, outreach, and education, and reduction of the burden of annual dues.
There is no suggested amount or percentage for your bequest. Everyone’s circumstances are different. Many people find that leaving a percentage of the estate to Beth Sholom, rather than a fixed amount, provides assurance that an appropriate portion of the estate will still be available to go to loved ones.
You don’t have to wait to be solicited. Just contact the synagogue office and ask for a Letter of Intent form to sign and return. The Letter of Intent simply states that you intend to leave a bequest to Beth Sholm in your will. It does not ask you to state an amount or percentage. It is not binding, but we will use it to remind you take the next step -- to see an attorney to revise your will (or draft one if you do not have one yet). We can suggest several lawyers who are members of the synagogue and have agreed to handle this at reduced rates. Then, once the new will has been signed, you simply let the synagogue office know. No one will ask you to tell us the amount or the percentage of the bequest, but we would like to know who has made a bequest to Beth Sholom.
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about making a
Sholom, contact any member of
Grossman and Jackie Kates (co-
Levine, Reuben Romirowsky, Pauline Rotmil, and Marion Udwin.
Legacy Circle
Legacy Circle
Legacy Circle
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Yahrzeits
We lovingly recall the memory of the following congregants and relatives during December 2015 /Kislev –Tevet 5776
Bessie Moskowitz 20 Kislev*David Barger 20 Kislev*
Moe Deutsch 20 Kislev
Julia Goodman 20 KislevLouis Sonneberg 21 Kislev*Rose Buchman 21 KislevJehudah Borrow 21 Kislev
Bertha Ravnitzky 21 KislevSarah Schenkman 22 Kislev*Zalman Tandowski 22 Kislev
Albert Wishner 22 KislevMax Isaackson 22 KislevMorris Surick 22 KislevBoris Grebenchuk 23 Kislev*Miriam Kodish 23 Kislev*
Rebekka Krenitskaya 23 KislevAnna Tannenbaum 23 Kislev
Esther Levin 23 KislevEmil Rosenbaum 24 KislevJacob Ellinger 25 Kislev*
Bertha Printz 25 Kislev*
Phyllis Steinbach 25 KislevAlexander Orenstein 25 KislevSamuel Miller 25 KislevMax Oppenheim 26 Kislev*Ida Sonneberg 26 Kislev*Sol Klein 26 Kislev*Joseph Abramson 26 KislevYiddel Barrow 26 KislevSamuel Goodman 26 KislevElaine Sylvia Schneider 27 Kislev*Milton Kaplan 27 Kislev*Max Reizbaum 27 Kislev
Vivian Sawyer 27 KislevIrmgard Oppenheim 28 Kislev*Sidney Stiebel 28 Kislev*
Reggie Tannenbaum 28 KislevRosalie Stark 28 Kislev
Samuel Mintz 30 Kislev*Julia Levison 30 KislevJulius Kaplan 1 Tevet*Samuel Kurzweil 1 Tevet*Dave Abner Baron 1 TevetMolly Rosen 1 TevetMilton Waxenberg 1 TevetSadie Goldman 2 Tevet*Elsie Klempner 2 TevetRichard Katz 2 TevetMax Lendner 2 Tevet
David Kanow 3 Tevet*Aaron Zimbel 3 Tevet*Louis Nass 3 Tevet*Fanny Guttenmacher 3 Tevet*Peter Schwartz 3 Tevet*
Fannie Gertner 3 TevetNathan Bodell 3 Tevet
Fanny Gluttenmach 3 TevetAbraham Malamud 3 TevetLynn Werner 3 TevetNetty Tenzer 3 TevetMollie Kodack 4 Tevet*Morris Kodish 4 Tevet*Rose Rainess 4 Tevet*Lillie Goldberg 4 TevetSeymore 4 Tevet
Anna Gold 4 TevetRabbi Joseph Goldman 5 Tevet
Lillian Malamud 5 TevetRhoda Weiss 6 TevetMurray Laska 6 Tevet
Max Mendlovitz 6 TevetIsrael Korn 6 TevetRuth Klingenstein 7 Tevet*Max Bell 8 Tevet*Isaac Tekel 8 Tevet*Annette Rich 8 Tevet
Betty Schwarz 8 Tevet
David Berger 10 TevetRita King 10 Tevet
Jeanette Meyers 10 Tevet
Margaret Eskind 11 Tevet*George Rosenberg 11 Tevet*
Murray Rosen 11 TevetBessie Plotnick 12 Tevet*Barbara Tekel 12 Tevet*Ida Grossman 12 Tevet*Samuel Moskowitz 12 Tevet*Norman Pakett 12 TevetRae Bein 12 TevetMindy Nightingale 12 TevetAnne Winiker 12 TevetShlomo Yaacobi 12 TevetNettie Rosen 13 Tevet*
Grete Baer 13 Tevet*Selma Levensohn 13 Tevet
Nathaniel Levensohn 13 Tevet
Sara Spinat 14 TevetLee Kaufmann 14 TevetAnna Simon 14 TevetToby Kalfus 15 TevetLeo Botkin 15 TevetMorris Ingall 15 TevetEve Baron 15 TevetLeo Botkin 15 TevetNettie Tenzer 15 Tevet
Siegfried Engler 16 Tevet*Roslyn Reich 16 TevetFannie Pearl 16 Tevet
Sarah Sirkin 17 Tevet*Sam Leib 17 Tevet*Leonard Konigsberg 17 TevetKenneth R. Greenberg 18 Tevet
* Indicates those who have a plaque in the Lewis Family Sanctuary.Members may order memorial plaques to honor the memory of their loved ones by calling the synagogue office during business hours.
December 2015 Beth Sholom News 17
Donations
Maris and Bob Appelbaum to the Library Fund
Scholarship FundPhyllis and Marty Becker to the Prayer Book FundDebbie and Mark Berman to the General FundMichael Bye to the General Fund
Hesed Fund
Wendy and Mitch Engler to the Rabbi’s Discretionary FundBarry Feigenbaum and Karen Misler to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Arlene and Phil Gartenberg to the Rabbi’s Discretionary FundAudrey and Steve Goldrich to the General FundSylvia and Jack Goldstein to the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Ellen and Marc Jacobs to the Jewish Education Scholarship FundPaula Riegel to the Prayer Book FundRosalie and Mark Samoil to the Rabbi’s Discretionary FundMyra and Ken Schulman to the General FundBarry Winiker and Eillene Leistner to the General Fund
Ayin L’Tzion FundFanny and Mordechai Schachter to the Ayin L’Tzion FundArlene and Joel Sokolow to the Adult Education Fund
Lauren and Les Glubo to the Ayin L’Tzion FundAyin L’Tzion Fund
Arlene and Phil Gartenberg to the Social Action FundAlice Kanrich to the Hesed FundRochelle and Stuart Kaplan to the Social Action Fund
Ayin L’Tzion FundAnnette Katz Matsil to the Hesed Fund
Kiddush FundBarry Winiker and Eillene Leistner to the General FundLinda and Eddie Zizmor to the Rabbi Barry Schaeffer Memorial Fund
In memory of Lawrence Deutsch, brother of Paul DeutschAdele and Maurice Goldberg to the General FundFanny and Mordechai Schachter to the Ayin L’Tzion FundLinda and Eddie Zizmor to the Rabbi Barry Schaeffer Memorial Fund
In memory of Saul Schwartz, brother of Mildred SchwartzDebbie and Mark Berman to the Rabbi’s Discretionary FundLeah and Aryeh Meir to the General FundMyra Shein to the Music Fund
In memory of Ira Shein, husband of Myra SheinHazak to the Hesed FundMichael Meyerson and Mildred Schwartz to the Rabbi’s Discretionary FundFanny and Mordechai Schachter to the Ayin L’Tzion FundArlene and Joel Sokolow to the Adult Education FundLinda and Eddie Zizmor to the Rabbi Barry Schaeffer Memorial Fund
mother of Benjamin Sommer
Larry Troster and Elaine Kahn to the General FundBarry Winiker and Eillene Leistner to the General FundLinda and Eddie Zizmor to the Rabbi Barry Schaeffer Memorial Fund
Ayin L’Tzion FundFanny and Mordechai Schachter wishing Jay Ansh a refuah sheleyma
General Fund
BresgiAnna Gerad to mark the yahrzeit Siegfred GeradLillian Goldstein to mark the yahrzeit of Jacob Jaffe
Yom Kippur aliyahMichael Meyerson and Mildred Schwartz to mark the yahrzeitRose Rogers to mark the yahrzeit of Randolph Rogers
yahrzeit of Selma RoseLarry Troster and Elaine Kahn in congratulations to Elaine
Vicki and Alex Wulwick in congratulations to Norman Levin
Hazak FundLois Smith for Yizkor and aliyot
Hesed Fund
Wendy and Mitchell Engler in honor of the engagement of Michele Appelbaum Wendy and Mitchell Engler in honor of the engagement of Rachel Schuster
continued on page 18
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Renata Schwarz to mark the yahrzeit of Gunter Isaak Schwarz
Music Fund
grandson of Libby and Dennis Klein
yahrzeitMyra and Ken Schulman to mark the 40th yahrzeit of Paul Levine
Rabbi’s Discretionary FundBeryl and Ivan Bregi
Beryl Steinbach
Social Action/Tikkun Olam Fund
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$12 per child $18 per adult, $60 per family – Please contact – Lior: [email protected] or 201-833-2620 RSVP by Wednesday 12/9
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Featuring
Cantor Jacob Ben-Zion Mendelson With Joyce Rosenzweig on Piano And guest appearance by Cantor Ronit Wolff Hanan
congregation beth sholom presents The 10th Annual
Curtis Hereld Memorial Concert
In the Shoes of the Great Theodore Bikel
Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 4 p.m. Admission: $10 members, $15 non-members
To order tickets in advance call (201) 833-2620 or email [email protected]
Please visit www.cbsteaneck.org for more information on the artists
congregation beth sholom 354 maitland avenue | teaneck, nj 07666-3026 (201) 833-2620 | (201) 833-2323 [fax] www.cbsteaneck.org