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Page The Shaliach Volume 32 Issue 4
FROM THE RABBI ’S STUDY
Warming Food on Shabbos
by Rabbi E l ie W e issman
June2018 - Tammuz 5778
N e w s a n d V i e w s f r o m t h e Y o u n g I s r a e l o f P l a i n v i e w
The Shaliach
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Rabbi’s Study 1
Committee Directory 2
President’s Pen 3, 7
Sisterhood 5
Youth 6
YIP Salutes Israel 8-9
MALI 11
Life Cycle
Announcements 12
Kiddush/Shul
Calendar 13
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YOUNG ISRAEL OF PLAINVIEW 132 Southern Parkway
Plainview, NY 11803
(516) 433-4811
Rabbi: Elie Weissman Yoetzet Halacha: Avital Weissman
Youth Director: Daniel Sultan
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS President ..........................................................................David Gross
First Vice President/Journal Dinner ................................ Adam Farber
Second Vice President/Fundraising ................................. David Vilkas
Treasurer/Finance ....................................................... Jason Goldberg
Financial Secretary/Membership .................................... Larry Pollack
Corresponding Secretary ................................................. Esther Linder
Recording Secretary ......................................................... Marci Karoll
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Rachel Brandler ................................................................................. Ariane Eisman
Sam Kahn ........................................................................................ Shani Kaufman
Eyal Ofer ..................................................................................... Miriam Rafailovich
Louis Sroka .......................................................................................... Alvin Smilow
BOARD MEMBERS Past Presidents .................................................... Alan Z. Fromm & Eddie Simpser
Sisterhood -President ........................................................................... Michelle Meir
NCYI Delegate .................................................................................. Shneur Nathan
BOARD COMMITTEES Education .............................................. Avi Ossip & Rabbi Weissman
Eruv ............................................................................... Cary Kesssler
Gemilat Chesed .............................................................Bernie Reisner
House............................................................................. Alvin Smilow
Publicity/Marketing ........................... Esther Linder & Shneur Nathan
Ritual ................................................. Steve Albert & Rabbi Weissman
Security ........................................................................... Alan Fromm
Shaliach ............................................................................Meryl Fried
Simcha Fund ....................................... Alex Stern & Rabbi Weisssman
Social Action .................................................................. Chana Penini
Special Gifts ......................................................................Marty Taub
Youth .......................................................................... Atara Marzouk
OTHER LEADERSHIP ROLES Cemetery ........................................................................... Sherri Malc
Coupons ......................................................................... Alvin Smilow
Expansion ........................................................................... Gary Katz
Exterior Signboard/Yahrzeit ..................................... David Guterman
Financial Oversight ................................................. Aaron Chaitovsky
Hospitality.................................................................... Ariane Eisman
House............................................................................. Alvin Smilow
Kiddush ............................................................................... Eyal Ofer
Political Action.................................................................. Anne Cohn
Seuda Shlishit .............................................................................. TBD
Webmaster .......................................................................David Gross
GABAYIM
Steve Albert ...............................................................Gershon Allweiss
Jeff Eisman ................................................................ Robert Eisman
David Kaufman ................................................................................. Joel Kessler
Eddie Simpser ............................................................................. Alvin Smilow
Jonathan Stochel
SISTERHOOD BOARD President ................................................................... Michelle Meir
Vice President—Dinner .................... Perri Wallowitz &Wendy Ofer
Vice Presidents-Fundraising &Programming ............... Chana Penini
& Jennifer Sneag
Treasurer.............................................................. Linda Hoberman
Recording Secretary ................................................. Eliah Barzideh
Communications Secretary ......................................... Esther Linder
Past President............................................................... Sarah Gross
SISTERHOOD COMMITTEES
Baby Gemach ....................................................... Stephanie Nathan
Chessed/Social Action ........ Tina Abraham & Shanee Kirschenbaum
Baby Gemach ................................................ Stephanie Nathan
Education ................................ Miriam Rafailovich & Diane Pollack
Life Cycle ............................................................... Deborah Plutzer
Condolence Cards .................................... Rochelle Verstaendig
Meals .................................................................... Shelley Katz
Sefarim ...................................................................... Liz Vilkas
Membership ........................................................ Shmuela Sternbach
Calendar .................................................... Shmuella Sternbach
New Year Card ......................................................... Liz Vilkas
Welcome Wagon .................... Chavi Kersch & Lori Hildebrand
Mishloach Manot ............................. Suri Gotowner & Ahuva Sclair
Passover Wine ..........................................................Atara Marzouk
Yoetzet .................................................................. Avital Weissman
www.yiplainview.com
Rabbi’s email – [email protected]
President’s email – [email protected]
Shaliach—[email protected]
Youth Director [email protected]
Mail addressed to the Rabbi, president, treasurer, or MALI is re-
ceived and read within a reasonable amount of time. All other mail
should be mailed directly to the recipient to insure it is read in a timely
fashion. For example, all Sisterhood mail must be mailed to the home
address of the person in charge of the activity that you desire (Calendar,
Mishloach Manot, Wine, Siddurim & Chumashim, etc.). Information
about where to direct your mail is usually included in the flyers.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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וְהּוא יְִהיֶה ְבִתְפָאָרה. וְהּוא ָהיָה וְהּוא הוֶה ְ
He was, He is, and He shall be in grandeur
Recited in Adon Olam, each of these declarations in three different tenses, call to our attention the importance of our shared past,
present and future. Our community is marked by a unique bond across the generations who have made Plainview their
home. This continuity, and continual dedication to each other is what gives Plainview its unique character.
V’Hu Haya – Our Past
As a community we are grateful for those who established our community almost fifty years ago. I am thankful to have
had many of these founders as role models, and our community is grateful for the hard work of these pillars, especially
our beloved, Rabbi Moshe Portnoy Z”L and Rebbetzin Shelley Portnoy.
V’Hu Hoveh – Our Present
Our present is strong due to the commitments of our members and the spiritual leadership of our Rabbi and Yoetzet.
Thank you to Rabbi and Yoetzet Weissman for your continued teachings. The Torah you provide us is our true suste-
nance as a community.
Thank you to all of those who served on the outgoing board, as committee chairs, and as volunteers.
(Continued on page 7)
President's Pen
Outgoing Incoming
Year 2017-2018 2018-2019
Hebrew Year 5777-5778 5778-5779
President Alan Fromm David Gross
1st VP Adam Farber Adam Farber
2nd VP Joey Grover David Vilkas
Treasurer Ken Malc Jason Goldberg
Financial Larry Pollack Larry Pollack
Corresponding Eyal Ofer Esther Linder
Recording Esther Linder Marci Karoll
Past President Immediate Eddie Simpser Alan Fromm
Past President Immediate -1 Brian Berns Eddie Simpser
Trustee Year 1 #1 Rachel Brandler Eyal Ofer
Trustee Year 1 #2 Sam Kahn Shani Kaufman
Trustee Year 1 #3 Ariane Eisman Louis Sroka
Trustee Year 1 #4 Miriam Rafailovich Alvin Smilow
Trustee Year 2 #1 David Gross Rachel Brandler
Trustee Year 2 #2 Alvin Smilow Sam Kahn
Trustee Year 2 #3 Avi Ossip Ariane Eisman
Trustee Year 2 #4 Marci Karoll Miriam Rafailovich
Sisterhood President Michelle Meir Michelle Meir
National Council Delegate Shneur Nathan Shneur Nathan
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Please patronize the following sponsors of the New Family Welcome Bag.
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If anyone has anything that they would like to add to the bag (a coupon, advertise-
ment, give away, etc), please contact
Chavi Kersch [email protected]
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OPPORTUNITIES TO CELEBRATE
YOUR SIMCHAS
AND HONOR LOVED ONES !
In the past two years, over 40 leaves were added to the Tree of Life
in the lobby, celebrating bar and bat mitzvahs, weddings, the birth of
children and grandchildren, and other celebrations. Thank G-d, many
of us have had simchas this past year, so why not take this time to
donate a leaf ($72) and add to the growing Tree of Life !
If you are interested, please contact me.
Marty Taub
First, I would like to say Mazal Tov to our new President, David Gross. I know he will do an amaz-
ing job for YIP, and I look forward to working with him in the future. Just like the Shul board, each
Shavuot we elect a new board. I am very happy to continue my role as President and look forward to
working with the amazing women on the Sisterhood board for a second year. I would like to welcome
three new women to our Sisterhood board. After years of helping with Mishloach Manot, Ahuva
Sclair will be continuing the Sclair legacy and co-chair the Mishloach Manot committee with Suri
Gotowner. Diane Pollack has joined Miriam Rafailovich on the education committee , and Shanee
Kirschenbaum has joined Tina Abraham on the Chessed/Social Action committee. Welcome ladies
and thank you for volunteering for these roles.
With the summer approaching we are excited to have a couple of events on the horizon. Starting on
June 4th, we will be having four sessions of Pilates boot camp. Come and sweat with us! On June
20th we will be having a hat sale featuring Bella’s hats, hosted by Shelley Katz. Hope to see all you
fashionable ladies there! Stay tuned for more events to come!
Happy Summer,
Michelle Meir
Sisterhood Spotlight
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YOUTH
We could not be more excited as we enter our fourth years as the youth directors here at YIP. It’s been a really
fantastic year, filled with all sorts of educational and exciting youth programs. Here’s a quick glance back at
our action-packed year:
We had some neat arts and crafts activities in preparation for Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot, making Kiddush
cups and tzedakah boxes for Rosh Hashanah, and origami stars and paper chains to decorate our shul Sukkah.
The Kiddush cups were hand painted, quite generously, and while they were immensely colorful they were
likely not suitable for drinking. We also hopped and riddled around town on our annual Sukkah Hop and
hopped some more for Simchas Torah. And of course, we all thoroughly enjoyed our annual Chol Hamoed
Trip to Bounce.
After the holiday rush, we transitioned into our winter phase and took full advantage of early Friday and Sat-
urday nights. We had four different Friday night dinners for every age group from 2nd grade through 12th fol-
lowed by an oneg at our house. We told divrei torah, stories, and imagined we were stranded on a raft in mid-
dle of the ocean with only a handful of random household items. Who would have thought the shaving mirror
was the most critical for survival? We also had two Saturday night learning get togethers, and one Saturday
night movie. One of our learning nights was during a serious snow storm, but that couldn’t keep our youth
away from enjoying Torah, some pizza and marshmallow hot chocolate. But it was a long winter and we just
kept on going. Next, we had 4 Saturday night escape the room adventures for our 5th through 12th graders, and
we were largely successful in escaping. The high school boys managed to break two records: We escaped one
room in under 40 minutes with no clues, and the other room was pretty bad. Fortunately, the rumor that the
walls closed-in was, well, just a rumor and everyone survived and had a blast. We even celebrated as we re-
hashed our every move over carvel and Dunkin Donuts.
For Chanukah, we ventured to laser tag, and for Purim we put on an award-winning mystery sci-fi drama love
story Purim Shpiel. Rumor has it the director is looking to do a sequel, but a handful of the star actors are
holding out for bigger contracts. Our Purim carnival was a blast as usual and our turnout record breaking both
for the youth Megillah reading and the carnival. For Pesach we had a 3 hour arcade frenzy drop off and a ra-
ther unique event – the Hogwarts Breakfast with guest author Rabbi Rosenberg. We also had a few Shabbos
afternoon games in the shul to facilitate childcare during our riveting adult learning programs.
And finally, that brings us to the summer, and most recently we’ve had a really cool pre Shavuot craft event
where we made paper squishes, sand art, and emoji chocolates for Mother’s day. And now that the weather is
beautiful, and Shabbos afternoons are long enough to once again squeeze in some hang out time between the
never ending meals and mincha – we’ve reclaimed the parks of Plainview. The turnouts are impressive and
kids of all ages are playing in perfect harmony, well, except for when our capture the flag games get a bit
competitive. Arguable one of the highlights of our shul, these get togethers showcase the unique social cohe-
siveness of our community.
Lastly, but certainly not leastly, our Shabbat morning programs are looking better than ever. With the advent
of Tot Shabbat we finally can offer a friendly oasis for our exuberant toddlers and their less than exuberant
folks and with super-grand grand prizes our davening volume has soared to new decibel levels. Of course,
many of these enhancing ideas – like Tot Shabbat and raffles and grand prizes have come from you, the com-
munity. So please keep those suggestions and comments and critiques coming, and together, we’ll continue to
raise the bar and create the best youth program in town.
Daniel and Jessica Sultan
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Two Special thank you’s:
To Alan for his dedication and leadership over the last two years as our President. Thank you!
And
To Ken Malc, our very long time treasurer who is handing the mantle over to Jason Goldberg one of our new board
members.
This type of continuity is the lesson of the line in Adon Olam.
V’Hu Y’hiyeh B’Tifara – Our Future
As we look forward to our future, we are always focused on recognizing and maintaining the contributions and lessons
of our past while growing into a bright future. I’d like to share with you my goals for the coming term:
1. Streamline and document shul operations
2. Plan for the future
3. Increase Zionist focused programming
4. Increase Torah Learning and Davening Participation
5. Grow our membership
I’m excited to work with the many volunteers whose commitment keeps our shul running every day. To be successful we need help from the entire community. If you’d like to volunteer for a committee or if you have a great idea I’d love
to talk to you. You can reach me anytime at [email protected]
David Gross
(Continued from page 3)
President’s Pen
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YOUNG ISRAEL OF PLAINVIEW MEMBERS
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SALUTE ISRAEL AT 70
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CEMETERY PLOTS AT WELLWOOD CEMETERY ARE STILL AVAIL-
ABLE TO PURCHASE THROUGH THE YOUNG ISRAEL OF
PLAINVIEW.
EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO PURCHASE
PLOTS AT THE YOUNG ISRAEL PRICE.
WE ARE NOW OFFERING THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXTEND OUR
OFFER TO YOUR FRIENDS OUTSIDE THE YIP COMMUNITY AT A
SLIGHTLY HIGHER PRICE.
CALL SHERRI MALC FOR DETAILS AT 933-2768.
THANK YOU,
SHERRI MALC, ALVIN SMILOW, BARRY ZWEIGBAUM
THE CEMETERY COMMITTEE
YOUNG ISRAEL
OF PLAINVIEW
My dear friends
The comfort and support you have lent to me and my family over these long days of shiva for my brother, Yehoshua ben Chaim Yosef Dovid, is beyond words and defies description. I will never be able to repay my debt to you nor will I even try. I will be back with you after spending Shabbos in Florida with my daughter’s family—a visit planned months ago. Enjoy the Holy Day of Rest to the max! Yours, Lev
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Shavuot brings celebration and recognition of our connection to Hashem and the Torah,
and it also marks the YIP tradition of recognizing its new officers and board members. On
behalf of our MALI Board of Directors, we express our gratitude to the outgoing YIP board
and wish Hatzlacha Rabba to all of the new members. So too, our Mikveh board will be pre-
paring for new leadership; Eddie Simpser is steering a committee to update the Mikveh’s by-
laws and its organizational guidelines, and we intend to share more information soon as we
plan for the future of our Mikveh.
We hope to schedule our annual Manicures for MALI event for this summer. This event,
held usually at a local nail salon, has been very enjoyable in the past, and hopefully schedul-
ing it to take place during warmer weather will make it even more appealing.
Please remember to check our website at www.limikveh.org, where you will find every-
thing you need to know about our Mikveh including the latest news, upcoming events, and
donation opportunities. We also send out e-mails periodically; please send a message to us at
maliplainview @gmail.com if you would like to be included.
Ruth Lorbert and Janet Akhavan
and the MALI Board of Directors
Seforim Dedication YIP Sisterhood is pleased to continue to offer you the opportunity to purchase and donate Siddurim, Chumashim,
Tehillim and Megillos. Books can be purchased to memorialize or honor a friend or family member. At the same time, your
donation allows the shul to continue to add brand new books to the shelves. The books are inscribed with a personalized
message, and the family or friend is notified of your donation. Please note our newest book, for Tisha B’av.
RCA Artscroll Siddur $36
Artscroll Stone Chumash $54
Artscroll Tehillim (Hardcover) $25
Artscroll Book of Megillos (Hardcover) $25
Judaica PressTisha B’Av Compendium - Tefillot & Kinot (Hardcover) $40
Questions or requests, please contact Liz Vilkas at 931-6848 or email at [email protected]
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Mazal Tov Rabbinic Intern Judah Kerbel on his marriage to Eliana
Shields
Esther and Brian Linder on the birth of a girl
Ilene and Jeff Feldstein on the birth of Yaakov Yitzhak
to Adina and Adam Feldstein
Lisa and Philip Floumanhaft on the Bar Mitzvah of
Ethan
Arlene and Joe Meisner on the birth of a boy to Chana
and Josh Meisner
Daniel and Mindy Pfeffer on the engagement of Eliana
to Ezra Karger, son of David and Allegra Karger of
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Chana Penini and Kenny Gerber on the birth of a boy
Debbie and Eddie Simpser on the engagement of their
son Dovid to Yael Nissanoff, daughter of Raizy and
Jonathan Nissanoff of Los Angeles
Barbara and Moshe Cohen on the birth of a boy to
Michele and Jonathan Lustbader
Sheldon Schreiner on the birth of a boy to Batsheva and
Chaim Schreiner
Diane Pollack on the birth of Nathaniel Miles to Jona-
than and Inna Pollack
Marci and Sandy Karoll on the wedding of Rayna to
Ariel Druck
Michele Reisner and Larry Pollack, on the engagement
of Marisa to Moshe Kurtz, son of Amy and Elliot Kurtz
of Far Rockaway
Moshe and Barbra Cohen, and Bernie Reisner on the
engagement of Rebecca to Eric Moskowitz, son of
Vickie and Michael Moskowitz of San Diego
Debbie Simpser on being honored as “Educator of Ex-
cellence” at the Hanc dinner
Rabbi Kolman and Debbie Fogel on the birth of their
granddaughter, Adina Chana Rubenstein
Irving Gomolin on being honored at the UJA Federation
of New York’s Long Island Healthcare Community
Cocktail Reception
Ena and Yoram Haase on the birth of Maya Zoe to Ma-
ya and Jon Denning
Cathi and Alex Stern on the birth of a boy to Jamie and
Jonathan Arbisfeld
Ronnie and Jeff Eisman on the birth Sara Rivka Feyga
(Hayley Ruth) to Shelley and Leor Friedman
Bud and Rena Levy on the engagement of Evan to Sarit
Cohen daughter of Isaac and Penina Cohen
Sherri and Kenneth Malc on the marriage of Michael to
Eliana Gross daughter of Nanci and William Gross
Miriam Fein on the Bar Mitzvah of her son Ezra
Cora and Jack Lessner on the birth of a daughter to Jen
and Marc Lessner
Aileen and Ben Kirschenbaum and Lynda and Jeff
Sander on the birth of Naomi Rose to Jenny and Mi-
chael
Welcome New Members Alan Toporovsky
Nicole and Avinoam Biderman
Jessica and Alex Tentler
Condolences Shelley Tauber on the loss of her father, David Bern-
stein
Diane Pollack on the loss of her stepmother, Rose Auer-
bach
Ben Edelstein on the loss of his father, Yakov Edelstein
Saul Sapadin on the loss of his wife, Kayla Sapadin
Ezra Appleman on the loss of his brother Rabbi Sol Ap-
pleman
Lev Neymotin on the loss of his brother, Yeshoshua
Ben Chaim Yosef-Dovid
May the Omnipresent console you among the
mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
L IFE CYCLE ANNOUNCEMENTS
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AUGUST 2018
8/11/2018 DOVID SIMPSER AUFRUF
OCTOBER 2018
10/1/2018 HELPRIN 10TH YAHRZEIT KIDDUSH FOR
DEBORAH’S MOTHER, ESTHER SLAVIN
10/27/2018 MATTHEW ARI HOCH BAR MITZVAH
NOVEMBER 2018
11/10/2018 YISHAY KAUFMAN BAR MITZVAH
FEBRUARY 2019
2/2/2019 JOSHUA GROVER BAR MITZVAH
MARCH 2019
3/21/2019 JONAH LIEB BAR MITZVAH
DECEMBER 2019
12/7/2019 ADDISON FLOUMANHAFT BAT MITZVAH (BET
MIDRASH)
JANUARY 2020
1/18/2020 JACOB COHEN BAR MITZVAH
SEPTEMBER 2020
9/5/2020 ELLIE GROSS BAT MITZVAH
DECEMBER 2020
12/19/2020 ETHAN FARBER BAR MITZVAH
K IDDUSH / S HUL CALENDAR
The Board of Trustees and a vote of the Membership, in keeping with current law govern-
ing minors and drinking, adopted the following Shul policy:
It is the policy of the Shul that there be no consumption of alcohol by anyone under 21
years of age on synagogue premises or at synagogue events.
Your support in maintaining this policy is appreciated.
The shul calendar can be viewed at yiplainview.com/calendar.
To reserve, remove or correct a date on the Shul calendar, please contact the Office Man-
ager by e-mail at “[email protected],” or at 516-433-4811 extension 100.
Please provide the date and occasion.
To book a Kiddush through the shul please visit yiplainview.com/Kiddush for options
and our catering policy
All Kiddush’s must be paid in full, one week in advance except for a bris or a baby nam-
ing.
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