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TEMPLE BETH-ELOF GREAT NECK
BULLETINM E M B E R O F T H E U N I O N F O R R E F O R M J U DA I S M
NOVEMBER 2015 CHESHVAN/KISLEV • 5776 VOL. LXXXVIII, NO. 3
The Temp l e Bu l l e t i n ha s b e en endowed by Sand ra At l a s Ba s s
SHABBAT, NOVEMBER 6-7Chayei Sarah, Genesis 23:1−25:18Shabbat Eve 6:30 pm Family Shabbat and FACEtime
Shabbat K-3 7:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service:
Emanuel AME Church Shabbat Shabbat Morning 10:00 am Torah Study and Prayer
SHABBAT, NOVEMBER 13-14Tol’dot, Genesis 25:19−28:9Shabbat Eve 7:00 pm Erev Shabbat ServiceShabbat Morning 9:15 am Torah Study 10:30 am Congregational Shabbat Service:
Joshua Oken becomes a Bar Mitzvah
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 10:30 am Thursday Morning Service:
Jack Knupfer becomes a Bar Mitzvah
SHABBAT, NOVEMBER 20-21Vayeitzei, Genesis 28:10−32:3Shabbat Eve 7:00 pm Erev Shabbat ServiceShabbat Morning 9:15 am Torah Study 10:30 am Congregational Shabbat Service
SHABBAT, NOVEMBER 27-28Vayishlach, Genesis 32:4−36:43Shabbat Eve 7:00 pm Erev Shabbat ServiceShabbat Morning 9:15 am Torah Study10:30 am Congregational Shabbat Service
Sisters of Myra Thompson z”l SpeakVictim of Charleston Church Shooting
Erev Shabbat Service November 6th
A Passion for Forgiveness
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Contact Us at Temple Beth-El
Temple Office(516) 487-0900Temple Websitewww.tbegreatneck.org
Temple Staff in Alphabetical OrderJoy AllenAdministrative Assistant to the Religious SchoolExt 126 [email protected] BotwinickExecutive [email protected] 107Rabbi Jerome K. DavidsonRabbi [email protected] 116Debbie El KashashAdministrative [email protected] 110Rabbi Meir FeldmanSenior [email protected] 120Rabbi Tara FeldmanSenior [email protected] 118Amanda GreenawaltDevelopment and Membership Services Director of Youth [email protected] 108Cantor Lisa [email protected] 123Cari [email protected] 119Joy S. PalevskyOffice [email protected] 115Vicki PerlerDirector, [email protected] 129Rabbi Rachel Van ThynAssociate [email protected]. 104Michael WitmanDirector of [email protected] 121
Rabbi’s Message
We are excited and moved to share with you that the very first Shabbat of this month we will welcome beloved guests from Charleston, South Carolina, into our synagogue, into our hearts and into our homes. When we visited Mother Emanuel, A.M.E. Zion Church this past July, we had no formal invitation and hardly knew what to expect. Yet, in spite of the mass shooting which had occurred only two weeks before and despite an overwhelming influx of
visitors from all over the country, we were met with open arms and grateful hearts.Althea, Reverend Clementa Pinckney’s assistant of many years, greeted us in the
church office with warmth and trust, and she invited us to take a few quiet moments in the main sanctuary. Formed in 1791, Charleston’s Mother Emanuel is the oldest A.M.E. Church in the South and began as a congregation of free blacks and slaves. As we sat alone in this time-worn sanctuary with its sloping balcony, a room that can seat hun-dreds, we imagined the prayers, hopes, sorrows and dreams of those who have prayed there. We thought of the church members who had just occupied these pews as the last of the “Charleston 9” was eulogized and laid to rest.
Later that day we joined the community for the 6 p.m. Wednesday evening bible study, the very same class at which the shooting occurred only two weeks before. As was described in Meir’s Yom Kippur sermon, the experience of hearing these beautiful souls speak about forgiveness and healing left us forever changed. We have so much to learn from them—lessons of humility and strength, lessons of transformation and faith.
We learned the story of Myra Thompson, formerly a public school teacher who was studying to be a min-ister and was teaching bible on the very night that she was killed. Myra came from a large and deeply connected extended family. When we took this photo with a few of her sisters, we never imagined that we would have the privi-lege of inviting Myra’s family to Temple Beth-El. But we have and we will. Through letters, email correspondence and phone calls, a friendship has evolved with Blondelle Gadsden, one of Myra’s eldest sisters (second from the left in the photo.)
In early October, Blondelle made clear her hope to bring her sisters to Great Neck.Please join us on Friday night, November 6, at 7:00 pm, as we worship with them
and hear their stories and journeys. Plans are evolving for gatherings on Saturday. We will inform you of these plans and details as they are finalized. Check your email or call the main office for more information as this special Shabbat approaches.
The Emanuel A.M.E. Zion Church was founded on the premise that, even through great trials and challenges—Emanuel-El. This Hebrew translates as, “God is with us.” No doubt, this special visit will enable us to encounter the presence of holiness, the presence of God, in new and unexpected ways.
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Temple Beth-El is honored and proud to welcome
GUEST SPEAKER
RABBI RICK JACOBSPresident of the Union for Reform Judaism
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 69 a.m. Breakfast | 10 a.m. LectureBreakfast: $12.00 for All | Lecture: Free to All
Organized by the Brotherhood of Temple Beth-El of Great Neck, his appearance at TBE presents our congregation and the greater community with a rare opportunity to interact with one of today’s major Jewish leaders.
Rabbi Jacobs is a dynamic and compelling speaker whose views on issues affecting Reform Judaism, Israel, and the future of Judaism in the United States are sought and respected.
A full bagel and lox breakfast will be served by the Famous Brotherhood Bagel Brigade.
Contacts:Temple Office: 516-487-0900 ext. 110 Martin Einhorn: 917-254-2377 or [email protected]
We anticipate a large attendance so Breakfast RSVP’s are required by 12/02/15.
There will be separate check-in spots for RSVP and non-RSVP attendees.
A Special Temple Beth-El Shabbat
Please join your friends on Friday, November 20, for a very SPECIAL SHABBAT @ HOME experience.
TBE families will welcome fellow congregants into their homes to celebrate Shabbat together. We will have dinner, a special home Shabbat observance and will welcome Shabbat with joy and friendship.
Imagine the vision: Dozens of homes, many dozens of Beth-El congregants seated around the tables, the brightness of the Shabbat candles and the glow of community making this Shabbat a very special evening.
Theodor Herzl: “If you will it, it is no dream.”Please RSVP to Debbie in the main office: [email protected].
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ToBe “With”
by Rabbi Rachel Van Thyn and Terri Levin
Rabbi Rachel Van Thyn:“When my grandmother passed away in 2012, I remember the ways that my community immediately rallied around my family. It wasn’t just that people sent food—it was the myriad ways people stepped in to help us through our grief. People led shiva minyans; they came to our house to set up and put away food; they sat with us; they called us in the days, weeks and months after the funeral. People I had never met before held us close to them, hugged us and held our hands in both big and small ways. In that community, every person counted. The best way I know how to repay people for their kindness is to extend the same efforts when they are in need.
Terri Levin:“In 2001, we got the phone call that every parent fears. It was from the hospital near our daughter’s college: she had been in an accident; she was severely injured and was in very critical condition. We flew out on the next plane and left behind 2 young children with my parents who were 78 and 83 at the time. My daughter remained in the hospital for three months and we did not ever leave her side.
It is with extreme gratitude to G-d and to the many people (friends and strangers) that we all made it through that year. People donated blood, said prayers, made meals, offered their homes, drove my children to school, and quite a few people flew out to St Louis to be with us.
I cannot repay the debt of gratitude I feel towards those friends and strangers who were “with us” at that time, doing whatever needed to be done or helping whatever way they could. I can only try to extend the support to the next person who comes along and is drowning in fear or grief of their own.”
As part of the next phase of Project ToBE, we are thinking about ways in which we, as a community, can best respond in times of need. We are indebted to those people who have created and managed the Caring Community, the Gesher group and our Shiva minyan for many years; our plan is to be a unifying force behind these efforts and bring renewed energy to expand and enrich our ability to “BE WITH” people in times of crisis.
Our vision is grand, but we are starting with one manageable step: re-evaluating and re-imagining the ways our community responds after a death. There is no time in a per-son’s life where they are as open to support and friendship as when they have experienced a loss. Our goal is to offer an immediate response, tailored to fit the needs of the partic-ular family. Each situation is different: It may be that some people need assistance to set up food for a shiva, someone to watch the house during the funeral, or transportation to services. Some may simply need a coffee pot or some chairs for shiva. Some families may just feel supported knowing that we are there with them. We also strongly feel that our support should extend beyond the shiva period. Our goal is to stay in touch with families who have experienced a loss on an ongoing basis, to see who needs further assistance, support or resources. We have recently started a bereavement group with the intent of trying to connect and support those who have experienced a recent loss.
Once our bereavement support is well established, the plan is to expand to offer sup-port to people in any kind of crisis. There are so many other stressful times in our lives when we need someone to be “with us,” and our goal is to create the infrastructure to be able to respond seamlessly to anyone who finds themselves “in need.”
And, we need YOU! If you are interested in joining our volunteer efforts please con-tact Rabbi Van Thyn ([email protected]) and/or Terri Levin ([email protected]). There are many ways that you can be of service, just let us know that you are willing.
Lastly, if you would like to make a donation to this initiative, please earmark funds to the Rabbis’ Discretionary Fund and write “Times Of Need Initiative” in the memo line. Every bit counts!
The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Social Action Committee
During the High Holidays, Rabbis Feldman spoke about the Syrian ref-ugee crisis, and that the Social Action Committee would be responding to it.
TBE has had the extraordinary op-portunity of working with Vietnamese and Russian families through HIAS (Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society), and we are investigating the possibility of doing the same with a Syrian refugee family. In our past experience, TBE members contributed their efforts and money to make the families’ integration into our community successful.
Should we be able to move ahead with welcoming a Syrian family to Great Neck, we will reach out to our membership for assistance and support.
Stay tuned.
Michael KurciasSocial Action Committee
Care Cards
The Care Cards Committee is under the auspices of the Caring Community of the temple. Handwritten cards are sent to member families when there are hap-py occasions such as an engagement, wedding or birth. Congratulations are extended on behalf of the Caring Community. So, too, are personal cards sent if there is an illness or death.
These cards are a wonderful way to communicate thoughtfully with the congregation. When someone receives a card they know there are people who care about what is happening in their lives. The temple is an extension of our family and we want you to know that we share both your joys and sorrows as a community of caring people.
Leslie DobbinCare Cards Coordinator
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December Bulletin Deadline
Monday, November 2
Please submit all copy by e-mail to Ed Greenbaum at [email protected]. and note “TBE Bulletin” in the subject line. To submit copy for the website, e-mail Howard Herman at hjh660@ msn.com and note “tbewebsite” in the subject line. Thank you.
New Adult Learning Opportunity with Rabbi Meir
Please join us for a new course offering:The Prophets: Hearing Ancient Voices That Call Us to Sacred Purposes. Classes meet on Thursday evenings: November 5, 12, 19, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Readings are in The Prophets, by Abraham Joshua Heschel, available through amazon.com.
Sharon RossAdult Learning Committee
FRIENDS oF FRIDAY NIGHT LIVEFriday Night Live at TBE is designed to join generations together by bringing Shabbat services filled with spiritual joy and excitement to us all. Won’t you please help us defray our considerable costs and expand these uplifiting services by becoming a Friend of Friday Night Live? Your generosity will help us reach out and touch the hearts of so many.
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Project ToBE: Round 2 Conversations
Our team is delighted to tell you about our next round of conversations. They are being planned to continue the ToBE mission of creating meaningful relationships among our congregants, as well as to spark the creative insights and ideas you have about the topics offered during this holiday season in prayer, sermons and congregant speeches.
Below is a sampling of some of the topics that will be discussed at various conversations: ▪ On Shabbat evening Jews are invited into the mystery and warmth of candles, wine
and challah. ▪ What is the meaning or symbolism of these rituals? ▪ What important rituals do we have or would we like in our homes?
▪ “The whole world is a narrow bridge. The key thing is to not be afraid.” ▪ What does this quote mean?
▪ Share a specific story in which either you or someone close to you faced a frightening situation with courage. Did any transformation come from that?
▪ “Hand it over to God.” ▪ What does that mean? (anger/rage/pain) ▪ Share a specific story in which either you or someone close to you was able to
“hand it over to God.” ▪ Every morning we recite a blessing commanding us to learn. We are called to be “a
kingdom of priests” and that is often understood to mean a people of daily learners. ▪ What topic would we love to master, or strive to go deeply into?
In the next few weeks you will receive an email with the ToBE Conversation Dates that are available in November and early December. To assist our planning, please reply quickly since there will only be a limited number of openings this fall. Depending upon your responses, we will consider doing another round in the spring.
Any questions, please contact Randi Weiler or Sheila Aronson.Thanks so much.
Judi Linden
Ushers Needed
The Temple Beth-El Usher Corps is look-ing to add a few good men and women to its ranks. Although the time commit-ment is minimal, our ushers fulfill the important functions of making our fellow congregants feel at home and fostering an appropriate environment for worship. If you are able to volunteer for two or three Friday night, Saturday, or holiday services per year, please contact Debbie El Kashash at 487-0900 ext 110 or at delkashash@ tbegreatneck.org.
Thank you.
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Why a “Think/ Pair/ Share” Model is Essential to Jewish Education
I just got off of the phone with a parent, a conversation that has become more routine as of late, where she argued that her child needs a Hebrew tutor for her child, not Religious School. This parent, and countless others, believe this is the best form of Jewish Education; it’s personal, its one-on-one, learning happens at their own pace and it’s incredibly convenient given the frenetic sched-ules of our children. My colleagues and I have been wrestling with these requests and the reality that more and more parents are choosing this kind of Jewish learning for their child. For us it has become clear that this is the exact opposite of what we believe Jewish education should be and more importantly, this modality does not meet the needs of our learners.
While for some of our students, tutoring might be the necessary choice for their education, this approach does a disservice to com-munal Jewish learning. Pirkei Avot text states “ Rabbi Nehorai taught: Uproot yourself to live in a community where Torah is studied; do not delude yourself that the Torah will come to you. Only with colleagues can your studies be fortified. Do not rely on your own understanding. (Avot 4:18) .” This text is the blueprint, for Jewish education, an educational model echoed in what is called “think/pair/share”. The “think/pair/share” model allows us to reflect, to work in chevrutah, (or small grouping), and then to share back our thoughts and findings with the greater classroom community and beyond. In this way, students learn from one another and even more impor-tantly they take on the teaching role in their small groups – ensuring everyone understands the learning. The gains for our students are exponential: learning and modeling social skills, developing personal values and beliefs, questioning and struggling together, navigating conversation and debate, working through questions of identity, cul-ture and our family roots; discovering who they are and where they come from. And most significantly for our community, all of this is viewed through a Jewish lens, this is the benefit of the full Religious School experience, and as such reflects the vital need for Jewish edu-cation lived in community, not through a tutor. In a collaborative and engaging classroom we can teach our children the values we cherish and we can support meaningful friendships while they study our most cherished texts together! While a certain “efficiency” is achieved with a tutor; lessons are learned, Hebrew letters are decoded- when we have only one learner and one tutor, we rob our children of the
noteworthy benefits of a community of Jewish learners. We must ask: what are we teaching our children when we say that the solution to the challenges of a Jewish education is just a tutor?
Here at Temple Beth-El, we work tirelessly to improve our programming and our HebrewTime framework, so as not to repeat the less successful and bitter Religious School experiences of the past. At Temple Beth-El, we do include Hebrew one-on-one learning, as we know it is one important component and does offer beneficial learning for students. Our approach, though, goes well beyond a tutoring model, and is purposefully three-fold. Yes, our Hebrew instruction offers a level of personalized attention. But we also meet together as a classroom community with students and teachers. And most importantly, our families come together for learning as well. The “think/pair/share” model weaves beautifully through our programming, creating and maintaining a culture of reflecting, of teaming in small groups, of listening to our peers, of teaching and advocating for our own beliefs and to then form our own hypotheses about Judaism, God, values and tradition.
The Temple Beth-El community of learners invites those of all ages to share stories or narratives, to bring knowledge and opin-ions about Torah and Jewish tenets, and to learn from and with one another. This is not always a simple or effortless process. But Judaism teaches that we are not a people that should be taking the easy way out – and this may include the “easiness” inherent in hir-ing a tutor so that our children can have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. We see it instead, as a journey- sometimes rocky, sometimes long, but almost always full of richness, purpose and meaning. Judaism has always been a counter culture, the one that swims up stream, the culture that would have us fight the rising tide of the tutoring cul-ture to preserve a model of learning that is incredibly gratifying!
And so, I invite you to reflect and consider how you and your children might cultivate these kinds of relationships – with the text, with their teacher, within in their peer group. Can we do this with a tutor? What do we see the future of Jewish education? How else might we achieve our goals? Join me – as we think/pair/share.
Michael WitmanDirector of Education
Religious School Reflections
Supermarket Sweeps: TBE’s Hebrew High Supporting St. Al’s Food Pantry drive.
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Brotherhood News
On behalf of the Brotherhood, I hope that everyone had a wonderful High Holidays season, and best wishes to all for a happy and healthy New Year.
I would especially like to thank Rabbi Meir, Rabbi Tara, and Rabbi Rachel for their passionate plea to the congregation on Kol Nidre and throughout the Holidays for greater temple participation in the Brotherhood’s efforts to continuously maintain the food pantry at St. Aloysius. On the Thursday after Yom Kippur, Brotherhood members Stu Lubert, Martin Einhorn, Matthew Moshen, and Norman Wheeler, with the generous help of the temple maintenance staff, brought three truckloads of food for the pantry, and col-lected an amazing sum of money that will go toward buying food for the pantry.
I am happy to report that that Brotherhood members Stu Lubert and Steven Koteen, using funds generously do-nated by temple congregant Rachel Stone, assisted nearly twenty local Great Neck children and their families to buy equip-ment and uniforms in order to participate in the Great Neck Soccer League. In the near future, Brotherhood, particularly with the assistance of member and Park District Trustee Frank Cilluffo, will work to expand its efforts to help those in need throughout the Great Neck community.
On Sunday evening, September 27, the Brotherhood provided desserts for the congregation after erev Sukkot services. The following Tuesday, the Brotherhood held its annual dinner in the Sukkah, although the weather failed to cooperate. Regardless, we had a lovely dinner, as always full of good cheer and camaraderie.
As part of Brotherhood’s continuing Sunday morning “bagel breakfast/lecture” series, temple congregant Professor Ken Pearl spoke on the subject, “From Shul to Sea: A Maritime History of the Jewish People.” Thanks to Dr. Pearl for volunteer-ing his time, and to Steve Walk for hosting the event.
On November 15, our second Bagel/Lecture will feature a return visit by Nolan Altman, Vice President of JewishGen, a leading genealogical Web site and re-search center, as well as a past president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Long Island. Mr. Altman will discuss methods to search Jewish genealogies online. The
lecture is titled, “JewishGen’s JOWBR Project–The Genealogical Value of Jewish Burial Cemetery Records” As always, the cost of the bagel breakfast is $12. The lec-ture is free for temple members, and $10 for non-temple members.
The Brotherhood is extremely excited to host Rabbi Rick Jacobs, President of the Union of Reform Judaism on Sunday, December 6. This is an exceptionally fortunate opportunity for our congregation and neighboring Reform congregations to come and hear Rabbi Jacobs discuss the value of the URJ and the status of Reform Judaism today. Our clergy and lay lead-ership will host the event and welcome leadership from neighboring congrega-tions. Please mark this on your calendars, invite your friends, and RSVP to [email protected] or to the Temple office. Thanks to Martin Einhorn and Bill Peirez for securing this wonderful event for the Temple.
Our next Brotherhood meeting will take place on Thursday evening, November 19 at 7:00pm. Dinner will be provided. All Brotherhood members and temple men interested in Brotherhood are welcome.
I would like to add that we are eter-nally grateful to Bill Peirez, Frank Stark, and all the work provided by the temple maintenance staff to support our events. Frank and his staff are the backbone of our temple community, and we owe them a great deal for their help.
We have an exciting schedule this Fall, and we look forward to seeing you at our events!
Steven HopePresident, Brotherhood of
Temple Beth-El of Great Neck
Fashion ShowSunday, November 8Lord & Taylor in Manhasset
Finding the perfect outfit to wear is always a challenge. It takes time, talent and taste…especially when it
comes to finding clothes for Temple. Join us for an afternoon of fashion, appropriate clothing, and fun!
SAVE THE DATE
Sunday, November 8 Lord & Taylor in Manhasset
Finding the perfect outfit to wear is always a challenge. It takes time, talent and taste…
especially when it comes to finding clothes for Temple. Join us for a afternoon of fashion,
appropriate clothing, and fun!
SAVE THE DATE
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JUDAICA SHOP
Photo by Barbara Herman
CHANUKAH IS COMING— PREPARE NOW!
“Judaism begins in the home... It begins in homes where Jewish words re-echo, where a Jewish book is honored, where a Jewish song is heard. Judaism begins in the home where the child sees and participates in symbols and rites which link him to a people and a culture. It begins in homes where the Jewish etching or painting and Jewish ceremonial objects are visible and exercise a silent influence upon those who behold them.”`
R A B B I M O R R I S A D L E R
Do You Have In Your Home? ▪ Mezuzot ▪ Albums: Baby, Bar/Bat Mitzvah,
Wedding ▪ Apple and Honey Plates for Rosh
Hashanah, Honey Pots, Bibles, Tanakh
▪ Candles for Shabbat, Havdalah, Holidays, Yahrzeit
▪ Candleholders ▪ Challah Platter, Board, Knife, Cover ▪ Dreidles ▪ Elijah’s Cup ▪ Haggadot for Passover ▪ Hanukkiot and Menorot ▪ Havdalah Set (Spice Box, Cup,
Candleholder, Tray) ▪ Israeli Art Objects, Toys, Games,
Products ▪ Jewish Pictorial Art ▪ Jewish Baby Record Book
Visit us after Friday evening services or for an appointment call:John Hirsch, 365-7445 • Alyse Kosarin, 487-1747 • Helene Sterling, 482-3454
Club Chai News
On Thursday, November 12, at 7:30 p.m., Club Chai will meet and show a very special movie: The Other Son. This film, described by Bloomberg News as “remarkable,” is the story of Jewish and Palestinian boys, switched at birth, the error only discovered when the boy raised as Jewish registers for the army. This revelation turns their lives and that of their parents, their values and beliefs, upside down.
As always, Temple Beth-El members and friends are welcome. Coffee will be served.
Ann Finkelstein & Thea Zuckerman
Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh
Join Us For Our Monthly Gatherings!
Monday, November 9 At 7:45 PmTender At The Bone by Ruth ReichlBook Discussion With Sandy Lubert
All women of Temple Beth-El are invited to join in a discussion of Ruth Reichl’s autobiography, Tender at the Bone, led by Sandy Lubert. We will meet at the home of Ina Kupferberg and enjoy dessert and coffee along with our lively conversation.
Reichl is a former New York Times food critic as well as the former editor in chief of Gourmet magazine. She is the author of several mem-oirs, as well as a novel, and an acclaimed food journalist. A winner of six James Beard Awards, Reichl has produced and hosted several televi-
sion shows and is a judge on Top Chef Masters. Tender at the Bone was her first memoir which will leave you wanting to read more!
“At an early age, Ruth Reichl discovered that “food could be a way of making sense of the world…If you watched people as they ate, you could find out who they were.” Her deliciously crafted memoir, Tender at the Bone, is the story of a life determined, enhanced, and defined in equal measure by a passion for food, unforgettable people, and the love of tales well told…Spiced with Reichl’s infectious humor and sprinkled with her favorite recipes, Tender at the Bone is a witty and compelling chronicle of a culinary sensualist’s coming-of-age.” (NY Times)
Monday, December 7 At 7:45 pm“Celebrating The Lights”Cooking Demonstration with Jenny KlainbergAt the Home of Jane Stone
Join us for another always popular and fun evening of learning and cooking with our very own professional chef, Jenny! We will explore the significance of light in the winter holidays and learn delicious new recipes!
For more information or to RSVP, please contact us at [email protected]. On another note, Sisterhood encourages those of you who have not done so already to send in your Sisterhood donation. These funds support important programs within our TBE community, as well as our programming for women. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you!
Ina Kupferberg & Judi Rosenzweig
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Temple Beth-El of Great Neck Fundraiser
Purchase raffle tickets and use them to bid for items during the pre-show mix and mingle. Drawings will occur after the show.
Purchase raffle tickets and use them to bid for items during the pre-show mix and mingle. Drawings will occur after the show.
Doors Open 7:45 pm Show Begins 8:30 pm
Payment Options Call (516) 487-0900 x.108 Email [email protected]
Mail Temple Beth-El of Great Neck • 5 Old Mill Road • Great Neck, NY 11023
Payment Options Call (516) 487-0900 x.108 Email [email protected]
Mail Temple Beth-El of Great Neck • 5 Old Mill Road • Great Neck, NY 11023 www.tbegreatneck.org
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Annual Campaign 2015–2016E T E R N A L L I G H T I N I T I A T I V E
As of October 1, 2015
Rabbis’ Circle GoldSandra Atlas BassMarjorie Gershwind Fiverson
& Stephen FiversonHelen & Alan GreeneEleanor JaffeFlorence & Robert KaufmanIna & Mark KupferbergRuth* & Leonard Litwin
Rabbis’ Circle SilverMarjorie & Jack LevinsDeborah & Stuart LempertMelissa & Michael Weinbaum
Rabbis’ CircleLouise FeldmanAndrea & Robert FortunoffNancy A. MarksJane & Gary StoneThe Tilles FamilyBarbara Yohai & Robert Yohai
Benefactor’s ForumLeila & David CentnerMary Alice DobbinLilo & Gerard* LeedsRona & Buddy MillerDiane & Stanley MillerSusan & Harvey MorganJoan SaltzmanLinda & Michael SchmelzerRenée & Michael ZarinRon & Jane Zimmerman
Leadership CabinetAnonymousErica Prager & Jeff HesselBeth & Alec HochsteinTerri & Paul LevinBonnie & Bennett Rechler
President’s CouncilJacalyn & Andy AaronLeslie & Franklin AbramsErica Groshen & Chris BazinetDeborah & Douglas BernsteinBrotherhoodClub ChaiLisa Reisfield & Frank CilluffoLinda & David CowenAbby & Andrew CrissesSerena & Robert CumminsRuth Ann DruckerIlse FeldheimSheryl & Edwin GinsbergCindy GoldLeslie & Gary Granoff
Joan* & Gary GreenfieldHelene HerzigEileen & Arthur HirshSandra & Bruce KafenbaumMarcie & Gary KesnerNina & Bill KoppelmanMarjorie & Michael KurciasGloria & Jerry LandsbergMarni & Mark LessingDonna & David LesterSylvia & Louis* LesterJudi & Jay LindenJudith & Michael LipsteinSandy & Stuart LubertJill & Doug MadenbergMaria & Michael MargiloffSusan MerinoffGayle & George MonasterEthel PomerantzJudi & Elliot RosenzweigSharon & Philip RossSharon & Howard RothLori Beth & David SchwartzSisterhoodJoan SpiroFaith & Robert SterlingHelene & Daniel SterlingJoan & Sol Wachtler
Sustaining MemberRenee & Burton* BlockLinda DiamondSusan & Alan FinkelsteinLucille GlasserLillian HoffmanRichard KopelmanBarbara & Alvin LebensfeldCarol & Marvin MeyersonRaine & Stanley SilversteinAmy & Charles SpielmanRabbi Renni Altman &
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Joan Helen LevyElizabeth Lustrin & Jeffrey RosenScott, Cara, Brandon, & Maxi MeyersChristine & Peter MetzNanci & Paul MillerFelisa & Julius MyerJill & Mario RanieriBobbie RosenzweigRuth ShearJulie Levy & Matthew TroppJane & Matthew TuckerEileen & Steven Walk
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SupporterRandee & Michael AlbertLaura AuerbachSheila Aronson & Bruce BeefermanCarol Joan BursteinLea & Sandy CaplanJane CohenMargery & Stewart ChodoschShirley CutlerLissy DennettRuth & Kal EllisHarriet FeldmanAnn FinkelsteinJill & Scott FishbeinRandi & Robert FriedSondra & Brian GlueckSherry & Warren GoodmanDoris GreenwaldElaine & Herbert HarrisEmanuel HeimbergJohn & Herb Hirsch-LeimanCecil & Estelle JaffeDavid KahnLinda & Scott KareffPriscilla & Ira KleinbergCarolyn & Paul KnepferAlyse Kosarin
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FriendRuth AboulafiaGlenda ArtsisPaul BerkRita BleetsteinSue DeutschSusan & Mark EskenArlene & Melvyn FeuermanBarbara GharemaniRosalie & Raymond GoodmanIrene KingLee KirschKaren Rubin & Neil LeibermanDebbie E. Jansen & Donald SussmanTavia Trusch MelladoKaren RubinEdith & Alvin RudorferLeonore SussweinDorrit Title
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Temple Beth-El was proud to celebrate a first-in-three-generations event in September when Eric Dubilirer became a bar mitzvah. Both sides of Eric’s family emigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine, making Eric the first in his family to be born in the U.S. Eric’s parents and their families could not practice Judaism openly in Ukraine. Pictured with Eric, at the Oneg Shabbat preceding his becoming a bar mitzvah, are his parents, Irina Gelman and Max Dubilirer, his brother Zachary, grandparents, an aunt, uncle and two cousins. Photo by Barbara Herman.
A First-in-Three-Generations
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Donations to Temple Tribute FundsJuly 31 to September 25, 2015
A HOUSE OF LEARNING • Beit Midrash
ADRIENNE & WILLIAM KAFENBAUM EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT FUNDFrom In Memory of
Fran Swan and Molly Swan Ruth SwanLois & Beni Hayon Vivian JacobsCarol Green Rabinowitz Estelle & Saul GreenDorrit Title Libbie Title
BARBARA & MAURICE A. DEANE YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDFrom In Memory of
Roslyn Reidman Oscar ReidmanRebecca Weiss-Horowitz Chaim Horowitz, friendBarbara & Maurice A. Deane Bertha DintenfassJoany, Dorothy, and Netanya Lebach Harry WeilheimerAdrian Cristian Cali Cristian
BROTHERHOOD BIBLE BREAKFAST FUNDFrom In Memory of
Ina, Mark, and Emily Pochtar Robert Pollack
HATTIE & ALBERT GRAUER LIBRARY FUNDFrom In Memory of
Helene Axinn Ned BrodyRebecca Weiss-Horowitz Blanche WeissDavid Weiss-Horowitz Chaim HorowitzJoan & Robert Parmet Isaac ParmetJoan & Robert Parmet Beatrice LevyKathy & Chester Mayer Sylvia Mayer
JANE & H. RICHARD ROBERTS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUNDFrom In Memory of
Deedee Friedman Vivian Jacobs
JEANNETTE L. & LEWIS S. HOLLINS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FUNDFrom In Memory of
Sherry & Warren Goodman Vivian JacobsPeggy A. Hollins Vivian JacobsKaren Robins Vivian JacobsBarbara & Richard Shapiro Vivian JacobsShellie & Harvey Barer Vivian Jacobs
CARING FOR EACH OTHER • G’milut Hasadim
BROTHERHOOD COMMUNITY & INTERFAITH ACTIVITIES FUNDFrom In Memory of
Cindy & Rabbi Laurie Gold Bill GoldSteven Koteen Vivian JacobsSteven Koteen Chuck AbelsonChris & Fred Knauer Oscar Savit
OUTREACH FUNDFrom In Memory of
Jerry & Roger Tilles Rose TillesJerry & Roger Tilles All 9/11 VictimsThe Marcus-Solomkin Family Ruth MarcusFrom In Honor of
Jerry & Roger Tilles The Birth of Isaac Siegel NattJerry & Roger Tilles The Marriage of Rachel Tolin and Brett Baron
WALTER & CHARLOTTE SCHNEIDER CARING COMMUNITY FUNDFrom In Memory of
Michael Mayer Cyrus MayerMichael Mayer Sylvia MayerLeslie & Ron Barshop Charles AbelsonLeslie & Ron Barshop Vivian JacobsSusan Weiss-Horowitz Blanche WeissFern Weiss Sam SpivakDaisy Schott Albert SchottMichael Mayer Sylvia MayerSandra Lerner Lester LernerThe Kafenbaum Family Walter SchneiderFrom In Honor of
The Cohen Family The Marriage of Joshua Ettinger & Arielle Gladowsky
Elaine Springer The Marriage of Meredith Aaron & Michael Gebhardt
Nava Krieger Jack Permut’s BirthdayJudy & Aharon Cohen The Marriage of Josh & Arielle EttingerGloria & Jerry Landsberg The 50th Wedding Anniversary of Serena & Bob
Cummins
SISTERHOOD EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDFrom In Memory of
Ruth Aboulafia David Aboulafia
A HOUSE OF GATHERING • Beit Knesset
SYNAGOGUE AND GROUNDS FUNDFrom In Memory of
Barbara & Howard Herman Alan RosenbloomBarbara & Howard Herman Charles AbelsonKaren B. Cohen Charles BassineShari & David Isacowitz Charles AbelsonDoris Greenwald Murry LewinBarbara Levi Frank Vivian JacobsShari & David Isacowitz Vivian JacobsNina & Bill Koppelman Vivian JacobsDiana Weller Vivian JacobsBobbie Rosenzweig Irving FabrikantSharon & CJ Abraham Dorothy BicklerEllen Joan Ross Ann LaginJeffrey S. Sion Sandra SionJacalyn & Andrew Aaron Robyn AaronBobbie Rosenzweig Dorothy Fortgang MargolisDorothy Grunebaum Arthur GrunebaumBobbie Rosenzweig Henrietta ApplebaumBobbie Rosenzweig Philip HahnThomas Behrend Gloria BehrendBobbie Rosenzweig Ira DeutschJane Cohen Sumner CohenMyron Ginsberg Nat GinsbergIna, Mark, and Emily Pochtar Robert PollackFrom In Honor of
Nina & Bill Koppelman The Birth of Jordan Leo MonasterJane Cohen The Marriage of Jay Michael Cohen & Emily Woo
CunninghamMartin Feuerman Arlene & Melvyn FeuermanIlse B. Holz The Marriage of Joshua Ettinger & Arielle
GladowskyElaine Springer The Marriage of Meredith Aaron & Michael
GebhardtMarjorie Raab Gloria & Jerry LandsbergLeba Eshaghoff The Kohanim Family
HERMAN & ROSE MANNEY ZARIN FAMILY YOUTH ACTIVITIES FUNDFrom In Memory of
Michael & Marjorie Kurcias Helen Baskin
SISTERHOOD ROSE WOLF FLORAL FUNDFrom In Memory of
Lynn Schwat George FreemanElizabeth & Harry Wachen Hilda ReichLinda Diamond Vivian JacobsElaine Springer Vivian JacobsIna & Mark Kupferberg Vivian JacobsBarbara & Howard Herman Vivian JacobsAlyse Kosarin Vivian JacobsRuth & Kal Ellis Vivian JacobsDorothy & Ed Greenbaum Bernice FinkRebecca & Jon Mostel Ruth SilversteinDena Surks & Ron Kosinski Vivian JacobsLinda Diamond Gertrude DiamondSandy & Stuart Lubert Florence ShearThe Lubert Family Joan GrunebaumFrom In Honor of
Ina & Mark Kupferberg The Birth of Jordan Leo MonasterRebecca & Jon Mostel The Engagement of our son Ben Mostel to Laura
Melnick
A HOUSE OF WORSHIP • Beit T’filah
PRAYER BOOK FUNDFrom In Memory of
Stuart Diamond Selma DiamondEstelle & Cecil Jaffe Fred JosephCheryl Walder Murray LondonCarole Pittelman Ruth Litwin
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Susan & David Weiss-Horowitz Charles AbelsonSandy & Stuart Lubert Vivian JacobsMary Alice Dobbin Vivian JacobsSandy & Stuart Lubert Frieda Lubert FishmanEileen Levy Bernard LevyIra J. Weinstein Edward EdelmanElaine Gellis Harry MalmidNanci Gelb Daniel GroupSandie Antar George FeinmanStewart Chodosch Joyce DeitcherDana & Richard Menker Daryl Mark SeemanRuth Seeman and Ira Seeman Daryl Mark SeemanDana & Richard Menker Stanley David SeemanRuth Seeman and Ira Seeman Stanley David SeemanStuart Diamond Eva CoopersmithFrom In Honor of
Judi & Elliot Rosenzweig Sandy & Stuart LubertLeslie & Arnold Gussin Dottie HerzlichJean & Fritzi Baer Jack Permut’s Special BirthdayMarsha Mayer Rudy Mayers’ 90th Birthday
TORAH BOOK FUNDFrom In Memory of
11th Floor Co-Workers of Alan Rosenbloom Alan RosenbloomHelene & Dan Sterling George KaplanSusan Weiss-Horowitz Alan Rosenbloom
REPAIRING OUR WORLD • Tikkun Olam
SISTERHOOD HELEN ZANER SERVICES FOR THE BLIND FUNDFrom In Memory of
The Klear Family Sally SchanzerLeonore Susswein Mildred RosensonRuth Koeppel Mildred RubinsteinThe Irwin Family Jeffrey IrwinJill & Lee Corson Nat Corson
MITZVAH OF THE MONTH FUNDFrom In Memory of
Jan Gellis Harry GellisCindy Gold Vivian JacobsRabbi Laurie Gold & Nancy Killian Vivian JacobsGayle & George Monaster Vivian JacobsGayle & George Monaster Vivian JacobsCindy Gold & Rabbi Laurie Gold Phoebe AbelowFrom In Honor of
Cindy Gold & Rabbi Laurie Gold The Marriage of Joshua Ettinger & Arielle Gladowsky
JENNY SPIELMAN SOCIAL ACTION FUNDFrom In Memory of
Susan & Jack Tolin The Marriage of Our Daughter, Rachel Tolin to Brett Baron
From In Honor of
Ann Finkelstein Jack Permut’s Special Birthday
MUSIC AND CULTURAL FUNDS • Tarbut Beit Elohim
ELSIE K. RUDIN JUDAICA MUSEUM FUNDFrom In Memory of
Rosalie B. Greenberg Herbert Greenberg
ROBERT S. BOAS MUSIC FUNDFrom In Memory of
Ethel S. Pomerantz Vivian JacobsEthel S. Pomerantz Vivian JacobsLilo Leeds Margaret LipmansonJan Wallace Michael WallaceHelene Herzig Phyllis HerzigRABBIS’ DISCRETIONARY FUNDFrom In Memory of
Ruth & Kal Ellis Charles AbelsonFran & Carl Harnick Fannie FeldmanPriscilla & Ira Klein Samuel BergerFran & Carl Harnick Irving FeldmanKaren B. Cohen Arthur B. CohenTavia Trusch Edith GrossmanRoberta & Michael Nassau Benjamin NassauEva D. Glass Sara Maidenbaum, Max Maidenbaum, Walter
Glass
Dorrit Title Libbie TitleFran & Carl Harnick Isidor FeldmanStuart Schecter Herman SchecterRosalie & Raymond Goodman Rose GoodmanIris Morris Mitchell MorrisStuart Schecter Herman SchecterRosalie & Raymond Goodman Rose GoodmanIris Morris Mitchell MorrisSheldon Danuff Patricia DanuffBeverly Katzenberg Chuck AbelsonLinda & Larry Yudess Annette SilverJoan Hessekiel Ralph J. HessekielDorothy Grunebaum Bernard MarxDorothy Grunebaum Joan GrunebaumFrom In Honor of
Judi & Elliot Rosenzweig Rabbis Meir & Tara FeldmanDeborah & Arthur Solomon Rabbi Rachel Van ThynClaire Rivers Rabbi Tara FeldmanSandy Prinz Rabbis Meir & Tara FeldmanCANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDFrom In Memory of
Elaine Springer Stanley Elias SpringerElaine Springer Charles AbelsonCecil Jaffe Hyman JaffeVicki Silver Harry FiremanVicki Silver Barney SilverElaine Springer Bertha AscherElaine Springer Enid AscherSheldon & Bonnie Golub Morris & Rose GustavElaine Springer Stanley Elias SpringerIris Morris Martin OrensLinda & Larry Yudess Annette SilverFrom In Honor of
Jane Cohen Cantor Lisa Hest
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A few hours of your time, three or four Saturdays a year, will give you membership in the Floral Delivery Mitzvah Corps—a dedicated group of women who brighten the day of convalescent or bereaved congregants by delivering pulpit flowers to them. You will be surprised at how
good it makes YOU feel! For information, please call Harriet Feldmann at 718-225-2133. This project is sponsored by Sisterhood. Thank you.
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(516) 487-0900 ext 108,[email protected].
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We congratulate the following B’nei Mitzvah and their families@@ Dara Adler and her parents Jodi & Eyal Adler@@ Zoe Gilad and her parents Amanda & Eyal Gilad@@ Lea Glueck and her parents Sondra & Brian Glueck@@ Julia Kronfeld and her mother Jill Kronfeld@@ Joshua Oken and his parents Cheryl and Bradley Oken@@ Gracie Tropp-Levy and her parents Julie Levy & Matthew Tropp
We extend congratulations to:@@ Andrew & Jacalyn Aaron on the marriage of their daughter Meredith Aaron and Michael Gebhardt@@ Jane Cohen on the marriage of her grandson Jay Michael Cohen and Emily Woo Cunningham@@ Ilse Feldheim on the marriage of her grandson Joshua Ettinger and Arielle Gladowsky@@ Rebecca & Jon Mostel on the engagement of their son Ben Mostel to Laura Melnick@@ Esther Raviv on the marriage of her grandson Jonathan Raviv and Carey Pollis@@ Susan & Jack Tolin on the marriage of their daughter Rachel Tolin and Brett Baron
We extend our sincere condolence to:@@ Jodi & Eyal Adler on the passing of her mother Gloria Behrend@@ Jeanette Brooks on the passing of her daughter-in-law Francine Brooks@@ Sharon & Stuart Gale on the passing of her father Irving Nadler@@ Marc Schilder on the passing of his father-in-law William Farber@@ Jeffrey Sommer and Wendy Lin on the passing of his father Nat Sommer
IN MEMORIAM
The Sympathy of the Congregation is extended to the fami-lies and friends of our members who have passed away:@@ Tena Lack @@ Roslyn Reidman
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Meir Feldman and Tara Feldman . . . . Senior RabbisRachel Van Thyn . . . . . . . . . . . . Associate RabbiJerome K. Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbi EmeritusLisa R. Hest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CantorRonald Epstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PresidentStuart Botwinick . . . . . . . . . . . Executive DirectorMichael Witman . . . . . . . . . Director of EducationVicki Perler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director of Early
Childhood EducationSteven Hope . . . . . . . . . . .President, BrotherhoodIna Kupferberg & Judi Rosenzweig . . Program Coordinators, SisterhoodLissy Dennett &Ann Finkelstein . . . . . . . Co-Presidents, Club ChaiJordana Levine . . . . . . . . . . . . Chair, FamilyhoodJared Ahmed . . . . . . . . . President, Jr. Temple ClubJacob P. Rudin z”l . . . . . . . . . . . . Rabbi EmeritusEd Greenbaum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulletin EditorHoward Herman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Webmaster
Events at a Glance: November 2015
Monday, November 9 7:45 pm Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh Gathering at the Home of Ina and Mark KupferbergThursday, November 12 7:30 pm Club Chai Meeting Open to all Club Chai MembersSunday, November 15 9:00 am Breakfast and Adult Ed Lecture Sponsored by Brotherhood
Thursday, November 19 7:00 pm Brotherhood Dinner Meeting Open to all TBE MenFriday, November 20 6:00 pm Shabbat @ Home at Congregants’ homes
Sunday, November 22 11:00 am Mitzvah of the Month Thanksgiving Program
Upcoming Worship Services: December 2015
Friday, December 4 7:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service: Family Shabbat & FACEtime Shabbat K-3
Saturday, December 5 10:30 am5:30 pm
Congregational Shabbat Service: Steven Mangogna becomes a Bar MitzvahSarah Petruccelli & Rachael Petruccelli become B’not Mitzvah
Friday, December 11 5:30 pm7:00 pm
Chanukah DinnerErev Shabbat and Chanukah Service and Chanukah Play
Saturday, December 12 10:30 am Congregational Shabbat Service: Zoe Khorshad becomes Bat Mitzvah
Friday, December 18 7:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, December 19 10:30 am Congregational Shabbat Service: Emily Schecter becomes Bat Mitzvah
Friday, December 26 7:00 pm Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, December 27 10:30 am Congregational Shabbat Service
Torah Study takes place every Saturday at 9:15 a.m. in the West Multi-Purpose Room.A brief morning service, including recitation of Kaddish, takes place every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00 a.m. in the Rudin Chapel.
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