Volume 20, Issue 4 Adar II/Nisan 5779 April 2019 (631) 563-1660 67 Oakdale-Bohemia Road, Oakdale, NY 11769 www.bnai-israel.org

I recently attended the showing of an incredible movie, The Shanghai Ghetto. The movie is an interview of five survivors of the ghetto that was put in place by the Japanese after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the declaration of war by the United States. Who was in this ghetto? Over 18,000 Jews who were able to escape from Germany in 1938. I hope this movie can be shown at B’nai Israel for it is really an unbelievable part of our people’s history that is known by so few, ncluding myself.

There was one part of the movie that I wanted to share with you and relate it to this month’s celebration of Passover.

One of the survivors is describing a story that was told to her family by her uncle who went to France rather than Shanghai and sadly in the end died in a concentration camp. He told of the experience he had at the famous Battle of Verdun during World War I when Germany went to war with France. Her uncle described how he faced a French infantryman and both raised their rifles. Then each fired and her uncle, shot in his abdomen, went down. The Frenchman also fell to the ground and the last words he uttered before his death were, “Shema Yisrael…” Her uncle never forgot that experience of war and as he said many times, “It was not a German soldier killing a French soldier, it was a Jew killing a fellow Jew!”

There is something so intangible and yet also so powerful about our Jewish people that transcends borders, nations, languages, races and variations in customs and beliefs. Yes, this war story reflects this but so too the holiday of Passover for on Friday night April 19th when we sit down with family and friends, be it at the Temple or anywhere else, we will be doing this with millions of Jews and their family members and friends throughout the world. (Continued on page 4)

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Rabbi Moss’ Message

Can you imagine what Moses or Miriam might say if they attended our Passover seder today? They’d most likely be very confused, as the Passover seder was created as a way to honor and acknowledge an event that they themselves lived, and because the way we celebrate it is completely different than the Passover celebration described in the Jewish Bible. Since the holiday’s creation, it has evolved dramatically. Each generation has added a new layer of understanding and kavanah, intention, to what has become a multistep ritual and meal.

Consider these general and dramatic changes that have taken place over thousands of years:

The first mention of celebrating Passover takes place in the book of Numbers and the first time it is celebrated in Israel comes up later in the book of Joshua. Here we read that the children of Israel kept the Passover and ate unleavened bread the next day.

Throughout the time that Passover was celebrated in Temple times, it was largely a pilgrimage holiday that involved a ritual sacrifice.

After the destruction of the Temple, Passover was transformed from a public festival to one centered at home. In its early forms, it involved chanting psalms of praise (Hallel), and eating a feast. The Mishnah of the rabbinic period, recorded in 200 CE, describes a Haggadah and talks about the arrangement of the table, benedictions and psalms. In addition, the habit of reclining in the style of the Greeks was mentioned.

Medieval scholars added liturgical poems and sought to dispel anti-Semitic stories that developed around how Jews celebrated this ritual.

Modern participants have added the matzah of hope for Soviet Jews, oranges, and Miriam’s cup, just to name a few.

(Continued on page 4)

Rabbi Rosenthal’s Message

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April 6 – Leviticus ch. 12 vs. 1 through ch. 13 vs. 5 Ezekiel ch. 45 vss. 16-25; Isaiah ch. 66 vss. 1 through 13, vs. 23

April 13 – Leviticus ch. 14 vs. 1 through ch. 15 vs. 33 Malachi ch. 3 vss. 4 through 24

April 20 – Exodus ch. 12 vss. 37 through 42; ch. 13 vss. 3 through 10 Isaiah ch. 43 vss. 1 through 15 / Song of Songs

April 27 – Leviticus ch. 16 vss. 1 through ch. 17 vs. 16 Ezekiel ch. 22 vss. 1 through 14

Our Friday night worship is conducted in English and Hebrew. Services are every Friday evening. Our Shabbat Services are the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Fridays at 8:00 pm. We have a Family Service geared toward school age children the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:15 pm. The Rabbi will offer Birthday and Anniversary Blessings for the month at this service. We also have a Tot Shabbat Service geared toward pre-school children the 3rd Friday of each month at 7:00 pm. In a month where there is a 5th Friday we have a Musical Shabbat Service at 7:30 pm. Our Saturday Services are held when there is a Bar or Bat Mitzvah. These are open to the community. Please join us.

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Family Worship Service highlighting the

3rd Grade is Friday night April 12th at

7:15 pm. Please arrive early so that students can be assigned a part in the service.

***Please remember to bring food or

food gift cards for outreach***

The dates of Religious School Seders will be as follows: April 7th for PreK/K and 2nd Grade; April 13th for Grades 4, 5 and 6; April 14th for Grades 1 and 3; and April 15th for 7th Grade. Please remember to send in the items for which your child volunteered. Our Seders would not be as wonderful as they are without your participation.

Passover begins on Friday night April 19 and concludes for Reform Jews on Friday night April 26th at sundown. Reform Judaism follows the Jewish ritual calendar as observed in Israel as stated in the Torah. “Seven days there will be no unleavened bread in your homes.” (Exodus ch. 12:19).

The Temple will be holding its Annual First Night Seder at 7 pm on the 19th. Reservations are still being accepted. There will be a brief Shabbat/Passover Service at 6 pm. All are welcome to attend even if you are not attending the Seder.

At the Friday night April 26th Shabbat service, Yizkor, the memorial prayer for the dead, will be recited.

Here are some of the rituals and ceremonies the Rabbi Moss would like to suggest that you consider in preparation for the holiday:

Do you have a Seder ritual meal using the Haggadah and going through the main elements of the 14 parts of the Seder or do you simply have a family get together with a meal?

Do you have enough of the same Haggadah for all of your guests?

Do you have special Passover dishes and utensils?

Are these dishes and utensils separated for dairy and for meat?

Do you clean your house of all leaven and leavened products, or at least place these items off to the side in one part of the kitchen separate from the rest of the kitchen?

Do you at least refrain from bread and bread products during the Passover week when and if you go out to dinner?

Do you buy only items that are certified kosher for Passover?

A Happy and Meaningful Passover for all!

Passover5779/2019 RabbiMoss

There will be those who follow the entire Seder ritual and then those who do the 30 second version. There will be those Seders recited all in Hebrew and then some with a mixture of Hebrew and the language of the country and others in that language only. There will be variations in the ritual enactments, in the foods (i.e. charoset), and in the melodies to the prayers but there will be a thread that runs throughout each and every Seder that binds them all together and that is the doing of the Seder. Tradition!!!

It is the perpetuation of this amazing religious/cultural experience that truly exemplifies the miracle of the continued existence of the Jewish People. Tradition!!! We should have become assimilated in the Egyptian culture 3,000 years ago but we didn’t and this the miracle of Passover. It is this miracle that allows us and inspires us to celebrate this holiday every year regardless of where we live, regardless of the conditions in which we are living (i.e. the Holocaust) and to say the words, “L’Shanah HaBaah B’rusalyim, Next Year in Jerusalem,” believing that the future promised by God is ours.

Judy and I wish each and everyone of you and blessed, joyous, and meaningful Passover.

Rabbi Moss’ Message (continued)

As you read this, spring is in the air. Just as crocuses and daffodils are poking their heads up, we look forward to some of our “hibernating” $ A Week Club members to re-emerge as well. Just send your weekly contributions to Religious School with your child’s name and the date clearly marked on the envelope, or include your contributions with your dues (clearly indicating that it’s for $ A Week), so that you’ll see your name listed here next month.

The following individuals and/or families have donated at least 20 times: Alice & Mike Lambert, Ethan Mihlstin, Rachel Mihlstin, Roberta Rosen, and Bob & Sue Wiener The following individuals and/or families have donated at least 15 times: Sam Jacobs There are at least ten other members who need to “catch up” to see their names listed here next month.

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Each addition allows us to continue adding meaning and nuance to our practice. And the practice continues.

Every seder table around the world has a unique approach to this central holiday that retells our journey to freedom. We constantly find a way to embrace our ancient story while still making it personally meaningful and relevant. Some add a modern twist, while others like to reintroduce a classic interpretation. We are so lucky to have the freedom to retell our exodus story with personal modern values and perspectives.

One of my favorite parts of any holiday is finding ways to embrace the history, culture and traditions, while bring them into the 21st century. At my house, we’ve eaten our meals reclining on couches, debated the various pictorial presentations of the four children, told the story as if travelling on an airplane to the promised land, integrated puppet interviews for telling the exodus story, framed the seder as an opportunity to ask questions throughout, and even invited Moses and Miriam, played by the hosts, to attend their first modern Passover Seder. Each year, our seder evolves and seeks to ask harder and deeper questions.

I mentioned some approaches that I’ve taken and would very much like to hear your stories. What do you do at your seder to add new meaning and connection? What are some of your favorite seder memories? What family traditions do you have that help add a deeper connection for you?

For those of you joining us at the congregational seder, I look forward to learning about the rituals that you have created together as a community. I’d love to learn more about how they inspire you to connect with our ancient Exodus story.

As we continue to join our narratives together, I hope we will always feel moved to share the sacred memories that shape our important Jewish holiday experiences.

Chag Pesach Sameach!

Rabbi Rosenthal’s Message (continued)

Thank you to Sandy, Alice, and Stephanie from the Ritual Committee for all of your hard work in making Shabbat Across America a huge success! We all enjoyed a delicious meal from Woodbury Kosher Caterers. Rabbi Rosenthal and Cantor Ilana led us in a beautiful service concluding with some fun songs. Thank you to Tom who made sure that the food was hot and took care of the cleanup. Everyone enjoyed themselves. We even had some requests for more Shabbat dinners together!

I am writing this article before Purim, but I am very confident in saying that Rabbi Cookie Monster and Cantor Miss Piggy (kosher, of course) led us in a very happy and spirited Purim service. I am sure that the Purim spiel and carnival were also a blast!

We are now in the month of April. It is time to start preparing ourselves and our homes for Passover. FYI, the April Temple Board Meeting has been moved to Thursday, April 11th, so as

not to interfere with your Passover preparations.

The first seder is on Friday, April 19th. Please join us for Shabbat services at 6:00 p.m. followed by a special seder led by both Rabbi Moss and Rabbi Rosenthal. Make sure to sign up to attend this beautiful and meaningful evening.

As we participate in the telling of the Passover story of the Exodus from slavery, we are asked to see ourselves as actually, personally, going out of the land of Egypt. We are asked to feel and experience within ourselves the bitterness of slavery as well as the joy of freedom and redemption. We are told to embrace the stranger and to invite the hungry to come and eat.

Whether you join us at our Temple seder, or you are enjoying a family seder at your home or the home of a friend or family member, we are all connected as Jews with one another. We are all connected to those who came before us. Passover teaches us that it is our responsibility as Jews to do what we can to correct the injustices, homelessness, hunger, and oppression that exists in our world. Please do what you can to help someone in need.

Sandy and I want to wish everyone a blessed and Zissen Pesach.

Shalom, Paul

President’s Message Paul Weber

Spring training is underway and so are plans for a team of B'nai Israel volunteers to earn big commissions working concession stands for the Long Island Ducks in Central Islip. In each of the past two seasons our Ducks income has exceeded $20,000 which is net profit going directly into our General Fund. The key to that success is the number of volunteers we can count on to work three, four maybe five hours at a stretch selling fast food, snacks and drinks at as many concession stands as we can handle during Ducks home games.

The contract for the 2019 season has been signed with Centerplate, the Ducks concessionaire, and we are on the schedule to work nine of eleven Saturday night fireworks nights. We lose out on those two games because we will not work on Shavuot or Selichot, but we hope to add additional mid-week fireworks dates to our schedule, IF WE CAN RECRUIT ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS to meet our commitments. (As the most profitable non-profit (oxymoron?) volunteer group working for Centerplate we traditionally meet every commitment with dedicated, hard-working, competent staff!)

We typically report for duty at 5:00 PM. Parking at the stadium is free. A break is provided which includes a fast food dinner or snack from one of our stands and as business winds down during the game those volunteers who prefer to exit early are able to do so. We are always welcome to hang around for the fireworks which follow each of our games, usually around 9:00 PM. Training is on-the-job and by game time at 6:30 even novice volunteers are ready to go! Some stamina is essential as all positions require standing and hot weather during mid-summer may be a consideration as well. Volunteers are welcome at 16 years of age, but younger is OK too with working papers, and several Temple teens have stepped up and excelled at what we do. Community service credit is available for them as well. In the past, some volunteers offer to work all or most games, some only a game or two at their convenience. ANY AND ALL HELP IS NEEDED AND APPRECIATED!

We communicate with our volunteers primarily via email at ducks@bnai-israel.org. Please forward your questions to that address. And remember, it costs nothing to volunteer and your help is needed to insure significant income for B'nai Israel in the upcoming baseball season. Let us know of your interest and we'll add you to our email list for more information as our season begins in early May.

See the schedule for Saturday evening fireworks nights: 5/4, 5/18, 5/25, 6/22, 7/8, 7/20, 8/3, 8/31 and 9/7.

Thanks, Joel Silverman

Play Ball - Volunteers Needed Joel Silverman

Sisterhood Newsletter Thank you Yaffa for teaching us how to make Hamantaschen. A fun time was had by all.

On April 9th we will have our Women’s Seder at 6pm in the Social hall. The cost is $18.00 for Sisterhood members and $20.00 for non-members. If you haven’t RSVP’D yet, do so now. If there is any room left, we can add you in.

Rabbi Rosenthal will be joining us for her first taste of our wonderful Seder tradition at B’nai Israel.

May will bring us to Rosh Chodesh topic to be announced and Donor Dinner festivities are being worked on now.

Karen Sweeting & Patricia Ellner

Co-Presidents Sisterhood

SAVE THE DATE Tuesday, April 9th Women’s Seder. Please see below for details 6:00 pm Tuesday May 21st Rosh Chodesh 7:30 pm

Sisterhood of B’nai Israel invites you to participate in

The Women’s Seder Experience Tuesday, April 9th at 6:00 PM

Ritual Foods and Dessert will be served

By Reservation Only

Donation: $18 for Sisterhood Members

$20 for Non-Members

Return with your check made out to Sisterhood of B’nai Israel, 67 Oakdale-Bohemia Rd., Oakdale, NY 11769

Name(s)_________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Total number reservations: Members_____________ Non-Members______________

I request to sit with____________________________________________________________

Telephone number: ______________________ Email:_______________________________

Total amount enclosed: ____________________________

Reservations were due March 25th . If you RSVP and there is room we will fit you in.

Annual NYC Jewish Cultural Tour Please join Rabbis Moss and Rosenthal on B’nai Israel’s Annual NYC Cultural and Eating Trip. The date is Sunday April 14th. Yes, it is the Sunday prior to Passover which begins on Friday night, but this is a wonderful way to begin to focus on what being Jewish means especially in light of the beautiful customs of our wonderful holiday.

We are leaving the Temple at 8 am sharp. The first stop will be Yonah Schimmel’s Knishery on Houston Street. We will then go a short distance for a tour of the famous tenement museum. Our group will be split into 2 groups. Each group will experience one of the following tours:

SWEATSHOP WORKERS: Pay a visit to the Levine family’s garment workshop and the Rogarshevsky’s Sabbath table at the turn of the 20th century, when the Lower East Side was the most densely populated place in the world. Explore how immigrants balanced work, family, and religion at a time of great change.

HARD TIMES: Discover how immigrants survived economic depressions at 97 Orchard Street between 1863 and 1935. Visit the restored homes of the German-Jewish Gumpertz family, whose patriarch disappeared during the panic of 1873, and the Italian-Catholic Baldizzi family, who lived through the Great Depression of the 1930s.

The Rabbis will then lead a walking tour of the Lower East Side before heading off to Edison NJ for a late lunch in Harold’s amazing New York Deli Restaurant.

The cost, less the Harold’s meal, is $50 which includes one knish additional can be ordered), entrance into the museum, and bus. Reserve your seats as they will go fast. Payment must be included with reservation.

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Brought to you by the Fundraising committee

Saturday, April 27 7-9pm

at Pinot’s Palette, 61 W Main Street, Bay Shore, NY

$45 per painter Doors open at 6:30 pm, painting starts at 7pm

Please reserve your seat online at

www.pinotspalette.com

or call 631-446-4777 A direct link is on our Temple website and in weekly emails.

The painting we will be making is pictured to the left.

Our annual Passover Wine Sale will be on March 29

April 5 and

April 12th

If you are planning to donate blood at B'nai Israel on April 29th because it will be a mitzvah to do so, please make an

appointment on line at blooddrive@bnai-israel.org or by phone at 631-563-1660. And thank you.

If you are determined to donate this first time to finally overcome your life-long fear of needles or the sight of blood,

that's fine too. Please make you appointment as above, and we thank you.

And if you are planning to donate that day for no other reason than to earn a voucher for a pair of 2019 NY Mets

tickets, we understand and that's OK. Thank you, and please make an appointment. In fact, we ask that you bring

family and friends and plan for a tailgate party at a Mets game of your choosing!

If you are donating for any reason, the result will be the same: a lifesaving unit of blood for a member of the

community who is in dire need. And the need will be dire in weeks around spring holidays when the Long Island

Blood Center is historically in short supply. If it seems that there is always an emergency shortage of blood, that

condition actually exists most of the time and always around the three times of year that B'nai Israel plans its drives

with the intention of helping when the need is greatest.

See blood drive drive and donor details on the adjacent flyer and we urge you to make plans and an appointment to

donate on April 29th. Regardless of motivation, it will be a mitzvah!

Spring Blood Drive - April 29

Ira Rosenfeld Scholarship

We will once again be offering an opportunity for students to apply for our Ira Rosenfeld Scholarship. Applications will be available in the Temple office or though the Temple website.

Requirements are: Applicants must be a B’nai Israel Temple member or Appli-cant must have attended B’nai Israel Religious School through senior year and Applicant must be enrolling for the upcoming semester in an accredited college. Applicants will be required to submit an essay with application form.

Deadline is: May 17, 2019

Thank you, The Ira Rosenfeld Scholarship Committee

B’nai Israel Reform Temple Blood Drive Date: Monday, April 29, 2019

Time: 2:00pm to 8:00pm Place: 67 Oakdale-Bohemia Road, Oakdale

ALL DONORS WILL RECEIVE A PAIR OF METS TICKETS TO A 2019 HOME GAME

(Voucher will be emailed to donor)

Eligibility Criteria:

• Bring ID with signature or photo.

• Minimum weight 110 lbs.

• Age 16 – 75 (16 year olds must have parental permission.

• Eat well (low fat) & drink fluids

• No tattoos for past 12 months

For questions concerning medical eligibility call 1-800-688-0900.

For more information or to make an appointment please contact: B’nai Israel Temple Office (631) 563-1660

We gratefully acknowledge the following donors for their contributions to B’nai Israel Reform Temple:

Donations & Contributions

Rabbi Moss Discretionary Fund Sandy Greenberg In memory of David Zuppan General Fund Sardi Snyder & John Roper Donation for Rabbi Rosenthal hospital visit Yahrzeit Fund Asa & Nadine Singer In memory of Annette Singer & Rosalind Sloane Eve & Tom Mattina In memory of Josef Wittenberg Eve & Tom Mattina In memory of Rhoda Wittenberg Eve & Tom Mattina In memory of Ilse Wittenberg Ethan William Snair Memorial Fund Gammie & Pop Pop In loving memory of our beloved grandson Ethan Grandma In loving memory of my beloved grandson Ethan Jerry and Roberta Snair Saraceni Happy Birthday to my granddaughter, Katy Faith Snair

B’nai Israel wishes Mazel Tov to:

Michelle & David Tor on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Matthew on 3/2/19

Beth & Farrell Shapiro on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Becca on 3/2/19

Sharon Baker; Fran & Stan Baker on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter and granddaughter Talia Baker on 4/6/19

Dr. Tony Donatelli for being inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame for his years of dedication and service to Nassau & Suffolk County High School wrestlers.

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Hi Folks! Come Dancin’ with us! Have you heard of Dancing Classrooms? Or Mad Hot Ballroom? Or Dancing in Jaffa? Maybe

some of you have seen Take the Lead. These movies are about a program in schools from 4th

grade to 8th grade which uses ballroom dancing as the vehicle to teach social and emotional

intelligence, courtesy and self-esteem to the students.

The program was first created by Pierre Dulaine in 1994, ballroom champion and visionary

extraordinaire, when he came to New York from England to become an American. He started

American Ballroom Theater. He got a teaching job in NYC teaching the lowest achieving,

emotionally disturbed kids, and teaching them the skills and personal attributes to set up children

to succeed in life. After the kids stopped laughing at the prospect of “dancing” with the opposite

sex (“eww”), when they saw the dances demonstrated by Pierre and a teaching artist, they

became fascinated and teachable by his elegance and playfulness and wanted to be able to do

the same things and appear suave and elegant.

Their attention spans increased, they began to be able to listen to instructions, their grades

improved and their parents became jubilant at the growing successes of their students. This

program expanded across the city to other schools and eventually the children were able to

compete with their other teams and Colors of the Rainbow became the competition with other

schools. The culminating event is a performance presented to families, friends and school

community of the students.

The winners of these competitions receive Gold, Silver and Bronze medals.

Dancing Classrooms is now global. DCLI (Dancing Classrooms Long Island) serves 28 school

systems on Long Island alone, employing many teaching artists (teachers) and an administration

staff. It will have taught 19,000 children on Long Island since its inception. Dancing Classrooms

Global is now active in many countries, including Israel. Pierre’s vision of Mid-East Peace has

Israeli Jewish children and Israeli Muslim children learning to dance with each other. The parents

of both groups wind up talking with and sharing meals with each other. And it really creates peace

and understanding.

This joyful program is so worthy and should be in all

schools, but school systems do not have money for it. The

program depends solely on donations and PTAs for

support of the ongoing programs and growth into new

school districts. Please come, see and hear about this

program, and indulge in the Dancin’ joy it brings.

Please join us on MAY 15, 2019, at 7:00pm where we will

see excerpts from these movies, have lively conversation

and enjoy tasty food and drinks.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Dancingly,

Phyllis Ozarin

Spring Plant Sale Pre-Order Form Indicate how many of each flat you are ordering:

Begonias: white__ red__ pink__ violet__

Bronze leaf __, green leaf __ (Check leaf preference)

Marigolds: yellow __ orange __ mixed __

Vinca (Replacement for Impatiens): white __ pink __ red __

Petunias: purple __ white __ mixed __

New Guinea Impatiens: white __ red __ purple __ mixed__

Coleus __

Celosia (mixed colors) __

$20 per flat X _____ flats = $ _______.

Check payment enclosed Yes ___ No ___

Credit Card Type (Visa, Master Card, Amex) Credit Card Number _________________________ Expiration ___________ Security Code _____

Name:___________________________ Phone:_______________ Email:______________________________

Payment or credit card information must be included with this form.

Our annual spring plant sale will be held on Friday evening, May 3rd and continue during Religious School hours on Saturday and Sunday mornings, May 4

th and 5

th.

Hanging baskets, pots and flats of flowers and vegetables will be available at the Temple, provided by Father Nature’s of East Islip.

It’s not too early to begin thinking about your spring planting needs and plan to pick them up from us that weekend. For the first time this year we will accept orders for flats on the attached order form and have your order ready for pick-up during the sale weekend.

Return the attached form with your check or credit card payment to the Temple Office not later than Monday, April 29

th.

Passover Nursing Home Visit Schedule Tuesday April 23rd, 2019

9:30 am The Arbors Assisted Living at Hauppauge 1740 Express Drive South, Hauppauge, NY 11788 (the exit on the LIE is 55); LIE South Service Road just east of Motor Parkway (Route 67) 10:30 am The Arbors at Islandia 1515 Veterans Memorial Highway, Islandia, NY 11749 It is on the northeast corner of the North Service Road of the LIE at Vets Highway. 11:30 am Lake Shore Assisted Living 211 Lake Shore Road, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 (Pond Road becomes Lake Shore Road) (on east side of Lake Ronkonkoma just south of Portion Road). It is on Pond Road (Lake Shore Road) one mile north of the North Service Road of the LIE.Pond Road is one traffic light WEST of Ronkonkoma Avenue on the North Service Rd. LIE, Exit 60 off the LIE is Ronkonkoma Avenue. Lunch break 1:30 pm Braemar Living 1529 North Ocean Avenue, Medford, NY 11763 Located 2.2 miles north of Sunrise Highway.If you are coming from the LIE, it is Exit 63 south 2:30 pm Affinity Skilled Living 305 Locust Avenue, Oakdale, NY 11769 Locust Avenue South of Sunrise (Exit 48 on Sunrise). Turn left into institution looking com-plex before RR tracks (set way back) 3:30 pm The Bristal Assisted Living at Sayville 129 Lakeland Avenue, Sayville, NY 11782 4:30 pm Sunrise of Holbrook 320 Patchogue-Holbrook Road, Holbrook, NY 11741 On Patchogue Holbrook Road two traffic lights south of Nicoll’s Road on the west side of the street. You see the driveway before you see the sign. 5:30 pm The Arbors Assisted Living at Bohemia 1065 Smithtown Ave, Bohemia, NY 11716

First Night Passover Seder Dear Friends,

B’nai Israel is pleased to once again be sponsoring a Passover

Seder. We hope you are available to join us for B’nai Israel’s 1st

Night Passover Seder and Dinner on Friday, April 19, 2019. The

evening will begin promptly at 7:00 with a full ritual Seder

(charosis, bitter herbs, matzoh, wine, grape juice, etc.)

We will be using “Woodbury Kosher Caterers,” and the dinner

meal will be absolutely delicious! It will include chopped liver,

stuffed cabbage, roasted chicken, brisket, potato kugel, broccoli soufflé, sweet potato pie, and mushroom farfel.

We will conclude with songs, Passover desserts, candy, tea and coffee.

This year, in order to avoid a last minute influx of attendees, we will once again have a special “EARLY BIRD

COST” limited to Temple affiliates and their guests of $49.50 per person (paid in full) by March 1st. After that,

the price for Temple affiliates and all community members will be $57.50 per person from March 2nd to March 18th.

The last minute cost, if there’s still room, will be $67.50 per person. The cost for children under 13 will be $30.00

through March 1st, $35.00 from March 2nd to March 18th, and $40.00 after that, assuming there’s room. Remember,

payment in full must be received by the Temple office by the cut-off dates in order to guarantee the lowest cost to

you.

Last year, we were at maximum occupancy, so make your reservations early and hopefully we will be able to

accommodate all who wish to celebrate with us. We must have a minimum of 80 people.

Sincerely,

Rabbi Steven Moss

____________________________________ WILL BE HAPPY TO ATTEND

THE PASSOVER DINNER SEDER ON Friday, April 19th at 7 pm.

# OF ADULTS AND CHILDREN OVER 13: # OF CHILDREN UNDER 13:

@ $49.50 by 3/1: _____ @ $30.00 by 3/1: _____

@ $57.50 from 3/2-3/18: _____ @ $35.00 from 3/2-3/18: _____

@ $67.50 after 3/18: _____ @ $40.00 after 3/18: _____

TOTAL ENCLOSED $______________

I can bring 1 dozen peeled hard boiled eggs to the Seder ___ yes (Phone # _______________)

I can help set up on Wednesday 4/17 at 10 am: ___ yes (Phone #________________)

Payment must be included with reservation.

Yahrzeits The following names of loved ones whose Yahrzeit are observed during the preceding

week will be read before the Kaddish Prayer at the Friday Evening Service on:

April 5th

*Louis Baker Charlotte Balzer Molly Baraban *Anna Benofsky *Lillie Bermowitz *Morris I. Bernstein *Ada Blum Johanna Bossert *Arthur Cleveland *Anne Cooper Annie Frost *Minnie Goodman Frank Grillo *Joseph Helfer *Phyllis Bromberg Heller Dr. Jacob Hoffer Celia Jacobson Anne Jortner *Pauline Lindenbaum *Marjorie Lizio *Mary Matarasso *Martha McCaffrey *Pauline Michaelson *Morris Mirrer Norah Montalbano *Sydell Phillips *Phyllis Pollack Edward J. Rockowitz Bernice Rosalimsky *Richard Rosenfeld *Ida Minna Schwartz Eugenie Shayer *Annie Sonkin *Louis Stahl *Herman Tackel Rachel Tarter *Mac Tieman *Ruth Wahlberg *Abraham Weiner *Hannah Weiss David Wexler Hon. Leonard D. Wexler

April 12th

Sophie Auerbach Blanche Debeauchamp Bertha Dixon *Terry Fried *Lillian Gershowitz Allen Gross Frederick Gurney *Ame Hamburger Vivian Harris *Karl Hoffman *Rebecca Kalt Harriot Leonhardt *Albert Lewis Irene Meister *Dorothy Meyers Arthur Michael *Leo Mihlstin Bud Mitzman *Lt. Emanuel Moyses *Sidney Ober *Harriet Ellen Ringle *Anna Rosenberg *William Rosenberg Evelyn Rovinsky Max Sacher Rudolph Scher *Libby Schlosser Regina Schwalb Richard Siegal *Samuel Siegal *Max Silver *Sarah Sternig *Judith D. Sumner *Fannie Tepner *Abraham Weinstein *Maj. Stuart Adam Wolfer *Sylvia Yourist

April 19th

*Joshua Anapoell *Harry Baslaw *Alfred A. Baum *Fay Berger

SHALOM MEMORIAL CHAPELS, INC. Funeral Directors

Complete graveside service with casket $4530.00

760 Smithtown ByPass, Smithtown, NY 11787 Tel: (631) 360-1600 Fax: (631) 630-7978

www.shalommemorialchapelsinc.com

*Pauline Berman *Seymour Bobrowsky *Joseph Braff *Stephen Stanley Brook *Gertrude Cayne Irving Ehrlich Pat Elsbree Seymour Factor Ann Fier Martin Fier *Max Foreman *Max Friedman *Nora Margaret Gittleman Irving Harrow Mildred Harrow *Dr. Arthur Herman *Janice M. Higgins *Fay Kirschbaum Abraham Laufer Bronca Laufer Jules Laufer Minna Laufer Gus Liebman Bessie Marcus *Jerome Markowitz Miriam Mihlrad *Doris Motlin *James Alan Ostreicher Steven Paskin Bori Rauchman *Betty Rein Rose Robbins Lenore Rosenfield *Meyer Rubinsky *Alice Saslau *Moe B. Schwartz William Segal *Pearl Stahl *Anne Stein Mildred Thaler Martin Ullman *Jean Weiss George Zimmerman

Condolences. . . The B’nai Israel Congregational Family extends its deepest condolences to the Somberg family on the loss of Howard ’s father, Milton Somberg; to the Mandresh family on the loss of Ruth’s dad Robert Kissinger; to the Valles-Schwartz family on the loss of Sharon’s daughter, Sarah Valles. May they find comfort in the blessings of good memories that will always be theirs.

April 26th

Rebecca Abramowitz *Lillian Arnowitz Kate Astarita Katie Avnyim *Harry Bader *Thelma Birnbach *Anna Blieberg *Pauline Brand *Herbert Butler Edmund Bzdyk Linda Caen Hilda Cohen *Ann Doverman Gerald Dunn *Fanne Ellner *Louis Fitzer *Stanley Flamenbaum *Joel Friedman Nathan Friedman Faye Gallo Judith Gansrow *William Gladstone *Selma Israel *Henry H. Katz Sharon Kunis *Sarah Mandell *Marvin Mandresh *Shirlee Mittleman Bertha Rosen *Ira Rosenfeld *Isaac Sameh *Roslyn Schechtman Julius Seif *Morris Seltzer *George Sussfeld *Isidore Talve *William Tepner *Janet Zelda Wolff *Emanuel Zablo *Leo Zusman

PLEASE CONTACT US WHEN SOMEONE IS SICK OR IF THERE

IS A DEATH IN THE FAMILY so that the Temple can extend its assistance.

Before making any funeral arrangements, please call.

See Temple Directory for phone numbers.

I.J. MORRIS, INC. Jewish Funeral Directors Since 1888

21 E. Deer Park Road , Dix Hills (631) 499-6060 55 North Station Plaza, Great Neck (516) 487-8600 46 Greenwich Street, Hempstead (516) 486-2500

1895 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn (718) 377-8610 114-03 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills (718) 263-5365 21 W. Broad Street Mt. Vernon (914) 664-2062

www.ijmorris.com

Preplan—call for information Monuments by I.J. MORRIS, INC.

410 Motor Parkway,

Hauppauge, NY 11788

631-435-1101

MITZVAH CATERERS AT THE NORTH SHORRE JEWISH CENTER

YOUR PLACE OR OURS WEDDINGS, BAR/BAT MITZVAHS, BRISSIM, BABY NAMINGS,KIDDUSHIM, SHIVA MEALS, ELEGANT

DINNER S, OFFICE, BBQS OR ANY EVENT ASK FOR ANDREW OR IRWIN (516) 351-0661

“Mitzvah caterers will gladly donate a portion

of your bill back to your organization”

STRICT ORTHODOX RABBINICAL SUPERVISION

@

SALT LIFE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Rob: 631-626-4645

Shoveling & Snow Plowing Planting, landscaping, pruning, stump grinding, fall cleanups, mowing, small tree work, small

household jobs, driveway seal coating, & power washing

BE YOUR OWN GUEST

WAITERS/WAITRESSES

BARTENDERS/GRILL PEOPLE

(631) 745-1180 or (631) 580-4432

YOU BE THE GUEST, WE’LL DO THE REST!!!

YOUR AD HERE! If you would like to place a business card sized advertisement please contact the Temple Office

(631) 563-1660

Rate is $125 per year

YOUR AD HERE! If you would like to place a business card sized advertisement please contact the Temple Office

(631) 563-1660

Rate is $125 per year

YOUR AD HERE! If you would like to place a business card sized advertisement please contact the Temple Office

(631) 563-1660

Rate is $125 per year

YOUR AD HERE! If you would like to place a business card sized advertisement please contact the Temple Office

(631) 563-1660

Rate is $125 per year

YOUR AD HERE! If you would like to place a business card sized advertisement please contact the Temple Office

(631) 563-1660

Rate is $125 per year

B’nai Israel is limited to these caterers for any celebration in the Temple Social Hall. Please see Kitchen Committee with any questions or requests.

Lessing's Caterers (631) 277-7800 (631) 581-0022

Mitzvah Caterers of Plainview (516) 938-1310 (516) 351-0661

Woodbury Kosher (516) 681-7766

Zan’s Kosher Caterers (631) 979-8770

Miller Place Bagel & Deli (631) 331-4576 Pastrami & Friends (631) 499-9537

Temple Caterers

Temple Directory

President, Paul Weber president@bnai-israel.org

Past President, Steve Sonkin slzonk@bnai-israel.org

Vice Presidents: Buildings & Grounds, Jay Tuller bandg@bnai-israel.org Fundraising, Seth Berman fundraising@bnai-israel.org Administration, Dave Ellner

Treasurer, Michael Lambert

Financial Secretary, Joel Silverman financial@bnai-israel.org

Recording Secretary, Debby Lyons

Trustees: Barbara Abrams, Natalie Berhumoglu, Jeannette Berman, Deborah Brack, Arthur Diamond, Paul Fink, Thea Gunther, Allen Kaminsky, Debby Lazen, Marcus Mitchell, Richard Motlin, Stephanie Plewka, Rita Porwick, Barbie Saslau, and Adrienne Wilber.

Representatives: Brotherhood: Gil Sacks, Sisterhood: Sandy Weber, School: Paige Sacks

Legal Representative: Steven Taitz

Clergy

67 Oakdale, Bohemia Road, Oakdale, NY 11769 Website www.bnai-israel.org Phone (631) 563-1660 Fax (631) 563-9816 Email office@bnai-israel.org

To place a Business Card sized

advertisement please contact

the office. Space is limited.

Advertising

Temple Office Staff

Chairperson, Alice Lambert

(631) 589-1375

Religious School Office

(631) 563-1663

school@bnai-israel.org

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Scheduling

Fran Baker

(631) 567-1537

Rabbi Dr. Steven Moss (631) 793-5488 rabbi@bnai-israel.org Rabbi Jessica Rosenthal (928) 925-3279 rabbirosenthal@bnai-israel.org Cantor Ilana Plutzer cantor@bnai-israel.org

Board of Trustees

Committees, Groups, and other individuals to know...

Choir Director, Roselyn Selmanoff

Sisterhood Co-President, Karen Sweeting and Patricia Ellner sisterhood@bnai-israel.org

Brotherhood President, Gil Sacks brotherhood@bnai-israel.org

Membership, Arthur Diamond membership@bnai-israel.org

Ritual Chairperson, Eileen Goldberg ritual@bnai-israel.org

Donations Committee donations@bnai-israel.org

Youth Group Patricia Ellner & Tricia Lindner

Groundskeeper, Joel Silverman Custodian, Tom Smollins

Yarmulke Orders (631) 472-1888 Harriet Jacobs (for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and Weddings)

Outreach, Alice Lambert (631) 589-1375 lambert1@optonline.net

Communications Jeannette Berman (631) 775-6147 webmaster@bnai-israel.org

Religious School

Karen Smollins &

Kim Rogers-Schade

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