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Sunday, September 16

SEPTEMBER 2018 | ELUL / TISHRI 5778 VOLUME 85 NO. 1

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RABBI’S NOTESby Rabbi Michael Mishkin

The Secret to a Meaningful and Transformative High Holidays

Shalom Friends,I hope everyone had a good and relaxing summer. One

of my favorite movies is City Slickers. The movie, which was released in 1991, is about three friends who take an annual vacation away from their wives. The friends, one of whom is played by Billy Crystal, decide to take an out of the box trip, in order to rediscover themselves. That trip is a supervised cattle drive across the Southwest. Under the supervision of a gruff cowboy named Curly,

the men set out on a journey that turns unexpectedly dangerous. The three men bond along the way, and in the end, conquer their fear of aging.

There is a scene in the movie, in which Billy Crystal is having a serious conversation with Curly. Over the course of his time on the cattle drive, Billy Crystal has come to see Curly as a guru, filled with great wisdom. At one point in the conversation, Curly asks Billy Crystal, “Do you know what the secret to life is? It’s just one thing.” Billy Crystal then asks, “What is it – what is the one thing?” And

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Curly answers, “That’s what you’ve got to figure out.”Well, I have good news for you. (I’m not going to tell you the one thing that

explains all of life. I’ll save that for one of my High Holidays sermons.) But I will tell you that there are three things we need to do, and three things we need to think about, in order to make our High Holiday experiences meaningful and transforma-tive. And you don’t need me to tell you what these three actions and three themes are—because they are inscribed in the Mahzor (the High Holiday Prayer Book).

In the crescendo of the prayer—The Unetaneh Tokef—is says: “U-t’shuvah u-t’fillah u-tzedakah ma’avirin et ro-a ha-g’zerah,” which means, “But repentance, prayer, and tze-dakah have the power to transform the harshness of our destiny.” So those are the three actions, which we should be engaging in: repentance, deep introspection, acknowledg-ing what we’ve done wrong and why, and working to overcome our shortcomings; prayer—being honest with ourselves about who we are and trying to articulate the deepest feelings of our souls to ourselves and to God; and tzedakah—financially assist-ing people in need, and donating to worthwhile institutions that enrich the world.

And what about the three themes? Those can be found in the Rosh Hashanah Musaf Amidah. Each of these three themes has its own section in the Rosh Hashanah Amidah, and the two days of Rosh Hashanah are the only times they are recited during the year. The themes are: Malchuyot (God’s Kingship), Zichronot (Remembrances), and Shofarot (The Shofar). What do these three themes mean and why are they so important?

Malchuyot (God’s Sovereignty) reminds us that God created the world. Even if you don’t believe that, or are unsure about it, this concept challenges us to think about what it would mean for us—in each of our lives—if we believed that a loving and moral God created the world. First, we should feel an enormous sense of gratitude for all that is good, beautiful, and uplifting in the world. Second, we should recognize that a world created by God with intention, means that all of creation and every individual was cre-ated with intention. Thus, there is a deep meaning and purpose to our lives.

Zichronot (Remembrances) can be understood on two levels. The traditional un-derstanding is that the remembrances are God’s, and God remembers everything that we did in the past year. God also remembers all of the good that our ancestors have done, and the merit of those actions serve as a virtue for us. If we want to think about remembrances on a human level, we can say, we should remember our actions this past year—especially the good actions and the hurtful actions. The High Holidays provide us with the gift to deeply reflect on our lives in order that we may become better people and achieve more of our potential. We can also think about the merito-rious acts of our ancestors and use those memories to inspire us to try and follow in their footsteps.

Shofarot (The Shofar) has many meanings. First, the sound of the shofar is sup-posed to serve as a spiritual alarm clock—Rosh Hashanah is here, it’s time to reflect and repent. Don’t miss this opportunity! The sound of the shofar also points to deep feelings we have that are inexpressible. We have feelings of great joy, love, gratitude, as well as feelings of pain, bitterness, and disappointment. We should try to acknowl-edge our deep feelings and think about ways we can channel them to help us make changes in our lives for the better.

Three things to do, and three things to think about. May we fill all of our days – especially those around the High Holidays – with righteous actions, serious reflec-tion, and self-improvement.

Tamara, Lily, Ben, Nathan, and I wish you and your families, our community, the Jewish people, and all people of good will – a happy, healthy, and sweet New Year.

L’shalom.

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RabbiMichael Mishkin

CantorSharon Grainer

Cantor EmeritusBaruch Blum

PresidentRita Shumsky

Executive Vice PresidentTBD

Vice President, RitualDavid Volpe

Vice President, FundraisingSteve Castar

Vice President, AdministrationLouis Silfin

Vice President, EducationTBD and Eden Kasle

Vice President, MembershipJen Latner

Vice President, CommunicationsEric Letuchy

TreasurerAndrew Silver

Financial SecretaryJohn Teeger

Corresponding SecretaryDavid Cooper

Recording SecretarySusan Levbin

TrusteesAlan DoubertMark FridmanHalona JaffeHelene HechtkopfMeridith KrellLaura LandauJenny Markman

Lane PalmerMitch RosenJeff SiegelAdam SmithMike SmolowAndrew Sollinger Scott Tashlik

Trustees EmeritusElkan AbramowitzJoel GreenblattSaul Muchnick

Sisterhood PresidentsAlisa Schindler and Michelle Mondschein

Men’s Club PresidentsJon Brooks and Michael Nerenberg

Immediate Past PresidentMatthew Engel

Synagogue DirectorCathy Seldin

Director of Education and EngagementRachel Barnehama

Preschool DirectorDiana Snaider

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Shalom.As we say goodbye to summer and

enter the Days of Awe, we naturally reflect on the year we’ve had as individuals and as a community. My thoughts lately have been about our community – Temple Beth Israel.

Last year I had the opportunity to travel to Eastern Europe. I found it a

difficult trip because I came face-to-face with what happened in the Holocaust. The stories of the places I heard and read about suddenly became very real. No matter how beautiful or how interesting, I couldn’t stop thinking of my fellow Jews who were murdered. One of the cities that was of particular interest to me was Prague, a beautiful and historic city. Our friend Joan Hulkower was born there and was, thank God, lucky enough to escape to America with her mother, father and sister Doris. Her mother’s parents weren’t so lucky. Hitler liked Prague. He made sure none of the synagogues was destroyed because he wanted them to be the museums of the extinct Jews. In Prague he almost got his wish. Most of the beautiful synagogues are museums! They are inscribed with the names of those who perished; and they are filled with silver Yads, Crowns, Torahs and other beautiful symbols too numerous to count. The Jewish Community in Prague has a population of about 2,000. Some say the number is as high as 10,000 but they are unregistered.

The trip to Prague made me realize how important the Jewish community is to our very existence. We at Temple Beth Israel have a beautiful and thriving community. Our membership is growing and consists of families of all ages. We all joined TBI for different reasons: our children went or are going to preschool; our friends are here; our children are going to have a Bar or Bat Mitzvah; we like the Rabbi; we like the Cantor; we are Conservative. No matter why we joined we became part of the larger community.

What do we have to offer? A lot! You just have to take advantage of it! It’s all here for the taking and the giving. You can attend Shabbat Services and join us for Kiddush. We have a Sunday Morning Minyan. Join us for Friday Night live. The High Holidays are almost here and Rabbi Mishkin’s sermons are sure to be quite moving. Come hear our new Cantor, Sharon Grainer, chant traditional and new melodies. Temple Beth Israel is here for your life cycle events: Aufrufs, Weddings, Brit Milah, Baby Namings, Funerals and Yarzheits. We come together as a community to be present for each other.

I would be remiss if I didn’t let you know about our

schools. Our Preschool is thriving with enrollment in the Two’s Class beating our expectations. The Religious School provides the Jewish education and experiences to become a B’nai Mitzvah and more. TBI High is a wonderful experience for our children. Our Youth Group adds a special dimension to our children’s Jewish education.

Tikum Olam is in our DNA at TBI. Here are some of the ways you can become involved and give. Our Social Action Committee is in full swing we can always use more volunteers. Mostly Mitzvahs enters its 18th year! We could always use a few extra drivers. You could deliver a Shabbat meal to one of our congregants who is ill. Of course you can always attend a Shiva Minyan to support a congregant who has lost a loved one. TANS (Tikkun Alliance for the North Shore) provides so much to our LI communities. Please respond to their calls for donations.

Our Scholar-in-Residence program is a wonderful opportunity for learning. Sisterhood has presented amazing programs. Our Library Committee is very active and features famous Jewish authors throughout the year.

Our Board of Trustees is a wonderful group of people who have stepped up to serve our community. I thank them from the bottom of my heart for volunteering.

TBI is a wonderful community. We are all very fortunate to be a part of it.

L’Shanah Tova to you and to your families.Remember–Be Enriched, Be Inspired, Belong

PRESIDENT’S NOTES

The Community I loveBy Rita Shumsky

Cantor Grainer’s High Holy Days Song Sheets, Recordings and Services OutlineContact Cantor Grainer at [email protected] to request a Dropbox file which includes:• A songsheet with the prayers in Hebrew and

transliteration and accompanying recordings • An Outline of High Holy Days Services which

provides a synopsis of the structure and meaning of the services/liturgy/poems


Birthday News!Celebrated or celebrating a birthday this June, July, August and September! Big Mazel Tov!

Ethan Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2George London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Collin Jacobson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Arielle Glambosky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Dylan Katcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Sophie Markman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Mayim Nerenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Nathan London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Charles Fridman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Benjamin Mishkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Benjamin Glambosky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Mia Melendez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Zachary Markman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Jackson Wand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Ford Lundberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Adam Glassberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Ezra Mildron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Ethan Gewirtz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Aaron Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8David Gordon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Alysha Krell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Sydney Engel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Ava Wand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Jonah Shapiro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Chloe Borell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Ava Lefkowitz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Jamison Hershman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Lila Hershman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Jacob Glassberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

We list all children’s birthdays up until the age of ten. We make every effort to include everyone, but if we miss your child’s birthday or your anniversary we do apologize and ask that you let us know as soon as possible so we can be sure to correct it.

Anniversaries

JuneMorton & Judith SloanAndrew & Leslie AbramowitzDan Kamensky & Amy Blumenfeld-KamenskyScott Lobel & Lisa Rynston-LobelJack & Susan GenicoffShawn Meehan & Julie RothLawrence & Mary BalabanJerry & Letty RobertsRichard & Nina GlosmanRobert & Julie SchachterAndrew & Karen SilverBarry & Ellen SimonAlan & Jacqueline YatesMark & JoAnn EngelDavid & Amy KornblauZadia & Russell SchaubMichael & Mary SmallJoshua & Lisa HershmanArthur & Lenore HollandGerald & Susan Horn

JulyAvery & Janet LipmanHilton & Irene SilverSam & Hillary FoxMark Schneider & Kori SchneiderAndrew Sollinger & Susie OrensteinCharles & Anita GoldsmithBertram & Barbara TaffetDaniel & Joan KonasMichael & Sherrie PollackAlex & Orna CoutureSteven & Amy Castar

AugustRobert & Doris KleinmanStewart & Karen GrauerSeth & Susanne DiamondStephan & Sandra GarberBernard & Francine MedoffMichael & Rachael SmolowScott & Mindy TashlikElkan Abramowitz & Susan IsaacsMartin & Rae SmolowitzDan & Sheryl Gordon

David & Lori VolpeJoseph & Elizabeth GentrySteven & Sheri SuzzanPeter & Suzanne GrabinerJack & Debbie MishanMark & Alina HellerMichael & Jennifer PokrassaJohn & Reina TeegerHenry & Shula MustacchiHenry & Eva SeegersCharles & Meridith KrellJames Maloney & Debra ComerHoward Berman & Jessica BraginskyJon & Deborah BrooksScott & Pamela OllendorffCantor Baruch & Gerri BlumAdam & Ilyse WofsePaul & Lisa RosenbaumIan Weinkselbaum & Sim EzrattyRabbi Mishkin & Tamara Noble

SeptemberDavid & Louise CooperJonathan Konoff & Jill MindlinMitchell & Meredith SchuckmanHersh & Fern CohenJeffrey Jakubiak & Aviva PoczterStephen & Jillian LundbergLance & Sandra PittmanSeth & Michelle MondscheinJonathan & Allison WhiteMitchell & Jodi RosenRoy Schoen & Mella BeharJonathan Gross & Adina Kay-GrossHelena & Steve EilenbergSteven & Kimberly RobertsDavid & Deborah ShapiroSteven & Stephanie FriedAndrew & Janet LavinNeil & Sylvia BlumsteinGeorge & Aren TungEric Lituchy & Gina EzrattyEden & Katy KasleMichel & Shana MelendezSteven & Wendy GelmanAdam & Jennie ChevenMark & Marni Sanders


Library NewsBy Bob Epstein, Chair

Our Library Committee is happy to report that we have brought the Library into the 21st century. Our extensive collection of approximately 3500 books of Jewish content are now available online and can be quickly and easily accessed from your home computers. This exciting news has been a long time coming. You may have a specific author, title or subject in mind. Find out if we have a book on our shelves right now by searching our online catalog through a library link from our temple website. You will not need a password to login. Just follow these simple steps:

A. Go to tbiport.orgB. Click on the tab that is labeled

“Community”C. Pull down the menu and select

“Library”D. Click on the “Library” tabE. When you get to the library tab

you will see a green button labeled “Virtual Library”

F. Click on the tab and it will take you to the library page which has been set up by our library program provider, Resourcemate, and it should be self-explanatory from there.

If you are interested in borrowing a book that we have, please let one of our library committee members know or shoot me an e-mail at [email protected]. We will be delighted to arrange to make the book available to you ASAP. Also, our Librarian, Tina Glassberg, will be working in the library generally on Tuesdays from 4-7 pm beginning in October after the holidays. Further details will follow. Stay posted.

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES5779/2018

SELICHOT, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1Dessert, Movie & Discussion � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8:30PM

EREV ROSH HASHANAH, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Mincha/Ma’ariv � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6:15PM

FIRST DAY OF ROSH HASHANAH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10Shacharit � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8:30AMMincha/Tashlikh (Sunset Park) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4:00PMMa’ariv (TBI) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7:30PM

SECOND DAY ROSH HASHANAH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11Shacharit � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8:30AMMincha/Ma’ariv � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6:45PM

EREV YOM KIPPUR, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18Mincha � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6:15PMKol Nidre (prompt) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6:30PM

YOM KIPPUR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19Shacharit � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 8:30AMYizkor (time approx�) � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 11:00AM

Mincha/Neilah � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 4:30PMShofar � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 7:40PM

The Holidays Continue With...SUKKOT MORNING SERVICESMonday, September 24 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9:30AMTuesday, September 25 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9:30AM

EREV SHEMINI ATZERETErev Shemini Atzeret , Sunday, September 30 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6:45PM

SHEMINI ATZERETMonday, October 1st � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9:30AMYizkor � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 11:00AM

SIMCHAT TORAHMonday, October 1 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 6:30PM Tuesday, October 2 � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 9:30AM


Remembering a Powerful TBI Voice Who Stepped Up and Always Made a DifferenceBy Mark A. Schneider, TBI Tablet Editor-at-Large

We will never forget her…When we joined Temple Beth Israel,

as some of us did around 1978, we no doubt looked forward to all the positive parts of being in a synagogue family. Meeting and making what would become lifetime friends, attending religious services, participating in social and other synagogue events and programs, seeing children through nursery, Hebrew school, Bar and Bat Mitzvah, maybe even wedding celebrations, they’re just some examples. Positive experiences no doubt, but in life, as we know, we can face loss as well. Loss of grandparents, parents, other family members… and friends. Facing and dealing with loss are probably not reasons why one joins a synagogue like Temple Beth Israel but when faced with a loss, one can sincerely appreciate what it means to have TBI in your family.

Some people step up in various ways. Some of us through the years take a more active role in the synagogue and accept the challenges that go along with being highly involved in maintaining and building a strong religious institution. In the forty-plus years of being actively involved in our synagogue, Beverly Hazelkorn was one of the major voices we heard and positively responded to.

On this particular hot, mid-summer July day, no one in the synagogue wanted to be there in the sanctuary. Certainly no one who knew Beverly wanted to be sitting in the sanctuary surrounded by a crowd that was comparable to the first day of Rosh Hashanah. But for one of the rare times when our shul brought people together for a synagogue funeral, one realized just how warmly inclusive our remarkable TBI family is at a time of need.

The uncountable times that Beverly spoke to us from the bimah as synagogue President and as Education

Vice President, her powerful voice spoke words that made an impact. And on a day when we sadly gathered to remember and reflect on her life, it was left to her family—her children Todd and Alyse, her husband Steve, her sisters Arlene and Carol, and to Rabbis Mishkin and Paltiel to beautifully speak the words that sadly and emotionally touched us.

No doubt, everyone who has been touched by Beverly during her lifetime has a fond memory, or two, or three…On a personal note, Beverly and I spent countless hours working on numerous synagogue projects together. During her Presidential years, I served as her Vice President of Fund Raising and appreciated her support of various projects I undertook, including journals, galas, comedy programs, as well as ongoing support of our TBI RePort monthly bulletin. For years, Beverly, along with Steve continued advertising their respective businesses in the bulletin. When I asked her for accounting services for my advertising agency and beauty salon businesses, I

knew I could count on her professional expertise… even when she jokingly and repeatedly asked, “so who are all the Associates at Schneider & Associates?” Her wonderful family was always warm, friendly and inclusive.

Beverly Hazelkorn’s work in education has not only made a difference at TBI but at a number of other synagogues that called on her expertise. She also helped TBI’s Hazak group, including writing a wonderful bulletin article a few years ago following a group trip to the off-Broadway production “Bad Jews.”

For decades, we looked forward to concluding synagogue services on Yom Kippur with a break fast drink of Hazelkorn family-sponsored Orange Juice. Drinking in that cup of OJ this year will be especially difficult…but enjoying that first sip will be a tasteful memory of Beverly’s inspiring voice and of the wonderful years she gave all of us.

Questions or comments? Please email me at [email protected].

How Do I Transfer Stock to TBI?Whether it is membership, a capital campaign pledge or a donation, the Main Office is often asked how do I make a stock transfer to TBI.

1. Please email the main office with the name of the stock and the number of shares. We ask that because our brokerage house Schwab will lump together stock transfer and they are not able to identify whom they are from. Just the stock and number of shares.

2. We will either call you or email you the DCC clearing number and the Schwab account number.

3. You will then contact your broker and initiate a transfer to the TBI account.

4. Please save all documentation for tax purposes.


Preschool NewsBy Diana Snaider, Preschool Director

SummerThis summer flew by and the TBI Summer program was a blast. The 2’s “Beach Balls” separation camp had so much fun. They were inspired by Mo Willems and read many of his books which had them giggling all summer long. We made new friendships and we are excited to be together this new school year. We did many crafts, played on the playground and went in the sprinkler and used our water tables.

Our New School YearWe are so excited to be back in school with our new teachers and old and new friends! Rosh Hashanah is early this year

but we have plenty of time to get settled into our new routines and learn so much about the New Year.

New this school yearOur STEAM teacher, Miss Marissa will also be a lead teacher for one of our two – 2’s class. We are so excited to have her super involved in our preschool! All of the kids love her! She looks forward to helping our 2’s transition into preschool and enriching our science, math, engineering, arts and technology program. Watch for monthly updates about the creative and innovative activities happening in our STEAM lab.

Also new to TBI is our brand new playground. With so many fun things for the children to do, we also have a nice open area for them to be able to run around, kick a ball, use their imagination and have so much fun!

Our Youngest MembersWe haven’t forgotten about the youngest members of our TBI family – our infants and toddlers. We are offering 3 Grownup and Me classes for you to choose from.• First Friends...a traditional grownup and me program that introduces children to

“school” while both grownup and child make new friends. Wednesdays at 9:30-10:30am or 10:45-11:45am.

• TWOgether friends…our new partial separation class for those turning 18 months by September. You can get more information on our website or visiting or calling the preschool office.

• Music for Aardvarks...a rockin’ good time for kids age 4 months to 4 years. It’s a jingle jamming, drum drumming hullabaloo your kids will love! For more information or to register go to www.liqaardvarks.com

For more information about any of the great events or classes, please call the pre-school office 516-767-1708 ext. 7 or send an email to [email protected]

We wish all of you and your families a Shanah Tovah – best wishes for a healthy and happy New Year!


Religious School ReflectionsBy Rachel Barnehama, Director of Education & Engagement

Hinei ma tov u’ma na’im shevet achim gam yachad How good and how pleasing it is when brothers dwell together!

In Ron Wolfson’s book The Relational Judaism Handbook, he questions the need for the word Gam, meaning also. The sentence could easily have been written ‘Hinei ma tov u’ma na’im shevet achim yachad’ and it would have had the same meaning. So why the word gam? “The Zohar, offers an explanation: What is the meaning of

shevet achim gam yachad? The word gam (in the expression gam yachad, “together”) signifies the inclusion of the Shechi-na (the divine presence) with them (Zohar 3:59b). In other words, when we sit as one, when we are not separated from each other, each in our own atomistic bubble, when we truly come together face-to-face, each of us a tzelem Elohim, a human being fashioned in the image of God, it is in this relationship, in this “between,” where the Shechina—God’s presence—can be found. The word gam, “also,” means that when we are present with each other, God is also present.1” As the Religious School year quickly approaches, I have been thinking a lot about why it is that we invest so much time in being here in this space learning together. I have had many conversations with parents about the benefits of being in Religious School vs home tutoring. Learning to-gether in a classroom community allows us to reflect, to work in chevrutah, and then to share back our thoughts and find-ings with the greater classroom community and beyond. The benefits for our students are tremendous: developing personal values and beliefs, questioning and struggling together, navi-gating conversation and debate, working through questions of identity, culture and our family roots; discovering who they are and where they come from. This is the benefit of the full Religious School experience, and as such reflects the vital need for Jewish education lived in community. I recently returned from a family trip to Alaska. One of my favorite parts of traveling is the chance to speak with locals. I was amazed at how small some of the towns we visited were and how far apart people live from one another (very different from our life on Long Island). Skagway, a small town known for the Klondike Gold Rush, has a year round population of around 400 (on a good year). People live spread out in the valley, miles away from each other. Yet, they get

1 Wolfson, Ron. The Relational Judaism Handbook. (Institute for Jewish Family Literacy, 2018), xxii-xxiv

together regularly on the weekends for fish cookouts and to play music. They were vivacious, optimistic, and most of all a unified community that relied on each other. They find every way possible to come together and work in community to help each other.

With the new year just around the corner, I challenge you to consider how you and your children might cultivate these kinds of relationships – with the text, with their teacher, within their peer group. Can this be done alone? What do we see the future of Jewish education looking like? How will we achieve our goals together? As we enter into the Jewish new year, I invite you all to be partners with me, with the clergy, with each other and most importantly with your children as we embark on a year filled with new learning, reflection and growth on this Jewish journey. I look forward to an incred-ible year of collaboration so that we may be in community together and allow the Shechinah to be in our presence.

Shanah Tova!

New Initiatives at the Religious School

It has been a very busy summer since joining the Temple Beth Israel community as the Director of Education and Engagement in July 2018. I am anxiously awaiting the ar-rival of our students for the first day of Religious School on September 16! My hope is that we strive to develop students’ individual character strengths as well as provide them with a


positive and experiential path to their own Jewish identity. I look forward to a year filled with lots of learning, growth, and of course FUN!

It has been so great getting to know some of you so far and I look forward to meeting more families as the year goes on. Don’t be a stranger; email me at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you!

New InitiativesT’filahWe are excited to launch a new T’filah program. Classes will meet weekly, during Religious School, with the Rabbi or Cantor in the sanctuary for music and prayer.

6th Grade Holocaust EducationWe are excited to welcome Robin Gossit to our TBI Faculty Team. Robin

teaches at Solomon Schechter Queens and comes with a wealth of experience teaching Holocaust education. She will be meeting with our 6th grade class once a month, integrating a Holocaust curriculum into their learning. This special track will be a blend of class-room learning, field trips, meeting with survivors and hands on projects.

Travel with TBIL’Taken trip to Washington, DC• March 1-4, 2019• Open to all 9th-12th Graders• Chaperoned by Rabbi Mike and

Rachel BarnehamaL’Taken is a transformational 4-day weekend focused on Jewish values, tik-kun olam and public policy. The program exposes high school students to a variety of public policy issues, guides them to explore the Jewish values

surrounding these issues and teaches them the skills to be an effective social justice advocate. The weekend culmi-nates with a meeting on Capitol Hill.

Service Trip to Houston, Texas!• February 18-22, 2019• Open to all 9th-12th Graders• Chaperoned by Rachel BarnehamaWe are excited to share that TBI will be partnering with Temple Sinai of Roslyn for this once in a lifetime opportunity. Join local teens on this journey to the south to help those who were affected by Hurricane Harvey. Spend the week doing hurricane clean up and rebuilding homes that were destroyed.

Of course there will be some south-ern fun and a chance to enjoy all that Texas has to offer!

CAARI–Canadian American Active Retirees in IsraelAn Alternative and Meaningful Winter in IsraelBy Joan Hulkower

For many years Bernie and I spent our winters with CAARI in Israel. I went back this past winter for the first time alone but never alone. Old friends, new friends and so many new sites to see made the trip as meaningful as ever. It was great to have Sondra Winder join the group and be hosted by her relatives.

If you are tired of the Northeast winter and looking for an alternative to Florida this Israel Experience is your answer. This unique program is designed for the over 50 age group. It offers volunteering, touring of both classic and unusual sites, as well as lectures from outstanding speakers. The group stays in Tel Aviv for a few weeks and this is a big part of the Active element of CAARI. This is when you have the opportunity

to do volunteer work in Israel and Bernie and I always found this time especially rewarding. It’s generally four days a week for four hours each day and the fifth day is spent in JNF forests, pruning trees, painting picnic tables and maintaining the forests. Bernie tutored English and loved coming back to see the students and teachers every year. He always ended up with many love letters. I went back to the Rehab Center where I helped serve breakfast, collate admis-sion packets, and walk with patients who needed the exercise. Others volun-teered at the Botanical Garden.

Touring with the CAARI program on comfortable buses captures the Israeli spirit as you travel from the green hills of the Galilee to the beautiful desert

scenery of the Negev and Arava. Visit Archeological and historical sites, Museums, JNF projects and hike nature preserves.

The program is flexible. I like to avoid as much of the winter as possible and go for the full 6 weeks but there are shorter options of 22, 29 and 34 days. We are fortunate to have two very expe-rienced leaders, Susan Horwitz a 24/7 trip director and Neil Eisenstadt a top guide and co -director of the program. Both have led the program for almost 20 years which will have it’s 36th an-niversary this coming winter.

For more information you can visit www.caarivolunteers.com or call me 516 -883-4654.

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9:30am ServiceBar Mitzvah Hayden

Lundberg8:30pm Selichot

9:00 am Minyan Labor Day: Office/

Building ClosedPS & R Faculty Mtg

8:00pm EB Mtg

PS Opening Day7:30 am Bnai Mitzvah

2020 Mtg6:45pm Service

CL 6:59pm 9:30am Service

9:00am Minyan6:45pm Erev Rosh

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RH Day 18:30am Service

RHDay 28:30am Service 8:15pm BOT Mtg

6:45pm ServiceCL 6:47pm

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Together

9:00am Minyan9:00am RS Opening Day3pm Baseball with Rabbi

Mike: Pine Street4pm Welcome Back BBQ

11:30am PS Early Dismissal

6:30pm Kol Nidrei

Yom Kippur8:30am Service11:00am Yizkor

4:30pm Mincha/Neila7:40pm Shofar

6:45pm ServiceCL 6:36pm 9:30am Service

No RS9:00am Minyan

10am Sukkot RaisingEvre Sukkot 9:30am Sukkot Service 9:30am Sukkot Service

PS Shabbat in Sukkah6:30 Service &

FNL Naomi LessSisterhood Shabbat Dinner

CL 6:24pm 9:30am Service

9:00am Minyan6:45pm Shemini

Atzerat Service

9:30am Service11:00am Yizkor

6:30pm Simchat Torah 9:30am Simchat Torah 6:45pm Service 9:30am Service

FRIDAY NIGHTCELEBRATE A SPECIAL SHABBAT WITH TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 @ 6:30 PMwith

NAOMI LESSPray, sing & celebrate!


DonationsTHE BAM (BE A MENSCH) FUNDRonnie Peshkin in honor of Rita

Shumsky’s beautiful reading of the Haftarah during the Shabbat service.

Marilyn Oser wishes her condolences to Nili Finger, Stacey Satovsky and the Satovsky family on the loss of Nava Mitnick.

Amy and David Kornblau wish condolences to Sandy Pittman on the loss of her beloved mother, Sarah Shaffer.

The Konas family in loving memory of Arthur Hyman, beloved brother of Joan.

Heidi and Michael Jaffe in loving memory of Philip Held, beloved grandfather of Heidi.

Susan Isaacs and Elkan Abramowitz in loving memory of Irene Taxerman.

Alison Kent-Friedman and Alan Friedman in loving memory of Sanford Kent, beloved father of Alison.

Stephen and Patricia Latzman in memory of David Latzman, beloved father of Stephen.

Beverly Taubel in honor of the birth of Isabelle Florence, granddaughter of Gil Hammer. Mazel Tov!

Mazel Tov to Susan and Peter Stein on Alison’s becoming a Bat Mitzvah...Dori and Michael Fishbin.

The Fishbin family in loving memory of Audrie Rothschild, beloved mother of Dori.

Mazel Tov to Rosalie Silver and Mark Lazarovic on the birth of their 2 grandchildren...Beverly Taubel.

Joan Hulkower in loving memory of Pearl Zyniewski.

THE BUILDING FUNDLetty and Jerry Roberts wish Mazel

Tov to Rita Shumsky on her first Haftarah!

Letty and Jerry Roberts offer their love and thanks to Cantor Blum.

Mindy Mintz wishes condolences to Sandy Pittman and her family on the loss of Sarah Shaffer, her beloved mother.

Doris and Mark Novick wish their condolences to the Pittman family on the loss of Sarah Shaffer, beloved mother of Sandy Pittman.

Joan Hulkower sends her condolences to the Gindi family on the loss of Eileen Saperstein, beloved mother of Dale.

Mindy Mintz wishes condolences to the Gindi family on the loss of Eileen Saperstein, beloved mother of Dale.

Susan and Richard Levin wish mazel tov to Rita Shumsky on her Haftarah.

The White family wishes their sincerest condolences to the Gindi family on the loss of Eileen Saperstein.

Matt and Ilana Engel wish sincere condolences to Stacey Satovsky on the loss of her dear aunt, Nava Mitnick.

The Orenstein/Sollinger family wishes their sincere condolences to the Gindi family on the loss of Eileen Saperstain, beloved mother and grandmother.

Joan Hulkower wishes her condolences to the Hazelkorn family on the loss of Beverly Hazelkorn.

Susie Sollinger and Andrew Orenstein in loving memory of Herb Sollinger, beloved husband, father and grandfather.

Mindy Mintz in loving memory of Beverly Hazelkorn.

Paula Kaminsky Davis in loving memory of Beverly Hazelkorn.

Mindy Mintz ...Mazel Tov to Gil, Jennifer and Madeline Hammer on the expansion of their family!! Welcome Isabelle Florence.

The Melendez family wishes their condolences to the Gindi family on the loss of Eileen Saperstein, beloved mother of Dale.

Mindy and Sean Mintz in loving memory of Gene Taubel, much loved Dad and Granddad.

Doris and Mark Novick wish their condolences to Reina Teeger on the loss of her beloved sister, Yvonne Blumberg Reisman.

Joan Hulkower wishes her condolences to Reina Teeger on the loss of her beloved sister, Yvonne Blumberg Reisman.

Michael and Shelley Block wish their condolences to Reina Teeger on the loss of her beloved sister, Yvonne Blumberg Reisman.

THE CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDRita Shumsky wishes her condolences

to Sandy Pittman on the loss of her beloved mother, Sarah Shaffer.

Rita Shumsky in memory of Jacob Shumsky her beloved father.

Beverly Taubel and the Taubel family, in loving memory of Mary Taubel.

Beverly Taubel in loving memory of David Taubel.

The Farkas family in loving memory of Renee Rubin.

In honor of Cantor Blum’s retirement...I treasure the memories from the 2 simchas that you played such an important part in…with appreciation for all your effort...Linda Sandman.

THE EDUCATION FUNDThe Schindler family wish their sincere

condolences to Dale Gindi and the Gindi family on the loss of Eileen Saperstein, Dale’s beloved mother.

Richard and Susan Levin with sincere condolences to the Gindi family on the loss of Eileen Saperstein.

The Jackman family send their condolences to the Gindi family on the loss of Eileen Saperstein, beloved mother of Dale.

THE KIDDUSH LUNCH FUNDThe Silver and Lazarovic families in

loving memory of Bella Temer, beloved mother of Rosalie.

The Silver and Lazarovic families in loving memory of Janka Lazarovic, beloved mother of Mark.

The Genicoff family in loving memory of Aaron Genicoff.

Richard and Susan Levin in loving memory of Eugene Levin.


Ronnie Peshkin in loving memory of Miriam Kahn, her beloved mother.

THE LIBRARY FUNDBob Epstein and Beth Hisler wish

Henry and Shula Mustacchi mazel tov on the birth of their great grandchild.

Bob Epstein and Beth Hisler wish condolences to Robert Browne on the loss of his beloved father Harvey Browne.

Bob Epstein and Beth Hisler wish mazel tov to Rich and Susan Levin on their son Jonathan being nominated for the Drama Desk award.

Bob Epstein and Beth Hisler wish mazel tov to Susan and Peter Stein on Alison’s becoming a Bat Mitzvah

Nancy and Jay Feldman wish Mazel Tov to Susan and Richard Levin on their grandson’s graduation and valedictorian honor.

Nancy and Jay Feldman wish Yasher Koach to Rita Shumsky for her beautiful Haftarah chanting.

Joan Hulkower wishes her condolences to Sandy Pittman and her family on the loss of Sarah Shaffer, her beloved mother.

Barbara and Bert Taffet wish condolences to Sandy Pittman on the loss of her dear mother, Sarah Shaffer

Sherrie and Michael Pollack in loving memory of Sarah Shaffer, beloved mother of Sandy Pittman.

Susan and Richard Levin wish Refuah Shlema to John Teeger.

Susan and Richard Levin wish to thank Sondra Winder.

Nancy and Jay Feldman in honor of Cathy Seldin and Julie Cheevers for all you do, all the time.

Nancy and Jay Feldman in honor of Rita Shumsky for all you do and best wishes in your new role as president.

Nancy and Jay Feldman in honor of Gerri and Baruch-thank you is not enough...wishing you all good things going forward…how we will miss you!

Nancy and Jay Feldman wish condolences to Sandy Pittman and family on the loss of Sarah Shaffer.

Irene Silver in honor of Sondra Winder.Bob Epstein and Beth Hisler wish

sincere condolences to Dale Gindi and family on the loss of Dale’s beloved mother Eileen Saperstain.

Bob Epstein and Beth Hisler wish John Teeger a speedy and complete recvovery from Surgery.

Barbara and Bert Taffet wish condolences to Steve Hazelkorn on the loss of his beloved wife Beverly Hazelkorn.

Richard and Susan Levin wishes John Teeger Refuah Shlemah...speedy recovery

Nancy and Jay Feldman wish sincere condolences to the Gindi family on the loss of Eileen Saperstein beloved mother of Dale Gindi.

Nancy and Jay Feldman wish heartfelt condolences to the Hazelkorn family on the loss of Beverly Hazelkorn beloved wife and mother.

Stephen and Sandy Marcus wish condolences to the Hazelkorn family on the loss of Beverly Hazelkorn.

Barbara and Bert Taffet wish their condolences to Reina Teeger on the loss of her beloved sister, Yvonne Blumberg Reisman.

Barbara and Bert Taffet in honor of Sondra Winder.

The Trinkoff and Schor family in loving memory Maxine Trinkoff, beloved mother of Alexandra.

THE PRESCHOOL FUNDMazel Tov to Amy and David Kornblau

on the birth of their beautiful grandson, Franklin Liam Cohen...much love, Ann and Fred Axelrod.

Joan and Jeffery Grant “Our condolences on the loss of a wonderful mother and wife...Beverly Hazelkorn.”

Doris and Mark Novick wish their condolences to the Hazelkorn family on the loss of Beverly Hazelkorn.

Sandy and Stephen Garber in loving memory of Robert Ringel.

THE RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDKevin and Helene Hechtkopf in honor

of Rabbi MishkinThe Popper family wishe condolences

to Stacey Satovsky and family on the loss of Stacey’s beloved aunt, Nava Mitnick.

Sheryl and Milt Gordon wish their condolences to Stacey Satovsky and the Satovsky family on the loss of Nava Mitnick

Rita Shumsky in memory of Jacob Shumsky, her beloved father.

Lisa Naiburg and Dan Kisch in memory of Esther Naiburg beloved mother of Lisa.

Bari Ziegel and Gary Weiss wish condolences to Sandy Pittman on the loss of her beloved mother, Sarah Shaffer.

Sylvia and Neil Blumstein, in loving memory of Helen Fidall Blumstein, beloved mother of Neil Blumstein.

Jackie and Alan Yates in loving memory of Beverly Hazelkorn, she will be missed. A wonderful person. We are proud to have known her.

Rita Shumsky in loving memory of Beverly Hazelkorn.

In loving memory of Beverly Hazelkorn, Amanda and Chad Stone.

David Mitnick in honor of Rabbi Mishkin.

Lisa Naiburg and Dan Kisch in loving memory of David and Esther Naiburg.

The Golub family in loving memory of Sidney Golub.

Susan and Shelly Greenbaum wish condolences to the Hazelkorn family on the loss of Beverly Hazelkorn, beloved wife and mother.

The Fishbin family wish condolences to the Hazelkorn family on the loss of Beverly Hazelkorn.

Dorothy Muchnick and family in loving memory of Saul Muchnick.

Susan Isaacs and Elkan Abramowitz in loving memory of Eva Asher.


In celebration of your 50th wedding anniversary, Elkan Abramowitz and Susan Isaacs... Mazel Tov...Arnold Abramowitz and Helen Beck.

Judy and Dan Golub in loving memory of Morris Patsky, beloved father of Judy.

Steven Emmett in loving memory of Samuel Emmett.

Sandra Ash in loving memory of her beloved husband, Herb Ash.

Sandra Ash in loving memory of her beloved mother Belle Engel.

THE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUNDThe Fishbin family wish condolences to

the Gindi family on the loss of Eileen Saperstein, beloved mother of Dale.

Gail and Mark Mancher in loving memory of Beverly Hazelkorn.

Iris and Jeff Kubel wish their sincere condolences to Steve Hazelkorn on the loss of Beverly.

TANS FUNDLisa Naiburg and Dan Kisch in loving

memory of Beverly Hazelkorn.

Sisterhood ContributionsHonor someone’s simcha, express sympathy, or wish someone refuah shlema by making a contribution to Sisterhood, and a card will be sent on your behalf. For a minimum contribution of $10.00, you can choose from the Building Beautification Fund (BBF), Flower Fund (FF), School Equipment Fund (SEF), Torah Repair Fund (TRF), or the Women’s League Torah Fund Campaign (WLTF). JNF Tree certificates are available for a minimum contribution of $18.00. Please e-mail Deborah Brooks at [email protected] and send your contribution (payable to TBI Sisterhood) to TBI, c/o Deborah Brooks.

Sincere condolences to Stacey Satovsky on the loss of her beloved aunt Nava Mitnick

Board and Officers WLTFSisterhood WLTF

Sincere condolences to Rob Browne on the loss of his beloved father Harvey Browne


Sincere condolences to Sandy Pittman the loss of her beloved mother Sarah Shaffer


Sincere condolences to Dale Gindi the loss of her beloved mother Eileen Saperstein


Sincere condolences to Stephen Hazelkorn the loss of his beloved wife, longtime TBI member, and Past President, Beverly Hazelkorn


Sincere condolences to Reina Teeger on the loss of her beloved sister Yvonne Blumberg Reisman


Mazal tov to Jillian and Stephen Lundberg on their son Hayden becoming a Bar Mitzvah

Board and Officers WLTFJoan Hulkower FFEleanor and Victor Himel FFSisterhood WLTF

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

WILL BE HELD AT 10:30AM FOR ALL AGES.

RH1, RH2 AND YOM KIPPUR10:30am

Mini Minyan (Pre-K–1st grade with adult)

10:30am Jr. Congregation (2nd–6th grade)

RH1 AND YOM KIPPUR ONLY10:30am

Teen Services (7th–12th) grades


Let’s start our New Year by helping our local Jewish pantry Hatzilu, fill their shelves so everyone can

usher in a sweet New Year

Hatzilu Rescue Organization delivers food to over 100 Jewish families in need on Long Island every month

Please fill bags left on your seat during On Rosh Hashanah (or you may use your own)with items listed below.

September 4–24 Return bags to TBIBins available outside Main Office or upstairs in the school

FOOD LISTCanned tuna, boxed pasta, rice, quinoa, canned

vegetables, canned beans, canned tomato sauce/paste etc., canned soup, canned fruit, cereal, oatmeal,

peanut butter, coffee and tea.

All of the above are desperately needed so feel free to include multiples of the above listed items

KOSHER FOOD ONLY/Check Expiration Dates

Volunteer Tuesday, Sept. 25: Sort & Repackage food.

Questions or to volunteer: Gail Seiden([email protected])

Debbie Mishan ([email protected]


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Friday: 9 am–3 pm

Please call to schedule an appointment with the Synagogue Director.

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Julie Cheevers, Office [email protected]

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Join Us Friday, September 28 for the First Friday Night Live of the Year

TBI’S WELCOME BACK

BARBECUESUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 • 4–6PM

Join us on TBI’s beautiful patio for good food, great company, & lots of fun! Bring the whole family to this free event – Greet old friends, and meet new ones!

HAMBURGERS • HOT DOGS • VEGGIE BURGERS• SALADSPICKLES • CHIPS • DESSERT & MORE!

Come play softball at Pine Street Park with Rabbi Mike!Game begins at 3PM

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