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February 2020 Shevat/Adar 5780 Volume 71, Number 6
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Community Synagogue of Rye is a caring Jewish community that seeks to add meaning and purpose to your life.
Inspired by Jewish teachings and traditions, we seek to be a center for spiritual transformation; to foster the creation of sacred relationships; and to give people the tools and resources to be God’s partner in healing the world.
This vision is guided by our commitment to the Jewish values of :
Worship (T’filah) Lifelong Learning (Talmud Torah)
Community (Kehilah) Loving Kindness (Hesed)
Repairing the World (Tikkun Olam) Love of Israel (Ahavat Yisrael)
Mazel Tov to Barbara and Paul Elliot on the bar
mitzvah of their grandson Jack Elliot
Mazel Tov to Susan and Paul Levinson
on the birth of their granddaughter
Gabrielle Joy Goldsmith
Mazel Tov to Randy and Bob Komitor on the
birth of their grandson Jonah James Lafley
INSIDE COMMUNITY SYNAGOGUE OF RYE
CLERGY AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF Rabbi .............................................. Daniel B. Gropper Cantor ............................................. Melanie Cooperman Rabbi Emeritus ............................... Robert A. Rothman Executive Director .......................... Glynis Conyer CJL Director ................................... Amy Rosenbaum Director of Youth Engagement ....... Yael Farber ECC Director .................................. Dale Oberlander SAJE Coordinator ........................... Brenda Wilkin Rabbinic Intern ............................... Jeffrey Dreifus
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers President ......................................... Susan Zeitlin Executive Vice President ................ Irene Metz Vice President ................................. Jackie Kabot Vice President ................................. Jeff Cammisa Vice President ................................. Michael Bertisch Treasurer ......................................... Shara Kimmel Financial Secretary ......................... Seth Rosenfield Recording Secretary ....................... Michele Fredman Immediate Past President ............... Laurie Frolich
Trustees Josh Broitman, Jill Brookman, Katelin Berkowitz/Sharon Man-tel, Felicia DePaola, Stephen Fisch, Andrea Atkins Hessekiel, Abby Katz, Pam Kerlan, Heather Cabot Khemlani, Deborah Lewis, Lloyd Mallah, Jeff Moroch, Jamie Schutzer, Mark Sing-er, Ben Slavin, Danielle Tagger-Epstein, Diana Tapper, Cindy Valk-Danish, Lauren Wolman and Dana Zimmerman
WRJ/Sisterhood Leadership Brianne Goldstein and Janet Meyers
COMMUNITY NEWS STAFF Editor .............................................. Joanne Steinhart Layout and Design .......................... Jeff Frumess
Condolences
When cherished ties are broken, our burden of sadness is made lighter by the sympathy and comfort of friends.
Peggy Frankel, grandmother of Devon Silberstein,
great-grandmother of Emma and Drew Silberstein
The CSR community celebrates this amazing woman
who, together with her family, has made a lasting
impact on our congregation. From the Education
Building to the Kol Nashim Fund that supports
programs for women and girls, and our new building,
Mildred’s dedication, kindness, infectious laugh and
moral compass are a beacon that guides all of us.
Ad meah v’esrim. May Mildred live a healthy and
fulfilled life to age 120!
SAVE THE DATE: March 8th to celebrate Mildred’s
100th birthday, Purim, International
Women’s Day and more.
Happy 100th Birthday
to Mildred Weissman
FEBRUARY 2020 CALENDAR
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Saturday, February 1
8:45 am CJL Grades 3-6 Torah Study Service 3rd Grade J-Life 6:00 pm CSR Teens Midnight Run
Monday, February 3
11:30 am SAJE 6:15 pm 7th Grade & CSR Teens 7:00 pm Communications & Marketing Committee Meeting 8:00 pm Ritual Committee Meeting Wednesday, February 5
4:00 pm CJL Grades K-6
Thursday, February 6 11:30 am SAJE 6:15 pm Dinner, Film Class with Cantor Cooperman 7:00 pm Screening, Film Class with Cantor Cooperman 7:30 pm The Ethical Life: Jewish Values in an Age of Choice Advance Directives and the Ethics of End-of-Life Care @ CSR Friday, February 7 7:00 am First Friday Torah Study—Offsite, Le Pain Quotidien 9:20 am ECC Shabbat 5:15 pm Sharing Shabbat 5:45 pm CJL and Chavurah 5th & 6th Grade Shabbat Dinner 6:30 pm Shabbat Service— 5th & 6th Grade participating Saturday, February 8
8:45 am CJL Grades 3-6 Torah Study Service 4th Grade J-Life 5:00 pm Daniel Schutzer, bar mitzvah 7:00 pm Tu B’Shevat Seder Monday, February 10
All Day Tu B’Shevat 11:30 am SAJE 6:15 pm 7th Grade & CSR Teens 8:00 pm Board of Trustees Meeting
Wednesday, February 12
4:00 pm CJL Grades K-6 8:00 pm Band and Choir rehearsal
Thursday, February 13
10:00 am Who Do You Want to Be?—Advice for Modern Life Through the Ancient Wisdom of Pirke Avot 11:30 am SAJE 7:30 pm The Ethical Life: Jewish Values in an Age of Choice Fracking: A Case Study in the Ethics of Neighborly Relations @ CSR
Monday, February 24
11:30 am SAJE 6:15 pm 7th Grade & CSR Teens 8:00 pm Executive Committee Meeting
Wednesday, February 26
4:00 pm CJL Grades K-6 7:00 pm Mah Jongg—Location TBD
Thursday, February 27
10:00 am Who Do You Want to Be?—Advice for Modern Life Through the Ancient Wisdom of Pirke Avot 11:30 am SAJE
Friday, February 28
9:20 am ECC Shabbat 6:30 pm Shabbat Service Saturday, February 29
8:45 am CJL Grades 3-6 Torah Study Service
Friday, February 14
9:20 am ECC Shabbat 6:30 pm Shabbat Service with Band and Choir
Saturday, February 15
All Day CJL CLOSED for Mid-Winter Break 8:45 am Torah Study Service
Monday, February 17
All Day BUILDING CLOSED for Presidents’ Day
Tuesday, February 18
All Day CJL and ECC CLOSED for Mid-Winter Break
Wednesday, February 19
All Day CJL and ECC CLOSED for Mid-Winter Break 7:30 pm Tzedek Council Meeting
Thursday, February 20
All Day CJL and ECC CLOSED for Mid-Winter Break 11:30 am SAJE
Friday, February 21
All Day CJL and ECC CLOSED for Mid-Winter Break 6:30 pm Shabbat Service
Saturday, February 22
All Day CJL and ECC CLOSED for Mid-Winter Break 8:45 am Torah Study Service 11:15 am Jewish Yoga
WHY VOTE?
Ensure that decisions about Israeli government and public spending reflect the Reform Movement’s values and positions.
Ensure that financial resources will continue to flow to the progressive Israeli movement promoting religious pluralism.
To vote, go to www.arza.org January 21– March 11
Who is eligible to vote? In order to vote one needs to be:
• 18 years of age and older • Self-identified as Jewish • Agree to the Jerusalem Program* • Agree to a minimal processing fee
*For more details, go to arza.org/the-Jerusalem-program
This is neither political nor partisan. In fact, this should be the easiest vote you cast this year.
THE RABBI ROBERT A. ROTHMAN CENTER FOR JEWISH LEARNING
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OUR BAR MITZVAH Daniel Schutzer My name is Daniel Schutzer and I will be called to the Torah as a bar mitzvah on February 8. I am a seventh grader
at Blind Brook Middle School. I am the son of Wendy and Jamie Schutzer and I have two older brothers, Jeremy and Zachary. I enjoy playing basketball and soccer. My Torah portion is Y itro from the Book of Exodus. In this
portion, Moses’ father-in-law, Jethro, teaches him an important lesson about being a good leader where it is necessary to seek out trustworthy people and delegate responsibilities to them. For my mitzvah project, I became
involved with the organization Feeding Westchester, whose mission is to end hunger in Westchester County. In September, I participated in the Miles for Meals 5K walk with my family. Then in November, I donated food to a food drive which supported Feeding Westchester. Also, in January I had the privilege to tour the Feeding
Westchester facility in Elmsford with the Executive Director. I learned a lot about the hunger issues facing many Westchester County residents. I plan to continue to donate my time and money to this great organization.
Every other month, CSR's Book Club facilitates
interesting discussions as we explore the layers of a
novel while connecting them to relevant and
relatable Jewish texts.
Wednesday, March 4 at 7:30 pm
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
Lydia Quixano Pérez runs a bookstore in Acapulco,
Mexico, where she lives with her husband, Sebastián,
who is a journalist, and their son, Luca. When a man
starts visiting her store, buying books and striking up a
friendship, she has no idea initially that he will be
responsible for turning her life upside down.
Everyone is welcome!
Interested in attending? Please contact
CSR Book Club CSR Film Class
Every other month, Cantor Melanie Cooperman and
Allan Staples will screen a Jewish film.
Thursday, February 6 6:15: pm—Dinner
7:00 pm—Film
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic
Fall of a New York Fixer
Directed by Joseph Cedar
Norman Oppenheimer is a small time operator who
befriends a young politician at a low point in his life.
Three years later, when the politician becomes an
influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically
changes for better and worse.
Everyone is welcome!
Please contact [email protected] to let
us know if you will be joining for dinner and the
movie or just the movie.
?
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Need some new pieces of Judaica?
Contact Brianne Goldstein
(914) 939—3213
Monday February 3 Nancy Weiser is a member of Board of Directors of Sharp Again Naturally, a group dedicated to helping people with memory loss. Are you curious about your own memory or caring for someone with cognitive decline? Come and hear about a new approach for preventing and reversing memory loss.
Thursday February 6 Marlon Sobol is the Director of Music Therapy Services at The Ambassador of Scarsdale and an adjunct professor at SUNY New Paltz. He is sure to bring us a “truly soulful experience!” of music and rhythm.
Monday February 10 Dr. Spike Lipschutz MD, Greenwich Hospital Vice President of Medical Services and Gail J. Wallace, Physician Liaison, Greenwich Hospital. Health care is the number one issue for many people. This presentation will provide information on the programs, practices and specialties available at Greenwich Hospital. Thursday February 13 The Jewish community in Morocco numbered as many as 240,000 in the 1940s and today only around 3,000 remain. Having just returned from visiting Morocco, Rabbi Gropper will share his insights and impressions from this special trip.
Monday February 17 Presidents’ Day—No SAJE
Thursday February 24 Tania Weiss is the Executive Director of the Cancer Suppor t Team, the only Westchester County-based nonprofit home care program licensed by the NY State Department of Health. Learn how the Cancer Support Team provides services to those with cancer and their families at any stage of the disease.
Thursday February 24 Josh Cohn is the Mayor of Rye and a CSR member . He will provide updates from Rye and the surrounding communities.
Monday February 27 Adam Kintish, Vice President and Branch Manager M&T
Bank, will educate us on fraud, scams, and identity theft.
SAJE (SENIOR ACTIVITIES IN A JEWISH ENVIRONMENT)
Brenda Wilkin• [email protected]
SAJE is a unique opportunity for those in our community who are retired or who work part-time to expand their horizons by participating in stimulating social and educational daytime activities. The group meets every Monday and Thursday between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm and includes lunch after the program. Contact [email protected] for more information. Join us! You are always welcome to bring a friend. We look forward to seeing you!
Who Do You Want to Be? with Rabbi Daniel Gropper
Select Thursdays at 10:00 am 2020: 2/13|2/27|3/12|4/2|4/16|4/30
Using the humane, ethically responsible, spiritually
sensitive and inspiring Social Justice Commentary of
Pirke Avot, written by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz, we
will explore how we might become better people
even as we repair a broken world. As Ruth
Messenger writes about it, “The author makes it clear
that we must care about and pay keen attention,
first, to knowing ourselves and, then, to developing
our relationships with others and with God, because
these are essential to our being able to make a
difference in the world.”
Kindly submit
Community News articles and
Mazel Tovs to
by the 10th of each month.
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The Ethical Life:
Jewish Values in an Age of Choice
Judaism has a long history of wrestling with moral
questions, responding to them in a way that considers
all sides of an issue.
This series will use a curriculum created by the Jewish
Theological Seminary that has been used in dozens of
synagogues nationwide. The sessions will be taught by
Rabbi Ben Goldberg (KTI), Rabbi Daniel Gropper and
Jeff Dreifus (Community Synagogue of Rye) and
Rabbis Howard Goldsmith and Jade Ross
(Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester).
Fee Includes sourcebook & materials.
$18 for members of Community Synagogue of Rye,
Congregation Emanu-El of Westchester or
Congregation KTI.
$36 for all others
Information Rabbi Ben Goldberg
914.939.1004 x206
Registration required.
https://ktionline.nirsham.com/form/the-ethical-life
Sessions All sessions are on Thursday at 7:30 pm & end
at approximately 9:00 pm.
Advance Directives and the Ethics of
End-of-Life Care February 6
Community Synagogue of Rye
Teacher: Rabbi Jade Ross
Fracking: A Case Study in the Ethics of Neighborly
Relations February 13
Community Synagogue of Rye
Teacher: Jeff Dreifus, Rabbinic Intern
First Friday Torah Study
FEBRUARY 7, 7:00 AM Offsite, Le Pain Quotidien
The monthly Torah study sessions are designed to allow working members of the synagogue to squeeze in some Torah study before the start of the workday. They are held on the first Friday morning of the month and last roughly an hour. Torah texts are also available for use. We hope you can join us (no RSVP required, just come).
Scholarships Available for Jewish Summer Camp & Israel Programs
It might be cold now, but NOW is the time to start thinking about sending your child to Jewish summer camp or on an Israel trip! Funds are available through The Sampliner Youth Leadership Development Fund.
Our regional URJ Camps, Eisner & Crane Lake, are accepting applications for new and returning campers! Interested in science and technology, sports or arts? The URJ 6 Points Specialty Camps provide a foundation of Jewish summer camp combined with a focus area of your choice. Reach out to Yael Farber [email protected] for more information about all of our URJ Camp and Israel options!
Since the scholarship funds are limited, priority will be given for attendance at URJ Camps and Israel programs. If there are funds still available for other Jewish Camps, they will be honored.
Application should be made to the Fund c/o Iris & David Sampliner. For fur ther information call the Sampliners at 914-922-1546. The experience of a summer immersed in Judaism is priceless!
CONTRIBUTIONS Bonnie & Robert Manheimer in memory of Florence & Irving Paley Monique & Burton Haimes in memory of Mildred Haimes and Joel Haimes Cheri & Richard Goldman in memory of Francine Alper, Zora Gropper, and in honor of Rabbi Gropper and Cantor Cooperman
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ENRICHMENT FUND Kevin & Carrie Berg and Family
SENIOR ACTIVITIES IN A JEWISH ENVIRONMENT (SAJE) FUND Elaine Lerner in memory of Ada Goodman Lerner Iris & David Sampliner in memory of Betty Seicol Joan Furman in memory of her beloved husband Frank Furman Rhoda Fidler Marjory Simon Gloria Sosin Judy & Martin Cohen in memory of Sherman Stark, brother of Judy Stark Cohen
SYNAGOGUE FUND Susan Rudolph Cindy Valk-Danish & Les Danish in memory of Malcolm Sampliner
YAHRZEIT FUND Cindy Valk-Danish & Les Danish in memory of Elsie Danish Theresa & Andrew Stevens in mermory of Jay Stevens Jane & Stephen Lewis, Jr. in memory of Julius Gantman, Edith Gantman, Sarah Gantman, Desna Lewis, and
Stephen Lewis, Sr. Arnold Handwerger in memory of Joan Handwerger Arnold Handwerger in memory of Ida Kessler Arnold Handwerger in memory of Irving Kessler Jackie & Victor Piacente in memory of Mitchel Saed Judy & David Belkin in memory of Rupert Belkin
CANTOR COOPERMAN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Rochelle Bitton Bonnie & Robert Manheimer in memory of Florence & Irving Paley Cheri & Richard Goldman in memory of Francine Alper, Zora Gropper, and in honor of Rabbi Gropper and
Cantor Cooperman Jayne & Harris Maslansky
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER ENRICHMENT FUND Leah & Larry Baker in memory of David Baker Susan & Jim Winter in memory of Shirley Wiesen
ETZ HA DOROT ENDOWMENT FUND Deborah & Robert Lewis
HESED Nicole Hazard in honor of Kahleen Rozowsky
KADIMA CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Carol Cohen in memory of her mother, Elaine Siegel and Sarah Cohen Stephanie & Mark Slotnick Froma & Andrew Benerofe in memory of Jerry Cohen Audrey & Jeffrey Nagelberg in memory of Zora Gropper Jackie & Lee Freund Fredda & Eric Berger in memory of Sandra Berger
MICHAEL GINSBERG MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUND Gloria Bindelglass in memory of Regina Grotto Kristeller, mother of Fern Bindelglass Fern Bindelglass in memory of Ruth Bindelglass
RABBI GROPPER’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Roberta and Peter Gottlieb in honor of the marriage of their daughter Amanda to Matthew Seplowe Cindy Valk-Danish & Les Danish in memory of Zora Gropper Wendy & Phil Zeifer in memory of Bernard Zeifer Arnold Handwerger in memory of Zora Gropper Froma & Andrew Benerofe in memory of Zora Gropper
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Walkway to Worship
Become a permanent
part of CSR
Celebrate special
moments by being a
part of our walkway.
Questions?
Please contact:
Donna DeLynn
(914) 937-0648
www.comsynrye.org/
walkway-to-worship.html
MAH JONGG
Players of all levels are welcome,
including beginners. The cost to
attend is $5 for members/non-
members, which supports Sisterhood
initiatives. RSVP with your level of
p lay to Janet Meyer s at
Thursday, February 27 at 7:00 pm
Canasta players are most welcome!
DONATE WINTER
KID’S CLOTHING
If you have any questions
or would like to help,
please contact
Carrie Nagel at [email protected]
Community Synagogue of Rye has a variety of funds which are used to enrich our congregation. You may wish to make a contribution in honor or in memory of someone or to celebrate a joyous occasion (birth, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation, wedding, anniversary). The funds are listed on the right.
I (We) wish to make a special contribution of $ to the Fund.
In Honor of Occasion
In Memory of Relationship Donor’s Name (s) Donor’s Address Donor’s Phone Donor’s Email Please send an acknowledgement note to: Name Address
Your gift is tax deductible to the extent of the law. Please mail and make checks payable to Community Synagogue of Rye.
Pay online at https://www.comsynrye.org/donate.html
Endowment Funds David & Iris Sampliner Youth Leadership Development Fund Etz Ha Dorot Endowment (Special Projects) Fund Goodkind Scholar-in-Residence Fund The Obrasky (Elder Transportation to CSR) Fund Pond & Beyond (Grounds Improvement) Fund Reform Jewish Commitment (RJC) Fund Victor & Marjorie Wolder (Annual Adult Education Program)Fund in memory of Herbert Millman Victor & Marjorie Wolder Joy of Living (Annual Joyous Community Event) Fund Restricted Funds Adult Education (Cecele Fraenkel Memorial) Fund Beautification Fund Cantor Cooperman’s Discretionary Fund Camp/Israel Trip Fund for Teens Early Childhood Center Enrichment Fund Grayer Teen Initiative Fund Hesed (Caring Community) Fund Israel Action Fund Kadima Capital Campaign Fund Kol Nashim (Women’s Programming) Fund Marilyn Zelman Early Childhood Center Scholarship Fund Michael Ginsberg Memorial Library Fund Prayer Book Fund Rabbi Gropper’s Discretionary Fund Religious School Enrichment Fund Religious School Special Education Fund SAJE (Senior Activities in a Jewish Environment) Fund Social Action Fund Steven Harry Klein Membership Fund Synagogue Fund Yahrzeit Fund Learn more about these funds at comsynrye.org/csr-funds
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