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TEMPLEBETH TZEDEK

August 2015

621 Getzville Road • Buffalo, NY 14226 • (716) 838-3232 Av ~ Elul 5775

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TICKETSYour High Holiday tickets will be mailed by approximately September 4th. �ey are required for admission to all services. Please show your tickets to the security guard or usher when you enter the synagogue.

HOLIDAY TICKETS FOR CHILDRENTickets are required for dependent, single children of members age 13 through college. To avoid any confusion at the door on the holidays, please contact the synagogue o�ce and arrange for their tickets.

CHILDREN FROM AGES 13 AND UP MUST HAVE TICKETS FOR ADMISSION TO THE SERVICES.

USHERSMembers of the Beth Tzedek Ushering Committee will act as ushers and doorkeepers this Yom Tov. Please cooperate with the ushers so that our services will maintain the proper decorum.

In case of an emergency, please contact the nearest usher. Emergency oxygen and a de�brillator are both available on the premises if required.

Ushers have been instructed not to admit anyone to services during sermons.

CEMETERY KEVER AVOT MEMORIAL SERVICES AT HIGH HOLIDAY TIMEIt is traditional to visit the graves of loved ones close to the holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. �is year, the Kever Avot services will be held the Sunday between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, September 20th, at the Temple Shaarey Zedek section of Elmlawn Cemetery at 11:00 a.m., and at the Temple Beth El Cemetery on Pine Ridge Road at noon.

TASHLIH�is custom is usually observed on the �rst day of Rosh Hashanah. Jews go to a stream and symbolically cast all their sins into the water. We will observe the custom of Tashlih on Monday, September 14th at 5:30 p.m. by meeting at the synagogue and walking to the edge of the synagogue property where a very picturesque stream provides the perfect setting for this ritual. Upon returning to the synagogue, there will be the traditional Kiddush and serving of apples & honey followed by the Minha and Ma'ariv services.

LULAV AND ETROG FOR SUKKOT�e festival of Sukkot begins on Sunday evening, September 27th. Members wishing to purchase a Lulav and Etrog for their own use should contact Kim in the Synagogue o�ce by August 28th.

SIMHAT TORAH KIDDUSH�e annual Simhat Torah Kiddush lunch will be held at noon on Tuesday, October 6th. All of our members and families are invited to attend the morning service, participate in the festive activities, and partake of the Kiddush lunch. Members and individuals who would like to sponsor or make a donation for the Kiddush lunch should contact the synagogue o�ce.

Issues concerning High Holy Day servicesHolding seats: �e Ritual Committee and its subcommittee for planning High Holy Day services have received con�icting requests concerning holding seats available for late-arriving congregants. Some say that if they honor the attempts by others to hold seats, then their families can’t sit together. Others protest that if their seats are not held, then their families are unable to sit together. We have decided to request that you DO NOT hold seats. We observe that if you come early enough, you’ll have no trouble �nding seats where you can sit together, and if you come later, there are generally sections in which su�cient seats are still available.

Ushers: We could use more ushers. Please contact Bob Altman, chair of the ushers committee, to volunteer.

Electronic communications: Please turn o� cell phones, pagers, and other electronics at services, unless required for emergency purposes.

Sound system, temperature: Often, during services, there are requests to alter the sound system, change the temperature of the auditorium, or make other changes to the environment. Since such changes have halachic implications, if you have such a request, please �nd Harold Gelfand and ask him to discuss it with Rabbi Netter.

Perfumes and colognes: Many congregants are allergic to these, and their allergies are particularly provoked by large numbers of other congregants using them during the holidays. It should be noted that for Yom Kippur, their use is traditionally banned as part of our “a�iction of our souls.” Please abstain from the use of perfumes and colognes.

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In just days we will be transforming the Lippa auditorium into a sacred space large enough to accommodate our entire community on Rosh Hashanah. What is it that makes Rosh Hashanah more compelling to American Jews than Shabbat, or Sukkot, or Pesah, or any other Jewish holiday, that so many of our members come for Rosh Hashanah that we have to move into the

auditorium?

�ere are sociological reasons, of course. Everyone at work, or at school, expect Jews to be in shul on Rosh Hashanah. We never have to explain ourselves in defense of an absence. Even our non-Jewish neighbors know when it is Rosh Hashanah.

�ere are social reasons, to be sure. Even in a synagogue with no assigned seats we are accustomed to sit in the same seats, year after year, service after service. Being surrounded with the same people year after year increases the sense of community and extended family for which we yearn by being a member of a synagogue. �at is why there is so much talking while the holy words of the Torah and Haftarah are being read from the bimah. It’s not easy to catch up on a whole year in just a few words.

But I think the number one reason we come to shul, dressed in our �nest, and sit with the mahzor for so many hours, is because of one line in the mahzor. �is one line is inserted in the beginning of the Amidah for the entire ten days of the High Holiday season. We come for this one line, which contains all of the theology of Rosh Hashanah:

Zokhr e inu l ’ ha y y im , m e l e k h h a f e i t z b a h a y y i m , v’khotveinub’seferhahayyim, l’ma-ankha Elohim hayyim. Remember us for life, Sovereign who delights in life, and inscribe us in the Book of Life, for Your sake, God of life.

Rosh Hashanah marks for each of us the milestone of having achieved another year of life. We �ock to shul on Rosh Hashanah because we love life, we crave more life, we pray for one more year of life. Each phrase of this line focuses us on the fundamentals of Jewish theology.

Remember us for life. We all want to be remembered, and remembered well, by God. By this we mean that God, into whose hand our body and soul are deposited, should bless us with life. Sovereign who delights in life. God has in�nite power, the unbounded power of the ultimate king of kings, but God is a king who delights in life. God loves life as much as we do.

Cholent POTFrom the . . .

Otherwise, God would have created the World to Come, put us in it, and bypassed this World altogether. Only in this world is there human life as we know it. And inscribe us in the book of life. We recognize that life and death is ultimately God’s decision, not ours. We acknowledge, however begrudgingly, that much is beyond our control. �at is why we appeal to God’s love of life to keep us in life. For Your sake, God of life. �is is the ultimate hutzpah: we are not the only ones who bene�t from our being alive. God also craves relationship with us, seeks us out for intimacy, rejoices in our successes and cries with us during our sorrows. So we remind God: You’ll miss us when we’re gone. Give us both another year together.

�is is the reason I know I will see you all in shul on Rosh Hashanah. We desperately love life. Together, alone, we will pray for life. May you be so inscribed.

Perry Netter, rabbi

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Temple Beth Tzedek - Shofar - 3

In just days we will be transforming the Lippa auditorium into a sacred space large enough to accommodate our entire community on Rosh Hashanah. What is it that makes Rosh Hashanah more compelling to American Jews than Shabbat, or Sukkot, or Pesah, or any other Jewish holiday, that so many of our members come for Rosh Hashanah that we have to move into the

auditorium?

�ere are sociological reasons, of course. Everyone at work, or at school, expect Jews to be in shul on Rosh Hashanah. We never have to explain ourselves in defense of an absence. Even our non-Jewish neighbors know when it is Rosh Hashanah.

�ere are social reasons, to be sure. Even in a synagogue with no assigned seats we are accustomed to sit in the same seats, year after year, service after service. Being surrounded with the same people year after year increases the sense of community and extended family for which we yearn by being a member of a synagogue. �at is why there is so much talking while the holy words of the Torah and Haftarah are being read from the bimah. It’s not easy to catch up on a whole year in just a few words.

But I think the number one reason we come to shul, dressed in our �nest, and sit with the mahzor for so many hours, is because of one line in the mahzor. �is one line is inserted in the beginning of the Amidah for the entire ten days of the High Holiday season. We come for this one line, which contains all of the theology of Rosh Hashanah:

Zokhr e inu l ’ ha y y im , m e l e k h h a f e i t z b a h a y y i m , v’khotveinub’seferhahayyim, l’ma-ankha Elohim hayyim. Remember us for life, Sovereign who delights in life, and inscribe us in the Book of Life, for Your sake, God of life.

Rosh Hashanah marks for each of us the milestone of having achieved another year of life. We �ock to shul on Rosh Hashanah because we love life, we crave more life, we pray for one more year of life. Each phrase of this line focuses us on the fundamentals of Jewish theology.

Remember us for life. We all want to be remembered, and remembered well, by God. By this we mean that God, into whose hand our body and soul are deposited, should bless us with life. Sovereign who delights in life. God has in�nite power, the unbounded power of the ultimate king of kings, but God is a king who delights in life. God loves life as much as we do.

Cholent POTFrom the . . .

Otherwise, God would have created the World to Come, put us in it, and bypassed this World altogether. Only in this world is there human life as we know it. And inscribe us in the book of life. We recognize that life and death is ultimately God’s decision, not ours. We acknowledge, however begrudgingly, that much is beyond our control. �at is why we appeal to God’s love of life to keep us in life. For Your sake, God of life. �is is the ultimate hutzpah: we are not the only ones who bene�t from our being alive. God also craves relationship with us, seeks us out for intimacy, rejoices in our successes and cries with us during our sorrows. So we remind God: You’ll miss us when we’re gone. Give us both another year together.

�is is the reason I know I will see you all in shul on Rosh Hashanah. We desperately love life. Together, alone, we will pray for life. May you be so inscribed.

Perry Netter, rabbi

David Burstein, O.D.• Comprehensive eye exams• Specially trained in treating eye disease• Contact lens specialist• Fashion eyewearQUALITY CARE AT A PERSONAL LEVEL

Amherst224 Plaza Drive

Hopkins near Klein688-8127

Kenmore924 Kenmore Avenue

876-2020

It gives me great pleasure to share with you a few items of accomplishment by your Board of Trustees and various committees. First and foremost, we have successfully negotiated a contract with Harvey Brenner to become our new Executive Director. �is is the result of months of hard work by the Search Committee and negotiating team.

After publicizing our need and interviewing three serious candidates, the Committee felt overwhelmingly, that Harvey has the best quali�cations to serve our needs. Harvey comes with PLENTY of experience, speci�cally being an executive director of synagogues prior to ours.

Harvey is planning his move to Amherst as I am writing this article, and I am excited to have him join our community; and in particular our temple family. I thank our Search Committee members and especially our chair, Judith Brownstein, for its dedicated and superb e�orts. In addition, I thank Jon Dandes and Harvey Sanders for successfully negotiating a contract between Harvey and our shul.

Also, Harvey Sanders and Steve Bengart have secured contracts for the purchase of two houses, along with their properties, adjacent to the current home of Congregation B’Nai Shalom. As you may recall, our master plan for Project Beit Ti�llah has been focused on building a new facility on those grounds located on North Forest Rd. �is will go a long way in seeing our hopes for this endeavor come to fruition.

Lastly, our new synagogue directory is going to print. I think you will �nd it useful and helpful in staying current with your temple family members’ emails, phone numbers and addresses. My deep appreciation goes to Linda Boxer and her committee for their splendid e�orts and results.

I would be very remiss if I did not thank Cantor Mark Spindler and all of our volunteer and lay leaders who stepped up to the plate and �lled in for the Rabbi during his recent trip to Israel and vacation. It has been my experience that whenever we as a congregation come together to �ll a void such as this, that the experience tends to help us gel together as a people united in the service to our congregation and to God. I happily welcome the Rabbi and his family home, and extend my appreciation to him as well, for representing our Kehillah on the 2015 Bu�alo community educational visit to Eretz Yisrael.

At this time, our immediate attention turns to preparing for the observance of the High Holy Days. As you know, plenty of work goes into the preparations and planning. It will take a herculean e�ort by many to put in place all that is needed. If any of you would like some formal participation in the services or preparation, please let the temple o�ce know. �ey will forward your request to me, the Rabbi and our ritual committee.

I wish everyone a wonderful last half of summer.

Leon

A FROM OUR PRESIDENT

Jennifer Pinsof Daughter of Mort & Natalie Abramson Mother of Joshua Peekstok Mother of Aaron Peekstok Sister of Betsy Abramson Sister of Laura Pacheco

Zalman Garten Husband of Lois Garten

Fritzie Silver Mother of Bobbie Vishner Mother of Randy Silver

Sheila Goldberg Wife of Shepard Goldberg Mother of David Goldberg Mother of Eric Goldberg Mother of Lee Goldberg Mother of Larry Goldberg

CONDOLENCES

Temple Beth Tzedek mourns the passing of Cantor Gerald DeBruin, z’l, who served his congregations as a volunteer and professionally for seven decades. He o�ciated at tens of thousands of synagogue services, and at thousands of namings, b’nai mitzvah, con�rmations, weddings, and funerals. His visits brought comfort to thousands of hospitalized congregants and those in shiva. He performed with the Bu�alo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bu�alo Civic Orchestra, cantorial concerts with other Bu�alo-area cantors, and at many meetings and events. He was prominent in the Cantors’ Assembly and was recognized by the Jewish �eological Seminary of America with an honorary doctorate in Jewish Music.

Despite a full professional life, Cantor DeBruin was deeply devoted to his family. We extend our condolences to Belle, Larry, Je�rey, Cheryl, and Hy.

Cantor Gerald DeBruin Of Blessed Memory:


WE ACKNOWLEDGE WITH THANKS THE FOLLOWINGTEMPLE BETH TZEDEK CONTRIBUTIONS

Charles and Molly Amsterdam Memorial FundIn Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Janet Gunner & Glenn Pincus

Laurie HimmelfarbJanet Gunner & Glenn Pincus

Robert and David Belinson Scholarship FundIn Memory of:Ruby Ziff

Sue Belinson

Anne Bernstein Memorial FundIn Honor of:Recovery and Get Well Wishes for Seymour Bernstein

Ellen & Alan Bernstein

Speedy Recovery of Alan Gendler

Mimi & Herschel Balsom

Charlotte Gendler Receiving the Woman of Distinction Honor


Ruthie Merlin's Tireless Efforts for the Jewish Community


Anne Bernstein Memorial FundIn Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Sheila, Joel & Sarah Bernstein

In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Estelle Etelson

Hannah & Norman Weinberg

In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Anne Bernstein

Hannah & Norman Weinberg

Seymour BernsteinSheila & Joel Bernstein and Family

Judy ChickSheila & Joel Bernstein

Cantor Emeritus Gerald DeBruinEllen & Alan & Amy BernsteinMarc & Jen Bernstein

Rabbi Milton FeiersteinEllen & Alan Bernstein

Zolly GartenSheila & Joel Bernstein

Sheila GoldbergSheila & Joel Bernstein

Building FundIn Memory of:Dr. Harry Sperer

Aaron & Wendy Weisbrot

Zolly GartenSandra & Bernie Weinstein

In Observance of the 25th Anniversary of the Yahrzeit of Leon Charles Cohen

Sandra Cohen Fein, Debra Cohen & David Cohen

In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Lena Albaranes

Rachel Yalowich

Edith & Joel Cohen Memorial FundIn Memory of:Laurie Himmelfarb

Irving Atlas

Harry SpererRhonda & Michael Wise

Irwin Davis Memorial FundIn Honor of:Judy Davis Reaching Age of Wisdom

Linda & Larry Boxer

Speedy Recovery of Ruth Mendelsohn

Ilene Levine

Complete Recovery of Myra Werbow

Carol Davis

Irwin Davis Memorial FundIn Memory of:Fritzie Silver

Carol Davis

Cantor Gerald DeBruin Music Shelf In Memory of:Cantor Emeritus Gerald DeBruin

Arlene & Irving BraunIrving Atlas & SonsMarlene & Lawrence JosephPhilip CelnikerTillie LazersonBonie LevineMarlene SimonRonald & Audrey CohenShirlee Stromberg GlucksteinRonald IsaacsFran KurtzAnnette StraussLenore MarxJanet ShapiroNorman & Marcia WeissPenny StraussAaron & Wendy WeisbrotEdna KielarLaurie Silbiger & Brian RothschildIda & Daniel SerureHarvey Susan LichtblauDavid & Lisa DavidsonCarol DavisRachel Lendner, Eliran Sobel,

Margalit SobelJanet Gunner & Glenn PincusSonya & Bert BreitbartJanet & Myron Reicher,

Francine Richer & David Ephraim, Neil & Rebecca Reicher

Education FundIn Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Roz & Harvey Podolsky

Laurie HimmelfarbElaine & Mel Brothman

Zolly GartenElaine & Mel Brothman

In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Carmelina Sorotsky

Marc Sorotsky

Father of Gallya Rosenband Le Hav

Rosalie Rosenband

Fritzie SilverLarry & Cookie LevinMyra & Harvey HorowitzIlene ScheibLori & Armand Morrison and FamilyElaine & Mel BrothmanMarilyn RosenTillie LazersonRuth NormanPhyllis SigelThe Friedler/Sokoloff Family Donald & Erma BaderDr. Louis BabbMort & Natalie AbramsonJanet Gunner & Glenn PincusJim & Renee BrownsteinSheila & Joel BernsteinJanet ReidellBeverlee A. HillDonna KlempMichael & Nancy BloomCatherine KieblerDianne E. Borzelliere

Floral FundIn Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Joel & Linda Paull

Jerry Frank Memorial Garden Fund In Honor of:

Speedy Recovery of Cookie Redlich

Shirley & Larry Magil

Laurie HimmelfarbShirley & Larry Magil

Dr. Harry SpererIda & Daniel Serure

Zolly GartenShirley & Larry Magil

Fritzie SilverShirley & Larry Magil



Sandi Ida Miesik Glickstein Kesher FundIn Honor of:Judy Davis Becoming a Bat Mitzvah

Nancy & Harvey Schiller

Mendy Fine's BirthdayRachel Anderson

Wishing Myra & Harvey Horowitz a Complete Recovery

Barbara & Michael Sitrin

Appreciation of Kesher CommitteeJune & Aaron Feuerstein

Sandi Ida Miesik Glickstein Kesher FundIn Memory of:Laurie Himmelfarb

Adele Weinstein

Harry SpererHarvey & Susan Lichtblau

Zolly GartenJune & Aaron Feuerstein

Sheila GoldbergAlan & Charlotte GendlerGlenn Pincus & Janet GunnerLeon & Cindy Komm

Muriel NarotskyJune & Aaron Feuerstein

Fritzie SilverHelen AbloveSandy PerlmuterLaurence & Linda BoxerJan PresserBarbara & Michael SitrinAlan & Charlotte Gendler

Kassirer Family Minyan Room FundIn Honor of:Michele & Lance Pozarny Becoming Grandparents

Rise & Kevin Kulick

Birth of Sloane Leia PozarnyAaron & Wendy Weisbrot

Speedy Recovery of Myra WerbowJudy & Bob Alessi

Kassirer Family Minyan Room FundIn Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Judy & Bob Alessi

In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Fannie Gelman

Marlene Simon

In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Jacob Gelman

Marlene Simon

In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Burton R. Stromberg

Shirlee Stromberg Gluckstein

In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Jacob Gelman

Shirlee Stromberg Gluckstein

Fritzie SilverShirlee Stromberg GlucksteinJudy & Bob AlessiMarlene SimonJudy Perlstein

Rabbi Isaac Klein Scholar in Residence Endowment FundIn Honor of:Sol Messinger's Bar Mitzvah Anniversary

Leah & Arthur Schneider

Rabbi Isaac Klein Scholar in Residence Endowment FundIn Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Muriel Segal

Zalman GartenLeah & Arthur Schneider

Richard S. Kulick Memorial FundIn Memory of:In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Rickard Kulick

Cookie Weil

Klein-Amdur Library FundIn Honor of:Judy Davis Becoming a Bat Mitzvah

Rhonda & Robert Perlmuter

Klein-Amdur Library FundIn Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Edie Teibel

Harry SpererSheila & Jeffrey Carrel

Cantor Emeritus Gerald DeBruinJane & Stuart FischmanElinor & Joel WeissArt & Edie Block

Father of Gallya Rosenband Le HavElaine & Mel Brothman

Max & Rose Linsky Memorial FundIn Memory of:In Observance of the Yahrzeits of Mothers, Bertha Goldman & Rose Linsky

Children & Grandchildren

Henrietta Steinberg Music FundIn Honor of:Joel Bernstein's Special Birthday

Melyn & Judy Hurwitz

In Appreciation of Cantor SpindlerTamara Castro

Henrietta Steinberg Music FundIn Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Hy & Joan Nemirov

Martha Sue HoffmanJack & Sandra Meyers

Judy ManikofskyJack & Sandra Meyers

Fritzie SilverHy & Joan Nemirov

Pulpit FundIn Honor of:Mendy Fine's Birthday

Dr. Louis Babb

Pulpit FundIn Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Hy & Margie Scheff

Dolores HimmelfarbFred & Donna Hirsh

Zalman GartenMort & Natalie Abramson

Fritzie SilverLeona & Mark Spindler

Camp Ramah Scholarship FundIn Honor of:Get Well Wishes for Harvey Horowitz

Gayle Nosenchuck

Get Well Wishes for Steve HurwitzGayle Nosenchuck

Good Recovery of Myra WerbowElinda & Ed Reich

Camp Ramah Scholarship FundIn Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Phyllis Sigel

Sheila GoldbergElinda & Ed Reich

Sheila GoldbergPhyllis Sigel

Fritzie SilverIna & Herb ScheerElinda & Ed Reich

Bruce S. Rein Memorial FundIn Honor of:Speedy Recovery of Cookie Redlich

Henry Peita & Miriam Goldrat


In Appreciation of Leon Komm's Help & Assistance

Robert & Mildred Dekoff

Sol Messinger's Bar Mitzvah Anniversary

Marilyn & Irving Sultz

Temple Fund In Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Janice & Harold GelfandMarilyn & Irving SultzRenee Joffe

Laurie HimmelfarbArnold MalvernHelen AbloveJoseph & Sheila RoseneckerRoberta Landberg

Nelson & Delores HimmelfarbJames & Theresa Gumulak

Harry SpererTillie LazersonThe Levine Family

Rabbi Milton FiersteinTillie Lazerson

Zalman GartenSharon & Dan GerstmanRhona Friedland FamilyRusty & Joe Zackheim

Fritzie SilverToby & Harold Bulan

Jennifer PinsofTillie Lazerson

Shirley & Cyrus Trossman Museum FundIn Memory of:In Observance of the Yahrzeit of Shirley Trossman

Tinka Lendner

The Werbow Family Fund In Honor of:Complete Recovery of Myra Werbow

Janice & Harold Gelfand

Speedy Recovery of Myra WerbowTillie LazersonJan Presser

Recovery and Good Health for Myra WerbowHelen AbloveAlan & Charlotte GendlerSteve & Fern BernsteinNorman & Marcia WeissIlene LevineBarbara & Michael SitrinLinda & Larry Boxer

The Werbow Family Fund In Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Myra & Allan WerbowAlan & Charlotte Gendler

Laurie HimmelfarbAlan & Charlotte Gendler

Dr. Harry SpererAlan & Charlotte Gendler

Zolly GartenAllan & Myra Werbow


Bruce S. Rein Memorial FundIn Memory of:Cantor Emeritus Gerald DeBruin

Lenore Rein

Zolly GartenEdna Kielar

Herman S. Rekoon Scholarship FundIn Memory of:Dr. Harry Sperer

Pam Buyer

Fritzie SilverPam Buyer

Synagogue Renovation FundIn Honor of:Mendy Fine's Birthday

Larry & Cookie Levin

Synagogue Renovation FundIn Memory of:Zolly Garten

Cookie & Larry Levin

Ritual FundIn Memory of:Evelyn S. Levy

Harold & Arlyne Levy

Martin Sanders Memorial FundIn Memory of:Jennifer Pinsof

Ina Sanders

Dolores (Laurie) HimmelfarbIna Sanders

Fritzie SilverIna Sanders

Pearl and Nathan Sterman Memorial FundIn Honor of:Happy Birthday to Avy Sterman

Edie Teibel

Pearl and Nathan Sterman Memorial FundIn Memory of:Laurie Himmelfarb

Leslie & Ken SilvermanJoe Sterman & Sylvia Weiss

Temple FundIn Honor of:Aaron & June Feuerstein

Carol & Gerald Einhorn

Mendy Fine's BirthdayHelen Ablove & Tillie Lazerson

Birth of Berrett Riley KerrGrandma Tillie Lazerson

TEMPLE BETH TZEDEK YAHRZEITSContributions are gratefully acknowledged for the following:

MAZEL TOV!Tillie Lazerson

on the birth

of her great-granddaughter,

Berrett Riley Kerr

Roberta & David Essrow

on the birth

of their great-granddaughter,

Harper Rose Shrauger

Jacob AbloveBoruch AliotsChayim AliotsGussie Aliots

Meir AliotsYidel Aliots

Yitzchak AliotsEdward (Ezra) Atlas

Harold BernsteinMorris BirzonRuth Block

Samuel BookbinderMeyer Brenner

Leslie BrothmanMorris Burdman

Ben BushHilda CapellJacob CarrelRobert Case

Hyman ClementFay Dankner

Solomon DanknerAnnette DiamondBeatrice DicksonGilbert EpsteinMarcus Farber

Dorothy FormanMarion FriedlandMollie Gendler

Morris GottesmanPaul Gross

Betty HoffmanTolic Jankielowicz

Rose JeffRalph KanelClara Katz

Ethel KielarSerena Kinbar

Arlene-Kintzel-HandelIrving Konovitz

Florence Forman KramerIda Kushner

Louis LazersonFrederick LeffKevin Levine

Esther C. LubonneRuby McKinney

Raymond MednickMichael Plesur

Ida RicklerHarold Rosen

Theodor RosenheimerMarcia Rosenthal

David RuzinovMartin SandersMorris SchaffranPeter Seeberg

Peter SermyazhkoRachel Shamai

Hyman SharnackAvrum Shuman

Ida ShumanIrving ShumanPhilip ShumanGeorge Siegel

William SteinhurstLuba Taylorson

Eugene TrachtmanLouis WeinsteinMary WeinsteinIsabelle WexlerHarry Zelman

Save The DateOctober 2

Sukkot & Shabbat DinnerDetails forthcoming


5776 TEMPLE BETH TZEDEK HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE 2015

SELIHOT 9:00 P.M. – Community Pre-Holiday Program at Temple Beth Zion Broder CenterSaturday, September 5 10:00 P.M. – Community Selihot Services at Temple Beth Zion Broder Center

ROSH HASHANAH EVE 6:00 P.M. - Minha & Ma'arivWednesday, September 13

ROSH HASHANAH 8:30 A.M. - Pesukei D'Zimrah & Shaharit followed by Torah�ursday, September 14 Reading, Sermon & Musaf, plus Sounding of Shofar 5:30 P.M. - Tashlih

6:00 P.M. - Minha, Ma'ariv

ROSH HASHANAH 8:30 A.M. - Pesukei D'Zimrah & Shaharit followed by TorahFriday, September 15 Reading, Sermon & Musaf, plus Sounding of Shofar

7:00 P.M. - Minha & Ma'ariv

YOM KIPPUR EVE 6:00 P.M. - MinhaFriday, September 22 6:15 P.M. - Kol Nidre

YOM KIPPUR DAY 9:00 A.M. - Pesukei D'Zimrah Shaharit followed by TorahShabbat, September 23 Reading, Israel Bond Appeal, Yizkor, Sermon & Musaf

5:00 P.M. - Minha followed by Ne'ilah7:45 P.M. – Sounding of Shofar

ATTENTION PARENTS Babysitting, Story Hour and Junior CongregationRoom location will Babysitting Story Hour Jr. Congregationbe posted in the Ages Infancy Ages Agessynagogue lobby to 2 years old 3 - 5 years 6 - 12 years------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ROSH HASHANAH 9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. -September 25 & 26 1:00 P.M. 12:00 P.M. 12:00 P.M.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------YOM KIPPUR DAY 9:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. - 10:30 A.M. -October 4 2:00 P.M. 12:00 P.M. 12:00 P.M.

SUKKOT Sunday, September 27 - 6:00 P.M.

Monday, September 28 - 9:00 A.M. Monday, September 28 - 6:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 29 - 9:00 A.M. Tuesday, September 29 - 7:30 P.M.

HOSHANAH RABBAH Wednesday, October 4 – 7:00 A.M.

SHEMINI ATZERET Wednesday, October 4 - 6:00 P.M. Monday, October 5 – 7:00 a.m. & 9:00 am NOTE: YIZKOR WILL BE RECITED AT BOTH MORNING SERVICES

SIMHAT TORAHMonday, October 5 - Minha - 6:00 P.M.

Ma'ariv/Hakafot - 6:30 P.M.Tuesday, October 6 - 9:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 6 – Minha/Ma’ariv - 7:00 P.M


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SERVICE SCHEDULESunday Shaharit Service 8:30 am

Weekday Shaharit Service 7:30 amFriday Evening Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv Service 6 pm

Saturday Shabbat Service 9 amDaily Ma'ariv Sunday through Friday 6 pm

Saturday Minha followed by S’eudah Shlisheet, Ma’ariv & Havdalah






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TEMPLE OFFICE 838-3232SCHOOL OFFICE 836-2660

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Rabbi's Class10 am

Board of Trustees7:30 pm

Weinberg Session1:30 pm

High HolidayCommittee

7:30 pmCemetery Committee

7 pm

Weinberg Mincha3:30 pm

Rabbi’s Class10 am

Finance Committee7 pm

Sisterhood OpeningBoard Meeting

Lunch & LearnNoon

Adult EducationCommittee

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Challah Baking9 am

Rabbi's Class10 am

Officers Meeting7 pm

Bloodmobile 3 pmHouse Committee

7 pmSocial Action

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Youth Education Committee

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