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Join Us for ‘A Starry Night’ on April 3rd to Honor Rabbi Loren Monosov and Wendy & Yale Zoland
WJC will sparkle on Sunday evening, April 3rd as we pay tribute
to Rabbi Loren Monosov and Wendy & Yale Zoland at our annual fundraising gala. Last month we highlighted the role that Wendy & Yale have played at WJC and this month we feature Rabbi Loren Monosov. We hope you will return your RSVP card, donate a raf-fle item and purchase a journal ad to show your love and apprecia-tion for Rabbi Monosov and the Zolands.
Rabbi Monosov’s time at WJC began with an interview with Aleza Kulp to teach seventh grade. Little did anyone know that this interview would be the start of an eight year relationship. During Rabbi Monosov’s second year of Rabbinical School, she taught WJC seventh graders every Thursday evening and Sunday
morning. From that experience, she learned what an extraordinary community WJC is. Rabbi Monosov returned a year later to serve as the first Rabbinic Intern during which time she had the opportunity to learn from Rabbis Segelman and Steigmann and Cantor Sokoloff. A year later, she returned to WJC to serve in an assistant rabbi capac-ity while Rabbi Segelman was on sabbatical. Rabbi Monosov has remained at the Center in a rabbinic capacity since then, and has been a part of almost every facet of the synagogue.
During her tenure at WJC, she has had numerous titles and roles and been a part of so many people’s lives. From ECC families and teachers to Adult Education, from Reli-gious School davening to High Holiday Services, from com-mittee meetings and to work-ing with b’nei mitzvah stu-dents on their d’vrei Torah, from Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing to a Women’s Minyan at the Harbor, Rabbi Mono-sov has connected with every demographic at WJC. She has brought innovation to WJC in-cluding the High Holiday Fam-ily Experience, Family Holi-day Services, and synagogue-wide holiday celebrations. Rab-bi Monosov is proud of the monthly Contemporary Ser-vice that she crafted with Lee Epstein that continues to be an avenue of spirituality for many WJC congregants. It has been
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Jeffrey T. SegelmanRABBI
Loren MonosovASSISTANT RABBI
Ethan GoldbergCANTOR
Susan LurieEXECUTIVE DIR.
Pat TintoCOMMUNICATIONS &
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Aleza KulpEDUCATION DIR.
Sabrina LandauEARLY CHILDHOOD DIR.
Irving Koslowe z”lRABBI EMERITUS
Max Friedman z”lRITUAL DIR. EMERITUS
Gail MarcusPRESIDENT
Jeffrey LavineEXECUTIVE VP
Seth SchaflerADMINISTRATIVE VP
Laurence ThalerFINANCIAL VP
Harold TreiberVICE PRESIDENT
Martin MarcusVICE PRESIDENT
Victor BadnerVICE PRESIDENT
Susan MillerVICE PRESIDENT
N. Gabriel TolchinskyTREASURER
Marc StronginASST. TREASURER
Yale ZolandFINANCIAL SEC’Y
Cheryl BrauseASST. FINANCIAL SEC’Y
Mark BergerRECORDING SEC’Y
Abbe Kellner-KutnoASST. RECORDING SEC’Y
Sandra RosenbaumCORRESPONDING SEC’Y
Jeffrey TaffetASST. CORRESPONDING SEC’Y
Sarene ShanusCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Beverly CannoldDan Cannold z”l
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
The Center of Our Jewish Lives
The deadline for content submission for March is March 6th @ [email protected]
MARCH 2016 – VOLUME 74, NUMBER 7 – ADAR/ADAR II 5776
The REVIEWWestchester Jewish Center
March 2016 Highlights
3 Jews Around the World: Cuban Jewry – 8pm4 Rhythm & Ruach – 7:30pm6 No Religious School ECC Special Person’s Day – 10am PurimPalooza@WJC – 11am7 Israeli Dance Class – 7:30pm8 ECC Parent/Teacher Conferences - 6pm9 ECC Parent/Teacher Conferences – 8am Israeli Movie Night: “Lemon Tree” – 7:30pm11 4th Grade Shabbat Service & Dinner – 6pm13 Purimshpiel 2016: The Sound of Musaf – 7pm14 Israeli Dance Class – 7:30pm20-22 AIPAC Policy Conference (DC)20 No RS21-25 Schools Closed21 Israeli Dance Class – 7:30pm23 Erev Purim Children’s ECC Megillah Reading – 5pm Children’s ECC Purim Dinner – 6pm Congregational Megillah Reading – 7:30pm24 Purim Shacharit – 6:15am Megillah Reading – 7:00 am26 Contemporary Service – 10:15am27 No RS 28 Israeli Dance Class – 7:30pm Youth Programs5 Teen Schmooze – 10:30am13 Chaverim “All Things Lego” – 12pm K-2nd Grade Lunch – 12pm Rosh Hodesh Group – 5pm
CONTENTSFrom the Clergy .............................................................. 2President’s Column ........................................................ 3Shabbat and Holiday Services ....................................... 3B’Nei Mitzvahs ............................................................ 4, 5PurimPalooza at WJC ..................................................... 4B’Nei Mitzvah Committee .............................................. 4WJC is “all about” LEGO ................................................ 6Teens’ Corner .................................................................. 6Social Action Community Day ....................................... 6Kol Dichfin/Bronx Food Drive ................................. 7, 8Israeli Dancing .......................................................... 9, 20Brothers Sitting Together .............................................. 9Green Committee .......................................................... 10CEREAL for Purim ........................................................ 11Warm Clothing Drive.................................................... 11Caring for Ourselves ..................................................... 11Brotherhood .................................................................. 12Contemporary Shabbat Service .................................. 12PJ Library/Space Committee/Movie Screening ....... 13Save These Dates .......................................................... 14Sisterhood News ........................................................... 15Funds ......................................................................... 16-17Yahrzeits......................................................................... 18Welcome New Members .............................................. 18Rhythm & Ruach ........................................................... 19Archives ......................................................................... 19Synagogue Family ......................................................... 20Condolences .................................................................. 20Israeli Movie Night ....................................................... 20
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Queen Esther?
By Coming to Purimshpiel 2016 on March 13 at 7pm.
(In case you missed last month’s Review, see page 5 for details.)
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Except July and AugustEditor: Pat Tinto
Rabbi ..........................................JEFFREY T. SEGELMANAssistant Rabbi....................................LOREN MONOSOVCantor ................................................ETHAN GOLDBERGRabbi Emeritus .......................DR. IRVING KOSLOWE z’’lRitual Director Emeritus ..................MAX FRIEDMAN z’’lExecutive Director .......................................SUSAN LURIEEduc. Dir. & Cong. Program Coord ......... ALEZA R. KULPEarly Childhood Director ................... SABRINA LANDAU Communications & Marketing Director ...........PAT TINTOLibrarian ...............................................ARLENE RATZABITeen Engagement Director ..........SHOSHI ROSENBAUMBuilding Superintendent ...............JOSE LUIS FONSECA
OFFICERSPresident ........................................... GAIL MARCUSExecutive Vice President .............JEFFREY LAVINEAdmin. Vice President ................. SETH SCHAFLERFinancial Vice President ....... LAURENCE THALERVice President ............................HAROLD TREIBERVice President ............................. MARTIN MARCUSVice President .............................. VICTOR BADNERVice President ................................. SUSAN MILLERTreasurer ................................. GABY TOLCHINSKYAsst. Treasurer ............................MARC STRONGINFinancial Secretary .......................... YALE ZOLANDAsst. Financial Secretary ............CHERYL BRAUSERecording Secretary.........................MARK BERGERAsst. Recording Secretary ..ABBE KELLNER-KUTNOCorresponding Secretary ...SANDRA ROSENBAUMAsst. Correspond’g Secretary ..... JEFFREY TAFFETChair of the Board ...................... SARENE SHANUS
TRUSTEES
Co-Presidents, Brotherhood ..........ROBIN NAZARZADEH STUART SELTZERCo-Presidents, Sisterhood ........... ILEEN GREENBERG & RAELIN KANTORPresident, Cemetery Association ........ RON ROSENBERG
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Benjamin Alliker Linda Alpert Victor Badner Rina Beder Mark Berger Cheryl Brause Louise Cohen Robert Cohen Carol Fasman Janie FriemanAllison Gottsegen Jessica Jacobson Jacqueline Kaplan Lisa Kern Randi Klaber Abbe Kutno Jeffrey Lavine Amy Levine-Kennedy Andrea Lightman Gail Marcus Martin Marcus Jill Miller Susan Miller
Pam Mizrachi Cheryl Natbony Robin Nazarzadeh Robin Nichinsky Joshua Rivel Sandra Rosenbaum Albert Sassoon Robert Sassoon Seth Schafler Evan Schapiro Nancy Sherman Jacques Steinberg Jodilynn Stern Marc Strongin Jeffrey Taffet Laurence Thaler Sherry Thaler N. Gabriel Tolchinsky Harold Treiber Giselle Weissman Jennifer Winters Yale Zoland
From the ClergyRabbi LoRen Monosov
Alan Benet Dan Berkowitz Louis Brause Ruth Brause Beverly Cannold David Cannold z”l Jill Caslin Saby Castro Martin Freiman Stuart Gilbert Jules Gorlitz Lawrence Gutner Cindy Heller Randy Heller Mark Jacoby Greta Koppel Howard Lazarus Albert Lefkowitz z”l Richard Melchner
Zabathy Meltzer Abraham Mizrahi Lenny Queen Shirley Queen Josef Raboy z”l Marilyn Reader Ronny Rosenberg Elaine Stein Roberts Robert Savin z”l Sol Schargel Stuart Schapiro Sarene Shanus Gerhard Spies z”l Norman Treiger z”l Edward Weinberg z”l Rhona Wexler Irving Yasgur z”l Gerald Zeidner
One Entryway . . . Many Ways to Engage
As I sit down to write this month’s ar-ticle, the news out of Israel is still fresh. As outlined by the Masorti Movement, af-ter many years of intensive negotiations, an agreement was reached for there to be “One Kotel”, with one entryway for all Jews to access the part of the Kotel that is most comfortable for each person. The Northern Plaza will respect the Orthodox customs and the Southern Plaza, that we know as Robinson’s Arch, will respect the equality as suited to the customs of Con-servative and Reform Judaism. Both pla-zas will provide Torah scrolls, siddurim, ta-bles for reading the Torah and everything necessary for every person –man or wom-an—to pray as they find meaningfully and appropriately, at the expense of the Israeli government. This news is huge.
Once this agreement is fulfilled, all Jews will walk through the same entryway to enter the Kotel and daven. There will be no need to find the obscure entrance to the Southern Plaza, Robinson’s Arch, or the en-trance to the Northern Plaza because it will all be one. Imagine the scene: Jews of all different backgrounds and denominations will walk in together to the Kotel, into the holiest space we have as a people. While they may diverge in the direction they take to find a space most appropriate, the fact that seekers of all backgrounds will have taken the first few steps together towards the holiest of sites is important. The mes-sage is sent that we can be one people and can walk together, even if we find spiritu-ality and a connection to God, in differ-ent ways and places. We can be one peo-ple, even if we daven at the Northern or Southern Plaza. Further, now each loca-tion along the Kotel is recognized as a holy location to access one’s relationship with God. There is one Kotel and one people to daven at this location.
The truth is this lesson is not new to us. This idea is one of the most fundamen-tal principles of Conservative Judaism and at the foundation of what makes WJC such a holy community. At its heart and soul, Conservative Judaism is a pluralistic move-ment. This means that it welcomes this and that at its core . . . egalitarian daven-ing and gender segregated davening, mu-sical instruments on Shabbat and only aca-pella davening on Shabbat. For the Con-servative movement, perhaps one of the hardest things to wrap our minds around,
there is no one way to access the divine, as long as it fits in the parameters of hal-achah (as understood by the Committee of Jewish Law and Standards). What is of utmost important is the fact that Jews, of all backgrounds, engage and find mean-ing and we appreciate the journey we are all on together.
This idea is new for the Kotel, but it is not new for us at WJC. We have been walk-ing through the doors of WJC together and finding different ways to access God and find meaning on our own personal jour-neys. We walk through the doors early in the morning to drop off our children in our Early Childhood Center to begin our youngest children’s connection to Judaism and their world of learning. We come back in the afternoon to ensure that our elemen-tary aged children have a proper founda-tion of Jewish knowledge and begin to form their own relationship with God. And lat-er in the day our high schoolers come to learn and build on the solid foundation that has been put in place. We come dur-ing the day to learn in an Adult Education Class. Twice a day we come through the side door to daven with the minyan and connect with God in a way that is authen-tic to each person in the room. On Shab-bat we come through the doors and learn and pray throughout the building, whether we find holiness in Rabbi Segelman’s class, the service in the Sanctuary, the Contem-porary Service, Torah for Tots, Youth Ser-vices, Jr. Congregation or Teen Schmooze.
No matter what, we walk in together, daven, learn, schmooze and nourish our souls (and most often our bodies too!) The truth is, the most important part is that we come in the doors together and though we might not all be together while in the build-ing, we can walk out together and say see you next time.
It might be confusing at WJC which en-tryway is open when. The truth is, which-ever door you go through, let’s go through it together.
In MemoriamOur congregation mourns
the loss of our member and friend Morton Kotkin. His devotion to the
Shabbat and weekday services and his great love of Judaism and Jewish life will be missed. Our condolences are extended to his wife Naomi and his
children and grandchildren.
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President’s ColumnGaiL MaRcus, PResident
Committees and Kids
Dear Congregants,
Among the most important functions of a synagogue community is consistently and continuously showing its children and their families the joys of Judaism. I hope you already know about the new programs in new configurations we’ve been creating with our educational staff - Sabrina Landau, Director of the Early Childhood Center, Aleza Kulp, Education Director and Con-gregation Program Coordinator & staff liai-son to the PJ Library Program, and Shoshi Rosenbaum, Director of Teen Engage-ment. We’ve also developed new ways for lay leaders to oversee how WJC is serving our children and their parents, the subject of my column this month.
I invite you to participate in the process which ensures that WJC engages and enrich-es the Jewish lives of our children, starting with the youngest ones in Mommy and Me, going all the way through college. We have individual committees that work with each of our committed educational staff members, serving as a source of advice and information about the concerns of parents in their partic-ular programs. Sabrina works with the ECC Policy and Procedures Committee, made up of interested parents from the ECC Com-munity, co-chaired this year by Betsy Gold-man and Anna Weiser.
Aleza and the Kindergarten through Sev-enth Grade parents work together in a com-mittee which we’ve called - and still call - the Religious School Committee, but it will soon get a more comprehensive name. Ale-za’s job has broadened to include youth and family as well as school activities for all WJC kids in K through 6th grades, regardless of their registration in the Religious School it-self, so her advisory committee considers is-sues that arise in all of the programming that she does. Aleza’s committee is co-chaired by Veronica Nazarzadeh and Lisa Kern.
Students and families getting ready for their b’nei mitzvot fall under the purview of the B’nei Mitzvah committee, staffed by Cantor Goldberg and chaired this year by Jacqui Kaplan. We have subcommittees of the Spiritual Life Committee, which work with clergy and Aleza Kulp on our chil-dren’s services: including Torah for Tots and Shabbat Youth Services, and another Family Service Committee chaired by Evan Schapiro, which has helped Rabbi Monosov develop the High Holiday Fami-ly Services. We have a PJ Library Com-mittee headed by Louise Cohen, which, with Aleza Kulp, develops programs open to the entire Westchester community. Last but never least, is the Teen Committee, chaired this year by Yale Zoland and Rina Be-der, which works with Shoshi Rosenbaum in her capacity as Teen Engagement Director.
Depending on the ages of your children and your particular interests, all of these commit-tees are open to you.
As a member of an advisory committee, you’ll have meaningful input into plans and policies that affect your children, you’ll enjoy the company of other committed adults in the WJC community, and you may be the source of inspiration for our next biggest thing!
One other innovation we’ve put into place in the last two years is the creation of a Family, Youth and Education Coun-cil, which brings together representatives from all the committees, as well as any in-terested members of the congregation, to discuss issues which affect all of our chil-dren. FYEC discussions allow us to get a holistic picture of how we’re serving our kids and our families, and to develop new program ideas and policies, too, as needed. The FYEC is meeting once a month - pre-sided over by our Executive Vice-President Jeff Lavine and staffed by Executive Direc-tor Susan Lurie. I particularly invite you to our March 31 FYEC Meeting, at which we’ll begin a discussion of how well we are integrating all the aspects of Jewish educa-tion as our children grow up in our com-munity, starting with the ECC and going through college. At that meeting, we’ll be asking for parent input on what we’re do-ing now. What works? What doesn’t? What
are the best programs for building a Jewish identity that will last for a lifetime? No mat-ter what committee meetings you choose to attend, I hope you’ll experience the joy of working face-to-face with others as we build our synagogue community. WJC members are a pleasure to know.
Please contact the office ([email protected]) or me ([email protected]) or any of the staff or individual com-mittee chairs to find out when the commit-tee you’re interested in meets next. We are all working together to give our children the connections to Judaism and the Jewish Community that we want for them, and the best way to inspire them is by example!
Looking forward to seeing you at WJC this spring, of course at the always hilar-ious Purimshpeil on March 13, and espe-cially at our Spring Gala honoring Yale and Wendy Zoland and Rabbi Monosov on Sun-day evening, April 3. I hope you can join us, and that you will show your support for WJC and these exceptional honorees by taking out an ad in the Gala Journal. (Contact Sherry Thaler at [email protected] or find the form on our website at: www.wjcenter.org/Our_Community/ Committees/Dinner_Dance)
Best, G.
Shabbat and Holiday Services(Please check weekly emails as programs and times are subject to change)Friday, Mar. 4 .............................Traditional Kabbalat Shabbat .................................. 5:30pm.....................................................Rhythm and Ruach ................................................... 7:30pmSaturday, Mar. 5.........................Torah Study ............................................................... 8:45am.....................................................Bat Mitzvah of Maia Glazer ..................................... 9:30am.....................................................Teen Schmooze ....................................................... 10:30am.....................................................Mincha Bat Mitzvah of Sydney Grodin .................. 5:15pmFriday, Mar. 11 ...........................Kabbalat Shabbat ...................................................... 5:45pmSaturday, Mar. 12.......................Torah Study ............................................................... 8:45am.....................................................Bar Mitzvah of Bradley Magram............................. 9:30am.....................................................Mincha Bat Mitzvah of Maya Kennedy .................. 5:30pmFriday, Mar. 18 ...........................Kabbalat Shabbat ...................................................... 6:45pmSaturday, Mar. 19.......................Pesukei D’Zimra ....................................................... 9:00am .....................................................Shabbat Service ........................................................ 9:30am.....................................................Mincha Ma’ariv ......................................................... 6:30pmWednesday, Mar. 23 ..................Erev Purim ............................................................................. .....................................................Children’s Megillah Reading ................................... 5:00pm.....................................................Congregational Megillah Reading .......................... 7:30pmThursday, Mar. 24 .....................Purim – Shacharit ..................................................... 6:15am.....................................................Megillah Reading ...................................................... 7:00amFriday, Mar. 25 ...........................Kabbalat Shabbat ...................................................... 7:00pm Saturday, Mar. 26.......................Torah Study ............................................................... 8:45am.....................................................Shabbat Services ...................................................... 9:30am.....................................................Contemporary Service ........................................... 10:15am.....................................................Mincha Ma’ariv ......................................................... 7:00pm
Torah For Tots (ECC – K) * Jr. Congregation ( Grade K -2) * Youth Service (Grade 3 -6) begin at 10:45am
Daily Minyan in the Allen A. Stein Memorial ChapelMonday through Thursday mornings at 7:00am & evenings at 7:30pm
Fridays at 7:00am and Sundown • Sundays and Legal Holidays at 8:30am & 7:30pm
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Sydney GrodinBat MitzvahMarch 5, 2016
My name is Sydney Grodin and I have been attending WJC since I was in kindergar ten. I’m a 7th grader at Hom-mocks Middle School on Team 4. My favor-ite subjects are social studies and math. I played modified soc-
cer this past fall and I have been enjoying being on the Mamaroneck travel soccer team since first grade. I also love tennis and basketball.
I spend my summers at Camp Wayne for Girls in Preston Park, Pennsylvania. It’s an incredible camp where I have made life long friendships and get the opportu-nity to do so many amazing activities and meet interesting people. I have two broth-ers Reggie and Tyson who are 9 and 5. Both Reggie and Tyson attended WJC for nursery school.
Big thanks to all of the people who have helped me prepare for this special day in-cluding Cantor Goldberg, Rabbi Segel-man, Rabbi Monosov and my family. You have all given me tremendous support to help prepare me and make my bat mitz-vah so special.
Maia GlazerBat MitzvahMarch 5, 2016
My name is Maia Glaz-er. I’m about to be a Bat Mitzvah in March. I love Judaism and the holidays. I’m excited about it, but also fairly ner vous. As my mom always says, you cannot be excited without being the least bit ner-vous. So here I am, both excited and nervous.
I go to Hommocks Middle School and I’m in seventh grade. I love math, science and playing lacrosse, or lax as they say. I have three sisters. I am the middle child. Rita is the oldest. Chloe is the youngest. I’m about to go to Camp Modin in the sum-mer up north, and I’m really excited to be away from my parents, just kidding.
I really want to thank Cantor Goldberg and Rabbi Segelman. I want to thank Can-tor Goldberg for helping me learn my To-rah, Haftarah, etc. With his great voice, he tolerates mine. Also, I want to thank Rabbi Segelman for helping me so much with my D’var Torah. Without them, I don’t know what I would’ve done. I also want to thank my sisters for supporting me through this. Rita has been great helping me not hyper-ventilate with all my nervousness and learn-ing more Torah, and Chloe is doing a fan-tastic job learning Shir Hachvod. I also want to thank my parents for organizing every single thing. I also want to thank Aleza and my religious school teachers, they are mak-ing three more hours of school really fun.
I hope to see you all at my Bat Mitzvah!
Maya KennedyBat MitzvahMarch 12, 2016
Hi! My name is Maya Kennedy. I am very excited for my Bat Mitzvah. I start-ed coming to WJC in preschool. I have been deep in prep-aration for my Bat Mitzvah, and I can’t
wait for the big day. I am 12 years old and a 7th grader at
Hommocks Middle School. After school, besides participating in Hebrew school, I dance and do musical theatre. I take tap and jazz at A Dance Studio in Larchmont, and ballet at the JCC of Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale. Besides dance, I love to hang out with my friends and family. I spend the summer at Camp Med-O-Lark in Maine. I am very excited to see my camp friends at my Bat Mitzvah.
I would like to thank Cantor Alcott for preparing me for the bimah. I would also like to thank Rabbi Monosov for helping me with my D’var Torah and Rabbi Segel-man and Cantor Goldberg for their sup-port. Next, I’d like to thank my sister, So-nya, for helping me with the Hebrew when I was confused and for always believing in me. Last, but definitely not least, I would like to thank my Mom and Dad for their constant support throughout this process. I can’t wait for the day to come!
PurimPalooza @ WJC
Sunday, March 6, 2016
11:00—1:-00 pm
Something for everyone here @ WJC!!!
Questions? Call Aleza Kulp at (914) 698—2966
The Challah Fairy is Back!!!oLGa GLazeR, b’nei Mitzvah coMMittee
The B’Nei Mitzvah Committee is Inviting all 6th Graders to
Come Braid Your Own Challah
Sunday April 10th, 10am-12 pmWJC, Activity Center
Any questions email Olga Glazer ([email protected]) or Amy Fastenberg ([email protected])
Thanks!!!Olga
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Olivia FinkBat MitzvahMarch 27, 2016
My name is Olivia Fink. I am in 7th grade at Hommocks Middle School. My favorite things to do are play-ing basketball, soc-cer, swimming, ski-ing, watching Netf-lix, reading books and
hanging out with my friends. I also play the piano and clarinet. My favorite subjects are Social Studies and English.
Every summer I go to Camp Sprout-lake, a Young Judea camp in Poughkeep-sie. At camp, I like to sing Jewish songs and learn about Israel. I’ve also made some wonderful friends.
I have a younger brother named Max. My family travels a lot and I look forward to our adventures. My dad is British and we go to England every year, where I get to spend time with my family.
I have been coming to WJC since I was one year-old. I’ve learned a lot about my Jewish heritage and how to learn Hebrew over the years. I would like to thank all my teachers, Aleza Kulp, and especially Can-tor Alcott and Cantor Goldberg for teach-ing me my Torah portion. I’d also like to
thank Rabbi Segelman and Rabbi Monosov for helping me prepare for my Bat Mitzvah. Most of all, I’d like to thank my parents for always being there for me and making this Bat Mitz-vah a special occasion.
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Bradley MagramBar MitzvahMarch 12, 2016
Hello! My name is Bradley Magram, and I am currently attending the 7th grade at the Hom-mocks Middle School. I enjoy social studies, math and hanging out with my friends. On the weekends, I enjoy play-ing sports and playing with my two dogs Mini and Cooper. This past
summer I attended Camp Young Judaea in New Hampshire with my younger sister. At camp, I learned more about the history and traditions of Judaism and what it means to me as a young adult. Each and every week my bunkmates and I would look forward to the Friday night and Saturday morning services.
I look forward to my upcoming bar mitz-vah on March 12th, 2016. Going through this experience has helped me prepare for all of the new responsibilities that lie ahead of me, as I become a Jewish adult. I’m looking for-ward to a lifetime of Jewish learning, study and participation in my community.
I’d like to thank Cantor Alcott for helping me with my Torah reading and Rabbi Segel-man for helping me prepare my D’var Torah.
I’m very lucky to have extended fami-ly members here to celebrate this exciting event. Finally, I would like to thank my mom and dad for all their support and my siblings Teddy, Jeremy, and Alexandra because, with-out them, I wouldn’t be who I am today.
Rabbi Monosov’s privilege to learn, pray and celebrate with so many WJC families and to work with such a talented team of clergy and professionals.
While at WJC, Rabbi Monosov and her husband Jeremy welcomed both of their daughters, Hannah and Yael and were privi-leged to celebrate their entrance into the cov-enant with the WJC community. On a person-al level, the Monosovs have loved being part of the community. The friendships and rela-tionships that they have with so many mem-bers of WJC have been a highlight of their experience here.
Rabbi Monosov is grateful to the WJC community for this tribute and is thrilled to be sharing this evening with Wendy and Yale Zoland, a family that has worked tire-lessly for WJC and the Jewish community. A well deserved mazal tov to them!
Please join us at WJC on Sunday, April 3rd for a ‘Starry Night’ of cocktails, dinner, dancing and celebration!
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How Do You Solve A Problem Like Queen Esther?By coming to Purimshpiel 2016 on Sunday evening, March 13 at 7pm.by Randy heLLeR
The “Shpiel” has become the must-see WJC event of the year. Think SNL, but Jewish.
There’s music and comedy and mock-ing of clergy. Especially mocking of clergy.
This year our featured production is “The Sound of Musaf,” in which King Achashve-ros and his 7 children, aided by their love for Queen Esther, escape from the evil Haman by tap dancing their way through the Alps. O.K., so we took some liberties.
Speaking of liberty, the best part – it’s free! With great desserts! And lots of ex-clamation points!
So forget what your mother told you (that “you get what you pay for”), come exercise your inalienable right to laugh at your fellow congregants and clergy at Pu-rimshpiel ‘16…going on ‘17 on March 13.
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WJC is “all about” LEGO during the month of March!aLeza KuLP, education diRectoR & conGRe-Gation PRoGRaM cooRdinatoR
The Automatic Binding Brick, now known to kids today as a LEGO brick, was first introduced in 1949. Today, this popular toy has become a favorite for our children! I see the younger children bringing little mini-figures in their pockets to synagogue on Shabbat! Children talk about their visits to LEGOLAND and even share thoughts on the latest LEGO Star Wars figures. It only seems fitting that LEGO come to WJC! In the beginning of March, we invite all our WJC children to come play LEGO games, build with LEGO and even create an edi-ble brick lollipop to take home. We will have fun illustrating our own LEGO peo-ple and building with friends. In addition to our youth event on March 13, since the first brick was made only one year after Israel became a state, it seems fitting that the children in the Religious School Class-room Elective LEGO, on March 2, 9 and 16 will learn about the Old City of Jerusa-lem by building with LEGO. Students will have the opportunity to build each gate with LEGO while at the same time learn about the eight gates that welcome people into the Old City. Both programs promise to be fun and a great way for our children to connect to friends at WJC!
TEENS’ CORNERA Memphis Experience to Remember…by benji shoKRian
I was fortunate to be part of the first WJC teen trip to Memphis over Martin Luther
King Jr. weekend. On this trip we visited a local synagogue for dinner, participated in community service at two farms and enjoyed old Memphis. My favorite experience dur-ing the trip was visiting the Civil Rights Museum. We went to the museum two times. First, we explored the museum and saw the different exhibits. It was moving to learn and see the struggles the African-American people had to endure through the years. The second time we visited, we stood outside the museum for a celebration on MLK day. My favorite part was seeing where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot. This was very touching because he did so much in his lifetime and made an impact on so many peo-ple. This was the highlight of my trip for me since I enjoy studying history.
I would recommend a WJC trip to any teen because it is an exciting way to visit oth-er places with your Hebrew High friends. We all enjoyed this Memphis experience to-gether and cannot wait for the next trip. Can’t want to see where we will go!
Social Action Community DaysondRa Levy, sociaL action coMMittee
The Social Action Committee held another successful Community Day on Febru-ary 7. Over 25 people attended, preparing baked ziti, salad, sandwiches, cookies and decorating special Valentine’s Day bags for our neighbors at the HOPE Soup Kitchen in New Rochelle. Special thanks to Sharon Moseson, Tammy Cohen and Virginie Berg for shopping and organizing each part of the event. As usual, thanks to Jose Luis and his staff for the quick turnaround set up and clean up.
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KOL DICHFIN…Let all who are hungry come and eat…
AND IT DEPENDS ON YOU
PROJECT EZRA FOOD DRIVE March 6th-April 10th, 2016
All members! Families! Teens! Religious School Students!Help our elders on the Lower East Side celebrate the holiday with dignity and joy. Help families, the sick and the elderly in the Bronx prepare for Passover. The whole family can help fulfill the mitzvah this Passover by bringing most needed current, certified OU/ Kosher for Passover foods for poor, elderly Jews to WJC from March 6th to April 10th. Help to pack or deliver food on Sunday, April 10th.
MOST NEEDED FOODS
2 cans of tuna, salmon or sardines dried fruits or nuts2 cans of fruit jar of jam or jelly2 cans of vegetables small jar of honeysmall bottle of vegetable oil box of tea bags or jar of instant coffeesmall bottle of grape juice matzo farfel
Look for the marked bins near the library, the office, and the religious school.Contact Sharon Silver at [email protected] or call 914-698-9662.
ANOTHER WAY TO HELP: GIVE TZEDAKAH - Write a check payable only to “Project Ezra” and drop it off at WJC’s Social Action mailbox, attention Sharon Silver. All checks will be delivered to Project Ezra in time for Passover.
Make this a sweet Pesach for all!
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Every year the Bronx Jewish Community Council makes up hundreds of shopping bags filled with foods for Passover and needs you to help deliver them to the homebound living in the old Jewish neighborhoods of the Bronx. This is an activity for all ages, particularly teens. You receive names, maps and food to deliver to the agency’s clients. You do a mitzvah by providing ten minutes of warm, personal contact.
ON SUNDAY MORNING, April 10th, you can go directly to the B’nai B’rith Building, 2050 Bartow Ave., (near Co-op City) any time between 9am and 1pm to pick up the Passover bags. Or meet to caravan as a group in the WJC lower parking lot at 9:00am. If you wish, you can request a neighborhood or as many places you have time for. Even if you have only an hour –that means reaching three people whom you have not met before who are awaiting a friendly face. Contact Ruth Obernbreit Glass at [email protected] or call (914) 980-2127 with any questions.
Some get delivered to Apartment houses
These shopping bags are filled with Passover foods and need you to deliver to elders in the Bronx!
Some get delivered to houses…
WJC teens register and get maps, addresses, and
contact information. Recipients are waiting and eager to say hello.
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Israeli Dancing at WJC – Great for Mind, Body and Spirit!Linda aLPeRt, isRaeL coMMittee
We have been seeing a growing turnout of folks to the Israeli dancing scene at WJC, with beginners as well as former dancers returning after a number of years. It’s not too late to join us and learn some new danc-es in time for the WJC Spring Gala, this year’s b’nei mitzvahs and wed-dings, and just to get in better shape by the warmer weather.
Today’s dances are set to modern Israeli music, which is a fusion of Middle Eastern, Hassidic and pop flavors that will lift your spirits. Many of the songs we dance to have spiritual texts from the bible or prayer book, so you can actually dance your prayers! (Yedid Nefesh, Tzaddik Katamar, Birkat HaCohanim, etc.) Our wonderful teacher Shmulik Gov-Ari (who also teaches at our Nursery School) is easy to learn from and very patient with beginners. Shmulik also spends time teaching the mean-ing behind the words and giving an occasional brief d’var torah (he is the son of a rabbi.) Who knew dancing can be this intellectually stimulating?
If this were not enough to convince you to try it, here’s an even bet-ter reason. Dancing has been medically proven to be good for your body and good for your brain. A long-term study published in the New Eng-land Journal of Medicine found that dancing was the only physical ac-tivity associated with a significantly lower risk of dementia. You’ve read that doing crossword puzzles and chess are good to keep your mind fit? Well, the study showed that dancing is much more effective than any mind game. Israeli dance has beneficial effects on the brain by promot-ing plasticity, increasing the growth, maintenance and survival of neu-rons, and enhancing resistance to injury. And Israeli dancing is definite-ly (low impact) exercise. One of our dancers wearing a “Fitbit” learned that she walked the equivalent of 4 miles after dancing for two hours!
The full text of the medical study can be found here: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa022252#t=articleTop
Our program meets every Monday evening (except during holiday weeks), from 7:30 pm to 10 pm. We serve light refreshments and ice cold water, which feels great when you’ve worked up a sweat.
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“Hine ma tov u’ma naim, shevet achim gam yachad”As a part of our reenergized efforts to keep our teens
connected to WJC, Jewish life and each other, WJC is proud to feature a group called Shevet Achim: The Broth-erhood. This is a group of 8th and 9th grade boys who meet once a month during Hebrew High. The goal of the program is to give Jewish teen boys a safe, all-male envi-ronment to discuss issues relevant to their lives and to ac-cess Jewish wisdom that can help them navigate emerg-ing adulthood. Moving Traditions, the developer, and sponsor of the program (and its parallel program for girls, Rosh Chodesh: It’s a girl thing) writes on its website:
“Contrary to popular stereotypes about teen boys, our research found that many teen boys are eager to explore the divergent and confusing messages they re-ceive about masculinity. Also, we found that Jewish boys want to spend time with adult male mentors, deeply ap-preciate being in all-male environments where they can escape the social pressures of co-educational space, and long to be taken seriously as young adults.
Shevet Achim: The Brotherhood focuses on the questions that teen boys ask as they journey toward manhood and connects these questions to the ethical, spiritual, and psychological insights of Judaism.”
Each session begins with a physical activity such as a competitive or cooperative game and continues with in-teractive cognitive and emotive activities all exploring a theme such as “manhood,” “wisdom,” “courage” or “com-petition.” Games, videos, and texts get the guys talking about how these issues play out in their lives, and study of relevant Jewish text shows how Jewish wisdom can in-form their decisions and actions. Each session ends with a ritual, such as blowing a shofar or putting money in a tzedakah box, that summarizes the theme of the evening.
The guys enjoy each other’s company and the chance to explore relevant issues using their life experience and Jewish wisdom. I also get to build a relationship with stu-dents I know from their B’nai Mitzvah and get to learn about them in a broader context as I invite them to think critically about their values and lives. At a time when so many post-bar mitzvah boys seem to drop off the map of Jewish life, Shevet Achim keeps them engaged and en-courages them to build a life-long relationship to Juda-ism and Jewish life.
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Eating Humanely/Sustainably/EthicallySteps Toward Humanely Raised Meat and Sustainable Food on our Platesby aRLene novich, GReen coMMittee
Jewish law is very clear about our obligation to prevent the suffering of animals, and yet our modern factory farms circum-vent the spirit of Jewish law. It’s difficult, often painful, to think about the treatment of our food animals on factory farms, or the thought of the abuse, fear, disease, torturous confinement so that we may eat that hamburger, chicken, omelet or that hot dog on the grill. It can ruin our appetites!
Jewish law is also very clear about our stewardship of our planet for future generations. Raising meat animals at the present rate is unsustainable. It is water intensive, using water to grow crops for food animals which could be used for crops for human consumption. It is contributing to climate change, with methane produced by cows being one of the worst greenhouse gases. Waste from these large animal confinement areas is a serious contributor to water pollution. And the negative impact on us humans from overuse of antibiotics and hormones on animals is a serious problem.
Here are some steps we can all take to make more ethical food choices:
• Two companies that pride themselves on selling kosher meat from humanely and ethically raised animals are KOL (kolfoods.com) and Grow and Behold (growandbehold.org). Check them out. Their websites make ordering easy and are full of valuable information.
• Ask your butcher to offer ethically raised meat and poul-try. Enough requests mean there’s a market for it, and that means a wise business move! Maybe we can get a move-ment going!
• Buy organic (not just free range) chicken and eggs. Free range alone often means very little.
• Reduce the amount of meat we eat and take the Meatless Monday challenge! Just one day a week!
• Buying at farmers’ markets or CSAs supports and pro-motes smaller local, environmentally friendly farms.
• Buy organic, pesticide-free, fair trade products- healthier for us and the planet.
• Have a vegetarian kiddush or function. Delicious, and will inspire others to try it.
• Eat only meat, milk and eggs from animals that have not been given antibiotics and hormones.
• Read labels! You’d be surprised what your family is eating!
To help us all move to a more plant-based diet, stay tuned for a fun and informative vegetarian/vegan nutrition program coming in April.
We can solve much of this problem by eating less meat and when we do eat meat, trying to follow the spirit of Jewish law by not causing undue suffering of animals.
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Caring for OurselvessabRina Landau, eaRLy chiLdhood centeR diRectoR
Every morning upon waking, we recite many bless-ings thanking God for fulfilling our basic needs. These blessings, known as Birkhot Hashahar (the blessings of the morning), praise God for giving us intelligence, un-derstanding and a place to live. We thank God for creat-ing us and for the simple things in life like our bodies. As each blessing is recited, one cannot help but feel an over-whelming sense of gratitude for all that we have. Along with this, however, comes a sense of responsibility. We are charged to take care of this world we were given and as well as our bodies with which we were blessed.
One of the blessings is that of “sheasani betzalmo” (for creating me in His image). Being created in the image of the Divine Creator takes our responsibility to a new level. We are blessed with our bodies, minds, hearts and souls and are charged to care for them.
In the ECC, the children learn about taking care of their bodies. Nutritious snacks are served, healthy hand washing is encouraged, physical fitness is promoted, deep breathing and mindfulness are practiced, and even tooth brushing is discussed. In February, dental aware-ness month, two dental hygienists visited our school and taught us all how to care for our teeth. They allowed us to practice brushing with the help of a very large tooth-brush and two dinosaur puppets. We learned to brush for two full minutes in a circular motion and not to forget our tongues. They also demonstrated proper flossing using a jump rope and our ECC children as props.
Here are a few photos from the event.
CRC Thanks WJC for Warm Clothing DriveRuth obeRnbReit GLass, sociaL action coMMittee
WJC was instrumental in providing much needed new warm cloth-ing for clients of the Community Resource Center. Along with dona-tions from other community groups, the community felt taken care of by their neighbors. Thank you again to all who participated in our Hol-iday Drive this year!
Please go to this link on You Tube and watch the video tribute Com-munity Resource produced in our honor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiOkiXXyrlQ
CEREAL for PurimsondRa Levy, sociaL action coMMittee
We have a unique way of collecting our cereal this month for the Larch-mont-Mamaroneck Food Pantry. One of the Mitzvot of Purim is to provide food for the needy. Help us fulfill this Mitzvah by bringing boxes of cereal to the Megillah Reading on March 23, 2016. The cereal boxes can be used as groggers during the service and then can be donated to the food pantry. Any questions, contact Son-dra Levy [email protected].
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Brotherhood Softball Team Seeks 4Th Championship In 5 Years. Join Us!
Starting each April, the WJC Brotherhood Men’s Softball Team participates in the Westchester Hebrew Softball League, with 18
teams representing Synagogues and Jewish Men’s Organizations across the County. While the League has become in-creasingly competitive, the WJC Team has improved continually since 1986, achiev-ing its first ever Championship in 2012 and repeating in 2014 and 2015. This past Fall, our latest championship was highlighted by twin 1-0 victories in a two of three semi-final series vs. Temple Beth El of Chappaqua, and wins of 3-2 and 9-0 vs. long-time nemesis B’nai B’rith in the championship round.
As always, we are committed to im-provement. It is our hope that there are some WJC members who can join and help us defend our Championship. If you are a player who is both competitive and committed (16+ years of age) -- and available on most Sunday mornings please call for details. The team looks forward to hearing from you right away.
Art Kaplan 914.948.1178, Dan Kaplan 914.522.7870.
Brotherhood Softball TeamaRt KaPLan
That championship season The WJC Men’s Softball Team was awarded the 2015 League Championship Trophy
at the annual WHSL meeting, held in our Reception Room on January 28. The Team has won the League Championship in 3 of the past 4 years.
Brotherhoodstu seLtzeR & Robin nazaRzadeh co-chaiRs
Super Bowl Sunday Morning Tradition: World Wide Wrap! Brotherhood held its annual pre-game events on Sunday, February 7th, leading off
the morning with an enthusiastic turnout for the World Wide Wrap.Members and friends came together with shuls and Jewish organizations around
the world to show their unity and don tefillin following morning Shacharit.Afterward, members enjoyed a breakfast talk by WJC trustee and former NY Times
journalist Jacques Steinberg, who spoke about his book: You are an Ironman.
Photo Credit: Lester Millman
See the 2015 Championship trophies and its 2014 and 2012 predecessors outside the main office.
Practice scheduled for Sunday, April 3. Season
opener is April 10.Art and Dan Kaplan accept the
WHSL 2015 Trophy.
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Enjoying the new seating area outside WJC’s Activity Center?
Want to see more comfy spaces at WJC?Give to our “Comfy Spaces” Fund!
The WJC Space Committee needs your help! We want to continue our e�orts to improve the ambiance at WJC and make it a more comfortable, welcoming and vibrant environment for our members. Our goal is to:
• Improve the front area of the synagogue to keep congregants informed of upcoming events with better signage and help make the area more pleasant and inviting.
• Create a beautiful new Youth Lounge that has more comfortable and functional spaces, as well as storage for the many needs of our congregants of all ages.
• Modernize the current “Bridal Suite” into a cozy and private area for pre-party preparation and rest space.
We have been working very hard to put together plans that will improve our experiences at WJC, but funds for this project are not in the Center’s budget. That’s where you come in. You can help make this happen by contributing to the WJC “Comfy Spaces Fund”!
All donations will be used directly to make WJC a more comfortable and inviting space for all of us. Please make out your donation to the “WJC Space Committee” -- No amount is too small!
Thank you in advance for your generosity!The Space Committee
Enjoying the new seating area outside WJC’s Activity Center?
Want to see more comfy spaces at WJC?Give to our “Comfy Spaces” Fund!
The WJC Space Committee needs your help! We want to continue our e�orts to improve the ambiance at WJC and make it a more comfortable, welcoming and vibrant environment for our members. Our goal is to:
• Improve the front area of the synagogue to keep congregants informed of upcoming events with better signage and help make the area more pleasant and inviting.
• Create a beautiful new Youth Lounge that has more comfortable and functional spaces, as well as storage for the many needs of our congregants of all ages.
• Modernize the current “Bridal Suite” into a cozy and private area for pre-party preparation and rest space.
We have been working very hard to put together plans that will improve our experiences at WJC, but funds for this project are not in the Center’s budget. That’s where you come in. You can help make this happen by contributing to the WJC “Comfy Spaces Fund”!
All donations will be used directly to make WJC a more comfortable and inviting space for all of us. Please make out your donation to the “WJC Space Committee” -- No amount is too small!
Thank you in advance for your generosity!The Space Committee
Please join us for a screening of Jerusalem U’s new film This fundraiser event is to benefit the Lone Soldier Center in Israel, a nonprofit organization.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 7:30pm (in the Activity Center)
In the US, turning 18 means going to college or attending a gap-year program in Israel or elsewhere. In Israel, turning 18 means joining the army for three years. Israelis go from being students to soldiers in a matter of months.
Beneath the Helmet provides an intimate glimpse into the transitions, adjustments and challenges of the new recruits. Experience the awesome responsibility placed on soldiers and young commanders who are tasked with turning a bunch of kids into effective defenders of the Israeli people. Along the way, learn about brotherhood, sacrifice and many other values that have informed the Jewish People for the last 3,500 years. Daniel Scopp, son of our members Iris and Lee Scopp, will share his recent experience undergoingbasic training and serving as an IDF paratrooper.
Admission $10 – Invite Your Friends!
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Coffee, tea, refreshments and popcorn will be served.
RSVP to Linda Alpert Karell at: [email protected]
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Mondays, March 14, 7:00pm & April 4, 7:45pm Interfaith Book Group WJC’s Roundtable for Interfaith Ac-tivities, Social Action Committee & Hendel Family Library in-vite you to discussions of two short books: The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin and Between the World and Me by Ta Nehisi Coates. March 14 location to be announced; April 4 at WJC Hen-del Library. Saturday, April 2 & Sunday, April 3Bring Most Needed Kosher for Passover Foods to WJC when you attend the Scholar-in-Residence Program on Satur-day, April 2 and A Starry Night Spring Gala on Sunday, April 3.
Scholar-in-Residence Re-scheduled for April 2Welcome Back Deborah Dash Moore, PhDPlease join us as we welcome back our 2016 Scholar-in-Resi-dence, Professor Deborah Dash Moore, on Saturday, April 2. We will continue our conversation that was disrupted by the snowstorm. 9:30am - Morning Service: CITY SLICKERS: How one girl’s childhood in New York inspired a career of asking questions about the past, and the power of American urban family stories.12:15pm - Kiddush Lunch1:00pm - HOW JEWISH PHOTOGRAPHERS PICTURED THE MODERN WORLD AND SHAPED OUR VISION OF IT: An illustrated conversation.
Wednesday, April 13, 7:30pmIsraeli Movie - Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home FrontJoin us for a special screening of Jerusalem U’s new film to ben-efit the Lone Soldier Center in Israel.
This film provides an intimate glimpse into the transitions, adjust-ment and challenges for young Israelis when they turn 18 and go from being students to soldiers in a matter of months.
Daniel Scopp, son of our members Iris & Lee Scopp, will share his recent experience undergoing basic training and serv-ing as an IDF paratrooper.
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You can help make a difference at WJC with Sisterhood. Join Carol Fasman at our gift shop, as she helps our upcom-ing bar/bat mitzvah kids choose beautiful tallitot, yarmulkes, Kiddush cups, Shab-bat candlesticks, etc., to help mark their special day. The gift shop also has a large selection of special housewarming gifts, birthday, anniversary, engagement, wed-ding gifts and more. By the way, Carol is always looking for Sisterhood Gift Shop Volunteers to help out.
It’s fun, and you will be able to meet many congregants while helping Sisterhood.
Please contact Carol Fasman at [email protected] to make an appointment.
We are headed to the Jewish Mu-seum Exhibit Tour of “Unorthodox” on Tuesday, March 8th. Looks like we are at capacity, but just in case a spot opens, and you are interested, contact Susan Levy at [email protected] (next time be sure to sign up early.)
Join us Monday, April 4th as we discuss The Bridal Chair: A Novel by Gloria Goldreich with our Larchmont Temple Sisterhood Joint Book Club.
Thursday, April 14th, 7pm – 8:30pm Joint Larchmont Temple/WJC Sisterhood event at the MAG (Mamaroneck Artists Guild) in Larchmont. Gallery viewing with wine and desserts. Entrance fee at the door.
Tuesday, April 19th Mah Jongg RSVP to Debbie Katz at [email protected], and advise if you are a beginner or experienced player. We need to plan on tables and see if we need an instructor for new players.
Tuesday, May 3rd, 7:30pm Joint UJA/WJC and Larchmont Temple Sisterhoods event at MADE in Mamaroneck. Come and create a beautiful art project with us!
Closing event to be planned. Contact Martine Wax at [email protected]
Sisterhood recently emailed a letter to all new female WJC members (as of August 2015) to offer a complimentary Sisterhood Membership for the first membership year. If you are a new member and didn’t receive our email, please let us know. We will add you to our membership list, which entitles you to a 10% discount at the Sisterhood Gift Shop!
Want to honor someone? Sisterhood Tree of Life is a wonderful way to do so. Please check it out on the wall by the Sis-terhood Gift Shop. We now have plenty of leaves waiting for commemorations. Con-tact Susan Levy for more information at [email protected] or pick up a card by the tree.
To join as a WJC member or Nursery School parent, please send your $36 check to WJC Sisterhood at the synagogue office or, non-members may join WJC Sisterhood for only $48 per year. This means your mothers, sisters and friends can join with you too! Your dues help us to support
special programs and initiatives at the synagogue. If you have any questions, please contact, Raelin Kantor at [email protected] or Ileen Greenberg at [email protected]
Our synagogue is filled with women who are viewed as “Aishet Chayil,” a woman (women) of valor. We, as a congregation value the participation of you, our special woman of valor, to our community and hope that your contin-ued participation and support can and will help us all to grow, flourish and plant roots for our youth.
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Landscape FundIn memory of…Morty Kotkin
From Joan & Stuart SchapiroBernice & Sol Schargel
Claire MeadowFrom Joan & Stuart Schapiro
Kenneth MandelFrom Bernice & Sol Schargel
Memorial FundIn memory of…Marilyn Freiman
From Leslie PorosoffMorris & Fanny Markowitz
From Jack RosenthalDavid Bergner
From Robert BergnerSheldon LieberbaumFrom Suzie Rabinowitz
Avi FarkasFrom Laurence & Rose Farkas
Murray CarlinFrom Glenn Carlin
Rudolf LewyFrom Glen Lewy
Kenneth MandelFrom Leslie & Wayne JoselAbby & Gabriel Tolchinsky
Cindy & Randy HellerBarbara & Barry Novick
Bonnie Silverman & David NanusMichele & Peter Sloane
Morty KotkinFrom Arthur & Shamala Seelenfreund
Cindy & Randy HellerBeth & Steven Korotkin
Jackie & Sol IsraelMariann C. Raftery
Sandra & Jack GruenbergBarbara & Barry NovickMarilyn & Robert Reader
Bonnie Silverman & David NanusPeggy Lowenstein & Steve Berez
David & Ellen BermanDvora Rabino & Herb Leventer
Gail & Jerry RobinsonRandall Freides & Drew Freides
Geraldine ZelsonFrom Steve & Beth Korotkin
Claire MeadowFrom Sheila & Martin Freiman
Sandra & Seymour LevineBarbara & Barry Novick
Eleanor FleischFrom Bonnie Silverman & David Nanus
Sheila & Martin FreimanMorton Tanenbaum
From Amy & Mark HoltzerPhyllis London
From Michele & Peter SloaneGail & Marty MarcusCindy & Randy HellerMilton Tannenbaum
From Paul TannenbaumRuth Leaf
From Sondra & Joel LeafAnne Adler
From Sandra SchwarzElizabeth Kondor
Gabriela Gorodischer
Nursery School FundIn memory of…Morty Kotkin
From Beth El Nursery School
Richard Bardari
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Ethiopian Immigrant FundIn memory of…Irving Bloom
From Addie & Ed Stein
Judaica Gallery FundIn honor of…
40th Anniversary of Iris & Lee ScoppFrom Amy Levine-Kennedy & Kostya
Kennedy
In memory of…Leo Kohn
From Sandra Levine
Library FundIn memory of…Morty Kotkin
From Betty WeissmanShirley & Lenny QueenJudy & Howard Zweig
Brenda & Michael BloomBill & Jill CaslinClaire Meadow
From Shirley & Lenny QueenJudy & Howard Zweig
Betty Weissman
Rabbi Monosov’s FundIn honor of…
Rabbi MonosovFrom Judith & Fred Berlin
Kate Solomon’s Bat MitzvahFrom Linda & Jeffrey Solomon
With appreciation to Rabbi Monosov in preparing Halle & Max for their
B’nei Mitzvah in IsraelFrom Susan & Herb Myers
In memory of…Phyllis London
From Katie McLoughlin & Roy KatzJack Freides
From Randall & Drew FreidesBarbara Freides
From Randall & Drew Freides
Rabbi’s Discretionary FundIn honor of…
Uri Segelman’s engagement to Yael Cohen
From Shirley & Lenny QueenGlen Applebaum & Cynthia Cohen
Kate Solomon’s Bat MitzvahFrom Linda & Jeffrey Solomon
In appreciation of an AliyahFrom Swain Weiner
In appreciation of Rabbi’s Tuesday Morning Torah ClassFrom Merrill Sugarman
In appreciation From Fran & Leslie Shifrin
In memory of…Eleanor Fleisch
From Ellen & Don WalkerShari & Arnie Baum
Katie McLoughlin & Roy KatzKenneth Mandel
From Janice & Jerry MalettLaurie & Stephen Girsky
Tara Slone Goldstein & Wayne GoldsteinClaire Meadow
From Gail & Marty MarcusEllen & Don Walker
Katie McLoughlin & Roy KatzMorty Kotkin
From Susan & Ralph SansoloAlan & Laurel BenetGail & Marty MarcusJanice & Jerry Malett
Katie McLoughlin & Roy KatzSue & Abe Mizrahi
Lisa, Ritchie & Margot ZeitounEdward Marcus
From Gail & Marty MarcusPhyllis London
From Ira London & Family and Suzanne Corbin & Family
Laurie & Stephen GirskyTara Slone Goldstein & Wayne Goldstein
Charles MeyerFrom Katie McLoughlin & Roy Katz
Jo Ann & Swain Weiner
Social Action FundIn memory of…Kenneth Mandel
From Gail & Marty MarcusMarilyn & Robert Reader
Lisa, Ritchie & Margot ZeitounSondra & Joel LevyClaire Meadow
From Adele & Robert ShanskySondra & Joel Levy
Ruth Rosenberg LevineFrom Myra HarrisPhyllis London
From Myra Harris & Alan LubitzMarilyn & Robert Reader
Ruth LeafFrom Sondra & Joel Levy
Morty KotkinFrom Sondra & Joel Levy
Jacob DeutschFrom Michelle Sanger
Green CommitteeIn memory of…Kenneth Mandel
From Jackie & Sol IsraelPhyllis London
From Jackie & Sol Israel
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From The Review of March 2001jiLL casLin, aRchivist
There is a Talmudic tradition, which is codified in the legal code of Maimonides, that teaches that when Mashiach comes and the world is transformed, all the books of the Prophets and the Writings will be-come null and void with the exception of one: the Megillah of Esther. No more Jer-emiah and Isaiah and Ezekiel. No more Psalms or Proverbs or Ruth or Job. Gone. All of them. Only Esther will remain.
Why? No one seems to know. Perhaps it is because it is the book of the Bible that is most real. I know what you’re thinking: How can this book be the most real? On the surface, it reads like the biggest fairy tale of the Bible. That may be true. How-ever, in one sense, it is the most realistic.
God is not mentioned.In almost every other Biblical story,
God swoops down from the heavens and saves the day. If that isn’t the case, then God directly appears to the hero and tells him what to do. The problem is always solved, the threat is always removed, and the people are always saved, by God.
But that’s not how it is in real life. Real life is like the Purim story. The heroes must fend for themelves. They must un-derstand what the issues are, and they must struggle to find the answers. The other stories may be about God, but they are not about faith. Esther is about faith. It is about real people facing real problems with a real faith in themselves, and yes, in a God who is not going to swoop down and save them.
That’s real.Maybe that’s why Esther will survive
and the others will not. Maybe that is ul-timately what God wants. Like any good parent, God wants to stop solving every problem and sit on the sidelines to be a source of strength as the children strug-gle to solve their own issues. That sure-ly does not make the parent any less valu-able, any less loving. The Book of Es-ther does not portray an impotent God. It shows a real one.
The word "Esther" means "hidden." When we stop waiting for some divine miracle and start looking for the God who is there but who is hidden, that’s when we have a real spiritual search. When we find God, as Mordecai and Esther surely did, and when we draw strength from our faith in that God, then we will surely make our own miracles. That’s real spirituality.
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musicians for a moving Kabbalat Shabbat! ..
Contact the office with any questions at 914-698-2960.
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ISRAELI DANCE CLASSES AT WJC
GREAT FOR BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT!Led By World-Famous Teacher and
Choreographer Shmulik Gov-Ari
March 7, 14, 21, 28April 4, 11, 18, 25May 2, 9, 16, 23
June 2, 6, 16, 20, 27
*Meets Mondays except Thursday June 2 &16
Beginners: 7:30pm - 8:45pmIntermediate/Advanced: 8:45pm -10pm in the Activity Center or Gym$10 WJC members / $13 non-members / TEENS 13-18 are FREE!
For more information, please contact: Linda Alpert Karell, Chair
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(914) 584-6738Sponsored by the
WJC Israel Committee
WELCOME TO WJC’S ISRAELI MOVIE NIGHT
“LEMON TREE”Directed by Eran Riklis and starring
Hiam Abass, this 2008 drama reveals the difficulties that a Palestinian wid-ow faces in her own culture, as well
as in Israeli society, when she pursues a legal battle to protect her lemon
grove on the “green line.” The film is 106 minutes long, is in English, Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles, and
is unrated.Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 7:45 pm
In the Activity Center
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SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP Not Too Soon To Think About
Passover Traditional and Contemporary
items to enhance your holiday table. Great Gifts
PRICES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST Email Carol Fasman [email protected]
Hours – Sundays 9:30 AM – 12:00 AM or by appointment
Synagogue FamilyMazel Tov & Best Wishes to Ileen & Rus-
sell Greenberg on the engagement of their son Richard to Yael Coppleson…Lauren Kotkin, daughter of Naomi and the late Morty Kot-kin on her marriage to Jon Packer…Michael & Heidi Weiss on the birth of a granddaughter, Nitzan Yonah to Melanie Weiss & Rabbi Ra-chel Isaacs…Bob Cohen, outgoing AIPAC Na-tional President for the special tribute paid to him during the Westchester Jewish Council’s 21st Annual Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Awards Ceremony.