the dove tale · 2019-04-02 · photographic memory, you know what a challenge it is. if you would...
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V O L U M E 3 6
I S S U E 8
The Dove Tale A D A R I I - N I S A N 5 7 7 9 A P R I L 2 0 1 9
Rabbi’s Study 2
From the
President
3
Bubby Gourmet 3
Congregant of
the Month
Holly Goldberg
4
Divas on the
Bimah
6
Fundraising
Mabel’s Labels
Amazon Smile
7
Tribute to the
Goldsteins
8-9
Bucks Basketball 10
Sip & Shop 11
Calendar 12
Passover
Restaurant
13
Selling Hametz 14
Simcha Boutique 15
Donations 16-17
Fundraising
Roosevelt Park
17
Sisterhood 18-21
Men’s Club 22
Good & Welfare 22
Synagogue Info /
Board Members
23
Ohev Shalom celebrates the uniqueness of each individual and welcomes diversity within our sacred community.
The Rabbi’s Study
The Path to a Perfect Memory
Page 2
Shabbat
Friday April 5th
Rock Out to the Beatles
Page 10
Bucks Basketball
There are all kinds of products on the
market and recommended exercises that
claim to help our minds stay as nimble
and agile as possible.
I know a product that will have a
remarkable impact on your mental
function … and as an added benefit to
your spiritual well being.
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Every so often, we can’t recall a name, a fact, a
place or where we left our keys. Just give me a
second, I’ll remember what the next sentence is
… Ah, got it. When this happens, many people
immediately say “A senior moment.” That is a
phrase that somehow is never forgotten. I wish it
were. Did you ever ask a five year old a question
and they answer in a sort of sing song voice “I
forget?” To a twelve year old, “Did you do your
homework?” “I forgot!” To your spouse “Did
you pick up the cleaning?” “I forgot.” No one
says “A senior moment.” I vividly remember
forgetting things in my thirties, forties and fifties.
So what! So let’s stop saying “A senior moment”
ourselves. Or say it in a different context. When
we say something especially wise and insightful,
perspicacious with great sagacity, let’s then say “A
senior moment” because only someone who has
lived more than a few decades and has aged like a
fine wine can be the fount of such fine thoughts.
There are all kinds of products on the market and
recommended exercises that claim to help our
minds stay as nimble and agile as possible. Some
make great sense. Physical exercise is said to have
a cognitive benefit. Learning new topics and
skills, adopting new hobbies, keeping up with your
crossword puzzles, watching Jeopardy can all be
helpful and there is much more.
Some play on our concerns and make no sense.
There is a commercial about a product which
assures your mental well being that was originally
discovered in a jelly fish. Why in the world would
I take something for my mind that comes from a
jelly fish? Did you ever meet an intelligent jelly
fish? If you stepped on the same jelly fish twice in
the water would it remember the feel of your
foot? Has a jelly fish ever won a Nobel prize or
made any advancement to the plight of other jelly
fish? Never.
I have a different product I am marketing. I
promise you this works. I promise you that if you
start out and stay with it, it will have a remarkable
impact on your mental function and as an added
benefit, to your spiritual well being. I am
marketing a product called … make sure you’re
sitting down for this … Torah! That’s right,
Torah.
Have you ever read a portion from the Torah? If
you have and you are not blessed with a
photographic memory, you know what a challenge
it is. If you would ever think of taking a short
Torah portion to read, the more reasons you
might have to say it is not for you, the more
beneficial it can be mentally and, of course,
spiritually.
If you say, “I can’t read Hebrew,” there is your new
discipline to learn. It might take a few months but
what’s the rush? If you say that you can read
Hebrew with vowels but how can you read Hebrew
without vowels the way it appears in the Torah,
there is a mental exercise that will exercise your
memory. If you say you are tone deaf, that could be
an impediment but don’t be dissuaded. You won’t
be the first tone deaf Torah reader. Actually,
memorizing what is called the trope, the musical
notes of the Torah reading is a major mental
exercise in itself and you could do it.
We take for granted some of the things that make
our synagogue as special as it is. Visitors are always
impressed by the number of congregants who read
Torah on any given Shabbat morning. Some have
been reading for years and others for some months.
Some read flawlessly and some read with flaws
which I hope are music to G-d’s ears in the holy
effort they are making. As time goes on, the flaws
diminish.
Memory is central to Jewish life. We recently
observed the Sabbath of Remembrance right before
our celebration of Purim. Regarding the Holocaust
we say Zachor-Remember. One of the Ten Great
Declarations is Remember the Sabbath day to keep
it holy. We will soon be sitting around the Seder
table engaged in a familial exercise of remembering
the Exodus from Egyptian slavery. Like physical
exercise can enhance our bone density, strength,
and cardiovascular functioning, our exercise of
remembering the Exodus is to enhance our
compassion for all those yearning for freedom today
at home and in so many parts of the world.
If you are in any way interested in what I am
marketing, Torah and specifically Torah reading,
please be in touch with either the Cantor or me.
Perhaps one of us could work with you individually
or we can pair you with one of our Senior Torah
readers. They will meet you where you are today in
terms of your Hebrew capability and help you reach
the point of taking a short, three verse Torah
part. This may help to prepare you to read at your
child’s or grandchild’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah or at any
given Shabbat morning. It will be spiritually
impactful and enhance your mind and memory while
you’re at it.
If you decide instead to take the pill originally
discovered in jelly fish what can I say? I’ll stick with
Torah!
My best to you for a Zissen Pesah!
Rabbi Eliott Perlstein
The Rabbi’s Study The Path to a Perfect Memory
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Hello Everyone,
Happy beginning of spring.
This is a very busy time of year for the officers and
the board of directors. We are in the middle of
working on the budget for the upcoming year.
This is no easy task as we have so many areas to
review. There are always challenges each year but
we have a great group of people who put in so
much time and effort to make sure that we can
present a balanced budget to the congregation.
I know that I mentioned this last month but it
should be an amazing program. On April 7th we
will be hosting Divas on the Bimah. This is a
phenomenal group of Cantors from the Tri State
areas and our very own Cantor Ocanto-Romo will
be performing with them. Please try and attend.
Sunday May 5th is our Gala to honor two very
special people, Rachel and Carl Goldstein. They
are longtime members of Ohev and have given so
much to making Ohev the place it is today. I hope
that you be able to attend and show your love and
support for this wonderful couple.
Please mark your calendars for May 8th. That is the
date of our annual congregational meeting. We will
be discussing the events of this past year and the
financial status of the synagogue as well as
presenting our Annual Shalom Award. It is an
important time for all of us to get together to be
aware of what is going on at Ohev.
Are enjoying our O-Happenings and Oh-Events?
Are you reading them? Have they been keeping you
informed about all the programs going on at Ohev?
We have been working very hard to streamline how
we send you the upcoming events. They continue
to be a work in progress and your comments are
always most appreciated.
I am looking forward to seeing you at Ohev.
Dana
From The President Spring Events at Ohev
SAVE THE DATE
May 8th is the annual
congregational meeting
Dana Podob
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If, as the great scientist and thinker Albert Einstein once said, “It is
every person’s obligation to put back into the world at least the
equivalent of what he or she takes out of it,” then Holly Goldberg,
our April Congregant of the Month, has met (or maybe even
surpassed) those expectations.
Holly grew up in Northeast Philadelphia with loving parents
Dolores and Milton Fleishman, brother Rick, and twin sister Hope.
They were longtime members of Adath Zion Congregation, which
instilled in Holly the importance of being affiliated with a synagogue.
In October of 1995, she and husband David joined Ohev Shalom,
having just relocated to the Philadelphia area from New Jersey and
in search of a Conservative synagogue with a pre-school for their
daughter Anastasia, who was three at the time. Younger daughter
Alexa entered pre-school two years later, and both children
attended Kindergarten Enrichment, pre-Aleph and Hebrew School,
and each celebrated her Bat Mitzvah at Ohev.
Holly’s involvement at Ohev Shalom began right away. She was
active in the pre-school PTO, acted as a substitute assistant
teacher, helped out with the Lunch Bunch, and provided after-
school assistance. Inspired by her mother, a very active member of
Sisterhood at Adath Zion, Holly has been extraordinarily involved
in Sisterhood at Ohev; she has served on the Sisterhood Executive
Board as Co-Vice President of Membership, Religious and Cultural,
Ways & Means, as Financial Secretary, on the General Board as
Fashion Show Co-Chair, and as the ongoing Chair for Sisterhood
mailings. Holly has been an active force behind retention and
recruitment of members, Paid-up Membership dinners, Rosh
Chodesh events, Rabbi’s Book Review, Sisterhood Shabbat,
Sisterhood Bingo, the biennial Fashion Show, and Shalach Manot.
As if that weren’t enough, many other synagogue activities including
Bingo, Comedy Night, Rummage Sale, Auction, aerobics and Mah
Jong lessons have been supported by Holly’s presence.
We are known as People of the Book. Holly considers herself
fortunate and most grateful to Rabbi Perlstein and Cantor Annelise
for the opportunity to have been a part of the Adult Confirmation
Class, Torah Trope Class, The Torah Initiative, Hebrew Part II,
Women of Exodus, and the Adult Hebrew Class with Dr. Ira Sharp.
She reads Torah occasionally, and you can “Count Her In” at
evening minyan throughout the year.
Holly, a graduate of Temple University, had a career in Medical
Technology, and husband David, a Regional Sales Manager for
Florida’s Natural, consider their greatest achievement to be the
successful navigation of the adoptions from Russia of their beloved
daughters. Anastasia, now 26, holds a degree in Communications
from Penn State and is a Technical Recruiter for Goldman Sachs.
Alexa, 23, has a degree in Athletic Coaching Education from West
Virginia University, was a nationally ranked NCAA Division I gymnast,
and is now coaching gymnastics at West Virginia Gymnastics Training
Center.
In her own words, Holly loves the sense of community and friendship
so prevalent at Ohev Shalom. She has always looked forward to the
variety of events offered – religious, social, and educational.
Volunteering enables her to work with inspiring, enthusiastic, and
creative women in Sisterhood and Congregation who are motivated
to ensure the success of Ohev Shalom year after year, as well as to
have fun and to build confidence. She claims it is her small way of
“not showing up to the party empty-handed.” I’m sure we all agree
that her contributions overflow in abundance and generosity, and we
congratulate her on being selected as April’s Congregant of the
Month!
Congregant of the Month By Eileen Schein
Holly Goldberg
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We had a very good season and the boys and girls enjoyed playing as a team. We were 5-1 in the regular season but fell in the
Championship. This year Shir Ami had a stronger team and played better. We played hard and did the best we could and that’s all we can
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We will greatly miss our graduating eighth graders: Ari Berkowitz, Ethan Cheifetz, Brett Frajerman, Sam Reiter, and Tyler Brooks. The
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Monday April 1st 25th of Adar II
Tuesday April 2nd 26th of Adar II
11:45 am Mah Jongg
7 pm Minyan
7:30 pm Adult Education Class with Rabbi
Wednesday April 3rd 27th of Adar II
4:30 pm Hebrew School
6:30 pm Tichon 7 pm Minyan
Thursday April 4th 28th of Adar II
7 am Minyan
1 pm Canasta
5:30 pm Sisterhood BINGO
Hebrew classes
- 6:45 pm Hebrew reading
- 7:30 pm Hebrew language
- Contact Ira Sharp for information and
sign up at [email protected].
7 pm Minyan
Friday April 5th 29th of Adar II
6 pm Kabbalat Shabbat
- Beatles Rock Shabbat
7:11 pm Candle Lighting
Saturday April 6th 1st of Nisan
9:30 am Shabbat Service
- Men’s Club Shabbat
11:15 am Mini-Minyan
12:30 pm Lunch and Learn
8:20 pm Havdalah
Sunday April 7th 2nd of Nisan
8:45 am Minyan
9 am Hebrew School
5 pm Divas on the Bimah
Monday April 8th 3rd of Nisan
Tuesday April 9th 4th of Nisan
11:45 am Mah Jongg
7 pm Minyan
7:30 pm Adult Education Class with Rabbi
7:30 pm Hebrew Through Movement class
with Morah Barbara
Wednesday April 10th 5th of Nisan 4:30 pm Hebrew School
- Aleph consecration pictures
6:30 pm Tichon
7 pm Minyan
Thursday April 11th 6th of Nisan
7 am Minyan
1 pm Canasta
6:45 pm Hebrew reading
7 pm Minyan
7:30 pm Hebrew language
Friday April 12th 7th of Nisan
5:45 pm Aleph Consecration
6 pm Kabbalat Shabbat - Simcha Shabbat
7:18 pm Candle Lighting
Saturday April 13th 8th of Nisan
9:30 am Shabbat Service
10:30 am Celebrations!
8:27 pm Havdalah
Sunday April 14th 9th of Nisan
8:45 am Minyan
9 am Hebrew School
- School-wide Seder
Monday April 15th 10th of Nisan
Tuesday April 16th 11th of Nisan
11:45 am Mah Jongg
7 pm Minyan
Wednesday April 17th 12th of Nisan
7 pm Minyan
No Hebrew School or Tichon
Thursday April 18th 13th of Nisan
7 am Minyan
1 pm Canasta
6:45 pm Hebrew reading
7 pm Minyan
7:30 pm Hebrew language
Friday April 19th 14th of Nisan
Ta’anit Bechorot
Erev Pesach
6 pm Kabbalat Shabbat
- Simcha Shabbat
7:25 pm Candle Lighting
Saturday April 20th 15th of Nisan
Pesach I
9:30 am Shabbat Service 6 pm Second Seder
8:34 pm Havdalah
Sunday April 21st 16th of Nisan
Pesach II
8:45 am Minyan
No Hebrew School or Tichon
9:15 am Passover service
8:35 pm Havdalah
Monday April 22nd 17th of Nisan
Pesach III (CH’’M)
Tuesday April 23rd 18th of Nisan
Pesach IV (CH’’M)
11:45 am Mah Jongg
7 pm Minyan
Wednesday April 24th 19th of Nisan
Pesach V (CH’’M) No Hebrew School or Tichon
7 pm Minyan
Thursday April 25th 20th of Nisan
Pesach VI (CH’’M)
7 am Minyan
1pm Canasta
6:45 pm Hebrew reading
7 pm Minyan
7:30 pm Hebrew language
7:31 pm Candle Lighting
Friday April 26th 21st of Nisan
Pesach VII
9:30 am Passover Service
6 pm Kabbalat Shabbat
- Bet (4th grade) Shabbat
- Ukulele Shabbat
7:32 pm Candle Lighting
Saturday April 27th 22nd of Nisan
Pesach VIII
9:30 am Shabbat Service
- Yizkor service
8:41 pm Havdalah
Sunday April 28th 23rd of Nisan
8:45 am Minyan
9 am Men’s Club Breakfast
9 am Hebrew School
- 9:30 - 11 am Bet Israel museum
- Tichon Games Day with Kehilat HaNahar
5 pm Torah Fund dinner
Monday April 29th 24th of Nisan
Tuesday April 30th 25th of Nisan
11:45 am Mah Jongg
7 pm Minyan
7 pm Sip and Shop Ladies Night Out
April 2019 Please help make a minyan so our members can say Kaddish.
Minyan: Sunday 8:45 AM; Tuesday and Wednesday 7 pm; Thursday 7 am and 7 pm
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Ohev Shalom of Bucks County
According to Jewish law and tradition, we neither eat, own or have any benefit from food that is Hametz ~ leavened ~ during the eight days of Pesah. During these days we are to eat only foods that are Kosher for Passover. Our Social Action Committee is sponsoring a Hametz drive. You are invited to bring unopened Hametz food to Ohev Shalom Jerry and Zelda Gottesman Grand Hall on Thursday, March 28 through Friday, April 12 and it will be given to feed the needy.
For Hametz that we may want to use after Pesah, according to the laws of Pesah, we are to take it out of the kitchen to a place in the home where we will not enter during the days of Pesah. Since we are not permitted to own the food, there is a custom of "selling" the food that remains in our home to a non-Jew. Technically, the non-Jewish individual owns the food for the eight days of Pesah. At the end of Pesah, it reverts back to you, as the owner.
You may appoint Ohev Shalom as your agent to sell the food to a non-Jewish individual. In appointing Ohev Shalom as your agent in this transaction, it is traditional to also offer a gift of Tzedakah. This is probably one of the few, if not the only business transactions where you "pay to sell" something. Your gift of Tzedakah will be used for a Maot Hittim Fund called The Passover League. The Passover League helps to buy Matzah and other Passover items for needy Jews.
The following form may be used in this regard: Please mail your donation payable to The Passover League and completed form to: Ohev Shalom, 944 Second Street Pike, Richboro, PA 18954, Attn: Hametz Sale.
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For Selling Hametz
I hereby appoint Ohev Shalom to act as my ַשִליח Agent in selling the Hametz that may remain in my home in an area closed off during Pesah to a non-Jewish individual for the period of the days of Pesah. I understand that this will revert back to me after Pesah.
Enclosed, as an act of Tzedakah and to help fulfill the words of the Haggadah "Let all who are hungry come and eat," please find a donation payable to The Passover League. This donation will be forwarded to The Passover League.
Name (please print)__________________________________________________
Signed ____________________________________________________________
Social Action
Please come out to donate at the Ohev Shalom Blood Drive!
Thursday, June 6, 2019 3:00pm - 8:00pm
Ohev Shalom of Bucks County
944 2nd Street Pike Richboro, PA 18954
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Go to www.redcrossblood.org and search by sponsor code: ohevrichboro
Please bring picture identification and remember - eat a healthy meal and drink a lot of fluids before donating!
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A D A T H T I K V A H - M O N T E F I O R E F U N D
In Memory of
Harvey Swerdlow, beloved husband, by Ilenne Swerdlow
Ruth Weiss, beloved mother and grandmother, by
Marsha & Chet Heller
A M Y R O C K O W E R M E M O R I A L
A R T C E N T E R F U N D
In Memory of
The yahrtzeit of Sidney Rafalowsky, beloved father of Ilene Rockower,
by Ilene & Sy Rockower
The yahrtzeit of Shirley Rafalowsky, beloved mother of Ilene Rockower,
by Ilene & Sy Rockower
Janet Cooley, beloved mother of Lisa Lubchansky, by
Ilene & Sy Rockower
A N N U A L A P P E A L F U N D
In Memory of
Donna Russakoff, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother, by
Estera & Art Weiss
B R O W N - F R E E D M A N
P R A Y E R B O O K F U N D
In Memory of
Eric Kaytes, beloved brother of Suzanne Gold, by Lindsay & Steve Miller
C A N T O R O C A N T O - R O M O ’ S
D I S C R E T I O N A R Y F U N D
In Honor of
Cantor’s support during Shiva for my beloved mother, Jackie Nover, by
David & Liz Nover
C O L L E G E C O N N E C T I O N F U N D
In Memory of
Irving Goldberg, beloved father of Dena Rosenblatt, by
Barbara & Haim Glickman and Family
C O O K F O R A F R I E N D
In Honor of
The marriage of their son David Rosenzweig to Stefanie Bock, by
Paula & Avei Rosenzweig
Wishing a full and speedy recovery to Irwin Bernstein, by
Paula & Stan Segal
In Memory of
Jackie Nover, beloved mother of David Nover, by
Roberta & Greg Gordon
Gloria Shandler, beloved mother of Alan Shandler, by
Ellen & Phil Treiman
Sol Oxenhandler, beloved brother-in-law of Judy Beigel, by
Cheryle & Rick Goldberg
The yahrtzeit of Rosa Katz, beloved mother, by Miriam Gendler
F I N A N C I A L A I D F U N D
In Memory of
Jackie Nover, beloved mother of David Nover, by
Elissa & Ken Goldberg
I N C L U S I O N B ’ K A V O D F U N D
In Honor of
The marriage of Lizzie Klein, daughter of Judy & Barry Klein, to Bruce
Strong, by Liz & David Nover
In Memory of
Jackie Nover, beloved mother of David Nover, by
Marci & Steve Laderman
Ellen & David Cohen
The Reiter Family
Anita & Fred Dorfman
Eileen & Joe Schein
Fran & Scott Gordon
Eric Kaytes, beloved brother of Suzanne Gold, by
Barbara & Haim Glickman and Family
Liz & David Nover
Diane & Mark Novick
Marsha & Warren Verbit
Arlene & Warren Roman
Eileen & Joe Schein
Marci & Steve Laderman Shelley & Len Rubin
Adele & Joe Teller
Tanya & Alan Katz
The Reiter Family
The yahrtzeit of her father, Martin Wagner, by Sheryl Tobias
Irving Goldberg, beloved father of Dena Rosenblatt, by
Marci, Steve, & Jennifer Laderman
J E R U S A L E M F U N D
In Memory of
Gloria Shandler, beloved mother of Alan Shandler, by
Libby & Ron Goldman
M A R V I N F E L D
M U S I C F U N D
In Honor of
Wishing a speedy recovery to Irwin Bernstein, by Shelley & Andy Rosen
In Memory of
Irv Geller, beloved uncle of Elise Weinstein, by Shelley & Andy Rosen
O H E V S H A L O M
M I T Z V A H F U N D
In Memory of
Eric Kaytes, beloved brother of Suzanne Gold, by
Susan & Scott Wechsler
R A B B I ’ S D I S C R E T I O N A R Y F U N D
In Honor of
Rabbi’s support during the Shiva for his beloved mother, Jackie Nover,
by David & Liz Nover
Rabbi’s support and guidance during the Shiva for her beloved mother,
Helen Barufkin, by Rona & Harvey Luber and Family
Carl Goldstein, by Bill Gorodetzer
Paula Segal, by Bill Gorodetzer
Rabbi Perlstein’s participation in the Brit Milah of Groven Lubchansky,
by David & Meryl Lubchansky
Rabbi Perlstein for his thoughtfulness, by Sherry & Michael Eisman
Rabbi Perlstein, by Eric & Susan Isacoff
In Honor and Memory For donations call 215-322-9595
or online at
http://www.ohev.org/donations
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R A B B I ’ S D I S C R E T I O N A R Y F U N D
In Memory of
Sandra Lee Barry Rotenberg, beloved wife, by Charles Rotenberg
Ann Sockol Fine Rotenberg, beloved mother, by Charles Rotenberg
Ronald Feder, beloved brother of Joel Feder, by Harriet & Joel Feder
Eric Kaytes, beloved brother of Suzanne Gold, by Janet & Ron Zaritsky
Paul Smith, beloved father of Jonah Smith, by Adele & Joe Teller
Reuben Goldman, beloved father, by Bill Goldman
Bertha Murawczyk, beloved mother-in-law, by Bob Steiner
R O T H M A N F A M I L Y E D U C A T I O N
B U I L D I N G F U N D
In Memory of
Rae Zeenberg, beloved mother of Lois Yampolsky, by
Andrea & Ted Rothman
Lisa Brown & Chris De Angelis
S I S T E R H O O D F U N D
In Honor of
Wishing a full recovery for Irwin Bernstein, by Janet & Ron Zaritsky
S I S T E R H O O D H O N O R & M E M O R Y
In Honor of
Birth of Lev, grandson of Arlene & Mark Rosenbaum, by Miriam & Jeff Gendler
Speedy recovery for Irwin Bernstein, by Sandy & Bruce Blumenthal
S I S T E R H O O D H O N O R & M E M O R Y
In Memory of
Phyllis Greenbaum, beloved companion of Bernard Segal, by
Iris & Mort Segal
Lee Segal and Scott Segal
Helen Barufkin, mother of Rona Luber, by Sisterhood and
Roberta & Gregory Gordon
Jackie Nover, mother of David Nover, by Sisterhood and
Iris & Mort Segal
Fran & Roy Silverman
Linda & Stephen Springer and Dani & Jonathan Becker
Sandy & Bruce Blumenthal
Bea Tannenbaum, grandmother of Layla Batejan, by Sisterhood and
Fran & Roy Silverman
Marilyn, mother of Robin Dranoff, by Tuesday Mahjong Ladies
Dr. Stanley Goren, father of Dr. Ron Goren, by
Joanne & Howard Babbitt
S O C I A L A C T I O N F U N D
In Memory of
Jackie Nover, beloved mother of David Nover, by Diane & Jeff Pevar
Irv Geller, beloved husband of Loretta Geller, by Shelley & Andy Rosen
Y A H R T Z E I T F U N D
In Memory of
H. Seymour Eisman, beloved father, by Sherry & Michael Eisman
Dorothy L.Eisman, beloved mother, by Sherry & Michael Eisman
Jerome Myers, beloved uncle, Henrietta Horowitz, beloved aunt,
Maurice Mittelman, beloved father, all by Neil & Susan Mittelman
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• Ohev Shalom receives a
substantial donation in your
name and you will receive
considerable pre-need savings.
• Lock in to today’s costs.
• The greatest gift to your loved
ones - save them emotional
stress & overspending.
• Financing available.
• Many cemetery options
• Peace of mind.
Call me with any questions you
may have & to schedule a time
to meet in your home or at
Roosevelt Memorial Park.
Ileene Jaffe
Family Service Counselor
Ohev Shalom Congregant &
Cemetery Fund Raising Chair
215-673-7500 or 215-629-6684
A Family Legacy at Roosevelt
Memorial Park … from Generation
to Generation
Fundraising
www.GoldsteinsFuneral.com
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Presidents’ Message
As I drove home from work today, I realized it
was 5:45 pm and it was still quite light out. We
have turned the corner to a new month and our
days will certainly be getting longer. So many
more hours to be part of the many things your
“sisters” of Sisterhood are doing.
Our Winter New Member Dinner was very
successful. Current board members and 9 new
members got to know one another, exchange
ideas, laugh, schmooze and share a meal. Thank
you to all who participated in our annual Shalach
Manot event this year. Finally, the blue birds are
chirping, and Sisterhood is “buzzing” with our
upcoming events:
• Our Annual BINGO April 4th will have the
ladies praying for “B-15”, shouting “BINGO”
and winning raffle baskets!
• On April 28th at 5 pm, please join Sisterhood
as we honor Cantor Annelise at our “Annual
Torah Fund Dinner”. Come show your
support for Cantor Annelise.
• Friday May 10th is our annual “Sisterhood
Shabbat” so mark your calendars for services
and dinner.
• Our Donor Dinner / Sisterhood Closing
Affair always promises to be unique and fun.
Save the date for Tuesday June 11th.
If you find you have time to share, want to make
new friends, re-kindle friendships, then reach out,
we would love to have you be a part of our
Sisterhood!
B’Shalom,
Susan Berk and Ivy Graff, Co-Presidents
Refuah Shlema
Do you know a Sisterhood member who needs
some “sunshine" in her life? If so, please contact
June Cantor at [email protected] or 215-464-
6524 and Sisterhood will reach out with a phone
call and/or card to wish them Refuah Shlema.
Honor and Memory Cards
Sisterhood Honor & Memory Cards are the
perfect way to connect with family and friends for
all of life’s happenings. Cards are $5 each, and
Donor Credit is earned. You can call Joanne, at
609-312-7439, e-mail ([email protected]), or snail
mail to 5 Norwalk Lane, Barnegat, NJ 08005).
Birthday Greetings
Birthday Greetings are a great way to celebrate your
Sisterhood friends! Contact Terry Jaffe at
[email protected] for questions.
Mahjong
There a few 2019 standard size mahjong cards
available in the Simcha Boutique for $8.00.
Women’s Torah Study Group
The Women's Torah Study Group is skipping their
April session because the normal meeting date is
just a few days before the first Passover
Seder. Everyone will be busy with preparations.
Torah Fund
Every woman can participate in
preserving, promoting and
perpetuating Conservative/
Masorti Judaism through the
Torah Fund Campaign of
Women’s League.
The 5779 Torah Fund pin
envelopes the Hebrew word for “future” (atid) with
a stylized Magen David. Please contact our Torah
Fund Chairs if you wish to support Torah Fund and
receive a pin:
Michele Bernstein [email protected]
215.741.9937
Ileene Jaffe [email protected]
215.629.6684
SISTERHOOD SHABBAT AND DINNER
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019 6 pm
Please join us as we celebrate Sisterhood Shabbat
together. It is also a fabulous way to begin Mother’s
Day weekend! Services begin at 6pm. Following
services, you are cordially invited to share in a
delicious Shabbat dinner catered by Barclay
Caterers. Dinner reservation information is
included in this month’s flier next page.
It would make the evening so special if you could
participate in the service that evening. If you would
prefer to do an English reading – no problem! If you
want to conduct one of the Hebrew prayers, alone
or with a friend or two, that’s great! Please contact
Fran Silverman at: 267-364-5748 or via email at:
B’Shalom, Fran Silverman & Esther Fine
Sisterhood of Ohev Shalom Sisterhood can be
reached 24/6
by email at
If you have not been
receiving Sisterhood
emails, please contact
Denise Kolber,
Communications VP at
SIMCHA BOUTIQUE
Ohev’s Simcha Boutique has
it all! No need to go
anywhere else!!
Stop in to see all of our
unique and FABULOUS
merchandise.
We have gifts for Bar and
Bat mitzvah, Jewish
holidays, babies and
children, housewarming,
engagement and shower gifts
too. We also carry unique
Judaica and Jewelry from
around the world, as well as
fun and unusual
pocketbooks.
All purchases help to
support our Ohev
Community.
Sunday 9 - 12:30
Thursday 12 - 3
Call for a private
appointment:
Linda Springer
215-450-2405
Rachel Goldstein
215-680-7032
Barbara Ponczek
215-783-9113
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April Birthdays
1 Alisa Neifield
4 June Cantor
5 Rachell Fitts
6 Ellen Manis
10 Fran Silverman
10 Janet Weisberg
10 Francine Block
16 Paula Rosenzweig
17 Shelley Rosen
17 Roberta Gordon
21 Marsha Freedman
27 Rachel Goldstein
29 Amy Fisher
May Birthdays
1 Lindsay Miller
5 Agnes Lebovic
5 Arlene Sorens
6 Shannon Colletti
6 Rosalyn Rudolf
6 Paula Warren
6 Ellen Manis
10 Andrea Leof-Davidson
12 Nicole Hoffman
14 Holly Goldberg
14 Erica Pollack Levine
14 Leslie Kreithen
15 Rachel Fitts
19 Linda Tuber
20 Marlyn Harris
21 Marci Laderman
23 Sheila Tanenbaum
25 Diane Pevar
27 Anita Dorfman
28 Eileen Schein
28 Sharon Goldstein
28 Ivy Frajerman
29 Ellen Treiman
30 Florrie Fisher
30 Idelle Wood
June Birthdays
5 Sara Torjman
9 Judi Fisher
9 Shelley Albert
10 Linda Barankin Springer
12 Nadine Myerson
13 Eileen Waloff
14 Cantor Ocanto-Romo
17 Ricki Tafflin
24 Paula Spigler
26 Cheryle Goldberg
27 Mandi Freedman
27 Mindy Rockower
29 Ellen Treiman
29 Linda Koenig
30 Terry Jaffe
30 Ruth Katz
Canasta Open Play
Thursdays 1-3 pm all WINTER and
SPRING in the Social Hall.
$2/day.
WINTER SPECIAL - $25 for unlimited
play through 4/30.
Checks payable to Ohev Shalom
Siserhood.
Call Sandy Miller 215-355-5754 or
Marsha Freedman 215-968-6755 for
information.
Donor credit for Sisterhood members,
nonmembers welcome.
Esther Fine (left) and Sandy Miller (above) get
pairs hands at Canasta!
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• Kol HaKavod to our February Torah and Haftarah readers:
Alana Frajerman, Cantor Frimark, Mitch Gerson, Sharon Goldstein, Sheldon Katz, Eric Kleiman, Abby Kushner, Jordan Levin, Liz Nover,
Cantor Ocanto-Romo, Jeff Pevar, Shelley Rosen, Howard Rosenfeld, Olivia Raskin, Elise Rupley, Eileen Schein, Ilana Schieken,
Fran Silverman, Shep Smithline, Idelle S. Wood, and Mike Zimet.
• Kol HaKavod to those who offered Divrei Torah: Jahn Nolan
• Kol HaKavod to our February Minyan leaders:
Bob Davidson, Cantor Frimark, Jahn Nolan, Neil Mittelman, Rabbi Perlstein, Jeff Pevar, Mimi Polack, and Mike Zimet,
• Todah Rabbah to Idelle S. Wood who led Limmud and Lunch this month.
• Celebrate your Simcha with us at Ohev Shalom! Congratulations to those who celebrated with us:
Congratulations to our Dalet Class Torah readers: Olivia Raskin, Alana Frajerman, Abby Kushner, and Jordan Levin
Mimi and Bernie Pollack celebrated birthdays
Jahn Nolan received an aliyah as Congregant of the Month
• Now you too can learn to read Torah and never leave home!
Check our website for Cantor Annelise’s Torah reading instruction. https://www.ohev.org/adult-education.
• Do you want to read a Torah or Haftarah? Do you want to lead an evening service?
Email Cantor Ocanto-Romo [email protected] or Idelle S. Wood [email protected].
• Share your news with the congregation! If you want to share any family news, pictures, or other information with the
congregation please email me at [email protected] and I can enter it into the next Dove Tale.
• Not receiving email from Ohev? If you stopped receiving Ohev Shalom of Bucks County emails, just let us know. You may have
accidentally unsubscribed from one, which unsubscribes you from all. Contact Barbara at [email protected] or call 215-322-9595.
• February Count Me In Minyan Participation
Jeff Berk, Jeff Bloom, Nancy Bloom, Carol Blecher, Sandy Blumenthal, Dan Blyweiss, Janet Blyweiss, Sonia Cane, Stuart Cheifetz,
Bob Davidson, Judy Dotzman, Harriet Feinstein, Ilona Fligelman, Soni Feld, Paul Frimark, Suzanne Gold, Bill Goldman, Lynne Goldman,
Roberta Gordon, Saul Jacobs, Sheldon Katz, Eric Kaufman, Michelle Kaufman, Steve Laderman, Susan Levitus, Rona Luber,
Harvey Luber, Lindsay Miller, Neil Mittelman, Eileen Nolan, Jahn Nolan, Kaye Paletz, Merrill Paletz, Eliott Perlstein, Dana Podob,
Mark Podob, Bernie Pollack, Drew Pollack, Mimi Pollack, Steven Pollack, Arlene Rosenbaum, Dena Rosenblatt, Marty Rudoff,
Roz Rudoff, Elise Rupley, John Rupley, Len Schultz, Iris Segal, Marc Segal, Michael Segal, Paula Segal, Alan Shandler, Linda Shapiro,
Mark Shapiro, Janet Shikoff, Allan Silverberg, Gail Silverberg, Fran Silverman, Andrew Spivack, Diane Stein, Nina Surden,
Joyce Tenenbaum, Al Torjman, Sara Torjman, Ron Wolf, Idelle Wood, and Michael Zimet.
Good and Welfare
Please join our membership
http://www.ohev.org/mens-club/ Martin Rudoff
Men’s Club President
With the weather not reminding us that the
ground hog didn't see his shadow on February
2nd, we continue to struggle through March. But
spring will eventually be here. And with the
coming of spring comes Purim.
This year we again will have a fun-filled Purim
Carnival and the Men's club will be hard at work
assembling and giving out the yellow Yom
HaShoah Candles. We will also be joining the
Sisterhood in a salute to Broadway dance routine.
We had an exciting outing to the Temple - Tulane
basketball game and saw the Owls easily defeat
their opponents. It is always a fun outing when we
get together. You should make sure to mark your
Men’s Club
Feel free to contact me
at
calendars for our upcoming events.
April 28th we are going to have a speaker from the
Jewish Museum for a presentation and a fabulous
breakfast at the amazing price of only $15.
In May we will be having our second annual Sushi
and Saki night. Last year we had a great turnout
and. Lot of fun. Keep your eyes out for the date
and signup.
It's hard to believe that we are in the midst of
planning our closing dinner. This year has flown
by. We should have a fabulous speaker lined up and
as usual a great meal. It is a great time to enjoy the
commadarie with your fellow members. So look for
the announcement and sign up.
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Member of
United Synagogue
of Conservative
Judaism
Dr. Eliott N. Perlstein, Rabbi [email protected]
Annelise Ocanto-Romo, Cantor [email protected]
Paul Frimark, Cantor Emeritus [email protected]
Barbara Glickman, Education Director [email protected]
Synagogue Office Staff
Elizabeth Gallagher
Hilary Leboff
Paula Segal
Ellie Zmuida
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Dana Podob, [email protected]
Lindsay Miller, Vice President
Diane Pevar, Vice President
Dani Shylit, Vice President
Ron Stark, Treasurer
Hedy Hoffman, Recording Secretary
Tracey Pachman, Legal Counsel
Michael Goldstein, Finance Chairperson
Mark Kolber, Building Chairperson
Eileen Schein, Corresponding Secretary
Idelle Wood, Ritual Chairperson
Adam Berkowitz, Membership Chairperson
Becky Rose, Programming Chairperson
Marnie Dratch, Education Chairperson
Linda Springer, Adult Education
Rachel Betesh, Hebrew School PTO Chair
Diane Stein, Social Action Chairperson
Jonathan Becker, Publicity
Aliza Feldman, Youth Chairperson
Sheila Tanenbaum, Hazak President
Marty Rudoff, Men’s Club President
Susan Berk, Sisterhood Co-President
Ivy Graff, Sisterhood Co-President
Michael Rabinowitz, Director at Large
Rachel Murray, Director At Large
Jaclyn Schiller, Director At Large
Rachel Saks, Immediate Past President
Gary Freedman, Dove Tale Editor
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