Shana tova u metuka! H igh H oly D ays Break the Temple RSVP by Sept 15th. Celebrate Sukkot & Simchat Torah Our Holiday to Rejoice

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1 Sept/Oct - Elul/Tishrei 5779 H igh H oly D ays 5779 Break the Temple RSVP by Sept 15th Shana tova u metuka! Celebrate Sukkot & Simchat Torah Our Holiday to Rejoice

2 From the Rabbi There is an expression in Hebrew, "Ein Navi B'Eero"- meaning, no one is a prophet in his/her own city. Many years ago, when Rabbi Harold Kushner became famous for his book, "When Bad Things Happen to Good People", he was asked if his congregation realized how fortunate they were to have such a person as their spiritual leader. He responded, "I still receive complaints from congregants that I either speak too long, too short, or overshadow the Bar Mitzvah, and, by the way Rabbi, when are we bringing in the next out-of-town scholar?" The famous Torah portion s account of the Golden Calf: And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from Mt. Sinai, the people gathered themselves unto Aaron and said to him: 'Up, make us a god who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has become of him' " (Ex. 32:1). Some Biblical commentators suggest Moses was only six hours late, and already the Israelites were clamoring to replace him. Rabbi Shmuel Moholiver, an early Zionist of the late 19th century, asked, "When the Israelites lost faith in Moses' return from Sinai, why did they not appoint Aaron in his place? Instead, they construct a Golden Calf. This teaches us that people seek someone from the outside, even if he is but a senseless calf, rather than choose one from among themselves, even if he is as great and experienced as Aaron, their acclaimed High Priest." How many organizations, corporations, or companies, have failed because they overlooked local talent to choose someone from the "outside". Granted, some have succeeded, but the "grass is always greener on the other side" axiom is too often the rule rather than exception. Because one comes from New York City does not make him/her brighter, more capable, or even worldlier than one from Spokane, Washington. The tendency to dismiss even ourselves as lesser beings because of who or where we live is to deny that everyone is equally endowed with the same infusion of Godliness. Our "local" talents are too often overlooked, underestimated, and unused; this is a real shame! Storyteller and Tzedakah Maven, Danny Siegel, teaches that one should always assume the person sitting next to him/her is the Messiah, waiting for some simple act of human kindness to reveal oneself. A whole lot of the answers for living and loving are, in fact, right next to us. Remember this the next time you sit next to someone in a group, a committee meeting, or a large gathering. The answer to a problem could be sitting right next to us, or could be you! Rabbi Moshe Saks President s Message Friends: I am honored and to be honest, slightly overwhelmed to be serving as President of Temple Israel. I am learning that it is a daunting task to meet the expectations and the needs of so many on such varied levels. Many of you may not know that as a profession, I am a Speech and Language Pathologist. This career has led me to work with children from birth to 3 years old, preschoolers, school age students with regular and special needs and adults, all with many different presentations of communication disorders. I am currently on the faculty of Marywood University as a Field Supervisor. Among the many issues I hope to address during my tenure here is that of communication and its importance to our congregation. Rather than being unhappy or disgruntled about an issue that we at Shul may not even know about, call me, call the Rabbi, call the Cantor, call the office, call a committee chairperson and express your concern. If you know of someone in need; be it a Pastoral visit, a phone call, a ride, a minyan, a meal, please contact someone here at Temple. Even better, if you are pleased about something, do the same, contact us. Do you have a suggestion or an idea? Please, share it with us. It is the best way for us to serve you as our congregants. Listening, speaking, and sharing conversation will all lead to better communication. As I have long learned; I don t know the road to success, but the road to failure is to try to please EVERYONE. That being said, I will give my best effort to do my best for Temple Israel. I am looking forward to working and communicating with you! Annie Monsky annlmonsky@gmail.com 2

3 Events to Remember Saturday, Sept 9 pm Selichot We join together for a Havdalah service, followed by a very special Selichot, conducted by Cantor Aronzon, with our Temple choir, accompanied by pianist, Linda Houck and violinist, Mark Woodyatt. The service will be preceded by refreshments and a special program by Rabbi Saks. Wednesday, September 19th Immediately following Havdalah Service Break the Fast Menu includes: Hot Dish, Salad, Tuna & Egg Salad, Lox, Bagels & Cream Cheese, Fresh Fruit, Dessert, Coffee & Tea $15 for Adults/Children 12 & under n/c- $40 Family Cap Open to all congregants & their guests Please RSVP to the office by September 15th Monday, Sept 6:00 pm Castaway your sins! Tashlikh at the Iron Furnaces Sunday, September 10:00 am Minyan at 9:00 a.m. Sukkah building Help us decorate and build the Temple Sukkah and be rewarded with breakfast. Monday, October 7:00 pm Dance with the Torahs! Tuesday, October 9:30 am Louis Nivert, Hatan Torah Richard Bishop, Hatan Bereshit & Kiddush Luncheon to follow 3

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5 Cantor s Message Elul,the last month of the Jewish calendar, will begin on Rosh Hodesh, August 11&12. Sunday August 12th is the first day we will begin blowing the shofar every morning and also reciting penitential prayers. According to Jewish tradition, the arrival of Elul marks the beginning of each Jew s preparation for the upcoming High Holidays. This year Rosh Hashanah begins the evening of Sunday, September 9. Our annual Slichot Service will be held Saturday night September 1st. This year Slichot is on the 22nd day of Elul. The word Elul means search. This makes sense because Elul is the time of the year when we are supposed to do a lot of soul searching. The Slichot Service is a beautiful musical experience marked by the participation of the Temple Israel choir accompanied by the piano, violin & flute. As the conductor of the choir, I am very proud of all our very talented participants. I am looking forward to our rehearsals. I am very excited about the many events that are planned for our congregation for the new year My family and I wish everyone a happy & healthy New Year. Shana Tovah U Metukah 5

6 CONTRIBUTIONS Prayer Book Fund Elaine Bernstein Temple Beautification Fund Happiness Fund Reba & Art Douglass Religious School Minyan Fund Norman H. Hollander Mem. Fund Irving & Fraydel Eisentat Leadership Development Fund M.L. Hodin Scholar-in-Residence Fund Levy Hall Fund Yahrzeit of: Harry & Marion Nivert Programming Fund Temple Fund Sara Morris Mitzvah Fund Michael L. & Sara R. Goodman Fund Yahrzeit of: 6

7 CONTRIBUTIONS Rabbi s Discretionary Fund Tree of Life A leaf was purchased for by Eileen Baine in honor of Dorothy s special birthday Todah Rabah to: Yahrzeit Donations to Temple Fund Yahrzeit of: Mrs. Barbara Ehrenpreis & Susan & Richard Jacobson for providing beautiful flowers on the Bima for the High Holidays. Lewis Sare for his generous donation to Temple for the new boiler. Mark Greenfield and Family for their generous donation to the Shabbat Dinner Fund in memory of his mother, Ruth Greenfield Temple Israel Sisterhood for their generous donation to Temple Temple Israel Preservation Fund Yahrzeit of: Anita Pinkus for the generous donation in memory of her beloved husband Myron and beloved parents Emanuel & Mary Lebowitz To all who sponsored a Shabbat Kiddush Cantor & Mila Aronzon, Faye & Rick Bishop Daniel Bubnis, Jay & Paula Demerer Donald & Joyce Douglass, Sheryl & Seth Gross Ronald Laster, Rabbi & Meira Saks To those who have enriched our services by reading Torah, chanting Haftorah, or giving a D var Torah in 5778 Elizabeth Aronzon, Howard Becker, Richard Bishop, Jared Cohen, Lindsey Cohen, Jay Demerer, Stephanie Douglass, David Fallk, Murray Fallk, Alan Firestone, Patrick Forrest, Murray Glick, Seth Gross, Miriam Litvak, Henry Litvak, Michael Mardo, Ronna Manglaviti, Ed Monsky, Sam Myers, Barbara Nivert, Louis Nivert, Howard Platt, Vera Platt, Seth Pollock, Dani Saks, Rika Schaffer, Jay Schectman, Ben Simon, Jeremy Sohn, Steven Sugarman, Adam Vale, Michael Weinberg In Memoriam We recall those of our congregation and those who were related to members of our congregation who were taken from our midst this past year. May their memory be for a blessing. Clorra Belman, Steven Brotter, Morton Cohen, Mitzie Edelsohn, Earl Engelmyer, Harry Jay Fiegleman, Jayne Green, Lee Hollenberg, Odessa Levine, Meyer Levine, Sara Morris, Dianne Ogrodnick, Marjorie Robbins, Harriet Schectman, Jay Willner, Shirley Wolkenstein7

8 Mrs. Naomi Alamar & family Mr. Joseph Albert & family Mrs. Jeanne Atlas & family Mrs. Adele Baldinger & family Howard & Beth Becker Marian & Gary Beckhorn Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Berk & famiy Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bernstein & family Faye & Richard Bishop Phyllis & Ed Brandes & family Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Brotter & family Daniel Bubnis & Dr. Timothy Lee Mr. Irving Cader & family Mr. & Mrs. James Cader Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell Cohen & family Jay & Paula Demerer Joyce & Don Douglass Mrs. Claire Dubin & family Mrs. Barbara Ehrenpreis Mrs. Estelle Freedman & family Mr. & Mrs. David Garber & family Vitaly & Victoria Geyfman & family Dr. Erroll Goldstein Mrs. Ellen Goodman & family Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Green & family Mr. & Mrs. Seth S. Gross & family Dr. Larry Grossinger Mr. & Mrs. Scott Herlands Mr. Herbert Hollenberg Birthdays Pearl Willner 9/2 Mildred Weinberg 9/5 Richard Jacobson 9/5 Faye Rosenberg 9/7 Jerry Frank 9/8 Larry Grossinger 9/11 Marvin Pollack 9/13 Charlotte Pollack 9/16 Goldye Weinberger 9/20 Elliot Schoenberg 9/21 Stuart Pollack 9/21 Edwin Utan 9/24 Louis Nivert 9/24 Marilyn Wolk 9/26 Beverly Klein 9/28 Phyllis Weinberg 9/30 Saul Ziman 10/07 Elaine Ufberg 10/11 Molly Grossinger 10/11 Adele Baldinger 10/12 Michael Mardo 10/15 Marian Beckhorn 10/20 Harold Kornfeld 10/24 Lois Dubin 10/24 Sisterhood New Year Greetings Sisterhood Leagrams Michael Weinberg 10/24 Janet Moskovitz 10/26 Jacob Nogi 10/27 Penny Myers 10/27 Erroll Goldstein 10/29 Barbara Ehrenpreis 11/2 Renee Schoenberg 11/6 Ronna Manglaviti 11/8 Robert Weinman 11/10 Edward Monsky 11/11 Alexander Fookson 11/13 Anita Pinkus 11/14 Anna Lisak 11/15 Faye Bishop 11/20 Karen Pollack 11/22 Alan Silverman 11/25 Alan Smertz 11/27 Anniversaries Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hollander & family Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jacobson & family Mr. & Mrs. Joel Joseph & family Mrs. Bev Klein & family Mrs. Mitzie Levy & family Iris Liebman & Michael Mardo Miss Barbara Maiman Mr. & Mrs. Hal Markowitz & family Ann & Ed Monsky Mrs. Marcia Myers Mr. & Mrs. Morey Myers Barbara & Louis Nivert & family Paulette & Jay Okun Mrs Anita Pinkus Mrs. Helen Pinkus Mr. & Mrs. Howard Platt & family Adele Pollack & family Charlotte & Marvin Pollack Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Pollack & daughters Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Pollock & family Mr. Barry Propper Earl & Reva Quint & family Mr. & Mrs. Paul Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rosenberg Mrs. Guitelle Rothstein & family Mrs. Ruth Babs Rubinow Rabbi Moshe & Meira Saks & family Mrs. Renee Schectman & sons Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Schoenberg Miriam & Joel Joseph 9/1 Larissa & Lawrence Simon 9/2 Marsha & Larry Mandel 9/4 Linda & Sam Basch 9/4 Harriet & Marvin Brotter 9/6 Rabbi Moshe & Meira Saks 9/10 Ruth & Joseph Hollander 9/18 Rochelle & Robert Land 9/24 Rhonda & David Fallk 10/01 Ann & Edward Monsky 10/12 Michelle & Alan Smertz 10/14 Bonnie & Kenneth Green 11/1 Gladys & Jack Suravitz 11/7 Jill & James Linder 11/9 Rhonda & Steve Sugarman 11/16 Iris & Michael Mardo 11/21 Sondra & Morey Myers 11/25 Marsha & Murray Glick 11/26 Send anniversary and/or birthday greetings. One Leagram is $1.00 used for multiple listings. Please send cash or check payable to Temple Israel Sisterhood to: Shelly Garber /501 Pine Street, Apt. 911 Scranton, PA Total amount enclosed is: $ ($1 per name circled) Doug & Margaret Sheldon Mr. & Mrs. Mark Silverberg & family Mrs. Judy Weinberger Soloman Rochelle & Howard Spizer & family Rhonda & Steven Sugarman & family Jack & Gladys Suravitz Tom, Rebecca, Eli, & Lila Tschampel Laney & Bob Ufberg & family Marcia Ufberg & family Mr. Edwin Utan & family The Vale Family The Warshal Family Mrs. Paula Wasser & family Mrs. Mildred Weinberg Mr. & Mrs. Michael Weinberg & sons Mrs. Pearl Willner & family Dr. & Mrs. Melvyn Wolk Todah Rabah to all who sent in your Sisterhood membership dues. Clearly, you understand the important role that Sisterhood plays in planning and preparing for special programs for our Temple & Hebrew school; as well as providing for our weekly kiddushes. To those of you who have not yet paid this year's dues, or have never contributed, I strongly encourage you to do so, so that we can continue to support our Temple in the manner to which it has become accustomed. Marian Beckhorn 8