NEWSLETTER Congregation Sons of Israel

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1 NEWSLETTER Congregation Sons of Israel Established 1909 Park and Spring Streets; P.O. Box 702 Peabody, Massachusetts (978) The next FRIDAY NIGHT SABBATH SERVICE December 7, 2018 at 7:30pm Time to Kindle Sabbath Candles for December 2018 December 7...3:52pm December :53pm December 21.3:55pm December 28.3:59pm SATURDAY MINYANS 9:00am SUNDAY MINYANS 9:00am Page 1

2 December 2018 HAPPENINGS! The Shul s Men s Club will be leading our Friday Night Shabbat Service. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Oneg will be sponsored by the The Men s Club in Celebration of the Shabbat Service! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAVE THE DATE: Our next Friday Night Sabbath Service will be January 4, 2019 at 7:30pm Saturday-December 1, 2018-Kiddush sponsored by: Nancy Singer in Celebration & Honor of Jerry Singer s 84th Birthday! Saturday-December 8, 2018-Kiddush sponsored by: David & Sharon Cores in Celebration of Chanukah! Saturday-December 15, 2018-Kiddush sponsored by: David & Ellen Cohen in Celebration of their 52nd Wedding Anniversary! Saturday-December 22, 2018-Kiddush sponsored by: Barry Abrams in celebration of Rosalyn s 58th Birthday! Saturday-December 29, 2018-Kiddush sponsored by: Stanley & Sandy Simon in Celebration of their 64th Wedding Anniversary! WE APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE WHO CONTINUALLY SPONSOR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. SPONSORING GIVES YOU INNER SATISFACTION. NOW S YOUR TIME TO SHINE. PLEASE PAY PROMPTLY PRIOR TO EVENT. We currently have dates available to sponsor a Kiddush and/or Oneg Into the New Year Call to book your date(s) today! Cost of Oneg is $ Cost of Kiddush is $75.00 Please contact Mara at or by (marabcohen123@comcast.net) to sponsor one of these dates. IF YOU WRITE A DATE ON THE CALENDAR, PLEASE CONFIRM THE DATE WITH MARA. Thank you! Page 2

3 ATTENTION ** Board Meeting Dates ** Sunday December 2, 2018 (Semi Annual Congregational Meeting & Chanukah Party) Sunday, March 10, 2019 Sunday, May 2019 (TBD) June 3, 2019 (Annual Meeting) PLEASE BRING 2 ITEMS FOR THE FOOD PANTRY. CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATES! THANK YOU. Effective Immediately: Here is the New Address for the Shul: peabodycsi.org@comcast.net Please silence your phones Don t forget to send in your High Holiday Pledges! The Shul Relies on You! Thanks! Please mail to: Congregation Sons of Israel P.O. Box 702, Peabody, MA Many of our regular Shul attendees will be leaving for Florida within the next few weeks, it would be greatly appreciated if folks who usually don t attend on either Saturday or Sunday could make an effort to help out with a minyan. - High Holiday Torah Reading Class - We will be offering for the first time ever, a class on how to read Aliyot for the High Holidays, from the Torah. This will be taught by our Spiritual Leader, Seth Landau. More Information to follow in next month s newsletter. Page 3

4 See You On... Dec. 2nd, for Our Chanukah Brunch (No Snow Date) Come to our Excellent Sunday 9:00am (Upstairs in the Main Sanctuary of the Shul) followed by... A Very Informative Semi-Annual Congregational Board Meeting at 10:30am; followed by a... Delicious Chanukah Brunch! (Downstairs in the Social Hall) $5.00 Per Person, Shul Members ONLY. Limited to 65 People. Your check is your reservation. Please make check payable to: Congregation Sons of Israel Please mail check to: Mara B. Cohen 1 Berkshire Road, Peabody, MA /50 $ Raffle! $ Page 4

5 ~~~~~~ Some Jewish War Veterans News.. The JWV MA North Shore Post are looking for historical documents/photo/etc.. Please contact Barry Lischinsky at ~~~~~~ Jewish War Veterans (JWV) Massachusetts (MA) North Shore Post 220 (NSP220) will be holding their Installation of new Post Officers. The Installation will be held on Sunday, December 9, 2018, at 10:00 AM at Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell Street, Peabody, MA This is an ideal time for our Jewish Veterans to meet Jewish Veterans and show their support in the Installation of JWV NSP220 leadership within our local community. J WV MA NSP220 is the Jewish Voice for Jewish Veterans on the North Shore, crossing all generations. Page 5

6 CONGREGATION SONS OF ISRAEL MEN S CLUB Will meet on Wednesday the 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th of December at 9:00am, all at the Shul. The Congregation Sons of Israel Men's Club meets every Wednesday morning at 9:00 am; in the Herbster Social Hall. Each week the club has an abbreviated weekday morning service followed by breakfast and a lively discussion. The discussion is often led by Rabbi Nechemiah Schusterman of Chabad of the North Shore. Weekly dues, which are two dollars per week are used to purchase items that the Shul needs or sometimes donated to a local charity. Please join us on any Wednesday morning. If you have any questions, please call Stanley Simon at REMINDERS Get Well cards and Sympathy cards are sent to our Congregants. Please call Marjorie Simon , to inform her of any illness or condolences. To all our Congregants, when making a donation or any payment, please write reason, and specify on your check and envelope whether it is designated for the General Fund, Trust Fund, Building Fund, Scholarship Fund & Torah Repair Fund! Mail to: Congregation Sons of Israel - P.O. Box 702, Peabody, MA DEDICATE A PRAYER BOOK You can dedicate a book for a $36.00 donation. We will prepare a beautiful inscribed label and insert it into a book in memory or in honor of a loved one or a happy event. Send request and donation to: Congregation Sons of Israel, P.O. Box 702, Peabody, MA If you would like to be on the list, please send your address to our Shul address: peabodycsi.org@comcast.net You can also contact the Shul through our NEW website: Check it out! Page 6

7 Donations are Needed and Appreciated for the JF&CS (Jewish Family & Children Services) ~ Canned Fruit (packed in fruit juice) ~ Raisins ~ Brown Rice ~ Peanut Butter ~ Vegetarian Soup ~ Canned Vegetables ~ Canned Tomato Products ~ Shabbat Candles ~ Canned Salmon ~ Whole Grain Cereal ~ Whole Grain Crackers CSI Scholarship Benefit Dinner Night The November 5th Fundraiser at Capone's Restaurant in Peabody was another amazing effort from Sandy & Fred Stark. Everyone enjoyed eating, visiting with each other and winning some of the terrific raffles. $525 was raised for the Congregation Sons of Israel Annual Scholarships. Thank you Sandy & Fred! DONATIONS TO THE JEWISH FOOD PANTRY Paper Goods, Peanut Butter, Tuna & ***Kosher Vegetarian Soup & ***Brown Rice & Dried Beans.are NEEDED to go to Kosher Food Pantry. Food donations (MUST BE KOSHER). This is a wonderful way to give back to our community, Thank you to Francine Black who brings our items to the Food Pantry every month. Please remember to CHECK EXPIRATION DATES before you bring items to the Shul. Bins are located upstairs in the vestibule and downstairs in the back of the Herbster Social Hall. Thank you. The Humanitarian Committee Page 7

8 LIFE CYCLE EVENTS Mazel Tov to Jerry Singer on his 84th Birthday! Mazel Tov to Ellen & David Cohen on their 52nd Wedding Anniversary! Mazel Tov to Stanley & Sandy Simon on their 64th Wedding Anniversary! Safe Travels to all our Snowbirds Heading South! Condolences to Marianne & Lee Sacks on the loss of Marianne s mother. Cancellation of Shul Services Due to Inclement Weather The following procedures are put into place to ensure the safety of our congregants: *Once a decision has been made to cancel a Friday night or Saturday/Sunday service, an broadcast is sent to all Shul members *as well as posted on the Shul Facebook Page and our Website. *The information is submitted to the local television stations (Channels 4, 5, 7 and Fox); *Updated information is recorded on the Shul answering machine at ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please forward your information by the 15th of each month in order to get into the newsletter in a timely manner. Sometimes we miss an announcement, so if you hear of anything please inform us. Life Cycles should be sent to peabodycsi.org@comcast.net or call Barbara at You may also leave a message on the Synagogue s answering machine at ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Winter months are upon us, please bring a sweater or dress in layers when you join us for the wonderful services and events. Sometimes the temperature will fluctuate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Newsletter Prepared by: Spiritual Leader: Publicity: Page 8 Mara B. Cohen, Barbara Sigel & Rosalyn Abrams Seth Landau Rosalyn Abrams Disclaimer: We are not responsible for typographical or other errors. We apologize if there are any.

9 The following donations were received October 16, November 15, 2018 Donations can be designated to the following funds: The Building Fund, The General Fund, The Trust Fund, The Scholarship Fund, The Torah Repair Fund. Prayerbooks can also be donated to honor the memory of a loved one or friend, to observe a yahrzeit, to acknowledge a "simcha", or for any reason. Send all gifts to: Congregation Sons of Israel, Box 702, Peabody, MA and be sure to mark your check or envelope which fund you'd prefer your donation to go to. Thank you. General Fund Lillian Aronson...In memory of mother, Ida Aronson Francine Black In honor Mara Stein s Bat Mitzvah Ronnie Fisher...In memory of father, Myer Coburn Arthur Kellerman.In memory of grandmother, Ida Aronson Phyllis & Jerry Peckerman.In memory of mother, Minnie Cutler Jerry Singer...In memory of beloved mother, Esther Singer Ruth Turkanis..In memory of brother, Harold Kirstein Edelstein Trust Fund Freda Kravetz & Irving Sacks.In memory of Edith Lemack Scholarship Fund Barbara Sigel..In memory of beloved mother, Mary Sigel, on her 15 th yahrzeit Phil & Marisa Zelfond...In memory of Raisa Zilberman Page 9

10 December 2018 Kislev/Tivet 5779 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 Services 9:30am Services 9am 2 Annual Brd Mtg Chanukah Brunch 1st Night Chanukah 1st Day of 3 Chanukah 4 5 Men s Club 9am 6 Services 730pm 7 Light Candles 3:52pm 8 Services 9am Services 9am th Day of Chanukah Men s Club 9am Light Candles 3:53pm 15 Services 9am 16 Services 9am Men s Club 9am Light Candles 3:55pm 22 Services 9am 23 Services 9am Christmas 26 Men s Club 9am Light Candles 3:59pm 29 Light Candles 3:53pm We will again be collecting NEW and GENTLY WORN Winter Gear for Bootstraps thru Sunday, Dec. 2nd. Coats, boots, gloves, sweaters, hats, etc. When you come to services, just drop them off in the back of the Social Hall in BAGS please, marked for Bootstraps. Thank you. The Humanitarian Committee Page 10