IN THIS ISSUE UPCOMING EVENTS. January 2017 Tevet, 5777 Sh vat, January 8 9:30 Men s Club Larry Bilker guest speaker

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1 January 2017 Tevet, 5777 Sh vat, 5777 IN THIS ISSUE January 8 9:30 Men s Club Larry Bilker guest speaker UPCOMING EVENTS February 8 Sisterhood Book Club Details to follow Host an Oneg. 2 President s Column. 3 Rabbi s Column 4 Education Director s Column.. 5 January Yahrzeits... 6 November Contributions.. 7 Gift Shop.. 9 Donations & Memoriam.. 10 Sisterhood News.. 11 Men s Club.. 14 Social News 15 Future Event Art Auction. 16 Upcoming Events.. 17 Education Corner. 18 Calendar Classes w/ Rabbi Jacob 20 Donation Form.21 Advertisers 22 January 8 Happy Hour Sisterhood 4-6 PM at Liz Hyams home January 14 M L K Service 6 PM January 15 Board Meeting 10 AM HORIZONS January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

2 Horizons is published monthly. Material submitted for publication may be edited for style, length and content. Please contact the office to report any errors or omissions. Thank you. Editor: Lauren Porter Congregation Or Shalom 835 Darby-Paoli Road Berwyn, PA Phone: Congregation Or Shalom Executive Committee President: Alan Messing Vice President: B. Belkin/A. Levin Treasurer: Alan Daroff Secretary: Larry Bilker Membership: Scott Markovitz Events/Fundraising: IPP: Stuart Lurie Auxiliary & Community Groups Sisterhood:Mindy Bernstein/Laurie Katz Men s Club: Dan Bernick Social Action: Gina Arlen Education Chair: Melissa Schneider Ritual Committee: Murray Klug Advertising rates Advertising contracts are arranged through the Temple office. All advertising is due the first of the month for next month s edition of Horizons. We accept ads with a check made out to Congregation Or Shalom and the ad copy sent at the same time. Size 11 issues Per issue Full Page $900 $100 1/2 page $450 $50 1/4 page $225 $25 1/8 page $180 $20 Do you know Unaffiliated Jews in Chester County, Montgomery County and Delaware County? Do you have Jewish friends or acquaintances who live in Chester County, Montgomery County and Delaware County who are not already members of a synagogue? If you do, why not invite them to one of the upcoming events at Or Shalom, for example our next Friday night dinner? They may have a good time and decide to come back. They may have such a good time that they decide to become members themselves. According to a recent survey by the Jewish Federation, there are many, many unaffiliated Jews in Chester county. We d love to contact them, but don t know who they are. You can help. Todah rabah! Celebrate with an Oneg Or Shalom Sisterhood is delighted to announce that you can sponsor an Oneg for any celebration you wish! Friday night and/or Saturday morning. The Sisterhood will be happy to purchase it and set it up, we only want you to join us and celebrate! Call Julie Miller at (267) or Julie at jlmphotomiller@gmail.com HORIZONS 2 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

3 From your newsletter editors Do we have your correct address? If you have not been receiving the weekly update, we probably don t have a correct address. Please the office with your correct address Do we have a complete list of your Yahrzeits? We send out a reminder letter each month. If you don t get one, we don t have your Yahrzeit records up to date. the office with the name, relationship to member, and civil date including year and we will add it to our records. Dear Congregants, While we usually have a minyan during Sabbath services, there are times we miss. It is especially disheartening when we miss and someone is here to say kaddish. If you intend to celebrate a Yahrzeit, please inform Rabbi Jacob and he will make telephone calls to ensure there. It would also be helpful if you could bring members of your family or friends. Thank you Rabbi Jacob The President s Column President s Message January 2017 Happy New Year (that other new year). When you read this the holidays will be over, you are back at work, the kids are back in school and the winter will be settling in. While you re fighting life s, everyday battles remember that the warmest place in town is Congregation Or Shalom. Come join us for services or for any of our events published in this Horizons. Come be a part of this wonderful Jewish Community. It is so important now as always. The latest UN resolution condemning Israel on December 23 was just one of twenty condemnations of Israel passed by the UN in Conversely there were only four others passed for the rest of the world, one each for Syria, Russia, Iran and North Korea. Seriously, could the need for a united Jewish community be any clearer? Please also remember our annual fund raiser, the Or Shalom Spring Art Auction on March 26, We are planning a fun and exciting evening. Bring your family and friends. Also, please volunteer to join the committee or help us the day of the event. You can contact Betsy Cohen or Na ama Yarden for details. HORIZONS 3 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

4 What s in a name Mitzvah of the Month Rabbi Jacob Rosner This past Friday night, there was a discussion during the oneg about Hebrew/Jewish names. Many non-orthodox synagogues engage Israeli teachers for their schools. Although these teachers are, for the most part, dedicated o thei task, many of them suffer from one particular prejudice I would like to write about. On the 1st day of class, the teacher is likely to ask each child her Hebrew name, too often the child doesn t know his/name and teacher suggests asking mom and dad as homework. Assuming mom or dad remember (unfortunately not always the case), the child will return to class with this new found knowledge which will usually then be recorded by the teacher. But not always. Sometimes the child will report that his name is Heschel or her name is Feigel(Yiddish names meaning deer and bird). The teacher will inform the child that those are not proper Hebrew names and that from now on their Hebrew names are Tzvi and Tziporah (the Hebrew equivalent). What hutzpah!!! One s name is holy! According to tradition, in some ways our names define who we are. No one has the right to steal our names, not even well meaning Hebrew School teachers. Often we are named after a beloved relative whose name was NOT Tzvi, but Heschel. we name our child after deceased family as a prayer of sorts. We hope our child will have some of the his/her attributes. And we hope that he/she will be a melits yosher (righteous intercessor) for us with God. So you Heschels and Zissels and Goldas and Blumas whose names were stolen, reclaim them!! come to shul on a Shabbat morning and tell Murray you want an Aliyah. And when he call you to the Torah by the name on his card when he calls you up as Dov, tell him, my name is not dove, it s Berel HORIZONS 4 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

5 From the Education Director Na ama Yarden How is our new Or Tamid program working out? Starting a new year is a good time to report to the community about a few changes we did this year. As you remember on September 2016, we joined our Sunday Religious School program with Congregation Beth El Ner Tamid. Our initiative derived from the small numbers of students that we have in each class and the benefit that our students will gain from studying in bigger classes and meeting more Jewish friends of their age group. We just finished the first round of Sundays in both synagogues. I am happy to tell you that four months into this new joint initiative, it seems that everyone is happy. The students have made new friends and they are excited to meet them every week. The spirit is high and very positive. The new friendships added a lot to the students Religious School experience. Our wonderful staff has joined forces, got to know each other and work collaboratively on programs. CBENT s teachers were very satisfied with the space Or Shalom offered to them and the transitions back and forth went very smoothly. The parents seemed to get used to the new setting and are doing well with the extra 12 minutes travel time. Our new curriculum, that we wrote this summer reflects the similarities between both synagogues and how we view Jewish Education. It is beneficial to see what we gained by joining programs together. Here are some things we added to our already reach program: We now have a Chazzan on staff to work with our students. We added on a few events that are CBENT s tradition. The snack is being organized differently. Our students have a High School program that belongs to the school. On the other hand, CBENT gained Israeli dancing and music. They are being exposed to our Kachol Lavan Israelis program and their families, they are also very happy to add a few Shabbat schools to the calendar. In the coming weeks you will get an with a survey to ask for your opinion regarding this new Or Tamid program. We are asking that you answer it asap. It is only a few short questions that can greatly help us determining our decision for next year. Although only four months have passed since we started Or Tamid, we can feel the wonderful vibe that is going around every Sunday, we can see the smiling faces of the students and the new friendships that grow between the communities. It is refreshing and encouraging for us to come together so successfully. HORIZONS 5 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

6 January YAHRZEITS January 1, Tevet 3, 5777 Mitchell Ross Gropper, brother of Marla Gropper January 16, Tevet 18, 5777 Siegbert Kosterich, father of Jeffrey Kosterich January 4, Tevet 6, 5777 Sol Harman, husband of Ruth Harman Simon Markind, husband of Arlene Markind, father of Dan Markind January 6, Tevet 8, 5777 Albert Cohen, father of Fern Clark Sarah Rosen, mother of Lawrence Rosen Martin Stein, father of Mitchell Evan Stein January 17, Tevet 18, 5777 Michael Goldman, brother of Dede Strumpf Stephen Zatuchni, brother of Beth Zatuchni January 19, Tevet 21, 5777 Leonard Gordon, father of Lisa Leff January 20, Tevet 22, 5777 Moe Blaustein, father of Bernard Blaustein January 9, Tevet 11, 5777 Mollie Cohen, mother of Fern Clark January 11, Tevet 13, 5777 Harry Hughes, father of Anne Burke Jonathan Wolf Lafair, son of Charlotte Lafair, brother of Beth Burak and Julie Miller Jacob Mand, grandfather of Jeffrey Mand Mary Mand, grandmother of Jeffrey Mand January 12, Tevet 14, 5777 Alan G. Routman, father of Mindy Markovitz January 21, Tevet 23, 5777 Max Dreiblatt, father of Hedda Shupack Pauline Dreiblatt, mother of Hedda Shupack Morris S. Jenkins, father of Lane Liebman Saul Shupack, huband of Hedda Supack January 23, Tevet 25, 5777 Irving Rubin, father of Harriet Krant January 24, Tevet 26, 5777 Leon Messing, father of Florence Messing January 14, Tevet 16, 5777 Vivian Rose, mother of Andrea Allon January 28, Shevat 1, 5777 Betty Fox, mother of Stephen Fox January 15, Tevet 17, 5777 Tillie Klein Clark, mother of Leonard Clark Mala Klug, mother of Murray Klug January 29, Shevat 1, 5777 Eleanore Jonas, mother of Ayalah Sorkin Roerich HORIZONS 6 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

7 Contributions Congregation Or Shalom gratefully acknowledges the following generous contributions in the month of November 2016 Hebrew School Michael & Gina Arlen: Latkes Fundraiser Charles G, & Joan N. Brown: Latkes Fundraiser Harris & Renee Hayman: Challah Bread Lisa & Harry Leff: Holiday Latkes Fundraiser Miriam Leshem: Honor of Miriam's Mussar Group Scott & Mindy Markovitz: Latkes Fundraiser James Patton & Ellen Gross: Latkes Donation Beth Zatuchni & Gerald Satlow: Latkes Fundraiser Misc. Events David & Andrea Allon: November Music Concert James & Mindy Bernstein: November Music Event Jay & Betsy Cohen: November Music Event Alan & Susan Daroff: November Music Concert Don & Binnie Donald: November Music Event Brett D. & Lisa T. Furman: November Music Event Carl Hammond: November Music Event Warren & Elizabeth Hyams: November Music Event David & Caryl Keet: November Music Event Jeffrey & Linda Mand: November Music Event Dan & Wendy Markind: November Music Event Alan Messing: November Music Event James Patton & Ellen Gross: November Music Event Steve & Nieta Shapiro: November Music Event R. S. Simmons: November Music Event Morton Winner: November Music Event Cards and misc contr Alan & Susan Daroff: cards to Michael Arlen & Rita Stern Alan & Susan Daroff: Ellie & Rebecca Bat Mitzvah cards Lisa & Harry Leff: honor of Rebecca Levin's Bat Mitzvah Miriam Seres: card to Skolniks Miriam Seres: Rosenblatt Family HORIZONS 7 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

8 Contributions Congregation Or Shalom gratefully acknowledges the following generous contributions in the month of November 2016 (contd) Yahrzeit Donations Daniel & Elizabeth Bernick: Memory of Herman Bernick Bernard & Paula Blaustein: memory of Mary Blaustein Leslie Jay & Laurie Katz: memory of Michael Katz Fred & Helaine Leibowitz: Harold Krasnick, Irene Milberg, Terry Strauss, Mel Leibowitz Marjorie Leonard: memory of Neuman Leonard Marjorie Leonard: memory of Sidney Arnold Mrs. Lane Liebman: memory of Diane Alene Cooper Barry & Sandy Milberg: memory of Irene Milberg BettyAnn Monash: Kol Nidre & Rolland Yahrzeit Bernard & Marjorie Schneider: memory of Sadie Scher High Holidays Robert & Michelle Cohen: Memory/Honor of John and Willie Cohen Scott & Susan Greenberg: Donation Audree E Jones: High Holidays 2016 Marjorie Leonard: High Holiday 2016 General Fund Smile Program Amazon.com Helise Bichefsky-Reilly: Gift to the Congregation Rachel I. Garland & Morris E. Levin: Honor Rebecca Levin Bat Mitzvah Titan Wireless Infrastructure: Comcast 1CH8177 and casualty travelers Insurance: refund on rabbi's car insurance policy Waynesborough Woods: Social Hall for Annual Mtg of Homeowners HORIZONS 8 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

9 GIFT SHOP NEWS OR SHALOM GIFT SHOP WINTER HIGHLIGHTS Light Up the Cold Wintry Nights of January! Celebrate the Sabbath with new Candleholders! See our selection! Treat yourself or someone else to special Sabbath Candles large variety Add a special Challah Tray to your Sabbath table! See our selection of Challah Trays made of all top quality materials: wood, glass, or ceramics Coordinating knives and challah covers available, too. Challah Trays make great gifts for Bridal Showers, Weddings, or New Homes! Winter Gift Shop Hours: Sunday, January 8th 9:30am-12:30pm Information and Additional Hours by Appointment, call Binnie Cash, Checks, and now CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED! HORIZONS 9 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

10 Donations We would like to thank those who have donated books and other items to the synagogue. Unfortunately, just like you, we have no space to accept most of the books and other items that have been donated unsolicited. Please contact the synagogue office before you drive over to drop off items. If we can use the items, we will welcome them and provide a tax letter receipt but if we just have no room for the items you want to donate, please consider another worthy cause for your donation. Memoriam Marion Richman November 11, 2016 Carolyn Shine, mother HORIZONS 10 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

11 Sisterhood news Hello and Happy New Year 2017! I want to thank everyone who helped make our Chanukkah party a success: our latke makers Faye Peele, Ellen Gross, Julie Miller (and Me and Laurie), Na'ama for directing the events, Ari for starting the fire in the awesome fire pit he helped build, and Julie for picking up the Chinese food. Here are some of our upcoming events: Sisterhood Happy Hour see next page National Museum Trip see next page Sisterhood Book Club Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Book: "A Pigeon and A Boy" by Meir Shalev Start reading the book now, and details on the event will be out soon. We hope to see you at our next event. Mindy and Laurie HORIZONS 11 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

12 SISTERHOOD HAPPY HOUR! This event is not just for ladies! Everyone age 21 and over is welcome. Enjoy drinks, munchies, and good company. Place: The home of Liz and Warren Hyams 697 Strafford Circles Strafford, PA Date: Sunday, January 8th Time: Note NEW time! 4-6 pm. $5.00 donation or a bottle of something HORIZONS 12 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

13 Sisterhood Event 2017 Sunday, January 29th Sisterhood Trip to National Museum of American Jewish History Please join us for an exciting day at the Jewish Museum in Philadelphia. We will be guided through the museum by a museum docent. This is sure to be a terrific event. Also, join us for a kosher box lunch after the tour (optional). Everyone is invited, including men, women, children, and guests. Date and Time: Sunday, January 29th, at 10:30am Transportation: Join a carpool, or drive your own car, or take the train. Please call Mindy Bernstein ( ) or Laurie Katz ( ) if you need a ride or if you can volunteer to drive a carpool. Cost: The advanced price of admission and tour is $19.00 per person, and the price of a kosher box lunch is $14.00 per person. Please make your checks out to Or Shalom Sisterhood and send them to: Congregation Or Shalom, 835 Darby-Paoli Road, Berwyn PA, Attn: LP Checks must be received by January 15th. ***After the 15th the charge for admission goes up to $ HORIZONS 13 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

14 Men s club Back by Popular Demand Tech guru Larry Bilker of Or Shalom will return for another Men s Club presentation on personal technology. Topics include: Mobile applications, keeping safe online at home and traveling, backing up your computers, file sharing and more! Bring your phone and your questions! January 8, :30 AM (come by 9 for the minyan) Suggested $10 donation for the bagel & lox brunch Please RSVP to office by Wednesday January 4, 2017 HORIZONS 14 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

15 Social actions HORIZONS 15 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

16 Future events HORIZONS 16 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

17 Upcoming events Programs at Or Shalom A new year brings new programs to Or Shalom As 2017 starts I would like to inform you of a few programs that we will have in the coming months. We hope you can join us and show support for our community. 1/14/17-6-8pm -Saturday, Havdalah MLK event with The First Baptist Church of Wayne. Come and celebrate with us this special evening. In the last two years we had very moving events with another church. This time it is with a local one. 2/18/17- Saturday 7:30pm- Movie night: Above and Beyond by Nancy Spielberg. You can trust Mindy Markovitz to choose a great movie and provide snacks and good company. 3/11/17 Saturday 7:00 PM? Purim Megilah Reading and adult party to follow 3/26/17- Sunday 5:30pm- Art Exhibition and Auction - our big fundraiser of the year. Please invite your family and friends to join us. It will be a fun way to support our synagogue. We would love you to buy a page in the Ad book or donate goods and services. Tickets will go on sale in January. Please join us on all these special events and we will make this year full of fun and interesting social gatherings. HORIZONS 17 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

18 Education Corner January /3/17 Tuesday School resumes 1/8/17 First 2017 Sunday at CBENT 1/14/17 - Saturday night community Havdalah MLK event with First Baptist Church. Please join us. The last two years had a wonderful time together. 1/20/17 Friday night service at 7:00pm for Bet -Gimel classes at CBENT. 1/28/17 Shabbat school 9-12 HORIZONS 18 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

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20 Classes with Rabbi Jacob Mishna Class Rabbi Jacob offers this class on each Sunday morning at 9:30 (immediately following the Sunday morning minyan ONLY WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION AT OR SHALOM). This is a very interesting class with plenty of opportunity for discussion and debate. (Not So) Basic Judaism Rabbi Jacob offers a Basic Judaism class for adults each Monday evening, from 7:30 to 8:30. The focus will be on learning about the holidays, life cycle events, great Jewish books and more. The Rabbi promises that even the most knowledgeable will find something new and intriguing in this class. Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class Rabbi Jacob invites any adult seeking to have a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, to schedule private lessons with him. Other One-on-One Classes with Rabbi Jacob Rabbi is offering one-on-one classes at your convenience on many Jewish topics such as: Learning to read or speak Hebrew, synagogue skills, bible, Mishna, etc. You can even name your own class! Please the office at office@orshalom.com to schedule your class with the Rabbi now. HORIZONS 20 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

21 Or Shalom Donation Form I would like to help support Or Shalom. I have specified each donation and I have included one check for the total amount payable to Or Shalom. Please send all donations to: Congregation Or Shalom, 835 Darby Paoli Road, Berwyn PA Name Address Fund # Amount $ Phone # Made in memory of Made in honor of Speedy Recovery Send acknowledgment to (include address) Name Address Fund # Amount $ Phone # Made in memory of Made in honor of Speedy Recovery Send acknowledgment to (include address) Definition of Funds 1. Building Fund: Donations are used for the continuous upkeep of our building. These funds help offset unexpected expenses such as A/C, Heater, roof repair and any emergency repairs to our facility. 2. Beautification Fund: Donations are used for the upkeep of our grounds. Trees, plants, mulch, etc. 3. Biblical Garden Fund: Donations are used to maintain and support our biblical garden. 4. Paul Seres Education Endowment Fund: This fund is maintained to provide interest income for restricted use by the synagogue for Education. 5. General Fund: All monies donated to this fund will supplement the current year s budget. 6. Hebrew School: Funds are used for the needs of the Religious School. Examples: Bulletin boards, books and school supplies, etc. 7. Rabbi s Discretionary Fund: The Rabbi uses these funds for charitable purpose. Donations to this fund can be made directly to the synagogue office. 8. Social Action: Donations will be used for all social action events and programs. Any questions to this fund should be addressed to Gina Arlen at migi4@verizon.net. 9. Tree of Life: A leaf can be purchased to honor or commemorate any important life event. The cost of a leaf is $ which will be displayed in our foyer. For more information please contact office at Yahrzeit Plaque: Two plaques can be purchased for $ The first would be a permanent plaque on the back wall of the sanctuary. The second plaque would be placed during the week of the Yahrzeit on the memorial wall in the front of the sanctuary. Additional information will be requested when purchasing a plaque. Please contact Ellen Gross at Ellenagross@gmail.com for more information. 11. Oneg: Sponsor an Oneg for Friday night and /or Saturday morning for any celebration you with. The cost is $45.00 and the Sisterhood will purchase and set it up. Checks should be made payable to Or Shalom Sisterhood HORIZONS 21 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777

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23 OFFICE HOURS Effective 9/12/16 Monday 10 to 3:30 Tuesday 12 to 6:00 ** no school in session its 10 to 3 Wednesday 9:30 to 12:45 Thursday 10 to 3 Friday 10 to 3:15 HORIZONS 23 January 2017 Tevet,5777 Sh vat, 5777