WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS 5773 LASHONA TOVA TIKATAVU "May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good year.

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1 Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island E-Letter September 14, Elul 5772 NEW MAILING ADDRESS: 2411 Long Beach Blvd., Spray Beach, NJ WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS 5773 LASHONA TOVA TIKATAVU "May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good year." In This Issue High Holiday Update D'var Torah JCC OF LBI WEEK'S EVENTS 9/14-9/21 MAH JONGG,CANASTA or BRIDGE Every Wed. 12:30-4:00 PM at the JCC SHABBAT SHALOM & LASHONA TOVA "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." CANDLELIGHTING TIMES Commemorative Video Bank Affinity Program Friday, September 14, :49 PM (So. Ocean County) JOIN US FOR SERVICES

2 Yahrzeits Congregation News How You Can Help... Sea Glass People Celebrate at the JCC Documents & Links HIGH HOLIDAYS AT THE JCC OF LBI HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE See the 2012 High Holiday Schedule by ciicking on this link: HH SCHEDULE FRIDAY EVENING September 14, Elul :30 PM NOTE: FRIDAY EVENING SERVICES NOW BEGIN AT 7:30 PM SATURDAY MORNING September 15, Elul :30 AM TORAH PORTION Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20 ) Haftorah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9 PLEASE ENTER THE BUILDING THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR OR HANDICAPPED ENTRANCE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING THANK YOU TO THE SPRAY BEACH YACHT CLUB (ACROSS THE BOULEVARD FROM THE JCC) FOR MAKING THEIR PARKING LOT AVAILABLE FOR OVERFLOW PARKING. SPECIAL THANKS TO TIGER & MILLIE WOLPERT FOR MAKING THESE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE CLUB. BREAK FAST AT THE JCC Please join us for Break Fast at the JCC at the conclusion of Yom Kippur Services Sept. 26th. $12 per person. For details, click on this link BREAK FAST HIGH HOLIDAY PRAYER BOOKS With the increase in High Holiday seats at the new building, we need to purchase additional prayer books. You can purchase a book(s) in honor or in memory of a loved one for a contribution of $ USE THE ATTACHED FORM TO MAKE YOUR GIFT HH Prayerbook SPECIAL FUND If you would like to help the congregation with the extra expense of substitute rabbis this summer and high holiday season, please send your gift to JCC of LBI, PO Box 2205, Long ROSH HASHANA SCHEDULE EREV ROSH HASHANA Sunday, September 16, Elul 5772 Candlelighting Time: 6:45 PM SERVICES: 7:30 PM FIRST DAY Monday, September 17, Tishrei 5773 MORNING SERVICE: 9:00 AM FAMILY SERVICE 4:00 PM

3 BeachTownship, NJ and mark it Special Fund. HELP PUT UP THE SUCCAH - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 AT 9:30 AM D'VAR TORAH - PARSHAT NITZAVIM by Rabbi Michael S. Jay Rabbi Michael S. Jay Today is September 11, always a sad and tense day. It is a day that forces us to remember that there is evil in the world. So how is it that I found myself smiling this morning? Read further and you will find out. As I was riding my bicycle early this morning I witnessed a wonderful moment. A very elderly and infirm couple live around the block from my home. I don't know them other than to give an obligatory waive as I am walking home from Synagogue on Shabbat afternoon as they sit on their porch attended to by a nurse. As I passed by their home this morning, I saw another neighbor bringing the morning newspaper from the bottom of the driveway up to the front door of their house. It seems a little gesture, but on this day of remembering evil, I saw this selfless act as proof that there is also great good in this world. How else could one explain a neighbor anonymously bringing a newspaper up to a home-bound neighbor's door other than describing it as "pure good"? And while the beautifully simple act of moving a newspaper a few hundred feet may not counter the gross evil that befell us on this day a few years ago, it is a symbol of the goodness that is in our world. Each little act of kindness creates a light that can ultimately snuff out evil's darkness. In Parashat Nitzavim, the Torah tells of a time of covenantal No ticket necessary MINCHA - MAARIV SERVICE 7:30 PM On the second night, candles should be lit immediately after nightfall, kindled by an existing flame. 7:42 PM SECOND DAY Tuesday, September 18, Tishrei 5773 MORNING SERVICE 9:00 AM TASCHLICH SERVICE immediately after services at the Spray Beach Yacht Club across the boulevard from the JCC. Bring some bread to throw into the bay. Leading Services this Yom Tov: Rabbi Michael S. Jay Cantor Avi Green YAHRZEITS FOR THE NEXT WEEK These names will be read at services on Friday evening, September 14, 2012 *Esther Martin Yetta Zimmer Gussie Ungar Gertrude Lebovitz *Katie Shrensel Frieda Baker Howard Brody Marty Reiff

4 renewal; at time of choice. In describing the future of the Israelite nation the Torah offers the following: "See! Today I have set before you [a free choice] between life and good [on the one side], and death and evil [on the other]." We are given free will. Good and evil exist in the world and it is up to the individual to engage in one or the other. If enough individuals choose "good" then the world, as a whole, will be a better place. God is importantly reminding us that how we live our lives is a decision left to each of us. It is up to each of us to recognize that the state of the world depends on the choices that each individual makes. It is a simple decision; Perhaps as simple as bringing a newspaper up to a neighbor's door. Shabbat Shalom and Shanah Tovah U'metuka - Rabbi Michael S. Jay Rabbi Jay will be conducting Shabbat Services and High Holiday Services beginning this Shabbat through the first Shabbat in November. WALL TO WALL KLEZMER We are excited to announce that the JCC building will be the venue for a wonderful Klezmer concert funded through the Ocean County Library by an Ocean First Grant to be held on Tuesday, October 16th at 3:00 PM. There is no charge for this program. "Wall-to-Wall Klezmer" provides a high-spirited celebration of Jewish folk music and the eastern European shtetl environment from which it sprang. Klezmer's history is explained as each musician talks informally about his own family's ethnic roots and emigration. The audience learns some Yiddish vocabulary, joins with the klezmorim (musicians), and even enacts a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony. TD BANK AFFINITY PROGRAM *Morris Treiber *Irma Golden *Muriel Shapiro Powitz Henry Levitt *Perpetual Yahrzeit CONGREGATION NEWS... SHARE YOUR NEWS CONTACT: rvalen1963@aol.com CARING COMMITTEE This committee acts as a support system for congregation members facing illness and other personal situations that need to be addressed. Please contact Chairperson, Joy Kern, if you are in need of assistance or if you know of a JCC member that needs our help HOW YOU CAN HELP Sisterhood is instituting a year-round Food Drive for canned goods to be donated to the St. Francis Food Bank. Just drop your

5 donation at the JCC and we will deliver it to St. Francis once a month. TD BANK Affinity Program TD Bank has a program offering an easy way for non-profit organizations to raise additional money. It will make an annual contribution to us based on the average balances in our members' accounts. Here is an opportunity to raise up to several thousand dollars each year with no out-of-pocket cost from any of us. We must have at least 50 participants with new or existing checking and/or savings accounts, or CDs at TD Bank. All we have to do is have our members let the bank know that they are JCC participants. The Bank will do the rest. Your privacy continues as is. The Bank will not divulge any individual member's information to JCC or anyone else. Please call your TD Bank office and let them know that you are a JCC participant. PLEASE DO IT NOW, SO THE AFFINITY PROGRAM FOR JCC CAN COMMENCE. This will begin as soon as TD Bank has 50 sign up from JCC of LBI. JCC INFORMATION THE OFFICE IS LOCATED AT 2411 Long Beach Boulevard (24th Street) Spray Beach, NJ ENTER THE BUILDING DURING OFFICE HOURS THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR. SEA GLASS PEOPLE "SEA GLASS PEOPLE" by members PAT & RICHARD MORGAN is a beautiful book of art & poetry. and available at the Office, a gift from Pat & Richard to benefit the JCC. CELEBRATE A SPECIAL OCCASION AT THE JCC OF LBI Mailing Address: 2411 Long Beach Blvd. Spray Beach, NJ Telephone: FAX: Planning on celebrating a special occasion? Think about holding your event at the new JCC of LBI Building. Call Carole Nunberg with any questions:

6 web site: OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM THURSDAY - 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM FRIDAY - 9:00 am - 1:00 PM Office Staff: M/W/T: Leslie Dinkfelt F: Jeri Riffle Data Entry: Marcie Deutsch DOCUMENTS AND LINKS JUST CLICK AND YOU'RE THERE!!! SEPT/OCT BULLETIN: LATEST BULLETIN WEB SITE: JCC WEB SITE PAVERS: PAVERS SHABBAT PRAYER BOOK ORDER FORM: PRAYER BOOK HIGH HOLIDAY PRAYER BOOK FORM: HH PRAYER BOOK HIGH HOLIDAY TICKETS HH TICKETS BREAK FAST BREAK FAST HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE HH SCHEDULE Leslie, Jeri & Marcie CONTACT INFORMATION: Don Pripstein, JCC President djprip@gmail.com Judy Smith, JCC VP jsmith337@comcast.net

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