Congregation Agudath Achim. A Message from the Rabbi. From the desk of the President. Message from Motti. News from Sisterhood.

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1 JULY-AUGUST 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 CONGREGATION AGUDATH ACHIM היום Hay m ISSUE #4 9 LEE BLVD., SAVANNAH, GA Congregation Agudath Achim A Glance at what s inside A Message from the Rabbi Men s Club & Sisterhood Pizza/Spaghetti Party Thursday, August 8th at 6:30 P.M. at AA Cost $ 10 per person /$20 per family Welcome back from summer vacations! From the desk of the President Message from Motti News from Sisterhood Informative News from the Men s Club Upcoming Events Yahrzeits Contributions Birthdays Your July/August Calendar

2 RABBI Ruven Barkan EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Motti Locker PRESIDENT Kenneth Sadler VICE-PRESIDENT Steven Roth VICE-PRESIDENT/FINANCIAL SECRETARY Elise Shernoff TREASURER Adam Kaminsky RECORDING SECRETARY ******* IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Lynn Reeves BOARD MEMBERS Liz Arkin Michael Bonder Ernie Friedman Doug Goldstein Barry Luskey Debbie Luskey Morgan McGhie Jennifer Rich Tom Rosen Jesse Ruben Barry Schlafstein Harvey Shatz Warren Zeger CHEVRA KADISHA David Reeves ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE Eric Meyerhoff SISTERHOOD Joanna Rich SHALOM SCHOOL Eva Locker Message From Rabbi Sensitivity to the communal rhythms of loss and comfort in the Jewish calendar develops the individual s ability to express personal loss and tap into sources of comfort and renewal. In the heat of the summer, we enter the cycle of mourning with the fast on the Seventeenth of Tammuz (Tuesday June 25) which begins the three week period that ends with a full day of mourning on the Ninth of Av (evening of July 15-16), commemorating the multiple destructions that befell our people. This is immediately followed by a seven week period of comfort and spiritual renewal that culminates with Rosh Hashanah. During this period, I have been teaching a three week series titled, Turning to Tradition in Times of Loss. In the first session we studied the rituals surrounding death and mourning. Our rabbinic leaders' demonstrated keen psychological sensitivity when shaping rituals surrounding death, burial, and mourning. They carefully structured the mourning process into periods -- the time between death and burial, the first week, month and year -- guiding the individual through the different waves of grief. By studying these rituals we examined rabbinic views of life and death, and the program of comfort and healing they laid out for us. It has been an honor to work with our dedicated Chevra Kadisha. This is a group of people who provides all of the rituals associated with honoring the dead, culminating in burial. By carefully adhering to these honored rites, this sacred community has maintained and transmitted the wisdom inherent in our great tradition, even as we meet the unique challenges of our time. The world-view of our great sages was still limited by circumstance. Thus, due to the high rate of infant mortality the rabbis did need not require mourning an infant who died before thirty days. What was originally legislated out of compassion by preventing parents from being saddled by the burdens of the ritual; in our day, such a pragmatic approach ignores the grief associated with the death of an infant or miscarriage. Even in our own day, such a loss is dubbed "invisible" when it lacks a ritual response that allows the parents to grieve and receive support and comfort from the community. In our second class, we studied how the development of Jewish law and ritual in the Conservative movement sought to correct this grievance. Rabbi Amy Eilberg, my mentor, writes in a legal response for the Committee of Jewish Law and Standard of the Conservative Movement that using Jewish ritual to mourn a miscarriage communicate(s) powerfully to the family that this loss was real, and that the Jewish community understands and wants to provide support as the bereavement process gradually unfolds. (rabbinicalassembly.org, 1991). This is one of many examples of how the female voice in the rabbinate provides unique insight into our people's spiritual needs. Much of Judaism, practice and belief, is born out of our people's response to the experience of exile from Israel after the destructions of the first and second Temples in 586 BCE and 70 CE. In our third session on July 10 at 6:30 pm, we will study the theology associated with Tisha B'Av to analyze how it has sustained our people for millennia and we will evaluate its utility in a post-holocaust age. The rabbis teach, "All who mourn for Jerusalem, will be rejoice with her." (Ta'anit 30b) May we take a proactive stance to face the loss that exists in our lives on a communal and personal level. May we turn to the Jewish tradition for strength as we confront such loss. May we strengthen one another as we gather together as a supportive Jewish community. Thus, as we enter the High Holidays with an awareness of the pain in our lives and a heightened sensitivity to others, we shall be prepared for renewal, comfort and growth. HONORARY MEMBERS Larry Lasky Ruth Stein Rabbi Ruven Barkan JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 2

3 A MessAge FroM our Presidents desk I am sure when thinking about synagogue participation, many thoughts come to mind, daily minyan, High Holiday services, family simachs and the list goes on and on. I guess there is not a week or even a day that goes by without someone from the synagogue asking you to do something to help. In addition, there is Money. We are constantly asking you to give money. I guess this is a fact in any non-profit organization. We need money to pay our staff, utilities, maintenance, and again the list goes on and on. I think about this a lot when trying to make the AA a more vibrant, growing, and caring synagogue. What does it mean to be growing? What does it mean to be a caring synagogue? As President, I spend a lot of time with the Officers reviewing the long-range plan. We have many important goals. One is increasing membership 5% per year for the next 5 years. This will be very difficult but we work on it constantly. Maybe, a better goal is to get more of our current members more involved. I ask myself, what would get more of our members to be involved. I know you have to serve your emotional and spiritual needs. We have made great strides here at the AA the last few years and in order for this synagogue to thrive and prosper, we need each member to participate more fully. We want the Agudath Achim to be around to celebrate its 200 th anniversary. There is much to value here at the Agudath Achim and we need you to be a part of our family so that we can say to our children and grandchildren we did everything we could to thrive prosper and grow. Kenneth Sadler, President JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 3

4 From the mind of motti. Why can't we have our own Waze? Last summer when traveling in Israel I would stop from time to time and ask about a place that I needed to get to or a restaurant that someone recommended, and every time I got the same answer: why don t you put it on Waze (or as the Israelis called it wez)? I didn t know what they were talking about, so I Googled it and, for the sake of my older readers, I will explain what Waze is all about. "Waze is a GPS system, but it differs from traditional GPS navigation as it is a community-driven application and learns from users' driving times to provide routing and real-time traffic updates. It is also free to download and use, as it gathers map data and other information from users who use the service. Additionally, people can report accidents, traffic jams, speed traps, police, and can update roads, landmarks, house numbers, etc. Waze also helps users find the cheapest, closest gas station around them or along their route. Many of you heard the end of this story: few weeks ago Google bought Waze for a reported 1.2 billion dollars and made a few young Israelis very rich! One would ask himself again how come little Israel is doing it over and over again. What about the Israeli's makes this happen? I think that there are many theories, and if you are interested I would recommend a book written by a friend of ours called Start-up Nation, but today I want to talk only about Waze. It is very clear to me why Waze happened only in Israel. Only in Israel will you hear a dialog between two drivers that do not know each other about which restaurant they should go to, how much their car costs them or what they do for a living and how much they get paid! In Israel there is a very strong sense of community. An app that get its life support from voluntary feeds will flourish in Israel because everyone is in everyone's business, everyone knows or at least pretends to know everybody, and at the end of the day everyone cares. If you would ask the Israelis about their community-minded society they probably would call it a different name and would allude to the small size of the country. They might even resent it and tell you that you cannot buy moments of quiet or be left alone in this place. They might even explain that they will travel abroad for vacation just to get piece of mind with no other Israelis around, but at the end of the day they love it! Here in Savannah we live in a very small Jewish community. We are so small that our existence depends on our involvement in the community in the same form that Waze works, feeding and receiving: info, money, value and other things. The beauty of the Jewish community of Savannah is the ability of its members to ignore the natural gap between age groups, religious affiliations, political views and socioeconomic bearing. It's possible that the old system does not work and if so it is our responsibility to invent our own Waze. We have to find a vehicle that will enable us to feed and share our info, opinions, ideas and values. The Israelis could probably survive without Waze. As for us, finding a tool or place that we can all feed to and receive from is a necessity. See you in shul! Motti Motti Locker will be speaking about the Current Events in Israel Thursday, July 25th at 7pm in Sun City at the home of Liela Weltman JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 4

5 NEWS FROM SISTERHOOD Joanna Rich President As we begin our year in Sisterhood, we have much to discuss and some important decisions to make. To begin, please take note of the following dates and deadlines: (Flyers for the Honey and Holiday Baking have been mailed and/or ed.) July 1, your Holiday Honey orders must be in (mail to Treasurer, Linda Friedman) August 5, your Holiday baking orders must be in (mail to Treasurer, Linda Friedman) August 5-8, we will be baking the holiday goodies (challah, cakes) and need volunteers to help bake (contact Joanna Rich by phone or ) August 18th, 10 a.m. AA - Open Sisterhood meeting to discuss the combined Sisterhood/Mens Club programs for the 2012/14 year. RSVP to Joanna Rich for this meeting. Following is what we will be discussing at the open meeting: I recently met with Bob Schwartz, the acting leader for the revived Men s Club at AA, to discuss the possibility of Sisterhood and Men s Club continuing to work together on several projects and/or meetings we have tentatively scheduled for this year. --We will have a joint Minyan Breakfast the last Sunday of the month. (2013-9/29, 10/27, 11/24, 12/29; /26, 2/23, 3/30 - April? and May 25?) Costs will be $8 for adults and $4 for a child. AJ Haysman will handle menu and preparation, Steve Sacks is a special guest chef including for appropriate Minyans and special events, and committee (men and women) will do set up and clean up. --Once a quarter a talk or event of interest by a speaker that can draw a group. The first week of a quarter: November, February, May and Sept (This year will be August 18th for a welcome back Pizza night). --Once a year one of the talks/events will be for paid up members only, including Men and Woman. Proposed Dues will be $36 a year for Club or Sisterhood. If a family, $60 for the year. (This event will replace the Sisterhood Paid Up meeting.) --Ernie Friedman and committee will handle kitchen and serving duties for Hanukah party. We will secure our dates of interest at the July calendar meeting and notify members of final dates and events. We also want to create committees (of peers & friends) to plan and staff the following: -an event for younger members and/or young families -a committee for building and setting up the Sukkah (Hadassah will chair and provide food for Sukkah event at AA on Tuesday, Sept. 24th 6 p.m.) -possible event or meeting in Bluffton region Men s Club has been doing work, as needed, around synagogue and always welcomes additional help. Sisterhood needs to revitalize, restock and staff the gift shop--a committee is needed to take this over. We are doing the Honey Sales again (note order deadline above), and if we want to continue to bake for the holidays, a committee is needed to staff and prepare. If we want additional meetings (separate from the proposed combined meeting), our challenge is to find interested members who will provide their time and expertise to plan and staff additional meetings. Instead of looking for a traditional board and officers, separate committees (in charge of one specific event) may be a better choice. With a one-time committee, the members can set up with their peers and friends. We would love to have your thoughts on this. The open meeting on August 18th will be a very full and important meeting and we need your attendance and input to help us secure a strong, productive presence for the coming year. L Shana Tova Joanna Rich, Sisterhood President JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 5

6 Informative News from the Men s Club: Men s Club Summer 2013 First, a thank you to Kenneth, who without his leadership and personal help, there would be no Men's Club today. The rest of you who have helped and/or attended events are highly appreciated as well. This is indeed a family affair and all of us are in it together. Rabbi is of course our spiritual leader and Motti for all things. Thank you all. During the past year we have chosen to work with our Sisterhood to develop joint programs of mutual interest. What we believe will be of interest for the coming 12 months will be the last Sunday of the Month Minyan and breakfast; and quarterly events with exciting speakers. One scheduled event will be a welcome back pizza/spaghetti dinner, August 8 th for men, women and children. Of course we will continue to assist Ernie Friedman with the Hanukah party and David Reeves and Ron Robbins with maintenance work in and around the Synagogue. Finally, we will begin to have to charge for breakfast ($8 adults and $4 for children); $36 dues for either club and $60 for dues for both clubs combined. There will be one paid up member event during the year. We already have a number of members who have offered to set-up, cook and of course help clean up. AJ Haysman is our Minyan Chef; Steve Sachs is our spaghetti chef and we are negotiating with David Hirsh on the Pizza side. Of course, Joanna Rich has helped a number of times. Jack Wolf is our new volunteer Treasurer. For all the helpers and those congregants who have helped with donations to cover events, I am most appreciative and personally gratified with their good will and contributions. Thank you. Bob Schwartz, , bob_schwartz@att.net Sunday s, June 30 th, July 28, Minyan 9:00 am, Men, Women and Children welcome breakfast after ($8 for adults, $4 for children) JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 6

7 Family Shabbat In May, we had Friday night services and Shabbat dinner at the Rabbi s house. Mrs. Barkan cooked up a storm. We celebrated the joys of Shabbat together: The kids did a pre-shabbat activity of decorating the patio with Jewish symbols. We sang, ate, and prayed. Every Friday night and Saturday morning we have family-friendly services. Once a month we enjoy Shabbat dinner together, too. We hope you join us this Shabbat! JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 7

8 Dear AA Synagogue; Backpack Buddies is such a blessing for our students. Please thank your packers, delivery persons, and your congregation for their generosity in helping our families. I wish you could have seen the faces of the students when they received their summer books. The joy and surprise from even our older boys would have brought a tear to your eyes. It means a lot to them that someone cares about them and is doing something to make them feel so special. One of my female students hugged the books to her chest and with bright, shiny eyes and a huge grin said, Oh, goody. Please thank them so much for making my summer! Thank all of you for making the year easier and less stressful for our families. It is a joy to meet and talk with the delivery volunteers. I hope you all understand what a difference you are making in these students lives. I hope you have a restful and fun summer. I look forward to seeing you in the fall. Gratefully, Sherry Ingram Hesse K-8 School Counselor At our annual board meeting we thanked our outgoing board members, Gale Hirsh, Linda Meyers, Paul Todtfeld, and our Recording Secretary Bunny Cohen. We thank them for their devoted service over the years. We renewed the term of Jesse Ruben and welcomed new board members, Debbie Luskey and Liz Arkin. May they lead us with strength and wisdom as we grow our synagogue. Debbie Luskey Liz Arkin Adult Education Opportunities Turning to Tradition in Times of Loss: Theology in the Wake of Destruction Rabbi Barkan Wednesday, July 10th, 6:30pm at AA The Latest from Israel Motti Locker Wednesday, July 24th Study Torah on Shabbat Rabbi Barkan Every Shabbat after Kiddush luncheon and one hour before nightfall Learn to Read Hebrew Rabbi Barkan Wednesdays at 6:30pm Conversion Class Rabbi Barkan JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 8

9 Yahrzeits July-August 2013/5773 JULY 01/23 TAMMUZ HARRY VOGEL LILLIAN WIZWER JULY 03/25 TAMMUZ FANNIE K. HARRIS JULIAN SPECTOR JULY 04/26 TAMMUZ STEVEN ROBIN HANNAH S. WEIL JULY 05/27 TAMMUZ JERRY SHELL JULY 06/28 TAMMUZ GEORGE BAKER ALAN WEXLER JULY 08/1 AV OSCAR BEBERMAN JACK GALIN LOIS MAKOVER JULY 09/2 AV LAWRENCE BODZINER NATHAN CHODASH JULY 10/3 AV AL SHAYNE JOSEPH STEIRN JULY 11/4 AV RUBEN GINSBERG JOSEPH JOSELOVE SAM POZNANAKY CATHERINE SILVER JULY 12/5 AV ETHEL BRODSKY JULY 13/06 AV REBECCA COHEN JULY 14/07 AV CHARLOTTE LOCKER JULY 15/8 AV OSCAR LEVY SOPHIE PERLMAN HARRY POTICHA JULY 16/9 AV MARTIN EICHELBAUM ESTHER LEVY PAUL POTICHA JULY 17/10 AV RENEE BERNARD SADIE NATHAN BODZINER JULY 19/12 AV ROSE FREED MORRIS HOMANSKY LEROY MONSKY JULY 20/13 AV MOE GALIN JULIUS JACK MARCUS JULY 22/15 AV BURTON BARR CELIA KAMINE JULY 23/16 AV IRVING COOPER ROSALINE LEVY TENENBAUM JULY 24/17 AV NATHAN DAUB JULY 25/18 AV EVELYN BODZINER FRIEDMAN JULY 26/19 AV RUBIN ABLIN ALBERT KARP SARAH LEVY BUCHSBAUM LOUIS ZEGER JULY 27/20 AV LARRY KAMINSKY JULY 28/21 AV PAULINE ISAACSON SCHMIER JERRY WEBER JULY 29/22 AV HERMAN DIRECTOR MILLIE KADISH BURTON MINTZ BENJAMIN SAGER JULY 31/24 AV SARA WAGGER AUGUST 01/25 AV BERNARD LEHRBERGER AUGUST 02/26 AV ALBERT MEYERHOFF ALINE SIMMONS AUGUST 03/27 AV ROSE WEITZ AUGUST 04/28 AV HENRY I. COLEMAN AUGUST 05/29 AV JONATHAN BEHR ADELINE GOLD HELENE HARRIS AUGUST 06/30 AV SAMUEL RUDOWITZ AUGUST 07/1 ELUL ALAN NEIDICH AUGUST 08/2 ELUL HELENA BILEK SAM GARVIS BELLA VOGEL AUGUST 09/3 ELUL EDWARD CRANMAN MARVIN ZERDEN AUGUST 10/4 ELUL RUTH EICHHOLZ KAHN AUGUST 11/5 ELUL BERNARD METZGER AUGUST 13/7 ELUL SARAH ODREZIN MAURICE SINSHEIMER WOLF STEINBERG AUGUST 14/8 ELUL ALBERT PECKNAY SAM STEINBERG AUGUST 15/9 ELUL DORA ROSENBERG EUNICE SCHWARTZMAN AUGUST 16/10 ELUL HERBERT KAHAN AUGUST 17/11 ELUL JEANE CRANMAN ANNA LOU FRIEDMAN JOSPEH SOLOMON GREENBERG ARNOLD WEINER AUGUST 18/12 ELUL LOUIS GINSBERG LOIS LANEY REEVES AUGUST 19/13 ELUL ROSE RUDIKOFF MEYER WARREN TENENBAUM AUGUST 20/14 ELUL PAULINE KIRSCHNER ARTHUR KRIEGER AUGUST 22/16 ELUL SYLVIA COHEN JACOB DURBEN OWEN KATZ HOWARD REEVES AUGUST 23/17ELUL BERTHA DIRECTOR SAM KAMINE JOSEPH WALDMAN AUGUST 24/18 ELUL MYRA DIRECTOR LIPPMAN JULIUS EDWARD STEINBERG SIDNEY FRANKEL COLEMAN STEIRN AUGUST 25/19 ELUL ETHEL RICHMAN WAGNER AUGUST 26/20 ELUL RACHEL GREENBERG AUGUST 27/21 ELUL BEATRICE CUTTNER AUGUST 28/22 ELUL WULF FARKOVITZ AL ROBBINS AUGUST 29/23 ELUL KARL FRIEDMAN AUGUST 30/24 ELUL SUSAN RUBEN AUGUST 31/25 ELUL JULIUS JACOBSON JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 9

10 Contributions We acknowledge with gratitude and appreciation your generous donations Leaf on the Tree of Life In Honor Of 40th Birthday Jesse Ruben The Kaminsky, Linfoot, Neil, Pine, Rich & Robin Families Norton & Betty Melaver Education Fund Max Eisenberg Linda Cooper Louis Luskey, Morris & Sophia Samorodin Bernice Luskey In Honor Of Sylvia & Burton s 65th Wedding Anniversary Bernice Luskey Torah Fund Jay Kaminsky Harvey & Joan Pam Speedy Recovery Of Harvey Pam Joan Pam Sylvia & Morris Cohen Israel Travel Endowment Fund Malcolm Alterman, Lewis & Morris Cohen & Henry Miller Edward & Becky Cohen Florence Haysman Silver Fund Speedy Recovery Of Steve Haysman Jack Wolf Bailee Tenenbaum Kronowitz Kiddush Fund Jay Kaminsky, Louis Odrezin & Rose Wineberg Faye Kirschner & Christine Addy Norman Dobbs Michael Dobbs Herb Schildkraut Sally Krissman In Honor Of Sylvia & Burton Udinsky's 65th Wedding Anniversary Anita Schlossberg Zena Caplan Speedy Recovery Of Gerald Cohen Sally Krissman Lewis Danish Tzedakah Jay Kaminsky Merry & Richard Bodziner Julie & Buddy Metzger In Honor Of Sylvia & Burton Udinsky s 65th Wedding Anniversary Julie & Buddy Metzger Harvey & Judith Shatz Ed Wexler & Buddy Metzger s Birthday Merry & Richard Bodziner Mazel Tov on your Bar/Bat Mitzvah Uri & Shani Locker Marsha & Chuck Bernstein Thank You Rabbi & Adina Barkan Julie & Buddy Metzger Maxine Patterson Michael & Linda Zoller Richard Bodziner Michael & Linda Zoller Ralph & Pauline Tenenbaum Chevra Kadisha Fund Wolfe W. Silver Murray Silver Ralph Tenenbaum Marsha & Andre Kessler Esther Jacobson Helen Rosengart In Honor Of Sylvia & Burton Udinsky s 65th Wedding Anniversary Louis & Pearl Friedenberg Eric Nathan Karp Fund Roy Kelman Annette Karp Arnold, Chrissie, Evan & Miles Karp Joseph Hoffman Arnold & Chrissie Karp Happy Mother s Day Sheryl Kreh Rahel O More Golden Girls Elizabeth Weitz, Ruth Stein, Anita Schlossberg, Bernice Elman & Ann Scheer Sheryl, Stavie Kreh & Annette Karp Rabbi Jerry Potack Camp Ramah Fund A.M. Seligman Arnold Tillinger Sidney Hollander Ellis & Barbara Abrams Jennifer Jones Maxine Karr Edith Selkow Maxine Karr Speedy Recovery Of Sylvia Udinsky & David Hirsh Maxine Karr Building Fund Jeanette Rabhan Elise & Victor Shernoff Jay Kaminsky Elise & Victor Shernoff In Honor Of Birth of New Daughter Aileen & Ira Miller Victor & Elise Shernoff Rebecca Zoller s Wedding Victor & Elise Shernoff Happy Birthday Bernice Elman Lillian & Walter Lowe Sylvia & Burton Udinsky s 65th Wedding Anniversary Elise & Victor Shernoff Doris Klugman JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 10

11 Contributions We acknowledge with gratitude and appreciation your generous donations Sisterhood Mitzvah Committee Julius Galin, Jeannette Galin & George Newman Mel & Ellie Galin Paul Stein Ruth Stein Backpack Buddies Ben Tucker Jay Kaminsky Harriet Ullman Samuel Gold, Ida Wilensky, Joe Hoffman & Aunt Louise A.M. Seligman & Louis Baker Sandy & Marcus Seligman Ryan Williams Elise, Victor, Heather, Jason, & Kristina Shernoff Isadore Karpf Sally Krissman Bells Lasky, Sidney Lasky & Nathan Weiss Betty & Larry Lasky In Honor Of Ben Cohen s Bar Mitzvah Linda & Steve Sacks 45th Wedding Anniversary Happy Birthday Marsha Gordon Dick Berkowitz s 80th Birthday Norma & Marvin Rappaport Mazel Toz Jeff Kole & Judy Byck Thank You Merle & David Horwitz, Gale & David Hirsh & Carole & Jerald Cohen Sylvia & Burton Udinsky s 65th Wedding Anniversary Harriet Ullman Speedy Recovery Of Ernie Friedman & Fran LeVow Carol Minkovitz Harriet Ullman Joanne Hochman Jane Winter General Fund Jay Kaminsky Joseph & Veronica Hoffman J.C. Lewis Family Employees of Southern Motors Honda Nell Itzkovitz Rick & Roberta Finn Edward & Beck Cohen Gale & David Hirsh Evelyn Ward Karsman & Henry Karsman Lea Ward Sutker Dena Bodziner Sylvia & Burton Udinsky Martin Metzger Julie & Buddy Metzger Selma Dunn Joan Dunn Moore Phyllis Wolf Jack Wolf Ida Wilensky Jane Winter David Kramer Linda & Michael Zoller Charles Becker Elaine Becker Larry L. Hirsh & Julius Schmier Gale & David Hirsh Aunt Nancy Jane Winter Lena Shoob Cary Shoob Helena Bilek William & Jennifer Bilek Rose Roth Beth & Steven Roth Rose Poznansky Liela Weltman Charles & Lillian Wizwer Phillip & Arlene Wizwer In Honor Of Sylvia & Burton Udinsky s 65th Wedding Anniversary Charlotte Weitz Susan Lowrey Flaherty Barbara & Ellis Abrams Phyllis Mintz Jean & Paul Birnbaum Shelbie Hafter-Wassel Anne Scheer Danny & Lisa Kaminsky On the Birth of your son Anna Berwitz Harriet Ullman Congratulations Judith Goldkrand Jane Winter Sandy & Nancy Rosenthall 50th Wedding Anniversary Jane Winter Congratulations on Becca s Marriage Michael & Linda Zoller Gale & David Hirsh Rabbi Barkan Sandy & Stuart Shubin Speedy Recovery Of Bernie Wilker Elise & Victor Shernoff JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 11

12 Congregation Agudath Achim July 2013 August 2013 Thursday, July 4th Independence Day 8:00 am Shacharit 6:00 pm Mincha Friday, July 5th 8:16 pm Candlelighting Saturday, July 6th 8:10 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:40 pm Seudah, Study & Song 9:17 pm Havdalah Friday, July 12th 8:14 pm Candlelighting Saturday, July 13th 8:05 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:35 pm Seudah, Study & Song 9:14 pm Havdalah Friday, July 19th 8:11 pm Candlelighting Saturday, July 20th 8:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:30 pm Seudah, Study & Song 9:11 pm Havdalah Friday, July 26th 8:07 pm Candlelighting Saturday, July 27th 7:55 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:25 pm Seudah, Study & Song 9:06 pm Havdalah Sunday, July 28th 9:00 am Shacharit 6:00 pm Mincha Friday, August 2nd 8:02 pm Candlelighting Saturday, August 3rd 7:50 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:20 pm Seudah, Study & Song 9:00 pm Havdalah Friday, August 9th 7:56 pm Candlelighting Saturday, August 10th 7:40 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:10 pm Seudah, Study & Song 8:53 pm Havdalah Friday, August 16th 7:49 pm Candlelighting Saturday, August 17th 7:35 pm Mincha/Maariv 8:05 pm Seudah, Study & Song 8:45 pm Havdalah Friday, August 23rd 7:41 pm Candlelighting Saturday, August 24th 7:25 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:55 pm Seudah, Study & Song 8:36 pm Havdalah Friday, August 30th 7:32 pm Candlelighting Saturday, August 31st 7:15 pm Mincha/Maariv 7:45 pm Seudah, Study & Song 8:27 pm Havdalah JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 12

13 High Holiday Bake Sale Baked by Sisterhood at Agudath Achim We want your holidays to be sweet! Erev Rosh Hashanah is September 4,2013 PLEASE ORDER BY AUGUST 16 READY FOR PICK UP AUGUST 28TH YOU CAN PLACE YOUR ORDERS BY: PHONE: Gale Synagogue MAIL: 9 Lee Boulevard, Savannah, GA FAX: AA Office Thank you for your support High Holiday Order Form: Yes Please Make My Rosh Hashanah Sweet Round Challah, plain $6.00 Round Challah, with raisins $6.50 Medium Loaf Apple Cake - $7.00 Large Round Apple Cake - $25.00 TOTAL PRICE: Make Checks payable to: AA Sisterhood NAME: PHONE NUMBER: JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 13

14 HONEY FROM THE HEART! Agudath Achim Sisterhood This 8-ounce jar of delicious kosher honey arrives in time for the Rosh Hashanah holiday, decorated with a colorful label, and includes a personalized card reading L Shana Tova Wishing you a Healthy and Happy New Year. This card also lets the recipients know that a donation has been made in their honor to Agudath Achim Sisterhood. Your cost is $10.00 per jar which includes shipping and handling within the United States. We will gladly mail orders outside the U.S. for an additional fee. To order honey, please complete the attached form and follow the step-by-step instructions. Please mail the form to the synagogue at 9 Lee Blvd., Savannah, GA along with your check payable to Agudath Achim Sisterhood. No credit cards, please. That s all there is to it! Order by July 1 st, 2013 to avoid a $3.50 per jar shipping fee. What better way to wish family, friends and business associates a Sweet and Healthy New Year than sending a jar of honey? For more information please contact: Linda C. Friedman (912) lfriedman1096@aol.com JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 14

15 For further information see the E-News to get your order forms or contact Linda Friedman JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 15

16 July Linda Zoller Linda Myers Barry Schlafstein Victor Shernoff Michelle Ourhaan Donald Kantor Harvey Shatz Melvin Haysman Rachel Kronowitz Janice Steirn Tom Rosen Harriet Ullman Leila Kyriacos Benjamin Sutker Judy Weiner Paul Cranman Aaron Davidson Martin Miller Bill Sand Paul Friedman Sandra Longwater Judy Todtfeld Michael Zoller Ronald Kronowitz Muriel Bono Max Sutker Tessa Lewis Rose Sadler Russell Rosengart August Kathryn Barker Jordan Horesh Ben Goodman Alex Zerden Noah Luskey Betty Melaver Sarah Pine Ellie Galin Loyce Weil Harris Greenberg Louis Rabinowitz Ashley Schlafstein Elise Shernoff Amos Timna Randall Bart Linda Meier Jack Wolf Betty Nathan Jennifer Rich Arnold Karp Danny Weil Joel Homansky Haim Bober Harriet Karlin Joy Warshaw Ida Zeger Demetre Kyriacos Julie Metzger Leon Shelkoff Melanie Ourhaan Amanda Barker Louise Harkavy Millie Melaver Yom Huledet Same ach! We Extend Happy Birthday Wishes to the Following Members MESSAGE FROM THE MINYAN CAPTAINS If you are planning to come to Shul for Kaddish, please contact the minyan captain a few days in advance. Monday (7:00am) - Kenneth Sadler Tuesday (7:30am) - Lynn Reeves Wednesday (8:00am) - Ernie Friedman Thursday (7:00am) - Michael Konter Friday (7:00am) - Bobby Isaacson Sunday (9:00am) - David Hirsh JULY/AUGUST, 2013 TAMMUZ/ELUL 5773 Page 16

17 Congregation Agudath Achim 9 Lee Blvd Savannah GA Phone: (912) 352/4737 OFFICE HOURS Monday/Thursday 8:30am / 5:00pm Friday 8:30am / 3:00pm Gift Shop Hours: PLEASE CALL Linda Friedman/(912) BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT VICE/PRESIDENT VICE/PRESIDENT/FIN. SECT. TREASURER RECORDING SECRETARY SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT CHEVRA KADISHA PRESIDENT PRESIDENT EMERITUS RABBI RABBI EMERITUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FINANCIAL COORDINATOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASST. HAYOM EDITOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF KENNETH SADLER STEVEN ROTH ELISE SHERNOFF ADAM KAMINSKY JOANNA RICH DAVID REEVES ABRAM RUBIN RUVEN BARKAN RABBI RAPHAEL GOLD MOTTI LOCKER JENNIFER JONES JULIANA G. BLAND JULIANA G. BLAND NON/PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 21 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED