BULLETIN CONGREGATION B NAI JESHURUN OF STATEN ISLAND. April 2017 Nissan Bulletin Award Winner of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

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1 1 BULLETIN CONGREGATION B NAI JESHURUN OF STATEN ISLAND April 2017 Nissan 5777 Bulletin Award Winner of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

2 2 3 Presidents Message Presidents Message We are pleased to report that for the last several weeks we have been having planning mee ngs to maximize the use of our facili es for rental purposes. Through social media, our name is now prominent in the community. We have a panel of caterers who are interested in working with us to book affairs. We are op mis c about these prospects, and will keep you updated. Thanks to our VP of Educa on and Youth, Rochelle Maltz, for planning the Adult Educa on Series with Rabbi Sam Kastel. They have been well a ended and now can be followed on Facebook, and have interac ve par cipa on. Thanks to Roy Moskowitz for videoing the series. The next session will be March 19 (from 10:00 AM ll noon). The topic will be Preparing for Passover. We hope you plan to join us. On Friday night, March 3, hundreds of Synagogues across the con nent celebrated Shabbat Across America. This was a special opportunity to experience Shabbat by having a tradi onal Friday night meal, and socializing with our community family. This year marked the 21st anniversary of the event. Special thanks to the Moskowitz, Zorfas, Chaplin, Fenster, and Rachman families for sponsoring this event. With spring approaching, comes Passover, our redemp on from slavery in Egypt, and all the wonderful tradi ons that comes along with it. Thanks to our PTA, especially Alexis Prussack for organizing our Miss Chocolate Passover Candy Sale. This directly benefits our Hebrew School Program. We are pleased to report that we are having a catered Second Seder on Tuesday, April 11th, at 7:30 PM, at a cost of $36.00 per person for adults and $25.00 each for children and teens. The seder will be led by Rabbi Sam Kastel, and will tell of our Exodus from Egypt with story and song, using explanatory Haggadahs provided by NJOP. Your input is valuable to us. Please let us know what programs you would like to see us provide. A happy and healthy Passover to all. Yasher Koach to our Youth Director, Bruce Monte-Leon and to all his volunteers who helped shop, schlep, pack and deliver Mishloach Manot for Purim and to all those who par cipated in this Mitzvah. It is a very important fund-raiser for our Youth Program Ruth Greenwald Arlene Rachman Co-presidents

3 4 5 Rabbi s Message Men s Club Message The Talmud in Tanit teaches us Mishenichnat Adar Marbim B Simcha - when [the month] of Adar arrives we should add in joy/happiness. Rashi teaches us that the reason for this is because the month of Adar were days of miracles for Klal Yisroel. It is also considered an auspicious/lucky time for the Jews. The Talmud states that therefore if one has a court case he should schedule it to take place during the month of Adar when his mazal/luck is good. Joy is a feeling, and we can t always evoke a feeling whenever we want. There are many very real tzurus that can get in the way of us feeling joyous. So in Adar we need to look a little harder to find our joy. For anyone watching the Super Bowl this year it seemed pretty clear that by halftime we knew who was going to win. I admit that I didn t bother to watch the end of the game. Boy did I regret it. The New England Patriots pulled off an incredible upset. They flipped the script. Many Patriots fans said it was a miracle. My theology does not include God getting involved in football games but it sure was a reminder of how quickly things can turn around. Sometimes G-d performs grand, obvious, miracles such as the splitting of the sea and sometimes the miracles are harder to see like the miracles of Purim in the Scroll of Esther-- the Megillah -- in which there are a series of miracles that culminate in an incredibly unlikely outcome: A nation that was doomed one minute is victorious the next. In this month of Adar, may we have victories in all areas of our lives. Granted there can be only one costume that wins on Purim, and I promise not to mix up the winner. May we have victories in our personal healings, victories in our spiritual growth, victories for Israel on the world stage, victories for our congregation, and the ultimate victory of redemption so that we can have our seder in Jerusalem, instead of singing L shanah Haba B Yerushalaim. Shalom I would like to thank everyone who attended Sunday morning services on February 5 for the Worldwide Wrap. NY1 came to CBJ and filmed the Rabbi, Dr Mushnick and myself with our Tefillin on. Tefillin is one of the most important Mitzvot of the Torah. It has been observed and treasured for thousands of years, right down to present day. The Torah mentions it more than once. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they should be a reminder between your eyes. We have a number of events coming up in the near future: (1) On Sunday, April 23rd we have Yom Hashoah Yellow Candle Holocaust Remembrance Day. Candles will be delivered to each member of CBJ. Included with the candle is the prayer to say when lighting the candle. We need assistance in delivery of the candles. If you can help please call (718) or at Brimmer911@aol.com. (2) The Federation of Jewish Men s Club of which CBJ is a member is having a Stock Market Challenge. You select 5 out of the 50 stocks listed. If you have the best increase in the price of the stocks you chose from ( April 23 to June 2, 2017) you could win $1,200. A donation is only $25 for each portfolio (5 stocks) you want to play. Click here to join us A portion of your donation will go to CBJ. (3) The FJMC Convention Washington DC will be at Marriott Crystal Gateway Hotel in Crystal City VA. The Conven on will be held from July 19 to July (4) The Women s League, the parent organiza on of Sisterhood will hold their Conven on immediately therea er. Joel Brimmer

4 6 7 Hebrew School Message Hebrew School Message The students of CBJ Hebrew School are stepping up their tzedakah collec on this school year. For every dollar donated we are adding a link to our Mitzvah Chain. Our classes will begin the necessary discussion to decide what worthy charity we will donate all we collect this year. Stay tuned to hear about our chain and feel free to stop by on a Thursday a ernoon and Sunday morning to donate to tzedakah!

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8 14 15 USY news USY news $46 per Ticket for CBJ/SI USY & Kadima Member $50 per Ticket for non-members Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 1:00 Lunt-Funtanne Theatre 205 West 46 Street New York City 10036

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10 18 19 Offer ends March 31 (3 for the price of 2) Order now! Order will be sent out in April

11 20 21 Sydney H. Willig Library The Synagogue does not fund the Sydney H. Willig Library. Thanks to our members for donations of books, framed prints, and other objects, our library grows. We always would like to receive books on Judaism, history, biographies, autobiographies, etc. Contact Stu Zorfas

12 22 23 Yahrtzeits (April) Yahrtzeits (April) Blackman, Michael Saturday, 4/1/2017 Nissan 5, 5777 Blackman, Sheldon beloved son of Sheldon Jacobi, Carole Ann (Hadasah b/s Michayel) Sunday, 4/2/2017 Nissan 6, 5777 Jacobi, Mordecai beloved wife of Mordecai Tehrany, Mazal Wednesday, 4/5/2017 Nissan 9, 5777 Tehrany, Jamshid & Shahla beloved mother of Jamshid Lasser, Louis (Label ben Meir) Thursday, 4/6/2017 Nissan 10, 5777 Lasser, Myron & Ruth beloved father of Myron Huss, Jacob (Jacob) Monday, 4/10/2017 Nissan 14, 5777 Willig, Eleanor beloved father of Eleanor Miller, Alfred Tuesday, 4/11/2017 Nissan 15, 5777 Sigelman, Arthur & Diane beloved father of Diane Duberstein, Rachel (Ruchel b's Yisroel) Wednesday, 4/12/2017 Nissan 16, 5777 Duberstein, Marshall & Diane beloved grandmother of Marshall Block, Tillie Thursday, 4/13/2017 Nissan 17, 5777 Brimmer, Joel & Sharon Beloved grandmother of Sharon Blackman, Sherry Tuesday, 4/18/2017 Nissan 22, 5777 Blackman, Sheldon beloved wife of Sheldon Cohen, Abraham (Avrum ben Yitun) Tuesday, 4/18/2017 Nissan 22, 5777 Klapper, Arleen beloved grandfather of Arthur Fine, Esther (Esther) Saturday, 4/22/2017 Nissan 26, 5777 Lasser, Myron & Ruth beloved mother of Ruth Landberg, Louis (Leib) Saturday, 4/22/2017 Nissan 26, 5777 Gimbelman, Vickie beloved father of Vickie Buehler, Jacob Monday, 4/24/2017 Nissan 28, 5777 Buehler, Ernest & Trophy beloved father of Ernest Soloman, Jaen Monday, 4/24/2017 Nissan 28, 5777 Solomon, Brian & Jodi Abott, Lynn Tuesday, 4/25/2017 Nissan 29, 5777 Abott, Michael & Beth beloved mother of Michael Greenfield, Nathan Wednesday, 4/26/2017 Nissan 30, 5777 Gillerman, Mark & Lenora beloved father of Lenora Hulnick Rubinstein, Eileen Wednesday, 4/26/2017 Nissan 30, 5777 Duskin, Sanford & Yvette beloved cousin of Sanford Edelman, Ann (Chana) Friday, 4/28/2017 Iyar 2, 5777 Edelman, Robert & Diane beloved mother of Robert Gordon, Charles Friday, 4/28/2017 Iyar 2, 5777 Gordon, Betty beloved father of Be n Duskin, Max (R'Pesach b/r Yeni l Mordechai H'levi) Saturday, 4/29/2017 Iyar 3, 5777 Duskin, Sanford & Yvette beloved great grandfather of Sanford Gallup, Yetta (Yitta) Saturday, 4/29/2017 Iyar 3, 5777 Gallup, Beth beloved mother of Ira Sweig, Norman Sunday, 4/30/2017 Iyar 4, 5777 Klapper, Arleen beloved brother-in-law of Arleen

13 DIRECTORY for Congrega on B nai Jeshurun of Staten Island Phone: Fax: cbjshul@gmail.com Wsite:cbcbjsi.com Rabbi Samuel Kastel Samkastel@gmail.com Cantor Mordechai Edry Edrycpa@aol.com Co-Presidents Ruth Greenwald Arlene Rachman grandmaruthie1@verizon.net ArleneRachman@gmail.com Chairperson of the Board Dr. Michael Abott mabott3131@gmail.com V.P. Administration Susan Bender suebender@gmail.com Congrega on B nai Jeshurun of Staten Island United Synagogue of Conserva ve Judaism Member Tel: (718) Fax: (718) CBJShul@gmail.com Website: cbjsi.com V.P. Finance Sharon Brimmer Brimmer911@aol.com V.P. Ritual Roy Moskowitz R2ceo@aol.com V.P. Youth & Education Rochelle Maltz rochellemaltz@msn.com Treasurer Laurence Feingertz Larryfein27@aol.com Recording Secretary Sharon Fenster sharon_fire@yahoo.com Corresponding Secretary Beth Abott Bethabott@aol.com Hebrew School Principal Jessica Bruschi bruschi@verizon.net PTA President Alexis Prussack-Mar n Hanite Karuby Youth Group Director Bruce MonteLeon cbjyouth@yahoo.com Sisterhood Presidium Arleen Klapper Arlene Rachman arleenkmsw@aol.com ArleneRachman@gmail.com S H A B B A T SYNAGOGUE SCHEDULE Shabbat Services: Friday Nights - Promptly at 8:15 pm Friday dinners-6:15 pm-services at 8:15 pm Saturday Mornings - Promptly at 9:15 am Daily Minyan: Sunday Mornings-9:00 am CBJ Rokhsar building Monday & Thursday Mornings - 7:20 am CBJ Rokhsar building Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Mornings 7:20 am at Temple Emanu - EL S H A L O M Men s Club President Joel Brimmer brimmer911@aol.com Membership Committee Rochelle Maltz rochellemaltz@msn.com Ways and Means Jeff Saltiel jsaltiel@ltattorneys.com Marvin Ben Aron mbaesqsiny@aol.com We invite you to join us regularly for Shabbat Services Cemetery Committee Arlene Rachman arlenerachman@gmail.com **Please arrive promptly to insure a Adult Education Ronny Ben-Aron rbenaron@yahoo.com Ritual Committee Joyce Lieb mamalieb@aol.com Publicity Roy Moskowitz R2ceo@aol.com minyan for those who need to say Kaddish** Proper attire is necessary at all mes in the Sanctuary.