חג שבועות שמח N E W S & V I E W S ח ד ש ו ת ו ה ש ק פ ו ת FAIR LAWN JEWISH CENTER CONG. BNAI ISRAEL

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1 FAIR LAWN JEWISH CENTER CONG. BNAI ISRAEL VOLUME LXVIIII, NO. 10 IYAR - SIVAN 5776 USPS # אייר N E W S & V I E W S ח ד ש ו ת ו ה ש ק פ ו ת - סיון תשע"ו JUNE 2016 חג שבועות שמח

2 FAIR LAWN JEWISH CENTER CONGREGATION BNAI ISRAEL Norma Ave. Fair Lawn, NJ Howard & Joshua Education Center Rabbi Ronald Roth Rabbi Emeritus Simon Glustrom Cantor Eric L. Wasser Cantor Emeritus Max Rubin Executive Director Claudia Judelman Religious School Principal Judy Gutin President Ellen Wertheim Executive Vice President Michael Baer COLUMN Vice President Craig Mont Vice President Jennifer Mendelsohn Treasurer Jeff Zerowin Secretary Evan Marcus Honorary Presidents *Nat Sprechman *Marge Bornstein *Julian Bornstein Irving Sklaver *Deceased Sisterhood President Ilene Laufer MPC President Todd Walker Caterer Main Event Advertising Carol Peligal Editor Norma F. Pollack News & Views (USPS # ) is published ten times a year. $1.00 of annual membership dues is for yearly subscription to News & Views. The Fair Lawn Jewish Center - Cong. Bnai Israel, Norma Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ publishes News & Views. Periodicals postage paid at Fair Lawn, NJ. Postmaster: Send address changes to News & Views, Norma Avenue, Fair Lawn, NJ RELIGIOUS SERVICES The Fair Lawn Jewish Center - Cong. Bnai Israel holds morning and evening services every day. Sunday Monday - Thursday Friday DAILY 9:00 AM & 7:30 PM 8:00 AM & 7:30 PM 8:00 AM SHABBAT Friday evening 6:30 PM Shabbat morning Chapel/Sanctuary 9:00/9:30 AM Junior Congregation 10:30 AM Tot Shabbat 10:00 AM Shabbat Mincha After Morning Service & Kiddush There is no evening Maariv service on Shabbat CANDLELIGHTING Page Adult Education Comm. 9 Bnai Mitzvah 17 Book of the Lunch 15 Calendar 23 Candle lighting 2 Camp Scholarships 17 Cantorial Contemplation 5 Chapel Minyan 11 Deaths 2 Donations 19 Executive Director 6 Families w/yng. Children 17 Family Matters 15 Fathers Day 13 Flag Day 16 Funds 18 Graduation Shabbat 17 FROM THE EDITOR Summer is nearly here, but the Center is still in high gear. Book of the Lunch, Shavuot, Graduation Shabbat, remembering the Jews of Pacov with Rabbi Roth, A special Musical Friday-night service, and Yoga. And Fathers Day too. And then time for a deep breath, and Summer! Have a great one... see you in September. Norma F. Pollack TABLE OF CONTENTS Column Page Henna House - 14 Jews of Pacov Remembered 8 Kiddush 18 Men s Progress Club 13 MONTH - SIVAN 16 NOSH & KNOWLEDGE 11 OFF THE SHELF 14 Presidential Pondering 6 Rabbinic Reflections 3 Religious Affairs Comm. 11 Religious School 16 Shavuot 7 Sisterhood 12 Social Action Committee 16 Tehom: Fri. Night Service 10 Videotaping Shabbat Svcs. 10 Yoga 12 LOOKING AHEAD IN JUNE June 6 Book of the Lunch - Mezuzah in the Madonna s Foot June 7 Nosh & Knowledge June 8 Sisterhood Yoga June 11 Tikkun Leyl Shavuot June 12 Shavuot June 13 Shavuot June 13 Families W/Young Children Shavuot Picnic June 14 Café Europa June 14 Nosh & Knowledge June 15 Board of Directors Meeting June 16 The Jews of Pacov Remembered - Rabbi Roth June 21 Nosh & Knowledge June 28 Nosh & Knowledge 2 June 3 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 17 June 24 8:05 PM 8:09 PM 9;10 PM 9:11 PM 8:12 PM 8:13 PM

3 RABBINIC REFLECTIONS Rabbi Ronald Roth We are in the midst of the period called The Counting of the Omer that ends with the Festival of Shavuot. Last year during Shavuot I used the following quiz as an educational tool. Here is a way to see how much you know about the Counting of the Omer. Warning: some questions are tricky and have more than one correct answer. 1. The word omer in the phrase counting of the omer is a. The name of the Biblical character who began this custom b. The name of the Biblical month that this custom begins in c. simply a unit of measure d. a variation on the Biblical Hebrew verb to say since we say the blessing each day 2. The time of the counting is called the sefirah, since we are counting from a. Passover to Shavuot b. Succot to Shavuot c. the first Presidential Primary to the next d. From one Shavuot to the next 3. The date of Shavuot is fixed in the Bible as a. The 6 th of a Biblical month called Sababa that we call Sivan b. The 6 th of a Biblical month called Hadag Nachash that we call Sivan c. the day after the first fruits ripen and can be brought to Jerusalem d. the 50 th day after the bringing of the sheaf of wave offering brought on the day after Passover began 4. The counting of the omer a. is a count up one, two, three, etc. b. is a count down fifty, forty nine, forty eight, etc. c. is counted off each day by the number of weeks and the total number of days d. is counted using the base fourteen system of counting, instead of our base ten system, that was borrowed from the ancient Babylonians 5. In the Bible, the festival of Shavuot is a. mentioned as the time of the Receiving of the Torah b. mentioned as the time of the Giving of the Torah c. mentioned as a minor holiday similar to the way the Torah mentions Chanukah d. is called the Day of the First Fruits Quiz on The Counting of the Omer Shavuot 5776 June When we count the omer each day we first say a blessing that ends with the words Praised be You, Lord our G-d, Ruler of the Universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us a. to count the omer. b. to rise and count the omer. c. to rise, and shine and count the omer. d. to fulfill the will of our Creator, by counting and enumerating the days of the omer, bringing us closer to the Festival Time that originated in ancient days, at this time of the year and in this season, and brings us closer to the Torah that was given by You, O G-d, to our ancestors through Moses, our teacher, may his memory be for a blessing, who died on the way to the Promised Land of Israel because of his anger, but before that he went up to Mount Sinai to receive the Torah and now we are blessed to be able to commemorate such a grand event that happened like a really long time ago. 7. Some people recite Psalm 67 at the counting of the omer because a. it has seven verses and forty nine words b. It was the custom of Rabbi Akiva to do this c. The Kabbalists in the Middle Ages thought that this would hasten the coming of the messiah d. it enables them to remain in services a little longer. 8. A modern custom for this period that has become very popular is to a. down load the Homer Omer counter from the internet with a different drawing of Homer Simpson on each day of the counting. b. download an app on your cell phone with reminders each day to count the omer c. use a special set of beads to keep track of the exact days of the counting. Madonna has popularized this custom. d. avoid watching television during the omer period as did our ancestors in Biblical times. 9. The period of the sefirah is a semi-mourning period. Therefore, a. weddings were not performed b. people did not have their hair cut c. concerts with live music were avoided d. meat was not eaten except on Shabbat 3

4 10. Some of the reasons for this time to be a period of semi mourning are that a. the Bible mentions sadness as appropriate for this period. b. Jews in Babylonia instituted this as a reminder of the destruction of the Temple based on the teachings of the prophet Elijah, who speaks of the sadness of the days of counting. c. a Talmudic passage says that thousands of the students of Rabbi Akiva died in a plague in the second century C.E. during this time. d. during ancient times there were many uproarious parties held during this period, and the Rabbis decried that custom and (some say) overreacted by making it a time of mourning. 11. The thirty-third day of the counting is called L ag B'Omer. The name of that day is a reference a. simply to the number 33, which is represented in Hebrew by two letters lamed and gimmel pronounced Lag b. a reference to a Talmudic sage, Rabbi Lag, who is credited with determining the text of the blessing we say before the counting each day. c. often taken as derisive name for that day because Lag sounds like a Hebrew word for derision d. according to a modern scholar, Lag is a corruption of its original name, Dag B'Omer, a reference to a festive meal consisting of fish that was consumed in traditional homes on that day. 12. There have been several customs that have developed around L ag B'Omer including: a. eating 33 different kinds of foods during the day according to a mystical custom begun by Rabbi Isaac Luria in the sacred city of Safed in Israel b. children playing with bows and arrows c. picnics d. bonfires 13. How many days are counted during the omer period? a. 49 (seven times seven) b. 50 (seven times seven plus one) c. seven - We actually only count to seven and each week we say this is the first or second or third seven we are counting until we count one to seven seven times. d. 51 (seven times seven the fiftieth day is Shavuot but to show that we look forward to living a life of prosperity and richness in the coming year, the custom developed of counting one extra day although on the 51 st day we omit the blessing) 14. Some rules about counting the omer include: a. reciting the counting during the evening service b. if one forgets to count the omer at night she does so the next day, but does not recite the blessing; however on the next night the blessing is said c. sitting during the recitation of the blessing and then standing when saying the number of days. d. counting the days in Aramaic, the language of the Talmudic period 15. One custom that is still followed during the omer period is the study of a. the first forty nine Psalms, one for each day of the counting b. the seventh and fiftieth page of each tractate of the Talmud c. the Biblical passages that speak of the three patriarchs and the four matriarchs a total of seven people d. Perkei Avot The Ethics of the Fathers - on Shabbat afternoon after the minchah service, since it has six chapters. Answers: 1. c The omer (Hebrew: )isעמר a Biblical unit of dry measure. It is an ancient unit of volume for grains and dry commodities, equal to about 3.64 liters. The word omer is sometimes translated as sheaf specifically, an amount of grain large enough to require bundling. The main significance of the omer is the traditional offering of an omer of barley on the day after the Sabbath, or according to the Pharisaic and rabbinical view, on the day after Passover during the feast of unleavened bread (during the period of Temple sacrifice) as well as the tradition of the Counting of the Omer (sefirat ha'omer) - the 49 days between this sacrifice and the two loaves of wheat offered on the holiday of Shavuot. Answer d. is wrong and can be confusing. One form of the Hebrew verb for say is pronounced omer but is written with an aleph as its first letter. Omer is written with an ayin as its first letter. 2. a 3. d Shavuot, unlike other Biblical holidays, is not mentioned in the Bible as occurring on a specific day 4. a and c 5. d The connection between Shavuot and the Giving of the Torah is made in Rabbinic times, with several references in the Talmud and the Midrash, and is not mentioned in the Bible 6. a 7. a 8. a and b (I know that our ancestors did not watch television during the omer period, but for obvious reasons it was not proscribed by the Bible or the ancient Rabbis) 9. a, b and c The Conservative Movement has suggested that the semi-mourning period be shortened. 10. c 11. a 12. b, c and d 13. a 14. a, and b 15. d 4

5 CANTORIAL CONTEMPLATION Cantor Eric Wasser, Ed. D. Dear Friends, I hope this letter finds you doing well; no doubt still enjoying the matzah and gefilte fish. (It is still Pesach at the time of this submission!) It is truly amazing how powerful many of these Jewish holidays are for us as a people, as families and as individuals. This year my family was blessed to have hosted my nieces and nephews for the Yuntif. It was a beautiful and sacred time for family to be together. I hope that you similarly enjoyed a meaningful familial experience. As I am still in the Yuntif mood, and digesting ever so slowly, allow me to share a quick Passover thought that you can ponder for next year. The structure of the Hagadah is really, as you know, based around a number of concepts. These include highlighting the importance of asking questions, involving the youngsters to the fullest extent possible, and seeing ourselves as if we, too, had been redeemed from Egypt. For many families, the highlight of the Seder involves those first two concepts. Traditionally, the youngest child recites the Four Questions to the great amazement of family and friends. And while we say how great the questions are, I find it interesting that, in the Hagadah, a direct answer is never given to those queries. How can it be that we see the Seder as a model of pedagogy, but after asking the questions, we don t even offer the answer? To find the answer, I direct you to the end of the Hagadah. After our lengthy ceremony, most Hagadot conclude with a number of fun songs which we are told are intended to hold the interest of the children. Many of those songs are supported by catchy melodies and friendly refrains. From a literary style, many are even written as alphabetical acrostics for purposes of memorization (examples: Adir Hu, Vayhi BaChatzi HaLayla). rather, that it is a literary bookend to the Mah Nishtana, the series of questions which commence the ritual. The difference, however, between the texts is that, whereas the answers are not offered to the Mah Nishtana, the answers are provided in the last text. Not only are the answers offered, but the answers are provided in the first person. ( Who knows one? I know one. ) So how is it that we started without being able to answer the most basic questions, yet at the end we ourselves provided each and every answer to each question proffered? The answer I suggest is that we can only come to answer the questions by participating in the experience, and by allowing ourselves to see ourselves as part of the process of moving from slavery to freedom, restriction to expansion, and from darkness to light. It is only after fully giving ourselves over to the Jewish experience of the Seder that we can find our own answers to each question asked. In a larger context, this reminds me that all of these Jewish rituals, services and life cycle events can only impact us fully, and change both our cognition and our emotional state if we give ourselves over to the moment while thinking, feeling, experiencing and participating. It is, perhaps, a lesson that reflects Buddhist thought of being fully mindful and aware in the moment, allowing ourselves to be one with the experience, one with the Sacred, and one with each other. It may be tricky, but it is likely worth the journey. May all our experiences provide us strength and insight so that we can continue to develop our own answers, solutions and reactions to all of life s situations, challenges, triumphs and miracles. May the holidays be filled with blessing and matzah, and I look forward to seeing you for Jews in Space during our Tikkun Leil Shavuot. The song, however, which catches my interest is the Echad Mi Yodea (Who Knows One). This song, chanted in Hebrew or in English is, for many, a Seder favorite. However, as much fun as it may be, I believe this poem is doing more than offering yet another opportunity to sing and rejoice. I contend, B Shalom, E.W. 5

6 PRESIDENTIAL PONDERING Ellen Wertheim A FEW WORDS FROM YOUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Claudia Judelman Every President, whether in Washington D.C. or here at the Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Congregation Bnai Israel, wants to leave a legacy, or have an impact as he or she thinks about leaving office. My term as President ends in less than a year, and it s my fervent desire to know that in some small way I ve made a difference. To that end I invite you to help make this happen. I ve heard complaints that things don t change much, and that perhaps we ve become a bit stale. We always seem to do things in the same manner, and we don t welcome enough change. Maybe we should have a suggestion box in the lobby so that our recommendations and ideas are shared. Actually, I have a better proposal, and hope you ll participate. I m asking each and every one of you to me with your thoughts and advice on the following topics: 1. What programs and events should we consider for next year that would interest you and that you would like to help us develop? 2. How can we create a better synagogue community and are you willing to help me make it happen? 3. What are the areas that need improvement at the Shul, and how can you and I make them better? 4. How do we do a better job with securing new members, and how should we improve our membership retention? I m asking that this be a partnership, and am looking forward to hearing from you. My address is: Ellenwer@hotmail.com. Will you take the time to send an and make a difference? Best wishes for an enjoyable summer! B Shalom, 6 Ellen When I attend monthly workshops with my colleagues in the NJ Chapter of Synagogue Executive Directors (G.A.N.S.E), a portion of our time is spent sharing challenges, concerns and pressing issues in round-table style. We recognize that a collaborative mind is always the best for fixing a problem. Why re-invent the wheel? This leads me to the following list of firsts that I thought you d find interesting... The first Jews to step foot in North America arrived in NY as a group of 23 in Congregation Shearith Israel, founded in NY in 1654, was the first synagogue in the colonies, and sole purveyor of kosher meat until By the late 19 th century, there were over 5,000 kosher butchers in New York. In 1902, the Beef Trust raised the price of kosher meat on the Lower East Side from 12 to 18 cents/per pound. After boycotts proved ineffectual, 20,000 Lower East Side women stole meat from kosher butcher shops and set it on fire on the streets in protest. The Forward supported their efforts, running the headline Bravo, Bravo, Bravo, Jewish women! (Where are those brave women now?) One of the first Chinese restaurants in NY was Moshe Peking, whose all-chinese wait staff wore yarmulkes. Did you ever eat there? The egg cream is thought to have been invented by the Jewish owner of a Brooklyn candy shop. (I always thought my grandparents invented it... They owned a candy shop/luncheonette in Riverdale)! Musician Lou Reed was a famous admirer of the drink. But seriously, who isn t? Abraham Beame was the first practicing Jew to become mayor of New York, and held office from Bronx-born Milton Glaser designed the I NY logo in Last, but not least, we recently came closer than ever to having the first Jewish President of the United States. Closer to home, for FLJC/CBI, our newest and soon to be revealed first, is our new sanctuary. Construction start date is June 20, and completion in time to welcome the High Holidays. In style, I might add. Thank you for your trust, and your support. Have a wonderful summer. B Shalom, Claudia

7 SHAVUOT CELEBRATE SHAVUOT 5776 / 2016 In Temple days an omer of barley was brought as an offering on the second day of Passover, beginning the s fira, the counting of the 49 days (seven weeks) following Pesach. The fiftieth day of the counting of the omer is Shavuot. For this reason, Shavuot is known as the Festival of Weeks. As Pesach is agriculturally the time of the barley harvest, Shavuot celebrates the wheat harvest. A sheaf of wheat and two loaves made from the new flour (wave loaves) were offered as first fruits. Thus, Shavuot is also known as the Festival of First Fruits. Homes and synagogues are decorated with flowers and boughs. Shavuot has even greater religious significance. Six weeks after Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt they came to Mount Sinai. G-d told Moses to assemble the people at the foot of the mountain in three days, to receive the Law. There, G-d gave Moses the two stone tables of the Ten Commandments. Since then, people gather on the eve of Shavuot to study Torah all night long (Tikkun Leyl Shavuot). In the morning, the Ten Commandments are read during the Torah service. The Book of Ruth is also read, as Ruth was the great-grandmother of King David, who is traditionally believed to have been born on Shavuot. This year, Shavuot falls on Sunday, June 12 and Monday, June 13. Yizkor is recited on the second day of Shavuot. To avoid any reminder of the sin of the golden calf, and in memory of the agricultural significance of the holiday, it is customary to eat dairy foods on Shavuot. AKDAMUT Akdamut (Introduction) is chanted prior to the reading of the Torah on the first day of Shavuot. It is an Aramaic poem by Rabbi Meir ben Isaac Nehorai, a Chazan of Mayence and Worms, who lived about 1060, and was a friend of Rashi. The poem consists of 90 lines forming a double acrostic, followed by the author s name. FIRST DAY OF SHAVUOT Saturday Evening, June 11 Candle Lighting 9:10 PM Mincha 7:30-8:00 PM Two Study & Discussion Sessions 8:00-9:15 PM Rabbi Ronald Roth: Why Don t We Say a Blessing Before We Give Tzedakah? Cantor Eric Wasser: Jews in Space Maariv 9:15 PM Dairy refreshments to follow Sunday, June 12 9:00 AM Chapel Service 9:30 AM Sanctuary Egalitarian Service Instead of a sermon, during Kiddush Rabbi Roth will test your knowledge with a quiz on Jewish time, since we become very aware of the passage of time as we count the omer, the days from Passover to Shavuot. SECOND DAY OF SHAVUOT Sunday evening, June 12 7:30 PM Mincha / Maariv Candle Lighting 9:11 PM Monday, June 13 9:00 AM One service in the Sanctuary. Yizkor will be recited during this service. 7:30 PM Mincha It is a mystical composition which praises the greatness of G-d as creator, lauds Israel s fidelity to G-d despite all our tribulations, and ends with a description of the apocalyptic events at the end of days, and the future glory of Israel. 7

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9 ADULT EDUCATION COMMITTEE Charles Cohen The highlight of our Adult Education calendar was our Scholar in Residence Weekend on May 6-7-8, I want to thank our member Randy Herschaft for reaching out to our Scholar, Edwin Black, to make the initial contacts, and for acting as a liaison with Mr. Black, who is a highly-accomplished fellow investigative journalist (as is Randy). We prepared an Event Program with all the names of our dedicated Committee, Volunteers, and Sponsors. Unfortunately, there were some inadvertent editing omissions that I want to correct or add, as follows: Builder: Fran & Sig Westerman Friend: Ilene Laufer & Richard Flanzman Booster: Nina Gold & Raviv Ron, and Robin & Martin Epstein Thank you again to all Co-Chairs, Committee Members, Sponsors and Attendees, and anyone who helped in any way, including our very helpful and cooperative office and custodial staff. Todah Rabah to Rhonda & Rabbi Roth for a hosting a delightful dessert reception for Benefactors and Builders. Other names are listed in the Event Program - Thanks to all! Thank you also to Avi at Kosher Nosh for helping to sponsor the "essen" and to Edwin Black for his four well-received lectures. Thank you Evan for your technical support Sunday morning. On Thursday evening, June 16 at 8:00 pm, Rabbi Roth will present an illustrated talk on The Jews of Pacov Remembered in Fair Lawn, NJ. Pacov is the home town in the Czech Republic of the Holocaust Memorial Torah Scroll that is on permanent display in our Sanctuary. Rabbi Roth has researched, written, and just published a book about the shul from which it came. Rabbi Roth and a FLJC-CBI tour group visited the shul when they traveled to Prague a few years ago, and this sparked the initiative to document the history of the shul, with the cooperation of some surviving families from Pacov. The shul structure still exists in Pacov, but is unused, and is badly in need of restoration work. Please come out to support this event. I want to acknowledge with great thanks and appreciation Fran Westerman and Phyllis Mirchin for their many years of dedicated service in running the very successful Book of the Lunch program six times a year. They developed a very loyal and well-deserved following over these years, and an amazing accomplishment of education and enlightenment. Yasher Koach to Fran & Phyllis on their well-earned retirement from this assignment. All the best to Roni Zerowin and Randi Paul-Heskins, who have graciously agreed to continue running the very popular Book of the Lunch program. Our own dear member of many years, Abe Peck, after many years in the works, has finally had his book, Abe vs Adolph, published by Amazon. This is a momentous achievement! We are trying to arrange a Book Presentation with Abe's book writer at FLJC- CBI in the very near future. We'll keep you posted. We have many exciting events planned for the New Year, but we need your sponsorship, support and participation to make them happen. Without you, we cannot succeed. Enjoy your summer fun in the sun, and safe travels if you are going away. See you in Shul! Charlie Cohen Randy Herschaft, Scholar/Author Edwin Black, and Charles Cohen at the Scholar in Residence Weekend 9

10 You have a one-time opportunity to endow Live Streaming Video from the Sanctuary through the Capital Campaign We are looking to raise $2500 If the money comes from a single donor we will put the name of the donor on the system MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR A SPECIAL FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICE FRIDAY, JUNE 24 at 6: 30 PM TEHOM Deepening Our Prayer Practice This special service will follow the outline of our usual Friday night service, and will be led by Chani Getter, with Cantor Wasser and Rabbi Roth also participating. She will add niggunim (wordless chanting), songs, English chanting, and other inspiring elements to our prayers. The Technology Committee is working on the final approvals to install a live-streaming Internet-connected video system in the Sanctuary as part of the upcoming renovation. We already have approvals from Rabbi Roth, The Religious Affairs Committee, and the Executive Committee. Our new system will enable congregants who are unable to attend services due to illness or infirmity to see and hear our Shabbat services. Access will be password protected, and only available to those who have pre-registered with the Office. The system will not require attention or adjustment during Shabbat, and video will not be recorded. We are looking for donations to support this outward-reaching initiative. We believe this will help us in our ongoing goal of being an open, friendly, inclusive, and welcoming congregation. If you can help us reach our $2500 goal, please contact the Office. Thank you. Chani Getter was raised in an ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jewish home. She is a spiritual leader and teacher who combines personal development, spiritual learning, and age-old wisdom to create courses and ceremonies that are welcoming and meaningful to all people. She blends the discoveries of her personal growth alongside the ancient teachings from the Jewish tradition that were such a meaningful part of her youth. Her work is far reaching, touching individuals and professionals in North America and Europe. She provides safe space for all to connect with their authentic selves and deepest yearnings. 10

11 CHAPEL MINYAN TO HOLD FINAL SERVICE FIRST DAY OF SHAVUOT SUNDAY, JUNE 12 Our thanks to Bernie Roth, as the Chapel Minyan will soon be ending. The last Service will be on Sunday, June 12, the First Day of Shavuot. For many years Bernie Roth has organized and run our traditional service in the Chapel every Shabbat morning and on holidays. We are very appreciative of his efforts to see that each part of the service would be covered. He also shared his wisdom by bringing words of Torah to those services. The Chapel Minyan was a statement that our Congregation believes in pluralism. There is more than one way to be a Conservative Jew. We want to thank all of those members of our Congregation who prayed there and supported it. Unfortunately the numbers of those attending the Chapel Minyan has diminished, and its last Service will be on June 12, the first day of Shavuot. NOSH & KNOWLEDGE Come join us as we study the Torah with Rabbi Roth Tuesdays, 11:30-12:30 June 7 June 14 June 21 June 28 All discussions are in English and classes are independent of one another. All are welcome. Bagels, tea and coffee are served. RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Charles Cohen On June 11, Saturday evening, we will have our Tikkun Leyl Shavuot "Lesson & Essen." Rabbi Roth will discuss Why Don t We Say a Blessing Before We Give Tzedakah?, and Cantor Wasser s announced topic is, as always, Jews in Space. So come join us and see what he really talks about. And then join us in enjoying delicious dairy desserts (featuring cheesecake and more). We traditionally study the Ten Commandments, among other Biblical texts on Shavuot. Inexplicably, the text of the 4th Commandment (Remember Shabbat...) and the 10th Commandment (Do not covet...) as first heard at Sinai in Exodus, have differences in the text when the Decalogue is repeated by Moses in Deuteronomy. Our sages and scholars have pondered the dual wording, as we continue to do, without a good explanation. Check it out for yourself in the Etz Chaim Chumash when you get a chance! Summing up the year, for the leadership of Rabbi Roth and Cantor Wasser, and the dedication and commitment of our committee members, our many volunteers and participants, our loyal and dedicated Minyanaires, and all those who support and maintain our religious activities, Todah Rabah! Yasher Koach to all volunteers and participants. May you continue to go from strength to strength on behalf of Klan Yisrael! And to any member or friend who will be vacationing or traveling this summer, safe travels, and fun in the sun. We will see you back in shul upon your return, refreshed and reinvigorated for the High Holiday Season soon ahead. Charles Cohen 11

12 SISTERHOOD... Ilene Laufer SISTERHOOD proudly presents A SHALOSH REGALIM YOGA SERIES Prepare yourself, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT Explore these Festivals though LEARNING, MOVEMENT & MEDITATION Wednesday, June 8, 2016 In honor of Shavuot 8:00 PM Youth Lounge Led by Carol Berlin of Freedom With No yoga experience or supplies All levels -- all bodies -- all ages FREE for FLJC/CBI Sisterhood members $5/class for non-members Refreshments and Schmoozing to Follow Response is required! RFlanzman@aol.com or call the Center Office at Questions: Contact TzivyaK@gmail.com Class will take place at FLJC/CBI Norma Avenue Fair Lawn, NJ It is hard to believe that almost a year has passed since I have been the leader of this beautiful group of women. I have been so fortunate to work with such an incredible board who have been so hard working, creative and inspiring in bringing forth our programming. We have had a busy year, and it was so great to see some new faces at our events and, of course, to welcome back our familiar faces. Our programming included many of the standard activities of Sisterhood and some new ones. We enjoyed channeling our creative sides in our painting paid-up membership night, and had opportunities for exercise with our beautiful hike and yoga series. We stimulated our minds through our book club and BDS lecture, and had evenings of entertainment and socialization, including our night with Matt Cooper, the mentalist. There were our collaborations with the Social Action Committee in providing volunteers for the Family Promise shelter, meals for the needy, and Shabbat meals for the ill in our community. We raised money through our Purim Run for the Tikvah program of Camp Ramah, and had our usual successful Purim Carnival and Mishloach Manot packing and delivery. We supported our Religious School by organizing Sukkah decorating and the Hanukkah Hagigah. Our Sisterhood Shabbat and Tu b Shevat had a record number of participants that enriched these joyous celebrations. There was so much more that I haven t listed, and I hope that we had programming and volunteering opportunities that interested you, and that we provided a sense of community amongst fellow Jewish women. I know this is a busy time, but I would love to look toward the next year and get some new ideas on programming and events that may interest you. Please contact me with any suggestions at Rflanzman@aol.com. We will have some events in the summer, including our annual Play for the Cause, which raises money for the Center for Hope and Safety, and, of course, the always-fun Sisterhood Pool Party. I promise to keep sending s reminding you of these events. Be on the lookout as well for the Sisterhood membership packet coming soon in the mail. Please join our Sisterhood again, or for the first time, and be a proud member of a wonderful group of women. 12 Have a safe and beautiful summer. Ilene Laufer

13 FATHERS DAY The driving force behind the establishment of Fathers Day was Sonora Smart Dodd, who was born in Arkansas. Sonora s father, Civil War veteran William Jackson Smart, was a single parent who raised his six children there. After hearing a sermon about Anna Jarvis' success in founding Mothers Day in 1909, Sonora told her pastor that fathers should have a similar holiday honoring them. Although she initially suggested June 5, her father's birthday, the pastors did not have enough time to prepare their sermons, and the celebration was deferred to the third Sunday of June. It did not have much success initially. In the 1920s, Dodd stopped promoting the celebration because she was studying at the Art Institute of Chicago, and it faded into relative obscurity. In the 1930s Dodd started promoting the celebration again, raising awareness at a national level. She had the help of trade groups that would benefit from the holiday, such as the manufacturers of ties, tobacco, pipes, and any traditional present to fathers. Since 1938 she also had the help of the Father's Day Council, founded by the New York Associated Men's Wear Retailers. Americans resisted the holiday for a few decades, perceiving it as just an attempt by merchants to replicate the commercial success of Mothers Day, and newspapers frequently featured cynical and sarcastic attacks and jokes. But the trade groups did not give up; they kept promoting it, and even incorporated the jokes into their ads, and they eventually succeeded. A bill to accord national recognition of the holiday was introduced in Congress in In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson went to Spokane to speak at a Fathers Day celebration, and wanted to make it official, but Congress resisted, fearing that it would become commercialized. President Calvin Coolidge recommended in 1924 that the day be observed by the nation, but stopped short of issuing a national proclamation. Two earlier attempts to formally recognize the holiday had been defeated by Congress. In1957, Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith wrote a proposal accusing Congress of ignoring fathers for 40 years while honoring mothers, thus "[singling] out just one of our two parents." In 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first presidential proclamation honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Fathers Day. Six years later, the day was made a permanent national holiday when President Richard Nixon signed it into law in MEN S PROGRESS CLUB Todd Walker I hope everyone is enjoying their Spring! I hope all the wives and mothers in our community had a very happy Mother s Day. Looking Back on May Your donations to our Yellow Candle program are put to great use! This is the fourth year that Neil Garfinkle will be teaching the MPC Holocaust Studies Program, in memory of Irwin Gersten, in our Religious School. The Yom Ha Shoah Holocaust Commemoration took place the evening of Thursday, May 5 th at 6:30 pm. On May 7 th the MPC presented Sophie Goldberg with her Yad as part of our Yad Shel Chai program. Sophie is the second member of the club to reach the Chai milestone. Congratulations!!!!! The MPC Spring Poker Tournament was held on Thursday night, May 19 th at 8:00 pm in the Pulka Room! On Friday, May 20 th at 7:00 pm the MPC and Sisterhood installed their officers for Year Our new board is looking forward to the coming year! June Take Me Out to the Ballgame! Join the MPC for New Jersey Jackals Baseball Sunday, June 26th. The Game starts at 2:05 pm. Box Seats are only $10/each (normally $13). Yogi Berra Stadium, 8 Yogi Berra Drive, Little Falls, NJ. Please RSVP along with your payment by Friday, June 3 rd. For more information feel free to contact Bruce Kaplan at bbcbkap@aol.com or Remember that your MPC dues and donations contribute directly to the programming we offer, and we want to hear what you would be interesting in seeing from your MPC. Please let us know by ing us at toddwlkr1@gmail.com! Come be a part of it; we need your energy! Regards, Todd Walker 13

14 OFF THE SHELF Shalom from the Max E. & Anna Bornstein Library. That s not Salom as in Hello, or even Peace. No, this is Shalom Goodbye. The Max E. & Anna Bornstein Library is about to be closed. The Center library was founded in The first librarian I know of was Elsie Kurlantzick. She ran the library for several years until her death. Her husband, Archie, had a special bank account which he held, and into which he made periodic deposits. No one but he knew the amount in the account. It was for any major item the Library needed that the Center couldn t afford. After Elsie s death Archie moved to Florida, with the checkbook. My immediate predecessor as librarian was Bobbie Brown, who ran the library for two years. Rabbi Glustrom asked me to take over the library in February of I told him I didn t know how to run a library, just how to use one. He said, I have faith in you. You re a book person. So I agreed to give it a try. That was 31 years ago. Bobbie Brown introduced me to a woman who ran a book store in Carlstadt, from whom she bought a few books every couple of months. The library was in poor shape. Nearly every book had to be re-covered, and there were no supplies -- not even a pen to check books out. With a little help not just from my friends, but from real librarians, like Mary Burdick of the Fair Lawn Public Library I learned to be a librarian. I began buying books on line, from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Each book was assigned a number, and entered in the Accession Book, along with the price paid. Four catalogue cards were typed for each book, the books covered, and pockets and cards made for each book. Then they could first be borrowed. In the beginning Sisterhood supported the library. With $750 if it was a good year, and $500 if it wasn t. I worked during public school hours, and we hired our teenagers to staff the library during Hebrew School. Among our teens were Beth and David Kroll, Lisa Pollack, and Stuart and Jason Bernath. Dorothy Kroll took Catalogue Cards home, where she and her mother, Frances Epstein, typed them. When we stopped hiring our teens I stayed later. For many years I had worked as a volunteer for Else Schlossberger, the librarian of Lyncrest School. Now Else loved telling people that she worked for me, keeping the Library open Thursday evenings. When Marge Bornstein became Center President she saw to it that the library got a real budget -- $1, and a bank account, and a checkbook. The library was named The Max E. & Anna Bornstein Library. Both the bank account and the checkbook were ultimately subsumed, but a budget remained. Over these 31 years the Library grew to more than 8,000 books of Fiction, Non Fiction, Biography and Reference, books on tape, magazines and newspapers, more than 200 DVDs and videos, including movies in Yiddish, CDs, cassettes ad records, for adults, and for children of Religious School age down to the read-to-me and Preschool age groups, books in Yiddish, including a complete set of Sholom Aleichem, as well as some books in Hebrew. We have comprehensive sections on virtually every aspect of Jewish life, plus Judaic encyclopedias for adults and children. And we had people doing research. A man taking courses at the Jewish Theological Seminary studied Talmud in our library. Another man was taking a Comparative Religion course and wrote his paper on the Jews in America here. A woman researched the meaning of her daughter s Yiddish name. About-tobe-mothers researched names for their babies. High School students wrote term papers on Jewish aspects of World War Two. A woman writing a book needed help with Yidddish. She dedicated an acknowledgement to me in the preface of her book. Members came to do research for the Divrei Torah they would deliver over the summer; youngsters for the Divrei Torah they would deliver at their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. In 1999 the Men s Progress Club started giving the Library a donation each year to enhance our Holocaust section in memory of Irwin Gersten. Our Holocaust section, including the Irwin Gersten Memorial Holocaust Collection, is by far the most comprehensive anywhere in this area. In recent years, thanks to Randi Paul-Heskins and Randy Herschaft, the library was able to open Sundays mornings. Our members read the latest books of Jewish interest, and the Jewish classics - for pleasure, for our Book of the Lunch, for other book clubs. People donated books in honor or memory of special people in their lives. And for all these 31 years I have loved being the Center s librarian. But now the books are to be disposed of, and the library s space will become a day care center. So, sadly, it s now Shalom Goodbye from and to -- the Max E. & Anna Bornstein Library. Norma F. Pollack

15 FAMILY MATTERS REFUAH SH LEMAH All good wishes to Sadie Rosenblatt for a complete and speedy recovery from a broken shoulder. Glad to hear that Marcella Kaplan is doing better, and is back home. Very best wishes for a Refuah Sh lemah to Rae Wasser. As always, our very best wishes for a full recovery to Josh Randman. All good wishes for good health to our long-time member and author, Abe Peck. Wishes for good health to Harvey Jaffe. Good wishes for good health to Betty Nussman. Good wishes for good health to Bob Nussman. Best wishes for good health to David Lauchheimer. Good wishes to Ziona Wartenberg for a speedy recovery from knee surgery. MAZEL TOV Mazel Tov to Michael & Robin Baer, who are being honored by the Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies. Mazel Tov to Stacey & Ritch Rosen on the engagement of their son, Michael. Mazel Tov to all our graduates: Medical School Brad Rosen Admitted to Medical School Jordana Meisel: Downstate Medical College Abby Judelman: University of Maryland High School: Enrolling At Brooke Bolofsky: University of Rhode Island Brenda Bolofsky: University of Delaware Adam Ehrhart: Syracuse University Jeremy Fine: Johnson & Wales Melissa Gotlib: Rutgers University Business Honors Joshua Pasternak: University of Buffalo Joshua Randman: Bergen Community College Alyssa Seigel-Laddy: Binghamton School of Mgmt Sydney Sokol: Syracuse University Bergen County High School of Jewish Studies Jeremy Fine Sophie Goldberg Melissa Gotlib Benjamin Novick Joshua Pasternak Alyssa Seigel-Laddy Sydney Sokol BOOK OF THE LUNCH MONDAY, JUNE 6 NOON The Mezuzah in the Madonna's Foot by Trudi Alexy Reviewer: Marlene Markoff The last of this year s season for Book of the Lunch, The Mezuzah in the Madonna s Foot by Trudi Alexy, covers the history of the Jews in Spain, Marranos, secret Jews, and how many found their way to our Southwest. Marlene Markoff will review and lead the discussion of this most enticing book.. Please call the Center office, to let us know you're coming. We ll be happy to welcome you, and of course we ll have a seat at the table for you. Members: $15 Non Members $18 A NOTE TO ALL OUR ATTENDEES: Both Fran and Phyllis will be retiring from Book of the Lunch as of the end of the June 6 meeting. We have been in charge of this wonderful activity for more than 25 years, and are looking forward to coming just as luncheon guests. So we are pleased to announce that Randi Paul-Heskins and Roni Zerowin have agreed to take the reins of this fun, challenging and rewarding endeavor. Phyllis Mirchin Fran Westerman Have a great summer, and we ll catch up with one another again in September! 15

16 FLAG DAY Flag Day (formally National Flag Day) is celebrated June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, Although Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation officially establishing April 14 as Flag Day. In August 1940 National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress. Whether or not Betsy Ross really made the first flag is still a matter of conjecture. It is, however, a fact that upholsterers were often flag makers at the time, and that she sat next to George Washington in church and had done sewing for him. The 13 stars of the original flag were in a circle so no one colony would be viewed as superior to another. George Washington is reported to have said, Let the 13 stars in a circle stand as a new constellation in the heavens. Very few flags from that period have survived, and no one knows what happened to the first flag. The Continental Congress left no record to indicate why it chose red, white and blue for the flag. However, the Congress of the Confederation chose those same colors in 1782 for the Great Seal of the United States, indicating that the white was for purity and innocence, the red for valor and hardiness, and the blue for vigilance, perseverance and justice. According to legend, George Washington interpreted the symbols of the flag to indicate that the stars were taken from the sky, the red from the British colors, and the white stripes to signify the secession from England. The flag was first called Old Glory by a shipmaster from Salem, Massachusetts in Presented by friends with a flag of 24 stars as he set out on a world voyage, he exclaimed Old Glory as he saw the flag open to the ocean breeze. An expert on flags is a vexillologist. Vexillum (plural vexilla) was the term used by ancient Roman troops for a military flag. The week of June 14 is designated as National Flag Week. The President will issue a proclamation urging U. S. citizens to fly the flag for the duration of the week. Some organizations hold parades and events in celebration of our national flag and all it represents. SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE Nina Gold It s hard to believe summer is already almost here!! What a busy year we have had!! We started with the School Supplies Drive, the High Holiday Food Drive, and the J-ADD Flowers Sale, helping those with developmental disabilities; then came Mitzvah Day Supplies for Soldiers, sending packages to our soldiers serving overseas, and assembling and delivering Emergency Supply Packages for the elderly to have in case of inclement weather during the winter, along with the Chanukah/Christmas Toy Drive, two dinners for ~150 people at the Homeless Shelter in Hackensack, the Mega March/Passover food drive, twice assembling 100 Weekend Snack Packs for needy children for the Center for Food Action (once with the Hebrew School), plus our on-going projects (see below). This year we had our first Super Bowl Raffle for Tackle Kids Cancer in honor of Josh Randman. Along with the T-shirts sold, together with MPC and Sisterhood we raised $2,000! We culminated the year by starting a new project. On May 6 we delivered a meal to the Center for Hope and Safety (Shelter Our Sisters) and are hoping to make this a regular project every couple of months. Projects continuing over the summer include: volunteering with homeless families at Family Promise on Sundays, Bikur Cholim/Shabbat meals for the sick, another meal for the Center for Hope and Safety, and, of course, our School Supplies Drive beginning again at the end of the summer. Thanks again to everyone for all of your support! And a special thanks to Sisterhood for partnering with us on many of these projects! But we could use more help!! We need more volunteers to help with all of these great chesed projects!! If we have a lot of volunteers we can do so much, with only a small effort by each person! So please get involved!! We welcome new members and new ideas! Come to our meetings, or contact me any time!! Meanwhile, have a great summer, and be in touch!! Nina 16

17 GRADUATION SHABBAT Saturday, June 25 Each year the FLJC/CBI celebrates the accomplishments of our young people. If you have a family member celebrating a high school or college graduation please let us know, and join for a naches-filled service. RSVP to Cantor Wasser ASAP SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR JEWISH SUMMER CAMPS & PROGRAMS MAZEL TOV TO OUR BNAI MITZVAH EITAN SCHKOLNICK June 4, Iyar 5776 Parsha: Bechukotai As Eitan is called to the Torah on the forty-second day of the counting of the omer he will share his special day with his parents, Ruth Cohen and Joe Schkolnick, and with his brother Adam. Eitan enjoys team sports, interacting with his friends, summer camp, and travelling to see his family in London and Tel Aviv. He has already been to Israel five times. For his mitzvah project Eitan will be participating in Plant Your Way to Israel through the Jewish National Fund. The funds raised from this project will go towards JNF s green initiatives in Israel, as well as supporting Eitan s next trip to Israel. ANDREW WEISSBERGER June 18, Sivan 5776 Parsha: Naso As Andrew ascends the bima as a bar mitzvah he will celebrate with his parents, Jackie and Jeff. ONE HAPPY CAMPER INCENTIVE GRANTS FOR JEWISH SUMMER CAMPS Our Congregation has funds available to provide scholarships to students from the Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Congregation Bnai Israel to attend intensive Jewish summer programs. These include, but are not limited to, Camp Ramah, USY on Wheels, and educational programs in Israel. Some of the scholarship funding is limited to specific programs. The award will be made based on the decision of the Scholarship Committee. Starting this year we are changing the criteria for the award of the Scholarships. They are not automatic. The following factors will be considered: need, and attendance at formal Jewish education (our Religious School or Jewish Day School). We also want to encourage families who have not received the scholarships in the past. Please contact Rabbi Roth for an application. Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey is proud to partner with the Foundation for Jewish Camp in providing grants of up to $1,000 to first-time campers who will be attending non-profit Jewish overnight camp. We ve helped more than 500 campers experience the magic of Jewish overnight camp for the very first time. Your child may be one of this summer s happy campers! Eligibility criteria: Camper is currently enrolled in public or secular private school, Camper will be entering grades 3-12 AFTER camp, Camper must reside in the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey community, Camper will be enrolled for the first time in an approved Jewish overnight camp for at least 12 consecutive days (grant amount may vary depending on length of stay). Want to know more about One Happy Camper or how to find the right camp for your child/ren? Contact Melissa Levine MelissaL@jfnnj.org

18 OUR FUNDS ADULT EDUCATION Jack Sanders Fund Jeffrey M. Yagoda Fund CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS Thaler Scholarship Fund GENERAL Ann Glass Fund Bud Kessler Fund Shirley Pintel Fund Bruce Salmon Fund ISRAEL TRIP SCHOLARSHIPS Diane & Abner Blumberg Fund Merle & Isadore Kenwood Fund Louis & Belle Kopf Fund We know you enjoy our wonderful Shabbat Kiddush. But we can t continue without your help. Help keep this great culinary experience coming... Become a Kiddush sponsor. Honor someone special, or celebrate your next simcha by making a donation to our Kiddush fund. Let s continue to meet for Kiddush after services on Shabbat. MISCELLANEOUS Gabel Fund - maintenance of the Gabel tapestry Harris Flax Fund Clare Green Fund RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS Irwin & Szije Gersten Fund - maintenance of religious items Cecile Roth Fund - chapel minyan Torah readers RELIGIOUS SCHOOL AWARDS Howard Herman Fund Helen & Lester Milich Fund Alan Marc Schreiber Fund YOUTH ACTIVITIES Findling / Rossner Zmigrod Society - Holocaust Museum trips Robert Lazerowitz Fund Jeffrey Meyers Fund - Jewish education June & David Salzman Fund - Jewish education 18

19 GENERAL FUND The Brunn Family In memory of your beloved husband and father, Jay Evan & Carol Marcus The Brunn Family In memory of Jay Steven & Rona Montag The Brunn Family In memory of your beloved husband and father, Jay Stuart & Esther Rubinstein The Family of Ed Davidson In memory of your beloved father, our condolences from The MPC David Lauchheimer Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery Sherry & Alan Hans Sidney Schuster In memory of your dear wife Anita Magid Ellen & Bert Wertheim In honor of our dearest friends Bonnie & Paul Sibener Steve & Bonnie Taplits In memory of your mother, Jeannette Taplits Robin Gross Sandy Wolf Deepest condolences. We all have wonderful memories of Estelle Norman Koch THE GENEROUS HEART WILL BE ENRICHED FINDLING / ROSNER ZMIGROD SOCIETY Religious School Holocaust Trips Anita Brunn In memory of your husband, Jay Stu & Zvia Herrmann David Lauchheimer Best wishes and hope you feel better Steven & Bena Weil HOWARD HERMAN FUND Religious School Scholarships Harold Beinstock In honor of your special birthday Arline Herman Harold Beinstock In honor of your 80 th birthday, Stephanie Podvesker Anita Brunn and Family So sorry for Jay s passing Brian & Ann Frisch Roz & Larry Goodman Congratulations on your grandson s graduation Sheila Kaplan Arline Herman Mazel Tov on Lauren s graduation from college Roz & Larry Goodman Arline Herman Congratulations on your granddaughter s graduation, Sheila Kaplan Arline Herman In honor of Lauren s graduation from college Stephanie Podvesker Arline Herman Mazel Tov on your granddaughter s graduation Phyllis Schreier Arline Herman In memory of Howard Herman With love, The Yamners Arline Herman Mazel Tov on the graduation of your granddaughter, Lauren Fran & Sig Westerman Eileen & Sidney Krauskopf Congratulations on your grandson s graduation Sheila Kaplan Ina Light In memory of Harold Light Ron Sherman Marlene Moss In honor of your grandchild s graduation Sheila Kaplan Abraham Peck Best wishes on your publication Ron Sherman Joshua Pintel & Family In memory of Paul Pintel Ron Sherman Rabbi Roth Passover greetings Ron Sherman Steve Taplits & Family In memory of your mother, Jeanette Ron Sherman Arlene Teitel Congratulations on your granddaughter s graduation Sheila Kaplan Cantor Wasser Passover greetings Ron Sherman Sig & Fran Westerman In honor of your 70 th wedding anniversary Love, The Yamners Roni Zerowin Keep getting better every day Arline Herman BUD KESSLER FUND Shelly Baltin In memory of your mother, Sylvia Schuster Fran Kessler The Brunn Family In memory of Jay Brunn. He was the best! He will be missed Fran Kessler ROBERT LAZEROWITZ FUND Youth Activities Mitchell Ayes Mazel Tov on becoming a partner at Callahan & Fusco, Attorneys at Law. As always, we are so proud of you. Love, Mom & Dad Rochelle Baltin and Family For the loss of your mother Linda & Jeff Ayes The Brunn Family For the loss of your husband and father, Jay Linda & Jeff Ayes The Brunn Family In memory of Jay Carol & Joe Peligal David Lauchheimer Best wishes for a speedy recovery Linda & Jeff Ayes 19

20 Roni Zerowin So happy that you are feeling much better Joe & Carol Peligal RABBI S TZEDAKAH FUND The Family of Murray Balter In loving memory of Murray, a long-time friend. Fran & Sig Westerman Rochelle Baltin In memory of your mother, Sylvia Schuster Jeff & Linda Herrmann Steven & Shelly Baltin In memory of your beloved mother, Sylvia Sherry & Alan Hans Steven & Shelly Baltin In memory of your beloved mother, Sylvia Jeff & Roni Zerowin Anita Brunn and Family In memory of your husband, Jay Jeff & Linda Herrmann Harvey Jaffe We are sorry for your tsouris and we wish you well Ann & Herbert Lefkowitz Marilyn Raker On the loss of your sister, Estelle Wolf Sue Moskowitz Rabbi Roth In honor of all of your kindness and support during my daughter s surgery Sylvia Krauss EDUCATION FUND Religious School Fund The Baltin Family Sorry for the loss of beloved Sylvia Loren Rosenthal and Family The Brunn Family Deepest condolences on the loss of Jay Loren Rosenthal and Family Natalie & Gary Haar Congratulations on the engagement of Josh and Julia Jerry & Ellie Weiner Roni Zerowin Best wishes for a complete and speedy recovery to our special friend Ann & Herbert Lefkowitz CECILE ROTH MEMORIAL FUND Chapel Minyan Gerry Kessel I will cook with you anytime Susan Cohen Howard Kessel Thank you for your time, generosity, knowledge, and all other things that you do. Our wine and food pairing event would not have been successful without you, The Israel Committee Carol Marcus I will cook with you anytime Susan Cohen Michael Siegel I will cook with you anytime Susan Cohen Roni Zerowin Best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery Esther Oster THALER SCHOLARSHIP FUND Camp Ramah Scholarships Florence Thaler Happy special birthday, Linda & Jeff Ayes Florence Thaler In honor of your 100 th birthday. May you continue to celebrate to 120 in good health Roz & Larry Goodman Florence Thaler In honor of your 100 th birthday Anne Grover Florence Thaler In honor of your 100 th birthday Miriam Koosman Florence Thaler In honor of your 100 th birthday Richard & Susan Mitnick Florence Thaler Happy special birthday 100 years young! We love you, Carol & Joe Peligal Florence Thaler Sending wonderful birthday wishes Sadie and Myra Rosenblatt Florence Thaler In honor of your special birthday Sima & Ben Schall Florence Thaler In honor of your 100 th birthday Brenda & Ray Tanzman Florence Thaler In honor of your spectacular birthday Fran & Sig Westerman JUNE & DAVID SALZMAN EDUCATION FUND Roy Imoff and Family In memory of your dear wife, Jackie Susan & Sy Baumstein In memory of David Salzman June Salzman YAHRZEIT FUND Freda Adler Roberta Klein Clara Alperin Roberta Klein Gertrude Berger Loren Rosenthal George Birnbaum Florence Birnbaum Florence Borer Dr. & Mrs. Gary Borer Lena Beer Beverly & Irving Beer Pearl Canaan Harvey Canaan Leonard Cohen Susan Cohen Sophie Diner Marvin, Leslie and Jeffrey Diner Fannie Esterman Pearl Prostick Hy Farber Yetta Farber Meyer Feldt Loretta Rosenblatt Hyman I. Friedlander Howard J. Gold Fannie Friedman Sydelle Singer Gus Geschwind Roslyn H. Geschwind 20

21 Louis Goldblatt Susan Baumstein Nathaniel Goldblatt Susan Baumstein Leah Goldenberg Gwendolyn Goldenberg Staci Goldenberg Gwendolyn Goldenberg Selig Gootman Susan Baumstein Tobias Haber Yetta Farber Mildred Halpern Howard Halpern Florence Jacobs Sadie and Myra Rosenblatt Leonard Joffe Jack Joffe Joseph Kaufman Leah & Alan Kaufman David Klipper Seymour Klipper Shirley Klipper Seymour Klipper Fanny Lerner Gerda Lerner Kassner Morris Lieberman Rose Lieberman Clara Loewenstein Judith Halpern Evelyn Lubin Terry & Cheryl Lubin David Marcus Evan Marcus Stanley Miller Melvin Miller Abraham Montag Steven Montag Benjamin Mordkowitz Ira Mordkowitz Dora Nathanson Susan Moskowitz Harry Nathanson Susan Moskowitz Anna Crausman Nissel Judith Alvaro Marvin Resnick Sydelle Singer Jean Rosenhaus Stanley Rosenhaus Madeline Rosenhaus Stanley Rosenhaus Mark Rosenthal Ira Rosenthal Joseph Rossin Ninel Berger Marilyn S. Rost Murray Rost Abraham Sachs Ira Safran Helen Sachs Ira Safran Baruch Safran Ira Safran Elsie Levi Salomon Ellie Weiner Fanny Schindel Arnold Schindel Sylvia Schuster The Baltins Sylvia Schuster Dan & Terry Schuster Sylvia Schuster David Schuster Harry Schwartz Gladys Flax Sam Shefkowitz Gwendolyn Goldenberg Lawrence I. Shepard Robert Shepard and Robert Numerof Lillian Sherman Ronald Sherman Goldie Simon Sadie and Myra Rosenblatt Jacob Sklar Sydelle Singer Sydney Wallstein Bob & Freida Wallstein David Weinman Roslyn Weinman Murray Weissman Beatrice Goldstein Dave Zelman Toby Zelman Herbert Zarrow Raymond Zarrow YIZKOR Lica Avram Joseph Cohen Irving Cohen Michael Cohen Irving Cohen Miriam Cohen Irving Cohen Korman Doba Tsetsiliya (Lily) Chedzhemova Pincus Frumkin Sara Frumkin Clare Green George Green Rita Green The Goldberg Family In memory of Ronald Goldberg, Carol Young Celia Goudsmit Barbara & Phil Steinberg Nemo Goudsmit Barbara & Phil Steinberg Avram Grunberg Deborah Grunberg Paul Newdorf Inge Newdorf Benedickt Pasternak Heinz Pasternak Leontine Pasternak Rose Pasternak Yonel Reifer Golda Vaisler Mishu Vaisler Mark Vermont 21

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