Please join Rabbi Mishkin and the congregants of Beth Ohr On Monday evening, August 7:30 p.m. for Tisha B Av Services at Marlboro Jewish Center

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1 Vol. 58 Issue 8 August 2014 Av Elul congregationbethohr@gmail.com Synagogue Office: What is Tisha b Av? Apart from Yom Kippur, there is no fast day of greater significance on the calendar than Tisha b Av. On this date in history various calamities befell the Jewish people among them, the destruction of the First Temple in 586 B.C.E., the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.E., and the expulsion of Jews from Spain in Why is it observed today? As a recollection of past oppression and loss of sovereignty, Tisha b Av links us to our own history. Through its observance we show solidarity with our ancestors sacrifices. Tisha b Av also reminds us not to take the freedom in which we live and the existence of the State of Israel for granted. These are all important messages we need to remember, especially now. Please join Rabbi Mishkin and the congregants of Beth Ohr On Monday evening, August 7:30 p.m. for Tisha B Av Services at Marlboro Jewish Center 1

2 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES All Friday evening services begin at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise stated, Saturday morning Shabbat services begin at 9:30 a.m., Sunday morning minyan begins at 9:00 a.m. UPCOMING EVENTS Fri., Aug. 1 Evening Services begin at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 2 Shabbat Services begin at 9:30 a.m. Sun., Aug. 3 Morning Minyan starts at 9:00 a.m. followed by Men s Club Breakfast. Mon., Aug. 4 Erev Tisha B Av Service at Marlboro Jewish Center Fri., Aug. 8 Evening Services begin at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 9 Shabbat Services begin at 9:30 a.m. Sun., Aug. 10 Morning Minyan starts at 9:00 a.m. followed by Men s Club Breakfast. Fri., Aug. 15 Evening Services begin at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 16 Shabbat Services begin at 9:30 a.m. Sun., Aug. 17 Morning Minyan starts at 9:00 a.m. followed by Men s Club Breakfast. Wed., Aug. 20 Sisterhood Board Meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thur., Aug. 21 High Holiday Ticket Sale from 7:00 8:30 p.m. Fri., Aug. 22 Evening Services begin at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 23 Shabbat Services begin at 9:30 a.m. Sun., Aug. 24 Morning Minyan starts at 9:00 a.m. followed by Men s Club Breakfast. Fri., Aug. 29 Evening Services begin at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Aug. 30 Shabbat Services begin at 9:30 a.m. Sun., Aug. 31 Morning Minyan starts at 9:00 a.m. followed by Men s Club Breakfast. Mon., Sept. 1 Synagogue office closed in observance of Labor Day Fri., Sept. 5 Evening Services begin at 7:30 p.m. Sat., Sept. 6 Shabbat Services begin at 9:30 a.m. Sun., Sept. 7 Morning Minyan starts at 9:00 a.m. followed by Men s Club Breakfast. Mon., Sept. 8 High Holiday Raffle Drawing at 11:00 a.m. Thur., Sept. 11 High Holiday Ticket Sale from 7:00 8:30 p.m. 2

3 How the Rabbinate has Changed Over the Years. While I was a rabbi in Sarasota I noticed some changes in the rabbinate. The following incident helps to illustrate this point. I had just begun as an assistant rabbi in Baltimore, Maryland and learned that my supervisor, the senior rabbi of Beth El Congregation was going to Hawaii for two weeks during that summer. While Rabbi Loeb was away I was placed in charge of this congregation of fifteen hundred families. On my first Shabbat, during the Torah procession, I greeted the congregants by shaking their hands firmly as I made my way around the sanctuary. It was only after Rabbi Loeb returned that I learned from him that I had already made my first mistake. The service was rather formal. We wore robes and miters and as we walked through the congregation led by the Hazan, Rabbi Loeb gently bowed toward individual congregants lining the aisles. I continued to shake hands with all of my new friends. Following that service Rabbi Loeb said to me, you have to remember Joel, that you are a rabbi not a politician. It is unbecoming for you to shake hands, just nod and acknowledge their presence. When I came to Sarasota and marched in the procession in the same fashion the leadership questioned me about the fact that I had refrained from shaking hands. I explained why and they said rather firmly, that is not the way we do things here. And so I began not only to shake hands during the procession but also to engage in brief conversations, finding out about who was present or absent from services and the reason why. The procession became very informal and conversational. It was the mid-nineties, Judaism was changing and congregants craved a more personal approach from their clergy. This fact became clearer when Rabbi Loeb taught me an important lesson about something as simple as making phone calls. One afternoon I was sitting in Rabbi Loeb s study and his secretary buzzed him. She said, Rabbi, there is a Mario Cuomo on the line. Clearly she was not familiar with the then-governor of New York City. Rabbi Loeb picked up the phone as the two men discussed a speaking engagement for Governor Cuomo in our congregation later that year. When Rabbi Loeb hung up the phone he said, Joel I am going to teach you an important lesson. You know how some rabbis have their secretary dial phone numbers for them and tell the party that Rabbi so and so is on the line, could you please hold? I want you to know that I never do that and I expect that you will follow my lead. The reason is straightforward. You see, Joel If the governor of New York City has time to dial his own phone, so do we! These changes are indicative of a new kind of rabbinate in the United States. It used to be that the rabbi was almost expected to be aloof. In this day and age I have learned that most people want to know their rabbi. They want to know that he or she is a real person and that he or she is approachable and easily accessible. I will try my best in the next several months to achieve that goal, to speak with you and to be there to help guide you in Jewish practices and tradition. I have only just begun and we have to get to know each other but one thing is certain. I look forward to conversations and meetings with many of you these first few months so that we can establish a healthy rapport between rabbi and congregant. I trust that you will be kind enough to give me some time to get to know and I will provide you many opportunities to get to know me. There is a new dawn for our congregation and it is most exciting. I hope that you will join me and that we shall greet this new dawn together. Rabbi Joel S. Mishkin 3

4 M C Open Every Sunday. Come, enjoy the Minyan, bagel breakfast and camaraderie Shown above is a T-Shirt gallery. Ed with Tee from St. John [New Brunswick, Canada] Jewish Historical Museum, David with Outer Banks Harley Tee, Syd with a One of the Guys Tee, and Marty with a Tee from Curacao Synagogue. At the right is the Logo from the new Beth Ohr Men s Club Tee Shirt. On the next page is a photo of the new bride and groom Josh and Rachel Rabinowitz. Mazel Tov to them. Next is a photo of the pushka that Josh made and gave to the Men s Club when he was 7. Next to that is the pushka Terrie and Stu Polovsky donated that we use on Sunday for contributions to the Rabbi s Discretionary Fund. On the next row is an East Brunswick Bnai Brith reunion photo of Marty Israel with Ted Galperin. And the glorious flag of the State of Israel. Long May It Wave! Thank you to the helpers and cleaner-uppers at the BBQ: Herb Goldenberg, Andy Mendlowitz, Phil Rabinowitz and Joe Shafran. Welcome to a new regular at the Sunday Minyan Rabbi Mishkin. Minyan EVERY SUNDAY during the summer (and rest of year too). Try to come one extra time before Rosh Hashanah to make sure we have a Minyan each Sunday. Men s Club Program Schedule. Sunday programs immediately follow the Minyan and Bagel breakfast Jul 26 at Shul on Shabbos we will have on loan from the Federation of Jewish Men s Clubs and read from the Safer Haftorah. Come and support this program. Feb 1, 2015 EM 35th Annual Financial Program Money Secrets of the Rich and Famous Planned programs We welcome any suggestions: Tour of Beth Ohr Library Dori Polovsky will present her impressions of her trip to Israel Hobbies Each participant will explain their hobby and have a brief Show & Tell for about 5 minutes each How your life was influenced by your father one major (or not so major) thing your father did that influenced your life or lifetime lessons from your father suggested by Allen Appel Jews rescued from the Holocaust who ended up in the Philippines suggested by Paula Yourman 2 Joint programs with Sisterhood Gift Book Sunday everyone attending the Minyan before Hanukkah will receive a FREE book Book Club The above schedule is subject to change. Look here every month for updates. The Men s Club where things are happening! The entire congregation and guests are always welcome to come to all of our programs and the weekly bagel breakfast that is sponsored by the Men s Club. Men s Club President (Tel , emcpa1@aol.com) If you don t attend, try coming once in a while and see what we have to offer. It ain t what you think it is!

5 M C See previous page for description of photos PAYBACK Comment by Ed Mendlowitz You have Yahrzeit and need a Minyan? So do most of us. The cost of there being a Minyan for you is for you to make sure we have a Minyan for others If you are not a regular, then payback by coming 3 extra times during the year. If everyone did that, we would never have a problem. This applies to Friday night, Shabbos morning and Sunday morning. Coming 1 extra time to each of these three services insures we have a Minyan for everyone that needs one. We are all in this together. Do your part! Also, try to come at least once to each Shiva Minyan. We are all in this together. Don t be a taker without payback.

6 MEN S CLUB GUYS WEDDING PHOTO GALLERY Scan and Ed your wedding pictures to include in future Newsletters emcpa1@aol.com. See bottom for identities of the blissful couples. Top row starting from left: Marge and Stu Simon, Lillian and Syd Lustgarten, Joyce and Charlie Silberstein Second row: Linda and Allan Skupp, Roberta and Larry Fachler, Ronnie and Ed Mendlowitz Ed your scanned Wedding photos to emcpa1@aol.com

7 DAYTIMERS NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 21: THE JEWISH MUSEUM OF MONMOUTH COUNTY Join the Daytimers for a guided tour at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County in Freehold, NJ. We will have a guided tour of the exhibit "This Land Was Theirs: The Story of the Jewish Farmers of Monmouth County." This exhibit traces the history of the Jewish farming community via artifacts, photos, artwork, and video. Included in the exhibit is the acclaimed PBS documentary "This Land Was Theirs: Jewish Farmers in the Garden State." Based on the 1992 book by the late Gertrude Wishnick Dubrovsky, the film is an absorbing look at Farmingdale, NJ., one of the many Jewish farming communities established with the help of the Jewish Agricultural Society. The cost of the tour is $3.00. The tour will be followed by lunch. For details and to RSVP, please call Ira ( ) or Linda ( ) by Sunday, August 17. Chavurah News The first meeting of Chavurah will be on Sunday, September 14th at 10:15am at the Synagogue. Chavurah is open to all members of Beth Ohr. Each group will host at least one fund raiser or program during the year which could be social, educational or religious. Each small group will meet once a month. Please try to attend the meeting on the 14th. Call Linda Skupp if you have any questions ( ). CONGREGATION BETH OHR MEMORIAL FUNDS The following is a listing of the Memorial Funds that you may make taxdeductible contributions to: Stephen Edwards Memorial Youth Fund Elaine Leibowitz Memorial Fund Lenore Linder Youth Fund Larry & Ida Vogel Memorial Fund Beautification Fund Herman & Frieda Lipp Memorial Fund Mindy Nightingale Memorial Fund Stuart Polovsky Memorial Fund Herb Reinstein Memorial Fund ***In the future when donating to these funds, please make your checks out to CONGREGATION BETH OHR and write in the fund in the memo portion of the check. Thank you. Lisa Sibelman*** 7

8 We honor the memories of our loved ones whose Yahrzeits were observed during the month of July. We acknowledge the following for their contributions to the Yahrzeit Memorial Fund: DONATED BY: Mindy & Mark Isaacs Sarah & David Raymond Marshall Morris Wilma & Allen Appel The Simon Family Elias Engber Ann Herrmann, Susan Gold Belmont & Families Glenda Levenstein Marty Israel Pat & Don Gordon Syd Lustgarten Allen & Linda Skupp, Doris Schulsinger IN LOVING MEMORY OF Benjamin Cohen Isadore Simon Abraham Orenstein Bennet Appel, Robert Davis Wolf Goldhecht Steven Engber Fannie Greenspan Sarah Levenstein Rose Friedman Rose Gordon Morris Lustgarten Morris Wishnick BETH OHR CEMETERY Congregation Beth Ohr owns and operates a cemetery which is located on Ernston Road in Sayreville. The cemetery is a non-profit entity using existing funds and fundraising as its source of operating revenues. Membership in Beth Ohr entitles our congregants to the individual plot only, all other costs such as funeral, plot opening, memorial tablet costs, etc., are borne by the family of the deceased. Please call Lisa Sibelman in the Synagogue Office for further details. TREE OF LIFE You may order leaves for the Tree of Life for weddings, births, graduations, B'nai Mitzvot. The cost of a leaf is $118 and the cost of a rock is $450. Come and see how our tree has grown! Please call the office at to place your order. 8

9 August Yahrzeits The actual date that the Yahrzeit is observed is to the right of the name. It is customary to light a memorial candle on the eve of this date and to give tzedukah in memory of the deceased. One should recite the Mourner s Kaddish at services the evening before as well as the day of the Yahrzeit. Please call Lisa in the Synagogue office at , if you need information about the schedule of worship. The name of your departed will be read at the Friday evening and Shabbat morning services, the week before the Yahrzeit date which are represented by the dates in the columns which are in bold print. AUGUST 1/2 Max Balaban 8/8 Louis Boshak 8/6 Pauline Cheney 8/4 Bertha Feurth 8/6 Sally Kestenberg 8/2 Jacob Lowenthal 8/4 Srul Nemet 8/8 Irving Pearlstein 8/6 Aaron Risman 8/7 Victor Sass 8/4 AUGUST 8/9 Jerry Baron 8/11 Martin Donenfeld 8/10 Louis Fusfeld 8/12 Clara Gray 8/9 Bonnie Robbins 8/12 George Zwanziger 8/13 AUGUST 15/16 Evelyn Besterman 8/16 Herbert Golden 8/20 Jack Honig 8/20 Edna Kaplan 8/16 Bert Ladinsky 8/16 Benjamin Lipshitz 8/22 Harold Lubin 8/18 Ida Polovsky 8/20 Lucille Post 8/21 Sylvia Shindelman 8/20 Ruth Wurtzel 8/22 Arnold Yourman 8/18 AUGUST 22/23 Morris Lanzoff 8/29 Mala Rosenblum 8/29 Norman Rothberg 8/28 Edgar Sender 8/25 Benjamin Shapiro 8/29 Bertha Staff 8/28 AUGUST 29/30 Moshe Atzbi 9/3 David Bernstein 9/4 David Cohen 9/5 Regina Deutsch 9/4 Helen Edwards 9/2 Florence Fuchs 9/2 Harold Hyman 9/5 Donald Isaacs 9/1 Roberta Kagan 8/31 Lenore Linder 8/31 Blanche Linz 9/4 Ernest Schottlander 9/4 Pearl Weiss 8/31 Larry Wishnia 9/3 Ruth Woodman 9/2 Mary Zekser 9/3 9

10 BOWLERS WANTED NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY Bowlers needed for a Mixed Social Bowling League starting in September. The league is run for many years by Congregation Beth El of Edison and has teams made up of Congregation Beth Ohr members and friends. Teams consist of 4 people (over 18) and must have at least 1 male and 1 female. This is a social league and it doesn't matter how high your average is. It is for a night of fun and enjoyment. We bowl on the 2nd Saturday (plus 2 other Saturdays) at Strathmore Lanes on Route 34 in Aberdeen between September and May starting at 7pm. We conclude the year with a banquet dinner at the Grand Marquis in June. If you are interested in joining us or you need additional information please contact either Lisa in the office or Barry Gray HIGH HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE DO A MITZVAH...HELP JEWISH FAMILIES IN NEED This year Congregation Beth Ohr will participate in the High Holidays food collection for Jewish Family Services. If you have non-perishable Kosher food that you would like to donate, please place it in the bin in the lobby of the Synagogue by Monday, September 15, If you have food to be picked up, please call Ira Donenfeld ( ). Monetary Donations may be sent to the Synagogue office. Please make checks payable to Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County. 10

11 Synagogue Board of Directors PRESIDENT DAVID HONIG 1ST VICE PRESIDENT MARTIN ISRAEL 2ND VICE PRESIDENT ZELIE PRUSSACK 3RD VICE PRESIDENT BERNIE PINCUS TREASURER ALLAN BENISH FINANCIAL SECRETARIES SECRETARY BUDGET BOARD OF EDUCATION RITUAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY AFFAIRS MEMBERSHIP FUND RAISING MEN S CLUB PRESIDENT SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT PHIL RABINOWITZ ALLEN SKUPP HARRIETT FELD ROBERTA KARPEL LISA CLARK JENNIFER SONTAG JOSEPH SHAFRAN ALLEN APPEL PAULA YOURMAN TERRIE POLOVSKY EDNA YOURMAN EDWARD MENDLOWITZ PRESIDIUM The Summer is always a busy me at Beth Ohr. We are busy preparing for the upcoming High Holidays. The following pages include important informa on to assist you with your own High Holiday prepara ons. If there s anything we can help you with, please give me a call. Enjoy the rest of your Summer - Lisa Sibelman 11

12 Reminders from Your Financial Secretaries Bills covering dues, tuition, building fund and Kol Nidre Pledges were mailed out to all members during the month of June. Please remit payment as soon as you receive your bill. ALL financial obligations MUST BE CURRENT to register your children for the Hebrew School. The congregation approved the budget for at the Budget meeting in April. Our Constitutional By-Laws state that to qualify for the senior citizen dues discount, you must be over 65 and retired. Contact your financial secretary if you fall into this category. ========================================================== Dear Congregants, While we hope that all of our members remain part of the Beth Ohr Family forever, we recognize that job changes, retirement to Florida, etc. make it necessary for some families to leave the synagogue. Our Constitutional By-Laws obligate our members FINANCIALLY until one of the Financial Secretaries is notified in writing that a member must leave. You will be responsible for dues, tuition, building fund, etc. until we are notified. Thank you for your continued support of Beth Ohr. If you have any questions, please call: Your Financial Secretaries Allen Skupp (A-K) Zelie Prussack (L-Z) HIGH HOLIDAY INFORMATION High Holiday Ticket Sale High Holiday Ticket letter/registration forms have just been mailed out to you. Please complete the forms, return them to the Synagogue office with your payment so we can mail your tickets to you. If you prefer, tickets will be sold in the Synagogue during the following time: Thursday, Aug. 21, :00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, :00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Payment by check or credit card is required with your completed forms. If you would like to use your credit cards, please give us a call with your information and we will process the charge to your account. All past balances must be paid in full in order to be issued High Holiday tickets. 12

13 Do you want to add meaning to your Jewish life and create special memories for you and your children or grandchildren? Order a lulav and etrog for Sukkot this year. We will be taking orders for the community. The cost is $36.00 per set. When you buy a set, you will be doing a double mitzvah because the cost will include a donation to Jewish Family Services which will help feed the needy of our community. Please make checks payable to the Rabbi s Discretionary Fund and send it to the office, attention Lisa Sibelman, no later than Wednesday, September 10th, 2014 Lulav & Etrog Set NAME I WISH TO ORDER SET $36.00 PER SET HIGH HOLIDAY RAFFLE Letters with a raffle book will be mailed out to you very soon. First prize is 2 free High Holiday seats. Ten reserved parking places at the Synagogue for the holidays will also be raffled. The cost is $18.00 per raffle or $54.00 a book. Please have your ticket stubs and payment mailed to the Synagogue office no later than Friday, August 29th. P.O. Box 206 Old Bridge, NJ The drawing will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 8, You do not have to be present to win. 13

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15 REQUEST FOR YIZKOR MEMORIAL LISTING By now all of you have already received personalized letters. If for any reason you did not receive a letter and would like to have your loved ones names included in the Yizkor Memorial Book that is used on Yom Kippur, kindly fill out the form below. DEADLINE IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 PLEASE get your requests in early so that they are included in the Yizkor Book. Any names received after SEPTEMBER 9th cannot be included. If you wish to find out the names that were included in last year s Yizkor booklet, please call me at the Synagogue office and I will be more than happy to go over it with you. Please make every effort to respond in a timely fashion. Thank you in advance for your cooperation, Lisa Sibelman IN MEMORY OF: MEMORIAL OFFERING BY: Please return this form with a check payable to CONGREGATION BETH OHR in the amount of $10.00 per memorial book inscription to: P.O. Box 206 Old Bridge, NJ If you want to use your credit card please call me at the Synagogue office, please do not send your credit card information through the mail or on an . 15

16 We are having a FUND RAISER for the Synagogue...on Sunday, 8/10/14 A pool party at the home of Zelie and Mel a little schmoozing, a little eating and a lot of swimming...starts at 1:00 pm Charge is $36.00 per person... Checks must be in by August 2nd. remember its a fund raiser! thanks Zelie Just to let everyone know that the Chavurah groups will start in September. Look for information in the newsletters to come. Have a nice summer. Linda Skupp If you would like to have a new Yahrzeit Plaque made for a loved one so that it is up for the High Holidays, please call me as soon as possible. Yahrzeit plaques are $300 and the order needs to be in no later than August 15th. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Lisa Sibelman 16

17 News from the Beth Ohr Family Beth Ohr Thank You Notes Harriet and Philip Rabinowitz thank our Beth Ohr family for all the good wishes and gold cards they received on the birth of their grandson, Dylan Matthew Rabinowitz. Harriet and Phil Rabinowitz proudly announce the wedding of their son, Joshua, to Rachel Horwitz of Edison on July 3, Men s Club thanks Sy Golden for his contribution of paper goods for use at the Sunday morning breakfast and other Men s Club events. Erica, Ronald & Rhianna Rucinski thank you for your kind thoughts on the loss of their husband & father, Robert Rucinski. Your sincere sympathy at this time of sorrow is greatly appreciated and comforting. The Rucinski family. We would like to express our gratitude and appreciation for your kind expression of sympathy on the loss of our son-in-law Robert Rucinski. Thank you Paula for writing all the cards it's greatly appreciated. Marilyn & Ira Karlstein Paula Yourman would like to thank everyone for the Gold Cards, phone calls and good wishes she received on the occasion of her son Gary's engagement to Cindy Flank. A special thank you to Monica Atzbi for taking care of all the cards. Fortune Wurtzel-Cheney and the entire family would like to thank Rabbi Mishkin, Allen Appel, Joe Shafran, Marty Israel, Ira Donenfeld, and Lisa Sibelman as well as those of you who were able to attend services. Each of you helped to make the baby naming of Paulina Abby Bennett a memorable moment. Thank you for being so welcoming to our family and friends. SCRIP Sisterhood sells Shop Rite, A&P, Stop n Shop, and Acme Supermarket Gift Cards. This ongoing fundraiser helps support our Hebrew School, Oneg Shabbat, and other areas of our congregation. Sisterhood members receive 5% donor credit of their scrip purchase. We will no longer be offering Pathmark Supermarket Gift Cards. You will now receive A&P Gift Cards which are now accepted at Pathmark. You may contact the following for purchase and/or information: Monica Atzbi Sharen Silverman Marcia Trechak (summer months) Lisa Sibelman--Temple Office When ordering from Lisa at the temple office, please call in your order at least one day earlier when you want to pick up your scrip and pick up your order during the following hours: 10 am-12 noon or 1:30 pm -3:00pm. (If you want your scrip on Tuesday, please order by the Monday before.) 17

18 The following arms of Congregation Beth Ohr would like to take this opportunity to thank Ken Deitz for his generosity: Sisterhood Men s Club Programming Daytimes Ken has been supplying us with our paper goods needs for the past 2 years and Beth Ohr appreciates all that you do for us. 18

19 The deadline for the next newsletter will be Noon, Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Please send all of your thank you, articles and announcements via to: or call Lisa in the Synagogue office at Ritually Speaking If you are interested in sponsoring a Kiddush to celebrate a simcha, commemorate the Yahrzeit of a loved one, or just because, contact Lisa in the office at Sat., July 19 Fortune Wurtzel- Cheney in honor of the birth of her granddaughter Paulina Abby Bennett. Sisterhood is selling Kohl s Cares for Kids Gift Cards. You may purchase these cards as gifts or to pay your bill In the store so you can continue to use your charge card and get your discounts. For more information and to purchase cards, please call Carol Katz at When ordering Kohl s please use a separate check not to be combined with scrip checks. Rabbi Mishkin s Contact Numbers Office Phone # Home phone # after hours for emergencies address: rabbijoelmishkin@gmail.com Rabbi Mishkin will be available for counseling by appointment. 19

20 Congregation Beth Ohr P.O. Box 206 Old Bridge, NJ FROM THE RITUAL COMMITTEE THE COMMITTEE IS HOPING YOU CAN HELP. IF YOU HAVE ANY TOYS, BOOKS, OR GAMES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO THE SYNAGOGUE, WE'LL TAKE THEM AND USE THEM FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN DURING HIGH HOLIDAY SER- VICES. PLEASE CALL IRA DONENFELD AT