A Reform Congregation Volume 13, Issue 2

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1 Friday Services start at 7:30 PM Saturday Services start at 10:30 AM September, 2017 A Reform Congregation Volume 13, Issue 2 FROM THE RABBI The commandment to love the stranger, to be kind to the stranger, to welcome the stranger, appears in the Torah thirty-six times, more than any other mitzvah. The following anecdote appears in the book, A Code of Jewish Ethics, by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin: Professor Stephen Carter, an African-American, tells of an incident from his youth, when his parents moved from an African-American neighborhood to a white one in Washington, D.C. Carter remembers how uncomfortable he was about the move. Sitting on the front steps of his new house with his brothers and sisters, we waited for somebody to say hello, to welcome us. Nobody did.i knew we were not welcome here. I knew we would have no friends here. But Carter s fears and trepidations were set at ease by one person who, it turned out, was a religious Jew: All at once a white woman arriving home from work at the house across the street from ours turned and smiled with obvious delight and waved and called out, Welcome! in a booming confident voice I would come to love. She bustled into her house, only to emerge minutes later with a huge tray of cream cheese and jelly sandwiches, which she carried to our porch and offered around with her ready smile, simultaneously feeding and greeting the children of a family she had never met and an African-American family at that with nothing to gain for herself except perhaps the knowledge that she had done the right thing. We were strangers, African-American strangers, and she went out of her way to make us feel welcome. The woman s name was Sara Kestenbaum, and she died much too soon, but she remains, in my experience, one of the great exemplars of what is best about civility.she managed in the course of a single day to turn us from strangers into friends, a remarkable gift that few have.to this day, I can close my eyes and feel on my tongue the smooth, slick sweetness of the cream cheese and jelly sandwiches that I gobbled on that summer afternoon when I discovered how a single act of genuine and unassuming civility can change a life forever. Welcoming strangers is a great mitzvah. Someone cannot be a good Jew and a good human being if he/she is not welcoming to strangers. Mary and I wish you a shana tova. A good year. Rabbi David Weissman Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

2 2 SHABBAT SERVICES We meet at 4023 Belle Terre Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC. Parking is located in front and in back of the building. PO Box Myrtle Beach, SC (843) 903-ONEG (6634) TempleShalomMyrtleBeach.org Rabbi David Weissman President Vice President Treasurer Secretary At Large: A Reform Congregation Board of Directors Lily Ann Revitch Cookie Brenner Robert Post Michelle Foels Bobby Guseman MaryAnn Lempert Felice Breidner Natalie Kramer Norbert Flatow Flo Pflaster Joan Paxton Committee Chairpersons Calendar & Bulletin Dave Pflaster Dine & Schmooze Felice Breidner Natalie Kramer Education Rabbi Weissman Finance Lily Ann Revitch House Committee Gabe Brenner Membership Burt Kramer Oneg Flo Pflaster Publicity Burt Kramer Ritual Chairman Burt Kramer Webmaster Dave Pflaster Food Bank Chair Natalie Kramer Yahrzeit Notices Felice Breidner Sisterhood President Laurie Ward Brotherhood President Gabe Brenner Our Friday evening services begin at 7:30pm. There is an Oneg after services. On Saturday mornings services begin at 10:30 am. A small Kiddush is celebrated after services. FROM THE PRESIDENT: Dear Members & Friends, It is with great pride that I write this article for our September bulletin. This bulletin covers the months of Elul, the last month of the Hebrew calendar and Tishrei, the first month of the Hebrew calendar. These are the months that Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur fall. This year we will be celebrating our thirteenth High Holy day services. It is with joy that we should look back at our beginnings, our hopes for a Reform Temple with the right ideals of a Jewish place of worship, A Reform Congregation which meets the needs of Reform Jews in Myrtle Beach. Over the years we have welcomed many visitors from all parts of the United States. Our doors are always open to those that wish to join us at this special time of year, as well as all year round. This is a good opportunity to say thanks to those that work so diligently to keep Temple Shalom functioning so well. I know you all join me when I say a special thank you to Rabbi David Weissman for his leadership and the services he conducts so well. As this new year of 5778 approaches I will take this opportunity to say to each of you, If I have done anything this past year that was hurtful to you, If you felt that I slighted you or spoke slander against you, I apologize and I ask your forgiveness. I also ask forgiveness for any mistakes that I committed by speaking out of turn. I look forward to greeting each of you at Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur Services. Ze'ev & I wish each of you, above all, a year of good health, a year of prosperity, a year filled with family and good friends. L'Shanah Tovah Tikatevu Lily Ann Revitch

3 3 S'LICHOT SERVICE, SAT., SEPT. 16, at 8:00 P.M. S'lichot is a warm-up for the High Holidays. The evening will begin with a social hour followed by the S'lichot service. The evening will end by 9:30 P.M. Those attending are asked to bring a snack to share (cookies or cake or potato chips or pretzels or nuts or fruit, etc.). ONEG NEWS Well, the summer is gone, and so are the crowds! I, for one, will be enjoying the beach and lessened humidity September brings. Dave and I wish everyone a healthy and peaceful High Holiday season. The oneg dates available for the rest of 2017 are: October 6 and 13 November 24 December 15 and 22 If you are forward thinking-there are plenty of dates available for 2018! Any questions, just let me know. Flo Pflaster dfp324@atmc.net FIRST ADULT ED. CLASS AT 7:30 P.M. ON WED., OCT. 25 There will be no preconceived Jewish topics in this year's Adult Ed. program. At each session, those attending will be given an opportunity to ask about or bring up for an open-ended discussion any topics relating to Judaism that interest them. There will be ample opportunity for input by Rabbi David and by those attending the class. In talmudic times, a group of rabbis would gather together to discuss a topic of Jewish concern and their discussion of this topic would lead them to consider other related, and sometimes not so related, topics. We will use this talmudic format as our model. Nothing will be off the table. The object will be to make Judaism more relevant to our lives. Adult Ed. classes will be held once a month at 7:30 P.M. on a Wednesday evening beginning on October 25th. You will be notified of the dates of future sessions by . Each session will last for an hour or perhaps longer, if discussions become extensive. Everyone is invited to attend.

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5 5 Temple Shalom Sisterhood Presents THE ATTRACTIONS Books are available NOW New Merchants Bigger Book than last year!!!! BOOK These books make great gifts! Buy one for yourself and a friend Orders taken by mail or at meetings NO CASH No orders accepted without payment CHECKS ONLY $20 per book Send your check TODAY Make check payable to: Temple Shalom Sisterhood Laurie Ward, 4628 Marshwood Drive Myrtle Beach, SC Books also available in the following locations: Temple Shalom Meetings and Services Northern End of Myrtle Beach Meryl Chiarello (845) Central MB & Carolina Forest/Conway Laurie Ward (843) Southern End of Myrtle Beach Cookie Brenner (843) NO CASH CHECKS ONLY

6 DONATIONS Joan Paxton A Donation Donation for Roof repair Birthday Sandy Lempert September 10 Michael Sachwald September 11 Cary Lukas September 21 Cheryl Morrow September 22 Anniversary Michelle & Greg Foals Septermber 6 Ina & Art Falk September 10 6 Lynn & Louis Sostrin In Loving Memory Rita Swerling Sister of Lily Ann Revitch Rebecca Polack Grandmother of Lily Ann Revitch Lily Ann & Ze'ev Revitch Bessie Resnick Bereslawsky Great Grandmother of Beth Crow Claire Wine Stepmother of Beth Crow Beth Crow Ann Ciesla Mother of Maryann Lempert Ben Lempert Father of Sandy Lampert Mary Lempert Mother of Sandy Lempert Harriet Cohen Sister of Sandy Lempert Maryann & Sandy Lempert Millie Rachler Mother of Janet Cohen Janet Cohen Ian Weiner Brother of Sheila Honer Rosetta Weiner Mother of Sheila Honer Sheila & Philip Honer Ruth Schwartz Sister of Gabe Brenner Cookie & Gabe Brenner Rose Sostrin Mother of Louis Sostrin Lynn & Louis Sostrin Carrie Selig Wife of Robert Selig Robert Selig Bret Allen Selig Grandson of Robert Selig Robert SeligS Yahrzeits September Irene Kramer Mother of Burton Kramer 4 Hanna Tegan Falk Granddaughter of Art&Ina Falk 12 Aaron Pesses Father of Irene Klein 14 Shirley Gans Mother of Jane Gans 15 Bernard L Fredman Father of Barbara Guseman 15 Beatrice Jacobs Mother of Bob Jacobs 16 Jacob Finkelstein Father in Law of Steve Firestone 18 Maurice Benn Grandfather of Michelle Foels 20 Carrie Selig Wife of Robert Selig 20 Sandi Goldstein Wife of Barry Goldstein 21 Stan Marks Husband of Susan Marks 21 Chaza Pieniek Mother of Ari Pieniek 25 Oleta Crow Mother in Law of Beth Crow 26 Carl Block Father of Sandy Cohen 27 Do you have Jewish friends that have just moved to Myrtle Beach Temple Shalom the Reform Congregation in Myrtle Beach welcomes visitors for the HIGH HOLIDAYS. The $ charge for seats can be applied to a membership if an application is received by December 31, This will be for the membership year. It s a great way to enjoy being part of the High Holiday Services in Myrtle Beach and meet other Jewish families. See schedule of services in this bulletin, or call me personally Lily Ann Revitch Deadline for Octo- From the editor s desk ber Bulletin is September 23, 2017 Submission is via to : djp3747@atmc.net

7 7 September ELUL 10 TISHREI SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Service: 7:30 PM Oneg: Sheila & Phil Honer daughter s birthday Morning Service 10:30AM 10 ELUL 11 ELUL Service: 7:30 PM Oneg: Irene & Jim Klein Yahrzeit of Irene s father Morning Service 10:30 A.M. 12 ELUL 13 ELUL 14 ELUL 15 ELUL 16 ELUL 17 ELUL 18 ELUL Service: 7:30 PM Oneg: Ina & Art Falk 50th Anniversary Morning Service: 10:30 A.M. S'lichot - Saturday, Sept. 16, at 8:00 P.M. Refreshments followed by Havdallah and S'lichot. 19 ELUL 20 ELUL 21 ELUL 22 ELUL 23 ELUL 24 ELUL 25 ELUL :30PM Rosh Hashanah Services :30 Rosh Hashanah morning service 3PM Tashlich in afternoon at Revitch s Service: 7:30 PM Oneg: Lynn & Lou Sostrin 23 Morning Service 10:30 A.M ELUL ELUL 28 ELUL 29 ELUL 1 Tishrei 2 Tishrei 3 Tishrei :30 PM Yom Kippur Evening (Kol Nidre services) 30 10:30 AM Yom Kippur services 4:45 PM Afternoon, Yizkor and concluding service followed by Break-the-fast 4 Tishrei 5 Tishrei 6 Tishrei 7 Tishrei 8 Tishrei 9 Tishrei 10 Tishrei

8 8 SISTERHOOD NEWS I hope you all had a safe and enjoyable summer! Our Board has been busy planning another exciting year of events and programs for all of us to enjoy. I want to thank my Board for all their hard work, time and support to make Sisterhood a success. At the annual meeting in June, Sisterhood made a sizeable donation of $3, to the Temple, thanks to the efforts of Sisterhood and the support of the entire Congregation. Thank you! We had our first Sisterhood Membership meeting in August, where we reconnected after the summer break and signed up for the various fundraisers that are currently available to all members of the Temple. It was a pleasure to see so many of you in attendance. I want to thank Wendy Margulies for providing me with an inspirational message to read, after which we had a short business meeting. We all socialized while partaking in the delicious refreshments and signing up for our ongoing fundraisers. Thank you Cookie Brenner and Bobbie Guseman for running our fundraisers New Year s Cards, Attractions Books and Challah/Honey Cake Sales. Natalie Kramer and Irene Klein will be chairing the Break the Fast again this year. Please sign up if you haven t done so yet. There is still time to sign up and to put your orders in for the other fundraisers! Please refer to the flyers for more details. Your support and participation are greatly appreciated. Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 11th at 7:15 pm at the Temple. This meeting is important, as we will be discussing Break the Fast, Challah pick up, and New Year s Cards (deadline is Sept. 11 th ). The Rabbi will be presenting a program on Bema and Service Etiquette, which will be helpful and timely prior to the High Holiday Services. I look forward to seeing all of you on September 11th. Have a wonderful Labor Day holiday and stay safe. As we approach the High Holidays, I also want to wish all of you a healthy, happy, safe and peaceful New Year! LAURIE WARD, SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT Sisterhood Fundraisers 1. Challah & Honey Cake Sale - Sisterhood is currently taking orders and will continue to take orders at our upcoming meeting on September 11th at 7:15 pm. Challahs will be round or braided, flavors are available in plain, raisin, or sesame and sesame/raisin. We will also take orders for honey cakes. All items are $5.00 and must be paid in advance by check. Deadline for orders - Monday, September 11, New Year's Cards - Send Rosh Hashanah greetings to your Temple friends to wish them a Healthy and Happy New Year! A card will be sent with your name included in the card. Sisterhood is currently taking orders and will also take orders at our upcoming meeting on September 11th at 7:15 pm. Deadline for orders - Monday, September 11, Attractions Books - Attractions Books are currently available and will also be available at our upcoming meeting on September 11th at 7:15 pm. Cost is $20.00 per book and must be paid at time of purchase or in advance by check. 4. Break the Fast - Sisterhood will once again be sponsoring the Break the Fast on Yom Kippur on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at sundown following the blowing of the shofar. Deadline for reservations - Monday, September 11, Tribute Cards - Tribute Cards are the gift that keeps on giving! Tribute Cards simply take the place of greeting cards while investing in your own Temple and the Jewish community. With the purchase of one or more Tribute Cards, there is no trip to the store or wrapping of gifts. It is an ongoing fundraiser that will greatly benefit all of us at Temple Shalom! 6. Rada Knives - These knives make great hostess gifts for the holidays as well as other occasions! Sisterhood receives 40% of every order! We will accept orders every month, until the 20 th of the month. Anything ordered after that will be included in the next order. Please add a $1 shipping charge per order to cover Sisterhood shipping expenses. There are catalogues at the Temple for your convenience. For more information or to order, please call Wendy Margulies at Thank you for your continuing support of this fundraiser. Please refer to the flyers in this bulletin for all fundraisers. NO ORDERS OR RESERVATIONS WILL BE TAKEN WITHOUT PAYMENT PLEASE MAKE OUT SEPARATE CHECKS, PAYABLE TO: TEMPLE SHALOM SISTERHOOD, FOR EACH OF THESE FUNDRAISERS THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF SISTERHOOD & TEMPLE SHALOM!

9 9 Kitchen News - It has been a VERY hot summer and we are drinking a lot of water. All donations of cases of water, napkins, paper towels, and toilet paper are welcome. Please put them on the floor in the storage room and we will make sure they get put away. Please remember that if you doing the Oneg or an event, you need to take the trash and dispose of it at the end of the event. We cannot leave trash and food in the building. There are new trash bags in the kitchen to replace the ones you take with you. Thank you Cookie WE HAVE A NEW ANNUAL CALENDAR. Click calendar at bottom of left column to open calendar. Click back arrow if you want to return to website homepage. YOU CAN NOW CHECK OUT WHAT IS COMING AT TEMPLE SHALOM. LOTS OF FUTURE EVENTS AND PLANS. IF YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING, CONTACT EITHER COOKIE AT EBREN- NER1@GMAIL.COM OR MICHELLE FOELS AT MICHELLE@FOELS.COM OR CALL US SO WE CAN ADD YOUR EVENT. PLEASE DO NOT SCHEDULE AN EVENT WITHOUT NOTIFYING ONE OF US. WE ARE TRYING TO SPACE OUT EVENTS SO WE ALL CAN PARTICIPATE. Just a thought If every time you came into the temple, you dropped a dollar into the Tzedakah Jar, just think of how much help that would be to Temple Shalom. Chai Club I reach out to each of you that have contributed to the "CHAI CLUB " this past year. It is because of each of you that truly helped Temple Shalom above and beyond the dues that we all pay. Your extended contributions make all the difference. The names listed below have certainly done their share. We (the Board) hope in the coming year others will join us in this endeavor. Because of the Chai Club we have not raised dues. For only $18.00 per person a month YOU TO can be a Chai Club member and though your commitment you can help keep Temple Shalom strong. Ze'ev Revitch Lily Ann Revitch Robert Post Linda Post Diahann Saddler Sheila Honer Sam Breidner Felice Breidner Rabbi Weissman Mary Weissman David Pflaster Flo Pflaster Cookie Brenner Irene klien Dorothy McCawley Steven Firestone Sue Flatow Beth Crow Please Consider Chai Club this year!!!!!

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12 12 TEMPLE SHALOM SISTERHOOD CHALLAH AND HONEY CAKE SALE CHALLAHS AND HONEY CAKES - $5.00 EACH DEADLINE FOR ORDERS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 Orders taken by mail or at Sisterhood meetings on Monday, August 28, 2017 & Monday, September 11, 2017 No orders accepted without payment CHECKS ONLY Make your checks payable to: Temple Shalom Sisterhood Send order form with CHECK to: Laurie Ward, President, 4628 Marshwood Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC Challahs and Honey Cakes will be delivered to the Temple Wednesday, September 20 at 11 AM - Available until noon If you cannot pick up your items on September 20, they will be held in the Temple kitchen with your name on it. Contact Cookie Brenner if you have any questions (h) (c) Ebrenner1@gmail.com (Tear off and return with your CHECK) Name: Phone Write the quantity you want under the style and flavor you prefer Description Round Braided Sub Total Sesame Plain Raisin Sesame/Raisin Honey Cake Total Number of Items

13 13 Temple Shalom Sisterhood TRIBUTE CARDS A Tribute card takes the place of a greeting card for any occasion while simultaneously making a donation to the Temple! This is an easy way to honor or memorialize your friends and loved ones with a personalized card! $3.00 for individual cards (stamp included) $10.00 for a package of 5 cards with envelopes (stamp not included you mail yourself at your own convenience) To order an individual card, please Sheila Honer at Sheila1128@msn.com with the occasion you are recognizing and how you want your card signed. Sheila will arrange payment with you. Packages of cards for purchase will be available from Sheila Honer and will also be available at Sisterhood meetings and events, Services and other Temple events throughout the year. 3 Great Reasons to Send a Tribute Card from Temple Shalom Sisterhood! Your donation will benefit Temple Shalom Sisterhood, the entire congregation and the greater Jewish community. Your honoree will be notified with a personalized card mailed to their home. You will be performing a mitzvah by honoring or remembering a loved one or friend in celebration or time of need! Contact Laurie Ward or Sheila Honer with any questions: Laurie: laurie0153@gmail.com Sheila: Sheila1128@msn.com Thank you for your support of Temple Shalom Sisterhood!

14 14 TEMPLE SHALOM SISTERHOOD CHALLAH AND HONEY CAKE SALE CHALLAHS AND HONEY CAKES - $5.00 EACH DEADLINE FOR ORDERS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 Orders taken by mail or at Sisterhood meetings on Monday, August 28, 2017 & Monday, September 11, 2017 No orders accepted without payment CHECKS ONLY Make your checks payable to: Temple Shalom Sisterhood Send order form with CHECK to: Laurie Ward, President, 4628 Marshwood Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC Challahs and Honey Cakes will be delivered to the Temple Wednesday, September 20 at 11 AM - Available until noon If you cannot pick up your items on September 20, they will be held in the Temple kitchen with your name on it. Contact Cookie Brenner if you have any questions (h) (c) Ebrenner1@gmail.com (Tear off and return with your CHECK) Name: Phone Write the quantity you want under the style and flavor you prefer Description Round Braided Sub Total Sesame Plain Raisin Sesame/Raisin Honey Cake Total Number of Items

15 15 Temple Shalom Sisterhood TRIBUTE CARDS A Tribute card takes the place of a greeting card for any occasion while simultaneously making a donation to the Temple! This is an easy way to honor or memorialize your friends and loved ones with a personalized card! $3.00 for individual cards (stamp included) $10.00 for a package of 5 cards with envelopes (stamp not included you mail yourself at your own convenience) To order an individual card, please Sheila Honer at Sheila1128@msn.com with the occasion you are recognizing and how you want your card signed. Sheila will arrange payment with you. Packages of cards for purchase will be available from Sheila Honer and will also be available at Sisterhood meetings and events, Services and other Temple events throughout the year. 3 Great Reasons to Send a Tribute Card from Temple Shalom Sisterhood! Your donation will benefit Temple Shalom Sisterhood, the entire congregation and the greater Jewish community. Your honoree will be notified with a personalized card mailed to their home. You will be performing a mitzvah by honoring or remembering a loved one or friend in celebration or time of need! Contact Laurie Ward or Sheila Honer with any questions: Laurie: laurie0153@gmail.com Sheila: Sheila1128@msn.com Thank you for your support of Temple Shalom Sisterhood!

16 16 Join Temple Shalom This Yom Kippur for BREAK THE FAST SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 Afternoon Services will begin 4:45 pm Afternoon Service Mincha Yizkor Service Concluding Service Neilah Break the Fast will follow the concluding service RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED $12.50 for Temple Members $18.00 for Non-Temple Members Children under 12 Free Deadline for Reservations: September 20, 2017 Your check is your reservation Make your checks payable to: Temple Shalom Sisterhood Contact Natalie Kramer if you have any questions SEND YOUR CHECK/RESERVATION TO: NATALIE KRAMER, 671 Pepperbush Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC Name # of Members # of Non-Members TOTAL - $ Your check is your reservation Send by September 20, 2017

17 17 Temple Shalom Sisterhood JEWISH NEW YEAR S CARDS A Rosh Hashanah greeting card will be sent to all your Temple friends with your name included in the card. This is an easy way to wish your friends at Temple Shalom a Healthy and Happy New Year! $5.00 for individuals $10.00 per couple/family Orders taken by mail through September 11 th or at the Sisterhood meetings Monday, August 28, 2017 & Monday, September 11, 2017 No orders accepted without payment CHECKS ONLY Make your checks payable to: Temple Shalom Sisterhood Please include (be specific) how you want your name(s) to be signed (e.g. Mr. & Mrs., Laurie & Mike Ward, Laurie Ward, etc.) Send order with CHECK to: Laurie Ward, President, 4628 Marshwood Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC Contact Laurie Ward if you have any questions (h) laurie0153@gmail.com