From Our Spiritual Leader Cantor Henry Shapiro

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1 Volume 22, Issue 3 Things/Words From Our Spiritual Leader Cantor Henry Shapiro We just entered into the 5th and final book of the Torah, Devarim. Now each book has it's own character or over-riding theme. Genesis tells the stories of creation and the patriarchs (and matriarchs), Exodus the emergence of the Israelite people, Leviticus the priestly rites and rituals and laws. Bamidbar continues with a mixture of laws and narrative as well as journeys in the wilderness. Deuteronomy, has a little bit of everything. Indeed, one of the traditional Hebrew phrases used to label the book is mishneh torah. This implies it's a summation of all the writings before it. The Hebrew name for the book, Devarim, comes from the opening, ayleh d varim Moshe, these are the words that Moses spoke (to the children of Israel). These words are a reminder of what has happened before with examples and instruction for when the people enter the land of Israel. The Hebrew root word, dvar, means two things. The first being of course, word or when used in the phrase Dvar Torah, an essay or talk on a Torah passage. The second meaning of dvar is thing or object. This seems like a curious connection, but something that makes sense when you think about it. Coming Events Friday Night Shabbat Services 6:00 PM Saturday Morning Shabbat Services 9:30 AM Rosh Hashannah Services Sept 9th at 8:00 PM Sept 10th at 8:30 AM Sept 11th at 8:30 AM Tashlich Sept 16th at 10 AM at B-Y Park in Trafford Yom Kippur Services Kol Nidre Sept 18th at 6:30 PM Sept 19th at 8:30 AM Mincha 5:45 PM Neilah 6:45 PM Shofar Blowing followed by Break-the-Fast at 7:55 PM Sukkot Services Sept 24th at 9:30 AM Sept 28th at 6:00 PM with Pizza in the Hut Shemini Atzeret Oct 1st w/yizkor during Torah Service 9:30 AM Simchat Torah Oct 1st - w/live music and refreshments! 6:00 PM See calendars for candle lighting times

2 We all have heard the cliche that there are 50 or 100 words for snow in the Eskimo language. That is true and it indicates that language can point to the importance of ideas to the culture and identity of a people. This double meaning of the Hebrew word dvar can be an interesting insight into Hebrew and Jewish thought. What connection does the idea of a physical object and something so ephemeral as a word have? The answer lies in the phrase, 'People of the Book'. The words and stories in the Torah have attained such importance, history, and meaning that they have solidified into something we can hold. The 1st four books of the Torah are said to be G-d s telling and the final book, Devarim, the telling of Moses. He is fixing the story and words into a lasting legacy that we can hold up thru the ages. There is one further thing to keep in mind as we read Devarim. When the people Israel finally enter the land of Israel, Moses does not continue the journey with them. He is now on his own spiritual journey. That is a good guide for us as we turn our thoughts from the mundane day-to-day to the upcoming High Holidays when we enter a new realm. Cantor Henry Shapiro /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Page 2

3 From the President s Desk.Robert E. Korfin The High Holy Days are almost upon us. We usually look at the new year with a spirit of renewal and anticipation for what the year holds in store for us. I don t feel that way this year. Over the past year we ve lost key members of our Parkway Family. No one can replace Leslie Rubin or Bernie Bernstein. They were in Shul every Friday and/or Saturday for Shabbat services. This past year we also lost Bob Zukerman, Micki Kessler, and Neil Blumenfeld. We re simply not the same here at Parkway. I used to tell people from other congregations in the city as well as the eastern suburbs that as small as we are at PJC, we have a minyan on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings; that isn t the case anymore. This past year we have gone week after week and month after month without a minyan. And it gets worse.people are not coming to shul when they have Yahrzeit for a loved one. It appears that many of our members have other priorities or simply don t have or make the time. Our membership has dropped due to illness and worse, which means our life s blood (money) is not coming in. Over the years I said and continue to say."something has got to give." So as we prepare for this High Holiday period, we are reaching a crossroads. There are questions and decisions that will have to be made. I have had my head in the sand too long. It s time to stand up and do whatever needs to be done. I promise to keep you informed along the way. Nothing loses the room more than when I say my thank-you s. So forgive me, but I must thank Diane Bloomfield, Hal Lederman, Charlie Rubin, Alan Levine and Michael Tell and of course Gail Levine; she s the glue that holds everything together at PJC. I hope and pray the New Year will be filled with good health, happiness and peace for all of us. And let us say.amen. Page 3

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7 Kiddush & Oneg Shabbat Sponsors PJC Sisterhood Sam Rubin Hal Lederman Diane Bloomfield Bob Caplan Sandy Goppman Kiddush Oneg Sponsorships Sisterhood invites you to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other Simchas by sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat or Saturday Morning Kiddush. You can also sponsor in memory of a loved one s Yahrzeit. For more information, call Diane Bloomfield at Donation Contacts: Donations to the Marilyn Markowitz/Phyllis Stein Memorial Library Fund can be made by calling the shul office. Mazel tov to: Amy and Norman Mayer, on the birth of their Granddaughter, Lily Ann Joanie and Mike Jacob, on the birth of their Granddaughter, Isabella Edy Dickman and Cantor Henry Shapiro who received awards for their paintings at the Penn Arts Council Art Show held at the Penn Hills Library in July Betty Ann and Ron Secorie, on their 50th Wedding Anniversary AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES 9 Ronna and Richard Vrcic 17 Betty Ann and Ronald Secorie (50th) 19 Susan and Michael Tell 24 Diane and Harold Bloomfield 31 Debbie and Alan Iszauk AUGUST BIRTHDAYS 6 Rachel Reifman 8 Jenifer Kosko 20 Thomas Eisenstatt 23 Marvin Heyman Brianne Reifman 26 Michelle Korfin Perl 31 Ron Brown SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES 2 Myrna and Bob Korfin Gail and Alan Levine Coleen and Scott Reifman Donna Wolfson and Jack Silverstein 24 Elizabeth and Larry Eisenstatt SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS 3 Diane Bloomfield Erin Mazer Coleen Reifman 4 Steven Goppman 10 Efrem Schwartz Seth Feldman 12 Shirley Holtzman Schwartz 13 Jeannette Kline 15 Amy Mayer 16 Robert Caplan 17 Sandy Goppman 24 Anna Rubin Sheryl Sternberg OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES 24 Lois and Ron Goldberg OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS 3 Vera Greenberg Randi Moldovan Quinn 7 Gail Brown 8 Alan Levine Elizabeth Eisenstatt 13 Bryan Cain 16 Sara Levine 31 Ira Mazer Page 7

8 5778/5779 Parkway Jewish Center Fall 2018 Elul/Tishrei Yahrzeits Week of August 10, Av Julius Richman, Sherman Hershman, Arnold Hackman, Helen Brown, Nathan Rosenfeld, Ruth Samuels, Dora Fisher, Jennie Gottlieb, Samuel Flansbaum, Helen L. Speck, Stanley E. Holtzman Week of August 17, Elul Bertha Green, Annette Uran, Bernard B. Dickman, Helen Moss Weinberger, Ann Halperin, Goldie Goppman, Herman Goppman, Shirley Melnick Week of August 24, Elul William Hoffman, Mitchell A. Michaelson, Lenore Caplan, Frank Nathan, Sidney Garfinkel, Morris Kessler, Jack Morris Week of August 31, Elul Harry Seiner, Sherman Cohen, Dora Lederman, Herman Bloomfield, Herbert Klein, Melvin Harris, Max Leff, Mollie Gertrude Maysels, Stanley Glaser Week of September 7, Elul Esther Feinberg, Sidney Schaer, Jennie Berkover, Murray Kaye, Herman F. Mervis, Morris Izenson, Alexander Kain, Emil & Cacilia Kaplan, Saul Klawansky, Norman Lucker, Bertalan & Fannie Kain, Jacob & Sarah Leah Sokal, Gertrude Zubin, Magda Kain Berkowitz & Family, Fred A. Goldberg, Louis Lipsitz, Samuel Temeles, Harold Weinberger, Betty Rapport Week of September 14, Tishrei Rudolph Peritz, Rev. Israel Horowitz, Eli Klein, Barney Moldovan, Ronald Fischman, Abraham Zlatkin, Sarah Welner, Perla Kinast, David Shapiro, Gertrude Tell, Abraham Goodman, Elaine Goldberg, Albert Hyman If the name is printed in Bold, a Yahrzeit Plaque will be illuminated in the Sanctuary during the Yahrzeit week. If you would like to place a Yahrzeit Plaque in the Sanctuary, please call the Synagogue Office at between 9 am and 1 pm daily. Condolences: Betty Bernstein, on the passing of her Husband, Bernie Bernstein Ava Cain, on the passing of her Father, Bernie Bernstein Tammy Blumenfeld, on the passing of her Husband, Neil Blumenfeld Linda Tashbook, on the passing of her Step-Father, Neil Blumenfeld Page 8

9 5778/5779 Parkway Jewish Center Fall 2018 Elul/Tishrei Week of September 21, Tishrei Ruth Gumerman, Ada Klein, Ruth Barnett, Rose Chosky, Irwin Feinberg, Sylvia Morris, Alfred L. Reel, Blanch S. Sachs, M. Bernard Moskovitz, Selma Luterman, Jeff Caplan, Rose Rose, Max Joseph Birkenfeld, Seymour Greenberg Week of September 28, Tishrei Leslie Rubin, Geri Miller, Jerome Harold Birkenfeld, Betty Ann Hackman, Charles Herman, Abraham Lubell, Ruth Pollack, Clara Weintraub, Meyer Bernstein, Dora Loundy, Hyman Loundy, Abraham Loundy, Ruth Hiller, Esther Moidel, Rose A. Schwartz, Jenny Kroll, Stan Markovitz, Carol Caplan, Alfred L. Silberman Week of October 5, Tishrei Sam Schiff, Gerald Rubin, John Trotter, Joseph J. Goldstein, Lois Millen, Lee Gluckman, Abraham Glick, Simon Klein, Irwin T. Zimmerman, Samuel Lederman Week of October 12, Cheshvan Sandra Welner, Flora Young, Esther Steinberg Katz, Edith Pavloff Smith, Teresa Schwartz, Sol Feinberg, Marks Newman, Herman Simon, Philip Reuben Caplan Week of October 19, Cheshvan Clara Silverman, Yisrael Rubin, Lily Rosenberg, Arnold Landay, Isidor Pober, Maurice Sandler, Morris Tatar, Marvin Tell, John Krause, Esther Green, Sara Levine, Sarah Tannenbaum Week of October 26, Cheshvan Shirley Forman, Paul Kaye, Joseph Feldman, Samuel Kirshner, Joe Kaplitz, Gary Tell, Max Berkowitz, Steward Handwerk, Celia Levine Schwartz, Jack Fiedler, Seymour Daniels, Dorothy Brill, Rosalyn Zilber ****************************************************************** Refuah Schleimah A Speedy Recovery to: Keeping Michelle Caplan in our thoughts and prayers. Page 9

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12 5778/5779 Parkway Jewish Center Fall 2018 Elul/Tishrei PARKWAY JEWISH CENTER SISTERHOOD Laurie Barnett Levine, Sisterhood President N E W Y E A R G R E E T I N G N E W S It s that time of year already when we all must start thinking about the upcoming holidays. As in the past, Sisterhood will be publishing the NEW YEAR GREETINGS and the IN MEMORIAM BULLETINS. This year we again promise large print in the Memorium listing. Please complete the enclosed form and mail it to LAURIE BARNETT LEVINE with a check made out to PJC Sisterhood. The holidays will be here before we know it! The form and your check must be received by August 17, Please remember the cost of each line is $6.00. No insertion will be placed without an enclosed payment. PLEASE DO NOT SAY SAME AS LAST YEAR!!! We need you to fill out the form completely and legibly. ****************************************************** PLEASE MAIL YOUR CHECK AND COMPLETED FORM TO: Laurie Barnett Levine 1338 Woodcliffe Drive Monroeville, PA Please do NOT mail completed forms to the shul office. REMEMBER...DEADLINE IS AUGUST 17, 2018 Page 12

13 5778/5779 Parkway Jewish Center Fall 2018 Elul/Tishrei PARKWAY JEWISH CENTER SISTERHOOD ***************NEW YEAR GREETING*************** Please write your name below exactly as you wish it to appear. The cost of your Greeting is $6.00. Examples: 1. Sharon and David Brown 2. Mr. and Mrs. David Brown 3. Sharon, David, Stacey and Mark Brown 4. Mr. and Mrs. David Brown and Family ***************IN MEMORIAM**************** Use the lines below to list your IN MEMORIAM: DONOR Examples: IN LOVING MEMORY OF DONOR IN LOVING MEMORY OF 1. Sharon and David Brown Tom Brown $ Sharon and David Brown Tom Brown, Beloved Father $ Mr. and Mrs. David Brown Mary and Bernie Brown, $12.00 and Family Beloved Parents & Grandparents DEADLINE IS AUGUST 17, 2018 THERE WILL BE A $6.00 CHARGE FOR EACH IN MEMORIAM LINE LISTED PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO PJC SISTERHOOD & MAIL YOUR CHECK AND COMPLETED FORM TO: Laurie Barnett Levine AMOUNT ENCLOSED: 1338 Woodcliffe Drive GREETINGS Monroeville, PA MEMORIAMS TOTAL PLEASE DO NOT MAIL COMPLETED FORMS TO THE SHUL OFFICE Please do not write Same as last year!! Thank you. Page 13

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20 Parkway Jewish Center 300 Princeton Drive Pittsburgh, PA NON-PROFIT ORG U.S.POSTAGE PAID PITTSBURGH, PA PERMIT NO DATED MATERIAL PLEASE DO NOT DELAY Or Current Resident Congregation Sha ar HaShamayim Cantor Henry Shapiro, Spiritual Leader or Officers President Board Members Marvin Heyman Ira Mazer Donna Wolfson Committee Chair Persons House Chair Ritual Chair Cemetery Chair Office Administrator Bob Korfin Mike Jacob Harold Bloomfield Alan Levine Hal Lederman Arnie Levine Gail Levine Sisterhood Officers President Vice Presidents Membership Program Fundraising Catering Corresponding Secretary Financial Secretary Treasurer Auditor Scribe Staff Editor Laurie Barnett Levine Susan Mazer Vera Greenberg Vacant Diane Bloomfield Vacant Amy Mayer Lynda Heyman Lynda Heyman Harold Bloomfield PUBLISHED MONTHLY VOLUME 22, ISSUE 3 FALL 2018 PARKWAYJC@VERIZON.NET Page 20