NEWSLETTER Congregation Sons of Israel Established 1909 Park and Spring Streets; P.O. Box 702 Peabody, Massachusetts 01960 (978) 532-1624 www.peabodycsi.org The next FRIDAY NIGHT SABBATH SERVICE January 4, 2019 at 7:30pm Time to Kindle Sabbath Candles for January 2019 January 4...4:05pm January 11.....4:13pm January 18.4:21pm January 25.4:29pm SATURDAY MINYANS 9:00am SUNDAY MINYANS 9:00am Page 1
January 2019 HAPPENINGS! Our Spiritual Leader, Seth Landau will be leading our Friday Night Shabbat Service. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Oneg will be sponsored by The Shul In Celebration of the New Year (Secular)!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAVE THE DATE: Our next Friday Night Sabbath Service will be February 1, 2019 at 7:30pm Saturday-January 5, 2019-Kiddush sponsored by: Shelley Green & Mara B. Cohen in celebration of their birthdays on Jan. 5th! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday-January 12, 2019-Kiddush sponsored by: Francine Black in Memory of her husband, Barry Black. and & to Celebrate her mother, Mary Menovich s 102nd Birthday! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday-January 19, 2019-Kiddush sponsored by: The Shul in Celebration of Tu B Shevat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Saturday-January 26, 2019-Kiddush sponsored by: Bernie & Anita Horowitz in Celebration of Lenny Hillman s 93rd Birthday! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WE APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE WHO CONTINUALLY SPONSOR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. SPONSORING GIVES YOU INNER SATISFACTION. NOW S YOUR TIME TO SHINE. PLEASE PAY PROMPTLY PRIOR TO EVENT. We currently have dates available to sponsor a Kiddush and/or Oneg Into the New Year 2019...Call to book your date(s) today! Cost of Oneg is $100.00 - Cost of Kiddush is $75.00 Please contact Mara at 978-535-1752 or by email: (marabcohen123@comcast.net) to sponsor one of these dates. IF YOU WRITE A DATE ON THE CALENDAR, PLEASE CONFIRM THE DATE WITH MARA. Thank you! Page 2
ATTENTION ** Board Meeting Dates 2019 ** Sunday, March 10, 2019 Sunday, May 2019 (TBD) June 3, 2019 (Annual Meeting) PLEASE BRING 2 ITEMS FOR THE FOOD PANTRY. CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATES! THANK YOU. Effective Immediately: Here is the New Email Address for the Shul: peabodycsi.org@comcast.net Please silence your phones Many of our regular Shul attendees are in Florida for the winter, it would be greatly appreciated if folks who usually don t attend on either Saturday or Sunday could make an effort to help out with a minyan. Thank You to those who have been attending right along... Page 3
! Irving Sacks - A Tribute... Irving was such a vital part of our shul-attending services every Saturday and Sunday morning, Board meetings, Men's Club, social events and the list goes on. He was Past President of our wonderful Shul for many years, chairperson of the Trust Fund Committee, a Life Director of our Board, a member of JWV Post #220 and to many of us a mentor and of course a dear friend. He always had a smile on his face and a Yiddish expression for everyone! We were fortunate during the Men s Club service last month to hear his rendition of Adon Olam - one which will leave a lasting memory in our hearts. May his memory be a blessing to us all. We will miss him. Page 4
"Do you have dreams of chanting Torah on the High Holidays? Want a captive Congregation? 3 great days to choose from! Join our High Holiday K riat hatorah class. Learn how to chant High Holiday Nusach in time for the Yomim Noraim. 1st class: January 27th based on interest. Please contact Seth Landau at landaus@verizon.net. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!! Please look for the 2019 Cong. Sons of Israel Scholarship Applications which will be in next month's newsletter.!! Any 2019 high school graduate with a connection to the Shul will be eligible.!! There will also be the separate Bea Greenberg Memorial Scholarship for a 2019 high school majoring in Education.!! The Humanitarian Committee wishes everyone a Healthy & Happy New Year! Page 5
The 2019 Combined Jewish Women s Organizations Annual Meeting On Nazis, Family and the Question of Forgiveness: 2 novelists confront the legacies of their families Tuesday, January 29, 2019 7:30 pm Snow date Wednesday, January 30, 2019 Temple Ner Tamid 368 Lowell Street Peabody, MA Soon after Rachel Kadish and Jessica Shattuck met in a Boston writers group, they discovered they had something in common or perhaps it s better to say they discovered something that was as far as possible from in common. Kadish s grandparents were Polish Holocaust survivors; Shattuck s were members of the Nazi party in Germany during World War II. For additional information, contact: Arlyne Greenspan, (978) 337-2155 arlyneg@nsjcc.org or Linda Magalnick, (978) 887-8488 lmagalnick@aol.com Sponsored by Jewish Women s Organizations of the North Shore with a generous grant from the Jewish Women's Endowment Fund of the North Shore, a Donor Advised Fund of Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Inc. Page 6
CONGREGATION SONS OF ISRAEL MEN S CLUB Will meet on Wednesday at 9:00am, all at the Shul; on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th of January. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Congregation Sons of Israel Men's Club meets every Wednesday morning at 9:00 am; in the Herbster Social Hall. Each week the club has an abbreviated weekday morning service followed by breakfast and a lively discussion. The discussion is often led by Rabbi Nechemiah Schusterman of Chabad of the North Shore. Weekly dues, which are two dollars per week are used to purchase items that the Shul needs or sometimes donated to a local charity. Please join us on any Wednesday morning. If you have any questions, please call Stanley Simon at 978.535.0288. REMINDERS Get Well cards and Sympathy cards are sent to our Congregants. Please call Marjorie Simon 978-535-0050, to inform her of any illness or condolences. To all our Congregants, when making a donation or any payment, please write reason, and specify on your check and envelope whether it is designated for the General Fund, Trust Fund, Building Fund, Scholarship Fund & Torah Repair Fund! Mail to: Congregation Sons of Israel - P.O. Box 702, Peabody, MA 01960. DEDICATE A PRAYER BOOK You can dedicate a book for a $36.00 donation. We will prepare a beautiful inscribed label and insert it into a book in memory or in honor of a loved one or a happy event. Send request and donation to: Congregation Sons of Israel, P.O. Box 702, Peabody, MA 01960. If you would like to be on the E-mail list, please send your e-mail address to our Shul e-mail address: peabodycsi.org@comcast.net You can also contact the Shul through our NEW website: www.peabodycsi.org Check it out! Page 7
Donations are Needed and Appreciated for the JF&CS (Jewish Family & Children Services) ~ Canned Fruit (packed in fruit juice) ~ Raisins ~ Brown Rice ~ Peanut Butter ~ Vegetarian Soup ~ Canned Vegetables ~ Canned Tomato Products ~ Shabbat Candles ~ Canned Salmon ~ Whole Grain Cereal ~ Whole Grain Crackers The Humanitarian Committee wants to thank everyone who donated so generously to the Winter Gear Drive. Approximately 10 large bags of gently worn clothing was donated to BootStraps in Beverly. Let s all start saving for next year! Thank you again. The Humanitarian Committee DONATIONS TO THE JEWISH FOOD PANTRY Paper Goods, Peanut Butter, Tuna & ***Kosher Vegetarian Soup & ***Brown Rice & Dried Beans.are NEEDED to go to Kosher Food Pantry. Food donations (MUST BE KOSHER). This is a wonderful way to give back to our community, Thank you to Francine Black who brings our items to the Food Pantry every month. Please remember to CHECK EXPIRATION DATES before you bring items to the Shul. Bins are located upstairs in the vestibule and downstairs in the back of the Herbster Social Hall. Thank you. The Humanitarian Committee Page 8
LIFE CYCLE EVENTS Mazel Tov to Mary Menovich, Mother to Francine Black, on the Celebration of her 102nd Birthday! Mazel Tov to Bernie & Anita Horowitz, on the Celebration of Lenny Hillman s 93rd Birthday! Mazel Tov to Leslie Emack on the birth of her granddaughter, Rosalie Fay Emack. Condolences to Joe and Marci Casaletto on the passing of Joe's parents, Joseph and Marie Casaletto. Condolences to Lee & Marianne Sacks on the passing of Lee s father, Irving Sacks, a Lifetime Member of CSI. Condolences to Freda Kravetz on the passing of Irving Sacks, the Love of her Life. Condolences to Judi Hermann and family on the passing of Richard Hermann. Condolences to David and Sharon Cores on the passing of David's mother, Nettie Cores. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please forward your information by the 15th of each month in order to get into the newsletter in a timely manner. Sometimes we miss an announcement, so if you hear of anything please inform us. Life Cycles should be sent to peabodycsi.org@comcast.net or call Barbara at 978-536-2018. You may also leave a message on the Synagogue s answering machine at 978-532-1624. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Winter months are upon us, please bring a sweater or dress in layers when you join us for the wonderful services and events. Sometimes the temperature will fluctuate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Newsletter Prepared by: Spiritual Leader: Publicity: Page 9 Mara B. Cohen, Barbara Sigel & Rosalyn Abrams Seth Landau Rosalyn Abrams Disclaimer: We are not responsible for typographical or other errors. We apologize if there are any.
The following donations were received November 16, 2018 - December 15, 2018 Donations can be designated to the following funds: The Building Fund, The General Fund, The Trust Fund, The Scholarship Fund, The Torah Repair Fund. Prayerbooks can also be donated to honor the memory of a loved one or friend, to observe a yahrzeit, to acknowledge a "simcha", or for any reason. Send all gifts to: Congregation Sons of Israel, Box 702, Peabody, MA 01960 and be sure to mark your check or envelope which fund you'd prefer your donation to go to. Thank you. General Fund Paula Cohen...In memory of mother, Norma Alpert Debby Eskenazi...In memory of father, Herb Cohen Gary Kaplan...In memory grandfather, John Fox Temmie & Larry Levitan & Leona Spector...In memory of beloved mother, Sarah Spector Building Fund Francine Black...Get well to Netty & Elyse, mother & sister of Sharon & David Cores...Happy birthday to Diane Elefson...Happy birthday to Paula Cohen...In memory of zayde, Max Weber...In memory of husband, Barry Black Torah Repair Fund Morris Sharaf...In memory of respected father, Israel J. Sharaf Mara & Billi Cohen...In memory of their uncle, Soloman Strumpfman Page 10
January 2019 Tivet/Shevat 5779 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 New Year s Day 2 Men s Club 9am 3 4 Services 7:30pm Light Candles 4:05pm 5 6 7 8 9 Men s Club 9am 10 11 Light Candles 4:13pm 12 13 14 15 16 Men s Club 9am 17 18 Light Candles 4:21pm 19 20 21 Tu B Shevat 22 23 Men s Club 9am 24 25 Light Candles 4:29pm 26 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 27 28 29 Combined Jewish Women s Mtg. 30 Men s Club 9am 31 T.N.T. 7:30pm Cancellation of Shul Services Due to Inclement Weather The following procedures are put into place to ensure the safety of our congregants: *Once a decision has been made to cancel a Friday night or Saturday/Sunday service, an email broadcast is sent to all Shul members *as well as posted on the Shul Facebook Page and our Website. *The information is submitted to the local television stations (Channels 4, 5, 7 and Fox); *Updated information is recorded on the Shul answering machine at 978-532-1624 Page 11