HAYOM OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 ISSUE #10 9 LEE BLVD SAVANNAH, GA 31405 912-352-4737 WWW.AGUDATH-ACHIM.COM In This Issue: Information from the President High Holiday Schedule Shalom School Info Men s Club Info Updating Aliyah Cards Sisterhood Mitzvah-Gram Yahrzeits Contributions October Calendar October Birthdays OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 Page 1
Dear fellow Congregants, Information from the President: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Motti Locker PRESIDENT Victor Shernoff FINANCIAL SECRETARY Elise Shernoff RECORDING SECRETARY Ed Bernard TREASURER Michael Bonder IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Steven Roth BOARD MEMBERS Matthew Allan Robyn Carroll Adam Fins Kenneth Hoffman Fran Kaminsky Marcy Konter Nancy Isaacson Rick Meier Sherwin Robin Scott Samuels Barry Schlafstein Linda Zoller HONORARY MEMBER David Hirsh MEN S CLUB PRESIDENT David Hirsh CHEVRA KADISHA David Reeves ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN Joel Goodman As the New Year 5777 arrives, so are many new things happening at Congregation Agudath Achim. We are beginning to renovate and modernize our office complex as this is written, we are offering more activities to entice young families and their children, our Backpack Buddies program is beginning its eighth year with tremendous support and potential for growth, our lay-leadership services are beginning to catch on with our members, and our Rabbi search committee will begin the search process again in the early part of winter. Our different adult education programs continue to draw attendees, and Shalom School now has 67 children enrolled, about 25% are from AA, and it has seen an upgrade in computer and audio-visual teaching tools. Just a reminder, our doors are always open to you so please come in and take part. Elise and I wish everyone a L'Shana Tovah and nothing but sweetness and goodness to each of you for the new year. See you in Shul Victor Shernoff President RITUAL COMMITTEE Steve Arkin SHALOM SCHOOL Eva Locker OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 Page 2
Congregation Agudath Achim Join Us for the High Holidays Sunday, October 2nd, Erev Rosh Hashanah 6:00 pm - Mincha/ 6:49 pm - Candle Lighting Monday, October 3rd, Rosh Hashanah 9:00 am - Services 10:30 am - K Toni & Jr. Congregation 10:45 am - Shofar Blowing 11:15 am - Sermon 5:00 pm - Tashlich and Mincha (at the back of the Heard Elementary) Tuesday, October 4th, Rosh Hashanah 9:00 am - Shacharit 10:30 am - K Toni & Jr. Congregation 10:45 am - Shofar Blowing 11:15 am - Sermon Tuesday, October 11th, Kol Nidre 6:38 pm - Candle Lighting 6:55 pm - Mincha 7:10 pm - Kol Nidre Wednesday, October 12th, Yom Kippur Yizkor 9:00 am - Shacharit 10:45 am - K Toni & Jr. Congregation 12:00 pm - Sermon/Yizkor 5:15 pm - Mincha 6:15 pm - Neilah 7:20 pm - 7:31 pm - Shofar/Havdalah and Fast ends Sunday, October 16th, Erev Sukkot 6:00 pm - Mincha/ 6:32 pm - Candle Lighting Monday, October 17th, Sukkot Day 1 9:45 am - Sukkot Services followed by Kiddush Luncheon in Sukkah 6:00 pm - Mincha 7:26 pm - Candle Lighting OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 Page 3
Congregation Agudath Achim Join Us for the High Holidays Tuesday, October 18th, Sukkot Day 2 9:45 am - Sukkot Services 7:20 pm - at the House of Eva & Motti Locker 7:25 pm - Holiday Ends Saturday, October 22nd, Chol HaMoed 9:45 am - Shacharit 7:15 pm - /Havdalah at the House of Eva & Motti Locker Sunday, October 23rd, Erev Shemini Atzeret 6:25 p.m. Candle Lighting Monday, October 24th, Shemini Atzeret/Yizkor 9:45 am - Shacharit & Yizkor 6:00 pm - Simchat Torah Celebration Tuesday, October 25th, Simchat Torah 9:45 am - Simchat Torah 7:18 pm - Holiday Ends The flowers in the planter boxes on the Bimah for Rosh Hashanah were donated by Sheryl and Stavie Kreh, Sidney & Marissa Karp & Arnold & Chrissie Karp in loving memory of their parents, Annette & Melvin Karp, Esther & Max Kreh, Eric Nathan Karp, Clara & Abe Harris, Fannie Harris, Herschel & Barbara Harris, Julius & Jay Kaminsky, Abe & Annie Karp, Hilda Weinstein, and Rabbi Jerry Potack. Orange Juice & Cookies for Break the Fast Thank You to Helene & Jack Streicher and Joan Pam for donating the cookies, and also to Nancy & Bobby Isaacson for providing the Orange Juice. Operation Isaiah This is my chosen fast share your bread with the hungry, take the homeless into your home, clothed the naked when you see him, do not turn away from the people in need (Isaiah 58:6-7). Sunday, October 2nd begins the celebration of the Jewish Holidays. This was also the start of the annual food drive, Operation Isaiah which ends on Friday, October 28th. We ask each congregant to bring a minimum of one pound of food to the synagogue for distribution to the hungry through the Second Harvest Food Bank. With 100% participation, we would together, as an act of Tzedekah, give no less than 600lbs of food to feed those less fortunate. Drop off barrels will be located in Congregation Agudath Achim, along with 4 other locations (The JEA, Congregation Mickve Israel, Congregation B nai Birth Jacob and Rambam Day School). OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 Page 4
A magic moment in children s eyes. Not a holiday in itself but Tashlich is a ritual that is a big favorite with little ones: how not! We go on a field trip and we come back after we got rid of the equivalent of a year full of sins. This tradition appears around the 15 century and was originally intended to be held by a body of water containing fishes. One of the symbols behind the ritual was for us to be judge by the eye of god the same way a fisherman judges the fish he just caught: to be released or to die. Several centuries later, we have pushed the symbolism a step further: we casting our sins away, usually in the form of breadcrumb that we throw in the river or the sea, with the hope of being granted a fresh start. For young children, the symbolic act of throwing away our sins brings that message home in a dramatic yet very concrete manner: to think about all the things they have done wrong that past year, get more or less a breadcrumb for each item on that mental list and throw those crumbs away during Tashlich. to come out with a blank slate and all this, while feeding the fish. (Parents, be ready to answer the typical What happen to the fish who are eating all those sins? ). This is of course of a very simplified version of what Tashlich is meant to be but it is a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate forgiveness to younger ones. Families with small children will enjoy reading together the related story New Year at the Pier by April Alperin. As we celebrating Rosh Hashanah, we, at Shalom School have spent the summer working on making our new academic year even better. We learned on how to teach in a project base learning methodology meaning, our lessons are now more interactive and always centered around one bigger project matching the grade and the curriculum. That also means that we will be incorporated art and technology in a more blended manner. Many of our classroom have been equipped with big screen TVs with computer like capability that will open many new possibilities: we can access the online components of our curriculum, we can show our students short videos or do team research on any given topic, but also we can play various games while reviewing and testing the students knowledge in a really fun atmosphere. We may not feed the fish at Shalom School but we are definitely aiming to make Jewish education at least as exciting! Wishing you Shanah Tovah Umetukah, a sweet and happy new year! Eva Locker, Principal. OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 Page 5
MEN S CLUB We have a program planned for Sunday, December 11, 2016. A trip to Jacksonville to see the Jacksonville Jaguars play the Minnesota Vikings. The cost is $55 per person for the football tickets only. All are Welcome! Please advise by email ASAP to David Hirsh: dnhirsh@comcast.net or AA: agudatha@aol.com, if you are interested. We will check on group transportation when we have an idea of attendance. OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 Page 6
Updating Aliyah Cards We are in the process of updating the Aliyah Cards that we use when calling you to the Bima. We need the following listing for you: Please provide us with your name so we can update or correct the listing. We are listing the names in transliterated English. Traditionally, names were listed with the father s name: Avram ben (son of) David or Sarah bat (daughter of) Mordechai. It is also proper to list the name with both parents, such as: Avram ben David v (and) Leah or Sarah Bat Mordechai v Esther. Finally, if your father was a Cohen or a Levi, you add this to the end of your name, such as: Avram ben David hacohen v Leah or Sarah Bat Mordechai halevi v Esther. My name is: If you have any questions about your name, call Motti at 912-352-4737 or email him at agudatha@aol.com. When you have finished, please mail, drop-off, or email this form. Congregation Agudath Achim, 9 Lee Blvd, Savannah, GA 31405 Email: agudatha@aol.com OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 Page 7
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Yahrzeits October 2016 5776-5777 OCTOBER 01/28 ELUL SARAH CRANMAN RAY FINK REBECCA GALIN ELLA MILLER OCTOBER 02/29 ELUL GERSON FREED OCTOBER 03/1 TISHREI CHARLOTTE TENENBAUM OCTOBER 04/2 TISHREI JANICE FIEGLEMAN SAM HIRSCH PHYLLIS SHOOB OCTOBER 05/3 TISHREI BETTYE COHEN BAILEE KRONOWITZ OCTOBER 06/4 TISHREI BILL KOVENSKY DAVID ODREZIN OCTOBER 07/5 TISHREI HERSCHEL ISAACSON OCTOBER 08/6 TISHREI DOROTHY HANDSHU LINDA WEXLER OCTOBER 09/7 TISHREI ALFRED APPEL DOROTHY GOLDKRAND FRANNIE KOVENSKY OCTOBER 10/8 TISHREI ABRAHAM EICHLER SARA NATHAN SAMUEL REICH OCTOBER 11/9 TISHREI YOSEF KNAFO ROSE MILGRAM JODI WOLFF OCTOBER 12/10 TISHREI REBA ABRAMS SAMUEL BIRNBAUM MORRIS KAMINE GIOVANNA MAGLIONE ISIDOR MELAVER OCTOBER 13/11 TISHREI THERESE KRONOWITZ OCTOBER 14/12 TISHREI BENJAMIN ABRAMS SOL MILLER OCTOBER 15/13 TISHREI RUTH KREIGER OCTOBER 17/15 TISHREI HERBERT BUCHSBAUM LISA COOPER LAWRENCE LASKY OCTOBER 18/16 TISHREI BARBARA RUBIN MAX SCHWARTZ OCTOBER 20/18 TISHREI ABRAHAM GOODMAN JULIUS SCHWACK ROSALIE SHERNOFF OCTOBER 21/19 TISHREI ABE HARKAVY OCTOBER 22/20 TISHREI TILLIE SELIGMAN MARK ULLMAN OCTOBER 23/21 TISHREI DOROTHY BROWN HARRIET JOLLES OCTOBER 24/22 TISHREI ABE KARESH EVA SADLER RACHMILL SCHLAFSTEIN OCTOBER 25/23 TISHREI GUSTAVE KREH OCTOBER 27/25 TISHREI RABBI HIRSH GEFFEN DANIEL LOCKER OCTOBER 29/27 TISHREI MAX HELFAND ABE KOVENSKY BERNARD SACKS OCTOBER 30/28 TISHREI HAROLD BROWNMAN NATHAN COHEN WALTER WELTMAN OCTOBER 31/29 TISHREI LOUIS BOBER AARON BRADLEY SELMA BRILL HARVEY SHATZ JULIUS WEITZ OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 Page 10
Sylvia & Morris Cohen Israel Travel Endowment Fund Morris Cohen & Henry Miller Edward & Becky Cohen The New Mahzorim Harold Faust Sheila Weiss Larry Lasky Memorial Fund for Conservative Judaism Harold Faust Rene Lehrberger Building Fund In Honor Of Motti Locker Carol Offenbach Siddur Sim Shalom In Honor Of Ted & Adele Geffen s Grandchildren Harriet & Eric Meyerhoff Sisterhood Mitzvah Committee Rose Rudikoff Lynn & Richard Berkowitz Eric Nathan Karp Fund Mazel Tov on New Grandson Adele & Ted Geffen Sidney Karp Backpack Buddies Janice Fiegleman Arlene & Phillip Wizwer Happy Birthday Vivian Slotin Harriet Ullman Lewis Danish Tzedakah Louis Hollander, Rose Milgram, Reba Abrams & Benjamin Abrams Barbara & Ellis Abrams Contributions Ernie & Mary Weitz Friedman Fund for the Study of Conservative Judaism Pauline O. Kirschner Fay Kirschner Happy Birthday Mary Friedman Don & Kaye Kole Dayle & Aaron Levy Roz & Buddy Portman Harriet Ullman Bailee Tenenbaum Kronowitz Kiddush Fund In Honor Of Stacy & Jeffrey Lasky s son s Wedding Elise & Victor Shernoff In Honor of The Birth of your New Granddaughter Lynn & David Reeves Elise & Victor Shernoff In Honor of The Birth of your New Grandchildren Adele & Ted Geffen Elise & Victor Shernoff Speedy Recovery Of Staci Robbins Harriet Ullman General Fund Mary Helfand Yetta Tureck Irving Cooper Joseph & Linda Cooper Lillian Chodash Judy Shatz Sam Garvis Cary Shoob Arthur Krieger & Ruth Krieger Joan Pam Bella Vogel Theodore Geffen Julius Jacobson Helen Rosengart Helena Bilek Bill Bilek Samuel Scheer Sidney & Marissa Karp Harold Faust Jan & Norman Epstein Gale & David Hirsh Ed Wexler Joan Pam Mazel Tov on Daryl & Mindy s Wedding Stacy & Jeffrey Lasky and Marc & Kelly Gordon Ed Wexler Harriet Ullman Congratulations on your Wedding Daryl & Mindy Lasky Ed Wexler Happy 85th Birthday Riette Pollack Harriet Ullman Happy Wedding Anniversary Barbara & Ellis Abrams Mary Friedman Joan Pam Speedy Recovery Of Bob Rich Gale & David Hirsh Barbara Abrams Joan Pam Julian Toporek Herbert Rephan Heather Shernoff Linda & Michael Zoller Linda & Kenneth Hoffman OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 Page 11
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Come welcome the Shabbat by celebrating with our friends at Buckingham South on Fridays at 11am. Shabbat Services followed by Kiddush Luncheons **SEE HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR SERVICES AND TIMES** 9:45 a.m. Shabbat Services 12:40 p.m. Mincha 7:40 p.m. 7:45 p.m. Havdalah 1 2 Operation Isaiah Starts 9:00 a.m. Shacharit 6:49 p.m. Candle Lighting Erev Rosh Hashanah 9:00 a.m. Shacharit Office Closed Rosh Hashanah 3 7:30 a.m. Shacharit Office Closed Rosh Hashanah 4 8:00 a.m. Shacharit with Breakfast and Torah Study 5 7:30 a.m. Shacharit and Torah Study 6 7:00 a.m. Shacharit with breakfast to follow 6:00 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 6:43 p.m. Candle Lighting 7 9:45 a.m. Shabbat Services 12:40 p.m. Mincha 7:30 p.m. 7:35 p.m. Havdalah 8 9:00 a.m. Shacharit 9 7:00 a.m. Shacharit 10 11 7:30 a.m. Shacharit 6:38 p.m. Candle Lighting 6:55 p.m. Mincha/ 7:10 p.m. Kol Nidre 12 9:00 a.m. Shacharit *SEE HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE* 7:31 p.m. Shofar/ Havdalah & Fast Ends 7:30 a.m. Shacharit and Torah Study 13 14 7:00 a.m. Shacharit with breakfast to follow 6:00 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 6:35 p.m. Candle Lighting 15 9:45 a.m. Shabbat Services 12:40 p.m. Mincha 7:20 p.m. 7:25 p.m. Havdalah Kol Nidre Yom Kippur/Yizkor 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 9:00 a.m. Shacharit 6:32 p.m. Candle Lighting Erev Sukkot 9:45 a.m. Sukkot services followed by Kiddush Luncheon in Sukkah 6:00 p.m. Mincha 7:26 p.m. Candle Lighting Office Closed Sukkot Day 1 9:45 a.m. Sukkot services 7:20 p.m. at the house of the Locker s 7:25 p.m. Holiday Ends Office Closed Sukkot Day 2 8:00 a.m. Shacharit with Breakfast and Torah Study 7:30 a.m. Shacharit and Torah Study 7:00 a.m. Shacharit with breakfast to follow 6:00 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 6:27 p.m. Candle Lighting 9:45 a.m. Shabbat Services 12:40 p.m. Mincha 7:15 p.m. 7:20 p.m. Havdalah Chol HaMoed 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 9:00 a.m. Shacharit 6:25 p.m. Candle Lighting Erev Shemini Atzeret 9:45 a.m. Shacharit & Yizkor 6:00 p.m. Simchat Torah Celebration Office Closed Shemini Atzeret/Yizkor 9:45 a.m. Simchat Torah 7:18 p.m. Holiday Ends Office Closed Simchat Torah 8:00 a.m. Shacharit with Breakfast and Torah Study 7:30 a.m. Shacharit and Torah Study 7:00 a.m. Shacharit with breakfast to follow 6:00 p.m. Kabbalat Shabbat 6:20 p.m. Candle Lighting 9:45 a.m. Shabbat Services 12:40 p.m. Mincha 7:10 p.m. 7:15 p.m. Havdalah 30 31 9:00 a.m. Shacharit 7:00 a.m. Shacharit OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 Page 12
October 2016 Birthdays 1 1 1 3 3 6 7 8 9 11 11 13 15 15 17 18 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 28 29 30 31 Chrissie Karp Suzanne Konter Stephen Sacks Steven Arkin Marc Frischer Sarah Kovensky Murray Galin Sidney Karp Martin Melaver Stephen Friedman Samantha Udinsky Carol Offenbach Faye Kirschner Murray Silver Nina Luskey Jordan Cranman Erica Kreh Gay Udinsky Joseph Kinsey Howard Cohen Jay Rosenberg Alex Bykat Barbara Abrams Ira Berman Marla Geffen Allison Samuels Paul Feldman David Hirsh Motti Locker Yom Huledet Same ach! We Extend Happy Birthday Wishes to the Following Members MESSAGE FROM THE MINYAN CAPTAINS If you are planning to come to Shul for Kaddish, please contact the minyan captain a few days in advance. Monday (7:00am) - Kenneth Sadler Tuesday (7:30am) - Lynn Reeves Wednesday (8:00am) - Ron Ginsberg Thursday (7:30am) - Michael Konter Friday (7:00am) - Bobby Isaacson Sunday (9:00am) - David Hirsh OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 Page 13
NON/PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 21 SAVANNAH, GA 9 Lee Boulevard Savannah GA 31405 912-352-4737 912-352-3477 Fax www.agudath-achim.com ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED OFFICE HOURS Monday/Thursday 8:30am / 5:00pm Friday 8:30am / 3:00pm BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT FINANICAL SECRETARY TREASURER RECORDING SECRETARY VICTOR SHERNOFF ELISE SHERNOFF MICHAEL BONDER ED BERNARD PROFESSIONAL STAFF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FINANCIAL COORDINATOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASST. MOTTI LOCKER LAURA EVANS JULIANA BLAND OCTOBER 2016 ELUL-TISHRI 5776-5777 Page 14