Friday Services start at 7:30 PM Saturday Services start at 10:30 AM May, 2017 A Reform Congregation Volume 12, Issue 11 FROM THE RABBI When I worked in the New York City School System, since so many teachers were Jewish, the schools were closed on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. If the schools had remained open, they would have been unsafe because so many Jewish teachers would have been absent. In addition, with Easter and Passover usually falling in close proximity to each other, the first two days of Passover usually occurred during the spring break when schools were also closed. However, in 1986, Passover and Easter occurred a few weeks apart from each other and the Board of Education voted to keep the schools open on the first two days of Passover. At the time, the United Federation of Teachers, the official name of the teachers union, estimated that about 40 percent of the teachers in the New York City School System were Jewish. Although teachers could use their allotment of paid personal days to take off during the first two days of Passover, a large number of Jewish teachers strongly protested the Board of Education s decision to keep the schools open on those days. Jewish teachers might attend a seder on the evening of the first and second nights of Passover, but most of the Jewish teachers would not attend religious services during the daytime on the first or second day of Passover. Most felt no religious obligation to refrain from working on these days and some felt no obligation to observe the dietary restrictions which the tradition imposes on Jews during Passover. But they felt that the Board of Education s decision showed a lack of respect for the Jewish community. And we Jews are very sensitive when those outside the Jewish community don t respect the traditions and practices of Judaism. But if we want others to respect our traditions, then I think we, as Jews, should also respect them. There is a practice in Judaism known as the counting of the omer. Beginning with the second night of Passover, we count seven weeks -- 49 days. And the next day the fiftieth day is the holiday of Shavuot. Thus, the counting of the omer connects the holiday of Passover with the holiday of Shavuot. Passover is referred to in Hebrew as z man cheiruteinu the season of our freedom. Shavuot is referred to in Hebrew as z man matan Torateinu the season of the giving of the Law. On Passover,we celebrate the freeing of the Israelites from the shackles of Egyptian slavery. On Shavuot, we celebrate the receiving of the commandments at Mount Sinai. However, commandments restrict freedom. Freedom without restrictions results in anarchy. As Jews, we are bound by the covenant made at Sinai. We have an obligation to the Jewish tradition. We resent it when others don t respect our traditions. But what about us? Don t we have an obligation to practice our traditions? Rabbi David Weissman
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 51034 Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 (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 Flo Pflaster Bobby Guseman MaryAnn Lempert Felice Breidner Natalie Kramer Norbert Flatow Michelle Foels 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: On June 7th we will hold our congregational meeting. It is important that as many of us attend as possible, as the meeting needs a quorum in attendance. A letter will go out prior to the meeting date. Please watch for it. It won't have a large cash prize enclosed but it will give you the feeling that you are part of a wonderful adventure. This congregational meeting will mark the beginning of our twelfth year. I would like us to think about how we should celebrate our Bar Mitzvah Year in 2018. For those of us that were at our Tenth anniversary party it was hailed as an evening to remember. Over the years we have been fortunate to celebrate many things together. but I think when we reach the thirteenth year it will say we have made it. Once again I want to truly thank each one of you who have volunteered your time and talents to Temple Shalom. It is each one you that makes the difference. As we welcome each new member to our congregation and welcome them into our Temple life we pray they too will share their joy and talents as each of you have. I wish you all a happy and enjoyable Summer. Travel safe. Lily Ann Revitch President Temple Shalom Contact webmaster postmaster@templeshalommyrtlebeach.org
3 SAVE THE DATE The annual Congregation will be held on Wednesday, June 7 at 6:30PM. Our famous pizza supper will be served. Election of officers and board of directors will take place as well as information on the position of Temple Shalom. You will receive a packet two weeks before the meeting. Please make every effort to attend as we will need a quorum. ONEG NEWS What a fabulous group of people belong to our Temple! My responsibility or, as one of our members calls me, "the Oneg Queen" has been made so easy. All Friday nights have been booked through June 23! Dates available are June 30, July 7, July 28 and all of August. So, if you have guests you want to impress, why not bring them to services and do an oneg in their honor? You really don't need a specific reason, though, so just pick a date that's convenient for you. If you have any questions about the procedure, just ask me and I'll guide you through. It's very simple and does not have to be fancy. A few snacks and a challah is all that's required, And you get to light the Shabbat candles Flo Pflaster 910-575-6243 dfp324@atmc.net TEMPLE SHALOM PANTRY Donations accepted year round of paper towels, small bottles of water (cases please), toilet paper, and napkins. We use these items regularly and we are running low. Please just leave your donation on the kitchen counter and we will put it in our stash. Thanks. Cookie LIBRARY We have quite a few books for your reading pleasure in our library in the conference room. Please feel free to take books and enjoy! MAH JONGG We have a drop-in game going every Monday, 1-4 PM. Nice players, good games, just bring your card and $4.00. We all make a $1.00 donation to the Temple Tzadakah jar. Coffee is always on but bring your own snacks. See you there!
DONATIONS In Loving Memory Robbi Sidney Bogner Father Of Marcia Jacobs Marcia & Robert Jacobs Alfred Pflaster Father of David Pflaster David & Flo Pflaster Joseph Breidner Father of Sam Breidner Mark Simon Step-Father of Sam Breidner Sam & Felice Breidner Sadie Fairbloom Mother of Lily Ann Revitch Chava Revitch Mother of Ze'ev Revitch Yehoshu Ben Baruch Revitch Grandfather of Ze'ev Revitch Ze'ev & Lily Ann Revitch Henry Crow Father- in-law of Beth Crow Beth Crow Bessie Greenfield Mother of Elaine Hough Elaine & Jay Hough Robert Greenfield Father of Elaine Hough Elaine & Jay Hough Harriette Firestone Wife of Steven Firestone Steven Firestone Mishkan T'Filah Dedication Irving & Miriam Stoller Parents of David Stoller David Stoller For the Enjoyment of the Shabbat Service/ Passover Seder Robert & Arlene Bush Barbara Dennington Janet Cohen Birthday Jessica Forman May 6 Ellen Brenner May 8 Mary Ann Lempert May 8 Lynn Kamchi May 10 Phil Honer May 18 Marcia Jacobs May 18 Hope Sachwald May 19 Gabe Brenner May 28 Sy Kaplan May 28 Anniversary Linda and Sy Kaplan May 27 4 Yahrzeits May Chava Revitch Mother of Ze'ev Revitch 2 Benjamin Schlanger Father of Dorothy McCawley 3 Harry Warshafsky Grandfather of Linda Post 3 Ellis Meil Grandfather of Alvin Shuman 3 Ruth Post Mother of Robert Post 4 William Mayer Father of Max Mayer 6 Saide Fairbloom Mother of Lilly Ann Revitch 6 Eleanor Bierman Mother of Irving Bierman 6 Joseph Breidner Father of Samuel Breidner 15 Yehoshuah Ben Baruch Revitch Grandfather of Ze'ev Revitch 15 David Wine Grandfather of Beth Crow 20 Anna Heller Great Aunt of Sheila Komito 21 Betty Goldberg Mother of Ina Falk 21 George Hough Father of Jay Hough 22 Dorothy Waring Mother of linda Post 25 Mary Lempert Mother of Sandy Lempert 26 Bobby Gene Shane Husband Of Honey Chiocco 28 Mark Simon Step-Father of Samuel Breidner 29 Sylvia Friedman Mother of Geraldine Silverman 30 Sally Marder Mother of Cheryl Morrow 30 HOW DO I HELP TEMPLE SHALOM TO GROW? Let me tell you some of the ways: l. Support synagogue events. 2. Sponsor an Oneg 3. Join the Chai Club 4. Amazon Smile 5. Link Temple Shalom to your Kroger Card 6. Join Sisterhood 7. Join Brotherhood 8. Donations Yahrzeit Memorial Plaque Purchase a Prayer Book Mitzvahs 9. Purchase a cemetery plot If you would like to participate in one of the From the editor s desk Deadline for June Bulletin is May 23, 2017 Submission is via e-mail to : djp3747@atmc.net
5 May 2017 5 iyar 6 sivan SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 1 2 3 1 3 4 5 Service: 7:30 PM Oneg: Jessica Forman celebrating her birthday 6 Morning Service 10:30AM 7 8 5 IYAR 6 IYAR 7 IYAR 8 IYAR 9 IYAR 9 10 7:30PM Adult Ed. 11 12 1312 13 Service: 7:30 PM Oneg: Michelle/ Shelley Foels 10 IYAR Morning Service 10:30 A.M. 11 IYAR 12 IYAR 13 IYAR 14 IYAR 15 IYAR 16 IYAR 17 IYAR 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Service: 7:30 PM Oneg: Phil & Sheila Honer Phil s 70th birthday Morning Service: 10:30 A.M. 18 IYAR 19 IYAR 20 IYAR 21 IYAR 22 IYAR 23 IYAR 24 IYAR 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Service: 7:30 PM Oneg: Sheila Komito yahrzeit-mother Helen Huberman Morning Service 10:30 A.M. 25 IYAR 26 IYAR 27 IYAR 28 IYAR 29 IYAR 1 SIVAN 2 SIVAN 28 29 30 31 7:30PM Board Meeting Congregational Meeting June 7 6:30PM 3 SIVAN 4 SIVAN 5 SIVAN 6 SIVAN
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9 Temple Shalom Sisterhood Presents: The Tribute Card Program Temple Shalom Sisterhood is pleased to offer TRIBUTE CARDS the gift that keeps on giving! It is an ongoing fundraiser that will greatly benefit all of us at Temple Shalom! Is there an occasion or person that you would like to honor or memorialize? A Tribute Card is an easy and excellent way to honor a loved one s memory, wish a friend a speedy recovery, rejoice in a Bar/Bat Mitzvah or Confirmation, acknowledge a grandchild s birth, wish a couple Mazel Tov on their wedding, anniversary, birthday or simply celebrate any simcha or occasion with a donation in their name that supports the programs and all members of Temple Shalom. With the purchase of one or more Tribute Cards, there is no trip to the store or wrapping of gifts. Tribute Cards simply take the place of greeting cards while investing in your own Temple and the Jewish community. It is not intended to take the place of donations which are currently acknowledged in the bulletin. 3 Great Reasons to Send a Tribute Card from Temple Shalom Sisterhood! 1. Your donation will benefit Temple Shalom Sisterhood, the entire congregation and the greater Jewish community. 2. Your honoree will be notified with a personalized card mailed to their home. 3. You will be performing a mitzvah by honoring or remembering a loved one or friend in celebration or time of need! How to Purchase Tribute Cards You can purchase an individual card for a $3.00 donation (postage included) that Sisterhood will customize with your occasion and name and mail out on your behalf, or you can purchase one or more packages of 5 cards with envelopes (no postage included) for just $10.00 that you can fill out and mail yourself whenever the need arises. These cards have blank purpose and sender lines for you to fill in to recognize any event. Please make checks payable to: Temple Shalom Sisterhood. To order your cards, please email 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 also be available at Sisterhood meetings and events, Services and other Temple events throughout the year. If you have any questions, please email Sheila Honer or myself (Laurie Ward) at laurie0153@gmail.com. Thank you for your support of Temple Shalom Sisterhood!
10 Sisterhood News by Laurie Ward, President Spring is upon us and thus we are coming to the end of our 2016-2017 Sisterhood year! We have cancelled the May 8, 2017 Sisterhood Meeting which had previously been scheduled. We all have busy schedules and since we are at the end of our program year, we decided to do a short recap of our progress at the Closing Luncheon on June 1, 2017. We have had a busy year and soon we will be closing it out with our Closing Luncheon on Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 12:30 pm. The menu is currently being finalized, so look for a flyer in a separate email with all the pertinent information. I hope we will have a large group of us to gather for some fun and fellowship. Don t forget to RSVP asap and bring your check for next year s dues of $36.00 with you. I am looking forward to dining with you at the closing Luncheon where we will review the past year, honor our Board and committee members for their hard work and look forward to the coming year! I hope to see you all on June 1! Sisterhood Announcements Please participate in our ongoing fundraiser, the TRIBUTE CARD PROGRAM. 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! Please refer to the flyer in this bulletin and the Sisterhood section of the Temple s website to support our efforts to fundraise on behalf of Temple Shalom! Sisterhood is also continuing its RADA Knife fundraiser. These knives are really terrific, I have a few, and they make great hostess gifts for the holidays as well as Mother s Day gifts! 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 $5 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 843-399-3106. Thank you for your continuing support of this fundraiser. Thank you in advance for participating in all these charitable endeavors!
11 PO Box 51034 Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 To: Please Use This Form For Donations Please accept my donation in the amount of $ to the fund specified below. General Fund Mi Shebeirach Yahrzeit Other Rabbi s Fund High Holy Day Fund High Holy Day Book Inscription $36 Mishkan T'filah $50 In Honor / Memory/On the Occasion of Please send an acknowledgement to: Name Address City State Zip