Kennedy Boulevord ot Horrison Avenue Vol. 63 No. 17 April 14, 2000-9 Nisan, 5760 Rabbi Kenneth Brickman - Cantor Sergei Schwartz Friday, April 14th.................. 8:00 p.m. Candle Blessing Kiddush Prayer SHABBAT HAGADOL The Great Sabbath of Preparation for Pesach Satur d ay, Apn '1 15 th.... 10:00 a.m. Haftarah Reading: Gert Wegodsky Kiddush Thursday, April 20 th (First Day ofpesach)........ 10:00 a.m. Haftarah Reading: Karen Elkind Friday, Apri121st.................. 8:00 p.m. Candle Blessing Kiddush Prayer SHABBAT PESACH "On the Road to Freedom " Saturday, Apri122 nd......... 10:00 a.m. Haftarah Reading: Stuart Cohen Kiddush Wednesday, April 26 th........... 10:00 a.m. Haftarah Reading: Maurice Weinberg 7 th Day of Passover - Yizkor Memorial Service Affiliated with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations
CONGRA TULATIONS Congratulations to Cantor Schwartz on his Senior Recital. The members of the temple who attended the Cantor's recital had a remarkable experience. Rabbi Brickman, who has attended many such recitals, noted that he had never seen the response that he witnessed at Cantor Schwartz's recital. At the conclusion of the concert, the audience offered a standing ovation the likes of which the School of Sacred Music had never seen before. This was truly an unprecedented show of respect and admiration for Cantor Schwartz. The members of the congregation who were present were privileged to share in. this very special occasion. Thank you to Cantor Sergei and Lena Schwartz for inviting the members of the Temple to attend the Cantor's Senior Recital, and thanks, as well, to them and to Rabbi Brickman for hosting the luncheon following the concert. PASSOVER FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAM The next Religious School Family Education Program will be held on Sunday, April 16 at 9:30 a.m. at Temple Beth-El. The theme for the program will be the upcoming festival ofpesach. All families in the congregation with children are invited to an exciting morning of fun and learning led by Rabbi Brickman, Lena Schwartz and Cantor Schwartz. Watch your mail for more information or if you have questions, please call Rabbi Brickman at the Temple, 201-333-4229. BRASS SEAT PLATE ENDOWMENT FUND Several weeks ago, you received a notice ofthe Temple's new Brass Seat Plate Endowment Fund. For $150, you can have a brass plate installed on one of the seats in our sanctuary. The deadline for placing your order is June 30,2000, so the plates can be installed by Rosh Hashanah. Remember we need a minimum order of 100 plaques, so every one counts. Call the Temple office now for an order form, 201-333-4229.
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE PASSOVER APPEAL As Passover approaches, we remind you that the Jewish Family and Counseling Service needs our help in order to provide Passover food for needy Jewish families in our community. Last year, 150 packages were delivered. This year, we expect that number to increase, so we hope that you will be as generous as possible. Don't delay! Send your contribution to the Temple now! Checks should be made payable to "JF&CS Passover & Relief Fund" and should be sent to the Temple. The actual delivery of the Passover packages will take place on Sunday, April 16 at 9:00 a.m. The packages will be prepared on Saturday night, April 15 after Shabbat. Both the packing and the deliveries take place at Congregation B'nai Jacob on 176 West Side Avenue in Jersey City. On the morning of the deliveries, there is a need for both drivers and "schleppers." Drivers, who cannot carry the packages, will be paired with teenagers and young adults who will carry the packages to the recipients' apartments. We hope you will help! SAVE THE DATE The Jewish Family and Counseling Service will hold its annual breakfast on Sunday, May 21 at Congregation B'nai Jacob. The honorees will be Sally Mason of Bayonne, Heidi Rosen of. Hoboken, and our own member, Shirley N. Porte. We hope that many Temple members will attend in order to pay tribute to Shirley and support the work of the Jewish Family and Counseling Service. For more information or if you want to place an ad in the journal in tribute to the honorees, please call the JF&CS office at 201-436-1299
ADA GABFUJfKEX IfAPPY DAX FUJfD Contributions have been received: Happy for your Speedy Recovery to Sol Swerdloff from: Nancy' Nathan Sambul In honor of a Speedy Recovery to Marjorie Lubowsky from: Shirley, Murray Haar Gert, Milton Wegodsky and Norma Cohen Ida Flior Nancy, Nathan Sambul In honor of a Speedy Recovery to Betty Berger from: Jeanette Lewin Shirley, Murray Haar Miriam Nickelsporn Ida Flior Nancy, Nathan Sambul Happy for your speedy Recovery to sid Friedman from: Nancy' Nathan Sambul In honor of a Speedy Get Well to Abe Wellen from: Nancy' Nathan Sambul In honor of your Special Birthday to Maurie weinberg from: Ida Flior In honor of your father's Speedy Get Well to Rabbi Brickman from: Irene Hersberg and Andy In honor of your 90th Birthday to Bert Mehlworm from: Ida Flior * * ~ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MEMORIAl FUJfD contributions have been received: In memory of beloved husband, Sol Lubow to Ruth Lubow from: Irene Venin Peter Harab Steven, Meryl Brickman, Family * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BELLA PESIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY FUJfD contributions have been received: In memory of beloved wife, Anne to Maurie Weinberg from: Anne' David TUrok In memory of beloved brother"matthew Kaplan to Judy, Ben Kaplan from: Anne' David TUrok. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * SOPHIE GRBEHBAUK TRIBUTE FUJII) Contributions have been received: In memory of beloved brother, Matthew Kaplan to Judy, Ben Kaplan from: Nancy, Nathan Sambul In memory of beloved mother, Mildred Weisenfeld to Debbie Wertheim from: Ida Flior In memory of beloved husband, Sol Lubow to Ruth Lubow from: Phyllis Barison Edna and Rosemary Neubelt Betty Berger Dorothy Zeller Ruth Pearlman Marjorie Lubowsky Fanny Til ton Terry Handler Judy Levine Irma Daniel Christine Montefiore * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HEX EN AND MAX SCHNEID MUSIC FUND Contributions have been received: congratulations on your outstanding Performance at your Senior Recital to Cantor Sergei Schwartz from: Jeanette 'Lewin Bea Kaplan Shirley, Murray Haar Temple Beth-El sist~rhood In honor of Steven Steinway, on the occasion of his Bar-Mitzvah, to Dr., Mrs. Mitchell steinway from: Nancy' Nathari Sambul In memory of Sol Lubow, beloved husband of Ruth Lubow from: Toby, Harold Rosen Evelyn S. Brauer Sandy, Buddy Frank Nancy, Nathan Sambul Shirley Bouer Hortense Gutmann Irwin Rosen Maurice & Libby Brickman Theresa Siegel * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * BERTHA FREUDENBERG FLOWER FUND A contribution has been received in memory of beloved husband, Samuel G. Tilton by Fanny Tilton * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * DR. HENRY J. ABD ETHEL K. GEWIRTZJWf SCHOLARSHIP FUND Contributions have been received: In memory of Mildre'd Weisenfeld from: Maurie Weinberg Ceil Bauer In memory of beloved husband, Sol Lubow to Ruth Lubow from: Maurie Weinberg Welcome Home, to Betty Berger from: Ceil Bauer In honor of Cantor Sergei Schwartz, ion the occasion of his graduation from: Maurie Weinberg In honor of the marriage granddaughter, Judith to Breitkopf, to Abe Wellen from: Weinberg of your Richard Maurie In honor of the marriage of your daughter, Judith to Richard Breitkopf, to Robert' Anita Wellen from: Maurie Weinberg * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TJWIK YOU The Temple acknowledges a very generous contribution from Abe Wellen, in memory of Sol Lubow, beloved husband of Ruth Lubow. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * CONDOLENCES The Rabbi, Cantor and members of the congregation extend sincerest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to Ruth Lubow, on the passing of her beloved husband Sol. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
OUTREACH CONNECTIONS - APRIL THE CELEBRATION OF PASSOVER The goal of the seder is participation by everyone. Whether an individual participates by reading, listening or eating, we are commanded to remember that once we were slaves in Egypt and now we are free. Every year, 'we repeat the seder, and every year, we hear something different or understand a little more. Every year, we renew our commitment to our people and our tradition. This year, Pesach begins with the first Seder on Wednesday, April 19 and concludes on Wednesday, April 26, with the observance if Yizkor. THE MEANING OF PESACH The four names for Pesach retiect four aspects of the festival: CHAG HA PESACH is linked with both the Biblical account of the tenth plague, when God passed over the homes of the Israelites, and with the Pesach offering that was brought to the Temple in Jerusalem. CHAG HA MATZOT, the "Festival of Unleavened Bread: is an outgrowth of a Canaanite agricultural festival and reflects the centrality of matzah in the celebration of Pesach.., CHAG HA AVIV, the "Festival of Spring: reflects the seasonal significance 'Of Pesach. Z'MAN CHERUTEYNU, the "Season of our Freedom: marks the attainment of, freedom from Egyptian bondage by the ancient Israelites. WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR A SEDER? 1. A Haggadah for each participant: The Haggadah retells the story of the Exodus, contains the order of prayers, rituals, readings and songs for the Pesach seder., 2; Festival candles and candlesticks. 3. A Kiddush cup and wine for all participants. (Grape juice is a permissible substitute). 4. Elijah's Cup: Elijah is a symbol of a potential Messianic Age and we set aside a special cup as an expression of our hope and confidence in the ultimate betterment of society. 5. Three whole Matzot: The top and bottom correspond to the two challot of Shabbat and the third piece represents the matzah, which Jewish law specifically ordains for Pesach. 6. The Seder Plate with the following: a roasted 'shankbone, Maror or bitter herbs, Karpas or parsley, a roasted egg, Charoset and a dish of salt water. (Adapt~d from The Jewish Home, by Rabbi Daniel Syme. -
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS School will be closed for Passover vacation on Sunday, April 23 Wednesday, April 19 & 26 Our Religious School students helped to make our Purim celebration especially festive and meaningful this year. Our Sunday School students and their parents delivered "Misloach Manot" packages ofhamantaschen and candy to all of the "Kosher Meals on Wheels" recipients. In doing so, they made the holiday more joyous for the homebound senior citizens in our community. On the eve of Purim, we held our Purim Family Service and Megillah Reading. If you were not there, you really missed something special, and you should plan on joining us next year for what is certainly one of the most unusual services you will ever see. Thank you to Lena Schwartz and the students in our 4th/5 th Grade Hebrew School class who acted out the Megillah. Thanks also Cantor Sergei Schwartz and Rabbi Brickman for making this year' s Purim celebration one of the best ever. Special thanks to "Prince of Pizza" on Bergen Avenue who donated the pizza for our Religious School Purim Party. COMMUNITY HOLOCAUST OBSERVANCE Our community Yom HaShoah commemoration will be held on Sunday evening, May 7!h at 7:00 p.m. at Congregation B'nai Jacob, 176 West Side Avenue. Rabbi Brickman will participate in this commemoration of the Holocaust, which is always a very moving ceremony. We hope that you will mark your calendars and plan on joining us for this important event.. The annual Holocaust Commemoration sponsored by the Jewish War Veterans will be held at Liberty State Park on Sunday April 30, 2000 at 2:00 p.m.
SISTERHOON BUS TRIP TO ATLANTIC CITY POSTPONED The Sisterhood trip to Atlantic City, originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 9, 2000, has been postponed. Please watch the "Temple Bulletin" for the new date. UPCOMING FUND-RAISING COMMITTEE EVENTS Wednesday, May 10 We will begin with a tour of the Daily News Building in the morning, and conclude our day with a tour of Channel 13 in the afternoon. In between, there will be an opportunity for lunch on your own in the Daily News Building. The cost of this event is $10.00. The bus will leave from the Temple at 9:45 a.in. and from the St. Johns Apartments at 10:00 a.m. Sunday May 7 Cantor Schwartz and Karen Elkind will present a delightful afternoon concert at the home of Nancy and Nathan SambuI, 97 Mercer Street. The concert will begin at 3 :00 p.m., and tickets are $18.00 Sunday, June 4 An intimate dinner prepared by the rabbi at the Temple. Reservations are limited to 50 people. The cost j.., $25.75 per person (including a contribution to MAZON). Thursday, July 13 Trip to the Paper Mill Playhouse to see "Pippin." The cost is $60.00, which will include lunch, the show and transportation. CALL THE OFFICE TO RESERVE FOR THESE EVENTS, 201-333-4229, OR SEND YOUR CHECK TO THE TEMPLE.
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Te.. ple Retia-E) SilderJ...t Wednesday, May 17, 2000 at 12:00 noon At The Newark Museum Featuring a Tour of Tire Museum And a Delightful Lunch (Choice of Chicken or Fish) Price: $50.00 (Including Transportation) Bus Leaves: Temple 11:00am st. John's 11:30am Make Reservations Now! Call: Ida Flior 659-5838 or Phyllis Barison 653-0951 or Temple 333-4229 Reservation Deadline: May 1, 2000 Please indicate choice of Chicken or Fish President: Phyllis Barison