Temple Israel of Great Neck Voice Where tradition meets change a Conservative egalitarian synagogue Temple Israel s USY Chapter Named Chapter of the Year by Marc Katz, Editor ;LTWSL0ZYHLS»Z<:@*OHW[LY ^OPJO^HZ YLLZ[HISPZOLK[OPZ`LHY OHZILLUUHTLK [OL *OHW[LYVM[OL@LHY¹I`[OL9\HJO KP]PZPVUHSIYHUJOVM<UP[LK:`UHNVN\L Youth, which covers almost 30 chapters PU5HZZH\HUK:\ќVSR*V\U[PLZ Youth House Director Avi Siegel, who took the position at the beginning of this school year, said when he began that he had a vision of placing a strong emphasis on a reconstituted <:@JOHW[LYHUK`V\[OWYVNYHT 0JHU»[ILNPU[V[LSS`V\OV^WYV\K0HTVM [OLZLRPKZ ¹OLZHPKVM[OLJ\YYLU[;LTWSL 0ZYHLS<:@TLTILYZ )LPUNYLJVNUPaLKSPRL [OPZPZHUPUJYLKPISLOVUVY ¹ In addition, a Waxman Youth House student, Jacob Lurvey, the son of Temple 0ZYHLS=PJL7YLZPKLU[=LYVUPJH)PZLR Lurvey and Jonathan Lurvey, was elected [V[OL<:@9\HJO+P]PZPVUHSIVHYKHZ JVTT\UPJH[PVUZ]PJLWYLZPKLU[ The divisional election and recognition of chapters took place at the spring regional convention, held at a Hudson =HSSL`ZWH 6\[NVPUN9\HJO7YLZPKLU[ 6TLY5L\[YH H:VSVTVU:JOLJO[LY High School of Long Island student from Plainview, praised the chapter for its dedication, growth, social action, HUKOHYK^VYR ([[OLTLL[PUN(YPLS Wajnrajch, another Schechter student, was elected Ruach president for the coming year and commented that during her term she hopes to take the division to an even more successful Continued on page 9 Shalom Club Is Saying Its Final Shalom Shalom Club members celebrated the group s 50th anniversary in 2013. The group will disband next month. by Marc Katz, Editor After more than 50 years as an integral part of the JVUNYLNH[PVU [OL:OHSVT*S\IPZZH`PUNP[ZÄUHS ZOHSVT ¹ The arm of the congregation founded by Eileen and Mickey Putterman with the encouragement of Rabbi Mordecai >H_THUPU[OLLHYS` ZWSHUZ[VOVSKP[ZÄUHSTLL[PUNH[ Vol. LX, No. 11 [OL>H_THU@V\[O/V\ZLVU:\UKH`L]LUPUN 1\UL >L[OV\NO[^L»KLUKVUHOPNOUV[L^OPSL^LZ[PSSOH]L THU`TLTILYZ^OVSV]LHUKJHYLMVY[OLZ`UHNVN\L ¹ZHPK 4Y 7\[[LYTHU /LZLY]LKHZ[OLÄYZ[WYLZPKLU[VM[OLNYV\W HUKPZJ\YYLU[S`JVTWSL[PUNOPZ[LYTHZP[ZSHZ[SLHKLY Continued on page 6 Friday, May 4, 2018 19 Iyar 5778
Guess Who s Coming to Shabbat? The Temple Israel Membership Committee is focused on both welcoming new members and being attentive to satisfaction and retention often meeting to discuss ideas on how my capacity as a committee member, I presented an idea that is simple and I presented an idea of the Membership Committee. run of an exciting program called The program has two main goals: When I was in rabbinical school, a group of my fellow students and I were sitting in the library and discussing our arguing about how God revealed the literally that God revealed the Torah to Moses and that Moses wrote down Turns out, Rabbi Morris Shapiro was leader of the South Huntington Jewish Center for decades and a Holocaust survivor, he taught classes at Temple Israel over the years and also commuted several times a week to the Jewish Theological Seminary to help A Voice Guest Column by Neal Picker Jewish memories for themselves and What Do We Believe? Temple members invite others members who they do not already know well, to their homes for a Friday night dinner and share an opportunity to enjoy each to host a Friday night dinner, some potential discussion topics, and some provided names of who to invite from the Membership Committee or they can Temple Israel Continued on page 10 From the Rabbi by Rabbi Howard Stecker God inspired the children of Israel to create the stories and laws in the Join us on Shavuot as we explore our tradition and our beliefs. God moves in the world, we may have strong beliefs that we are unable to defend the way we might defend our political or And yet our impulse to think about Fundamentalists and atheists and Continued on page 8 2 3 We re a Busy Place From the President Last week (as of this writing),temple Israel had a memorable Yom Hashoah member Vera Eden spoke and the Shireinu Choir of Long Island lent their Shoah: the story of family, of loss, and There truly is something for everyone in our kehillah are fortunate to have her as a part of our community and to have heard her Tomorrow will be our celebration of with a concert featuring Cantors Shireinu Choir, and the Voices of Virtue, In two short weeks, we will have This event has been generously funded by the Adele Eckstein month demonstrates the breadth of truly is something for everyone in our kehillah please visit the Temple Israel website Shabbat morning check the table for As always, I can be reached at
Daily Minyan Times Friday Sundays, May 6, 13, 27 & June 3 Sunday, May 20 (Shavuot Day 1) Mondays, May 7, 14 & June 4 Monday, May 21 (Shavuot Day 2) Monday, May 28 Tuesdays, May 8, 22, 29 & June 5 Tuesday, May 15 Wednesday Thursday Lifelong Learning program and book signing, jointly sponsored 20 years, said she has seen many religious people navigate Upcoming Events at Temple Israel May 4 May 7 May 8 Last Day of Tuesday Waxman High School Classes May 9 May 10 Last Day of Thursday Waxman High School and Youth House Classes May 16 Art Fair May 17 May 18 Style Evening Services Koleinu Dinner Author Tova Mirvis Discusses Jewish Divorce May 23 3 3 May 19 Erev Shavuot May 20 at Allenwood Park May 20-21 Shavuot May 23 May 24 June 3 in Manhattan June 4 June 11 June 12 School Graduation June 13 Nursery School Classes indecision and the process of grief and rebirth are universal to individuals from all backgrounds who go through marital break husband dealt with each other during the legal process and Rabbi Daniel Schweber, who was also instrumental in The discussion, as well as a book signing, will take place in a
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A Night to Remember at the Waxman High School From the Waxman High School by Avi Siegel, Director After a semester of studying the Shoah, our seventh graders put on a moving, inspiring, and powerful Yom Hashoah JLYLTVU` ;OLJLYLTVU`NH]LV\Y parents, guests and community an insight into how our seventh graders wrestled and came to process one of [OLTVZ[ZPNUPÄJHU[TVTLU[ZPUV\Y OPZ[VY` ;OLZ[\KLU[ZZOHYLKYLÅLJ[PVUZ poems, personal stories, and some art ^VYR ;OLL]LUPUN^HZJVUJS\KLK^P[O an incredible story told by Holocaust :\Y]P]VY.SVYPH.SHU[a :VTLWHYLU[YLÅLJ[PVUZMYVT[OL L]LUPUN! ;OLWV^LYVM[OLJLYLTVU` made me feel closer to everyone in the room having shared such a meaningful L_WLYPLUJL ¹ /LHYPUN[OLZ[VY`VM Gloria reminded me that there are truly NVVKWLVWSLPU[OL^VYSK ¹ ;OL@V\[O House is making sure that our children will never forget what happened to the 1L^PZOWLVWSL ¹ ;OLWV^LYVMTLTVY` is the one thing that they can never [HRLH^H`MYVT\Z ¹ A huge thank you goes out to our seventh graders who ran the service: Juliette (OKVV[ AHJO(Z[YVM 3LPSH)HROZOP 9LILJJH)LYUZ[LPU 3\RL*YVUPU )YHKSL` +LSHMYHa 1VL`,ZOHNOVќ :VWOPH.HS (YPLS.YLLUISH[[ (]H/VќTHU 3LPSH/H^H Julia Hyman, Jared Kimiabakhsh, Serena Mahfar, Eli Newman, Manny Nysenbaum, Claudia Pour, Amanda Putter, Jaren :VSVTVU HUK,YPJ@HJOILZ $YD+RσPDQ Two Hours @V\OH]L[^VOV\YZ ¹[OL`ZHPK Two hours to pack your life into one SP[[SL ZTHSSIHN What would you pack? Memories, family heirlooms, or necessities like JSV[OLZHUKMVVK ;^VOV\YZ[VSLH]L[OLOVTL`V\»]L known your whole life for who knows ^OLYL What would you pack?.lythu`[vzll^olylt`tvt»zmhtps` SP]LKILMVYLLZJHWPUN5HaP.LYTHU` PU 6U[OL[YPW 0MLS[[OH[0YLHSS` JVUULJ[LK^P[OT`OLYP[HNL 0]PZP[LKT` MHTPS`»ZVSKOVTLHUKZ[VYL 0^LU[[V[OL concentration camp Dachau, and I went [VT`NYHUKMH[OLY»ZVSKOVTL[V^UVM <ST 6U[OH[[YPW P[YLTPUKLKTL[OH[T` family was lucky to get out of Germany, PUJS\KPUNT`NYHUKMH[OLY -YLK ;VUPNO[ ^LYLTLTILY[OVZL^OV^LYLU»[HZ fortunate as my family and I think I play a IPNYVSLPU[OH[ ;OLW\YWVZLVMT`UHTL Amanda Putter: AHJOHYPHO ahjovy PZ[VYLTLTILYUV[ +LH[O*HTWZ VOKLH[OJHTWZ @V\HYL[OL only the survivors but also the ones who ^VYZ[VM[OLTHSS *HU`V\PTHNPULVULKH` WLYPZOLK HUK0HTNYH[LM\S[OH[0KVU»[ being with your family, everything beginning have to remember that all of my family okay, then being in the gross ghettos ^LYL[OLVULZ^OVWLYPZOLK and then having your life taken away by a JOHTILY 0THNPUL[OPZOHWWLUPUN[V`V\ Ariel G: VY`V\YMHTPS`HUKMYPLUKZ 0[PZOVYYPISL <UÄUPZOLK! :VTHU`WLVWSL»ZSP]LZ^LYL[HRLUH^H` ;OLTLUPU[OL\UPMVYTZJHTL ILJH\ZLVMKLH[OJHTWZ ;OPZOHWWLULK[V >L^LYLHSSLP[OLYKLHKVYJSVZL[VP[ `V\UNPUUVJLU[JOPSKYLU 5VVULKLZLY]LZ 4H` [OL`JHTLMVY\Z [VWLYPZOSPRL[OPZ 5VVUL ;OLZVSKPLYZJHTLHUK[VVR\ZH^H` )\[^OH[HIV\[[OVZL^OV^LYLUV[ Zach Astrof: ZH]LK This past summer I went on a trip to ;OLPYZ[VYPLZHYLUV^ \UÄUPZOLK Receiving Men s Club Honors A thank you to seventh grade teachers, Connie Reichman and Rabbi Daniel :JO^LILYMVYIYPUNPUN[OPZKPѝJ\S[ history to our students, all while JVUULJ[PUNP[[V[OLWYLZLU[KH` 6\Y ZL]LU[ONYHKLYZM\SÄSSLK[OLWYVTPZLZ [VUL]LYMVYNL[HUKUL]LYZ[H`ZPSLU[ )LSV^HYLZVTLVM[OLPYYLÅLJ[PVUZ! Rebecca Bernstein: All three Righteous Gentiles have [OYLLX\HSP[PLZPUJVTTVU!JV\YHNL JVUÄKLUJLHUKIYH]LY` ;OL`HSSKPK things that could have gotten them RPSSLK ;OL`HYLTHQVY<WZ[HUKLYZ ILJH\ZL[OL`ZH]LK1L^PZOWLVWSL»Z SP]LZL]LU[OV\NO[OL`^LYLUV[1L^PZO ;LTWSL0ZYHLS»Z4LU»Z*S\IYLJLU[S`OVUVYLKV\[NVPUN7YLZPKLU[1HJR.\ILYTHU ZLJVUKMYVTSLM[ HUK>H_THU/PNO:JOVVSZ[\KLU[Z)YPHU=VSR JLU[LY [OLZVU of Deborah and Judd Volk, and Clara Goldberger, right, the daughter of Maggie HUK+HUPLS.VSKILYNLYH[[OL-LKLYH[PVUVM1L^PZO4LU»Z*S\IZHUU\HSKPUULY Joining them at the celebration was Cantor Raphael Frieder, left, and Rabbi /V^HYK:[LJRLY ZLJVUKMYVTYPNO[ 5
5G@UTNS.D@QMHMF 5DQUHBDR Let s celebrate Shavuot together! WHAT DO WE BELIEVE? 2Q6KDYXRWZHFHOHEUDWHWKHJLYLQJRI7RUDKE\VWXG\LQJDQGJUDSSOLQJZLWKWKH FRPSOH[TXHVWLRQVLQRXUOLYHVDQGZRUOG 7KLV\HDU ZHZLOOKDYHIUDQNGLVFXVVLRQV DERXWKRZZHYLHZ*RGDQGRXUPRUWDOLW\DQGH[SORUHKRZWKHVHYLHZVJXLGHKRZZH OLYHRXUOLYHV &DQWRU)ULHGHUZLOODOVROHDGXVLQVRXOIXOVRQJDQGSUD\HU Sunday, May 20 3:00 PM 5:00 PM Allenwood Park 82 Allenwood Road Great Neck, NY *HQHURXVO\VSRQVRUHGE\-DFTXHOLQHDQG+LOEHUW(VKDJKSRXU 6DWXUGD\ 0D\ ²(UHY6KDYXRW 7:00 PM DŝŶŚĂŚled by Koleinu - Sanctuary 7:45 PM Dairy Dinner & Session I - Crystal Ballroom Who is God and What is God s Nature? with Rabbi Stecker ŝŷŷğƌŝɛĩƌğğ ďƶƚljžƶdh^dz^swďljtğěŷğɛěălj DĂLJϭϲƚŽ:ĞŶŶŝĨĞƌĂƚϰϴϮͲϳϴϬϬͿ 8:45 PM &ĞƐƟǀĂůDĂ ĂƌŝǀͲSanctuary 9:10 PM Kiddush, Dessert and Session II - Blue Room The Torah is Called Shir Song with Cantor Frieder 9:40 PM Session III - Blue Room tśăƚ,ăɖɖğŷɛ ŌĞƌ/ ŝğ /ƐdŚĞƌĞĂEĞdžƚtŽƌůĚ with Rabbi Schweber z 6XQGD\ 0D\ ²)LUVW'D\RI6KDYXRW 8:45 AM &ĞƐƟǀĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ- Sanctuary 3:00 PM ^ŚĂǀƵŽƚWŝĐŶŝĐ - Allenwood Park 8:00 PM DŝŶŚĂŚͲDĂ ĂƌŝǀͲChapel z 0RQGD\ 0D\ ²6HFRQG'D\RI6KDYXRW,IWKHZHDWKHULVEDG DGHFLVLRQWRSRVWSRQH ZLOOEHPDGHLQ 6\QDJRJXHWKDWPRUQLQJ ϭϭθkůědŝůůzžăě 'ƌğăƚeğđŭ EzϭϭϬϮϯz 6:30 AM 8:45 AM 8:05 PM 8:52 PM ĂƌůLJDŽƌŶŝŶŐ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ- Chapel &ĞƐƟǀĂů^ĞƌǀŝĐĞ- Sanctuary /ŶĐůƵĚĞƐWůĂƋƵĞ ĞĚŝĐĂƟŽŶĂŶĚzŝnjŬŽƌ Memorial Prayers DŝŶŚĂŚͲDĂ ĂƌŝǀͲChapel,ĂǀĚĂůĂŚͲChapel Shalom Club Is Saying Its Final Shalom Continued from front page The Puttermans were new to Great Neck 50 years ago, and so were many other UL^MHTPSPLZQVPUPUN;LTWSL0ZYHLS ;OL` were leaders of the Young Marrieds Club at their former synagogue, the Rego Park 1L^PZO*LU[LY >LHZRLK9HIIP>H_THU if there was a similar group at Temple 0ZYHLS ¹4YZ 7\[[LYTHUZHPK 0JHUZ[PSS recall the big smile on his face when he said we should start one! It would be a good opportunity to attract young couples [V[OLJVUNYLNH[PVU OL[VSK\Z ¹ Λ \RXDUH6DEDED SUNDAY, JUNE 3 11 A.M. - 4 P.M. On 5th Avenue from 57th Street to 74th Street in New York City dğŵɖůğ/ɛƌăğůžĩ'ƌğăƚeğđŭůϭϭθkůědŝůůzžăě 'ƌğăƚeğđŭ EzϭϭϬϮϯů ϱϭϲͿϰθϯ- ϳϴϬϬůǁǁǁ ƟŐŶ ŽƌŐ ISRAEL PARADE EL PARADE ISRAEL PARADE CELEBRATE ATE Λ \RXDUHDZHVRPH DUH6DEDED Λ UHDZHVRPH The new group rapidly grew, even drawing additional couples from Rego 7HYR[V.YLH[5LJR ;OYV\NO[OL`LHYZ the Shalom Club held regular Sunday evening dinner and discussion meetings, bringing in a varied list of speakers on 1L^PZOMHTPS`SPML ;OLNYV\WHSZV[VVR many trips to Israel and Jewish points of PU[LYLZ[[OYV\NOV\[[OL<UP[LK:[H[LZ ILJHTLHJ[P]LPU[OLJVUNYLNH[PVU [VV >OLU`V\HYLPUHIPNJVUNYLNH[PVUZ\JO HZV\YZ ¹4YZ 7\[[LYTHUZHPK ILPUN involved in a small group such as the :OHSVT*S\ITHRLZ;LTWSL0ZYHLSWLYZVUHS Members of a smaller group know you, and JHYLZHIV\[`V\HUK`V\YMHTPS` ¹ >LKYL^HMHZJPUH[PUNNYV\WVMWLVWSL ^OVILJHTLSPMLSVUNMYPLUKZ HUKZ[PSS HYL ¹4YZ 7\[[LYTHUZHPK )\[UV^ [OL average age of members of the club is 90 HUKP[PZILJVTPUNPUJYLHZPUNS`KPѝJ\S[MVY [OLTLTILYZOPW[VNL[[VNL[OLYYLN\SHYS` And, because some members have moved to warmer climates or have passed H^H` [OLNYV\WPZILJVTPUNZTHSSLY Sunday, June 3, 2018 Tee shirts & round trip bus Sunday, June 3, 2018 provided by Temple Israel s 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Israel Solidarity Fund 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Rain or Shine) For further information (Rain or Shine) Shalom Club members became active in )LJH\ZLTHU`VM[OLYLTHPUPUNTLTILYZ regularly attend Shabbat services, they plan to reserve a Kiddush table just for MVYTLYTLTILYZVM[OLNYV\W The last meeting will feature the clergy and 5th Avenue in NYC from 57th Street to 74th Street Avenue in NYC from 57th Street to 74th Street synagogue life, with many serving on the TLTILYZVM[OL>H_THUMHTPS` 0[^PSS[Y\S` contact Jacqueline Harounian: ^ƚăŷěŝŷǁŝƚŷğɛɛžĩƚśğŵŝƌăđůğăŷěŝŷɛƶɖɖžƌƚžĩƚśğŵžěğƌŷ^ƚăƚğžĩ/ɛƌăğů ŽĨƚŚĞŵŝƌĂĐůĞĂŶĚŝŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŵŽĚĞƌŶ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů )VHYKVM;Y\Z[LLZ -V\YTLTILYZVM[OL IL[OLLUKVMHULYH ¹4YZ 7\[[LYTHUZHPK jacquelineharounian@gmail.com 2018 PM ) Advance registration encouraged NYV\WILJHTL;LTWSL0ZYHLSWYLZPKLU[Z Even children of the members, who saw their WHYLU[»ZJVTTP[TLU[[V[OLPYZ`UHNVN\L arch with Temple Israel of Great Neck 6 t to 74th Street The meeting will be a mixture of emotions, she HKKLK >LOHKZ\JONVVK[PTLZ[VNL[OLY 0[ ^PSSILTV]PUN ¹ @March with Temple Israel of Great Neck @ Spectators Welcome ĨƚŚĞŵŽĚĞƌŶ^ƚĂƚĞŽĨ/ƐƌĂĞů
Shavuot: A Talmudic Treasure Trove by Rabbi Daniel Schweber The following description of Talmudic thinking and discourse is found on to authors, I could not determine the A Jew is talking to his Rabbi: a chimney and one comes out dirty,...what exactly is the Talmud? and one comes out clean, which one dirty man thinks he is clean and the clean man thinks he is dirty, therefore, washes himself because he thinks he each look at themselves, the clean man climb up a chimney, how could one man remain clean? They both are dirty, to follow? Is the passage interesting and leaving you curious and perhaps interested in learning Talmud? Perhaps seemingly a waste of time? All of these reactions and more are possible reactions people have to The above anecdote aside, what exactly is the Talmud? The literal answer is that it is a collection of rabbinic teachings with material taught and said between 100 Talmud is a witness to the formation of rabbinic Judaism as it transitioned from a curriculum on how to study, read and also a vast and valuable anthology of many genres, including jurisprudence, legend and opinion on matters, the Talmud often can study a topic or even just a passage in depth, reading various commentaries daf yomi, I believe the present is the best time to are more study tools than we know and understandable translations both are podcasts and apps devoted to the to study in the traditional pairs or your Temple Israel rabbis to help you will be glad to help begin or continue Shavuot is zman matan Torateinu broadest sense is all of Jewish wisdom, Talmud is truly a treasure of the Jewish Chag Sameach Friday, May 18 - Saturday, May 19 FRIDAY EVENING: N Ranenah Style Services - 6:30 PM Followed by a Festive Dinner - 7:30 PM (dinner details to follow) SATURDAY: Shabbat Morning Service - 8:45 AM Shabbat Minhah Service - 7:00 PM Ma ariv Service welcoming the start of Shavuot - 8:45 PM 7
From Generation to Generation Temple Israel Gratefully Acknowledges The Following Contributions MUSEUM FUND In memory of: Jesse Feingold David Feingold SAMUEL BARON MUSIC FUND In honor of: Iyana Kaiman, daughter of Kim and Jonathan Kaiman, becoming a Elise and Richard Kestenbaum Amanda Putter, daughter of Ellen and Mark Putter, The marriage of Rachel Englander, daughter of Englander, to Adam Davis In memory of: Charles Kreditor Morris Kreditor Marlene Kreditor Elise and Richard Kestenbaum and family DAILY MINYAN FUND In appreciation of: The support and comfort received during the mourning period for her mother, Ruth Rader Judy Vine In honor of: Iyana Kaiman, daughter of Kim and Jonathan Kaiman, becoming a Amanda Putter, daughter of Ellen and Mark Putter, Amy David birthday Anne and Jerry Hirsh In memory of: Ruth Iteld Melissa Jurin Selma Richer Dicker RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND In memory of: Neda and Farid Sedgh Saeed Sedgh Farid Sedgh Mocha Albin Cecilia and Harrison Albin Selma Richer Rachel, Jake and Sam Englander Adam Davis Lauren Weisskirk ISRAEL SOLIDARITY FUND In honor of: Lillian Luftig SHALOM CLUB LIBRARY SHELF FUND In memory of: Harold Kobliner Max Putterman Mickey Putterman Clara Mirkin Naomi Schulman GEMILUT CHESED FUND In memory of: Leonard Pickard Robin and Alex Rosenau Rosalyn Weingrod LILLIAN AND STANLEY SCHIOWITZ MEMORIAL FUND Contribution: 8 Temple Lites Suanne Scherr and Karen and Donald Ashkenase will be honored by the Lulav Group of Great Neck Hadassah at their annual All event proceeds will go towards the new Hadassah 360 Campaign Lulav Group and has held almost every portfolio on the group and of Education, is currently the vice president and chair of For further information about the event, contact Lulav President Nancy Greengrass at What Do We Believe? Continued from page 2 that include: How did we get here? What is our purpose? The holiday of Shavuot, when we commemorate the giving of the Torah, lends itself to an exploration of our beliefs about I invite you to join the festivities on Saturday, May 19, as we about the evening can be found elsewhere in this issue of The our hearts, without us being able to discover what God did I am grateful to God for the gift of spiritual and intellectual curiosity that God has given us and for the vast riches found in all aspects of Torah that help us to make sense of our contemporary meditations, our people have creatively
Waxman Youth House USY Chapter Named Chapter of the Year Continued from front page place and that partnering with chapters House students had participated in before the start of the current school year, during this season membership activities as the reason for attracting current school year we hosted a divisional kinnus, bringing teens from throughout Long Island to a delegation of teens from the Waxman Youth House attended in Chicago, we had a paint night, science night, game night, played laser tag, and sang karaoke in the Jewish teens to spend a summer Candle Lighting Times Friday, May 4 Friday, May 11 Friday, May 18 Friday, May 25 Friday, June 1 Celebrating the Temple Israel USY chapter being named Chapter of the Year are, left to right, Waxman Youth House members Sarah Kobliner, Sarah Weinreich, Elie Weitzman, Amanda Volk, Jacob Lurvey, Samuel Lurvey, Leila Sassouni, and Omer Chanoch. Missing from the photo is Lana Bind. Standing behind the USY members is Youth House Director Avi Siegel. Men s Club s Blood Drive Is a Big Success, More Than 50 Donors Contribute 48 Pints More than 50 people participated in the is truly wonderful that we have people who feel the need to give something back to the community, to give a gift of such magnitude to people they may has chaired the blood drive for many Moin, Van Frankel, Howard Spun, Marc Langsner, Sam Husney, and Kenneth The following people participated 9 Chaman, Susan Chin, Scott Erlich, Andrea Goldstein, Jonah Green, Fred Handsman, Alan Freedman, Keyvan Harounian, Elias Hawa, Shahram Homapour, Robert Kahen, Abraham Ron Klempner, Alicia Lev, James Levin, Rona Lupkin, Seth Moin, Randy Navo, Jonathan Tillem, Allan Weinberg, Joni Mazal Tov To... Nancy and Larry Greengrass on the engagement of their daughter, Dalia and Samy Naim on the birth of their granddaughter,
Guest Column: Guess Who s Coming to Shabbat? Continued from page 2 I learned about the program after scheduling several calls with the founder, Debbie Albert, located in suburban Planning Task Force on Membership presented its recommendations to the Membership Committee, which included a Friday night hospitality component, which has ensured the Membership Committee that it stays aligned with the The February 9 participants had very new recipes, and who better to surprise D var Torah The challah, juice, and candles, were thing the shul community really needs, with members spending time together A big thank you goes to the host families for their participation in the trial run: We are planning the next dinner in participating, please contact me directly at Continued from back page Behar-Behukkotay Saturday, May 12 The Holiness Code continues with a group of laws that six years, but the seventh year is to be a sabbatical year series of laws concerning redemption of land and persons functioning and the type of life it is supposed to engender in the Israelites concludes with the establishment of a pattern of generosity toward our places of worship, which continues down to our own time and becomes a basic element of Naso Saturday, May 26 of the journey through the wilderness to the Promised Land Several laws dealing with the purity of the camp and the family are then promulgated, including a trial by ordeal for description of the restrictions incumbent upon any person must refrain from drinking wine or alcohol, from cutting hair The portion ends with a detailed account of the gifts brought by the princes of the tribes on the occasion of the dedication Bemidbar Saturday, May 19 year, the Israelites had been camped at the foot of Sinai, where they witnessed the revelation, built the Mishkan to resume the journey through the wilderness to the camp to enable them to undertake a march through hostile The physical arrangement of the camp will serve to remind the people on the march of the monumental events they have 10 Beha alotekha Saturday, June 2 Among the last details dealt with at Sinai are preparation of the lamps of the menorah, dedication of the Levites to their month in the second year after the Exodus and the making of two silver trumpets to be sounded as a signal to assemble, As soon as the people began their march, they began to
Sabbath and Shavuot Services Continued from back page Congregation Dairy Dinner and Kiddush, Dessert and Friday, May 25 Saturday, May 26 Shah Weekly Portion: Naso Haftarah: Judges 13:2 25 Niggun Circle following kiddush Friday, June 1 Saturday, June 2 Shah Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14 4:7 daughter of Laura and Robert Gal BAR & BAT MITZVAH INVITATIONS Calligraphy, too! See the great selection at... KC GRAPHICS 25 Cutter Mill Plaza, Great Neck across from the Inn at Great Neck 516-466-2434 1232 North Wellwood Ave. W. Babylon, NY 11704 Phone: 631.755.1200 - Fax: 631.755.1202 1620 Coney Island Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: 718.252.3448 - Fax: 718.252.4861 Honoring Memories. Celebrating Lives. Riverside-Nassau North Chapel www.riversidenassaunorthchapels.com 516.487.9600 Mitra Mirjani Licensed Real Estate Broker/Owner Conduct your REAL ESTATE with REAL PEOPLE and get REAL RESULTS www.selectivepropertiesonline.com ADVERTISE in the Temple Israel Voice FOR SPECIAL MEMBER RATES call 482-7800 NOW David A. Adhami David A. Adhami, Esq. Great Neck, NY 11020 Tel: 516-462-9341 Fax: 516-882-2140 DavidAdhamiLaw@gmail.com Shastone Memorials ~ MORE THAN A CENTURY OF SERVICE ~ MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION ERECTED AT ALL CEMETERIES (Toll free outside NY) www.shastonememorials.com Marvin Rosen - Laurel S. Rosen - Russell J. Rosen CUSTOM DESIGN and SHOP AT HOME SERVICES MONUMENTS - FOOTSTONES - PLAQUES - MAUSOLEUMS - CLEANING - REPAIRS 11
Temple Israel of Great Neck Where tradition meets change D var Torah By Rabbi Marim D. Charry Emor Saturday, May 5 In this portion the Holiness Code continues with laws concerning the maintaining of ritual purity by the regulating the marriages of priests, limiting their participation in funerals and specifying the blemishes which This section ends with an admonition Code then turns to the sacred seasons and presents a calendar of the festivals on which cessation from work is and continues chronologically from element in the account of creation and, by observing the festivals, the Israelites Continued on page 10 Periodicals Postage Paid at Great Neck, NY For Additonal Passover Information Visit: www.tign.org Temple Israel of Great Neck Voice Marc Katz, Editor Associate Editors: Paula Charry, Angela Jones, Ronnie Katz, Marion Stein, Rabbi Daniel Schweber Photographers: Robert Lopatkin, Ofra Panzer TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREAT NECK 108 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, NY 11023 P: 516.482.7800 F: 516.482.7352 info@tign.org www.tign.org Temple Israel Voice (USPS # 078-740) is published monthly by Temple Israel of Great Neck at 108 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, NY 11023. Periodicals postage paid at Great Neck, NY 11021. Postmaster: Send address changes to: Temple Israel Voice, 108 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, NY 11023 Subscription $5.00 per annum TEMPLE ISRAEL STAFF Howard Stecker, Senior Rabbi Raphael Frieder, Cantor Daniel Schweber, Associate Rabbi Mordecai Waxman*, Rabbi Emeritus Leon Silverberg, Executive Director Rabbi Amy Roth, Director of Congregational Schools Rachel Mathless, Director, Beth HaGan Avi Siegel, Director, Waxman High School OFFICERS Robert Panzer, President Rachel Geula, Vice President Daniel Goldberger, Vice President Brent Greenspan, Vice President Samuel Husney, Vice President Veronica Lurvey, Vice President Lynn Weitzman, Vice President Burton Weston, Vice President Irving H. Lurie*, Honorary President *Deceased Sabbath and Shavuot Services Friday, May 4 Saturday, May 5 Shah Weekly Portion: Emor Leviticus 21:1 24:23 daughter of Shirley and Eli Hawa Friday, May 11 Saturday, May 12 Shah hukkotay Leviticus 25:1 27:34 Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19 17:14 Friday, May 18 Saturday, May 19 Erev Shavuot Shah Group Aliyah Number 1:1 4:20 Haftarah: Hosea 2:1 22 Mark Putter, Robert Lopatkin, led by Koleinu Continued on page 11 www.tign.org www.tign.org /TempleIsraelOfGreatNeck @templeisraelgn @templeisraelgn