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כסלו–טבת December 2014 Bulletin Hanukkah 5775 at PAS Hag Hanukkah sameah! FROM THE RABBI A Month of Lights and Learning RABBI ELLIOT J. COSGROVE N early every Jewish holiday provides us with both male and female role models. Rosh Hashanah – Abraham and Sarah. Purim – Mordechai and Esther. Passover – Moses and Miriam (and the midwives). While the longstanding patriarchies of our Rabbis may have unduly tilted our focus to the male side of the story, as an egalitarian community we have the right and responsibility to correct this gender imbalance. Hanukkah is no different. As important as the heroics of Judah Maccabee are, the steadfast faith of Hannah is also cause for reflection and inspiration. In II Maccabees, chapter 7, the story is told of seven brothers whom Antiochus ordered to eat forbidden food. Bolstered by their mother's faith, they chose painful with other East Side congregations for communal candle lighting and learning (p. 8). death over betrayal of their heritage. Even when the king demanded that she convince her sons to do otherwise, Hannah held fast to her faith and died herself shortly after her children. The martyrdom of Hannah and her seven sons, gruesome as it is, serves as a powerful and inspiring narrative of our ancestors’ willingness to keep their faith even in the most adverse circumstances. Unlike the more traditional Hanukkah stories, it communicates the central message of the festival with a woman at the center. In the month ahead we will also highlight the past and present contributions of the women of our tradition. The Women's Network will celebrate a Shabbat Retreat in the city (see facing page). Leah Loeterman and Debbie Cosgrove will continue their classes on women in the Talmud and in the Bible. Most importantly, with the next Adult Bat Mitzvah class starting in January, December is your chance to sign up for this transformative learning opportunity. This Bulletin lists many occasions to anticipate and celebrate the holiday, each one marked by a dreidel so that you can find them easily. At our annual Book & Gift Fair you can buy your gifts while benefitting PAS. The Empowered Judaism class will give you all the tools to celebrate the festival on your own. The Hallel v'Zimrah Musical Hanukkah Celebration will, I am sure, rise to our community's high standard of musical excellence. (See facing page.) The Caring Network Hanukkah session for the bereaved will help bring light to those living through dark times. Each weeknight during Hanukkah we will light candles together in our lobby after evening minyan, and on the third night, December 18, we will join If indeed the message of Hanukkah is to keep our faith no matter what, as did Hannah, then how much more so are we, with the blessings of our lives, called on to strengthen our stake in our tradition. There is no better way to do that, for men and women, than by engaging with the learning, prayer, and community building taking place this month at PAS. I encourage you to avail yourself of the opportunities at hand, and I wish you a Hag Urim Sameah, a joyous Festival of Lights! Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin כסלו–טבת VOLUME 67 · NO.4 · DECEMBER 2014 · KISLEV/TEVET 5775 · Marga Hirsch, Editor · Lawrence Conley, Graphic Design · Ira Krawitz, Director of Communication From Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove................................. 2 Events....................................................................... 3 Schedule of Religious Services................................ 4 Rita & George M. Shapiro Audio Archive .............. 5 Synagogue Family.................................................... 6 Camp Report............................................................ 7 Caring Network........................................................ 7 Adult Classes & Events........................................... 8 Youth Education & Events..................................... 11 Congregational School Schedule........................... 11 Young Family Education........................................ 12 Youth Activities & RJNHS..................................... 12 Contributions......................................................... 13 Hanukkah Candle Lighting.................................... 18 Calendar................................................................. 19 A Look Ahead.......................................... Back cover Hanukkiyot from the PAS Art Collection. A gift from Miriam & Stephen Ruzow, on display in the Edmond de Rothschild Library. COVER: 2 Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin Events HANUKKAH HIGHLIGHTS IN CELEBRATION OF 30 YEARS OF WOMEN IN THE CONSERVATIVE RABBINATE Sponsored by the Congregational School Parents Association Shabbat Dinner Series presents: Dr. Joyce Antler Hanukkah Book & Gift Fair Rabbis, Rebels, and Supreme Court Justices: How Jewish Women Shaped Modern America Tuesday | December 2 | 3:00 – 6:15 pm Wednesday | December 3 | 9:00 am – 7:00 pm All are welcome to shop an expansive collection of books and gifts for all ages. See p. 8 and p. 11 for additional Book Fair events. Friday | December 5 | 7:30 pm, after Kabbalat Shabbat Empowered Judaism: Hanukkah Joyce Antler is the Samuel Lane Professor of American Jewish History and Culture and Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at Brandeis University. Explore how to make Hanukkah meaningful for you and your family, and create your own Hanukkah traditions. Cost: free Women’s Network Shabbat Retreat Wednesday | December 3 | 4:30 – 5:30 pm Ben Ellerin, Cantorial Intern; and Leah Loeterman, Rabbinic Intern; and Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky Sponsored by the PAS Music Center Hallel v’Zimrah: A Musical Hanukkah Celebration Monday | December 8 | 7:00 pm Cantor Azi Schwartz, Cantor Shira Lissek, and guest Cantor Gideon Zelermyer, joined by choirs and choruses from JTS, HUC-JIR, and PAS. Featuring the music of internationally renowned composer and arranger Raymond Goldstein. There will be a light reception after the performance. Cost: $18/members; $36/nonmembers; free for under 18 and students with a valid ID. Please register at pasyn.org or call 212-369-2600, x115. Friday – Saturday | December 5 – 6 | at PAS At the first-ever Women’s Network retreat, we will honor the contributions of women to Judaism with a spirited Kabbalat Shabbat service featuring compositions by women cantors; Shabbat dinner and a lecture by scholar Joyce Antler; and Shabbat morning Torah yoga. Women will read Torah in the Sanctuary. After a kiddush lunch, there will be a session with Joyce Antler on the topic: You Never Call, You Never Write: The Historical Legacy of American Jewish Mothers. Bring your mothers, daughters, sisters and friends for this one-of-a-kind Shabbat journey. Come to one part of the weekend or all. PAS CONVERSATION Master Class: The Great War, the Twentieth Century and the Jews Dr. Ismar Schorsch, Chancellor Emeritus of JTS Tuesdays | December 16; January 6; January 13; February 10 | 7:00 – 8:15 pm World War I, The Great War, set loose a cascade of calamities that continued until the end of the 20th century. In this class we will examine the interconnectedness of these events, in which the fate of the Jews was deeply intertwined with the fate of all humanity. The day the war began, August 1, 1914, coincided with Tisha B'Av, perhaps a portent that the ensuing conflagration and its aftermath would not spare the Jewish landscape of Eastern Europe. Cost: $125/members; $175/general www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600 December 2014 Kislev/Tevet 5775 3 Schedule of Religious Services · כסלו–טבת Friday, December 5 13 Kislev Monday, December 22 30 Kislev 6:15 pm | Kabbalat Shabbat Featuring compositions by women cantors in celebration of 30 years of women in the Conservative rabbinate Rosh Hodesh 7:00 am | Morning minyan with Hallel, Torah reading, and musaf Saturday, December 6 14 Kislev Parashat Va-yishlah 9:15 am | Sanctuary service 20 mins after services | Minha Friday, December 12 20 Kislev 5:00 pm | YFE Kabbalat Shabbat & dinner (see p. 12) 6:15 pm | Kabbalat Shabbat Saturday, December 13 21 Kislev Parashat Va-yeishev 9:00 am | TGIS (see facing page) Bat Mitzvah of Alexandra Frank Bar Mitzvah of Blake Frank 11:15 am | Tot Tefillah (YFE service, see p. 12) 20 mins after services | Minha Tuesday, December 23 1 Tevet Rosh Hodesh 7:00 am | Morning minyan with Hallel, Torah reading, and musaf Friday, December 26 4 Tevet 6:15 pm | Kabbalat Shabbat Saturday, December 27 5 Tevet Parashat Va-yiggash 9:15 am | Shabbat morning service 20 mins after services | Minha Friday, December 19 27 Kislev 6:15 pm | Kabbalat Shabbat Saturday, December 20 28 Kislev Shabbat Hanukkah Parashat Mi-ketz 9:15 am | Sanctuary service Bar Mitzvah of Joshua Pinsky 9:30 am | Havurah The Havurah is a lay-led, child-friendly service open to individuals and families of all ages who want an intimate and informal prayer experience. People of all skill levels participate by leading a part of the service, reading Torah or Haftarah or by facilitating a Torah discussion. If you are interested in taking a part, but do not yet have the skills, we will help you learn! 20 mins after services | Minha 4:30 pm | Hazzan’s Tisch for Hanukkah WEEKDAY MINYAN: Shaharit Monday-Friday at 7:15 am, except where noted. Sundays and December 25 at 9:00 am. Ma’ariv Sunday-Thursday at 5:45 pm. From December 17-24, shaharit will include Hallel and Torah reading in celebration of Hanukkah. On weekday evenings of Hanukkah, there will be candle lighting in the lobby immediately after minyan. For Young Family and Congregational School Shabbat programming, see pp. 11-12. Can’t make it to the synagogue? Park Avenue Synagogue Sanctuary services are live streamed. Visit pasyn.org/webcast. Savor the last part of Shabbat at Cantor Azi Schwartz’s home. Schmooze, snack, sing, say ma’ariv (the evening service) together, and end with Havdalah and then lighting the candles for the 5th night of Hanukkah. Register by calling 212-369-2600, x115, and you’ll be given the address. PAS clergy will preach and conduct services with Colin Fowler at the organ and piano; the Synagogue Choir: Ena Freeman, Yonah Gershator, Alex Guerrera and Tim Krol; and musicians: Gil Smuskowitz, bass; Mike Cohen, woodwinds; and Ronen Itzik, percussion. Abe Lebovic is our regular Torah reader, and Mark Fraier is our ritual director. 4 Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600 Rita and George M. Shapiro Audio Archive BY SUZANNE AISENBERG W hat do Jackie Robinson, Shlomo Carlebach, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower have in common with the PAS clergy and decades of our bnei mitzvah students? Their voices and teachings are part of a remarkable audio archive recorded live at PAS from the mid-1950s through 2003. Israeli ambassadors, New York political figures, renowned academics, activists, authors and artists, along with the PAS clergy are represented in the collection of 3,600 reel-to-reel audio tapes. The late Rita and George M. Shapiro, z”l, generously underwrote and launched the “state-of-the-art” taping project in the 1950s with a prescient gift dedicated to documenting the life of the synagogue. For fifty years nearly every Shabbat service, sermon, musical service, special event and speaker were recorded. The tapes were meticulously labeled and notated by Mr. Shapiro and stored in a dedicated room. Fortunately for us, the tapes were listened to only occasionally by clergy and congregants. Had they been manually threaded through tape players over and over again, it is likely that they would have deteriorated and would be unusable today. Instead, volunteers on the PAS Archives Committee – Chair Suzanne Aisenberg together with Joanne Davis and Cantor David Lefkowitz – are bringing the collection to life. Working in conjunction with database and audio tape conservation experts, the committee is overseeing the preservation of the collection. When the project is finished, the Rita and George M. Shapiro Audio Archive will be a comprehensive and searchable database with links to the digitized oral content. These recordings enable us to appreciate the rich legacy of Park TGIS A renewed approach to our day of renewal! Together we will pray, learn and strengthen the community. Find your place in the PAS Shabbat Experience. Thank God It's Shabbat! Saturday | December 13 9:00 – 9:50 am | Activities for all ages 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Shabbat Experience for Congregational School Learners in Grades 3-4. 10:00 am – 12:15 pm | Community Shabbat Worship* *Congregational School Learners and Families in Grades 5-6 will join the community at services until 11:00 am and then go together for learning. 11:15 am | Tot Tefillah (YFE Service) The digitization project will take time to complete and volunteers will be needed to help with various aspects of the work. If you are interested in knowing more about the collection or in helping with this project, please contact Suzanne Aisenberg at suzanne.aisenberg@gmail.com. Morning Meditation and Yoga with Cindy Pearlman (All ages) Gentle stretches and poses awaken us to the glory of God’s creation. i @PAS Avenue Synagogue and connect us to the significant social, political and religious issues of the period when they were recorded, subjects which continue to challenge us today. The archive contains important speeches and presentations by our rabbis and others on civil rights and the relationship between the Jewish and black community; the influence of the women’s movement on Conservative Judaism; Israel and the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East; the importance of remembering the Shoah and our need to teach future generations about this atrocity. The archive illustrates the leadership role our cantors have had (and continue to have) in the creation of new liturgical music and the revitalization of historic cantorial works, many of which are in the collection. Young Family Sing-Along with Matt Check (0–6) Dance, sing and worship together. Chess Club with Sophia Rhode (K–7) Open to beginners and to learners who have played chess already. PAS Youth Choir (K–7) Learn music and sing with our cantors on Shabbat and holidays. Psalms, Blessings, and Torah Study with Rabbi Witkovsky (All ages) Warm up with morning psalms and prayers and a discussion of the week’s Torah portion. Sing with Azi! (Teens and adults) Learn prayer melodies, and sing out from your seat during services. Window on Israel with Rabbi Zuckerman (Teens and adults) Join in a conversation about current issues affecting our relationship with Israel. And more! For updates, visit pasyn.org and watch for emails. www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600 December 2014 Kislev/Tevet 5775 5 Synagogue Family בני מצוהBNEI MITZVAH Alexandra Frank December 13 | Va-yeishev Daughter of Lara Stein & Jeffrey Frank Blake Frank December 13 | Va-yeishev Son of Lara Stein & Jeffrey Frank Joshua Pinsky December 20 | Mi-ketz Son of Veronique Gabai Pinsky & Joel Pinsky ברוכים הבאיםWELCOME NEW MEMBERS Randy and Mark Belnick Barbara & Lawrence Glass Liya Kahan & Ross Goldstein Gabrielle & Eric Goodman Jessica & Adam Hirsch Jacqueline & Andrew Holm Cassandra Mills & Daniel Klein Suzanne & James Klein Elizabeth Leiman Kraiem & Rubin Kraiem Natasha & Richard Krupp Julie Newdow & Mark Landisman Jennifer Rubinstein & Ryan Mash Julie & Jordan Solomon Ticiana & Alan Strozenberg המקום ינחםCONDOLENCES Heller & Jeff Moses and Howard Izes on the loss of Heller’s mother and Howard’s partner, Ilene Strax מזל טובMAZAL TOV Aimee & Bram Weber on the birth of a son, Nathan Jacob Weber, and to big brother Harry Erica & Scott Belsky on the birth of a son, Miles Roizen Belsky, and to big sister Chloe Blair & Joshua Klaff on the birth of a son, Owen Alexander Klaff, and to big brother Blake Joan Lefkowitz on co-writing a book, Secrets of Successful Inventing, released in October by Square One Publishers Jaime and Dan Fliman on the birth of a daughter, Charlotte Mika Fliman and to big sister Olivia Aaron Malinsky on the loss of his wife, Randie Malinsky, and to Carolyn Malinsky, David Malinsky, and Benjamin & Rebecca Malinsky on the loss of their mother and motherin-law Stanley Tananbaum on the loss of his wife, Doris Tananbaum, and to Ricki Gail & Bob Conway and Andrew & Dorothy Tananbaum on the loss of their mother and motherin-law Joyce Gmora and Barbara Gmora on the loss of their husband and father, Sherwin Gmora Caren & Arturo Constantiner on the loss of her mother, Esther Sturza Dr. Myles Savitt on the loss of his wife, Jane Savitt Family and friends of Florence Bernstein, wife of Philip Bernstein, z”l Bruce & Debra Kahne on the loss of his father, Edward Kahne 6 Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600 PAS Youngsters Love Ramah Day Camp! O ne day last summer Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky, Congregational School Assistant Director Jen Stern, and Teen Program Director Jordan Soffer ventured across the Hudson to Ramah Day Camp in Nyack. They spent a fun and sunny day with happy PAS campers. As you can see by their smiling faces, a great time was had by all. Lili Greenslade, 11 I love Ramah Day Camp because I made so many new friends here. The counselors are very understanding, make me comfortable and take great care of me. I like Jewish summer camp because I connect with people by praying together which forms my Jewish identity within a tight community. I am grateful to be informed about what was happening in Israel, especially this summer. Jonathan Schwartz, 7 I love Ramah Day Camp because we do fun things like swimming, dancing, and climbing. The counselors are super cool and the food is really yummy. I enjoy attending a Jewish summer camp because there are many people who speak Hebrew. The food is kosher and we have tefillah. For more information on Ramah Day Camp in Nyack, as well as any other Jewish summer camp, contact Rabbi Eve Rudin at erudin@pasyn.org. The visitors asked the campers: Why do you love Ramah Day Camp? What do you enjoy about being at a Jewish summer camp? Here are some of the answers. Zac Lobel, 7 I love Ramah Day Camp because it is a fun camp where I can learn about Jewish history and do all of the usual camp things. There are activities at everyone's level. I like Jewish summer camp because you can enhance your Jewish identity. Josh Atlas, 8 I love Ramah Day Camp because I get to play Gaga often. I like Jewish summer camp because I learn to speak Hebrew. Campers, from left to right: Josh Atlas, Zac Lobel, Alexander Goldin, Oliver Goldin, Joseph Savenor, Malena Goldblum, Maia Greenslade, Lili Greenslade, Elah Greenslade, Jonathan Schwartz Caring Network If you need assistance from the Caring Network, or if you would like to volunteer, please contact the rabbis' office at chernandez@pasyn.org or 212-369-2600, x143. Sponsored by UJA@PAS Sponsored by UJA@PAS Social Work Support for PAS Members and Their Families Social Work Support for PAS Seniors, Families and Their Caregivers Tuesdays | By appointment | Shira Felberbaum, LMSW Thursdays | By appointment | Yael Kornfeld, LMSW For more information or to make an appointment, contact Crystal Hernandez at chernandez@pasyn.org or 212-369-2600, x143 or Shira Felberbaum at sfelberbaum@jbfcs.org or 212-632-4735. For more information or to make an appointment, contact Crystal Hernandez at chernandez@pasyn.org or 212-369-2600, x143 or Yael Kornfeld at ykornfeld@dorotusa.org or 212-769-2850. Onsite social work support is made possible by a UJA Partners in Caring grant. www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600 December 2014 Kislev/Tevet 5775 7 Adult Classes & Events This Month at PAS Purim Spiel Rehearsal Monday | December 1 | 7:00 pm PAS singers, dancers, jugglers, acrobats, clowns, tightrope walkers, lion tamers, mimes, and anyone who likes to have a good time – it’s not too late to join Purim Spiel 5775! The performance will be on Erev Purim, Wednesday, March 4, at 7:00 pm. Rehearsals continue in January and February; visit pasyn.org for the full schedule. Don’t miss out on the harmony and camaraderie; join the troupe! At the Hanukkah Book & Gift Fair omen's Network Breakfast W with Author Gretchen Rubin Wednesday | December 3 | 9:15 am To RSVP, visit pasyn.org, click on Women's Network and then on the event. The History and Halakhah of the Torah Reading Men’s Club Project Ezra Hanukkah Lunch YCG Annual Latke/Vodka Hanukkah Party Sunday | December 7 | 11:00 am Monday | December 15 | 7:30 pm Cosponsored by JTS@PAS and the Women’s Network Breaking Boundaries: Jewish Women from the Talmud to Today Thursday | December 11 | 6:15 pm | Leah Loeterman, Rabbinic Intern Sponsored by the Caring Network Lights in the Darkness: A Hanukkah Program for Bereaved Jews Thursday | December 11 | 6:30 pm Men’s Club Torah on Tap Thursday | December 11 | 7:30 pm Women in the Bible Friday | December 12 | 9:15 am | Debbie Cosgrove Day School Community Shabbat Dinner Friday | December 12 | 7:30 pm, following Kabbalat Shabbat Sponsored by Tikkun Olam and UJA@PAS Online Lunch & Learn: Snapshots of 20th Century Theology Thursday | December 4 | 12:30 pm | Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove The PAS Congregational Singers Thursdays | December 4, 11 | 7:00 pm | Rehearsal Monday | December 8 | 7:00 pm | Hallel v’Zimrah (see p. 3) Saturday/Shabbat | December 13 | 9:00 am | TGIS | Sing with Azi! 8 Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin Sholom Aleichem Yiddish Club Tuesday | December 16 | 1:00 pm | Sylvia & Zane Liff Melton-Style Learning Wednesdays | Dec. 3, 10 | 8:00 pm Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove In a two-part discussion hosted by the Sanctuary Task Force Committee, Rabbi Cosgrove will teach about the history and Jewish law of the full and triennial Torah reading. To RSVP, visit pasyn.org, click on Young Couples Group and then on the event. Monthly Mitzvah Mondays Monday | December 15 | 11:30 am | The Sirovich Center, 331 East 12th St., btw 1st and 2nd Aves. PAS and KJ team up to serve lunch to low-income seniors at Educational Alliance’s Project ORE, a UJAFederation of NY beneficiary agency that provides support services to elderly Jews throughout Manhattan. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Rebecca Zimilover at zimiloverr@ ujafedny.org or 212-836-1356. The Little Light that Could Wednesday | Dec. 17 | 8:00 – 9:00 pm Thursday | Dec. 18 | 10:45 – 11:45 am Rabbi Charlie Savenor Over the centuries, sages have debated whether the miracle of Hanukkah is the military victory over the Greeks or the re-igniting of the Menorah in the Temple. We will examine the significance of lighting the Menorah then and now. Note: This is a one-session class; the evening and morning sessions are the same. All are welcome to attend: past, current and potential Melton learners. No cost, but please register in advance at pasyn.org. Torah's Light at Hanukkah: Keeping the Flames Burning 3rd Night of Hanukkah TLC Community Candle Lighting & Learning Thursday | December 18 | 6:30 pm | at Temple Emanu-El (1 East 65th St.) The TLC is a coalition of synagogues who together create unity through engaging Torah study. Be part of this advancement of our Jewish community, meet others in the neighborhood, feel the value of your synagogue membership expanding. Join clergy and congregants from synagogues across the East Side for a night of learning with our neighbors. Adult Classes & Events / WEEKLY CLASSES MONDAY Siddur Hebrew 1 Dec. 1, 15 | 6:30 pm | Marga Hirsch Siddur Hebrew 2 Dec. 1, 15 | 7:45 pm | Marga Hirsch Next Month at PAS Sponsored by the Rabbinical Assembly Exploring Judaism Registration Now Open! Adult Bat Mitzvah Tuesdays | beginning January 20 | 6:30 – 7:45 pm | January - May; resumes in October Rabbi Neil Zuckerman and Cantor Shira Lissek Our Adult Bat Mitzvah program is a year-and-a-half journey open to PAS women who did not have the opportunity to experience a Bat Mitzvah and who would like to affirm and strengthen their commitment to Jewish growth and learning as adults. Together, we will explore Jewish issues from the unique spiritual perspective of American women in the 21st Century, create new rituals, grapple with issues and texts and develop synagogue skills – blessings, prayers, and trope. Participants will celebrate their Bnot Mitzvah on Shavuot 2016/5776. Space is limited. Prerequisite: ability to read Hebrew and basic prayers or Siddur Hebrew 1 Cost: $180/semester/members ($540/all three semesters) Dec. 1, 8, 15 | 7:00 pm | Congregation Ansche Chesed | Rabbi Benjamin Resnick TUESDAY Essential Essays Dec. 2, 9 | approx. 8:00 am, immediately after morning minyan | Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove Contemporary Jewish Thought Dec. 2, 9, 16 | 11:30 am | Rabbi Neil Zuckerman WEDNESDAY (No classes on December 24 or 31) For Graduates of Context and the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning Beyond Borders: The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Part 1 6:30 pm | Matt Check For Graduates of Context and the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning Jews in America: Insiders and Outsiders 6:30 pm | Rabbi Shmuel Afek The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning: Year 2 6:45 pm | Rabbi Shmuel Afek and Rabbi Neil Zuckerman THURSDAY ) (No classes on December 25) The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning: Year 1 9:15 am | Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove and Debbie Cosgrove For Graduates of Context and the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning Jews in America: Insiders and Outsiders 9:15 am | Rabbi Charlie Savenor For Graduates of Context and the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning Shemot II: Revelation and Revolution 9:15 am | Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky Library Lunch & Learn 12:00 pm December 4 | Matt Check December 11 | Insights from Israel with Rabbi Michael Graetz December 18 | Rabbi Eve Rudin Sponsored by the Rabbinical Assembly Exploring Judaism 7:00 pm | Brotherhood Synagogue | Rabbi Joel Shaiman FRIDAY Daf HaShavua: Weekly Talmud Study approx. 8:00 am, immediately after morning minyan | Rabbi Ethan Witkovsky | No class on December 26 SATURDAY/SHABBAT Parashat HaShavua 8:45 am | For December 13, see TGIS schedule (p. 5) Foundations of Jewish Family Living: Jewish Values for Parents to Share with Their Children December 3, 10 | 7:00 pm | Rabbi Eve Rudin For additional information about classes and events listed here, please look in the Fall Program Catalog or visit pasyn.org. To register for Adult Education classes, unless otherwise noted in the description, go to www.pasyn.org and click on “Adult Education.” Then, click on “Classes” on the left side of the page and on the appropriate registration link. Those without internet access may call 212-369-2600, x121. www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600 December 2014 Kislev/Tevet 5775 9 Gallery The Edmond de Rothschild Library | Director: Marga Hirsch Photography with Joy Library Hours Through December Holocaust survivors living in Israel present photos that speak of courage, aging, surviving, and loving and living. The photos are the product of a unique workshop, a joint project of JDC-Eshel, the Israel Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services and UJA-Federation of New York. Through the project, which operates throughout Israel, participants express their personal stories, memories and feelings. JDC-Eshel, the Association for Planning and Development of Services for the Aged in Israel, works to ensure adequate housing, social and health services to seniors, regardless of their ability to pay, and has been the foremost organization in Israel working for the welfare of the elderly since 1969. Monday: 12:00 – 6:00 pm Tuesday through Thursday: 12:00 – 6:30 pm Friday: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Marga is generally in the library at other times as well. Feel free to stop by! The library is closed during classes on Mondays, 6:30 – 8:45 pm; on Wednesdays, December 3 and 10, 7:00 – 8:00 pm; and on Thursdays, 9:15 – 10:30 am. Outside of these times, the library is usually open. When Marga is not there, follow the instructions posted in the library for checking out and returning books. The library catalog is online! From your desktop computer or from your handheld device, you can find out whether or not a particular book is in the library or browse new books that have been added to the collection recently. As always, the library is a haven where congregants of all ages learn Torah, read the daily news, surf the web, chat in Yiddish or play with Hebrew alphabet blocks. Librarian Extraordinaire Marga Hirsch can help you find a great book to read, research a knotty question, interlibrary-loan a book or choose a Jewish book for your child or grandchild. To browse the online catalog, visit pasyn.org, click on Rothschild Library and then on the link to the catalog. Contact Marga at mhirsch@pasyn.org or 212-369-2600, x127 to become an online library user and to reserve and renew books online. pasyn.org/calendar 10 GET UP-TO-THE-MINUTE INFORMATION ABOUT PAS PROGRAMS, EVENTS & SCHEDULE OF RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT WWW.PASYN.ORG/CALENDAR. Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600 Youth Education & Events For details, please refer to the Fall Program Catalog or pasyn.org Congregational School Schedule Tuesday – Wednesday | December 2–3 | Hanukkah Book & Gift Fair (see p. 3) Saturday | December 6 | Shabbat Experience programs 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Hey & Vav (5 – 6) Learners | PAS 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Gimel & Dalet (3 – 4) Learners | PAS Thursday | December 11 | 5:45 pm | Vav (grade 6) Bnei Mitzvah Family Program Saturday | December 13 | TGIS and Shabbat Experience programs 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Gimel & Dalet (3 – 4) Learners | PAS 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Hey & Vav (5 – 6) Families 10:00 am | PAS Sanctuary Service (TGIS) 11:00 am | Family program at Liederkranz* Tuesday – Thursday | December 16, 17, 18 | 6:00 pm | Hanukkah candle lighting in lobby at dismissal Saturday, December 20 – Sunday, January 4 | Winter Break | School closed | No classes or Shabbat programming Monday | January 5 | School resumes *Liederkranz is located at 6 East 87th Street between Madison & Fifth Avenues. Hanukkah Book & Gift Fair Cocktail Party for Parents of Children from Tots to High School Tuesday | December 2 | 7:00 pm Enjoy a drink, mingle, and focus on shopping without your children! PAS Youth Choir Saturday | December 6 | 9:30 – 9:55 am Saturday | December 13 | 9:00 – 9:50 am (TGIS) Learners in grades K–7 are invited to learn music and participate with our cantors at Shabbat and holiday services. For more information, please contact Phyllis Spiro at pspiro@pasyn.org. Family Hanukkah Celebration with Legos® Monday | December 8 | 4:30 pm Families with children in grades K–2 are invited to help build a giant hanukkiah out of Lego® bricks. 11 Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600 December 2014 Kislev/Tevet 5775 11 Youth Education & Events Youth Education & Events For details, please refer to the Fall Program Catalog or pasyn.org Young Family Education PAS Teens & Rabbi Judah Nadich High School To RSVP for any program, go to www.pasyn.org and click on Young Family Education. Under Upcoming Events on the right side, click on the event name. For dinners, cancellations with refund (or credit towards another dinner) are possible until the Wednesday before the dinner. Contact Jordan Soffer, Director of Teen Programs, jsoffer@pasyn.org or 212-369-2600, x147 for more information. SHABBAT & HOLIDAY PROGRAMS LET’S LEARN! Kabbalat Shabbat and Shabbat Dinner for Families with Young Children Teen Tuesdays Friday | December 12 | Service 5:00 pm; Dinner approx. 5:30 – 6:30 pm Dinner and discussion with Rabbi Witkovsky, Jordan Soffer, and Rabbi Savenor. We’ll look at issues of Jewish identity, Israeli politics, and general questions in modern Judaism. Coffee Talk with Pauline Zablow. On December 16, we'll put a festive spin on Teen Tuesday with Hanukkah treats and candle lighting. Families with children ages 0–6 are invited to join our clergy for a family-friendly Kabbalat Shabbat service, followed immediately by a child-friendly buffet dinner and short program. Children with December birthdays will receive a birthday blessing and a small gift. Sing-Along with Matt Check (at TGIS) Saturday | December 13 | 9:00 – 9:50 am | See page 3 Tot Tefillah (Young Family Shabbat Morning Services) Saturday | December 13 | 11:15 am – 12:00 pm The service will include songs, dancing, stories, and other activities and end with Kiddush and a snack. Young Family Hanukkah Warm-up Sunday | December 14 | 2:00 pm Families with children ages 0–6 will enjoy music with Shira Kobren, along with art activities and holiday snacks as we get ready for Hanukkah together. Shirat Shabbat Friday | December 19 | 9:10 – 9:35 am | For parents and toddlers ages 3 and younger Join Matt Check and a member of the clergy for song, dance, a short story and challah to get ready for Shabbat. Tuesdays | December 2, 9, 16 | 6:00 – 7:30 pm Parent and Teen Shabbat Study Session with Rabbi Cosgrove Saturday | December 13 | 4:00 pm LET’S DO! PAS Food Pantry Wednesdays | December 3, 10, 17 | 4:00 pm | Food packaging Fridays | December 5, 12, 19 | 3:30 pm – beginning of Shabbat | Food distribution LET’S GO! Winter Break Special Movie and Chinese Food! Thursday | December 25 | Time TBA We’ll head to the movies to see Exodus: Gods and Kings, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Christian Bale. After the show, we’ll come back to PAS for delicious Chinese food. Please RSVP by email to Jordan by Monday, December 22. Sponsored by the Rothschild Library Kids’ Shabbat Book Basket On Shabbat, look for the book basket near the ushers in the Sanctuary. There are Jewish books for children of all ages to look at while sitting quietly in their seats. Let your children enjoy the books during services and return them so that others may read them next week. 12 Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin Contributions Kol Nidre Appeal 5775 O n behalf of the Officers and Board of Trustees, we extend our sincerest gratitude to the members and friends listed below, who have already made a donation to Park Avenue Synagogue’s 20142015 Kol Nidre Appeal (list as of October 29). As Rabbi Cosgrove said in his sermon “Attitude of Gratitude”: The spiritual accounting of our year gone by is not measured merely by a punch list of our deeds, of rights and wrongs committed. Our year is also measured according to the degree to which we transcend the quotidian burdens of existence and open our eyes to the beauty, goodness and good fortune of our lives; and yes, our success in doing so is signaled by our having a spiritual posture of giving. In simpler terms, it is the act of giving that announces to God and to the world that we are indeed thankful for the blessings of our lives and thus stand ready to enter the year to come. Ross Abelow & Susan Cantor Brian & Stephanie Abrahams Stuart & Debra Abramovitz Robert & Deanna Adler Helene Agress Joseph & Jessica Ainsberg James & Suzanne Aisenberg Isidoro & Edna Aizenberg Joe Larson & Lauren Albert Steven & Evelyn Alden Roberta Amon Harris & Susan Joy Amster Robert P. & Carol Antler Rick & Amy Atlas Lea Avigdor Andrew Bab & Jennifer Shurdut Bab Niso & Jamie Bahar Felix & Heather Baker Howard & Rachelle Balaban Phyllis Barber Herbert & Susan Bard Sarah Barish Andrew & Marcy Barkan David & Janice Barnard Joel & Gail Baron Brett & Natalie Barth Emilio & Reina Bassini Janice Baxter Marc Becker & Caryn Seidman-Becker Richard & Rachel Becker Michael Bederman & Anna Gerb Michael & Lika Behmoaras Barry & Judith Beil Abraham & Yael Benadrete Susan Bender www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600 Thank you for embracing the attitude of gratitude and making a difference. Your act of giving elevates our mission to inspire, educate and guide our community towards living passion-filled Jewish lives. In the spirit of Jewish tradition, we are seeking 100% participation in supporting the welfare of the entire congregation and beyond. If you have not yet confirmed your pledge this year, please consider an amount which is meaningful to you. We are happy to now offer an online giving option at www.pasyn.org/KolNidre or you may contact the office. Every gift counts. Thank you. L’shalom, Arthur Penn, Chairman Andrea Baumann Lustig, Vice President Andrew Heller, Kol Nidre Co-Chair James Rothman, Kol Nidre Co-Chair Ben-Dor Family Roy & Nicole Ben-Dor Leonard Polonsky & Georgette Bennett Edith Bergen Max & Dale Berger Josephine Berger-Nadler Arie Berggrun & Melissa Waterstone Phil & Meredith Berkowitz Milton & Jena Berlinski David & Marilyn Berman William & Lynne Bermont Harold Bernanke David & Lynn Berney Donald Bernstein & Jo Ellen Finkel Jonathan & Zoe Bernstein Mark & Arlene Bernstein Peter & Jennifer Bernstein Alvin Bernstone Mark & Geri Besca Richard & Tamar Bessinger Kenneth & Ann Bialkin Matthew & Ellen Biben Tammy Bieber Martin & Barbara Bienenstock Ronald & Lori Bland Alan & Nancy Block Ethan & Heather Bloom Jeffrey & Jeanne Bloom Charles & Ellen Bock Mark & Francine Bogdanoff Ruth Boody Howard Borkan & Barbara Yagoda-Borkan Michael & Esther Brenner Bernard & Constance Breslin Robert & Amy Bressman James & Deborah Breznay Thomas & Renee Brodie John & Gayle Brody Harry & Elissa Bromer David Brous Jr. & Catherine Rothman Brous Martin & Aviva Budd Stanley & Gail Bulua Steve & Sharon Bunkin H. Paul & Edna Burak Gary & Rhonda Casson Robert & Toni Ceisler Clive & Bonnie Chajet Frank Chaney & Ronda Wist Charles & Bonnie Charrow David & Amy Chasen Jeffrey & Katherine Chavkin Peter & Jessica Chavkin Joel & Sherry Cherwin Joshua Cherwin & Gina Ormand Matthew & Bonnie Chook Adam & Samara Cohen Carmel & Babette Cohen Carol Cohen Edward & Betsy Cohen Ed Cohen & Nadine Habousha Cohen Jonathan & Martha Cohen Lawrence & Lisa Cohen Marion Cohen Michael & Ilona Cohen Geoffrey & Marcia Colvin Stephen & Anita Comite Arturo & Caren Constantiner Daniel & Adena Conway Samuel & Barbara Cooper Paul & Anne Corwin December 2014 Kislev/Tevet 5775 13 Contributions KOL NIDRE APPEAL 5775 David & Jessica Cosloy Greg & Daniella Coules Alexander & Erica Crisses Lawrence & Nicole Cyrlin Ronald & Linda Daitz Darcy Dalton David Dane Jeffrey Ginsberg & Gabrielle Davis Michael & Sandy Davis Morton & Joanne Davis Juliet Diller James Dinan & Elizabeth Miller Larry Hite & Sharon Dolch-Hite Suzanne Drachman Mark & Judith Drucker James & Nancy Druckman Michael & Allison Dubrow Joe & Sally Dwek Maurice Edelson & Jennifer Altman David & Susan Edelstein Howard Edelstein Louis & Anita Ehrenberg Roger & Carol Einiger Edwin Eisen & Elaine Sollar Eisen Brian & Erin Eizenstat Jonathan & Jodie Elyachar Justin & Naomi Elyachar Robert & Marjorie Emden Bonnie Englebardt M. Neville & Roberta Epstein Enrique & Joscelyn Ergas Helen Erlich Susan Erlich Fran Evans Lawrence & Francine Fabian Barton Farber Ronald Feiman & Hilary Ronner Bernie & Phyllis Feinberg Tobette Feinberg Elizabeth Feiner Herb & Harriet Feiwel Leslie Feld William & Joan Felder Ariel Feldman Elias Feuer & Ethel Rubinstein John & Carol Finley Mark & Rachael First Steven & Allison Fisch Martin & Susan Fischer Michael Fischer Ira & Linda Fish Adam Fisher Edward & Vivian Fisher Allen & Lynn Fishman Mark & Jill Fishman Jeffrey & Sheryl Flug Adam & Marissa Forsted Stuart J. & Jaime Fox Mark & Sarita Fraier Barry & Karen Frankel Jon Frankel & Erin Richard Frankel David & Karen Freedberg Ary & Judy Freilich Andrew & Jill Frey Bernard & Leslie Friedman Bruce Friedman David & Erica Friedman Jeffrey & Stacy Friedman Mark & Robin Friedman Pamela Friedman Richard & Susan Friedman 14 Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin Robert & Micki Friedman Steven & Cheri Friedman Wayne & Patti Fuchs Elaine Gangel Daniel & Elizabeth Ganitsky Nathan & Alice Gantcher Sarah Gelber Martin Geller & Lauren Schor Geller Jack Topal & Evelyn Gelman Mitchell & Paula Gendel Harold Geringer Jeffery & Michelle Gerson Solomon & Lorraine Glickstein Jerry Gliklich & Jane Salmon Marshall & Carolyn Gluck Howard & Joan Goldberg Susan Goldberg Charles Goldblum & Tirzah Schwarz Daniel & Daniela Goldin Harrison & Diana Goldin Dorothy Goldman Geoffrey & Jennifer Goldschein Howard & Marjorie Goldschein The Barbara Goldsmith Foundation Herman Goldsmith George Goltzer & Barbara Gertel Goltzer Leonard & Constance Goodman Mark & Judith Goodman Micah & Marla Goodman William & Jody Gorin Keith Gottesdiener & Beth Jacobs Lawrence & Marilyn Gottlieb Michael Grad & Emily Christenfeld Grad Laurence & Rebecca Grafstein Robert Serabin & Deborah Green Richard Green & Elaine Gilde Michael & Vicki Greenberg Sylvan Greenberg Ira & Linda Greenblatt David Greenfield Alan Greenwald Alexander & Lisa Grinberg Efraim Grinberg David & Miriam Grossberg Leonard & Laura Grossman Scott & Allison Group Peter Gruenberger & Carin Lamm Gruenberger Katherina Grunfeld Steven Gutwillig & Michele Green Robert Haar & Angela Fort Martin & Irene Haber Martin & Lynn Halbfinger Monica Halem Alan & Louise Hamilton Aaron & Moriah Hara David Harnick & Raymonda Rastegar-Harnick Ben & Jessie Harris Maury & Laurie Harris William & Ellen Harrow David Helfgott & Anita Cela Andrew & Heather Heller Michael & Lesley Heller Sanford & Christine Heller Mel Herman & Judith Jankof Herman Philip & Erica Hermann Arthur & Janet Hershaft David & Diane Hess George & Helene Hines Mark & Dena Hirsch Alan Hirschfeld & Emily Roberts Joel & Nancy Hirschtritt Steven Hirth Bruce & Arlene Hochberg Michael & Nancy Hodin Alice Hoffman Shelley Holm Jared & Allyson Horowitz Carol Hyman Joel & Alissa Isaacson Alan & Barbara Jacobs Edward & Mary Jacobs Marvin & Tina Josephson Sheila Josephson Stephen & Helen Judlowe Robert & Erica Juneja Marvin & Louise Kagan Barbara Kahn Michael Kalisman & Gayle Taubman Kalisman Bryan & Jennifer Kaplan Howard & Joyce Kaplan Jeffrey & Robin Kaplan Miriam Kaplan Neal & Barbara Kaplan Barbara Kapnick Adam & Jennifer Karol Dennis & Gail Karr Glenn Kashan & Robin Cowan Donald & Cindie Kastenbaum Fred & Karen Kastenbaum Bernard Katz & Phyllis Kaplan-Katz Henry & Stacy Katz Neal & Samantha Kaufman Neil & Barbara Kaufman Ronald & Susan Kaufmann Irwin L. Kava William & Linda Kaye Carol & Gershon Kekst and family Arthur & Ronnie Kirsch Donald & Dorothy Ann Kirsch Joel & Emily Kirsch Mark Kirsch & Deborah Feyerick Richard & Dana Kirshenbaum Zelma Kiwi Joel & Renee Klaperman Alan & Lauren Klein Brett & Dena Klein Casey Klein Kenneth & Farah Kleiner Elie & Elana Kobrin Arnold Komisar Steven & Jody Konstadt Murray & Ellen Koppelman Paul & Vivienne Koreto Joshua & Nancy Korff Phyllis Kossoff Tamara Kossoff Allen & Denise Kozin Ronald Kreismann Jeff Krevat & Susan Wiener Krevat Alice Kulick Brian Kushner & Phyllis Levinberg Gregory & Alexandra Kwiat Dorothy Lang Stephen & Randi Langford Arthur Langhaus & Kathy Marlin Langhaus Florence Lapidus & Karen Lapidus Philippe Laub Russell & Lara Leaf Frank Lederman Jay & Ilyse Lefkowicz David & Joan Lefkowitz Sam Lehr & Lisa Fishman Contributions KOL NIDRE APPEAL 5775 Debra Lehrman Kevin & Stephanie Leichter Joan Leiman David & Michelle Leitner Leona Leon Allan & Renee Lercher Laurence Lerner Joan Lessing Martin Levenson & Joan Levine Levenson Ruth Levenson Stephen & Stephanie Levey Alan & Alison Levine Marvin & Linda Levine Paul & Joyce Levine Peter & Janet Levine Howard & Holly Levinson Laila Levitas Carol Levitt Marian Levitt Gabrielle Levy Jonathan & Elizabeth Lewis Judith P. Lewis Gary & Rachel Licht Zanvel & Sylvia Liff Ellen Liman Marc & Jennifer Lipschultz Marvin & Renee Lipton Scott Litner Judy Lobel Miriam London Jeffrey Loria Sivia Loria David & Rochelle Ludwig Larry Lurin & Eileen Lewis-Lurin Matt & Andrea Lustig Boris Lustik Ann Lyons Marjorie Magner Lorraine Malden Aaron & Randie Malinsky Steven & Heidi J. Mandel Franklin & Terry Mark Matthew & Cindy Mark Morris Mark & Susan Kolin Mark Steven & Jana Markowicz Scott & Allison Marx Robert & Rita Matthews Sandy Mayerson George & Corinne McCormack Steven Merdinger Scott & Norma Mero Sandra Meron Jonathan & Sandy Merrill Joel & Lynne Mesznik Amy Millard Robert & Sheila Miller Michael & Cheryl Minikes Fredric Mintz & Leslie Berman Mintz Alexander Mishkin & Jennifer Newstead David & Robin Mitchell Scott & Leah Mittelman Lawrence & Ellyn Mittman Jeffrey & Samantha Mizrahi Shary & Sherie Moalemzadeh Abby Modell Aram & Sherine Moezinia Jeff & Audrey Mordos Muriel Morris Nathan Moser & Rita Ungar Moser Beth Moses Jeffrey & Hilary Moses www.pasyn.org 212–369–2600 Howard Muchnick & Susan Schwartz Richard & Felice Muchnick Tom Mukamal & Elana Maser Edward Munves Jr. Henry & Doris Murad Charles & Susan Murkofsky Charles & Carol Mutterperl Mark & Gwendolyn Myers Gary & Felicia Nachman Richard & Nicole Nackenson Alan & Patricia Neuwirth Jeffrey Newman Barton & Nancy Nisonson Ron & Karen Noy Bernie Nussbaum & Nancy Kuhn Michael Odell & Andrea Olshan Morris & Nancy Offit Paula Offricht Stuart & Judi Oltchick Morris Orden Susan Orenbuch Seth Orlow & Myra Freed Steve Ostrow & Arlette Tawil Julius & Joyce Paige Jeffrey Palca Jason & Tricia Pantzer David & Ronnie Parker Nathaniel & Debra Paull Martin & Doris Payson Arthur & Ilene Penn Seth & Susan Perelman David & Cortney Peretz Walter & Blossom Peretz Jonathan & Candace Perkin Dana Perlman Cynthia Pfeffer John & Rachel Philipp David Phillips & Ellen Zweig-Phillips William & Suzanne Plotch Morris M. & Laurie Ferber Podolsky Brian & Myra Pollack Lester & Geri Pollack Gregory & Diana Porges David & Vicki Portman Claudia Poster Marc & Sherri Powers Mark Pruzansky & Sheila Erlich-Pruzansky Alex Pustilnik & Rachel Bluestein Edward & Rosanne Raab Ruth Rabinowitz Robert Raskin & Carol Goldstein Malcolm & Susan Rattner Jerome & Magda Rebhun Ariel & Tal Recanati Lorin Reisner & Miriam Judlowe Bruce & Ellen Ressler Jane Revasch Harriet Rice Adam Rifkin Brett & Toby Riggi David Robbins & Joyce Chang Robbins Gregory & Amanda Robbins James Robbins Calvin & Andrea Roberts Mordecai Rochlin Helen Rodbell Russell & Judith Rodewald Alain & Ellen Roizen Andrew & Maris Rosenberg Joseph & Willa Rosenberg Bevan & Cheryl Rosenbloom Lawrence & Natalie Rosenbloom Daniel & Sheila Rosenblum James & Sheri Rosenfeld Menachem & Jean Rosensaft Michael & Joana Rosensaft Jason & Beth Rosenthal Jonathan & Suzanne Rosenzweig Sidney Rosoff & Joann Abrams Rosoff James & Laura Ross David & Margaret Roth Estelle Roth James Rothman & Stefanie Katz-Rothman Ronni Rubin Bolger Howard & Nan Rubin Peter Rubin & Fern Hurst Andres & Suzette Rubinstein Howard & Shereen Rutman Frederick & Julie Ruvkun Arnold L. & Lite Sabin Mara Safra Stuart & Stephanie Saft Rochelle Saideman Richard Samuels & Janet Weisberg-Samuels Marvin & Mimi Sandler Lawrence & Carol Saper Richard Scharf & Dana Golding Daniel & Lynn Schaul Sylvan & Joan Schefler Gerald & June Schiller Jonathan Schlesinger & Henry Grullon Donald Schneider Jon Schneidman & Michele Hyatt Schneidman Andrew & Andrea Schnipper Gil & Sari Schorr Edwin & Diane Schottenstein Mort & Miquette Schrader Brian & Lori Schreiber Paul & Joan Schreiber Martin Gropper & Deborah Schron Neal & Gwen Schultz Harvey Schulweis Lawrence & Amanda Schwartz Mark & Carolyn Schwartz Mark Schwarz Melvin Schweitzer Alexander Schwimmer & Katherine Greig Herbert & Geraldine Sedler Michael Seiden & Lili Mahlab Florence Seligman Ketty Setton Gloria Shafer Alexander Shapiro & Susanna Sirefman Eytan Shapiro & Lesley-Anne Gliedman Kenneth & Rochelle Shapiro Steven & Deborah Shapiro Harvey & Rita Sharinn David & Elizabeth Sherman Barbara Sherr Martin Shnay & Helene Brenkman Mitchell & Penny Shore Daniel Shuchman & Lori Lesser Bryan & Christine Siegel Edward & Elyse Siegel Jeffrey & Heidi Siegel Stanley & Dianne Siegelbaum Sydney Silberman Nina Silfen David & Patricia Silvers Jeffrey & Alison Silverstein Leo & Carol Silverstein Rob & Heidi Silverstone December 2014 Kislev/Tevet 5775 15 Contributions KOL NIDRE APPEAL 5775 Michael & Jacqueline Simmon David & Jacqueline Simon Irwin & Daryl Simon Laura Simon David Simpson Sheldon & Doris Siskin Barry & Donna Slotnick David & Alyssa Small Gerald & Diane Smallberg Chris Smith & Linda Yarden Spencer & Karen Smul Craig & Diane Solomon William & Terry Solomon Tony & Katrin Sosnick Roslyn Spector Allen & Rita Spiegel Brian & Suzanne Stadler Jay & Stacy Stark Lisa Stark Michael & Tamara Stark Jamie Stecher & Becky Diamond Harriet Stein Neil & Amy Steiner Harry Steinmetz & Karen Murray Ernest & Barbara Stern Ernest & Zina Stern Frances Stewart Steven & Marcia Stone Bernard & Bernice Strassner Hugh Straus Leone Straus Maxim & Marianna Strongin Victor & Iris Lane Struber Joshua & Jessica Sullum David & Elizabeth Tananbaum Joshua & Barbara Tannenbaum Simon & Heidi Tarsh Arline Buxbaum Tarte Michael & Robin Taubin Alfred Taubman Michael & Lia Tchorni Robert & Debbie Teitelbaum Charles Temel & Judy Wesalo Temel Robert & Roxana Tetenbaum Marilyn Tobias Robert & Jane Toll Frances Tompkins Michael Toporek & Jill Segal-Toporek Marvin & Helene Torker Ray & Nancy Treiger Adam & Lauren Turteltaub Harold Unger James Snyder & Esme Usdan John & Eva Colin Usdan Michael & Elizabeth Varet John & Lauren Veronis Andrew Vogel & Veronique Mazard Stephen Volk & Diane Kemelman Volk Barry & Teri Volpert James Wacht & Meryl Pearlstein Harry & Stephanie Wagner Harry & Susan Wagner Daniel & Jennifer Wainstein Renee Waldinger Larry & Nina Wallach Mark Wasserberger & Ilana Weinstein Steven Wasserman & Randi Goldberg Bram & Aimee Weber Peter & Jacqueline Weidman Marvin & Lois Weinberg Greg & Diane Weinberger 16 Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin Jeffrey & Tracy Weiner Scott & Sara Weiner Steven & Tammy Weinfeld Allen & Jo-Ann Weingarten Harry & Roslyn Weinrauch Irving Weinstein & Rona Kurtz Emanuel Weintraub & Johanna Berkman Selma Weintraub Scott & Nancy Weisberg Marilyn Weitzman Sheldon Werdiger & Miki Kagan Barry & Lisa West Shelby White Robert & Jacqueline Willens Helena Willner Richard & Debbie Wilpon H. Richard & Deborah Winn Charles & Deanne Winnick Benjamin & Susan Winter Nathaniel & Helen Wisch Vera Wolff Sullivan Steven & Joyce Wolitzer Howard & Jody Wurzel Abraham & Liliane Yurkofsky Milt & Pauline Zablow Kirk Zachary & Susan Smirnoff Rafael & Dale Zaklad Marlene Zausner Brett & Lori Zbar Jonathan & Arlyne Zeichner Joel Zinberg & Colleen Edwards Michael Zinn & Jean Miller Neil Zwiebel & Alissa Fox CANTOR SCHWARTZ’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Phyllis Leventhal, in loving memory of my beautiful mother, Gladys Braun. Lewis Lipsey, with appreciation for Dr. Joel Zinberg’s help and wishing him the best in the New Year. Andrea & Calvin Roberts, with thanks for Cantor Schwartz’s singing at Julia and David's wedding. Barri Sauber, in memory of Anna Sauber. Shirley Teper, in memory of Ray Gold Teper & Alex Teper and Rosaline, Bernard, Leon and Philmore. Pauline & Milt Zablow, wishing Cantor Schwartz shanah tovah. Pauline & Milt Zablow, wishing Cantor Lissek shanah tovah. CONGREGATIONAL SCHOOL FUND Veronique Gabai-Pinsky, in appreciation of the beautiful community and great work done at the PAS Congregational School. FOOD PANTRY Natalie & Brett Barth, in appreciation of Cantor Shira Lissek for helping Natalie prepare her Haftorah. Natalie & Brett Barth, in honor of Charles Yellen, Hatan Torah, and Barbara Weinstein, Kallat B’reishit. Barry Bryer & Meryl Wiener, in honor of Barbara Weinstein being honored as Kallat B’reishit. Barry Bryer & Meryl Wiener, in memory of Bernice Bressman, mother of Robert Bressman. Barry Bryer & Meryl Wiener, in memory of her father, Meyer Wiener. Louis & Anita Ehrenberg. Harriet Feiwel, in loving memory of her mother, Libby Rich. Richard Green & Elaine Gilde, in honor of Charles Yellen, Hatan Torah, and Barbara Weinstein, Kallat B’reishit. Racheline Habousha, wishing Ms. Meryl Wiener & Mr. Barry Bryer a happy, sweet New Year. Larry Heller, on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah. Eileen (Razel) Hyman, in appreciation of Jimmy & Sheri Rosenfeld and the hospitality they always show me. Joan Lovett, wishing Adin Moses congratulations on his Bar Mitzvah and good work with DOROT. Harold Michels, in honor of Max Silverstone. Michael & Sharon Oberman, in honor of their anniversary. Ruth Rothseid, in honor of Barbara Weinstein being honored as Kallat B’reishit. Ruth Rothseid, in honor of the baby naming of Arabella Frances Segal, daughter of Danielle & Jon Segal. Ruth Rothseid, wishing a speedy recovery to Rabbi David Lincoln. LIBRARY FUND Dorothy & Joe Bamberger, in honor of Julia Gottschalk’s Bat Mitzvah. Kirk Zachary & Susan Smirnoff, in honor of Barbara Weinstein, Kallat B’reishit. RABBI COSGROVE’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Karen Bass, in honor of the marriage of Julianne Bond to David Marcus. Louis & Anita Ehrenberg. Dena & Mark Hirsch, in honor of the birth of Ace Griffin, grandson of Alan & Alison Levine. Joel & Nancy Hirschtritt, in memory of Robert Bressman’s mother, Bernice Bressman. Sheri & Jimmy Rosenfeld, in honor of Charles Yellen, Hatan Torah, and Barbara Weinstein, Kallat B’reishit. Mitchell & Beth Silber, in honor of our son Max’s Bar Mitzvah. Sallye Wolf, in honor of Natalie & Brett Barth. Pauline & Milt Zablow, wishing Rabbi Cosgrove shanah tovah. Kirk Zachary, in memory of my father, Allan Zachary. RABBI ZUCKERMAN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND The Bromer Family, in honor of Rabbi Zuckerman’s promotion. Pauline & Milt Zablow, wishing Rabbi Zuckerman shana tova. Kirk Zachary & Susan Smirnoff, in honor of Rabbi Zuckerman. STEPHANIE LYNN KOSSOFF COLLEGE CONNECTION FUND Mark Schwarz. Contributions GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS Leslie & Judith Agisim, in honor of Leslie’s birthday. Michael Bales, in memory of Andrew Bales. Nicole Ben-Dor, in honor of her birthday. Richard Benowitz, in honor of his birthday. Daniel Bernstein, in honor of his birthday. Louis Bernstein & Barbara Weinstein, in honor of our children, Michael, Ben and Rachel. Alan Block, in memory of Frieda Cohen, Hyman Cohen and Paul G. Block. E.J. Borrack, in memory of Mary Zitwer Millman’s beloved mother, Edith F. Zitwer. E.J. Borrack, in memory of Neva Martin Anton’s beloved father, Willy Martin. Constance Breslin, in memory of Eli M. Lane. Martha Cohen, in honor of her birthday. Jesse Cohen, in honor of his birthday. Samuel Cooper, in memory of Ray Cooper. Carolyn Coplan, in memory of Harvey Levine. Bradley Corben, in memory of Jacob Cohen. Robert de Rothschild, in memory of Alain de Rothschild. Juliet Diller, in memory of Manya Cooper. Dr. Gustave & Elinor Eisemann Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City, with thanks to the PAS congregation, the rabbis, and Cantor Schwartz for the Yom Kippur broadcasts. Barton Farber, in memory of Daniel Farber. Bernard Feinberg, in honor of his birthday. Elizabeth Feiner, in memory of my father, George Cooper. William Felder, in memory of Edward Felder Rhetta Felton, in memory of Iolabee Berson. Harrison Ferber, in honor of his birthday. Karen Freedberg, in memory of Fay Hertz. Marilyn Garcy, in memory of Celia Staum Harold Geringer, in memory of Martin Geringer. Harold Geringer, in memory of Bernard Nissen. Barbara Gerstel, in memory of Howard Gerstel. James Goldman, in memory of Ida Gilbert. Iona Ginsburg, in memory of Abraham Eugene Horowitz. Lesley-Anne Gliedman, in memory of Richard Gliedman. Marshall Gluck, in memory of Ruth Rubin Gluck. James Goldman, in memory of Katherine Goldman. www.pasyn.org Dorothy Goldman, in honor of her birthday. Candy Gould, in memory of Mary Mazza. Robert Hammerman, in honor of his birthday. Dena & Mark Hirsch, in memory of Drazel Penberg. Floy & Amos Kaminski, in celebration of our wedding anniversary. Floy & Amos Kaminski, in memory of Floy’s sister, Zoe Jacobson. Neal & Barbara Kaplan, in honor of Barbara’s birthday. Marilyn Katz, in memory of Robert Katz. Marilyn Katz, in memory of Lillian Greenberg. Dorothy Ann Kirsch, in honor of her birthday. Donald Kirsch, in honor of his birthday. M. Klebanoff Foundation, in honor of Arthur Ainsberg. Susan Lemor, in memory of Herman Tauber. Leona Leon, in loving memory of my mother-in-law, Fannie Leon. Marian Levitt, in memory of Mildred Pascal. Miriam London, in honor of her birthday. Miriam London, in memory of Selma London. Larry Lurin & Eileen Lewis-Lurin, in memory of Philip Lurin. Ann Lyons, in memory of Julius Moskowitz. Robert & Sheila Miller, in honor of Robert’s birthday. Rita Ungar Moser, in memory of William Ungar. Michael Norwich, in memory of Isadore Norwich. Susan Orenbuch, in memory of Berek Orenbuch. Morris M. Podolsky, in memory of my father, Dr. Harold M. Podolsky. Carolyn & Ruby Ptak, in memory of Harry & Sylvia Ptak. Carolyn & Ruby Ptak, in memory of Milton & Ida Segal. Carolyn & Ruby Ptak, in memory of Brent Pasternak. Ruth Rabinowitz, in memory of Harry Rabinowitz. Calvin & Andrea Roberts. Mordecai Rochlin, in memory of Benjamin Rochlin. Estelle Roth, in honor of her birthday. Shereen & Howard Rutman, in honor of Barbara Weinstein being honored as Kallat B’reishit. Shereen & Howard Rutman, in honor of Charles Yellen being honored as Hatan Torah. Sheldon Sachs, in memory of Abraham Sachs. Mara Safra, in memory of Michael Smith, father of Chris Smith and father-in-law of Linda Yarden Smith. Melvin Schweitzer, in memory of Irving Schweitzer. Melvin Schweitzer, in honor of his birthday. Florence Seligman. Daniel Seltzer, in memory of Emily Seltzer. Neil Shapiro & Ilse Gordon-Shapiro, in celebration of the beautiful services led by Cantor Ben Ellerin. Eytan Shapiro, in memory of Isadore Shapiro. Stanley Siegelbaum, in memory of Frances Siegelbaum. Esther Silver, in memory of Murray Altfeld. Barry Slotnick. The Smallberg Family, in memory of Erica Schwartz’s mother, Paula Herman. Gerald Smallberg, in memory of his father, Alex Smallberg. Susan Smirnoff, in memory of Nathan Smirnoff. Shirley & Martin Stauber. Amy Steiner, in honor of her birthday. Aaron Stern, in honor of his birthday. Arline Buxbaum Tarte, in memory of Reba Buxbaum. Marilyn Tobias, in memory of Henry Tobias. Marilyn Tobias, in honor of her birthday. Nancy & Ray Treiger, with thanks for the Shabbos goodies and get well wishes while I was in Mount Sinai. Ray Treiger, in memory of Sam Treiger. Harold Unger, in memory of Jess Unger. Jacqueline Wahl, in honor of her birthday. Jacqueline Wahl, in appreciation of my honor during Rosh Hashanah services. Lois Weinberg, in memory of Harry Paul. Sydelle, Andy, and Henry Weinberger, in loving memory of Dr. Kirk Zachary's father, Allan Zachary. Selma Weintraub, in memory of Morris Weintraub. Robert Willens, in honor of his birthday. Susan Winter, in memory of Lewis Rosenfeld. Marlene Zausner. Roberta Zuckerman, in memory of Morris Emanuel Greebel. TIKKUN OLAM FUND Lynne & William Bermont, in honor of Lynne and Joel Mesznik. Louis Bernstein & Barbara Weinstein, in honor of Charles Yellen as Hatan Torah. WELFARE FUND Louis Bernstein & Barbara Weinstein, in honor of Barbara as Kallat B’reishit. Peter & Carol Meltzer. To make a donation, please contact Jesse Landberg, Donations Coordinator, at jlandberg@pasyn.org or 212- 369-2600, x 101. 212–369–2600 December 2014 Kislev/Tevet 5775 17 Hanukkah 5775 at PAS HANUKKAH CANDLE BLESSINGS B EGINNING AT THE FAR RIGHT, put the candles in the Hanukkiah from right to left, the direction of Hebrew writing. Light the candles from left to right, so each night you light the newest candle first. If possible, place the Hanukkiyah in a window, so that it is visible from outside the house. First Night Only d 18 Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin Barukh atah Adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam asher kidshanu b’mitzvotav, v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel hanukkah. Praised are You Adonai, our God who rules the universe, who made us holy by giving us mitzvot, and commanded us to light the Hanukkah lights. Barukh atah Adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam sheh asah nissim la-avoteinu ba-yamim ha-hem u-va-z’man ha-zeh. Praised are You Adonai, our God who rules the universe, who accomplished miracles for our ancestors in ancient days, and in our time. Barukh atah Adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam, sheh-heh-heyanu, v’kiy’manu, v’higiyanu la-z’man ha-zeh. Praised are You Adonai, our God who rules the universe, granting us life, sustaining us, and enabling us to reach this time of year. 3 11 Kislev 11:30 am Monthly Mitzvah Monday 6:30 pm Hebrew 1 7:00 pm Exploring Judaism 7:45 pm Hebrew 2 TBA pm YCG Latke/Vodka 2:00 pm YFE Hanukkah Warm-up 18 Kislev 11 28 6 Tevet 29 Kislev 4:00 pm Food Pantry packing 6:00 pm Candles, lobby 11:30 am Contemp J Thought 6:30 pm Beyond Borders 1:00 pm Yiddish Club 6:30 pm Jews in America 6:00 pm Candles, lobby 6:45 pm Melton 2 6:00 pm Teen Tuesdays 8:00 pm Little Light That 7:00 pm Schorsch Master Class Could 30 8 Tevet 7:00 am Morning minyan 6:00 pm Candles, lobby 7:00 am Morning minyan 6:00 pm Candles, lobby 11:00 am Bk Discuss Grp 7 Tevet 1 Tevet 30 Kislev 29 19 Kislev 9:15 am Melton 1 9:15 am Jews in America 9:15 am Shemot II 4:00 pm Food Pantry packing 12:00 pm Insights from Israel 6:30 pm Beyond Borders 5:45 pm Vav BMtz Fam Prog 6:30 pm Jews in America 6:15 pm Breaking Boundaries 6:45 pm Melton 2 6:30 pm Light in Darkness 7:00 pm Foundations 7:00 pm Cong Singers 8:00 pm History & Halakhah 7:00 pm Exploring Judaism of Torah Reading 7:30 pm Torah on Tap 10 13 Kislev Candles, 4:11 pm 14 Kislev Parashat Va-yishlah 21 Kislev 13Parashat Va-yeishev TGIS 8:45 am Parashat HaShavua 9:15 am Sanctuary service 9:30 am PAS Youth Choir 10:00 am CS Shabbat Exper 20 mins after svces Minha 12:30 pm WN Shabbat Retreat Lecture 6 SATURDAY 8:00 am Daf HaShavua 9:00 am TGIS 9:15 am Women in the Bible 10:00 am Sanctuary service 3:30 pm Food Pantry 10:00 am CS Shabbat 5:00 pm YFE Kabbalat Shabbat Experience 5:30 pm YFE Shabbat Dinner 11:15 am Tot Tefillah (YFE svce) 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 20 mins after svces Minha 7:30 pm Day Sch Cmty Dinner 4:00 pm Teen Study / Rabbi C. 20 Kislev 12Candles, 4:11 pm 8:00 am Daf HaShavua 3:30 pm Food Pantry 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 pm Shabbat Dinner Series & WN Shabbat Retreat 5 FRIDAY December 31 9 Tevet 2 Tevet 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 4 Tevet 26 Candles, 4:16 pm 8:00 am Daf HaShavua 9:10 am Shirat Shabbat 3:30 pm Food Pantry 6:15 pm Kabbalat Shabbat 8:45 am Parashat HaShavua 9:15 am Sanctuary service 20 mins after svces Minha 5 Tevet 27 Parashat Va-yiggash 8:45 am Parashat HaShavua 9:15 am Sanctuary service 9:30 am Havurah 20 mins after svces Minha 4:30 pm Hazzan’s Tisch Daily minyanim Monday-Friday at 7:15 am, except where noted. Sundays and December 25 at 9:00 am. Ma’ariv Sunday-Thursday at 5:45 pm. Shabbat minha 20 minutes after the end of morning services. PAS offices closed TBA Teen Movie & Chinese Food 3 Tevet 9:15 am Melton 1 9:15 am Jews in America 9:15 am Shemot II 10:45 am Little Lt That Could 12:00 pm Library L&L 6:00 pm Candles, lobby 6:30 pm TLC Torah's Light 7:00 pm Exploring Judaism 28 Kislev 25 Kislev 26 Kislev 27 Kislev Hanukkah candle 172nd Hanukkah candle 18 3rd Hanukkah candle 19 4th Hanukkah candle 20 5th Hanukkah candle 16 241st Kislev Parashat Mi-ketz Candles, 4:13 pm 8:00 am Essential Essays 11:30 am J Contemp Thought 1:00 pm Yiddish Club 6:00 pm Teen Tuesdays 17 Kislev 12 Kislev THURSDAY 9:15 am Melton 1 9:15 am Jews in America 9:15 am Shemot II 12:00 pm Library L&L 12:30 pm Online L&L 7:00 pm Cong Singers 7:00 Exploring Judaism 4 Hanukkah candle 238th Hanukkah candle 24Last day of Hanukkah 25 21 6th Hanukkah candle 22 7th No candles in evening Rosh Hodesh Rosh Hodesh 1523 Kislev 14 22 Kislev 16 Kislev 9 10 Kislev 8 4:30 pm Lego® Hanukkiah 7:00 pm Exploring Judaism 7:00 pm Hallel v’Zimrah Concert 15 Kislev 2 WEDNESDAY 6:30 pm Hebrew 1 7:00 pm Spiel Rehearsal 7:00 pm Exploring Judaism 7:45 pm Hebrew 2 9 Kislev TUESDAY 9:00 am Book & Gift Fair 9:15 am WN Author Breakfast 4:00 pm Food Pantry packing 4:30 pm Empowered Judaism 6:30 pm Beyond Borders 8:00 am Essential Essays 6:30 pm Jews in America 11:30 am J Contemp Thought 6:45 pm Melton 2 3:00 pm Book & Gift Fair 7:00 pm Foundations 6:00 pm Teen Tuesdays 8:00 pm History & Halakhah 7:00 pm Parent Cocktail Party of Torah Reading 1 MONDAY 11:00 am MC Project Ezra Hanukkah Lunch 7 SUNDAY PAS Calendar of Events December 2014 Kislev/Tevet 5775 Information is subject to change. Confirm at www.pasyn.org or with the office. 50 East 87th Street, New York, NY 10128 Synagogue Office: 212-369-2600 www.pasyn.org Elliot J. Cosgrove, PhD, Rabbi Neil Zuckerman, Rabbi Ethan H. Witkovsky, Rabbi Azi Schwartz, Cantor and Music Director Shira Lissek, Cantor David H. Lincoln, Rabbi Emeritus David Lefkowitz, Cantor Emeritus Arthur Penn, Chairman of the Board Paul M. Corwin, President Beryl P. Chernov, Executive Director Rabbi Charles Savenor, Director of Congregational Education A Look Ahead: January College Connections Kabbalat Shabbat, Dinner & Discussion Friday | January 9 | 6:15 pm, Kabbalat Shabbat, followed by dinner and discussion Sponsored by UJA@PAS Significant Health Challenges Session 2 Dealing with an Eating Disorder: How to Find the Support and Strength to Persevere Thursday | January 22 | 6:30 – 8:00 pm An Evening with Bret Stephens Tuesday | January 12 | 7:15 pm Men’s Club Financial Forum Thursday | January 29 | 7:00 pm Shabbaton 2015: Trauma as a Turning Point: How the Holocaust Continues to Impact American Jewish Life Friday & Saturday | January 30 & 31 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID New York, NY Permit No. 8526
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