Messenger May 2016

THE MESSENGER
MAY 2016 • NISAN / IYAR
• 5776
Our Torah Members
These generous individuals have voluntarily chosen to support our Synagogue at a higher level of dues
than is required, in order to help other Jews who are less fortunate and in need of assistance.
ETERNAL LIGHT MEMBERS
These members provide financial assistance and synagogue membership for families who are enduring
financial hardship, as well as a full religious education for their children.
Anonymous
David Korn
Joseph & Tikva Ofeck
Joni Rosen
Seligman & Phyllis Rosenberg
“Offerings of the Heart”
The names of our
Torah Members
are inscribed on the
sculpture in our
Community Room.
Steven Schwalbe &
Annmarie Krim
Jaime & Susan Weiss
Myrna Weissman
Charlotte Winter
CHAI MEMBERS
These members provide financial assistance and membership for
families who are enduring financial hardship.
Ben & Esther Bell
Lore Benario
Martin & Rochelle Carus
Alvin & Nili Cohen
Mercy Cohen
Lior & Andrea Elrom
Harvey & Barbara Fishman
Seymour & Nancy Green
Arnold & Alice Grodman
Renee Gruenspecht
Yakov & Vera Kishinevsky
Bruce Lager
Mark & Lucille Laufer
Joseph Lempel
Irwin & Karen Meyers
Stephen & Merilee Obstbaum
Terry Plawker
Abraham Ravid & Hanna Atlas
Yetta Rosen A”H
Fred & Ann Rosenberg
Newton & Sheila Scherl
Michael & Sally Seymour
Norm & Florence Silverberg
Hilde Straus
Mordechai & Suzanne Warshavsky
TABLE OF CONTENTS
From the Rabbi’s Study
Site Search Commi ee
Music Notes from the Cantor
Sisterhood
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Hebrew School News
Our B’nai Mitzvah
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Dona ons
Calendar
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2014-15
President’s Council
2015-16
The President’s Council was established to recognize and honor our “Leadership Donors”
who contribute $1,250 or more to our Kol Nidre A nnual Fund.
These generous individuals are the “Financial Guardians” of our synagogue.
(* Indicates a Charter Member of the Council.)
GUARDIAN LEADERS
* Herb & Reggie Feuerstein
Cong. Sons of Israel
Steven & Suzette Kolitch *
CHAI-FOUNDERS
Anonymous (1)
Gary & Lisa Maier *
FOUNDERS
Estate of Ken Feldman
BENEFACTORS
Anonymous (1)
Shmuel Bar-Or
* Irwin & Marjorie Berger
* Gertrud Buchler
Allan Ginsburg *
Sisterhood
PATRONS
* Alvin & Nili Cohen
* Jerry Goldfischer & Lilah Mordoh
Arnold & Alice Grodman
* Randy Ketive
Stephen & Merilee Obstbaum
Joseph & Tikva Ofeck
Jack & Judith Rosenthal
Men’s Club
BUILDERS
Anonymous (2)
Martin & Rochelle Carus
Renee Gruenspecht
Jeffery & Beth Kaplan
* Marvin & Shirley Kochansky
Michael & Carol Kopelman
Bruce Lager
Harry Lenson
* Susan Merker
Joni Rosen
Newton & Sheila Scherl *
Steven Schwalbe & Annemarie Krim
William & Helen Tobenkin *
SUSTAINERS
Anonymous (7)
Mark & Audrey Altschul
Naomi Altschul
Richard & Madelyn Danoff
Milton & Doryne Davis
* Ira & Anna Erlichman
Murray & Margalit Feit
Steven Fruchtman
* Philip & Judith Gliksman
Joseph Hyman
Edith Kantrowitz
Yakov & Vera Kishinevsky
Mark & Sandy Klein
Richard & Jane Koch
David Korn
Ruth Korn
Joseph Lempel
* Lillian Leshinsky A ”H
Roger & Karen Levitt
Jerome & Barbara Margolin
Roberta Mathes
Neal & Anna Merker
Irwin & Karen Meyers
Ann Oster
Terry Plawker *
Leo & Mary Rettig *
Yetta Rosen A ”H
Fred & Ann Rosenberg
Faye Salmon
Richard & Nancy Schiff *
Ivan & Elaine Shore
Laurie Singer
Heidi Skolnik & Michael Glantz
Loren & Lori Wasserman
Jaime & Susan Weiss
Charlotte Winter
4 FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY
RABBI KENNETH A. STERN
Even La”G BaOmer is not without its internal
contradictions. Two separate events combine to make
this 33rd day of the Omer (Lamed has the numer ical
value of 30; Gimel has the numerical value of 3; hence
La”G = 33!) a semi-holiday. It is traditionally the date
on which a plague afflicting thousands of Rabbi Akiba’s
students ceased, and it is also observed as the yahrzeit
of the mystical Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. (Hasidim
view the yahrzeiten of their revered leaders as occasions
for celebration.) Bar Yochai and his son, Eleazar, who
were persecuted by the Romans, lived for thirteen years
in a cave. When they emerged, they could not bear the
mundane world around them, and according to legend,
everything that they set their eyes on, they set on fire.
God supposedly decreed that they had to re-enter the
cave for one additional year during which they were to
better prepare themselves for their re-integration into
the world at large.
The period between Passover and
Shavuot, known as Sefirat HaOmer
is a complex one that embodies
many contradictions.
Traditionally, the Omer period is a
time of mourning – at least until the
33rd day (La”G BaOmer). Yet, this
timeframe includes Passover, which is anything but a
sad occasion (except of course for the solemn
observance of Y izkor on the last day in the Ashklenazic
tradition). In fact, during the entire month of Nisan (in
which Passover falls) we refrain from reciting certain
prayers of supplication (Tahanun) because this is such a
joyous season.
In more recent history during the month of Nisan we
recall the deportation of Hungarian Jewry and the
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising which we commemorate by
designating the day as Y om HaShoah.
What is the proper way to celebrate the abatement of a
plague and the yahrzeit of a sainted, ascetic rabbi? With
bonfires and picnics, and sporting events, of course!!
And this year, to mark the 73rd anniversary of the
uprising, our Congregation will break with precedent
and join in the communal observance. We will br ing
our Holocaust Torah (which has a dramatic, specially
designed cover), and it will be carried in procession,
surrounded by our children holding candles. All this is
reminiscent of Janusz Korczak, who accompanied and
gave courage to a group of orphans as he went with them
to their deaths.
More seriously, how are we supposed to deal with,
assimilate and internalize these paradoxes?
I think the answer is by living them, by taking them as
they come, and observing them in whatever haphazard
order they occur in the calendar—and with the
appropriate mood.
We can also look to the three pilgrimage festivals as a
model of Israel-Diaspora inter-connectedness. Two of
these holidays, Passover and Shavuot, bracket the Omer
period, and each of them commemorate an historical
event that took place outside the Land of Israel: the
liberation from bondage on Pesach, the revelation at
Sinai on Shavuot, and the wandering in the wilderness
on Sukkot. But they also celebrate harvest festivals that
are particular to the Land of Israel!
You are encouraged to join us:
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Thursday, May 5 at 6:30
Fair Lawn Jewish Center/Cong. B’nai Israel
10-10 Norma Avenue
On the other hand, because Buchenwald and Bergen
Belsen and other concentration camps were liberated in
April, 1945, this is also a time of celebration, of sorts, as
we mark that 71st anniversary this year.
Let these festivals serve us as a guide for holding
contradictory themes, moods, and emotions in
combination and in dynamic tension.
During the Omer period we also mark Israel’s
independence. In Israel, the day preceding Y om
HaAtzma’ut is known as Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s
Memorial Day. Israelis, God bless them, do an
emotional about-face: as one day dissolves into the next,
their mourning and solemnity gives way to dancing.
Indeed, isn’t that is what our lives are largely about?
5 SITE SEARCH COMMITTEE REPORT
MARK ALTSCHUL
At the Congregational Meeting on February 25th, the
Site Search Committee presented a report on efforts
undertaken since the sale of our building last summer.
As the leader of the Site Search Committee, I presented
the report that night and offer it here for those who
missed the meeting.
What are some of our challenges?
If we were looking for property in Florida or Iowa, we
would probably have hundreds of possibilities to
consider. However, we are in one of the most densely
populated areas in the country, which makes our search
that much more difficult.
There are several reasons that I have chosen to be
involved in the search for our new home. First and
foremost, my Grandparents were founding members of
our synagogue in the 1950’s. I feel a deep connection
here, as my children are 4th generation members. On a
more practical note, I am an attorney and a licensed
New Jersey real estate broker. I am legally and
professionally qualified to represent the synagogue in a
property purchase. Having said that, I want to make it
perfectly clear that I will not profit from it in any way. I
have pledged to donate the full seller’s commission to
the synagogue.
No existing property is going to be perfect so each one
requires careful evaluation from several perspectives.
Existing structures present different challenges than
vacant lots. However, the overriding factor right now is
availability. We are looking at anything and everything
that can possibly work for us.
One of the main purposes of the Congregational
Meeting and this article is to stop the rumor mill and the
spread of misinformation about what is happening with
the search. If you did not hear it at the meeting or you
are not reading it in this article, you can bet it is not
true. Believe it or not, I even heard a rumor that our
building was demolished! Clearly that’s not true, but
people will be people and misinformation tends to
spread like wild fire. No matter how preposterous some
of these stories seem, the Board of Trustees has to
respond and clear the air.
What are we looking for?
In the last several months, Site Search Committee
members Elaine Shore, Laurie Singer and I have met
and consulted with architects who specialize in
synagogue design. Our existing building is just under
40,000 square feet and was built for a congregation of
around 1,000 families. We have different needs now for
a variety of reasons, the most obvious of which is the
size of our congregation. According to the architects,
we need a building of between 10,000 and 20,000
square feet.
We also need to consider how synagogues operate
today. As the saying goes, ‘they don’t build them like
this anymore.’ Our current home was built at a time
when the fashion was to have one room with one
purpose. The current thinking is to have a room with
many possible uses by virtue of a flexible design. As
for vacant lots, we would need something from 4 to 7
acres in order to build a new building from scratch.
What have we looked at so far?
We have considered several properties. There are 14
properties that we have rejected to date. They are:
100 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs
123 Dean Drive, Tenafly
161 Brayton Street, Englewood
340 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs
744 East Palisades Avenue, Englewood Cliffs
130 Palisade Avenue, Fort Lee
Bluff Road, Fort Lee
Center Avenue @ Bridge Plaza, Fort Lee
Church of Good Shepard, Fort Lee
Former CSI Building - Leonia
Former Metropolitan Plant Exchange on Main Street
Palisades Avenue & Woodland, Englewood
Sage Road & 9W, Englewood Cliffs
Shalom Center, Englewood Cliffs
What other properties are we considering?
We can only discuss properties that have already been
rejected. Confidentiality is essential for us and for the
people representing properties for sale. Let’s say we are
negotiating for 2 different properties. If either of those
sellers find out we are looking at another property, it
will impact how they negotiate with us. Also, most
sellers have reasons they don’t want it known that their
property is for sale. If our pursuit of a given property
were to become public, that may create a problem for
that seller. There are other scenarios as well. It is
critical to both sides that confidentiality be maintained.
No one property is going to make everyone happy. I
know that if we found a property directly across the
street from our current location, some people wouldn’t
like it. Remember that our new location will be
approved by the Congregation in the same way that we
voted to sell the existing building.
6 MUSIC NOTES
CANTOR PAUL ZIM
THE MUSIC OF ISRAEL
Such were the individuals who were the guardians of
our ancient musical heritage. In addition to overseeing
the musical traditions of the past, they continued to
enrich this cultured and religious treasure. They added
original melodies, the enthusiasm of their talents and
the offerings of their hearts.
In the glorious days of our Temple in
Jerusalem, instrumental music was
an integral part of the ritual. The
Levites accor ding to tr adition
provided a choral and a musical
ensemble with lyres, cymbals, a harp
and trumpets. With the destruction
of the Temple, this was abolished.
The prayers of the Cantor eventually replaced the
Temple orchestra and the singing of the Levites.
It has always been the duty of the Cantor to inspire the
congregation and add beauty to the synagogue service.
In our own times, Cantors have encouraged
congregational singing. It has always been my
desire to promote this concept of participation so that
we may all achieve greater fulfillment, inspiration and
pleasure especially at this time of the year when we
celebrate the establishment of modern day Israel
68 years ago, and the reunification of its capital,
Jerusalem. Yom Ha’atzma’ut will be celebr ated on
Thursday, May 12th and Yom Yerushalayim will be
on Sunday, June 5th.
Originally, most of the Hazzanim were laymen, earning
their livelihood in diverse fields as craftsmen, cobblers,
tailors and teachers. Only gradually did they assume
other religious and communal duties, such as teaching
the children, taking care of the Synagogue and caring
for things sacred. Some were scribes, some were ritual
slaughterers. Eventually, most of these functions were
discarded, thereby narrowing their field of activity,
until their sole task was that of conducting the
synagogue service. More emphasis was put upon the
Cantor’s piety, his character and his integrity. With the
period of the Payetanim (composers of liturgical
prayers in poetic form) and the centuries that followed,
the emphasis shifted more to the qualities of his sweet
voice and musicianship. Thus, the cantoriate gradually
emerged as a special art form.
I hope you will join us as I include relevant selections
to our davening. Looking forward to seeing you at
services.
SITE SEARCH COMMITTEE REPORT (CONTINUED)
time. We’re excited about the possibilities that the
future holds for us.
Patience is a real virtue in this process. The search is
going well and there will be a property that works for
us. I am reminded that it has taken us over 60 years
and a lot of hard work to get to this point. Considering
that we’ve only been looking for a few months, we
still have plenty of time to find the right site. Your
Search Committee is confident that we’ll find the right
new home for our Congregation.
How can I help?
If anyone would like to suggest a site, please call
Martha Dawson in the office so she can get the
information directly to me. Our maximum search area
is no more than 2 towns in every direction. We will
gladly investigate any property that seems to meet the
basic criteria described in this article.
It was asked at the Congregational Meeting, “How can
we grow without a building?” The answer is that our
first home was in the basement of a Church! We
started out with just the idea of a synagogue and grew
to be one of the largest in the area. For whatever
reason, since the sale of the building, we have had the
greatest number of new members joining us in a long
The best way our membership can help is to spread the
word that the Synagogue is alive and well, busy
searching for a new home, and looking forward to the
next 60 years.
7 8 SISTERHOOD
ETHEL CHESEN, PRESIDENT
Sisterhood together with the
Englewood Cliffs Chapter of ORT America
invite you to a meeting
Tuesday, May 10th - 12:30pm
Guest Speaker: Marty Schneit, Historian
Topic: New York’s Lower East Side
Refreshments
Bring a friend
Program Coordinator
Naomi Altschul
Back by popular demand, our guest speaker is a
licensed tour guide who typifies pride and passion
for New York City. Through spoken word and
slides he will, once again, make the glory days of the
lower East Side come alive. Circle the date and plan
to join us.
Sisterhood Book Group
Thursday, May 12th - 8:15pm
“Saint Mazi”
By Jami Attenberg
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Another date to remember: Tuesday, June 14th we
are planning to co-host, with ORT, our final General
Membership meeting for the 2015-2016 calendar
year. The feedback from our members has been
most positive and we feel it has increased
attendance. Thank you Naomi for suggesting it!
The program for that day is still on the drawing
board so check next month’s issue for full details.
Thursday, June 23rd - 8:15pm
“The Boys in the Boat”
By Daniel James Brown
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It’s truly hard to believe that we are almost at the
end of another successful year. As you know we
have made some changes in our meeting schedule
and we are always open to any suggestions from our
general membership. Please don’t remain silent if
you can be a part of the continuing support of our
beloved synagogue. Thank you once again for any
affirmative action you have given over the years.
Refreshments will be served.
Chairpersons
Kathy Grazian & Naomi Altschul
9 HEBREW SCHOOL NEWS
MYRA LONDON & ZEEVA SKLAR
CO-DIRECTORS
THE STRENGTH OF THE WOLF AND THE PACK
As this Hebrew School year winds down, we begin
to reflect on the months behind us and prepare to
plan for September. What can we do to make every
precious day we have together meaningful? A
conversation with a friend started the ball rolling.
She was recounting a long ago visit to a synagogue
where she was greeted by every person in
attendance. What a wonderful feeling that must
have been! Like a long lost family member, she was
welcomed on the spot.
It was no accident that a couple of days later,
another friend sent a link from www.haaretz.com. It
was a blog post by Rabbi Michael Knopf entitled,
“Why synagogues matter.” He posed the question
“Is synagogue affiliation worth the demands on our
time and resources: Isn’t it easier to be alone?” In
the article, Rabbi Knopf cited the Pew study, which
showed that only 1/3 of American Jews belong to a
synagogue. In light of that study, it’s reasonable to
ask why do synagogues matter? He went on to offer
an anecdote about a congregant who had recently
passed away.
That congregant’s distinguishing feature was his
dedication to the communal life of the synagogue.
He made it his personal business to ensure that as
many people as possible could enjoy the blessings
of community there. Rabbi Knopf quoted “The
Jungle Book” where Rudyard Kipling wrote, “For
the strength of the pack is the wolf, but the strength
of the wolf is the pack.” We have all heard the
phrase “there is strength in numbers.” We think we
could all benefit from strengthening our Hebrew
School pack.
We want our Hebrew School to be a hub of not just
learning, but family and fun, socializing and
community. How do we achieve this? It’s a
problem faced by each and every synagogue and
Hebrew school. It is important to have a plan.
Emuna Braverman wrote about six educational
principles from the Passover Seder for Aish.com.
Those six principles so clearly state our direction,
and we want to share them with you.
Preparation and Effort - Like the preparations for
Passover, preparing the Hebrew School year takes time
and careful planning, but through all this work we begin
the new year as we begin the seder — focused and
ready for all that lies ahead.
Ask Questions - Throughout this past year we asked
what many parents wanted in a Hebrew school. There
are many answers to that question, but the
overwhelming answer was to “make my child feel
happy to be Jewish.” Who could want more than that?
Treat Each Child Differently - every child has different
strengths and needs. Just like the four sons in the
Haggadah, we must meet every child with love and give
them what they need in the way that works best for that
particular child.
Tell Stories - Who doesn’t love a good story? Storytelling is as old as the Torah, and a way to engage
everyone, not just children.
Experiential Learning- “There is knowledge that is
strictly intellectual; then there is da’at, intimate
knowledge that combines the intellect with emotion,
when an idea becomes truly real.” Every person learns
differently but when we use our hands and bodies to
learn it becomes a part of us forever.
Make it fun - a trend at Seders these days is to use props
and songs to make it more than just a book to read from
and a meal to eat. Likewise, we have so many ways to
engage kids in learning, they might not even realize
they're working!
We hope that we will continue to grow as a community
and a family. We hope that we can make our
classrooms ever more welcoming, loving, and fun
places to learn. Our synagogue can and should be the
community center for the whole family.
You are our pack.
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OUR B’NAI MITZVAH
Jordyn Rachel Fein . . . May 14, 2016
Jordyn Rachel Fein, daughter of Ariella & Evan Fein and sister to Naomi will become a
Bat Mitzvah on May 14, 2016. She is the granddaughter of Tikva & Joseph Ofeck of
Englewood Cliffs and Myrna & Harvey Fein of Staten Island. Jordyn is a 7th grade student
at Tenafly Middle School and participates in the Challenger Basketball program where once
a week she volunteers to play basketball with children with special needs. She also plays
on the Tenafly travel soccer and travel basketball teams.
Her Torah portion is Kedoshim; The Kedoshim are the holy people. God tells the people
of Israel to be holy because He is holy. He tells them to honor their mothers and fathers, to honor Shabbat
and not to turn to idols. Jordyn has expressed that her Jewish heritage is important to her and becoming a
Bat Mitzvah has increased her pride in being Jewish. The process has helped her realize how important it is
to keep the traditions and pass them on to the next generation. Her goals for the future are to travel and see
the world, since she is interested in learning about other cultures. She also enjoys cooking and is interested
in improving her skills as a cook.
Jordyn would like to thank her parents for always encouraging her to try her best and for planning this special
Simcha, her sister Naomi for helping and for always being there, her Safta & Saba for helping her study her
Haftarah and for teaching her the importance of Judaism and tradition, and Rabbi Stern, Cantor Zim and
Amichai Margolis for making the Bat Mitzvah process enjoyable.
Jordan Tyler Leon. . . May 14, 2016
Jordan Tyler Leon, son of Andrea Elrom and Michael Leon will become a Bar Mitzvah on
May 14, 2016. He is the brother of Brooke and the grandson of Fran & Ricki Leon and Janice
Levites. Jordan is a 7th grade student at Lewis F. Cole Middle School and takes great pride in
his basketball activities and his love for playing drums.
His Torah portion is Emor, which discusses the Kohanim as the leaders, who are different
from the Levites and Israelites, and the laws that they must follow as a group. The Kohanim,
with all their distinctions and specific list of instructions, are set apart from everyone else.
They are representatives of the people and they exist as a bridge (Gesher, like the name of our
shul). They are our connection between God and the people. Jordan has expressed that he loves being Jewish and
it is important to him to defend Israel and carry on Jewish traditions for generations to come. His goals for the
future are to be successful and work in a field related to sports. He’s happy to tell everyone “For a Jew, I’m pretty
good at sports!” He knows that Jews have their freedom and the sky is the limit.
Jordan would like to thank his Mom for giving him the moon and the stars, his sister Brookie for always being
there for him, his Dad for making him laugh, Lior for his never-ending support, and Rabbi Stern, Cantor Zim and
Amichai Margolis for all their teachings and guidance in helping him prepare for his Bar Mitzvah. He has
learned from his Mom “it takes a village to raise a child” so thank you to everyone in his village.
11 MAY BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
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Merilee Obstbaum
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Leon Perkal
Jaime Weiss
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Richard Schiff
Peter Bloch
Jordan Leon
Jane Koch
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Solomon Arbeiter
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Madelyn Danoff
Barbara Margolin
Judith Rosenthal
Sheila Small
Sam Cohen
Rachel Taylor
Jeffrey Adler
Irwin Meyers
Scott Greenberg
Eyal Gabay
Kenneth Hattem
Charlotte Winter
Seligman Rosenberg
William & Phyllis Lowe
James & Jill Rosenberg
Michael Herzig & Rachelle Gandica
Yakov & Vera Kishinevsky
Karl & Diane Sudakoff
Richard & Suzanne Fasman
Mark & Lucille Laufer
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Rose Targovnik
David Chesen
Olivia Hausman
Jeffrey Kaplan
Andrea Millner
Mitchell Shedlarz
Myriam Miguel-Kaplan
Alvin Cohen
Alfred Strauss
Allen Kampel
Douglas Krakauer
Irene Eisenstein
Kim Wasserman
Reid Cohen
Mordechai Warshavsky
Marilyn Austin
Jordan Weisner
David Vogel
Willmy Lara & Moriah Weissman
Barry & Barbara Sussman
Michael Glantz & Heidi Skolnik
Eran & Terry Gensler
Richard Levy & Laurie Small-Levy
Scott & Audrey Greenberg
Wayne & Sue Ann Koby
Our celebration service will be held Saturday, May 21st at 9:30am
Our Condolences to . . .
Thank You!
A special note of thanks to all those
members who came for shiva, showed
your heartfelt sympathy, those who made
phone calls, sent cards and for the many
donations made in memory of my
beloved husband, Larry.
The family of our esteemed member,
YETTA ROSEN
The family of our Past President,
BARRY FISCHLER
Gratefully,
Lotte Pick & Family
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THANK YOU TO OUR SYNAGOGUE CONTRIBUTORS
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
DONOR
Marilyn Saposh
Elsie Zeilberger
Ruth Lowenstein
Thea Oppenheimer
Heidi Skolnik &
Michael Glantz
Lucille & Mark Laufer
The Davis Family
Florence & Norm Silverberg
Joyce & Murray Blyn
Peter & Marilyn Spielman
Aliyot
Tzedakah
Tzedakah
Tzedakah
Sisterhood
Marilyn Saposh
Marilyn Saposh
Anne & Otto Salmon
Anne & Otto Salmon
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Eli Josif’s Bar Mitzvah
Justine Laufer’s Bat Mitzvah
The Grodmans’ Anniversary
The Grodmans’ Anniversary
The Kochanskys’ Anniversary
The Popicks’ Grandson,
Jared’s Bar Mitzvah
Eli Josif’s Bar Mitzvah
The Kochanskys’ Anniversary
The Schefflans’ Anniversary
Milt Davis’s Birthday
Ira Smilovitz’s Birthday
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
DONOR
Andrea Elrom
Iris Coleman
Tobey & John Lyden
DONOR
Ilyse Levison
IN HONOR OF
Jordan’s Bar Mitzvah
Tzedakah
Thank you Rabbi Stern
IN MEMORY OF
Lillian Leshinsky
Larry Pick
Larry Pick
Regina Finer
Walter May
Ben Voda
Joan Shapiro
Regina Finer
Ben Woda
IN MEMORY OF
LILLIAN LESHINSKY
Ethel & David Chesen
The Davis Family
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Daniel & Lois Gross
Linda & Larry Kates
Edith Kantrowitz
Phyllis & Bill Lowe
Hennie Ostrower
Mary & Leo Rettig
Shifra Ruda
Gloria & Alex Salit
Marilyn Saposh
Nancy & Richard Schiff
Jacqueline Schwartz
Sally & Mike Seymour
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Daily Service Times
Mon ‐Thur
7:00am & 7:45pm
Friday
7:00am & 7:00pm
Saturday
9:30am & Minchah
Sunday
9:00am & 7:45pm
MAY 2016
Nisan - Iyar 5776
SUNDAY
1
23 Nisan
MONDAY
2
24 Nisan
HEBREW SCHOOL
CLOSED
TUESDAY
3
25 Nisan
WEDNESDAY
4
26 Nisan
Sisterhood Board
meeting 12pm
THURSDAY
5
27 Nisan
30 Nisan
9
1 Iyar
10
2 Iyar
11
3 Iyar
28 Nisan
Bible Study
11:30am
Program at
Cong. B’nai Israel
In Fair Lawn
6:30pm
Shabbat Together
7pm
12
4 Iyar
Rabbi’s Class
10:30am
Sisterhood/ORT
Meeting 12:30pm
6
Rabbi’s Class
10:30am
YOM HASHOAH
8
FRIDAY
15
7 Iyar
16
8 Iyar
17
9 Iyar
YOM HAATZMA’UT
18
19
10 Iyar
11 Iyar
Rabbi’s Class
10:30am
7
13
5 Iyar
Bible Study
11:30am
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Jordan Leon
Bar Mitzvah
Havdala Service
MINCHAH 7:15PM
KEDOSHIM
7:47PM
20
12 Iyar
21
23
15 Iyar
24
16 Iyar
25
17 Iyar
26
18 Iyar
Rabbi’s Class
10:30am
LA”G BAOMER
29
21 Iyar
HEBREW SCHOOL
CLOSED
30
22 Iyar
OFFICE CLOSED
MEMORIAL DAY
31
23 Iyar
13 Iyar
Birthday &
Anniversary
Service 9am
Bible Study
11:30am
Club Shabbat 11am
MINCHAH 7:45PM
EMOR
7:53PM
14 Iyar
6 Iyar
Jordyn Fein
Bat Mitzvah 9am
Shabbat Drop In
4pm
22
29 Nisan
MINCHAH 7:30PM
ACHAREI MOT
7:40PM
Sisterhood Book
Group 8pm
YOM HAZIKARON
SATURDAY
27
19 Iyar
28
20 Iyar
Bible Study
11:30am
7:59PM
MINCHAH 7:45PM
BEHAR
1449 ANDERSON AVENUE
F ORT L EE, NJ 07024
2015 - 16 BOARD
OF
TRUSTEES
CLERGY & DIRECTORS
Co ‐ Presidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . Arnold Grodman Marvin Josif Vice Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Altschul Andrea Elrom David Korn Mark Laufer Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alvin Cohen Secretaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne Koby Hennie Ostrower Sammy Bar‐Or Ethel Chesen Hugh Gilenson Mark Klein Marvin Kochansky Carol Kopelman Lisa Maier David Sarnoff Ivan Shore Laurie Singer Heidi Skolnik Alan Stern William Tobenkin Rabbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth A. Stern Cantor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Zim Execu ve Director . . . . . . . . . . Martha Dawson Rabbi Emeritus . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irving Spielman Messenger Editor . . . . . . . . . Debbie Mulholland AUXILIARY
Sisterhood
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethel Chesen Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edith Kantrowitz Financial Secretaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Bloch Shifra Ruda Corresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . Evelyn Davis Recording Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . Rochelle Carus Men’s Club
President/Treasurer . . . . . . . . . William Tobenkin Recording Secretary. . . . . . . . Marvin Kochansky Corresponding Secretary. . . . Marvin Kochansky CONTACT US
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF FORT LEE / GESHER SHALOM
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PHONE: (201) 947-1735  FAX: (201) 947-1530
HEBREW SCHOOL: (201) 947-1654
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