October 2013 - Rego Park Jewish Center
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October 2013 - Rego Park Jewish Center
REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN “And let them make for me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them.” EXODUS 25:8 VOLUME 74 NO. 2 TISHRI / CHESHVAN 5774 Sisterhood Celebrates SISTERHOOD SHABBATON FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 2013 SHABBAT DINNER - 6:45 P.M. SHABBAT, OCTOBER 26, 2013 SISTERHOOD WILL SPONSOR KIDDUSH SHABBAT, OCTOBER 26, 2013 “LET’S GET ACQUAINTED” TEA 3:30 P.M. DONATION: $22 Adults $10 Children Reserve by October 21st OCTOBER 2013 REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER 97-30 Queens Boulevard, Rego Park, NY 11374 Telephone: (718) 459-1000 Fax: (718) 459-0431 Website: www.rpjc.org Samuel Waidenbaum..........................................Rabbi Sisterhood President Ruth Loewenstein Josiah Derby, M.A*............................Rabbi Emeritus Minyan Club President Romiel Daniel Ruth Loewenstein....................Chairman of the Board Rabbi Romiel Daniel.....................................President Men’s Club President Jack Alkana Robin Diamond………...Hebrew School Coordinator Yiddish Vinkel President Mildred Pelton * deceased Special Events Group Lee Lobel-Zwang MEETING WITH RABBI WAIDENBAUM Rabbi Waidenbaum will always be available for your needs. However, to ensure that the Rabbi is here, it is preferable that you set a definite appointment in advance so that you will not find the Rabbi otherwise engaged and so that you may be better assured of his undivided attention. Please call the office at 718-459-1000. The direct line to the Rabbi is 718-459-1047. The Rego Park Jewish Center Bulletin is published 9 times/year (Sept. - June) Page 2 REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN FROM THE RABBI’S DESK Now that the High Holy Days are behind us. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you how I see my commitment to the congregation. I would also like to explain how I see my role in the workings of the wider Rego Park Jewish community. Being a Rabbi is an exciting profession. A great benefit of going to rabbinical school is that it opens a whole range of opportunities. In other words, there are many different types of Rabbis. You can work in a religious school, in a Jewish agency, as a Chaplain in a hospital or on a college campus, or as a pulpit Rabbi. I decided I wanted to be a congregational Rabbi. I took this choice seriously, not only in terms of where to send my resume, but also as a way of committing to how I would spend my time and energy in the future. I made this choice partially because I believe that the synagogue is one of the most important institutions in a community. It helps us grow individually. It aids in the development of strong families. At the same time, it is by nature a grassroots organization that can accomplish great social change when its members work together. The synagogue is a key part of our past. I believe it will be the bedrock of our future. I proudly say that I am a congregational rabbi. To me, this means that my primary duty is to serve my congregants. This duty takes many forms: officiating at lifecycle events, visiting members (and sometimes non-members) in the hospital, comforting mourners, Adult Education classes throughout the year, outside meetings with Rabbis and community leaders, attending daily morning & evening services, (minyanim), etc… It means working to build strong programs and making the experience of attending services more engaging. Of course, it involves, at every possible opportunity, sharing my love of the Jewish tradition. The only way to accomplish these goals to the best of my ability is to keep focusing on them. We sometimes cannot do everything and we cannot be everywhere. One of the greatest lessons I learned from one of my mentors, is that when a congregant tells you something, he or she is always right (unless they’re wrong)!! That is part of the duty and responsibility of being a congregational Rabbi. Please understand when I say my primary role is to work for the improvement of the Rego Park Jewish Center and its programs. I do not mean that I do not want other parts of the community to thrive. I am not interested in promoting divisions in the community. Also, I want to honor the value that this community has traditionally placed on co-operation between all of its arms. But we are incredibly fortunate to be witnessing this moment in our synagogue’s history. To make the most of this moment, we must be committed to RPJC’s transformation into a vibrant, young and modern congregation. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as your Rabbi at Rego Park Jewish Center in this historic, transformative moment. Let’s work together - and you’ll see what we can accomplish. B’Shalom, Rabbi Samuel Waidenbaum RABBI’S ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES Rabbi Waidenbaum will be teaching new and continuing Adult Education classes this year. No charge. Everyone is welcome. 1. BEGINNER’S HEBREW READING Mondays, October 7, 21, 28, and November 4, 18 5:00 P.M. - 6:15 P.M. 2. PARASHAT HA’SHAVUA - Weekly Torah Portion Wednesdays from 6:30 - 8:00 P.M. October Dates: October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN Page 3 WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Helene Cohen William Hilfer Paul Holtzman Betty & Harry Martell Diane Singer Judy & Raymond Solomon MAZAL TOV HASANIM The Rego Park Jewish Center is pleased to have honored two distinguished people on Simchat Torah. Mr. Arthur Schwartz was honored as Hasan Torah and Mr. Jonathan Lederer was honored as Hasan Bereishit. These individuals were chosen for their commitment to Judaism and for their ongoing support of the Center. Ida & Arthur Schwartz and Marina & Jonathan Lederer will co-sponsor the congregational kiddush on Shabbat Noach. Mazal Tov! OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS Maria Adler Mollie Alkana Sam Chudnovsky Florence Cohen Helene Cohen Romiel Daniel Carl Ellman Freda Gimple Daniel Kestelman Shirley Klieger Florence Most Jeff Stern Seymour Weber Jacqueline Weiss Joel Zakoff OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES Clara & Abraham Herscu Sheila & Ken Sasmor YIDDISH VINKEL We hope everyone had a wonderful summer and a “Zeesen and a Freylach New Year.” Now it’s time to revive your Yiddish. Our Yiddish Vinkel meets every Wednesday afternoon at 12:30 P.M. We speak Yiddish, read Yiddish stories and poems and sing Yiddish songs. Oh yes, we also enjoy delicious danish and coffee and warm friendship. So come and have “fargeneegen.” Mildred Pelton President Page 4 Thank you to Clara & Abraham Herscu for the flowers which adorned our sanctuary on Rosh Hashanah. REFUAH SHELEIMAH Abe Segal Anne Spiegel REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN FOCUS ON SISTERHOOD “Come now Shabbat, the day divine, come in joy. Let your brightness shine….. Come in Peace, Shabbat Bride.” The Kabbalat Shabbat portion of the Friday evening service concludes with this beautiful song. In Talmudic times the Shabbat was personified as a bride who is eagerly awaited and longed for after a separation of a whole week. In Safed in the 16th century, white robed men and boys would go up in the hills to greet the Bride, chanting psalms. L’kha Dodi was composed by Solomon Halevi Alkhabetz. And thus Sisterhood and friends are eagerly awaiting Friday evening, October 25th - our Sisterhood Shabbaton on Shabbat Chaye Sarah. This annual affair has become a beautiful and meaningful tradition at the Rego Park Jewish Center. Our Sisterhood Board ladies will be busy preparing the traditional Shabbat meal. We shall spend the evening joyously singing Zemirot led by Rabbi Samuel Waidenbaum and Rabbi Romiel Daniel. On Shabbat morning, October 26th, Sisterhood will sponsor the Shabbat kiddush - and it will be a balabustic affair. In the afternoon at 3:30 P.M., Elaine Abend, Membership V.P. will chair our Membership Tea (old and new members) with Rabbi Waidenbaum reading our discussion. Our first meeting of the season in September was right after Rosh Hashanah. Speaking of Rosh Hashanah, Sisterhood wants to thank both Rabbi Waidenbaum and Rabbi Daniel for granting the ladies additional honors of Arc openings on both days. As it was our first meeting, we welcomed some new members - as well as our “old” members and we hope to see you all very often throughout the year. Rabbi Romiel Daniel gave us a beautiful rendition of the 27th Psalm which is recited from the first day of Elul through the festival of Sukkot. Then our first lady, Noreen Daniel, gave us a very spiritual interpretation and meanings of this Psalm. Yashayr Koach to you. It seems like everything was happening in September. We observed and prayed on Yom Kippur our ladies received more honors and again Sisterhood made a monetary pledge to our Center which we hope to be able to fulfill. We dressed our beautiful sukkah under the expert guidance of Ruthe Unger. Our community Shabbat afternoon in the sukkah was well attended and we are very grateful to Rabbi Waidenbaum for his scholastic and enjoyable contributions. Todah Rabah Rabbi. We are very happy to report that the sukkah was used each Yom Tov and Chol Hamoed by many individuals, groups and organizations. As you know, Sisterhood is very much involved with the Jewish Theological Seminary and its various learning and educational institutions. Some of us are already wearing our new mishpacha pin - and we have some programs planned around this theme of the “family.” More about this at a later date. Also, at a later date we shall let you know about this year’s “Woman of Achievement.” Our October 7th meeting will be devoted to Torah Fund - What is Torah Fund? What does Torah Fund do for us? What shall we do for Torah Fund? What is our obligation to Torah Fund and to our future and to the future of the Conservative movement? Come to our meeting on Monday evening, October 7th at 7:00 P.M. (this is the last evening meeting until next spring). We will have all the answers to these questions as well as some very interesting facts, background information and new developments. Bikkur Holim literally means “visiting the sick.” It is a religious imperative upon us as Jews. It is a part of Tikun Olam - “healing and repairing the world.” This ancient tradition finds its roots in a number of biblical and rabbinic texts. “Heset V’Emet (compassion and truth). Kol Israel Arevin (each Jew is responsible for the other) and Pikuah Nefesh (preservation of life). Who better than committed Sisterhood should perform this act of Gemulit Hasadim (acts of loving kindness)? Won’t you join us in visiting and calling the homebound, visiting patients in hospitals and nursing homes? Leave your name in the office and we shall contact you. Our wishes are very sincere even if a bit late Hannah Katz, we wish you all the very best on this milestone - good health, joy and happiness. REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN Page 5 Shalom, L’Hitra’ot Ruth Loewenstein SPECIAL EVENTS GROUP NEWS - REVIEWS Lee Lobel-Zwang, Coordinator REVIEW PARASHAT & HAFTARAT CLUB THE SPECIAL EVENTS GROUP ILLUMINATES THE COMING MONTHS WITH FASCINATING, ENRICHING, ENJOYABLE EVENTS. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12th AT 12:30 P.M. The film fans will enjoy comedy & drama and warm hearted movies during “Sunday at the Movies” throughout the year. Barbara Arion and Jonathan Lederer chair this program. The Lecture Series brings back the compelling lecturer/author Saul Silas Fathi, to feature the electrifying “Saladin, the Crusades & the Jews.” There will also be lectures in the spring. Chaired by Charles Lehat. The Women in Judaism Series will feature a Tea devoted to “Understanding the Myths and Facts About the State of Israel as perceived by the media. Cynthia Zalisky, Lecturer and Noreen Daniel, Chair. The Global Day of Jewish Learning, free to all, will discuss, “The Importance of Memory in Judaism” Jewish continuity and spirituality. Rabbi Samuel Waidenbaum and Rabbi Romiel Daniel, presenters. Expression in the Arts to feature “All About Books” and “The Art of Creating.” Leora Agron and Penny Cooper chair this program. A new knitting group will be formed by Reina Goodman to meet on Thursdays. We will celebrate Chanukah, enjoying one of the brightest Jewish singing stars in concert. We thank the fourteen men and women who came on a hot August Sunday to benefit the cultural, educational and musical enjoyment of our members, guests and community. Lee Lobel-Zwang, Coordinator Page 6 LECH LECHA 12.1 - 17.27 The Father of Our People Abram to Abraham Sarai to Sarah G-d called Abram to leave his father’s home (in Mesopotamia) and “go to the land that I will show you, the land of Canaan.” Abram and his nephew Lot settled there. Abram was rich in cattle, silver and gold. Lot also had flocks, herds and tents. The area could not hold both. Lot chose to go north, the whole plain of the Jordan. Abram remained in Canaan. Lot pitched near Sodom, a wicked city. Kings of the area were at war with each other. Invaders took Lot captive. Abram and three hundred of his household brought Lot back. Sarai, Abram’s wife, bore him no children. She took her maid Hagar and gave her to her husband as concubine. Hagar conceived. Sarai felt lower in her esteem and treated her harshly. G-d promised Sarai a son. G-d’s covenant with Abram promised him to be a “multitude of nations” - no longer Abram but Abraham. Every male was to be circumcised at the age of eight days. Sarai was to be called Sarah. HAFTARAT ISAIAH 40.27 - 41.16 “My way is hid from the Lord, my cause ignored by my G-d?” The Lord is G-d, creator of the earth - “never grows faint or weary.” “His wisdom cannot be fathomed.” “Those who trust in the Lord shall renew their strength.” Presenters: Rabbi Samuel Waidenbaum, Rabbi Romiel Daniel, Charles Lehat. REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN SPECIAL EVENTS GROUP NEWS - REVIEWS Lee Lobel-Zwang, Coordinator A LECTURE SERIES SPECIAL SUNDAY AT THE MOVIES SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20TH - 2:30 P.M. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27TH - 2:30 P.M. in the Chapel Enjoy this delightful musical comedy A Most Compelling Lecturer AUTHOR SAUL SILAS FATHI Starring the Incomparable MIKE BURSTYN Back By Popular Demand Featuring as the twins Kuni and Muni SALADIN, THE CRUSADES AND THE JEWS “KUNI LEMEL IN CAIRO” This fascinating historic subject gives you a perspective on the Crusades. Who were the crusaders? When did they begin their mission and how long did it last? Who was Saladin - where did he come from and how did he defeat the Christian armies and the Crusades? What was their motivation - purpose - strength? What happened to the Jews? The fate of Jerusalem and the Holy Land! Saul Fathi, born in Baghdad, lived in Israel and the United States. He speaks English, Hebrew, Arabic and Portuguese. The cost of the lecture is $5.00 per person. Refreshments served. HIGH HOLY DAYS - MEMORABLE! Cantor Yehuda Rottner of Jerusalem superbly chanted the liturgy. He opened our hearts and souls, emotionally and spiritually, speaking to us through the famous traditional melodies of our people, accented by the beats - from solemnity, into hope and joy, making our services so fulfilling and pleasurable! Rabbi Samuel Waidenbaum set a tone of warmth and friendship accented by elements of humor. His sermons spoke of our world’s afflictions, leadership, need for responsibility and the slipping of society into personal degradations. Rabbi blew the shofar, awakening us to herald the Jewish New Year. in The twins set off to Egypt on a mission to bring an Israeli Torah to a Jewish neighborhood in Cairo in exchange for valuable coins. You and Your Friends Will Enjoy this Comedy $5.00 PER PERSON REFRESHMENTS SERVED NOVEMBER COMING ATTRACTIONS The Parashat & Haftarat Club Sunday, November 9th at 12:30 P.M. Parashat Vayetze Women in Judaism Series Tea & Social Sunday, November 10th at 2:30 P.M. Cynthia Zalisky, Lecturer; Noreen Daniel, Chair “Myths & Facts & the Media - About Israel” - $5 The Global Day of Jewish Learning Sunday, November 17th at 10:30 A.M. Discussion & Breakfast. No charge. Discussing: “Memory in Judaism” - the importance of Jewish Continuity & Spirituality. Rabbi Samuel Waidenbaum, Rabbi Romiel Daniel and a guest speaker. A grateful congregant REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN Page 7 October 2013 TISHRI / CHESHVAN 5774 Sun Mon B.B. = BIRTHDAY BLESSSINGS B.C.L.I. = BREAKFAST CLUB LEARN IN B.D. = BOOK DISCUSSION C.L. = CANDLE LIGHTING E.S. = EVENING SERVICE Tue 1 TISHRI 27 M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. Wed 2 Thu TISHRI 28 M.S. 7:00 A.M. Y.V. 12:30 P.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. R.C. 6:30 P.M. 3 TISHRI 29 M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. Fri 4 Sat TISHRI 30 M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. C.L. 6:14 P.M. 5 CHESHVAN 1 M.S. 9:00 A.M. B.B. E.S. 6:15 P.M. S.E. 7:11 P.M. “NOACH” ROSH CHODESH 6 CHESHVAN 2 M.S. 8:45 A.M. B.C.L.I. 9:30 A.M. NO EVENING SERVICE 7 CHESHVAN 3 M.S. R.C. E.S. SIST. 7:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. 6:15 P.M. 7:00 P.M. 8 CHESHVAN 4 M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. 9 CHESHVAN 5 M.S. 7:00 A.M. Y.V. 12:30 P.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. R.C. 6:30 P.M. 10CHESHVAN 6 11 M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. CHESHVAN 7 M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 6:00 P.M. C.L. 6:03 P.M. 12 CHESHVAN 8 M.S. 9:00 A.M. P.C. 12:30 P.M. E.S. 6:00 P.M. S.E. 7:00 P.M. “LECH-LECHA” 13 CHESHVAN 9 14 CHESHVAN 10 15 CHESHVAN 11 16 CHESHVAN 12 17CHESHVAN 13 18 M.S. 8:45 A.M. B.C.L.I. 9:30 A.M. S.D. 2:00 P.M. NO EVENING SERVICE M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. M.S. E.S. 7:00 A.M. 6:15 P.M. M.S. 7:00 A.M. Y.V. 12:30 P.M. B.D. 3:00 P.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. R.C. 6:30 P.M. M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. CHESHVAN 14 M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 5:45 P.M. C.L. 5:52 P.M. COLUMBUS DAY M.S. R.C. E.S. 7:00 A.M. 5:00 P.M. 6:15 P.M. M.S. 9:00 A.M. E.S. 5:45 P.M. S.E. 6:50 P.M. “VAYERA” 20CHESHVAN 16 21CHESHVAN 17 22 CHESHVAN 18 23CHESHVAN 19 24CHESHVAN 20 25 M.S. 8:45 A.M. B.C.L.I. 9:30 A.M. LECTURE 2:30 PM NO EVENING SERVICE 19 CHESHVAN 15 M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. M.S. 7:00 A.M. Y.V. 12:30 P.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. R.C. 6:30 P.M. M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. CHESHVAN 21 M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 5:45 P.M. C.L. 5:42 P.M. SIST. SHABBATON 6:45 P.M. 26 CHESHVAN 22 M.S. 9:00 A.M. SIST. TEA 3:30 P.M. E.S. 5:45 P.M. S.E. 6:40 P.M. “CHAYEI SARA” 27CHESHVAN 23 28CHESHVAN 24 29CHESHVAN 25 30CHESHVAN 26 31CHESHVAN 27 M.S. 8:45 A.M. B.C.L.I. 9:30 A.M. FILM 2:30 P.M. NO EVENING SERVICE Page 8 M.S. 7:00 A.M. R.C. 5:00 P.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. M.S. Y.V. E.S. R.C. 7:00 A.M. 12:30 P.M. 6:15 P.M. 6:30 P.M. M.S. 7:00 A.M. E.S. 6:15 P.M. M.S. = MORNING SERVICE P.C. = PARASHAT CLUB R.C. = RABBI’S CLASS S.D. = SINGLES DANCE SIST. = SISTERHOOD S.E. = SHABBAT ENDS REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN T’AI CHI CLASS NEWS All of us value good health and peace of mind and T’ai Chi is a valued Chinese martial art and form of stylized meditative exercise that can help. Here are some daily activities that also contribute to our wellbeing. 1. Find a few minutes two or three times a day to stretch your entire body (your fingers, your hands, your arms, your toes, your feet, etc. etc.) 2. Eat moderately - do not overeat. 3. Try to walk and enjoy the air every day. 4. Try to help others; you’ll enjoy life if you do. 5. Start each day with a smile. One more thing - GIVE YOURSELF A TREAT AND JOIN US! Hope to see you at our first session on Tuesday, October 1st at 10:15 A.M. We meet once a week on Tuesday morning from 10:15 to 11:15 A.M. Jack J. Alkana JEWISH WAR VETERANS The Kew-Forest-Woodside-Loitz Post 250, Jewish War Veterans, U.S.A., and their Ladies Auxiliary will have Congresswoman Grace Meng as their speaker at their Sunday morning, October 20th meeting at 9:30 A.M. The congregation is invited to attend. There is no charge. For further information contact Commander Sy Weber at 718-271-6015 or Past Queens County JWV Commander Kenneth Lloyd Brown at 718-297-7711. REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP Who says nobody reads anymore? Meet with interesting people and discuss books which raise both timely and timeless issues. We read primarily for enjoyment; however, through reading we learn more about the world and ourselves. Our book selection for October 16th is The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. The novel’s narrator, Stevens, is a perfect English butler who tries to give form and meaning to his life through the selfeffacing almost mystical practice of his profession. It is only when his new American employer forces him to take a vacation that he gives himself a chance to reflect on the way he has chosen to live. The Remains of the Day is both a compelling psychological study and a portrait of a vanished social order. This wonderfully written story takes place before, during, and after World War II. We meet at the Center once a month on Wednesday from 3:00 to 4:30 P.M. If you have any questions or want information, please call me at 718263-4973. Mollie Alkana DAILY MINYAN URGENT REQUEST The morning and afternoon minyans are fragile and exist without a strong safety net of men to make a minyan if some of our regulars do not come. If you are observing the yahrzeit of a loved one and it falls on a day when we do not have a minyan you would be upset and rightly so. We need you not only when you are observing yahrzeit, but a few days each month to insure that someone else will be able to say kaddish. A few days each month is not too much to ask. By doing a mitzvah, you will be rewarded with a bigger mitzvah. Please contact the Rabbi or the Center office with your name and phone number, and when and how often & what time (morning/afternoon?) you can commit. Page 9 In Memoriam The members listed below will observe Yahrzeit as indicated. Yahrzeit candles should be lit the night before. Schedule of service elsewhere in this Bulletin. Please help ensure a Minyan by attending services. Tuesday, October 1st Toby Usenheimer - Mother Thursday, October 3rd Avi Bernstein - Father George Godfried - Father Friday, October 4th Lee Lobel-Zwang - Sister Saturday, October 5th Morris Antman - Relatives Harriet Goodman - Father Sandi Goodman - Father Sunday, October 6th Miriam Warmbrand - Father in law Tuesday, October 8th Robert Begleiter - Father Carl Mautner - Mother Freda Gimple - Aunt Wednesday, October 9th Freda Gimple - Grandfather Lillian Werner - Mother Sunday, October 13th Shirley Decker - Sister in law Rhoda Rothkopf - Father Lillian Seligson - Father Page 10 Monday, October 14th Shirley Sternin - Brother Miriam Warmbrand - Mother in law Thursday, October 17th Fritzi Silver - Mother Friday, October 18th Elaine Abend - Husband Max Amper - Mother Saturday, October 19th Shirley Sternin - Father Tuesday, October 22nd Florence Most - Brother Thursday, October 24th Ruth Cohen - Husband Florence Most - Mother Sunday, October 27th Eugene Grozinger - Sister Monday, October 28th Luba Marcus - Sister Tuesday, October 29th Theodore Meisel - Father Wednesday, October 30th Freda Gimple - Uncle Jenny Sill - Husband REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN YAHRZEIT FUND GENERAL DONATION Mollie Alkana, in memory of father Philip Bysinsky. Lenka Frishman Avi Bernstein, in memory of father Isaac Bernstein. Bertha Klein, in honor of opening the ark on Shabbat. Reuben Ezra, in memory of father Heskail Ezra. Ruth Loewenstein, in honor of reading prayer on Shabbat. Joyce Fefferman, in memory of mother Sally Ruth Fefferman. Shirley Freudenberger, in memory of husband Joachim Freudenberger. Susan Goldschmidt, in memory of husband Rudy Goldschmidt. COMMEMORATIVE FUND Ruth Wolfson, in honor of Ida & Arthur Schwartz, for their kindness and for Arthur reading the Haftorah on Rosh Hashanah. Betty Hurwitz, in memory of husband J. Felix Hurwitz. Betty Hurwitz, in memory of brother Jacob Zuckerwise. Ruth Kaplan, in memory of father Mordechai. BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS Bertha Klein Ruth Kaplan, in memory of brother Chanan Levitan. Bertha Klein, in memory of aunt Aliza Dvosea. Estelle Margolin, in memory of mother Flora Margolin. Jeanette Mildner, in memory of mother Hana. Mel Weiss, in memory of father Harry Weiss. MISHEBAYRAKH FUND HEBREW SCHOOL FUND Florence Cohen, in memory of father Yaakov. Reuben Ezra, in memory of father Heskail Ezra. Ira Hochman, in memory of brother Marvin Hochman. Ruth Loewenstein, in memory of father Willy Loewenstein. Mordechai Boxer, for mishebayrakh prayers for his mother Ann Boxer. Noreen & Romiel Daniel Clara & Abraham Herscu, for the good health of Auva Menashe. Andra Hills, for the recovery of Jack Weintraub. Natalie & Ted Meisel, for the recovery of Deanna Nichols. REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN OUR MEMORIAL TABLETS May we call your attention to our perpetual Memorial Tablets on the walls of our Sanctuary. Each bronze name plate bears the name and Yahrzeit date of a loved one. The memorial lamp adjoining the plate is illuminated for every Yahrzeit and for every Yizkor Service. The memorial plaque is truly a perpetual memorial. Every departed loved one of a family should be perpetuated and memorialized in the Synagogue in the reverent fashion. 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Over $1,000 in Cash Prizes, including $500 Jackpot Prize (If less than 75 players are in attendance, the Jackpot Prize will be $300) Wealth & Progres sive Jackpot B onus BONUS B ALL GAMES Center Members - We Need Your Help! Call the Center office if you can volunteer at least one Tuesday evening a month. REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN Page 13 Rego Park Jewish Center 97-30 Queens Blvd Rego Park, NY 11374 Change Service Requested Non.Profit Org U.S. Postage PAID Flushing NY Permit No. 686 GOURMET DELICATESSEN RESTAURANT & CATERERS Page 14 96-40 QUEENS BOULEVARD, REGO PARK, NY 11374 718-897-1700 REGO PARK JEWISH CENTER BULLETIN