Hanukkah 5772 תבט–ולסכ DECEMBER 2011

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‫כסלו–טבת‬
DECEMBER 2011
Hanukkah
5772
From Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove
Next Year in Jerusalem
T
ceremony in the synagogue, as past participants
here is a story told of the 18th-century
will affirm, the group experience in Jerusalem and
rebbe, Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev. A
the educational travel in Israel offer a lifetime of
dreamer of Zion, the rabbi always believed
memories.
that a return to Israel was just around the corner.
There is also already a movement afoot to repeat
Whenever a wedding was announced in the
our Young Family Israel Trip. Several families have
community, he insisted that it be declared that soexpressed interest in a June 2013 Israel adventure
and-so would be marrying so-and-so on such-andfor a younger age cohort and their siblings. This trip
such date in the holy city of Jerusalem, but if for
will be a fun, educational and hands-on
some reason, the Jewish people had yet
way to engage with Israel. As parents,
to return to Israel on that date, then the
we don’t know what travel decisions our
wedding would be celebrated in the city of
Most importantly,
children will make in the years ahead,
Berditchev.
know that to be
but our decision to take our children
Three hundred years later, it is no
when they are young guarantees that
longer far-fetched to plan our celebrations
Jewish is to live in
they will always see a trip to Israel as
in Israel. The rebirth of the modern state
anticipation of
a “return” to a place they have been
of Israel requires that all of us understand
before. And that is a gift beyond words.
and express our Judaism in relation to the
the next time you
Planning ahead is a virtue that doesn’t
living, breathing national expression of
always
come easy – at least to me. But
Jewish life. In the past few years, we have
are in Israel.
I have learned that people plan trips
visited Israel three times on congregational
and family vacations well in advance.
trips. Each trip served a different segment
of our community, and every trip strengthened the bonds
Formal announcements of these Israel experiences will be
forthcoming and I am sure there will be other trips to Israel
between our congregants and between all of us and Israel.
and to Jewish communities around the world. For the moment,
As we approach the end of 2011, we are already beginning to
consider yourself informed! Save the dates. Contact my office to
plan the next two trips. We are booking rooms for a December
add your name to a list for more information.
2012 B’nei Mitzvah family trip. As with the December 2010
Most importantly, know that to be Jewish is to live in
trip, this opportunity is aimed at families who will have
anticipation of the next time you are in Israel. What a blessing it
just celebrated or will soon celebrate their s’machot in the
is to live in a time when that dream is a reality.
synagogue. While there is no substitute for a bar/bat mitzvah
To find out about the December 2012 B’nei Mitzvah family trip to Israel, please contact Rabbi Cosgrove’s office at 212-369-2600, x120 or
cdesroches@pasyn.org.
Volume 64 · N°. 4 · DECEMBER 2011 · Kislev / Tevet 5772 ·
From Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove...........................2
From Rabbi Steven I. Rein................................3
Schedule of Religious Services..........................4
Hanukkah at PAS.............................................5
Synagogue Family...........................................6
From Rabbi Neil Zuckerman.............................7
Adult Education & Events..................................7
Youth Education & Events...............................12
Congregational School Schedule....................12
Young Family Education.................................12
High School & Youth Groups...........................14
UJA@PAS.......................................................14
Contributions.................................................15
Calendar........................................................19
A Look Ahead...................................Back cover
cover : The Congregational School Zayin class made hanukkiyot out of objects as an assignment for The Jewish Lens, a program that
teaches students about photography while they explore Jewish values, holidays and history. Two teams were chosen to have their work
published in the Bulletin. Congratulations to David Hoffman, Teddy Kaplan, Noah Paige and Jason Semaya for the work pictured here.
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Park Avenue Synagogue Bulletin
WELCOMING NEW CLERGY AND STAFF
From Rabbi Steven I. Rein
An American Hanukkah Legend
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very year
we retell
the familiar
story of the small
cruse of oil which
lasted for eight
days. This year,
let’s tell a different
story, a legend that hits closer to home.
In the winter of 1777-78 the
Continental Army was camped at Valley
Forge, and the consensus in the camp
was that General Washington was losing.
A young Jewish soldier, originally from
Poland, nevertheless continued to pray
for his General’s success. On the first
night of Hanukkah, after his comrades
had gone to sleep, the soldier took out the
hanukkiah that his father had given him
years before, lit the first candle and began
to cry.
Suddenly he felt a gentle hand
touching his head. He looked up and saw
General Washington! The General asked,
“Why are you crying, soldier?” The
young soldier spoke from his heart, “I
am crying and praying for your victory.
I know that with the help of God we will
win. Today they are strong, but tomorrow
they will fall because justice is with us.
We want to be free in this land. We want
to build a home here for all those who
flee from the hands of cruelty, for all who
suffer across the ocean. They will fall
and you will rise!” General Washington
thanked the soldier and then inquired
about his unusual candleholder. The
soldier explained that Jews all over the
world light candles on Hanukkah, the
holiday of the great miracle. Washington
asked joyfully, “You are a Jew, from the
nation of Prophets, and you say we will
be victorious?” “Yes, sir,” the soldier
answered with conviction, “we will
win just like the Maccabees won, for
ourselves and for all those who come
here after us to build a new land and new
lives.” The General’s face was shining
in the light of the candles. He shook the
soldier’s hand and disappeared into the
darkness.
As we know, the soldier’s faith was
justified, and against expectations,
Washington – like the Maccabees –
was victorious. The young soldier was
certain that the General had forgotten
their encounter. But on the first night
of Hanukkah following the war, the
soldier answered a knock on his door
to find General Washington standing at
the threshold. When the General saw
the Hanukkah candles, he proclaimed,
“Behold the wonderful candle. The
candle of hope of the Jewish People.”
He continued, “This candle and your
beautiful words ignited a light in my
heart that night. Soon you will receive a
Medal of Honor from the United States
of America…but tonight, please accept
this token from me.” He hung a golden
medallion on the young man’s chest and
shook his hand. As tears filled the young
man’s eyes, he saw on the medallion
an etching of a beautiful Hanukkah
menorah. Under it was the inscription “A
token of gratitude for the light of your
candle – George Washington.”
There are several versions of this story
with different dates and details. One of
them is in the children’s book Hanukkah
at Valley Forge by Stephen Krensky,
which you can find in the Rothschild
Library. While some might challenge the
veracity of the story, because the soldier’s
identity is unknown, and other facts do
not check out, here are its truths: Like
generations of Jews before him, that
soldier served as a light unto the nations
(Isaiah 42:6), bringing inspiration and
courage to a nation in its birth pangs. And
he did so in a way that brought about a
very American miracle, as the light from
one religion gave comfort and courage
to someone of another faith. Today the
world desperately needs such tolerance
and cooperation. This Hanukkah, let
us tell this story, and may the lights of
Hanukkah remind us even in the darkest
of nights that miracles do happen.
Shabbaton 2012
Jewish Family in the 21st Century: Changes,
Opportunities and Challenges
Friday – Sunday | January 20 – 22, 2012
The Shabbaton offers something for everyone: sessions on parenting
with Dr. Wendy Mogel; discussions about baby boomers and
grandparenting with Rabbi Kerry Olitzky; a panel examining the
changing Jewish family with Mogel, Olitzky and Dr. Steven Cohen; and
even a comedy performance. Don’t miss it! Check your mailbox and
inbox later this month for a full schedule and registration information.
www.pasyn.org
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Schedule of religious services /
Friday, December 2 6 Kislev
6:15 pm | Musical Kabbalat Shabbat
featuring the Congregational
Singers
Musical Kabbalat Shabbat is a
fast-paced, participatory Friday
evening service enhanced
with musical instruments and
singing. Supported by the John
and Jennifer Monsky Musical
Traditions Fund.
Saturday, December 3 7 Kislev
Parashat Va-yetzei
9:15 am | Sanctuary Shabbat service
Bar Mitzvah of James Ringler,
son of Yves Ringler & Keren
Coplan-Ringler
4:30 pm | Minha/Ma’ariv
5:00 pm | YFE Kabbalat Shabbat Service
with Birthday Blessings (p. 12)
6:15 pm | Friday Evening Service
Saturday, December 10
14 Kislev
Parashat Va-yishlah
Bar Mitzvah of Jeremy Werner,
son of Craig Werner and Jodi
Green
11:15 am | YFE Shabbat services (p. 12)
6:15 pm | Friday Evening service
6:15 pm | Friday evening service
28 Kislev
Shabbat Hanukkah/Parashat Mi-ketz
Friday, December 30 4 Tevet
6:15 pm | Friday evening service
Saturday, December 31 5 Tevet
Parashat Va-yiggash
21 Kislev
Parashat Va-yeishev
Daily minyanim Monday-Friday at 7:15 am; Sundays and Legal Holidays at 9:00 am. Minha/Ma’ariv Sunday-Thursday at 5:45 pm. Any changes
are noted when they occur. Daily services are at the usual times during Hanukkah. The hanukkiah will be lit from Tuesday evening, December 20
through Tuesday evening, December 27.
Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove and Rabbi Steven I. Rein will preach and conduct services together with Cantor Azi Schwartz, Cantor Shiree Kidron, and the
Synagogue Choir, with Neil Robinson at the organ.
Hanukkah 5772 at PAS
Wednesday | December 7
Thursday | December 8
Sunday | December 11
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Thursday | December 22
7:00 pm | YCG Annual Latke-Vodka Hanukkah Party (page 10)
7:00 pm | Yiddish Fest (page 10)
11:00 am | Project Ezra Hanukkah Party (pages 10 & 14)
1:30 pm | Family Hanukkah Celebration (page 13)
7:00 pm | YPG Hanukkah Happy Hour (page 11)
7:30 pm | Moonbeams (page 11)
Lighting the Hanukkah Candles
The Congregational School Zayin class
made hanukkiyot out of objects as an
assignment in The Jewish Lens, a program
that teaches students about photography
while they explore Jewish values, holidays
and history. Two teams were chosen to
have their work published in the Bulletin.
Congratulations to Sarah Backer and
Marissa Parks for the work pictured here.
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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
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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. December 2011
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‫ בני מצוה‬B’nei Mitzvah
James Ringler
Synagogue Family
December 3 | Parashat Va-yetzei
James is excited to become a Bar Mitzvah.
He thanks all his teachers from the Early
Childhood Center and the Congregational
School, his tutor Ronit Aranoff, the
Cantors, and Rabbi Rein and Rabbi Cosgrove for helping
him prepare for his special day.
James’ Torah portion is Va-yetzei. He has enjoyed
examining the story of Jacob and its relevance to him as a
Bar Mitzvah.
James is in 7th Grade at Collegiate School. He enjoys
many subjects, especially English and math. James plays
basketball, tennis, and baseball, and loves bodysurfing.
James’ favorite hobby is art and drawing.
Outgoing and sporty (he shoots a mean 3-pointer),
James enjoys being a team player and believes in fairness
and honesty.
James thanks his family for all their love and support.
Jeremy Werner
December 10 | Parashat Va-yishlah
Jeremy has been coming to Park Avenue
Synagogue since he was in kindergarten.
Jeremy loves to have fun and is the
class clown. Jeremy attends Robert F.
Wagner Middle School, where he plays the flute in the
school band; he also plays flute in the Manhattan BoroughWide Band. He loves acting and played the role of Simon
in last year’s Children’s Acting Company production of 13: The Musical. He spends every summer at Tranquility
Camp in upstate New York.
Jeremy is the middle child between his older brother
Robert and his younger brother Andrew. He loves the
family cats Victor, Cleo, and Jaguar.
Jeremy and his family want to thank Rabbi Cosgrove
and Rabbi Rein, Cantor Schwartz, his tutor and Ronit
Aranoff, for helping him prepare for his Bar Mitzvah.
 Anna & Ronald Wolf on the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Michelle Wolf, and
to big brother Gregory.  Jonathan & Stefanie Ruch on the birth of a son, Jack
Moshe Ruch, and to big sister Izabella.  Allison & Jason Sheller on the birth of a daughter, Sarah Haley
‫ מזל טוב‬Mazal Tov
Sheller, and to big brother Robert.
Evan Behrens & Dara Stern | Eli & Gisele Ben-Dor | Jonathan & Meredith
Berger | Greg & Daniella Coules | Barbara Gerstel | Sidney Goldfarb &
Naomi Vilko | Jonathan & Pamela Henes | Ari House & Jessica Levitas | David & Alexandra Kay | Casey Klein
| David & Simone Levinson | Matthew & Cindy Mark | Cheryl Weiss Mercuris | George & Monique Newmark
| Eugene & Polina Rey | Barry & Teri Volpert | Daniel & Jennifer Wainstein
‫ ברוכים הבאים‬Welcome
Josiah Klebaner & Jennifer Korff on the loss of his father, Professor
Benjamin Joseph Klebaner / Dr. Barton Lilenfield on the loss of his mother,
Freda Lilenfield / Susan Mercandetti Haass & Dr. Richard Haass on the loss of her mother, Mary Mercandetti /
Jodi Hirsch Rein and Rabbi Steven Rein on the loss of her grandfather, Howard Berger.
‫ המקום ינחם‬Condolences
Know someone ill, elderly or homebound? The PAS Bikur Cholim Caring Committee – in loving
memory of Dr. Albert & Phyllis L. Cornell – fulfills the mitzvah of visting the ill by reaching out to those in need
through telephone calls, visits, and holiday packages. The Caring Committee’s trained volunteers are committed to
providing confidential hands-on support and companionship to the members of our congregation.
To arrange for this mitzvah, please call Rabbi Cosgrove’s office at 212-369-2600, x120.
Have something to celebrate? An anniversary, a publication, recovery from an injury, or anything else for which you
are grateful? Sponsor a breakfast kiddush any weekday after the morning minyan.
For more information, contact Sam Rosenberg at 212-369-2600, x105 or srosenberg@pasyn.org.
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ADULT EDUCATION & EVENTS
For additional descriptions of the classes and events listed here as well as fees, if any, and instructions on how to register
or RSVP, please look at the Fall Program Calendar or on www.pasyn.org under Adult Education.
From Rabbi Neil Zuckerman
Israel Education – For Our Children, for Our Teachers
I
write this
article
on Tuesday,
October 18, the
day Gilad Shalit
was freed after five
years in captivity.
As I watched
the news this morning with my son,
fully aware of how complicated Israel’s
decision must have been and listening to
my son tell me how dangerous this will
be for Israel’s future, I had two thoughts.
First, I recalled a Talmudic principle, “If
confronted with a certainty and a doubt,
the certainty is preferable.” I told my
son that as Jews, we are always thinking
about the future, and yet, we have no
idea what the future holds. But we know
for certain that the Israeli government
had the opportunity to save one life, one
Jew, and fulfill one of the most important
mitzvot in our tradition. I told him, let’s
just live in the moment, let’s embrace that
certainty, and let’s live for today.
My other thought came from Erica
Brown, a well-known Jewish scholar.
She wrote, “In the past 54 years, Israel
has exchanged 13,509 prisoners for 16
soldiers. Gilad is not the first, and he
probably won’t be the last. And if this is
the craziest thing we do as a people to
show what the value of one life means
to the rest of the world, so be it. We are
crazy about survival – the survival of
each and every one of our people.”
I read these words to my son. I told
him how proud I was to be part of a
people that puts such value on human life
and believes that every life is a treasure.
I told him how proud I was that the State
of Israel exists as a living entity, which
lives by values like this and models
them to Jews and non-Jews around the
world. As an educator at Park Avenue
Synagogue, I want all the members of
our community to feel this pride and
connection to Israel, along with an
appreciation for the complexities that a
modern Jewish state presents.
While we can provide important
opportunities to learn about Israel, with
lecture series like “Israel in the American
Jewish Imagination” (see page 10), I
believe that in order to raise the bar
of Israel education in this community,
the educators in the building need to
experience and understand Israel first
hand, from an educational perspective,
and bring their excitement back to the
ECC, the Congregational School, the
High School, and all of our adult learners.
I am pleased to repeat what Steve
Friedman announced at Kol Nidre. We
have received a grant to take our entire
educational staff to Israel. Next June,
we will be travelling as a group to tour
the land, expand our knowledge about
Israel, understand the joys and challenges
of sovereignty, and deepen our love and
connection to our homeland. It is an
extraordinary opportunity. As excited
as I am about what we will experience
together in Israel, I am even more excited
to bring the wisdom, joy, and passion of
our encounter back to this community.
I look forward to sharing more details
about this trip as they emerge.
Adult Bat Mitzvah Class
Mondays | beginning January 23 | 7:30 – 8:45 pm | $
Marga Hirsch
Few events move us as much as life cycle celebrations—unique moments in our lives that are imbued with
personal, spiritual, familial, and communal meaning. Our Adult Bat Mitzvah program is a year and a half
journey open to PAS women of all levels and types of Jewish background who did not have the opportunity
to experience a Bat Mitzvah and 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—
trope, prayers and blessings. Participants will celebrate their b’not mitzvah on Shavuot 2013/5773. Space is
limited. Prerequisite: Basic ability to read Hebrew, enrollment in Hebrew 101 or instructor’s permission.
Cost: $180/semester.
To apply, visit www.pasyn.org/Adult Education, click on Classes on the left side of the page, and then click on Classes.
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Weekly
MONDAY (only on December 5 and 12)
THURSDAY
Hebrew 102 | 6:15 – 7:15 pm | Dina Mann
Florence Melton Adult Mini-School
Hebrew 103 | 6:15 – 7:15 pm | Vivian Nissan
Hebrew 104 | 7:30 – 8:30 pm | Varda Hubara
9:15 – 11:30 am (no class on December 29)
Melton Graduate Program:
Jewish Denominations
10:30 – 11:45 am (only on December 8 and 15)
TUESDAY
Library Lunch & Learn
Essential Essays (only on December 6 and 13)
8:00 am, after morning minyan | Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Contemporary Jewish Thought
11:30 am | Rabbi Steven Rein
Hebrew 101
6:15 – 7:05 pm | Dina Mann (only on December 6 and 13)
Introduction to Judaism
6:15 – 8:15 pm | Rabbi Steven Rein (only on December 6 and 13)
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Senior Staff
PAS Congregational Singers
7:00 – 8:15 pm | Cantor Azi Schwartz (no rehearsal on Dec. 29)
FRIDAY
Talmud Torah: Capital
Punishment in the Talmud
8:00 am, after morning minyan | Rabbi Steven Rein
SATURDAY
WEDNESDAY
Florence Melton Adult Mini-School
Parashat HaShavua | 8:45 am
6:45 – 9:00 pm (no class on December 28)
Context | 6:45 – 9:30 pm (no class on December 28)
Melton Graduate Program:
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Jewish Peoplehood: Challenges and
Opportunities
Tuesday | December 13 | 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Library hours
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The Edm
8:00 – 9:15 pm (only on December 7 and 14)
Biweekly
Hours: Monday – Thursday, 12:00 – 6:30 pm; Friday, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Librarian Marga Hirsch is generally in The Edmond de Rothschild Library at other times as well – feel
free to stop by with questions or for book recommendations! The room is always open, with instructions
on the desk for how to check out books in Marga’s absence.
Monthly/Bimonthly
Park East Synagogue
The Metropolitan Opera
Sponsored by Sisterhood, Architectural Tour Part II
Tour of Park East Synagogue
Women in the Bible
Thursday | December 1 | 1:00 pm
Friday | December 2 | 9:15 – 10:00 am
Debbie Cosgrove
Founded in 1888 by Jews from Southern Germany, Park East
Synagogue built this striking Moorish Revival Style building
two years later. Meet the Sisterhood group inside Park East
Synagogue, 67th Street near Lexington Avenue, at 12:45 pm.
All are welcome; no charge.
Study the lives of well-known and unknown women who
populate the Biblical narrative.
Sponsored by Men’s Club
RSVP to Helene Agress at 212-362-1233.
Bagel Brunch and Speaker
Caregiver Support Group and Text Study
Stay after morning minyan for a speaker and breakfast. Cost:
free for Men’s Club members; $5 for non-members.
Thursday | December 1 | 6:30 – 7:30 pm
Take part in inspired text study with Rabbi Rein and caregiver
support discussion. Explore changing relationships, share
experiences and exchange essential resources with other
family caregivers. This monthly group is open to PAS
members who serve as caregivers for family members and to
anyone who is a caregiver for a PAS member.
For more information, contact Rabbi Rein at srein@pasyn.org or
212-369-2600, x124.
Sunday | December 4 | 9:00 am
RSVP to Charles Yellen at cyellen1@gmail.com.
Sponsored by Sisterhood
Backstage Tour of the Metropolitan Opera
Sunday | December 4 | 1:30 pm
Visit production areas of the Met not usually seen by the
general public and learn how the opera company works. Meet
the Sisterhood group in the lobby of the Metropolitan Opera
House at Lincoln Center at 1:00 pm. All are welcome. Cost:
$16/person. Space is limited.
RSVP to Helene Agress at 212-362-1233 by December 1.
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Monthly/Bimonthly continued
Sponsored by the Edmond de Rothschild Library
Evening Book Discussion Group
Yiddish Fest
Monday | December 5 | 8:00 pm
Facilitator: Pat Davidson
Book: The Free World by David
Bezmozgis
Israel in the American Jewish Imagination:
Dr. Steven M. Cohen
Tuesday | December 6 | 7:00 pm
Steven M. Cohen, a sociologist of
American Jewry, is Research Professor
of Jewish Social Policy at HUC-JIR
and Director of the Berman Jewish
Policy Archive at NYU Wagner.
He serves as Research Director of
Synagogue 3000, Senior Counselor to
the Chancellor at JTS and Director of
the Florence G. Heller / JCCA Research Center. Previously he
taught for 14 years at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Cohen is a co-author of Sacred Strategies: Transforming
Synagogues from Functional to Visionary, which was a finalist
for a National Jewish Book Award in 2010. Cohen is also
the author, with Arnold Eisen, of The Jew Within, and with
Charles Liebman, of Two Worlds of Judaism: The Israeli and
American Experiences. His earlier books include American
Modernity & Jewish Identity and American Assimilation or
Jewish Revival? His current research interests focus on the
emerging patterns of Jewish identity and community among
Jews in their 20s and 30s.
Sponsored by Men’s Club & Rabbi Judah Nadich High School
To register, go to www.pasyn.org/Adult Education and click on
Whether your Yiddish is fluent or rudimentary, please join us
to explore Yiddish culture and enjoy Yiddish conversation.
Events in the list on the left side of the page. Those without internet
access, call 212-369-2600, x121. Cost: $36.
Sponsored by Young Couples Group
Annual Latke & Vodka Hanukkah Party –
With Toy Collection
Wednesday | December 7 | 7:00 pm | The Smith, 956 2nd Ave.
Hanukkah parties aren't just for kids! Let's celebrate together
over latkes, with vodka and other libations. Please bring new
non-electronic toys for children ages 3-5 to support our toy
drive in partnership with UJA Federation of NY! The toys
will be given to children in the Head Start programs at The
Educational Alliance. Cost $36/person.
To RSVP contact Matt Check at mcheck@pasyn.org.
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Anticipate the joy of Hanukkah with the warmth, humor and
irony of Yiddish culture. Singer Eleanor Reissa will entertain
us with Yiddish songs. Sylvia & Zane Liff will share stories
from the Yiddish world of Eastern Europe and America. A
freiliche khanike! A lichtige khanike!
Project Ezra Hanukkah Party
Sunday | December 11 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Join Men’s Club, students of the Rabbi Judah Nadich High
School and Mitzvah of the Month for our annual Hanukkah
lunch with elderly Jews from the Lower East Side. Volunteers
needed! You don’t have to be a member of Men’s Club or a
high school student.
RSVP to Jason Dolinsky at jdolinsky@nyc.rr.com or to Jason
Oppenheimer at joppenheimer@pasyn.org.
Daytime Book Discussion Group
Monday | December 12 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Facilitator Renée Waldinger
Book: The Rise of David Levinsky by Abraham
Cahan
Sholem Aleichem Yiddish Club
Tuesday | December 13 | 1:00 – 2:30 pm
For more information, call Florence Solomon at 212-369-3856.
Shabbat Dinner Series
Caffeine for the Soul: Morning Torah Study
Friday | December 16 | 9:15 – 10:00 am
Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove
Join Rabbi Cosgrove and other members of the PAS
community for a cup of coffee, Jewish texts and a substantive
learning experience.
Sponsored by Singles Committee
Singles Hanukkah Party
Monday | December 19 | Time, TBA
Lunch/Film/Discussion: Broadway: The
American Musical, Part 4
Tuesday | December 20 | 1:00 pm
Follow American musical theater from 1943 to 1960, when
some of the greatest musicals were created, many of them by
Jewish lyricists and composers.
Sponsored by WEG
Moonbeams | in honor of Rosh Hodesh Tevet
Read the story of Judith from the Apochrypha and learn about
the role of women in Hanukkah celebrations throughout
history. RSVP to Joann Rosoff at joannrosoff@aol.com or
212-348-4531.
Sponsored by Young Professionals Group
Hanukkah Happy Hour
Thursday | December 22 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm
Celebrate the third night of Hanukkah with friends, sufganiot,
and good spirits.
RSVP to Craig Demarest at cdemarest@pasyn.org.
The Shabbat Dinner Series provides congregants with an
opportunity to join together in prayer, share a meal as a
community and learn from noted scholars and rabbis on
topics of social, intellectual and spiritual interest. The Musical
Kabbalat Shabbat service begins at 6:15 pm, followed by
dinner at approximately 7:30 pm.
Judith Shulevitz
Friday | December 2
“What the Sabbath Does, and Why It Works”
Judith Shulevitz is a cultural critic and award-winning magazine
editor. Her book, The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different
Order of Time (Random House) came out in paperback this year.
The New Yorker called it "a swift, penetrating book intent on
shattering the habits of mindless workaholism and the inability to
recognize the blessings of rest, reflection, spirit, and family." For
more information, see the Fall Program Calendar, p. 8, or visit www.
pasyn.org.
RSVP by the Monday before the dinner. Register online at www.
pasyn.org/lifelong-learning/adult-education; click Shabbat Dinner
Series on the left side of the page. Those without internet access may
call 212-369-2600, x121. Space is limited. Cost: $35/members; $45/
general.
www.pasyn.org
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Youth Education And Events
CS School Program Schedule
Saturday, December 3 | 9:15 am – 12:00 pm | Gimel-Dalet-Hey Shabbat Experience
Wednesday, December 7 | 5:30 – 7:00 pm | Vav B’nei Mitzvah Orientation for parents
Saturday, December 10 | 9:15 – 12:00 pm | Gimel-Dalet-Hey-Vav Shabbat Experience
Monday, December 12 | 4:00 – 7:30 pm | Parent/Teacher Conferences| NO SCHOOL
Tuesday December 13 | 4:00 – 7:30 pm | Parent/Teacher Conferences| NO SCHOOL
December 17 – January 2 | Winter Break – Congregational School resumes on Tuesday, January 3.
Tavim Youth Choir | Mondays | 5:00 – 5:40 pm
Tavim is open to anyone in third grade and up. The group learns music for Shabbat, holidays and just for
fun. This month Tavim will perform at the Family Hanukkah Celebration on Sunday, December 11.
For more information, please contact Gil Smuskowitz at gsmuskowitz@pasyn.org.
Young Family Education
YFE
Shabbat Programs
Shabbat Morning
Saturday | December 10 | 11:15 am – 12:00 pm
All of the services for families with young children include
Shabbat songs, dancing, a short story, and other activities; all end
with Kiddush and a light snack. Children are expected to attend
these services with an adult.
Tot Shabbat – For families with children ages 0 – 3 | Room 508
Shorashim – For families with children ages 3 – 4 (pre-K) | Room 308
Nitzanim – For families with children ages 5 – 7 | Room 408
Shabbat Services and Dinners for Families
with Young Children — Birthday Blessings,
Too!
Friday | December 9 | Service 5:00 pm | Dinner approx. 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Families with children ages zero to six 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. Space is limited. Cost: $35/members,
$45/non-members, $15/children.
To register for Shabbat events, go to pasyn.org and click on Young Family Education. Under Upcoming Events, click on the link for the registration
form. Dinner cancellations with refund (or credit towards another dinner) are possible up to the Wednesday before the event.
Kids’ Shabbat Book Basket
Sponsored by the Rothschild Library
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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.
Young Family Education
YFE
Holiday Program
Family Hanukkah Celebration
Sunday | December 11 | 1:30 – 3:30 pm
Families with children aged 3–8 are invited to help build a giant
hanukkiah out of Lego™ bricks. There will be age-appropriate
crafts to occupy younger siblings, too. We’ll have a Hanukkah
sing-along with lively accordion and banjo accompaniment, and
then light the giant hanukkiah. The Tavim Youth Choir will lead
us in the blessings. Afterwards, refreshments!
See RSVP instructions below.
Register now for Spring Semester
YFE
Toddler Programs
Cost per child per semester:
PAS members - $630
Nonmembers - $730
Register now for Spring Semester
YFE
Afterschool
Programs
Registration limited to current participants until January 3. Open
registration after January 3.
PAS Preschool After School
Choose between two sessions:
Mondays | February 6 – May 21 | 1:15 – 2:45 pm | Ages 3 1/2½ – 4 1/2½
(must have turned 3 by June 1, 2011)
Tuesdays | February 7 - May 22 | 2:15 – 3:45 pm | Ages: 4 – 5
(must be age 4 by January 1, 2012)
Taught by the pros from the DramaZone, these classes are all
about movement, games and fun. No experience necessary. All
music is appropriate and child-friendly.
Cost: $700 for PAS members and nonmembers.
See registration instructions below.
Bilingual Birdies
Registration limited to current participants until January 3. Open
registration after January 3. See registration instructions below.
Kitah Rishonah (First Class)
Tuesdays | February 7 – May 22 | Ages: Newborn – 18 months
Choose between two sessions:
10:00 – 11:00 am
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Have a formative Jewish experience with your child through
music. We will sing kid-friendly songs for Shabbat, holidays and
everyday.
HaMishpachah Sheli (My Family)
Thursdays | February 9 – May 24 | Ages: 18 months – 3 years
Choose one of three sessions:
9:30 – 10:30 am
10:30 – 11:30 am
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Explore Jewish themes and holidays through stories, song,
movement, arts and crafts, and free play.
Wednesdays | February 8 – May 23 | 2:15 – 3:00 pm
Ages: 4 – 5 (must be age 4 by January 1, 2012)
Children learn basic vocabulary and short phrases in Hebrew
through live music, movement, dance, puppetry and games.
Cost: PAS members – $630/child. Non-members – $730/child.
Krav Maga
Thursdays | February 16 – May 24 | 2:30 – 3:00 pm
Ages: 4 – 5 (must be age 4 by January 1, 2012)
Come join us for some rumbling, tumbling and exercise through
Krav Maga, a system of hand-to-hand combat used by the Israeli
Defense Forces. Classes emphasize values like determination,
goal-setting, endurance, persistence and patience. The moves
are taught through challenging and competitive games, which
combine technical learning and discipline in a safe environment
Instructors are former Israeli Special Forces soldiers who
understand the importance of being a positive role model for their
young students.
Cost: PAS members - $630/child. Nonmembers - $730/child.
To register for all events, go to pasyn.org and click on Young Family Education. On the left side of the page, click on the link for the registration form.
Dinner cancellations with refund (or credit towards another dinner) are possible up to the Wednesday before the event.
pasyn.org
www.pasyn.org
Learn about PAS history, staff, and lay leadership; update your PAS account
and stay connected to the PAS community at www.pasyn.org
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Youth Activities & RJNHS
Outreach Judaism: An Evening with Rabbi
Tovia Singer
Wednesday | December 14 | 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Grades 8 – 12 and parents
Our High School event of the month is a discussion led by
Rabbi Tovia Singer, renowned lecturer and Israeli radio
host. Rabbi Singer is one of the leading voices countering
the efforts of missionaries and other forms of proselytizing
that specifically target Jews. The program will focus on the
presence and effect of Jews for Jesus on college campuses and
how our students can best respond. Parents are encouraged to
attend with their children. Food will be served.
PAS Food Pantry
Food package preparation:
Wednesdays | 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Food distribution:
Fridays | 3:30 pm – beginning of Shabbat
Founded, run and coordinated entirely
by students, this is the largest such food
pantry in the entire country.
Parent and Teen Shabbat
Study Session with Rabbi
Cosgrove
Saturday | December 3 | 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Make Shabbat afternoon a special time.
Join the rabbi for Torah discussion and
tasty snacks.
Project Ezra Hanukkah Party
Sunday | December 11 | 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Students of the Rabbi Judah Nadich High
School will join Men’s Club and Mitzvah
of the Month to serve lunch and entertain
our guests at our annual Hanukkah party
for elderly Jews from the Lower East
Side. Volunteers needed! Let Jason know
that you can come.
UJA @ PAS
New!
Social Work Support for PAS Members and
Families
Aliza Scharf-Bendov, LCSW
JBFCS social worker Aliza Scharf-Bendov will provide onsite
services including crisis intervention; loss and bereavement
counseling; addiction and recovery services; and support for
divorced individuals, single parents, workers affected by the
economic downturn and unexpected career transitions, families
suffering from acute and chronic illness and parents who have
children with mental health needs. Onsite social work support is
made possible by a UJA Partners in Caring grant.
For more information or to make an appointment, contact Aliza at
646-498-9352 or ascharf@jbfcs.org, or Rabbi Rein at srein@pasyn.org
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Community Service Hours for Students
Are you a middle or high school student with community service
hours to complete during this school year? There are many
ways for students to volunteer at UJA-Federation agencies
throughout the city. Volunteer opportunities can be one-time or
ongoing depending on the young person’s interests and school
requirements.
To learn more, please contact Bruce Weiser at UJA-Federation at
212-836-1844 or weiserb@ujafedny.org.
Kol Nidre Appeal 5772
O
n behalf of the Officers
and Board of Trustees,
thank you to everyone who
donated to our annual Kol Nidre Appeal
through October 26, whose names are
listed below. Your generous gifts support
all aspects of the Synagogue, from daily
worship to services for families with
young children, from Lunch & Learn in
the Rothschild Library to the camaraderie
of teens relaxing in the Youth Lounge,
from adult education classes to Mitzvah of
the Month activities.
The annual Kol Nidre Appeal is one
of our most important synagogue-wide
fundraising campaigns; the funds that
are raised help the synagogue operating
budget in countless ways, making possible
our continuing spiritual renewal and
growing sense of community. This year
we face continued financial challenges
because:
• Membership dues account for 40%
of our operating budget, and tuition
accounts for another 40%, leaving
20% to be raised from contributions.
• We continue to make significant capital
expenditures in order to preserve and
improve our facilities.
• The economic situation continues to
put financial pressure on many of our
members.
As always, we appreciate your generous donations. Jewish tradition teaches
that every member of a community is
expected to contribute to the welfare of
the community. Even those who benefit
from communal funds are expected to
contribute in order to help others. We hope
that everyone who is able to do so will
continue to step up for those who are less
able to now but who have supported the
Synagogue in the past and will again in
the future. In the spirit of these traditions,
we look for 100% participation in the Kol
Nidre Appeal.
Again, heartfelt thanks to those who
have already given. If you have not yet
taken the opportunity to make a Kol Nidre
pledge, we look forward to hearing from
you.
B’shalom,
Howard Rubin
Martin Halbfinger
Peter Buttrick & Anne Wattenberg Buttrick
Ross Abelow & Susan Cantor
Gregory & Alison Abovsky
Brian & Stephanie Abrahams
Stuart & Debra Abramovitz
Robert & Deanna Adler
Joseph & Jessica Ainsberg
James & Suzanne Aisenberg
Steven & Evelyn Alden
Roberta Amon
Harris & Susan Joy Amster
Drew & Danielle Anderman
Robert P. & Carol Antler
David & Neva Anton
Jonathan Arfa & Barbara Bernstein
Ian & Naomi Arons
Glenn & Debra August
Martin Axman
Andrew Bab & Jennifer Shurdut Bab
Jean Pakter Bachman
Cary & Frieda Baer
Howard & Rachelle Balaban
Andrew & Marcy Barkan
David & Janice Barnard
Joel & Gail Baron
Joseph & Raneet Barr
Brett & Natalie Barth
Emilio & Reina Bassini
Marc Becker & Caryn Seidman-Becker
Richard & Rachel Becker
Michael Bederman & Anna Gerb
Uri Behar & Batya Levi Behar
Michael & Lika Behmoaras
Barry & Judith Beil
Susan Bender
Roy & Nicole Ben-Dor
Leonard Polonsky & Georgette Bennett
Max & Dale Berger
Arie Berggrun & Melissa Waterstone
Milton & Jena Berlinski
David & Marilyn Berman
Harold Bernanke
David & Lynn Berney
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Daniel & Vivian Bernstein
Donald & Jo Ellen Bernstein
Ernestine Bernstein
Lou Bernstein & Barbara Weinstein
Mark & Arlene Bernstein
Kenneth & Ann Bialkin
Clifford & Sheri Bleustein
Alan & Nancy Block
Ethan & Heather Bloom
Jeffrey & Jeanne Bloom
Kenneth & Alissa Blumberg
Charles & Ellen Bock
Mark & Francine Bogdanoff
Ariel Boyman & Lauren Wagner Boyman
Bernie & Connie Breslin
Jane Bressler
Robert & Amy Bressman
Thomas & Renee Brodie
John & Gayle Brody
Stanley & Gail Bulua
Steve & Sharon Bunkin
H. Paul & Edna Burak
Clive & Bonnie Chajet
Jonathan Charney
Charles & Bonnie Charrow
Michael Chasen & Geralyn Lederman
Carol Chavkin
Jeffrey & Katherine Chavkin
Wallace & Esta Chavkin
Leonard Chazen & Linda Rappaport
Beryl & Rima Chernov
Joel & Sherry Cherwin
Matthew & Bonnie Chook
Carol H. Cohen
Connie Cohen
Edward & Betsy Cohen
Ed Cohen & Nadine Habousha Cohen
Jesse Cohen & Jennifer Sheridan
Jonathan & Martha Cohen
Lawrence & Lisa Cohen
Marion Cohen
Michael & Ilona Cohen
Perry & Margo Cohen
Co-chairs, Kol Nidre Campaign
Robert Cohen
Ronald Cohen & Donna Kramer
Ruben & Ranika Cohen
Sherry Cohen
Geoffrey & Marcia Colvin
Harvey & Eva Comita
Stephen & Anita Comite
Arturo & Caren Constantiner
David & Kathy Cook
Samuel & Barbara Cooper
Paul & Anne Corwin
Elliot & Debbie Cosgrove
Aaron & Leslee Cowen
Wilbur Cowett
Lawrence Cyrlin & Nicole Speier
Ronald & Linda Daitz
David Dane
James & Laurie Davidowitz
Ralph & Lucia Davidson
Michael & Sandy Davis
Morton & Joanne Davis
Juliet Diller
James Dinan & Elizabeth Miller
Larry Hite & Sharon Dolch-Hite
Jason & Nancy Dolinsky
Jame & Stefanie Donath
Harvey & Suzanne Drachman
Mark & Judith Drucker
James & Nancy Druckman
Michael & Allison Dubrow
Edmund Dunst
Maurice Edelson & Jennifer Altman
David & Susan Edelstein
Howard Edelstein
Roger & Carol Einiger
Edwin & Elaine Sollar Eisen
Brian & Erin Eizenstat
Marc & Donna Ellenbogen
Kenneth Ellis
Jonathan & Jodie Elyachar
Bonnie Englebardt
Helen Erlich
Susan Erlich
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Fran Evans
Ruth Ezra
Lawrence & Francine Fabian
Barton Farber
Ronald Feiman & Hilary Ronner
Bernie & Phyllis Feinberg
Tobette Feinberg
Elizabeth Feiner
Herb & Harriet Feiwel
William & Joan Felder
Maxwell & Rhetta Felton
Eric Feuerstein & Rebecca Raphael
Jerome & Estelle Finkelstein
John & Carol Finley
Mark & Rachael First
Steven & Allison Fisch
Elizabeth Fischer
Michael Fischer
Alexander & Enid Fisher
Edward & Vivian Fisher
Allen & Lynn Fishman
Jeffrey & Sheryl Flug
Patrick & Lori Fodale
Adam & Marissa Forsted
Barry & Karen Frankel
Jon Frankel & Erin Richard Frankel
David & Karen Freedberg
Edgar & Barbara Freitag
Andrew & Jill Frey
Bernard & Leslie Friedman
David & Erica Friedman
Jeffrey & Stacy Friedman
Marilyn Friedman
Richard Alan & Susan Friedman
Robert & Micki Friedman
Steven & Cheri Friedman
Eugenie Fromer
Michael & Beth Fruchtman
Wayne & Patti Fuchs
Phyllis Gallahou
Robert & Lauren Garber
Lane & Marilyn Garcy
Clifford & Alexandra Gelb
Esther Gelber
Sarah Gelber
Eliot & Limor Geller
Mitchell & Paula Gendel
Harold Geringer
Henry & Karen Glanternik
Jerry Gliklich & Jane Salmon
Anita Gluck
Scott & Ruth Gold
Edward & Myrna Goldberg
Joseph & Eleanore Goldberg
Charles Goldblum & Tirzah Schwarz
Daniel & Daniela Goldin
Harrison & Diana Goldin
Dorothy Goldman
James Goldman
Geoffrey & Jennifer Goldschein
Howard & Marjorie Goldschein
Barbara Goldsmith
Herman Goldsmith
Mark & Marcia Goldstein
George & Barbara Gertel Goltzer
Jerry & Susan Goodman
Leonard & Constance Goodman
Mark & Judith Goodman
William & Jody Gorin
Michael & Caroline Gottschalk
Michael & Emily Christenfeld Grad
Laurence & Rebecca Grafstein
Hayim & Danielle Grant
Richard Green & Elaine Gilde
David & Laureine Greenbaum
Allen & Marilyn Greenberg
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Doris Greenberg
Michael & Vicki Greenberg
Sylvan Greenberg
Ira & Linda Greenblatt
David Greenfield
Alan Greenwald
Jared & Beth Greisman
Efraim Grinberg
David & Miriam Grossberg
Morton & Judith Grosz
Peter Gruenberger & Carin Lamm Gruenberger
Katherina Grunfeld
Steven Gutwillig & Michele Green
Martin & Irene Haber
Martin & Lynn Halbfinger
Alan & Louise Hamilton
Kimberly Harounian
Ben & Jessie Harris
Maury & Laurie Harris
William & Ellen Harrow
David Helfgott & Anita Cela
Andrew & Heather Heller
Gordon & Lisa Heller
Leon & Susan Heller
Mel Herman & Judith Jankoff-Herman
Philip & Erica Hermann
Arthur & Janet Hershaft
Ronald & Michelle Herzlinger
George & Helene Hines
Mark & Dena Hirsch
Alan Hirschfeld & Emily Roberts
Steven Hirth
Bruce & Arlene Hochberg
Michael & Nancy Hodin
Allison Hoffman
Andrew & Jennifer Hoine
Shelley Holm
Stephen & Pamela Hootkin
Carol Hyman
David Ishayik
Michael Jacobs
Marvin & Tina Josephson
Sheila Josephson
Carol Judelson
Stephen & Helen Judlowe
David & Barbara Julie
Marvin & Louise Kagan
Michael Kalisman & Gayle Taubman Kalisman
Amos & Floy Kaminski
Howard & Joyce Kaplan
Jeffrey & Robin Kaplan
Neal & Barbara Kaplan
Barbara Kapnick
Terry & Lois Karnovsky
Kent Karosen
Jarred & Rachel Kassenoff
Fred & Karen Kastenbaum
Bernard & Phyllis Katz
Carolyn Katz
Henry & Stacy Katz
Neil & Barbara Kaufman
Rosamond Kaufman
Ronald & Susan Kaufmann
Ira & Yvette Kay
Gershon & Carol Kekst
Jeffrey Keller & Stacey Berg Keller
Marc & Heidi Kieselstein
Richard & Dana Kirshenbaum
Zelma Kiwi
Joshua & Blair Klaff
Samuel & Francine Klagsbrun
Adam & Erica Klein
Alan & Lauren Klein
Linda Klempner
Arnold Komisar
Paul & Vivienne Koreto
Joshua & Nancy Korff
Andrew & Tamara Kornstein
Phyllis Kossoff
Tamara Kossoff
Allen & Denise Kozin
Earl & Janet Kramer
Jeff & Susan Wiener Krevat
Douglas Krugman & Lynn Zises
Alice Kulick
Brian Kushner & Phyllis Levinberg
Gregory & Alexandra Kwiat
Irv & Audrey Landau
Guy & Rosanne Lander
Dorothy Lang
Stephen & Randi Langford
Arthur & Kathy Marlin Langhaus
Florence Lapidus & Karen Lapidus
Philippe Laub
Frank Lederman
David & Joan Lefkowitz
Debra Lehrman
Kevin & Stephanie Leichter
Ann Leichtling
Leonard & Joan Leiman
David & Michelle Leitner
Isaac & Susan Lemor
Leona Leon
Evan & Wesley LePatner
Laurence & Susan Lerner
Jack & Rose Less
Joan Lessing
David & Gabrielle Levene
Ralph & Nina Levene
Martin & Joan Levine Levenson
Roger & Heather Levenson
Ruth Levenson
Stephen & Stephanie Levey
Alan & Alison Levine
Marvin & Linda Levine
Michelle Levine
Paul & Joyce Levine
Peter & Janet Levine
Laila Levitas
Marian Levitt
Judith P. Lewis
Adam & Janet Lichtenstein
Zanvel & Sylvia Liff
Barton Lilenfield
Ellen Liman
Samuel & Linda Lindenbaum
Michael & Wendy Lipsky
Cindy Lipton
Marvin & Renee Lipton
Scott & Kathryn Litner
Judith Lobel
Miriam London
Jeffrey Loria
Sivia Loria
Sabina Lozovsky
Joel & Helene Lupatkin
Larry Lurin & Eileen Lewis-Lurin
Brian & Rachel Lustbader
Ivan & Andrea Lustig
Matt & Andrea Lustig
Howard & Allison Lutnick
Ann Lyons
Morton Mackof & Ellen Braverman
Marjorie Magner
Lorraine Malden
Aaron & Randie Malinsky
Steven & Heidi J. Mandel
Steven & Andrea Mandelsberg
Franklin & Terry Mark
Morris & Susan Kolin Mark
Steven & Jana Markowicz
Robert & Rita Matthews
George & Corinne McCormack
Gary & Dana Meltzer
Daniel & Heather Mendelow
Steven Merdinger
Scott & Norma Mero
Sandra Meron
Jonathan & Sandy Merrill
Jeffrey & Lisa Messinger
Joel & Lynne Mesznik
Amy Millard
Robert & Sheila Miller
Gerald & Mary Sue Millman
Fredric Mintz & Leslie Berman Mintz
David & Robin Mitchell
Lawrence & Ellyn Mittman
Shary & Sherie Moalemzadeh
Abby Modell
Aram & Sherine Moezinia
Greg & Alexandra Mondre
Jeff & Audrey Mordos
Donald Morgan III & Israela Morgan
Belle Moser
Nathan Moser & Rita Ungar Moser
Jeffrey & Hilary Moses
Steven & Beth Moses
Howard Muchnick & Susan Schwartz
Richard & Felice Muchnick
Edward Munves Jr. & Norma Munves
Henry & Doris Murad
Philip & Marlene Muskin
Charles & Carol Mutterperl
Mark & Gwendolyn Myers
Gary & Felicia Nachman
Richard & Nicole Nackenson
Judith Nadelmann
Edie Nadler
Stephen Nadler & Ellen Kavee
Yusuf & Jaya Nahmiyas
Sidney & Ruth Nearenberg
Jeffrey Newman
Barton & Nancy Nisonson
Ross Markman & Rise Norman
Michael & Audrey Weiss Norwich
Bernard Nussbaum & Nancy Kuhn
Larry Nussbaum & Jayne Thylan
Martin & Kane Nussbaum
Michael & Sharon Oberman
Morris & Nancy Offit
Sylvia Olnick
Peter Oltchick & Amanda Bell-Oltchick
Stuart & Judi Oltchick
Morris Orden
Susan Orenbuch
Seth Orlow & Myra Freed
Steve Ostrow & Arlette Tawil
Jeffrey Palca
David & Ronnie Parker
Darren & Carrie Paul
Nathaniel & Debra Paull
Martin & Doris Payson
Harlan & Debra Peltz
Arthur & Ilene Penn
Seth & Susan Perelman
Jonathan & Candace Perkin
Dana Perlman
Steven & Melanie Perlstein
Cynthia Pfeffer
John & Rachel Philipp
David Phillips & Ellen Zweig-Phillips
Adam & Marni Pinkow
Morris M. & Laurie Podolsky
David & Vicki Portman
Claudia Poster
Marc & Sherri Powers
Saul Pressner & Barbara Gmora
Robert Price
Mark Pruzansky & Sheila Erlich- Pruzansky
Alex Pustilnik & Rachel Bluestein
Edward & Rosanne Raab
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Ruth Rabinowitz
Ezrael & Karen Rand
Joshua & Melissa Raskin
Robert Raskin & Carol Goldstein
Malcolm & Susan Rattner
Ariel & Tal Recanati
Bruce & Ellen Ressler
Jane Revasch
Harriet Rice
Robert & Arleen Rifkind
David Robbins & Joyce Chang Robbins
Adam & Erica Roberts
Mordecai Rochlin
Helen Rodbell
Alain & Ellen Roizen
Doug & Lori Roseman
Robert & Joan Rosen
Joseph & Willa Rosenberg
Neal & Yona Rosenberg
Seligman & Phyllis Rosenberg
James & Sheri Rosenfeld
Menachem & Jean Rosensaft
Michael & Joana Rosensaft
Jason & Beth Rosenthal
Jonathan & Suzanne Rosenzweig
Sidney Rosoff & Joann Abrams Rosoff
David & Margaret Roth
Estelle Roth
James Rothman & Stefanie Katz-Rothman
Robert de Rothschild
Ruth Rothseid
Ronni Rubin Bolger
Howard & Nan Rubin
Andres & Suzette Rubinstein
Barry Rutcofsky & Mindy Birnbaum
Howard & Shereen Rutman
Sherry Rutman
Frederick & Julie Ruvkun
Arnold L. & Lite Sabin
Sheldon Sachs
Beth Sackler
Ian & Wendy Sacks
Neil Sadick
Jean-Marc & Claudia Saffar
Mara Safra
Stuart & Stephanie Saft
Yossi & Shirley Sagol
Marvin & Mimi Sandler
Josh & Susan Sands
Andre Sassoon
Jeffrey Schackner & Allison Wiener
Richard Scharf & Dana Golding
Gerald & June Schiller
Mark & Lisa Schneider
Edwin & Diane Schottenstein
Mort & Miquette Schrader
Brian & Lori Schreiber
Paul & Joan Schreiber
Martin Gropper & Deborah Schron
Douglas & Alyson Schultz
Neal & Gwen Schultz
Harvey Schulweis
Eric & Erica Schwartz
Mark & Carolyn Schwartz
Malka Schwarz
Mark Schwarz
Hon. Melvin L. Schweitzer & Ronni Rubin Bolger
Herbert & Geraldine Sedler
Michael Seiden & Lili Mahlab
Florence Seligman
Gloria Shafer
David & Dana Shani
Eytan Shapiro & Lesley-Anne Gliedman
Kenneth & Rochelle Shapiro
Steven & Deborah Shapiro
Harvey & Rita Sharinn
Annette Sherman
Marc & Joan Sherman
Barbara Sherr
Mitchell & Penny Shore
Daniel Shuchman & Lori Lesser
Sylvia Shulman
Stephen & Saskia Siderow
Lisa Siegal
Bryan & Christine Siegel
Edward & Elyse Siegel
Stanley & Dianne Siegelbaum
Mitchell & Beth Silber
Sydney Silberman
Ramie Silbert
Randy & Sheri Siller
Robert & Carol Schwartz Sills
David & Joanna Silver
David & Patricia Silvers
Andrew & Daphne Silverstein
Rob & Heidi Silverstone
Michael & Jacqueline Simmon
Daniel Simnowitz & Sara Pildis Simnowitz
Daniel Simon & Jessica Feldman
Laura Simon
James & Marilyn Simons
David & Linda Simpson
Barry & Helene Singer
Sheldon & Doris Siskin
Howard & Wendy Slavin
Donna & Donna Slotnick
David & Alyssa Small
David & Jo Ann Small
Gerald & Diane Smallberg
Chris Smith & Linda Yarden
Spencer & Karen Smul
Craig & Diane Solomon
Florence Solomon
Jordan & Julie Solomon
William & Terry Solomon
Martin & Rochelle Spergel
Allen & Rita Spiegel
Robert & Dawn Spiera
Jay & Stacy Stark
Michael & Tamara Stark
Jean Steinberg
Neil & Amy Steiner
Aaron & Zina Stern
Ernest & Barbara Stern
Ernest & Zina Stern
Frances Stewart
Steven & Marcia Stone
Bernard & Bernice Strassner
Hugh Straus
Leone Straus
Victor & Iris Lane Struber
Joshua & Jessica Sullum
Terry Dudnick Taffer
David & Elizabeth Tananbaum
Simon & Heidi Tarsh
Arline Buxbaum Tarte
Michael & Robin Taubin
Alfred Taubman
Robert & Debbie Teitelbaum
Charles & Judy Wesalo Temel
Robert & Roxana Tetenbaum
Stephen & Ellen Thomas
Robert & Jane Toll
Michael & Jill Segal- Toporek
Marvin & Helene Torker
Ray & Nancy Treiger
John & Eva Colin Usdan
Martin Usdan
Tony Uzan & Sandy Gelbard-Uzan
Michael & Elizabeth Varet
John & Joyce Varvatos
John & Lauren Veronis
Louis Vogel & Robin Stevens Vogel
Henry & Susan Vogelstein
December 2011
Kislev / Tevet 5772
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CONTRIBUTIONS
Kol Nidre Appeal 5772 continued
Harry & Stephanie Wagner
Jacqueline Wahl
Shai & Kate Waisman
Renee Waldinger
Mark Wasserberger & Ilana Weinstein
Steven Wasserman & Randi Goldberg
Thom & Vanessa Stark Waye
Peter & Jacqueline Weidman
Marvin & Lois Weinberg
Steven & Tammy Weinfeld
Allen & Jo-Ann Weingarten
Irving Weinstein & Rona Kurtz
Leonard Weintraub
Robert Weintraub
Selma Weintraub
Scott & Nancy Weisberg
Bernard Weiss
Patricia Weiss
David Wermuth & Jennifer Kroman
G. Martin & Nina Wexler
Shelby White
Robert & Jacqueline Willens
Richard & Debbie Wilpon
H. Richard & Deborah Winn
Charles & Deanne Winnick
Benjamin & Susan Winter
Nathaniel & Helen Wisch
Steven & Debra Wisch
Steven & Joyce Wolitzer
Howard & Jody Wurzel
Charles & Jodi Yellen
Abraham & Liliane Yurkofsky
Kirk Zachary & Susan Smirnoff
Rafael & Dale Zaklad
Marlene Zausner
Brett & Lori Zbar
Jonathan & Arlyne Zeichner
Annette Zimmerman
Gary & Chana Zimmerman
Joel Zinberg & Colleen Edwards
Adam & Ilane Zivitofsky
Bernard & Roberta Zuckerman
Neil Zwiebel & Alissa Fox
Abraham Zylberberg & Harriet Shapiro
Bible Fund
Ronnie & David Parker, in memory of his mother
Beatrice D. Parker.
Ronnie & David Parker, in honor of Beryl & Rima
Chernov.
Bikur Cholim
Anonymous
Leah & Barrie Modlin, in memory of Gertrude Arfa,
mother of Jonathan Arfa.
Rabbi Cosgrove's Discretionary Fund
Jonathan P. Arfa.
Natalie & Brett Barth, in honor of Carol & Roger Einiger
on receiving AJC's National Human Relations Award.
Natalie & Brett Barth, in memory of Mel Friedland,
father of Jennifer & Ricky Friedland.
Sheri & Jimmy Rosenfeld, in honor of Marcia Stone,
Kallat Bereshit.
Pauline & Milt Zablow, in honor of the upcoming
marriage of Dena & Mark Hirsch’s daughter
High School Food Pantry Fund
Beth Eve Corn, in honor of Evelyn Gelman.
Beth Eve Corn, in honor of Gail Silberman.
Anne & Paul Corwin, in memory of Susan Lemor's father,
Herman Tauber.
Leon Demb, in honor of Mike Brenner.
Nancy, Robert, Betsey & Jackie Denberg, in honor of Jo
Ann Small.
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Nina Frenkel.
Henry & Karen Glanternik.
Justin Karr, in honor of Lisa Silverstein & Tal Kerret,
Arielle, Rachel & Eli.
Judy & Jeff Poss, in honor of the Clergy, Mark Fraier
and Ronit Aranoff for their support and guidance in
helping our daughter Sarah Poss, prepare to become a
Bat Mitzvah.
JoAnn & David Small, in honor of Marcia Stone as
Kallat Bereishit.
Meryl Wiener, in memory of her beloved father Meyer
Wiener.
Library Fund
Douglas, Edward & Halle Friedman, in recognition of
Marga Hirsch.
Myra & Eddie Goldberg, our best wishes to Lisa &
Steven Greenfield.
Carol Kekst, in memory of Jeannette & Daniel Schapiro.
Carol Kekst, in memory of Saul Schapiro.
The Rothman Family
Liturgical Music Fund
Dena & Sumner Lavine, for the honor bestowed on
Marcia Stone as Kallat Bereishit.
Robin & Michael Taubin, in honor of Marcia Stone,
Kallat Bereishit.
Welfare Fund
Milton Fuchs, in memory of his beloved brother-in-law
Leonard Prashker.
Synagogue Offerings
Jay & Margaret Axelrod, in honor of the 36th wedding
anniversary of Vivian & Danny Bernstein.
David Berney, in memory of his beloved father Joseph
Berney.
Vivian & Daniel Bernstein, in memory of Herbert Tauber,
father of Susan Lemor.
Alan H. Block, in memory of his beloved father Paul G.
Block.
EJ Borrack, in memory of Edith Zitwer, beloved mother
of Mary Sue Zitwer Millman.
EJ. Borrack, in memory of Willy Martin, beloved father
of Neva Martin Anton.
Constance Breslin, in memory of her beloved father, Eli
M. Lane.
Harriet Brownstein, with gratitude and appreciation.
Alan & Deborah Cohen, in honor of the upcoming
marriage of Kari Hirsch & Ben Cohen.
Samuel Cooper, in memory of his beloved mother, Ray
Cooper.
Bradley Corben, in memory of his beloved grandfather,
Jacob Cohen.
Bernard Feinberg, in honor of his birthday.
Elizabeth Feiner, in memory of her beloved father,
George Cooper.
Edgar Freitag, in honor of his birthday.
Marilyn Garcy, in memory of her beloved mother, Celia
Staum.
Dr. James Goldman, in memory of his beloved mother,
Katherine Goldman.
Dr. James Goldman, in memory of his beloved mother-inlaw, Ida Gilbert.
Dr, Ethan Gologor, in memory of his beloved mother,
Esther Gologor.
Doris Greenberg, in memory of her beloved husband,
Charles Greenberg.
Dena Hirsch, in memory of her beloved mother, Drazel
Penberg.
Dale Israel, in memory of her beloved father, Edward
Pearlman.
Marilyn Katz, in memory of her beloved mother, Lillian
Greenberg.
Carol Kekst, in memory of her beloved brother, Saul
Schapiro.
Florence Lapidus, in memory of her beloved husband,
Alexander Lapidus.
Leona Leon, in loving memory of Fannie Leon on her
Yahrzeit.
Phyllis Leventhal, in loving memory of her mother,
Gladys Braun.
Marian Levitt, in memory of her beloved mother, Mildred
Pascal.
Dr. Barton Lilenfield, in memory of his beloved father,
Leo Lilenfield.
Sara & Andy Litt, in honor of the birth of the grandson of
Dr. Joseph Jacobs.
Miriam London, in honor of her birthday.
Miriam London, in memory of her beloved mother-inlaw, Selma London.
Larry Lurin, in memory of his beloved father, Philip
Lurin.
Andrea & Ivan Lustig, in memory of Harvey Levine,
father of Carolyn Coplan.
Andrea & Ivan Lustig, in memory of Sadie Julius, mother
of Barbara Julius.
Andrea & Ivan Lustig, in memory of Herman Tauber,
Dr. Ann Lyons, in memory of her beloved father, Julius
Moskowitz.
Audrey & Jeff Mordos, in memory of Harvey Levine,
father of Carolyn Coplan.
Rise Norman, in memory of her beloved father, Herbert
Norman.
Frida Riederman, in appreciation for the beautiful
Shabbat services at PAS.
Mordecai Rochlin, in memory of his beloved brother
Benjamin Rochlin.
Carl & Arlene Rosen, in honor of Vivian & Danny
Bernstein on their 36th anniversary.
Estelle Roth, in honor of her birthday.
The Rutman Family, in memory of Harvey Levine, father
of Carolyn Coplan.
The Rutman Family, in honor of the Poss family on the
occasion of Sarah's Bat Mitzvah.
The Rutman Family, in memory of Herman Tauber, father
of Susan Lemor.
Shereen & Howard Rutman, in honor of Marcia Stone,
Kallat Bereishit.
Shereen & Howard Rutman, in honor of James
Rosenfeld, Hatan Torah.
Sylvan & Joan Schefler, in memory of Herman Tauber,
Florence Seligman, in appreciation of her High Holy Day
Aliyah.
Eytan Shapiro, in honor of his High Holy Day honor.
Edward Siegel, in memory of his beloved father Charles
Siegel on his Yahrzeit.
Stanley Siegelbaum, in memory of his beloved mother
Frances Siegelbaum.
Sydney Silberman, in honor of his birthday.
Carol Silverstein, in honor of her birthday.
Diane & Gerald Smallberg, in honor of Marcia Stone,
Kallat Bereishit.
Dr. Marilyn Tobias, in memory of her beloved father
Henry Tobias.
Ray Treiger, in memory of his beloved father Sam
Treiger.
Jacqueline Wahl, in honor of her birthday.
Lois Weinberg, in memory of her beloved father Aaron
Harry Paul.
Dr. Barbara Weinstein, in memory of her beloved mother
Rita Weinstein.
Robert Willens, in honor of his birthday.
Annette Zimmerman, in memory of her beloved father
Abraham Fortgang.
Eugene Zinbarg, in honor of his birthday.
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PAS Offices closed
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30 Kislev
Rosh Hodesh
7th Hanukkah candle
2:15 pm DramaZone
5:00 pm Tavim
6:30 pm Singles Hanukkah
party
19
23 Kislev
10 Kislev
11 Kislev
11:30 am Contemp J Thought
27
1 Tevet
Rosh Hodesh
8th Hanukkah candle
5 Kislev
8
12 Kislev
9:15 am Melton 2
9:30 am HaMishpachah Sheli
10:30 am Melton 3
12:00 pm Lunch & Learn
1:00 pm Park East Syn Tour
2:15 pm Krav Maga
6:30 pm Caregiver Grp
7:00 pm Cong Singers
1
21
25 Kislev
2nd Hanukkah candle
6:00 pm HS R. Tovia Singer
6:45 pm Melton 1 & 2
6:45 pm Context
8:00 pm Melton 3
14
18 Kislev
28
2 Tevet
29
3 Tevet
9:15 am Melton 2
6:00 pm YPG Happy Hour
22
26 Kislev
3rd Hanukkah candle
9:15 am Melton 2
10:30 am Melton 3
2:15 pm Krav Maga
15
19 Kislev
9:15 am Melton 2
10:30 am Melton 3
6:00 pm Vav Parents BMtz Mtg 10:30 am HaMishpachah Sheli
2:15 pm Krav Maga
6:45 pm Context
7:00 pm YCG Latke/Vodka
7:00 pm Yiddish Fest
8:00 pm Melton 3
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8:00 am Essential Essays
10:00 am Kitah Rishonah
1:00 pm Sisterhood Film
2:15 pm DramaZone
6:15 pm Hebrew 101
6:45 pm Context
20
24 Kislev
1st Hanukkah candle
1:00 pm Yiddish Club
2:15 pm DramaZone
6:15 pm Hebrew 101
6:15 pm Intro to Judaism
7:00 pm J Peoplehood
13
17 Kislev
2:15 pm DramaZone
6:15 pm Hebrew 101
6:15 pm Intro to Judaism
7:00 pm Israel Am J
Imagination
6
6 Kislev
Candles, 4:11 pm
3
7 Kislev
Parashat Va-yetzei
13 Kislev
Candles, 4:11 pm
8:00 am Talmud Torah
6:15 pm Friday Evening svce
30
4 Tevet
Candles, 4:19 pm
23
27 Kislev
Candles, 4:15 pm
4th Hanukkah candle
9:15 am Caffeine for the Soul
3:30 pm Food Pantry
16
20 Kislev
Candles, 4:12 pm
3:30 pm Food Pantry
5:00 pm YFE Service & Dinner
5:30 pm CS Gan/Alef/Bet
dinner
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8:45 am Parashat Hashavua
9:15 am Shabbat services
4:30 pm Minha/Ma’ariv
Tevet
Va-yiggash
31 5Parashat
8:45 am Parashat HaShavua
9:15 am Sanctuary service
24
24 28 Kislev
Parashat Mi-ketz
5th Hanukkah candle
9:15 am CS Shabbat
Experience
17
21 Kislev
Parashat Va-yeishev
9:15 am CS Shabbat
Experience
9:30 am Havurah service
11:15 am YFE services
14 Kislev
10Parashat Va-yishlah
9:15 am CS Shabbat
Experience
11:15 am YFE services
9:15 am Women in the Bible
4:00 pm Teen Study w/ R.
3:30 pm Food Pantry
Cosgrove
6:15 pm Musical Kabbalat
Shabbat
7:30 pm Cong Shabbat dinner 5:00 pm YFE Havdalah
2
December
Any changes are noted when they occur. Daily Shaharit Minyanim Monday-Friday at 7:15 am; Sundays and Legal Holidays at 9:00 am. Minha/Ma’ariv Sunday-Thursday at 5:45 pm.
29 Kislev
6th Hanukkah candle
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22 Kislev
11:00 am Bk Discuss Grp
2:15 pm DramaZone
11:00 am Project Ezra Brunch 5:00 pm Tavim
1:30 pm Family Hanukkah
6:15 pm Hebrew 102, 103
Event
7:30 pm Hebrew 104
11
16 Kislev
9 Kislev
15 Kislev
5
10:00 am MC Brunch
1:30 pm Met Opera Tour
8 Kislev
2:15 pm DramaZone
5:00 pm Tavim
6:15 pm Hebrew 102, 103
7:30 pm Hebrew 104
8:00 pm Bk Discuss Grp
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PAS Calendar of Events DECEMBER 2011 Kislev / Tevet 5772
50 East 87th Street, New York, NY 10128
NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
New York, NY
Permit No. 8526
Elliot J. Cosgrove, Ph.D., Rabbi
Steven I. Rein, Assistant Rabbi
David H. Lincoln, Rabbi Emeritus
Azi Schwartz, Cantor and Music Director
Shiree Kidron, Assistant Cantor
David Lefkowitz, Cantor Emeritus
Steven M. Friedman, Chairman of the Board
Brian G. Lustbader, President
Beryl P. Chernov, Executive Director
Rabbi Neil Zuckerman, Director of Congregational Education
Liz Offenbach, Director of Synagogue Programming
Rabbi Eve Rudin, Principal of the Congregational School
Carol Hendin, Director, Early Childhood Center
Matthew Check, Director of Young Family Education
Jason Oppenheimer, Director of Youth Activities & Rabbi Judah Nadich High School
Marga Hirsch, Director, Edmond de Rothschild Library and Publications Editor
Jonathan Schlesinger, Chief Financial Officer
John Davis, Facilities Director
Lawrence Conley, Director of Media
Synagogue Office: 212-369-2600 | www.pasyn.org
A Look Ahead
| DECEMBER 2011 | Kislev / Tevet 5772
Israel in the American Jewish Imagination: Dr. Daniel Gordis
Tuesday | January 10 | 7:00 pm | $
Shabbaton 2012
Jewish Family in the 21st Century: Changes, Opportunities and Challenges
Friday – Sunday | January 20 – 22, 2012 | $
Adult Bat Mitzvah Class (see page 7)
Mondays | beginning January 23 | 7:30 – 8:45 pm | Marga Hirsch | $
Men’s Club Financial Forum
Thursday | Date TBD | 7:00 pm
Sponsored by WEG
Jewish Music For and About Women
Featuring Cantor Shiree Kidron & the Sheba Ensemble
Tuesday | January 31 | 7:00 pm
pasyn.org/calendar
Get up-to-the-minute information about PAS programs, events &
schedule of religious services at www.pasyn.org/calendar.
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