February - Temple Ner Tamid

TEMPLE NER TAMID
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FEBRUARY 2016
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“OR CURRENT RESIDENT”
Save The Dates!
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Friday, February 5
“Sinatra Shabbatra”
Saturday, February 6
“Giggles Comedy Night”
Sisterhood & Men’s Club Event
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Sunday, February 7
MC “World Wide Wrap”
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Saturday, February 20
“Havdallah Hav - Deli”
Wednesday, February 24
 Sisterhood Card Party
More info inside!
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Cantor Stephen Abramowitz
Across the Parting Sea
“In
in the case of our next Musical Shabbat
(February 5th) and recently penned PurimSpiel
(performed March 23rd), we will engage in melodious celebration channeled through Sinatra and
Elvis!
Your unfailing love You will lead the people But unlike the Israelites and the Jews of Belarus,
You have redeemed. In Your strength You will we can choose which direction to take. We have
guide them to Your holy dwelling.”
our Executive Board and a diverse and talented
Search Committee to assume the Midrashic role
Exodus: 15:13 SONG OF THE SEA
of Nachshon Ben Aminadav, who took the first
Israelite steps into the sea. We certainly have
At the time I am composing this article, I have the dynamic Tracy Cranson and her wonderful
just chanted Shirat Hayam, the powerful and lyr- Religious School staff, who will prepare our
ical “Song of the Sea”, depicting the Israelites’ children to dance and play those timbrels when
dramatic escape from the Egyptian chariots at we reach the other side. We have the priestly
the Sea of Reeds. While G-d’s “outstretched class --Men’s Club and Sisterhood--to provide
hand” is undeniable in the text, many modern guidance during our longer trip through the wilscholars attribute this sea-parting miracle to a derness. And we have the Israelites at large, our
marshy area at low and high tide.
amazing congregants, who are constantly moving TNT forward without looking back (that
Many events in Jewish history have been com- much). And with some faith (G-d certainly has
pared to this miraculous moment of redemption. an overarching role here), we will collectively
A cherished teacher and colleague, Rabbi Sally make the right decision to move Temple Ner
Finestone of Wayland’s Congregation Or Atid, Tamid forward for the next 56 years.
compares Shirat Hayam to the recent film
“Defiance”. This film depicts the true story of a As for Nachshon Ben Aminadav, who first regroup of 1,200 Jews in Belarus who defied the ceives mention as the brother of Aaron’s wife
Nazis, survived in the forest, and created their Elisheva, he is among the 70 elders (from the
own society. At a crucial point in the film, the ruling tribe of Judah) to be conferred Moses’
Jews had to cross a marsh to escape approaching
Nazi soldiers. Though many could not swim, spirit, and the very first to bring an inaugural
one of the group’s leaders, brothers Zus and Tu- sacrifice to the emerging tabernacle. May we all
via Bielski, requested that everyone remove their have the strength, wisdom, fearlessness and
belts and tie them together, thereby creating a quick decision-making ability of Nachshon, as
human chain. Through this bond of leather and we approach our wilderness, the next chapter in
twine, the Jews crossed the marsh and fled to the history of Temple Ner Tamid.
safety. Ultimately, among these 1,200 Jewish
partisans, an amazing 1,150 survived the Holocaust.
I bring this story to our attention because on a
much less perilous (but equally existential) level,
Temple Ner Tamid is heading toward our own
Sea (or marsh) of Reeds. We are navigating
spiritually uncharted waters, as we forge a path
toward welcoming our next Rabbi. With frequent assistance from Rabbi Bernie Horowitz, I
have attempted to bridge the spiritual abyss, by
leading the community in prayer and song. And
Religious School, Tracy Cranson
Sisterhood
Dear friends and families,
Thank you all for your continued good will and support.
I am not a big fan of winter. I don’t ski, don’t like the cold,
and get nervous about driving in ice and snow. That being
said, the month of February has a lot going for it. Most importantly, February is a short month, even with this year
being a leap year. We only have to get through twenty
nine days to bring us that much closer to spring.
Furthermore, there’s a school vacation in February, giving
me one less week where I may be obligated to drive in
snow.
February is a relatively quiet month. There are no
major Jewish holidays requiring extensive preparations or
large scale family gatherings. Since it’s cold outside, many
of us choose to stay at home, protected in our cocoons from
winter’s chill. However, just because February is a short,
often dreary, month, doesn’t mean that Sisterhood remains
idle as we await the end of winter. In addition to the year
round routine activities of preparing for weekly Friday
night Onegs, maintaining the Judaica shop, and providing
support for the Jewish Theological Seminary through our
sale of Torah Fund cards, Sisterhood is offering two wonderful indoor activities to keep us busy during the month of
February. The first one occurs on February 6 when Sisterhood and Men’s Club join together to sponsor a fun night
out at Giggles Comedy Club, located at Prince Pizza in
Saugus. The evening includes a dinner of pizza, salad, and
soft drinks as well as the comedy show. The second social
event occurring in February is the February 24th Sisterhood
Game Night. Instead of getting together at someone’s
house to play Mah Jongg, Rummikub, cards, or any game
of your choice, bring your group to the Temple. Sisterhood
will provide a light supper and dessert. No food prep, serving, or house cleaning required on your part! What better
deal can you get than that?
During the month of February, committees will
also be working on upcoming events for the spring. These
include the April Hogan School program which will bring
disabled people into our midst for a day planned especially
for them, and our May 18th Ladies’ Night Out, which
promises to be a very special and enjoyable evening.
In the dead of winter when the weather can often
make us feel down, Sisterhood offers opportunities to beat
the winter doldrums by getting out and spending time with
Temple friends and acquaintances. I encourage you to join
us. You’ll be glad you did!
B’ahava,
Tracy Cranson
Esther Kaufman
Recording Secretary
As you are taking the time to read this, our second term at
the Religious School is into full gear. Both teachers and
students were eager and excited to come back to school
after the December school vacation break. I hope every
one had a safe New Year 2016!
Speaking of new years - each class, learned about the holiday of Tu B’shvat – the New Year for Trees. This celebration of trees and the environment is a time for students to
learn ways to appreciate Earth, nature and being “Greenconscious”. Aside from the American tradition of having a
seder service, where attendees enjoy tasting the different
tree and plant products from Israel, the Jewish National
Fund each year and throughout the year, encourages treeplanting in Israel. Each family should have received an
order form and I encourage you to participate. You can
plant a tree in someone’s Honor or Memory. Every tree
counts!!!!
On January 22nd, the 6th grade students participated in the
Friday night service held at TNT. Along with three Rabbis
and two Cantors, the children held their own! As their
teacher I can attest to the time and effort they put in to lead
the prayers, even if most of it happened in the final two
weeks prior!!! I am proud of them and a special thank you
to the parents/families for sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat.
The family style dinner was lovely thanks to the combined
efforts of caterer extraordinaire Todd Levine and volunteers under the leadership of Sue Savy, my mother. We
had a traditional Shabbat dinner and added vegetarian options for those who preferred. It was a close knit group but
a lovely way to welcome Shabbat.
Upcoming happenings:
Friday, February 26th - 4th grade lead Shabbat at Temple
Tifereth Shalom and Birthday blessings
Thursday, March 10th – Purim Celebration at Brooksby
Village for grades 4-6 (stay tuned for details)
Sunday, March 20th – Purim Carnival at Temple Tifereth
Shalom (more information to follow)
Head of School
Save the date
Wednesday, May 18
Sisterhood of TNT
HAWAIIAN luau
Boutiques, raffles and dinner
Mark your calendars for
a wonderful evening!
Men’s Club, Larry Malatzky
The Men’s Club has already been active this year
and we are planning many events for the upcoming
months. The Men’s Club provided the refreshments
for the Temple general meeting in January. Thank
you to the folks that helped setup and cleanup.
Some other notable events in the coming months
will include:
March – Men’s Club Shabbat and our Texas
Hold-em tournament
April – Hogan School program w/ the TNT Sisterhood; Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle program
May – our Annual Mother’s Day Brunch;
Men’s Club regional leadership program;
Foxwoods bus Trip
Please check out the TNT website and Facebook
page for details.
Our next Men’s Club event will be the World Wide
Wrap. Please join the Men’s Club as we Join Hundreds of Congregations Globally in the uniquely
Jewish spiritual experience and tradition of Tefillin
on Sunday morning February 7th, 2016 for break- We welcome any affiliated or Unaffiliated Jewish
fast and minyan. We have invited the congrega- man in the area to join the TNT Men’s Club.
tions from the other surrounding temples to join us.
Please join us!
Details can be found on the TNT website.
Please don’t miss the Sisterhood and Men’s Club L’Shalom,
“Night at Giggles” on Saturday February 6th.
We also have kicked off our annual Men’s Club Larry
Limited Raffle. A limited number of tickets will be
sold! There are 5 prizes with the top prize of
$1500. The drawing will be at the May general
meeting but don’t wait as tickets are going fast!
Save the Dates!
Social Action Committee Presents
Friday Evening Speaker Series
Friday Evening Service - 8:00 PM
Friday, March 4
Family Promise of the North Shore
Assistant Director, Julie Dillard
Friday, April 1 - TBD
Friday, May 6 - TBD
Oneg Shabbat to Follow
MAZEL TOV!
Andrea & Alan Titelbaum’s son, Jason, is engaged to Carolyn Buckson
Arlene Titelbaum’s grandson, Jason, is engaged to Carolyn Buckson
Malvina & Reuel Liebert, welcome a new granddaughter, Flora Elizabeth
GET WELL
Al Fogel
Ron Generrazo
Bruce Borr
Jane Mulsman Martin Margolis
Murray Simons
KIDDUSH & ONEG SPONSORS
Sisterhood & Men’s Club
To share your news or if you are interested in sponsoring an
Oneg Shabbat or Kiddush Luncheon in honor of a special occasion,
Contact: office@templenertamid.org
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TNT SPRING FUNDRAISER
Looking for ideas for this years major fundraiser
Please contact:
Steve Ring - sring@mitre.org
Alan Titelbaum - alan@asmallcreation.com
Every Monday Evening
6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Instructor: Jenn Pomerantz
Co-sponsored by
Temple Ner Tamid & NSJCC
Only $5.00 per class
Call Arlyne Greenspan
at 978-471-5520 for more info.
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We are still Collecting!
Save Cancelled Postage Stamps For
the Holocaust Stamps Project!
Students, staff, parent volunteers, and friends of Foxborough
Regional Charter School have been saving, trimming, and counting cancelled postage stamps since 2009 as part of a Community
Service Learning initiative, the Holocaust Stamps Project.
Five years ago, an ambitious goal was set – to collect 11 million
stamps to visually illustrate the enormity of that number of children, women, and men having been killed as a result of prejudice, racism, and discrimination by the Nazi regime. Six million
Jewish people and five million others considered by Germany’s
dictator to be “enemies of the State” are being honored and memorialized by each of the collected stamps.
Thousands of the stamps are being used, by small groups of talented middle and high school FRCS students, to create a series
of 18 unique collage pictures that reflect causes and effects of the
Holocaust. Long-term plans are for a public venue to be found
where the entire collection of stamps can be permanently displayed in a custom designed acrylic sculpture, along with the
whole collage series. As of mid-November, more than 6,611,500
stamps had been counted, but there is a long way to go before the
goal is reached.
WE’RE CELEBRATING AGAIN!
IT’S W.A.G.’S SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY
AND WE’RE GOING BACK TO THE FUTURE
All Jewish widows and widowers are invited to join us as once again we revisit the scene of our
first event and relive the wonderful time that was had by all on that fateful Sunday in February
2009.
The only difference is that we’re not going bowling this time! The consensus of opinion at our recent gatherings was that we should skip that portion of the afternoon.
When?
Where’ll we meet?
Where’ll we dine?
What’ll it cost?
Who’s taking reservations?
Sunday, February 21st, at 2:00 PM
At the restaurant
Sugar Cane on Main Street in Peabody
The cost will be determined by what you order for dinner
Leah Allman at 978.535.3665
Although no prepayment in required, please call by February 14th
to let us know how many places to set at the table.
The Jewish Widows and Widowers Activity Group has had seven years of enjoyable
events. Many new friendships have been made. This is certainly a cause for
celebration and we look forward to having you join us. New members are welcome!
THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS
ARNOLD DOLLIN SCHOLARSHIP
BACH FAMILY In Memory of beloved mother, Frieda by PAULA DOLLIN & FAMILY
BRAND FAMILY In Deepest sympathy on the loss of your father by PAULA DOLLIN
BUILDING FUND
ARLENE TITELBAUM In Loving memory of Morton C. Titelbaum father of Mark Titelbaum and grandfather of
Merrin Titelbaum by MARK TITELBAUM
MRS. GETTIE CUSHING AND FAMILY In Memory of William Gershlak by JANICE GERSHLAK
GENERAL FUND
THE KRONBERG FAMILY In Memory of beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, Fannie Kronberg
by THE SHERMAN & GONICK FAMILIES
KITCHEN
EDWARD PIBENS In Honor of your special birthday by MINDY & LARRY LEVINE
JERRY NUSBAUM Wishing you a speedy get well by MINDY & LARRY LEVINE
SARITA PICKARD MEMORIAL
In Loving Memory of William Copans father of the late Sarita Pickard by BARBIE & BERNIE PICKARD
In Memory of David Greenstein beloved father of Barbie Pickard by BARBIE & BERNIE PICKARD
Yahrzeit Fund in memory of
ALFRED KLEIN (Father) by Jo Anne Appelstein
ANNE BORNSTEIN (Mother) by Gloria Cohen
ANNIE WAISBERG (Great Aunt) by Roberta Solar
ARTHUR SPARR (Father) by Gary Sparr
BENJAMIN ELI BECKER (Father) by Frederick Becker
BERTON H. GOLDSTEIN (Husband) by Sylvia Goldstein
CELIA KANE (Mother) by Gloria Simons
EDWARD WEBBER (Father) by Stewart Webber
FRIEDA GERSON (Mother-in-law) by Harold Block
HELEN SOLAR (Mother) by Roberta Solar
HERBERT M. ARNOLD (Father) by Marsha Goldstein
IRVING PRANSKY (Father) by Alan Pransky
JOSEPH SHUMAN (Father) by Sidney Shuman
LEO SIMONS (Father) by S. Murray Simons
LOUIS WAISBERG (Great Uncle) by Roberta Solar
MAURICE BAND (Father) by Richard Band
MILDRED KARAS (Mother) by Irene Gustat
MORRIS KRAVETZ (Father) by Bethann Baskies
PAUL LEHMAN (Father) by Alan Lehman
PHILIP DANTOWITZ (Father) by Howard Dantowitz
PHILIP DANTOWITZ (Husband) by Charlotte Dantowitz
PHILIP SOLAR (Father) by Roberta Solar
SADIE BURNIM (Mother) by Barbara Lowy
SAMUEL SIEGEL (Grandfather) by Arthur L. Goldberg
SARA CUSHINSKY (Mother) by David Cushinsky
SARA GOLDSTEIN (Aunt) by Grigory Taska
SARAH WALLMAN (Mother-in-law) by Dorothy Wallman
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS!
Don’t see your FEBRUARY birthday?
Make sure the office knows the date.
Sue Callum
Shirley Cole
Lisa Finn
Wendy Gershlak
Ed Gustat
Herbert Kahan
Debra Krinsky
Ethel Madnick
Marty Margolis
Al Newman
Jim Norcross
WHY SCHELP TO BROOKLINE?
VISIT THE SISTERHOOD
JUDAICA SHOP FOR
ALL OF YOUR SHOPPING!
Roy Pincus
Jacques Potash
Deborah Pransky
Mark Rudin
Jeff Schultz
Barry Silverman
Jane Tolpina
Dorothy Wallman
Steve Wisotsky
Matt Wulf
Elisa Zimmerman
SOCIAL ACTION
Next Meeting
Tuesday,
February 16th,
Following evening Minyan
TNT will be serving and
preparing meals at
“Haven From Hunger”
third Thursday of
every month
For more info,
Contact
Elliot Wyner:
efwyner@aol.com
FEBRUARY YAHRZEITS: WE REMEMBER THEM
Benjamin L. Adelberg [father of Harriet Feinstein]
Jacob Annis [father of Paula Dollin]
Boris Avers
Mary D. Avram
Eileen Bacherman
William Baker [father of Lawrence Baker]
Anna Bluestein
Irving Bornstein
Frances Borr [mother of Bruce Borr]
Edythe Bregman [mother of Martin Bregman]
Beatrice Bronstein [mother of Ruthann Remis]
Roger F. Chamuel [father of Steve Chamuel]
Ida Cheplowitz [aunt of Susan Salkovitz]
Morris Cherkas [father of Joseph Cherkas]
Allen Joseph Cohen [husband of Janet Cohen & father of
Jennifer Peary]
Betty F. Cohen
William Copans [father-in-law of Bernard Pickard]
Leonard Cowan
Minnie Diamond [mother of Arlene Generazzo]
Ruth Doniger [sister of Marian Bromberg]
Martha Epstein [mother of Merle Shuman]
Melvin L. Epstein
Samuel Falkoff [Father of Barry Falkoff]
Rose Simons Feinstein [mother of S. Murray Simons]
Frieda E. Frank [mother of Burton Friedman]
Joseph B. Fromer
Manuel H. Gaman
Harvey Gershlak [husband of Janice Gershlak & father of
Mark Gershlak]
Abraham Gesson
Mollie Gillman
Mary Hill Ginsberg [mother of Barry Ginsberg]
Harold Goldberg [brother of David Goldberg]
Pearl Goldberg
Stefanie Goldberg [daughter of Stephen & Lois Goldberg]
Henry Goldman [father of Shirley Lipman]
Ruth Goldstein [mother of Gail Falkoff]
Bernard Gordon [father of Sharon Bregman]
Mary Gordon
David Greenstein [father of Barbara Pickard]
Gertrude Greenstein
Martin Joskowicz
Mildred Karas [mother of Irene Gustat]
Samuel Kaye
Jean Kemp [mother of Alexander Kemp]
Edith Mazer Kisloff
Alfred Klein [father of Jo Anne Appelstein]
Isabelle Krasker [mother of Nanci Hodge]
David Lashin [father of Rena Zellin]
Lavana Licha [mother of Laila Chamuel]
Maurice Litner [father-in-law of Sandra Litner]
Saul Margolis [father of Martin Margolis]
Harris Marlin
Frederick C. Miller
Gertrude Nacht
Maurice Parad [Father of Charlotte Dantowitz]
Frieda Pessaroff [mother-in-law of Mona Pessaroff]
Morris Phillips [brother-in-law of Barbara Phillips]
Helen Prager
Norman Prince
Max Rabinovitch [husband of Irene Rabinovitch]
Victor Rabinovitch [uncle of Irene Rabinovitch]
Harry Reichek [uncle of Marvin Jacobson]
Morris Rogosa [father of Martin Rogosa]
Morris Louis Romotsky
Samuel Rosenblatt
Elizabeth R. Rosenthal
Eva Roth [aunt of Martin Rogosa]
Alice Schneider [mother of Rhona Weiner]
Harry Scholnick [father of Celia Levine]
Minnie Scholnick [mother of Celia Levine]
Dorothy Schulman [mother of Irving Schulman]
Anne M Schwartz [mother of Arlene Titelbaum, grandmother of Alan Titelbaum & David Titelbaum]
Minnie Schwartz [Mother of Sylvia Toby]
Sarah Shaw
Bessie Swartz Sherman [sister-in-law of Annabelle Swartz,
aunt of Suzanne Swartz]
Harry B. Sherr
Ted Lawrence Siegel [nephew of Edward Goldberg]
Samuel Joseph Silverman
Bernard Spigel [uncle of Todd Levine]
Louis N. Swartz [father-in-law of Annabelle Swartz]
Louis N. Swartz [grandfather of Suzanne Swartz]
Morton C. Titelbaum [husband of Arlene Titelbaum, father
of Alan Titelbaum & David Titelbaum]
Anntsy Tolpina Berman [grandmother of Jane Tolpina]
Raymond Wallman [husband of Dorothy Wallman]
Moses Wasserman
Sally Weiner [mother of Elaine Rothstein]
Helen Weisman [mother of Susan Comak]
William Wolarsky [father of Marian Bromberg]
Samuel Wyner [father of Elliot Wyner]
Glen Yanco [husband of Audrey Yanco, brother of Rhonda
Zero]
Samuel Yanco [grandfather of Rhonda Zero & Audrey
Yanco]
Israel Zamansky
Ida Zellin [mother-in-law of Rena Zellin]
Tillie Zide [mother-in-law of Bea Zide]
Morris Zigman
Condolences to:
Allen Talewsky
On the loss of his mother,
Caroline Talewsky
JF&CS Family Table
(Kosher Food Pantry)
IS IN NEED OF
Canned Vegetables
&
Tuna Fish
Please drop off your donations
in the bin located
in the TNT Coat Room
Food Pantry Distribution
at Temple Sinai, Marblehead
on Sunday, February 21, 2016
TNT BOOK CLUB
Sunday, February 28
Following 7:30 PM Minyan
Everyone is welcome!
Poxl West fled the Nazis' onslaught in Czechoslovakia. He escaped their clutches again in Holland. He pulled Londoners
from the Blitz's rubble. He wooed intoxicating, unconventional beauties. He rained fire on Germany from his RAF bomber.
Poxl West is the epitome of manhood and something of an idol to his teenage nephew, Eli Goldstein, who reveres him as a
brave, singular, Jewish war hero. Poxl fills Eli's head with electric accounts of his derring-do, adventures and romances, as
he collects the best episodes from his storied life into a memoir.
He publishes that memoir, Skylock, to great acclaim, and its success takes him on the road, and out of Eli's life. With his
uncle gone, Eli throws himself into reading his opus and becomes fixated on all things Poxl.
But as he delves deeper into Poxl's history, Eli begins to see that the life of the fearless superman he's adored has been much
darker than he let on, and filled with unimaginable loss from which he may have not recovered. As the truth about Poxl
emerges, it forces Eli to face irreconcilable facts about the war he's romanticized and the vision of the man he's held so dear.
Daniel Torday's debut novel, The Last Flight of Poxl West, beautifully weaves together the two unforgettable voices of Eli
Goldstein and Poxl West, exploring what it really means to be a hero, and to be a family, in the long shadow of war.
For more information or to RSVP contact:
Barbara Kuhn bkuhn01960@yahoo.com
Malvina Liebert malvinal@yahoo.com