Temple Topics - Marlboro Jewish Center

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Our
41st
Year
Temple Topics
Congregation Ohev Shalom
Elul/Tishri 5772/5773
Marlboro, NJ
September 2012
In This Issue:
Calendar.................................p.2
Rabbi Pont.............................p.3
Cantor Krieger................ pp. 4-5
Welcome!
President................................p.6
Executive Director.................p.7
Announcements....................p.8
Simin Tov & Mazal Tov..............p.9
Ritually Speaking.................. p.11
Membership.........................p.12
Religious School.................... p.12
Getting to Know You..........p.13
Youth Group........................p.14
Fundraising..........................p.15
Social Action........................p.16
Israel Affairs...............................p.18
Camp...........................................p.22
Mens Club..................................p.22
New Years Greetings... pp.24-25
Second Generation............... p.26
Bereavement Group............p.27
Selichot Program.................p.27
Primetimers..........................p.28
Contributions............... pp.36-41
Yahrzeits..............................p.42
Rena Yosevitz
Education Director
Temple Topics
September 2012/5772-5773 Elul/Tishrei
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Ki Teitzei
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Second Generation
Education
Kadima Open
Katan Open
2 Tishrei 19
27 Elul
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28 Elul
Membership
MUSY
Executive Board
1 Tishrei 18
29 Elul 17
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21 Elul
Selichot
Ki Tavo
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25 Elul 13
24 Elul 12
20 Elul 8
Ritual
MUSY Board
PrimeTimers
Book Club
Labor Day
19 Elul 7
18 Elul 6
17 Elul 5
16 Elul 4
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Nitzavim
4 Tishrei 21
3 Tishrei 20
5 Tishrei 22
6 Tishrei
Autumn Begins
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Youth Commission
Pre-Kadima
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9 Tishrei 26
8 Tishrei 25
7 Tishrei 24
Erev Yom Kippur
Shabbat
Shuvah Vayeilech
MUSY
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah
Erev Rosh Hashanah
11 Tishrei 28
10 Tishrei 27
Yom Kippur
12 Tishrei 29
Board of Trustees
MUSY
13 Tishrei
Ha’Azinu
14 Tishrei
Erev Sukkot
Candle Lighting:
Sept. 7 7:01 pm
Sept 14 6:49 pm
Sept 21 6:38 pm
Sept 28 6:26 pm
Mincha Times:
Sept 8 6:45 pm
Sept 15 7:00 pm
Sept 22 6:45 pm
Sept 29 6:45 pm
B’nai Mitzvah :
End of Shabbat:
7:58 pm
7:46 pm
7:34 pm
7:22 pm
Sept 1
Sept 1 (Mincha)
Sept 3
Sept 8
Sept 8 (Mincha)
Sept 15
William Goldhecht, son of Debra and Norman Goldhecht
Joshua Rosenberg son of Michelle and Jonathan Rosenberg
Tyler Rapaport son of Robyn and David Rapaport
Chelsea Beth daughter of Melissa and David Beth
Ethan Sherman son of Rhonda and Flynn Sherman
Max Molod son of Julie and Seth Molod
Mikayla Hymanson daughter of Ruth and Michael Hymanson
MJC Officers 2012/2013
Jay Solomon – President
732-625-8277
Mitch Konichowsky – Fundraising
732-617-0452
Michelle Riklan - Youth
732-761-9910
Jeff Katz – EVP
732-617-2451
Marc Herling - Recording Secretary
732-972-2240
Jeff Sacks – House VP
732-409-2591
Liz Reingold - Membership
732-431-1887
Beth Robinson/Mindy Wolf Sisterhood Co-Presidents
732-617-1219/732-536-8489
Suzanne Rubinstein – Ritual
732-617-9726
Sheila Mandel – Education
732-536-6366
Ed Rogers – Treasurer
732-617-7853
Barry Lurie – Financial Sec.
732-536-2666
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Main Office:732-536-2300 Dale Mesmer
Rabbi Pont
x107 Patty Dorfschneider x104
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Cantor Krieger
x113 Sylvia Ohrwashel
Bonnie Komito
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Beth Josephs
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Reba Schneiderman x106
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Len Whitman - Men’s Club President
732-617-9976
Phoebe Dichner – Primetimers
732-536-5128
Marvin Glickstein – Second Generation
732-972-0259
Chai Office: 732-536 2303
Rene Kipnes x116
Bonnie Silverman x100
Lori Solomon x124
Youth Hotline x302
Hebrew School:
Rena Yosevitz
Lisette Pigliacelli
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From Rabbi
Michael
Pont
WHAT IS SUKKOT?
This year, Sukkot begins on Sunday evening, September
30. Below please find an explanation of the holiday
from United Synagogue. All are welcome for Sukkot
services and events, and you’re invited to the Pont
Sukkah on Saturday afternoon, October 6! Watch for
more information from the Men’s Club, Sisterhood, and
other Temple arms about their programs. If you have
your own Sukkah, why not take a few pictures of you
and your guests and send them in for a future Temple
Topics edition? The Men’s Club will help you build your
sukkah too, just ask! Also, our Nursery and Religious
School students and youth groups will make decorations
and hang them up, both at the Main and Chai Buildings’
Sukkot!
“After the ingathering from your threshing floor and
your vat, you shall hold the Feast of Booths for seven
days. You shall rejoice in your festival... for the Lord your
God will bless all your crops and all your undertakings,
and you shall have nothing but joy.” (Deuteronomy 16:1315)
Sukkot is indeed a happy holiday. In Hebrew it is called
z’man simhateinu -- the season of our joy. Also called
the Harvest Festival, it is a time to celebrate the fall
season and all that the summer harvest has brought us.
Historically, it reminds us of the journey through the
desert after the Exodus from Egypt. Sukkot is also a
time for thanksgiving to God, the Source of the earth’s
bounty. In ancient times, our people brought the first
portion of their harvest to the Temple in Jerusalem.
Today, we celebrate by thanking God for the harvest of
food available to us. At the same time, we are mindful of
those in need.
Throughout the ages, we have celebrated the holiday
by building sukkot (booths). The sukkah represents
the temporary dwellings used by our ancestors as they
wandered through the desert. It also served as a dwelling
in the fields at harvest time. Finally, the sukkah represents
the fragility of our lives and our dependence on nature.
The roof of the sukkah has branches and greenery across
it, yet it is purposely left with openings.
The Sukkot holiday is rich in symbolism that connects us
to our history while providing joy, meaning and beauty
to our lives today.
The Torah commands us to gather four species during
Sukkot: We are asked to take the etrog (a citron), the
lulav (branches of palm trees), hadas (myrtle) and aravah
(willow) and rejoice with them for seven days. Don’t
forget to order your own lulav and etrog for the holiday!
Except for the Sabbath, these four symbols are held
together during portions of the morning worship service
throughout the seven days of Sukkot. They are waved in
all directions in acknowledgment of God’s sovereignty
over all of nature. That the four plants are to be held
in the way they grow -- upward, not downward -- has
been understood as a hint that the Torah does not wish
to thwart human growth, but to encourage us to reach
our full potential.
We are taught that the tent of Abraham and Sarah had an
opening on each side so that wayfarers -- from whichever
direction they came -- would feel welcome to partake of
their hospitality. Hakhnasat Orhim, welcoming guests,
is a time-honored tradition among Jews. The invitation
to “all who are hungry” in the Passover Haggadah
is well known. Less familiar is the ceremony known
as “ushpizin,” in which we extend to our ancestors an
invitation to join us in our sukkot. Each day of the
holiday, a different guest is featured. The origin of the
ushpizin ceremony is found in the Zohar -- a primary
source of Jewish mystical traditions. It is our hope that
accompanying these guests will be the Shekhinah, God’s
spirit, which shelters and protects us.
The eighth and ninth days of the fall festival (as celebrated
in the Diaspora -- in Israel they are combined on the
eighth day) are called Sh’mini Atzeret (The Eighth Day
of Assembly) and Simhat Torah (Rejoicing of the Torah).
On Sh’mini Atzeret, we introduce the seasonal prayer for
rain, thus marking the beginning of the rainy season in
Israel. On Simhat Torah, we mark the end of the annual
cycle of the reading of the Torah, finishing the book of
Deuteronomy and immediately beginning to read from
Genesis. Both in the evening (this year, Monday night,
October 8 at 7:00 PM) and in the morning, there is
prolonged dancing and singing while carrying the Torah
Scrolls around the synagogue in a joyous procession. At
the evening service we will dance in the dining room,
accompanied by the music of Shlomo Shai and his band!!
After Simhat Torah the Fall holiday season comes to an
end. Again, please join us and celebrate with your family
and friends at the synagogue.
Shalom,
Rabbi Pont
Temple Topics
From
Cantor
Wayne
Krieger
From June 27th to July 5th I attended the Cantors
Assembly’s Musical Journey of Heritage to Germany.
We spent 4 days in Berlin and then flew to Munich
for 3 days. When we arrived at Munich airport, we
were bused to the Munich Olympic Village to visit the
monument, which had engraved on it the names of
the 11 Israeli athletes, and coaches who were killed by
Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympics. The name
of the German Police officer who was killed was also
engraved on the monument. We held a special ceremony
in their memory.
Just 36 years after the Olympics were hosted in Berlin
in 1936 under the close watch of Hitler and the Nazi
regime, the International Olympic Committee awarded
the summer Games to another German city. This time it
was Munich. For those of us who remember, the Games
had a special significance for the Israeli delegation. NBC
sportscaster Jim McKay reported the scene: “There was a
great applause when the nation of Israel walked in here, and
of course, you couldn’t be in Germany and not remember.
We’re just about fifteen miles here from the concentration
camp of Dachau. But it is perhaps a measure of the fact that
peoples and times change and nations do change that Israel is
here. The Germans are cheering the Jewish athletes.”
The Israeli hostages and their captors were taken by
helicopters to a military airfield, where they had been
promised to be flown to Cairo. Instead, West German
sharpshooters tried to rescue the Israelis, setting off a
gunfight in which five Palestinians, a German police
officer and the nine hostages were killed. Around 3:20
am on September 6th, NBC sportscaster Jim McKay
delivered the unforgettable words that shook the world:
“I’ve just gotten the final word. When I was a kid, my father
used to say our greatest hopes and our worst fears are seldom
realized. Our worst fears have been realized tonight. They’ve
now said that there were eleven hostages. Two were killed
in their rooms yesterday morning. Nine were killed at the
airport. They’re all gone.” Only two million dollars was
spent on security at the 1972 Munich Games compared
to one billion dollars in 2004.
For the last 40 years the International Olympic
Committee has rejected proposals from the Israeli
government to hold a moment of silence at the Olympic
Games in their memory.
Last month, the deputy foreign minister of Israel, Danny
Ayalon, sent a letter to Jacques Rogge, the president of
the I.O.C., requesting a minute of silence 40 years after
the Munich massacre. The letter was sent on behalf of
Ankie Spitzer and Ilana Romano, widows of two of the
murdered athletes, who have been urging the Olympic
committee to hold a moment of silence at the Games for
decades.
Representatives Eliot Engel and Nita Lowey, Democrats
of New York, also sent a letter to Rogge requesting a
minute of silence during the opening ceremony at the
London Games on July 27.
For the Israelis, the event marked a moment of triumph.
The delegation was led into Olympic stadium by Henry
Hershkowitz, a marksman, carrying the Israeli flag. He
remembers the excitement he felt: “I felt awesome pride
that Jews could raise their flag on German soil. This is proof
that the Nazis weren’t able to crush the Jewish spirit, the
Israeli spirit.”
Ayalon said in a statement, “Unfortunately, this response
is unacceptable as it rejects the central principles of global
fraternity on which the Olympic ideal is supposed to rest.
The terrorist murders of the Israeli athletes were not just an
attack on people because of their nationality and religion; it
was an attack on the Olympic Games and the international
community. Thus it is necessary for the Olympic Games as
a whole to commemorate this event in the open rather than
only in a side event.”
On Sept. 5, 1972, eight Palestinian militants belonging to
the Black September group broke into a dormitory at the
Olympic village where Israeli athletes and coaches were
sleeping and took them hostage. After two of the Israelis
were shot and killed, the militants had nine hostages and
said they would release them in exchange for more than
200 Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel. Israel
refused to negotiate, and a standoff ensued for 20 hours,
captivating a global audience watching on television.
In his letter to Rogge, Ayalon wrote: “The Olympic Games
are a unique global event which transcends nations, peoples
and boundaries and are meant to be a joyous event for all.
However, for Israel and its people, each Summer Olympic
Games also reminds us of the brutal murders which took
place in the Munich Olympic Village during the summer of
1972.”
Ayalon requested a minute of silence “to send a clear
message that we must not forget the terrible events of Munich
40 years ago so they will not be repeated.”
Rogge said the I.O.C. “has officially paid tribute to the
memory of the athletes on several occasions and will continue
to do so in close coordination with the National Olympic
Committee of Israel.”
Gershon Kedar, a senior adviser for the deputy foreign
minister, said in a telephone interview that his office
believed “it’s more than an Israeli issue. They were killed
because they were Israelis, but they weren’t killed in Tel
Aviv, they were killed as people in the Olympic Games.”
In their letter, Lowey and Engel said the large television
audience for the opening ceremony provided “a unique
opportunity to send a message that can literally reach every
corner of the globe.”
“We are not persuaded by arguments articulated by members
of the I.O.C. and others that a minute of silence would
politicize the Olympic Games or risk alienating countries that
have disagreements with Israel,” they said. “The Munich
11 were athletes, coaches and referees proudly representing
their country when they were gunned down in an act of
terrorism; a minute of silence would be a recognition of their
sacrifice and a show of unity against terrorism, period, not an
endorsement of any political position.”
“I’m so angry about this letter,” Romano, one of the
widows, said of Rogge’s response. “If the Olympic Games
don’t say anything, nothing is ever going to change.”
The Cantors’ Group met on Tuesday July 3rd for a moving
ceremony at the New Jewish Cultural Center located in
the heart of Munich. A large poster of each athlete was
held up while a narrator spoke about each one of them,
their age, their background, their families, their country
of origin and their life dreams. The El Malay memorial
prayer was then chanted. Four hundred people attended
and there was not a dry eye in the house.
In the morning of July 3rd we visited Dachau, which was
liberated by the US army led by General George Patton.
Throughout the visit there was rumbling thunder in the
background. I imagined the American army coming
in with their tanks and artillery to liberate the camp. It
was the first of the Nazi concentration camps, originally
meant for political prisoners, including Jews, Catholic
clergy, Protestant clergy and others fighting or opposed
to Nazism. The memorial site today houses a museum,
archive and library. It was the first time I had ever been
to a concentration camp, ever walked into a gas chamber
and seen the crematoria. I could only imagine the
horrors that went on there. The Cantors led a beautiful
Shacharit service followed by an emotionally heartfelt
ceremony of music and readings. In memory of the
six million who died, I brought back 6 rocks from the
concentration camp which now sit on my desk. I will
bring them for the commemorations of Kristallnacht,
Yom HaShoah and Tishah B’Av.
The most amazing thing is that Germany today is
Israel’s best friend in all of Europe. The foreign minister
of Germany and the American ambassador to Germany
greeted us in honor of our sacred mission. They spoke
passionately and emotionally about Germany’s special
relationship with Israel and the Jewish people. The
Jewish community in Germany is undergoing a great
renaissance. Synagogues and Seminaries are thriving,
graduating Rabbis, Cantors and Jewish educators. Over
200,000 Jews from the former Soviet Union have settled
in Germany and even people who left the country after
the war returned to help rebuild the Jewish community.
When you speak to the Germans, they do not hide from
the past. They take full responsibility for the Holocaust
and feel terribly guilty. They have memorialized the
Holocaust and its victims in innumerable ways.
The Shabbat morning service at the Ritz Carlton in
Berlin was exciting and spirited. It was an instrumental
service with keyboard, guitars and percussion and
featured 45 Cantors from around the United States and
Canada. I was invited to participate and I composed a
melody for the Y’kum Purkan prayer and accompanied
myself on the keyboard.
The trip affected me deeply and emotionally. The entire
mission including all the concerts was videotaped and
will be made into a movie.
On a bright note, my daughter Ronit from West Hartford
became engaged to her high school sweetheart Jason in
June and will be married sometime next year. My oldest
daughter Yael and her husband Josh, who live in San
Francisco, are expecting their first child in the middle of
October. The Krieger family wishes everyone a healthy
and happy New Year. Shana Tovah!
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Temple Topics
From the President
Jay Solomon
What is holy? This question floated in my head as we
descended into the heart of the largest church in the
world, St. Peter’s Basilica. This magnificent building which stands well over 425ft at its highest point
and 730ft long is the center of Catholicism and over
6 million people visit each year. To Christians this
is holy, as our Italian guide said in broken English
as we walked through the massive iron doors “now
we are all holy.” The Solomon family, much at the
request of its youngest member Matt, set out in
late July for an adventure through Spain and Italy.
Despite these two Europeans giants containing some
of the highest numbers of churches in the world,
I seemed to learn more about Jewish identity and
community than I did Christianity. It brings me to
my more specific question, what does holy mean for
a Jew? Originally the word holy could have been
applied to a Jewish building just like it is applied to
St. Peter’s for Catholics. The Temple of Solomon,
based on various religious and archeological texts,
would have been the largest religious structure in the
world, only rivaled by the entire Vatican complex
itself which includes the Sistine Chapel, the Vatican
Museum, and the papal residence. Today, we as Jews
do not have such a building to call our own; all that
remains is a wall and for many, a dream. Throughout
our history, we have become the people of redefining. We have redefined what it means to be strong, to
be observant, to be loyal, and to be holy. Webster’s
Dictionary defines holy as something “exalted or
worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness”. To me something of this
nature falls on something we value, and as modern
Jews we value community and more specifically,
family.
To me, the change and evolution of Judaism and the
Jewish identity has shown that the truest and purest thing in the world is family. I would be foolish
to say that families are perfect; families fight, argue,
and make mistakes but in the end you are still family.
Family cannot be defined only in regard to relatives,
but to our community as well. Our temple and the
community surrounding it are an extension of my
own family. I saw my son grow here; he became
a Jewish adult and a leader in our community. My
family has experienced its share of tragedy, but each
time we have turned to our Marlboro Jewish Center
family for support.
As we approach this High Holiday season, the word
holy will become prevalent in all we do. Take the
time to stop and think, “What do I consider holy?”
Allow yourself a moment to reflect on what you
value: family, friends and life itself.
From Lori, Matt, and me, we wish you and your families a L’Shana Tova and an easy fast.
THANK YOU FROM ESTREICHER FAMILY
My family and I would like to express our sincere
appreciation and gratitude to all of you who
communicated your condolences and words of support
during the difficult time surrounding the passing of my
dear mother, Gabriella Kaldor.
Marlboro Jewish Center has been a part of my family’s
life for many years and it was comforting to be
surrounded by so many congregational friends. A special thank you from my family to Rabbi Pont for
his comforting support and guidance.
Thank you.
Shirley Estreicher and family
IN PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE
Memorial Plaques have been installed in
the Sanctuary in loving memory of:
Mira Berber
Phyllis Cooper
Gabriella Kaldor
Harold Wilder
From The
Executive
Director
Bonnie Komito
“A Jew does not believe alone; he or she believes with the
community of Israel; and shares an insight of three thousand
years of Jewish history. All generations are present in every
generation. The community of Israel lives in every Jew. Every
Jew, and the individual Jew, can survive only through intimate
attachment to involvement in the community.” — Abraham
Joshua Heschel
These are the threads that unite us as we begin 5773. Being
part of the MJC family intertwines us as a community with
each other, our history, all other generations of Jews and the
heritage that we share. As we work together as a congregation
to bring meaning to each other and to ensure the future,
here’s the “Top 10” list that illustrates how MJC creates and
strengthens our links to the community:
1. Rabbi Pont and Cantor Krieger are dynamic,
friendly spiritual leaders that engage the congregation in
worship, prayer, spirituality and ongoing Jewish learning.
Shabbat and Holiday Services incorporate the traditions
of our history, and the High Holiday experience offers
both traditional and contemporary services.
2. The MJC Religious School is a center of learning
for our children from Kindergarten through 12th Grade.
Our new Education Director, Rena Yosevitz, joins us
bringing creativity, charisma and best practices in Jewish
Education for the 21st Century. In collaboration with the
synagogue and each family, the Religious School strives
to foster a positive atmosphere of Jewish identity and
learning.
3. The MJC Preschool has provided a nurturing
atmosphere for early childhood learning and growth led
by our extraordinary Director, Rene Kipnis, for the last
twenty-five years. Our children learn and grow together in
a rich Jewish environment, learning through creative play,
the introduction of age appropriate readiness skills and
concept development, as well as sharing fun, meaningful
experiences, Shabbat celebrations and holiday traditions.
4. MUSY– Marlboro USY, Kadima and Katan make
up the award winning Youth Group program of MJC,
led by Lori Solomon. In the tradition of USY culture,
our children and young adults love to dance, sing, smile,
socialize and learn together, as our meaningful programs
develop leaders and thinkers that make an impact in our
larger Jewish community.
5. MJC provides a Minyan for community members
that need to say Kaddish during the daily evening worship
service. Kaddish offers a sense of purpose for those in
mourning, and the true miracle is that the Minyan is
completed by congregants who feel a responsibility to be
there for others in their time of need. It is an opportunity
to do a mitzvah at such a meaningful level.
6. Jewish Life Cycles are most significant when
fulfilled within a community/congregation.
Baby
Namings, B’nai Mitzvah, Auf Rufs, Weddings and more
are joyous celebrations at MJC. When sadness falls upon
the congregation, MJC is also the place to turn for the
leadership and insight of our clergy and the kindness of
Minyan leaders and guests.
7. Tzedakah is a mitzvah that equals all others and
because of the generosity of others that care, MJC is able
to assist congregants in need throughout the year. There
are very few places to turn when all other resources are
tapped. With kindness, confidentiality and an open heart,
MJC is here to lend a helping hand. To fulfill another
sacred mitzvah, the saving of a life, MJC also has a Blood
Drive every October and June, thanks to Isabel Jacob
whose volunteer efforts spearhead this effort.
8. The MJC Membership Department enriches
our community by providing initiatives in Keruv,
Bereavement Groups, Social Action and Tikkun Olam,
and Chesed/Acts of Loving Kindness, which includes
Hospital and Shiva Visitation. We also have an active
Israel Affairs Committee that works to keep Israel at the
heart of MJC, spearheading tremendous participation in
the Celebrate Israel Parade and offering opportunities for
continued learning.
9. MJC is a community - a place for sharing, learning
and growing together in conjunction with Jewish values
and traditions. Volunteerism is a core Jewish value
and the dedication of our volunteers who serve on
committees and the Board of Trustees, along with all
those congregants who participate in our programming
initiatives, ensure that MJC operates smoothly while
remaining a living example for the pillars of Jewish life –
Torah, service and acts of loving kindness.
10. A strong connection to MJC enables the
congregation to make a commitment to Jewish life,
strengthening the links in the chain that keep us strong
and tie one generation to the next.
MJC can be the place and 5773 can be the year to live
the words of Abraham Joshua Heschel. Through MJC
we can connect and be present, within the community of
Israel and each generation that came before us and is yet
to come.
May you enjoy a year filled with hope, good health and
love for those you hold dear. Shana Tova.
Temple Topics
Announcements
SAVE THE DATE!
Sunday, October 14
Bring your pet for a special
blessing!!
Questions?
Contact Rabbi Pont and watch
for more information.
We announce the birth of:
Zachary Bennett Schultz,
grandson of Esther and Abe Kluge
Samantha Morgan Rosenbloom,
granddaughter of Norma and Gary Hyman
Harper Aviva,
daughter of Shira and Mark Frackt
Brett Gedeon Kohlberg,
grandson of Fran and William Kohlberg
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We announce the wedding of:
Peter Kirschner,
son of Joanne and Ira Kirschner
NEW MEMBERS
The Congregation and the Board of Trustees are
happy to welcome the following new members:
Mark and Heather Pass,
Matthew and Samuel
Felice Wisel,
daughter of Shelley and Hank Wisel
Dana Steinberg,
daughter of Mindy and Jed Steinberg
Jennifer Ladman,
daughter of Dr. Marten and Robin Ladman
Michael and Maria Bogner,
Raimie and Matthew
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We announce the engagement of:
Jeffrey and Karen Golove,
Jordana and Jillian
Meryl Rosen,
daughter of Renee and Stan Rosen
Bryan and Lori Fitter, Sean and Myles
David and Elise Fischler, Alex and Owen
Howard and Jani Levine, Joseph, Pamela,
Shayna and Victoria
Jeffrey and Allison Malmad, Hannah and
Jared
Rich and Marci Klein, Lily and Jake
Rachel Rubin, Jacob, Mia and Kai
Brian and Brooke Markowitz,
Emma and Aiden
Jay and Joelle Silverstein, Scott,
Jonathan and Eric
Michael Tenenbaum,
son of Gwen and Al Tenenbaum
Steven Lieberman,
son of Sherry and Michael Lieberman
Matthew Windman,
son of Robin and Joe Windman
Allison Eisenberg,
daughter of Pamela and Stuart Eisenberg
Cindy Lopater,
daughter of Sheila and Arthur Lopater
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Mazal Tov To:
Lola and Jack Kohn on the celebration of their 66th
Wedding Anniversary in July
Simin Tov and Mazal Tov – We Celebrate...
September Bar Mitzvah
William Goldhecht
Josh Rosenberg
S e p t e m b e r 1 st
S e p t e m b e r 1 st
On September 1st, Shabbat Ki Tetze, the congregation
will celebrate along with the Goldhect family. William
Goldhecht, son of Debra and Norman Goldhecht will be
called to the Torah to become a Bar Mitzvah.
On September 1st, Mincha, the congregation will
celebrate along with the Rosenberg family. Josh
Rosenberg, son of Dr. Jonathan and Michelle
Rosenberg will be called to the Torah to become a Bar
Mitzvah.
Ty l e r R a p a p o r t
Chelsea Beth
S e p t e m b e r 3 rd
S e p t e m b e r 8 th
On September 3rd, Monday, the congregation will
celebrate along with the Rapaport family. Tyler
Rapaport, son of Dr. David and Robyn Rapaport will be
On September 8th, Shabbat Ki Tavo, the congregation
will celebrate along with the Beth family. Chelsea Beth,
daughter of Melissa and David Beth will be called to the
Torah to become a Bat Mitzvah.
Ethan Sherman
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S e p t e m b e r 8 th
S e p t e m b e r 1 5 th
On September 8th, Mincha, the congregation will
celebrate along with the Sherman family. Ethan
Sherman, son of Rhonda and Flynn Sherman will be
On September 15th, Shabbat Nitzavim, Max Molod, son
of Julie and Seth Molod will be called to the Torah to
become a Bar Mitzvah.
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10:00am
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6:15pm
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Wednesday,September26 10:00am
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1:00pm
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Gym
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2012
May you be inscribed in the
Book of Life
for a year filled
with health, happiness and peace.
5773
Ritually Speaking
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! That was
sung during a Staples commercial that advertised back
to school sales. I always loved that commercial. To me,
September has always felt like the start of something
new and fresh. New sneakers, new books, fresh haircuts
and the always entertaining discussion about the High
Holidays either being late or early this particular year.
The days of me having to stock up on school supplies for
the boys are pretty much over. For me, school supplies
now means going on the internet and trying to find the
best price for the History of the Oven Mitt textbook,
which I buy for $100 and my boys sell back for $11 and
pocket the money. In the secular calendar, January
is the fresh start, but as I said, for me it’s always been
September, as I look forward to the High Holidays with
a sense of pure joy and a dose of panic thrown in for
good measure. This fresh start means having to examine
who we are, where we are, and what we hope to be and
accomplish in this New Year. As Jews, we are lucky that
we are given a chance to be forgiven for what we feel
are our transgressions and we can have a clean slate to
determine what worked, what didn’t, and try to make
substantive changes in our life.
try to join us for as many varied types of services as you
can. Who knows, maybe something new and exciting
will spark your interest. Starting in September, we will
have a set schedule for Friday night services, which will
take into account the various types of services that we as
a congregation offer.
If you have not done so, please return your High Holiday
applications. If you can usher and or blow Shofar please
indicate that on the application.
If you are looking for somewhere to spend the first
Thursday of every month, please join us at our Ritual
meetings at 8:30pm. All are welcomed. This year
we are looking to expand our list of congregants who
can gabbai. If you would like to be added to our list of
gabbai’s or have questions about our committee, please
e-mail me at radioksms@aol.com.
During the last few months the Ritual Committee has
been hard at work getting ready for the High Holidays
with various meetings and numerous conversations.
I leave you with this thought by Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins,
When we wish each other a "Shanah Tova," or 'good year,'
we think of the Hebrew word "shanah" or 'year,' which has
the letters shin, nun and hay. These letters make up the same
root for the Hebrew word for 'change'. In other words, the
beginning of the year is a time for change, for doing things
better in the upcoming year. 'Shanah' is a unique word and
may the new shanah bring both old traditions and new
changes for the better.
We all look forward to welcoming Rabbi Berkowitz to
our community for the High Holidays.
May we all enjoy a year filled with old traditions, new
changes and the will to welcome them both.
This summer the synagogue had two wonderful Shabbat
Under the Stars Services. The first one was a little soggy
but the service was filled with warmth and fun. Jill Slater
added a crafts table for the little ones, and it was a great
addition. Thankfully, our second Shabbat Under the
Stars was held outside under the stars. Thanks to Robin
Windman for putting it all together again this year. I
hope this becomes a MJC tradition.
Suzanne Rubinstein
V.P. of Ritual
I also need to thank Brenda Adelson for organizing
the Tisha B’av service. The Saturday night service was
conducted by the Cantor and Brenda and really touched
all those that attended.
Over the next few months there will be many types of
services held in our synagogue. We will have family
services, musical services, services that will be geared
towards certain groups within our community and we
will even have a service to bless our family pets. All our
services are conducted with the traditions of MJC and
the wants of our congregants in mind. We ask that you
TREE OF LIFE
The following leaf has been added to
our Tree of Life:
Mazal Tov and Love
Robin and Jeffrey Sacks
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Jay, Lori and Matt
Temple Topics
Membership
“Although no one can go back and make a brand new start,
anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.”
How appropriate a quote as we all prepare for a season
of new beginnings. The kids are headed back to school,
and we are all anticipating a new Jewish Year filled with
the hope and promise of new beginnings.
As my daughter readies herself to start high school,
she is filled with the excitement of what lies ahead, but
she is also feeling nervous about a new school with few
people she will know. The pressure of all these emotions
swirling around is more than a 14 year old knows how to
handle. Will she make friends? Will the upperclassmen
be welcoming to the new freshmen?
Religious School
Shalom from the Religious School Staff!
We are excited to begin 5773 with you and are looking
forward to a wonderful year of learning together.
Over the summer we have worked very hard to research
and choose the best materials in each subject to provide
an engaging, enriching curriculum for every grade level.
In addition, we will enjoy new special programs to
enhance our studies throughout the year.
With a nurturing, caring, positive atmosphere, we
will journey through 5773 learning about our history,
heritage, traditions and values, instilling Jewish life long
knowledge, skills and pride.
Watching her navigate through all these emotions
made me realize that it’s not so different when we get
older. The High Holidays tend to bring out many
congregants who don’t often show up to Temple events
over the course of the year. How many of these people
feel awkward and/or out of the loop at the Synagogue?
How many feel anxious before coming to the services not
knowing the people around them? What can we all do
bring these individuals into the fold and make everyone
feel included?
Check your e-mail for regular news from the Religious
School and visit the synagogue website, www.mjcnj.
com, for our Handbook and Calendar/Schedule.
This year I hope that during the High Holidays we all
take a minute to not only enjoy the feeling of sharing
our holiest days with our close Temple family, but also
stop to see if there are people around us we don’t know
- people who may be feeling alone and/or far away from
the ones they feel close to. A simple handshake and a
warm L’Shana Tova or even a smile from across the room
may do more for someone than you will ever know.
Morah Rena, Educational Director
Lissette, Administrative Assistant
Our Temple family is no different than our own families.
We have our immediate and closest relatives with whom
we spend most of our time, but there is also the extended,
sometimes even estranged, family that, regardless of their
proximity to us, is still our family nonetheless. Please
think about welcoming our extended Temple family
into our lives this year and making everyone feel a part
of this strong and vibrant community we call Marlboro
Jewish Center.
I wish for you and your families a sweet New Year filled
with only good health and happiness (and don’t forget
to come see us all in the Sukkah on Marlboro Day September 9). L’Shana Tova!
Liz Reingold
VP Membership
The Religious School door is always open - please feel
free to come by the Chai Building, call 732-536-2303 Ext
113, or e-mail EducationDirector@mjcnj.com, anytime
with questions or suggestions.
Wishing you a Shana Tovah U’Metukah,
Rabbi Pont, Cantor Kreiger, Moreh Allan, Morah Cheryl,
Morah Elaine, Morah Ilisia, Moreh Joel, Moreh Justin,
Morah Lindsey, Morah Lori, Morah Malca, Morah Mara,
Morah Monica, Morah Nancy, Morah Osnat, Morah
Robin, Morah Sandra, Morah Sue, Teachers
Getting to Know You - Rena Yosevitz
Q: Welcome to Marlboro Jewish Center. Can you
give us some background information about yourself
and your family?
A: I grew up in Brooklyn, NY attending day schools,
and a conservative synagogue/jr congregation with
dynamic teachers and exceptional leaders, who
somehow made us all want to be there. Active
in USY, I became president of our chapter in my
HS sophomore year, and went to Israel for my
junior year. I studied Early Childhood Education at
Brooklyn College, and returned to Israel to study
archaeology at Hebrew University (no hot water
until 6 pm for just one hour, sometimes!). Though
I ended up in corporate America for many years in
office management, public relations and event planning, I continued to be involved in Jewish organizational and educational venues, as an employee and
as a volunteer.
Q: And your family?
A: I am married to Joe (we originally met working
at the same day camp as teens) and we have two
kids, Michael (28) who works as a financial analyst,
and Lisa (21) who is just beginning UPENN Dental
School. We lived in Staten Island for 12 years
before moving to Kendall Park, South Brunswick just
before 9/11.
Q: Do you have any short-term or long-term goals
as Education Director?
A: Getting to know everyone at MJC, not just the
kids, parents and teachers. It truly takes a village
to raise/teach a child; yet while we are all vested
in shaping our future, we should remember we are
each of us both a teacher and a student. Learning
is a life-long pursuit and every one of us can learn
from another of any age at any age. Creating an
inviting, collaborative environment where individuals
are cherished and nourished, where learning is supported and embraced through a variety of means,
where smiles and joy are always seen and felt –
those are my continuous goals.
Q: That is a loaded answer. So you believe that the
school and parents need to join forces and be partners in a child’s education? How can you get that
message across to parents?
A: Everyone is encouraged and should feel free to
call, e-mail or stop in the Chai Building to speak
with me. By attending Temple services and events
I get to know many congregants. Schmoozing with
several students and parents at our two end of summer Dessert Socials was a delicious way to meet!
Q: Sounds great. I hope you are successful getting
the parents to take an active role. Changing subjects, do you have a favorite holiday or two?
A: Yom Yerushalayim – our newest holiday! I will
never forget seeing my rabbi cry with joy – a term I
didn’t really understand at the age of 6. And Pesach
– because so many friends look forward to my very
enjoyable inter-active and fully participatory seders
(and my husband’s chopped liver), they call to book
their night months in advance! I so look forward to
celebrating together – together being the key!
Q: Any other interests you would like to share with
the congregation?
A: When given a choice I usually choose Italian food. I enjoy reading mysteries and try to figure out “who
dunit” before the answer is revealed; so hard not
to read the last pages first! Comedies, both television sitcoms and movies, are my preference over
other genres. When I shop for anything I look for
sales, coupons and ethical/fair trade/organic/green
items. I find the most joy in socializing & party
planning.
Q: Excellent. What else might you do in your free
time?
A: I have no idea what that is…. But if I find some I
will finally go to the gym to which I send a monthly
check (how many calories does that burn??), and
then spend time catching up with friends, read
some books and then some more….see a Broadway
show….take a cruise (Staten Island Ferry doesn’t
count)…. Visit Israel again !
Thank you Rena, and best of luck to you in the
years ahead.
Temple Topics
Youth Group
It seems like just yesterday I finished my Temple Topics
with “See you in September” and now it is September! I
hope everyone had a great summer and are ready for the
kick-off of a great New Year.
The Youth Department has spent the summer getting
ready for the upcoming year. The planning has been
non-stop and we are so excited to get started!
Katan will open their year on September 9th at 11:30 at
the Chai Building. Nada has been busy putting together
a great day for us to greet our new and old friends. Come
hungry; pizza will be served. Katan membership is open
to all Jewish children entering kindergarten through
2nd grade. Tentative dates for Katan meetings for the
rest of 2012 are as follows: September 9th, October 14th,
November 4th, and December 9th.
Pre-Kadima will open their year on September 24th at
6:00 at the Chai Building. Eric invites everyone to greet
their old and new friends, eat pizza and help plan for an
exciting year of Pre Kadima. Pre Kadima is open to all
3rd, 4th, and 5th grade Jewish kids. Tentative dates for Pre
Kadima for the rest of 2012 are as follows: September
24th, October 22nd, November 12th and December 10th.
Kadima will have their opening bash with pizza on
September 10th at 7:00 at the Chai. Eric once again
cannot wait to get the party started. Join Eric and all
your new and old friends to schmooze, eat and make
plans for a great year. Kadima is open to all middle
schoolers; it meets twice a month and gets to go to great
regional programs to meet Jewish kids in 6th, 7th and 8th
grades from all over New Jersey. Tentative dates for
Kadima for the rest of 2012 are as follows: September
10th, October 15th and 29th, November 5th and 19th, and
December 3rd and 17th.
MUSY the Hagalil Chapter Excellence is looking
forward to welcoming home our new advisor, Allison
Godlewicz. Allsion was an active MUSY and regional
USYer and is a proud past president. She has also served
as youth assistant both in high school and college, a
camp counselor and a swim instructor. She is currently
pursuing her PhD in audiology. We are so happy to have
Allison join us.
Danielle, Jenna, Evan, Cori, Samantha, Ashley, Allison,
Lissette and I look forward to greeting all of our incoming
freshmen at our opening program on September 13th at
7:00 and the rest of our MUSY family at 7:30 at the Main
Building. There will be ice cream, ice breakers and
more. MUSY is open to all Jewish High Schoolers and
we have meetings on Thursday night and we get to do
really cool stuff with teenagers from all over New Jersey
and beyond!
The Youth Department is always looking for adults to
get involved and join the Youth Commission. Youth
Commission assists with all the programs throughout
the year so we are able to offer the best in Youth
programming. Our first Youth Commission meeting
is September 24th at 7:30 at the Chai. If you are
interesting in getting involved and making a difference
with our youth, please contact Michelle Riklan, Youth
Vice President at 732-761-9910.
Dates to Remember:
MUSY - September 13th, 20th and 27th
Kadima - September 10th
PreKadima – September 24th
Katan – September 9th
If I can answer any questions call me at 732-536-2303,
ext 124 or email me at lsolomon@mjcnj.com. You can also
always check the Youth hotline at 732-536-2303, ext 302
the Temple website or the Temple weekly email for all
up to date programming dates.
Happy Sweet New Year to you and yours from me and
mine,
Lori Solomon
Youth Director
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Fundraising
Scrounging for the right words to inspire our
congregation to embrace this year’s fundraising
objectives, I found myself reading some excellent
quotes online ranging from Dr. Seuss -- “Unless
someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is
going to get better. It’s not.” -- To Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. “Everybody can be great, because anybody
can serve…You don’t have to know the second theory
of thermodynamics. You only need a heart full of
grace. A soul generated by love.” I was personally
drawn to a quote by Anne Frank: “How wonderful it is
that nobody need wait a single moment before starting
to improve the world.”
Congregation Ohev Shalom is a strong community that
consistently comes together to do great things. Within
this Temple Topics edition, congregation leaders and
volunteers are reaching out to you and your families to
participate in the noble effort of improving the world.
Mitzvah Day, Blood Drives, Food Drives and many
other events are being planned for the year around
Social Action.
Fundraising efforts which directly benefit Ohev Shalom,
are effectively, another form of Social Action. A strong
fund-raising effort provides the means to enhance
programming and learning initiatives, advertising
and membership initiatives, building funds, hardship
provisions and so much more. It is very important for
the ongoing functioning as a congregation.
So, we need your help. We need your ideas, your
creativity and your energy. In order to continue our
fundraising success we are hoping to explore ideas
that the congregation truly wants to share in and enjoy.
The committee is planning to build on fundraising
efforts that have been successful in the past, such as
the Wall of Honor and Journal (undertaken every other
year). Whereas these core initiatives are important, the
Committee wants to bring “fun” into our fundraising
efforts. Last year’s Comedy Night, Casino Night and
Shaloch Manos gift-basket sharing are all examples of
this.
New ideas are being considered by the committee as
of this writing. Musical concerts including top-notch
outside performers (Cantor Krieger has connections)
mixed with performances by our children coming
from our pre-school and educational programs; family
oriented social gatherings (i.e. movie nights and
karaoke) have been suggested as well.
Please keep the ideas and the energy coming. Persons
seeking to join the committee should provide their
names, email addresses and telephone numbers to
mchowsky@gmail.com. Persons interested in sharing
their ideas should reach out to Mitch Konichowsky,
Michael Ringel or Barry Lurie (mchowsky@gmail.com,
mringel@stratelgiesforwealth.com, barrylurie18@aol.
com).
Come join us in making this year one of the most
productive, rewarding and fulfilling years that you and
your family have had as members of Ohev Shalom.
Better still, let’s have fun along the way as we strive to
improve our community together.
L’ShanaTova
Mitchell Konichowsky
Fundraising VP
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Temple Topics
Social Action
Social Action Committee
Hopefully you have had a restful summer and are ready
to gear up for an exciting year of community goodwill.
We will kick off the year with our High Holiday Food
Drive to benefit the Monmouth and Ocean County
FoodBank. Mark your calendars for Mitzvah Day on
Sunday, October 14th! We are looking to increase our
participation so be on the lookout for more information.
Food and clothing collections are planned once again
and we will need plenty of volunteers to help. Look
for more information as the year continues about our
popular programs like the Chanukah Adopt-a-family or
Passover Kosher Meals-on-Wheels programs.
There are many ways for you and your family to get
involved -- volunteer your time, become a committee
member, lead a project of your own or donate to the
Steinkohl Fund. Regular monthly meetings will begin
soon. Please email me if you would like to join the SAC
committee at salantc@hotmail.com. I look forward to
working with you!
Best,
Cindy Salant
Social Action Committee Chair, on behalf of the SAC
THE CONGREGATION AND BOARD
OF DIRECTORS OFFER OUR DEEPEST
CONDOLENCES TO THE FOLLOWING
FAMILIES:
Leslie Schrager
on the passing of her father, Arthur Sitner
Elinor Goldlberg
on the passing of her mother, Sarah Zandman
Jay Solomon
on the passing of his mother, Eileen Gilman
Teri Levinson
on the passing of her mother, Eileen Gilman
Jodi Greene
on the passing of her grandmother,
Tamara Herskowitz
Dr. Carol Kornmehl
on the passing of her brother, Marcus Lipshitz
Paul Wolfman
on the passing of his brother, Marvin Wolfman
Thank you to the following
congregants who sponsored a Kiddush:
Robert Broman
on the passing of his sister, Ellen Weinberg Broman
Carol and Jeff Madan for sponsoring the Kiddush lunch
on July 21st in honor of the August wedding of their
children, Jeff and Josie Madan.
Michele Rogers
on the passing of her father, Joseph Beinhorn
Sue and Allen Holeman and Lisa and Mel Aurbach for
sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat on Friday night, July 6th in
honor of the baby naming of their granddaughter, Emma
Juliet Holeman.
Sherry Stearn
on the passing of her mother, Selma Goodman
Irving, Noah and Jennifer Cohen for sponsoring a
Kiddush in memory of Lynda Cohen.
Linda and Marvin Glickstein for sponsoring the Kiddush
lunch on August 4th in honor of the Aufruf of their son
and daughter-in-law, David and Rachel Glickstein.
Nat Handlin for sponsoring the Kiddush lunch on August
11th in memory of his beloved wife, Beatrice Handlin.
The Kaplan Family for sponsoring a Kiddush in August
in memory of Jennie Kaplan.
Sheila and Stanley Mandel for sponsoring the Kiddush
on September 22nd in honor of their 50th Wedding
Anniversary in August.
Ros Perlow
on the passing of her mother, Marion Katz
Andrea Miller
on the passing of her father, Fred Tunis
Amy Hymanson
on the passing of her father, Richard Gross
Anne Broman
on the passing of her brother, Harold Nass
The Schwartz Family
on the passing of beloved congregant, Morty Schwartz
High Holiday Food Drive!
September 16 - September 26
MJC Social Action Committee is running a food drive to
benefit the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties.
Your help is needed! Please place your items in the
designated synagogue or Chai building blue bins.
Items needed: (non - perishable)
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Canned Tuna
Canned Fruit
Canned Vegetables
Instant Potatoes
Canned and Dry Soup
Peanut Butter
Jelly
Canned Beans
Canned Juices
Sip -size Juices
Hot and Cold Cereal
Nonperishable Milk
NO GL
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JARS
PLEAS
E!
Did you know that…
• 1 in 10 people require emergency food in Monmouth and Ocean Counties?
• 2 out of every 5 people who receive emergency food are children?
• Last year, the FoodBank provided almost 7 million pounds of food to people in need through
over 260 pantries, soup kitchens and other food programs in our two counties.
• For every $5 donated, the FoodBank can distribute $30 worth of food to needy families.
Temple Topics
Israel Affairs
Shalom from the Israel Affairs Committee (IAC):
In the almost two years since the IAC was revived, it’s
become firmly established within the MJC Community
and has run a number of successful activities. We are
beginning the fiscal year with a clear direction, defined
goals and a good working budget. Before I tell you what
to expect in the months ahead, let me extend a huge
Todah Rabah to the 115 MJC Marchers who paraded up
5th Avenue on June 3rd. Our ten foot banner and bright
lime green T-shirts with the logo “Its Grape to be in
Israel”, one of the suggested themes for 2012, were clearly
visible on the live broadcast and internet streaming
(celebrateisraelny.org/brdcst.html). We are between the
01:00:35 hour/minute/second mark and 1:01:50 on the
video so look for the two segments showing our lime
green T-shirts.
Planned Events for 2012 - 2013:
Israel Movie Nights – Entertaining & Informative
Last year we had six movie nights and will be expanding
to eight events. The first one will have already been held
in late August before this newsletter, but hopefully some
of you read your e-mails and joined us. Once Shabbat is
over earlier which is in October, we’ll switch to Saturday
evenings. In the next month we plan to publish dates
though next June. All films are produced by Israelis,
in Hebrew with sub-titles and explore diverse themes
including drama, comedy, historical events, a look at
Israel society, etc. Refreshments are provided so watch
for upcoming dates. FREE to MJC members and $7 at
the door for non-members. Let’s grow the numbers from
our average fifty attendees to double that.
Celebrate Israel Parade 2013 – Show Your Support for
Israel
The date for next year is June 2nd so mark your calendars
and plan your social life around it. Life Cycle events and
other things do come up but try to reserve it. I’m sure
some people are thinking, hey we just did this so why the
rush. If every person that said “If I had only known but
we already made plans” or “what Parade” could have
joined us, there would have been well over 200 people.
The IAC will again be working with our Education
Director and Hebrew School children, to make posters
once we know the theme. We are striving for greater
family involvement this year with the kids making the
posters as before, but this time getting more families to
march. It’s a shame when the kids work so hard on the
posters and banners, then don’t get to march. Watch for
updates.
Pro-Active – Pro-Israel Curriculum – An Adult
Education Course
Many of you have never known a world without Israel.
Your age will determine if you can recall being glued to
the radio or TV during the War of Independence, the
Yom Kippur War, Lebanon Offense in 2006 and other
military conflicts that have defined the political situation
in the Middle East. There are possibly two generations
that cannot explain in an informed manner, why we
need a Jewish State, what has been accomplished over
the years, discuss the politics of the region and other
related topics. Should we be concerned as Jews? Your
IAC believes the answer is yes.
The question then is how to educate and inform without
years of study. How can we provide a basic understanding
of some of these topics? How can we prepare our college
bound adults to deal with Israel Apartheid Day and ProPalestinian rallies on campuses?
We are excited to announce that after a lot of research
we found and acquired a program originated by
Melitz in Jerusalem (melitz.org.il), which provides an
excellent overview in six sessions. MJC is the first Jewish
organization in the US to offer this program, which is
being funded by a $2,300 grant from United Synagogues
of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) under the Ma’alot
program. Fifty-nine synagogues applied and only eleven
received awards. That shows the perceived value of this
program to the Jewish Community.
In mid-November we plan to start a six week Adult
Education course, probably on Wednesday evenings.
Parts of the curriculum will also be incorporated into the
High Hebrew High program and where applicable, into
the Hebrew School. Then we’ll open this program to the
community with a weekend offering, over a Saturday
afternoon and Sunday in the late January or early
February time frame. Yes it is an ambitious undertaking
and your involvement will make this a success. Look
for more information during the High Holidays and in
future e-mails and mailings. The full course description
is included in this newsletter.
As always, we could use more people on the IAC.
Meetings are held monthly and we do have to staff
these various activities. We could also use a few more
instructors. Please contact me at julesdcohn@aol.com
if you are interested in joining or just helping out as
needed.
Jules
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Sukkot-Monday, October 1st and Tuesday, October 2nd
Come Shake your Lulav and Etrog in the Synagogue
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YOUTH GROUP ROCKS!
MJC proudly sends the biggest delegation of
Kadimaniks, MUSYers and Staff to Hagalil’s
Encampment
THE FLEISCHER FUND IS PROUD TO PRESENT
THE
IN CONCERT
ON MITZVAH DAY
OCTOBER 14, 2012, 4:00PM
AT MARLBORO JEWISH CENTER
DETAILS TO FOLLOW…
Temple Topics
Camp
Camp MJC provided great fun and memories for the
summer of 2012! The building was filled with the
excitement of happy children singing and laughing.
Once again we offered many choices of hours, days and
weeks. The majority of the campers attended our eight
week program. Our summer program which began on
Monday, June 25thand concluded on Friday, August 17th
was a huge success.
We let our imaginations run wild with a great variety of
themes: Fun at the Beach, A Jungle Safari, Pirates on the
High Seas and Clowns in the Circus.
Camp MJC had many fun filled days. The children
enjoyed a horse and carriage ride and outside water
activities which included our sprinkler park and water
tables. Everyone enjoyed going on a Pirate Adventure
searching for buried treasure! Picture Day brought out
the best in everyone with smiles all around! On Fridays
we celebrated outdoors with our “Sandbox Shabbat.”
For a grand finale an ice cream truck arrived to the
delight of the children.
A special thank you to a dedicated staff: Stephanie Brent,
Shari Caceda, Beverly Flax, Barbara Godlewicz, Sharon
Rieders, Allison Sankovsky, Sivia Schneider, Nadine
Sherman, Ellen Terr, Shari Weiss and Hollie Kaplan.
We also had an exceptional group of Junior Counselors
and volunteers to assist the teachers: Taylor Brent, Jill
D’Auria, Eliana Greenberg, Jake Kaplan, Melissa
Martin, Jordan Pins, Ilana Resnick, and Alyssa Stern.
It was a pleasure to work with such a warm and devoted
staff. Thank you!
Robin Stallon
Summer Camp Coordinator
Men’s Club
The MJC Men’s Club would like to wish L’Shana Tova
to everyone for a happy, safe and prosperous New Year.
The Men’s Club board has a full slate of activities planned
for our 2012-2013 year. We believe they are truly exciting
and will appeal to all male congregants. If you have
never participated in Men’s Club, this is the year to do
it. We have events for all segments of the congregation
to participate in. We have programs for men and their
children, men and their spouses, or just men. All of our
events are driven to get Jewish men involved in Jewish
life, enrich the lives of members, and to provide value
and assistance to MJC.
We will be building the Sukkah for Marlboro Day on
Sunday September 9th. Then we will build the Sukkahs at
the Chai and the main building Sunday September 23rd.
Later in the fall, we will have our annual Sunday BBQ at
the Chai, and our Man of the Year dinner. As usual, we
will have compelling speakers and other programming
throughout the year. New for this year, there will be a
once monthly bowling league starting in October.
To participate in Men’s Club all you need to do is show
up! Please look for Men’s Club membership material in
your mailbox soon, and mail back your enrollment right
away so you won’t miss anything. Most importantly
provide your email address so we can keep you up to date
on our events. Annual dues of $36 covers expenses for
our activities and your membership in the Federation Of
Jewish Men’s Clubs.
We plan to post our calendar of events for this year on
the Temple’s web site under the Men’s Club section. We
will be updating it throughout the year, as we identify
our breakfast meeting speakers and add other activities.
If you have not yet provided us with your email, please
e-mail me at lenwhitman@gmail.com so you can be included
in our list.
Remember, Men’s Club membership does not take much
time. You can join us for just a single event to try it out,
or attend everything. If you have any questions or would
like to learn more, contact any of our board members:
Lance Adelson, Eric Bonett, Elliott Brown, Alan
Greenberg, Larry Josephs, Steve Landau, Paul Petto,
Howard Shafran, Allan Solomon, Steve Solomon and
Len Whitman. Again, please do not hesitate to contact us
at anytime. We look forward to seeing you at our events.
Len Whitman
Men’s Club President
MJC 4TH GRADER CREATES ANTI-BULLYING INITIATIVE
Marc Singer is going into fourth grade at the Frank J Dugan Elementary School as well as the
fourth grade at MJC. In January of this year, Marc completed writing a document titled “The
Kidstitution,” an anti bullying manifesto written from a kid’s point of view. It can be seen on his
website: www.kidstitution.com.
The inspiration for this document was Marc’s older brother Spencer (see picture below of Marc
and Spencer). Spencer is autistic and Marc is concerned that he will be bullied. His goal is to
raise awareness about bullying through the website and by gaining signatures for the site’s
petition. He has met with the Marlboro Board of Education and Town Council and has obtained
more than 500 signatures from children, parents, teachers and others who want to see bullying
stop. He has also emailed Governor Christie, Senators Lautenberg and Menendez, Representative
Holt and State Senator Joe Kyrillos asking for their support. His dream is to present this
someday in the near future at the White House.
Thanks to Mayor Hornik, Marc will be in the mayor’s tent on Marlboro Day so that he can
obtain additional signatures. His goal is to speak with as many organizations and people as he
can and get their support. Please sign his petition at Marlboro Day on September 9, or go to the
website.
Marc can be reached via email at kidstitution@gmail.com. Marc, we support and admire you!
Thank you for doing a great mitzvah for Spencer and for all of us!
Rabbi Pont
Temple Topics
5773 Happy New Year Greetings
Harriet and Howard Abel & Family
Elaine and Stephen Adler & Family
Alan and Lorraine Alterman
Sigmund and Diane Amster
Ruth and Jack Appel & Family
Lela and Nathan Barbanel & Family
Andrea, Scott, Naomi and Aliza Barnett
Ruth Barry & Family
Don, Marci, Jared, Scott, and Brandon Bayer
Cantor Neil and Joy Ben-Isvy and Family
Leslie, Steven, Daniel, Shira and Ethan Berlin
Carolyn and Howard Bernstein & Family
Shelley and Stuart Bernstein
Gerald and Roslyn Blumenfeld
Paulette and Lou Bogdanoff & Family
Susan and Stuart Bokser & Family
Arlene and David Brody and Family
Lori and Elliott Brown & Family
Robyn, Dean, Melissa and Jared Brown
Bruce and Laurie Bzura & Family
Jill, Joel, Justin, Eric and Carly Bzura
Larry and Sandy Cains & Family
The Cammeyer Family
Rena and Murray Cautin & Family
Gertrude Bookstaver Clair
Sandy, Eric, Brett and Lindsay Cohen
Leigh, Seth, Mariel and Cayla Crystall
Genia and Mel Danzig & Family
Joni & Alan Davis and Family
Deb and Adam Dictrow & Family
Renee’ and Ronnie Dictrow & Family
Jan, Ron, Jared and Zach Dubin
Kenneth and Marilyn Eisenberg
Marvin and Meryl Elfant & Family
Lisa and Stuart Elfenbein & Family
Toby and Paul Elkin & Family
Shirley, Vernon, Michael and Daniel Estreicher
Trudi and Harvey Feinman & Family
Sheryl and Sheldon Feinland & Family
Merle and Jerry Feldstein & Family
Harriet and Sam Feldman & Family
Libby and Stephen Feldman & Family
Sylvia and Ed Fleischer
Myra and Barry Freundel & Family
Barbara and Bert Friedeman & Family
Mitchell, Francine, Jenna and Michael Garson
Ruth and Marc Gaswirth & Family
Stacey and Adam Gaynor & Family
Dr. & Mrs. Jesse Gelband & Family
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Geller & Family
The Gerstenfeld Family
Linda, Marvin, Sarah, David and Rachel Glickstein
Barbara, Barry, Allison and Andrew Godlewicz
Steven and Shelley Goldberg & Family
Edward and Jackie Goldstein
Claudia and Frank Goodman & Family
Sharon and Robert Goodman & Family
The Grafstein Family
Elyse and Larry Gray & Family
David, Nadine, Mitchell and Jayson Green
Lew and Ana Greenstein & Family
Sid Green & Family
Cynthia and Stuart Green & Family
Dana, Aaron, Josh and Sarah Greenberg
Phyllis and Harry Greenberg
Arline and Hy Grossman & Family
Bonnie and Jay Handwerker & Family
Nat Handlin & Family
Marilyn and Howard Heiss & Family
Rachel, Lee, Dara and Jared Heiss
Karen and Robert Helfgott & Family
Michele, Marc, Mara and Matthew Herling
Sue and Allen Holeman & Family
The Horowitz Family
Norma and Gary Hyman & Family
Amy, Jerry, Samantha and Evan Hymanson
Paul and Isabel Jacob & Family
The Jay Family
Susan and Harvey Joseph & Family
The Kansky Family
Esther Kaplan & Family
Carrie, Brian, Lauren and Jared Kessler
Joanne and Ira Kirschner & Family
Susan, Jeffrey, Evan & Lauren Kirsch
Rebecca Klein & Family
Yael and Ira Kleinman & Family
Linda and Alan Knepper
The Kornhauser Family
The Kowalski Family-Carol, Sam, Elliot, Rachel &
Adam
Jan, Martin, Michael and Adam Krupnick
The Kumer Family
Caryn, Avi, Matthew, Zachary, Daniel & Jacob
Labkovski
Robin and Marten Ladman & Family
Iris and Andrew Landau & Family
Laura, Steven, Michelle and Brittany Landau
Isaac, Joy, Adam and Stefanie Lederman
Sol and Lee Leibel & Family
Barbara and Norman Leiderman & Family
Loretta and Ira Lenner & Family
Marc and Tema Lesser and Sandi Levy & Families
Denise and Larry Levine Family
Linda Levine
Ronnie, Pamela, Jordan and Tyler Levy
Ellen, Isaac, Samantha & Joshua Levy
5773 Happy New Year Greetings
Lillian K. Lieberman & Family
Arthur and Sheila Lopater & Family
Iris and Barry Lurie & Family
Carol and Jeffrey Madan & Family
Helen and Bruce Madnick & Family
Barry and Rolene Magid
Stanley and Sheila Mandel & Family
Randee, Joel, Hallie and Jared Mandelbaum
Carol and Ed Marder & Family
Stan and Diane Mayer & Family
Barbara and Howard Meller & Family
Miriam Metzger & Family
Thelma Meyer & Family
Barbara Michaels & Family
Shari and Danny Miller & Family
Ronald, Leslie, Seth and Jennifer Minsky
Ruth, Steven, Lauren and Matt Nadler
Barbara Nass and Michael Slotnick
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Neugeboren & Family
Lee and Jim Newman
Roberta and Mitchell Newman & Family
Shelly and Harvey Nortman & Family
Carl and Judy Olesh, Matthew & Family
Cindy Padnis & Family
Dr. Mark and Heather Pass & Family
Shari, Jeff, Lexi and Jordan Paul
Edy and Jerry Perelson
Fran and Marty Pickus & Family
Howard, Tara, Sarah, Jake & Emma Plotkin
Joy and Martin Pollack & Children
Janet and Herb Pont
Susan and Gerald Post & Family
Anita and Leonard Prager
Laura and Alan Rader & Family
Seymour Rankowitz
Barry and Shelly Ratner & Family
Lois and David Ratner & Family
Ellen and Allan Rebold & Family
Lee, Liz, David and Mia Reingold
Nancy and Jay Rheingold & Family
Kelli and Alan Richman & Family
Bennet, Robyn, Scott and Shana Robbins
Rosaline Robinson
Ann and Nathan Rogers & Family
Lori, Alan, Blake and Alexa Rogolsky
Roberta and S. Keith Rosenthal
Sheila and Gene Rouff & Family
Bonnie and Jay Sachs & Family
Debbie and Richard Sacket & Family
Robin and Jeffrey Sacks & Families
Cindy, Eric, Hanna & Sydney Salant
Rita Sales
Reva and Bob Salman
Rise and Joel Samit & Family
Diane and Stuart Schauman & Family
Sylvia Schechter & Family
Shirley and Jacob Scheinhartz & Family
Judi and David Schlesinger & Family
Cheryl, Mark, Ross and Noah Schneider
Reba Schneiderman & Family
Rikki and Ira Schopin & Family
Dr. and Mrs. Philip Schrager & Family
Jay Seliber & Family
The Seligman Family and Frieda Lipschitz
Joan and Bob Shapiro & Family
Ed and Liz Shashoua & Family
Robyn and Fred Shechter & Family
Arlene and Richard Sherman & Family
Michelle and Wayne Sherman & Family
Robin and Steven Sherwin & Family
Arlene, Steven, Jesse, and Joshua Silverman
Monica, Adam, Spencer and Marc Singer
Sandy and Howard Singer & Family
Rita and Richard Singer & Family
Judy, Mark, Eric & Jaime Sivin
Robin, Ira, Alex and Jeremy Slad
Lisa, Jason, Brandon and Jacob Sobel
Phyllis and Allan Sobel & Family
Rhonda and Allan Solomon & Family
Jay, Lori and Matt Solomon
Linda and Marty Spector & Family
Linda and Robert Spirn & Family
Lenny, Debbie, Bobby, Ryan & Jonathan Staloff
Sherry and Richard Stearn & Family
Natalie and Ernest Stein & Family
Irving and Eleanor Stein
Joel and Amy Steinberg & Family
Harriet and Conrad Strohl & Family
Claire and William Tanzer & Family
Nan, Harris, Alyssa and Ian Targovnik
Evy, Ed & Alissa Telchin
Toby and Andy Tepper & Family
Robin and Harvey Tuerack & Family
Randi and Jay Vodofsky & Family
Elissa and Arnold Wadler & Family
The Wallack Family
Nat and RonnieWeil
Andrea and Ken Wendler & Family
The Werther Family
Hank and Shelley Wisel & Family
Bonnie and Stanley Wolf & Family
Mikki and Paul Wolfman & Family
Rita and Len Zimmerman & Family
Alan, Amy, Jessica and Danielle Zwerin
Temple Topics
Second Generation
Second Generation strives to make sure that the
Holocaust is never forgotten and that it will never happen
again. Second Generation works towards expanding
existing educational efforts about the history and lessons
of the Holocaust, and the richness of Jewish life before
the Second World War.
The American philosopher George Santayana has
warned that those who forget history are condemned
to repeat it. Remembering can instill caution, fortify
restraint, and protect against future evil or indifference.
The sense of outrage in the face of the Holocaust
expressed in the declaration “Never Again” - neither
to the Jewish people nor to any other people - must be
informed by an understanding of what happened and
why.
Seventy three years ago the darkest, most murderous
moment of history was unleashed, and the voices of
freedom and justice were still. Sadly, those voices were
mute as Nazi persecution became increasingly intense,
widespread and systematic, culminating in a campaign
of extermination against Europe’s Jews. When the
slaughter was over, six million Jews had been killed.
Those who survived the killing camps tell us that as
many of those people were being slaughtered, their last
words were “Remember us. Remember us.”
The Holocaust Remembrance Fund was established
by Second Generation to promote awareness of the
Holocaust. The fund was created to expand existing
educational efforts about the history and lessons of the
Holocaust, and the richness of Jewish life before the
Second World War. The Holocaust Remembrance
Fund was also used to create our Holocaust Memorial
at Marlboro Jewish Center, which was dedicated on
April 18, 2004. Donations to this Fund will be greatly
appreciated.
If there are any Holocaust survivors, descendants of
survivors, and/or family members who possess artifacts
or photos relating to the Holocaust or the period prior to
or immediately after the Holocaust, we would appreciate
it if you would contact us.
Second Generation is involved in various programming
and educational activities, including Kristallnacht,
Yellow Candle and Yom HaShoah related programs.
Everyone is invited and encouraged to join. We want to
hear your ideas, thoughts and visions.
If you are interested in joining or obtaining more
information about Second Generation, please call the
synagogue office at 732-536-2300 or contact me at 732972-0259.
Linda, Sarah, David, Rachel and I wish everyone a
Happy and Healthy New Year. L’Shanah Tovah!
Marvin Glickstein
President – Second Generation
Belated Holocaust
Remembrance
in memory of
Oscar Braun
Sherry and Russell Cammeyer & Family
in memory of
The Barber Family
The Mandelbaum Family
Bereavement Group
An Introduction to Lost & Found Bereavement
Support
The advancement of bereavement support groups can be
attributed in no small part to feelings of commonality,
which serve therapeutically for most individuals. The
sharing of common experiences and feelings cannot
develop in individual counseling. Group participants
realize that they are not alone, that others have felt as
they do and have moved to another plateau.
Participants not only discuss their feelings, but everyday
issues that are common to each member of the group.
Within the safety of the group, participants are exposed
to various emotions; anger, sadness, disappointment,
fear, loneliness, etc. and learn from each other.
The MJC Lost and Found Bereavement Support group
meets on the last Sunday of the month at 9:30am 11:00am at the Marlboro Jewish Center. For information
call Rabbi Pont at MJC 732-536-2300.
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Selichot Program
On Saturday evening September 8th at 8:30 pm in the
Chai building, we will be showing an incredibly
beautiful Israeli movie called Unetaneh Tokef just prior
to the Selichot Service. Our adult choir will participate
in the service.
What happens to a small close-knit community when 11
of its members are buried in one day? What forms of
mourning and meaning are available to this community,
when religion is foresworn? And when the 11 men all
died fighting for Israel in the Yom Kippur war, how
should their secular kibbutz now relate to Yom Kippur?
This moving documentary follows the trauma of Kibbutz
Beth Hashita, and how composer Yair Rosenblum
contributes through his music a way for the kibbutz to
find an authentic Jewish Israeli voice for their pain.
In 1973, the Yom Kippur War traumatized all of Israeli
society, but no more so than Kibbutz Beth Hashita,
a small secular kibbutz in the north of Israel. Eleven
members of Beth Hashita fell in battle. From then
on, the kibbutz was forced to search for the ritual and
forms of remembrance that were authentic to a secular
community. In 1990, Israeli composer Yair Rosenblum
came to live on Kibbutz Beth Hashita. He was moved
by their ceremonies and wanted to contribute. He
composed a new melody to the liturgical poem Unetaneh
Tokef, which was a traditional part of the High Holiday
service. This powerful and far-reaching melody became
one of the central focuses of the holiday.
This documentary reviews the process that Rosenblum
underwent when composing the new melody and delves
into the questions and memories that kibbutz members
carry with them.
Unetaneh Tokef explores the role of ritual, tradition and
creativity in coming to terms with loss and the vagaries
of the human condition. At the same time, the film
gives us a poignant glimpse into the nature of an Israeli
community driven and wounded by love of the land, of
the community and of the State of Israel in a time of war.
JOEL BORNSTEIN
PRESIDENT
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Temple Topics
Primetimers
The Primetimers have been busy with many activities. My apologies for not sharing our happenings more often. In
July, we saw the play “42nd Street” with thirty attendees. It was just delightful. For our next event in August we saw
the play “Dam Yankees” in Deal at the Axelrod Theater.
We have very interesting speakers joining us to make us aware of various important subjects related to the improvement
of our day to day living. Our speaker in August was from the Jewish Family and Vocational Services. He spoke
about the many health frauds that are happening now. He will join us again to update health information at other
times. In September we will be honored with our own Rabbi Pont offering us words of wisdom.
New members are always welcome to join Primetimers. I am looking forward to seeing our current members.
Primetimers are a group of seniors 55 plus (young). Our goal is to socialize and be exposed to events that enrich our
lives.
Have a Happy and Healthy New Year!
Phoebe Dichner
Belated Roll Of Remembrance
in memory of
Sheri Brown
Andrew Brown
Ruth Brown
Joseph Epstein
Sarah Epstein
Joseph Levine
Mary Levine
Pearl Krause
Arthur Krause
Sherry and Russell Cammeyer &
Family
in memory of
Esther Cammeyer
Bernard Cammeyer
Szyja Mandelbaum
Willie Mandelbaum
Anna Kaplan
Morris Barber
Samson Mandelbaum
Regina Him
Dr. Michael and Debra Fleischer
& Family
in memory of
Sol Schmeltzer
George Fleischer
Helene Gulkis
in memory of
Jerry Gulkis
Nathan Berg
Fannie Berg
Harry Gulkis
Mary Gulkis
Shirley Lipson
Denise and Larry Levine
in memory of
Louis Ruby Meyerson
Evan and Carrie Maltese
in memory of
Carl Gutterman
The Mandelbaum Family
in memory of
Saul J. Ganz
Etta Ganz
Morris Mandelbaum
Minna Mandelbaum
Ellen Silliman
Maurice Moresque
Eva Moresque
Beatrice Sacher
Julius Sacher
Anita and Leonard Prager
in memory of
Esther Prager
Michael Prager
Martin Prager
Lillian Shames
Louis Shames
Bennet and Robyn Robbins, Scott
and Shana
in memory of
Sol Robbins
Evelyn Robbins
The Skolnik Family
in memory of
Jean Skolnik
Harry Skolnik
The Tyson Family
in memory of
Debra Morgenbesser
Morton Tyson
SAVE THE DATE!
Acclaimed Author, Anita Diamant to Visit MJC
During a weekend visit to this area (November 2 - 4), Anita Diamant, author of The Red Tent will be
visiting Marlboro Jewish Center and talking about: Judaism as a Pathway to Spiritual Meaning. She
will share a personal account of how living in “Jewish time” has provided a source of meaning in her
life, where the landmarks along the way include lifecycle events, the annual round of Jewish holidays,
and the way Judaism infuses the everyday. Her talk will take place after Shabbat Morning services and
lunch on November 3rd.
In addition to her visit with us, and in partnership with Monmouth Reform Temple and St. Georges
Church by the Sea, Ms. Diamant will give a series of lectures that weekend on various topics. Ms.
Diamant’s visit will start at Monmouth Reform Temple on Friday evening, November 2nd with a 1-1
interview after Erev Shabbat services entitled: “Pitching My Tent.” Her visit will culminate Sunday
morning, November 4th, at St. Georges Church by the Sea in Rumson, where she will talk specifically
about her first book, The Red Tent.
We are thrilled to have Ms. Diamant visit our synagogue. We are planning some events leading up to
the first weekend in November including a joint book club to discuss The Red Tent at Monmouth Reform
Temple. Look for more information in the coming weeks. If you would like to be a sponsor, or have
ideas on how to build excitement about, and participation in, this event please talk with Rabbi Pont or
Beth Banks Cohn.
To register: www.anitadiamant.eventbrite.com
Special Community Book Club: Book: The Red Tent
Monmouth Reform Temple
October 18, 2012 - 7pm
Contact Beth Cohn at bjbanks829@aol.com if you are interested in attending the book club.
HEBREW SCHOOL FAMILIES
If your child was born in September, Please come and join us for Friday Night Services September 7th at 7:30PM. We will celebrate your child’s birthday with a song and cake. Grandparents and siblings are invited too! September 2012 - Page 29
Temple Topics
Pro-Active – Pro-Israel Curriculum for Adult Education
Presented by the Israel Affairs Committee
Overview:
Jews in non-Jewish environments often find themselves in the role of Israel advocate, frequently against their
will. As identified Jews they can be called to account for events in the Middle East by their peers and even sometimes their teachers. Whether they resist this role or embrace it, they may lack the knowledge and skills necessary
to engage in these issues.
This is not a typical advocacy course but a program that focuses on identity and knowledge. The situation in
Israel is complex and requires responses that explore subtle differences. A categorical “Israel is always right”
is no more convincing than depicting Israel as the source of all problems in the Middle East. A more effective
and more intellectually honest approach must:
• Relate to the Jewish identity of the participant and in a non-prescriptive way, address the place of Israel within
that identity.
• Empower people with knowledge by demystifying the political situation and present Israeli perspectives.
• Encourage debate around the complex dilemmas that Israel faces. Show that the issues are not simple and that
there are many ways of looking at the same events. When we succeed in raising the debate above slogans, we
are more successful at changing minds.
• Encourage ongoing learning and provide the tools and resources for participants to access information in the
future.
Course Goals:
• For participants to be able to develop and articulate their personal vision and relationship to Israel and Zionism
• To provide participants with the knowledge and confidence to share these in a non-Jewish environment
Course Outline:
Session One – Identity
This session looks at questions of identity and focuses in on Jewish aspects to the individuals’ identity. We will
consider the place of Israel in the identity of the American Jewish Adult and Teen. Then explore how important
the land of Israel is and has been in their Jewish identity and the role it plays in their personal identity. We’ll
discuss whether this is a positive or a negative. Some of the questions explored include:
• How do I define myself – what words do I use
• How important to me are the various facets of my identity; being a teenager, being a man/woman, being a
Jew, being American, being right wing/left wing, Zionist, Conservative, an oldest child/youngest child etc.
• Where does ‘Jew’ come in the list of different MEs?
• How important was the land of Israel in Jewish identity over time (direction of prayer, Seder, holidays
etc.)?
• How important is the land and the State of Israel in modern American Jewish identity (Birthright, USY
Pilgrimage, aliyah, Israel in the news)?
• How important is the land of Israel and the State of Israel to my identity?
• Is depending on Israel for Jewish identity a good thing or a bad thing? What are the consequences?
• Do I want to be/am I prepared to be identified with Israel just because I am a Jew?
Session Two – Zionism
This session provides a definition of Zionism and looks at different interpretations of what that term means. We’ll
chart the historical development of the movement so participants can understand it. This is very important since
many adults and youth have grown up in a world where Israel is a given. Neither they nor any of the immediate
family recalls the world without the State of Israel. We’ll explore the common connecting points to criticism of
Israel, Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism. Then provide the skills to identify the difference(s) and feel confident
in standing up for yourself when you feel like the line has been crossed. Some of the questions explored include:
• What does Zionism mean?
•
What does Zionism mean to me?
•
Historically why was Zionism necessary? How/Why did it evolve?
•
Am I a Zionist? Why/Why not?
•
When someone attacks Israel how can I tell if that is legitimate criticism, Anti-Zionism or AntiSemitism?
Session Three – The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict 101
This session offers an overview of the Arab-Israeli conflict through the use of maps to explore the history of the
land. We will identify the origins, main themes and historical milestones of the conflict. Some of the questions
explored include:
• When did the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict begin?
• How have Israel’s borders changed over time?
• What were the main repercussions of the six day way?
• What can we expect in the future?
• What is the impact on Israel of the ambiguity in her borders?
Session Four – Constructing and Deconstructing Narratives
Explore the concept of competing narratives. By using two different versions of a historic event you will learn
how to deconstruct and identify their underlying themes. Participants will understand that there isn’t a single
truth, but rather a range of different, competing narratives. The session will close with a discussion about
what to do when one doesn’t agree with the Israeli Government’s actions and policies. Some of the questions
explored include:
• Is there such thing as neutrality or truth?
• What are the core elements of the Palestinian narrative?
• Must I always defend Israel
• What about when I disagree with the Government’s actions
Session Five – Israel Update
This session is an interactive analysis of recent events in Israel, with commentary and background to clarify
issues. It is done using a live linkup to Israel. We’ll look at the issues of the day and have a question and answer
session.
Session Six – Testing our Skills
Participants will have the opportunity to practice the skills of researching, constructing and presenting an argument. Then receive feedback from one another. Your instructor will also provide advice and support to improve
the style and content of their performance. Some of the questions explored include:
• What are the most effective strategies to employ when talking about Israel?
• How can I improve my skills?
Temple Topics
College Connection Program
Child in College…Away or at Home ?
Help keep your child connected to MJC!
We will send mail and goodies.
Please e-mail collegeprogram@mjcnj.com
With the following information:
Child’s name
School Address
(as if you were sending a letter/package to them)
Year of graduation
Even if you provided this information in past years, we
need you to confirm it again. Rosh Hashanah will be our
first mailing, so please send your child’s information as
soon as possible.
Your college student will be receiving 4 packages a year:
Rosh Hashanah, Chanukah or finals in December, Purim,
finals in May.
We are also looking for congregants willing to be a
sponsor for this program by donating mailing costs,
mailing boxes, goodies etc. If you’re interested, please
e-mail us.
Thank you to our sponsors from last year, it was greatly
appreciated!
Thanks,
The College Connection Committee
C e l e b ra t i n g 4 0 + Ye a r s September Calendar of Weekend Services
DATE
SERVICE
TIME
August 31
Friday Night
6:15 pm and 8:00 pm
September 1
Saturday Morning
Saturday Mincha
9:15 am
7:00 pm
September 2
Sunday
9:00 am and 8:15 pm
September 7
Friday Night
6:15 pm and 7:30 pm
September 8
Saturday Morning
Saturday Mincha
Selichot Services
9:15 am
6:45 pm
8:30 pm
September 9
Sunday
9:00 am and 8:15 pm
September 14
Friday Night
6:15 pm and 8:00 pm
September 15
Saturday Morning
Saturday Mincha
9:15 am
7:00 pm
Sept4ember 16
Sunday
9:00 am and 8:00 pm
September 21
Friday Night
6:15 pm and 8:00 pm
September 22
Saturday Morning
Saturday Mincha
9:15 am
6:45 pm
September 23
Sunday Morning
Sunday Evening
9:00 am
8:15 pm
September 28
Friday Night
6:15 pm and 8:00 pm
September 29
Saturday Morning
Saturday Mincha
9:15 am
6:45 pm
September 30
Sunday Morning
Sunday Evening
9:00 am
8:15 pm
Temple Topics
What is Judaism
all about?
Always wondered about your religion?
Thinking about converting to Judaism?
Getting married and want to set up a Jewish home?
Or just curious?
Then this Introduction to Judaism class is for you
Journey around the Jewish world in just 24 weeks!
www.IntroJudaismNJ.com
Three locations in New Jersey
Morristown
Morristown Jewish Center
Wednesday evenings beginning Oct 17, 7-9:30pm
Instructor: Rabbi David Nesson
Hoboken
United Synagogue of Hoboken
Wed. evenings beginning Oct. 24, 7-9:30pm
Instructor: Rabbi Robert Scheinberg
Marlboro
Marlboro Jewish Center
Sun. mornings beginning Oct 14, 10am-12:30pm
Instructor: Rabbi Akiba Lubow
See www.IntroJudaismNJ.com
for additional info and registration for all sites, or
or contact Ellen Nesson, 973-285-9772, ellen.nesson@gmail.com
All classes meet for 24 sessions. This class fulfills many of the educational requirements
towards conversion to Judaism, but interest in conversion is not a prerequisite for the class.
A project of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism and the
Rabbinical Assembly, New Jersey Region
Help us keep our community blood supply safe
BLOOD DRIVE
Marlboro Jewish Center
103 School Road West, Marlboro
Tuesday, October 23rd
from 6:00pm - 10:00pm
For questions or to schedule your
donation appointment please contact
Isabel Jacob 732-996-9945
Or e-mail isabeljacob@remax.net
Walk-in donors are always welcome!!
All donors will be entered into our gift card drawing!!
Don’t Forget:
 Please eat before donating
 All equipment used during the procedure is sterile and disposable.
 Donors must be healthy, 17 years of age or older, and weigh at
least 120 pounds.
Thank you for saving lives!!
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Contributions
Ilene Fleischer Memorial Fund
For the Yahrzeit of:
Elizabeth Tonetsky by Elissa & Arnold Wadler
Matthew Liebman by Sylvia & Ed Fleischer
Tess Sachs by Jay & Bonnie Sachs
Sarah Fleischer by Sylvia & Ed Fleischer
Sidney Decker by the Chaiken Family
Louis Feinland by Sheryl & Sheldon Feinland & Family
Samuel Wadler by Elissa & Arnold Wadler
Ada Kaplan by Richard Kaplan
Roslyn Rubin by Rhea & Jack Karp
Symcha Feldmus by Sandy & Sam Feldmus
Anna Rothman by Ruth Barry
Simon Cohen by Carol and Ed Marder
Bernice Chaiken by Chaiken Family
Harry Rubin by Rhea & Jack Karp
Samuel Bernstein & Sarah Weiner by Stephen & Pat Weiner
Paul Marder by Carol & Ed Marder
In Memory of:
Gaby Kaldor by Ed & Sylvia Fleischer
Eileen Gilman by Arline & Hy Grossman
Eileen Gilman by Robin & Joseph Windman
Eileen Gilman by Ruth & Steven Nadler
Eileen Gilman by Sylvia Ohrwashel
Eileen Gilman by Sylvia & Ed Fleischer
In Honor Of:
Lauren Nadler’s graduation by Bonnie & Jay Sachs
Robin & Jeff Sacks wedding by Sylvia Ohrwashel
Robin & Jeff Sacks wedding by Sylvia & Ed Fleischer
Lauren Nadler’s graduation by Reva & Bob Salman
Ruth Nadler’s special birthday by Sylvia & Ed Fleischer
Matthew Windman’s engagement by Ruth & Steven Nadler
Mikayla Hymanson’s bat mitzvah by Melissa, David, Michael &
Jordon Beth
Speedy recovery of:
Sheryl Feinland by Sylvia & Ed Fleischer
Sheryl Feinland by Nadler Family
Holocaust Remembrance Fund
Louis Afrant by Sylvia & Jay Zimmet
Dorothy Afrant by Sylvia & Jay Zimmet
Vladimier Popik by the Popik Family
Abraham Leigerovich by the Popik Family
Morris Altman by Elizabeth Sternberg
Simon Landau by Meryl and Michael Ginsberg & Family
Chaim Landau by Meryl and Michael Ginsberg & Family
Malka Landau by Meryl and Michael Ginsberg & Family
Ruth Burtzyn by Meryl and Michael Ginsberg & Family
Udla Landau by Meryl and Michael Ginsberg & Family
Dinah Tenzer by the Gertsman Family
Helen Sochaczewsky by Charles & Marlene Labelson
Harry Markus by Gloria & Jesse Gelband
Sylvia Gelber by Marcia Feibusch
David Friedkin by Sylvia Jaffe
In Memory of:
Esther Krosberg by Sonia & Henry Lieberman
Mania Zuckerman by Judy, Gil, Teri & Scott Zuckerman
Phillip Eisenberg by Robin & Joe Windman
Eileen Gilman by Sheila & Arthur Lopater
Uncle Wolf Landau by Meryl Ginsberg
In honor of:
Michelle Karmin’s graduation by Belle & Sheila Kaplan
Shelly & Harvey Nortman’s sons engagement by Judy & Gil
Zuckerman & Family
Leslie & Steve Berlin son’s marriage by Nancy Weisman
Glickstein Family by Judy, Gil, Teri & Scott Zuckerman
Robert and Gabriella Kaldor Memorial Fund
Alan Lopater by Arthur Lopater
Louis Arenofsky by Alan Arens
Dora Levine by Arnold Levine
Julius Ruditsky by Harriet & Sy Ruditsky
Isidore Abel by Howard & Harriet Abel
Robert Lustig by Sandy Levine
In Memory of:
Israel Teitelbaum by Mark Levy
Marcus Lipshitz by Phoebe Dichner
Marcus Lipshitz by Phoebe Dichner & Ozzie Nelson
Philip Eisenberg by Robin & Joe Windman
Israel Teitelbaum by David & Amy Gorenstein
In Memory of Sara Zandman:
John, Darin & Ali Carraher
Sharon & Jay Weiss
Elliot & Beverly Rudick
Tony & Bella Baldo
Carol & Paul Winkler
Hy & Arline Grossman
Reva & Robert Salman
Sylvia Ohrwashel
Laura & Alan Rader
Elissa & Marvin Zuckerman, Sheila & Artie Lopater &Friends
Carole & David Silverman
Rochelle Goodman
Len & Juliet Wokob
Ed & Jacki Radezelo
Alexis Soled & Family
Phoebe Dichner and Ozzie Nelson
Reba Schneiderman
Robert & Susan St Lifer
Contributions
In Memory of Gaby Kaldor:
Robin & Ken Leopold
Roberta and Keith Rosenthal
Alexis Soled & Family
Ann & Adrian Kroll
Ruth & Steven Nadler
Mark Levy
Robert & Susan St.Lifer
Sheila & Arthur Lopater
Barbara & Bert Friedeman
Howard, Carole & Elysa Zeitz
Marla Zirin
Howard & Tova Brooke
Sabrina G. Comizzioli
Mindy & Jeff Wolf & Family
Isabel & Paul Jacob
Elissa & Arnold Wadler
Robin & Joe Windman
Pam & Ron Brandsdorfer
Sheila & Bernie Solomon
Phyllis & Burt Krauss
Mr. & Mrs. Tom McLaughlin & Family
Barry & Iris Lurie
David & Nadine Green
Carlyn & Bernie Gases
Phoebe Dichner & Oscar Nelson
Elinor & Mel Goldberg, Sara Zandman
The Ruditsky Family
Iris Wallack & Family
Jack & Ruth Appel
Robin, Joel, Harrison & Jordan Kugler
Linda & Marty Spector
Sheila & Stanley Mandel
Debby Kesserman, Sue Rosenblum, Sandra Wainberg & Vera
Gordon
Barry & Shelley Fisher
Arlene & Richard Sherman
Belle Kaplan
Sylvia Ohrwashel
David & Amy Gorenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Maslansky
Reva & Robert Salman
Joy & Neil Ben Isvy
Toby & Paul Elkin
Liz, Lee, David & Mia Reingold
Rita & Len Zimmerman
Arline & Hy Grossman
Kelli & Alan Richman
Bonnie & Jay Sacks & Family
Reba Schneiderman
Miriam Metzger
Norma & Gary Hyman & Family
Doris & Steve Entin
David Kaufman Memorial Library Fund
Lucille Brodsky by Sheila Wiener
Ernest Markel by Markel Family
David Kaufman by Harlene & Michael Ross & Family
Ner Tamid Fund
Conrad Labelson by Charles & Marlene Labelson
Irving Sherman by Wayne & Michelle Sherman
Hilda Director by Susan Hacker
Solomon Behar by Pearl Behar
Ed Axelrod by George & Nancy Wendler
Mary Chabus by George & Nancy Wendler
Moe Chabus by George & Nancy Wendler
Grandmother by Lauren Kapp & Family
Carl Schechter by Sylvia Schechter
Irving Greenberg by Sylvia Schechter
Peter Greenberg by Helen Kiver
Abraham Lothstein by Lawrence Frantz
In memory of:
Madeline Pacifico by Sid Green & Family
Ina Katz by Sid Green & Family
Helena Salzer’s sister by Phoebe Dichner & Oscar Nelson
Morty Schwartz by Sid Green
In honor of :
Amalya Teplitz, Michelle & Ari Teplitz by Teplitz Family
Sol Berkermus
My Parent’s Torah Fund
Max Slade by Howard & Sheila Slade
Max Rosenberg by Carol Gottlieb
Lauren Pruzan Memorial Fund
Leila Hager by Barbara & Howard Goldberg
In honor of:
Neil & Sandie Kipnis’s birthday by Shirley Kipnis
In memory of:
Eileen Gilman by MJC Pre-School Staff
Rubin Scholarship Fund
Anna Rothman by Ruth Barry
Mikhail Kogan by Mila Baranik
Shivah/Chesed Fund
Maurice Weinstein by Judi & Michael Geller
Mollie Zwick by Seymour & Arlene Zwick
Sophie Gordon by Linda & Marty Spector
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Contributions
Herman Gordon by Linda & Marty Spector
Harry Berber by Rhona & Elliott Berber & Family
Sophie Levy by Rhona & Elliott Berber & Family
Susan Berber by Rhona & Elliott Berber & Family
Gloria Hoffer by Sherry & Fred Hoffer
Arthur Hiatt by Sam & Ellen Hiatt
Grace Goldberg by Howard & Barbara Goldberg
Sylvia Robbins by Phyllis & Allan Sobel & Family
Miriam Sobel by Phyllis & Allan Sobel & Family
Susan Berber by Sara & Jackie Goldman
Rose Danzig by Mel & Genia Danzig
Rose Motelson by Ellen & Sam Hiatt
Seymour Blumenthal by Joy Feldman
Rachel Geller by Judi & Michael Geller
Benjamin Metsch by Mr. and Mrs. Metsch
Harry Levine by Carol & Jeffrey Madan & Family
Miriam Wilson by Arlene & Seymour Zwick
In honor of:
Adam Tyson’s father by Stephanie & Adam Tyson
In memory of:
Fred Tunis by Andrea & Eric Miller
Theodore & Dora Steinkohl Social Action Fund
Jacob Rozenberg by Mitchell & Francine Garson & Family
Ethel & Shalom Konichowsky by Melanie & Mike Ringel &
Family
Fanny Spiegel by Adele Rapaport
In memory of:
Joseph Beinhorn by Andrea & Ken Wendler
In appreciation of:
Rabbi Pont & Cantor Krieger by Carol & Jeffrey Madan
Torah Restoration Fund
Abraham Cohen by Robert M. Cohen
Sally Schwartz by Melody & Myles Schwartz
Fannie Abramowitz by Marcia Feibusch
Helen Krawet by Samuel & Marilyn Krawet
Rebecca Ostrofsky by Debra Vogel
Charlotte Solomon by Sheila, Elissa & Craig Harris
David Skobeloff by Barbara & Howard Goldberg
Helen Harris by Gail & Cliff Harris
Joseph Beinhorn by Shelly & Phyllis Rogers
Eileen Gilman by Shelly & Phyllis Rogers
In honor of:
Reba Schneiderman by Leslie & Steve Berlin
Tzedakah Fund
Louis Rosenthal by Keith and Roberta Rosenthal
Regina Greenberg by Toby & Stan Greenberg
Sidney Skowronek by Rita Sales
Martin Schneider by Mark, Cheryl, Ross & Noah Schneider
Jason Arndt by Celeste & Monroe Arndt
Isidore Rouff by Gail Weingarten
Lillian Gilner by Joy Pollack
Dora Cress by Joan Shapiro
Hannah Ehrlich by Rebecca Klein
Isidore Silverberg by Sol & Shirley Silverberg
Louise Gilson by Gertrude Clair
Viola Bookstaver by Gertrude Clair
Isidore Singer by Susan & Jeffrey Singer
Arthur Heumann by Joyce Heitner
Myrna Shelton by Cherie & Roger Baum
David Leibowitz by Robin & Harold Lebwohl
Rose Citron by Citron Family
Harry Tenzer by Gerstman Family
Morris Medwed by Bonnie Levy & Family
Evelyn Wachs by Rena and Murray Cautin
Eva Keasper by Kasper Family
Jack Nass by Barbara Nass
Manya Timoner by Barbara & Howard Goldberg
Rachel Schreiber by Earilyn Eisenberg & Family
Sophie Glasman by Joyce Tillem
Max Leder by Herbert Leder
Rebecca Koch by Stuart & Rochelle Koch
Lynda Cohen by Irving & Joan & Jennifer
Yosef Sadon by Marlene & Abe Sadon
Helen Lindenberg by Donna & Eric Lindenberg
Doris Schwartz by Morty Schwartz
Leo Green by Roberta Green
Barbara Schindler by Steven & Maxine Schindler
David Goldberg by Larry & Lisa Goldberg
Irving Kasper by Kasper Family
Isidore Motelson by Sam & Ellen Hiatt
Kate Wilansky by Shirley & Sol Silverberg
Eleanore Skobeloff by Barbara & Howard Goldberg
Abraham Greenberg by Toby & Stan Greenberg
Sol Lipson by Mark & Judy Sivin
Al Sivin by Mark & Judy Sivin
Shirley Budnick by Celeste & Monroe Arndt
Hannah Shatz by Harriet & Sam Feldman
Max Shatz by Harriet & Sam Feldman
Sam Stein by Ruth & Jack Appel
Yetta Doroshkin by Helen Dubin
Ethel & Shalom Konichowsky by Melanie & Mike Ringel &
Family
Morris Bosin by Rhonda Bosin
Abraham Schwartz by Al & Renee Cohen
Caroline Wilder by Shelley, Steve & Erica Goldberg
Contributions
Abraham Cohen by Morris Cohen
Fannie Wollman by Lois & David Ratner
Yehudit Kobzan by Isaak Kobzan
Muriel Eigenfeld by Joan & Jerry Holzberg
Goldie Goldberg by Joan & Jerry Holzberg
Solomon Field by Richard & Roselyn Kasof
Esther Jacob by Paul & Isabel Jacob
Adolph Jacob by Paul & Isabel Jacob
Tomi Deutsch Berney by Stuart Berney
Mildred Rubin by Norma & Gary Hyman & Family
Samuel Elfant by Meryl & Marvin Elfant
Hershel & Gittel Szmulewitzby Adele Rapaport
Harry Goldfarb by Toby & Stan Greenberg & Family
Rose Greenberg by Sylvia Schechter
Florence Greenblatt by Linda & Alan Knepper
Michael Meiterman by Mr. & Mrs. Morris Meiterman
Isidore Rouff by Gene Rouff
Murray Smith by Marilyn & Sam Krawet
Samuel Alexander by Andrea & Gerald Haft
Nathan Gladstone by Roberta Green
Harry Gerber by Susan & Richard Schraer
Irving Hass by Paulina Hass
Eva Goldberg by Harriet & Howard Abel
Lester Schneider by Hope & Richard Weitz
Ruth Rubin by Edward & Jacqueline Radzely
Frieda Weiss by Marilyn Nates
Edward Koppelman by Rhonda & Barry Weiss
Frank Cress by Joan Shapiro
Isidore Handlesman by Karen & Stephen Stein
Rita Stein by Karen & Stephen Stein
Bea Feinman by Trudi & Harvey Feinman
Leo Rifkin by Mrs. Edith Rifkin & Family
Benjamin Berg by Phyllis Rivlin
Sylvia Rivlin by Reuben Rivlin
Roger Arndt by Celeste & Monroe Arndt
Max Kahn by Mrs. Lillian K. Lieberman
Susan Cohen by Neal Cohen
Benjamin Krupnick by Martin & Jan Krupnick
Doris Spivak by Meyer Katz
Lester Metsch by Mr. and Mrs. Metsch
Herbert Heitner by Joyce Heitner
Ethel Schwartz by Renee & Al Cohen
Hyman Greene by Sheila & Stanley Mandel
Sam Brody by Diane & Stew Krauss
Susan Cohen by Neal Cohen
Selma Cohen by Neal Cohen
Mary Kamlet by Anne Meller
Stewart Harris by Sheila, Elise & Craig Harris
Etta Davidoff by Adian Tepper
In Memory of:
Israel Teitelbaum by Jack & Ruth Appel
Esther Lederman by Sylvia Lederman
Beth Graziano’s brother Jason by Robin & Jeff Sacks
Seymour Garfinkel by Trudi and Harvey Feinman
Israel Teitelbaum by Norma & Gary Hyman
Phil Eisenberg by Allison Eisenberg & Jenna Goldsmith
Sara Zandman by Barbara & Bert Friedman
Cheryl Blooms mother & aunt by Phyllis & Ralph Heumann
Bob Orr by Renee & Ronnie Dictrow
Selma Goodman by Barry & Iris Lurie
Joseph Beinhorn by Barry & Iris Lurie
Ida Bromberg by Barbara & Norman Leiderman
Howard Frank by Loretta & Ira Lenner
Karen Levine’s mother by Loretta & Ira Lenner
Scotty Kittelstad by Renee & Ronnie Dictrow
Mary Schauman by Diane & Stuart Schauman
Sara Zandman by Karen & Stephen Stein
Eileen Gilman by Riklan family
Aline Shlinger’s mother by Sheila & Stanley Mandel
Morty Schwartz by Stanley & Sheila Mandel
Phillip Bloom by Louis Insalaco
Marc Pacifici by Ronald & Renee Dictrow
Speedy recovery of:
Len Zimmerman by Linda & Marty Spector
In honor of:
Jeff & Robin Sachs marriage by Isabel & Paul Jacob
Jeff & Robin Sachs marriage by Sheila & Levy Ward
Daniel & Shera Berlin’s marriage by Steve & Leslie Berlin
Eric Nortman’s engagement to Stephanie by Lisa & Stu
Elfenbein
Harrison Whitman’s Bar Mitzvah by Sheila & Stanley Mandel
Sylvia Ohrwashel’s granddaughter’s graduation by Phoebe
Dichner & Oscar Nelson
Jeff and Robin Sacks marriage by Wallack Family
Jeff & Robin Sachs marriage by Arline & Hyman Grossman
Jeff & Robin Sachs marriage by Phoebe Dichner & Oscar
Nelson
Marriage of Allison Herman by Robin & Harvey Tuerack
Robin & Joe Windman son’s engagement by Bruce & Laurie
Bzura & Family
Shelley & Harvey Nortman son’s engagement by Bruce &
Laurie Bzura & Family
Charlotte Brielle’s naming by Andrea & Eric Miller
Peter & Sara Kirschner’s marriage by Steven & Shelley
Goldberg
Matthew Windman’s engagement by Sheila & Stanley Mandel
Lindsey Salzer’s engagement by Sheila & Stanley Mandel
Chelsea Beth’s Bat Mitzvah by Melissa & David Beth
On the Birth of:
Norma & Gary Hyman’s new granddaughter by Rise & Joel
Samit
Lillian Lieberman’s new great grandson by Phoebe Dichner &
Oscar Nelson
New granddaughter by Norma & Gary Hyman
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Contributions
In appreciation of:
Robin Windman by Sue & Allan Holeman
Reba Schneiderman by Sue & Allan Holeman
Mrs. Ohrwashel by Melissa & David Beth
In good health:
Seymour Rankowitz by Phoebe Dichner & Ozzie Nelson
In honor of Birthday:
Marsha Weissman by Marilyn & Howard Heiss
Allan Sugarman by Reva & Bob Salman
Martin Wallack Am Yisrael Chai Fund
Gussie Wallack by Wallace Family
Batya Popivker by Marina & Leonard Popivker
Bella Olesh by Judy & Carl Olesh
Beatrice Noe by Marilyn & Howard Heiss
In Memory of:
Cousin Carol by Toby & Paul Elkin
Morty Schwartz by Rhoda Farkas
Speedy recovery of:
PJ Ringle by Toby & Paul Elkin
On the Birth Of:
Allan & Joyce Sugarman’s new granddaughter by Iris Wallack
& Family
In good health:
Nancy Krieger by MJC Choir
Len Zimmerman by Karen & Stephen Stein
Carolyn Weil Memorial Fund
In Memory of:
Aunt Ronnie by Nat & Ronnie Weil & Family
Ronnie Pierce by Nat & Ronnie Weil
Sylvia Edelman by Nat & Ronnie Weil
In Honor of:
Jeff & Robin Sacks Wedding by Sheila & Arthur Lopater
Speedy recovery of:
Steve Tanzer by Nat & Ronnie Weil
Youth Discretionary Fund
Isidore Rothman by Phyllis and Jay Zaremba
Sam Rieman by Marlene Powers
May Bluberg by Beverly Gursky
Malvina Lefkowitz by Meryl & Michael Ginsberg & Family
Ruth Landau by Meryl & Michael Ginsberg & Family
In Honor of:
Robin & Jeff Sacks marriage by Liz, Lee, David & Mia
Reingold
In Memory of:
Joseph Beinhorn by Merle & Jerry Feldstein
Phillip Goldberg by Shelley & Stu Bernstein
Leon Rubin by Norma & Gary Hyman & Family
In Memory of Eileen Gilman:
Reba Schneiderman
Nancy & Jay Rheingold
Reva & Bob Salman
Rhea & Jack Karp, Murray & Stephanie Karp,
Beth Karp Jenis
Phoebe Dichner & Oscar Nelson
Robin & Jeff Sacks
Isabel & Paul Jacob
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
In Memory of:
Lauren Levitt in memory of Herbert Keith
Miriam Metzger in memory of Bruce Metzger
Ilana Gases and Shirley Estreicher and their Families in
memory of Gabby Kaldor
Roberta Kaman in memory of Barbara Texeria
The Landa Family in memory of Feiga Landa
The Gerstenfeld Family in memory of Milton Gerstenfeld
Renee and Barry Schiffman in memory of Louis Blatt
Barry Fisher and Family in memory of Jay Solomon’s mother,
Eileen Gilman
Marv and Shelley Siegel in memory of Lillian Siegel
Loretta and Ira Lenner in memory of Jennie Shustock
Amy and David Gorenstein in memory of Muriel
Joel S. Levine in memory of Ruth Levine
Rita and Selby Fitz in memory of Lena Franks
Rita and Selby Fitz in memory of Dorothea Rosoff
Elinor and Mel Goldberg and Family in memory of Sara
Zandman
Al Beckerman in memory of Jeffrey Belsik
Nancy Hornik in memory of Adam Hornik
Stephen and Rachel Lazar & Family in memory of Celia
Lazar
Rosalind and Stew Perlow in memory of Marion Katz
Emily and Sam Stern in memory of Marion Katz
Rita Popelsky in memory of Joseph Warech
Robin, Joel, Harrison and Jordan Kugler in memory of Joel
Cedar
Gail, Leonard and Margo Greenbaum in memory of Gaston
Sadowsky
Sandra and Mark Witkowsky in memory of Rose Witkowsky
Cheri and Roger Baum in memory of Rebecca Eierman
Stanley Hyams in memory of Julius Hyams
Marv and Shelley Siegel in memory of Simon Siegel
Joan and David Blitz in memory of Jenny Blitz
Joan and David Blitz in memory of Bernard Grossman
Sandi and Howard Shafran in memory of Richard Gross
Contributions
Deena Charnofsky in appreciation of Rabbi Pont and in
memory of her father, Israel Teitelbaum
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund
In Memory of:
Lori and Alan Rogolsky in memory of Jay Solomon’s mother,
Eileen Gilman
Shirley Goodman in memory of Sidney Salen
Elinor and Mel Goldberg and Family in memory of Sara
Zandman
Speedy recovery of:
Dr. Philip and Leslie Schrager to wish Bruce Gottlieb a
speedy recovery
Helen and Norman Spector for Mishebeirach Said
Helen and Norm Spector for Mishebeirach Said
Lois and David Ratner for Mishebeirach Said
General Donation
Beverly and Harvey Gutman made a donation to the Fund
In Honor Of:
Randi and Ira Levin in appreciation of Cantor Krieger and in
honor of the celebration of their daughter, Bailey Levin’s Bat
Mitzvah on May 5th
Linda and Marvin Glickstein in appreciation of Cantor
Krieger
Elinor Goldberg and Family in appreciation of Cantor Krieger
Sue and Allen Holeman to thank Cantor for making Emma’s
baby naming so memorable
Melissa and David Beth in honor of Chelsea Beth’s Bat
Mitzvah
Speedy recovery of:
The MJC Choir for Mishebeirach Said to wish Nancy Krieger
a speedy recovery
Phoebe Dichner and Ozzie Nelson to wish Nancy Krieger
good health
In Honor Of:
Dr. Philip and Leslie Schrager to wish Harry Edwab a happy
90th birthday
Miriam Metzger in honor of the birth of Landon Jacob Komito,
grandson of Bonnie and Stan Komito
Ilana Gases and Shirley Estreicher and their Families in
appreciation of Rabbi Pont
Jennifer and Glenn Leon in appreciation of Rabbi Pont and in
honor of the baby naming of their daughter
Linda and Marvin Glickstein in appreciation of Rabbi Pont
Elinor Goldberg and Family in appreciation of Rabbi Pont
Arlene and Richard Sherman in honor of the birth of
Norma and Gary Hyman’s granddaughter, Samantha Morgan
Rosenbloom
The Holeman and Aurbach Families in honor of the baby
naming of Emma Juliet Holeman
Sue and Allen Holeman to thank Rabbi for going above and
beyond for Emma’s baby naming
Rosalind and Stew Perlow in appreciation of Rabbi Pont
Robin and Jeff Sacks in honor and appreciation of Rabbi Pont
Leslie and Steve Berlin in honor and appreciation of Rabbi
Pont for officiating at Daniel’s and Shira’s beautiful Aufruf
Melissa and David Beth in honor of Chelsea Beth’s Bat
Mitzvah
E-mail: info@mmpmanalapan.com
www.mmpmanalapan.com
349 Route 9 South
Ashley Plaza
Manalapan, New Jersey
(Between Gordons Corner
and Taylors Mills Rds)
732-536-8788
FAX 732-536-0579
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Yahrzeits - September
September 1 September 7
Harry Borell
Florence Greenberg
Leila Hager
Sara Shaw
Sol Weisinger
Howard Brandwein
Nora Glanzrock
Carol Grossman
Rita Oran
Mollie Schwartz
Mac Sprechman
Lew Stal
Sam Brody
Selma Dwork
Esther Edelman
Sam Frisch
Joseph Handlin
Howard Helfgott
Gertrude Morabito
Jennie Stein
Louis Wexler
Rosalind Kahan
Roslyn Sharon
Miriam Wilson
Julie Zlobinsky
Abraham Brodsky
Esther Lehrman
Sy Ringel
Helen Shapiro
Larry Silverman
Harry Silverstein
Louis Weiner
Samuel Wexler
Doris Kirschenbaum
Esther Prager
William Bassell
Brian F. Goldberg
Fannie Goldenberg
Julius Hymowitz
Zena Lipkowitz
Dora Pedro
Benjamin Spector
Chaim Kornbluth
Sue Manheimer
Esther Sharnak
Daniel Waldman
Jacob Berkowitz
Samuel Datz
Edith Elfstrom
Alan Feinberg
Henia Godlewicz
Brian F. Goldberg
Jack Goldsmith
Ellen Goodman
Stewart Harris
Alfred Jacobs
Aaron Landfish
Robert Mayo
Dorothy Shurpin
Edith Symbol
Rabbi Samuel
Teitelbaum
Herbert Diamond
William Fingerhut
Martin Kalmanson
Morris Wiessman
Sonia Zelkowicz
Sidney Dodis
Freda Gertner
Pola Hoffman
Ida Holzberg
Abraham Miller
Joseph Weidenbaum
Anna Amster
Stanley Koven
Hyman Novison
Maya Popik
Ruth Rosenstein
Howard Zimmerman
Shirley Bokser
Augusta Gershman
Benjamin Kagan
Abraham Powell
Robert Romanoff
Pamela Shelinksy
Miriam Staloff
Joseph Fine
Fanie Gutman
Oscar Handlin
Eric Loeb
Louis Schopin
Ida Silverberg
Harry Wolbrom
Murray Bernstein
Albert Epstein
Morris Feldman
James Josephs
Jody Kantor
Sol Lichtenstein
Raisa Mertuta
Ruth Feifowicz
Herman Gilner
Philip Kaplan
Janie Mishkin
Reuben Sherman
Fannie Smulowitz
Edith Wellman
Anna Amster
Sam Cohen
Samuel Goldberg
Rebecca Mendelowitz
Sandel and Reizel Pilc
& Family
Lillian Schwartz
Mala and Romek
Weiss
Ida Fuchs
Fanny Kamras
Clare Stoller
David Blittner
Anna Cohen
Irene Fine
Harold Fuchsman
Esther Kaplan
Lilly Landauer
Mildred Schwam
Helen Sicree
Sylvia Trink
Sigmund Wolf
Bernard Barsher
Henry Bernstein
Leo Drucker
William Gelb
Philip Goldstein
Shirley Katz
Herman Rubin
Louis Weiss
Jean Kornbluth
Hal Reiferson
Bernard Rubinson
Rebecca Wolk
Henrietta Abrams
Ellen Diamond
Claudia Gitter
Rhoda Gold
Jacob Goldsmith
Sara Schnall
Milton Steinkohl
Elayne Asch
Jacob Bayer
Maxwell Binderman
Nathan Ewig
Irving Glantz
Seymour Oran
Arthur Schindler
Bart Anchin
David Branson
Emanuel Brodey
Lois Eisenberg
Jack Feldstein
Ilene Meryl Fleischer
Sadye Katz
Boris Lipski
Ethel Martin
Irving Samiter
Anna Sandrowitz
Samuel Sokoloff
Louis Aronin
Jack Camp
Fagie Goldstein
Charles Hoff
Betty Tenenbaum
Motel Barbanel
Esther and Isaac
Gontarski
Mollie Kamenetzky
David and Ann Klein
Sol Muntner
Jacob Rivlan
Cecile Rosenberg
Rubin Smith
Emanuel Dreyfus
Jacob Kirsch
Edith Raskob
Albert Sack
Gary Elfant
Minnie Fisher
Robert Meltcher
Florence Perlman
William Scheck
Betty Shapiro
Leonard Unger
September 29 October 5
Martin Cantor
Tillie Cohen
Adam Domsky
Myra Dworkin
Belle Foster
Max Handwerker
Julie Jacobs
Lena Lieberman
Nathan Madan
Miriam Mayblum
Rosalind Reiff
Arnold Taylor
Sarah Antwork
Bert Brodsky
Reuben Goldberg
Arthur Kaufman
David Schwartz
Jolan Schwartz
William Sharnak
Sam Tolchin
Isabel Freeman
Chasia Greenbaum
Helen Karten
Vesta Katz
Saul Wilchins
Nathan Feffer
Samuel Levine
Harry Rifkin
Rose Rappaport Rubin
Aron Rosenblum
Sidney Topal
Herman Appel
Miriam Cohn
Lee Dodis
Etta Ganz
Louise Greenhut
William Kirschner
Estelle Levinson
Celia Meller
Lisa Needle
Sydney Silverman
Aviva Timoner
Celia Weiss
Gladys Berger
Joseph Branson
Jerome Gulkis
Benjamin Rogolsky
David Schwartz
Irving Kaplan
Sylvia Lopater
Herman Mandel
Anne Rappaport
Jack Schlanger
Elliot Sherwin
Elizabeth Warren
Camilla Wolf
Upon Kindling The Yahrzeit Candle
O God, Source of live and love, we turn to You at this
time of remembering,
As we light this candle in memory of our departed.
In Your Keeping, the soul of our beloved still glows,
As brightly as the “heavenly firmament.”
Truly, “the human soul is the light of the Lord.”
By Your light, may we who lovingly remember see
light:
And may the memory of our departed abide with us,
as a lasting benediction.
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