Shalom - Monroe - Congregation Eitz Chaim

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Shalom
Congregation Eitz Chaim
Monroe Woodbury Jewish Community Center
1465 Orange Turnpike/P.O. Box 183
Monroe, NY 10949
(845) 783 - 7424
http://eitzchaim-monroe.org
Rabbi Zach Sitkin
Tishrei—Cheshvan 5777
Rabbi Louis Polisson
Oct/Nov 2016
Maggie Anton will be at
Eitz Chaim on Nov. 6th for a Book Talk
and Luncheon.
Luncheon—1:00 PM - $20
RSVP to Beth Marks (845-427-2704) or
BethMSW12@aol.com
Book Talk—2:00 PM—$10
RSVP to Sharon Ball (845-562-7860) or
Sharon@jewishorange.com
Books will be available for sale at
the event.
Sisterhood Book Club with
Maggie Anton (2015)
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October/NovemberYahrzeit Announcements
Candle lighting is the evening before the listed date.
If you have any Yahrzeit dates that you would like announced, please send the information to Steve Moses
smoses@hvc.rr.com or call him at 427-2704.
October 3 - Edith Bard observes the yahrzeit of her mother, Amalia Eisenscher (1 Tishrei)
October 3 - Marty Bard observes the yahrzeit of his brother, Schmuel Hersch Rotbard (1 Tishrei)
October 3 - Marty Bard observes the yahrzeit of his brother, Yankel Rotbard (1 Tishrei)
October 5 - Ben Ostrer observes the yahrzeit of his father, Louis Ostrer (3 Tishrei)
October 6 - Jerome Spector observes the yahrzeit of his mother, Augusta Spector (4 Tishrei)
October 6 - Alan Witrock observes the yahrzeit of his mother, Ray Lila Witrock (4 Tishrei)
October 11 - Toby Schack observes the yahrzeit of her father, Leon Marshall (9 Tishrei)
October 11 - Ruth Sussman observes the yahrzeit of her daughter-in-law, Geri Sussman (9 Tishrei)
October 13 - Judy Ronay observes the yahrzeit of her father, Moshe ben Rachel and Joseph Lieb (11 Tishrei)
October 16 - Jane Kleiman observes the yahrzeit of her mother, Hilda Beson (14 Tishrei)
October 16 - Alyse Matsil observes the yahrzeit of her father, Leonard Elias (14 Tishrei)
October 17 - Arlyne Berman observes the yahrzeit of her sister, Rita G. Kanarick (15 Tishrei)
October 17 - Rita Wincott observes the yahrzeit of her sister-in-law, Wilma Jean Lassen (15 Tishrei)
October 21 - Barbara Fromowitz observes the yahrzeit of her father, Harry Feldman (19 Tishrei)
October 22 - Kiki Nelson observes the yahrzeit of her father, Louis Katznelson (20 Tishrei)
October 24 - Samira Galler observes the yahrzeit of her father, Haskel Balass (22 Tishrei)
October 25 - Mitch Korn observes the yahrzeit of his brother, Samuel Bennett Korn (23 Tishrei)
October 25 - Mitch Korn observes the yahrzeit of his father, Harry Korn (23 Tishrei)
October 27 - Gary Kestenbaum observes the yahrzeit of his father, Martin Kestenbaum (25 Tishrei)
October 28 - Mike Lander observes the yahrzeit of his mother, Pearl Lander (26 Tishrei)
October 28 - Glenn Green observes the yahrzeit of his mother, Mildred Schaffer Green (26 Tishrei)
October 30 - Warren Miller observes the yahrzeit of his father-in-law, Joseph Dwork (28 Tishrei)
October 31 - Rita Wincott observes the yahrzeit of her mother, Molly Lassen (29 Tishrei)
November 1 - Shirley Pinkus observes the yahrzeit of her husband, Sam Pinkus (30 Tishrei)
November 3 - Carlton, Nancy, Joan, Rachel and Benjamin Levine observe the yahrzeit of their son and brother, Joshua
Nathan Levine (2 Heshvan)
November 3 - Rose Wolvek observes the yahrzeit of her mother, Gertrude Adelson (2 Heshvan)
November 5 - Marilyn Grossman observes the yahrzeit of her mother, Frieda Badiner (4 Heshvan)
November 6 - David Brunner observes the yahrzeit of his father, Leonard Brunner (5 Heshvan)
November 8 - Harley Matsil observes the yahrzeit of his father, Alvin Matsil (7 Heshvan)
November 15 - Jerome Spector observes the yahrzeit of his father, Henry Spector (14 Heshvan)
November 21 - Judy Ronay observes the yahrzeit of her brother, Peter Ronay (20 Heshvan)
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Yahrzeit Announcements continued:
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Glenn, Sarah, Michael and Beth Green Yahrzeit in memory of our beloved mother and
grandmother.
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Harriet and Stuart Greenberg - Yizkor donation
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Marcia and Michael Horelick - in honor of
Jeff and Marie Kaplan's Anniversary
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Efraim Jaronowski - Yahrzeit for his mother,
Salomea Berkowicz
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Harley and Alyse Matsil - in memory of Michael Schulman;
November 22 - Marty Soss observes the yahrzeit of his stepmother, Mildred Soss (21 Heshvan)
November 23 - Barbara Fromowitz observes the yahrzeit of
her mother, Ida Feldman (22 Heshvan)
November 23 - Paula Spector observes the yahrzeit of her
father, Barnet Lazerson (22 Heshvan)
November 23 - Rita Wincott observes the yahrzeit of her
brother, George Lassen (22 Heshvan)
November 27 - Harley Matsil observes the yahrzeit of his
mother, Annette Rene Matsil (26 Heshvan)
Thank you for your Donations:
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Ida Bonelli - for her father
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Britex Associates, San Francisco, CA: Note
reads: Dear Rabbi Sitkin, Michael Schulman
worked with my family for decades and we are
truly sorry for his passing. We know this will
go to support a congregation he respected and
was a part of. Thank you. Shannan Spector,
Britex Fabrics.
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Bonnie and David Brunner - "In memory of
Donna Kushner's mother, Thelma Gray".
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Mrs. Cheryl A. Brass and Dr. David A.
Brass - In Honor of Michael Schulman
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Sheldon Cohen - Yahrzeit for Ruth Cohen
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Melissa Daley - In Honor of Ben Ostrer "Thank you for your time!"
- In Honor of my friends and family at Eitz
Chaim ... sending my regards to all.
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Doing-White Charitable Fund, Ruth Doing
-White and Robert E. White - This grant is
in memory of Michael David Schulman, zichrono l'vricha.
Henry and Samira Galler - on occasion of the
Yahrzeit of Haskel Balas Z"L
Brenda Winkler Goldfarb - Yahrzeit for her
father, Max Winkler
Yahrzeit for Alyse Matsil's father
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Beth Marks and Steve Moses - In honor of
Judi and Marty Berman's new grandson, Bodie
Berman. Love, Steve Moses and Beth Marks
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Sheila Ornstein - In memory of brother, Andrew Rosenblum, a hero of 9/11;
Yizkor, Haftorah and Mischaberach.
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Roberta Palante and Hy Shuster - "In loving memory of Thelma Gray, Beloved mother
(in-law) of our dear friends Donna (Gray) and
Steven Kushner".
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Donna and Felipe Pistiner - "In loving
memory of Thelma Gray. May her memory be
everlasting".
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Michael and Toby Schack - Yahrzeit for Leon Marshall
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Rita and Gerry Wincott - Yahrzeit for Julius
Lassen and Henry Wincott
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Alan Witrock - Yahrzeit donation for Ray Lila
Witrock
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Martin S. and Florence G. Wolpoff - In Honor of the Gabbaim
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Rosalie Wolvek - In Memory of Michael
Schulman
In Honor of the Bnei Mitzvah of Joshua and
Seth Fromowitz
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The next Shalom Deadline is Nov 15th
for the December Issue.
Please send articles as a MS word
file to Sheila at:
rocklady81@hotmail.com
Sisterhood is looking for Kiddush sponsors for
the weekends our Rabbi will be at Eitz Chaim.
Sponsor for a special occasion or just because.
Do it with another family or friend or two from
the congregation. We really need your support
in order to continue our beautiful tradition of
sitting down together to enjoy lunch with the
congregation after Saturday morning services.
Please contact Paula Spector at
845.610.3548.
Women with Wool
Tuesday's at 10:00 AM—12 noon
in the synagogue library.
Needlework, knitting or crocheting.
Free coffee will be served.
Come Join Us in Sisterhood!
It’s time to send in your dues for
the new year!
Make friends, share your ideas and help
to create a wonderful year.
I am enclosing my check for $40.00
($42.00 if received after Dec. 28th)
payable to MWJCC Sisterhood for 5776
dues (Sept. 2016 - Aug. 2017).
To receive the Women’s League Magazine, I understand my dues must be received by December 2016.
Name: ____________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________
__________________________________________
E-mail: ___________________________________________
For more information, contact
Sheila Ornstein 845.928.624
Phone: ____________________________________________
Mail to: Bonnie Brunner 11 Dover
Ct. Washingtonville, NY 10992
or place in the Sisterhood mailbox
in the shul foyer.
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Sisterhood Bereavement/Refouah Schlemah Fund
Sisterhood has a bereavement fund that is used to
provide meals for families during their time of shiva
or recovery from illness. Donations to this fund are
welcome. Please make your check out to:
Sisterhood MWJCC
and put “Bereavement/Refouch Schlemah Donation” on the memo line and send it to:
Sisterhood MWJCC
c/o Sheila Ornstein
19 Scaglione Court
Highland Mills, NY 10930
Refuah Schlema to:
Deborah March (daughter of Larry & Ava Kravitz)
Rachel Schnefel (daughter of Fran Gordon))
Shirley Pinkus
September KEN Photos
Call Barbara Zucker (845-928-6906) to
learn more about joining the KEN dinners.
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New Sisterhood Board of Directors
Trip to Neue Galerie
President—Fran Gordon
Fundraising—Rochelle Marshall
Treasurer—Rita Wincott
Membership—Bonnie Brunner & Ellen McNally
Recording Secretary—Gail Sullivan
Corresponding Secretary—Isabel Laufer
Kiddush—Paula Spector (interim)
Shalom—Sheila Ornstein, Linda Siegel & Bonnie Brunner
Sunshine—Adria Gross
Judaica Store—Jane Kleiman & Karen Fischer
Programming—Ellen McNally
Book Club—Alyse Matsil
Rosh Chodesh—Beth Marks
Sunday, Nov 20th—9:45 AM in the
Eitz Chaim Parking Lot
Join us to see the exhibit of
Gustav Klimt and the Women of
Austria’s Golden Age (1900
(1900--1917)
Cost—$20 admission ($15 for seniors)
RSVP by November 13th to:
Ellen (845-294-9047)
emcnally@frontiernet.net
or
Fran (845-496-9047)
fgordon1@hvc.rr.com
Dial-a-Card—Samira Galler
Birthday Cards—Kathy Falber
Historian—Judy Ronay
If you are not on this list, YOU SHOULD BE! Call any of the
Sisterhood members on this list to volunteer to be part of their
committee. Be involved and enjoy the warm friendship of our
Eitz Chaim members. You do not need to be s shul member to
become a Sisterhood member.
Upcoming Sisterhood Events
October 23—Sisterhood Meeting at Eitz Chaim
9:45 AM in he Office
November 1—Rosh Chodesh—7:00 PM at the
shul
November 6—Luncheon and Book Talk featuring Maggie Anton, author and scholar.
November 13—New Member Brunch at the
home of Rita Wincott
November 20—Trip to Neue Gallerie,NYC.
March 13—Shabbat Across America
Lunch location will be determined later)
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Are you a “K.E.N.”?
(Not necessarily Kosher Empty Nester)
April 21…...Rabbi Sitkin
28……Rabbi Polisson
May
5……Rabbi Sitkin
12…..Rabbi Polisson
26…..Rabbi Sitkin (Pomerantz BM)
We are couples and singles whose children have fled the nest, including those
who have children away at college. We
meet once a month for a Friday Shabbat
dinner in various homes. You don’t need
to have a fully empty nest or to be kosher
to host—just make dairy, fish or vegetarian dishes. Please join us in celebrating
the joy of Shabbat!
For more information call:
29…..Rabbi Sitkin (Fromowitz BM)
Yom Huledet to our Oct & Nov
Birthdays:
Oct 3—Barbara Zucker
Oct 6—David Siegel
Oct8—Joan Hecht
Oct10—Steven Bakst
Donna Kushner
Barbara Zucker at (928-6906)
Oct11—Joan Ostrer
We Now Have 2 Rabbis!!
Oct19—Gary Kestenbaum
Rabbi Sitkin will be with us again for
the following year as well as Rabbi Louis Polisson who will be with us as a result of our winning the Gladstein Fellowship Grant. We are so lucky to have
two such accomplished Rabbis guiding
for the next 10 months.
Rabbi’s Shabbat Schedule
October
28……..Rabbi Sitkin
November 4……...Rabbi Polisson
11……...Rabbi Sitkin
December 2………Rabbi Sitkin
15……...Rabbi Polisson
23……..Rabbi Sitkin
January
6……...Rabbi Sitkin
13……...Rabbi Polisson
27……...Rabbi Sitkin
February 10……...Rabbi Sitkin (Levine Bar Mitzvah)
17……..Rabbi Polisson
24……..Rabbi Sitkin
March
10……..Rabbi Sitkin
17……..Rabbi Sitkin (Ossentjuk BM)
24……..Rabbi Polisson
31……..Rabbi Sitkin (Grunes BM)
Oct14—Barbara Vitelli
Nov 1—Kathy Falber
Abby Wolf Feigelson
Forrest Strauss
Nov 5—Ilyse Grunes
Nov 8—Stuart Greenberg
Nov 9—Margaret Meth
Paul Siegel
Nov 11—David Fromowitz
Nov 14—John Celidonio
Nov 15—Joan Kestenbaum
Nov 16—Louise Silver
Nov 19—Karen Strauss
Nov 28—Susan Friedman
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Sisterhood Book Club
Our next selection is:
Fifty Shades of Talmud: What
the First Rabbis Had to Say
About You-Know-What by
Maggie Anton
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Dial - A - Card
Order a special, beautiful card for any occasion simply by calling Samira Galler at
783-3930 Cards are available for any occasion including birthdays, graduations, in
honor of, or in memory of. Mail your donation (min. $8.00) check (made out to Sisterhood MWJCC) to her at: 5 Mercury
Avenue, Monroe, NY 10950
Amusing. Seductive. Stimulating. We're talking about
the Talmud? That's right. Take fifty actual Talmudic
discussions, mix in pithy sayings (appropriate and inappropriate) by luminaries from Mae West and Amy
Thank you to the following family for
Schumer to George Washington and Gandhi, add a few
cartoons, and voila delighted and enlightened readers
their donation:
will come away with a new perspective on what the ancient Jewish sages say about our most intimate relation- Sheila Ornstein: Donation in memory of Donna
ships.
Kushner’s Mom, Thelma Gray, Z”L
In this lighthearted, in-depth tour of sexuality within
the Talmud, come eavesdrop at the first rabbis' lockerroom door as they discuss every aspect of sexual relations how, when, where, with whom often in startlingly
explicit fashion. Author Maggie Anton reveals how Jewish tradition is more progressive in many respects, and
more bawdy, than one might think. The award-winning
historical novelist's first foray into nonfiction is likely to
leave her fans going OMG, WTF, and even LOL.
On Nov 6, Maggie Anton will be at Eitz Chaim for
a Book Talk and Luncheon. See the front page for
more information.
Rita & Gerry Wincott: Sending condolences to
Donna Gray Kushner and her family and making
a donation in memory of Thelma Gray Z”L
SAVE THE DATE!
Orange County Jewish Federation will
show:
IN SEARCH OF ISRAELI CUISINE
Saturday evening January 7, 2017
at
Eitz
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Monroe Woodbury Jewish Community Center
PO Box 183
Monroe, New York 10949
Please Do Not Hold
Dated Material
CANDLE
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LIGHTING
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October/November
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SERVICES
Oct
28 3——
5:38
pm
29 —
pm
May
7:37
pm Oct
May
4 —6:37
8:42
pm
AT
Nov
5 11
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6:29 pmpm
May410——5:29
7:45pm
pm Nov
May
Nov 11 —Light
4:22 pm
Nov 12 — 5:23 pm
Shavuot
candles………..……..Ends
EITZ
CHAIM
Nov 11
4:22
pmpm Nov 12 — 5:23 pm
May
14——
7:49
May 15 — 8:55 pm
Nov 18 — 4:16 pm
Nov 19 — 5:18 pm
Nov 25 — 4:12 pm
Nov 26 — 5:14 pm
May 16 —8:56 pm
Shabbat Light candles………..……..Ends
May 17 — 7:52 pm
May 18 — 8:59 pm
May 24 — 7:58 pm
May 25 —9:06 pm
Friday Night
6:00 PM
Shabbat Morning
9:00 AM
If you would like to arrange a morning or evening
minyan for a yahrzeit call Mark Schulberg at 845774-7248.