JANUARY 2018 • Vol. 100, No. 6 TEVET ~ SHEVAT 5778 WWW.BETHELNR.ORG
DONALD J. FLEISHAKER TO BE HONORED AT BETH EL’S 64th ANNUAL GALA ON SUNDAY, MARCH 18th • 5:00pm Donald Fleishaker was born in Brooklyn to parents Esther and Abe Fleishaker. He was the youngest of three brothers. At seven years old, the family moved to the Bronx, and it was there that Donald began his Jewish education and involvement. His family joined Emanuel Synagogue in the Bronx, and while his dad worked hard at his market, his mother was active in Donald J. Fleishaker the shul. Donald attended Hebrew school, participated in youth group, and was active in the choir. For those who have enjoyed his High Holiday davening, one of his haftarot, or just his singing on Shabbat, this all began when he was a boy at Emanuel. One of the highlights of his choir experience was that his choir actually sang “back up” for Cantor Reuven Tucker when he auditioned for the Metropolitan Opera. The audition went great; all the boys got ice cream. You may better recognize Cantor Reuven as the famous tenor Richard Tucker. Donald attended James Monroe high school. He was a very active bass player in the orchestra, where he met his “bashert,” a pretty violin player named Dorothy. A year younger than he, Dorothy actually won a bet with her 11th grade classmates by being the first to get asked on a date by a senior boy. They made beautiful music
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together and were married in 1951. In 1956, with three-year-old twins Sandy and Rhoda in tow, they settled in Eastchester. Abbe and Aaron soon followed and their family of six was now complete. Donald and Dorothy joined Genesis Hebrew Center, a small Conservative congregation adjacent to the Crestwood train station. Synagogue life and communal giving was a staple in the Fleishaker household. At Genesis, Donald was a three-time president, a member of the Board of Trustees, chair of the Ritual Committee, and frequent substitute Cantor. Dorothy served as two-time Sisterhood President and Donald and Dorothy were the first couple to serve as synagogue president and Sisterhood president simultaneously. When various local synagogues began to have financial problems and declining membership, Donald led the effort to effectuate the mergers of both Agudas Achim and Emanuel Jewish Center of Mount Vernon into Genesis. Unfortunately for Genesis, the Jewish population in Eastchester continued to decline. Not one to ever give up on his shul, Donald found a new location in Scarsdale, sold the existing building and helped to build a new building in the Scarsdale location. This effort resulted in the founding of Sharei Tikvah, in Scarsdale. In the Jewish community at large, Donald has served as chair of the Westchester UJA-Federation Campaign, has served on the UJAFederation Overseas Board, the Human Resources Development Committee, and the Westchester Cabinet. He was board member of HIAS and served on their Executive Committee, Scholarship Committee, and Speakers Bureau. He is also an Honorary Director of the Westchester Jewish Conference. Since moving to Westchester, Donald has always maintained a relationship with Beth El. He has attended [continued, page 4]
NIGGUN HALEV ~ MELODY OF THE HEART ~
An intimate, song-filled Shabbat morning service led by Deborah Sacks Mintz, Jack Klebanow, and Rabbi David Schuck. Services take place at 9:00 am in the Wiener Lounge on the following Saturdays: January 27, February 10, March 10, April 14, May 5 For more information, contact rabbiadmin@bethelnr.org.
The Fun & Funny Juggling Show..... page 2 Purim Fundraiser............................. page 4 Casino Night...................................... page 3 Get the Word Out: Social Media....... page 8
What Keeps Your Rabbi Up ............. page 9 Sisterhood News....................... pages 10, 11
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Join Us Friday, January 5th 4:00 pm-5:30 pm Geared to children ages 6 and under.
Enjoy a musical Shabbat celebration, led by Lori Weber, followed by dinner for everyone, dessert, and a PJ Library snuggle story. Feel free to come in your pajamas! $20/adult • children free Register at www.bethelnr.org/cafe. 2
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RABBI’S MESSAGE Dear Friends, I am thrilled to announce a new service that we are calling Niggun HaLev, which means the Melody of the Heart. We developed this service because during my first year and a half at Beth El, I received consistent feedback that people Rabbi David Schuck want new types of prayer experiences. We have been experimenting with different ideas in order to see where there is interest and energy. The newest of these experiments will be Niggun HaLev, a service that will take place on five Shabbat mornings over the next six months. The core essence of Niggun HaLev will be its emphasis on communal singing and participation. The service will take place in the Wiener Lounge, while the main sanctuary service will continue as normal, but in the Crystal Ballroom. I will colead Niggun HaLev along with Deborah Sacks Mintz and Jack Klebanow. Deborah is a gifted shlichat tzibbur (prayer leader) and is the Singing Communities Consultant of Mechon Hadar’s Rising Song Institute (she also spent a Shabbat with us along with Joey Weisenberg back in September). Jack co-leads our Singing as a Spiritual Practice Group. We envision a growing core of congregants participating in and even partnering with us in leading the service, with singing and spirited davening filling the room. I know that some people will say that having this service once a month will divide our community on those five shabbatot, and I am sympathetic to this point of view. However, I firmly believe that there are multiple needs within our community with regard to prayer, and having a “one service fits all” approach will limit our ability to meet the needs of people seeking different types of prayer experiences. Beth El was able to sustain an alternative service in
the past without dividing the community, and I believe that these five Shabbatot will offer us the opportunity to experiment with a new model for prayer. I am approaching this service with a posture of openness and experimentation. Some aspects of this service may change over time as we adjust to feedback and as we pay attention to the ways in which the service unfolds. I hope that others will adopt the same flexibility as we explore ways to make this service as meaningful and vibrant as possible. I am thrilled about this opportunity for all of us to work together to create another uplifting and powerful prayer experience with our community. Whether you are a regular attendee or not, if you enjoy spirited singing, I hope that you will join us by attending the first service on January 27th, which will be from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. L’Shalom, Rabbi David A. Schuck
Fleishaker, continued from page 1 daily minyan and supported many endeavors, even while still active at Genesis/Sharei Tikvah. However, in 1999, Donald and Dorothy made the move and joined Beth El full time. Donald has made such an impact at Beth El over the last eighteen years, giving not just financially, but also imparting and sharing the knowledge he has gained over a lifetime of synagogue and community involvement. Donald has served on the Board of Trustees and remains an Honorary Trustee. He has also served on the Ritual Committee and the Fundraising Committee, has beautifully led Rosh Hashanah Shacharit services, and is a regular attendee and supporter of our daily minyan. In addition, he continues to show his generosity across the spectrum of Beth El. In memory of his beloved Dorothy, he endowed the Dorothy Fleishaker Religious School Enrichment Fund. He also was the largest supporter of our brick fundraiser. He is a supporter of our teens’ Israel education program, which culminates in their attendance at the AIPAC Conference in Washington. Donald’s support of Beth El’s programs is too lengthy to mention here. Suffice it to say we are all grateful for his generosity. With all of these accomplishments, Donald will tell anyone, when asked, that his proudest accomplishment is still his family. He is so proud that his children and grandchildren are all following the example of their parents and grandparents and are actively involved in synagogues and other Jewish causes, and he is confident that his eight great-grandchildren aren’t far behind. When Donald was notified by Beth El President Mark Seidenfeld of his selection as this year’s Gala honoree, he was extremely honored, but also surprised that he would be selected for this honor. We are sure that his family and community would not be surprised at all. We look forward to seeing all of you on Sunday, March 18th, at 5:00 pm, at this year’s Gala.
OUR PURIM CAMPAIGN IS BACK! As we enter the month of January, we will begin our Annual Purim Campaign. Each year, Beth El helps our members to fulfill an important mitzvah of Purim—Matanot Le’evyonim, helping those whose needs are greater than our own by contributing to major tzedakah organizations and building our Youth Community. You will soon receive an e-mail with your username and password. Simply log on to www. purimproject.com to participate. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jen at jvegh@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700 ext.221. All orders must be placed by Friday, February 16th. We thank you in advance for your participation! Jen Vegh, Dir. of Youth & Family Engagement 4
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE reports about aspirations and dreams that sit on a shelf in an office. Over the next year, you will continue to hear about the work of the Vision Team, as well as important milestones and developments along the way. Our Board of Trustees and staff have also had their launch events to bring them Mark Seidenfeld into the Journey process and are incredibly supportive and enthusiastic about this important initiative. We are all aware of the trends of decreasing membership in synagogues and affiliation with institutional religion across the spectrum. At Beth El, despite welcoming many new members each year (twenty-eight new members in the last six months alone!), we have seen a net loss of approximately twenty members each year for the last ten years. Of course, there are the natural resignations due to deaths, relocations and other life events, but there are those who have left Beth El for various reasons that ultimately boil down to us not meeting their needs in one way or another. While many of us treasure the Beth El community and what it provides to us religiously, educationally, socially and spiritually, to remain vibrant and relevant to our current members and those who are seeking a spiritual and religious home, we must be willing to undertake our Journey initiative with open minds and open hearts to reimagine Beth El in a transformative way. We need to be mindful of the famous quote attributed to various leadership thought leaders – “If you always do what you always did, you always get what you always got.” This will require us to take a hard look in the mirror and be honest about who we are and what we want to be. Journey will be a process that welcomes new ways of thinking, while respecting the traditions that we are building upon. Through Journey, with the guidance and leadership of our Vision Team and Planning Team, together we will envision and realize our vibrant future. I want to express my deep appreciation to our Planning Team (https://www.bethelnr.org/journey/planningteam) and Vision Team (https://www.bethelnr.org/journey/visionteam) for all their hard work to date, as well as their enthusiasm and commitment to the work ahead. Journey: Building a Vibrant Future Together was made possible by a generous donation from Ellen and Graham Arad in memory of their parents. For more information about Journey and to keep updated about it, please visit https://www.bethelnr.org/journey. See you in shul, Mark
Dear Friends, I am writing this article the day after we completed the launch event of our visioning and strategic planning initiative, Journey: Building a Vibrant Future Together. Our Vision Team, representing a cross section of our diverse membership, stepped out of their routine (and stepped away from Beth El) for a 1½-day offsite meeting to begin their work. You’ll recall that our Vision Team is a group of approximately sixty people who will be the core team that will undertake the work necessary to explore and discover what we as a community want to be the future for Beth El. Through multiple forums, including individual dialogues with members, as well as people outside our community, listening forums for various demographics of our shul, open “town hall” style meetings for the congregation at large, as well as “field trips” to learn from the experiences and best practices of other institutions, they will come to understand and confront our challenges as well as our hopes and dreams and the possibilities for where we want to go. With the learning from the various forums and other institutions, their work will hopefully inform and inspire us to boldly chart our future. The offsite was an intensive 1½ days of meetings and breakout sessions to educate the Vision Team about the process ahead, review important data about Beth El, Southern Westchester, and Conservative Judaism throughout the United States in order to enhance the team’s thinking. Our Planning Team (the smaller group of members and staff working with our partners at Insyte) that is overseeing Journey had been working for months laying the groundwork and preparing for this retreat and the launch of the Vision Team. The group began to learn about each other and, as a reflection of our membership, in turn came to appreciate the varied backgrounds, life experiences and perspectives of our entire community. We began to articulate the important conversations that that we must have, covering everything from our facilities and physical plant and dues models to what are the elements that define our community, what moves us spiritually and what does it mean to be a Conservative synagogue in today’s world. This is only the beginning and we will surely encounter numerous questions, issues and challenges along the way. As we move forward, there will be opportunities for all of us to engage with our Vision Team and participate in this important visioning and strategic planning process. Rest assured that this will not just be talk. We are committed to this process resulting in concrete action items, not just written
Watch your mail for your invitation to our 64th Annual Gala. Advertising and ticket information will be included! Our journal will once again be hosted online, so the sooner you place your ad, the more visibility it will receive! Go to www.bethelnr.org/gala2018. For assistance, contact Linda at LNewman@bethelnr.org, or 914.235.2700, ext. 246. 5
Service
Contemplative Service, with Rabbi David Schuck Saturday, January 13th • 10:45 am
How can we pay better attention to living our lives with intention? Make time for yourself at our Contemplative Service, which is designed to slow the pace of our lives in order to listen to what emerges from the silence. We will set aside time for mindfulness meditation, contemplative study, singing, and prayer, and focus our attention on opening our hearts and minds. Everyone is welcome; dress as you would like, and bring an open mind! Please arrive a few minutes early to minimize interruptions. After the service, you are welcome to continue to sit quietly in the Wiener Lounge or join the rest of the congregation for the sermon and remainder of the Shabbat morning service. Please join us for the kiddush luncheon at 12:00 noon.
Join Rabbi Molly Karp on Wednesday mornings from 10:00 am - 12:15 pm January 3rd
Philo and Josephus: Living Jewish in a Non-Jewish World
January 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st
Future Tense: Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the 21st Century; A Vision for Jews and Judaism in the Global Culture This book, written by Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, former Chief Rabbi of Great Britain, calls us to awareness that “we are in danger of forgetting what Judaism’s place is within the global project of humankind.” The Jewish people exist for a reason, and it is not for ourselves alone. We must recommit ourselves to our foundational purpose: to the task of creating a just world in which the divine presence can dwell among us all. Without compromising one iota of Jewish faith, Rabbi Sacks declares, Jews must stand alongside their friends—Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, and secular humanist—in defense of freedom against those who desecrate life. And they should do this not to win friends or the admiration of others, but because it is what a people of God is supposed to do. In this course, we will explore Rabbi Sacks’ powerful message of tikkun olam—using Judaism as a blueprint for repairing an imperfect world. We will read and discuss this book together, exploring Rabbi Sack’s vision of Judaism for the 21st century. The class will meet on 10 Wednesday mornings—January 10, 17, 31; February 7, 14, 21, 28; March 7, 14, 21. Cost: $350, which also includes audio recordings of all class sessions. To learn more about Rabbi Karp, visit her website, www.rabbimollykarp.com. With questions and to enroll, contact Rabbi Karp at rabbimollykarp@gmail.com.
Talmud from the Inside Out: A Class for the Inquiring Mind Continues on Thursdays, with Rabbi David Hojda January 4, 11, 18, 25 10:00 am - 12:15 pm
OPEN BEIT MIDRASH 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Thursday, January 4th Tuesday, January 9th Thursday, January 18th Tuesday, January 23rd* Thursday, February 1st * Our scholar will be Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, PhD., Mechon Hadar (see box at right) Join us for a communal Jewish learning experience! Rabbis David Schuck, Zach Sitkin, and Ethan Linden will offer concurrent discussions of approximately an hour. The evening begins with a L'chaim and a nosh. For more information or to sponsor an evening of study ($500 per night), visit www.bethelnr.org/openbeit or contact Rabbi Sitkin at zsitkin@bethelnr.org. This program is subsidized by The Rabbi Melvin & Lenore Sirner Fund and the Sylvia and Harry Halpern Lecture Fund.
Have fun with Yiddish! FRIDAYS, 1:00 pm
Using Talmud Gittin, presented in English translation, this class discusses Baseless Hatred, Visionless Leadership—The Talmud's and Midrash's take on why Jerusalem was destroyed. We will analyze the Talmud's account of why Jerusalem was destroyed. All levels welcome. Bring a friendly disposition, an inquiring mind, and a desire to think. For information, contact Sam Berger, 914-494-6079, or sam.hr.berger@gmail.com. 6
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LEARNERS’ SERVICE Shabbat, January 6th 9:45 am - 10:45 am with Rabbi Zach Sitkin Our community is diverse; people have varying degrees of knowledge about Jewish text, tradition, worship, and access to Hebrew vocabulary. Since Jewish prayer assumes a certain amount of background exposure and knowledge, this service is intended to create an access point into prayer for those who may feel lost and/or alienated from our typical prayer services. The Learners’ Service is an introductory exploration of the prayer service. Each prayer will be studied in depth and read in English to gain a basic understanding of its meaning and intent. We will discuss the basic physical mechanics of each prayer when necessary. It is our hope that over time, everyone in our community will be able to enter the sanctuary with confidence and feel at home.
Enhancing Yourself & Your Relationships Through MINDFULNESS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12th APPETIZERS AND DRINKS AT 6:00 PM Mindfulness Parenting Group at Beth El Synagogue Center Meets Tuesdays 7:30pm-8:30pm For children of all ages!
FACILITATED BY
Come to one or all sessions
Taught by Dr. Michelle Maidenberg, Therapist, Author & Health and Mental Health Advocate
RSVP at bethelnr.org/mindfulness
RABBI DAVID SCHUCK JACK KLEBANOW ANNA SILVERMAN, CANTORIAL INTERN
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Beth El’s Own Jonathan Gotian in Kanner-Kurzon Museum January 13th to February 18th At age fifteen, Jonathan Gotian is the youngest artist to ever have an exhibit in the Kanner-Kurzon Museum. Jonathan is the son of Ruth and Amnon Gotian, longtime members of Beth El. Now in tenth grade at the Schechter Westchester High School, he can be seen weekly at services at Beth El. He has been interested in travel and is self-taught in photography. While in eighth grade, Jonathan traveled with his Schechter Westchester class to Israel. It was there that his passion for photography took on a new meaning. Taking photos of the kotel, the Western Wall, from multiple angles was the catalyst for his travel photography. Prior to entering high school, Jonathan participated in the USY on Wheels East Coast trip, taking
him as far north as Toronto and as far south as Florida. The following summer, he participated in the USY on Wheels Classic trip, a cross-country adventure highlighting the American landscape. Jonathan’s exhibit
MEMORY MINYAN
For people with dementia, their families, and care partners
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25th 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm The Memory Minyan is based on the idea of the “Memory Café,” which is a meeting place where people with mild to mid-stage dementia and their caregivers can “go out on the town” among others sharing their experience, free from the risk of embarrassment and the bewildering crush of most public places. Around the world, Memory Cafés bring a sense of normalcy and social connection to thousands of families affected by dementia. Now we are bringing the concept to our Jewish gathering place, creating a navigable, warm prayer and social experience. There is no charge for this event. Enjoy delicious hamantashen! R.S.V.P. to bethelnr.org/memorym, or jrockowitz@bethelnr.org (914-235-2700, ext. 256)
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will include some of his favorite sights, including national parks, scenes of nature, and breathtaking landscapes. He was fortunate to visit many amazing places while making lifelong friendships and memories. This is Jonathan’s first photography exhibit. He is excited to share his travels and the images captured through his camera lens. Jonathan’s work will be for sale, and he will donate a portion of the proceeds to Beth El and USY. Everyone is invited to join him at the artist’s reception on Sunday, January 14th, 2:00 pm-4:30 pm. You can visit the museum any day the synagogue is open. If the room is locked you can get the key from the office or from the greeter at the front door.
The Power of “Word of Mouth”—Getting Social at Beth El When I first started here nearly eight months ago, some of my colleagues and many congregants would ask me “how’s it going so far?” As a newbie, I found myself always answering the same way, “Good… just learning how to navigate this octopus and all its tentacles.” It’s a strange answer, for sure, but an accurate one. There’s a lot to Beth El Synagogue Center. We’re a congregation, and house in our building religious and nursery schools, a day camp, and seem to run more programs than Netflix. There was a lot to learn, and I’m still learning. The reason I bring up mollusk analogy is it applies to the social media work I do. The Internet is a living, breathing thing with a whole lot going on. We’re living in an age where a late-night tweet can change our country’s narrative. A Facebook comment can alter your plans for the night. An Instagram photo can capture a moment in time forever or give you a strong case of nostalgia. We live in a world of “likes,” “shares,” and “comments.” It’s an octopus with tentacles that spread like wild fire. Sick of this analogy yet? Apologies, I’m not done. As Beth El’s Director of Marketing and Communications Strategy, I handle our social media platforms, draft and circulate our press releases, create and distribute graphic materials, and spread the word about all that we do, any way I can, [continued, page 20]
KERUV* KORNER He simply asked the cup bearer, “Why so glum, chum?” Last month, well into the story of Joseph, Parasha Vayeishev described how Pharaoh threw Joseph into prison based on allegations fabricated by Pharaoh’s wife. Joseph remained in that prison cell for several years, released only when one of his former cell-mates, Pharaoh’s cup bearer, explained to Pharaoh that Joseph had, in prison, prophesied the cup bearer’s future pardon. Pharaoh, agitated about a recent dream and desperate for its interpretation, ordered Joseph out of the dungeon and into Pharaoh’s chambers to interpret that dream. And from there, as they say, the rest is history. Jewish history. Literally, Jewish history. Because from
*“Keruv” = to bring close, to draw near
there, Joseph rose to sweeping heights of power, and from there, he was able to offer sustenance and survival to a family from Canaan that otherwise would have been consumed by famine. His own family. The family of Jacob. And, if the family of Jacob had not survived that famine, where and what would Jewish history have been? And what, you may ask, what does all of THAT—dreams, dungeons, famines— have to do with keruv, the act of drawing closer and being nearer? Simply this: Joseph started his day that morning in prison, circa three thousand years ago, by asking two of his cell mates, baker and cup bearer, “You both look so unhappy today, why?” (Bereishit 40:7) That kindness brought forth responses, conversation ensued, prophesies were
made and realized. Two years later, Pharaoh heard word about it, Joseph rose, Joseph reigned, Joseph saved his family from starvation. If Joseph had not taken a moment for that bit of morning kindness, who knows— who really knows—how the story of the Jews would have unfolded? One of Keruv’s underlying beliefs—call it dream, illusion, myth, fact,call it what you will—is that each of us, everyday, through acts that draw us closer to other human beings, could, possibly, make for a miracle. The Keruv Committee wishes our community a happy, healthy 2018, pregnant with unexpected miracles. Nina Luban Elise Richman Keruv Committee Co-chairs
Save the Date! SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25th 7:00 pm
R.S.V.P.s encouraged, but walk-ins welcomed! For more information or to register, contact Keruv co-chairs Elise Richman (elisekrichman@gmail.com) or Nina Luban (nina.luban@gmail.com)
In honor of Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month, Keruv presents:
Disability: Pride, Not Prejudice Reflections on Judaism and Disability by Chava Willig Levy author of Life Not With Standing Chava Willig Levy is a New York-based writer, editor, advocate and lecturer, who zips around in a motorized wheelchair and communicates about the quality and meaning of life. 9
Men’s Club We are proud to sponsor the annual Dr. Ed Scharfman Men’s Club Shabbat on Saturday, January 20th. Please help us pay tribute to Ed and celebrate the entire Beth El Community by joining us. Please mark your calendar and plan to participate in the World-Wide Wrap on Sunday, February 4th. Join us and other Conservative shuls around the world as we assist ALL members of the Beth El Community in wearing tefillin. This year we are proud to join with the “BE Mitzvah Experience” and our teens. The Beth El Men’s Club is a proud member of the Hudson Valley Region of the Federation of Jewish Men Clubs (FJMC), and the WorldWide Wrap is a signature program of that organization. We will literally be “bound together” by focusing on this unique ritual that spans ages and generations. Here at Beth El, we teach and we learn. Whether you do it every day, have not done it since your b’nei mitzvah or are curious about the ritual, please consider joining us. Our signature community service event, the annual Blood Drive on December 10th, was another huge success. Forty-six donors from Beth El, Temple Israel of New Rochelle (“TINR”), and others in our community contributed to this important event. We will once again be joining TINR at another Blood Drive in May 2018. If you have any questions or ideas for an event or want to assist us in any of the events described above, contact Steven Young. Steven Young, beprez@optonline.net
Sisterhood Calendar of Events through May 2018 Monday, January 15 Cinema Brunch Tuesday, February 13 Mitzvah Zumba Tuesday, March 6 Vashti’s Banquet Monday, April 9 Sisterhood/Hadassah Holocaust Mem. Program Sunday, April 22 Torah Fund Saturday, May 19 Sisterhood Shabbat Tuesday, May 22 Sisterhood Gala
New Rochelle Hadassah is pleased to again present TRACY WRIGHT Director, Eastchester Public Library
What’s New! What’s Hot! in Current Books of Jewish Interest With her extensive background, Tracy will review recently published Jewish-themed books. So many good books to read―so little time. Books are available for checkout, so bring your library card!
Monday afternoon, January 22nd at the Eastchester Public Library 1 Oakridge Place, Eastchester, NY
Note: You have to feed the meter, so bring quarters or a credit card.
Dessert: 12:30 pm; Program: 1:00 pm Everyone welcome!
SISTERHOOD’S ANNUAL
CINEMA BRUNCH
Monday, January 15th (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) 12:00
pm
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pm
Join us for a light lunch and the feature film Mamadrana: The Jewish Mother in Cinema, an Australian film written and directed by Monique Schwarz “Jewish mothers are the most easily maligned image of Jewish women found in movies and television today. You know who they are—the caricature of the overbearing, emasculating, long-suffering mother, ever-ready with mountains of food. Australian director Monique Schwarz takes a funny, penetrating look at how the loving and affectionate portrayals in early Yiddish and Hollywood silent movies developed into the Jewish mother of modern Hollywood and, conversely, the more flesh and blood characterizations in contemporary Israeli cinema.” Film: 2001 Time: 73 minutes
Gift shop items will be on display and available for purchase.
Special Beth El member price: $8 in advance: $10 at the door Non-member price: $10 in advance: $12 at the door Checks payable to Beth El Sisterhood R.S.V.P. to www.bethelnr.org/sisterhoodfilm. Questions? Contact Barbara Horowitz at barbara.w.horowitz@gmail.com. 10
Sisterhood Scene Happy New Year and welcome to 2018. Sisterhood has been busy preparing programs to bring everyone together in this dark, cold, and lonely time of the year. On January 8th our Bagels and Books group will meet to discuss the novel Karolina’s Twins. Just three days later, on January 11th, our Wine & Cheese Evening Book Club will be discussing The Orphan’s Tale. I know that both groups will have lively discussion about their books, the characters, the plots and the surrounding histories of each story. You will find that these groups really do discuss their books. On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 15th, we are having our annual Cinema
Brunch. A lovely meal will be served at noon. Then we will show the movie Mamadrama: The Jewish Mother in Cinema. Join us as director Monique Schwarz takes a look at how the portrayals of early Jewish mothers evolved into what we see in the media today. Be sure to register and let us know that you are coming to our Cinema Brunch. The next day, Tuesday, January 16th, our Bagels and Books group will welcome a special guest. Author Tova Mirvis is coming to Beth El to talk about her new book, The Book of Separation. Ms. Mirvis has written three novels dealing with Jewish communities and we have read all of them! As our group prepared to discuss her third book in October 2016, our leader Arlene Salman, reached out to Ms. Mirvis and we
were fortunate to connect to Ms. Mirvis via Skype. She enjoyed the intelligent, exuberant interaction with our group and promised that when her new book was published we would talk again—in person. Recently, Ms. Mirvis told Arlene that she is looking forward to meeting the group that asked her such fantastic enthusiastic questions. Please register to join us to meet and hear Tova Mirvis discuss her memoir. Toward the end of January, watch your mail for our Tea Bag Fund Raiser. You will receive a tea bag in the mail with a short poem explaining what we’d like you to do. Your donation to the Shiva Fund enables us to reach out to our community members with compassion at their time of loss. I look forward to seeing you at our Beth El Sisterhood events in January. Risë Stern
“BAGELS & BOOKS” BOOK CLUB Monday,January 8th 9:30 am Karolina’s Twins, by Ronald H. Balson Questions? Contact Arlene Salman at aesalman@aol.com or 914-235-2485
Upcoming Dates The Orphan’s Tale, by Pam Jenoff January 11th, 7:30 pm Family History of Fear: A Memoir, by Agata Tuszynska March 15th, 7:30 pm
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JOIN THE SMART* PEOPLE
* SMART = Senior, Mature Adult, Retired Together Programs
Wednesday Mornings 10:30 am - 11:30 am At Beth El • Schedule subject to change • No R.S.V.P. • No fee.
First Wednesday of the month
JANUARY 3: BALANCE, with Tim from North End Fitness.
Followed by “New Year, New You,” at 11:30 am. Stay for a lunch of salads, cottage cheese, and fruit from The Garden of Eden. $7 per person. R.S.V.P. is a must!
Second Wednesday of the month
JANUARY 10: CHAIR YOGA, with Nan.
Third Wednesday of the month
JANUARY 17: GOLDEN ZUMBA, with Laura. Followed by Current Events, 11:30 am, with Shari Baum, M.S.W.
Fourth Wednesday of the month
JANUARY 24: CHAIR YOGA, with Nan.
Fifth Wednesday of the month
JANUARY 31: GOLDEN ZUMBA, with Laura.
S.M.A.R.T. Discussions in January TUESDAY, JANUARY 9th 10:00 am: Coffee, schmooze, and the newspaper 10:30 am: Michael Malina, Beth El member and retired attorney, will present “The Nature of Revelation.” TUESDAY, JANUARY 30th 10:00 am: Coffee, schmooze, and the newspaper 10:30 am: Gillian Katz, author of “Witness to the Birth and Death of My Country,” Lunch provided: South African cuisine, $7/person. For questions or to R.S.V.P. on any SMART activity, contact Julie Rockowitz at jrockowitz@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 256. 12
Israel Affairs Committee The Beth El Israel Affairs Committee continues to create events at the synagogue designed to nurture our community engagement with Israel and enhance our understanding of both the challenges and joys of Israeli life. This Fall, the IAC sponsored two wellreceived Israeli speakers who exemplified the best of Israeli society. In November, Beth El hosted Dovie Maisel, Senior Vice President of International Operations at United Hatzalah of Israel, the largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Service organization that provides the fastest and free emergency medical first response throughout Israel. Dovie brought with him the innovative United Hatzolah ambucycle and delivered a Shabbat D’var Torah and presentation after the Oneg. We extend our special thanks to Tamar Tait for arranging this visit. In December Beth El participated in Westchester Jewish Council’s “Honor Week” recognition of wounded former IDF soldiers. These heroic and inspirational Israelis have come to our area over the past few years to share their life experiences with our community. Beth El hosted the extraordinary delegation leader, IDF veteran Doron Levinson. Doron was wounded three different times in action, the first time during the 1973 Yom Kippur war. He shared his fascinating story with a Shabbat Teen Talk and, later, with members of our congregation with a discussion of his life as an IDF commander, lawyer, engineer, musician, and ambassador for peace. Special thanks go to Shari and Marvin Chinitz and Jay Rehr and Lauren Berger for their support of this event. In 2018, we look forward to our congregation having a year of broader engagement with Israel and its people. Our committee will be hosting a talk by our regional AIPAC representative early in the year in advance of the AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., March 4-6. Beth El will also have a role in the countywide “Israel at 70” celebration on April 15th organized by Westchester Jewish Council. The IAC welcomes congregants with an interest in shaping our synagogue’s engagement with Israel to join the committee and to become part of this essential part of our community. Bruce Gold, bruces.gold@gmail.com Mike Schiffres, michael.e.schiffres@gmail.com
HANUKKAH AT BETH EL NURSERY SCHOOL One of the most joyous times of the year for children, the holiday of Hanukkah, presents a wealth of learning opportunities in the Nursery School. We pride ourselves as being a processoriented school—a place where deep learning occurs through exploration and investigation. In general, we are not a productoriented place where projects, usually teacher directed, are the focus. However, when it comes to our Jewish holidays, we believe in the importance of traditions. Thus, we guide children in creating a ritual object, something that families can use for many years to come. Our two -year-olds used an oil bottle to create a Hanukkiyyah for their families. Two-year-olds love to stuff, and they were given a wealth of materials—pompoms, pipe cleaners, beads, and wooden pieces, which they used to fill their bottles. When placed horizontally, there was amble space for tiles and bolts that were glued on to hold candles We are confident that these Hanukkiyyot will be used for many years as part of our two -year-old families’ tradition. Our threes made a unique Candle Box Holder using materials that they have been exploring throughout the school year. Their box is just the right size to hold the forty-four candles necessary for the holiday. Hanukkah is not just about candles, it’s about oil as well. And what would Hanukkah be without a delicious latke fried in oil! After exploring a variety of potatoes, and cooking mashed potatoes and baked potatoes, our fours then used oil to fry latkes and created a beautiful latke tray to bring home to their families. Our annual Hanukkah Chagigah was a fabulous success! Children and parents in our 3s and 4s classes gathered in the Wiener Lounge for our traditional Hanukkah Chagigah—candle lighting, communal singing, and dancing with one of our music specialists, Lori Weber. A few highlights of our program were seeing four dads
create a huge human dreidel and spin around at different speeds, and watching our clergy and synagogue leaders jump out of the frying pan and run around the room acting the part of runaway latkes. Following singing, families spent time with their children experiencing first-hand the creative process and methodology of good early childhood practice. They built hanukkiyyot in the block corner, played dreidel, made their own shamash candle, explored light and dark with our light tables, and engaged in a variety of art activities related to the holiday. Although we were all a bit dizzy from spinning around like dreidels, it did not stop us from enjoying some tasty sufganiyot (jelly doughnuts), latkes, and homemade applesauce. We look forward to celebrating many more holidays together with our extended Beth El community. We all know that famous phrase, “It is better to give then to receive,” but this is a difficult concept to convey to children, who are culturally bombarded with a much different message. We would like to thank our parent body for remembering to send tzedakah coins with the children. This hands-on-approach helps the children internalize one of the important meanings of “doing a mitzvah.” As Jews, we are obligated to walk the world mindfully. We teach our children to act with kavod (respect); to realize their responsibilities towards one another and the earth. Our parent body launched a Mitzvah Committee, a program that seeks to increase our children’s understanding of what a mitzvah is and promote a desire in our children to perform acts of kindness. Many pairs of mittens and gloves were collected for Kids Closet and displayed on our Chaverim Hanukkiyyah in the lower lobby. There is no question that the Hebrew month of Kislev, filled with the joyous and magical holiday of Hanukkah, could be our favorite one of all! Ronnie Becher, Director
Our Nursery School Hanukkah Chagigah
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A Note from the Director of Teen Engagement Teens & Families, You may have heard that we have been thinking a lot about how teens connect to Jewish life. Is it through prayer and spiritual engagement? Through study? Through a relationship with Israel? Does sharing these moments with friends and peers pave the way for Jewish connection? When we ask these questions, we are thinking about the needs of each individual teen that comes through our doors at Beth El Synagogue. We are eager to help each of our teens take their Jewish experience into their own hands in whatever way feels authentic to them as individuals, as members of a community, and as a part of a people. Over the years, as innovations in the Jewish educational field come to the surface, Jewish educators in the field of experiential Jewish education have been discussing the “active ingredients of impactful experiences” and how we can create these experiences for our constituents. Jeffrey S. Kress, a past professor of mine at the Jewish Theological Seminary and a leader in the field of experiential Jewish education, has researched and stated in his article, “Preparing Experiential Jewish Educators”, that some of these ingredients include: • a safe and respectful learning environment; • caring relationships between and among educators and learners—a sense of community; • opportunities for participants to have significant input into the learning environment and to connect what is learned with their own experiences; • multiple pathways of connection to Judaic content in ways that span cognition and emotion; • and opportunities to reflect on one’s experiences. At Beth El, we are constantly working to meet teens where they need to be met and engage them in ways that feel meaningful to them. For me, I find the most meaning in my work when I witness these moments for teens. For example, when learning with teens and seeing what sparks their interest, the tough questions they ask themselves and their peers pushes me to better understand engaging our teens in meaningful, Jewish ways. With this in mind, we are excited to continue the second semester of our new Teen Engagement Program with an options-based program that gives space for fun and learning, trips and conversation, leadership opportunities and growth, and so much more. On many Sundays, Andrew Van Bochove, our teen educator at Beth El, will continue to teach foursession seminars on a range of topics, from music to relationships to medical ethics, all through a Jewish lens. Plus, this semester I will be teaching the second year of Israel Education and Advocacy, which will include a trip to Washington, D.C. for the AIPAC Policy Conference this March. Additionally, teens are invited to the community’s Open Beit Midrash, happening on alternating Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the winter and spring, Miri’s Ulpan class, which teaches Hebrew at many different levels on certain evenings during the week, Shabbat programming regularly, and social programs that
happen at least twice a month. Plus, USY, JTeen Leadership, Keshet, and other Jewish teen organizations regularly have programming in Westchester County. As Jewish Federations of North America stated in an article entitled Let’s Grab Coffee, “people today are looking to build micro-communities with peers focusing on issues and ideas that are personal to them.” So with that in mind, let’s grab coffee! Really! I want to hear from you, so feel free to be in touch with me and set up a time to talk. Now teens, join your friends and peers for a 2018 filled with living and learning at Beth El. Sign up for what interests YOU in our new and improved program today. Check out specific dates and details for our programming and more on our website at www. bethelnr.org/teens and sign up for what stands out to you! Can’t wait to see you, Bekkah Gold, Director, rgold@bethelnr.org
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January Highlights
Some of our 7th-12th graders celebrating Hanukkah at our annual Kadima/USY Hanukkah Program
Thursday, January 4
Teen Leadership Board Night Out
Saturday, January 6
Arielle Maliniak Bat Mitzvah
Sunday, January 7
Teen Jewish Music 1 (open to all 8th-12th graders)
Thursday, January 11
USY Program (8th-12th graders)
Tuesday, January 16
Teen Israel Education/Advocacy Session 1
Saturday, January 20
USY Havdallah & Hang feat. Karaoke (open to all 8th-12th graders)
Sunday, January 21
Teen Jewish Music 2 Kadima (6th and 7th grade) Ice Skating (off-site)
Tuesday, January 23
Teen Israel Education/Advocacy Session 2
Thursday, January 25
Rosh Hodesh for 10th Grade Girls Group
January 26-January 28 USY Emek Kinnus Friday, January 26
4th/5th grade Family Shabbat Dinner
Sunday, January 28
Ruach Event (K-2nd grade) Chaverim Event (3rd-5th grade)
Tuesday, January 30
Teen Israel Education/Advocacy Session 3
Our sixth graders and their families enjoyed a conversation with Rabbi Schuck at their first BE Mitzvah Experience session of the year. They are excited to kick off their b’nei mitzvah preparations!
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Two of our teen leadership (USY) board members excited to bounce around at Sky Zone!
One of Morah Bonnie’s 2nd graders (Kitah Bet) enjoying time at Art class! 15
JANUARY 2018 MONDAY
SUNDAY 1
1324 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10804-2190 914-235-2700 • www.bethelnr.org
Shacharit 8:00am
OFFICERS President ...............................Mark Seidenfeld Executive Vice President....Sandra Gruenberg Vice President ...........................Daniel Burton Vice President ......Lauren Freeman-Bosworth Vice President .................Geralynn C. Reifer Treasurer ...............................Joseph Wygoda Financial Secretary ................. Barbara Cohen Recording Secretary ..................Jayne Peister AFFILIATES Sisterhood President ......................Rise Stern Men’s Club Co-Presidents .... Steven L. Young Religious Sch. Parent Org. ........... Ellen Barlis, Sharon Brown, Rachel Casanova, Marci Marcus Nursery Sch. Parent Org. ............ Laura Berlin Julie Berman BULLETIN EDITOR ................Linda Newman
Daily Minyan Beth El maintains morning and evening services every day of the year. Contact Associate Cantor Uri Aqua, 914-235-2700, ext. 222.
* Minyan times listed on this
calendar page and elsewhere in the Bulletin are accurate as of the date of printing. Please visit the Beth El website www.bethelnr.org/calendar for the most up-to-date information.
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Shacharit 7:00am
15 TEVET
Synagogue Offices Closed Nursery School Closed Religious School Closed
A Conservative synagogue affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Rabbi .................................... David A. Schuck Associate Cantor ...............................Uri Aqua Assistant Rabbi.........................Zachary Sitkin Rabbi Emeritus ......................Melvin N. Sirner Cantor Emeritus............... Lawrence Avery, z”l Hazzan Emeritus ....................Farid Dardashti Executive Director ..................Erica Leventhal Controller .................................... Olivier Vogel Camp Dir./Seniors Coord........Julie Rockowitz Nursery School Director ......... Ronnie Becher Dir. of Marketing & Comm. ....... Jon Chattman Dir. of Programming....................... Abby Wise Dir. of Teen Engagement ............Bekkah Gold Dir. of Youth & Family Engagement ...Jen Vegh Sp. Projects Dir. /Asst.to Clergy ......L. Newman Maintenance Director ............... Milton Sinclair
TUESDAY
Walking Club 9:30 am Nursery School Board Meeting 7:30 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
NEW YEAR’S DAY
7
Shacharit 8:00am
20 TEVET
8
Shacharit 6:55am
21 TEVET
Sisterhood Bagels and Books 9:30 am Walking Club 11:30 am Canasta 12:45 pm
Zumba 9:30 am Israeli Dancing 10:00 am Teen Workshop 11:00 am
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Shacharit 7:00am
22 TEVET
SMART People Discussion 10:00 am Mah Jongg 12:45 pm
Keruv: Hot Topics in Conservative Judaism 7:00 pm
Teen Leadership Board Meeting 5:00 pm USCJ Youth Meeting 6:00 pm Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm
Israel Affairs Committee Meeting 7:30 pm Open Beit Midrash 8:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
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Shacharit 8:00am
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Shacharit 8:00am
Religious School Closed
Israeli Dancing 10:00 am Artist’s Reception 2:00 pm
Shacharit 8:00am
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY
5 SHEVAT
Zumba 9:30 am Israeli Dancing 10:00 am Teen Workshop 11:00 am Rel. Sch. Educator Board Brunch 12:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:50pm
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Shacharit 8:00am
12 SHEVAT
METNY Emek USY Kinnus Zumba 9:30 am Israeli Dancing 10:00 am BE Mitzvah Experience 10:30 am Ruach 11:00 am Chaverim 12:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 5:00pm
Nursery School Closed Religious School Closed Synagogue Offices Closed Walking Club 9:30 am Day Camp “Fun and Funny Juggling Show” 10:00 am Sisterhood Cinema Brunch 12:00 pm Camp Task Force Meeting 7:30 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:40pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:40pm
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22
Shacharit 6:55am
6 SHEVAT
Walking Club 9:30 am
16
Shacharit 7:00am
29 TEVET
Sisterhood Author Tova Mirvis 12:30 pm Mah Jongg 12:45 pm
Sisterhood Board Mtg. 6:30 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:40pm
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Shacharit 7:00am
7 SHEVAT
Mah Jongg 12:45 pm
Hadassah Meeting 12:30 pm (off-site) Canasta 12:45 pm Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm
Open Beit Midrash (Scholar) 8:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:50pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:50pm
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13 SHEVAT
30
Shacharit 7:00am
14 SHEVAT
Walking Club 9:30 am
SMART People Discussion 10:00 am
Canasta 12:45 pm
Mah Jongg 12:45 pm
Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm
Mindfulness Parenting Group 7:30 pm
Mincha/Maariv 5:00pm
Mincha/Maariv 5:00pm
TEVET ~ SHEVAT 5778 WEDNESDAY 3
Shacharit 7:00am
16 TEVET
Philo & Josephus with Rabbi Karp 10:00 am Get SMART Get Fit 10:30 am; followed by “New Year, New You 11:30 am; and lunch Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm Officers Meeting 7:30 pm
10
Shacharit 7:00am
4
17 TEVET
Shacharit 6:55am
Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the 21st Century with Rabbi Karp 10:00 am Get SMART Get Fit 10:30 am
Shacharit 7:00am
18 TEVET
Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 pm
Teen Board Night Out 6:30 pm
Cafe Shabbat 4:00 pm
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Shacharit 6:55am
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
24 TEVET
12
Shacharit 7:00am
25 TEVET
4:30 pm
Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm
Religious School Educator Mtg 6:00 pm
Board of Trustees 8:00 pm
Wine & Cheese Evening Book Club 7:30 pm
Spiritual Singing Shabbat 6:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
1 SHEVAT
Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the 21st Century with Rabbi Karp 10:00 am Get SMART Get Fit 10:30 am SMART Current Events with Shari Baum 11:30 am Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm Youth Services Meeting 8:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:40pm
ROSH HODESH
24
Shacharit 7:00am
18
Shacharit 6:55am
Shacharit 7:00am
Limmud: Talmud with Rabbi Hojda 10:00 am Parashat Hashavua, with Jack 1:30 pm
Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 pm
3 SHEVAT
4:38 pm
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9 SHEVAT
26
Shacharit 7:00am
10 SHEVAT
Get SMART Get Fit 10:30 am
Parashat Hashavua with Jack 1:30 pm
Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 pm
Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm
Rosh Hodesh: It’s A Girl Thing 6:00 pm Ritual Committee Meeting 7:30 pm
4th & 5th Grade Family Shabbat Dinner 6:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:50pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:50pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:50pm
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15 SHEVAT
Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the 21st Century with Rabbi Karp 10:00 am Get SMART Get Fit 10:30 am Hebrew Ulpan, Beginners 6:30 pm
Mincha/Maariv 5:00pm
TU BISHEVAT
Dr. Ed Scharfman Men’s Club Shabbat Shabbat Service 9:00 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Daf Shevui 12:30 pm
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METNY Emek USY Kinnus
Shacharit 7:00am
4 SHEVAT Shabbat ends 5:40 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:40pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:40pm
Limmud: Talmud from the Inside Out, with Rabbi David Hojda 10:00 am
Jews, Judaism, and Israel in the 21st Century with Rabbi Karp 10:00 am
20 BO
Open Beit Midrash 8:00 pm
Shacharit 6:55am
26 TEVET
Shabbat ends 5:32 pm
Birthday Shabbat Welcome Chai House Shabbat Service 9:00 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Pre-Service Oneg 10:15 am Shabbat Discussion Group 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Contemplative Service 10:45 am Daf Shevui 12:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat
Mincha/Maariv 4:40pm
8 SHEVAT
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13
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
2 SHEVAT
Bat Mitzvah Arielle Maliniak Shabbat Service 9:00 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Learners’ Service 9:45 am Pre-Service Oneg 10:15 am Shabbat Discussion Group 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Shabbat Tween Lounge 12:00 pm Daf Shevui 12:30 pm
VAERA
Limmud: Talmud from the Inside Out, with Rabbi David Hojda 10:00 am Yiddish Vinkl 1:00 pm
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19 TEVET
Shabbat ends 5:24 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
Parashat Hashavua, with Jack 1:30 pm
Shacharit 6:55am
6 SHEMOT
4:23 pm
Parashat Hashavua, with Jack 1:30 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
23 TEVET
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SHABBAT
Limmud: Talmud from the Inside Out, with Rabbi David Hojda 10:00 am
Open Beit Midrash 8:00 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:30pm
FRIDAY
THURSDAY
4:47 pm
Please visit the Beth El Synagogue Center website, WWW.BETHELNR.ORG for the most current information on meetings and events. To send us a message, e-mail info@bethelnr.org.
11 SHEVAT
Shabbat ends 5:48 pm
METNY Emek USY Kinnus Niggun Halev 9:00 am Shabbat Service 9:00 am Shabbat SPACE 9:30 am Pre-Serv Oneg 10:15 am Youth Services 10:45 am Shabbat Tween Lounge 12:00 pm Daf Shevui 12:30 pm Casino Night 7:30 pm
Mincha/Maariv 4:20pm
Beth El offers Hebrew Ulpan classes for all levels every Monday and Wednesday. Beginner: 6:30 pm; Intermediate 7:30 pm; Advanced 8:30 pm. Try a class!
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NEWSMAKERS
YAHRZEIT OBSERVANCES
The yahrzeit of the following deceased persons permanently inscribed on our Memorial Walls are observed on these dates:
Mazal tov to: Debbie and Steve Fuchs on the marriage of their daughter Randi Fuchs to Brett Asnas, and to Randi’s grandmother Caryl Fuchs; Barbara and David Horowitz on the birth of grandson Yitzchak (Tzachi), and to parents Maria and Michael Horowitz; Leah and Dan Rivlin on the birth of son Max, and to big sister Talia, grandparents Richard and Rita Rivlin, and aunt and uncle Michelle and Noah Kolodny; Sandy and David Langsam on the birth of their grandson Rafi Elijah, and to parents Nina and Jeremy Blachman and big brother Micah; Leni and Fred Wiener on the birth of granddaughter Olivia Paige, and to parents Jordan and Amanda Wiener; Alan and Liz Legatt on the birth of their grandson Jarron Levi, and to parents Joel and Aviva Legatt; Susan and Robert Goldstein on the birth of their grandson Noah Li Goldstein, and to parents Benjamin Goldstein and Cheng Li and big brother Malcolm; Debbie and Steven Young on the birth of their grandson, and to parents Gavi Young Fenster and Rabbi Jason Fenster.
January Beatrice Berens B. Merton Aronstein Rose Goldman Rebecca Goldstein Joseph Kurzon Samuel Zucker Rose Cohn Irving Friedman Jacob Katzof Morris Loinger Joseph Sunshine Eva Sussman Frances Rosenblum Barbara Teichman Nathan Fink A Warm Beth El Mazal Tov to One and All!! Ralph P. Katz Rose Goldstein Share your milestone events with us! Ada Hirsch If you experience a milestone or a loss in your family, contact Ella G. Farber Linda at LNewman@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 246. Myra Farber Theodore I. Garfein Helene Guggenheim Tillie Nirenberg Anna Sohn Frida Szlachter The Kiddush of December 2nd was sponsored by Gwen and Herman E. Getzoff Ari Abramowitz in honor of the bar mitzvah of their son Logan Rose M. Greenberg Abramowitz; and by Caryl Fuchs in honor of the marriage of her Charlotte Hirsch granddaughter Randi Fuchs, daughter of Debbie and Steve Fuchs, Florence Singer to Brett Asnas. Louis H. Streger The Kiddush of December 30th was sponsored by Steven Cohen Coloman Lowenkopf and Jacqueline Spiegel in honor of the bar mitzvah of their son Deborah Miller David Snyder Jeremy Cohen. Fannie Bogash The Kiddush of January 6th will be sponsored by Ofri and Asaf Emil Feuerstein Maliniak in honor of the bat mitzvah of their daughter Arielle Arline Kasakove Maliniak. Amelia Lyons The Kiddush of January 20th will be sponsored by The Beth El Mary Schifter Philip Schonberg Men’s Club in honor of Men’s Club Shabbat. Herman Axelrod Lea Ferstenberg Florence Schwartz Molly Warriner We record with sorrow the losses suffered by our members Beatrice Bergman and friends and extend to them our deepest sympathies. Frances Goldman Condolences to: Victor Gordon Rebecca Jackson The family of Patricia Markowitz Morris on her passing; Leon A. Messing Evan Levy on the loss of his father, Joel Levy; Hyman Batkin Elisa Singer on the loss of her father, Isadore Singer; Shirley Ilberman Abraham Walfish on the loss of his wife, Beatrice Walfish; Irving Barasch Barbara Finder on the loss of her sister Laurie Finder.
Kiddush
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Ida Bolnik Jack H. Epstein Martin M. Fagin Seymour Kostrinsky Teresa Ginsberg David Barish Lillian Fried Dr. Max Goldstein Janet S. Levene William Rosenberg Anita Rothenberg Moses Baer Sheffer Reuben Sherman Samuel Guggenheim Daniel Halpern Harry Zuckerman Norma Singer Brandes Max Goldman Sidney Shalat Sigi Engler Eunice Fishman George Y. Winter Tola Messing Dinah Ross Maurice Isaac Cohen Gertrude Schwartz Nathan Behr Joseph Brandes Robert Brenner Rabbi Abraham Nowak Abraham Botwinick Dr. David L. Jasper Joseph G. Kalish William Schepp Henry Bernstein Ida B. Desnick Becky Glatman Michael Mayorowitz Benjamin Seidenstein Dr. Judah Somerstein Louis M. Braunstein Ettie Epstein Edythe Fayer Jay Robinson Anna Frankel Murray Glago Harold Morganstern
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To make a donation in memory of a loved one, contact Alise Liquorie at ALiquorie@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 223.
CONTRIBUTIONS GENERAL FUND
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Phyllis Cole in honor of the birth of Judy and Fred Bomback’s new granddaughter; Stephanie and Brad Roth with thanks for her Simchat Torah honor; Fred and Judy Bomback in honor of Jeremy Leo Cohen’s bar mitzvah; Ellen and Merill Resnick in honor of their son David chanting the Haftarah and in honor of Randi Fuchs’s upcoming wedding; Caryl Fuchs in memory of her beloved father-inlaw Samuel Fuchs, and in memory of her beloved grandson Alexander Matta; Barbara Simon in memory of her beloved son Richard Simon; Alfred and Shelley Klein in honor of the wedding of Randi Fuchs; Richard and Charlotte Watt in memory of Freda Abramsky; Sheila Tanenbaum in honor of Avi and Jacqui Einzig’s grandson and in honor of Cantor Uri and Judy Aqua’s grandson Ezra.
DOROTHY FLEISHKER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND IN HONOR OF: Donald Fleishaker and family on the marriage of granddaughter Andrea Fleishaker, from Janet Yoskowitz.
IN HONOR OF:
IN MEMORY OF:
Hanita Schneiderman on her special birthday, Beatrice Walfish, beloved wife of Abe Walfish, from Elise and Bob Schepp. from Susan and Robert Goldstein, Laura Penn, Judy and Cantor Uri Aqua on the birth of a Caryl Fuchs, Janet and Isaiah Seligman, and Linda new grandson, from Elise and Bob Schepp, and and Sol Haber. Barbara and Bob Cohen.
Richard Simon, beloved son of Barbara Simon, The marriage of Brian Hollander, son of Ellen and from Shari and Marvin Chinitz, and Marcia and Jack Hollander, from Shari and Marvin Chinitz. Richard Stern. Dava Yavetz and David Lacher on the birth of a Clara Richmond, beloved mother, from Carolyn granddaughter, from Geralynn and David Reifer. Bennett.
Dorothy and Herb Fox on the birth of their great- Paula Epstein, beloved sister of Carl Goldenberg, grandson, from Rosalind and Richard Kaufman. from Rosalind and Richard Kaufman, Bert and Sandy Polishook, and Fran and Bob Malina. Harriett and Marc Suvall on the birth of a Isadore Singer, beloved father of Elisa Singer grandson, from Caryl Fuchs and Elise and Bob Cohen, from Erica and Larry Epstein. Schepp. Olga Mandel, beloved grandmother of Scott Lauren Berger and Jay Rehr on the birth of a Mandel, from Amy, Brandon, Chris, Chris, Joe, grandson, from Lynn and Jeffery Lowin. Song, Alfie and Aaron. Sheryl and Aaron Fleishaker on the marriage of Joel Levy, beloved father of Evan Levy, from their daughter Andrea, from Shari and Marvin Linda and Sol Haber. Chinitz. Patricia Morris, beloved mother of Suzanne Debbie and Steven Young on the birth of a Dickman, from the DeLuzio family. grandson, from Jacqueline and Avi Einzig.
Sheryl and Aaron Fleishaker on the marriage of their daughter Andrea Fleishaker, from Phyllis and Harvey Jay, Harriet and Marc Suvall, Linda The bar mitzvah of Jeremy Cohen, son of YIZKOR/YAHRZEIT DONATIONS and Sol Haber, and Geralynn and David Reifer. Jacqueline and Steven Cohen, from Lynn and Rosanna Eisenberg, in memory of Isadore Eisenberg; Donald Fleishaker; Lynne Cohen, in Barbara and David Horowitz on the birth of a Jeffrey Lowin. memory of her mother, Renne Cohen; grandson, from Margo Lampert. The aufruf and marriage of Randi Fuchs to Brett Asnas, granddaughter of Caryl Fuchs and SYLVIA AND ROBERT SCHER daughter of Debbie and Steve Fuchs, from Barbara DAY CAMP FUND CHESED COMMUNITY FUND and Bob Cohen and Elise and Bob Schepp. IN HONOR OF: IN HONOR OF: Barbara and David Horowitz on the birth of a Barbara and David Horowitz on the birth of a Judy and Cantor Uri Aqua on the birth of a grandson, from Elise and Bob Schepp. grandson, from Nora Klion Wolloch. grandson, from Harriet and Leonard Schwartz. Harriett and Marc Suvall on the birth of a Marc Klee on the fiftieth anniversary of his bar mitzvah, from Jacqueline and Avi Einzig. MEN’S CLUB FUND grandson, from Nora Klion Wolloch. Jacqui and Avi Einzig, on the birth of a grandson, from Nora Klion Wolloch.
PTA ISRAEL TRAVEL FUND
IN HONOR OF: Dalia Fenster on the bar mitzvah of her grandson, Hanita Schneiderman on her special birthday, from Nora Klion Wolloch. from Erica and Larry Epstein. Norma Wasserman on her special birthday, from Lauren Berger and Jay Rehr on the birth of their Nora Klion Wolloch. grandson, from Margo Lampert. Judy and Cantor Uri Aqua on the birth of a grandson, from Nora Klion Wolloch. Dava Yavetz and David Lacher on the birth of a granddaughter, from Nora Klion Wolloch. Linda and Sol Haber on the birth of a granddaughter, from Nora Klion Wolloch. Welcome home to Bernice Ward, from Nora Klion Wolloch. IN MEMORY OF: Joel Levy, beloved father of Evan Levy, from Nora Klion Wolloch. Isadore Singer, beloved father of Elisa Singer, from Nora Klion Wolloch. Beatrice Walfish, beloved wife of Abe Walfish, from Nora Klion Wolloch.
IN MEMORY OF: Our father, Lester E. Levin, from Marc Levin and family.
HANNAH AND JOSHUA FUND IN MEMORY OF: Joel Levy, beloved father of Evan Levy, from Geralynn and David Reifer, and Lois Kohn-Claar and Gary Claar.
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ENDOWMENT FUND
SISTERHOOD MITZVAH FUND
IN MEMORY OF: and Steve Fuchs and granddaughter of Caryl Harriet Engelson, from Barbara and Marc Klee. Fuchs, to Brett Asnas, from Joyce and Michael Cantor Uri and Judy Aqua on the birth of their Wechsler. grandson, from Phyllis and Harvey Jay. IN HONOR OF:
IN MEMORY OF: Vicki and Nate Fisher on the bar mitzvah of their grandson, from Carole and Jeffrey Graham. The sister of Avraham Shahar, from Carole and Dorothy Fox for her hard work on the successful Jeffrey Graham. SAFRAI Art Show, from Gaby and George Paula Epstein, beloved sister of Carl Goldenberg, Newfield. from Carol and Paul Freedman. Ellen Hollander for her hard work on the My beloved mother, Evelyn Levin, on her successful SAFRAI Art Show, from Gaby and yahrzeit, from Marc Levin. George Newfield. My beloved father-in-law, Joseph Wasserman, Lauren Berger and Jay Rehr, on the birth of their from Norma Wasserman. new grandson Samuel Nathan Rehr, from Gladys Joel Levy, dear father of Evan Levy, from Joyce Barish, and Gaby and George Newfield. and Michael Wechsler, and Sandy and Jack Judy and Fred Bomback on the birth of their Gruenberg. grandson, from Gaby and George Newfield. Isadore Singer, dear father of Elisa Singer, from Ellen and Jack Hollander on the wedding of their Joyce and Michael Wechsler. son Brian, from Gaby and George Newfield. Bea Walfish, beloved wife of Abe Walfish, from Harriet and Marc Suvall on the birth of a grandson, Sandy and Jack Gruenberg, and Joan and Jonah from Joyce and Michael Wechsler. Atlas. Barbara and David Horowitz, on the birth of a Laurie Finder, beloved daughter of Rosalie Finder grandson, from Joyce and Michael Wechsler. and sister of Barbara Finder, from Joyce and The marriage of Randi Fuchs, daughter of Debbie Michael Wechsler.
BERNICE FELDMAN NURSERY SCHOOL FUND IN HONOROF:
Barbara and David Horowitz on the birth of a grandson, from Sol and Linda Haber.
JEREMY SCHEINFELD MEMORIAL FUND IN HONOR OF: Judy and Cantor Uri Aqua on the birth of a grandson, from Geralynn and David Reifer. IN MEMORY OF: Isadore Singer, beloved father of Elisa Singer, from Lynn Chinitz and Steven Gruenstein, and Geralynn and David Reifer.
ELEANOR G. BAUMWALD PRAYERBOOK FUND IN MEMORY OF: Paula Epstein, beloved sister of Carl Goldenberg, from Louise and Jason Silverman.
GET THE WORD OUT, cont. from page 8 mentioned on our page, by spreading the you support us. It’s easy. And feel free to always be it the press or via our e-newsletters. But, let’s focus on social media. Long ago, before the age of Mark Zuckerberg and presidential tweets, “word of mouth” was how things went viral. One person would tell a friend, and they’d tell another, and so on and so forth. This notion was amplified by a popular—now wonderfully cheesy—1970s commercial starring a young Heather Locklear for Faberge Organics. You may or may not know what I’m talking about, but it doesn’t matter. I’ll explain. The idea was simple: a young woman tells us how awesome a new shampoo is and how she told two friend about it, who told another two, “and so on…and so on…and so on.” With each pair of friends, the Locklears double up, and eventually, we see split screened, 16 squares of Locklear “so ons.” The message was and is simple: the more you share, the more people know about each other. Think of social media the same way. If you’re on Facebook, and don’t already, follow our page at www.facebook.com/ bethelsynagoguecenter. Each weekday, we post our events and pertinent information on our shul, programs and more. A “like,” a “share,” and/or a “comment” can go a long way toward getting to those desired “so ons.” It’s important to reach well beyond our base. If you’re on a committee and see your event
word on your individual page, you instantly tell your Facebook friends about it. If they’re interested, perhaps they decide to attend the event or become, at the very least, aware of some of the important things we do at Beth El. An added bonus? They share it on their own page, and therefore, the World Wide Web really becomes a web. If I can beat my tentacles analogy to death a bit, you, our congregants, our wonderful volunteers, our staff, and all who love this place, you can be a crucial extension that help us spread all over the county and beyond. You can add to our voice, spreading our message far beyond our walls (and our Facebook wall). In my capacity, I can do my part, our staff and lay leaders can as well. Social media alone won’t work, but a combination of all of our efforts can ensure success. Quite simply: the more places we are, the more people will know who and where we are. While Facebook is our most thriving social media outlet, Instagram (@ bethelsynagoguecenter) has come on strong since created in July. We have over 100 followers, and people often like our various posts, whether it’s seeing their child’s first day at camp or the recent inaugural Open Beit Midrash. By commenting or clicking the heart (think of it as a “like”), you’re telling people 20
use our handle @bethelsynagoguecenter and hashtag #besc when posting on your own. We love seeing your photos as well. Our Twitter handle is @bethelwelcome. You can retweet our tweets, or simply like them. Remember, each time I post anything I am doing so as our institution. It’s much more powerful coming from an invested “human being.” If any of this is foreign to you, please know my door is open for a quick tutorial of social media platforms or contact me at jchattman@bethelnr.org. If social media just isn’t right for you, I get it. In many ways, it’s leading the charge with cellphones to a complete breakdown of communication even though it’s essentially a communication overload. That said, the reality is the world won’t change and it’s not going anywhere, but I digress. If you want to shut out the social, go back to the Locklear roots. Sending emails to friends and asking them to forward it to others can have an impact. And, there’s nothing wrong with a little guerilla marketing. I’m a big proponent of asking local businesses to hang up flyers in their windows. Most libraries will also carry flyers—especially for non-profits—in their community section. All you need to do is ask. Need additional ideas of getting the word Jon Chattman out? I’m here to help.
SPECIAL NEEDS FUND IN HONOR OF:
Debbie and Steven Young on the birth of a Harriet and Marc Suvall on the birth of a grandson, grandson, from Jacqueline and Avi Einzig. from Jacqueline and Avi Einzig. IN MEMORY OF: Elizabeth and Alan Legatt on the birth of a Beatrice Walfish, beloved wife of Abe Walfish, grandson, from Margo Lampert. from Geralynn and David Reifer. Caryl Fuchs on the marriage of her granddaughter Richard Simon, beloved son of Barbara Simon, Randi Fuchs, from Ruth and Jacob Esses. from Ruth and Jacob Esses, and the Forman Debbie and Steve Fuchs on the marriage of their family. daughter Randi, from Ruth and Jacob Esses.
Isadore Singer, beloved father of Elisa Singer, Dalia Fenster on the bat mitzvah of her from Phoebe and Peter Gross. granddaughter, from Ruth and Jacob Esses.
KOL NIDRE ADDENDUM Beth El would like to thank the families listed below, who contributed to our 2017 Kol Nidre Appeal after our December Bulletin went to print. SHOMRIM SOCIETY Mitchell & Wendy Gross KOL NIDRE CONTRIBUTORS Rochelle Chaiken Ari & Nancy Mayerfield George & Sharon Rozansky
2017 - 2018 COLLEGE STUDENT ROSTER ADDENDUM STUDENT
NAME OF COLLEGE
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Yali Berger Ben Claar Michael Kamer Brooke Kamer Cameron Kamer Michael Kessler Samantha Morris Jake Reifer David Schwartz Josh Troyetsky Daniel Troyetsky
University of Southern California University of Pennsylvania University of Delaware University of Delaware The College of New Jersey Lehigh University Drexel University Northwestern University Yale University Tulane University, A.B. FreemanSchool of Business Univ. of Rochester Hajim School of Engineering
Trisanne & Sam Berger Lois Kohn-Claar & Gary Claar Arlene Kamer Arlene Kamer Arlene Kamer Steven & Maria Kessler Debbie & Robert Morris Geralynn & David Reifer Lori & Steve Schwartz Betty & Mitchell Troyetsky Betty & Mitchell Troyetsky
Beth El Celebrates January Birthdays Beth El Synagogue Center would like to extend a “Happy Birthday!� to its members with a birthday in the month of January. If you have a January birthday, we hope that you will join us for
Kiddush lunch on Shabbat, January 13th. If you have a January birthday, but your name does not appear on the list, we are sorry for the omission and ask that you e-mail the synagogue at info@bethelnr.org so that we
Michele Abo Uri Aqua Jason Aronstein Dana Asher Joan Atlas Robert Baker Daniel Bases Andrea Berman Jeremy Berman Jessica Berman Jeffrey Bloom Sherry Brown Jocelyn Burton Abner Casanova Rachel CohenZolottev
Michael Herskowitz Carol Herzberg David Horowitz Linda Hyman Jessica Jakoby Phyllis Jay Florence Joffe Mathilde Joseph Harvey Katzeff Richard Kaufman Adam Kerchner Jessica Keusch Ruth King Marc Klee Estelle Lebowitz Peter Levine
Joel Davis Claudia Felberg Barbara Finder Nathan Fisher Dasha Fishler Jordan Fishler Miles Forma Barry Friedman Simone Goldberg Judith Goldstein Jeffrey Gordon Meryl Gordon Bilha Gottlieb Irene Greenspan Linda Haber David Herskowitz
Deborah Levine Lorri Liss Levine Janice Levy Marci Lobel-Esrig Nina Luban Michelle Maidenberg Harry Mamaysky Howard Mandelbaum Jesse Morris Samantha Morris Rachel Moster Ann Oestreicher Laura Penn Kelly Plaxin 21
can update our records. Please contact us if you do not wish to have your name appear on our birthday list. (The list reflects our adult members and post-bar/bat mitzvah children up to the age of 21.) Helene Pollack Oren Popovsky Jay Rehr Arlene Reifer Nathaniel Roth Eric Roth Dana Rottman Lawrence Rubenstein Meir Salama Gwen Salmo Lori Schwartz Keyuri Shah Simone Shteingart Arnold Silverman Marilyn Sofer Sherry Solomon
Sharon Spenser Dina Stahl Shirin Stein Carla Stein Richard Stern Marc Suvall Dylan Tait Joseph Tait Gregory Towl Jessica Towl Betty Troyetsky Howard Wenig Danielle Wolk Barbara Wygoda Dava Yavetz Lori Zung
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