The Bulletin of Congregation B'nai Israel FROM THE RABBI

Judaism for Today
In a Warm and Caring
Environment
The Bulletin of Congregation B’nai Israel
Elul 5767-Tishrei 5768 September 2007
FROM THE RABBI
Dear Friends,
As we begin the High Holidays, moving from
Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur and then to Sukkot,
let me share an image about teshuvah, the process
of returning to our best selves, (that exemplifies
these days).
While taking Corey (our greyhound) for a ride a
few months ago, I saw a fairly common scene: a
young woman jogging with a small dog, a white
terrier. She kept plugging along, headphones on.
The terrier, however, had different ideas of what
exactly this outing was supposed to be, and kept
stopping to smell interesting things, only to be
dragged forward by the woman. If she noticed
anything about the dog, it really did not show in
her face, as her arm kept pulling the dog. The
young woman had at least two good clear goals in
mind: to keep fit and to walk the dog. But the way
she was doing it prevented both goals from being
attained in full – the dog was clearly not
“walking”, unless you call being dragged by the
leash over and over “walking”; and she could have
had a much faster run if she didn’t have to drag
the poor pooch behind her.
And watching her in her struggle with her furry
friend, it occurred to me that most of us live life
this way.
How so? Well, we usually have a set of goals in
mind, and plug along without noticing anything
along the way. Which, in itself, is a good quality
to have: focus. Yet, when we focus too much, and
singlemindedly attach ourselves to objectives,
without stopping to take stock of how we are
getting there, we risk getting lost. Lost in the
journey, or, even worse, we lose the question
“who am I” altogether. Sometimes we may lose
the goal while taking shortcuts, and other times we
may be blinded by getting there no matter what,
and forget that how we walk the way is as
important as the goal… The dog reminded me of
all the things that usually stand as “obstacles” to
our goals: needs. Our physical needs, our
emotional needs, our families, our values. They
stay our progress. And they should do that.
They should do that because life is not only about
getting ahead. Granted, it is nice to get to the
vision we have for ourselves. It is actually needed,
if we are to have a healthy self-image. But we
have other areas we have to take care of, too:
family, health, relationships and our spiritual life.
James Patterson wrote it nicely in his book
Suzanne's Diary to Nicholas: “Imagine life as a
game in which you are juggling some five balls in
the air. You name them - Work - Family - Health -
Friends - Spirit, and you're keeping all of these in
the air. You will soon understand that work is a
rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But
the other four balls -- family, health, friends and
spirit are made of glass. If you drop one of these,
they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked,
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damaged or even shattered. They will never be the
same. You must understand that and strive for
balance in your life.”
In spiritual life, I would include the hard-todescribe
area of values. So I would like to propose
a few questions for all of us to ponder while we
walk, or run, to our goals:
≈ Are my goals mine, or did set goals
that are really the expectations of
others?
≈ Do I bludgeon every obstacle in
front of me, or do I try first to learn
what is this obstacle doing here?
≈ Do I compromise who I am, what I
stand for, in order to get to the next
level in my goals?
≈ Do I find myself able to
compromise and maintain all the
balls of my life in the air, or do I
choose just some of them, and not
play with the others?
≈ Do I see one or more of these areas
a “nuisance” that does not let me
accomplish what I want in other
areas?
Jewish Groups Forming
These are only five questions. If we can spend two
days on each of these questions during the ten
days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we
will indeed be participating in the process of
Teshuvah -- and on our way to return to our best
selves!
Warmly,
R. Nelly Altenburger
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Friends,
Like the biblical namesake, a lawyer named Noah
Feldman was the center of a flood of controversy
after he published an article called, “Orthodox
Paradox” in the New York Times magazine last
month. The cause of the deluge of commentary
was his questioning of why the Modern Orthodox
yeshiva he graduated from (and which he gives
credit for shaping his Jewish and secular values)
never includes mention nor photographs Feldman
and his wife (because she is not Jewish) in
reporting on alumni accomplishments. The wellwritten
and philosophical piece garnered a full
page of letters in the succeeding month’s
magazine, as well as all sorts of buzz in Jewish
journals and on the Internet.
The article’s timing, with the High Holy Days
only six weeks away was precipitous, for it raised
issues of Jewish identity and continuity,
expectations and standards, ethics and values and
the constant zig and zag between tradition and
modernity. None of those are exclusively the
domain of Modern Orthodoxy, for the
conservative movement (indeed any organized
religious movement of whatever stripe) has
paradoxes of its own.
My goal in this article is not to unravel the web of
complexities that to some may strengthen religious
identity and to others, may strangle it. For that you
would need a much, much wiser synagogue
president. Rather it is to find in the “commentary”
of the Feldman article and its letter-writing
“response” some simple message of clarity, a
guide for someone like me, who is always
perplexed.
The message for me is whatever the image one has
of him/her self as a Jew and however one’s
Jewishness is characterized (or perhaps
mischaracterized), one would feel comfortable and
welcomed at congregation B’nai Israel. So
whether one is Conservative, Orthodox, Modern
Orthodox, Conservadox, Reform,
Reconstructionist, Renewal, Humanist, Chassidic,
atheist, agnostic, potential convert or non-Jew, etc.
(Oy, the Roman Catholics have it easier.
According to Pope Benedict, either you’re in the
True Church or fuhgeddiboudit!), I hope all people
are open to considering joining us at the High
Holy Days and beyond and I hope we are open to
welcoming them, whether they wish to join us for
three days or 356.
L’Shana Tova,
Joel
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FYI FROM CBI!
KOL NIDRE CHALLENGE GRANT
For the third year in a row, B’nai Israel is the
recipient of a Kol Nidre challenge grant, and for
the third year in a row, the grant comes from a
different (albeit anonymous) source.
This year’s anonymous angel is offering to match
dollar for dollar any increase in giving from last
year. That means that if you gave $500 last year
and $750 this year, our benefactor will donate
$250, since that is the amount of your increase.
This ensures that every dollar you increase over
your last year’s Kol Nidre donation is doubled
through this matching grant.
If you did not make a Kol Nidre donation last
year, or if you are a new member of B’nai Israel
your new contribution will be matched by our
donor, dollar for dollar.
Our generous donor will cap his/her total
matching grant at $7,200.
The Kol Nidre Appeal is by far the single most
effective fundraising program of our synagogue.
The money raised goes to pay operational
expenses; salaries, repairs, the everyday stuff that
keeps the synagogue meeting the needs of our
members. We have been blessed in recent years
with major gifts such as this, but every member of
this congregation literally has a contribution to
make whatever its amount. It is gratifying to know
that whatever amount you increase your donation
this Kol Nidre, it will be doubled!
L’shana Tova,
Joel
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL WINS NATIONAL
AWARD
“Bringing Home the Magic” is the theme of the
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s
2007 International Biennial Convention, and this
year B’nai Israel will be bringing home some very
special “magic” of its own.
B’nai Israel has won the Solomon Schechter
Silver Award for Synagogue Excellence in the
Small congregations division. the award is given
for “Creative strategies and proven results in any
of the following areas (we seem to have covered
most, if not all of them):
Attracting and retaining professional leadership
Promoting membership growth
Dealing with volunteer burnout
Fundraising in a limited setting
Running an effective small school/youth
program.”
During the award’s biennial period, we were
fortunate to have hired Rabbi Nelly Altenburger as
our spiritual leader, succeeded in continuing to
attract 25-35 adults, plus children each week to
our Shabbat morning services, created and
recently celebrated our second annual Jewish
SummerFest, developed innovative fundraising
approaches that have enabled us to end the last
fiscal year in the black, sponsored eight students at
the Emunah Home, a residence for abused
children in Afula, hosted a mentor-in-Residence
Shabbat, and we are currently offering free
religious school tuition to any new family joining
the synagogue this year.
The Silver Award will be presented at the United
Synagogue convention, to be held from November
29-December 3, 2007 in Orlando. We are gratified
and very proud to receive this national
recognition. A wonderful birthday gift for a
congregation that this year is 110 years young!
YOUR $$$ AT WORK!
Some repairs are noticeable and others remain
behind the scenes, but you should be aware of how
we are spending your dues and donations dollars.
This past year both the heating and auxiliary air
conditioning systems stopped functioning. We
have replaced them both after receiving several
bids. Thank you to Shalom Lampell, who did the
research with Sol Berman and who had been onsite
with the repairmen over the several days of
installation.
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The primary air conditioning system has also had
a facelift of sorts, again thanks to Shalom’s
efforts. Acrylic deflectors have been installed
under the two units. They should do the trick in
responding to complaints about the Arctic chill
that blasts from overhead, especially in the central
seating area of the shul. For a wile there, we
resembled the climate of the Jewish District of
Sitka described in Michael Chabon’s new
bestseller, “The Yiddish Policemen’s Union”.
Shalom also initiated the repainting of Cheryl’s
office. This was long overdue and Cheryl got to
select the color: a neutral beige that complements
her sparkling personality.
Julie Leventon, who has done an excellent job of
coordinating repairs as House committee
Chairperson, oversaw electrical work that has
accomplished several goals. We now have Health
Department required exhaust fans in the
downstairs bathrooms and Julie came up with the
idea of installing sensor lights in those bathrooms
(where the lights had previously and often been
left on all night) to save us money in the long run.
We are considering expanding their use in other
areas of the building.
There are additional repairs that need to be done
and likely some that we do not yet know of.
There is water damage behind the upper exterior
siding of the synagogue and we have seen some of
the results of that situation on the back wall of the
sanctuary.
There are numerous repairs and improvements that
have been made in the last two years, and others
keep popping up. After all, both the synagogue
and the Rabbi’s house are not getting any younger.
When things get done it is because we have the
funds to do them (and the volunteers to do the
legwork). There is no mystery to this, as it reflects
the general rules of success for all nonprofits.
Donations and volunteers drive success.
Many thanks to the all of you who have made
these repairs and improvements possible by your
generous donations of time and money.
SOUND AND LIGHT SHOW
While the synagogue’s acoustical system does not
date back to our founding in 1897, it may come
close. Thanks to a generous anonymous donation
from a member family and thanks to the efforts of
Justin Morgan, a teacher who is the auditorium
manager for the Danbury Public Schools and who
served as our unpaid consultant, the synagogue
has entered the 21 st Century, acoustically.
We now have a portable video projector that will
enable us to host movie events (when’s the next
Harry Potter film premiere? Maybe we can have it
here). In addition, Rabbi Nelly is excited at the
possibilities it can provide as a teaching tool in our
religious school.
We also have a new portable sound system with
raised speakers, plus handheld and lapel wireless
microphones. These new additions will sharpen
and broaden your synagogue experiences. Many
thanks to our anonymous benefactor and to Justin
Morgan for making this possible.
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MITZVAH OF THE MONTH
Let’s make that Lulav Shake!
The mitzvah regarding the four species of Sukkot is
found in the Torah. After discussing the week-long
Sukkot festival, specific instructions for how to
celebrate the holiday are given. Leviticus 23:40 reads:
“On the first day you shall take the product of hadar
trees, branches of palm trees, boughs of leafy trees,
and willows of the brook, and you shall rejoice before
Adonai your God seven days.”
These are the four species that form the group we call
“lulav”. It is a mitzvah to shake the lulav on each of the
first seven days of Sukkot.
"Blessed are You, Ađønąi our God, Ruler of the
Universe, who has sanctified us with His
commandments and has commanded us concerning
the waving of the lulav."
On the first day of waving add:
"Blessed are You, Ađønąi our God, Ruler of the
Universe, who has granted us life, sustenance, and
permitted us to reach this season."
After the blessing, the etrog is inverted so that the
pittam (or bottom) faces up. At this point you
wave/shake the lulav (together with the other three) in
following manner:
1. Stand facing east.
2. Hold the lulav out to the front and shake it three
times. Each time the motion of shaking should be a
drawing in to you - reach and draw in, reach out and
draw in, reach out and draw in.
1 - Etrog, Hadas/Myrtle, Arava/Willow, Lulav/Palm
branch
The four species are shaken in the
synagogue as part of the morning
service during the holiday of
Sukkot. They are not waved on
Shabbat because there is fear that
one would carry these items, either
to the synagogue or to an expert,
with whom to learn how to wave it.
Carrying would then violate
Shabbat. It is good for each individual to have a lulav
and etrog, but many synagogues leave some sets in the
synagogue sukkah for the use of their members. If you
cannot make to the synagogue every day of Sukkot, do
shake it at home!
The proper time for shaking the lulav is in the morning.
Before the blessing, the etrog is held with its pittam
(stemlike protrusion) pointed downward.
The blessing is:
3. Repeat the same motion three times to your right,
behind over your shoulder, to your left, raising it up
above you, lowering it down below you. It helps to
imagine yourself inside a giant clock, and your motions
go clockwise, and then up and down.
All of these should be done slowly and deliberately –
concentrating on the symbols and on the intention of
the mitzvah.
A meditation that you may want to add before your
lulav shake: As I lift up these symbols of life on
Sukkot, commemorating our wanderings in the desert
and the fall harvest, I reach out to You, and You are
everywhere. You sustain life in each direction—
across the seas, in the deserts, on mountain tops and
ice caps, skyward to the clouds, deep down in the
earth’s soil, and to the cosmos which frame them all.
The symbols of the lulav. The Kabbalists say that the
four species of the Lulav represent four different types
of Jews:
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1. The Etrog has a good taste and a good fragrance.
It represents a person with both wisdom (Torah
learning) and good deeds.
2. The Hadas (myrtle) has a good fragrance, but is
inedible. It represents a person who has good
deeds, but lacks wisdom.
3. The Lulav (date palm) is edible, but has no
smell. This represents the person with wisdom, but
without good deeds.
4. The Aravah (willow) has neither taste nor smell.
It represents a person with neither good deeds nor
Torah learning.
The four species must be taken together as a unit. So
too, the Jewish people needs all types of Jews to
survive. We need all of us.
The Sefer Bahir, a kabbalistic work almost 2,000 years
old, describes the four species as four parts of a human
being:
1. The Etrog represents the heart, the seat of our
emotions.
2. The Hadas (myrtle) has leaves shaped like an
eye.
3. The Lulav (date palm) represents the spine, from
where our actions emanate.
4. The Aravah (willow) represents the lips, our
speech.
The four species must be taken together as a unit. So
too, to achieve happiness, one must use all of one's
faculties in unison. You cannot say one thing and feel
another. We must unify our feelings, our actions, our
speech and our outlook. With all of these working
together, we are well on the path to self-esteem,
tranquility and joy.
ShariLynn Kochman, our Baal Tekiyah (shofar blower)
extraordinaire will return to us again for the High
Holidays.
At this time, ShariLynn, and sons, Sidney and Isaac are
living in Hamden while looking for an apartment in
Danbury. They would greatly appreciate anyone from the
congregation willing to host them for meals, and/or
lodging during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. (Wed.,
Sept 12th and Thursday, Sept. 13th for Rosh Hashanah
and Friday, Sept 21 and Saturday Sept.22nd for Yom
Kippur).
SEPTEMBER EVENTS YOU WON’T
WANT TO MISS
Wednesday, September 5, Shehecheyanu!!
The Hebrew School year is beginning!
The year for the pre-bnai-mitzvah group will be
centered in the book of Bereshit, Genesis, and the
developing of menschlike qualities, called midot
in Hebrew. This area will be primarily taught by
our new religious school teacher Maressa
Gershowitz.
Hebrew, holidays and rituals will also be
developed. This area will be taught by the rabbi
with help from Sidney Kochman, and we hope to
be able to teach several prayers. The goal in this
area is not only to be able to read the siddur and
master the melodies, but also to understand ideas
and concepts behind it, making the siddur a relevant and
personal text. And please notice the exciting and
student-friendly new look of the downstairs
classrooms.
The year for the post-bnai-mitzvah will be
centered in topics relevant to the middle and high
school mindset, with an emphasis on the Jewish
view of those questions. Self-image, sexuality,
relationships, abortion, drugs, the Holocaust and
the State of Israel will be part of the curriculum.
As the holidays approach throughout the year, this
group will have discussions that are appropriate to
their level of maturity and mental sophistication.
As most of you already know, due to lack of
Hebrew School teachers in the area we changed
our schedule from Tuesdays and Sundays to
Wednesdays and Sundays. The times remain the
same.
As religious school is now on Wednesdays, Rabbi
Nelly’s day off will be Tuesdays.
Please contact the synagogue office if you could extend
hospitality on any of these dates.
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Saturday, September 8 at 8:00 P.M.
Community Wide Selichot Service
Community Wide Selichot Service under the stars
at the United Jewish Center, 141 Deer Hill
Avenue in Danbury.
Refreshments and Movie: Inherit the Wind (1960),
starring Frederick March and Spencer Tracy.
Break-out discussion groups follow: “How Do We
Read the Bible?” Bonfire and Selichot Service
follows in the Feinson-Dick Garden Chapel.
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Rosh Hashanah 5768
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Mincha/Tashlich
Yom Kippur 5768
Friday, September 21, 2007
Kol Nidre
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Mincha Neila
7:00 P.M.
8:45 A.M.
8:45 A.M.
5:00 P.M.
6:30 P.M.
9:00 A.M.
5:00 P.M.
Sponsored by The Jewish Federation and The
Council of Jewish Professionals.
Sunday, September 9 from 9:00-11:00 Pancake
Breakfast - All Are Welcome
Sunday, September 16 at 9:00 A.M. Putting Up the
Synagogue Sukkah
Calling all builders, calling all builders! Volunteers are
needed to help put up the synagogue sukkah. Our
master builder Henry Tritter will be here erecting the
sukkah and all volunteers are greatly appreciated.
Please call the office 792-6161 and let Cheryl know
that you can help.
September 22 at 7:35 P.M. Break the Fast
This year our Yom Kippur Break Fast is being
sponsored by the Ritual Committee. As always
donations are more than welcome and checks should
be made payable to B’nai Israel.
For those who would like to help with preparations and
especially clean up please call Cheryl in the office
(792-6161) and let her know. We are also going to
need some strong helpers for setting up tables
downstairs.
As in the past years, there will be some snacks and
drinks for the kids in the nursery. It is appreciated if
parents remind their children not to touch any food laid
out in the downstairs central room.
We will put out all the perishables about a half-hour
before the end of services.
Sukkot - September 27 & 28, 2007
Services begin at 9:30 A.M.
Shemini Atzeret/Yizkor - October 4, 2007 Services
begin at 9:30
Simchat Torah - October 4, 2007 at 7:15 P.M.
Come sing and dance with the Torah.
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2 ND SUMMERFEST DRAWS
LARGE AND ENTHSIASTIC
CROWD
A myriad of people enjoy activities and mouth
watering gourmet foods
Leon Feingold, of the Natanya Tigers, Israel’s
most valued player, signs autographs
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Paula, Natalie and Evelyn cheerfully dispense
delicacies to our hungry guests
Paul and helper refresh the crowd with HeBrew
and other beverages
Anna works meticulously on a
Jewish craft project
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The Heller Family exhibits their musical talents
“I get a kick out of you” Israel folk dancing
A study in blue
B’nai Israel’s famous “N’yets”
Klezmer Band
Photos courtesy of Shalom Lampell and Henry Tritter
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GOOD TIMES WE SHARED
Thanks to All!
The second annual CBI Jewish SummerFest on
Sunday, August 26 was a great success and
showed B'nai Israel at its best. We should all be
very proud of the efforts put forth by our amazing
committee and congregants who welcomed
several hundred guests.
It was wonderful to take in the festive atmosphere
and to see the enthusiasm on the faces of people of
all ages who were enjoying the food, the music,
and the children's activities. I would like to take
this opportunity to thank all the individuals who
worked hard behind the scenes to make things
happen, from schlepping tables to setting up and
taking down tents, preparing and serving food to
blowing up balloons and putting up decorations.
I especially want to thank committee members
Rabbi Nelly Altenburger, Mark Altenburger, Pam
Lampell, Barbara Levitt, Joel Levitt, Julie
Leventon, Mary Ohring and Paul Simon who
worked hard and cooperatively as a team all
summer planning and preparing the festival. I also
want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the
extraordinary support we received from Western
Connecticut State University, who rented us a
professional quality portable stage at minimal
price and designed and printed the festival
program and festival signs as well as providing
microphones.
UPscale DownTOWN
Fast Signs
Lisa Curman, DDS
Western Connecticut State University
John’s Pizza
The Music Learning Center, Inc.
Three Brothers Restaurant
Infinity Printing
Danbury Metal Finishing, Inc.
The Gold Leaf Insurance Agency, Inc.
Matz Lumber Company
Pepperidge Farm
We look forward to our third annual festival on
Sunday, August 24, 2008 and hope that those of
you who couldn't attend will be able to help out
and participate next year. Please pick up a Save
the Date! magnet for your refrigerator when you
next visit the synagogue.
Peter Ohring
Chair of the Festival Committee
This year, for the first time, a number of local
businesses sponsored the festival. We are very
grateful for their willingness to support this event
and the B’nai Israel community. You can find
information about the sponsors in the festival
program (extra copies are available at the
synagogue) and we encourage you to give them
your business!
Body Talk
Deep’s Trellis Restaurant
The Carpet Fair, Inc.
Edward L. Hutchings & Company
Mountain Laurel Alpacas
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SCHEDULE OF SHABBAT SERVICES
Services begin at 9:30 a.m.
Shabbat, 25 Elul, September 8, Nitzavim-
Vayelekh: Choose life! How do we do that?
Haftarah: Isaiah 61:10-63:9
Shabbat, 3 Tishrei, September 15, Ha’azinu:
Come and listen to one of the most beautiful
poems in all Tanakh (Bible) Haftarah: Hosea 14:2-10;
Joel 2:15-27; Micah 7:18-20
Shabbat, 10 Tishrei, September 22, Yom
Kippur/Yizkor
Shabbat, 17 Tishrei, September 29, Sukkot
Haftarah: Ezekiel 38:18-39:16 - Special Torah portion
Shemot/Exodus 33:12-34:26
Shabbat, 24 Tishrei, October 6, Bereshit: The
meaning of being created in the image of God.
Haftarah: Isaiah 42:5-43:10
Shabbat, 1 Cheshvan, October 13,
Noah: G-d destroys the world by flood and
renews humanity through Noah. Haftarah:
Isaiah 66:1-24, 66:23
YAHRZEITS
9 Tishrei, September 21, 2007
Louis Eskowitz (Marvin Eskowitz)
10 Tishrei, September 22, 2007
Edythe Nackman (Joyce Shenker)
19 Tishrei, October 1, 2007
Yafa Boms (Abe Boms)
Yetta Bat Ya’acov (Martin Waltuch)
20 Tishrei , October 2, 2007
Ira Lawrence Glass (Carla Paulli)
21 Tishrei, October 3, 2007
Louis S. Rosenberg (Alice Cahn)
23 Tishrei , October 5, 2007
Engeltje Smeer (Dina Essinger)
29 Tishrei , October 11, 2007
Rose Mendlovitz (Pat Goldman)
30 Tishrei, October 12, 2007
Arthur Bardack (Lester Bardack)
4 Cheshvan, October 16, 2007
Morris Mark (Paula Cook)
CANDLE LIGHTING
Sept. 7, 2007:
7:00 P.M.
Sept. 12, 2007: Erev Rosh Hashanah 6:52 P.M.
Sept. 13, 2007: Light candles after 7:49 P.M.
Sept. 14, 2007:
6:48 P.M.
Sept. 21, 2007: Yom Kippur/Kol Nidre 6:36 P.M.
Sept. 26, 2007: Erev Sukkot
6:28 P.M.
Sept. 27, 2007: Sukkot Light candles after 7:25 P.M.
Sept. 28, 2007: Sukkot
6:24 P.M.
Oct. 3, 2007: Erev Shemini Atzeret 6:16 P.M.
Oct. 5, 2007: Simchat Torah 6:12 P.M.
Oct. 12, 2007:
6:01 P.M.
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THANKS! THANKS!
For the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Margo C. Reiser thank you for the Shabbat
service and allowing her to say kaddish
Natalie Slavin, Evelyn and Michael Weinstein
refuah shlema to Lois Stein
Sol Lepson and Natalie Rapoport in memory of
Nada’s father Manny Ashkenas
Elaine Rosenthal in honor of the Goldman’s 50 th
wedding anniversary
Sol Berman in memory of his wife, Helen
Berman
For the General Fund
Cheryl and Doug Koeber in honor of the
Goldman’s 50 th wedding anniversary
Marcia Klebanow in honor of the Goldman’s
50 th wedding anniversary
Pearl and Amos Turk refuah shlema to Lois
Stein
Pam and Shalom Lampell
- Mazel tov to Lorie and Alan Mael on the
birth of their granddaughter Bayla
- Refuah Shlema to Lois Stein and
Charles Cahn
Sol Lepson and Natalie Rapoport in honor of
the Goldman’s 50 th wedding anniversary
Herta and Ernest Gottschalk in honor of the
Goldman’s 50 th wedding anniversary
Rochelle and Ed Hutchings refuah shlema to
Charles Cahn
Sol Berman
-To give thanks for Charles Cahn’s
successful surgery
- Appreciation and kudos to organizers and
workers of the Jewish Summer Festival
Rena Frankle in honor of Lester Bardack’s 70 th
birthday
For the Hospitality Fund
Roslyn and Alex Bank in memory of Bessie
Bank and Donald Bank
For the Kay and Harry Robinson Children’s
Book Fund
Dorothy Silvernagel in memory of Kay
Robinson
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mitchell in honor of the
Goldman’s 50 th wedding anniversary
Barbara and Joel Levitt
- Refuah Shlema to Charles Cahn and
Lois Stein
- Mazel tov to Lorie and Alan Mael on the
birth of their granddaughter Bayla
- In honor of Lester Bardack’s birthday
Sol Lepson and Natalie Rapoport in honor of
Fran and Chris Kimaball’s wedding anniversary
For Their Generous Kiddush
Doreen Waver
Chris Kimball in honor of Fran’s Birthday
The Markind Family
Betty Feldman in memory of her husband Lester
and sister Rhoda
Rabbi Judy Frankle in honor of husband
Lester’s birthday
Marcia Klebanow and Pearl and Amos Turk
The Tritters
A special thanks to Susan and Henry Tritter
for the beautiful flower arrangement
for the High Holy Days
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