April - Temple Israel

Volume 90 Number 8 

Inside this Issue 

The Messenger 

Temple Israel 

Rabbi’s Message 2 

Scholar in Residence 

Woman of Distinction 

Director’s Message 3 

President’s Message 4 

April Services 

Schedule 8 

May Services 

Schedule 9 

Fred Passman 

Margaret Sheldon 

Pesah Guide 11 

Milestones & 

Condolences 19 

Lag Ba’Omer 

Temple Israel’s 8th Annual 

Contributions 20 

April / May 2011 Nissan / Iyar 5771 

Sisterhood Giftshop 22 

Leagrams 23 

Second Seder 

Services & Picnic 

TEMPLE ISRAEL 

918 E. GIBSON ST 

SCRANTON PA 18510 

www.templeisraelscranton.org

April / May 2011 

Temple Israel – Not Just a State of Being 

“Is, be, been am are! 

“Was, were, has have had! 

“Do does did, 

“May can might, 

“Could must shall will, 

“Should would!” 

April 1-3, 2011 – 

Three free days of food 

and learning! 

Temple Israel welcomes Fred 

Passman as this year’s M. L. Hodin- 

Irving & Fraydel Eisenstat Scholar-in- 

Residence. Dr. Passman is a member of 

the USCJ Board of Directors and Chair 

of the USCJ Leadership 

Development Committee. 

I learned this cheer in 7th grade and it’s stayed with me all these 

years. Our teacher also taught us the difference between action 

verbs, passive verbs and state- of-being-verbs. 

Too often people, remembering the successes of the past, proud of the 

present (and rightfully so), become complacent. It is too easy to remain 

status quo. The problem is, that when one tries to stay status quo in a 

world of motion, evolution and progress, one gets left behind. “I did my 

time” implies that the speaker does not feel the need to do more. 

So it is with organizations. It is not enough to say, “We are the only 

Conservative Synagogue in Lackawanna County”, so we changed our 

statement to “We are the only Conservative Synagogue in Lackawanna 

County”; but how do we serve? 

I am proud to work with an excellent cadre of leaders, under the leadership 

of Michael Mardo, in our Executive Committee and Board – all 

who care deeply about Temple Israel. The discussions and disagreements 

may reflect different approaches to how an issue is to be solved, 

but all present wish to solve issues presented. 

I am also proud to work with a cadre of professionals – in leadership, 

in the office, maintenance and in the kitchen. These professionals 

were hired to implement Temple Israel’s policies and programs; too 

often they are put in the position of replacing volunteers in order to get 

something done. While this is done willingly and efficiently, this is a 

state of being. 

To move forward we must use action verbs in the Temple – “call”, “run”, 

“bake”, “build”, “join”, “sing”, “laugh”, “dance”, “eat” and yes, “pray.” We, 

the members of Temple Israel, can move Temple Israel from a state of 

being to action. Which verb will you take on? Linda and I wish you a 

Zissen Pesah – a Hag Pesah sameah v’kasher. Above all, we wish you 

a Passover of meaning, enjoyment and of action. 

Dr. Passman will speak 

Friday Dinner: The Jewish Community 

as Extended Family; The Benefits of Investing 

Yourself in the Community 

Saturday Kiddush Luncheon: Creating 

a Culture of Volunteers; Building Dynamic 

Community through Personal Relationships 

Sunday Brunch: Managing Change; 

Moving Towards an Envisioned Future 

Please join us for Seudah Shlishit Saturday 

evening. Seudah Shlishit is a light dairy dinner, 

traditionally between Minhah and Ma’ariv 

services, often including a study session or 

d’var Torah. 

Our schedule will be as follows: 

Minha 

Seudah Shlishit 

Ma’ariv 

Havdalah 

7:00 pm 

7:30 pm 

8:00 pm 

8:17 pm 

There is no charge for any of the weekend 

events, but we need to know how many people 

will join us. Call the Temple at 342-0350 to 

make reservations. If you decide at the last 

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“Rabbi Joe” Mendelsohn” 

moment, please come anyway.

Temple Israel Messenger 

I just received my March Messenger and I am being asked to write my 

message to the congregation for April. I want to thank everyone who 

helped and participated in our Purim and Scholar-in-Residence Program. 

We very much appreciate the M. L. Hodin and the Irving and 

Fraydel Eisenstat funds for sponsoring this important event. 

We have B’nai Mitzvah in April, Rachel Linder and Nina Lyubechansky 

and in May, Jordan Hollander, Murray Fallk and Jake and Sam Linker. 

Congratulations to them and their families! 

If you receive this issue early enough you still have time to make your 

reservation for the 2nd night Pesach seder on Tuesday evening, April 

19th. Alma Shaffer is working hard to make your evening a wonderful 

experience. By the way, I would be remiss not to thank Shelley Garber 

for all her help on all the events we have had including 

Scholar-in-Residence and the seder. 

Last year we had a Lag B’omer celebration at Nay Aug Park and it was 

a lot of fun and good snacks. It was not well attended but I hope this 

year you will all come out on Sunday, May 22nd for a good time. It is 

informal so you can come anytime during the day and stay for as much 

time as you wish. It would be nice for the congregation to support a fun 

social Sunday. More publicity will be available later. 

Temple Celebrated Purim March 20 

and 21 with a Ganze Megillah! 

This year we celebrated Purim with two 

parties – an adult party Saturday night 

and a young family celebration Sunday 

morning. While Cantor Aronzon led his 

cadre of readers, we interspersed chapters 

with songs, a mask contest, a Purim 

quiz, and age-appropriate shpiels. Saturday 

night we enjoyed a cocktail party 

prepared by Shelly Garber and Shari 

Landy; Sunday morning we finished 

our service with a trip to Temple Hesed 

for a Purim Carnival. 

Thank you Ronna Manglaviti and TI 

Teens, for representing Temple Israel 

in carnival preparations. We also thank 

our 5771 megillah readers: Cantor 

Vladimir Aronzon, Dr. Alan Firestone, 

Susan Kalman, Rabbi Richard Leibovitz, 

Miriam & Henry Litvak, Ed Monsky 

and Cantor Marshall Wolkenstein. 

On the Shabbat of May 14th, we will have our annual Sisterhood 

Shabbat and we will honor our Woman of Distinction, Margaret Sheldon. 

You will be reading much more about Margaret and her much deserved 

award but many of you are not aware of the work Margaret does for 

the Temple and the benefits which accrue to each and everyone of our 

members because of her efforts. I hope you will come out to give 

Margaret a proper and well earned tribute. 

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More than Adults Eat More 

than Hamantaschen 

Purim 5771 

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“Passover recalls the crucial event in the history of the Jewish people in which a group of slaves became a 

nation possessed of the dream called Torah.” 

Anita Damant. 

Perhaps no other holiday on the Jewish calendar is as inspiring and demanding as Passover. The remembrance of an enslaved 

people gaining their freedom from a despotic ruler is incredibly relevant. Today, we watch fast moving contemporary events with 

a sense of awe and apprehension. What will be the repercussion of Arab realignment for state of Israel and the Jewish people? 

The fact that a despotic ruler has been overthrown does not by itself portend the emergence of a democratic state and the creation 

of harmony and order. Our ancestor’s exodus from Egypt occurred after over four hundred years of slavery. It would take an additional 

forty years of struggles for the Jewish people to achieve nationhood and ultimately reach the “land of milk and honey”. 

The observance of Passover, this year takes on added importance. As we remember the struggles of the ancient Jewish people to 

break the bonds of slavery, we can only hope and pray that those who today are seeking to peacefully achieve their own personal 

‘freedom are successful. 

Passover is also a holiday that celebrates change on many levels. Passover occurs ~ as the seasons change. We are moving if ever 

slowly towards spring. We see the days getting longer as we break the bonds of a long winter. We see the return of spring color to 

our world and the return of animal life (including, we hope the safe return of our own Temple Israel “snow birds” to our community). 

It is a time of change around our homes as observant Jews remove all traces of bread from the home. We are commanded 

to change dishes and utensils. We drastically change our diet refraining from eating bread and a large variety of other foods. We 

embrace these changes to our lives as part of the retelling of the great Passover story. Rabbi Irving Greenberg has written: “political 

liberation and personal change are both necessary for the redemption or the world ... a world in which all forms of slavery are 

forever abolished.” 

Change is also coming to our own Temple Israel. We are beginning to formulate a long range plan that embraces the needs not 

only of Temple Israel but the entire Jewish community of Northeastern Pennsylvania. We are so fortunate to have a wonderful 

committee headed by Attorney Richard Bishop and Phyllis Brandes to lead us on this journey. Some of the issues and challenges 

that we face were addressed recently by our scholar in residence, Dr. Fred Passman. 

There is a Chinese proverb that states: The greatest journey begins with a single step. As we celebrate the story of our ancestors 

first steps towards a new life, let each of us take time to consider our first steps as we develop a strategic plan for our beloved 

Temple Israel. I encourage you to become involved in this discourse. I have enjoyed hearing from many of you concerning your 

hopes for temple’s future. I look forward to your comments as we continue to discuss this important topic. I truly believe that the 

greatest days for Jewish life in our region lies ahead. And together we can make this a wonderful reality. “ ‘ 

Iris and Andrew join me in wishing all of you a happy and healthy Passover. 

Michael Mardo, President 

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Margaret Sheldon to Receive 

Woman of Distinction Award 

in Memory of Phyllis Mardo 

Margaret Sheldon joins the prestigious roster of women honored for their dedication to Temple Israel 

while at the same time paying tribute to the remarkable work and leadership of Phyllis Mardo whose 

never ending dedication, love and effort has always been a role model for us all. 

Margaret grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where her family was very involved in the Jewish 

Community. She graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in physics, and received her Ph.D. 

in biophysics from the University of Chicago. It was in Chicago that she met her husband, Dr. Douglas 

Sheldon, now a dermatologist in Scranton. 

Margaret and Doug moved to the Scranton area in 1979 with their three sons. Margaret began her 

community activities in Scranton when she was asked to become active in Temple Sisterhood. She 

went on to become chair of the Temple Board of Education, Co-chair of Finance at the Temple, and 

ultimately, Temple president. For twenty-five years worked on the Temple Messenger, beginning as a 

proofreader and then becoming the editor. She is a weekly regular at the morning minyan. 

Outside the Temple, Margaret is a past president of the Scranton Chapter of Hadassah, a past 

president of the board of Webster Towers, and serves on the board of Jewish Family Service of 

Lackawanna County. Margaret was a co-chair of the Women’s Division of the United Jewish Campaign 

in 1990 and 1991, and chair of the Women’s Division for the 2010 campaign. She is currently president 

of the Jewish Federation of Northeast PA. 

Margaret and Doug reside in Glenburn, PA, their dog Pepper and cat Salty, but spend many weekends 

and vacations at their farm in Susquehanna County. Their children are Joshua and wife Arlene, Brian 

and wife Jaewon, and Daniel and wife Heather, and grandchildren Connor, Elizabeth and Lily. Margaret 

and Doug enjoy paddling their kayaks on local rivers and lakes, and traveling to visit family. 

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Seders in Scranton 

will be Monday and Tuesday nights, April 18 & 19, 2011 

Where’s the afikomen? 

“Let all who are hungry come and eat. 

Let all who are needy come and celebrate the Passover.” 

A Temple Israel Pesah Guide is in this Messenger. Copies are available in 

the office and downstairs on the literature center in Justan Lounge. 

It contains several items to answer many of your Pesah questions and to 

give you times and the blessings appropriate to Pesah. Please read the 

packet carefully – you will benefit and our community will benefit by 

your actions. It includes: 

A schedule for Pesah, 5771. 

Blessings while removing hametz. 

Mitzvot appropriate to Pesah, making Pesah much more 

meaningful. Don’t make this Pesah dull by just reading from the 

haggadah. Add value to the holiday by following some of the 

suggestions on this sheet!! 

A guide to kashrut for Pesah by the Rabbinical Assembly 

A contract so you make Rabbi Joe your agent to sell your hametz. 

It is no secret that “holy day” and “holiday” sound alike – by adding 

holiness to Pesah, you celebrate it in an enjoyable way. If you have any 

questions, please ask. 

The Mishnah enjoins us to care for each other, making sure the poor have 

the funds for four cups of wine, people have a way to eat the Korban 

Pesah – the Passover offering and that everyone has the means to have 

unleavened bread for the meal. We continue that tradition by ensuring 

everyone has a place to go for sedarim. 

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Carnival Time at Temple 

Hesed - Purim 5771 

Come to our Eighth Annual 

Temple Israel Second Seder! 

6:00 pm Tuesday evening, 

16 Nisan, 5771 – April 19, 2011. 

Seder, song, silliness and scintillating 

conversation. You should 

already have received an invitation 

in the mail; have you reserved your 

place(s)? Join us for a completely 

catered seder: adults, $36; children, 

$30. Send in your reservation 

today!! Call “Rabbi Joe” if you 

need financial help. 

Are you having a first seder 

at home this year? 

Do you have room for one or two more 

people? Call the Temple office and let us 

know if you would like to have guests for 

your seder. If you do not have a place to 

go for a seder, please contact the Temple 

office and we will find a home for you.


Save the Dates for our M.L. Hodin 

Scholar in Residence! 

April 1 - 3, 2011 

Fred is a member of the USCJ Board of Directors, Chair of the USCJ Leadership Development Committee, 

a member of the Mid-Atlantic District Leadership Council and Chair of the District’s Central 

Congregational Council. 

A PhD microbiologist, initially trained as a marine microbiologist, Fred has been a consulting industrial 

microbiologist for more than 30 years. Fred is an STLE Fellow and has chaired the society’s Education 

Committee and Education Course Committee. He currently chairs the society’s Certification Board. 

Before his retirement as a Captain from the Naval Reserve in 1998, he served for a combine 31 years 

active and reserve duty; having commanded six different reserve units and coordinated several 

multilateral and global naval exercises. 

Except for a period during his late teens and early 20’s, Fred has been active in the Conservative 

Jewish community throughout his life. In the late 1980’s, he served the Egalitarian Minyan of West 

Rogers Park, Chicago first as treasurer and later as chair. After moving to New Jersey in 1996 and 

joining Beth El Synagogue of East Windsor, Fred became an active member of the education and 

ritual committees. Subsequently he served Beth El successively as Vice President of Ritual and 

Education, Executive Vice President and President. He promoted the institution of weekday morning 

services at Beth El and has been one of the primary lay leaders of Beth El’s lifelong learning programs, 

including several courses on the liturgy. As a NJ Region USCJ VP Fred Built on the Solomon Schechter 

Silver Award winning leadership development program he had developed at Beth El, to champion 

and chair the Schwarz Leadership Development Institute for NJ Region’s lay leaders. Fred lives in West 

Windsor New Jersey with his wife Willa and son Ian. His daughter Wendy, son-in-law Rick and two 

grand children live in Mill Valley, CA and are members of Congregation Kol Shofar of Tiburon, CA. 

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Shabbat – 27 Adar II 

M. L. Hodin-Irving & Fraydel Eisenstat 

Scholarship-in-Residence Weekend 

Dr. Fred Passman - Scholar 

Friday, April 1, 2011 

Minha/Kabbalat Shabbat 5:45 pm 

Friday Dinner: The Jewish 

Community as Extended Family; 

The Benefits of Investing 

Yourself in the Community 

Light candles 

7:13 pm 

Saturday, April 2, 2011 

Bibles & Bagels 

8:30 am 

Morning Services 

9:00 am 

Jr. Congregation 

9:30 am 

Saturday Kiddush Luncheon: 

Creating a Culture of 

Volunteers; Building Dynamic 

Community through Personal 

Relationships 

Minha 

7:00 pm 

Seudah Shlishit 7:30 pm 

Ma’ariv 

8:00 pm 

Havdalah 

8:17 pm 

Sunday, April 3, 2011 

Shaharit 

9:00 am 

Sunday Brunch: Managing 

Change; Moving Towards an 

Envisioned Future 

Rosh Hodesh Nisan 

Tuesday, April 5, 2011 

Shaharit 

Shabbat – 5 Nisan 

Rachel Linder’s Bat Mitzvah 


Minha/Kabbalat Shabbat 

Light candles 





Minha/Ma’ariv 

Havdalah 

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April Service Schedule 

7:00 am 

5:45 pm 

7:21 pm 

8:30 am 

9:00 am 

9:30 am 

7:35 pm 

8:25 pm 




Light candles 






Havdalah 

Fast of Firstborn 

Monday, April 18, 2011 

Shaharit 

15 Nisan – Pesah 

Minha / Ma’ariv 

FIRST SEDER 

(Light Pesah candles) 


1st Day Pesah 

Office closed 

Shaharit 


SECOND SEDER 

1st Day ends/Light candles 

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 

Office closed 

2nd Day Pesah 

Shaharit 


Havdalah 

5:45 pm 

7:28 pm 

8:30 am 

9:00 am 

9:30 am 

7:40 pm 

8:32 pm 

7:00 am 

5:45 pm 

7:31 pm 

9:00 am 

5:15 pm 

8:35 pm 

9:00 am 

8:10 pm 

8:35 pm 

Hol HaMoed Pesah 

Thursday, April 21 & Friday, April 22, 2011 

Shaharit 

7:00 am 


5:45 pm 

Shabbat – 19 Nisan – Hol HaMoed Pesah 

Minha/Kabbalat Shabbat 5:45 pm 

Light candles 

7:36 pm 


Bibles & Matza 

8:30 am 


9:00 am 


7:50 pm 

Havdalah 

8:40 pm 

Sunday, April 24 – Hol HaMoed Pesah 

Shaharit 

8:00 am 

21 Nisan – 7th Day Pesah 

Sunday, April 24, 2011 


Light candles 


Office closed 

Shaharit 


Yizkor 

Light candles 

8th Day Pesah – Chapel 


Office closed 

Shaharit 

Yizkor 


Havdalah 


Nina Lyubechansky’s Bat Mitzvah 



Light candles 





Havdalah 

Purim 5771 

Disco Dancin’ 

5:45 pm 

7:38 pm 

9:00 am 

8:10 pm 

8:42 pm 

9:00 am 

8:10 pm 

8:43 pm 

5:45 pm 

7:43 pm 

8:30 am 

9:00 am 

8:00 pm 

8:47 pm


Rosh Hodesh Iyar 

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 

Shaharit 

Thursday, May 5, 2011 

Shaharit 

Shabbat – 3 Iyar 

Jordan Hollander Bar Mitzvah 

Friday, May 6, 2011 


Light candles 

Saturday, May 7, 2011 





Havdalah 

Yom Ha’Atzma’ut – 6 Iyar 

Tuesday, May 10, 2011 

Shaharit 


Sisterhood Shabbat 

Honoring Margaret Sheldon as 

our Woman of Distinction 

7:00 am 

7:00 am 

5:45 pm 

7:50 pm 

8:30 am 

9:00 am 

9:30 am 

8:10 pm 

8:54 pm 

7:00 am 

May Service Schedule 



Light candles 





Havdalah 




Light candles 






Celebrating Murray Fallk’s 

Bar Mitzvah 

Havdalah 

5:45 pm 

7:57 pm 

8:30 am 

9:00 am 

8:15 pm 

9:01 pm 

5:45 pm 

8:05 pm 

8:30 am 

9:00 am 

9:30 am 

8:10 pm 

9:09 pm 




Light candles 


Jacob and Samuel Linker 

B’nai Mitzvah 



Minha 

Havdalah 

Monday, May 30, 2011 

Memorial Day 

Shaharit 

Office closed 

5:45 pm 

8:11 pm 

8:30 am 

9:00 am 

8:25 pm 

9:15 pm 

8:00 am 

Purim 5771 

Stop the Graggars 

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Cont’d 

I invite any and all members to 

keep in touch with me with any 

questions or suggestions you may 

want to discuss. We want to respond 

to your needs and desires 

the best way we can and if it is at 

all possible to comply with your 

wishes we will. And, if it is not 

possible, I will explain the reasons 

to you. 

Yizkor – “You Shall Remember…” 

Is there life after death? Judaism says “yes” – we live on in the memories of 

those we leave behind. Four times a year Judaism offers us the opportunity 

to remember our loved ones who are no longer with us with a short service: 

Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, the last day of Pesah, and the second day of 

Shavuot. The Yizkor service, held during the Torah service, is an opportunity 

to join others who have also lost loved ones, reciting prayers together and 

comforting each other as we stand in sorrow. Join us Monday night, April 25 

and Tuesday, April 26, as we perpetuate the lives of our loved ones together. 

If you have not visited our new 

web site, and you have the capabilities 

to do so, I highly recommend 

it. We accept your accolades 

and criticisms equally and 

when we review our updates we 

will take them into account. 

Sheryl and I wish you a happy 

and kosher Pesach. 

Seth S. Gross, 

Executive Director 

Amos Lodge B’nai B’rith Americanism Award Dinner to Honor 

Dr. Harmar Brereton 

B’nai B’rith, Amos Lodge 136 of Scranton is pleased to announce that 

the 59th Annual Americanism Award will be presented to Dr. Harmar 

Brereton. This award was established by B’nai B’rith in 1953 and 

is considered to be our community’s most prestigious public service 

award. 

The yearly honoree is chosen by a committee which consists of representatives 

of major community agencies and organizations as well as 

past recipients of the award. Criteria for selection include community 

service, professional accomplishments and achievements which have 

enhanced the growth, development and welfare of Lackawanna County. 

The dinner honoring Dr. Brereton will be held on Sunday, May 22, 2011 

at the Scranton Jewish Community Center 601 Jefferson Ave. 

A cocktail reception will begin at 5:30 pm followed by dinner at 6:30. 

Tickets are available at $75 per person or $675.00 for a table of ten. 

Program book greetings and reservations may be made by contacting 

Richard Bishop,Esq. at 346-8414 or Lodge President, Susan Diamond 

at 585-1027. 

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Passover Guide 

2011-5771 


Rabbi Joseph Mendelsohn 

Cantor Vladimir Aronzon 

Michael Mardo, President 

Inside this guide 

Pg 1-2 Schedule for Pesach 

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2 Mitzvot appropriate to 

Pesach 

3 A sales contract for 

hametz 

4 The search for hametz 

4 A modern ritual - Miriam’s 

cup 

5 Explanations of the seder 

5 Counting the Omer 

Pg 6-8 Rules and procedures for 

preparing the house 

Temple Israel’s Pesah Packet 

Observing the laws of Kashrut on Pesah is somewhat different from observing 

Kashrut throughout the year. The joy of keeping the Pesah will be realized when 

you are seated at your seder table knowing that you have prepared your foods in 

the traditional manner. This spirit of rejoicing overcomes the stresses and labors 

you undertook to observe the Pesah rules. Pesah differs from the rest of the year 

by eliminating hametz – leavened bread, cakes, biscuits, crackers, cereals, coffee 

substances derived from cereals, wheat, barley, oats, rye, millet, rice, peas (and 

family), and beans (and family), except green beans, and all liquids which contain 

ingredients or flavors made from grain alcohol (beer, whiskeys.) Hametz (leaven) 

literally means souring, or fermentation. Leaven is given such importance because 

it was thought to be a symbol of the yetzer hara - the evil inclination. The ancient 

rabbis likened our evil desires to the leaven in the dough of life. By removing leaven 

from our homes, we stress the importance of liberating ourselves from the corrupting 

influences that make human beings subservient to their passions and evil desires. 

The distinction between leavened and unleavened applies to bread and any other 

products of wheat, oats, rye, barley, and millet (spelt.) Bread or cakes prepared 

from any of these five species are called unleavened bread (Matzah) if the dough 

is baked immediately after it has been prepared, no time being left for fermentation. 

But if there was time for fermentation between the preparing and the baking, 

the product would be leaven. It is only the fermentation of any of these five kinds 

of grain that constitutes hametz. Obviously, yeast, which aids fermentation of the 

above-mentioned five grains, would be prohibited on Passover. 

Make sure you have sold your hametz through Rabbi Mendelsohn before Pesah. 

Don’t forget to give a contribution to the Rabbi’s Fund earmarking it for the “Matzah 

Fund” or the “Maot Hittim fund” (providing for the needy.) Search at the correct time 

in the evening, involve the child(ren) and recite the appropriate texts. Remember to 

burn the hametz the next morning. 

This guide is designed to give you the tools to make your Pesah reflect this spirit 

of rejoicing. 


918 E Gibson St 

Scranton PA 18510 

Hag Kasher v’Sameah!


Pesah 5771 Calendar 


Ta’anit Bekhorim – Fast of Firstborn 

T’anit bekhorim applies to males who 

are the firstborn children in their families 

(if the firstborn child is female, the 

first son born after her s not obligated.) 

They are to fast from sunrise to sunset 

except for the following exemption: 

On the principle that fasting is prohibited 

on a joyous occasion, Judaism 

allows for anyone who attends a religious 

feast to forego fasting. Since 

it is customary to hold a celebratory 

meal on the completion of study of a 

tractate of Talmud, called a siyyum 

(conclusion), I will be presenting 

a teaching during the Shaharit service 

at 7:00 am that morning. 

15 Nisan – Pesah; the evening of 


5:45 pm Minha / Ma’ariv 

followed by first seder in your homes. 

7:31 pm Light Pesah candles 

Tuesday, April 19, 2011 1st Day Pesah 

Office closed 

9:00 am Shaharit 

5:15 pm Minha/Ma’ariv 

Second Seder 

6:00 pm at Temple Israel 

8:35 pm 1st Day ends/ 

Light candles 

Mishnah, Psahim Ch. 10: 

“Even a poor person who is in Israel may not eat until he reclines. And they may not give 

to him no less than 4 cups of wine, and even if he receives from the poor-dish [charity food 

set up by the community (soup kitchen)].” From this we learn that it is our responsibility to 

ensure that everyone observes Pesah with a seder and that everyone has food and wine for the 

seder. This mitzvah can be observed in a number of ways. 

1. If you are having a seder in your home, invite those who have no place to go to your seder. 

Determine how many places you will have available at your table. 

Call the Temple and let us know. 

2. If you do not have a place to go for a seder, please contact the synagogue and we will find a 

home for you. WE ARE A JEWISH COMMUNITY; PLEASE BE A PART OF IT BY 

ALLOWING US THE PLEASURE OF INCLUDING YOU!! 

3. If you are unable to fulfill this mitzvah by inviting others into your home, please help by 

donating money to the poor so they too can eat – the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund will be glad 

to distribute this money. 

4. We have both kosher and non-kosher food banks who need your donations of food. This is a 

much better home for your hametz than your garage or trash can. Our food basket sits inside 

the chapel entrance waiting for your donations every day of the week. Please take time to drop 

off non-perishables today!! 

5. Are you the oldest in your family and your mother did not have a miscarriage or an abortion 

before your birth? If so, you are b’khor (b’khora) and must fast Monday, April 18, 2011 until 

sundown or redeem yourself with money for tzedakah and/or participate in a seudah mitzvah 

a meal celebrating a particular mitzvah, such as the completion of a tractate of Talmud. We 

will daven in the chapel at 7:00 a.m. and then celebrate (eat) – place to be determined. 

6. Kadesh - Recite Kiddush after nightfall, both the first and second nights. This is the first of 

four cups of wine we drink this night to exult and taste the joy of four types of redemption 

with which God blessed us (relieved us from burdens and suffering saved us from hard labor, 

liberated us with mighty acts and dedicated us as a people). Each one of these is a different 

experience and pleasure, and each cup should have a different taste or effect on us. Women 

should drink the four cups as well because “for the sake of righteous women, we were 

delivered from Egypt” (Rashi, Pesachim, 108b). If you cannot drink wine due to its effect on 

you, dilute the wine with as little grape juice as possible. If you cannot use wine at all, you can 

substitute grape juice. 

7. Eat matzah during the two sederim. After the second seder, you can avoid matzah; you just 

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can’t eat hametz.


Interested in selling your hametz? Just fill out the contract below: 

Pesah Sale of Hametz 

In Exodus we read, “No [hametz] shall be found in your houses for seven days 

[during Pesah].” This is translated to mean that one may neither eat nor possess 

any hametz during Pesah. Therefore before Pesah all hametz and kitniyot (wheat, 

rye, oats, barley, spelt, or anything made from those items) must be gotten rid of by 

selling them to a person who is not obligated to refrain from using them. This also 

covers items inadvertently missed at home or at work. 

Note: One also sells one’s pet(s) so pet food with hametz may be kept on the premises. 

Your hametz must be sold even if you will not be home during Pesah. 

To make this process easy for our members, Rabbi Mendelsohn has agreed to act as 

our representative and will be selling hametz for anyone designating him as his/her 

agent per this form. Please follow the following steps: 

1. When kashering your home, remove all hametz from the premises, preferably 

donating it to a food bank. 

2. All remaining hametz must be put in a secure place out of the way – the garage, 

a cupboard that can be taped shut, a closet, etc. 

3. Fill out this form and mail it (or drop it off) to Temple Israel. It must be in the 

office no later than 8:00 a.m., Monday, March 28, 2011. It is customary to send a 

donation to the synagogue in lieu of payment for this service. Checks should be 

made out to “Temple Israel” and designated for the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund. 

These funds will be used for ma’ot hittin, helping Jews with their Pesah needs. 

Sale of Hametz Contract 

To whom it may concern: 

To fulfill the mitzvah of mekhirat hametz, I (We) appoint Rabbi Joseph Mendelsohn 

as my (our) agent to dispose of all hametz that may be in my (our) possession 

wherever it may be: at home, place of business, or elsewhere in accordance with the 

requirements and provisions of Jewish law. I (We) also sell my (our) pet(s) with the 

understanding that it is still my (our) responsibility to care for said pet(s), using any 

appropriate food, until the new owner physically takes possession. It is understood 

that this hametz will not be my (our) property from 11:22 a.m., Monday, April 18, 

2011, through 8:45 p.m., Tuesday, April 26, 2011, and that I (we) will derive no use 

or benefit from it. This authorization is in accordance to the Document of Authorization 

to which this statement is to be appended. 


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Wednesday, 

April 20, 2011 2nd Day Pesah 

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(Kosher for Passover) 

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Buy wines from Argentina, Australia, 

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A formal search for hametz (leaven) is conducted on the night before Pesach, 

this year on Thursday night. This symbolizes the final removal of hametz 

from the home. Before the search, it is customary to deposit small pieces of 

bread (10 pieces) in strategic places so the inspection should have a purpose. It 

is traditionally carried out by the light of a candle, with a feather and a wooden 

spoon to collect the hametz . The hametz is set aside until morning. Before 

the search recite: 

Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav 

v’tzivanu al bi’ur hametz.. 

Praised are You, Adonai our God, Who rules the universe, instilling in us the 

holiness of mitzvot by commanding us to remove all hametz. 

After the search and the following morning burn the hametz and recite: 

Support our Jewish 

Troops During Passover 

There are still thousands of Jewish soldiers 

stationed around the world. The 

JWB Jewish Chaplains Council serves 

the religious, social and morale needs of 

Jewish men and women in the Armed 

Forces, their families, and patients in VA 

hospitals. 

Your contribution enables us to do this 

important work. It helps us send Jewish 

soldiers all they need to celebrate Jewish 

holidays, reassures them that they have 

not been forgotten, and conveys respect 

and admiration for their service and the 

sacrifices that they and their families make 

while on duty in far away and dangerous 

places. 

Support them with a check to: 

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Kol hamira va’hami’a d’ika virshuti d’la hamitei udla vi’artei udla v’dana lei, 

libateil v’lehevei hefkeir k’afra d’ar’a. 

All hametz in my possession which I have not seen or removed, of which I am 

unaware, is hereby nullified and ownerless as the dust of the earth. 

A Modern Ritual – Miriam’s Cup – 

Either have a water-filled goblet on the table or, if each seder participant has a water glass, 

each one can pour some water from his or her own cup to fill the– . Raise Miriam’s 

Cup and recite together: 

“Miriam, a prophetess, predicted the birth of her baby brother Moses, guarded him 

as he floated down the Nile, witnessed Pharaoh’s daughter drawing him out of the 

river, and arranged for their own mother to care for the infant Moses. Miriam was 

over 80 when she led the women in joyous dancing, celebrating the Israelites’ safe 

crossing of the Yam Suf in their escape from slavery in Egypt. Modern midrash gives 

Miriam a special place in the life of the Jewish people caring for the miraculous well 

known as Miriam’s Well that quenched the thirst of our people during their 40-year 

trek in the desert. The midrash also teaches that Miriam will return with Elijah the 

prophet, bringing with her the well of living water that followed the Israelites in the 

wilderness. We place on our seder table this special Cup of Miriam - (kos 

Miriam) - to remember this remarkable woman.” 

Set Miriam’s Cup down.

The Seder 

What Must be Included in your Seder? 

1. Sing the Kiddush 

2. Let the youngest at the table ask the four questions. 

3. Tell the story of the exodus from Egypt. 

4. Explain the symbols. 

5. Recite the prayers over the karpas, matzah, maror and haroset. 

6. Sing the grace after meals and open the door for Elijah. 

If your child knows how to conduct the seder, 

she/he should be permitted to help and even to lead in certain portions. 

Checklist for the Table(s): 

Set out at least one seder plate with: 

Karpas – celery sticks, potato pieces, cucumber 

Maror – grated horseradish, reminding us of the bitterness of servitude 

Hazeret – bitter lettuce, Romaine 

Haroset – use a different recipe each seder and for each seder plate, 

remembering the bricks and mortar of Jewish slave labor building 

Zeroah – roasted bone or a roasted beet for vegetarians, in remembrance 

of the Paschal sacrifice 

Beitzah – hard-boiled egg which is a little browned 

To help your seder flow more smoothly, 

Small bowl(s) of saltwater should be conveniently placed near each seder 

plate. 

Set out a plate with a Matzah cover and three matzot – try and get handmade 

matzot. Some add a fourth matzah under the matzah cover for 

oppressed Jews. Don’t forget to put out plates of regular matzah. 

Try using a different bottle of Israeli wine for each of the four cups, perhaps 

beginning with dry wine and concluding with sweet. For children 

and others make sure to have grape juice (there are Israeli grape juices 

as well.) 

Don’t forget to provide a cup for Elijah – which some fill with wine from 

each participant. A beautiful new tradition is to provide a cup for Miriam 

(see page 12). 

Provide the same Haggadah for all in order to follow conveniently. 

Each participant should have his/her own kiddush cup 

You should provide a pillow for each participant who wishes to really 

recline 

Leader’s Preparation: 

A leader should have 

A haggadah marked with notes, pages from other sources, songs, comments, 

etc. 

Prizes for the various contests and quizzes for the children, especially 

the afikoman 

Props for various ways to involve the children and the adults throughout 

Think about who will be present and how to involve them meaningfully and 

respectfully. 


Counting the Omer 

What is the Omer? Literally, it is a sheaf 

of barley. In Vayikra we read, “When you 

enter the land which I am giving to you 

and reap its harvest, you shall bring the 

first sheaf of your harvest to the priest... 

the priest shall wave it on the day after 

Shabbat.” The passage quoted continues 

with the law “And from the day on which 

you bring the sheaf of wave offering—the 

day after the Shabbat—you shall count 

seven weeks… and the fiftieth day is 

Shavuot.” 

In agricultural times, Jews would take 

a sheaf of barley each day to count the 

seven weeks. We now remember the 

counting quoting these passages and 

then we count the day starting with the 

brakha (blessing), 

Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh 

ha’olam, asher kidd’shanu b’mitzvotav 

v’tzivanu, al sefirat haOmer. 

“Blessed are You, Adonai our God, who 

rules the universe, instilling in us the 

holiness of mitzvot by commanding us 

to count the Omer. 

We start counting the Omer on the second 

day of Pesah and end on the 49 th day. It 

should always take place between sundown 

and dawn, and after the ma’ariv 

(evening) service. After sunup, one may 

count the day, but without the blessing. 

If a day is missed, one no longer uses 

the brakha. 

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The Rabbinical Assembly Pesah Guide 5771 

The Torah prohibits the ownership of ץמח (leaven) during the festival of Pesah. Because of this restriction, 

Pesah is the Jewish festival that requires the most preparation. This Rabbinical Assembly Pesah Guide provides 

a brief outline of the policies and procedures relevant to preparing a home for Pesah. 

With significant changes in the nature and manufacture of kitchen products and foodstuffs, new policies are 

required to maintain a kosher-for-Pesah kitchen. As well, there are many significant differences of opinion 

among rabbis regarding the laws of Pesah. This guide is intended to help families maintain a Pesahdik home 

in accordance with the principles of Conservative Judaism and its understanding of Jewish Law. 

KASHERING OF KITCHEN APPLIANCES AND UTENSILS: 

It is customary (and easiest) to remove the utensils and dishes that are used during the year, replacing them with either 

new utensils or utensils reserved for exclusive use on Pesah. This is clearly not feasible for major kitchen appliances and 

may not even be possible for dishes and utensils. There is a process for kashering a variety of utensils and appliances. 

The general principle used in kashering is that the way the utensil absorbs food is the way it can be purged of that food 

(ke-volo kach pol-to). This principle operates on the basis of the quality or intensity of how the particular item absorbs 

food. Kitchen items used for cold food can be kashered by rinsing, since no substance has been absorbed by the dish 

or glass. Items used on a stove absorb the food and thus need a stronger level of action, namely expelling the food into 

boiling water through a process called hag’alah. The most intense form of kashering applies to items used directly on 

a fire or in an oven and these utensils require a process of kashering called libbun, which burns away absorbed food. 

Specific items are covered below. 

a. To kasher metal pots, silverware, and utensils, thoroughly clean the item with soap and water. Then, following a strict 

24-hour waiting period during which the item is not used, immerse the item in water that has been heated to a rolling 

hag’alah. For pots and pans, clean handles thoroughly. If the handle can be removed, one must remove it for a more 

thorough cleaning. To effect hag’alah, the item must be completely exposed to the boiling water. 

Pots and pans are either immersed in a larger pot of boiling water (for large items, this may be done one section at a 

time), or filled with water brought to a rolling boil, after which a heated stone is dropped into the pot, causing the 

water to overflow to cover the sides of the pot. In the case of silverware, every part of each piece must be exposed to 

the boiling water. Following this hag’alah process, each utensil is rinsed in cold water. 

b. Heavy-duty plastic items, including dishes, cutlery or serving pieces, provided they can withstand very hot water and 

do not permanently stain, may be kashered by hag’alah. If there is some doubt as to whether a particular item 

can be kashered, consult your rabbi or religious authority. 

c. Purely metal utensils used in fire must first be thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned and then must be subjected to direct 

fire libbun. To accomplish this, place the item in a self-cleaning oven and run it through the self-cleaning cycle, 

or use a blowtorch. The use of a blowtorch is a complicated and potentially dangerous procedure and may result in 

discoloration or warping of the metal item being purged. Exercise caution when performing libbun. Metal 

baking pans and sheets cannot be kashered because they require direct fire, which will cause warping. 

d. Earthenware (china, pottery, etc.) cannot be kashered. However, fine chinaware that was stored and not used for over 

a year may be used after thorough washing. This china is considered pareve and may be designated for meat or dairy 

use. 

e. Ovens and ranges: Every part that comes in contact with food must be thoroughly cleaned. This includes 

the walls and the top and bottom of the oven. The oven or range should then be heated at its highest possible 

temperature. The oven should be heated at maximum heat for an hour; the range top should be heated until the 

elements turn red and glow. Parts of the range top around the elements that can be covered should be covered 

(usually with aluminum foil) and carefully heated. After a general and careful cleaning, a self-cleaning oven 

is put through the full cleaning cycle while empty. Following this process, the oven should be cleaned again 

to remove any ash. If the oven was very dirty to begin with, two cycles may be needed to assure a thorough 

cleaning. 

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f. Smooth glass-top electric ranges require kashering by libbun and iruy (pouring boiling water over the surface of the 

range top). First, clean the top of the range thoroughly; then turn the coils on maximum heat until they are red-hot. Then 

carefully pour boiling water on the surface area, over and around the burners. The range top may now be used for cooking. 

g. Microwave ovens that have no convection option should be thoroughly cleaned. Then place an eight-ounce cup of 

water inside the oven and microwave until the water almost disappears. (At least 6 of the 8 ounces need to evaporate.) 

Do not heat until the water is completely evaporated, as this may damage the oven. A microwave oven that has a 

browning element cannot be kashered. 

h. Convection ovens are kashered like regular ovens. When cleaning, be sure to thoroughly clean around the fan. 

i. Glass dishes used for eating and serving hot food are to be treated like any dish used for eating and serving hot food. 

These dishes may be kashered by cleaning and then immersing in boiling water hag’alah. Glass cookware is kashered 

in the same method used for a metal pot (see paragraph “a” above). The issues regarding glass bakeware are complex. 

Some authorities allow glass bakeware to be kashered, while others do not. Drinking glasses or glass dishes used only 

for cold foods may be kashered by a simple rinsing. Some follow the custom of soaking them in water for three days. 

j. A dishwasher needs to be cleaned as thoroughly as possible, including the inside area around the drainage and 

filters. Then run a full cycle with detergent (with racks inserted), while empty. After 24 hours of not being used, the 

dishwasher is again run empty (with racks inserted), and set on the highest heat for the purpose of kashering. If the 

sides of the dishwasher are made of enamel or porcelain, the dishwasher cannot be kashered for Pesah. 

k. Other electrical appliances can be kashered if the parts that come in contact with hametz are metal and are 

removable, in which case they may be kashered like all other metal cooking utensils. If the parts are not removable, 

the appliances cannot be kashered. We recommend the purchase of small appliances designated for strictly Pesah use, 

thus avoiding the difficulty of kashering these appliances. 

l. Tables, cabinets, and counters should be thoroughly cleaned and covered for Pesah. Suitable coverings include: contact 

paper, regular paper, foil, or cloth that does not contain hametz (e.g. treated with starch made of hametz. 

Note that the covering material should be made of material that is not easily torn. 

m. Many countertop surfaces can be kashered simply by a thorough cleaning, a 24-hour wait, and iruy (pouring 

boiling water over surfaces). For iruy to be effective for kashering, the surface must have no hairline cracks, 

nicks or scratches that can be seen with the naked eye. Plastic laminates, limestone, soapstone, granite, marble, glass, 

Corian, Staron, Ceasarstone, Swanstone, Surell, and Avonite surfaces can be kashered by iruy. A wood surface 

that does not contain scratches may be kashered by iruy. Ceramic, cement, or porcelain countertops cannot be 

kashered by iruy. The potential effectiveness of iruy depends on the material of which the counter was 

made. A full list of counter materials that can be kashered (according to their decisors) may be found on the website 

of the Chicago Rabbinical Council (CRC). 

n. A metal kitchen sink can be kashered by thoroughly cleaning and scrubbing the sink (especially the garbage catch), 

letting it sit for 24 hours, and then carefully pouring boiling water over all the surfaces of the sink, including the lip. 

A porcelain sink cannot be kashered, but should be thoroughly cleaned and used with Pesah dish basins and dish 

drains, one each for dairy and for meat. 

o. Non-Passover dishes, pots, utensils, and hametz foods that have been sold (see below) should be separated, 

covered, or locked away to prevent accidental use. 

FOODS: 

The Torah prohibits the ownership of ץמח (hametz) (flflour, food or drink made from the prohibited species of leavened 

grain: wheat, oats, barley, rye or spelt) during Pesah. Ideally, we burn or remove all hametz from our premises. In some 

cases, however, this would cause prohibitive financial loss. In such cases, we arrange for the sale and subsequent repurchase 

after Pesah of the hametz to a non-Jew. The transfer, mekhirat hametz, is accomplished by appointing an agent, 

usually one’s rabbi, to handle the sale. This must be considered a valid and legal transfer of ownership and thus the items 

sold must be separated and stored away from all other foods and supplies. At the end of the holiday, the agent arranges to 

repurchase the items on behalf of the owner, since the hametz at that time is again permitted. (One must wait until 

certain the repurchase has been transacted.) If ownership of the hametz was not transferred before the holiday, the use of 

any such hametz remains prohibited after the holiday hametz she-avar alav ha-Pesah) and any such products should be 

given away to a non-Jewish food pantry. 

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Since the Torah prohibits the eating of hametz during Pesah, and since many common foods contain some hametz, 

guidance is necessary when shopping and preparing for Pesah. 

An item that is kosher all year round, that is made with no hametz, and is processed on machines used only for that 

item and nothing else (such as ground coffee) may be used with no special Pesah supervision. As we learn more about the 

processing of foods and the ingredients they contain, relying on the kashrut of a product for Pesah that does not hold a 

Pesah hekhsher – stamp of approval) may be problematic. Wherever possible, processed foods ought to have a kosher 

l’Pesah”hekhsher from a reliable source. Since that is not always possible, however, our guidelines reflflect some 

acceptable alternatives. 

Any food that requires a kosher l’Pesah”hekhsher must have a label that is integral to the package and should display 

the name of a recognizable, living supervising rabbi or creditable kosher supervision agency, if possible. If the label is 

not integral to the package or if there are questions regarding the label, the item should not be used without consulting 

a rabbi or religious authority. 

PROHIBITED FOODS: 

Prohibited foods hametz include the following: leavened bread, cakes, biscuits, crackers, or coffees containing cereal 

derivatives (i.e. anything made with wheat, barley, oats, spelt, or rye). Any food containing these grains or derivatives of 

these grains (the five prohibited species for Pesah) is forbidden. Flavorings in foodstuffs are often derived from alcohol 

produced from one of these grains, rendering that food hametz. Such products require Pesah supervision. 

Ashkenazic rabbinical authorities have added the following foods kitniyot to the above list of prohibited foods: rice, 

corn, soy, millet, beans, and peas. These and other plant foods (e.g. mustard, buckwheat, fennel, fenugreek, and sesame 

seeds) are not permitted on Pesah. Although many rabbinic authorities have prohibited the use of peanuts and peanut oil, 

the Conservative movement’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards has permitted their use and consumption on 

Pesah, provided that these items have proper kosher certification and do not contain any hametz ingredients. 

Most Sephardic authorities permit the use of all the kitniyot foods other than those that might have come in contact 

with the prohibited grains. Most Ashkenazic rabbinical authorities also forbid processed products derived from kitniyot, 

whether liquid or solid. These might include, but are not limited to: corn sweetener, corn oil, soy oil, and ascorbic acid 

(vitamin C). Israeli products are often marked “contains kitniyot” and thus Ashkenazic Jews who do not use kitniyot need 

to be vigilant when purchasing Israeli products for Pesah. 

PERMITTED FOODS: 

a. The following foods require no “ kosher l’Pesah” label when purchased before or during Pesah: fresh fruits and 

vegetables; eggs; fresh fish (whole or gutted); fresh or frozen kosher meat other than chopped meat; whole (unground) 

spices and nuts, including whole or half pecans (not pieces); pure black, green, or white tea leaves or teabags; Nestea 

regular and decaffeinated unflavored tea; coffee (unflavored regular); baking soda and bicarbonate of soda. 

b. The following items may be purchased before Pesah without a Pesah hekhsher but if bought during Pesah require a 

hekhsher: white milk, Tropicana 100% orange juice, fifilleted fifish, frozen fruit (with no additives), pure white sugar 

(with no additives), olive oil (extra virgin only), non-iodized salt, quinoa (with no additional ingredients). 

c. The following products require reliable “kosher l’Pesah” certification (regular kosher supervision is not 

sufficient), whether purchased before or during Pesah: all baked goods (matzah, Pesah cakes, matzah flour, farfel, 

matzah meal, and any other products containing matzah), 100% fruit juices, herbal teas, canned tuna, wine, vinegar, 

liquor, decaffeinated coffee and tea, dried fruits, oils, frozen uncooked vegetables and all frozen processed foods, candy, 

chocolate-flavored milk, ice cream, yogurt, cheeses, butter, and soda. In some cases an onsite inspection of a local dairy 

performed by the mara d’atra (religious authority) may suffifice to resolve potential questions. Any processed food 

bought during Pesah must have a “kosher l’Pesah” certification. 

d. Any detergents, cleaners, etc. which are not a foodstuff and which are not eaten, may be used for Pesah and do not 

require a hekhsher. These items include: isopropyl alcohol, aluminum products, ammonia, coffee fifilters, baby oil, 

powder and ointment, bleach, charcoal, candles, contact paper, plastic cutlery, laundry and dish detergent, fabric softener, 

oven cleaner, paper bags, plates, wax paper, plastic wrap, polish, sanitizers, scouring pads, stain remover, and bottled 

water with no additives. 

e. Medicines: Prescription medicines are permitted. Non-prescription pills and capsules are permitted; for liquids, check 

with your rabbi or religious authority. 

Please contact your local Conservative rabbi or local religious authority if you have any questions. 

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MILESTONES 

We take note of the following happy occasions and Temple Israel wishes to 

express its congratulations to: 

Mitchell Cohen 

Harris Cutler 

Donald & Joyce Douglass 

Lois Krieger Dubin 

David & Rhonda Fallk 

Linda Feld 

Morris Goldstein 

Ken & Bonnie Green 

David & Christine Hollander 

Mitzie Levy 

James & Jill Linder 

Seth & Susan Linker 

Alexander & Joanne Lyubechansky 

Louis & Barbara Nivert 

Margaret Sheldon 

Paula Wasser 

Howard Wimmer 

Mildred Weinberg 

on his special birthday 


on the birth of a granddaughter 

on the Bat Mitzvah of her 

granddaughter Rachel 

on the Bar Mitzvah of their 

son Murray 

on her special birthday 


on the marriage of their daughter 


son Jordan 


on the Bat Mitzvah of their 

daughter Rachel 


sons Jake and Sam 

on the Bat Mitzvah of their 

daughter Nina 

on the birth of a grandson 

on being selected 

Woman of Distinction 



on the birth of a great-grandson 

April 9 

Mr. & Mrs. James Linder invite the 

Congregation to Kiddush following 

services in honor of the bat mitzvah 

of their daughter Rachel 

April 30 

Mr. & Mrs, Alexander Lyubechansky 

invite the Congregation to 

Kiddush following services in honor 

of the bat mitzvah of their daughter 

Nina 

May 7 

Mr. & Mrs. David Hollander invite 

the Congregation to Kiddush following 

services in honor of the bar 

mitzvah of their son Jordan 

May 28 

Dr. & Mrs. Seth Linker invite the 

Congregation to Kiddush following 

services in honor of the 

b’nai mitzvah of their sons 

Jake & Sam 

CONDOLENCES 

In memoriam, our Congregation observes the passing of loved ones and 

friends, and express its deepest condolences to: 

Family of Paul Luers 

Sydelle O’Neil on the death of her father Ira Lichtman 

Guitelle Rothstein on the death of her husband Sheldon (Shooky) Rothstein 

Renee Schectman on the death of her husband Samuel Schectman 

Family of Meyer Schoenberg 

The youngest participants, 

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BIBLE 

IN MEMORY OF: 

Fran Kaufman 

Mitzie Levy 

PRAYER BOOK 

IN MEMORY OF: 

Samuel Schectman 

Mitzi & Al Edelsohn 

Harvey Sicherman 

Karen & Leonard Scheck & 

family 

ELAINE BERNSTEIN 

TEMPLE BEAUTIFICATION FUND 

IN MEMORY OF: 

Harold Faigel 

Phyllis & Ed Brandes 

Sheldon (Shooky) Rothstein 

Donald Bernstein & Pat Taylor 

Marilyn & Mel Wolk 


Donald Bernstein & Pat Taylor 


Marilyn & Mel Wolk 

Meyer Schoenberg 


Jill & Howard Fragin 

IN HONOR OF: 

Marriage of the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. 

Ken Green 

Jill & Howard Fragin 

Birth of a granddaughter to Carol & Jack 

Nogi 


REBA & ART DOUGLASS 

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND 

IN MEMORY OF: 

Anita Appleton 

Barbara & Louis Nivert 

Renie Feldman 


Fran Kaufman 


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CONTRIBUTIONS 

David Koslow 

Joyce & Don Douglass 


Jill & James Linder 

RECOVERY WISHES TO: 

Paul Alamar 

Paula Wasser 

Scott Herlands 


Suzie Jacobson 


IN HONOR OF: 

Birth of a granddaughter to Joyce & Don 

Douglass 



Birth of a grandson to Barbara & Louis 

Nivert 


Joyce & Don Douglass 

Iris Liebman & Mike Mardo 

Marriage of the son of Mr. & Mrs. 

Michael Cutler 


IRVING & FRAYDEL EISENSTAT 

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 

FUND 

IN MEMORY OF: 

Renie Feldman 

Faye & Richard Bishop 


Paul Alamar 

Shirley K. Friedman 

Joe Schectman 

Shirley K. Friedman 

MICHAEL L. AND SARA R. GOOD- 

MAN SCHOLARSHIP FUND 

IN MEMORY OF: 

Father of Maxine Ehrenpreis 

Natalie Bachman 


Barbara & Shelly Ehrenpreis 


Barbara & Shelly Ehrenpreis 

M. L. HODIN 

SCHOLARSHIP & ARTS FUND 

IN MEMORY OF: 

Faye Hodin 

Claire Dubin 

CANTOR WILLIAM S. HORN 

MEMORIAL FUND 

IN MEMORY OF: 


Barry Propper 

Jane Propper 

NORMAN H. HOLLANDER 

MEMORIAL FUND 

IN MEMORY OF: 

Mrs. Garielle Angradi on the death of 

her husband 

Ruthie, Joe, Neil, Allison, Max 

Hollander 

Wife of Daniel Cusick 

Ruthie & Joe Hollander 



Hollander 




Hollander 



Hollander 


Atty. Mark Walsh 


IN HONOR OF: 

Marriage of the son of Mr. & Mrs. 

Michael Cutler 


Hollander 

MILLER-MEISTER FUND 

IN MEMORY OF: 


Marilyn & Bart Bartikowsky

SARA MORRIS MITZVAH FUND 

IN MEMORY OF: 

Fran Kaufman 

Sheryl & Seth Gross 

Renee & Elliot Schoenberg 

Elaine Pinkus 

Helen Miller 


Helen Miller 


Helen Miller 

Bruce Schoenberg 

D. & Mrs. Lee Besen 


Mary Scavone 

Betty Ann Stevens 

Renee & Elliot Schoenberg 

IN HONOR OF: 

Special anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. Lionel 

Spencer 

Sara Morris & Family 

R. RALPH ROSENFELD 

ECUMENICAL FUND 

IN MEMORY OF: 

Joseph Schmertz 

Esther F. Rosenfeld 

TEMPLE FUND 

YAHRZEIT OF: 

Beloved father Dr. J.D. Barmash 

Mitzie Levy & Family 

Beloved husband Vadim Lisak 

Anna Lisak 

IN MEMORY OF: 

Ruth Harris 

Judy Atlas & Barry Jackson 

Toni Alperin Goldberg 

Mary Louise & James 

Haggerty 

Mary Kay Hubbard 

Rebecca, Adam, Lillian, John 

Thalenfeld 

Fran Kaufman 

Claire Dubin 


Norma Lipman 

Harriet & Joseph Schectman 

Janet Slawitsky 

CONTRIBUTIONS 

Barry Kazatsky 

Lil Levy & Irwin Kalisher 

David Koslow 

Ellie & Bernie Barton 

Ira Lichtman 


Elaine Pinkus 

Toni Alperin Goldberg 

James & Jill Linder 



Lois & Bernie Dubin 


Mim & Joel Joseph 


Norma Lipman 

Phyllis & Melvin Oram 

Harriet & Joe Schectman 



Naomi & Paul Alamar 


Gloria Dinner 

Lois & Bernie Dubin 

Naomi Meyer & Jack Dunn 

Jean Haas 



Norma Lipman 

Helen Miller 

Phyllis & Melvin Oram 



Carlos & Terri Zukowski 




Paul Alamar 

Rosalie Engelmyer 


Harriet & Joseph Schectman 

Sanford Cohen 


Ed Novick 


Joseph Schectman 


Harris Weinstein 



LOUIS WOLF FOUNDATION 


Melvin Oram 

George Mack 

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND 

IN MEMORY OF: 

Fran Kaufman 

Linda & Rabbi Joe 

Mendelsohn 

Karen & Lenny Scheck 

Ira Lichtman 

Linda & Rabbi Joe 

Mendelsohn 

Elaine Pinkus 

Ruth & Sidney Lebowitz 



Bev Klein 

Barbara Maiman 

Linda & Rabbi Joe Mendelsohn 

Rochelle & Howard Spizer 



Bev Klein 

Barbara Maiman 

Linda & Rabbi Joe Mendelsohn 

Helen Pinkus 

Rochelle & Howard Spizer 

Elma Starr 


Debra Kurlancheek Brand 

Odessa & Meyer Levine 

IN HONOR OF: 

Special birthday of Elma Starr 

Gloria Jurkowitz 

A contribution has been made to the 

Reba & Art Douglass Religious School 

Scholarship Fund 

in memory of Renie Feldman by 

The Brandes & Jaspan Family 

A generous contribution has been made 

to the Daily Minyan Fund 

in honor of Lewis Sare 

by David & George Mack 

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TEMPLE ISRAEL SISTERHOOD 

LEAGRAM LIST 

We are ready with our Leagram list for the month of June. Send anniversary and/or birthday greetings. 

Please cooperate with the Leagram Chair, Shelly Garber. The price of one Leagram used for multiple listings 

is $1.00. 

A check payable to the Temple Israel Sisterhood or cash with your order is necessary. 

Birthdays and Anniversaries June 1 to June 30 

Birthday Date Anniversary Date 

Rhonda Fallk 6/2 Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Brotman 6/1 

Jack Suravitz 6/3 Dr. & Mrs. Melvyn Wolk 6/5 

Marshall Wolkenstein 6/4 Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Jacobs 6/5 

Marsha Mandel 6/4 Atty. & Mrs. Scott Herlands 6/5 

Stuart Moskovitz 6/5 Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Oram 6/6 

Linda Cohen 6/7 Mr. & Mrs. Mark Silverberg 6/12 

Miriam Joseph 6/8 Mr. & Mrs. Louis Nivert 6/13 

Sydelle O’Neil 6/10 Dr. & Mrs. Scott Epstein 6/16 

Ellen Goodman 6/10 Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hodin 6/18 

Molly Singer 6/10 Mr. & Mrs. Howard Kramer 6/18 

Claire Dubin 6/11 Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Lebowitz 6/19 

Ethel Schwartz 6/11 Ctr. & Mrs. Marshall Wolkenstein 6/20 

Richard Feibus 6/12 Mr. & Mrs. Harold Kornfeld 6/20 

Renee Schectman 6/13 Dr. & Mrs. Melvin Ufberg 6/25 

Susan Herlands 6/13 Mr. & Mrs. Alan Glassman 6/26 

Helen Miller 6/14 Rabbi & Mrs. Joseph Mendelsohn 6/26 

Paul Rosenstein 6/19 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jacobson 6/30 

Nelson Goodman 6/20 

Karen Weinman 6/23 

Naomi Alamar 6/23 

Herbert Hollenberg 6/23 

Susan Sullum 6/23 

Eleanor Barton 6/26 

Alexander Lyubechansky 6/26 

Robert Levy 6/27 

Howard Spizer 6/28 

Marcia Myers 6/28 

Sue Goldstone 6/30 

Susan Larar 6/30 

Please send a Leagram to the names I have circled If you are not circling the names, please be sure the 

Leagram chair can tell which name is indicated by your check mark.) 

Total amount enclosed is: $ ______ ($1 per name circled) 

Signed as follows: _______________________________ 

MAIL TO: 

SHELLY GARBER 

501 PINE ST APT 911 

SCRANTON, PA 18510 

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or Current Resident 

The deadline for the June/July Messenger will 

be May 3, 2011 

Make sure your article is ON TIME. 

TREE OF LIFE 

NON-PROFIT 

US POSTAGE 

PAID 

SCRANTON PA 

PERMIT NO. 462 

Temple Israel Daily Minyan 

Schedule 

(Times change for holidays and 

Shabbat. Consult the Schedule of 

Sevices inside the Messenger) 

Shacharit: 

Sunday 

Monday 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday 

Friday 

Mincha/maariv: 

Sunday - Friday 

8:00 a.m. 

7:15 a.m. 

7:25 a.m. 

7:25 a.m. 

7:15 a.m. 

7:25 a.m. 

5:45 p.m. 

A gift of a leaf on our Tree of Life is a perfect way to 

honor family and friends on the important occasions in 

their lives. 

For birthdays or anniversaries or other simchas, call 

Carol Nogi at 587 5453 

to place a leaf on the Tree of Life in their honor. 

TEMPLE ISRAEL 

affiliated with 

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 

918 E. Gibson St. 

Scranton PA 18510 

Phone: (570) 342-0350 

Fax: (570) 342-7250 

Email: tiscran@epix.net 

www.TempleIsraelScranton.org 

Joseph F. Mendelsohn 

Rabbi 

David Geffen, Ph.D. Rabbi Emeritus 

Vladimir Aronzon 

Cantor 

Marshall Wolkenstein Cantor Emeritus 

Seth Gross 

Executive Director 

OFFICERS 

Michael Mardo 

President 

Ann Monsky 

Vice President 

Elliot Schoenberg Vice President 

Jay Okun 

Vice President 

Marvin Brotter 

Treasurer 

Robert Rosenberg Finance Chair 

Marian Goldstein-Beckhorn Secretary 

Temple Israel Dunmore Cemetary Hours 

Sunday - Thursday 

Fridays and all days 

before holidays 

8:00 am - 4:00 pm 

8:00 am - 2:00 pm 

Closed on Saturdays

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