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The VOICE of <strong>Hewlett</strong>-East <strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Centre/Congregation Etz Chaim<br />
kuev<br />
May–June 2011 Vol. 61 • No. 5 Niasn/Iyar/Sivan, 5771<br />
We invite you to<br />
bring your smile<br />
AND join in the celebration<br />
as we honor<br />
<strong>Laurie</strong> & <strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Brofsky</strong><br />
at our<br />
annual Dinner Dance<br />
Sunday, june 5, 2011<br />
5 o’clock twilight<br />
featuring<br />
singing sensation kim sozzi<br />
and Creations music<br />
Black Tie<br />
may 9<br />
celebrate<br />
yom ha’atzmaut<br />
with UJA & HERJC<br />
as we honor<br />
Philip Engel<br />
see page 7 for details
HERJC 516-599-2634<br />
Rabbi<br />
ANDREW WARMFLASH<br />
Ext. 214<br />
rabbiw@herjc.org<br />
Rabbi Emeritus<br />
DR. STANLEY PLATEK<br />
Hazzan<br />
DAVID SISLEN<br />
Ext. 215<br />
cantorsislen@herjc.org<br />
Ritual Director<br />
NACHUM PLOTKIN<br />
Ext. 222<br />
nachum@herjc.org<br />
Religious School Director<br />
DAVID WOOLFE<br />
599-0424 or Ext. 219<br />
rsdir@herjc.org<br />
Nursery School Director<br />
CHERYL KARP<br />
599-1169 or Ext. 237<br />
nurserydir@herjc.org<br />
Youth Director<br />
TODD HAUSMAN<br />
599-1148 or Ext. 223<br />
youthdir@herjc.org<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
and Amazon<br />
Click on the<br />
Amazon button found<br />
on the left hand side<br />
of the first page of our<br />
website, www.herjc.org,<br />
do your shopping as<br />
usual and HERJC gets<br />
a donation!<br />
Amazingly simple<br />
and wonderful.<br />
This month we offer you some do and don’t to get into the Shabbat spirit.<br />
DO:<br />
Stay near home. Spend quality time with family and real friends.<br />
Celebrate with others: at your table, in synagogue, with your family and friends or<br />
with those with whom you can best share in appreciating God’s world.<br />
Study or read something that will edify, challenge or make you grow.<br />
Spend some time alone. Take some time for yourself. Check in with yourself. Review<br />
your week.<br />
Mark the beginning and end of this sacred day: lighting candles and Kiddush on<br />
Friday night and Havdalah on Saturday night.<br />
DON’T:<br />
Do anything you have to do for your work life. This includes obligatory reading,<br />
homework for kids (even without writing), unwanted social obligations and preparing<br />
for work as well as doing the job itself.<br />
Spend any money. Separate completely from the commercial culture that so much<br />
surrounds us.<br />
Do any business. No calls to the broker; no following up on ads. No paying of bills.<br />
It can all wait.<br />
Travel. Avoid especially commercial places like airports, hotel check-ins and similar<br />
depersonalizing commercial encounters. Stay free of situations in which people are<br />
likely to tell you to “have a nice day!”<br />
Use TV, canned video entertainment or electronic communications including<br />
TV, computers, cell phones, ipads and the like. Stay in situations where you can be<br />
face-to-face with those around you, rather than facing the all-powerful screen.<br />
Yom HaShoah Commemoration<br />
We Remember the Six Million at HERJC<br />
Monday, May 2 at 7:30 PM<br />
Guest Speaker: Marion Lazan<br />
Don’t forget to light your Yellow<br />
candle, Sunday night, May 1<br />
page 2 MAY/JUNE 2011<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
HAKOL
From the Rabbi’s Study<br />
RABBI ANDREW WARMFLASH<br />
“If we can’t see God, how do we know that there is a God” I am<br />
often asked this question by children but I know it is one that many<br />
of us wonder about. For those who have been privileged to know<br />
God’s presence in their lives, faith may be easy and obvious. The rest<br />
of us find it difficult to believe with total certainty.<br />
One classic <strong>Jewish</strong> response to this situation is to seek God in the<br />
two realms where it is easiest to find traces of the Divine presence:<br />
in the experience of <strong>Jewish</strong> community and the beauty of nature.<br />
Outside of prayer, God’s presence is undoubtedly most accessible<br />
in the natural world. As the Psalmist wrote: “The heavens declare the glory of God and<br />
the earth manifests God’s loving care.” To those who approach it with open eyes,<br />
creation itself testifies to the presence of its Creator.<br />
In this regard, I would like to encourage you to bring your family and participate in<br />
two of HERJC’s new initiatives this spring: our Family Mitzvah Garden and Lag B’omer<br />
Hike and Picnic. Both of these new projects, which are described in this issue of Hakol<br />
offer opportunities for an enjoyable spiritual experience in the presence of community.<br />
The Family Mitzvah Garden (see below) is located adjacent the rear of the synagogue<br />
building and has already been planted with the first round of crops that will be donated<br />
to a local soup kitchen as they are harvested. You can participate in this project<br />
by helping us to keep the garden weeded, by harvesting and delivering the crops and<br />
by helping to replant the garden with the next round of vegetables.<br />
Our Lag B’omer Hike and Picnic (see page 10) will take us into the woods at the<br />
Massapequa Preserve to enjoy the beauty of God’s world on a day when it has been<br />
traditional for Jews to spend time outdoors. I hope you will join us and bring your<br />
friends for what promises to be a wonderful day.<br />
HAKOL is published<br />
by the <strong>Hewlett</strong>-East<br />
<strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Centre/<br />
Congregation Etz Chaim<br />
295 Main Street,<br />
East <strong>Rockaway</strong>, NY 11518<br />
Telephone: 516-599-2634<br />
Fax: 516-599-2851<br />
E-mail: office@herjc.org<br />
Website: www.herjc.org<br />
President<br />
DAN GERSTMAN<br />
Vice Presidents<br />
MARILYN COHEN<br />
JEFFREY FEIGENBLATT<br />
DR. MARTIN LESSER<br />
AUDREY POLINSKY<br />
ROBERTA SUGARMAN<br />
Treasurer<br />
LARRY MILLER<br />
Financial Secretary<br />
JUDY HERBST<br />
Recording and<br />
Corresponding Secretary<br />
TERRI GOLD<br />
Sisterhood President<br />
NANCY LEVITT<br />
Men’s Club President<br />
ELLIOTT POLINSKY<br />
Editor Emeritus<br />
CHARLOTTE BERCH<br />
We’ve Broken<br />
Ground on the<br />
HERJC Family<br />
Mitzvah Garden!<br />
We built the wooden beds and put in the soil. Planting is on-going!<br />
All contributions, physical and monetary, will be gratefully accepted.<br />
Come help plant, weed and harvest!<br />
Call the Youth Office at 599-1148 if you’d like to help.<br />
Editorial Assistant<br />
HELAINE K. RONEN<br />
Periodical postage paid at the<br />
East <strong>Rockaway</strong>, NY Post Office<br />
(#233120). Postmaster: Send<br />
address changes to <strong>Hewlett</strong>-East<br />
<strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Centre, 295<br />
Main St., East <strong>Rockaway</strong>, NY<br />
11518. Affiliated with: United<br />
Synagogue, National Federation<br />
of <strong>Jewish</strong> Men’s Clubs, National<br />
Women’s League. The views<br />
and opinions expressed herein<br />
do not necessarily reflect the<br />
policies of HERJC or the<br />
Conservative Movement.<br />
HAKOL<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
MAY/JUNE 2011 page 3
notes from the hazzan<br />
DAVID B. SISLEN<br />
DAILY<br />
SERVICES<br />
Mornings<br />
REGULAR<br />
Monday<br />
and Thursday<br />
6:50 am<br />
Tuesday, Wednesday,<br />
and Friday<br />
7:00 am<br />
Saturday<br />
9:30 am<br />
Sunday &<br />
Legal Holidays<br />
9:00 am<br />
Rosh Chodesh<br />
6:45 am<br />
Evenings<br />
Monday through<br />
Thursday, Sunday<br />
& Legal Holidays<br />
7:30 pm<br />
Fridays<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Saturday varies<br />
with sunset times<br />
Go to<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
Please check<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
or see the calendar for<br />
Saturday evening<br />
service times.<br />
Things may slow down during the long, hot summer, but they don’t<br />
stop. HERJC is here every day to provide for the ritual, spiritual, and<br />
social needs of our congregational family. Over the next few months,<br />
it will become crucial to renew your individual commitments to<br />
helping us ensure minyanim at daily services. Day and night, we are<br />
here for our congregants. We have a responsibility to provide regular<br />
services where our community may worship, observe the<br />
yartzheits of loved ones, and, unfortunately, say Kaddish when in<br />
mourning. As the weather gets warmer and many of our minyan regulars<br />
go on vacation, we can’t always guarantee that there will be 10 people here at the<br />
right time. As you make your schedules for the summer and next year, please see if you<br />
can work in some time to help us make a minyan. Many people make the personal commitment<br />
to show up once a week or once a month, on the day with the same date as<br />
their birthday, or at some other interval that allows them to make daily worship a part<br />
of their personal routine. We are very unique in being able to offer Shacharit, Mincha<br />
and Ma’ariv services every day; it breaks my heart when someone shows up in need of<br />
our minyan and there aren’t enough people in the room. Beyond these practical considerations,<br />
however, prayer is a reward in itself. Starting your day by spending a few<br />
minutes in conversation with God gives a wonderful boost to your morning routine.<br />
Ending your day in prayer gives you the sense of peace that you need to conclude the<br />
workday and leave its stress behind. Try it; it’s addictive.<br />
I can hardly believe that July will mark the end of my first year here in New York.<br />
Time has just flown by. I am enormously grateful to all the members and friends of our<br />
wonderful congregation who have welcomed me and my family so warmly. This past<br />
year has been one of the best of my personal and professional life, and I look forward<br />
to being a part of this community for many years to come.<br />
Please be sure to check out my page on our shul’s website: www.herjc.org. There are<br />
now links to various learning and listening resources that will be updated regularly.<br />
Stop by from time to time to see what fun and useful things I’ve found to share.<br />
And remember: please always feel free to contact me to share a favorite melody, to<br />
ask for help in learning an old one, to ask for assistance in mastering any synagogue<br />
skills, or to volunteer to take on a Torah reading or Haftarah. I’m here to help anyone<br />
and everyone grow in terms of their ability to participate, lead, or appreciate the wonderful<br />
things that go on at HERJC, our spiritual home.<br />
Raffle prizes are still being accepted for Dinner Dance.<br />
Ask your favorite place for a gift certificate.<br />
page 4 MAY/JUNE 2011 www.herjc.org HAKOL
DAN GERSTMAN<br />
From the President<br />
In one of my favorite books called As a Man Thinketh, author James<br />
Allen says, “A woman’s/man’s mind may be likened to a garden,<br />
which may be intelligently cultivated or allowed to run wild; but<br />
whether cultivated or neglected, it must, and will, bring forth.” With<br />
this in mind, here at HERJC, we have our own garden called the<br />
Mitzvah Garden and it will bring forth! But before it does, there is a<br />
lot of cultivation needed and I am most confident that our growing<br />
list of volunteers will insure an abundant crop (especially if the<br />
weather cooperates). As we till our own East <strong>Rockaway</strong> soil, we do<br />
it to create a community project where children and adults can learn the lesson of creation,<br />
get involved personally and share in the joy of growing and ultimately giving.<br />
The vegetables (spinach, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, beans, etc.) will be donated as<br />
tzedakah to local food banks along with the packaged foods we all give so willingly to<br />
those in need.<br />
As I wrap up my second of three years as HERJC President, I have learned many valuable<br />
lessons. One important one is that while growth of membership numbers is a nice<br />
statistic, what really matters is the growth of our community members which gets<br />
measured in so many other ways. Recently, I attended a Tot Shabbat where we had over<br />
80 people, which included three generations, enjoying each other’s love at our Friday<br />
night service and dinner. Another example was earlier this year when we eclipsed our<br />
Patrons Society goal for the second straight year. It was so meaningful to know that a<br />
growing number of HERJC families are furthering their connection to our synagogue.<br />
When I take a look at our new programs like PJ Library and next year’s Post Bar/Bat<br />
Mitzvah class, I realize the positive effect of our dedicated professionals in combination<br />
with our member volunteers.<br />
And there is a growing sense of anticipation as we head into our Israel Day celebration,<br />
Monday evening May 9th, when, along with UJA, we will honor Philip Engel and<br />
of course our Annual Dinner Dance where we will honor a most deserving couple, Dr.<br />
<strong>Joe</strong> and <strong>Laurie</strong> <strong>Brofsky</strong>. There is so much to look forward to, so just as we will tend to<br />
the Mitzvah Garden, I know together we will tend to the ever growing list of events and<br />
community work that shapes our character and destiny. My prayer is that together we<br />
continue to bloom, allowing HERJC to be the place where we make every person and<br />
every day count!<br />
Congregational Meeting<br />
MONDAY, MAY 23, 8:00 PM, TEMPLE BOARDROOM <br />
Agenda: Election of Board of Director Members<br />
and Approval of 2010–11 Budget<br />
HERJC MISSION<br />
STATEMENT<br />
<strong>Hewlett</strong>-East <strong>Rockaway</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Centre–Congregation<br />
Etz Chaim (HERJC) is a<br />
warm, vibrant, traditionalegalitarian<br />
Conservative congregation.<br />
Our diverse, forward-thinking<br />
community is<br />
one in which learning, prayer<br />
and social action flourish.<br />
Since its founding in<br />
1949, HERJC has been<br />
recognized for creating a<br />
welcoming environment in<br />
which each member—regardless<br />
of age, stage of life or<br />
background—feels a connection<br />
to one another, to<br />
the <strong>Jewish</strong> people, to the<br />
United States, to the land<br />
and State of Israel, to<br />
Judaism and to God.<br />
We are committed to continuing<br />
to provide innovative,<br />
interesting, and thought-provoking<br />
programs that:<br />
Foster lifelong learning<br />
from pre-school through<br />
adulthood<br />
Celebrate our <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
heritage<br />
Deepen the sense of<br />
community among our<br />
Congregational family<br />
Promote religious involvement<br />
of all members,<br />
and enhance their<br />
spiritual experience<br />
Encourage intergenerational<br />
cooperation<br />
Nurture the State of<br />
Israel and our<br />
relationship with it<br />
Serve the needs of<br />
our members, the local<br />
community, the United<br />
States, and K’lal Yisrael,<br />
the <strong>Jewish</strong> people<br />
throughout the world.<br />
Pirkei Avot says the world<br />
rests on Torah, Avodah, and<br />
G’milut Chasadim. So too<br />
does our Congregation.<br />
HAKOL www.herjc.org MAY/JUNE 2011 page 5
What’s<br />
Happening<br />
in Israel<br />
Here are some websites to<br />
help you stay informed:<br />
www.jpost.com<br />
The Jerusalem Post<br />
& Jerusalem Report<br />
www.jnf.org<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> National Fund<br />
www.aipac.org<br />
American Israel Public<br />
Affairs Committee<br />
www.hias.org<br />
Hebrew Immigrant<br />
Aid Society<br />
www.haaretz.com<br />
Haaretz newspaper<br />
in English<br />
NACHUM PLOTKIN<br />
Ritual Update<br />
Shalom friends! Another congregational year is almost over. It’s been<br />
an extremely busy and active one. The morning minyan has been<br />
attracting an average of 14-15 people and the camaraderie and coffee<br />
has kept us warm during those cold winter months.<br />
The evening minyan, however, could use an infusion of new people.<br />
If everyone would consider committing to one evening a month,<br />
we would never be short of a minyan. I appeal to those who have a<br />
yahrzeit, please come to honor the memory of YOUR loved one, and<br />
in doing do, you help others honor theirs = DOUBLE MITZVAH!<br />
Although many people leave for vacation during the summer, the synagogue does<br />
not close. We are here for you and hope to see you at services. On Shabbat morning,<br />
you will enjoy our special summer Devri’ Torah on a variety of topics, given by our various<br />
congregants. Join us Saturday evenings for our minyan/seudah shlisheit where you<br />
will enjoy good conversation, good food, and good company.<br />
Have a restful summer!<br />
patrons society<br />
Shaymot<br />
This is the time of year<br />
when Ritual Director<br />
Nachum Plotkin<br />
collects all old taleisim<br />
(tallises), worn and torn<br />
Bibles and prayer books<br />
and arranges for their<br />
burial during the<br />
summer months.<br />
Please bring anything<br />
you would like to<br />
dispose of in the<br />
proper manner to the<br />
synagogue office, marked<br />
“For Nachum” and he<br />
will be happy to take<br />
care of this for you!<br />
MARC GOLDBERG<br />
As the Patron year winds down, a warm thank you to all of our Patrons who continue to<br />
support HERJC in this special way. Below is a listing of Patron payments made in the last two<br />
months.<br />
PAID MILLENNIUM RENEWALS<br />
($2,500 and up)<br />
Valerie and Abbey Doneger<br />
Lisa and Rabbi Lev Herrnson<br />
Liz and Harold Kislik<br />
Janie and Michael Krasne<br />
Ellen and George Schieren<br />
PAID CHAI RENEWALS<br />
($1,800)<br />
Philip Engel<br />
Terri and Steven Gold<br />
Aleta and Ariel Grunberg<br />
Loretta and Alan Hagler<br />
Ferne and Jack Skiba<br />
PAID PATRON RENEWALS ($1,000)<br />
Eileen and Peter Davidson<br />
Elaine and Dr. Edward Halbridge<br />
Melissa and Paul Kotcher<br />
Debra and Jeffrey Langendorff<br />
Susan and Jeffrey Levitt<br />
Myra and Dr. Alan Markowitz<br />
Marsha and Larry Miller<br />
Judith and Arthur Mintz<br />
Nancy and Michael Rehns<br />
Arlene and Leonard Russin<br />
Elaine and Sidney Scheinfeld<br />
Alex Scheinfeld<br />
Shari and Brian Silver<br />
Paula and Bruce Trauner<br />
Beth Heit and Rabbi Andrew Warmflash<br />
page 6 MAY/JUNE 2011 www.herjc.org HAKOL
please join us<br />
Monday<br />
May 9<br />
7:30 pm<br />
Youe are cordially invited to attend the<br />
<strong>Hewlett</strong>-East <strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Centre<br />
Dessert<br />
Reception<br />
on behalf of<br />
UJA-FEDERATION OF NEW YORK<br />
celebrating<br />
Yom Ha’atzmaut<br />
.<br />
and honoring<br />
Philip Engel<br />
OUR GUEST SPEAKER, LINDA SCHERZER, is a former Middle East correspondent for CNN and Israel<br />
Tele vision with extensive experience covering the Arab-Israeli conflict. As CNN’s correspondent in Jerusalem from<br />
1988-93, she covered the first Palestinian uprising or Intifada, the Gulf War and the Middle East Peace Process.<br />
During her years with CNN, Linda was probably best known for her interview with former Prime Minister<br />
Benjamin Netanyahu through a gas mask while Israel was undergoing a scud missile attack.<br />
At Israel TV she was Arab Affairs correspondent for Mabat, Israel’s Hebrew Language news program, becoming<br />
the first North American ever to work as an on-air reporter for the Hebrew news. While at Israel Television, Linda<br />
traveled to Damascus there she produced a series of reports on Arab attitudes towards Israel and the Peace Process.<br />
Linda has also produced a one-hour documentary called “Through the Eyes of Enemies: Is the Middle East<br />
Ready for Peace” that travels through Syrian, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt, exploring the Arabs’ readiness to normalize<br />
relations with Israel.<br />
“UJA-Federation is an organization that makes a real difference in the lives of people<br />
in need on Long Island, in the New York metropolitan area, and in <strong>Jewish</strong> communities<br />
around the world. It is a wonderful feeling to be honored by an organization that has<br />
a significant global impact.” —Philip Engel<br />
HAKOL www.herjc.org MAY/JUNE 2011 page 7
BY COUNT ME IN<br />
the way that I prefer to ride<br />
The American novelist and screenwriter, Niven Busch<br />
in writing about the power of communal prayer said,<br />
“My basic belief is that I don’t like to ride in taxicabs…What<br />
about the subway There at least you’re<br />
not alone. In the subway car there are lots of people, all<br />
kinds. Riding in a taxicab, one lacks of company. The<br />
way I make the trip can be my faith. When I pray, I can<br />
lock the door and pray by myself. That’s like riding in<br />
a cab. Or I can pray in a temple, where people pass in<br />
and out every day. They are all praying too. They are<br />
taking the same ride I am. And in mingling my prayers<br />
with them, I join the fellowship of the<br />
world, in humility before the mysteries<br />
that surround the journey. I think<br />
that is.”<br />
For years I prayed alone. Whether<br />
I was praying at home, or at work, I<br />
prayed alone. Even at the shul I formerly<br />
attended, never being counted<br />
in the minyan nor participating in the<br />
service, did I pray alone. I discovered<br />
that it is entirely possible to be<br />
amongst hundreds of people and yet<br />
be alone. There is ample Biblical evidence<br />
to support the power of individual<br />
prayer. The Bible tells us in<br />
Genesis that Isaac went out into the<br />
field to pray alone. Then there is Hannah in the Book<br />
of Samuel, who prayed in solitude for a son. While the<br />
Bible does acknowledge the power of individual supplication,<br />
it promotes the strength of communal prayer<br />
even more.<br />
Recently I decided to join the morning minyan at<br />
HERJC and I have discovered “that it is not good for<br />
man to be alone.” From the very first day I joined the<br />
minyan I was welcomed whole heartedly and encouraged<br />
to participate and to lead the service as well. I felt<br />
and still feel honored, to be part of a group who attend<br />
minyan faithfully and who count on me to attend as<br />
well. I awaken each day at home and thank God for<br />
reuniting body and soul. At minyan, I thank God for<br />
the blessings of friendship and community. When I<br />
“At minyan, I thank<br />
God for the blessings<br />
of friendship and<br />
community. When<br />
I pray with others,<br />
I am reminded of my<br />
connection to them.<br />
I rejoice in their<br />
happiness and sadly<br />
share in their grief.<br />
”<br />
pray with others, I am reminded of my connection to<br />
them. I rejoice in their happiness and sadly share in<br />
their grief. In our minyan, we are emphatic about congratulating<br />
those who lead the service, or read from the<br />
Torah. All hands are extended and “Yasher Koach’s” are<br />
generously offered. We literally touch each other’s lives<br />
and recognize in those handshakes the power and<br />
strength of our prayer together.<br />
My experience is somewhat unique since I am most<br />
often the only woman in the minyan. It is a fact I take<br />
note of only when a man arrives in the morning and<br />
greets us as “gentlemen and lady.” Mostly we are a<br />
group of people, who choose to meet up each morning,<br />
greet the day together and thank God<br />
for the chance to do so. Yet often I<br />
won der, in a community where wo -<br />
men are welcomed and encouraged to<br />
participate in the service, why more<br />
women don’t attend minyan. Cer tain -<br />
ly I recognize that most are mothers<br />
of young children who are busy with<br />
the morning rush of breakfast, bus<br />
and school. Many also have to head<br />
off to work, or get busy with a myriad<br />
of chores as homemakers. As a<br />
wife and mother I too am conflicted<br />
by the choice I’ve made to at tend<br />
morning minyan. My daughter has<br />
told me more than once, that she<br />
liked to see me in the morning before she left for<br />
school. I imagine my husband, who now gets the kids<br />
up and out, also preferred sharing that task with me.<br />
And yet they have been gracious enough to understand<br />
that I will be a better wife, mother and human being if<br />
I take a few precious moments every morning to thank<br />
God for the very blessings I left at home. In the dizzying<br />
rush of my day, I set aside some time for reflection<br />
and gratitude. Words that I have said for a lifetime have<br />
miraculously taken on a new and deeper meaning when<br />
said together with others. As the Rabbi told me, the<br />
words of the prayers are always there waiting for you. I<br />
have discovered anew, their power to comfort and sustain<br />
me now more so than ever before, because I pray<br />
with a minyan. It is the way that I prefer to take the ride.<br />
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HAKOL
A new endeavor of HERJC Cares is participating in<br />
local runs/walks to benefit some<br />
wonderful charities. Here’s our first event!<br />
Join us on May 15 at the<br />
5Towns5K Race*<br />
The race begins at North Woodmere Park at 10 am;<br />
be at the park no later 9:30 am.<br />
We will be distributing a free “HERJC ON THE MOVE” T-shirt to all participants.<br />
Email Tova Markowitz at ts825@mac.com for more information.<br />
*All proceeds benefit Beit Halochem Rehab <strong>Center</strong>s, which work with wounded Israeli veterans.<br />
For more information about the Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans, visit www.fidv.org.<br />
anyone can deliver a D’var torah<br />
JUDITH NYSENHOLC<br />
Do you like to inspire others Do you have a particular<br />
expertise you enjoy speaking about Or an unusual life<br />
experience you think others would want to hear Do<br />
you work for or support a little known charitable<br />
cause Do you feel strongly about some issue or news<br />
event Have you read a good book lately Did you take<br />
an interesting trip in the past few months Would you<br />
like an opportunity to reflect about what being <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
means to you<br />
If so, we want to hear it! Come and share it with us<br />
on a summer Shabbat morning.<br />
Deliver a D’var Torah!<br />
A D’var Torah is a brief talk in which the speaker<br />
connects one or several elements from the weekly<br />
parsha (torah portion) to an idea—any idea. The term<br />
literally means “a word of Torah,” and Torah means<br />
teaching or instruction.<br />
One does not have to be trained as a rabbi to give a<br />
d’var torah. Any post-bar/bat mitzvah Jew can. Typi -<br />
cally, the speaker selects a theme, sentence, word or<br />
problem in the parsha, then relates it to something that<br />
they find interesting and relevant and that they believe<br />
others could learn from.<br />
It’s been a HERJC tradition that, in the summer,<br />
congregants take turns giving a d’var torah. If you have<br />
not participated yet, why not consider it Your audience<br />
will be most appreciative. Honestly, when was the<br />
last time that genuinely interested listeners gave you<br />
their undivided attention for fifteen minutes without<br />
interrupting<br />
Call Judith at 791-4375 or email her at jnysenho@yahoo.com to pick your date!<br />
For suggestions on how to develop a d’var torah, please read the article “D’var Torah: Seven approaches” by Rabbi Richard<br />
J. Israel at www.myjewishlearning.com/practices/Ritual/Torah_Study/Preparing_a_Dvar_Torah/Seven_Approaches.shtml.<br />
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holidays<br />
LAG B’OMER HIKE & PICNIC<br />
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 10:30 AM AT MASSAPEQUA STATE PARK<br />
We will meet there, take a nice leisurely hike led by Shari Zagorski and then<br />
everyone is welcome to stay and picnic. Please bring your own food!<br />
Massapequa Preserve is 423 undeveloped acres of woodlands, ponds, lakes and freshwater wetlands with hundreds of<br />
species of plants and animals. We will do a hike on the wooded trails. The terrain is very flat, but because of the roots, boots<br />
(or good footwear) are recommended.<br />
Directions to meeting point (Brady Park, Massapequa Park): Approximately 2 miles east of Rte 135; From NY 27 (Sunrise<br />
Hwy), take Park Blvd north under Massapequa Park LIRR station, then immediate left onto Front Street; go 4 blocks west to Lake<br />
Shore Drive, then right on Lake Shore Drive to Brady Park (on left), 1/2 block ahead. Park in lot or on street, and meet at<br />
parking lot next to small building (restrooms available). MAP IT: http://maps.google.com<br />
Questions Email sharimit@yahoo.com or call Shari at 678-7460.<br />
LAG B’OMER<br />
Lag B’Omer is the 33rd day of the Omer (the 49 days counted be tween Pesach and Shavuot), which this year falls on<br />
May 22. Having no calendar, the Jews of ancient times counted the days from the second day of Pesach (the start of the<br />
cereal harvest) until Shavuot, when they would gather the harvest. Lag B’Omer is a solitary joyous day in this solemn<br />
period of the <strong>Jewish</strong> calendar, when so much <strong>Jewish</strong> persecution is remembered. On this day, we remem ber the miraculous<br />
cessation of a terrible plague that raged among Rabbi Akiva’s students.<br />
The yahrzeit of Simeon Bar Yohai, a great <strong>Jewish</strong> scholar who hid<br />
in a cave, living off carob and spring water when the Romans forbade the<br />
study of Torah, is also comme morated. When his students came to visit<br />
him, they disguised themselves as hunters with bows and arrows, hence<br />
the bows and arrows children play with on Lag B’Omer today. We also<br />
remember the amazing determination and bravery of Bar Kochba and his<br />
small, ill-equipped <strong>Jewish</strong> army in withstanding the mighty Roman army<br />
for three long years.<br />
In most countries, Lag B’Omer is celebrated with picnics, field days<br />
and games of skill. In Israel, many Jews visit the grave of Rabbi Simeon<br />
Bar Yohai in Meron. Bonfires are lit and there is singing and dancing<br />
throughout the night because Rabbi Bar Yohai requested that his followers<br />
celebrate, rather than mourn, his death. The bonfires also remind us<br />
that the torch of <strong>Jewish</strong> learning continues to burn, despite cruel persecutions<br />
by tyrants throughout the centuries.<br />
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shavuot services<br />
EREV SHAVUOT<br />
TUESDAY, JUNE 7<br />
Services & Tikkun . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:05 pm<br />
FIRST DAY SHAVUOT<br />
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8<br />
Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am<br />
Services and Vav Class<br />
Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm<br />
Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 pm<br />
SECOND DAY SHAVUOT<br />
THURSDAY, JUNE 9<br />
Services with Yizkor . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am<br />
Evening Minyan . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm<br />
Tikkun Layl Shavuot at HERJC<br />
TUESDAY, JUNE 7 FOLLOWING 8 PM SERVICES <br />
It is tradition<br />
to study Torah<br />
on the eve of Shavuot.<br />
Please join in our Temple’s annual<br />
Tikkun Layl Shavuot study<br />
and discussion session.<br />
Delicious dairy desserts will be served.<br />
SHAVUOT<br />
Shavuot means “weeks” and it falls exactly seven weeks after the second day of Pesach, on the 6th and 7th of Sivan.<br />
Shavuot is a three-fold celebra tion which commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, the wheat harvest<br />
and the ripening of the first fruits in Israel. The Rabbis of old declared Sha vuot to be the most pleasant of all <strong>Jewish</strong><br />
holidays. In ancient times, the cereal harvest began on the second day of Pass over with the ripening of barley. On this<br />
day, an omer or measure of grain was brought to the Temple as a thanks giving to God. The 49 days were counted until<br />
Shavuot and this period is still called Sefirat HaOmer or the counting of the Omer. A special prayer was and still is said<br />
at the end of the Evening Service during this period. In a way, it fits in very well with Passover and brings that great<br />
festival to a glorious conclusion. On Pass over the Jews were freed from slavery and on Shavuot the freed slaves were<br />
made into free men by the Ten Com mand ments.<br />
SHAVUOT CUSTOMS: In Israel, children usually march through the streets with baskets of fruit and beautifully decorated<br />
floats, in commemoration of the ancient festival processions carrying thanks giving offerings to the Temple.<br />
Synagogues and homes in countries all over the world are decorated with plants, flowers and greenery.<br />
On the first night of Shavuot, the Evening Service is delayed until abso lute nightfall to be sure the 49 days of counting<br />
are completed. Many observant Jews spend the whole first night studying Torah. During the day, the Scroll of Ruth<br />
is read at Services because this story describes harvesting in Palestine. On the second day, Yizkor is said. It is also<br />
customary to eat dairy foods, symbolizing the fact that the Torah is likened to “milk and honey.”<br />
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social outreach<br />
magen tzedek:<br />
connecting spirit and deed<br />
BEVERLY WACHTEL<br />
HERJC HEKSHER TZEDEK REP<br />
As you know from reading this column<br />
in Hakol and handouts that<br />
have been available at HERJC, Magen<br />
Tzedek is a symbol that will appear<br />
alongside the symbol of kosher certification<br />
on kosher food products in<br />
the United States beginning this year,<br />
showing that the food meets not only<br />
kosher dietary standards, but that it<br />
is also ethically kosher. The Magen Tzedek project was<br />
launched by the Rabbinical Assembly and the United<br />
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, and is now supported<br />
by a wide variety of organizations, spanning the<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> spectrum. To qualify for Magen Tzedek certification,<br />
companies will be evaluated in five areas: wages &<br />
benefits, health safety and training, corporate honesty<br />
and integrity, environmental impact, and product development<br />
including animal welfare. Concern for animals<br />
and the environment was described in the Jan./Feb.<br />
issue; this issue focuses on labor concerns.<br />
Rabbi Morris Allen is actively involved in immigration<br />
rights issues and with the labor issues addressed by<br />
Magen Tzedek. He explains that the Bible is filled with<br />
images of what it means to be responsible for the<br />
employment of other human beings. In Leviticus, Torah<br />
teaches that “the wages of a laborer shall not remain<br />
with you until morning.” In Deuteronomy it teaches<br />
“you shall not abuse a needy and destitute laborer…<br />
You must pay his wages on the same day, before the sun<br />
sets, for he is needy and his life depends upon it; else he<br />
will cry out to Adonai about you, and you will be<br />
judged to be guilty.”<br />
Rabbi Morris asked workers to describe conditions at<br />
the plants at which they are employed. Axel Funtes, an<br />
immigrant from Guatamala, described the meat production<br />
plant in Milan, Missouri. The plant has grown so<br />
large that there are not enough workers. The speed of<br />
the production line is so fast that workers are not given<br />
permission to go to the bathroom or to medical<br />
appointments. If they miss a day of work, even with a<br />
note from their doctor they are given a negative point.<br />
They are given a half negative point for taking a bathroom<br />
break or leaving early (if they are sick). When<br />
they accumulate six negative points, they are fired.<br />
When a worker requested a harness because he works<br />
on a platform that is fifteen feet high, he was given one<br />
but not provided with a place on which to hook it. If<br />
workers ask for an inspection by OSHA, they are fired.<br />
In order for OSHA to inspect a plant, they need to be<br />
called, and because there are too few inspectors and<br />
none in that area, there are few inspections.<br />
There are many, many horror stories of deplorable<br />
working conditions in Kosher food plants. Americans<br />
are disconnected to the way their food is produced. It is<br />
expected that Magen Tzedek will transform the way we<br />
think about the food we eat. American consumers who<br />
request Magen Tzedek certification will show that they<br />
share a responsibility for the safety, livelihood and dignity<br />
of the workers who prepare the food they eat.<br />
Yasher Koach<br />
on a Great Response!!<br />
Your gifts of Passover food made the holiday a<br />
happy one for so many lives that were touched with<br />
your generosity and caring. Please continue to<br />
think about the less fortunate when you do<br />
your food shopping.<br />
Thank You,<br />
Phyllis Gilbert Nadler, Community Service Chair<br />
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events<br />
Spring is in the Air! Let Your Garden Grow!<br />
SUNDAY, MAY 15 FROM 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM <br />
Shop the Sisterhood Plant Sale in the HERJC Parking Lot<br />
Impatients / Flats: $15; Hanging baskets: $20–25<br />
Come and see! Begonias, Geraniums, tomatoes,<br />
cucumbers, herbs and much more! Can pre-order!<br />
Email Anita at anitagfriedman@gmail.com<br />
or call 516 596-4717<br />
An Evening with Author Talia Carner<br />
MONDAY, JUNE 13 <br />
Meet the Author and Special Reading<br />
Sisterhood Book Club<br />
MONDAY, JUNE 6 AT 7:30 PM <br />
Rachel Sult will be reviewing To The Lighthouse by Virginia<br />
Woolf. She describes the book as follows: “A classic work of<br />
fiction, and not a long book either—about 100 pages or so—<br />
about a family that summers on the coast with an incredible<br />
woven fabric of meaning and relating; especially with respect<br />
to men and women and the human soul. Truly a work of art.”<br />
At the home of Sheila Schertzer. Call Louise at 718-327-3536<br />
for details.<br />
We’ll begin with a “Meet the Author” Dinner at 6 pm at the<br />
home of <strong>Laurie</strong> Stone <strong>Brofsky</strong>. $36 prepaid reservations by<br />
June 1 (space is limited). RSVP to Barbara Kaplan at 295-5224<br />
or barbkrd@optonline.net.<br />
The evening continues with a program and book signing at<br />
7:45 pm at HERJC. Talia will discuss her book and “Princess<br />
or Prisoner.” Jerusalem Maiden has been described as The Red Tent meets A Thousand<br />
Splendid Suns. Inspired by her 10-generation family roots in Jerusalem and her grandmother’s<br />
untapped artistic genius, Talia Carner takes the audience on a fascinating<br />
journey into the world of ultra-Orthodox <strong>Jewish</strong> women in the Holy Land toward the<br />
end of the Ottoman rule in the early 1900s. She discusses her research into the littledocumented<br />
lives of twelve-year old girls entrusted with the mission of hastening the<br />
messiah’s arrival (No charge; open to the community).<br />
HERJC<br />
is on<br />
Facebook!<br />
Be a part of the HERJC<br />
online community.<br />
Share your thoughts<br />
and opinions about<br />
what’s going on at<br />
HERJC, in the local<br />
community and the<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> community.<br />
Find out what’s going<br />
on and/or post information<br />
that might<br />
interest other members.<br />
Our page is called<br />
“<strong>Hewlett</strong>-East <strong>Rockaway</strong><br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> Centre (HERJC).”<br />
We invite you to “like” us!<br />
All congregants who “like”<br />
our HERJC Facebook<br />
page by June 1 will be<br />
entered in a drawing<br />
to win a Dinner Dance<br />
raffle ticket, and all<br />
congregants who comment<br />
on a post on our<br />
Facebook page by<br />
June 1 will be entered to<br />
win a second raffle ticket<br />
The drawing will take<br />
place on the night of<br />
Dinner Dance, before<br />
the Dinner Dance prize<br />
drawings. You don’t need<br />
to be present to win, but<br />
we sure do hope to<br />
see you there!<br />
HAKOL<br />
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may calendar<br />
1<br />
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY<br />
27 nisan<br />
2<br />
28 nisan<br />
3<br />
29 nisan<br />
YOM HASHOAH<br />
Morning Minyan – 9:00 am<br />
Breakfast – 9:30 am<br />
Rabbi’s Talmud Class – 10:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Nursery Book Fair – 9:00 am<br />
Exodus Class – 11:00 am<br />
USY – 7:00 pm<br />
Yom Hashoah Program – 7:30 pm<br />
Executive Comm. Meet – 9:00 pm<br />
Nursery Book Fair – 9:00 am<br />
Pizza Plus – 5:30 pm<br />
School & Youth Board Meeting<br />
8:00 pm<br />
Light the Shabbat<br />
Candles and<br />
Recite the<br />
Following Blessing<br />
(Candlelighting times are<br />
listed on the calendar)<br />
8<br />
4 iyar<br />
MOTHER’S DAY<br />
Morning Minyan – 9:00 am<br />
Breakfast – 9:30 am<br />
Rabbi’s Talmud Class – 10:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
9<br />
5 iyar<br />
YOM HAZIKARON OBSERVED<br />
Exodus Class – 11:00 am<br />
USY – 7:00 pm<br />
Yom Ha’atzmaut/UJA<br />
Dessert Reception<br />
7:30 pm<br />
10<br />
6 iyar<br />
YOM HA’ATZMAUT OBSERVED<br />
Pizza Plus – 5:30 pm<br />
Ritual Committee Meeting<br />
7:30 pm<br />
Blessed are You,<br />
Lord our God,<br />
King of the universe,<br />
who has hallowed us<br />
through commandments,<br />
and has commanded us<br />
to kindle the Shabbat Lights.<br />
Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai<br />
E-lohei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam<br />
A-Sher Kee-di-shah-noo<br />
Bi-mitz-vo-tav<br />
Vi-tzee-va-noo Li-had-leek<br />
Ner Shel Sha-bat.<br />
Go to<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
15 11 iyar 16 12 iyar 17 13 iyar<br />
Morning Minyan – 9:00 am<br />
Sisterhood Plant Sale – 9:00 am<br />
Breakfast – 9:30 am<br />
Rabbi’s Talmud Class – 10:00 am<br />
PJ Library Kick Off Meeting at<br />
Rolling River Day Camp<br />
10:00 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Exodus Class – 11:00 am<br />
USY – 7:00 pm<br />
Pizza Plus – 5:30 pm<br />
22 18 iyar 23 19 iyar 24 20 iyar<br />
LAG B’OMER<br />
Morning Minyan – 9:00 am<br />
Breakfast – 9:30 am<br />
Lag B’Omer Hike & Family Picnic<br />
10:30 am (see page 10)<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
USY Elections – 7:00 pm<br />
Naranon – 7:30 pm<br />
Congregational and Open<br />
Board of Directors Meeting<br />
8:00 pm<br />
Pizza Plus Last Meeting<br />
5:30 pm<br />
Learn the<br />
Blessings at<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
First click on “Cantor”<br />
and then on “Blessings”<br />
29<br />
25 iyar<br />
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED<br />
Morning Minyan – 9:00 am<br />
Breakfast – 9:30 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
30<br />
26 iyar<br />
MEMORIAL DAY<br />
RELIGIOUS AND NURSERY<br />
SCHOOLS CLOSED<br />
NO YOUTH PROGRAMS<br />
OFFICE CLOSED<br />
Morning Minyan & Breakfast<br />
9:00 am<br />
31<br />
27 iyar<br />
Religious School<br />
Last Day of Alef Class<br />
4:00 pm<br />
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4<br />
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY<br />
30 nisan<br />
Rosh Chodesh Iyar<br />
Nursery Book Fair – 9:00 am<br />
Kadima – 5:30 pm<br />
NURSERY ART SHOW DEBUT<br />
6:30 PM<br />
5 1 iyar 6 2 iyar<br />
Rosh Chodesh Iyar<br />
Nursery Book Fair – 9:00 am<br />
Israel Action Committee<br />
Meeting – 7:45 pm<br />
NSPA Luncheon and<br />
Special Person’s Day – 10:00 am<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Service<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 7:37 pm<br />
7<br />
3 iyar<br />
emor<br />
Services – 9:30 am<br />
Bar Mitzvah:<br />
Douglas Matthew Braun<br />
Junior Congregation – 11:00 am<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv,<br />
Havdalah – 7:45 pm<br />
11<br />
7 iyar<br />
12 8 iyar 13 9 iyar 14 10 iyar<br />
behar<br />
Kadima – 5:30 pm<br />
Sisterhood Board Meeting<br />
7:45 pm<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Service<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 7:44 pm<br />
Services – 9:30 am<br />
Bat Mitzvah: Samantha Sklar<br />
Junior Congregation – 11:00 am<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv,<br />
Havdalah – 7:45 pm<br />
18<br />
14 iyar<br />
19 15 iyar 20 16 iyar 21 17 iyar<br />
bechukotai<br />
House Committee Meeting<br />
7:45 pm<br />
Family Friday and<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Service<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 7:51 pm<br />
Services – 9:30 am<br />
Bat Mitzvah: Sophie Kislik<br />
Junior Congregation – 11:00 am<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv,<br />
Havdalah – 7:45 pm<br />
25<br />
21 iyar<br />
26 22 iyar 27 23 iyar 28 24 iyar<br />
bemidbar<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Service<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 7:57 pm<br />
Services – 9:30 am<br />
Bat Mitzvah: Sari Partman<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv,<br />
Havdalah – 8:00 pm<br />
Nursery Day Camp Registration . . . Don’t Be Shut Out!<br />
It’s not too late to register for HERJC Nursery School Summer Day Camp.<br />
Call the Nursery School office at 599-1169 and sign your child up for a fun filled summer full of<br />
music, arts and crafts, water play and much more!<br />
HAKOL<br />
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June calendar<br />
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY<br />
Summer Candlelighting Times<br />
July 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:12 pm<br />
July 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:10 pm<br />
July 15 . . . . . . . . . . 8:07 pm<br />
July 22 . . . . . . . . . . 8:02 pm<br />
July 29 . . . . . . . . . . 7:56 pm<br />
August 5 . . . . . . . . . 7:48 pm<br />
August 12 . . . . . . . . 7:40 pm<br />
August 19 . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm<br />
August 26 . . . . . . . . 7:20 pm<br />
September 2 . . . . . . .7:08 pm<br />
1<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
28 iyar<br />
YOM YERUSHALAYIM<br />
Religious School<br />
Last Day of Dalet/Hay Class<br />
4:00 pm<br />
5 3 sivan 6 4 sivan 7 5 sivan<br />
Morning Minyan – 9:00 am<br />
Breakfast – 9:30 am<br />
Israeli Day Parade/NYC<br />
10:00 am<br />
Dinner Dance – 5:00 pm<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Executive Committee Meeting<br />
8:00 pm<br />
Erev Shavuot<br />
Services and Tikkun Layl Shavuot<br />
8:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 8:05 pm<br />
8<br />
6 sivan<br />
Shavuot – Day 1<br />
RELIGIOUS AND NURSERY<br />
SCHOOLS CLOSED/NO YOUTH<br />
OFFICE CLOSED<br />
Shavuot Services – 9:30 am<br />
Services, Religious School<br />
Graduation & Awards Ceremony<br />
7:30 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 9:00 pm<br />
12 10 sivan 13 11 sivan 14 12 sivan<br />
15<br />
13 sivan<br />
Morning Minyan – 9:00 am<br />
Breakfast – 9:30 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Nursery Four Year Old’s<br />
Moving Up Day/Sanctuary<br />
9:00 am<br />
Sisterhood Meet the Author<br />
and Reading – 7:45 pm<br />
Last Day of Nursery Classes<br />
Ritual Committee Meeting<br />
7:30 pm<br />
School and Youth Board Meeting<br />
8:00 pm<br />
House Committee Meeting<br />
7:45 pm<br />
Sisterhood Installation and<br />
Board Meeting – 7:45 pm<br />
19 17 sivan<br />
18 sivan 21 19 sivan<br />
20<br />
22<br />
20 sivan<br />
FATHER’S DAY<br />
Morning Minyan – 9:00 am<br />
Breakfast – 9:30 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
Board of Directors<br />
Meeting – 8:00 pm<br />
26<br />
24 sivan<br />
28 29<br />
27 25 sivan<br />
26 sivan 27 sivan<br />
Morning Minyan – 9:00 am<br />
Breakfast – 9:30 am<br />
Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm<br />
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2<br />
THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY<br />
29 iyar<br />
Religious School<br />
Last Day of Bet/Gimel Class<br />
4:00 pm<br />
3<br />
1 sivan<br />
Rosh Chodesh Sivan<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Services<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 8:02 pm<br />
4<br />
2 sivan<br />
naso<br />
Services – 9:30 am<br />
Shabbat Services Featuring<br />
Moving Up Day for<br />
Building Block Families – 9:30 am<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv,<br />
Havdalah – 8:00 pm<br />
People are<br />
hungry and you<br />
can help!<br />
Sisterhood collects<br />
Kosher canned and<br />
packaged food<br />
year round.<br />
Please leave your<br />
donations in the<br />
Lucite box<br />
in the Lobby.<br />
9 7 sivan 10 8 sivan 11 9 sivan<br />
Shavuot – Day 2<br />
RELIGIOUS AND NURSERY<br />
SCHOOLS CLOSED/NO YOUTH<br />
OFFICE CLOSED<br />
Shavuot Services & Yizkor<br />
9:30 am<br />
Music with Hazzan Sislen<br />
in Sanctiary – 10:30 am<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Services<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 8:07 pm<br />
beha’alotecha<br />
Services – 9:30 am<br />
Aufruf: Matthew Brotz<br />
& Lauren Stoltz<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv,<br />
Havdalah – 8:00 pm<br />
16 14 sivan 17 15 sivan 18 16 sivan<br />
Nursery Camp Orientation<br />
10:00 am<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Services<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 8:10 pm<br />
shelach<br />
Services – 9:30 am<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv,<br />
Havdalah – 8:00 pm<br />
23 21 sivan 24 22 sivan 25 23 sivan<br />
Kabbalat Shabbat Services<br />
7:00 pm<br />
Candlelighting – 8:11 pm<br />
korach<br />
Services – 9:30 am<br />
Mincha, Seuda, Maariv,<br />
Havdalah – 8:00 pm<br />
Been Meaning<br />
to Send<br />
that Card<br />
Just visit www.herjc.org<br />
and click on donations.<br />
We will gladly send<br />
the card for you and<br />
list it in Hakol.<br />
This is the easiest<br />
way to send your love<br />
to your family and<br />
friends and help<br />
your synagogue at<br />
the same time!<br />
30<br />
28 sivan<br />
Support your shul.<br />
Go to<br />
www.herjc.org<br />
We’re here<br />
for you all<br />
summer long!<br />
Visit our<br />
website and<br />
click on “Donations”<br />
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our jewish future<br />
nursery school<br />
CHERYL KARP<br />
The following quote from The Little<br />
Prince has served me well as an educator<br />
and nursery school director:<br />
“That which is essential is invisible<br />
to the eye.” It always reminds me<br />
that the measure of our worth is<br />
inside our heads and hearts and not<br />
in what we possess. It is a message to<br />
all parents and anyone associated<br />
with education that the thoughts and feelings of children<br />
are what truly matter. As we near the end of<br />
school, I am comforted to see our children move forward<br />
with more compassion and a kinder heart, a better<br />
sense of responsibility, and an ever-growing love for<br />
learning.<br />
Children should always be our prime concern. We<br />
need to create peace in the world by first creating peace<br />
in our families and schools. We all must provide the<br />
richest environment possible so that our children grow<br />
up to express their fullest humanity. At HERJC Nursery<br />
School, our teachers and I try to teach children the art<br />
of relating to each other with kind words that express<br />
their feelings. Our number one concern is to make sure<br />
every child is provided with enough decision making<br />
and problem-solving experiences that will one day<br />
serve him or her well as an adult.<br />
It is said that while you grow out of everything else<br />
in life, you never recover from childhood. Adult behavior<br />
indelibly marks the hearts of kids. It is critical we<br />
make time to listen to our children so they will learn<br />
how to do the same for others. We must give our children<br />
the gift of time, which allows them to learn how to<br />
solve a problem on their own. Our teachers spend a<br />
good part of each day, stooping down to listen to the<br />
children.<br />
I would like to thank all the nursery parents who<br />
believe as we do that there is only one rule to follow<br />
each and every day, and that is to BE KIND! Your support<br />
and kindness for my entire professional staff and<br />
me is both inspirational and motivational. We truly feel<br />
your partnership in this incredible journey.<br />
A special thank you goes to the entire HERJC School<br />
Board, the professional staff and my wonderful secretaries<br />
for the outstanding job they do to make this a<br />
“happy home” for both children and parents.<br />
Early childhood educators know that in our work the<br />
rewards aren’t in dollars earned but in knowing that our<br />
love makes a difference in children’s lives and in the<br />
world at large. My deepest thanks to all my teachers<br />
who taught the children to sing, dance, learn, love and<br />
care for one another. Thank you for seeing your work as<br />
a “hug above” other jobs.<br />
Marie Montessori said “The aim of education should<br />
not be to teach how to use human energies to improve<br />
our environment, for we are finally beginning to realize<br />
that the cornerstone of education is the development of<br />
the human personality. In this regard, education is of<br />
the immediate importance for the salvation of<br />
mankind.” Our future rests in the caring and loving<br />
deeds we show our children and the encouraging words<br />
we give them. This will plant the seeds for a rich harvest<br />
for tomorrow’s adults and the world they’ll live in.<br />
Have a wonderful summer!<br />
The Nursery School and Religious School would like to thank TERRI AND STEVEN GOLD<br />
for their generous donation of Gold’s Horseradish for all of our school seders.<br />
No one else could ever make the “bitter” so sweet!<br />
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12t h AnnuAl<br />
nursery school<br />
Art exhibit ion<br />
Join us for the Grand Opening<br />
Wednesday, May 4<br />
6:30–8:30 PM in the gym<br />
Refreshments<br />
What an<br />
amazing<br />
show!<br />
Do the Mitzvah<br />
of Bikur Cholim<br />
(Visiting the Sick)<br />
HERJC Cares is sponsoring<br />
a group of volunteers<br />
who will reach out to<br />
members of the congregation<br />
who are homebound<br />
or chronically ill<br />
through occasional<br />
telephone calls and/<br />
or visits. To learn how<br />
you can be a part of this<br />
important new program,<br />
contact <strong>Joe</strong> Sklar at<br />
887-3907 (home)<br />
or 287-6746 (cell).<br />
PJ Library Pajama Party<br />
For Children up to 6 Years Old<br />
Sunday, May 15<br />
Come join all your friends on Sunday, May 15th at<br />
Rolling River Day Camp from 11 am – 1 pm<br />
for a fun filled day of arts and crafts,<br />
music, reading and outdoor play.<br />
Tickets: $5.00 per child in advance; $10.00 at the door.<br />
For more information call Betsy at 599-1169.<br />
Let Us Know<br />
How We<br />
Can Help<br />
If you would like to<br />
have a member of the<br />
community visit with<br />
you regularly by phone<br />
or in person, or if you<br />
need help getting to<br />
an appointment, please<br />
contact us at the<br />
numbers listed above.<br />
HAKOL<br />
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Encampment ‘11<br />
at Camp Ramah<br />
in the<br />
Berkshires<br />
METNY REGION’S<br />
BEST PROGRAM!<br />
Open to all current<br />
5th to 11th graders.<br />
Separate programs for<br />
5th–7th graders (Kadima)<br />
and 8th–11th<br />
graders (USY).<br />
ACTIVITIES<br />
Each teen gets to<br />
choose a variety of<br />
activi ties such as<br />
Drama, Music,<br />
Sports Clinics,<br />
Arts & Crafts,<br />
Teenage Dilemmas,<br />
and much more!<br />
EVERYONE<br />
PARTICIPATES IN<br />
Talent Show and<br />
Maccabia, Campfires<br />
and Hiking, and the<br />
Final Banquet<br />
For an application,<br />
contact the Youth Office<br />
or call 212-533-7800<br />
ext. 2155.<br />
religious school<br />
DAVID WOOLFE<br />
With Passover behind us, we really are on the “home stretch” of this<br />
school year. We have enjoyed many remarkable successes since last<br />
September. Our Building Block program has been an incredible success,<br />
bringing many new, young families into our congregational<br />
family. Our Zusia program has allowed a small, but important, number<br />
of students to be part of our Religious School family. Our Parent<br />
Association generously subsidized a field trip for our 5th and 6th<br />
graders to the Eldridge Street Synagogue and a walking tour of the<br />
Lower East Side. By all accounts, it was a great trip. The pickles, in<br />
particular, earned high praise!<br />
The Akiva Shabbat. The Building Blocks Shabbat. Kabbalat Hasiddur. Family projects.<br />
The list goes on and on and this is all good.<br />
But we do not like to rest on our laurels. We<br />
are always striving to improve and expand!<br />
“. . . a field trip<br />
for our 5th and 6th<br />
graders to the Eldridge<br />
Street Synagogue and<br />
a walking tour of the<br />
Lower East Side . . . was<br />
a great trip!<br />
”<br />
Hazzan Sislen’s regular participation in the<br />
school program has opened up new areas of<br />
enjoyment and learning and Rabbi Warmflash’s<br />
insights will be put into play as we go forward.<br />
Perhaps no anticipated improvement in our<br />
program is as noteworthy as our new post-<br />
Bar/Bat Mitzvah program. As our first Akiva<br />
cohort enters the 8th grade, we are ready to welcome<br />
them with a great curriculum designed by<br />
Etgar that is powerful, meaningful, content-rich, and fully engaging. I am looking forward<br />
to teaching the class and to finally figuring out the penguin soup riddle with my<br />
students!<br />
So while 2010-11 has been a great year, we look forward to 2011-12 being even better.<br />
Enjoy the warmer weather that has finally arrived. Enjoy the summer. I look forward<br />
to enthusiastically shaloming all of you once again in the fall!<br />
post bar/Bat mitzvah Program<br />
SOMETHING NEW!<br />
The philosophy behind Etgar curriculums is that every student deserves to be taught<br />
to his or her strength, that we have to begin our teaching “where our students are” and<br />
that every lesson must be engaging and worthwhile.<br />
Our new Post-Bar/Bar Mitzvah program is based on this philosophy and features a<br />
weekly, one-hour session on Thursday evenings from 7–8 pm, topped off by dessert!<br />
The year will be divided into two primary units: the Shoah and Israel. Multimedia, discussion,<br />
and engaging materials will make these important topics come to life for the<br />
students.<br />
Mr. Woolfe will be teaching the class and is hoping that his students feel as he does<br />
—that the “third time’s the charm” and are looking forward to being with him one<br />
more time.<br />
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A huge and heartfelt thank you to all my volunteers who worked so hard and succeeded in making this year’s Purim Carnival the<br />
best yet! A special call out to Sandy Feit and James Reynolds and staff—without you guys it just doesn’t happen. —Todd Hausman<br />
Sandy Feit to be Honored on June 2<br />
We are pleased that this year we will honor Sandy Feit at the Conservative Principals<br />
Council Biennial Recognition Dinner on Thursday evening, June 2, at Shelter Rock<br />
<strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Center</strong>. Sandy has more than fulfilled the requirements for this honor with his<br />
never ending commitment to <strong>Jewish</strong> Education and Youth Programming.<br />
For the last 40 years, Sandy has been devoted to <strong>Jewish</strong> Youth in America and to the<br />
Hebrew education of students. Sandy and his late wife, Tommye, were actively involved<br />
in USY for more than 35 years. Sandy’s role as a leader and as a mentor helped raise the<br />
level of <strong>Hewlett</strong>-East <strong>Rockaway</strong> <strong>Jewish</strong> Centre’s USY Program. In 2010, HERJC’s USY<br />
Program received the highest award, winning International Chapter of the Year.<br />
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mazal tov to our<br />
may and august b’nai mitzvah<br />
DOUGLAS MATTHEW BRAUN<br />
May 7, 2011<br />
Mazal Tov to Vicky and<br />
Andrew Braun on the Bar<br />
Mitzvah of their son, Douglas<br />
Matthew.<br />
Douglas is a seventh grade<br />
student at Lynbrook South<br />
Middle School. His favorite<br />
subjects are Social Studies and<br />
Spanish. He enjoys drawing, swimming, camp<br />
and spending time with friends.<br />
Doug has a sister, Melissa, 10.<br />
SOPHIA CLAIRE KISLIK<br />
May 21, 2011<br />
Mazal Tov to Liz and Harold<br />
Kislik on the Bat Mitzvah of<br />
their daughter, Sophia Claire.<br />
Sophie is a seventh grade<br />
student at Woodmere Middle<br />
School. Her favorite subjects<br />
are Science and Math. She<br />
enjoys dance, art and basketball.<br />
Sophie has a brother, David, 23.<br />
LEAH ARIELLA HERZBERG<br />
August 27, 2011<br />
Mazal Tov to Judy Nysenholc<br />
and Ian Herzberg on the Bat<br />
Mitzvah of their daughter, Leah<br />
Ariella.<br />
Leah is a seventh grade student<br />
at Woodmere Middle<br />
School. Her favorite subjects<br />
are English and Math. She<br />
enjoys acting, singing, dancing, reading and<br />
talking.<br />
Leah has a brother, Benjamin, 6.<br />
SAMANTHA ERIN SKLAR<br />
May 14, 2011<br />
Mazal Tov to Stacey Sklar<br />
and Howard Sklar on the Bat<br />
Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Samantha.<br />
Samantha is a seventh grade<br />
student at Lynbrook South<br />
Middle School. Her favorite<br />
subjects are Science, Social<br />
Studies and Music. She enjoys singing, computers<br />
and spending time with friends.<br />
SARI ILANA PARTMAN<br />
May 28, 2011<br />
Mazal Tov to Charlotte and<br />
Brian Partman on the Bat<br />
Mitzvah of their daughter, Sari<br />
Ilana.<br />
Sari is a seventh grade student<br />
at Woodmere Middle<br />
School. Her favorite subjects<br />
are Math and Spanish. She<br />
enjoys tennis, cooking, computer and spending<br />
time with family and friends.<br />
Sari has a sister, Rochelle, 20 and a brother,<br />
Mitchell, 16.<br />
Commemorate a<br />
Happy Event by<br />
Placing a Leaf on the<br />
TREE OF LIFE<br />
in our Lobby.<br />
Contact our Office.<br />
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personals & donations<br />
Personals<br />
Mazal Tov to:<br />
Vicky and Andy Braun on the<br />
Bar Mitzvah of their son, Douglas<br />
Matthew.<br />
Judy Nysenholc and Ian Herzberg on<br />
the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Leah Ariella.<br />
Lis and Harold Kislik on the<br />
Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Sophie Claire, and to grandparents,<br />
Susan and Stanley Alt.<br />
Charlotte and Brian Partman on the<br />
Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Sari Ilana and to aunt and uncle,<br />
Lois and William Weiner.<br />
Stacey Sklar on the Bat Mitzvah of her<br />
daughter, Samantha.<br />
Jane and Harry Mison on the<br />
Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter,<br />
Reena.<br />
Lauren and Barry Goldstein on the<br />
engagement of their son, Jason,<br />
to Samantha Leavitt.<br />
Lisa and Edmund Cohen on the<br />
marriage of their son, Paul,<br />
to Erika Hernandez.<br />
Lisa and Bennett Futterman on the<br />
marriage of their daughter,<br />
Abby, to Brad Gitlin.<br />
Rhona Newman on the marriage<br />
of her son, Dr. Adam Shestack,<br />
to Briana Yocavone.<br />
Elana and Zinouiy Abelev on the birth<br />
of their son, Michael.<br />
Rebecca and Kenny Osder on the<br />
birth of their daughter, MaKenzie.<br />
Charney and Chuck Greenberg on<br />
the birth of their granddaughter,<br />
Tracy Sarah.<br />
Cheryl and Howard Karp on the birth<br />
of their grandson, Ryan Philip.<br />
Susan and <strong>Joe</strong>l Keilson on the birth of<br />
their granddaughter, Lara Morgan.<br />
Bonnie and Bill Rost on the birth of<br />
their grandson, Benjamin Aaron.<br />
Pam and Dan Gerstman on<br />
celebrating their 25th wedding<br />
anniversary.<br />
Herb Fisher on celebrating a special<br />
birthday.<br />
Dan Gerstman on celebrating a<br />
special birthday.<br />
Jeff Langendorff on celebrating a<br />
special birthday.<br />
Mindy Daum on her son, Adam,<br />
completing his service in the<br />
Israeli Air Force and becoming<br />
an Air Force Meteorologist.<br />
Kerin and Shawn Hausknecht on their<br />
son, Jaren, receiving honorable<br />
mention in the Toshiba/NSTA<br />
ExploraVision Competition.<br />
Jon and Andi Mandell on their son,<br />
Dustin, receiving honorable<br />
mention in the Toshiba/NSTA<br />
ExploraVision Competition.<br />
Harriet and Neil Meixler on their<br />
granddaughter, Anna, being named<br />
a Bronfman Scholar as one of 26<br />
high school juniors from around<br />
the country accepted into the<br />
Bronfman Youth Endowment<br />
Program to spend next summer on<br />
a work/scholar program in Israel.<br />
Cele & Rabbi Platek on the promotion<br />
of their daughter, Deborah<br />
N. Platek, MD to Assistant<br />
Clinical Professor of Obstetrics,<br />
Gynecology, & Reproductive<br />
Biology.<br />
Anita Rosenblum on the purchase<br />
of a new home and good luck<br />
on moving back to Manhattan.<br />
Jerry and Naomi Watman on their<br />
daughter, Olivia, receiving<br />
honorable mention in the<br />
Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision<br />
Competition.<br />
Condolences to<br />
Carole Chasen on the loss of her<br />
husband, our esteemed<br />
member, Barry.<br />
Ralph Goffner on the loss of his wife,<br />
and Gary Goffner on the loss of<br />
his mother, our esteemed<br />
member, Arlene.<br />
Caryn Arons on the loss of her mother,<br />
Estelle Novick.<br />
Iris Jacobs on the loss of her mother,<br />
Sylvia Wilk.<br />
Hannah Plotkin on the loss of her<br />
mother, Mollie Weissbard.<br />
Jerry Watman on the loss of his<br />
father, Harry.<br />
Simcha Leaves<br />
on our Tree of Life<br />
Harold and Liz Kislik in honor of the<br />
Bat Mitzvah of their daughter,<br />
Sophie Claire.<br />
Brian and Charlotte Partman in<br />
honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their<br />
daughter, Sari Ilana.<br />
Memorial Plaques<br />
Memorial Plaques were recently<br />
ordered in loving memory of:<br />
Allen I. Cederbaum – by his wife,<br />
Janice and Family.<br />
Tommye Feit, by her husband,<br />
Sandy and Family.<br />
In<br />
Memoriam<br />
We Mourn Our Loss in the<br />
Passing of Our Members<br />
BARRY CHASEN<br />
ARLENE GOFFNER<br />
Our Sincere Sympathy<br />
and Condolences to<br />
Their Families<br />
in Their Bereavement<br />
Jerome Judelson, by his son, Richard<br />
and family.<br />
Michael Krull – by his wife, Norma<br />
and Family.<br />
Richard G. Rothstein – by his son<br />
and daughter-in-law, Jonathan<br />
and Diane.<br />
FUNDS<br />
The Congregation gratefully acknowledges<br />
the following contributions:<br />
Bible Fund<br />
Rachelle Cotler in memory of<br />
Shirley Scheinfeld.<br />
Sheila Shenfeld and Family in<br />
memory of Shirley Scheinfeld.<br />
Education Fund<br />
Naomi and Norman Doctor in honor<br />
of the 25th wedding anniversary<br />
of Pam and Dan Gerstman.<br />
Naomi and Norman Doctor in honor<br />
of the Bat Mitzvah of Mackenzie,<br />
daughter of Heidi and<br />
Steven Kreit.<br />
Terri and Steven Gold in honor of the<br />
Bat Mitzvah of Mackenzie, daughter<br />
of Heidi and Steven Kreit.<br />
The Langendorff Family with thanks<br />
to Pam and Dan Gerstman for<br />
the lovely Purim basket.<br />
Marsha and Larry Miller in honor of<br />
the engagement of Fara, daughter<br />
of Anita and Richard Freidman,<br />
to Todd Bellows.<br />
Elaine and Sidney Scheinfeld in honor<br />
of the birth of Benjamin Aaron,<br />
grandson of Bonnie and Bill Rost.<br />
Ellen and George Schieren in honor<br />
of the birth of Lara Morgan,<br />
granddaughter of Susan and<br />
<strong>Joe</strong>l Keilson.<br />
Ellen and George Schieren in honor<br />
of the marriage of Abby, daughter<br />
to Lisa and Ben Futterman, to<br />
Brad Gitlin.<br />
The Schieren Family in honor of the<br />
marriage of Paul, son of Lisa<br />
and Edmund Cohen, to<br />
Erika Hernandez.<br />
Ferne and Jack Skiba in honor of<br />
the marriage of Abby, daughter<br />
to Lisa and Bennett Futterman,<br />
to Brad Gitlin.<br />
In Honor of the Engagement of<br />
Louis, son of Harriet and Neil<br />
Meixler, to Ornit Laska<br />
Terri and Steven Gold<br />
Sharon and Sheldon Gross<br />
Maty and Jeff Olin<br />
Joan and Barret Baron in<br />
memory of Bea Garver and<br />
Robert Gross.<br />
Norman Doctor in memory of his<br />
brother, Joseph.<br />
Naomi Doctor in memory of her<br />
mother, Ruth Stern and aunt,<br />
Leila Berg.<br />
Debbie and Jeff Langendorff in<br />
memory of Jay Harris.<br />
Jon and Andi Mandell in memory<br />
of Ethel Wiederspiel.<br />
Ferne and Jack Skiba in memory<br />
of Ethel Wiederspiel.<br />
In Memory of Tommye Feit<br />
Louise and Marty Abrams<br />
Irene, Bruce, Todd and<br />
Harris Drantch<br />
Jon and Andi Mandell<br />
Paula and Bruce Trauner<br />
In Memory of Arlene Goffner<br />
Marcy and Marc Goldberg<br />
Joy and Larry Kaminsky<br />
Melissa and Paul Kotcher<br />
In Memory of Mollie Weissbard<br />
Dora and Michael Burstein<br />
Elyse and Richard Coleman<br />
Naomi and Norman Doctor<br />
Irene and Bruce Drantch<br />
Nancy and Paul Levitt<br />
Elaine and Sid Scheinfeld<br />
Ferne and Jack Skiba<br />
Paula and Bruce Trauner<br />
Elson Memorial<br />
Fund<br />
Rita and Larry Gottlieb in memory<br />
of Mollie Weissbard.<br />
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Hazzan’s Music Fund<br />
Sheryl and Bob Behar and Shari<br />
and Brian Silver in appreciation<br />
of Hazzan Sislen’s caring and<br />
concern during their recent<br />
bereavement.<br />
<strong>Laurie</strong> and <strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Brofsky</strong> in honor of<br />
the 25th wedding anniversary<br />
of Pam and Dan Gerstman.<br />
Charlotte and Brian Partman in<br />
appreciation of Hazzan Sislen’s<br />
help in preparing their daughter,<br />
Sari, for her Bat Mitzvah.<br />
Fran and Michael Frank in memory<br />
of Mollie Weissbard.<br />
Lisa and Ken Kornblau and Family<br />
and Marvin Rubin in memory<br />
of Barry Chasen.<br />
Harriet and Neil Meixler in memory<br />
of Tommye Feit.<br />
Kiddush Fund<br />
Kathy and Larry Feffer in honor of<br />
Bar Mitzvah of Itiel, son of Anton<br />
and Larisa Ginzberg.<br />
Robin and Benjamin Mintz in honor<br />
of the birth of Benjamin Aaron,<br />
grandson of Bonnie and Bill Rost.<br />
Sheryl and Bob Behar and Shari and<br />
Brian Silver in appreciation<br />
of Ritual Director Nachum Plotkin’s<br />
caring and concern during their<br />
recent bereavement.<br />
Marla and Bruce Golden in memory<br />
of Arlene Goffner.<br />
Gary Kusin and Kusin & Kusin in<br />
memory of Sylvia Wilk.<br />
Margery and Robert Loeb in memory<br />
of Sylvia Wilk.<br />
Marsha and Larry Miller in memory<br />
of Shirley Scheinfeld.<br />
Alex Scheinfeld in memory of<br />
Arlene Goffner.<br />
In Memory of Mollie Weissbard<br />
Charlotte and George Berch<br />
Frances and Buddy Brandt<br />
Terri, Steven, Fara and<br />
Melissa Gold<br />
Marcy and Marc Goldberg<br />
Lynn and Arnold Gordon<br />
Judy and Steven Herbst<br />
Judith Nysenholc and Ian Herzberg<br />
Harriet and Neil Meixler<br />
Bea and Sam Miller<br />
Denise and Bob Sher<br />
Anita and Sy Zaret<br />
Library Fund<br />
Frances and Buddy Brandt with<br />
thanks to the Trauner and<br />
Gerstman families for the lovely<br />
Shalach Manot basket.<br />
Nursery School Fund<br />
Charlotte and George Berch in<br />
honor of the birth of Ayelet Hadas,<br />
granddaughter of Beth Heit and<br />
Rabbi Andrew Warmflash.<br />
Charlotte and George Berch in honor<br />
of the birth of Jordan Lisbeth,<br />
granddaughter of Betsy and<br />
Elliot Kass.<br />
Marcy and Marc Goldberg in honor of<br />
the birth of Benjamin Aaron,<br />
grandson of Bonnie and Bill Rost.<br />
Charney and Chuck Greenberg in<br />
honor of the birth of their granddaughter,<br />
Tracy Sarah Langer.<br />
In Honor of the Birth of Ryan<br />
Philip, grandson of Cheryl<br />
and Howard Karp<br />
Naomi and Norman Doctor<br />
Terri, Steven, Fara and<br />
Melissa Gold<br />
Marcy and Marc Goldberg<br />
Madeline and Keith Harrow<br />
Judy and Steven Herbst<br />
Melanie and Stephen Moelis<br />
Ferne and Jack Skiba<br />
Marcy and Marc Goldberg in memory<br />
of Ethel Wiederspiel.<br />
Prayer Book Fund<br />
Marilyn and Stanley Cohen in honor of<br />
the birth of Ryan Philip, grandson<br />
of Cheryl and Howard Karp.<br />
Marilyn and Stanley Cohen in honor<br />
of the birth of Benjamin Aaron,<br />
grandson of Bonnie and Bill Rost.<br />
Marilyn and Stanley Cohen in honor of<br />
the marriage of Abby, daughter of<br />
Lisa and Bennett Futterman, to<br />
Brad Gitlin.<br />
In Memory of Tommye Feit<br />
The Feit/Cohen/Richardson families want to express their thanks<br />
to the entire staff of HERJC and to its many members who<br />
expressed their support at the time of our loss of our dear wife,<br />
mother and grandmother, Tommye. A donation to the Youth<br />
Scholarship Fund has been made in appreciation of that support.<br />
A Special Thank You From Hannah Plotkin<br />
Thank you for all the love and support shown me<br />
on the recent passing of my dear mother,<br />
Mollie Weissbard, just after her 101st birthday.<br />
It was very much appreciated.<br />
Ellen and George Schieren in honor of<br />
the 25th wedding anniversary of<br />
Pam and Dan Gerstman.<br />
The Schieren family in honor of the<br />
birth of Benjamin Aaron, grandson<br />
of Bonnie and Bill Rost.<br />
The Doneger family in memory of<br />
Harry Watman.<br />
Valerie and Abbey Doneger in memory<br />
of Ronnie Krull’s mother.<br />
Valerie and Abbey Doneger in memory<br />
of Robert Gross.<br />
Valerie and Abbey Doneger in memory<br />
of Sylvia Wilk.<br />
Arlene and Jules Kotcher in memory<br />
of Robert Gross.<br />
Asher and <strong>Laurie</strong> Platt and family in<br />
memory of Sylvia Wilk.<br />
Nanci-Sue and Eric Rosenthal in<br />
memory of Ethel Wiederspiel.<br />
In Memory of Barry Chasen<br />
Marsha and Jack Becker<br />
Joan and Larry Butwin<br />
Marcia and Jerry Harris<br />
In Memory of Tommye Feit<br />
Marilyn and Stanley Cohen<br />
Valerie and Abbey Doneger<br />
Jane and Harry Mison and<br />
Rebecca and Ivan Wolnek<br />
Ileane and Herbert Tischler<br />
In Memory of Mollie Weissbard<br />
Marilyn and Stanley Cohen<br />
Lisa and Ed Cohen<br />
The Schieren family<br />
Shari and Brian Silver<br />
Rabbi’s<br />
Discretionary Fund<br />
Sheryl and Bob Behar and Shari<br />
and Brian Silver in appreciation<br />
of Rabbi Warmflash’s caring and<br />
concern during their recent<br />
bereavement.<br />
Terri, Steven, Fara and Melissa Gold in<br />
honor of the marriage of Abby,<br />
daughter to Lisa and Bennett<br />
Futterman, to Brad Gitlin.<br />
Samantha, Keith, Jesse and Jolie<br />
Gutstein wishing the <strong>Brofsky</strong> family<br />
a happy Purim.<br />
Rene Ivler in honor of the Bar Mitzvah<br />
of her grandson, Marshall.<br />
Jane and Marty Lesser in honor of the<br />
engagement of Shaun, daughter of<br />
Sindy and Jerry Skolnick, to Sorrel.<br />
Marsha and Larry Miller in honor of<br />
the birth of Ayelet Hadas, granddaughter<br />
to Beth Heit and Rabbi<br />
Andrew Warmflash.<br />
Rita Moelis with thanks for the honor<br />
of chanting a haftorah.<br />
Charlotte and Brian Partman in<br />
appreciation of Rabbi Warmflash’s<br />
guidance in preparing their<br />
daughter, Sari, for her Bat Mitzvah.<br />
Sam Aarons in memory of his father,<br />
Charles Aronowitz.<br />
Allison and Neil Becker in memory<br />
of Barry Chasen.<br />
Samantha, Keith, Jesse and Jolie<br />
Gutstein in memory of Jeffrey<br />
Braverman.<br />
Judy and Steven Herbst in memory<br />
of Sylvia Wilk.<br />
Jack Nodiff in memory of his sister,<br />
Pearl Heyman.<br />
<strong>Laurie</strong> and Asher Platt and Family in<br />
memory of Robert Gross.<br />
Ferne and Jack Skiba in memory<br />
of Sylvia Wilk.<br />
In Memory of Mollie Weissbard<br />
Nanci Freiman and Charles<br />
Hammerman<br />
Joan and Harry Laufer<br />
Jane and Marty Lesser<br />
Youth & Youth<br />
Scholarship Fund<br />
<strong>Laurie</strong> and <strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Brofsky</strong> in honor of the<br />
Bat Mitzvah of Mackenzie, daughter<br />
of Steven and Heidi Kreit.<br />
<strong>Laurie</strong> and <strong>Joe</strong> <strong>Brofsky</strong> in honor of<br />
the marriage of Abby, daughter<br />
of Lisa and Bennett Futterman,<br />
to Brad Gitlin.<br />
Marcy and Marc Goldberg in honor of<br />
the Bar Mitzvah of Bryce, grandson<br />
of Ileane and Herb Tischler.<br />
Meryl Berkowitz and Stuart<br />
Kirshenbaum in honor of the<br />
birth of Benjamin Aaron, grandson<br />
of Bonnie and Bill Rost.<br />
Meryl Berkowitz and Stuart<br />
Kirshenbaum in memory of<br />
Allen Cederbaum.<br />
Meryl Berkowitz and Stuart<br />
Kirshenbaum in memory of<br />
Mollie Weissbard.<br />
The Feit, Cohen and Richardson<br />
Families in memory of wife,<br />
mother and grandmother, Tommye.<br />
Ruth Schneider in memory of her<br />
husband, Irving.<br />
In Memory of Tommye Feit<br />
The Abitbol Family &<br />
Oceanside Dental<br />
<strong>Laurie</strong>, <strong>Joe</strong>, Emma and<br />
Jenna <strong>Brofsky</strong><br />
Barbara and Paul Cooper<br />
Naomi and Norman Doctor<br />
Hedda and Jeff Feigenblatt<br />
Terri and Steven Gold<br />
Marcy and Marc Goldberg<br />
Judy and Steven Herbst<br />
Meryl Berkowitz and<br />
Stuart Kirshenbaum<br />
Marsha and Larry Miller<br />
Amy and Udi Moritz<br />
Liz, Mitchell, Eliot, Jacob and<br />
Aaron Podgorsky<br />
Stephanie and Jack Seibald<br />
Denise and Bob Sher<br />
Ferne and Jack Skiba<br />
Barbara and <strong>Joe</strong> Sklar<br />
Roberta and Stuart Sugarman<br />
General<br />
Synagogue Fund<br />
Kathy and Larry Feffer with wishes for<br />
the complete and speedy recovery<br />
of Ferne Skiba.<br />
Myra and Alan Markowitz in honor<br />
of the special birthday of<br />
Stanley Cohen.<br />
Louise and Marty Abrams in memory<br />
of their daughter Ilene Sarah,<br />
Marty’s mother Ruth and Louise’s<br />
father, Irving Chinitz.<br />
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join our summer fun<br />
Once again, we are asking Congregants to help us by either chanting a Haftara or delivering a D’var Tora<br />
during the summer months. If you would like to chant a Haftorah, contact Jeffrey Thaler at 917-685-8848 or<br />
email jeffrey12045@aol.com or Hazzan Sislen at 516-599-2635 X215 or cantorsislen@herjc.org. If you would like<br />
to do a D’var Torah, see page 9.<br />
Another HERJC summer tradition is asking Congregants to sponsor a Shabbat kiddush at the cost of $200.<br />
Celebrate a special occasion or commemorate a yahrzeit while helping us to maintain a nice kiddush during the<br />
quiet summer months. We hope to hear from you soon.<br />
SUMMER SHABBAT SERVICES<br />
FRIDAY EVENINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pm<br />
SATURDAY MORNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am<br />
SATURDAY EVENINGS . . . . Approximately the<br />
same time as candlelighting the day before.<br />
TISHA B’AV SERVICES<br />
MONDAY, AUGUST 8<br />
Mincha followed by Candlelit<br />
Tisha B’Av Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm<br />
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9<br />
Morning Minyan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 am<br />
Maariv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm<br />
Sandy Acker in memory of his<br />
mother, Fay.<br />
Bertha Alweis in memory of her father,<br />
Jacob Green and father-in-law,<br />
Jacob.<br />
Jack Becker in memory of his<br />
brother, David.<br />
Sheryl Behar in memory of her father,<br />
Edward Wiederspiel.<br />
Paula Belmont in memory of her husband<br />
and the four Belmont Boys<br />
in memory of their father, Jim.<br />
Yona Beno in memory of his brother,<br />
Sammy.<br />
Ron Berkenblit in memory of his<br />
father, Morris.<br />
Meryl Berkowitz in memory of her<br />
mother, Rochelle.<br />
Morton Berkowitz in memory of his<br />
father, Nat.<br />
Lorraine Berman in memory of her<br />
parents, Helen and Solomon Artzt.<br />
Dora Burstein in memory of her aunt,<br />
Genia Jarczower.<br />
Janice Cederbaum in memory of her<br />
in-laws, Rose and Morris.<br />
Carole Chasen in memory of her<br />
father, George Brodsky.<br />
Harvey Cohen in memory of his<br />
mother, Sadie.<br />
Hope Cohen in memory of her<br />
grandmother, Eleanor Kreig.<br />
Richard Cohen in memory of his<br />
father, Lawrence.<br />
Henrietta Dobin in memory of her<br />
father, Samuel Horne.<br />
Alan Feldman in memory of his<br />
mother, Vita.<br />
Roberta Feldman in memory of her<br />
mother, Hattie Kaplan.<br />
Rose Feldman in memory of her<br />
father, Charles Gibber.<br />
Larry Feffer in memory of his father,<br />
Abraham.<br />
Michael Frank in memory of his<br />
mother, Ray.<br />
Brenda Genn in memory of Fay<br />
Pochter.<br />
Sari Genson in memory of her brother,<br />
Harry Werner.<br />
Norma Gold in memory of her mother,<br />
Sally Sparer and father-in-law,<br />
Hyman.<br />
Jeffrey Goldberg in memory of his<br />
mother, Joan.<br />
Ronne Goldberg in memory of her<br />
father, Louis Isaacson.<br />
Barry Goldstein in memory of his<br />
father, Oscar.<br />
Murray Greenberg in memory of his<br />
father, Theodore.<br />
Gary Grossman in memory of his<br />
father, Sidney.<br />
Ariel Grunberg in memory of his<br />
father, Zvi.<br />
Mark Hoorwitz in memory of his<br />
father, Bernard.<br />
Elaine Judelson in memory of her<br />
father, Jacob Miller and sister-inlaw,<br />
Estelle Tolkin.<br />
Jeffrey Kaplan in memory of his sister,<br />
Marilyn Cohen.<br />
Arnold Katz in memory of his father,<br />
Abraham.<br />
Ira Katz in memory of his mother,<br />
Beatrice.<br />
Fred Knobloch in memory of his<br />
father, Aron.<br />
Rochelle Knobloch in memory of her<br />
father, Sidney Turkel.<br />
Norma Krull in memory of her<br />
husband, Michael.<br />
Melvin Levine in memory of his<br />
father, Morton.<br />
Susan Julien-Levitt in memory of her<br />
mother, Phyllis E. Julien.<br />
Ruth Lippman in memory of her<br />
mother-in-law, Rebecca.<br />
Andrea Joy Marks in memory of<br />
her husband Brian, mother<br />
Rhoda Dick and grandmother<br />
Fannie Dick.<br />
Harriet Meixler in memory of her<br />
mother, Adeline Weiner.<br />
Benjamin Mintz in memory of his<br />
father, Bernard.<br />
William Nicholson in memory of his<br />
mother, Beatrice.<br />
Rhona Newman and Family in<br />
memory of Mildred Steinberg.<br />
Allen Ostroff in memory of his<br />
grandmother, Fanny Cassoff.<br />
Ronnie Pinquist in memory of her<br />
father, Irving Seckler.<br />
<strong>Laurie</strong> Platt in memory of her<br />
grandfather, Joseph Paster.<br />
Joan Rosen in memory of her mother,<br />
Beatrice Rosenblum.<br />
Martin Rosen in memory of his<br />
father, Irving.<br />
David Rothafel in memory of his<br />
father, Arthur.<br />
Judith Rothstein in memory of her<br />
husband, Richard.<br />
Leonard Russin in memory of his<br />
mother, Mollie.<br />
Brian Sandler in memory of his<br />
grandmother, Lillian.<br />
Michael Sedransk in memory of his<br />
father, Stanley.<br />
Emanuel Schaeffer in memory of his<br />
wife, Irene.<br />
Sheila Schertzer in memory of her<br />
husband, Leon and her father,<br />
Charles Rubel.<br />
Marlene and Jerry Schulman in<br />
memory of their son, Steven.<br />
Max Sher in memory of his father,<br />
Simon.<br />
Harriette Shiffman in memory of her<br />
father, Irving Steinman.<br />
Shari Silver in memory of her father,<br />
Edward Wiederspiel.<br />
Esther and Herbert Silverman in<br />
memory of their son, Arthur Brett.<br />
Herbert Silverman in memory of his<br />
father, Max.<br />
Jerry Solomon in memory of his<br />
father, Saul.<br />
Joan Stern in memory of her mother,<br />
Belle Spiro.<br />
Evan Tannor in memory of his mother,<br />
Norma.<br />
Ilene Tannor in memory of her father,<br />
Martin Bernstein.<br />
Roslyn Tobet in memory of Tobet/Katz<br />
families.<br />
Marvin Tolkin in memory of his wife,<br />
Estelle.<br />
Allan Trompeter in memory of his<br />
mother, Frances Helen.<br />
Bertram Weinberg in memory of his<br />
father, Max.<br />
Miriam and Howard Weisbrod in<br />
memory of Tommye Feit.<br />
Jacqueline Welkowitz in memory of<br />
her father, Arnold Miller.<br />
Anita Zaret in memory of her father,<br />
Jacob Levy.<br />
Nancy Zuckerman in memory of her<br />
father, Stanley Rolnick.<br />
In Memory of Mollie Weissbard<br />
Anne and Phil Bernstein<br />
Kathy and Larry Feffer<br />
Hedda and Jeff Feigenblatt<br />
John, Gail and Jeffrey Mero<br />
Miriam and Howard Weisbrod<br />
In Memory of Sylvia Wilk<br />
The David P. Engel Family<br />
Lisa, Josh, Lila and Jamison<br />
Hershman<br />
Jane and Marty Lesser<br />
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YAHRZEITS<br />
The Yahrzeit of the<br />
following beloved<br />
relatives of our members<br />
will be observed during<br />
the next few weeks. It<br />
is especially fitting and<br />
proper that the members<br />
of the family be present<br />
at the appropriate Service<br />
to observe this occasion.<br />
Abraham Plotkin<br />
Harry Seltzer<br />
May 1 – Nisan 27<br />
Lawrence Brotz<br />
Harriet Golden<br />
Rose Shenfeld<br />
Lawrence Weinberger<br />
May 2 – Nisan 28<br />
Noel Roberts<br />
Charlotte Rosen<br />
May 3 – Nisan 29<br />
Arnold Garay<br />
Max Marashinsky<br />
Murray Mintz<br />
May 4 – Nisan 30<br />
Sylvia Hellenbrand<br />
Lillian Kalikow Rosenzweig<br />
Jack Russin<br />
May 5 – Iyar 1<br />
Abraham Cohen<br />
Reuben Geller<br />
Jack Katz<br />
Bella Watman<br />
May 6 – Iyar 2<br />
Ruth Markowitz<br />
Jacob Steinberg<br />
May 7 – Iyar 3<br />
RuthB. Moskowitz<br />
May 8 – Iyar 4<br />
Bernard Alt<br />
Charles Retish<br />
Sarah Retish<br />
Louis Zuckerberg<br />
May 9 – Iyar 5<br />
Herbert Brooks<br />
Jeanette Lapides<br />
Alexander Oppenheim<br />
Josephine Trauner<br />
May 10 – Iyar 6<br />
Esther Feldsott<br />
Simon Klein<br />
Beatrice Lipton<br />
May 11 – Iyar 7<br />
Bernard Cramer<br />
Irving Davis<br />
Irving Davis<br />
Rose Keller<br />
David Kislik<br />
May 12 – Iyar 8<br />
Marjorie Engel<br />
Anna Feldman<br />
Morton Irwin Julien<br />
Beatrice Levine<br />
Leanore Levine Pollitt<br />
May 13 – Iyar 9<br />
Sidney Kalikow<br />
Howard Kshonz<br />
Rhoda Nadrich<br />
Alys Platek<br />
Abraham Plotkin<br />
Harry Seltzer<br />
May 14 – Iyar 10<br />
Victoria Fader<br />
Stanley Kevelson<br />
Morris Scher<br />
Josef Seibald<br />
May 15 – Iyar 11<br />
Hannah Isaacson<br />
Arnold Kaplan<br />
Carl Karcinell<br />
Rose Portugal<br />
May 16 – Iyar 12<br />
Goldie Barditch<br />
Max Blaustein<br />
Ruchla Chmielewski<br />
Ethel Herman<br />
Alfred Newman<br />
Shirley Nizewitz<br />
Lillian Raiten<br />
Orrin Skolnick<br />
Hyman Zeitlin<br />
May 17 – Iyar 13<br />
Rafael Chmielewski<br />
Ruth Kaufman<br />
May 18 – Iyar 14<br />
Florence Baker<br />
Kitty Misonznick<br />
Anna Rappaport<br />
May 19 – Iyar 15<br />
Sarah Nodiff<br />
Louis Shiffman<br />
Julius Weinberg<br />
May 20 – Iyar 16<br />
Harry Bondy<br />
Rita Misonznick<br />
David Sacksner<br />
Mae Willbach<br />
May 21 – Iyar 17<br />
Hy Gerstman<br />
Dora Rubenstein<br />
May 22 – Iyar 18<br />
Gustave Feldman<br />
Albert Goldman<br />
Sylvia Herbst<br />
Daniel Laufer<br />
Philip Menchel<br />
Saul Rubinfeld<br />
May 23 – Iyar 19<br />
Linda Cohen<br />
Louis Keller<br />
Sally Wacher<br />
May 24 – Iyar 20<br />
Samuel Cassoff<br />
Lois Grinker<br />
May 25 – Iyar 21<br />
Mildred Frumkes<br />
Sarah Kaminsky<br />
May 26 – Iyar 22<br />
Ethel Buchman<br />
Charles Fine<br />
Jack Kravitz<br />
Riva Skiba<br />
Max Stehr<br />
May 27 – Iyar 23<br />
Susan Backman<br />
May 28 – Iyar 24<br />
Robert Olive<br />
Rose Schneider<br />
May 29 – Iyar 25<br />
Isaac Engel<br />
Rose Kurot<br />
Gladys Schneider<br />
Edward Skiba<br />
Estelle Steinman<br />
May 30 – Iyar 26<br />
Carolyn Joy Altus<br />
Lillian Altus<br />
Isidore Feit<br />
Fredric Suser<br />
Ephraim Weiss<br />
May 31 – Iyar 27<br />
David Ben–Ami<br />
Pearl Donowitz<br />
Joseph Feuerstein<br />
Rebecca Rutskin<br />
Elias Weiner<br />
Sam Wonsever<br />
June 1 – Iyar 28<br />
Howard Cotler<br />
Ella Gross<br />
Isaac Laufer<br />
Miriam Levy<br />
June 2 – Iyar 29<br />
Abraham Reichman<br />
Samuel Seid<br />
June 3 – Sivan 1<br />
Oscar Kaufman<br />
Nathan Lebovitz<br />
Rebecca Misonznick<br />
Peter Nash<br />
June 4 – Sivan 2<br />
Bertha Noble<br />
Harriet Rosen<br />
Benjamin Shankman<br />
Nicholas Sklar<br />
Minnie Thaler<br />
Lawrence Ungarten<br />
June 5 – Sivan 3<br />
Anna Katz<br />
Irving Krasne<br />
Abraham Misonznick<br />
Eleanor Winter<br />
June 6 – Sivan 4<br />
Sophie Grossman<br />
Alfred Stier<br />
Julia Zaretsky<br />
June 7 – Sivan 5<br />
Philip Davidson<br />
Benjamin Fink<br />
Benjamin Geiver<br />
Frederick Rand<br />
Harold Scheier<br />
Louis Siegel<br />
June 8 – Sivan 6<br />
George Arons<br />
Lenore Davidson<br />
Ruben Gross<br />
Abraham Kassel<br />
Leslie Zaransky<br />
June 9 – Sivan 7<br />
Alan Austen<br />
Sidney Donowitz<br />
Laura Fass<br />
Esther Halbridge<br />
Rudolph Stern<br />
Bessie Teitzman<br />
June 10 – Sivan 8<br />
Stella Fuchs<br />
Rose Jaskol<br />
Shirley Lefkowitz<br />
George Levine<br />
June 11 – Sivan 9<br />
Deanna Abrevaya<br />
Michael Cohen<br />
Isidore Goldberg<br />
Shaya Jeros<br />
Frances Schieren<br />
June 12 – Sivan 10<br />
Celia Dobuler<br />
Fima Rudgayzer<br />
Blanche Schwartz<br />
June 13 – Sivan 11<br />
Gil Meyerowitz<br />
Murray Platt<br />
June 14 – Sivan 12<br />
Irving Honig<br />
Allyson Rosenblatt<br />
June 16 – Sivan 14<br />
Rose Schecter<br />
June 17 – Sivan 15<br />
Tuvia Bielsky<br />
Irving Goodman<br />
Irving Goodman<br />
Alfred Itkin<br />
Morton Lesser<br />
June 18 – Sivan 16<br />
Irving Dubrowsky<br />
Abraham Goldberg<br />
Doris Peckerman<br />
June 19 – Sivan 17<br />
Edith Katz<br />
Ruth Roye<br />
Rose Sher<br />
June 20 – Sivan 18<br />
Francine Abrevaya<br />
Mildred Katz<br />
Judy Kelmenson<br />
Mina Portnoy<br />
June 21 – Sivan 19<br />
Harold Gingold<br />
Abraham Malkin<br />
Ida Rubinstein<br />
June 22 – Sivan 20<br />
Jacob Dick<br />
Charles A. Feigenblatt<br />
Max Kaplan<br />
Yevsey Metelista<br />
Charles Silverstein<br />
June 23 – Sivan 21<br />
Nathan Cohen<br />
Max Deutsch<br />
June 24 – Sivan 22<br />
Anne Held<br />
William Levy<br />
Charles Trauner<br />
June 25 – Sivan 23<br />
Dorothy Braverman<br />
Nathan Cassoff<br />
Mera Goorian<br />
Stanley Gus<br />
Sol Matza<br />
Joan Rothstein<br />
Joan Rothstein<br />
June 26 – Sivan 24<br />
Samuel Beldner<br />
Edith Greenstein<br />
Beatrice Gruman<br />
Julius Marashinsky<br />
Abraham Wilk<br />
June 27 – Sivan 25<br />
Max Blankopf<br />
Nathan Breen<br />
Anna Green<br />
Helen Levine<br />
Alex Pinquist<br />
June 28 – Sivan 26<br />
Irwin Cohen<br />
Harry Hollenberg<br />
Anna Kassel<br />
June 29 – Sivan 27<br />
Kate Abrin<br />
Solomon Finerow<br />
Martin Goldstein<br />
June 30 – Sivan 28<br />
Max Akst<br />
Ralph Carron<br />
Abraham Tamaroff<br />
Rose Wallshein<br />
July 1 – Sivan 29<br />
Sophie Gordon<br />
Leonard Harvey<br />
Blanche Isaacson Pullman<br />
Sonja Kahn<br />
Gladys Yarow<br />
July 2 – Sivan 30<br />
Frank Falvo<br />
Claire Lurie<br />
Nechama Shankman<br />
Sadie Strassman<br />
Al Tischler<br />
Rose Zeitlin<br />
July 3 – Tammuz 1<br />
Nat Filler<br />
Rand Skolnick<br />
Irving Nathan Tolkin<br />
July 4 – Tammuz 2<br />
Miriam Baskin<br />
Sophie Mirel Bedar<br />
Jack Horne<br />
Marion Levine<br />
Ida Levine<br />
Irving Lippert<br />
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July 5 – Tammuz 3<br />
Harold Kaufman<br />
Rose Poploff<br />
Doris Robinson<br />
Ida Stakoff<br />
July 7 – Tammuz 5<br />
Lawrence Blank<br />
Mary Finkel<br />
Marion Moss<br />
July 8 – Tammuz 6<br />
Michael Cohen<br />
Malwina Gaidukowski<br />
Thomas Grossman<br />
Marcia Kahan<br />
Lenore Krieger<br />
Abe Lurie<br />
Bessie Rosen<br />
July 9 – Tammuz 7<br />
Regina Feit<br />
Herman Gordon<br />
Max Rehns<br />
Jeremy Scheinfeld<br />
July 10 – Tammuz 8<br />
Claire Goldberg<br />
Doris Horowitz<br />
Sol Kessin<br />
Edith Levenson<br />
July 11 – Tammuz 9<br />
Richard Diamond<br />
Daniel Kanfer<br />
Isidore Nodiff<br />
Jack Peerless<br />
Edith Reichman<br />
Seymour Shiffman<br />
Leona Weiner<br />
July 12 – Tammuz 10<br />
Milton Garver<br />
July 13 – Tammuz 11<br />
Bernard Berman<br />
Lisa Beth Gerstman<br />
Sylvia Jacobson<br />
July 14 – Tammuz 12<br />
Evelyn Smith Sall<br />
July 15 – Tammuz 13<br />
Irene Davis<br />
Karen Goffner Gadol<br />
Toby Salpeter<br />
July 16 – Tammuz 14<br />
Rose Brenner<br />
Felix Friedman<br />
Max Noble<br />
July 17 – Tammuz 15<br />
Charles Goldberg<br />
Joseph Keilson<br />
July 18 – Tammuz 16<br />
Fannie Graber<br />
Joseph Levine<br />
Joseph Scheinfeld<br />
July 19 – Tammuz 17<br />
Phyllis M. Lipman<br />
July 20 – Tammuz 18<br />
Ethel Becker<br />
Rebecca Bruh<br />
Milton Noak<br />
Selma Zinn<br />
July 21 – Tammuz 19<br />
Murray Hagler<br />
Bennie Morris<br />
Rubin Schieren<br />
Max Tischler<br />
Jack Trieger<br />
July 23 – Tammuz 21<br />
Dorothy Harrow<br />
Saul Isaacs<br />
Harold Kalikow<br />
Solomon Kislin<br />
Howard Miller<br />
Albert E. Paley<br />
July 24 – Tammuz 22<br />
Joseph Feldman<br />
Nathan Hoffeld<br />
Herman Sckolnick<br />
Richard Stern<br />
July 25 – Tammuz 23<br />
Ida Schmier<br />
July 26 – Tammuz 24<br />
Reggie Camhi<br />
Louis A. Case<br />
Bernard Jablon<br />
Frieda Lustig<br />
Beatrice Sterman<br />
July 27 – Tammuz 25<br />
Daniel Epstein<br />
Herbert Gutenplan<br />
Annie Kalikow<br />
Clara Stehr<br />
July 28 – Tammuz 26<br />
Aaron Fisher<br />
Dorothy Moses<br />
July 29 – Tammuz 27<br />
Cole Genn<br />
Isaac Raffelson<br />
Philip Walfish<br />
Mildred Whitman<br />
Fred Zinn<br />
July 30 – Tammuz 28<br />
Arthur K. Fried<br />
Benjamin Halbridge<br />
July 31 – Tammuz 29<br />
Herman Azia<br />
Anna Doneger<br />
Jack Jacobs<br />
Irving Katz<br />
Jeanette Marcus<br />
Hyman Partman<br />
August 1 – Av 1<br />
Jerry Shifter<br />
August 2 – Av 2<br />
Bernice Fishkind<br />
Harry Neveloff<br />
Rachel Leah Seibald<br />
August 3 – Av 3<br />
Arnold Barash<br />
Jack Glickman<br />
Lila Jacobs<br />
Gerry Roberts<br />
August 4 – Av 4<br />
Lena Cohen<br />
Louis Herman<br />
Alan B. Heyer<br />
Max Ivler<br />
Joseph Nizewitz<br />
August 5 – Av 5<br />
Jean Epstein<br />
Elsie Fischer<br />
Rita Frank<br />
Charlotte Kristeller<br />
Susan Krull<br />
Abraham Rubinfeld<br />
August 6 – Av 6<br />
Harry Louis Birnbaum<br />
Ida Clark<br />
Blanche Lieberman<br />
Marvin Shenfeld<br />
August 7 – Av 7<br />
Claire Gassel<br />
Clara Gordon<br />
Hyman Lasker<br />
Rose Markowitz<br />
August 8 – Av 8<br />
Lena Aronowitz<br />
Selma Slepian<br />
August 9 – Av 9<br />
Blanche Ruth Birnbaum<br />
Sadie Cohen<br />
Rose Fielder Kuntz<br />
Jerome Greenvald<br />
Herbert Polansky<br />
Ida Weiss<br />
August 10 – Av 10<br />
Esther Austin<br />
Marvin Feldman<br />
Nathan Grossman<br />
August 11 – Av 11<br />
Walter Green<br />
Joseph Kirschner<br />
Seymour Miller<br />
Lawrence Sanders<br />
August 12 – Av 12<br />
Elizabeth Bensusan<br />
Roslyn Grobman<br />
Barnet Grossman<br />
Lillian Zeitlin Slan<br />
August 13 – Av 13<br />
Rhoda Anstendig<br />
Michael Kirshner<br />
Moira Lurie<br />
Beatrice Simon<br />
August 14 – Av 14<br />
Irving Berman<br />
Morris Fielder<br />
Lenore Kotcher<br />
Stacy Schlegel<br />
August 15 – Av 15<br />
Leon Abrevaya<br />
Sadie Engel<br />
Bessie Gingold<br />
Barnett Gordon<br />
Pauline Kanfer<br />
Rachael Schwartz<br />
August 17 – Av 17<br />
Jacob Buchman<br />
Nathan Nicholson<br />
Beulah Radburd<br />
Lawrence Wonsever<br />
August 18 – Av 18<br />
Joseph Drillich<br />
Sue Gross<br />
Benjamin Spector<br />
Bernard Stauber<br />
Sidney Teitzman<br />
August 19 – Av 19<br />
Frances Miles<br />
Lyon Sacksner<br />
August 20 – Av 20<br />
Samuel Berchofsky<br />
Millie Carron<br />
Jacob Cohen<br />
Vicki Finkelstein<br />
Jacob Gabel<br />
Louis Moskowitz<br />
Faye Weinstein<br />
August 21 – Av 21<br />
Herbert Ain<br />
Meyer Sugarman<br />
Pearl Weinstein<br />
August 22 – Av 22<br />
Abby Doctor<br />
Gus Doctor<br />
Lillian Pincus<br />
August 23 – Av 23<br />
Lillian Bernstein<br />
Eleanor Silverstein<br />
Sarah Weinberg<br />
August 24 – Av 24<br />
Blanche Rost<br />
August 25 – Av 25<br />
Leonard Alweis<br />
Irving Finkelstein<br />
Ryan Scott Kolnick<br />
Herman Levine<br />
August 26 – Av 26<br />
Joseph Lieberman<br />
Pearl Mandel<br />
Blossom Spiegel<br />
August 27 – Av 27<br />
Rita Brodsky<br />
Walter Holick<br />
August 28 – Av 28<br />
Joseph Held<br />
August 29 – Av 29<br />
Celia Hager<br />
Stephen Moser<br />
Frank Theodore<br />
August 30 – Av 30<br />
Matilda Mendelson<br />
Leo Rosengart<br />
Rea Roth<br />
August 31 – Elul 1<br />
Sadie Gordon<br />
George Whitman<br />
Martha Zuckerman<br />
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