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“Dor L’Dor — Generation to Generation”
Volume 5, Issue 8 September 2005 ✡ Av/Ellul 5765
Temple Israel, an egalitarian
Conservative synagogue
rooted in a rich heritage of
traditional Jewish values, is
committed to enhancing
the religious, spiritual,
educational and cultural life
of its members and the
larger Jewish community
through a commitment to
Torah, our community, and
continuity and growth amid
change.
Staff:
Larry G. Kaplan, Rabbi
Ahron Abraham, Cantor
Gerri Kaplan, Principal
Debra Schonfeld, Administrator
Naomi Meyer, Chronicle Editor
Officers:
Jane B. Feinstein, President
Richard M. Goldberg, Esq.,
Chairman of the Board
Steve Nachlis, School Board Chair
Sisterhood Presidents:
Herta Ghingold
Tammie Harris
Schedule of Services
Minyan:
Monday & Thursday Mornings,
7:15 AM
(Other days by arrangement with
Cantor Abraham)
Sunday Mornings, 8 AM
Sunday through Friday Afternoons,
5:15
Shabbat Services:
Saturday Morning, 9:30 AM
See Detailed Shabbat Schedule
Inside
Phone: (570) 824-8927
Fax: (570) 824-0904
Layout Design courtesy of
Bedwick & Jones Printing.
Temple Israel Religious School
Open House
Sunday, September 18th
9 am in the School Building
Join us for bagels and coffee and an opportunity to meet your
children’s teachers. We are excited to introduce new ideas and
share with you this year’s curriculum and special programs.
For more information, call Gerri Kaplan at 824-8927
Temple Members Enjoy JCC Camp
Gabby & Leah Meyer
Prepare for the Holidays!
Selichot is Saturday evening, September 24
Reception – 8:00 p.m.
Traditional Selichot Service – 8:45 p.m.
Reception will be sponsored by Dr. Louis & Nancy Freedman and
Estelle Freedman, in memory of Gerald G. Freedman.
Mallory Lefkowitz in
“Broadway Kitsch”
Rabbi leading an Oneg at Camp.
visit our website at: http://www.templewb.com
e-mail us at: office@templewb.com

Rabbi Kaplan Writes...
Dear Friends,
Rosh
Hashanah this
year will either be
a completely new
experience or one
that will bring
back memories
from the past. For
those who have
been part of Temple Israel for many
years, it will bring back memories. For
those, like me, who are relatively new, it
will be the first time we are spending the
holidays in our sanctuary. I don’t know
about you, but I’m looking forward to it.
I know, you’re probably saying, “Of
course he’s looking forward to it - he’s
got a reserved seat!” But I don’t get to
sit that often.
Parking is the other matter, but for
the years ahead we are thankful that our
friends at Wilkes University are prepared
to share with us their very large parking
lot in front of the student center (and
directly behind our school building).
Since Wilkes purchased the Call Center
and its parking garage, they will ask their
students to park in that facility for Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
And once inside there will be the
matter of making sure we have seats.
Based on our numbers over the past
years, we’ll have enough seating for
everyone, and there may only be a few
hours on the first day of Rosh Hashanah
where we’d actually need to use the
seating downstairs in the vestry. We will
not, of course, have the extra five
hundred or so seats that we had at the
Kirby, making it easy to save entire rows
or sections for our families who might
not be arriving before 11:30 or so. I
know that people look forward to sitting
together as family for the holidays,
something that I haven’t done since I
was a teenager. But in many ways we
are all a Temple family, and wherever
we sit, we will have a wonderful
opportunity to worship together in warm
surroundings (no air conditioner jokes,
please).
I’m not exactly sure why sitting with
our own family is such a strong
attraction. At Temple Friday night
dinners my kids all scamper off to sit
with their friends’ families. Maybe it
would be a good experience to sit with
people we don’t know very well, and
over the hours of worship we might
make some new friends. I don’t think it’s
as much a Jewish ideal as an American
one. I recall vividly going to see a movie
with a friend during my junior year in
Israel. The movie theatre was almost
empty. My friend and I sat near the
center of the theatre. A few minutes later
an Israeli couple came in, and sat down
right next to us. They didn’t even leave a
seat in between! We were shocked. We
didn’t really talk much because of the
movie, but it was a strange feeling.
Why do we get that strange feeling?
Why do we always leave a seat between
us and strangers? Why do the Israelis
feel differently?
I have no definitive answers, but my
hunch is that we have become scared to
death of strangers. Our instinct generally
is to not trust them. Most of us don’t
speak to them in elevators, we don’t
look at them as we walk down the
hallway, we don’t strike up a
conversation with them while waiting in
line. And we teach our children not to
talk to strangers. We don’t just say,
“Don’t go anywhere with strangers” or
“Don’t let strangers touch you”, we say
“Don’t TALK to strangers.” That, at least
according to one interpretation of the
Yom Kippur confessional, is a sin.
The Yom Kippur Ashamnu, during
which we beat our chests in contrition,
which lists our sins from alef to tav, has
been translated alphabetically in the
Rabbinical Assembly Machzor, and for
“x” it lists “We have been xenophobic.”
Israeli parents would never teach their
children not to talk to strangers. Because
they consider all Israelis to be like
family. Kol Yisrael Areivin Ze Ba Zeh -
All Israel are connected one with the
next. Israeli parents have to teach their
children to beware of suspicious
packages on the side of the street, and
there is generally little contact with
people that might be suicide bombers,
yet I cannot imagine an Israeli child
being afraid of strangers. But American
children are. And who are those
strangers that they fear? We are.
This Rosh Hashanah Temple Israel is
giving you an opportunity to get to know
people a little better, by making it almost
impossible to leave a seat in between
you and the next people who sit down.
They may not be strangers to you, but
you may find yourself sitting next to
someone you’ve never spoken to. And
all you have to say to them is L’shana
Tova! Happy new year! And even
though it will be during services, you
have my permission to talk quietly to get
to know each other better. And you’ll
undoubtedly find out that you’re related.
Our family wishes you a G’mar
Chatimah Tovah! May you be sealed in
the Book of Life!
Rabbi Larry and Gerri Kaplan,
Dana, Daniel, Ilan, Nicole, Micah,
Saraea, Ashley, and Nazir
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United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Biennial Convention
Sunday, December 4 – Thursday, December 8, 2005
Park Plaza Hotel, Boston Mass.
Essen and Lesson With Rabbi
Thursday, September 15, Noon,
School Building.
“Jewish Repentance: Say Three Hail Miriams?”
Please call to let us know if you are
coming and if you want lunch.
See
enclosed flyer for
details.
Double Your Dues!
Please inquire if your employer has a matching gift
program. One of our members recently learned about it
and the Temple will receive a handsome windfall!

Cantor’s Notes
Cantor Ahron Abraham
Nusach is one of the most fascinating aspects of Jewish prayer. The nuschaot, or musical modes
we set our prayers to, touch us in ways that mere words are incapable of, enhancing the spirituality of
the service. The Talmud teaches us that prayers (and scriptural passages) should always be sung, for
music allows our souls to communicate better with the Almighty. To just “speak” a prayer was
considered disrespectful by the Rabbis.
Nusach tells us where we are and what time of the day, week and year it is. Various countries
and regions throughout the world have their own distinct nuschaot and there are specific melodies for
weekdays, Shabbat and holidays, which if properly applied, give special meaning to the text.
Perhaps the most “nusach-intensive” time of the year is the High Holiday season. Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur have the most intricate and beautiful nuschaot, with plenty of melodic
variety. High Holiday nusach takes words that we daven every day and elevates them to new heights. I know many of these
melodies are in your hearts and move you when we sing them. A great way to prepare yourselves for the holidays is to begin
listening to “music of the season” early. I have several excellent CDs and tapes of Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur music that I
would be happy to loan out to you. Borrow them, and during the weeks preceding Rosh Hashanah, while you’re cooking that
brisket to put in the freezer or bringing your suit to the cleaners, you can prepare your soul as well.
Many of you know that my grandfather was the person who most influenced me to become a Hazzan. As I prepare for
the upcoming holidays, I think of him often. My grandfather’s highest compliment to a cantor was that he had a “good nusach”.
Indeed, Jews of my grandfather’s generation really knew their nusach, and were not satisfied with any cantor who did not daven
correctly. I have always taken special care to properly use nusach, and hope that many of you will take the time to familiarize
yourselves with these glorious modes.
Carole, the children and I wish you all a sweet and prosperous new year!
Kiddush Hostesses
A new list of selected dates for Kiddush hostesses has been mailed to all members. Please try to fulfill this Mitzvah. It
takes a little time and effort, but means a lot to those who attend services. Our maintenance persons are there to assist
and direct, so it is quite simple.
We express our appreciation to Roz Friedman, who conscientiously called hostesses each week, but can no longer
continue. Please note your assigned date and be responsible! Call the office if you are unable to do the assigned date.
Sisterhood
• Tammie Harris and Herta Ghingold, our new Sisterhood
presidents, have been planning a very exciting year,
with much to look forward to. Our August meeting was
a huge success starting with Rabbi Kaplan’s installation
of officers, followed by the scrapbooking experience and
the delicious supper catered by Jack Rosenzweig It was
a wonderful evening with many in attendance. Our
officers for 2005-2006 are:
Co-Presidents: Tammie Harris & Herta Ghingold
Recording Secretary: Donna Kornfeld
Corresponding Secretary: Berry Eckrich.
Treasurer: Janet Popky
Financial Secretary: Tamar Solomon
• The annual Sisterhood Card Party, with Annabel Morris
again chairing this event, will take place on Sunday,
September 25 at 1:00 PM in the vestry. So round up
your card-playing friends and join the crowd. Admission
is $6.00.
• Our sincere thanks to Helene Rosenzweig, and helpers
Phyllis Landau, Ruth Chariton and Lisa Kayton for the
tremendous job they are doing on the calendar, another
yearly project that is always successful with everybody’s
cooperation. The committee has been busy getting ads
and organizing the information that YOU are sending.
Please send your calendar orders in, along with
birthdays, anniversaries, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, etc., dates that
you would like included.
• The first of our popular “Nosh and Learn” series will
begin at 7:00 PM on September 28 at Herta’s home.
high holiday preparations will be the topic of the
evening. Call the office – 824-8927 – to tell Herta
you’re coming.
• Our big project this year will be a rummage sale on
Sunday March 19, 2006. This is always a great fundraiser.
We do need the money to fulfill our obligations to
the religious school and the congregation.
• A list of Sisterhood events for 2005-2006 follows, so
please mark your calendars and save the dates.
September 25 1 p.m., Vestry, Sisterhood Card Party.
September 28 “Nosh and Learn”
December 4 Meeting
February 11 Sisterhood Shabbat
March 8 Nosh and Learn
March 19 Rummage Sale
April 1 Kosher wine-tasting, Freilox and Bagels.
May 17 Closing Meeting
Summer series of Nosh and Learn June 21,
July 19,
August 1.
More details as we approach the activity dates.
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School Notes
The week of June 20-23rd I had the privilege of
attending a conference in New York City through United
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism with 35 other
colleagues. The conference was titled “Lilmod
U’Lilamed”, To Learn and To Teach. One of my
colleagues who attended was Josh Bender. It was such
a treat to see him after so many years. He is married
and they are expecting their first baby. The conference
was led by Serene Victor, Wendy Light and Rabbi Stuart
Seltzer. We had an opportunity to share our materials
as well as our weaknesses and strengths, not only about
ourselves but also our teachers and students. Studying
text was something we looked forward to each day. It
was such an honor to have Serene and Wendy lead our
workshops.
They are fun, knowledgeable and warm
people. They have been my mentors for the past six
years and it is such a comfort to know that whenever a
situation arises that needs assistance, they are there for
me and all of my colleagues.
Gerri Kaplan
HAPPY SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
TO OUR STUDENTS
July 6
Sept. 1
Sept. 12
Sept. 23
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Diana Smith
Andrew Greenwald
Rebecca Schulman
Kelsey Grossman
Bat Mitzvah of
Kelsey Grossman
Kelsey Grossman will celebrate her Bat
Mitzvah on September 3, 2005. She is the
daughter of Loren and Lisa Grossman and
the granddaughter of Bernard and
Beverly Grossman and David and
Honey Mitchneck.
Kelsey will be an eighth grader at Wyoming Seminary,
where she has earned high honors each term throughout her
years of attendance.
Kelsey is a sports enthusiast, playing softball for Sem and
soccer for the Kingston Lightning Team. In addition, she has
been a competitive gymnast for five years. This past season she
advaced to the Pa. State Championships as a level 7 gymnast.
Kelsey lives in Kingston with her parents, brother Jarod,
sister Gabby and dog Turbo.
Bar Mitzvah of
Andrew Nakkache
Andrew is a very busy, enthusiastic
young man. Currently his passion is tennis
and he has just returned from the Keystone
Games, placing second in doubles. He is
an honor student at Dallas Middle School
and is active in soccer and chorus.
Andrew has been fortunate to visit his relatives in
Argentina and England. Now he is off to Central Europe.
He resides in Shavertown with his parents, Dr. Ben and
Jane Nakkache, sister Aly, brother Nicholas and lots of deer.
Andrew looks forward to celebrating his Bar Mitzvah
with friends and family on September 17.
Condolences to:
• Lillian Siswein on the passing of her brother, Herman Davis.
• The family of Ruth Karp Wruble on her passing.
• Ruth Levey on the passing of her son, Joel Levey.
• The family of Jean Mittleman Epstein on her passing.
• The family of Ann Altman on her passing.
• Margaret Novzen on the passing of her sister Molly May.
• Evelyn Popky on the passing of her husband, Murray.
Temple Beautification and High Holiday Preparations
Our summer project, beautifying the Temple environs, has reached its final stages. If you haven’t seen the front of the
school building, with its new flowers and shrubs, be sure to notice when you come to services.
Donna & Gary Kornfeld donated the barberry bushes in front of the school, Penn State Seed, Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort,
donated the flowers, and Edward’s Landscaping Service, Inc., Forty Fort, donated the mulch. The hard work of planting was
done by Donna Kornfeld, Hannah Lipfert, John Gallagher and Joel Zitofsky. Adolph Heisler planted bulbs alongside the
school building.
The new blue planters on the front landing of the Temple building, donated by Joel Zitofsky, will contain small
evergreens. They complement the trim on the decorative design over the front doors.
Isobel and Marvin Slomowitz are very graciously donating new landscaping for the beautification of the Temple
grounds. It has been many, many years since the original plantings, and Isobel and Marvin are taking great joy in the project.
Our maintenance man, John Pugh, has spent countless hours, diligently repairing all the seats in our sanctuary --
tightening screws, replacing nuts and bolts and personally checking every seat. We are very grateful to all who donated
their time and efforts in preparation for our return to the Temple for the High Holidays.

RE’EH
Friday, September 2
Candlelighting time .......................................7:16 p.m
Saturday, September 3..........................................9:30 a.m
Bat Mitzvah of Kelsey Grossman
Minchah.......................................................7:30 p.m.
✡ ✡ ✡ ✡
SHOFTIM
Friday, September 9
Candlelighting time ......................................7:05 p.m.
Saturday, September 10.......................................9:30 a.m.
Creative Shabbat
Minchah.......................................................7:30 p.m.
✡ ✡ ✡ ✡
KI TETZE
Friday, September. 16
Candlelighting time ......................................6:53 p.m.
Saturday, September 17.......................................9:30 a.m.
Bar Mitzvah of Andrew Nakkache
Minchah.......................................................7:15 p.m.
✡ ✡ ✡ ✡
KI TAVO
Friday, September 23
Candlelighting time .....................6:41 p.m.
Saturday, September 24
Auf Ruf of Adam Pasternack and Deborah Levy,
daughter of Fredda & Dr. Richard Levy.
Minchah.......................................................7:15 p.m.
Selichot, Saturday 24th
Reception .....................................................8:00 p.m.
Service .........................................................8:45 p.m.
Mazal
Tov to:
• Ros & Ed Duncan on the
birth of a grandson, Cooper
Joshua, born to Alison &
Michael Berg.
• Margie & Ron Harris on the
engagement of their daughter,
Randi, to Gordon Barron.
• Edie Seeherman on the
marriage of her son, Michael.
• Barbara & Sam Greenberg on
the Bar Mitzvah of their
grandson, Evan Greenberg.
• Sandra & Mel Warshal on the
birth of a granddaughter.
• Aaron Bravman on the Bar
Mitzvah of his grandson.
• Lynn & Leonard Gonchar on
the birth of a grandson.
SHABBAT SCHEDULE
Rosh Hashanah – Tues. & Wed., October 4 & 5
Preliminary Service .............................................8:45 a.m.
Torah Service ......................................................9:45 a.m.
Shofar Blowing..................................................10:45 a.m.
Sermon...................................................................11 a.m.
Musaf ................................................................11:30 a.m.
Shofar Blowing .................................................12:30 p.m.
Children’s Program/Baby-sitting
Rosh Hashanah.......................9:30 a.m. to end of services
Kol Nidre, Wed., Oct . 12 ......6:00 p.m. to end of services
Yom Kippur, Thurs., Oct. 13......9:30 a.m. to end of Yizkor
Available parking lots:
1. Rear of Temple: special needs only, by arrangement
with Temple office.
2. Wilkes lots: next to School Building and Student Union
Building lot.
3. Rosenberg’s Funeral Home lot.
4. Bartikowsky’s: limited parking, daytime only.
5. JCC.
6. CKM Building, 138 South Main St., offices of Chariton,
Keiser & Schwager: limited parking.
A site map will be included with your tickets, which will
be mailed in mid-September.
REMINDER: PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS
FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAY FLORAL FUND
ANNOUNCEMENTS. MEMORIALS AND SIMCHAHS
MAY BE INCLUDED ON THE LISTS, WHICH WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED IN TEMPLE ON ROSH HASHANAH AND
YOM KIPPUR. MINIMUM FLORAL FUND
CONTRIBUTION IS $25.
Temple Members in the News
Each month we feature members of our congregation who have been recognized for
some special or noteworthy achievements. Let us know if we miss someone!
Sam Greenberg’s reminiscences about his three meetings with Pope John Paul II, in
which he and the Pope spoke and joked in Polish, appeared in the June issue of The
Jewish Veteran.
Sue Kluger received the Alumni Award for Outstanding Service to Wyoming Seminary.
Joe Kraus received the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Prize, awarded for best
lyric poems that celebrate the spirit of life, for his poem “Seventeen Snowmen.”
Missy Saidman was recognized in a Times Leader article for establishing the Mitzvah
Project at the JCC to provide packages to servicemen overseas.
A group of our
Young Adults
at a recent
get-acquainted
get-together.
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✡ September Yahrzeits ✡
Week of September 1 – September 8: Beth Abrams, Esther Beber, Marian Blum, Clara Brown, Maxine Coblentz, Hannah Cushman,
Harry Frank, A.H. Gallow, Murray Geller, Adele Gevirtz, Ben Goldstein, Max Grossman, Seymour Grossman, Polina Gurevich, Ethel
Haber, Louis Hertz, Katye Kluger, Audrey Levey, Harry Mitchneck, Geddie Morrell, Ruth Morris, Abe Naveen, Rose Plessett, Harry
Rifkin, Bertha Rosenthal, Hilde Schwager, Ruth Shaffer, Henry Thalenfeld, Isaac Werner, Israel Zager, Barbara Zwirn
Week of September 9 – September 15: Mollie Abrahamson, Anna Birnbaum, Bessie Bloom, Al Briskin, Matilda Burnat, David Feldman,
Rebecca Feldman, Jack Friedman, Jennie Goldstein, Samuel Goldstein, Morris Greenberg, Rose Greenberg, Jacob Groh, Philip
Hershkowitz, Irving Hinerfeld, Seymour Hirschhorn, Geraldine Hyman, Mollie Kaplan, Sidney Keiser, Anna Krotick, Lewis Mermel,
Sylvia Messinger, Mitchell Plessett, Eva Raub, Irving Robin, Nathan Schiowitz, Ethel Schoenholtz, Seymour Schoenholtz, Bruce
Smulowitz, Samuel H. Stuttman, Ethel Wachtler, Rabbi David Wolfe, Pauline Yourdon
Week of September 16 – September 22: Joseph Baldinger, Samuel Berson, Theodore Cooper, Ethel Cutler, Goldye deBear, Morris
Ehrenreich, William Fertig, Frank Fogel, Selma Foreman, Gerald Freedman, Jerome Grossman, Jennie Gutterman, Bertha Hacker, Joseph
Hollander, Nathan Hyman, Milton Krotick, Harry Kuffler, Mollie Libenson, Harry Minkoff, Anne Null, Miriam Rips, Gilbert Roth, Joseph
S. Savitz, Irving Schoenholtz, Benjamin Schonfeld, Hyman Sotnick, Benjamin Wruble, Bessie Zigun
Week of September 23 – September 30: Julia Antokolitz, ,Jack Berger, Hannah Berk, Robert Berman, Allan Bravman, Dorothy Chariton,
Harry Cimmet, Pearl Clearfield, Ethel Connor, Jacob Cutler, Harry Danoff, Morris Eisenberg, Helen Feltz, Helen Finkelstein, Annie
Freedman, Dr. A. Friedman, Herman Gerstein, Philip Gray, Morris Grossman, Gerald Herschenfeld, Anne Hollander, Mollie Levey,
Jacob Libenson, Justin Liva, Fannie Lubin, Esther Mermelstein, Dr. A. Meyer, Charles Morris, Morris Newmark, Rose Popky, Harry
Prashker, Leona Racusin, Isaac Rudolph, Anna Silverman, Sam Slaff, Samuel Utan, Sidney Wasserstrom, Raisa Yurditsky.
Please note the following local members who are observing yahrzeits during the month of September and try to attend
minyan with them in order that they may say Kaddish:
Sept. 1
Sept. 2
Sept. 3
Sept. 4
Sept. 5
Sept. 7
Sept. 9
Sept. 10
Sept. 11
Sept. 12
Sept. 13
Sept. 14
Sept. 16
Sept. 17
Esther Bratkowsky, Al Frank, Debra Lefkowitz, Hermoine
Lieberman, Phyllis Mitchneck, Sarah Newmark, David
Schwager
Irving Baron, Richard Rosenthal, Nancy Shuman
Anne Cohen, Janet Gelb
Stuart Abrams, Joseph Cutler, Harriet Gray, Larry Rifkin,
Harold Rosenn, Ruth Silverstein
Helene Rosenzweig
Simon Coblentz, Jack Geller, Estelle Karp
Wesley Harris, Mimi Sirkin
Richard Burnat, Frieda Hirschhorn, Arnold Messinger
Saundra Fine, Larry Kaplan, Sarah Newmark, Laurie
Schwager
Sidney Friedman, Jean Gonchar, Sam Greenberg, Barbara
Imbriglia, Marion Isaacs, Judy Klein, Naomi Meyer, Eva
Shaiman
Sam Greenberg, Larry Keiser, Shirley Schoenholtz, Jeanne
Schoenholtz, Ros Smulowitz
Ethel Moskow
Merryl Eng, Leo Minkoff, June Nelson
Alan Hollander, Lois May, Jeffrey Null
Sept. 18 Michael Salamon, Jeanne Schoenholtz, Shirley
Schoenholtz, Alvin Zigun
Sept. 19 Marion Frank
Sept. 20 June Golubock, Meral Libenson, Jesse Savitz
Sept. 21 Don Cooper, Milton Freedman, Louis Freedman, Estelle
Freedman
Sept. 22 Joe Cutler, Harriet gray, Dolly Karassik, Sally Sagenkahn,
Debra Schonfeld, Harriet Gray
Sept. 23 Al Danoff, Bruce Danoff, Harriet Gray, Esther Lang, Robert
Libenson, Arnold Libenson, Murray Popky
Sept. 24 Shirley Bellsey, Frank Berman, Melvin Feltz, Milli Frank
Sept. 25 Joe Cutler, Max Fine, Mark Finkelstein, Jay Finkelstein
Milton Freedman, Phyllis Greenwald, Alan Hollander,
Audrey Zinman
Sept. 26 Toby Coleman, Isobel Slomowitz
Sept. 27 Irving Berger, Jerry Chariton
Sept. 28 Leonard Friedman, Hermoine Lieberman, Sheldon
Mermelstein, Robert Prashker
Sept. 29 Zavie Newmark
Sept. 30 Betty Frier, Edith Seeherman
Book Club
For the past 4 years the Temple Israel Book Club has
met to discuss current books, have dessert and coffee
and schmooze. We have read 16 books and have
thoroughly enjoyed our wonderful discussions. All are
welcome to attend (even if you are not a Temple
member). We are currently reading Vanishing Acts by
Jodi Picoult. The discussion will be held on Sunday,
September 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the home of Debbie
Schonfeld. Remember to tell Tudor Book Store you are
participating in the Book Club and you will benefit from
a special discount.
Co-Chairs are Ann Smith and Dana Kornfeld. Let
them know you are coming to the September meeting.
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Pictured are those who attended the July Book club at the home of
Rosemary Chromey: seated: Leah Golberg, Rosemary Chromey,Ann
Smith, Laurie Schwager,Naomi Meyer,Maxine Libenson; standing: Lesa
Gelb, Dana Kornfeld, Kim Michelstein, Sandie Lefkowitz, Sally Connor
and Barbara Davidow.

From Our President. . .
I hope you
have all enjoyed
a relaxing summer
and are ready to
gear up for a
busy fall and the
High Holiday
season, which is
approaching fast.
Jane B. Feinstein Regular and
Eternal Light
members who have purchased High
Holiday tickets and The Next Generation
(TNG) members will be receiving their
tickets in the mail shortly. Regular and
Eternal Light members should also watch
their mail for the High Holiday pledge
packet, which is something new.
For many years, we conducted our
High Holiday pledge campaign at services
on either Rosh Hashana or Kol Nidre.
Members received a pledge card upon
entry to the Kirby Center lobby, listened
to the rabbi or the president speak during
the service about Temple Israel’s financial
needs, turned down the appropriate tabs
Do You Care?
For many years, Eileen Trompetter and
Roz Smulowitz have quietly and efficiently
done the mitzvah of preparing and delivering
packages on Shabbat to our hospitalized
members, and on holidays to nursing home
residents also. We are immensely grateful to
Eileen and Roz for their efforts and devotion.
There is a great need to expand on their
work, with periodic calls and visits to shut-ins
on the card (or, last year, placed the
sticky dots in the appropriate boxes), and
passed the card to the aisle for collection
by the ushers. The system worked quite
reliably for those in attendance.
So why are we changing it this year?
First, with High Holiday services back in
our sanctuary building, it will be
logistically impossible to pass out pledge
cards as worshipers enter, because not all
worshipers will enter through the same
door. Some will use the front doors,
some the side doors, some the rear ramp
door, and some the chapel door.
Second, mailing pledge cards prior to the
holidays will allow members sufficient
time to thoughtfully consider their
pledges. Third, by mailing pledge cards,
we will reach the entire regular and
Eternal Light membership, including
those who will be away for the holidays
or unable to attend services. And fourth,
upon entering the sanctuary, worshipers
will be able to focus completely on the
spiritual nature of our High Holiday
services, without the distraction of the
pledge process, thereby enhancing the
dignity and beauty of our services.
I ask that, when you receive your
pledge packet, which will also include
Israel Bonds materials, you carefully
consider how you can best support
Temple Israel’s programs and services,
and pledge as generously as your
circumstances permit. Please return your
completed pledge card to the Temple
office in the envelope provided or bring
it with you to Rosh Hashana services and
hand it to an usher as you enter.
With your help, we can make this
new system work well for both
congregants and the Temple. Of course,
TNG members need not be concerned
with this new process, as their High
Holiday pledges are included as part of
their membership dues. If any of you
who are not yet TNG members wish to
take advantage of this and other benefits
of TNG membership, please let me know.
L’shana tova,
Jane
president@templewb.com
The Next Generation 2: Our Spiritual Future
Thanks to the generosity of our congregation, Temple Israel is diligently working to address our financial needs to help
sustain us for years to come.
Now we must strengthen our spiritual foundation through increased participation. We need you to help make our Temple
rituals and celebrations more meaningful for yourself and others by sharing the experience with a larger congregation.
We are asking every member to make a commitment to one of the following categories of attendance. Each year, we will
recognize those who fulfill this commitment with a special gift, a service of recognition, inclusion in Temple publications and
many mitzvah points. Please check your preference and mail or fax (824-0904) the form to the Temple office:
Tzaddik/Tzaddika
4 Festival services per
year (i.e. Sukkot,
Pesach, and Shavuot)
2 Shabbat morning
services per month
3 Daily minyans per
month or 4 full weeks
per year
Chassid/Chassida
3 Festival services per
year
1 Shabbat morning
service per month
2 Daily minyans per
month or 3 full weeks
per year
and nursing home residents.
The first meeting of our Care and
Visitation Committee was held recently.
Eleven people who attended discussed
helping and signed up to call and/or visit.
Others who could not attend expressed their
interest. If you are interested in participating,
please call the Temple office. Any time you
can devote will be appreciated.
Mensch/Womensch
2 Festival services per
year
2 Shabbat morning
services per quarter
1 Daily minyan per
month or 2 full weeks
per year
We Care
Want to attend
services or Temple
events, but have no
transportation? Just call
the Temple office a few
days in advance and
we will try to arrange a
ride for you.
Bachor/Bachora
1 Festival service per year
1 Shabbat morning
service per quarter
5 Daily minyans per year
or 1 full week per year
Name:_________________________________ ___________________________________
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Temple Israel
236 S. River St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18702
Non-Profit
Organization
U.S. Postage
PAID
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Permit No. 105
September 2005
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Bat Mitzvah of
1 2 Kelsey Grossman 3
No Hebrew
School
Book Club
7 p.m. at Debbie
Schonfeld’s
home
Hebrew School
Hebrew School
Open House
No Hebrew
School
Sisterhood Card
Party, 1 – 4 p.m.
Hebrew School
Hebrew School
TNG 2
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Opens
Recognition
Board of
Trustees,
7:30 p.m.
High Holiday Ushers’
Meet, 7:30 p.m.
Hebrew School
Hebrew School
Bar Mitzvah of
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Andrew
School Board,
7 p.m.
Essen and Lesson,
Noon
Hebrew School
Hebrew School Friday Night
Auf Ruf,
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Live
Deborah Levy
Executive
Committee,
7:30 p.m.
Hebrew School Sisterhood Nosh Hebrew School
25 26 27 28 29 30
and Learn, at
Herta Ghingold’s
home 7 p.m.
Shabbat
Creative Shabbat
Shabbat School
Nakkache
Young Adult
Cocktail Party
and Adam
Pasternack
Temple Israel Funds
The following is a listing of Temple Israel funds to which donors may contribute for memorials, simchas, recoveries,
etc. Minimum contribution is $5.00 unless otherwise noted.
THE HAROLD BERSON FUND
THE MURIEL BRAVMAN MEMORIAL FUND
BUILDING FUND
BIBLE FUND ($10)
CHAI CONTRIBUTIONS ($18)
ROSALIE F. COHEN ENDOWMENT FOR BUILDING
MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND ENHANCEMENT
SALLY & RALPH CONNOR
HIDDUR MITZVAH FUND
JOSEPH N. COPLAN PRAYER BOOK FUND
CHARLOTTE & JOE CUTLER FUND
ETZ CHAIM BIBLE ($118)
FRIEDMAN INTERFAITH ENDOWMENT
ROBERT FRIEDMAN LITURGICAL MUSIC FUND
HAPPY DAY FUND
ENID HERSHEY KIDDUSH CUP FUND
HIGH HOLIDAY PRAYER BOOK FUND
LAWRENCE HOLLANDER B'NAI MITZVAH PRAYER
BOOK FUND
FEED THE HOMELESS FUND
DORIS & SIDNEY KEISER KERUV FUND
ESTHER & NATHAN KLEIN
PASSOVER ENDOWMENT
HANNAH & WILLIAM S. KLINE LIBRARY FUND
LANDAU PAVILION FUND
LEVY CHAPEL FUND
BEN LIBENSON MEMORIAL ART FUND
FRANK & HILDA LUBIN
FEED THE HOMELESS FUND
LYONS EDUCATION FUND
MINNIE MORRELL MUSIC FUND
MINYAN FUND
BARBARA NEWSBAUM MILLER
PRAYER BOOK FUND
SAM NELSON CARE PACKAGE FUND
DORIS & JEROME NEWMAN
EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT FUND
PRAYER BOOK FUND
RABINOWITZ TALLIT FUND
JOAN F. & HERBERT L. RITTENBERG FAMILY
ENDOWMENT
SALLYANNE, HAROLD & FRANK SCOTT ROSENN
COMMUNITY SERVICE ENDOWMENT
SAIDMAN-GREENWALD TORAH FUND
($18 minimum)
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
SHAFFER SHABBAT KIDDUSH FUND
SHAFFER SUKKAH ENDOWMENT
SIDDUR HADASH ($20)
SILBERMAN MEZUZZAH FUND
MIRIAM K. SIMS ENDOWMENT
USY/KADIMA FUND