First Seder - March 25th - Plainview Jewish Center

PLAINVIEW JEWISH CENTER 

5773/2013 MARCH/ADAR/NISAN ISSUE #73 

First Seder - March 25th 

SISTERHOOD PROGRAM 

“The Price is Right” 

TUESDAY, MARCH 5TH - 8:15PM 

SISTERHOOD NEWS BEGINS ON PAGE 21

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HAMAKOM YINACHEM 

Cary Crane on the passing of his father, Herb Crane 

MAZEL TOV 

Lora and David Zemsky on the engagement of their son, Jason to Miriam Furgiuele, 

daughter of Frances and Joseph Furgiuele. 

PJC MISSION STATEMENT 

Plainview Jewish Center is a forward-looking, familyfriendly, 

Conservative synagogue, which respects and 

incorporates traditional Jewish values. We are 

completely egalitarian and inclusive in all aspects of 

synagogue life. 

We strive to provide a distinct, positive Jewish identity 

through worship, life-long education, enrichment, and 

community involvement. These practices ensure a 

congregation in which every member matters. 

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RABBI...........................................................................Steven Conn 

RABBI EMERITUS...................................................Julius Goldberg * 

CANTOR......................................................................Morris Wolk 

PRINCIPAL.................................................................Rachel Ginsburg 

PRESIDENT......................................................................Allan Furman 

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD............................Bruce Elowsky 

SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT.....................................Blayne Peltzman 

MEN’S CLUB PRESIDENT.......................................Sandy Strenger 

FAMILYEDUCATION DIRECTOR......................................Judy Alper 

YOUTH DIRECTOR.........................................................Lois Lange 

ORBIT EDITORS.......................................................Margie Richter 

Shari Roth 

Elizabeth Kessler 

ORBIT ADVERTISING............................................... Joyce Eckstein 

* In Memorian 

DEADLINE - FOR- ISSUE DATE 

MARCH 1st 

WEEKDAY SERVICES 

Mon. thru Fri…………… 6:30AM 

Mon. thru Thurs…….…...8:00PM 

Sun. and Holidays………. 9:00AM 

Sun. and Holidays………. 8:00PM 

Friday Evening Services - 

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MARCH CALENDAR 

Rabbi Steven Conn & Cantor Morris Wolk will officiate at services 

The Officers and Board of Trustees Extend a Hearty Mazal Tov to the Families of the Following Simchas 

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Friday, March 1 st 

Shabbat Service……………….......………….....5:30PM 

Mishpacha Service/ Charoset Tasting..............7:00PM 

Saturday, March 2 nd 

Shacharit Service………………………...….......9:00AM 

Bat Mitzvah: Becky Petrou O’Rourke, 

Daughter of Susan Petrou 

Granddaughter of Rachel and Edward Petrou 

Mincha/Ma’ariv…………………………………….5:30PM 

Sunday, March 3 rd 

Services followed by T/T Breakfast..................9:00AM 

Adult B’not Mitzvah Class…………………….....9:15AM 

Kadima………………………………………….….5:30PM 

USY…………………………….……………..……7:00PM 

Monday, March 4 th 

J-Flex Hebrew High School………………...……6:00PM 

Religious School Committee Meeting…..….…..8:15PM 

Tuesday, March 5 th 

Sisterhood Program………………………………8:15PM 

Wednesday, March 6 th 

Bible Class………………..……………………….8:30PM 

Thursday, March 7 th 

BQLI Women’s League Seder………………..…6:30PM 

Friday, March 8 th 

Shabbat Service……………..……………..….....5:30PM 

Family Friendly Friday Night Service .………....7:00PM 

Saturday, March 9 th 

Shacharit Service…………………..…...…….....9:00AM 

Hey Service and Shabbat B’Yachad………….10:30AM 

Mincha/Ma’ariv………………………….........….5:15PM 

Bar Mitzvah: Philip Roth, 

Son of Shari and Eric Roth 

Sunday, March 10 th 

Services followed by T/T………………….……...9:00AM 

Zahava Scrapbooking……………………….…….9:00AM 

Adult B’not Mitzvah Class………………….…....9:15AM 

Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing………………..…5:30PM 

Tironim.………………………………………....….5:30PM 

USY…………………………………………………7:00PM 


AARP Driver Safety Program……………………6:30PM 

Passsover Workshop....................................8:15PM 


Lunch and Learn………………………......…....11:00AM 

Ritual Committee Meeting……………………….8:15PM 

Thursday, March 14 th 

Board of Trustees Meeting………………...…....8:30PM 


Shabbat Service……………..……………..….....6:00PM 

Pre-School Shabbat .………………………….....6:00PM 

Gimmel Class Service…………………….………7:00PM 


Shacharit Service…………………..…...…..…....9:00AM 

Chulent and Learn….…….........……………..…12:00PM 

Mincha/Ma’ariv……………………......…..…...….6:30PM 

Men’s Club Show: The Music Man…......…….…8:15PM 


Services followed by T/T Breakfast……………....9:00AM 

Adult B’not Mitzvah Class…..........………..…....9:15AM 

Men’s Club Show: The Music Man………………3:00PM 

Kadima………………………………………………5:30PM 

USY………………………………………………….7:00PM 


J-Flex Hebrew High School………………….……6:00PM 

AARP Driver Safety Program………………….….6:30PM 


Sisterhood Board Meeting………………………..8:30PM 

Men’s Club Board Meeting……………………….8:30PM 


Bible Class….……………………………………...8:30PM 

Thursday, March 21 st 

Youth Committee Meeting……………………..…7:30PM 

Strategic Planning Committee Meeting…………8:30PM 

Friday, March 22 nd 

Shabbat Service……………..…….…..…..……..6:00PM 

Saturday, March 23 rd 

Shacharit Service ……………………...……...….9:00AM 

Mincha/Ma’ariv……………………………………..6:30PM 



Services followed by T/T Breakfast………..….…9:00AM 

Yom Hashoah Candle Packing…………….…….9:00AM 



Morning Minyan - Siyum for Firstborn...............6:00AM 

Passover Service.…………………………..……..6:00PM 


Morning Services (Pesach Day 1)………..…….9:00AM 

Passover Service......6:00PM; NO 8:00PM Service 


Morning Services (Pesach Day 2)…..………….9:00AM 

Evening Minyan……..7:00PM; NO 8:00PM Service 


Shabbat Service……………..…….………..……..6:00PM 


Shacharit Service ……….......………………...….9:00AM 

Mincha/Ma’ariv……………………………….……..6:45PM 

Sunday, March 31st 

Evening Minyan.........7:00PM; No 8:00PM Service 

Monday, April 1 st 

Morning Service (Pesach 7 th Day)…………….….9:00AM 

Evening Minyan…………......………………….… 7:00PM 

Tuesday, April 2 nd 

Yizkor Only………………………………………....6:30AM 

Morning Services and Yizkor……......…………. 9:00AM 

Evening Minyan……………………………..……. 7:00PM

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FROM THE RABBI by Rabbi Steven Conn 

Much has been written about the demise of the family dinner. A generation 

ago, when I was growing up, families would gather around the dinner table 

at six o’clock sharp every night and eat whatever mom put on the table. These 

days, most families eat in shifts, juggling individual mealtimes around a packed 

schedule of afterschool activities, longer work hours and arduous commutes. 

We wish we could eat together more often, but, in reality, we are lucky to find 

ourselves seated at the same table at the same time once or twice a week. 

What is it, exactly, that we miss about family dinners? Certainly not the inevitable squabbling 

among siblings, the critiques of our table manners or the threats that had to be made so that we 

would eat our vegetables. What we miss, I believe, is a deeper sense of connection; with each other 

and especially with our parents. Bruce Feiler, author of the recent book, “The Secrets of Happy 

Families,” recently suggested that when it comes to family dinners, 

it turns out in many ways that what you talk about at these times of togetherness is 

even more important than what you eat. Researchers at Emory gave children a ‘do 

you know’ test. Do you know where your grandparents were born? Do you know where 

your parents went to high school? Do you know any member of your family who had 

an illness or something terrible that happened to them that they overcame? Children 

who scored highest on the ‘do you know’ test had higher self-esteem and a greater 

sense of control over their lives. The ‘do you know’ test was the single biggest predictor 

of emotional health. If you tell your own story to your children — that includes your 

positive moments and your negative moments, and how you overcame them — you 

give your children the skills and the confidence they need to feel like they can overcome 

some hardship that they’ve felt. 

Family dinners, Feiler suggests, are important because they give children the chance to get to know 

their parents. Family dinners have traditionally been one of the places where parents tell children 

their stories. When children talk about their school day, parents tell them about their own experiences 

in school. When children talk about their games or their concerts, parents reminisce about their own 

childhood activities. Even more important, when children face challenges in school or in their social 

lives, when they struggle to figure out what is important, when they experience disappointment, parents 

respond with their own stories about struggles and challenges. These stories help teach coping 

skills and inspire confidence in children. These stories help children develop a better sense of who 

they are and what is important in life. 

Jewish tradition has always recognized the importance of family dinners. The family dinner is 

central to observing Shabbat and the major holidays But the quintessential Jewish family dinner is 

the Passover seder. The rabbis long ago recognized that, at the Passover seder, too, what we talk 

about is more important than what we eat. And what parents should talk about is not just the story of 

the liberation from Egypt long ago In fact, the Haggadah also devotes significant space to teaching 

parents how to tell their own Jewish stories to their children. The instruction takes place in two different 

sections of the Haggadah. 

In the “Four Children” section, the rabbis reminds us that, around the seder table, we may 

have different types of children. For each child, we need to find the appropriate way to tell the the 

Passover story. The goal of this storytelling, the rabbis make clear, is not just a history lesson. The 

wise child’s question is not “What are the statutes the laws and the ordinances Adonai our God has 

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commanded?”—but rather “What are the statutes the laws and the ordinances Adonai our God 

has commanded you”? In other words, “how are you, my parents a part of the Passover story? 

What is your connection—and what should my connection be?” Similarly the rabbis upbraid the 

wicked child not for refusing to participate in the seder, but for refusing to consider himself linked 

in any way to the Passover story, and all those who came before him. 

For the rabbis, the goal of telling the Passover story to our children is to help them understand 

how the story of Passover is really our story and how we are personally connected to the 

past. The rabbis make this point even clearer a little later in the seder, when they tell us, 

In every generation it is a person’s duty to regard himself as though he or she 

personally had come out of Egypt, as it is written: “You shall tell your child on that 

day: This is on account of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.” It was 

not only our ancestors whom the Holy One redeemed from slavery; we, too, were 

redeemed with them, as it is written: “God took us out from there so that God might 

take us to the land which God had sworn to our ancestors”. 

The Passover seder, then, is about more than just telling the story of the liberation from 

Egypt long ago. The Passover seder gives us an invaluable opportunity to tell our children our own 

stories as well; the stories of how we personally feel connected and a part of the story of the 

Jewish people. Our children need to know what our seders were like when we were their age. 

They need to hear our memories of Passovers gone-by; the people who sat around the table, the 

foods we ate, the songs we sang. Even more important, our children need to hear about the joys 

we find in Passover and in Jewish life. They also need to hear the stories about the struggles we 

may have had as Jews—with discrimination, with faith, with tradition—and how we have overcome 

them. They need to understand how we found our place in Jewish history and in Jewish life 

so that they will develop their own sense of deep Jewish identity, and the confidence that they, too 

will find their place. 

Of course, the kind of storytelling our kids need to hear at our seders does not come from 

a book. The Passover Haggadah is only a jumping off point, a conversation starter. The most 

important storytelling at the seder comes from our hearts. If we are willing to open our hearts at the 

seder table and speak about our connection to Judaism, our passions and our struggles, year 

after year, our children will come away from the seder table stronger and more confident in their 

own connection. Instead of feeling like disconnected from their past, they will have the tools to find 

their place in the story of the Jewish people. And once they find their place, we can encourage our 

children to have their own Seders and family dinners. And at these dinners, they will have the 

chance to tell their stories to their own children; so that the chain of our tradition, which reaches all 

the way back to Egypt, and runs through Plainview and a thousand other cities and towns, will be 

extended further into the future, one generation at a time. 

KEEP US INFORMED!! Got good news? Engagements, marriages, births? Send your 

information by mail, fax (516-938-2737) or email (pjcli@optonline.net) so that we may 

share your simchas with the congregation. 

PLEASE LET OUR CLERGY KNOW! 

Current laws prevent hospitals from releasing names of patients. Please call the Temple 

Office when you, a family member, or friend are in the hospital and would welcome a visit. 

Contact the Temple office at 516-938-8610 ext.0.

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The Cantor’s Note: 

Passover Family Values 

Despite the myriad preparations, endless food-shopping, hours of cooking 

and strict dietary regulations, Passover is a universally beloved holiday. 

Elders, parents and children, family and friends, gather round the seder table 

to retell the ancient story, sing the traditional songs, enjoy each other’s 

company and, perhaps, feast too well on our favorite foods. 

As is often the case, there is a Yiddish expression to fit the occasion: “Duhs 

beste fun eser makos zaynen di kneydlakh,” The best of the ten plagues are 

the matzoh balls.” 

It is for all these reasons that I find Passover sedarim so therapeutic. Beyond the obvious sentimental 

attraction, the seder gives us a microcosmic view of idealized Jewish family life. In a time when 

family relationships are being eroded and buffeted from all sides, the seder restores their equilibrium, 

shoring them up against society’s centrifugal forces. The seder’s emphasis on the role of children 

does not make it childish or trivial, but rather, reinforces the respective roles of a Jewish parent and 

child. We want our children to ask US the critical questions, to seek information from US, and look 

to US for guidance, just as they need US to give answers, dialogue, example and order to their lives 

- US, not surrogates, peers, media personalities, or the internet. 

Rather than read the parable of the four sons literally as a story of four different children, it is more 

realistic to believe that every child is in some way a composite of the four sons. The same child can 

be at times loving and obedient or rebellious and aggravating, clever and perceptive or naive and 

foolish, genuine and sincere, or deceitful. This is what makes parenting so challenging and so often 

frustrating. We struggle to find the correct responses to these contradictions in our children as did 

our ancestors in the Hagaddah, sometimes by imposing and sometimes by imploring, at times with 

commendation and at times with firm discipline, at times with an explanation, and at other times as 

a matter of authority. 

The Hagaddah uses the expression “P’Tach Lo,” to “open up” to our children their intellectual and 

moral potential, to make our own experiences more accessible to them, and by so doing, showing 

that they and we do not exist in separate or parallel worlds. 

The seder is truly a ritual which achieves this closeness between the generations. It is a communal 

recitation of an ancient story, aspects of which recur in every age, and which affect each generation’s 

life experiences in different ways and color their perspectives accordingly. 

The seder night becomes a time to share the collective wisdom of two or three generations and 

learn from each others’ insights. Perhaps this is the realization of the prophet Malachi’s vision chanted 

on the Sabbath before Passover, “and He shall turn the heart of the parents to the children and the 

heart of the children to their parents’. 

Gerri and I wish a joyous Passover to our Plainview Jewish Center family, 

Cantor Morris Wolk, D.Mus

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE by Allan Furman 

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On the evening of March 25th, we will begin to celebrate the holiday 

of Passover. It is been said that Passover is one of the most celebrated 

Jewish holidays. Even the least observant Jew will gather with family and 

friends to eat a festive meal with Matzo on the table maybe say a few prayers 

and remember the Exodus from Egypt. Hopefully most of us at Plainview 

Jewish Center will attend a Seder where we will try to follow the Haggadah 

and read and understand the meaningful prayer in it. It is a festive time but 

it also one of much significance. The section of the Haggadah I find most 

significant and the one I always emphasized to my children when they were 

young and even today to them and others at my Seder is that, “In every 

generation one must see oneself as though having personally come forth from Egypt, as it is written, 

“And you shall tell your child on that day, “This is done because what the Lord did for me when I came 

forth from Egypt.” This tells us that what God did long ago for our forefathers is still meaningful and 

important today. It is not just a foot note in history but a key part of what makes us a people today. We 

can not forget our history be it the Exodus from Egypt thousands of years ago or the Holocaust which 

is still fresh in the minds of many of us. We must teach our children the importance of these events so 

they and the world will never forget. 

When you are reading this article you should still have time to order Wine for Passover 

through the Shul. I want to thank Alan and Carol Hauser for organizing the wine tasting and wine sale. 

It is never an easy task, but it was made even more difficult with the snowstorm which required us to 

switch dates. I also want to thank everyone who made the Purim celebration a great event. 

I look forward to seeing you in Shul on Passover, on Shabbos and at our daily Minyans. Allan 

SPECIAL PASSOVER WORKSHIP 

WITH RABBI CONN 

Monday, March 13th at 8:15 PM 

“Everything You Always Wanted to Know 

About Kosher for Passover” 

Come with your questions as we try to separate 

law from custom, myth from fact, and piety from 

“mishigas” in a down to earth discussion of the ins 

and outs of Kosher for Passover.

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Dear Friends, 

One small phrase in the Torah is all it took to create the frenzy that is now known as “cleaning for 

Pesach”. In the book of Exodus we read, “There shall be no leavened products (chametz) in your homes.” As 

far as we know, our ancestors always understood this passage literally. Any leavened product, from Playdo to 

bread dough, was to be removed from our homes before sunset on the 15 th of Nisan. 

If we are far-sighted planners, we might be able to arrange our menus so that we eat up every last 

crumb of chametz before Passover. We certainly can give away un-opened chametz items to Island Harvest 

or any other food banks as well. 

But most likely, there will be items we cannot use or give away; items that would be very expensive or 

inconvenient to replace if we were to throw them out. Rabbis in the Middle Ages recognized this reality, and 

created a kind of “legal fiction” to enable us to keep some of our chametz locked away for use after Passover. 

This legal fiction, involved transferring authority over all chametz remaining after a certain date to the local 

rabbi. The rabbi, in turn, would “sell” the chametz to a non-Jew for a modest down-payment. In theory, the non- 

Jew was free to use the chametz during Passover. In fact, the “sold” chametz is separted from Passover food 

and placed in a marked and sealed box or cabinet, so that a Jew cannot easily access it, but the non-Jewish 

buyer can easily claim it. Should the buyer fail to pay the full purchase price by the end of Passover, the reaming 

chametz reverts to its original owners. 

While some may see the Sale of Chametz as a bit far-fetched, I believe it embodies Judaism’s ability to 

at once be a livable religion that does not impose unrealistic demands on its adherents, but also a religion that 

makes change in an evolutionary, not revolutionary way. I am happy to provide the opportunity for us to sell our 

chametz this year. 

If you would like to participate n the Sale of Chametz, please fill out the form below and return it to the 

PJC office by Sunday March 24th. I will be available to personally “buy” chametz at PJC beginning on Monday 

March 11th. I am usually available after morning minyans Sunday, Monday and Wednesday, on Monday, 

Wednesday and Thursday afternoons from 3 - 6PM, and after evening minyans Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, 

Thursday and Saturday. Feel free to stop by at other times as well. 

Chag Kasher V’samaech, Rabbi Steven Conn 

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Delegation Of Power of Attorney for the Sale of Chametz 

Know ye that I the undersigned fully empower and permit Rabbi Steven Conn to act in my place and stead, and 

in my behalf to sell all chametz possessed by me (knowingly or unknowingly) as defined by Torah and the 

Rabbinic law. And to lease all places wherein Chametz may be found, especially in the premises located at 

_______________________________________________________ 

(address—include all residences and businesses) 

Rabbi Conn has the full right to sell and lease by transactions, as he deems fit and proper and for such time 

which he believes necessary in accordance with detailed forms as explained in the general authorization 

contracts which have been given this year to Rabbi Conn to sell the Chametz. This general authorization is part 

of that agreement. Also do I thereby give the said Rabbi Conn full power and authority to appoint a substitute in 

his stead with full power to sell and to lease as provided herein. The above given power is in conformity with all 

Torah, Rabbinical regulations and laws, and also in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the 

United States. And I do hereby affix my signature on this the ______________________ day of _____________ 

in the year 2013. 

Signature: _____________________________________ Print Name _______________________________ 

I am pleased to enclose a voluntary donation of $_______ to the PJC Ma’ot Hittim Fund.

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Please join us at our next Mishpacha Service 

Friday, March 1 st 

7:00PM 

brought to you by The Express Innovation Team and 

The Arthur Gutmanstein Religious School 

We welcome parents and children to have the opportunity 

to participate in a Jewish learning experience together. 

This will include an abbreviated service with “hands on” activity, 

explanations and text study with transliterations. 

All ages invited. 

Next Mischpacha Program: 

April 15 th 

Please RSVP by Thursday, February 27th 

so we can prepare refreshments accordingly. 

Please reply to: pjcmishpacha@gmail.com. 

Children who attend will receive Category A credit; 

Mishpacha Service slips will be given out at the service, please fill it out and return it to 

the school office.

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Plainview Jewish Center 

95 Floral Drive / Plainview, New York 11803 

516-938-8610 / pjcfamilyed@gmail.com 

Family Friendly Friday 

Night Service 

NEW 

DATE! 

Friday, March 8th 

7:00 PM 

Oneg Following Services 

Join us for a warm and wonderful service 

appropriate for all ages and all people. The Rabbi 

and Cantor lead the congregation in melodies that 

encourage participation and a feeling of community. 

Afterwards, there is a delicious oneg celebrating 

special events in our lives. If you would like to 

become a sponsor of the oneg, please email Judy 

Alper at pjcfamilyed@gmail.com. 

Everyone is welcome!

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CONGRATULATIONS! 

OUR B’NAI / B’NOT MITZVAH 

BECKY PETROU 

O’ROURKE 

March 2, 2013 

Becky enjoys ballet, art and spending 

time with her family. Her favorite 

holidays are Rosh Hashanah and 

Passover because she celebrates the 

new year and spring with her family. 

For her Mitzvah Project, she is going to Ronald 

McDonald House of Long Island, which is a homeaway-from-home 

for families of seriously ill children. She 

will deliver paintings which she created for the families. 

PHILIP ROTH 

March 9, 2013 

Philip is the son of Shari and Eric Roth 

and has a sister, Lizzy. He is a seventh 

grader at POB Middle School. 

Philip enjoys computers, video games, 

basketball, photography and games. 

He loves going away to Camp JORI. 

His favorite holiday is Sukkot because he enjoys building 

and sharing the Sukkah with friends and family. For 

his Mitzvah Project, he is volunteering at the library for 

Book Buddies and Game Buddies. 

REMEMBER TO PURCHASE CANDY BAGS 

FOR YOUR BAR/BAT MITZVAH 

THROUGH OUR YOUTH GROUP 

CONTACT THE TEMPLE OFFICE: 938-8610 

THANK YOU! TODAH RABBAH! 

Thanks to everyone who helped make 

our Shalach Manot Program such a success! 

Thanks for participating either by buying Shalach 

Manot bags for family and friends or by helping by 

shopping, shlepping, packing, making phone calls 

or by just doing whatever was needed! 

Shalach Manot Committee of Sisterhood

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Fa mil y Educati on Cor ner by Judy Al per 

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Thank you, thank you, thank you! Thank you to everyone who helped make our PJ Library event, 

PJ, Purim and Pizza a great success. Thank you to Joyce Eckstein, Rhonnie Diener, Gail Kriss, 

Diane Miller and Barbara Rosenberg for all their hard work and thank you to everyone who came. We 

look forward to seeing everyone at our next PJ Library event which will celebrate Yom Haatzmaut, Israel 

Independence Day. Be on the lookout for flyers announcing the details. 

Join us on Friday evening, March 8 th at 7pm for our monthly Family Friendly Friday Night Service. 

It is a wonderful, warm, welcoming and uplifting service led by Rabbi Conn and Cantor Wolk. Don’t be 

surprised if you see people dancing in the aisles! A delicious oneg follows to give you a chance to 

speak with friends. By all accounts, this service is a winner! If you would like to be a sponsor of the 

oneg, please contact Judy Alper at pjcfamilyed@gmail.com. 

Thank you (again!) to all the girls and their mothers who helped package Shalach Manot at the 

last Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! The Shalach Manot were given to people in need, many of them 

affected by Hurricane Sandy. Thank you, as well to those families who helped sponsor the purchase of 

the goodies for the baskets. Our next Rosh Hodesh: It’s a Girl Thing! meeting will be held on Sunday, 

March 10 th at 5:30pm. We will be celebrating the month of Nisan and creating things for our Passover 

seders. All Jewish girls whether or not they are PJC members are welcome to join us, RSVP’s are 

requested to Judy Alper. 

Last, but not least, save Sunday, March 17 th at 9am as a date for your 4, 5 or 6 year old to attend 

a terrific Aleph Class Passover workshop (all children must be accompanied by an adult). This workshop 

is open to the community and is a terrific way for your child/grandchild to learn about the story and 

customs of the seder. Please RSVP if you plan to attend. 

For further information and/or reservations please email Judy Alper at pjcfamilyed@gmail.com. 

We look forward to seeing you at our events!!! 

THE BIBLE CLASS 

KING DAVID: THE MYTH AND THE MAN 

Looking for an hour of action, drama and excitement on Wednesday night? Take in a 

classic series that has been delivering the thrills for more than 2000 years. Join Rabbi Conn, 

for all the action on selected Wednesday evenings at 8:15 PM. 

Rabbi Conn will continue to guide our class through one of the Bible’s most dramatic 

stories in the Bible: David’s ascent to the kingship, his breathtaking successes and stunning 

failures. Join us for a lively and stimulating discussion of this riveting story. The class meets 

in the Kirschner Room (or the small chapel), usually twice a month on the first and third 

Wednesday. See the schedule of classes below. Refreshments will be served. Free and 

open to all. Bring your own Bible or use the study sheets provided in class. No Hebrew 

necessary. 

Next Sessions 

March 6th: II Samuel 16: Absalom, Abasalom Part III 

March 20th: II Samuel 17: Absalom, Abasalom Part IV

SCHOOL NEWS By Rachel Ginsburg, Principal 

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What is so special about the holiday of Passover that children love it so much? I am going to 

offer a few suggestions, but I am sure that, if you ask your children, they will have much more to say. 

One possible suggestion is that it is a family holiday. All of the family gets together and spends time 

together. But, we also do this on other holidays, so “Why is this night different?” 

It is different because the children play a big role in the celebration. They ask the “Four 

Questions,” they look for the afikomen, they sing special songs, etc. The children’s involvement help 

them feel comfortable and interested throughout the evening. 

“Shabbat-As-One” on Saturday, March 9 th , 2013 will include the Hey Service. Parents, please 

put it on your calendar. (This is the class service that we missed due to the snow storm on February 

9 th .) There is a class service for the Gimel class on Friday, March 15 th at 7:00PM in the Main Sanctuary. 

This is a requirement and the Cantor is working very hard with your child(ren). Please make sure that 

your child(ren) will attend that evening. 

We are planning to offer a family Pesach workshop for our Alef students and their parents on 

Sunday, March 17 th , 2013 where they will experience the ten plagues and the parting of the Red Sea. 

We are also working on getting the Baking Matzo Factory to do a workshop for our Gimel and Daled 

students during the last week before Pesach. 

It is our custom, every year, to have Passover programs the week before Passover. This year, 

the workshop will be offered on Tuesday, March 19 th and Wednesday, March 20 th , 2013. At the 

programs, we will prepare charoset and make arts and crafts such as seder plates and afikomen 

bags. The students will pay a Passover trivia game and conduct a model seder. 

I want to wish all of the children and their parents a chag kasher v’sameach. Rachel 

MARCH 2013 SCHOOL CALENDAR 

Mar. 1 (Fri) Mishpacha Service – 7:00 – 8:00 PM 

4 (Mon) School Committee Meeting – 8:15 PM in Library 

J-Flex (Teen Learning Program) – 6:00 – 8:00 PM 

8 (Fri) Family Friendly Service – 7:00 – 8:00 PM 

9 (Sat) Hey Service and “Shabbat As One” 10:30AM – 12:00PM 

14 (Thurs) CPC Meeting – 7PM 

15 (Fri) Gimel (3 rd Grade) Class Service – 7:00 – 8:00 PM – Main Sanctuary 

17 (Sun) Alef (1 st Grade) Passover Family Workshop - 9:00AM – 11:00AM 

18 (Mon) J-Flex (Teen Learning Program) – 6:00 – 8:00 PM 

18 (Mon) Express Innovation Meeting – 8:00PM – Library (Note time change) 

19-20 (Tues-Wed) Passover Workshops in Class 

23 (Sat) “Shabbat As One” – 10:30AM – 12:00PM 

24 (Sun) No School 

25 (Mon) First Seder of Pesach 

March 24 (Sun) — April 2 (Tues) Passover Vacation – No School or Jr. Congregation

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PJC Youth programs had a great month. PJC USY hosted a dance and we had 50 USYers 

from all over Suffolk county. Fun was had by all. At the Mid Winter Kallah, three 8th graders attended 

and four USYers attended from PJC. USY is having a fantastic year. Tironim and Kadima 

has been having fun with movie night and scavenger hunt around the PJC shul. Come and join us 

for some more fun as the year progresses. Hope you all had a great time at the Purim Carnival. 

MARCH EVENTS: 

March 3rd: Tironim & Kadima Bowling @ Plainview Lanes from 5:30-7pm, 

contact Lois for more information 

USY Bowling at Plainview Lanes from 7-8:30pm 

March 10th: Tironim 5:30-7pm Movie Night 

USY Cake Boss Contest @ PJC 7-8:30pm 

March 17th: Kadima - Iron Chef Contest 5:30-7pm 

A GREAT TIME WITH USY

A MESSAGE FROM THE WEBMASTER…… 

Olga Portnoy 

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Our new website is not so new anymore, it is four years old. However, the site is changing 

on a regular basis: new information comes in, mainly from our publications, Orbit and Hakol, 

pictures are regularly sent in by Carol Hauser and Kym Newborn. I also get the “Weekend 

Updates”, which come from the PJC Office Secretary, Dorit. Then, I upload them on the website. 

Additionally, on our website we have a link to Facebook and to the local Plainview news, 

“The Patch” which is updated every second and edited by our friend, Joe Dowd (AKA 

“Fiorello” and Pseudolos”). There is also a page that links to other useful Jewish historical 

and informational websites, such as the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Theological Seminary, USCJ 

and UJA amongst others. 

I hope that by now, you have learned to navigate your way around the web and feel 

comfortable looking up information and using it as a source of entertainment and backup 

information to our different Facebook pages – which are also regularly updated by volunteers 

like Kym Newborn, (the great Shofar Master) and Blayne Peltzman, our new and enthusiastic 

PJC Sisterhood President. 

So you see, I may be the one working the keyboard behind the scenes with the .docs, 

.jpegs and .pdfs but it’s a joint effort all around, as is everything that goes on at our Shul. 

Some people have asked to volunteer with the “website committee”. The help that I can use 

is to just go on the site and send me new suggestions, new “blurbs” or simply a “hey, Olga 

there’s something outdated that needs to come off the site”. I am happy to say that most of 

the time the site is up-to-date or pretty close. 

For those of you who don’t know me, I am a mother of 5 daughters and a grandmother. 

I work part time with my husband M Portnoy, CPA, at our Jericho Office. I am also an active 

PTA volunteer at Mattlin Middle School and JFK High School. I run pizza sales, Chair 

committees, attend endless meetings at both schools and send out communications emails 

on a daily basis to hundreds of parents. I am also the backup person at PJC when we send 

out the blast emails. And I am on the PJC Sisterhood membership committee this year. 

In the near future, I would like to host a workshop for the people that have not mastered 

the art of going on the web. If you think you may have an interest in this topic, please email 

me at oportnoy@aol.com or admin@plainviewjewishcenter.com or let’s use the old method 

of leaving a message at 516-349-1790 

In the meantime, it has been my wish for some time to find the following individual: 

HELP WANTED AD 

A volunteer with technology background, who can take over the Webmaster job at PJC. 

Someone who has extra time to dedicate to the beautification and maintenance of the site. 

Knowledge of pdfs, docs and jpegs conversion is necessary. Web hosting experience will 

make the job easier. Thanks for looking…..approximate amount of hours spent on the upkeep 

of the site is at least 4 hours a week, which includes uploading pictures of PJC events.

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PRESCHOOL (AKA TOT) SHABBAT 

Please join us for Pre-School (aka Tot) Shabbat: Friday, February 15th 

at 6:00PM. Pre-school Shabbat is a half hour of prayers, songs, stories 

and fun, followed by a kid-friendly kiddush. Pre-school Shabbat is open to 

the entire community—so bring your friends, grandparents, brothers and 

sisters to join in on the fun. 

PJC 2014 ISRAEL TRIP 

Planning for PJC’s 2014 trip to Israel has begun. If you are 

interested in participating, and have not already joined our interest 

list, please call or email the PJC office at: pjcli@optonline.net. More 

information on the planned trip will be available soon. 

WE WISH TO THANK AND EXPRESS OUR DEEP APPRECIATION TO 

THE FOLLOWING FAMILIES FOR THEIR DONATION TO PJC: 

Marlene & Larry Kreditor 

Randi & Bruce Lustig 

Gladys & Arthur Freilich – In memory of Marvin (Chick) Hershkowitz 

Gladys & Arthur Freilich – In memory of Bette Goldberg 

Gladys & Arthur Freilich – In memory of Harold Moss 

Gladys & Arthur Freilich – In memory of Ivan Mack 

Helene Fogel – Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund 

Diane & Joe Miller – Prayer Book Fund – In memory of Stuart Lester 

Judy & Stephen Berg – Hebrew School Fund – In memory of Jerry Friedland 

Susan & Ervi Farkas - Stella Marcus Holocaust Memorial Fund - In honor of 

Zelda & Daniel Polofsky’s 80th birthdays 

Sharon & Noah Kunoff - Shabbat Dinner Donation 

Carol & Melvin Breshin - Shabbat Dinner Donation 

Fonda & Samuel Leibowitz - Shabbat Dinner Donation 

LUNCH AND LEARN 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13TH 

Join us from 11:00 AM to 12:45 PM for stimulating study, good food and 

even better company at our monthly Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Conn. This 

month’s session will focus on the Seder Plate and how we use food to teach 

and create memories. 

Suggested donation is $5 per person. Lunch and Learn is usually held 

on the second Wednesday of each month. Open to all PJC members and the 

community at large.

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wine tasting 2013! 

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Text Study with Rabbi Conn 

Most Shabbat Afternoons between 

Mincha (Afternoon) and Ma’ariv (evening) services. 

Begin the new week with a few minutes of study. This fall, we will focus 

on a question from the weekly Torah portion and the answer given by Rashi, 

the most famous of all commentators. 

Our discussions are always brief, and usually insightful. So join us 

for prayer, study and camaraderie as we explore the Torah together.

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WE WISH TO THANK AND EXPRESS OUR DEEP APPRECIATION TO THE FOLLOWING 

FAMILIES FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE MORNING MINYAN: 

Randy & David Goldstein 

Gale Pine 

Willy Hoenig 

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SISTERHOOD NEWS 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE - Blayne Peltzman 

Tov Tov Tov to the Shalach Manot Committee who did such a superb job 

this year. It is an enormous undertaking and we at PJC are so blessed to have 

devoted women who volunteer their time. A huge todah rabbah to Bunny 

Finkelstein, Marion Weisfelner, Sheryl Fischer, Judy Dorosin, Judy Forman, 

Margie Richter, Marilyn Cohen, Louise Pollack and Doreen Guzik. Thank you 

also to all the women, men and children who helped pack. The smiles on the 

children’s faces when they received their Shalach Manot bags after services was priceless! 

Another tov, tov, tov to Michele Turk on her fabulous Bingo and Sangria night. A special thank 

you to Eugene for the delicious Sangria as well! 

Thank you to you, the congregants, for supporting our fundraising efforts. It is because of you 

that we were able to send several members of PJC’s USY executive board to the spring Kinnus this 

year, fully paid! 

Sisterhood has some exciting events coming up and I hope to see you all there! Wishing 

everyone a happy, safe and peaceful Pesach filled with love and traditions! Blayne 

PROGRAM Doris Cooper - Program Vice President 

What are we having at our March Passover meeting which is Tuesday evening, March 5th? A 

game called “The Price is Right”. Our emcee will be Roberta Cohen with Zita Jospa and Rose Weiner 

as her assistants. There will be gifts to enhance your Passover seders, and, if you are the bidder 

closest to the retail price without going over, you get to take that gift home. If it sounds like fun, smells 

like fun and tastes like fun, then it must be fun. Come and be a part of this program. Take a break from 

your Passover preparations, support Sisterhood and come on down. 

FUND RAISING Michele Turk - Fund Raising Vice President 

Thank you very much to everyone who attended and supported our Bingo and Sangria 

Fundraiser #2 on February 20 th . It was another successful endeavor and a lot of fun too! I want to 

especially thank Elyse Schrage for her donation of lovely jewelry pieces for the Bingo prizes and 

Ellen Hayman for helping me recruit new faces! Thank you also to Eugene Brickman for making his 

delicious Sangria Cocktail. 

An additional note of acknowledgement is sent to all those who shared in the profit of our 

“Gold Selling Party.” The jeweler came equipped with cash and accurately weighed and appraised 

our gold. We all left with hard cash in our purses and a huge smile! It was an easy and pleasant 

fundraiser for the Sisterhood. I’m looking forward to seeing more of you at the next event. 

Sisterhood wishes Bunny Finkelstein 

a Refuah Shelaymah!

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PJC Sisterhood Z’havah 

Pesach Apron Decorating 

Join us to personalize your new 

Passover apron! 

Sunday, March 3, 2013 

Kirschner Room 

9:15-10:45 am 

Have some creative fun while noshing with 

friends! 

Kindly RSVP by 2/20/13 

Liz Danziger 935-2894, Shari Kubrick 939-0638

TORAH FUND - Rose Weiner, Torah Fund Coordinator 

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Our Torah Fund Kick-Off in January was a huge success. I want to thank everyone 

who attended. A big “Thank You” goes to Joyce Rimer for her hospitality and delicious 

desserts. A good time was had by all. Please continue to purchase Torah Fund cards and 

help support the Jewish Theological Seminary. 

Rose Weiner, Torah Fund Coordinator 

The Torah Fund supports our future rabbis, cantors, teachers and Jewish 

community leaders at the Jewish Theological Seminary. The money raised through 

our Torah Fund contributions is an important part of fostering and maintaining 

the continuity of the Jewish conservative movement. You can help in this effort by 

making donations to Sisterhood’s Torah Fund or simply purchasing Torah Fund 

greeting cards. Occasions such as Mazel Tov, Get Well, Rejoicing with You, New 

Baby, and of course Condolences are all available for $4.00 each. The cards can be 

purchased at any Sisterhood meeting or event, or they can be mailed to the recipient 

for you by contacting: 

Rose - 935-0454, Joyce - 433-4826, Barbara - 631-923-0000 or Judi - 433-4099 

Welcome a new arrival! 

Send one of these beautiful Torah Fund cards today! 

The Sisterhood Judaica Shop 

has gifts for all your holiday needs. We have a large selection of 

seder plates, menorahs, mezuzahs, jewelry and head coverings for 

both men and women. Our great holiday serving pieces, including 

platters and utensils, are wonderful for celebrating and entertaining 

with family and friends. 

WHEN YOU THINK GIFTS, THINK SISTERHOOD JUDAICA! 

FOR INFORMATION, CALL MICHELE HAIMES @ 516-822-0704.

EDUCATION Sharon Kunoff - Education Vice President 

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We always say, when Purim comes, can Pesach be far behind? Even though I am writing this 

with almost 2 feet of snow on the ground, by the time you are reading this, Purim will have come and 

gone. In fact at this writing, Shoprite has had it’s Passover shelves stocked for over a week already! 

The holidays are not as seasonal as usual. The first seder will be on Monday evening, March 25 th . 

Pesach is always such a nostalgic holiday. There are certain customs that we observe every year but 

then someone says or does something differently and new memories are created. We often have 

guests who tell us that their family does things differently than our family does. One thing we do differently 

is the afikomen search. We have a double search. It works for us!! It is always fun to learn new things 

which we sometimes add to our celebrations and sometimes not. 

The best thing about the holiday is being together with family, but even when not all the family can 

get together, the holiday has it’s special moments. Last Pesach I found particularly heart -warming. We 

celebrated with cousins whose two grandchildren are slightly older than ours and the other children 

were all quite close in age. All were old enough to be a real part of the seder. At one point some of us 

adults looked around and realized that the kids had sort of taken over. They were singing the songs, 

using many tunes, all of which they knew well and were having a wonderful time. This year, circumstances 

will have us more scattered, but we expect to have some great experiences anyhow. With less family 

around, I expect there will be more friends. 

Try to think of your favorite Pesach moments and share them at your seder. Ask the others what 

they remember and like the best about the holiday. It can lead to interesting discussions and can 

involve the children in many ways. Pesach is a time to create memories. It is nice to reinforce them by 

remembering!! Spend some time thinking about what you might like to share this year. 

Have a sweet and meaningful holiday!! See you in Shul!! Sharon 

Sisterhood Special Project - M’yad L’yad by Sharon Kunoff 

Fortunately our family came through Sandy with no more than the loss of power that affected 

most of us. We were able to send them a small Chanukah package, although a little late. We hope to 

make up for it by sending a nice Purim package with gift certificates to enable them to shop for Passover. 

By that time, you or your children may know which spring clothes no longer fit your sons or grandsons 

and which winter clothes you feel will not fit next year. If you have anything that may fit our family, please 

try to get it to me (call at 515-694-1896 or email skunoff@optonline.net) and we will arrange to get it 

from you. Cash for gift certificates is always welcome. If you want to purchase the cards yourself, she 

shops at Stop and Shop and at Target. 

Following is a recap of sizes, but remember, young boys grow, so if you have a size larger you 

can send it on. If it doesn’t fit now, it will soon. The mom wears 18, 20, XL or 2X pants and XL dresses. 

Her shoe size is 8 ½ or 9 and she enjoys reading romance novels and walking. The dad wears size 

small shorts/pants, size 8 shoes and enjoys the computer. Ernesto wears size 6 pants, 8, 10 or medium 

shirts and size 12 shoes. He enjoys Thomas trains, Angry birds, Spiderman and Lego. If you have a 

child who has outgrown any of these items that are still in good condition, Ernesto would like them. If you 

are thinking of winter items, coats, sweaters or hoodies would be nice along with the spring items that 

we hope will be needed soon. 

Thanks to all of you who keep our family in mind!! It is a wonderful mitzvah and is appreciated!

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BUY JNF TREES FROM SISTERHOOD 

THEY CAN BE IN MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE 

OR IN HONOR OF A LOVED ONE 

OR JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO PLANT A TREE IN ISRAEL 

JNF TREES ARE $18.00 EACH 

PLEASE CONTACT ELYSE SCHRAGE @ 822-7062 

HOLOCAUST 

SURVIVOR COOKBOOK 

Our Sisterhood has added a new item to our list of fund 

raising which has already proven to be a great success 

for our temple. It is called the “Holocaust Survivor 

Cookbook”. It is a beautifully published book containing 

129 amazing and miraculous stories of courage & survival 

and includes over 250 delicious recipes which were 

favorites of these great people and their families. You will 

enjoy their recipes, but their stories will never be forgotten. 

They are selling for $36.00 and the profits on every book 

will be donated strictly to the Plainview Jewish Center. 

They will be displayed at every Sisterhood meeting. Or, 

you can call Marilyn Cohen at 822-4553 to order. This is 

a great book to have for your home or for a gift for your 

family and friends. This book makes a meaningful gift. 

And, as a bonus, you will also be supporting our temple. 

MAY WE SERVE YOU 

Prayer Book Fund Torah Fund Book of Life JNF Certificates 

Diane Miller 935-7732 Rose Weiner 935-0454 Rhoda Meshover 938-8818 Elyse Schrage 822-7062 

Judaica Shop Joyce Rimer 433-4826 Cookbook 

Michele Haimes 822-0704 Judi Dorosin Barbara Alhadeff 631-923-0000 

Mitzvah Committee: Call Temple Office: 938-8610 (Shiva Set-up & Shiva Chairs Available)

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WE WISH TO THANK AND EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION TO THE FOLLOWING FAMILIES 

FOR THEIR GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE YAHRZEIT & YIZKOR FUND: 

Sandy & Jerry Assa 

Yolanda Needleman 

Carol & Richard Levinson 

Marge Felder 

Susan & Jeffrey Miller 

Sarah & Abraham Gutman 

Rhonda & Joel Frank 

Rhoda Meshover 

Wendy & Barry Shapiro 

Randy & David Goldstein 

Marsha & Stuart Schwartz 

Eileen Glotzer 

Rhoda & Jerome Wiener 

Ellen & Martin Kirschman 

Selma & Herman Bernstein 

Janet & Mervin Unger 

Helen Fuchs 

Eleanore & Lawrence Abrams 

Ellen & George Rosenbaum 

Linda Sobolow 

Claire Pottish 

Nancy & Kenneth Maltz 

Ellen & Norman Kaufman 

Barbara & Bernard Roy Hoffman 

Eva & Irwin Sher 

Helen & Harvey Rock 

Hank Marcus 

Louise & Seth Pollack 

Alexandra Rosen 

Anita & Sheldon Chassen 

Rita Gulack 

Nanette & Sandy Strenger 

Pearl & Martin Plawsky 

Shahla & Leon Hezghia 

Eileen & Bernard Berman 

Ida & Victor Klaynman 

Doris & Hy Schoenfeld 

Ellen & Steven Haas 

Beatrice & Robert Gutman 

Mira & Paul Klein 

Elaine & Steven Singer 

Phyllis & Gerard Levi 

Loretta Fleiss 

Dorothy & David Stopsky 

Louise & Reid Selden 

Marcia & Milton Weller 

Rona Zemel 

Jack Schwartzman 

Estelle & Alan Hodes 

Philip Brandfon 

Laurie & Joel Bates 

David A. Miller

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REFUAH SHELAYMAH 

Our Plainview Jewish Center Family wishes a refuah shelaymah to: 

Hank Marcus 

Martin Bertisch Zelda King 

Sheldon Chassen Marilyn Cohen 

Bunny Finkelstein 

To our PJC members, if you would like to have a family member 

included in this section, please notify the temple office at: 

516 938-8610 x101

H a t z i l u , p l e a s e g o t o : www.hatzilurescue.org 

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Hatzilu Means Rescue 

Hatzilu is reaching out to our community for help. This worthy organization 

has been assisting impoverished and needy Jews throughout Nassau County for 

many years. Volunteer social workers help elderly Jews obtain the government benefits 

to which they are entitled and food is provided to the hungry. Hatzilu maintains the 

largest kosher food warehouse in Nassau County and volunteers deliver food to 

people who need it desperately. The warehouse is in dire need of canned goods and 

nonperishable foods. Donations of these products would help restock the shelves 

that are almost bare. 

Hatzilu appreciates all money donations as well. A food collection box will be 

placed by the main entrance of the synagogue. 

Thanks for helping those in need. For further information about 

or call 931-2884. 

Arlyne Skolnik 

HATZILU 

IN ORDER TO HELP OUR JEWISH POOR AND ELDERLY, 

PLEASE MAKE A DONATION TO HATZILU. 

MEN’S CLUB WILL SEND A CERTIFICATE 

TO HONOR THE NAME OF MEMORY OF WHO YOU CHOOSE. 

THIS IS AN IDEAL WAY TO EXPRESS A “SIMCHA” OR “SYMPATHY” 

AND TO HELP OUR FELLOW JEWS. 

PLEASE EMAIL STEVE GLASSER AT: STEVETG@AOL.COM 

OR CALL HIM AT: 516 938-3069 TO ORDER A CERTIFICATE

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ATTENTION ALL CONGREGANTS: 

OUR WEEKDAY EVENING MINYANS 

ARE IN NEED OF A FEW GOOD PEOPLE! 

WEEKDAY MINYAN IS AT 8PM AND LASTS 15 MINUTES. 

ANY DAY YOU CAN COME DOWN 

WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. 

THANK YOU 

PJC BUY A BRICK PROGRAM 

Please help us in raising money to upgrade, beautify and maintain 

our building and grounds. Our Walkway of Memories will provide a 

permanent way to honor or memorialize a family member or friend, 

a business or special occasion. 

For further information or additional order forms, please call: 

Larry Speiller at (516) 938-8610.

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PSSST! IT’S OKAY TO TALK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE 

. 

Respecting others’ privacy is an important Jewish value. Lashon 

HaRa—gossip—is uniformly condemned by our tradition. But there is at 

least one exception. When someone is ill or in need of care and support, 

it is a mitzvah to tell people who can help. 

In our community, the Rabbi and Cantor provide pastoral support to 

individuals and families who are suffering illness and those who need 

emotional support. The Rabbi also serves as the liaison to our newly 

formed Bikur Cholim Committee; which provides additional visits and 

support to those who request it. 

Please let the Rabbi and Cantor know when someone in our 

congregation is ill; or when a family is dealing with a crisis. Only when 

they know can they reach out to individuals and families in need. Only 

when they know can they mobilize our Bikur Cholim committee to provide 

additional support. Don’t worry that they might already have the 

information. Don’t worry that you are “bothering” these busy people. 

The information you provide will be vital to helping our congregation to 

serve the needs of those who need us the most. 

Rabbi Conn and Cantor Wolk can be reached at PJC at (516) 938-8610. 

Rabbi Conn can be reached by cell at (516) 524-7447 

or by email at rabbiconn@plainviewjewishcenter.com. 

PLAINVIEW JEWISH CENTER 

CEMETERY GROUND 

Location: Wellwood Cemetery at Pinelawn, New York 

Cost: Single Graves available at $600 each grave. 

Family Graves $550 each (minimum of 4 graves). 

Terms: 25% down with interest free monthly payments 

for a period of up to two (2) years. 

Eligibility: Available to PJC Members ONLY. 

For information call: JOEL FASS 938-7351

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