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A MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI
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Last Friday, a congregant sent me an article written by the president of Congregation Beth Israel, in Charlottesville, wherein he recalled in detail what happened in his congregation when Nazi's decided to march in that city. At one point, he stood on the front porch with two hired guards while white supremacists and neo-Nazis walked by shouting, "There's the synagogue. Let's burn it down!" and "Jews will not replace us!" As a congregational rabbi, I trembled when I read that 40 plus people inside, finishing their Shabbat morning prayers, were told to sneak out the back door of their synagogue for their safety. This is the United States in 2017, not Germany in the 30's and 40's. To read the full article, click here: CHARLOTTESVILLE
With all of the hate we are witnessing in the world, I have spent the last few weeks talking about Ahavat Hinam: Baseless Love. While we need to vigilantly fight against anti-Semitism and racism and any negative "ism", at the same time, we must learn to express love for those around us.
We have just entered the month of Elul which begins the countdown to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Our Tradition tells us that Elul is a time of reflection and introspection. It is in Elul that we begin to work on repentance; it is now that we begin the process of returning to our best selves. It is our work in Elul that will enable us to request of God, a good, fruitful and meaningful New Year.
This year, part of our return should include the ability to accept those who are different from us and, perhaps, to try to teach others to do the same. Our congregant, Rabbi Paula Mack Drill, recently quoted Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, who said: "The test of faith is whether I can make space for difference. Can I recognize God's image in someone who is not in my image, whose language, faith, ideal, are different from mine? If I cannot, then I have made God in my image instead of allowing God to remake me in His."
The JCC's president, Rose Valentine, and I have penned a letter to Congregation Beth Israel offering our support and prayers to help them heal from the nightmare that they experienced. To see this letter, click here: LETTER. As a congregation we must take concrete steps toward fighting against the rise of blatant anti-Semitic activities in our country. I will be looking for ways to achieve this goal and I encourage any person in our congregation to offer suggestions of her, or his, own.
At the same time, I am requesting that we each make it a point to pursue performing random acts of kindness. Our ability to change the world is only limited if we do nothing. As the Rabbis advise in Pirkei Avot: We are not required to complete a task, however, we are required to begin it.
Shabbat Shalom - Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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SUMMER HOURS
Rabbi Jay will be at his office at the JCC on Mondays and will have office hours from 10:00 AM - Noon. Drop in to chat (call the office to make sure he is in and not out on an emergency 609-492-4090) or make an appointment with him (973-865-9534).
This is also a good time to telephone the rabbi.
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KOL HAKAVOD CAMPAIGN
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Please consider being a part of this campaign to supplement the clergy needs of our congregation. This is a separate, voluntary commitment and is additional to our low annual dues obligation. HERE IS THE LINK TO BRING UP THE DONATION FORM KOL HAKAVOD
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THE WEEK THAT WAS...
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 It's a success when you have to bring more chairs out. We set up 50 chairs for the movie "There Are Jews Here" last Sunday night but had to add 30 more. The movie made many in the audience sad when they saw the closing of synagogues in communities such as Laredo, TX, Dotham, AL, Butte, MT and Latrobe PA due to a shift in demographics... but there were cheers when the film showed our members bringing the Torahs into the JCC from the synagogue that closed in Latrobe. Don Pripstein, who comes from the area and knew the folks from Latrobe, filled us in on the background of the community. Rabbi Jay brought the two Torahs out and cited The Herman Family and Paula & Howard Hait for donating them to our synagogue and Harold Farin & Don Pripstein for making all the arrangements for the transfer.
Next documentary showing:
On September 10th, at 7pm, Jerry Lewis: The
Man Behind the Clown will be shown. This is a
study of the late Jerry Lewis' ability to make the masses laugh through visual gags, pantomime, and signature slapstick humor --a close-up look at the man behind the clown persona.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Saturday, August 26 @ 8:45 PM Sunday, August 27 @
4:00 PM
From the stages of Broadway, where he played the pivotal role of Jean
Valjean in Les Miserables, to packed arenas on tour with the Gold/Platinum
selling rock-symphonic band, The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Bart Shatto has
delighted audiences with his magnificent talents. Shatto's name may be
familiar to LBI regulars as he has also performed multiple memorable times at
the Surflight Theater in Beach Haven in Les Miserables and Jekyll and Hyde.
He has also had the privilege of performing at such distinguished venues as
Carnegie Hall and at the National Theatre in Washington D.C. for President
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Joining Mr. Shatto are accompanist Bridgette Rothman, vocalist Phyllis Chapell with a medley of songs from "Fiddler on the Roof" and David Hampson performing
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songs from
"Man of La Mancha."
General Admission $45; Reserved seating $70
Charge cards are accepted.
Tickets available at the door.
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ONGOING ACTIVITIES
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MAH JONGG
EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Fridays from 10:00 - 11:15 PM
LUNCH & LEARN
with Rabbi Jay
Mondays 12:00 - 1:30 PM
ZUMBA
Monday/Thursday/Friday
9:00 PM
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FEDERATION FILM FESTIVAL
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FOR MORE INFORMATION CLICK ON:
FILMS
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GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
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RAFFLES
All members should have received their raffle tickets. Please help to make this project a success by purchasing tickets. Additional tickets are also available in the office.
MORRIS L. SHAPIRO ENDOWMENT FUND
All organizations should have a substantial endowment fund to ensure its continuation. Except for dire emergencies, the principal amounts in the fund cannot be used to run the organization. Interest earned from the account may be used. As previously announced, Herb and Selma Shapiro have created a JCC Endowment Fund to honor Herb's father. It will be known as "The Morris L. Shapiro Endowment Fund at the JCC of LBI " The Shapiros have generously pledged a total of $50,000 to fund this. While initially established by the Shapiros, anyone may contribute to this important fund.
Join Herb and Selma in helping assure the continuity of our JCC, and our ability to continue providing a full-service congregation to serve the Jewish people of the area. All members are encouraged to help this important effort by contributing to this Fund.
Your gift to the fund can be sent to the JCC Office. Please mark your check accordingly.
Space is available for memorial plaques on the yahrzeit boards in the Sanctuary. Here is the order form:
TREE OF LIFE (located in the Social Hall)
You can purchase a leaf in honor of an occasion or in memory of a loved one.
Here is the
Tree of Life Form:
TREE
PAVERS (
in front of the Front Entrance)
Only 4 x 8 and 12 x 12 size pavers are available
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TD AFFINITY PROGRAM
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Easy money!
Do you have an account with TD Bank?
You can contribute to the JCC without it costing you a cent. TD Bank will pay us on the number of accounts in our TD Affinity Club. There is no minimum number of members. We automatically receive $10 for every checking account and .01% of the balance on Savings Accounts. In addition we receive $50 for any new accounts. This is strictly confidential and the JCC does not know the amount in any of the accounts.
We just received a check for $456.00 from TD Bank. So think about joining this program and helping the JCC to reap the benefits.
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TEXT BLAST SIGN UP
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If you would like to receive JCC of LBI reminders and alerts via text message on your cell phone, please contact the office by email ([email protected]) or phone (609-492-4090) We would be alerting you for example that "Services are cancelled" or "Last opportunity to sign up for Community Seder".
This information will not be shared and will only be used for JCC purposes.
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JCC INFORMATION
THE OFFICE IS LOCATED AT
2411 Long Beach Boulevard (24th Street)
Spray Beach, NJ 08008
ENTER THE BUILDING DURING OFFICE HOURS
THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR.
PRESS THE ENTRY BUTTON ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE FOR ADMITTANCE.
Mailing Address:
2411 Long Beach Blvd.
Spray Beach, NJ 08008
Telephone: 609-492-4090
FAX: 609-492-7550
OFFICE HOURS:
MONDAY 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
TUESDAY 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
WEDNESDAY 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
THURSDAY 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
FRIDAY - 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Office Staff:
Jeri Riffle, Executive Director
Leslie Dinkfelt, Office Manager
Marcie Deutsch, Computer Admin.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Rabbi Michael S. Jay
Rose Valentine, JCC President
VIEW THE JULY/AUGUST BULLETIN
with this link
E-mail Editor: Rose Valentine
rvalen
[email protected]
Like" Us on Facebook: Search for Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island and make sure the JCC of LBI: The Place to Be icon shown above shows up
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THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
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8/25 - 9/1
Friday
Rabbi's Class
10:00 - 11:15 AM
Saturday
Bart Shatto Concert
8:45 PM
Daven on the Beach @24th Street
9:00 AM
Bart Shatto Concert
4:00 PM
Zumba
9:00 AM
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Jay
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Wednesday
Friday
Rabbi's Class
10:00 - 11:15 AM
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SHABBAT SHALOM
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7:19 PM
(So. Ocean County NJ)
HERE IS A CALENDAR OF ALL CANDLE LIGHTING TIMES
ON LBI FOR 5778
JOIN US FOR SERVICES
Friday,
August 25, 2017
8:00 PM
Rabbi's Talk
Pursuing Justice in the month of Elul
ONEG SHABBAT SPONSORS
In honor of her 7 grandchildren
and 3 great grandchildren
Lexa Merson
In honor of the engagement
of Matthew Merson to Kelly Porcelli
Vera Hershenberg
In honor of grandchildren
Daniel, Talia, Judah and Dafna
Sue and Art Davis and
Diane and Barney Hoffman
In memory of our parents who had the foresight to bring us to LBI
as children. And the rest is history!
Remembering
Leanore S. Klein
Jerome Odenheimer
Vera Lipman
Ted Brod
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Shoftim
(Deuteronomy 16:18- 21:9)
Here is the Parshah
PARSHAH
Isiah 51:12 - 52:12
Here is the Haftorah:
Zach Rosenberg
Musaf
Zach Rosenberg
KIDDISH SPONSORED
BY
PHYLLIS & MICHAEL GREEN
in honor of
their 10 years on LBI
NO HAVDALLAH THIS WEEK DUE TO THE CONCERT
Sunday
August 27, 2017
Daven on the Beach at 24th Street
9:00 AM
Please help us create a special atmosphere by not using electronic devices (phones, cameras, games etc) in or around the synagogue on Shabbat
and Holidays. No food or drink is permitted in the sanctuary.
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YAHRZEITS
FOR NEXT WEEK
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These names will be read at services on August 25, 2017
Sarah Finkel
Peter Friedman*
Leslie Levine
Shirley Pollack
Gertrude Sanders
Louis Abromovitz
Harold Cohn
George Katz
Rae Hochman
Ethel Kates*
Elsie Lox
Rose Luterman
Anne Miller
James Patrician
Morris Steinberg
Fran Lilienfeld
Billie Snyder
David Cramer
Greta Hercky
* Yahrzeit Plaque - These names are lovingly enshrined on our synagogue memorial boards.
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HIGH HOLIDAYS
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 It is just 3 weeks until the High Holidays. We hope you will be joining us for services.
Please send your ticket order to the JCC office as soon as possible and let us know if you want to have an honor since we will be assigning honors prior to the holiday. Here is the form for ticket orders and honors: HIGH HOLIDAYS
Names to be included in the Book of Remembrance, which is distributed at Yiskor on Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Passover and Shavuot, are due by September 13. Here is the form for your convenience REMEMBRANCE
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CONGREGATION
NEWS
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SHARE YOUR NEWS
CONTACT:
CARING COMMITTEE
This committee acts as a support system for congregation members facing illness and other personal situations that need to be addressed.
Please contact Chairperson, Joy Kern, if you are in need of assistance or if you know of a JCC member that needs our help.
609- 978-3669
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KIDDISHES
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Contact Lynn Berkowitz
or Rose Valentine
for information about
sponsoring a Kiddish
609-709-3160
973-632-0913
SEE NEW DONATION & MENU
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SISTERHOOD STUFF
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SISTERHOOD BOOK DISCUSSION
Monday, September 11
10:30 AM
"The Submission" by
Amy Waldman
Ten years after 9/11, a dazzling, kaleidoscopic novel re-imagines its aftermath and wonders what would happen if a Muslim-American was blindly chosen to plan the World Trade Center Memorial.
Spring 2018 Choice:
"Inside Outside" by Herman Wouk
Good winter read!!!!
BREAK THE FAST
The Sisterhood will be preparing aBreak-The-Fast to be served immediately following Ma'ariv
on Yom Kippur
Reservations are required and may be made by calling
Carole Nunberg at 609-410-7649
$20 per person by September 20th / $25 per person after September 20.
SHOEBOX RECYCLING
PROGRAM
FOR DETAILS, PLEASE CLICK:
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MEN'S CLUB
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Men's Club Reorganization Meeting
Sunday, September 17, 2017
at 10:00 am
Steering Committee members and
potential new members are invited to attend
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ADS FOR JCC BULLETIN
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Please contact the JCC Office (609-492-4090) if you would like to place an ad in the Bulletin
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NAME BADGES
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If you did not order a name tag, we will be putting in another order. Here is the link for the form to order your name tag: BADGES
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| JUST CLICK AND YOU'RE THERE!!! LATEST BULLETIN: BULLETIN
WEB SITE: JCC WEB SITE MEMBERSHIP FORMS MEMBERSHIP PAVERS: PAVERS TREE OF LIFE TREE JEWISH JOURNAL: JOURNAL YAHRZEIT PLAQUE FORM: PLAQUE KOL HAKAVOD DONATION FORM KOL HAKAVOD KIDDISH SPONSOR KIDDISH FORM ONEG SPONSOR ONEG SUMMER CALENDAR CALENDAR |
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