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 The Jewish Community Center of LBI
E-Letter
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July 14, 2017
20 Tammuz 5777
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Join in the beautiful custom of Jewish women ushering
in the Hebrew month with prayer and study. No prior
knowledge of Hebrew or Torah needed, just the desire
to learn and share with your fellow congregants.
Led by
Sheri Horowitz-Jay
Sunday, July 23, 2017 @
9:00 AM
at the JCC of LBI
2411 Long Beach Blvd., Spray Beach
Lite breakfast
Welcome the new month of Av
Workshop by Dr. Deborah Rabner: How to make jeweled head coverings
Optional: Bring a favorite pin of costume jewelry piece
Special teaching by our Scholar Near the Beach, Susan Werk
For additional information about this event
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A TORAH MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI
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Zelophehad had 5 daughters, but no sons. According to the law as set forth at Sinai, only sons inherited from a father. When the daughters approached Moses and said that their father's inheritance would be lost to the family because there were no son's, Moses brings the issue to God Who considers it and amends the law, stating that: "if a man dies without leaving a son, you shall transfer his property to his daughter."
While the new law still fails to treat sons and daughters equally, it is a step in the right direction. More importantly, what we learn is that not all of the laws are, excuse the term, "written in stone". The fact that God, in effect, permits a legislative change is not only transformative, but it sets a precedent for the future. If God can determine that a law that God wrote is subject to amendment, how much more so should we be cognizant of the fact that man-made laws should be subject to review and revision.
But the lesson runs deeper than this. The Torah does not become invalidated simply because a portion of it may be seen as incorrect. The power of Torah is that it is capable of change and, at the same time, equally capable of maintaining its strength as the guiding light of our people.
When there is an injustice, it is not permissible to simply say: "Too bad, that is what the law has always been." Just as Moses, we are required to be the instruments of change. The requirement placed upon us of repairing the world is not a choice.
Each of us must look into our own lives. Is there something going on in our home, or office, or any place else, that has always been going on, but should be changed? Is there an individual or a group of people being treated unfairly who should be entitled to be treated differently.
But the lesson goes yet one step further. I think we tend to overlook the fact that the daughters of Zelophehad actually felt as if they had the right to approach Moses with their problem. And Moses listened.
This is the last part of the lesson. Give voice to those who may not feel as if they have a voice. Keep you door open, keep your arms open, keep your ears open, and keep you heart open.
Change is often the hardest thing to do and sometimes it is not the answer. However, while change is not always the answer, where appropriate, have the courage to ask for it. Have the foresight to permit it. Have the compassion to implement 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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 We had a nice turnout for the Documentary last Saturday night. Everyone left having enjoyed the film. Thanks to Lynn Berkowitz for showing the film and making the popcorn.
The next documentary is being shown on Sunday, August 20 @7:00 PM. "There Are Jews Here" is an intimate look at four once thriving Jewish communities now fighting for survival.
This film includes the story of the Latrobe Torahs, which are now part of the JCC of LBI's collection!
Lynn has been very busy this week organizing last Wednesday's the July Bazaar. We had good crowds and happy vendors. Mazel Tov Lynn.
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Herman Kaufman donates to the JCC Education Fund. Bunny Kaufman is his proud grandma.
WE COULD USE SOME YOUNG FOLKS TO HELP US WITH CLEANUP OF THE AUGUST BAZAAR. CALL THE OFFICE IS IF ANY OF YOUR KIDS OR GRANDCHILDREN CAN HELP.
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THANK YOUS
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BAZAAR VOLUNTEERS
SET UP/CLEAN UP
Linda Marr
Ron Marr
Barbara Marcus
Jill Denker
Paula Hait
Hedda Chairnoff
Alisa Freidberg
Phil Levy
Arnie Galer
Don Pripstein
Karen Schwing
Harold Farin
Lynn's Joel
KITCHEN CREW
Lori Sherry
Carole Nurnberg
Lexa Merson-Koel
Alisa Friedberg
Hedda Chairnoff
Ellen Weinberg
Enid Dairman
Paula Hait
Natty Lapidus
Herman Kaufman
Bunny Kaufman
Joan Ely
Cookie (Carole) Gomer
Judy Abend
Helyn Benjamin
Harold Farin
Phil Levy
Jody Brusilow
JCC TABLE
Richard Morgan
Arnie Galer
Barry Goldman
Renee Goldman
Harold Farin
Ken Abend
Rudy Valentine
Mel Benjamin
Roberta Scott
Ira Morgenthal
Ina Morgenthal
Don Pripstein
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ONGOING SUMMER ACTIVITIES
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MAH JONGG
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VERY WEDNESDAY FROM 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
NO MAH JONGG THIS WEEK!
RABBI'S CLASS
Fridays from 10:00 - 11:15 PM
The Ethical Life: Jewish Values in an Age of Choice This course will focus on the general Ethics of our tradition and how that tradition can be applied to issues that have risen historically and today. This class runs for ten weeks. Each class is stand alone, so there is no need to come to all of them. There will be a suggested donation of $5 per class or $40 if you plan on attending all ten classes.
LUNCH & LEARN
with Rabbi Jay
Mondays 12:00 - 1:30 PM
An extended book club using Rabbi Joseph Telushkin's book,
Jewish Wisdom: Ethical Spiritual, And Historical
Lessons From the Great Works and Thinkers. Each
class will be stand-alone, so, if you cannot make it to
all of them, you should still come!
Lunch will provided with a suggested donation of $5.
(Used books will be available for purchase for around $10
each)
ZUMBA
Monday/Thursday/Friday
9:00 PM
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SISTERHOOD STUFF
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Sponsor an
Oneg Shabbat
and Share the Joy of Shabbat!
Dates Available
July 21, 2017
August 4, 2017
September 1, 2017
SEE THIS FORM TO RESERVE A DATE:
SHOEBOX RECYCLING
PROGRAM
FOR DETAILS, PLEASE CLICK:
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JULY EVENTS
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Sunday, July 16 - 9:30 AM
MEN'S CLUB BREAKFAST with presentation by CAMERA
Sarit Catz, the International Letter-
Writing Director for CAMERA (The
Committee fo Accuracy in Middle East
Reporting in America)
SEE FLYER FOR DETAILS
CAMERA
Call the office to make your reservation.
 Monday, July 17 - 10:30 PM
SISTERHOOD BOOK CLUB
"My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me" by Jennifer Teege and Nicole Sellmair
CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF
ROSIE STARR LUNCHEON
hosted by the Starr Family
Lunch & beverages
will be served
Wednesday, July 19th
12:30 PM
Thursday, July 20 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
SISTERHOOD
MAH JONGG
TOURNAMENT
Sunday, July 23 9:00 AM at the JCC
WOMEN'S ROSH CHODESH CELEBRATION. RSVP to the office 609-492-4090
Sunday, July 30 - 7:00 PM
THREE SOPRANOS CONCERT
Tickets available in the Office
AUGUST PREVIEWS
Sunday, August 6th 11:00 AM
POETRY READING WITH RICHARD MORGAN
The JCC's own Richard Morgan will read poems from his fourth
book, Hebrew Lessons -- Poems From My Jewish Heart and tell the stories behind his poetry and the lessons he has learned. His presentation also includes slides of his wife Pat's
watercolors and an opportunity for the audience to react, make
comments and ask questions. After the program, enjoy refreshments and have Richard sign your copy of the book.
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SUMMER CONCERTS
Three Sopranos
Sunday, July 30th -
7:00 PM
Reserved Seats:
$60
Gen. Admission:
$45
Bart Shatto
Saturday, August 26 - 8:45 PM
Sunday, August 27 - 4:00 PM
Reserved Seats:
$70
Gen Admission: $45
SEASON PACKAGE (both concerts)
Reserved: $110.50
Gen. Admission: $76.50
CALL THE JCC OFFICE
TO ORDER YOUR TICKETS
609-492-4090
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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
or cut and paste:
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THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
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7/14 - 7/21
Friday
Rabbi's Class
10:00 - 11:15 AM
Saturday
Drop-In Havdallah
9:00 PM
Daven on the Beach @24th Street
9:00 AM
Men's Club Breakfast
with Presentation by CAMERA
9:30 AM
Zumba
9:00 AM
Book Review
10:30 AM
Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Jay
12:00 - 1:30 PM
Wednesday
Celebration of the Life of Rosie Starr
12:30 PM
Thursday
Mah jongg Tournament
9:00 AM
Friday
Rabbi's Class
10:00 - 11:15 AM
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SHABBAT SHALOM
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8:05 PM
(So. Ocean County NJ)
JOIN US FOR SERVICES
Friday,
July 14, 2017
SHABBAT ON THE BEACH
ON 24TH STREET
6:00 PM
Rabbi's Talk:
What should we be doing to be considered "Good"
NO 8:00 SERVICE THIS WEEK
In case of rain,
a Kabbalat Service will be held
Torah Portion
Pinchas
(Numbers 25:10 - 30:1)
Here is the Parshah
IKings 18:46 - 19:21
Here is the Haftorah:
Torah Leiner & Haftorah Chanter:
Dr. Michael Lippman
 KIDDISH SPONSORED BY
DR. MICHAEL & JULIE LIPPMAN
in honor of the 60th anniversary of Michael's
bar mitzvah
Drop-in-Havdallah
9:00 PM
Sunday
Daven on the Beach at 24th Street
9:00 AM
SPECIAL SERVICES
SHABBAT
7/21-22
 SCHOLAR NEAR THE BEACH
Congregation Agudath Israel
will be joining us for her 5th year as our scholar.
SHABBAT
7/28-29
FRIDAY NIGHT
A Presentation by the
Israel Institute of Technology
Join JCC of Long Beach Island and the American Technion Society
at an exclusive event featuring Jerry Kleinman of the
American Technion Society
The Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute:
The story behind the selection of the Technion and Cornell University by
the Bloomberg administration to create a new applied science graduate
school in NYC
What does it mean for Technion, for Israel and for New York City?
SATURDAY
VISITING STUDENT RABBI
Ben Goldberg is a rabbinical student at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, where he is also earning an MA in Midrash, and will be ordained in 2018. Raised in the Philadelphia suburbs, Ben graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in History and Jewish Studies.
Ben will do a D'var Torah as well as a Lunch & Learn following services
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 July 14, 2017
Tracy Gardner
Ada Weiner Lepene*
Esther London
Joseph Notterman
Tillie Balbresky
Theodore Freedland
Simon Greenberg
Dorothy Petchenik
Milton Weinstein*
Dr. Mark Farin*
John Gottlieb*
Sidney Holtzman*
Alan Rubinfeld*
Max Silverman
Harry Weiner*
Elizabeth Bat Joserll
Pauline Cohn
Roy H. Entin
Frances Indzel
Rose Albert*
Rose Freeman
Samuel Hochberger
Anne Frances Rubenstein*
Sidney Zalkind*
Gladys Babbitt
Abraham Cherins
Gertrude Foosaner
Philip Gerstenblatt
Isadore Treatman
Sidney Weinman
* Yahrzeit Plaque - These names are lovingly enshrined on our synagogue memorial boards.
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CONGREGATION
NEWS
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MIMI BLOOM
on the birth of her new
great grandchildren
Negev Linnewil
Sidney Hutchen
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
Sponsorship includes:
*Printed acknowledgement on the food table, in
the Shabbat Reminder email and in the Shabbat program
*Verbal, public acknowledgement from the bimah during services.
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GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
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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.
AUDIO/VISUAL PROJECT - GREAT NEWS!
We are very excited that we will be beginning the installation of our new sound system just in time for our concerts and the High Holiday service. Thank you everyone who contributed to this fund. We are still looking for donations for the visual equipment for this project.
Please send your contribution to the JCC office: 2411 Long Beach Blvd., Spray Beach, NJ 08008 and note on the memo line A/V Project.
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)
If you want to have a paver(s) installed by the High Holidays, your order must be in by August 1. The next time pavers will be installed is the Spring of 2018.
Only 4 x 8 and 12 x 12 size pavers are available
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ACME & SHOPRITE SCRIP
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We have scrip available from ACME as well as ShopRite. You can help the JCC of LBI earn free money by using these $25 gift
cards when you shop at these stores. Scrip is now available at the JCC office and in Barnegat with Jeri Riffle (609-290-9135).
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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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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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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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