Jewish Community Center of 
Long Beach Island
E-Letter
August 30, 2019
29 Av 5779
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HIGH HOLY DAY TICKET INFORMATION
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Rosh Hashanah will be celebrated on
Sunday evening, September 29
and Monday & Tuesday,
September 30 and October 1.
  Yom Kippur begins on Tuesday evening,
October 8 with Kol Nidre.
Once again, Cantor Shalom Zachmy, l
ong-time Hazzan
at Beth Shalom Congregation in Elkins Park, PA, will be joining Rabbi Jay in leading our Yom Tov services.
We look forward to a warm and inspiring experience for all of our worshippers in our beautiful sanctuary - our sacred space.
High Holiday information was mailed out to members and guests who attended last year.
You can view the mailing here:
Included in the link:
Ticket Information
Book of Remembrance
Your New Year's Greeting in the Bulletin
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A MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI
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Making Senses
"See, I set before you today a blessing and a curse." Why does Parashat Re'eh begin with the imperative word "see!"? What does "seeing" have to do with blessings and curses and, indeed, with any other part of the Torah for that matter? Perhaps nothing; perhaps everything.
Sight is an important human sense. The phrase "seeing is believing" conjures up the notion that above all, when we are able to register something with our eyes, it has an inherent veracity. On the other hand, if, as the saying goes, "the eyes are the window to the soul", then perhaps the command to "see", requires that we accept what we are seeing with our complete selves, body and soul.
This is not to say that God views sight as the most important of the senses. Indeed, our other senses are consistently being stimulated in the Torah. The Shema commands us to "hear". The senses of taste and smell are consistently being conjured; Israel is even referred to as the land of milk and honey. We are told that sacrifices made a pleasing aroma to God. When the angel is wrestling with Jacob and realizes he will not win the angel "touches" Jacobs's thigh to end the contest. Clearly our senses are not ignored by the Text, which leads me to believe that it is no accident.
The commentators discuss Parashat Re-eh as reinforcing the fact that God gave His human creations "free will". We have the choice to follow God's commandments, or not to follow them. The Parasha tells us that if we follow the commandments, we will be blessed. If we do not follow them, we will be cursed. It would seem to be a relatively simple equation. But how does God ensure that we will exercise our free will wisely?
One answer could be that when the Torah utilizes all of our senses to teach its lessons, it is telling us that there is a piece of Torah for every part of our human existence. In this way, God gives each of us the ability to receive His messages in any number of ways; stimulating the full complement of senses throughout the Torah ensures that each person is likely learn in a way that is best for her, or him. Because Free-will only works with the open dissemination of information, titillating each of our senses at one point or another, God is ensuring that we are making fully informed decisions.
So, while "seeing" may lead to "believing", "seeing" together with "hearing", "touching", "tasting", and "smelling", is likely to lead to "full understanding" which, in turn, will hopefully lead to lives lived in accordance with God's plan and a better world for all of us.
Shabbat Shalom - Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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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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Last Shabbat the JCC family honored Aaron Lombardi pictured here with his parents and grandparents. It was not only a celebration of our young Torah reader but a celebration of the JCC of LBI. And... thanks Aaron for requesting North Jersey style Sloppy Joes.
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MAH JONGG & CANASTA
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Mah jongg & Canasta
Wednesdays from
12:30 to 4:00 PM
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UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP
On Monday, September 16 at 10:30 am Stacey Vreeland will lead our group in the JCC Library as we discuss "Lilac Girls by" Martha Hall Kelly.
 New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline's world is forever changed when Hitler's army invades Poland in September 1939-and then sets its sights on France.
An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences.
For the ambitious young German doctor, Herta Oberheuser, an ad for a government medical position seems her ticket out of a desolate life. Once hired, though, she finds herself trapped in a male-dominated realm of Nazi secrets and power.
The lives of these three women are set on a collision course when the unthinkable happens and Kasia is sent to Ravensbrück, the notorious Nazi concentration camp for women. Their stories cross continents-from New York to Paris, Germany, and Poland-as Caroline and Kasia strive to bring justice to those whom history has forgotten.
We are choosing a different volunteer each month to lead our book group. We are looking for someone to lead our June 2020 book discussion. If you have any ideas for future reading, please bring the titles with you to our September 16th meeting. Please remember that we are a Jewish Book Group, so the book must either have a Jewish theme and/or a Jewish author.
I look forward to seeing you on September 16th at 10:30 am in the JCC Library.
Debby Schweighardt
47th Annual Long Beach Island
Commemorative 18 Mile Run
Sunday, October 13, 2019
The event is sponsored by St. Francis Community Center, Brant Beach, NJ, in cooperation with the LBI Jewish Community Center in memory of the Israeli Olympic Athletes murdered in Munich in 1972 and those who lost their lives in 911.
The JCC has always provided a water station around 10 pm in the front of the Center. Please let the office know if you can volunteer.
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COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
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50/50 RAFFLE
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All members should have received their raffle tickets. Please make sure to send back your raffle stubs so that you are entered to win....and it could be quite a nice windfall.
Additional tickets are also available in the office.
RAFFLE DRAWING IS AT BREAK THE FAST
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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.
Think about joining this program and helping the JCC to reap the benefits.
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BULLETIN ADS
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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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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.
FOR HANDICAPPED ENTRANCE
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
Mary Beth, Tony and Leslie
Office Staff:
Leslie Dinkfelt, Office Manager
Mary Beth Krieger, Staff Member
Tony DeGregorio, Custodial Staff
Kitchen Manager
Susan Berube
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Rabbi Michael S. Jay
Michael Babst, President
VIEW THE JULY/AUGUST BULLETIN
E-mail Editor: Rose Valentine
"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:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jewish-Community-Center-of-Long-Beach-Island/345647489300?ref=br_tf
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NEXT WEEK'S EVENTS
8/30 - 9/6
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Wednesday
Mah jongg & Canasta
12:30 - 4 PM
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August 30, 2019
7:12 PM
Friday evening
August 30, 2019
8:00 PM
Rabbi's Talk:
Laboring to get to the High Holy Days
Saturday, August 31, 2019
9:00 AM Torah Study
Here is the Parshah:
Haftorah
Here is the Haftorah:
Torah Readers
Dara Van Naarden
Rabbi Jay
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 30, 2019
Blanche Kugel
Anne Miller
Reneta Prebluda
Richard Tucker*
Ben Ungar
Martin Weiner
Donald Churgin
Frances Horenstein*
Gertrude Rosenbloom
Frances Shapiro*
Jack Tanenbaum
Robert Goldman*
Molla Plon
Stanley Schlossman
Alfonso Soto
Miriam Levitt
Ike Saul Shapiro
Sarah Finkel
Peter Friedman*
Leslie Levine
David Cramer
Leonard Piscetelli
PLEASE LET THE OFFICE KNOW WHEN YOU WILL NEED A MINYAN TO SAY KADDISH.
* Yahrzeit Plaque - These names are lovely enshrined on our synagogue
memorial boards.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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Barry Hartman
August 31
Arnold Buznitsky
September 2
Rita Fleischmajer
September 2
Sue Rubinfeld
September 3
Lenore Forsted
September 5
Roy Konwiser
September 6
If you have not given the office your birthday information and would like to receive birthday wishes, please notify the office of your date of birth.
And if you would like to have the Rabbi give you or a family member a special blessing on the Shabbat of your/their birthday, please let him know: RABBI
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CONGREGATION
NEWS
MAXINE & DON PARIS
on the bar mitzvah of their grandson
Blake Ashton Paris
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SHARE YOUR NEWS
AND PICTURES
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,
Debby Schweighardt
if you are in need of assistance or if you know of a JCC member
that needs our help.
973-634-5349
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CELEBRATE A MILESTONE AT THE JCC
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The JCC is a beautiful place to celebrate a milestone: wedding, anniversary, baby naming, birthday.
Contact the office for further information. 609-492-4090
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SPONSOR AN ONEG SHABBAT
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SPONSOR
an Oneg Shabbat
on Friday night
with a $36.00
minimum contribution
See this form for details
ONEG
Call the JCC Office to reserve a date.
609-492-4090
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SPONSOR A KIDDUSH
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We are proud to announce the establishment of the
Zena Jay Kiddush Fund
in memory of Rabbi Jay's mother
Those who want to sponsor a kiddish or would like to donate to the fund, can contact the office at 609-492-4090
For information about
sponsoring a Kiddush
SEE DONATION & MENU:
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GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
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SEND ONE OF OUR TRIBUTES IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF
PAVERS
Inscribe a paver at the front entrance to the building
See form for your order:
PAVERS
Become a permanent part of the JCC landscape.
Purchase a personalized paving stone
in honor of your family or in memory of a loved one.
It will be
WRITTEN IN STONE
TREE OF LIFE
Add a leaf (leaves) to our beautiful Tree of Life located in the Social Hall. See the order form here:
Bronze Leaf $90
Silver Leaf $126
Gold :Leaf $180
ENDOWMENT FUND
Join Herb and Selma Shapiro z'l to help assure the continuity of our JCC, and our ability to continue providing a full-service congregation to serve the Jewish people of the area.
A donation of at least $50,000 to the endowment fund will allow the donor to name one of the funds as the donor wishes. All such name funds will be joined together to be part of the endowment fund portfolio.
Judith & Donald Pripstein have joined the Shapiros with a $50,000 donation and have established The Pripstein Family Endowment Fund.
All members are encouraged to help this important effort by contributing to this fund whether as a specific named fund, or as a general donation.
Your gift to the fund can be sent to the JCC Office. Please mark your check accordingly.
YAHRZEIT PLAQUES
Space is available for memorial plaques on the yahrzeit boards in the Sanctuary. Here is the order form: PLAQUES
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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 YAHRZEIT PLAQUE FORM: PLAQUE KOL HAKAVOD DONATION FORM KOL HAKAVOD ONEG SHABBAT SPONSOR: ONEG KIDDISH SPONSOR: KIDDISH |
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