SHABBAT & HOLIDAY REMINDER

Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island E-Letter

October 9, 2020

21 Tishri 5781

Sukkoth Services were held in the Sukkah of Rabbi & Sheri. It felt great to be ZOOMED into the Sukkah. Several folks had luluvim and esrogim. We were able to see other sukkahs on Zoom as well.

We look forward to being back in our JCC Sukkah next year.

Ed and Marlene Herman's Sukkah

Rabbi & the Luluv

Valentine Sukkah

YISKOR WILL BE RECITED ON SATURDAY. SERVICES BEGIN AT 10:00 AM WITH YISKOR BEGINNING AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM

YISKOR BOOK

HERE IS THE LINK FOR SHEMINI ATZERET/SHABBAT/YIZKOR SERVICES

HERE IS THE LINK FOR SIMCHAT TORAH SERVICES ON SAT. EVENING

HERE IS THE LINK TO SIMCHAT TORAH SERVICES ON SUNDAY

SUCCOTH IS ALMOST OVER WITH SIMCHAT TORAH TO FOLLOW.

This Saturday is Shemini Atzeret, the eighth day of Sukkoth. Although the observances of Shemini Atzeret generally share the characteristics of the rest of Sukkot, there are four significant differences.

The first is that there is no more shaking of the lulav and etrog.

Second is that although we have our meals and recite Kiddush in the sukka, we no longer say the blessing to sanctify us through the commandment to dwell in it, as we did the previous seven days.

The third is that in the synagogue, after the Torah reading, we recite the memorial prayer (Yizkor).

And finally, the special prayer for rain (Geshem) is added to the repetition of Musaf and thus begins the period of an additional call for rain in our prayers, which lasts until Passover.

Simchat Torah begins Saturday evening with services at 6:00 PM. As is tradition we will be dancing together with the Torahs this year through ZOOM . Rabbi will be chosing some music and Sheri Jay will demonstrate how we can make our own torahs.

WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE A TORAH WITH SHERI

1 fruit roll up

2 pretzel rods

1 licorice string

Sunday morning Simchat Torah services will begin at 10:00 AM. Rabbi will be rolling out the Torah for us all to see.

A MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI....

As you know, I have been spending much of my time this week in our family Sukkah. It occurred to me that the holiday of Sukkot, and the sukkah in particular, are reminiscent of the Wizard of Oz. In that story, Dorothy lives on a farm in Kansas. Her life was pretty black and white. She was lonely. Her only friends were her dog and 3 buffoonish adults. She had an ongoing feud with a meanspirited neighbor who threatened her and her dog. One day her life changes when she is playing a game of Twister. Strike that. Her life changes when a twister comes and carries her and her dog to the magical land of Oz. While there, her life is placed in peril by Wicked Witch of the West, but she meets friends along the way and, after much adversity and uncertainty, she safely returns home.

Our lives here are not that different from Dorothy’s life in Kansas. We have just gone through the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur holidays. Because of the lingering questions about what will happen to us in the year to come, there is uncertainty. The Sukkoth holiday becomes our Oz, and the Sukkah is our temporary home that transports us to a mythical place of technicolor joy.

We seek refuge in the sukkah, but what protection can really be afforded by a temporary dwelling made of aluminum poles and a canvas covering. And, yet, we enter the sukkah and we get transported to this other world. It is a place of wonder. It is a world where we invite guest from our past, present, and future. It is a world where people come and go. It is a world of sweets, fruits, and nuts. It is a world of hearty soups and comfort food. We meet little people in an Ozian-like Shtetl. Yes, these are the “Menchkins”.

The wonderful land of Sukkoth is not without its issues. The Wicked Racoon of the

West (Caldwell suburbs) is likely to appear at any moment seeking to force the Sukkah’s inhabitants to run for their lives.

Poor attempts at humor aside. Though the Sukkah is a fun place to be, eventually we are going to have to go back home, get back to our regular lives, and face what awaits us. But we have learned lessons. It is nice to be away, but it is important to return to our homes. Every home is, to some extent, fragile and needs to be cared for and maintained. People in the home need to be loved. It is great to invite guests, but a guest, whether it is Abraham, Moses, Miriam, Golda Meir, or Herb Snodgrass, needs to know when it is time to leave.

Maybe the most important lesson is that we each need to take time out of our busy schedules to appreciate the world that God created. When we are in the Sukkah it is hard not to experience the wonders of nature. During the day it is the sun and the birds. At night, it is the moon, the stars and the crickets. And it is always the moist smell of the grass and the wooden roof and the scent of the lulav and etrog on the table. But we need to remember that God’s wonders are present every day and we need to take notice of them and appreciate them.

And always remember, whether we are coming, or leaving, or just seeking peace:

We can just click our heals 3 times and recite: “We must say “Shalom”, We must say “Shalom”, We must say “Shalom.”

Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach

The Wonderful Rabbi of Oz

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THE WEEK THAT WAS....

Our third Virtual Shabbat Dinner was another success. It is special to have dinner and welcome the Shabbat together.

Last Monday afternoon a hearty group met - social distancing and wearing masks -at the 68th Beach Pavillion. It was a bit chilly but the warmthof friendship made it all worthwhile.

THE WEEK TO COME...

October 14 and 15

THURSDAY OCTOBER 15 @ 8PM

Things are a-changing. We had a night of games in July and it was a night of laughs and fun and so we decided to do it again. This time, it will only be trivia, and the wining zoomers will receive a free ticket to our next game night. How does that sound! The Chaverah group is inviting our members, friends and family to another night of Trivia Zoom Style. Hosted by the professional “Text Breakers”, we will start our night of challenge on Thursday, October 15 at 8:00 PM. Cost is $15.00. For this event, you will need two devices, a mobile phone and a laptop, or pc or iPad. Call the office to purchase tickets for this event or click here to order tickets and the office will contact you for payment.

"The world stands on three things: On Torah, on avoda and on kindness to

others."

RABBI JAY WILL TEACHING A CLASS ON PIRKEI AVOT

(ETHICS OF THE FATHERS)

Thursday, October 15 @ 11:00 AM

HERE IS THE LINK TO JOIN THE CLASS

PIRKEI AVOT

Candle Lighting Time

Friday evening,

October 9, 2020

6:07 PM

(So. Ocean County NJ)

Saturday evening

October 10, 2020

7:36 PM

JOIN US FOR SERVICES

ON ZOOM

Friday evening

October 9, 2020

6:00 PM

Here is

your invitation from

Rabbi Jay to

Join Zoom Services

KABBALAT

Saturday morning

October 10, 2020

SHEMINI ATZERET

YIZKOR WILL BE RECITED

10:00 AM

Here is

your invitation from

Rabbi Jay to

Join Zoom Services

SHABBAT

Torah Reading

Deuteronomy 14:22-16:17

Here is the Reading

READING

Haftorah

I Kings 8:54 - 8:66

Here is the Haftorah:

HAFTORAH

Saturday,

October 10, 2020

6:00 PM

SIMCHAT TORAH

Here is

your invitation from

Rabbi Jay to

Join Zoom Services:

SIMCHAT TORAH

Sunday morning

October 4, 2020

SIMCHAT TORAH

10:00 AM

Here is

your invitation from

Rabbi Jay to

Join Zoom Services

SIMCHAT TORAH

Torah Reading

Deuteronomy 33:1-2:3

Here is the Reading

TORAH READING

Haftorah

Joshua 1:1 - 1:18

Here is the Haftorah:

HAFTORAH

Sunday - Thursday

Ma'ariv Service

7:30 PM

Here is

your invitation from

Rabbi Jay to

Join Zoom Services:

MAARIV

Sunday - Friday

Shacharit Service

8:15 AM

Here is

your invitation from

Rabbi Jay to

Join Zoom Services:

SHACHARIT

H. Ocean County’s Jewish Virtual University!

As part of our efforts to connect members of the Jewish community with each other and with great Jewish opportunities, The Ocean County Jewish Federation is pleased to present this array of interesting, exciting, and meaningful learning opportunities from great Rabbis in our community, as well as some phenomenal educational resources from Israel.

Take a class, get connected, and support our Jewish community!

Here is the link for list of classes and to register.

VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY

Rabbi Jay will be teaching a course entitled "Jewish Values in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict". Explore different attitudes towards the conflict through a study of Jewish narratives about Israel and the unpacking of the complex meanings of peace in Jewish tradition.

6 Tuesdays starting Nov. 10 at 8 PM.

NEW WAX PROGRAM

AMAZON SMILE

PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Judith Blumberg

Rose Goldstein*

Marcia Nelson*

Lenore Traster*

Stanley Bloom

Leonard Einhorn

Lessie Markowitz*

Shirley Morgan

Edith Nissenblatt

Bessie Okner

Abe Hirschorn*

Andrew Rothschild

Irene Schiff

Henry Schragger

Olly Alexander*

Sheldon Shapiro

Samuel Finkel

Irving Kern

Yetta Miller

Minnie Schrank

IF YOU HAVE A YARZEIT AND WANT TO SAY KADISH, JOIN THE RABBI FOR SERVICES SUNDAY - FRIDAY MORNING AT 8:15 to 8:45 AND EVENINGS SUNDAY - THURSDAY AT 7:30 to 7:45. HERE ARE THE LINKS.

MORNING SERVICE

EVENING SERVICE

Jeffrey Carson

October 11

Lori Steigerwald

October 12

Joe Fleischer

October 13

Carl Greenberg

October 13

Jacqueline Printz

October 13

Ronda D. Gilbert

October 15

Fred Rothman

October 15

SOL KARPEN & BOBBIE KAPLAN

on the birth of their grandchild

Quincy Bee

to grandchildren

Samantha & Rich Molke

MAXINE PARIS

recovering from her recent surgery

GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

PAVERS

Inscribe a paver at the front entrance to the building

8" X 4", 8" X 8" and 12" X 12"

SEE UPDATED ORDER FORM:

PAVER FORM

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.

Please contact Diane Hoffman

with your order or with any questions:

dihoff1@aol.com

PRAYER BOOKS

There are still High Holiday Prayer Books and Chumashim available to be purchased in memory or honor of someone or something. The cost of a Prayer Book is $72 each and $120 for an Eitz Hayim Chumash. The donation includes an affirmation sticker in the book and an acknowledgement letter or letters.

See Order form here: Prayer Book

TRIBUTES

SEND ONE OF OUR TRIBUTES IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF

See order form here: TRIBUTES

TREE OF LIFE

Add a leaf (leaves) to our beautiful Tree of Life located in the Social Hall. See the order form here: TREE OF LIFE

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- congregation to serve the Jewish people of the area. Judith z"l & Donald Pripstein have joined the Shapiros with a $50,000 donation and have established The Pripstein Family Endowment Fund.

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.

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:

YAHRZEIT

KOL HAKAVOD

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

JCC FUNDS

Your gift to the JCC support our Clergy, our Congregation and the Community.

ENDOWMENT FUND

This fund was established to assure the continuity of our JCC, and our ability to continue providing a full-service congregation to serve the Jewish people of the area. While a donation of any amount is encouraged, a donation of at least $50,000 allows the donor to name a special or specific Endowment Fund in memory or honor of a specific person event, or family.

GENERAL FUND

Donations to this fund are not earmarked but placed in the general administrative account. Donations to this fund can be in honor or memory of a person, event, or family.

KOL HAKAVOD FUND

Donations to this campaign supplement the clergy needs of our congregation.

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

This fund, managed by the rabbi, allows donors to enable the rabbi to do the work of tzedakah in response to the needs of individuals, organizations and the community.

ZENA & JERRY JAY KIDDISH FUND

The Zena and Jerry Jay Kiddush Fund was established in memory of Rabbi Jay's parents to help provide funds for our Saturday morning kiddushes.