May 19, 2022–Volume 18 Number 47 |
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Dear chevrei (friends),
This has been a week of mixed emotions. Last Shabbat I felt completely blessed and fulfilled at our communal Shabbat service. Yes, I know the Shabbat officially was to honor me as your cantor for the last 6 years. And I am extremely grateful for the honor. Last Shabbat, however, truly celebrated all of us—the entire community of Temple Israel.
Not to be taken for granted these days, we literally filled the sanctuary with our physical bodies and our spirit. We sang together, prayed together, shared joys and supported one another.
Sadly, this week, we also lamented the terrible murders that took place in Buffalo. We have all heard by now that this attack was inspired by hate, perpetrated by a white supremacist against a black community. But his rants online showed, not surprisingly, a similar hate of Jews. When a synagogue is attacked, it is not just a Jewish problem. When a black community is attacked, it is not just an African American problem. Racism, anti-Semitism, and hate of all kinds, are completely antithetical to the values expressed in our Torah, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
The backdrop of this crime and the hateful views that are so present in our country and our world make this evening’s performance of “Letters from the Affair” even more poignant. "Letters from the Affair" is a multi-media work that crosses the boundaries between jazz, opera, and musical theater, to tell a little-known true story about the Dreyfus Affair and how it ended the friendship between the Impressionist artists Edgar Degas and Camille Pissarro. The work traces the relationship of the two artists using letters written by the artists along with multi-media projections of their paintings, images from newspapers, and family photographs. All of the lyrics to the songs in this work are taken directly from letters written by these two artists. For the performance, I will be joined by Cantor Martin Levson and members of the Afro-Semitic Experience.
Join me this evening for more powerful music and words!
Cantor Randall M. Schloss
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... and check out the NEW link for Gala 2022 below, to RSVP and purchase a Journal Ad!
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Don't Miss Our Special Congregational Meeting!
Monday May 23 2022, 7 pm, In Person and via ZOOM
(Meeting ID: 885 5732 2368, Passcode: 7wW055)
Please join us to elect Rabbi Jesse Gallop and Cantor Rita Glassman to fill our clergy positions at Temple Israel. We invite and encourage everyone to attend.
In order to enhance the comfort and safety of our congregation, we request that masks are worn by all participants, except when addressing the congregation.
No RSVP is necessary.
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Service Times for Shabbat |
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Saturday, May 21st
9:00 am Shabbat Morning Blessings /Torah Study in person and via ZOOM (Meeting ID: 853 3548 4859, Passcode: 58QLMa). No LiveStream.
10:30 am Bar Mitzvah of Ben Nadorf via LiveStream. Mazel tov to Ben and the Nadorf family!
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Temple Israel Events | Sharing Together
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Letters from the Affair
TONIGHT!
Thursday, May 19th, 7 pm
at Scarsdale Synagogue: Temples Tremont and Emanu-El, and via zoom
Cantor Schloss will be performing "Letters from the Affair" at Scarsdale Synagogue: a little-known true story about the Dreyfus Affair, and how it ended the friendship between the Impressionist artists Edgar Degas and Camille Pissaro.
Click for more details, and to register for the in person event.
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Kehillah Kids Second Hand Fair
Happening this SUNDAY, May 22nd
10 am - 2 pm
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Come and Shop! ... and support the Kehillah School in this fundraiser!
Only $20 a shopping bag for great and gently used items for children and babies, while you'll also be supporting the Kehillah School!
Come by!
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Thursday, June 2nd
7:30 pm
ALL ARE WELCOME to join in cocktails, conversation, or BOTH at Temple Israel, in person!
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Share Shavuot With Temple Israel on THREE Days...
Friday-Sunday, June 3rd - 5th
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Friday, 6:00PM: A special Shabbat Service with Confirmation and Graduation followed by a Community Shabbat dinner. RSVP to the dinner here!
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Saturday, 9:00AM Shabbat Morning Blessings/Torah Study
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Saturday, 7:30PM Tikkun Leil Shavuot hosted in person at Scarsdale Synagogue* in cooperation with Temple Israel. Please contact Andi Rosenthal for Zoom login information if preferred, and click here for more information on the event.
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Sunday, 10:30AM Shavuot Festival Service/Yizkor followed by a lite lunch. No RSVP necessary.
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Gala 2022 | Time to RSVP and Purchase a Gala Journal Ad!
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"Welcome Home!"
Saturday, June 11th, 7 - 11pm
In person, in a tent
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This is our Biggest Fundraiser of the Year, honoring those "Behind the Scenes"
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Here's your chance to RSVP and purchase a Journal Ad. The deadline is: WEDNESDAY MAY 25TH! CLICK HERE!
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Camp Pinebrook | College Students Looking for Summer Work!
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Camp Pinebrook is looking for a staff summer photographer! Have an "eye" and want to have fun? Apply at www.CampPinebrook.com today!
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Library | Let's Read Together
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Shadows of Berlin, by David R. Gillham. “A captivating novel of a Berlin girl on the run from the guilt of her past and the boy from Brooklyn who loves her.”
From the cafes of war-torn Germany to the frantic 1950’s of Manhattan, Gillham explores survival, guilt, redemption and the ways in which we attempt to love and forgive. Publisher’s Weekly calls it “A tribute to resilience and starting over. This is heart-wrenching and memorable.”
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The Solidarity Fair, this past Sunday
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A PLUS for Temple Israel's Advocacy Committee, chaired by Howard Horowitz and Ilissa Warhit.
If you didn't get the chance to attend the Solidarity Fair this past Sunday, there were 28 groups who attended within the Community.
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Click here to read the brochure, watch a Channel 2 News Broadcast, and peruse through the pictures.
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An additional plea from the Advocacy Committee:
We need your help to reach our goal of getting New York Reform Jews to email their state legislators urging them to pass two bills that reduce natural gas use in buildings, which accounts for 32% of greenhouse gas emissions in NY. Learn more about the bills and send messages to your legislators using our Action Alert at RAC.org/NYelectric—send this link to your friends and congregation, too!
The deadline for the emails to state legislators is June 1, but the sooner the emails are sent, the better.
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Celebrate Israel Parade
Sunday, May 22nd
11 am - 4 pm
After two years, the Celebrate Israel Parade is back!
Temple Israel will be marching with over 40,000 people along Fifth Avenue with other Westchester synagogues and organizations, in support of the Jewish state, remaining committed to working towards a secure, peaceful, Jewish and democratic state.
If you're interested in attending, please email Michael Goldberg or call (917) 769-7049.
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The Inter-Religious Coalition of New Rochelle is pleased to announce its 38th Annual Awards Gala
Sunday, May 22nd, 5:30 PM
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church Social Hall - 10 Mill Road (at North Ave.) Rochelle, New York 10804
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