Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island E-Letter
March 26, 2021
13 Nisan 5781
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JCC OF LBI COMMUNITY SEDER |
Rabbi & Sheri Jay invite you to join them at their Zoom Seder table for the JCC of LBI Community Seder on Sunday evening at 6:00 PM. Rabbi will lead a fun and interactive Seder. If you are interested, create a breakout room for you to join others for dinner. |
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Not a long message for this Shabbat immediately preceding Passover. Today during our Thursday morning Torah study class, we talked about Dayeinu. You know the song. It comes shortly after we recite the Ten Plagues and pour out our wine. You may also know that the song is set up thusly: “If God had only done ‘X’, and not done ‘Y’, It would have been enough.” Indeed, it does this 15 times.
It is a fun song. The tune is very upbeat and the words show that God will do just about anything for the Children of Israel. But because of its jaunty melody, and the fact that it serves as a reminder that food will be served shortly, I think that an underlying message is mostly lost on us.
The song repeats and repeats and repeats the idea that what God has done “is enough”. But do we ever stop to consider what “enough” is? How many times have we said: “You’ve done enough for me (or us), go help someone else”? I would imagine that the honest answer to that question is, “rarely.”
As we sing the song this year, we should consider where (and when) we might be able to proclaim: “Please don’t do (or give) anymore, I have enough.”
AND AN EXERCISE FOR THE SEDER TABLE:
We have been impacted by the pandemic for over a year. Let’s pretend that the pandemic is our Egypt (not so farfetched), and that it has decided to set us free. As in the Exodus, we need to leave very quickly. At your Seder tables I would love you to consider what you would bring with you from your pandemic experience, and what you would leave behind. Share, with me, the responses that you get!
Shabbat Shalom and a Chag Kasher v’Sameach – Rabbi Michael S
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Dayenu
Ilu ho-tsi, ho-tsi-a-nu,
Ho-tsi-a-nu mi-Mitz-ra-yim,
Ho-tsi-a-nu mi-Mitz-ra-yim,
Da-ye-nu!
.. CHORUS:
.. Dai, da-ye-nu,
.. Dai, da-ye-nu,
.. Dai, da-ye-nu,
.. Da-ye-nu, da-ye-nu, da-ye-nu!
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.. Dai, da-ye-nu,
.. Dai, da-ye-nu,
.. Dai, da-ye-nu,
.. Da-ye-nu, da-ye-nu!
Ilu na-tan, na-tan la-nu,
Na-tan la-nu et-ha-Sha-bat,
Na-tan la-nu et-ha-Sha-bat,
Da-ye-nu!
.. (CHORUS)
Ilu na-tan, na-tan la-nu,
Na-tan la-nu et-ha-To-rah,
Na-tan la-nu et-ha-To-rah,
Da-ye-nu!
.. (CHORUS)
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A Chag Sameach to all.
It is hard to believe that Passover begins at sundown Saturday night. It is also hard to believe that we have been unable to be together as parishioners, congregants, and friends for over a year. We have done amazing things as a congregation during our time apart. We have conducted daily Minyans both in the morning and in the evening for those that needed to say Kaddish. We have had meetings, events, programs, and dinners; all via zoom, we have been active. Now that we will be spending our second Passover apart, I feel we need to look forward to the time when we will be together again. I can tell you that your board of directors is working diligently to bring this new beginning to a reality. I can not give you details yet, but I can say that it will not be as long as our ancestors wandered in the desert. I think we all need to have a time of lightheartedness, even in this time of despair. As individuals we have been through a lot, as a member of the human race, we have been tested more than we would have ever dreamed of. But there is light at the end of the tunnel, we will be back together as a community.
When we do open, we will be taking small steps, so we do not have to be challenged by any setbacks. We will combine common sense measures with the latest information provided by the experts. Masks and social distancing will be part of our first steps, both for indoor and outdoor activities. Things may look different, but we will still be the same warm and friendly place that we all love. There are issues that your directors have to resolve in order for us to provide a safe, satisfying, and enjoyable experience once we can return to the JCC. For now, we all need to look forward to Passover before we begin the next journey.
In closing Irene and I wish your and your loved ones a Ziessen Peach and we look forward to being with you all soon. Stay safe, Stay healthy, Stay tuned
Mike
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SHABBAT SHALOM
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A ZISSEN PESACH
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Candle Lighting Time
Friday evening,
March 26, 2021
6:57 PM
Saturday evening
March 27, 2021
Erev Pesach
8:28 PM
Sunday evening
March 28, 2021
Erev Pesach I
8:29 PM
(So. Ocean NJ)
JOIN US FOR SERVICES
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SHABBAT HAGADOL
("Great Shabbat") is the Shabbat immediately before Passover.
Friday evening
March 26, 2021
6:00 PM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services
Saturday morning
March 27, 2021
NO Torah Study
Services
10:00 AM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services
A Lombardi will be reading Torah.
Stu Lehrer will be chanting the Haftorah.
Torah Portion
Parashat Tzav
Leviticus 6:1-8:36
Here is the Parshah
Haftorah
Here is the Haftorah
Malachi 3:4 - 3:24
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Havdallah
No Havdallah 3/27
Pesach I
Sunday morning
September 28, 2021
10:00 AM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services:
Torah Portion
Exodus 12:21-12:51; Numbers 28:16-28:25
Haftorah
Sunday - Thursday
Ma'ariv Service
7:30 PM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services:
No service Sunday 3/28
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Sunday - Friday
Shacharit Service
8:15 AM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services:
Pesach VII
Saturday, April 3 at 10:00 AM
Services
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services:
Last Day of Passover
Sunday, April 4 at 10:00 AM
Services
(Yizkor at 11:15 AM)
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services:
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.THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 3/26 10:30 AM
Burning of the Hametz (on Zoom with Rabbi Jay)
SUNDAY 3/28 6:00 PM
Community Seder
MONDAY 3/29 @ 10:00 AM
Chumash Class
NO CLASS THIS WEEK
WEDNESDAY 3/30
8:00 PM Rabbi's University Class
NO CLASS THIS WEEK - resuming April 14, 2021
THURSDAY 3/31
11:00 AM Torah Study with the Rabbi
NO RABBI'S CLASS THIS WEEK
2:00 PM Beginning Hebrew with Ira
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HERE ARE THE LINKS FOR THE ACTIVITIES FOR THIS WEEK |
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CLICK ON OTHER
WAX UPCOMING EVENTS ON THE BUTTON BELOW
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APRIL
4/5 - 4/9
Member Israel Virtual Tour
(fully booked)
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4/9
Kabbalat Shabbat with
Hazzan Sara Geller
at 6:00 PM
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4/16 at 6:00 PM
Shabbat Dinner
4/18 at 1:00 PM
Making Kamish Bread with
Joanne Babbitt
4/22 at 7:45 PM
Movie Nite
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4/25 @ 11:00 AM
Blessing of the Animals
4/28 at 4:00 PM
WAX Book Discussion at
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THIS WEEK'S YAHRZEITS
The following names will be read at Friday night services.
Oscar Glickman*
Georges Margent
Julius Snyder*
Elissa Biester
Sylvia Frankiel
Benard Gubar*
Rhoda Halperin
Irving Koseff*
Alfred Levin
Samuel Pepose
Maxine Petersohn
Jocob Saferstein
Fanny Fuhrmann
George Gubar*
Joseph Indzel
Patricia Mayro
Felix Schoenberger
Vera Sidel
Milton Bloom
Irving Bzezensky*
Laura Kaplan
Harold Katz
Allan Mayro
Pearl Corson
Stuart Geier
Rose Gottlieb
Claire Levin
Malvina Malmed
Louis Rubinfeld
William Schreer
Edward Albert*
Donald Bosswick
Robert Jack Bzezensky*
Harry Millstein*
Norman Shaer
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In this Zoom era, we have been able to have a daily minyan at 8:15 AM and at 7:30 PM and on Shabbat. We encourage you to join us on the day of your loved one’s yahrzeit. In the morning, the service is about ½ hour beginning at 8:15 and in the evening at 7:30 until about 7:45. Rabbi will be glad to say the traditional El Malei Rachamim prayer for you, which is recited during the funeral, going up to the grave of the departed, Yizkor remembrance day and other occasions on which the memory of the dead is recalled. You are also welcome to share with the minyan some special memories of your loved one. |
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Herbert Botwinick
March 28
Warren Matz
March 28
Joshua Gindin
March 29
Charles Moss
March 31
Rudolph Valentine
April 1
Lewis Chakrin
April 2
David Denenberg
April 2
Mark I. Peroff
April 2
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CONDOLENCES TO
The Family of
Mason Treiber
son of Elliot Treiber z"l
past President of the JCC of LBI
The Family of
Judith Feldman
Patti Bloch
on the passing of her sister
Anne Manning
"May God remember forever our dear ones who have gone to their eternal rest. May they be at one with the One who is life eternal. May the beauty of their lives shine for evermore, and may our lives always bring honor to their memory."
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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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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:
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:
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.
TRIBUTES
SEND ONE OF OUR TRIBUTES IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF
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:
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
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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.
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The Pergula on the JCC property is for sale. $600.00. Contact Sherry for further information
fsherryf@yahoo.com
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THE JCC OF LBI IS LOCATED AT
2411 Long Beach Boulevard (24th Street)
Spray Beach, NJ 08008
Telephone: 609-492-4090 FAX: 609-492-7550
THE OFFICE IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
PLEASE USE THE PHONE OR EMAIL WITH REQUESTS.
OUR OFFICE STAFF WILL BE CHECKING IN REGULARLY.
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Staff:
Leslie Dinkfelt, Office Manager
Mary Beth Krieger, Staff Member
Tony DeGregorio, Custodial Staff
Kitchen Manager: Susan Berube
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LATEST
BULLETIN:
PRAYER BOOK:
WEB SITE:
PAVERS:
TREE OF LIFE
YAHRZEIT PLAQUE FORM:
KOL HAKAVOD DONATION FORM
KOL HAKAVOD
TRIBUTES:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Rabbi Michael S. Jay
Michael Babst, President
E-mail Editor: Rose Valentine
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