Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island E-Letter
April 29, 2022
28 Nissan 5782
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A YOM HASHOAH MESSAGE FROM
RABBI JAY
As I am writing this, it is Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. Why anyone should have to have a day on the calendar to mark such an evil event is beyond me. Shame on humanity. Shame on the perpetrators. Shame on those who stood idly by.
Rather than write a message, I would prefer that each of us spend the 3-5 minutes that it would take to read such a message and contemplate 3 things. First, consider the lives lost and dreams and hopes shattered. Second, consider how fortunate we are to be living in this time, in this country, and in a world where our people have a vibrant, and democratic, homeland. Third, consider that antisemitism is alive and well and can never be ignored .
Here is a link to some of what happens in Israel when the siren marks the 6 million:
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Once you have contemplated and listened to the siren, order one (or more) of the following books:
Deborah Lipstadt: Antisemitism Here and Now
Dara Horn: People Love Dead Jews
Jonathan Greenblatt: It Could Happen Here
David Baddiel: Jews Don’t Count
Bari Weiss: How to Fight Antisemitism
Once you have done that, call your children and grandchildren and make sure that they know about the holocaust.
Once you have done that, be sure to join us on Friday evening at 6:00 pm for Kabbalat Shabbat services. I promise you that they will be upbeat and joyous.
Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
April 29, 2022
7:30 PM
(So. Ocean County)
JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
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Friday Evening
April 29, 2022
6:00 PM
ZOOM ONLY
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
Saturday Morning
April 30, 2022
Shabbat
Service
10:00 AM
IN PERSON
AND
ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
SHABBAT
Torah Reading:
Parashat Achrei Mot
Leviticus 16:1-18:30
Here is the Reading
Achrei Mot (“After The Death”) opens by describing the ritual service of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. It then details the prohibitions of offering sacrifices outside of the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and of eating animal blood, and ends with a list of forbidden sexual relations.
Haftorah
I Samuel 20:18-42
Here is the Haftorah
HAVDALLAH
8:00 PM
No Torah Study
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services
Sunday - Thursday
Ma'ariv Service
7:30 PM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
Monday- Friday
Shacharit Service
8:15 AM
Sunday at 9:00 AM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
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YOM HAZIKARON - ISRAEL'S MEMORIAL DAY
May 4
On Yom HaZikaron, the national mood in Israel shifts to one of quite reflection and remembrance as Israelis commemorate fallen soldiers as well as victims of terrorism. Israel’s Memorial Day concludes with transition ceremonies called Tekesei Maavar, marking the "switch" from the somber mood of Yom HaZikaron to the raucous celebration of Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day.
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A PRAYER
May God remember the souls of His heroic children: The fighters of the Israel Defense Forces, who fell in the wars of Israel, in defensive, retaliative, and security actions and during the fulfillment of their duty, including the souls of the underground fighters and brigades who fought in the national struggle - all those who sacrificed their lives for the sanctification of God's Name.
And with the help of God, the Lord of Israel's campaigns, they brought about the revival of the nation and the state and the redemption of the land and the city of God.
They were quicker than eagles and stronger than lions as they volunteered to assist the nation, and they saturated our holy land with their pure blood.
The memory of their self-sacrifice and heroic deeds will never disappear from us. May their souls be bound in the Bond of Life with the souls of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and with the souls of the other heroes and martyrs of Israel who are in the Garden of Eden. Amen.
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YOM HA'AZMAUT - ISRAEL'S INDEPENDENCE DAY
May 5
Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, celebrates the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. Coming on the heals of Yom HaZikaron, Yom Ha'atzmaut is celebrated in Israel and around the world with dancing, fireworks, parties and the ubiquitous "mangal," or Israeli style barbecue.
CELEBRATE YOM HA'AZMAUT WITH THIS BARBEQUE RECIPE FOR
GRILLED KEFTA KABOB & VEGGIE PLATTER BELOW.
DON'T FORGET THE PITA BREAD.
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
MONDAY, 5/2
10:00 AM
Hartman Institute Seminar"
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism"
with Rabbi Jay
WEDNESDAY 5/4
following Ma'ariv
7:45 PM
Studying the weekly portions
with Rabbi Jay based on the book
"Judaism’s Life-Changing Ideas"
by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
an Sacs
THURSDAY 5/5
11:00 AM Torah Study with the Rabbi
2:00 PM Beginning Hebrew with Ira
HERE ARE THE LINKS :
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THIS MONTH'S EVENTS
MAY 6 Shabbat Dinner with Hazzan Sara Geller
MAY 11 - WAX Book Club
MAY 15 - WAX Trip to Grounds for Sculpture
MAY 31 - WAX Kol Nashim with Dana Newborn
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WAX EVENT - SUNDAY MAY 1 - to be rescheduled |
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Please join us for FRIDAY Night Shabbat Dinner (ZOOM)
May 6, 2022
Services at 6:00 PM
With special quest
Hazzan Sara Geller
and dinner following. We will Schmooze, sing, pray, Schmooze, learn, eat, and Schmooze some more! Dinner following candle lighting and kiddish in your own private chat room with friends, family and new friends.
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JCC WOMENS AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 PM
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Hotel Moscow by Talia Carner
Brooke Fielding, a thirty-eight-year-old New York investment manager and daughter of Jewish Holocaust survivors, finds her life suddenly upended in late September 1993 when her job is unexpectedly put in jeopardy. Brooke accepts an invitation to join a friend on a mission to Moscow to teach entrepreneurial skills to Russian businesswomen, which will also give her a chance to gain expertise in the new, vast emerging Russian market. Though excited by the opportunity to save her job and be one of the first Americans to visit Russia after the fall of communism, she also wonders what awaits her in the country that persecuted her mother just a generation ago.
Inspired by the women she meets, Brooke becomes committed to helping them investigate the crime that threatens their businesses. But as the uprising of the Russian parliament against President Boris Yeltsin turns Moscow into a volatile war zone, Brooke will find that her involvement comes at a high cost. For in a city where “capitalism” is still a dirty word, where neighbors spy on neighbors and the new economy is in the hands of a few dangerous men, nothing Brooke does goes unnoticed—and a mistake in her past may now compromise her future.
Future books:
Wednesday, June 15 at 4:00 PM
Cilka's Journey by Heather Morris
Discussion Leader: Sondi Pripstein
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UPCOMING ZOOM PROGRAMS
with PARTNERS IN JEWISH PROGRAMMING
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CLICK ON EACH EVENT FOR
DETAILED FLYER
Links will be sent out prior to each program
and are free to members of the JCC of LBI
Non-members $18.00
If you missed previous videos
here are the links to see them:
Access Passcode: zT+dm2!*
Go to 33.12 on video for the beginning of the tour
A VIRTUAL YOUR OF JEWISH PRAGUE
Access Passcode: q.bswXW6
The interview with Lisa Scottoline was excellent.
We hope to be able to get the link for those who missed it.
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On Wednesday's Yom Hashoah program through JPL, we heard from the granddaughter of Aristides Sousa Mendes and the daughter of one of Jews that he provided a life-saving passport to. In the chat, one zoomer noted that "he watched the movie this morning, is present at the zoom presentation this evening and received in the mail today a copy of one of his subscription magazines with an article about our Righteous Gentile." That zoomer is one of our members. Mr. Don Pripstein. |
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CHAVURAH VISIT TO THE GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE
HAMILTON, NJ
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Chavurah
Date: Sunday, May 15, 2022
Rain Date: Sunday May 22, 2022
Mode of transportation: Car pool
Ticket Prices: $15.00 Senior rate
$18.00 Group rate
$10.00 Students
Tickets will be ordered 2 weeks prior to the event
Arrival time: 11:00 AM
Lunch: Rat’s Café 1:00 PM - Order from menu
This is the tentative plan, thought this would be a wonderful opportunity to be outside and enjoy the weather with our friends who we have all missed so much over the past 2 years.
So, who’s on board, again, this plan is tentative but we need to begin.
Questions: Irene Babst 856 904-5145 or JCCofLBIChaverah@gmail.com
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Also in stock - Mezuzah Scrolls |
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The following names will be read by the Rabbi on Friday evening
Ruth Brasch
George Foosaner
Alfred David Frumkin
Ruth Goldman*
Matilda Tubis
Izzy Ungar
Marvin Einhorn
Larry Holt
Audrey Konwiser
Evelyn Miller*
Jennie Shapiro
Nathan Blumberg
William Frank
Ann Hirsh Mednikoff
Michael Yudman
Anna Blumenthal*
Dr. Morton Kaplon
Aaron Powitz
Fred Gottesman
Ada Heller
Fanny Kelsen
Lazar Lebovitz
George Rosner
Pearl Elefant
Jack Halpern
Batia Shatz
Margaret Stern
Tessie Weisel
Anna Kaufman Wittenberg
Max Braun
Libby Flumenbaum
Burton Greenblatt
*Memorial plaque will be lit this week.
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 COalso welcome to share with the minyan some special memories of your loved one.
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Barbara Berman
April 30
James Donovan
April 30
Mindy Katz Svetcov
May 1
Ken Fuirst
May 5
Beth Zemble-Rosenzweig
May 5
Joel Werbel
May 5
Michael Kaplon
May 6
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Don & Lisa Abramson
April 30
39th Anniversary
Barry & Lynn Sherman
May 1
39th Anniversary
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DIANE HOFFMAN
recovering from knee surgery
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AND PICTURES
CONTACT:
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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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LOOKS WHO’S GRADUATING
FROM RYDELL HIGH
The Class of ‘59 will be Rydell High’s coolest class ever!
Here are the four fantastic triple-threats stars for the cast of
GREASE!
ISAAC SILVER as Danny Zuko, RILEY MARTIN as Sandy Dumbrowski, GARRETT FORRESTAL as Kenickie and SHARAE MOULTRIE as Rizzo.
AXELROD PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
100 Grant Ave., Deal Park, NJ 07723
June 3 - 19
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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
Herb and Selma z”l Shapiro established the first individual Endowment Fund in memory of his father, as part of the JCC’s Endowment Fund portfolio.
Since then, three additional individual Endowment Funds have been established. Other members are encouraged to also provide for the future of our JCC by establishing similar funds. Please consider adding to this number.
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 named funds will be joined together to be part of the Endowment Fund portfolio.
Endowment funds are necessary to ensure the continuation and well being of our congregation. All members are encouraged to help this important effort by contributing to this portfolio, whether as a specific named individual fund, or as a general donation. The donation can be spread over one, two, or three years, and can be paid via check, donation of appreciated stock, wills, or from the RMD of your IRA or 401K account. 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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2022 MEMBERSHIP FORMS
Your support is so important to the continued success of the JCC.
Here is form for renewal:
And if you have been reading our Shabbat Reminder and other communications and have not yet joined our congregation, here is the new member form:
To pay on line
Fill in your information and then
go to Donation Details - then
Other and type in 2022 Membership
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JCC FUNDS
Your gift to the JCC supports 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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WELCOME DIANE PARZYCH TO OUR JCC OF LBI STAFF
Diane will be in the office on Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 AM until 2 PM when we open up for summer hours on June 1. In the meantime she is learning all the the workings of our synagogue so that she will be able to help you with any questions and transactions.
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JCC INFORMATION
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 OPEN
TUESDAY AND THURSDAY
FROM 10 - 2
CONTINUE TO 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
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
TRIBUTES:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Rabbi Michael S. Jay
Michael Babst, President
E-mail Editor: Rose Valentine
Graphics by
Irene Babst
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