Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island E-Letter
December 3, 2021
29 Kislev 5782
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EIGHT NIGHTS OF LIGHTS AT THE JCC
LET'S LIGHT CANDLES TOGETHER
EVERY EVENING
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LAST NIGHTS OF CHANKAH
FRIDAY 12/3
6:00 PM
SHABBAT DINNER
SATURDAY 12/4
6:00 PM
SHOWING OF A CHANUKAH
EPISODE OF "FRIENDS"
SUNDAY 12/5
COMMUNITY CANDLE LIGHTING
4:30 PM
ON ZOOM AND IN PERSON IN THE FRONT OF THE JCC BUILDING
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Oil is oil.
Wax is wax.
A wick is a wick.
A Menorah is a Menorah.
A flame is a flame.
By itself, each is mundane.
When do they have meaning?
When do they achieve significance?
They become holy when the wick is placed in the oil or the wax.
They become hallowed when the oil or candles are placed on the Menorah.
They become blessed when the match is struck.
They become sanctified when the Shamash is lit
They become consecrated when the shamash lights the other candle(s).
They become sacred when we combine them for a singular ceremonial purpose.
We approach the divine the moment we gaze at the flames and recall the miracles of the past and of the present.
We attain a level of piety when we see in the flames the myriad possibilities of blocking out darkness and creating a new and better world. It becomes possible when we are in partnership with God and with each other.
Oil burns out, wax melts to nothing, a wick will disappear, and a flame will fizzle. Each has an end. The beauty of our tradition is that the ethical teachings of Torah and the requirement that we be a light in the world, are eternal.
Place the candles on the Menorah, light them, and simply gaze. Gaze, remember, search, hope, dream, and light the way.
Shabbat Shalom and Chag Urim Sameach – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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Many thanks to Marlene Herman who put together a Chanukah activity bag for each of our young families. This helped to make the holiday very special. |
Here is one of our young people working on one of the projects Marlene created. |
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SHABBAT SHALOM
Candle lighting Time
Friday evening,
December 3, 2021
4:14 PM
So. Ocean County
ROSH CHODESH TEVET
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JOIN US FOR
SERVICES AND SHABBAT DINNER
Friday evening
December 3, 2021
6:00 PM
ZOOM ONLY
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to Join
Zoom Services
Saturday morning
December 4, 2021
Services
9:00 AM
IN PERSON
AND ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to Join
Zoom Services
Torah Reading:
Parashat Miketz
Genesis 41:1-44:17
Here is the Reading
Haftorah
Zechariah 2:14-4:7
Here is the Haftorah
Haftorah being read by Iran Morgenthal.
Saturday evening
5:30 PM
Havdallah
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services
Sunday - Thursday
Ma'ariv Service
RESUMING AGAIN AT
7:30 PM
12/6
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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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
MONDAY 12/6
10:00 AM
Hartman Institute Seminar
"Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism'
with Rabbi Jay
TUESDAY 12/7
Open Mah jongg/Canasta
12:30 - 4 PM
LOOKING FOR CANASTA PLAYERS ON TUESDAYS
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WEDNESDAY 12/8
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.
THURSDAY 12/9
11:00 AM Torah Study with the Rabbi
2:00 PM Beginning Hebrew with Ira
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News from the
Women's Auxiliary of JCC
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A MESSAGE FROM SHERRY FRUCHTERMAN |
Chaverah
Were Back and Planning
Looking forward to the coming months when we can be together again. We are planning our first day trip on a Sunday afternoon in the Spring for a visit to the Grounds for Sculpture and lunch at Rat's in Hamilton, NJ. Car pooling will be the mode of transportation, tickets are $18 and senor citizens are $15. Dates and times to be decided, but we are looking for your input:
- Are you interested in this event?
- Other suggestions for future events?
More information to follow.
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FRIDAY Night Shabbat Dinner (ZOOM)
December 3, 2021
Services at 6:00 PM
and dinner following. We will Schmooze, sing, pray, Schmooze, learn, eat, and Schmooze some more! Dinner following candle lighting and kaddish in your own private chat room with friends or new friends.
Future Dates - Save the Dates
January 7
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WAX BOOK CLUB
Wednesday, December 22nd at 4:00 PM Discussion Leader: Marlene Herman
Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland In its heyday, The Golden Hotel was the crown jewel of the hotter-than-hot Catskills vacation scene. For more than sixty years, the Goldman and Weingold families – best friends and business partners – have presided over this glamorous resort which served as a second home for well-heeled guests and celebrities. But the Catskills are not what they used to be. Long-buried secrets emerge, new dramas and financial scandal erupt, and everyone from the traditional grandparents to the millennial grandchildren wants a say in the hotel’s future. Business and pleasure clash in this fast-paced, hilarious, nostalgia-filled story, where the hotel owners rediscover the magic of a bygone era of nonstop fun even as they grapple with what may be their last resort.
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Seymour Abend
Sylvia Applebaum
Carl M. Cole
Michael Kaplan
Jacqueline Mogil
Inge Batoff
Clara Beckerman
Lorraine Liebowitz
Joseph Nakkab
Reba Papier
Millie Wolpert
Sidney Fisch
Mark Goldman
Irving Butler
Mendel Fischer
Henry Gondelman
Ruth Moss
Dan Renzin
Ethel Snyder*
Louis Bass*
Linda Marlene Herman
Leo Steinberg
Jacob Stern
Naomi Antonoff
David Fineberg
Jerry Green*
Henry Herzig
Samuel Lisagor*
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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It is with great sadness that we share with you
the news of the passing of
Cylvia Leonard (age 100)
mother of
Carole Britchkow-Numberg
funeral services were held Wednesday in Philadelphia
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"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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SHARE YOUR NEWS
AND PICTURES
CONTACT:
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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Debra Traster
December 5
Deanna Feinberg
December 7
Sandford Oxfeld
December 8
Richard Berson
December 10
Ronald Buskirk
December 10
Barnett Hoffman
December 10
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We are sending out wedding anniversary greetings to our members. If you have not listed your anniversary with the office, please do so. And if you have a picture to share, just send it along to rvalen1963@aol.com
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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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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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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 AD THURSDAYS
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
KOL HAKAVOD
TRIBUTES:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Rabbi Michael S. Jay
Michael Babst, President
E-mail Editor: Rose Valentine
Graphics by
Irene Babst
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