Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island E-Letter
July 1, 2022
2 Tamuz 5782
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FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES ARE NOW AT 8:00 PM
IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM
FOLLOWED BY AN ONEG SHABBAT
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A MESSAGE FROM
THE RABBI
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WE ARE BACK!!! The last few weeks have been full of special services and programs!!
Most of what we are doing is both in-person and Zoom. This past Sunday, June 26th, we had the Welcome Back Brunch with over 90 people in attendance to hear congregant Ron Marr give a fascinating PowerPoint talk on the history of Tucker Island. On shabbat morning, June 25th, Cantor Sara Geller joined us via zoom for services. Cantor Geller davened, leyned Torah, Chanted Haftarah, and taught us several insights into the Text and our liturgy. What a blessing it is to have here join us regularly. (Next service will be Friday evening, July 15th) On Friday evening, June 24th 80+ people joined us for a beach service in Loveladies. On Friday, June 17th, 60+ people joined us for services on the beach in Spray Beach. On Friday and Saturday, June 3rd and 4th, we celebrated the Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Yudman.
To give you an idea of the summer ahead, here is an incomplete list of what is planned for the JCC community over the next few weeks:
We are having weekly Mah Jonng and Canasta, our two JCC Bazaars (In July and August), a 3-part Music series (July 10th, August 28th, and September 18th). Our classes and Torah study continue weekly. WAX has its Paid-up membership Luncheon at Wally’s in Surf City, on Wednesday, July 6th, with additional programming all summer. Also, on July 13th, join WAX for a Wednesday walking tour starting from the Pavilion at Barnegat Light (next to Kubels).
Don’t forget that on Friday evening, July 15th, Dr. Eric Mandel will be joining the JCC community to give us his annual update on Israel and the Middle East. Dr. Mandel will begin his talk and PowerPoint presentation at 7:00 pm. Services will then begin at 8:00 and be led by Cantor Geller (appearing on Zoom). After services, during an Oneg Shabbat, the JCC community will have an opportunity to Schmooze with Dr. Mandel.
And plan for beach services as follows:
July 8th - Loveladies
July 22nd - Spray Beach
July 29th - Loveladies
August 12th- Spray Beach
August 26th - Loveladies
The point of this Shabbat message is that after 2 years we are back and as busy as ever. Expect some rust as we get our sea(shore) legs back!!! And while we know that our covid policies are not strict enough for some, and too strict for others, please know that we are doing our very best, with the advice of our medical professionals to come together safely and prudently and in a way that will bring tradition and fun to all.
The one thing I know is that seeing all of you faces over these last few weeks has brought a smile to my face and has made a difference for your JCC home. I am grateful to God, and I am grateful to all, and each, of you.
As we come together, please remember that what makes the JCC special is the combination of the people, this incredible island, and the beautiful sanctuary and building that we call home. What a blessing it all is.
I am looking forward to a summer season full of fun, learning, praying, playing, singing, dancing, and just being together.
Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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It was wonderful being together last Sunday in the building for our WELCOME BACK BRUNCH. Over 90 members enjoyed a brunch of bagels, sandwiches, fruit, rugalach and cookies both in the social hall and outside in a tent rented for the occasion. Member Ron Marr kept everyone engaged with his talk about Tucker Island, the Atlantis of the Jersey Shore.
Many thanks to the Membership Committee who organized the event and the volunteers who helped make it all happen: Paul Levine, Committee Chair, Jill Denker, Cliff Denker, Lenore Forsted, Joyce Levine, Irene Babst, Suzie Geier, Stu Lehrer and Rose Valentine.
Special thanks to our kitchen staff Sue and Debbie and our house staff Oscar and Diane.
Wednesday we had both games of MAH JONGG and CANASTA. Look for information about a class for learning canasta.
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
July 1, 2022
8:10 PM
(So. Ocean County)
JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
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Friday Evening
July 1, 2022
8:00 PM
IN PERSON
AND
ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
FRIDAY NIGHT
Saturday Morning
July 2, 2022
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Shabbat
Service
9:00 AM
IN PERSON
AND
ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
Torah Reading:
Parashat Korach
Numbers 16:1-18:32
Here Reading
Parashat Korach recounts the rebellion of Korach (a cousin of Moses and Aaron), Dathan, Abiram, and 250 of their followers. Some rebels are swallowed by the ground, while others are consumed by a fire from God and others die in a plague. The portion ends by describing gifts given to priests and Levites.
Haftorah
I Samuel 11:14-12:22
Here is the Haftorah
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Havdallah
9:00 PM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
Sunday - Thursday
Ma'ariv Service
7:30 PM
SUNDAY NIGHT
JULY 3
7:30 PM
IN PERSON AND
ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
Monday- Friday
Shacharit Service
8:15 AM
Sunday at 9:00 AM
MONDAY
JULY 4TH
9:00 AM
IN PERSON AND
ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
WEDNESDAY 7/6/22
Mah jongg/Canasta
12:30 PM
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 7/7
11:00 AM Torah Study with the Rabbi
2:00 PM Beginning Hebrew with Ira
HERE ARE THE LINKS:
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JULY 8 - Shabbat on the Beach - Loveladies
JULY 6 - WAX Paid Up Membership Luncheon
JULY 10 - John Ciotta Concert
JULY 13 - Bazaar
JULY 13 - WAX Book Club
JULY 22 - Shabbat on the Beach - Spray Beach
JULY 29 - Shabbat on the Beach - Loveladies
JULY 31 - 10TH Anniversary Gala
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AUGUST 2 - WAX Clam Shell Craft Project
AUGUST 10 - Bazaar
AUGUST 12 -Shabbat on the Beach - Spray Beach
AUGUST 14 - Annual Meeting
AUGUST 17 - WAX Book Club
AUGUST 26 - Shabbat on the Beach - Loveladies
AUGUST 28 - Rave-Ons Concert
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WALKS WILL BEGIN AGAIN IN JULY |
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JCC WOMENS AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 PM
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JULY BOOK
Wednesday, July 13 at 4:00 PM
Concealed by By Esther Amini
Esther Amini grew up in Queens, New York, during the freewheeling 1960s. She also grew up in a Persian-Jewish household, the American-born daughter of parents who had fled Mashhad, Iran. In Concealed, she tells the story of being caught between these two worlds: the dutiful daughter of tradition-bound parents who hungers for more self-determination than tradition allows.
A Zoom link will be sent shortly before the event.
FUTURE BOOKS:
by Maggie Anton
September 14 - Rav Hisda’s Daughter Book II Enchantress: By Maggie Anton
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The following names will be read by the Rabbi on Friday evening
Charlotte Rosenberg
William Ginsburg
Jesse Halpern
Elayne Leventhal
Mary Levin
Rose Lichtenstein
Rose Sherwin
Joseph Dicicco Sr.
Albert Jaffe*
Isadore Shrensel*
Edward Mashberg
Jacob Plon*
David Scheer
Theodore Shapiro
Betty Sher*
Rebecca Weiner
Paul Schwartz
Sidney I. Sherwin
Morris Turek
Minnie Abromowitz
Harry Feldgus
David H. Klaiman*
Bradford Saivetz*
Melvin Mauskopf
Max Strassman*
Meyer Chazin*
Leon Flumenbaum
Aranka Goldhammer
Judith Ann Kessler*
Harry Miller
Irving Robinson
Evelyn Nelson Schwartz
Seymour Swissman
*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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Richard Schey
July 2nd
David Shatz
July 4th
Joanne Babbitt
July 6th
Dale Tebeleff
July 7th
Jeffrey Buchalter
July 8th
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Michael & Sheri Jay
July 2
35th Anniversary
Joshua & Kim Braun
July 3
22nd Anniversary
Michael & Beverly Miller
July 5
52nd Anniversary
Max & Pamela Scheer
July 5
46th Anniversary
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AND PICTURES
CONTACT:
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SAM SISENWINE
recovering from hip surgery
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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
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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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
Diane
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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