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JEWISH COMMUNITY
CENTER OF
LONG BEACH ISLAND
E-LETTER
April 11, 2023
20 Nisan 5783
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Kol Hamoed - The inbetween days of Passover | |
A PASSOVER MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI |  | |
In the Traditional Haggadah, right after the Four Questions, we begin telling the story of our departure from the Land of Egypt.
Avadeem Hayeenu L’Pharaoh B’Mitzrayim:
We were slaves to Pharaoh in Egypt….And if the Holy One, blessed be He, had not taken our ancestors out of Egypt, we, our children, and our children’s children would be subjugated to Pharaoh.
Thus we begin the Seder as slaves and recognize that, but for Gods beneficence, we would still be slaves. To highlight that we are acting in a real-life play, later we are told: “B’Chol Dor Vahdor”: “In every generation one is required to see oneself as if he/she had gone out of Egypt.”
The fact that we are told to act as if we are slaves, leads to a frequent question. What are our “Mitzrayims”, what are the things that we are slaves to? This can lead to important reflection, conversation, introspection, and perhaps, a deeper understanding of the world in which we live.
Importantly, by the end of the Seder, we are redeemed from slavery and we sing out in joy: “L’Shana Haba’ah B’Yerushalayim!” (Next year in Jerusalem!”) We are free and we are hopeful about what is to come.
So, if in the beginning we talk about our “Mitzrayims”, those things to which we are slaves and that bring us sorrow, it is only fitting that at the end we should talk about our “Yerushalyims”, those things for which we are joyful. We should thus pose the question: “Now that I am free, what will I do with my freedom?” And of course we should dance and sing.
I would love to know about your Yerushalayims; what makes you feel free? what makes you feel joy? What makes you smile and feel contentment? Email and let me know.
Don’t forget to join us for services the last two days of Passover! Services will be in person and on Zoom on Wednesday and Thursday mornings, April 12 and 13, 2023 at 10:00 AM. Thursday’s services will include a Yizkor service which should start at around 11:30. Check the Shabbat Reminder and the JCC website for additional service times.
I look forward to hearing from you and seeing you!
Chag Sameach and Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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PASSOVER OFFICE HOURS
OFFICE CLOSED
Wednesday and Thursday, April 12 & 13 Passover Day 7 and 8
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YOM HASHOAH
Tuesday, April 18th
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PASSOVER
Candle Lighting time
6th Night of Pesach Tuesday
April 11 7:12 PM
7th Night of Pesach
Wednesday
April 12 8:22 PM
(So. Ocean County)
JOIN US FOR
PASSOVER SERVICES
Wednesday, April 12
10:00 AM
Priestly Blessing
Join our congregant, Stu Lehrer, as he explains the custom and how to perform the mitzvah
Thursday, April 13
10:00 AM
.Yizkor
at 11:30 AM
ALL SERVICES ARE IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM
Here is your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
PASSOVER
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
April 14, 2023
7:15 pm
(So. Ocean County)
JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
Friday night
April 14. 2023
7:30 PM
IN PERSON & ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
FRIDAY NIGHT
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Saturday Morning
April 15, 2023
9:00 AM
IN PERSON & ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
SHABBAT MORNING
TORAH READING
Parashat Shmini
Leviticus 9:1-11:47
Here is the Reading
PARSHAH
HAFTORAH
II Samuel 6:1-7:17
Here is the Haftorah
HAFTORAH
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HAVDALLAH
Saturday evening
8:00 PM
Here is your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
HAVDALLAH
Sunday - Thursday
Ma'ariv Service
7:30 PM
4/13 HAVDALLAH
8:00 pm
Here is your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
MA'ARIV
Monday- Friday
Shacharit Service
8:15 AM
Sunday at 9:00 AM
NO SERVICE 4/12 & 4/13
Here is your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
SHACHARIT
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April 16
Virtual Tour of Yad Vashem
April 19
WAX Book Review
April 22
Bat Mitzvah of Eliana (Ellie) Braun
April 27
PJP Jewish History Series
Final Program
April 28/39
Aufruf of Samantha Jay & Reid Title
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May 6
Adult Bat Mitzvah of Irene Babst, Deb Levy and Ina Morgenthal
May 17
WAX Book Review
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PICKLEBALL
SUNDAY & THURSDAY
AT 10:00 AM
NO PICKLEBALL
THURSDAY 4/13
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
MAH JONGG & CLASSES CANCELLED FOR THIS WEEK
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| AERIAL VIEW OF YAD VASHEM
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NEXT and last JEWISH HISTORY PROGRAM APRIL 27 , 2023
AT 8:30 PM
"Awake My People: Anti-Semitism and the Jewish Encounter with Modernity."
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JCC WOMEN’S AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 PM
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NEXT BOOK REVIEW MEETING
Wednesday, April 19th at 4:00 pm
Discussion Leader: TBA
Defending Britta Stein By Ronald Balson
Chicago, 2018: Ole Henryks, a popular restauranteur, is set to be honored by the Danish/American Association for his many civic and charitable contributions. Frequently appearing on local TV, he is well known for his actions in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II—most consider him a hero. Britta Stein, however, does not. The ninety-year-old Chicago woman levels public accusations against Henryks by spray-painting “Coward,” “Traitor,” “Collaborator,” and “War Criminal” on the walls of his restaurant. Mrs. Stein is ultimately taken into custody and charged with criminal defacement of property. She also becomes the target of a bitter lawsuit filed by Henryks and his son, accusing her of defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Attorney Catherine Lockhart, though hesitant at first, agrees to take up Mrs. Stein's defense. With the help of her investigator husband, Liam Taggart, Lockhart must reach back into wartime Denmark and locate evidence that proves Mrs. Stein's innocence.
ORDER YOUR BOOK FROM AMAZON AND START READING TODAY
Click here to borrow the book from the Ocean County Library.
FUTURE BOOKS
Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy
By Letty Cottin Pogrebin
My Mother’s Secret: A Novel of the Jewish Autonomous Region
By Alina Adams
Wednesday, July 19th
Signal Fires
By Dani Shapiro
Wednesday, August 16th
Rebel Daughter
By Lori Banov Kaufmann
A Zoom link will be sent shortly before the event.
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The following names will be read by the Rabbi on Friday evening
Geraldine Isanuk
Barbara Sher*
Marian Selsky*
Sydell Sussman
Ben Weisberger
Raleigh Liebenberg
Bill Sisenwine
Kurt Albu
Dora Haber
Raphael Haber
Anna Schwartz
David Weinstein
Mae Hirschorn Cohen*
Morris Ross
Calvert I. Waranch*
Ruth Brasch
George Foosaner
Alfred David Frumkin
Ruth Goldman*
Matilda Tubis
Izzy Ungar
Marvin Einhorn
Larry Holt
Audrey Konwiser
Evelyn Miller*
Jennie Shapiro
*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 also welcome to share with the minyan some special memories of your loved one.
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Arthur Abramowitz
April 15
Gail Meltzer
April 15
Donald Pripstein
April 15
Viki Pashman
April 16
Sandy Slotnick
April 16
Hedda Chairnoff
April 17
Suzanne Geier
April 17
Allan “Jake” Weinberg
April 17
Martin Weinberg
April 18
Michael Babst
April 20
Naomi Koller Fishman
April 20
Alison Friedman
April 20
Ellen Oxfeld
April 21
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DON IS GOING TO BE 90 YEARS YOUNG APRIL 15TH
Join us for a special salute to Don Pripstein on his 90th birthday on Friday morning 4/14 following morning serivces.
Services: 8:15 am
Salute to Don: 9:00 am
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A STANDING O to Ryan & Connor Donovan, sons of Judy Nelson & Jim Donovan, grandsons of Marsha & Mort Nelson z"l, who were inducted into the JCC of Philadelphia Maccabi Hall of Fame. | | |
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HAZZAN SARA & LEON GELLER
on the birth of their grandson
Abraham “Avi” Ailun Geller-FU
to Ruth Geller & Jack Fu
CLICK ON THIS TO READ MORE ABOUT BABY AVI
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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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SHOWING OF THE NEW DOCUMENTARY DEPICTING
THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL FARMING COLONY IN AMERICA
The Alliance Colony was a social experiment. Forty-three Jewish families fleeing Russian persecution arrived in the desolate fields of the southern Pine Barrens in 1882. They formed an agricultural collective. Twenty-five years later, a bustling population of 1,000 Jews had harnessed the land and built a bountiful legacy that lives on today.
Stockton University
Sunday, April 16 at 12:30 PM
Showing of the Film Free of Charge
This is a three day event including dinner and tour.
SEE DETAILS BELOW
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YOU CAN NOW FILL OUT A GIVING FORM AND PAY ON LINE IN ONE SIMPLE PROCESS.
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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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2023 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:
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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 LEADERSHIP
OFFICERS
President- Phil Rosenzweig
1ST Vice President-Sherry Fruchterman
2ND Vice President-Diane Hoffman
3RD Vice President- Rose Valentine
Treasurer- Ira Morgenthal
Secretary- Cliff Denker
Immediate Past President -Michael Babst
BOARD MEMBERS
Howard Babbitt
Diane Buskirk
Mitch Frumkin
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Jon Geier
Paul Levine
Donald Pripstein
Terri Robinovitz
David Shatz
Rob Van Naarden
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
President - Diane Buskirk
Co-Vice President - Noralyn Carroll
Co-Vice President - Jill Denker
Treasurer - Suzy Geier
Secretary - Joanne Babbitt
Immediate Past President - Irene Babst
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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
MONDAY - FRIDAY
CLOSED THURSDAY
FROM 10 - 2
Staff:
Leslie Dinkfelt, Office Manager
Mary Beth Krieger, Staff Member
Diane Parzych, Staff Member
Susan Berube, Kitchen Manager
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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
Phil Rosenzweig, President
E-mail Editor: Rose Valentine
Graphics by
Irene Babst
Contributing Columnist
Sheila Weisel
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