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In this Issue >>>In this Issue >>>
Purim Schedule - 3
Bar Mitzvah of Ori Bach—6
Youth Carnival - 4 Cooking Corner - 5
Beach Party Purim Se’udah—Back Cover
Laws of Purim - 7
Men’s Club Breakfast - 11
Nisan, the month of the exodus, was the month of G-d’s revelation. He miraculously took us out of Egypt; He split the sea; He delivered food in the form of the man (manna) from Heaven. G-d’s presence was manifest. The Talmud tells us that even a common maidservant had more significant prophecy than the Prophet Yechezkel. In the month of Nisan, there was the light of G-d’s manifest presence.
By contrast, Adar, the month of Purim, was the month of G-d's concealment. According to the Rabbis, the Esther name itself implies (Ester = Astir: I will hide in Hebrew) the hiddenness of G-d at that time. It was a time of persecution, Haman and even assimilation.
There is a particular order or progression in all of this. At every beginning of the calendar (i.e. in Nisan), G-d gives us the gift of light. However, with time, that light begins to wane. The light of G-d goes into hiding and is no longer revealed.
As the months pass from Nisan, it gets darker. We must find that light within us and, as the months get darker, we must indeed search deeper. During Adar, the end of the cycle, G-d is the most hidden. It is at that time, during Adar, that we must delve into the deepest part of our souls and find our absolute best. We, not G-d, must generate the light. In the Book of Esther, we read “For the Jews, there was light, happiness and joy”. This was light generated by us.
The light of Nisan is G-d’s gift to us; the light of Adar is our gift to G-d.
Before the first Purim, the Jewish people were in trouble. A woman by the name of Esther and a man by the name of Mordechai decided that they had to do something to save the Jews of Persia. They put their lives on the line, and we were miraculously saved. This was how the light was created all those years ago.
It wasn’t just then. In every age, someone has had the individuality and courage to stand by his or her convictions to deliver, rescue, emancipate, and redeem our people.
So, how do we generate that light ourselves?
Let us answer that question by asking another. Moshe was commanded by G-d to count the Jewish people. Why? First, G-d promised Abraham that we would be an uncountable people. We would be like the stars in the
Heaven that no one can count; now G-d tells Moshe to count the Jewish people!
The answer is that G-d did not mean for Moshe to count everyone - he intended for Moshe to make every one count. A census occurred, but this was no ordinary census. Every single member of the Jewish people appeared before Moshe for a very brief interview. In this short meeting, Moshe used his warmth and his prophecy to lift each Jew to his or her highest heights. As Moshe counted every Jew, he told them of their
Rabbi’s Purim Message
“In every age, someone
has had the individuality
and courage to stand by
his or her convictions
to deliver, rescue,
emancipate, and redeem
our people.”
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Purim Schedule - 2 Laws of Purim - 3 Sunday Brunch with R’ David Kaplan - Page 5
Purim Events - Back Cover Bat Mitzvah of Shira Bach - 7 Shmurah Matzah Order Form - 11
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potential, of their purpose and how they as an individual can contribute to the community and the Jewish people. Moshe made every Jew count. Everyone left Moshe’s tent with a mission to participate in the community of Israel. The Children of Israel went from a group of descendants of Abraham to two million inspired individuals - every one of them counted.
King David wrote “He (G-d) is the Healer of the broken-hearted, and the One who bandages their sorrows. He counts the number of the stars, to all of them He assigns names.” (Psalm 147) What is the connection between these two verses? The stars number in the billions, but G-d is aware of each one and gives it a name. What is the source of a broken heart? So often it is our lack of purpose and direction. It is because we don’t understand our individuality and our power to participate. King David said; how does G-d heal a broken heart? He gives every star a name! He declares that every one of His creations has a purpose and a name. G-d makes the uncountable count.
The Purim message is: find your place amongst our people. Make yourself count. This is how we generate that light from within us. Chag Sameach! Rabbi Nisan Andrews
GIFTS FOR THE POOR (MATANOT LA’EVYONIM)
Fulfill one of the four integral mitzvot of Purim by having your donations
distributed on Purim day to the needy of Jerusalem.*
Sons of Israel is utilizing the services of Od Yosef Chai to distribute the charity, and we will also be giving a percentage
to “Leket Israel”, which distributes charity throughout Israel.
Every penny of your donation goes
to the poor on Purim day.
You may make your check to the Rabbi’s Benevolent Fund (earmarked for Gifts for
the Poor). Drop off your check to the office any time before Purim day.
*If you know of needy people in Allentown who
could benefit from our distribution, please
notify the Rabbi discreetly.
PURIM SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
Saturday, March 7—Shabbat Zachor Reading of Zachor (approx.) 10:15 a.m. 2nd Zachor reading (approx.) 11:30 a.m.
Monday, March 9—Ta’anit Esther Fast begins 6:10 a.m. Shacharit, Selichot 6:30 a.m. Purim Events (See back cover for details.) Mincha with Half-Shekel 6:35 p.m. Fast ends 7:45 p.m. Maariv with Megillah reading 7:45 p.m. Later Megillah Reading 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 10—Purim Day Shacharit 6:30 a.m. Megillah reading (approx.) 7:00 a.m. 2nd Megillah reading 4:30 p.m. Mincha 4:30 p.m. Purim Renaissance Feast (See back cover ) 5:30 p.m. Maariv 7:45 p.m.
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Rabbi’s message continued ...
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The Laws of Purim
Times
1. Purim is preceded by the Fast of Esther, which begins at dawn on the 13th of Adar and continues until nightfall. When the 13th is on Shabbat, the Fast of Esther is observed on the preceding Thursday. It is forbidden to eat and drink on this day (one may, however, wash, and wear leather shoes). 2. In unwalled cities, Purim is celebrated on the 14th of Adar, from night to night. 3. In cities with walls dating from the days of Joshua, Purim is celebrated on the 15th of Adar, as it was in Shushan, the capital of Persia; hence the name, Shushan Purim. Jerusalem is a walled city and most of its suburbs are also considered part of Jerusalem regarding this law.
Reading the Book of Esther
4. The Scroll of Esther is read publicly in the evening and on the morning of Purim. 5. It must be read from a scroll written in accordance with Halachah. 6. The reader and the audience must have intent to fulfill the mitzvah of reading and to fulfill the obligation of the blessings before and after. 7. It is customary to make noise when the name of Haman is mentioned. 8. It is forbidden to speak from the time of the blessings before the reading, until the end of the blessings after the reading. 9. Ideally the scroll should be read in the presence of
a minyan.
Prayer
10. The prayer 'al hanissim' is added in the Silent Prayer (Shmoneh Esrei) and in Grace after Meals. 11. If one forgot 'al hanissim' one does not repeat the prayer. 12. During the morning service (shacharit), the Torah is read. 13. The prayer of repentance, tachanun, is not recited, nor is the prayer lamenatzeach.
Gifts To Friends (Mishloach Manot)
14. One is obligated to give at least one gift to one fellow Jew. The more the better. 15. The gift must consist of at least two items of food, ready to eat. 16. It is preferable to send the gift via a third party.
Matanot L’Evyonim
17. One is obligated to give a gift of money, sufficient for one meal, to at least two poor people. The more the better. 18. Funds must be available on the day of Purim. (No post-dated checks.)
19. It is preferable to take care of this obligation early in the day. 20. The gift may be given to a third party in order to distribute on the day of Purim. 21. More should be spent on gifts to the poor than on gifts to friends (unless they are also poor).
FOR AN EASY WAY TO FULFILL THIS MITZVAH,
SEE PAGE 2.
The Festive Meal (Seudah)
22. It is obligatory to partake of a festive meal on the day of Purim. 23. It is customary to eat food with seeds - e.g., Hamentashen with poppy seed filling. 24. It is correct to invite guests, especially the needy. 25. The conversation should be focused on words of Torah.
FOR A FUN AND EASY WAY TO
FULFILL THIS MITZVAH, SEE BACK COVER
Purim Customs
• Many have a custom to dress up in costumes. • It is customary to give charity to all who ask. • Some produce amusing Purim plays. • Some also present amusing divrei Torah. • It is customary to visit the homes of one's Rabbis and
teachers. • One should start studying the laws of Passover on
Purim. • It is correct not to engage in business or work on
Purim. • At the afternoon service before Purim it is customary
to give three coins (preferable with the number ½ on them) to charity in memory of the three "half-shekels" given to the Temple.
The Scroll of Esther and the story of the miracle of Purim has the distinction of being the only book of the Bible that does not mention the name of G-d. It may seem strange for an entire holy text to avoid mentioning our creator. G-d’s presence in history is not always obvious. Hashem’s work is not just when the sea splits or when a divine fire engulfs a mountaintop in full view of an entire nation. G-d is very much present in our world, even if behind the scenes. On Purim, this is one of the messages in the megillah where the overriding theme is the saving of the Jews from mortal threat. Haman was the consummate Jew-hater, a descendant of the notorious nation of Amalek. But despite the onslaught of evil, Hashem’s powerful hand spared the Jewish nation from evil. It is this redemption that we celebrate on Purim as a community. Every year, we come together as one family with the reading of the megillah as the centerpiece of the communal celebration at Sons of Israel. With assault, harassment, and vandalism raging against Jews worldwide, we are constantly reminded that anti-Semitism has not changed since the days of Haman. The Anti-Defamation League’s most recent audit of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States recorded 1,879 acts in 2018, including the deadliest
attack on Jews in U.S. history. The evil attacks in Pittsburgh, Poway, and Monsey have made Jews feel more vulnerable than ever before. Although we Jews may feel ill-at-ease, we are reminded in the story of Esther that Hashem is always near. Our sages teach us that Purim is one of the happiest days of the year. And this Adar, we look forward to sharing the joy of this holiday as we embrace the wonderful se’udah and exciting games being spearheaded by Ally Avraham and her team of volunteers. Chag Sameach! Harry & Nicole, Co-Presidents
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From Our Co-Presidents
Support Sisterhood’s Ongoing Fundraisers . . . and help Sisterhood help the Shul!
Purchase GIANT and WEIS Gift Cards from our office before you shop. We receive 5% cash back on every dollar you spend.
Items from our GIFT SHOP may be purchased during office hours. Or come browse through our catalogue. Orders are usually shipped to us in just a few days.
Our WINE CELLAR is stocked year round. A bottle of wine makes a great gift! Please note that a special order form for Pesach wine will be sent to you in our next mailing.
Orders for Sisterhood’s
Homemade Hamantashen Sale Homemade Hamantashen Sale Homemade Hamantashen Sale Homemade Hamantashen Sale should be received by our office no later than
Friday, February 21st. The cost is $7.00 per dozen, or $3.50 half dozen.
Orders will be available for pick up during office hours from 8:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. as of March 4th.
If you would like to volunteer to help bake, please contact our office.
Any amount of time you can give would be greatly appreciated.
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Did You Order Hamantashen?
Rabbi David Kaplan is the Rabbi of the historic Congregation Ohav Zedek in Wilkes-Barre. Rabbi Kaplan was born and raised in Canada and attended Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, Maryland. While at Ner Israel, Rabbi Kaplan developed a special relationship with the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Yaakov Weinberg zt”l, from whom he received his first semicha. Rabbi Kaplan has been deeply involved in both the Rabbinate and in Jewish education. He has held pulpits in Ontario, Canada, and most recently, in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Cooking Corner with Diana Hirsch
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Abundance
I’m not sure this is my best ever, but it’s what I got. Linda Rich gave me her recipe for a cold fruit soup. In my apparently over-heated house, that goes down a treat. (Seventy-three is NOT over-heated. Eighty-three might be. Ninety-three is definitely. Get a grip, folks. Just because I don’t like to go around in layers…) Back to food. So, we have a cold soup – nice even in winter. Then there are the two soup recipes from my friend, Linda-the-Overachiever (who has a real name and who lives further south and who hates that I call her that but she has introduced herself that way, in my hearing, which almost caused me to hit the floor I was laughing so hard). And the fourth soup recipe came to me from Marcia Schechter. Now, with an abundance of soup recipes to choose from, I decided to go with … cookies. Linda from out of town (I wonder if she’d like that better than Over-achiever?) decided that she had always wanted to go to the Galapagos. So, she did. Apparently, one flies to Peru and then gets on a cruise ship to the islands. And you hike a lot. I’m not sure about the rest of it, so I’ll leave it at that. As with all major resorts, the customers always ask for the recipes for the yummy stuff. And the great resorts give them to you. (Like you are ever going to make Café Brulot with the streaming flames at home.) But because they hand out these recipes without a whimper, I decided to take advantage.
From the National Geographic Islander (that’s the name of the ship), Pahoehoe Chocolate
Cookies (with Imperial measure-ments guessed at by me): • 375 gr (13 ¼ oz.*) Sugar • 4 Eggs • 75 gr (2.65 oz.*) Flour • ½ Tbsp Salt • ½ Tbsp Baking Powder • 1 kg (approx. 2 1/8 lbs)
Chocolate [WOW!] • 250 gr (8 ¾ oz.*) White
Chocolate (in small pieces) • 125 gr (4 ¼ oz.*) Walnuts (in small pieces) • 75 gr (5 Tbsp*) Butter, melted —Mix sugar and eggs for at least 8 minutes (don’t blame me, that’s what it says). —Mix the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder). —Melt the chocolates together. —(Missing is the part where it says mix everything except the butter together.) —Add the melted butter at the end. —Put the mixture in the fridge for three hours, then make it into small balls. —(Lay them out on a cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. – I’m guessing at this; it wasn’t in the recipe.) —Bake at 150° C (300° F) for 15 minutes (at last, a measurement needing no translation). Let them cool down and serve. Notes: 1. I didn’t make them. I wanted to, but my doctor said “No!!!!” 2. You might notice the metric stuff is mostly in weight (except for the butter and the eggs). I have been informed that the best cooks and
recipes work by weight (grams or ounces), not by volume (like cups). After all, a cup of lead and a cup of sugar are the same volume, but they sure don’t weigh the same, and the lead is bound to taste nasty. 3. I’m pretty sure about the butter, though. Butter is sold by the pound. Each stick, therefore, is four ounces. The sticks are marked off in tablespoons, however. So, two ounces would be four tablespoons, and the extra would be a fifth (insert favorite booze joke). 4. I didn’t know that the butter had to be melted until the end of the instructions. I did you a kindness by adding that information in at the top. 5. The ingredients were not originally organized in the order in which they appear in the recipe. I did you another kindness here. You may stop by and say thank you. Bring cookies. 6. The sugar gave me fits. Not the physical kind, the mental kind. It’s sold by weight but measured by volume. Ugh. You really just have to break down and weigh it for this recipe. 7. As always, the butter and eggs should be at room temperature to start. 8. Also as always, feel free to substitute sweetener for sugar, margarine for butter, and pecans for walnuts. 9. By the way, I have no clue about how many cookies this makes, so maybe you could let me know. From the measurements, it’s probably a lot, and you will have an abundance to share.
Shira Bach, daughter of Carmit and David Bach, is currently a 6th grade student at the Jewish Day School and will celebrate her Bat Mitzvah on Sunday, March 22nd, at the JCC of the Lehigh Valley.
Shira has always felt the importance of living a life of Jewish values and she feels incredibly fortunate to be learning with both of her parents as she prepares for this wonderful simcha. Her range of interests are diverse, and she is very active in the community. She studies piano, swims on the J-Seals swim team, serves on student council at her school, and attended Camp Moshava, a camp built upon the ideology of Torah
Va'Avodah and Religious Zionism. She visits seniors each week prior to Shabbat through her participation in the Kinderlights program and is a regular student-participant in Chabad’s Bat Mitzvah program. And she’s involved in a host of other activities and programs as well. Beyond these, her day-to-day passions are reading, movies, art, spending time with her friends, and of course, chocolate! Shira hasn’t yet decided what the
future holds for her, and she thinks it’s a bit too early to decide.
In connection with her Bat Mitzvah studies, Shira has been working diligently to support a simple, yet profoundly important program aimed at helping young Israelis with special needs and disabilities. The initiative – Special in
Uniform – is an innovative program that integrates Israeli youth with mental and physical disabilities into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and then further helps prepare them for careers following Army service.
Shira explained that serving in the Army is such an integral part of Israeli life. Those who are physically or mentally challenged deserve, need, and want the chance to fully participate in their community and to contribute in their own way, like everyone else. It’s a duty but it’s also a privilege, and if you have a disability or live with a significant limitation in functioning, it’s easy to be excluded from the mainstream.
Special in Uniform aims to facilitate a broad change in this regard – by enabling those with disabilities to live as contributing citizens of the world with the same rights and dignities we all have.
The project is an initiative of several leading Israeli organizations and is also sponsored by Jewish National Fund. JNF is listed by the IRS as an independent 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization where all donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. If
you would like to join Shira in supporting Special in
Uniform, please visit Shira’s webpage at:
http://support.jnf.org/goto/shira.
The Bach family takes great pleasure in inviting you to share in the Simchat Bat Mitzvah of Shira, March 22nd, at 11:00 a.m. at the JCC of the Lehigh Valley. If attending, please RSVP by February 14th to [email protected].
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Bat Mitzvah of Shira Bach
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Thank You for Sharing. . .And Caring GENERAL FUNDGENERAL FUNDGENERAL FUNDGENERAL FUND
In memory of Maury Ojalvo’s beloved sister Mike & Carol Herman
In honor of Julie Weinrach’s engagement to Eric Lidji Moshe & Lisa Markowitz
Barry & Carol Halper
Alan & Abby Wiener
Mike & Nancy Koch
Mike & Cooky Notis
Bob & Ilene Levin-Dando
In memory of Cooky Notis’s beloved brother, Joseph Barbara Kritz
Carol & Bob Wilson
Andy & Debbie Kimmel
In memory of Alex Schmier Marcel & Sharon Guindine
Moshe & Lisa Markowitz
In memory of Carol Wilson’s beloved father Andy & Debbie Kimmel
A speedy recovery to Phil Heyman Bob & Ilene Levin-Dando
Barbara Kritz
Arthur & Barbara Weinrach
Much happiness to Joan Brody in her new home Mike & Cooky Notis
In honor of Eric & Amy Fel’s wedding anniversary Rabbi Seth Phillips & Marge Kramer
In memory of Michelle Hindin Moshe & Lisa Markowitz
Bob & Ilene Levin-Dando
Much happiness to Rabbi Seth Phillips & Marge Kramer in their new home Barry & Carol Halper
In memory of Lillian Herman Tamar & William Earnest
In memory of David Levine Don & Lois Lipson
In honor of Noah Notis’s engagement to Atara Kelman Moshe & Lisa Markowitz
Barry & Carol Halper
Jeff & Jill Blinder
Arthur & Barbara Weinrach
Bob & Ilene Levin-Dando
Yasher Koach to Akiva Boonswang on bringing “Minyan Maker” to SOI Barry & Carol Halper
In honor of Marcel & Sharon Guindine’s wedding anniversary Arthur & Barbara Weinrach
In honor of Marcel & Sharon Guindine’s wedding anniversary and Marcel’s birthday Bob & Ilene Levin-Dando
To Dr. Israel Zighelboim in honor of the opening of The Women & Babies Pavilion at St. Luke’s Anderson Campus Barry & Carol Halper
In honor of Rabbi Alan Wiener for being my teacher Rabbi Seth Phillips
In honor of Rabbi Ari Pertin for his Torah reading Rabbi Seth Phillips
Good health wishes to Diana Hirsch Barbara Kritz
In memory of Barry Siegel Bob & Ilene Levin-Dando
In honor of Julie Weinrach’s marriage to Eric Lidji Ira & Erica Robbins
RABBI’S BENEVOLENT FUNDRABBI’S BENEVOLENT FUNDRABBI’S BENEVOLENT FUNDRABBI’S BENEVOLENT FUND
In honor of Julie Weinrach’s engagement to Eric Lidji Holmes & Jeannie Miller
Sheila Berg
A speedy recovery to Phil Heyman Ira & Erica Robbins
MARGOT WEISS MEMORIAL FUNDMARGOT WEISS MEMORIAL FUNDMARGOT WEISS MEMORIAL FUNDMARGOT WEISS MEMORIAL FUND
In memory of Larry Glaser’s beloved father Ed & Beth Posner
GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDGENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDGENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDGENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND
In honor of Julie Weinrach’s engagement to Eric Lidji Debbie Ovitz
Joan Brody
MOTY HORNSTEIN ENDOWMENT MOTY HORNSTEIN ENDOWMENT MOTY HORNSTEIN ENDOWMENT MOTY HORNSTEIN ENDOWMENT
FUNDFUNDFUNDFUND
In memory of Maury Ojalvo’s beloved sister Judith Saranga
To Dr. & Mrs. Lester Eckman in honor of their grandson’s engagement Judith Saranga
To Dr. & Mrs. Lester Eckman in honor of their granddaughter’s engagement Judith Saranga
In memory of Barry Siegel Judith Saranga
In honor of Julie Weinrach’s marriage to Eric Lidji Judith Saranga
In memory of Andrea Neulight’s beloved brother Judith Saranga
In memory of Carol Hoffman’s beloved brother Judith Saranga
RALPH WEINER MEMORIAL RALPH WEINER MEMORIAL RALPH WEINER MEMORIAL RALPH WEINER MEMORIAL
KIDDUSH FUNDKIDDUSH FUNDKIDDUSH FUNDKIDDUSH FUND
In honor of Julie Weinrach’s engagement to Eric Lidji Marcia Schechter
A speedy recovery to Norman Sussman Pearl & Melvin Schmier
In honor of Noah Notis’s engagement to Atara Kelman Sandy Preis
A speedy recovery to Phil Heyman Sandy Preis
In honor of Leslie Schmier on becoming a PA Board Certified Family Therapist Pearl & Melvin Schmier
In memory of Dr. Stanley Stein Joe Aflalo
To Mario Aflalo, Dory and Joseph in memory of their beloved father Joe Aflalo & Family
In memory of Marcel & Sharon Guindine’s beloved nephew Marcia Schechter
In memory of Marilyn Kolb Pearl, Melvin and Leslie Schmier
JAY SCHERLINE KING DAVID JAY SCHERLINE KING DAVID JAY SCHERLINE KING DAVID JAY SCHERLINE KING DAVID
SOCIETYSOCIETYSOCIETYSOCIETY
In honor of Noah Notis’s engagement to Atara Kelman The Scherline Family
In honor of Julie Weinrach’s engagement to Eric Lidji The Scherline Family
In memory of Michelle Hindin The Scherline Family
In memory of Barry Siegel The Scherline Family
CANTOR SAMUEL WEISS CANTOR SAMUEL WEISS CANTOR SAMUEL WEISS CANTOR SAMUEL WEISS
MEMORIAL YOUTH FUNDMEMORIAL YOUTH FUNDMEMORIAL YOUTH FUNDMEMORIAL YOUTH FUND
In memory of Michelle Hindin The Simons
Cantor Joseph Bach
Good health wishes to Lisa Shedroff The Simons
In honor of Julie Weinrach’s engagement to Eric Lidji Alex & Robin Rosenau
In honor of Noah Notis’s engagement to Atara Kelman Rosalyn Weingrod
The Simons
A speedy recovery to Phil Heyman The Simons
In memory of Dr. Stanley Stein The Simons
In memory of Alex Schmier The Simons
In memory of Barry Siegel The Simons
In honor of Julie Weinrach’s marriage to Eric Lidji Alex & Robin Rosenau
Rosalyn Weingrod
In memory of Pearl Gross’s beloved brother The Simons
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Thank You for Sharing. . .And Caring
Scenes from our Ladies’ Melava Malkas
MARCH
*Emanuel Brenner 1 *Charlotte Roth 1 *Mildred Hirsch 1 Paula Derby 1 Bernard Bergstein 1 *Jacob Wrubel 2 *Edith Mellner 2 *Joseph Rosenberg 2 *Sidney Twersky 3 *Bertha Levine 3 *Feige Henie Kalkin 3 *William Chercass 3 *Rose Moskowitz 3 *Sarah Elias 3 *Lillian Roth 4 *Samuel Fox 4 *Sadie Denitz 4 *Jonas Rudner 4 Fannie Polsky 4 Jennie Landau 5 *Ida Gold 5 Rose Goldberg 5 *Sadie M. Cohen 6 *Rosi Brenner 7 *Samuel Byala 7 *Charles Friedman 7 *Maly Zighelboim 7 *Harry Mellner 7 *Charles Friedman 7 *Silvan Hoffman 8 *Louis Glass 8 *Abraham Katz 9 *Alexander Gevirtz 9 *Kalman Miller 9 *Laura Rapoport 9 *Jacob Helman 9 *Esther Cohen 9 Batya (Bertha) Suprun 10 Sophie Cane 10 *Jeanette Glickman 10 *Leni Roth 10 Pearl Hochhauser 12 Irving Pitchnick 12 *Nathan Frank 12 David Berlin 13 Herbert Ringel 13 *Jacob Lesavoy 13 Emanuel Robbins 13 *Rose Senderowitz 13 *Mary Capin 14 *Dora Katz 14
Marion Holdowsky 14 *Morris Goldstein 14 *Dr. Harry Miller 15 *Harry Robins 16 *Ruth Posner 16 *Leo Jacob Saltzman 16 Bette E. Goldfarb 16 Shlomo Hassidi 16 *Ephraim Moskowitz 16 *Jean Becker 16 *Isabelle Senderowitz 17 *Bertha Warshaw 17 Fanny Saltzman Pickard 17 Sol Davidson 17 *Irving Schwartz 17 Saul Cooper 17 Sarah Wruble Marcus 18 *Fred Kuhn 18 Allen Gustave Shedroff 19 *Beatrice Weiner 20 Simon Holdowsky 20 *Bertha Lichtenstein 20 *Fannie Tewelow 21 Burton Schwartz 21 *Avrom Shilom Kalkin 21 *Lauren Halper 22 *Jack Dash 22 Frances Rosenthal 22 *David Goldstein 23 *Jack Waitz 23 Esther Zaleschitz 24 *Anna Arbor 24 *Anna Goldstein 25 *Benjamin Lichtenstein 26 *Ben Shaffer 26 *Jacob Herman 26 Matilda Bach 27 *Regina Roth 27 *Thelma Barsky 27 *Sophie Yampolsky 27 *Zoltan Sykora 29 Murray Somers 29 Helen Borodach 29 Philip Earnest 29 Inez M. Gross 30 *Emanuel Roth 30 Rabbi Samuel Rosner 30 *Ida Bella Glass 31 *Harry Weinberger 31
APRIL
*Rabbi Solomon Krevsky 1 Morris Kritz 1 Daniel Goldberg 2 Minnie Schofer 2 Walter Knie 3 June Siegel 4 *Helen R. Ufberg 4 *Freda Koton 5 *Aaron Klass 7 *Josef Segel 8 Edith Lea Hassidi 8 *Clara Dash 8 Lawrence Meyer 9 Arie Smooha 9 Henry Bayarsky 9 *Solomon Schifreen 9 *Dr. Itic Zighelboim 10 *Josephine Wruble 10 *Frank Sofranscy 10 Miriam Atlas 11 Beatrice Roth Zimmet 11 Edward P. Katz 12 *Alexander M. Schoenfeld 13 *Lydia Jaegendorf 14 *Sydelle Weiss 14 *Betty Phillips 15 Melvin Besen 15 Gertrude Heyman 15
*Honored with a memorial plaque in our synagogue.
May G-d remember them for good amongst all the righteous of the world.
לטובה עם שאר צדיקי עולם‘ יזכרם ה
If you recently lost a If you recently lost a If you recently lost a If you recently lost a
loved one and would like loved one and would like loved one and would like loved one and would like
to receive yahrzeit to receive yahrzeit to receive yahrzeit to receive yahrzeit
notifications, please notifications, please notifications, please notifications, please
contact the synagogue contact the synagogue contact the synagogue contact the synagogue
office to add their name in office to add their name in office to add their name in office to add their name in
our yahrzeit files.our yahrzeit files.our yahrzeit files.our yahrzeit files.
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MATZAH ORDER FORM
Pesach is now around the corner! Here is an order form for hand-made Shmura Matzah. It is Jewish
tradition to use Shmura Matzah at least for the Seder on the first two nights of Pesach; many
authorities state it as a legal obligation.
This year, we will once again acquire Matzah from the famous Shatzer Bakery in Brooklyn. The
matzah is of the highest quality and kashruth standards, and will come in cushioned corrugated
boxes. Choose from either regular or whole wheat. The cost is $25.00 per pound. Orders will be
available for pickup as of Wednesday, April 1st during office hours.
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Regular Shmura Matzah @ $25.00/lb. ______ lbs. = $___________________
Whole Wheat Shmura Matzah @ $25.00/lb. ______ lbs. = $___________________
TOTAL ENCLOSED (check or cash) = $___________________
Name: ________________________________________ Phone#: ______________________
Please make your check out to the Rabbi’s Benevolent Fund, and earmark it for Shmura Matzah.
Return to the synagogue office no later than Tuesday, March 24th.
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The Frank and Ada Segel Family Student Scholarship Program was established through a philanthropic bequest by Frank and Ada Segel's daughter, Helen Segel. Miss Segel recognized the importance of higher education and the need for financial assistance to students in the Jewish Community. Frank and Ada Segel were members and friends of Congregation Sons of Israel, and Miss Segel wanted to honor the memory of her beloved parents with this wonderful act of tzedakah. Applications will be accepted from Lehigh Valley Jewish students who (a) have been accepted or are enrolled in a post-secondary educational institution, (b) have a demonstrated record of service to the Jewish community and to the Lehigh Valley community at large, (c) meet additional specific criteria established by the Frank and Ada Segel Family Student Scholarship Program Committee. Decisions for awarding scholarships will be at the discretion of the committee. A scholarship may be awarded to one or more students on an annual basis for an amount up to $5,000.00.
Please call Congregation Sons of Israel at 610-433-6089, or email [email protected] for more information and to obtain an application. Applications, along with supporting materials, should be submitted by Friday, May 15, 2020.
FRANK AND ADA SEGEL FAMILY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
