From Our Spiritual Leader Cantor Henry Shapiro · 2014-02-03 · February/March 2014 Adar I/Adar II 5774 Volume 18, Issue2 From Our Spiritual Leader Cantor Henry Shapiro Services

February/March 2014 Adar I/Adar II 5774 Volume 18, Issue 2

From Our Spiritual Leader

Cantor Henry Shapiro

Heat Wave It’s funny how I thought the time of last month’s scribe was, ‘the worst of winter’. I mean with global warming and all, how much longer could we have winter weather? That was not the right question, the question became - how low could we go? Well, I was way off and now the recent above freezing temperature seems like a warm spell. Heck, anything above single digit temperatures seems warm. At one time, I thought Pittsburgh would be become the ideal temperate climate in the US and the new vacation ‘mecca’. I now think we should try to host the next winter Olympics! This is a leap year on the Jewish calendar which adds a whole month. That makes two months of Adar - Adar 1 and Adar 2. By the way, the Jewish calendar is a 19 year cycle and leap years fall on 7 of those 19 years. The holiday of Purim is on the 15th of the month and in a leap year, it’s on the 2nd month, Adar 2. Not much happens on the first month. The 15th of Adar is called Purim katan, little Purim, but there are only a few changes in the daily prayers. Like ‘Thanksgivvukah’, it’s aligned on the Jewish calendar with one on the secular, this time it’s St. Valentine’s Day. PS The above was written before all the personal tragedies these past couple weeks. With the deaths of my mother Dorrie, Debbie Lucker, and Michael Jacob’s Uncle Pete and sister Susan, not only has this been a cold winter, it’s been a harsh one. I won’t dwell on it in these

Coming Events

Friday Night Shabbat Services - 6:00 PM Saturday Morning Shabbat Services - 9:30 AM Tuesday, March 4th Hebrew class 6:00 PM Israeli Dancing - with instructor Lynn Berman 7-8PM Sunday, March 9th - Hamantashen Baking Demo for Sisterhood -10 AM to Noon Sunday, March 16th - Brunch and Purim Tomfoolery - Megillah 10 AM Tuesday, March 18th Hebrew class 6:00 PM Israeli Dancing - with instructor Lynn Berman 7-8PM with live music Sunday, March 23rd- Wine Tasting, Tapas, Specialty Chocolate and Tango Music 4-6 PM - RSVP to the office or on the PJC Website Tuesday, April 1st Hebrew class 6:00 PM Israeli Dancing - with instructor Lynn Berman 7-8PM See calendars for Candle Lighting times

Parkway Jewish Center

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pages, but I will say I truly appreciate the outpouring from PJC members and the visits I’ve received. As hard as it’s been, we can all find some comfort in community and friends when we pull together to support one another. PPS Spread the Word. How can you help for the upcoming events at PJC? Spread the word. We’d like you to sign up for our 1st wine tasting, that’s fersure. But please send it out to your friends and the groups you’re connected with. I did an informal poll of some friends and colleagues and I found that for the events they held, about 70% of the publicity went through email and internet. That’s the new word-of-mouth. Send a link in your emails to parkwayjewishcenter.org/wine or forward the emails that Bob Korfin sends out. Forming a New Programming Committee I’m looking for interested people to plan fun and social activities for PJC. Both for our own enjoyment but also to entice others to come check us out. The wine tasting (see page 10) is an example with other possible events that combine food, fun and entertainment. Drop me a line or send an email to Gail. Let’s find a time to get together and brainstorm. Volunteers Needed With all the activities and events going on this month, we will need some help, especially in the kitchen. If you’re available, please contact Gail at the office. Birthday Kiddush Sponsors Because of the postponement of our February Birthday kiddush, we combined it with March for the Feb 28th/March Shabbat. We had a nice turnout and quite a number of sponsors. A great time was had by all. We're hoping to do the same for those with April birthdays. If you have a April birthday or want to honor someone who does, be a sponsor and come celebrate with PJC. Call or email Leslie Rubin or Diane Bloomfield. Haftarah Anniversary Charlie Rubin will read haftarah on March 8th, which is the anniversary of his bar mitzvah portion. Please contact us if you have a Haftarah you’d like to read. There will be publicity coming out through the media but I’ve also been contacting Jewish and other organizations who may be interested. We can reserve a table or part of one for their party. If you want, I can contact them for you. Cantor Henry Shapiro



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Just after I finished writing thank you notes for your generous contributions to PJC’s various funds in memory of my sister, Susan, Gail Levine sent us a long list of contributors for the delicious fruit and pastry trays sent to Independence Court for the service we had on the Sunday after my sister’s funeral in Harrisburg. We would like to thank you for your donations for these trays and also for joining us on a snowy Sunday afternoon so that Dad could be part of a memorial service for his daughter. Knowing how much friends care during this difficult time has made it easier to bear. Your kindness and thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated.

Mike and Joanie Jacob

On April 5, 2014 the Acquired Brain Injury Network of Pennsylvania organization is holding the Western PA Anniversary Luncheon at which they will be presenting Jeannette Kline with an award for outstanding service to the brain injury community. On April 8, 2014, it will have been 40 years since Jeannette's Brain Injury Accident.

Hebrew - Tuesdays 6pm March 4, 11, 18, 25 Parsha HaShavua, Torah Discussion Group - 11AM Sundays at March 9, 16, 23, 30



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From the President’s Desk………………………….Robert E. Korfin We’ve all heard the old saying, “If these walls could talk, what tales they would tell.” It is the same way with the seats in our sanctuary. It is that way at least with the 1st seat on the 4th row. Several memorable members made that their PJC home away from home. Isadore (Izzy) Losman was the first member I knew who sat there. He was tall with a booming voice. In fact, his hearing was not too good and often he spoke louder than needed and it made for some interesting if not unfiltered comments during the service. Izzy reminded me of a character you meet in a Damon Runyon novel. He was a cross between a religious man and one of the Bowery Boys or Eastside Kids from the movies. Something about the things that Izzy said or the way he said them led you to believe he had an interesting if not colorful life in his prime. I remember when Susan Mazer’s parents Debbie and Harry Cohen made the move from Erie to Squirrel Hill. I mean, who moves to Pittsburgh from Erie at their age? What I do remember is how our members took to the Cohen couple; everyone loved to be in their company. They were the nicest of nice. They often came to shul together on a Friday evening but Harry was in that seat I mentioned above almost every Shabbos morning. He loved “schmoozing” with Persh, Herbie and Efrem. And it was rare on any given Saturday morning that he didn’t pull out an old article from the Erie newspaper to share with me. Some of the items he showed us were 50 years old or more but he preserved them in the way the Carnegie Museum maintains items in their collection. I remember vividly the day that Harry passed away. And I was honored to speak about him at his funeral. We draped a Tallis around his seat on the aisle for about a month after he died in his honor. Earlier in this bitter cold month of February, we said good-bye to Debbie Lucker. She too made the 1st seat, 4th row her very own. I looked forward to seeing her each week across the aisle from me. She was always impeccably yet tastefully dressed. Debbie had that smile that made you feel like she was especially pleased to see you. Debbie had major health issues, yet you would have never known. She wasn’t vain, she just didn’t wish to complain or make her problems yours. Debbie loved people in the way that Jewish people love latkes. And how she loved her little shul in Eastmont. She so looked forward to seeing everyone on Friday evenings as we looked forward to seeing and spending the hour with her. Even after all of these years, I would forget when to sit or stand during the service. Often, I would glance over at Debbie for her lead. For those who sit behind me at services on Friday evenings, don’t be surprised to see me sitting or standing at the wrong times from now on; I don’t have my Debbie across the aisle anymore. We may never see the likes of Izzy, Harry or Debbele again, but that’s okay. Our lives have been enriched by knowing them and sharing times with them on the 4th row, 1st seat. May their lives be for a blessing for all of us. And we will never forget them. And then we’ll talk again…..


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Kiddush & Oneg Shabbat Sponsors PJC Sisterhood Allan Goppman the late Debbie Lucker Betty Ann and Ron Secorie Cantor Shapiro Charlie Drummond Michael Tell Myrna Korfin Faye Fischman Edyth Dickman

Kiddush Oneg SponsorshipsSisterhood invites you to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other Simchas by sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat or Saturday Morning Kiddush. You can also sponsor in memory of a loved one’s Yahrzeit. For more information, call Diane Bloomfield at 412-373-9240 or Leslie Rubin at 412-371-8437

Donation Contacts: Donations to the Marilyn Markowitz/Phyllis Stein Memorial Library Fund can be made by calling the shul office. Mazel Tov to: Myrna and Bob Korfin on the birth of their Granddaughter, Basya

Mazel Tov to: Jeannette Kline who is being honored at a luncheon (see page 3)

FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS 3 Michael Tell

4 Becky Levine 7 Devera Lucker

Cantor Henry Shapiro 8 Annette Felser

9 Rosalyn Markovitz Sam Moldovan

Charlie Drummond 11 Helene Goldstein

15 Charles Davis Lila Owens

21 Micki Kessler Allan Schwartz

22 Craig Lederman 23 Alan Forman

Lois Forman 24 Lila Cooper

Shirley Goppman 26 Elyse Secorie Kilimnik

27 David Heyman 28 Myrna Korfin Sylvia Caplan

MARCH ANNIVERSARIES

1 Elaine and Efrem Schwartz 3 Liz Berlin and Mike Speranzo

7 Amy and Norman Mayer 20 Lynda and Marvin Heyman

26 Marlene and Robert Zukerman 28 Betty and William Drummond

March Birthdays 2 Linda Tashbook

4 Marlene Zukerman Jordan Speranzo

5 Edyth Dickman 10 Betty Bernstein

12 Denise Lederman 14 Laurie Barnett Levine

23 Debi Drummond 30 Wes Goldstein



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February - March Yahrzeits

Week of January 31, 2014 - 30 Shevet Louis Klein, Benjamin Hackman, Bessie Herer,Sidney Leonard, Harry Yudelowitz, Ruth Katz, Louis Lenchner, Ruth Zinman, Sadie Weisman, Tillie Feinberg, Bessie Lotz, Jerome N. Schiff Week of February 7, 2014 - 7 Adar I Benjamin Gluckman, Sima Goodman, Harry Green, Mollye Farber, Harley Rosenberg, Florence Stock, Doris Lynn Gordon, Louis H. Mazer, Sarah S. Greenfield, Fannie Pepper, Hilda Finkel, Zelda Kaplitz, Bill Lucker Week of February 14, 2014 - 14 Adar I Samuel Herer, Jack Brown, Jacqueline Marcus, Dr. Alexander A. Eisner, Gary Paul Zilber, Edith Schaer, Walter Gottlieb, Ezekiel Moses Cohen, Max G. Maysels, Fay Sigal Kotys, Rabbi Jacob Kraft Week of February 21, 2014 - 21 Adar I Moses Silverstein, Paul Reifman, Morris Belkin, Lillian Fischman, Betty Rubin, Mollie Zimmerman, Edward Levine, Florence Rockman, Lena Goldstein, Bari Sternberg, Miriam Boston, Nicholas Bergsman, Bess Fisher, George Weissman, Anne Cooper, Mildred Loundy, Arline Goodman, Shirley Bloom, Marie Friedman Week of February 28, 2014 - 28 Adar I Solomon Rosenfield, Sarah Merenstein, Dorothy Weiner, Chana Schwarcz, Hyman Korfin, Louis Shefsky, Ethel Rubin, Marko Zuckerman, Rosa Schwartz, Melanie Scheinberg

Week of March 7, 2014 - 5 Adar II Leonard Gottlob,Samuel Lucker, Genevie Bliwas, Daniel James Kramer, Isadore Renner, Leon Kroll, Sarah Fiedler Week of March 14, 2014 - 12 Adar II Abraham Eisner, Cecil Eisner, William Val Narvol, Sylvia Solomon, Razy Farkas, Samuel Herer, Ben Cohen, Stuart Bliwas, Esther Eta Goldstein, Pearl Kline Week of March 21, 2014 - 19 Adar II Gertrude Steinberg, Howard Kaufman, Ursula Infeld, Gussie Levenson, Rev. Harry J. Perlman Week of March 28, 2014 - 26 Adar II Shirley Gottlob, Abraham Kinast, Annie Tatar, Fannie Cohen, Sylvia Horn, Jeannette Korfin, Bella Newman, William Davis, Rebecca Wolfson, Pearl Gertrude Zilber, Seymour Weisman, Hildreth Rosenberg

If the name is printed in Bold, a Yahrzeit Plaque will be illuminated in the Sanctuary during the Yahrzeit week. If you would like to place a Yahrzeit Plaque in the Sanctuary, please call the Synagogue Office at 412-823-4338 between 9 am and 1 pm daily.

Condolences to:

Cantor Shapiro on the loss of his Mother, Doris "Dorrie" Shapiro Mike Jacob on the loss of his Uncle, Peter Bohenko and his Sister, Susan Gelber Edy Dickman, on the loss of her Aunt, Debbie Lucker



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LIBRARY NEWS

The National Jewish Book Awards for 2013 will be presented on March 5th at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. This program began in 1950 when the Jewish Book council presented awards to authors of Jewish books at its annual meeting. Awards are presented in over 18 categories of Jewish literature including: Jewish Book of the Year, Anthologies and Collections , Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Fiction and more. These are a few of the winners and if you are interested in the complete list go to www.jewishbookcouncil.com Jewish Book of the Year—Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation by Yossi Klein Halevi American Jewish Studies—FDR and the Jews by Richard Breitman and Allan Lichtman History—My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit Fiction—Between Friends by Amos Oz Illustrated Children’s Book—Hanukkah Bear by Eric Kimmel; Mike Wohnoutka, illus. Outstanding Debut Fiction—The Lion Seeker by Kenneth Bonert Please let me know if you would like to see any of these books on the shelves of the PJC library or have other recommendations. You can contact me at: [email protected] See you in the library, Betty Ann Secorie



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DELEGATION OF POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SALE OF

CHOMETZ

by Monday, April 14, 2013, 12:00 Noon Last Hour for Chometz Sale Form

I, the undersigned, fully empower and permit Cantor Henry Shapiro to act in my place and stead, and on my behalf to sell all Chometz possessed by me (knowingly and unknowingly) as defined by the Torah and Rabbinic Law (e.g. Chometz, doubt of Chometz, all kinds of Chometz mixtures). Also Chometz that tends to harden and to adhere to the inside surface of pans, pots or cooking and usable utensils. And to lease all places wherein the Chometz owned by me may be found, especially in the premises located at: ________________________________and elsewhere. Cantor Henry Shapiro has the full right to sell and to lease by transactions, as he deems fit and proper and for such time which he believes necessary in accordance with all detailed terms and detailed forms as explained in the general authorization contracts which have been given this year to Cantor Henry Shapiro to sell the Chometz. This general authorization is made a part of this agreement. Also do I hereby give the said Cantor Henry Shapiro full power and authority to appoint a substitute in his stead with full power to sell and to lease as provided herein. The above power is in conformity with all Torah, Rabbinical regulations and laws, and also in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of the United States of America. And to this I hereby affix my signature on this __________ day of ________ 2014. Signature: ________________________ Name: ________________________

Address: ________________________ ________________________



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Israeli Dancing at PJC


1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7- 8PM, Cost: $5.00

March 4, 2014

Live music on March 18, 2014

April 1, 2014

Beginners welcome

For more information and directions see parkwayjewishcenter.org



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DATED MATERIAL PLEASE DO NOT DELAY

Or Current Resident

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Cantor Henry Shapiro, Spiritual Leader ([email protected] or [email protected])

Officers President Bob Korfin

Board Members Marvin Heyman Mike Jacob Ira Mazer Harold Bloomfield Donna Wolfson Committee Chair Persons

House Chair Alan Levine Ritual Chair Hal Lederman Cemetery Chair Arnie Levine & Syma Levine

Office Administrator Gail Levine

Sisterhood Officers President Laurie Barnett Levine Vice Presidents

Membership Susan Mazer Program Vera Greenberg Fundraising Vacant Catering Vacant

Corresponding Secretary Vacant Financial Secretary Amy Mayer Treasurer Lynda Heyman Auditor Lynda Heyman

Scribe Staff Editor Harold Bloomfield

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From Our Spiritual Leader Cantor Henry Shapiro · 2014-02-03 · February/March 2014 Adar I/Adar II 5774 Volume 18, Issue2 From Our Spiritual Leader Cantor Henry Shapiro Services