June 2015 - Sivan/Tammuz 5775

Page Jewish Family Congregation Shofar Sivan 5775 / June 20151

Sivan 5775/ June 2015 Jewish Family Congregation www.jewishfamilycongregation.org

June Service Schedule

Shabbat Beha’alotecha Numbers 8:1 – 12:16

June 5 7:30 pm Shabbat Services including

Cantor Sheera Ben-David

Freebabysitting

June 6 10:30 am Shabbat Services including

Bat Mitzvah of Ava Goodstein

Shabbat Shelach Numbers 13:1 – 15:41

June 12 7:30 pm Shabbat Services


Bat Mitzvah of Emily Wein

Shabbat Korach Numbers 16:1 – 18:32

June 19 7:30 pm Shabbat Services

Freebabysitting


BatMitzvahofJulietteBellinson

Shabbat Chukat Numbers 19:1 – 22:1

June 26 7:30 pm Shabbat Services at

Temple Shearith Israel,

Ridgefield,Connecticut

ECC visits the Katonah Art Museum.

Religious School Services.

Moms at the Religious School STARS Party!


I recently had the opportunity to study again with Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, one of my profes-sors at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He spoke to the Westchester Board of Rabbis at our concluding study session of the year. For almost two hours, Rabbi Hoffman pre-sented to the gathered rabbis an overview of his upcoming book, Rethinking Synagogues in the Age of Anxious Identity. As soon as the book is published, I plan to get a copy to read. Hopefully several members of JFC will read it as well and join me in learning from this important Reform, Jewish scholar.

After going through a history of religion in general beginning with the Enlightenment and continuing through the period ushering in the era of modernism (a history that applies to almost all religions), Rabbi Hoffman eventually rede-fines Judaism as “a rolling conversation about everything.” Judaism is so much more than one specific label -- it is a religion, culture, civiliza-tion, nation, and more. Rabbi Hoffman believes that the role of religion is to give people a sense of deep self, helping them understand who they are at their core. As a culture filled with wisdom literature through the centuries and millennia, Judaism offers us the vocabulary to engage in conversations about who we are at our most fundamental and intimate level. Through Jewish experiences and education, we learn to express ourselves, our beliefs, and our values. Judaism provides the words that define our essence.

I was fascinated by the study session, and it made me think of many ways to enhance the lives of JFC members. Central to this concept is the necessity for Jews to engage in the conversation in the first place. As members of JFC, you have

access to traditions and resources that can help you express yourself as a Jew and as a human being. Through teaching and prayer, celebrat-ing holidays and lifecycle events, I hope to share the history, laws, lore, and language of the Jewish people, ultimately helping you be the best person you can be.

I get frustrated and am baffled when our young members -- after spending a significant amount of time and effort becoming familiar with our prayers and traditions preparing to celebrate their coming-of-age with a communal ceremony -- do not return to synagogue after their bar/bat mitzvah ceremony. After finally learning some of the vocabulary of our amazing tradition, they -- and too many of their families -- literally walk out of the conversation that Judaism offers them. They drop their temple membership and choose to effectively end the conversation they spent years preparing for. Their vocabulary is stunted, until and if at some point they rejoin the conver-sation, sometimes decades later. Sometimes they do not ever return.

Living in our world is challenging on so many levels. Luckily, we have an incredibly rich culture and set of teachings that can help us in almost every way.

Please don’t end the conversation! And please be in touch with me if you would like to deepen your level of Jewish knowledge and conversation -- that it what I am here for!

I look forward to continuing our conversation for many moons ahead.Thank you for joining me and our community on the journey!

From the Rabbi’s Desk

Presidents’ Message--------------Page 3 Religious School-------------------Page 4Early Childhood Center-------- Page 5Ritual Committee---------------- Page 6

Ask The Rabbi-------------------- Page 7Social Action Committee------Page 8


Jewish FamilyCongregation

111 Smith Ridge RoadP.O.Box 249

South Salem, NY 10590Phone: (914) 763-3028 Fax: (914) 763-3069

email: [email protected]: www.jewishfamilycongregation.org

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Administrator Kathleen Sakowicz

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Early ChildhoodCenter Director

Jane Weil [email protected]

--------------------Glenn Kurlander Co-President

Hal Wolkin [email protected]

Josh Blum, First Vice –PresidentPolly Schnell, Second Vice-President

Robyn Cohen, TreasurerSuzanne Sunday, Secretary

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Karen Conti, TrusteeJon Glass, Trustee

Mindy Hoffman, TrusteeRobi Margolis, Trustee

Paul Storfer, TrusteeBonnie Wattles, Trustee

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From The Presidents by Glenn Kurlander and Hal Wolkin

By the time you receive this, JFC will have held its 2015 Annual Meeting and members of JFC will have voted on perhaps the most momentous matter ever to face our congregation—the question whether to come together with Temple Shearith Israel to form a new synagogue, one that draws on the strengths and traditions of both to build a more relevant, energetic and sustainable Jewish community. Thus, as we write this message, we find ourselves in an odd posi-tion: after months and months of exploration, discussion, debate, analysis and planning, by the time you read this, the matter will have been decided, but as we write this message the outcome is entirely unknown.

Both of us hope passionately, as we have for many months, that by now the members of JFC and the members of TSI will have voted overwhelmingly to form a union. If that indeed has happened, that outcome does not make this message moot; indeed, in all the ways that matter, the vote to form a union is simply the first step along a path that ultimately will unite us. In other words, not only will there be much more work to do and many more challenges to face, but the vote itself doesn’t make us who we will become—it simply gives us the power to become something new. And with that observation in mind, an observation that is rooted in the power and optimism of potentiality, we want to address not only those who voted in favor of a union, but especially those who, because of doubts or concerns or even fears, may have abstained or voted against a union.

We believe as sincerely as we’ve ever believed anything that the power to shape our future as a synagogue lies in our hands. Not ours as officers, and not the Board’s’, but all of our hands as members. In other words, if the vote was in favor of a union, we can make our new synagogue anything we want it to be. That realization should be immensely comforting, even liberating, to those who abstained or voted no. If you decided that you were unable to vote yes because of concerns you had about what the new synagogue would feel like, we ask you not to turn away but instead to work with us to ensure that your fears are not realized. Stay involved and help to shape the future. Because our future is not pre-ordained—it is ours to make together. If enough of us—no matter how we voted—decide that we will have a warm, welcoming, energized, exuberant synagogue, then that’s what we’ll have. If we commit ourselves to seeking greater relevance and meaning, providing richer and more diverse programing, then that’s what our new synagogue will offer. If our vision for worship is rooted in song and energy and joyful rejuvenation, then that’s what our worship services will feel like. All of it is within our control; it’s all up to us, no matter how we voted.

Undoubtedly, if the vote was in favor of a union, there will be an ending of sorts—at a minimum, an ending of JFC as an entirely separate entity. But whatever we wish to preserve of JFC—whatever anyone of us found special and wonderful and essential—can be preserved within a new synagogue if we want to preserve it.

Continued on page 8


From the Religious SchoolBy Leslie Gottlieb

Thank You

Notonlyisthenumber180tentimeseighteenorchai…it is also the number of Shofar columnsIhavewrittensincebecomingDirectorofEducationfifteenyearsagoatJewishFamilyCongregation’sReligiousSchool.Youhaveto imagine the smile that came to my face upon doing themathfortwelvemonthsforallthoseyears.Itwouldinterestingtorereadthemallinordertotellthestoryofthose years and what was relevant to write about through thosetimes.Butitwouldbetoomuchlikere-watchingthe Madmenseries--andcertainthingsmightbebetterleftundone.Itwouldcertainlybebittersweettoseeallofthe old JFC photos used in those Shofar editions…lookingatblackandwhiteimagesofallthetoddlersthen…nowmarriedand/orwellintotheiradultcareers.

In fact, so many families have come and gone over this decade and a half period with me as director of the school.Morethanthat,ourfamilyhasbeeninvolvedwithJFCsincethedaysofourrentingspaceatthechurch.Mytwenty-eightyearoldsonwasinmyfirstclassasathirdgradersonowthisfamilyislookingattwodecadesofattachmenttothiscongregation.IfitwerenotfortheDirectorofEducationatthattime,DafneSanchez-Aldama,andherpowerfulpersonality,itislikelythatIwouldhavenevertraveleddownthisparticularroad.JFCwasjustwaitingtofindme,anditdid.

Marching our Torah scrolls down Route 123 with a police escort the year we bought the building we now call home, our twenty-two year old daughter was in an um-brella stroller that day --and the two boys were running up ahead with Paul and Kathy Storfer as they sang and playedguitarwhilewalking.WhenwegottoJFC,wesatinchairsfacingtheawning(wasitredbackthen?)andRabbiRossmanandothersspokeofournewfutureto-gether.Itissadandhappytothinkofallthoseyears.Myfavoritephototodate(nottobelocated,sadly)istheoneofKathyonherkneesmoppingupaspillatthedoorwaytothekitchenoftheonegroom.Shewasyoungandsowereweall.Somedidnotstayforthejourney,butmanydid and we have grown old together—and hopefully most ofuswillmakethisnewvoyagetoRidgefield.Itisanexcitingtimeforsure--butonetotallylacedwithemotionforme.

KarenandStephanieBlumandIwerecleaningtheatticrecentlyinanticipationoftheschoolmergerandwecameacrosscountlessitemsofmemorabilia.Naturally

someboxeswerefilledwitholdcopiesofreportcardsandclassphotos—anditemslikethatsetbacktheclean-ingprocessaswereminisced.StephaniesentaphotoofoneofEllenElias’veryoldlessonplanstoherfromtheatticofJFCtoFloridawhereKennyandEllenarenowspendingwinters.Luckykids!

IthinkaboutalltheteenswithwhomIhaveworkedthroughtheYouthGroupand/ortheMentorProgram.There is a special closeness there that never fades for me.Andthentherearethestaffmemberswhoaremuchmorelikefamilythanco-workers.Wehavegottenalongfamouslyforyearsandyearsandthatisnoexaggeration.Havingtakenthedirector’smantlefromRuthOssherfifteenyearsago,itisremarkablethatwecouldmakethattransitionsosuccessful.Theofficestaff,JaneandherteachersandLaurenceFuric—areallincrediblyspecialtome.TheRabbisnaturallyfillauniqueplaceinmylifeand Rabbi Carla and Rabbi Burstein have meant so much tomeandcontinuetodoso.Willalwaysdoso.IcanhardlyspeakofCantorKerrywithoutthinkinghewillstillwalkintotheroomtobrighteneveryone’sdaywithouttrying.Thesearethememoriesofaplacelikenoother,and although I am thrilled to be the director of the new school, all of this new happiness comes at a steep price foruswhohavespentsomuchtimeatJFCinourhomeat111SmithRidgeRoad.

I will remember the white peonies at the entrance to the driveofourspectacularproperty…alloftheminunisonbowing down as if they were hearing the Great Aleinu attheHighHolyDays.Iwillrememberwheeling--intothe tent for many years-- my dear father now gone from us-- and the funerals of both my parents in the building fifteenyearsapart.Ourchildren’sb’naimitzvahservicesand all of the children who became commandment ac-countableundermywatchwillstaywithmeforever.

I will remember the enormous deer running past my of-ficewindowlikehorses,theMollyandGregorymemorialandtheceremonyNoahSklarinledaftercreatingandin-stalling it, the lawn on which countless babies and young childrenhaverompedatalloursummerbarbeques(SITGO,tobesure),andtheparkinglotonwhereourpastYouthGroupmemberssanghavdallahsongs—theirfaceslit only by candles and three stars as night fell, sleeping inthepurpleroomandshakingmyheadinthemorningthinkingthatIhadreallylostitforsure…allthiswithasmile,itneverfeelinglikeIwasatworkatall.

Continued on page 8


From The Early Childhood Centerby Jane Emmer

We have shared a magical year at the Early Childhood Center. We are excited about moving to our new home and making it feel as special as 111 Smith Ridge Road. We would love your help and expertise in creating our new space. If you would like to help in anyway, please give me a call. As we prepare for our move, we will need to say goodbye too. Saying goodbye is a lifelong process. Throughout our lives we say goodbye to people, things, and routines. As the school year comes to a close, children will be saying farewell to teach-ers, friends, and a daily routine they have come to expect. Even young children may experi-ence goodbyes as classmates go away on vacation or they transition to our new building.

With a little planning, saying goodbye to teachers and friends and moving from one class to another, or from school to summer, can be fun and exciting.

Emotions are OK but be encouraging. Our children's reactions may take many forms, of-ten happy and sad at the same time. Talk to your child about the positive things. Too much talk about how hard it is to say goodbye can sometimes make our children more upset. While we should never ignore our children's feelings, it's also important to be encouraging. What to Do at Home

After saying goodbye, help your child establish a new routine, stay connected to old friends if possible, and prepare for the following class or school year. Here are some ideas:

Have a summer routine. Whether they attend summer camp or spend the summer at home, children of all ages find comfort and security in simple routines. Though summer rules may be more relaxed, it’s helpful to establish some about snacking, the use of electronics, spending money, etc.

Arrange ways for your child to see friends. Many children worry that they may lose their friends if they don't see them. It's harder to coordinate times to get together once summer has started. Schedule and plan a few play dates before school is out. Collect addresses and phone numbers of friends.

Letting go of the security of the familiar, embracing a new opportunity, and exploring the un-known take courage. Helping our children adapt to new situations can ease our minds while giving our children meaningful keepsakes and fun summer experiences.


From The Ritual CommitteeBy Michael Salpeter, Chair

Earlier this week I was speaking with a professor of religion from Fordham University about the importance of spirituality in religion. She was stating that although many people may not believe in the notion of a personal God – or a concept of a God who does not observe or influence our daily activities -- they feel a spiritual connec-tion to their religion. We are probably aware of certain cultures around the world in which the spiritual connec-tion is paramount. For example, with the rising popularity of yoga in our society, practitioners of this art are perhaps feeling the spiritual connection that people in regions such as India have been feeling for the past two millennia. In Japan, where a combination of Buddhism and Shinto is the predominant religion, spirituality is most important as there is no belief in a single deity.

Most Jewish people have heard of the mysticism of Kabbalah, the spiritual study tradition of our religion. Ac-cording to the Kabbalah Centre, Kabbalah is a way of looking at the world that can connect us to the fulfillment we seek in the world. Of course, by no means is Kabbalah the only way to achieve that fulfillment. For many Jews, performing mitzvot helps us feel closer to both our religion and to other people. By aiding our communi-ties through tikkun olam (repairing the world) many times we feel a sense of achievement.

Many of the practices that we experience at JFC are geared to helping us reach a level of spirituality in Judaism. Whether it is by attending Shabbat services, special gatherings such as a healing service or meditation service, or by attending the various special events that are held during the year such as adult education courses or the re-cently developed adult b’nai mitzvah program, we strive to include all members of our congregation in the quest for spiritual fulfillment.

The rabbi and the members of the ritual committee look forward to you joining us in your Jewish journey and are open to ideas you may wish to see us incorporate in our practices.


What is the most famous mitzvah/commandment in the torah?

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, a contemporary rabbi and prolific author, says “Love your neighbor as yourself” from Leviticus 19:18, but probably because many Christians think this this principle originated from Jesus in Mat-thew 22:39.

The Jerusalem Talmud in Tractate Nedarim (9:4) states that “Love your neighbor as yourself,” … is the major principle of the Torah.

Many Jewish scholars throughout history have tried to interpret the true meaning of this verse.

In Pirke Avot 2:15 (The Ethics of the Sages), another section of the Talmud, we read “Let your fellow man’s honor be as dear to you as your own.” Rabbi Nathan, a second century rabbinic sage, writes in his commentary on Pirke Avot “Is it possible [to be as concerned about another person’s honor as about one’s own? Rather] this teaches that just as one looks out for his own honor, so should he look out for his fellow man’s honor. Just as he desires that there should be no smear on his good name, so must he be anxious not to smear the reputation of his fellow man.

A Hassidic rabbi named Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev who died at the beginning of the 19th century taught, “Whether a man really loves God can be determined by the love he bears toward his fellow man,” who is created in God’s image.

Perhaps it is ironic that the most famous and most important commandment is the one that is so hard to do. Then again, maybe it is not ironic at all...

Ask the Rabbi

June Oneg Hosts

Date Hosts

6/5/2015 Ellen Barth Robert and Robyn Bellinson

6/12/2015 Allen Gabor and Lisa Papernick Michael Gitlitz and Rita Landman

6/19/2015 Jon and Iris Glass Ian and Sigal Leitner

6/26/2015 Robert Bolgar and Andrea Snyder Matthew Meister and Dafne Sanchez-Aldama


A group of JFC members attended the very successful Mitzvah Day at TSI on Sunday, May 3, 2015. There were over 130 people working at the Mitzvah Day, of all ages. It was a very inspiring event and portends well for social action involvement in the future. Among the JFC attendees were Debbie and Mark Lavin, Stacy and Julia Neumann, Traci and Molly Silva, Amy Fischer and Robyn Cohen. Forgive me if I missed anyone. There were at least nine different activities accomplished, including creating fleece blankets for a domestic abuse shelter, food collection at the grocery store for local food pantries, creating embroidered book marks for the elderly, visiting a nursing home to do recreation activities, washing the windows at the housing for elderly, creating other craft projects for the children’s hospital, planting potted flowers and baking cookies for different organizations and so forth. There was much enthusiasm and pizza and ice cream sundaes for the workers! The event was organized by Debbie Lan-dzberg of TSI, and she had at least nine other members who were each in charge of running the differ-ent activities. The level of volunteerism was terrific!

Social Action Committee

A contemporary reflection on Maariv Aravim begins “This is an hour of change. Within it we stand uncertain on the border of light. Shall we draw back or cross over?” Hoping that the vote has been in favor of creating a new synagogue, we also hope that those of you who abstained or voted no still will join us in crossing over, even if you do so only tentatively. If you can’t yet, we understand. You’re important to us, no matter how you voted, and it’s OK to continue to stand uncertain on the border if that’s all that feels comfortable. Part of us will continue to stand with you, even as we cross over. To paraphrase a meditation from our siddur, and continue the metaphor of borders, we stand now on the parted shores of history, some of us believing, and some of us perhaps still doubting, “that there is a better place, a promised land; that the winding way to that promise passes through the wilderness. That there is no way to get from here to there except by joining hands, marching together.” Please march with us if you can; if you can’t, we urge you to stay involved, even if that means only standing on the border, until the future becomes clearer.

Glenn Kurlander and Hal Wolkin

Continued from page 3 - Presidents Message

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Allofyou!

Continued from page 4 - Religious School


www.jewishfamilycongregation.org

Shabbat of Song Friday, June 5, 7:30 pm

Jewish Family Congregation, 111 Smith Ridge Road, PO Box 249, South Salem, NY 10590 914-763-3028 [email protected]

Join us for a service of Song, Spirit and Celebration with Cantor Sheera Ben-David.

We will unveil a new program that will grant scholarship funds in memory of our beloved

Cantor Kerry Ben-David.

Cantor Sheera Ben-David has spent her life immersed in the Jewish community. After receiving a BFA from New York Univer-sity – Tisch School of the Arts, Cantor Ben-David began her cantorial career here at Jewish Family Congregation.

As an extension of her love and de-votion to music, she is an award winning cabaret singer. She has delivered multiple critically-acclaimed runs at the former Oak Room of The Algonquin Hotel, The Royal Room of The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach, Feinstein's at Loews Regency, and other pop-ular venues around the country where she received rave reviews from The New York Times.

Currently, Cantor Ben-David is com-pleting her studies at Hebrew Union College. Cantor Ben-David lives in Manhattan with her husband, Steven Miller and their two young boys, Baxter & Shadow.


Long-time JFC member and teacher

Rona Salpeteris available to help with:

babysitting, house sitting, animal care—& all jobs requiring a loving caring individual! References are available upon request.

Contact Rona at # 914-643-8176.

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Thank You For Your Generous Support!

Easy ways to Support JFC


2015-16 Religious School Program Schedule

Grades K-6- One Day a Week Program Early Tuition Rate Deadline: May 15, 2015 – Online Registration Now Available

www.jewishfamilycongregation.org

Grades K-1: Thursdays 4:15-6:00 pm (includes service/music)

or Sunday 10:15-12:00 pm (includes service/music) Grades 2-3: Thursdays 4:15-6:00 pm (includes service/music) Grades 4-6: Sundays 9:00 am-12:00 pm (includes service/music) Enrichment Day Option-Additional Class Meeting Day-Combined Grade Classes (includes service/music) Grades K-2, Wednesdays 4:15-6:00 pm Grades 3-4, Wednesdays 4:15-6:00 pm Grades 5-6, Wednesdays 4:15-6:00 pm Grade 7 (B’nai Mitzvah): 2 day-a-week program plus tutoring Wednesdays 4:15-6:00 pm (includes service/music) plus Sundays 10:15 am-12:00 pm (includes service/music) plus 24 half hour private B’nai Mitzvah tutoring sessions- arranged individually plus Additional attendance required at several Friday & Saturday Shabbat services Confirmation I & II: Weekly pizza dinner, Thursdays, Grades 8 & 9 - 5:30-6:15 pm Grade 8/Confirmation I Class (Confirmation is a 2 year program): Thursdays, 6:15-7:15 pm Grade 9/Confirmation II Class: Thursdays, 6:15-7:15 pm Student Mentor Program- SMP-Teaching Training Program: New Grade 9 (& up) students enroll Weekly assistant teaching participation (Sunday, Wednesday or Thursday) plus pedagogy class (year one only), Sundays 9:45-10:15 am Student Leaders Program- SLP- Grades 9-12 Individualized leadership/volunteer/aide opportunity Program participation to be arranged individually

Grade 9 Mentors & Leaders: salaried positions/posts assigned individually, SMP students continue in grades 10-12 without instructional class to assist teachers or lead classes as instructors NFTY/NAR & BBYO Youth Groups (Grades 8-12) Each YG meets twice a month NFTY meets Thursdays, 7:15-8:15 pm following Confirmation I & II BBYO meets on Sundays, time TBD and runs independent of the Religious School Confirmation students are all YG members Grades 10-12: Post Confirmation (1X month), Tuesdays 6:15-7:30 pm


Summer Shabbat Schedule 6 pm Friday Services at Temple Shearith Israel:

July 3, July 10, July 17, July 24, August 7, August 14, August 21

Last Friday of July and August at Jewish Family Congregation

Barbeque 6 pm, 7:30 pm Services

July 31 and August 28

Please RSVP one week before the event to:

[email protected]

Jewish Family Congregation, 111 Smith Ridge Road, South Salem, NY 10590 914-763-3028 Temple Shearith Israel, 46 Peaceable Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877 203-438-6589



Donations

Early Childhood Center Fund

Seth and Cassie Hollander

General Fund

Vivian Sager in memory of Carole Alexander

Doris Hettmansberger in memory of Milton Rubin, Martin Bressler, Dorothy Martin & Cantor Ben-David

Robi Margolis in memory of Arthur Margolis

Karen Taylor and Dave Kaminer

Religious School Fund

Elizabeth Strasser and Steve Silvera in memory of Carole Alexander

Ronni and Allen Horn in memory of Arthur Margolis

Dr. Resa and Charles Fremed in memory of Cantor Kerry Ben-David

Donations made after the tenth of the month will appear in next month’s Shofar.

Heath & Danielle BenderPeter & Liza Breslin

Rick & Bobbie CohlanRoger & Jo Drawec

Allen Gabor & Lisa PapernikSteven & Melissa Goodstein

Terry Kalter & Marcia Sher-KalterGlenn & Deborah Kurlander

Shaun Levine & Marnie Cohen- LevineRichard & Catherine Mishkin

Richard & Johanna PerlmanAlan & Jeanette SandersGordon & Polly Schnell

Steve & Cheryl ShainmarkAlan & Lisa Sheptin

Michael & Traci SilvaJohn & Barbara SternPaul & Peri StevelmanMichael & Emily Wein

Hal & Laurie Wolkin

Anniversaries


Don’t forget to stop in and check out the JFC Gift Shop!

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purchasing anything, please

let us know in the JFC Office.


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Annual Westchester Jewish Music

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Save the Date

Free and open to all !

For More information contact The Westchester Jewish Council at 914-328-7001 or

[email protected]

The Westchester Jewish Council, The Westchester Klezmer Program, Kol Hazzanim - The Cantors of

Westchester in cooperation with Westchester County Parks are proud to present the 41st Annual Westchester

Jewish Music & Arts Festival

The Festival will feature:

From the Jewish community of France, a special appearance by Welt

performing the songs of the Yiddishland and more ▪

Nafshenu ▪

A Shmear of musical mayhem with Bobby Doowah ▪

Cantor Randy Herman ▪

Members of Kol Hazzanim - the Cantors of Westchester ▪

The Westchester Klezmer program ▪

Israeli dancing sponsored by Camp Zeke

Family Fun Activities

Israeli Dancing Vendor Exhibition

area including Jewish Art and Judaica

Information on Westchester’s

Jewish organizations Kosher food

available for purchase

Rain or Shine

Sunday, August 16, 2015 Kensico Dam Plaza,

Valhalla, NY



Birthdays

Jonathan Auerbach

Newton Bersch

Samuel Breslin

Brian Chipman

Shoshana Chipman

Julie Conti

Roger Drawec

Robert Fischman

Alison Ganis

Daniela Goldman

Ava Goodstein

Martha Gordon

Renna Gottlieb

Max Grzymala

Doris Hettmansberger

Andrew Junquera

Emily Klotz

Mark Lavin

Spencer Levine

Shaun Levine

Talia Levinsohn

Graeme Lipper

Danielle Ossher

Alexander Ozols

Lisa Papernik

Alex Perlman

Max Polinsky

Nathaniel Rappaport

Abigail Rudin

Jonathan Rudin

Meredith Rudin

Sarah Senese

Tony Senese

Heather Sherr

Elyse Sherr

Noah Sklarin

Andrea Stegman

Barbara Stern

Samantha Stevelman

Byron Wilson

Hal Wolkin

Adolph Joseph Auerbacher

Yehuda Ayash

Norda Berlin

Judith Birnbaum

Estelle Bloch

Ed Blum

Maurice L. Cohen

David Dutka

Indy Goldman

Marlene Ellen Klotz

Tim Neary Tuesday

Lillian Paget

Ruth Pottish

Martin Shapiro

Col. Bland Ballard Simmons USAF Ret

Philip Stein

Bernard Yegelwel

Clarissa Zaltzberg

Yahrzeits


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Upcoming Events

Friday, June 5 Shabbat Services including Cantor Sheera Ben-DavidFriday, June 12 ECC GraduationFriday, June 26 Shabbat Services at TSI, 7:30 pmFriday, July 3 Summer Shabbat Services begin at TSI, 6 pmFriday, July 31 Barbeque at JFC 6 pm

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