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SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 2015
ELUL 5775 / TISHREI / CHESHVAN 5776
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A Letter From Our Rabbi
What is the purpose of prayer? !at is a valid question, not only because we are about
to celebrate the beginning of a new Jewish year by joining together for several days of
communal prayer, but because prayer lies at the heart of any congregation. We may learn
together, we may engage in Tikun Olam together, we may socialize with one another, but
gathering together to pray is undeniably at the core of what we are about. So asking about the
purpose of prayer is both an interesting and a necessary question.
!ere are several good answers to the question of why we pray. Some would say that we pray
to acknowledge and praise the Divine presence in our midst. Some would say that we pray
to express gratitude for our lives and the world in which we live. Still others would say that
we pray in order to ful"ll ourselves as human beings, creatures who are capable of spiritual
expression in ways that lower forms of life are not. In other words, we pray for the same
reason that we paint, write, and enjoy poetry, or dance expressively. Some would say that we
pray to a#rm our Jewish identity and heritage. And some would say that we pray because
prayer is an appropriate reason and activity in which to engage as a community. Prayer is one
of those things that we do best in the presence of others and not on our own.
But another answer may be found in the Hebrew word for prayer- “l’hitpalel.” Hebrew
grammarians will recognize that word as a re$exive verb form, i.e., to do something to, or
for, oneself. L’hitpalel is not easily translated into English (other than “to pray”). !e word
actually comes from the root “to judge,” so l’hitpalel literally means “to judge oneself.” By the
way, the Hebrew word for prayer, te!la, also comes from the same root and, at least literally,
means “self-judgement.”
!e Hebrew word l’hitpalel, to judge oneself, suggests that prayer is an act of self-scrutiny, an
opportunity for stock taking that is potentially both healthy and productive. Our tradition
may have given us a set of prayers to recite and a routine by which to say them, but the act of
prayer is still a very personal and emotional one. It can be, and should be, an experience of
personal scrutiny. It can and should be a time to ask ourselves pointed questions about what
we believe and how we behave. We might direct these questions to ourselves, and we might
address them to God. If and when we take note of ways in which we have fallen short of our
principles, we might use the act of prayer to seek a new direction in our spiritual lives. !us,
prayer truly can be a time to “judge oneself.” It can provide an opportunity and an incentive
to a more satisfying and meaningful life.
I truly hope that your experience of prayer, especially on these upcoming High Holidays, will
be upli%ing and ful"lling. I hope that your prayers will be thoughtfully expressed, that they
will help you to connect with our community and our tradition, and that they will help you
to "nd the part of your being that is capable of spiritual expression. And I hope that your
prayers will also be an experience of self judgement, one in which the person you are will
begin the process of being transformed into the person you wish to be. For that aspiration, as
lo%y as it may be, is very much part of what celebrating a new Jewish year is all about.
Amy, Eitan and Dita, Josh, Yoni, Benji, and Aaron join me in wishing you a Shana Tova…a
good and sweet New Year, one "lled with good health, ful"llment, and moments of joy and
blessing.
Oheb Shalom Congregation
Founded 1860
Congregation Beth Torah a"liated 1983
170 Scotland Road
South Orange, New Jersey 07079
tel: 973-762-7067
fax: 973-762-4591
web: www.ohebshalom.org
A"liated with United Synagogue
of Conservative Judaism
Rabbi Mark Cooper
Cantor Erica Jan Lippitz
Officers of Oheb Shalom
Bob Sandor, President
David Boyko, Executive Vice President
Jamie Breitman, Vice President
Stuart Schulman, Vice President
Eve Wasserman, Vice President
Lora Wegner, Vice President
Hugh Cohen, Secretary
Matt Sheedy, Treasurer
Professional Team
Linda Gri&er, Executive Director
Michael Dorfman, Education Director
Iris Ehrlich, Director of the
Mickey Fried Nursery School
the REVIEW of
Oheb Shalom Congregation
Editorial Staff
Editors: Sheila E. Alexander
Sue Schulman
Cover Design: Jodi Rotondo
!e REVIEW is published bi-monthly
by OHEB SHALOM CONGREGATION.
It is printed on recycled paper.
Submissions for the
November/December 2015 issue are
due no later than September 13.
Email [email protected]
for more information.
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The Cantor’s Corner
Flory Jagoda takes her place on stage, her daughters and granddaughter at her side. As she hears the !rst rich chords of the
guitar, she tells the story of large door-keys that Jewish families took from their homes in Spain, when they "ed the Inquisition.
Passing the key from generation to generation, they told their stories and awaited the return to their home.
Flory li#s up her voice as she sings songs in Ladino. She takes us to a Sephardic wedding in Sarajevo, to a Purim celebration, to
the table of her many aunts who would each host a holiday meal. “Tia Mazalta muz va a yamar nochi di Hanuka!” $e rhythm
of the Ladino rocks our ears. Flory’s gentle voice hovers and cascades.
She serenades us for an hour. She is 91 years old, and as long as she can sing and laugh, she will share the story of her life and her
family — descendants of the Jews who settled in Bosnia in 1565. Ladino was their language. Countless, rich Jewish family and
communal traditions were passed down in song.
Traditions in song are also part of this High Holy Day season. Not only are many of the melodies for our religious services more
than a thousand years old, but some of you also cherish family recipes and traditions for Shabbat, for holiday meals, for your
sukkah, for the new year.
Flory’s Nona (grandmother) used to say, “Teach your children what you want your children to teach their children.” Is that a
focused, new way of thinking for us? Did we inadvertently lose traditions that distinguished our families, our identity, and way
of celebration? Is there something we thought the next generation would simply understand that we now need to teach, before it
is lost? Can we tell our children why that is now so important to us?
I hope you will come to shul to express your joy in the holy days, and to a%rm all that Jewish wisdom has to o&er. And I so hope
that when you return home, you will make time to tell the stories of your own family, share a meal of special foods – and with
hope, con!rm or even begin a family tradition that will last for !ve hundred years.
— Cantor Erica Lippitz
SUKKAH BUILDINGThursday, September 24 at 7:00 am
Bring your muscles (and ladder, if you
have one) and help the Men’s Club to
build the Oheb Shalom Sukkah.
SUKKAH DECORATINGSunday, September 27 at 12:00 pm
Build and decorate the family Sukkah
on the nursery school playground
while munching on snacks and pizza.
Crafts and fun for all ages!
SCOTCH IN THE SUKKAH
LULAV SHUK
Thursday, October 1 at 8:00 pm
Sunday, September 27 at 9:00 am
Sip on various scotches and discuss
current issues with the Men’s Club.
Pick up your own lulav and etrog set
for the holiday. ($38)
RSVP: www.OhebShalom.org
For adults and older kids, a festive Shabbat service and
dinner together in the main Sukkah.
6:15 pm - Shabbat service
7:00 pm - Shabbat dinner
$18 per adult; $10 per child ages 5-13
Friday, October 2, 2015
For families with younger kids,
a professional puppeteer will tell stories, followed by dinner
in the family Sukkah on the nursery school playground.
6:15 pm - Shabbat dinner
7:00 pm - Puppet show and stories
$18 per family
SUKKAH
SUKKOT
Shabbat in the
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Shanah Tovah! Please join with your Oheb family as we celebrate the beginning of another Jewish year. Bring your whole family!
Bring some new friends from the community! Let’s show o" Oheb at our best.
It’s a great time to invite a family that’s just moved in or someone that’s not connected to a synagogue to come and experience
Oheb’s warmth and friendliness along with worship that is meaningful, upli#ing, and innovative. Please contact me if you know
of a family that needs High Holiday tickets. I would also appreciate your support as ambassadors throughout the community
when it comes to Oheb. Let your friends and neighbors know the vibrant activities that take place between our walls.
We have an exciting year ahead. We’ll be implementing our strategic plan and at the same time we’ll be o"ering an exciting array
of programs. Get involved! I encourage you to take an active role in our shul this year. Our congregation has something for
everyone, whether you are looking for Jewish study, new friendships, or to participate in social action.
Also, be sure to welcome our newest sta" member, Michael Dorfman, who is joining us as our new education director. Michael
will be focusing on the Zeman School, USY, and our kids’ Shabbat programming. I wish him and his family a hearty B’ruchim
Habaim!
Elie Wiesel once said that God gave human beings a secret, and that secret was not how to begin but how to begin again. $is
year let’s look at the High Holidays as a gi#, a chance to give thanks for the miracle of renewal. Each of us can look toward the
coming year with new eyes and renewed purpose. Together let’s renew our commitment to Oheb Shalom.
Let’s embrace the High Holiday gi# of renewal, while we pursue making Oheb and our community the very best it can be. From
my family to yours, L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu—may you have a good year, and may you be inscribed for blessing in the Book of Life.
— Robert Sandor, President
Zeman Religious School / Teen Calendar
SEPTEMBER
1 7:30 pm USY Parents/Teen Meeting13 Erev Rosh Hashana - No School
14 10:30 am Rosh Hashana Youth Service14 11:30 am Rosh Hashana Teen Service15 10:30 am Rosh Hashana Youth Service15 11:30 am Rosh Hashana Teen Service20 9:00 am Zeman School Opening Day22 6:30 pm Kol Nidrei Family Service23 Yom Kippur - No School
23 10:30 am Yom Kippur Youth Service23 11:30 am Yom Kippur Teen Service (6th-8th Grade)23 12:30 pm Yom Kippur Teen Service (9th-12th Grade)
OCTOBER
2 6:15 pm Shabbat Service and Dinner in the Sukkah4 Sukkot - No School
7 6:15 pm USY Fall Module #1 (@Oheb)10 Opening USY Dance11 Kadima Regional Opening Event14 6:15 pm USY Fall Module #2 (@Oheb)17 USY Israel Event (@Beth El)18 USY Board Meeting (@Oheb)21 6:15 pm USY Fall Module #3 (@Oheb)23-25 USY Regional Leadership Training Institute25 3:00 pm Kadima Kicko! @ Skyzone28 6:15 pm USY Fall Module #4 (@Oheb)
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Shalom!
I’m so honored to be the new Director of Education at the Zeman School. I know that I’ve spoken with many of you already, but
I look forward to meeting all of the members and families over the High Holidays and throughout the year.
"ank you so much for welcoming me, my wife Mandy, and our daughter Amèlie, into the community so warmly. Amèlie
participated in camp this summer at Mickey Fried and loved every minute of it. She is very much looking forward to being a
part of the Nursery School this upcoming school year.
A bit about me: Originally from Marlboro, NJ, I graduated Rutgers University with a B.A. in English and an M.A. in Education.
Later, I went back to receive an M.S. in School Leadership from Brooklyn College. I’ve spent the last $%een years in education,
both formally and informally. In the secular world, I taught middle school Language Arts for six years. Simultaneously, I
taught religious school, was a youth director, worked at Jewish camps, and planned family programs at Reform, Conservative,
and Reconstructionist institutions in the NJ/NY area. Most recently, I served as the Department Chair of Jewish Studies at the
Rodeph Sholom School in Manhattan. In addition to teaching Jewish History, Tanakh, Holidays, and Hebrew, I also coordinated
holiday and Shabbat programming, the eighth grade graduation trip to Israel, assisted with curricular technology, and coached
baseball, basketball, and soccer.
In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my family, relaxing at the beach, playing basketball and racquetball, practicing guitar,
completing the New York Times crossword puzzle, and reading a good book.
A bit about youth programs under my leadership: Oheb Shalom Congregation provides various opportunities for Jewish students
to learn, engage, and experience, including:
1) e Rose and Isadore Zeman School provides students from Kindergarten through seventh grade with the skills and
content knowledge to be active participants in Jewish life, in the Jewish community, and in the support and understanding
of Israel.
2) Shabbat Katan is a special Shabbat experience for children under the age of $ve and their caregiver. Music, stories, and
Shabbat-appropriate arts and cra%s projects await! Shabbat Katan meets select Saturdays from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm.
3) Shabbat Kef is a vibrant way for students in grades 1-6 to experience Shabbat through games, activities, stories, and music.
4) South Orange Kadima, in partnership with Congregation Beth El, provides middle school students with a fun, safe, and
comfortable environment where they can get to know their Jewish peers, as well as gain new Jewish experiences.
5) South Orange USY (SOUSY), in partnership with Congregation Beth El, is a program designed to engage and inspire teens
during a formative time in their Jewish lives. "e goal of South Orange USY is to give teens an opportunity to socialize,
study, and do social action with their peers in a safe and supportive Jewish community.
To learn more about programs and events, or if you have questions/ concerns, please email [email protected] or
call (973) 762-7067. I look forward to meeting you soon, and wish you and your family a Shana Tovah.
L’shalom,
— Michael Dorfman, Education Director
E / Z S
Mae Zelikow Book Review
"e Mae Zelikow Book Review will meet on Tuesday, October 6, at 2:00 pm. Sylvia Amato will review
Emma Goldman, by Alice Wexler. All are welcome.
— Sylvia Amato,
Chair Oheb Shalom Book Review
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I hope everyone had a good summer. It’s hard to believe that it’s
already time for the new school year to begin!
"e 2015 Nursery School Summer Camp was a huge success! Many
thanks to the camp sta# for their creativity and enthusiasm. Mona
Digaetano, Paula Almiron, Rachel Breitman, Shaiheeda Singh, and
Samantha Barreiro—your e#orts were greatly appreciated.
"e campers kept busy with a wide range of activities, with the
highlight of each day being time under the sprinkler and playing on
our playground. "e kids also helped to water our fabulous garden
and then harvested vegetables to snack on. Mad Science presented
two hands-on classes, “Wiggly World of Worms” and “Listen Closely.”
So many exciting things are happening at Mickey Fried Nursery
School this year! We’re eager to see how our returning children
have grown over the summer, and we’re looking forward to
meeting all our new children as well. Need to catch an early
train? No problem—we o#er early morning drop o#. Looking for
extra classes to keep little ones occupied in the a$ernoon? Our
enrichment classes run until 2:30 pm...plus we now have the option
of an extended day until 6:00 pm!
Parent orientation will be the evening of Tuesday, September 8, 2015,
and the %rst day of school is Wednesday, September 9, 2015. In
September, we’ll jump right in and learn about the High Holidays,
attend the “"e Shofar Factory,” and introduce the season of fall.
My Buddy & Me (Mommy & Me), a weekly playgroup for pre-nursery-school-age children, will begin on Tuesday, October
13, 2015. It’s a great way for smaller kids to improve their social skills! Please contact me at (973) 762-7069 or nurserydir@
ohebshalom.org for further information about this special program.
On behalf of the entire nursery school sta# and myself, I would like to wish you and your family a healthy and happy New Year.
L’ shanna tova,
— Iris Ehrlich, Nursery School Director
Our twos making friends and having fun at camp
Learning all about worms from the Mad Science program
e Bobrow Kosher Food Pantry of Oheb Shalom Congregation serves kosher food to over 200 needy families each
month. With your help and support, we provide healthy, nutritious food to those less fortunate.
Volunteers are always needed. Please contact Miriam at [email protected] for details.
We always need the following items:
Please be sure donated items are kosher, have a hechsher, and are not expired.
Monetary donations are always welcome.
Food Pantry Bagging & Distribution:
September 16 & October 146:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Food Pantry Distribution:
September 20 & October 189:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Mickey Fried Nursery School / Young Family Calendar
SEPTEMBER
4 6:15 pm Bim Bam Shabbat8 10:00 am Nursery School Sta! Meeting 8 7:45 pm Parent Orientation 9 Nursery School Classes Begin11 9:10 am Parent Association Meeting 12 10:45 am Shabbat Katan14-15 Rosh Hashana - No School
14 11:00 am Rosh Hashana Katan15 11:00 am Rosh Hashana Katan16 Lunch, Enrichment Classes & Extended Day Starts 19 10:45 am Shabbat Katan20 1:00 pm YOFI Apple Picking @ Alstede Farms22 Kol Nidre - 12:00 pm dismissal22 6:30 pm Kol Nidre Family Service23 Yom Kippur - No School
23 11:00 am Yom Kippur Katan26 10:45 am Shabbat Katan27 12:00 pm YOFI Sukkah Building & Decorating Party 28-29 Sukkot - No School
OCTOBER
2 6:15 pm Young Family Puppet Show & Dinner in the Family Sukkah3 10:45 am Sukkot Katan5 Shemini Atzeret - No School
5 5:00 pm Simchat Torah Young Family Bash & Dinner6 Simchat Torah - No School
6 11:00 am Simchat Torah Katan7 Music with Ronnie begins10 10:45 am Shabbat Katan11 3:45 pm YOFI KinderConcert and Spaghetti Dinner12 7:30 pm Parent Association Meeting 13 9:15 am My Buddy & Me Begins 17 10:45 am Shabbat Katan23 Challah Program Begins23 First Shabbat w/Parents 24 10:45 am Shabbat Katan24 12:30 pm Nursery Family Shabbat and Class Luncheons29 Sta! Professional Day - No School
31 10:45 am Shabbat Katan
Our B’nai Mitzvah
My name is Josh Kirshenbaum. I live in Millburn where I attend Millburn Middle School. Along with my
parents, Alan and Stacey, I have two siblings, an 11-year-old brother, Matthew, and an 8-year-old sister,
Julie. My family and friends would describe me as funny, smart, and sometimes shy. I truly enjoy school,
especially science and math. I also enjoy playing tennis, guitar, piano, and camping with the Boy Scouts. I
hope to make Eagle Scout one day just like my Grandpa Jerry. Recently, I have been learning conversational
Spanish and Hebrew. Just for kicks, my next language conquest is Japanese, as I have been enjoying Japanese
anime and would like to watch it without subtitles.
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Dates
!e Bar & Bat Mitzvah date assignment process for all children born in 2006 will commence in December. If by January 1, 2016, you do not hear from June Schechner, or if you are new to Oheb Shalom, please e-mail her at [email protected]. Any child born before January 1, 2006 should already have a date assigned.
!e 2019 Bar & Bat Mitzvah dates will be given out in May 2016 once the assignment process is complete. Any questions, e-mail June Schechner at [email protected].
We look forward to helping your family celebrate this important milestone as your child becomes a Bar or Bat Mitzvah!
— June Schechner, B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator
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Shalom!
As many of you already know, even though my term ended in June, I agreed to
stay on as Miriam Sisterhood President to help ensure that Miriam Sisterhood is
positioned to build upon its rich past (yes, founded all the way back in 1880).
Obviously, I and the other leadership of Miriam Sisterhood can’t accomplish that
alone. We really need your help to ensure that Miriam Sisterhood moves forward
without jettisoning its original mission:
(1) Fundraising – raising much needed funds for the synagogue, enabling targeted contributions
(2) Programming – sponsoring social and educational programs of interest to all members of Sisterhood and the
congregation, including social action
(3) Jewish identity – creating opportunities for our women to participate in the Jewish life of the synagogue and the
community, and supporting Jewish "eological Seminary (JTS) through a#liation with Women’s League of Conservative
Judaism (which Miriam Sisterhood helped found more than 95 years ago, and continues to support with the annual Torah
Fund event)
How could anyone not want to be a part of this over 130 year legacy? Well, each and every one of you women of the
congregation reading this article can help make a di$erence. Just read on!
1. You can participate and/or volunteer to help organize or assist with a myriad of events (overseen by Louise Finkelman, VP
Programming)
More events and celebrations are in the works including family sports outing, davening in the reservation, and cooking
competition, all aimed at bringing our women together for friendship, fun, and conversation.
2. You can purchase supermarket gi! cards for Shoprite, Pathmark, and Kings, formerly known as “scrip,” at no additional
cost to you! (available from Edye Kramer, Michelle Bobrow, or Iris Ehrlich).
3. You can shop at our community Judaica Shop (under the leadership of Sheila Kaufman); look for the monthly specials
4. You can purchase Sisterhood tributes to the Flower Fund (chaired by Norma Schechner) and the Fanny B. Ho"man Bible
and Ramah Scholarship Fund (chaired by Linda Willner)
5. You can share news (Phyllis Keil, Social Secretary; Lisa Fox, Corresponding Secretary)
6. You can join a book discussion (chaired by Sylvia Amato)
7. You can provide feedback and/or support other members of the Board (that were not mentioned due to space constraints but
are valued and haven’t been forgotten!!)
Want to join? Of course you do. If you haven’t already done so, please send a $45 check, payable to Miriam Sisterhood, to Gerda
Langendor$, One Claridge Drive, Apt. 907, Verona, NJ 07044.
I look forward to greeting you at the Oheb Shalom High Holiday Services, and at one or more of the Miriam Sisterhood activities
in the coming year, beginning with the annual Membership Appreciation dinner on October 18.
Wishing you and your mishpachah a sweet and healthy New Year!— Jo Ann Boyko, Miriam Sisterhood President
Sisterhood Paid-up Membership Appreciation DinnerSunday, October 18, 2015 5:00 pm
Honor the women of Miriam Sisterhood at this annual event.
SHOPPING FOOD RAFFLES AND FUN!
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If I can ask for a show of hands, how many of you readers out there have attended school reunions? For high school? College?
Elementary school?
If you have, then you undoubtedly have gone to these events with a certain amount of trepidation. Will I look as good as my
classmates (or, perish the thought, will all of my classmates have aged better than I have)? Will that cute girl in my class whom I
never had the courage to ask out be attending the reunion? Will she still be cute? Will she even remember me?
Reunions are by de!nition traumatic. We necessarily compare the person we are today with the person we had hoped to become
back when we attended school – and sometimes we judge ourselves far too harshly. We also inevitably compare ourselves to our
former classmates in terms of relative success in life, love, health, and family.
"e High Holidays, especially Rosh Hashanah, are also a kind of reunion – but only in the best sense of that term. We see people
at Shul that we may not have seen all summer, or maybe even since the previous High Holidays. We inquire about their lives,
their family, recent Bar or Bat Mitzvahs, graduations, weddings, and new births.
But what is wonderful about Oheb and the Oheb family is that we don’t compare, and we don’t envy. Most of us feel genuine
pleasure at the good fortunes of our friends with whom we catch up at Rosh Hashanah, and sadness for their di#culties or losses.
In essence, it is the kind of reunion that a school reunion should be.
So this year at the High Holidays, I would ask that you try to reach out to all of your fellow Oheb classmates, wish them well for
their life successes, and give them support for any of their life misfortunes. A$er all, we all attend “Oheb School” together, and
graduation is hopefully far, far away for each of us.
So now we start a whole new year of Men’s Club activities (like
barbecue tool fencing as shown in the picture right), and we are
all looking forward to a year !lled with meaningful and fun social
activities (the two not being mutually exclusive).
P.S. "at cute girl from school existed only as a !gment in my mind’s
memory, but the very cute girl I later met agreed to be my wife.
Sometimes things just work out!
— Arthur M. Cohen, Men’s Club President
Men’s Club
MEN’S CLUB ANNUAL
Sunday, October 11, 2015 5:00 pm
A signature Oheb event!
Spaghetti, meatballs, & other Italian delicacies.
$40/family, or $30 with a Men’s Club member. $10/person.
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HIGH HOLY DAYS 5776SELICHOT
ROSH HASHANA
YOM KIPPUR
Saturday, September 5
Sunday, September 13
Tuesday, September 22
8:30 pm Selichot Under the StarsA beautiful evening of singing, discussion, study and
8:15 pm Service for Erev Rosh Hashana
Monday, September 148:45 am Sanctuary service10:00 am Chapel service10:30 am Youth Services (K-5th Grade)11:00 am Katan (Ages 5 and under)11:30 am Teen Service (6th - 8th Grade)
8:15 pm Evening service
Tuesday, September 158:45 am Sanctuary service10:00 am Chapel service10:30 am Youth Services (K-5th Grade)11:00 am Katan (Ages 5 and under)11:30 am Teen Service (6th - 8th Grade)
6:30 pm Kol Nidrei6:30 pm Kol Nidrei Family Service (ideal for families with children up to 6th grade)
Wednesday, September 2310:00 am Sanctuary service / Chapel service10:30 am Youth Services (K-5th Grade)11:00 am Katan (Ages 5 and under)11:30 am Teen Service (6th - 8th Grade)12:30 pm Teen Service (9th - 12th Grade)4:15 pm Limud (study)5:00 pm Choice of Mincha or Meditation6:15 pm Neila7:45 pm Havdalah and Shofar Sounding8:00 pm Congregational Break Fast
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Condolences ToMichael and Debra Ginsberg
on the passing of Debra’s father Philip Heitner
Mark and Amy Blumkin
on the passing of Mark’s mother Rona Blumkin
September: Milestone Birthday Wishes toAndrea AlexanderArthur C. FoxDennis HermanJay JennisStephen LeitJudith MorrowShirley RabinowitzHarriet RibotBonnie Sacks Robert SandorLaurence Weiss
September: Milestone Anniversary Wishes toRonald and Audre AronowitzMark and Amy BlumkinIrwin and Eleanor CohenGerald and Phyllis KeilAlan and Stacey KirshenbaumMarc Klosner and Jill Sokol-KlosnerAlex and Lori LernerRichard and Gesilda Wasserman
October: Milestone Birthday Wishes toE. Philip GelvinGerald KeilGerald LegowFrances MargolisScott MillerMarcia NadBarbara Salz
October: Milestone Anniversary Wishes toBarry and Barbara BeargAbraham and Janice BunisHelene and Leonard GlaserDennis and Frances HermanJay and !elma JennisJanet and Joseph LeMonnierJacob and Jaqueline NoverDavid and Norma SchechnerRobert and Elayne Simandl
L C E NTo ensure that important life cycle events are included in e Review, please contact the o"ce to share the news.
!is includes information about your (or someone else’s) birthday, anniversary, marriage, birth, death, etc.
If you would like someone’s name on the Misheberach list, please email the Rabbi with all the information [email protected].
LIFE CYCLE EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015
SimcHa SeniorsOheb Shalom Congregation
At Simcha Seniors, we provide an opportunity to expand your horizons with interesting programs and
enjoyable activities. All are welcome, regardless of age.
Lunch & Presentation!ursday, September 10
12:00 pm @ B’nai Israel
Guest Bennett Muraskin, author of e Association of Jewish Libraries
Guide to Yiddish Short Stories
$10 per person
Film & Co#ee Wednesday, October 21
1:00 pm
Join us for an exciting !lm while we enjoy co#ee and cake.
$6 ($3 Simcha Seniors member)
Lunch & Presentation !ursday, October 8
12:00 pm
Mort Segal will present “$e Rise of the Catskills and the Comedians
Who Got $eir Start $ere.”
$9 ($5 Simcha Seniors member)
All RSVPs to Esther at 973-740-9891.
Questions? Contact Ellen 973-285-9772 or
Mazal Tov to
Helen Paktor!Oheb Shalom member and
Auschwitz survivor Helen Paktor
recently celebrated her 90th birthday.
We wish her many more!
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Social Action Committee
e mission of the Social Action Committee is to provide an
opportunity for all congregants to engage in tikkun olam (repairing
the world) during the year.
Our "rst event this year, co-sponsored with Miriam Sisterhood, will be
the Sadie Margolis Social Justice Lecture on October 25 at 10:00 am.
We will be having a compelling speaker from Moms Demand
Action. Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America is a non-
partisan grassroots movement to mobilize moms and families to
advocate for stronger gun laws. is group works on a variety of
initiatives to reduce the number of unintentional shootings and to
keep our kids safe. is lecture is open to all congregants.
Also, we will be hosting the annual Avia Bearg Blood Drive on the
25th from 9:00 am–2:00 pm. Please come to the lecture and, while
you are there, do an extra mitzvah by giving blood!
---Please join us again and watch for sign ups.
We will be returning to Willing Hearts in Newark to host breakfast.
We will also be making lunches for Bridges.
Please look out for announcements regarding many other important Social Action events this coming year:
anksgiving Day volunteering. We will be returning to Willing Hearts in Newark to host breakfast and also making
lunches for Bridges.
Awareness and preventative action against human tra$cking
Giving trunks collections
Volunteering at the Community Food Bank
Christmas Day job relief
Habitat for Humanity
We have a wonderful committee, and invite new members to join us. Also, if you have a passion for a particular social action
cause, we would be happy to help support your project.— Social Action Chairs
Michele Hilzenrath ([email protected]);
Miriam Nelson ([email protected])
Annual Avia BeargMemorial Blood Drive
9:00 am–2:00 pm
Save a life! Donate blood and make a lasting contribution in Avia’s memory.
Sadie MarguliesAnnual Social Justice Brunch
10:00 am
We welcome a speaker from Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense, a non-partisan grassroots
movement that seeks to mobilize moms and families to advocate for stronger gun laws.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2015
Rosh Hodesh
Women of all ages meet on or about the "rst of each Jewish month to share a meal and to discuss topics of feminist-Jewish interest.
Guests are welcome at any time. is is a terri"c way to meet new people and expand your mind!
Wednesday, October 14, 6:45 pm at Oheb Shalom.
A%er dinner, we’ll attend the second session of the Talmud class with Rabbi Mayer Rabinowitz. (We also encourage you to attend
the "rst, third, and last sessions on Wednesdays October 7, 21, and 28.) If you can't make it for dinner, you are still free to come
to the class.
RSVP to Arlene Silikovitz at [email protected] or (973) 342-5912 by October 12.
— Arlene Silikovitz, Chair; [email protected]
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Jewish Learning Experience
Shana Tova to all. Now that David Boyko has been summoned to a higher calling, I have assumed his former role as chair of
the Jewish Learning Experience. !anks to David’s capable leadership and the enthusiasm and collaborative e"ort of committee
members, we have assembled a number of inspiring and engaging programs this year designed to appeal to a variety of interests.
Leading o" our fall line-up are the ever-popular Talmud study classes with Rabbi Rabinowitz. !is year’s topic: “Rabbinic
Disagreements.” Closely following will be JLE’s signature event, the Rabbi Alexander Shapiro Memorial Lecture and Breakfast,
with guest speaker Dr. Alan Cooper on the origins of the Jewish people.
On November 14, we will board a #ying carpet and journey to Jewish Persia.
Our guide will be vocalist and anthropologist Dr. Galeet Dashdarti, who will
lead services along with instrumental accompaniment. !is not-to-be-missed
program, together with Kiddush, is co-sponsored by the Music Committee.
Perhaps closer to home, our e"orts at time travel will take on a more personal
meaning this winter when our own Mark Gordon will o"er a two-part class on
Jewish genealogy entitled, “Who’s Your Daddy?” And hovering between March
Madness and the start of baseball season will be the $rst of what we hope to be
an annual series of programs on Jews in Sports.
So, in answer to the lyric, Is that all there is?, we say “Maybe not.” Stay tuned.
Hank Glickman, Chair; [email protected]
RABBI SHAPIRO MEMORIAL
BREAKFAST & LECTURE
9:30 am
Dr. Alan Cooper, the
Elaine Ravich Professor of
Jewish Studies and provost
of !e Jewish !eological
Seminary, will speak on
the origins of the Jewish
people. Sponsored by JLE.
shemini
“the assembly of the 8th Day”
“Rejoicing in the torah”
simchat
ATZERET
TORAHOctober 5, 2015 - Simchat Torah Celebration
October 6, 2015 - 9:30 am
Simchat Torah Morning Service,
Honoring Charles Wantman and Michelle Bobrow
Sunday, October 4, 2015 - 6:15 pm - Evening Service
Monday, October 5, 2015 - 9:45 am - Morning Service
(Yizkor recited)
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Tikun Midot -
Personal Renewal
e goal of Jewish life is to be an ethical human being
and to strive to leave the world a better place than the
way we found it. e sages tell us that all the mitzvot
commanded in the Torah can be reduced to three central
ones: to do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly
with God (Micah 6:8). Tikun Olam- repairing the world-
is an important focus of Jewish life. By performing acts
of healing and helpfulness to the weak and su"ering, we
contribute to the moral upli#ing of our world.
Tikun Olam is strengthened by Tikun Midot- repairing
our souls through acts of internal mending and renewal.
While Tikun Olam is social and outward, Tikun Midot is
inward and private. Tikun Midot represents our e"ort to
rectify the incompleteness and imperfection of our inner
selves.
Rosh Hashana is an ideal time to focus on our inner
selves. e practice of Tikun Midot requires a deliberate
e"ort to change our disposition and attitude by becoming
more self-aware. To do this, we need guidance. Our
sages have suggested moral attributes for which we might
strive. As the new year dawns, you may wish to examine
this list of Midot and decide which ones are lacking and
how you might achieve them. e list is drawn from
various sources.
List of
Positive MidotAnava
Dan l’chaf z’chut
Rachamim
Emet
Lo l’vayesh
Z’rizut
N’divut
Ohev zeh et zeh
Ometz lev
Sameach b’chelko
Seiver panim yafot
Sh’miat Ha-ozen
Emunah
Chesed
Kavod
Lo anochiyut
M’chabed zeh et zeh
Ne’eman
Tz’niut
Boshet
Oheb Shalom Congregation is proud to join 14 other
Jewish institutions in the Create a Jewish Legacy Program
under the auspices of Greater MetroWest and the Harold
Grinspoon Foundation.
We are excited to announce that Oheb Shalom has
exceeded its goal of 18 legacy commitments during
the !rst year of this vital program. But this is only the
beginning!
All of us, regardless of age, have the ability to leave a
meaningful Jewish legacy. Your legacy gi$ of any size can
be customized to !t your dreams, lifestyle, family, and
!nancial needs. You can help ensure Jewish tomorrows at
Oheb Shalom.
%ank you to the following couples and individuals who
are the inaugural members of the 1860 Legacy Society of
Oheb Shalom:
%e 1860 Legacy Society of Oheb Shalom team members are:
Michael Schechner Charles Wantman
Paul Schechner Richard Slutzky June Schechner
Be part of this exciting time in the life of Oheb Shalom.
Contact Linda Gri"er, Executive Director,
at [email protected] or (973) 762-7067
to learn more.
Over 150 years strong. We are Oheb Shalom!
Michelle and Harold Bobrow
Helen and Leonard Glaser
Barbara and Jerry Grunt
Renee z’l and Frank Katz
Meredith and Kevin Katz
Burt Liebman
Jaqueline and Jacob Nover
Amy Blumenau Schechner
Cynthia and Arthur Schechner
June and Michael Schechner
Norma Schechner
Paul Sheridan Schechner
Judith and Fred Simon
Alyson and Richard Slutzky
Charles Wantman
Anonymous (3)
legacy societythe 1860
of oheb shalom
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Hannah R. Abeles—In memory of Ruth Z. Reichman
Sandy Abeles—In memory of Melvin Speizer
Edward Alterman—In memory of Saul R. Alterman
Audre Aronowitz—In memory of Fanny Zbar
Sheila Appel—In memory of Louis Fischman
Jolene Appleman—In memory of Gertrude Appleman
In memory of Lawrence Weinstein
Aron and Bella Barash—In memory of Malka Barash
Robert Berson—In memory of George Cofsky
Barry and Barbara Bearg—In memory of Arnold Bearg
In memory of Gerald H. Rosenberg
In memory of Avia H. Bearg
In memory of Martha Rosenberg
In memory of Ida D. Fisher
In memory of Frank Becker
In memory of Joseph Bearg
Jill Shachat Bell—In memory of Benjamin Shachat
Lorraine Blum—In memory of Morton Blum
Ruth Brunman—In memory of Clara Scotch
Jerry and Adele Buren—In memory of Louis Buren
In memory of Julius Waldstein
Nancy Busch—In memory of Lillian Busch
Susan Cohen—In memory of Nathan Horowitz
Martin and Judy Cowen—In memory of Mildred Posner
Ruth Darmanin—In memory of Sol Berkowitz
Saul and Ellyn Dennison—In memory of Leon Dennison
Marcia Solko! Eskin—In memory of Louis Solko!
Barnet Eskin and Marcia Solko! Eskin—In memory of
Jonah Solko! Eskin
Nancy Friedman—In memory of Isadore Friedman
Beverly Gershon—In memory of Louis Gershon
Maureen Gardner—In memory of Russell Goodman
In memory of Lester Besher
Marion Gold—In memory of William Klingho!er
In memory of Isadore Sol Gold
Sherry Gold—In memory of Philip Gold
Ellen Gold"nger—In memory of Max Gold"nger
Julien J. Goldenberg—In memory of Estelle Goldenberg
Estelle Greendorfer—In memory of Miriam Kirschner
In memory of Abraham Kirschner
In memory of Robert Greendorfer
Gertrude Grei"nger—In memory of Alfred Fichman
In memory of Milton Fichman
In memory of David Fichman
Sheldon Greenspan—In memory of Allan Greenspan
Bill Harrison—In memory of Harry Harrison
Susan Hebel—In memory of Doris Merkin
Evelyn Herbst—In memory of Edwin Herbst
Frank Katz—In memory of Harry Kroll
In memory of Hyman Kroll
In memory of Lena Kroll
Eliot and Judy Krause—In memory of Arthur H. Krause
Miriam Biddelman-Massin—In memory of Irving J.
Rosenberg
Doris Lander Merel—In memory of Freda Davis
Amy Nocito—In memory of Sylvia Shapiro
Shirley Rabinowitz—In memory of Bella Rubin
Lois Racaniello—In memory of Robert Levy
Harriet Ribot—In memory of Regina Lehrer
Ribot Family—In memory of Morris Ribot
George and Judith Rothbard—In memory of Mollie Epstein
Nadine Salzman—In memory of Charlotte Salzman
Deborah Schultz—In memory of Nathan Cohen
Barbara Sender—In memory of Harvey M. Sklaw
Marilyn Shaw—In memory of Anna Shaw
In memory of Harold I. Williams
Bettie Shrensel—In memory of Estelle Frank
Doris Sherman—In memory of Anna Sperber
Sidell Shulman—In memory of Fannie G. Wishner
Bob and Mimi Sochor—In memory of Jack Blumenthal
Susan Stifelman—In memory of Spencer Ross
Stanley and Ruby Strauss—In memory of Abraham Strauss
In memory of Aaron Skinder
—In memory of Jacob Shi!man
In memory of Doris Shi!man
—In memory of Samuel Tevelow
In memory of Ada Auerbach
In memory of Sylvia Becker
—In memory of Augusta Turkel Krauter
Joseph Weintraub—In memory of Bernard Weintraub
Leah Weintraub—In memory of Herman Zelikow
Ron Weiss and Jack Greenberg—In memory of Alfred Weiss
In memory of Sylvia Weiss
In memory of Max Greenberg
In memory of Rose Greenberg
Donations & Tributes
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Richard Wener—In memory of Dorothy F. Wener
Margot Wolf—In memory of Herbert Wolf
In memory of Rose Bierer
Evelyn Yudowitz—In memory of Sadie Frankl
In memory of Gustave Goldstein
Robin Zimmerman—In memory of Donald A. Zimmerman
Rhea Zukerman—In memory of Jeanette Byers
Barry and Barbara Bearg—In honor of Leslie Lebow
In honor of the Budget Committee and its work
Frank Katz—In honor of Melinda Margulies Katz upon her
graduation from the New York University college of Medicine
with the degree Doctor of Medicine
In honor of having an Aliyah on the second day
of Shavuot
Larry and Debby Rosin—In honor of Jackie Nover’s birthday
Michael and June Schechner—In honor of Beverly
Kestenbaum at Jewish Community Foundation on her
promotion to Director of Donor Services
Era Sidanova—In honor of her birthday
Stanley and Leah Weiss—In honor of the nice Shavuot
services
Joseph J. Weiss—In honor of Helen Paktor’s milestone birthday
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Paul and Adele Nagelberg—In memory of Rachel Rose
In memory of Anat Gertner
Elsie Lederman—In honor of Barbara Zinbarg’s birthday
Ruth Shapiro—In honor of Barbara’s Zinbarg’s birthday
In honor of Jerry Horowitz’s birthday and best
wishes for a speedy recovery
In memory of Charlotte Slutzky Koom
In memory of Rachel Rose
In honor Betty Feinberg for a speedy recovery
In honor of Helen Paktor for her special birthday
In honor of Ruth Shapiro receiving an Aliyah
MUSIC FUND
Sari August—In memory of Rose Goetz
In memory of Stephen Keith August
Erica Kesin Richmond—In honor of Cantor Erica Lippitz
Robin Sherer and Jordan Aronson—In memory of Rita
Sherer
In memory of Abraham Isidor Sherer
FOR MICKEY FRIED NURSERY SCHOOL
Arthur Blumenau and Judy Kaplan—
In honor of Benjy Schechner graduating from
Columbia University
In memory of Charlotte Slutzky Koom
In memory of Sol Blumenau
In memory of Anat Gertner
In memory of Marcia Karpf
Elan and Emily Kandel—In honor of Cantor Lippitz. !ank
you for another great year of Hebrew for MFNS!
Paul and Amy Schechner—In honor of Barbara and Ed
Zinbarg on their being honored at the UJA
Bene#t Concert.
In memory of Judy Bary
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Bernice Nadler—In memory of Nathan Cohen
In memory of Jordan Elizabeth Nadler
Al and Laurie Richman—In memory of
Charlotte Slutzky Koom
Paul and Adele Nagelberg—In memory of
Charlotte Slutzky Koom
Donations & Tributes continued
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Donations & Tributes continued.. .
Paul and Adele Nagelberg- In memory of Judy Bary
In honor of Rachel LeMonnier’s Bat Mitzvah
Jaine and Franko Rahimi—In memory of Estelle Frank
Don and Sharey Slimowitz—In honor of Emma Rae’s
Bat Mitzvah
!e Caplan Family—General donation: to help you with your
important work.
WEDNESDAY MORNING
June 3—Linda Willner in honor of all good things
July 8—Jerry and Rita Horowitz in honor of Jerry’s 90th
birthday
FLOWER FUND
Chair
400 Woodland Place
South Orange, N J 07079
973-763-9232
IN HONOR OF
Judy and Fred Simon
Jackie and Jack Nover
Myrna and Ed Mazer
Judy and Fred Simon
Jackie and Jack Nover
Myrna and Ed Mazer
Judy and Martin Cowen
Marci and Leo Gordon
Barbara and Jerry Grunt
Myrna and Ed Mazer
Norma and David Schechner
Judy and Fred Simon
Myrna and Ed Mazer
Norma and David Schechner
Judy and Fred Simon
Barbara and Jerry Grunt
Judy and Martin Cowen
Norma and David Schechner
Joan and Steve Jay
Judy and Fred Simon
Norma and David Schechner
Barbara and Jerry Grunt
Judy and Fred Simon
Jackie and Jack Nover
Judy and Fred Simon
Judy and Martin Cowen
Marci and Leo Gordon
Norma and David Schechner
Medical School
Marci and Leo Gordon
Norma and David Schechner
Marci and Leo Gordon
Elsie Lederman
Norma and David Schechner
Marsha and Steve Blank
Barbara and Ed Zinbarg
Jackie and Jack Nover
Norma and David Schechner
Diane and Steve Weiss
Norma and David Schechner
‘ Marci and Leo Gordon
Norma and David Schechner
Fran and Dennis Herman
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Jackie and Jack Nover
Norma and David Schechner
Judy and Fred Simon
Barbara and Ed Zinbarg
Judy and Martin Cowen
Adele and Paul Nagelberg
Marsha and Steve Blank
Jackie and Jack Nover
Norma and David Schechner
Adele and Paul Nagelberg
Marci and Leo Gordon
Marci and Leo Gordon
IN MEMORY OF
Arthur Straussberg
Norma and David Schechner
!elma and Jay Jennis
Norma and David Schechner
!elma and Jay Jennis
Barbara and Leo Sender
Judy and Martin Cowen
Judy and Fred Simon
Myrna and Ed Mazer
Marci and Leo Gordon
Rachel Rose
Rhea and Karl Zukerman
FANNY B. HOFFMAN BIBLE AND RAMAH
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Chair
973-267-4050; awil 299088 @aol.com
IN HONOR OF
Amy Schechner – full recovery
Jayne Mackta
Linda Willner – for all her happy occasions
Ruth Colner
Jerry Horowitz – 90th birthday
Ruth Colner
Judy and Fred Simon – Bat Mitzvah of granddaughter
Linda Willner
Frank Katz – new home
Esther Bearg, Linda Willner
Barbara Zinbarg – birthday
Rita and Jerry Horowitz
Jack Zakim – in appreciation for the ride
Esther Bearg
Helen Paktor – 90th birthday
!e Becker-Bearg Family, Elsie Lederman
IN MEMORY OF
Esther Bearg
William Dauber
Esther Bearg
Mother and grandmother of Gollomp Family
Esther Bearg
Hyman Izraeli
Ernie Turkel
Donations & Tributes continued.. .
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September 2015 Calendar
1 .......Talmud Class, 12:30 pm; USY Parent/Teen
Meeting, 7:30 pm
2 .......
3 .......
4 .......Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm;
Bim Bam Shabbat, 6:15 pm
5 .......Shabbat Service, 9:45 am; Selichot Under the
Stars, 8:30 pm
6 .......
7 .......LABOR DAY (o!ce closed); Morning
Minyan, 9:00 am
8 .......Board of Trustees Meeting, 7:30 pm;
Nursery School Parent Orientation, 7:45 pm
9 .......Nursery School Opens, 9:00 am;
Youth Committee Meeting, 8:00 pm
10 .....Simcha Seniors (@ B’nai Israel), 12:00 pm
11 .....Nursery School Parent Association Meeting,
9:10 am; Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
12 .....Shabbat Service, 9:45 am; Shabbat Katan,
10:45 am
13 .....Service for Erev Rosh Hashana, 8:15 pm
14 .....FIRST DAY OF ROSH HASHANA:
Sanctuary Service, 8:45 am; Chapel Service,
10:00 am; Youth Services (K-5th Grades),
10:30 am; Katan (Ages 5 and under), 11:00
am; Teen Service (6th-8th Grades), 11:30
am; Tashlich at South Orange Duck Pond,
1:30 pm (approximately); Evening Service
for Second Day of Rosh Hashana, 8:15 pm
15 .....SECOND DAY OF ROSH HASHANA:
Sanctuary Service, 8:45 am; Chapel Service,
10:00 am; Youth Services (K-5th Grades),
10:30 am; Katan (Ages 5 and under), 11:00
am; Teen Service (6th-8th Grades), 11:30 am
16 .....Zeman School Classes, 4:00 pm; Food Pantry
Bagging and Distribution, 6:00 pm
17 .....
18 .....Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
19 ..... Shabbat Service, 9:45 am; Torah Learning
Club, 10:30 am; Shabbat Katan, 10:45 am
20 .....Zeman School Opening Day, 9:00 am; Food
Pantry Distribution, 9:00 am; YOFI Apple
Picking @ Alstede Farms, 1:00 pm
21 .....
22 .....Kol Nidrei Service, 6:30 pm; Kol Nidrei
Family Service, 6:30 pm
23 .....YOM KIPPUR: Sanctuary and Chapel
Services, 10:00 am; Youth Services (K-5th
Grades), 10:30 am; Katan (Ages 5 and
under), 11:00 am; Teen Service (6th-8th
Grades), 11:30 am; Teen Service (9th-12th
Grades), 12:30 pm; Limud (study), 4:15 pm;
Mincha or Meditation, 5:00 pm; Neila, 6:15
pm; Havdalah and Shofar Sounding, 7:45
pm; Congregational Break Fast, 8:00 pm
24 .....Sukkah Building with the Men’s Club, 7:00
am
25 .....Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm
26 .....Shabbat Service, 9:45 am; Shabbat Katan,
10:45 am
27 .....Zeman School Classes, 9:00 am; YOFI
Sukkah Building and Decorating Party, 12:00
pm; Evening Service for First Day of Sukkot,
6:15 pm
28 .....Morning Service for First Day of Sukkot,
9:45 am; Evening Service for the Second Day
of Sukkot, 7:30 pm
29 .....Morning Service for Second Day of Sukkot,
9:45 am
30 .....Morning services for Chol Ha-Moed Sukkot,
7:45 am; Zeman School Classes, 4:00 pm
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October 2015 Calendar
1 .......Morning services for Chol Ha-Moed Sukkot, 7:45 am; Scotch in the Sukkah, 8:00 pm
2 .......Morning services for Chol Ha-Moed Sukkot, 7:45 am; Evening Service for Shabbat of Sukkot, 6:15 pm; Young Family “Stories Under the Stars” in the Nursery School Sukkah, 6:15 pm; Congregational Dinner in the Oheb Shalom Sukkah, 7:00 pm
3 .......Morning Service for the Shabbat of Sukkot, 9:45 am; Sukkot Katan, 10:45 am
4 .......Service for Hoshana Raba, 9:45 am; Service for Shemini Atzeret, 6:15 pm
5 .......Morning Service for Shemni Atzeret (Yizkor will be recited), 9:45 am; Young Family Simchat Torah Bash, 5:00 pm; Simchat Torah Congregational Dinner, 6:00 pm; Simchat Torah Celebration, 6:30 pm
6 .......Morning Services for Simchat Torah, 9:45 am; Simchat Torah Katan, 11:00 am
7 .......Zeman School Classes, 4:00 pm; USY Fall Module #1 (@ Oheb Shalom), 6:15 pm; Rabbi Rabinowitz Talmud Class #1, 8:00 pm; Youth Committee Meeting, 8:00 pm
8 .......Simcha Seniors, 12:00 pm9 .......Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm10 .....Shabbat Service/Josh Kirshenbaum
Bar Mitzvah, 9:30 am; Shabbat Katan, 10:45 am; USY Opening Event, TBD
11 .....Zeman School Classes, 9:00 am; YOFI KinderConcert, 3:45 pm; Men’s Club Spaghetti Dinner, 5:00 pm; Opening Kadima Event, TBD
12 .....Mickey Fried Nursery School Parent Association Meeting, 7:30 pm
13 .....Morning Minyan, 7:45 am; Café Europa, 11:00 am; Executive Committee Meeting, 7:30 pm
14 .....Morning Minyan, 7:45 am; Zeman School Classes, 4:00 pm; Food Pantry Bagging and Distribution, 6:00 pm; USY Fall Module #2 (@ Oheb Shalom), 6:15 pm; Rosh Hodesh Women’s Group, 6:45 pm; Rabbi Rabinowitz Talmud Class #2, 8:00 pm
15 ..... 16 .....Music Lovers’ Shabbat, 8:00 pm; Grunt Family
Retreat @ Camp Ramah in Nyack Begins
17 .....Shabbat Service, 9:45 am; Torah Learning Club, 10:30 am; Shabbat Katan, 10:45 am; USY Israel Event (@ Beth El), TBD; Grunt Family Retreat @ Camp Ramah in Nyack
18 .....Zeman School Classes, 9:00 am; Food Pantry Distribution, 9:00 am; Sisterhood Annual Paid-up Membership Appreciation Dinner, 5:00 pm; Kadima Kicko" Event (@ Skyzone), TBD; USY Board Meeting (@ Oheb Shalom), TBD; Grunt Family Retreat @ Camp Ramah in Nyack
19 ..... 20 .....Talmud Class, 12:30 pm; Board of Trustees
Meeting, 7:45 pm21 .....Simcha Seniors, 1:00 pm; Zeman School
Classes, 4:00 pm; USY Fall Module #3 (@ Oheb Shalom), 6:15 pm; Rabbi Rabinowitz Talmud Class #3, 8:00 pm
22 ..... 23 .....Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm24 .....Shabbat Service, 9:45 am; Shabbat Katan,
10:45 am; Mickey Fried Nursery School Shabbat (o" site), 12:30 pm
25 .....Annual Avia Bearg Memorial Blood Drive, 9:00 am; Zeman School Classes, 9:00 am; Sadie Margulies Annual Social Justice Brunch, 10:00 am
26 ..... 27 .....Café Europa, 11:00 am; Talmud Class, 12:30 pm28 .....Zeman School Classes, 4:00 pm; USY Fall
Module #4 (@ Oheb Shalom), 6:15 pm; Rabbi Rabinowitz Talmud Class #4, 8:00 pm
29 ..... 30 .....Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm31 .....Shabbat Service, 9:45 am; Shabbat Katan,
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Everyone is welcome at morning minyan. Please join us!
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Morning MinyanWeekday morning minyans meet at 8:00 am and Sunday minyans
meet at 9:00 am with the exception of the following dates:
Monday, September 7, Labor Day (Federal Holiday) ............ 9:00 am
Wednesday, September 30, Hol Hamoed Sukkot ................... 7:45 am
$ursday, October 1, Hol Hamoed Sukkot ............................. 7:45 am
Friday, October 2, Hol Hamoed Sukkot .................................. 7:45 am
Tuesday, October 13, Rosh Hodesh ......................................... 7:45 am
Wednesday, October 14, Rosh Hodesh.................................... 7:45 am
Friday Evening Services
September 4, Kabbalat Shabbat Service .......................... 6:15 pm; Bim Bam Shabbat ...................................................... 6:15 pmSeptember 11, Kabbalat Shabbat Service......................... 6:15 pmSeptember 18, Kabbalat Shabbat Service......................... 6:15 pmSeptember 25, Kabbalat Shabbat Service......................... 6:15 pm
October 2, Evening Service for Shabbot of Sukkot ........ 6:15 pmOctober 9, Kabbalat Shabbat Service .............................. 6:15 pmOctober 16, Music Lovers’ Shabbat .................................. 8:00 pmOctober 23, Kabbalat Shabbat Service ............................. 6:15 pm
October 30, Kabbalat Shabbat Service ............................. 6:15 pm
Shabbat CandleLighting Times
September 4 ........... 7:08 pmSeptember 11 ......... 6:56 pmSeptember 18 ......... 6:45 pmSeptember 25 ......... 6:33 pm
October 2 ............... 6:21 pmOctober 9 ............... 6:10 pmOctober 16 ............. 5:59 pmOctober 23 ............. 5:48 pmOctober 30 ............. 5:39 pm
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