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5775 Tishre - Cheshvan
October 2014
A Caring Community
Rabbi Benjamin E. Scolnic
203-288-7748
[email protected]
Sch edu l e o f Ser v i ces a r e on th e C al en da r - page 3
At the Temple on - Monday, October 20th at 7:15pm.
Presented by the Adult Education Committee.
The co-chairs are: Rabbi Scolnic, Hank Paper & Al Harary.
Ballots with the names of films with Jewish themes in four categories
have been mailed to the Temple members. The categories are:
www.tbsHamden.com
● Best Modern Historical Jewish Film ● Best Jewish Drama
● Best Jewish Musical
● Best Jewish Comedy
Once the ballots have been returned to the Committee, the five
most favorite films in each category will be selected and ballots
with those films will be distributed to those attending on October
20th. A best film in each category will be selected that evening.
It will be a gala evening, emulating Hollywood's Oscar night,
e.g., men in suits, women in dresses.
Champagne, wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served.
The event is free. We are asking for sponsors. Here are the sponsorship categories:
Oscar Winner: ....... $250 & over
Oscar Nominee: ..... $100
Producer: ................. $75
Director: .............. $50
Actor/Actress: ..... $25
Grip:.................... $10
1809 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT 06517-1401
Checks should be made out to: TBS/Oscar Night
Thursday, November 6
7:15 PM
TBS Social Hall
food • drinks • raffles • fun
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be an opening so that you can see the sun and stars. In
inclement weather you are not obligated to remain in the
Sukkah.
Rabbi's Message
What do we harvest besides corn?
Following the exalted spirituality of Yom Kippur, Sukkot
seems down to earth. A little hut, a few decorations, a
lulav and etrog, these can hardly approach the awesome
mood of Kol Nidre.
But perhaps we are not being fair.
There are few moments in our calendar that appropriate the grandeur of a
Kol Nidre or the exalted nobility of the
Ne'ilah service on Yom Kippur. Spirituality in Judaism occurs on a more
ordinary, much more banal level. Sukkot,
I think, represents Judaism at its most
touching. It is bringing guests into your sukkah, giving
tzedakah, eating, drinking and being together. This is
what Judaism is all about.
The Sukkah is, of course, a primary symbol of this Festival.
The Sukkah was to remind our ancestors that they were
once wanderers in the wilderness who lived in frail,
temporary dwellings and that even there G-d watched
over them and led them to the Promised Land. Some
Jews will sleep in the Sukkah during this Festival. Many
will eat their meals in the Sukkah. Most of us content
ourselves by reciting a blessing over some food in the
Sukkah.
In many ways we permit ourselves, at great cost, to
become like an overprotected Sukkah, closed off from
life's rain and sunshine. I know persons who studiously
avoid making hospital calls or attending funerals because
they are afraid of being emotionally affected by those
encounters. They find them too depressing. I know of a
person who, when they get angry at a member of the
family – an uncle, an aunt, a brother, a sister – will
simply not speak to them or totally avoid them for long
periods of time.
These are strategies for pain avoidance. It is painful to
confront kin with the source of your grievance and try to
work things out. It is painful to expose yourself to suffering
or the grief of another. By avoiding the pain, by insulating
ourselves against the rain, we also are missing opportunities
for sunshine and love.
The image of a proper Sukkah – not totally shielded,
partly open to the world – is a good image of the way we
ought to live our lives. There is more danger in encapsulating ourselves from the world of feeling than from
What are the requirements for building a proper Sukkah?
The Torah gives no information. The rabbis filled in the
gaps. A Sukkah must have a minimum of three walls,
and it must be no more than 30 feet high. It must be at
least large enough for the major part of the body to enter
standing up. The roof is to be covered with cut vegetation.
Although the roof is covered with vegetation, there must
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A Word from your TBS Bulletin Editor
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The deadline for articles is usually the 12th of each month
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Officers 2014 – 2015
President .................................... Sy Kaplan .............................
Ritual VP .................................... Deborah Wilkenfeld..............
Membership VP .......................... Karen Mendelsohn ...............
House VP .................................... Josh Weissman .....................
Education VP.............................. Doron Ben-Atar ....................
Communications VP ................... Deborah Braun .....................
Ways and Means VP................... Brian Lakin ..........................
Treasurer .................................... Fran Bernstein .....................
Financial Secretary .................... Fay Sheppard .......................
Recording Secretary ................... Andrea Smith .......................
School Treasurer ........................ Jack Weinstein .....................
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Tishre - Cheshvan 5775
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Mon
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Tue
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2014 - October
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
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Rabbi Bible
Class 7:00pm
2
Sisterhood Meeting
7:00 pm
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6:00pm
Erev Yom Kippur
Kol Nidre
4
Yom Kippur
Mincha/Yizkor/Neilah
9:00am
4:30 pm
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6
7
IT meeting
7:00pm
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6:45pm
Erev Sukkot
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9:30am
Sukkot First Day
The Spine and the
Heart
Sukkot Second
Night
6:45pm
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9:30am
Sukkot Second Day
A Little Hut
Sukkot Family Service
7:00pm
Reg Service 8:15pm
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9:30am
Regular Service
Reading between the Lines
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Hebrew School
Sukkot Program
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Board of
Ed
7:15pm
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15
Hoshana Rabba
Erev Shmini
Atzeret
6:45pm
Rabbi Bible
Class 7:00pm
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9:30am
Shmini Atzeret
Remembering
Our Loved Ones
Yizkor
Erev Simchat Torah
Festive celebration
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8:15pm
Regular Service
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Regular Services
Down from the Peak
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L'Chaim Brunch
9:30am
Dr Susann Verano
"Dementia VS
Depression"
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Oscar
Night
7:15pm
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Board of
Directors
7:15 pm
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Rabbi Bible
Class 7:00pm
23
Noon
Lunch 'N' Learn
Henry Cohen
“Moses-The Man
And The Myth”
Conversational
Hebrew Course
7:15 pm
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8:15pm
Regular Service
Finding the Ark
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9:30am
Two by Two
Michael Baitch
Bar Mitzvah Ceremony 5:30pm
Son of Mindy & Yaron Baitch
Climb Every Mountain
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Rabbi Scolnic9:30am
"Essential Modern
Jewish Speeches"
USY/Kadima
Noon-1:30pm
Ways and Means
Scotch Tasting
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L'Chaim
Lunch
(Subject &
Time TBA)
29
Rabbi Bible
Class 7:00pm
30
Yiddish Group
7:15 pm
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8:15pm
Regular Service
Calm Before the
Storm
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9:30am
Amanda Steinberg Bat Mitzvah
Ceremony daughter of Marcie &
Gregory Steinberg
Dancing through Life
Minyan Schedule
Simchat Torah
Festive celebration
Mah Jongg
Tournament
Sun 9:00am
Mon-Fri 7:15am
Rosh Chodesh 7:00am
Junior Congregation
Mon-Thur 6:45pm
9:30am
10:00am
President's Message
Wow- Where did it go-a new year is upon us. Time just
seems to be going by so fast. A lot of good things are
happening at Temple Beth Sholom.
The roof project, long in planning, is
nearing completion. A special thanks to
the roof committee headed by Brian
Lakin and a grant from the Jewish
Federation. Thanks to Dr. Jeff Gruen for
his writing of the grant and to our many
TBS donors who, once again, when called
upon came through.
I am looking forward to the New Year with great anticipation. We welcome all the new families. As I write this
16 new families have signed up and there are more in the
works.
The K'tanim and Hebrew School are ready to go. The
floors are waxed, the carpet cleaned and the silver
polished. All we need to complete the picture is you.
Come to shul and join in the programs that we offer.
From my family to yours.
L'shanah Tovah Tikatevu
Sy Kaplan
TBS President
Endowment Fund
Are you thinking of establishing a named endowment
fund that has a restricted or special purpose? Why not
discuss it with our Endowment Committee, in
consultation with your attorney, accountant or tax
advisor.
Chair: Martin Bernstein, CPA.
[email protected]
Sholom Committee
To have your Condolence, Get Well, and Community
Corner notice listed in the Bulletin, The Sholom
Committee asks that you call Marla Beck at
203-287-8428 by the 10th of the month so it can be
included in the upcoming month's issue.
This is a wonderful way to inform members about
events such as births, the congregation of the passing
of a family member.
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Get Well Soon
We would like to wish a speedy recovery to:
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Warren Salomon
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feeling too deeply. We ought to open ourselves to life's
sunshine and rain, life's joy and pain.
One of the rules of building a Sukkah is that you must
rebuild it each year. You may not let it stand from one
year to the next. It is to be a simple temporary dwelling.
No matter how stately our permanent residence, we are
to leave it during this season to enter a frail, temporary
booth. How rich in symbolism is the mitzvah to dwell at
least for a while in a frail Sukkah.
In the wilderness, dwelling in frail, simple booths, our
ancestors were bereft of the props of the affluent settler
on the land. Without those props, they became more
aware of their true status: their ultimate reliance on G-d.
G-d did watch over them and guide them. G-d gave them
a sense of their inalienable dignity and worth as they
dwelled in the frail booths of the wilderness.
Our lives are so temporary, our health so fragile. May the
Sukkah we enter during this season of harvest remind us
of that which is truly reliable in this world. Not matter
how far we are broken, how badly we are crushed, if the
foundation is solid and deep we can rebuild. G-d gave our
ancestors a sense of dignity and worth as they dwelled in
the wilderness. Let us remember we are of worth simply
because we are human, created in the image of G-d. G-d
is our Rock and our Foundation. On this festival of
Sukkot, let us try to build our base strong and to dig our
foundation as deep as we possibly can.
Rabbi Scolnic
Military Care packages: Give 2 the Troops would
appreciate chocolate candy bars, and non-perishable
snacks. Please no granola bars. Contact Fran Parness
at 203-484-9506.
Social Action
Help!
Make a Difference…Pick a Cause
The Social Action Committee is committed to helping
others in our community. Your help is needed and the
need is great. We are asking you to help us help others
by making donations to The Diane Kaplan Social Action
Fund. We will use the funds to support the many organizations and agencies below. If you cannot bring donations
to the temple, just make a monetary donation and we
will do the rest.
We are adding a new initiative to our ongoing programs,
a "Mitzvah of the Month" program. Every two months we
will focus on one collection that our Hamden residents
really need that is identified through our work with the
M.L. Keefe Center. Help in any way that you can.
Mitzvah of the Month: For the months of October and
November we will be collecting hats, gloves, scarves and
children's coats for our Hamden School Children. Committee representatives will be at temple on Sunday
mornings to collect donations.
Ongoing Programs
Keefe Community Center: We are very pleased to now be
working with this Hamden agency. We are currently
collecting diapers, baby wipes and any other baby products
that can be placed in a box in the hall labeled "Keefe
Center". Randy Berns will be coordinating the collections.
Contact her at 203-248-0286.
Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen: Sign up to help
prepare and serve meals to the homeless in downtown
New Haven. Renovations are complete at the church.
Please contact Jackie Weiss for more info at 203-265-6744.
Fresh Fruit Program: Sign up to deliver 24 pieces of
fresh fruit to local women's and children's shelters. Each
month a volunteer brings the fruit. We are currently
recruiting volunteers for next year. Contact Deborah
Wilkenfeld to sign up. [email protected] ▫
New Haven Home Recovery: This month we are collecting
towels, washcloths and toilet paper. Please place
these items into the box next to the Military Care
Package Box. Contact Fran Parness at 203-484-9506.
Toiletry Collection for Homeless: We continue to
collect toiletries for the Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen.
The basket has been filling with your generous donations
each week. We still can use small containers of shampoo,
lotions, toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc. Many thanks!
Contact Jackie Weiss at 203-265-6744
Bags for Toiletries: Lois Buslovitz continues to make
lovely cloth bags for patrons to use to store their toiletries.
If you have any fabric you can donate, please send into
the TBS office and Lois will pick up the fabric on Fridays.
Thank you to those who have been sending fabric.
School Supplies for September: We are continuing to
collect school supplies for needy school children. While
you are out shopping and see supplies on display, consider
picking up an item or two. We will bring the donated
items to New Haven Home Recovery and the Keefe Center.
Place items in the School Supplies Box in the hallway.
Knitting Project: For many years a group led by Helene
Meltzer has been knitting hats, scarves, and mittens for
local area agencies in need. Helene has plenty of yarn but
is looking for volunteers to knit. If you like to knit and
want to help out, please contact Helene Meltzer at
[email protected]
Place donations in the hallway bins if you are able…if
not, make a donation to the Diane Kaplan Social Action
Fund. We will do the shopping for you! Each month items
will be collected and brought to the local agencies. It's
easy to make a difference!
Our committee thanks you for your continued support,
Chairperson: Marge Drucker
203-248-1046 [email protected]
Grocery Cards
Here is the easiest way to help the Temple. Just buy and use grocery cards when you shop.We get 5% from Shop-Rite
and Stop & Shop. Westville Kosher and The Crown give us 3%, we get 2% from Big Y. You don't need a card for the
Crown. Just tell the cashier you want Temple Beth Sholom to get the credit. You can get the cards at the Temple
office during regular business hours. Cards are sold on Sundays when Hebrew school is in session.
The following people can also sell them to you:
● Elliot Alderman ........ 203-281-3489
● Felicia Rumanoff ............-272-2155
● Toby Gillman ..................-288-8991
● Stu Miller................. -668-7683
● Michelle Murphy .... -248-3746
Remember, our profit helps keep our dues down. Grocery cards make great gifts.
Any questions call Toby Gillman.
October 2014
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Adult Education
Mitzvah Committee
OSCAR NIGHT:
We played B I N G O at our last meeting and everyone
had a great time. The cards filled up and the residents
won quarters and traded them in for dollar bills. Everybody won, and their excitement was reflected in their
laughter! Thank you to Sonia, Melissa Hammer's
daughter, for handing out the winnings to the residents.
Oscar Night will be held at the Temple on Monday,
October 20th at 7:15pm. (See cover page)
Conversational Hebrew Course:
A Conversational Hebrew Course will begin on Thursday
evening, October 23rd at 7:00pm in the Rhoda and Aaron
Cohen Library. It will run every other Thursday evening
through June. Dr. Yoel Smicun will be the instructor.
The fee for the course is $36, paid to the Adult Education
Fund. The text will be provided as part of the course.
Sunday Mornings with Rabbi Scolnic:
Rabbi Scolnic's Sunday morning seminar will consist of
two sessions in the fall and two in 2015. The dates are:
October 26th, November 9th, February 22nd, and
March 22nd. All sessions begin at 9:30am in the
Sanctuary. The two fall sessions are entitled: “How to
Respond to Anti-Semitic Stereotypes.”
We treated them to cream cheese and lox on pumpernickel
bread squares, fresh fruit, and cream puffs. Of course
they also were given goodie bags with fruits, pudding and
other treats to take back to their rooms. It was a rousing
good time.
One of the men at the meeting told me how much he looks
forward to coming to Mitzvah. He said we all do a wonderful
job and he really likes being with other Jewish residents.
This, to me, is high praise, and wonderful to hear.
We miss our leader, Barbara Stein, and hope she will be
back soon.
The two in 2015 will focus on “Essential Speeches in
Modern Jewish History.”
Ellen Casper
Mitzvah Committee Member
There is no charge for this seminar.
Chairperson
Movie Series:
Barbara Stein – 203-281-5548
The movie series at Best Video that was scheduled for
the fall has been postponed to early 2015.
Lunch & Learn with Dr. Henry Cohen:
Dr. Henry Cohen will conduct a 4-monthly-session
seminar on “Moses: The Man and the Myth.” Lunch will
be served at noon at each session. They will be held on
Thursdays, October 23rd, November 20th, December 18th,
and January 22nd.
The Registration Fee for the Seminar is $25, paid to “The
Adult Education Fund.”
The fee to attend an individual session is $8.00.
Jewish Trivia Contest:
Last year's Jewish Trivia Contest was so popular that we
are running another one on Saturday night, November 15th,
at 8:00pm. We expect to have some of the teams that
competed last year plus some new teams. Teams may
consist of from three to six players. The Registration fee
is $18 per person, paid to “The Adult Education Fund.”
Contact Al Harary with any questions or to sign up a
team. Each team should make up a “fun name” for the
team. Refreshments will be served.
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Book Discussion:
There has been much informal discussion about a
controversial book entitled:
“The Promised Land” by the Israeli author named Ari
Shavit. Dr. Henry Cohen will lead a discussion of the
book on Sunday morning, November 23rd at 10:00am.
Those who would like to attend the event should leave a
message for Al Harary. Those who have not yet read it
may obtain it at the public library in your town or from
Barnes & Noble or Amazon.
Yiddish Group, Hebrew Table and One-on-One
Hebrew Reading Class are in operation. Contact Al
Harary for any questions about them.
Adult Ed Chair: Albert Harary 203-288-1347
[email protected]
Isaiah Project
Hunger in America – 2014 Update
Every four years Feeding America, a national network of
200 member food banks throughout the United States,
publishes its report, 'Hunger in America.' Below are a
few of the highlights from the latest 2014 study.
It is no surprise that 'food insecurity,' defined as households without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of
affordable, nutritious food, remains a pervasive problem
throughout our county. Feeding America is now providing
food assistance to an estimated 46.5 million Americans
each year, including 12 million children and 7 million
seniors.
Community Corner
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Gail & Larry Beer have a new grandson, Aiden Diaz
Bonnie & Roy Lukacs celebrated their 45th
wedding anniversary
Robyn Drucker, daughter of Marge & Gary
Drucker & granddaughter of Helen Drucker, is
engaged to Michael Blumenthal
Devin Wilkenfeld-Mongillo, daughter of Deborah
Wilkenfeld, was married to Peter Russell
Larry Rudnick, son of Marty Rudnick & the late
Rita Rudnick & stepson of Paula Rudnick, is
engaged to Stacey Breton
Bryan Moore, son of Brenda Moore, was married
to Nicole Cuccaro
In this 2014 study, there is data regarding hunger's
relationship to two diet-related diseases:
● - High blood pressure - in 58% households served by
the Feeding America network, at least one member
has high blood pressure, increasing to 77% in
households with seniors
● - Diabetes - In 33% of client households at least one
member has diabetes, increasing to 47% when there
are seniors present
High blood pressure and diabetes are likely to increase
household expenses related to medical care, especially for
individuals without health insurance. Additionally, healthcare budget pressures can result in spending tradeoffs.
Nearly 66% of households report choosing between paying
for food and paying for medicine or medical care. How
often have you heard of someone taking their medicine
every other day or cutting their pills in half because of
financial pressures?
One surprising statistic is how many Feeding America
clients are educated beyond high school:
● - 41% have at least one adult member with education
beyond high school including those with a business,
trade or technical license
● - Many adult clients are currently full or part-time
students
● - 31% of households report having to choose between
paying for food and paying for education for a child
or adult
For the first time, Hunger in America reported that 20%
of its client households have at least one member that
has served in the US military. Approximately 620,000
households have a member currently serving full or
part-time.
October 2014
A Thank You Note
I would like to thank my family and friends who made
contributions in memory of my mother
Pircha Cohen. May her memory be for a blessing.
Your condolences were greatly appreciated.
Dalia Medin
Mah Jongg Tournament
At the Temple
Wednesday, October 29th
from 9am - 4pm
The cost is $30 which covers coffee and,
a full dairy lunch, and prizes.
The deadline to register is October 22nd.
Call the Temple for more details or
Toby Gillman 203-288-8991
The Hunger in America 2014 Report is several hundreds
of pages but the message remains succinct and clear. Our
neighbors, colleagues, casual acquaintances, children,
adults and seniors we pass in the street all can be suffering
from food insecurity. The Isaiah Project's support of the
Jewish Family Service and Hamden Food Banks are
concrete and important ways we can help those in the
community who need help. Thank you again for your
contributions and support these past years. Please continue
considering donating to the Isaiah Fund when making
contributions 'in honor of' or 'in thanks to.' All donations
are used exclusively to buy necessities for those who need
it most.
Isaiah Project Committee
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ISRAEL MATTERS!
Publication of the Israel Affairs Committee of Temple Beth Sholom
1809 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, CT 06517-1401
Issue Number 84
October 2014
With Homegrown Technology,
Israel Becomes Leading Arms Exporter
French Jews Fleeing to Israel
in Unprecedented Numbers
More Jews are immigrating to Israel from
France than any other country, most recent
figures reveal. The statistics show France
has overtaken the former Communist
countries of Eastern Europe as the world's
main source of Jewish emigration, and
highlight growing insecurity among
France's 500,000-strong Jewish population
– the biggest in Europe – after a wave of
anti-Semitic attacks since June.
The brutal and violent attacks are mostly
by youths of Muslim origin, citing Israel's
conflict with Hamas in Gaza. In July,
pro-Palestinian demonstrations twice
erupted into anti-Jewish riots that ended
with attempts to attack synagogues.
Jewish restaurants in Paris and other
cities have been attacked, and Jews say
they have suffered verbal and physical
abuse in the street.
Ariel Kandel, the director of the French
office of the Jewish Agency for Israel, said
4,566 Jews had moved from France to
Israel in the first eight months of this
year. A total of 3,252 moved from Ukraine,
2,632 from Russia and 2,218 from the US.
"France is today the leading country for
emigration to Israel. It has never been
before", Kandel said.
The figures already exceed the total number
of emigrants in 2013 (3,228), which already
displayed a sharp increase on the previous
year, when fewer than 2,000 Jewish people
left France.
[Arutz Sheva]
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One byproduct of the recurring battles between Israel and its Arab neighbors is that Israel has developed a homegrown weapons industry that
addresses its very specific needs. Over the decades, this has included a
number of cutting-edge technologies, from drones to night-vision equipment,
which have been widely exported.
A more recent example is the Iron Dome, which was used throughout the
latest conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The mobile missile defense
system is capable of stopping short-range rockets from places like Gaza,
the West Bank and southern Lebanon. Isaac Ben-Israel, a former director
of the Defense Ministry’s research and development program, says there
was no technology in the world capable of doing that, so Israel had to
develop its own system. The U.S. has subsequently provided funding to
Israel to build additional anti-missile batteries. "We did it because of our
unique threat and our unique problem, and ... this is what we do since 1948,"
he says, referring to the year that Israel was founded.
As with previous battles, the Gaza conflict has damaged Israel's overall
economy. The tally this time has been estimated at several billion dollars
for Israel, and is far greater for the Palestinians in Gaza. But the fighting
can also provide a boost to Israel's arms manufacturers, says Barbara
Opall-Rome, the Israel bureau chief for the U.S. magazine Defense News.
Over the past five years, Israel has had military sales of around $7 billion
annually, she says. "And it puts them in the top five of the world's armsexporting nations," she adds.
In the latest operation against Hamas, new types of ammunition, bombs
that can penetrate reinforced concrete buildings and other equipment have
been introduced on the battlefield. Opall-Rome says a new anti-guided
missile defense system for tanks, called Trophy, performed well during
ground operations in Gaza. "It means a lot on the international arms
market, and Israel certainly makes very good use of their added value, in
that these systems are combat proven," she says.
Critics would object to that, saying the Israeli weapons are not so precise
and caused heavy Palestinian civilian casualties during the recent conflict.
More than 2,000 Palestinians were killed, and various estimates put the
civilian deaths at 50 percent to more than 80 percent of that total.
In addition, the Israel-Palestinian feud imposes a major limitation on
Israeli weapons sales: the Arab boycott of anything made in Israel. "The
whole Arabian Gulf market, which is the No. 1 market for purchasing of
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Mike Huckabee and Other Evangelicals
Rally for Israel
(Continued from page 8)
Israel won the military
conflict with Hamas,
but it and Jews around
the world are facing
the most hostile environment since World
War II, as shown by
the surge in antiSemitism in Europe.
Relations with the
United States are frayed, and the president's animus
toward our closest Middle East ally is hard to miss.
She says China is also cut off to Israel arms manufacturers
because of U.S. security concerns. And Israel faces similar
U.S. pressure when it comes to possible sales to Russia.
India is one Israel's biggest customers, buying everything
from ship and air defense systems to anti-tank missiles
and drones. Israel also sells to other countries in Asia, as
well as Europe and Latin America. She says Israel is a
tiny domestic market, so its arms industry needs to export
nearly 80 percent of its goods in order to break even.
But in the sea of troubles there is a bright spot, namely
the unflagging support for the Jewish state from American
evangelicals. This was not a foregone conclusion, although
now we have grown accustomed to polls showing that the
highest level of support for Israel is among Christian
conservatives. Christians United for Israel is by far the
largest pro-Israel organization with 1.8 million members.
Concerned Women for America recently added support
for Israel to its short list of key issues.
Penny Nance, executive director of CWA, said that in the
wake of the Gaza war and with rabid anti-Semitism in
Europe and the Middle East, "We felt we needed to do
something." That something turned out to be a rally in
Washington, co-hosted by former Arkansas governor and
presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.
"I've lost count!" says Huckabee when asked how many
times he has been to Israel. In 2014 he went 3 times. "I
first went 41 years ago. I was 17," he recalls.
Like many pro-Israel Christians, he sees "an important
connection between our countries" as vibrant democracies
("My Lord, their [political] arguments among themselves
make us look like pikers!") where women's rights are
protected, politicians are held accountable (he recalls the
prosecution of former prime minister Ehud Olmert) and
the press is free from government restraint.
So, he's no stranger to Israel policy. However, his participation in the rally comes at a time he is plainly troubled
by current events and concerned about international
criticism of Israel. "A lot of people are very naïve about
the Middle East," he observes. "Whether it is ISIS or
Egypt or Iran all are tied together by one key fact. [The
Islamists' objectives] are not about territory. It's about
the annihilation of anyone who doesn't agree with their
ideology."
Huckabee contends that the media, and many in the GOP,
don't understand how critical foreign policy is to evangelicals. "It is one of my frustrations, especially with the
donor class. He contends that the media and GOP candiOctober 2014
foreign-made weaponry, that's cut off to them," says
Opall-Rome.
Some of the weapons are so unique that no one else wants
or needs them. Case in point is the Iron Dome. It proved
generally effective against Hamas rockets, which are made
in Gaza workshops and are relatively unsophisticated.
But no other country faces this persistent threat from
short-range rockets. The same holds true for the Arrow,
an anti-ballistic missile system. Uzi Ruben, the former
head of Israel's missile defense program, says the Arrow
was designed to destroy long-range missiles coming from
Iraq or Iran. It went into development in 1991 and took
nine years to bring it to operation. "It was never used; it
was just deployed," he says.
One of the new technologies likely to emerge from this
conflict will focus on detecting and destroying tunnels,
like those used by Hamas to move fighters and weapons
underground. Ben-Israel, the former defense researcher,
says it's not likely to be a big seller on the international
market. "No one in the world is digging tunnels in order
to penetrate into, let's say, the United States of America
for terrorist attacks," he says. Still, Ben-Israel says there
will always be a global demand for sophisticated weapons
— something Israel has become better at producing with
each war. [NPR]
dates are kidding themselves if they think simply being
in agreement on marriage and the life issue will be enough
to win over evangelicals.
In holding the rally, Huckabee and CWA aim to impress
upon voters and politicians alike the importance of support
for Israel and the threat of spreading Islamic radicalism,
which both Israel and the United States face. Without
naming names, he voices his exasperation about the lack
of seriousness and failure to appreciate the interconnectedness of the Islamist threat. "A lot of Americans don't
get it," he says bluntly.
But the rally and Huckabee's participation in it are timely
reminders that the evangelical community is going to grill
candidates on Israel and foreign policy just as stringently
as they will on social issues. You get the sense that fair
weather friends of Israel need not apply.
[WashingtonPost.com]
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Kadima
USY
Introduce Your Selfie!
Who: 5th – 7th Graders
What: FIRST Kadima
Program of the year
When: Sunday, October 26th
Noon to 1:30.
Where: Temple Beth Sholom
Why: It will be so much fun! Come see what our youth
group is all about, have some lunch, hang out with
your friends, and have a good time.
Who? 8th-12th Graders
Let us know you are coming!
What? USY Kickoff Event! Come enjoy fun
games, great company, and a light lunch.
[ ] I can't wait! I will be there and I will bring a copy
of my favorite selfie with me.
[ ] I can't make it, but I want to come to the next
event. Please add me to the mailing list.
When? October 26th
Noon - 1:30.
Where? TBS Social Hall
RSVP or any Questions:
Jenna Malkin 203-823-8182
[email protected]
Name:
Email:
Phone #
Grade
Return to Temple Beth Sholom Office or
email Jen/Stacy by October 19th.
TBS Joint Youth Group Coordinator
Jen Weissman and Stacy Swartz
[email protected]
Grocery Cards
Here is the easiest way to help the Temple. Just buy
and use grocery cards when you shop. We get 5%
from Shop-Rite and Stop & Shop. Westville Kosher
and The Crown give us 3%, we get 2% from Big Y.
You don't need a card for the Crown. Just tell the
cashier you want Temple Beth Sholom to get the
credit. You can get the cards at the Temple office
during regular business hours. Cards are sold on
Sundays when Hebrew school is in session.
The following people can also sell them to you:
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Elliot Alderman ............. 203-281-3489
Toby Gillman ...................... -288-8991
Stu Miller ........................... -668-7683
Michelle Murphy ................ -248-3746
Felicia Rumanoff ................ -272-2155
Remember, our profit helps keep our dues down.
Grocery cards make great gifts.
Any questions call Toby Gillman.
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Email:
Phone:
Grade
WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE
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YAHRZEITS
Memory of Jennie Arshinoff
●Reva & Mike Malina
Memory of Joseph Backer
●Sarah Backer
Memory of Irving Bauer
●Charles Rhodes
Memory of Sara Bershad
●Lynda Greenberg
Memory of Herbert Case
●Mark Caplan
October 2014
Memory of David Casper
●Ellen Casper
Memory of Rose Charnak
●Carol Scharf & Family
Memory of Belle Brown Croog
●Roz Croog & Katie Stein
Memory of Dorothy Byer Croog
●Stephen Croog
Memory of Florence Ehrlich
●Florence Berman
Memory of Ben Fromkin
●Enid Grossman
Memory of Bernard Godfrey
●Vera Godfrey
Memory of Beverly Goldstein
●Alison Isenstein
Memory of Matthew Granoff
●Christine Meng
Memory of Nemesia Feliciano Guzman
●Stanley & Annie Hourwitz
Memory of Becky Hillman
●Allan & Mae Margolis
Memory of Stanley Joseph
●Steven Joseph
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●Howard Kanengiser
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●Richard Kantrow
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●David Z. Greene
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●Selma Krinick
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●Caren Mally-Genovese
Memory of Jean Marcus
●Deborah Braun
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●Harvey Massey
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●Sid Miller
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●Lola Salowitz
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●Floyd Parness
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●Janet Perkes
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●Charles Rhodes
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●Steven Rolnick
Memory of Evelyn Rolnick
●Steven Rolnick
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Memory of Charles Rudolph
●Joan Rudolph
Memory of Samuel Rudolph
●Joan Rudolph
Memory of Morris Salowitz
●Lola Salowitz
Memory of Herman Seltzer
●Evelyn & George Seltzer
Memory of Minnie Seltzer
●Evelyn & George Seltzer
Memory of Lennie Stein
●Mark Caplan
Memory of Marian Stein
●Mark Caplan
Memory of Millie Stein
●Mark Caplan
Memory of Theodore Stillman
●Cynthia Brenner
Memory of Lillian Sved
●Marilin Sudarsky
Memory of Annette Weiner
●Carol Hornreich
ADULT EDUCATION FUND
Memory of Ann Cohen
●Phyllis Caliendo
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Memory of Pircha Cohen,
mother of Dalia Medin
●Tom & Donna Barnas
●Sharon & Ira Goldman
●Fred & Harriet Ledewitz
●Margie & Michael Menaker
●Ann Niebloom
Honor of Larry Medin's 70th birthday
●Trudy Singer
DONNA ALLINSON FUND
Memory of Irving Effron,
husband of Ruth Effron
●Edie & Burt Slossberg
●Dotty & Morris Spector
Memory of Andrew Piscitelle,
husband of Hinda Piscitelle
●Edie & Burt Slossberg
Memory of Harriet Sosensky
●Sherri & Steven Sosensky
Honor of Toby Gillman on her
special birthday
●Edie & Burt Slossberg
Honor of Sy & Eta Kaplan on their
new grandson
●Edie & Burt Slossberg
BAR/BAT MITZVAH
ASSISTANCE FUND
Honor of Hannah Sosensky's Bat
Mitzvah ceremony
●Toby & Sim Gillman
PHILIP AND GLADYS BEAR
MEMORIAL FUND
Memory of Marion Friedman
●Barbara Shneider
CEMETERY FUND
Memory of Sylvia Kaplan
●Richard Kaplan
RHODA AND AARON COHEN
ENDOWMENT FUND
Memory of Irving Effron
●Rhoda Cohen
HEBREW SCHOOL FUND
Honor of Heidi Warner's marriage
●Sam Ozeck
PETER HERELD
MATCHING FUND
Memory of Pircha Cohen,
mother of Dalia Medin
●Marion & Joel Garsten
●Joan & Steven Levine
Memory of Irving Effron
●Gershon Locker
●Marvin Scott
Memory of Fran Kahn
●Arlene & Les Faiman
Memory of Max Kahn
●Arlene & Les Faiman
Honor of the arrival of
Eta & Sy Kaplan's grandson,
Seth David Krupel
●Arlene & Les Faiman
Honor of Sy Kaplan's presidency
●Arlene & Les Faiman
ISAIAH FUND
Memory of Pircha Cohen,
mother of Dalia Medin
●Linda Lager
●Sam Ozeck
Memory of Irving Effron
●Sheila Mendlestein
Memory of Arnold Freed
●Mindy & Marvin Sohcot
October 2014
Memory of Sidney Frohman
●Mindy & Marvin Sohcot
Memory of Jennie Goldberg
●Allison, Karen, & Ed Kaplan
Memory of Judith Goldstein
●Allison, Karen, & Ed Kaplan
Memory of Andy Piscitelle
●Sam Ozeck
Memory of Pearl-Ellen Shure
●Les & Bernice Margolis
Memory of Naomi Singer
●Phyllis Caliendo
●Barbara & Wayne Shore
Speedy recovery of Florence Berman
●Florence Frohman
Appreciation of Wayne Shore
●Gert & Arnold Hyman
Honor of Leo Kabakoff,
son of Randy & Jen Kabakoff,
grandson of Irwin & Debbie Kabakoff
●Sheila Mendlestein
Honor of Molly Pines' starting college
●Karen Kaplan
Honor of Michael Kleinfeld's engagement
●Sam Ozeck
Honor of the marriage of
Michael & Halla Kleinfeld
●Betty & Ed Litto
●Sheila Mendlestein
Honor of Eta & Sy Kaplan & family
on becoming grandparents and
parents
●Florence Frohman
●Barbara & Wayne Shore
●Barbara & Stan Stein
Honor of Arthur & Gloria Levin's
50th wedding anniversary
●Sheila Mendlestein
Honor of Yehuda, grandson of
Anne & Edward Schulman, born to
Dr. Risa Schulman-Schlager &
Mordechai Schlager
●Anne & Edward Schulman
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Honor of Heidi Warner &
Matt Greenstein's wedding
●Sheila Mendlestein
ISRAEL BOND FUND
Honor of Ed Berns & Jacqui Schulefand
serving the IDF through Sar-El
●Randy Berns
DIANE KAPLAN
SOCIAL ACTION FUND
Memory of Nina Cohen
●Lenore Fromkin
Memory of Benjamin Fromkin
●Lenore Fromkin
KIDDUSH FUND
Memory of Lillian Gold
●Julius Gold
Memory of Pircha Cohen,
mother of Dalia Medin
●Gerry Ganezer
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LIEBERS/TENEDINE/MOORE
ENDOWMENT FUND
Memory of David Jerome Kasowitz
●Mona & Peter Tenedine
MITZVAH FUND
Memory of Jeffrey Jays, friend of
Gordon, Lila, & David Fain
●Gordon, Lila, & David Fain
Memory of Sheldon Schefts
●Mitzvah Committee TBS
Speedy recovery of Barbara Stein
●Florence Frohman
Honor of Rabbi & Dorene Scolnic
●Joel & Carol Evans
Honor of Florence Frohman's
milestone birthday
●Florence Berman
Honor of Debbie and Irwin
Kabakoff's new grandson,
Leo Harrison
●Joel & Carol Evans
Honor of Helene & Alan Gold's new
grandson, Jack Harrison Gold
●Carol & Joel Evans
Honor of Barbara Stein on her
special birthday
●Marla & Mitch Beck
●Florence Frohman
NEW ROOF FUND
Honor of the milestone birthdays of
Steve Schulefand and
Marcia Borenstein
●Ed & Randy Berns
Donation
●Cherni Gillman
●Gary & Susan Tobenkin
PRAYER BOOK FUND
Memory of Divine Bayer,
Harvey Bayer, Nelle Gold &
Sadie Bayer
●Sambra Bayer-Weissman
(A Prayer Book was donated)
Memory of Andy Piscitelle
●Florence Frohman
(A Prayer Book was donated)
RABBI'S
DISCRETIONARY FUND
Memory of Pircha Cohen,
mother of Dalia Medin
●Ellen & Jeffrey Davis
Memory of Irving Effron
●Edie & Arnie Heiger
●Gerald & Miriam Putterman
Memory of Jonathan Greenberg,
remembering him on his birthday
●Ed & Betty Litto
Memory of Freda Shindell
●Estelle Weiss
Honor of Eta & Sy Kaplan
becoming grandparents
●Ellen & Jeffrey Davis
October 2014
Honor of Ed Berns
●Jacqui Schulefand
Honor of the marriage of
Haley to Brian
●Carol Scharf
Honor of the marriage of Heidi
Warner and Matt Greenstein
●Betty & Ed Litto
●Stan & Barbara Stein
Donation
●Janet & Michael Kublin
Appreciation of Rabbi Scolnic
●Ellen & Jeffrey Davis
●Ruth Effron
●Mona & Peter Tenedine
Appreciation of Rabbi &
Dorene Scolnic
●Marla & Mitch Beck
●Bonnie & Roy Lukacs
STEIN/YURMAN
ENDOWMENT FUND
Memory of Marian Stein
●Susan Massicott
SHIRLEY & SIDNEY
STEINBACH
ENDOWMENT FUND
Memory of Irving Effron
●Marla & Mitch Beck
Memory of Israel Solomon Steinbach
●Marla & Mitch Beck
TORAH RESTORATION FUND
Memory of Pircha Cohen,
mother of Dalia Medin
●Michael & Chana Baron
●Fred & Harriet Ledewitz
●Trudy Singer
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