_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ November 2014 Newsletter _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paul Trolio President Ruth Gerver Exec. Vice President -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Temple Sholom is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism and is a Patron of the Hebrew Union College Ȃ Jewish Institute of Religion -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Shabbat Services are held every Friday at the JEWISH CENTER OF OAK HILLS, 5035 Cloverdale Blvd., Bayside, NY 11364 while our new Synagogue is under construction COMING UP IN NOVEMBER Adult Education: GODȂan exploration... Thursday, November 6, and 20 at 7:30 pm ǣǤǯ (ǲǯ ǳ͸Ȍ ANNUAL INTERFATIH THANKSGIVING SERVICE Giving Thanks for Freedom of Religion! Monday November 24, 7:30 pm aǤǯ Hosted by TEMPLE SHOLOM Please bring non-‐perishable food items that will be donated to City Harvest. 1 SHABBAT SERVICES AT A GLANCEǥ (JCOH) Friday, November 7 Shabbat around the Dinner Table, 7:00 pm Must RSVP by Nov. 5, 12:00 Noon Friday, November 14 Sounds of Shabbat, 7:30 pm Shabbat Services, 8:00 pm Friday, November 21 Shabbat Services with Torah Reading, 8:00 pm Saturday, November 22 ǲǡǳͳͲǣͲͲ Torah & a Bagel-‐Torah Lab, 10:30 am Thursday, November 27 The Temple Sholom office will be closed for Thanksgiving Friday, November 28 Pre-‐Shabbat Meditation, 7:30 pm Shabbat Services, 8:00 pm ǯ What is God? Who is God? Do I believe in God? Do I have to believe in God? How come there is evil in the world if God is all-‐good? What does God want from me? Does God play a role in ǫǯǫ What does our tradition have to say to all of these questions? If you have ever wondered about any of these (or other) questions related to the idea of God, then you are invited to join me as we explore the concept of God in Judaism. ǲ ǡǳ following: This book will not attempt to tell you what to believe as a Jew. Rather, it will present a spectrum of theological options that have been explored and affirmed by great ǡǥǤ While the theological options presented are by no means exhaustive, we believe you may recognize yourself and your ideas in the words of these thinkers and thus ǲǳǥǤ And that is the goal I would hope to achieve with this adult education series Ȃ for each participant to find his or her own image of and relationship to God. In addition to using our own lives as the primary textbook, we will be reading and discussing Finding God Ȃ Selected Responses, by Rifat Sonsino and Daniel Syme (UAHC Press, 2nd edition, 2002). The book can be ordered through Amazon and other online sites. I look forward to seeing you on November 6th as we begin this journey of exploration together! Josée We want to be there for you, in times of joy as well as in times of mourning. So, please: let us know how you are! We especially appreciate you letting the office know when someone is in the hospital or homebound in any way. In case of a life cycle emergency, call the office right away. If it is outside our business hours, emergency numbers will be on the Temple voicemail. Whenever possible, please do not finalize funeral arrangements until you have spoken with the cantor; this way you can make sure she can be available. Chazak, Chazak Ȃ May we go from strength to strength! Shabbat Around the Dinner Table Friday, November 7 at 7:00 pm (Jewish Center of Oak Hills) Dinner will include roasted chicken dish or vegetarian (Falafel) in a wrap, Kasha Varnishkes, and green beans almondine. Please indicate your choice of either chicken or vegetarian when responding. As a nosh there will be mini potato pancakes; bread, Cole Slaw and Pickles. $18.00 per person MUST RSVP BY TEMPLE SHOLOM OFFICE Ȃ Wednesday, November 5, 12:00 Noon! 2 FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Friends, We hope that you had a wonderful and inspirational Holy Day period and that you are looking forward to this New Year as much as I am. There are many exciting activities and programs planned for the coming year. If you have driven past our New Temple site you will see changes that were made to set up the site for a resumption of building. We have opened up the sidewalk and removed the traffic barriers so that the Department of Buildings will remove our building restriction because we will no longer require a DOT permit for the closed sidewalks. Within the next few weeks we will receive our building department approval, receive finalized proposals from two contractors, select one, and resume construction. We are looking to hold a congregational meeting later this year to present a comprehensive plan for moving forward as a community. A critical component of this plan is expanding membership involvement in our community. I have been very encouraged by several members who have already volunteered their time and talent to help us move forward in the upcoming year. Thank you for stepping up, you will be hearing from me shortly. We are also getting ready to launch Temple Sholom's new Website which will be unveiled within the coming months. This new look will provide a much easier and more rapid format for communicating news to our community. With this newsletter, we have scaled back the newsletter to 8 pages to begin transitioning content to the new website. As you can see with this issue, all of the basic and important components of the newsletter have not changed. How we deliver the newsletter to you will not change. Those who have requested paper copies will continue to get them and those who have requested email only delivery will still only get an email copy. We would like to have your feedback on this new 8-‐page newsletter format. Please let us know if you are missing something in this edition that you have normally seen in the past. Please email your feedback to [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you! As we journey through the year 5775, I am reminded of the great line spoken by the actor Mandy Potemkin in the film, Wish I Were Here that we will continue to move in ǲ direction that God gave us Ȃ ǳǤ Shalom, Paul 3 SOCIAL ACTION Tzedakah 5775 Ȃ Update An additional $104 was collected in our Tzedakah box, which will allow the Queens Jewish Community Council Meals-‐OnǦWheels Program, to provide 20 kosher hot meals to persons who are home bound. Your Tzedakah contributions have provided a total of 220 meals during 5774. This is 110% of our 5774 stretch goal. Thank you for providing these hot kosher meals to keep our neighbors from going hungry -‐ year round. Special thanks to Jack Zaffos who oversaw all of the Tzedakah collections throughout the year. Our thanks to everyone who participated in the High Holiday food drive! We totaled 319 pounds of food for the needy for, The Harry Chapin Food Bank, which is part of Long Island Cares. SISTERHOOD NEWS & VIEWS SISTERHOOD MITZVAH PROJECT Sisterhood has received a requestǥ New Eyes for the Needy from the activities director at the Glen Oaks Nursing Home at 260th Street and Union Turnpike. They can use lap robes, approximately, ͵ͲǳʹͶǳǤ Please bring in old eyeglasses. Sisterhood is continuing to send them on to needy people through New Eyes for the Needy. In addition, if you have small shampoos, lotions, shower caps, mouthwash that you get from hotels, bring those in as well to the Temple Sholom office. Gerty will take these items to the Ronald McDonald House for children and their families. We are asking anyone who would like to join this Mitzvah program and who can knit or crochet to contact Gerty Wolf at: 718-‐347-‐8171. ǯ donations of wool for this Sisterhood project! Call the Temple office. Please also continue to bring in costume jewelry, single earrings, pins, and broken necklaces Maxine and Gerty Sisterhood Co-‐President IN OUR CONGREGATION Condolences to: Roni Orland and Paul Trolio on the death of their cousin, Karen Weinstein. Nadja Morisset on the death of her father, Tovar Beaulieu Happy Birthday to: Murray Leff Harriet Dubow Nathaniel Ginsberg Karla Osuna (If we missed your birthday or anniversary, please let us know) 4 FROM THE OFFICE ONEG SHABBAT SPONSORS Every week we celebrate the Sabbath by having an Oneg Shabbat, a festive post-‐service gathering with delicious treats. If you would like to sponsor an Oneg Shabbat for a special occasion or to honor a loved one, please call the office to let us know. Thank you to the following members who have sponsored an Oneg in October: October 17: Joan Schuster: ǯǡǤ October 24: Barbara and Steve Goldberg: ǯǨ October 31: Beth and Barry Cohen: Celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary! Mi-‐shebeirach list: Please call the Temple Office to add, delete or renew a name to be ǲ-‐well-‐ǳ, recited at Friday services. NOTE: The mi-‐shebeirach list is published each week in our Shabbat service booklet. Please be sure any name(s) you list may be made public. If you would like to add a name but prefer to keep the identity unknown, you can submit the name in Hebrew e.g., Yitzhak ben Avraham v'Sarah. In this way the name can be made public but the identity will remain private. DONATIONS Temple Sholom General Fund Hermine Elias Harriet Peaceman Roni Orland and Paul Trolio Ruth Gerver Larry, Nancy & Rebecca Abraham Gerty Wolf and Family Jesse G reenspan In memory of Leonard Schoen, nephew of Hermine In memory of Harvey Schuster In memory of Arnold Koslow, brother of Roni In memory of Jules L. Gerver, husband of Ruth In loving memory of beloved mom, sister, aunt and grandma, Gertie Dworetzky In loving memory of Jean Abraham, Larǯ In memory of Lt. Solomon Weisser, brother of Gerty In memory of Rose Wolf, mother-‐in-‐law of Gerty ǲǳBragin Music Fund Lorraine Bragin In memory of Helen Pav, the most wonderful individual, mother and grandmother For Dr. Joe Merlo -‐ A big thank you and Mazel Tov to a wonderful doctor Mazel Tov to a wonderful doctor; Dr. Bessel, D.D.S., and her able secretary and assistant, Ivy Esther and Robert Printz In memory of Harvey Schuster New Building Fund Barry W eissman Clergy Discretionary Fund Stacey Greenberg Shirley Snyder In honor of Danielle Weston Abrams In memory of Bessie Kravetz, mother of Shirley In memory of Harvey Schuster 5 Clergy Discretionary Fund (continued) Roni Orland and Paul Trolio In loving memory of Harvey Schuster Lori and Mark Gordon Thank you for the High Holy Day honors Jerome Furst Hermine Elias In memory of Harvey Schuster The Strauss Family Fund Stanley and Michele Strauss Nancy and Larry Abraham Debbie Abramowitz Millicent Amsterdam and Stanley Goldfeder Maxine Baden Joel Baden Michele and Dennis Baltuch Jack Beller Ceil D. Berman Helene A. Berman Vivian and Steven Berman Susan and Richard Blum Lorraine Bragin Helene Brukier Lori and Joseph Butera Arlene Cohen Beth and Barry Cohen Neil Curtis Judith Densky Steven Dolman Barbara Einbinder Hermine Elias Irene Emdin Steven Feinman Lenore Feinstein Susan Finkelstein Henry Flax Sherrie Footman Jerome Furst Ruth Gerver Nat Ginsberg Susan E. Glass Richard Goldenberg Barbara and Stephen Goldberg Laura Goldsmith Jack B. Goldstein Lori and Mark Gordon KOL NIDRE PLEDGES Lena Goren Sylvia Goren Muriel Gorochow Dr. Malcolm Gottesman Lenore and Albert Grandier Blossom and Herbert Greenberg Judith Greenwald Helen Grill and Arlene Cohen Myron Hacken Bonnie Hall Trudy Hart Pauline Henick Janet Herszenhorn Caryl Hornstein Dacia Horowitz Sandra Kalman Ruth Kaplan Barbara and Larry Kinitsky Christy A. Kleeman Bruce L. Kleeman Hanna and Abe Kormas Janet Kritz Karen A. Lebetkin Judith Blumstein-‐Levental Dr. Stephen J. Levine Sue Mangot Claire and Julius Mark Susan and Sheldon Moliver Joyce Muller Arline and Elliott Nathan Rita Orns Karla and Orlando Osuna Andrea Pack Harriet Peaceman Esther and Robert Printz Rosalie Rabinowitz Yizkor Donations Susan E. Glass ԟIn memory of Harry and Dina S. Pack, parents of Andrea Carole J. Rosen 6 Sarah and Sam Rapp Lore Reich Sheila and Lawrence Rein Sol Rikon Mollie and Bill Rogers Carole J. Rosen Etta Roth Claudia Schellenberg Sandra Scherr David Schick (Ttee) Jackie and Lenny Seasonwein Joyce and Alan Senzer Barbara M. Sher Bernice Siegal Donna Siegelstein Neil Slater Franceska B. Smith Mavis and Michael Smook Shirley Snyder Sandi Sperling and Steven Schwartz Betty Steinhorn Joan and Arthur Tenser Lorraine Tomaszewski Barbara Trobiano Roni Orland and Paul Trolio Shirley A. Troupp Sarah Z. Ullmann Ellen and Norman Watnick Judith and Stuart Weinstock Gail and Arthur Woletz Gertrude Wolf Judy Wolosoff Linda and Jack Zaffos Sydell and Jerome Zelanko In Remembrance November 16-‐22 Hyman Brustein William Grossman Daniel Lerner Sylvia Lerner Lou Rossin Sheldon Bochner Betty Markowitz Ronold Wolf Jessie Demner Lorraine Hirsch Leonard Schoen Henry S. Fier Abraham Flaum Bernard Koslow Sarah Rogers November 23-‐30 Allen Greenberg Sam Jacobson David P. Katzman Joseph Star Harry Brooks Estelle Mendelsohn Dora Schwartz Samuel Baden Anne Stieglitz Eric Hirsch Sigmund Miller Florence Bibo Alexander Uriel Flax Frieda Gilden Yetta Greis November 1-‐10 Emanuel Fox Dora Stare Robert Mitchell Grossman Lena Pasiornick Beverly Rothstein Charles Fidler Rose Fidler Lillian Nadelbach Michael Arond Sadie Resnick Shirley R. Stein Phillip Weiner Bob Cohen Bernard Kalman Fannie Rand November 11-‐15 Mac Abrams Frances Bochner Betty Lash Sylvia Rosen Nathan Breidner Samuel Diamond Judah S. Flax Dora Hirsch Mary Morowitz Fannie Charna Brandwein Charles Gerard Frances Rossin Martha Steinberg Betty Weston 7 8