TEMPLE SHOLOM OF WEST ESSEX
the
Inside this issue:
Vol LX
From the Rabbi
2
From the President
3
Religious School
4
Sisterhood/Brotherhood
4
Adult Ed
5
Legacy
6
Anniversaries
7
Congratulations
7
Caring Connection
7
SHOFAR
Number 5
January 2015
Tevet/Shevat 5775
Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
Chamber Music Concert
Sponsored by Dr Lynne B Harrison
Works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Dvorak and others
Temple Youth Update &
Activities
8-10
Upcoming Events
11-15
Calendar
16-17
Contributions
Featuring Cantor Betsey Peters-Epstein
and Daniel Epstein
and their colleagues
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Special points of interest:
SAVE THE DATES
Jan 4 ~ Tot Traditions
Jan 9 ~ Tot Shabbat
Meditation
Sunday, January 25, 2015 at 3:30 p.m.
Adult Ed Film
“The Other Son”
Jan 14 ~ Pasta Dinner
Jan 18 ~ Chamber Music
Concert
Rabbi Groffman will lead us in a
discussion of the film while we enjoy soup
and dessert (our treat) and the sandwich
you bring.
Jan 25 ~ Adult Ed Film
“The Other Son”
Jan 31 ~ TaSTY Movie Night
“Frozen”
WWW.SHOLOM.NET
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Rabbi’s Message
First, a joke:
refers to any sacred Jewish act, from
helping the poor to lighting Shabbat
Do you know the difference between
candles. In other words, when we live
and optimist and a Jewish optimist?
as Jews, when we observe the
An optimist says, “Things will get
traditions and practices of our
better.” A Jewish optimist says, “Things
centuries old people, we are cultivating
won’t get worse!”
a mindset of happiness. Why? Because
by living Jewishly, we are connecting to
In contrast to the stereotype
each other, to God and to our people.
that we Jews are guilt-ridden worriers
(as the joke above conveys), the reality Doing a mitzvah makes us realize that
we are part of something larger than
is just the opposite. One of the most
ourselves—a people that is thousands
important words associated with
of years old, a Jewish community that
Judaism is simchah, “joy.”
is spread all over the world, speaks
One type of simchah is the one multiple languages, has developed
we most often think of when we say
different cultural norms, yet we are all
the word: a public celebration such as one, all part of am yisrael, the Jewish
a B’nai Mitzvah or a wedding. Our
people. When we study the weekly
Jewish tradition, however, uses the
Torah portion, it is the same portion
term simchah to refer to our own
that Jews in France or Russia or Texas
mindset. Judaism wants us to be
study. When we light candles and say
happy!
Kiddush on Friday night, we do so as
Jews around the world do so. When we
In his book, These Are the
participate in the numerous activities
Words, Rabbi Arthur Green states:
of our TSWE Social Action Network, we
“Simchah, or joy, is the attitude toward
are upholding ancient Jewish values of
life Judaism seeks to instill.” (These Are
caring for the most vulnerable
the Words, p. 171). Rabbi Green
members of society.
explains that our rabbis wanted us to
pray joyfully. The ideal way to cultivate
In a world that so often
this state of happiness is through
engenders isolation and a feeling of
simcha shel mitzvah, the joy of doing
insignificance, and therefore
good/sacred deeds. Rabbi Green
unhappiness, living Jewishly means
teaches that this is the ideal state of
that we matter. We perpetuate our
human existence, according to our
heritage, we connect with Jews all over
tradition.
the world, and we are reminded of the
It goes without saying that
being happy can sometimes be easier
said than done. After all, life is not
always a bowl of cherries, and it is
impossible for anyone to be happy all
the time. What Judaism teaches us is
that we can try to do something to
make ourselves happy, or at least
happier. We do that by doing mitzvot.
noble values of our heritage.
So, maybe a Jewish optimist is
one who says, “Today I am going to do
a mitzvah, and that will bring me
happiness.”
I invite you to do a mitzvah
today and to be happy!
While we commonly translate
Rabbi Laurence Groffman
mitzvah as “good deed,” it literally
means “commandment,” and therefore
the
SHOFAR
Published Monthly By:
TEMPLE SHOLOM OF WEST ESSEX
760 POMPTON AVENUE
CEDAR GROVE, NEW JERSEY 07009
Office (973) 239-1321
Fax (973) 239-7935
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.sholom.net
Rabbi
Laurence W. Groffman
Cantor
Betsey Peters-Epstein
Rabbi Emeritus
Norman R. Patz
Educational Director
Rachel Sesser
Office Manager
Phyllis Maffucci
Executive Committee:
Presidents
Edward Gold
Richard Jarmel
Vice Presidents
Mark Friedlander
Harriet Plaxe
Larry Steinman
Recording Secretary
Brian Altschul
Treasurer
David Shapiro
Trustees
Steven Buchwalter
Arthur Kolodkin
Larry Plaxe
Robert Podvey
Arlene O’Connell
Stanley Scheiner
Stephen Siegel
Irma Solomon
Marlene Tuch
A Reform Congregation
affiliated with the
UNION FOR REFORM
JUDAISM
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President’s Message
New Year’s greetings to our Temple Sholom
family. We wish you a year blessed with good health and
happiness. To those of you who make New Year’s
resolutions, we hope that you achieve them.
Over the years, during conversations (usually at
High Holy Day Services) with fellow temple members,
somehow the topic we wind up talking about is that we
should come to services more often. We talk about how
nice it is to see each other and how members of our family
are doing. And yes, we speak about how good it feels to
be at services. We realize that we have an amazing rabbi
who will lead us spiritually and deliver a thought
provoking and engaging sermon and that our cantor will
share her beautiful voice as she too leads us in prayer and
song. On these High Holy Days, and other times
throughout the year, we are lucky to have our services
enriched with our wonderful temple choir. Our
conversations end with appropriate holiday greetings and
saying to each other, we should come to services more
often, we really should.
Now here is some really good news: We have
Shabbat services every Friday evening and we would love
to share our beautiful service with you. In fact, we have a
seat waiting for you.
Recently, we asked several temple members about
their experiences at our Shabbat services and these are
some the remarks that were shared:
“Going to temple on Shabbat gives me an hour of rest
and peace at the end of the week. At our Shabbat services, I feel
comfortable in that I can pray, sing, think or just enjoy being
among others who share something with me”. R.S.
.
"My wife and I enjoy Shabbat services very much. We
find that the Rabbi and Cantor truly provide a welcoming and
warm atmosphere for all participating. I enjoy the Rabbi coming
down off the bimah to engage the congregation (especially the
kids). His commentary is always very insightful. It also shows how
much he enjoys what he is doing and his enthusiasm shows” H.B.
“I enter the sanctuary after a busy week. I can still feel all
my to-do lists entering with me. The Service begins, the organ
plays, the cantor sings, then the rabbi leads us in prayer and
worship--all my tension melts away. Our services bring me a sense
of peace and serenity. Seeing friends at the oneg completes the
evening”. K.C
“We enjoy Friday night services as a way to separate
ourselves from the work week, share time with our Temple friends,
and reconnect with our religion”. E.B. & S.B
“We have been members for over 40 years and one of the
reasons we joined was the pleasure we have attending services on
Friday night. It is a wonderful way to end the hectic week. The
beautiful music and calming atmosphere set the mood for prayer
and contemplation. The temple is our extended family and the
onegs give us a chance to catch up with friends and share
simchas”. E.K. & A.K
”We enjoy seeing and socializing with long-time friends
and many other congregants with whom we like to chat with at
the oneg. We find the services meaningful, the cantor/music is very
pleasant to listen to and participate in singing. Especially like to
hear when Rabbi Groffman speaks on a contemporary subject;
Israel and/or world events or issues. Choral Shabbat is also a
special time to attend services”. S.K. & A.K.
“Why do I love to go to services each Shabbat? It's really
a very selfish thing. Alone with my thoughts, surrounded by voices
singing in unison the melodies that once I did not know, I feel safe,
challenged, embraced and empowered. Each Friday night, sitting in
the Sanctuary with full heart and newly-recharged batteries, I find
myself growing calm and inspired, energetic and serene, all at
once. And as I recite the ancient words, I am surprised every time
to realize how proud and grateful I feel to be a link in this amazing
unbroken chain.
Selfish? You bet”. S.S.
“Growing up in a conservadox synagogue, I was
completely disconnected from the service. The experience at
Temple Sholom is completely different. The Shabbat Services strike
a nice balance between the traditional and the modern. My family
and I enjoy attending the services”. E.S.
May the messages above, inspire your
participation
in our Friday night services.
“From the very first Shabbat Service we attended, we felt
We
look
forward to sharing Shabbat Services with
this immediate warmth and welcoming. We enjoy the services at
Temple Sholom; they are musical, so wonderfully musical. They are you this year and for many years to come,
interactive, and not just at Family Shabbat. We feel that it is
Your co-presidents,
important to attend Shabbat Services regularly so that the children
Richard Jarmel and Ed Gold
understand the prayers and blessings they are learning in Religious
Please feel free to share your Temple Sholom
School. No matter what type of week we have had, we leave
Shabbat Services feeling inspired and renewed. It helps us as a
Shabbat feelings with us at
family to stay connected to our Jewish Heritage. We love being a
[email protected] or [email protected]
part of the Temple Sholom Family”. D.B & S.B
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From the Religious School
“Dear Mr. Bruno, Thank you for coming
to share with us…I can’t believe you
went from a police officer to a runner of
a food pantry. It would be very nice if I
could volunteer now and not when I am
older.”
“ Dear Mr. Bruno, Thank you for
coming! I learned a lot from your
speech. I am now inspired to help poor
This past month, Mike Bruno
people with their needs….I think what
from the Human Needs Food Pantry in your doing to help people and taking
Montclair visited the Fourth Grade at
time away from other things was really
the conclusion of their study unit:
heart filling.”
Helping the Hungry. As a retired police
officer, he decided to focus his efforts “ Dear Mr. Bruno, Thank you for coming
on helping out those less fortunate.
to our Hebrew school! Also, are you
After his presentation, the children
sure I can’t volunteer? I’m almost in the
wrote to thank him for coming. Here
double digits! ….You also taught me
are some of their comments:
that a box of junk food might be $12
but after a you eat too much of that
you’ll need a visit to the doctor which
will cost you about $200!”
“Dear Mr. Bruno, Thank you for coming
to my class and showing me what
volunteering is all about. I think it’s
really interesting that it’s so simple to
make a change.”
Love, ---- the girl who asked all the
questions!
This is one of the many reasons I
think I have the best job!
Rachel Sesser a.k.a
The Education Director
Brotherhood News
January / February Pasta Dinners:
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
@ 6 p.m.
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
@ 5:45 p.m.
Wednesday February 18, 2015
@ 6 p.m.
At the last TSWE men's gathering on December 15th, long time Temple
member Paul Silverman, Chairman of the NJ Beer Company, led a beer tasting
featuring a variety of NJ Beer Company beers. About two dozen men enjoyed
beer, delicious food from Hobby's and good conversation.
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Adult Education
SAVE THE DATE:
Rosh Hodesh
GF=Gluten Free and Good Food
Thursday, March 12, 2015
6:30 p.m.
At the home of Marcy Siegel
January: Save The Dates
“The Other Son”
Written and directed by Lorraine Levy
Sunday, January 25, 2015
@ 3:30 p.m. At the Temple
(snow date: February 9, 2015)
Rabbi Groffman will lead us in a
discussion of the film while we enjoy
soup and dessert (our treat) and the
sandwich you bring.
Our member, Liz Schaeffer will lead us
in a conversation about living and
coping with dietary challenges.
Sample some delicious GF treats and
learn some of the secrets behind
cooking for those who have
restrictions due to Celiac disease,
and/or wheat/dairy intolerance.
“A Palestine Affair”
by Jonathan Wilson
Sunday, March 15, 2015
10:30 a.m.
Our member Karen Goldman will
review this intelligent thriller
by Jonathan Wilson.
In British-occupied Palestine after
WWI, Mark Bloomberg, a London
painter and his non-Jewish wife
witness the murder of a prominent
Orthodox Jew. They have come to the
Middle East to escape grief but are
forced to confront issues they hoped
to leave behind.
This suspenseful family drama, which
had a 2012 release in the U.S., will
challenge some of your deeply held
beliefs. When two families discover
that their teenage sons might have
another identity, all the characters—
and maybe audience members, too—
have to re-examine their lives and assumptions. Set in Israel, the conflict is
intensified because it plays out against
the backdrop of Israeli-Palestinian
enmity. French film with subtitles and
some spoken English. Suitable for
mature teenagers.
Money has been donated to the temple—keep shopping!!!
Temple Sholom of West Essex is now registered with AmazonSmile. Shop Amazon and 0.5% of
the price goes to Temple Sholom.
What is AmazonSmile?
AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection
of products, low prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is
that when customers shop on AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the
price of the eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers.
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Legacy Giving is for Everyone
A couple of months ago, I heard someone speak
about the many people who leave Legacy gifts to
synagogues. One in particular stayed with me. I’d like
to share it with you.
In one Florida community, a rabbi and a
member of his congregation’s Legacy team, met with a
long-standing member of the congregation to discuss
the possibility of including the synagogue in her estate
plan. They approached her not because she was a
wealthy woman but because she had been active in
congregational life and showed her commitment to the
congregation by consistently making a modest donation
to the High Holy Day campaign.
When they met, the woman talked about the
pleasure her membership had given her over the years
and she spoke of how she regretted being unable to
leave something to the congregation. She had little
besides the condo in which she lived and that would go,
of course, to her three children.
The rabbi asked her to think about the condo as
more than a single entity to be passed on whole to her
children. Would they keep it or sell it? And if they sold
it, how would they divide the money? Could the
proceeds of the sale be divided among four recipients?
She was delighted to realize she could be a
philanthropist simply by willing part of the proceeds of
the sale of her condo to the synagogue. After consulting
her children, who fully supported her plan, she asked her
attorney to make the appropriate change to her will. She
– and the children - took great pride in being able to
support the future of her congregation in this way.
If you would like to discuss how you can leave a
Legacy gift to Temple Sholom, please contact me at
973-228-1575 or [email protected]
Marlene Tuch
Legacy Circle Chair
Over the years many of the synagogues’ tallit/tallis
(prayer shawl) have become frayed and therefore
removed from service.
The Ritual Committee would like to replenish our
supply for our worshippers and their guests.
If you would like to donate a new or gently used
tallit/tallis (prayer shawl) contact the temple office
at 973-239-1321.
.
All donations will be acknowledged in future Shofars.
Thank you,
“It has been said that when you
pray you talk to God….
When you meditate you listen to God”
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Meditation experience not necessary –
All welcome
Second Friday of the Month at 7:15 p.m. (sharp!)
Meditation leader Joan Fisch
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Next meditation will be: Friday January 9, 2015
In the Children's’ Library
Reserve your spot,
email Joan Fisch: [email protected]
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Caring Connection
Volunteers Needed!
The Caring Connection helps temple members during
transitional times in their lives. Our committee volunteers
provide support after a happy or traumatic event. Your
involvement could be as easy as making a phone call,
providing a meal or a ride to an appointment.
Need A Visit!
Our Caring Connection volunteers are available to make
house calls! Call the office, or Rabbi Groffman, to set up a
visit for yourself, or someone you know. (973-239-1321)
Give a ride…get a ride…
We need volunteers to drive people to and from doctor’s
appointments or programs. Please consider doing a
mitzvah. We can also help pick up prescriptions or do
grocery shopping. Call the office and let us know what you
need. (973-239-1321)
Tributes
Thank you to everyone who thinks of us through a tribute.
Your generosity helps us fund programs, send meals to
those in need, and present other activities throughout the
year.
If you would like to become part of the committee, please
email me at [email protected].
Dori R Schwartz
Congratulations and Best Wishes&
Ruth & Herb Dooskin on the birth of their
granddaughter Lucinda Jane Wallace,
born on December 2, 2014.
Proud parents are Nicole & Ben Wallace.
May this child grow up in the finest tradition of Torah,
huppah and maasim tovim.
Jan & Harvey Goodman on their daughter Laura’s
engagement to Homero Paniagua .
May their marriage be filled with happiness and blessings.
January Anniversaries July, August
Amy & Michael Ascher
Jennifer Cohen-Vigder & Sivan Vigder
Sharlene & Stanley Levin
Dorothy & David Sweetwood
Carole & David Ravin
Judith & Alan Weisel
Stacy & Daniel Edelman
Kiyomi & Nathan Ronen
Dori & Andrew Schwartz
I would like to express our heartfelt
thanks to the following people who
donated blood at the annual blood
bank drive held
Sunday, December 7, 2014:
Next Date:
January 13, 2015
We will guarantee secure shredding of your papers at a
minimal cost of $10/box. Call the temple office to arrange
a drop off prior to the above date.
WE ARE SAVING TREES!!!!!
Safe Shredding comes the second
Tuesday of the month.
Amy & Michael Ascher
Alan Gruber
Steve Buchwalter (nice try)
Ned Rosenberg
Norman Patz
Heidi Risman
Lauren Zichelli (Sanders)
And eight of our neighbors
.
You Have Saved Lives!!!
.
Thank You, Bob O’Connell
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Noar Sholom—Youth of Temple Sholom
5th Grade Bowling @ Eagle Rock Lanes of West Orange
The 5th graders got together for some bowling and fun at Eagle
Rock Lanes this December. The group bonded over bowling
techniques, pizza and the parents who stayed became friends.
Our group used this fun event to also collect canned and boxed
food for the holiday food drive. It was a fun and special day spent
with friends.
Lead & Serve (7th graders)
Working Together & Helping to make this world a better place...
The 7th graders, part of Temple
Sholom’s Lead and Serve program are
working together. These three groups
are planning their marketing ideas and
how to raise money for organizations
that are close to their hearts. In these
pictures, the groups are using their
leadership skills and ideas in preparing
for their Mitzvah Carnival in April.
Lead & Serve—Making Cookies for Nutley’s Food Pantry & Blood Drive
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TSWE 8th Grade Leaders—Hunger is NO GAME !!
TSWE 8th graders have been busy spreading
the word and raising awareness about
“Hunger Is No Game,” a food collection
initiative at TSWE. The group spoke to the
classes and was also part of a family Shabbat
service that featured this wonderful program.
The food collection targeted both the
Thanksgiving and December holiday food
drives and made many local families very
happy.
Yasher Koach for a job well done to
Matt Feierstein, Shaun Goodman,
Julien Maarek and Jack Zickerman.
For information about youth prorams and events, contact our Youth Programs Director,
Limor Guttman at [email protected] or 973-901-5565
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3rd and 4th Graders Are Invited For A
A Fabulous Fun Free event
Sunday, February 1, 2015
11:00 a.m.—2:00 p.m. @ TSWE
Interesting Fact:
“Jews in Mexico? Yes!”
There are 27 synagogues in Mexico City and
35 in all of Mexico.
RSVP by January 23rd
T
STY’s Baby Sitting Club
Parents….need a night out?
Call Temple Sholom’s experienced and
trustworthy high-school teens
Rachel Friedlander
Helena Mattioli
Rebecca Risman
Claire Rysavy
Elizabeth Rysavy
973-202-5855
973-432-1025
973-647-8191
201-306-3978
201-306-0803
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Temple Sholom of West Essex
60th Anniversary Gala Weekend
April 24-26, 2015
Friday: Dinner, Shabbat Service, and Oneg
Saturday: Havdallah, Reception, Reunion
Sunday: Pancake Breakfast and Walk-A-Thon
Be part of this big weekend:
Memory Poster
We are in the process of acquiring photos of past temple events in
order to compose a Memory Poster for the upcoming
60th Anniversary event.
The photos you submit will be recorded, sorted, copied and then
returned to you unharmed and unchanged in any way.
Please send photos by any of the following methods;
[email protected]
[email protected] - att: Carl Solomon
drop photos off at the temple, att: Carl Solomon
Ad Journal
“We’re more than a congregation, we’re a family.”
Our motto describes our temple congregation so well and is made even more meaningful
in our 60th Anniversary year.
In celebration of our Congregation’s 60th Anniversary, we invite you to be
a part of a Commemorative Journal. Advertising options were mailed to your home.
Please call the temple office if you have not received your mailing.
The book will be a lovely keepsake with a range of advertising options.
Please make sure your family or company are a part of the
60th Anniversary Celebration Commemorative Journal.
Advertising options are Inside Front Cover, Inside Back Cover, Full Page, Half Page
(half page or larger can include family photo or memorable temple event).
Also available are quarter page, eighth page, or business card.
Listing Only options are Family Dedication, In memoriam or Anonymous Contribution.
Please refer to the mailing for pricing. Deadline is January 31, 2015
Be part of the Celebration!!
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Please Join us
Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
For a
Chamber Music Concert
Sponsored by Dr Lynne B Harrison
Works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Dvorak and others
Featuring Cantor Betsey Peters-Epstein and Daniel Epstein
And their colleagues
Jeffrey Cohen, Pianist
Robert Dan, Violist
David Geber, Cellist
Lucie Robert, Violinist
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HELP ISRAEL BE ISRAEL!
VOTE THE ARZA SLATE!!
You can take simple, critically important and direct action to help Israel and our Reform Movement in Israel maintain the
religious and democratic values we hold dear.
HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Register and vote for the ARZA slate in the coming World Zionist Organization (WZO) election. ARZA is the Association
of Reform Zionists in American and represents our movement’s interests and values in the Zionist movement. Once
every four years, the WZO convenes a worldwide Zionist Congress in Israel. The 37 th World Zionist Congress will meet in
October 2015. One hundred and forty five (145) of the 525 delegates from around the world will come from the United
States, elected from various competing slates, each with its own specific agenda. The WZO makes key funding and policy
decisions for the Jewish Agency for Israel, for the Jewish National Fund and for Keren Hayesod, decisions that affect the
future of Israel and Jews throughout the world.
Every Jew over the age of 18 is entitled to vote for the slate of his/her choice in an election that will take place
between January 13 and April 30, 2015.
Empowering the Reform movement’s slate in this election – the ARZA slate – will enable our Reform Jewish leadership to
have a key say in areas of importance to our movement and to us as individuals. Voting in this election gives each of
us the opportunity and obligation to help protect Israel’s internal democracy. It is an area where we can have an
immediate and direct impact.
(Note: This WZO election is totally separate from Israel’s national elections, which are currently slated to take place in
March. Only Israeli citizens can vote in that election.)
Four years ago, the members of our congregation were among the many American Reform Jews who cast votes
that made the ARZA slate a significant part of the US delegation. WE NEED TO DO IT AGAIN! Vote for the ARZA
slate, the Reform movement’s candidates to the 2015 World Zionist Congress.
WHY IT MATTERS
Surging intolerance among the ultra-Orthodox in Israel and other groups with narrow agendas continues to
threaten the religious rights of liberal and secular Jews in Israel. It threatens women’s rights and gender equality.
It constricts the responses to crises involving Israel’s regional security within Israel between its Jewish and Arab
citizens.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
Register to vote in this election!
Fill out a pledge card in the temple office
OR
Visit REFORMJEWS4ISRAEL.ORG for more information and to register to vote online.
Every Jewish resident of the United States who is 18 or older by June 30, 2015 is eligible to vote. A $10 processing fee
($5 for everyone under 30) per voter (no matter which slate you vote for) offsets the cost of conducting the election.
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Come join the Temple Sholom of West Essex contingent for the
SALUTE TO ISRAEL PARADE
And march up Fifth Avenue in New York City with us on
Sunday May 31, 2015
NOW more than ever, WE need you – YOU need you –
ISRAEL NEEDS YOU TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
Participating in the Salute to Israel parade is an extraordinarily exciting, fulfilling, community-building
experience and we want YOU to be part of it with us.
We need children, kids in strollers, teenagers, adults of all ages (including people in wheelchairs, if you are motorized
or have someone to push you) – and your family and friends – to march with us as part of the Temple Sholom of West
Essex contingent!
This year is Temple Sholom’s 60th anniversary. We have marched in the Salute to Israel parade many times before. Let’s
help celebrate our congregation’s anniversary by making this our largest delegation ever!
In addition to marchers, we also need volunteers to make it happen. Are you good at artwork? Carpentry? Organizing?
Marketing and promoting? Making phone calls? Are you enthusiastic? Do you believe that walking is terrific exercise?
Do you love Israel? Then this is for you!
Our first parade planning meeting is on January 6, 2015 at 8 p.m. at TSWE. Please call
Larry 973-239-0919 or e-mail him at [email protected] to say you will attend OR to
let us know you want to be part of the committee but cannot attend the meeting.
Do you recognize us?
We will both be marching. Join us!
13 Tevet
20 Tevet
27 Tevet
5 Shevat
10:00 AM5th Grade Torah
Study
11:00 AM New Member
Get Together
3:30 PM Adult Ed Film—
”The Other Son”
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2:00 PM Chamber Music
Concert—Cantor & Dan
Epstein
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8th Grade Snow Tubing
event
4th Grade Trip—Jewish
Museum
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10:00 AM Tot Tradtions
10:00 AM RS Mezuzah
Workshop
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Sunday
28 Tevet
21 Tevet
14 Tevet
26
6 Shevat
Martin Luther King Day
Office Closed
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7:30 Confirmation
12
5
Monday
15 Tevet
27
20
7 Shevat
29 Tevet
1 Shevat
8 Shevat
7:30 PM Confirmation
9:30 AM Adult Study
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6:15 PM 7th & 8th Grade
9:30 AM Adult Study
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Pasta Dinner
6:30 PM TaSTY Mtg
7:30 PM 11th & 12th Grade
23 Tevet
7:30 PM Executive Board
Meeting
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4:00 PM Religious School
Resumes
6:15 PM 7th & 8th Grade
7:30 PM Confirmation
9:30 AM Adult Study
22 Tevet
16 Tevet
9:30 AM Adult Study
7
Wednesday
Safe Shredding
13
4:00 PM Religious School
Resumes
8:00 Israel Parade Meeting
6
Tuesday
29
22
15
8
10 Tevet
9 Shevat
2 Shevat
24 Tevet
17 Tevet
NEW YEAR’S DAY
Office Closed
1
Thursday
11 Tevet
18 Tevet
25 Tevet
10 Shevat
3 Shevat
6:30 PM Shabbat Service
Anniversary Shabbat
30
23
8:00 PM Shabbat Service
Healing Service
16
5:30 PM Tot Shabbat
7:15 PM Meditation
8:00 PM Shabbat Service
9
6:30 PM Shabbat Service
Birthday Shabbat
Office Closed
2
Friday
12 Tevet
19 Tevet
26 Tevet
4 Shevat
11 Shevat
BESHALLACH
6:00 PMTaSTY Movie
Night~~“Frozen”
NO Torah Study
31
BO
9:00 AM Torah Study
24
VAYERA
9:00 AM Torah Study
17
SHEMOT
9:00 AM Torah Study
10
VAYECHI
9:00 AM Torah Study
3
Saturday
TEMPLE SHOLOM OF WEST ESSEX
January 2015
Tevet / Shevat 5775
16
12 Shevat
19 Shevat
3 Adar
22
6th Grade Program
4:00 PM 2017 B’nai
Mitzvah Meeting
@ The Laden’s
26 Tevet
15
10:00 AM Tot Traditions
10:00 AM 5th Grade Torah
Study
Adult Ed Film Snowdate
8
10:00 AM Tallit Workshop
11:00 AM YPD—Mexican
Palooza 3rd & 4th Grades
1
Sunday
20 Shevat
13 Shevat
27 Tevet
23
4 Adar
PRESIDENTS DAY
Office Closed
16
7:30 PM 11th & 12th Grade
9
2
Monday
21 Tevet
14 Shevat
24
17
15 Shevat
22 Tevet
6 Adar
29 Shevat
6:15 PM 7th & 8th Grade
7:30 PM Confirmation
9:30 AM Adult Study
25
Pasta Dinner
No Adult Study
18
6:30 PM TaSTY Mtg
7:30 PM Confirmation
9:30 AM Adult Study
11
6:15 PM 7th & 8th Grade
7:30 PM Confirmation
9:30 AM Adult Study
4
Wednesday
26
19
12
5
7 Adar
30 Shevat
23 Tevet
17 Shevat
24 Tevet
1 Adar
8 Adar
5:30 PM 5th Grade
Shabbat Dinner
6:30 PM Shabbat Service
Anniversary Shabbat
27
5:30 PM Tot Shabbat
8:00 PM Shabbat Service
20
(Healing Service—Snow Date)
6:00 PM Meditation
6:30 PM Shabbat Service
13
6:30 PM Shabbat Service
Birthday Shabbat
4th Grade Shabbat
6
Friday
18 Shevat
25 Tevet
2 Adar
9 Adar
TETZAVEH
SHABBAT ZACHOR
9:00 AM Torah Study
28
TERUMAH
..
8:30 AM Torah Study
9:00 AM 2016 B’nai
Mitzvah Meeting
10:00 AM Bar Mitzvah
Ethan Layton
TaSTY NYC Broadway Show
21
MISHPATIM
7:00 PM TaSTY Movie
Night— “Pitch Perfect”
No Torah Study
14
YITRO
8:30 AM Torah Study
10:00 AM Bat Mitzvah
Eva Owgang
7
Saturday
Shevat / Adar 5775
16 Shevat
Thursday
More than a congregation, we’re a family!
5 Adar
28 Tevet
7:30 PM Executive
Committee Meeting
Pasta Dinner
Safe Shredding
10
3
Tuesday
February 2015
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Contributions to the funds of the congregation are always appropriate, welcome and
provide important revenue. Tzedakah is very much a part of Jewish tradition,
especially when it is given to mark celebrations, to offer best wishes for recovery
from illness (refuah sheleimah), offer condolences, and at yahrzeit time, to remember loved ones.These gifts are put to
constructive use to enhance the programs of our congregation.
Contributions
RABBI’S GOOD WORKS FUND
In Appreciation of:
Given By:
Rabbi Groffman, Ellie’s Bat Mitzvah……………………The Decker Family
Rabbi Groffman, Elana’s Bat Mitzvah…Jessica White & Scott Frank
In Honor of:
Given By:
Nochimson Family, daughter Abigail’s Bat Mitzvah…….
…………………………………………………………….Jessica & Stephane Maarek
RABBI EMERITUS FUND
In Appreciation of:
Given By:
Rabbi Norman Patz………………………………..………………….Jill W. Jacobs
In Honor of:
Given By:
Sue Sorger, grandson Max’s Bar Mitzvah….…..Bari-Lynne Schwartz
CANTOR’S MUSIC FUND
In Appreciation of: _____
Given By:
Cantor Epstein, Ellie’s Bat Mitzvah……….….………….The Decker Family
Cantor Epstein, Elana’s Bat Mitzvah…….Jessica White & Scott Frank
In Honor of: _____
Given By:
Andrew Mitchell, A marvelous concert by your son Evan Mitchell….
…………………………………………..……………………Audrey & Joel Weinstock
CARING CONNECTION FUND
In Honor of:
Given By:
Ruth & Herb Dooskin, birth of your granddaughter Lucinda Jane
Wallace………………….......…………………..……..……Susan & Harvey Bazaar
ISRAEL SCHOLORSHIP FUND
In Appreciation of:
Given By:
Larry Steinman…………………………………………..……..Mimi & Stuart Korn
JAY LEVINE SANCTUARY FUND
In Honor of:
_____
Given By:
Sheila & Art Kolodkin’s Anniversary……..….……………Charles Folkman
Rhelda & Jay Sher’s Anniversary…………...……………...Charles Folkman
Marcy & Stephen Siegel’s Anniversary……...……….....Charles Folkman
JOHN OETTINGER LANDSCAPING FUND
In Appreciation of:_____
________ __Given By:
Janet & T. Donald Eisenstein………………...….…..Sheila & Art Kolodkin
In Honor of:
Given By:
Ronni & Sam Brummer, Hobby’s Plaza Street Naming…….
……………………………………………………..………………Sheila & Art Kolodkin
Marlene & Gerry Tuch, granddaughter Alexandra’s Bat Mitzvah…
……………………………………………………….….………….Sheila & Art Kolodkin
OPERATING FUND
In Appreciation of:
Given By:
Art Kolodkin……………………………………….…………………..Art Castelbaum
Ronni & Sam Brummer, for Hobby’s Deli Platter…..
………………………………………………………………...Bobbie & Stan Scheiner
In Honor of:
____
Given by:
Dick Denby; Wonderful job on the Ad Journal…..
……………………………………………………….………..Audrey & Joel Weinstock
Ruth & Herb Dooskin, birth of your granddaughter Lucinda Jane
Wallace…………………………………………...……….………Lynne & Joe Epstein
Charles Folkman, Wonderful job on the Ad Journal…
……………………………………………………….….…….Audrey & Joel Weinstock
Marlene & Gerry Tuch, granddaughter Alexandra’s Bat Mitzvah…
……………………………………………………………………………Rhelda & Jay Sher
YAHRZEIT FUND
In Memory of
Given By:
Sylvia Samnick……………………………………….……Susan & Harvey Bazaar
Barry Cohen……………………………………...…………………………Emily Cohen
Abraham Fine………………………………………….……Marilee & Marvin Fine
Ray Gordon………………………………………….……..……Sue & Herb Gordon
Leonard Joseph……………………………………………….……….Thelma Joseph
Bernard Maged………………………………………………….Karen & Larry Lava
Odette Harrows……………………………...…....Jessica & Stephane Maarek
Bella Korn Weichselbaum…………………....Jessica & Stephane Maarek
James DeGregory………………………………………….………………Lisa Meltzer
Bernice Pestka…………………………………...……….….Joan & Sidney Pestka
Eleanor Minot………………………………..…..………Susan & Stephen Rosen
Rose Fisher………………………………………..…Audrey & Stuart Rosenblatt
William Fisher…………………………………..….Audrey & Stuart Rosenblatt
Ruth Feuer……………………………………...………Anita & Norman Scherzer
Goldie Scheizeit………………………………………Anita & Norman Scherzer
Murrary Herman……………………………..………..……Vicky & Gary Squires
Henry Wunsh………………………………….……………….…………Stuart Wunsh
Robert Hirsch…………………………………...…………………..Jill & Gary Ziman
Helen Ziman……………………………………..………………….Jill & Gary Ziman
“Deeds of giving are the very foundations of the world”
Mishna, Pirkei Avot 1:2
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