January/February 2015 • Tevet/Shevat/Adar 5775
Vol. 14, Issue 1
Schedule of Services
JANUARY
Friday, Jan. 2 ...........................Candlelighting 4:28 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services .....................................6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 3 ...................................................9 a.m.
Parshat Va-y’hi
Bat Mitzvah of Seena Brielle Ludwig
Friday, Jan. 9 ............................Candlelighting 4:34 p.m.
Tot Shabbat ......................................................5:30 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services .....................................6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10.................................................9 a.m.
Parshat Sh’mot
Friday, Jan.16 ...........................Candlelighting 4:42 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services .....................................6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 17 ................................................ 9 a.m.
Parshat Va-era
Pirke Avot Discussion
Friday, Jan. 23 ..........................Candlelighting 4:50 p.m.
Tot Shabbat Service and Dinner...............................5:30 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services .....................................6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 24.................................................9 a.m.
Parshat Bo
Bat Mitzvah of Sarah Isabella Glass
Friday, Jan. 30 ..........................Candlelighting 4:58 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services .....................................6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 31.................................................9 a.m.
Parshat B’shallah
FEBRUARY
Friday, Feb. 6....................... ....Candlelighting 5:06 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services .....................................6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7 ................................................. 9 a.m.
Parshat Yitro
Pirke Avot Discussion
Friday, Feb. 13..................... ....Candlelighting 5:22 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services .....................................6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 14 ............................................... 9 a.m.
Pashat Mishpatim
Friday, Feb. 20..................... ....Candlelighting 5:22 p.m.
Kabbalat Shabbat Services .....................................6 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 21 ............................................... 9 a.m.
Parshat T’rumah
Pirke Avot Discussion
Bar Mitzvah of Jacob Schwartz
Friday, Feb. 27..................... ....Candlelighting 5:30 p.m.
Tot Shabbat Service and Dinner.........................5:30 p.m
Hadassah Shabbat.
Saturday, Feb. 28 ............................................... 9 a.m.
Parshat T’tzavvah
Sisterhood/Men’s Club Shabbat
WEEKDAY MINYAN TIMES
Sunday mornings – 9:00 am
always at Beth Judah
Monday through Friday – 7:30 am
January at Beth Judah
February at Beth El
Sunday-Thursday – 5:30 pm
always at Beth Judah
Stand! Sit! Bow! Say “Amen!”
Oy, I’m so farklempt!
Let’s try to make sense of the varied
movements in Jewish prayer together without
getting whiplash.
Every Sunday morning in January from
9:45-10:30 a.m. Why not join us for minyan
first?
CONGREGATION BETH JUDAH
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Rabbi’s Ruminations
You have heard this blessing
many times: “…asher bachar banu
mikol ha’amim v’nattan lanu et
torato….” When Torah is read, it is
recited before every aliyah. What
does it mean?
Let’s consider two translations of
the Hebrew: We bless God…
…Who chose us from among all
peoples and gave us the Torah.
…Who chose us from among all peoples by giving us the
Torah.
In the first, the relationship between God and our biblical
ancestors encouraged God to choose us as recipients of
Torah, a timeless legacy of lore and law.
The second translation indicates that Torah itself is what
makes us special; our reverence for our sacred literature and
the traditions developed from it is how we choose to be chosen.
The Torah describes our covenant with God. This covenant
does not confer superiority nor does it preclude others from
developing their own covenant with God; they will do (or
have done) so, albeit differently.
To preserve our “chosenness,” we must earn or maintain
the distinction of our covenant.
We all lead busy lives. Even so, it is enriching to make the
time to celebrate and commemorate with our families at
home or with community at synagogue. When we choose to
light Shabbat candles or invite friends to Shabbat dinner,
when we learn to read Hebrew, attend services, visit the sick,
remember the yarhzeit of a loved one, or volunteer in the
community, we are choosing to use the gift of Torah.
I look forward to commemorating and celebrating with you!
Rabbi Jonathan Kremer
609-822-7116 x 103 • [email protected]
Thank you
to the following for their contributions to our Kiddush Fund
or for sponsoring a Kiddush
Todd M. Cohen
Sylvia and Haim Gabrieli
Cheri and Steve Uretsky
Miriam and Larry Hirsch
Linda Kolman
Todah Rabbah
To all those people who have had such an effect on my life
and Harry’s, I want to say Todah Rabbah for all your prayers,
meals and for your friendship!! I have healed so much
quicker and look forward to seeing you all in shul
Love,
Pearl Mizrahi
From Our President
As you have seen me write and
heard me say so many times,
there is always a lot happening at
Beth Judah. In the past few
months, we have revitalized
committees, we are planning
social events and educational
programs, and we have embarked
on new marketing efforts.
Nearly 30 women made challah
at the first monthly Rosh Chodesh Gathering (“A Time for
Us”) and our Tot Shabbat has been growing, thanks to the
energy and skills of Morah Andrea (Zakheim-Poetsch) and
Morah Sandi (Zakheim-Nord). Our adult learning and art
sessions have been well attended.
In our Galeem (religious school), we have a new flex-ible
schedule to make it easier for students to attend classes.
And that’s not all. There is a new excitement at Beth
Judah. As busy as we are this winter, I am looking ahead
to spring and summer for one-time and ongoing
opportunities for you to get more out of getting involved.
Stay tuned.
Bruce Peskoe, President
We
celebrate with:
Joanne and Roy Goldberg on the birth of their
granddaughter, Brooke Harriett, daughter of Rachel and
Jonathan Goldberg.
Carole and Paul Letzter on the Bat Mitzvah of their
granddaughter, Michal Ben LouLou, daughter of Pam
and Gabi Ben LouLou.
Debbie Feinberg on the Bat Mitzvah of her granddaughter,
Hannah, daughter of Dana and Dr. Daniel Feinberg.
Dr. Daniel Feinberg being awarded the Alfred Stengel
Health System Award from the University of Pennsylvania.
Drs Norma and David Blecker on the birth of their grandson,
Miles Ely Blecker-Friedman, son of Hillary Blecker and
Marj Friedman.
Michael and Bobbi Gelman on the birth of his
granddaughter, Lily Gelman, daughter of April and
Stuart Gelman.
Sandi and Bill Resnick on the marriage of her
granddaughter, Britney Linsky to Stuart Hankin.
Our Condolences To:
Phyllis Eichner and Allison Weiner, and family on the
death of their husband and father, respectively,
Dr. Gerald Eichner.
Beth Judah mourns the loss of our member, Mildred Drutz.
Herman “H” Zell on the loss of his beloved mother,
Rose Zelkovitz.
THE MESSENGER
B’nai Mitzvahs
Seena Brielle Ludwig
Sarah Isabella Glass
Jacob AUstin Schwartz
Saturday, January 3
Seena Brielle Ludwig –
Seena Brielle Ludwig, daughter of
David and Rachel Ludwig, and sister
of Joshua and Jacob will be called to
the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah at
Congregation Beth Judah on Saturday,
January 3, 2015, Parsha Vayechi.
Seena attended Jewish Day School
until 2nd grade, and has since been an
honor roll student at the Northfield Community Middle
School. She attends Kulanu High School of Jewish
Studies, and participates on the Northfield Cardinals
Varsity Cheerleading Team. Seena loves Camp Ramah in
the Poconos, where she has been a camper for four years,
and in her spare time she loves to be with friends and
family.
Saturday, January 24
Sarah Isabella Glass –
Sarah Isabella Glass, daughter of
Andrew and Carla Glass and sister to
Daniel and Mary, will become a Bat
Mitzvah on January 24. Sarah is the
granddaughter of Jerry and Zina Glass
of Westbrookville, New York and
Victor and Phyllis Wolitzer of
Brewster, Mass. Sarah is a student at
the Eugene A. Tighe School in Margate. Some of Sarah’s
interests are ice skating, fashion design, video and visual
arts. An accomplished artist, Sarah attended Interlochen
School of Art in Michigan last summer and plans on
pursuing the visual arts. Sarah would like to extend an
invitation to the Congregation to help her celebrate her Bat
Mitzvah.
Saturday, February 21
Jacob Austin Schwartz –
Jacob Austin Schwartz will be
called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah
on Saturday, February 21,
2015, Parshat Terumah. Tyler is
the son of Kimberly and Joel
Schwartz. He is the grandson
of Sandy and John Hoffman of
Plymouth Meeting, Pa, Sandi and
David Schwartz of Boca Raton, Florida and
the late Jack Wolf. Jacob is a seventh grade student at
the Belhaven School in Linwood. He enjoys hanging out
with friends, all things electronic and playing tennis.
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Hazzans Message
Looking out of the window of my
office, a very slight coating of snow had
fallen last night, and I’m wearing extra
layers to keep warm. Fond thoughts turn
back to not that long ago, when I could
wear shorts and sandals. I do enjoy the
changing seasons, as there is much to
appreciate during each of them: the
beauty of nature that is inherent in magnificent sunsets, the vast
wash of colors as the leaves lose their chlorophyll, the quiet
shimmering of a fresh coat of snow, the hummingbird quickly
darting from flower to flower. We can enjoy regular moments of
our daily lives if we are attuned to them, and offer a simple thanks
to God for each of them. How much more should we treasure the
special moments in our lives and those of our family and friends?
There is a finite set of opportunities in our lives that cause us to
celebrate: births, birthdays, B’nai Mitzvah, graduations, weddings.
The cycle continues from one generation to the next, each event
filled with joy and the opportunity to make that time special. As
each one occurs, that is one less in our treasury.
Time is our most precious commodity. It cannot be traded on the
Chicago Mercantile Exchange, but it can be invested wisely in those
people that are really important in our lives, and the wiser the
investment, the better the rate of return. For those who have been
blessed to be parents and grandparents, we hope that God has given
us the wisdom to teach how to effectively invest our time. For most
of us, it is a life-long class in which we are registered, and we watch
our personal Dow Jones to see if our investment grows. It is never
too late to make adjustments to our investment strategies. At the
end, you have to be able to look yourself in the mirror and ask: Did I
use my time wisely?
Rosh Hashanah was approximately three months ago. Perhaps
you can pause for a moment and examine your investment portfolio?
Are the people and events that really matter given sufficient time? Is
there anything I would want to change? The remainder of the year
provides us with opportunities to experiment, so that perhaps, by the
time the next Rosh Hashanah comes, you have devised an investment
strategy that you believe not only works best for you and the ones
that matter to you, but that also provides the best return. The one
question that God may ask you is: Did you use your time wisely?
May we all be blessed to be able to answer: I did my best.
Hazzan Jeffrey Myers
A MESSAGE FROM TODD M. COHEN
My thanks to everyone who attended Shabbat Services on
October 25 my dad’s, Frank Cohen’s, 81st birthday tribute, and on
November 8, the 42nd Anniversary of my Bar Mitzvah and my
55th Birthday. I read Torah and presented a D’var Torah at each of
these services. My participation was dedicated in loving memory
of my wonderful parents, Frank and Annell “Nancy” Cohen. My
thanks to Rabbi Kremer for helping me prepare my D’vrei Torah.
My thanks to Hazzan Myers for teaching me Torah. My thanks to
Nicole Weisman and her catering team and to Ethel Levinson for
making these events a success.
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Instrumental
Music
During Services!
CONGREGATION BETH JUDAH
As he did on Rosh Hodesh
Kislev (Nov. 23), Rabbi
Kremer led Hallel with guitar
using many Hanukkah song
melodies in place of the
traditional Hallel tunes on the
third day of Hanukkah
(Dec. 18).
In Your
Planned Giving
Please Remember
Beth Judah
As you do estate planning
whether large or small
please keep us in mind.
These funds can make an
enormous difference in
our ability to fund the
needs of our
congregation.
If you, or your legal or
tax advisors have any
questions, please
contact Ethel F.
Levinson at
822-7116, ext. 102
www.bethjudah.org
Begins the
evening of
Tuesday,
February 3
THE MESSENGER
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Sisterhood
Men’s Club/Sisterhood Shabbat will be observed on
Saturday, February 28, Shabbat Zakhor. If you would like to
read Torah or chant Haftarah, please contact Hazzan Myers.
A festive Kiddush luncheon will follow services.
Torah Fund cards in support of the Torah Fund Campaign
of Women’s League and the Jewish Theological Seminary
are available for all occasions; Mazel Tov, Get Well,
Sympathy, Birthday, New Baby and Thank you. They can be
purchased in Ethel’s office at $3 each. If you wish to be a
Torah Fund Benefactor ($180), please contact Judy Galler,
823 3873, for your pin.
Our recent Chanukah Bazaar was most successful. “It
takes a Team.” Todah Rabbah to Andrea Weiss, our
Chairperson, and all the volunteers who assisted in setting up
on Saturday evening and those who assisted in organizing
and selling raffle tickets. Special thanks to Ethel Levinson,
Karen McKinney, Nicole Weisman and Derrick Anderson for
their ongoing assistance.
Stella Ann Borenstein
Sisterhood President
Ventnor Recovery Project
Rene Kane, Chair
The committee is still going strong and working with
people in Ventnor that are still not in their homes or are
having their homes raised. We were able to give a family heat
by providing a boiler prior to the cold weather setting in. A
resident of Ventnor Heights, a senior who is disabled, needed
to have her home raised. She was able to get grants for
everything except the actual move and storage. Living on a
fixed income she would not have been able to do this. It is
such a mitzvah to be able to be there for the smaller items
that those affected by Sandy are not able to take care of. To
be able to be the "yes" they so desperately need to hear, is the
most wonderful feeling and true mitzvah. These grants, the
changes in the grants, the follow up, the paperwork and
redundancy of the paperwork are more than the average
person can bear. When they are able to call us and ask for
help and we can provide it without hassle, we hear their tears
of joy. Next month we are hoping to help another family
move out while their house is raised. Please consider making
a contribution to this fund. Your funds will be matched by
our angel donors 100%. Consider a donation of $36 and you
will be contributing $72 to these needy families. Contribute
$180 and you just gave $360. Any donation is so appreciated.
Thank you.
All checks must be made payable to Congregation Beth
Judah, or just Beth Judah. In the message part, lower left of
check, please indicate what this check is for. Please attach your
synagogue statement or a note for clarification. Thank you
CHECKS – CHECKS – CHECKS – CHECKS
Men’s Club
Men’s Club is looking forward to participating in Shabbat
services with Sisterhood on Saturday, February 28. We hope
you will be here to share that Shabbat with us.
Thank you to Gary Poetsch for arranging a most successful
Paid Up Membership event at the hockey game at Boardwalk
Hall on Sunday, December 14.
Thank you to Jim Dine for our Burgers and Craft Beer
night. Over 30 people enjoyed our burger dinner and tasted
the large variety of craft beers that were offered. A great deal
was learned that evening about craft beers.
We also thank Jim Dine for arranging our Jews Views and
Brews evening with Rabbi Kremer. It was a most innovative
and enjoyable evening and will definitely be repeated.
If you are a softball player and 40 years of age or older,
please contact me as we are trying to arrange an over 40
Softball Club. If we get enough interest we will pursue this
further. At this writing, I have three men signed up. Call me at
432-4000 and leave a message if I do not answer.
Mitch Moskovitz
Men's Club Men's Night Out
Men’s Club President
Twenty men gathered for "views and brews" on Thursday,
Dec. 18, at Bocca in Margate. Led by Rabbi Kremer, the
discussion ranged from the Hanukkah story (as told in the
Book of Maccabees) to terrorism, to Israel politics and
personal experiences to.... Even before much beer had been
consumed, the group came up with some prospective names
for seasonal brews: Menorah Lite, Maccabrew, Latka Lager,
among others. Special thanks to Jim Dine for initiating and
organizing the event. Another gathering is planned for winter.
HAVE YOU SPONSORED A
KIDDUSH THIS YEAR?
So you have a birthday/anniversary coming up?
Have you recently celebrated a simcha in your family?
Is there a relative/friend whose memory you would like to
honor in a special way?
All of the above are perfect reasons to
sponsor a Kiddush. It is so easy to do.
We request a minimum donation
of $18 but there is no maximum!
All checks should be made
payable to “Congregation Beth Judah.”
Talk with Ethel to arrange the
details of your donation and
sponsorship. If you wish to
sponsor a full luncheon, with
your input into the menu,
that can also be arranged.
Call 609-822 7116 ext 102
or [email protected].
With sincere appreciation for the following generous contributions to Beth Judah
Jacob Rosenkrantz by Faith and Jon Rosenkrantz
Jacob
and Eva Rubin, Harry and Shirley Rubin by Nancy Rubin
Bible Fund
Nathan Feldgus by Judy Schlank
Rebecca Fishman, Esther Modiano by Claire and Jerry Weinstein
Lillian Cohen by Annette Cohen Scott
Bill Tolman Youth Scholarship Fund
Kathryn Seitman by David Seitman
Charles K Levy by Fran Baronowitz
Samuel Shick by Philip Shick
Synagogue Fund
Richard Rose by Gladys Shubin
Dr. Gerald Eichner by Sherri and David Anapolle, Michele and Noah
Jerome G Howard by Jane Hyman Singer
Bronkesh, Calvi Electric Company, Sheri Flagler, Lois and Allison Fried, Lillian Savitt by Joan and Alan Sless
Sheila and Alan Friedman, Judy and Len Galler, Michael Gill, Carla and
Sylvia Burg, Roslyn Steerman by Susan and Paul Steerman
Drew Glass, Francie and Carl Handman, Jeanne Handman, Mary
Jack Uretsky by Steve Uretsky
Hoffman, Mr and Mrs Craig Rubel and family, Nina and Jesse Izenberg, George Weisfeld, Jack Nemetz by Judy and Stanley Weisfeld
Hannah Karr, Sue and Rob Lang, Jody and Marc Ludwig, Judy and
Lillian Goldstein by Nadine and Michael Winkelstein
Raymond Mensh, Robin and Larry Mintz, Amy and Dan Ojserkis,
Beloved mother of Lillian Levy by Sandy Wolff, Joni and Fred Blum
Ginny and Cliff Rosenthal, Les, Marcy, Samantha and Jared Rosenthal,
Youth Scholarship Fund
Phyllis and Rob Salad, Leslie and Richard Steinberg, Laney and Bobby
Rose Freedman by Barbara Helfgott
Ufberg, Shirley Weiner, Doris and Bernard Weiss, Susan and Joel
Henry Rosenthal by Bea Kershenblatt
Weiss, Nadine and Michael Winkelstein, Nancy and Ben Zeltner
Cultural Arts and Music Fund
Samuel Bienstock, Sara Greenwald by Estelle Bienstock
Jacqueline
Mackler by Sandi and Ken Mackler
Pearl Brown by Carol and Herb Brown
Samuel Schoffer by Jackie and Ron Caplan, Michelle Gardner, Barbara
Prayer Book Fund
Harvis and Andy Renny
Dr Kenneth Chalal by Estelle Bienstock
James Casel by Brenda and Bernard Casel
Joseph Chaikin by Sarah and Harry Chaikin
Esther Cohen by Lorna Cohen
Samuel Cohen by Evelyn Cohen
Jerome Cohen by Saul H. Cohen
Morris Rosenberg, Louis Rosenberg by Mindy Kaneff
Wonderful Parents, Frank and Annell “Nancy” Cohen by Todd M.
Andrea Kauffman by Joyce Kauffman
Cohen
Sylvia Wingrod by Marcy and Les Rosenthal
Beloved husband of Dr. Mary DeFranceso by Ilene and John Daniels
Dr. Gerald Eichner by Barbara and Henry Roth, Gloria and Irv Safra,
Ida Masterman by Debbie Feinberg and David Masterman
Jeanne Sutow
Harold Masterman by Debbie Feinberg
Samuel Roth by Barbara and Henry Roth
Jacqueline Herskowitz by Krista and Pietro Fiore, Sheila and Alan
Paul Schwab by Lisa Schwab
Friedman, Rob Hammerschlag, Lynn and Charles W Kramer, Sue
Joseph Schwartz by Mark, Joyce and Rose Schwartz
and Rob Lang, Nancy and Michael Velucci
Sarah Belinsky, Harry Shrier by Ruth and Al Shrier
Rose Zelkovitz by Claire and Steve Frankel, Rob Hammerschlag, Sue
Matilda Sopher, Jennifer Ann Hardoon by Tobey and Eric Sopher
and Rob Lang, Sandi and Ken Mackler, Barbara and Henry Roth and
Sadie Bob, Philip Bob by Annette Steigelfest
Family,
JNF Tree Fund
Mildred Drutz by Lois and Allison Fried, Sheila and Alan Friedman
Dr Gerald Eichner by Lisa and Mitch Brezel, Esther and Alfonso
Mary Borenstein, Clare Katz by Marlene Garber
Louis Bloom, Tara Miller, Jackie Herskowitz by Ilene and John Daniels
Abraham Rothhouse, Jack Reyner by Joan Rothhouse Glickman
Catherine Doifus, Bea Zitomer by Esther and Alfonso Gandica
Michael Golden by Evelyn Golden
Louis Bloom, Ronnie Seidenberg, Miaiam, beloved sister of Barbara
Anna Goldsmith, Esther Deitch by Fagel Goldsmith
Ziff, Irv Fliegelman, Frank Solar by Elaine and Frank Gelb
Jean Lavinsky, Beloved husband, Mark Lavinsky by Linda Lavinsky
Jewel Zeldin by Sandy and Bruce Kahn
Solomon Letzter by Carole and Paul Letzter
William Roth by Suzanne Koff
Marvin Fishman by Frances Levine, Dorothy Uman
Pauline Ness by Janice, Jeff, Rachel and Aaron Myers
Esther Graubard by Hinda Marcu
Charlotte Kulp Fund
Max Moskowitz by Ida and Jeff Margolis
Libby
Salkin by Aleza Kulp and Family
Jean Margulies by Ruth Margulies
Abraham Mashioff by Diane and Benjamin Mashioff, Natalyn Wolbransky Library Fund
Wonderful Parents, Frank and Annell “Nancy” Cohen by Todd M. Cohen
Renee Stashin by Leslie and Jeff Meltzer
Florence Burstein by Lenore Slatkin
Esther Modiano by Daniel Modiano
Jacob B. Savitt, Ephraim G. Sless by Joan and Alan Sless
Leon Parlin, Max Parlin by Diane Parlin
Sy Steigelfest by Annette Steigelfest
Leah Lissak, Joseph Menasha Lissak, Edith Taber by Elaine Peskoe
Philip Pohl by Tootsie and Jerry Pohl
Minyan Fund
Ida Winkelstein by Barbara Harvis and Andy Renny
Reuben Geller, Bernard Jacobson, Jackie Herskowitz by Wilma and
Faye Goldberg by Sandi and Bill Resnick
Richard Dannenbaum
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Tributes
IN MEMORY OF
CONGREGATION BETH JUDAH
THE MESSENGER
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Tributes
Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund
Jackie Herskowitz, Mary Blecker, Dr. Gerald Eichner, Lillian Shifrin
by Norma and David Blecker
Dr. Gerald Eichner, Rose Zelkovitz by Anne and Richard Cohen
Lillian Cohen by Richard Cohen
Ruth Worker, Mildred Rosenberg by Selma and Norman Rosenberg
Louis Levin by Dorothy Soloff
IN HONOR OF
Synagogue Fund
100th Birthday of Fagel Goldsmith by Jill and Jeffrey Blinder, Evie and
Susie Feldman, Lenore Slatkin, Sandy Wolff
Appreciation of Aliyah and wonderful hospitality on Shabbat by
Sharon Byer
Marriage of Brooke Ford Cooper to Chris Griggs by Jackie and Ron
Caplan
Thank you to Sylvia and Haim Gabrieli for everything they have
done for Beth Judah and good health and joy in their new home
by Ronnie and Barry Cohen
Happy Birthday to Ethel Levinson by Todd M. Cohen
Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Swartz by Rosalie and Norman Cometz, Lois
and Allison Fried, Sheila and Alan Friedman,
Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Feinberg, granddaughter of Debbie
Feinberg by Debbie Feinberg
Birth of Miles, grandson of Barbara and Steve Perskie, Marriage of
Matthew Uretsky to Sandra Starr by Alan Feldman and Barbara
Steinberg
Best wishes on new home of Sylvia and Haim Gabrieli, Speedy
Recovery to Steve Scherzer by Sheila and Alan Friedman
50th Wedding Anniversary of Lois and Jerry Decker by Beryl and
Stanley Gershenson
Appreciation to Marcia Fiedler by Nancy Kahane
The Lang Family by Goldie Lang
Thank you to Bruce Peskoe for welcoming us to Shabbat services
by Avery Eli and Lynn Okin
Happy and healthy landings to Sylvia and Haim Gabrieli by Elaine
Peskoe and Family
Appreciation of Aliyah given to Phil Sternberg by Helene and Phil
Sternberg
Appreciation to Bruce Peskoe for Aliyah by Miriam and Jim Tehrani
Saying Yizkor for my parents, Henia and Max Wald, by Sally Wald
Prayer Book Fund
Special birthday of Barbara and Steve Perskie by Barbara Meth,
Myrna and Bill Roberge, Jr.
JNF Tree Fund
100th Birthday of Fagel Goldsmith by Elaine and Frank Gelb
Charlotte Kulp Fund
Happy birthday to Ethel Levinson, 15th birthday of Lexi Rubin, Bar
Mitzvah of grandson of Deena and Jim Dine, by Linda and Ed
Kulp
Minyan Fund
Todd M Cohen leading evening minyan on Wednesday evenings
and reading Torah by Todd M. Cohen
Speedy recovery to Ted Buckner by Betty Jane Rabinowitz
Hazzan’s Discretionary Fund
Appreciation of the Classroom visits by Neil Brandt and Afton
Koontz
Appreciation to Hazzan Myers for teaching me Torah and Haftarah
by Todd M. Cohen
Appreciation to Hazzan Myers by Amy Herskowitz
Appreciation for unveiling for Edna Fendrich by Fendrich and
Perskie families
Mahzor Prayer Book Fund
Shy Kramer continuing to be “one of the good guys” by Gene
Gruber
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Thank you to Rabbi Kremer for helping me prepare my D’var
Torah by Todd M. Cohen
Appreciation to Rabbi Kremer by Amy Herskowitz
Appreciation for unveiling for Edna Fendrich by Fendrich and
Perskie families
Appreciation to Rabbi Kremer by Bonnie Zeldin
Camp Ramah Scholarship Fund
100th birthday of Fagel Goldsmith by Norma and David Blecker
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Congregation Beth Judah
Youth Chorale Performs
at Brandall Estates
CONGREGATION BETH JUDAH
Preschool
This year, Beth Judah Preschool has welcomed many new
students.
The children and families are excited about the
curriculum, activities and special care they are given. We
are equally enthusiastic about having them be part of our
Beth Judah Preschool Family.
As Chanukah approaches, the students at Beth Judah
Preschool are preparing for special events happening in and
out of our building.
Tuesday, December 9 • 1 p.m. – Singing at ORT
Luncheon at Beth Judah
Monday, December 15 • 5 p.m. – PJ Library
Chanuakah Storytime with Dinner at Beth Judah
Wednesday, December 17 • 11:45 a.m. – Mitzvah with
Holocaust Survivors at JFS
Thursday, December 18 • 5:30 p.m. – Preschool
Chanukah Celebration/open House/Dinner – Family and
Friends Welcome
It’s a wonderful sight to see the children happily learning
about, and creating gifts, keepsakes and projects for the
holiday.
Even better, is walking down our hallways hearing them
sing B’rachot and songs of Chanukah. It puts a smile on our
faces and warms our hearts.
My thanks to our creative, caring staff who continually
enrich our students.
On Tuesday, December 16, 2014, members of the
Congregation Beth Judah Youth Chorale gave a Chanukah
concert at Brandall Estates in Linwood, providing a
wonderfully joyous way for the residents to begin Chanukah.
Pictured are: Hazzan Jeffrey Myers, director; Andrea
Zakheim Poetsch, accompanist; in ascending order, Meira
Kaplin, Rebecca Harris, Brynne Wiser, Zachary Poetsch,
James Harris III, David Lilienfeld, Mollie Share, Rachel
Swartz and Hillary Poetsch. Congregation Beth Judah serves
Atlantic and Cape May counties, and is located at 700 N.
Swarthmore Avenue in Ventnor, NJ.
Lynne Midelton, Preschool Director
[email protected]
(609) 822-7116 Ext 120
A Gleaming GALEEM Shabbaton
Games, meals, services,
snacks, discussion, games,
singing, snacks. That was
the basic outline of the
first Shabbaton of
GALEEM (the Beth Judah
religious school) held on
Shabbat Vayyeishev,
December 12-13. Family
Shabbat dinner (thanks to
Chef Nicole!) — with
exuberant singing (thanks
to Hazzan Myers and to
Carly and Sammy,
USYers!) — was followed by a scavenger hunt, games and snacks.
And that was just Friday night. Nine of our students, along with
Ellie and Rabbi Kremer and Chaya Bender, a GALEEM teacher,
slept in the building. A few of them got a good night’s sleep, but all
had lots of fun!
USYers, Kadimanicks, and Garanimers skate the cold
away at the Skate Zone in Atlantic City.
Carly Epstein, Sam Harris, James Harris, Rebecca
Harris, and Bob Roffman
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Birthdays
JANUARY
01/01 Eugene Brog, Austin Smith
01/02 Joshua Ari Ludwig
01/03 Jason Goldstein, Abbie Hirsch,
Rebecca Margolis
01/04 Nicole Foxman,
Blanche Hoberman, Julie Steinberg
01/06 Cheri Uretsky, Sandy Wolff
01/07 Herb Brown, Elaine Gelb,
Gail Scherzer
01/08 Andrew Schreibman
01/09 Esther Gandica, Steven Glickman,
Noah Schreibman
10/10 Joan Adelman, Deborah Chernoff,
Max Ojserkis, Steve Perskie,
Sandi Resnick
01/11 David Gross
01/12 Justin Sy Brog, Hazzan Jeffrey Myers,
Sandy Piwoz
01/13 Samantha Harris, Jeffrey Tzorfas
01/14 Donna Strair
01/15 Jessica Abel, Joel Kaufman, Tyler Milan
01/16 Pearl Mizrahi, Faye Stanger
01/17 Sarah Glass
01/18 Sam Kaufman, Joe Rodgers,
Susan Steerman
01/19 David Begleiter, Lynn Green
01/20 Janet Kramer
01/21 Melanie Caruso, Jason Huberman,
Laura Huberman, Cantor Ed Kulp,
01/22 Joe Handler, Carole Segal
01/23 Lisa Glassberg, Rebecca Lilienfeld
01/24 Mimi Spitalnick, Matthew Tafeen,
Nicole Weisman
01/25 Donald Berkman, Barry Dunayer,
Charles W. Kramer
01/26 Joshua Aaron Kaplin,
Tamar Lewkowitz, David Tzorfas,
Matthew Tzorfas
01/27 Sam Brog
01/28 Harry Chaikin, Kathy Chenman,
Ilene Daniels
01/29 Karen Cooper, Dena DeYoung,
Marlene Garber, Stanley Grossman,
Paula Liss, Matthew Moskovitz,
Uri Yoggev
01/31 Barney Linn, Penny Sobel,
Mike Weisman
FEBRUARY
02/01 Barbara Harvis, Fern Hellinger,
Geoffrey Morris, Aaron Myers,
Elayne Penn
02/03 Shelly Ford, Howard Kretchmar,
Rob Lang
02/04 Jennie Karp
Beth Judah Gift Shop
will be open by
appointment
only for the
months of January
and February. Thank
you to all who
supported the Gift
Shop by making your Chanukah
purchases at Beth Judah. We look
forward to the upcoming holidays of
Purim and Passover.
Beth Judah Gift Shop
02/05 Matthew Delasotta,
Jon Fox, Karen Reses
02/06 Marcia Goldberg, Larry Metzman,
Jody Selkow, Barry Skaler,
Tracey Wiser
02/07 Hillary Blecker, Matt Lewinter,
Sandi Mackler, Faith Rosenkrantz
02/08 Michael Gelman, Evan Hirsch,
Ken Mackler, Bethany Perskie
02/09 Bob Rovinsky, Carol Schreibman
02/10 Julie Neustadter, Hank Winkler
02/11 Talia Cohen, Cassie Kane,
Henry Marcus, Harry Neustadter,
Amy Ojserkis, Alia Sayegh
02/12 Susan Weiss
02/13 Rob Glassberg, Betty Jane Rabinowitz,
Lauren Strenger
02/14 Laurel Lewkowitz, Sherri Lilienfeld,
Jacob Schwartz, Jordan Strauss
02/15 Dori Abel, Paige Jones DeYoung,
Emily Roffman, Elaine Rudolph
02/17 Gloria Feltoon, Jason Hanin,
Arlene Harvis, Shirlee Neustadter
02/18 Gerald Casel, Sissy Feldman,
Herb Terris
02/20 Aliya Frankel, Natalie Solomon
02/21 Philip Perskie, Illeane Podolnick
02/22 Larry Kaufman
02/23 Anita Handler, Max Scherzer
02/24 David Schachter, Benjamin Share
02/25 Tori Kane
02/26 Beth Glickman, Larry Hirsch,
Keith Zaid
02/28 Ronnie Cohen, Howard Epstein,
Sheila Friedman, Blanche Wynne
Anniversaries
JANUARY
01/01 Judy & Len Galler
01/15 Craig Anmuth & Amy Rosenberg
Joyce & Jerry Stein
01/17 Fran & Martin Peskoe
01/23 Elizabeth & Barney Lihn
01/27 Anita & Harry Handler,
01/28 Ann & Sandy Pinsker
FEBRUARY
02/02 Clare & Steve Frankel
02/17 Marcia & Rob Fiedler,
Sharon & Ron Lewkowitz
02/19 Shirley & Bunny Josephson
02/24 Charlotte & Howard Berger
Alice Melnick
(609) 230-8163
& Hope Swartz
PJ Library Event
at Beth Judah
PJ Library, a program that brings
free books and music to the homes
of Jewish families with young
children (8 and under) held its
Hanukkah celebration at
Congregation Beth Judah on
Monday evening, December 15,
with more than 60 children, parents
and grandparents enjoying the
proceedings! Beth Judah’s Preschool
Director Lynne Midelton organized
a dreidle craft project for the
children, Rabbi Kremer read a PJ
Library Hanukkah book, and Hazzan
Myers offered some songs,
including amusing turns on the
classic “I Have a Little Dreidle.”
Chef Nicole prepared a “pasta ‘n’
latka” dinner for all.
For information about PJ Library
for your children or grandchildren,
contact Susan Weis —
[email protected] or
609-822-1854, or, at Beth Judah,
Rabbi Kremer —
[email protected] or
609-822-7116 x 103.
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Sunday
Sunday
Tevet/Shevat 5775
CONGREGATION BETH JUDAH
Monday
Monday
Tuesday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Thursday
Tevet 10
1
2
Friday
Friday
Tevet 11
Kabbalat Shabbat Services,
6 pm
TEVET 13
4
TEVET 14
5
TEVET 15
6
7
TEVET 16
TEVET 17
8
TEVET 20
12
TEVET 21
13
TEVET 22
14
TEVET 23
15
TEVET 24
Prayerobics,
9:45-10:30 am
TEVET 27
18
SHEVAT 5
19
TEVET 28
20
TEVET 29
21
SHEVAT 1
22
SHEVAT 2
Women’s Rosh Chodesh,
7-8:30 pm
26
SHEVAT 6
27
SHEVAT 7
28
SHEVAT 8
SHEVAT 12
23
SHEVAT 3
29
SHEVAT 9
30
SHEVAT 10
Kabbalat Shabbat Services,
6 pm
February 2015
1
TEVET 25
Tot Shabbat Service and
Dinner, 5:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services,
6 pm
Prayerobics,
9:45-10:30 am
Sunday
Sunday
16
Kabbalat Shabbat Services,
6 pm
Prayerobics,
9:45-10:30 am
25
TEVET 18
Face-to-Face Time!, 6 pm
Tot Shabbat, 5:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Services,
6 pm
Prayerobics,
9:45-10:30 am
11
9
2
Monday
Monday
SHEVAT 13
3
Tuesday
Tuesday
SHEVAT 14
Wednesday
Wednesday
4
SHEVAT 15
Thursday
Thursday
5
SHEVAT 16
SHEVAT 19
9
SHEVAT 20
10
SHEVAT 21
11
SHEVAT 22
12
SHEVAT 23
6
Friday
Friday
SHEVAT 17
13
SHEVAT 24
Kabbalat Shabbat Services,
6 pm
15
22
SHEVAT 26
ADAR 3
16
23
SHEVAT 27
ADAR 4
17
24
SHEVAT 28
ADAR 5
18
25
SHEVAT 29
ADAR 6
19
SHEVAT30
20
ADAR 1
Women’s Rosh Chodesh,
7-8:30 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat Service,
6 pm
26
27
ADAR 7
TEVET 12
3
Shabbat Services, 9am
Bat Mitzvah of
Seena Brielle Ludwig
10
TEVET 19
Shabbat Services, 9am
17
TEVET 26
Shabbat Services, 9am
Pirke Avot Discussion
24
SHEVAT 4
Shabbat Services, 9am
Bat Mitzvah of
Sarah Isabella Glass
31
SHEVAT 11
Shabbat Services, 9am
Shevat/Adar 5775
Kabbalat Shabbat Services,
6 pm
8
Saturday
Saturday
ADAR 8
Tot Shabbat Service and
Dinner, 5:30 pm
Hadassah Shabbat
7
Saturday
Saturday
SHEVAT 18
Shabbat Services, 9am
Pirke Avot Discussion
Tu b’Shevat
Tapas & Tastings, 7 pm
14
SHEVAT 25
Shabbat Services, 9am
21
ADAR 2
Shabbat Services, 9am
Pirke Avot Discussion
Bar Mitzvah of
Jacob Schwartz
28
ADAR 9
Shabbat Services, 9am
Sisterhood/Men’s Club
Shabbat
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Yahrzeits
JANUARY
January 1 – 2
Lena Carof
Stephen Douglas Frank
Abraham Labovitz
Barry Markman
Harry Podgur
Lynne Stuart
Sylvia Weiss
Bernard Wise
Reuben Fishman
Nathan Lavin
January 3 – 9
Betty Fishman
William Mitchell
Lee Roffman
Rachele Deitsch
Martin Goldberg
Ruth Levine
Mary Sager
Mary Zwicker
Samuel Levenberg
Eleanor Thierman
Leo Wilensky
Stanley Goldstein
Zipporah Sanders
Manis Tannenbaum
Julie Weinstein
Abe Resnick
Billie Rubinoff
Joseph Silver
Ida Barg
Rose Blank
Rose Leventhal
Sidney Morris Lilienfeld
Thomas Abrams
Ruth Greenbaum
Harold P. Kanter
Roselyn Rosenberg
Rabbi Joseph Sternstein
Paul Winston
January 10 – 16
Rae Dinayer
Rabbi Alexander M. Goldstein
Mildred Kaye
Ethel Kligerman
Eva Reiess
Edythe Segal
Thelma Cooper
Charles Duell
David Gottlich
Sherwin Jacobs
Elaine E Kanter
Aaron Salkin
Pearl Shuman
Reba Toffer
Regina Alcheh
Sol Bricker
Samuel Eichner
Leslie Gold
Frank Melone
Honey Neustadter
Eric scott Spiegel
Harry Brown
Lou Chaiken
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Jacob Mizrachi
Fannie Rothhouse
Edward Toffer
William Werner
Samuel Cohen
Frances Jacobs
Jacob KrasnoJulia Meltzer
Nathan Decker
Richard Lisker
Michael Neustadter
Robert Strickler
Morton Winkelstein
Alice Krasno
Erna Michael
Selma Neiburg
Fay Parlin
Reva Roseman
Jascha Z. Tofsky
January 17 – 23
Linda Anmuth
Louis Bloom
Audrey Goldstein
Bessie Gordon
Herman Gottlieb
Leah Rayfield
Dorothy Rodgers
Dorothy Saepoff
Sylvia Savoy
I. Jack Wallen
Sarah Ginsberg
Pauline Horn
Ella Levin
Edith Ojserkis
Rose Barag
Florence Binder
Henry Dine
Betty Seigel
Mary Bernstein
Mildred Fendrich
Lillian Kohl
Sally Kozek
Mark Salad
David Abrams
Raizel Lehrman
Martin Kane
Abe Levine
Simon Reinheimer
Elizabeth Rimm
Eleanor Sands
January 24 - 31
Maurice Zimmermann
Sophie Eichner
Hyman Gordon
Murray Rosenberg
Fay Weinstein
Jeffrey Keith Weiss
Henrietta Cline
Arthur Fisher
Frances P. Frank
Sol Ginsberg
Louis Rich
Ethel Scher
Morris Fox
Dr.Daniel C. Reyner
Julius Terris
Mollie Jacobson
Martin Komitzky
Edna Krasno
Kate Levin
Lillian Spitalnick
Harry Fisher
Meyer Hoberman
Shirley Scholl
Charles Thierman
Maurice Chouequet
Jay Finkler
Mildred Grossman
Lutz Hammerschlag
Maurice Nathanson
Herbert Casel
Martin Cohen
Abe Gordon
Amelia Labovitz
Mark Rodgers
Samuel Thompson
Bella Waxman
FEBRUARY
February 1 - 6
Frances Adler
Katie Forman
Abram Kershenblatt
Albert Cometz
Henry Gartner
Sara Herman
William S. Landsman
Evelyn Moskovitz
Leonard Zakheim
Charles LIpka
Freda Moss
Lena Ressler
Joseph B Schwartz
Robert Brown
Florence Budenstein
Sarah Galler
Felice Nifoussi
Evelyn Vin
David Yamron
Beatrice Barrish
Andrew Cassell
Natalie Cohn
Doris Keiser
Jeanette Salkow
Harold Savoy
Anne Scheer
February 7 - 13
Jennie Corn
Bessie Kravitz Davis
Doris Masterman
Dorothy Parlin
Sylvia Abrams
Michael Barak Drill
I. Edward Fox
Alvin Weiner
Anna Kapnekl
Beatrice M. Perskie
Edith Rich
I Edward Rosenberg
Sarah Solof
Lillian Abrams
Ruth Cohen
Joseph Fendrich
Joseph Goode
Margaret Levine
Bernard Lewinter
Harry A. Rosenthal
Marion Shapiro
Michael Soklove
Irving Weiss
Helene Chernoff
Fannie Cooperman
Samuel Kamis
Lucille Bloom Lipschutz
Norman Martin
Bernice Seidel
Theodore Spitalnick
Dr. Herbert N. D. Cahan
Anna Cohen
Bernice Cohen
Irv Eidelson
Louis Markowitz
Ida Rudich
February 14 - 20
Lillian Braunstein
Katie Brown
Bella Herring
Jack Klemow
Pauline Levenberg
Frank R Rosen
Bess Stavitsky
Seymour Cantor
Daniel Labovitz
Nathan Lehrman
Isador Selkow
Solomon Belchikoff
Anna Dichter
Martha Jacobson
David Kravitz
Lillian Portman
Morris Segal
Belle Barag
Samuel Deitch
Anna Ludwig
Anne Chasens
Victor Dayan
Gussie Plotka Fisher
Morton Greenwald
Jacqueline Smith
Samuel Ackerman
Jennie Cohen
Isadore Freedman
Betty Goldstein
Philip Herring
Dr. Eugene Shapiro
Fanny Trilling
Charlotte Wolbransky
February 21 - 28
Debra Hope Altman
Freda Biron
Sheldon Glassberg
Max Landsman
Ann Lissak
Harris Lissak
Stuart Raymond
William Rothman
Israel Skaler
Ida Benedict
Samuel Brown
Steven Feuchtbaum
William Lazar
David S. Levitan
Esther W. Levitan
Harry Lipkin
Benjamin Rimm
Joseph L. Soloff
Harry Stern
Rebecca Beatrice Yamron
George Blecker
Louis Cohen
Samuel Cohen
Dr. Adrian “Jay” Deitch
Harry Ginsburg
Reuben Kabat
Margaret Kalstein
Isadore Kaminsky
Harry Mazer
Maurice Mizrahi
Muriel Schenker
Alvin Trilling
Helen Bluth
Samuel Brenner
Grace Spicehandler Fisher
Hyman Hauser
Gregory Kamis
Allan Safran
David Sherman
Joseph Brown
Albert Fried
Jonathan Keiser
Lillian Lichtenstein
Jean Lieberman
Harriet Pollack
Rene Schwab
Lisa Weiner
Helen Wingert
Bernice Cohen
Betty Kane
Clare Katz
Babette Kulp
Nissim Modiano
Edith Rosenthal
William Volusher
Rose Zeltner
Sholom Betchen
Rebecca Gershuny
George Herlich
Jean Himelstein
Joseph A Katz
Isadore Krasno
Harold Parlin
Ida Pearlman
Hyman Shifrin
Manasha Bronkesh
Jack Fleishman
Maurice Gelb
Jay P Rothhouse
Diana Rosen
Michael Kieserman
Ida Weinstein
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Galeem students perform at Shalom House
CONGREGATION BETH JUDAH
Beth Judah Hanukkah Outreach: DeLIGHTSful!!
December saw Galeem (religious school) and Preschool children bring Hanukkah joy to many through lively choral
performances led by Hazzan Myers and Israeli dancing led by Morah Iris Levy. Galeem students performed at Shalom House in
Ventnor (and worked on a Hanukkah craft project with residents) and at Brandall Estates in Linwood. Preschoolers brought their
infectious Hanukkah energy to the monthly Survivor’s Lunch at Jewish Family Services and to an Open House at Beth Judah.
Continuing a multi-year tradition, Beth Judah’s Sisterhood and Men’s Club organized a Hanukkah visit to AtlantiCare
Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City. After lighting the first (electric) candle, the ad hoc mixed chorus, with Rabbi
Kremer on guitar, shared some Hanukkah songs with patients and staff.
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IYAR
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Honor Our Past
SIVAN
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Beth Judah .................Extension 101
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Phone: 822-7116 • Fax: 822-4654
Rabbi Jonathan Kremer...Ext. 103
[email protected]
Hazzan Jeffrey S. Myers.....Ext. 104
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Cantor Emeritus Edmond A. Kulp
[email protected]
Ethel F. Levinson ...............Ext. 102
Acting Synagogue Administrator
[email protected]
Karen McKinney ...............Ext. 101
Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
Lolly Eidelson.....................Ext. 115
Preschool Director
Lynne Midelton .................Ext. 120
Asst. Education Director
[email protected]
Komal Acharya..................Ext. 127
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Nicole Harris, In House Caterer
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2014-2015
Chair, Board of Trustees ...Barney Linn [email protected]
President .......................Bruce Peskoe ........... [email protected]
Vice Presidents ..............Eric Share [email protected]
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