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Adath Shalom
A Conservative Synagogue
JUNE HAPPENINGS AT ADATH SHALOM
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7:15pm The Emerging Iran Nuclear Deal
Jewish Community Campus, Whippany
7:30pm Mah Jongg
9:30am Florence Melton Mini School
9:30am Shabbat Shapers
5:30pm Pajama Neshama
7:15pm Kabbalat Shabbat Family Service
8:09 pm Candle Lighting
9:00am Shabbat Service, Parshat Beha’alotekha
Bar Mitzvah of Colin Saideman
Reuben Baby Naming
9:15pm American Cancer Society Relay for Life
7:00am Men’s Club Fishing Trip, Belmar NJ
10:30am Writers’ Circle
10:30am NCJW “Kosher Lite” Cooking Class, Morristown ShopRite
7:00pm Sisterhood and Men’s Club Wine Tasting Event
9:30am Florence Melton Mini School
7:00pm Torah on Tap
9:30am Shabbat Shapers
7:15pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
8:13 pm Candle Lighting
9:00am Shabbat Service, Parshat Shelach Lekha
Bar Mitzvah of A. Remington Carrella
10:30am Writers’ Circle
7:30pm Mah Jongg
9:30am Shabbat Shapers
11:30am Morristown Community Soup Kitchen Lunch
7:15pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
8:16pm Candle Lighting
9:00am Shabbat Service, Parshat Korach
Bat Mitzvah of Chelsea Kaden
9:45 am Jr. Congregation
10:30am Shabbat Chavurah
10:30am Tot Shabbat
10:30am Writers’ Circle
7:30pm Annual Congregational Meeting
9:30am Shabbat Shapers
7:15pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service
8:17 pm Candle Lighting
9:00am Mazal Tov Shabbat Service
12:00pm Lunch and Learn
10:30am Writers’ Circle
10:00am Take Control of Your Health Preview Session
14 Sivan 5775 —13 Tammuz 5775
JUNE 2015
841 Mountain Way
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Office: 973-539-8549
Fax: 973-539-4884
Web: www.adathshalom.net
Bulletin email address:
[email protected]
Phone Extension
Moshe Rudin, Rabbi
[email protected]
Jack Korbman, Cantor
[email protected]
Brian Kalver, Student Cantor
[email protected]
Charlotte Frank,
Education Director
[email protected]
Juan Isaza, Facilities Manager
[email protected]
Pam Jorlett, Religious School
Administrator
[email protected]
Laurie Lindner,
Synagogue Administrator
[email protected]
Jessica Davy, Youth Advisor
[email protected]
Rebecca Fish,
Teen Education Coordinator
[email protected]
Maxine Moses, Bulletin Editor
[email protected]
Susan Solomon,
Synagogue Social Worker
[email protected]
Michael Stepak, President
[email protected]
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Synagogue Office Hours
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Friday
9:00am - 4:00pm
9:00am - 3:00pm
Rabbi’s Drop-In Hours
Tuesday
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Feel free to call anytime!
Table of Contents
TOPIC
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SUMMER SCHMOOZIN’ CALENDAR
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
REMARKS FROM RABBI RUDIN
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FROM OUR SOCIAL WORKER
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS
YOUTH NEWS
BNAI MITZVAH
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HIGH HOLIDAY LOTTERY
COMMITTEE NEWS
TRIBUTES & TZEDAKAH
COOL EVENTS
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Do you remember planting a kale or chard seed on
Tu B'Shvat? One of yours might be happily sunning
itself in our mitzvah garden!
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President’s Message
Since early 2011, Communication Chair Maxine Moses has been the Bulletin Editor. Anyone
who has worked with Maxine knows how dedicated and reliable she is. Each and every month,
she has put in countless hours to make sure that the bulletin gets out on time and in perfect
shape. Her attention to detail is extraordinary. Maxine is stepping down as Communications
Chair and Bulletin Editor at the end of June. Although her presence working on the bulletin
will surely be missed, we are very fortunate that she is stepping into the role of Sisterhood
Co-President, along with Danit Rosenthal. With Maxine and Danit following in the footsteps
of the current Sisterhood Co-Presidents Fran Heller, Meredith Ross and Caryl Wolosin, you can expect a
continuation of many great Sisterhood programs in the upcoming year. Several of these programs will be
co-sponsored by our Men’s Club, led by incoming Co-Presidents Michael Tepperman and Michael Tajar - or as I
fondly refer to them, the Michael T’s.
We are in the midst of interviewing several qualified candidates for the position of B’nai Mitzvah Tutor for students
who will be having their B’nai Mitzvahs in 2016, following Cantor Korbman’s retirement at the end of December,
2015. In the near future, we hope to announce our new B’nai Mitzvah Tutor who will be starting in the fall.
Many times I hear people state that we need to run the synagogue as a business. I actually believe as a synagogue,
we have a much higher calling than a profit-oriented business. As part of this higher calling, however, we have an
important obligation to our members to make sure we spend their dues and tuition money wisely and efficiently.
Therefore, I am happy to announce that dues and Religious School tuition will remain at current levels for 20152016.
We are able to avoid an increase thanks to the generous donations of many of you above and beyond dues and
tuition. Thanks to your generosity, donations we receive each year continue to grow and support the various arms
of the synagogue. We are also able to avoid an increase through specific efficiency measures. For instance, we
reduced our electricity bill by $14,000 this past year by using an alternative energy provider referred by United
Synagogue, and also, as the first synagogue in the nation to earn the GreenFaith Energy Shield in 2013, by
continuously being conscious of how and when we use energy sources at the synagogue.
Please join us for the Annual Meeting of the Congregation on Tuesday, June 23 at 7:30 pm. Good food will be
served and we will also have the drawing of the High Holiday Lottery that night. High Holiday prizes include
highly coveted parking spots, reserved pew seating and guest tickets.
I want to wish a Mazel Tov to Colin Saideman (June 6), Remi Carrella (June 13) and Chelsea Kaden (June 20) as
they are called to the Torah this month to celebrate their B’nai Mitzvahs. Also, Mazel Tov to Stanley and Alyson
Reuben on the baby naming of their grandson that will take place on June 6.
I also want to wish all the Adath Shalom dads a Happy Father’s Day on June 21 and a congratulations to all families
celebrating a graduation this spring.
Regards and Shalom,
Mike Stepak
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Remarks from Rabbi Rudin
The Greatest Jewish Heroes You’ve Never Heard of … Part I
In tribute to Janusz Korzcak z’’l
Don’t forget that the most important encounters in life – are encounters with children. Pay
more attention to them – we can never know whom we encounter in the face of the child.
-Janusz Korzcak (1878-1942)
There are heroes among our people, the very mention of whose name brings tears to my eyes every time I hear
them. One of these is the name Janusz Korczak. I have been in love with Janusz Korczak for thirty years. More
importantly, I have been in dialogue with him for that long. I have written letters to him, dedicated journal entries
to him and wish that I could create a fitting tribute to him through writing, film, a play… But how could I?
Born into a wealthy family, a brilliant student and doctor, he gave up his position and wealth to care for the smallest, the weakest, the loneliest - for the poor orphaned children of Warsaw, Poland. In 1912, decades ahead of any
other educator anywhere in the world, he envisioned a society wherein children could be nurtured to fulfill their
unique potential for good. And what’s more, he created a school where he made it happen.
Recognized for his achievements in education and children’s rights, he became a radio host, internationally recognized and honored author and advocate for children, and university educator. Through it all, he maintained a
humorous, self-deprecating and warm humanity that makes him seem so immediate and contemporary - as if he
alone could see us, the twenty-first century regarding him through his writing, photographs and recordings.
And it all came crashing down in 1939 when the Nazis invaded Poland.
Confined to the hell of death that was the Warsaw Ghetto, Korzcak gave his life to create a haven of humanity for
the littlest refugees. He organized plays, musical performances and more, established guidelines that empowered
children to take a measure of responsibility for their own lives and governance and there, in the very heart of the
Nazi nightmare, created a place of dignity and responsibility.
Decades of dedication; a life lived in service without regret, without fear, without compromise. All that ended
when the orders came to liquidate the orphanage in 1942. Korzcak could have saved himself. His international
reputation was such that even the Nazis found it politic to have him sent to safety in England.
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But he would not abandon his children. Leading them, their little emaciated bodies dressed in the finest clothes
they could salvage and bearing little flags, they marched to the train plaza singing. He could not save them, but he
gave everything to be able to provide them with comfort and strength until the very last. Their beloved and
esteemed Dr. Korzak was with them every step of the way, even into the ovens of Treblinka.
I will never understand how the earth did not tremble and shatter, how the world did not rip apart back into the
primordial chaos on the day that the children of the Warsaw Orphanage and their loving, kind, magnificent father
walked through the streets of the Ghetto on their way to enter into those awful gates. There are no words…
Memorial to Korzcak in Warsaw
When he visited Israel in 1934, Korzcak saw the children of Kibbutz Ma’agan Michael flying kites over the
Carmel Mountain range. He said then that the kites were like children’s dreams, rising high above the earth, pulling our eyes and spirits gently upward
Why does the figure and personality of Janusz Korzcak speak to me so powerfully all of these years later? Perhaps I hear an echo of his dedication and commitment in the challenges of today and of my own life’s calling.
Perhaps because I hear his challenge to G-d and his defiance of human evil in the fading echo of the children’s feet
on the paved stones of the Ghetto. Perhaps because I believe that there can be a better world, there must be a
better world if for no other reason than to give meaning to the life and sacrifice of one soul such as that of Dr.
Janusz Korzak. May his memory be for a blessing - and may his legacy burn as a holy flame in the hearts of the
Jewish people and of humanity. Amen.
“There are stars whose radiance is visible on Earth though they have long been extinct. There are people whose
brilliance continues to light the world even though they are no longer among the living. These lights are particularly bright when the night is dark. They light the way for humankind.”
-Hannah Senesh
For more about Janusz Korzcak, read The King of Children: the Life and Death of Janusz Korzcak by Betty Jean
Lifton. See also the website of the Janusz Korzcak Communication Center.
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Susan Solomon
Synagogue Social Worker
Food Deserts and Other Food Challenges
I was at my New Jersey Social Worker convention in early May where we viewed a documentary
called “Food Deserts”. What is a Food Desert? USDA says it is an area where the people are
“without ready access to fresh, healthy and affordable food.” It is an area of low income and with
low access, meaning people lived more than one mile from supermarket or large grocery store or
10 miles in a more rural area and without easy transportation system sans car. It also described
the areas as ones where the stores that people can easily get to are only convenience stores, fast
food, and liquor stores. The convention was in Atlantic City and driving through, we realized
that we were in the midst of a Food Desert.
The film was very moving. It primarily dealt with the problem right here in United States, not in third world
countries. We often equate these areas as either highly urban or rural. Well, we have both in our grand state of
New Jersey. An article in Star Ledger from August 8, 2011, reported that more than 340,000 N.J. residents live
in a food desert in 134 communities per the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Some reports are much higher, over
900,000. The article continues that there are some “obvious food wastelands, including an industrial section of
Newark near the New Jersey Turnpike and a sparsely populated stretch near the Bayonne port that is far from
any shopping centers” and large sections of South Jersey. But other Garden State food deserts are more surprising: “Nearly a third of Carteret in Middlesex County. A large portion of Manville in Somerset County. A swath
of Piscataway near Rutgers University. Relatively upscale sections of Parsippany in Morris County and Margate
on the Jersey Shore.” Then on a special USDA map, I noticed not only Sussex County areas, but Dover and
Morristown and Morris Township were highlighted.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/08/stranded_in_food_deserts_hundr.html
We may not be able to prevent Food Deserts, but we can help
with food needs in our area. Here are 4 ways: Two of them are
volunteer actions through Adath Shalom at Community Soup
Kitchens in Morristown and Dover. The third is where I
volunteer, at the Interfaith Food Pantry in Morris Plains.
Finally, there is a kosher monthly food bag service provided
through Jewish Relief Agency.
Adath Shalom has been a member congregation of the Community Soup Kitchen in Morristown for over 12
years. Our volunteers help the 3rd Friday of the month at lunch time. There is a need for about 10 volunteers
from Adath Shalom each month. They work as servers from 11:15 am to 1:00 pm and some come at 9:30 to
help prepare the food. For each meal, about 200-250 people are served in the winter and 150 in summer. Children who are at least 12 years old can also be involved, such as serving, food drives, and promoting the fundraising hunger walk. It is a wonderful service for Bar/Bat Mitzah mitzvah projects. Our member, Shari Hoffman, heads this outreach project for Adath Shalom. Shari is on the Executive Board of the Community Soup
Kitchen, and she shared “even in affluent Morris County many folks need help. Just one tragic event can cause
a person or family to need such a service, such as an illness, loss of job, or family emergency.” She says more
volunteers are always welcome. If interested, please contact Shari at [email protected].
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Synagogue Social Worker
Adath Shalom volunteers also help at the Dover Soup Kitchen on the 4th Monday every other month – remaining
dates for 2015 are: July 27, Sept 28 & November 30. The volunteers come from 9 am until about 12:30-1 pm,
but people can come at various times; some come to cook and then leave; some arrive to serve and cleanup.
Eight to ten volunteers are needed each time. Our member, Merle Blackman, is the coordinator of this program.
She shared, “It is important to support our local surrounding communities. We are very proud to be the only
synagogue who has reached out to volunteer at this particular soup kitchen. They are most grateful for our support. We have a nice group who helps out, but some months some volunteers cannot come, so its always good to
have extra and we would welcome more volunteers.” If interested, please contact Merle at
[email protected].
I volunteer on Monday afternoons at the Interfaith Food Pantry (IFP) to do intakes of new clients. There are
many types of volunteer opportunities at the food pantry, plus you can always run a group food drive. Interfaith
Food Pantry is part of a food bank system that provides not just a bag of food, but once a month shopping in
their large warehouse. In 2014, the agency reached a new high of serving 5,000 families and distributing over a
million pounds of food. In intake, I see individuals and families from all walks of life. Some have struggled
financially for a long time, while others are in troubling circumstances, such as a lawyer who was unemployed
for a long time, a two-income family in which both parents lost their jobs, and those with physical and mental
illness issues. Many clients are on food stamps, but there are many who are what is called the “working poor.”
The Interfaith Food Pantry has a part time nutritionist on board, Katy Galton, MA, RD. She is responsible for
their Healthy Choice Program. She has been able to stock healthier items, such as low sugar and salt, and even
gluten free items. In fact, they no longer use funds to purchase snacks and dried soups; those have to be donated.
Another project is to bring in more fresh produce, so needed by the clients. IFP now has their own vegetable
garden tended by volunteers, plus they gather left over produce from local farmer’s markets. A special program
recently started involves local groceries who provide meat that they freeze on the last sale date. IFP picks it up
and keeps it frozen to provide fresh meat to clients. If meat is frozen, Katy says, it can keep indefinitely until
ready to use. One special event she runs is recipe cooking and tasting sessions with quick, healthy and affordable recipes. I love volunteering there. It is one big family and everyone helps out. If interested, contact Doug
McMahon, Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected]
One final local resource for some kosher food is JRA – Jewish Relief Agency. You can volunteer to bag food or
deliver it locally. Last month, I helped out delivering food bags in our area. JRA is always looking for volunteers. Our synagogue has helped as a site in the past. If interested, contact Boruch Hecht through their website
http://www.jewishrelief.org/metrowest-nj/.
Please check out the flyers for my upcoming programs:
Tale Control of Your Health – An Action Plan for Enhancing Wellness; preview session June 29, 10:00am
“Time for Me” - self-care, relaxation & fun, all while support the Hoexter Family Caring Fund, July 29, 7:00pm
Jewish Family Service Social Worker @ Adath Shalom
Do you have questions about aging loved ones, concerns about children, other emotional issues,
financial pressures and/or finding community resources? For guidance, information, referrals and support, contact
your Adath Shalom Social Worker, Susan Solomon, M.Ed., MSW, LCSW, at 973-539-8539 ext. 108 or via email
[email protected]. There is no fee and all conversations are strictly confidential.
This is a partnership of Adath Shalom, Jewish Family Services of MetroWest NJ, The Federation of Greater
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS
From Charlotte Frank / Education Director
How this year has flown by! As I reflect back on the year, I want to share all my thanks and
appreciation for what you have all done to make it such a wonderful year for everyone in our Religious
School.
We started the year off with The Great Shofar Blast at the Aidekman Family Campus, where the community broke a Guinness Record. Then we breezed through the High Holidays with so many seventh graders joining the ranks of the older teens helping in Jr. Congregation and babysitting. We had succah visits
for all grades with help from Student Cantor Brian and the teachers as well, as Rabbi Rudin. Next it was
trip time and the Vov class went to the Museum of Jewish Heritage for their lesson on what it means to
archive an object and then to create a gallery of objects. The Zayin class went to the Tenement Museum and shopping on the
Lower East Side. Thank you to the parents who joined the teachers chaperoning these trips. We had Back-to-School on the
following Sunday and that allowed many of you to meet the teachers and hear about their plans for the year.
Then we were in November with lots of days off for Teachers' Convention and Thanksgiving, but we found time to include
the Book Fair and Mitzvah Mall – thank you to everyone who helped with these major projects. Both of them are very labor
intensive, but everyone who helped made it a lighter load for each of us. December had our Zayin class off to Whippany for
Super Sunday and a chance to see our community in action. The Vov class presented their Living Museum and it was wonderful. If you missed it in person, it is online along with several other years at living-museum.org. Then it was Chanukah and
we celebrated at Parsippany Town Hall as well as right here at Adath Shalom.
After our break, there was an afternoon of Gimel parents making siddur covers, an afternoon of Teacher Professional Development in Whippany, the Vov class went to Mitzvot of MetroWest to learn about different ideas for their Mitzvah projects
while the rest of the school spent that Sunday morning learning about inclusion and creating their “chairs of inclusion” for the
February art show. February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness month and that meant we had our “chairs of inclusion” on exhibit with the amazing art work from the WAE Center of the Jewish Services for the Developmentally Disabled. Once again
the Dalet class did their amazing Shema art project and learned how to say the Shema in sign language. We had clementines
from Israel to celebrate Tu B'Shevat. March was Purim and we had an amazing Carnival – thank yous to Stefanie Ackerman,
Ilyssa Tepperman and all of the volunteers. Everyone had a great time celebrating. There was the Megillah reading during
the week along with the Purim Shpiel. We ended the month with the Hey class making their Torah Yads and their parents
attending the Bar/Bat Mitzvah meeting. There was Pesach, then Yom HaShoah followed by Yom HaZikaron and Yom
Haatzmaut. Hadar Tal, our amazing Rishon, had spent most of the year with the Zayin class, but during his last three weeks
he had a chance to visit with the Dalet class, Vov class and a short stop in each class on the last Thursday. May started with
the Gimel Kabbalat Siddur Friday night service. We then had the fabulous Hey Hall of Fame on Sunday morning and we all
learned about some new heroes, some well known ones and everything in-between. The Gan class finished their fabulous
handmade challah trays that we hope you will use and cherish for many years! The following week was the Dalet Name service, which was amazing; Saturday morning was the Vov class service with a D'var Torah about their Parsha Emor, which
knocked my socks off because they really get it! Jewish values and qualities are instilled in all of them. Saturday afternoon
was the Shabbat Attendance Recognition Celebration and we had a blast. There was a very silly, funny magician and then an
ice cream party. Finally our last week with free snack Thursday (Shayna Badian will tell you it is a “given” since I have done
it since she was little) and then it was Commencement Day with minyan, ceremony and brunch. The rest of the school was
busy ending their year with fun in their class rooms, but we all gathered in the sanctuary at 11 for the Youth Talent Show.
Thank you to all the parents who helped prepare all of the amazing onegs and kiddushes. Thank you to all the “cleaner uppers”. Thank you to the people who said “let me help you” or “what can I do”! Thank you to those of you who read my
emails, parent pages and other communications. Thank you to those of you who donated to the Religious School funds for
special occasions, people or any other reason – todah rabah. Thank you to anyone who sold or tried to sell chocolate bars –
still working on getting rid of many more boxes!! Thank you to those of you who supported our mitzvah projects.
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS continued
From Charlotte Frank / Education Director
Special thank yous to the amazing Religious School Education Committee – you are a hard working group of people with
your hearts and hands in the right places! Thank you to Marissa Carrella for all the time devoted to class room art projects
over the past two years – many homes are enjoying the fabulous Hannukiot that the Gimel class made, the beautiful Shema art
that the Dalet class made, and the Miriam's Cup that the Vov class made. Thank you to Karen Lieberman for her work on
volunteers and class parents with Lori Brooks. Thank you to Nina Bilmes who took us on a tour of Temple Beth Shalom to
see how they work with their special needs students. Thank you Bonnie Sturm for saying yes to so many requests. Thank
you to Carol Mandel for your wise counsel on special education, teacher training and evaluation. Thank you Lisa Brandes for
running the Book Fair, Stefanie and Ilyssa, again, thank you for the Purim Carnival. Thank you Jenn Emdur and Bonnie
Sturm for your good counsel and concerns about Ritual, Hebrew and Jewish content. Thank you Jamie Grosslicht, Kim
Kirstein, June Young and Peggy Milberg for all of your advise, good counsel and suggestions. Thank you to Past Chair Lori
Brooks and Chair Doug Weisberger - you are two outstanding leaders and workers who don't lead in just words, but in actions
too. Your leadership has helped shape and form the future of the Religious School. Mike Stepak, as President, you have so
many issues to deal with in the synagogue that we are delighted you have made our Religious School a large
priority for you. Your time and attention to the school sets a standard for others in the synagogue. Our Religious School has
benefited from your commitment. Rabbi Rudin, thank you for taking a real interest in the families of Adath Shalom and
especially our children. Your desire to truly know the children and their families makes us a much better place. Thank you
for your advice and good counsel. Thank you for your work on improving the Youth Services and your commitment to
changing our “H” shaped building into an “O” shaped one.
Thank you to the amazing teachers of Adath Shalom. Each of you is unique and talented. You all bring dedication and commitment to our class rooms, but beyond that you bring your special gifts – bikkurim. Thank you to Pam Jorlett who makes
the school run like a “well-oiled machine” even on the days when it is running on empty. Thank you Pam for all the flyers,
Happenings, FaceBook postings and so much more, including Shabbat Attendance records and all of our RSVPs. Who
doesn't know that Pam makes the chocolate covered pretzels for class services, runs the lobby for car pool and admits everyone to the building on Sundays and Thursdays as well as answering the phones, getting the ice packs, bandaids, proofreading
the communications for the school and shul. Thank you to Juan, Kenneth and Godfrey who always make sure that everything
we need is ready and all runs smoothly. We are so blessed to have you with us!
Thank you to the three Youth Service leaders on Shabbat – Shari Berman, Helaine Schreiber and Debra Cirkus - and the two
Youth Service leaders on the High Holidays – Debra Cirkus and Hana Shiloach.
Thank you to the Special Needs Teacher Aides – LouAnn Chiotelis, Gabriella Devaney, Debra Nagy and Denise Cosman.
Thank you to all the substitute teachers that make it possible for us to continue learning when our teachers are away – Sandra
and Wendy Becker, Judith Bendory, Lori Brooks, Karen Lieberman, Steve Rems, Caryn Reppen, Maxine Smith and Bonnie
Sturm
Thank you to all of our teen aides – those that volunteer and those that get a stipend – we need all of you! Molly Becker,
Rachel DellaPelle, Stacy Fiszer, Macy Gimbel, David Kahana, Zachary and Matthew Karger, Aimee Osterman, Sam Reppen,
Samantha and Jake Rosenstein, David Sudit and Paige Weisburg.
Have a wonderful summer! I’ll see all the students Sunday, September 27 for our first day of Religious School. Remember
to send me your child's address at sleep away camp and the dates that they will be there so Rabbi and I can write to them this
summer! Have your child continue to practice their Hebrew over the summer so they don't lose all the progress that they
made this year. Services attended beginning on June 5 count for 5776 next year. Summer time is a great time to work on
Mitzvah projects! If you need help, let's make an appointment to sit and brainstorm the many options for finding the perfect
project for your child. Sam Epstein and family are looking for someone to take over in 2 years after Laila Kirstein. If you are
interested, contact Sheldon or Lisa Epstein.
Charlotte
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS continued
From Charlotte Frank / Education Director
The Gan class/Kindergarten ended
their study of Shabbat by creating
beautiful challah trays for Shabbat
in their homes.
On Thursday, May 14, the 4th and
5th grade students in the Religious
School helped prepare the Adath
Shalom Mitzvah Garden for what we hope will be another bountiful
harvest of organically grown vegetables and spices. The garden will
be Laila Kirstein's Mitzvah Project this year.
Yasher Koach to the following Religious School students who have
completed their Shabbat Attendance requirements.
Abigail Lamb
Gimel/Grade 3
Abigail Rothfeld
Aleph/Grade 1
Mollie Ackerman
Dalet/Grade 4
Jason Weiss
Gimel/Grade 3
Jessica Ackerman
Dalet/Grade 4
Samantha Bachenheimer
Dalet/Grade4
Elizabeth Baxter
Gimel/Grade 3
Shayna Badian
Dalet/Grade 4
Debra Perlmutter
Zayin/Grade 7
Ella Manoff
Dalet/Grade 4
Jeremy Perlmutter
Dalet/Grade 4
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS continued
From Charlotte Frank / Education Director
On Sunday, May 10 we celebrated the day with a school
sing (Zimriyah) and it was a tough race to the finish
with everyone working hard at coming up with songs and
singing them! Everyone was a winner! Huge thank yous
to Student Cantor/music leader Brian Kalver, teen
Madrikha Paige Weisburg and all the teachers, aides and
students. We all love to sing together.
Congratulations the twenty Zayin students who graduated from our Religious School on May 17. We hope to
see them here at synagogue often in the years to come. The Zayin graduation began with the class leading
the morning minyan and was followed by their receiving their diplomas and the awarding of the Harry
M Cohn Award to Peri Manoff.
(left to right) Josh Cohen, Remi Carrella, Colin Saideman,
Jacob Badian, Eitan Leinwand, Jordyn Kushel, Ashley Becker,
Peri Manoff
Ariana Ravitch, Debra Perlmutter, Eve Guttman, Jessica Bleier,
Aliyah Ravin, Bethany Neufeld, Rachel Some, Peri Manoff and
Hannah Stepak.
[Not in attendance: Matthew Karl, Jason Levy, Max Tiffen and
Sarah White]
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YOUTH NEWS
Tot Shabbat (Pre-K) with Morah Shari
Saturday, June 20 at 10:30am in the Kindergarten Room
For our last tot Shabbat I was saving one of the children's favorite things to do...cookie decorating! The children
will decorate cookies using icing, mini chocolate chips, sprinkles and more! They will have a blast making these
cookies and enjoy eating them! Hope to see you there!
Shabbat Chavurah (Kindergarten—Grade 2) with Morah Helaine
Saturday, June 20 at 10:30am in the “old” four-year old room
It's our last Shabbat Chavurah - come and find out all about the Mezuzah. Guess how many are in the Synagogue,
then we'll search and count for ourselves. We’ll make a snack that looks like a Mezuzah, along with our traditional
Shabbat juice and challah too.
Junior Congregation (Grades 3–6) with Morah Deb
Saturday, June 20, 9:45-11:45am in the Beit Midrash/Library
A rebellion against Moses? Wow, sometimes the Torah sounds just like an adventure movie. Join us for our last
Junior congregation before summer vacation.
Shabbat Shapers (ages 5 & under with their caregivers) with Rabbi Rudin
Join this free weekly interactive program on Fridays, from 9:30-10:30am
The place to be Friday mornings is with Rabbi Rudin and the adorable participants of the Shabbat Shapers Program.
Shaping our littlest munchkins into menches, Rabbi Rudin leads the group in Jewish music, crafts and Kiddush.
Participants have a chance to stay after the program to continue the fun, playing and socializing with friends in the
preschool room. The program has been such a huge success and we are always looking for volunteers to help Rabbi
Rudin. See flyer later in the bulletin for more details.
If you are interested in helping with the Shabbat Shapers program please email Mara, [email protected].
Pajama Neshama (Pre-K) with Rabbi Rudin
Friday, June 5, 5:30pm - 7:30pm (See flyer later in the bulletin for more details)
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B’NAI MITZVAH
Colin Saideman
(Zysya Yosef)
will become a
Bar Mitzvah on
June 6, 2015
Colin is the son of Susan and Larry Saideman
and brother to Tara and Mackenzie. He attends Randolph Middle School where his favorite subjects is orchestra. When he grows up, he would like to be a chef.
To Colin, becoming a Bar Mitzvah means being
part of an ongoing tradition. He is proud to be a Jew
because he is part of traditions lasting generations.
Colin’s wish for the future is that people don’t
discriminate against special need people. For his Mitzvah project, Colin is volunteering at the Friendship
Circle, a Jewish organization that brings together teenage volunteers and children with special needs for hours
of fun and friendship .
Angelo Remington
Carrella
(Avraham Chaim)
will become a
Bar Mitzvah on
June 13, 2015
Remi is the son of Marissa and Tony Carrella
and brother to Chase and Drake. He attends Randolph
Middle School where his favorite subjects are science
and social studies. When he grows up, he would like to
be a scientist.
To Remi, becoming a Bar Mitzvah means he
becomes a Jewish man. He is proud to be a Jew because
of our heritage.
Remi’s wish for the future is to get more involved in his community. At his Bar Mitzvah, he would
like the Rabbi to talk about his special Bar Mitzvah
vacation so this special time in his life can be shared.
For his Mitzvah project, Remi is taking is dog, Pippie,
with him as he reads to young children.
Chelsea Eileen Kaden
(Chaya Sima)
will become a
Bat Mitzvah on
June 20, 2015
Chelsea is the daughter of Monica and Ian
Kaden and sister to Arielle and Eric. Her favorite subject in school is math. She would like to be a doctor
when she grows up.
To Chelsea, becoming a Bat Mitzvah means that
she will now take on the obligations of the Torah. She is
proud to be a Jew because she loves her Jewish heritage
and all of the holidays. Her wish for the future is that
Israel will be at peace and America will have a woman
president.
At her Bat Mizvah, Chelsea would like the Rabbi to talk about leadership because it is relevant to he
Parsha. For her Mitzvah Project, she is volunteering at
the Lester Housing Senior Center, spending time with
seniors and doing activities with them.
Adam Ornstein with the shoes he dropped
off at the Morristown Neighborhood
House for his Bar Mitzvah project.
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Consultations, Evaluations
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Hours by Appointment:
(973) 377-6316
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Seven Great Jewish Things to Do This Summer….
and we’re just getting warmed up!
Have a Great Summer!
Jewish life doesn’t close down in the summer- in fact, that’s when it blossoms in amazing new directions!
Both here at Adath Shalom and in the wider community, check out upcoming opportunities to expand your
Jewish horizons!
Summer Nights at Adath Shalom! Stay tuned for family movie nights, campfires, singalongs, storytime, crafts,
hikes and more coming soon to Adath Shalom- your Jewish home!
Visit a Jewish Summer Camp! Still plenty of room at camps for an unforgettable experience for your child; or
you can visit during the summer to plan for next year.
To learn about awesome overnight camping adventures (including scholarships!) call Tracy Levine at (973)
929-2970 or visit OneHappyCamper.org.
For Day Camping experiences, two great camps in our area are Camp Ramah in Nyack (just forty five minutes
by bus with counselor-led activities the entire way) and MetroWest’s own Camp Deeny Riback,
less than half an hour away in Flanders.
Stay Current on the emerging Iran Nuclear Deal, a defining historical moment. Attend a discussion with policy
experts at the Aidekman Campus on Route 10 in Whippany on June 2nd.
Celebrate Jewish/Chinese/Puerto Rican Culture at an amazing block party festival at the Eldridge Street
Synagogue on June 7th on the Lower East Side. Enjoy Chinese opera, klezmer and salsa and plena music;
Yiddish, Mandarin and Spanish lessons; Hebrew and Chinese scribal art, Puerto Rican mask making, mah
jongg and, of course, egg rolls, egg creams and empanadas – all kosher! Plus so much more! Maybe we
can organize an Adath Shalom caravan? Let me know!
Funniest Jewish Comedian Contest Time to shtick it to ‘em! The Jewish Week and Geoff Kole productions
is sponsoring an evening of Jewish comedic competition- only $15.00 on June 28th at the Broadway Comedy
Club, 318 W. 53rd Street starting at 8 PM.
Romantic Shabbat Picnic for Two (or more!): Tu B’Av, the Jewish love fest, takes place just one week after
our saddest day, Tisha B’Av. July 31st - just you and your special someone enjoying an idyllic Shabbat dinner
picnic here at Adath Shalom’s sumptuous grounds before relaxing music ushering in the day of rest. Calendar
it now!
Tanglewood Shabbat and Summer Shul! Wine coolers, classical and contemporary music, delicious summer
fruit, Sabbath Eve sunset, friends and family… we’re back for another beautiful summer of Friday Night celebrations throughout the summer. Stay tuned!
These are just a few of the wonderful opportunities this summer for Jewish connection, celebration and experience. Stay tuned for much more and happy summer, 5755!
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COMMITTEE NEWS
Lifelong Learning
Ellen Muraskin & Cookie Samuels, Co-Chairs
Chazak finished its third year of monthly lunches and programs with a May 12 presentation, "The Unbroken
Cord: Relationships with Grown Children, led by Sylvia Kramer. Even though many of our children already
have adult children of their own, Sylvia's talk was very well received and engaged our audience of twentythree. We also broke whatever ice possibly remained with some ice-breaking games, led by our own Sue
Solomon, social worker in residence at Adath Shalom.
We've enjoyed a year of strong attendance and (mostly) memorable speakers, on subjects ranging from Jews
n' Jazz to Undiscovered Jewish NYC to Bubbemeises, Yiddish songs and Jewish Missions to Moscow; talent
we'll draw on again next year, starting in October.
Watch this space for news of our first meeting after the holidays, and for a possible upcoming field trip to the
Museum of Jewish Heritage.
Thanks to everyone who helped out with shopping or cooking over the past year, including Tammy Applebaum, Neil and Roberta Bernstein, and Ann Varsano! We'll continue to welcome extra help next year, as
Ellen knuckles down to a full-time job. Have a great, healthy summer and we'll see you back in the fall!
Oldest Established Permanent Floating Book Club
All dates are Wednesdays at 7:30 pm unless indicated. RSVP to Ellen at [email protected] to find out
who is hosting in any particular month.
June 24: Indignation by Philip Roth
Summer, date TBD: Sonata for Miriam by Linda Olsson
Thank you to everyone who helped make our Tikkun Leil Shavuot a success.
Rabbi Rudin for his singing, dancing and text study.
Reb Deb Smith for her bibliodrama study of Ruth and her text study.
Elaine Blafer, Cookie Samuels and Maxine Moses for the delicious food, blintz
cooking demonstration and, of course, their creative Mt. Sinai cakes.
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Memorial Plaques
Permanently memorialize your loved ones by dedicating
plaques on the memorial alcoves in our sanctuary.
Celebrate your simcha with us
by sponsoring a Kiddush!
Buying a plaque also means that the name will be
included in our Yizkor book every year.
Cost: $360
Please contact synagogue office
The donation to our synagogue is $360.
Please call the office for more information.
Mazal Tov Shabbat Services
Share your simcha (anniversary, birthday, birth of child or grandchild,
engagement, promotion, retirement and more!) with your Adath Shalom family.
Please fill out the form on page 22 to recognize your celebration. A placard sharing your
simcha will be displayed on the Oneg or Kiddush Table and your simcha will be
announced from the bima during services.
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BULLETIN ADS
To place an ad, please contact
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Giving is a part of our Jewish heritage and our Jewish way of life. Traditionally, Jews give “tzedakah” to commemorate occasions,
both happy and sad, and to acknowledge honors (aliyot), accomplishments, friends...almost anything. Giving can take many forms.
One can give of their time and effort to the Jewish community or to the synagogue. One can give books, tapes, or other necessary
and tangible items. Many, however, choose to give money, either to individual funds available through the synagogue, or to the
general fund, allowing the leadership to use the donation in whatever way it deems most necessary.
ADATH SHALOM EXTENDS A MAZAL TOV TO:
The Carella Family
In honor of A. Remington becoming a Bar Mitzvah
The Kaden Family
In honor of Chelsea becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Stanley & Alyson Reuben
On the baby naming of their grandson
Lois and Dan Sackett
On the marriage of their daughter Rachel to Brandon Putnam
The Saideman Family
In honor of Colin becoming a Bar Mitzvah
JUNE ONEGS AND KIDDUSHES
ARE SPONSORED BY:
The Carella Family
In honor of A. Remington becoming a Bar Mitzvah
The Kaden Family
In honor of Chelsea becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Stanley & Alyson Reuben
In honor of the baby naming of their grandson
DONATIONS TO THE HOEXTER FAMILY
CARING FUND WAS RECEIVED FROM:
Walter & Dorothy Friedel
In honor of Jacob Badian becoming a Bar Mitzvah
In Loving Memory of
Sherry & David Mandel’s mother, Laurie
YAHRZEIT DONATIONS TO THE HOEXTER FAMILY
CARING FUND WERE RECEIVED FROM:
Edward & Gail Abelew
In memory of Mildred Fishbein
In memory of Bernard Abelew
Dr. Norman Ende
In memory of Abraham Ende
Ethel Lerner
In memory of Philip Jacknowitz
Jerry & Maxine Moses
In loving memory of Esther Rosenblum
YAHRZEIT DONATIONS TO THE TORAH FUND
WERE RECEIVED FROM:
The Saideman Family
In honor of Colin becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Mim Willinger
In memory of Mollie and Abraham Hammer,
Minnie and Max Willinger, and Henry Willinger
DONATIONS TO THE RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY
FUND WERE RECEIVED FROM:
DONATIONS TO THE TEACHER ENRICHMENT FUND
WERE RECEIVED FROM:
Brian Kalver & Sue Och
In honor of Jason becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Steve & Charlotte Frank
In honor of Jacob Badian becoming a Bar Mitzvah
In honor of Peri Manoff becoming a Bat Mitzvah
In honor of Sarah White becoming a Bat Mitzvah
In honor of A. Remington Carrella becoming a Bar Mitzvah
The Manoff Family
In honor of Peri becoming a Bat Mitzvah
The Perlmutter Family
In honor of Debra becoming a Bat Mitzvah
DONATIONS TO THE CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY
FUND WERE RECEIVED FROM:
Brian Kalver & Sue Och
In honor of Jason becoming a Bar Mitzvah
The Manoff Family
In honor of Peri becoming a Bat Mitzvah
The Perlmutter Family
In honor of Debra becoming a Bat Mitzvah
YAHRZEIT DONATION TO THE CANTOR’S
DISCRETIONARY FUND WAS RECEIVED FROM:
Paul Hoffspiegel
In memory of Ruth Hoffspiegel
The Manoff Family
Thank you to Charlotte Frank in honor of
Peri becoming a Bat Mitzvah
The Neufeld family
In memory of Fred Mechanic
The Brooks Family
The Harter Family
The Manoff Family
The Milberg Family
The Saltus Family
The Weinstein Family
In honor of the Religious School Teachers
DONATION TO THE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL EDUCATION
COMMITTEE FUND WAS RECEIVED FROM:
Frank & Arline Ravitch
In honor of Ariana becoming a Bat Mitzvah
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Giving is a part of our Jewish heritage and our Jewish way of life. Traditionally, Jews give “tzedakah” to commemorate occasions,
both happy and sad, and to acknowledge honors (aliyot), accomplishments, friends...almost anything. Giving can take many forms.
One can give of their time and effort to the Jewish community or to the synagogue. One can give books, tapes, or other necessary
and tangible items. Many, however, choose to give money, either to individual funds available through the synagogue, or to the
general fund, allowing the leadership to use the donation in whatever way it deems most necessary.
DONATIONS TO THE MARK DUNN SPECIAL NEEDS
FUND WERE RECEIVED FROM:
Arthur J. Dunn
Joel S. Dunn
The Kimowitz Family
Howard & Andrea Rosen
Ronald & Susan Salny
In memory of Dr. Joseph and Sylvia Shanik
TREES HAVE BEEN PLANTED IN ISRAEL BY:
Henry & Susan Smollin
In loving memory of Roseann Foglia
Gary & Debra Stein
In loving memory of Richard Taylor
The Perlmutter Family
In loving memory of Fred Mechanic
Hema Shah
The Kimowitz Family
The Ross Family
In honor of the Religious School Teachers
Donations gratefully accepted:
Tree in Israel
$ 18.00
Prayer Book
$ 54.00
Chumash
$ 72.00
Tree of Life
$ 180.00
Memorial Plaque*
$ 360.00
*names on memorial plaques will be included in our Yizkor book every year
Please contact synagogue office
Adath Shalom is a member of:
One way to honor your son or daughter at
their Bar/Bat Mitzvah is to have family
and friends read from the Torah. This is
also a meaningful way to honor loved
ones on their Yahrzeit. Cantor Jack will
record a CD for you and give you the text.
Please contact the Synagogue Office to
request a Torah portion and CD.
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COOL EVENTS in MAY
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Pajama Neshama
Friday: June 5
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Bring your pre-school children in their PJs for an
age-appropriate Shabbat Service, singing, a craft
and a bedtime story - all concluding with a light
child-friendly Shabbat dinner!
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Writers’ Circle
Writing is one of the most powerful forms of self expression. Here’s a
great opportunity for Adath Shalom writers and those with an interest in
writing.
Here’s a chance to have your material read and responded to by other
writers. Any subject, any amount of writing experience - just come with a
piece of writing you’re willing to share.
Facilitated by Pauline Hahn.
Dates: June 7, 14, 21, 28
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Team Up and Strike Back!
The Relay for Life, an all-night walkathon raising funds and awareness for
Cancer treatment is Morris County's greatest collective Mitzvah Project
doing its part in raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for research, treatment and the care of those faced with this devastating illness.
Chaired by our own Bonnie Rosenthal, the Relay for Life, beginning on June
6th, is an opportunity to gather as a community in solidarity to honor the
memory of those who have been lost to cancer, to stand in hope with those
in treatment and to celebrate those who have been blessed to be freed of the
disease. This year, the Relay for Life will take place a short drive from Adath
Shalom, at the County College of Morris located at 214 Center Grove Road in
Randolph.
Please take a moment to visit the Morris County Relay for Life's Home Page
and consider joining a team, sponsoring the event, or donating. And don't
miss the event- it's a powerful and beautiful affirmation of life and struggle. Bring the family for an hour or the whole night... you'll be immeasurably
enriched and inspired.
Please support Adath Shalom Member Teams. Each represents a family, a
struggle, a hope, a precious life remembered and a determination to fight
back:
Rainbow Racers
Mark Madness
Strike Out Cancer
Martial Arts Madness
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2014-2015 Saturday Morning
Monthly Youth Services Schedule
Energetic, fun, interactive services, discussions and games to help your child
connect with Judaism, develop their character and feed their spiritual selves!
Junior Congregation (grades 3-6) 9:45 am with Debbie Cirkus
Morah Debbie brings stories and prayers to life and creates a welcoming prayer environment!
Shabbat Chavurah (grades K-2) 10:30 am with Helaine Schreiber
Morah Helaine is a dynamic educator who shares her love of Judaism with her students!
Tot Shabbat (pre-Kindergarten) 10:30 am with Shari Berman
Morah Shari is an engaging educator who makes Shabbat fun for our kids!
June 20
RSVP to Pam Jorlett at [email protected]
or just come by
After Youth Services conclude, please join us in the
Main Sanctuary for the conclusion of the Shabbat Service
and then Kiddush in the Social Hall
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Adath Shalom
A Conservative Synagogue
841 Mountain Way, Morris Plains, NJ 07950-1955