Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island E-Letter
April 23, 2021
11 Iyar 5781
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SUNDAY, APRIL 25 AT 11:00 AM |
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There is an assignment for you at the end of this message!!!!
In Parashat Kedoshim, God tells Moses to tell the entire Israelite community that they “shall be holy because God is holy.” On its face, it is a huge demand that God is making of the Israelites.
While to be holy is to do things that go above and beyond what might be acceptable, it does not require one to be a “super-mensch”. Here are some very simple examples:
The person striving to be holy doesn’t just drive Grandma home. He/she takes grandma to the front door and makes sure she enters her apartment safely.
The person striving to be holy doesn’t just make dinner. He/she makes sure that everyone at the table has enough food before taking for him/herself.
The person striving to be holy returns the car he/she borrowed with more gas than it had when he/she took it.
If the person striving to be holy cannot find the owner of the 10 dollars he/she found, he/she donates it to charity.
The person striving to be holy pays a condolence call to the person he/she only just met if that person has lost a loved one.
The person striving to be holy brings chicken soup to someone who is not feeling well.
The person striving to be holy wears the mask outside during a pandemic, despite conflicting opinions, because it just might help to shorten the pandemic.
The person striving to be holy irons clothes before he/she donates them.
Now it’s time for you to give me your input. Please finish the following sentence and email it to me at mjayrab@gmail.com after Shabbat:
“THE PERSON STRIVING TO BE HOLY………..”
As of this writing, we have counted 26 days in the counting of the Omer which means that we are past the halfway point toward our receipt of the Torah. Let’s Elevate our spirits and our holiness as we approach Sinai.
Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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THIS SHABBAT IS THE
75TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE
BAR MITZVAH OF
DONALD PRIPSTEIN
Join us as Don leads the Shabbat Service at 10:00 AM
MAZEL TOV!!!!!!
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Candle Lighting Time
Friday evening,
April 23, 2021
7:25 PM
JOIN US FOR SERVICES
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April 23, 2021
6:00 PM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services
Saturday morning
April 24, 2021
Torah Study
9:00 AM
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Services
10:00 AM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services
Don Pripstein will be leading services.
Zack Lombardi will be reading Torah.
Torah Reading
Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim
Leviticus 16:1-20:27
Here is the Reading
Haftorah
Amos 9:7 - 9:15
Here is the Haftorah
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Saturday evening
8:00 PM
Havdallah
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services
Sunday - Thursday
Ma'ariv Service
7:30 PM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services:
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Sunday - Friday
Shacharit Service
8:15 AM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services:
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JCC RE-OPENING
Members of the JCC of LBI received the attached letter from President Michael Babst regarding the re-opening of the JCC of LBI building.
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.THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
SUNDAY 4/25 @ 11:00 AM
Blessing of the Animals
MONDAY 4/26 @ 10:00 AM
Chumash Class
WEDNESDAY 4/28
WAX Book Review @ 4:00 PM
Rabbi's University Class @ 8:00 PM
THURSDAY 4/29
11:00 AM Torah Study with the Rabbi
2:00 PM Beginning Hebrew with Ira
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HERE ARE THE LINKS FOR THE ACTIVITIES FOR THIS WEEK |
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BLESSING
OF
THE
ANIMALS
Sunday 4/25 @ 11:00 AM
via Zoom
Gather your pets around the computer for a special blessing. Dogs, cats, hamsters, parakeets and parrots are welcome
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Wednesday, 4/28 at 4:00 PM
WAX Book Discussion at
Jephte's Daughter
by Naomi Rageno
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The pampered daughter of a wealthy Hasidic businessman, Batsheva Ha-Levi grows up in the affluent suburbs of Los Angeles. But everything changes when she turns eighteen and finds that her loving father has made a secret vow which will shatter her life, forcing her to marry a man she hardly knows and sending her to the exotic, golden city of Jerusalem. On her wedding day, she enters a strange and foreign world steeped in tradition and surrounded by myth. Shackled by ancient rules, she soon understands that to survive she will have no choice but to fight for her freedom, to reconcile her own need to live in the modern world with her ancestral obligations, and to choose between the three men who vie for her body, her soul, and her love. |
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SHABBAT DINNER
Friday, May 7th
at 6:00 PM
SHABBAT MORNING WITH
HAZZAN SARA GELLER
Saturday, lMay 8
10:00 AM
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MOVIE NITE
Thursday, May 20th
7:45 PM
Film to be announced
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LET'S WALK THE BRIDGE
Sunday, May 23rd
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
WAX BOOK REVIEW
Wednesday, April 26
BOOK SELECTION TO BE ANNOUNCED
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THE WEEK THAT WAS......
A wonderful discussion of the Netflix hit "Shtisel" was held Thursday evening. There is so much more to cover in the discussion, we will be planning two more sessions. Stay tuned for the dates.
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UTHE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
OF THE
JCC OF LBI
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THIS WEEK'S YAHRZEITS
The following names will be read at Friday night services.
Taube Marian Blumberg
Pearl Buchalter
Dr. Harold Feldman
Edna Axilbund
Jeanette Barrish
David Epstein
Philip Petchenik
Elly Albu
Hyman Danon
Anne Eiser
Rebecca Gerber*
Sophie Strote
Louis Cohen
Eric Katz*
Lillian Medvin
Rose Buznitsky
Irene Ginsburg
Leo Krampf
Ernest Lippmann
Evelyn Lizzack
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In this Zoom era, we have been able to have a daily minyan at 8:15 AM and at 7:30 PM and on Shabbat. We encourage you to join us on the day of your loved one’s yahrzeit. In the morning, the service is about ½ hour beginning at 8:15 and in the evening at 7:30 until about 7:45. Rabbi will be glad to say the traditional El Malei Rachamim prayer for you, which is recited during the funeral, going up to the grave of the departed, Yizkor remembrance day and other occasions on which the memory of the dead is recalled. You are also welcome to share with the minyan some special memories of your loved one. |
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Ruth Miller
April 24
Meryl Gindin
April 26
Shelley Kreiger
April 26
Bonnie Shrager
April 26
Rabbi Michael Jay
April 27
Michael Slomovitz
April 28
Barbara Berman
April 30
James Donovan
April 30
CONDOLENCES TO
TERRI ROBINOVITZ
on the loss of her brother
Joseph Turi
ZOOM SHIVA
for
TED COHEM
Friday, April 23 at 2:00 PM
"May God remember forever our dear ones who have gone to their eternal rest. May they be at one with the One who is life eternal. May the beauty of their lives shine for evermore, and may our lives always
bring honor to their memory."
SHARE YOUR NEWS
AND PICTURES
CONTACT:
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CARING COMMITTEE
This committee acts as a support system for congregation members facing illness and other personal situations that need to be addressed.
Please contact Chairperson,
Debby Schweighardt
if you are in need of assistance or if you know of a JCC member
that needs our help.
973-634-5349
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GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
PAVERS
Inscribe a paver at the front entrance to the building
8" X 4", 8" X 8" and 12" X 12"
SEE UPDATED ORDER FORM:
Become a permanent part of the JCC landscape.
Purchase a personalized paving stone
in honor of your family or in memory of a loved one.
Please contact Diane Hoffman
with your order or with any questions:
PRAYER BOOKS
There are still High Holiday Prayer Books and Chumashim available to be purchased in memory or honor of someone or something. The cost of a Prayer Book is $72 each and $120 for an Eitz Hayim Chumash. The donation includes an affirmation sticker in the book and an acknowledgement letter or letters.
TRIBUTES
SEND ONE OF OUR TRIBUTES IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF
TREE OF LIFE
Add a leaf (leaves) to our beautiful Tree of Life located in the Social Hall. See the order form here: TREE OF LIFE
Bronze Leaf $90
Silver Leaf $126
Gold :Leaf $180
ENDOWMENT FUND
Join Herb and Selma Shapiro z"l to help assure the continuity of our JCC, and our ability to continue providing a full- congregation to serve the Jewish people of the area. Judith z"l & Donald Pripstein have joined the Shapiros with a $50,000 donation and have established The Pripstein Family Endowment Fund.
A donation of at least $50,000 to the endowment fund will allow the donor to name one of the funds as the donor wishes. All such name funds will be joined together to be part of the endowment fund portfolio.
All members are encouraged to help this important effort by contributing to this fund whether as a specific named fund, or as a general donation. Your gift to the fund can be sent to the JCC Office. Please mark your check accordingly.
YAHRZEIT PLAQUES
Space is available for memorial plaques on the yahrzeit boards in the Sanctuary.
Here is the order form:
KOL HAKAVOD
Please consider being a part of this campaign to supplement the clergy needs of our congregation. This is a separate, voluntary commitment and is additional to our low annual dues obligation. HERE IS THE LINK TO BRING UP THE DONATION FORM KOL HAKAVOD
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JCC FUNDS
Your gift to the JCC support our Clergy, our Congregation and the Community.
ENDOWMENT FUND
This fund was established to assure the continuity of our JCC, and our ability to continue providing a full-service congregation to serve the Jewish people of the area. While a donation of any amount is encouraged, a donation of at least $50,000 allows the donor to name a special or specific Endowment Fund in memory or honor of a specific person event, or family.
GENERAL FUND
Donations to this fund are not earmarked but placed in the general administrative account. Donations to this fund can be in honor or memory of a person, event, or family.
KOL HAKAVOD FUND
Donations to this campaign supplement the clergy needs of our congregation.
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
This fund, managed by the rabbi, allows donors to enable the rabbi to do the work of tzedakah in response to the needs of individuals, organizations and the community.
ZENA & JERRY JAY KIDDISH FUND
The Zena and Jerry Jay Kiddush Fund was established in memory of Rabbi Jay's parents to help provide funds for our Saturday morning kiddushes.
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The Pergula on the JCC property is for sale. $600.00. Contact Sherry for further information
fsherryf@yahoo.com
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THE JCC OF LBI IS LOCATED AT
2411 Long Beach Boulevard (24th Street)
Spray Beach, NJ 08008
Telephone: 609-492-4090 FAX: 609-492-7550
THE OFFICE IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED.
PLEASE USE THE PHONE OR EMAIL WITH REQUESTS.
OUR OFFICE STAFF WILL BE CHECKING IN REGULARLY.
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Staff:
Leslie Dinkfelt, Office Manager
Mary Beth Krieger, Staff Member
Tony DeGregorio, Custodial Staff
Kitchen Manager: Susan Berube
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LATEST
BULLETIN:
PRAYER BOOK:
WEB SITE:
PAVERS:
TREE OF LIFE
YAHRZEIT PLAQUE FORM:
KOL HAKAVOD DONATION FORM
KOL HAKAVOD
TRIBUTES:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Rabbi Michael S. Jay
Michael Babst, President
E-mail Editor: Rose Valentine
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