Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island E-Letter
July 30, 2021
21 Av 5781
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LOOK FOR THE 2021 HIGH HOLIDAY ORDER FORM
IN THE MAIL
THE FORM IS NOW ON OUR WEBSITE
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A TORAH MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI
Parashat Eikev begins with “If only you would listen to these words….”. If only you would “Listen”. The word for Listen here is “Tishmeh-une”. It is from the same root as the word “Shema” which is the first word of “Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad”(Hear, Oh Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One).
Through the entire book of Deuteronomy, Moses constantly asks the Children of Israel to listen. Just to listen. Just to hear. Just to comprehend. Just to grasp. Just to pay attention. Just to take note.
Moses’ belief/hope is that if the Children of Israel listen and process what he is saying, they will be successful.
It would seem to be an easy requirement. But true “listening” requires a person to actively listen to what he/she is hearing. How often do we really do this?
If one looks around today, he/she will see that people have a really hard time listening completely. Most of us hear just what we want to hear. I think that Moses really understood this and that this is why he, so frequently, asked the Israelites too “listen”. They may have “heard”, but they did not “listen”; they did not comprehend.
Making the world a better place requires us to do all three.
Click the link below for an article on the topic of listening by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (Z”L). Let me know what you think.
Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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GUIDELINES FOR INDOOR SERVICES
- All attendees 18 years old and over must be fully vaccinated.
- Attendees must show proof of vaccination (card or on their phone).
- Masks must be worn indoors.
- Children under 18 who are not vaccinated need to wear a mask.
- Singing and participating in service is allowed.
- Social distancing of one chair between each group will be observed.
Please use the front door Saturday morning to enter. The handicapped door is also available.
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SHABBAT SHALOM
Candle Lighting Time
Friday evening,
July 30, 2021
7:53 PM
So. Ocean County
JOIN US FOR SERVICES
Friday evening
July 30, 2021
6:00 PM
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SHABBAT ON THE BEACH
24TH STREET BEACH
SPRAY BEACH
Bring a chair
and
on Zoom
IN CASE OF RAIN THE SERVICE WILL BE ON
ZOOM ONLY.
LOOK FOR AN EMAIL.
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to Join
Zoom Services
Saturday morning
July 31, 2021
Services
9:00 AM
In Person Services
and
Zoom Service
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to Join
Zoom Services
Torah Reading
Parashat Eikev
Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25
Here is the Parshah
Please respond to this email if you wish to have an aliyah this Shabbat.
Haftorah
Isaiah 49:14 - 51:3
Here is the Haftorah
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Saturday evening
9:00 PM
Havdallah followed by
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:
Sunday - Friday
Shacharit Service
8:15 AM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services:
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.THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
MONDAY 8/2
10:00 AM Chumash Class
TUESDAY 8/3
Open Mah jongg/Canasta
12:30 - 4 PM
THURSDAY 8/5
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 CLASSES FOR THIS WEEK
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JULY/AUGUST FRIDAY NIGHT SCHEDULE
July 30 – Shabbat on the Beach – Spray Beach
August 6 - Shabbat in the Lot
August 13 - Zoom with Chazzan Sara Geller
August 20 - Shabbat on the Beach - Loveladies
August 27 - Shabbat in the Sanctuary
YOU CAN JOIN ALL SERVICES ON ZOOM
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THE WEEK THAT WAS...
A wonderful interview with our Don Pripstein and author Donald Cohen took place last Tuesday evening. Mr. Cohen's book "The Inside Ride: A Journey into Manhood" offers a look at the relationship between father and son though their extensive letter exchange. Thank you for Susan Shapiro for making this program possible.
The WAX Book Discussion Program once again had a lively discussion about the book "The Hidden Palace" by Helene Wecker. Thank you to Debbie Schweighardt for keeping this program going. The next book club is August 25th at 4:00 pm when the group will be discussing "Apeirogon" by Colum McCann. There will not be a September discussion so bring your ideas for future books in August.
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To pay for this event by credit card, either use your account with Rakefet OR please go to our website, www.jccoflbi.org.
At the top of the 1st page:
Click "Community"
Click "Giving"
Scroll down to "Pay Here" - click on it and it will take you to the credit card site.
There will be a place where you indicate the purpose of your donation. If it is not "In Honor or In Memory Of', then indicate the purpose under "Other".
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THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
OF THE
JCC OF LBI
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and click on the honey link.
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Apeirogon by Colum McCann
Bassam Aramin is Palestinian. Rami Elhanan is Israeli. They inhabit a world of conflict that colors every aspect of their lives, from the roads they are allowed to drive on to the schools their children attend to the checkpoints, both physical and emotional, they must negotiate.
But their lives, however circumscribed, are upended one after the other: first, Rami’s thirteen-year-old daughter, Smadar, becomes the victim of suicide bombers; a decade later, Bassam’s ten-year-old daughter, Abir, is killed by a rubber bullet. Rami and Bassam had been raised to hate one another. And yet, when they learn of each other’s stories, they recognize the loss that connects them. Together they attempt to use their grief as a weapon for peace—and with their one small act, start to permeate what has for generations seemed an impermeable conflict.
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This extraordinary novel is the fruit of a seed planted when the novelist Colum McCann met the real Bassam and Rami on a trip with the non-profit organization Narrative 4. McCann was moved by their willingness to share their stories with the world, by their hope that if they could see themselves in one another, perhaps others could too.
With their blessing, and unprecedented access to their families, lives, and personal recollections, McCann began to craft Apeirogon, which uses their real-life stories to begin another—one that crosses centuries and continents, stitching together time, art, history, nature, and politics in a tale both heartbreaking and hopeful. The result is an ambitious novel, crafted out of a universe of fictional and nonfictional material, with these fathers’ moving story at its heart.
ORDER YOUR BOOK NOW AND START READING TODAY!
Click here to borrow book from the Ocean County Library.
A Zoom link will be sent shortly before the event.
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August Bazaar - August 11 from 8 AM - 3 PM
August 22 at 7:00 PM
Summer Concert II
Vocalist Ryan Kelly with comedian Larry Donsky
Wednesday, August 25 at 4:00 PM
WAX Book Club
"Apeirogon" by Colum McCann
Mah jongg every Tuesday at 12:30 PM beginning 7/6
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THIS WEEK'S YAHRZEITS
The following names will be read at Friday night services.
Sylvia Davis
Adam Marc Kreiger*
Sidney Pripstein*
Louis Greenwald*
Celine Kolb
Grace Petter
Tillie Schoenberger
Samuel Bell*
Lena Levison*
Samuel Richman
Morris Rosner
Miriam Blaher
Nathan Dondershine*
Lydia Garay
Shirley Halpern
David Hochman
Mildred Rosenthal
Myron Shapiro
Jay Dolinger
David Dover
Rivka Garkawe
Elaine Hoffman Greene
Victoria Kuperman*
Pearl Pepose
Leonard Reason*
Judith Schiller
Victor Zinn
Leonella Patrician
Benjamin Schocat
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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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MAZEL TOV
Mary and Jake Pleeter
on the marriage of their daughter Abigail
to Scott Kaplan
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SHARE YOUR NEWS
AND PICTURES
CONTACT:
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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Jeffrey Melin
July 31
Phyllis Cohen
August 1
Debra Horowitz
August 1
Howard Koransky
August 3
Harold Herzig
August 4
Jay Berman
August 5
Lisa Friedman
August 5
Roberta Scott
August 6
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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 - NEW INFORMATION !!!!!!!
Herb and Selma z”l Shapiro established the first individual Endowment Fund in memory of his father, as part of the JCC’s Endowment Fund portfolio. Judith z”l & Donald Pripstein joined the Shapiros and established The Pripstein Family Endowment Fund.
As recently reported, Don Pripstein pledged another $50,000 to establish The Judith & Donald Pripstein Endowment Fund.
As a result of Don’s letter, Harold Farin has stepped forward and has established “The Farin Family Endowment Fund”. This Fund will join with the three others as part of the JCC Endowment Fund portfolio. Other members are encouraged to also provide for the future of our JCC by establishing similar funds.
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 named funds will be joined together to be part of the Endowment Fund portfolio.
Endowment funds are necessary to ensure the continuation and well being of our congregation. All members are encouraged to help this important effort by contributing to this portfolio, whether as a specific named individual fund, or as a general donation. The donation can be spread over one, two, or three years, and can be paid via check, donation of appreciated stock, wills, or from the RMD of your IRA or 401K account. 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 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 OPEN TUESDAY AD THURSDAYS
FROM 10 - 2
CONTINUE TO 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
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
Graphics by
Irene Babst
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