Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island E-Letter
September 10, 2021
4 Tishri 5781
|
|
SEE NEW LINKS FOR DAILY SERVICES |
|
ROSH HASHANAH REVISITED
Preparing a hybrid service for the Holy Days was quite a challenge. How to engage our "roomers" and "zoomers" and to create a feeling of one united congregation? Monitors in the social hall and sanctuary allowed the roomers to see those on Zoom who had aliyahs and readings. Our zoomers could see the sanctuary and bimah. And everyone was able to see the Torah and Aaron Lombardi chanted the portion (for those in the building hearing Aaron on Zoom felt like it was coming from the heavens).
It was so good to finally have our Hazzan Sara Geller here on LBI in person. Her beautiful voice and warmth added so much to the service and her lesson on a portion of the liturgy was most appreciated. Rabbi Jay delivered two talks - one on what we believe and the other on Israel - and gave us something to think about.
Thank you to Gabbai Ira Morgenthal for calling those up for aliyot. Yasher Koah to those who had honors and readings. Also a shout out to our ushers who greeted everyone as they entered the building.
|
|
 |
As many of you know Irwin A. Horowitz, father of Sheri and father-in-law of Rabbi Michael S. Jay, passed away early Monday morning just before the beginning of Rosh Hashanah. With the Rosh Hashanah holiday and Irwin's funeral today, I asked if I could help the Rabbi by writing the email message for this week.
IRWIN A. HOROWITZ
MARCH 20, 1936 – SEPTEMBER 6, 2021
Rudy and I met Irwin some 50 years ago when our children began playing Little League in Livingston, NJ. They, along with their friend Nick, coached our boys successfully through the ranks. We would also got together on LBI during summer vacations. Our three boys and Irwin's son David would play in the weekly Mr. T mini- golf tournaments. David would always take home first prize and our kids were so envious of that trophy on a a piece of unfinished wood that he would take home.
As the families grew up we ran into each other in town and shared stories of our kids achievements. But it was 12 years ago that the Horowitz family came back into our lives. Rabbi Jack, of blessed memory, was quite ill and could not conduct services in our brand new building that summer. We asked our congregants to reach out to Rabbis who would like to come down to the shore for a weekend, stay in the "parsonage" and conduct services. When I shared this story with a dear friend, she said she knew of a newly ordained Rabbi who might be interested (thank you Penny). I called "a Rabbi Jay" to speak to him about the opportunity and low and behold found that his wife was Sheri Horowitz. The rest is history.
At the funeral today, each of Irwin's four children spoke lovingly about their father and how much they admired him: his sense of humor and fun loving nature, the wise advise he imparted to them, their pride in his legal expertise and prowess. One of the things they remembered is how he loved to daven, that no one loved to pray more than their father. So when the pandemic came and kept him from going to minyan, he joined the JCC Zoom minyan every day. He became part of our minyan family and we all got to chat with him and gain, as his children did, from his unique wisdom and take on the Torah.
Many in the Jewish community agree that dying just before Rosh Hashanah means you’re a tzaddik. After all G-d waited for the year to be almost over before he closed the book on such a righteous person.
Thank you Irwin, a truly righteous man, for spending your last years with the JCC of LBI.
SHIVA INFORMATION
Shiva Minyans
ZOOM ONLY
Thursday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
evenings at 7:30 PM
Friday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
mornings at 8:15 AM
The link will remain open for an hour after each service to
speak with the family.
Please join the family to share special memories of Irwin
at a Zoom Memorial Service
Sunday, September 12, 2021
at 2:00 PM
Donations can be made to the JCC of LBI in Irwin's name.
|
CANDLE LIGHTING FOR
YOM KIPPUR
6:46 PM
|
|
|
|
SHABBAT SHALOM
Candle Lighting Time
Friday evening,
September 10, 2021
6:55 PM
So. Ocean County
JOIN US FOR SERVICES
|
SHABBAT SHUVAH
refers to the Shabbat that occurs during the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Only one Shabbat can occur between these dates. This Shabbat is named after the first word of the Haftarah (Hosea 14:2-10) and literally means "Return!"
|
Friday evening
September 10, 2021
6:00 PM
ZOOM ONLY
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to Join
Zoom Services
Saturday morning
September 11, 2021
Services
9:00 AM
ZOOM ONLY
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to Join
Zoom Services
Torah Reading:
Parashat Vayeilech
Deuteronomy 31:1-31:30
Here is the Parshah
Haftorah
Hosea 14:2-14:10; Micah 7:18-7:20; Joel 2:15-2:27
Here is the Haftorah
|
Saturday evening
8:30 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:
Sunday - Friday
Shacharit Service
8:15 AM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
Join Zoom Services:
|
|
|
|
.THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
NO
CLASSES & MAH JONGG THIS WEEK
|
|
18 Mile Run
49th Annual Long Beach Island Commemorative 18 Mile Run
Sunday, October 10, 2021
After A 2 Year hiatus due to coastal storm flooding and COVID-19 precautions, the 18 Mile Run is back in person!!
The event is sponsored by St. Francis Community Center, Brant Beach, NJ, in cooperation with the LBI Jewish Community Center.
|
|
|
THIS WEEK'S YAHRZEITS
The following names will be read at Friday night services.
Irma Golden*
Henry Levitt
Muriel Powitz*
Isadore Brecher
Helen Koseff*
Leon Segal
Dorothy Sherry*
Ida Steinberg
Helaine Bennett
Zena Josephson*
Michael Norman Kreiger*
Leo Slomovitz
Jill Sisenwine Berger
Philip Millstein*
Karl Rebarber
Hannah Resnek
Freda Black
Eva Braun
Sara Jacobs Fink*
Arthur Petter
Beatrice Smith*
|
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. |
|
|
|
BARNETT & DIANE HOFFMAN
on the Bar Mitzvah
of their Grandson
Theo Cornick
on Sept. 18, 2021
|
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
|
George Karp
September 11
Julie Lippmann
September 11
Steven Ross
September 12
Bradley Evan Stein
September 12
Janet Barrish
September 13
Ellen Konwiser
September 13
Carol Katz Sicheri
September 13
Donald Paris
September 15
Marcia Babbitt Gonsalves
September 16
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
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.
|
|
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.
|
Staff:
Leslie Dinkfelt, Office Manager
Mary Beth Krieger, Staff Member
Kitchen Manager: Susan Berube
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
