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JEWISH COMMUNITY
CENTER OF
LONG BEACH ISLAND
E-LETTER
October 13, 2023
28 Tishri 5784
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FOR THE BEST VIEWING OF THE SHABBAT REMINDER,
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We are joining members of Temple B'nai Israel in Toms River who are collecting supplies needed by the soldiers in Israel. Many of the items are easily obtainable locally. Others can be purchased on Amazon. Whatever you feel you can donate would be greatly appreciated. The items will need to be packed in duffel bags for shipping so there is a great need for duffel bags.
We will be collecting items at the JCC until next Wednesday. They can be dropped off during office hours. M/T/W 10:00 - 2:00.
Here is the list of items.
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This week I am returning to my review of the daily prayers, but skipping ahead to look at a prayer that has great meaning given the nightmare currently being endured by our brothers and sisters in Israel. Indeed, it is felt by Jews all over the world.
Every Monday and Thursday the Torah is read during morning services. While the Torah is out, the prayer leader offers a series of ancient requests for the well-being of the community, dating from the days of the great Amram Gaon in ninth-century Babylon. After each request, the congregation says: “Amen!”
Theses requests are followed by a request recited by the congregation in unison:
[As for] our brethren, the entire House of Israel who [still] remain in distress and captivity, whether on sea or on land, may God have compassion on them, and bring them from distress to relief, from darkness to light, from servitude to redemption, at this moment, speedily, very soon; and let us say Amen.
Here is the Hebrew:
אַחֵֽינוּ כָּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל הַנְּ֒תוּנִים בַּצָּרָה וּבַשִּׁבְיָה הָעוֹמְ֒דִים בֵּין בַּיָּם וּבֵין בַּיַּבָּשָׁה הַמָּקוֹם יְרַחֵם עֲלֵיהֶם וְיוֹצִיאֵם מִצָּרָה לִרְ֒וָחָה וּמֵאֲפֵלָה לְאוֹרָה וּמִשִּׁעְבּוּד לִגְ֒אֻלָּה הַשְׁתָּא בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב וְנֹאמַר אָמֵן:
It was not uncommon in the Middle Ages for Jews to be kidnapped and held for ransom. So, we find ourselves reciting a prayer that was written in a different age and time. Yes, a different time, but it is just as applicable today as it was when it was written.
The prayer references the “entire house of Israel”. It recognizes that we, Jews, are all connected. Whether we identify as Israeli, American, conservative, reform, orthodox, male, female, young, old, LGBTQ, white, black, or brown, each of us is a thread in the Jewish tapestry. Now is the time for those threads to be tightly bound.
We will be saying this prayer in our daily minyans until such time as the current hostage crisis ends, may it end speedily and favorably to our people. Here is a nice version of the Acheinu prayer:
https://www.google.com/search?q=acheinu+youtube&oq=acheinu+youtube&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l2.542094006j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:431311df,vid:pvJWRTElJi4,st:0
Please join us for minyan so that you can add to the voice of the Jewish people saying this prayer on behalf of our fellow Jews. If you cannot join us, please recite it daily. Inasmuch as it is intended to be said with others, if you can, find another person to say it with.
As I wrote in my Brachas From the Beach Message yesterday:
One way to help is to say special Tehillim (Psalms) in times of distress. We've begun adding special Tehillim (Psalms) and prayers for our brothers and sisters in Israel in our daily prayers. We'll continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Evening minyan is at 7:30 pm. Morning minyan is at 8:15. Here a list of appropriate Psalms:
If you'd like to say Psalms on your own, it's traditional to say any of the following Psalms in times of distress: 16, 20, 25, 26, 38, 54, 81, 85, 86, 87, 102, 130, or 142. The Psalms can be found here: https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms?tab=contents
It looks as if this is going to be a long crisis and that it will become increasingly complicated. We need to prepare spiritually and emotionally for a marathon, not a sprint. We hope and pray that the immediate crisis subsides quickly. At the same time, we know that the impact from the evil perpetrated on our people will be felt for years to come.
Don’t stop checking in with family and friends here, in Israel, and around the world. Physical or virtual hugs will remain important.
I remain grateful to our incredible JCC community for the care and love it has expressed.
Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
October 13, 2023
6:02 pm
JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
Friday, October 13, 2023
at 7:30 PM
IN PERSON & ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
FRIDAY NIGHT
Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023
9:00 AM
IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
SHABBAT
TORAH READING
Parashat Bereshit
Genesis 1:1-6:8
Here is the Parshah
Bereishit (“In the Beginning”), the first parashah in the annual Torah reading cycle, begins with God’s creation of the world. The first people, Adam and Eve, eat from the Tree of Knowledge and are banished from the Garden of Eden. Their elder son, Cain, kills their younger son, Abel, and Cain is destined to a life of wandering.
HAFTORAH
I Samuel 20:18-42
Here is the Haftorah
HAVDALLAH
7:00 PM
IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
HAVDALLAH
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Sunday - Thursday
Ma'ariv Service
7:30 PM
Here is your invitation from Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
MA'ARIV
Monday- Friday
Shacharit Service
8:15 AM
Sunday at 9:00 AM
Here is your invitation from Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
SHACHARIT
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Sunday, JCC Volunteers handed out water to the
St. Francis 18 Mile runners and waved Israeli flags.
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Our Volunteers
Harris Weisel
Diane Hoffman
Deb Schweighardt
Ron & Linda Marr
Ron & Diane Buskirk
Stu & Eve Lehrer
Ira & Stu Morgenthal
Rose Valentine
Don Pripstein
Rennie & Marcia Gonsalves
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"And whether they grabbed water from me or not, I had at least 3 dozen runners reach over and touch my flag, or just say that they supported us and Israel."
Don Pripstein
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16
Pickleball
10:00 AM
Walk the Bridge & Brunch at Old Causeway Inn
10:30 AM
CANCELLED
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17
Pickleball
3:00 PM Beginners Session
4:00 PM Regular Play
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18
Canasta & Mah Jongg
12:30 PM
Boscov’s Friends and Family, In-person Shopping Only
All Day
WAX Book Group
4:00 PM
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THURSDAY, September 19
Pickleball
10:00 AM
Torah Study with the Rabbi
11:00 AM
INTERMEDIATE HEBREW CLASS WITH IRA
2:00 PM
Contact Ira for more information
inaira213@gmail.com
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PICKLEBALL
SUNDAY 10:00 AM
TUESDAY 3:00 PM
THURSDAY 10:00 AM
Pickleball will start at 3:00 and we invite people who have never played and want to learn to play, or people who want to practice and improve their serve or net play, to attend at that time. We will still play from 4-6.
Reminder: Pickleball for members only!
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MAH JONGG & CANASTA
WEDNESDAYS
12:30 PM TO 4:00 PM
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UPCOMING ACTVITIES
Walk the Bridge & Brunch at Old Causeway Inn
Sunday, October 15 at 10:30 AM
CANCELLED
Boscov’s Friends and Family, In-person Shopping Only
Wednesday, October 18
WAX Book Group
Wednesday, October 18 at 4:00 PM
An evening with Carl Steinberg: “A Bob Dylan Night”
Saturday, October 21 at 7:30 PM
Pinelands Walk with Lisa
Thursday, October 26 (Rain Date October 27)
PJP Zoom Program
Itzhak Brook “A Physician’s Personal Account of the Yom Kippur War”
Thursday, October 26 at 8:30 PM
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JOIN US SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21ST
7:30 PM
FOR A TRIBUTE TO BOB DYLAN
BY OUR MEMBER
CARL STEINBERG
REFRESHMENTS
WILL BE SERVED
RSVP HERE
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JCC WOMEN’S AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 PM
NEXT BOOK REVIEW MEETING
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Wednesday, October 18th at 4:00 PM
Discussion Leader: TBA
A Pigeon and a Boy: A Novel By Meir Shale
During the 1948 War of Independence—a time when pigeons are still used to deliver battlefield messages—a gifted young pigeon handler is mortally wounded. In the moments Wednesday, November 15th at 4:00 PM Discussion Leader: TBA Code Name Sapphire By: Pam Jenoff 1942. Hannah Martel has narrowly escaped Nazi Germany after her fiancé was killed in a pogrom. When her ship bound for America is turned away at port, she has nowhere to go. 2 3 Volume 16/ Issue 6 before his death, he dispatches one last pigeon. The bird is carrying his extraordinary gift to the girl he has loved since adolescence. Intertwined with this story is the contemporary tale of Yair Mendelsohn, who has his own legacy from the 1948 war. Yair is a tour guide specializing in bird-watching trips who, in middle age, falls in love again with a childhood girlfriend. His growing passion for her, along with a gift from his mother on her deathbed, becomes the key to a life he thought no longer possible. Unforgettable in both its particulars and its sweep,
A Pigeon and A Boy is a tale of lovers then and now—of how deeply we love, of what home is, and why we, like pigeons trained to fly in one direction only, must eventually return to it. In a voice that is at once playful, wise, and altogether beguiling, Meir Shalev tells a story as universal as war and as intimate as a winged declaration of love.
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NEW PROGRAMS WITH PJP
Thanks to our membership in the PJP we were able to enjoy a variety of programs last year. Here are the new programming lists. We will send out a Reminder and Link prior to each event. No need to register in advance.
Thursday, October 26 @ 8:30 PM
Itzhak Brook “A Physician’s Personal Account of the Yom Kippur War”
The presentation includes a description of the historical background of the Yom Kippur War and its effects on the Israeli society, as well as Dr. Brook’s personal experiences and challenges as a battalion physician in the Sinai. He will address the physical and psychological traumas his soldiers had to cope with, the effect of religion on them, the cost of war in human life and suffering, and the daily struggle for survival in the difficult war which threatened Israel’s existence.
Itzhak Brook, M.D., M.Sc., is a Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington DC. He was born and raised in Haifa, Israel and earned his medical degree from Hebrew University, Hadassah School of Medicine, in Jerusalem. He served in the Israeli army as a medic in the Six Day War in 1967 and as a battalion physician during the Yom Kippur war in 1973. Subsequently, he completed a fellowship in adult and pediatric infectious diseases at the University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine. He served in the medical corps of the US Navy for 27 years. Dr. Brook has authored several hundred publications in scientific journals and ten textbooks. He authored the books:" In the Sands of Sinai- A physician's Account of the Yom Kippur War" and “My voice - a physician’s personal experience with throat cancer.”
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PJP Series "What Jews Think”
2023-2024
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PJP Travel Programs
2023-2024
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LAST CALL FOR PAVER ORDERS | |
If you would like to order a paver for this 2023 installation, please fill out the form ( click below ) and return it to the JCC office with payment. | |
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The following names will be read by the Rabbi on Friday evening:
Clara P. Kahn
Harold Leon Levy*
Irene Pepis
Robert Williams
Florence Brounstein
Thelma Butler
Goldie Gorelick*
Millicent Iris
Goldie Perlman*
Morris Saden
Ronald Dalin
Ellen Rosen Field
Ralph Konwiser
Joseph Rosenthal
Joseph Gross
Eric M. Kahn
Fanny Margent
Lorraine Baratt
Molly Fingerman
Judy Abend
Francis August
Herbert Davis
Jane Hochberger
Ruth Maginsky
Will Roth
Albert Stuhl
Max Weinstein
Sylvia Greene
Rabbi Samuel Nunberg*
Shirley Rogers
Rose Rosenbaum
Paul Tanenbaum
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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Rhonda D. Gilbert
October 15
Fred Rothman
October 15
Lori Sherman Appel
October 16
Neil Dolinger
October 16
Steven Swissman
October 18
Dana Newborn
October 20
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Martin & Cindy Bergman
October 14
Martin Flumenbaum & Ruth Hochberger
October 15
46th Anniversary
Howard & Gail Meltzer
October 17
32nd Anniversary
Jeffrey & Lois Miller
October 17
36th Anniversary
Arthur & Ninette Steinberg
October 19
43rd Anniversary
Jake & Erin Weinberg
October 19
5th Anniversary
David & Lenore Forsted
October 20
55th Anniversary
Stephen & Barbara Pyles
October 20
33rd Anniversary
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REMEMBERING
RABBI SAMUEL NUNBERG
WHO SERVED AS OUR SPIRITUAL LEADER
1999 - 2000
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SHARE YOUR NEWS
AND PICTURES
CONTACT:
rvalen1963@aol.com
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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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FROM CONTRIBUTOR TO OUR SHABBAT REMINDER, SHEILA WEISEL
Let me begin by saying that I am heartbroken about what is going on in Israel right now. I am real tired of hearing those religious leaders and groups who claim to stand up for Israel say on the news that we have to have tolerance for each other. Tolerance is not what they need. They need to have understanding and compassion. People come in all shapes and sizes, all the men have the same body parts and all the women do also, all of our hearts are located in the same place in our bodies no matter what or who they believe in, or what religions they practice. If more people took the time to learn about other religions and their customs this would be a better world. Fear promotes hatred. Those who hate any group of people need to get to know them on a one to one basis. That's all I have to say right now because I am stepping down off my soap box.
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YOU CAN NOW FILL OUT A GIVING FORM AND PAY ON LINE IN ONE SIMPLE PROCESS.
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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
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.
Since then, three additional individual Endowment Funds have been established. Other members are encouraged to also provide for the future of our JCC by establishing similar funds. Please consider adding to this number.
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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2023 MEMBERSHIP FORMS
Your support is so important to the continued success of the JCC.
Here is form for renewal:
And if you have been reading our Shabbat Reminder and other communications and have not yet joined our congregation, here is the new member form:
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JCC FUNDS
Your gift to the JCC supports 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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JCC LEADERSHIP
OFFICERS
President- Phil Rosenzweig
1ST Vice President-Sherry Fruchterman
2ND Vice President-Diane Hoffman
3RD Vice President- Rose Valentine
Treasurer- Ira Morgenthal
Secretary- Cliff Denker
Immediate Past President -Michael Babst
BOARD MEMBERS
Howard Babbitt
Diane Buskirk
Mitch Frumkin
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Jon Geier
Paul Levine
Ken Podos
Terri Robinovitz
David Shatz
Bonni Rubin-Sugarman
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
President - Diane Buskirk
Co-Vice President - Noralyn Carroll
Co-Vice President - Jill Denker
Treasurer - Suzy Geier
Secretary - Joanne Babbitt
Immediate Past President - Irene Babst
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