JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF
LONG BEACH ISLAND
E-LETTER
October 14, 2022
19 Tishrei 5783
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DINNER IN THE SUKKAH
Monday night, October 17 at 6:00 PM
A fleishig dinner in the Sukkah
(there will be seating inside as well).
Reservations are required.
Please contact the office or respond to this email.
Simchat Torah Services will follow dinner.
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A SUKKOT/SIMCHAT TORAH MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI
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It is Sukkoth, which is a joyous holiday. In fact one of the mitzvot of this holiday is simply to be happy! It is a time to be closer to nature. We do this by sitting in a Sukkah. (With the high winds this week this also helps us to appreciate the sturdiness of our permanent dwellings.) Sukkoth is also a time to praise God. We do this by singing the Hallel prayer and by waiving our Lulavs in all directions, acknowledging the possibility of God’s connection to all parts of our lives.
Our JCC community has been, and continues to be, busy. We had services last Monday and Tuesday, Kiddush luncheons were held in the Sukkah and we all spent time eating and schmoozing. Inasmuch as it is considered a mitzvah to spend time in a Sukkah during this holiday, please take the opportunity over the next few days to come and sit in the JCC’s. Bring a cup of tea or coffee and sit for a few minutes.
This week we will conclude the holiday cycle in grand fashion. Monday morning is Shemini Atzeret. As part of the morning service, we will be reciting Yizkor. The Yizkor service is important, because it gives us an opportunity to remember our loved ones. As I discussed on Yom Kippur, it is also important because, it gives us an opportunity to remember what we learned from the loved ones we have lost.
Services begin at 10:00 and I expect that Yizkor to begin at about 11:30 am. Please join us for all, or any part, of the service in person or on Zoom.
Monday evening at 6:00 pm we will be having dinner in the Sukkah. After dinner we will have Simchat Torah services which will include taking all of the Torahs out and dancing with them.
On Tuesday morning we will, again, dance with the Torahs. We will then read to the end of the Torah and then immediately, rewind to the beginning and read the Creation story. Ours is a constantly unfurling tradition; there is no beginning, nor is there an end. We are in continuous motion; we evolve, we change, and yet we are attached to the same scroll that our ancestors have read for the last 3,000 years. We begin, We end, We begin.
Shabbat Shalom and Moadim L’Simcha – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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From JCC18-Mile Water Station Coordinator Terri Robinovitz...
"Much appreciation to all volunteers for helping to distribute water to the runners today. Giving of your time and energy to work together made an unforgettable difference."
Donald Pripstein was unintentionally omitted from the list of volunteers in last week's Reminder. Our apologies.
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
October 14, 2022
6:00 PM
(So. Ocean County)
JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
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Friday night
October 14, 2022
6:00 PM
IN PERSON
AND ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
Saturday Morning
October 15, 2022
9:00 AM
IN PERSON AND
ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
Torah Reading
Exodus 33:12-34:26; Numbers 29:26-31
Here is the Reading
Haftorah
Ezekiel 38:18-39:16
Here is the Haftorah
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Saturday evening
October 1, 2022
7:30 PM
Havdallah
7:30
ZOOM ONLY
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
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:
Monday- Friday
Shacharit Service
8:15 AM
Sunday at 9:00 AM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
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SHIMINI ATZERET/
SIMCHAT TORAH
SCHEDULE
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CANDLE LIGHTING (SOUTHERN OCEAN COUNTY)
Sunday October 16 - Erev Shemini Azeret 5:58 PM
Monday, October 17 - Erev Simchat Torah 7:37 PM
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SHIMINI ATZERET/SIMCHAT TORAH SERVICES
Sunday, October 16
Erev Shemini Atzeret - 7:30 PM
Monday, October 17
Shemini Atzeret - 10:00 AM
YISKOR WILL BE RECITED
CANTOR GELLER WILL BE JOINING US FOR MONDAY MORNING SERVICES
Monday, October 17
Erev Simchat Torah
7:30 PM
Tuesday, October 18
Simchat Torah - 10:00 AM
All services are IN PERSON and on ZOOM
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 17
6:00 PM
Dinner in the Sukkah
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19
12:30 AM - 4 PM
Canasta & Mah Jongg
following Ma'ariv
7:45 PM
Studying the weekly portions
with Rabbi Jay based on the book
"Judaism’s Life-Changing Ideas"
by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21
11:00 AM Torah Study with the Rabbi
2:00 PM Beginning Hebrew with Ira
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ACTIVITIES
Tuesday, October 17
Dinner in the Sukkah
Wednesday, October 19
Boscov"s
Friends Helping Friends
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HERE IS THE FORM FOR YOU TO PRINT, FILL OUT
AND SEND IN WITH YOUR CHECK
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OR
YOU CAN NOW FILL OUT THE INFORMATION ON LINE FOR YOUR PAVER AND MAKE YOUR PAYMENT AS WELL
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The JCC will once again be participating in the PNJ Consortium. An exciting 8-part series is being made available to our congregation.
You need not register.
The Zoom link wil be sent out to everyone prior to the event.
NEXT PROGRAM NOVEMBER 10TH
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The following names will be read by the Rabbi on Friday evening
Samuel Hoffman
Milton Seavey
Casper Ungar*
Judith Blumberg
Rose Goldstein*
Marcia Nelson*
Lenore Traster*
Stanley Bloom
Leonard Einhorn
Lessie Markowitz*
Shirley Morgan
Edith Nissenblatt
Bessie Okner
Abe Hirschorn*
Irene Schiff
Henry Schragger
Olly Alexander*
Sheldon Shapiro
*Memorial plaque will be lit this week.
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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Ronda D. Gilbert
October 15
Fred Rothman
October 15
Neil Dolinger
October 16
Steven Swissman
October 18
Dana Newborn
October 20
Diane Tucker
October 21
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Martin Flumenbaum & Ruth Hochberger
October 15
45th Anniversary
Stu & Eve Lehrer
October 16
34th Anniversary
Howard & Gail Meltzer
October 17
31st Anniversary
Arthur & Ninette Steinberg
October 19
42nd Anniversary
Alan “Jake” Weinberg
October 19
4th Anniversary
David & Lenore Forsted
October 20
54th Anniversary
Stephen & Barbara Pyles
October 20
32nd Anniversary
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Marty Hochman
Terri Robinovitz
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MAZEL TOV TO
EILEEN & MARK ROSEN
on their 7th wedding anniversary
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WELCOME
RORY ZANE SHATZ
grandson of
Karen & David Shatz,
son of
Nicky & Daiel Shatz,
baby brother of
Kaya & Aidan
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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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NEW COLUMN: "WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN READING?"
I encourage our readers to share any articles (not political please) that might be of interest. Please email so I can just cut and paste. Rose
Here is our first entry from Sheila Weisel.
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DID YOU KNOW?
During the 2014 Oscars, they celebrated the 75th anniversary of the release of the "Wizard of Oz" by having Pink sing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow ."But what few people realized, while listening to that incredible performer singing that unforgettable song, is that the music is deeply embedded in the Jewish experience.
It is no accident, for example, that the greatest Christmas songs of all time were written by Jews. For example, "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was written by Johnny Marks and "White Christmas" was penned by a Jewish cantor's son, Irving Berlin. But perhaps the most poignant song emerging out of the mass exodus from Europe was "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". The lyrics were written by Yip Harburg. He was the youngest of four children born to Russian Jewish immigrants. His real name was Isidore Hochberg and he grew up in a Yiddish speaking, Orthodox Jewish home in New York. The music was written by Harold Arlen, a cantor's son. His real name was CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
Listen to the words sung by Pink in context of the real story behind the song.
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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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2022 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:
To pay on line
Fill in your information and then
go to Donation Details - then
Other and type in 2022 Membership
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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
Donald Pripstein
Terri Robinovitz
David Shatz
Rob Van Naarden
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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JCC INFORMATION
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
MONDAY - FRIDAY
CLOSED THURSDAY
FROM 10 - 2
Staff:
Leslie Dinkfelt, Office Manager
Mary Beth Krieger, Staff Member
Diane Parzych, Staff Member
Susan Berube, Kitchen Manager
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LATEST
BULLETIN:
PRAYER BOOK:
WEB SITE:
PAVERS:
TREE OF LIFE
YAHRZEIT PLAQUE FORM:
KOL HAKAVOD DONATION FORM
TRIBUTES:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Rabbi Michael S. Jay
Phil Rosenzweig, President
E-mail Editor: Rose Valentine
Graphics by
Irene Babst
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