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JEWISH COMMUNITY
CENTER OF
LONG BEACH ISLAND
E-LETTER
October 23, 2024
21 Tishri 5785
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This Simchat Torah will mark the first anniversary of the horrific events of October 7, 2023. It is customary to dance with joy with the torah on this holiday. This year we will be dancing at the JCC but with sadness as well. See Rabbi's message for details of our participatlion in “From Tears to Dancing” coordinated by the Mizrachi movement in Great Britain.
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Join us for
Suppa in the Sukkah
Thursday evening at 6:00 PM.
Baked Ziti
Garlic Bread
Salad
Dessert
RSVP 609-492-4090
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A MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI
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. 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 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with Kiddush luncheons held in the Sukkah as we 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. There is still time to do this important Mitzvah. Have you done “Jewish” today? Remember #Itzmitzvah!
This week we will conclude the holiday cycle in grand fashion. Thursday 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. So many shares two or three words about their loved ones just before Yizkor on Yom Kippur. It was a holy moment.
Services begin at 9:00 and I expect that Yizkor to begin at about 10:30 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.
This year, because it is the one-year anniversary of the massacre of 1200 of our brothers and sisters in Israel, Simchat Torah will be bittersweet. I am not sure how we will dance happily, but we will.
The JCC is part of a unique and meaningful program entitled “From Tears to Dancing”. Coordinated by the Mizrachi movement in Great Britain, we will be joining 525 shuls from 31 countries in 281 cities in honoring the memory of those murdered on and around Simchat Torah last year.
To do this, 1200 Torah covers were created, each one bearing the name of a civilian or soldier murdered simply because they were Jewish. The Torah cover we received is adorning one of our Torahs. It honors the memory of Captain Ariel Reich who died on October 31, 2023. He was 24 years old and had just recently become engaged to be married.
On Friday morning we will, again, dance with the Torahs. Come join us in honoring the memory of Ariel and the others who were martyred.
Once we are done dancing, 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 cry, We dance, We begin, We end, We begin again.
Shabbat Shalom and Moadim L’Simcha – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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CHAG SAMEACH
&
SHABBAT SHALOM
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Candle Lighting Time
(Southern Ocean County)
Erev Shemini Azeret
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024
5:48 PM
Erev Simchat Torah
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
6:46 PM
Shabbat Eve
Friday. Oct. 25, 2024
5:46 PM
JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
Erev Shemini Azeret
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024
at 7:30 PM
ZOOM ONLY
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Shemini Azeret
Thursday, Oct. 24
at 9:00 AM
YISKOR 10:30 AM
IN PERSON AND
ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
THURSDAY MORNING
Erev Simchat Torah
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024
at 7:30 PM
IN PERSON &
ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
THURSDAY NIGHT
Simchat Torah
Friday, Oct. 25, 2024
at 9:00 AM
IN PERSON AND
ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
FRIDAY MORNING
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SHABBAT
SERVICES
Friday, Oct. 25, 2024
7:30 PM
ON ZOOM ONLY
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join Services
on Zoom
FRIDAY NIGHT
Saturday,
Friday, Oct. 26, 2024
9:00 AM
IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
SHABBAT
FOR TORAH PORTION AND HAFTORAH CLICK HERE
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WEEKDAY SERVICES
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 the JCC Sukkah was perfect for a WAX lunch and a discussion of the Netflix hit "Nobody Wants This" (NWT). Thank you to the WAX chefs and waitresses. PS NWT has been renewed for Season 2!
Sunday morning through the Ocean County Jewish Federation, Rabbi Jay conducted a very informative conversation with Avi Mayer, former editor-in-chief of the Jerusalem Post. If you missed the program, CLICK HERE TO VIEW.
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SUNDAY, October 27
Pickleball
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TUESDAY, October 29
Pickleball
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WEDNESDAY, October 30
Canasta & Mah Jongg
12:30 PM
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THURSDAY, October 31
Pickleball
Davening & Duchaning Class
with Stu
7:45 PM After 7:30 Minyan
Torah Study with Rabbi Jay
11:00 AM
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Studying the Prophets
following morning minyan
Tour of Stockton University Holocaust Center
Lunch at Smithville Inn
11:00 AM
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Beginning Thursday, October 31
Davening & Duchaning Class
with Stu
After evening Minyan
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Friday, November 1
Trip to Stockton Holocaust Center
11:00 AM
Sunday, November 3
PJP Travel Series
Jewish Ethiopia
1:00 PM
Thursday, November 7
Singles, Widows and Widowers Meeting
3:00 PM
Thursday, November 7
Rabbi Jack Riemer and Rabbi Elie Spitz, “Duet on Psalms: Drawing New Meaning from Ancient Words”
8:30 PM
Thursday, November 14
PJP Israel Series
“Between Arabic and Hebrew: Mizrahi Culture in Israel”
8:30 PM
Friday, November 15
WAX Brunch at Jersey Girls
11:00 AM
Sunday, November 17
Barnegat Light Museum Lecture
2:00 PM
Wednesday, November 20
WAX Book Club
4:00 PM
Thursday, November 21
PJP John Kendrick Series
Danny Kay
8:30 PM
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Is the Shema really a prayer? What’s with all that moving? Why are there differences in the services? Do we really practice ‘priestly blessings?’
Please join the JCC’s newest 2-part course:
DAVENING & DUCHANING 101
DAVENING
Take a trek through the Sidur & Chumash with our varied prayers & writings learning the eclectic customs, traditions, & laws that have been carried on from generation to generation with twists & variations from the Ashkenazic & Sephardic venues
Stu W Lehrer will be our tour guide traveling through the pages of our own Sidur Sim Shalom & Etz Hayim Chumash sharing insights toward the aspects of davening over time
The interesting itinerary will fascinate participants even raise some eyebrows with what will be interpreted as unusual, intriguing, and even amusing enlightenment – Discussions will be a key element to the format
DUCHANING
From the time of Aaron, the first High Priest, chosen among his many duties, to bless the Children of Israel, Birchat HaKohanim or Duchaning has been a poignant service engaging till today
Stu, a Kohain himself, will share the history and process of this rite that is performed on Sukote, Pesakh, and Shavuote
DAVENING & DUCHANING 101 will be conducted on Zoom only on Thursday Nights following Ma’ariv which begins at 7:30 PM
Each class will last about 30 minutes of 6 sessions each:
October 31 – November 7 – 14 – 21 – December 5 – 12 & it’s free!
Please join us for Minyan followed by our newest Adult Ed course at
Zoom Meeting ID: 835 5920 8295 – Passcode 437 484
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JCC WOMEN’S AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 PM
NEXT BOOK REVIEW MEETING
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NEXT BOOK REVIEW MEETING
Wednesday, November 20th at 4:00 pm
Discussion Leader: TBA
The Little Liar
By: Mitch Albom
Eleven-year-old Nico Krispis has never told a lie. His schoolmate, Fannie, loves him because of it. Nico’s older brother Sebastian resents him for both these facts.When their young lives are torn apart during the war, it will take them decades to find each other again. Nico’s innocence and goodness is used against his tightly knit community when a German officer barters Nico’s reputation for honesty into a promise to save his loved ones. When Nico realizes the consequences of the betrayal, he can never tell the truth again. He will spend the rest of this life changing names, people he loves most. Albom’s extraordinary storytelling is at its powerful best in his first novel to confront the destruction that lying can wreak both on the world stage as well as on the individual lives that get caught up in it. As The Stranger in the Lifeboat spoke to belief, The Little Liar speaks to hope, in a breathless page-turner that will break your heart open and fill it with the power of the human spirit and the goodness that lies within us all. Narrated by the voice of Truth itself, The Little Liar is a timeless story about the power of love to ultimately redeem us, no matter how deeply we blame ourselves for our mistakes.
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We are very excited to add to the WAX Gift Shop items from local merchants and artisans. Stop in to look and buy one (or more) of these beautiful pieces for your home, as a gift or just for yourself. Here is a sample of some of our new products. The gift shop is open during office hours M-F 10 - 2.
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Lavina Haven Soy Candles and
Essential Oil Soaps
| Resin Bowls and Candlesticks by Seacrest Designs | |
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The following names will be read by the Rabbi on Friday evening:
Stanley Bloom
Leonard Einhorn
Esther Gottlieb
Lessie Markowitz*
Shirley Morgan
Edith Nissenblatt
Joseph Nudel
Bessie Okner
Abe Hirschorn*
Andrew Rothschild
Irene Schiff
Henry Schragger
Olly Alexander*
Sheldon Shapiro
Samuel Finkel
Irving Kern
Yetta Miller
Clara P. Kahn
Harold Leon Levy*
Robert Williams
Florence Brounstein
Thelma Butler
Goldie Gorelick*
Iris Millicent
Goldie Perlman*
Morris Saden
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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Rebecca Stern Dolinger
October 28
Lorna Klein
October 29
Ron Marr
October 29
Ina Morgenthal
November 1
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Michael & Marlene Nissenblatt
October 28
51st Anniversary
Warren & Carolyn Racusin
October 28
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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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Can you guess who is in this Simchat Torah picture from 1963? There is more than than one answer.
The answer is somewhere in this reminder.
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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:
PAVER 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:
dihoff1@aol.com
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.
See Order form here: Prayer Book
TRIBUTES
SEND ONE OF OUR TRIBUTES IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF
See order form here: TRIBUTES
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.
ANSWER: DON, ELAINE AND SONDI PRIPSTEIN
YAHRZEIT PLAQUES
Space is available for memorial plaques on the yahrzeit boards in the Sanctuary.
Here is the order form:
YAHRZEIT
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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2024 MEMBERSHIP FORMS
Your support is so important to the continued success of the JCC.
Here is form for renewal:
RENEW NOW
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:
JOIN NOW
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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- Jon Geier
Treasurer- Stu Cofsky
Secretary- Cliff Denker
Immediate Past President -Michael Babst
BOARD MEMBERS
Howard Babbitt
Diane Buskirk
Lorna Klein
Paul Levine
Ken Podos
Sondi Pripstein
Terri Robinovitz
Bonni Rubin-Sugarman
Rose Valentine
Ken Yudman
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
Representative to the Board - Sondi Pripstein
Rabbi Michael S. Jay, Spiritual Leader
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