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JEWISH COMMUNITY
CENTER OF
LONG BEACH ISLAND
E-LETTER
September 29, 2023
14 Tishri 5784
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FOR THE BEST VIEWING OF THE SHABBAT REMINDER,
CLICK HERE
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As the Rabbi of the JCC of LBI, I need to send my many thanks to all who joined us for services this year (whether in person or on Zoom). Because each of you chose to observe the Holy Days with the JCC, and because each of you were actively involved in all aspects of the services, with smiles and warmth, the energy in the building was incredibly positive.
You should know that your enthusiasm energizes me and Cantor Geller.
I have the unique privilege of viewing the congregation from many vantage points. I watched each of you from the Bimah. I saw you as I walk around during services. And I saw you as we wished each other Shanah Tovah as you were leaving the building at the end of services.
I joyously observed as you prayed, sang, sat, stood, learned, discussed, and laughed, during the entire High Holy Day experience. I observed as one could hear a pin drop during our Silent Amidahs. And I observed your solemnity during our Yizkor service. You made my rabbinic experience interesting, spiritual, meaningful, and fun. You elevated the Holy Days by your presence, this is called “Chiddur Mitzvah” (you have “beautified” the Holy Day observance). I feel blessed.
From the opening of our hearts on Rosh Hashanah to the searching of our souls on Yom Kippur, to the rebuilding of our lives on Sukkoth, we are a continually engaged and engaging community.
Indeed, Jews around the world have been spending time this week building Sukkahs. During the Sukkoth holiday, which begins this Friday evening (September 29th), we traditionally eat in a Sukkah, a temporary dwelling. This is designed to be reminiscent of the years our ancestors spent wandering in the desert. It also reintroduces us to our agrarian roots. (Yes, our ancestors were farmers.) We also combine special symbolic plant species, a palm branch, willow branches, myrtle branches, and an etrog and waive them all around us. (But not on Shabbat). These species are said, in the collective, to symbolize a complete human and these customs are designed to get us to use all our senses to see God’s wonder in the world around us.
If you don’t have a Sukkah, come to the JCC and join us for services at 9:00 AM on Saturday and/or Sunday. If the weather cooperates, we will have lunch in the Sukkah. If you cannot make it this weekend, simply come by to sit in the Sukkah during the week. Call me and I will try to arrange to waive a lulav with you!
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SOME THANK YOUS TO THOSE WHO MADE THE HIGH HOLIDAYS SO SPECIAL...
Rabbi Jay and Cantor Gefen -
What a team!!!
Harold Farin and his Ushers for seating everyone so smoothly.
Stu Lehrer for his thrilling shofar blowing.
All the people who had aliyahs, honors and readings for coming on time and participating so joyfully.
Cliff Denker, Howard Babbitt and Michael Piscetelli, our technical crew, for being there to solve any problems.
Our office staff for all their support.
And to all who joined us in person and on Zoom for a memborable High Holiday at the JCC of LBI.
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
September 29, 2023
6:24 pm
September 30, 2023
7:53 pm
(Southern Ocean County)
JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
Erev Sukkot
Friday, Sept. 29th
at 7:30 PM
ON ZOOM ONLY
DUE TO THE
WEATHER FORECAST
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
FRIDAY NIGHT
SUKKOT II
Saturday, Sept. 30th
SUKKOT II
Sunday, Oct. 1st
at 9:00 AM
IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
SHABBAT & SUNDAY
MORNING
TORAH READING
SUKKOT I & II
Leviticus 22:26-23:44, Numbers 29:12-16
Here is the Parshah
LEVITICUS
NUMBERS
HAFTORAH
SUKKOT I
Zechariah 14:1-21
HERE IS THE HAFTORAH
SUKKOT II
I Kings 8:2-21
HERE IS THE HAFTORAH
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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
NO SERVICE 10/1
Sunday at 9:00 AM
Here is your invitation from Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
SHACHARIT
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SH'MINI ATZERET
AND
SIMCHAT TORAH
SERVICE SCHEDULE
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Sh’mini Atzeret - Yizkor Recited
Saturday, Oct. 7th
at 9:00 AM
Erev Simchat Torah
Saturday,October 7th
at 6:00 PM
Simchat Torah
Sunday, Oct. 8th
at 9:00 AM
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THE PLANE HAS LANDED
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's 50/50 Raffle. $15,060 was collected and after expenses $7,530 was divided among the winners.
HERE ARE THE WINNERS:
1ST PRIZE: WARREN MATZ 60%
2ND PRIZE: RENEE WARD 30%
3RD PRIZE: ALANN TURTZ 10%
Thank you to Diane Hoffman for piloting our Raffle Plane and guiding it to a successful landing.
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3
Pickleball
3:00 PM Beginners Session
4:00 PM Regular Play
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4
Canasta & Mah Jongg
12:30 PM
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THURSDAY, September 5
Pickleball
10:00 AM
Brunch in the Succah
11:00 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
No Pickleball
10/1 and 10/8
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
Decorating the Sukkah
Due to weather this weekend, we will decorate after services on Oct 1
WAX Brunch in Sukkah
Thursday, October 5
11 am - 1 pm
18-Mile Run
Sunday, October 8
Walk the Bridge & Brunch at Old Causeway Inn
Sunday, October 15 at 10:30 AM
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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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8TH TO GIVE OUT WATER AND CHEER THE RUNNERS PARTICIPATING IN THE 18-MILE RUN
Come to the front of the JCC building at 10:00 AM. Let the office know you will be volunteering.
The run is dedicated to the Israeli Olympic Athletes murdered in Munich 51 years ago.
"May their memory be a blessing"
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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.
LOOK FOR INFORMATION ON THE NEXT PROGRAM:
Thursday, October 26 @ 8:30 PM
Itzhak Brook “A Physician’s Personal Account of the Yom Kippur War”
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PJP Series "What Jews Think”
2023-2024
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PJP Travel Programs
2023-2024
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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:
Betty Bosswick
Rose Britz*
Abraham Greenspan
Ruth Srager
Al Aronson
Beulah Gubar*
Dora Kaplan
Alfred Krechovitz*
Bea Mendlow*
Lena Greenwald*
Elaine Hirsch*
Mildred Berman
Selma Blacker*
Daniel Glass
Helen Karp
Ethel Tarlow
Bertrand Berman
Saul Celnik
Doris Farin*
Lynn Kamler Levi*
Pauline Sherman
Samuel Hoffman
Margaret Nudel
Milton Seavey
Casper Ungar*
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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Mary Pleeter
September 30
Howard Fruchterman
October 1
Michael Green
October 1
Carolyn Ross
October 1
Jill Denker
October 2
Lisa Litovsky
October 3
Gregg Gilman
October 4
Marc Wisotsky
October 5
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Barry & Elaine Sussman
October 2
40th Anniversary
Gary & Dale Morgenstern
October 4
43rd Anniversary
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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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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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