JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF
LONG BEACH ISLAND
E-LETTER
October 21, 2022
26 Tishrei 5783
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A TORAH MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI
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Last night we concluded a full year of Torah study using the book: Judaism’s Life-Changing Ideas by, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. We studied each week’s Torah Portion using Rabbi Sacks’ book as a starting point. What an awesome year it was. We learned an incredible amount from Dr. Sacks and from each other. Last night we learned the following life-Changing Ideas:
1) Since we are mortal, we need to make every day count.
2) Since we are not perfect, we need to learn to grow from each mistake that we make.
3) Since there are pieces of our journey that we will not complete, we need to inspire others to continue what we began.
If we just focused on accomplishing these three ideas we would probably go a long way to improving our lives and the lives of those around us. This would be a good way to start the new year.
Starting next week, our Wednesday evening class will continue with a weekly foray into the book Jewish Wisdom by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin. In the book Rabbi Telushkin poses such questions as:
When, if ever, should lying be permitted?
If you've damaged a person's reputation unfairly, can the damage be undone?
Is a person who sells weapons responsible for how those weapons are used?
if the fetus is not a life, what is it? How, as an adult, can one carry out the command to honor one's parents when they make unreasonable demands? What are the nine biblical challenges a good person must meet?
As a whole the book delves into what the great Jewish writings of the last 3,500 years tell us about these and all other vital questions about our lives? Rabbi Telushkin weaves together a tapestry of stories from the Bible and Talmud, and the insights of Jewish commentators and writers from Maimonides, Rashi, and Hillel to Einstein, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Elie Wiesel.
Each class will stand alone so join us any time that you can!!!!
Also, join me on Monday mornings at 10:00 starting October 24th for a continuation of the Hartman institute Seminar called: Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism. This year we are looking at PRACTICE, which explores questions that are fundamental to Jewish practice:
What is the system of mitzvot trying to accomplish? Why the need for ritual action beyond belief? How have Jewish thinkers conceived of the meaning of mitzvot in an age of radical human autonomy?
This is not a class on HOW to PRACTICE, but on WHY we PRACTICE. This class is going to be very interesting and will, as usual, cause us to think about what we do and why. Most importantly we will have fun.
Each class is self-contained.
This is just the start of programming that for this year. Watch for classes, discussion groups, and demonstrations from me, but also follow along to see the wide variety of additional programming and education that the JCC will be creating and providing.
5783 will, God Willing, be a great year.
Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
October 21, 2022
5:50 PM
(So. Ocean County)
JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
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Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Cheshvan
Friday night
October 21, 2022
6:00 PM
IN PERSON
AND ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
Saturday Morning
October 22, 2022
9:00 AM
IN PERSON AND
ON ZOOM
It's Rosh Chodesh!!!!
Is it
MarCheshvan
or
Cheshvan?
Stu Lehrer will give a D'var Torah on this question
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
Torah Reading
Parashat Bereshit
Genesis 1:1-6:8
Here is the Reading
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
Isaiah 42:5-43:10
Here is the Haftorah
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Saturday evening
Havdallah
7:00 pm
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
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your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
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NEW CLASSES
WITH
RABBI JAY
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MONDAY MORNING CLASS
Welcome Back!! This semester we are continuing with our Hartman Institute class. Newcomers are always welcome to join the class.
So far we have covered Faith and Ethics. Now we are looking at Practice. This class is going to be very interesting and will, as usual, cause us to think about what we do and why. Most importantly we will have fun.
UNIT I is entitled: BELIEF AND ACTION
While religion is often portrayed as a body of ideas or testaments of faith, much of Jewish tradition places a central focus on practice. In this unit, we explore this emphasis on practice:
What does Jewish practice encompass?
Why should practice be important to a religious tradition?
What are the implications for faith if religion is oriented around practice?
What is the relationship between our feelings, intention, and sincerity and our external actions? What is the relationship between obligation and autonomy?
CLASS 1 is entitled:
UNDERSTANDING MITZVAH
In this class, we explore the category of Jewish practice known as mitzvah (translated literally as commandment). What parts of life does the system of mitzvot encompass?
What do mitzvot accomplish?
What is their relationship to faith and to the goals of religion in the world?
I look forward to learning with everyone again!!!
Here is the link for the class: LINK
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The Shalom Hartman Institute is a leading center of Jewish thought and education, serving Israel and North America. Our mission is to strengthen Jewish peoplehood, identity, and pluralism; to enhance the Jewish and democratic character of Israel; and to ensure that Judaism is a compelling force for good in the 21st century. |
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WEDNESDAY EVENING CLASS WITH RABBI JAY
"JEWISH WISDOM" BY RABBI JOSEPH TELUSHKIN
Joseph Telushkin is an American rabbi, lecturer, and best selling author. His more than 15 books include several volumes about Jewish ethics, Jewish Literacy.
Here is the link to join the class LINK
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 24
NEW CLASS
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Practice
A Hartman Class with Rabbi Jay
10:00 AM
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26
12:30 AM - 4 PM
Canasta & Mah Jongg
following Ma'ariv
7:45 PM
NEW CLASS
with Rabbi Jay
"Jewish Wisdom"
using the book
by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27
11:00 AM Torah Study with the Rabbi
2:00 PM Beginning Hebrew with Ira
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ACTIVITIES
Thursday, November 10
8:00 PM
Jewish History Part III
Sunday, November 13
1 - 3 PM
WAX "Not Football" Luncheon
Wednesday, November 16
4:00 PM
WAX Book Club
Sunday, November 20
11 AM - 2 PM
WAX Chanukah Gift Shop Sale
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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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JCC WOMEN’S AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAYS, AT 4:00 PM
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The Nightingale
By Kristin Hannah
The story centers around two sisters, Vianne Mauriac and Isabelle Rossingol. Vianne, the older and more responsible of the two is living a peaceful and happy life with her husband and daughter in the French countryside. At the threat of impending war, her life is upended when her husband, Antoine, is sent off the fight for France. As Germany begins to occupy France, Vianne is forced to learn how to survive in these new times and protect her young daughter, Sophie. Meanwhile, Isabelle, the younger more rebellious sister has spent much of her childhood being bounced from one boarding school to the next. After the death of their mother when she was just 4, Isabelle has been largely abandoned by her sister and their father. Neither one knew how to handle the rambunctious girl. As the war starts, Isabelle is not content to sit back and watch as her beloved city of Paris is overtaken by the enemy. Longing to make a difference in the war, Isabelle makes some shocking choices that will forever alter the trajectory of her life.
FUTURE BOOKS:
December: Florence Adler Swims Forever
January: Three Sisters
February: House on Endless Waters
March: The Choice
April: Defending Brita Stein
ORDER YOUR BOOK FROM AMAZON AND START READING TODAY
Click here to borrow the book from the Ocean County Library.
A Zoom link will be sent shortly before the event.
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The following names will be read by the Rabbi on Friday evening
Samuel Finkel
Irving Kern
Yetta Miller
Minnie Schrank
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
*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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Samuel Halperin
October 22
Carol Hartman
October 22
Alan Turtz
October 22
Ann Beckerman
October 23
Rima Demby
October 23
Patricia Aresty
October 24
Joann Ramer
October 24
Leonard Small
October 24
Rebecca Stern Dolinger
October 28
Marcia Halpern
October 28
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Michael & Marlene Nissenblatt
October 28
49th Anniversary
Warren & Carolyn Racusin
October 28
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Happy 54th Anniversary
to Lenore & David Forsted
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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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The story behind the bagel
Bagels have a long history dating back to 17th century Poland, where they were called “Obwarzaneks.”
To discuss the history of the bagel we need to go back hundreds of years to Krakow, Poland to learn the humble origins of the round, ring-shaped bread we are all so fond of today. One of the earliest mentions of a Jewish circular bread, which are reminiscent of bagels, can be found in the Jewish community rules of Krakow in 1610 where it said that, "Bagels would be given as a gift to any woman in childbirth."
Because of their shape, with no beginning and no end, bagels symbolize the eternal circle of life. In the old country, there was a superstition that they were able to protect against demons and evil spirits, and have the power to ward off the evil eye. For these reasons, they were served at circumcisions and also to women in labor. (On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, a round Challah is eaten for similar reasons).
What is the hole in the middle for? Well, the answer is practical. Due to the density of bagel dough, it would be incredibly difficult to know if the bagel had been cooked all the way through without the hole in the middle. The hole also allows them to be piled high on a dowel, which makes them easy to transport and display.
Though the bagels in the Warsaw Ghetto weren't nearly as tasty as the ones found in bagel shops today, bagels played a crucial part in the survival of the Warsaw Jews in the darkest times of the Holocaust. The Bagel family owned the main Jewish bakery in Krakow at the time, and our favorite Jewish bread is named for them.
When the Krakow Ghetto was founded, the Bagel's apartment, which was once a spacious home for the entire Bagel family, now housed all their relatives and friends in close quarters, because of the Nazi’s mandate. The apartment had close to 50 people eating and sleeping at the Bagel home each evening.
On the eve of Yom Kippur (the day of Judgement), the day that decides the fates of all Jews for the year, the Bagel family decided to come together for a meal before the fast to stave off hunger and served soup and Bagels.
The story of the bagel is a lesson in the importance of food to our culture. Each bagel is full of Jewish history and tradition which makes it so much more than a round bread with a hole in the middle. And to fully understand the impact the bagel has had on our history and culture, is to begin to learn to appreciate the bagel in its full capacity. Today you can find many varieties of bagels such as original, whole wheat, pumpernickel and even some that are gluten free. There are onion bagels, garlic bagels, white seed, black seed, salt bagels and everything bagels. Most bakeries in the USA even make green bagels for St. Patrick's day so there is a bagel for everyone to enjoy.
sent in by Sheila Weisel
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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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