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JEWISH COMMUNITY
CENTER OF
LONG BEACH ISLAND
E-LETTER
October 27, 2023
12 Chevan 5784
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FOR THE BEST VIEWING OF THE SHABBAT REMINDER,
CLICK HERE
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The children of Israel are calling- Stand by me | |
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The JCC is participating in the Blue Ribbons for Israel Campaign. Ribbons are available at the JCC.
Wearing the ribbon is a gesture of solidarity with the hostages and the people of Israel. The campaign's goal is to keep the hostages' plight in the public consciousness and maintain international support for their safe return.
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Ocean County Jewish Federation sets a goal of raising $150,000 to aid Israel
100,000 has been collected so far!!!
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Since Oslo, I have historically been in favor of a two-state solution. I did not support it because I believed that the land belonged to anyone other than the Jewish people. Rather, I saw it as the quickest way to achieve peace and to stop the murder of our people.
However, with each rejected peace deal, and with each corresponding intifada, and with the failure of a true peace partner to appear, two-states seems a less likely resolution.
Add to this the October 7th Shabbat/Simchat Torah pogrom/massacre, where Palestinians left their unoccupied land and tortured, raped, and murdered 1500 men, women, and children, most of them Jewish. This horrific event taken together with subsequent riots across the globe complete with chants of “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”, and it has become patently clear that a two-state solution is not now really available.
Still, I know the Jewish people. We are a holy nation. What we want more than anything, what we pray for multiple times every day, is peace. So, even now, after years of murders, and rejections of peace, and even after the barbarity of October 7th, the Jewish people would still be willing to make peace with a legitimate peace partner.
Until then, we need to learn to advocate for ourselves. If the last two weeks have shown anything, it is that, even though we have many friends in the western democracies, still much of the world is not friendly to the Jewish people.
Since October 7th, the more I read articles, hear interviews, speak with people, the more it becomes clear that very few people are familiar with the history of Israel (both biblical and modern) and the Jewish people. I am working on obtaining a very thorough curriculum on the Israel/Palestinian conflict. While I am working on obtaining it, below is a reverse timeline of the modern state of Israel. I pulled it off a Facebook post and cannot properly attribute it. Once I find out its origin, I will let you know.
While history is to some always gray, this timeline does provide one good answer to those who, with evil intent, chant “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”. (We must make it clear to everyone that the meaning of this phrase is the eradication of Israel).
1) Before the modern state of Israel there was the British mandate, Not a Palestinian state.
2) Before the British mandate there was the Ottoman empire, Not a Palestinian state.
3) Before the ottoman empire there was the Islamic mamluk sultanate of Egypt, Not a Palestinian state.
4) Before the Islamic mamluk sultanate of Egypt there was the Ayyubid dynasty, Not a Palestinian state.
5) Before the Ayyubid dynasty there was the Christian kingdom of Jerusalem, Not a Palestinian state.
6) Before the Christian kingdom of Jerusalem there was the Fatimid caliphate, Not a Palestinian state.
7) Before the Fatimid caliphate there was the Byzantine empire, Not a Palestinian state.
8) Before the byzantine empire there was the Roman empire, Not a Palestinian state.
9) Before the Roman empire there was the Hasmonaean dynasty, Not a Palestinian state.
10) Before the Hasmonaean dynasty there was the Seleucid empire, Not a Palestinian state.
11) Before the Seleucid empire there was the empire of Alexander the 3rd of Macedon, Not a Palestinian state.
12) Before the empire of Alexander the 3rd of Macedon there was the Persian empire, Not a Palestinian state.
13) Before the Persian empire there was the Babylonian empire, Not a Palestinian state.
14) Before the Babylonian empire there was the kingdoms of Israel and Judea, Not a Palestinian state.
15) Before the kingdoms of Israel and Judea there was the kingdom of Israel, Not a Palestinian state.
16) Before the kingdom of Israel there was the theocracy of the 12 tribes of Israel, Not a Palestinian state.
17) Before the theocracy of the 12 tribes of Israel there was the individual state of Canaan, Not a Palestinian state.
Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
October 27, 2023
5:44 pm
Tonight, consider lighting an extra pair of candles.
Praying for comfort and peace,
Rabbi Paula Drill
Circle one with my hands: Dear God, help me find steadiness and peace within so that I can continue to nurture the flame of my own soul in these dark times. Help me to be a source of kindness and light for all those close to me.
Circle two: Dear God, accept these lights on behalf of the loyal women of Israel who yearn to light but cannot in these times of danger. Bring Your light to women held in captivity, serving in the IDF, working in hospitals, and living in dangerous areas.
Circle three: Dear God, extend Your light to all the leaders who hold the lives of others in their hands. Help them find a way forward to provide healing, protection and peace.
Blessing of the candles.
Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu, Melekh ha'olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel
Shabbat. Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to light the Shabbat lamp.
JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
At this time, the front doors to the JCC will remain locked during services. Please ring the bell which says after office hours and an usher will let you in. If you have a fob you can use that to enter. Do not use your key
Friday, October 27, 2023
at 7:30 PM
IN PERSON & ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
FRIDAY NIGHT
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023
9:00 AM
IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
SHABBAT
TORAH READING
Parashat Lech-Lecha
Genesis 12:1-17:27
Here is the Parshah
Lech Lecha (“Go Forth”) recounts Abraham’s (here known as Abram) first encounter with God, his journey to Canaan, the birth of his son Ishmael, the covenant between him, his descendants, and God, and God’s commandment to circumcise the males of his household
HAFTORAH
Isaiah 40:27-41:16
Here is the Haftorah
HAVDALLAH
6:30 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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HEALING SERVICE
Monday evening (10/30) after minyan, Rabbi will be conducting a Zoom healing service. It will be a time for the JCC community to be together to process what is occurring and give strength to each other.
Minyan is 7:30 PM
Healing Service at 7:45 PM
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"It was just what we needed" was the sentiment of those who enjoyed last Saturday evening's Coffee House Bob Dylan Tribute with Carl Steinberg.
Thanks to everyone who attended and for all those
who prepared the desserts.
A special thanks to Carl for sharing his talent with us.
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NEW CLASSES BEING OFFERED | |
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THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF THE SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE
Have you ever wondered why, how, when, where, and even what are the reasons and customs that create the make-up and rhythm of the Shabbat Morning Service? You may know the prayers, you may be familiar with the melodies, and you even be acquainted with the blocking, but now gain an insight into the explanations and sharing of the nuances that is the choreography of Shabbat
Stu W Lehrer will literally conduct the zoom class following the Sim Shalom Shabbat Siddur and the Etz Hayim Chumash that are the Sefarim [books] that we use to conduct our services - There will be profound instances discovered during our trek through the tefilot [prayers] as well as amusing anecdotes why certain practices are incorporated
This 2-part course will run on Thursday November 9 and again on Thursday November 16 immediately following our Ma'ariv Services which begin at 7:30 PM. Questions as well as shared memories are as always, highly welcomed
Class will begin at 7:45 PM please note the Zoom Meeting ID and Passcode noted below
Topic: The Choreography of the Shabat Morning Service
Time: Nov 9, 2023 07:45 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Every week on Thu, 2 occurrence(s)
Nov 9, 2023 07:45 PM
Nov 16, 2023 07:45 PM
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Weekly: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZIsfuqhrj0iHNCI9gX-67DhATRQxgf9NuQm/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGurzIpE9STuB-DRpwABYr4b_PziCFHgo1-tUbiO20FNSf-F9ZwA6p4FoH-
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86193906864?pwd=YnpycUxsdlVxRkZWcWJ2ZjQ2bzZFZz09
Meeting ID: 861 9390 6864
Passcode: 047059
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NEW BEGINNERS HEBREW CLASS
A number of people have expressed interest in creating a new beginners Hebrew class. The class would be open to all members interested in learning to read Hebrew and learn about our services, our holidays, Torah, and our history. No knowledge of Hebrew is required. The class would meet weekly for one hour on zoom. All class materials are supplied free of charge. There is no cost for the class itself. I need to find out the exact amount of interest and get suggested times for the class. Mondays and Thursdays are not available. If you are interested, please email me and include your contact information and availability. Ira Morgenthal @ inaira213@gmail.com
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29
Pickleball
10:00 AM
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31
Pickleball
3:00 PM Beginners Session
4:00 PM Regular Play
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Canasta & Mah Jongg
12:30 PM
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2
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
PJP Program
“Philosophy and Leadership in Dark Times”
Thursday, November 2
8:30 PM
SUNDAY 10/5
Federation Movie at the JCC
"The Converts"
Sunday, November 5 at 7:00 PM
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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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PJP Program
“Philosophy and Leadership in Dark Times”
Thursday, November 2 at 8:30 PM
Federation Movie at the JCC
"The Converts"
Sunday, November 5 at 7:00 PM
Stu's Class on the
Shabbat Morning Service
Thursday, November 9, 2023
7:30 PM
Lynn Fryckberg “Embrace your Financial Clout”
Sunday, November 12
1:00 - 2:30 PM
WAX Book Group
Wednesday, November 15
4:00 PM
Stu's Class on the
Shabbat Morning Service
Thursday, November 16, 2023
7:30 PM
PJP Travel Program
“Jewish Cuba”
Sunday November 19 @ 1:00 PM
Federation Movie at the JCC
Hummus Full Trailer
Sunday, November 19 at 7:00 PM
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JCC WOMEN’S AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 PM
NEXT BOOK REVIEW MEETING
A lively discussion was held on the 18th about the book "The Pigeon and the Boy". There were a lot of unanswered questions puzzling the readers as the group tried together to figure it all out.
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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 but to her cousin Lily, who lives with her family in Brussels. Fearful for her life, Hannah is desperate to get out of occupied Europe. But with no safe way to leave, she must return to the dangerous underground work she thought she had left behind.
Seeking help, Hannah joins the Sapphire Line, a secret resistance network led by a mysterious woman named Micheline and her enigmatic brother Matteo. But when a grave mistake causes Lily’s family to be arrested and slated for deportation to Auschwitz, Hannah finds herself torn between her loyalties. How much is Hannah willing to sacrifice to save the people she loves?
December book:
Wednesday, December 20th at 4:00 pm
The Women of Rothschild: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Famous Dynasty
By: Natalie Livingstone
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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.
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PJP Series "What Jews Think”
2023-2024
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PJP Travel Programs
2023-2024
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The Federation of Ocean County Film Festival Comes to Southern Ocean County
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"The Converts"
Sunday, November 5 at 7:00 PM
AT THE JCC
Follow in the footsteps of faith seekers who are on a mission to find their connection to Judaism. All are searching for identity and connection. By following their conversion process, we meet their teachers, families and are vicariously exposed to Judaism's rich customs and traditions.
Diana from Costa Rica found out about her Spanish-Portuguese Jewish roots from a high school genealogy project. Adam from Toronto was raised as a Pentecostal Christian but started questioning his beliefs as a teenager. Bianka from Warsaw wanted community and an intellectual approach to spirituality.
SEE TRAILER BELOW
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"Hummus Full Trailer"
Sunday, Nov. 19 7:00 PM
JCC of LBI
Three very different shipping containers are mistakenly mixed up resulting in a scramble to find the correct trailer. JOHNNY SALONIKI, the innocent son of a mafiosa, is pulled into the family business to find the missing trailers before time runs out.
HUMMUS FULL TRAILER is a colorful and hilarious look at how a couple of Arabs, Gay florists and orthodox Jews discover each other’s secrets all while trying to keep a wedding on track, hitmen away and flowers alive.
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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:
Susan Dondershine
Shirley Millstein Fruchtman*
Ethel Salonsky
Manny Grossman
Matthew Muscente
Judith Pripstein*
Albert Rutman*
Norma Schey
Ephraim Baker
Moe Grossberg
Dorie Solomon*
Leo Steinberg
I. Irving Weissler*
Eric Dolinger
Sophia Fruchtman*
Nathaniel Lee Green*
Mildred Kader
David Litvin
Irving Traster*
Harriet Treatman
Sadie Rose Entin
Bernice Hudes
Saundra Opatosky
Julius Robinson*
Lauren Westlake
Steven Baron
Benjamin Cohen
Beatrice Plotkin Fruchtman*
Mae Goldberg*
Abe Josephson*
Harris Weiner
Isidor Weisel
Vivian Chairnoff
Abraham Levy
Joseph Meshulam
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
Marcia Halpern
October 28
Lorna Klein
October 29
Ron Marr
October 29
Ina Morgenthal
November 1
David Page
November 2
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Michael & Marlene Nissenblatt
October 28
50th Anniversary
Warren & Carolyn Racusin
October 28
David & Debbie Denenberg
November 1
25th Anniversary
Jules & Sandy Slotnick
November 2
Steven & Dale Tebeleff
November 2
37th Anniversary
Howard & Ruth Miller
November 3
38th Anniversary
Kenneth & Jill Yudman
November 3
16th Anniversary
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SPEEDY TO RECOVERY TO
Verdine McHugh
mother of Mary Beth Krieger
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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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