JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF
LONG BEACH ISLAND
E-LETTER
November 4, 2022
10 Cheshvan 5783
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FBI ALERT
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:
It is with great concern for the safety of our congregants that we make the following announcement:
Today the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an alert to New Jersey synagogues, warning that it has has received credible information of a broad threat to synagogues in NJ. The FBI further asked that at this time that you take all security precautions to protect your community and facility.
The JCC’s president, Phil Rosenzweig, spoke with Patrolman Neil Rojas who oversees the Long Beach Township Police Department’s security detail. Officer Rojas is strongly recommending that the JCC switch to “Zoom only” services for the next 2 weeks. The JCC takes the safety of its members very seriously. We therefore are following this important recommendation.
As such: ALL OF THE JCC OF LBI’S RELIGIOUS SERVICES WILL BE VIA ZOOM FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. IN ADDITION THE OFFICE WILL REMAIN CLOSED AND ANY PROGRAMS THAT WERE SCHEUDLED TO BE IN THE BUILDING ONLY, WILL BE CANCELLED.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE CONGREGATION AS WE GET MORE INFORMATION.
We are saddened and frustrated by this reality but are taking all appropriate steps to ensure the safety of anyone connected to our JCC community. We will continue to be in touch with the Long Beach Township Police Department as information is available.
In the interim: Each one of us needs to do our part to work against antisemitism in all forms. Rabbi Jay requests that we say the following prayer:
Dear God we ask that You give us the strength, wisdom, and courage to make sure that any and all campaigns, plans, threats, or strategies against the Jewish People – whether from the hands of individuals, groups or nations – are prevented or exposed before they can cause harm. Amen.
Rabbi Jay is always available if you want to discuss this troubling issue in more detail.
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Night of Fire and Glass: A Poem in Memory of Kristallnacht
STACEY ZISOOK ROBINSON, Z"L
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
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Stars littered the ground
Crystal fire
Shards of ice
Glass
The smoke of a thousand thousand years
Ascended
Coiling upwards, twisted
With the memory of a People
Chosen once in light
Chosen again
In darkness
In ashes and in blood
Pounding rhythms shout out
Felt through soles
Driving forward, driving onward
Faster and faster and faster, and pulled forward
Pulled ever onward
In a rush, at a run, rippling in shadow
It invades your blood,
That rhythm,
That pulse,
That pull and push
That wraps ‘round your heart
In pounding and pulsing rhymes
That cradle your source
Your soul
The darkness swallows the cries
Of a thousand thousand lights
A thousand thousand years
A thousand thousand sighs
Of love
Of hope
Of God
Leaving only broken glass
And crystal fire
And glistening stars to lead us
Home.
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A TORAH MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI
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In this week’s Torah portion, Lech Lecha, God tells Avram (soon to be Avraham) to “Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” The land, it turns out, is Canaan. At the time of his departure, Avram leaves behind his aging father. This, seemingly selfish act, is compounded by the fact that Avram’s father has already has a son who died.
The story, as it unfolds, is compelling. Avram leaves his father behind and makes a name for himself. But there is more to the story. You see, if you go back just a few verses to the end of Parashat Noach, you will see that Avram’s father actually had been travelling to Canaan when, for some unknown reason, he stops in Haran.
It is sometime after the family stops its excursion to Canaan that God tells Avram to leave.
Sometimes we start something and, for whatever reason, we need to stop. Abraham’s journey did not start with him. It started with his father. It will continue with his son (Isaac), his grandson(Jacob), and his great grandchildren (the 12 tribes). Indeed, it continues to today.
The message is three-fold.
First, we cannot expect to finish all of the tasks we have planned. Life just isn’t that way. Indeed, Pirkei Avot reports that Rabbi Tarfon]used to say: “It is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are you at liberty to neglect it.” If you have a worthy task, you should undertake, but you do not have to finish it.
This leads to the second message. You should pass your dreams on to your children or someone else.
And finally, it is okay to begin where another has ended. Indeed, by continuing his father’s journey, Avram is honoring him. Avraham’s story may be as much about finishing what his father started as it is about being commanded by God to go.
One last thing. Rose Valentine posed an interesting question. Near the end of this Torah portion, God changes “Avram’s” name to “Avraham” and “Sarai’s” name to “Sarah”.
There are many reasons given for the change and perhaps we can discuss that at another time. For right now, I have a simple assignment for you. If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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SHABBAT NIGHT DINNER
AT THE JCC OF LBI
Friday night
November 18, 2022
6:30 PM
Services to Follow
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
November 4, 2022
5:55 PM
(So. Ocean County)
JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
Friday night
November 4, 2022
NEW TIME
7:30 PM
ON ZOOM ONLY
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
Saturday Morning
November 5, 2022
9:00 AM
ON ZOOM ONLY
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
Torah Reading
Parashat Lech-Lecha
Genesis 12:1-17:27
Here is the Reading
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.
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Haftorah
Isaiah 40:27-41:16
Here is the Haftorah
Saturday evening
Havdallah
6:45 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
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
SEE LINKS BELOW
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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Practice
A Hartman Class with Rabbi Jay
10:00 AM
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9
12:30 AM - 4 PM
Canasta & Mah Jongg
following Ma'ariv
7:45 PM
with Rabbi Jay
"Jewish Wisdom"
using the book
by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10
11:00 AM Torah Study with the Rabbi
2:00 PM Beginning Hebrew with Ira
8:30 PM Jewish History from Biblical Time to Present
Zoom Series Part III
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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
Friday, November 18
6:30 PM
Shabbat Dinner
Sunday, November 20
11 AM - 2 PM
WAX Chanukah Gift Shop Sale
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OCEAN COUNTY FEDERATION FILM FESTIVAL
October/November 2022
THIS WEEK'S FILM
Latter Day Jew
Sunday, November 6 1:00pm
Marquee Theater
United States, 2020
Documentary English
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Latter Day Jew is a documentary feature film following H. Alan Scott, a gay, former Mormon/converted Jew/cancer survivor/writer/comedian, as he finds his spiritual path and prepares for his Bar Mitzvah. The film will cover his Mormon upbringing, eventual conversion to Judaism at age 31 and preparation for his Bar Mitzvah in the Fall of 2017 at age 35. But before he can become a man in the eyes of Jewish law, he wants to figure out what it means to be the best Jew he can be and even figure out what that means. Latter Day Jew chronicles his hilarious and often moving journey, and in the process shows that spiritual and cultural identity is deeper than just what we are born into or what our families believed and taught us.
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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 will 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
Lillian Callet*
Klara Myers Furman
Herman Paris
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
*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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Phil Levy
November 6
Stacey Vreeland
November 6
Peter Smith
November 7
Harold Farin
November 10
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Steven & Dale Hartman
November 8
41st Anniversary
John & Sharon Spina
November 10
36th Anniversary
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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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CONDOLENCES TO NEW MEMBER
SUZANNE KATZ-KINZLER
on the passing of her
father Stanley Katz (May 19, 2022)
and her mother Judy Katz (August 7, 2022)
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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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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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