Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island E-Letter
December 31, 2021
27 Tevet 5782
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At the end of each year, we purge the Mishaberah list. Please send your names for healing prayers to the the office email. CLICK HERE FOR OFFICE EMAIL
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A NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE FROM THE JCC PRESIDENT |
Happy New Year!
Hello everyone, by the time you read this, Irene, the first puppy and I will be visiting our children and grandchildren in North Carolina. Like many of you, we have had to change our plans, a lot, since last New Years Eve., due to the pandemic. Also, like many of you I am tired of having to change plans, postpone trips, miss events, and not be with friends and loved ones. Like everyone else I am concerned about what may come next, how many variants of Covid we have to go through before it ends? I have a feeling that like the flu shot, we will need a Covid booster every year. This may be the “new normal”, but compared to where we were back in February 2019 with the onset of Covid, this is something we all can work with.
Like you, I missed having the JCC opened more this past summer season then it was, but compare it to the previous summer, we had taken giant leaps forward. We had the two summer bazaars, we had beach and parking lot services, we had two in-person entertainment events, and most importantly Shabbat and High Holiday Services at the JCC. These were big steps for us, and I want to thank everyone who supported the JCC and stood beside us as we took our first steps to being the place Irene and I fell in love with so many years ago. Even with a Covid abridged 2021, we have a great deal to be proud of, that I hope we can maintain as the JCC goes forward. Our membership has increased during the pandemic, with virtual members that are paying full dues and participating with us via zoom. Our virtual services have been very successful, and as time goes forward, they will get better. They will never replace our in-person worship, but will allow our membership to join us when they are at their winter homes, or away. We have been able to offer our congregants and others the opportunity to pray 7 days and 7 nights a week. Those of us that need to say Kaddish, can do so with our fellow members, and not seek those services elsewhere. We have found a songbird in Chazan Geller, that we look forward to hearing her in the future, both in the room or on zoom. We have done a lot where others have done a little, or were forced to stand still, so thank the Rabbi, your board, and most of all yourselves for how good of a position that we are in. I know it has been a slow process, and at times, an arduous one. We have taken steps forward only to have to take two steps back, but this was done to ensure the health and well being of all of us.
We all our holding our breaths, waiting for the Holiday Season to pass, and see how the Omicron variant will affect us. The news I am hearing is that it is highly contagious, but not as strong as other variants have been. Let us all hope it proves to be that way, and the numbers begin to drop, as they were before Thanksgiving. I feel strongly that we will be in a better position in the spring and summer of 2022, than we were in 2021, and much better then 2019. 2020 in the Chinese New Year is the year of the tiger. The tiger is a powerful symbol in Chinese culture and represents bravery and forcefulness. Let’s us hope it also represents normalcy. I look forward to seeing all of you in person this summer, as it is also the summer of the tenth anniversary of our new JCC building, so we have a lot to look forward to. In closing Irene and I wish all of you a Happy, Healthy, and Covid free New Year!
Mike
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2022 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Membership renewal letters were sent out this week. 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 communicatios and have not yet joined our congregation, here the a 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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SHABBAT SHALOM
Candle lighting Time
Friday evening,
December 31, 2021
4:24 PM
So. Ocean County
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JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
Friday evening
December 31, 2021
6:00 PM
ZOOM ONLY
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to Join
Zoom Services
Saturday morning
January 1, 2022
Services
9:00 AM
ZOOM ONLY
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to Join
Zoom Services
Torah Reading:
Parashat Vaera
Exodus 6:2-9:35
Here is the Reading
Parashat Vaera tells of the first seven
Plagues of Egypt
D'var Torah by Rose Valentine: COVID: The 11th Plague?
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Haftorah
Ezekiel 28:25-29:21
Here is the Haftorah
Saturday evening
5:30 PM
Havdallah
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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To the WAX Board for also contributing food and supplies to the St. Francis Food Pantry. |
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
MONDAY 1/3
10:00 AM
Hartman Institute Seminar
"Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism"
with Rabbi Jay
TUESDAY 1/4
12:30 - 4 PM
Open Mah jongg/Canasta
WEDNESDAY 1/5
following Ma'ariv
7:45 PM
Studying the weekly portions
with Rabbi Jay based on the book
"Judaism’s Life-Changing Ideas"
by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
THURSDAY 1/6
11:00 AM Torah Study with the Rabbi
2:00 PM Beginning Hebrew with Ira
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, 1/7 SHABBAT DINNER
6:00 PM
Sunday, 1/16 CHILDREN'S TU B'SHVAT PROGRAM
10:00 AM
Thursday, 1/20 "THE CHOSEN"
7:45 PM
Sunday, 1/23 WAX MEETING: "ARE YOU PREPARED?"
1:00 PM
Sunday, 1/30 LANIE KAZAN CONCERT
8:00 PM
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FRIDAY Night Shabbat Dinner (ZOOM)
January 7, 2021
Services at 6:00 PM
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FRIDAY Night Shabbat Dinner (ZOOM)
January 7, 2021
Services at 6:00 PM and Dinner
We will Schmooze, sing, pray, Schmooze, learn, eat, and Schmooze some more! Dinner following candle lighting and kaddish in your own private chat room with friends or new friends.
(it says December but that is okay)
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Tu B'shvat is
Jewish Arbor Day
children ages 3-7
come and celebrate
ecology, trees and fruits of Israel
Zoom
SUNDAY JANUARY 16,2022
10a.m.
fun crafts, stories, songs and games
sponsored by :
PJ Library
The Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey
Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth
JCC of LBI
for reservations contact: jccoflbi@gmail.com
after registration you will receive the zoom link and list of materials to have on hand
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MOVIE NITE - Thursday evening January 20th
40th Anniversary of the film "The Chosen"
Watch the film on your own and join us for discussion after Ma'ariv at 7:45.
In this provocative drama based on Chaim Potok’s bestselling novel, frictions over tradition and modernity test the vexed friendship of two Jewish teens from different religious factions in 1940s Williamsburg. Reuven (Barry Miller) is the son of a worldly progressive scholar; Danny (Robby Benson) is the son of an ultra-Orthodox rabbi (iconic Oscar-winning actors Maximilian Schell and Rod Steiger play the fathers). Though ideologically split, the boys bond around their love of stickball, until a rift over the creation of a Jewish homeland prompts painful choices and a search for one’s own destiny. Director Jeremy Kagan crafts a nuanced, authentic portrayal of Hasidic life and post-WWII turmoil within American Jewry.
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Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island is pleased to present
Lainie Kazan
Up Close and Personal
Sunday, January 30, 2022
8:00 PM EST - Zoom
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Also in stock - Mezuzah Scrolls |
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Helen Berman
Joyce Blumberg
Mildred Holt
Harry Jerome
Herman Meyer
J. Gilbert Sholin
Dr. Henry Abrams
Helen Cweibel*
Estelle Gordon
Joseph Gross
Beatrice Koss
Amy Babst
Harriet Blecher
Canter Hirsch L. Chazin*
Harry Goldhammer
Marvin Kolsby*
Doris Luterman
Dr. Jack David Levy*
Erik Cameron, MD
Perla Zavelson
Lillian Kenter*
Frieda Klein
Martin Nissenblatt
Mary Esther Sprague Ruoff*
Benjamin Scharf
Helen Tebeleff
Milton Elefant
Henry Hirsh
William Jaslow
Jack Kaplan
Stella Schub
Joseph Stern
Arthur Sussman
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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CONDOLENCES TO
Tracey Specter & family
on the loss of her father
Samuel Pearl
"May God remember forever our dear ones who have gone to their eternal rest. May they be at one with the One who is life eternal. May the beauty of their lives shine for evermore, and may our lives always
bring honor to their memory."
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Herb Shapiro
December 31
Stephen Lishnoff
January 1
David Hendler
January 2
Jeanne Goldberg
January 3
Gary Morgenstern
January 3
Eileen Powitz
January 3
Max Scheer
January 3
Joel Rosenberg
January 4
Charles Schleifer
January 4
Howard Treatman
January 5
Patricia Block
January 7
Scott Ranani
January 7
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HERB SHAPIRO IS
CELEBRATING HIS 99TH BIRTHDAY ON
DECEMBER 31ST
Lift your glass this New Year's Eve in a toast to Herb Shapiro, one of the orginal founders of the JCC of LBI and community philanthropist here in Southern Ocean County.
Click on the video below for the wonderful intereview with Herb and Dr. Alliison Buskirk-Cohen.
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Paul & Renie Carniol
January 3rd
46th Anniversary
Robert & Lynn Levitt
January 5th
58th Anniversary
Jason & Jamie Wasserman
January 7th
18th Anniversary
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Sherry & Howard Fruchterman
12/24 - 55 years of marriage
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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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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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JCC FUNDS
Your gift to the JCC support 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 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 TUESDAY AD THURSDAYS
FROM 10 - 2
CONTINUE TO USE THE PHONE OR EMAIL WITH REQUESTS.
OUR OFFICE STAFF WILL BE CHECKING IN REGULARLY.
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Staff:
Leslie Dinkfelt, Office Manager
Mary Beth Krieger, Staff Member
Kitchen Manager: Susan Berube
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LATEST
BULLETIN:
PRAYER BOOK:
WEB SITE:
PAVERS:
TREE OF LIFE
YAHRZEIT PLAQUE FORM:
KOL HAKAVOD DONATION FORM
KOL HAKAVOD
TRIBUTES:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Rabbi Michael S. Jay
Michael Babst, President
E-mail Editor: Rose Valentine
Graphics by
Irene Babst
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