JEWISH COMMUNITY
CENTER OF
LONG BEACH ISLAND
E-LETTER
March 17, 2023
24 Adar 5783
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A MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI: |
We interrupt our recent forays into the liturgy to bring you a new topic for the next few weeks. Purim having passed (and what a wonderful Purim it was!), it is now time to begin discussing Passover. (Cue the cold sweat and panic caused by the annual cleanse of Hametz from the house and the bank breaking purchase of Passover food.)
So now, without any further ado……I bring to you the first Passover message of 5783:
On its face, Passover is about the redemption of our ancestors from Egyptian slavery. The story of freeing an entire people is so compelling that it has crossed over from a purely religious observance to a pop culture phenomenon. But the Haggadah does not view the redemption as wholly national. Indeed, the Haggadah specifically tells us that, “In every generation one is obligated to see oneself as having personally gone out from Egypt, as it says (Exodus 13:8), “And you shall explain to your child on that day, ‘It is because of what the Lord did for me when I went free from Egypt.’”
The Hebrew is very clear. A parent in the future will tell his/her child that it is “because of what the Lord did for ME….” The first thing that is striking about this is that we have always learned that the redemption was of an entire people. This is an important part of our Jewish narrative. However, by the Torah’s own language, the redemption was not just national. It was personal as well. This is why the Haggadah says that each of us must feel as if he/she went out from Egypt.
We highlight the personal nature of the redemption, by centering the observance of Passover around the home ritual incorporated in the Seder. We highlight its communal nature by recognizing that God redeemed a nascent Israelite nation.
This year, as we prepare for Passover do not forget to let your children and grandchildren know that each was personally “de-Egytptized” but, at the same time, they are part of the Jewish people. Each individual needs to find a way to support the community. In return, the community helps, in many ways, to support each individual.
And as I have been roaming the Passover aisles of various supermarkets, I am reminded that, unfortunately, while it is a holiday of freedom, it is notably not a holiday of free matzah.
Have fun preparing and Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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Many many thanks to Eve & Stu Lehrer for the beautifully designed and needlepointed Torah cover presented to the congregation last Shabbat at morning services. This Bein Gavrah is used to cover the Torah between aliyot. Note the last line is Hebrew is Long Beach Island and the rose inside the Mogen David. Beautiful!!!! |
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
March 17, 2023
6:47 pm
(So. Ocean County)
JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
SHABBAT HACHODESH
Shabbat Mevarchim Chodesh Nisan
Shabbat HaChodesh
precedes the first of the Hebrew month of Nisan during which Passover is celebrated. Exodus 12:1-20 and the laws of Passover. On the first day of Nisan, G-d presented the first commandment of how to “sanctify the new moon” (kiddush hachodesh) for the onset of Rosh Chodesh and thus Nisan becomes the first month of the Jewish year (counting by months.).
Friday night
March 17, 2023
7:30 PM
IN PERSON & ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
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Saturday Morning
March 18, 2023
9:00 AM
IN PERSON & ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
TORAH READING
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei
Exodus 35:1-40:38, 12:1-20
Here is the Reading
Vayakhel (“He Assembled”) opens as God commands the Israelites to observe the Sabbath. Moses asks for material donations for the building of the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and the people donate. A group of artisans designated by God begin building the Mishkan and its vessels. Pekudei (“Accountings Of”) is the final Torah reading in the Book of Exodus. It describes the making of priestly garments worn in the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and the completion of its construction. At God’s command, Moses erects the Mishkan and puts its vessels in place, and God's presence fills the Mishkan. [
HAFTORAH
Ezekiel 45:16-46:18
Here is the Haftorah
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HAVDALLAH
Saturday evening
7:45 PM
Here is your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
Sunday - Thursday
Ma'ariv Service
7:30 PM
2/16 6:30
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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PICKLEBALL
SUNDAY 9:00 AM 2/19
THURSDAY AT 10:00 AM
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
THURSDAY, MARCH 16
7:00 - 8:00 PM
Naomi Koller Holocaust Talk
8:30 PM
PJP Sephardic Holocaust Experience
SUNDAY, MARCH 19
PICKLEBALL
9:00 AM
BINGO
1:00 - 3:30 PM
MONDAY, MARCH 20
Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Practice
A Hartman Class with Rabbi Jay
10:00 AM
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22
Canasta & Mah Jongg
12:30 AM - 4 PM
following Ma'ariv
7:45 PM
Study with with Rabbi Jay
"Jewish Wisdom"
using the book
by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
THURSDAY, MARCH 23
10:00 AM Pickleball
11:00 AM Torah Study with the Rabbi
2:00 PM Beginning Hebrew with Ira
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
WAX Brunch at Wally's
11:00 AM
SEE LINKS BELOW
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March 19
1:00 PM
BINGO
March 24
11:00 AM
WAX Brunch
March 28
1:00 PM
Passover Baking with Joanne
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IT'S COUNTDOWN TO PASSOVER
(first Seder is April 5th)
Join Joanne Babbitt, our outstanding baker, for a class on making mini-Passover Cheesecakes. Here is the recipe:
March 28 at 1:00 PM on Zoom
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Thursday, March 30 @ 8:30 PM
"300 Ways to Enhance Your Seder: Make an Unforgettable Seder" with Dr. Murray Spiegel
A Passover Prep workshop unlike any other! Learn from the experts: this author's dozens of innovative Seders were featured in the New York Times and PBS! Enjoy infectious enthusiasm and learn how to make your next Seder the most fun and interesting it's ever been. A fascinating, humorous and educational multimedia presentation, from the creators of the acclaimed multicultural '300 Ways to Ask The Four Questions,' covers a wide variety of topics: the history of the Seder, origins of its customs, creative and educational ways to use the Four Questions, novel approaches and different themes for your Seder. A lively, interactive program - both scholarly and fun.
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LOOK FOR INFORMATION ON FUTURE PJP PROGRAMS
Sunday, April 16 @ 12:00 PM
“A Virtual Tour of Yad Vashem in Jerusalem”
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NEXT JEWISH HISTORY PROGRAM APRIL 27 , 2023
link will be sent out prior to the date
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JCC WOMEN’S AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 PM
It is always a "hoot" to have Maggie Anton, the author of our March selection, join us for discussion of her book "The Choice" and its connection to Potok's "The Chosen". Thank you to Gloria Cantor for making this connection possible.
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NEXT BOOK REVIEW MEETING
Wednesday, April 19th at 4:00 pm
Discussion Leader: TBA
Defending Britta Stein By Ronald Balson
Chicago, 2018: Ole Henryks, a popular restauranteur, is set to be honored by the Danish/American Association for his many civic and charitable contributions. Frequently appearing on local TV, he is well known for his actions in Nazi-occupied Denmark during World War II—most consider him a hero. Britta Stein, however, does not. The ninety-year-old Chicago woman levels public accusations against Henryks by spray-painting “Coward,” “Traitor,” “Collaborator,” and “War Criminal” on the walls of his restaurant. Mrs. Stein is ultimately taken into custody and charged with criminal defacement of property. She also becomes the target of a bitter lawsuit filed by Henryks and his son, accusing her of defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Attorney Catherine Lockhart, though hesitant at first, agrees to take up Mrs. Stein's defense. With the help of her investigator husband, Liam Taggart, Lockhart must reach back into wartime Denmark and locate evidence that proves Mrs. Stein's innocence.
FUTURE BOOKS:
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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LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL
FILM SOCIETY
LET IT BE MORNING
THURSDAY , March 23
7:30 pm,
Ship Bottom Firehouse ,
2006 Central Ave, Ship Bottom, NJ
ADMISSION: $10 online/$12 door.
(Free to LIF Society members)
“Impeccably acted and written.” - RogerEbert.com
LET IT BE MORNING, an insightful, wry comedy, is the story of Sami a Palestinian-born Israeli citizen living in Jerusalem who receives an invitation to his brother’s wedding forcing him to return to the Arab village where he grew up. After the wedding finishes, with no explanation, Sami's hometown is put under a military blockade lockdown by the Israeli government.
Chaos erupts overnight amongst the villagers stuck behind the wall due to the blockade, Sami is cut off from the outside world and trapped in an unexpected situation. As he deals with questions about his own identity and hidden secrets are revealed, Sami watches everything he holds dear begin to fall apart.
LET IT BE MORNING is a film about a state of siege, both internal and external – centered around a man who has built a wall around his heart, and how that inner wall starts coming apart when an actual, real wall goes up around his hometown.
Advanced tickets are recommended and appreciated.
Thank you to our sponsor
Remax of Long Beach Island
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The following names will be read by the Rabbi on Friday evening
Meir Cohen
Arthur Goldsmith
Benjamin Katz
Henry Nagel
Milton Pollack
Sara Rubin
Eleanor Satir
Emily Spiegle
Seymour Tilbor
Lillian Hammer
Sel Gross Medvin*
Gloria Reason*
Josephine Tucker
Minnie Britz*
Solomen Chalek
Edna Eisner
Helen Freedman
Edward Gold
Abe Rosenbaum
Melvin Shapiro
Ginette Shomer
Sylvia Glasser
Sidney Kronenberg
Fanny Parker
Manuel Sidel
Morris Herman
Felix Horowitz
Robert Muscente
David Polinsky
Anita L. Ross
Sam Wittenberg
William Berger*
Hannah S. Cohen
Bernice Franks
Alvin Kaplan
T. Daniel Lang*
Jacob Liebenberg
Isadore Opatosky
Joseph Schlanger*
Marvin Henry Weinberger*
Ethel Zwillman
Ann Celnik
Chaya Cohen
Samuel Kreiger
Leslie Siegel
Sam Singer
Richard Sugarman
*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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Jonathan Drill
March 18
Richard Davis
March 19
Stephanie Levey
March 19
Stewart Fisher
March 20
Mark Rosenthal
March 20
Renee Ward
March 20
Linda Chakrin
March 22
Philip Stern
March 22
Diane Hoffman
March 23
David Forsted
March 24
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Bernard & Brenda Rosenberg
March 18
56th Anniversary
Brian & Sara Jane Harris
March 19
28th Anniversary
Robert & Paula Lieber
March 24
39th Anniversary
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Captain Jon Lombardi
Mazel Tov on your retirement
serving 30 years on the Seaside Heights Police Department
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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
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
Contributing Columnist
Sheila Weisel
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