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JEWISH COMMUNITY
CENTER OF
LONG BEACH ISLAND
E-LETTER
June 30, 2023
11 Tamuz 5783
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P’sukei D’Zimrah 5, Y’Hee Khivode, God’s Glory
Before we begin this week, I have a question. Did any of you do my proposed exercise and write down what you were grateful for every day? (Hint, I have not heard from many of you!)
We are moving through P’sukei D’Zimrah section of the weekday Shacharit Service. This section is mostly about praising God. Last week we looked at Psalm 100 a Psalm of Thanksgiving to God for something good that happens to us.
Y’Hee Khivode is a collection of 18 verses from Psalms, Proverbs, and Chronicles. Each verse contains God’s name. Can you surmise why there might be 18 verses?
Essentially, these are the ideas contained in this collection of verses:
1. God is great beyond all measure.
2. God is the ruler of the universe.
3. Unlike the plans of human beings, God’s designs are enduring.
4. God’s designs include: creation, choosing Zion and choosing Israel (which God, being merciful, will never abandon).
5. A plea to answer our cries.
Here it is in English:
The glory of Adonai will endure forever; Adonai will rejoice in God’s creatures. The Name of Adonai will be blessed from now forever. From the rising of the sun to its setting, praised is the Name of Adonai. High above all nations is Adonai; God’s glory extends beyond the heavens. Adonai, Your Name is forever, Adonai, Your fame is for generations. Adonai has established His throne in heaven, God’s sovereignty is everything. The heavens will rejoice, the earth will exult, and the nations proclaim: Adonai is Sovereign. Adonai is King, Adonai was King; Adonai will be King forever and ever.” Adonai will reign for all eternity [when] nations have perished from God’s earth. Those who embody evil will vanish from God’s land, God disrupts the intention of peoples. Many plans are in the heart of man, but [only] Adonai’s plans will endure. God’s plans will stand forever, the plans of God’s heart throughout all generations. For God spoke and it came to be; God commanded and the world took form. Adonai has chosen Zion; God desired it for God’s dwelling place. God chose Jacob to be God’s, The people Israel for God’s treasure. For Adonai will not abandon God’s people, and God will nor forsake God’s heritage. God being merciful, grants atonement for sin; and does not destroy. God frequently withdraws God’s anger and does not allow God’s rage to be all-consuming. Save us Adonai. Answer us, Sovereign, when we call.
So much praise of God. Do you think that God needs it? If so, why? If not, why?
Next week we begin looking at Ashrei.
Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
June 30, 2023
8:10 pm
(So. Ocean County)
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Friday Night
June 30, 2023
Services
6:00 PM
IN PERSON ON THE BEACH AT
56 TH STREET IN LOVELADIES
AND
ON ZOOM
We will notify you if things change due to the weather.
We will then bring the
Beach inside!!!!!
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
FRIDAY NIGHT
Saturday Morning
July 1, 2023
9:00 AM
Services
IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
SHABBAT MORNING
TORAH READING
Here is the Reading
Parashat Chukat-Balak 5783
Numbers 19:1-25:9
Here is the Parshah
PARSHAH
Chukat (“Law Of”) opens by describing the process of burning the red heifer and using its ashes for purification. It also tells the stories of the deaths of Miriam and Aaron, Moses’ striking of a rock to bring forth water, a plague of venomous snakes, and battles against the Emorite kings Sihon and Og. Balak tells the story of the Moabite king Balak, who hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. Balaam’s donkey speaks along the way, and Balaam ends up blessing the Israelites. The portion ends with a story about Israelite men sinning with Moabite women and the stabbing of an Israelite and a Midianite.
HAFTORAH
Micah 5:6-6:8
Here is the Haftorah
HAFTORAH
KIDDISH SPONSORED BY
BUNNY KAUFMAN
in remembrance of the
yahrzeit of her husband
Herman Kaufman
HAVDALLAH
Saturday evening
8:45 PM
Here is your invitation from Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
HAVDALLAH
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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We are very excited to debut a new version of our Shabbat on the Beach Service this Friday night. Thank you to Rabbi Jay and Stu Lehrer and staff member Mary Beth Krieger for putting it all together | | | |
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REMEMBERING OPERATION THUNDERBOLT - 47 YEARS LATER
When Air France Flight 139 left the Tel Aviv airport on the afternoon of June 27, 1976, the passengers and crew could not have imagined the terrifying, yet heroic, events of which they would be a part. The flight flew from Tel Aviv to Athens, and, after a quick refuel, was on its way to Paris. The four terrorists who boarded in Athens, however, had other plans. Not long after the plane began to cruise, the terrorists forced the pilot to redirect the flight to Uganda, an African nation controlled then by the ruthless dictator Idi Amin, who gave the hijackers his full support. Click here for more...
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Sunday's Welcome Back Brunch was a huge success. It was wonderful to see the social hall filled with JCC members greeting each other after the winter. As always, the brunch was delicious and abundant. Our speaker, Jeff Kampf, shared with us the story of the ''Notorious R.B.G'" and her impact on our universe. Raffle prizes were drawn and our winners - all women - went home with goodies from local merchants. Thank you goes to Membership Chairman, Paul Levine, and his committee and the ladies of the WAX (and their husbands) for putting this all together so wonderfully. Special thanks to Diane Buskirk for getting the raffle prizes. | |
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STRIPES AND MORE STRIPES
Karen Shatz, Rose Valentine and Rachel Denker enjoy the Brunch
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President Phil Rosenzweig greets the 90 guests at the Brunch | |
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Membership Chairman
Paul Levine
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WAX President
Diane Buskirk
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THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
TO LINDA CHAKRIN
for bringing to our attention and organizing our visit to the Compassion Cafe last Tuesday morning.
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Located in the Sea Shell Hotel, Beach Haven from Monday - Thursday from 7 -11,
Compassion Cafe seeks the integration of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through hands-on training and employment in a small coffee shop environment. By providing meaningful, paid employment for teens and adults with special needs, these employees will gain independence, self-confidence, and work skills for a successful future.
Thank you to so many of our members and friends who dropped into the cafe for a delicious breakfast and to support the work of this organization. Please find a morning to visit and enjoy their fun menu which includes hot coffee, cold brew, tea, bagels, pastries, quiche, and a dog bakery.
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DOGS ARE WELCOME!!!!
Meet Zoey Paris, Lucky Valentine and Joey Dreyfus.
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Some of the Compassion Cafe Staff | |
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July 7
Shabbat on the Beach
(Spray Beach)
July 9
Interview with Susan Shapiro
July 11, 18. 26
Dance Fitness Class
July 12
Bazzar
July 14
Shabbat on the Beach (Loveladies)
July 19
WAX Book Discussion
July 21
Shabbat Dinner
Speaker: Dr. Eric Mandel
July 23
Simon Mandel Concert
July 25
WAX Brunch at Wally's
July 28
Shabbat on the Beach
(Spray Beach)
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August 1, 8, 15, 23
Dance Fitness Class
August 4
Shabbat on the Beach
(Loveladies)
August 9
"Today's Jewish Grandparents"
with Rabbi Richard Address
July 11, 18. 26
Dance Fitness Class
August 9
Bazzar
August 11
Shabbat on the Beach
(Spray Beach)
August 16
WAX Book Discussion
August 18
Shabbat Dinner
Speaker from StandWithUs
August 20
Wendy & Rik Concert
August 25
Shabbat on the Beach
(Spray Beach)
August 27
WAX Membership Brunch
Speaker: Dr. Phyllis Cohen
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PICKLEBALL
SUNDAY AND
THURSDAY AT 10:00 AM
Reminder: Pickleball for members only!
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MAH JONGG & CANASTA
WEDNESDAYS
12:30 TO 4:00 PM
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
SUNDAY, July 2
Pickleball
10:00 AM
WEDNESDAY, July 5
Canasta & Mah Jongg
12:30 AM - 4:00 PM
THURSDAY, July 6
Pickleball
10:00 AM
Torah Study with the Rabbi
11:00 AM
NEW INTERMEDIATE HEBREW CLASS WITH IRA
2:00 PM
Contact Ira for more information
inaira213@gmail.com
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JCC WOMEN’S AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 PM
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NEXT BOOK REVIEW MEETING
Wednesday, July 19th
"Signal Fires"
by Dani Shapiro
Discussion Leader: TBA
Signal Fires opens on a summer night in 1985. Three teenagers have been drinking. One of them gets behind the wheel of a car, and, in an instant, everything on Division Street changes. Each of their lives, and that of Ben Wilf, a young doctor who arrives on the scene, is shattered. For the Wilf family, the circumstances of that fatal accident will become the deepest kind of secret, one so dangerous it can never be spoken.
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FUTURE BOOKS
Wednesday, August 16th
Rebel Daughter
By Lori Banov Kaufmann
A Zoom link will be sent shortly before the event.
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THANK YOU TO OUR SUMMER CONCERT SPONSORS
GOLD SPONS0R
Karen & David Shatz
BRONZE SPONSOR
Diane & Barnett Hoffman
Don Pripstein
FRIEND SPONSORS
Joyce & Paul Levine
Bonni Rubin-Sugarman & Jerry Faich
Rose & Rudy Valentine
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The following names will be read by the Rabbi on Friday evening:
Mae Faich
Mary Cohen
Larry Gordon
Anna Koller
Mark Richard Becker
Alan Diamond
Dov Koller
Spencer Levin
Ellen Goldstein
Pauline Hurwitz
Harry Koss
Sylvia Ross
Albert Luterman
Jon Elayne Churgin
Sanford Cohen*
Herman Kaufman
David Resnek
Lillian Zalkind*
Beatrice Bader
Isaac Cohen
Frances Ganek Gendel
Reuben Gerber*
Dorothy Gordon
Marlene Kaufman*
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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Richard Schey
July 2
David Shatz
July 4
Joanne Babbitt
July 6
Dale Tebeleff
July 7
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Rabbi Michael & Sheri Jay
July 2
36th Anniversary
Joshua & Kim Braun
July 3
23rd Anniversary
Alan & Ellen Jay
July 4
38th Anniversary
Michael & Beverly Miller
July 5
53rd Anniversary
Max & Pamela Scheer
July 5
47th Anniversary
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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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We have a wonderful collection of books for you to borrow from the JCC Library including these recommended reads: "Jewish Literacy" by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, "My Live with Chagall" by Virginia Haggard-Leirens, "Devita's Harp" by Chaim Potok, "The History of Jewish Folklore" by Nathan Ausubel and "Isaac Bashevis Singer: The Magician of West 86th Street" by Paul Kresh. Thank you to Stu Lehrer for these suggestions. | | | |
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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