Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island E-Letter
July 29, 2022
29 Tamuz 5782
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Looking forward to a wonderful event this
Sunday night.
Yasher Kooach to the Gala Committee for all their hard work and planning.
Mazel Tov to all the honorees.
Thanks to all those attending, those who bought ads in the Journal and all those who made a donation.
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A TORAH MESSAGE FROM
THE RABBI
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Last week in Parashat Pinchas, God told Moses to climb the heights of Abarim to see the Promised Land, reminding him that he will not be joining the Israelites when they enter that land. For Moses, it must have been a sad moment as he realized with finality that God would not rescind God’s punishment. And yet, according to the Torah, Moses, who argued so often and so vociferously on behalf of the Israelites, is silent when it comes to arguing his own case.
The Midrash; however, tells us that Moses was not silent. Indeed, I recall learning that Moses said something like this to God: “Is it more difficult for You to change Your word than it is to split the Red Sea”?
It seems an odd and imperious question and, according to the Midrash, God gives Moses an answer at the very beginning of Parashat Matot. The answer is supplied when God recites to Moses the laws of the vow. Therein God provides that: “If a man takes an oath…he shall not break his pledge; he must carry out all that has crossed his lips”.
God’s response to Moses’ question is that it would, indeed, be more difficult for God to change the Divine word than it was to split the Red Sea. Since God uttered those words with meaning and with intent, God would need to carry out the punishment. Anything less would not be appropriate.
Our promises are important and our pledges matter. God is letting Moses know that every word that comes out of our mouths has an impact. Thus, every word must be treated as a vow. Every utterance as an oath.
Imagine a world in which everything a person says or promises is true. We should remember this lesson for ourselves. It is important for our selves but, perhaps more importantly, we need to model this behavior to our children and grandchildren.
Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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NEW CLASS WITH RABBI JAY
Let’s get ready together for the
High Holy Days:
A multi-class discussion using “This Is Real And You Are Completely Unprepared” by Rabbi Alan Lew
MONDAYS BEGINNING
AUGUST 1 AT 10:00 PM
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AUGUST 6 - EREV TISHA B'AV
AUGUST 7- TISHA B'AV
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Tisha B’Av (Hebrew: תשעה באב or ט׳ באב, "the Ninth of Av,") is an annual fast day in Judaism, named for the ninth day (Tisha) of the month of Av in the Hebrew calendar. The fast commemorates the destruction of both the First Temple and Second Temple in Jerusalem, which occurred about 655 years apart, but on the same Hebrew calendar date.
SERVICES
Saturday, August 6th
9:00 PM
Havdallah followed by the reading of
Eicha, from the Book of Lamentations
Sunday, August 7th
9:00 AM
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
July 29, 2022
7:54 PM
(So. Ocean County)
JOIN US FOR
SERVICES
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Friday Evening
July 29, 2022
6:00 PM
IN PERSON
AND
ON ZOOM
ON THE BEACH AT LOVELADIES
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
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Saturday Morning
July 30 2022
9:00 AM
IN PERSON
AND
ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
Torah Reading:
Parashat Matot-Masei
Numbers 30:2-36:13
Here Reading
Matot (“Tribes”) opens with laws about vows, and continues to describe the Israelites’ war against the Midianites and the allocation of spoils. The tribes of Reuben and Gad request to dwell outside of the Land of Israel, and Moses acquiesces on the condition that they help conquer it. Masei (“Travels”), the final Torah portion in the Book of Numbers, opens with a list of places that the Israelites traveled in the desert. God commands the Israelites to destroy idolatry in the Land of Israel, outlines Israel’s boundaries, and details the laws of cities of refuge for accidental killers.
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Haftorah
Jeremiah 2:4-28, 3:4
Here is the Haftorah
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Havdallah
9:00 PM
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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MONDAY 8/1
Preparing for the High Holy Days with Rabbi Jack
10:00 AM
“This Is Real And You Are Completely Unprepared” by Rabbi Alan Lew
WEDNESDAY 8/3
OPEN Mah jongg/Canasta
12:30 - 4:00 PM
Third Session of a
4 WEEK CANASTA CLASS
12:00 - 2:00 PM
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
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THURSDAY 8/4
11:00 AM Torah Study with the Rabbi
2:00 PM Beginning Hebrew with Ira
HERE ARE THE LINKS:
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JULY 31 - 10TH Anniversary Gala
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AUGUST 2 - WAX Clam Shell Craft Project
AUGUST 10 - Bazaar
AUGUST 12 -Shabbat on the Beach - Spray Beach
AUGUST 14 - Annual Meeting
AUGUST 17 - WAX Book Club
AUGUST 22 - CPR Training
AUGUST 26 - Shabbat on the Beach - Loveladies
AUGUST 28 - Rave-Ons Concert
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Only 3 days left for free shipping
Order your Honey from the Heart
today for Rosh Hashanah
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JCC WOMENS AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 PM
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AUGUST BOOK
Wednesday, August 17 at 4:00 PM
by Maggie Anton
Hisdadukh, blessed to be beautiful and learned, is the youngest child of Talmudic sage Rav Hisda. The world around her is full of conflict. Rome, fast becoming Christian, battles Zoroastrian Persia for dominance while Rav Hisda and his colleagues struggle to establish new Jewish traditions after the destruction of Jerusalem's Holy Temple. Against this backdrop Hisdadukh embarks on the tortuous path to become an enchantress in the very land where the word 'magic' originated.
A Zoom link will be sent shortly before the event.
FUTURE BOOKS:
September 14 - Rav Hisda’s Daughter Book II Enchantress: By Maggie Anton
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The following names will be read by the Rabbi on Friday evening
Helga Melin
Jack Morgan
Philip Heinish
David Rifkin
Adele Rosenberg
Anne Einhorn
Eleanor Cohen
Max Selsky*
Sy Frand
Ann D. Horowitz
Shirley Rose
John Dzuna
Rudi Cohen
Irwin Moses*
Joseph Schiller
*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 COalso welcome to share with the minyan some special memories of your loved one.
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July 30th
Elayne Simandl
July 30th
Jeffrey Melin
July 31st
Phyllis Cohen
August 1st
Debra Horowitz
August 1st
Howard Koransky
August 3rd
Howard Herzig
August 4th
Jay Berman
August 5th
Lisa Friedman
August 5th
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Jeffrey & Ilene Greenbaum
July 30
50th Anniversary
Bernard & Janet Barrish
August 1
1st Anniversary
Mark & Marsha Chazin
August 4
26th Anniversary
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SHARE YOUR NEWS
AND PICTURES
CONTACT:
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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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RIMA & ROGER ROSENSTEIN
on the birth of their grandson
Wren Baruch Coursin
Son of Aliza Rosenstein
& Owen Coursin
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DEBRA AND DAVID LEVY
on the birth of their grandchildren
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Ethan Russell
son of Alissa & Alex Reicherter
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Big Sister Gigi of
Baby Ethan
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Jessie Shai
daughter of Shelly & Teddy Wilbar
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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 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 - FRIDAY
FROM 10 - 2
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Staff:
Leslie Dinkfelt, Office Manager
Mary Beth Krieger
Diane Parzych
Deb Schweighardt
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
Michael Babst, President
E-mail Editor: Rose Valentine
Graphics by
Irene Babst
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