Shabbat Reminder 9/2/22

Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island E-Letter

September 2, 2022

6 Elul 5782

Visit our website

MAKE THIS MONTH LEADING TO THE HIGH HOLIDAYS A SPECIAL ONE.

RECEIVE A DAILY "JEWELS OF ELUL" VIA EMAIL.

During the 29 days leading up to the Jewish Holy Days, the tradition is to search our hearts and create opportunities for growth and discovery. Jewels of Elul is a collection of short inspirational insights from both well-known and under-the-radar personalities who influence our global community. Whether in song, video or written word, Jewels provide a moment to reflect on our past, present and future.

SPEND THE HIGH HOLIDAYS

HERE AT THE JCC OF LBI

CLICK BELOW FOR THE HOLIDAY CALENDAR AND ORDER FORMS FOR TICKETS, BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE AND HOLIDAY GREETINGS

HIGH HOLIDAY INFORMATION

WE ARE ADDING A FAMILY PACKAGE THIS YEAR

2 TICKETS FOR PARENTS ($100 EACH)

SEATS FOR ALL CHILDREN UNDER

BAR MITZVAH AGE (ADDITIONAL $50)

TOTAL: $250

*ALL CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN BAR MITZVAH

ARE AN ADDITIONAL $100 EACH.

You can hear the sound of the shofar every morning (but Shabbat) during the month of Elul. It is sounded at the end of the Shacharit Service between 8:45 - 9:00 (Sunday morning between 9:45 - 10:00)

HEAR THE SOUND OF THE SHOFAR BELOW

A TORAH MESSAGE FROM

THE RABBI

Well Elul is now officially here. Let the countdown to the High Holy Days begin! I have two steady friends in the month of Elul. They always arrive together, but one leaves after Yom Kippur while the other sticks around a bit longer, remaining nearby until after the Sukkot holiday. Please take 10 seconds to consider who my friends are.

If you recognized that my buddies are Psalm 27 and the Shofar, you receive a loud and hearty “Tov Meod” (Very Good). I will happily give you a piece of chocolate or a lollipop during services on Rosh Hashanah (but not Yom Kippur) if you tell me that you knew the answer.

Here is the choreography: Every morning, near the end of the service, we blow the Shofar, read Psalm 27, and then recite the final Mourner’s Kaddish.

I love this time of year, in part, because of this tradition.

Hearing the Shofar every morning is a daily reminder that the Days of Awe are near. The blasts force one to begin to think about the importance of the New Year in our tradition. It compels introspection and induces us to consider in detail our relationships with family, friends, acquaintances, and ourselves. To hear the Shofar's shrill sound is to know that one must search his/her world in order to improve it.

It also transports me to younger (perhaps simpler?) times. I recall (and feel) being with my parents and grandparents; it is a time of delicious smells and sounds and sights.

Psalm 27, too, is a reminder of relationship. But it asks the reader to review a different association. It works exclusively to connect the reader with the Holy One. Because of the somewhat intangible nature of God, this tradition is, I think, a bit harder to internalize. The Psalm does a great job of telling the reader Who God is. God is the light, a helper, a giver of strength, a protector, and a shelterer. God is eternal. According to the Psalm, God hears our prayers and heeds our requests.

Daily, the two taken together encompass both our physical and our spiritual selves.

As we approach Rosh Hashanah, also known as Yom Ha-Din (the Day of Judgment) and Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), we should recognize that the work we need to do involves all of our relationships: With others, with ourselves, and with God. Our tradition provides daily reminders because the work we need to do is hard and, without the reminders, we probably would avoid doing it at all costs.

Be in relationship with our tradition. Listen to the Shofar, read Psalm 27, do the work, and make the world a better place one relationship at a time.

May this be a year of relationship, renewal and repair.

May 5783 bring each of us health, contentment, and a complete return to a fulfilling life.

Shanah Tovah U’Metukah – Rabbi Michael S. Jay

SHABBAT

SHALOM

Candle Lighting time

Friday evening

September 2, 2022

7:08 pm

(So. Ocean County)

JOIN US FOR

SERVICES

Friday night

September 3, 2022

8:00 PM

IN PERSON

AND

ON ZOOM

Here is

your invitation from

Rabbi Jay to join

Zoom services

FRIDAY NIGHT

Saturday Morning

September 3, 2022

9:00 AM

IN PERSON

AND

ON ZOOM

Here is

your invitation from

Rabbi Jay to join

Zoom services

SHABBAT MORNING

Torah Reading:

Parashat Shoftim

Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9

Here is the Reading

PARSHAH

Shoftim (“Judges”) discusses guidelines of leadership, opening with a command to appoint judges and continuing to detail laws of kings, priests, and prophets. It also describes laws relating to cities of refuge for accidental killers, false witnesses, warfare, and the rite performed in a case of unsolved murder.

Haftorah

Isaiah 51:12-52:12

Here is the Haftorah

HAFTORAH

Havdallah

9:00 PM

Here is

your invitation from

Rabbi Jay to

join Zoom services:

HAVDALLAH

Here is

your invitation from

Rabbi Jay to

join Zoom services:

MA'ARIV

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

With August coming to a close, last week was a wonderful way to say hello to September!

Our last of six beach services took place Friday night in Loveladies. The weather has cooperated for each of our services on the sand and last Friday night was no exception. Services began with a very special baby naming. Mazel tov to the Karp Family: parents Anne & Aaron, sisters Ruby & Johana and of course baby Lev and the grandparents. The Karps have been a part of the Young Family Services Rabbi Jay has been conducting on Friday evenings.

What fun on Sunday night with the Rave-Ons. The place was jumping and everyone had a great time.

Thanks to the Program Committee: Chair David Shatz, Jill Denker, Paul Levine and Diane Hoffman for their great programs this summer.

"That'll be the Day"

[Caption]

Thank you to Barbara Albu Lehman

Barbara was here on the Island and stopped in to see the new Electronic Sign. The child of survivors, she has gifted the sign in memory of of the more than 6 million lives lost during the Holocaust. She is truly an Eishet Chayil, a Woman of Valor.

THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES

Preparing for the High Holy Days with Rabbi Jay

10:00 AM

“This Is Real And You Are Completely Unprepared” by Rabbi Alan Lew

NEXT CLASS TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13

WEDNESDAY 9/7

WAX Paid Up Membership Bruncheon

10 AM - 12 NOON

OPEN Mah jongg/Canasta

12:30 - 4:00 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

THURSDAY 9/8

11:00 AM Torah Study with the Rabbi

2:00 PM Beginning Hebrew with Ira

FRIDAY 9/9

WAX Come Blow Your Horn

10:00 AM

HERE ARE THE LINKS:

WEDNESDAY NITE RABBI SACKS CLASS

THURSDAY MORNING TORAH STUDY

September 7

WAX Paid Up Membership Bruncheon

September 9

WAX Come Blow Your Horn

September 14

WAX Book Discussion

September 15

PJP 8-Part Zoom Series

Part I

October 6

PJP 8-Part Zoom Series

Part II

October 9

18 Mile Run

October 19

Boscov"s

Friends Helping Friends

HERE IS THE FORM FOR YOU TO PRINT, FILL OUT

AND SEND IN WITH YOUR CHECK

PAVER FORM

YOU CAN NOW FILL OUT THE INFORMATION ON LINE FOR YOUR PAVER AND MAKE YOUR PAYMENT AS WELL

ORDER ON LINE HERE

The JCC will once again be participating in the PNJ Consortium. An exciting 8-part series is being made available to our congregation. Please call the office if you want to register. 609-492-4090

First program - Thursday, September 15 @ 8:30 pm

Gary Rendsburg, Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies and History, Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair in Jewish History, Rutgers University

“In Search of Ancient Israel: Historical Roots of the Biblical Narrative”

A century and a half of archaeological exploration in Egypt and Israel has revealed more and more information about the origins of ancient Israel. Key elements include: the word ‘Israel’ inscribed on the Merneptah Stele (c. 1210 B.C.E.); an Egyptian papyrus which refers to nomads from southern Canaan settling in the city of Pithom to escape famine in their land; small settlements in the central hill country of Canaan with a striking lack of pig bones; and much more. Join us as Professor Rendsburg weaves all of this documentation together, along with the relevant Biblical texts, in an effort to reconstruct earliest Israel in the historical and archaeological record.

Gary A. Rendsburg serves as the Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair in Jewish History and holds the rank of Distinguished Professor in the Department of Jewish Studies at Rutgers University, New Jersey, U.S.A. His teaching and research focus on ‘all things ancient Israel’ – primarily language and literature, though also history and archaeology. His secondary interests include ancient Egypt, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Hebrew manuscript tradition. Prof. Rendsburg is the author of seven books and about 200 articles. His most recent book is How the Bible Is Written (Hendrickson, 2019), with particular attention to the use of language to create literature. In addition, he has produced two series for the Great Courses program, one on ‘The Book of Genesis’ and one on ‘The Dead Sea Scrolls’.

JCC WOMENS AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION

WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 PM

Last week's Book Review was - as predicted - so much fun with the author, Maggie Anton, giving us insight into how she researched Book I of Rav Hisda's Daughter and the inside scoop about the Jewish women of Babylonia. Maggie will be joining us in September when we discuss Book II of this series.

SEPTEMBER BOOK:

Wednesday, September 14 at 4:00 PM

Rav Hisda’s Daughter Book II Enchantress: By Maggie Anton

Fantastic tales of demons and the Evil Eye, magical incantations, and powerful attractions abound in Enchantress, a novel that weaves together Talmudic lore, ancient Jewish magic, and a timeless love story set in fourth-century Babylonia. One of the most powerful practitioners of these mysterious arts is Rav Hisda’s daughter, whose innate awareness allows her to possess the skills men lack. With her husband, Rava--whose arcane knowledge of the secret Torah enables him to create a “man” out of earth--the two brave an evil sorceress, Ashmedai the Demon King, and the Angel of Death in their quest to safeguard their people, even while putting their romance at risk.

RSVP to Debby Schweighardt, Book Group Coordinator at: dschweig19@gmail.com

A Zoom link will be sent shortly before the event.

CLICK FOR AMAZON SMILE

The following names will be read by the Rabbi on Friday evening

Shirley Pollack

Gertrude Sanders

Louis Abromovitz

Harold Cohn

Abraham Frank

George Katz

Rae Hochman

Ethel Kates*

Elsie Lox

Rose Luterman

James Patrician

Morris Steinberg

Emil Koupf

Frances Lilienfeld*

Billie Snyder

Mindy Greenbaum

Philip Nelson

Gertrude Ettman

Jerry Karp

Anne Millstein*

Stephen Zelin

Israel Gendel

Hannah Kagel

Alvin Smolker

*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.

EVENING SERVICE

MORNING SERVICE

Sue Rubinfeld

September 3

Lenore Forsted

September 5

Roy Konwiser

September 6

Debbie Gilman

September 8

Robert Levitt

September 8

Howard Rothenberg

September 8

Theresa Robinovitz

September 9

Barry & Carol Hartman

September 3rd

43^rd Anniversary

Morton & Roberta Scott

September 6^th

Scott & Marlo Karp

September 9^th

27^th Anniversary

Cliff and Jill Denker celebrated with joy the wedding of their daughter Marisa Denker to Johnny Feeney on August 20th at The Maas Building in Philadelphia. The couple and all their guests had a blast eating Marisa and Johnny's favorite foods from various chefs across Philadelphia and dancing to the energetic music from Snack Time, a popular local band.

SHARE YOUR NEWS

AND PICTURES

CONTACT:

rvalen1963@aol.com

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

YOU CAN NOW FILL OUT A GIVING FORM AND PAY ON LINE IN ONE SIMPLE PROCESS.

Go to jccoflbi.org - community - forms

****do not use HH form - under construction

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:

PAVER 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:

dihoff1@aol.com

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.

See Order form here: Prayer Book

TRIBUTES

SEND ONE OF OUR TRIBUTES IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF

See order form here: TRIBUTES

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:

YAHRZEIT

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

2022 MEMBERSHIP FORMS

Your support is so important to the continued success of the JCC.

Here is form for renewal:

RENEW NOW

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:

JOIN NOW

To pay on line

Click on PAY ON LINE

Fill in your information and then

go to Donation Details - then

Other and type in 2022 Membership

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.