JEWISH COMMUNITY

CENTER OF

LONG BEACH ISLAND

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June 9, 2023

20 Sivan 5783

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SHABBAT ON THE BEACH IS CANCELLED

FOR THIS FRIDAY EVENING DUE TO THE AIR QUALITY AND CONCERNS ABOUT EVERYONE'S HEALTH. SERVICE ON ZOOM ONLY AT 7:30 pm

Next Shabbat on the Beach is on June 23rd at Spray Beach.

A MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI

This week we are going back to our discussion of the liturgy. When we last did this, we started by looking at to “P’sukei D’Zimra”(verses of song) and Barukh Sheh-Ahmar.

The next section of P’sukei D’Zimra is a relatively long excerpt from I Chronicles, 16:8-36. It begins with “Hodu L’Adonai” (Praise God) and ends with: “and all the people say: “Amen and Praise Adonai”. The backstory to the text is that when King David was moving the Ark to Jerusalem, he commissioned Asaph to “give praise to God”. This section is the result of that commission.

This section certainly contains a lot of praise, but it also recalls some of the wondrous things that God has done. Inasmuch as this section is intended to prepare us for the main pieces of the Prayer service, the content makes sense. Historically, this is a relatively late edition to the liturgy. It was added sometime during the Middle Ages. Why do you think that it was considered important by the Rabbis of the time to indirectly reference the move of the Ark to Jerusalem in the Liturgy?

To find the text, click here:

https://www.sefaria.org/Siddur_Ashkenaz%2C_Weekday%2C_Shacharit%2C_Pesukei_Dezimra%2C_Hodu.1?lang=bi

If you look closely at the text, you will recognize that some of the verses sound very close to Psalms that we are familiar with from the Friday night and Shabbat liturgy. Why do you think this would be?

Praise, remembering, connection to past, recalling promises for the future are all themes. Why do we need to do all of this on a regular basis? Do you think God needs reminding?

As we continue to take this journey through the liturgy, please remember to email me your thoughts or comments. (Mjayrab@gmail.com)

Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay

Candle Lighting time

Friday evening

June 9, 2023

8: 05 pm

(So. Ocean County)

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June 9, 2023

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Saturday Morning

June 10, 2023

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SHABBAT MORNING

TORAH READING

Here is the Reading

Parashat Beha'alotcha

Numbers 8:1-12:16

Here is the Parshah

PARSHAH

HAFTORAH

Zechariah 2:14-4:7

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HAFTORAH

HAVDALLAH

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HAVDALLAH

Sunday - Thursday

Ma'ariv Service

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MA'ARIV

Monday- Friday

Shacharit Service

8:15 AM

Sunday at 9:00 AM

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SHACHARIT

FROM THE EDITOR....

Rose Valentine

As I was getting together this week's Shabbat Reminder, I could not help but think of the fabulous job done by our Women's Auxiliary (WAX).

In the past our Sisterhood concentrated on providing Kiddishes and Oneg Shabbats and refreshments for holidays and special activities. They organized events and raised money to provide the synagogue with special needs and services. That was wonderful and we thank those who were a part of that group of dedicated women.

Today's "sisterhood," now called the WAX, still enjoys getting into the kitchen to prepare for various programs but they have spread their wings to provide educational programs, encourage community involvement and discuss local environmental issues.

If you look through each weekly email you will see a variety of activities the WAX has organized. For instance:

We are walking the bridge this Sunday - a healthy activity and a chance to see the beauty around us.
A tour of the Maritime Museum to learn the history of the Island and Mainland we live on.
Brunch to learn about the Compassion Cafe that supports training for local adults and adolescents with disabilities.
Last month we learned about the turtles who live here at a program organized by the WAX. See the article further down in this document.

These programs make us a part of the community and help create relationships with our neighbors.

So I salute the leadership of our WAX organization - as well we all should. Thank you to Diane Buskirk, Irene Babst, Noralyn Carroll, Jill Denker, Suzy Geier and Joanne Babbitt for all you have done and will do.

Let's support their activities and ladies, if you have not joined the WAX this year, dues are $36.00. You can pay on line CLICK HERE or mail your check to the JCC office marked WAX dues.

UPCOMING EVENTS

June 11

WAX Walk the Bridge

June 16

Shabbat Dinner

June 21

WAX Book Discussion

June 22

WAX Maritime Museum Visit

June 23

Shabbat on the Beach (Spray Beach)

June 25

Welcome Back Brunch

June 27

WAX Brunch

June 29

JCC George Markey Concert

June 30

Shabbat on the Beach (Loveladies)

PICKLEBALL

SUNDAY & THURSDAY

AT 10:00 AM

MAH JONGG & CANASTA

WEDNESDAYS

12:30 TO 4:00 PM

THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES

SUNDAY, June 11

Pickleball

10:00 AM

Walk the Bridge

10:30 AM

MONDAY, June 12

FINAL CLASS IN THIS SERIES

Foundations for a Thoughtful Judaism: Practice

A Hartman Class with Rabbi Jay

10:00 AM

WEDNESDAY, June 13

Canasta & Mah Jongg

12:30 AM - 4:00 PM

following Ma'ariv

7:45 PM

Study with with Rabbi Jay

"Jewish Wisdom"

using the book

by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

THURSDAY, JUNE 14

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

Click here to RSVP to Walk the Bridge

Click here to RSVP to the SHA-BBQ

JCC WOMEN’S AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION

WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 PM

NEXT BOOK REVIEW MEETING

Wednesday, June 21st

My Mother’s Secret: A Novel of the Jewish Autonomous Region

By Alina Adams

Discussion Leader: Elsa Dreyfus

As her revolutionary neighbor mysteriously disappears during Josef Stalin's Great Terror purges, 18-year-old Regina suspects that she's the Kremlin's next target. Under cover of the night, she flees from her parents' communal apartment in 1930s Moscow to the 20th century's first Jewish Autonomous Region, Birobidzhan, on the border between Russia and China. Once there, Regina has to grapple with her preconceived notions of socialism and Judaism.

FUTURE BOOKS

Wednesday, July 19th

Signal Fires

By Dani Shapiro

Wednesday, August 16th

Rebel Daughter

By Lori Banov Kaufmann

A Zoom link will be sent shortly before the event.

Click here to purchase tickets for George Markey

Click here to RSVP to the WAX Paid-Up Membership Brunch

Click here to volunteer to assist in food prep/baking for the WAX Paid-Up Membership Brunch

CLICK HERE FOR THE PAVER WORK SHEET

HERE ARE SOME BEAUTIFUL NEW ADDITIONS TO THE WAX GIFT SHOP. CONTACT SUZY GEIER WITH ANY QUESTIONS. Suzy.Geier@gmail.com

THE GIFT SHOP IS OPEN DURING OFFICE HOURS.

CONGREGATION NEWS

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

Norton Geier

Sophie Hellman

Fay Neustadt*

William Schlanger*

Sallie Wichman

Gail Wolfe

Dr. Geraldine Prose Young

Benjamin August

Sherwood Babst

Edith Katz

Arthur Landau

Martin Berger*

Lucille Fisher

Minnie Lisagor*

Sigmund Moskowitz*

Eugene Steinberg*

Howard Breslow

Adrienne Cantor

Eldon Dondershine*

Charles Papier

Bennie Reiff*

Edward Weiss

Stanley Fink

Joseph Jagust

Rose Rudnick*

Mollie Soto

Mollie Steinberg

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

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Marjie Carnevale

June 10

Shari Garfinkel

June 11

Roberta Kaplan

June 11

Steven Powitz

June 13

Linda Silverman

June 13

Nona Levin Abrams

June 14

Jill Smith Brasch

June 15

Helen Gross

June 16

David & Debra Horowitz

June 10

28^th Anniversary

Samuel & Phyllis Sisenwine

June 10

61^st Anniversary

Stewart & Hana Cofsky

June 13

59^th Anniversary

Steven & Carolyn Ross

June 13

42^nd Anniversary

Norman & Carole Barham

June 14

59^th Anniversary

Benjamin & Sue Marguilies

June 14

David Page & Roberta Brackman

June 14

31^st Anniversary

Benjamin & Jeri Riffle

June 14

42^nd Aniversary

Irwin & Alyssa Sablosky

June 14

42^nd Anniversary

Jacob & Mary Pleeter

June 15

37^th Anniversary

CORRECTION

MAZEL TOV TO

RIMA & ROGER ROSENSTEIN

the proud grandparents of

Joseph Saul Kovnot

DEB & DAVID LEVY

Anniversary

GRANDPA MARK ROSEN

with new grandaughter

Robyn Jackson

Mazel tov

Eileen & Mark

LYNN & STAN BERMAN

on the birth of their new

great granddaughter

Zvhava Berman

#33

DIANE & BARNEY HOFFMAN

Anniversary

MAZEL TOV TO MAXINE & DON PARIS ON THEIR DOUBLE SIMCHAH

Tiffany Paris

High School Graduate

Agnes Irwin School

Rosemont, PA

Continuing her education at NYU

Devon Paris

Graduate of

University of Colorado

Aerospace Engineering

Next step a visit to Mars

MAZEL TOV TO STACIE & KEN PODOS ON THEIR DOUBLE SIMCHAH

Marriage of Kimberly Zodda to Brian Naftaly

May 7, 2023

Birth of Grandson

Matan Holden Podos

(Matan Chaim ben Yahuda Benyomin)

May 21, 2023

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AND PICTURES

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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

Terrapin Crushed, Biologists Urge Caution Driving In NJ Coastal Areas

June 2, 2023

LITTLE EGG HARBOR, NJ — After a terrapin was found crushed to death in the road, conservationists are urging drivers in coastal areas to be more aware. An adult female diamondback terrapin carrying eggs was killed Thursday evening on Great Bay Boulevard in the Great Bay Blvd WMA in Little Egg Harbor, the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ said. CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE

To continue our interest in the local terrapin population following the WAX program last month, we have put one of the Terrapin signs shown above on the JCC grass in front of the building.

SHEILA'S CORNER....

Sheila Weisel is a Contributing Columnist to the Shabbat Reminder

FRIENDS

The Oxford English Dictionary describes a friend as "one who you like a lot, you know well and is usually not a member of your family". This is just a generalization however, because there are different kinds of friends a person can have. There are old friends, their are new friends, there are fair weather friends and there are true friends.

An old friend is someone whom you have known for a long time. Someone who you might not live near or speak to every day but will always be there for you without a doubt. A new friend is someone whom you have met recently and you like enough to consider a friend. Someone to talk with and have a cup of coffee or tea with until you get to know that person better.

Then there are "fair weather" friends. These are the people who want to call themselves a friend but who only call you or ask you to join them for something when nobody else is available. For instance ... you speak to this person and she or he tells you what a nice time they had going out for lunch with some friends (who you may or may not know) and didn't call to ask you to join them. They sometimes also tell you they have plans with someone or a small group to go for a walk or to meet for coffee but they never ask if you want to go with them. This is someone who I do not consider a real friend.

Then there are acquaintances. They can live right near you or you have met them somewhere and have no idea where they live. They are people who you will wave to, share a pleasantry with and go on your way. They never try to get to know you and you just don't feel any connection to each other.

Then there are the best kind of friends, true friends, those who you hold deep in your heart, who you know will never willingly hurt or forsake you. They are tried and true. They are like family but don't share your DNA. They come from different backgrounds and places than you do and somehow fate has brought you together. They have different religious beliefs and different political views but you respect each other and love each other because you are connected by your heart strings. You can't imagine that person not being there for you no matter how far away from you they live or what their circumstances are because you will always be there for them.

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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:

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

2023 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:

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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.