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At the Hand of Terror: A 9/11 Memorial Prayer

by Alden Solovy

Creator of all,

Source and shelter,

Grant a perfect rest under your tabernacle of peace

To those who died in the 9/11 attacks on the United States.

Remember the works of their hands

And the message of their hearts.

Grant their families peace and comfort for Your name’s sake

And for the sake of those who perished.

Bring an end to violence and terror,

Speedily, in our days.

May their memories be sanctified with joy and love.

May their souls be bound up in the bond of life,

A living blessing in our midst.

Saturday evening, September 13, 2025

8:00 - 10:00 PM

Havdallah

Showing of Episode 4 of "Long Story Short"

Selichot/Changing of the Torah Covers

Special Refreshments

LONG STORY SHORT

This Saturday evening we will be watching the 4th episode of this highly touted Netflix animated series. The episode is entitled "Shira Can't Cook" and we will see, where to crush the competition at a high-stakes school potluck, Shira tries making knishes — her mother's most difficult recipe.

"I’ve made it no secret that “Long Story Short,” the new animated series from Raphael Bob-Waksberg (the creator of “BoJack Horseman”) about the very Jewish Schwooper family, was perhaps the show I was most looking forward to this year.

And having binged the entire first season — in which the story of these five family members unfolds, moving back and forth through the years and the decades, through the height of the 2020s COVID-19 social distancing and peak ’90s grungy youth, to the loud familial din of 1959 Jewish New York, through bar mitzvahs, proms under the shadows of 9/11, JCC galas and last minute Rosh Hashanah shopping — in record time, I can now say with certainty: It is pure unbridled Jewish magic."

Lior Saltzman "Kveller"

PUFF PASTRY KNISHES

By Shannon Sarna

Piffrush the competition at a high-stakes school potluck, Sh tries making knishes — her mother's most difficult recipe.

ROSH HASHANAH

Erev Rosh Hashanah

Monday, September 22

YOM KIPPUR

Kol Nidre

Wednesday, October 1

We look forward to a special Yom Tov at the JCC of LBI including a traditional Break the Fast following the final shofar blowing.

Here is the link to the registration form if you want to print, fill out and return it by mail.

HIGH HOLIDAY LETTER AND ORDER FORM

Here is the link to make your Holy Day reservations on our website.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER AND PAY ON LINE

Shana Tova - May it be a good year!

PREPARING THE SYNAGOGUE FOR THE HOLIDAYS

On Sunday, September 21st we will have in-person morning services beginning at 9 AM. When services conclude, we will be preparing the Synagogue for High Holy Day services by replacing the Siddurim and the Chumashim with the Machzorim. We will additionally be setting the chairs in the Social Hall.

We can use your help!

Don’t worry about heavy lifting because there will be other vital tasks to be done that do not require strenuous work. Please join us! We appreciate your helping out with this tremendous Mitzvah!

MAH JONGG & CANASTA

WEDNESDAYS

12:30 PM TO 4:00 PM

PICKLEBALL

Sundays and Thursdays

10 - 1

FIRST ANNUAL PICKLEBALL OPEN TOURNAMENT

Sunday morning's competition began with a prayer by Rabbi Jay. It was a day filled with sound of the ball hitting the racket and cheers for a good return. The competitive spirit was felt throughout the social hall along with the feeling of sportsmanship and friendship. Following an award ceremony, the group - players, spectators and helpers- sat down together for lunch. Thank you to our helpers: Suzy Geier, Teri Robinovitz, David Robinovitz , Ruth Turner, Howard Koransky, Rich Alberghini and Anthony Alberghini and our tournament director Jon Geier.

JCC OF LBI PICKELBALL ALL STARS 2025

Bev Miller, Mike Miller, Joanne Babbitt, Howard Babbitt, Robin Genna, Gerry Genna, Karmella Moneta, Celia Salzman, Carol Koransky, Lisa Abramson, Linda Chakrin, Jon Geier, Bernie Phil Hershenberg, Stu Mandel, Ron Buskirk, Avi Sadon. 

TOURNAMENT MEDAL WINNERS

Bev Miller (Center) GOLD

Lisa Abramson (Left) SILVER

Howard Babbitt (Right) BRONZE

A PRAYER TO THE PICKLEBALL GODS

by Bernard Hershenberg

May your fee move swiftly and your balance not desert you.

May your eyes see the ball before it passes your paddle and may you swing accurately before it moves beyond your reach.

May your anxiety motivate you and not threaten you with fears of public humiliation.

May you strive to be good and not motivated to be the best.

May your self-criticism remain in check, and may you speedily bounce back from the mistakes you will assuredly make.

May you bask in the vibes of friendship and social connection and may this be your best memory of this day.

And to this prayer, Let us all say Amen

Looking for members to join the New Years Eve Committee to help plan this year's party.

Contact Diane Buskirk is you can help. dianebuskirk@yahoo.com

We have an exciting upcoming event on October 22, 2025, and I need your help and support. 

Boscov’s Department Stores are sponsoring “Friends Helping Friends”, a 1 day only in store and on-line shopping event. For a $5 (or more, if you like) donation to Women’s Auxiliary, you will receive a 25% off Shopping Discount Pass! All proceeds from your donation go to the Women’s Auxiliary! This is a win-win for everyone! You get to do your shopping at a discounted price (Chanukah is right around the corner), and Women’s Auxiliary raises funds to help the JCC!

Boscov’s stores are located in Toms River, Egg Harbor Township, Monmouth, Moorestown, and Woodbridge in New Jersey, as well as Neshaminy and Plymouth Meeting in Pennsylvania.

I have a supply of the Shopping Passes, so please reach out and support our event!

Thank you,

Joanne Babbitt

215-962-3688 (cell; call or text)

609-312-7439 (home)

Jb_toot@att.net

The Druze Israeli community is considered one of the loyalist minorities in Israel. The strong and unique relationship between the Jews and Druze started before the establishment of the State of Israel, relying on mutual values and goals, and today, it is considered a successful model of the integration of a minority in Israel. Join us to learn about this unique community, its contribution to the state of Israel, its identity, challenges, and future vision.

Gadeer Kamal Mreeh, Israeli Druze politician and journalist, will lead the seminar. 

Jewish Museum Series

This is the first of the Zoom programs brought to our members through our participation in PJP (Partners in Jewish Programming). Look for more information about future Museum programs including "American Jewish Soldiers and the Liberation of the Concentration Camps” and Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience – “Stories from the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience” 

Sunday, October 19 @ 1:00 PM

The Jewish Museum, NY – “Afterlives: Recovering the Lost Stories of Looted Art”

During World War II, untold numbers of artworks and pieces of cultural property were stolen by Nazi forces. After the war, an estimated one million artworks and 2.5 million books were recovered. Many more were destroyed. This exhibition chronicles the layered stories of the objects that survived, exploring the circumstances of their theft, their post-war rescue, and their afterlives in museums and private collections.

Afterlives includes objects looted from Jewish collections during the war, including works by such renowned artists as Pierre Bonnard, Paul Cézanne, Marc Chagall, Gustave Courbet, Paul Klee, Franz Marc, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Camille Pissarro. The Jewish Museum has also commissioned four contemporary artists to create new works that address the resonance of the exhibition’s themes: Maria Eichhorn, Hadar Gad, Dor Guez, and Lisa Oppenheim. Treasured pieces of Judaica, including rare examples of Jewish ceremonial objects from destroyed synagogues, will also be on view, as well as rarely seen archival photographs and documents that connect the objects to history.

75 years after the Second World War, Afterlives explores how surviving artworks and other precious objects were changed by those events, and how they have moved through time, bearing witness to profound historical ruptures while also acting as enduring carriers of individual expression, knowledge, and creativity. The exhibition follows the paths taken by works of art across national borders, through military depots, and in and out of networks of collectors, looters, ideologues, and restitution organizations.

Coming in January 2026, we will also be bringing to our members a PJP series entitled " Jewish Art with Evgenia Kempinski"

Evgenia Kempinski is a professional Jewish tour guide, born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia. With over fifteen years of experience guiding Jewish heritage tours in her hometown, she has developed a deep passion for uncovering and sharing the stories of the Jewish Diaspora. With her family she spent six enriching years living in Israel and now resides in Barcelona, continuing her mission to connect people with Jewish history and culture around the world. She is the founder of the Online Jewish Travel Club, a vibrant community that brings together Jews from different countries through a shared love of travel, art, and Jewish heritage.



The JCC section at Crescent Memorial Park is available for sales. Please contact Bonni Rubin-Sugarman at 609-417-7148.

NEW Beautiful mah jongg bags

We are very excited to add to the WAX Gift Shop items from local merchants and artisans. Stop in to look and buy one (or more) of these beautiful pieces for your home, as a gift or just for yourself. The gift shop is open during office hours M-F 10 - 2.

PAVERS

CALL PAUL LEVINE WITH ANY QUESTIONS

484-802-0586

SEE ORDER FORM BELOW

CONGREGATION NEWS

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

Go to jccoflbi.org - Giving/Pay

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

2025 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

BE A PART OF THE WOMEN'S AUXILLARY

2025 DUES FORM HERE