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Adath Shalom
A Conservative Synagogue
JUNE, JULY & AUGUST HAPPENINGS AT ADATH SHALOM
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Yoga
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Yom Yerushalayim
Family Service
8:04pm Candlelighting
Service Adult Bat Mitzvah
Hike at the Hawkwatch, Israel Parade NYC
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28 Iyar 5771 — 1 Elul 5771
Summer 2011
841 Mountain Way
Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Office: 973-539-8549 • 973-539-4440
Fax: 973-352-6051
Rabbi’s Study Phone: 973-539-7392
Web: www.adathshalom.net
BULLETIN EMAIL ADDRESS:
[email protected]
Phone Extension
Mark Biller, Rabbi
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[email protected]
Jack Korbman, Cantor
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[email protected]
Charlotte Frank
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Education Director
[email protected]
Marla Katz
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Early Childhood & Youth Director
[email protected]
Pam Jorlett
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[email protected]
Sari Zarpentine
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[email protected]
Barbara Davis, President
[email protected]
8:13pm candlelighting
Synagogue Office Hours
8:12pm candlelighting
8:08pm candlelighting
8:04pm candlelighting
7:57pm candlelighting
7:52pm candlelighting
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9:00am - 4:00pm
9:00am - 4:00pm
9:00am - 4:00pm
9:00am - 5:00pm
9:00am - 3:00pm
As of June 24th
Fri. 9:00am-2:00pm
Sari Zarpentine:
In during office hours
Pam Jorlett:
Mon. - Thurs. 10:30am - 5:30pm
Rabbi’s Office Hours
7:43pm candlelighting
7:34pm candlelighting
7:23pm candlelighting
Wednesday
9:00 a.m—11:00 a.m.
Thursday
9:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m.
12:00pm - 1:30pm
Table of Contents
TOPIC
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THOUGHTS FROM OUR LEADERSHIP
Rabbi’s Message
President’s Message
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS
B’NAI MITZVAH
COMMITTEE NEWS
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE
TRIBUTES & TZEDUKAH
SISTERHOOD TRIBUTES
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ADVERTISEMENTS
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Click on listing to link to specific page
SAVE THE DATE for our Summer BBQ
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Friday night services will be held
on the patio beginning June 3rd
weather permitting
Donations from Adath Shalom Religious School's tzedakah money
were sent to the following organizations:
Jewish Outreach Institute "THE BIG TENT", Ronald McDonald
House, New York City, Keshet, CLAL, Memorial Sloan-Kettering,
Jewish Women's Archive, Magen David Adom - Israel's Red Cross,
Jewish National Fund, American Red Cross for tornado and flood
relief, and the American Cancer Society.
Earlier in the year we made donations to MAZON-A Jewish
Response to Hunger, Jewish War Veterans, City Harvest, Bridges
Outreach, Food Bank of New Jersey, Coalition for the Homeless
and the Federation of Men's Clubs' Tefillin Fund.
We collected and distributed over $325 this year.
Mazel tov to Zachary Forman, Adath Shalom
Religious School graduate. Zach was chosen
as the Harry M. Cohn Award winner for the
Class of 5771. This award is given to the
student who has been in the school since
Grade 3 and has shown academic excellence
among his fellow students. We congratulate
Zach on this accomplishment along with his
many others in the area of Tikkun Olam and
Tzedakah. His mitzvah project has raised a
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great deal of awareness as well as funding for
the American Cancer Society.
RABBI’S MESSAGE
Natan Sharansky
Although we dream often of greatness and being near it, it is not every day that we actually get to share air and
space with a real hero. Not a myth, or an idealization, but the real flesh and blood man or woman who has sustained
themselves through hardship and trial - physical and mental –in the service of a great cause, in the furthering, through
their lives, of the possibilities which may now grace and further ours.
Just such a person was part our community. He stepped off a twelve hour flight to make himself immediately
available to a small, intimate (seventy people) brunch and then to a later, larger (three hundred person) public
presentation. I was immensely privileged to be part of both gatherings. The first – I found out upon arrival – was a
Russian-language-only affair. I learned how mesmerized one can be without understanding the words, and how much
strength, wit, intelligence, feistiness, and ‘fire’ can be evident even when people don’t share the same mother tongue.
The second gathering, (held in English - the man is fluent in at least English, Hebrew and Russian), gave us stories and
facts, and taught us something about what binds people together and how greatness is sometimes achieved and
sustained.
Natan Sharansky was the speaker. The very name has a mythical quality, but the path to his renown is paved
with defiance to a Soviet regime, a deep desire to learn about Judaism in a land that outlawed such seeking, and a nine
year term in a harsh labor camp as ‘punishment’ for the trumped-up charges of ‘espionage’. The charges were laid
because he sought a connection with world-wide Jewry and because he sought freedom of body – a desire to live in
Israel – and freedom of mind - a desire to think and question and learn.
Natan Sharansky was part of the movement of Jews in the Soviet Union, later called ‘refuseniks’, who, having
been denied the possibility of learning about their past, began to go underground to learn from forbidden smuggled
books and began to meet in clandestine living rooms to learn from the few who had knowledge of the Hebrew language
and had Jewish history passed on to them.
Sharansky explained how the 1967 Six Day War fed this movement, how Mother Russia had armed and trained
Arab armies to destroy the ‘Zionist Western Imperialist Israel’ and how Israel’s success then ignited their imaginations.
Growing up in the Soviet Union with ‘Jew’ on your passport, he explained, had never meant anything positive. It
simply kept you out of jobs and universities. Suddenly, after 1967, the term ‘Jew’ was positive and uplifting and worth
risking everything for in the pursuit of knowledge and connection.
That connection brought on Natan Sharansky’s arrest shortly after his marriage to his wife Avital, and made
him a symbol of the ‘refusenik’ movement and of courage and bravery to Jews worldwide, as he withstood years of
hard labor and solitary confinement for his ‘crime’.
Sharansky was released, but he and the many brave Soviet Jews who dared apply for exit visas to Israel, and
who dared to meet and talk and protest, galvanized world Jewry to make their own connections to being Jewish. My
wife and I remember marching and picketing at Soviet embassies. A friend of mine visited the Soviet Union to
smuggle in books and ritual objects, and was pulled from his hotel room in the middle of the night, beaten on the fire
escape and thrown back into the room as a warning to stop, but kept making the trips along with many others. Jews
wrote plays and wrote letters and petitioned the White House and marched and spoke out- until the American
government made releasing Soviet Jews and handing out exit visas a pre-condition to trade with the United States.
Shransky left us with the message – and I humbly leave our readers with this same message – that it has been
through standing up for and connecting with others that our own deep Jewish identities have been galvanized.
Lobbying for freedom of movement and learning for our fellow Soviet Jews gave meaning to Western Jewish life. As
Soviet Jews were strengthened by our reaching out to them, so too our own understanding of our own Jewishness and
Jewish connection was given strength.
In our own day it is North American (and Israeli!) Jews growing up who need strengthening as to what being
Jewish means. It is Natan Sharansky’s message to all of us that reaching out with programming and support to those
now growing up in freedom, will do what our reaching out decades ago to those living in peril did – strengthen our
own resolve and knowledge and sense of purpose.
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Amen, and may it be so.
President’s Message
Seven Jewish Values
There are seven Jewish values that serve as guidelines for us in our daily lives, our family lives, our
community lives, and our synagogue lives. They are intertwined in how we relate to one another, how we as
congregants, Board Members, Clergy and staff work side by side with one another. They serve as a pathway for us
as a Jewish community, a sacred Kehillot. I believe they are inherent in who we are at Adath Shalom:
Kavod – Respect – Judaism teaches us to treat ourselves and others with respect
Shalom Bayit – Peace in the Home – Everyone needs to feel comfortable, welcome, and respected
B’tzelem Elohim – In God’s Image – Each of us, no matter how different, is created in God’s image
Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh Bazeh – Communal Responsibility – It is our responsibility to stand up for each other
Shmirat Halashon – Guarding One’s Use of Language – Words can hurt or heal depending on how we use
them
V’havtah L’Reiecha Kamocha – “Love Your Neighbor as Yourself” – We must love and accept our whole
selves, and in doing so extending that love and acceptance to others
Al Tifrosh Min Hatsibur – Solidarity – Reach out to others, and be a friend
Adath Shalom is a community of families, a community of scholars, a community of spirituality and a
community of welcoming individuals. We share our simchas, our celebrations, our losses and our loves. Our
children grow up here, and for many, their own children come here and grow with us. We are more than separate
individuals, more than single events, more than weekly programs – Adath Shalom is a living, breathing, beautiful
home to prayer, to community, to life. Programs are interactive, services are meaningful, our Religious School is
innovative and inclusive. Each and every day we are reminded that Adath Shalom is a synagogue without barriers,
with doors wide open to welcome each of us and our friends. We are able to say that and to be that because each of
us follows the Seven Jewish Values, the core of who we are at our own sacred home, our own sacred Kehillot.
It is an honor to serve as your President and to be a part of your life. You have each entered mine and for that
I am ever grateful. My life, my thoughts, my prayers, center around you, and each of you have become and will stay
a part of my family. We all are responsible for one another, we all are part of one another’s community. Let us
continue to support one another and be a limb on each other’s tree of life, growing, breathing, and living together.
All the best to you and your family always.
B’Shalom,
Barbara
Family Services - Friday, June 3, July 1, August 5, Sept. 2
Join us for our summer Family Service series!
Weather permitting, we will have services outdoors on the patio with a special treat for all - ice cream for everyone! Join us at 7pm on the patio for services, songs and stories by the Rabbi and Cantor. Stay and enjoy the
setting sun with sweet treats and good friends
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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL NEWS
From Charlotte Frank / Education Director
Another year has flown by! School
ended on May 15 with graduation and
brunch for Zayin/grade 7 and special treats
for the other grades. We have a lot of
people to thank for their help and support
this school year.
First a huge thank you to Vivian Greenfogel, the
Board of Ed chair and her Board, Wendy Becker, Shari
Berman, Lori Brooks, Lainie Fiszer, Andrea Legatt,
Jeannie Neufeld and Sherry Steinfink. These are the
people who volunteer and make our Religious School run
so well. They are ably assisted by the class parents:
Francine Heller, Alison Goldner, Anne Brenner, Caryn
Reppen, Donna Finkelstein, Elise Leonard, Gwenn Heller
Della Pelle, Ivy Guttman, Lori Weisburg, Michele
Schaechter, Randi Kushel, Rima Nachshen, and Stacy
White. Also, I want to send a huge thank you to Lisa
Yellen who helped Andrea Legatt with our very successful
Book Fair and Purim Carnival. Thank you to Matt White
and Andy Becker for taking a day off from work to prepare
the third grade oneg and make challah with the class.
Thank you to Roberta Easton, congregant and friend, who
has served as my advisor and help with guidance issues in
the school – bullying, teasing and so much more.
Thank you to an amazing group of Adath Shalom
teens – Emily Korman who donated over 75 hours of time
to the synagogue office this year and over 200 hours in the
past 3 years of volunteering. Emily we will miss you in the
fall. Boston University is lucky to have you. We also
thank the following teens – Valerie Becker, Sam Gelman,
Maxine Gimbel, Adina and Rebecca Gitomer and Jordana
Karger. These teens work as tutors, shadows and aides in
classrooms as well as helping in the synagogue office. We
can always use help. If you have a teen who needs
community service hours have them contact me.
Thank you to our teaching staff – new and old
members. You are what makes our school work! Rita
Levine, Suzan Chaiklin, Debra Cirkus, Eileen Sackin, Beth
Rems, Ziva Soll-Adam, Rabbi Susanne Kassel, Debbie
Ginsburg, Sheila Gruber, Hana Shiloach, Madelyn
Shoopak, Nurit Lev, Jonathan Sackett, Gwenn Heller Della
Pelle, Shula Leviner, Shari Hoffman, Steve Rems, Hana
Frankl and Brian Kalver. Thank you to Pam Jorlett, our
Religious School administrator and to Sari Zarpentine who
is the synagogue administrator.
It is almost time for camp. If you forward your
child’s address, I will write to them at sleep away camp.
Shabbat Attendance credits ended on May 31
and we began counting for the new school year on
June 1. Take advantage of the summer and start
taking care of the commitment now. Coming to
services is an important way to reinforce the material
learned in class. Friday night services during the
summer are out on the patio, weather permitting. It is
a wonderful experience, almost as good as services at
camp.
We still would love to house an Israeli teen
Rishon, if you are interested in hosting, please contact
me asap.
Have a terrific summer! I will be around most
of July. From July 31 to August 3 I will be at Moreh
L’Moreh/Education Conference in Cleveland.
See you on September 4 at the synagogue
barbecue if not before.
Charlotte
Congratulations to Amanda Stover, the Star
Pupil in Hey 3 class. She did an amazing job of
practicing and working at home. Keep working
over the summer so you come back ready for school
on September 11.
EARLY CHILDHOOD & YOUTH SERVICES NEWS
From Marla Katz / Early Childhood & Youth Director
This has been a wonderful year with all 3
youth groups. Kadima & Club’45’ will return next
year with lots of interesting events. I am always
looking for new programs to do; if you have any
suggestions, please let me know.
Our award winning USY chapter has once
again gone beyond our expectations and has come up
with programs that were well attended. Under the
guidance of our president Lara Blackman, we once
again won “Chapter of Excellence”. We want to
thank Harry Musto, USY advisor for another
wonderful year. Harry will be leaving us next year to
do other things.
USY ELECTIONS
JUNE 5
TIME: 5:30 – 7:30
Pizza will be served
Tot-Shabbat
Once a month, Maxine Smith will lead our young
families in song, dance, projects and a light snack. If
you know anyone with children ages 6 months to 5
years old, tell them to come and enjoy a warm and
friendly Shabbat service. Then join the congregation
in the main sanctuary for the end of the Shabbat
service and then stay for our Kiddush.
Be sure to tell all your friends. Everyone is welcome
–members & non-members
Time is from 10:30 – 11:30am
Place: Youth Lounge & Room #4
Date: June 11
Music & Movement
Every Friday morning when the synagogue is open
we will have music class with Carol Berman. Carol
has been leading our music class for the past 2 years.
She gets the children moving and shaking with loads
of different styles of music.
Cost is $15 per class (just drop in)
Time: 9:45am – 10:30am
RSVP to Marla at [email protected]
Yoga
Yoga is back, come stretch, relax, meditate, and
enjoy a night of yoga. 6 classes are $60 pre-paid, or
drop in for $15 a class.
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Pre-School News
Well, I can’t believe it. On June 10 we will
celebrate Shabbat with the entire pre-school and their
families for the last time this school year. I feel blessed to
have had such a wonderful group of families, teachers,
and synagogue staff to help with our first year. The
children have brought such life into Adath Shalom. It has
truly been a gift for all of us that work here.
A very special THANKS goes out to Barbara and
Glenn Davis who came to the pre-school classroom to
help the children plant seeds and read a book in honor of
Earth Day which was on April 22. The children love when
there are special guests in their classroom.
A very special THANKS goes out to the Margolin
family for the lovely donation they made in honor of their
daughter Alexis and first year at the pre-school.
Pre-school registration is now open for the 201112 school year. If you know of anyone looking for a
fantastic, warm, friendly, and loving place to send their
children next year, send them our way.
It has truly been my pleasure to work with Marty
Geller who has helped me get through the rough spots and
has taken care of everything the pre-school has asked for
and needed from the Board. Also to Jenn Emdur and
Sandra Form for co-chairing the Parent Action
Committee.
A special thanks to Juan and Kenneth who always
keeps our classrooms looking great. And to Sari and Pam,
who take care of everything else that I might need. And
of course to Charlotte, my friend, my colleague and my
support system.
Another special THANKS goes out to Rick
Rubenstein who as President of Adath Shalom at the time
we were discussing a pre-school, helped the Board of
Directors understand the need for such a program. I
appreciate all of the support I have gotten from the
Executive Board, the Board of Directors and of course
Barbara Davis, our current President. Thank you for your
continuous support of the Pre-School at Adath Shalom.
Marla Katz
[email protected] 973-539-8549 x 130
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SHABBAT ATTENDANCE RECOGNITION
We are very proud of all the students who completed
their Shabbat attendance requirements
and those that worked on completing theirs.
Hope to have even more students up on our bulletin board for awards.
Stephanie Sudit
Heather Nachshen
Arielle Rosenberg
Jack Reppen
David Popkin
Hannah Oppenheimer
Sam Reppen
Jesse Kolodkin
Sam Epstein
Bethany Neufeld
Aimee Osterman
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B’NAI MITZVAH
Jonah Kalver
(Yona)
will become a
Bar Mitzvah on
June 18
Eric Matthew Frank
(Zev Yosef)
will become a
Bar Mitzvah on
June 11
Eric Frank is the son of Karen and George and
brother to Melissa and Jamie. He attends Randolph
Middle School where his favorite subject is Social
Studies. Eric likes basketball and wants to be an
orthodontist when he grows up.
Eric’s favorite Jewish hero is Sandy Koufax
because he missed the first game of the World Series
for Yom Kippur. Eric’s favorite holiday is Passover
because we were freed from slavery. Eric is proud to
be a Jew because the Jews are strong people with
many traditions. Being a Bar Mitzvah means he is a
Jewish man and will be taking on more
responsibilities.
Eric’s favorite thing to do is to go on vacation.
His best vacation was to Chicago to see the Cubs play
at Wrigley Field. He would like to visit Finland on his
next vacation. When Eric goes to Israel the first thing
he wants to see is the Western Wall. Eric’s wish for
the future is to make a difference in the world.
Jonah Kalver is the son of Sue Och and Brian
Kalver and brother to Emily and Jason. Jonah attends
Montgomery Academy where his favorite subject is
Math. Jonah would like to be a video game designer
when he grows up.
Jonah believes that being a Bar Mitzvah means
becoming a Jewish adult. His favorite prayer is the
Shema because it is part of his Torah portion. Jonah’s
favorite TV show is Phineas and Ferb and the best book
he ever read was “The Phantom Tollbooth” because he
likes to make up sequels to it on his own.
At his Bar Mitzvah, Jonah would like the Rabbi
to speak about Gematria –the numerical significance in
Hebrew words. For his Mitzvah project Jonah has been
playing the piano for residents of a nursing home.
ZAYIN GRADUATION
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COMMITTEE NEWS
Israel Affairs Committee
Andrea Malmud, Chair
We did it!!! We kicked off our Israel Bonds Campaign Friday night, May 13 in celebration of Yom
Ha’azmaut (Ben Gurion would be so proud) with our special guest speaker, General (Ret.) Halevy. Especially
moving was our joining with the Brownstein Bar Mitzvah. Not only did Saul do a fabulous job leading the
service, but a number of his relatives live in Israel and serve in the military, and were there to join us.
I would like to extend a special thanks to David Brown from the State of Israel Bonds organization for
working closely with Rabbi and Charlotte and todah rabah also to Molly Gimbel, USY Israel Chair, to Randi
Greenberg for the beautiful flyer, and to Sheri Bloom and Mike Stepak for graciously helping with the nuts,
bolts and enthusiasm.
We’ve received the following note from David: “We have $16,000 in commitments and two parties to be
contacted. In addition we have about $11,000 in commitments from before Friday and hopefully we’ll hear from
a few more people before all is over. (With the exception of 2009, when we had one $25,000 purchase, this is
the best campaign at Adath Shalom in at least the past 6 years.) This is a start and we can continue building
from here. Thanks again for your dedicated efforts to helping Israel.”
High Holidays Committee
Steve Weisburg, Chair
Rosh Hashanah – a Sweet Time to Celebrate the New Year!
As we look forward to summer, it is time to start thinking of the upcoming High Holidays! The Rabbi,
Cantor, Marla, Charlotte, and our staff join us in welcoming you, your families and friends at our services and
celebrations this fall
We welcome your guests – please call or e-mail the synagogue office if you would like to bring guests so we can
reserve a spot for them. The office will let you know our ticket fees for guests.
The holidays begin with Selichot, a short soul focusing service always held the Saturday night before Rosh Hashanah
as an introduction to the High Holiday season. This year it will be on Saturday night, September 24. Erev Rosh
Hashanah is on Wednesday, September 28 and the High Holidays conclude with the joyous celebration of Simchat
Torah on Wednesday evening, October 19 and Thursday morning, October 20.
You should hear from us regarding tickets and schedules for babysitting and services by the week of August 5. If
you need to know something earlier than this please e-mail or call the synagogue office.
As a reminder - Pre-Registration for babysitting is required to ensure the appropriate resources are available to
provide for all of the children of our Adath Shalom Family.
For security reasons anyone entering the grounds for High Holiday services will need to have a ticket and parking
pass. (In order to receive tickets, July and August 2011 obligations, as well as overdue obligations from prior years
must be paid-in-full, and your 2011/2012 obligation form must be turned in to the office.
Please call the office to let us know if you need handicapped parking during the holidays so we can plan ahead.
Of course, we welcome your help - if you would like to help us prepare for the holidays, please give the office a call.
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SISTERHOOD NEWS
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! That is our heartfelt message to all of our Sisterhood
members that have helped to make the last four years all they could be. From cooking to jewelry making to shopping,
we have shared many good times together. We met and greeted you each fall with an inspiring program, from the
power of women to the power of organizing your home, we spent fall evenings in the Sukkah, Sunday mornings
shopping at Chico’s, Talbot’s, and at our Holiday Bazaar, we cooked many mouth-watering meals for ourselves and
others, played Mah Jongg together, and have been informed about women’s health issues and our sex lives. We have
created jewelry, ceramics, and glassware together. We have joined with Men’s Club and Continuing Education to
provide informational programs for the entire synagogue community.
While our tenure as Co-Presidents is ending, Sisterhood’s mission will continue. We are still committed to
getting our Torah silver repaired. For the High Holidays, Sisterhood will continue to organize the babysitters, put up a
greetings board, and provide the flowers. As always, we will help the synagogue as much as we can.
Thank you to all of our sisterhood board members past and present for all that you have done to help make this
time as your co-Presidents so memorable. Your dedication and support was outstanding and when the congregants of
Adath Shalom tell us what a great event Sisterhood has held, the compliments also belong to all of you. Todah Rabah
to Deborah Berlinsky, Stacy Blackman, Elaine Blafer, Ellen Blafer, Michaela Brownstein, Beth Felsen, Leslie Gerstl,
Iris Green, Randi Greenberg, Barbara Kaplan, Allison Karl, Holly Landau, Andrea Malmud, Sharon Mass, Karen
Mazal, Lillah Nussbaum, Susanne Reilly, JoAnn Rubenstein, Cookie Samuels, Ellen Shinberg, Patti Siegel, Lori
Sporn, Diedre Taub and Jennifer Wolfenson.
It has been a wonderful run as your Co-Presidents for the last four years. We have learned to lead, delegate,
laugh, and, on occasion, cry, but it was worth the experience. You will all be in our hearts forever.
Once again, Sisterhood will be providing delicious dairy desserts for the Shavuot Tikkun on Tuesday evening,
June 7th. We hope to see our “sisters” there. “Shavuot by Choice” is this year’s theme and Bonnie will be one of the
speakers. Mah Jongg meets this month on Wednesday, June 15 and 29 at 7:30 pm in classroom 5. Contact Maxine at
[email protected] with any questions.
Please visit our Gift Shop for gifts and simcha needs, such as tallit or kippot. We would welcome anyone
with a couple of hours to spare on Thursday afternoon or Sunday morning during Religious School hours to volunteer
in our Gift Shop. Contact JoAnn Rubenstein at [email protected] with questions or to volunteer.
Tribute cards are a wonderful way to honor a simcha or remember a loved one. For more information, see
the Tributes page in this bulletin.
As always, please email [email protected] with any comments or suggestions, especially now that
next year’s programs and goals are being planned. We are your Sisterhood, so please let us know what you would like
to see next year.
Your Forever Grateful Co-Presidents,
Maxine Moses and Bonnie Sturm
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SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE
The Adath Shalom Adult Education Committee is very pleased and honored to announce the selection of Rabbi
Burton Visotzky for the 2011 Scholar-in-Residence program to be held this fall.
After our selection, we were pleased to learn that Newsweek’s recently released annual list of America’s Top
Rabbis, named Rabbi Visotzky the 23rd most influential rabbi in the country.
A lively professor of rabbinic literature and interreligious studies at Jewish Theological Seminary, Rabbi
Visotzky focuses much of his efforts on fostering interfaith dialogue among Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders
worldwide. From the U.S. to Rome to the Middle East, he has exchanged blessings with the Pope and held dialogues
with Muslim leaders all around the world. Rabbi Visotzky is highly respected for being a rabbi who knows the New
Testament and Koran as well as he knows the Torah.
He currently serves as the Nathan and Janet Appleman Professor of Midrash and Interreligious Studies at
Jewish Theological seminary. He has served as a faculty member at Princeton University, Union Theological
Seminary, Hebrew Union College, and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. Rabbi Visotzky has also brought
his vast knowledge of religion to the media where he served as a consultant and featured guest on the Bill Moyers
television series Genesis: A Living Conversation. He also consulted for the animated DreamWorks film, Prince of
Egypt.
This busy rabbi is the author of ten books including The Genesis of Ethic: How the Tormented Family of
Genesis Leads Us to Moral Development; The Road to Redemption: Lessons from Exodus; and From Mesopotamia to
Modernity: Ten Introductions to Jewish History and Literature. Dr. Visotzky’s novel, A Delightful Compendium of
Consolation: A Fabulous Tale of Romance, Adventure & Faith in the Medieval Mediterranean was published in 2008.
His latest book, Sage Tales: Wisdom and Wonder from Rabbis of the Talmud, was released in April.
The Scholar in Residence program is scheduled for November 18-19 this fall. Be sure to save the date so you
don’t miss out on this fabulous event.
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Giving is a part of our Jewish heritage and our Jewish way of life. Traditionally, Jews give “tzedakah” to commemorate occasions,
both happy and sad, and to acknowledge honors (aliyot), accomplishments, friends...almost anything. Giving can take many forms.
One can give of their time and effort to the Jewish community or to the synagogue. One can give books, tapes, or other necessary and
tangible items. Many, however, choose to give money, either to individual funds available through the synagogue, or to the general
fund, allowing the leadership to use the donation in whatever way it deems most necessary.
ADATH SHALOM EXTENDS
MAZEL TOV TO:
Larry & Merle Lomrantz
on the engagement of their daughter.
Tracey to Eric Lester
Marla & Joel Katz
on the birth of their grandson,
Benjamin Avraham Mario Cohen
DONATION TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL
FUND WAS RECEIVED FROM:
Sam & Betty Reich
In honor of
Julie Rosenberg’s birthday
Alan & Judy Frost
on Alan’s parents celebrating their
70th Wedding anniversary
YAHRZEIT DONATIONS TO THE CARING FUND WERE
RECEIVED FROM:
Oreen & David Wallach
in memory of Abraham Wallach
Merle Blackman on being honored with the 2011 Distinguished
Service Award by the Nathan Bohrer - Abraham Kaufman Hebrew
Academy of Morris County
Gail & Ed Abelew
in memory of Bernard Abelew
Adam & Mara Kimowitz
On the birth of their son
Nathaniel Aiden
Hal & Jeri Kimowitz
On the birth of their grandson
Nathaniel Aiden
ADATH SHALOM EXTENDS CONDOLENCES TO:
Doug Weisberger,
Upon the passing of his mother,
Laone Nachman
Lisa Monday
In memory of Sheila Mollin
Gloria & Joe Weisberg
in memory of Mollie Berkowitz
Gloria & Joe Weisberg
in memory of Rhoda Weisberg
Julia Podber
In memory of Max Bernstein
Gwenn Heller Della Pelle,
Upon the passing of her uncle,
Maurice Meyers
DONATIONS TO THE CARING FUND
WERE RECEIVED FROM:
Linda & Jimmy Wolk
In memory of Murray Suntag, father of Cindy Eskow
Seymour Levine
Upon the passing of his sister,
Eleanor Cohn
Bette Rosen
In memory of Jeanette Freeman
Rima Nachshen
Upon the passing of her mother
Roberta (Bobbi) Domow Stall
IN JUNE ONEGS & KIDDUSHES
WILL BE SPONSORED BY:
The Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class
Gregg & Karen Frank
in honor of Eric’s Bar Mitzvah
Ed Narkun
In memory of Rose Facterman
The Kushel Family
In memory of Laone Nachman,
mother of Doug Weisberger
Annie Small
In memory of beloved family members
Carol Noll
For Yizkor
Brian Kalver and Sue Och
in honor of Jonah’s Bar Mitzvah
Gary & Debbie Sietz
in honor of their son’s Auf Ruf
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Giving is a part of our Jewish heritage and our Jewish way of life. Traditionally, Jews give “tzedakah” to commemorate occasions,
both happy and sad, and to acknowledge honors (aliyot), accomplishments, friends...almost anything. Giving can take many forms.
One can give of their time and effort to the Jewish community or to the synagogue. One can give books, tapes, or other necessary and
tangible items. Many, however, choose to give money, either to individual funds available through the synagogue, or to the general
fund, allowing the leadership to use the donation in whatever way it deems most necessary.
DONATIONS TO THE CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
WERE RECEIVED FROM:
The Forman Family
in appreciation of Cantor Jack's efforts in preparing Zach for his
Bar Mitzvah.
DONATIONS TO THE PRE-SCHOOL FUND
WERE RECEIVED FROM:
The Coopersmith Family
in honor of Marla & Joel Katz’
grandson, Benjamin
David & Marla Taus
To thank Cantor Jack for his help preparing Zachary for his Bar
Mitzvah
The Coopersmith Family
in honor of Stephanie Sudit’s Bat Mitzvah
YAHRZEIT DONATIONS TO THE CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND WERE RECEIVED FROM:
Michele Schoenfeld
In memory of Ida Kleinman
Michele Schoenfeld
In memory of Larry Kleinman
Allan & Debra Kaufman
In memory of Jerome Perry
YAHRZEIT DONATION TO THE DIANE LOEB FUND
WAS RECEIVED FROM:
Steve & Charlotte Frank
in memory of Erna Frank
DONATIONS TO THE DIANE LOEB FUND
WERE RECEIVED FROM:
Steve & Charlotte Frank
in memory of Laone Nachman, mother of Doug Weisberger
Steve & Charlotte Frank
in memory of Maurice Meyers, uncle of Gwenn Heller Della
Pelle
Steve & Charlotte Frank
in memory of Edward Bukowiecki, father of Steve Bukowiecki
Steve & Charlotte Frank
In honor of Jeremy Dain’s Bar Mitzvah
DONATION TO THE GENERAL FUND
WAS RECEIVED FROM:
Anne Sokoloff
in appreciation for the many times I’ve enjoyed services
PURIM DONATION WAS RECEIVED FROM:
Dorothy Greenspan
to thank everyone for the Purim bag of goodies
Robyn Coopersmith
In honor of Dana Lichtenberg’s Award
The Wolfenson Family
in honor of Marla & Joel Katz’
grandson, Benjamin
The Coopersmith Family
in honor of Dana Lichtenberg’s Award
Dan & Amy Margolin
Susan Weinstock
In honor of Marla & Joel Katz’ grandson, Benjamin
A MACHZOR WAS DONATED BY:
Arnold & Michelle Dunn
in honor of Gregg & Edie Speigel’s wedding
A CHUMASH WAS DONATED BY:
Harvey & Tammie Applebaum
in honor of Paige Alissa Gladstein, granddaughter of Larry &
Merle Lomrantz
Joanie & Bob Baum
Thank you to Jack Baron and family
A SIDDUR WAS DONATED BY:
The Sturm Family
in honor of Maxine Moses’ Bat Mitzvah
The Sturm Family
in honor of Sylvia Fask’s Bat Mitzvah
DONATIONS TO THE RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
WERE RECEIVED FROM:
The Forman Family
in appreciation of Rabbi Biller's efforts in preparing Zach for his
Bar Mitzvah.
Jack & Cookie Samuels
Allan & Francine Cetron
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Giving is a part of our Jewish heritage and our Jewish way of life. Traditionally, Jews give “tzedakah” to commemorate occasions, both
happy and sad, and to acknowledge honors (aliyot), accomplishments, friends...almost anything. Giving can take many forms. One can give
of their time and effort to the Jewish community or to the synagogue. One can give books, tapes, or other necessary and tangible items.
Many, however, choose to give money, either to individual funds available through the synagogue, or to the general fund, allowing the
leadership to use the donation in whatever way it deems most necessary.
The Grayson Family
in memory of Sol Engelberg
Mim Willinger
in memory of Eleanor Cohn
David & Marla Taus
Thank you for all your help for Zach’s Bar Mitzvah
The Appel family
In memory of Arnold Helfeld
Ada Rosen
For many yahrzeits
The Appel Family
In honor of the birth of Marla & Joel Katz’ grandson Benjamin
Ida Levin
In memory of mom
Jackie Harris
In memory of Jeffrey Nachamie
DONATIONS TO THE TEACHER ENRICHMENT FUND
WERE RECEIVED FROM:
Barbara Davis
In honor of Charlotte Frank
Jackie Harris
In memory of Eleanor Cohn
The Della Pelle Family
In memory of Maurice Meyers
The Della Pelle Family
In memory of Hope Reichbach
DONATIONS TO YOUTH FUND WERE RECEIVED FROM:
The Fiszer Family
In honor of Marla & Joel Katz’ grandson, Benjamin
High Holiday information
coming soon.
Check our website throughout
the summer for updates and
details at www.adathshalom.net
Barbara & Glenn Davis
In honor of Marla & Joel Katz’ grandson, Benjamin
Barbara & Glenn Davis
In honor of Hal & Jeri Kimowitz’ grandson, Nathaniel
Second Annual Membership Lottery
Steve & Fran Bukowiecki
In memory of Edward Bukowiecki
Barry Ottenstein
In honor of Nathaniel’s Bris
TREES WERE PLANTED IN ISRAEL FROM:
The Kimowitz family
in memory of Jeff Berger
Information about our second annual membership
lottery will be arriving at your homes shortly. The
grand prize is membership fees paid for one
year. Other prizes include reserved parking and
seating at the high holidays and a leaf on the Tree of
Life. Please help us make this fundraising effort a
huge success.
Mark, Alison, Elissa & Gerri Weinberger
in memory of Adela Weinberger
Mark, Alison, Elissa & Gerri Weinberger
in memory of Diane Glenn
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Sisterhood Tribute Fund
A THRU I:
Elaine Blafer
(973) 402-6268
[email protected]
What is Sisterhood Tribute Fund?
Sisterhood’s Tribute Fund is a special way to
say thank you, express your sympathy,
congratulate others for a job well done, wish
mazel tov for a simcha or “just because”. Your
purchase of tribute cards support your
Sisterhood and the synagogue with b’nai
mitzvah gifts, Sisterhood programming, upkeep
of the Torah silver, high holiday babysitting,
flowers and synagogue activities.
We have separated the membership list into
three alphabetical divisions, each being handled
by a Sisterhood member. Check the following
listing to determine which member you should
call for additional cards based upon the first
letter of YOUR last name.
J THRU R:
Lori Sporn
(973) 366-7616 (after 4pm)
[email protected]
S THRU Z:
Patti Siegel
(973) 989-8858
[email protected]
CARDS MAY BE PURCHASED IN TWO WAYS:
OPTION 1
7 Cards for $18 or 1 Card for $3
Through the Sisterhood members listed above.
We will take care of completing and sending the cards, as well as submitting
the information to the synagogue bulletin.
OPTION 2
9 Cards for $18
The cards and envelopes are given directly to you.
You fill out and mail the cards as desired.
No listing is placed in the synagogue bulletin.
To:
Cindy Eskow & Family
In loving memory of your father Murray
Suntag
From: Jeremy & Diane Dain
To:
Phillip & Lori Sporn
In honor of Jonathan’s Bar Mitzvah
From: Maxine & Jerry Moses
To:
Beth & Stuart Felsen
Mazel Tov on Ari’s Bar Mitzvah.
From: The Sporn Family
Maxine & Jerry Moses
To:
To: Diane & Jeremy Dain
Mazel Tov on the birth of your grandson,
Brian Max Paul.
From: Maxine & Jerry Moses
To: Cindy Eskow & Family
Condolences on the passing of your father,
Murray Suntag.
From: Maxine & Jerry Moses
Brenda Stepak & Family
Condolences on the passing of your father.
From: Maxine & Jerry Moses
To:
Irene & Ed Sudit
Mazel Tov on Stephanie’s Bat Mitzvah.
From: Maxine & Jerry Moses
The Sporn Family
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Memorial Plaques
Permanently memorialize your loved ones by dedicating plaques on
the memorial alcoves in our synagogue. Buying a plaque also means
that the name will be included in our Yizkor book every year.
To insure that the plaques will be ready for Rosh Hashanah 5772,
you must place your order by July 15.
The donation to our synagogue is $360 (twenty times chai).
Please call the office for more information.
Tree of Life:
Engrave a Leaf to Celebrate a Special Event
The definition of the word, Simcha is a joyful occasion, event or festivity.
At different times in our lives, we experience events that we want to commemorate
whether it is a birth of a child or grandchild, a special anniversary or birthday,
a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, a wedding, a new home or a new job. You can acknowledge
this special Simcha by engraving the Leaf on the Tree of Life in our synagogue lobby.
It is a meaningful way to remember family and friends for all types of occasions:
graduation, significant achievement or more.
For a minimal cost you can give a give that will last a lifetime—a gift
that will be noticed and appreciated forever.
Consider a Leaf on the Tree of Life the next time you are searching for that perfect gift.
It truly is a special way to say Mazel Tov.
The contribution to our synagogue is $180 (ten times chai).
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BULLETIN ADS
To place an ad, please contact the
Synagogue office 973 539-4440
Full Page $110/month
Half Page $66/month
Quarter Page $33/month
Business Card $22/month
Annual ads are given 25% discount
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COOL EVENTS
Adath Shalom Café Shabbat
Friday, June 24
Services 6pm
7pm Dinner
Join us for dinner and Installation of the Board of Directors
After a great dinner... songs and stories as well as activities for
our younger attendees
RSVP to [email protected] 973-539-4440, by June 17
Important! RSVPs after noon on June 17 will be accepted at an
additional cost of $5 per person (no exceptions!)
Name ______________________
Phone # ____________________
_____ Adults @ $16 =
$____
_____ Children (4-12 yrs) @ $7.50 =
$____
_____ Children (3 & under) free
_____ Total Guests
Total $_____
Maximum per family - $54
Please make checks payable to Adath Shalom
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841 Mountain Way, Morris Plains, NJ 07950
Here’s how it works:
To All Our Congregants
Our second Annual Membership Lottery is here.
We are offering valuable prizes.
It is your participation that guarantees a successful fundraising effort.
Tickets run for $18 each but decrease in price the more tickets you buy!
It’s Easy
Check out the amazing items being raffled on the attached sheet.
Choose how you wish to participate.
Then fill out and return the attached sheet in the enclosed envelope.
Remember
You may buy as many chances as you wish.
The lottery is open exclusively to Adath Shalom congregants.
You must be a member in good standing to enter.
Unlike state lotteries, we have an extremely limited number of participants.
There is a reasonable likelihood of winning valuable prizes.
The Drawing!
The drawing will take place at Adath Shalom Synagogue at the annual barbecue on September 4, 2011 – Don’t miss
it!
It is not required to be present to win.
Make sure to enclose your check payable to Adath Shalom Synagogue with the attached sheet.
We thank you in advance for your participation and support
For any questions or concerns please contact Glenn Davis at [email protected] , Robin Suskind at
[email protected], or Steve Weisburg at [email protected]
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Join the “Winners’ Circle”
Please fill out the information below
Please fill out the information below
Number of chances
Cost
(Check one)
1
$18
2
$34
3
$48
4
$60
5
$70
10
$100
Prizes
The grand prize winner (1) will receive free membership dues for one year (does not include other fees such
as scrip and building fund)
Second place winners (5) will receive reserved parking for High Holidays 2011
The third place winner (1) will receive reserved seating in the Pews for High Holidays 2011 for up to six people
Fourth place winner (1) will receive a leaf on the Tree of Life
Please remember to attach your check payable to Adath Shalom Synagogue with this form.
Please send to Adath Shalom in the enclosed envelope.
Name_________________________________
Phone No._________________
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ADATH SHALOM’S 9TH ANNUAL SUMMER BBQ
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
3:30 PM
* Great Food *
* Delicious Menu *
* Fabulous Friends *
* Fun Activities *
* Music *
Everyone welcome
841 Mountain Way, Parsippany
* Rain or Shine *
******************************************************************
For more information or to RSVP:
Call the synagogue office: 973973-539539-4440 or
Email: [email protected]
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Adath Shalom
A Conservative Synagogue
841 Mountain Way, Morris Plains, NJ 07950-1955