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“Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.”

Friday evening,

September 3, 2010 

Candle Lighting: 7:08 PM (So. Ocean County)

 

Please join us for services. 

 Friday, September 3, 2010 – 24 Elul 5770 at  8:00 PM

Saturday, August 4, 2010 – 25 Elul 5770 at 9:30 AM  

 

Torah Portion: Nitzavim-Vayeilach  (Deuteronomy 29:9 – 31:30) 

Haftorah: Isaiah 61:10 – 63:9

SELICHOT

 Saturday, September 4, 2010 - 75 Elul 5770 at 8:00 PM  

Showing of the movie “Defiance” with discussion

Refreshments

Selichot Service and Changing of Torah Covers

 

NEXT WEEK’S YAHRZEITS

Martha Horowitz

*John Frankfurt

Sarah Kirsh

Hilda Kelsen

*Esther Martin

Yetta Zimmer

Gussie Ungar

These names will be read at Services Friday evening, September 3, 2010 for deaths occurring from 24 Elul – 2 Tishri. 

*Perpetual Yahrzeit -  These names are lovingly enshrined on our Synagogue Memorial Tablets and their lights will be lit for the entire week of the Yahrzeit. 

CONGREGATION NEWS

 Condolences to THE SCHWING FAMILY on the loss of uncle Bill Petter

SHARE YOUR NEWS. CONTACT rvalen1963@aol.com

Rabbi Jacob S. Friedman

REFLECTIONS FROM THE RABBI

 

The Talmud teaches that as the old year and its maledictions end, the new year and blessings begin (Megillah 31b).

Why is it that we usually feel so good about the New Year, so much so that we are excited that the calendar lists so many of them? In the fall, we celebrate the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanna.  At the same time, the Hebrew School year begins and a school calendar guides the students through the year.  At the end of summer, vacations come to an end and many are back at work full time.  In the middle of winter we celebrate the New Year of the Trees.  In Spring, we celebrate the New Year of months. 

This is the way we measure time.  It is also a way of renewing our hopes for the future.  Even as we bid farewell to the old, we experience newness in a variety of ways.  The new year means that we have passed over the difficulties of the past year.  While we may not have solved them, nevertheless a new year gives us a break.  The new year means that we have the potential to overcome some of the mistakes we have made in the past, even as we are still working to repair them.

Shanna Tovah to you and your family from Ali and myself and our family. May the coming year bring us the blessings of a good and blessed year.

Rabbi Jack

RABBI JACK’S ROSH HASHANA SERMONS

Erev Rosh Hashanna – September 8th: “Waiting.” Life is too short and we procrastinate. We wait too long to do what must be done.

1st Day Rosh Hashanna – September 9th: “Hoping.” Our natural instinct is to hope for a better future. Hope is God’s gift to us.

2nd Day Rosh Hashanna - September 10th: “Listening.” We listen, but do we hear?

COMMUNITY NEWS

Put on your flip-flops or sandals or sneakers and come on over to the Ocean County Library on Central Avenue in Surf City to see Bonnie Farin’s photo exhibit: MOSTLY THROUGH MY LB-EYE . The pictures are available to view the month of September in the Meeting Room during regular library hours

 

THE WEEK THAT WAS…

House Tour Chairs Marcia Nelson & Rose Valentine are so excited about the success of the event last Wednesday. 

75 people visited the 6 wonderful homes on the South end of the Island. Our “guests” commented on how different each of the homes were and how pleasant a morning they spent on the tour. They are looking forward to next year’s tour.

THANK YOU THANK YOU to the homeowners who allowed us to view their homes:

Sandy Gringas

Susan & Robert Spass

Angie & Tom Williams

Linda & Bob Dries

Iris Glassman

Nita & Jeff Shapiro

THANK YOU THANK YOU to our volunteers who welcomed our ticketholders into the homes:

 Millie Wolpert  

Marcia Nelson

Helyn Benjamin  

Barbara Falk

 Maxine Paris

Don Paris

Ann Lewis

Nattie Lapidus

 Rudy Valentine

 Linda Marr

 Judith Pripstein 

Nina Premselaar

Elyse Diamond

Marv Diamond.

Elayne Salant

Joy Kern

Fran Shapiro

Rosie Starr 

Judy Smith

 THANK YOU THANK YOU to Bonnie Farin who helped the Chairs prepare the delicious lunch of spinach and mushroom/onion quiches, watermelon/tomato salad, fruit and brownies.  Everybody loved the menu.  Special thanks to Vivian Fitts and Judy Abend who made a quick stop at Acme when we thought we might not have enough food and to our young servers and assistant chefs Kaila Orliandini & Lilli Specter.  The girls enjoyed sitting on the stools in the kitchen and getting to know each other just as our Sisterhood sisters do.

Thanks to the support of our members and the community, the Sisterhood raised a significant amount of money towards their commitment of $40,000.00 for the new kitchen.

 

MITZVAH PROJECTS:

Each one of our bar and bat mitzvah will be choosing a mitzvah project. We hope the congregation will help them to fulfill the mitzvah of tikkun olam – repairing the world.

COURTNEY & KAYLA POWITZ

 For their Mitzvah project, Courtney & Kayla are collecting new and used nylons (the nylons can have runs, but no holes) for the Matter of Trust Organization. Matter of Trust is using these nylons, along with donated hair, to help soak up the oil that spilled in the Gulf of Mexico and save the wildlife.  There is a bin at the Synagogue for collecting these nylons.

SAMANTHA GOLDEN…

 Samantha is really looking for your help. She is collecting art supplies such as crayons, coloring books, markers, etc. for her MITZVAH project. The recipients of these supplies will go to children struggling against a variety of diseases at the Ronald McDonald House and/or hospitals in the area. Please help Samantha reach her goal to supply these children with as many supplies as possible. This way, the kids can take their mind of their problems and just have fun! There will be 2 large pink containers located at the Jewish Community Center of Long Beach Island to put donated supplies. One will be located in the Temple and the other in the trailer. Thank you very much! 
                                       

  RGV 9/6/10 

 

 

 

Get your Raffle tickets in by September 16th since the 50/50 raffle is being drawn at the Break fast after Yom Kippur on September 18. The proceeds of this raffle will go to the building fund.

Occasionally we are asked to provide a morning or evening minyan for someone saying kaddish.  Our regular worshippers respond, but everyone is not available all the time.  It would be helpful and appreciated if we can call you, when necessary, to help out.  Please let the office know if we can add your name(s) to our calling list.  We realize that you may not be here during the week and/or tied-up at times, but please STILL SIGN UP.  You will not only be a minyan-aire but also a mitzva-aire.  THANKS