“Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.” 

Friday evening, February 10, 2012

Candle Lighting: 5:09 PM (So. Ocean County)

JOIN US FOR SERVICES

FAMILY SERVICE

RABBI JACK WILL BE RETURNING FROM VACATION

Friday evening, February 10, 2012– 17 Shevat 5772

 7:30 PM

TORAH PORTION:  Yitro (Exodus 18:1 – 20:23 )

Haftorah: Isaiah 6:1 – 7:6; 9:5 – 9:6

SERVICES ARE BEING HELD AT ST. THOMAS ON 13TH STREET AND THE BOULEVARD IN IN SURF CITY.  LAST FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE CHURCH

FIRST SERVICE IN THE NEW BUILDING: FEBRUARY 17.

PROCESSIONAL FROM THE RABBI’S RESIDENCE BEGINS AT 7:00 PM

SERVICE AT 7:30 PM

SATURDAY MORNING SERVICES SUSPENDED UNTIL THE SPRING. 

NEXT WEEK’S YAHRZEITS

These names will be read at services on Friday evening, February 10, 2012

*Rose Lyons Glickman

Jack Eisenberg

Anna Herman

William Silver

Mina Rosenbaum

*Anna Weill

Ethel Sharken

Daniel Glassman

Dr. Jack Lilienfeld

*Perpetual Yahrzeit  

REFLECTIONS FROM THE RABBI

Rabbi Jacob S. Friedman

There are many people who believe that everything that happens in one’s life is because God wills it so. Not everyone agrees with this notion.

A well-known rabbi, Rabbi Harold Kushner wrote the following that deserves reflection. “I don’t believe that God causes mental retardation in children, or chooses who should suffer from muscular dystrophy. The God I believe in does not send us the problem. He gives us the strength to cope with the problem.”

Let us look at some of the things that God does not do.

God does not cause accidents involving drunken drivers. People who drink do that.

God does not cause wars. People who hate do that.

God does not cause prejudice. People who are ignorant do that.

God does not build schools. People who know the value of education do that.

God does not make i-pods or computers. Technologists do that.

God does not build synagogues. We do that. (and we did).

And there is one more thing that God cannot do. God cannot please everyone.

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Jack

NEWS ABOUT THE NEW BUILDING

DEAR MEMBERS & FRIENDS,

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? In a little more than a week we will be worshipping in our new synagogue.

Granted there is a lot to do to move everything back into the building: a sanctuary to be prepared for services, a kitchen to be stocked, classrooms to be made ready for our students and an office to be equipped for business. The Spring will give us time to complete the decor and to get all the kinks out. Our target is to have everything just how we want it by the Dedication & 50th Anniversary weekend on June 22 – 24, 2012.

Beginning on February 17th, services will be held at our new building at 2411 Long Beach Boulevard, Spray Beach on Friday night at 7:30 PM. Services had been held for a year at St. Thomas in Surf City and we will forever be grateful to our friends at St. Francis Parish for providing a wonderful place for us to worship.

We are not ready to move into the building completely, so until we notify you, the office will continue to function from the offices of the late (and great) Julius Robinson at 2nd Street and the Boulevard in Beach Haven. Mah jongg with also continue at the Library in Surf City for a while. Thanks to Linda Feaster, Director of the LBI Branch, for making us so welcome.

Once the office is up and running, you can visit the building during office hours. Due to security issues, we have put into place an intercom system for entry into the building. The following doors can be used to be “buzzed” into the building: Front door on boulevard, Southeast door on 24th Street, Northeast door in the back of the building (where the handicapped parking is located.

MONDAY 1 – 4:30 PM

WEDNESDAY 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM

THURSDAY – 1 – 4:30 PM

FRIDAY – 9:00 am – 1:00 PM

The builder is still doing some finishing touches on the exterior and interior of the building, so please be careful if you walk around the building.

We look forward to seeing you on the 17th or when you return to the Island.

ROSE VALENTINE

E-MAIL EDITOR

CONGREGATION NEWS

SHARE YOUR NEWS 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, Joy Kern, if you are in need of assistance or if you know of a JCC member that needs our help. 609- 978-3669 

THE WEEK THAT WAS…

Many thanks to Joy and Ron Kern for hosting our second Video and Pot Luck Super last Thursday evening.  A dozen members and friends enjoyed a gourmet meal made by the participants: various appetizers, sweet potato soup, a fabulous salad, delicious stuffed shells & noodle pudding and wonderful desserts.  The movie “Midnight in Paris”, which is up for an Academy Award, was enjoyed by all.

Our February Breakfast Club met for a fun breakfast last Sunday at Scojos.  Next breakfast is scheduled fro March 25th, place TBA.

 SISTERHOOD HAPPENINGS

SISTERHOOD CELEBRATES  BIRTHDAYS IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH. 

Tuesday, February 28th at 12:00 at the Greenhouse Cafe in Ship Bottom.  Call Joy Kern to reserve a place at the table. 978-3669.

SISTERHOOD SOUTH. 

Sisterhood members living or visiting the east coast of Florida will have a get-to-gether luncheon on Monday, March 5 at the Holiday Inn in Highland Beach.  Call Marsha Nelson if you want to attend. 561-998-3726

Hope you are having a good winter – wherever you are.

VIVIAN FITTS, SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT

PS Remember to send in your Sisterhood Dues.  We are looking forward to a wonderful year in the new building.

OTHER STUFF

NEEDLEPOINT CHUPAH

Another experienced needle pointer is needed to make a panel for the beautiful JCC Chupah.  We are asking our needle pointers to donate the cost of the materials (around $200).  Contact Elsa Dreyfus at 240-558-3873 if you are interested.

PICTORIAL MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY

Congratulatory Messages to Appear in our 2012 Pictorial Membership Directory

Our 2012 Pictorial Membership Directory will be coming out this June. It will also serve as a beautiful commemorative book at the dedication of our new building and celebration of our 50^th anniversary. We encourage all of you to share your good wishes with a congratulatory message that will appear in this directory.

Prices for congratulatory messages are as follows:

Full Page – $130   (7″ x 9¼”)

Half Page – $80

Quarter Page – $50

Business Card Size – $30 (8/page)

Short sentence – $18 (20/page)

To place your congratulatory message, please contact Judy Smith at 609 618 4443 or jsmith337@comcast.net by February 22, 2012.

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Congregants will participate with special readings. The traditional Shabbat eve service will be held once the Torahs have been placed into the Ark. Rabbi Jack, who returns from his vacation will conduct the services and deliver the sermon “Looking To The Future.” Other members will participate. All members who are in the area from Abredeen to Atlantic City, from the shore to the far boundary of Philadelphia are urged to attend this special and meaningful service.

CONGREGATION MEMBERS & FRIENDS  IN THE COMMUNITY ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND

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Siding nearly completed. Front view 9/17/11

If you ride by 24th Street in Spray Beach, you will see our beautiful new synagogue.  We look forward to having  our first service there soon.

Thanks to the generosity of members and friends, we have raised $1.5 million towards the rebuilding of our Center.  It will be a a house of worship as well as a center of Jewish life and we look forward to welcoming members, residents and vistors to our new home.

Our campaign to raise money is far from over.  Please consider being a part of the rebuild by making a donation to the campaign.  We are also selling pavers to be engraved and placed in the front of our main entrance.  This is a wonderful way to become a permanent part of the building.

Please download the Contribution Form and List of Dedication Opportunities by clicking here Dedication Levels & Contribution Form .  You can also retrieve a form to order pavers as well: PaverformscongOct2011

Rose Valentine, Capital Campaign Chair rvalen1963@aol.com or 973-632-0913

Lighting Up the New Lobby 12/23/11

Our new bimah is under construction 12/23/11

One of our new classrooms - ready to welcome our students 12/23/11

Our new kitchen 12/23/11

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5771 is coming to an end and we look forward to a new year.  We have much to be grateful for here at the JCC of LBI, most importantly our beautiful new synagogue which stands so proudly on the boulevard at 24th Street.  It is a bit disapponting that we will not be in the new building for this yom tov but we are ever grateful to our friends at St. Francis Parish for providing a place for us to worship.

In the photo above, our holiday is announced on the sign outside St. Clare’s, reflecting the unity we have with our Catholic neighbors.  As someone remarked: If only the world would work together as we do here in our community at the shore.

Wherever you worship this holiday, may you have a wonderful yom tov with family and friends and may you and yours be inscribed in the Book of Life for the year to come.

L’shona tova tikatevu

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Updated 8/24/11 kps

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14TH AT 10:00 AM AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE ON 24TH STREET AND THE BOULEVARD, SPRAY BEACH.

FOLLOWING A SHORT MEETING, THERE WILL BE A TOUR OF THE BUILDING WITH THE BUILDER AND ARCHITECT PRESENT.

Meeting in the Social Hall 8/14/11

The Bimah in the new building

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DO YOU LOVE TO DO NEEDLEWORK??  WE NEED “7” NEEDLEPOINTERS! PLEASE HELP US!

THE SISTERHOOD OF THE JCC IS PUTTING TOGETHER A” CHUPPAH” FOR OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW SANCTUARY. IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DO A SECTION OF THE CHUPPAH-PLEASE CALL ELSA DREYFUS AT 609-492-7390 or JUDY SMITH  at 609-492-9603 for details.

We have decided on an incredible design. You will have one year to complete a panel!

PLEASE CALL ELSA DREYFUS OR JUDY SMITH IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.

Click here to view and/or print the “Chuppah” flyer as a Word 97-2003 document

Updated 7/19/11 kps

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Sunday sessions are being held at the JCC.

JCC OFFICE is still located in the law office of Julius Robinson, 2nd Street and the Boulevard  in Beach Haven.

MAH JONGG is being played at the Library in Surf City every Wednesday from 12:30 – 3:00 PM.

Updated 2/12/12  kps

Services will continue to be held at the JCC for the month of December BUT BEGINNING ON JANUARY 7TH, SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT ST. THOMAS OF VILLANOVA CHURCH, 13TH STREET AND LONG BEACH BLVD.  IN SURF CITY.

The cupboards are bare.

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