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www.tbanj.org Bulletin December 2017/5778
A welcoming community of Jewish life, worship & learning
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LIFE CYCLE EVENTS
As of November 16, 2017
MAZEL TOV Danielle & Marc Levitt, son, Mason, becoming a Bar Mitzvah Alisa & Eric Weissman, daughter, Ally, becoming a Bat Mitzvah Jaclyn & Richard Leit, son, Jared, becoming a Bar Mitzvah Randi & Bruce Marcus, son, Noah, becoming a Bar Mitzvah Melissa & Michael Radin, son, Joshua, becoming a Bar Mitzvah Michelle & David Epstein, daughter, Elizabeth, becoming a Bat Mitzvah Lori & Bruce Sherman, daughter, Jessica, becoming a Bat Mitzvah Isabella & Daniel Chernin, daughter, Marina, becoming a Bat Mitzvah Amy & Avi Faliks, daughter, Maya, becoming a Bat Mitzvah Jennifer & Merick Limsky, daughter, Shellie, becoming a Bat Mitzvah Shari & Bruce Spiegler, son, Chase, becoming a Bar Mitzvah Bonnie & Keith Gurland on the birth of their new granddaughter, Lucy Blair Halper Renee & Jeffrey Cohen on the birth of their new grandson, Liam Meyer Cohen Lanie & Howard Apirian on the birth of their new grandson, Leo Jordan Apirian
Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz was awarded prestigious social action fellowships through the American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and the Jewish Organizing Institute and Network (JOIN).
Richard Lincer was honored with the 2017 Legacy Award by the Thurgood Marshall College Fund at a ceremony in Washington, DC. Marc & Randi Berson were honored by The Arthritis Foundation. Joni Cohen on being presented the Woman of Valor Award by the JCC. Felice Flitt on being presented the Woman of Valor Award by the JCC. Caren Ford on being presented the Woman of Valor Award by the JCC.
NEW FAMILIES Judi Cohen Glenn & Debbie Turtletaub
CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF
Steven Rosen mother, Dorothy Rosen
Jill Tejeda grandmother, Dorothy Rosen
Marsha Fiske father, Marvin Strauss
Josh Fiske grandfather, Marvin Strauss
Ron Meyers wife, Rina Meyers
Harvey Yelen father, Abraham Yelen
Robert Eskow mother, Theo Eskow
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SISTERHOODTHE WOMEN’S CONNECTION OPENING EVENT PHOTO GALLERY
P h o t o s c o u r t e s y S u z a n n e W e i n i c k
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We are excited to report that last year’s Annual Giving—Partners in Leadership program was a huge success. Temple B’nai Abraham is strong, both financially and socially, and we have you, the members, to thank for reaching our goal.
Your support of Temple B’nai Abraham is of great value and it is our goal to make it rewarding as well.
Pledges may be made with payments due by February 28, 2018.
Merle H. Kalishman, Chair: TBA Annual Giving—Partners in Leadership Committee Julie Silbermann, Chair, Development Committee
President’s Circle
Marc & Randi Berson
Joni & Alan Cohen
Gittlin & Rosen Families
Charles M. Greef & Shawn Lech
Alan & Susan Hammer
Robert & Sherry Lieb
Mark & Sandi Rosenbaum
Sara-Ann & Robert Sanders
Julie & Max Silbermann
Maya & David Silbermann
Fred & Trudy Slater
Torah Circle
Bernice & Kenneth Garbade
Ellen & David Hyman
Lester & Sheila Kalisher
Rabbi Clifford & Robin Kulwin
Scott & Lauren Scher
Mark & Marcy Schwartz
Bob & Ethel Singer
Barry & Ellen Wagenberg
1853 Society
Suzanne & Saul Berkowitz
Kenneth & Nancy Bernstein
Susan & Alan Gallinson
Sandra & Stephen Greenberg
Bruce & Susan Greene
Merle & Marty Kalishman
Jeffrey & Eileen Klein
Eileen & Marc Mellman
Ronald Meyers
Rabbi’s Circle
Ronnie & Jaryn Bloom
Denis & Terry Bovin
Arthur & Robin Brody
Nancy & Robert Eskow
Caren & Herbert Ford
Kenneth & Beth Friedman
Terri & Mark Friedman
Shaldine & Richard Gillman
Irwin & Vicki Halper
Greg & Randi Jeddis
Ellen & Peter Klein
Gregg & Julie Klein
Karyn Klein
Susan & Richard Kogan
Jeffrey & Robin Kollin
Patricia & Franklin Kolodny
Ira & Jacqueline Kopito
Richard & Ellen Lincer
Leslie & Jay Mayesh
ShariEve & Mark Meller
Eric & Judy Perlmutter
Michael & Barbara Rosenbaum
Andre & Nyssa Salz
Linda & John Schupper
Bunny & Stephen Schwartz
Arthur & Bunny Shankman
Wayne & Christine Strassman
Myrna & Marvin Wertheimer
TBA ANNUAL GIVING PARTNERS IN LEADERSHIP 2017-2018
Thank you for being Partners in Leadership 2017-2018
As of November 16, 2017
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TBA ANNUAL GIVING PARTNERS IN LEADERSHIP 2017-2018
Mitzvah Circle
Richard & Robin Bernstein
Andrea & Philip Bershad
Richard & Arlene Bookbinder
Renee & Jeffrey Cohen
Richard & Nancy Dinar
Ruth M. Dolinko
Barbara Drench
Bruce & Cathy Fischberg
Kerri & Steven Fischer
Joel & Irina Gelbman
Barbara Gottesman
Jayne & Jim Jacoby
Harriet & Marvin Kirschner
Shawn & Cindy Klein
Kevin Lastorino & Denise Kitay
Leslie & Fred Lavinthal
Alyce Sands Miller
Arthur & Brandi Podnos
Ruth Ross
Ginny & Jeff Roth
Beth & John Schachtel
Greg & Mindy Scheier
Adrienne & Stanley Schwartz
Elaine & Stanley Shapiro
Harvey & Frances Sonnenberg
Kenneth & Terry Starr
Staci & Glen Weiss
Marjorie Yonteff
Scott & Marjorie Zucker
Circle of Friends
Laurence & Mira Agron
Barbara & Roland Berrebi
Jeffrey & Marsha Cohen
Allyn & Larry Cooper
Steven Delman
Helen Farber
Rheda & Raymond Folkman
Bruce & Joyce Freeman
Jaime & Brian Geltzeiler
Amos & Evelyn Gern
Barbara & Mark Gersten
Richard Goldsmith
Susan & Joel Goldstein
Barbara Gross
Keith & Bonnie Gurland
Madeline & Harold Hoffman
Craig & Sandra Kantor
Barbara & Warren Klein
Michael & Antoinette Koenig
Dan & Arlene Kollin
Barry & Bobbi Kolton
Jay & Jessica Kooper
Richard A. Kosson
Jill & Brett Krasnove
Claude & Beth Krause
Stanley & Bette Kurzweil
Esther Laufman
Debbi & Max Lebersfeld
Scott Levy
Paul & Ilene Lieberman
Debbie & Wayne Locke
Steven Maser
Evi Meinhardt
Vita Orenstein
Cynthia Pfeffer
David & Sandy Posner
Steven & Karen Rockoff
Ida Rose
Steven & Ronnie Rosen
Lori & Peter Rosenbaum
Marilyn Rosenbaum
Edward & Renee Rosenthal
Linda Ross
Milt & Geri Schaeffer
Roger & Sherrie Schneider
Mark & Luba Schonwetter
Donna & Robert Seltzer
Lorraine Stein
Harold & Elaine Sterling
Arleen & Herby Tarutz
Marilyn Wald
Judy & Amnon Weinstock
Bobbie & Carl Weisenfeld
Randi & Scott Wolfson
Naomi Zeitel
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PRIME TIME SHAKESPEARE THEATRE FACTORY TOUR
PRIME TIME TRIP TO THE CHIHULY EXHIBIT
photos courtesy Ethel Singer
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STATE OF THE GARDEN STATE PHOTOS MEN’S CLUB TEXAS HOLD’EM
With Journalists Matt Katz, Tom Moran & Mary Alice Williams
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Back to The Basics
Congregational learning this year focuses on The Basics, with four spe-cial presentations on Jewish History, Theology, Worship and Holi-days. The details are too easy to get lost in. We must recognize — in fact, celebrate — the big picture, seeing the common thread that unites every aspect of Jewish life. Tuesday, January 9, 7:30 PM Theology – What did our ancestors believe, what do we believe, and how is it all connected? Led by Rabbi Kulwin
Tuesday, February 6, 7:30 PM Worship – What is the purpose of Jewish Worship and how did it get to be what it is? Led by Cantor Epstein
Tuesday, March 6, 7:30 PM
Holidays – What constitutes a Jewish Holiday and why – if they are – im-
portant? Led by Rabbi Dantowitz
TBA Book Group with Rabbi Kulwin
Moonglow by Michael Chabon
Thursday, December 7, 7:30 PM
A New York Times bestseller on perhaps every “Best of” list of the year,
Moonglow, in the words of one reviewer, “revisits an entire era through a single
life and collapses a lifetime into a single week.”
The (autobiographical?) narrator visits his dying grandfather and hears
stories he’s never heard, from the Jewish slums of prewar South
Philadelphia to the invasion of Germany, from a Florida retirement village to
New York’s Wallkill prison. Chabon’s earlier books, especially Kavalier and Klay and The Yiddish
Policemen’s Union took him to the first rank of American authors. In Moonglow he hasn’t lost his
touch.
BACK TO BASICS TBA BOOK GROUP
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CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING
Monthly Lunch & Learn with Rabbi Dantowitz Bring your appetite for learning as well as your dairy lunch! Beverages will be provided! This course is free and open to the community. Register online or call 973.994.2290. Women of the Bible: Supporters, Victims, Leaders, Warriors, Rabble Rousers! Each month we’ll explore women in the Bible (familiar and less-known). Through text-study and discussion, we will delve into themes as old as the Bible and as new as today. A class for women and men! Thursday, December 21, January 18, February 15, March 22, April 19 & May 17, 11:30 AM
Rosh Hodesh with Rabbi Dantowitz, sponsored by Sisterhood The new moon, or new month is a special holiday that women celebrate together. Join Sisterhood in a warm atmosphere of sharing, learning and noshing to welcome each new Hebrew month!
Thursday, December 14, 7:30 PM Rosh Hodesh TevetHanukkah
Mindfulness : A Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World led by Karen Frank, TBA Congregational Nurse
Wednesdays, December 13, January 3 & 17, from 2:30 to 4:00 PM
Learn how to feel less anxious, and more peaceful and optimistic using mindfulness
techniques and meditation in just eight classes. Find out how our being in a default “busy”
setting, keeps us from appreciating all that is good in our present lives. Learn techniques
that will increase joy and gratitude. A mindfulness practice is accessible to anyone willing
to consider that there is another way to respond to stressors and practice 10-20 minutes a
day.
The class is free for TBA members and is open to the community for a fee. We will be using
the book, Mindfulness by Mark Williams and Danny Penman, available on Amazon.
Space is limited and the class will fill on a first-come basis. RSVP to Karen Frank, TBA Congregational Nurse, at
[email protected] or 862.485.9062.
https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Eight-Week-Finding-Peace-Frantic-ebook/dp/B005NJ2T1G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1504101517&sr=8-1&keywords=%2C+Mindfulness+Meditation+by+Williams+and+Penman
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CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING
History Through Text with Rabbi Kulwin History through Text is offered throughout the year by Rabbi Kulwin. Taught in blocks of several weeks, each class will also be a stand-alone unit so that an inability to attend all (or even most) of the sessions will not be an impediment to an enjoyable and simulating learning experience.
The Jewish Religion When I say “Judaism,” I know what I mean, but is that what you mean when you say it? And are either of those the same as what our forebears meant millennia, centuries, or even just decades and years ago? Ev-er since Abraham, Judaism has meandered, twisted and turned, met dead ends in back alleys and sped for-ward on straightaways, constantly (and perhaps inevitably) evolving.
In these sessions, we will explore Judaism has meant at different times and in different places. Hopefully, the course we chart will not only educate us but lead us to a better personal understanding of what Judaism means to us.
Judaism of the Bible: Thurs, January 11 & 18, 7:00 PM
Rabbinic Judaism: Thurs, January 25, 7:00 PM
Judaism Before Modernity: Thurs, February 8, 7:00 PM
Liberal Judaism in Germany: Thurs, February 15, 7:00 PM
Liberal Judaism in America: Thurs, April 12, 7:00 PM
Orthodoxy: Thurs, April 19, 7:00 PM
Israeli Judaism: Thurs, May 10, 7:00 PM
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All listings as of November 16, 2017
ONE FAMILY FUND
In memory of Marvin Strauss
Margie Yonteff
Myrna & Marvin Wertheimer
Tobi & Herb Glatt
Alyce Miller
Brenda & Steven Golombek
Michael S. Lewis
Leslie & Jay Mayesh
Barbara Z. Silber
Marilynn Greenberg
Shari Weiner
Adrienne & Stan Schwartz
Merle & Marty Kalishman
Cathy & Bruce Fischberg
In memory of Dorothy Rosen
Suzanne & Saul Berkowitz
Bonnie & Ted Shapiro
Alyce Miller
Leslie & Jay Mayesh
In memory of Rina Meyers
Joyce & Bruce Freeman
Alyce Miller
Arlene & Dan Kollin
Cathy & Bruce Fischberg
In memory of Alex Strassman
Aliza & Todd Sherman
With appreciation for my Yom Kippur Hon-or
Rochelle Cohen
In honor of the marriage of Wendy Gold-berg to Richard Grunebaum
The Numark Family
Debi Miller
In honor of Tina Greenberg’s very special birthday
Myrna & Marvin Wertheimer
In honor of Susan Gallinson’s special
birthday
In honor of Karyn Klein’s birthday
In honor of Amos Gern being selected as one of “The best lawyers of America”
Caren & Herb Ford
In honor of Jared Leit becoming a Bar Mitzvah
In honor of Ally Weissman becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Suzanne & Saul Berkowitz
Merle & Marty Kalishman
In honor of Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz who was awarded prestigious social action fellowships through the American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and the Jewish Organ-izing Institute and Network (JOIN)
Alyce Miller
Merle & Marty Kalishman
In honor of Alexis Abramson becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Ellen & Stanley Simon
Adrienne & Stan Schwartz
In memory of Theo Eskow
Sharon Kamiel
Marian & David Rocker
Rose Wishner
Honi & Bennett Wasserman
Paula & Bruce Abramson
Vicki & Irwin Halper
Cathy & Bruce Fischberg
Isabella & Josh Fiske
Leslie & Jay Mayesh
In honor of Joni Cohen receiving The Woman of Valor Award by the JCC
Marian & David Rocker
In honor of the marriage of Devin Eisenstat to Joseph Magid
In honor of the marriage of Adam Cohen to Sumit Golhotra
In honor of the marriage of Steven Pack to Lauren Block
In honor of Daniel Silverman becoming a Bar Mitzvah
In memory of Ernest “Sonny” Gair
Merle & Marty Kalishman
In Memory of Abraham Yelen
Stacey Klinger
Isabella, Josh, Jason and Jared Fiske
In memory of Fern Altman
In memory of Miriam Haberstreit
Cathy & Bruce Fischberg
In memory of Stacey Dratch’s Stepfather
Melinda & Larry Udell
CLERGY DISCRETIONARY FUND
In memory of Marvin Strauss, father of
Marsha Fiske, grandfather of Josh Fiske
Marsha & Steven Fiske
Lynn & Barry Greenberg
In honor of their son Ethan’s chanting Jonah on Yom Kippur afternoon
Michelle & Scott Barishaw
In honor of her Aliyah to the Torah
Phyllis Model
In honor of Wendy Goldberg & Richard Grunebaum’s wedding
Nancy & Ken Bernstein
Wendy & Richard Grunebaum
In memory of Alice Lavigne, mother of Tamara Hoffman
Betsy & Ron Ladell
In honor of her High Holy Day honor
Linda Ross
In memory of her husband Jerry Marsh
Norma Marsh
In honor of Noah Marcus, son of Randi & Bruce Marcus, becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Betty Ende
In honor of Amy & Barry Roth-man’s granddaughter, Isabella Milsky’s naming
Jenny & Ben Milsky
In honor of their granddaughter, Sarah becoming a Bat Mitzvah
Sandy & David Posner
BARRY FRIEDMAN CREATIVE SERVICE FUND
GIFT
In honor of the birth of Lucy Blair Halper
In memory of Marvin Strauss
Jane & Steven Eisenstat
CARING CONNECTIONS
In memory of Rina Meyers
Amos & Evelyn Gern
Bobbie & Carl Weisenfeld
In memory of Dorothy Rosen
Marianne & Bernard Tulman
In honor and appreciation of Rabbi Faith Dantowitz
In honor and appreciation of Cantor Jessica Epstein
Marianne Tulman
In memory of Abraham Yelen
Beth & John Schachtel
GENEROUS GIFTS FROM THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE
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GENEROUS GIFTS FROM THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE
SHEILA GROSSMAN EARLY SCHOOL FUND
In memory of Theo Eskow
In memory of Jay Goret
Patti & Barry Roberts
THE FREDERICK W. KAMIS EARLY SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In memory of June Rogoff
Wishing Andrew Langus a speedy
recovery
The Dichter Family
JEWISH LEARNING PROGRAM SCHOL-ARSHIP FUND
In honor of the marriage of Carly Okyle
The Heyderman Family
ELLEN & PETER KLEIN GARDEN FLOW-ER FUND
In memory of Marvin Strauss
In memory of Rina Meyers
In honor of the birth of Lucy Blair Halper
In memory of Theo Eskow
Ellen & Peter Klein
THE PETER & ELLEN KLEIN TORAH CARE ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of Marvin Strauss
Tina Greenberg & Family
KOGAN FAMILY BIRTHDAY FUND
In memory of Theo Eskow
Susan & Richard Kogan
ALBERT MEINHARDT FUND FOR LEARNING
In honor of Amos Gern being selected as one of “The best lawyers of
America”
Dina & Wayne Polay
PRAYERBOOK FUND
In honor of Rabbi Faith Joy Dantowitz who was awarded prestigious social action
fellowships through the American Jewish World Service (AJWS) and the Jewish
Organizing Institute and Network (JOIN)
Barbara Drench
In honor of Rosalind Wolpov’s grandson, Jonah, becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Betty Ende
In honor of the marriage of Wendy Goldberg & Richard Grunebaum
Julie & Phil Glassman
In memory of Theo Eskow
David & Fran Wien
PRIME TIME
In memory of Rina Meyers
Ethel & Bob Singer
I.SAMUEL SODOWICK MUSIC FUND
In memory of Rina Meyers
Bobbie Bromberg
YAHRZEIT PLAQUE
In memory of Alexander Marc Strassman
Rebecca Teiger
Arline & Martin Horowitz
Richard & Ellen Diamond
Ellen & Herb Hersh
Bobbie & Stan Bruskin
Fran Ackerman
Ricki & Joel Schartoff
Paula & Mel Bloom
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Broder
Mrs. Anita Schrank
Mrs. Elaine Lieberman
Ann & Harlan Tuckman
Marie & Howard Maresca
Irwin & Judy Schwartz
The Silodor Family
Kenneth & Marilyn Leon
Gerard Vaccaro
Les & Irene Linet
Madeline & Harvey Stern
Doris & Herb Lustig & Family
Stuart & Elaine Singer
Marcia Felder
William & Judith Maresca
Lois & Gary Shapiro
Sidney Morgenbesser
Lawrence & Roberta Bertron
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YAHRZEIT FUND It is a traditional duty of Jews to recite Kaddish for a deceased parent, child, spouse, or sibling (daily during the first year, annually thereafter on the anniversary of death). We thank those who have contributed to the Yahrzeit Fund in memory of their loved ones. May their memories forever be for a blessing…
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December 2017
The Temple B’nai Abraham Bulletin is published monthly.
Online at www.tbanj.org
Bruce H. Greene, D.O., President
Jeffrey Klein, Vice President Jeffrey Kollin, Vice President
Scott Loventhal, Vice President Kenneth Starr, Vice President
Stacey Rosenberg, Secretary Isabella Fiske, Asst. Secretary
Carey Gertler, Treasurer Craig Kantor, Assist. Treasurer
Julie A. Silbermann, Immediate Past President
Jakob B. Halpern, Counsel
Clifford M. Kulwin, Rabbi
Faith Joy Dantowitz, Rabbi
Jessica Epstein , Cantor
Lee Coppersmith, Cantor Emeritus
Gail Milchman, Executive Director
Debbie Aronson Ziering, Director of Early Childhood Education
Melissa G. Weiner, Director of Jewish Learning
Tina Greenberg, Communications Coordinator
DECEMBER 2017 SERVICES
Friday, December 1
6:30 PM Shabbat Service. December birthdays will be celebrated.
Saturday, December 2
9:00 AM Parashat HaShavuah: Vayishlach
9:30 AM Jr. Congregation
10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service Brandon Klaff son of Leslie & Kenneth Klaff will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. Farah Millman daughter of Eliza & Scott Millman will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah.
Friday, December 8 6:30 PM Shabbat Service Saturday, December 9
9:00 AM Parashat HaShavuah: Vayeshev
10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service Ari Roitman son of Marisa Roitman & Jonathan Roitman will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. Oliver Scheier son of Mindy & Greg Scheier will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah.
10:30 AM Shabbat Service in the Brody Youth Lounge
Ethan Haber son of Gail & Jason Haber will be called the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah.
Friday, December 15
Hanukkah 5:45 PM Tot Shabbat & Dinner. Lighting of Hanukiyot
6:15 PM Temple-wide lighting of Hanukiyot. Bring in your own Hanukiyot, candles will be provided. 6:30 PM Shabbat Service, 4th Grade Service
Saturday, December 16 Hanukkah 9:00 AM Parashat HaShavuah: Miketz 10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Services
Brayden Kranz son of Alyssa & Avery Kranz will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah.
Nina Lemash daughter of Inna Blakeman will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah.
10:30 AM Shabbat Service in the Brody Youth Lounge
Jake Kestler son of Gallite & Joshua Kestler will be called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah.
Friday , December 22
6:30 PM Shabbat Service
Saturday, December 23
9:00 AM Parashat HaShavuah: Vayigash
10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service
Friday , December 29
6:30 PM Shabbat Service
Saturday, December 30
9:00 AM Parashat HaShavuah: Vayechi
10:00 AM Shabbat Morning Service