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December 12, 2014 | 20 Kislev, 5775 | Vol. 88; No. 25Published by The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg | Greater Harrisburg’s Jewish Newspaper

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Dear Friends,We are honored to Chair the 2015 Harrisburg Jewish Federation Annual Campaign. Our best childhood

memories center around the relationships and traditions we found at the Jewish Community Center, and we continued to create new memories as we grew into adults and had our own family. We are so proud to belong to this Jewish Community and we believe deeply in the value it brings to all of us. Thanks to Sandy Cohen's leadership and the hard work of many individuals, last year's Annual Campaign was an incredible success and sets a strong precedent for us to follow.

There is new energetic leadership at the Federation, the Jewish Community Foundation of Central PA, and Jewish Family Service of Greater Harrisburg, and professional and lay leadership are working together like never before. The Jewish Community Center is celebrating the 100th Anniversary this year, and you can take advantage of new and expanded programming for the very youngest to the very oldest. One new program is Discover CATCH in the Early Childhood Center and feedback from children and parents could not be better. The Annual Campaign also continues to support foundational programs such as PJ Library, Hebrew High, March of the Living, and Jewish Education.

All these exciting happenings can serve as motivation to all of us to keep the positive momentum going. Please join us in supporting this new energy and programming. Your support will ensure our traditions remain intact while we successfully meet the varied and changing needs of our evolving community.

We have Set Our Sights Chai for this Annual Campaign and we are challenging each one of you to increase your contribution by 18%. The goal for our community is to raise $1.3 million for the Annual Campaign. Please join us and set your sights chai. Help us demonstrate the power one community can have when so many hearts unify for a worthy cause.

We firmly believe in the important mission of the Federation, and we know you share that feeling with us. We look forward to working with you to meet our collective goals through the 2015 Annual Campaign.

Thank you and L’Shalom, Ricci and Mike Doctrow

Set Your Sight Chai With Usfor the 2015 Annual Campaign!

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Is holiday shopping on your list this week? There is no easier way to give back to the Harrisburg JCC than through our own internet shopping site. You can shop at over 400 merchants, including Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and Wal-Mart, just to name a few, and roughly 5% of your purchases will come back to our JCC, at no additional cost to you. I’ve used this site and it really is easy to navigate and one more way I can support our community! I’ve also heard from others that they are glad they can help support our work through their online shopping. I will tell you that it may seem that you are leaving our page when you click on a merchant, but through the magic of technology we do get the 5% credit for your online shopping at participating merchants! Please bookmark the shopping site http://impactshopping.com/harrisburgjcc and start there for your shopping needs, giving credit to the JCC. Thank you!

Speaking of holidays, our community-wide Chanukah Celebration will take place on Sunday, December 21st featuring a “Chanukah Fever Concert” performed by the Mama Doni Band beginning at 3:00 p.m. This event will feature holiday activities for every family member and promises to be a lot of fun!

I often mention what is happening next in my messages and encourage you to plan to attend. In about a year, we will host our Big Night event, “Peace, Love and the JCC” in honor of our 100th Anniversary. The date is Saturday, December 5th. I know that date seems pretty far away, but it’s like planning a wedding or a b’nai mitzvah! We have the date picked and want to be sure you put it on your calendar now, as this gathering will be one for the ages! And we want everyone to join us!

Happy Chanukah to you!

A Message from Margie Adelmann, CEOJewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg

PARDON OUR DUST!In our ongoing effort to improve our facility, the JCC

lobby will undergo a major paint job beginning the week of December 29th. As part of this process, there will be drop cloths and scaffolding placed around the areas to be spackled and painted.

We will do our best to minimize interruption and ask for your patience during the process. Please use caution when walking through the lobby during this project. Thank you!

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The Harrisburg JCC was at its best on Saturday night, November 15th when 7 couples took to the JCC stage to showcase their skills in the third annual Dancing with the Community Stars fundraiser. With about 350 adoring fans in attendance, the dancers showed what months of hard work can lead to. Each couple had 6 lessons with a professional over the past few months, but they spent countless hours on their own practicing.

The night began with appetizers and drinks available as the guests mingled and had a chance to catch up with friends. Much of the food and desserts were made by Terry Fisher. ABC 27’s Alicia Richards graciously agreed, once again, to serve as the master of ceremonies, and the judges for the night were Laureen Ramos, Vicki Riordan, who both teach dance locally, and rounding out the panel was dance expert Rabbi Ron Muroff.

The couples each had their own dance style, and the personalities of the dancers became apparent as each

Community Stars Shine Bright at Third Annual Dancing with the Community Stars Event

Sue Campbell and Kevin Freedman

Julie Shermanand Marty Rogoff


The Harrisburg JCC was at its best on Saturday night, November 15th when 7 couples took to the JCC stage to showcase their skills in the third annual Dancing with the Community Stars fundraiser. With about 350 adoring fans in attendance, the dancers showed what months of hard work can lead to. Each couple had 6 lessons with a professional over the past few months, but they spent countless hours on their own practicing.

The night began with appetizers and drinks available as the guests mingled and had a chance to catch up with friends. Much of the food and desserts were made by Terry Fisher. ABC 27’s Alicia Richards graciously agreed, once again, to serve as the master of ceremonies, and the judges for the night were Laureen Ramos, Vicki Riordan, who both teach dance locally, and rounding out the panel was dance expert Rabbi Ron Muroff.

The couples each had their own dance style, and the personalities of the dancers became apparent as each

Community Stars Shine Bright at Third Annual Dancing with the Community Stars Event

group took to the stage. The couples to compete were Linda and Corky Goldstein (Swing); Emily and Alex Halper (Tap); Rebecca Stevenson and Chris Baldrige (Hustle); and Julie Sherman and Marty Rogoff (Salsa). To kick the event off, Valerie Pritchett (ABC27) and Chief Robert Martin danced the Fox Trot. The celebrity competition consisted of James Crummel (ABC 27) with dancing instructor Melodie Crawford, and Sue Campbell (WINK104) with dancing instructor Kevin Freedman.

After all the couples performed their dance, a

brief dessert intermission was held while the judges tabulated the results. After much deliberation, it was determined that the winners of the judges vote was Emily and Alex Halper. The popular vote winners were Rebecca Stevenson and Chris Baldrige. The celebrity winner was Sue Campbell.

The entire evening brought together so many people from the community, from children to senior citizens, having something for everybody. The money raised from the event will benefit JCC programming and scholarships.

Emily andAlex Halper

James Crummel andMelodie Crawford

Jane Halper casts a votefor her parents

Corky and Linda Goldstein

Rebecca Stevenson andChris Baldrige


Winter Break at the J Kick off the winter time blues by attending

the JCC holiday mini camp.For: Kindergarten and older

7:30 am – 6:00 pm

Wednesday, December 24 - Drive in Movie DayCome to the JCC and enjoy a Movie on the big screen. We will make snack necklaces and enjoy movie treats such as popcorn and drinks. Please pack a suit and towel, lunch will be provided.

Friday, December 26 - Amazing RaceWe will divide in to teams and compete in different challenges throughout the building; we will have a great time. Please pack a suit and towel, lunch will be provided.

Monday, December 29 -Trip to Chocolate World We will go to Chocolate World, enjoy the 3D show and make your own candy bar. Please pack a lunch, bathing suit and towel.

Tuesday, December 30 – Happy Un-Birthday Pajama Party

No need to get out of your pajama’s for this day. We will have a birthday party for everyone, with piñatas, decorate your own birthday cake, birthday relays and many other treats. Please pack a suit and towel, lunch will be provided.

Wednesday, December 31- Glow In the Dark Pre New Year’s Eve Party

We will play glow in the dark tag, glow potato, glow in the dark ring toss and many other glow in the dark games and crafts. Please pack a suit and towel, lunch will be provided.

Friday, January 2–All Sports and Craft DaySpend the day participating in sports, art activities or both. We will have fun with Jeremy in the gym and make edible crafts and a challah to take home. Please pack a suit and towel, lunch will be provided.

Cost: $40/a day/after care participants; $45/a day/JCC Members; $70/a day regular rate.

Cost for December 29: $50/after care participants, $55/JCC Members, $80/regular rate.

Deadline is December 12.

To register please contact the front office at236-9555, ext. 0.

Questions? Contact Terry at 236-9555 ext. 3121 or [email protected].

Camp day starts at 7:30 and ends at 6:00 PM.

If you should have any questions please contact Terry at 236-9555, ext. 3121 or [email protected].


Warm Chanukah Wishes

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Six Synagogues Offer Area Jews a Spiritualand Social Home for the Soul

By Mary KlausAs much as the Jewish Community Center has served the

combined Harrisburg Jewish community, the Federation is blessed to have constituent religious entities that have long served Jews. Whether known as shuls, synagogues or temples, Harrisburg-area Jewish houses of worship form the heart of Harrisburg Jewry.

Led by rabbis, governed by their own boards of directors, financed by membership dues and attended by Jews of all ages, synagogues are places of prayer, education and rites of passage.

From bar mitzvahs to bat mitzvahs, from naming ceremonies to funerals, the synagogue is at the center of a devout Jew’s life. As houses of prayer, synagogues are where area Jews come together for daily minyan, Shabbat services, high holidays and minor holidays.

Jewish children come to the synagogues for their basic religious education. Adults come to supplement theirs.

The area synagogues have a social aspect. Each has a proud history and tradition. A snapshot of each follows:BETH EL TEMPLE (2637 N. Front St.) – Beth El Temple, which is a vibrant Conservative synagogue, began in 1925 when younger, English-speaking members of Chisuk Emuna decided to form a more liberal congregation. The new congregation began planning a temple, eventually selecting the corner of Front and Wiconisco Streets.

The synagogue, with a Moorish design, has a timeless dignity. It was renovated in 1981 and, more recently, in 2009. The heart of that $3 million renovation featured major changes in the sanctuary, including a new entrance, rows curved around the bimah, pews made in Israel, a quiet room for children and 35 stained glass windows with Jewish themes from Biblical passages and Jewish holy days.

The renovations also included eight new classrooms, a

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computer lab and a children’s library for the education wing; modernization of Sisterhood Hall; and updating of the heating, air conditioning, plumbing, electrical system and fire alarm systems.

Beth El Temple reaches out to youth through its Tot Shabbat, Junior Congregation, religious school for kindergarten through seventh grade and various youth groups including Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops. It also has a Young Families’ Chaverim Connection.

Rabbi Eric Cytryn has been the Beth El spiritual leader since 2003.B’NAI JACOB (Nissley and Water Streets, Middletown) – B’nai Jacob, a Conservative congregation, is the oldest synagogue structure in Central Pennsylvania. B’nai Jacob first held services in the home of Yoel and Ida Hervitz.

In 1906, the mostly Lithuanian immigrant charter members, built the synagogue in Middletown because it was on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. B’nai Jacob served as spiritual home to about 20 Jewish families who worked as peddlers, shoemakers, junk dealers and grocers.

This Old World synagogue is refreshingly simple, made of bricks hauled on horse-drawn wagons from the Royalton Shale Brick Company nearby. The brick exterior includes recessed panels with pointed arch stained glass windows and a Star of David.

Time stands still inside, which has the original brass light fixtures and chandelier, wainscoting, central bimah, carved wooden balcony railings, and an ark supported by neo-classical columns. The congregation sits in pews that came from the former Dauphin County Courthouse. B’nai Jacob still has its first Torah, bought by Leah Krauss.

Arthur Berman (z’l), Leah Krauss’ grandson and son of Maurice Berman (a charter member and B’nai Jacob’s first secretary/treasurer) had fond memories of the congregation, which he called “the scene of all social activity” for Middletown Jews.

“The Jews in Middletown were quite observant and very close to the shul,” he said. “Activities centered around the Jewish holiday calendar. On Saturday afternoons, the women would come to our home to visit my mother. I remember a visiting rabbi from Palestine. I can recall the excitement of the evening we burned the mortgage.”

These days, B’nai Jacob has no rabbi, no school and no dues. It holds services each month except July and on the high holy days. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Pennsylvania Register of Historic Places.CHISUK EMUNA (3219 Green St.) – This Conservative congregation, whose name means “strength of faith,” is a resilient congregation on the move.

Founded in 1883 as a Yiddish-speaking Orthodox group of Lithuanian Jews, Chisuk Emuna began on Filbert Street. Over the next several decades, the congregation moved to Sixth and Forster streets, to Capital and Briggs Streets, to North Third and Schuylkill Streets, to Fifth and Division Streets and finally to Green Street, its sixth and present home.

The most recent move followed a devastating fire in 2009. That blaze, possibly caused by candleholders still warm from a Shabbat dinner, destroyed the sanctuary at Fifth and Division streets just days before Passover. Thankfully, the fire spared nine of the 10 Torah scrolls.

The congregation relocated to the Jewish Community Center but was forced out of that in the fall of 2011 by flooding which caused at least $1.5 million damage just

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DID YOU KNOW?• ThatHarrisburghashadmorethanits

share of nationally prominent rabbis.

• That,amongthem,RabbiEliezerSilver, who served Kesher Israel from 1909 – 1925, became president of the Union of Orthodox Rabbis of United States and Canada.

• ThatEliezerSilver’sson,DavidL.Silver, served Kesher Israel for over 50 years and organized the Yeshiva Academy, now known as The Silver Academy.

• ThatPhilipDavidBookstaberservedas Ohev Sholom rabbi for 38 years, and during that time performed community service at a level for which he was awarded the Commonwealth Medal, the highest civilian commendation given by the state.

• ThatRabbiGeraldWolpe,whoservedat Beth El from 1958 – 1969, went on the lead one of the country’s largest conservative congregations, and became known nationally as an expert in bioethics, caregiving and medical education.

Six Synagogues Offer Area Jews a Spiritualand Social Home for the Soul

before Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.Members did what they do best – adapt – by relocating

High Holy Days to the Scottish Rite Cathedral, board meetings to the president’s house and the Hebrew School to the home of their educational director.

They looked back by opening a box from the cornerstone of their fire-damaged building. They looked ahead by planning a new 13,500 square foot synagogue on the site of the old Riverside School.

In the spring of 2013, the congregation moved into its new home with a contemporary design, a large sanctuary, five classrooms, conference room, offices and even a fenced-in patio.

Rabbi Ron Muroff, Chisuk Emuna spiritual director since 1993, called building the new Chisuk Emuna moving and surreal. He said completing it was the culmination of a journey “from devastation to renewal. It has really transformed our lives.”

KESHER ISRAEL (2500 N. Third St.) -- This Orthodox congregation which dates back to 1902 has a strong community spirit.

Kesher Israel spent its early years in a synagogue at Capital and Briggs Streets. In 1949, the synagogue built a new 9,000 square foot synagogue at North Third and Schuylkill Streets, where it remains today.

Kesher Israel likes to connect to the community near and far, from sending prayer books to Jewish soldiers stationed in Afghanistan to cooking turkey dinners each Thanksgiving for on-duty Harrisburg firefighters and police officers.

The congregation also sponsors a summer Kollel program to enrich members’ studies.

Rabbi Akiva Males has been with Kesher Israel since 2007 when he came to Harrisburg as a rabbinic fellow to assist Rabbi Dr. Chaim E. Schertz. When Rabbi Schertz retired in 2008, Rabbi Males became spiritual director.

school in New York.He calls his congregation “warm, friendly, diverse and

involved.”Ohev Sholom each July and August attends joint worship

Rabbi Males and his congregation began the K.I. Recruiting Program, which networks with local employers to find employment opportunities then recruits people in nearby states to accept local jobs and join the Harrisburg Jewish community.

“Harrisburg is a gem of a town,” Rabbi Males said. “It’s truly a wonderful Jewish community.”

TEMPLE OHEV SHOLOM (2345 N. Front St.) -- This Reform congregation’s roots stretch back to 1853 when 24 Jewish families gathered upstairs in a building at Third and Walnut Streets to celebrate Rosh Hashanah.

Temple Ohev Sholom started as an Orthodox congregation. Rabbi Reuben Strauss became its first full time rabbi in 1864. A year later, the same year the Civil War ended, Temple Ohev Sholom dedicated a synagogue at Second and South Streets.

Temple Ohev Sholom became a Reform congregation in 1867 after rebellion against the Orthodox practice of segregated seating for women.

In 1920, the congregation moved into its new synagogue at Front and Seneca Streets. Built in Roman temple style, the synagogue has four large columns holding up a classical pediment. The rectangular sanctuary is both simple and dignified.

The synagogue has a beautiful location along the Susquehanna River – sometimes too close. The synagogue had major flood damage in 2011.

Rabbi Peter Kessler has served as Temple Ohev Sholom’s spiritual leader since 2001. After the Reform movement leaders decided that sexual orientation could not disqualify a person from becoming a rabbi, he became the first openly gay man accepted at Hebrew Union College, a Reform rabbinical

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services with its neighbors at Beth El Temple.TEMPLE BETH SHALOM (913 Allendale Road,

Mechanicsburg.) The first synagogue on the West Shore – and the area’s only Reconstructionist congregation –prides itself on being an inclusive community. That seemed true since its beginning.

The area’s youngest congregation began in 1970 after Metz Kranzel placed an ad in a newspaper to gauge interest in having a synagogue on the West Shore. That meeting led to a congregation forming under the name Beth Shalom, which is Hebrew for “house of peace.” The congregation first met in the Christ Presbyterian Church.

The congregation’s first Shabbat was held on April 23, 1971. Rabbi David Ben-Ami served as spiritual leader. In 1974, the Kranzel family donated land for a synagogue, which congregation members built. It was dedicated that October. The sanctuary was renovated in 2003.

Temple Beth Shalom does things its own way.In 2009, Temple Beth Shalom hosted its first Pride

Shabbat to launch Gay Pride Week in Harrisburg.“It’s our mandate to welcome people who want to be at our

services,” then-Rabbi Jordi Gendra said at the Pride Shabbat in 2010. “We try to be open and not judge.”

In 2011, the synagogue made some changes to its religious school opening enrollment to all Jews whether Orthodox, Conservative, Reform or Reconstructionist. They held classes on Sundays only, used new Hebrew textbooks and family-friendly software tools and set up a separate budget and education committee to run it.

Rabbi Dan Grossman serves as spiritual director.

OUR NEIGHBORS - Since we are the Jewish Federation for Greater Harrisburg, we would be remiss if did not recognize our partners in religion who serve the Carlisle and Lebanon communities. Beth Tikvah, in Carlisle, regularly conducts services in the Asbell Center for Jewish Life on the Dickinson College campus. In Lebanon, since 1907, Beth Israel has offered Jews in that community with a religious

home, currently at 411 S. Eighth Street.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN – The Harrisburg area was fortunate to have been home to earlier, established synagogues that have since merged or had gone out of existence. Many will remember, for instance, the ultra-Orthodox Machsikey Hadas on 4th Street near Hamilton, or Tipereth Israel that once served several dozen families that called Steelton home. In Harrisburg’s Hill neighborhood, then vibrant with new post-WWII housing for young Jewish couples in Melrose Gardens, Wilson Park and Taylor Park, a short-lived congregation was formed, but never had its own structure. We would certainly appreciate hearing of other area synagogues, or stories about those no longer in existence.

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A SENIOR FOOTNOTEBy Esther Boldes

Most people ask themselves “Where has the year gone?” It is already December 2014 and a new year is

around the corner. The JCC Senior Adult Club has enjoyed some of the most varied programs this past year.

We learned about Jewish laws and their application to our modern times. We had lectures by the ever-popular

Professor Donald Koones. If you were interested in songs and music - classical or popular show tunes - you had

the opportunity to enjoy either one or both.

Thank you to those who became new members; some of our programs were well attended. We renewed our

discussion group, and the opportunity to play Bridge or to have a lesson was introduced. In all, thanks to great

efforts on the part of our friendly leaders. We are really in pretty good shape, as clubs go. We also hope soon to

see a handicap-friendly entrance at the front door.

Every Monday morning at 10 o'clock, some senior ladies congregate at Jewish Family Service for a meeting,

sort of a coffee klatch. Everybody brings a little nosh, and we exchange of ideas and discuss current happenings,

senior questions and anything that comes to mind. If you would like to join our friendly group, please contact

Fran Casher for further information; she is in charge of this group. We would very much welcome you to come

and join us. You can also contact Cheryl Yablon for more information on this group.

I hope you all have a wonderful Chanukah and a Happy New Year into 2015.

Shalom!

Kol Ha N’Shama, Harrisburg’s Jewish Community Chorus to

Debut December 21stKol Ha N’Shama, (“The Voice of the Soul”, or “Every Soul”) has been in rehearsal

since September and will make its performance debut on Sunday evening, December 21, at The Residence, at 7 p.m. The evening’s program, a combination Chanukah party and concert, will include both Chanukah songs and musical pieces based on other Jewish prayer texts.

The chorus meets weekly on Sunday evenings at the JCC under the professional direction and guidance of Mrs. Marina Cherepinsky. The chorus includes members from all five area congregations, not by design, but certainly as envisioned by founder Janet Frankel Staub: “This is a very special and beautiful community. In Harrisburg, we truly understand and live the meaning of K’lal Yisrael, the notion that as Jews, we are one people. Hearing chorus members who organically represent the community spectrum blend their voices to make specifically Jewish music is in itself a powerful representation of this principle.”

Mrs. Cherepinsky not only has guided the group in blending the different voices in four-part harmony, but also has provided vocal coaching to improve the individual technique of members. The Chorus has taken on some challenging and beautiful vocal arrangements and is very eager to share its sound with both the Residents and the general community.

Please join Kol H’Neshama for this special event, and stay for a donut! If you are interested in joining the chorus, and we welcome new members, please contact Janet Frankel Staub, 717.991.5055, Co-administrator Dave Spector, 717.533.6483, or Marina Cherepinsky, 717.651.6641.


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14Silver Academy Chanukah Bazaar,

8 a.m.-8 p.m., JCC

MONDAY, DECEMBER 15Silver Academy Chanukah Bazaar,

8 a.m.-7 p.m., JCC

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16Senior Lunch Program, 10 a.m., JCC,

Program: “The Jewish Perspective” withBob Axelrod, 12:30 p.m.

Silver Academy Chanukah Bazaar,8 a.m.-6 p.m., JCC

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17Silver Academy Chanukah Bazaar,

8 a.m.-8 p.m., JCC

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18Senior Lunch Program, 10 a.m., JCC, Program: Chanukah Party with Early Learning Center and Silver Academy

students, 11 a.m.Silver Academy Chanukah Bazaar,

8 a.m.-8 p.m., JCC

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19Silver Academy Chanukah Bazaar,

8 a.m.-6 p.m., JCC

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 21Community Chanukah Party, 1-3 p.m., JCC

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23Senior Lunch Program, 10 a.m., JCC,

Program: Movie “In America”

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CHISUK EMUNA HOSTS SHABBATONPlease join us on Shabbat morning, December 20, as we welcome Dr. Charles

Kupfer as our Shabbaton speaker. Dr. Kupfer will address the topic, “Step-by-Step:

The Backstory Behind Anti-Semitism in American Studies."

In 2013, Dr. Kupfer took a public stand against a proposal before the American

Studies Association to boycott Israeli academic institutions. In his presentation on

Shabbat, Dr. Kupfer will explain the series of 'little moves' that over the last generation

have led us to the current state of affairs in American Studies.

Charles Kupfer is Associate Professor of American Studies & History at Penn

State Harrisburg. He is author of two books on the Second World War, most

recently, Indomitable Will: Turning Defeat into Victory from Pearl Harbor to

Midway (Bloomsbury, 2012). He grew up in Washington state and Maryland. A

graduate of Sidwell Friends School, Johns Hopkins, and Oxford, he received his Ph.D.

from the University of Texas in 1998. A former newspaper reporter and editor, he lives

in Camp Hill with his wife, Kim, and their four children. His next book will be about

baseball in Baltimore.

ORDER YOUR 2015 MAH JONGG CARDS TODAY! CARDS WILL BE

PURCHASED ON JANUARY 30, 2015

The Harrisburg JCC Senior Adult Club is once again selling the National Mah Jongg League’s card for 2015.The price of the 2015 card is $8.00 for a standard card

and $9.00 for a large-print card.

Please make your checks payable to the Harrisburg JCC Senior Adult Club and mail them to:

Cheryl YablonHarrisburg JCC

3301 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17110

By January 29, 2015. ONLY the number of cards that have been paid for will be ordered! The Mah Jongg

League will mail your card to you in the spring.


l ife cyclesynagogue lifeBETH EL TEMPLE232-0556www.betheltemplehbg.org

Minyan 7 a.m. daily and 5:30 p.m.Sunday morning at 9:00 a.m.Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 p.m.Shabbat morning service 9:15 a.m.Saturday night mincha/maariv/havdalah at same time as Friday evening candlelighting time


CHISUK EMUNA CONGREGATION 232-4851 | [email protected]

Weekly Minyan times:

Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.m.

Monday, Thursday mornings, 6:50 a.m.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, 7 a.m.

Sunday through Thursday evenings, 7:15 p.m.

Friday, December 12: Erev Shabbat Service, 4:20 pm

Saturday, December 13: Shabbat morning service begins at 9:15. Mazel Tot Shabbat, Junior Congregation and Women’s Torah Study led by Ilene Becker-Cohen at 10:15.

Shabbat Mincha, Torah Study and Maariv, 4:25 pm.

Friday, December 19: Family Friday Shabbat Service and Dinner, “simcha hour”

at 5:30 pm, service at 6:00 pm and dinner to follow. Reservations are required. Please contact Susan at the synagogue office at 232-4851 or [email protected].

Saturday, December 20: Shabbat morning service begins at 9:15. Shabbaton featuring Dr. Charles Kupfer who will address the topic “Step-by-Step: The Backstory Behind Anti-Semitism in American Studies.”

Shabbat Mincha, Torah Study and Maariv, 4:25 pm

Joint Chisuk Emuna-Beth El USY Latka Party following Havdallah

Sunday, December 21: Family Education Program, 9 am – 12 pm

Wednesday, December 24: Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Comedy Show featuring the Amazing Larry Vee, 6 pm. Reservations are required. Please contact Susan at the synagogue office, 232-4851 or [email protected].

Friday, December 26: Erev Shabbat Service, 4:25 pm

Saturday, December 27: Shabbat morning service begins at 9:15. Shabbat Mincha, Torah Study and Maariv, 4:30 pm.

CONGREGATIONBETH ISRAEL Lebanon | 273-2669

Visit the Congregation Beth Israel Web Site at www.congregation-beth-israel.org

All are welcome to our egalitarian services: Sundays at 9 a.m., Thursdays at 7:30 a.m. Our Shabbat services, led by Rabbi Paula Reimers, are at 7:30 p.m. on Friday evenings and on Shabbat

morning at 9:30 a.m. followed by Kiddush..


CONGREGATION BETH TIKVAH Carlisle | 245-2811 | www.bethtikvah.org


HISTORIC B’NAI JACOB Middletown | 319-3014www.bnai-jacob.org

Historic B’nai Jacob Synagogue, Water and Nissley Streets in Middletown, will conduct Chanukah services on Sunday, December 21st at Noon. Latkes and Dreidels will follow. We are a Community Shul, all are welcome. Tel 717-319-3014 Visit our website for more information.


KESHER ISRAEL CONGREGATION 238-0763 | www.kesherisrael.org

Participate in our daily Minyanim. Mornings: Sundays and Federal holidays at 8 a.m., Monday through Friday at 6:45 a.m. Rosh Chodesh and fast days at 6:30 a.m. Evening services begin at 20 minutes before sunset.

Please join us for our 9 a.m. Shabbat morning services - followed by Kiddush

Please contact our Office Manager, Cecelia Baker, at (717) 238-0763 for information about our congregation.


TEMPLE BETH SHALOM 697-2662 | www.tbshalom.org

Temple Beth Shalom’s Friday evening Shabbat Services are at 7:15 p.m, followed by

an oneg in the social hall. Services are led by Rabbi Daniel Grossman and Lay Leaders of Beth Shalom. Please check the website calendar for details. Eliora Tickner will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, December 13 at 9:00 a.m., with Rabbi Carl Choper leading the service.The Religious School will be holding their Chanukah party on Sunday, December 21 during their usual class time. The Sisterhood Book Group will meet on Tuesday, December 23 at the home of Etta Yospa. Book for Discussion: “The Kitchen House” by Kathleen Grisson. Working as an indentured servant alongside slaves on a tobacco plantation, Lavinia, a seven-year-old Irish orphan with no memory of her past, finds her light skin and situation placing her between two very different worlds that test her loyalty. Contact Etta at [email protected] if you plan to attend. All women are welcome! For details on upcoming Temple Beth Shalom services and events, check the website: http://tbshalom.org.


TEMPLE OHEV SHOLOM 233-6459 | www.ohevsholom.org

Friday, November 28: Shabbat Services, 6:00 p.m. in the Lehrman ChapelFriday, December 5: Shabbat Services, 6:00 p.m. in the Lehrman Chapel


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CANDLELIGHTING

SAMUEL CORNSamuel Corn, 96, originally of Hackensack, NJ, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at the Jewish Home, Har-

risburg, PA. Born February 20, 1918 in Methuen, MA, he was the son of the late Louis and Jenny (Green) Corn. He was the husband of 65 years to the late Beatrice (Goldblatt) Corn. Mr. Corn worked and later retired from the Milton Bodner Shoes, Passaic, NJ where he was in sales for more than 40 years. He was an avid reader who enjoyed the arts and music. He was a sports enthusiast and the New York Yankees’ biggest fan. Mr. Corn is sur-vived by two daughters, Judith L. Siegelbaum (Steven) of Hilton Head, SC and Adele Selik of Great Neck, NY; one sister, Hilda Grabiner of Flushing, NY; one brother, Morris Corn of FL; three grandchildren, Adam Siegel-baum of Damascus, MD, Laura Fine and Lisa Strobel both of Dallas, TX and three great-grandchildren, Isa-belle Strobel, Ayelet Strobel and Samuel Strobel. A graveside service was held on, Thursday, November 20th at the Beth El Cemetery, Paramus, NJ, with Rabbi Eric Cytryn officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to Beth El Temple, 2637 N. Front St., Harrisburg, PA 17110 or to the Jewish Home of Greater Harrisburg 4000 Linglestown, Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112. The Hetrick-Bitner Funeral Home handled the arrangements. To view the full obituary and share online condolences, please visit www.HetrickBitnerFuneralHome.com.

DOROTHY (KELLER) GOLDSTEINDorothy (Keller) Goldstein, 90, of Susquehanna Township, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at her home,

surrounded by family. She was born on September 5, 1924 in Bronx, New York, to Samuel and Jennie Keller. She was one of 5 children, all girls. She married Nat in 1944, a loving marriage that lasted 67 years. After living in Norwalk, Connecticut they moved to a house in Susquehanna Township, their home since 1964. Dorothy was a volunteer at the Jewish Home, delivered meals on wheels, and was the treasurer of the JCC Senior Adult Club. She was a devoted wife and loving mother to her three sons. She was also a wonderful grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She loved socializing with her friends, weekly Mah Jongg games, sewing, gardening, needlepoint, and ballroom dancing. Her homemade applesauce was a special treat.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Nathan; her son, Stanley Goldstein; her grandson, Robert Goldstein; and her four sisters, Anna Zames, Gussie Halper, Fredda Keller, and Mildred Boyarsky. She is sur-vived by her devoted son Laurence and his wife Beth of Camp Hill and their children, Steven of Gainesville, FL and Shelley of Seattle, WA; her dear son Howard and his wife Kathy of The Villages, FL and their sons, David of San Francisco, CA and Michael of Berkeley, CA. Private burial services were held Monday, November 17th at Beth El Cemetery. Rabbi Eric Cytryn officiated. Arrangements were handled by the Hetrick-Bitner Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Beth El Temple of Harrisburg or the JCC Senior Adult Club.

BABY GIRL STEINBERGIt is with immense sadness that we release our baby girl back into the care of our all loving G-d, Hashem.

Born too soon on November 17, 2014, she leaves behind a grief-stricken mother, Marisa Maribel Steinberg, and grandparents Michael and Hilary Steinberg, all of Harrisburg along with a host of extended family. Graveside rituals took place on Friday, November 21st at Chisuk Emuna Cemetery; Rabbi Ron Muroff presided over her service.

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