from our spiritual leader cantor henry shapiro · october/november 2013 tishrei/cheshvan/kislev...

October/November 2013 Tishrei/Cheshvan/Kislev 5774 Volume 17, Issue 5

From Our Spir i tual Leader Cantor Henry Shapiro

Even though it might seem it was long ago for you, I’m only now getting over the whirlwind of preparation and services we call the ‘high holidays’ and Sukkot. Normally the weeks following are a chance to catch one’s breath, but I moved to a new house in Eastmont with all the fixing up and organizing that entails. Now that I’ve caught up, I’ll be working on some new programs at PJC. Feel free to mention your interests to me and I’ll keep that in mind. We’ve started Israeli dancing on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month and Lynn Berman has been a wonderful dance instructor. Our live music on the 3rd Tuesday was a great success and created some buzz in the Israeli dance community in Pittsburgh. We have more players coming for our next one on November 19th. And if you’re not a dancer or player - no excuses! You can still come and watch and sing along with the Israeli songs. Coming up at the end of this month is one of earliest celebration of Chanukah on record and the first to align with Thanksgiving. Dubbed ‘Thanksgivukkah’ by most - the Israeli newspaper Haaretz asks, "Why ' Thanksgivukkah '? Why not 'Chanksgiving?'. By some authorities this won’t happen again for another 1400 years or so. Here at PJC we have at least two opportunities to celebrate. The first is the annual sisterhood pre-Chanukah dinner

Coming Events

Friday Night Shabbat Services - 6:00 PM Saturday Morning Shabbat Services - 9:30 AM Tuesday, Nov. 5th Israeli Dancing - with instructor Lynn Berman 7-8PM Beginners welcome - Cost: $5.00 per person Tuesday, Nov. 19th - Israeli Dancing with live band - Israeli Music Ensemble 7-8 PM - - bring your instruments - Cost: $5.00 per person Sunday, Nov. 24th - Shop at the Sisterhood Chanuka Bazaar 4:30 PM Sisterhood Pre-Chanuka Dinner 5:30 PM Tuesday Nov 26th Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Program at the Sri Venkateswara Temple 7:30 PM 6:00 PM - Chanting the 1008 names of God 6:30 PM - Tour of the TempleTuesday, December 3rd Israeli Dancing 6:30 PM community menorah lighting, sugar donuts and dancing Saturday, December 7th Bat Mitzvah of Molly Goss

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Lighting times

Parkway Jewish Center

October/November 2013 Tishrei/Cheshvan/Kislev 5774

on November 24th. We’ll be singing lots of Chanukah songs that evening as we eat latkes, shop and schmooze. We also plan another holiday get-together the following week. At 6:30 PM on December 3rd, we will gather for suf gonyot (jelly donuts) and a community candle lighting. By all means, BYOM, 'bring your own menorah' and light with us. We will have some singing afterwards followed, of course, by Israeli dance at 7PM. I’ve been slowly learning the melodies of PJC. In between, mostly on Friday nights, I’ve been adding some others. Those are traditional melodies, some new tunes, an original here or there, and even the occasional pop tune if it works with the parsha or holiday. It’s a bit of an experimental lab for me and I have to say, everyone has been a willing and enthusiastic participant. If you haven’t been to Friday nights in a while, come and check it out. The first Shabbat in December we will celebrate as Molly Goss becomes a Bat Mitzvah. She has been working very hard and sounds beautiful. Molly, her family, and I hope to see everyone there. L’hitraot, Cantor Henry Shapiro

• • Labor Day is Monday, September 2nd. • Rosh Hashanah begins the evening of September 4th, with morning services the next two days. See

the High Holy Day schedule for times and dates of all the Holy Days and Festivals in Tishrei. You can find this elsewhere in the Scribe.

• Friday night services continue being held at 6:00 pm instead of 8:00 pm. This change has been well

I would like to THANK all the families who contributed food to the Squirrel Hill Food Pantry during the High Holy Days. Ron and I brought the bags to the food pantry after Yom Kippur. The amount of goods contributed was significant and I was truly overwhelmed by the positive response of PJC MEMBERS. You don't realize that a box of cereal you contributed might be dinner for a family, so no item is insignificant. Just this one branch of The Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank provides food for over 550 families each month. Thank You, Betty Ann.



From the President’s Desk………………………….Robert E. Korfin How about this new technology; reading The Scribe on-line or as an email? We save a lot of money and what’s best….we (actually, Gail Levine) don’t have to deal with our beloved US Postal Service. Each month they changed their regulations for how our newsletter had to be prepared and ready for distribution. Now with a few key strokes pushed, it’s on its way to our members. Of course we still mail out some copies of The Scribe to those who don’t have email capability and there will always be “hard copy” editions available at PJC. I used to wonder where you were sitting as you read my column, now I know you’re sitting at the computer. Remember: You can always read The Scribe on our new website: parkwayjewishcenter.org And perhaps you could do us a big favor; check with any friends and family who are members of Parkway; make sure they are on our email list and receive email messages from me. Unfortunately, we send them out but never know if they are being received. Thanks… For years we’ve had what we’ve called Friday Night Fusions; a perfect mix of prayer, chanting and davening done to musical accompaniment. It had been a very popular change of pace for Friday evening Shabbat Services. We held them several times per year Now, Cantor Henry Shapiro strums his guitar each week to the delight of those attending the popular 6 o’clock service. Since the beginning of 2013; when we moved the start time of the service, attendance has never wavered. I want to thank our members who make the pilgrimage to PJC each week for their steadfast attendance and support. If you haven’t experienced Friday evening Shabbat, please make a point of attending soon. We have a lively Shabbat Service each Saturday morning at 9:30. We’re hoping to see you at that service too. There’s Israeli “Dancing and Prancing” on the first and third Tuesday evenings of the month at PJC. We meet up at 7pm for a lively hour lead by instructor Lynn Berman. On the first Tuesday night we dance to recorded music and on the third Tuesday of each month we have a “live” Klezmer Band. Don’t wish to dance? Come and listen to the band. Everyone’s welcome. Bring a friend. Don’t miss the PJC Sisterhood Pre-Chanukah Dinner set for November 24th. There will be a scrumptious dinner served with the best potato latkes this side of Crown Heights. Check this edition of The Scribe for details. Many thanks to those who contacted me and said how much they enjoyed High Holidays at Parkway this year. When you’re happy…I’m happy too. See you on the 24th for the Latkes; please pass the applesauce and then we’ll talk again…



Kiddush & Oneg Shabbat Sponsors Bob Caplan Michele Caplan Barbara Welner Bernie Bernstein Bruce Feldman Marvin Tell Shirley Kaufman Diane Bloomfield Kiddush Oneg SponsorshipsSisterhood invites you to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other Simchas by sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat or Saturday Morning Kiddush. You can also sponsor in memory of a loved one’s Yahrzeit. For more information, call Diane Bloomfield at 412-373-9240 or Leslie Rubin at 412-371-8437

Donation Contacts: Donations to the Marilyn Markowitz/Phyllis Stein Memorial Library Fund can be made by calling the shul office. Mazel Tov to: Shirley H. and Allan Schwartz, on the Bar Mitzvah of their Grandson Susie and Bruce Feldman, on the Engagement of their Son, Michael

Jennifer and Walter Goss, on the upcoming Bat Mitzvah of their Daughter, Molly

OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES

24 Lois and Ron Goldberg

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS

2 Grouch Marx 3 Vera Greenberg Randi Moldovan

7 Gail Brown 8 Alan Levine 13 Bryan Cain

Paul Simon Lenny Bruce

16 Sara Levine 17 Arthur Miller

Jerry Siegle 20 Art Buchwald

Herschel Bernardi 21 Benjamin Netanyahu

Richard Dreyfuss Henry Winkler Fanny Brice 31 Ira Mazer

NOVEMBER ANNIVERSARIES

4 Ava and Tom Cain 6 Shirley H. and Allan Schwartz

19 Susan and Ira Mazer 27 Debi and Charlie Drummond

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

6 Jessi Korfin Malkin

9 Martin Cooper 10 Adam Caplan 11 Joanie Jacob 12 Leslie Rubin 16 Zachary Cain Melanie Heyman

Jenna Iszauk 21 Lindsey Mazer Monahan

26 Michelle Bloomfield 27 Jordan Jacob

30 Stephanie Greenberg Contreras Eileen Kraska



October Yahrzeits

Week of September 27, 2013 - 23 Tishrei Jenny Kroll, Carol Caplan, Alfred L. Silberman, Diana Lieberman, Sam Schiff, Joseph J. Goldstein, Lois Millen, Lee Gluckman, Abraham Glick, Simon Klein Week of October 4, 2013 - 30 Tishrei Irwin T. Zimmerman, Samuel Lederman, Sandra Welner, Flora Young, Esther Steinberg Katz, Edith Pavloff Smith, Teresa Schwartz Week of October 11, 2013 - 7 Cheshvan Sol Feinberg, Marks Newman, Herman Simon, Arthur Krause, Reva Kushner, Harry Morris, Philip Reuben Caplan, Lazaras Edelstein, Clara Silverman, Yisrael Rubin, Lily Rosenberg, Arnold Landay, Isidor Pober, Maurice Sandler, Morris Tatar Week of October 18, 2013 - 14 Cheshvan John Krause, Esther Green, Sara Levine, Sarah Tannenbaum, Shirley Forman, Paul Kaye, Joseph Feldman, Samuel Kirshner, Joe Kaplitz, Gary Tell, Max Berkowitz, Rai Faron, Steward Handwerk Week of October 25, 2013 - 21 Cheshvan Jack Fiedler, Seymour Daniels, Dorothy Brill, Rosalyn Zilber, Sigmund Spiegel, Milton Heyman, Mildred Zuckerman, Sylvia Simon, Freida Sussman, Simon Rosenberg, Morris Silberman, Rosalie Brody, Joseph Rockman, Barbara Lynn Rosenbaum, Sylvia Greenberg, Benjamin Klawansky, Hilda Moss Lenchner, Jack Serbin, Irving Goldstein If the name is printed in Bold, a Yahrzeit Plaque will be illuminated in the Sanctuary during the Yahrzeit week. If you would like to place a Yahrzeit Plaque in the Sanctuary, please call the Synagogue Office at 412-823-4338 between 9 am and 1 pm daily.

Refuah Schleimah A Speedy Recovery to: ... Michele Caplan, Betty Bernstein, Shirley Melnick,



November Yahrzeits Week of November 1, 2013 - 28 Cheshvan Reuben Lucker, Katie Levy Bell, Dr. Louis H. Schwartzman, Jacob Silverblatt, Betty Holtzman, Jennie Simon, Ilene R. DeFazio, Anita Mazer, Alvin “Boomie” Marks, Herman Stern, Sarah Ross, Selma Tacker, Walter Sigel, Manuel Zang Week of November 8, 2013 - 5 Kislev Solomon Weinstein, Donald David Landay, Gerald Fischman, Milton Marks, Lee Rosenberg, Reeva Alexis Kelly, Lena Applebaum, Mark Rosenberg, David Alexander Weiss, Leah Drosnes, Isadore Schwartz, Rose Bazerman, Burton Zilber, Israel Levine, Dora Zang Shalachman, Lillian Freehof Week of November 15, 2013 - 12 Kislev Leon Abrams, Sam Simon, David Hirsch Fischman, David Podolsky, Sam Steinberg, Samuel Bloom, Leona Mandel, Beatrice Nelson, Abraham Edward Lipsitz, Zelda Cooper Edelstein, Joseph Reisz, Joseph H. Meyer, Henry H. Peritz, Nathan Merenstein, Milton Richman, Martin Rebb Week of November 22, 2013 - 19 Kislev Mary Anolik, Sassi Hagege, Emanuel Lieberman, Bertha Zeligson, James Ackerman, Arthur Howard Simon, Rose Weiner, Hyman Solidar, George Rebb, Mike Miller, Erna Suess, Sadie Sandler, Flora Sloan Week of November 29, 2013 - 26 Kislev Ben Magdovitz, Molly Markovitz, Nathan Savitz, Freda Abrams, Edith Lucker, Esther Freilachoff, Lawrence Louis Green, Melvyn Bernard Cohen, Pauline S. Berman, Leonard Caplan, Isadore Bliwas, David Hausman, Leonard Quint, Lawrence (Larry) J. Klein, Benjamin Hoffman, Samuel Markovitz, Albert Brawer, Jeannette Freehof, Max Marcus, Anita Kaye Margulis



LIBRARY NEWS “My pen is my harp and my lyre; my library is my garden and my orchard.” by Judah Halevi. This is the quote for National Jewish Book Month which is observed this year October 26 to November 26. A brief history of this event: In 1925, Fanny Goldstein, a librarian at the West End Branch of the Boston Public library put on displayed a group of Jewish books and called it Jewish Book Week. By 1928 communities around the country had established Jewish Book Week and after 1940 this was extended to Jewish Book Month. It was decided that National Jewish Book month would be pre-Hanukkah as to promote Jewish content books as Hanukkah gifts. If you would like details on how this event is celebrated by the National Jewish Book Council visit their website at www.jewishbookcouncil.org This site also features such areas as: 1) JBC Blog! The Prosen People 2) Twitter Book Club 3) Jewish Book World Magazine 4) Book Reviews and many other categories Of course, the best place to discover Jewish books is your very own PJC library! Visit us soon-- you can access the library each morning when Gail Levine is in the office-- 9:00 am to 1:00 pm or when attending services Friday evening or Saturday morning. Check us out!! May you be strengthened by tradition, warmed by Hanukkah lights and may your life be touched with miracles. See you in the library, Betty Ann



CENTRAL SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN REFERRAL SERVICE

Of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Administered by: Jewish Family & Children’s Service 5743 Bartlett Street · Pittsburgh, PA 15217· (412)422-5627 · Fax (412)428-8200 CONTACT PERSON: Alayne Lowenberger, Director

Central Scholarship and Loan Referral Service of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Jewish Family & Children's Service (412) 422-5627

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2013 Applications for need-based college scholarships for the 2014-2015 school year are available from the Central Scholarship & Loan Referral Service (CSLRS) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. This program is administered by Jewish Family & Children's Service. The funds are made available through the generosity of families who have established endowments through the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Jewish Community Center, National Council of Jewish Women, Jewish Women International of Pittsburgh (formerly B'nai B'rith Women), The Pittsburgh Foundation, and Rodef Shalom Congregation. All scholarships are distributed on the basis of demonstrated financial need. Depending on the scholarship fund, other factors such as academic achievement, field of study, school attending, and community involvement may also be considered. In addition, the applicant must be Jewish, reside in Allegheny, Westmoreland, Beaver, Butler or Washington County for at least two years, and need financial assistance to attend an accredited institution of higher education as either an undergraduate or graduate student. The CSLRS on-line application is available at http://www.centralscholarship.org. All applications are due February 11, 2014. First-time applicants must be interviewed. All applications should be submitted as early as possible to ensure processing. The deadline for applications is February 11, 2014.

Giving thanks together



People of different religions agree: It is good and right to give thanks to the Creator. The national holiday of Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to give thanks together.

Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Tuesday, November 26

Hosted this year by Sri Venkateswara Temple

7:30 p.m. Food and informal conversation will follow the program. Everyone is encouraged to give a Thanksgiving gift to alleviate hunger. Information about local programs will be provided that evening. SV Temple leadership invites everyone who desires to quietly observe one of their rituals and/or take a tour of the temple. 6:00 p.m. Chanting the 1008 names of God

6:30 p.m. Tour of the Temple Directions: The Sri Venkasteswara Temple address is 230 South McCullly Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15235. It can be seen from the Parkway. To get to it, you need to use Old William Penn Highway. Note: Using Temple's physical address for GPS may not work for some GPS system. Sorry for the inconvenience we are working on fixing the address issue: You may also use these Coordinates for GPS: 40.440905 - 79.804087 From 376 East (Exit 80 Monroeville Business) at the corner of Business 22 East and Rodi Road. At the light where the Parkway Exit and Route 22 (William penn Highway) merge turn north onto Rodi Rd towards Penn Hills. Turn right onto Old William Penn Hwy (McCrady) Drive for about 3 miles and turn right onto Thompson Run Rd at the Third Stop sign just before the small tunnel. (You will see a blue "SV TEMPLE" sign at this intersection.) Make first possible right onto S. McCully Dr. Drive up the hill to reach the temple. From Business 22 and Route 48 At the corner of Business 22 and Route 48 (near the turnpike entrance), select Route 48 North (away from the hospitals). From Route 48 North at the first traffic light (by Gateway Middle School) turn left

onto Old William Penn Hwy. On Old William Penn Hwy at the 4th stop sign (you will go through a small tunnel

just before this stop sign) turn left onto Thompson Run Rd. Make first possible right onto S. McCully Dr.

Drive up the hill to reach the temple.

Saturday, December 7th



Bat Mitzvah of Molly Goss

Molly attends Propel Charter School in Braddock Hills. She has been a synchronized swimmer for the past 7 years and has been a part of the

Forest Hills swim team for the last 6 years. Molly is also on an art scholarship at the Carnegie Mellon School of Art, where she attends

class every Saturday.

Molly's parents and family are very proud of all of her hard work and dedication!

An important message from the PJC Sisterhood: We encourage and appreciate sponsors for Friday nights and Saturday mornings. Please try to give us two weeks notice whenever possible so that we may properly prepare for your Kiddush or oneg.



Israeli Dancing at PJC

Parkway Jewish Center 1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 7-8PM, $5

Live music on 3rd Tuesdays Beginners welcome

Join us Dec. 3rd at 6:30 PM - for a special Chanukah celebration. BYOM (bring your own menorah) for a

community candle lighting and enjoy jelly donuts before dancing.

For more information and directions see

parkwayjewishcenter.org



Our old Calendar Format was very time-intensive to maintain. We’re trying some new, easier calendar formats. Let us know what you think!!



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Cantor Henry Shapiro, Spiritual Leader ([email protected] or [email protected])

Officers President Bob Korfin

Elected Board Members Marvin Heyman Ira Mazer Harold Bloomfield Committee Chair Persons

House Chair Alan Levine Ritual Chair Hal Lederman Cemetery Chair Arnie Levine & Syma Levine

Office Administrator Gail Levine

Sisterhood Officers President Laurie Barnett Levine Vice Presidents

Membership Susan Mazer Program Vera Greenberg Fundraising Vacant Catering Vacant

Corresponding Secretary Debbie Lucker Financial Secretary Amy Mayer Treasurer Lynda Heyman Auditor Lynda Heyman

Scribe Staff Editor Harold Bloomfield

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