May, 2015

FROM THE RABBI A recent article in Parade Magazine tells about a study by journalist Dan Buettner of the healthiest, longest-living people around the world, from residents of the Japanese island of Okinawa to the Greek island if Ikaria, from the island of Sardinia to Loma Linda in California and Nicoya in Costa Rica - all areas where people live to 100 or older at much higher than average rates. And many of these people aren’t the frail elderly, but people who are still working, riding bikes, socializing, enjoying life and some of them even still having sex. And Dan Beuttner has recently written a book entitled, The Blue Zone Solution: Eating and Living Like the World’s Healthiest People. Mr. Beuttner lists four of the most important longevity-boosting habits of people around the world who lived to at least 100. Here are the four that Mr. Beuttner lists. 1. People who reach their 100th birthday generally have strong social connections. Those with stronger social con-nections were half as likely to die as those with weaker ties during the study periods. People who live the longest be-long to faith-based communities. According to Buettner, attending religious services four times a month can add four-teen years to your life, not only because of faith in the Almighty, but because of the social connections that attendees develop with fellow worshippers. 2. People who reach their 100th birthday tend to eat smart. They stick with diets that are 95 percent plant-based. They eat a little meat, but mostly fish. British researchers tracked 65,000 people for 12 years and found that those who ate seven or more portions of vegetables and fruits every day lowered their risk of dying from the two lead-ing causes of death - cancer and cardiovascular disease - by 25 percent and 31 percent. It should be noted that the Bible tells us that God told Adam and Eve, “I give you every seed-bearing plant that is upon all the earth, and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit; they shall be yours for food.” (Genesis 1. 29) Adam and Eve were not given permis-sion to kill living creatures for food. 3. People who reach their 100th birthday generally seek a purpose in life. They have an activity, a passion or a career that motivates them and gives their lives meaning. They have a reason for getting up in the morning. Devoting yourself to helping others can give you that purpose. Attending religious services on a regular basis can give you that purpose. Serving Temple Shalom and serving Judaism can give you that purpose. 4. Lastly, people who reach their 100th birthday are physically active. They may not exercise per se, but their life-styles encourage physical activity. They are on the move. They do things and go places. They have a variety of in-terests. (Rabbi’s article continues on page 4)

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

A Reform Congregation Volume 10, Issue 11

Friday Services start at 7:30 PM Saturday Services start at 10:30 AM

Services will begin to be held at our new home as of Friday, May 8th . The

Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on May 20th, 6 PM. A light supper will be provided before the start of the meeting.

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SHABBAT SERVICES

We meet at 4023 Belle Terre Blvd, Myrtle Beach. Parking is located in front and back of the build-ing. Our Friday evening services begin at 7:30pm. There is an Oneg after services. On Saturday mornings services begin at 10:30 am. A small Kiddush is celebrated after services.

PO Box 51034 Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

(843) 903-ONEG (6634)

TempleShalomMyrtleBeach.org

Rabbi David Weissman

Board of Directors President Lily Ann Revitch Vice President Linda Post Treasurer Robert Post Secretary Flo Pflaster Immediate Past President Cookie Brenner

At Large: Steven Firestone Gabe Brenner Natalie Kramer Henry Gonzales Burt Kramer Jeff Kane

Committee Chairpersons Calendar & Bulletin Dave Pflaster Dine & Schmooze Felice Breidner Natalie Kramer Education Rabbi Weissman Finance Lily Ann Revitch House Committee Gabe Brenner Membership Burt Kramer Oneg Flo Pflaster Publicity Burt Kramer Ritual Chairman Burt Kramer Webmaster Dave Pflaster Food Bank Chair Natalie Kramer Yahrzeit Notices Ze’ev Revitch Sisterhood President Sheila Honer Brotherhood President Gabe Brenner

A Reform Congregation

FROM THE PRESIDENT: It is with great exuberance that I tell you we now have our

occupancy permit. We can move into our own building in the

next few weeks. There is just a little interior work to be done

and then there will be the job of moving. Our lease runs out on May 31st, so

we have lots of time to make this move and to make sure that our current

building is in tip top condition to return it to the landlord.

It has been a long journey to reach this milestone in our congregational life.

The work has been difficult and tedious, but with the help and work of our

contractor, Bobby McClenny, the end of the road will meet the rainbow .

We will have a great celebration on May 23rd ,the eve of Shavuot with our

annual dairy bonanza. It will be a great time to invite our friends to celebrate

this spring festival with us in our new home.

In advance, I want to thank Cookie Benner and her committee for its work

on the Nominating Committee. We will vote on May 20th at our congrega-

tional meeting to be held in our new home.

On June 10, 2005 we held an open house brunch for the Jewish community

of Myrtle Beach . We were thrilled to have 65 people attend . The open

house was held at the Myrtle Beach Senior Center on 21st Avenue. That

was the beginning of the journey for Temple Shalom. As a congregation we

moved six times and now our biggest move of all is into our OWN BUILD-

ING with grateful appreciation to our benefactor . There is much still to be

accomplished to make our Temple fully functional. This will require addi-

tional financial assistance through our members’ generosity and fundraising

activities.

On June 7,2015 we will celebrate all of our accomplishments at our Gala

10th Anniversary celebration at the Clarion Hotel on Fantasy Harbour Blvd,

Myrtle Beach. We are hoping for a large turnout and extend an invitation to

all members and friends., For more information call Natalie Kramer 843-236

-7475

Lily Ann Revitch

Temple Shalom President

Temple Shalom would like to welcome Marcia

Katz to our Congregation.

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Mi Sheberach list

We all pray that those who are mentioned on the Mi Sheberach list each Shabbat regain their health and continue to join us. However, Beginning immediately, persons whose names are on the list will be mentioned each Shabbat for a period of 30 days. If you want to extend that mention beyond the 30 days, please contact Rabbi Weissman each month as appropriate. As always, at Shabbat ser-vices you can add a name to the Mi Sheberach list.

ONEG NEWS

I hope by the time we read this in the Bulletin, April showers will have gone and we can all

experience the beautiful Carolina sunshine we moved here to enjoy! Thanks to so many of you,

our Friday onegs have continued to be very successful. The mystery is solved-the Gonzales’ will

be the first to provide the oneg in our new building on May 8!

The available dates for the rest of 2015 are: June 12, June 26, all of July, August, Septem-

ber, October and November. December dates which are still open are December 25 and 31. Lots

of opportunities exist to celebrate an occasion, honor a departed loved one, impress your visitors,

or "just because."

If you are new and haven't done one yet, or it's been a while since the last time-contact me

if you have any questions.

Flo Pflaster 910-575-6243 dfp324@atmc.net

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Donations In loving memory of

David Selig Father of Bob Selig Bob & Carrie Selig

Ernest Rymer Father of Carrie Selig Bob & Carrie Selig

Bill McCawley Husband of Dorothy McCawley Beth & Ron Crow

Henry Crow Father of Ron Crow Beth & Ron Crow

Sydney Radner Father of Felice Breidner Felice & Sam Breidner

Alfred Pflaster Father of David Pflaster Flo & David Pflaster

Rena Hough Mother of Jay Hough Jay & Elaine Hough

George Hough Father of Jay Hough Jay & Elaine Hough

Bessie Greenfield Mother of Elaine Hough Jay & Elaine Hough

Robert Greenfield Father of Elaine Hough Jay & Elaine Hough

From the editor’s desk Deadline for June Bulletin is May 23, 2015

Submission is via e-mail to :

djp3747@atmc.net

Yahrzeits This Month

May 2015 Torah Readings “The apex of prophetic communication was the revela-tion at Mount Sinai, when God communicated His mes-sage to mankind. For the only time in History, He spoke not only to great individuals, but to the entire nation that He had chosen as His people and His messengers, and who would from that time on-ward be held to a higher standard of Divine service.” R’s Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz an Nosson Schermon, Introduction to Trei Asar, Milstein Edition 5/2 Acharei Mot/Kedoshim Lev 16:1 - 20:27 5/9 Emor Lev 21:1 - 24:23 5/16 Behar/Bechukotai Lev 25:1 - 27:34 5/23 Bamidbar Num 1:1 - 4:20 5/30 Naso Num 4:21 - 7:89 Sharon Gonzales

May Birthdays

Gonzales, Dr. Henry 5

Forman Jessica 6

Brenner Ellen 8

Lempert Maryann 8

Kamchi Lynn 10

Honer Phillip 18

Sachwald Hope 19

Brenner Gabe 28

Firestone Harriette 28

Kaplan Sy 28

May Anniversaries

Linda & Sy Kaplan 27

Sharon & Dr. Henry Gonzales 28

Chava Revitch Mother of Ze'ev Revitch 2

Benjamin Schlanger Father of Dorothy McCawley 3

Ellis Meil Grandfather of Alvin Shuman 3

Harry Warshafsky Grandfather of Linda Post 3

Ruth Post Mother of Robert Post 4

William Mayer Father of Max Mayer 6

Saide Fairbloom Mother of Lilly

Ann Revitch 6

Joseph Breidner Father of Samuel Breidner 15

Yehoshuah Ben Baruch

Revitch Grandfather of Ze'ev Revitch 15

Carole Shoulkin Sister of Barry Wiener 18

Annie Wiener Mother of Barry Wiener 19

David Wine Grandfather of Beth Crow 20

Betty Goldberg Mother of Ina Falk 21

George Hough Father of Jay Hough 22

Muriel Lilienthal Mother of Sandi Goldstein 23

Dorothy Waring Mother of linda Post 25

Mary Lempert Mother of Sandy Lempert 26

Mark Simon Step-Father of Samuel Breidner 29

Sally Marder Mother of Cheryl Morrow 30

Samuel Kamchi Father of David Kamchi 31

FROM THE RABBI (continued from Page 1) And so if you want to increase your odds of living a long, healthy life, build your social connections, attend services regularly, be active in the temple, eat the right foods and keep moving. There are currently 53,364 people 100 years or older in the United States. Experts estimate that the number could skyrocket to 600,000 by the year 2050. A woman by the name of Jeralean Talley of Inkster, Michigan was still bowling at age 104 and last May, when she celebrated her 115th birthday, she was still getting around with a walker. Last year, United Healthcare polled 104 people whose age is in the hundreds and not a single one felt sad or burdened, or even particularly old. On average, they said, they felt more like whippersnappers of 83.

Rabbi David Weissman

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Service: 7:30 PM Oneg: Sharon & Henry Gonzales to celebrate Henry’s birthday New location 4023 Belle Terre Blvd

Morning Service 10:30AM

7:15PM Sister-

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Morning Service 10:30 A.M. New location 4023 Belle Terre Blvd.

Service: 7:30 PM Oneg: Flo & David Pflaster

Morning Service: 10:30AM

6:00 PM Annual Congregational meeting

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8:00PM Shavuot Service including Yizkor followed by Dairy Dessert Bonanza

7:30 PM Adult

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June is only a month away. Please respond and attend our Tenth Anniversary Gala.

By now all of you have received the invitation to our 10th anniversary gala. Our committee led by Natalie Kramer has been working hard to make this a truly memorable occasion with a delicious dinner, fun entertain-ment and a look back at our history-honoring some who have made us the wonderful Temple family we’ve become. Please don’t forget to send in your response cards with your choice of food and your check. We’ll see y’all on June 7 all dressed up and ready to party!

Natalie, Irene, Felice, Flo and Sharon PS: Although not listed as a choice on the response card, those desiring a vegetarian choice can write that in when sending in the response cards. If you have already responded con-tact a member of the committee so they can place your order.

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FOOD BANK SUPPORT

Temple Shalom members can bring non-

perishable food items for the Low Country Food

Bank to the Temple and leave the food in the

food collection box which is located near the

main entrance of the Temple.

For more information about the Low Country

Food Bank go to it’s website:

www.lowcountryfoodbank.org

Natalie Kramer, Food Bank Chairman, Temple Shalom

The Largest Cremation Provider in the Area

an affordable funeral and cremation provider

capable of large services and other rooms throughout the facility for virtually any

type of service. Our casket and urn display room is second to none.

Credit Cards Accepted

We have a 115 seat chapel

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Temple Shalom Sisterhood Closing Luncheon

We are celebrating the end of our year at Maggie D’s Restaurant on June 1st at 12 noon.

It’s located at 407 Seaboard St, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. Their phone number is (843) 213-1041.

The lunch will cost $5 per person due to the lack of fund raising activity. We will be collecting the $5 and get-

ting your lunch selection at the May 4th sisterhood meeting.

If you can not attend the meeting please e-mail me your lunch selection by May 24th. Reservations and re-

quests will be closed as of the 24th…

The lunch choices are:

Chicken Parmigiana with spaghetti or broccoli

Meatballs and Spaghetti

Eggplant Parmigiana with spaghetti or broccoli

Grouper Sandwich - Grilled or Sautéed, with broccoli All lunches will come with a salad, drink, coffee, and a small cannoli.

Thank You,

Meryl Chiarello

Merylchiarello@gmail.com

P.S. Please bring your membership dues of 36.00 to the closing luncheon! Thank You

Sisterhood News

Notice: Our May meeting will be held at our new location: 4023 Belle Terre Blvd, Myrtle Beach.

Finally the warm weather is here. I am sure you are all happy about that. With Passover behind us,

it is time to look forward to our Spring Activities. There was no Sisterhood Meeting in April due to

the holiday.

Our May meeting is very important, as we need to work on what next year brings.

Please be sure to join us May 4th, Monday night at 7:15.

It would be great if you brought ideas for the upcoming year.

Sheila Honer, Temple Shalom Sisterhood President

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