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In the midst of the darkness we light the lights. On Chanukah we celebrate the miracle of the light. What was the light, anyway? It was a sign from the One Above that He was with us in our struggle then, just as He is with us today. The essential lesson of Chanukah is emunah (belief/faith). Whether Judah Maccabee and his Maccabees facing down the Seleucid Greek army many times its size, or a hospital patient fighting to over- come the odds, we all need the faith to believe that however bleak things look at the moment in the end all work our for the best according to His plan. Today Israel finds itself again surrounded on all sides by those sworn to her destruction. Iran vows to wipe Israel off the map with her "peaceful" nuclear weapons program. But if the nations ignore the gravity of the issue, Israel has no such luxury. We bless Israel's leaders with courage and fortitude. May Hashem guide the surgeon's arm with the skill, precision and accuracy required. Temple Israel of the Poconos Newsletter CHILDREN OF THE LIGHTS by Rabbi Baruch Binyamin Hakohen Melman Drawing by Marilyn Margolies Inside this Issue Rabbi’s Message 1 Norman Gelber 3 Chanukah Dinner 4 Chanukah Blessings 6/7 Hebrew School 8 Donations 9 Hessed 10 Birthdays/ Anniversaries 11 Yahrzeit Lists 13/14 Kitchen Volunteers are desperately needed for every Shabbat. Please contact Lois LaBarca at 421-6103 to offer your time in the kitchen. Edition 566 December 2011 Kislev/Tevet 5772 A monthly publication of Temple Israel of the Poconos The rabbis ask: if the miracle of the light was that it stayed lit for an extra seven days, then why not celebrate for just seven days? The reason why we celebrate for eight days is because the greatest miracle was by us, that we had the faith to light at all, indeed to fight at all! So too may Israel's leaders and military have the faith to do what needs to be done in order to prevent the nuclear annihilation of the Jewish state of Israel. Please join us Thursday night, the third night of Chanukah, at 4:45 PM, as we come together as a community for our annual Chanukah indoor lighting cele- bration, complete with food, music, dreidels and donuts! And then as a group, we will all head out to Court House Square to join with Chabad in their annual outdoor lighting ceremony in a show of Jewish unity. CHAG URIM SAMEACH!

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In the midst of the darkness we light the lights. On Chanukah we celebrate the miracle of the light. What was the light, anyway? It was a sign from the One Above that He was with us in our struggle then, just as He is with us today. The essential lesson of Chanukah is emunah (belief/faith). Whether Judah Maccabee and his Maccabees facing down the Seleucid Greek army many times its size, or a hospital patient fighting to over-come the odds, we all need the faith to believe that however bleak things look at the moment in the end all work our for the best according to His plan. Today Israel finds itself again surrounded on all sides by those sworn to her destruction. Iran vows to wipe Israel off the map with her "peaceful" nuclear weapons program. But if the nations ignore the gravity of the issue, Israel has no such luxury. We bless Israel's leaders with courage and fortitude. May Hashem guide the surgeon's arm with the skill, precision and accuracy required.

Temple Israel of the Poconos Newsletter

CHILDREN OF THE LIGHTS by Rabbi Baruch Binyamin Hakohen Melman

Drawing by Marilyn Margolies

Inside this Issue

Rabbi’s Message 1

Norman Gelber 3

Chanukah Dinner 4

Chanukah Blessings 6/7

Hebrew School 8

Donations 9

Hessed 10

Birthdays/ Anniversaries 11

Yahrzeit Lists 13/14

Kitchen Volunteers are desperately needed for every Shabbat. Please contact Lois LaBarca at 421-6103 to offer your time in the kitchen.

Edition 566 December 2011 Kislev/Tevet 5772 A monthly publication of Temple Israel of the Poconos

The rabbis ask: if the miracle of the light was that it stayed lit for an extra seven days, then why not celebrate for just seven days? The reason why we celebrate for eight days is because the greatest miracle was by us, that we had the faith to light at all, indeed to fight at all! So too may Israel's leaders and military have the faith to do what needs to be done in order to prevent the nuclear annihilation of the Jewish state of Israel. Please join us Thursday night, the third night of Chanukah, at 4:45 PM, as we come together as a community for our annual Chanukah indoor lighting cele-bration, complete with food, music, dreidels and donuts! And then as a group, we will all head out to Court House Square to join with Chabad in their annual outdoor lighting ceremony in a show of Jewish unity. CHAG URIM SAMEACH!

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Temple office: (570) 421-8781 Rabbi Baruch Melman [email protected] (570) 730-4799 www.templeisraelofthepoconos.org [email protected]

660 WALLACE STREET, STROUDSBURG, PA 18360

President POSITION AVAILABLE

1st Vice President Mitchell Marcus 588-0991 [email protected]

2nd Vice President Lois LaBarca 421-6103 [email protected]

Secretary Barbara Rosenberg 894-4537 [email protected]

Treasurer Dave Rosenberg 894-4537 [email protected]

Asst. Treasurer OPEN

CONTACT ANY BD. MEMBER FOR INFO

3 yr Trustee: Art Glantz 424-7876 [email protected]

2 yr Trustee: Bernie Driller Esther Graves

421-6103 426-7020

[email protected] [email protected]

1 yr Trustee: Sue Tremper Elisheva Kosmerl Sam Newman

588-6148

[email protected]

Past President Trustee:

Chuck Feinstein 421-4423 [email protected]

Cemetery: 209 Eliezer Gardens

Art Jolley Charlie Cahn

421-3726 424-7955

[email protected] [email protected]

Hebrew School Debbie Smith 610-751-7692 [email protected]

Ritual Bernie Driller 421-6103 [email protected]

Finance Herb Rosen 424-1161 [email protected]

Membership Sandy Magnes 476-6832 [email protected]

Kitchen Yafit Entenberg Lois LaBarca

424-5479 421-6103

[email protected] [email protected]

House Bernie Driller [email protected]

Chesed & Wishograms Suzanne Tremper 588-6148 [email protected]

Newsletter Barbara Rosenberg 894-4537 [email protected]

Gift Shop Debbie Smith 610-751-7692 [email protected]

Programming Barry Tremper 588-6148 [email protected]

Rabbi Melman’s Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

10:30 — 12:00 noon To talk in person please call me to set up an appointment.

Please do not drop by for a meeting

Please provide Barbara with any information that is missing for you in the above grid. Thank you.

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DIVINE COMMUNICATION?

In an early scene in Shakespeare’s tragedy, Hamlet, the brooding protagonist who has just experienced a traumatic visit and story from his slain father’s ghost, says to his loyal friend, Horatio, "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamed of in your Philosophy." Hamlet cannot be referring merely to the belief in the existence of human souls. After death, for that belief was already an integral part of the Roman Catholic religion. So what "things in heaven and earth" could Hamlet have had in mind?

Whatever the answer, it probably refers to matters beyond the scope of the known philoso-phy and theology prevailing at that time. I suggest that it concerned the extraordinary event that Hamlet had recently experienced– the visitation and story of his father’s ghost–that prompted him to refer to the mysteries that exist beyond the scope of philosophy or a university education.

The Torah is our primary source of information on this subject. In the Torah we learn that God speaks to Adam and Eve, to the Patriarchs, to Moses, to King David, to his son Solomon, and to His prophets. We speak to God in our prayers to Him, in our belief and faith in Him, and in our obedience to His commandments. The point is that communication between God and human beings may be in words or in the context of a seeming miraculous event. The Exodus, the division of the Red Sea, the giving of the Ten Commandments, the trek of the Israelites through the Wilderness to Canaan, the survival of the children of Israel despite enemy occupation, many years of exile and dispersion, attest to Divine intercession in behalf of His "Chosen People." In other words, these miraculous events do not need spoken words to assure the Israelites of Divine protection. Just as a picture is said to be worth a thousand words, so can meaningful events convey a message: if we take the time and make the effort to search for one.

Despite these modes of Divine communication, we are rarely aware of them today because of our busy involvement in the practical concerns of daily living. Besides, we tend to be skepti-cal and wary about experiences that we cannot weigh, measure, or actually perceive. Yet I believe that "God works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform," and that He communi-cates with us in non-verbal ways. For example, I have discovered that spending many weeks in the hospital and in rehabilitation was a blessing in disguise, for it gave me the opportu-nity to meditate on what seemed to be adverse experiences and to find their unexpected ad-vantages.

The Biblical story of Joseph provides an instructive example of God’s communicating with man by means of a prophetic dream-vision. When Joseph reveals his dream that he will be-come the leader of his family, his father Jacob and his envious brothers believe that his dream foretells the future. Their belief is vindicated when the story ends with Joseph’s be-coming the Pharaoh’s overseer as a reward for his foreknowledge and advice on how to adapt to the impending seven years of drought that Egypt will suffer.

Most people today would probably describe a prophetic dream-vision as just anecdotal, noth-ing more than a personal experience or coincidence. Thus far, direct Divine communication with humans cannot be empirically proved or disproved! –Norman Gelber

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Dreidels to play with and good things to eat…

Temple Israel of the Poconos is excited to announce our

SHABBAT CHANUKAH DINNER Friday, December 23rd at 6:00 p.m.

Come share an exciting Chanukah Dinner with your Temple Israel family. The Temple Israel kitchen is in the process of finalizing a

scrumptious menu; a glass of red or white wine will be included for all.

Rabbi Melman will lead us in holiday song. Don’t miss a wonderful evening.

Shabbat services to follow.

Please make your reservations as soon as possible by completing the reservation form below and sending it, along with your check, to the

Temple office, attention Chanukah Dinner. This dinner is being sponsored in full by Yafit and Mark Entenberg. All

income from participants will be 100% profit to Temple Israel. Thank you to Yafit and Mark for their continued generosity to our Temple.

PLEASE MAKE MY RESERVATION @ $20.00 per adult; children 5-12 yrs. of age: $10.00 per child; children under 5 yrs. of age: free. Reservations must be paid in full in advance. Please call Yafit to discuss any financial arrangements. 908-400-0700 or 570-424-5479 Name ________________________________________ Address ______________________________________ Telephone Number ___________________________ _____ adults _____ 5-12 yrs. _____ under 5 = total $________

PAID RESERVATION DEADLINE:

FRIDAY, Dec. 9th

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By Benny Trumpaitzky

In the Carmel region, east of Haifa, and one of Israel’s beauty spots, a fire has to date claimed 42 people, 1.5 million trees, 13,000 evacuated.

The global help for firefighting has been answered by Turkey, Germany, Egypt, Jordan, France, U.K. and USA and others showing co-operation is still possible.

World WIZO said all children needing care will be absorbed into nearby WIZO day care centers. They plan to hold post-trauma workshops for children and adults, prison wardens, firefighters and all families affected.

Israel has never before been menaced by a natural disaster of this caliber, the cause of which is not clear, though the failure of autumn to bring sustained rains is probably been one of the prime causes of the catastrophic fires.

Deadliest Fire in Israel’s History December, 1980

Temple Israel of the Poconos is From Debbie Smith

TUESDAY, Dec. 6 4:45—6:45 Hebrew School

SATURDAY, Dec. 10 9:30 Students and Parents attend Saturday Morning Services

TUESDAY, Dec. 13 4:45—6:45 Hebrew School

SATURDAY, Dec. 17 TIME TO BE ANNOUNCED

Students and Parents attend Havdalah Service

THURSDAY 4:45 Third night of Chanukah Celebration

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CHANUKAH BLESSINGS There are three Brachos (blessings) which are recited when the Chanukah candles are lit.

"Baruch ata Ado-nai, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam, Asher kid'shanu b'mitzvosav v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Chanukah"

Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments, and has commanded us to Kindle the Chanukah light.

"Baruch ata Ado-nai, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam, She'asah nisim la'avoseinu, bayamim ha'hem baz'man hazeh"

Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has wrought miracles for our forefathers, in those days at this season.

Recited on the first night only "Baruch ata Ado-nai, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam, She'hecheyanu, vekiye-manu vehigi'anu laz'man hazeh"

Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season.

After reciting the blessings and lighting the candles, the following paragraphs should recited or sung.

Ha'Neiros halalu anachnu madlikin al hanisim ve'al hanifla'os, ve'al hat'shu'os ve'al hamilchamos, sh'asisa la'avoseinu bayamim hahem baz'man hazeh, al yedei kohaneicha hakedoshim. Vechol sh'monas yemei Chanukah, haneiros halalu kodesh hem. Ve'ein lanu reshus le'hishtamesh ba'hem, eh'la lir'osam bilvad, ke'dei le'hodos u'le-halel leshimcha hagadol al nisecha ve'al nifle'osecha ve'al yeshu'oshecha."

These lights we kindle upon the miracles, the wonders, the salvations, and the battles which you performed for our forefathers in those days at this season through Your holy priests. During all eight days of Chanukah these lights are sacred, and we are not permitted to make ordinary use of them, but to look at them in order to express thanks and praise to Your great Name for Your miracles, Your wonders and Your salvations.

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"Ma'oz tzur yeshu'asi Lecha na'eh leshabe'ach

Tikone bais tefilasi Ve'sham todah nezabe'ach

Le'es Tachin Mabe'ach Mitzar ham'nabe'ach

Az egmor beshir mizmor Chanukas hamizbe'ach."

O mighty Rock of my salvation,

to praise You is a delight. Restore my house of prayer and there we will bring a

thanksgiving offering. When You will have prepared the

slaughter for the blaspheming foe, Then I shall complete with a song of

hymn the dedication of the Alter.

MA'OZ TZUR

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THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS TO TEMPLE ISRAEL OF THE POCONOS

Sandy Magnes In memory of Blanche Smolev

Edith Jacobson In memory of Morris Jacobson

Howard Farber In memory of Anna Polinger

Max and Judy Levy In memory of Isabel Levy

Marjorie Kaufman In memory of Arthur Kaufman

Nicholas Fredericks In memory of Simon Lewis

YAHRZEIT DONATIONS

Marc Wolfe In memory of Sara Wolfe

Bernard Forster In memory of Rebecca Wilensky

Edith Giblin In memory of Abraham Giblin

DONATIONS Aloysius Murgatroyd Anonymous

HIGH HOLIDAY APPEAL

Leni Eisemann Anonymous Merle Turitz

Mitchell Marcus Charles Beck Edith Giblin

Samuel Newman Martin Bossman David Baker/Michele Stolls

Sandy Magnes Michael Galub Irving and Miriam Green

Allan Saposnick Yelena Kipervas Eugene Glantz

Albert & Sylvia Ferrara Veronika Logovinsky Edith Giblin

Martin Gabel Stanley Rothman Howard Klein

Michael Blake Richard H. Adelman Aileen Goodman

Adrienne Spadola Ed Katz Lorraine Rosenthal

Martin Reicher Max & Judy Levy

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HESSED FUND Hessed is a Hebrew word meaning kindness and a reaching out to other people.

It is the way you can express sympathy, warm wishes or celebrate simchas for any one within or outside the Jewish community. If you would like something included here:

Call Suzanne Tremper at 588-6148. Please leave all the information on the machine so Suzanne doesn’t need to call you back.

OR

Better than telephone, is contacting Suzanne by e-mail at [email protected]. That's the best!

If you would like us to send a card to a person who is not a Temple Israel person, you must include the recipient’s address when giving Suzanne the information. Cards are usually sent within three days of the request.

To Vicki Brown

From: Judy Brown Art Glantz

In loving memory of your mother, Sarah

To: Joyce Ward

From: Irv & Eda Effross

In loving memory of your husband, David

VOLUNTEER NEEDED TO COORDINATE HIGH HOLIDAY GREETINGS AND MEMORIAL BOOK.

System and logistics already in place. Mailings and letters are done by secretary and bookkeeper. No telephone solicitation

necessary.

This book has been a consistent source of fund raising over many decades. Requires just a few hours each week during the two

months preceding the High holidays.

Time for someone to take over the reins. Please call Herb Rosen at 424-1161.

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Note: Hessed Fund wishes are $10 each.

If you are celebrating a milestone year, whether it be birthday or anniversary, please let me know so others may celebrate with you. Contact: Suzanne Tremper 588-6148 or [email protected]

December Anniversaries

December 02 Bill & Hilda Brown

December 18 Daniel & Marsha Cahn

December 20 Howard & June Farber

December 22 Jose & Stacy Rodriguez

December 26 Leigh & Patricia Stelzer

December 30 Howard & Ruth Popkin

Paul and Judy Schuchman celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary in November. Sorry for the omission. Many more happy and healthy years together.

December Birthdays

December 01 Howard Popkin December 07 Howard Farber December 19 Jacob Cohen December 20 Stacy Rodriguez December 20 Yisraela Melman December 24 Gillian Herschlag December 25 Paul Solomon

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FUND RAISING AND EVENTS Thursday, December 22: 4:45 p.m. Community Chanukah

Candlelighting at Temple Israel followed by Stroudsburg Court House Menorah Lighting

Friday, December 23: , 6:00 p.m.

Temple Israel Chanukah Dinner (more info on page 4)

2012 ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE

Lehigh Valley and Northeast PA

are in stock and are $30 each

Going on vacation? - purchase a book for your destination and save on

dinners, car rentals, and local attractions.

Chanukah gift for the person who has EVERYTHING

(except an Entertainment Book for their home town!). Just let me know the city and your shopping is done.

(wrapping paper not included)

CONTACT:

Barbara Rosenberg [email protected] (570) 894-4537

WATCH FOR WINTER EVENTS:

Dance-to-Your-Favorites!!

Card/Game Night

Movie Night

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December 2 Kislev 06 Bentzion Goldberg

December 3 Kislev 07 Charles B. Schecter Harry Prizant

December 4 Kislev 08 Elizabeth Morris Sharon Marcus

December 5 Kislev 09 Esther Shevrin December 6 Kislev 10 Jennie Greenfield

December 8 Kislev 12 Isaac Max Jacobson

December 9 Kislev 13 Sabina Diamond Joseph Greenfield Lawrence Green

December 11 Kislev 15 Lee Bogatz

December 12 Kislev 16 Lillian Postol Rose Richmond

December 13 Kislev 17 Max Katz Milton Lubin Florence Lewis Jonathan Newman Sam Buck

December 14 Kislev 18 Lottie Chiat

December 15 Kislev 19 Bernard Koenig

December 16 Kislev 20 Rose Levine

December 18 Kislev 22 Nahum Kokos

December 19 Kislev 23 Helen Myers

December 21 Kislev 25 Lawrence Webber Bella Zimmerman

December 22 Kislev 26 Doris Zager Mary Brown Ester Lerner

December 23 Kislev 27 Rose Hayden Celia Klein Abraham Nesson Abraham Dorfman

December 24 Kislev 28 Heinrich Neuberger

December 25 Kislev 29 David Victor Hecht Louis “Doc” Helman

December 26 Kislev 30 Helen Frieman Dr. David Shulman

December Yahrzeit List

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January 1 Tevet 06 Lester Genauer

January 3 Tevet 08 Melvin Goldman Mary J. Katz

January 4 Tevet 09 Irving Jolley Schmeriyam Onia

January 5 Tevet 10 Ida Green Morris Joseph Burros

January 7 Tevet 12 Leon Zacher Lori Basick

January 8 Tevet 13 Jacob Brodowsky Louis Sacks

January 9 Tevet 14 Irving Tremper

January 10 Tevet 15 Ben Hayden

January 11 Tevet 16 Rose Cohn

January 13 Tevet 18 Pearl Sussman-Factor Kate Philippsberg Eva Cohen Benjamin Brown

January 14 Tevet 19 Shirley Irene Glucroft Carol Green Morris Rothstein

January 15 Tevet 20 Adolph Glantz

January 16 Tevet 21 Zalman Gluck David Rosenstein David Cahn Rita Merkin Bernbaum

January 17 Tevet 22 Oscar Feld Edward Yark Pearl Ruth Abeloff

January Yahrzeit List

January 18 Tevet 23 Ethel Katz Mendel Zapolsky

January 19 Tevet 24 Samuel Sorger

January 20 Tevet 25 Frank Frankel Marion Wertheimer Bella Hymowitz

January 21 Tevet 26 Lillian Levine

January 23 Tevet 28 Isadore K. Dortort Greta Philippsberg Arthur Z. Zimmerman

January 24 Tevet 29 Sophie Pollan

January 25 Shevat 01 Maurice Cantor Emanuel Greenfield

January 26 Shevat 02 Leo Liebman

January 28 Shevat 04 Herman Berman Thelma Reiter Abraham Gillette

January 29 Shevat 05 Marcia Sagofsky Esther Zubow

January 30 Shevat 06 Mary Merkin Katherine Anderson Rebecca Cohen Sam Block

January 31 Shevat 07 Rhoda Schuchman Martha Manley

Yahrzeit candles are lit the night before the stated date. If the Yahrzeit occurs on the Sabbath, be sure to light the candle before sundown and before lighting Shabbat candles.

If you are in need of Yahrzeit candles, please contact the Temple office.

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A Temple Miracle Word Search

R T L O V E R G I M M E L R N B O I L T S Y R I A N S C I V D E C J G O K S F C O P H Q M H S A K H T R W H C S S X T I

N U N A O S C E B A I F D H R G K D L D F H D N B M R U G A

T U L E M I A L R E O A N I C J B E L O T N G W E N D S L L

H J S L D K U P E S I R G H E A U T A E L K G M S Y D L N O

Y D I H E R A O E N H J E P S M E N O R A S T A L U N A L Y

S A L T F X B V K W T Q U C A P G A N I D O M S E I G H T D

R E V I C T O R Y C K L V X S

CANDLES, CHANUKA, DREIDEL, EIGHT DAYS, FREEDOM, GELT, GIMMEL, HALLEL, HAY, JUDAH, JUDEA, LIGHT,

MACCABEES, MENORA, MIRACLE, MODIN, NEROT, NUN, OIL, REVOLT, ROCK OF AGES, SHAMASH,

SHIN, SIMON, SYRIANS, VICTORY

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NOW IT’S EASIER THAN EVER BEFORE TO SPONSOR AN ONEG OR A KIDDUSH

YOU CAN CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, LIFE CYCLE EVENT OR JUST BECAUSE.....

TEMPLE ISRAEL OF THE POCONOS KOSHER KITCHEN ANNOUNCES

SHABBAT ONEG AND KIDDUSH PACKAGES

Friday Night Oneg: $75 Package includes cakes, cookies, fresh fruit in season, hot coffee, milk, sweeteners, seltzer, paper goods, cutlery, setup and cleanup. Shabbat Kiddush: $125 Package includes 4 different salads, veggie platter, fresh fruits of the season, assorted cakes and/or cookies, hot coffee, milk, sweeteners, seltzer/cold beverage, paper goods, cutlery, setup and cleanup.

Each package is priced for 25 people.

Other special request items (including lox) are available upon request and for an additional fee; please contact us to design your own special event. For scheduling, availability and more

information contact: Lois LaBarca at 421-6103

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WE ALL HAVE SIMCHAS AND NACHES IN OUR LIFE CELEBRATE AND COMMEMORATE WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING...

SEND WARM THOUGHTS Give Suzanne Tremper a call at 588-6148 or e-mail her at [email protected] and let someone know you’re thinking of them. For a small contribution to the Hessed Fund, Suzanne will

send a card wishing a Happy Birthday, Congratulations, Mazel Tov, Get Well or Condolences. A notice will appear in this bulletin, as well. When you call, please leave all the information

needed.

TREE OF LIFE AND MEMORIALS Add a leaf to the Tree of Life to celebrate births, birthdays, marriages, bar and bat mitzvahs, or

any other special event for a minimum contribution of $150. Remember loved ones with a Memorial Plaque at a minimum contribution of $600 for members, $850 for non-members.

Contact Suzanne Tremper at 588-6148.

ENDOWMENT FUND Hey, it’s always a great time to make a contribution. Make your check out to “Temple Israel.”

Another thought to consider, remember Temple Israel in your will. Call Herb Rosen at 424-1161 with any questions.

Honor or Remember Someone Special with a Bookplate

A bookplate can be placed in a Siddur, the weekly prayer book we use every Friday evening and Shabbat morning, or in a machzor, the prayer book which is used on the High Holidays. Remember a special occasion such as a birthday, anniversary, bnei mitzvah or any other occasion you want to note for a relative or friend. You can also place a dedication in someone’s memory. A nameplate with the donor, recipient, and occasion will be inserted. The minimum donation is $50.

Contact Herb Rosen, 424-1161, or at [email protected].

Do you need a Mi Sheberach Recited?

When you can’t make services, but would like a prayer said on behalf of someone important to you, please don’t hesitate to call the synagogue and leave a message

on the Temple answering machine for Rabbi Melman so that your prayers will be included in our services.

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FROM YOUR MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE…..

we offer you a challenge!

We need everyone to help with this. Surely you know individuals and families who have no affiliation with a Synagogue.

Encourage them to become members of our Temple Israel Family!

If every family brings in one individual or family,

think of the possibilities!

At Temple events, be they regular Shabbat Services or a social occasion, introduce yourself to anyone you don’t recognize. You’ll make new friends

and assist us in enlarging our family.

YOU CAN BE PART OF OUR SUCCESS!!

For information please contact:

Sandy Magnes at 570-476-6832

or [email protected]

or Temple Israel 421-8781

Please leave a phone number so that we may return your call.

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Temple Israel of the Poconos is located at 660 Wallace Street in Stroudsburg. Friday evening services begin at 8:00 p.m. and

Saturday Shabbat Services begin at 9:30 a.m. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Temple Israel Newsletter, Edition 566//December 2011, published monthly at Temple Israel of the Poconos, 660 Wallace Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360. (570) 421-8781/[email protected]. For information concerning this publication contact Barbara Rosenberg, Editor, (570) 894-4537/[email protected]. Now on the web at: www.templeisraelofthepoconos.org