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205 Old Grassy Hill Road ∙ Orange, CT 06477 ∙ 203-799-2341 July - August 2019

www.orshalomct.org Sivan – Tamuz– Av 5779

What’s Inside:

Memoriam Page 2

Milestones Page 2

From the Rabbi Page 3

From the President Page 4

YAHAD Page 5

High Holiday Info. Page 5-7

Sisterhood Page 8

Men’s Club Page 8

Calendars Page 9

Annual Campaign Page 10

Social Action Page 11

Contributions Page 12-13

Advertisements Page 14 –15

As strange as it sounds, “Shtisel”, a show about people who are governed by strict Jewish law, has been the go-to

entertainment of millions this past year! “Shtisel” is an Israeli made-for-TV drama that follows a widowed ultra-Orthodox man and his bachelor son who are both trying to find romantic love within the confines of their religious life. Why are so many people of all faiths talking about this show? Come and find out! “Binge-watch” its first two episodes at Or

Shalom! …Then consider staying for a brief discussion with Rabbi

Wainhaus, who grew up in a “Shtisel-world.”

“…This is groundbreaking television! ‘Shtisel’ is a beautiful, intelligent saga that just happens to be about an ultra- Orthodox family!” NY Times

“…Squint a little, and Elisheva could be a character out of Jane Austen— Which is one of the pleasures of watching this generous show …Shtisel” casts a kind of spell!” The New Yorker

English Subtitles

Languages: Yiddish, Hebrew & English

KRISTALLNACHT PROGRAM

NOVEMBER 17TH

MORE INFORMTION COMING !

SUMMER MOVIE

Wednesday, July 10th

11am-1 pm

Mazel Tov Bob Spaulding!

Bob Spaulding was installed

as our new President on Friday evening, June 14th.

Congratulations to Bob and all our new officers!

Friday evening, August 16th, 7PM, Gulf Beach, Milford

Join us at our annual Shabbat service on the beach !(Drive to the corner of Cherry St & Gulf St in Milford ...turn left onto Gulf St... Proceed till you ar-rive at the beach! (Set your GPS for #460, Gulf St) Look for us immediately on the right, alongside the inlet. Men's Club members will welcome you and

point to our makeshift “sanctuary” on the sand! Please dress casually! (The Rabbi will be shoeless!) IMPORTANT: PLEASE BRING A BLANKET

OR BEACH CHAIR, AND PLEASE BRING HATS! (yarmulkas fly

away!) lastly, feel free to come early, with a picnic for supper.

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Congregation Or Shalom’s

Guiding Principles:

To serve as a vibrant center for the practice and

teaching of Conservative Judaism; to create a

spiritual and social atmosphere in which

Congregants feel part of a larger Synagogue

family.

Lighting Shabbat Candles

A Peaceful Way to Usher in the Sabbath It is customary to light candles Friday evening in the home

for Shabbat approximately 18 minutes prior to sunset. Here

are candle lighting times for July -August 2019 in Greater

New Haven:

July 5, 8:10 pm

July 12, 8:07 pm

July 19, 8:02 pm

July 26, 7:56 pm

August 2, 7:49 pm

August 9, 7:41 pm

August 16, 7:31 pm

August 23, 7:21 pm

August 30, 7:09 pm

Rabbi’s Office Hours

Barring emergencies, the Rabbi keeps office

hours on Mondays from 8:30 am to noon, 4:00

pm to 6:00 p.m. and on Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.

until noon. Please feel free to schedule an

appointment with him. To schedule an

appointment, you can contact him at the office at

203-799-2341, on his personal phone number at

203-795-9815 or via email at

armwainhaus@gmail.com.

Or Shalom Office Hours

Monday through Thursday 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Friday 10:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m.

Shabbat Services: Please join us Friday @7:30 p.m. (for the summer)

Saturday@9:30 a.m.

IN MEMORIAM The entire Congregation wishes to extend its heartfelt

condolences to the families of:

Lola Kohn beloved mother of Miriam Edberg

Alan Liebnick beloved husband of Rose Liebnick

TODAH RABAH: To: Brad & Melanie Selmon, Harvey & Mary Jane Remz, Eric Gaynor, Nancy Kline, Gordon Lann, Joel Nessen, Ileane Kaczynski who hosted a successful and fun golf tournament.

To: Tiffany Katz, Stacia & Kevin Barry, Mara Saccente, Rina Berson, Abby & Mitch Goldblatt, Dawn, Jon, Matia and Reesa Malish, and Dena Rothman for our very successful family game night To: Ruby Benarroch & Don Sanders for cooking the Gluten-free Blintzes & Cheesecake for Shavuot!

To: Ryan (Beryl) Marren, who has so graciously volun-teered to put away our prayerbooks & prayershawls (Siddurim & Tallesim) every week, as well as turn on all the Yahrzeit lights for Yizkor at Holiday time

MILESTONES IN OUR COMMUNITY

Rochelle Hutchings joyfully announces her

marriage to Michael Schneider

Nancy & Don Tamis joyfully announce the birth of

their new granddaughter, Sylvie Joy, born to their

daughter and son-in-law, Laurie Tamis & Michael Kalt

Linda Philips & Chaim Litwin joyfully announce the

birth of their new grandson, Jacob Litwin Sokoloff, to

their daughter and son-in-law, Rachel

& David Sokoloff

Our 5th Annual Fall Fundraiser

November 9th More info to come

If you want to be a Sponsor or have a Silent Auction item contact the office 203.799.2341

REMINDER FROM THE OFFICE

Our fiscal year closed on June 30, 2019. Please

pay all 2018/2019 outstanding dues and tuition so

we can close out the year. Statements have gone

out to those with balances.

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From the Rabbi…

ON BEING “JUST JEWISH”

When rabbis & Jewish leaders discuss the

future of American Jewry, they often cite

statistics from the recent Pew Research

Center report, “Portrait of Jewish Ameri-

cans.” One Pew statistic frequently comes

up in these conversations: namely, “41% of young Ameri-

can Jews (“Millennials” or younger) either do not identify

with any particular Jewish religious denomination, or simp-

ly don’t regard themselves as “religiously Jewish”. When

asked by pollsters: “Which Jewish religious denomination

do you identify with most - Orthodox? Conservative? Re-

form? etc…” 41% tend to reply, “None of the above”, often

adding, “I’m just Jewish.” Who are these “Just Jewish

Jews”? Well, pollsters inform us that they’re a diverse

mix: They’re “cultural” Jews, “spiritual but not religious”

Jews, “non-denominational” Jews” or just plain

“undecided” Jews. But regardless, sociologists expect this

“Just Jewish” segment of American Jewry to grow.

Interestingly, the folks at the Pew Center have discovered

that the vast majority of “Just Jewish” young Jews tend to

be quite proud of their Jewishness, and harbor a “strong

sense of belonging to the Jewish people.” In fact, it was rab-

bi Mordechai Kaplan, the founder of Reconstructionist Ju-

daism who prophetically anticipated this sentiment 85

years ago. In his book, “Judaism as a Civilization”, Kaplan

maintained that American Jews have been inclined by

America’s dominant faith, Christianity, to base their Jew-

ishness on a foundation of belief. Since one is Christian be-

cause one believes in Christianity, many American Jews

came to assume that one is Jewish because one believes in

Judaism. Kaplan, however, predicted that in our modern

age, Judaism will increasingly need to be based, or “re-

constructed” on another “B” - not that of “Belief” but that

of “Belonging.” Kaplan explained: “…The starting point of

Judaism in the modern age will increasingly be the primal

sense of belonging to the Jewish people… The rest - Jewish

religious practice, Jewish study, Jewish philanthropy &

social action, Jewish music, etc. will flow naturally from this

basic feeling of belonging.” And were he alive today,

Kaplan might add: “Rather than regarding being “Just

Jewish” as a spurning of Judaism, we ought to regard those

who call themselves “Just Jewish” as people who have em-

braced the very starting point of Judaism! (Today, two forc-

es that attract young non-Orthodox Jews to Judaism,

“Chabad” and “Birthright Israel”, are actually animated by

this idea.)

I have always identified closely with Kaplan’s perspective.

For indeed, I too discovered one day that I was “Just Jew-

ish.” It happened at the Western Wall of Jerusalem, which

had just been liberated by Israel in the “6-Day War.”

In December of that year, I, a 19-year-old Yeshivah stu-

dent, joined the masses that were excitedly making their

way to the site of the Holy Temple. Suddenly, I beheld the

massive, crumbling stones of the Western Wall. And much

to my disappointment and chagrin, I felt … nothing! And

then, a heretical question flashed across my mind: “Why

do people insist on believing that there is holiness in this

spot?” The Temple was destroyed 2,000 years ago!”

And then, I stopped looking at the stones and began to

notice the people. I saw Hasidim with their Peyes flutter-

ing, their faces aglow as they approached the ancient

stones; I saw a family of Moroccan Jews in their holiday

outfits marching to the Wall; I saw a tourist in his Brooks

Brothers polo shirt reverently touching it; I saw soldiers,

guns dangling at their sides, leaning against it; I saw a hip-

pie, his hair concealing his face, sitting at its foot; I saw

little girls in long skirts and tights, swaying prayerfully

before it. Suddenly, I saw us, throngs of Jewish people

gathered in that ancient plaza, as a precious remnant, out-

lasting pogroms and inquisitions and holocausts, longing to

return to what we lost. What made this place holy, I real-

ized, was not the Wall; it was the people who have miracu-

lously gathered here, to recapture what once was. And

suddenly, all my doubts about the “beliefs” I had inherited

from my ultra-Orthodox upbringing meant nothing. In

some mysterious way, much more important than my be-

liefs, I felt that I belonged to this motley assortment of

races, languages and denominations called “the Jewish

people.” And I felt that the Jewish people belonged to me. I

felt united across the generations, with our common ances-

tors, who could only dream of coming here.

I became Jewish – “Just Jewish” - on that day. And my

Judaism and rabbinic career still flow from it.

Wishing you a very pleasant summer,

With Shalom,

Rabbi Alvin Wainhaus

FROM ISRAEL

NEVIA SELMON

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Help the Synagogue’s Fundraising Effort Without Spending Money or Volunteering?

Absolutely! Read How

Do you go grocery shopping? We all do. Do you shop at ShopRite, Stop & Shop or Whole Foods? Most of us do even if it is for a few things. Do you buy gas at Stop & Shop? Many of us do that, too. Then you can help Or Sha-lom raise money with very little effort on your part. Just buy gift cards from Or Shalom and use them to shop at either ShopRite, Stop & Shop or Whole Foods. The gift cards are the same as cash and if you do not spend the entire value of the card, you get it back and can reuse it. Or Shalom earns 5% on every card that you buy from us. Think about it… if you spend $600 a month, that is $30 to Or Shalom or $360 per year. Now if just 10 families partici-pated, that is $3600 per year, but what if 50 families partici-pated…. $18,000 would be raised! And no one has to spend any additional money to make that happen! Gift Cards (Scrip) are available during office hours M-T 10-4 pm and Friday until 3, or we can mail them to your home. Call the office for more information. 203.799.2341

From the President…

The Annual Meeting is over, the votes tallied and recorded, the installation complete, and I now look at beginning a two-year stint as the President of Congregation Or Shalom, a simultaneously exciting and sobering prospect. But before commenting further, I should like to extend my sincere thanks for the confidence and trust that our Leadership Commit-

tee, Board, and Rabbi Wainhaus have shown for sug-gesting that I would be a good fit for this job…or, as a close friend and colleague was fond of saying, an op-portunity to excel. And I am both humbled and hon-ored that our membership sees it the same way. Thank you to the many of you who have, over the past several weeks, offered congratulations and well wish-es. My wife, Tova Clayman, and I have been members of Or Shalom for almost 25 years, with a three-year hiatus in Jupiter, FL when we both worked for Sikor-sky Aircraft. While there we belonged to Temple Beth David in Palm Beach Gardens where we got our first taste of synagogue leadership as co-chairs of the Adult Education Committee. Returning to Connecti-cut and Or Shalom, we both continued our involve-ment with various committees. For Tova, it was and still is Sisterhood. For me, it’s been Ritual, House, Finance, and By-laws. I am also a graduate of the USCJ-sponsored IMUN program for lay leadership. Professionally, I am an engineer, a pilot, and retired military officer with both US Navy and Army service time.

I used to race bicycles. At the start of a long road race, riders gather in a tight group at the starting line awaiting the signal, beset with varying degrees of confidence, concern, reviewing a mental picture of the race’s route, the tactics planned, and trying to forecast what might (usually) be required to adapt to unex-pected circumstances over the course of the race. This is exactly how I feel today as the newly elected President of our Synagogue. I sense the same pre-start tension coupled with an anxiousness to get mov-ing, to set the pace and settle in to the task at hand, and to deliver nothing less than a personal best. Or Shalom is a very special place with a very special community that makes it go. From a high altitude perspective, I see a responsibility to ensure that Con-

gregation Or Shalom continues to be a focal point in our lives, to meet the range of needs that we have come to expect or even to aspire to, and to be something to which we want to belong. Meeting this responsibility is the challenge that lies before me and my fellow Board members; indeed, it is our raison d’être. Measuring up to that purpose, dear friends, is my pledge to you. The starting gun has sounded.

I would be remiss to not offer my greatest thanks to all of the outgoing Board members. Your help is greatly appreciated. To the new Officers and Directors and to our office staff, thank you for your commitment to perpetuate the legacy of our Synagogue and participation in forging a bright future. I look forward to working with all of you. And finally, to Marc Franzman, our immediate past president…your superb leadership is a mod-el for me. It is with deep gratitude and respect that I congratulate you on a job well done.

B’shalom,

Bob Spaulding

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BERNICE KONOWITZ 61 PERSHING AVE

SEYMOUR , CT 06483

Dear Families,

Congregation Or Shalom and Congregation B’nai Jacob

have already begun the process of shaping our next school

year . The School Year 2019-2020 will begin Sunday,

September 8th, 9:00am at B’nai Jacob. As in the past two

years, the whole school will meet on Sundays at B’nai

Jacob 9:00-12:00 and Wednesday’s 4:00-5:30 at Or Shalom

for our students. Special activities on Sundays will also take

place at Or Shalom. As usual, holidays, tefillah/ minyan,

community service, Almost 13 lecture series, special work-

shops, Bible and dinners to celebrate Shabbat as a whole

school are all included in the curriculum.

The Rabbis, Cantor, teachers and staff are looking forward

to another productive and successful school year. Please

feel free to contact the office or Education Chair, Mara

Saccente with any suggestions or concerns .

Happy Summer !

Last day of YAHAD COOK OUT

Tax Benefit for members Age 70 1/2 or older If you are age 70½ or older by the end of the year, 2019, and have traditional IRAs, and are required to take a Required Minimum Deduction, RMD, and if the new Standard Deduction exceeds your itemized deduc-tions, consider making your charitable donation, before December 31st, via a "Qualified Charitable Distribu-tion" from your IRA. Such distributions MUST be made directly to the Syna-gogue (or any charity) from your IRA administrator to qualify as part of your RMD. The amount of the con-tribution is not included in your Adjusted Gross Income which will result in both a State & Federal tax savings by reducing the amount of your taxable portion of the required minimum distribution and still allow you to take the Standard Deduction. Even if your itemized deductions for Medical, Taxes, Mortgage Interest and Charitable Contributions (without including the amount contributed via a "Qualified Charitable Distribution") exceed the Stand-ard Allowance it may save you Federal Income Taxes and by reducing your Adjusted Gross Income taxable portion could potentially save you some Connecticut Income Taxes.

Joel Salzburg, Accountant

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Mah Jongg Tuesday

Looking to learn or play Mah Jongg? We play in the Social Hall on Tuesdays 1:00 pm. Contact Lauren if you are interested contact lseplowitz@gmail.com.

Order a Leaf on The Tree of Life celebrating Milestones, Simchas or someone special.

Leaf type: Bronze $136

Silver $254 Gold $372

MEMBERSHIP RAFFLE

Congratulations to our raffle winner

Bob Spaulding & Tova Clayman

Bob & Tova have generously decided to donate

their winnings back to the Synagogue.

HIGH HOLIDAY CHAIR SET UP

September 29, 2019

10:30 am

Please come and help!

CONGRATULATION TO THE

FOLLOWING GRADUATES!

High School

Talia Barry Amity

Ira Einbinder Amity

Sebastian Formica Amity

Samantha Franzman Jonathan Law

Taylor Gourdier Amity

Maddy Rosenberg Amity

College

Benjamin Bacal University of Miami

Aaron Cooper UCONN

Ariel Loewenthal Stevenson University

Emily Morrow Tulane University

Jared Pepper Southern New Hampshire Univ.

Max Slusky Drexel University

Megan Steigleder Eastern Connecticut State Univ

Bat Mitzvah Class

Ava Holden

Reesa Malish

Save the Date

Or Shalom’s Annual

Blood Drive

July 31

9:00 am to 6:30 pm

Help ensure blood is available for patients in need

this summer by giving blood through the American

Red Cross. To donate, download the Blood Donor

App (3cu.be/blood), visit the redcrossblood.org or call

1-800-RED-CROSS.

ANNUAL CEMETERY MEMORIAL SERVICE

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Please join Rabbi Wainhaus as he officiates at the Cemetery

Services on: Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the following

times:

12:30 pm- Beth Israel Cemetery, Shelton

1:30 pm-Beth Israel Cemetery, Orange

2:30 pm-Or Shalom Cemetery, West Haven

If you would like to send a donation in memory of your loved

ones, please complete the form below and mail to the office

with your check. We thank you for your kind support.

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CEMETERY MEMORIAL SERVICE, SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

NAME ___________________________________________

ADDRESS_________________________________________

IN MEMORY OF____________________________________

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YIZKOR SERVICE BOOKLET

Please have submission in to the office by SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Below is the Yizkor Service Booklet Form for submissions in the 5780 Yizkor Book, please send it in by SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 If you wish to have a family member’s name listed in the booklet, please fill out the information below and mail it with a check to the synagogue office: 205 Old Grassy Hill Road, Orange, CT 06477. Only the names that are sent to the Synagogue, using the form be-low, will be included in this booklet. You must resubmit each year but you can indicate “same as last year”. (Please note: we cannot bill your Or Shalom account for the Yizkor Book. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.)

1-5 $10.00 a name

6-12 names $60.00

13 names & up $75.00

2020 YIZKOR FORM

NAME:__________________________________________ PHONE__________________________________________

DONATION $_________________

FLOWERS FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAYS

Would you like to make a donation for flowers on the High Holidays?

Each year we ask for donations towards flower arrangements for both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Please fill out the form below and mail it to the Synagogue office: 205 Old Grassy Hill Road, Orange, CT 06477. All donations will be recognized in the newsletter.

FLOWERS FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAYS

NAME OF MEMBER______________________________________________________

AMOUNT OF DONATION: ______$18 _______$36 ______$54 _________$Other

NAMES OF DEPARTED (Please Print)

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Dear Women of Congregation Or Shalom,

We cordially invite you to become a member of Or Shalom’s vibrant Sisterhood. We are comprised of young moms,

empty nesters, working women, stay-at-home moms and volunteers. We are an organization committed to supporting

our Synagogue and having fun too! We welcome you to join us in making this another fun and amazing year!

Through Sisterhood, we support our Synagogue and build friendships as well as develop a sense of belonging to an

extended family. Congregation Or Shalom’s sisterhood supports numerous events and initiatives year round including

Paid-Up Members Dinner, High Holidays Babysitting, Yom Kippur Break-the-fast, holiday celebrations, financial

support of the Synagogue, Shabbat Onegs, the Sisterhood Shabbat.

In addition, we have new and exciting events being planned for the 2019-2020 year ahead.

SEPTEMBER: CHALLAH BAKING @ LAUREN SEPLOWITZ’S HOUSE

OCTOBER: PAID UP SISTERHOOD DINNER : NOVEMBER: BOARD AND BRUSH CREATIVE STUDIO

We hope you will be able to attend and enjoy one of our many Sisterhood events. Join or Renew your Sisterhood

membership! Please call or email me with any questions @ 617-448-5802 or stacia1204@optonline.net

(Please tear off below and send in with your check. Thank You!)

Sisterhood Dues Annual Renewal (by Oct 21, 2019-) $36

Sisterhood Dues Annual Renewal (after Oct 22) $40

Please return this form with your check payable to “Sisterhood, Congregation Or Shalom” to the office or to Tova

Clayman, 601 Jamestown Road, Stratford, CT 06614

Name_______________________________________________________________________________________

Address______________________________________________________________________________________

Home Phone____________________________Cell Phone _____________________________________________

Email_________________________________________________________________________________________

As we conclude another successful and fun year of Men’s Club activities, we are

making plans for the 2019-2020 year. Did you join us for our very popular new

events this past year including a whisky tasting, kosher wine tasting and New Eng-

land Brewery tour?

We hope to see you in the coming year for new events like these and for our tradi-

tional events, always popular with our members.

Please watch for our annual membership letter coming soon and reply by July 31st for a special rate.

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BRICK LIST Email Nancy Katz @

nkatz411@gmail.com REGULAR BRICKS $5 SILVER $7 GOLD $10 CHAI $18 REGULAR BRICKS: To: Bob Spaulding, in memory of your beloved father Robert Spaulding From: Robin and Bill Fox To: Marlene Salerson in memory of your beloved husband William From: Marilyn Biagioni. To: Frances Rappaport, in memory of your beloved son David From: Sandra Mayer To: Miriam Edberg in memory of your beloved mother Lola Kohn To: Richard Teller thinking of you and wishing you a speedy recovery To: Rose Liebnick & Family, in memory of your beloved husband and father Alan Liebnick To: Tova Clayman and Bob Spaulding, in loving memory of Robert P. Spaulding Bob’s father and Tova’s father-in-law To: Paula Samuel wishing you a speedy recovery To: Debra Bushman in memory of your beloved father, Irwin Bushman To: Bob Spaulding in honor of your becoming the President of Congregation Or Shalom Wishing you Mazel Tov To: Linda Zwerdling Mazel Tov on becoming the 2019 Shomrei-Or Recipient

From: Lauren and Paul Seplowitz

ARE YOU ABLE TO BE A MINYAN MAKER?

Dear Members,

As you know, it takes ten men/women of the

Jewish faith over the age of 13 to create a

“Minyan”, a Jewish prayer quorum. Now, at

most of our worship services we are blessed

with a Minyan in attendance. However, there

are times when we’re informed that a member of the Syna-

gogue is planning on coming to say Kaddish for a loved one,

and yet we are not confident that a Minyan will be present for

him/her! Well, it was for that reason that a few years ago, our

Ritual Committee invited members of our Congregation to

join a “Minyan-Makers” email list and thereby try to ensure

the presence of a Minyan for our Congregants. And I must

say, the “Minyan-Makers” email list has clearly proven to be

an effective tool! HOWEVER, it’s also become quite clear

that our Minyan makers list is too small (It currently numbers

approximately 23 members ).

Thus my appeal: Are you able to be a “Minyan Maker”?

Please know that including your name on the “Minyan Mak-

er” email list doesn’t imply an expectation that you’ll respond

affirmatively each time we send out an appeal for a Minyan; it

just means that you’ll try to help. If you are interested, please

call the office with your email address. G-d bless you! Todah

Rabbah!

Rabbi AW

The FY2019/2020 Annual Campaign is starting, and needs

help from everyone as it is our largest single fundraiser, and

very important to all of us.

It is a large part of how we all help keep dues lower than other

local Congregations. It allows us to distribute the financial

burden voluntarily, to those that may be better able to afford

it, and lessens the burden on those who may be less able. Par-

ticipating is indeed a Mitzvah.

The Annual Campaign Committee asks that you search your

hearts and your souls to please contribute as you see fit. Eve-

ry contribution is important, no matter the size. Every contri-

bution helps bring us closer to our goal, which this year is

$36,000. Your contribution helps to keep the Synagogue fi-

nancially secure and continue to provide the services for the

community and Congregation, and is sincerely appreciated by

all. If everyone contributes the same amount they did last

year, we will make the budget (more is always appreciated).

This year we are continuing to ask everyone to get your

pledge in before the summer gets into full swing. Remember

that you can spread your actual payments out – for now we

are just looking for your pledge.

NOTE TO BUSINESS OWNERS: This year we are going to

try something new. We are looking for corporate matching

sponsors. For each corporate sponsor, we will run a matching

campaign based on the funding level – this is a GREAT ad-

vertising opportunity. Your Company Name will get show-

cased in the appeal in all of our publications and we will also

include an ad for your company in the advertising section. For

most businesses, this will also make the contribution tax free

– but check with your accountant. Please call the office and let

Rachel know about your interest.

Thank you in advance for your participation and generous

contributions.

The Annual Campaign Committee

Annual Golf Tournament

The annual Golf Tournament was held at

Orange Hills in Orange on June 3. It was

a beautiful sunny day. We had 30 golfers and another 6

who took place in the new pitch and putt activity. They

raised about $5500 for the Synagogue. A breakfast of

bagels and lox and lunch catered by Abels was enjoyed

by all. Congratulations to the first place team, Marc

Franzman and his guests and second place was taken by

Steve Atlas, Steve Moses and their guests. Thank you

to the Sponsors, Donors and Patrons for making this

event so successful.

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The Social Action Committee thanks all members of

the congregation that contributed to our Mitzvah of

the Month projects with their generosity. Zumba

participants have also been very helpful in supporting

this program. The first Mitzvah of the month for the

New Year 5779 was Operation Isaiah. We collected

more than 4,000 pounds of food for the Jewish Fami-

ly Service Food Pantry. In October, we collected

coats, hats, scarves and mittens for the homeless. In

November we gave non-perishable food to the Jew-

ish Food Pantry and the Orange Food Pantry. Addi-

tionally, we gave each group supermarket gift cards.

In December we collected blankets and tarps for the

homeless. In January, school supplies were donated

to students in the New Haven Public Schools. In Feb-

ruary, our Tzedukah box overflowed with books for

New Haven Reads. In March we collected many

prom dresses and suits that were donated to My Sis-

ters Place, a consignment shop that supports a shelter

for women and children. We donated boxes of Mat-

zo, Passover food and other non-perishables to Jew-

ish Family Service Food Pantry. In April, we collect-

ed toiletries for the homeless. In May we donated a

gift card and diapers and wipes to the Yale Family

Advocacy Center. Our collections will begin again in

the fall with Operation Isiah for non- perishable food

or monetary contributions to be donated to The Jew-

ish Family Service Food Pantry, before Kol Nidre on

October 8th.

Volunteers continued to fulfill our monthly obliga-tions at Spooner House and Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen. Thanks to all who participated. If you would like to be included in either one of these pro-grams, please contact Nancy Kline at nan-cykline@gmail.com. Evan Hollander was selected as the recipient of the Warren Weiswasser Scholar-ship Fund this year.

We are participating in the Jewish Community Alli-ance for Refugee Resettlement (JCARR). We have resettled four refugee families. They continue to need financial support and jobs as they become ac-customed to life in Connecticut. The new JCARR website is live! You can see it here: https://jewishnewhaven.org/refugee-resettlement. You can easily make online donations now on the home page of the JCARR website or directly here: https://jewishnewhaven.org/refugee-resettlement/give. Re-settlement expenses are especially high in the first couple of months of a new family's settling in to our

community. We pay interpreters until the family gains proficiency in Eng-lish. We’re looking for a volunteer to help with JCARR’s website and Face-book page, photos, etc. To sign up, contact please contact Kim Braun, Vol-unteer Coordinator, at volunteerjcarr@gmail.com or kim.braun.cohen@gmail.com or (917)733-7445 - texts are wel-come.This project is coordinated by Nancy Kline at nancykline@gmail.com.

The Social Action Committee has partnered with Interfaith Volunteer Care Givers (IVCG) to pro-vide transportation to senior members of our con-gregation to medical appointments. IVCG is a non-profit organization that supports seniors (60+) who want to continue living in their own home. Financial support for IVCG comes from Agency on Aging of South Central CT, civic groups, foundations, and individuals. This free service is available to resi-dents in towns of greater New Haven regardless of religious affiliation, ethnicity or economic circum-stances. Requests for a ride need to be made one week in advance once a registration form is submit-ted to IVCG. You can also request an Or Shalom IVCG volunteer to drive you. To register for this service, please contact Joe Shapiro at joeshap@optonline.net or call 203-799-2108. Or Shalom Members who would like to volunteer to provide rides to doctor appointments are encour-aged to apply. IVCG carries CIMA insurance which covers all registered volunteers. After a background check and a training session with staff, volunteers will be matched with seniors for this service. To volunteer to provide rides for seniors to doctor ap-pointments, please contact Roger Tausig at roger-tausig@yahoo.com or call 203-605-5151. The Chesed Project is a network of volunteers who bring to life the meaning of Chesed-- kindness -- by providing assistance to Synagogue members facing difficulties related to health, loss and grief. Coordinated activities may include phone calls and visits to congregants. These are friendly visits to congregants who may be home-bound or in a facility. Shiva support involves bringing a challah and Shabbat candles to the newly bereaved. We can also provide rides to services for those members who request them. We have a list of volunteers to assist us in this project, on an occa-sional basis. If you are interested in helping with this project, please contact project coordinator Civi-anne Bloch at bubby036@gmail.com

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CONTRIBUTIONS

GENERAL FUND A donation from Kas Asher To: Toni Davis in memory of your beloved husband David From: Carol & Larry Shapiro To: Jack Germain in memory of your beloved sister Shirley Dragonoff From: Laurie & Bruce Perlstein To: Adam Davis in memory of your beloved father David Brion Davis From: Cousins Aaron, Ettie, Pamela & Howard Schimmer To: Miriam Edberg in memory of your beloved mother Lola Kohn From: Doreen Testa; Betsy Fiske To: Linda Zwerdling in honor of receiving the Shomrei-Or Award From Hope Cooper & family To: Nancy Talsky wishing you many more birthdays! Happy 90th To: Vivian Hyman in memory of yor beloved sister Joan Burman From: Jane Kasper & Jim Blume To: Rochelle Hutchings congratulations on your marriage to Michael Schneider From: Judy & Marty Kinstler

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND Martha Davis Beck; Lois Winnick; Civianne & Eric Bloch; Toni Davis To: Miriam Novenstein in honor of your special birthday From: Wilma Petro & family To: Rabbi in appreciation of my wife Lynn Simons’s Unveiling From: Bruce Simons To: Toni Davis in memory of your beloved husband David From: Marsha & Barry Cohen; Linda Tishler; Nancy & Larry Kline; Elaine & Sid Klein; Betty Goldberg & Jim Wiesenberg; Aniko & David Rich-heimer, Don & Nancy Tamis, Elaine & Jerry Braff-man; Edward Kerson To: Stephen Ruff in honor of your 80th birthday From: Arleen Winters & Jack Zygelman To: Nancy & Don Tamis in honor of your new grand-daughter Sylvie Joy From: Betty Goldberg & Jim Wiesenberg To: Evan Hollander in honor of receiving the Warren Weiswasser Social Action Award From: Hope Cooper & family

To: Mitch & Abby Goldblatt in honor of their son Carl receiving his Master’s degree in Public Administration From: Patti & Seth Hollander To: Aaron Cooper Congratulations on your graduation From: The Sachs family In beloved memory of David Steiner From: Lynn Shola; Fran Fabrizi; Micheline Shola; Miriam Steinert; Lorraine & Glen Burwell; Peter & Nancy Sorrentino; Bertha & Vinny Trintini; Bob Massafra, Cliff Carroll, Bill Lupo; Anna & Cathy

PRAYERBOOK FUND To: Adam Davis and family in loving memory of your father David Brion Davis (a prayerbook) From: Debra Korngold To: Jesse Sachs in honor of your college graduation (a prayerbook) From: Hope Cooper & family

SOCIAL ACTION FUND To: Paula Samuel wishing you well in your recovery From: Friends of Wepawaug Hadassah To: Evan Hollander “Mazel Tov” on receiving the Warren Weisswasser Social Action Award From: Judy & Marty Kinstler

HERB WIENER BREAKFAST FUND (MORNING MINYAN) In memory of our beloved father and grandfather Barry Novenstein From: Wilma Petro & family To: Bob Spaulding in memory of your beloved father Robert Spaulding From: Mitch & Abby Goldblatt; Bernice & Franklin Konowitz To: Linda Zwerdling in honor of receiving the Shomrei-Or Award To: Rose Liebnick in memory of your beloved husband Alan To: Evan Hollander in celebration of receiving the Warren Weiswasser Social Action Award & being inducted into the National Honor Society From: Mitch & Abby Goldblatt To: Ryan Marren congratulations on being part of the Foran High School band’s 1st place win in the competition in Massachusetts To: Sylvia Horowitz in honor of your 90th birthday! How wonderful From: Lorna & Paul Pincus

ADULT EDUCATION FUND To: Paula Samuel wishing you well from your sur-gery From: Friends of Wepawaug Hadassah

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ROGOL-GANDELMAN FUND To: Miriam Edberg in memory of your beloved mother Lola Kohn To: Linda Zwerdling in honor of you receiving the Shomrei-Or Award From: Brenda & Robert Brenner

TREE OF LIFE A Bronze Leaf in honor of our children; Ethan, Rafael & Levi Howley From: Mindy & Sean Howley A Bronze Leaf in honor of our children; Benjamin, Orli & Noa Propen From: Rebecca & David Propen

YAHRZEIT FUND IN MEMORY OF: Andrew Testa beloved husband of Doreen Testa Barry Novenstein beloved father &grandfather of Wilma Petro & family David & Pauline Schpero beloved father & mother-in-law of Edith Schpero Carolyn Atlas beloved mother of Judith Atlas Marion Cantor beloved sister of Judith Moskowitz Jenny Halpern beloved mother of Joel Young Harry Becker beloved brother of Minna Kaufman Samuel Rechtman beloved father of Carole Slusky Dave Zygelman beloved father of Leo Zygelman Thelma Aronow beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother of Judi & Bryan Lampner Blanche Bershad beloved mother of Don & Nancy Tamis Jay David Jamron beloved son of Marvin & Marcia Jamron Seymour Kasper beloved father-in-law of Jane Kasper Lillian Berk beloved mother of Karla Franzman Lawrence Aaronson beloved father of Robert & Susan Aaronson Benjamin & Harriet Gross beloved parents of Judi Goldberg Nancy Hess beloved mother of Roger Hess Morris Novitch beloved father of Howard Novitch Isadore Meltzer beloved father of Harriet Barstein Helen Oshrin beloved mother of Bob Oshrin Morton Schpero beloved father-in-law of Burton Kaplan Morris Denestein beloved father of Miriam Cohen Howard G. Dietch beloved father of Jeffrey Dietch Morton Schpero beloved husband of Edith Schpero Daivd Moskowitz beloved father-in-law of Judith Moskowitz Joe Kaufman beloved grandfather of Marilyn Sommers Selma Gimple beloved wife of Sidney Gimple Toby Konowitz beloved father, father-in-law,

PLEASE SUPPORT THE MORNING MINYAN

Monday and Thursday mornings @7:30 am

Sunday @9:00 am

grandfather, great-grandfather of Franklin & Bernice Konowitz & Family Helen Konowitz beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother of Franklin & Bernice Konowitz & Family Albert Kupsky beloved father of Naomi Young Freda Weiner beloved grandmother of Doreen Testa Hilda & Irwin Rosenman beloved parents of Michael Rosenman David Izzy Tabachnick beloved father of Rochelle Hutchings Francis Singer beloved sister-in-law of Annette Kisner Harry Davis beloved father of Gus Davis Harry Becker beloved brother of Benny Becker Lena P. Goldberg beloved mother of Dale Hurwitz Linda Silverman beloved sister of Warren Silverman Lewis Hurwitz beloved husband of Dale Hurwitz Harry Levy beloved father of Irma Nesson Eva Deborah Finegold beloved mother & grandmother of Marilyn R. Stark & Barbara Greenberg Erwin Schiffres beloved uncle of Judi & Bryan Lampner Marcia Goldblatt beloved mother of Mitch & Abby Goldblatt Claire Izko beloved mother of Abby & Mitch Goldblatt Morris Kaplan beloved grandfather of Judy Kaplan Rosella Schilling beloved mother of Kas Asher Jack Sender beloved brother of Renee Cohen Jack Sender beloved husband of Janet Sender Sally (Honey) Sender beloved mother of Renee Cohen Alan Moskowitz beloved husband of Judith Moskowitz William Clayman beloved husband of Janet Clayman Stephen Camhi beloved brother of Phyllis & Michael Flaks Pearl Small Teplitzky beloved mother of Rhoda & Bruce Small Alex Ungerleider beloved husband of Linda Ungerleider Sayewitz Allen Cohen beloved dear friend of Linda Ungerleider Sayewitz Katherine Helen Johnson beloved grandmother of Nancy Mahon Allen Cohen beloved cousin of Daniel Jennes

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Use Auto-Purchase for Monthly Grocery Gift Cards!

Many Congregants have asked for it and now it is available. We know you want to support Or Shalom’s Gift Card program but don’t always remember. So we are making it even easier.

Use the form on the website to submit and sign up for monthly auto-purchase. On the first of each month, we will charge your credit card for the amount you specify and mail the gift cards (Stop & Shop or ShopRite) to you. All you need to do is email us confirmation that you received the cards! It is that easy!

If you have any questions, contact Rachel or Ileane in the office for more information.

ZUMBA Gold at Congregation Or Shalom

Or Shalom of Orange announces the continuation of ZUMBA Gold on Tuesday night from 7-8 p.m. Routines are simple and easy to follow for EVE-RYONE at any age or level. Fun and upbeat music create a party atmosphere. You will burn hundreds of calories and meet new friends. First class FREE. Contact Temple at 203.799.2341 or 203.314.8176

Amazon SMILE Shopping Commission

Shop Amazon.com using the link below and Or Shalom will receive a commission! It is easy---no cards, no codes, no signing up. Just follow the link and shop!

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Come visit us at our new

Location:

ShopRite,

Garafalo Markets

935 Boston Post Road

Milford, CT 06460

RETIRED AND CLOSED THANK YOU FOR YEARS OF GREAT FOOD!

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Scott Pearl, D.M.D.