In my newsletter series last year, I guided us

on a bit of a tour of the geography of the

Amidah. As with most guided tours, our

journey through the Amidah was too short -

it only provided an opportunity to point out

highlights and hopefully spark your interest to

return and find out more. Luckily, unlike a

tour to a foreign country, it is possible to

revisit the Amidah any day of the week, no

airfare required! I invite all of you to continue

the exploration of its depths and peaks on

your own, and share what you discover with

me and with others!

This year's newsletter excursion will be

through the Talmud. Given the vast quantity

of texts in the Talmudic landscape, in contrast

with the more limited size of the Amidah, this

year we will be farther than ever from getting

a full picture of the layout of the

land.... Furthermore, in a Talmudic landscape

there are not only peaks and valleys, but intri-

cate networks of winding trails of argument

with difficult footwork and surprise

switchbacks, so that it can be all too easy to

get disoriented and lost. And whoever in-

vented the concept of not being able to see

the forest for the trees might have had Tal-

mud in mind too. This year, on our first ex-

cursion together through this landscape, I will

aim to guide us on some easier trails that have

overlook spots providing a clearer view of the

forest with all its richness and diversity. But

by doing so I don't want to give the impres-

sion that Talmud is always easy.

So, for the moment, we are going to plunge

into a somewhat wilder spot, a spot that is an

atypical starting point. We will begin not with

a summary of the history and development of

the Talmud, nor even with the beginning text

of the first volume of the Talmud. Rather,

because the High Holidays are already upon

us, I thought I would jump ahead and bring us

directly to take a glimpse at Tractate Rosh

Hashanah.

If one were to pull this volume off the shelf and start

reading, it would not be immediately apparent that

Rosh Hashanah was its primary concern! It begins by

quoting a section of an earlier legal text, called the

Mishnah, which states that there are four New Years:

"There are four periods of commencement of years:

viz.—on the first of Nissan is a new year for [the

computation of the reign of] kings, and for festivals;

the first of Elul is a new year for the tithe of cattle,

but according to R. Eleazar and R. Simeon, it is on

the first of Tishri. The first of Tishri is New Year's

[day] for the ordinary or civil year, for the computa-

tion of the seventh years [or years of release], and of

the jubilees; also for the planting of trees, and for

herbs. On the first of Shevat is the new year for

trees, according to Beth Shammai; but Beth Hillel say,

"it is on the fifteenth of the same month." (By the

way, R. Eleazar = Rabbi Eleazar...)

In brief (or not so brief) then, the new years may be

counted as follows:

* The first of Nissan: for kings and for festivals (i.e.,

Passover, Sukkot, Shavuot)

* The first of Elul: for tithing animals (but some say

this should be the first of Tishrei, which would imply

that perhaps this is not a new year after all, so maybe

there are only three....?!)

* The first of Tishrei: for civil matters, for the jubilee,

for planting trees and herbs (and this is, of course,

the Rosh Hashanah that we celebrate in the Fall)

* The first of Shevat: for trees (but some say it is the

fifteenth of Shevat)

You might notice that this initial text from the Mish-

nah is full of disagreements. Is Elul even a new year

at all? Is the new year for trees on the 1st or the

15th of Shevat? Why do there seem to be two new

years for trees - Tishrei and Shevat? And what is a

new year for kings anyway?! The Mishnah itself does

not resolve these kinds of questions here, which

necessitates further discussion. The Gemara (the

Talmud's commentary on the Mishnah) obligingly fills

that void. Perhaps even over-fills it!

Rabbi’s Message

September, 2013 “The Temple Shofar”

Temple B’nai Abraham

Important Dates

Erev Rosh Hashanah

7:30pm 9/4

Rosh Hashanah

9:30am 9/5

Rosh Hashanah

9:30am 9/6

Hebrew School Open House 10am

9/8

Kol Nidre 6:15pm

9/13

Yom Kippur 9:30am

9/14

Ne’lah

6:00pm 9/14

Shabbat

7:30pm 9/20

Tot Shabbat

6:00pm 9/27

Temple President Rabbi Sarah Siedel Sisterhood President

Charlie Weiss Julie Pfau Randye Bloom

Temple Officers

Temple President

Charlie Weiss

Executive Vice President

Brian Epstein

VP, Finance & Treasurer

Michael Rosen

VP, Religious Committee

Marcia Rosen

VP, Membership Devlp.

Kim Aubry

Chair, Religious School

Robin Affrime

Chair, Adult Education

Betsy Ramos

Chair, Building

Neil Nissim

Chair, Fundraising

Linda Osman

Recording Secretary

Susan Giachetti

(Continued on page 2)

comfort, who console. I am

proud to be president of this

wonderful institution, with all

its rich history and heritage. I

follow in the footsteps of a long

list of incredible temple presi-

dents, many of whom are still

members. You will see us all at

the start of the High Holiday

services. It is a special mo-

ment, but only one of many

throughout the year.

At this time of year, Ashkenazi

Jews say L’shana Tova Ketiva

ve-chatima tovah which trans-

lates as "may you be written

and sealed for a good

year." The formal Sephardic

greeting is Tizku leshanim rab-

bot, which means "may you

merit many years." Whatever

your custom, I wish you a

sweet and prosperous year.

Warm regards,

Charlie Weiss

Page 2 Temple B’nai Abraham

The summer always goes by so

quickly, but this has been a

great one for B’nai Abraham. It

started with a very successful

set of Congregational Meetings

– my first time leading. Since

joining TBA and attending

these annual meetings, I’ve

always felt there was something

special about getting together

once a year to renew our col-

lective decision to persevere as

a congregation, to budget our

funds wisely, and to invite our

community members to take

on a larger role.

As is tradition, we voted in the

incoming temple board. As you

connect with these representa-

tives throughout the year,

please take a moment to shake

their hand and thank them for

their unswerving dedication

and invaluable service to our

community. And on a similar

note, I would also like to take

After beginning Tractate Rosh Hashanah by

quoting the above Mishnah, the Gemara goes

on to discuss the first case listed - the first of

Nissan, the new year for kings and festi-

vals. The discussion is elaborate and goes on

for several pages or dapim (the word for page

is daf, the plural is dapim).

When I first started reading this volume of

Talmud, I found myself frustrated by this dis-

cussion. I wanted them to talk about Rosh

Hashanah, to offer some guidance and perhaps

even spiritual insight to infuse my holiday

preparations with meaning, but here they were

arguing about how to count the reign of a king

based on which month he came into power!

Comments about predated and post-dated

documents were only the beginning. They dis-

cussed what happens if a king comes into

power on the 29th of Adar, or the 1st of Nis-

san, or what happens if the prior king dies in

Adar but the new king doesn't come into

power until Nissan, or if the prior king dies in

Adar and is succeeded in Adar, or if the prior

king dies in Nissan and is succeeded in Nis-

san.... They jumped back to the timing of the

Exodus story, discussed the timing of Moses'

final speech and Aaron's death, and the life and

death of a foreign king named Sichon....

The convoluted journey seemed to draw ever

farther from the Days of Awe.... And in the

midst if my frustration, I wondered why I was

surprised. I, a Rabbi, well acquainted with the

non-linear nature of the Talmud and its vastly

different historical and social context, had nev-

ertheless come to the text with an expectation

that it should fit with my sense of order and

speak to my current priorities and spiritual

needs. How silly of me!

And this is the first lesson to be learned about

Talmud. It will always surprise you. It will not

be what you expect. Sometimes it will most

definitely NOT be what you want! But what

happens when you let go of expectations for

what the text should be might surprise you. In

the case of my foray into Tractate Rosh Hasha-

nah, well, you will just have to wait until the

High Holidays to find out!

Shanah tovah u'metukah!

I wish all of you a good and sweet new year!

Shalom,

Rabbi Pfau

President’s Message

the opportunity to thank our

outgoing board member – Sid

Morginstin – and incoming

board member – Marcia Rosen

– whose involvement will

gratefully continue beyond

their official capacities.

We also spent the summer

rededicating our efforts to

increasing membership. Special

thanks to Debby Weiss & Brian

Epstein for their endless hours

spent designing our long-

overdue NEW WEBSITE that

our community and visitors will

be able to enjoy beginning this

month. The new website is

more than just a resource and

marketing tool…it’s our first

point of contact where we

have an opportunity to tell our

compelling story.

This synagogue is blessed with

staff and congregants who

reach out, who welcome, who

Rabbi’s Message (continued from page 1)

Get well to Ronnie Zeichner from Elaine and Jay Trackman

In honor of Kim Aubry member-of-the-year from Elaine and Jay Trackman

In memory of Ron Szymanski from Marsha and Joel Dowshen, Michael Scolaro and Randye

Bloom

Get well to Elaine Trackman from Ronnie and Stan Zeichner

Get well to David Caldwell from Robin and Steve Affrime, Michael Scolaro and Randye Bloom

Phyllis Busch for the yahrtzeit remembering Bee Busch

Brian & Maribeth Epstein in memory of Ethel Shipe

Eileen Gale in memory of Marcel Nissim

Betsy Ramos in memory of Bernard Shain

Jack Ross for the yahrtzeit remembering Bonnie Ross

Randye Bloom & Michael Scolaro in memory of Elaine Zeitz

Renee Harrison for the yahrtzeit remembering Harvey Roseman

Rhea Goldman for the yahrtzeit remembering Norman Goldman

Elaine & Jay Trackman for the yahrtzeit remembering Elinor Roth

Brian & Maribeth Epstein for the yahrtzeits remembering Annette Brewis, Jerome Epstein,

Benjamin Epstein

Randye Bloom & Michael Scolaro for the yahrtzeit remembering Selma Bloom

Marcy Schwartz-Shain & Richard Shain for the yahrtzeit remembering Celia Schwartz

“What the

caterpillar

perceives is the

end, to the

butterfly is just

the beginning.”

- Anon

Page 3 “The Temple Shofar”

Sisterhood Officers

Sisterhood President

Randye Bloom

Vice President

Debby Weiss

Treasurer/Financial Scty

Marcy Schwartz

Recording Secretary

Ellen Wehrman

Corresponding Secretary

Patricia Light-Tolomeo

Trustees

Susan Roth

Susan Giachetti

Temple Donations

Sisterhood News & Announcements

Break the Fast

Temple B’nai Abraham and Sarah

Seidel Sisterhood invite your family

and you to join us for Break the

Fast on Saturday, Sept. 14th

(around 7:00 p.m.). Each family

attending is asked to bring a pre-

pared covered dish, which you can

sign up for with your reservation.

You must also volunteer to help

set up or clean up. Cost is $12.00

adults, children 6 - 12 $6.00, and

children 5 and under are free.

Please contact Karen Nissim

(609) 298-4845 or

Karennissim@aol.com with your

reservations by September 6th.

You can send your payment in

advance to Karen Nissim, 38

Thompson Street, Bordentown, NJ

08505. Please make your checks

payable to Sarah Seidel Sisterhood.

Thank you and L'Shanah Tovah.

We hope that you had a terrific summer and are

ready to jump back into Temple activities. The

first Sisterhood meeting of 2013-2014 will be held

Monday, September 9th at 7:30 pm. We will dis-

cuss the coming year and the cookbook fund-

raiser that is a joint Temple/Sisterhood pro-

ject. Ellen Benowitz will discuss the Jewish Na-

tional Fund [JNF] and her trip to Israel last year

with the organization.

Instead of hostesses that evening, we ask that

each attendee bring an appetizer or dessert to

the meeting. If for any reason you are unable

to bring something, please still come to the meet-

ing- your presence is more important than the

food. We look forward to seeing you on Sep-

tember 9.

The Sisterhood extends sympathy to the Speiser/

Szymanski Family for the loss of Amy's husband,

Ron Szymanski, after an extended illness. Our

thought and prayers are with you and your family.

Have a happy, healthy, and meaningful New Year,

Randye

Memorial & Sisterhood Donations

In memory of Ron Szymanski from Elaine and Jay Trackman, Renee Harrison, Charyl and Sid Morginstin,

Rita Nissim, The Kamer Family

Get well to David Caldwell from Rita Nissim

In memory of Abraham Kaiser from Eileen Gale

Education Director’s Message

“Anyone who

has never made

a mistake has

never tried

anything new.”

- Albert Einstein

Page 4 Temple B’nai Abraham

Shalom Chaverim-

Here we are in summer 2013! Another aca-

demic and Jewish year is steadily approaching

and I’m very excited about this coming year.

First I’d like to take a moment and thank you

all for welcoming me with such warmth and

kindness my first year at TBA. I had such a

wonderful experience I had to come back! I

truly appreciate all the words of welcome and

encouragement as I transitioned into my new

life in Philadelphia, rabbinical school and the

challenge of entering a close-knit community.

I’m excited to continue working with the kids

this year as they continue to navigate Judaism

and their unique identities. Furthermore, I

would like to thank you all for welcoming me

to the pulpit and giving me the invaluable op-

portunity to work on my service leading skills.

Again I am thrilled to return to the substitute

pulpit position again this year!

This year will be filled with new and exciting

topics in the Sunday and Hebrew School.

After meeting with a group of parents, we

decided the focus for this year will be Jewish

identity. While this is a large topic I am happy

to report that I have fine-tuned the curricu-

lum to focus on Jewish time, life cycle and

Jewish holidays.

Sunday school will learn about Shabbat and

the beauty of the day of rest and thanksgiving.

We will spend the year looking at the differ-

ent elements of Shabbat and learn the basics

of a traditional Shabbat. In addition to learning

about Shabbat the Sunday school will continue

to learn and celebrate Jewish holidays

throughout the year. Of course they will con-

tinue to learn their Hebrew Alef-Bet and

vowels so that when they enter Hebrew

School they will be ready to learn beautiful

Hebrew prayers.

The Hebrew School will continue the current

structure of prayer book Hebrew two hours

a week and a service on Thursday evenings. In

addition the second hour of Sunday will be

devoted to Jewish time and life cycle. We will

begin the year with learning the days of the

week in Hebrew, the lunar cycle of the Jewish calen-

dar and the Hebrew months. We will then learn and

discuss Jewish life cycle, from birth to death. Stu-

dents will learn important prayers, practices and

traditions. The older students will be responsible for

creating a mock ritual for each unit, for example: a

mock bar mitzvah when we finish the unit on Bar/

Bat Mitzvah. Each student will have a portfolio in

which they will contribute projects throughout the

year so that by the end of the year they will have a

tangible representation of all their learning over the

course of the year. Similar to last year there will be a

year-long project: famous Jewish people. Each stu-

dent will choose a famous Jewish individual and re-

search how they connect to their Jewish identity.

The students will have class time throughout the

year, in addition to working at home, and at the end

of the year we will have a wax museum where stu-

dents will dress up and give a monologue in the voice

of the person of their research.

This year I will also be focusing on family engage-

ment. Right now there are two family education days

scheduled for the year with a year-end field-trip/

family event. In these family education days the entire

family will come together to learn about a particular

topic so that the entire family can gain a greater un-

derstanding of Judaism and create wonderful memo-

ries as a family. The two topics for this year’s family

education days are: prayer and Shabbat. Families will

learn about different forms of prayer in preparation

for Yom Kippur. Later in the year families will learn

about the beautiful components of Shabbat and will

host a mock Shabbat dinner with my guidance!

I know this year will be exciting, busy and full of

learning! I would love to have parent involvement

throughout the year, with parents either teaching,

leading workshops/ lessons or assisting in class.

Please let me know if you are available to help…all

help is wanted and encouraged!

Thank you again for a wonderful year last year and I

am so excited about the year to come!

B’Shalom,

Kami Knapp

Education Director

Tot Shabbat for 2013-2014

Page 5 “The Temple Shofar”

Tot Shabbat

Friday evenings, 6:00 PM

Coming Up: September 27th

Children ages 6 and under (siblings are welcome)

Tot Shabbat 2013-2014

This year will be an exciting year of new projects and new learning! This year we have a theme for the

entire year: Jewish values. Each month will address an individual Jewish value with a paired craft. Chil-

dren can take their craft home to remind them to practice Jewish values in and out of the synagogue.

We hope you can join us!

If you need any additional information, or would like to volunteer to help clean up or set up, please

contact Kami Knapp at: kami.knapp@googledoc.com.

Sept. 27th Blessing the Home

Craft: Mezuzot

Oct. 18th Welcoming Guests

Craft: House Blessing Plaque

Nov. 22nd Blessing the Home

Craft: Mezuzot

Dec. 13th Giving to Others

Craft: Hanukkah Wrapping Paper

Jan. 10th Remember / Zachor

Craft: Mitzvah Reminders

Feb. 7th Friendship

Craft: Friendship Key Chains

March 7th Study Torah

Craft: Felt Torahs

April 4th Peace / Shalom

Craft: Dove Decorative Hangings

May 16th Care of the Environment

Craft: Watering Can Décor

June 13th

Tikkun Olam / Repair the World Craft: Hand Wreath

“Sweater, n.:

garment worn

by child when

its mother is

feeling chilly.”

- Ambrose

Bierce

“Alone we can

do so little;

together we can

do so much.”

-Helen Keller

Page 6 Temple B’nai Abraham

Tikkun Olam / Social Action

Please help us continue our hunger relief efforts in the wider community! There are three ongoing

projects, and no contribution is too small!

Any contributions of non-perishable foods are welcome for the St. Mary's food pantry.

Donations of granola bars and cans of tuna or chicken are welcome for the monthly grocery

bags that are distributed to residential motels in the area. Each house of worship donates a

large number of one or two items, and a grocery bag filled with food is delivered at the end of

the month when food stamps and money get low.

Come along for meal delivery: on the first Thursday of the month, we deliver dinners to the

Pine Motel prepared by the Friends Meeting House in Crosswicks.

It's very rewarding to have been collaborating with our friends and neighbors in the area for the

past EIGHT YEARS (!) in these essential projects to help those in need.

Here is a nice anecdote from our friend Anne Kettner from the Bordentown Baptist Church from

summer delivery of the grocery bags:

"The family whose son has special needs is still at Laurel Notch [another motel whose residents

receive groceries]. Their son really likes milk. Last month when we delivered, we brought them

a bag of powdered milk. Though he doesn't speak, it was obvious he was so happy with the

milk, his mother asked me if it was OK if he gave me a hug. It was like the commercial— pea-

nut butter - $2 dollars, Parmalat milk - $2 dollars, powdered milk - $3 dollars—A hug from a

boy who really can only hug - priceless."

In Mosesʼ encounter with God

at the burning bush he was

instructed thus: “Do not

come closer. Remove your

sandals from your feet, for the

place on which you stand is

holy ground.” The Hebrew

command של , (shal) most

often translated as remove, can

also be translated as “shed” as

a snake sheds its skin. Perhaps

in divesting ourselves

of all but our essence can be

likened to the shedding of the

accumulations of a year, or

even a lifetime, to make possi-

ble this close encounter with

the Holy--for the cohanim the

Holy of Holies. We are blessed

in having this special time set

aside to allow for such encoun-

ters. Let us together approach

these days with awe.

~Kate Cook

Holiday Assistant Rabbi

My decision to leave my previ-

ous career as a general surgeon

and to study for the

rabbinate did not require leav-

ing behind all of the skills I had

learned and developed. As

a surgeon I spent much of my

time caring for people, in the

more routine clinic setting

and during times of crisis. As a

surgeon that care often took

the form of helping by

“doing”. In the rabbinate, I look

forward to giving care in the

form of “being.” In pastoral

work, caring can be as simple

as being present, sitting and

listening. This kind of work

will involve me with “others”--

my fellow humans: friends,

family, clients, congregants,

patients.

During the yamim noraim we all

begin by involving ourselves

with others--righting

wrongs, repairing relationships,

asking forgiveness. However, I

find that these days

Holiday Assistant Rabbi’s Message

also allow us to involve our-

selves with God--to “be” with

the “Other” in a way that is

difficult during our busy lives

the rest of the year--especially

for rabbis. Perhaps this

“being” is more easily accessi-

ble in part because of the work

we have done with our

fellows--being in right relation-

ship with others allows us the

chance to be in right

relationship with God. Espe-

cially on Yom Kippur, we have

the opportunity to step out of

our worldly selves, to leave

human relationships aside for a

time, to divest ourselves of

our usual clutter and chaos,

our outer personae, the activi-

ties of daily living that give us

sustenance, the masks we wear

in our daily lives, even those

things that we feel make

us unique. For this “form” we

have is temporary--borrowed

for a time. We bring our

most simple selves to God

during these days.

Page 7 Temple B’nai Abraham

It is always the season for sharing and giving. Please share with the Temple by purchasing your gift

cards from Acme or ShopRite for your New Year’s celebration.

Please make checks payable to Temple B’nai Abraham and send to: Marsha Dowshen / 502

Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, NJ 08505 / (609) 298-5306. Your cards will be sent to you the

same day.

Supermarket Gift Card Program

Fundraising

encourage you to put in recipes from your

treasured family traditions. A few guidelines:

Recipes must be able to be made kosher so no

pork, ham, or bacon, and the recipe cannot in-

clude both meat and milk together. That said,

recipes can be adjusted to be made kosher. If

you have a recipe that you would like to share,

but aren’t sure if it is kosher or how it can be

adapted, please contact us. This is a labor of

love and we will be more than happy to help

you.

We encourage everyone in the Temple B’nai

Abraham community to be a part of this fund-

raiser by contributing recipes. In order for this

to be a successful fundraiser and to cover the

first printing, each member or family of temple

and/or sisterhood will be responsible for buying

a minimum of 5 books that the member can

either give as gifts or sell to friends and family.

The exact cost per book is not yet determined,

but we hope to keep it in the $10.00 range.

This cookbook will represent the entire Temple

B’nai Abraham community and family and friends

- so please join in and share your best recipes.

We have finally begun the temple and sisterhood

fundraiser cookbook. The first Temple B’nai

Abraham cookbook was printed in the 1970s, the

second in 1987, and now we will commemorate

our centennial year. We are working with a

company called Morris Press and have the ability

to type recipes directly into the website with a

specific password that denotes our project. Any-

one will have the ability to type their recipes into

the project and then a small committee will re-

view the recipes and do final editing. This will

help us avoid 6 brisket recipes and 20 brownie

recipes. It is important that the book be well

balanced with a variety of appetizers, vegetables,

soups, salads, entrees, and desserts. We might

also want to have a specific area for Holiday fare.

If you are interested in working with Randye and

Robin on this cookbook, please send us an email

to let us know how you would like to help

[Randye: mikerandye@gmail.com; Robin:

raffrime@gmail.com].

If you have a recipe that you would like to be

considered for the cookbook, go to

www.typensave.com and insert the user-

name: TBAS and the password: plate294.

Anyone can contribute a recipe and we highly

EXCITING NEWS!!

Upcoming Oneg Hosts

September 20th Schwartzbird / Gale

October 12th Affrime / Zeichner

October 25th Mitchell / Erickson

November 8th Berson / Fink

November 16th Morginstin / Coleman

“Deeds of giving

are the very foun-

dations of the

world.”

- Jewish saying de-

rived from the

Mishna, Pirkei

Avot 1:2

Page 8 “The Temple Shofar”

Memorial Plaques

Plaques are available for $250. To order a plaque, send the following to TBA: Marcia Rosen, Plaque Chairman PO Box 245 Bordentown, NJ 08505 or: mjanrosen@comcast.net. English name of loved one, Hebrew name of loved one and date of death in the English cal-endar. Once the plaque has been installed, you will be billed. Plaques will not be moved from one board to the other.

Old Prayer Books

& Kippot

Old prayer books, Talle-sim, kippot, or other religious items that are no longer needed should be buried. Please place these items into the box (by the sanctuary stairs). Items will be brought to the local Chabad House for burial. $5 donations are appreciated.

Siddur & Tallit

Donations

A new siddur (prayer book) can be purchased in honor of or in memory of someone for $35. A tallis (prayer shawl) can be purchased for $60. Please contact Marcia Rosen at: mjanrosen@comcast.net

Morning Services 2013-14

October 12th

November 16th

December 14th

January18th

February 15st

March 22nd

April 26th

May 31st

Brendon Weiskott Bar Mitzvah

June 7th

Rubin Carlis Bar Mitzvah

June 28st

Matthew Kunkler Bar Mitzvah

Yahrzeits for Fall 2013

Sept. 6th Elinore Roth, mother of Elaine Trackman

Frank Schwartz, uncle of Phyllis Chudoff

Sept. 13th

Herman Sternfeld, father of Mildred Josephson

Ida Kushner, mother of Sol Kushner

Bea Schwartz, aunt of Phillis Chudoff

Fred Gutstein, husband of Lillian Gutstein

Molly Schaffer, mother of Rhoda Kessler

Sept. 20th Nissim Nissim, father of Marty Nissim

Sept. 27th Mervin Groveman, husband of Seena Groveman

Oct. 4th

Elsie Sternfeld, mother of Mildred Josephson

Howard Sacks, father of Faith Hupfl

Paul Goldfarb, stepfather of Charyl Morginstin

Oct. 11th Myrna Morris, wife of Ron Morris

Oct. 18th Gertrude Herzog, mother of Madge Rosen, grandmother of Mike Rosen

Walter Harrison, husband of Renee Harrison

Oct. 25th

Selma Densky, mother of Sharon Coleman

Abraham Zackler, father of Marsha Dowshen

Helen Roseman, mother of Renee Harrison

Lillian Brewis, great-grandmother of Brian Epstein

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Date Event Host families

Sept. 20 Erev Shabbat Oneg SchwartzBird / Gale

Oct. 12 Shabbat morning lunch Affrime / Zeichner

Oct. 25

Erev Shabbat Oneg Mitchell / Erickson

Nov. 8 Erev Shabbat Oneg Berson / Fink

Nov. 16 Shabbat morning lunch Morginstin / Coleman

Dec. 14 Shabbat morning lunch K & N Nissim / Lamonsoff

Dec. 20 Erev Shabbat Oneg Caldwell / Rosenthal

Jan. 18 Shabbat morning lunch Schimmel / Eric & Kristi Schwartz

Jan. 24 Erev Shabbat Oneg Osman / Ramos

Feb. 15 Shabbat morning lunch Aubry / Saltstein

Feb. 21 Erev Shabbat Oneg Barman / Chudoff

March 22 Shabbat morning lunch Stupak-Jasielewski / Epstein

March 28 Erev Shabbat Oneg Benowitz / Roth

April 11 Erev Shabbat Oneg B. Goldman / R. Goldman

April 26 Shabbat morning lunch Rosen / Woldow / Sharma

June 20 Erev Shabbat Oneg

Member of the Year Schwartz-Shain / Weiss

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Monthly Calendar Shabbat morning services begin at 10:00 a.m.

(when there are B'nai Mitzvah, services begin at 9:30 a.m.)

September, 2013 ~~ Elul 5773/ Tishrei 5774

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2 3 4

Erev Rosh

Hashanah

7:30 pm

services

5

Rosh

Hashanah

9:30 am

Services

2:00pm

Tashlich

6

Rosh

Hashanah

9:30 am

Services

7

8

10 am

School

Registration

11 a.m.

Family

Education

9

7:30pm

Sisterhood

Meeting

10 11 12

4:30 pm

Hebrew

School

13

Yom Kippur

6:15 pm

Kol Nidre

14

Yom Kippur

9:30 am

Services

6:00 pm

Ne’lah

7:00pm

Break the

Fast

15

9 am

Sunday

School

10 am

Hebrew

School

10 am

Set up

Sukkah

16 17 18 19

4:30 pm

Hebrew

School

20

7:30 pm

Shabbat

Services

21

22

9 am

Sunday

School

10 am

Hebrew

School

23 24 25 26

4:30 pm

Hebrew

School

27

6:00 pm

Tot Shabbat

7:30 pm

Shabbat

Services

28

29

9 am

Sunday

School

10 am

Hebrew

School

30 1 2 3

4:30 pm

Hebrew

School

4

7:30 pm

Shabbat

Services

5