SEPTEMBER BULLETIN 2020

September 2020 • Vol. 103, No 2 TAMMUZ ~ AV ~ ELUL 5780 WWW.BETHELNR.ORG

Looking to Volunteer? We likely have something to match your interest! Contact Abby Wise at awise@bethelnr.org.

Holiday Information.................pages 2, 3, 6 Open Beit Midrash............................. page 5 Rosh Hashanah Greetings.................. page 4 Selichot Service................................. page 7

Sisterhood NEW Initiatives............ pages 8, 9 Nursery School Happenings..............page 11

Beth El Synagogue Center would like to help you follow along with our Virtual Service.

To this end, we will lend Mahzorim for the High Holidays to congregants in good standing. These prayerbooks must be signed out, and may be kept until the end of Yom Kippur. Return dates will be Tuesday, September 29th, and Wednesday, September 30th. If prayerbooks are not returned, a fee of $54 per book will be billed to your account in order for Beth El to replace the book. Pick up dates and times are: Sunday, September 13 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Monday, September 14 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Tuesday, September 15 9:00 am - 6:00 pm 2

We invite you to bring food donations for HOPE Community Services, clothing donations for Kids Kloset, and pick up your High Holiday bag and mahzor.

RENT-A-SUKKAH WITH BETH EL Don't have a sukkah and wish you did? Rent a Sukkah from Beth El for $180, including a Lulav and Etrog. Beth El friends will come and build it for you, in your yard. When the holiday ends, if you have the ability to drop the Sukkah off at Beth El, we would be grateful. If not, we will help coordinate a pick-up with you. Register at bethelnr.org/sukkah.

First-come, first-served.

Supplies are limited.

Order Deadline: Wednesday, September 23rd.

Questions? Email Alan Greenberg at agreenberg2@gmail.com.

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RABBI’S MESSAGE But more important than the quality of the offerings is that we will be together—we will be with you in your home virtually and all together in a tent (for those who are comfortable attending a service in person). I believe that both options will be a jolt of encouragement seven months into this pandemic.

This is the year that we have been practicing for in our spiritual lives. The work that we have done to be more kind, generous, flexible, and open-minded will pay off this year. That spirit will help us discover meaning on this holiday, especially this year, as we confront our own mortality and the preciousness of life. Our rituals and holidays strengthen us. We need that strength this year, and only we can summon that will-do attitude for ourselves.

As much as we wish we could all be together this year in our beautiful sanctuary, I feel blessed to have found alternative ways to be together. I believe with my full heart that these vehicles for prayer and community will enrich our lives in new ways, so long as we work to be enriched rather than search for, and focus on, the inevitable flaws of what we create. This is true every year, but this year, it is especially so.

I wish each and every one of you and your loved ones a Shanah Tovah, a year of good health and sweetness, wherever you can find it.

L’Shalom,

Dear Friends, This year’s yamim noraim, High Holy Days, will be unlike any other that we have experienced. As much as we may wish them to be like last year’s, there is simply no way to do that. And yet, we are resilient. We don’t want to limit the number of people Rabbi David Schuck who make a shiva visit or not hug our grandchildren when we see them, but we are learning how to find workarounds. We are learning to accept the reality of the situation and trust that it will not always be like this, and that we have the strength to withstand the disappointments and struggles.

This year I hope that we can adopt a spirit of openness as we think about Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. However we end up spending them, in our home engaged by our virtual service, in our tent service, or perhaps in a neighbor’s backyard, let’s decide that we will make the best out of this challenge. We can choose to focus on the good—that we are alive and connected to a community that cares about us—or we can choose to focus on the disappointments.

That choice is ours to make. And the truth is, it will be largest factor in shaping our experience. It always is.

I am proud of the way in which we rose to the challenge. We have invested tremendous thought and effort into building something special, and both our in person and virtual offerings will be just that.

Rabbi David A. Schuck

ROSH HASHANAH GREETINGS

The people listed below would like to wish a L'Shanah Tovah to the entire Beth El Community.

Hal, Audrey, and Ari Roy Beerman Jane and Steven Berkowitz, Sam, Sydney, Ally, and Adam Bob and Barbara Cohen and Family Sheila Cohen and Family Rachel, Vladimir and Tres—The Cohen-Zolottev Family Ella and Russell Fayer Dorothy and Herb Fox Sandy and Jack Gruenberg and Family David and Barbara Horowitz and Family Micki and Gary Joseph Bernie Katz Rita and David Kaufman and Family Roz and Dick Kaufman Alan, Allison, Naomi, and Joshua Kellman Judi and Rabbi Barry Kenter Laura Lewis

Susan, Jeff, Ilana, and Jacob Mittleman Susan, z"l, and George,Morris Stanley and Mindy Patchen Geralynn, David, Derek, and Jake Reifer Elise and Barry Richman Elise and Bob Schepp and Family Susan and David Schlecker Lori, Steve, Joseph, and David Schwartz Marjorie, Mark, Talia, Michael, and Jonah Seidenfeld Barbara Birshtein and Howard Steinman Marianne and Bob Sussman and Family Sheila Tanenbaum Ruth and Eric Treiber Richard and Charlotte Watt Leni and Fred Wiener Anita and Marc Zoldessy 4

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The High Holidays this year will be like none we have experienced. As I have participated in our internal planning, and conferred with leaders of many other synagogues, “surreal” is the only way I can characterize the upcoming holiday season. Tremendous effort has been put into our planning endeavors by many hardworking individuals. Much of the early effort was spent simply in deciding what we should do. I remember vividly one long and frustrating weekend following Mark Silver weeks of deliberations where we finally emerged in complete agreement. What did we agree? That none of us liked any of the plans on the table. I am sure that many in our community will share the sadness that this year’s holidays cannot be like those of the past and will not be ideal. Nonetheless, we have converged on a plan that we believe is in the best interests of the Beth El community, trading-off as best we could the many conflicting considerations and trying to provide a diverse set of meaningful opportunities for prayer, reflection, and community within the constraints of the current climate. Because the plan we chose is ambitious and multifaceted, intended to meet as many congregant needs as possible, implementing our plans has required a massive amount of effort by a large contingent of people. I want to thank the clergy, professional staff, and many, many congregants for their devoted efforts to making this year’s High Holidays meaningful and inspiring despite the challenging times.

Wishing you and yours a happy and especially a healthy New Year 5781.

Dear Beth El Family, What a difference a year makes. Who could have imagined as we approached the High Holidays last year what the new year would bring and what an unprecedented and challenging year it would be? At this time last year, Beth El was focused on our newly formed Strategic Vision, turning that vision into action. We had so much positive energy and so many plans for the year and, at least for six months, we were on course for the year we had planned.

And then the pandemic struck. It is tempting as we approach the end of the year to review how we at Beth El reacted to the crisis.

But there is no need—and I have no inclination—to review here either the challenges we faced in dealing with the pandemic and its consequences or the many uplifting ways our community responded.

We all experienced it first-hand and we have already said so much about it. I do, however, want to reinforce one message that has emerged: We as a community have been strong and resilient, adapting to the constraints of the situation, making sound decisions in the interest of the community’s well-being, finding innovative ways to come together and pray together, and, most importantly, supporting one another. Two of our core principles underlying our new vision are hope and optimism, and these have helped carry us through this dark and difficult period.

As we approach another new year, the themes of the month of Elul and the Yamim No’raim (The Days of Awe—The High Holidays) are especially resonant this year. How can they not be? As we engage the liturgy, practices, and introspection that accompany this season, I suspect that many of us are asking the same thing: What will 5781 be like? Will it be better than 5780? And we are praying that it will be. While we do not know what the new year will bring, let us approach it with the hope, optimism, and sense of community that characterize Beth El.

Mark

TORAH AND HAFTARAH READING

As Beth El begins its reopening process, we are reenergizing our initiative to broaden congregational participation in reading Torah as well as chanting the Haftarah on Shabbat morning.

Those interested are invited to sign up at https://www. signupgenius.com/tabs/63277df02a5c3ebc24-torahhaftarah.

Please reach out to Alan Kellman (alan@twoals.com) for Torah reading questions or to Steven Cohen (SCohen@ kanekessler.com) for Haftarah questions. Cantor Schvartz (gschvartz@bethelnr.org) can help with preparing or learning how to read.

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN HIGH HOLIDAY IN PERSON SERVICES In addition to our multifaceted virtual services and programs, we are pleased to offer our members an option for in-person services for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. These services will be small, take place in an outdoor open-air tent, and have socially distant seating and protocols in place in order to provide for everyone’s health and safety. We will conduct a lottery to determine attendance at each service. For information on how the lottery system works and how to sign up, see below or visit www.bethelnr.org/HHlottery.

HOW TO ENTER THE LOTTERY

LOTTERY GUIDELINES FOR OUR IN-PERSON TENT SERVICE

1. Seven services will be offered in the tent. They are: 1. Members / families in good standing, with Erev/Maariv Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah Day 1, Rosh at least 50% of their current membership dues paid (unless other arrangements have been made), are able Hashanah Day 2, Kol Nidre (with Yizkor), Yom Kippur Morning (with Yizkor), Yizkor Only Service, Yom Kippur Mincha/Ne’ilah/ to enter the lottery.

Havdalah (with Yizkor).

2. Member adults (maximum 2 per household) 2. Members will be able to rank their preference for all and children between the ages of 12 and 21 living at services they want to, and are able to, attend. home may enter the lottery.

3. Members will be randomly assigned services based on their preferences, to the extent possible.

3. Once you are assigned to a service, you may not swap or change with anyone else. If you are unable to attend, you must call the office and cancel your reservation. Security will have a list of registrants that will be strictly enforced, with absolutely no exceptions made. Given the health and safety concerns, and Beth El’s responsibility to create and uphold as safe of an environment as possible, this protocol will be strictly enforced.

4. After everyone has been assigned one service (space permitting) of those they selected, if spots remain, members will be assigned additional services, with High Holiday member groups 1, 2, and 3 receiving priority in that order.

If there is more interest than there are spots, there will be a wait list for services.

HIGH HOLIDAY DATES AND TIMES SELICHOT Saturday, September 12 (details page 7)...........8:30 pm

KOL NIDRE Sunday, September 27 Mincha......................1:00 pm Kol Nidre & Yizkor......6:15 pm Candle Lighting........6:25 pm YOM KIPPUR Monday, September 28 Shacharit, Yizkor,

and Musaf................. 8:30 am

Yizkor Only Service..........1:45 pm

Mincha, Yizkor, Ne'ilah....3:45 pm

Maariv, Shofar Blast.........7:35 pm

ROSH HASHANAH Friday, September 18 Erev Rosh Hashanah Service......................6:30 pm Candle Lighting........6:40 pm Saturday, September 19 Rosh Hashanah, Day 1 Shacharit...................9:00 am Mincha/Maariv..........6:40 pm

Candle Lighting. after 7:37 pm Sunday, September 20 Rosh Hashanah, Day 2 Shacharit...................9:00 am Taschlich...................4:00 pm Mincha/Maariv..........6:40 pm Yom Tov Ends.............7:37 pm

SUKKOT Friday, October 2 Erev Sukkot Candle Lighting........6:16 pm Saturday, October 3 Sukkot, Day 1, Shacharit.9:00 am

Candle Lighting. after 7:45 pm Sunday, October 4 Sukkot, Day 2 Friday, October 9 Hoshanah Rabbah Saturday, October 10 Shemini Atzeret & Yizkor Service Sunday, October 11 Simchat Torah

Monday, September 21 Fast of Gedaliah Begins 5:15 am, Ends 7:21 pm Saturday, September 26 Shabbat Shuvah............9:00 am 6

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KERUV* KORNER As we approach the High Holidays, the “Days of Awe,” we are encouraged to reflect on the past year and how we, not just individually but as a community, can do better. During this turbulent and stressful year in particular, we have had plenty of opportunities to reflect on how we can improve.

Keruv—Inclusion—seems particularly relevant this year. For the first time all of us have experienced what it is like to be cut off from our community and our usual sources of comfort and spirituality due to circumstances outside of our control. Hours upon hours of tremendous effort have been required of our professional and lay leadership just to figure out how we can safely engage and fulfill our spiritual and ritual requirements together as a congregation. The daunting logistics of planning for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur in years past pale in comparison…

So it dawns on me, this is what it is like every year and all the time for families whose members have physical or emotional disabilities. Trying to anticipate barriers, figuring out feasible accommodations, troubleshooting unexpected crises, calculating whether the benefits of participating in activities outweigh the

*“Keruv” = to bring close, to draw near

potential risks and the effort demanded. The Keruv Committee has tried to help in small ways, offering buddies, creating a quiet room, but I know our efforts, while always appreciated, do little to lift the burden.

This year, with so little known in advance, we have not been able to plan or support our congregants in the same ways. I honestly don’t know if the range of High Holiday options being offered this year are actually more inclusive than usual or place a greater burden on those who have unique circumstances. What I do know is that as a caring community, we want and need to include every one of us. As I write this I feel a pang of loneliness. I miss Beth El, I miss all of you, seeing you in person and wishing you a Shanah Tovah.

However, we remain united in the ways that matter. Please write and let us know if there is anything Keruv can do to make the upcoming holidays, or your Beth El experience generally, more meaningful.

May we all be written and sealed in the book of life!

Elise Richman, elisekrichman@gmail.com Nina Luban, nina.luban@gmail.com Keruv Committee Co-chairs

Sisterhood’s Ongoing Programs WALKING CLUB: every Monday at 9:30 am for a nice easy walk—not a jog. All are welcome!

MITZVAH KNITTING: Free lessons and supplies.

Knit at home and donate your work. E-mail Phyllis at pjf920@verizon.net.

TORAH FUND For many years, Beth El Sisterhood has been a dedicated supporter of the Torah Fund Project for Women’s League. We have raised money to provide scholarships and programming for five degree-granting seminaries in the United States, Europe, and South America. These programs educate the rabbis, cantors, teachers, scholars and other professionals in the Conservative movement.

The graduates of these seminaries bring innovative programs to Jewish communities worldwide and preserve Jewish traditions.

Your annual donation of various levels entitles you to receive an artistic pin, shown above, that will spark conversation and help spread the word of the important work of Torah Fund. This year’s Torah Fund theme is B’Yachad –Together. Our pride in being Jewish shows in everything we do in both our personal and professional lives, and we accomplish more together. Join us to make this happen. The pin is in, so order now!

Please consider participating in the important work of supporting the Conservative movement. If you have questions, contact Janis Demartini, jdemartini37@gmail. com, or Sheila Cohen, chilly321@aol.com.

QUESTIONS? Contact Arlene: aesalman@aol.com, or 914-235-2485.

The SISTERHOOD MITZVAH FUND is now being handled by Gaby Newfield. Please send all correspondence for Sisterhood donations to her at the following address (or place in the Sisterhood box in the office when the synagogue reopens).

Sisterhood Mitzvah Fund Gaby Newfield 87 Runyon Place Scarsdale, NY 10583 914-235-4030 gabyn77@yahoo.com 8

Sisterhood Scene As the High Holiday season rapidly approaches, we Jews do not think of merriment and gaiety but of introspection and reflection.

This year more than many others in the past, these themes need to direct our thoughts and our activities. We have in the past six months already zoomed until we don’t want to turn on the computer again.

We have discussed until we are tired of talking. And yet, we are asked once again to look inward and re-imagine what a better world would look like with our increased participation in its development. How can we dream big in a time of societal upheaval while we ourselves may be feeling alone, scared and vulnerable.

In the U’neh Taneh Tokef prayer of the High Holiday liturgy, we are reminded of the still small voice that can be heard when we silence the din of our world around us. That voice is God’s way of guiding us and helping us guide ourselves to a more meaningful life. Now, during the pandemic and the outpouring of concern for Black lives, we can hear the stillness more explicitly. What can we

do to develop this moral outreach? Our Jewish values can guide us through this difficult time and what this season demands of us.

First, take care of yourselves. Laugh, listen and love. Cultivate your human connections through joining Sisterhood and keeping your family and friends “close.” Look for our interesting line-up of special events for the coming year. Second, join us as we develop new outreach programs. Want to help people get out to vote? We have a plan. Want to help our school community? Want to volunteer your talents on Zoom by reading to kids, sharing fun activities for at home students or tutoring local school children? We are working on that too.

We need you and you need us. Together we can stay strong, work hard and stop to enjoy life all at the same time. Keep listening for the still small voice as the year progresses and as we turn to help build a brighter world.

Sandra Savitz Gruenberg, Beth El Sisterhood President

SISTERHOOD BAGELS AND BOOKS Monday, September 21st • 9:30 am We will discuss All I Know and Love, by Judith Frank Questions? Contact Arlene Salman, 914-235-2485, aesalman@aol.com.

Sisterhood Evening Book Club

Wednesday, September 9th • 7:30 pm Fleishman Is in Trouble, by Taffy Brodesser-Akner Find the Zoom link at www.bethelnr.org/livestream.

Questions? Email Erica Epstein at mmleepstein@gmail.com; or Cynthia Glickman at cynglickman@gmail.com.

Sisterhood is pleased to announce

FALL FLOWER BULB FUND-RAISER Everyone Loves Flowers!

Place your order online for flower bulbs to plant this Fall and have beautiful flowers in the Spring

REMINDER: Sisterhood Membership Is Right Now!

Order pick-up during the first week of October, (hopefully) in the Beth El Parking lot.

Sisterhood wants and needs you!

If you would like to get a membership envelope, contact Carole Graham at 914 576 6617 or carolegraham@optonline.net.

Available to the entire congregation.

Just visit www.bethelnr.org/BULBS to place your order!

Join us for our opening program—

Help raise money for Beth El Sisterhood.

Let’s Raise Some Money!!!

MAH JONGG: HOW A CHINESE GAME BECAME AN AMERICAN PASTIME WITH SPEAKER GREGG SWAIN

This fund-raiser will end on November 22, 2020.

author of Mah Jongg The Art of the Game and (newly released) American Mah Jongg for Everyone

We will receive the Flower Bulbs approximately two weeks from the time we place the order.

Monday, September 14th, 7:00 pm (zoom link TBA) Contact phoebegross@aol.com to register.

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HAPPENING "AT" BETH EL ONLINE AND VIRTUALLY Beth El Memorial Page

Limmud: The King and I Wednesday 12noon, through Sept 16

Our Beth El website has a space to honor members and loved ones lost during these unprecedented times. Some who have experienced a recent loss have posted written reflections and photos of their loved ones for our Beth El community to honor and share in their memory. This website is password protected. Login to your ShulCloud account and visit bethelnr.org/virtualmemorial. If you need help, email Abby at awise@bethelnr.org.

Keter Malkhut, the Kingly Crown, by Solomon ibn Gabirol (1021-1058) has been called the greatest Hebrew religious poem of the Middle Ages. Part of the Sephardic liturgy for the High Holy Days, its 40 stanzas incorporate the principal themes of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Join us as we explore ibn Gabirol’s take on God, the universe and humankind—taught by special guest, Rabbi Barry Kenter.

Sermon Sponsorship

“Who is honored? One who honors others.” Pirkei Avot 4:1 This teaching reminds us that our tradition has an ethic of honoring our loved ones. One way we do this is through teaching and studying Torah in their honor or in their memory. To celebrate someone marking a simcha or elevate the name and memory of a loved one, consider honoring them with your Beth El community by dedicating the weekly sermon in their name (sent out by email in the weekly Shabbat Announcements). The cost is $180. For information, visit.bethelnr.org/sponsor.

Learn the High Holiday Tunes Join Cantor Gaby Schvartz to learn the special tunes to sing along on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We will meet on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm, from September 2nd - 16th. Visit www.bethelnr.org/LiveStream for the link. Get in the High Holiday spirit!

Mishnah Class Rabbi Schuck teaches a Mishnah class on Tuesday and Friday mornings, 9:15-10:00 am. The class will study Masechet Makkot and all material will be shared via Zoom (no need to purchase books).

This is not a drop in class. We ask that you make a commitment to consistent attendance. A minimum of ten people is required. RSVP to Zoe Raynes, zraynes@bethelnr.org.

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Misheberach List

At many of our services, and now at our evening Mishnah study, we say a prayer for healing for those who are ill. Any name added to the Misheberach list will be automatically removed after one month. If a name needs to remain on the list for another month, please reach out again to a member of the clergy.

MEMBER RESOURCES

Right now, it is more important than ever to stay connected to our community. Visit bethelnr.org/ livestream to see all of our upcoming events and to watch some of our past programs.

Beth El’s Social Worker: Shari Baum 914-761-0600, ext. 2145, sbaum@wjcs.com Beth El’s Emergency Line: 914-235-2700, press * You will be contact within 30 minutes by a member of the senior team.

Beth El Cares Hotline and Email: 914-235-2700, dial 9 • bethelcares@bethelnr.org. A hotline and email for needs that arise which are specific to the public health crisis. Someone from our team will get back to you as soon as possible.

Want to Volunteer? Email bethelcares@bethelnr.org, write VOLUNTEER and your full name in the subject line. You will be added to our volunteer database.

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RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CALENDAR

FOR TEENS & COLLEGE-AGE FRIENDS

LOOKING FOR A PART-TIME JOB OR COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES?

*Sunday, September 13 Family Opening Day, *Thursday, September 24 Vav/Gesher/Teen Orientation

(for Thursday classes) *Sunday, September 27 Religious School Orientation

through Gesher classes *Most likely in person, outdoors with supplemental online options

SEEKING TECHNOLOGY AIDES AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS IN RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLASSROOMS

**Thursday, October 1

1st Day of Virtual Religious School

YOUTH CALENDAR

HOURS (beginning in October): Thursdays: 4:00-6:00 pm Sundays: 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Direct community service hours available for teens.

Training provided. *This can be done from anywhere with internet and a laptop!

Sunday, September 6

Meet and Greet Drive- By 10:00 am Apple Picking, 2:00 pm

Thursday, September 24

Youth & Family Tashlich, Paine Lake

TEEN CALENDAR

INTERESTED? CONTACT BEKKAH GOLD: RGOLD@BETHELNR.ORG.

Friday, September 11

Ice Cream Drive-By

**See publicity for timing and details: Thursday, October 1st, First Virtual Day of Religious School

For Youth & Family High Holiday plans, please see page 2 of The Bulletin.

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KICK OFF SEPTEMBER WITH THE YOUTH & FAMILY DEPARTMENT!

A Note from the Director of Youth & Family Engagement . . .

Dear Youth & Families, We hope you were able to find moments of joy and relaxation throughout this summer. Though this year will look different from most, we are excited to continue to offer you innovative, engaging, and meaningful programming for your families all year long. Please be in touch with ideas or to set up a time for virtual coffee. We are here for you!

Shanah Tovah, Bekkah Gold, rgold@bethelnr.org

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

DRIVE BY OPEN HOUSE 10:00 am-12:00 pm Hear the Shofar at 10:00 am, learn about the Dept. of Youth & Family Engagement, and say hi to your favorite Beth El professionals from the comfort of your own car!

APPLE PICKING 2:00 pm Join us for our annual apple picking kick off event! See flyer for details and go to bethelnr.org/applepicking.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 COOKING CHUG - APPLE BAKE 5:00 pm Join Stephanie Lederman for Cooking Chug to bake a delicious apple dessert in honor of Rosh HaShanah!!

Go to bethelnr.org/applebake.

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 TEEN ICE CREAM DRIVE BY 4:00 pm

SHOFAR BLOWING 10:00 am Join us at 10:00 am for a communitywide Shofar-blowing from the comfort of your own car at Beth El!

Kick off the year with your Beth El Friends! Open to all teens, Grades 9-12 at Beth El. Drive up with your family, see your teen leadership and staff, and get some ice cream before Shabbat!

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FAMILY OPENING DAY 10:30 am See separate communication for details about this date and more!

ICE CREAM DRIVE BY 4:30 pm See details in the Shofar Blast emails!

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 ROSH HASHANAH YOM KIPPUR See Shofar Blast for details on youth and family opportunities (including teen options) throughout the holiday.

ONLINE OPTIONS There will always be virtual options when we have in-person programming. Contact Bekkah Gold: rgold@bethelnr.org with any questions or concerns and check out our Facebook pages and emails for up-to-date information!

www.bethelnr.org

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65rth THANK YOU! TODAH RABBAH! The Gala Honorees of 2020 - The COVID Six - wish to express their gratitude to all of you who contributed so generously in our honor for this year's gala.

Whether it was money, videos, or just good wishes, we all felt that hand-in-hand, we together make Beth El the spiritual and social community that feeds our souls and our hearts. Thank you for joining us in this once in a lifetime adventure, and next year may we dance our hearts out in person!

Sandy and Jack Gruenberg Jayne and Darren Peister Julia Keltz and Zach Seiden THE BETH EL SISTERHOOD’S

Beth El Synagogue Center Cemetery and Funeral Policies

BAUM JUDAICA GIFT SHOP

Cemetery plots are only for sale to members in good standing. To purchase cemetery plots, please contact Alise Liquorie in the front office, 914-2352700, ext. 223, or aliquorie@bethelnr.org.

NOW YOU CAN PURCHASE ITEMS USING OUR VERSION OF "VIRTUAL SHOPPING!"

IS READY FOR BUSINESS!

1. If you are in the synagogue stop by and check out the display cases and take a picture if it is NOT Shabbat; OR 2. Choose a category of Giftware, let us know, and we will send photos of our stock; OR 3. Find something online and we can order it for you.

Funerals may take place at Beth El Synagogue Center if the deceased is a member of Beth El and in good standing. There is a fee of $1,000.

The following three funeral homes are the only approved funeral homes that can operate a funeral service at Beth El—Plaza Jewish Community Chapel (NYC), Riverside Memorial Chapel (Mt. Vernon), Weinstein Memorial Chapel (Yonkers).

If you have questions about end-of-life planning, our clergy are available to speak with you. If you have questions about the logistics of having a funeral at Beth El, please contact our Executive Director, Erica Leventhal, eleventhal@bethelnr.org.

Call Carole or Ellen for further information.

Carole Graham, 914-576-6617, or Ellen Hollander, 914-632-4658 OR E-MAIL GIFTSHOP@BETHELNR.ORG 14

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MONDAY

For all of our online and virtual learnings, teachings, and activities, visit www. bethelnr.org/livestream.

TUESDAY

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Mishna Yomit 8:15 am

Mishna Yomit 7:00 pm Daily Minyan 7:20 pm Officers Mtg.7:30 pm

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Shacharit 8:15 am Rise & Sing 9:00 am Sound the Shofar 10:00 am Virtual Daf Shevui 10:30 am

18 ELUL 8

Synagogue Offices Closed

Daily Minyan 7:20 pm LABOR DAY

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24 ELUL 14

Shacharit 8:15 am Rise & Sing 9:00 am Sound the Shofar 10:00 am Gift Bags/ Book Pick Up 10:00 am Virtual Daf Shevui 10:30 am Daily Minyan 7:20 pm

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Tashlich 4:00 pm Mincha/Maariv 6:40 pm Yom Tov Ends 7:37 pm

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Mishna Yomit 8:15 am

Mishna Yomit 8:15 am

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Mishna Yomit 8:15 am Mishna Yomit 8:15 am The King & I, with Parasha HaShavua Rabbi Kenter 12:00 pm 1:30 pm CSA 5:00 pm Learn the High Holiday Tunes 6:00 pm Mishna Yomit 7:00 pm Mishna Yomit 7:00 pm Daily Minyan 7:20 pm Daily Minyan 7:20 pm Open Beit Midrash 8:00 pm

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4 TISHRI 23

22 ELUL 12

Shacharit 7:00 am Mishna Yomit 8:15 am

5 TISHRI 24

29 ELUL 19

Mishna Yomit 8:15 am

Service 6:30 pm

EREV ROSH HASHANAH

6 TISHRI 25

Shacharit 7:00 am

Mishna Yomit 8:15 am Sis. Bagels & Bks 9:30 am

Mishna Yomit 8:15 am

Mishna Yomit 8:15 am

Mishna Yomit 8:15 am Parasha HaShavua 1:30 pm

Mishna Yomit 8:15 am

Mishna Yomit 7:00 pm Daily Minyan 7:20 pm

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6:52 pm Birthday Shabbat

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Sis. Opening Meeting 8:00 pm

Virtual Havdalah 8:15 pm

Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 pm

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Mishna Yomit 7:00 pm Daily Minyan 7:20 pm

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Open Beit Midrash 8:00 pm

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Parasha HaShavua 1:30 pm Mishna Yomit 7:00 pm Daily Minyan 7:20 pm

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Learn the High Holiday Mishna Yomit 7:00 pm Daily Minyan 7:20 pm Tunes 6:00 pm Mishna Yomit 7:00 pm Open Beit Midrash 8:00 pm Daily Minyan 7:20 pm

Shacharit 7:00 am Mishna Yomit 8:15 am The King & I, with Rabbi Kenter 12:00 pm CSA 5:00 pm Learn the High Holiday Tunes 6:30 pm Mishna Yomit 7:00 pm Daily Minyan 7:20 pm Evening Bk Club 7:30pm Bd of Trustees Mtg 7:30 pm

FRIDAY

Shacharit 7:00 am

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Shabbat Serv. 9:00 am

Mishna Yomit 7:00 pm Daily Minyan 7:20 pm Sis. Board Meeting 7:30 pm

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Apple Picking 2:00 pm Daily Minyan 7:20 pm

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

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Welcome to the Beth El Community The Zargari/Hart Family Of New Rochelle Joseph Zargari and Nicole Hart Eli, 11; Dalia, 8

DONATION POLICY

The way we handle notification of general donations made to Beth El is: We will only mail out acknowledgement letters for donations of $36 or greater made to our various funds. ALL donations of any value will continue to be posted in the monthly Bulletin. This is in line with common practice of other synagogues of similar size, and also yields administrative savings for Beth El. To donate, visit www.bethelnr.org/ donation. Note: This policy does not affect donations made to Sisterhood or the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund.

Please use ShulCloud wherever possible to make your donations e l e c t r o n i c a l l y, a s t h i s y i e l d s administrative savings. If you have questions, contact Zoe Raynes at ZRaynes@bethelnr.org, or 914-2352700, ext. 228.

GALA 2020 DONATIONS, ADDENDUM In honor of Darren and Jayne Peister, recipients of the President’s Ne’emanim Service Award, generous donations were received from The Lowenfels Family, Laura Kaufman, Simone and Mark Semer, Elana and Avi Spira, Adrianne and Shaun Meller, Sima and Robert A. Friedman, Michelle and Gerald Cohen , Hadara and Leon Zemel , Steven and Aviva Seiden, Barry E. and Joanne Aranoff; Kenneth Weinstein.

Do You Know What You Can Do with Your Beth El Online Account?

Did you make a new friend at kiddush, but have no way to contact her?

Do you want a quicker way to make payments and donations to Beth El? Fear not! Using your online Beth El account, you can: • access the directory with contact information for all members (searchable by first or last name of any adult or child), • pay your bill, make donations, and • register for and pay for Beth El events!

If you need help to access or use the online account, see the instructions at www.bethelnr.org/logininstructions or contact: Shayna Klopott at shayna.klopott@gmail.com, or Carrie Fox at csfox99@gmail.com,

Beth El Celebrates September Birthdays

Beth El would like to extend a “Happy Birthday!” to its members with a birthday in the month of September. If you have a September

birthday, but your name does not appear on the list, we are sorry for the omission and ask that you e-mail the synagogue at info@bethelnr.org so that we can update our

records. Contact us if you do not wish to have your name appear on our birthday list. (The list reflects our adult members and post-bar/ bat mitzvah children up to the age of 21.)

Edward Ackerman Naomi Adler Schiller Erik Avni Ruby Axelrod Ellen Barlis Irving Baumwald Leetal Ben-Simon Bobby Ben-Simon Sydney Berkowitz Brett Bernstein Debra Blum Judy Bomback David Brot Sanjiv Chhahira Gary Claar Marc Cohen

David Grobstein Marc Gross Diane Heiman Hope Herzog Jacob Hollander Ashley Katzenberg Jordan Katzenberg Alison Kessler Madeline Klonsky Rachel Koenig Donald Kotler Marc Lazarus Michael Lenchner Erica Leventhal Mila Levine Helene Liebstein

Arlene Salman Morgan Salomon Rabbi David Schuck Jules Schwartz Wendy Schwartz Yaffa Segal Susanne Shabasson Dawn Shammas Ilana Shechter Barbara Shulman Harold Shulman Mark Silver Lawrence Silverman Guy Simkhay Jack Simkhay Marc Sininsky

Lynne Cohen Barbara Conviser Lawrence Cooper Galina Erlikh Ella Fayer Phyllis Feingold Jill Forman Lauren FreemanBosworth Jacqueline Friedland Jay Goldstein Susan Goldstein Jonathan Golub Gwen Gorfinkle Wendy Goulston Laurie Griffel

Jeffrey Lowin Lynn Lowin Susan Lurie Alexander Meckler Mark Medin Lisa Mendler Susan Mittleman Roberta Morse Joyce Newman Michael Novoseller Henry Oksman Noah O’Neill Lydia Read Jessica Rothenberg Emily Rubin Annette Safer 16

Craig Solar Adam Stein Marjorie Stein Sebastian Stock Randi Stock-Klee Berish Strauch Ellen Teplitz Warhit Eric Treiber Samuel Weber Bruce Wenig Michele Wolk Claudia Wolloch Robyn Yairi Hannah Zachariah Marjorie Zimmerman

Happy Birthday!

NEWSMAKERS

SEPTEMBER YAHRZEIT OBSERVANCES

The yahrzeit of the following deceased persons permanently inscribed on our Memorial Walls are observed on these dates: 18 Irving Mansfield 1 Frank I. Eisenman Leo Feureisen 18 Bertha Batkin 2 Benjamin Victor Goldstein 18 Rhea Greenstein 3 Samuel E. Singer 20 Annie Langbert 3 Jacob Streger 20 Richard B. Paushter 3 Claire Feibelmann 21 Mary Rubin 3 Isaac Goldfarb 21 Betty Glick Cohen 4 Sylvia Morganstern 21 Ralph Hanchrow 4 Margaret Cantor 22 Solomon E. Shahmoon 4 Hannah Feinberg 22 Louis Gordon 6 Irving R. Raber 22 Samuel M. Lerner 6 Michael Ginsberg 23 Jack Siegel 6 Esther Levine 23 Sarah Kooper 7 Rose Rapaport 23 Jacob Fischler 8 David Morris Rubin 24 Joseph Hausner 8 Samuel Cohen 25 Irwin Resnick 8 May Finn 25 Isaac Axenzow 9 David Sampson 25 Simon Bogash 9 Mollie Schulman 25 Ruth F. Mendelsohn 9 David Warshaw 25 Paul Getzofff 10 Joseph Brustein 26 Israel Kalen 10 Rebecca Kleinman 26 Raquel Kramer 10 Stanley Strauss 26 David J. London 11 Emanual Gross 27 Adolph Horn 12 Louis Halpern 27 Alice Levy 12 Ann Rubin 27 Julius M. Rosen 13 Anna K. Springer 27 Blanche Fein 14 William Dinkes 28 Annie Levine 14 B. Sol Goldfinger 28 Hannah Meyers 14 Ethel Streger 28 Else Warms 16 Fay Friedman 29 Isidor Farber 17 Solomon Troodler 29 Harry Frankel 17 Herman Fishman 30 Tessie Heyman 17 Abraham Newman 30 Anna M. Kaplan 17 Dina Ulitzky 30 Dr. Charles Edelstein 18

Mazal tov to:

Elissa Baum on the birth of her first great-grandson, Brooks Baum, and to parents Dr. Jared and Megan Baum and grandparents Drs. Seth and Laura Baum; Carole and Jeff Graham on their fiftieth wedding anniversary; Esther Winik on the birth of granddaughter Sophia Julia Kekst, and to parents Dana and Joseph Kekst; Robin Kaphan on the birth of her grandson Jack, and to parents Alison and Tim Coyle; Alexander Gruenstein and Margot Weissman on their marriage, and to parents Steven and Lynn Gruenstein and Mark and Cindy Weissman; Avi and Dana Stein on the birth of their son Raphael Ilan, and to big sister Ayelet; Barbara and Lawrence Orans on the engagement of their son Mark to Alix Samuel; Debbie and Steven Young on the engagement of their daughter Becky Young to Jake Orbach-Smith, son of Richard Smith and Vivien Orbach-Smith; Leni and Fred Wiener on the engagement of their son Jared to Stacia Ury, daughter of Sharon and Dr. Steven Ury; Dorothy and Herb Fox on the birth of great-grandson Lavi Shlomo, son of Sharon and Maayan Fox, brother of Naveh Tzvi, and grandson of Saralee and Paul Shrell-Fox; Melanie and Scott Mellis on the marriage of their son Ian Mellis to Emily Fessler; Stephanie and Harvey Lederman (Beth El's Youth and Family Coordinator) on the marriage of their daughter, Emily to Sam Kanter; Eunice Kaplan on the marriage of her granddaughter Abby Katz, daughter of Lisa Kaplan and Leon Katz, to Brett Kirsch. (The marriage took place in Eunice's backyard, the same place that Abby's parents were married.)

A Warm Beth El Mazal Tov to One and All!!

CONDOLENCES We record with sorrow the losses suffered by our members and friends and extend to them our deepest sympathies.

Condolences to: Marc Lazarus on the loss of his brother Ronnie Lazarus; Sima Littman on the loss of her father, Mendel Trachtman; Brenda Corwin on the loss of her brother Robert Matthew Klein, and to parents Shelley and Fred Klein; Lynn and Rubin Kuszel on the loss of their son Joshua Kuszel; Judith Szabo on the loss of her grandson Joshua Kuszel; Frankie Shahar on the loss of her husband, Avraham Shahar; Dov Hyman on the loss of his mother, Joy Hyman, grandmother of our member Sherri Hyman; Laura Lewis on the loss of her mother, Renee Algazy; Eunice Kaplan on the loss of her daughter Amy Kaplan; Susan Solow Dubin on the loss of her father, Samuel Seymour Solow; Susan and Len Mark on the loss of their son Mark Rothberg; Naomi Rothberg Fiorito on the loss of her brother Mark Rothberg; Judy Schwartz on the loss of her mother, Joan L. Lynton; David Goldman on the loss of his brother Gerard Goldman; Ruth Gotian on the loss of her father, Arthur Ginsburg; Judith Feuerstein on the loss of her husband, Gabriel Feuerstein; Susanne Feuerstein Simchowitz and Richard Feuerstein on the loss of their father, Gabriel Feuerstein.

Share your milestone events with us!

If you experience a milestone or a loss in your family, contact Linda at LNewman@bethelnr.org, or 914-235-2700, ext. 246.

The family of

ELAINE LEVITIN, z'"l wishes to express its deep appreciation for the kind messages of condolence and contributions to Beth El made in her memory.

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DOROTHY FLEISHAKER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND

GENERAL FUND

Generous donations were received from Barbara Leonard Epstein, father of Larry Epstein, from Birshtein and Howard Steinman; Lydia Read; Barbara and Bob Cohen.

IN HONOR OF: David and Barbara Horowitz; Michael Dorfman. Jay Agular, brother of Linda Mazursky and uncle With thanks for the weekly challah delivery, from Rabbi David and Dr. Frances Blumenfeld. of Heather Horowitz, from Anita Kopf.

IN HONOR OF: The Mishnah teachings— thank you Rabbi Sitkin Mary Heligman, my mother-in-law, from Wendy IN MEMORY OF: and Rabbi Schuck, from Barry and Judi Kenter. Goulston.

Chaim Kalfus, my beloved father, and the beloved Rabbi Schuck, Rabbi Sitkin, Rabbi Fisher, Cantor Gladys T. Orans, beloved mother of Lawrence grandfather of Bekkah Gold and Lissy Gold, from Schvartz, and Cantor Aqua, from Ellen and Jack Orans, on her yahrzeit, from Lawrence and Grace Kalfus and Bruce Gold Barbara Orans.

Hollander.

DAY CAMP FUND The birth of grandson Jack to Robin Kaphan, from Renee Algazy, beloved mother of Laura Lewis, from Rochelle Chaiken; and Marianne and Bob Rochelle Chaiken.

Sussman.

Uri Aqua, with gratitude, affection, and admiration, Mendel Trachtman, beloved father of Sima from Phyllis and Harvey Jay. Littman, from Erika Pintoff.

Cantor Uri Aqua’s retirement—we will miss your kindness and smile and wish you and your family Avraham Shahar, beloved husband of Frankie all the best always, from Liz and Eric Alderman. Shahar, from Jim Henry, and Matthew and Shireen Lewis.

Barbara and Lawrence Orans on the engagement of their son Mark to Alix Samuel, from Deborah Amy Kaplan, beloved daughter of Eunice Kaplan, from Judy Schmeidler; and Seth Ward and Carol Olstein and family.

Kozak.

The Gala honorees—Sandy and Jack Gruenberg, Jayne and Darren Peister, Julia Keltz and Zach Samuel Seymour Solow, beloved father of Susan Solow-Dubin, from Judy Schmeidler; and Liz, Seiden, from Deborah Olstein and family.

Eric, Sara and Jeremy Alderman.

IN MEMORY OF: Joy Hyman, beloved mother of Dov Hyman, from Thelma Yust Mandelker, mother of Larry Deborah Olstein and family.

Mandelker—may her memory be a blessing, from Joan L. Lynton, beloved mother of Judy Schwartz, Shireen Lewis. from Barbara and Bob Cohen.

Thelma Yust Mandelker, mother of Larry Marvin Gorode, beloved father of Barbara Orans, Mandelker, from Randy and Jenny Longman. from Barbara and Lawrence Orans.

ENDOWMENT FUND IN MEMORY OF: Joan L. Lynton, beloved mother of Judy Schwartz, from Marc and Barbara Klee.

YAHRZEIT DONATIONS Myriam Tamar Batista, Robert Baum, Judy and Fred Bomback, Deborah Chassen, Rita Cohen, Deena Davis, Susan Diamond, Leah and Noel Edelson, Arthur H. Elkind, Galina Erlikh, Ruth Esses, Ray Fein, the Gabriel family, Helen Geffner, Ellen and Moshe Gelboim, Faye and Jack Gingold, Rita and Bruce Gilbert, Carrie and Joe Goldberg, Sheila Giller Grossman, Barbara and Sheldon Haber, Judy Harary, Arthur Holland, Barbara and David Horowitz, Judi and Rabbi Barry Kenter, Lynne Kushner, Barbara and Jay Lerner, Michael Malina, Sheldon Marcus, Barbara and Arthur Margolin, Patricia Mirsky, Lois Morgenstern, Goldie Newman, Laura Penn, David Peretz, Kay and Rabbi Moshe Pomerantz, Patricia GreenwelRojkind, Karen Roth, Sharon and George Rozansky, Fran Rubenstein, Elise and Bob Schepp, Susan and David Schlecker, Harriet and Leonard Schwartz, Kathy and Howard Seiden, Lloyd Sherman, Lenore and Rabbi Melvin Sirner, Rachelle and Steven Stern, the Trachten family, Ronnie and Jesse Weinberger, Claudia and Norbert Wolloch, Helene Wolloch, Marjorie and Lester Zimmerman.

SYLVIA AND ROBERT SCHER CHESED COMMUNITY FUND

IN HONOR OF: Julie Rockowitz, from Rita and David Kaufman, Lauren and Ben Tanen; Rachel and Shai Held; Jamie and Brad Rogoff; and Jessica and Daniel Shatz.

SPECIAL NEEDS FUND IN MEMORY OF: My dear father, Alfred Finder; after 20 years I still miss you, from Barbara Finder.

Robert Klein, beloved son of Shelley and Fred Klein, and brother of Brenda Corwin, from Nora Klion-Wolloch, Phyllis and Harvey Jay, and Mindy and Stanley Patchen.

Joy Hyman, beloved mother of Dov Hyman, from Maxine and Joe Siegel, Robert and Susan Goldstein, and Brenda and Steve Golombek.

ANDREW SHAPIRO MEMORIAL FUND IN MEMORY OF: The yahrzeit of Max Palgon, beloved father of Mindy Patchen, from Mindy and Stanley Patchen.

YOUTH ACTIVITIES FUND

IN HONOR OF: Stephanie Lederman and all the volunteers Avraham Shahar, beloved husband of Frankie who delivered challah this summer, from Shari Shahar, from Melanie and Scott Mellis, Marianne Birnbaum Baum. and Bob Sussman, and Sandra and David IN MEMORY OF: Langsam.

Florence Kaplan, from Mitchel Kaplan.

IN MEMORY OF:

JEREMY SCHEINFELD MEMORIAL FUND

Avraham Shahar, beloved husband of Frankie Shahar, from Elliot and Susan Lesser.

IN HONOR OF:

SERMON SPONSORSHIPS

The marriage of our son Ian Mellis to Emily Esther and Mark Mildner in memory of their Aunt Fessler, from Melanie and Scott Mellis.

Rae Elkin Gabe and Uncle Louis Gabe.

Wendy Goulston with gratitude for essential IN MEMORY OF: workers.

Jeremy Scheinfeld, from Bruce Gold and Grace Herb and Dorothy Fox in memory of Herb’s dear Kalfus. brother Ivan Fox. Barbara Breakstone, mother of Beth Breakstone, Herb and Dorothy Fox in memory of Sylvia and from Barbara Finder and Jack Renick.

Max Aig, Dorothy’s parents.

Joshua Kuszel, beloved son of Rubin and Lynn Herb and Dorothy Fix in memory of Pearl and Kuszel, from Greta Brown, and Paul and Hanita Abraham Fox, Herb’s parents.

Judy Schmeidler in memory of Bobby Schmeidler.

Schneiderman.

Joe and Tamar Tait in memory of their brothers Samuel Seymour Solow, beloved father of Susan Daniel Kon and Raymond Tait Jr. Solow-Dubin, from Geralynn and David Reifer.

Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of their Joan L. Lynton, beloved mother of Judy Schwartz, parents Mollie and Charles Eisenberg; Saba and Harry Hollander; Dov Berl Lederman. from Debbie and Steven Young.

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RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

SISTERHOOD MITZVAH FUND IN HONOR OF: Nina Luban on receiving the Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Award, from Carole and Jeff Graham.

Esther Mildner on receiving the Julian Y. Bernstein Distinguished Service Award, from Carole and Jeff Graham.

Donald J. Fleishaker on receiving the Julian Y. Bernstein Silver Anniversary Distinguished Service Award, from Carole and Jeff Graham.

Elise and Barry Richman on the birth of their granddaughter, from Carole and Jeff Graham.

Ellen and Jack Hollander on the birth of granddaughter Aliza Malya Hollander, from Carole and Jeff Graham, Joyce and Michael Wechsler, George and Gaby Newfield, and Bob and Elise Schepp.

Uri Aqua on his retirement, health and happiness in the next life-chapter, from Carole and Jeff Graham, and George and Gaby Newfield.

The wedding of Alexander Gruenstein and Margo Weissman, from Joyce and Michael Wechsler, and Bob and Elise Schepp.

Bobby Crocker (Dr. Bob Schepp) and his domestic skills and talents, from Nina Luban and Scott Bonci, and Julia Coss.

Bobby Crocker (Dr. Bob Schepp) for his delicious home-baked challah, from Robin Kaphan.

Carole and Jeff Graham on their fiftieth wedding anniversary, from Marianne and Bob Sussman, and George and Gaby Newfield.

Robin Kaphan on the birth of her grandson Jack, from Nora Klion-Wolloch, George and Gaby Newfield, and Bob and Elise Schepp.

Vicki and Nate Fisher on the bar mitzvah of grandson Simon Fisher, from Mindy and Stanley Patchen, and Bob and Elise Schepp.

Rabbi Zach Sitkin in appreciation, from Carole and Jeff Graham.

Sheila Tanenbaum in memory of her mother, Goldie Siegel; Janet and Isaiah Seligman in honor of Jack and Ellen Hollander on the birth of their granddaughter Aliza Malya Hollander; David and Barbara Horowitz with thanks to Rabbi Schuck for the Mishnah teachings; Phyllis Cole in memory of Edward Kaufman, beloved husband of Zona; Caryl Fuchs in memory of Taube Fuchs-Sokol; Noel and Leah Edelson in memory of Sylvia and David Tuchinsky; David Resnick and Evan Resnick in honor of Merill Resnick chanting the Haftarah on the sixtieth anniversary of his bar mitzvah; Margo Lampert in memory of Leonard Epstein, father of Larry Epstein; Ellen and Jacob Hollander in memory of Thelma Mandelker, mother of Larry Mandelker; Ellen and Jacob Hollander in memory of Marilyn Platzner, mother of Merrick Platzner; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Leonard Epstein, father of Larry Epstein; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Harriet Steinberg, mother of Michele Brick; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Ellen Costello, daughter of Beatrice Freedman; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Herbert Joffe, husband of Florence Joffe; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Blanche Fried, mother of Judy Conrad; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Morton Friedman, father of Pam Friedman; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Stanley Kreinik, father of Barbara Ehudin; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Gladys Barish, aunt of Jay Rehr; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Margaret Sadok, mother of Mark Sadok; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Marvin Schuck, father of Rabbi Schuck; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Robert Kenler, brother of Janet Seligman; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Hilda Chinitz, mother of Marvin Chinitz and Lynn Chinitz Gruenstein; Ellen and Jack Hollander in memory of Alfred Fayer, father of Russell Fayer; Judy Schmeidler in memory of Ronnie Lazarus, brother of Marc Lazarus;

Rabbi David Schuck in appreciation, from Carole and Jeff Graham.

Jeff Graham, and Bob and Elise Schepp.

Amy Kaplan, beloved daughter of Eunice Leonard Epstein, beloved father of Larry Epstein, Kaplan, from Joyce and Michael Wechsler, from Carole and Jeff Graham, Sheila Cohen, and George and Gaby Newfield, Marianne and Bob Sussman, Barbara Simon, Naomi Raber, Marjorie George and Gaby Newfield.

Schlosberg, and Carole and Jeff Graham.

Blanche Fried, beloved mother of Judy Conrad, from Carole and Jeff Graham, George and Gaby Avraham Shahar, beloved husband of Frankie Newfield, Barbara Simon, and Shelley Goldring- Shahar and beloved grandfather, from George and Gaby Newfield, Bob and Elise Schepp, Margery Silverman and Arnold Silverman. and Arnold Reisfeld, and Carole and Jeff Graham.

Ronnie Lazarus, beloved brother of Marc Lazarus, Ellen Costello, beloved daughter of Beatrice from Joyce and Michael Wechsler.

Freedman, from George and Gaby Newfield.

Robert Klein, beloved son of Shelley and Fred Klein, and brother of Brenda, Ellen, and Michael, Beatrice Newman, beloved mother of Paulette from Joyce and Michael Wechsler, and George Katz, from George and Gaby Newfield.

IN MEMORY OF:

Sharon Brown and Marc Straussberg with thanks to Rabbi Schuck and Rabbi Sitkin for working so hard to make Daniel’s Straussberg’s Zoom Bar Mitzvah so meaningful and special; Laura Lewis in memory of Doreen Lewis and also with thanks for the support that I received during the illness of my mother, Renee Algazy; Marc and Harriet Suvall in memory of Renee Algazy, mother of Laura Lewis; Phyllis and Harvey Jay in memory of Renee Algazy, beloved mother of Laura Lewis and grandmother of Michele Moseley; Larry and Erica Epstein in memory of Renee Algazy, beloved mother of Laura Lewis; Arthur and Loretta Holland on the yahrzeit of Sande Holland; Susan Goldstein and family in memory of our beloved husband and father, Joel Goldstein, and with thanks to Rabbi Schuck for his kindness and support; Riverside Memorial Chapel; Phyllis and Harvey Jay in memory of Amy Kaplan, beloved daughter of Eunice Kaplan; Rabbi Vanessa Ochs and Dr Peter Ochs in memory of Amy Kaplan, beloved daughter of Eunice Kaplan; Harriet and Marc Suvall in memory of Samuel Seymour Solow, beloved father of Susan Solow Dubin; Florence Joffe in memory of her husband, Herb Joffe, and with thanks to Rabbi Schuck for his kindness; Cindy Eisenberg in memory of her grandmother, Miriam Lerner; Phyllis Cole in memory of Renee Algazy, beloved mother of Laura Lewis; Meryl and Marty Druckerman in memory of Robert Klein, beloved son of Shelley and Fred Klein; Janet and Isaiah Seligman in memory of Hannah Kenler, Janet’s beloved mother; Sima and Richard Littman in memory of Mendel Trachtman, Sima’s beloved father; Fred and Judy Bomback in memory of Amy Kaplan, beloved daughter of Eunice Kaplan; Fred and Judy Bomback in memory of Avi Shahar, beloved husband of Frankie Shahar; Leslie and Dick Ruttenberg in memory of their beloved son Brad on his yahrzeit; Joshua Rosenberg in memory of Alan D. Rosenberg on his yahrzeit.

Susan Morris, beloved wife of George Morris, from George and Gaby Newfield, and Lois Morgenstern.

Carol Freedman, from Lois Morgenstern.

Ernest Einzig, beloved father of Avi Einzig, from Shelley Goldring-Silverman and Arnold Silverman.

My beloved husband, Herbert Joffe, from Florence Joffe.

Joy Hyman, beloved mother of Dov and Linda Hyman, from Bob and Elise Schepp.

My beloved father, Bobby Futterman, and beloved grandpa, from Robin Kaphan and family.

Norman Kaplan, beloved Pop of Mitchell Kaphan, Carol and Paul Freedman, from George and Gaby z”l, and grandpa, from Robin Kaphan and family.

Renee Algazy, beloved mother of Laura Lewis , Newfield.

Joan L. Lynton, beloved mother of Judy Schwartz, from Joyce and Michael Wechsler, Nora Klion- Bernard Freedman, from Shelley Goldringfrom Phoebe and Peter Gross.

Wolloch, George and Gaby Newfield, Carole and Silverman and Arnold Silverman. and Gaby Newfield.

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270 North Avenue, 8th Floor New Rochelle, New York 10801 914 355 5900 www.lacherlaw.com

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Now More Than Ever Your Home is Your Sanctuary.

41 Overhill Road, New Rochelle | $1,325,000 | Approx. 4,112sf | 4 BR, 3.5 BA Well designed, Colonial style home built in 2004. This 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bathroom residence is filled with natural light and offers a wonderful open floor plan, soaring ceilings and beautiful moldings. Walk-out lower level boasts 9-foot ceilings, perfect for kid’s hang out room, gym/yoga room, office or craft room. 3-Zone gas heat/central air. Minutes to schools, shops and houses of worship from this ideal locale. Web# 6045078

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Glorianne Mattesi Lic. Assoc. R.E. Broker

O 914.723.6800 M 914.393.6990 glorianne.mattesi@elliman.com elliman.com 26

Find Your New Home In New Rochelle.

Pristine Wykagyl Estates | New Rochelle $1,049,000| 4 BR, 3 BA | Approx. 3,279sf | Web# 6053772

Wykagyl Estates Split Style Home | New Rochelle $755,000 | 3-BR, 2.5-BA | Approx. 2,381sf | Web# 6055810

Classic Colonial | New Rochelle $699,000 | 3 BR, 2.5 BA | Approx. 2,231sf | Web# 6055811

1270 North Condo | New Rochelle $695,000 | 2 BR, 2 BA | Garage Parking | Terrace | Web# 6046688

Super Spacious 1270 North Condo | New Rochelle $645,000 | 2 BR, 2 BA | Garage Parking | Web# 6058637

Roosevelt Terrace Duplex | New Rochelle $429,000 | 2 BR, 2 BA | Rooftop Terrace | Web# 6058350

26 POPHAM ROAD, SCARSDALE, NY 10583. 914.723.6800 © 2020 DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE. ALL MATERIAL PRESENTED HEREIN IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WHILE, THIS INFORMATION IS BELIEVED TO BE CORRECT, IT IS REPRESENTED SUBJECT TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, CHANGES OR WITHDRAWAL WITHOUT NOTICE. ALL PROPERTY INFORMATION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SQUARE FOOTAGE, ROOM COUNT, NUMBER OF BEDROOMS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN PROPERTY LISTINGS SHOULD BE VERIFIED BY YOUR OWN ATTORNEY, ARCHITECT OR ZONING EXPERT. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY. *HGAR MLS, 2016-2019 FOR TOTAL DOLLAR VOLUME AND NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS.

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SHERY ROSENSTEIN Licensed Real Estate Sales Person

Helping the Beth El community with their home buying and selling needs for over 10 years.

914.420.8556 s.rosenstein@yahoo.com

From My Home To Yours, All The Best For A Happy, Healthy & Safe New Year.

Shanah Tovah.

JOCELYN BURTON Real Estate Salesperson

M 917.693.3557 JBurton@houlihanlawrence.com

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Ranked in the Top 1% of All Agents in Westchester MLS #

1 Agent in the #1 Brokerage in New Rochelle

Named to Real Trends “America’s Best” List N E W ROCH ELLE B ROK ER AG E 15 Q UA K ER R I D G E R D, N E W RO C H EL L E, N Y 1080 4 Top 1%: According to the HGAR, there are approximately 6500 members located in Westchester County on an annual basis. Jocelyn ranks #53 and in the Top 1% in Westchester County by all properties sold, total dollar volume, 2019.

Source: HGMLS, 2019, total dollar volume of single family homes sold by Houlihan Lawrence agent, New Rochelle school district; 2019, total dollar volume of single family homes sold by company, New Rochelle school district. Ranking reflects sales data from all of 2019. The complete ranking of “America’s best” can be found at www.realtrends.com.