One Voice May-June 2024

It has been an exciting time for the Religious School the past two months, and we're winding the school year down to its conclusion.

First, we had a fantastic Purim Festival. We welcomed the other Orange County temples and more than 150 people showed up for the food and the fun. Our teachers Patti (who did two art projects) and Cantor Phil (who did the megilla reading and the music), were great, as well as Amanda, Cheryl and Stacey doing their usual great work. Rabbi Doug dressed for the occasion and I froze outside doing the traffic. Also, thanks to Arnie for his help putting it all together. We had hamantaschen, bagel bits, and pizza for the crowd. And it was great fun for the kids and their families.

In April, we had art where the students made their own seder plates, and music with Phil. He taught the four questions to everyone, as well as Chad Gadya.

We had an in-school seder which was well-attended and led by the students. They read the English and the Hebrew to make it a real seder. And real Passover food was served. Even real horseradish root.

Our Hebrew instruction during the week has gone well, as Nava's class has done great and my Wednesday students can truly read any Hebrew prayer in our siddur.

The plan for the remaining classes is to have our Family Museum Day and have the students lead a Friday night service in May. Stay tuned for details.

JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ORANGE COUNTY

Jewish Heritage Night with the Hudson Valley Renegades! Sunday, May 19, 2024

Gates Open: 1:05pm—First Pitch: 2:05pm

Night Includes Kosher food options, pre-game performances, in-game performances and much more. For more information, contact director@jewishorangeny.org.

Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County

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JUNE ANNIVERSARIES

Due to the rising cost of postage, printing and paper, the One Voice Newsletter will NO LONGER be the sent out in the mail. Starting with the May-June newsletter, it will be sent out through email only.

If you would still like to receive a paper copy in the mail, you can subscribe by emailing Maryjean@kolyisraelnewburgh.org.

If we do not have your email address, you may email Maryjean@kolyisraelnewburgh.org and we will add your email to our distribution list.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Nissan 23, 5784

Helen Skyer

Thursday, May 2, 2024 Nissan 24, 5784

Sarah E. Miskin Susan Moses

Henry Chartoff Frank Duffy

Celia Rider

Friday, May 3, 2024 Nissan 25, 5784

Bette Shapiro Risberg Ruth Shmagin

Saturday, May 4, 2024—Nissan 26, 5784

Sarah Block Steven Kaufman

Sunday, May 5, 2024 Nissan 27, 5784

Audrey Kupfer Morris Schnurmacher

Leonard Schwartz

Monday, May 6, 2024 Nissan 28, 5784

Ronald M. Kelson Allan Kaplan

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 Nissan 29, 5784

Dora Kaplan Gisella Radynski

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 Nissan 30, 5784

Howard Turkel

Thursday, May 9, 2024 Iyar 1, 5784

Anna Friedman Frances Michel

Zelda Pepper Helen I. Zakai

Saturday, May 11, 2024 Iyar 3, 5784

Lawrence Copans Morris Linsky

Louis Fox

Sunday, May 12, 2024 Iyar 4, 5784

Gary Kane Owen Page

Monday, May 13, 2024 Iyar 5, 5784

Nathan Cooper Isidore Estis

Martha Feder Lillian Hoffman

Jarrett Markel Sara Andelman

Harold Nadle Rubin Rachbach

Marcia Solomon

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Iyar 6, 5784

Mildred Strauss Kaplan Laura Eichengreen

Joseph Herman

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Iyar 7, 5784

Morris Alperovich Pearl Feldman

Lillian Rubin Leo Weitzner

May Yahrzeits

Thursday, May 16, 2024 Iyar 8, 5784

William Feder Abraham Levine

Benjamin Newman

Morton Zodikoff

Jacob Srago

Dorothy Friedman

Murray Hauben Meyer Jacobowitz

Anna Rothbaum

Friday, May 17, 2024 Iyar 9, 5784

Joseph Buchwald

Sarah Schwartz

Charles Freer

David Cohen

Saturday, May 18, 2024—Iyar 10, 5784

Alice Cohen Lillian Jacobowitz

Sunday, May 19, 2024 Iyar 11, 5784

Julian Fish

Gertrude Brown

Ida Faigin

Jerome Wernow

Boris Rabinowitz

Dora Dorfman

Avery Lazarus

Monday, May 20, 2024 Iyar 12, 5784

Anna Stein Lew Isrel Bashuk

Benjamin Fireman

Brenda Fireman

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 Iyar 13, 5784

Ida Aronchick

Andrew Alpert

Sunday, May 26, 2024 Iyar 18, 5784

Gertrude Carmen Irene Engelman

Klara Frid

Stanley Levinson

Monday, May 27, 2024 Iyar 19, 5784

Dr. Jeffrey Fudin

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 Iyar 20, 5784

Jacob Becker

Leopold Nurick

Sarah Hoffman

Seymour Shapiro

Louis A. Jonas Eva Lustbader

Frederick Zelkind

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 Iyar 21, 5784

Raymond Arbeit Gertrude Cowen

Bernard Hirshfield Dr. Chester Riesenberg

Joseph Socol

Thursday, May 30, 2024 Iyar 22, 5784

Jean Barrack Ida Grossman

Lillian Katz

Friday, May 31, 2024 Iyar 23, 5784

Adele Fishman

Eden Rich

Samuel Apsell

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 Iyar 14, 5784

Mack Helfman

Ruth Stangler

Shirley Lavender

Sarah Weintraub

Thursday, May 23, 2024 Iyar 15, 5784

Milan Neslin

Emil Zeger

Friday, May 24, 2024 Iyar 16, 5784

Max Sosnick Frimet Josephson

Saturday, May 25, 2024 –Iyar 17, 5784

Max Rones

The small sanctuary can always be opened for a quiet moment of prayer or meditation.

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR VISITORS TO CAI CEMETERIES: The following procedures are in effect to visit our cemeteries.

The Erie Avenue and Workmen's Circle Cemeteries are now open on Sundays until the end of November. The gates are always locked during the week. If you need to get into the cemeteries, please call to make an appointment.

Note: Unveilings must be scheduled in advance with Cemetery Chairperson, Todd Kelson, as well as our Rabbi. For additional info regarding the cemeteries, please contact the office at 562-5604.

Saturday, June 1, 2024 Iyar 24, 5784

Lawrence Levin Charles Levy

Mary Levy

Sunday, June 2, 2024—Iyar 25, 5784

Bernard Loth

Monday, June 3, 2024 Iyar 26, 5784

Richard Rose Shirley Adlerstein

Leonard Handen Mark Madoff

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Iyar 27, 5784

Phyllis Barer Mitchell H. Creeger

Jay Wayne, Sr. Emery Zeger

Robert Abramson

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Iyar 28, 5784

Wilfred Bank Millicent Miller

Dorothy Berlin Daniel Joseph Feld

Sol Simon

Thursday, June 6, 2024 Iyar 29, 5784

Henry Lampack Ben Gittelsohn

Friday, June 7, 2024 Sivan 1, 5784

Irving Green Emil Zeger

Steven Navon

Saturday, June 8, 2024—Sivan 2, 5784

Pauline Broitman Harry Dabrusin

Gene Grobstein Jean Socol

Sunday, June 9, 2024 Sivan 3, 5784

Sarah P. Andelman Bluma Cooperstein

Chiam Mullin Max Dzerowitz

Bertha Levy

Monday, June 10, 2024 Sivan 4, 5784

Selma Cohn Mildred Goldberg

Nicholas Ritchie

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 Sivan 5, 5784

Henrietta Greenburger

Wednesday, June 12, 2024—Sivan 6, 5784

Gittel Berman Max Skyer

Stephan Weinerman Sheila Pomerantz

Terri Zelkind

Thursday, June 13, 2024 Sivan 7, 5784

Reuben Dzerowitz Leona Nadle

June Yahrzeits

Friday, June 14, 2024 Sivan 8, 5784

Benjamin Feldman Lukas Samuel Cohen

Saturday, June 15, 2024—Sivan 9, 5784

Benjamin Gittelsohn Ethel Risberg

Hadassah Shapiro

Sunday, June 16, 2024 Sivan 10, 5784

Rev. Saja Berman Ira Karp

Esther Mott

Joseph Schaffer

Sophie Yosem Tessie Fudin

Pearl Riesenberg

Monday, June 17, 2024

Sivan 11, 5784

Annette Arbeit Eva Horowitz

Edward Skyer Rabbi Isaac Wasserman

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 Sivan 12, 5784

Anna Bashuk

Wednesday, June 19, 2024—Sivan 13, 5784

Bernice Mickelson

Thursday, June 20, 2024 Sivan 14, 5784

Lillian Katz Rabbi Robert Benjamin

Friday, June 21, 2024 Sivan 15, 5784

Lucille Kaplan Eliaza Mullin

Anne Zodikoff Sally Metzner

Saturday, June 22, 2024 Sivan 16, 5784

Sarah Gruberg Jacob Ritter

Sunday, June 23, 2024 Sivan 17, 5784

Samuel Boroff

Minnie Helfman

Sidney Glasner

Paul Ushman

Lorena Abrams Max Sacks

Monday, June 24, 2024 Sivan 18, 5784

Gertrude Polinsky

Fannie Silverman

Ethel Rothman

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Sivan 19, 5784

Larry Montello

Wednesday, June 26, 2024—Sivan 20, 5784

Max Hirschberg

Sylvia Nurick

Michael Salonsky Frank Wolf

Zippora Weisser

Thursday, June 27, 2024 Sivan 21, 5784

Scott Copans Harry Rolnick

Betty Lewis William Migden

Ann Silver

Saturday, June 29, 2024 Sivan 23, 5784

Max Aronchik

Elaine Solomon Kaplan

David Schneider

Sunday, June 30, 2024 Sivan 24, 5784

Carol Pomerantz

YAHRZEIT MINYANS

We are always happy to arrange a yahrzeit minyan. If you would like one, please call (845) 562-5604 for Congregation Agudas Israel or (845) 562-5516 for Temple Beth Jacob at least one week in advance (two weeks in the summer). This will give us time to help you find enough people.

Thank you very much.

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR VISITORS TO TBJ CEMETERIES: The following procedures are in effect to visit our cemeteries

The Big Rock Cemetery is always locked. Cedar Hill Cemetery is usually open. If you need to get into the Big Rock, please call the office to borrow a key. The key must be returned after visiting.

Note: Unveilings must be scheduled in advance with Cemetery Chairperson, Ken Packer. For additional info regarding the cemeteries, please contact the office at 562-5516 or Ken Packer at 845-590-1315.

Cash and checks are preferred, since we lose 3.5% of your donation for bank fees if you pay with a credit card.

Please be sure to designate which fund you are donating to. A minimum donation of $10 is requested (except as indicated) to be listed in the newsletter. If you wish to send an appropriate card, we ask that your donation be no less than $18.00. For accounting questions, please contact Anna Geheran at (845) 562-5604 ext. 104.

Jacob Copans Memorial Fund

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Meyer J. Rider Memorial Arts & Music Fund

Simcha Tree Leaves, Memorial Plaques and Bricks must be paid for in advance.

Payments can be made by cash, check or credit card or through the Temple Beth Jacob website.

Memorial Walkway Brick at Big Rock Cemetery 4” x 8” brick for $118 or 8” x 8” brick for $360

MAY 1, 2024— NISSAN 23, 5784

MONDAY

SUNDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Dates and Times of Events are all subject to change. Please check your emails for current events.

9am Pickleball

9:30am TBJ Religious School

10am CAI Mishna Class

5

10am Gerri L. opens cemetery

12

MOTHER’S DAY

9am Pickleball

9:30am No TBJ

Religious School

10am CAI Mishna

Class

10am Phyllis S. opens

Cemetery

9am Pickleball

9:30am TBJ

Religious School

19

10am CAI Mishna

Class

10am Ilene R. opens cemetery

11am CAI Book

Signing & Brunch

2pm TBJ Ragtime Play

26

9:30am Pickleball

10am Walk Live 1pm Mah Jongg 6pm Pickleball 6pm AA mtg

9:30am Pickleball 10am Walk Live

1pm Mah Jongg 6pm Pickleball 6pm AA mtg

6

9:30am Pickleball

7

1pm OA mtg

4:30pm Hebrew Sch 6pm AA mtg

5:30pm Kol Board Mtg

6pm Pickleball

9:30am Pickleball

1

10am Walk Live

11am Tai Chi/Qigong 12pm AA mtg

12:30pm Line Dance

2pm HV Volleyball

3pm CAI Adult Ed

9:30am Pickleball

10am Walk Live

8

11am Tai Chi/Qigong

12pm AA mtg

12:30pm Line Dance

2pm HV Volleyball

3pm CAI Adult Ed

7pm TBJ Exec Mtg

9:30am Pickleball

2

10:30am Bridge Club

12pm AA mtg

6pm TBJ Rosh Chodesh

7pm Knitting 7pm Men’s Basketball

9am Zumba

9:30am Pickleball

10am Chair Yoga 12pm AA mtg

3

6pm CAI Zoom Erev Shabbat Service

7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service

7:36pm Candle Lighting

9

9:30am Pickleball

10:30am Bridge Club 12pm AA mtg

7pm Men’s Basketball

9am Zumba

9:30am Pickleball

10

10am Chair Yoga 12pm AA mtg 6pm CAI Zoom Erev Shabbat Service

7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service

7:43pm Candle Lighting

4

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service

9:30am TBJ Torah via Zoom 4pm TBJ Gala Fundraiser 8:47pm Havdalah

11

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service

9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 11:30am Simchat Kiddush 8:54pm Havdalah

13

14

9:30am Pickleball 1pm OA mtg 3pm Yom HaAtzmaut Celebration 4:30pm Hebrew Sch 6pm Pickleball 6pm AA mtg

9:30am Pickleball

15

10am Walk Live 11am Tai Chi/Qigong 12pm AA mtg

12:30pm Line Dance

2pm HV Volleyball 3pm CAI Adult Ed

16

9:30am Pickleball

10:30am Bridge Club 12pm AA mtg 6:30pm CAI E & F 7pm Men’s Basketball 7:30pm CAI BOT

17 9am Zumba 9:30am Pickleball 10am Chair Yoga 12pm AA mtg 3pm CYOS Adv 5:30pm Joint Shabbat BBQ 7pm CAI Zoom Erev Shabbat Service 7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service 7:50pm Candle LIghting

18

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service

9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 4pm Kol Private Rental 9:01pm Havdalah

20

9:30am Pickleball 10am Walk Live 1pm Mah Jongg 6pm AA mtg 6pm Pickleball

9:30am Pickleball 1pm OA mtg 6pm AA mtg 6pm Pickleball

21

22

9:30am Pickleball

10am Walk Live 11am Tai Chi/Qigong 12pm AA mtg

12:30pm Line Dance

2pm HV Vollyeball

3pm CAI Adult Ed 7pm TBJ Board Mtg

9:30am Pickleball

23

10:30am Bridge Club 12pm AA mtg 12:30pm TBJ Book Club

7pm Men’s Basketball

24 9am Zumba 9:30am Pickleball 10am Chair Yoga 12pm AA mtg 6pm CAI Zoom Erev Shabbat Service

7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service

7:57pm Candle Lighting

25

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service 9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 9:07pm Havdalah

27

9am Pickleball

10am CAI Mishna

Class 10am Mark L. opens cemetery

MEMORIAL DAY BUILDING CLOSED

28

9:30am Pickleball 1pm OA mtg 6pm AA mtg 6pm Pickleball

29

9:30am Pickleball

10am Walk Live 11am Tai Chi/Qigong 12pm AA mtg

12:30pm Line Dance

2pm HV Volleyball

3pm CAI Adult Ed

30

9:30am Pickleball 10:30am Bridge Club 12pm AA mtg 6pm TBJ Rosh Chodesh

7pm Men’s Basketball

31

9am Zumba 9:30am Pickleball 10am Chair Yoga 12pm AA mtg

6pm CAI Zoom Erev

Shabbat Service

7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service

8:02pm Candle Lighting

JUNE

1, 2024— IYAR 24, 5784

SUNDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

MONDAY

2

9am Pickleball

10am CAI Mishna

Class

10am Ann G. opens cemetery

9

9am Pickleball

10am CAI Mishna Class

10am Todd K. opens cemetery

4pm CAI Persian Nights Gala

9:30am Pickleball

10am Walk Live 1pm Mah Jongg 6pm AA mtg 6pm Pickleball

3

4

9:30am Pickleball

1pm OA mtg

5:30pm Kol Board mtg

6pm AA mtg

6pm Pickleball

5

9:30am Pickleball

10am Walk Live

11am Tai Chi/Qigong

12:30pm Line Dance

2pm HV Volleyball

3pm CAI Adult Ed

6pm Pickleball

7pm TBJ Exec Mtg

7pm CAI Movie

10

9:30am Pickleball 10am Walk Live 1pm Mah Jongg 6pm Pickleball 6pm AA mtg

16

FATHER’S DAY

9am Pickleball

10am CAI Mishna Class

10am Gerri L. opens cemetery

23

9am Pickleball

10am CAI Mishna

10am TBJ Annual Mtg 10am Phyllis S. opens cemetery

30

9am Pickleball

10am CAI Mishna

10am Todd K. opens cemetery

1

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service

9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 9:13pm Havdalah

6

9:30am Pickleball

10am Bridge Club 12pm AA Mtg 6pm Pickleball 7pm Knitting

9am Zumba

9:30am Pickleball

10am Chair Yoga 12pm AA Mtg

7

6pm CAI Zoom Erev Shabbat Service 7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service

8:07pm Candle Lighting

11

9:30am Picklebal 1pm OA mtg 6pm AA mtg 6pm Pickleball

12

SHAVUOT BUILDING CLOSED

9:15am CAI Shavuot Service w/Yizkor

17

9:30am Pickleball 10am Walk Live 1pm Mah Jongg 6pm Pickleball 6pm AA mtg

9:30am Picklebal 1pm OA mtg 6pm AA mtg 6pm Pickleball

18

19

JUNETEENTH

9:30am Pickleball

12:30pm Line Dance 2pm HV Volleyball 3pm CAI Adult Ed 6pm Pickleball

13

BUILDING OPENS AT NOON 9:15am CAI Shavuot Service w/Yizkor 12pm AA mtg 6pm Pickleball

FLAG DAY 9am Zumba 9:30am Pickleball 10am Chair Yoga 12pm AA mtg

14

8

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service & BM for S. Friedman 9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 5pm Kol Private Rental 9:17pm Havdalah

15

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service

6pm CAI Zoom Erev Shabbat Service

7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service 8:10pm Candle Lighting

20

FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

9:30am Pickleball 10am Bridge Club 12pm AA mtg 6pm Pickleball 6:30pm CAI E & F 7:30pm CAI BOT

24

9:30am Pickleball

10am Walk Live 1pm Mah Jongg 6pm Pickleball 6pm AA mtg

9:30am Picklebal 1pm OA mtg 6pm AA mtg 6pm Pickleball

25

9:30am Pickleball

26

12:30pm Line Dance

2pm HV Volleyball

3pm CAI Adult Ed 6pm Pickleball

7pm TBJ BOT mtg

21 9am Zumba 9:30am Pickleball 10am Chair Yoga 12pm AA Mtg 6pm CAI Zoom Erev Shabbat Service 7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service 8:12pm Candle Lighting

27

9:30am Pickleball 10am Bridge Club 6pm Pickleball

9am Zumba 9:30am Pickleball

28

10am Chair Yoga 12pm AA Mtg 6pm CAI Zoom Erev

Shabbat Service

7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service 8:13pm Candle Lighting

9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 11:30am CAI Simchat Kiddush 5pm TBJ Sisterhood Seudat Shlishit 9:21pm Havdalah

22 9:15am CAI Shabbat Service

9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 9:23pm Havdalah

29 9am Zumba 9:30am Pickleball 10am Chair Yoga 12pm AA Mtg 6pm CAI Zoom Erev Shabbat Service

7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service 9:23pm Havdalah

Congregation Agudas Israel Programs & Events

Shabbat Services

Fridays at 6:00 pm via Zoom link. Saturdays at 9:15 am at Synagogue & Zoom

Mishna Class

Sundays at 10:00am am via Zoom

Simchat Kiddush

Saturday, May 11 & Saturday, June 15

Celebrate birthdays, anniversaries,& other simchas with a festive Kiddush for a $36 Sponsorship. Call 562-5604 to sponsor.

Adult Education Class via Zoom

Every Wednesday at 3:00 pm

Torah Study Class

Every Saturday after Kiddush

Movie Club Discussion Via Zoom

Wednesday, June 5 at 7:00 PM

Discussion of the movie “Tango Shalom” starring Dancing With The Stars Pro Karina Smirnoff and Jos Laniado. Viviana Nieves, a tango dancer, asks Rabbi Moshe Yehuda to enter a dance competition, but there's one big problem he's not allowed to touch her due to his Orthodox beliefs. However, since the prize money will save his school from bankruptcy, they work together to develop a plan to enter the competition without sacrificing his faith.

Watch on Amazon Prime or Tubi. A Zoom link will be emailed closer to the date.

Everyone is Welcome to Attend!

Temple Beth Jacob Programs & Events

TBJ Book Discussion at the Temple 12:30pm on Thursday, May 23

The Ladies Auxiliary by Tova Mires

When free-spirited Batsheva moves into the close-knit Orthodox community of Memphis, Tennessee, the already precarious relationship between the Ladies Auxiliary and their teenage daughters is shaken to the core. The Ladies Auxiliary brilliantly illuminates the timeless struggle between mothers and daughters, family and self, religious freedom and personal revelation, honoring the past and facing the future. The Ladies Auxiliary is a triumphant work of fiction.

Ragtime Play

At County PlayersTheater in Wappingers Falls

Sunday, May 19 at 2:00pm

A play about three families of different backgrounds that collide in the pursuit of the American Dream. A powerful portrait of life during the turn of the century exploring freedom & prejudice, wealth & poverty and hope & despair.

$25 per person. Please RSVP by May 10.

TBJ Religious & Hebrew School

Religious School

Hebrew School 9:30am 4:30pm

May 5 May 7

May 19 (Last day) May 14 (Last Day

*No Religious School on Sunday, May 12 in honor of Mother’s Day.

Friday Night Shabbat Services-7:30 pm

May 3

May 10

May 17

May 24

May 31

June 7

June 14

June 21

June 28

Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh at 6:00pm

Thursday, May 2 at the home of Beverly Sharp, Thursday, May 30 at the home of Melissa Martinez & Thursday, June 27 at the home of Carol Packer.

Mitzvah Arugah Class

First Thursday of the Month. May 2 & June 6 at 7pm.

Feel free to pick up yarn at the temple office anytime and drop off finished hats.

All are welcome to join this growing circle of “Hookers & Loomers”.

Gift of Life Bone Marrow Swabbing Drive

Stem cell donors needed for the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. So far we reached 71 Matches!

Donors swab the inside of their cheeks and complete a registration form, must be 18 to 35 years old and in good health. Volunteers are also needed for a couple of hours to help find someone’s match.

Contact Sherrill Murray-Lazarus to volunteer at smlazarus@yahoo.com. The upcoming swabbing dates are below:

Wednesday, July 3 from 4 – 8:00pm at Town Of Newburgh Cronomer Park

Sunday, August 18 from 12 – 4pm at Thomas Bull Memorial Park, 211 Route 416 Montgomery, NY

TBJ Sisterhood Seudat Shlishit

Saturday, June 15 at the

temple

The third meal customarily eaten by Jews on each Shabbat

$18 per person. Please RSVP by June 10 to (845) 562-5516.

Dear Friends, Poor Shavuot.

A Message From Rabbi Jacob Rosner

It is the most ignored of biblical festivals. It comes and it goes, and many of our people are unaware of its presence. Perhaps it is because Shavuot has no ritual that captures our imagination. Passover has its Seder and all the hametz cleaning preparations. On Sukkot, we wave the lulav and the etrog in a sukkah built either in our back yards or at our synagogues. Almost every Jewish home has a hanukkiah and performs the American Jewish mitzvah of our gifting our Christian neighbors by a factor of 8. On Purim, we dress up and give each other gifts, not to mention the reading of the Megillah with its fun noise making. Finally the High Holidays have crowded synagogues (or zoom machines), shofar blowing and fasting to etch them into our consciousness's and memories. If only the events at Mount Sinai had occurred a few weeks earlier, at least our children could learn about the festival before they begin their summer vacations.

Yet, Shavuot commemorates the most important event on the Jewish calendar. According to Rabbinic tradition, it is the anniversary of the giving of the Torah. On that day, 3,000+ years ago, God descended upon Mount Sinai and spoke The Word to our people and subsequently to the world.

Shavuot means weeks. It refers to the counting of seven weeks between Passover and the festival of Shavuot. In its original incarnation, the festival, like the other two biblical pilgrimage festivals, Passover and Sukkot, was associated with the agricultural cycle. We were to count between the barley harvested during the Passover season and the wheat harvested seven weeks later.

In time the agricultural aspect was de-emphasized and a new historic reason was stressed. Today, the theme stressed is the anniversary of the giving of the Torah.

There is a midrash that the soul of every Jew, past and present, was at Sinai on that day. Each of us, according to this teaching, signed that long ago covenant. Each of us was there. Every Jewish soul heard The Voice.

Traditionalists may take this midrash literally. If we are partners in a covenant with God, each of us had to sign the contract. Otherwise, why should we be bound by the response made by our ancestors, “we will do and we will hear”.

Others take the midrash as metaphor. We were not at Sinai. We did not see the mountain quake, nor did we hear that Sinai shofar blast. But The Voice? Those words first heard at Mount Sinai have reverberated through the ages and shaped our very society. We were not there, but each year we have the opportunity to read the story of Sinai and dedicate ourselves to Torah. Each year we can allow the echo of The Voice to speak across the generations.

Revelation may have been a one time event frozen in history. But every covenant requires two parties. In the case of Torah, one partner revealed and one accepted. Each year Shavuot gives us the opportunity to accept Torah once again. It is a day when we stand with our ancestors. A day when we echo their response “we will do and we will hear”.

THURSDAY 6/20/24

Rabbi Jacob Rosner

Dear Friends,

A Message From Rabbi Douglas Kohn

Hellos and Goodbyes can be difficult.

Goodbyes entail loss and uncertainty. Hellos entail uncertainty and potential change.

In synagogue life, we commonly endeavor to avoid all of that – loss, uncertainty and change. But, ironically, those are the only elements which we can ever point to any constancy and certainty!

And, at this spring/summer season, we are amid a period of Goodbyes and Hellos to beloved clergy.

Allow me to extend a best wishes and prayers of good health to my colleague and neighbor, Rabbi Jacob Rosner. I will deeply miss him. His wit and wisdom, his singing Bob Dylan lyrics and his rich knowledge of Jewish text, and his strong progressive bonafides were a precious gift. Admittedly, we worked on our relationship, and we can truly pride ourselves on building a special friendship – it was one which evolved through our devoted effort and will, one which generated a unique trust born out of deepest and candid inner reflections by both of us, and one which will leave a cherished gap in my life when Rabbi Jacob concludes his CAI tenure. Please join me in wishing Rabbi Jacob a restful and thoughtful next chapter of his rabbinate and his life.

And, we wish a fond farewell to our Student Cantor, Phillip Fisherman, who served Temple Beth Jacob with joy and grace this year. His demeanor, attention to detail, dedication to personal growth and deep reservoir of Jewish music were wonderful gifts, and his seamless integration to TBJ and our worshipful life was a tribute to his professionalism. Phillip’s mature character and Judaic curiosity contributed greatly to our Temple life, and we will always be blessed by our time together. We wish Phillip only success at Westchester Reform Temple, which is fortunate to be gaining such a talent and such a mensch.

As well, we prepare to welcome to Temple Beth Jacob our new Student Cantor for 2024-2025, Samantha Chamberlin, who is so thoughtfully supported by the generosity and vision of David and Connie Littman and the Elfriede and Eugene Littman Memorial Legacy, which underwrites our Student Cantor program. Samantha comes to us with advanced musical talents and 4thyear standing at the Cantorial School, and with a joyfulness and eagerness to participate in all facets of synagogue life. We have promised her that she will not be bored nor disappointed; TBJ is a rich well of Jewish life, and we encourage Samantha and our congregants to engage and connect, to explore and experiment. Welcome, Samantha Chamberlin!

To each – going and coming – Hazak, Hazak, v”Nitchazeik – Let us strengthen and enrich one another!

Rabbi Douglas Kohn

PLEASE

YOUR

WEDNESDAY 5/8/24 7:00PM EXECUTIVE

WEDNESDAY 5/22/24 7:00PM BOARD

WEDNESDAY 6/5/24 7:00PM EXECUTIVE

SUNDAY 6/23/24 10:00AM EVERYONE - ANNUAL MEETING

Choose Your Own Shabbat Adventure Program For Kids & their Families

Friday, May 17 from 3:00—5:00pm At Kol Yisrael, 290 North Street, Newburgh, NY

This is the last Shabbat Adventure Program for the season so make sure to attend.

Join us afterwards for the Shabbat Ken & Barbie Q dinner at 5:30pm. Wear your Barbie Pink! $10 per adult – FREE for kids.

Kosher hamburgers, hot dogs and all the fixins. Fun surprises! In association with TBJ, CAI & JCC. RSVP’s requested by May 13 so we have Kenough food.

Qigong/Tai Chi Classes

11am on Wednesdays

Join us with certified instructor Bryon Abrams as he teaches us mind-body practices and mindfulness meditation to reduce stress, lower blood pressure, decrease anxiety, depression & fatigue. Donations Appreciated.

Every Friday at 9:00am

Congregation Agudas Israel Donations

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund

Karla Ritter

In memory of Milton Ritter

Simon Rosenblum

In memory of Sally Rosenblum

In memory of Violet Lustig In memory of Hyman Rosenblum

General Fund

Mark & Bobbie Moses

In memory of Joseph Moses

Paul & Michele Sosnick

In memory of Celia Sosnick

Harold & Zelda Kaplan

In memory of Betty Kaplan, mother

In memory of Louis Kaplan, father

Edith & Eugene Mullin Memorial Endowment Fund

Irv Kaplan Endowment Fund

Davida Brachfeld

In memory of Bernard Brachfeld, husband

Linda & Eli Sloves

In memory of David Zuckerman, loving brother

Ellen & Joe Rones

In memory of Dorene Shapiro

Barry & Mimica Hyman

In memory of Alex Solomon In memory of Jack Gruberg

Phyllis Rubnitz

In memory of Jeanette Rubnitz

Ellen & Larry Danziger

In memory of Jack Gruberg

Richard & Arlene Cohen

In memory of Alex Solomon

General Fund

Raena Korenman

In memory of Alan Korenman

Marion Rider Levin & Lawrence Levin Endowment Fund

Steven & Susan Pearl

In memory of Maude Pearl Ciccone

Davida Brachfeld

In memory of Bernard Brachfeld

Barry & Marcia White

In memory of Rose Feldman, grandmother

In memory of Toby Raven, aunt

In memory of Diane Faigin, Rabbi Robert Rozenberg, Judith Meisler Jaffe, Leon Goldin, Herbert Kartiganer, Sarah Levy, Cantor Endre Stamler, James L. Rider, Alan Korenman, Edward Loth

Stacey & Al Yerger

In memory of Al Yerger, Sr.

Mona & Ian Rieger

In memory of Gilda & Murray Rieger

Roberta Greif

In memory of Amanda Grief, daughter

Marsha, Ron & Lisa Sacks

In memory of Alan Pitegoff

Gerri & Steven Luloff

In memory of Alex Solomon

Get well wishes to Rabbi Jacob Rosner

Naomi Lee

In memory of Ruth & Norman Shmagin

Programming & Simcha Fund

Ann & Jeff Gross

Laurie Levy & Steven Altarescu

Robin & Steven Licker

Margaret Dabrusin

Ilene Rabinowe

Paula Kelson

In memory of Alex Solomon

Scott Copans Memorial Library Fund

JoEllen & Ken Copans

In memory of Daniel Silbert

Marcia Chartoff

In memory of Annette Chartoff, Rose Alperovich & Morris Alperovich

In memory of Dr. Seth Levin’s mother

In memory of Alex Solomon, Jack Gruberg & Jay Ira Cohen

In honor of the ordination of Sherree KaneGraber as Rabbi

Ilene Rabinowe

In memory of Alex Solomon

Get Well wishes to Rabbi Jacob Rosner

Susan Abby Dabrusin Memorial Computer Fund

Enid Gohra

In memory of Ben & Frances Shapiro, uncle & aunt

In memory of Leo & Bette Risberg, parents

In memory of Rose Baker, aunt & Milton Baker, cousin

Temple Beth Jacob Donations

In memory of Miriam Wolpe, mother

In memory of Helen Skyer, sister

Jeffrey & Barbara Rubin

In memory of Lillian Rubin, beloved mother, grandmother and grand grandmother

Wendy Rosario

In memory of Sarah C. Levy, mother

Kenneth Madoff

In memory of Etta Wolfe, mother

Cara Hoffman

In memory of Dana Levine, mother

Steven Sirota

In memory of Allan Sirota, brother

Inga Gruenberg

In memory of Ruth Gruenberg, mother

Cynthia Rozenberg

In memory of Rabbi Robert L. Rozenberg

Cemetery Fund

Inga Gruenberg

In memory of Avery Lazarus on his birthday

Margaret Dabrusin

In memory of Jack Gruberg

In memory of Alex Solomon

Hyman & Lillian Moses Scholarship Fund

Holly, Ed, Rachel & Patrick Schorno

In loving memory of Samuel (Labe) Moses, uncle & great uncle

In memory of Julius Keller, grandfather and great grandfather

Newburgh Jewish Community Center Donations

James & Stefanie Kostenblatt

In memory of Maude Pearl Ciccone, grandmother