One Voice September-October 2023 by Kol Yisrael

September—October 2023

ONE VOICE A Kol Yisrael Newsletter

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Community Dinner to follow at 6PM $10 Individuals/$20 Family SHABBAT ADVENTURE IS FREE THANKS TO PJ PLAY AND THE JEWISH FEDERATION - WWW.NEWBURGHJCC.ORG

Newburgh JCC Pickleball for Beginners Wednesday, September 6 from 6—8pm Wednesday, October 4 from 6-8pm

Wednesday, October 18 from 6—8pm

Free for Members—$15/drop in fee. Space is limited

WALK LIVE With Laura Schick-Cormier Mondays & Wednesdays at 9:45am Register by calling (845) 564-7422 or JCC Mah Jongg

JCC YOGA CLASS With Rae of Light Yoga

Every Monday at 1:00pm

Tuesdays at 10:00am $5 per class 3

A Message From Gerry Hecht, TBJ Religious School Director L'Shanah Tovah and Welcome Back To School! We will start the new school year, for the year 5784, on Sunday, September 10 at 9:30am. Also, the school community will help celebrate Inez Grenier's Bat Mitzvah on Friday, September 1. What naches! The plans for the new school year are taking shape. We will be celebrating all of the haggim, or holidays, starting with an outdoor youth/school service under the tent for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Student participation is a must. Then we will celebrate Sukkot with services and snacks in the sukkah. Simchat Torah will be a big school and community celebration as we rewind the Torah scrolls and start all over again. The school has planned a field trip to the Jewish Museum in January, and for high schoolers, a four-day venture to Washington, D.C. with the Religious Action Center. We will also be "sharing" some festivals with our Orange County temples both in our building and "on the road".

With the addition of Student Cantor Phil, we will be enjoying music twice a month during school hours and during selected services. We will also have the PJ Library programs once a month. See you soon. JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ORANGE COUNTY EVENTS

Save the Date! Habitat for Humanity Mitzvah Build 8:00am – 1:00pm on Sunday, October 15 in Newburgh. Come work with your neighbors and the Jewish community to support building a home for a family in need. For more information, please call 845-562-7860 or email director@jewishorangeny.org Sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Orange County

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 7 8 11

Lilly Sycoff Margaret Kallus Declan O’Neill Everett O’Neill Paula Martino Michael Gittelsohn Barry Silver Phyllis Hoyt Gabrielle DeSiervo Rosalyn Portnoy Shirley Shapiro

1 Gladys Bell 1 Susan Berck 2 Lois Handler 6 Michael Goldin 6 Sherrill Murray Lazarus 7 Hannah Alfasso 7 Barbara Katz 8 Roberta Greif 10 Estelle Brown

11 12 14 15 15 16 16 16 18 19 19

Sydney Finkelstein Michael Schwartz Kenneth Madoff M. Jay Wexler Benjamin Nakagawa Barry Shrem Jennifer Alfasso John Hordines, Jr. Robert Delson Adam Seidman Susan Pearl

OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS 10 11 12 14 14 17 18 21 22

Jodi Liston Mona Rieger Nancy Proyect Tamara Hoffner Linda Madoff Jason Heller Roger Bell Bette Greenwald Donna Blumenthal

SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES 1 2 9 24

20 21 22 22 22 24 24 28 29 29

Rivka Moses Marsha Sacks Dorah Ellick Genie Abrams Flor Prada Abigail Zimmerman Carol Schwartz Mack Sycoff Jeffrey Rubin Marcia Chartoff

22 22 25 25 26 28 30 31

Anna Friedman Dorene Shapiro William Kaplan Marilyn Turner Halana DeSiervo Judah Blumenthal Joyce Goldin Samantha Friedman

OCTOBER ANNIVERSARIES

Lewis & Florence Grenis Jonathan & Lori Kaplan Mark & Sheila LaKritz Eli & Linda Sloves

9 21 21 25 29 30

Andrew & Sharon Sycoff Jonathan & Romi Berck Seymour & Madeline Kronegold Jan & Evie Sosnick Mitchell Kolker & Julie Abrahamson Stephen & Elise Shapiro

September Yahrzeits Friday, September 1, 2023—Elul 15, 5783 J. George Amelkin Rita Zuckerman Saturday, September 2, 2023—Elul 16, 5783 Isidore Miller Sunday, September 3, 2023—Elul 17, 5783 Sam Lewis George Zuckerman Monday, September 4, 2023—Elul 18, 5783 Irving Schwartz

Saturday, September 16, 2023—Tishrei 2, 5784 Wednesday, September 27, 2023—Tishrei 12, Morris Abrams Louis Brown 5784 Helen Lesowitz Molly Bank William Rolnick Ida Miller Sunday, September 17, 2023 - Tishrei 3, 5784 Chanah Tworecke Mottel Tworecke Thursday, September 28, 2023—Tishrei 13, 5784 Monday, September 18, 2023—Tishrei 3, 5784 Morris Epstein Tillie Isaacs Abram Rubin Sarah Selesnick Rose Keller Theodore Kaufman Herbert Sandler Celia Levine Theodore Protonentis

Wednesday, September 20, 2023—Tishrei 5, Wednesday, September 6, 2023—Elul 20, 5783 5784 Freida Weinstein Helen Hagar Sophie Wexler Gussie Rachbach Thursday, September 7, 2023—Elul 21, 5783 Lillian Goldsmith Doris Kantoff Ritchie Mildred Unker

Thursday, September 21, 2023—Tishrei 6, 5784 Herbert Rubin

Friday, September 8, 2023—Elul 22, 5783 Evelyn Lampack David Price Jacob Cleidzit Fanny Kopelman Edith Schneider

Friday, September 22, 2023—Tishrei 7, 5784 Joseph Gruberg

Saturday, September 9, 2023—Elul 23, 5783 Morris Feder Lawrence Solomon Sandra Stein

Saturday, September 23, 2023—Tishrei 8, 5784 Shirley Cohen Lester Cohn Elizabeth Grosberg Walter Kane Rosalyn Levin

Sunday, September 10, 2023—Elul 24, 5783 Mollie Dabrusin Bessie Sobel

Sunday, September 24, 2023—TIshrei 9, 5784 Eleanor Handler William Hoffman Bessie Moses Rose Weinberg

Monday, September 11, 2023—Elul 25, 5783 Mollie Harris Abraham Kopald Martha Hoyt

Monday, September 25, 2023—Tishrei 10, 5784 Rose Abramson

Tuesday, September 12, 2023—Elul 26, 5783 Morris Shapiro

Tuesday, September 26, 2023—TIshrei 11, 5784 Eleanor Liebowitz

Wednesday, September 13, 2023—Elul 27, 5783 Ethel Peretz Samuel Tieman

Friday, September 29, 2023—Tishrei 14, 5784 George Goldsmith Saturday, September 30, 2023—Tishrei 15, 5784 Jack Dubroff Philip Kaufman

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.

Thursday, September 14, 2023—Elul 28, 5783 Cornelius Benedict Sondra Fudin Louis Katz Thelma Roth Friday, September 15, 2023—Elul 29, 5783 Max Bank Rosaline Copans Samuel Gruber Oscar Kraus Harry M. Schwartz Barbara Ann Herbert Theodore Sirota

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 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, Michael Schwartz, as well as our Rabbi. For additional info regarding the cemeteries, please contact the office at 562-5604.

October Yahrzeits Sunday, October 1, 2023—Tishrei 16, 5784 Beatrice Feder David Paletsky Rosalyn Levin

Saturday, October 14, 2023—Tishrei 29, 5784 Samuel Hoffman Ken Hilsen William Silver

Monday, October 2, 2023—Tishrei 17, 5784 Sydell Berkowsky Shirley Seralnick Judel Wolpe

Sunday, October 15, 2023—Tishrei 30, 5784 Abe Schulman

Tuesday, October 3, 2023—Tishrei 18, 5784 Barbara Page Anna Pomerantz Wednesday, October 4, 2023—Tishrei 19, 5784 Fannie Hoffman Wolf Kirson Max Levinson Benjamin Marshall Max Skyer Florence Grobstein Samuel Herzig Thursday, October 5, 2023—Tishrei 20, 5784 Lillian Anesh Louis G. Feldman

Monday, October 16, 2023—Heshvan 1, 5784 Jacob Berkowitz Tuesday, October 17, 2023—Heshvan 2, 5784 Sydney Grossman Rubin Levine Wednesday, October 18, 2023—Heshvan 3, 5784 Samuel Srago Thursday, October 19, 2023—Heshvan 4, 5784 Terry Gayman Sharp Charlotte Singer

Friday, October 6, 2023—Tishrei 21, 5784 Friday, October 20, 2023—Heshvan 5, 5784 Dolores Gowa Judel Wolpe Selma Bank Paul Berkowsky Charlotte Zuckerman Samuel Rosenblum Lena Nurick Murray Rosenthal Connie Gartzman Saturday, October 21, 2023—Heshvan 6, 5784 Saturday, October 7, 2023—Tishrei 22, 5784 Betty Lieberman Max Yosem Ruth Himmel Diane Kinkelstein Roberta Shorell Tuesday, October 8, 2023—Tishrei 23, 5784 Lena Dzerowitz Monday, October 9, 2023—Tishrei 24, 5784 Ben Eric Rose Shirley Steinberg Tuesday, October 10, 2023—Tishrei 25, 5784 Gertrude Small Abraham Riesenberg Elisberto Aguilar Dr. John Hordines Nathan Unker

Sunday, October 22, 2023—Heshvan 7, 5784 Sandra Licker Zane Moses Jerry Slade

Wednesday, October 25, 2023—Heshvan 10, 5784 David Andelman Gus Feldman Raymond Rosenblum David Andelman Thursday, October 26, 2023—Heshvan 11, 5784 Fanny Baker William Lampack Lawrence Shapiro Muriel Asher Friday, October 27, 2023—Heshvan 12, 5784 Lillian Barer Ethel Chartoff Stanley Monopole Blanche Moses Joseph Pivnik Chaiah Rabinowitz Max Rabinowitz Fran Shapiro Saturday, October 28, 2023—Heshvan 13, 5784 Elizabeth Dabrusin Ethel Salonsky Nathan Serinky Constance Yerger Sunday, October 29, 2023—Heshvan 14, 5784 Julius Jaffee Monday, October 30, 2023—Heshvan 15, 5784 Syde Hauben Tuesday, October 31, 2023—Heshvan 16, 5784 Herbert Chartoff Lillian Hamilton

Monday, October 23, 2023—Heshvan 8, 5784 Isidore Epstein Tuesday, October 24, 2023—Heshvan 9, 5784 Bernard Scherer Paul Kimelman

Wednesday, October 11, 2023—Tishrei 26, 5784 Frieda Buchwald Annette Geist Mildred Green Mae Movshin

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

Thursday, October 12, 2023—Tishrei 27, 5874 Dorothy Einhorn Helen Katz Helen Kraus Chashe Lewis Friday, October 13, 2023—Tishrei 28, 5784 Flora Kaufman Anna Bradspies Rae Levine LeCron Scherr

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. 8

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 Memorial Walkway Brick at Big Rock Cemetery 4” x 8” brick for $118 or 8” x 8” brick for $360 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. 9

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023— ELUL 15, 5783 SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

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

9am Pickleball 10am CAI Mishna Class 10am Mark L. opens cemetery

9am Pickleball 9:30pm TBJ Religious School 10am CAI Mishna Class 10am Mike S. opens cemetery 11am CAI Cemetery Prayers 1pm Reverse Tashlich 1pm Choir Practice

ROSH HASHANA DAY TWO 9am CAI Rosh Hashana service 10am TBJ Rosh Hashana Service 5:30pm Nature Walk 7:52pm Havdalah

KOL NIDRE

9:30am TBJ Religious School 10am Sharon L. opens cemetery 12:30pm TBJ Kever Avot—Big Rock 1:30pm TBJ Kever Avot – Cedar Hill 6:15pm CAI Kol Nidre Service

CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY

SATURDAY

FRIDAY

9:30am Pickleball 6pm CAI Erev Shabbat Service via Zoom 7:09pm Candle Lighting 7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service

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

9am Zumba Gold 10am Walk Live 1pm Mah Jongg 6pm AA mtg

YOM KIPPUR 9am CAI YK Service 10am TBJ YK Service 2pm TBJ Childrens Service 3:30m TBJ Mincha 5:45pm CAI Mincha 4:30pm TBJ Yizkor 7:30pm CAI Shofar

9:30am Pickleball 10am Chair Yoga 5:30pm Kol Board Mtg 6pm Pickleball 6pm AA mtg

9:30am Pickleball 10am Chair Yoga 4:30pm TBJ Hebrew School 6pm Pickleball 6pm AA mtg 7pm CAI Movie Club

10am Chair Yoga 4:30pm Hebrew School 6pm AA mtg

9:30am Pickleball 10am Walk Live 11am Tai Chi/Qigong 12:30pm Line Dance 2pm HV Volleyball 3pm CAI Adult Ed 6:30pm Pickleball 6pm CAI P & S mtg

9:30am Pickleball 10am Walk Live 11am Tai Chi/Qigong 12:30pm Line Dance 2pm HV Volleyball 6pm Pickleball for Beginners 7pm TBJ Exec Mtg

10am Walk Live 11am Tai Chi/Qigong 12:30pm Line Dance 6pm Kol Swirl Paint

10am Walk Live 11am Tai Chi/Qigong 12:30pm Line Dance 2pm HV Volleyball 6pm Pickleball for Beginners 7pm TBJ BOT mtg

9:30am Pickleball 10:30am Bridge Club 6pm Pickleball 7pm Book Club 7pm Knitting 7pm CAI Presidium Mtg

10am Kol Sec. Mtg 10:30am Bridge Club 7pm Knitting Class

10:30am Bridge Club 12:30pm Sisterhood Book Club 6:30pm CAI E & F 7pm Knitting 7:30pm CAI BOT

9:30am Pickleball 10:30am Bridge Club 6pm Pickleball 7pm Knitting

9:30am Pickleball 6pm CAI Erev Shabbat Service via Zoom 6:58pm Candle Lighting 7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service

EREV ROSH HASHANA 7:15pm CAI Erev Rosh Hashana Service 6:46pm Candle Lighting 7:30pm TBJ Erev Rosh Hashana Service

6:15pm CAI Erev Shabbat Service via Zoom 6:34pm Candle Lighting 7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service

EREV SUKKOT 9:30am Pickleball 5:15pm Sukkot Decorating at Rabbinage 6:15pm CAI Sukkot Service via Zoom 6:22pm Candle Lighting 7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service 9am TBJ Torah via Zoom 10am TBJ Bat Mitzvah I. Greiner 8:18pm Havdalah

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service 9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 11:30am Simchat Kiddush 7:30pm Slichot 8:06pm Havdalah

ROSH HASHANA DAY ONE

9am CAI Rosh Hashana Service 10am TBJ Rosh Hashana Service 11am TBJ Childrens Service 3:30pm Tashlich at Waterfront 7:30pm CAI Mincha 7:54pm Havdalah

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service 9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 6pm TBJ 7:42pm Havdalah

SUKKOT DAY ONE 9:15am CAI Sukkot Service 9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 7:30pm Havdalah

OCTOBER 1, 2023— TISHREI 16, 5783 SUNDAY

MONDAY 1

SUKKOT DAY TWO 9:15am CAI Sukkot Service 9:30pm TBJ Religious School 10am Ann G. opens cemetery 2:30pm TBJ Tea in Sukkah

SIMCHAT TORAH 10am CAI Mishna Class 10am Ilene R. opens cemetery

9am Pickleball 9am TBJ Accessory Sale 9:30am TBJ Religious School 10am CAI Mishna Class 10am Gerri L. opens cemetery

9am Pickleball 9:30pm TBJ Religious School 10am CAI Mishna Class 10am Mark L. opens cemetery

9am Pickleball 9:30pm TBJ Religious School 10am CAI Mishna 10am Mike S. opens cemetery

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

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

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

TUESDAY

9:30am Pickleball 10am Chair Yoga 4:30pm TBJ Hebrew School 5:30pm Kol Board mtg 6pm AA mtg 6pm Pickleball

9:30am Pickleball 10am Chair Yoga 4:30pm TBJ Hebrew School 6pm AA mtg 6pm Pickleball 7pm CAI Movie Club

9:30am Picklebal 10am Chair Yoga 4:30pm TBJ Hebrew School 6pm AA mtg 6pm Pickleball

9:30am Pickleball 10am Chair Yoga 4:30pm TBJ Hebrew School 6pm Pickleball 6pm AA mtg

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

9:30am Pickleball 10am Walk Live 11am Tai Chi/Qigong 12:30pm Line Dance 2pm HV Volleyball 3pm CAI Adult Ed 6:30pm Pickleball

9:30am Pickleball 10am Walk Live 11am Tai Chi/Qigong 12:30pm Line Dance 2pm HV Volleyball 3pm CAI Adult Ed 6pm Pickleball for Beginners 7pm TBJ Exec Mtg

9:30am Pickleball 10am Walk Live 11am Tai Chi/Qigong 12:30pm Line Dance 2pm HV Volleyball 3pm CAI Adult Ed 6:30pm Pickleball

9:30am Pickleball 10am Walk Live 11am Tai Chi/Qigong 12:30pm Line Dance 2pm HV Volleyball 3pm CAI Adult Ed 6pm Pickleball for Beginners 7pm TBJ Board Mtg

9:30am Pickleball 10am Chair Yoga 4:30pm TBJ Hebrew School 6pm Pickleball 6pm AA mtg

9:30am Pickleball 10am Bridge Club 10am Kol Sec. Mtg 12pm TBJ Lunch & Learn in Sukkah 7pm Knitting Class 7pm CAI Presidium Mtg

9:30am Pickleball 10am Kol Sec. Mtg 10am Bridge Club 6pm Pickleball 7pm

9:30am Pickleball 10am Kol Sec. Mtg 10am Bridge Club 6pm Pickleball 6:30pm CAI E & F 7pm CAI Presidium 7pm Knitting 7:30pm CAI BOT

9:30am Pickleball 10am Bridge Club 6pm Pickleball 6:30pm TBJ Rosh Chodesh 7pm Knitting

SATURDAY

FRIDAY

9:30am Pickleball 6pm CAI Erev Shabbat Service via Zoom 6:10pm Candle Lighting 7:30pm TBJ Erev Simchat Shabbat Service

9:30am Pickleball 5:59pm Candle Lighting 6pm CAI Erev Shabbat Service via Zoom 7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service

9:30am Pickleball 5:49pm Candle Lighting 6pm CAI Erev Shabbat Service via Zoom 7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service

9:30am Pickleball 5:39pm Candle Lighting 6pm CAI Erev Shabbat Service via Zoom 7:30pm TBJ Shabbat Service

SHEMINI ATZERET 9:15am CAI Shemini Atzeret Service w/ Yizkor 9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 7pm CAI Erev Simchat Torah Service 7:19pm Havdalah

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service & A. Copans Bat Mitzvah 9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 11:30am CAI Simchat Kiddush 7pm Kol Private Party 7:08pm Havdalah

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service 9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 5pm Kol Private Party 6:57pm Havdalah

9:15am CAI Shabbat Service 9:30am TBJ Torah Study via Zoom 6:47pm Havdalah

Congregation Agudas Israel Programs & Events CAI Movie Club via Zoom

Adult Education Class via Zoom Every Wednesday at 3:00 pm

Tuesday, September 12 at 7:00 PM

Torah Study Class

Discussion via Zoom of the movie “Chariots of Fire” starring

Every Saturday after Kiddush

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

Watch on Apple TV, Amazon Prime & YouTube.

Mishna Class

Tuesday, October 10 at 7:00 PM

Sundays at 10:00am am via Zoom

Discussion via Zoom of the movie “Over the Simchat Kiddush Brooklyn Bridge” starring Elliott Gould, Saturday, September 9 & Sid Caesar & Margaux Hemmingway. Born Saturday, November 14 and bred in Brooklyn, N.Y., Alby Sherman (will include all October Simchas as well) has worked his whole life at his family's deli. But he has bigger ambitions -- namely, Celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, & other moving across the East River to open a highsimchas with a festive Kiddush for a $36 end restaurant in Manhattan. Although Sponsorship. Call (845) 562-5604 to sponsor. he has a prime location wrapped up, Alby lacks the money to get started. When he High Holy Day Cemetery asks his well-to-do uncle Benjamin to make Prayers with Rabbi Jacob an investment, the man agrees -- if Alby Sunday, September 10—11:00am—12:30pm will leave his girlfriend, Elizabeth, and marry a Jewish girl. Erie Avenue Cemetery, 140 Erie Avenue Watch on Youtube, Amazon Prime & Tubi.

Sukkot Services Erev Sukkot—Friday, September 29 Sukkah Decorating at Rabbi’s Home 5:15pm Followed by Dinner & Service 6:15pm

Screen the movies at your convenience. Zoom links will be emailed closer to the date.

Sukkot Day One—Saturday, September 30 Morning Service 9:15am Sukkot Day Two—Sunday, October 1 Morning Service 9:15am

Everyone is Welcome to Attend!

Shemini Atzeret—Saturday, October 7 Morning Service 9:15am Erev Simchat Torah—Saturday, October 7 Service & Dancing with Torahs 7:00pm 12

Temple Beth Jacob Programs & Events Sisterhood Rosh Chodesh at 6:30pm

TBJ Book Discussion at the Temple 12:30pm on Thursday, September 21

Thursday, October 26 at the home of Susan Notar

“The Thread Collectors” by Edwards & Richman

No Rosh Chodesh in September.

In 1863 in New Orleans, a young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Stella has to hide her love for William, a Black soldier & a brilliant musician.

TBJ Sisterhood Tea in the Sukkah Sunday, October 1 at 2:00pm

In New York City, a Jewish woman stitches a quilt for her husband stationed in Louisiana with the Union Army. Lily rolls bandages & crafts quilts hoping for the safe return home of soldiers. But when months go by without word from her husband, Lily makes the perilous journey South to search for him. As these two women risk everything for love and freedom during the brutal Civil War, their paths converge in New Orleans, where an unexpected encounter leads them to discover that even the most delicate threads have the

Featuring guest speaker Alexandra Church Director of Planning and Development of the City of Newburgh, as she talks about the efforts to rebuild and revitalize the city. $18 for sisterhood members/$20 for non-members. Please RSVP by Friday, September 22 to (845) 562-5516.

TBJ Sisterhood Lunch & Learn In the Sukkah Thursday, October 5 at 12:00pm

Mitzvah Arugah Class

Every Thursday of the month from 7 to 9pm. 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”.

Lunch will include Corn Chowder and Waldorf Salad. No charge for lunch, but reservations are required by October 2 Kever Avot Cemetery Prayers Sunday, September 24 Big Rock Cemetery at 12:30pm Cedar Hill Cemetery at 1:30pm

TBJ Religious & Hebrew School Religious School 9:30am

Hebrew School 4:30pm

September 10 September 24 October 1 October 15 October 22 October 29

September 12 September 19 September 26 October 3 October 10 October 17 October 24 October 31

Friday Night Shabbat Services at 7:30 pm September 1 September 2* September 8 September 15* September 22 September 29

October 6 October 13 October 20 October 27

* September 2 is Inez Greiner’s Bat Mitzvah & will start at 10am. September 15 is Erev Rosh Hashana.

No Class on September 17 or October 8

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.

A Message From Rabbi Jacob Rosner Dear Friends,

In the Orthodox world, there was a ritual associated with these days of awe in addition to the Shofar and the fasting.

Our sages wisely teach us that sincere teshuva (repentance) will bring about forgiveness for only one type of sin. “Sins between people and God” says the Mishna, “are forgiven on Yom Kippur, but sins against one another are not forgiven until we ask forgiveness of (the offended) person.

If I didn’t properly keep Shabbos; if I didn’t pray every day; if I was lax in my keeping the laws of Kashrut; I can ask forgives of God during these holy days. But if I gossiped about my neighbor, or cheated someone in business, and I ask God to pardon me, the Mishna tells me I have reached the wrong address.

During the month of Elul and during the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, religious Jews will make a point of asking forgiveness of one another for “any offenses I may have committed during the year” and often, real feuds are resolved.

I believe that even in their wisdom, the sages of the Mishna left out another party that needs forgiveness during this holy season. Rosh Hashanah, the day of judgment, is a day not only for God to judge, but a day we must sit in judgment of our own lives. Each of us must ask ourselves if we fulfilled our obligations to our family and our community. Did we live a life filled with love, charity and compassion? Did we stand up for those who are oppressed or persecuted? And even as we ask ourselves these and other questions, we must commit to doing better in the year that is coming.

And then on Yom Kippur, we must forgive ourselves. Rabbi Jacob Rosner

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE FOLLOWING CONGREGATION AGUDAS ISRAEL MEETINGS: THURSDAY 9/21/23 6:30PM E & F COMMITTEE THURSDAY 9/21/23 7:30PM BOARD OF TRUSTEES THURSDAY 10/19/23 6:30PM E & F COMMITTEE THURSDAY 10/19/23 7:30PM BOARD OF TRUSTEES 16

A Message From Rabbi Douglas Kohn Dear Friends, This year we are reversing a major ritual of Rosh Hashanah. Instead of casting away our sins INTO the Hudson River, we are taking them back OUT of the Hudson River. Let me explain! In Genesis’ Creation story, in Chapter 1, verse 2, God’s spirit hovered over the primordial waters. Hence, even before God made the light and the dry land, God had made the waters. Thus, water is the first of all God’s creations, the basis of all life and existence. And, waters mean much more! Called Tashlich, each year on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, it is a Jewish custom to go to a body of flowing water – and we are fortunate to have one of the most significant such bodies minutes away in the majestic Hudson River – and we symbolically empty our pockets of breadcrumbs bearing our sins. They float away or are gobbled-up by the ducks. And, with our sins carried away by the current, we are spiritually cleansing ourselves and preparing for the coming Yom Kippur. However, daily we learn of new dangers tour earthly environment. Global warming is melting the polar caps and magnificent glaciers on Greenland and Mount Kilimanjaro. Butterfly and bird species are disappearing, as flowering plants are blossoming at earlier seasons due to the warming atmosphere, causing floral food supplies to be out of sync with the fauna which depend upon them, upsetting the symbiotic balances. And, there is a floating island of man-made, plastic pollution the size of Texas swirling in the Pacific Ocean, harming fisheries, whales, algae and more. Commonly, we decry that there is little we can do except adjust our thermostats, drive more efficiently, walk or bicycle more often, and hope for better technology to reduce our carbon footprints. But, there IS something we can do! WE can work to reverse our destructive influence. Besides determining to emit less harmful toxicity into the air, soil and waters, we can draw out some of the harm which we have done, and repair our misdeeds. Hence, Reverse Tashlich! This year on the Sunday prior to Rosh Hashanah, on September 10 at 1:00 at Plum Point Park, we will join with hundreds of other Jewish organizations worldwide to take out of the Hudson the garbage which we have put in. We will reverse our misdeeds, and not only spiritually cleanse ourselves, but physically cleanse our beautiful waterway. On that day across America and around the world, Jewish groups will combine to extract tons and tons of plastic, metal, tires and more from rivers, lakes, oceans and even ponds and streams. This year, we have the opportunity to turn prayer into action. We can make a difference towards a healthy spiritual future. Please put Reverse Tashlich at Plum Point Park on your calendar – Sunday, September 10 at 1:00. Bring a rake, a plastic bag, gloves, a hat and your own reusable water bottle.

How wonderful! We can turn a little bit of God’s creation back to its primordial beauty, and earn our way into the Book of Life for 5784! Shanah Tovah! Rabbi Douglas Kohn

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE FOLLOWING TEMPLE BETH JACOB MEETING DATES: WEDNESDAY 9/13/23 7:00PM EXECUTIVE WEDNESDAY 9/27/23 7:00PM BOARD WEDNESDAY 10/11/23 7:00PM EXECUTIVE WEDNESDAY 10/25/23 7:00PM BOARD 17

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Congregation Agudas Israel Donations Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Harriet Horowitz In memory of Morris Hoffman, uncle

wife, terrific mother & good friend In memory of Sarah Weintraub, beloved mother & mother in law

Program & Simcha Fund Alan Axelrod In memory of Harry Axelrod

Glenn & Leslie Green In memory of Sonia Schaffer, beloved grandmother

Steve Altarescu & Laurie Levy In memory of Anne Altarescu, mother

Gerri & Stephen Luloff In honor of their anniversary & Steve’s birthday

Dr. Stanley Selesnick In memory of Hyman Selesnick, father

Frank Wolf In honor of his birthday

Elaine, Ed & Heidi Cowen In memory of Carol Wiesenfeld Pfeifen

Ann & Jeff Gross In honor of both their birthdays

Fern Ingber In loving memory of Joan Shapiro Shirley Shapiro In memory of David Silverman, Samuel Shapiro & Jerome Shapiro Simon Rosenblum In memory of Margaret Rosenblum Alan Axelrod In memory of Frances Axelrod Gould, mother Davida Brachfeld In memory of Zipora Weisser General Fund Eileen Greenspan In memory of Herman Greenspan, loving father

Hyman & Lillian Moses Scholarship Fund Holly, Ed, Rachel and Patrick Schorno In loving memory of our much loved and missed father and grandfather, Hyman Moses

Klaus & Betsy Solomon In honor of Klaus’s birthday

Scott Copans Library Fund Ilene Rabinowe In memory of Carol Schwartz

Rosalyn & Irwin Portnoy In honor of their anniversary

Rachelle & Jeffrey Harmer In memory of Carol Schwartz Stephanie Gomes In memory of Carol Schwartz

Eileen Greenspan In loving memory of Ruth Greenspan, mother

Joan & Mike Gittelsohn In memory of Carol Schwartz

Henny Freer In memory of Richard Scelso

Estelle Brown In memory of Carol Schwartz

Samuel Ottenhoff & Naomi Hersson-Rinkskog

Ellen & Joseph Rones In memory of Carol Schwartz

Alan Greenspan In memory of Herman Greenspan, beloved father & Ruth Greenspan, beloved mother

Scott Movshin In memory of Carol Schwartz

Carole & Arthur Weintraub In honor of Arthur’s birthday

Elaine, Edwin & Heidi Cowen In memory of Helen Waldman In memory of Lillian Palefsky Morris Barer Scholarship Fund Pamela Berkowsky In memory of Sheala Berkowsky Robert Ushman Scholar in Residence Fund Wayne & Suzan Ushman Pamela Berkowsky In memory of Samuel Berkkowsky Prayerbook Fund Mary Ellen & Steven Weissman In memory of Freda Weissman

Steven & Robin Licker In memory of Evelyn Gruberg

Gerri & Stephen Luloff In memory of Carol Schwartz

Bobbie & Mark Moses In memory of Gladys Gordon

Margaret Dabrusin In memory of Carol Schwartz

Susan Abby Dabrusin Memorial Computer Fund Margaret Dabrusin In memory of Jack Dabrusin, beloved husband In memory of Susan Abby Dabrusin, daughter

Sheila & Mark LaKritz In memory of Diana Levy

Elaine, Ed, Heidi & Gerald Cowen In memory of Carol Schwartz

Kol Yisrael Donations The William & Elaine Kaplan Family Foundation

Carole & Arthur Weintraub In memory of Sugar (Helene) Loeb, beloved

Temple Beth Jacob Donations General Fund Joan & Michael Gittelsohn Marcia & Barry White In memory of Lena Hardbrod & In memory of Eva Feldman, grandmother & Esther Unker, grandmothers Abraham Faigin, grandfather In memory of Richard Scelso In honor of Marcia’s birthday Babi Satzman Elisabeth Hellwege In memory of Richard Scelso In memory of Victor Hellwege Donald Janowitz Karen Levin In memory of Florence Lytton, mother Drew Kartiganer In memory of Scott Kartiganer, brother Robert Fischer In memory of Marjorie Fischer, wife Barbara & Jerome Wittner In memory of Richard Scelso David & Patty Rider Mazel Tov to Gerri & Stephen Luloff on the In memory of Meyer J. Rider, father and marriage of their grandson Isidore Rider, grandfather In memory of Marion Rider Rachelle & Jeffrey Harmer Justin Rider & Nancy Proyect In honor of Merna Mendelson’s 90th In memory of Marion Rider Levin Birthday Lois, Marcy & Sandy Handler In memory of Leslie Hander, daughter and sister

Roberta Greif In memory of Louis Behar, father Davida Brachfeld In memory of Zipora Weisser, mother