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LADDER JUNE 2015
And Jacob dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to the heavens...
A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF BETH EL
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SATURDAY MORNING TOT SHABBATS
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ANNUAL JEW-AU (LUAU)
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RABBI’S MESSAGE Dear Temple Beth El Families,
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TEMPLE STAFF JONATHAN JAFFE Senior Rabbi STAR A. TROMPETER Senior Cantor MAURA H. LINZER Rabbi-Educator RABBI NORMAN COHEN, Ph.D. Scholar-in-Residence GENNIFER KELLY Executive Director RAYNA ALPERSTEIN Director, Beginning Years LISA P. DAVIS President
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It is hard to believe almost a year has passed since my family and I first arrived here in Chappaqua – and what a year it has been! I cannot adequately express my sense of gratitude and appreciation for everything this community has done to welcome me and my family. Similarly, I am in debt to my colleagues within the clergy and staff of Temple Beth El for their support and camaraderie over the past year. Beyond the many celebrations, programs and observances upon which we have collaborated, I am most proud of the relationships built and the tangible sense of optimism and excitement that permeates the building. Perhaps it’s just the “new car smell” of a first year in a new position, but I am not ready to let go of the momentum we have built together. One year ago, I was packing up our apartment and preparing to travel to Israel for my final trip with my former congregation. Fast forward a year later and I have endured my first east coast winter, the steep learning curve of a new environment, and the many missteps and hiccups that accompany such a transition. I appreciate your receiving me, foibles and all, with such warmth and care. This is an exciting time for us at Temple Beth El. After several years of transition, we believe that we are hitting our stride. The buzz within the building begins at 9:00 am each morning, when the throngs of young children ascend the stairs toward our Beginning Years Nursery School. Our school is nearly fully enrolled and overseen by a talented and dedicated group of early childhood educators and administrators, led aptly by Rayna Alperstein. The midday hours are full of classes, discussions, and steady preparations for the week’s events. In the early afternoon, the buses arrive and the Religious School students pour into the great hall. Their beautiful art works, overseen by Rabbi Linzer, bring color and life to the walls of the synagogue. The fifteen minutes of opening tefilah stands as a highlight of my day, full of knees-knees-clapping and singing. As the students go to class, the b’nei mitzvah students begin to arrive, one-by-one on the half hour, like clockwork for their meetings with me, Cantor Trompeter, and Rabbi Linzer. As the day comes to an end, the Religious School parents congregate in the hall, catching up on their busy schedules and greeting their children who – what is this? – exit their classes smiling. The evening brings a mixture of pizza eating and socializing teen and confirmation students, committee participants and communal volunteers. All in a good day’s work. Of course, none of these activities, nor the celebrations and memories established at Beth El, can occur without the behind-the-scenes efforts of our staff. I want to take this opportunity to thank those whom we really can never thank enough. Firstly, our maintenance team is the first to leave and the last to go. Our increased programming and enrollment translates into more setups and transitions than ever. The open and bright environment of our synagogue begins with them. Next, I want to thank our administrative team of Jaclyn Dubray, Leslie Aufieri, and Ann Testone. They are the glue that keeps everything together, and their wit and organization (and humor!) brighten everything we do. Next, Gennifer Kelly provides an octopus-like reach into at least eight things at a time. Point to something going on within the synagogue and odds are that Genn is at least partly responsible for it. Finally, I need to thank the many volunteers, board members, and lay leaders who make time from their busy schedules to devote themselves to our community. Their selflessness and tirelessness are the fuel that makes our congregation go. I am thrilled to be a part of the ride.
RABBI’S MESSAGE In the coming year, we look forward to building upon our current momentum. We will introduce a few creative wrinkles to this year’s high holiday programming. Next Fall, we will embark upon our completely revamped Genesis post B’nei Mitzvah program which is already drawing an enthusiastic response from our students. So too, will we introduce a newly structured mitzvah corps program for our 7th graders, which will add social and curricular aspect to their B’nei Mitzvah volunteer projects. Cantor Trompeter will continue to innovate musically and Rabbi Linzer refine what has become a rigorous and stimulating curriculum. Later this summer, we will outline a complete menu of adult educational opportunities. And this Winter will feature our congregational trip to Cuba. In all, there is much to look forward to! As always, none of this would be possible without your commitment and engagement with our congregation. Should you have any thoughts regarding how we can improve upon our current efforts, please do not hesitate to contact any of us. With summer break upon us, we will be diligently working over the next few months in order to put our best foot forward this Fall. This first year has been an amazing ride. I can’t wait to see what another year holds in store for us. L’Shalom,
Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe
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CANTOR STAR A. TROMPETER An Astronaut, a Singer, a Bat Mitzvah… An astronaut and a parttime singer. When I was seven years old, that’s what I wanted to be -- an astronaut and a part-time singer. It was the mid-1980s and the powerful Women’s Lib movement had been around since the early 1960s. The strong women in my family encouraged me to become whatever I wanted to be as I grew up. As I got older, I realized that I might not be astronaut material since the design, development, analysis, and testing of rockets and spacecraft did not come easily to me. Singing, however, was a talent that practically took over my life before I was ten years old, and has shaped my life and truly given me voice, ever since.
means to that end. It can redress an imbalance, create a profound healing, and permit many women to embrace the totality of our Jewish selves. I believe that becoming a Bat Mitzvah as an adult is certainly a path to empowerment for women, their families, and their congregations. As more and more adult women explore this road not always taken, synagogues, traditions, and lifetime rituals will benefit from their wisdom, knowledge, and experience. Again, I celebrate, support, and encourage these TBE women to continue along this Jewish path that they have begun. Who knows where in this great big world it will take them? It may even take them to outer space. Cantor Star Trompeter
But it wasn’t until eleven years ago this spring that my voice led me to a serious and profound relationship with Judaism. Eleven years ago, I became an Adult Bat Mitzvah. On May 9 at TBE, we observed and rejoiced and came together for an Adult B’not Mitzvah service. We came together to support and celebrate four adult women who had solemnly studied and took to heart the responsibility of becoming a Bat Mitzvah. They reminded me of me. When I became a Bat Mitzvah eleven years ago in San Francisco, I was among a group of nine women. We were young and not so young; we were old and not so old; we were students, accountants, librarians, scientists, baristas, and paralegals. But we had one common thread – we were women who had a deep wish to become a Bat Mitzvah. We wanted the fulfillment of a long-held desire that for many different reasons was not an option at age twelve or thirteen. The B’not Mitzvah service itself was breathtaking, although I barely remember taking a breath. I was exhilarated to be chanting Torah with my “sisters,” some of whom never believed they would ever get the opportunity. But they did. We all did. The Adult B’not Mitzvah service continues to become more prevalent among temples across the country, and women continue to reclaim the right to participate as full adult members of the Jewish community. Becoming a Bat Mitzvah is a powerful
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Adult B’not Mitzvah
Try something NEW for the NEW YEAR! Join the High Holiday Choir! Directed by Cantor Trompeter and Keith Robellard, the High Holiday Choir leads the congregation in spiritual song throughout both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We need YOU to help us make beautiful music this year. Can’t commit to singing in every service or attending every rehearsal? That’s OK! We will make the choir work for you! Never sang in a group setting before? That’s OK! No past singing experience required! Rehearsals begin on Monday, August 31. Stay tuned this summer for more details. Questions? Contact Cantor Trompeter for more information!
SERVICES & PROGRAMS Come celebrate Richard Laster’s new memoir …And It Went So Fast! Wednesday, June 24 7:30 pm at the Chappaqua Library This fascinating life story—which starts when Richard Laster, age 14, fled his home in Vienna to escape Hitler’s invasion of Austria—is full of memorable twists and turns on his route to America and eventually becoming “the most memorable man” at General Foods. All this is reflected during a span bounded by the outbreak of World War II in Europe followed by Pearl Harbor, V-Day, the growth of suburbia, Silicon Valley, and the numerous sociological changes in America. And It Went So Fast is also loaded with well-tested nuggets of business advice, including the evergreen value of goal-setting.
Shabbat Picnic Friday, July 3 4:30 pm Service with Kaddish 5:00 pm Shabbat Picnic at Gedney Park Join us for a Shabbat picnic in the park!
Summer Shabbat Services Friday, July 10 through August 28 7:00 pm Service in the courtyard (weather permitting)
Taco Truck Shabbat! Friday, July 24 6:00 pm Dinner 7:00 Shabbat Service Join us for a Mexican dinner right off the truck! Dinner and service will be outside (weather dependent of course!)
Introductions by Senior Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe of Temple Beth El and Clinton Smith, President, New Castle Historical Society and former Chappaqua Town Supervisor
RSVP on our website: bethelnw.org/Taco_Truck
Free admission. Coffee and refreshments served. Book signing by the author.
Jewish Heritage Music & Arts Festival at the Kensico Dam Sunday, August 16 Noon - 6:00 pm
All monies collected will go to benefit the Holocaust and Human Rights Education Center.
Shabbat Worship Service with Board Installation Friday, June 19 at 8:00 pm Welcome to the Board of Trustees: Eric Alani, Adam Brodsky, Gregg Diller, Marc Fried, Mitch Goldstein, Elliot Pecker, Art Saltzman, Carol Wolk Thank you: Heidi Auerbacher, Cheryl Ehrlich, Lisa Hamroff, Susan Pecker, Marilyn Rifkin, Tracy Stein
Festival is held rain or shine, with free parking and admission. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets or folding chairs.
Annual Jew-au (Luau) Friday, August 21 6:00 pm Dinner 7:00 Shabbat Service Join us for our annual “Jew-au” on the courtyard. Tiki torches and all. Come in festive attire! RSVP on our website: bethelnw.org/2015Luau
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MAURA H. LINZER, RABBI-EDUCATOR/RELIGIOUS SCHOOL A Year in Review With the help of our committed lay leadership and professional staff, Temple Beth El’s Religious School had an outstanding year. Only two years ago, we had a combined K/1 class and this year we had our first full class of first graders with eighteen students enrolled. We have been so excited to see the growth of our program from the bottom up. Additionally, our madrichim, teacher training, program grew from four students last year to twelve students this year and made a huge impact in our lower grades, allowing for further differentiation of our Hebrew curriculum. The sixth grade curriculum underwent major revisions, adding experiential components, such as a trip to a Mikveh, a meeting with a convert, a model Bris with Mohel Barry Meisel, a meeting about confirmation with Rabbi Jaffe and a mock grade level wide wedding ceremony with Rabbi Linzer. We also had a number of new programs this year. Our K-4th graders had a cooking program on Sunday mornings led by one of our teen madrichim and a cooking instructor, which allowed students the opportunity to bake challah, hamantaschen, and matzah. We also had an Artist-in-Residence, Sarah Glickman, who helped our K-4th grade students create beautiful murals and our 5th-6th graders sculptures, reflecting on all that they had learned. The students’ artwork is on display in the Great Hall. Our Religious School also hosted the Galim dancers a teen dance troop from Israel who spent time with our 5th graders, who spend their year at Religious School studying about Israel, and performed for our families as a part of our congregational celebration for Yom HaAtzmaut, Israeli Independence day. Additionally, our 4th graders went on a tour of the Lower East Side to complement their studies of Jewish immigration, our 5th and 6th grade students enjoyed Krav Maga instruction, Israeli Self-Defense, our 6th graders and their families enjoyed volunteering at project sites around the community as
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a part of their 6th grade Shabbaton, and our 7th graders worked with youth at Neighbors Link in Mt. Kisco, as a part of their unit on Gemillut Hasadim, acts of loving-kindness. It was a wonderful year of growth and exploration for our students, and we are looking ahead with much anticipation to an exciting year next year. As a part of a grant from the Jewish Education Project, we could not be more excited about the launch of our Genesis Teen Program, which will feature clergy teaching in every grade level, travel trips across the country, and engaging and exciting electives. For more information, please visit: https://bethelnw.org/Genesis. Don’t miss out on what we know will be an exciting and rewarding new opportunity for our teens!
SAVE THE DATES! September 3 Ice Cream Social for 8-12th Graders 8 3rd & 4th Grade First Day with Parent Orientation 10 5th & 6th Grade First Day with Parent Orientation 20 K-3rd Grade First Day with Parent Orientation October 3 7th-12th Grade First Day with Parent Orientation See our website for the complete Religious School calendar.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Register on our website for the 2015/2016 year: bethelnw.org/Lifelong_Learning/Religious_School Early bird pricing is listed until July 15. After that time, tuition will increase $100/child.
Mazel Tov to Erica! Erica Gimpel has been awarded a Belfer Family Fellowship for her past leadership, including a $1,250 scholarship for her travel to Israel with NFTY this summer.
RAYNA ALPERSTEIN, DIRECTOR BEGINNING YEARS ECC All teachers develop beliefs about the way children develop and learn. The really thoughtful and reflective ones base their beliefs on child development knowledge not simply on instinct, parenting or intuition. At Beginning Years we believe that our classrooms should be built on freedom of expression and responsibility. We want children to voice their opinions as long as it’s done respectfully; even disagreeing with the adults. In addition, our classrooms are caring communities steeped in a sense of adventure, discovery and risk-taking, and Jewish values. The bases are the child development theories of Jean Piaget, John Dewey, and Lev Vygotsky. Piaget started it – he posited that children are not little vessels into which adults pour knowledge. John Dewey further elaborated that children are active seekers of information and constructors of knowledge. This goes beyond the simple passing of academic skills learned in isolation to a great program that builds on children’s interests and strengths. We need children to learn to be risk-takers and critical, creative thinkers who can problem solve. Lev Vygotsky discovered that children can accomplish much more than what was originally thought when schooling began. He taught us that by scaffolding children’s learning, they will stretch themselves to learn that which is purpose driven. Beyond what one might think a child of a given age can learn.
It takes a lot of planning and effort to teach children how to work together, work independently, and to live as part of a democratic community. The way a room is set up speaks to how a child uses the space. Is there joint decision making, choice, and accountability? Are there many different problem-solving situations? How much control do the children have and how much responsibility for the space do they have? Is there a sense of spirituality, honoring one another? While some teachers and parents believe the job of education is to teach discrete facts and skills, we believe that this is not the whole picture. I have no idea what children today will be required to know tomorrow. What I do know is that children need to know how to access information and how to choose strategies to allow them to solve problems. And for the sake of the world, we need to teach children about accepting differences and working with many different kinds of people. We need to make Tikkun Olam part of every home and school if this global community is to survive. Have a wonderful summer filled with adventure and joy.
Spring Gardening (Did you even know we had a garden?)
SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS Earth Day Recycled Art Projects
BEGINNING YEARS
PARENT COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS Nicole Feig Marlena Davids 917.597.8680 914.420.3869 NicoleFeig@gmail.com MarlenaDavids@gmail.com
June 14 July 25 August 15
BY BBQ at 11:00 AM Tot Shabbat at 9:00 AM Tot Shabbat at 9:00 AM
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Classroom Visits for Child and Parent First Day of School
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NEW PROGRAMS TBE COMMUNITY - A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST YEAR TITLE
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TBE COMMUNITY - A LOOK BACK AT THE PAST YEAR
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OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO THOSE SPONSORING ONEGS Robert & Gretchen Fleisher Leigh Gold Jonathan Langsam & Rosie Hernandez Mitchell & Kim Rosendorf
SAVE THE DATE! Back-to-Shul/School BBQ and Sukkah Decorating Sunday, September 27 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (New Time!) We hope that everyone enjoys the summer, but don’t forget to put their Back-to-Shul/School event on their calendars. Join your friends and family at the temple for a fun welcome-back event and BBQ. There will be entertainment for all ages.
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TITLE JOYS & GROUP YOUTH SORROWS Incoming BESTY Board 2015-2016 Co-Presidents: Lauren Clark and Erica Gimpel Programming VP: Maddy Albert Religious and Cultural VP: Sam Hamroff Membership VP: Sarah Albert Fundraising & Deputy Programming VP: Harris Klein Communications VP: Leslie Regan Outgoing BESTY Board 2014-2015 President: Justin Thaler Programming VP: Cutler Klein
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Sarah Agdern Asher Alani Madeline Albert Sara Asa Zachary Bass Evan Berg Margaret Berger Jordan Block Maya Buxbaum Jonah Cantor Margaux Citrin Mitchell Cohen Emily Crandall Gabriel Ehrlich Jacob Emanuel Alice Faber Nathaniel Faber Katrina Garbin Kate Geller Jack Glasser Megan Glasser Kevin Graff Jade Klotz Alexa Marks
Joshua Medway Alec Meyrowitz Jake Meyrowitz Sydney Mikesell Brett Mozarsky Jack Murray Leah Nankof Jonathan Notis Drew Novick Coby Nunberg Avery Paley Ashley Panzer Sydney Penn Leslie Regan Rebecca Schelling Jordan Schmolka Ellie Slive Juliet Strauss Asher Stuart Allison Switzen Nathaniel Tucker Sara Wilson Noah Zucker
JULY BIRTHDAYS! Charles Blau Eli Bogart Jacqueline Brickman Beckett Corte Lilly Crandall Charles Emanuel Spencer Emanuel Cole Findling Molly Fine Joesph Fleisher Kyle Gelber Erica Gimpel Peter Gordon Bailey Grabell Jonah Halperin Samuel Hamroff Lillian Harburger Elodie Hufferdine Ori Itzhaky Sarah Itzhaky Leon Jacobson William Johns Sydney Katz Elizabeth Khasidy Spencer Kibel William Knox Astrid Langsam
Tyler Lefkowitz Jolie Leibner Elliott Lerner Sophia Masotti Matthew Miller Max Murray Adam Newman Theodore Newman Asa Nunberg Etai Nunberg Sam Resnick Zachary Reynolds Alexander Rogovin Rachel Romero Ashlee Rothenberg Benjamin Rubin Corey Schmolka Jordana Singer Emma Sorrel Skyler Stambleck Eli Thaler Justin Thaler Alex Travin Mia Turchin Dylan Weiss Zachary Weissman Bria White
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS! Livia Alani Noa Alani Chloe Blumstein Charlotte Bortz Alexa Brodsky Matthew Burack Claudia Citrin Lauren Clark Sarah Clark Ella Cohen Weston Cooper Vivian Dorfman Sarah Faber Sasha Fried Henry Gefsky William Geller Samantha Gerstein Rhianna Gold Hailey Gordon Zachary Greenstein Alexander Imberman
Dean Impastato Joshua Israel Alexander Ives Bryce Jacobs Sienna Jacobs Rachel Janis Adam Katz Benjamin Koch Lyndsey Koch Noah Levy Madelyn Mann Eli Rickles Jared Rosen Leon Rosen Brent Rosendorf Raquel Sammartano Jackson Satow Kayla Singer Kyra Slive Emma Wein Gillian Zankel
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HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO Lucille Goldsmith on the death of her brother, Henry Grubel Jonathan Ferencz on the death of his aunt, Joan Ferencz
RECENT GIFTS
March 25 - May 7, 2015 Beginning Years Early Childhood Center Fund Steve & Linda Ochser in memory of Dorothea Ochser Betty & Jack Bader Adult Education Fund Phyllis Kirshner in honor of Rebecca Zadeck’s Bat Mitzvah Clifford & Susan Ray in memory of Mannie Ray Clifford & Susan Ray in memory of Samuel Liber Cantor’s Discretionary Fund Marge Carty in memory of Joseph Jess Wolff Tom Guida & Allyson Bari-Guida in honor of Aidan’s Bat Mitzvah Caring Community Fund Marge Carty in memory of Joseph Jess Wolff John & Barbara Heffer in memory of Martin Stern Rich & Jane Zenker in memory of Sidney Zenker Chai Fund Sylvia Waksman in memory of Sam Lefkowitz Sylvia Waksman in memory of Murray Waksman Ellis & Rae Zimmer Fund For Children In Need Bill & Fran Deutsch in memory of Arnold H. Wallack Victor & Suzanne Rosenzweig in memory of Dora Rosenzweig Endowment-Temple Beth El Endowment Fund Bob & Nadia Bernstein in memory of Herbert Bernstein Flower Fund Roberta Bengelsdorf in memory of Max Allen Joseph & Adele Browdy in memory of Miriam Safro Jeffrey & Debra Geller in memory of Minnie Marron Art & Susan Pearsall in memory of Dorothy Elman, Phillip Elman, Samuel Elman Ken & Judy Sagat in memory of Clare Rush Gregory Altman Music & Arts Fund Perry & Sandy Levine in memory of Nathan Levine Gene & Tobi Nadel in memory of Sarah Kimmel Mickey Pintchman in memory of Pearl Lavender Israel Action Special Fund Gene & Tobi Nadel in memory of Dr. Max Samkoff
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YAHRZEITS June 1-6 Sara Abel Ruth Braslow Rose Crespin Julius Fleischman Morton Friedman Irwin Katz Ben Kozierok Richard Krauss Helene Mayer Abe Narvaez Clara Overbo Bernard Rickles Eleanor Rickles Helen Rose Jonas G. Rosenberg Esther Singer Blanche Sitver Bernece Sturzer Steven Zuckerman June 7-13 Leah Albert Adolph Auerbacher Leopold Beckwith Mary Berman Nathan Braunhut Joel Clayman Gertrude Cohen Beatrice Crespi Harry Crespin Samuel Crespin Tillie Dick Leroy E. Gaines Miriam Herschkowitz Pearl Holzman Mel Jason Mildred A. Kaufman Gisele Klagsbrun Samuel S. Klein Rose Kraus Beatrice S. Kraus Norman Laskey Gail Lerman Jules Levitt Harriet Messinger Alan Mirken Samuel Norkin Raymond Phillips Arnold Rosenbluth Renee Ruzow Mildred Scolnick Diane Goldstein Solomon
Samuel Stein Jack Wainer Philip Wortman David Zager Tracy Zuckerman June 14-20 Belle Adler Max Bassin Gerald Berman Howard Cohen Marjorie Cole Angelina Crespin Harry Daub Betsy A. de Kadt Golda Fisher Sue Goldberg Robert Hale Pearl Isacoff-Galin Albert Kirby Deedy Lipshutz Leopold Oppenheimer Benjamin Ozaroff Hyman Rosenzweig Ruth Bochenek Rubin Andrew Stiglitz Laura Wiley Harry Winer Charles Wolff June 21-27 Shela Berkowsky Edward Blum Rhoda Cohen Zoltan Ferencz Charles Green Hyman Isenberg Jacques Klagsbrun Morris Kramer Alan Laster Anna Lees Florence Lifschen Austin Ludlow Mollie Mackles Caroline Ottavio-Eschay Harry M. Poppick Ruth Poppick Helen Reiner Josephine Rosenfeld Anna Samkoff Gerald Wlody Rae Zimmer
JOYS & SORROWS June 28-July 4 Jack Beck Sam Bernstein Hannah Opal Bilgrei Hortance Braunshweiger Belle Browdy Celia Cohen Ruth Falk Saul Feldman Julie Greener Sid Herling Morris Kravet Mina Levy Rose Levy Thomas Pura Don Loring Rogers Charles Rosenthal Rose Singer William Singer Joe Tucker David A. Wallach Etta Wishny
Sonia Gancheroff Esther Gerber May Glazer Louis Goldberg Elizabeth Goldstein Michael Hirsch Francine Huber Dr. William Lehrich Marilyn Leibovitz Jeannette Naman Daniela Nissim Morris Pepper Malvina Phillips Blanche Schiff Ray Louis Rubin Regina Shapiro Sarah Jean Shirk Flora Stetch Elise Stillman Mary Tanklefsky Ellis Zimmer Rudolph Zymeck
July 5-11 Beatrice Amsterdam Sarah S. Bass Bernard Benjamin Morris Berg Isidore S. Bieber Eugene Ciner Jack Epstein Julius Fisher John Green Frederick Kaufman Irene Kolbert Mary Kramer Robert Lerrick Florence Marks Ida Meyers Judith Posner Pearl Roberts Paul Safro Elizabeth Sass Harry B. Schieber Sandra G. Sterling Herbert Toonkel Malva Ulrich Louis R. Warner
July 19-25 Otto Amberg Ida Bernstein Samuel H. Borenkind Harry Danziger Jack Dvorin Betty Eisner Theresa Elias Ruth D. Feiner Syd Geher Joseph Glickman Lazarus Goldstein Morris Green Benjamin Hildesheim Richard Isaac Gertrude Kraver Lawrence Levine Milton Markowitz Meshulam Melamid Rae K. Nadel Melville B. Rapp Maxwell Reff Anna Reiter Henry A. Rogan Freeda Rosenzweig Maurice Rubinger Abe Ruslander Mortimer Sanders Milton Sandler Seymour Sinovoi Gertrude Solomon Dora Strauss
July 12-18 Martin Beck Morris Blasenheim Bernard Braunshweiger David Brown Ida Shir Cohen Sid Cooper Joseph Dick
Oneg Shabbat Rachel & Edward Wilders in honor of Ella’s baby naming Prayer Book Fund Bruce & Jodi Falbaum in memory of Jacob Falbaum Jim & Ellen Tilzer in memory of Blanche & George Tilzer Jim & Ellen Tilzer in memory of Bertha Green Tilzer Jim & Ellen Tilzer in memory of Marjorie Greenberg Rabbi Educator’s Discretionary Fund Tom Guida & Allyson Bari-Guida in honor of Aidan’s Bat Mitzvah Senior Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Marge Carty in memory of Joseph Jess Wolff Stu & Bobbi Coleton in memory of Lawrence Nemoyton David & Jennifer Gefsky Richard & Judy Miller in memory of Morris C. Klein Charles & Eve Poret in memory of Pearl Poret Dick & Gloria Raskin in memory of Morris Raskin Victor & Suzanne Rosenzweig in memory of Dora Rosenzweig Stephanie & William Roth in memory of Irene Hazen Rich & Jane Zenker in memory of Alan Mirken Tikkun Olam/Social Justice Fund Marge Carty in memory of Joseph Jess Wolff Tributes Lee Blum Gene & Tobi Nadel in memory of Samuel J. Kimmel Matthew & Alyssa White in honor of Violet’s baby naming
Did you know that Temple Beth El owns land at Sharon Gardens in Kensico Cemetery? The best time to buy a plot is when it isn’t even a thought. Maybe give it a thought now when hopefully a plot isn’t needed for 100 years. TBE hasn’t raised the purchase price of a plot in over a decade, however as of July 1, 2015 the price is increasing. Currently a double plot is $2,200 and a quad plot is $4,400. For all inquiries and purchases after July 1, double plots will be $4,000 and a quad plot is $8,000. Still the best bargain in real estate in Westchester! If you would like more information, contact Jaclyn Trustman-Dubray at 914-238-3928 x1310 or jtrustman@bethelnw.org.
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JOYS & SORROWS ADVERTISING YAHRZEITS Continued July 26-August 1 Paul Benzer Paul Blaustein Jules Albert Buxbaum Maxine Chansky Harry Danziger Miki Ferencz I. Robert Freelander Ida Bernstein Goldberg Zelda Halperin Lillian Myers Herst Emanuel Jacobs Howard Kaliner Maurice Katz Vicki Klein Mildred L. Lewis Sarah Nadel Rose Pollack Louis Roseman Gabriel Rosenfeld Jonathan Spicehandler Sarah Weiss August 2-8 Rita Aranow Beatrice Berez Jeanette Bressman Harry Cohen Teresa Cruz Mary Davis Irwin Dreyer Irving Feinberg Dorothy Fingerhut Louis Halperin Iva Horowitz Irving Ives Gretel Jacobson Esther Katzman Sidney Kirshman Michael Kraus Frank Luban Dove Lulow Monette Couvod Marrow Lewis Mirsky Pearl Pepper Kurt Placzek Arthur Popkin Francis Poret Maria Reyes Jonathan Rickles Bessie Rosen Betty Rosenberg
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Norman Rosenberg Mae D. Schleimer Bernard Ulanoff Oscar Wortsman Mary Zamshnick Barbara Zelner
Abram Baruch Ptaszek Samuel Ritz Jack Schreier Sophia Opal Wasserman
August 9-15 Ruth Alpert Evelyn Bass Milton Bassin Lily Cohen Soleiman Cohen Judith E. Feiner Sidney H. Feiner Irving Feldman Lawrence Gang Lillian Gefsky Adolph Glassman Samuel Gluberman Jonah Goldman Seth Goldstein Julian Greenwood Marilyn Haas Michael Hamburger Sarah Kahn Devera Kaplan Jon Kolbert Larry Medway Joanna Price Phillip Roberts Marjorie Rubinger Martin Schwab Richard Schwarz Nathan Shapiro John Yellin
August 23-29 Jesse Benaroya Dorothy Bresler Libby Browdy Robert Browdy Henry Cohen Arthur Ehrlich Benjamin Ehrlich May Ellinson Green Bernard Heller Israel Katzman Francis H. Lehman Beatrice Levine Sylvia Murray Dax Simon Nemerov David Ormont Janet Perloff Robert Redston Bertha H. Rolle Mary Rosenberg Jerome Ross Joan Schachter Harry Stern Shirley Strum Fred Susman Maurice Weigle Aranka Zander
August 16-22 Jay Block Muriel Corman Jenny Dressner Mary Jane Elson Anna Estreich Douglas Freeman Priscilla Furst Charlotte Goldberg Irving Green May Green Marilyn Horowitz Harvey Kaplan Adolph Kesselman Elizabeth Lesser Alvin Levin Mary Levitt Gordon Loveland John Potts
August 30-31 Arlene Benaroya Ida Benzer Blanche Block Saul Diamondstein Belle Finkel Icek Gottfried Isidor Hallerman Frederick Kaye Pauline Rose Charlotte Rosenshein Mel Rosenzweig Donald Schacher
PROGRAMS JEWISH MINDFULNESS MEDITATION Every Friday at 9:30 am
Please join us for meditation and discussion. All are welcome whatever your level of experience with meditation – including those who want to try it for the first time. The first Friday of every month meditation is led by Ruth Rosenblum, of Westchester Jewish Community Services. The remaining Fridays are led by members who attend regularly, and are composed primarily of silent meditation and a short discussion on the Torah portion and its significance from a mindfulness point of view. There is no charge for these sessions. Please – no fragrances. If you have any questions, please contact Maxine Olson at maxineols@gmail.com or Ann Glazer annglazer1@gmail.com
KNITZVAH CORPS Tuesday, June 16 7:30 pm
No experience is necessary, and all ages are welcome. Questions? Contact Hillary Kent at hilaryk13@gmail.com
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Every Wednesday at 9:30 am All are welcome! Come to gab, play, or just relax with a cup of coffee! Questions? Contact Myra Borchard at mborchard@optonline.net
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For rental inquiries or to schedule a tour of our facilities, please call 914.238.3928. We look forward to helping you create a memorable event. For more information, please visit www.bethelnw.org/facility_rental.
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Interior & Exterior Painting, Power Washing, Replacement Carpentry, Window & Door Installations, Power & Finish Sanding office@korthpainting.com
238-5388
www.korthpainting.com
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TEMPLE DIRECTORY 220 SOUTH BEDFORD RD 914.238.3928 T CHAPPAQUA, NY 10514 914.238.4030 F WWW.BETHELNW.ORG TEMPLE@BETHELNW.ORG
BEGINNING YEARS RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
914.238.5735 914.238.5641
TELEPHONE EXTENSIONS 1110 1121 1120 1221 1300 1310 1311 1316 1320 1321 1322 1600
Senior Rabbi
Jonathan Jaffe
Rabbi-Educator
Maura H. Linzer
Senior Cantor
Star A. Trompeter
Executive Director
Gennifer Kelly
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mlinzer@bethelnw.org
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Joni Gehebe-Kellogg, Youth Coordinator Maura H. Linzer, Rabbi-Educator Religious School Office Rayna Alperstein, Early Childhood Ed. Director Life-Cycle Emergency Jaclyn Trustman, Life-Cycle Coordinator & Religious School Assistant Rabbi Jonathan Jaffe Senior Cantor Star Trompeter Leslie Aufieri, Executive Assistant to Gennifer Kelly & Communications Coordinator Gennifer Kelly, Executive Director Ann Testone, Bookkeeper Gregory Allen, Facility Manager
Submissions should be e-mailed to bulletin@bethelnw.org. Deadlines are the 5th of the month prior to the month of issue: September, October, November, December/January, February/March, April, May, and June.
Director of Rayna Alperstein Beginning Years ECC ralperstein@bethelnw.org BOARD OF TRUSTEES OFFICERS
Term Expires 2015 David Abrams Heidi Auerbacher Cheryl Ehrlich Tracy Stein Diane Thaler
Lisa P. Davis President
Richard Albert
Executive Vice President
Janet Levy
Term Expires 2016 Matt Cantor Ruth Clark Robert Klein Rand Manasse Steve Ochser Kathy Raicht
Vice President
Rhonda Regan Vice President
Amy Robin
Vice President
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Marilyn Rifkin Secretary
TRUSTEES
Term Expires 2017 Lisa Hamroff Robert Medway Susan Pecker Lisa Shaiken Hedy Simpson Alonna Travin
WE ARE AN INCLUSIVE CONGREGATION Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester welcomes all who wish to participate in Jewish life – singles, couples and families in all their forms, gays, lesbians, interfaith couples – all people regardless of age, sexual orientation, or financial means. The synagogue is a kehilah kedoshah – a sacred community. It’s like a sukkah. A sukkah is constructed of many different branches woven together. So is the synagogue: the young and the old, the rich and the poor, the married and the unmarried, single parents, grandparents, gays and heterosexuals, non-Jewish spouses. The broader the sukkah’s reach, the more tightly its branches are woven, the stronger it stands. So too the synagogue: the greater the variety of people welcomed within it, the closer they feel to one another, the stronger the temple stands.
Immediate Past President Harry P. Cohen Past Presidents, Honorary Members of the Board Steve Adler Stanley Amberg Charlene Berman Melvin Ehrlich Ernest M. Grunebaum
Barry Meisel Gloria Meisel William Pollak May Rolle David Ruzow
Temple Organizations Sisterhood/ Sarah’s Circle
Gail Schreier, Myra Borchard, Alison Laden, & Ellen Portman
Men’s Club/B.E.M.A.
Jim Wein & Andrew Laden
Youth Group President
Justin Thaler
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DAYS OF AWE 5776 SCHEDULE OF WORSHIP SERVICES
Please note our updated schedule SELICHOT SERVICE
Saturday, September 5 5:00 pm Adult Study 6:15 pm Dinner & Havdalah 6:45 pm Service & Study
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EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 13 8:00 pm Sanctuary with choir ROSH HASHANAH DAY Monday, September 14 9:00 am Young Children’s Family Service for Pre-readers and Families 9:30 am Sanctuary with choir* 12:00 pm Sanctuary with choir 2:30 pm Family Service in Social Hall 4:00 pm Tashlich Service at Gedney Park ROSH HASHANAH 2nd DAY Tuesday, September 15 10:30 am Lay-led Service in Sanctuary
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KOL NIDRE Tuesday, September 22 6:00 pm Sanctuary with choir 8:15 pm Sanctuary with choir YOM KIPPUR DAY Wednesday, September 23 9:00 am Young Children’s Family Service in Social Hall for Pre-readers and Families 9:30 am Sanctuary with choir* 12:00 pm Sanctuary with choir 2:00 pm Afternoon Service with Rabbi Dr. Norman Cohen 2:00 pm Family Service in Social Hall 3:00 pm Teen-led Service 5:00 PM Yizkor 5:45 PM Neilah Concluding Service 6:15 PM Havdalah with break-fast snack * Babysitting available during our 9:30 am services
Membership Renewal Membership renewal information will be e-mailed out in June. Membership information will link to your High Holy Day ticket request form. If you haven’t received the e-mail by the end of June, please contact us at 914-238-3928 x1321 or temple@bethelnw.org.