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LOVING GOD MORE THAN HALACHA
A ROSH HASHANAH MESSAGE
From Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz
It would seem to be old news. This past summer, the Petach Tikvah
Rabbinate rejected the conversion of a young woman who was
converted by Rabbi Lookstein. There were protests, op-eds and
negotiations; and the crisis ultimately ended in absurdity and
ambiguity, with the Supreme Rabbinical Court dodging the case and
instead pressuring the convert to undergo a flash reconversion. Rabbi
Lookstein’s convert is now free to get married. One could say this is
now over. But it’s not.
Unfortunately, many of the issues behind the disqualification of
Rabbi Lookstein are still ongoing; and of greater concern is the
religious philosophy that precipitated this crisis, a philosophy which
promotes an unhealthy fixation on Halachic rules while forgetting the
ultimate goals of Halacha.
This fixation is not new. The Talmud (Sotah 21b) talks about the
“pious fool”. It says:
“What is a pious fool? A woman is drowning in the river, and he
says: ‘It is improper for me to look upon her and rescue her’.”
A pious fool looks only at the rules and never at the goals. A
woman created in the image of God is dying, yet this pious idiot
can’t even look at her in order to throw her a lifeline! 1
The discipline of Halacha is so intense that we must always worry
about mutating into pious fools; and I believe the Lookstein case is a
classic example of this phenomenon, of putting meticulous observance of Halacha before Jewish unity and serving God.
To understand this, we need some context. While it is unclear why Rabbi Lookstein’s conversion was rejected by the Petach Tikvah
Beit Din, one suspects that it has a lot to do with an ongoing conflict in Israel regarding conversion. In 2008, Rabbi Avraham Sherman
disqualified thousands of conversions by Rabbi Chaim Drukman. He did so because he felt Rabbi Druckman was no longer a qualified
Rabbinic Judge. In his decision Rabbi Sherman wrote:
“The conversion Beit Din of Rabbi Druckman is a disqualified Beit Din, because they disrespect the Halacha as decided by all of
the decisors…..and act with a lack of seriousness, and...one should see them as frivolous people who do not accept the decisions of
the Torah and Shulchan Aruch, and fabricate on their own empty words….therefore one should see them as intentional transgressors
and heretics…”
Rabbi Sherman is referring to a lenient view in the laws of conversion, one accepted by Rabbi Druckman. In response, he claims
this view is fabricated, and any Rabbi who follows it is a transgressor and heretic. Therefore, not only are converts who are converted
based on this lenient view disqualified, but Rabbi Druckman himself, because he holds this lenient view, is disqualified and considered
a heretic and a sinner.
After all of the shenanigans this summer, I was left with the sneaking suspicion that a similar process was at hand with Rabbi
Lookstein. After all, one could see immediately that this convert was quite meticulous in her observance of mitzvot; that was admitted
by all. And the idea that a well known Rabbi was “not known” by the Rabbis in Petach Tikvah was also a smokescreen; why couldn’t
they make a few phone calls and find out who Rabbi Lookstein was? Clearly, the rejection had something else behind it. And I
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Volume LXXXVI1, Number 1 September 19, 2016 16 Elul 5776
HIGH HOLY DAY ISSUE(Schedule on Pages 6-7)
KEHILATH JESHURUNBULLETIN
This is the first Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
that Lisa, myself and our children are celebrating at KJ.
We have been overwhelmed by the wonderful friendship
and support we have received from our community, and
we feel blessed to be a part of KJ. We look forward to
celebrating many more Shabbatot and holidays with you
in the future, and may God bless you and your families
with a year filled with joy, goodness and blessing.
Shanah Tovah,
Chaim
continued on page 10
RABBI CHAIM STEINMETZ TO DELIVER
SHABBAT SHUVA DRASHA
“Life’s Lottery, Moral Luck,
and the Yom Kippur Service”
Saturday, October 8
following 5:40 PM Mincha services
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun
125 East 85th Street
SPONSORED BY SUZY AND LARRY PRESENT, COMMEMORATING THE
YAHRZEIT OF SUZY’S PARENTS, SARAH AND EMANUEL GOLDBERGER
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WELCOMEKehilath Jeshurun warmly welcomes
the following new members who joined the
Congregation between the printing of the
last Bulletin, on June 28, and this Bulletin,
which went to press on September 9:
Mark Abel
Stefanie Hirsch and Patrick Coyle
Michele and Gad Demry
Nechama and Jason Fertig
Marie-Claude Frappier
Sarah and Isaac Jonas
Allie and Alexander Luxenberg
Rachel and Matthew Luxenberg
Rochelle and Charles Moche
Kim and Jason Ostheimer
Miriam Ranells
Hindy Schachter
Jessica and Joseph Scherban
Liora and Ben Taragin
Michelle and Bruce Taragin
RABBI SAUL BERMAN TO DELIVER
NINTH ANNUAL TESHUVAH
LECTURE
IN MEMORY OF
FLORENCE FISHEL COHEN
“On Hearing God’s Response
In Our Prayers”
We are pleased to announce that the
ninth annual Florence Fishel Cohen
Teshuvah Lecture will be given this year by
Professor of Jewish Studies at Yeshiva
University, Rabbi Saul Berman, on
Thursday evening, October 6, at 7:30 in the
Heyman Auditorium, 125 East 85th Street.
The naming of the lecture in memory of
Florence was made possible by a generous
commitment from the Nathan and Louise
Goldsmith Foundation. The Directors of
the Foundation knew Florence personally
because all of its meetings are held in
Rabbi Lookstein’s office. They appreciated
the special kind of devotion and love that
Florence demonstrated toward the Rabbi,
the congregation, Ramaz and the Nathan
and Louise Goldsmith Foundation board
members. They felt it would be
appropriate to memorialize her at KJ in this
special way.
We are proud that the annual Teshuvah
Lecture continues to be a memorial to
Florence, who gave forty years of her
professional life to the KJ/Ramaz family.
We invite everyone to attend Rabbi
Berman’s meaningful lecture.
Florence Fishel Cohen, z”l
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SEND AN E-MAIL WITH YOUR
FIRST AND LAST NAME
TO: LSS@CKJ.ORG
BE SURE TO VISIT KJ’S WEBSITE
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INAUGURAL
SELICHOT SERVICES
Saturday, September 24
at 10:00 PM
in the Main Sanctuary
Preceded by a Collation
at 9:15 PM
in the Heyman Auditorium
vesmu vkp,u vcua,u
vrzdv gr ,t ihrhcgn
KJ SYNAGOGUE MEMBERSHIP:
BE A PART OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE
Contact KJ Executive Director Leonard Silverman
at 212-774-5680 or LSS@CKJ.org
KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 3
The officers of the congregation are pleased to announce that Alan Friedman, Ray Chalme, and Rocky Fishman,
three distinguished members of the Congregation, have been chosen for the highest Torah honors of the year.
Their installation will take place before the Musaf service on Shemini Atzeret, Monday, October 24th.
Our Chatan Torah, Alan Friedman, is the
son of two American-born parents (his father
served in the Army Air Force in the Phillipines
and Guadalcanal in World War II). He grew up
in northern New Jersey and Rockland County.
He and his wife, Marylène were married at KJ
in 1982. They are the proud parents of Marc, a
graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and
Machon Shlomo who recently passed his
Smicha exam with the Israeli rabbinate. Marc
and his wife live with their two daughters in
Beit Shemesh, Israel. Alan and Marylène’s
younger son, David Aaron, is a graduate of
Tufts with an MBA from NYU Stern. He
recently became engaged to Carla Kalvin.
Alan and Marylène have entered upon a
path of increased religious observance in the
past fifteen years. They are enthusiastic
Modern Orthodox Jews who have embraced a
life of mitzvot and learning Torah.
Alan attends the daily minyan on a regular
basis, and with the help of Rabbi Lookstein’s
CD’s, he has learned how to lead the davening.
Very quietly and unobtrusively, he has been
studying Talmud and, independently, studying
the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah, having
completed two three-year cycles so far.
Alan is a member of the Board of KJ and
heads its Cemetery Committee which focuses
on the financial and physical well-being of KJ’s
three cemeteries. He was recently elected
President of the UJA-supported Community
Alliance for Jewish Affiliated Cemeteries
(CAJAC), an organization dedicated to
honoring the dead in accordance with Jewish
We are delighted to honor Raymond
Chalme as our Chatan Bereishit, in
appreciation of his deep commitment to the
KJ Sephardic community as well as the
greater KJ community. Ray was taught by his
beloved father, Elliot Chalme a”h, who
unfortunately passed at a young age, that the
highest level of charity is to help others help
themselves and this has become the center
piece of Ray’s philosophy of Tzedakah and
community service.
As one of the founding members of the KJ
Sephardic Minyan, Ray brings his ability to
connect with people to the communal level
and has helped introduce Sephardic Tefilla
and customs to the congregation. As a
graduate of Yeshiva of Flatbush (‘89) Ray was
very familiar with a blended Ashkenaz and
Sephardic institution. Ray has taken on board
positions at both Ramaz and KJ, believing
that once ideas and their backgrounds are
introduced, communal relationships will
develop organically and form a greater and
more inclusive KJ congregation.
Ray has also taken on leadership roles at
UJA and is one of the founders of
Congregation Magen David of Manhattan on
Sullivan Street. As well, he is a board member
for the Lung Cancer Research Foundation
where he established Elliot’s Legacy,
dedicated to his father’s memory. One of the
highlights of Elliot’s Legacy is the annual
“Kites for a Cure” Carnival, which boasts an
attendance of over 1,000 people, raising funds
and awareness, a collaboration Ray enjoys
We invite the entire congregation to rejoice with them and with us on Shemini Atzeret and on Simchat Torah, night and day, as
we celebrate the three families whose love of, and commitment to, Torah merit our honor and tribute.
CHATAN TORAH: ALAN FRIEDMAN CHATAN BEREISHIT: RAY CHALME CHATAN MAFTIR: ROCKY FISHMAN
continued on page 9 continued on page 9
Rocky was born into the KJ community,
but began a long hiatus from KJ at age 3 when
he moved to Fairfield, CT. Growing up in a
small community and attending Congregation
Agudas Achim taught him the importance of
community involvement.
Rocky is an equity derivatives strategist at
Deutsche Bank, where he writes research
reports and advises institutional investors
about option markets and volatility trading. He
is frequently quoted in the financial press, and
has made several radio appearances. Rocky
holds BA and MS degrees from Harvard
University, and an MBA from Columbia
Business School.
Rocky moved back here in 2003 after
marrying his dynamic wife Sarah Nahmias.
Rocky’s KJ involvement has been driven by a
belief that even the strongest professional
synagogue staff can powerfully amplify but
never replace the impact of membership
involvement. Rocky was gabbai of the Young
People’s Minyan for years, and is currently an
Associate Trustee of KJ. He co-chairs the KJ
board’s Catering Committee, which oversees
KJ’s relationship with Foremost Caterers, and
welcomes feedback on catering at KJ. He is a
frequent Torah reader in KJ’s various
minyanim. Rocky has also been a leader of
UJA’s Deutsche Bank campaign, and a long-
time supporter of The Israel Project.
Rocky has continued the tradition passed
on by his parents Roz and Mark Fishman
through his children. Sarah and Rocky are the
proud parents of three Ramaz students - Isaac
continued on page 9
ALAN FRIEDMAN, RAY CHALME, AND ROCKY FISHMAN
CHOSEN FOR TORAH HONORS ON SHEMINI ATZERET
AND SIMCHAT TORAH
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LEARNERS SERVICE
WITH GEORGE ROHR
RACHEL KRAUS,
AND BENJAMIN GERUT
Weekly at 9:30 AM
INTERMEDIATE SERVICE
WITH RABBI DANIEL KRAUS
& CHAZAN SHILO KRAMER
Weekly at 9:30 AM
SEPHARDIC MINYAN
Weekly at 9:00 AM
HASHKAMA MINYAN
7:15 AM
Sept. 3 & 17, Oct. 1, 15 & 29
Nov. 12 & 26, Dec. 3, 17 & 31
KESHER MINYAN
Weekly at 9:15 AM
KESHER CONNECTS
KIDDUSH
Sept. 17, Oct. 1 & 29
Nov. 12, Dec. 3 & 17
WOMEN’S TEFILLAH GROUP
9:15 AM
Oct. 25 (Simchat Torah)
NEW!
TOT SHABBAT
WILL BE MEETING
EVERY SHABBAT
SHABBAT AT KJ
Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove, Ph.D., of Park Avenue Synagogue is a leading voice in the
Conservative Movement. Ordained at The Jewish Theological Seminary in 1999, Rabbi
Cosgrove earned his Ph.D. at the University of Chicago Divinity School. His dissertation
on Rabbi Louis Jacobs, a leading Anglo-Jewish theologian of the 20th century, reflects
his passion for the intersection of Jewish scholarship and faith.
Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl joined Central Synagogue as senior cantor in 2006.
In 2014, she was chosen by the congregation to lead Central Synagogue as senior rabbi.
Ordained in 2001 by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR)
in New York where she was a Wexner Graduate fellow, she earned a B.A. in Religious
Studies from Yale University in 1994. Born in Korea to a Jewish American father and a
Korean Buddhist mother, Rabbi Buchdahl is the first Asian American to be ordained as
cantor or rabbi in North America.
Call 212-774-5600 for more information
Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
FRIDAY EVENING SHABBAT DINNER PRICING
Members:
Adults $40
Junior (age 12-18) $35
Children (age 2-11) $20
Non-Members:
$45
$40
$35
BULOW SHABBATON IN MEMORY OF NORMAN BULOW
DECEMBER 9
Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove
and Rabbi Angela Buchdahl
to Join Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz
in a Rabbinic ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Sept. 10 Shabbat Morning Groups Begin
Sept. 24 Family Seudah Shlishit
Sept. 25 Holiday Story Time at B&N
Oct. 21 Sukkot Tefillah Together
and Sukkah Fun
Oct. 24 Simchat Torah Bash
Nov. 5 Shabbat Tefillah Together
Nov. 11 Family Friday Night Dinner
Nov. 12 Youth Shabbaton (grades 3-4)
Nov. 12 Musical Havdalah/
Ice Cream Party
Nov. 19 Youth Shabbaton (grades 1-2)
Dec. 9 Family Friday Night Dinner
Dec. 11 Holiday Story Time at B&N
Dec. 16 Friday Night Tefillah Together
Dec. 17 Musical Havdalah/
Ice Cream Party
5777 YOUTH DEPARTMENT
FALL SCHEDULE
All mem
bers o
f the c
ommunity
are in
vited
to atte
nd the
Rabbinic
Roundtable
Discuss
ion, g
ratis
.
KJ BASKETBALL LEAGUE (GRADES 1-7)
September 11, 18, 25; October 9, 30
November 6, 13, 20; December 4, 18
Rabbi Chaim SteinmetzRabbi Elliot J Cosgrove
FA L L L E A R N I N G AT K JKEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 5
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Crash Course in Hebrew Readingwith Sara Rosen
This popular series of classes enables those with no previous background in Hebrew to
learn to read Hebrew in just a short time.
New Cycle starts November 2 at 6:30 p.m.
Prayerbook Hebrewwith Sara Rosen
Designed for those with some ability to read Hebrew, students practice reading skills
using the siddur and other Jewish texts. Special emphasis is placed on becoming fluent
in the daily prayers and traditional tunes of Jewish liturgy.
Starts November 2 at 8:00 p.m.
Classes co-sponsored by NJOP
Navigating Nachwith KJ Rabbinic Scholar Rabbi Hayyim Angel
The best of traditional and contemporary scholarship will be employed as we survey the
Twelve Prophets and the Books of Ketuvim. The course will be taught at a high scholarly
level but is accessible to people of all levels of Jewish learning.
Co-sponsored by KJ and the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals
Starts October 14 at 7:00 p.m.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Exploring the Guide with Martin Kaufman
Study the “Guide of the
Perplexed” and specifically
examine Maimonidean approach
to studying and understanding the
literary methodology of the
Prophets beginning with the Torah
and employed throughout the
entire canon of prophetic
literature.
Starts September 13 at 8:00 p.m.
THURSDAY NIGHTwith Rabbi Yossi Weiser
Studies in the Weekly PortionJoin us as we explore the profound insights of our tradition derived from
the weekly Torah reading as it is filtered through the prism of classical
Jewish commentaries of the last 2,500 years.
Starts September 8 at 7:00 p.m.
Crash Course in Basic JudaismThis course will provide an overview as well as a deeper understanding of
many of the foundations of Judaism. Combining the study of Bible, Jewish
Law, philosophy, and history, explore the rhyme, rhythm, and reason of the
religion so that you can develop the knowledge and skills to live Judaism.
Perfect for those new to Judaism or those wishing to deepen their existing
understanding. (This course is also ideal for those considering conversion.)
Starts September 8 at 8:00 p.m.
HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS
with
RABBI DANIEL AND RACHEL KRAUS
ROSH HASHANAH I Tuesday, September 13
ROSH HASHANAH II Tuesday, September 20
YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, September 27
SUKKOT Monday, October 10
CHANUKAH Tuesday, December 13
All classes begin at 7:00 p.m.
To find out about other learning
opportunities at KJ, please call
212-774-5678.
Sunday Morningsfollowing 8:30 a.m. services
DR. WILLIAM MAJOR
ADVANCED SHIUR
IN TALMUD
with
Rabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder
Continuing class in
Masekhet Avodah Zarah
with its classical commentaries
begins September 4
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ROSH HASHANAHSunday, October 2, Rosh Hashanah EveSelichot Service (Z’chor Brit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 AMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:18 PMEvening Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:30 PMMonday, October 3, Rosh Hashanah IMorning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:00 AMBeginners Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:00 AMTashlich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:00 PMEvening Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:15 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . After 7:11 PMTuesday, October 4, Rosh Hashanah IIMorning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:00 AMBeginners Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:00 AMEvening Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:15 PMConclusion of Yom Tov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:09 PM
TSOM (FAST OF) GEDALIAHWednesday, October 5Fast begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:45 AMMorning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:45 AMEvening Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 PMFast ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:04 PM
DAILY SERVICES:Thursday-Friday, October 6-7Thursday Morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:45 AMThursday Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:25 PMFriday Morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 AMFriday Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:25 PM
SHABBAT SHUVASaturday, October 8Morning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:00 AMLearners and Intermediate Services . . . . . . . . . . . .9:30 AMEvening Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:40 PM
Shabbat Shuva Discourse by Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz
Shabbat ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:03 PM
DAILY SERVICES:Sunday-Monday, October 9-10Sunday Morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:00 AMMonday Morning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:45 AMSunday & Monday Evenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:15 PM
YOM KIPPURTuesday, October 11, Yom Kippur EveMorning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:10 AMMincha Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:30 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:03 PMBeginners Kol Nidre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:50 PMKol Nidre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:10 PMWednesday, October 12, Yom Kippur DayAll Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:00 AMConclusion of Yom Tov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:56 PM
SCHEDULE OF HIGH HOLY DAYSSUKKOTSunday, October 16, Sukkot Eve Morning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:30 AMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:56 PMEvening Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:05 PMMonday, October 17, Sukkot IMorning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:00 AMEvening Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:05 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .After 6:49 PMTuesday, October 18, Sukkot IIMorning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:00 AMEvening Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:05 PMConclusion of Yom Tov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:47 PM
DAILY SERVICES - CHOL HAMOED SUKKOTWednesday-Friday, October 19-21Wednesday, Thursday, Friday Morning . . . . . . . . . .6:50 AMWednesday, Thursday Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:05 PMFriday Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 PM
SHABBAT CHOL HAMOED SUKKOTMorning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:45 AMCombined Learners and Intermediate Service . . . .9:30 AMEvening Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:35 PMConclusion of Shabbat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:43 PM
CONCLUDING FESTIVAL DAYSSunday, October 23, Hoshanah RabbahMorning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:00 AMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:45 PMEvening Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:55 PMMonday, October 24, Shemini AtzeretMorning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:00 AM Mincha followed byMa’ariv and Simchat Torah Hakafot . . . . . . . . . . . .5:55 PMCandle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .After 6:39 PMTuesday, October 25, Simchat TorahMorning Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:00 AMWomen’s Tefilah Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:15 AMEvening Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:55 PMConclusion of Yom Tov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:38 PM
MEN: THIS KOL NIDRE NIGHT AND YOM KIPPUR DAY
DRESS UP BY WEARING A WHITE KITEL
You may obtain one at a moderate price at Judaica Classics by Doina. Please call 212-722-4271 to place your order.
CHILDREN’S SERVICES SCHEDULEROSH HASHANAH I AND II . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Junior Congregations (1st through 6th Grades)
Nursery - Kindergarten (Ages 3-6)
YOM KIPPUR KOL NIDRE NIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 PM
Junior Congregations (1st through 6th Grades only)
YOM KIPPUR DAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Junior Congregations (1st through 6th Grades)
Nursery - Kindergarten (Ages 3-6)
KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 7
The Month of Elul• Sounding of the Shofar each morning after Shacharit• Recitation of the entire Book of Psalms at KJ• Selichot Services Saturday Night, September 24, 10:00 PM
in the Main Synagogue, preceded at 9:15 PM by a collationin the Heyman Auditorium
• Selichot Services each morning beginning Monday,September 26, a half hour before morning services.
ROSH HASHANAH• Beginning of God’s judgment• Sounding of the Shofar around 10:00 AM on Monday,
October 3, and Tuesday, October 4. (Those ill at home orhospital should contact Rabbi Elie Weinstock for specialarrangements.)
Rituals to Remember• Lighting of candles and Shehecheyanu• Rosh Hashanah Kiddush• Washing of hands and motzi over two round challahs
and dipping the pieces in honey (continued throughHoshanah Rabbah)
First Night• Rosh Hashanah greeting upon leaving shul:
uc,f, vcuy vbakuc,f, vcuy vbak“May you be inscribed for a Good Year.”
• Dipping of apple into honey with blessing over fruit and
“May it be Thy will to grant us a good and sweet year.”
ubh,uct hektu ubhekt v lhbpkn iumr hvh
veu,nu vcuy vba ubhkg asj,aFirst Day• Tashlich - Monday, October 3, 5:00 PM. Assemble at Central
Park’s “Turtle Pond” just south of the Great Lawn near 85thSt., or at Carl Schurz Park at 86th Street and the East River.
Second Night• The practice of reciting the Shehecheyanu on the second
night is questionable, so we eat a new fruit not yet eaten thisseason after Kiddush and the motzi. We keep in mind thatnew fruit when reciting or listening to Shehecheyanu atKiddush and/or the blessing over the lighting of the candles,thereby fulfilling the obligation.
Tsom Gedaliah (Fast of Gedaliah)• Wednesday, October 5
10 Days of Repentance(Rosh Hashanah - Yom Kippur)• Accept new, improved behavior and responsibility
in relating to God and one another
THE MIKVAH
ON THE EVE OF YOM KIPPUR
Every year on the eve of Yom Kippur, there is a custom formen to immerse in the mikvah in preparation for this holy day.
One does not have to be a holy person to participate in thisactivity. On the contrary, for those of us who are just trying to beobservant Jews, it is an added inspiration and preparation for agreat day of introspection.
Our practice at KJ is that we observe this custom as a groupbefore the morning service. All MEN are invited to assemble atthe mikvah, 419 East 77th Street (between First and YorkAvenues) at 6:15 AM on Tuesday, October 11. Everyone willhave the opportunity to immerse and then we will return to KJfor 7:10 Shacharit services.
YOM KIPPUR• Avoidance of food, drink, washing, lotions and oils, and
marital relations• Refraining from wearing leather shoes (wear a pair of non-
leather footwear)• Men are strongly encouraged to wear a white kitel
SUKKOT• All meals with bread or mezonot should be eaten in a Sukkah.• Lulav and Etrog will be used beginning Monday, October 17,
and are not used on Shabbat.
You may purchase a Lulav and Israeli Etrog through KJ byvisiting www.ckj.org
Hoshanah Rabbah• Sunday morning, October 23 at 8:00 AM• Close of the penitential season• High Holy Day melodies. Seven circuits around the shul
with Lulav and Etrog and beating of the Aravot• President’s breakfast sponsored by Judy and David Lobel
Shemini Atzeret• Yizkor recited• Chatanim presented to the congregation
Simchat TorahI Evening – Monday, October 24• BRING CHILDREN AT 6:15 PM
Nursery through 2nd Grade – Riklis Social Hall3rd-6th Grades - Riklis Social Hall
Hakafot Unlimited – Singing and dancing celebrationfollowing services. A light meal and Torah discourses willconclude the evening. All are invited!II Simchat Torah Day - Tuesday, October 25• Youth groups • Hakafot with singing and dancing• Chatanim called to the Torah• Women’s Tefilah Group meets at 9:15 AM• Buffet kiddush lunch following services
HIGH HOLY DAY
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
Sukkah Meals in the KJ Sukkah
Sunday, October 16 – Dinner
Monday, October 17 – Lunch and Dinner
Tuesday, October 18 – Lunch
Friday, October 21– Dinner
Shabbat, October 22 - Lunch
All reservations must be made online at www.ckj.org
The reservation form will be available beginning October 5.
Deadline, space permitting, is Thursday, October 13
Members: Adults $40 Juniors* $35 Children** $20Non-Members: Adults $45 Juniors* $40 Children** $35
*Ages 12-18 ** Ages 2-11
You must reserve space for a non-catered meal in the Sukkah, as well.
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KJ WELCOMES NEW SOCIAL WORKER,
DANIELLE HERBST
On Tisha B’Av evening, we
marched into Auschwitz,
reciting Eicha inside the
iconic Guard Tower. The camp
was stark, engineered with
precision to kill. Where
was the outcry?
Hundreds of years of
culture and prosperity
snuffed out prematurely.
Bless the Righteous
Gentiles, including our
new friend, Paulina, who
said she’d do it again.
The country was clean,
peaceful and we all felt safe. Odd but
clear, the most robust vitality was felt in
the cemeteries where we visited great
sages of Europe as well as ordinary folk.
It was there that we discovered life in a
place of death. Scholarship and history
memorialized in stone and underneath the
earth. Nature’s beauty was felt in the
magnificent yet rigid trees which
witnessed the mass murders of our
ancestors - like sheep to the slaughter.
The presence of our Israeli Brethren
Soldiers was marked by the many wreaths
strategically
placed. The torah I illuminated and held
up to the heavens as we somberly walked
into Birkenau along the railway tracks a
symbolic gesture. A reminder that we will
endure.
In the children’s forest, we spread soil
from Jerusalem on top of the large graves,
bringing a small part of our homeland to
the deceased and penned notes to our own
families:
My dear children,
I write this as I sit before a mass
grave of 800 children. Youthful
potential and laughter
replaced with evil and
murder. George
Washington referred to
us as the “stock of
Abraham” - - I now
realize our purpose in
life - - to improve it for
those around us and
preserve it for future
generations. Despite our
enemies, 400 years of Polish
Jewry left a legacy of scholarship and
an illustrious Mesorah. Vibrancy and
robust communal life can be felt in spite of
the interruption of these young lives.
Make your lives meaningful, become a
soldier in seeing that this message is
passed to your children. Actualize your
potential, work every day to make your
world a better place and one that helps the
State of Israel - -our only insurance that
we can defend ourselves.
Dad
Reflections on KJ’s Heritage Tour to Polandby Michael Wildes
From August 8-15 Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz led members of the KJ/Ramaz community on an educational mission to Poland. The group explored
1,000 years of Polish Jewish history leading up to the Holocaust, and encountered the contemporary Jewish community following its emergence
from both the Holocaust and almost half a century of Communism. Tisha B’Av was spent in Auschwitz and Megillat Eicha was read in the guard
barracks. Below are some thoughts on that experience by KJ member Michael Wildes.
Danielle Herbst has been a lifelong member of KJ and resident of the
Upper East Side. She graduated Mount Holyoke with a Bachelor’s
degree in Psychology, and received a Masters in Psychology from
Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology and a Master’s in Social Work from
Fordham University.
Our new social worker has experience working
with a wide variety of populations and will be an
invaluable resource to the community. Danielle
will provide individual and family/group
conseling; help with referrals and access to
services; and provide support during life’s
challenging periods. Working with the KJ rabbis,
she will help address emerging concerns and
develop programs that best suit the needs of the
community.
SAVE THE DATE
Kristallnacht Program Wednesday, November 9
featuring historian
and consultant
to the Museum of History
of the Polish Jews,
which opened this year
on the site of the Warsaw
Ghetto
Dr. Samuel Kassow
at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun
125 East 85th Street
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tradition, supporting struggling Jewish
cemeteries and promoting best cemetery
practices.
Alan and Marylène are members
AIPAC’s Congressional Club and active
members of the Jewish Institute for National
Security (JINSA), an organization that
promotes stronger relationships between the
US military/law enforcement community
and its Israeli counterparts. They also are
generous supporters of Shurat HaDin whose
work in providing legal representation to
victims of terror is well known to our
congregation. He was involved in obtaining
a judgment of $655,000,000 against the
Palestinian Authority and the PLO for their
role in the murdering and maiming of
members of thirteen US families.
The congregation is honored to be able
to bestow the Chatan Torah mantle upon
Alan Friedman, a remarkable head of a
wonderful Jewish family.
(grade 5), Sami Rose (grade 3), and Rami
(grade 1); and one Ramaz applicant, Ellie.
The four are already KJ regulars, and on a
Shabbat morning can be often be found in
KJ’s youth groups or helping their father
read Torah. Despite their demanding
schedules Rocky and in particular Sarah (an
endocrinologist at Lenox Hill Hospital) host
Shabbat meals of the highest gourmet
quality - another way they bring our
community together.
We are delighted to recognize Rocky
Fishman as Chatan Maftir and to celebrate
his contributions and commitment to KJ.
continued from page 3
Chatan Torah Alan Friedman Chatan Maftir Rocky Fishman
with his mother, Robyn, and his two brothers,
Hy and Richard.
Professionally, Ray has worked in the field
of real estate for twenty years. Twelve years
ago he founded Broad Street Development,
and functions as an owner and developer of
commercial and residential properties in
Manhattan.
Ray’s most valuable jewels are his
beautiful children. He is the proud father of
five (plus one son-in-law), two of whom are
currently students at Ramaz. Most
importantly, Ray knows he would not be a
chatan without his beautiful wife and woman
of valor, Vanessa. A registered dietician and
nutritionist, Vanessa’s French accent can be
heard promoting healthy food options for
Ramaz students. Together Ray and Vanessa are
committed to enhancing the NY Sephardic and
KJ/ Ramaz community, and we are fortunate to
reap the benefits of their efforts, and to
demonstrate our gratitude to Ray by conferring
upon him the honor of Chatan Bereishit.
Chatan Bereishit Ray Chalme
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suspected this was an attempt to apply the Sherman ruling to
Rabbi Lookstein, to say that he is disqualified because he may be
“too lenient” to be a qualified judge.
This attitude is disastrous. The age old etiquette of Halachic
debate has been destroyed, replaced with a “my way or the
highway” attitude. In the past, we could disagree passionately
about serious halachic subjects, but we never allowed that to
divide us. The Mishnah in Yevamot (1:4) writes about the debates
of Beit Shammai and Beit Hillel:
“Even though these prohibit (certain marriages) and these
permit, these disqualify and these allow, Beit Shammai did not
refrain from marrying women from Beit Hillel, nor did Beit Hillel
refrain from marrying women from Beit Shammai. The utensils
where these ruled pure and these ruled impure, still they (Beit
Shammai and Beit Hillel) did not refrain from using utensils the
other deemed pure.”
The way of Torah is to allow debate without division; without
it, we cannot hold a diverse community together. The tragedy of
the Sherman ruling is that it cannot imagine another legitimate
Halachic interpretation, and cannot see as legitimate Rabbis with
differing points of view.
Disqualifying Halachic opponents is an ersatz piety. It is easy
to define a community by it’s opponents and to manufacture
passion by harping on an imagined threat to the Halachic
tradition. This tendency is not new, and events like the
disqualification of Rabbi Druckman were predicted over a 100
years ago by the Netziv, Rav Naftali Tzvi Yehuda Berlin (1816-
1893). He writes in his Meshiv Davar (1:44):
“Thus, when a Pharisee saw someone being lax in a certain
matter, even though he was not a Sadducee but only sinning in this
matter, because of unnecessary hatred he judged him to be a
Sadducee…From this mistaken attitude numerous people justified
murders (of religious opponents) …..”
It must not be like this; we cannot allow exaggerated piety to
destroy our community. Rav Aharon Lichtenstein liked to quote
the phrase “the traditions of civility”; and our community needs
those traditions of civility desperately. We must learn how to
respect each other’s religious perspectives and how to live
together as one community. In medieval Europe there was a
debate over the permissibility of caul fat, a fat found on the
outside of the animal’s stomach. The Shulchan Aruch notes that it
was considered prohibited. The Rama notes that this ruling was
accepted everywhere except for the Rhineland, where people ate
caul fat. The Rama (Yoreh Deah 64) then adds:“One does not prohibit the dishes of the Jews of the Rhineland
(even though they eat caul fat), because they consider (this fat) to
be permissible.”
This is an exceptional ruling!! In the Rhineland, people are
eating a food that the rest of Europe considers to be absolutely
prohibited. Yet even so, Jews from the rest of Europe would eat
off of what they considered non-kosher dishes in order to respect
the Jews of the Rhineland. In contrast, today it is far more
common for one to dismiss those who accept an “unsuitable”
hashgacha. We have sadly become pious fools, forgetting that our
priority should be unity, not Halachic stringency.
Halacha is intended as a way to bring us close to God; but that
can only work when we put
God first. When we
forget God,
Halacha can
become a
h e a r t l e s s
disc ip l ine .
The Talmud
(Yoma 23a)
tells a tragic
story that
represents the
worst of a Halacha-
first attitude, where
overzealous love for Halacha ends up leading to murder. The
setting is the Temple, where two young priests are competing for
the privilege of doing the service on the altar. The Talmud
recounts:“Our Rabbis taught: It once happened that two priests were
equal as they ran to mount the ramp (to do the service) and when
one of them came first within four cubits of the altar, the other
took a knife and thrust it into his heart. …. The father of the young
man came and found him still in convulsions. He said: ‘May he be
an atonement for you. My son is still in convulsions (alive) and the
knife has not become unclean.’ [The father’s remark] comes to
teach you that the purity of their vessels was of greater concern
to them even than the shedding of blood.”
The father’s statement is both chilling and telling; here is a
man worried more about the purity of the Temple than the death
of his own son. The Talmud includes the father’s words to
underline that how widespread a halacha-first attitude was at the
time.
But we must love God more than Halacha; and the greatest of
Rabbis would put God first. In a famed case from July 1802, Rav
Chaim of Volozhin grapples with a difficult agunah issue, of a
woman whose husband was presumed dead but there was a dearth
of clear evidence to permit her to remarry. (Chut Hameshulash
1:8). In page after page of careful legal reasoning, Rav Chaim
disputes precedents, and allows the woman to remarry. He
explains he did so because “I have thought together with my
creator, and saw it was my obligation to use all my might to find
a solution for agunot; may God save me from mistakes”. Rav
Chaim recognized that to truly follow Halacha one must look to
serve God, and he had to look for a way to alleviate the suffering
of a bereaved widow.
I thought of this when the Rabbis in Petach Tikvah were busy
rejecting Rabbi Lookstein’s conversion. They rejected his
conversion without any due diligence, and from all appearances,
the Petach Tikvah Beit Din did not consider the emotional turmoil
they caused this poor woman. Clearly, they did not “think it over
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LOVING GOD MORE THAN HALACHA
Weneed to think about
morality and spiritualitybefore, during, and after
opening the ShulchanAruch.
continued from page 1
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with their creator” before rejecting her conversion.
The ultimate lesson of the Petach Tikvah incident is this: we
must learn to love God more than Halacha. Rav Chaim of
Volozhin, who elsewhere writes about the importance of pure
devotion to Torah2 never forgets that God must come first in
Halachic decision making. We need to think about morality and
spirituality before, during, and after opening the Shulchan Aruch.
If we don’t, we are doomed to become pious fools again and
again.
Loving God more than Halacha requires spiritual sacrifices.
Rabbi Abraham Twersky tells an inspiring story about the great
Rabbinic leaders, the Chofetz Chaim and Rav Meir Shapiro.3 He
writes: On the return from a convention in which many Torah
sages participated, the train made stops in several towns, whose
Jewish communities came out to greet the gedolim. The Chafetz
Chaim, however, in his profound humility, never went on the train
platform to meet the people. HaGaon Rav Meir Shapiro of Lublin,
although he was a young man, boldly approached the elderly
sage. “Why aren’t you going out to meet the people?” he asked.
The Chafetz Chaim answered, “Why should I go out? What is it
that they want to see? I don’t have horns on my head. It is because
they have this idea about me that I am a tzaddik, and if I go out to
them, I am making a statement about myself that I am someone
special.” Rav Meir Shapiro asked, “And what is wrong with
making such a statement?” The Chafetz Chaim said, “What do
you mean ‘what is wrong?’ It is ga’avah (arrogance).” Rav Meir
Shapiro said, “And if it is ga’avah, so what?” The Chafetz Chaim
said, “Ga’avah is a terrible aveirah (sin).” Rav Meir Shapiro
said, “And what happens if one does an aveirah?” The Chafetz
Chaim said, “Why, for an aveirah one will be punished in
Gehenom (hell).” Rav Meir Shapiro said, “Throngs of Jews will
have pleasure from seeing you. Aren’t you willing to accept some
punishment in order to give Jews pleasure?”
From then on, every time the train pulled into a station, the
Chofetz Chaim was the first one on the platform to meet the
people.”
This attitude needs to inform every aspect of our halachic
observances. If Halacha is to have any meaning, it must lead us
closer to God, to love our fellow Jew, and to serve mankind.
Simply put, we must love God more than Halacha.
1 Sadly, real life cases like this exist. On March 11, 2002, a fire at a girls’
school in Mecca, Saudi Arabia killed fifteen people. Saudi Arabia’s
religious police stopped schoolgirls from leaving the burning building
and saving their lives because the girls were not wearing correct Islamic
dress
2 (Cf. Norman Lamm Torah Lishmah: Torah for Torah’s Sake in the
Works of Rabbi Hayyim of Volozhin and his Contemporaries and Allan
Nadler,The Faith of the Mithnagdim: Rabbinic Response to the Hasidic
Rapture)
3 Dear Rabbi, Dear Doctor, pp. 20-21
MORNING CLASSES AT KJbeginning after Sukkot
Mondays:
In-depth Talmud
Chaim Steinmetz 9:00 a.m.
Tuesdays:
Parsha Foundations
Rabbi Elie Weinstock 8:15 a.m.
Wednesdays:
Women’s Parashat Hashavua
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein 8:30 a.m.
Thursdays:
Prophetic Women
Dr. Shera Aranoff Tuchman 8:30 a.m.
For more information, please call 212-774-5600
A ROSH HASHANAH MESSAGE
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200rabbis walk into a room…
This is not the opening line of a bad
joke. It describes the scene I encountered
as I began my participation in the Shalom
Hartman Institute’s Rabbinic Leadership
Initiative (RLI) in Jerusalem. I am part of
a cohort of 28 North American rabbis from
all sorts of backgrounds who will spend
the next three years studying together in
Jerusalem and in the US as we explore
various issues facing the Jewish people
today.
For the first ten days of the program,
our cohort joined Hartman’s program for
all rabbis who wished to study. All
together, we were some 200 rabbis before
our cohort split off for 2 weeks of our own
learning and exploration.
Many people have asked me, “How
was it?”
It is a difficult question to answer.
Being in Israel and studying in Jerusalem
was an incredible experience. Interacting
with passionate Jewish leaders was a great
way to deepen my understanding of the
issues facing the broader Jewish
community. All in all, it was a very rich
experience.
What lesson can I share from so many
rabbis from diverse backgrounds coming
together?
My take-away this summer from my
Hartman experience is the need to listen to
all the views in the Jewish community. We
can’t always agree, but we can certainly
take the time to listen. This allows us to
better understand those with whom we
disagree as well as force us to better
understand our own opinion.
When we listen to others and engage in
a genuine dialogue, we can elevate the
conversation - and unity - of the Jewish
people.
We are familiar with the bat kol
(heavenly voice) siding with Beit Hillel in
their disputes with Beit Shammai. Even
though “eilu v’eilu divrei Elokim chaim -
these and these are the words of the living
God,” the law follows Beit Hillel. The
Talmud (Eruvin 13b) asks why this is so. If
both sides are the words of the living God,
why follow one and not the other? The
Talmud answers that Beit Hillel was
pleasant and patient; they would study and
teach both their opinion and that of Beit
Shammai, and moreover, they would teach
the view of Beit Shammai before their
own.
I don’t expect to see all Jews agreeing
with one another. We can hope, however,
to be able to hear each other and listen to
the views of the other. This will, please
God, strengthen our community and be a
credit to God and His Torah.
My Summer Vacation
CHAI MITZVAH: A CELEBRATION
OF JEWISH LEARNING AND LIVING
We are all committed to Jewish values, our families, our community, and helping those in need. Chai Mitzvah provides a formal
outlet to commit over the course of the year to enhance your ritual involvement, Torah study, and chesed activity. Join together with
community members who are growing together and come together to support each other’s growth and Chai Mitzvah journey.
Be more active in
support of Israel
Join Chai Mitzvah and make a difference for yourself, for your community, and for others.
RSVP to RavElie@CKJ.org
Bring a friend, neighbor,
or colleague to a
Beginners Program
service, class, or event
Host someone you don’t know
Become a volunteer
at KJ or for
another organization
Attend a class or take ona Torah study project
Make a commitment to
attend prayer services more
regularly or on time
Rabbi Elie Weinstock
KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 13
AN IMPORTANT PARTNERSHIP
UJA@KJ is a partnership between KJ and UJA-Federation
of New York that aims to strengthen our local community
through meaningful programs and volunteer opportunities.
Save these Dates! Don’t Miss These Outstanding Speakers!
Following 9:00 a.m. Shabbat Morning ServicesCongregation Kehilath Jeshurun Main Sanctuary
125 East 85th Street
Rabbi Haskel
Lookstein’s 10 Nusach
recordings
designed to help people learn
how to be a shaliach tzibbur
at daily services, Shabbatot,
holidays,
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and
selichot around the year,
are available free of charge on the
Ramaz website
at www.Ramaz.org/nusach
There is no better time than
now to avail yourself
of this wonderful
opportunity!
LEARN TO DAVEN
LIKE A BA’AL
TEFILLAH
Seymour ProppMemorial Lecture
Elliott BrandtAIPAC Managing Director
Tova and Norman z”lBulow Shabbaton Scholar
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Israel Bonds ShabbatConsul General
Dani Dayan
December 3 December 10 December 17
Through UJA@KJ , KJ members can capitalize on the UJA@Federation network of
agencies to join in a wide variety of volunteer projects throughout New York. In
addition to year-round volunteer projects, UJA@KJ provides exciting programming
for KJ members, including an annual Shabbat program and a cocktail party.
Two Great Programs to Look Forward To!
Thanksgiving at Project ORE | Sunday, November 20th Join us for an annual pre-Thanksgiving meal as we serve a delicious kosher meal
to the isolated, needy, and ill seniors at Project ORE.
Chanukah with UJA@KJ | Sunday, December 18
Package gifts and help raise the spirits of those in need during the holiday season
at this interactive program.
Looking for additional opportunities? Consider sponsoring a Shabbat ORE!
Shabbat ORE, a program of Project ORE, offers a kosher Shabbat lunch to isolated, poor,
homeless, and mentally ill Jews who otherwise would have no other means of celebrating
Shabbat. The program was eliminated in 2009 due to budget cuts, but was reinstated in 2010
thanks to the generosity of the UJA@KJ community. Once again, the warmth of a Shabbat lunch
and community is being provided to those who need it most thanks to your generosity.
For more information about UJA@KJ or any of these programs, please contact
the UJA@KJ Chairs, Lani Kollander at Melanie.Kollander@gmail.com,
Jen Yashar at Jen.Yashar@gmail.com
or Rebecca Zimilover at zimiloverr@ujafedny.org or (212)-836-1356
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The American Film Institute lists, as the
two greatest movies ever made,
Casablanca and Citizen Kane. But the
methods by which they were produced
could not have been more different from
each other. Casablanca was made in the
classic Hollywood studio system. The big
studios would finance movies, hiring all
the people needed to put the films together.
There was no overall creative vision: for
Casablanca, seven different writers worked
on the screenplay at different times
and it went through different
iterations. Until the very
end of shooting, it wasn’t
even clear whether Ilsa
would end up with Rick
or with Laszlo! The
director was just a hired
hand and had no control or
even input in the casting. Ingrid
Bergman was the third choice for the role
of Ilsa, and only landed the part because
she was less expensive than Hedy Lamarr
would have been. Different decisions were
made by different parties who had little to
do with each other.
Citizen Kane, on the other hand, was
the brainchild of Orson Welles. He
produced, wrote, directed, and starred in it.
Many see it as the forerunner of what in the
1950s became known as the Auteur Theory
in cinema. In films that subscribe to this
theory, the director has a hand in the
screenplay (either he writes it himself, or
he commissions it, or oversees its writing),
he casts, directs, oversees all the technical
aspects of the film, the cinematography,
the editing, and so on. All of the
participants in the process of making the
film work to carry out the director’s vision.
These films have the mark of their
filmmaker, and they’re identifiable as one
particular filmmaker’s movie, for the
content and themes, but also for
the look, the style,
and the pace.
S o m e
examples of
a u t e u r
filmmakers
are Ingmar
Bergman and
Federico Fellini
abroad, and Martin
Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino,
and Woody Allen here. A true auteur
filmmaker oversees both the initial stages
and the final product of the film, and as a
result, the film is cohesive and each aspect
of the film is a manifestation of the
director’s creative vision.
The two paradigms of filmmaking, the
collaborative studio system on the one
hand and the auteur system on the other,
are also found in the Torah’s models of
institutional leadership. The studio system
is quite similar to the way our parasha and
the few that preceded it describe the
Mishkan. In the tabernacle, there was one
group that dealt with the core of worship:
the sacrifices, the incense, the libations:
they were the Kohanim. Those who
managed the operations of the Mishkan
were the Leviim.
A couple of weeks ago, in Parashat
Bamidbar, we read about the role of the
Leviim:
,sgv ifan kg ohukv ,t sepv v,tuu,t ushruh ifanv gxbcu///uhkf kf kgu
ohukv u,t ubheh ifznv ,bjcu ohukvYou shall appoint the Levites over the
Tabernacle of the Testimony, over all its
vessels and over all that belong to
it...When the Tabernacle is set to travel, the
Levites shall dismantle it; and when the
Tabernacle camps, the Levites shall erect
it.
While the role of the Leviim is
described in detail in Sefer Bamidbar,
which deals with our people’s travels
through the wilderness, the role of the
Kohanim is described throughout Sefer
Vayikra, and it is not limited to sacrifices.
Kohanim are also responsible for the
education of B’nei Yisrael; they are judges
and they are teachers.
Our Torah reading from this morning
illustrates another distinction between the
Kohanim and the Leviim, beyond just their
jobs. It’s the way in which they are
After a three year tenure at KJ, Rabbi Roy Feldman accepted a position as Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth Abraham-Jacob in Albany.
On Shabbat Parashat Balak, Rabbi Roy Feldman delivered his final sermon as KJ’s Associate Rabbi. It was a bittersweet day --
difficult to say farewell to an engaging teacher, compassionate pastor, and effective community leader. Someone integral to the workings of KJ,
whether he was teaching, davening for the Amud, or sharing the highs and lows of Congregational life.
We wish him every success in his new endeavor and look forward to his visits to New York with Rachel and Charlotte.
The Auteur SynagogueSermon delivered by Rabbi Roy Feldman on July 23
Rabbi Lookstein and KJ
were ahead of their time in running a
synagogue on this model; others are
just catching on now.
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appointed for the position.
hbc ufnxu vuvh hbpk ,t ,crevu:ohukv kg ovhsh ,t ktrah
You shall bring the Levites before the
Lord, and the children of Israel shall lay
their hands upon the Levites.
The Leviim are officially appointed for
their positions by all of Klal Yisrael. Their
authority is granted by the people. The
Kohanim, on the other hand, are anointed
with oil by Moshe, as we read in Parashat
Tetzaveh:
,aseu jan, uhbc ,tu irvt ,tu:hk ivfk o,t
And with it you shall anoint Aaron and
his sons and sanctify them to serve Me
The kohanim are sanctified - kidashta
otam. That’s why there are so many rules
regarding where they can go, who they can
marry, and so on. The authority of the
Kohanim is granted by God.
The two roles, Kohen and Levi, are
also present in the rabbinate and in the
synagogue. There are rabbis who are
primarily spiritual guides, pos’kim and
dayanim, public speakers, talmidei
chachamim; they are role models of
holiness, the Kohanim of rabbis. On the
other hand, there are rabbis whose focus is
on the Levi-like duties: conceiving and
executing programming, fundraising,
organizing weddings, bar mitzvahs, and
funerals; they are public servants. This
distinction is most pronounced
in Israel, where there are
Rashei Yeshiva who
are the thought
leaders of the
r e l i g i o u s
c o m m u n i t y,
the kohanim
of the
r a b b i n a t e ;
rabbis of the
l o c a l
r a b b a n u t s - -
leaving aside
their aptitude for
this role--are the
Leviim kind of rabbi,
performing the functions
necessary for religious services to be
administered in Israel.
Synagogues in the United States
ultimately require both roles to be filled as
well. By and large, rabbis serve in the
function of the kohanim, whereas the
functions of the leviim are performed by
the board, lay leadership, and
executive directors.
But there is another
model of communal
leadership in the Torah:
that of Moshe
Rabbeinu. Moshe is,
so to speak, the
auteur of the B’nei
Yisrael community.
He is the spiritual
leader: he speaks to
God and relays God’s
message and laws to
the people. And he is the
political leader: when it
comes time to negotiate with
Pharaoh, Moshe executes that
negotiation. He has Aharon by his side,
but it’s Moshe’s responsibility. Were it not
for his father-in-law’s advice, Moshe
would have judged every little case among
the people, and once Yitro suggests setting
up a court system, Moshe organizes it (and
he remains at the top, ultimately
responsible for all the decisions). Moshe’s
authority is granted by God, but he
campaigns to gain the favor of the people
as well. When b’nei Yisrael complained,
as they did in our Torah reading this
morning, Moshe dealt with their problems
and tried to find solutions.
In my departure letter to the
congregation earlier this week, I expressed
my gratitude to Rabbi Lookstein’s
mentorship, and noted that I am
humbled to be the last in a
long history of KJ Assistant
Rabbis or rabbinic interns
to have trained under him.
For my own notes, I made
a list of what I learned
from Rabbi Lookstein;
what I found in the
process was that his
guidance was not limited to
those functions parallel to
the duties of the kohanim in
the Mishkan. He has given me
very helpful critiques for my
sermons, helping me to make them more
relevant. He taught me how to speak with
people who have only just lost a loved one,
and how to compose a meaningful eulogy
for them. He taught me to choose good
tunes when I lead davening and how to
make it inspiring. On the other side, he
also taught me how to organize and run a
service that keeps moving and
maintains decorum. Before
the High Holidays each
year, we would meet to
discuss how the
service should run,
right down to the
detail of what page
numbers ought to
be announced so as
to be helpful but
not become a
nuisance. At one
Friday night KJ
Shabbaton dinner, he
called over the caterer to
tell him that dessert should be
brought out early. He then took me
aside and said, “Roy, that’s the rabbi’s job.
To make sure the meal moves at a decent
pace for everyone’s sake.”
Unlike most synagogues which follow
the Mishkan or Hollywood studio model,
Rabbi Lookstein has followed Moshe’s
model. Or, as I’ve liked to say it since I
first came, KJ is an Auteur Synagogue.
Rabbi Lookstein has a vision: a vision for
the synagogue, for the community, and for
Judaism. And every aspect of his rabbinate
is a manifestation of that vision. It is a
Judaism which is dignified, decorous,
stately, and elegant, and at the same time
friendly, social, heimisch, and dedicated to
menschlichkeit. In fact, when I first met
Rabbi Lookstein four years ago in the
homiletics class at Yeshiva, what struck me
most was his ability to simultaneously
embody both of those almost contradictory
dispositions: formal and rabbinic on the
one hand, amicable and heimisch with a
sense of humor on the other.
KJ is carefully planned, it’s cohesive, it
all makes sense and works together: the
davening, the programming, the
fundraising, the administration, the
lifecycle events. You can tell when it’s a
KJ sermon, a KJ wedding, a KJ appeal. It
all has that recognizable mark. And that
method has been successful at actualizing
Rabbi Lookstein’s vision. I remember
vividly the first KJ wedding I attended:
black tie, in the most elegant and formal of
spaces, with tuxedos and evening gowns,
but the simcha dancing was as spirited and
leibedik as at any Hasidic wedding in
Brooklyn. The same is true for bar
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mitzvahs, Shabbat dinners, and our various events and
ceremonies.
Rabbi Lookstein and KJ were ahead of their time in
running a synagogue on this model; others are just
catching on now. Earlier this week, one of the leaders
in the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
wrote an essay suggesting that synagogues would do
better if driven by vision and mission rather than by the
need to provide services to members. And the UJA-
Federation of New York has a division that consults for
synagogues, helping to strengthen their operations. I
wasn’t quite sure I understood what they do, so when I
met with the director, I asked her. She responded,
“That’s because you’re at KJ. We try to help
synagogues run more like KJ does.”
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world,
I walked into this one. And I am grateful that I did and
that I merited to learn from such a visionary rabbi as
Rabbi Lookstein, and the other rabbis and staff at KJ.
Thank you to this incredible and unique community for
a wonderful three years, and thank you for being
supportive of a young rabbi early in his career.
Here’s lookin’ at you, KJ.
vcuy vbakun,j,u uc,f,
ISRAEL ACTIONCheck out Artzeinu
The Weekly Israel News Update
http://artzeinu.org
edited by fellow KJ members Elan Agus,
Aliza Hornblass, Jonah Hornblass,
JJ Hornblass, Erica Schwartz
This site provides easy access to numerous news sources
and videos, and is well organized by general topic.
KJ COLLEGE CONNECTION
NEEDS YOUR COLLEGE-AGE CHILD’S CONTACT INFORMATION
We are once again collecting the dormitory addresses of the children of KJ members who are studying at a college or graduate
school away from home. The KJ College Connection sends complimentary gift packages with holiday-related items during
Chanukah and Purim. This program benefits KJ Members whose children are currently out-of-town students.
The program is a wonderful reminder to our families’ students that they are thought of and wished a Chag Sameach.
If your child is studying away from home at a college or university in the United States, please update their mailing information
(even if you think we already have it) by e-mailing riva@ckj.org with each student’s name and exact dormitory mailing address or
campus package delivery address.
PERMANENT MEMORIAL OPPORTUNITY
FOR DEPARTED LOVED ONES
On the walls of the Main Synagogue are mounted seven tablets bearing memorial plaques,
representing a permanent and dignified memorial to loved ones.
At KJ, now in its 145th year, we keep the lights lit on either side of the plaque each year
during the full month of the Yahrzeit and also when we recite Yizkor on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, Pesach and Shavuot.
The cost of a plaque is $1,500.
To purchase, please contact KJ Comptroller Hattie Murphy
at 212-774-5653
The Auteur Synagoguecontinued from page 15
KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 17
marking the Fifteenth
Anniversary of 9-11
with Hakarat Ha-Tov
to our Firefighters
One of the earliest memories of most children is the hand of a parent gently
removing little fingers from a hot stove or an open flame, cautioning said child.
“Hot!” “Be careful!” “You can get hurt!” (or a boo-boo, depending on parenting
style.) In any case this was a lesson most of us took with us to adulthood and passed on to
our own children.
There is a subset of our
population who did not take
this message to heart. In fact,
they have done exactly the
opposite and made a
profession of running into
burning buildings. Despite the
fact that it’s hot. That they
could get hurt. Or die. These
men and women of valor are
our firefighters. We owe them
our lives. And unfortunately,
like so many other things,
sometimes what is most
precious to us is taken for
granted.
Three hundred and forty-three firefighters lost their lives on September 11, 2001, including nine firefighters from Engine
Company 22/Ladder Company 13/10th Battalion, our neighbors at 159 East 85th Street. There was an outpouring of support in the
days and weeks that followed -- food and flowers brought to the firehouse by KJ members among hundreds of others in the
neighborhood. To this day, anyone who walks past the firehouse is reminded of the valor of the men memorialized on a plaque in
front of the firehouse -- and by extension, all the firefighters who gave their lives at Ground Zero. It was firefighters like themwho
answered the call on July 11, 2011, and fought the fire that consumed our beloved Synagogue.
Fast forward to Shabbat, September 10, 2016. With the help of KJ member David Gold, a volunteer and fundraiser for FDNY
charities, we were once again given the opportunity to express our gratitude to a small cadre of
firefighters who, representing all firefighters, came to KJ. Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz began the
ceremony by talking about the elements of heroic behavior and expressing the collective thanks of
the congregation for the heroic action of all firefighters not only on 9-11, but every time they enter
a burning building. He then presented FDNY Deputy Chief of northern Manhattan Joseph Ferrante,
a 30-year-veteran, with a gift -- a Hebrew-English Tanach to be kept in the firehouse, inscribed
with the hope and blessing that God be with them always. It was an emotional moment. The
congregation responded with a prolonged standing ovation as Rabbi Steinmetz shook the hand of
every firefighter. Chazan Mayer Davis then led us in a moving rendition of America the Beautiful,
and the firefighters made their way through the Synagogue shaking the hands of well-wishers until
they reached the back doors, the ringing applause following all the while.
In addition to David Gold and Deputy Chief Ferrante,we would like to thank the FDNY
Commissioner, Dan Nigro, and Manhattan Boro Commander Chief Roger Sakowich, for arranging
this meaningful visit. Many firefighters were busy that day attending memorial masses and an
FDNY mass and parade at St. Patrick’s Catherdral, so we are especially grateful that we were able
to welcome the firefighters that day and to demonstrate to them that they are not taken for granted,
and that we understand that we are blessed to have these heroic men and women in our midst,
showing by example what it means to be selfless, every day of the year.
A Moment of Reflection on 9-11 / Tikkun
Extinguishing the KJ fire
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Coming Soon From the KJ Men’s Club for your Enjoyment and Edification
ANNUAL POLICY CONFERENCEMarch 26 - 28, 2017
www.aipac.org
REGISTER NOW!
A limited number of discounted reservations ($399 per person)
are available through the Synagogue.
Be a part of the biggest synagogue delegation to attend AIPAC.
Experience the high of standing with Israel
and coming together in discussion and advocacy.
Make your reservation now by going online to
www.ckj.org/pay and selecting AIPAC, March 26-28, 2017
from the pulldown menu
If you have any questions, please email RavElie@ckj.org
September 17
Kiddush Discussion with Nitsana
Darshan-Leitner of Shurat haDin-
Israel Law Center: Taking the
Battle Against Israel’s Enemies
Into the Court.
September 24
Kiddush Discussion with Thane Rosenbaum, novelist and
Director of the Forum on Law, Culture and Society at NYU Law
School: The Jewish Vote in 2016: Trump, Clinton and Israel
September 18 at 7:00 pm
Sunday Supper Lecture with Jason
Guberman, Executive Director of
American Sephardi Federation: On the
Front Lines: Preserving Middle Eastern
Jewish History in the Age of ISIS
Soul CycleA Monthly
Spiritual Workoutwith Rachel Kraus
Women of the community
are invited to participate
in a monthly learning series
which provides an opportunity
to learn, to share,
to engage, and to inspire
each Rosh Chodesh.
A variety of topics
will be addressed
in a different home each month.
Thursday, October 6th
Tuesday, November 1st
Wednesday, December 14th
Thursday, January 26th
Monday February 27th
Wednesday, March 29th
Wednesday, April 26th
at 7:30 p.m.
Shavout (last class), May 31st
Location information provided monthly
with RSVP to
roshchodesh@ckj.org
KJ Men’s Club President, Mark Meirowitz invites you to check the KJ website (www.ckj.org) for information about great upcoming Men’sClub
programming incuding Supper Lectures, Kiddush Discussions on a wide range of subjects following Shabbat morning services; the Sunday Supper
Lecture series; the Sunday evening Film series, featuring cutting-edge films with remarks by directors, producers, and actors; and the Am Hasefer
Book Discussion Club featuring book discussions with well-known authors!
KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 19
JEWISH LEARNING INSTITUTE AT KJ
How Success Thinks:
Jewish Secrets for Leading
a Productive life
Taught by Rabbi Elie Weinstock
$79 per class; $135 per couple.
Try the first class for free!
No one is turned away for lack of funds
Six Monday nights beginning November 7
at 7:00 PM
Join Rabbi Elie Weinstock, Rachel
and Rabbi Daniel Kraus, and KJ
Beginners Chazan Shilo Kramer for an
inspiring Carlebach-style Friday night
service. The experience continues with
a festive Shabbat dinner, singing and
dancing, words of Torah and the joy of
new and old friends all around.
Call 212-774-5678; please reserve by
the preceding Tuesday
November 4
December 16
. . . . . . . . FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE!
Feeding the body and soul
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Sukkah Dinner Under the Starsfeaturing special guest
Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald
Join us for a meal in the Sukkah!
There will be delicious food and joyous
singing as we celebrate
the holiday of Sukkot together.
Co-sponsored by NJOP
Thursday, October 20
at 7:00 pm
UPCOMING
KJ BEGINNERS EVENTS
KJ FOOD PANTRY
The KJ Food Pantry provides kosher food weekly to New York’s hungry. Clients are
referred to us through the synagogue and local service agencies. Each week clients
come to KJ to receive food staples tailored to their diets, as well as a selection of fresh
fruits and vegetables. Ramaz students pack the bags and staff the booth in the lobby of
KJ, and Ramaz/KJ members also deliver packages to those who are homebound. For
further information or to volunteer, please contact Bernice Kahn at
bernice.berman@gmail.com.
JLI is a creative presentation of traditional Judaism in a highly professional, innovative,
academically rigorous yet accessible format.
A HIGH HOLY DAY
SERVICE
UNLIKE ANY OTHER!
K Prayers and Rituals Explained
K Biblical Insights
K Historical Overviews
K Great Kiddush
K Congregational Readings
and Singing
K Over 100 Shofar Blasts
K Questions and Answers
Services will be conducted at the
Ramaz Middle School’s
Lindenbaum Gymnasium
Gottesman Center
114 East 85th Street
(between Lexington & Park Avenues)
The services on RoshHashanah morningwilll be held onMonday and Tuesday,October 3rd and 4th at8:00 AM. Kol Nidreservices will be held at
5:50 PM on Tuesday night, October11th followed by Yom Kippur servicesat 9:00 AM the next morning.
For Information Contact:212-774-5678
orBeginners @ckj.org
Tickets only $60
Introducing a Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Service
for those in search of a more informative
and inspirational experience:
For information
about the weekly status
of the Manhattan Eruv
Call the ERUV HOTLINE
212-874-6100, ext. 3
(Recorded Message)
RABBI HAYYIM ANGEL
HISTORY
AT HOME
“Great Biblical Scandals”
November 12
The Dinah Narrative:
Moral Ambiguities in a Dreadful Story
December 17
King David and Bat Sheva: An Affair to Remember
January 14
King Ahab: Did He Do Something Right?
Saturday evenings at 8:30 P.M.
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun
Heyman Auditorium
125 East 85th Street
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ROSE AND DR. CHARLES LANGER
LUNCH & LEARN PROGRAM
Lunch & Learn Fall
These programs will take place at
the Ramaz Lower School
125 East 85th Street
between Park and Lexington Avenues
The Rose and Dr. Charles Langer Lunch and Learn
Program for seniors, hosted by Donna Silverman,
commences again this fall. The free program for
seniors is made possible by an endowment created by
the Buchwald, Edelsburg and Stern families.
DUS HAIMISCHE SHTIEBEL:
THE YIDDISH SCHMOOZERS
Wednesdays starting September 21st at 11:30 AM.
SEPTEMBER
21 - Rabbi Elie Weinstock
28 - Israel Max
OCTOBER
5 - Ramaz talent
19 Gilbert Kahn
26 - Israel Max
NOVEMBER
2- Mitchel Agoos
9 - Rabbi Kenneth Schiowitz
16- Rabbi Yigal Sklarin
23- Gilbert Kahn
30- Israel Max
DECEMBER
7- Janie Schwalbe
14- Gilbert Kahn
21- Israel Max
Book Reception
Exploring Truth Through Fiction:Two Sephardic Writers and Their Stories
September 18, 201610:30 a.m.
Jane Mushabac: His Hundred Years, ATale by Shalach Manot
Rabbi Marc Angel:The Search Committee
Heyman Auditorium125 East 85th Street
Join KJ member
Willy Rosenberg for an
informal weekly Yiddish
language discussion
group whose topical flow
will be as meandering as
the Danube. Litvaks and
Galicianers are welcome,
as are all lovers of our
wonderfully expressive
and rich Mama Loshon.
Don’t be a stranger. Come chat with us!
/rgsngrp t ihhz yahb yxktz us!zsbut yhn xguna
Presented in conjunction
with the Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals
The Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals, founded and directed by Rabbi Marc
Angel, offers a vision of Orthodox Judaism that is intellectually sound, spiritually
compelling, and emotionally satisfying. Based on an unwavering commitment to
the Torah tradition and to the Jewish people, it fosters an appreciation of legitimate
diversity within Orthodoxy. It publishes a journal, Conversations, three times per
year, and its popular website - www.jewishideas.org - provides a diverse range of
opinions on issues of contemporary relevance.
For the past fifteen years, KJ has been the address
for unaffiliated families looking for a Jewish
education for their children. The Jewish Youth
Connection (JYC) is the Sunday morning Hebrew school
founded by KJ members Susan and Scott Shay with the
goal of providing a substantive and meaningful Jewish
education to unaffiliated families. A total reinvention of
the Hebrew School experience, its focus is to help foster
a quality connection to Judaism for students and families
alike.
Ten years ago, the Shays decided to turn the management of
JYC over to KJ. Rabbi Elie Weinstock, Netanel Goldstein and
Morah Ariana Solovey-Mizrahi now oversee JYC with the help
of Scott, Susan, and the dedicated JYC staff. JYC’s curriculum
includes Bible, Jewish history, customs, and holidays. Students
participate in small classes, and there are also modules on
Jewish History, the Holocaust, and the State of Israel for older
participants. The lessons and programs are relevant, fun, and
exciting. Students from first through seventh grade are paired
with a Big Brother/Sister for individualized Hebrew study, and
there is a special track for students preparing for Bar or Bat
Mitzvah that adds knowledge and meaning to this important
Jewish milestone. In addition, there is a “JYC Junior High” for
older students.
Enrollment is open to all, and no synagogue affiliation or Jewish
background is required to participate in JYC. No one is turned
away due to lack of funds. For more information, please contact
Netanel Goldstein netanel@ckj.org or Morah Ariana Solovey, at
Ariana@jyc.info, or visit our new website www.jyc.info.
KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 21
Netanal Goldstein
Director
“W Connection”Under the leadership of our own KJ Members Gabriella Major and Judy Tanz, the “W Connection” now meets on the Upper East
Side. The “W Connection” is a grassroots organization created to meet the needs of widows by providing widow-to-widow support
at the community level so that widows can successfully rebuild their lives and regain and sustain social-emotional stability and health.
Meetings take place the third Thursday of every month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 125 East 85th Street.
Fall MeetingsSeptember 15
October 20
November 17
December 15
To learn more about the KJ/Ramaz chapter of “W Connection,” please contact
Gabriella Major at gabriellamaj@gmail.com or Judy Tanz at 212-535-7571 or judytanz@verizon.net
Ariana Solovey-Mizrahi
Principal
Be a part of the JYCBone Marrow Donor Drive
on October 2!
Get swabbed and see if you are a matchto donate blood marrow or stem cells.
This one act of chesed can offer the hopeof life to someone affected with
blood-related cancer.
Ramaz Middle School Lobby114 East 85th Street
9:30 - noon
GIFT
OF
LIFE
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The Sisterhood of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun is a committed community group that offers a variety of programs and
opportunities for the women of KJ to create wonderful relationships while also doing good works and improving lives
both inside and outside of the KJ community. Funds raised through our programming are used to support social action projects
that benefit families and individuals in our community and around the world. The Sisterhood is also responsible for preparing
local Shiva homes, including the first meal; contributing to KJ programs and activities, such as the communal Sukkah; Ramaz
Scholarship Fund; Bar/Bat Mitzvah gifts; and funding any unsponsored Shabbat kiddushim.
The organizations to which we have given charitable support have included: Chabad Mikvah of the Upper East Side, the
community of Sderot, Dorot, Hatzolah, the Israeli Defense Forces, Magen David Adom, Project Ezra, Sharsheret, and UJA,
among others.
SISTERHOOD OF KJ 2016 - 2017:
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
THREE MODERN MIKVAHS
are located in our community at:
419 East 77th Street
(between First and York Avenues)
Telephone: 212-359-2020
5 East 62nd Street
(just off Fifth Avenue)
Telephone: 212-753-6058
234 West 74th Street
(between Broadway and
West End Avenue)
Telephone: 212-579-2011
Fall Events
September 15, 22, 29
Learn Mah Jongg: a series of three lessons
with a professional mah jongg instructor
November
Sisterhood Night Out
December
Holiday Boutique
Sotheby’s Judaica Event
If you have an event suggestion or would like to volunteer, please email us at sisterhood@ckj.org
Do a Good Deed by Participating
in Dorot Package Delivery
Deliver a package and visit with
a DOROTsenior
to brighten their day and share your blessings
Rosh Hashanah Sunday, September 25
Thanksgiving Sunday, November 20
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
DELIVERY LOCATIONS
ON BOTH THE EAST AND WEST SIDE
PLEASE NOTE
Photo ID required to participate.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Register at 917-441-5054
or online at www.dorotusa.org
Spring Events
January
Decor and Design
February
Cooking Event
March
Sisterhood Shabbat
May
Sisterhood Annual Luncheon
June
Museum Tour
Also in the Planning Stages:
Book Club, Game Night
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KESHER AT KJ: CONNECTING YOUNG MEMBERS
AND FAMILIES
An Invitationto the Women of KJ
Join Shera Aranoff Tuchman for“Prophetic Women:
Women in the
Books of Prophets”
Featuring the Players:King David - King of Israel
Tamar - his daughterAmnon - King David’s son and
Tamar’s half-brother Avshalom - A rebellious son
of King David
To summarize:
Amnon rapes Tamar
Avishalom kills Amnon,
ostensibly to avenge Tamar
(Now you are all caught up,
so you can attend the class even if you’ve never
come before.)
The class resumes with the book of Samuel
II, Chapter 13, the completion of the
portion which deals with the rape of Tamar.
We will then focus on Yoav, King David’s
loyal general, who calls upon the nameless
“intelligent woman” who then reconciles
David and Avshalom after Avshalom kills
Amnon.
Who is this nameless intelligent woman?
Why choose her? How does she do it? What
are the essential qualities of the prototype
“intelligent woman” in Tanach? Our study
of women in the Books of the Prophets
continues, as we try to understand these
women, and by inference, ourselves.
Thursday mornings, 8:30 am
beginning October 27
125 East 85th Street
KJ’s Kesher affiliate offers an array of programs and events to
connect young professionals, couples, as well as families with
young children. Kesher, which means “connection” in Hebrew,
provides a warm and welcoming entry into the larger KJ community. For more
infomation and to get connected: Kesher@ckj.org
KESHER WELCOMING COMMITTEE
New to the community?
Want to get involved,
or just meet some
of the KJ family?
Email kesherwelcome@ckj.org
to be hosted for a Shabbat Meal to
get in the know!
NEW!
TOT SHABBAT
NOW EVERY SHABBAT
MORNING
KESHER PROGRAMMING
Shemini Atzeret Lunch
Chanukah Concert
New Mother’s Breakfast
“Boy’s Night Out “ Event
Pre-Purim Karaoke Soiree (for adults!)
This fall
Kesher will inaugurate
The Kesher Minyan,
a weekly service for young
professionals, young couples,
and young families
Kiddushim following the service are a
great opportunity to meet and greet
other young people of the community.
SPONSORSHIPS ARE WELCOME
To support synagogue programs, we invite prospective Kiddush & Seudah Shlishit
Sponsors to contact Riva Alper in the synagogue office at 212-774-5670 or
Riva@ckj.org. The base cost of a cake-and-wine Kiddush sponsorship is $350, to
which is added the cost of any extra catered food ordered through Foremost Caterers.
Multiple Kiddush sponsors may, at their discretion and initiative, agree to share the
expense of extra catered food, but every co-sponsor must pay, separately and
individually, the $350 base fee. Similarly, sponsoring Seudah Shlishit costs every
co-sponsor $250.
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If you are making a Bar or Bat Mitzvah at KJ
between September 2017 and June 2018, please contact Riva Alper
in the synagogue office at 212-774-5670 to reserve specific rooms for your services,
celebratory meals/kiddushim, and other functions.
If your child attends Ramaz and you are a member of KJ
planning a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Riva Alper must be notified directly
of your plans.
Reserving a date with Ramaz does not imply that it is reserved at KJ.
The KJ Family proudly
sponsors Ramaz School,
which was started 80 years
ago by KJ Rabbi Joseph H.
Lookstein, z”l. Our 145 year-old
congregation is proud of its multi-
generational legacy that features
the baton of Jewish leadership
being passed from father to son to
grandson. Shown here on the first
day of Ramaz School is the
Honorable Joel Lewittes (Ramaz
‘52) and his son, Michael Lewittes
(Ramaz ‘85), escorting young
Benjamin Lewittes (Class of 2031),
fulfilling Isaiah’s prophetic words,
“My spirit which is upon you, and
My words which I have put in your
mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your children,
nor from the mouth of your children’s children.”
!ohhjk
Kira, Eitan and Noam KrausWelcome Baby Brother Amiel Yair!
Born during the Three Weeks, Amiel Yair’s name embodies the concepts of anational spirit of ahavat chinam to achieve a closeness to God and the illuminationthat comes with geulah (redemption). May he grow into his name and, along withhis siblings, be a source of nachat to his parents, KJ’s Directors of Community
Education, Rachel and Rabbi Daniel Kraus, his family, and his community.
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L’Dor V’Dor
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BNEI MITZVAH
AARON SOKOL
Mazal Tov to Suzy and Joseph Sokol upon the Bar Mitzvah
of their son, Aaron, at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, on
Shabbat morning, September 10, where he read Parashat
Shoftim and delivered a D’var Torah on the Mashuach
Milchama. Aaron is in the eighth grade at the Ramaz
Middle School.
EZEKIEL PALMER
Mazel Tov to Melina Spadone upon the Bar Mitzvah of her
son, Ezekiel Palmer, at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on
Shabbat morning, November 5th. Zeke, a seventh grade
student at the Ramaz Middle School, will read Parsahat
Noach and deliver a D’var Torah.
WILLIAM SCHWARTZ
Mazal Tov to Debbie and Daniel Schwartz
upon the upcoming Bar Mitzvah of their son,
William, at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on
Shabbat Shuva, October 8th. William will read
Parashat Vayelech and deliver a D’var Torah.
William is a seventh grader at the Ramaz
Middle School. Mazal Tov as well to proud KJ
grandmother Gabriella Major.
YONA WEINSTOCK
Mazal Tov to Dr. Naama and Rabbi Elie
Weinstock upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son,
Yona, at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun on
Shabbat morning, October 15, at which time
he will read Parashat Ha’azinu and deliver a
D’var Torah. Yona is a seventh grade student
at the Ramaz Middle School.
DANIEL NORTH
Mazal Tov to Debbie and Randy North upon
the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Daniel, at
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, on Shabbat
Parashat Ki Tavo, September 24, at which
time he will read the parasha, the haftarah,
and deliver a D’var Torah. Daniel is an eighth
grade student at the Ramaz Middle School.
MAXIMILIAN COHEN
Mazal Tov to Gila and Hon David Cohen upon the Bar
Mitzvah of their son, Maximilian “Max” Cohen, on
September 17 at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun. Max
will read Parashat Ki Tetzeh and the corresponding
Haftarah. Following the service, Max will deliver a Dvar
Torah. Max is in the eighth grade at the Ramaz Middle
School.
JOSHUA VORCHHEIMER
Mazal Tov to Rachel and Dr. David Vorchheimer upon the
Bar Mitzvah of their son, Joshua, at The Jewish Center on
Shabbat morning, December 17, at which time he will read
Parashat Vayishlach and deliver a D’var Torah entitled
“The Menorah Through The Ages.” Josh is a seventh grade
student at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School.
BIRTHSMazal Tov to:
Edith Toledano Benelbas and Samuel
Benelbas upon the birth of their second son,
Nathan Moshe.
Ada and Mitchell Benerofe, upon the birth
of a grandson, Jake Gregory (Jacob Gad),
born to their children, Stephanie and Jonathan
More.
Ashley and Larry Buterman on the birth of
their second child and first son, Meijer Lenox
(Meir Yosef).
Shirley and Adam Friedman upon the birth
of twin grandchildren, Benjamin Shalom and
Noa Aliyah.
Rachel and Robert Garson upon the birth of
their third daughter, Emilie Rose (Ayelet
Shoshana).
Rose Gerszberg upon the birth of a
granddaughter, Avital Leba, born to her
children Naomi and Benjamin White.
Lorraine and David Gold upon the birth of
their second child and daughter, Adriana
Blake (Devorah).
Ellie Cohanim and Roni Goldberg upon the
birth of their first child together, Ami Z.
(Amichai Zion).
Sarah and Isaac Jonas, upon the birth of
their first child and daughter, Claire Eliana
(Esther Eliana).
Tzivia and KJ Beginners Chazan Shilo
Kramer upon the birth of their sixth child and
first daughter, Rivkah Mattel.
Rachel and Rabbi Daniel Kraus upon the
birth of their fourth child and third son, Amiel
Yair.
Margot and Joshua Marans, upon the birth
of their second child and first daughter,
Marilyn Racquel (Miriam Rachel). Mazal Tov
to proud KJ grandparents, Sheira and Steve
Schacter.
Melissa and Benjamin Sberro, upon the
birth of their first child and son, Samuel Max
(Yehoshua).
Michele and Mitchell Schwartz upon the
birth of their third child and second son,
Isidore Max (“Yair Max”).
Joyce & Daniel Straus and Laurie & Dr. Eli
Bryk, upon the birth of their granddaughter,
Gwenyth Eve, born to their children Diana
and Joseph Straus.
Heather and Benjamin Werber upon the
birth of their third child and son, Samuel
Dawon (Shmuel).
Leora and Emmanuel Werthenschlag upon
the birth of their third child and second son,
Ari Elazar Nicolas.
May these children grow up in the finest
tradition of Torah, chupah, and maasim
tovim.
BNEI MITZVAHMazal Tov to:
Rosie (‘68) and Dr. Mark Friedman upon
the Bat Mitzvah celebration of their
granddaughter, Michal Zehava Fine, a seventh
grader at the Shulamith Middle School in
Cedarhurst. Mazal Tov to the proud parents,
Ariela (‘97) and Rabbi Jeremy Fine and
family of Woodmere.
Barbara Waitman upon the Bar Mitzvah of her
grandson, Joshua (‘22), son of Jennifer
Waitman (‘82).
ENGAGEMENTSMazal Tov to:
Sandy and Dr. Robert April upon the
engagement of their son, Daniel Lauchheimer,
to Rina Kellerman, daughter of Ruthie and
Hillel Kellerman of Los Angeles.
Aliza and Alvin Broome upon the
engagement of their son, Ariel, to Miriam
Wade, the daughter of Garth Wade and the late
Vickie Wade of Brooklyn.
Randy and Mitch Krevat, upon the
engagement of their daughter, Sarah, to David
Hochsztein, son of Giselle and Paul
Hochsztein of Woodmere.
Evan Lipman and Daveda & Mathew
Lipman upon the engagement of their
daughter, Dalia, to Gary Feder, son of Sybil
and Mel Feder of Woodmere.
Ronnie Dagan Slochowsky upon the
engagement of her son, Adam Fern (‘07) to
Lana Volftsun, daughter of Margo and Lev
Volftsun of McLean, VA.
Judith and Dr. Mark Tykocinski upon the
engagement of their daughter, Dana, to Josh
Pollick of Los Angeles.
Judith and Dr. Mark Tykocinski upon the
engagement of their son, David, to Anna
Adler of Gladwyne, PA.
May their weddings take place in happiness
and blessing.
MARRIAGESMazal tov to:
Ilana and Daniel Benson, upon the
marriage of their daughter, Leora, to Mathias
Willner, son of Kate Willner and Louis
Willner of Seattle.
Dr. Taryn and David Bolnick, upon the
marriage of their daughter, Rachel to Zach
Sherman, son of Joan and Dr. Steven Sherman
of Woodmere.
Rosie (‘68) and Dr. Mark Friedman upon
the marriage of their son Aryeh (‘09) to
Malkie Mazel, daughter of Hindy and Mark
Mazel of Woodmere.
Judy and Dr. Hirshel Kahn upon the
marriage of their daughter, Lexie, to Joseph
Tuchman, son of Drs. Elisa Stieglitz and Ari
Tuchman of Silver Spring, MD.
Wilma and Stephen Kule upon the marriage
of their son, Matthew, to Rachel Gerber,
daughter of Liz and Al Gerber of Ft.
Washington, PA.
Edith and Salomon Lipiner upon the
marriage of their granddaughter, Zeva Epstein
(‘10), daughter of Linda (‘80) and Seth
Epstein of Englewood, to Noah Adelsberg,
son of Ellen and Irwin Adelsberg of Great
Neck.
Rebecca and Noah Nunberg upon the
upcoming marriage of their son, Rafi, to
Abigail Esther Carlson, daughter of Anne and
James Carlson of St. Paul, Minnesota.
Eleanore Reznik upon the marriage of her
granddaughter, Atara Beller, daughter of Beth
Beller z”l and Michael Beller, of Jamaica
Estates, Queens, to Jon Gatswirth, son of
Ellen and Joseph Gatswirth of Flushing,
Queens.
Adele and Ron Tauber upon the marriage of
their son, Michael, to Sara Bernstein, daughter
of Donna and Paul Bernstein of Melville, NY.
Gail Suchman and Dr. Gerald Zimmerman
upon the marriage of their son, Michael, to
Jessica Anne Wilson, daughter of Dr. Robert
Wilson and Jill Becker Wilson of St. Paul,
Minnesota.
May the newlywed couples be blessed to
build homes faithful to the traditions of the
Jewish people.
MILESTONES
Congratulations to
Jean Gluck, of Forest Hills, mother and
mother- in- law of KJ members Rosie and Dr.
Mark Friedman, upon her 92nd birthday.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTSCongratulations to
Leon Wildes upon the publication of his
book, John Lennon vs. the USA. The book
tells the story of how Leon and his son,
Michael Wildes, (also our member) argued an
historic case in 1972 in which the United
States tried unsuccessfully to deport John
Lennon. The case made legal history in
immigration law in the United States.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTSCongratulations to:
Rosie (‘68) and Dr. Mark Friedman upon
the graduation of their granddaughter, Eleora
P. Fine, from the Shulamith Middle School in
Cedarhurst, and to Rabbi Jeremy and Ariela
Friedman Fine (‘97), who is on the faculty.
Louise and Frank Ring upon their son,
Adam Ring (‘00) receiving a PhD in
Philosophy from Northwestern University.
Adam is currently teaching at St. Johns
University.
W I T H I N O U R F A M I LY
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AMY HABER
She was taken from her personal family and from the
KJ/Ramaz family at far too young an age. Amy Haber was such
a vibrant, loving and active member of our community. She was
the inspiration behind the leadership and magnanimity of her
husband, Jimmy, and the beautiful neshama of their son, Nathan.
Throughout her life, Amy never wanted anything for herself.
It was always about others: her parents, her sister, her husband,
her son, and her community. She was the essence of selflessness
and altruism and everything she did was done with a smile and
with boundless love.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to Jimmy and to Nathan
and we pray that Amy’s memory and model of a beautiful Jewish
life will continue in all of us by following her blessed example.
JONATHAN MESSELOFF
A fixture in the life of KJ and Ramaz for close to fifty years,
Jonathan was the beloved husband of our member, Esther, the
loving father of his devoted children: Sara and Larry Tanz,
Wendy and Daniel Messeloff, and Julie and Jonathan Schwartz,
and the adoring grandfather of their children.
In earlier days, he was a star in the dramatic, musical
performances of the Couples Club (now “Kesher”) and the
Purim KJ Players. Throughout his membership in KJ he was the
center of a warm, friendly and thoughtful group of friends
among whom he sat in the center section behind the Bimah. He
loved to sing with the Chazan and to daven before the Amud on
his father’s yahrzeit and whenever invited to do so. All knew
him as a sweet guy who connected with everyone in the most
warm and friendly fashion.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to his dear wife, Esther,
and to all the members of the bereaved family. All of us have
lost a great friend.
LOUIS ORWASHER
Louis died one month after celebrating his 100th birthday
together with close family and friends. He was a member of the
congregation for over half a century together with his late wife,
Nellie, in whose honor he and his children dedicated a Sefer
Torah for use in the synagogue chapel.
Louis was an enthusiastic supporter of KJ and Ramaz of
which his three sons, Stanley, Abram (our member) and David
are alumni together with his grandson, Aaron.
He loved this community with all his heart. Orwasher’s
Bakery was for many years the gold standard of challah and all
kinds of breads which were enjoyed not only by the entire
community but also by KJ at so many of its events including,
especially, the senior Lunch and Learn program on Wednesdays.
We all mourn the passing of this wonderful Jew. We extend
our heartfelt condolences to the entire family and, particularly, to
Abram and Nina who cared for Louis and Nellie so lovingly in
their declining years.
ELIE WIESEL
We mourn the passing of our distinguished member and great
friend, Elie Wiesel. His association with our congregation goes
back more than fifty years. An inspirational worshipper in our
midst until he moved to the East 60’s about twenty-five years
ago, he was a great friend to the late Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein.
A loving mentor to Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, he helped him
design his doctoral dissertation on the public response of
American Jews to the Holocaust, 1938-1944, and he penned a
very flattering Forward to the published version of that study.
Professor Wiesel was a prophetic voice of memory and
meaning in response to the most horrific moments in all of
Jewish history. He would not let the world forget the Holocaust
and he brilliantly wrote, spoke and taught about the meaning of
the Holocaust and its implications for Israel, the Jewish people
and all of humankind. He was one of the first to raise his voice
about the plight and the glory of Soviet Jewry. He was the first
to speak out against genocide anywhere and he was a powerful
voice crying out against cruelty to any and all victims.
At the same time, as a survivor of Auschwitz and death
marches, and despite his writing about the eclipse of God in his
first book on the Holocaust, “Night,” he lived a life of
commitment to God and to Torah, and he devoted much of his
scholarly efforts to teaching Jews and non-Jews about the beauty
and depth of Torah and Jewish religious literature and practice.
The Talmud teaches that on the day the Temple was
destroyed, the Redeemer was born. Elie Wiesel, who witnessed
the destruction of European Jewry, was a redemptive voice for
the Six Million and for our entire world: a voice of memory, of
conscience, of rebuke, of inspiration and of hope. Elie Wiesel
has died, but his voice will be heard forever.
May God comfort and console his wife, Marion, and his son,
Shlomo Elisha (Ramaz ‘90), among all of us who mourn for
Zion and Jerusalem.(Of all the beautiful tributes published since his passing, one of the
best appeared in the Forward, July 15, 2016. The author is Michael
Berenbaum, Ramaz ‘63. It is very much worth reading - and preserving.
HL)
KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page 27
In Memoriam
CONDOLENCESOur condolences to
Eric and David Gomberg upon the passing
of their grandmother, Ruth Gomberg.
Dr. Carolyn Hiltebeitel upon the passing of
her father, Dodd Pendragon.
Matthew and David Hiltzik upon the
passing of their grandmother, Natalie
Kaufman.
Lynette Koppel upon the passing of her
mother, Tamra Perlman.
Stephen Kule upon the passing of his
mother, Gerri Kule.
Michael Moffson upon the passing of his
father, David Moffson.
Judy Olenick upon the passing of her
mother, Carol Levine.
Dr. Laurence Orbuch upon the passing of
his mother, Rachel Orbuch.
Deborah Weinswig, upon the passing of her
mother, Lorraine Weinswig.
May they be comforted among all those
who mourn for Zion and Jerusalem.
W I T H I N O U R F A M I LY
SHABBAT SCHEDULE
Friday SaturdayLighting Evening Afternoon Sabbathof Candles Services Services Ends
September16 -17 Ki Tetze 6:45 PM 6:45 PM 6:30 PM 7:38 PM23-24 Ki Tavo 6:33 PM 6:45 PM 6:20 PM` 7:26 PM30 -1 Nitzavim 6:21 PM 6:35 PM 6:10 PM 7:14 PM
October7-8 Vayelech/ 6:10 PM 6:25 PM 5:40 PM 7:03 PM
Shabbat Shuva14-15 Haazinu 5:59 PM 6:15 PM 5:45 PM 6:51 PM21-22 Chol HaMoed 5:48 PM 6:00 PM 5:35 PM 6:43 PM28-29 Bereshit 5:39 PM 5:55 PM 5:30 PM 6:34 PM
November4 -5 Noah 5:30 PM 5:45 PM 5:20 PM 6:25 PM11-12 Lekh Lekha 4:23 PM 4:35 PM 4:15 PM 5:19 PM18-19 Vayera 4:17 PM 4:30 PM 4:10 PM 5:15 PM25 -26 Chaye Sara 4:13 PM 4:25 PM 4:05 PM 5:10 PM
December2 -3 Toledot 4:11 PM 4:25 PM 4:05 PM 5:09 PM9 -10 Vayetze 4:11 PM 4:25 PM 4:05 PM 5:08 PM16 -17 Vayishlach 4:12 PM 4:25 PM 4:05 PM 5:10 PM23 -24 Vayeshev 4:15 PM 4:30 PM 4:10 PM 5:13 PM30-31 Miketz 4:20 PM 4:35 PM 4:15 PM 5:19 PM
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun
125 East 85th Street
New York, NY 10028-0928
Sun.-Tues., Oct. 2-4Rosh HashanahSee schedule on Page 6
Wednesday, Oct. 5Fast of GedaliahSee schedule on Page 6
Tuesday-Wednesday, Oct. 11-12Yom KippurSee schedule on Page 6
Sunday-Tues., Oct. 16-25Sukkot, Hoshanah RabbahShemini Atzeret, Simchat TorahSee schedule on Page 6
Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 1-2Rosh Chodesh CheshvanMorning Services at 7:00 AM
Thursday, November 24Thanksgiving DayMorning Services at 8:30 AM
Thursday, Dec. 1Rosh Chodesh KislevMorning Services at 7:00 AM
Monday, Dec. 26 and Jan. 2Christmas and New Year’s DayMorning Services at 8:30 AM
Friday, Dec. 30Rosh Chodesh TevetMorning Services at 7:00 AM
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Sept. 11-22 .........................6:45 PM
Sept. 25-29 .........................6:40 PM
Oct. 6..................................6:25 PM
Oct. 9-14 ............................6:15 PM
Oct. 16-20 ..........................6:05 PM
Oct 23-27 ...........................5:55 PM
Oct 30-Nov. 3.....................5:45 PM
Nov. 6-10 ............................4:40 PM
Nov. 13-24 ..........................4.30 PM
Nov. 27-Dec. 22 .................4:25 PM
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and professional achievements. Please e-mail Riva@CKJ.org or mail it to the synagogue,
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KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETINCongregation Kehilath Jeshurun
125 East 85th Street, New York, NY 10028212-774-5600
Synagogue Officials
Haskel Lookstein . . . . . . .Rabbi Emeritus______________________
Chaim Steinmetz . . . . . . . . . .Senior RabbiElie Weinstock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RabbiRabbi Daniel Kraus & Rachel Kraus . . . . . .Directors of Community EducationHayyim Angel . . . . . . . .Rabbinic ScholarRabbi Dr. Jeremy Wieder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scholar-in ResidenceMayer Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CantorLeonard Silverman . . .Executive Director
Officers of the CongregationDavid Lobel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PresidentElias Buchwald . . . . . . . . . .Vice PresidentSurie Sugarman . . . . . .2nd Vice PresidentDr. Nicole Agus . . . . . .3rd Vice PresidentSidney Ingber . . . . . . . .4th Vice PresidentMorris Massel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SecretaryJonathan Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . .TreasurerRobert Schwartz . . . . .Assistant TreasurerEvan Farber . . . . . . . .Financial SecretaryJJ Hornblass . . . . . . .Recording Secretary
Past PresidentsBenjamin Brown Fred DistenfeldChaim Edelstein Samuel Eisenstat Eric Feldstein Stanley Gurewitsch
Joel Katz
Affiliate PresidentsStephanie Katz . . . . .President, SisterhoodCarla Tanz . . . .Vice President, SisterhoodDr. Mark Meirowitz . . .Pres., Men’s ClubBrittany Cogan . . . . . . .President, KesherShani Epstein . . . . . . . . .President, KesherElizabeth Savetsky . . . .President, KesherElisa Septimus . . . . . . . .President, Kesher
Office StaffRiva Alper . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AdministratorRichard Dobrotinic . . . . . . .SuperintendentDina Farhi . . . . . . . . . . .Executive AssistantDanielle Herbst . . . . . . . . . .Social WorkerHattie Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . .ComptrollerMenucha Parry . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of
Member ServicesAryana Bibi Ritholtz . . . . . .Youth DirectorSy Yanofsky . . . . . . ..Assistant ComptrollerEsther Zarnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Director of
Communications & Programming
DEDICATE
Members of the Congregation and others
are invited to honor a friend or relative,
celebrate a milestone event
or memorialize a loved one
by dedicating
Chumashim or Siddurim.
CHUMASHIM - $45 each
SIDDURIM - $25 each
Call Riva Alper
at 212-774-5670
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