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Rabbi’s Message Visit the B’nai Israel Blog...and join the conversation Inside this issue: Volume 11, Issue 5 (Continued on page 3) B’nai Israel Reform Temple 67 Oakdale-Bohemia Road Oakdale, NY 11769 (631) 563-1660 www.bnai-israel.org
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Volume 11, Issue 5 Iyyar/Sivan 5770 May 2010 B’nai Israel Reform Temple 67 Oakdale-Bohemia Road Oakdale, NY 11769 (631) 563-1660 www.bnai-israel.org
Inside this issue:
Rabbi’s Message 1
Visit the B’nai Israel Blog 1
Schedule of Services 2
About our Services 2
Shavuot Service 2
Torah & Haftorah Readings 2
Bulletin Information 3
Adult Education 3
Confirmation Class Service 4
Shabbat honoring Lifelong
Members 4
Donation & Contributions 4
President’s Message 5
Long Term Planning Report 5
Volunteers...need your help 6
Bulletin Board &
Announcements 7
Sisterhood Newsletter 8
Book Swap 9
May 2010 Calendar 10
June 2010 Calendar 11
Annual LI Ducks Game 12
Honey Sale 12
Religious School News 13
The $1 A Week Club 13
Youth Group 13
Ritual Committee 14
Blood Drive 14
Donations Information 15
Condolences 16
Yahrzeits 16
Advertisers 17
Temple Directory 19
As many of you know, I am the director and founder of a county program STOPBIAS. This is the only educational program for hate crimes offenders in the county. The program started in 1991 and since that time almost 400 defendants, both juveniles and adults, have attended the program.
What I still find amazing is how often when I ask a defendant as to why he (98% have been males) did what he did, the answer I receive is, "I don't know!"
I realize that sometimes the defendant is simply not willing to own up to his responsibility in committing the crime, but so often he really has no idea. In other words, he allowed his emotions, or the moment, or the people he hung out with, or the other person in the altercation to be in control of the situation rather than himself. I then teach him to take control of his life by thinking before he acts or speaks rather than just reacting or acting out, or doing what others or the situation tell him to do. He needs to become the master of his own destiny.
I know that many of us, and I include myself, often fail to think before we act or speak. Our behavior is a series of knee jerk reactions. When we live our lives in this way, however, we allow circumstances, situations, and other people to take away the control of our lives and this is neither healthy nor productive.
I recall one of the lessons I learned early on when I first took up the game of golf. I would begin the round with a few good holes, since I was warmed up, and then would come the disaster hole. Everything went wrong. The problem was that I allowed that hole to ruin the rest of the game. It took me a few seasons to place the control of the game back in my hands rather than allowing one bad shot or one bad hole to stress me out so badly that the rest of the game went to pot.
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Rabbi’s Message
Visit the B’nai Israel Blog...and join the conversation http://bnai-israel.rjblogs.org/
Recent Posts include:
Earth Day: Greening Reform Judaism
Rabbi Moss: Spiritual Life
Guest Blogger, Stacey Zurbaran: I am a Volunteer…
Please visit our Temple Blog, read the posts, and leave your comments!
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Schedule of Services
Friday May 7 Shabbat Service 8:00 PM
Friday May 14 Family Service 7:15 PM
Tuesday May 18 Shavuot Service 7:15 PM
Friday May 21 Children’s Service 7:00 PM
Friday May 21 Shabbat Service 8:00 PM honoring Lifelong Temple Members
Friday May 28 Shabbat Service 8:00 PM
Please visit www.bnai-israel.org for additional services and the entire calendar.
About our Services Our Friday night worship is conducted in English and Hebrew. Services are every Friday evening. Our Shabbat Services are the 1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Fridays at 8:00 pm. We have a Family Service geared toward school age children the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:15 pm. The Rabbi will offer Birthday and Anniversary Blessings for the month at this service. We also have a Children’s Service geared toward pre-school children the 3rd Friday of each month at 7:00 pm. Please come and join us.
Torah and Haftorah Readings for Home Study
May 1: Leviticus ch. 21 through ch. 24 vs. 23 Ezekiel ch. 44 vss. 15 through 31 May 8: Leviticus ch. 25 through ch. 27 vs. 34 Jeremiah ch. 16 vs. 19 through ch. 17 vs. 14 May 15: Numbers ch. 1 through ch. 4 vs. 20 Hosea ch. 2 vss. 1 through 22 Shavuot May 19 : Exodus ch. 19 through ch. 20 vs. 23; Numbers ch. 28 vss. 26 through 31 Ezekiel ch. 1 vss. 1 through 29 and ch. 3 vs. 12 May 22: Numbers ch. 4 vs. 21 through ch. 7 vs. 80 Judges ch. 13 vss. 2 through 25 May 28: Numbers ch. 8 through ch. 12 vs. 16 Zechariah ch. 2 vs. 14 through ch. 4 vs. 7
Shavuot will be observed on Tuesday night May 18th at 7:15 pm. The Rabbi will share the methods of the rabbis in studying the Torah with the intention of helping you to be able to study and understand the Torah and Bible as well. From the URJ: Shavuot is a Hebrew word meaning "weeks" and refers to the Jewish festival marking the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. Shavuot, like so many other Jewish holidays began as an ancient agricultural festival, marking the end of the spring barley harvest and the beginning of the summer wheat harvest. Shavuot was distinguished in ancient times by bringing crop offerings to the Temple in Jerusalem.
Shavuot Service
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All items to be considered for inclusion in the bulletin must be sent, preferably in an electronic format, to [email protected] or delivered to the Temple Office by the deadlines shown below. Accepted electronic formats are Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, or a simple message in an email. If you are submitting a picture to be considered for inclusion, please make sure that it is a .jpg file. If you have any questions about these requirements, please email [email protected] or call (631) 775-6147.
Issue Deadline June 2010 Issue May 10, 2010 July 2010 Issue June 10, 2010 August 2010 Issue July 10, 2010 September 2010 Issue August 10, 2010 October 2010 Issue September 10, 2010 November 2010 Issue October 10, 2010
Bulletin Information
I accomplished this by stepping back from the game, after the horrendous shot or hole, take a deep breath, calm my mind and body down, and then, with myself under control of my Self, take the next shot or go onto the next hole. And guess what? Most often the next shot or hole was really good.
In the Jewish ethical and spiritual literature there is a word, Kavanah. This word is often translated as "intention". It can also be translated as Mindfulness, Focus, Meditation, Concentration. All these mental/spiritual inner processes have the effect of giving the person control over his or her next action or word. They allow one to focus not only attention and intention but also physio/psychic energy to devote one's energies to making the right and most effective decision for the action that is to follow.
This teaching regarding Kavanah is an important one to learn, practice, and incorporate into our daily lives anytime of the year. But I mention it to you in this bulletin message because as this is the time of the counting of the Omer, as we reflect on the meaning of each of the forty-nine days between Pesach and Shavuot, there are Kavanot (intentions) for each day in order to get the most out of each day and to give the most one can. Each Kavanah opens the person to the spiritual energies that reside in that day, but these energies cannot be retrieved if there is not an awareness of them. This is where the Kavanah of the day comes in. By doing this, you become in control of the events of the day. You happen to them rather than they just happening to you.
This can then be applied to all of life. If you are interested in these Kavanot, please let me know and I will make them available to you. Please remember that YOU are in charge of your life when you take charge of it. One way of accomplishing this is to practice Kavanot, intentions, before you act so that the action you take is the one that you want to take rather than one which is determined by others or circumstance. Good luck!
Attention: Items must be submitted on
or before May 10, 2010 to be included in the
June Bulletin.
If items are received after this date, we cannot guarantee they
will be included.
Please be prompt. Items received after the deadline, may not
be included.
Rabbi’s Message (continued)
Adult Education
Torah at Panera Bread The Rabbi welcomes previous attendees and new ones as well to his final Torah study classes of the year which are held at Panera Bread on the corner of Sunrise Highway and Johnson Ave. in Sayville at 10 am. The dates are: May 1 and May 15. Join him with nourishment for the body and then receive nourishment for the soul.
Looking for God—Searching for a Spiritual Foundation Do you feel that something is missing in your life? Are you searching for a spiritual foundation? If so, please join the Rabbi on Thursday night, May 13th, for a special class in which the Rabbi will present a spiritual path from the Jewish tradition that should be most helpful to you. The class begins at 8 pm.
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Thank you!
Religious School Helen & Ed Pshedesky In memory of Jerry Stone’s mother
Mollie Alice Stotsky & Bill Hayward In loving memory of Lillian Hoffman Alice & Mike Lambert In memory of Steven Paskin
Prayerbook Joel & Jan Silverman The Jewish Cultural Club In memory of Daniel Goldsher of Holbrook Lois Gold In memory of Irene Aronson Lois Gold In memory of Joseph Aronson
Plaques Marion Classi In memory of Hyman Jacobs Marion Classi In memory of Selma Jacobs Al & Gail Schlosser In memory of Libby Schlosser Al & Gail Schlosser In memory of Ruth Schoenfeld
Ian Matarasso Memorial Fund Donna & Jack Matarasso In memory of Louis Vessecchia’s
father
Ethan William Snair Memorial Fund Grandma In memory of our beloved Ethan Gammie & Pop Pop In memory of our beloved Ethan Roberta Snair In fond memory of Steven Paskin
General Fund Sheila Rubin Donation Jack Rosenthal Donation Sally & Al Minchenberg In memory of Daniel Goldsher Daniel & Audrey In memory of Arthur Rothenberg Rothenberg Daniel & Audrey Thanks so much for all your prayers Rothenberg Deborah & Bernie Lazen In memory of Steven Paskin
Outreach Shaindy & Marty Ullman In memory of Irene Eisenberg Shaindy & Marty Ullman In memory of Louis Farrell Lila Morrison In memory of Herb Morrison Lila Morrison Donation Cecele Wagner Donation Gerald & Rochelle “Help a Family” donation Slochevsky Merrill & Joyce Altman In memory of Bernard Cohen Sheila & Jerry Kessler In memory of Steven Paskin
Discretionary Fund Lisa & Robert Vasiluth In honor of baby naming Phyllis & Lisa Rubin with much thanks and love for officiating at
the naming of my granddaughter, Ryleigh, and for all of Judy’s help
Mike & Alice Lambert Donation Barbie & Steve Saslau Donation Christine Paul Thank you Rabbi Moss Cecele Wagner Donation B’nai Israel Choir In memory of Irene Eisenberg Ritva & Howard In memory of Irene Eisenberg Gottesman
Music Fund Phyllis & Nat Ozarin In memory of Irene Eisenberg
Donations & Contributions We gratefully acknowledge the following donors for their contributions to B’nai Israel Reform Temple:
Confirmation Class Service 5770
All families are welcome to join this year’s Confirmands, graduates from our 9th grade Hebrew School program, on Sunday afternoon May 23rd at 1 pm.
The Temple congratulates this year’s graduates:
Lindsey Bloom Avery Bzdyk Zahrie Ernst
Rebecca Mueller Ashley Randall Jessica Rubin
Bridget Schuster Selena Serri
This service is held on the closest Sunday to Shavuot as the students celebrate the Torah and their commitment to Jewish life as did our ancestors when they stood at the foot of Mt. Sinai almost 3,000 years ago.
Shabbat honoring Lifelong Members
Please join us on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 8:00 pm for Shabbat Services. We will be honoring Temple Members who have reached their 30th year of membership.
Our honorees for 2010 according to our records are
Murray and Marlene Goldstein
Edward and Helen Pshedesky
Roberta Snair
Paul and Barbara Tuck
Richard and Ellen Tunick
Barry and Paula Zimmerman
President’s Message Joel Silverman
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Our Temple Constitution requires that we hold Congregational Meetings open to all member families in good standing in November and May each year. The Board has scheduled the spring meeting for Thursday evening, May 20th beginning at 7:00 PM. In a separate mailing you have already received, or will receive shortly, an invitation to that meeting. I strongly urge that you set aside an hour of your time that evening and plan to join us.
The only matters requiring Congregational approval will be renewal of the Cantor’s contract and we will be voting on a slate of candidates to fill Executive and Trustee positions on the Temple Board for the year ahead. Officers and Committee Chairs will present their semi-annual reports to keep you informed of current and future activities and the entire Board will be available to answer your questions regarding anything you want to know about B’nai Israel.
Via the bulletin, mailings and the web, the Board of Trustees is able to communicate with the B’nai Israel family, but our opportunity to receive feedback from member families is more limited. The Congregational Meeting is your chance to make that happen. Another way to share your thoughts is through our newly created Temple blog.
We are presently one of only twenty-two Reform
Congregations in North America to have created a blog site under the auspices of the Union of Reform Judaism. Online for only a few months, we are just getting our feet wet and attempting to generate the interest and critical mass necessary to make this modern form of interactive communication a useful and informative tool for B’nai Israel. You can access the blog through our web site at www.bnai-israel.org. (Or check out the front page in this month’s bulletin.) Please take a look, participate and tell us what you think.
I hope to see many of you on May 20th.
Shalom,
Joel
Last year at about this time, the Long Term Planning Committee was facilitating a series of Focus Groups in which temple members were asked to get in small groups and, with the help of a facilitator, express their concerns and their hopes for the future of our Temple. Approximately one hundred people volunteered to join these informal groups and I’d like to thank them for giving up a few hours of their time. I hope you found them as interesting as we did. Below is a list of some areas that appear to be on people’s minds. I have taken out concerns about Rabbi Moss retiring any time soon since he came to his senses and realized what a wonderful relationship he shares with all of us.
1. Youth group activities 2. Family activities 3. The future of our Religious School 4. Men’s Club 5. Activities for Seniors 6. Temple Bulletin Board 7. Babysitting for High Holidays
The planning committee will be taking your ideas, sharing them with the Board of Trustees and, together, looking for ways to improve in these areas. But we don’t plan to stop there. Long term planning means that we are always looking to the future and trying to make sure that B’nai Israel remains a pillar of our Jewish community, an organization that strives to meet the continually changing needs of our members.
Long Term Planning Committee Report
Congregational Meeting Thursday, May 20, 2010
7:00 pm
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Bulletin Board & Announcements
Stacey and Bradley Polan on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Alyssa
Leonard & Sylvia Waldman on the engagement of their son Robert Waldman to Dana Wilson
Family Service with Birthday and Anniversary Blessing
May 14, 2010 at 7:15 pm
B’nai Israel wishes
to:
NEW EMAIL LIST for Volunteer Opportunities!
To sign up visit www.bnai-israel.org and use the form
provided or send an email to [email protected]
If you subscribe to this list we will notify you via email about upcoming volunteer opportunities at B’nai Israel.
Israel Tour 2011 Over thirty people have already expressed interest in the Rabbi's next B'nai Israel trip to Israel which will be February 17 through 27, 2011. It is not too late to come on board, so if you are interested, please contact the Rabbi at 472-5272 and let him know as soon as possible. The i t inerary can be found on the Temple's website at the following address: http://www.bnai-israel.org/calendar/events
College Bound Students
If your son or daughter is going off to college in the fall, please send the Rabbi their email address so that he can stay in touch with him or her. The Rabbi's email address is: [email protected].
Thank you to our volunteers for helping set up for our Temple Seder this year:
Gene Baraw & Maureen, Helene Davis and her daughter Annie Rose, Rita DiGiantomasso, Paul Fink and his son Michael, Sheila Kessler and her daughter Allaire Aube, Alice Lambert, Debby & Bernie Lazen, Linda Monaco, Terri Randall and her children Jarrod & Ashley, Cay Taylor, and Ellen Vanacore.
Congregational Meeting Thursday, May 20, 2010
7:00 pm
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Message from the presidents...
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It is hard to believe that another year is drawing to an end. We have had some extraordinary programs and wonderful interactions. We still have our Book Swap coming up this month on May 18th open to all Temple Members. We have our Donor Dinner to look forward to. Even if you do not have Donor Credits you may enjoy a wonderful meal with friends). Most of all. please make every effort to see if you can donate Blood. We hope to see you at the next meeting.
Rita and Phyllis
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Blood Drive - see page 14 for more information
Co- Presidents Rita Porwick & Phyllis Rubin
Past President Barbara Scheiber
Co-Programming Joyce Amato & Donna Paskin
Co-Fund Raising Ann Michelson & Ellen Frankino
Membership Barbara Scolnick
Treasurer Judy Moss
Financial Secretary Alice Lambert
Recording Secretary Rita DiGiantomasso
Corresponding Secretary Cecele Wagner
Newsletter Shari Kaufman
Co-Donor Dinner Shari Kaufman & Linda Monaco
Co-Children's Programming Linda Monaco & Amy Kabat
Judaica Stephanie Plewka
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Religious School Liaison Alice Lambert
Temple Liaison Judy Moss
Social Action Barbara Scheiber
Co-Onegs-Uncovered Ellen Motlin & Michelle Kaminsky
Onegs-Hospitality Sandy Greenberg
Telephone Squad Laura Weisberg
Shalom B'lev Ileane Neckemeyer
Yarmulkes Harriet Jacobs
Military Bridge Ellen Tunick
Historian Rita DiGiantomasso
Trustees Debby Lyons, Michelle Gray, Yaffa Lecce, Fran Leiboff, Gail Schisler, and Amy Kabat
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Come down to our first ever
Sisterhood Book Swap! Tuesday, May 18, 2010 8:00 pm
The Book Swap is Open to All!
Here’s how it works... Bring any number of gently handled books to the Temple anytime after April 1 including the evening of the Book Swap (attach a note with your name and number of books you have contributed). You will receive a “receipt” for the number of books that you contribute. Come to the Temple on May 18, bring your “receipt” and choose that number of books to take home! (For example: Bring in three cookbooks…take home a mystery, a biography and a Dr. Seuss! etc.)
The more books you contribute, the more books you can take home! The more books you contribute, the greater variety that will be available to swap!
Our Special Guest Speaker is Ms. Pat S. Hogeboom, local author of the historical fiction book, “Idle Hours: The Grace and the Glory”. Ms. Hogeboom will be selling her book for a discounted price of $10.00 and she will be available to sign your purchased copy!
All “leftover” books will be donated to organizations/facilities whose members will enjoy them.
Thanks and we look forward to swapping with you! Please call the Temple with any questions.
Are You In Need Of A Good Read?
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Save the Dates:
July 9th and August 13th
PreShabbat Picnics on the lawn!
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Before you make all of your plans for the summer of 2010
plan to be with us and the Long Island Ducks
for a 9 inning vacation on
July 13, 2010 game time is 7:05 pm
Watch a game, win some prizes and HAVE FUN!
Cost is $14.00 per person
Ticket orders must be in by May 30, 2010! Please contact the Temple Office
(631) 563-1660 to reserve your tickets.
Send the Sweetest of all Rosh Hashanah greetings to your family, friends, and business associates.
This 8-ounce jar of delicious kosher honey arrives in time for the Rosh Hashanah holiday, decorated with a colorful label, and includes a personalized card reading “L’Shana Tova—Wishing you a Healthy and Happy New Year”. This card also lets the recipients know that a donation has been made in their honor to B’nai Israel Reform Temple.
Your cost is $10.00 per jar which includes shipping and handling within the United States. We will gladly mail orders outside the United States for an additional fee.
To order your honey go to www.bnai-israel.org and click on the honey link. Then follow the step-by-step instructions.
All orders must be placed online.
Order online by July 13th to avoid a $3 per jar shipping fee.
Please contact Jeannette Berman with questions (631) 775-6147 or [email protected]
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Religious School is nearly over for 5770, but this is a reminder that our $ A Week Club continues through May, June, July & August into September when our “year” will end. Please keep up your regular contributions so that you’ll earn a special recognition at Simchat Torah services for 5771. Be sure to label your donations “$ A Week” and look for your name here next month.
The $1 A Week Club
Youth Group
Please contact Kim Kanfer with any questions
631-803-2426 [email protected]
Our Religious School Year will be ending on the weekend of May 22, 23 and 24. We would like to thank all the parents, students and staff for their cooperation and enthusiasm and for making this Religious School year so successful!
Please watch the mail for registration packets for the next school year. Have a wonderful and safe summer!
Once again the first, second and third grade students took part in our book club. Forty two students participated and received a certificate of participation. The following students read at least one book: Ty Delaney, Cole Pantol, Julia Anello, Matthew Ely, Joshua Koretz, Jason Kunis, Joshua Minutello, Jeremy Napolitano, Brooke Potvin, Russell Rodman, Hannah Shapiro, Gillian Singer and Ryan Weintraub. The following students read at least three books and received a book mark in addition for their achievement: Ross Davis, Sydney Gabay, Jaden Kaplan, Lea Roitberg, Lilia Sweeting, Hannah Wilans, Daniel Arnoldi, Krystal McAdams, Katy Zurbaran, Julian Armel and Emma Berk. Our “Goal Achievers”, those who read six or more books received a book mark and a gift certificate along with their participation certificate are as follows:
In first grade: Ethan Aube, Leah Bloom and Eric Powers.
In second grade: Bradley Altman, Marina Fizzuoglio, Zachary Kanfer,
Hunter Levine and Ethan Mihlstin. In third grade:
Max Castronova, Talia Lamberg, Scott Lyons, Jack Ullman and Jordyn Van Epps.
We would like to give special recognition to Eric Powers for reading twenty-two books, Zachary Kanfer for reading eleven books, and Talia Lamberg for reading thirteen books! They went way above their goal of six books! Outstanding job!! We give special thanks to our parent listeners who listened to forty-two children reporting on over 175 books. Their commitment and encouragement helped our students participate in this valuable program. Thank you: Michelle Davis, Lora Wilans, Debby Lyons, Meghan Pantol, Olga Bloom, Christine Hollander, Laura Mihlstin, Lloyd Levine, Veronica Lamberg, David Gabay, Kim Kanfer, Pamela Minutello, Lori Castronova, Elizabeth Ullman, Stacey Zurbaran, Andrea Van Epps, Mary and Daniel Roitberg, Kelly Kaplan, Meredith Ash.
Religious School News
The last outing of the year will be on May 19th at from 7:00 to 8:30.
It will be at indoor Raceway in Ronkonkoma.
It will include 2 races and ice cream.
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The Judaica Shop
is open for all your holiday and daily needs.
Come look at the beautiful display of
items. If you don’t see what you are looking
for please ask.
The Judaica Shop will be open after services
on Friday evenings.
Share a SIMCHA Sponsor an ONEG
Let everyone celebrate with you for your Birthday, Anniversary, Graduation, Promotion,
or any other occasion you would like to share.
Sisterhood members $50.00 Non-member $70.00
Contact the Temple Office (631) 563-1660
Ritual Committee Terri Randall, Ritual Chairperson Monday June 7, 2010 7pm Temple Social Hall
As described by the URJ… “Ritual is an important part of what holds us together as a family. We all have rituals that touch our lives. The purpose of Jewish ritual is to provide us with a sense of connection with the Jewish people and to infuse into our daily lives a feeling of familiarity and belonging.”
Come join us as we embark on the creation of a new committee in which we will work to maintain, expand and infuse our congregation and daily lives with the beautiful rituals and traditions of Judaism.
New members as well as those who wish to reconnect to the selfless service of supporting our congregation are welcome!
Please contact me with any questions at [email protected] or leave a message in the Temple office (631) 563-1660.
From my home to yours with Shalom,
Terri Randall
Ritual Chairperson
Please join us and donate a pint of blood during B’nai Israel Sisterhood’s Blood Drive on Monday May 3rd between 3:30 PM and 9PM. We donated twenty-three pints to Long Island Blood Services last November. Those pints saved lives, and we count on all of you to continue to be as generous as in the past.
If you can’t make this day, you may donate at the LI Blood Service Center and mention us and we will get credit for your pints.
I will be at Services each Friday evening to gather names of those who wish to make appointments. You may also call me at home at 631 419 6640 - please leave a message and I will return your call as soon as possible.
Love to you all, Rita DiGiantomasso
Blood Drive—Monday, May 3, 2010 3:30pm9:00pm
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Donations We Need Your Help! Your Temple’s income from dues has fallen during the past year, leaving B’nai Israel more dependent on donations than ever. Please consider making a donation at this time. While your donation may be made to honor a special person, remember that it also helps to provide good works for a larger community.
Donations of $1000 or larger will be commemorated on an attractive new arrangement of plaques to be placed in the Temple lobby. Large donations may also be made in installments.
How to Donate: You can bring or mail a check identifying the intended fund to the Temple. You can also arrange to provide larger donations in installments. Please contact the Temple office if you have any questions. (631) 563-1660 or email [email protected]
My Own Endowment Fund? The Temple welcomes larger donations that establish endowment funds in accordance with donor wishes. An endowment provides the Temple with long-term benefits that you specify. Endowments are publicized and often grow by attracting additional donations from others. You may name your endowment fund in honor or in memory of someone special. Please call the Temple Office at 563-1660 for further information.
Sustaining the Temple The General Fund The Building Fund The Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Adding Natural Beauty The Landscaping Fund Flower Arrangement donations Involving Our Youth The Youth Group Fund Honoring Memory The Ian Matarasso Memorial Fund The Ethan William Snair Memorial Fund The Sidney Sonkin Memorial Fund Remembering Life Events Engraved leaf on our Tree of Life Engraved plaque on the Honorial-Memorial Board Memorial plaque in the sanctuary Prayer book Sharing Music The Music Fund Adding to the Experience The Fine Arts Fund Aiding the Community The Outreach Program The Help-a-Family Program The Shiva Fund Promoting the School The Religious School Fund The Library Fund The Scholarship Fund
Temple Funds and Sale Items
Yahrzeits The following names of loved ones whose Yahrzeit are observed during the preceding week will be read before the Kaddish Prayer at the Friday Evening Service on:
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Please call Rabbi Moss at (631) 472-5272 when someone is sick or if there is a death in the family so that the Temple can extend its assistance.
Before making any funeral arrangements, please call Rabbi Moss at (631) 472-5272
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Condolences The B’nai Israel Congregational Family extends its deepest condolences to the Paskin family on the loss of Charlie’s brother, Steven Paskin and to the Vicoli family on the loss of Maxine’s mother, Hilda Cohen. May they find comfort in the blessing of good memories that will always be theirs.
B'nai Israel has both Jewish and Interfaith burial plots available for its congregants and their families. If you are interested in purchasing plots, please call the Temple office and someone from the Cemetery Committee will contact you with details and answer any questions. The office number is 631-563-1660.
May 7 *Marilyn Bassell Leon Berkman Stanley Bloom Mary Leah Bolson *Rudolf Cahn Ira Goldapper *G. William Haines *Dora Kaplan *Carrie Leiman *Ian Matarasso *Anne Miller Eva Perlmutter *Lillian Post Josephine Riley *David Romanick *Gussie Silberman *Lawrence M. Taylor *Edythe Weinstock
Cemetery Plots Available
May 14 *Louise Berk William Buckingham *Samson Louis Feldman *Harry Finkelstein Harry Fishman *Isadore Goldstein Esther Hochheiser *Lillian Hoffman *Harry Jacofsky Benjamen Lang *Margaretta Lambert Doris Levine *Harry Lewis Marsha Posner Menis Roz Pawgan Samuel Peck Stephen Rosenfield Maxine Schildkraut Muriel Schuster Sam Shapiro Norman Trigg Elise Vermatt *Sidney Wenacur *Anna Wilansky
May 21 *Ida Bobrowsky *Jeffrey Brand *Sadie Edelman *Bernard Gerstel *Hannah Gerstel Eugene Goldstein *Ida Kaufman Irving Kolker Howard Krasner *Arthur Lambert Dr. Herbert S. Levine *Evelyn Lovitt *Katie Lipsky *Irving Neckameyer Ruth Nitzburg Bella Zimmerman Belle Zuckerman
May 28 *Herb Baker Esther Berkowitz Edith Berlin Eleanor Buckingham Marilyn Davis *John Eaton Israel Fishman Anne Goldring *Jeremiah Hoffman Miriam Jacobs Mabel Oakley *Ruth Perlmutter Gussie Puller Ignatz Steiner Abraham Ullman Elise Vermaat Rose Weinstock Fannie Wolff
* Indicates a Memorial Plaque is lit in the sanctuary.
YOUR AD HERE contact the Temple Office if you are interested
(631) 563-1660
One Year Ad is $125 That’s only a little over $10 a month!
YOUR AD HERE contact the Temple Office if you are interested
(631) 563-1660
One Year Ad is $125 That’s only a little over $10 a month!
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B’nai Israel is limited to these caterers for any celebration in the Temple Social Hall. Bagels N a Hole Lot More Port Jefferson Station location (631) 474-4445
Lessing's Caterers (631) 277-7800 (631) 581-0022
Mitzvah Caterers of Plainview (516) 938-1310 (516) 351-0661
Woodbury Kosher (516) 681-7766
Zan’s Kosher Caterers (631) 979-8770
Miller Place Bagel & Deli (631) 331-7645
Temple Caterers
Temple Directory
President, Joel Silverman [email protected] Past President, Barbie Saslau
Vice Presidents: Buildings & Grounds, Seth Berman [email protected] Fundraising, Debby Lyons [email protected] Administration, Michael Lambert
Treasurer, Allen Kaminsky Financial Secretary, Joel Brand Recording Secretary, Martha Kolodkin Trustees: Barbara Abrams, Jeannette Berman, Arthur Diamond, Rita DiGiantomasso, Paul Fink, Ritva Gottesman, Brian Linehan, Richard Motlin, Nat Ozarin, Donna Paskin, Stephanie Plewka, Terri Randall, Ira Rosenfeld, Steve Saslau and Barry Zimmerman.
Legal Council, Jonathan Sinnreich
Clergy
67 Oakdale, Bohemia Road, Oakdale, NY 11769 Website www.bnai-israel.org Phone (631) 563-1660 Fax (631) 563-9816 Email [email protected]
1644 Locust Avenue, Bohemia (631) 244-9057
Bingo Hall
Temple Office Staff
Chairperson, Alice Lambert (631) 589-1375
Religious School Office (631) 563-1663 [email protected]
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Scheduling Fran Baker (631) 567-1537
Rabbi Dr. Steven Moss (631) 472-5272 [email protected] Cantor Ilana Plutzer [email protected]
Board of Trustees
Committees, Groups, and other individuals to know... Choir Director, Roselyn Selmanoff
Sisterhood Co-Presidents [email protected] Rita Porwick & Phyllis Rubin
Brotherhood President, Barry Saffren
Membership Chairperson (631) 775-6147 [email protected] Jeannette Berman
Ritual Chairperson [email protected] Terri Randall
Donation Committee [email protected]
Groundskeeper, Joel Silverman Custodian, Tom Smollins
Yarmulke Orders (631) 472-1888 Harriet Jacobs (for Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and Weddings)
Outreach, Ritva Gottesman (631) 804-9545 [email protected]
Bulletin, Website, Temple e-nouncements [email protected] Jeannette Berman (631) 775-6147
Religious School
Karen Smollins & Kim Rogers-Schade
B’nai Israel Reform Temple 67 Oakdale‐Bohemia Road
Oakdale, NY 11769
(631) 563‐1660
www.bnai‐israel.org
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Congregational Meeting Thursday, May 20, 2010 at 7:00 pm
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