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Page 1 Office - 487-5373, School - 487-8709 Published Monthly March, 2012 March Calendar of Events Thurs. Mar. 1Religious School, 4:00pm; Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class, 6:30pm Fri. Mar. 2Shabbat Across America: Dinner at 6:30pm; Service at 8:00pm Sat. Mar. 3Torah Study & Service, 9:30am; Cantillation Class, 11:00am Mon. Mar. 5Adult Intermediate Hebrew, 10:00am; Hebrew Practice & Review, 7:30pm; Show rehearsal, 7:30pm Tues. Mar. 6Religious School, 4:00pm; Board Meeting, 7:30pm Wed. Mar. 7Erev Purim, Megillah Reading 7:30pm Thurs. Mar. 8Religious School, 4:00pm; Pirke Avot Class #1, 7:30pm Fri. Mar. 9Shabbat Service, 8:00pm Sat. Mar. 10Torah Study & Service, 9:30am; Cantillation Class, 11:00am; Goods & Services Auction, 8:00pm Mon. Mar. 12Adult Intermediate Hebrew, 10:00am; Lunch & Learn, 11:30am at Temple Isaiah, 11:30am Tues. Mar. 13Religious School, 4:00pm Wed. Mar. 14Show Rehearsal, 7:30pm Thurs. Mar. 15Religious School, 4:00pm; Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class, 6:30pm; Pirke Avot Class#2, 7:30 Fri. Mar. 16Shul Talk, 7:30pm; Shabbat Service, 8:00pm Sat. Mar. 17Torah Study & Service, 9:30am; Cantillation Class, 11:00am Mon. Mar. 19Adult Intermediate Hebrew, 10:00am; Hebrew Practice & Review, 7:30pm Tues. Mar. 20Religious School, 4:00pm; Show rehearsal, 7:30pm Wed. Mar. 21―Current Events‖ with Helman Brook, 7:30pm Thurs. Mar. 22Religious School, 4:00pm; Pirke Avot Class #3, 7:30pm Fri. Mar. 23Shabbat Service, 8:00pm Sat. Mar. 24Torah Study & Service, 9:30am; Cantillation Class, 11:00am Mon. Mar. 26Adult Intermediate Hebrew, 10:00am Tues. Mar. 27Religious School, 4:00pm (early dismissal); Show rehearsal, 7:30pm Thurs. Mar. 29Religious School, 4:00pm; Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class, 6:30pm; Pirke Avot Class #4, 7:30pm Fri. Mar. 30Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:15pm Sat. Mar. 31Torah Study, 9:30am; Service, 10:30am BULLETIN BULLETIN BULLETIN Save The Dates Goods & Services Auction Saturday, March 10th Vacations, Theater & Sports Tickets, Elegant Dinners, Restaurants, Lessons & More Send in your RSVP’s and Raffle Tickets (More on Page 7) Temple Isaiah’s Annual Second Night Seder Saturday, April 7, 6:30PM You can Make your Reservations now 487-5373 (See page 7 for details)

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Office - 487-5373, School - 487-8709 Published Monthly March, 2012

March Calendar of Events Thurs. Mar. 1—Religious School, 4:00pm; Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class,

6:30pm

Fri. Mar. 2—Shabbat Across America: Dinner at 6:30pm; Service at

8:00pm

Sat. Mar. 3—Torah Study & Service, 9:30am; Cantillation Class, 11:00am

Mon. Mar. 5—Adult Intermediate Hebrew, 10:00am; Hebrew Practice &

Review, 7:30pm; Show rehearsal, 7:30pm

Tues. Mar. 6—Religious School, 4:00pm; Board Meeting, 7:30pm

Wed. Mar. 7—Erev Purim, Megillah Reading 7:30pm

Thurs. Mar. 8—Religious School, 4:00pm; Pirke Avot Class #1, 7:30pm

Fri. Mar. 9—Shabbat Service, 8:00pm

Sat. Mar. 10—Torah Study & Service, 9:30am; Cantillation Class, 11:00am;

Goods & Services Auction, 8:00pm

Mon. Mar. 12—Adult Intermediate Hebrew, 10:00am; Lunch & Learn,

11:30am at Temple Isaiah, 11:30am

Tues. Mar. 13—Religious School, 4:00pm

Wed. Mar. 14—Show Rehearsal, 7:30pm

Thurs. Mar. 15—Religious School, 4:00pm; Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class,

6:30pm; Pirke Avot Class#2, 7:30

Fri. Mar. 16— Shul Talk, 7:30pm; Shabbat Service, 8:00pm

Sat. Mar. 17—Torah Study & Service, 9:30am; Cantillation Class, 11:00am

Mon. Mar. 19—Adult Intermediate Hebrew, 10:00am; Hebrew Practice &

Review, 7:30pm

Tues. Mar. 20—Religious School, 4:00pm; Show rehearsal, 7:30pm

Wed. Mar. 21— ―Current Events‖ with Helman Brook, 7:30pm

Thurs. Mar. 22—Religious School, 4:00pm; Pirke Avot Class #3, 7:30pm

Fri. Mar. 23— Shabbat Service, 8:00pm

Sat. Mar. 24—Torah Study & Service, 9:30am; Cantillation Class, 11:00am

Mon. Mar. 26—Adult Intermediate Hebrew, 10:00am

Tues. Mar. 27—Religious School, 4:00pm (early dismissal); Show rehearsal,

7:30pm

Thurs. Mar. 29—Religious School, 4:00pm; Adult Bar/Bat Mitzvah Class,

6:30pm; Pirke Avot Class #4, 7:30pm

Fri. Mar. 30— Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:15pm

Sat. Mar. 31—Torah Study, 9:30am; Service, 10:30am

BULLETINBULLETINBULLETIN

Save The Dates

Goods &

Services

Auction Saturday, March 10th

Vacations, Theater & Sports Tickets,

Elegant Dinners, Restaurants, Lessons

& More

Send in your RSVP’s and Raffle Tickets (More on Page 7)

Temple Isaiah’s

Annual

Second Night Seder

Saturday,

April 7, 6:30PM

You can Make your

Reservations now

487-5373

(See page 7 for details)

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There‘s a new term recently hatched among researchers in the field of human personality development:

Neophilia. Neophilia refers to a personality trait of people who avidly seek out new and different experiences

and situations. Long thought to be characteristic of people who make hasty decisions based on incomplete

information, or are quick tempered, or thrive in chaotic conditions – craving new experiences, when linked with

other specific personality traits, can lead to a happy and fulfilling life especially in the later years. John Tierney

writing in the Science Section of the New York Times, 2/13/12, writes: ―Dr. Cloninger, a professor of psychiatry

and genetics at Washington University in St. Louis, tracked people using a personality test he developed two

decades ago, the Temperament and Character Inventory... He and his colleagues looked for the crucial

combination of traits in people who flourished over the years – the ones who reported the best health, most

friends, fewest emotional problems and greatest satisfaction in life.‖ The study resulted in identifying three

traits, when combined, resulted in people with a happy temperament and character. Those people scored high

in novelty seeking as well as persistence and ―self-transcendence.‖ According to Dr Cloninger, ―People with

persistence tend to be achievers because they‘ll keep working at something even when there‘s no immediate

reward... They think, ‗I didn‘t win this time, but next time I will.‘‖ The other trait in the trio, self-

transcendence, give people a larger perspective. Cloninger says, ―It‘s the capacity to get lost in the moment

doing what you love to do, to feel a connection to nature and humanity and universe.‖ Tierney goes on to say,

―In some ways, this the best of all possible worlds for novelty seekers,‖ given the wide range of information

available at the touch of the button on your App screen or computer keyboard. His final advice: ―Don‘t go wide

and shallow into useless trivia... use your neophilia to go deep into subjects that are important to you.‖ Which

brings us to the subject of Jewish life long learning.

In the twelve years I have been the rabbi of Temple Isaiah I have been continually amazed and impressed

by the thirst for knowledge and learning among our congregants on a very wide range of topics – especially

Jewish ideas. For example, at our Saturday Torah study, participants read the ancient words of the Bible and

discuss its verses with new eyes. I can‘t remember how many times the group has read and re-read the Five

Books of Moses, but each cycle has been a different and new experience. This experience is achieved through

studying and discussing the text persistently – squeezing out the nuance of its words and phrases. Self-

transcendence is the result: getting lost in the text becomes an act of love, connecting us with God, the world

and each other. The same process is in effect at our numerous study sessions, adult ed classes and worship

services. Cantor Friedlander and I strive to make each service a learning experience – revealing something new

about our prayers or how we pray. There are those who have undertaken a new skill: Torah chanting.

Learning to chant Torah (Cantillation) takes considerable persistence and practice, yet the rewards are truly

transcendent. Others have learned to chant portions of the High Holy Day Torah readings. Still others have

embarked on the journey to adult bnei mitzvah. On May 5th, the latest group of adults will be called up to the

Torah as adult bar and bat mitzvah. All these people have chosen to learn and experience something new. It is

said that a Jew never ceases learning because each year brings a different perspective on the world and life. I

invite you to explore new paths in your lifelong Jewish journey.

L’Shalom, Rabbi Ted Tsuruoka

RABBI’S COLUMN Neophilia and Life Long Learning

New Rabbi‘s Class: Pirké Avot – Ethics of the Sages

Pirké Avot, literally translated as ―Chapters of the Fathers,‖ is the 9th of 10 tractates found in Nezikin (Damages)

located in the Mishnah. Whereas most of the Mishnah forms the basis of the laws of Jewish practice developed in the

Talmud, Pirké Avot lacks any legal content. It is rather a compendium of rabbinic sayings primarily dealing with how

best to live your life. In this regard, Pirké Avot is more similar to the Wisdom literature of Kohelet, Mishlei, Iyov and

Ben Sirah. It can be argued that Pirké Avot is the basis of what we understand normative Judaism to be today – Judaic

belief and practices based on rabbinic thought. Rabbinic Judaism rests on the idea that the early rabbis were not simply

interpreters of Torah, but recipients of a Torah all their own. This gives the laws of the Talmud equal authority to the

Torah itself!

Beginning on Thursday, March 8th and continuing for 6 consecutive weeks, we will be taking a close look at each of

the 6 chapters of Pirké Avot in the context of the development of rabbinic Judaism. All classes begin at 7:30 PM.

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Although not specifically a Jewish day of commemoration, March 8 has been

designated International Women‘s Day. It began in 1909 in the United States and in one

short, remarkable year included 17 countries. Now in its 103rd anniversary, it is a day

that honors the advancement of equal rights for women while reminding the world of the

continued awareness and action required to make certain that women‘s equality is

achieved and maintained in all aspects of life, in all countries. On March 8 throughout

the world, thousands of events will be held to inspire women and celebrate centuries of

achievements.

In the Biblical period, as in most ancient cultures and sadly, in some cultures to this day, a married woman

was the personal property of the man and subservient in all legal aspects. Not only did her personal property

belong to her husband, she belonged to her husband and was, in fact, sold and bought through a marriage

contract. She wasn‘t even an heir to the husband‘s estate upon his death – all inheritance was automatically

passed to his sons and the wife inherited nothing, making her dependent upon her children for support. Even

worse, the husband could divorce his wife at will but she did not have the same right.

About 2,000 years ago Judaism made a remarkable advancement in terms of human rights and the dignity

of women with the creation of the ketubah, the marriage contract, the first legal document in history to protect

the rights of women. Among other things, this contract stipulated that a certain sum was to be set aside for the

wife as her portion of the estate in the case of the husband‘s death or to be paid to her in the case of divorce, as

long as there was no wrongdoing on her part. Not only did the ketubah serve to curtail divorce, it gave women

more independence, a more dignified status and a measure of protection she never had before.

The last 103 years has experienced momentous change in attitude throughout much of the developed and

developing world with respect to women‘s justice and emancipation and as Jews we can be proud of the fact

that Jewish leaders, nearly 2,000 years earlier, had the wisdom and the courage to make notable advances for

women.

Cantor Leslie Friedlander

CANTOR’S COLUMN ENLARGING THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN

Friday, March 2, 2011 Join tens of thousands of Jews across America as we come together to eat, drink, relax,

enjoy, debate and celebrate at the Annual

Shabbat Across America Bring the family - bring your friends to a

Kosher delicious dinner at 6:30PM followed by Shabbat Service at 8:00pm

(A Program of National Jewish Outreach)

Adults: $20 Children under 13: Free

RSVP REQUIRED NOW!—487-5373

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THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The Temple Isaiah Memorial Wall: An Invitation to Memorialize Your Loved Ones

Recognizing the anniversary of a loved one's death is a

Jewish tradition that allows us to keep the memories of loved

ones alive as the years pass.

At Temple Isaiah, the lighting of a name plaque on the Me-

morial Wall enhances the meaning of that time and allows the

community to share the experience. In fact, seeing a name on

the Wall at any time of the year can be of great comfort.

The cost of the plaque is $600 and payment schedules can

be arranged as needed. If you would like to reserve a space (or spaces) for future use a deposit

of $180 per plaque is all that‘s needed.

Aside from your immediate family, this is an excellent opportunity to recognize a relative or

friend who has no other close family, or tell your ―unaffiliated‖ friends who would like to memo-

rialize their loved ones.

Martin Secofsky

Current Events with Helman Brook

Wednesday, March 21, 7:30pm

Join the group when Helman Brook returns for an

analysis and discussion of the important and inter-

esting news of the day. (Bring your newspapers!)

April 15th Excursion to See the Famed Dead Sea Scrolls

Don‘t miss our new fundraising trip to Discovery TSX in Manhattan, where our

own Rabbi Tsuruoka will lead us on this fascinating journey through the oldest

known texts from the Bible, some of which have never been shown anywhere. See

an actual stone from the Western Wall from the Second Temple in Jerusalem and

over 50 never-before-seen artifacts from biblical times.

On Sunday, April 15th we will leave Great Neck at 9:30am and return at approximately

3:30pm. $85 per person includes admission, restaurant lunch nearby, and transportation.

RSVP with check should be sent to the Temple Office by March 20th.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

Religious School,

4:00pm

Adult Bar/Bat

Mitzvah Class,

6:30pm

2

Shabbat

Across

America:

Dinner,

6:30pm,

Service,

8:00pm

3

Torah Study &

Service, 9:30am

Cantillation

class, 11:00am

4

5

Adult

Intemediate

Hebrew,

10:00am;

Hebrew Prac-

tice & Review,

7:30pm;

Show Re-

hearsal, 7:30pm

6

Religious

School,

4:00pm

Board Meet-

ing, 7:30pm

7

Erev Purim,

Megillah

Reading,

7:30pm

8

Religious

School, 4:00pm

Pirke Avot

Class #1,

7:30pm

9

Shabbat

Service,

8:00pm;

10

Torah Study &

Service, 9:30am

Cantillation

class, 11:00am

Good & Services

Auction, 8:00pm

11

12

Adult Inteme-

diate Hebrew,

10:00am

Lunch & Learn,

11:30am at

Temple Isaiah

13

Religious

School,

4:00pm

14

Show

Rehearsal,

7:30pm

15

Religious School,

4:00pm;

Adult Bar/Bat

Mitzvah Class,

6:30pm; Pirke

Avot Class #2,

7:30pm

16

Shul Talk,

7:15pm;

Shabbat

Service,

8:00pm;

17

Torah Study &

Service, 9:30am;

Cantillation

Class, 11:00am

18 19

Adult

Intemediate

Hebrew,

10:00am;

Hebrew Prac-

tice & Review,

7:30pm

20

Religious

School, 4:00pm

Show Re-

hearsal, 7:30pm

21

Current Events

with Helman

Brook, 7:30pm

22

Religious

School, 4:00pm

Pirke Avot Class

#3, 7:30pm

23

Shabbat

Service,

8:00pm

24

Torah Study &

Service, 9:30am;

Cantillation

Class, 11:00am

25 26

Adult Inteme-

diate Hebrew,

10:00am

27

Religious

School, 4:00pm

(Early Dis-

missal)

Show Re-

hearsal, 7:30pm

28 29 Religious School,

4:00pm;

Adult Bar/Bat

Mitzvah Class,

6:30pm; Pirke

Avot Class #4,

7:30pm

30

Kabbalat

Shabbat,

6:15pm

31

Torah Study,

9:30am;

Service,

10:30am

March 2012

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―LIVES‖

Oma and Opa

My grandparents were Otto and Anna, always a delight to my ears, their names the same backwards and forwards.

We lived in Wiesbaden , Germany in the late 1930‘s, a time of trauma for Jews, just before World War II. Their living

quarters, in a sturdy three story building, were sumptuously furnished with over-stuffed chairs and couches of the time,

which scratched my legs below my short pants when I was eight and nine years old. The lights were chandeliers and tas-

seled lamps. They had a full time live-in maid and cook, who later was thought to have Nazi sympathies and a boy friend

who might have been a Hitler Brown Shirt. Nellie had three canary cages hanging from the ceiling, the birds providing

constant chatter, to my enchantment, until covers were put on at night for quiet and sleep.

My Opa owned a wholesale wine business. I loved to visit his office which smelled of years of wines being tasted

there. Vineyard salesmen brought their wares, which my grandfather swilled around and spit into a receptacle at the

side of his desk. Sometimes he missed and the wine soaked into the wooden floor giving rise to the wonderful aroma per-

meating the room. Six workers took care of the wine cellar, and were permitted to drink their fill from certain cheap

wines. At one point certain expensive wines were missing, but the culprit was a unknown. My Opa then painted a black

material around the necks of the costly wines which was not visible in the low lit cellar, and when the workers came up

to leave, one of them had a black line on his lips and was fired. Later when the Nazis confiscated Jewish businesses they

took the wine bottles and barrels of wine into the street ( they could just have taken them for their own use) and axed

them, letting wine run down the hill-a gesture to instill fear and to humiliate the Jewish owner.

My Oma lived the good life playing bridge, going to plays and concerts. When the Kaiser came to a show he re-

quired the ladies to have very low cut necklines, and if they did not, the usher at the door had a scissors to slit the mate-

rial. She would meet her friends for coffee and cake in a local restaurant most afternoons.

My parents and I left for the United States in late 1938 and tried to persuade my grandparents to also emigrate, but

they thought the Hitler era would pass and everything would be alright. By dint of much persuasion we finally got them

to leave in 1940, at almost the last possible minute, and got them ship‘s passage from Spain to Cuba with the help of

Senator Robert Taft, ―Mr. Republican,‖ a friend of a distant relative from Ohio .

My grandparents arrived in New York City , penniless (they were not allowed to take any money or possessions

with them) and moved into our apartment in Washington Heights in uptown Manhattan . During my teen years my

mother was my father‘s dental assistant and my Oma became mother and homemaker. Her transition from wealthy to

everyday household duties was seamless, something I marveled at then and to this day when I am older than she was

during those years. She had a joie de vivre unparalleled, going about her every-day chores, putting on her little black hat

with veil on Sundays to visit her friend Frau Professor Marx. ―Bye, bye,‖ she called out with a jaunty step down the hall.

Every afternoon my grandparents took a nap at exactly 2 pm. One hot summer day with the windows wide open, a

pigeon flew in and sat on Oma‘s chest-or as she related it later-that it was an eagle.

My grandfather and I were pals, taking walks, playing cards and checkers. One of my duties was to take him to the

eye doctor on the double decker Fifth Ave bus. Since this was during World War II, I did not want to speak German on

the street and I asked my grandfather to please speak English with me outside of the house. As we waited for the bus he

began to speak to me in German. ― Opa ,‖ I said very softly,‖ ―you promised me not to speak German on the street.‖ In

a very loud voice he proclaimed in German, ―I will speak German as loud as I want.‖ I moved away from him so that no

one would think I was with him.

Those years, when I was going to high school, the presence of my Grandparents in the house was a pleasure of

warmth and solidity that I feel to this day.

CLAUDE W. SPRINGER DDS

If you would like to share your nostalgic memories in our ―Lives‖ series,

please submit a brief column by email to [email protected].

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Goods & Services Auction Saturday, March 10th

Vacations, Theater & Sports Tickets,

Elegant Dinners, Restaurants, Lessons & More

For auction items you may wish to bid on with friends, such as vacations, date in-

formation will be provided before the auction.

Please come, bring friends,

and donate to the event!

Call Meg Grass at 516-887-7142

or Lloyd Perell at 516-466-3546

Join us for a Reception (7:30pm) before the bidding begins

Shop for New & “Pre-owned” Treasures - Sample Our Tasty Desserts

Please Join Us at the Temple Isaiah Family Seder

Second Night of Passover

Saturday, April 7, 6:30PM at Temple Isaiah

Temple Family and Guests are invited to join us for this joyous occasion.

The Seder will be led by Rabbi Ted Tsuruoka and Cantor Leslie Friedlander.

Space is Limited—Reservations and payment MUST be made in advance

Adults: $50.00

Children 14-18: $20.00

Children under 13: Free

Please Return to Temple Isaiah—1 Chelsea Place, Great Neck, NY 11021

Sign me up for the Second Night Seder:

Name _________________________________ Phone __________________________

Number attending—Adults: _________Children: ________ Total Enclosed:$________

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As of March there are 18 days of religious school left! Last month the school learned about the holiday of Tu B’Shevat, the new years for trees. We ate some fruit of the trees that grow in Israel and we learned about some of the mitzvot concerning growing and harvesting fruits.

On Wednesday, March 7th at 7:30 PM, the school will be participating in Erev Purim festivities. Our students have been learning about the significance of the holiday and some of the popular customs including wearing costumes, hearing the Megillah read, eating hamantaschen, and putting on a Purim spiel. Parents: this is a required service for your student. Please plan on attending and having a joyful time as we blot out Haman’s name with our groggers.

Rabbi Ted Tsuruoka

Celebrate Purim with Temple Isaiah Wednesday, March 7th at 7:30pm

Reading of the Megillah

Purimspiel

Songs & Merriment

Hamantashcen & Refresh-ments

Children of All Ages—1 to 100 are invited.

Rabbi‘s Classes in March Pirke Avot (Chapters of the Fathers): Thursday 3/8, 15, 22 , & 29; 4/5 & 12

Beginning in April—Introduction to Jewish Philosophy, April 26

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General Donations

In Loving Memory Of: Rosalia Schweitzer, Aunt of Susan Bendor

Frank Blum, Brother of Susan Bendor Susan Bendor

Lawrence Branch, Brother of Suzanne Branch

Suzanne Branch & Gary McTiernan Harry Bruce, Father of Robert Bruce

Philip Haber, Father of Diane Haber Diane Haber & Robert Bruce

Hilda Feuerberg, Mother of Linda Burghardt

Linda & David Burghardt Sophia Delettera, Mother of Everett Kerner

Joel Dick & Everett Kerner

Sara Epstein, Wife of Leon Epstein Leon Epstein

Claire Roth, Sister of Frances Falon

William Roth, Brother-in-Law of Frances Falon Leo Irving, Father of Lisa Irving

Fanny Frankel, Mother of Frances Falon

Frances Falon

Alice Gordon, Wife of Jacob Gordon

Jacob Gordon

Jerome Weissman, Father of Jean Lesser Jean & John Lesser

Adolph Fuchs, Father of Connie Maller

Connie & Al Maller Morris Hamel, Grandfather of Denise Miller

Denise Miller & Steve Fein

Douglas Null, Husband of Marcia Null Marcia Null

Beatrice Butter, Mother of Sandra Rabeck

Max Butter, Father of Sandra Rabeck Sandra & Stuart Rabeck

Bruno Levenbach, Uncle of William Rosenberg

William Rosenberg Louis Kasner, Father of Etta Schreiber

Etta & Joseph Schreiber

Rebecca Soifer Blitz, Sister of Hank Soifer Arlene & Hank Soifer

Fred Feuerberg, Father of Linda Burghardt

Shelley & RobertWillcox Evelyn Israel, Mother of Howard Israel

The Division of Dentistry, Oral and

Maxillofacial Surgery, NY Presbyterian Hospital

In Honor of : The Birthday of Jane Bendor Susan Bendor

Temple Isaiah

Sharon & Kenneth Brecher Willa Lewis & Edward Moulin

Irene Lichtenstein

David Mack Rabbi Theodore Tsuruoka’s Support upon the Death

of Fred Feuerberg

Linda Burghart’s Obtaining her Ph.D.

Linda & David Burghardt

The Friendship of Evelyn & Richard Solow and Marcia Null

Frances Falon

The Friendship of Ruth Isaac and Ruth Mandelbaum The Speedy Recovery of Rabbi Tsuruoka

Alvin Graham

Cathy Reibstein for Her Help and Advice Rose Mandelbaum

The Generosity & Thoughtfulness of Kathie Davis

With Gratitude to the Board of Trustees The Continued Generosity of Denise Miller & Steve

Fein

Ruth & Rose Mandelbaum Gail & Robert Gordon

Bella Bekker-Silver & Jonathan Silver

21st Century Fund: In Honor of A Home of Our Own

Shelley Sherman

President’s Wall: Denise Miller & Steve Fein

Mindy & Howard Israel Terry & Richard Joseph

Alisa & Martin Secofsky

Trees in Israel: Kathie & Richard Davis

Ruth Isaac Jessica Mayer

Denise Miller & Steve Fein

Bequests to Temple Isaiah

It’s both impressive and heartwarming—leaving a legacy to our temple for your favorite program or

general funding.

You can begin by writing out this sentence directing your

attorney to modify your will:

“I hereby give, devise, and bequeath _________ (a dollar amount, or

all or a percentage of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate) to

Temple Isaiah of Great Neck, now or formerly in the Village of Great

Neck Plaza, 1 Chelsea Place, in the State of New York, for its general

purposes.”

[Our federal tax ID number is 11-2202208]

For further information, contact the office—we’ll be happy to help.—or contact Steve Fein, who has generously volunteered to

provide a free consultation on the topic.

Upcoming Events from Partners in Caring

Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg—”Letting Go with Love &

Confidence: Raising Respon-sible, Resilient, Self-sufficient

Teens in the 20th Century” Tuesday, March 6, 7:30pm

Sid Jacobson JCC

Empty Chair at the Seder A Conversation for

Those Facing Loss During the Jewish Holiday Season

(Call for date/time)

Seder for Mingling

Singles Thursday, March 22, 6:45pm

$25 for Temple or JCC Members

Call Sid Jacobson JCC to register for these events:

516-484-1545 Ext. 196 Jean Marie Patisserie & Bistro donated $230

to Temple Isaiah after our members partici-

pated in their 2/15 donation day!

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Temple Isaiah of Great Neck 1 Chelsea Place Great Neck, NY 11021

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