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• HAR SINAI TEMPLE BULLETIN FOUNDED 1857
Adar/Nisan 5759
WORSHIP SERVICES
Monday, March 1st, at 7:00 pm Erev Purim Service& MegiIlah Reading
Friday, March 5th, at 8:00 pm Shabbat Service
Saturday, March 6th, at 10:30 am Bar Mitzvah Jesse Francis Markward
Son of Beth Markward and Frank Markward
Friday, March 12th, at 6:00 pm Old Fashioned Shabbat
Family Service
Participation by our Fourth Grade March Birthday Blessings
8:00 pm - Shabbat Service
Saturday, March 13th, at 10:30 am Bar Mitzvah Joshua Garber
Son of Jacqueline and Jesse Garber
Friday, March 19th, at 8:00 pm Shabbat Service
Saturday, March 20th, at 10:30 am Bat Mitzvah Elizabeth Lauren Kamens
Daughter of Joan and Michael Kamens
Friday, March 26th, at 8:00 pm Shabbat Service
Pulpit Guest: Steve Hallett
President, Trenton Chapter, NAACP
Saturday, March 27th, at 10:30 am Bat Mitzvah Melissa Dana Sherman
Daughter of Susan and Warren Sherman
Vol. CXLI No.7 March 1999
RABBINIC REFLECTIONS The following letter has been printed in many other sy nagogue bulletins; I
thought it timely to share with y ou.
AN UNMAILED LETI'ER To THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE
Dear Sir:
Enclosed is my income tax return, which I am sure is in proper order insofar as
the law is concerned. But I confess to a feeling of fraud because of some of the
deductions.
You will note an attached sheet listing contributions. There is a sizable list of
donations to Ahavath Achim. Yes I can prove them: dues, building fund, Hebrew
School, prayer books, etc. Yet, I feel a pang of deceit.
As I memorialize or honor a dear one, am I being charitable? As I add a library
book, or prayer book. .. a book that I can enjoy together with others ... am I aiding edu
cation? As I help to enable our children to receive a modern Jewish education, am
I making a contribution?
Mr. Director, I admit I am ,entitled to deductions to some causes so that others
may walk, see, hear and live with a measure of phy sical comfort and freedom from
want or pain. But, my giving to Ahavath Achim is not to others! I give to my self: a
house of worship, study and fellowship; a well-rounded program of education to my
children, that they may walk with respect and dignity among their fellows; a home •
in which I am comfortable and happy, a home where I pray, study and socialize with
people near and dear to me.
Mr. Director, I appreciate the deduction. But in all honesty, my income is far
greater than the figures show. How do I estimate the dignity, the self-respect and
warmth which Ahavath Achim has given me? How do I estimate the satisfaction
that is mine in the knowledge that my children are comfortable in their Judaism;
and the meaningfulness I have found as an American Jew living in a confused age?
You tell me, Mr. Director .. .!'ll be happy to pay what lowe.
Shalom,
Rabbi Lynn Koshner
The "ARTS AT BAR SINAI 99" Continues
WE'RE COLLECTING E-MAIL ADDRESSES •••
BABYSI1TING AVAILABLE
nTHEARTS j.� HAR SINAI Sunday, April 25th,
at 7:30 PM
THE PIANO ARTISTRY
OF
ALEXANDER FIORILLO with 13-year old prodigy,
MARIAN ZAzARIAN
.. . and, if we don't already
have y ours, please send it
by mail, by telephone (609-392-7143), by fax (609-393-5025), or by e-mail (harsi
[email protected]). Some day
soon, y ou may receive y our
Bulletin by e-mail... .on time!
Baby sitting if a vailable for
children, age 9 and under,
during Shabbat services
each Friday evening in
March. Reservations are
requested and made be
calling the Temple office at
609-392-7143.
LOOKING B ACK ON THE SUPER BOWL PARTY FOR THE HOMELESS
Our Super Bowl Party for the Homeless was successful beyond our wildest dreams. Approximately 160 Har Sinai-ites were joined by volunteers from Imani Church and Community Center and the Jewish War Veterans on Sunday, January 31st as we welcomed about 400 homeless guests including about 50 homeless children. Clash of the Trenton Titans made an appearance and our guests had their Polaroid photos taken with him as a reminder of the day. One couple remarked that in their 21 years together, this was their first family photo. We served about 1200 individual meal servings plus snacks. Our guests also took home a variety of personal hygiene items, children's apparel and sports memorabilia. We were covered by four television stations, four local newspapers and the Associated Press. Hats off to our chairperson, Angie Haftel, all of our committee coordinators, and all of you for volunteering. The day is best summed up by one of our guests who told Angie, "It's people like you who make my life worth living."
Committee Chairs Audio Visual: Ariel Schwartz Child Care: Mary Kirsch, Jamie Miller
Kitchen: Publicity:
Dining Room: Eunice Levie Volunteers:
Alan Aptner Robin Levinson Hope Kadesh
Food Donations: Judy Miller, Ariel Perelmuter, Ellie Perelmuter
lIAR SINAI TEMPLE VOLUNTEERS: ANGIE HAFTEL, Chairperson; Alan Aptner; Sylvia Aronis; Laurie Kruger, Howard, David and Josh Azer; Anne, Martin, Emily and Lauren Bloomenthal; Brian Brotman; Aaron Buchsbaum; Herman Chermak; Stephanie Cohen; Bonnie, David, Frank, and Matt Cusack; Beth Darman; Lindsay Dorland; Mark Feffer; Lauren and David Fine; Arthur Finkle; Neil and Randi Flax; Joan Fredericks; Cantor Marshall Glatzer; Robert Glatzer; Aaron and Danny Goldberg; Barbara and David Goldberg; Nina Golder; Vivian Greenberg; Ann Grossman; Madeline and Steven Gubernick; Barry Haftel; Emma Hansen; Nancy and Simon Healey; Jill Hugick; Elaine Husid; Hope Kadesh; Jane Zamost, Gary Karlin, Darah Wolf, and Mark, Matthew, and Shaina Karlin; Ina, Michael, Jonathan, and Matthew Katz; Elizabeth, Emily, and Pamela Kimmelman; Mary, Jacob, and Sara Kirsch; Jenny and Rabbi Koshner; Audrey Lavine; Jared Lavinthal; Randi, John, J.T., and Scot Lawrie; Eunice Levie; Robin Levinson; Meg and Ted Levy; Lorell Levy; Harrison Lipschutz; Phyllis, Dennis, and Jill Malinger; Beth, Sarah, and Seth Mannella; Frank and Jesse Markward; Laurie, Steve, Jamie, and Nikki Miller; Larry, Alison, and Rachel Miller; Judy and Don Millner; Susan, Glenn, and Bradford Neuman; Marvin Novick; Alex Pepperman, Ariel Perelmuter; Laura Reiser; Gail, Daniel, and Erika Reiss; Jean, Dennis, Daniel, Jamie, and Julie Richman; Jill, Ariel, Adena, and Abby Schwartz; Jill, Brooke, and Jared Shaffer; Jason Silverstein; Karin Surkin; Tara Tengood; Barry and Aaron Truchil; Jed and Susan Weisberger; Howard Welt;
" Susan, Jourdan, and Robert Wexler; Lolie Wiener; and Brian Williams, Dorothy Zorn, and others.
OUR CO-SPONSORS: Claude Houston, Jerry Coleman, Elizabeth Sheats, and all the wonderful people at Imani Community Church and Center
on Prospect Street for their facility and their incredible help. The good volunteers from Feigelson-Young-Feinberg, the Jewish War Veterans Post #697 of Levittown, PA. (Jerry
Polonsky, Commander)
OUR OTHER DONORS: Sysco of Philadelphia, Karlene Liashek; U.s. Food Services of Philadelphia, Jim Schaffer; Cloister Inn Club, Richard Scott and Leon Prilo; Colortyme of Trenton; Comcast Cable; McCaffrey's Supermarket of Yardley; R.J.s Bagels of Morrisville, Mike and Tony; Davis Beverage of Trenton, Jim Nye; Halo Farms of Trenton; Trenton Glassery, Leon Rosenberg; Gardner's Good Foods of Trenton, Bob Moses; Styers Orchards of Langhorne, Judy Cohen; Edwards Supermarket of Trenton, George Sheriff; Giant Supermarket of Morrisville; Patterson Dental Company of Boothwin, PA, Paul Stansbury; Carmen Piazza of New Jersey; Sam's Wholesale Warehouse of Langhorne; Bloomberg LP of Princeton; Barturo's Catering of Princeton; Acme Supermarket of Morrisville.
Pictured above, our guests enjoy chili and cornbread while the Superbowl Game plays on the screen in the background
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This is one cute kid ... one of many highschoolers babysat and played with.
----ADULT LEARNING FOR JEWISH LIVING IN MARCH
Each Friday Morning
SHABBAT SERVICES AT GREENWOOD HOUSE
Join Rabbi and Cantor every Friday from 10:30 to 11:00 AM at Greenwood House for a Shabbat Service with the residents.
Tuesdays, March 2nd and 16th, at Noon
LUNCH 'N LEARN WITH THE RABBI
In March, we will be engaging in an intense study of the
Columbus Platform. You can bring your own lunch or we will
order a sandwich for you if you call the Temple office before
9:30 that Tuesday morning.
HOME STUDY GROUP
Wednesday, March 24th at 8:00 pm -
Home of Rita & Eli Allen
BABYSITTING BLUES
Har Sinai Temple has been providing babysitting, gratis, during Shabbat evening services throughout this year. It has been extremely well received by our members as it offers our young families the opportunity to attend services regularly. Because this is an extra budgetary expense, we invite you to help us to continue this important service to our community by making a donation of "Chai" (Life), $18.00; to help our young families enrich their Jewish lives by participating in our Congregational life.
Remember SCRIP at Passover 1ime. To purchase, call the Temple office.
DoN'T MIss YOUR CHANCE To BE A WINNER! SPRING .RAFFLE '99lChairpeople Hope Kadesh and Randi Lawrie
FIRsT PRIZE: 2 Round Trip Tickets to Anywhere In The Continental United States on United Airlines (certain restrictions will apply) .... Value: $1500-$2000
:poruded by United Airline.
SECOND PRIzE: Man's Seiko Watch ... Value: $550 Donated by Carol and Bob Cohen/Freedman'. Jewelers
TmRD PRIzE: Gift Certificate For Circuit City ... Value: $150
FOURTH PRIzE: Dinner For Four at Antonio's, Ewing .... Value: $100 Donated by Antonio'. Restaurant
Raffle Ticketa: $10.OOIticket or 3 Ticket. for $25.00 Tickets Will Be Available Beginning February 28th Through The Temple Oftice.
Raffle Drawing Will Take Place at the Bar Sinai Jazz Cabaret on Sunday, May 23M• TOP SELLER PRIZE: Brunch for 7iDo at the Princeton Marriott.
SISTERHOOD NEWS and VIEWS by Nancy Levine
The winter has been good to Sisterhood thus far. There was a very successful "Girls Nite Out" for dessert and a movie in Janurary. We saw "Shakespeare in Love" and we all agreed that it definitely has a good shot for an Oscar. Due to the positive response, we are planning another movie and dessert night sometime this Spring. Look for upcoming information regarding this event.
Sisterhood's major spring fundraising event is Bingo and Desserts scheduled for March 17 at the synagogue from 7:30 to 9:30. The cost is $5.00 per person. For further information, please call Edye Discount at the synagogue. We look foward to seeing everyone attend.
Our Book Club will be starting in the near future. Please keep an eye out for flyers regarding the first meeting.
Sisterhood will be closing out the year in May with a special dinner at a local resturaunt. Information regarding this will follow shortly.
Please remember to send in your dues if you have not already done so. The dues is an essential part of Sisterhood fundraising and benefits the entire synagogue. We have over 300 paid members thus far and are hoping to increase our menbership each year. Sisterhood welcomes Har Sinai members as well as non-members to join our organization and to participate in all our activities. It's a great way to meet people, especially if you are new to the synagogue or if you are "synagogue shoppng". Please invite your friends - we'd love to have them .B'shalom .
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------ RELIGIOUS SCHOOL REPORTS
SEDER, You WITH THE STARS IN YOUR EYES by Arthur Finkle
Excuse the play on words of an old song stand-bye. But it does point to something you can do this Passover - - innovate family Passover tradition. The creation of new traditions begins with you. The following ideas may help your Seder more child-centered this year.
• While preparing Matzah balls, insert a raisin inside 3 of them. During the Seder meal, whoever finds one in his bowl when served must sing a song or tell a story.
• Prior to Passover, have your younger children draw and color a "Seder plate" on a paper plate to use at the Seder. Most Haggadot have a picture of the items which go on the Seder plate. Each time a new item is introduced in the Seder, have the children find it on their own plates.
• Tell the story of Passover with errors for the children to correct.
• Make a map tracing the journeys of the Children of Israel from Egypt through the wilderness to Israel. Make place mats, which can be colored by the children, and either use them during the meal or hang them on the wall. A pull-out map can be inserted in the Haggadah.
• Have each participant prepare a "backpack" of Israeli products to use at the Seder (be sure nothing is hametz). At the end of the Seder, pool the items and have a grab-bag.
• Challenge the children (after all, it is their night) to pick out every reference to Israel as you go through the Haggadah.
• Give a book on Israel as a prize for the afikomen. • Make up Four Questions centering on Israel, e.g., Why is this land different from all other lands?
• Reenacting Our Past: An Exercise (To be used prior to the paragraph beginning: "In every generation ... ")
March 7 March 12 March 14 March 20
e March 21 March 28 March 29-30 April 4-6 April 10 April 11 April 18
April 20 April 23 April 25
IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS SCHOOL DATES by Susan Dorfman
Confirmation meets in the evening. Fourth Grade Old Fashioned Shabbat Family Dinner and Service 6:00 PM. HSTY Party to see Ragtime TNT celebrates Passover at 9: 15 AM Confirmation meets in the evening; Chai High studies the Holocaust. Model Seders. Religious School closed for Spring Break. Religious School closed for Passover. TNT learns about Tzedakah at 9: 15AM. Confirmation meets in the evening. Confirmation meets 8:30-10:30AM; 9:00-9:15AM Tenth graders and parents meet with Rita Siegel, coordinator of Issac M . Wise Teacher Certificate Program-learn all about it! 9:15-10:30AM Confirmation studies with Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Bob Selzer. Chai High meets on a Tuesday evening for the end-of year Israeli Dinner. Third Grade Family Shabbat Service and Naming Ceremony at 7:30PM. Fifth Grade PACTtrzedakah Fair, Confirmation plans TBA
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR SUMMER EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN ISRAEL
The United Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks has allocated scholarship money to encourage our area high school and college age students to visit Israel. If you are a student planning to visit Israel this summer, through an educational program, you may be eligible for a subsidy. Monies will be distributed equally to students attending accredited programs. To apply for a subsidy, the student needs to send a letter to the United Jewish Federation at 3131 Princeton Pike, Bldg. 2A, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 as soon as possible (the deadline is the first week in March). Please include the following information in the letter:
Student's Name, Address, Telephone #, and Age Parent(s) Name(s), Address, Telephone #, and Fax #
Name of Program Name, Address and Telephone # of organization that runs the program
Expected dates of travel Name of Sponsoring organization, eg., synagogue.
The letter must be faxed to UJFIPMB immediately to take advantage of this program! (Fax #: 609-219-9040)
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SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE ------
Beth Brobst and Mary Kirsch, Chairpeople
May 2, 1999 CROP WALK FOR THE HUNGRY 1:30 pm Again this year, we will be participating in the Annual Trenton CROP Walk, an ecumenical, interfaith celebration of help and hope. This national event raises funds to help end hunger worldwide by providing improvements in food availability and production. The 10K walk (6.2 miles) will definitely be a rewarding personal and family event and, it also promises to be a lot of fun. Get out your walking shoes, start limbering up, and plan on supporting your congregation in this important mitzvah.
lIAR SINAI CAREGIVERS: We have initiated a "Har Sinai Caregivers Program" to help those in our own congregation who may need some temporary or long term extra care. We have started this group with the help of the Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Trenton. This group provides training for anyone who wants to participate. We a.re planning a training session in late Spring. If you are interested in joining us, please call the Temple office.
ROUTE ONE MEALs: Hot meal preparation and delivery for families housed in the motels on the Route One corridor on the first Thursday of each month continues. The assistance of all congregation members who have so faithfully volunteered to cook, pack, and deliver meals is truly appreciated. But, new volunteers are always welcome. Please call Randi Lawrie (215-493-9181) or the Temple office if you can volunteer to help out with this long-term Har Sinai project.
MERCER COUNTY INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK: A Community Response to Homelessness: Har Sinai Temple has become the partner congregation with Trinity Cathedral (West State Street) in a program to help the homeless in the community. For one week on a rotating basis (every 12 weeks), Trinity Cathedral will serve as host for 14 adults and children, housing and feeding these families for the seven days. During the day, the children go to school or daycare and the adults work with their social worker for job training and schooling. This family has been very successful in moving families into
homes and jobs of their own in less than six months. As a helping congregation, we provide one evening meal for the families during the week they are at Trinity. This involves preparing, delivering, and serving. The families will also be our guests at the Purim Carnival on February 28th. Our first meal was delivered on February 11th.
Sunday, April 25th - Tuesday, April 27th
RELIGIOUS ACTION CENTER'S CONSULTATION ON CONSCIENCE. Every two years, the Religious Action Center and the Commission on Social Action, located in Washington D.C., host two and one-half days of intensive high-level briefings on current issues and critical legislation. The Consultation on Conscience is truly one of the outstanding and most exciting meetings sponsored by our movement. This year the Consultation will deal with the issues of our day for these are the issues which will define our age: Religious Liberty, the Peace Process, Reproductive Freedom, Gun Control, Economic Justice, Health Care Reform, Environmental Protection, Religious Pluralism, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Gay and Lesbian Rights, and Separation of Church and State.
Conducted by key senators, representatives, administration officials, and national policy experts. Reform Jews, rabbis, social action chairs and committee members and all those concerned with pursuing justice and our reform prophetic ideals gather at this largest national Jewish conference devoted to Social Justice. This year, Vice President Al Gore, Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Secretary of Education Richard Riley, Senators Robert Torricelli, Barbara Boxer, Joseph Lieberman, and Ron Wyden, along with Representatives John Porter and Joseph Kennedy II, and many others, are expected to participate. The consultation has had an extraordinary impact on participants, allowing them to learn from and work with the very people defining new approaches to the key issues facing the Jewish community, the United States and the world.
We strongly encourage any Har Sinai member interested in attending the Conference to call the Temple office or the Rabbi for more information, or to register.
HSTY by Jamie Miller, President
Those who missed our HSTY midnight bowling event missed out on a great time. Lindsay Dorland won $1.00 because she bowled a strike when a colored pin was the head of our lane. It was definitely a lucky night for HSTY because members Mark Treilman, Nikki Miller, Lindsay Dorland, Lauren Blumberg, Keri Marder, and Monica Mintz's names were all picked at the raffle for the $50 jackpot bowling prize. I, Jamie Miller, eventually won that contest with a thru-the-Iegs shot.
HSTY's own Friday night service will be happening on February 26th and part assignments will come out soon. Also, students are urged to send in their checks for a day in New York City, where we will be seeing RAGTIME, to advisor Tara Tengood as soon as possible.
Congratulations to Nikki Miller, the new Vice President of Social Action.
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Bulletin Board
HAPpy MARCH BIRTHDAYS 2 - Daniel Robinson - 7 yrs 4 - Kathryn M. Kilberg - 12 yrs
Shaina T. Karlin - 3 yrs Jeremy Steinhouse - 6 yrs
6 - Daniel S. Reiss - 12 yrs Amy Ringel - 12 yrs
9 - Rebecca P. Schnoor -4 yrs 11 - Sarah Levy - 7 yrs 12 - Kelsey L. Deegan - 3 yrs
Jeffrey Straus - 5 yrs 13 - Caroline F. Friedman - 11 yrs 14 - Nikki Barker - 12 yrs 16 - Sara L. Keats � 8 yrs
Sara Steinhouse - 9 yrs Julia Wexler - 4 yrs Mallory Haas-Drew - 10 yrs Jacqueline L. Litman - 11 yrs
17 - Michael E. Donahue - 10 yrs 18 - Michael K. Cohen - 13 yrs 22 - Jaime L. Feldman - 9 yrs
Jack Ozaroff - 6 yrs 23 - Danielle N. Hochman - 11 yrs 24 - Randy Gorski - 7 yrs 25 - Adam B. Stinger - 9 yrs
Miles J. Hansen - 11 yrs David A. Brown - 12 yrs Benjamin Gabinet - 2 yrs
27 - Julie Seiler - 12 yrs Phillip Foster - 11 yrs
28 - David K. Thomas - 10 yrs 31 - Jonathan Katz - 11 yrs
SPECIAL MARCH BIRTHDAYS 4 - Butch Grossman
Eli Allen 8 - Biff Montana
12 - Helen Schwartz 14 - Lylan Wolff 16 - Julian Niernberg 18 - Beatrice Goldmann 19 - Nettie Zeltt
Ruth Kline Sidney Grad
21 - Stephen Spiro 26 - Esther Aresty 27 - Arthur J. Gold
8 - Pearl Gross 29 - Werner Fernbach
Generations of service to the Jewish Community
ORLAND'S EWINC MEMORIAL CHAPEl.
Services conducted in all communities and cemeteries.
At Ilome consultation JOEL E. ORLAND Sl'nior Dirulor
1534 PENNINGTON RD • TRENTON NJ 08618 PHONE 609 883 1400
SIGNIFICANT MARCH ANNIvERsARIEs 13 - Phyllis and Michael Selesnick
50 yrs 23 - Peggy and Richard Dickson - 30
yrs 27 - Vivian and Stan Greenberg - 30 yrs
ONEG SHABBAT SPONSORS JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
Dr. �d Mrs. Joseph Chaikin sponsored an Oneg Shabbat in honor of their
granddaughter, Allison Donohue, who became a Bat Mitzvah.
Susan and Jed Weisberger sponsored
an Oneg Shabbat in honor of their 25th
Wedding Anniversary.
Amy and William Schafer sponsored an
Oneg Shabbat in honor of the memory of his grandparents, Grace and Julius
Schafer.
Don Bedrick sponsored an Oneg
Shabbat in honor of his son, Scott, who
became a Bar Mitzvah .
Renee and Stuart Egan sponsored the
Oneg Shabbat in honor of their daughter, Lena, who became a Bat Mitzvah.
PuLPIT FLOWERS JANUARY
1 - Sisterhood
9 - Prudence and Sera Genlot, in honor of the Healing Service for
Bat Mitzvah Leah Robinson. 16 � Steven and Gale Donohue, in
honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Allison.
22 - Sisterhood 29 - Sisterhood
FEBRUARY
5 - Sisterhood
12 - Don Bedrick, in honor of the Bar
Mitzvah of his son, Scott
19 - Renee and Stuart Egan, in honor
of the Bat Mitzvah of their daugh
ter, Lena
26 - Sisterhood
SERVICE
Kim A. Hofing VICe President 372 W. Trenton Ave" Morrisville. PA FAX (215) 736-3551 215-736-3550 • 800-531-3322
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IN MEMORIAM May we extend our deepest sympathy in remembering
Dr. Meyer Friedman Father of Barbara Montana
Edna Hochman Wife of Joseph L. Hochman
Mother of Dr. Richard Hochman
Melvin Schoenblatt Husband of Hyla Schoenblatt
Alexander E. Bookspan Father of Meryl Kauff
Marjorie Cohen Sister of Barry Rednor
Samuel Fleegler Grandfather of Abbie Katz
Clara Lehrhaupt Mother of Dr. Sol Lehrhaupt
Ethel Malinger Mother of Dennis Malinger
Myrna Potechin Mother of Allan Potechin
Alice Young Aunt of Donald Kimmelman
TREE OF LIFE
In Honor Of
Our Granddaughter
MELISSA GWEN SPERO October 24, 1998
uriel and Fred Rosenfeld
In Honor of Our Son MICHAEL K COHEN
Becoming A Bar Mitzvah
April 10, 1999
Carol and Bob Cohen
0auoir FARE "Exceptional Catering"
Alan Aptner Chef de Cuisine
860 Queens Drive, Yardley Pa. 19067
215-321-8312
Bulletin Board
MAzELTov ... Lucille and Ed Brody, on the birth of their grandson, Benjamin Samuel Brody, born on January 3rd. Benjamin is the son of Sharon and Lee Brody.
... Barbara and Michael Delahanty, parents, and Carol and Ronald Sherman, grandparents, on the birth of Chad Michael Delahanty on February 9th.
... Laura and Sid Hofing, on the January 16th birth of their grandson, Benjamin Hofmg. Benjamin is the son of Beth Rubin and Mitchell Hofing.
... Audrey and Clive Klatzkin, on the birth of their grandson, Steven Bochner. Steven is the son of Robin and Alan Bochner.
... Judy and Ron Sussman, on the engagement of their son, Ernest Sussman.
... Dorothy Zorn, on the February 13th
birth of her granddaughter, Amy Megan Lopata. Amy is the daughter of Linda and lain Lopata.
lIAR SINAI THANKS ... Jeanne Nahan, for chairing the January 3rd family outing to see "Prince of Egypt."
... Doris and Dan Kramer, for hosting the January meeting of the Home Study Group ... Brenda and Paul Cohen, for hosting the February meeting ... and Cantor Marshall Glatzer, for hosting the March meeting (held in late February).
.. .Anne and Marty Bloomenthal, who opened their home for the January Executive Board Meeting ... and Jill and Richard Kwasny, who hosting the February Executive Board.
... Ina Katz and Maggie Mandell, Sisterhood's Program VP.'s, for chairing the January offering, a Chick Flick Night Out at "Shakespeare In Love."
... Parent Coordinat.or Janet Rosenzweig and a dedicated team of Confirmation students for making the Dinner (postponed to January 22nd because of bad weather on the 8th) for the benefit of young Ethiopian Jewish teens living and studying in lsrael...our kids did tele-
phone squad duty, helped set up, cooked (twice), and babysat for younger siblings during the service that followed.
... Our 6th Grade students, teacher Lisa Kimmelman, and, of course, Songleader Susan Sacks, for a very successful Shabbat Service on January 22nd .
...the Jewish Federation of Princeton Mercer Bucks, for bringing Educator/Author Rabbi Sam Joseph to our community for the weekend of January 22nd - 24th ... Rabbi Joseph spoke to a combined audience made up of all our community synagogues' Confirmation students here at Har Sinai that Sunday morning.
... Har Sinai's own Robin Levinson, award-winning columnist for the Trenton Times, for speaking at Shabbat Services on January 29th about "Safe Eating: Protecting Yourself"
... Our 7th Grade students, teacher Bob Goldstein, and Cantor Wisnia, for the time and work they put iJ)to their Shabbat Service on February 5th .
... The 2nd Grade students and their enthusiastic parents, teachers Marilyn Orland and Baru Saul, and Songleader Susan Sacks, for a wQnderful PACT Program on February 7th .
... The same appreciation goes to the 3rd
Graders and their very supportive parents, along with their teachers Judy Wolf and Carol Bluestein and Susan Sacks, for their lively Purim PACT Program on February 21st.
...Those Kindergartners and 1st
Graders and their parents, along with teacher Bev Levy and Songleader Susan Sacks, for braving the yucky weather to join together for their Shabbat Service on February 12th.
... Youth Director Tara Tengood and HSTYites, for their great work putting together and putting on a creative HSTY Shabbat Service on February 26th .
... Nancy Fine, Muriel Rosenfeld, and everyone on the Board who helped publicize the highly successful Evening of Wonder Music program last December for their very effective campaign.
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B'NOT MITZVAH
Elizabeth Kamens
Melissa Sherman
NEWS FROM T HE JUDAICA SHOP by Linda Geyer Bolder,
Co Chairperson
PASSOVER SALE BEGINS ON MARCH 28TH FROM 10:00 AM To 1:00 PM New items are arriving in the Shop! We have great gifts for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and Confirmations. Looking for an attractive hostess gift to bring to Passover Dinner? We have items in all price ranges. Treat yourself to a new Seder Plate, Afikoman bag, or Matzah cover. Remember us when you need a wedding or shower gift.
In stock Rug Rats and Sesame Street Passover Books and Tapes. New gold jewelry and Judaica will be arriving shortly. Check out our shop during our regular Sunday morning and Friday night hours. During the week, Laura and Dorothy will assist Y011 if you just call ahead. Special Orders? Call Linda Bolder (215) 321-3341 or Ina Katz (215) 493-0674). We hope you will drop by and see us soon.
SAVE THE DATES FOR
RENAISSANCE
Sunday, April 18th "Treasures of Imperial Japan:
The Meiji Period" Wilmington Riverfront Art Center
Sunday, May 16th "Jewish Heritage Concert"
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Tuesday, June 8th to Sunday, June 13th
Toronto/Stratford , Canada Tour
Sunday, October 3rd
Opening Brunch (tentative)
LONG RANGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE by Jeff Fine
Let me begin this column by reproducing here the Mission Statement ofHar Sinai Temple which was developed several years ago by this Committee and approved by the Board.
LoNG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITrEE MISSION STATEMENT
Har Sinai Hebrew Congregation, founded in 1857 in Trenton, New Jersey is a Reform Jewish Congregation, affiliated with the UAllC, serving the greater Delaware Valley.
We are an inclusive congregation welcoming all who wish to learn about Judaism, teach it to their children, and live a Jewish life.
We are dedicated to fulfilling the historic covenant between God and the Jewish People. We seek to infuse the timeless teachings of Torah into our daily lives. Ours is an open, moving and evolving concept of living Judaism. We seek to provide a sense of community (hevruta) among our members, to enhance Jewish family life and culture, and to promote the practice of Jewish values and mitzvot, social action and social justice in our daily lives, at home, at work and in our community.
We take pride in our congregational history and longevity which reflects the Congregation's ability to respond to a changing world in creative and constructive ways.
We support the traditional functions of our Synagogue as a House of Assembly, Study and Worship.
We recognize Israel as a center for Jewish spiritual and cultural life and affirm our link to the land of Israel and its people.
As members of World Jewry (K lal ¥israel), we are dedicated to the well being of Jews everywhere.
The Long Range Advisory Committee's mission is to assess and address our congregation's long range needs and we are in the early stages of that process. This is a very exciting time in the life of our synagogue and congregation as we are at the threshold of a changing world to which we hope to respond, as our mission statement says, in creative and constructive ways.
I would like to advise the congregation of the steps that we together can take to create our vision and make it become a reality. The next important step in this process will take place on Sunday, April 11, 1999. At that time, a professional facilitator through the auspices of U AllC, will conduct a day-long workshop for the Long Range Advisory Committee and the Board of Trustees in order to help us in developing our vision for the future. In addition to helping the Board and the Committee develop a collective vision, we will also be developing a process for inviting the participation and consensus building from the congregation at large.
In the interim, the Committee continues to do homework in assessing current building status and future needs, reviewing demographic information and trends as well as experiences with other local synagogues.
The visioning process is an open one and invites the participation of all congregants interested in Har Sinai's future. Our Committee remains open to volunteers and I personally remain open to any and all input, questions and concerns that you may wish to convey to the committee. The Committee's next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 25,1999, 7 :00 p.m. at the synagogue.
Bar Sinai Temple Founded 1857 Affiliated with the Union of
American Hebrew Congregations
Har Sinai Temple Non-Profit Org.
President Howard Welt
Vice Presidents: Stephen Cickay • Arthur Frank
Janis Kind • Jeff Fine
Treasurer Richard Kwasny
Recording Secretary Martin Bloomenthal
Financial Secretary Roberta Frank
Rabbi Lynn H. Koshner
Cantor David S. Wisnia Cantor Emeritus
Marshall M. Glatzer
Religious School Director Arthur Finkle
Assistant Director Susan Dorfman
Administrator: Laura Reiser
491 Bellevue Avenue Trenton, NJ 08618-4598 (609) 392-7143 www.harsinai.org
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