JUNE 2020 SIVAN / TAMMUZ 5780 BULLETIN

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Judaism Doesn’t Have A Pause ButtonPerhaps one of the greatest inventions of the TV watching experience was the pause button. We take for granted that when we need a bathroom break in the middle of a show, a movie, or even the nightly news, our modern televisions have a button that allows us to pause live content, and resume when we’re ready. We can even pause sports games while we go refill the bowl of chips. Or, we can pause whatever we’re watching when an unforeseen emergency arises, and return to our program when the event has abated. Life, however, does not come equipped with a pause button. And inasmuch as we can’t pause life, we can’t pause Judaism.

Judaism has weathered countless crises over the years, from expulsions, to destructions, to pogroms, to the Holocaust. During these eras of turmoil, Jewish practice has never paused. To the contrary, when the Jewish world is turned upside down, Jews become more in need of Judaism than ever before. The caveat though, is that Judaism in crisis doesn’t look the same as it did before the tumult erupted. When Jews were exiled from Judea in 586 BCE, they established the very first synagogues so that they could gather in community. When the Temple in Jerusalem was destroyed in 70 CE, Judaism radically shifted away from sacrificial worship toward prayer and study. And now in the midst of this pandemic, Judaism and the Jewish people continue the age-old response to crises—we adapt. We can no longer return to our sanctuary, we can’t hold classes in a classroom, our children can’t play together, yet Judaism has and must continue to reimagine itself in order to remain relevant during this strange time. We can’t pause Judaism during the era of Covid-19, but we can advance it forward.

During a normal summer in the Hamptons, the Jewish Center would have kicked off Memorial Day with our opening of Shabbat on the Beach. While we are not yet able to gather in the typical fashion to which we are accustomed, we have created something novel and innovative. Drive-in Shabbat. While drive-in movie theaters may have come back in fashion after having been all but extinct, never before have Shabbat services been a drive-in experience… until now. For the time being, we are taking our Shabbat on the Beach experience to a drive-in theatre setting in the parking lot at Main Beach. This is surely going to be a nostalgic experience for many adults who watched their favorite films outdoors in drive-in theaters. We now get to share this special summer tradition with our children. Rabbi Abraham Isaac Cook once dreamed that “the old will be made new, and the new will be made holy.” I think you will find that Drive-in Shabbat will do just that! Judaism cannot be paused, but its content can be made new, and this newness bears the potential to elevate the holiness of a Hamptons summer.

Rabbi J osh Franklin

A MESSAGE FROM RABBI JOSH FRANKLIN

Community GardenAfter many weeks in isolation and spring finally upon us, we welcome volunteers to help us reawaken JCOH’s Community Garden. Each year, we must become Shomrei Adamah, Guardians of the Earth. We remove the old plants, till the soil, plant and harvest new crops. This connection to earth reminds us of the impact we can have on the environment.

Sign up to volunteer today at jcoh.org/gardenAll volunteers must sign-up in advance to ensure social distancing

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DRIVE-IN SHABBAT

Though we are still socially distancing, the Jewish Center of the Hamptons will now offer its popular Shabbat on the Beach services in a drive-in theater setting!

Drive-in Shabbat will enable us to gather safely once more, and to celebrate Shabbat with the same music and rituals that bring us back to the beach week after week.

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ה ללוי הHallelujah!

הנה מה טוב ומה נעים שבת אחים גם יחד

Behold how good it is that brothers and sisters can sit together.

Hinei mah tov umah naim shevet achim gam yachad.

לכו נרננה ליהוה נריעה לצור ישענו: נקדמה פניו בתודה בזמרות נריע לו:

Come let us sing out to the Eternal, call out to the Rock of our safety.

Let us come before God with thanks, call out to God with song.

L'chu n'rann'nah ladonai, nari'ah l'tsur yish'einu.

N'kadd'mah fanav b'todah, bizmirot nari'a lo.

בואי כלה, בואי כלה:

Come forth my beloved; come forth my beloved!

bo-i chalah, bo-i, chalah;

לכה דודי לקראת כלה. פני שבת נקבלה:

Go forth my beloved to meet the bride. Shabbat's reception has arrived!

L’chah dodi, likrat kalah p’nei Shabbat n’kab’lah

Am I awake, am I prepared, are you listening to my prayer?

Can you hear my voice, can you understand, am I awake, am I prepared?

ברכו את יי המברך

Bless the Living God whom we are called to bless.

Bar'chu et Adonai ha-m'vorach.

ברוך יי המברך לעולם ועד

Blessed is the Living God whom we are called to bless forever and ever.

Baruch Adonai ha-m'vorach l'olam va'ed.

בורא יום ולילה, גולל אור מפני חשך, וחשך מפני אור

Roll into dark, roll into light. Night becomes day, day turns to night.

Roll into dark, roll into light. Night becomes day, day turns to night.

Borei yom va-laila, Goleil or mip-nei cho-shech.

Goleil or mip-nei cho-shech, V’cho-shech mip-nei or

שמע ישראל, יי אלהינו, יי אחד:

ברוך שם כבוד מלכותו לעולם ועד.

Hear O Israel, the Eternal is our God, the Eternal is One. Blessed is God's name, forever and ever.

Sh'ma Yisra'el, Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad. Baruch Shem kevod mal'chuto l'olam va'ed.

1) Hallelujah!

2) Hinei mah tov

3) L'chu n'rann'nah

4) Bo-i chalah

5) Am I awake

6) Bar'chu

7) Roll into dark

8) Sh'ma Yisra'el

S H A B B A T

For more information

visit JCOH.org/drivein

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Call 631-324-9858 or click here to sponsor Drive-in Shabbat!

SPONSOR DRIVE-IN SHABBAT!$360 per week (JCOH Members) / $720 per week (Non-Members)

• Get a reserved parking spot. (Sponsors are encouraged to arrive early to access their parking spot)• Have your name announced during the service with gratitude for your support!

BE A KAVOD DRIVE-IN SHABBAT SPONSOR!$1,800 per week (JCOH Members) / $3,600 per week (Non-Members)Kavod means honor. As we honor Shabbat each week, our Kavod Sponsor will:

• Welcome everyone at the beginning of our Shabbat experience with a pre-recorded Shabbat message.• Get a prime center reserved spot. (Sponsors are encouraged to arrive early to access their parking spot)• Have your family’s name placed at the top of our electronic prayer card.• Have your name announced during the service with gratitude for your support!

FRIDAY NIGHTS at HOOK POND | 6:00pmMAIN BEACH (LOT #2), 87 OCEAN AVENUE, EAST HAMPTON

RETURNING JUNE 12!

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CANTOR’S CORNER

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What does it mean to be Resilient?The question about what it means to be resilient has never really come up before in my life. I’ve lived through infertility, siblings dying, losing a parent and so much more. I’ve lived through weddings and divorces, sickness and health, and yet I’ve never quite questioned whether or not I was resilient. Truly not a word in my vocabulary… until now.

So what does it mean? Now it means being able to learn new skills such as Zoom and other platforms to connect with our community. It has meant that even before learning the skill, having to figure out how to create within a new venue touch points, ways of reaching out to congregants. In the first few

months, I was desperate to hear your voices and know that you were managing, and so Rabbi and I called every congregant.

I became curious about our people and resilience, and where we might find examples in our liturgy and in our sacred texts. Immediately, I was drawn to Rosh Hashanah and the Hinneni prayer. This prayer is traditionally chanted by the cantor on behalf of the congregation. It begins, “Here I am, I stand before You”.

It concludes with the following chant by the Cantor:

“All the angels who bring up prayers may present my prayer before Your Throne of Glory; may they spread it out before You for the sake of all the righteous, devout, wholesome, and upright people, and for the sake of the glory of Your great and awesome Name, for You hear the prayer of Your people Israel with compassion.”

A more contemporary translation was presented by the Velveteen Rabbi. She writes:

Transform our suffering into gladness. Dear One, may my prayer reach You

wherever You are for Your name’s sake.

These two interpretations of part of the Hinneni prayer show the enormous amount of resilience that we have. To stand before the Holy One on Rosh Hashanah and ask that our suffering be turned into gladness beckons us to determine how we take this moment in our lives and make something of it. Hineni, here I am, just as our patriarch’s time and time again were called upon and said Hineni.

Whom shall I send, and who shall go for us? Here I am. Send me. (Isaiah 6:8)

Hineni actually appears in our body of Jewish literature well over 150 times. Usually, it is in response to God, most understood from our Rosh Hashanah morning Torah reading. The Akedah, the binding of Isaac, where Abraham says three times in that reading, “Hineni, I am here.”

It’s more than “I am here”, it is “here I am”. There is something to be done that requires us to take a path of resilience, and I am ready and prepared to take it. Just as Abraham was ready and prepared to sacrifice his only son, he was prepared as well, to stop when the angel called out, “Avraham! Avraham!” And he replied, “Hineni.”

Hineni, I am ready to take on a challenge that may well shape my reality, but I am ready to do so for the sake of life. Pikuach Nefesh, to save my life, I will adhere to new norms of society. Pikuach Nefesh,

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CANTOR’S CORNER

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to ensure the safety of those I love most, I am ready to adhere to new norms of society, Pikuach Nefesh, to save the lives of those around me, I am ready to adhere to new norms of society.

The writer, Thomas Freidman, wrote in a recent New York Times article that he had listened to a worship service that concluded with, “He’s got the whole world in his hands”, and while I’m not trying to capture the essence of his article, he thought the words should be changed to, “She’s got the whole world…” Changing the spiritual to make it “Mother Nature” and not God, who is controlling the world right now. We find our strength and our resilience not in separating God into many deities, but in understanding that our God is the One, we recite Shma, our affirmation of the oneness of God. We conclude N’eila with Adonai Hu Ha’Elohim, and when we near death, we include these same words in our Vidui prayers.

What brings me strength? What allows me to be resilient during these very difficult times? My faith, our faith, my belief that while God did not plan this virus to come upon us, I can reach out my hand and open my heart to the healing that I believe God brings to me.

We say, “Adonai’ S’fatai T’iftach U’fi Yagid T’hilatecha,” as we begin the Amidah. God, open my lips that my mouth may declare Your glory. We need to keep our hearts facing the important things in life right now. Our families, our friends, our God.

Rabbi Shefa Gold interprets the words of Isaiah, in one of her many beautiful chants by saying, “We depend on each other. My going forth will inspire others to also find their own voice, mission, power and destiny.”

Chazak V’nitchazek, let us be strong and let us strengthen one another.

Hineni, I am Here.

Cantor/Rabbi Debra Stein

Hinneni: Prayer chanted by the Cantor on Rosh Hashana

Hineni: Here I am

Pikuach Nefesh: Saving a life

N’eila: Yom Kippur closing service

Vidui: Final prayers of the dying

A MESSAGE FROM CAROLE OLSHAN

An Abridged History of Camp KaroleIn the spring of 1983, I received a call from Evan Frankel, one of the founders of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons. He told me that Karole Spector had died and that he needed me to take over the children’s summer program that she had started a few years before. Since Evan was not a person one could say no to, I agreed to his request. After all, I had spent decades as an elementary school teacher and supervisor so how different could this be? And, with my three year old daughter, Andrea, who was going to be entering the camp as a first year Tabby I was ready for the challenge.

Karole had created the summer program with her daughter Rachel’s needs in mind. At that time there weren’t any Pre-K or young elementary aged programs for the summer. The only local summer camps were Boys Harbor and Pathfinder Day Camp in Montauk. She began a program at the JCOH for ages 3 to 5 and installed an above ground swimming pool. Counselors were local teenagers who worked for tips. The camp hours were 9:00am to noon. The children were all dropped off and picked up by their parents. They engaged in arts and crafts, play activities and water fun.

The Camp had a wonderful woman, a retired nurse with bookkeeping experience named Marie Karr, who saved my life! It was Marie who did the bookkeeping for the synagogue and the only person who knew the names of the children who had attended the summer before and who might be coming back. I had no idea who else would be returning. I promptly sent out letters to the parents and advertised for counselors. I was introduced to the local insurance company and given an intensive lesson on liability. I hired a certified lifeguard, swim teacher and nurse. I prepared schedules, sign up forms, calendars and ordered t-shirts and tote bags for the children and counselors. I tried to create a camp that would be more than just play groups. Luckily, I had the full support of our Treasurer, Pierre Schoenheimer, and every Officer and Trustee of the Board. Whatever request I made on behalf of the camp was granted. Everyone at the JCOH was incredibly supportive and proud of the camp, which enabled it to grow and flourish. The members of the Board all agreed that we should name the camp after Karole Spector. Thus, Camp Karole was born!

The first year brought many surprises. We started out with almost 60 children in four groups. Once word started to get out into the community about our camp, we closed that first summer with well over 100 campers – requiring us to add additional groups and counselors. We had campers from different parts of the United States, like Wichita and Miami, as well as from France, Spain and Hong Kong. I introduced a color guard as part of opening exercises, which included saluting the flag, camp cheers and songs. I created a camp carnival and barbecue, added sports instruction and Olympics, a camp show, a talent show, special camp days, a weekly newspaper, camp trips, special guest days, aerobics, dance and dramatic arts. I invited Detective Robert Cooper from the Juvenile Aid Bureau of East Hampton to come and speak to the children about safety. We visited the fire department and learned about fire prevention and safety.

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Adults who are now married with children of their own who were campers or counselors still approach me with fond memories of Camp Karole.

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A MESSAGE FROM CAROLE OLSHAN / CAMP KAROLE LIVE

One year we even published an international Camp Karole Cookbook. Every Friday, we celebrated Shabbat beginning with Rabbi David Greenberg and in 1984, Cantor Debi joined us bringing her beautiful voice and guitar music to our community. By the end of that first year, after constant pool issues I realized the critical need for a real swimming pool. My husband, Mort came to our rescue; he built the pool and created and landscaped the berm that is still out back, as did David and Patti Silver, who then built our playground for us. These were seminal moments in our camp’s life, and I am forever appreciative of their generosity. By the second year, I added tennis and Horseback lessons. We had grown so much that I had to have the children bussed to and from the camp because we were creating a traffic jam on Route 27. We eventually renovated the old garage in order to update our arts and crafts center and pool changing rooms. We added outdoor picnic tables and a large barbecue grill for special dining fun.

It didn’t take long to realize that with growing needs and expanded attendance, we needed to raise money to fund bussing and scholarships for the campers who needed help, as well as, our expanded activities. I founded the JCOH Annual Summer Luncheon and Fashion Show with camp parents, Sharon Wilkes and Cathy Yohay. Carol Roaman and Carole Ostroff came on board and the luncheons are still part of our community life today.

My goal for the camp was always to provide the children with an atmosphere of love and safety with a strong emphasis on social, emotional and physical growth while having fun. I hoped that we fostered camaraderie and demonstrated the best of our cherished Jewish values for the children, the counselors and our staff. We were a place that nurtured sitting under a tree at the end of the day with your counselor and sharing stories and ideas with one another.

What began as a playgroup concept for 3 to 5 year olds blossomed within one season into a full fledged day camp of twelve groups and over 200 campers. We have had many Directors since Evan asked me to come on board, and I want to acknowledge them here- Bobi Mina Mora and Ed Bahns, Leslie Hillel, Lori Sanicola-MacGarva, David MacGarva, Maddie Lawler, and Marissa Katz (former camper) and Christa Brooks. We are forever grateful for their dedication and leadership of our camp.

Adults who are now married with children of their own who were campers or counselors still approach me with fond memories of Camp Karole. Our own Head of Maintenance, Nick Ward, started his career at the JCOH as a Camp Karole lifeguard 25 years ago! I am extremely proud and forever grateful to Evan Frankel for reaching out to me and affording me the opportunity to have been a part of this beautiful legacy.

Carole Olshan

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CAMO KAROLE LIVE

a Joint Program of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons and Morah Jessie Tutors

Camp Karole Live provides ongoing stimulation and fosters community through a time-tested camping model superimposed on a new platform. Starting Monday, June 29, children will come together virtually to enjoy the summer, creating lasting memories of shared joy and personal growth.

Crafted on a flexible drop-in model, Camp Karole Live encourages children to attend whenever they like, in response to such factors as their mood each day, other plans they may have, and even the weather.

For even more flexibility, the program is segmented into four, two-week sessions so parents can enroll their children now and still keep other options open as the summer progresses.

Session 1: June 29 – July 10 **NOW REGISTERING** Session 2: July 13 – July 24

Session 3: July 27 – August 7 Session 4: August 10 – August 21

The JCOH is grateful to our generous donors for their support of Camp Karole Live

Mort & Carole Olshan and FamilyMichael, Richard & Heidi Lerner and Families

in honor of Linda LernerKen Gilman & Carol Feinberg

Learn more and register by visiting jcoh.org/camp

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MEMBERSHIP

During this period of social distancing, our connection to one another

is more important now than ever before!

Renew your membership today and help us continue to build a strong, vital and vibrant community

by inviting family and friends to join as sacred partners.

For information on membership contact our Executive Director, Matthew Oates at moates@jcoh.org

or visit our website jcoh.org/membership

Membership = Community = ConnectionWe are stronger together!

LIVESTREAMING SERVICES

While we remain socially distanced, we hope you will take the opportunity to connect to us this Shabbat by tuning into our services by visiting jcoh.org/live.

We will continue to find ways to connect with our community and to connect you to each other.

SATURDAYS | 10:00am on jcoh.org/liveConnect with your JCOH community, wherever you may be, by joining us for Zoom Shabbat. Zoom allows us to see each other virtually as we pray, creating community even when we may be at a distance. Together, we will light Shabbat candles, sing and pray in community.

ZOOM SHABBAT

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LIVESTREAMING SERVICES

Prayer books are available to be borrowed from the JCOH so that you can have them on hand while livestreaming our services via jcoh.org/live. We have sanitized and individually bagged prayer books that have been placed on a cart located on the porch outside the front door to the administrative building. If you come by to borrow a book, please send an e-mail to office@jcoh.org to let us know. Please consider dropping off some non-perishable food items in the bin to be donated to our local food pantries.

PRAYER BOOKS: CURBSIDE PICK-UP

Visit jcoh.org/live to find a digital copy of our prayer book and weekly readings.

Permissions for the online usage of our prayer book was graciously extended by The Movement for Reform Judaism London

DIGITAL PRAYER BOOKS

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JCOH VIRTUAL COMMUNITY

TORAH STUDY

SATURDAYS | JUNE 6, 13, 20, 27 12:00pm with Rabbi Joshua Franklin

Explore the wisdom of Judaism’s most sacred and ancient book, the Torah. Each week, we’ll uncover a new text that will offer relevant and meaningful perspectives on life.

JOIN OUR VIRTUAL COMMUNITY AT

jcoh.org/virtualAs we work to remove in-person interactions within our community and across the country, the Jewish Center of the Hamptons has created a virtual community for our members. For many, this is a new concept. Yet we recognize that for the time being, this pandemic requires that we adapt our lives to a new reality. Below you will find a list of virtual classes and other online experiences that can be accessed from your homes.

-Rabbi Joshua Franklin & Cantor/Rabbi Debra Stein

HAVDALAH

SATURDAYS 7:00pm with Rabbi Joshua Franklin & Cantor/Rabbi Debra Stein

Tune in for Havdalah and an evening story with Rabbi Joshua Franklin and Cantor/Rabbi Debra Stein. Havdalah is an experience for your whole family, and a great way to close Shabbat. Sing some songs, reflect on the week, and bless the sacred transition moving into a new week.

HISTORY OF ANTISEMITISM

FRIDAYS | JUNE 5, 12 12:15pm with Rabbi Joshua Franklin

The term antisemitism may only be a little over a hundred years old, but the phenomenon of antisemitism dates back millennia. Learn about the many heads of this historic hydra, and discuss how we might be able to fight the recent resurgence of it that we have seen around the globe.

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JCOH VIRTUAL COMMUNITY

Find instructions on how to install Zoom on your device at jcoh.org/virtual

BOOK CLUB WITH CANTOR/RABBI DEBRA STEIN

THURSDAY, JUNE 18 | 12:00pm

The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly RimmerJoin Cantor/Rabbi Debra Stein for an opportunity to delve into an interesting book, expand your thinking on a new topic or just meet new friends in the neighborhood. Whether you’re an avid reader or just want to follow along with the group, our book club welcomes you!

Inspired by the author’s own family history, The Things We Cannot Say unearths a tragic love story and a family secret whose far-reaching effects will alter lives forever.

This event will be held on Zoom. Please visit jcoh.org/bookclub

TUESDAYS | JUNE 9, 16, 23, 30 & JULY 7, 14 5:00pm with Rabbi Joshua Franklin & JCOH Member Marc J. Goldstein

Watch The Plot Against America, HBO’s new hit television series and discuss it with your friends at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons. Each session will focus on one episode of the six-episode series, beginning with Episode #1 on June 9. An alternate American history during World War II is told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in New Jersey as they endure the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, who captures the presidency and turns the nation toward fascism.This event will be held on Zoom. Please visit jcoh.org/plot

THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA DISCUSSION GROUP

MAZEL TOV• Arielle Saber on being named one of just seven recipients of the

Student Organization Leader Awards of 2020 at Hamilton College. Arielle was nominated for her leadership in Hillel.

• Nadav and Katie Night on the birth of their daughter Charlotte, and the naming of Charlotte with her sister Blaire.

• Jacob Shufro on graduating from Riverdale Country School and hopefully headed to Hamilton College in the fall.

• Emily Miller for all of your hard work, and for being a graduate of East Hampton High School.

• Colin Freedman will be a 2020 East Hampton High School graduate and will be attending SUNY Oneonta this coming year.

• Rebecca O’Sullivan on graduating from Johnson & Wales University.

• Nicholas Ward Jr. on being accepted into the National Honor Society.

• Emilie Zung on being accepted into the National Honor Society.

• Dr. Kara Jesella on successfully defending her dissertation, with distinction — an incredible achievement of scholarship, art, and determination!

MAZEL TOV / FOOD DRIVE

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Due to the overwhelming need brought on by COVID-19, our local food pantries are almost empty. It is always the right time to help others, now more than ever.

As we pause for reflection and thanksgiving during our time at home, we must remember those in our community who suffer from food insecurity. Hunger is real, even in the Hamptons.

If you are going out to shop for yourself, we ask that you consider picking up one or two items for donation. If you are not venturing out, please do not do so even to fulfill this mitzvah.

If you are coming to the JCOH to pick up a Siddur or a Passover Haggadah, we ask that you leave canned items, toiletries, or jarred baby food, which will help meet real needs. There will be a collection bin on our front porch, should you wish to make a donation.

Help to answer the call to feed the hungry during this time.

LIKE JCOH ONFOLLOW JCOH ON

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JCOH CALENDARJUNE 2020 – SIVAN / TAMMUZ 5780

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 26 27

28 29 30

9 Sivan 10 Sivan 11 Sivan 12 Sivan 13 Sivan 14 Sivan

15 Sivan 16 Sivan 17 Sivan 18 Sivan 19 Sivan 20 Sivan 21 Sivan

22 Sivan 23 Sivan 24 Sivan 25 Sivan 26 Sivan 27 Sivan 28 Sivan

29 Sivan 30 Sivan 1 Tammuz 2 Tammuz 3 Tammuz 4 Tammuz 5 Tammuz

6 Tammuz 7 Tammuz 8 Tammuz

Coff ee & Catch-Up with the Clergy12:00pm

The History of antisemitism12:15pm

Zoom Shabbat Evening Service6:00pm

Zoom Shabbat Morning Service10:00am

Torah Study12:00pm

Havdalah7:00pm

"The Plot Against America" Discussion Group (Episode 1)5:00pm

The History of antisemitism12:15pm

Drive-in Shabbat6:00pm

Zoom Shabbat Morning Service10:00am

Torah Study12:00pm

Havdalah7:00pm

"The Plot Against America" Discussion Group (Episode 2)5:00pm

Book Club with Cantor/RabbiDebra Stein:The Things WeCannot Say12:00pm

Drive-in Shabbat6:00pm

Zoom Shabbat Morning Service10:00am

Torah Study12:00pm

Havdalah7:00pm

"The Plot Against America" Discussion Group (Episode 3)5:00pm

Drive-in Shabbat6:00pm

Zoom Shabbat Morning Service10:00am

Torah Study12:00pm

Havdalah7:00pm

Camp Karole Live9:00am-12:00pm

Camp Karole Live9:00am-12:00pm "The Plot Against America" Discussion Group (Episode 4)5:00pm

Coff ee & Catch-Up with the Clergy12:00pm

Tikkun Leil Shavuot7:30pm

Shavuot Service with Yizkor10:00am

Zoom Shabbat Evening Service6:00pm

Zoom Shabbat Morning Service10:00am

Torah Study12:00pm

Havdalah7:00pm

P R I D E S H A B B A T

DATE KEY

Services streamed online. Visit jcoh.org/live for more info Drive-in Shabbat held at Main Beach. Visit jcoh.org/drivein for more info Virtual Community event held on Zoom. Visit jcoh.org/virtual for more info Camp Karole Live sessions held on Zoom. Visit jcoh.org/camp for more info

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LIFECYCLE EVENTS / HEALING WISHES / ALL IN THE FAMILY / PRAYER FOR THE SICK

ALL IN THE FAMILY

Please call the Jewish Center office at 631-324-9858 to let us know of any lifecycle events such as joyous occasions, illnesses or deaths so that our Rabbi, Cantor, staff, and congregation can respond appropriately.

HEALING WISHES

Keeping those who are ill or homebound in our prayers is a precious mitzvah. We need your help in helping us embrace those who are ill or homebound by calling their names in our prayers and lifting our communal and individual voices as one.

If you would like the name of your loved one on our list, please e-mail office@jcoh.org or call 631-324-9858.

HEALING LIST

Margaret BenelliRichard Ciner

Nancy DematteiSammy GoldsmithHeywood Gould

Sandy GreenbergSteven Jenkins

Sam JoffeElizabeth Jordan

Mouna JoualBarbara Klein

Stephanie KurzweilJo Ann White Lawall

Patrice LawallEsther Brucha ‘v Basha Leah

Adam OlszewskiPatrick O’SullivanMeredith Porcella

Barry SchneckTerri SchneckDan SokoloffNajap Spopa

Jonathan TuretskyStephen Waltman

Lynn Waxberg

Richard Adrian

Dorothy Bandier

Dr. Jeff Borenstein

Michelle Breskin

Donald Brookman

Andre Elkon

Stuart Epstein

Steve Frankel

Kimberly Hirschfeld

Paul Kallmeyer

Harry Kamen

David Kuperschmid

Barbara Lambert

Anthony Leichter

Michael Loeb

Arthur Malman

Joel Miller

Brigitte Ouakrat

Maleta Pilcz

David Reiner

Susan Rimland

Bonnie Salkind

Amanda Salzhauer

Joan Segal

Iris Smith

Corinne Soikin Strauss

Fern Tessler

Barbara Toll

Steven Wiener

Ivy Winick

Cathy Yohay

Dr. David Yohay

HAPPY BIRTHDAYYOM HULEDET SAME’ACH

Fredrick Becker & Jeffrey Tannenbaum

Jan & Marilyn BreslowDavid & Susan Burris

Howard & Sylvia DolchWilliam Dratel & Sharyn Lawall

Alexander & Brooke GorenDavid & Arlene Hillman

William & Stephanie JosephRobert & Enid Kay

David & Laurie LedermanBurton & Brenda LehmanArthur & Laurie Malman

Marc & Robin MatzaEdward & Pamela PantzerAndrew & Sandy Russell

Gregory & Jennifer ShufroJonathan Sobel & Marcia Dunn

Thomas & Diane TuftEugene & Patricia Wexler

Steven & Diane WienerDonald & Barbara Zucker

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

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YAHRZEITS

THE DEPARTED LIVE ON IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WHO CHERISH THEIR MEMORY.

Rose Adelstein

Morris Adelstein

Jack Adrian

Sam Aronowitz

Bertram James Askwith

Alfred Bring

Martin Cantor

Rose Dratel

David Fisher

Selma Fryman

John Geula

Sadie Goldman

Doris Leah Grobart

Dr. Seymour Grossman

Elaine Gussow-Goldklang

Frieda Harris

Vera Hensler

Ted Horowitz

Nancy Klein

Mildred Lambert

Charles Lederman

Regina Weiss Lefkowitz

Irving Lev

Sharon Lissauer

Betty L. Marmon

Rose Miller

Ruth Misroch

Norman Nierenberg

Abraham Richer

Kenneth Rieke

Alan Roaman

Martin Roaman

Virginia Roth

Richard Rothman

Albert B. Sawyer

Jason Harris Sklerov

Marilyn H. Tahl

Anna Tainiter

Ben Tuft

Ted Wasserman

Peter Weinberger

Jeffrey Wenig

Ruth Zimmerman

IN MEMORIAM…Arnold “Arnie” Jack Arlow

Ronnie Blandio

Carol Kaye

James Spool

Beatrice Tannenbaum

Audrey Harris Webber

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GRACIOUS GIVING

Stephen & Caroline Adler Thank you for all JCOH is doing in these strange & difficult times

Barbara Seril In loving memory of Nathan Seril

Stanley & Alice Harris To support JCOH food drive during COVID-19

Abigail Salzhauer In honor of Steve & Daryl Roth

Morton & Carole Olshan In honor of Matthew Oates

Craig Reicher

Roger & Gloria Lang

Norman Fryman

GENERAL DONATIONS

Andrew & Colleen Saunders

Arline Altman Mark Edelstein In honor of Cantor/Rabbi Stein

John Kriendler For performing Sara & Danny’s wedding

CANTOR/RABBI STEIN’S DISCRETIONARY

Barbara Katz In loving memory of Maxwell Katz

Lloyd & Deanna Elkowitz In loving memory of Lloyds father, Paul Elkowitz

Steve & Diane Wiener In loving memory of Walter Wiener

Judith Reiss In loving memory of her mother, Bobby Sperber

YAHRZEIT DONATIONS

Mitch & Heidi Iden To help with food donations

Gregg & Joan Popkin Thank you for your guidance through these difficult times

Nadav & Kathryn Night In honor of Blair & Charlotte Night

Gail Berman-Masters In loving memory of her mother, Lillian Berma

Arline Altman

Mark Edelstein In honor of Rabbi Franklin

RABBI FRANKLIN’S DISCRETIONARY

Hirschel & Elaine AbelsonSusan Amerling-Stern

Steven & Randi BallFred Becker & Jeffrey Tannenbaum

Steven Blader & Robert SwansonRussell & Sara Blue

Bobbie Braun & Mitchell MyrinMelissa Cohn & Bill Harts

Rachel Cortese Ellen Eisen & Phil Kouffman

Patricia FallAllen Fein

Rabbi Josh & Stephanie FranklinKaren Franklin

Joel & Jayne FreedmanSima Freierman

David GalloGenie Gavenchak

Martin Gershon & Marilyn GoldsteinKenneth Gilman & Carol Feinberg

Andrea & Bettina GorenAnita Hersh

Marc Ellenbogen & Dr. Kara Jesella Michael Goldsmith & Ellen Josem

Harry Katz & Bryna SangerRick & Maddy Lawler

Theodore Lehmann & Anna Rottersman

Irwin Levy & Rachel BarnettDavid Kuperschmid &

Jacqueline Lowey Stuart & Judy MencherTedi & Marc Najarian

Morton & Carole OlshanCarole Ostroff Amy O’Sullivan

Ed & Pam PantzerDafna Priel & Leslie Gelb

Gary & Colleen ReinCarol Roaman

Harris Rosen & Mitchell BrownsteinNanette Rosenberg

Andrew SabinMichael & Amanda Salzhauer

Charlotte & Bruce SassoEilene Schiller

Lillian SchneiderMichael Senft

Gerald & Cynthia SobelCantor/Rabbi Debra Stein

Mildred Stein Linda Stein Brickman

Corinne Strauss Joseph & Vicki Tahl

Jeffrey & Eileen WarnerRita Wasserman

Colleen WeisWil Weiss

Stanley & Elaine Weiss Carol Wenig

Diane & Steven WienerIvy Winick

Norman & Cathy YohaySara Beth ZivitzRivalyn Zweig

#JCOHGIVINGTUESDAYNOW

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Membership helps support the wide range of programs and activities offered at the Jewish Center of the Hamptons. Your dues also help maintain the beauty of our sanctuary and the upkeep of our buildings and grounds. We encourage everyone to take full advantage of the wide array of religious, intellectual, cultural and social events at the JCOH. To join, contact the JCOH office at 631-324-9858 or visit jcoh.org/membership.

MEMBERSHIP

INSCRIBE A STONE

We have refurbished the Donald and Barbara Zucker Patio, with stones designed in the shape of the Star of David. These stones can be engraved in honor of a special person or moment in our lives, or in memory of a loved one.

Help us raise needed funds to support our yearly operating budget. This project will be ongoing for years to come, allowing future generations the opportunity to participate.

Contact our Administrator, Matthew Oates, for details at 631-324-9858 or by e-mail at moates@jcoh.org.

WAYS TO GIVE

When those whom we hold close to us die, we yearn to find a way to consecrate and honor their memory. As we sit in our beautiful landmark sanctuary, we are warmed by its loveliness, soulfulness and openness to the world of the spirit and the physical world around us. We feel ever closer to God.

You can enshrine the memory of your loved ones by inscribing their name(s) on a pew plaque in the sanctuary. In that sacred space you will connect to the bonds between them and the divine.

A Pew Plaque in our Main Sanctuary may be purchased for $5,000.

Honoring the memory of our loved ones who have passed beyond the threshold of life offers us an opportunity to pay homage to those who made the world a better place because they lived in it. It is a time to strengthen the bonds between here and the hereafter in our hearts and minds.

A Memorial Plaque in our small sanctuary may be purchased for $1,000.

HONOR A LOVED ONE’S MEMORY

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Take this opportunity to dedicate a High Holy Day Prayer Book in honor of a loved one, to celebrate a special occasion, or in memory of a loved one. To donate, contact the JCOH office at 631-324-9858 or visit jcoh.org/giving.

DEDICATE A HIGH HOLY DAY PRAYER BOOK

44 WOODS LANE, PO BOX 5107, EAST HAMPTON, NY 11937JCOH.ORG • 631-324-9858 • FAX 631-329-6654

CURRENT OFFICERSPRESIDENTHarry A. Katz

VICE PRESIDENTSMitchell IdenCarole Olshan Carol S. RoamanSteven P. Schwartz

TREASURERHirschel B. Abelson

SECRETARYCharlotte Sasso

CHAIRMANMichael Salzhauer

CLERGY

Rabbi Joshua FranklinCantor/Rabbi Debra SteinRabbi Emeritus Sheldon Zimmerman

STAFFDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITADiane Wiener

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORMatthew Oates

DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONDr. Joel M. Hoffman

FINANCIAL MANAGERAmy O’Sullivan

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTPatricia Fall

GRAPHIC ARTISTWil Weiss

MAINTENANCENicholas WardTiffany KingCarlos Alfaro

CURRENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Fredrick BeckerBarbara BraunCaroline Berley EndzweigMichael FrankDavid GalloAlan GarfieldMartin GershonKenneth GilmanMarc GoldsteinArthur MalmanAndrea OlshanEdward PantzerJeffrey RimlandNanette RosenbergGregory D. ShufroAnna SpectorStuart Suna Carol WenigNancy WintnerCathy YohayLynn ZisesSara Beth Zivitz

PAST PRESIDENTEvan Frankel z”lC. Leonard GordonMorris L. KramerBetty L. Marmon z”lJoseph Oppenheimer z”lDonald ZuckerLinda Heller KammMichael Salzhauer

HONORARY TRUSTEESHoward Lutnick, CO-CHAIRMAN

Morton Olshan, CO-CHAIRMAN

David GersteinJane H. GoldmanSteven RothAndrew SabinMichael SenftSheldon SolowDonald Zucker

FOUNDERSEvan M. Frankel z”lJacob Kaplan z”lIrving MarkowitzBernard Zeldin

Rabbi Joshua Franklin Ext. 204, rabbi@jcoh.org

Cantor/Rabbi Debra Stein Ext. 205, cantor@jcoh.org

Matthew Oates, Executive Director Ext. 203, moates@jcoh.org

Dr. Joel M. Hoffman, Dir. of Education Ext. 3202, jhoffman@jcoh.org

Diane Wiener, Dir. of Development Ext. 206, development@jcoh.org

Amy O'Sullivan, Financial Manager Ext. 3201, aosullivan@jcoh.org

Wil Weiss, Graphic Artist Ext. 211, wweiss@jcoh.org

Patricia Fall, Administrative Assistant Ext. 201, pfall@jcoh.org

Nicholas Ward, Head of Maintenance Ext. 207, maintenance@jcoh.org

OFFICE HOURS Monday–Friday: 9:00am–5:00pm

OFFICE DIRECTORY Phone: 631-324-9858 Fax: 631-329-6654 | jcoh.org

SHABBAT SERVICES

Drive-in Shabbat at Hook Pond Fridays at 6:00pm 87 Ocean Avenue (Main Beach Lot #2)For inclement weather location information visit jcoh.orgShabbat Morning Service Saturdays at 10:00am Followed by Torah Study on Zoom

(visit jcoh.org/virtual for more info)

Livestream all of our services by visiting