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MJCBY NEWSSEptEMBEr 2016 AV - ELUL 5776 VOLUME 112 NUMBEr 1
“Teshuva (Return) ins i s t s tha t we can l i b erat e ourselve s from our pas t ,
de fy pred i c t i ons of our future , by a s ingl e ac t of turning . . . a s long as we do i t now.”
Rabb i Jonathan Sachs
InsideSchedule of Services 2
From the rabbi 3
From Cantor Shana 4
Executive Director 5
B a c k t o S h u l !
High Holy Day News 6
Synagogue News 8
Life Long Learning 10
SY News 11
Family News 12
religious School 13
Sisterhood News 14
Contributions 16
Yahrzeits 18
Quick Look Guide 19
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Friday, September 25:30pm Barechu and BBQ Loantaka park6:30pM Services at the park7:09pm Candle lighting
Saturday, September 39:30am Services - rosh Chodesh ElulSedra: re’eh
Friday, September 96:57pm Candle lighting8:15pm Services
Saturday, September 109:30am Services 10:30am tot ShabbatBat Mitzvah of Sabrina SchneiderSedra: Shoftim
Friday, September 165:30pm tGIS6:45pm Candle lighting8:15pm Services Saturday, September 179:30am Services with Minyonaires10:30am Junior Congregation10:30am AWE ShabbatSedra: Ki tetze
Friday, September 236:33pm Candle lighting7:30pm Services
Saturday, September 249:30am ServicesBar Mitzvah of Zachary ByankSedra: Ki tavo7:45pm Maariv/Havdalah followed by Selichot program
Friday, September 306:22pm Candle lighting8:15pm Services
Saturday, October 19:30am ServicesSedra: Nitzavim
CLErGYRabbi David J. NessonCantor Shana Onigman
StAFFGerry Gross, Executive DirectorMichelle Nulman & Gail Sulkin, Co-Directors, Religious SchoolFlo Sager, Religious School AdministratorMia Mutascio, Office ManagerTamara Goldberg, BookkeeperDamon Brown, Custodian
EXECUtIVE COMMIttEEJeremy Diringer & Steven Gardberg Co-PresidentsBarbara Kavadias, First Vice PresidentHarvey Kellman, Second Vice PresidentKathleen Neibart, Third Vice PresidentRobert Berns, Financial SecretaryTodd Schleifstein, TreasurerLewis Stone, Board SecretaryRobert Gelber & Ira Hammer Immediate Past Co-PresidentsMark Bender, AdvisorFern Spitzer, Advisor
ArMS OF tHE SYNAGOGUE &COMMIttEE CHAIrSHeidi Fleischman, Board of EducationMark Bender, Facilities, Security & TechnologyMeryl Balaban, Gemilut HasadimH. Lewis Stone, History CommitteeKeith Usiskin, Kol Nidre AppealKathy Neibart, MembershipHoward Baum & Paul Green, RitualLouis Bodian, Social ActionMichelle Nulman & Amy Weinstock, Youth Co-Chairs
Schedule of Services
SIStErHOODHilary Spain-Reilly & Rachel Richman Co-Presidents, Sisterhood
JUDAICA GIFt SHOpSharon Barkauskas (973) 285-1877Donna Gross (973) 895-5553 Vivian Laska (973) 984-8178Dorothy Cohen (973) 361-4338
KIDDUSH COMMIttEE Michelle Usiskin (973) 543-5795Kathy Neibart (973) 292-1933
SIStErHOOD tOrAH FUND Jill Frankel (973) 598-8849
NEWSLEttErDavid Sagor, EditorDonna Gross, DesignerDebbie Brody, Fran Loewensteiner, Copy Editors
MJCBY Clergy and Staff
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So, how did you do?A month to go before the New Year begins!
How many of you remember the
theme of last year’s Rosh Hasha-
nah message? If you didn’t, (and, by the way, I had to look over it
again myself!) this paragraph might help jolt our memory:
“Rosh Hashanah is an annual return to what G-d wanted from us in the first place, to restore our souls. It’s about focusing on what we are doing in the moment, savoring the moment, reflecting on the challenges of the Unetaneh Tokef prayer. It is about stripping away the emails and the distractions, the busyness with which we fill our lives, thinking that if we are busy, it must be meaningful. But you know most of the time it’s just being busy. So this year let’s get rid of the busyness as much as we can. I know we live in a multi - tasking world and I can’t really say that we’re going to have a chance to roll the clock backward.
So, this year if you’re a parent, disconnect. Disconnect at least during dinner time, at least until the kids are asleep…Slow down!
Disconnect when you are out to lunch with a colleague. You move too fast.
Disconnect when you’re out to dinner with friends. Slow down.
Disconnect when you’re in a conversation with a friend. You move too fast.
Because Rosh Hashanah will come again and when you turn around when all that time passed you will ask, “What happened?”
My question to you is simple. How did you do this year? Did you find the time to slow down, to put the technology down and pay attention to the people in the world right in front of you?
When you receive this newsletter, it will be a month to go before we celebrate Rosh Hashanah.
If Rosh Hashana is about the birthday of the world, it is also about the birthday of our souls. Built into the creation story is the idea that if we are to be truly human, we need to renew and restore. Each of us has a month to revisit the past year, and even begin to make the changes now, that were asked of us last year.
Let’s begin that journey together.
Rabbi Nesson
F r O M t H E D E S K O F t H E r A B B I
MORRISTOWN JEWISH CENTER BEIT YISRAEL IS YOUR COMMUNITY.
Our clergy is here for you. mPlease let us know when you need us—if someone is ill or
in the hospital—or when you want to share your good news:
a new baby, a marriage, or other simcha. We want to know,
but you have to tell us. Please call the office at (973) 538-
9292 or email [email protected].
Special note: Let us know if you or a family member would
like a visit from the Rabbi due to illness. HIPAA privacy laws
prevent us from this information.
Our Gemilut Hasadim committee is able to provide support
for those that need it.
Please contact Meryl Balaban at [email protected]
When you have experienced the death of a loved one, please
contact Rabbi Nesson at (973) 538-9292 or (973) 285-9772
before you make any plans. In this way, he will be most
helpful in making these preparations in a proper Jewish
manner.
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Certain familiar
melodies start to
sneak into my head
this time of year. The changing color of
the leaves, the crisp bite in the air in the
evenings, the talk of school starting again
and the end of the summer, all have a sound
track to them, and it's the sound of those
High Holy Day melodies. It's undoubtedly
a Pavlovian response: the time of year and
everything that comes with it is inextrica-
bly linked with the music of Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur in my subconscious.
It’s actually very comforting to return to
the same familiar tunes every year, like
seeing an old friend or visiting a place
from childhood. The difference is, while
the friends and the places inevitably
change with time, the music doesn't seem
to. While there certainly are some creative
and enterprising cantors, composers, and
musicians who come up with new melodies
for the Machzor, the Siddur, and other
sacred texts all the time, and many of these
new melodies are refreshing and delightful,
F r O M t H E D E S K O FC A N t O r S H A N A
many of us feel most comfortable with the
old melodies we've always known. Some of
these melodies are so old, they have been
labeled "MiSinai," from Sinai, that is, they
were supposedly given to Moses on Mount
Sinai along with the Ten Commandments!
Of course, there is no proving that, but it
certainly lends status and credibility to a
particularly evocative or favorite tune.
Music is meant to connect to our emotions.
As the words of the musically stirring
Unetane Tokef remind us: "On Rosh
Hashanah it is written, on Yom Kippur it
is sealed: who will live and who will die...
but Teshuvah, Tefillah, and Tzedakah lessen
the severity of the decree." Every year, we
are asked to do these three tasks to affirm
that our names will be sealed in the Book
of Life. Our internal voice of logic, or
inertia, or stubbornness, may wish to stamp
its little feet and ask, "But I did that last
year! Why must I do it again?" The Rabbis
knew what they were doing when they
established these as yearly activities: they
are skills, and like any skill, they require
regular practice. It is a skill to commit to
Teshuvah: the act of returning, making an
honest assessment of one's own behavior,
and asking what can be changed. It is
perhaps an even more challenging skill to
engage in Tefillah: prayer, looking inward,
seeking guidance and inspiration from a
Higher Power to truly change. And the skill
of Tzedakah, too often misunderstood as
charity, but truly meaning justice: to bring
about change for the better, to make an
effort to repair the damage we have done
to others, to attempt to create a more
balanced world in whatever way we can.
These are not easy tasks, but they are not
to be put off for another day or reserved
just for special occasions. We are reminded
by our texts, by our community that relies
on us, and by our holy music, given to us
as a gift every year by previous generations,
that these tasks are our holy responsibility.
May you and your families each be written
and sealed for a sweet new year in 5777!
Cantor Shana
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F r O M Y O U r E X E C U t I V E D I r E C t O r …
the Answer My Friend Is Not Blowing in the Wind…
these days, it seems that it is very hard to focus on what is going on in our
lives and in our world. Maybe it is the heat, maybe the crazy elec-tion cycle we are in or just that we don’t know where we should be looking for answers. I heard on a radio interview with a novel-ist a great quote that could provide us with a means of focusing our attention.
E.L. Doctorow said, “Writing a novel is like driving at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” Wow, think about it. Dorothy had the ability all the time to go home (with her ruby red slippers), and we don’t have to search far and wide for answers or a means to focus. It is all right in front of us, all of the time.
Didn’t you hate when you were a kid and family asked, ”What do you want to be when you grow up?” or the dreaded question on job interviews, “Where do you see yourself in five years?”
A kid wants to be a kid while they are young enough to enjoy it. A job seeker wants to be the best at the job at hand, not pining away for a shot at CEO.
Closer to home, our Board of Directors, our Officers, our Clergy and our Staff have all sorts of goals and plans for the future. Make no mistake, there is no time like today to set a path to the future. But the single most important focus of all of us (the leaders and staff of MJCBY) is YOU!! You the members of our kehillah (family) and your well-being is Number 1 for our plans and actions.
The services we lead, the programs we plan and present, the schools we provide for your children from toddler to teen, it is all there for you to benefit from and be an integral part of. To borrow from the Doctorow analogy, we are building our story – chapter by chapter, page by page, line by line and word by word with you, our MJCBY family, as our focus.
So during these days of Elul, leading up to the Days of Awe, jump into the car and join us on our trip. Be sustained by worship, be heartened by learning, be joyous in our celebrations and come together to help each other.
In this month’s Newsletter, see the names of our new officers for 2016-17 and reach out to them if you need help but also ask them how you can help as well. I know that they will be reaching out to you.
The answers my friends are out there but only as far as your headlights.
Gerry
Morristown Jewish Center has again, for the 2nd year of the program, met its goal of 18 commitments to our Legacy Society and will receive
an additional $10,000 for our Legacy Fund from The Jewish Community Foundation of Greater
MetroWest and the Grinspoon FoundationThank you to the following couples and individuals who make up our 36 donors
covering the two years of the Legacy program MJCBY’s Legacy Society.
Meryl and Michael Balaban Deborah and Mark Bender
Deborah BrodyBeverly and Irwin BernsNancy and Robert Berns
Dorothy and Irving CohenThe Estate of Betty Dickinson
Deborah and Alex MarcusDennis and Neil Frigand
Betty and Arnold GoldsteinKaren and Michael Gooen
Paula and Jerry GottesmanKathy and Paul Green
Sandra and Herbert GreenbaumDonna and Gerry Gross
Sharon and Harvey KellmanHelena Kloder and Lou Bodian
Rabbi David NessonHerman Rosenberg
Lynne and Walter RosenfeldFlorence RudichKaren Secular
Mayrav and Adam SmithFern and Donald Spitzer
Michelle and Keith UsiskinRebecca and Michael Wanatick
Our commitment to building a lasting Legacy for MJCBY continues into a third year and beyond!
Join us all in living a meaningful Jewish life.Follow the lead of our 36 Legacy Members
and Leave a Jewish Legacy!
Create a Legacy
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David Nesson, Rabbi Shana Onigman, Noam Marans-Guest Rabbi and
Cantor Maimon Attias-Cantor Emeritus
Erev rosh Hashanah ** Sunday, October 2 - Main Sanctuary Candelighting 6:18 pm
Services 6:30 pm
Services timed to allow a Yom Tov meal with family following services.
First Day rosh Hashanah Monday, October 3rd
Pseukei and Shacharit ** 8:30 am Main Sanctuary
Family Service* 9:30 - 10:15 am Frigand Hall
Torah Service & Musaf 9:45 am Main Sanctuary and Ballroom
Children’s Programs, Junior Congregation &
Teen Discussion 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Religious School Classrooms
Lunch with the Clergy 1:30 pm Frigand Hall
Taschlich Family Program 4:30-5:15 pm Speedwell Lake
(Raindate Oct. 4)
Taschlich 5:15 pm at Speedwell Lake followed by
Mincha/Maariv 6:00 pm Services - If it rains 6:30 pm at MJCBY
Second Day rosh Hashanah tuesday, October 4 Pseukei and Shacharit** 8:30 am Main Sanctuary
Family Service* 9:30 - 10:15 am Frigand Hall
Torah Service & Musaf 9:45 am Main Sanctuary and Ballroom
Children’s Programs, Junior Congregation &
Teen Discussion 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Religious School Classrooms
YOM KIppUr - Kol Nidre - October 11
Parallel Services 5:30 pm Main Sanctuary and Ballroom
Candlelighting 6:04 pm
Yom Kippur Day Wednesday, October 12 Pseukei and Shacharit** 8:30 am Main Sanctuary
Family Service* 9:30 am- 10:15 am Frigand Hall
Torah Service, Yizkor & Musaf 9:45 am Main Sanctuary and Ballroom
Children’s Programs, Junior Congregation &
Teen Discussion 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Religious School Classrooms
Mincha 4:20 pm Main Sanctuary
Ne’ilah*** 5:45 pm Main Sanctuary
Ne’ilah*** 6:10 pm Ballroom
Maariv ** followed by Havdalah &
Sounding the Shofar 7:10 pm Main Sanctuary
HIGH HOLY DAY NEWS 2016-5777
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Order your Lulav & Etrog! $36 per set
Deadline Monday, October 10
Name:_______________ Email: ______________
Lunch With the Clergy
Stay and enjoy lunch with Rabbi Nesson, Cantor Onigman and the visiting clergy and their families following services.
Enjoy lively conversation and a yontif meal.Monday, October 3 at 1:30 pm
Cost: $20 per adult
$10 per child (8-13) $5 per child (2-7)
Names: _______________________________
Email_________________________________
#______ of Adults @ $20.00 __________
#______ of Children @ $10.00 _________
#______ of Children @ $5.00 __________
HIGH HOLY DAY NEWS 2016-5777
SAVE THE DATES .....
SUKKAH rISINGSunday - October 9 - 8:00 am
DINNEr AND LAUGHtEr IN tHE SUKKAHFriday - October 21 - 6:00 pm
Eight is Never Enough Improv Sketch and Musical Comedy Show
DANCING WItH tHE tOrAHMonday - October 24 - 7:30 pm
Singing, Dancing, Drinking and Dessert
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Synagogue News
MASORTI’S NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mazel Tov to our own member, Barbara Kavadias,who was named Executive Director to the Masorti
Foundation for Conservative Judaism. The Foundation supports a traditional stream of Judaism in Irsrael, but one that is consistent with modern life.
We wish Barbara the best of luck in this important role for Judaism.
JEWISH FESTIVAL
Sunday, September 181:00 pm - 4:00 pmGottesman RTW Academy146 Dover Chester Road, Randolph
Featuring THE MACCABEATS at 2:45 pm
No charge with pre-registration. $5 per person (maximum of $20 per family) at the door. For more information contact Shay Rodney at [email protected] or (973) 929-3174.
www.jfedgmw.org
Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael is a Community Partner.
GOOD AND WELFARE:Mazel tov and Congratulations to:Helen and Ken Judkowitz on the marriage of their daughter Pamela to Chad Garber.Fran and Howard Loewensteiner on the birth of a grandson, Nathan Samuel to son Joshua and Adina Loewensteiner.Roz and Michael Blick on the birth of a grandson, Xander, to daughter Erica and Zachary Sigel.Jennifer and Ido Zairi on the Bar Mitzah of their son, Eitan, in Israel.Meri and Sol Barer on the Bar Mitzah of their grandson, Eitan, in Israel.Lisa and Norman Barta on the graduation of their son Ross from the NYU Steinhardt School Master’s Program. Robin & David LeitneroOn the marriage of their son, Brandon, to Rachel Offenburg.
Condolences to:Rebekah Conroy on the passing of her beloved father, George Conroy.
refuah Schlema to: Steven Abend, Joel Beecher, Ray Chimoff, Jacob Green, Murray Goldfinger, Phyllis Kopp, Nancy Medford, Sonya Oppenheimer, Marcia Samuels and Nancy Stupay.
Shalom ClubS H A L O M C L U B H A P P E N I N G SSEptEMBEr
the Shalom Club is a joint project of the MJCBY and the JCC of MetroWest. The Shalom Club meets on Tuesdays at
the Center at 11 am. Bring a dairy lunch and coffee and cake will be served. Guests are always welcome. For information, call MJCBY at (973) 538-9292.
Shalom Club Happenings:
September 13 - Opening Rothman Luncheon and Current Events
September 20 - Hirschhorn Speaker - Chaim Lauer “Sounds of the Shophar”
September 27 - Program - TBD
JCC Group Leader, Lori Chimoff
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T o O u r N e w M e m b e rPlease add them to your directory:
Matthew and Lauren Silverstein20 Altamont Court
Morristown, NJ [email protected](973) 715-0485 cell
Synagogue News
Looking to Give Back to Your Community
through Good Deeds?
We serve less fortunate members of the Morristown commu-nity at the Morristown Soup Kitchen, the 4th Sunday of
every month. If you’re willing to help out, please contact Lou Bodian at [email protected]. We also provide services for homeless people through our affiliation with Family Promise. If you wish to assist in this effort, please contact Keith Usiskin at [email protected].
Our SOUp-er volunteers for July were:
Rita Fand, Julie Guss Schnieder, Tina Bonito, Kim Synalovski, Sabrina Schneider, Fran Loewensteiner, Gerry Gross and Lou Bodian.
Join Us to Celebrate
October 16, 2016 at 10 a.m.
Please join the congregation and the Wolff Family to dedicate the Eastern Entrance Lift.
A Festive Brunch will follow the dedication.
“Build a Sanctuary for me, and I will dwell amongst them.” – Exodus 25:8
Building at MJCBY continues into our 117th year as we dedicatethe installation of the Lift and the renovation
of the Eastern Entrance.
Join us as we commemorate this next step in the evolution of our MJCBY home
and the next step in fulfilling the commitment to achieving full accessibility.
Please RSVP by Monday, October 10th to [email protected]
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Life Long LearningCARPE DIEM ! SEIZE THE DAY, AND THE CARP, AND THE WHITEFISH AND THE PIKE!
YOU CAN MAKE YOUr OWN GEFILtE FISH!
Just in time for Rosh Hashana! Sunday - September 25 - 10:00 am
Irv Cohen will demonstrate from beginning to end, all that needs to be done to make your Gefilte Fish.
Irv Cohen learned to make gefilte fish from his mother at the age of 9. He has been making his mom’s recipe since 1997.
Everyone will go home with the recipe and some homemade gefilte fish to taste.
A $5.OO per person registration for this programrEGIStrAtION IS LIMItED SO rSVp SOON!RSVP to Gerry [email protected] by Monday, Sept. 19,or call the office 973 538 9292
A.W.E. SHABBATShabbat - September 17 - 10:30 am
Join us as we prepare our minds and hearts for the New Year through Prayer.
“What will you pray for in the New Year?”
A look at some of the key prayer moments of the Yamim Noraim,and the opportunity to reflect on the prayers in our hearts.Materials prepared by Rabbi Nesson and Cantor Onigman especially for this session.
Led by Cantor Onigman RSVP to Cantor Onigman at [email protected]
(Alternative Worship Experience)
JOIN MJCBY’S THEATRE CLUBON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, AT 8PM
MOVIE NIGHT Sunday - September 25 - 7:00 pm WISH I WAS HErE - Aidan Bloom is a 35-year-old father of two, struggling to be an actor in L.A. while his wife, Sarah works a tedious data job. In order to send their kids to a good school, they rely on help from Aidan’s father, Gabe, who insisted they go to an Orthodox Jewish day school.
This is a theme that resonates with many of us, and should generate a great after-movie discussion. Popcorn and soda are free, as is the movie.
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the Judie Gerstein Early Learning Center
Saturday 10:30 - 11:30 am
September 10 November 12
December 10
Sing Y pray Y Craft
the best way to begin Saturday morning with your preschooler!
Afterwards, join the congregation for a Kiddush Lunch.
Feel free to bring friends! Open to the Community!
Shalom Yeladim, classroom 9
with Morah Shari
It’S SHALOM YELADIM HOLIDAY CHALLAH tIME!Dear Families,
Shalom Yeladim is offering fresh baked (and really delicious!) HOLIDAY ROUND raisin, egg or plain challah for order. These challah will be delivered to the synagogue on Thursday, September 29 (prior to Rosh Hashanah) and Thursday, October 6 (prior to Yom Kippur). All of the challah are made locally in a nut free, certified kosher facility. Holiday Challahs will cost $5.00 and we accept cash or checks (made payable to SHALOM YELADIM).
The deadline for ordering Holiday Challah is WEDNESDAY, SEptEMBEr 21!!
Please be sure to complete the form below in full. Payment must be received at the time of order. Checks should be made out to SHALOM YELADIM with your completed form marked,“MADDIE FORMAN 4’s.”
Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.
Thank you!Sara Forman, SYPO Challah Coordinator
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A t t O r N E Y S A t L A WSusan M. Joseph Esq.
Lovas, Akselrad & Joseph(973)927-8850
431 Route 10 East, Suite 2ARandolph, NJ 07869
Family News
We look forward to having you share
in celebration of Zachary becoming a
Bar Mitzvah on the weekend of September
23-24, 2016.
Zachary is an Honor Society student at the
Long Valley Middle School. His recent trip
to Israel, with our extended family, helped
further connect him with the Land of Israel
and the Jewish people. While in Israel, he
did a service project, working to harvest
food for the poor together with Leket
Israel. He was also a host of shlichim from
Israel to his summer camp.
Zachary is a team player in Long Valley
football, lacrosse and basketball teams
– even playing on the inaugural Israel
Lacrosse team this summer in Denver,
Colorado. His individual accomplishments
include attaining a 2nd degree black
belt in Tae Kwon Do and playing musical
instruments. He is also interested in the
arts and sciences. He is compassionate
and caring and has wonderful relationships
with his siblings and family, schoolmates,
teammates and friends.
Naomi and Rick Byank
Alexandra, Victoria and Juliana
ZACHArY MICHAEL BYANK
Matthew and Julie Guss Schneider are
delighted to invite family, friends and
the congregation to celebrate as their
daughter, Sabrina Leigh, is called to the
Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, Sep-
tember 10.
Sabrina is a Dean’s List student in the
seventh grade at Gottesman RTW Academy
in Randolph. She is also an accomplished
tennis player. Sabrina loves the limelight.
One of her favorite things too is being
up on the stage singing and acting. Her
most recent performance was as Dorothy
in her middle school musical, The Wizard
of Oz. Sabrina also enjoys being a camper
at Camp Harlam in Pennsylvania, where
she recently spent her fourth summer. She
is thrilled that many of her close Harlam
friends will be sharing in her special day.
Sabrina has a sweet and patient way
about her, and she decided to put that
to good use at Lester Housing for her bat
mitzvah project. It was there that she
helped cheer up seniors by spending hours
with the residents, building puzzles with
them, singing with them and listening
to their interesting life stories. Sabrina
also volunteered at the Morristown Soup
Kitchen, serving lunches to the hungry.
She instantly felt grateful for the life that
she has and saw how important it is to
help others who are less fortunate.
We are very proud of, not only the
considerate and kind young adult that
Sabrina is, but of also how hard Sabrina
works, and how much she dedicates herself
to whatever project she chooses to take
on. Studying for her bat mitzvah was no
exception.
Our family would like to thank Cantor
Shana, Rabbi Nesson, Gerry Gross, Mia
Mutascio, the teachers at Gottesman RTW
Academy and her pre-school teachers at
Shalom Yeladim, where she began her
Jewish education. Sabrina couldn’t have
done this so well without all of your
support.
The Guss-Schneider family feels fortunate
to celebrate Sabrina with our many
family and friends, as well as with the
congregation. Mazel tov!
SABrINA LEIGH SCHNEIDEr
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religious School News
MINYONAIRESThe Minyonaires are proud to announce their new officers:
prESIDENtS: Daniel Rubin Shane Perlow Sam Wanatick
1St VICE prESIDENtS: Darcy Schleifstein
Zach Marcus Sarah Sontupe
VICE prESIDENtS: Alex Wanatick Lance Perlow
Anna Fleischman Mark Reilly Sarah Reilly
Jacob Grayzel
The first Minyonaire Shabbat is September 17, when we
will install our officers
SEptEMBEr9/17 First Junior Congregation
9/18 OPENING DAY
9/21 School in Session
9/24 Junior Congregation
9/25 School in Session
Tefillah Together
9/28 School in Session
KADIMAWe are happy to welcome Dania (Dani) Rothenberg as our new Kadima Advisor.
Dania holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art and a minor in Jewish American Studies from Montclair State University. Dania currently works for Camp Ramah in the Berkshires as the Development Assistant and Alumni Relations Coordinator. In the past, she worked at Congergation Beth El in South Orange, NJ as a sixth and seventh grade Jewish studies and history teacher. She is a food connoisseur who enjoys art and museums, listening to NPR, reading, and relaxing with friends and family. She is excited to take on the Kadima leader
I look forward to meeting your Kadimanik (6th-8th grader) at our first event: Sunday, September 25, right after religious school.
Dani
USYWelcome back from what we hope was a great summer for everyone! We are looking forward to another wonderful year of amazing programs for our USY chapter for 9th-12th Grade. There are many new and exciting events planned and we hope everyone takes advantage of everything the program has to offer.
Keep an eye out for our membership information packets, which will include a calendar of events through June, membership application, and key information about the youth group. Please return your membership forms right away so we can keep you and your child(ren) up to date with email reminders and important information.
USY Advisor - Aly Greenstein [email protected]
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PerSonal ShoPPing aPPointmentS
tO ArrANGE AN AppOINtMENt At tHE SIStErHOOD JUDAICA GIFt SHOp DUrING “OFF” HOUrS CONtACt:
Sharon (973) 285-1877 [email protected]
Donna (973) 895-5553 [email protected]
Dorothy (973) [email protected]
Vivian (973) [email protected]
Sisterhood News
For information, please contact your Torah Fund Chair, Jill Frankel, 973-598-8849 or [email protected]
SAVE THE DATE!PAID UP DINNER
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6 AT 6
FLAG down your friends, and PLEDGE
to have a good time!
Have a Simcha coming up? B’Nai Mitzvah, Wedding, Baby...
Why not consider setting up your very own “Simcha Registry” at the Sisterhood
Judaica Gift Shop and let them know the “favorite things” that
are on your wish list!
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Sisterhood News
I S YOUR P R IDE AND JOY OF F TO CO L L EGE ?
A L LOW S ISTERHOOD
TO S END GOODIE P A C KAGES TO YOUR CO L L EGE STUDENT AWAY F ROM HOME DUR ING THE Y EAR !
(undergraduate only)
Another good reason to be aSisterhood Member!
Send Lois Lieberman your child’s name and undergraduate college address:
NEW YEAR! NEW YOU!HOLIStIC ApprOACH tO rESILIENCE AND WELL-BEING
Thursday - September 29 - 7:30pm
Resilience is the key to managing stress and living at one’s highest potential. This presentation offers evidence-based tools that can easily be incorporated into busy lives. These holistic tools promote resiliency, positive well-being and optimal living.
Sunnie Mortimer BSN, RN, HWNC-BC is a board certified Holistic Nurse and Nurse Coach. She is a certified Holistic Stress Management Instructor, and teaches individual and group classes in holistic stress management. Sunnie is certified in a brain training system called Interactive Metronome, a multi-session program designed to facilitate brain improvement in adults and children. Additionally, Sunnie is an acupressure practitioner of Jin Shin Jyutsu.
Please RSVP to Leslie Levyby September [email protected]
SISTERHOOD DUES $36.00INVOICE fOR 2016-2017
Make this year extra special by joining Sisterhood. Foster new friendships, participate in social activities and financial support of our synagogue by strengthen-ing our community, and foster global identity through affiliation with Women’s League of Conservative Judaism. These are a few of the benefits of your membership. Active or not, for only $36.00, you are welcome to join us for our Paid-Up Membership Dinner in the fall where the opportunity to win prizes from our awesome gift baskets is possible. Dorothy Cohen, Financial Secretary
Please send your $36.00 by October 16 toMJCBY Sisterhood-177 Speedwell Ave,
Morristown, NJ 07960Name __________________________
Email __________________________
Tel ____________________________
Address_________________________
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BUILDING rENOVAtION FUND Dorothy & Irv Cohen in memory of Hildegard Joseph.Ellen & Joel Charm to Janet Appelbaum in memory of her husband, Mel.Julie & Bill Lupatkin in memory of Betha Lupatkin.
CANtOr’S FUNDRuth Kantrowitz in memory of Miriam Morchower.
CHEVrA KADISHA FUNDBurt Brenman in memory of Vida Jessica Brenman.Shirley Linder Storgion in memory of Louis Linder.
EDUCAtION ENDOWMENt FUNDDeborah & Mark Bender in honor of the marriage of their daughter, Tracy, to Vivek Damadaran.Hilde Spain to Janet Appelbaum in memory of her husband, Mel.Arline & Selwyn Bandes to Hilde Spain for her Women’s League Honor.Beatrice Mintz in memory of Nelson Mintz.Nancy & Robert Berns to Ivy & Jay Rubin in honor of Daniel’s “18 under 18” award.Bonnie & Tom Welsh in honor of Murray Goldfinger’s “special” birthday.Israela & Cy Halpern to Eliza & Todd Schleifstein-best wishes in your new home.Debbie & Doug Goldstein to Heidi Schleifer in memory of her father, Albert Schleifer.Harriet & David Sakofs in honor of the marriage of their daughter, Rachel, to Joshua Schachter.Linda & Larry Kornreich in memory of Robert A. Lewis.Hilde Spain to Sharon & Rick Barkauskas in honor of their grandson, Grant David Barkauskas; to Herman Rosenberg on his “special” birithday; to Harriet & David Sakofs in honor of the marriage of their daughter, Rachel, to Joshua Schachter.
GEMILUt HASADIM FUNDSheila & Steven Gudis in memory of Ruth Gudis.Lynne & Joel Goldman in memory of Elaine Friedman.
LIBrArY FUNDElaine Feldman in memory of Clara Goldberg.
MINYONAIrErS FUNDIlene Wolff to Janet Appelbaum in memory of her husband, Mel.
MJCBY LIFt FUNDLinda & Lee Rosenbaum to Janet Appelbaum in memory of her husband, Mel.Linda & Larry Kornriech to Janet Appelbaum in memory of her husband, Mel.Fern & Donald Spitzer to Janet Appelbaum in memory of her husband, Mel.Beverly Zagofsky & Larry Weinstein to Janet Appelbaum in memory of her husband, Mel.Rose & Herb Levine to Janet Appelbaum in memory of her husband, Mel.Nancy Goldband to Janet Appelbaum in memory of her husband, Mel.Meryl & Michael Balaban to Janet Appelbaum in memory of her husband, Mel Appelbaum.Linda & Lee Rosenbaum to Harriet & David Sakofs in honor of the marriage of their daughter, Rachel, to Josh Schachter.Judith & Norman Schachtel in memory of Anna Schachtel.Sharon & Rick Barkauskas in honor of the birth of their grandson, Grant David Barkauskas.Rose & Herb Levine get well to Joel Beecher.Susan & John Salsberg in memory of Jeanette Epstein.Yoram & Roberta Meyer to Fran & Howard Loewensteiner in honor of the birth of their grandson, Nathan Loewensteiner; to Sharon & Rick Barkauskas in honor of the birth of their grandson, Grant.
ContributionsMJCBY LIFt FUND Harriet & David Sakofs in honor of the marriage of their daughter, Rachel, to Joshua Schachter.Linda & Larry Kornriech to Fran & Howard Loewensteiner on the birth of their grandson, Nathan Loewensteiner & Sharon & Rick Barkauskas on the birth of their grandson, Grant David Barkauskas. Fern & Donald Spitzer to Fran & Howard Loewensteiner in honor of the birth of their grandson, Nathan Loewensteiner.Linda & Larry Kornriech to Elli & Ray Chimoff good luck in their new home.Fern & Donald Spitzer to Herman Rosenberg in honor of his special birthday.Ivy, Jay & Daniel Rubin to Beth Ackerman & David Percely in honor of Joshua’s Bar Mitzvah.Debbie Brody in memory of Sol & Rachel Green.
prAYEr BOOK FUNDLinda & Lee Rosenbaum to Audrey Pancis in memory of her mother, Charlotte Elwin.The Prentiss Family to Audrey Pancis in memory of her mother, Charlotte Erwin.
rABBI'S DISCrEtIONArY FUNDIsraela & Cy Halpern in memory of Max Kesten.Babette & Norman Kornbleuth in memory of Frieda Feuer.Sue Jacobowitz in memory of Leah Cylinder.Ken & Joyce Sidman in memory of Susan Reich.Hedy Gropper Starr in memory of Helen Morchower.Peter & Nina Blank in memory of Leo Blank.Rona & Matthew Epstein in memory of Sherwin Epstein.Barbara Grandis in memory of Bernie Grandis.Barbara & Marvin Kolsky in memory of Marge Kolsky.Max Weiss in memory of Agnes Weiss.Berverly & Neil Kolsky in memory of Margaret Kolsky.Joan Alterman in memory of Herbert S. Alterman.
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Contributions to explore options for contributions seehttp://www.mjcby.org/about-us/donate/
MJCBY LIFT FUND
Last year, the Board of Directors committed to install a lift in the
Eastern Entrance. The lift will make access from the parking lot and East-ern Entrance up to the main floor – the Sanctuary level – a seamless transition. We are pleased to let you know that – with generous donations
from the Wolff Family, Sisterhood and members of our com-munity – we are well on our way to making our facility fully accessible! With your help, the lift will be operational before High Holy Day services. Our congregational family will knock down the last obstacle to full accessibility and will make our synagogue building truly welcoming. Please join with us to help achieve this critical next step in MJCBY’s journey - L' dor vador and level to level. Please consider one of the following contribution categories and help us achieve this goal.
$5,000 and above, $3,600, $2,500, $1,800, $500, $360, $180
Your contribution may be mailed to the office. Please indicate Lift Fund.
If you would prefer to put your donation on a credit card, please call Gerry Gross at (973) 538-9292.
FOR SALE
Small office complex for sale at 425 Route 10 East in Randolph. Main building and separate cottage - with FULLY FURNISHED LAW OFFICE SUITE on main floor, plus two tenant spaces - one leased and one available.
Call (973) 989-2400
rELIGIOUS SCHOOL tZEDAKAH FUNDRachel Richman & Steve Lipsky in memory of Harriet Lipsky.
SHALOM YELADIM FUNDFern & Donald Spitzer to Sharon & Rick Barkauskas in honor of the birth of their grandson, Grant David Barkauskas.Gary & Kim Gerstein in memory of Edward Gerstein.Fern & Donald Spitzer to Rebekah Conroy in memory of her father, George Conroy.Fern & Donald Spitzer to Karen & Scott London in honor of Kaitlyn’s Bat Mitzvah.
SOUp KItCHEN FUNDRuth Kantrowitz in memory of Alex Morchower.Betty & Arnold Goldstein in memory of Oscar Goldstein.Marilyn & Alex Miller in memory of Clarice Nadler.Elaine Zudick in memory of Morris Zudick.Janet & Irwin Dorros in memory of Gail Dorfman & Harry Dorros.Irene Solondz to Audrey Pancis in memory of her mother, Charlotte Elwin.Lee Nowikas Landau in memory of Walter Nowikas.Meri & Sol Barer in memory of Isaac & Chaja Barer.Janet & Irwin Dorros in memory of Alex & Dora Levine.Susan Moss & Avis Victor in memory of Helen Segar Devor.
YAHrZEIt FUNDRuth Van Vort in memory of Philip Van Vort & Charles Toffel.Jane Van Wiemokly in memory of Samuel Sains.Arline & Selwyn Bandes in memory of Harry Bandes.
Margi & Leo Josephs in memory of Harry Josephs.
Phyllis & Paul Kopp in memory of Paul Bryan Hantman
& Frank Saywer.
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YahrzeitsSHABBAt SEptEMBEr 2 & 3 Av September 30 3 Gertrude Klein * Louis Kripple * Mildred Goldstein * Minnie Greenberg Minnie Young *Elul September 1 4 Dora Weissman Stone Hans Joseph * Louis Levine Madeline Schulman Richard Goldsmith * Samuel Cylinder *2 5 Judith Weiss Michael Freed Morris Clurman Robert Goldman 3 6 Stephanie Muller * Susan Warshaw *4 7 Annette Dunn Eva Cooperman Howard Sawyer James Josephson Rose Rachlin 5 8 Abraham Werner * Annie Winter * Clara Schwartz * Harold Rudorfer 6 9 Joseph Kronish Morris Weinstein Rose Haimowitz *
SHABBAt SEptEMBEr 9 & 10 Elul September 7 10 David Goldberg Florence Suval Jerald Reingold Max Katz * Philip Miller Richard Bodner 8 11 Armand Feldman * Bluma Rothman * Fannie Hochman * Hyman Kravetsky * Joseph Cohen * Lena Clurman Maurice Rubin * Samuel Smukler *
SHABBAt SEptEMBEr 9 & 10 Elul September 9 12 Katherine Schweber Morton Nesson *10 13 Fam. Solomon Goldfinger * Geraldine Graf Murray Gruber * Nathan Frost Rose Wenarsky *11 14 Ethel Pfeffer * Jack Mintz * Jules Max Gerwin Laurie Gordon * Minnie Dunay *12 15 Dorothy Stern *13 16 Albert Bender Florence Kefford Frances Grobman SHABBAt SEptEMBEr 16 & 17 Elul September 14 17 Charles Segal Max Klein Philip Kantrowitz * Regina Kesten Fisch *15 18 Devorah Kotlarskaya Ellen Lewin Ida Silinsky Sidney Levine Sol Gutes 16 19 Alfred Rueff Emanuel Wolf Harry Ginsberg Robert Miller 17 20 Abraham Silverstein * Bertel Hirsch Rose Epstein * William Elman 18 21 Esther Balter * Helen Schlosberg * Herman Grandis Moshe Goldin *19 22 Jack Cohen Jonathan Kelter Robert Weinstock Rose Gordon * Walter Jacobowitz 20 23 Allan Miller * Arthur Hertz Harry Cutler * Sherry Rosenbaum
SHABBAt SEptEMBEr 23 & 24 Elul September 21 24 Albert Levinsky * Irwin Wasserman * Louis Rudich Philip Nadler 22 25 Joseph Frost Bonnie Sheller David Chanin Edith Adler * Frank Stave Howard Kane Irving Lieb Jessica Levin Simon Spivak 24 27 Clara Bellings * Diana Levy Dorothy Mullivor Sadie Seiden *25 28 Bernice Balaban * Hyman Rubinstein * Jack Suval * Jacques Shapiro * Lily Mandel Morris Beck Robert Heiser Samuel Schwartz 26 29 Arnold Boxer * Gertrude Levine 27 30 Fanny Newmark * Sidney Rubin
*denotes a plaque on the Yahrzeit wall.
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E V E N t S - S E p t E M B E r D A Y D A t E t I M E
BARECHU AND BBQ AT LOANTAKA PARK FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2 5:30 PM
JUDIE GERSTEIN EARLY LEARNING CENTER - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 6 9:15 AM
TOT SHABBAT SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 10 10:30 AM
TGIS (THANK G-D IT'S SHABBAT) FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16 5:30 PM
JUDIE GERSTEIN EARLY LEARNING CENTER - BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15 7:00 PM
INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICERS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16 7:30 PM
AWE SHABBAT SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 17 10:30 AM
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL OPENING DAY SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18 9:30 AM
MORRIS COUNTY JEWISH FESTIVAL SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 18 1 TO 4 PM
SELICHOT - MAARIV/HAVDALAH FOLLOWED BY PROGRAM SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24 7:45 PM
LLL - HOW TO MAKE GEFILTE FISH WITH IRVING COHEN SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25 10:00 AM
MORRISTOWN FESTIVAL ON THE GREEN SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25 12 PM-5 PM
MOVIE NIGHT - WISH I WAS HERE SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 25 7:00 PM
SISTERHOOD PROGRAM - NEW YEAR! NEW YOU! THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29 7:30 PM
SUKKAH RISING SUNDAY OCTOBER 9 8:00 AM
DEDICATION OF LIFT SUNDAY OCTOBER 16 10:00 AM
DINNER AND LAUGHTER IN THE SUKKAH FRIDAY OCTOBER 21 6:00 PM
SCOTCH AND CIGARS IN THE SUKKAH SATURDAY OCTOBER 22 7:00 PM
DANCING WITH THE TORAH MONDAY OCTOBER 24 7:30 PM
Go to MJCBY.OrG for more information about events.
MJCBY NEWS Quick Look
� �The Board of Directors of MJCBY
invites the congregation to celebrate the installation of our new officers,
Friday Night, September 16 at 7:30 pm.
A festive Oneg Shabbat follows services!� �
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600 Speedwell Avenue Morris Plains, NJ 07950 973-539-3300
Christine M. Dangler, Mgr.-.N.J. Lic. No. 4706 Kip M. Dangler, Dir.- N.J. Lic. No. 3992
James E. Dangler 1948 – 2005
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The same high quality and low prices you expect from ShopRite and now KOSHER too!!!
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Beth Israel Cemetery Association
Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls
Preferred Rates for Congregat ion Members
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If you have a story, please email Alise at [email protected]
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