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AlonAlonO C T O B E R 2 0 1 0 / T I S H R E I - C H E S H V A 5 7 7 1
Volume 35 • Issue 2
N E W S L E T T E R
P. O . B o x 5 3 0 5 • 8 7 9 S o u t h B e v e r w y c k R o a d • P a r s i p p a n y, N e w J e r s e y 0 7 0 5 4
D A T E S T O R E M E M B E R
10/1 SIMCHAT TORAH
7:30PM CONSECRATION OF NEW STUDENTS, TEMPLE BAND
10/211:00AM TORAH STUDY IN SUKKAH
10/7 7:00PM SISTERHOOD MEETING
10/8 7:30PM SHABBAT SERVICE OF RENEWAL
10/910:30AM BAT MITZVAH - SASHA ROSE BARON
10/10 NO SCHOOL
10/11BOOK FAIR ALL WEEK IN L IBRARY
10/12 7:00PM SISTERHOOD WINE & C HEESE / VENDOR SALE
10/1412:00PM LUNCH & L EARN
7:30PM RABBI REFORM JUD. CELEBRATION CLASS
10/15 7:30PM SHABBAT HALLELU - SERVICE IN SONG
7:30PM JUNIOR SHABBAT
10/1610:30AM BAT MITZVAH - ALLISON JUN GROSS
10/197:00PM SISTERHOOD MAH JONGG
10/21 RABBI REFORM JUD. TRIP TO ALBANY
10/2310:30 BAT MITZVAH - JULIA KIRSCHENBAUM
10/237:00PM BATY M YSTERY NIGHT (GRADES 3 & UP)10/257:30PM BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
10/30 10:30AM 7TH GRADE SHABBAT & L UNCHEON
11/4NO SCHOOL
7:00PM SISTERHOOD MEETING
7:30PM RABBI REFORM JUD. CELEBRATION CLASS
11/56:00PM TOT SHABBAT
11/612:00PM TORAH STUDY
“AN UNDELIVERED HIGHHOLY DAY SERMON: STAND FOR ISRAEL"
Continued on page 12
Though I chose not to deliver a formal sermon on Israel thispast High Holy Day season, the first time in many years, Ibelieve it is imperative to devote my monthly article to
Israel's current situation.In the aftermath of the recent White House meeting that
President Obama hosted between Israeli Prime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the HashemiteKingdom of Jordan President Abdullah Hussein and PalestinianPresident Mahmoud Abbas, I need to support the following "Standfor Israel Statement" of the New Jersey United Jewish Communities.
Its purpose is "to counter the growing efforts to delegitimize theState of Israel and its right to live in peace within safe and defensi-ble borders. We believe Israel is subjected to unfair treatment, andare convinced that defending Israel means defending the values thatmade and sustain Western civilization. The Friends of Israel Initiativeis formed on the basis of the following convictions:"
“Israel is a Western country...Israel's right to exist should not be questioned...Israel, as a sovereign country, has the right to self-defense...Israel is on our side...We believe in peace, but peace in the Middle East is not just
about Israel and the Palestinians...We share the same threats and challenges...“In the spirit of solidarity with the State of Israel and in recog-
nition that we, the Western nations, must stand together lest we falltogether, we therefore launch the "Friends of Israel Initiative" to dothe following:
TEMPLE OFFICE973-887-0046
TEMPLE FAX973-887-9386
TEMPLE E-MAIL [email protected]
Rabbi Ronald Kaplan973-650-5256
(confidential e-mail messages [email protected])
Cantor Inna Serebro-Litvak 973-993-8070
EDUCATORBarrie Halpern973-887-0046
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORMarc Colton
973-722-2358
TEMPLE WEBSITEwww.tbaparsippany.org
HONORARY TRUSTEESPast Presidents:
Marc Colton . . . . . . . . . 973-722-2358Sheldon Eichenbaum . . 973-299-9341Bruce Samitt. . . . . . . . . 973-299-9811Michael Scher. . . . . . . . 973-335-2274Joyce Marlin . . . . . . . . . 973-887-0818Ellen Reiber . . . . . . . . . 973-386-1267
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Sobel* . . . . . . . . . . .973-983-9616
1st Vice President . . . . . . . . Sally Glick* . . . . . . . . . . .908-647-6544
2nd Vice President . . . . . . . . Julie Friedberg* . . . . . . . .973-394-0906
Financial Secretary . . . . . . . . Stephen Beloff* . . . . . . . .973-515-9666
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Kay* . . . . . . . . . . . .973-263-0581
Recording Secretary . . . . . . Ruth Hochman* . . . . . . . .973-402-4663
Parliamentarian . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Morrison* . . . . . . . . . .973-540-0351
Sisterhood President . . . . . . Laurie Lindner* . . . . . . . .973-503-1441
Men’s Club President . . . . . . Brian Finn* . . . . . . . . . . . .973-361-6995
C O M M I T T E E C H A I R P E R S O N S
Accountant . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Jacoby . . . . . . . . . .973-503-0757Adult Education . . . . . . . . . . Abram Kirschenbaum* . . .973-299-2152Adult Mitzvah Program . . . . Alan Tarr* . . . . . . . . . . . . .973-227-4778ALON Design . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy NussbaumGiercyk* .973-586-1883ALON Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Goldman* . . . . . . .973-784-3947B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator . . Dana Sobel* . . . . . . . . . .973-983-9616Book Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Tiedrich . . . . . . . . . .973-627-0154Caring Committee . . . . . . . . JoEllen Grossman . . . . . .973-386-9154 Community Relations . . . . . . Robert Marlin . . . . . . . . . .973-887-0818Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhonda Jacoby* . . . . . . . .973-503-0757Gift Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhonda Jacoby* . . . . . . . .973-503-0757Historian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harvey Hockstein . . . . . . .973-887-8461Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harold Vex* . . . . . . . . . . .973-887-7593Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ira Decker . . . . . . . . . . . .973-386-1376Membership (Awareness) . . . Deb Hauss . . . . . . . . . . .973-588-3030Membership (Recruitment) . . Laura Gurth* . . . . . . . . . .973-285-3448Membership (Temple Life) . . Jackie Burge* . . . . . . . . . .973-335-0723Mitzvah Brigade . . . . . . . . . . Paul Miller . . . . . . . . . . . .973-515-9022Nominating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OpenOnegs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OpenPublicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Goldstein . . . . . . . . .973-287-7559Ritual Co-Chair . . . . . . . . . . . Renee Grasso . . . . . . . . .973-928-2906Ritual Co-Chair . . . . . . . . . . . Joyce Marlin* . . . . . . . . . .973-887-0818Scrip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cindy Lipton . . . . . . . . . . .973-539-6524Shiva Minyans . . . . . . . . . . . Stan Akst . . . . . . . . . . . . .973-586-0121Soup Kitchen . . . . . . . . . . . . Bayla Kolton . . . . . . . . . .973-335-6944 Strategic Planning . . . . . . . . Eric Friedberg . . . . . . . . .973-394-0906Tree of Life & Yahrzeit Plaques Temple Office . . . . . . . . . .973-887-0046Tributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marvin Harris . . . . . . . . . .973-263-0820Ways/Means (Fundraising) . . Rich Cantor . . . . . . . . . . .973-887-1983Webmaster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marc Colton* . . . . . . . . . .973-722-2358Youth Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandy NussbaumGiercyk* .973-586-1883
T E M P L E B E T H A M D I R E C T O R Y* Board of Trustees
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C A N T O R ’ S C O R N E R
What a great start we had this year!
Although the holidays seemed to take everyone
by surprise by starting so early in September, the great
preparation that went in to making the Days of Awe a
truly unforgettable experience at Temple Beth Am was
noticed by everyone. From the Ritual Committee,
under co-chairs Joyce Marlin and Renee Grasso, that
worked tirelessly to ensure the mailing of the tickets
and many other logistic parts of the High Holidays; and
the ushers, under the leadership of Steve Beloff,
whose welcoming sets the mood for all the guests; to
the Beautification Committee, under the supervision of
Dana Sobel and Ruth Hochman, that made Temple
Beth Am look beautiful inside and out; and to all the
people behind the scenes: Marc Colton, Howard Vex,
Ron Serafin and Shalene Tannu.
My special gratitude to the people who worked
intensely over the summer on the wonderful music that
is so different on the High Holidays. Our Temple Beth
Am choir, which grew so much over the last few
months, made us all very proud. The following people
sang at the High Holiday services: Alan Bogart,
Elizabeth Borow, Jackie Burge, Nancy Crandall, Kathy
Decker, Sheldon Eichenbaum, Cy Friedman, Bruce
Goldman, Laura Gurth, Rebecca Jurow, Linda Kay,
Bayla Kolton, Maxine and Gene Lee, Steve Lessick,
Robert Lowy and Rose Ann Zaloshinsky. David
Goodstein was also going to participate, but unfortu-
nately was unable to do so due
to family circumstances. The
members of the choir gave up
numerous evenings with their families, as well as the
pleasure of sitting with their families during the servic-
es. Iouri’s creativity once again added new melodies
to the service. I also want to thank the instrumentalists,
professional and volunteers, who participated at the
services: Adrian Daurov (cello), Merinda Adams
(harp), Jacob Rudolph (trumpet), Renee Brandler
(clarinet) and Wendy Livingston (flute).
Barrie Halpern, our education director, was in
charge of the youth services, and made them so very
special this year to all the youngsters who attended
the services.
The rabbi’s sermons were very inspiring and
thought-provoking. He never ceases to surprise us
with the spins he puts on different subjects.
Alan Sobel, our temple president, clearly puts his
whole heart and mind into any Temple Beth Am affair
and is always a pleasure to share a bima with.
I am sure that the good feelings that we still carry
after the last shofar blast is sounded will remain
throughout the year.
I hope that all of you will also come and celebrate
Simchat Torah, when we unroll the Torah scroll, and
that each of you will be able to view all five books and
listen to the excerpts of the ancient teaching.
Cantor Inna Serebro-Litvak [email protected]
Temp l e Beth Am Board Mee t i n g s Ar e op e n t o a l l Membe r s .
Pl e a s e j o i n u s a t 7 :30 PM o n
Oc t o b e r 2 5t h No v e m b e r 2 2n d
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P R E S I D E N T ’ S M E S S A G E
As I write this article, I had just completedthe halfway point of the High Holidaymarathon. Rosh Hashanah had just
become a fading memory as we moved forward to thecelebration of Yom Kippur. I must tell you that partici-pating during all four Rosh Hashanah services wastruly an exhilarating experience.
Many of our outstanding leaders received hon-ors during Rosh Hashanah and many more werecalled upon during Yom Kippur. But of all the honorsgiven out during the High Holidays, I was privilegedwith the greatest honor of all, the honor of addressingthe entire congregation as your president.
In preparing the Rosh Hashanah speech, Iwanted it to be real special for all of you. Because thiswas the first time many of you had the opportunity tohear my voice, I wanted my words to be meaningfuland I wanted to make a positive first impression.Based on the generous feedback I received, I believemy objectives were achieved.
But my real goal was much more than to makea good first impression; my real goal was to motivateour Temple Beth Am membership into action.Because, without action, my words will becomemeaningless. Without action, my words will becomean empty promise.
During my address, I asked you to “considerhow you can help make a difference in ensuring ourTemple Beth Am future is bright.” I asked thisbecause, now more than ever, our congregation
needs each and every mem-ber’s help. There are a multi-tude of ways that you canmake a positive difference forour congregation—all you have to do is start byspeaking up. I would like to offer you the opportunityto do so.
As part of our strategic plan, we will be organiz-ing several small neighborhood parlor meetings at fel-low members’ homes for you to participate in. It is ourhope to get as many of you to come and share youropinions on what we can do to make the temple morerelevant for you and your children. We want you tohelp us define a Temple Beth Am value propositionthat works for you.
With more than 200 member units representingapproximately 600 people, we have a great opportu-nity to provide diverse and meaningful prayer, educa-tion, networking, socializing and tzedakah programs.But as I expressed in my Rosh Hashanah speech, itcan’t happen unless you can find the time to makeyour Reform Jewish community a priority in your lives.At a minimum I ask that you at least make one of ourparlor meetings a priority to participate in.
L’Shana Tova,Alan Sobel
President973-994-9494
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The Religious School has gotten off to a terrific start!
We have more than 120 students in gradesKindergarten through 10th grade. We welcome all thenew members to our “temple family.” We also welcomefour new teachers this year, Dawn Abraham, LynnCutler, Randi Elkin and Ilisia Kissner, as well as ourreturning teachers Lisa Margolis, Millie and Joel Lipkin,Heather Schweizer, Fariba Mahgerefteh and CantorInna. Rabbi Kaplan, Jackie Burge and I are teachingthe Confirmation Academy.
I am very excited to tell you about an extremelyspecial addition to our faculty. Her name is Michal Kfir,a teenager from Ra’anana, Israel, who finished highschool and is spending a year in America. Michal wasborn in America and actually lived in Parsippany untilher parents moved to Israel when she was a child.Michal is part of the Shaliach emissary program spon-sored by the Israel Program Center of the UnitedJewish Communities. Michal will be spending at least15 days with us this year planning unique and creativeprograms for our children. This exciting addition to ourcurriculum will make Israel come alive to our boys andgirls by allowing them the opportunity to get to knowsomeone from Israel personally.
The new High Holy Day programs we estab-lished this year were a big success. The younger stu-dents enjoyed celebrating the High Holy Days by par-ticipating in the “High Holy Day Experience” with funcrafts and games, while the older students took part ina special Junior Congregation, with a wonderful song
leader, Eric Tapper, adding tothe ruach, spirit, of the holi-day.
Our children celebratedthe next Tishrei holiday, Sukkot, by making decorationsfor the Sukkah. In addition, each class visited theSukkah and had the chance to perform the mitzvah ofshaking the lulav and etrog.
This month is Simchat Torah, the holiday whenwe finish reading the Torah and begin reading it again.It is a very special holiday for our new Religious Schoolstudents, who will participate in a consecration cere-mony, a service in which the children commemoratebeginning their Jewish education at our temple. Eachparticipant will receive a special gift of a small Torah aswell as something sweet to symbolize the sweetnessof learning.
Our Jewish Book Fair starts on Tuesday, October12, and continues until October 17. There will be a vari-ety of books for children of all ages ranging in pricefrom a few dollars to approximately $20. The studentswill have the opportunity to go to the book fair with theirclass, or you are welcome to stop by the fair before orafter school with your child.
This month ends with a special new initiative atTemple Beth Am. The Hey class (seventh graders) isleading a Shabbat morning service on October 30 inpreparation for when the students will become Bar orBat Mitzvahs. In the past, all of the class services havebeen on a Friday night. Some children have neverattended a Saturday morning Shabbat service andwon’t until they become Bar or Bat Mitzvahs them-selves. We believe that this wonderful service opportu-nity will help the Hey class students feel more comfort-able and knowledgeable on their special simcha,happy occasion.
Chag Sameach, Happy Holidays,
Morah Barrie Halpern Education Director
R E L I G I O U S S C H O O L
1 Friday 7:30 p.m.
Simchat Torah & Consecration Service
(Service welcoming all new Religious School students)
10 Sunday
Columbus Day Weekend (No School)
12-17 Tuesday-Sunday
Book Fair
30 Saturday 10:30 a.m.
7th grade (Hey) class
leads Shabbat Services/Lunch
October ’s Events
S I S T E R H O O D
Iwant to start off by thanking Marcia Mauro,
Marilyn Beloff, Nancy Crandall, Heather
Schweizer, Randi Foster, Rhonda Jacoby,
Andrea Jacoby, Dana Sobel, Becky Sobel, Sarah
Sobel and Ellie Hockstein for their help shopping, set-
ting up, preparing and serving food for the Tashlich
luncheon, Religious School breakfast and the Break-
fast nosh on Yom Kippur. I want to thank Dana Sobel
for baking more than 200 great-tasting honey breads
for the congregation and zucchini breads for the Break-
fast nosh. As always our thanks go to Marc Colton and
Ron Serafin for always being such a big help to the
Sisterhood. Volunteers are imperative to the success
of all of our events. Please join Sisterhood this year
and help support our religious, social and community
service events that we have planned.
Our next open board meeting is October 7 at 7:30
p.m. Please bring a friend to the meeting to help grow
our Sisterhood. You do not need to be a member of the
temple to be a Sisterhood member. All of our meet-
ings are the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 and
everyone is welcome.
Please make sure to send in your payment for
Sisterhood membership as soon as possible. As of
mid-September we had 70-plus members out of 220
families.
We hope to have every woman in our congregation
join Sisterhood this year.
Tuesday, October 12, is our first Ladies Nite
Out/Vendor Sale. Please come and shop from 6 to 9
p.m. We have approximately 20 vendors with a variety
of merchandise for you to choose from. What a perfect
time to buy some presents for the holidays. If you are
able to help set up or clean up at the end of the
evening, please let Heather Schweizer know.
We are starting a beginner Mah Jongg program
twice a month on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Each table will
have an expert Mah Jongg player at it who will be
teaching everyone how to play. The cost is $5 per per-
son. Everyone must register by October 7 to play.
These games will be held on October 19, November 9
and 16, and December 14 and 21. If you are an expert
and would like to be part of this new venture, please
contact me. Also, if you have card tables that we could
borrow, please let me know. We will need to know in
advance if you need a Mah Jongg card (you will need
one to play). The cards are $8 and we have to order
them two weeks in advance.
For any information on any of our events, please
contact me at 201-247-6238.
B’shalom, Laurie LindnerSisterhood President
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B O O K C L U B N E W SOctober 26 - Pictures at an Exhibition by Sara Houghteling
November 30 - The Jewel Trader of Pegu by Jeffrey Hantover
January 25 - Skeletons at the Feast by Christopher A. Bohjalian
Book Club meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7:30 PM in the Library (except December). New members always welcome!
Joan Tiedrich 973-627-0154 [email protected]
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Karen & Erick Holoveof Morris Plains
Adrienne Kramerof Gillette
Scott and Cheryl Isaacof Rockaway
Harlyanne and Josh Kaplanof Morris Plains
Jeffrey & Patsy Kreitman of Parsippany
Michelle & Ken Kurzerof Montville
Marilyn & Bruce Raikenof Kinnelon
Denise & David Schlachterof Rockaway
Debra & David Span ofMountain Lakes
Tara & Dr. Eric Straussof Mountain Lakes
WELCOME TO OUR
NEWEST
TEMPLE BETH AM
MEMBERS
Special thanks to ourMen’s Club whohelped raise thisyear’s Sukkah!
G I F T S & M E M O R I A L S
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YAHRZEIT MEMORIAL FUNDDonations have been made to commemorate the…
Yahrzeit of: By:Louise Liebeskind Phyllis NicholsonLillian Donnenberg Michelle DonnenbergRudy Schonfeld Sonia SchonfeldIrving Rose Ellen KoreyIrwin Koenigsberg Arleen& Paul KoenigsbergSissy Koenigsberg Arleen & Paul KoenigsbergAlbert Morgenstern Arleen & Paul KoenigsbergLinda Bindel Edward BindelLeonard Barnett Ron, Vicki & Eric BarnettAnna Wilkowe Francis & William YeagerRita Wolfberg Gail and Marty WolfbergHarold B Schwartz MD Gail and Marty WolfbergJon Silverman Lynn SilvermanJack Weintraub Judith HodsonMorris Siegel Marcia and Samantha MauroKate Kowitt Susan and Larry KowittRuth Weinberg Susan and Larry KowittRose Rose Ellen KoreyEleanor Hochhauser Robbi Cantor and FamilyBarry M Gottheimer Kim Gottheimer and ChildrenFrances Turner Jeryl TurnerAline Goodstein David and Kay GoodsteinFrances Turner Joan and Warren TiedrichVera Lachow Gil and Flo LachowJ William Resnick Henry M ResnickFay Barth Ellen DashArnold Gerry Heather SchweizerRobert Turner Jeryl TurnerMax Miller Millie and Ira Pantell
SPONSOR AN ONEG SHABBAT !It is an excellent way to celebrate
a simcha in your family!
Contact Temple Office 973-887-0046
Donations were made by:Joyce and Bob Marlin, to Carol and MarvinGanek, expressing sympathy on the loss ofCarol’s Mother, Selma Katon. Jackie and Marc Burge and Family, offering sympathy on the loss of Marc’s Father, Ira Burge,by:Nancy and Doug CrandallJoan and Warren TiedrichJoyce and Bob Marlin
M I T Z VA H F U N D
Cards have been sent on behalf of the Board of Trustees to:
Jackie and Marc Burge and Family, offering sym-pathy on the loss of Marc’s Father, Ira Burge.
B O A R D O F T R U S T E E S
YAHRZEIT MEMORIAL FUNDDonations have been made to commemorate the…
Yahrzeit of: By:J. Harry Barth Ellen B. DashBarbara Silverman Irving SilvermanRose Rubin Gussie SaferStanley R. Gluck Marjorie FranzelLucille Kornbluth Ellen KoreyHelen Schwartz Gail and Martin WolfbergIda Horwitz Judy Soloman Charles Horwitz Judy Soloman Nathan Lachow Florence and Gil LachowBeatrice Leen Sheila and Philip LeenPearl Sandfield Kay and David GoodsteinGussie Schancupp Sandy and Arnie SchancuppSeymour Schancupp Sandy and Arnie SchancuppSol Holtzman Linda and Mel HoltzmanBetty Krugman Linda and Mel HoltzmanJack Samitt Florence and Bruce SamittPaula Nussbaum Sonia SchonfeldGeorge Elovitz Audrey and Len Elovitz
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October 8th
Milton BaumanYetta DiamondStan Hirsch
Selma KoltonLillien PerryJudith Perry Persky
Rose SchwartzSarah L. SobelLillien Tiedrich
Michal Woolf
October 15th
Leon AltheimJacob FelsenBenjamin Koltsky
Daniel KurlandMilton LermanSylvia Offenhantz
Muriel SalzbergAnnabelle SendachHarry Shiller
October 22nd
Phillip BeloffOscar BernsteinJack BloomfieldSidney Gold
Dorothy HirschMurray HochhauserFrancine LevineJoseph Propper
Sam ReiderHarold M. RosenMoe ScherAnna Feldman Schneider
Howard SilvermanMiriam SteinDorie WeintraubGussie Wolk
O C T O B E R 2 0 1 0
YAHRZE I TSOctober 1st
Julia ElovitzEsta Yalan GluckSeymore Goetz
Louis J. HirschJean KalishmanJoseph Kammerer
Nathan SchulmanMuriel Golieb SelmanoffBelle Wasserman
Albert Kleffman
October 29th
Marian BeloffBertha FlamenbaumPearl Goodman
Nettie HochmanSol HochmanBarbara Krulewitz
Aaron Moses RosenthalHarry SilvermanLouis Teitel
September correction: September 24 - Sadie Gerstein
Cantor Inna presents
a 3 part program
“From Sultzer to DebbieFriedman: the history of music
in the Reform Synagogue”
November 11thFebruary 24th
April 7th
7:30-9:00 PM
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B A T M I T Z V A HS A S H A R O S E B A R O N
sasha Rose Baron will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on
October 9. Sasha is the daughter of Deb Hauss and Dave Baron.
Sasha is an eighth grader at Lazar Middle School in Montville where
she is known for her individuality, charisma and artistic abilities. Sasha’s school
activities include singing in the chorus, performing in musicals and participat-
ing in the art club. She does ceramics and throws pots at a local studio. She is
a fan of technology and loves working with computers, iPods, iPhones, iPads
or iAnything. Sasha’s latest passion is Anime, a Japanese style of colorful ani-
mation, found in books, videos and music. Because of her interest, she is
teaching herself Japanese.
For her Mitzvah project, Sasha has chosen to collect food and toys for the
dozens of kittens housed at the Montville Township Animal Rescue Center.
Kittens require a little more tender loving care and special food. Plus, whenever one is adopted, it takes its toys
along. Sasha’s collection box is in the temple lobby and the congregation’s help is greatly appreciated.
B A T M I T Z V A HA L L I S O N J U N G R O S S
Allison Jun Gross will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on
Saturday, October 16. She is the daughter of Susan and Ian
Gross and big sister to Ben. Allie is an honor student in the eighth
grade at Robert R. Lazar Middle School in Montville. She’s been a Montville
Broncos cheerleader since the third grade and is looking forward to her “varsi-
ty” year. Allie is a roller coaster fanatic who also enjoys fashion design, skiing
and dancing and cherishes her summers at URJ Camp Harlam and Holt
Adoptee Camp.
Allie’s Mitzvah project supports “Light Gives Heat,” an organization that
was born from a couple’s desire to benefit the birth country of their children
through a number of projects that support the economic stability and sustain-
ability of the people there—fusing hope through fashion. The Suubi (hope)
project supports 125-plus Ugandan women (with 900 immediate family mem-
bers) who create and sell recycled paper-beaded necklaces to provide the
income needed for food and school fees for their families. Over the past few months Allie has been selling the beau-
tiful Suubi necklaces. All of the proceeds from the sales of the necklaces go back to the organization, which sends
100 percent of the proceeds directly to the women who crafted them.
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a. To combat the delegitimization of the State ofIsrael at home, abroad and inside the institutions ofthe international community.
b. To publicly show our solidarity with Israel'sdemocratic institutions—the legitimate expression ofthe Jewish people's millennial aspiration to live inpeace and freedom in its national homeland.
c. To support Israel's inalienable right to secureborders unmolested by terrorists or tyrannical regimesso that its citizens can continue living with the sameguarantees that our own societies enjoy.
d. To consistently and firmly oppose the prospectof a nuclear-armed Iran.
e. To work to ensure that Israel is fully acceptedas a normal Western country, an essential and indivis-ible part of the Western world to which we belong.
f. To reaffirm the value of the religious, moral, andcultural Judeo-Christian heritage as the main sourceof the liberal and democratic Western societies."
For more information on this initiative, visithttp://www.friendsofisraelinitiative.org. To add your
name or learn more about the Stand for IsraelInitiative, visit www.ujcnj.org/standforisrael.
I sincerely hope that President Obama andSecretary of State Hillary Clinton, together with otherworld leaders, will continue to pledge their full efforts insupporting these credible positions. Our voices, aswell, need to be heard in order to offer nonpartisanidentification with America's strongest, most loyal, lib-eral ally in the region.
In this New Year, 5771, may we continue toembody the eternal principles of love for Israel, AhavatYisrael, and pursuers of peace, Rodef Shalom.
B'Shalom, Rabbi Ronald W. Kaplan, D. Min
P.S. If you are interested in joining our nearly sold-outtrip to Israel this December, please contact me!
B A T M I T Z V A HJ U L I A K I R S C H E N B A U M
Julia Kirschenbaum will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on
October 23. She is the daughter of Wendy Livingston and Abram
Kirschenbaum. Julia is an eighth grader at Briarcliff Middle School in
Mountain Lakes. She loves to play softball and tennis and is an avid Boston
Red Sox fan. She also plays the oboe in the Briarcliff wind ensemble. For her
Mitzvah project, Julia made more than 60 soft hats for pediatric cancer
patients, which she donated to the Jimmy Fund Clinic at the Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute in Boston. She also donated her hair to Beautiful Lengths. In
addition, Julia twinned with Holocaust survivor Olga Menczer, who generously shared her life story.
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R I T U A L C O M M I T T E EMore than 80 individuals were called to the bema foran honor during the Days of Awe. As members ofTemple Beth Am, you are encouraged to participateduring services by accepting one of the designatedhonors. Although the following outlines the varioushonors, Rabbi Kaplan, Cantor Inna and the RitualCommittee are always available to assist you further.
Opening/Closing ArkDuring erev Shabbat services, the ark is opened andclosed when removing the Torah and when returning it,as well as for the reciting of the Aleinu (prayer). If youare given one of these honors, your name will be calledwhen Rabbi Kaplan announces that part of the service.There are two ark openers and each will open an arkdoor. Those opening the ark for the Torah service willbe part of the Torah procession through the sanctuaryand will undress the Torah (remove all silver orna-ments, placing the pointer [Yad] on the cantor’s podiumand the other items on the Torah stand) when the pro-cession reaches the bema. Once completed, you mayreturn to your seat.
Aliyah/Torah BlessingsWhen you accept this honor, you will be asked for yourHebrew name, including both your mother’s andfather’s Hebrew names. Rabbi Kaplan will call you tothe Torah using your Hebrew and English names. Youwill recite the blessing before and after the Torah read-
ing (the blessing may be chanted or recited). A cardwith the transliteration of the blessings is on the can-tor’s podium. If you are not entirely comfortable withthe Hebrew, Rabbi Kaplan or Cantor Inna will work withyou. Once you have recited the blessing after the read-ing, you may return to your seat.
Hagbah/Lifting the Torah/Gelilah/Rolling, Bindingand Dressing the TorahThis honor occurs at the conclusion of the Torah read-ing. When you are called forward, you will lift the Torahand turn so that the text is facing the congregation.Once the brief prayer is over, you will hold the Torah asit is being dressed. This honor is reserved for thosewho are able to handle the weight of the Torah. A sec-ond person is called up with you and he/she will dressthe Torah. Two more congregants will be called forwardto open and close the ark; you will remain on the bemauntil the ark is closed.
If you are interested in receiving an honor, please calleither Joyce Marlin or Renee Grasso, RitualCommittee co-chairpersons. We look forward to yourparticipation.
Joyce Marlin and Renee GrassoRitual Co-chairpersons
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11:00 AM TorahStudy in Sukkah
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12:00 PM Lunch &Learn
7:30 PM ReformJud. CelebrationClass
7:30 PM ShabbatHallelu - Service inSong7:30 PM Jr Shabbat
10:30 AM BatMitzvah
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Maj Jong 8:00 AM RabbiReform Jud. Trip toAlbany
7:30 PM ExecutiveBoard
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10:30 AM BatMitzvah
7:00 PM BATYMystery Night(Grades 3 & Up)
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Pet Shabbat
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