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Progressive Temple Beth Ahavath Sholom 1515 46th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219 -- 718-436-5082 -- www.ptbas.org

Member of the Union for Reform Judaism

Published Monthly 10 Months a Year

Vol. 10 No. 5 TEVET/SH’VAT 5774 JANUARY 2014

P U B L I S H E D M O N T H L Y 1 0 M O N T H S A Y E A R

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Friday, Jan. 3 Light Candles 4:23 PM Erev Shabbat Service 8:00 PM Saturday, Jan. 4 Shabbat Morning Service in the Social Hall 10:30 AM Torah Portion: BO

Friday, Jan. 10 Light Candles 4:29 PM Erev Shabbat Shirah Service in the Social Hall 8:00 PM with our Temple Choir Saturday, Jan. 11 Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 AM Torah Portion: BESHALACH Friday, Jan. 17 Light Candles 4:37 PM Erev Shabbat Service 8:00 PM Anthony Turner, Guest Soloist, with special music in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Saturday, Jan. 18 Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 AM Torah Portion: YITRO Friday, Jan. 24 Light Candles 4:45 PM Erev Shabbat Service 8:00 PM Saturday, Jan. 25 Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 AM Torah Portion: MISHPATIM

Friday, Jan. 31 Light Candles 4:54 PM Erev Shabbat Service 8:00 PM Melanie Girshick, Guest Speaker

WORSHIP WITH US!

Notes from the Cantor

“The world endures only by the breath of the school children” – Babylonian Talmud Shabbat 119B Jewish Science Camp, Mitzvah Corps in Israel, teen bike riding adventures, increased Reform presence at colleges, and more: delegates at the 2013 URJ Biennial in San Diego learned about many exciting innovations created by the Campaign for Youth Engagement. As a member congregation of the URJ, PTBAS certainly contributes to these new ways to reach young people, but without a religious school, we need to think out of the box for PTBAS to have a “hands-on” influence on the younger generation.

During the month of January, our congregation will be mentoring a special young guest, first year Oberlin student, Sara Tolchinsky, as she explores what it would be like to be a cantor. Sara grew up in Larchmont, NY where she enjoyed acting in the Play Group Theater and singing in HaZamir, the international Jewish high school choir. She will be coming to temple on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to study with me, plan and rehearse for Shabbat services. Sara and my daughter Miryam will also be offering a Wednesday workshop in the social hall on “Story through Movement” on January 8 and 15 at 1:00 PM.

The first service Sara will sing in will be, most appropriately, on Shabbat Shirah, the “Sabbath of Song” which is Friday evening, January 10, in the social hall. Indeed, January will be an especially musical month. Sara will join us to sing Tu BiSh’vat songs at our seder on January 11. Anthony Turner, Sara and I will present a sermon in song on January 17, the Shabbat before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. day. As a capstone to her time with us, Sara will present an afternoon musicale in the social hall at 4:00 PM on Sunday, January 26. The musicale will feature some special guests, including our own Maxine Feldman (another Oberlin grad, as you know) and is free of charge, with a suggested donation to the Jonah Maccabee Foundation, which helps young people build whole, healthy lives. The foundation is named for Jonah Dreskin, son of Cantor Ellen Dreskin, one of my classmates from HUC, and Rabbi Billy Dreskin, who wrote the Potato Latke Recipe song we sang at Chanukah. Jonah, like Sara, was an enthusiastic member of the Play Group Theater. Tragically, he died in his first year in college. We will be learning more about the work of the foundation at the musicale, and if you have web access, I encourage you to look at the website: www.jonahmac.org. To continue our own PTBAS mini-campaign for youth engagement, on Friday evening, January 31, we will have another special guest, Melanie Girshick. Melanie is a Certified Sign Language Interpreter and is currently working towards a Masters in Jewish Studies. She will tell us about her experience in Israel as an ASL Interpreter helping to provide equal access linguistically and culturally for deaf Jewish Americans visiting Israel for the first time on Birthright. Let’s do our part in January to engage the next generation as we thank Melanie for her work in tikkun olam and we encourage Sara to be “a sweet singer in Israel.”

Cantor Suzanne Bernstein, Spiritual Leader

President’s Message

2014! Another (secular) year come and gone….

And here we are! With a brand new year’s worth of activities and events awaiting us. With any luck this is going to be a better and more exciting year than we’ve ever had. While a number of congregants have run away for the winter to warmer climates, there are still plenty of us around to have a good time.

And while it’s sometimes cold and dismal outside in January, a good way to beat the winter doldrums is to snuggle up with the new Temple cookbook and pick out one of the many great recipes to make. There’s nothing like the smell of a great meal cooking in the kitchen to banish the winter blues.

Enjoy!

Sam Silverman

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Brotherhood

We would like to thank all the people who made the Brotherhood Shabbat on December 20 possible. Thank you, Sam Silverman and Milton Platt, for putting it together, and thank you, Cantor Bernstein, for your participation and not laughing out loud when we goofed up.

A special thanks to all our Brotherhood members who participated in the service; Sam, your sense of humor is amazing. A special thanks to Myron and Mona and all those who helped in providing such a delightful Oneg.

We really appreciate all the people who attended the service and did not express any displeasure in any way.

I know everyone felt the same way I did at the end of the service. Thank G-d this only happens once a year!

We are not finished providing great events:

Sunday, January 12, 10:15 AM

Following our stimulating business meeting scheduled for 9:30 AM or whenever enough Brotherhood members show up, our own Corey Polk will do a stimulating talk on how you can make your investments work to your advantage. We can certainly use a few more millionaires in our temple!

Other dates to keep in mind:

Sunday, February 9, 10:15 AM

A wonderful bittersweet movie about a Jewish astronaut’s attempt to bring a special torah into outer space. I promise you will not be sorry if you attend this showing. Popcorn will be served.

Sunday, March 30, 12:30-4:30 PM

Brotherhood Luncheon honoring our own Angel at Rex Manor. Please get your reservations in ASAP. Warning: The room at Rex Manor can hold no more than 175 people. Don't take a chance at getting closed out.

Marvin, Joel

and the Brotherhood of PTBAS

Women of PTBAS

Twenty-four members and friends of the Women of PTBAS enjoyed breakfast at the Oasis Restaurant on Sunday, December 8th. The company was great, the food was delicious, the service was impeccable, and everyone had a good time.

It’s snowing outside as I write this column, but winter will not dampen our enthusiasm for the events that are planned for the next few months:

January 5 The WPTBAS Game Afternoon

February 2 View a comedy film

March 24 An evening of poetry readings

April 20 Our Annual Seder (men are invited)

May 4 A shared program with Brotherhood

May 16 Our Annual Women’s Service

June 9 A Tropical Vacation led by Doreen and Linda

July 15 End-of-Year Dinner

We hope you will come to our meetings and enjoy our Women’s get-togethers. We look forward to seeing you in 2014.

Mona Goldberg & Charlotte Russell

January Simchas

Happy Birthday

Jan. 5 Estelle Pomeranz Jan. 6 Manny Arnowitz Jan. 7 Leila Bloomfield Jan. 8 Sylvia Rudorfer Jan. 10 Gloria Peller Barkan Jan. 17 Maria Francavilla Lipton Jan. 21 Blanche Halprin Jan. 23 Sam Silverman

Jan. 25 Rhea Cohen Jan. 28 Jerry Aronow Jan. 29 Lillian Schwartz Jan. 30 Ilse Korkes

Happy Anniversary

Jan. 21 Fran and Sam Silverman

Chicken Soup & Get Well Soon

Temple members and immediate relatives are listed above to inform congregants who may wish to contact them. This list neither reflects nor replaces the mishebeirach prayers read from the Bima on Shabbat. To add or remove names, please call Cantor Bernstein or the Temple Office.

Jane Gleiberman Jerry Jaffee

Suzanne Lechnos

George Liss Anna Shapiro Lester Spivack Brian Wilkow

Thought of the Month

Life is like Torah study. Even though you may not understand all you have just gone through,

you have to go on to the next chapter.

Ash Gerecht, editor, The Jewish Proclaimer (newsletter of the National Center to Encourage Judaism)

To my Temple Family, Your kindness and thoughtfulness

during the most difficult time of my life has sustained me. From me and my children, thank you for all you've done and continue to do.

Toby Greenberg

We would like to thank our Temple Family for their kindness and caring during this difficult time of sorrow. Thanks for being there for us on the loss of our brother, Larry Greenberg.

Fran & Manny Arnowitz Ronnie & Mark Mendes

We extend sincere condolences to Toby

Greenberg and family on the loss of her

beloved husband, Larry Greenberg.

We also extend sincere condolences to Fran

and Manny Arnowitz and Ronnie and Mark

Mendes and their families on the loss of their

beloved brother and brother-in-law, Larry

Greenberg.

May his memory be for a blessing.

We extend sincere condolences to Renée

Berkowitz on the loss of her beloved father,

Melvin Pohl, who passed away on December

3rd. May his memory be for a blessing.

Sunday, January 5, 2:00 PM

Women of PTBAS Annual Game Afternoon

Friday, January 17, 8:00 PM

ANTHONY TURNER

Guest Soloist

Please join us for Erev Shabbat services on Dr. Martin Luther King weekend when Anthony Turner will return to sing at PTBAS.

Sunday, January 12

9:30 AM

Brotherhood Meeting

10:15 AM Following the business meeting, Corey Polk will speak about how to make your investments work to your advantage.

Adult Ed Book Discussion

Following Shabbat Services and a Light Lunch on January 25th, please join us for a discussion of: "I am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by

the Last Words of Daniel Pearl” The book was edited by Judea Pearl and Ruth Pearl, parents of Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was murdered by Pakistan terrorists in 2002, and whose final words were, “My father is Jewish, my mother is Jewish, I am Jewish.” The book contains statements by 146 contributors expressing what being Jewish means to them. Afterwards we will select a new book, so come with suggestions and comments.

Mady Kaye, Chair

50-50 RAFFLES 50-50 raffles are available on an ongoing basis until the big winner is selected at the Brotherhood Picnic. Buy a raffle for $1.00 every time you come to temple (except Shabbat), and not only make the pot bigger, but increase your chances of winning at the time of selection in June.

Website To post information on the Temple website, PTBAS.org, please contact our webmaster, Jessica Schulman, by email (go to the site and click on mail to webmaster). The earlier your information is received, the sooner it can be posted!

JANUARY 2014 CLASSES All classes are held in the Social Hall

Weekly Torah Study (ongoing) Tuesdays at 12:15 PM Conversational Hebrew (ongoing) Tuesdays at 6:00 PM (Jan. 7, 14, 28) A Taste of Yiddish (4 sessions) Wednesdays at 7:15 PM (Jan. 15, 22, 29, Feb. 5) Story Through Movement (2 sessions) Wednesdays, 1:00-2:00 PM (Jan. 8 and 15) with Miryam Coppersmith and Sara Tolchinsky. Members of the group will be invited to participate in a d’var Torah using movement on Saturday morning, Jan. 18. Afternoon Musicale with Sara Tolchinsky and special guests Sunday, Jan. 26, 4:00 PM. Free, and in the Social Hall. A donation to the Jonah Maccabee Fund is suggested. Fall Adult Ed Series

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Ritual Committee Meeting

The Ritual Committee will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, January 7, at 7:30 PM to examine and discuss the new Machzor, Mishkan HaNefesh, the first High Holy Day prayer book created by the Reform movement since 1890.

Save the Date!

Sunday, February 23, 4:00 PM

A Greek Vegetarian Dinner and a Movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”

$20.00 members $25.00 non-members

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Stan Hollander’s

AARP Defensive Driving Class

March 2, 2014

Special Services

First Saturday of every month, Social Hall Service

Sat., Jan. 4—Bring your own lunch and stay after services for the first session of a four-part Adult Ed course: “Four Questions Facing Reform Judaism.” Question #1: What is the contribution of Reform Judaism to Judaism?

Fri., Jan. 10—Social Hall Service—“Shabbat Shirah” with Temple Choir

Sat., Jan. 11—Tu BiSh’vat seder follows morning services.

Fri., Jan. 17—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Shabbat with Anthony Turner—“Song and Struggle.”

Sat., Jan. 18—“Story Through Movement” warm-up in the in the Sanctuary at 9:45 AM (instead of Prayer Masters, this month only).

Fri. evening, Jan. 31—Melanie Girshick, Guest Speaker. Melanie is an interpreter for the deaf who will talk about her experiences as interpreter on a Taglit-Birthright trip for deaf young Jewish adults.

Rabbinate opens kashrut supervision to women

Jewish Voices Together December 3, 2013

Decision comes after long struggle by the Emunah religious women’s organization, which ended at the High Court of Justice.

Startling development from Israel: Despite strong opposition -- women *might* be able to qualify as kashrut supervisors/mashgichot. Imagine -- women knowing the laws of kashrut!

Israel’s Chief Rabbinate has promised to remove the obstacles preventing women from working as supervisors in the state kosher certification system, following a battle waged by the Emunah religious women’s organization.

In a response to the High Court of Justice, which was hearing a petition from Emunah, the rabbinate and the Ministry of Religious Services stated that from now on women will be allowed to take the rabbinate’s professional exam on the laws of kashrut and to receive certification if they pass. The decision was made despite the vehement opposition of several members of the Chief Rabbinate Council, who claimed that “women cannot serve as kashrut supervisors.”

Show your support for progressive Judaism in Israel by becoming a member of ARZA. Of the $36.00 in annual dues $2.00 will stay at PTBAS, for Israel-related programming, and the balance we will sent directly to ARZA.

To further inform and to educate yourself about Israel and ARZA please go to:

http://www.arza.org

The ARZA Committee and I wish all of you a Happy and Healthy Secular New Year.

Tamara Kerner, Chair

Jewish Cultural Committee

First of all, I would like to report that we had an excellent turnout for our trip to the Eldridge Street Synagogue for the Turkish/Eastern European Jewish concert. The building has been beautifully restored and the concert was great. Afterwards, some of us went to 5 Mott Street for a kosher vegetarian Chinese meal. Reviews were mixed but mostly positive.

January appears to be notable for Jewish films. On January 26th, Kane Street Synagogue plans to show an Israeli movie (to be announced). Movies will also be presented every Tuesday evening at the JCC in Manhattan at 7:30 p.m. Plots include a Communist investigation of “Zionist crime” in 1950’s Prague, and a man hidden by a childless couple on their farm during the Holocaust, in return for fathering their child.

Don’t forget the new Chagall exhibit at the Jewish Museum.

Yvette Pomeranz, Co-Chair

Everyone Loves A Wedding

The Fundraising Committee of PTBAS cordially invites you, your family and friends to dinner and a movie.

“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”

Sunday, February 23, 4:00 PM

in the Social Hall

A Greek vegetarian dinner will be served.

Prices are $20 for members

and $25 for guests

Save the date!

Look for the flyer with more details.

We hope you can join us for this simcha.

Social Action Committee

With the end of autumn and winter’s beginning, the Social Action Committee sends heartfelt thanks to the members of PTBAS, as always, for all the generous contributions to the Housewarming Baskets and the “Welcome Baby” baskets for U.S. Military Veterans, the Chanukah Gift Bags for Seniors and food for the hungry at the High Holy Days.

We wish you all warmth against the cold, and the best of health, and peace for 2014 and the years beyond.

Janet Haynes and Joyce Kantrowitz, Co-Chairs

and Committee Members Beverly Berkowitz,

Joselyn Josephs, Yvette Pomeranz, Ilene Shapiro,

and Thea Platt-Glasser

Janet Haynes &Joyce Kantrowitz, Co-Chairs

Caring Committee Volunteers are needed to make phone calls and/or visits to those who are ill or have suffered a loss. It is especially important to keep in touch with those who are grieving after the initial mourning period. If you know that someone is in need of a visit or a call, please contact either co-chair.

We are always looking for new members and would appreciate any ideas to make the committee more efficient.

Debbie Belsky at 718-252-8030 or

Frema Schneier at 718-236-4047

Happy Tu BiSh’vat! The trees are growing in Israel – think early spring!

Debbie Belsky and Frema Schneier, Co-Chairs

Catering Committee Our Temple Thanksgivakkuh party was a great success. Latkes were eaten, and Cantor Bernstein tested our memories, assisted in her endeavors by Michelle, Vilma Manis’ granddaughter.

I can't believe that the secular New Year is upon us. The first event of 2014 will be our annual Tu BiSh’vat Seder. It will be held on Saturday, January 11, directly after services which begin at 10:30 AM. Fruits of the season will be served, as well as a light dairy lunch. The fee for this will be $5.00 for Temple members and $8.00 for non-members. This event will end approximately at 2:45 PM for those using Access-A-Ride.

Reservations are required by January 6, and there are flyers in the rear of the social hall. Please join us for this event, and have a Happy and Healthy Secular New Year.

For the Catering Committee,

Helene Smith, Fran Arnowitz,

Mona Goldberg and Fran Silverman

Membership Committee

The Membership Committee hopes everyone enjoyed the holidays. The committee continues its work to find ways to attract new members and encourages attendance by your friends and family as they may be inclined to join our temple family.

Suzanne Lechnos, Chair

Cookbook Committee

The Cookbook Committee thanks our congregants and friends for buying all 150 books for sale in both printings and for making $1,650 to support our temple programs.

Many thanks to those who contributed recipes and food stories. We hope your books will nourish all who sit around your dining table for many years to come!

Ellyn Rothstein, Chair

Cookbook Committee

Offerings of the Heart Contributions Gratefully Acknowledged

For the Cantor’s Discretionary Fund

Toby Greenberg

Ellyn Rothstein

In memory of Dr. George Feldman, Sonny Greenberg,

Thelma Markfield and Hy Soloway

Deborah and William Kossman

To thank Cantor for many things including

making Frema’s birthday Shabbat so special

Frema Schneier

In appreciation of Bimah Honors

Elliott Drooker

For the Social Action Fund

Diane and Lester Schenker

In memory of Irwin Davis

Mona Goldberg

For the Caring Committee Fund

In memory of Larry Greenberg

Dan and Phyllis Fineman

For the Light Lunch Fund

To celebrate her new address

Beverly Berkowitz

For the General Fund

Joselyn Josephs

In appreciation of Bimah Honors

Leila Bloomfield

In appreciation of their daughter Lauren’s recovery

and new membership in the Temple

Barbara and Alan Tepper

In honor of a good friend, Irene Biggs

Yvette Pomeranz

In honor of Ellyn Rothstein on her “Medicare Birthday”

Suzanne Lechnos

In honor of the kindness of Brotherhood’s members

Pam Glantzman

In memory of

Isaac Bakst by Adelay and George Liss

Ray Bolotnick by Ronnie and Max Brumer

Anni Brumer by Ronnie and Max Brumer

Jennie Dembiner by Herbert Gross

Hannah Feldman by Marvin Feldman

Frances Fischl by Marvin Sanders

Charles Friedman by Lillian and Paul Friedman

Rose Gelb by Victor E. Gelb

Al Ginsberg by Stanley Ginsberg

Sara White Goldberg by David and Dorothy Goldberg

Larry Greenberg by

Doreen Aronow

Leila Bloomfield

Joel Moss

Frances Herman by Yvette Pomeranz

Jana Jamnitzky by Irene and Irving Becker

Hyman and Evelyn Kissner by Doreen Aronow

Lenny Kissner by Doreen Aronow

Molly B. Levine by Susan and Eric Kane

Ethel Goldie Levitt by Rosanne Levitt

Morris and Esther Lifschitz by Leo Pores

Ida Liss by George and Adelay Liss

Beckie Manis by Vilma Manis

Evelyn Murowitz by Martin Murowitz

Aaron Nathan by Pepi Brooks

Emma Peyser by Leanora Katzman

Murray Rothenburg by Eric Rothenburg

Louis Rubenstein by Vilma Manis

Morris Schoenberg by Martin Murowitz

Hyman Schrier by Howard Schrier

Jack Schwartz by Sheila and David Tunick

Rabbi Charles J. Shoulson by Adele Shoulson

Frank Skolnik by Lewis and Sheila Skolnik

Gladys Smerling by Les and Diane Schenker

Charlotte Smith by Helene Smith

Betty Solomon by Gerald Solomon

Sylvia Sorgen by Marshall and Joanne Sorgen

Jack and Terri Sperling by Maryellen Hurwitz

Steven A. Szigetvari by Karen and Brian Wilkow

Florence Weber by Susan Weber

Nettie Wolinsky by Renee Simons

Celia Zlotnick by Milton Zlotnick

Donations received too late for inclusion in this Temple Voice will appear in the next issue.

JANUARY YAHRZEITS

P e r p e t u a l l y I n s c r i b e d i n t h e B o o k o f M e m o r y

A r e t h e L o v e d O n e s f o r W h o m K a d d i s h i s R e c i t e d

January 3 and 4 Betty Aronowitz

Rose Beer Paul A. Bongiorno

Jennie Cohen William Harris Cohn

Anna Dernis Charles Drucker

Jean Duchin Harry Feinstein Goldine Fishel

Frances Friedman Helen D. Goldstoff

Mary Gottlieb Minnie Grebanier

Morris Heller Ida Hirsch

Augusta Jasper Morris Kalenscher

Oscar Kaplan

Harry Katz

Valery Katz

Evelyn Kissner Rachel Kobitz

Sarah T. Krimsky

Ida Liss

Eugene Loeb

Thelma Loeb

Henry Meisels

Belle V. Messner Jeanetta Michaels

Nathan Miller Henrietta Morgenroth

Tessie Ober Francis F. Pannaman

Rae Perlstein

Ida Poll David Pollack

Selma Prager Mazen

Isaac Reiss

Frances Ritter Samuel Rosenthal

Alex Roter Albert Roth

Louis Satin

Louis J. Scheiner Rae Schiller

Adele L. Silverman

Walter V. Simon

Max Sirota

Sam Skolnik

Jacob Sperling

Morris Teller Esther Tunick

Samuel Waldman

Esther Waxman

Bluma Yanovsky

Pauline I. Zelin

January 10 and 11 Fannie Appel

Michael Berlin Henry Bloch Bari Bodner

Jerome M. Borodach Bertram G. Coplon

Frederic Cornell Zelda Davidson

Sidney Davis Solomon Denmark

Rose Dinhofer Moish Dubinsky

Lillian E. Friedman Grethe Gerson Larry Goldberg Belle Goldstein

Frances H. Green Tillie Harris

Isidore Hellman Arthur Himlyn Jana Jamnitzky Rebecca Karey

Isidore Kaufman Rubin Krauss Moe Kunitz

Florence Leibowitz Ralph S. Levey

Ida Levine Penny Elka Levine

Anna Leyenson

Celia Lieberman Isaac Lieberman

Tess Linick Sidney Livingston

Bertha Mendelson Abe Meyerowitz Morris Michaels Jennie Milstein Frank O'Connor

Seymour Ornstein Martin I. Phillips

Harry Pollock Louis Portner

Joseph Pulvers Bertha Rachansky Isaac Rosenbaum

Rabbi Emanuel Schenk Alex Schreibman Daniel Schulman Samuel Selman Michael Shore

Jack Sieburt Simon Sigel Sara Sigler

Herbert Solash Anna Spector

Dr. Morris Stockhammer Richard Treulich

Max Ullman Herman Victer Joseph Wagner Albert Wechsler

David Weigel Arthur Wunderlich

Freda Zausner

January 17 and 18 Charles Abramowitz Rachel Abramowitz

Fannie Albert Rebecca Berger

Ray Cohen Lee Cooper

Minnie Mickey Duckstein Hattie Edelstein

Rose Fried Annie Furman

Al Ginsberg Sara White Goldberg Mordecai Goldblatt

Ethel Gottlieb Barnett Grayman

Maurice C. Henriques Harry Richard Kalender

Sam Kessler William Lesnick Herman Levine Sigmund Levine

Jacob Levy Hanna Loeb Max Meyer

William Miller Jacob Nathanson Fay Oberlander

Celia Persily Judith Reizes

Cantor Gordon Richards Colonel Louis Roth

Morton Rubin Fannie Rudman Sidney Schulter

Samuel D. Selikowitz Dr. Howard Setleis Sarah Mode Sichel

Jacob Silver Herbert Simes Helene Simon

William Singman Charlotte Smith

Gertrude Speciner Ethel Spivack

Monroe Strauss Evelyn Triffleman

Jacob Jack Vellensky Samuel Walfish

Sidney Weinstock Joel Weissman Hyman Winiker David Yanovsky

Louis Zand

Yahrzeits (continued)

January 24 and 25 Lev Altshuller Khaya Bariy Mollie Block

Matilda Bloom Beatrice Cohen Saul J. Corman Jennie Dessler

Rebecca Finkelstein Pauline Fishman

Isaac Fox Anna B. Gartenberg

Rose Gelb Herman M. Gold Moe Goldberg

Samuel L. Goldberg Dr. Bernard N. Gottlieb

Fanny Gottlieb Esther Grauer

Fred Jacobs Louis Jacobson

Mary Kaplan Stefamie Karatzenes

Sol Klein Regina Kobin

Fanny Kossman Louis Kunofsky

Irving Lebe Esther Lebowitz

Maurice Levitan Abraham Levitt Esther K. Lewin

Lillian Litto Henry Loeb

Bertha Lorber Samuel Miller

Anna Nass Isidore Numeroff Paul A. Orenstein

Emma Peyser Michael Pollacheck

Goldie Reich Benjamin Reinheimer

Stella Roth Philip Sandberg

Lena Sapperstein Chipa Schaeffer Frances Seinfeld

Gertrude Shulman I. Jonas Speciner

Dorothy L. Strauss Victor Tanskiy

Seymour Willinger David Wishnick Harry L. Zitrin

January 30 and February 1

Adele Almeas

Hyman Argoff Rachel Babtkis Sophia Ballen Sidney Becker

Anna Clar Anna H. Cohen Henry Cohen

Jennie F. Cohen Blanche Dembiner

Elias Ehrlich Norman Epstein Moe Finkelstein

Marion Foyer Dina Friedland

Lillian Grabie Siegal Joseph M. Green Harvey Grossman Meyer Grossman Nathan Hausner Sigmund Heller

Rose Jacobs Frances Jaffe

Leonard E. Jaffe Muriel Jaffee

Harry Jagendorf Samuel Jagendorf

Isaac Jasper Marcia Kleiman

Pauline M. Kurtz-Reid

Mary Levitan Sam Lichtman

Lee Mergentine Harry Mirsky

Mark Newmark Gussie Perlman

Jerry Platt Raisel Pomarin

Marvin Rachansky Sarah Reiss

Caryn Beth Resnick Sophie Riber

Saul Ritter Hyman Roland Harry Samuels Lena Samuels Tillie Schenker

Philip Schwartzman Lena Smilow

Sonia B. Spivak Eva Steinberg

Janet Vellensky Lillian Vellensky

Dina Weber Bertha Wetzler

Philip White Samuel Wien Evelyn Zook Harry Zwick

Yahrzeits are announced from the Bima on the Shabbat on or before which they occur.

Yahrzeits that fall on a Friday before sundown are read during the prior Friday and Saturday services.

Memorial Plaques Price List (Right/left locations assume the observer is facing the Bima; board numbers begin from the rear of the Sanctuary.)

Memorial Boards – Right of Sanctuary:

Board #1 (deceased’s name only): ................................................................................................... $135 each

Board #2 (deceased’s name, optional date of death): ..................................................................... $185 each

Boards #3, 4, 5 (deceased’s name, English & Hebrew date of death, optional Hebrew name) ...... $175 each

Memorial Boards – Left of Sanctuary:

Board #1 (deceased’s name only): ................................................................................................... $115 each

Board #2 (deceased’s name, English & Hebrew date of death, optional Hebrew name): .............. $175 each

Memorial Boards – Rear of Sanctuary:

Boards #1, 2 (deceased’s name, English or Hebrew date of death): ............................................... $150 each

The prices above represent an accommodation to members of the Congregation. Non-members are welcome to call the office (718-436-5082) to make special arrangements.

JANUARY 2014 TEVET/SHEVAT 5774

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday P r o g r e s s i v e T e m p l e B e t h S h o l o m

O f f i c e H o u r s : Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri., 10 AM to 3 PM Phone: 718-436-5082; Fax: 718-851-4396

E-Mail: ptbas.secretary@verizon.net

1 NEW YEAR’S DAY

2 3

8:00 PM Erev Shabbat

Service

10:30 AM 4 Shabbat Service In the Social Hall

URJ Adult Ed Class follows services

Brown Bag Lunch

5 2:00 PM WPTBAS

Game Afternoon

6 12:15 PM 7 Torah Study

6:00 PM Conversational

Hebrew 7:30 PM

Ritual Committee Open Mtg.

8 1:00 PM

Story Through Movement

7:00 PM Choir Rehearsal

9 8:00 PM 10 Erev Shabbat Shirah Service

in the Social Hall with

Temple Choir

11 10:30 AM

Shabbat Service followed by

Tu BiSh’vat Seder

9:30 AM 12 Brotherhood

Mtg. 10:15 AM

Corey Polk discusses

investments

13 14 12:15 PM

Torah Study

6:00 PM Conversational

Hebrew

15 1:00 PM

Story Through Movement

7:15 PM

A Taste of Yiddish

16

TU B’SHEVAT Jewish Arbor

Day

17 8:00 PM

Erev Shabbat Service Anthony Turner,

Guest Soloist

9:45 AM 18 “Story Through

Movement” In the Sanctuary

10:30 AM

Shabbat Service

19

ARZA Meeting

20 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY

12:15 PM 21

Torah Study 7:00 PM

Exec. Bd. Mtg. 8:00 PM

Trustees Mtg.

22 7:15 PM

A Taste of Yiddish

23 24 8:00 PM

Erev Shabbat Service

25 10:30 AM

Shabbat Service Light Lunch & Book

Discussion

4:00 PM 26 Musicale with

Sara Tolchinsky & special guests

(Free)

27

12:15 PM 28 Torah Study

6:00 PM Conversational

Hebrew

29 7:15 PM

A Taste of Yiddish

30

8:00 PM 31 Erev Shabbat

Service Melanie

Girshick, Guest Speaker

SOCIAL HALL RENTALS

Weekend Evenings (4 hours) Non-Members: $450 + $450 refundable deposit

Members: $250 $100 additional cleaning fee if food is served

Sunday Afternoon (4 hours) Non-Members: $350 + $350 refundable deposit

Members: $150 $100 additional cleaning fee if food is served

Additional hours are available at an additional cost Kosher catering is required if the renter is not using

PTBAS’ Catering Committee

A $50 Custodial Fee will be charged to all rentals in addition to other costs.

SANCTUARY RENTALS

Saturday Evenings (4 hours) Non-Members: $1000 + $1000 refundable deposit Members: $500

Sunday Afternoon (4 hours) Non-Members: $750 + $750 refundable deposit Members: $350 The Temple Spiritual Leader is to officiate at all religious events unless special arrangements are approved. A $50 Custodial Fee will be charged to all rentals in addition to other costs.

HANNAH SENESH

SOCIETY

OF

NORTH AMERICA, INC.

The Hannah Senesh Society has

been formed to honor the memory

of one of the greatest heroines in

modern Jewish history during World

War II.

Membership Dues:

Family…...$20.00

Individual…....$10.00

Contact: Harry Bialor, President

(718) 375-8669

PTBAS’ PIANIST

MAXINE FELDMAN

is offering music lessons

Piano/Keyboard Voice Guitar Sight-Singing Ms. Feldman is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music with 35 years of experience teaching all ages. She has served on the music faculties of NYU, Brooklyn College, The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and Hebrew Union College. She has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, the United Nations, and at PTBAS!

For further information please call

Maxine Feldman 718-421-3740

JESSICA SCHULMAN

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE

SPECIALIST

COMPUTER SERVICES

GRAPHICS ARTS SERVICES

PHONE: [718]338-2043

FAX: [718]377-7919

E-MAIL:

jstech@optonline.net

MARCIA’S PET PASSION

Kind Care When You Can’t Be There

(718) 594-3465

Training, Walks, Overnights

Special Medical Needs (hydration, pills, insulin

for cats and dogs)

Member, NAPPS (National Association of Professional

Pet Sitters) Insured and Bonded

Serving Brownstone Brooklyn

since 1996

Marcia Kannry, Founder of The Dialogue Project

WOLF’S

APPLIANCE

REPAIR

PROMPT, FRIENDLY SERVICE

Refrigerators, Stoves, Ovens,

Gas Ranges, Washers, Dryers,

(and so much more)

Brooklyn Only

718-998-3238

Marty Dinerstein

E X P E R T P I A N O T U N I N G & R E P A I R S

Professional Musician offering prompt service on all makes & models

Expert consultant on the purchase & sale of pianos for commercial or private use.

(718) 358-8882 Beeper: 917-483-1020

BRUCE ZELVIN D.D.S., P.L.L.C.

D E N T I S T

TEL. (718) 232-4044

6306 18TH AVENUE

BROOKLYN, NY 11204

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1515 46TH STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11219

CANTOR SUZANNE BERNSTEIN, SPIRITUAL LEADER

OFFICE: (718) 436-5082 CANTOR: (718) 851-4395 FAX: (718) 851-4396 WEBSITE: www.ptbas.org

E-MAIL: ptbas.secretary@verizon.net

PRESIDENT: Sam Silverman VICE PRESIDENTS: Eugene Guskin, Tamara Kerner and Eric Platt TREASURER: Helene Smith

FINANCIAL SECRETARY: Fran Arnowitz RECORDING SECRETARY: Madeline Kaye

NEWSLETTER STAFF EDITOR: Lillian Schwartz

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