January 2018 Tevet / Shevat 5778 Vol LXIII Number 4

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Congregational Shabbat Dinner Jan 5 Meditation Jan 12 Tot Shabbat Jan 19 Sunshine Shabbat Jan19-20 Men’s Group Jan 23 Shabbaton Jan 27

From the Rabbi 2

From the Presidents 3

Legacy 3

From the Cantor 4

Religious School 5

Congregational Dinners Form 6

Caring Connection 7

Letter from Shlomo Zagman 8

Tot Shabbat / TYKES 9

Pasta Dinners 9

Social Action 10-11

Membership Directory Form 12

Rabbi’s Events 13

Shabbaton 14

TaSTY & TaSTY Jr. 15

Meditation 15

Anniversary/Congratulations 16

Membership 16

Calendar 18-19

Contributions 20-21

In Memoriam 23

The New 2018 Membership Directory

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W W W . S H O L O M . N E T

Inside this issue:

Special points of interest:

the SHOFAR

TEMPLE SHOLOM OF WEST ESSEX

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Rabbi’s Message

the SHOFAR

Published Monthly By:

TEMPLE SHOLOM OF WEST ESSEX

760 POMPTON AVENUE

CEDAR GROVE, NEW JERSEY 07009

Office (973) 239-1321

Fax (973) 239-7935 Email: office@sholom.net

Web Site: http://www.sholom.net

Rabbi

Laurence W. Groffman

Cantor

Kenneth Feibush

Rabbi Emeritus

Norman R. Patz

Educational Director

Michael Melasky

Office Manager

Phyllis Maffucci

Executive Committee:

Presidential Va’ad

Lynne Brennen-Friedlander

Dora Brewster

Larry Plaxe

Vice Presidents

Iris Bucchino

Harry Friedberg

Jessica Maarek

JoAnn Pine

Recording Secretary

Heidi Levine

Treasurer

Patti Mollo

Trustees Sam Brewster

Steven Buchwalter

Laurie Katzmann

Arthur Kolodkin

Arlene O’Connell

Stanley Scheiner

Stephen Siegel

Irma Solomon

Marlene Tuch

A Reform Congregation

affiliated with the

UNION FOR REFORM

JUDAISM

One of our lesser known holidays is Tu B’shevat, which means “The 15th of

Shevat.” Shevat is the name of one of the months on the Jewish calendar, and this

minor holiday is a Jewish Arbor Day of sorts. This year, the English date of Tu B’sehvat

is January 31.

Originally, Tu B’shevat was a legal device to help calculate the age of fruit

trees, which was necessary information for certain religious purposes. Over the years,

however, the holiday has evolved into a way for us to connect to the land of Israel. It

is customary to eat produce that grows in Israel, such as dates and figs and to recall

that even though Tu B’shevat falls in the middle of our cold winter, in Israel, it is the

beginning of Spring.

However, today we most commonly associate Tu B’shevat with our concern

for the environment. This holiday draws our attention to trees, their produce and

the land on which they grow. As Rabbi Daniel Syme describes Tu B’shevat:

“It is considered a festival of nature, full of wonder, joy, and thankfulness for

God’s creation in anticipation of the renewal of the natural world. During this

festival, Jews recall the sacred obligation to care for God’s world, and the

responsibility to share the fruits of God’s earth with all.” (From “The Jewish

Home,” as quoted on www.reformjudaism.org).

Here at TSWE, I am thrilled that we have a “Green Team” that has been

working on exploring how we can make our congregation more sustainable. You

may have noticed that at the Green Team’s initiative and with the generosity of

Janet Eisenstein, the old playground has been cleared. Our goal is to plant our own

beautiful garden with local vegetation, making the garden a beautiful place for us to

walk, study and pray in.

At our December pasta dinner, Green Team members were on hand to

oversee the use of silverware instead of plastic utensils; we hope to move further in

this direction.

We have discussed many other sustainability ideas and welcome your

participation and input. Please contact me and I will be glad to have you join us!

In the meantime, have some dates, figs and pomegranates, reflect on ways in

which you and your family can live more sustainably and please help us in our efforts

to “green” TSWE!

L’shalom,

Rabbi Laurence W. Groffman

P.S. Here are a few ideas for making our lives more sustainable:

http://www.sustainablebabysteps.com/ways-to-go-green.html

Link for Tu B’Shevat customs and rituals:

https://reformjudaism.org/tu-bishvat-customs-and-rituals?

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Help to Plant a Garden Legacy. What is legacy? It is planting seeds in a garden you never get to see.”

Lin-Manuel Miranda, “The World Was Wide Enough” from “ Hamilton”

By leaving a gift to Temple Sholom in your estate, you help insure our relevant,

vibrant congregation will continue well into the future.

Contact Marlene Tuch to learn how easy it is to leave a legacy gift and become a member

of our Legacy Circle.

Legacy

Dear Congregational Family,

Happy 2018! I’m not a huge fan of New Year’s Resolutions – which is surprising since I love goals. To me,

New Year’s Resolutions feel like big wishes, while goals feel like plans. So as Dora, Larry and I look at our concluding

term as the Temple Sholom Presidential Va’ad, I’d like to share a few of our goals for the remaining six months.

Goal 1: Complete projects currently underway for the improvement of our physical building and grounds.

As you probably noticed, with generous donations from the John Oettinger Tribute Fund, we have been

able to create a blank canvas where the wire-fenced stump farm once resided. Beginning this month, our

green team/garden committee will begin planning and plotting for a beautiful and useful garden that will

crop up this spring. Larry, Phyllis and the security committee are hard at work replacing the phone system,

upgrading the burglar alarm and applying for grants to fund additional security enhancements.

Goal 2: Continue our focus on Do One More Thing and provide fun, impactful opportunities for members

to donate their time and get involved in all of the great things going on around the synagogue. Most

immediate: we have several FUNdraisers being planned and would love more helping hands.

March 10-12: Purim Festival Weekend for Adults and Kids,

April 29: Spring Market (a shopping extravaganza in our own social hall – strategically timed for

thoughtful Mother’s Day gifts. Hint, hint), and

June 2: Cocktail party celebrating Rabbi Groffman’s honorary doctorate. It’s going to be a spring

to remember!!!!

Goal 3: Leave TSWE in strong fiscal and operational health and provide for a supported transition to a new

leadership team. At this 6-month mark, revenue (primarily membership dues and HHD donations) is tracking

to budget. While this is a positive outlook, the next six months hold considerable operating expense and we

will manage that closely with the intention of ending the year on target. We are in the midst of a Va’ad search

and are planning to be very involved in the transition to make sure those operations and strategies we have

lovingly led over the past two years continue to be implemented smoothly.

We wish you all a 2018 full of love, laughter and good health! And may all of your goals for the year be well planned

and achieved.

Sincerely,

Lynne Brennen, Dora Brewster and Larry Plaxe

Presidential Va’ad

Presidents’ Message

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In Hebrew 101, (11:00 am) we will learn the basics of the Hebrew

Aleph Bet employing all four language skills—listening, reading, writing, and

speaking. Eventually this will build into future classes in conversational

Hebrew. We will use materials designed for adults in a pace for busy adults.

There will be no prerequisites for this class, only a desire to learn the letters

and language of our people.

In Understanding Prayer,

(11:45 am) we will go through the siddur, understand structure and flow, and find

individual meaning in our prayers. This class will begin with theory: why do we

pray? Then we will examine big picture questions about prayer patterns and

structures, and then examine our standard Shabbat liturgy one prayer at a time.

Eventually we will also cover special services, like the High Holy Days, Festivals,

Weddings, Funerals, and unusual and new liturgies.

These classes are meant to be an ongoing series to support adults

looking to understand Judaism. Future classes may include conversational

Hebrew, How to Read Torah or Haftarah, How to Lead a Service, Yiddish or

Ladino, and Topics in Jewish History or Israeli History. The hope is that these

classes will mimic learning in our Religious School but at an adult level.

At the Union of Reform Judaism Biennial in Boston, I prayed with over 6,000 Reform Jews from all over the

world. We raised our voices in spirit, cheered on the victories of our movement over the last two years, and comforted

each other with our losses. I heard Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Senator Elizabeth Warren,

Reverend William J. Barber II, David Grossman, Fran Drescher, and many leading Reform figures sound the rally for us

to action. I met leaders of Reform synagogues, lay, clergy, and professionals, from all over and shared and learned

many great ideas. While the sheer size of the week-long program overwhelmed me, I feel empowered and impassioned

to continue to do great things here at Temple Sholom.

As expected at the Biennial, the plenary sessions circled around the notion of what I dubbed “Twenty-First

Century Judaism.” Synagogue participation is no longer a given, and we need to be aware of what is going on beyond

our synagogue walls. This can include things like social action, or what is the preferred term, social justice. This means

we should exhibit audacious hospitality, hearkening to the wide open tents of Abraham. We should be aware of each

other and the needs of our minorities. We should be aware of different generational needs—as a Millennial I understand

my synagogue needs are different than that of my Boomer Generation parents.

The problem with this wish list of needs and wants is execution. How do we turn these concepts from buzzwords

to action? For instance, almost all synagogues call themselves “inclusive” or “family-friendly.” How do we take these

buzzwords and make them a reality? The Reform community is struggling with this right now, often blaming one

generation. When we blame a generation, this only exacerbates the problem.

Next time you attend a synagogue program, go up to someone you have never met and introduce yourself. Do

not feel embarrassed about not knowing names—everyone forgets names. Perhaps you will meet a long standing

member of the community. Perhaps you will meet someone who lives on the same street as you. Maybe you will plan to

go to another program—invite this new acquaintance to join you. Face-to-face connections are highly valued in a

society glued to screens. Maybe you can meet this acquaintance for lunch or coffee? It is up to you to build these

relationships and build on the warmth for which TSWE is known.

Lastly, I hope you will be able to join the North Jersey network of Reform synagogues for the annual Shabbaton

on January 27 at Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, see page 14. Learn from professionals from the region, meet our extended

Reform synagogue family, and perhaps make a new friend. The day promises to be inspiring and engaging.

Cantor Feibush

Hebrew 101 / Understanding Prayer New Dates: January 7, 14, 21, 28

February 4, 11, 25

March 11, 18, 25

April 8

May 6

June 3, 10

Save These Dates

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From the Desk of the Religious School Director...

Recently, while doing some ‘fall cleaning’ of the school office, I came across an entire box of Tzedukah boxes

that had been donated; I believe by the Jewish National Fund. The JNF, as many of you know is not only the organization

that plants trees in Israel, but is the caretaker of Eretz Israel, the land of Israel, on behalf of its owners – Jewish people

everywhere. According to Ronald S. Lauder, JNF’s current Chairman of the Board, “The JNF Blue Box is an enduring

symbol of our people and our homeland. Your contribution helps sustain the land of Israel- from Forestry to Ecology,

Water, Community Development, Security, Education, Research, Tourism and Recreation - and links you to Jewish people

everywhere.”

So why the JNF commercial? This Mitzvah (commandment of Tzedukah which literally means charitable giving,

typically seen as a moral obligation) is one of the basic tenets taught within our curriculum at Temple Sholom. Literally,

every discussion we have with our children, in some way focuses on Tzedukah and what we as Jewish individuals can do

within all phases of our lives to assist others in need. On a regular basis, I have the wonderful opportunity of greeting

your children as they literally climb out from their carpools and into our school. More times than not, I witness your

children carrying with them a dollar or two, maybe some change, or a bag of change that will ultimately wind up within

their classroom Tzedukah boxes; which each class at the end of the school year vote on as to how to disperse their

collected funds to needy organizations. This is a wonderful program and concept, which has lived and breathed within

all congregational schools for decades and will continue to live and breathe here at TSWE.

Both when I was a child, and when our children were young (and not unlike many of us currently), we not only

donated and collected Tzedukah at school, but we also did so at home. Each one of us had our own Tzedukah box.

Sometimes, we had a familial Tzedukah box, where on an ongoing basis, we placed our coins and extra dollars into the

container. At some point, we would earmark our donations to specific organizations and/or individuals in need. This

concept, which I learned as a child in school, was reinforced within my home by my family - and the meaning derived

could not be more powerful.

So now back to our JNF Boxes; as I wipe off the dust from them, place the extras back into our supply

closet, and as I sit here today, writing my monthly bulletin article to our congregational families, I have but one simple

goal. I want to make room within our supply closet by removing the excess JNF Tzedukah Boxes. My goal is to ‘give

away’ all of our Tzedukah Boxes to anyone that wants one, allowing for all of us to continue to practice this important

Mitzvoht daily at home with our loved ones.

Important January School Dates/Reminders

Friday, January 5th

– 4th

Grade Class Shabbat – Congregational Dinner 6:30 PM

Sunday, January 7th

– 5th

and 6th

Grade Judaic Art Workshop 10:00 AM

Sunday, January 21st – 5

th and 6

th Grade Challah Baking Workshop 11:00 AM

Wednesday, January 24th

– Innovative Prayer Development – Details to follow

Sunday, January 28th

– 4th

Grade Trip to the Jewish Museum 8:30 AM

Michael Melasky

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REMINDER:

Join us for Friday night Congregational Shabbat Dinners at TSWE—see page 6 for Flyer to RSVP

Friday, February 2, 2018 6:30 PM Shabbat Service 7:30 PM Congregational Dinner

Friday, March 2, 2018 5:30 PM Congregational Dinner 6:30 PM Shabbat Service

Friday, April 13, 2018 6:30 PM Shabbat Service 7:30 PM Congregational Dinner

Friday, May 4, 2018 5:30 PM Congregational Dinner 6:30 PM Shabbat Service

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PLEASE JOIN US!!!

Date of Dinner:________________ Family Name:__________________ Email address:_________________ # of adults___________ # of children (ages 3-13) ______________ ___ Check enclosed ____Please bill my temple account

WE MUST HAVE YOUR RESPONSE 1 WEEK BEFORE EACH DINNER!

SHABBAT DINNERS

AT TEMPLE SHOLOM Open to the entire congregation! Singles & Families Welcome!

February 2 6:30 PM Family Shabbat Service 7:30 PM Congregational Dinner

Menu varies! Sign up for all or just one!!

Please address your questions to the office at 973-239-1321 or ruth@sholom.net

Cost for each Dinner: $18.00 for adult $10.00 for children $40.00 max for a family

March 2

5:30 pm Congregational Dinner 6:30 pm Family Shabbat Service

April 13 6:30 pm Family Shabbat Service

7:30 pm Congregational Dinner

May 4 5:30 pm Family Table Top Shabbat Dinner

6:30 pm Family Shabbat Service

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JUDAICA SHOP

IS ALWAYS OPEN!!

We have gifts for all occasions….

Wedding….Bar/Bat Mitzvah….

Adult B’nai Mitzvah.…

Anniversary….Housewarming….

New Baby….

WHY SHOP ANYWHERE ELSE???

WE HAVE ALL YOUR GIFT NEEDS!!!

We also sell Bar/Bat Mitzvah Yarmulkes and Tallis’

Please contact Marcy Siegel 973-857-2729

Or ssiegel111@aol.com to place your order

Sisterhood

Looking for at least 6 more people. Please

contact Rabbi Patz if you know of someone

April 17-25, 2018 interested in going.

SICILY SPECIFICS!

Dates:

Arrive in Sicily

Syracuse, 4 nights;

Agricento, 1 night;

Palermo, 3 nights

Return to USA

Price: $2999 (land only, double occupancy, paid by check)

This is the best season to visit Sicily, described as a 10,000

square mile museum, and to see a Jewish presence being

reconstituted, a unique opportunity. Contact Rabbi Patz

nnpatz@optonline.net to sign up or for more information.

From Rabbi Emeritus Norman Patz

Hurricane Relief Rabbi Patz has asked to use this link to donate to Puerto Rico

Www.jewishfederations.org/2017hurricanerelieffund

This fund receives contributions from which the JFNA Emergency Committee can make funding allocations to Puerto Rico, St. Thomas and the Florida Keys. The Committee just made initial grants of $30,000 for Temple Beth Shalom, $30,000 for Shaare Zedeck/JCC of PR and $15,000 for Chabad of PR. Additional grants will be made provided funds are available. There is not a special fund just for Puerto Rico.

What is the

Caring Connection?

The Caring Connection

helps people at the

temple that are going

through a rough patch or

moving on a new path (happy or traumatic) in life. The

committee members help our temple family by making a

meal for a family or taking a person to temple, the doctor

or the grocery store. There are many elderly members

that need rides and/or a conversation. Sometimes a

phone call or a meal is just what is needed.

This committee operates mostly through email. An

email is sent to everyone on the committee list when help

is needed. Someone volunteers. It is a pick-and-choose

type of thing. Does that work for you?

If you would like to become involved,

please contact me through the temple or email me,

Dori Schwartz at jakejewel67@gmail.com.

Thank you to everyone who thinks of us through a

tribute. Your generosity helps us fund programs, send

meals to those in need, and present other activities

throughout the year. Dori R Schwartz

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Nov. 28, 2017

Dear Rabbi Groffman and Temple Sholom family,

It's been a month since I've returned home to Modi'in from my visit at Temple Sholom and I

wish to share with you the experience I had.

Even before arriving at the Temple, I felt the warmth of the community. It was through the

first emails I received from Rabbi Groffman and from Larry Steinman who generously volunteered to

host me. From the moment I set foot at the temple, I was warmly welcomed by everyone I met. I was

honored and flattered to see my picture with a short biography on the temple's screen and on a flyer.

The first community activities I witnessed were the last day of Succot and Simchat Torah

services and events. Those holidays mark the end of the most hectic holiday season of the Jewish

calendar. Therefore, I expected less intense activity in the following weeks.

I couldn't be more wrong. Within a short period of 10 days, excluding the prayer services,

I've seen the following activities: Religious school, Brotherhood event downtown NYC, staff meeting,

board meeting, interfaith clergy meeting, visiting the ill, comforting the bereaved, Torah learning

sessions, Hebrew lessons, youth activity, counselling and Bat Mitzvah. And there was more. I just

couldn't be in more than one place at a time. Not to mention the variety of bagels and cream cheese

I could taste.

Naturally, the first impression, upon my arrival at the Temple, was made by the sight of the

premises and facilities, like the beautiful and cozy sanctuary. But the strongest impression was the one

I felt later on, when meeting the people of the Temple.

From the clergy and lay leadership, through the school and office staff, to the members,

families, youth and children. Everybody walks around the Temple like a big family in a big home. I felt

love, care, involvement and enthusiasm in the air.

As a rabbinical student, I couldn't ask for a better and more meaningful experience. I learned

so much during this short term of internship.

If I start mentioning by name all the people who made this possible, I'm afraid I'll miss some.

I want to thank you all for being so welcoming and for the great opportunity to see such a

vibrant community in action.

I look forward to seeing you all again in my next visit this winter, in February or March.

Best wishes,

Shlomo Zagman S

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Tot Shabbat at Temple Sholom of West Essex

Join Rabbi Groffman and

Cantor Feibush

for a song-filled Shabbat Service

and Pizza Dinner

at 5:30 pm on

January 19, 2018;

February 23, 2018

There is no fee for the dinner, please contact

office@sholom.net to reserve your spot.

PLUS Join Rabbi Groffman, Cantor Feibush and the congregation

of Temple Sholom in celebrating the upcoming holiday:

Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 10:30 am Family Megillah

Reading followed by our Annual Purim Carnival

Call for more information or RSVP

to the temple office 973-239-1321 Bring family and friends!!

TYKES @ TSWE

This exciting program, which runs one

afternoon a month, is for children

ages 2 to 5 for one hour.

Your child(ren) will learn about a

Jewish holiday or subject, create

a special art project, sing a few

songs, hear a Jewish story, and

have a snack. It is a great

introduction to Temple Sholom and the Religious School.

This is a free program. Tell your friends!

Come join us for our next dates:

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

RSVP to Dora Brewster dorabrewster@optonline.net

Be a Participant or Sponsor a Friday Night Oneg!

Are you celebrating a special event such as:

Anniversary Birthday Engagement Birth of a new grandchild Promotion

Onegs are provided by Sisterhood of Temple Sholom

The cost to be a participant is only $36 The cost to sponsor an oneg is $360

All participants/sponsors appear in the Shabbat Shalom flyer that Friday night.

Call Marcy Siegel, 973-857-2729, if you would like to participate or sponsor an Oneg

All sorts of firsts for the December pasta dinner. Apparently

the 20 - 30 teenagers that decided to forego pizza in favor of

pasta contributed to the consumption of much food. The

clue was when you entered the room and saw 10 tables set

up with 9 or 10 chairs each. We probably had 80 - 90 people.

We went through 4 dozen COSTCO heros (cut into thirds), an

entire muenster cheese package, 12 boxes of pasta

(not counting the glutten free box), 4 jars of sauce, and an entire box of

Oreos. Nothing left over, and we probably could have used more.

This year’s "Green Team" decided to forego plastic forks in favor of the

temple’s silverware. Although I was skeptical, the women proved me wrong.

Everything went without a hitch. We'll see what innovations appear for

January.

Until then, wishes to all for a great holiday season & 2018 New Year.

Steve Buchwalter (Pasta Guy) & team!

Brotherhood Pasta Dinners SAVE THE DATES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Next Pasta Dinners

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 @ 6:00 pm

Tuesday, January 30, 2018 @ 5:45 pm

Consider sponsoring a Pasta dinner

Celebrate a Simcha of any kind

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Habitat For Humanity of Paterson -

Who You Gonna Call Again?

TSWE Construction Crew of course!

Many thanks to our Temple Sholom Social

Action volunteers seen here after spending a

day painting the inside of a Habitat for

Humanity home in Paterson:

(L-R) Sean Goldberg, Brian Shields,

Jeannette Yackeren, Roberta Shields,

Steven Garfinkel, Emily Goldberg and Paul Shields!

Social Action

Many thanks to our Social Action volunteers:

Ruth Dooskin, Fran Rysavy, Ben Tabs,

Jerry Alpart and Jeannette Yackeren for

spending their day by helping to serve a

Thanksgiving luncheon meal at Oasis in Paterson on November 21, 2017.

Over 750 meals were served to the community and every

guest received a turkey and a bag of groceries.

Kindness takes action!!

Thank you to our Temple member

volunteers Kathy Simon and Samantha Freitag

for organizing a cookie baking event on

Sunday, November 26 in the Temple kitchen.

Thanks to our religious school children who

beat, stirred and mixed in ingredients to make

150 chocolate chip cookies! These treats were

delivered to Oasis in Paterson on November 28

and served to their guests to enjoy with their

lunch.

Yasher koach to all our cookie bakers!!

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Ride with Us or Support our Team!

The Temple Sholom Riders Pedal hard or hardly pedal for 1 hour No experience or training required!

100% of every dollar will go to rare cancer research and

clinical trials at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

50% of all cancers are considered rare including: brain, pancreatic,

ovarian, sarcoma, stomach, pediatric and countless others.

The New Jersey Cycle for Survival event & *Teen* Ride takes place at the

Equinox in Summit on Saturday, February 3, 2018

To register and more information contact:

Co-Captains Debbie, debnathanson@gmail.com or

Emily, emilysgoldberg14@gmail.com

www.cycleforsurvival.org

Another Social Action Project:

On December 17, Cantor Feibush

and students from his ,

Understanding Prayer class,

combined learning about the

mezuzah with a project making a

mezuzah using glass tiles on a

template. This project idea began

when Rabbi Joel Soffin, founder

of The Jewish Helping Hands

organization in NYC, met with

Rabbi Edgar Nof of Kehilat Or Hadah in Haifa. Due to the fires that

destroyed hundred of homes last year, Rabbi Nof suggested that

residents of Haifa would appreciate the gift of a mezuzah for the

doorpost of their newly built or repaired home. With generous

donations and many helping hands here in the States, including those of

artist Gary Rosenthal, the idea became a reality. Rosenthal puts each

template in a kiln, resulting in a unique and beautiful glass fused

mezuzah complete with

a kosher parchment,

engraved with a Shin

and affixed to a brass

backing.

Thanks are due

to Cantor Feibush and

our Temple members

who participated in this

Social Action project:

Paula Cummis, Ruth Frankel, the Gladstone Family, Eileen Kleinberg,

Patti Mollo, Harriet Plaxe, Sharon Resnick,

Michelle Strauss and daughter and Jeannette Yackeren

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January 19 2018

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Sunshine Shabbat with Rabbi Groffman Join TSWE congregants in Florida for fun, prayer, learning and eating together!

Weekend of January 19 & 20, 2018

On January 19, we will gather at 6:00 pm

in Boca Raton at the home of Marcy and Steve Siegel

for a Shabbat service and dinner.

Address will be given upon registration.

On January 20, we will gather at 10:00 am for a study session

and brunch at Temple Israel ,

1901 North Flagler Drive ,West Palm Beach, Florida 33407

Please RSVP to Rabbi Groffman directly at rabbi@sholom.net

January 23, 2018 at 7:30 pm

Sports themed dinner

catered by Hobby’s

Guest Speaker: Michael Kaufman

Michael Kaufman has been a sportswriter, investigative reporter, and medical writer for more than 30 years. His

writing has appeared in Sport, Crawdaddy, Black Sports, Hockey, Woman’s World, Health, and other periodicals, and in

several anthologies and sociology textbooks. As a freelancer he interviewed both the tallest man in the world and the

oldest living dwarf for the National Enquirer. More recently he was a contributing writer for the Reader’s Digest

best-selling books, Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things and More Life for Your Stuff.

A member of Temple Beth Shalom in Florida, NY, he lives in Warwick, NY, with his wife Eva-Lynne Greene. His

presentation will focus mainly on his experiences as a sportswriter from 1969 to 1979, a period of social and political

upheaval that had a major impact in the world of sports.

SAVE THE DATE!! RSVP to Rabbi Groffman

Free of charge; voluntary donations to

Brotherhood accepted.

Mock sparring with Muhammad Ali in 1970; At Saratoga race track with SUNY Empire State Col-lege president Merodie Hancock during ESC an-nual alumni Day at the Races event.

Rabbi Groffman’s Men’s Group

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Click here for Registration

$36.00 for entire day + concert

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January 2018

10 - TaSTY Dinner @ TSWE (6pm - 7:30pm)

20 - Volunteer Event #2 TBA

24 - TaSTY Dinner @ TSWE (6pm - 7:30pm)

28 - NFTY-GER Elections @ Aberdeen, NJ (Time TBA)

February 2018

14 - TaSTY Dinner @ TSWE (6pm– 7:30pm)

17 - TaSTY Food Wars (Time TBA)

March 2018

10 - Monster Mini Golf @ Fairfield, NJ (6pm—8pm)

17 - NFTY-GER Maccabia (TBA

28 - TaSTY Dinner @ TSWE (6pm-7:30pm)

April 2018

18 - TaSTY Dinner @ TSWE (6pm-7:30pm)

21 - Volunteer Event #3 (Time TBA)

27 - 29 - NFTY-GER Spring Kallah@URJ Kutz Camp

May 2018

16 - TaSTY Dinner @ TSWE (6pm-7:30pm)

June 2018

2 - NFTY-GER Gala (TBA)

Sun. Jan. 21, 12:30pm-1:30pm: Shema Pillow Making@ TSWE

Sat. Feb. 10, 2pm-3pm: Recycled Pots & Plants @ TSWE

Sun. Mar. 25, 1-2:30 pm: Matzah Pizza & Rugrats Passover @TSWE

Sun. Apr. 8, 1pm-2pm: Challah & Challah Covers @TSWE

Sun. May 6, 2pm-3pm: Ice Cream Party @ TSWE

Sun. Jan. 28, 5:30-7:30pm: Monster Mini Golf @Route 46 East

Sat. Feb. 10, 4pm-5pm: Valentine’s for the Elderly & V-day Bingo

@TSWE

Sat. Mar. 17, 6pm-7pm: Make your own Sundae & Havdallah

@TSWE

Sun. Apr. 8, 3pm-4pm: Dream Catchers @ TSWE

Sat. May 5, 1pm-3pm: Rock climbing @ Fairfield

Fri. Jan. 5- Sat. Jan 6 - 8pm-9am, Synagogue Takeover @TSWE

Sun. Feb. 11, 1pm-3pm: Volunteering @ Jewish Family Home

Sun. Mar. 11, 1pm-2:30pm: Spotlight on…? @TSWE

Sat. Apr. 21, 11a-1pm: Passover Hike & Picnic @ TBA

Fri. Apr. 27- Sun Apr 30 URJ Spring Kallah (8th grade only)

Sat. May 19, 11am-3pm: Dorney Amusement Park

Friday Meditation at 7:15pm (sharp!)

In the Children’s Library.

Friday, January 12, 2018 Reserve your spot.

Email Joan Fisch: joanfisch@gmail.com

“It has been said that when you pray you talk to God….

When you meditate you listen to God” Meditation with Joan Fisch

No February Date

Next date: March 9, 2018

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Happy Anniversary..

Eileen Kleinberg

Bat Mitzvah of her granddaughter

Natalie Mei Hwa Kleinberg

on November 25, 2017

Proud Parents are Gloria & Adam Kleinberg

Gary Resnick

on his special birthday

Jay Sher

on his special birthday

Rhelda & Jay Sher

on their special Anniversary

Ruth Frankel

her daughter Renée Frankel

being named President of the

medical staff of Morristown Medical Center

and being 2017 honoree at the

Health Professionals Dinner for Israel Bonds.

Congratulations & Best Wishes

Jan

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Amy & Michael Ascher

Jennifer & Sivan Cohen-Vigder

Sharlene & Stanley Levin

Dorothy & David Sweetwood

Carole & David Ravin

Judith & Arthur Weisel

Kiyomi & Nathan Ronen

Maxine & Richard Simon

We were thrilled to have such a wonderful turnout at our

New Member Brunch on December 3. The children played in

the game room with our teen volunteers Alyssa Phillips,

Julien Maarek and Matt Feierstein. The adults shared their journeys to our temple, and everyone enjoyed a casual bagel brunch and

received a special blessing before heading home. Thank you Rabbi, Cantor and lay lead-

ers for making our new members so comfortable and welcome.

If you’re interested in joining our membership team or just have ideas for us,

please share!

Thank you, Emily Goldberg, Liz Hinkis, Keri Marmorek and Emily Zelner

Membership

Wendy & Gary Lubin and Susan Gorman

The Schoenbergs, The Liebermans,

The Wallens, & The Wolffs

Liz and Max Hinkis and

Jacquelyn Stonberg with Isidore and Ezra

Yoel Borgenicht and Shoshana Bass,

Heather Peikes and Jason Kirschner

Margie, Solomon, Tara Jean and Jason Langer

Grandma Linette, Sara and

Laurie Levin Goodstine with Ruby

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We will guarantee secure shredding of your papers at a

minimal cost of $10/box. Come in during working hours

Monday - Thursday, 9 to 5pm but be sure to call the office

first for drop off arrangements. WE ARE SAVING TREES!!!!!

Safe Shredding comes the

second Tuesday of the month.

Next

January 9, 2018 February 13, 2018

For more than four decades our congregation has

admired and enjoyed the beauty and artistry of the

Tree of Life Sculpture that graces the main lobby.

Sisterhood has continued the temple’s tradition of

commemorating special occasions with Our New Tree of

Life… “A Grove of Trees’, located in the original front foyer

of the temple. This tree is growing and still has many

leaves available. If you have a special occasion, Birth,

Marriage, Anniversary, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation,

Birthday, Special Honors or any other family happening,

please consider purchasing a leaf or a stone. If you have a

future occasion coming up, reserve your leaf and place-

ment now with half of the payment.

The Tree of Life Application is available in the office.

Tree of Life This space is available!

Do you know anyone who wants to

Advertise in The Shofar?

Please have them call the temple office

for Ad Pricing!

Installing a personalized brick in Temple Sholom’s

Jubilee Walkway is a wonderful way to commemorate

a birth, wedding, anniversary and any other occasion

or accomplishment.

Dedicated bricks will make a terrific gift for life cycle

events for those who say “Don’t buy me anything,

I don’t need anything.”

By honoring yourself or those you love, you also support

the congregation and the bricks will be there to be seen

for a long time.

Engraved bricks are $136.00 each.

Ask the temple office for an application.

Jubilee Brick Walkway

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RABBI’S GOOD WORKS FUND

In Appreciation of: Given By:

Rabbi Groffman…………………………….……Jaimee & Bruce Baumgarten

………………………………..……………...…………………….Natalie & Paul Brehne

………………………………………………...…………………………………..Nancy Jones

………………………………………………..…..Barry Felzenberg & Carol Nelson

………………………………………………………..……Michelle & Adam Friedman

…………………………………………………...……………….……………Lois Kugelman

……………………………………………………...…………Heidi Rosen & Bob Sokol

……….………………………………………………...………………………..Stan Scheiner

..…………………………………………………………...………………Barbara Schofield

………………………………………………………………...….Susan & David Shapiro

In Memory of: Given By:

Joseph Santamaria………..………………………Janice & Harvey Goodman

………………..…………………..……………………….Carol & Stephen Grossman

…………………………………….……………………..…Peggy & Howard Menaker

……………………………………..………………………………..…JoAnn & Steve Pine

……………………………….…..……………………………….Fani & Alan Weissman

Bobbie Scheiner……..………………………………....Freddie & Jerry Abrams

CANTOR’S GOOD WORKS FUND

In Appreciation of: Given By:

Cantor Feibush…………………..………………………..………..……Stan Scheiner

CANTOR’S MUSIC FUND

In Appreciation of: Given By:

Cantor Feibush…………………..….………..……Michelle & Adam Friedman

………………………………………...………………………….……………Lois Kugelman

………………………………...………………………………….Susan & David Shapiro

ADULT ED FUND

In Honor of: Given By:

Ruth Frankel on her daughter Renée’s accomplishments (pg__16)

…………………………………………………….………………Sue & Richard Sandler

CARING CONNECTION FUND

In Honor of: Given By:

Marti & Rand Agins, birth of their granddaughter

Lila Molly Agins….…………………………………..…..….Liz & Peter Schaeffer

Joan & Ron Fisch, birth of their granddaughter Olivia Ada Toben…

………………………………………………………………..…..….Liz & Peter Schaeffer

Gary Resnick’s Special Birthday………..……………………Eileen Kleinberg

……………………………………………………….….………...Sue & Richard Sandler

Rhelda & Jay Sher’s Special Anniversary………...….Gail & Rick Isquith

Jay Sher’s Special Birthday…………………….……..……Gail & Rich Isquith

In Memory of: Given By:

Joseph Santamaria………………………………...…………………….Ruth Frankel

.…………………………….……………………………..…Marsha & Gerald Heyman

……………………………….……………………...……………………Judy & Ron Leeds

…………………………….…………………….…...……………Sue & Richard Sandler

………………………………………………………………...Audrey & Joel Weinstock

CARING CONNECTION

In Memory of continued:

Bobbie Scheiner………………………………………..……………Eileen Kleinberg

………………..……………………………………...………………Liz & Peter Schaeffer

AUGUSTA E. FLYER & GILBERT M. FLYER CAMPERSHIP FUND

In Memory of: Given By:

Joseph Santamaria……………………..….………………Irma & Carl Solomon

MARK LEFKOWITZ FUND

In Honor of: Given By:

Rhelda & Jay Sher’s Special Anniversary………………….Larry Steinman

In Memory of: Given By:

Joseph Santamaria……………………………………….………….Larry Steinman

OPERATING FUND

In Honor of: Given By:

Eileen Kleinberg, Bat Mitzvah of granddaughter Natalie……

…….……………………………………………………………………..Gail & Rick Isquith

In Memory of: Given By:

Ruth Barrack……………………………………..…………Gail & Ned Rosenberg

David Kugelman…………………………………………….The Knopping Family

Joseph Santamaria……………………………………..……Marti & Rand Agins

………………………………………………………………………………………Joan Bader

…………………………………………………………………………………Paula Cummis

……………………………………………………………....Barbara & Peter Kaufman

…..……………………………………………..……………………Liz & Peter Schaeffer

……………………………………………………………………….Vicki & Gary Squires

……………………………………………………………………..Marlene & Gerry Tuch

Bobbie Scheiner…………………………..………………..….Beth & Stan Peskin

………………………………………………………...………..Joanne & Howard Wale

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND

In Memory of: Given By:

Lou Sickles………………………………………..…….Julie Pak & Burt Schlecker

Joseph Smolinsky……………………………..…………..…The Brewster Family

SISTERHOOD FUND

In Memory of: Given By:

Joseph Santamaria………………………………………………………Nancy Jones

……..………………………………………………………..……Lisa & William Meltzer

…………………………………….……………………..…………..Harriet & Larry Plaxe

…….……………………………………………………………Denise & Paul Silverman

Contributions to the funds of the congregation are always

appropriate, welcomed and provide important revenue.

Tzedakah is very much a part of Jewish tradition, especially

when it is given to mark celebrations, to offer best wishes for recovery from illness (refuah sheleimah), offer condolences, and

at yahrzeit time, to remember loved ones. These gifts are put to constructive use to enhance the programs of our

congregation.

Contributions

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YAHRZEIT FUND

In Memory of Given By:

Helen Beck……………………………...…………………………..…Linda Beck Cane

Mike Beck………………….…………..……...…………….………..Linda Beck Cane

Norma Greenhill……………………………………………Judy & Arthur Weisel

Edward Freint………………………………….……………….Marian & Bill Albert

Charles Halperin……………………………………………………….Susan Gorman

Morris Herman……………………….……………Susan & Stephen Eisenberg

Murray Herman………………………………….……………Vicki & Gary Squires

Leonard Joseph………………………………………………………..Thelma Joseph

Arthur Kleinberg…………………………………………………….Eileen Kleinberg

Max Kraftchick………………………………………………Mildred & Harry Kraft

Eleanor Leff……………………………..…………………….…………..Maxine Myers

Esther Miller……………………………...…………………...Wendy & Gary Lubin

Charlotte Newmark………………….………………….……….Rita & Bert Wolff

Joseph Newmark………………………………………..………..Rita & Bert Wolff

Bertha Sharenow……….…………………………………Ethel & Joel Sharenow

Marian Weinberg……………………………………..…..……………Jay Weinberg

Max Weiser………………………………………………….Rosetta & Alan Weiser

Gideon Winston..…………………………..……………….…….Rita & Bert Wolff

Peter Wolff……………………………………………………………………Regie Wolff

“Deeds of giving are the very

foundations of the world.”

Mishna, Pirkei Avot 1:2

is a brochure you will find on the table by the sanctuary.

It describes all our Funds. There are many ways to donate

to a fund; calling into the office; use the brochure and fill

out the last page or you can use our website. Tributes are

located under “Giving Opportunities”.

Below are a few Funds and their descriptions:

Rabbi’s Good Works Fund: Supports individual and

community needs at the discretion of the Rabbi.

Cantor’s Good Works/Music Fund: Supports musical and

community needs at the discretion of the Cantor.

Rabbi Emeritus Good Works Fund: Supports individual

and community needs at the discretion of the Rabbi

Emeritus.

Operating Fund: Funds the day-to-day operation of the

Temple in accordance with the annual budget as approved

by the Congregation and covers capital improvements as

well.

Anita & Marcel Bollag Children’s Programming fund.

Supports children’s programming and related events.

Caring Connection Fund: Provides support for people

experiencing loss, health problems or facing other personal

challenges.

Augusta E. & Gilbert M. Flyer Campership Fund:

Provides scholarships to summer camp for qualified

students.

Zelda & Harry Horowitz Library Fund: Purchases books

and helps maintain the Temple’s Library

Jay Levine Sanctuary Fund: Provides funding for sanctuary

maintenance and repairs.

Mark Lefkowitz Fund: Assists people with disabilities.

John Oettinger Fund: Funds landscaping and other

improvements to the Temple grounds.

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Did you know you

can connect with

Temple Sholom

and see photos,

upcoming events,

TSWE member

profiles and words of wisdom from

our Rabbi in our closed Facebook

page

https://www.facebook.com/groups/

templesholom/

Tell friends to like us on our Open

page

https://www.facebook.com/

templesholomofwestessex/

Don’t forget to use Amazon Smile when making

any purchase on Amazon

Temple Sholom of West Essex is registered with AmazonSmile.

Shop Amazon and 0.5% of the price goes to Temple Sholom.

What is AmazonSmile?

AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low

prices, and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com. The difference is that when customers shop on

AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the price of the eligible purchases

to the charitable organizations selected by customers. Using the link below, will automatically link you to Temple

Sholom’s Amazon Smile, then log in with your own Amazon account and shop away!!

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Lou Sickles

Father of Nancy Sickles

November 26, 2017 8 Kislev 5778

Joseph Smolinsky

cousin of Michael Melasky

November 30, 2017 12 Kislev 5778

Joseph Santamaria

Father of Leslie Stern

December 11, 2017 23 Kislev 5778

May God console the families among the mourners

of Zion & Jerusalem

In Memoriam

We recall with deep sorrow the deaths of

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