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The Reform Congregation of Jersey City P 201-333-4229 www.betheljc.org June 2013 Sivan/ Tammuz 5773

Between You and Me

Did you know there is a park in Jersey City named for a Jewish war veteran who died at the age of 27? Lieutenant Robert P. Grover Memorial Park, at the corner of Kennedy Blvd and Broadman Parkway, will be rededicated on June 2, 2013 at 1 pm. It will be especially meaningful for members of the Jewish community to be present to honor one of our own who gave his life in WWII.

Lt. Robert P. Grover was the first person of the Jewish faith from Jersey City to die in WWII. He was born March 31 1916. Grover was a shoe salesman who lived on Bergen Avenue before he enlisted on December 30, 1941. He was trained as a bombardier and was a member of one of the original crews that was assigned to the 337th Squadron of the 96th Bomb Group in April 1943.

He was killed in action along with 9 other crew members on 21st May 1943 when his aircraft was shot down by German fighters on a mission to bomb the submarine yards at Emden, Germany. The aircraft, B17, 42- 29734 exploded and crashed into the North Sea about 75 miles north of Texel Island. The body of Lt. Grover washed up on Speikeroog Island on the 6th July 1943 and was buried in Wangerooge Island Cemetery, Holland. Later, his body was returned to New Jersey and he was buried at Mount Moriah Cemetery in Fairview, New Jersey along with his parents, Jacob and Pauline.

The Jewish War Veterans Post that met at Congregation B’nai Jacob for many years was named the Grover Post in his honor.

Recently, community and corporate groups gathered to clean up the neglected small park named for Lt. Grover. All are invited to the rededication on Sunday, June 2 at 1 pm. Though Lt. Grover’s life was short, let us pray that the park named for him will touch many lives and add renewed life to a Jersey City neighborhood.

Shalom, Rabbi Debby Hachen with thanks to Jeff Kaplowitz and John Hallanan

Can You Read or Chant Torah? Or Willing to Try?

We would love to increase the number of volunteers who read or chant Torah/Haftarah for High Holiday services. The holidays are in early

(and we mean VERY early) September: Rosh Hashanah begins Wednesday evening, September 4th. So, why not get started now with a

personalized CD and individual coaching over the summer? Contact me at [email protected] or call me at the temple office.

Thanks, Rabbi Debby Hachen

mailto:[email protected]

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Temple Beth-El 2419 Kennedy Boulevard at Harrison Avenue

Jersey City, NJ 07304 Phone: 201-333-4229 Fax: 201-938-0445

Email: [email protected] Website: www.betheljc.org

Office hours: Tues. 9:30—5:30, Fri. 9:30—12:30

Temple Beth-El is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism

Rabbi Debra Hachen [email protected]

Rabbi Emeritus Kenneth Brickman [email protected]

President Kay Magilavy

Vice Presidents Stuart Cohen

Shirley Roter

Robin Schkrutz

Nancy Sambul

Treasurer Michael Shuchman

Financial Secretary Sonia Schulman

Recording Secretary Carly Siditsky

Religious School Kay Magilavy

Newsletter Editor Karen Cuttler

Friday, May 31 Shabbat Service, including blessing for mayor-elect 8:00 pm Steve Fulop. Oneg Shabbat sponsored by Rabbi Debby Hachen and Peter Weinrobe on the yarzeit of Rabbi David S. Hachen

Saturday, June 1 Torah Study 9:30 am Shabbat Morning Worship 10:30 am

Friday, June 7 First Friday “Eat, Pray, Shabbat” 6:30 pm All ages Potluck Shabbat Supper RSVP to office [email protected] with what you will bring

Board Installation Shabbat Service & June Birthday 7:30 pm Blessings, including honoring outgoing Board Members and blessing new Board. Oneg Shabbat in appreciation of Ben Rauch, temple accompanist.

Saturday, June 8 Torah Study 9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 am

Friday, June 14 Shabbat Service with Torah Reading 8:00 pm & Conversion Ceremony for Kristina Farias Oneg Sponsored by Kristina Farias and Brad Minkovitz in honor of Kristina’s conversion

Saturday, June 15 Torah Study 9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 am Tot Shabbat followed by Bring Your Own Picnic 10:30 am

Friday, June 21 Shabbat Service 8:00 pm Ufruf Wedding Blessing - Jon Donenfeld & Alexandra Koerte Oneg Sponsored by Jon & Alexandra in honor of their Ufruf, and the Haim family in honor of Ruby’s Bat Mitzvah

Saturday, June 22 Torah Study 9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 am Ruby Haim, daughter of Wendy Schor-Haim & Rami Haim, will

be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah and assist in leading the service. Kiddush lunch sponsored by Wendy Schor-Haim & Rami Haim in honor of Ruby

Friday, June 28 Shabbat Service (lay-led) including Ben Rauch’s 8:00 pm Rockin’the Rafters Band

Saturday, June 29 Torah Study 9:30 am Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 am

Friday, July 5 First Friday “Eat, Pray, Shabbat” 6:30 pm All ages Potluck Shabbat Supper

June 7 8:07 pm June 14 8:10 pm June 21 8:13 pm June 28 8:14 pm July 5 8:13 pm

Candle Lighting

Oneg listings as of newsletter deadline in mid-May.

For updates see Temple

website.

To sponsor an oneg, see details

on page 7



mailto:[email protected]?subject=JANUARY%20FIRST%20FRIDAY%20DINNER

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Sunday, June 9 in the Temple Social Hall

We need your help to make this fundraiser a great success. Here’s what you can do:

Donate: Good, clean, new or gently used merchandise (no computer equipment please). Please bring all merchandise

to the Temple; call first to make sure that someone will be there to accept it.

Set-up: Help set up & organize merchandise in the Social Hall on Sunday June 2 at 2:30 pm, Thursday June 6 any time after 4:30 pm & Saturday June 8 after services around 11:30 am.

On Sunday, June 9, volunteers are needed beginning at 8:30 am.

Sell: Help collect admissions & sell food & merchandise during the day starting at 9 am.

Clean up: At 3:30 pm volunteer to clean up & prepare the social hall for next weekend’s services.

Please call the Temple office or e-mail us at [email protected] to let us know when you can assist us.

This is a great event for the Temple and the community.

Friday, June 7 at 6:30

Meet your neighbors and our growing

community on the first Friday of every

month here at Temple Beth-El.

Enjoy great conversation,

a potluck dinner, beverages for adults

and kids and a relaxing Shabbat service

at 7:30. RSVP to [email protected]

and let us know you are bringing

a main dish (chicken or veggie),

side dish or salad.

See you there!

MAYOR-ELECT STEVE FULOP

Friday, May 31 at 8 pm Temple Beth-El will celebrate our member, Steve Fulop, on his election as Mayor of Jersey City. Steve's family will be joining us at the Shabbat Service as we offer prayers on his behalf. Come celebrate the second Jewish mayor in our city's history. Steve assumes his position on July 1st.

SAVE THE DATE!

JULY 12 6:30 pm @ Hamilton Park,

Jersey City Raindate: July 19




Our B’not Mitzvah

Rosa Elizabeth Garcia, daughter or William and Barbara Garcia of North

Bergen, became a Bat Mitzvah on May 18, 2013. Her older siblings,

William and Noemi, became Bar and Bat Mitzvah at Temple Beth-El as

well. A seventh grader at Lincoln School in North Bergen, Rosa is active in

cheerleading, softball, basketball, music and drawing.

Rosa has achieved 1st or 2nd honors every marking period since 1st grade,

had the starring part in the 3rd grade play, a solo in a winter concert, and is

2nd chair flute in her school band. She has made captain on her cheer team

and has been in both the environmental club and kindness ambassador club

at school. She helps her grandmother whenever she gets a chance and

recently took care of her grandmother's dog while she couldn't. Her

favorite good deed was giving her coat to some kindergartners to keep

warm during a fire drill. Asked about why she is proud to be Jewish, Rosa

explained, “I am proud to be Jewish because it makes me unique. For

example I am now the only Jewish child in my school since my sister graduated.” Mazel Tov Rosa!

Ruby Avital Haim, daughter of Rami Haim and

Wendy Schor-Haim will be called to the Torah as

a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, June 22. Ruby is a

seventh grader at Learning Community Charter

School where she is on honor roll and also serves

as vice-president of her student council. Ruby

lives in Jersey City with her parents, her brother

Shai, and her sister Franny. Her favorite parts of

being Jewish are Jewish humor and Jewish food.

Ruby also loves drawing and skateboarding but

most of all is passionate about the environment.

Her favorite mitzvah (good deed) is participating weekly in Green Group – the environmental activist group

at her school. Green Group learns about the local environment and does projects to clean and help the

environment. Mazel Tov Ruby. We are so proud of all you do to make the world better!

Temple Beth-El’s Religious School finished the school year with 46 wonderful students. Our teaching staff this year included Rabbi Debra Hachen, Rabbi Gordon Gladstone, Cantor Lauren Furman, Kay Magilavy, Yona Adika, Hara Benjamin-Garritano, Mazi Ferreira-daSilva, Janice Greenberg, Galit Maharat and Jennifer Schaeffer. In addition, teachers were assisted by Jenny Lynn Doyle, Noemi Garcia and Ella Thibodeau. Students and teachers form a great team to make the study of our Jewish heritage come alive.

We are presently re-registering current students online at: http://www.betheljc.org/officeforms/school_registration/

Are you a member whose child who will be joining us for the first time next fall? Please contact Rabbi Hachen to discuss class placement and how we can make this a good transition at any grade level from K-7. If you know of unaffiliated families in our community who are considering enrolling children in our school next fall, please have them call Rabbi Hachen now so she can meet with them in May or June to answer their questions, discuss temple membership and assist them in enrollment.

http://www.betheljc.org/officeforms/school_registration/


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Tot Shabbat: Picnic with the Rabbi Saturday, June 15 10:30-11:30 am

Calling all Preschoolers and their Grown-ups! Join Rabbi Debby Hachen for a special morning of Shabbat songs, prayers and story. Bring a picnic blanket and a lunch to enjoy on the temple lawn following our Shabbat time. RSVP’s preferred to [email protected]. Drop-ins ALWAYS welcome.

Tot Shabbat is a chance for children ages 0-5 to experience Shabbat and for their grownups to mingle and meet. Open to all!

To get email reminders for Tot Shabbat, send request to [email protected]

Mazel Tov to

Alexia and Elliott Feldman on the birth of Benjamin and Leah Feldman on May 2

Carly and Seth Siditsky on the birth of Benjamin Elias Siditsky on May 9

Temple member Steve Fulop on his election as Mayor of Jersey City

Peter Weinrobe and Rabbi Debra Hachen on the engagement of their daughter Melissa to

Alex Lippitt

Welcome Home to Eric Schkrutz who is returning for a visit before resuming his

studies in Jerusalem

Thank you to Kathy Prussack and fellow choir members Audrey Merwin, Marilyn Freiser, Hope Koturo, Harriet Taub, Yvonne Silver, and Charlie Hollander from United Synagogue of Hoboken for singing two beautiful pieces at our May 10 service in honor of Cantor Lauren Furman.

Borscht Night Thank Yous go to: Harvey Roter, Millie Rottenberg and Nancy Sambul for the terrific baked goods and noshes; Shirley Roter, Nancy Sambul and Sandy Frank for working the door; Sammy Rivo for selling the raffle tickets; Sharon Hirschberg for the Jello shots and Borscht Apertifs; Irwin

Rosen for being the floor manager; David Schapiro for poster and flyer design; plus the ad sales team (see May newsletter for listing) and all the vendors who supported us with ads. Please patronize our business supporters!

Thank you to Stu Portney for exemplary service to the congregation working with developers and the temple on the Temple House project in April and May.

Oneg Shabbat Refreshments

Ce leb r a te a b i r t hday or even t ,

remember a loved one — Shabbat is a

great way to bring your community

into life’s special moments. Contact

t h e Te m p l e o f f i c e o r g o t o h t t p : / /

www.betheljc.org/calendar/, see if the date you

want is open, and use the form at the bottom of

the page to reserve it. Bring the refreshments

yourself or, for a donation of $60, the Oneg

Committee will provide the food and drink for

you.



http://www.betheljc.org/calendar/

http://www.betheljc.org/calendar/


As in recent years, Temple Beth-El was one of a number of houses of worship in Jersey City that hosted a visiting group of cadets from West Point Military Academy in late April. All West Point Cadets are required to take a course entitled “Winning the Peace.” The goal is to teach the cadets about the various religious traditions that they will encounter once they begin their military careers and are stationed around the world. Because of the religious diversity that exists in Jersey City, the students spend several days here visiting houses of worship of the various traditions about which they have studied. Their visit includes stops at the Islamic Center of Jersey City, the Egyptian Coptic Church, Old Bergen Church, the Sunni Rivzi Mosque, the Hindu Temple, and Temple Beth-El, where our rabbi teaches the cadets about the Jewish faith and answers their questions. We can be very proud of the fact that our congregation participates in this truly unique and innovative program whose aim is to make our world a more peaceful place.

Winning the Peace

Need a ride to services on a

Friday night? Let Rabbi Hachen know early in the

week and we'll do our best to arrange it. (Volunteer

drivers - please contact Rabbi Hachen too.)

Thank You to Millie Rottenberg

for the pair of silk flowering plants

in memory of her husband, Eugene Rottenberg

Rabbi Hachen and some of the parents

and children attending a recent Tot Shabbat,

showing off the flowers they made

Honors at Shabbat Services

We welcome our m e m b e r s t o volunteer to lead us

in candlelighting (reading an introductory paragraph in English and lighting the candles) or opening the Ark for Aleynu. Once a month when we read Torah you can carry Torah, undress Torah, or dress and return Torah to Ark. You can have an honor for a special occasion like a birthday or anniversary, or just to celebrate Shabbat! Children are welcome to come up with their parents. To sign up for a service, email your preferred dates to [email protected] and we’ll get back to you to confirm.

Rockin’ the Rafters!

with Ben Rauch and his Shabbat Quartet

Friday, June 28 at 8pm

A unique and beautiful musical take on the Shabbat service


Yartzeits


Temple Beth-El is on Facebook! You don’t have to be on Facebook to see our

temple’s Facebook page. Check it out at www.facebook.com/TempleBethElJC

Are you on Facebook? “Like” us and “Subscribe” to get all our

updates in your news feed!

Highlights — May Temple Beth-El Board Meeting

Contribute your recipes to

the Temple Cookbook!

Submit your recipes on-line at http://

www.betheljc.org/members/cookbook/

or mail to the temple office.

Questions? Contact Kathy Prussack at

[email protected]

The Board of Trustees met on May 13. At the April meeting and at a subsequent congregational meeting, the temple approved the sale of the Temple House and lot to the Alpert Group, to develop an affordable senior residence on the property. The temple planned to use the proceeds from the sale to replace the synagogue roof and do other much needed repairs.

At the May Board meeting, President Kay Magilavy gave a re-cap of the impact of the neighborhood meeting hosted by the congregation on May 9. During the meeting, a number of local residents and two elected officials expressed strong opposition to the proposed development. Consequently, there are no further plans for the developer to pursue the 37-unit development. Board members are now considering other alternatives and hope congregants will offer their suggestions.

Past President Irwin Rosen and current President Kay Magilavy led the board members on a ceiling-to-basement tour of the sanctuary building, so they could see conditions for themselves. The congregation is planning to move the office and four classrooms to the sanctuary building to reduce maintenance and utility costs.

Week ending June 1 Sarah Berkowitz Rose Canter Isaac Cohen Beatrice Meltzer Samuel Pearlman Maxwell Rosenzweig Elaine Sandlaufer Nathan Trachman

Week ending June 8 Max Goren Charles K. Krieger Nedda Parnes Estelle Siegel Hilda Waitzman Frieda Hirshberg

Week ending June 15 Bernard Greenberg Hortense Gutman Minnie Levine Harold Rosen

Week ending June 22

Abraham Canter Sol Frank Pauline Haas Helen Kleinhaus Morris K. Schonberg Louis Schwartz Benjamin Wohl

Week ending June 29 Fannie Berkowitz

Rhoda Magilavy Dorothy Spiegel Natan Wellen Sarah Wellen

Week ending July 6 Morris Bergen Lena Gutterman Rebecca Lerner Helen Rausch Stanley Silver Mack Tillman

Celebrating a birthday in June?

Our “First Friday” Shabbat Service

includes the calling up of everyone with

a birthday that month. Birthday boys

and girls — adults too — will receive a special blessing.

Online Yartzeit

Form

The Temple has an on-line form you can use to update your family's yartzeit listings and to o r d e r m e m o r i a l plaques. To use the form, please go to http://w w w . b e t h e l j c . o r g /o f f i c e f o r m s /family_yartzeit_list__members_only/ If you do not use a computer, you can still call in your information or write to the office.

http://www.facebook.com/TempleBethElJC

http://www.betheljc.org/members/cookbook/

http://www.betheljc.org/members/cookbook/

https://mail.google.com/mail/h/2lk1mzgb7yp2/?&v=b&cs=wh&[email protected]

http://www.betheljc.org/officeforms/family_yahrtzeit_list__members_only/






Sustaining Fund (General Fund) A gift from Liliyen Meshell Chiltern

Thank you to Rabbi Hachen for her support after the death of my husband, Bill Wolf

Meryl Wolf

In memory of my beloved mother, Shirley Haas, on her Yartzeit

Lynn Reichgott

To Karen & Fred Schnur In memory of your beloved mother, Ruth Golin, on her passing

Karen & Gary Cuttler Sandy Frank Molly Heitner Shirley & Harvey Roter Mildred Rottenberg Miriam Nickelsporn

To Jean Margulies & Family In memory of your beloved husband, Seymour Margulies

Sandy Frank

To the Shargel Family in memory of your mother, grandmother & great-grandmother, Shirley Livermore

Miriam Nickelsporn

To the Schimel Family In memory of your beloved Samuel H. Schimel on his passing

Miriam Nickelsporn

In memory of my beloved mother, Rose Canter, on her Yartzeit

Miriam Nickelsporn

In memory of my grandfather Samuel Pearlman on his Yartzeit

Robert Pearlman

In memory of my parents on their Yartzeit

Jan Reiss-Weitzman

Schneid Music Fund In honor of Cantor Furman on her Ordination & upcoming marriage

Karen & Fred Schnur

To Rabbi Hachen & Peter Weinrobe In honor of your daughter ’s engagement Irwin Rosen & Sharon Hirshberg

Wishing Ruth Lubow a speedy recovery Irwin Rosen & Sharon Hirshberg

To Karen & Fred Schnur in memory of your beloved mother, Ruth Golin

Irwin Rosen & Sharon Hirshberg

To Rabbi Hachen & Peter Weinrobe Mazel Tov on Melissa’s engagement

Nancy & Nathan Sambul

To Maya & Steve Gelsi & all members of the cast, Thanks for a wonderful Herschel Potter Purim


To Cantor Lauren Furman & Moshe Adesnik, Mazel Tov on your Aufruf


To Cantor Lauren Furman Mazel Tov on your Ordination


To Micah & Jen Goldfus Mazel Tov on the arrival of your new baby, Harper


To Ben Rauch Thank you for a wonderful concert


To Lauren Shub Thank you for a wonderful concert


Bella Pesin Fund Mazel Tov to Kay Magilavy on her new position at the Hudson School


Thank you to Shirley Roter and her committee for a wonderful Passover Seder


Thank you to Karen Schnur for a wonderful Shabbat honoring old & new members


Thanks to Lari, Hector and Harvey for being our Food Pantry Volunteers


Wishing Nicholas and Jessica Weiszhaar the best on their move to Minnesota


Wishing a speedy get well to Karen Schnur’s mother


Wishing a speedy get well to Robin Schkrutz’s mother


Wishing a speedy get well to Judith Schteingart’s father


In memory of Nathan’s grandfather, Nathan Trachman


Condolences to Carly & Seth Siditsky on the loss of Carly’s grandmother


Condolences to Crag & Ann Goldstein on the loss of your friend


To Karen & Fred Schnur Condolences on the loss of your mother, Ruth Golin


Tributes To celebrate a happy occasion ● To say I’m sorry for your loss ● To congratulate someone on

a Bar or Bat Mitzvah ● To remember your loved ones ● To thank someone for a kindness

A card acknowledging your contribution will be sent to the recipient, and the message will be listed in

the newsletter. To send a tribute, use the form on page 10, or write, email or call the Temple office.

We gratefully acknowledge donations made to Temple Beth-El this past month:


Members Helping Members If you experience a serious health issue, or

know of any temple member who takes ill or who has been admitted to the hospital, please call Rabbi Hachen immediately so that she can

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