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MARCH MADNESS AT MJC!

Casino night packed the social hall - story on page 6

MJC’s Meshugganah Players presentedTHE PURIM SHPIEL - story on page 6

MJC Purim Carnival - fun for and BY our kids - details on page 7

Super 50/50 Raffle raised $13,652 for MJC - details on page 9

Don’t forget to sign up for the MJC Golfouting on May 7th!

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OFFICERS President Mark Kamen1st Vice President Andrea CalorasVice President Jeff ElliotVice President Anat KupermanTreasurer Ross GraberFinancial Secretary Stephen Smith*Recording Secretary Ira Litwak*Corresponding Secretary Alan Apfelbaum

BOARD OF TRUSTEESLori Bregman Ken BusmanLinda Eisen Laurie GordonDavid Haas Steven HolandAdam Nelson Richard Orlando*Dr. Alan Plumer* Pearl SchachnerPeter Schwartz David SternRay Verhoeff Larry Weinstein

* Past President

Rabbi Morris Zimbalist Temple Office HoursMon - Wed 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.Thurs 9.00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.Friday 9:00 a.m. - noon

Rabbi’s Appointment HoursMon & Thurs 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.Tuesday Rabbi’s Day OffWednesday 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

E-Mail AddressesRabbi Zimbalist rabbimz@aol.com

Cantor/Religious School Director - Michelle Freedman - cantormich@yahoo.comBookkeeper - Linda Tanenbaum -

bookkeep@montebellojc.orgOffice Admin. - Karyn Storm -

office@montebellojc.orgEarly Childhood Director, Jackie Iaria -

jiaria01@yahoo.comThe Voice/Kolenu, Judy Berkun -

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Our Daily Minyanim and Regular Services Morning Minyan: Weekdays at 7:30 a.m.Sundays/Secular Holidays at 9:00 a.m.Rosh Chodesh Weekdays at 7:30 a.m.

Shabbat Evening Services/Oneg at 7:00 p.m.Shabbat Morning Services/Kiddush at 9:00 a.m.

Montebello Jewish Center is a Conservative Egalitarian Synagogue established to provide its members with religious, educational and social programs as well as a holy place to pray, study, celebrate, and grow together as a sacred community.

COMMITTEES & CHAIRPERSONSKiddush – Michele Verhoeff & Susan Kroll House – Alan Apfelbaum, Finance – Ross Graber, Stephen SmithEducation – Lori BregmanRitual – Jeff Elliot, Joe SchachnerSisterhood President – Barbara KleinbergMen’s Club – Ken Sandler, Richie Orlando Membership – Anat Kuperman, Linda Eisen Fund Raising – Andrea CalorasHigh Holiday – Jeff ElliotYouth – TBDSocial Action – Paul GalanTechnology – Larry Bloom, Ray VerhoeffLong Range Planning – David HaasAdult Education – Pearl SchachnerDecorating – Ilene Smith, Judy GalanVoice/Kolenu Editor – Judy BerkunChevra Kadisha – Alan ApfelbaumEarly Childhood – Jackie IariaYoung Couples Club – Susan Bernstein, Jill

ZwerlingChoir – Michele VerhoeffFood Pantry – Barbara & Marty Kleinberg

The Voice/Kolenu is a monthly newsletter published by the Montebello Jewish Center

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As we embrace Passover this year, we follow a basic set of rituals that never change – we clean, we cook, we pray, we talk and we eat. Of course there is never quite enough time to do all of this preparatory work and active engagement as we would like, but in a funny way, perhaps that helps us to better authenticate and experience the haste that our ancestors experienced when leaving Egypt.

As we know, they were rushed. Their bread did not even have enough time to rise. So all the more so in our generation, when we continually com-plain about the lack of time to get things done, perhaps we should take a moment to truly reflect on the story of the Exodus from Egypt and better understand the difference between an imposed slavery at the hands of oppressors verses a self-imposed slavery that we create for ourselves.

As Americans, we live in a world that is free; however, even as a free people, we continually fall victim to oppression that holds us back from achieving our maximum potential. In the haggadah entitled A Night to Remember, author Michael Walzer writes (from Exodus and Revolution), “We still believe, or many of us do, what the Exodus first taught: First, that wherever you live, it is prob-ably Egypt; Second, that there is a better place, a world more attractive, a prom-ised land and Third, that ‘the way to the land is through the wilderness.’”

Walzer makes a powerful psycho-logical point while simultaneously chal-

lenging us to learn from the power of memory and ex-perience. On seder nights, we retell the story of our ancestors’ societal journey from slavery to freedom. In modern times and living in a

free society, we must reflect upon our continuous personal journey from slav-ery to freedom – a cognitive process of self-examination and evolution which hopefully results in self-improvement and a greater sense of psychological freedom.

Societal oppression continues to-day. As Walzer suggests, the “Egypt” of our haggadah still exists and can be seen in the streets of Syria and Iran, in the terrorist attacks in France, or even in the local arena in the case of Trayvon Martin – people oppress other people and commit crimes that leave the greater society outraged and searching for justice. On a personal level, our crimes are not as violent or sensational as those reported by the national or international media; our crimes are often that we are over-scheduled and don’t put the necessary time into the things that matter most, we are rushed in taking care of the needs of so many that we often ignore our own personal needs, and we forget to be thankful and appreciative for the abounding goodness in our lives and over-emphasize the inevitable faults and shortcomings that make up our reality.

As a result, we feel oppressed amidst our freedom, and we find our-

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Rest assured that world exists. But to get there, we have to travel along some unfamiliar roads with only our faith in G-d and belief in that the future will be better than the present. Our ancestors committed to that vision when they left Egypt. Despite un-certainty and what were undoubtedly overwhelming obstacles, they perse-vered and prevailed. Our celebrations of Passover today might look very different had the Exodus not been a process of deep dedication and devo-tion to something much greater than ourselves.

And today, with a similar dedica-tion and devotion, our lives can im-prove, and we can feel a greater sense

of freedom from whatever binds us and holds us back in our personal lives. Our result will be a greater sense of personal happiness that will be reflective in everything that we do. And without a doubt, our new sense of freedom will have a positive impact on our families, colleagues and friends. The aforementioned quote from Michael Walzer concludes, “There is no way to get from here to there except by joining together and marching.” Our ancestors’ journey is testimony to this fact; however, they couldn’t have joined together without first having been inspired to change as individuals.

Chag Sameach v’Kasher – May we all have meaningful and transfor-mative experiences this Passover as we continually recall our journey from slavery to freedom.

Rabbi Morris Zimbalist

MAZEL TOV FROM YOUR MJC FAMILY ON YOUR SIMCHA!

Mazel Tov to Fran Halfond and family on the upcoming wedding of her granddaughter,

Alexandra to Adam Mancini, on May 30th

Mazel Tov to Barbara and Jonah Jacobson on their 50th Wedding Anniversary

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Message from the President

Well, when I’m wrong I admit it, and in my last article I pre-dicted that Rabbi Zimbalist would show up for Purim dressed as Arnold Schwarzenegger. Much to my surprise, he walked into the shul as the dreaded HAY-MAN, a pyromaniac’s dream come true! Of course, Rabbi Zimbalist did a great job of reading the Magillah through all the straw, but the highlights of erev Purim were the ice cream social for the children (who were partially trampled by the adults!) and of course THE PURIM SHPIEL.

This year’s Shpiel was the all time masterpiece, a mad-cap historical romp to the Sounds of Tzuris (music), brilliantly written and performed by our own “Meshugganah Players”. It was hysterics from beginning to end! The Purim carnival was another great event for the entire family, hosted by our re-ligious and nursery schools. The kids went fishing, had their faces painted, played all sorts of games and of course enjoyed snacks and Pizza!. Anyone who was there knows that Rabbi Zimbalist must have been a pickle salesman in his past life! He just loves standing in front of those barrels selling pickles! Thank you Jackie Iaria, Cantor Freedman and your crew of dedicated volunteers for these events.

I want to highlight the many events and Simchas held in March. First, a huge Mazel Tov to Hunter Churgin, Alex Mintz, Shane Sosinsky, Rachel Leifer and their families on becoming Bar and Bat Mitzvah. It is an immense pleasure and honor for me to partici-pate in these occasions.

Our Casino night packed the social hall, and we had so many people that we needed more gam-ing tables! I heard that even a few of our members became millionaires that night! Dr. Alan Plumer’s

lectures on the Dead Sea Scrolls on Monday nights have been a stand-out and have gotten rave reviews as well as the Sisterhood/Mens Club breakfast series with Rabbi Zimbalist. Another highlight was world famous cookbook author Susie Fishbein demonstrating her skills to a captivat-ed large crowd of wannabee chefs! Thank you Andrea Caloras for your hard work and arranging so many wonderful events for our community.

In preparation for Pesach, our Nursery School had their annual CHOCOLATE SEDER for our little ones. Children, parents, and grand-parents sat around the Seder tables set up with everything chocolate, as Rabbi Zimbalist took the group through the Seder. This event was pure joy!

The Eternal Flame dinner, our biggest fundraiser of the year to date was held at the beautiful home of Ilene and Steve Smith. No detail was left undone by the Smiths’ as we ate, drank, and enjoyed each other’s company. Our guest speaker was Lauren Steinberg, Asst. Director of the ADL for the NY Region, who gave a stimulating lecture about anti-semi-tism in our country and on our college campuses. We raised much needed

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funds and had an absolute wonderful evening. We are still taking donations if anyone would like to participate.

As many of you know the JCC of Rockland is sponsoring the Maccabi games this year at RCC. They need host families for the many young ath-letes coming to Rockland from around the world. Some of you have already volunteered your homes, but more are needed. This is a beautiful mitzvah and experience for your entire family. Please contact the JCC and volunteer your homes for one week in August. They will provide all details.

Our new website is up and running, thanks to the efforts of Steve Holand, Adam Nelson and Ray Verhoeff. It is a work of art. If you would like to submit an article or photos, please contact the office.

Our golf outing is coming up on May 7th. Please participate in a spon-sorship or by playing . . . You could just come and watch me make a fool of myself!

Our annual Dinner Dance is on June 10th and we are honoring Past President Richard and Susan Orlando, Cantor Michelle Freedman and Jackie Iaria, our Nursery School Director. This is our largest and most important event on many levels. Our honorees have, in the past and continue to dedi-cate their lives to our shul and commu-nity. Many of the events I mentioned in this article have in some way been successful because of their efforts. We need to support them! Our Journal for the event is one of our largest sources of revenue. Every ad we get helps to insure our survival. Of course, the dinner and dance is a celebration of our deep friendships and community. I hope to see you all there.

As Passover I try to understand the meaning of freedom, in both its literal and spiritual sense. I wish you and your families a most meaningful and joyous Pesach.

Mark Kamen

President’s Message (continued)

MJC Purim Carnival

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April Donations (continued)

CHAI FUND In Honor of Purim!

Irv Schrom

GENERAL FUNDMazel Tov to

Jaine and Franko Rahimi on Rebecca’s Bat Mitzvah

Ilene and Stephen Smith and Family

In Honor of Barbara and Jonah Jacobson’s 50th Wedding Anniversary

Barbara and Fred Koffler

TREESIn Memory of

Miriam Milstein, beloved mother of Sharon Flamer

Sharman and Mark KamenMyrna and Allan Garfield

Rose SchillerRita Lieberman and Martin Becker

Janet and Alvin RussellRita Levin

Ilene and Stephen SmithBrenda and Leonard Greenberg

Sharon and David HendlerLaura and Martin Langer

Barbara and Jonah JacobsonIrene Greenstein

Netta and Benjamin RibaKaren and Michael Specht

Phyllis and Arthur TuttleTrudy Album

Nancy and Mark FormanMona and Ira Litwak

Frances HalfondRosalind and Hershel Kalinsky

Sharon and Mark FeinmanMarjorie and Walter Lipson

Selena Schreiber and Mark KornblumStephanie and Ira Birnbaum

March began with a won-derful class service led by our fourth graders. Though the fourth grade is small, they are a most enthusiastic class and they led a beautiful service.

During Purim, the entire MJC community enjoyed a most festive celebration. In preparation for Purim, our students and teachers put together a wonderful Purim Car-nival, complete with a sponge toss, goldfish, cookie decorating and much more! The students all took part in cre-ating and running the various booths, as well as playing games and winning fun prizes. On Purim evening, our Religious School presented Megillah Shelanu, their own interpretation of the Purim story, including plays, cartoons, raps, and beautiful art work and parts of the original text. After a delicious Ice Cream Social, our Purim Shpielers outdid themselves with the hilarious presentation of the Sound of Shpilkes, after which there was a fun Megillah reading. During the carnival and the Purim celebration, a fabulous time was had by all!!

Our Purim carnival was made pos-sible by the generous help of so many people. I would like to thank Linda Eisen, Lori Bregman, Michelle Breg-man, Steve Caloras, Andrea Caloras, Jaine Rahimi, Darlene Mollov, Laurie Gordon, Rebecca Rahimi, Andrea Steinhardt, Jessica Sosinsky, Marsha Gerson, Ross Plumer, Matt Leifer, Bruce Yore, Stacey Yore and Juan Roman, for all their help with the ice cream social and during the carnival.

I would also like to thank Ilene Smith for putting together all of the beautiful baskets and Rabbi and Ali-son Zimbalist for donating and selling the pickles. Fi-nally, thank you to everyone who came and joined in all

of the festivities and made this a most joyous Purim.

This month, the fourth and fifth grade families participated in an exciting workshop during which they explored “Bringing the Themes of Pesach Closer to Us”. During this session, Morah Nyer, Cantor Re-becca and I led the students and their parents through games and exercises which reviewed the traditional themes of Pesach. In addition, we facilitated family discussions in which we ex-plored the themes of Pesach through modern eyes. The students and their parents also made both Elijah’s and Miriam’s cups to use at the Seders. We hope that the themes from the workshop will be added to their family seders and help bring more meaning and joy to Pesach. The month ended with a yummy Chocolate Seder for the Kindergarten through second graders, who joined in with the Nursery School to enjoy a delicious and informative Seder.

The Matan Conference

During March, I had the privilege to attend a two day conference with Matan. Matan “advocates for Jewish students with special needs, empow-

YAHRZEITSIrene and George Bielski

Jill and Mark ZwerlingToby and Stu Fishberg

Barbara and Martin KleinbergAnne and Stephen MathPhoebe and Alan Peister

Stephanie and Ira BirnbaumLetty and Charles Mintz

Florence and Jeffrey ManoffMarsha K. and Andrew Gerson

Lila AbrahamJudith and Michael Tamaroff

Frances HalfondJacalyn and Steven WalzerSelena Schreiber and Mark

KornblumLillian and Richard Weinberger

Susan and Arnold KronickIrene Greenstein

Penny and Stanley KilmanElinore and Charles Goodman

Nancy and Irvin Brown

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Mazel Tov to Jaine and Franko Rahimi on

Rebecca’s Bat MitzvahRabbi and Alison ZimbalistSharman and Mark KamenCantor Michelle Freedman

Board of EducationYour MJC Family

Mazel Tov to Caren and Jonathan Mintz on

Alex’s Bar MitzvahNatalie and Mel Harbinger

In Honor of Trudy Album being honored by March of the Living

Susan and Richard Kroll

Mazel Tov to Nancy and Mark Forman on the

Uf Ruf of Jared Forman and Julie Zalaznik

Trudy Album

Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Alison Zimbalist on Evelyn’s 2nd

BirthdayRita Levin and Bev Fishel

Wishing Susan and Richie Orlando and family the

best – Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your granddaughter, Leah Corinne

Karen and Mark LefkowitzSandra and David HaasNancy and Mark Forman

Marilyn KleinStan Sprung and Janet Gruick

In Memory of Edith Friedman,

beloved mother of JayFaith and Stanley Cohen

In Memory of May Feinberg, Jack Berg and Lenny Moses’

beloved AuntSusan and Richard Kroll

In Memory of Harry Kantrowitz, beloved

father of Joe (Tammy) and grandfather of Brittany and

SamuelRabbi and Alison ZimbalistSharman and Mark Kamen

Your MJC FamilyThe Mollov Family

Mindy and Jay FriedmanSandra and David HaasSusan and Richard Kroll

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

Mazel Tov to Nancy and Mark Forman on Jared and Julie’s Wedding

Judy and Marty Small & Family

NURSERY SCHOOL FUNDWishing Susan and Richie

Orlando the best – Our thoughts and prayers

are with you and your granddaughter, Leah Corinne

Nancy and Steven Greene

Wishing Becky and Steven Shefsky the best –

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your daughter,

Leah CorinneNancy and Steven Greene

ers their families, and educates Jewish leaders, teachers and communities so that all Jewish children have access to a rich and meaningful Jewish education.” While I believe that MJC is already a warm and welcoming community, we al-ways strive to find new ways to be more welcoming. One such way is to try to meet the needs of families and students with special needs. While at the confer-ence, we heard first hand accounts of the Religious School experiences of young adults with special needs. We

Religious School Calendar

April

Thursday, 4/5-Sunday 4/15 - No Reli-gious School - Pesach Break

Thursday, 4/19 - Yom Ha’shoah ob-servance for grades 6 and 7

Friday, 4/20 - Tot Shabbat

Saturday, 4/21 - Jr. Congregation

Thursday, 4/26 - Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration

Friday, 4/27 - K-2 Family Service

Saturday, 4/28 - 6th Grade Class Service

Sunday, 4/29 - K-2 Family workshop

3rd Grade mini-workshop

Pre-K class

May

Thursday, 5/3 - Mitzvah Club celebration

Sunday, 5/6 - Pizza and Bowl-ing Prize Activity with Rabbi Zimbalist

Friday, 5/11 - Tot Shabbat

Saturday, 5/12 - 3rd Grade Siddur Presentation

Sunday, 5/13 - Last day of Reli-gious School for K-2

Thursday, 5/17 - Last Day of Reli-gious School for Grades 3-7

Friday, 5/18 - Graduation and awards ceremony

also heard from parents of special needs students and specialists in the field. The two days at the Matan con-ference were a most rewarding and educational experience.

The school year is packed with many special programs and activities still to come! Below is the schedule of events for the upcoming months. Please note that the items in bold indicate additions or changes to our calendar.

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Fundraising Corner

March Madness was in full swing at MJC last month! With 4 consecutive fundraisers held, MJC members and those on the fundraising committee were scrambling!!

Casino Night brought in over 75 gamers!! Thank you to all the families who helped sponsor the event and those who participated in a fun evening, including many of our YCC members!! I think the loudest screams came from the ever popular Craps table, although Roulette and Blackjack were SRO too! Thank You Ross Plumer for providing amazing background music which helped keep the evening lively and Anat Kuperman, for helping to coordinate event details, including the welcome table, raffles prizes & loose ends afterwards. Thank you Lori Bregman for always lending a hand when needed, Samara Cantor for acting as Co-Pit Boss, and Ilene Smith for her creative raffle basket design! Thank You Adam Goodman and Jaine Rahimi for soliciting key raffle prizes. Thank you to our consummate fun-draiser, President, Mark Kamen, for purchasing the food and wine so our guests had plenty to eat and drink all evening, and then manning the bar as well!

Toward the end of the evening, we all held our breath when Rabbi Zim-balist picked the winner of our Super 50/50 Raffle, culminating the end of a “fun” MJC fundraiser. Congratulations to Richard & Lillian Weinberger!! They were the lucky winners, and believe it or not the very first ones to purchase a

ticket back in November!

Over 70 families partici-pated in this exciting fundrais-er which capped at $13,652! THANK YOU ALL!! Get ready for Super 50/50 2013!

Our 3rd Eternal Flame Campaign was held at

the lovely home of Steve and Ilene Smith on March 25th. Sincere thanks to Steve and Ilene as well as Peter Schwartz, Rabbi Zimbalist and Mark Kamen for their deep commitment and tireless efforts in raising necessary funds so MJC can remain a strong and vibrant synagogue with a bright future. Thank you to everyone who supported this important fundraising evening.

A food loving crowd helped wel-come Susie Fishbein to MJC!!! Susie demonstrated festive cooking tech-niques and we all reaped the benefits of her delicious treats! Thank You Stephen Smith for passing on a great fundraiser and forwarding all “Susie” info to get the ball rolling. Thank you Linda Eisen, Anat Kuperman and Lau-rie Gordon for your help putting this fun event together! Special thanks to Juan Roman and Ross Plumer for their help setting up & breaking down the room.

I hope most of you were able to participate in some of the great events held last month! I’m very much look-ing forward to our upcoming Journal Dinner Dance, Sunday, June 10th, at Rockleigh Country Club! Please send in your Journal ad/message today!

Andrea Caloras

Casino & Purim Photo Album

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Kiddush CornerThank you congregation for the

positive feedback regarding Shabbat Kiddush! The committee will continue to do its best to provide healthy but tasty options and we’re glad that every-one is enjoying the food we have been presenting.

Many people have been asking for recipes. The three biggest requests have been for the dip that we are serv-ing with vegetables, the red cabbage salad and the chick pea salad. The committee is more than happy to share its secrets. We do plan on introducing a few more salad varieties in the weeks ahead and hope that you will continue to come and enjoy Shabbat services and Kiddush at MJC. Happy eating!

Michele, Susan, Karen, Juan and all his helpers

Basic Dip for about 6-8 people:

Equal parts of mayonnaise and sour cream, 1 ½ cups each

¼ cup dried minced onion bits

All to taste: salt (not kosher), garlic powder, dried basil (about 1 tsp.) and dried parsley (about 1 heaping tbsp.)

Mix and enjoy.

Red Cabbage and Bok Choy salad for 6-8 people:

¼ portion of a small red cabbage cut into shreds or bits

¼ portion of a Bok Choy cut into bits (you can use the stems and leaves)

¼ cup of shelled pumpkin seeds or sunflower seed if you prefer

½ cup of dried cranberries

1 small can of mandarin oranges and save half the juice

¼ cup balsamic vinegar

Toss and enjoy. *If vinegar is too sharp to your taste, sprinkle in a small amount of sugar and re-toss.

Chick pea salad for 6- 8 people:

2 cans chick peas, drained

1 small jar of sundried tomatoes in oil

1 tsp. lemon juice

2 tbsp. dried parsley

All to taste: kosher salt, dried basil, dried mint

Mix and let sit for at least half an hour so the flavors can marinate.

Message from Sisterhood

On March 3rd we had our Military Bridge Program, which was a fun night.

Under Anita Marmer’s direc-tions the games began. We played 12 games moving from table to table which gave us a chance to socialize. At the end of each game, the winners took a flag back to their home table. The team with the most flags at the end of the evening were the winners. The winning team was Karen and David Stein and their friends.

On Sunday morning, March 23rd, at our breakfast program “Ask The Rabbi,” many question were ask regarding Jewish Life, Observance and History. Popular questions were polygamy by the patriarch’s, (A HOT TOPIC), passover observance includ-ing the difference between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews and other inter-esting topics. Some of our 7th graders and their teacher were at this program and they also asked questions. Thank you, Rabbi Zimbalist, for this informa-tive meeting.

Our shopping day at Lord and Tay-lor was a success both for Sisterhood and those that bought the discount cards. As I walked thru Lord and Tay-lor, I kept meeting Montebello people.

With all of our purchases, we will be the best dressed at shul on Shabbat.

Our raffle for the $25. gift card from Lord and Taylor will be held at our April 23rd meeting. GOOD LUCK TO ALL.

One May 21st we are having a book club meeting. The book we will read will be “Lost Wife” by Allison Richmond. Elinore Silver will lead this discussion. Thank you, Ann Nordon, for suggesting this book

Please put these dates on your cal-endar. Looking forward to seeing you.

I wish everyone a healthy, happy Passover with family and friends.

Barbara KleinbergSisterhood President

Barbara Kleinberg, Anita Marmer and Jackie Walzer enjoying the Military Bridge night. Anita also was instructor for the players.Below: The winning team - David & Karen Steinberg and friends

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It’s a busy season for the Men’s Club.

We continue to move forward with our Golf Outing fund raiser which has raised over $5,000 in hole and other sponsorships. The overwhelming majority coming from our local retailers and businesses. In order to ensure the outing’s success we need our congre-gants to NOW please step up and con-tribute as either hole sponsors ($100) or sign up now as golfers. If you need a form or have any questions, please contact either me, Kenny Sandler (spike29@aol.com) or Richie Orlando (richie.orlando@ymail.com) and we will be more than happy to assist you.

As part of our “FUN”-raising, we brought in a few ‘shekels’ from our first annual NCAA pool. Congratulations to

Men’s Club

Joey Kantrowitz for winning the pool. And, a big thank you to Joey for run-ning the pool.

Soon you will be receiving in the mail our annual Yom HaShoah candle boxes complete with candle and prayer/meditations to honor the 6 mil-lion lives lost in the Holocaust. These candles are sent to each member of our congregation compliments of the Men’s Club. Please note in addition to the candles, enclosed is a form for a voluntary donation. Thank you in advance for those who wish to give.

Finally, on April 21st, the Men’s Club will be hosting the annual Men’s Club Shabbat. Please feel free to join and take part in our service.

Kol tuv,

Kenny and Richie

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Contact: Rich Orlando, Email: richard.orlando@ymail.com, Phone: 845-356-6860

SIGN UP NOW!

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Milton Reitzfeld Father of Stewart Reitzfeld 4/14/2012 Nissan 22Ruth Tanowitz Mother of Linda Sperling 4/14/2012 Nissan 22Yetta Begel Mother of Howard Begel 4/15/2012 Nissan 23Norma Epstein Mother of Michele Reichner 4/15/2012 Nissan 23George Kimmel Husband of Florence Kimmel 4/15/2012 Nissan 23Robert Foreman Brother of Anna Helfer 4/16/2012 Nissan 24Abraham Gamzon Father of Karen Stein 4/16/2012 Nissan 24Marian Taub-Dolgoff Mother of Andrew Taub 4/16/2012 Nissan 24Sidney Haft Father of Marjorie Lipson 4/17/2012 Nissan 25Harriet Parke Mother of Vicki Moses 4/17/2012 Nissan 25Abraham Riba Father of Benjamin Riba 4/17/2012 Nissan 25Milton Saka Father of Sharon Feinman 4/17/2012 Nissan 25Ada Seaver Mother of Laura Langer 4/17/2012 Nissan 25Edith Staller Mother of Nancy Brown 4/17/2012 Nissan 25Herman Reich Brother of Sophie Perkins 4/18/2012 Nissan 26Rose Losev Mother of Nancy Forman 4/19/2012 Nissan 27Isabel Nowack Aunt of Sandra Haas 4/20/2012 Nissan 28Beatrice Grundfest Mother of Richard Grundfest 4/21/2012 Nissan 29Irving Sperling Father of Michael Sperling 4/21/2012 Nissan 29Meyer Halfond Husband of Frances Halfond 4/23/2012 Iyar 1Gertrude Schuler Mother of Barbara Feldman 4/23/2012 Iyar 1Robert Berg Father of Jack Berg 4/26/2012 Iyar 4Emanuel Recht Father of Harriet Dank 4/26/2012 Iyar 4Sidney Z. Bowman Father of Lillian Weinberger 4/27/2012 Iyar 5Theresa Cohn Mother of Rosalind Kalinsky 4/27/2012 Iyar 5Mildred Ecker Mother of Lloyd Ecker 4/27/2012 Iyar 5Joel Silver Brother of Sybil Weingast 4/28/2012 Iyar 6Peggy Davis Mother of Steven Davis 4/29/2012 Iyar 7Nathan Rosenthal Father of Bill Rosenthal 4/29/2012 Iyar 7Herbert Schreiber Father of Selena Schreiber 4/29/2012 Iyar 7Emanuel Fradkin Father of Mona Litwak 4/30/2012 Iyar 8Jessie Hoffman Mother of Annabelle Goldschmidt 4/30/2012 Iyar 8

2012 Journal Dinner Dance

Dear Fellow Congregants,

It certainly seems like spring is in the air early! With tem-peratures in the 50s and no sign of snow in the forecast, we will hopefully sail smoothly out of the winter season!

Once spring begins, the actions of our fundraising committee turn to our most vital fundraiser of the year — Journal Dinner Dance 2012!

The Journal Dinner Dance is a very special event for Montebello Jewish Center for many reasons. It’s a celebration of another successful year that we can all join in together- as a congregation, as friends, as a family. Every member family is invited. It is our wish and sincere request that every single member family support our Commemorative Journal by purchasing an ad or donation in honor of this year’s honorees. I am proud to announce this year’s honorees are Past President Richard Orlando and Susan Orlando, Cantor Michelle Freedman and Early Childhood Director, Jackie Iaria.

Richie and Susan are mainstays here at Montebello Jewish Center. Separately as well as together they have provided us all with strong leadership, loyal friendship and committed involve-ment to every arm of our shul on a daily basis. Their dedication to the success and growth of MJC is continually inspir-ing.

As our Religious School Director and Cantor, Mi-chelle’s efforts keep evolving! She strives to make MJC fun, educational and financially rewarding for members of all ages. Whether its’ holding Torah Club, organizing our

first Cantorial Concert, or teaching us new tunes to old standards during our recent Shabbaton and other festivals. Michelle leads by example and empow-ers those around her to keep reaching, planning, giving and growing.

Jackie Iaria may hold one of the most important roles in our shul. As Di-rector of our Nursery School, she sets the tone for our children, their parents and teachers to promote a positive and stimulating Jewish learning experience through crafts, songs and creative educational programs. In addition, Jackie organizes and promotes key fundraisers for our Nursery School so it remains a vibrant and respected program in our community.

So, as you can see, this is going to be an event not to be missed! Set Sunday, June 10th on your calendar for our gala celebration and please purchase an ad or place a personal message in our Commemorative Journal in honor of the strong leader-ship and friendship of our honorees, as well as celebrating and supporting Montebello Jewish Center.

Sincerely,

Andrea Caloras

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April 2012 YahrzeitsYoung Couples Club

May 5th is our annual MJC bowl-a-thon! This is always a night full of laughs, drinking and cake! It’s never too early to book your sitter! Thank you to Joey Kantrowitz for organizing this! We have reserved 6 lanes for us at 9:30 pm. The cost includes 2 games and shoes. The cost is $30 per couple! RSVP to mjcycc@yahoo.com by May 1st!

July 15 is the YCC first ever family event! We will be going to a Rockland Boulders game! YCC members is $13 a person for great seats and $15 a person for non YCC members. Money must be submitted in full in advance by June 30th! Questions can be directed to Darlene Mollov at darlenemollov@yahoo.com who is planning this won-derful event!

Remember YCC is geared for anyone who has at least one child under Bar/Bat Mitzvah age, anyone who has at least one spouse under 45 or anyone young at heart!

We have exciting news to an-nounce! Drumroll please...the new co-chairs for Montebello Jewish Center Young Couples Club for the 2012-2013 year will be Darlene Mollov and Melissa Siegelman!!! Jill and Susan had a won-derful four years as co-chairs and look forward to passing the torch!

Please feel free to contact the ycc co-chairs, Susan Bernstein or Jill Zw-erling, at mjcycc@yahoo.com with any questions or ideas!

Rebecca Burstein Mother of Marilyn Davis 4/1/2012 Nissan 9

Evelyn Israel Mother of Robert Israel 4/1/2012 Nissan 9

David Klinger Father of Phyllis Tuttle 4/1/2012 Nissan 9

John Mulcahy Father of Kathy Nelson 4/1/2012 Nissan 9

Ida Sherman Mother of Barbara Steinberg 4/1/2012 Nissan 9

Jennifer Weissman Daughter of Norbert & Lynn

Weissman 4/1/2012 Nissan 9

Carol Cohen Mother of Karen Specht 4/2/2012 Nissan 10

Carol Cohen Wife of Lawrence Cohen 4/2/2012 Nissan 10

Doris Gross Mother of Ronald Gross 4/3/2012 Nissan 11

Irving Strassman Father of Judith Tamaroff 4/4/2012 Nissan 12

Samuel Birnbaum Father of Ira Birnbaum 4/5/2012 Nissan 13

Bruce Powers Uncle of Stephanie Birnbaum 4/5/2012 Nissan 13

Gertrude Spevack Mother of Harold Spevack 4/6/2012 Nissan 14

Jacob Kaplan Father of Irene Greenstein 4/7/2012 Nissan 15

Irwin Levin Father of David Levin 4/7/2012 Nissan 15

Gershon Engel Father of Trudy Album 4/8/2012 Nissan 16

Bernard Margolis Husband of Laura Langer 4/9/2012 Nissan 17

Samuel Pollack Grandfather of Stephanie Birnbaum 4/10/2012 Nissan 18

Isadore Schoen Grandfather of Stephanie Birnbaum 4/10/2012 Nissan 18

Minnie Sherman Stepmother of Barbara Steinberg 4/10/2012 Nissan 18

Abraham Sprung Father of Stanley Sprung 4/10/2012 Nissan 18

Ronald Burstein Brother of Marilyn Davis 4/11/2012 Nissan 19

Harry Sherman Father of Barbara Steinberg 4/11/2012 Nissan 19

Joseph Cohen Grandfather of Helene Aaron 4/12/2012 Nissan 20

Mitchell Fefferman Son of Jeanne Fefferman 4/12/2012 Nissan 20

Mitchell Fefferman Brother of Andrea Caloras 4/12/2012 Nissan 20

Jack Gross Father of Ronald Gross 4/12/2012 Nissan 20

Sandra Hoberman Mother of Marc Hoberman 4/12/2012 Nissan 20

Jenny Kahn Mother of Margot Sommer 4/14/2012 Nissan 22

Willi Kahn Father of Margot Sommer 4/14/2012 Nissan 22

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You can participate in fund-raising for MJC by buying leaves on the beautiful Tree of Life in the front lobby of the synagogue or honoring those who have passed with a Memorial Plaque.

* Cost of a Leaf $180

* Memorial Plaques - $360

Please contact Karyn in the MJC office for more informa-tion.

REBECCA RAHIMI BAT MITZVAH

CHOIR 7:45 PM

GOLF MEETING 7:30 PM

7 PM BD OF ED MEETING @ KUPERMANS

MENS CLUB

HASHOAH CANDLE MAILING

10 AM - MENS CLUB BREAKFAST CHOIR 7:45 PM

GOLF MTG 7:30

9 AM TALMUD

CHOIR 7:45 PM

GOLF MTG 7:39

3RD RADE MINI WORKSHOP

K-2 FAMILY WORKSHOP

6TH GRADE SERVICE

9 AM TALMUD

7 PM - K-2 SHABBAT FAMILY SERVICES

6-7 PM - TORAH READING CLUB

6 PM TORAH CLUB

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LUNCH & LEARN 11AM

BD OF ED MTG 7:15 PM

TRUSTEES 8 PM

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CHOIR 7:45 PM

GOLF MEETING 7:30 PM

YOUTH CLUB DAVE & BUSTERS

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YOM HASHOAH