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Progressive Temple Beth Ahavath Sholom 1515 46th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219 -- 718-436-5082 -- www.ptbas.org
Member of the Union for Reform Judaism
Published Monthly 10 Months a Year
Vol. 9 No. 6 SH’VAT/ADAR 5773 FEBRUARY 2013
P U B L I S H E D M O N T H L Y 1 0 M O N T H S A Y E A R
V O L . 7 N O . 1 0 N I S A N / I Y A R 5 7 7 1 J U N E 2 0 1 1
Friday, Feb. 1 Light Candles 4:55 PM Erev Shabbat 8:00 PM Saturday, Feb. 2 Shabbat Morning Service in the Social Hall 10:30 AM Torah Portion: YITRO
Friday, Feb. 8 Light Candles 5:03 PM Erev Shabbat Service in the Social Hall 8:00 PM Saturday, Feb. 9 Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 AM Torah Portion: MISHPATIM (Sh’kalim) Friday, Feb. 15 Light Candles 5:12 PM Erev Shabbat Service 8:00 PM Saturday, Feb. 16 Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 AM Torah Portion: T’RUMAH Friday, Feb. 22 Light Candles 5:20 PM
Erev Shabbat Service 8:00 PM
Saturday, Feb. 23 Shabbat Morning Service 10:30 AM Torah Portion: T'TZAVEH (ZACHOR)
Purim Spiel and Reading of the Megillah 7:30 PM
WORSHIP WITH US!
Notes from the Cantor
Way back in the 1980’s I served one year as the cantor of Temple Sinai in Roslyn, Long Island. Howard Stern and his family were members there during the height of his popularity as a radio “shock jock.” Occasionally Stern would drop his daughter off at nursery school, definitely the only dad in skin-tight leather pants and shoulder-length curls. I was eager to get to know all the congregants, so even though I was as devoted to National Public Radio then as I am now, I would sometimes listen to the Howard Stern Show on my drive from Staten Island to Roslyn. I was lucky enough to be tuned in the day he explained Purim to his African-American co-host, Robin Quivers. Since I don’t remember his exact words, I’ll reconstruct the dialogue -- and fix it up a bit while I’m at it. Robin: So what’s this Jewish holiday Purim all about? Stern: It serves a very important purpose. Robin: Oh? Stern: Well, do you know what Passover is? Robin: Are you answering a question with a question? I understand that’s a very Jewish thing to do. Stern: Who told you that? Robin: Probably you. So, yeah. I know about Passover. Let my people go. Get free from Egypt, eat matzo. Stern: Right. And do you have any idea what matzo does to a person’s intestines? Robin: I’m guessing I don’t want to know. But what does what matzo does to a person’s intestines have to do with Purim? Stern: On Purim, Jews eat hamantashen. Robin: Human what's-it? Stern: Hamantashen. Triangular shaped cookies filled with prune goop. The prunes clean you out so you are ready for the matzo on Passover. Friends, the very last line of this dialogue is actually the only part of the conversation that I’m sure I remember word for word. When Howard Stern became a judge on American Idol, the Parents Television Council advised NBC to avoid his “reputation for sleaze and misogyny,” but at least regarding Purim, Stern is tells it like it is. Purim cleans out the SAD-ness (Seasonal Affective Disorder) of winter and makes us laugh. Afterwards, we set aside levity and leavening for the more solemn joy of Passover. So come enjoy our Saturday evening megillah reading and spiel, “Les Shlemazal-rables” in our social hall on February 23, then get serious after that on February 26 in the new adult education class, “Introduction to Mussar.” And, be happy! Adar is here!
Cantor Suzanne Bernstein, Spiritual Leader
President’s Message
Well, we survived both the Mayan Apocalypse and the Secular New Year (albeit with a few headaches) and now we’ve gotten to February.
February sees us through the Hebrew month of Sh'vat and takes us into the month of Adar. The Talmud says: Mi shenichnas Adar, marbim be simcha! Loosely translated that means: Adar is here and happiness abounds!
And there’s a lot to be happy about: On the secular side we’ve got some Presidential Birthdays, Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day and the Superbowl! While over at the Temple, there’s a whole slew of things happening: The Women of PTBAS are having a film and lecture on the 10th and Fundraising is running a dinner and a movie on the 17th! But most important of all is the 23rd when after Shabbat we begin the celebration of Purim.
We all look forward to another great performance by our Purim Spielers and remember what the Rabbis said: On Purim it’s a mitzvah to get so tipsy – “ad de lo yadah….” Until you can’t tell the difference between blessed be Mordechai and cursed be Haman.
While I don’t recommend getting that blotto myself, I do recommend coming to Temple and enjoying the celebration of Purim.
And while you’re driving, watch out for our neighbors who WILL be getting that shikkered.
Chag Sameach!
Sam Silverman
Brotherhood
Although small in numbers, almost all the men who participate in temple events have joined Brotherhood and we can't say enough about the dedicated members who attend almost all our meetings and events. Without you there would be no Brotherhood of PTBAS! You know who you are. Fresh faces and new ideas are always welcome. If you are one of the few who have not joined, try it... you might like it. We are sure that all who attended Joseph Fuchs follow-up presentation in January, From Oy to Joy, learned many new and safe ways to make our life more peaceful and enjoyable in a very stressful world. I just wish more of our temple members were able to attend our meetings. UPCOMING EVENTS 1. Brotherhood meeting: Sunday, February 10, at 9:30 AM. (Since this is Chinese New Year you are welcome to bring your favorite Asian dish along.) Please check your email, temple flyers, our bulletin board or bema announcements regarding events after the meeting. Plans were not finalized at the deadline for this article. 2. The Big Event is almost here! Sunday, March 10. The Fantastic Brotherhood Luncheon honoring Harold Gleiberman will take place at 12:30 PM at Rex Manor. If you have not already sent in your reservation, there is still time to do so. Don't get shut out, we are limited to the first 200 people!
Don't forget THE BIG RAFFLE! For only $25 you can win two orchestra seats to any Broadway show or $250 in cash. Can't attend? You can still participate. See any officer of Brotherhood with cash in hand and you're in. Attendance at the luncheon is not required to win, but we sure would love to see you there. Happy Groundhog Day, Chinese New Year, Valentine's Day and Purim to any of our members or possible members who celebrate any of these holidays. (You never know!)
Marvin Joel
and the Brotherhood of PTBAS
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Women of PTBAS
The weather cooperated and so our annual January Game Afternoon went off as scheduled. This has always been a popular event for our members. On Sunday, February 10, we will show the movie “1/2 The Kingdom,” followed by a discussion led by our own Janet Haynes. It promises to be an interesting afternoon. The program is open to both men and women.
It seems silly to be thinking about Passover during the frigid winter months, but this year Passover will start on March 25. Our Women of PTBAS will once again hold our Annual Feminist Seder, open to both men and women. Please plan to attend on Thursday, March 28, at 7 PM. Toby Greenberg has been hard at work tweaking our haggadah to once again make it relevant.
On Monday, April 15, we will have an evening of poetry – your own or a favorite poet. On Friday, May 10, we will celebrate our Women’s Shabbat Service. On Monday, June 3, we will have our second Doo-Wop Concert. We will end our year with a dinner on Tuesday, July 9, location still to be determined.
We hope to see all of you at these planned events.
Mona Goldberg and Charlotte Russell
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2013
3:00 PM
DINNER & MOVIE at THEATRE 1515
Enjoy an Italian Dinner Salad
Italian Bread Pasta Entrée
Choice of Baked Ziti or Pasta with Breadcrumbs (no tomato sauce)
Cold Beverage, Wine, Coffee or Tea Italian Cookies
Followed by the movie “Big Night” Featuring Tony Shalhoub, Stanley Tucci, Minnie
Driver, Isabella Rossellini, and many more.
Members: $25 Guests: $28
Send reservations with choice of entrée and full
payment to PTBAS by February 3.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2013
PURIM CELEBRATION! Join us on Erev Purim at 7:30 PM
for a festive and freilich
Reading of the Megillah and Purim Spiel directed by Cantor Bernstein
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2013--8:30 AM-4:30 PM includes 2 breaks and 1/2 hour for lunch
AARP Driver Safety Course
Co-Sponsored by Progressive Temple Beth Ahavath Shalom 1515 46th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Only $17.00 AARP members, $19.00 Non-AARP Members CALL 718-436-5082 TO REGISTER Check or Money Order (No Cash) Please leave your name and phone number Please make checks payable to AARP and someone will call you back with full Limited space available, space reserved information about the class. upon receipt of payment.
The Women of PTBAS invite you to join them for the film
HALF THE KINGDOM
This film profiles seven women from Canada, Israel and the United States who have, in different ways, reconciled feminist viewpoints with a variety of Judaic perspectives. These women challenge assumptions about a woman's place in traditional Judaism. Janet Haynes will lead a discussion following the film. DATE: Sunday, February 10, 2013 TIME: 2:00 PM PLACE: Temple Social Hall COST: $2.00.........Women of PTBAS Members $3.00.........Guests (Open to Men)
BROTHERHOOD of PTBAS Meeting Sunday, February 10, 2013....9:30 AM
Please see flyers for details about the program that follows the meeting.
SATURDAY, February 16, 2013
Enjoy the book discussion of "UNorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots" by Deborah Feldman, which follows Shabbat services and Kiddush. (Please bring a bag lunch.)
Shabbat Across America
Friday, March 1
Dinner: 6:30 PM
Services: 8:00 PM
Oneg to Follow
Further details will be available shortly.
SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2013
12:30-4:30 PM
Brotherhood's Gala
Annual Lunch
honoring
Harold Gleiberman
at Rex Manor
60th Street and 11th Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY
$55.00 Per Person
Please reserve NOW!
Entertainment by
Cantor Suzanne Bernstein
PTBAS
is pleased to present
MAXINE FELDMAN in Concert
Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 8:00 PM
Admission $18.00
Featuring Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue
as well as other Classical
and Broadway selections
and a Medley of Jewish Songs
with Anthony Tolve, tenor
and Richard Paratley, flute
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Maxine Feldman is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, the Danny Kaye Playhouse and the United Nations. She has performed with the Regina Opera Company of Brooklyn for 30 years.
Women of PTBAS Annual Feminist Seder (open to both men and women)
Thursday, March 28, 7:00 PM
Further details will be available shortly.
SAVE THE DATE!
The Shabbaton at Temple Israel in
Staten Island has been rescheduled to
May 11. Details to come.
Jewish Cultural Committee
Well, we ended 2012 with an fairly impromptu trip to the Center for Jewish History. On December 30 eight brave souls appeared, despite the wind and the cold. It was certainly worth it. The exhibit on the eruv was fascinating and we had a wonderful tour guide. While it is said that the eruv was first instituted by King Solomon, it became customary primarily in medieval times, initially to enable Jews to carry their big pots of chulent from the town communal oven back home for Shabbat. In America there have been controversies between those groups who used the eruv and those who did not and, if the eruv were to be used, what the boundaries would be. For many years it was believed that all of Manhattan could be within one eruv, but problems arose because boundaries (which were often natural (such as waterways) were not fixed and because having such a large area would effectively defeat any conception that there was a prohibition on carrying on Shabbat. Our guide created an eruv within her own apartment building, which is apparently not uncommon. Use of the eruv was found to be very liberating. It was very interesting to see how meaningful this issue could be. We also learned about the Jews who fled to Shanghai from Germany and Austria during World War II. Unfortunately Shanghai was soon occupied by Japan, which was allied with Germany. As a result, Jews had to live in a restricted area and many were unable to work and forced to rely on charitable donations from outside agencies. However, it was still safer than staying in Europe. They managed to have cabarets and form soccer leagues. On display are charming Chinese-style woodcuts by a deaf artist. Our next activity should be on Sunday, March 3. We plan to visit the museum and sanctuary of Temple Emanuel. Please let me or Helene know if you are interested in attending. We may also have other impromptu activities.
Yvette Pomeranz, Chair
Social Action Committee Thank you, as always, for your very generous contributions to our Chanukah Gift Bag Drive, in conjunction with JASA, for the senior members of the Coney Island Active Aging (CIAA) Center, and for your contributions to the Housewarming Baskets for U.S. military veterans.
Although we had been anxious to deliver these items in time for Chanukah and the secular New Year, respectively, we’ve been thwarted by the effects of Superstorm Sandy on both of those facilities. CIAA is now recovering from its damage, and we look forward to assembling the gift bags and delivering them shortly. Please let us know if you would like to assist in the assembly or delivery of the bags; we’re happy to have you join us.
The VA Medical Center of Brooklyn, however, presumably because of the storm-related closure of the Manhattan facility, currently lacks space for storage of the items donated. Consequently, we are asked to wait one month or so before arranging to deliver the housewarming items. We look forward to doing so as soon as the VAMC can accommodate all the lovely and thoughtful contributions. Clothing collection will continue as usual. Cantor Bernstein’s “Snacks for Shomrim” have been mailed to help U.S. service members experience a more joyful Purim. Purim begins on the evening of February 23, 2013. In the wake of the recent horrific violence, we extend thoughts and prayers to the residents of Newtown, Connecticut, and to victims of violence throughout the world. We look forward to renewing our Social Action efforts for the coming year, and to your joining us in any projects of interest to you. Thank you once again, and may 2013 bring health, safety, and peace to all.
Janet Haynes and Joyce Kantrowitz,
Co-Chairs
NEW PTBAS COOKBOOK
What’s cookin’ at your house? The newly formed Temple Cookbook Committee wants to know! So spill your family secrets and get your Kosher-Style tried and true recipes to Ellyn Rothstein ASAP.
Membership Committee As usual, we are working to bring new members to our temple family. We hope to have a New Member Installation soon. Suzanne Lechnos, Chair
Adult Education Committee
The Adult Ed Committee looks forward to our February book discussion on Saturday, February 16, 2013 after services. This is not a scheduled Light Lunch day so, if you wish, bring a lunch with you. The book is “UNorthodox,” by Deborah Feldman. We will decide the next book and date at the discussion. Please join us for what will be a very lively and interesting discussion.
Mady Kaye ,Chair
Publicity
As always, the Committee attempts to keep our name out there. Watch for event notices by checking your email regularly and picking up flyers in the social hall. You can also take a look at our website (www.ptbas.org) or Facebook ([email protected]), or in The Temple Voice as well as newspapers, Craigslist and TV public sites such as Brooklyn College's BCAT and NY1. Help us spread the word of all that goes on at PTBAS.
Toby Greenberg, Chair
Every Voice at the Western Wall
Let's all sign the petition on behalf of religious
inclusion on the Western Wall Heritage Council
On October 16th, police intervened as women,
including Anat Hoffman, Executive Director of the
Israel Religious Action Center and chairwoman of
Women of the Wall, prayed at the Kotel (Western
Wall). Hoffman was arrested and charged with the
“offense” of wearing a prayer shawl and disturbing
public order. The Reform Movement issued a
statement following Hoffman’s arrest calling on “the
government of Israel to remove the ultra-Orthodox
authority that oversees the Kotel and ensure the
rights of all Jewish people to pray at this holy site,
men and women alike.”
We, too, are Jewish
We, too, deserve a place at Judaism's holiest site.
A call for the State of Israel to include on the Western Wall Heritage Council members who are not Orthodox so that multiple voices and religious views can be part of the administration of the Kotel.
We believe the time is long overdue for Israel to
recognize that there is more than one way to
practice Judaism and to acknowledge the value and
importance of supporting all denominations in
Judaism. Israel’s Jewish heritage is a treasure that
must be shared by all Jews and all Jews have a right
to an equal voice in its stewardship.
Add your name to a petition urging the Israeli
government to ensure that oversight of the Kotel
includes a range of Jewish views and voices and
protects gender equality.
This petition will be available in the PTBAS Social
hall, or you can sign online at http://www.arza.org.
Tamara Kerner, Chair
Catering Committee
The Catering Committee is ready to serve you. If you have a Simcha, or wish to sponsor an Oneg or Kiddush, please contact Helene Smith at 718-645-0054. There is a nominal service fee of $25.00.
50-50 Raffles
50-50 raffles are again available on an ongoing basis until the big winner is selected at the Brotherhood Picnic next June. Buy a raffle for $1.00 every time you come to temple (except Shabbat); you’ll not only make the pot bigger, you’ll increase your chances of winning as well!
Website To post information on the Temple website, PTBAS.org, please contact our webmaster, Jessica Schulman, by email (go to site and click on mail to webmaster). The earlier your information is received, the sooner it can be posted!
February Simchas
Happy Birthday!
Happy Anniversary! Feb. 7 Tamara and Yefim Polyak
Feb. 2 Celeste Wiseblood Feb. 3 Leanora Katzman Feb. 3 Anne Young Feb. 7 Ilene Shapiro Feb. 9 Alan B. Hecht Feb. 10 Deborah Belsky Feb. 10 Eugene Guskin Feb. 12 Thea Platt-Glasser Feb. 18 Steven Glasser Feb. 19 Toby Greenberg Feb. 19 Myron Klein Feb. 20 Caryn Orland F Feb. 20 Caryn Orland
To my Temple Family,
on behalf of myself and my family
We thank you for your support during our time
of need. May my father's memory be for a
blessing.
With deepest appreciation,
Ilene Shapiro
My sincerest thank you to all of our
members who showed their concern
during my time of great difficulty.
Lester Spivack
We want to thank Cantor and our
whole Temple Family for their love and
concern during Harry’s illness.
Rosalind and Harry Bialor
I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is.
Albert Camus
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/albertcamu163017.html#bqTw5EI6Hp0IVHoi.99
Chicken Soup and Get Well Soon
Leila Bloomfield Jerry Jaffee Roslyn Kirschenbaum Suzanne Lechnos George Liss Sylvia Rudorfer Anna Shapiro Lester Spivack Temple members and immediate relatives are listed above to inform congregants who may wish to contact them. This list neither reflects nor replaces the mishebeirach prayers read from the Bima on Shabbat. To add or remove names, please call Cantor Bernstein or the Temple Office.
If we’ve missed a current member’s birthday or anniversary, please notify us and accept our apology. We regret that space does not permit the inclusion of adult children, grandchildren or other family members beyond our congregants’ immediate households.
Caring Committee
Volunteers are needed to make phone calls and/or visits to those who are ill or have suffered a loss. It is especially important to keep in touch with those who are grieving after the initial mourning period. Please contact either co-chair.
Debbie Belsky at 718-252-8030 or
Dan Fineman at 347-312-5589
Debbie Belsky & Dan Fineman,
Co-Chairs
Debbie Belsky & Dan Fineman, Co-Chairs
Offerings of the Heart Contributions Gratefully Acknowledged
For the Cantor ’s Discret ionary Fund
In appreciation of Cantor’s concern and words of comfort
Shirley and Lester Spivack
In honor of Manny Arnowitz on his birthday
Sherry Burns
Frema Schneier
In memory of Dr. Morris Stockhammer and Rachel Kobitz
Elliott Drooker
For the Caring Fund
Janet Haynes
Ellyn Rothstein
Diane and Lester Schenker
Helene Smith
The many Temple members who contributed
anonymously to our Caring Committee
in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
For the Charity Fund
In honor of Frema Schneier on her birthday
Charlotte Russell
For the Alan Kaye Memorial Garden
Linda Feller
For the Light Lunch Fund
Beverly Berkowitz
For the General Fund
Leila Bloomfield
Paul S. and Maria Lipton
In honor of Manny Arnowitz on his birthday
Leila Bloomfield
In appreciation of Cantor Bernstein and our Temple Family
Rosalind and Harry Bialor
Grace Schneider
Shirley and Lester Spivack
Wishing Fran and Sam Silverman a very happy
40th anniversary and many more to come
Grace Schneider
For prayers for the victims of Hurricane Sandy
Raslyn Jette-Ginsberg
For the honor of lighting Shabbat candles
Fay Treulich
To thank Cantor Bernstein and Eric Platt for their help
during November’s gas shortage
Maxine Feldman
In memory of
Charles Abramowitz by Steven and Arlene Abramowitz
Rachel Abramowitz by Phyllis and Dan Fineman
Sidney Becker by Irving and Irene Becker
Esther Bergman by Renée and Henry Brun
Sam Birnbaum by Sherry Burns
Shirley Blustone by Deborah and William Kossman
Anna Bock by Frederick E. Jaffe
Bari Bodner by Brian and Karen Wilkow
Jerome M. Borodach by Lynn Borodach Feuerman
Anni Brumer by Max and Ronnie Brumer
Bert Cohen by
Sherry Burns
Roslyn Kirschenbaum
Deborah and William Kossman
Charlotte Russell
Helene Smith
Shirley and Lester Spivack
Lee Cooper by Dorothea Cooper
Sidney Davis by Eric Platt
Blanche Dembiner by Herbert Gross
Anna and Abraham Dernis by Raslyn Jette-Ginsberg
Esther and Frank Deutsch by Carol Goldsmith
Estelle Friedman by Rochelle Friedman
Minnie and Morris Friedman by Rochelle Friedman
Sidney Friedman by Rochelle Friedman
Sylvia Glasser by Steven Glasser and Thea Platt-Glasser
Michael Philip Herold by Maxine and Ted Herold
Edith Hyman by Grace Schneider
Leah Hyman by Grace Schneider
Lois Helene Jaffe by Frederick E. Jaffe
Louis Joseph by Belle Joseph
Minnie Katzman by Leanora Katzman
Evelyn and Hyman Kissner by Doreen Aronow
Leonard Kissner by Doreen Aronow
Ethel Goldie Levitt by Judith Levitt Korcz
Contributions continued
For the General Fund
In memory of
Esther and Morris Lifschitz by Leo Pores
Ida Liss by George and Adelay Liss
Mark Litwin by Linda Feller
Bess Loder by Annette Shapiro
Sydney Loder by Annette Shapiro
Annette Mester by
Paul S. and Maria Lipton
Charlotte Russell
Les and Diane Schenker
Sondra Berkman
Dorothy Platt by
Linda Feller
Roslyn Kirschenbaum
Samuel Polinsky by Esther Chambers
David Pollack by Gail and Paul Platt
Harry Pollock by Ronald H. Pollock
Marvin Rachansky by Arlene Rachansky
Max Rachansky by Arlene Rachansky
Cantor Samuel R. Reese by Anita and Stephen Aronoff
Caryn Beth Resnick by Maxine Resnick
Fannie Rudman by Shirley and Lester Spivack
Evelyn and George Satz by Rochelle Friedman
Morris Schoenberg by Stephen and Carole Murowitz
Hyman Schrier by Howard Schrier
Jack Schwartz by Sheila and David Tunick
Rabbi Charles J. Shoulson by Adele Shoulson
Herbert Simes by Shelley Simes
Betty Solomon by Gerald Solomon
Jack and Terri Sperling by Maryellen Hurwitz
Evelyn Triffleman by Steven and Arlene Abramowitz
Esther Tunick by David and Sheila Tunick
Herman Victer by Dorothea Cooper
Louis and Sara Reva Warshaw by Dr. Maurie Edelman
Benjamin and Florence Weber by Susan Weber
Morris Weiss by Dr. Maurie Edelman
Anna Wilkow by Brian and Karen Wilkow
Hyman Winiker by Alan B. Hecht
Freda and Nathan Zausner by Linda Feller
Donations received too late for acknowledgement in this
Temple Voice will appear in the next issue.
Memoria l Plaques Pr ice L ist (Right/left locations assume the observer is facing the Bima; board numbers begin from the rear of the Sanctuary.)
Memorial Boards – Right of Sanctuary:
Board #1 (deceased’s name only): ........................................................................................................ $135 each
Board #2 (deceased’s name, optional date of death): .......................................................................... $185 each
Boards #3, 4, 5 (deceased’s name, English & Hebrew date of death, optional Hebrew name) ........... $175 each
Memorial Boards – Left of Sanctuary:
Board #1 (deceased’s name only): ........................................................................................................ $115 each
Board #2 (deceased’s name, English & Hebrew date of death, optional Hebrew name): ................... $175 each
Memorial Boards – Rear of Sanctuary:
Boards #1, 2 (deceased’s name, English or Hebrew date of death): .................................................... $150 each
The prices above represent an accommodation to members of the Congregation. Non-members are welcome to call the office (718-436-5082) to make special arrangements.
It is with great sadness we inform you that Temple member Annette Mester passed away in her
winter home in Florida. May her memory be for a blessing.
F E B R U A R Y Y A H R Z E I T S
P e r p e t u a l l y I n s c r i b e d i n t h e B o o k o f M e m o r y A r e t h e L o v e d O n e s f o r W h o m K a d d i s h i s R e c i t e d
February 1 and 2 Anna Clar Anna H. Cohen Jennie F. Cohen Norman Epstein Dina Friedland Esther Grauer Joseph M. Green Sigmund Heller Frances Jaffe Leonard E. Jaffe Samuel Jagendorf Isaac Jasper Regina Kobin Pauline M. Kurtz-Reid Maurice Levitan Abraham Levitt Sam Lichtman Henry Loeb Samuel Miller Victor Milstein Mark Newmark Gussie Perlman Raisel Pomarin Marvin Rachansky Goldie Reich Sarah Reiss Saul Ritter Hyman Roland Harry Samuels Lena Samuels Chipa Schaeffer Tillie Schenker Jacob Silver I. Jonas Speciner Ethel Spivack Jacob Jack Vellensky Sidney Weinstock Bertha Wetzler Samuel Wien Harry Zwick February 8 and 9 Adele Almeas Luba Andreev
Hyman Argoff Rachel Babtkis Sidney Becker Esther Bergman Mollie Block Blanche Dembiner Freda Dobrofsky Moe Finkelstein Herman M. Gold Lillian Grabie Siegal Meyer Grossman Nathan Hausner Leah Hyman Fred Jacobs Rose Jacobs Harry Jagendorf Avrum Kats Bella Kats Gittel Kats Sara Kats Benjamin Kessler Sol Klein Toby Kleinberg Joshua Kogan Jeannette D. Kroll William M. Kurtz Mary Levitan Amalia Levy Lillian Litto David Manis Harry Mirsky Jennie Morer Jerry Platt Sophie Riber Stella Roth Samuel Rothchild Jack Sackowitz Lena Sapperstein Florence Schaefer Irving Schmieder Gertrude Schwartz Philip Schwartzman Hilda Silverberg Lena Smilow Nathan Spindel
Sonia B. Spivak Eva Steinberg Abraham Tiber Janet Vellensky Lillian Vellensky Dina Weber Judith A. Wexler Philip White Shirley Yasner Apri0 and 21 February 15 and 16 Sylvia Baron Isidore Bernadsky Harry Brin Moses Carner Hannah Cohen Walter Sigmund Dolinsky Elias Ehrlich Theresa C. Flance Marion Foyer Col. Robert Alan
Freedman Sylvia Glasser Hyman Goldfeder Herman L. Goldstein Abe Gorodinsky Louis Greenberg Jeanette M. Gruberg Ernest Halpern Ilse Homer Estelle Karp Lillian Katz Minnie Katzman Marcia Kleiman Seymour Lesser Selma Lowenkron Selma Mester Dr. Ira H. Pores Evelyn Pulvers Max Rachansky Jennifer Ranish Tillie Rauch Rebecca Robinson Shirley Rosenberg
Herman Seidman Herman Sherman Beatrice Solomon Lottie Tashman Eida R. Treulich Miriam Wiseblood Evelyn Zook February 22 and 23 Joseph Asen Molly Becker Frances Carrol Epstein William Fink Eve Friedman Samuel Geiger Morris A. Goodman Corinne B. Grauer Samuel Greenwald Gertrude C. Herzog Mary Bienenstock
Hevesh Martin Hindin Fanny Holmes Philip Honig Robert Jaffee Mollie Kamen Abraham Karlin Eva B. Lann Max E. Lann Bessie Leopold Sylvia Litwin Murray Manis Frieda Pearlman Louis R. Peck Stanley Platkin Rose Rabins Israel Ritter Richard Rothstein Rosalie Sabin Sara Salad Dr. Stanley Schatzman Rebecca Schoenberg Tillie Solash Rebecca Tabachnick Tillie Weitzner
Yahrzeits are announced from the Bima on the Shabbat on or before which they occur.
Thus, yahrzeits that fall before sundown on a Friday are read during the prior Friday and Saturday services.
FEBRUARY 2013 Shevat/Adar 5773
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
P r o g r e s s i v e T e m p l e B e t h A h a v a t h S h o l o m 1515 46th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219
Office Hours: Mon., Tues., Wed., and Fri., 10 AM to 3 PM Phone: 718-436-5082; Fax: 718-851-4396
E-Mail: [email protected]
1 8:00 PM
Erev Shabbat Service
9:45 AM 2 Prayer Masters
Class 10:30 AM
Shabbat Service in the Social Hall
3 4 5 6:00 PM
Hebrew Adv. Beg. 7:30-9:00 PM Purim Spiel Rehearsal
6 7 8:00 PM 8 Erev Shabbat Service in the
Social Hall
9 10:30 AM
Shabbat Service
9:30 AM 10 Brotherhood Mtg.
2:00 PM WPTBAS
Film & Lecture
11 12 7:00 PM
Purim Spiel Rehearsal
13 7:30 PM Special
Congregational Meeting
14
15 8:00 PM
Erev Shabbat Service
10:30 AM 16 Shabbat Service
Book Discussion
Follows Service
Bring Bag Lunch
3:00 PM 17 Italian Dinner
& Movie Reservations
Required
18 19 7:00 PM
Executive Bd. Mtg. 8:00 PM
Trustees Mtg.
20 7:00-9:00 PM Purim Spiel Rehearsal
21
22 8:00 PM
Erev Shabbat Service
10:30 AM 23 Shabbat Service
7:30 PM Reading of the
Megillah & Purim Spiel
24 8:30 AM-4:30 PM
AARP Driver Safety Course Reservations
Required
25 6:00 PM 26 Hebrew Adv. Beg.
7:30 PM Adult Ed Class
“Introduction to Mussar”
27 28
PROGRESSIVE TEMPLE BETH AHAVATH SHOLOM 1515 46th Street; Brooklyn, NY 11219
SOCIAL HALL RENTALS
Weekend Evenings (4 hours) Non-Members: $450 + $450 refundable deposit
Members: $250 $100 additional cleaning fee if food is served
Sunday Afternoon (4 hours) Non-Members: $350 + $350 refundable deposit
Members: $150 $100 additional cleaning fee if food is served
Additional hours are available at an additional cost Kosher catering is required if the renter is not using
PTBAS’ Catering Committee
A $50 Custodial Fee will be charged to all rentals in addition to other costs.
SANCTUARY RENTALS
Saturday Evenings (4 hours) Non-Members: $1000 + $1000 refundable deposit Members: $500 $100 additional cleaning fee if food is served
Sunday Afternoon (4 hours) Non-Members: $750 + $750 refundable deposit Members: $350 $100 additional cleaning fee if food is served The Temple Spiritual Leader is to officiate at all religious events unless special arrangements are approved. A $50 Custodial Fee will be charged to all rentals in addition to other costs.
HANNAH SENESH
SOCIETY
OF
NORTH AMERICA, INC.
The Hannah Senesh Society has
been formed to honor the memory
of one of the greatest heroines in
modern Jewish history during World
War II.
Membership Dues:
Family…...$20.00
Individual…....$10.00
Contact: Harry Bialor, President
(718) 375-8669
PTBAS’ PIANIST
MAXINE FELDMAN
is offering music lessons
Piano/Keyboard Voice Guitar Sight-Singing Ms. Feldman is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music with 35 years of experience teaching all ages. She has served on the music faculties of NYU, Brooklyn College, The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and Hebrew Union College. She has performed at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, the United Nations, and at PTBAS!
For further information please call
Maxine Feldman 718-421-3740
JESSICA SCHULMAN
TECHNOLOGY RESOURCE
SPECIALIST
COMPUTER SERVICES
GRAPHICS ARTS SERVICES
PHONE: [718] 338-2043
FAX: [718] 377-7919
E-MAIL:
MARCIA’S PET PASSION
Kind Care When You Can’t Be There
(718) 594-3465
Training, Walks, Overnights
Special Medical Needs (hydration, pills, insulin
for cats and dogs)
Member, NAPPS (National Association of Professional
Pet Sitters) Insured and Bonded
Serving Brownstone Brooklyn
since 1996
Marcia Kannry, Founder of The Dialogue Project
SPACE FOR
RENT!
Call the
Office
or contact
Myron
Klein
Marty Dinerstein
E X P E R T P I A N O T U N I N G & R E P A I R S
Professional Musician offering prompt service on all makes & models
Expert consultant on the purchase & sale of pianos for commercial or private use.
(718) 358-8882 Beeper: 917-483-1020
BRUCE ZELVIN D.D.S., P.L.L.C.
D E N T I S T
TEL. (718) 232-4044
6306 18TH AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NY 11204
The Temple Voice A Monthly Publication
PROGRESSIVE TEMPLE BETH AHAVATH SHOLOM 1515 46TH STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11219 CANTOR SUZANNE BERNSTEIN, SPIRITUAL LEADER OFFICE: (718) 436-5082 CANTOR: (718) 851-4395 FAX: (718) 851-4396 WEBSITE: www.ptbas.org E-MAIL: [email protected] President: Sam Silverman
Vice-Presidents: Eugene Guskin, Tamara Kerner and Eric Platt
Treasurer: Helene Smith Financial Secretary: Fran Arnowitz Recording Secretary: Madeline Kaye
Newsletter Staff Lillian Schwartz, Editor
Mona Goldberg, Distribution Myron Klein, Distribution
and Advertising
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