Post on 24-Oct-2020
From the Rabbi Rabbi Cy Stanway
The synagogue goes by many names. There is ‘Beit Knesset’ - place of coming together. There is ‘Beit Tefillah’ - place of worship and prayer. And there is ‘Beit Midrash’ - a place of learning. This month, I want to share with you my thoughts on this last ascrip-tion - a place of learning.
Learning is often multi-faceted. There is didactic learning which is the learning of facts and figures. Such learning forms the foundation
for deeper thinking and having a starting point that is shared among stu-dents. And there is a deeper kind of learning that touches the soul. In Jewish
tradition, it is often based on a piece of text and that text takes us on a journey when we read our own experiences and struggles through its lens.
Recently I began an adult study in Pirke Avot on Wednesdays and added a second class in the evenings. Something wonderful happened. Sure, there was lots of textual learning but there is also something intangible but very real. There is now learning on a spiritual level. Through shared text we are opening ourselves up to the real possibilities of self improvement, to deeper connections to ourselves and one another and to a great living engagement with Judaism in our daily lives. It is quite remarkable to see.
And, this is where the invitation comes in. You are invited to join me for either class. The Wednesday morning class meets every Wednesday at 10 am and the evening class meets every other Wednesday at 7 PM. (But check the calendars for the dates).
This is a wonderful opportunity to turn Jewish knowledge into Jewish living and Jewish spiritual-ity. I look forward to taking that journey with you.
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February 2019/Shvat-Adar I 5779
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From the Temple President Dr. Barry Edison
T he new year has begun and we Jews must prepare for our next big holiday. That, of course, being The Super Bowl. I am not sure when this special Sunday became a holiday. However it is now a day almost every American celebrates, no matter your race,
religion, or level of sports interest.
In honor of the Super Bowl and being Jewish I did some research to find connections between The Big Game and Judaism. My first question was “How many Jews have played in the Super Bowl?” I tried and could not get a definite answer. I did find out both teams who played in last year’s game, The Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots, are owned by Jews….Jeffrey Lurie of The Eagles and Robert Kraft of The Patriots. Also last year’s game was hosted in Minnesota Vikings stadium, whose team is owned by a New Jersey Jewish family, The Wilfs. In fact 9 out of the 32 National Football League’s owners are Jewish.
I did find a connection between Jewish perform-ers and the Super Bowl Halftime Show. In 2014 Bruno Mars performed. He is ¼ Jewish. The fol-lowing year Lenny Kravitz rocked the big stage. He is ½ Jewish. (Does the Adam Sandler Hanuk-kah come to mind?)
Joanne and I will be hosting a Super Bowl par-ty at our home for our Religious School students and their parents. The Super Bowl is February 3. Come over and let’s celebrate. Let me know if you’re coming by emailing me at eyedocbarry@gmail.com.
Barry EdisonPresident of Temple Beth Miriam
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One of the current trends is the idea of ‘finding joy’ - while this generally applies to things, I am here to tell you there is so very much joy in the halls of our Eisenberg Bierman Religious School and when we go out as a group.
The highlight of this past month was the primary Shabbat Service that took place along with the installation of our new Board of Trustees. The youngest group in our school, they led our Shabbat Service with confidence and ‘kavana’ (intention). It was actually joyous to see the pride shine from the students and their families. After, the oneg was abuzz with congregants marveling at the service and new faces introducing themselves and making new friends.
Our older kids got together this month at an amazing fun filled ven-ue called Knockerball. About 15 kids from grades 4-8 got to hang out together while they played human foosball, human hungry hippos, air hockey with the Rabbi, giant billiards and of course, knock-erball soccer.
Finding joy is an interesting idea...one that takes a bit of effort, believe it or not. We often take for grant-ed that we are tired or stressed, but if we stop to find joy, we do! It is all around us when we look. These TBM kids whether they are learning at school, leading services, or hang-ing out together outside of school are giving us tons of opportunities to notice joy...and I am paying at-tention :)
From the Principal Stella Jeruzalmi Stanway
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Adult Night Out Where: Stumpy’s Hatchet House
22 Meridian Road, Eatontown, NJ
When: Saturday, March 2nd - 6:30-8:30pm
Cost: $40 per person
Price includes admission to Stumpy’s, throw training, two hours of fun, and backyard “picnic” dinner with beer and wine sponsored
by Men’s Club and Sisterhood.
Space is limited so make reservation ASAP, but no later than 2/25!
RSVP & Questions to: Sisterhood@bethmiriam.org
Mail or bring deposit of $10 per person to the Temple with names of all participants to hold your spot. Note “Stumpy’s” on the envelope.
Checks can be made out to TBM Sisterhood. 21 and over only. No open-toed shoes.
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It was a wonderful Shabbat Together program at the home of Kara and Damon Zappacosta late December. About 65 children and parents came together to share a unique Shabbat experience singing, learning about tzedakah, making their own Kiddush cups and, of course, eating. We plan to have several of these get-togethers during the year so keep an eye out! Everyone is welcome to come!
Shabbat Together Program
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PURIM IS COMING!
Purim begins on the evening of March 20th. Temple Beth Miriam will continue the custom of fulfill-ing the Purim mitzvah of Misloach Manot, the tradition of giving friends and family yummy
gifts to spread the joy of the holiday. The Purim bags for temple members will remain the same at $4.00 each.
You will receive a letter of explanation; an order form; a two-sided list of temple members, staff, and teachers; and a list of those people you sent baskets to in 2018. Please indicate the names of people you wish to give Purim baskets to this year and send the order form and lists back to the temple by Thursday, January 31, 2019 with your full payment. You may donate your basket, give baskets to non-temple members ($10.00 each), and reciprocate with other temple members, as described in the letter.
You don’t want to miss out on being a part of this wonderful tradition and donating to the temple at the same time!
Thanking you in advance,
Wendy Sloter for the Purim Committee
Membership Committee NewsTake a look through this month’s bulletin for some terrific programs! We have other programs planned and hope you take advantage of them.
We are also responsive to YOUR ideas. Have something you would love to see happen at the temple program-wise? We welcome all ideas and will see if it is something we can do. Just email your idea to steve.silver@gmail.com.
Steve Silver, Membership Chair
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We are grateful for the following donationsGeneral Fund
In memory of Mary Beth NadlerRuth Rosenfeld
In memory of Jerome FeldmanBarbara Feldman
From the Cantor Cantor Marnie Camhi
his is the article I know you all have been waiting for…The Purim Spiel Announcement!!
This year, we will be performing Star Wars! It is another one of my original Purim Spiels. The performance will be on Sunday, March 24 during religious school time.
We are trying something new this year, and all rehearsals will be held during school hours on Sundays. Parts were assigned in January to religious school students in
grades 1-12 and adults (members in good standing). If you are interested in being part of
the spiel, please email me by February 3. The first rehearsal is February 10.May the Force be with you!
Cantor Marnie Camhi
Cantor@bethmiriam.org
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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10TH, 2019
8:30 AM TO 11:30 AM
TEMPLE BETH MIRIAM MEN’S CLUB BAGEL BENEFIT Proceeds to benefit Asbury Park Mercy Center and West Long Branch Lutheran Reformation Church Food Pantry
PLEASE EMAIL YOUR ORDER TO alvingoldm@aol.com BY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH TO ASSURE YOUR ORDER Bagel Types: Plain Everything Egg Wheat Prices: Just the Bagel: $1.50 With Butter or Cream Cheese: $2.50
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Do you have a simcha you want to share with the congregation? Braces came off? New promotion? Gradua-tion? New dog? Let us know and we
will share it in the Bulletin!
Lewis and Judy EisenbergJesse and Karina LehmanLeonard and Dawn BerkeleyJay and Barbara Van-WiemoklyTerrence Lysaght and Esther Piekarski Lysaght
Ilene KellertJill LevchukRichard EpsteinJohn LevyToby StevensAnne SwartzDenise WagenheimSteven PeckmanSamuel BesonChristina PrestupMaxwell RosenMarc RubensteinRyan GreenTyler SuchodolskyEthan GavinMaxx EichenbaumVivian FriedAbbey ReislerMaya RestifoMarcy Zieve-Kouve-liotes
Mia KouveliotesStacey GillDarlene KatzCantor Marnie CamhiDanielle ReislerTara PrestonMelia CamhiJeff SegalKatharina WeinerJulia BaderEdwin HolmesMateo Cohen-SanchezReyna BrandlAva Usatin
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SWEET TEASE TEA ROOM 604 Main Street
Belmar, NJ 07719
January 24th from 6-9 pm
Ladies Night Out Come Join us at
Tea time is the perfect time to relax and catch up! Come enjoy a tea tasting and dessert bar with friends. We will taste 5 different teas and
learn about them and their origin. There will also be bite size desserts and mixers if you’d like to bring your own “libations”.
But this is no ordinary tea time! A widely popular event, Psychic Medium Gina Cannone will be visiting the tea room and providing tea leaf readings to 12 guests! You'll receive insight into topics such as finance, love, health, and career. Enjoy this fun, mystical, and beautiful ancient art and tradition
- all stemming from loose tea! Whether you come for a reading or just enjoy the company, it should be a fun night for all!
($45 for reading, tasting and dessert bar and $15 for tasting and dessert bar only)
Call now to reserve your spot, as space is limited: 732-722-8030.
Make your own reservations and we will meet there.
Can’t wait for a relaxing night together!
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YahrtzeitsMay our loved ones’ memories be an eternal blessing
February 1Hyman FastovHarry GoldbergMurray ZimentHerman BlumenkrantzJanet CostanzoNathan KatzMiriam KrosneyJoseph RubensteinBenjamin SherwinSidney SloterJosephine SpecterRubin SteinSylvia Carris LawrenceRose Shulman FisherJacob ZlotkinEdith BrosniakSilvia TepperNettie ItkoffPauline SpectorBerta KornPhilip NewmanMorris LevinMorris GoldmanJack MillerSueAnn LiebermanZelda MalachowskyStanley BehrmanBenjamin BookbinderMary MarshallAnne AlexanderHarry BergerJames Petty, Sr.Jacob PiekarskiMinnie SusmanShmuel Raz
February 8thJune AderSarah AuerbachMarilyn BaumStanley BenjaminChip BroderEdith BrosniakAnna CohenHenrietta FabricantSara FlinkSarah GasarchLevi GoldenbergMarilyn GreenSaul HaasBeatrice HerzBert KanarekJerome KappelNathan KatzElias KhajezadehSamuel KleinDoris KonnerAbraham LesterIra LichtensteinRuth MintzDavid NegnewitzkySam NelsonJames Petty Sr.Jacob PiekarskiJeannette RosenthalJoseph RubensteinBenjamin SherwinBarbara SimonRubin SteinSophie SteinweissNathan TanenbaumIda TernerThelma ThomsonArlene WarshauerSarah Weber
February 15Lillian AaronsDorothy AderAlton BegelStanley BennCharles BroderArlene CheskinSeymour EisenbergWalter EpsteinVictoria FeldmanMichael GartenbergSylvia GoldenRobert GreenbaumFlorence GriecoAbraham HaberRobert Jacobson Sr.Harriet KaminskyRuth KaplanSam KastnerRose KnottsJoseph LermerMalvina LowyTheresa MillerSidney MindlinHarry ObstgartenZale OserJacqueline RalbyAnna ReingoldJack RichlinMax RosenkrantzFanny SchwartzIda TanenbaumHoward TanenbaumDora TartakowAlexander VineburgMoritz WagnerHarry Zohn
February 22Herbert BennettFrances BergerEsther BerkeleyNathaniel CampHyman CohenDavid CutlerMorris DanielsRose DobrinCharles FedermanJack FeinbergIrving FeldmanAbraham FlinkSania FriedlinSophie GoldwasserMinna GreenbaumHerman HirshfieldAbe HodesMarilyn KaplanNorton KernEdith KlugmanDorothy KohnSamuel KreizmanHerman KrimMike LeukowitzEmma MossMarcia O’ConnellHazel PashallEva RubensteinDaniel SchwadronHerman SilvermanArthur StraussLeo TartakowRebekah Vogel
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President Barry Edison eyedocbarry@gmail.comRabbi Cy Stanway rabbi@bethmiriam.org Cantor Marnie Camhi cantor@bethmiriam.org Religious School Principal Stella J. Stanway stellastanway@bethmiriam.org Adminstrator Frankie Langer tbmoffice@beth-miriam.org Youth Group Stella Stanway stellastanway@bethmiriam.orgReligious School Board Wendy Sloter redhead-wjs@comcast.net Building Superintendent Rosy Franceschy 732-762-4335 House Committee Keith Kaplan kpkaplan@icloud.comInvesments Harry Silverman hjsilverman@optonline.net Membership Steve Silver steve.silver@gmail.com
Your Board Members
Sisterhood Point Persons Debbie Gerb-man dgerbman@comcast.net Men’s Club Al Goldman alvingoldm@aol.comCindy Singer cinsing@aol.com Relig. Pract. Sharon Silverman shari4h@gmail.comSocial Action/Social Justice Phil Falcone pffalcone@gmail.comImmediate Past President Harry Silver-man hjsilverman@comcast.netPrograming Mark Cohen imarkcohen@comcast.net Men’s Club Barry Edison eyedocbarry@aol.comDanielle Delcuore danielledelcuore@yahoo.com Brian Gillet gilletbg@optonline.net Alvin Goldman alvingoldm@aol.com Lori Goldstein lgoldstein83@verizon.net Kara Zappacosta karazappacosta@gmail.
comMarian Gross mariangross@msn.com Stuart Lippsett lippsett1@verizon.net Patricia Shapiro patshapirorn@aol.com Sharon Silverman shari4h@gmail.comSandra Maseda sandyreym@gmail.comChase Kaplan kaplanstudios@mac.comRoy Dressner rdres@optonline.netPeter GraysonKathy Cohen kathygcohen@gmail.comFred Eckhaus fielaw@gmail.comDavid Nussbaum nussmeister1@gmail.com
The Men’s Club is sponsoring a Bagel Sale on Sunday Feb. 11 from 8:30 AM to 11:30 AM to benefit the Asbury Park Mercy Center and the West Long Branch Lutheran Reformation Church Food Pantry. (See the ad above), Please email me directly with your order.
Every Bagel sold will go towards these worthy causes.
Purim is on the way, and the Mens Club, as is the TBM tradi-tion, sponsors the “food court” at the Purim Carnival on Sunday March 24, with the proceeds benefiting our Youth Group. Volun-teers are needed for both events, please contact me.
When sending in your 2019 dues, please include your separate payment for the TBM Men’s Club. Many thanks. Your thoughts and ideas are always welcome.
Alvin GoldmanPresident, Mens Club alvingoldm@aol.com
From the Mens’ Club
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“It is a tree of life to all who grasp it, and whoever holds on to it is happy; its ways are ways of pleasantness, and all it paths are peace.” (Proverbs 3:17-18)
Torah usually refers to the pentateuch, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible – Genesis, Exo-dus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. These books make up the story of the Jewish peo-ple. These ancient stories touch upon science, history, philosophy, ritual and ethics. Included are stories of individuals, families, wars, slavery and more. Virtually no subject was taboo for torah. Running through these stories is the unique lens through which the Jewish people would come to view their world and their God.
Click here for this month’s Torah portions and commentaries
https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study
Pirke Avot for AdultsWednesday, February 6 and 20 at 7:00 PMEveryone most welcome.
Learn some Torah!
We Share SimchasMazal tov to Eden Cotler who was bat mitzvah in mid-January! Eden read beautifully and inspired us with her d’var Torah. Mazal tov to her parents, Deborah and Evan and sister Sadie.
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Social Action / Social Justice CommittteePhil Falcone, SA/SJ Chair
The Social Action/Social Justice committee is really making waves and revving up! Check out this link and catch up on all the news and SA/SJ activities and plans: http://templebethmiriam.org/social-action-social-justice-committee/
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February 2019
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