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Temple Israel of the Poconos

BECOMING THE 1%

by Rabbi Baruch Binyamin Hakohen Melman

Drawing by Marilyn Margolies

As we read these words the High Holy Days are fast approaching. We prepare for the Yamim Noraim, these Days of Awe. We approach all the people we may have hurt during the past year and ask them for forgiveness. In return we forgive them. And only then will God be prepared to accept our pleas for forgiveness for our own lapses - both morally and ethically, including ritual lapses as well. But in the spirit of the words of our holy prophets, the ethical and moral imperatives always supersede the ritual. Following Rosh Hashanah, Tzom Gedalyah and Yom Kippur, are the chagim (holidays) of Sukkoth, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah. By the time we get to Simchat Torah many of us are all oysgeyuntiffed (holidayed out) and are ready for one very long vacation from shul! And that's probably why in the following month of Cheshvan there are no Jewish holidays at all! The word for wedding in Hebrew is CHATUNAH, A groom is called a *cha-tahn* in Hebrew, while a bride is called a *kallah*. In the Midrash we learn that Israel was considered the *kallah*at Mt. Sinai when the Torah was given, while Hashem Himself was the *cha-tahn*. The 49 days of the counting of the Omer between Pesach and Shavuoth is likened to the bride counting the days to her wedding day. Passover was the engagement, while Shavuos was the actual wedding. And the *ketubah*- the marriage document, which was read aloud, was the Torah! And what served as the* chuppah*, the wedding canopy? Mt. Sinai itself! The mountain was lifted over our heads. We were given a wedding we could not refuse! Now I mention the concept of a cha-tahn (chussin in Yiddish) only because the very last of the holidays, Simchat Torah* day*, has become somewhat of an orphan, coming as it does at the end of this very long cavalcade of Jewish holidays. We have struggled to get a minyan on the very day we are required to read the very end of the Torah and start again at the very beginning! Imagine our chagrin and disappointment at not being able to honor our holy Torah on its own special day! The amazing thing is that even as we finish reading the Torah, we immediately start to read it again. No gaps. We maintain a constant connection with the Tree of Life. So our ritual committee has agreed this year to revive the custom of honoring someone to have the last aliyah to the Torah in Deuteronomy, and someone to have the first aliyah to the Torah in Genesis. The person who gets to have the final aliyah in Deuteronomy is called the Chatan Torah, the Bridegroom of the Torah, while the person chosen to get the aliyah for the first aliyah to the Torah in the Book of Genesis is called the Chatan Breisheet. Do you want to know who these honorees are? You must come and find out! I bless each and every one of you with a Shanah Tovah and Metukah. A sweet and good New Year 5774. May it bring only blessings to us, to Israel, and to the whole world!

Inside this Issue

Rabbi’s Message 1 President’s Message 3 Norman Gelber 4 Holiday Reservations 6 Holiday Schedule 8/9/10 Ask-the-Rabbi 11 Donations 14 Hessed 15 Birthdays/ Anniversaries 16 Yahrzeit Lists 17/18

Board Meeting Wednesday

August 7 7:00 p.m.

(Note New Time)

UPCOMING KIDDUSH-LUNCHEONS

August 3: sponsored by Angela Tullo Aug. 10: Sponsored by Herb & Sylvia Rosen August 17: sponsored by Paul Solomon UPCOMING EVENTS

August 4: YARD SALE 10:00—2:00 $15/SPACE Contact: Barbara at [email protected]

Edition 587 August 2013 Av/Elul 5773 A monthly publication of Temple Israel of the Poconos

A Wedding Made in Heaven (and on Earth) by Rabbi Baruch Binyamin Hakohen Melman

mailto:[email protected]

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Temple office: (570) 421-8781 Rabbi Baruch Melman [email protected] (570) 730-4799 www.templeisraelofthepoconos.org [email protected]

711 WALLACE STREET, STROUDSBURG, PA 18360

3 yr Trustee: Art Glantz 424-7876 [email protected]

2 yr Trustee: Esther Graves Mark Entenberg Merle Turitz

426-7020

223-1131

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

1 yr Trustee: Ed Krawitz Mitchell Marcus

421-3139 588-0991

[email protected] [email protected]

Cemetery: 209/ Eliezer Gardens

Barry Tremper Charlie Cahn

588-6148 424-7955


C.H.A.I. Debbie Smith 610-751-7692 [email protected]

Ritual Bernie Driller 421-6103 [email protected]

Finance Dave Rosenberg 894-4537 [email protected]

Membership Sandra Alfonsi 223-7062 [email protected]

Kitchen Lois LaBarca Sandra Alfonsi

421-6103 223-7062


House Herb Rosen Barry Tremper

424-1161 588-6148


Chesed & Wishograms Suzanne Tremper 588-6148 [email protected]

Newsletter Barbara Rosenberg 894-4537 [email protected]

Gift Shop Debbie Smith 610-751-7692 [email protected]

Programming Barry Tremper 588-6148 [email protected]

Temple Publicity C.H.A.I. Publicity

Marci Rabinowitz Rebecca Baer


Rabbi Melman’s Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

10:30 — 12:00 noon To talk in person please call me to set up an appointment.

Please provide Barbara with any information that is missing for you in the above grid. Thank you.

President Sandra Alfonsi 223-7062 [email protected]

1st Vice President Bernie Driller 421-6103 [email protected]

2nd Vice President Lois LaBarca 421-6103 [email protected]

Secretary Barbara Rosenberg 894-4537 [email protected]

Treasurer Dave Rosenberg 894-4537 [email protected]

Asst. Treasurer Herb Rosen 424-1161 [email protected]

Sitting Past President Suzanne Tremper 588-6148 [email protected]


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A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT ……

We are now in the month of August — long, hot days and sultry evenings when our thoughts start to turn toward the upcoming High Holidays. We slowly shift our minds from our daily concerns and consider the temporality of life and the passage of time — both physical and existential. We begin to travel the painful path of preparing for the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe or the Days of Repentance. As I sit down to write this message, my mind is drawn — for some unknown reason, to the story of Jacob and the Angel of Hashem. This portion of Bereshit has fascinated me since childhood. Actually what has stayed with me since I first studied it so many years ago is the concept that a flawed man could wrestle with Hashem and although scarred by the encounter, could still receive Hashem’s blessing. I believe that all of us at some time have wrestled with Hashem — whether by questioning, by rebelling or simply by denying what we have been asked to accept or to do. When I became President of Temple Israel, I never though of this moment in my life as a struggle with Hashem. But I realize now that it is indeed perhaps my greatest struggle. I have struggled before with Hashem — questioning His will and doubting His decisions. In the past, all of my struggles and certainly all of my rebellion, have been personal. In the end, I have accepted Hashem’s will and not always graciously at that. But now I wrestle with Hashem’s Angel for the survival of my synagogue and of my people. Temple Israel — like the Jewish people everywhere, needs to grow if it is to survive and flourish. Temple Israel needs members — not members in name only, but members who fill the sanctuary and honor Hashem with their presence. Temple Israel needs children who will study and take on the responsibilities of protecting and growing Judaism. Temple Israel needs leadership — proud, strong leaders who look to the future without forgetting the past...leaders who question when questions are needed and then try to find the answers to those questions. Like Jacob, I am most certainly flawed. Like Jacob I will continue to wrestle with Hashem and to ask for Hashem’s blessing … not for myself but for my synagogue and for my people. Dr. Sandra Alfonsi


CONTROVERSY AND THE JEWISH TRADITION

by Norman Gelber

Religious controversy has been part of the Jewish tradition going back to Abraham’s questioning the justice of God’s decision to destroy the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah There is also Moses’ appeal for God’s mercy after the Israelites’ idolatry of the golden calf at Mt. Sinai. And it includes the disputes between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, the schools of Hillel and Shammai, and the Hasidim and their opponents, the mitnagdim.

In modern times Judaism has been fragmented into Orthodox, Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist denominations with their individual approaches to religious worship and practice. How did this disunity among Jews come about, and what does it portend for the survive al of our Jewish tradition?

According to Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, the modern fragmentation of Judaism into various denominations began in 18th-century Germany with the intellectual movement of the Haskalah, or enlightenment. The goal of the enlightenment was to modernize the thinking and behavior of European Jews and thus lead them out of their ghetto lifestyle and into the mainstream of European society and the world of arts and sciences. Proponents of the enlightenment argued that “Jews were persecuted because they differed from non-Jews in culture, language, education, dress, and manners.” The Orthodox Jews, however, opposed this assimilation as a threat to traditional Judaism. In fact, not only did the assimilation of secular culture fail to end anti-Semitism, it led eventually to intermarriage, conversions to Christianity, and the crumbling of traditional Judaism. As a result of the Haskalah, we modern Jews are enlightened and emancipated from the traditional Judaism that prevailed in the enforced and voluntary ghettos of Europe. We have become a distinguished segment of Western society in the arts and sciences, and we can boast of our close friendships with Gentiles. But these advantages in the secular culture of Jews come with a price: a resultant mishmash of diverse beliefs and practices. So today we argue about who is a Jew, and what is the normative behavior of a religious, or authentic, Jew. We now have a hodgepodge of pious Jews, secular Jews, agnostic Jews, ham-on-a-bagel Jews, and pro- and anti-Israel Jews. We have Jews who observe the Dietary Law, Jews who keep kosher at home but eat non-kosher food elsewhere, and Jews who eat whatever they wish. And to top it off, we even have anti-Semitic Jews. Despite the diversity of our Judaic beliefs and practices, however, we must remember that our controversy with God and with fellow Jews on religious issues is part of our ongoing tradition that has persisted over thousands of years.


YARD SALE (in the Temple parking lot)

Sunday, August 4th 10:00 — 2:00

(rain or shine)

$15 space rental (paid in advance) Seller provides the table and keeps all sales.

Clean out your attic… Make room for the car in the garage !

To reserve your space contact Barbara at [email protected] or 894-4537



HIGH HOLIDAY 5774 MEAL SCHEDULE AND FEES

Rosh Hashanah 1st Day Luncheon

Thursday, September 5, 2013 Immediately following services.

Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day Luncheon Friday, September 6, 2013

Immediately following services.

Yom Kippur Break-the-Fast Saturday, September 14, 2013

Immediately following services and Sounding of the Shofar

(approximately 7:54 p.m.

MEMBERS: $10/meal or $25/3 meals

NON-MEMBERS: $12.50/meal or $30/3 meals

DEADLINE FOR PRE-PAID RESERVATIONS IS AUGUST 21st.

PLEASE MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW !!!

TOTAL SUBMITTED: $________ ___# members ___ # meals per person ___#non-members ___# meals per person Name ____________________________________________________

Address __________________________________________________

Telephone # ________________________ email ________________________@ _________________

Please make all checks payable to Temple Israel of the Poconos marked High Holiday Lunch (HHL) in the memo area.

Mail reservation form and payment in full to: Temple Israel of the Poconos

711 Wallace Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Attn: High Holiday Meals


FROM THE TEMPLE KITCHEN

Hello Temple Family,

We are now going to specify an unsponsored Oneg on Friday night simply as an Oneg. A sponsored Oneg will now be called an Oneg Shabbat.. A Kiddush with no sponsor, is just that, a Kiddush. There will be wine and Challah to allow us to say the Brachot. There will also be some fresh fruit and vegetables and cake and coffee. And of course there will be the Rabbi's delicious cholent! When someone sponsors a Kiddush the correct term will be: A SPONSORED KIDDUSH LUNCHEON. We need to make a specific difference so we all know what to expect.

With the High Holidays soon here, our menu is starting to come together. The first thing that comes into mind is we will be boiling 10 dozen eggs. OK, that being said, they will need to be removed from their shells after cooking them. May I count on some of you to tell me you will help out in the kitchen? There will be fruit and vegetables to wash and cut ... plenty of that. We'll be baking other delicious dishes, both hot and cold, dairy and vegetarian to address all requirements of our Temple Family. We can always use helping hands.

There will be tables to be set and we will also need to set up the chairs in the social hall.

Just start to think about it and when you decide I can count on you, let me know. Believe me, I certainly appreciate any and all help.

Thank you,

Lois LaBarca Kitchen Chairperson


HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SATURDAY, August 31

Selichot Service Preceded by Havdalah

10:00 p.m. Concluding approximately 10:30 p.m.

Refreshments provided

Sunday, September 1

Cemetery visits 10:30 a.m.: Rt. 209 11:45 a.m.: Laurelwood

ROSH HASHANAH

Wednesday, September 4

Maariv Evening Service 7:15 p.m. Candlelighting 7:12 p.m.

Thursday, September 5

Shacharit Morning Service

Kiddush Luncheon (following services)

Tashlich (following luncheon)

9:00 a.m.—ends approximately 12:30 p.m.

Junior Congregation: 11:00 a.m.

Kiddush Luncheon to follow services. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Contact the Temple Office.


Mincha/Maariv Evening Service

7:30 p.m.—ends approximately 7:45 p.m.

Candlelighting 8:10 p.m. from borrowed flame

Friday, September, 6


Kiddush Luncheon (following services)

9:00 a.m.—ends approximately 12:30 p.m.


Kiddush Luncheon to follow services. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Contact the Temple Office.

September 6: SHABBAT SERVICES AT 8:00 p.m. CANDLELIGHTING AT 7:09 p.m. from borrowed flame. September 7: SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES AT 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, September 8

Fast of Gedaligh Dawn to nightfall

NO SERVICES

Friday, September 13

Kol Nidre:

Maariv Service Fast Begins

7:00 p.m.

Candlelighting: Shabbat and Yahrzeit Candles 6:57 p.m.

It is customary in some synagogues to wear white on Yom Kippur as a symbol of purity and forgiveness.

Saturday, September 14

Shacharit Service 9:00 a.m.

Torah Service approx. 10:00 a.m.

Yizkor approx. 11:00 a.m.


Afternoon Break: approx. 1:30 p.m.

Micha: 5:45 p.m.

Neilah: approx. 6:45 p.m.

Maariv/Shofar: approx. 7:47 p.m.

Break-the-Fast 7:54 p.m.

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Contact the Temple Office.

YOM KIPPUR


HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

Sunday, September 15

Put up Sukkah 9:30 a.m. Volunteeers Needed

Brunch will be served to all volunteers.

Tuesday, September 17

Sukkah decorating 5:30 p.m. Volunteers Needed

SUKKOT


Sukkot Maariv Evening Service

7:15 p.m. Kiddush in the Sukkah

Candlelighting: 6:48 p.m.


First day Yom Tov Shacharit Morning Service w/lulav processional

9:30 a.m. Kiddush in Sukkah

PICK UP YOUR ORDERED LULAVIN AND ETROGIM AT MORNING SERVICES


Maariv Evening Service 7:15 p.m. Kiddush in Sukkah

Candlelighting: 7:45 p.m. from borrowed flame


Second Day Tom Tov Shacharit Morning Service w/lulav processional

9:30 a.m. Kiddush in Sukkah


SHEMINI ATZERET


Maariv Evening Service 7:30 p.m.

Kiddush in Sukkah


Light Memorial candles before Yom Tov candles



9:30 a.m.

Yizkor: approximately 11:15 a.m.

Final Kiddush in Sukkah


HIGH HOLIDAY SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SIMCHAT TORAH


Simchat Torah Maariv Evening Service

7:30 p.m.


Torah Processional and Dancing


Simchat Torah Shacharit Morning Service

9:00 a.m.

Torah Service approximately 10:00 a.m.

We finish one Torah and immediately begin reading the second Torah.

Chatan Torah and Chatan Breishit are


A High Holiday Message from Sandra

High Holiday Preparations are underway at Temple Israel. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are days for introspection and they are days for spiritual renewal. Bima covers are being cleaned and our Torah's silver ornaments are being polished. Our Ritual Committee is meeting to establish the order of our services and to assign the Honors to our members - opening or closing the Ark, saying the blessings over the Torah, dressing the Torah or simply reading aloud from our prayer books.

I am here to ask that all of us who participate in our High Holiday Services respond during these Days of Awe with a generous donation acknowledging the solemnity of the occasion and the beauty of our Sanctuary.

Shana Tova v'Metuka.

Dr. Sandra Alfonsi, President


QUESTION

Rabbi, I was told by my medical doctor that for medical reasons I must eat some food on Yom Kippur, that I should not fast. Some of the medications that I need to take require that I take them with food. Do I need to get a second opinion, or is his opinion good enough to stand on its own. After all, he is a doctor! Rabbi, all my life I have fasted on Yom Kippur for my sins to be forgiven. But I am worried now. What should I do?

Thank you, Worried

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ANSWER

Dear Worried,

As we say in Yiddish, "Zorg zich nisht." No need to worry. How nice that you have faith and trust in your doctor. That is very brave in this day and age when then there is so much fear and distrust. I salute you for your loyalty. After all, he is a licensed professional. If your instincts tell you that you can trust him, you should trust him.

Judaism states that your fear of not having your sins forgiven because your doctor tells you to eat is patently false, as it is based on a misreading of the Torah's very own words with respect to atonement for sin.

Please note Leviticus 16: 29- 31 ff ; Parashat Acharei Mot; Eitz Chaim translation:

"And this shall be a law to you FOR ALL TIME. In the seventh month (Tishrei), on the tenth day of the month (Yom Kippur), you shall practice self denial; you shall do no manner of work, neither the citizen nor the alien that resides among you. FOR ON THIS DAY EXPIATION SHALL BE MADE FOR YOU TO PURIFY YOU OF ALL YOUR SINS; YOU SHALL BE PURE BEFORE THE LORD.

And then again in Parashat Emor, Leviticus 23: 26 - 28 ff.:

"The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: The tenth day of the seventh month is the Day of Atonement. It shall be a sacred occasion for you. You shall practice self-denial and you shall bring a gift to the Lord. You shall do no work throughout that day. FOR IT IS A DAY OF ATONEMENT, FOR WHICH EXPIATION IS MADE ON YOUR BEHALF BEFORE THE LORD YOUR GOD..."

Please note that these passages have nothing at all to do specifically with food. Nor does the call for self denial on that day have anything to do with risking your health against your doctor's directives. Except for three specific mitswoth, we are mandated to break any commandment in the Torah in order to save a human life. It is even said that we are even fulfilling the Sabbath when we break its own laws in order to save a life.

The text is very clear that through practicing "self denial" on Yom Kippur we can achieve both atonement and expiation, as well as purification. What is the difference? Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, aka "The Rav," explains that "atonement means restoring our relationship with God, while purification means removing the stain of sin from our personality." "Atonement relies on God's readiness to love and to accept imperfect people. Purification involves the capacity of those imperfect people to improve."

Chazal (chachamim zichronam livracha) - the rabbis, may their name be for a blessing, teach us that there are not just one, but several ways we are to engage in fulfilling the Torah's mitzvah of practicing self denial (aniyat nefesh).

The rabbis teach that the particular ways in which we practice self denial are not to eat or drink, not to engage in sexual relations, not to bathe or wash past our finger tips, not to wear lotions or oils and not to wear leather shoes. So if your doctor says that you must have a little food on Yom Kippur, that is okay. There are four other ways you can deny your-self. Remember, when we take the focus away from our bodies, we can better focus our energies on contemplating the state of our souls. Many make trips to see their doctors each week. But how many make appointments to meet with their rabbi each week?


Sylvia and Herb Rosen both have birthdays in August

You are invited

to a kosher lunch on August 10 following Shabbat services. Meats will be from Queens’ best kosher deli establishment.

Come help us celebrate!

An RSVP will be very helpful.

Call 424-1161 or email [email protected].

mailto:[email protected].


Below is a summary of the Operating Account of Temple Israel of the Poconos with a side-by-side comparison for 3 fiscal years. If you have any questions, please contact Herb Rosen at 424-1161.


THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR GENEROUS DONATIONS TO TEMPLE ISRAEL OF THE POCONOS

GENERAL DONATIONS Art Glantz

Norman Hirschhorn Aloysuis Murgatroyd

SPONSORED KIDDUSH-LUNCHEONS Camille Breslauer Emanuel Fineberg

YAHRZEIT DONATIONS Eileen Karpe in memory of Irving Karpe

Samuel Newman in memory of Ida Newman Leni Eisemann in memory of Max Eisemann

Edith Giblin in memory of Clara Giblin

Our thanks to locksmith John Bixler

John is from the family that used to run Bixler Hardware. He now is a locksmith at ESU. He still does private work after hours and has done many things for Temple Israel. He has a peculiar way of billing religious groups. If he does not use any parts, his labor is at no charge. John just made two trips to the synagogue to fix a door closer on the ladies room and refused any compensation. That’s happened in the past too.

We can say thanks in a couple of ways. One is through this note. The other is to call him if you have any work to be done. From my personal experience you will get a competent job at a reasonable price. His phone is 992-7835.

Herb Rosen


HESSED FUND Hessed is a Hebrew word meaning kindness and a reaching out to other people.

It is the way you can express sympathy, warm wishes or celebrate simchas for any one within or outside the Jewish community. If you would like something included here:

Call Suzanne Tremper at 588-6148. Please leave all the information on the machine so Suzanne doesn’t need to call you back.

OR Better than telephone, is contacting Suzanne by e-mail at [email protected]. That's the best!

If you would like us to send a card to a person who is not a Temple Israel person, you must include the recipient’s address when giving Suzanne the information. Cards are usually sent within three days of the request.

To Carol Paulus & Family In loving memory of your father,

Max Fleischman from:

Merle Turitz & Family

To Barry & Suzanne Tremper Best wishes for a r’fua sh’leima for Ilissa

& Cheyanne from:

Art Glantz

To Carrie Prewitt In loving memory of your father, Claud

from: Irv & Eda Effross

To Sue Fleischman In loving memory of your husband, Max

from: Judy Brown Art Jolley

To Lester Abeloff in loving memory of your brother, Murray

from: Art Jolley

To Susan Rubin Mazel Tov on Zachary’s Bar Mitzvah

from: Herb & Sylvia Rosen


To Barth Rubin Mazel Tov on Zachary’s Bar Mitzvah

from: Herb & Sylvia Rosen


To Herb & Sylvia Rosen & Family In loving memory of your sister,

Sarah from:

Lester Abeloff Sandra Alfonsi

Judy Brown Charlie Cahn

Bernie & Lois Driller Irv & Eda Effross

Howard & June Farber Manny Fineberg

Art Glantz Esther Graves

Art Jolley Elisheva Kozmerl

Ed & Bobbie Krawitz Marlena Magnes

Sandra Magnes & Family Ivan Margolies

McGowan Family Sam & Maryjane Newman

Howard & Ruth Popkin Stacy & Jose Rodriguez

Paul & Judy Schuchman Paul Solomon

Michelle & Dylan Star Barry & Suzanne Tremper

Merle Turitz & the Ruben Brothers Donna & Ken Waite

Alan, Adrienne, Jared & Sara Westheim

To Stacy Rodriguez & Family in loving memory of your father,

Manny Horowitz from:

Bernie & Lois Driller McGowan Family

Herb & Sylvia Rosen Barry & Suzanne Tremper



If you are celebrating a milestone year, whether it be birthday or anniversary, please let me know so others may celebrate with you. Contact: Suzanne Tremper 588-6148 or [email protected]

August 7 Ed & Bobbie Krawitz

AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES

August 10 Benjamin & Myra Trumpaitzky

August 14 Darryl & Jackie Speicher

August 19 Shawn & Debbie Smith

August 28 James & Penina Scullion

August 29 Ken & Donna Waite

August 2 Stanley Rothman

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS

August 3 Norman Rabinowitz

August 4 Paul Schuchman

August 7 Herb Rosen Rachelle Kuschner

August 9 Leigh Stelzer

August 10 Ariella Scullion Julia Scullion

August 14 Erica Stein

August 17 Laura Magil

August 19 Debbie Smith Caron Manley

August 20 Marlena Magnes

August 22 Joel Schwartz

August 23 Helene Glucroft

August 24 Charlie Cahn

August 26 Howard Magnes

August 29 Naida Schwartz

August 31 Marsha Cahn Sylvia Rosen



August Yahrzeit List

August 1 Av 25 Phyllis Abramson Jerome Karver Harry Heller Alvin Mandel

August 2 Av 26 Ruth Gittleman Harry Sagofsky Leonard H. Berman

August 3 Av 27 Diane Greenfield Norman L. Garber

August 4 Av 28 Harry Bogatz Simon Hoffman Neal Goodman

August 5 Av 29 Norman Rosenthal

August 6 Av 30 Arnold Levine Ethel Berkman

August 7 Elul 01 Sylvia Blassberg Isadore Rakowitz Rose Kronitz

August 9 Elul 03 Joshua Costanza Edith Cabelly

August 10 Elul 04 Edward Rosenzweig Sally Steinberg

August 11 Elul 05 Isaac Kassel William Friedman

August 12 Elul 06 Meyer Boyers Max Goldman Rose Fuchs

August 13 Elul 07 Arleen Jolley Fritz Breslauer

August 14 Elul 08 Dorothy Horowitz

August 15 Elul 09 Daniel Zadoff Mindy Solomon

August 16 Elul 10 Roberta Bernbaum Berton Burros

August 17 Elul 11 Maxwell H. Cohen

August 18 Elul 12 Sadie Rosenthal

August 19 Elul 13 Soy Kleinfeld

August 20 Elul 14 Harry Koshar Harold Laffer Sadie Katz

August 21 Elul 15 Seymour Katz

August 22 Elul 16 Harry Sherman

August 24 Elul 18 Samuel Zager

August 26 Elul 20 Israel (Jack) Glucroft Minnie Westheimer

August 27 Elul 21 Abraham Cohen Emil Kaye Debra Ann Feinstein

August 28 Elul 22 Morris J. Escoll Rose Frankel Louis S. Langlieb

August 30 Elul 24 Ed Gittleman

Memorial candle is lit the evening prior to the dates listed above.


September 2 Elul 27 Morris Soler Gertrude Meyers

September 3 Elul 28 E. Norman Stelzer

September 4 Elul 29 Ray Feuerman

September 5 Tishrei 01 George Saltzman

September 6 Tishrei 02 Ralph Tornberg Jerry Jacobs Joel Magnes

September 7 Tishrei 03 Renee Marcus

September 8 Tishrei 04 Cy Nerlinger Milton Myers

September 10 Tishrei 06 Anna Polinger

September 11 Tishrei 07 Rebecca Wilensky Estelle Webber

September 12 Tishrei 08 Meyer Rothstein

September 13 Tishrei 09 Louis Levinson

September 14 Tishrei 10 Samuel Amador Sara Wolfe Simcha Glaser Sarah Sorger

September 27 Tishrei 23 Sally Kandel

September 28 Tishrei 24 Leon Wilensky

September 29 Tishrei 25 David S. Katz Minnie Rothstein

September Yahrzeit List

September 15 Tishrei 11 Samuel Silverman Blanche Smolev

September 16 Tishrei 12 Rose Rosenblatt Abraham Fuchs

September 17 Tishrei 13 Stuart Myers

September 18 Tishrei 14 Samuel Berman

September 19 Tishrei 15 Sydney Parish

September 20 Tishrei 16 Morris Jacobson

September 21 Tishrei 17 Simon Lewis Frank Cohn

September 22 Tishrei 18 Donald Green

September 23 Tishrei 19 Nathan Abeloff Peter Meyers

September 24 Tishrei 20 Anna Silverman

September 26 Tishrei 22 George Green Tony La Barca

September 27 Tishrei 23 Sally Kandel

September 28 Tishrei 24 Leon Wilensky

September 29 Tishrei 25 David S. Katz Minnie Rothstein

Memorial candle is lit the evening prior to the dates listed above.


NOW IT’S EASIER THAN EVER BEFORE TO SPONSOR AN ONEG OR A KIDDUSH LUNCHEON

YOU CAN CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, LIFE

CYCLE EVENT OR JUST BECAUSE..... TEMPLE ISRAEL OF THE POCONOS

KOSHER KITCHEN ANNOUNCES SHABBAT ONEG AND KIDDUSH LUNCHEONS

Friday Night Oneg: $75 Package includes cakes, cookies, fresh fruit in season, hot coffee, milk, sweeteners, seltzer and cold beverages. Shabbat Kiddush-Luncheon: $125 Package includes 4 different salads, veggie platter, fresh fruits of the season, assorted cakes and/or cookies, hot coffee, milk, sweeteners, seltzer/cold beverages.

Each package is priced for 25 people.

Other special request items (including lox) are available upon request and for an additional fee; please contact me to design your own special event. For scheduling, availability and more

information contact: Lois LaBarca at 421-6103


WE ALL HAVE SIMCHAS AND NACHES IN OUR LIFE CELEBRATE AND COMMEMORATE WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING...

SEND WARM THOUGHTS Give Suzanne Tremper a call at 588-6148 or e-mail her at [email protected] and let someone know you’re thinking of them. For a small contribution to the Hessed Fund, Suzanne will

send a card wishing a Happy Birthday, Congratulations, Mazel Tov, Get Well or Condolences. A notice will appear in this bulletin, as well. When you call, please leave all the information

needed.

TREE OF LIFE AND MEMORIALS Add a leaf to the Tree of Life to celebrate births, birthdays, marriages, bar and bat mitzvahs, or

any other special event for a minimum contribution of $150. Remember loved ones with a Memorial Plaque at a minimum contribution of $600 for members, $850 for non-members.

Contact Suzanne Tremper at 588-6148.

ENDOWMENT FUND Hey, it’s always a great time to make a contribution. Make your check out to “Temple Israel.”

Another thought to consider, remember Temple Israel in your will. Call Herb Rosen at 424-1161 with any questions.

Honor or Remember Someone Special with a Bookplate

A bookplate can be placed in a Siddur, the weekly prayer book we use every Friday evening and Shabbat morning, or in a machzor, the prayer book which is used on the High Holidays. Remember a special occasion such as a birthday, anniversary, bnei mitzvah or any other occasion you want to note for a relative or friend. You can also place a dedication in someone’s memory. A nameplate with the donor, recipient, and occasion will be inserted. The minimum donation is $50.

Contact Herb Rosen, 424-1161, or at [email protected].

Do you need a Mi Sheberach Recited?

When you can’t make services, but would like a prayer said on behalf of someone important to you, please don’t hesitate to call the synagogue and leave a message

on the Temple answering machine for Rabbi Melman so that your prayers will be included in our services.




FROM YOUR MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE….. we offer you a challenge!

We need everyone to help with this. Surely you know individuals and families who have no affiliation with a Synagogue.

Encourage them to become members of our Temple Israel Family!

If every family brings in one individual or family, think of the possibilities!

At Temple events, be they regular Shabbat Services or a social occasion, introduce yourself to anyone you don’t recognize. You’ll make new friends

and assist us in enlarging our family.

YOU CAN BE PART OF OUR SUCCESS!!

For information please contact:

Sandra Alfonsi

223-7062 [email protected]

or Temple Israel 421-8781

Please leave a phone number so that we may return your call.


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894- 4537 or [email protected]

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Temple Israel of the Poconos is located at 711 Wallace Street in Stroudsburg. Friday evening services begin at 8:00 p.m. and

Saturday Shabbat Services begin at 9:30 a.m. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Temple Israel Newsletter, Edition 587/August 2013, published monthly at Temple Israel of the Poconos, 711 Wallace Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360. (570) 421-8781/[email protected]. For information concerning this publication contact Barbara Rosenberg, Editor, (570) 894-4537/[email protected]. Now on the web at: www.templeisraelofthepoconos.org


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