PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

On March 12, Purim Services will begin at 9:15 am in Clubhouse II. Hamantaschen will be served. You may wear a costume if you wish.

March brings the beginning of Daylight Savings

time, the first day of Spring and getting ready for Passover. Passover starts on April 10 and our second Seder is scheduled for Tuesday, April 11. Don’t forget to get your reservation in, using the form in this issue of the Newsletter. If you have forgotten to pay your dues, this is a good time to do so.

Don’t forget the Women’s Shabbat on Saturday May 13. If you want to take part in the service, contact Janet Lazar. Let’s go out to the ballgame! See the article elsewhere in this newsletter for details.

Jerry Gordon is feeling better. He will be taking the reservations for the March Brunch as well as future reservations for the Sunday brunches. Welcome back Jerry and his wife Shirley.

I want to thank Sue Sandler and Janet Lazar for taking over the reservations while Jerry was recovering. Thank you both so much.

Shalom

Miriam (Kitty) Atkin

Photo Credit: Fred Shapiro

TRADITIONAL KOSHER PASSOVER SEDER FORM ON PAGE 3 • WOMEN’S SHABBAT SERVICE FORM ON PAGE 5

MARCH 2017

01 Wed - JWV Meeting CH I 10 am01 Wed - NA’AMAAT Meeting CH I 03 Fri - JRLW Cons. Shabbat Svc Interfaith

Chapel 7:30 pm04 Sat - Study w/Rabbi Samber CH II 9:15

am05 Sun - JWV Brunch CH I 10:15 am07 Tue - JRLW Bd Meeting CH II 7 pm11 Sat - JRLW Shabbat Svc CH II 9:15 am12 Sun - Purim Services CH II 9:15 am15 Wed - Hadassah Meeting CH I 2:00 pm18 Sat - Study w/Rabbi Samber CH II 9:15

am19 Sun - JRLW Brunch CH I 10:00 am20 Mon - Hadassah Study Group CH I 1:30

pm21 Tue - NA’AMAT Bd Meeting CH I 10:30 am22 Wed - Hadassah Bd Meeting CH I 2:00 pm23 Thu - NA’AMAT New Member Tea CH I

2:00 pm25 Sat - Study w/Rabbi Samber CH II 9:15

am30 Thu - JRLW/CoA Movie CH II 1:30 pm

NEWSLETTER STAFF

Bernice Cohen – Editor

Shirley Griffin - Asst. Editor

Shirley Rosenhaft – Asst. Editor

Roz Rosenthal - Asst. Editor

Lyle Wolinsky – Business Manager

         

Jewish Residents of Leisure World Silver Spring, Maryland

March 2011, Adar 1 - Adar 2, 5771 Newsletter Editor: Bernice F. Cohen 301-598-0192 Website: http://www.jrlw.org

 

The Rabbi and his wife were assigned to their first Congregation to reopen a shul in Brooklyn. They arrived in February, excited about their opportunities. When they saw the Shul it was very run down and needed much work. They set a goal to have everything done in time for the Purim Service. They worked hard , repairing, plastering, painting, etc. They were ahead of schedule when a severe snowstorm hit the area. After the storm the Rabbi went to the Shul and his heart sank when he saw all the damage the storm had done to the building. A large area of plaster had fallen off the front wall of the sanctuary just behind the pulpit. The Rabbi cleaned up the mess on the floor and headed home. On the way home he passed a flea market and stopped in. One of the items was a beautiful handmade crocheted tablecloth with a Mogen David embroidered in the center of the tablecloth. It was just the right size to cover the hole in the wall where the plaster had fallen off. He purchased the tablecloth. (Article continued on page 8)

Upcoming JRLW March

Events 2rd Wed. Na’Amat Reg Mtg 4th Fri. Conservative Svcs Interfaith 7th Mon. Newsletter Deadline 12th Sat Conservative Svcs CH 2 14th Mon JRLW Board Meeting 15th Tue Great Songs of the 20th Cent. 15th Tue. Na’Amat Bd Mtg 16th Wed Hadassah Meeting 20th Sun JRLW Breakfast Forum 23rd Wed B’nai B’rith Bd Mtg 24th Thu JRLW Singles 27th Sun Hadassah New Member Tea 29th Tue Lessons learned from the Holocaust

Religious Services

Snapshot

JRLW together with Shaare Tefila Congregation, are conducting services every Sunday morning at 8:45 AM and minyans Sun thru Thu 7:30 PM in the Clubhouse II Café’.

Friday February 4th evening Conservative Shabbat Services 8 PM at Interfaith Chapel. Services will be led by Rabbi Gary Fink. Ed Laskin will lead the Choir. Services will be sponsored by B’nai B’rith.

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JRLW

President’s Message

 

Jewish Residents of Leisure World Silver Spring, Maryland

MARCH 2017 ADAR - NISSAN 5777President: Kitty Atkin 301-598-0450 Newsletter Editor: Bernice Cohen 301-598-0192

PLEASE VISIT THE JRLW WEB SITE - http://jrlwmd.org

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

PLEASE SEE HIGH HOLIDAY FORM ON PAGE 3. BOOK OF REMEMBERANCE FORM ON PAGE 5.

JRLW MEMBERS ATTENDADVOCACY DAY

Ten members of JRLW participated in the annual Advocacy Day in Annapolis organized by the Jewish Community Councils of Baltimore and Greater Washington. They joined well over 200 Marylanders at the reception held on Tuesday, February 7.

A major speaker at the event was Ben Kramer making a stirring case for the Jewish community to support his legislation to bar the State of Maryland from investing or contracting with firms that support the BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) movement against Israel.

The attendees heard from Senator Roger Manno, Delegates Kramer, Cullison and Morales, discussing legislation related to health and security issues, as well as support for the Jewish agencies that provide services to our senior community.

Kramer’s BDS legislation is directed at ceasing any investments in firms that support the movement to disestablish the State of Israel, as well as prevent the State from signing contracts for work to be performed by BDS supporting firms. He argued that the current trend of anti-Semitism must be confronted. He also advised of the strong relationships between Maryland and the Sate of Israel. Kramer called on constituents to let their representatives know that the BDS legislation must be passed. He needs this popular support to counter the highly effective propaganda that the BDS movement has launched in the country.

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JRLW COMMUNITY SEDERFred Firnbacher

Since many of us attend the first Seder with family or friends, JRLW gives us the opportunity to have a different experience by attending a Community Seder right here at Leisure World with your friends and neighbors. This year the Community Seder will be on Tuesday, April 11, at 6 pm in the Crystal Ballroom of Clubhouse I. The cost will be $36.00/person for adults. The cost for children under 12 years will be $18.00.

We attempt to make this Seder a fun evening as well as a spiritual one. We use a Haggadah which presents an abbreviated, yet complete service, with a lot of singing. Everyone attending will be invited to participate because we have responsive readings. And, of course, the meal will be delicious!

Make your plans early since we hope to have another sellout.

If anyone plans to bring grandchildren, we will be happy to have some youngsters to recite the four questions. You can contact me at (301) 438-3877.

Please fill out the form on page 3 in this Newsletter and return it with your check, made out to JRLW, to Milli White, 2901 S. Leisure World Blvd., #106, Silver Spring MD, 20906.

THE DEADLINE FOR THE APRIL NEWSLETTER IS MARCH 10. ARTICLES SUBMITTED AFTER THAT DATE WILL APPEAR IN THE MAY NEWSLETTER.

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JEWISH RESIDENTS OF LEISURE WORLD

Traditional Kosher Passover Seder Led by Fred Firnbacher

Tuesday, April 11, 6 pm in Clubhouse I

Please complete and return this registration form with your check by April 1, 2017

Adults: $36 per person; Children under 12 - $18 per person Make your checks payable to JRLW and mail to: Milli White 2901 S. Leisure World Blvd. Apt. 106, Silver Spring MD 20906

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Indicate whether you want Chicken or Salmon Tables will be set for 8 to 10 people. If you wish to reserve a table, please list the names, phone numbers, and meal choices. Please send all checks with the form below. Name Phone Chicken Salmon

Number of Adults ______ Children under 12 ______ Amount Enclosed $_________

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

HAR TZEON AGUDATH ACHIMEach Thursday there is a day-long program, including lunch, held at Har Tzeon-Agudath Achim, a satellite program of the JCCGW. Lunch is at noon and the program starts at 1:00 pm.

March 2 - Purim celebration with the Kehillat Montessori

March 23 - Judith Mostyn White: Harp Concert

March 30 - Steve Friedman, singer and lecturer: “Literature that Influenced the Broadway Musical”

Wednesdays at YOUNG ISRAEL SHOMRAI EMUNAH:March 1 - Purim celebration with the YISE

nursery school.

March 15 - Judie Harvey, health educator: “Healthy Aging”

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SHAARE TEFILA SYNAGOGUE As a Conservative, egalitarian synagogue (www.shaaretefila.org), we are always here for you if you wish to attend our daily religious services, or observe a Yahrzeit and say Kaddish: mornings (Sunday at 8:45 am, Monday and Thursday at 8:00 am), and evenings (Sunday-Thursday at 7:30 pm). Rabbi Jonah Layman will be officiating.

Contact Sara in our Office, 301-593-3410, for more information about our classes in: Torah (Fridays at 9:30 am), Talmud (Sundays at 9:30 am), Contemporary Jewish Issues (the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, also streaming live), and Conversational Hebrew (alternating Sundays). Israeli dancing is held Thursday evenings at 8:00 pm.

JRLW BRUNCHEvelyn Dickman

Our next JRLW Brunch will be held on Sunday, March 19, at 10:00 am. Our guest speaker will be John McCarthy, Maryland State’s Attorney for Montgomery County.

Mr. McCarthy attended public school in the New Jersey suburbs outside of Philadelphia. He attended the Catholic University of America on a baseball scholarship. After graduating, he taught at the Good Counsel High School in Wheaton, Maryland. While teaching, he attended law school in the evenings. In 1979, he was admitted to the Maryland Bar and began his legal career in private practice. He joined the State’s Attorney Office for Prince George’s County. He then became a Public Defender in the Montgomery County office. While serving as Deputy State’s Attorney in Montgomery County, Mr. McCarthy headed every major trial division in the office.

We look forward to learning about current issues regarding information on the Criminal Justice System.

Mail your check, made out to JRLW for $10.00 per person, to Shirley and Jerry Gordon, 15311 Beaverbrook Court, #3A, Silver Spring, MD 20906. Please try to get your check in early. See you at the Brunch!

WOMEN’S SHABBATJoan Engleman

Women’s Shabbat Service is coming up soon, May 13, 2017. Please honor all women by coming to this service. We need your support and attendance. Invite all of the women that you know--daughters granddaughters, sisters, nieces, friends and, of course, men who are always welcome.

If you would like to participate in this service, please contact Janet Lazar at 301-598-4066.

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JRLW WOMEN'S SHABBAT SERVICE Saturday, May 13, 2017

The JRLW Women's Shabbat Service is providing an opportunity for individuals to honor all women. An annual booklet will include the names of the donors along with the names of those women whom we wish to honor. The proceeds from this booklet will go towards much needed new prayer books for JRLW. This year it is requested that members contribute $5.00 for each honoree name listed below. Donations should be included with your application. Please include this entire page with your payment.

The Deadline For Your Donation is APRIL 20, 2017 Please complete the application below. The names should be listed in the order you wish them to appear in this program. Additional names may be added on an additional page.

Please PRINT each name of the women to be honored below.

1. ____________________________________ 4. ____________________________________

2. ____________________________________ 5, ____________________________________

3. ____________________________________ 6. ____________________________________

Honored by – Please fill in your name below.

____________________________________ Phone Number____________________________

PLEASE MAKE YOUR CHECKS PAYABLE TO JRLW. (IN THE MEMO LINE PRINT “PRAYER BOOKS” AND YOUR PHONE NUMBER.)

DONATION IS $5.00 PER NAME OF HONOREE.

THE TOTAL ENCLOSED CONTRIBUTION TO THE

JRLW WOMEN’S SHABBAT SERVICE PROGRAM IS $___________.

NOTE: This form with your check should be returned to: Marcia J. Hahn

2901 S. Leisure World Blvd., #136 Silver Spring, MD 20906

Attention: Women’s Shabbat Service Program

Should you have any questions or comments, please contact Marcia Hahn at 301-438-3225.

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HADASSAHBarbara Eisen

On Wednesday, March 15, Hadassah will be presenting a program on “Jewish Genealogy.” Our speaker, Tony Hausner, spent 30 years as a social scientist working for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As a genealogist, he has served for a number of years as the shtetl leader for several town research groups, in Galicia, Poland and the Czech Republic. He has particularly focused on the town of Skala Podolskaya, where his mother was born. He has visited all of these towns and written articles about several of them. For Skala, he managed the translation and publication of the town yizkor book. He has also studied holocaust history.

We are continuing our policy of asking members to bring refreshments. Those whose last names start from H through N are requested to bring a snack (cookies, chips, pastries, etc.) that will be shared and enjoyed by all. If you will be attending, please RSVP by March 10 to Janet Lazar (301-598-4066, lazarjl@verizon.net). If you are bringing a snack, please let Janet know what you plan to bring when you RSVP. The meeting will be in Clubhouse I at 2:00 p.m. All Leisure World residents are welcome.

The Judaic Study Group will meet in Clubhouse I on Monday, March 20 at 1:30 p.m. The topic will be Israeli poets, particularly early poets emigrating to Israel/Palestine from Europe, poets escaping from the Holocaust, or poets either born in Israel or making aliyah. How did their origins shape these poets? Were they poets of Judaism or poets of the land or both? Please contact Peri Schuyler (301-869-2968, perislaptop@aol.com) for further information.

On Tuesday, March 21, Hadassah will be sponsoring a private docent-led tour of the historic 6th and I Synagogue. The tour will begin at 1:30 p.m. and will last about an hour. The synagogue is two blocks from the Metro Red Line Gallery Place station. Parking is also available at a PMI lot on Massachusetts Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets, NW. The building is fully accessible. There will be a small fee, probably under $5, for the docent. Please RSVP by March 14 to Judy Rumerman (judyrumerman@gmail.com or 301-680-0850).

Elaine Schenberg (301-598-0079) is sharing the Hadassah card project with Jan Bloom (301-593-7720). Elaine lives in the Fairways South. The prices of the cards are $2.50 each or 5 for $10. Hadassah greeting cards are displayed and sold at every Hadassah meeting. Please call Elaine or Jan if you want to pick up cards or to have them mailed for you for an extra postal charge.

Larelda Gruber (301-598-5922) is chair of Youth Aliyah/Children at Risk. This project helps disadvantaged children in Israel. The goal is to create a circle of $1,000, made by individual contributions of $40. Please send your donations to Larelda at 3200 N. Leisure World Blvd. #201, Silver Spring, MD 20906.

If you want to know more about Hadassah, contact one of our membership vice presidents, Carole Sonneborn (301-288-4902, Carole200@comcast.net) or Mimi Meltzer (301-806-0976, Mimi20852@aol.com).

GOOD AND WELFAREAnnette Cooper underwent back surgery. We wish her a speedy recovery.

Theda Rosenblum underwent ear surgery. Sending her feel better wishes.

Happy 90th birthday to Larry Bardack!

Mazel tov to Myra and Merrill Stern on the engagement of their daughter, Hillary, to Dr. Scott Cohen.

We are happy to have Carol Wendkos take over the job of collecting donations for the Torah Maintenance. And thanks to Janet Lazar who is taking over the donations for the and Prayer Book Fund.

Carole Jason had been hospitalized. We are happy that she is home now and doing well.

Attention grandparents: June will be our Grandparents Qvelling issue. So send us information about your wonderful, smart, talented grandchildren. You know you want to see their names mentioned.

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CANTOR’S CORNERMichael Kravitz

My first memories of celebrating Purim go back to 1953. My family was living in Hyde Park, Massachusetts and my father and one of his brothers were in business together running a Sunoco station on Blue Hill Avenue in the Franklin Park area of Dorchester, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. I was 5-1/2, already in Hebrew School, and my zayde, who lived with my bohbe and my Aunt Elizabeth in Dorchester, invited me to come with him to his shul on Purim morning. It was an Orthodox Congregation, officially known as Beth El Congregation and was located at 94 Fowler Street in Dorchester. Nobody called it Beth El Congregation or Beth El of Dorchester. It was simply the Fowler Street Shul, completed in 1911 and paid for by immigrant Jews contributing nickels, dimes and quarters to make it the first synagogue in Dorchester. One of those immigrant Jews was my zayde. He, his parents and his siblings fled Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, and he and a partner set up a grocery business in the Boston area. The Fowler Street Shul was where he davened every day. It was also where my father and his two brothers davened and where each celebrated his bar mitzvah. The Fowler Street Shul was also where late JRLW past-President and long-time Leisure World resident Bernie Kahn davened during his youth. When it came to davening, these people really knew their stuff. In the 1970s I was conducting services in the D.C. area for the High Holy Days. I had someone conduct the preliminary morning service prior to shacharit and not particularly well. After Yom Kippur was over, I asked my father what he thought of this man’s davening. My father said, “if he had davened like this at the Fowler Street Shul, not only would they have kicked him out, they would have called him a goy.” This was the congregation where I spent that memorable first Purim.

I have included a picture of the shul. It was different than other shuls I had attended. The sanctuary was round with the bimah facing the ark. I was by far the youngest person in attendance that morning, but I wasn’t the least bit

uncomfortable. I had my trusty grogger with me, and when the name “HAMAN” came up during the Megillah reading, I made sure that everyone heard it. It seemed like everyone there was really old, but that was probably just the perception of a 5-1/2 year old. Somebody in his/her mid-40s seems old to a child that young. My zayde, born in Latvia in 1882, was someone I always thought of as old. He would have been 70 at the time of that Purim service. A few months from now, that will be my age. How is that possible?

Prior to writing this article, I looked up the Fowler Street Shul. It is no more and hasn’t been for many years. Boston, like many U.S. cities in the early part of the 20th century (Washington, D.C. quite notably) had major population shifts as the years went by. Many of the Dorchester Jews moved to Brookline, Newton or Sharon, and the people moving into the dwellings they once inhabited were not Jews. By 1967, the Fowler Street Shul ceased to operate. The building had deteriorated over the years, would eventually be sold and razed with an apartment building being erected on the site where the shul once stood. It was sad reality of the changing times.

So, the physical building may not be there any more, but what does remain are the memories. Good memories. A place where my grandfather, father, uncles and I had a chance to express our Jewishness. And on March 11 and 12 when we celebrate Purim this year, I’ll look forward to young children, groggers in hand, drowning out the name of Haman just as I did all those years ago. A CHAG SAMEACH to each of you and your extended families.

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MARCH RELIGIOUS SERVICESEvelyn Dickman

Friday evening Conservative Shabbat Services will be held on March 3, at 7:30 pm, in the Interfaith Chapel. Rabbi Gary Fink will conduct the Services. The choir will be led by Ed Laskin. An Oneg and social hour will follow the Services.

On Saturday morning, March 11, at 9:15 am, in Clubhouse II, we will hold Shabbat Services. The Torah Portion will be Tetzaveh. Hymie Rosenberg will chant the Haftorah. Bernice Blumenthal will give the D’var Torah. There will be a Kiddush following Services. Come for Services and stay for a nosh and shmooze with friends.

PURIM SERVICE will be held Sunday, March 12, at 9:15 am in the Clubhouse II activities room. The Service will be led by Rabbi Fink. Hamentachen will be served! Costumes optional. Please plan to attend.

Rabbi Samber will lead a short service and Torah study on Saturdays, March 4, 18 and 25, at 9:15 am in Clubhouse II. All are welcome.

PURIM

Allan FirestoneReligious Vice President

Purim is a holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire where a plot had been formed to destroy them. The story is recounted in the Biblical Book of Esther and is a festive holiday that is celebrated on the 14th of Adar which this year falls on March 12, 2017.

Rabbi Gary Fink will officiate at our service in Clubhouse II in the exercise room. Services will start at 9:15 am.

It is customary to attend Megillah reading in costume and all JRLW members are encouraged

to dress up as characters from the Purim story. During the reading of the Megillah it is customary to boo, hoot or shake noisemakers (groggers) to express the dislike of the villain Haman when his name is mentioned.

OH MY! A Purim SpielIn the spirit of fun on Purim, I present the following article of real/ maybe real/fake news.

On Friday, January 27, the Washington Post printed an article on the front page stating, “For the first time scientists have grown an embryo that is part-pig, part-human.” (This part is real.) Now, when the science academia publishes a new undertaking for lay persons like us, you can be sure that the theory has become fact.

This means that in the future, it will be theoretically possible to produce an actual pig-person! Oh My! This raises several questions in my view.

First, if an adult pig-person wants to marry a Jewish person, would he/she be accepted into the family? Oh My! Or would the pig-person be shunned as being traif?

How would this affect our time honored tradition of eating Chinese on Christmas day? Much Chinese food has some pork in it. Would eating this food chance eating a relative of a pig-person? Would this be a form of cannibalism? Oh my!

Suppose this pig-person grows up to be an airline pilot? This would give new meaning to that old saying, “When pigs fly!” Oh my!

When you admonish your grandchild that her room looks like a pig sty, is it now a relative compliment? Oh my!

Shall we add a fifth question at the Passover Seder: “Why is this person different from all other persons?” Oh my!

And, finally, take a good look at all of your friends. Does one of them have a snooty appearance, thinking himself better, smarter than everyone else? Better look for other pig-like features. That friend may be a pig-person! Oh my!

COMING OF AGE ALL CLASSES

LEISURE WORLD

Exploring Ultra-Orthodox Life in Israel, Part II

Thursday, March 2 - April 610:30 am - 12:00 noonCost: $30.00

In this class, we will conclude the second season of the Israeli television series ‘Shtisel.’ Ira Weiss will precede each episode with a discussion of this unique perspective of life in Israel and then follow the episode with Q & A.

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Folk Songs for Our Times

Thursday, March 2 - April 61:00 pm - 2:00 pmCost: $20.00

In this workshop, Cantor Karen Webber will take us on a song journey through melodies that have a rich history only to have become a part of the lexicon of American song. We will sing together - “Lemon tree,” “Dona,” and much more.

For any questions, contact Debbie Sokobin, JCCGW, at 301-348-3760.

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JRLW YEARLY MEETINGAND

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

Elections will be held at our Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 25, at 7:00 pm in Clubhouse I.

At our February Board Meeting, Neil Ross, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, presented, and our Board approved, the following slate of officers for the 2017-2018 JRLW year.

Additional nominations may be made from the floor. Persons nominated from the floor must be present at the meeting to accept their nomination.

Here is the slate:

President Miriam Atkin

VP Admin Renee Lease

VP Religion Allan Firestone

Corres.Sec Jonas Weiss

Treasurer Milli White

Recording Sec Susan Landesberg

Please plan to attend the meeting. Consider running for any of the offices. This is your organization.

WE REMEMBERRuth Reid.

Lenore Kuptzin.Patricia Eisen.Louis Gorsky.

May their memory be as a blessing.

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WASHINGTON NATIONALS BASEBALL GAME

Neil Ross

Spring is here and JRLW is sponsoring its annual Washington Nationals Baseball bus trip. We will be playing the Baltimore Orioles. The trip is scheduled for Thursday, May 11, 2017. The bus will leave from Clubhouse II at 5:15 pm. We will be sitting in Section 233, the same seats that we have had in the past. They are under cover on the first baseline and located next to the elevator. Walking is at a minimum.

The price is $55 per ticket. Checks are to be made out to JRLW. Tickets are first come, first serve. You can send your payment to Neil Ross, 3210 N. Leisure World Blvd., Apt 916, Silver Spring, MD 20906. There is room for 55 people and the tickets go fast. I will take reservations by phone, but tickets must be paid in full no later than April 29. After that date, your reservation will be cancelled. We have sold out all of our previous trips in the past. If you need to talk to me, call at 240-560-6242.

NA’AMAT NEWSGladys Blank

Na’Amat is a world-wide organization whose goal is raising funds to provide educational day care programs, vocational training, legal aid for women, services and assistance for new immigrants in Israel. A large chapter (RBZ) is located right here in Leisure World. If you are interested in learning more about Na’Amat and making new friends we look forward to meeting you at our NEW MEMBER TEA on Thursday, March 23, at 2:00 pm in Clubhouse I. For more information call Helen Fried at 301- 438- 3325.

Our president, Ruth Reid, passed away in January. She is missed by all of us. In her honor A CIRCLE OF LOVE SCHOLARSHIP has been formed. It is not too late to donate to the scholarship in her name. Make checks payable to NA’AMAT and sent to Pam Relkin at 3330 N. Leisure World Blvd Apt. #426 Silver Spring, Maryland 20906.

Wednesday, March 1, at 12:30 pm will be an important date It will be Na’Amat’s first open meeting of the year 2017. Everyone is invited to hear Jane Fruendel Levey speak about the fascinating history of Washington, D.C. Refreshments will be served. We look forward to greeting all our members both old and new in the Crystal Ballroom of Clubhouse I.

Mark Your Calendar - Our annual Donor Luncheon will take place on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at the Norbeck Country Club. Flyers will be coming your way in the very near future.

On April 19-20, an overnight trip to Dover Downs is planned. For more information, call Trudy Stone at 301-438-0016.

Our next Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, at 10:30 am, in Clubhouse I. All who would like to attend are welcome. Your ideas and involvement in making our Club a vital and important part of Na’Amat is very much appreciated.

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TZEDAKAH, KIDDUSH AND ONEG DONATIONS

For information about Tzedakah, Oneg or Kiddush donations, please call Susan Weiss at 301-460-6030. Checks should be made out to JRLW and mailed to Susan Weiss, 3739 Glen Eagles Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20906. KIDDUSH

Helen Rosenblum and Jerry Gillman in memory of Joan Soffer.

Joel Kawer in honor of his mother Lilli Kawer’s 93rd birthday.

Larry Sperling in honor of his sister Anita Sperling’s birthday.

TZEDAKAH

Fred Firnbacher in observance of the Yahrzeit of his father, Maier Firnbacher.

Shirley Griffin in memory of Lenore Kuptzin.

Myra and Merrill Stern joyfully announce the engagement of their daughter Hillary Stern to Dr. Scott Cohen.

Larelda Gruber wishing Larry Bardack a wonderful 90th birthday with many more to come.

Susan and Jonas Weiss in memory of Ruth Reid.

TORAH MAINTENANCE and PRAYER BOOK FUNDS

Individuals can be honored and loved ones memorialized with a contribution to the JRLW Torah Maintenance or Prayer Book Fund for a minimum donation of $25.00.

TORAH MAINTENANCE FUND

For contributions to the Torah Maintenance Fund, send your check, made out to JRLW, to Carol Wendkos, 14805 Pennfield Circle, #212, Silver Spring, MD 20906.

Inge Guttman in honor of her husband, Egon Guttman’s, special birthday.

Larry Sperling in honor of his Aliyah.

Larry Sperling in honor of his sister Anita Sperling’s birthday.

Larry Sperling in memory of his brother, Bernie Sperling.

PRAYER BOOK FUND

For contributions to our Prayer Book Fund, send your check, made out to JRLW, to Janet Lazar, 15311 Beaverbrook Court, #1B, Silver Spring, MD 20906.

Marilyn Zieberg in memory of her father, Paul Wolfson.

Shirley and Jerry Gordon in memory of Sherman Lazarus.

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RECIPE CORNER

SPINACH NOODLE KUGEL

Ingredients:

• 10-ounce bag of wide egg noodles

• 1 box frozen spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry

• 5 eggs, beaten

• 1/2 cup canola oil

• 2 packets Lipton Recipe Secrets Kosher Vegetable Soup and Dip Mix

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350º. Bring large pot of water to a boil. Add noodles and cook until just done, about 10 minutes. Drain and cool. Combine all ingredients with noodles in large mixing bowl. Pour ingredients into a greased 9x13-inch baking tray. Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes. Serve warm. (Baking tray may be lined with parchment paper for easier handling.)

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JRLW/COA MOVIE

Movie Matinee: “Rosenwald”

2015 ♦ 1 hour 35 minutes ♦ Documentary

When: Thursday, March 30, 1:30 - 3:30 pm

Where: Clubhouse II Auditorium ♦ Discussion to follow.

Cost: $7.00/person

Aviva Kempner’s Rosenwald is the incredible story of Julius Rosenwald, the son of an immigrant peddler. He never finished high school, yet rose to become the president of Sears. Rosenwald was inspired by Jewish ideals of tzedakah [charitable giving] and tikkum olam [acts of kindness]. Julius also had a deep concern over racial inequality in America, and used his wealth to become one of America’s most effective philanthropists. This movie sheds light on this silent partner of the Pre-Civil Rights Movement. Rosenwald gave $62 million and because of his modesty, his philanthropy and social activism are not well known. A wonderful and heartfelt story about this true Mensch.

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Brooke Grove Rehabilitation and Nursing Center’s innovative, new place to heal and revitalize will be simply different from

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WE OFFER TWO PROGRAMS

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Our Physicians:Dr. Bernard Rogus: General and Geriatric Urology

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March 2011, Adar 1 - Adar 2, 5771 Newsletter Editor: Bernice F. Cohen 301-598-0192 Website: http://www.jrlw.org

 

The Rabbi and his wife were assigned to their first Congregation to reopen a shul in Brooklyn. They arrived in February, excited about their opportunities. When they saw the Shul it was very run down and needed much work. They set a goal to have everything done in time for the Purim Service. They worked hard , repairing, plastering, painting, etc. They were ahead of schedule when a severe snowstorm hit the area. After the storm the Rabbi went to the Shul and his heart sank when he saw all the damage the storm had done to the building. A large area of plaster had fallen off the front wall of the sanctuary just behind the pulpit. The Rabbi cleaned up the mess on the floor and headed home. On the way home he passed a flea market and stopped in. One of the items was a beautiful handmade crocheted tablecloth with a Mogen David embroidered in the center of the tablecloth. It was just the right size to cover the hole in the wall where the plaster had fallen off. He purchased the tablecloth. (Article continued on page 8)

Upcoming JRLW March

Events 2rd Wed. Na’Amat Reg Mtg 4th Fri. Conservative Svcs Interfaith 7th Mon. Newsletter Deadline 12th Sat Conservative Svcs CH 2 14th Mon JRLW Board Meeting 15th Tue Great Songs of the 20th Cent. 15th Tue. Na’Amat Bd Mtg 16th Wed Hadassah Meeting 20th Sun JRLW Breakfast Forum 23rd Wed B’nai B’rith Bd Mtg 24th Thu JRLW Singles 27th Sun Hadassah New Member Tea 29th Tue Lessons learned from the Holocaust

Religious Services

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JRLW together with Shaare Tefila Congregation, are conducting services every Sunday morning at 8:45 AM and minyans Sun thru Thu 7:30 PM in the Clubhouse II Café’.

Friday February 4th evening Conservative Shabbat Services 8 PM at Interfaith Chapel. Services will be led by Rabbi Gary Fink. Ed Laskin will lead the Choir. Services will be sponsored by B’nai B’rith.

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President’s Message

 

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