January - February 2013Huntington, New York

Highlights

Temple Beth ElAfter the storm, I am in awe

Rabbi Jeffrey Clopper

I am in awe… after Hurricane Sandy blew its way through Long Island and the New York -New Jersey area; I stood in awe at the incredible power of nature. Seeing the length of thedevastation - trees that fell like match sticks, wires lying twisted and tangled on the roads,homes broken and battered - I was struck by the immensity of the damage and the clean-upthat would be needed.

I am in awe...Yet, in the wake of the storm, I witnessed absolutely heartwarming stories, so many offers of warmth, light and food to be shared. Neighbors and friends met in thestreets. Friends are drawn closer together through the dark and cold nights. Faced with limited electrical devices, and even more limited ways to charge them, families actually saidthey spent time talking and playing games to pass the hours.

I am in awe...Despite several days without power; there were so many people who were willing to give of themselves, and what they had, to help others. Initially, members came tothe temple to spend some time in the warmth we could offer. As simple meals were made inthe kitchen to feed whoever was present, many asked what they could do to help. The temple leadership then said, “We can do this, not only for our temple community, but forall of the greater Huntington area.” So, we became one of the handful of worship houses thatopened our doors to those who were cold and hungry. As a result, many more of our TBEfamily came out, offering their assistance, though they themselves still did not have power or heat.

In Hebrew, the word for “fear” and “awe” can be the same - Yirah. Perhaps it is Judaism’sway of saying that our reaction in the face of overwhelming odds or obstacles depends onus. We could respond with fear and despair, or we could see that human beings are remarkably resilient, able to face the storm knowing that when the winds and waters subside,our community will be there to help pick up the pieces.

I hope that it will be a long time before we face such adversity, but if (or perhaps when ismore realistic) we do, I will not fear. I know I will once again stand in awe.

If there is one lesson I hope we all can take from Hurricane Sandy, please let it be that whenever the “storms of life” hit, whether individual or community-wide, after making sureeveryone is okay, please turn to the temple. Within a couple of days, we were able to startproviding a warm site and hot meals. The hardest part, however, was getting in touch witheveryone. If communication becomes a problem, please put it on your “To do” list to comedown to the temple if you can. That way, we can help one another.

Tuesday, January 1stNew Year's Day

Office ClosedNo Religious School

Friday, January 4thCamp appreciation Shabbat, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, January 11thShabbat Service, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 12thShalom Friends, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, January 13thSisterhood Health Fair, 9:00 a.m.

to 1:00 p.m.

Friday, January 18thShabbat Service with Torah Reading,

8:00 p.m.

Monday, January 21st - MLK Jr. DayOffice Closed

Friday, January 25thErev Tu B'shvat

Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:15 p.m.

Sunday, January 27thB'nei Mitzvah Date Giveaway,

9:00 a.m.

Friday, February 1st6th Grade Family Dinner, 6:00 p.m.

Family Shabbat, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, February 8thShabbat Service, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 9thShalom Friends, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 10thCongregational Meeting, 9:00 a.m.

Friday, February 15thShabbat Service with Torah Reading,

8:00 p.m.

Friday, February 22ndKabbalat Shabbat, 6:15 p.m.

Sunday, February 24th Purim Speil 9:00 a.m.

Carnival and Celebration9:30 a.m.

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As many of you may know, I am teaching Adult Education Torah chanting classes on Sunday mornings. Along with learning Torahtrope, the musical method of chanting Torah, we will discuss many related topics as they arise. One of the recent discussionswas about the functions of Jewish music.

When used traditionally, Jewish music functions as a musical calendar. We can close our eyes, enter a synagogue, and simplylisten to the music and know what time of year, day of the week and time of day it is. Specific melodies, musical motifs and modes,and major or minor scales can tell us that it is High Holy Days, holidays like Pesach or Chanukah, Shabbat morning, Havdallah(the conclusion of Shabbat), or Friday night. If we had audio print (that’s a little like “Smell-a-Vision?”) I could give you examplesof what I mean. But for now, you’ll have to take my word for it!

As Jewish music began to evolve with the Reform and Reconstructionist movements, music and its function began to changebecause the needs of congregants were changing. Cantors were no longer chanting for congregants; instead of being able toimprovise and chant as the moment moved them, cantors were being asked to sing specific melodies so the congregation couldsing along. Being a congregant is no longer a passive prayer experience; now, congregants can sing with the cantor, thus beingactive participants in their own prayer services. But this caused a real challenge for many of the “old school” cantors, trained inmethods of improvisation, able to change the music as they saw fit either on the spot or prepared in advance. Gone are the daysof people hoping to hear only what their grandparents may have heard in services. New composers experiment with new ideas,sometimes incorporating some old sounds with the new. Traditional compositions, like Kol Nidrei, are set for string quartets, whenin the past it may have been unheard of to use instruments at all. Singing in a synagogue choir was an art form; choirs wereimprovising four part harmonies for prayers that were improvised on the Bima. Now, choirs have different functions, singing withthe congregants instead of “backing up” the cantor.

Synagogue music must adapt to the changing needs of congregations if it is to be relevant and inspiring. Similarly, the clergy isresponsible for finding innovative and fresh ideas to help make services exciting. We are lucky here at Temple Beth El, becausewe have a clergy team approach, working with the Ritual Committee to keep things inspired. A perfect example is our five different Friday evening services: Kabbalat Shabbat, Junior and Adult Choirs, Torah readings and TGIS services.

Come try them and see what you like!

The Cantor’s Corner

Cantor Deborah Zeitlen

Hello Community! My family and I have been members of TBE for more than eight years. We have a son who is a senior inHebrew High School. I have served on the Temple Board for the past several years and for two of those years I have also servedas the Recording Secretary of the Executive Committee. This year our Temple Community bestowed upon me the honor of V.P. of Finance and Administration. I am also a member of the Men’s Club and have previously served as Treasurer for sevenyears on that Board’s Executive Committee.

Although by now the impact of Hurricane Sandy is a couple of months past, I wish to take the time to reflect on the incredibleimpact that storm had on my life and feelings about our Temple Community. My family was among the lucky few that for only a very short time were without power. As did many others, we played host to family and friends throughout the following week,providing a warm place to stay, hot showers, food, and the ever-important charging stations for their electronic devices.

A few days after the storm, through word of mouth and from reading in Facebook, we heard about some of the amazing thingsthat happened at TBE. Rabbi Clopper cooked meals at the Temple for his family and for those families that were without power.Slowly and steadily over the next couple of weeks, like a dimmer switch being fixedly turned up, our Temple became a bright spotin an otherwise darkened Community. This was never more apparent than what we experienced on the Sunday morning following the Rabbi’s first dinner. We heard via email that the Temple was seeking volunteers from the Men’s Club and Sisterhoodto provide a pancake breakfast for our Religious School children and their families.

The spirit that was felt upon entering the Temple was magical. Whenever our Community gathers, no matter what the circumstances, we find joy and comfort from one another. Spirits were lifted as the batter was mixed and griddles were heated.As pats of butter were artfully placed on small plates and maple syrup and orange juice were in poured pitchers, you could trulysense our Community. When it comes to TBE, Community is spelled with a capital C”.

Later that week, The Town of Huntington announced that TBE would be one of a few warming centers for local residents, truly and literally a beacon of light on the map of Suffolk County.

Temple Community

Loren Silverman, Vice President, Finance and Administration

Diane E. Berg, RJE

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The secular New Year is a second opportunity for us to reflect on the way our lives could and should be and to worktoward positive attributes. With television having too great an influence on our children’s value systems; it becomes a challengeto model Menschlekeit, a behavior which we desire for our children. This is not an impossible task!Here are Jewish values and suggestions to help educate and influence your children toward a good and meaningful life.

Value:Tzedakah (Justice/righteousness). Tzedakah is usually an act of giving money to those in need. This is an ideal of givinganonymously to an anonymous receiver in order to preserve their dignity and not cause embarrassment.

“Whoever accustoms himself to doing Tzedakah will have children who are wise, wealthy, and fine storytellers” - Baba Batra 9b

Action: Think about the organizations and the causes you support. Do your child know how you give and to whom you support?Let them know that giving to others is important to you. Keep a Tzedakah Box (made by your child) and have family memberscontribute to it. At the end of each month, and as a family, investigate a worthy cause to donate to.Choose a leaf from our Mitzvah Tree and donate this item to one of the three anonymous MʼYad LʼYad families.

Websites:http://just-tzedakah.org/traditionHome.asp (Tzedakah 101)http://www.kavod.org (Tzedakah collective)http://www.myjewishlearning.com/practices/Ethics/Tzedakah_Charity.shtml (all about Tzedakah)http://www.myjewishlearning.com/daily_life/tzedakah/to_tzedakah_requirements.htm (requirements)http://www.ajritz.com/jew/tzedlnk.htm (Tzedakah links)http://www.kveller.com/traditions/Jewish-Living/tzedakah-kids.shtml (an article on raising children with the values of Tzedakah)http://blogs.rj.org/blog/2012/11/20/how-to-teach-your-kids-about-gratitude/ (an article on teaching children about gratitude)

Value:Pikuach nefesh (literal meaning: to save a life). Judaism values life and to save another without endangering one’s ownis a Mitzvah (commandment).

“He who preserves a single life – it is as though he had saved an entire world” - Sanhedrin 4:5

Action: If you donate blood does your child know this? Do they accompany you?Are you on the Bone Marrow Registry and donate platelets (which may be done monthly)?Do you support any organizations that can save lives?It is always “positive” to point out ways to help others, even if it is only a donation to one of these organizations.

Websites:www.giftoflife.org Bone Marrow Registryhttp://rac.org/index.cfm The Religious Action Centerhttp://www.yadsarahnewsenglish.022.co.il/BRPortal/br/P100.jsp Yad Sarawww.mazon.org Feed the Hungryhttp://www.myadlyad.org/ MʼYad LʼYad

Being Your Child’s Mitzvah Teacher

Mazal TovTo Marjorie and Stephen Levy, on their daughter Emily's marriage to Dr. Andre Newfield.

To Diane Berg, on her son Jonathan's marriage to Grace Dignam.

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Friends of the Library

Years ago during a family seminar, Rabbi Clopper asked who among the several dozen attendees kept a Jewish library intheir home. The show of hands was surprisingly few. This statistic coupled with the secular mandate of ourpublic library is the “raison d’etre” for our temple library. Two temple funds, the Rhea Liebman Memorial Library Fund andthe Yvonne Cohen Memorial Fund, afford a broad and updated collection of Jewish books. The annual budget employspart time library coordinator, Jackie Hasson. The library is the bet midrash (house of study) of our temple. Our goal for thelibrary is to enrich congregational life and provide Huntington with access to a broad range of Jewish books. The Libraryis open whenever the temple is open.

Words like Sapphires: One Hundred Years of Hebraica at the Library of Congress, 1912-2012 stays open throughMarch 16, 2013.The Hebraic Section of the Library of Congress has long been recognized as one of the world’s foremostcenters for the study of Hebrew and Yiddish materials. Its beginnings can be traced to Jacob H. Schiff’s gift in 1912of nearly 10,000 books and pamphlets from the private collection of Ephraim Deinard, a well-known bibliographer andbookseller. The first Deinard Collection included material from more than three hundred localities and spanned four anda half centuries. In 1914, Schiff gave the Library a second gift of 4,200 Hebrew books that Deinard had collected.The Library purchased two additional collections from Deinard in 1916 and 1920. In less than a decade, the Library hadacquired nearly 20,000 volumes, several hundred manuscripts, and a substantial number of incunabula (books printedbefore 1501). In the century since Schiff’s initial gift, the Library has developed and expanded its Hebraic holdings toinclude all types of materials of research value in Hebrew and related languages. Today, the Hebraic Section houses closeto 200,000 works in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Persian, Judeo-Arabic, Aramaic, Syriac, and Amharic. Its holdings areespecially strong in the areas of Bibles, rabbinic study, liturgy, the land of Israel past and present, contemporary artists’books, and Hebrew language and literature.

Jackie Hasson, Rachel Frankel,Staff Library Coordinator Temple Beth El Trusteelibrary@tbeli.org RachelArch@aol.com631-427-0484 631-549-5216

Ner Tamid

Please join those who have made aprovision for Temple Beth El in planning

their estate. Your planned gift helps toassure the long-term viability of the

temple. Please call the temple officeat 631-421-5835, ext. 200 and ask Lisato have someone contact you directly.

Contributions can be made by:

____ Making a bequest to the temple in your will

____ Making a life-income charitable gift annuity

____ Making a gift using real estate

____ Other

In traditional Judaism, the Sabbath is welcomed with blessings over two cups of wine. On Passover, we are enjoined to drink fourcups. For the past several years, Brotherhood has sponsored the Annual Wine Tasting Dinner in partnership with Mark Herman,owner of Bottles and Cases. This dinner is our major fundraiser and supports ongoing projects of service and assistance.One thing you might learn from attending these functions is that Mark really knows his wine! Can you tell a “bouquet” froma “body”? Great wine, like great art, music, and literature, is to be counted among the finer things in life, and best appreciatedthrough the benefit of education. It’s also best enjoyed with great food and good company.You and your spouse or significant otherwill find these in abundance with us on the evening of Saturday, March 2nd at The Huntington Yacht Club."

In November, twenty of the “brethren” had an enjoyable “Guys Night Out” at the Haimish Finley’s in Huntington Village; it reminded methat I really need to get out more often!

On December 14th, on the Sabbath during Chanukah, Brotherhood participated in the temple-wide dinner and candle-lightingservice as the bearers of Latkes.

A Hearty Thank You to the following members:To Howard Schneider and Ian Weitz for serving beverages at the Artist-in-Residence reception. To Neal Rotter, Steve Roffman,SteveWiderman, Loren Silverman, Andy Pinals, Bob Lifson, Jeff Nitekman, Scott Dinstell, Jack Schwartz, and Howard Schneiderfor handling the pancake griddles during the breakfast for religious school students and their parents on the Sunday morning afterHurricane Sandy hit Huntington.

Speaking of this “Super Storm”, I was greatly impressed with how the entire TBE Community came together in the aftermathto offer food, electricity, light and warmth to those in need of these too-often-taken-for-granted necessities of life.

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Sisterhood

This article was written a month after the hurricane hit and our congregation rallied to help one another during the ensuing poweroutages and rebuilding of damages to our neighborhoods, homes and cars. Working side by side in the kitchen, makingcommunity dinners from food that would have gone to waste without refrigeration or playing board games with children in thewarmth of synagogue gave me a true sense of community. Becoming the Sisterhood Vice President of Fundraising this year,I have been learning how our successful programs work.

At the beginning of this year we promoted our Rosh Hashanah greetings fundraiser with a twist by using a software package thatallowed us to take orders online and gave congregants the opportunity to place their orders with their credit cards (for those whoprefer, traditional paper orders are still available). During Chanukah, we provided a special Judaica shop time during religiousschool hours on two Sundays so that congregants could purchase Israeli candles, modern and traditional Menorot, andhand-blown glass Dreidels or to find just the right gifts for those special people in their families. Some bought jewelry made byfamous Israeli or American Jewish artists and others found trivets, aprons and potholders designed with pomegranates(to symbolize the many blessings in our lives just as there are many seeds in the fruit).

At this time of year we have other opportunities to send sweets to our friends and others less fortunate with Mishloʼach Manotor Purim gift baskets. The purpose of this tradition is to bring unity among Jews and to make charitable contributions. It isparticularly significant for Sisterhood to deliver these baskets to our congregants, since it was Esther who delivered the Jewishpeople into safety from Haman wrath. The baskets contain Hamantashen (three-cornered pastries resembling Haman’s hat) andother ready-to-eat, tasty “goodies” and cost $5.00 per name. The monies raised go to projects, such as camp scholarships, theYES fund and social action programs. We will offer the online service again as we did at the beginning of the year (those whoprefer may still place a paper order) and credit card payments may be made online only.

Consider sending a “Shalach Manos” to a friend or maybe even better to someone you don’t know very well, like a new memberto our congregation. This is a “sweet” way to reach out and extend the feeling of community we experienced right after the storm.

Amy Podhurst,Sisterhood Vice President of Fundraising

BrotherhoodTom Cohn, Brotherhood President

Who Brings Forth Fruit from the Vine

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Welcome to the Chai ClubIra Richman, Chai Club PresidentElaine Eig, Membership Chairperson

What Is Next?Two articles appeared in The NewYork Times the first week in December. Some of you may have seen them. The first started onthe front page with the headline: “Cheering U.N. Palestine Vote, Synagogue Tests Its Members.” The article reported that therabbis and lay leaders of an Upper West Side Synagogue, Congregation Bʼnai Jeshurun, had sent an email enthusiasticallysupporting the vote by the U.N. to upgrade Palestine to a nonmember observer state. As sent to their congregants it read in part:“The vote at the U.N yesterday is a great moment for us as citizens of the world. This is an opportunity to celebrate the processthat allows a nation to come forward and ask for recognition.”

While some congregants thought the statement courageous, others were appalled and dismayed. Comments of outside rabbisvaried, but the Times article ended with this quote from another “liberal Upper West Side Synagogue”: “This is a constantquestion among liberal, progressive Jews. What does it mean to support Israel? Does it mean never criticizing Israel?”

Two days later a second article with the headline “Rabbis Apologize for Tone of E-Mail on U.N. Vote” appeared. The rabbisclarified but stayed with their intention, expressed regret at “the feeling of alienation that resulted from our letter” and expressedtheir strong support for Israel.

My take-aways from the articles: The issues of a two state solution and the role that congregations everywhere and TBE,in particular, might play are worth discussing; an email is a poor, but all too easy media to use for communication of complex,contentious issues. What’s next? Your comments are welcome. My preference is to have a discussion.

The Mothers Circle

How many members should be in a Mothers Circle group? That question is asked many times during Jewish OutreachInstitute online discussions for facilitators. Of course the simple answer is “the more the merrier.” But in practice there isno perfect number for a viable discussion group such as ours. Jewish Outreach Institute designed the curriculum fornon-Jewish women who are raising Jewish children. So that is the guideline we follow. Everything else is “up for grabs”since we explore questions, impressions and commonality of our parenting goals. We help interfaith couples when weoffer a nurturing and non-judgmental venue for learning and sharing. The information we share is valuable regardless ofthe number of participants and a small group lends itself to a closer bond between our group members.

In our most recent meetings we explored the ways to instill Jewish values into everyday lessons. Parents from allbackgrounds hope their children will do the right thing and return a lost item to the rightful owner, help someone in need,invite good friends to their home and show compassion for pets. We found that there are biblical and cultural roots tothese values. In order to bring Judaism into our everyday lives, we need to use those teachable moments to help ourchildren go from “mitzvah to menschen.” In our upcoming classes we will discuss Tu BʼShevat, the ways to bring Judaicainto our homes, and Purim. We couldn’t possibly do justice to the holiday without learning how to make hamantaschenand so a hands-on class will be lots of fun. Most importantly, we find that regardless of the differences in our religiousbackgrounds we share the same goals, hopes and dreams for our children in our complex society.

If you are interested in finding the similarities between your own religious background and the rich traditions of raisingJewish children, please join us. If you have any questions,please call Ann at 631-271-3053 or email MothersCircle@tbeli.org.

Ann Simon

Thank YouTo anyone and everyone who came down to the temple andvolunteered their time during Hurricane Sandy, and to all thosewho donated clothing and food. A special thank you to CarolWerblin for once again going above and beyond.

To Carol and Jeff Clopper for organizing dinners, and providingsupport and good cheer to anyone in need during the "dark days"after Hurricane Sandy.

To everyone in our TBE family who graciously opened their homesto those in need of a warm place to stay after the storm; yourkindness and generosity knows no bounds.

To Nanci Weber Schaeffer and her helpers, for working so hard tomake our Artist-In-Residence weekend withMordechai Rosenstein an amazing success.

To Carol Werblin and the Social Action Committee and volunteers,for hosting yet another wonderful Community Thanksgiving Dinnerand Boutique.

To Li Josenhans, for sending our college kids theirmuch-appreciated Chanukah cheer packages.

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B’nei Mitzvah

Gilbert Spencer – January 5thAs an intelligent and thoughtful young man, Gilbert chooses carefullyand then follows through. For his Tzedakah Project, he has chosen toraise money for “Making Strides against Breast Cancer”. His goal wasto raise $1,500, which he more than doubled by raising $3,200.

As promised to his donors, he ran more than five miles along thecourse in Jones Beach.

Gilbert regularly volunteers at TBE and throughout our community.He often helps with the temple’s Thanksgiving Dinners, setting tablesand arranging the donated clothing. Even as a small child, he was veryexcited to arrange shoes in matching pairs. As he grew, so did his jobs.Gilbert bakes regularly for Project HOPE with the help of his family.He also assists in teaching Hebrew to the younger children.

His mother, father and sister Nicole are very proud of his kind andgenerous nature. We wish for Gilbert’s closeness to God, Love,Happiness, Health and Success throughout his life.

Mitchell Goldman – January 12thMitchell has always been an assiduous student. We knew he wouldwork hard at learning and incorporating Jewish values which helearned at Temple Beth El into his everyday life. We especially want tothank all the terrific educators, Rabbi Clopper, Cantor Sherry,Cantor Zeitlen and Diane Berg.

This past year he decided to become a volunteer for Sunrise DayCamp, a summer camp for children suffering with cancer. Mitchell wasa “Leader” of a Walkathon team and recruited nineteen friends andfamily members to participate. In addition to the Walkathon, Mitchellalso held bake sales to raise funds, and intends to donate a portion ofhis Bar Mitzvah gifts to this charity.

Mitchell loves photography, and for his Creative Project will makea slide show of our family trip to Israel, where he will becomea Bar Mitzvah at Masada on December 29th. We are very proud ofMitchell. He is an extraordinary young man.

Sophia Fleischer – January 26thWe are very excited for our daughter Sophia Fleischer to become aBat Mitzvah. She has worked extremely hard and has learned a greatdeal at Temple Beth El.

For her three projects she has chosen to make blankets for childrenthat are hospitalized, helping them feel more comfortable while receiv-ing their treatments. Sophia is also making her Bat Mitzvah celebrationcenterpieces from cans of food and dry goods which will be donatedto a food pantry. She intends to sing a Yiddish song that hergrandmother sang to her grandfather and the rest of our family.

We wish to thank her teachers and clergy for their guidance preparingSophia to accomplish this significant milestone in her life.

Matthew McGowan – February 2ndBar Mitzvah, it’s hard to believe that we are approaching our eleventhyear. Since starting nursery school, there hasn’t been a week when wehave not been to the temple for one reason or another.

Matthew is an inquisitive, strong minded, intelligent, athletic, honest,young man. We are proud of what he has chosen to do for his GʼmilutChasadim, Tzedakah, and Creative Projects. Matthew would like tohelp the less fortunate members of our community. He will be collect-ing food items and gift certificates from our neighborhood grocerystores to help the families in need and will also be collecting sportsequipment for the children of these families. Matthew has a hobby ofcollecting antiques and different items. At times, Matthew “flips” theseitems, and makes a profit. From December through next May, Matthewwill donate twenty percent of these profits, which will go towards hisTzedakah and Creative Projects.

Matthew has had a positive experience with his education at TBE.Rabbi Jeff, Diane Berg, Cantor Sherry, and Cantor Zeitlen are alwaysavailable. Matthew feels comfortable going to any of these educators,which is very important in his learning.

Sam Gelberg – February 9thSam has a great deal of pride in being Jewish and the tradition thatgoes along with our religion. Becoming a Bar Mitzvah exemplifies thisfulfillment. Sam had volunteered at the Shoreview Nursing Home andworked with the recreation director in various activities for theirresidents. He has also brought his dog to Shoreview as a therapy fortheir residents.

Sam's Tzedakah Project is to help raise money to rebuild the facilityand to replace some of the items lost by residents due to the extensivedamage in aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

The Torah portion that Sam has learned, tells the story of Moses’journey to Mount Sinai to receive The Ten Commandments.A replica of this will be displayed during his Bar Mitzvah service.

To Gilbert Spencer (January 5th), Julia Rogan and Mitchell Goldman (January 12th), Sophia Fleischer (January26th), Matthew McGowan (February 2nd) and Sam Gelberg (February 9th) on becoming B'nei Mitzvah!

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Carol Werblin, Social Action Chairperson

SOCIAL ACTION NEWS

A Warming Center in the Aftermath

Many of our Huntington neighbors and temple community suffered losses including shelter, electricity and heat. TBE opened itsdoors as a warming center, providing three meals, a warm place to stay, and a place to recharge.

I would like to thank all who donated their time, smiles and opened their hearts to those who really needed it during that difficulttime. Thanks also to those who donated warm clothing and food. Special thanks go to Reverend Kimberly Gambino, from HelpingHand Rescue Mission, and to Rabbi Jeffrey and Carol Clopper for cooking our meals.

A Day of Mitzvah and ThanksgivingMany temples have a mitzvah day for giving to others.We call it our Annual Thanksgiving Community Dinner and Boutique.In November, we held our annual dinner with more than two hundred guests from adult homes, emergency housing,and shelters. They came for food, clothing, and most of all for kind and welcoming people - and you were there for them.You sent out invitations, set and decorated the Social Hall, made beautiful centerpieces, cooked, shopped, baked, donatedclothing and toys, and served our guests. The “Ties and Tights”, a student a-capella group from Northport High School,serenaded our guests while they enjoyed a four-course meal. Others provided transportation, carved turkeys, assembled “goody”bags, and worked in the boutique. I can't thank you all enough for making this possible. Special thanks go to Logan Samuel, whodonated over fifty new gifts from his Bar Mitzvah so that the younger guests could go home with a new toy for the holidays. I wouldparticularly like to thank the community businesses that support our efforts: Nino Antuzzi, of Red in Huntington, provided turkeydinners; A Rise Above bakery gave us wonderful pumpkin loaves; Copenhagen bakery donated the dinner rolls; Richter’sOrchards provided apples; and Jonah and Lynn Kaufman donated McDonald's coupons that went into the goody bags thateveryone received. Please try to patronize these establishments and let them know how much we appreciate their support.

HIHIHuntington Interfaith Homeless Initiative is well underway at Temple Beth El.We have provided three meals, a warm place to stayand some friendly interactions each Wednesday. This year we are once again lucky to have Sisterhood provide most of theneeded volunteers. We are also fortunate to have three other local temples involved in the program this year. In addition toKehillath Shalom staffing three nights, and the East Northport Jewish Center staffing two nights at TBE, the Huntington JewishCenter is hosting five Wednesdays at their synagogue. But we still need volunteers for laundry and overnight chaperoningthroughout March. Please sign-up on the HIHI board in the atrium.

Upcoming Events:Purim Baby BoutiqueOn March 10th, the Social Action Committee will host its Annual Purim Baby Boutique. We invite needy families from the DolanFamily Health Center and local social-service agencies to “shop” for their children. Please drop off new and/or gently used babyand children’s clothing (newborn-6T) in the atrium ‘bassinet’ in the atrium after February 25th. We are also accepting donationsof baby accessories, especially strollers, infant baby car seats, formula, and diapers.Due to new Federal regulations, we no longer accept crib donations.

Temple Beth El - Project H.O.P.EOn March 3rd and 17th TBE will be hosting its Project H.O.P.E. at the Moose Lodge for a Sunday Supper.Please contact Carol Werblin at cwerblin@hotmail.com, or Sue Seiler at sseiler27@gmail.com to become involvedin this very exciting program.

Take Action! Make a Difference!

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50th ANNIVERSARY FUNDIn memory of:Rose Schmukler at yahrzeit- Burt and Sandy MasnickMarion Nester at yahrzeit- Mike and Cecile FallonMartha Briefer at yahrzeit- Mike and Cecile Fallon

CANTOR'S DISCRETIONARY FUNDIn honor of:Cantor Zeitlen, for helping Logan tobecome a Bar Mitzvah- The Samuel Family

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDIn honor of:Susan and Jerry Wolff's granddaughterSamantha becoming a Bat Mitzvah- Adrianne and Sheldon DietzSusan and Jerry Wolff's granddaughterJaclyn becoming a Bat Mitzvah- Adrianne and Sheldon Dietz

CARING COMMUNITY COMMITTEE FUNDIn memory of:Dorothy Madenberg at yahrzeit- Joe and Judy Madenberg

GENERAL FUNDIn memory of:Lenore Rand- Barbara and Harry NewmanLawrence Rudner- Victor and Connie CagnazziSuzanne Danis- Barbara and Harry Newman- Lili and Jimmy LaytonMatthew Viesta at yahrzeit- Rick and Elizabeth ViestaSidney Slavin at yahrzeit- Dianne SlavinCharlotte Monat Meyer at yahrzeit- Lawrence and Roberta MonatHettye Dorn at yahrzeit- Gerald and Laura JacksonCharles Nadler at yahrzeit- Lawrence and Suzanne BlumRuth Kaplan at yahrzeit- Ely and Elaine KaplanAnita Chernick at yahrzeit- Cindy HalpernMeyer Goldberg at yahrzeit- Robert and Toby GoldbergAgnes Weiss at yahrzeit- Bruce and Naomi KirchenbaumBeverly Kristel at yahrzeit- Alan and Brycie KristelBernie Siesel at yahrzeit- Harold and Joan BlogGussie Scherer at yahrzeit- Ed Brozinsky and Janet SingerPeter Lifson at yahrzeit- Robert and Joan Lifson

Ethel Kirchenbaum at yahrzeit- Bruce and Naomi KirchenbaumMina Klein at yahrzeit- Irving KleinReba Weinzimer at yahrzeit- Melvin and Dolores WeinzimerBeverly Kristel at yahrzeit- Steven KristelHannah Z. Lifson at yahrzeit- Robert and Joan LifsonHerbert Siegel at yahrzeit- Andrew and Carol CalevSylvia Nadler at yahrzeit- Lawrence and Suzanne BlumMollye Levine at yahrzeit- Marcia Feinblatt

M. GERSHON YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP& CAMP FUNDIn memory of:Suzanne Danis- Diane Berg

MARJ BLAUMAN MEMORIAL FUNDIn memory of:Michael Lipsius at yahrzeit- Barbara SchenkIn honor of:Emily Levy's marriage to Dr. Andre Newfield- Adrianne and Sheldon Dietz

MUSIC AND CULTURAL ARTS FUNDIn memory of:Wil Finkel- Mike and Elyse Besso- Phoebe Krane and Sandy HoffmanTo the recovery of:John Hansen- Fran Simowitz

RABBI CLOPPER’S DISCRETIONARYFUNDIn memory of:Suzanne Danis- Francis and David DemblingMark Lubroth at yahrzeit- Peter and Ilene SchaperoJohn Fogel at yahrzeit- Peter and Ilene SchaperoRenee Schatten at yahrzeit- Alan and Linda SchattenMorris Rosen at yahrzeit- Carol RosenJerome Karpf at yahrzeit- Andrew and Tanya KarpfIn honor of:Rabbi Clopper, for providing warmth, comfortand hot food during Hurricane Sandy- Phoebe Krane and Sandy HoffmanRabbi Clopper, for all of his kindnessand good works- Ruth LilkerJerry's 70th birthday- Sue and Rob Seiler

Rabbi Clopper's Sunday discussionwith Chavurah Simcha- Herb and Barbara KreindlerGabriel's Bar Mitzvah- Daniel MattisRabbi Clopper, for helping Logan becomea Bar Mitzvah- The Samuel FamilyGloria, David and Julie Barton and familyfor providing heat, light and wonderfulhospitality during Hurricane Sandy- Eli and Evelyn Botkin

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ENRICHMENTFUNDIn memory of:Suzanne Danis- Martin Podgainy- Valerie Turner- Joan Solomon- Beverly Kern- Matt and Elaine Cramer- Sandy Kaplan- Mike and Surelle Heiberger- Larry and Carol Tackett- Stan and Barbara Barer- The Sabatino FamilyEleanor Jackson and Selma Gorrin atyahrzeit- Ellen GrayCharlotte Bard at yahrzeit- Kenny and Susan NgIn honor of:Diane Berg's son Jonathan's marriage- Mike and Surelle Heiberger- Marcia and Barry SchwalbDiane Berg's 60th birthday- Judith Edlin- Roz Finkel- Noreen and Jerry D'Angelo

SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE FUNDIn memory of:Lenore Rand- Mary Rosenvinge- Mike and Surelle Heiberger- Adrianne and Sheldon DietzNathan Cohn at yahrzeit- Ed Brozinsky and Janet SingerWarren Seiler at yahrzeit- Sue and Rob SeilerWilliam B. Fisher at yahrzeit- Charles Sherman and Mollie SugarmanIn honor of:Sue and Rob Seiler- Barbara and Daniel Pober

YVONNE COHEN MEMORIAL FUNDIn memory of:Max Samilowitz at yahrzeit- Fran Simowitz

Tributes

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YahrzeitsJanuary 1-7Sonia Aronson- mother of Mark AronsonSuzanne Strom- sister of Doug GilmanBernard Fleischer- father of Michael FleischerAdolph Benjamin Stern- father of Howard SternPeter Talbot- husband of Irma TalbotRita P. Huebschman-Siesel- grandmother of Melissa Radgowski- mother of Joan BlogJean Levine- mother of Judith EpsteinDiane Lipman- mother of Jeff LipmanHyman Pater- father of Amy PodhurstJack Klesman- father of Laura KlaymanRoslyn Wohle- mother of Elissa GordonMax Zeiler- grandfather of Danielle GreenwoodPhillip Colman- uncle of Surelle HeibergerMorris Cupit- father of Gerry CupitJac Hittleman- father of Dan HittlemanFrieda Noumoff- mother of Marlene KasmanMorris Silverman- father-in-law of Harriet SilvermanHarry Warshaw- grandfather of Sarah LichtensteinJody Seligson- daughter of Minna Seligson- niece of Joel and Diann Ulick

January 8-14Esther Copel- mother of Norman CopelCharles Kasinoff- uncle of Carol ClopperMarvin Korobow- father of Amy KorobowRose Hoffman- mother of Sandy HoffmanEthel Perlin- mother of Edward PerlinFrieda Everett- mother of Joyce PifkoJanet Klein- mother of Cecelia StuchinJerome Moskowitz- father of Kenny MoskowitzLouis Feinstein- father of Jackie SelmerHelen Goldberg- mother of Robert GoldbergIsabelle Goldman- mother of Carol Slippen

Simon Lamhut- uncle of Sandy MasnickMark Newman- brother of Harry NewmanShirley Pater- mother of Amy PodhurstCarole Adelman- wife of Philip AdelmanPauline Levy- mother of Lucy RaskinEtta Alter- mother of Irma Talbot

January 15-21Esther Eisenberg- grandmother of Jill PloskySylvia Needleman- mother of Eileen DarwinSaul Seiff- husband of Elaine SeiffDiana Silberberg- grandmother of Bernard MarkowitzCharles Statman- stepfather of Barton ShallatDorothy Lipkind- grandmother of Victoria WilsonAllan Lurie- father of Diane BergDave Smolokoff- father of Sheldon SmolokoffArthur Solomon- father of Lisa LiebmanSidney Stein- father of Melvyn SteinLenore Strashun- mother of Joann WhitcherMark Bertuch- brother of Michael BertuchMildred Meyer- mother of Marjorie GoldnerPhyllis Susswein- mother of David SussweinPhilip Thaler- grandfather of Harriet SilvermanAaron Eig- father of Barry EigHarry Gothelf- father of Inez WachtelBernie Muller- stepfather of Randy KaplanLawrence Saunders- father of Jennifer GittelmanIrving Lakowitz- cousin of Janice GrodenDiane Vajda- mother of Rosalie Kammerling

January 22-31Harriet Kaplan- mother of Randee EpsteinHenry Brozinsky- father of Edward BrozinskyKatherine Ebert- aunt of Carol Clopper

Rebecca Mildener- mother of Barry MildenerLumin Solomon- aunt of Tes SilvermanLillian Stein- mother of Melvyn SteinSarah Elson- mother-in-law of Adele ElsonBarbara Somach- mother of Brian MossBarbara Eysler- mother of David EyslerDavid Faber- father of Stephen FaberPaul Plosky- uncle of Jill PloskyRose Wattelbaum- aunt of William WattelIrene Ginsberg- mother of Barbara SternHarry Mayer- father of Toby MarkowitzCharles Hirsch- father of David HirschHarriet Rachman- grandmother of Danielle GreenwoodPerry Sandler- father of Elyse FeldmanStanley Seligson- husband of Minna SeligsonJames Shifrin- father of Laurel ShifrinMax Antone- uncle of Tes SilvermanFrances Brozinsky- mother of Edward BrozinskyCarol Ehrman- mother of Jeffrey EhrmanAnn Eisnitz- mother of Helen ZuckermanJoshua Helfand- nephew of Andrew and Gail HelfandFrances Rosen King- sister of Carol RosenMildren Levinson- mother of Carol BaskirHenry Meyer- father of Marjorie GoldnerGrace Stern- mother of Howard SternFreda Witrick- mother of Randy WitrickSally Weinstock- mother of Adele ElsonHarvey Falk- father of Beth FaginAlfred Louis Pilson- father of Susan Schreiner

February 1-7Jacqueline Sydney Colodner- granddaughter of Manny & Eileen DarwinWilhelm Dombrower- grandfather of Steve Dombrower

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John Flanagan- father of Noreen FremedJoan Golub- mother of Barry GolubIsidore Olsfanger- father of Marion BergmanMargula Szpitalnik- mother of Lisette HirschRose Weinstein- mother of Cecile FallonIra Meckler- father of Robin AmesBenjamin Rosen- grandfather of Carol RosenFay Zusman- mother of Barry ZusmanWilbur Gelbman- father of Phyllis ToranGeorge Kaemen- father of Debra RichMina Korner- aunt of Cindy HalpernDorothy Leinwand- mother of Michael LeinwandIrene Mitchell- grandmother of Elisa McDonaghGilbert Spencer, Sr.- father of Gil SpencerEdith Haas- mother of Barbara AronowskyHarry Lokos- father of Ben LokosJeffrey Fogelman- son of Martin FogelmanZella Rotter- mother of Neal RotterMaurice Toran- father of William ToranCharlotte Brandt- mother of Beverly WayneFannie Hechtman- grandmother of Claudia MorettRobert Slobodien- brother of Janet GlassIvor Summer- father of Tracy SummerRaymond Chase- father of Barry ChaseLinda Joy Kristel- wife of Alan KristelRobert Allan Levy- former husband of Claudia MorettEsther Shurr- mother of Francine Hyde

February 8-14Edith Besso- mother of Michael BessoBeatrice Cohen- great aunt of Randal WilliamsSaul Plosky- grandfather of Jill PloskyEleanor Slippen- mother of Michael SlippenMinerva Zellermayer- mother of Molla GaryMimi Whitehorn- mother of Lisa FishmanJack Cutler- father of Cantor Sandra SherryHerbert Rubin- brother-in-law of Surelle HeibergerEdna Farine- mother of Jeanne HirschfeldMonroe Fremed- father of Gregg Fremed

Raymond Groden- father of David GrodenJulius Mayer- grandfather of Elisa McDonaghSamuel Zucker- father of Bob ZuckerMorton Blum- father of Lawrence BlumHarry Kinsler- grandfather of Ilene DavisPhilip Risika- grandfather of Mollie SugarmanIda Seitz- grandmother of Burton CohenDaniel Silverman- father of Nancy HirschJoe Sitler- husband of Julie Sitler

February 15-21Eleanor Baron- mother of Marvin BaronMartin Greenwald- father of Richard GreenwaldPatrick Solomon- uncle of Tes SilvermanVelma Gold- mother of Audrey GoldLouis Goldner- father of Norman GoldnerReba Goldner- mother of Norman GoldnerJohn Fallenberg- father of Debi FallenbergHarry Prince- father of Joan FeilbogenAnne Levin Kreindler- mother of Herbert KreindlerCarl Lichtenstein- father of Sarah LichtensteinRubin Weisberg- grandfather of Fran HydeEva Widawsky- mother of Michael WidawskyEstelle Bard- mother of Susan NgFritzie Bach Bertuch- grandmother of Michael BertuchEdith Leah Birnbaum- sister of Barbara GettingerJack Shaffer- father of Emily RoganHarry Summer- grandfather of Tracy SummerJeanette Summer- grandmother of Tracy SummerJudy Gamze- sister of Inez WachtelRoy Gordon- father of David GordonBernard Heller- father of Rita AnilionisMack Tane- father of Ira Tane

February 22-28Jeanne Bottrill- mother of Anne Sacks-BergPearl Gottlieb- grandmother of David SussweinKitty Heiberger- mother of Michael HeibergerArthur Kopcienski- friend of David and Pam EyslerSelma Satran- mother of Joan Lifson

Bernard Wilansky- father of Dawn LandoAugusta Eig- mother of Barry EigBerta Feilbogen- mother of Peter FeilbogenHelen Greenberg- mother of Arnold GreenbergSidney Israel- father of Heidi AronsonIsadore Kaufman- father of Denise Spencer- father of Ilene Messina- husband Ruth LilkerAdele Eysler- aunt of David EyslerEdythe Finkler- mother of Judy FairbanksElsie Pearlman- mother of Allan PearlmanRichard Feldman- father of Melissa FarinaArthur Gilman- father of Joan GoodmanSophie Cherner- aunt of Alan SchattenFrances Goldberg- mother of Minna Seligson- mother of Diann UlickEva Strauss- mother of Dolores WeinzimerSamuel Susswein- grandfather of David SussweinSophie Blaustein- mother of Rhoma PhillipsBessie Kasinoff- grandmother of Carol ClopperLillian Kleinberg- mother of Susan AaronsonMarvin Stockman- brother of Linda Mont

CondolencesTo Martin Podgainy and family,

for the death of his wife,Suzanne Danis, on October 21st, 2012.

To Richard Schoor and family,for the death of his father,

Robert Samuel Schoor,on November 17th, 2012.

To Andrea Levenbaum and family,for the death of

her mother, Lenore Rand,on November 19th, 2012.

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