THE MESSENGER
Celebrate Shavuot!
Erev Shavuot - Saturday Night
June 8th starting at 8:00 pm
Minha (Shabbat Afternoon Service)
A dairy S’udah Shlishit with all the Shavuot trimmings,
including blintzes and cheesecake
And over the S’udah we’ll continue the Congregation Sons of Israel tradition
PEOPLE OF THE BOOK
Have you read a Jewish-themed book?... tell us about it! Novel, Biography, History, Humor, Short Stories,
Kosher Cookbook, Bible Commentary…You Name It… (No worries: you don’t have to have read a book to come, eat and daven!)
Ma’ariv (Evening Service for the start of the Y om Tov)
Shavuot Services
First Day - Sunday, June 9th
at Congregation Beth Israel of the Palisades 1585 Center Avenue
Morning Service - 9:30 am
Ma’ariv at The JCC of Fort Lee/Congregation Gesher Shalom - 9:15 pm
Second Day - Monday, June 10th
at The JCC of Fort Lee/Congregation Gesher Shalom
We are pleased to welcome members of CBIOTP to our shul!
Early Yizkor Service - 7:30 am (for those unable to attend the service at 9:00 am)
Morning Service - 9:00 am - including Yizkor
Minha - 12:30 pm
Ma’ariv & Havdalah - 9:15 pm
“Offerings of the Heart”
The names of our
Torah Members
are inscribed on the
sculpture in our
Community Room.
ETERNAL LIGHT MEMBERS
These members provide financial assistance and synagogue membership for families who are enduring
financial hardship, as well as a full religious education for their children.
CHAI MEMBERS
These members provide financial assistance and membership for
families who are enduring financial hardship.
Our Torah Members These generous individuals have voluntarily chosen to support our Synagogue at a higher level of dues
than is required, in order to help other Jews who are less fortunate and in need of assistance.
Anonymous
David Korn
Stephen & Merilee Obstbaum
Joseph & Tikva Ofeck
Joni Rosen
Myrna Weissman
Gertrud Buchler
Martin & Rochelle Carus
Lior & Andrea Elrom
Harvey & Barbara Fishman
Regina Friedman
Allan Ginsburg
Jerome Goldfischer & Lila Mordoh
Seymour & Nancy Green
Arnold & Alice Grodman
Renee Gruenspecht
Yakov & Vera Kishinevsky
Daniel Kraut & Eve Kohut
Larry Lesh & Terry Gottlieb
Joseph Lempel
Irwin & Karen Meyers
Ann Oster
Abraham Ravid
Ann Rosenberg
Seligman & Phyllis Rosenberg
Sheila Scherl
Michael & Sally Seymour
Marcia Sherman
Norm & Florence Silverberg
Barry & Barbara Sussman
Mordechai & Suzanne Warshavsky
Charlotte Winter
From the Rabbi’s Study
Notes from the Cantor
Sisterhood
Hebrew School
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Bat Mitzvah
Donations
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Calendar
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2018 President’s Council 2019
GUARDIAN LEADERS Gifts of $25,000 or more
*
Herb A”H & Reggie Feuerstein
Congregation Sons of Israel
Steven & Suzette Kolitch *
The President’s Council was established to recognize and honor our “Leadership Donors”
who contribute $1,250 or more to our Kol Nidre Annual Fund.
These generous individuals are the “Financial Guardians” of our synagogue.
BENEFACTORS Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999
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Allan Ginsburg Sisterhood
PATRONS Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous (2)
Marjorie Berger
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Seymour Blechman
Alvin & Nili Cohen
David Korn
Stephen & Merilee Obstbaum
Loren & Lori Wasserman
BUILDERS Gifts of $1,750 - $2,499
Anonymous
Martin & Rochelle Carus
Alice & Arnold Grodman
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Renée Gruenspecht
Marvin & Shirley Kochansky
Joseph & Tikva Ofeck
Joni Rosen
Sheila Scherl
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SUSTAINERS Gifts of $1,250 - $1,749
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Anonymous (3)
Mark & Audrey Altschul
Naomi Altschul
Milton & Doryne Davis
Ira & Anna Erlichman
Regina Friedman
Jerry Goldfischer & Lilah Mordoh
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Ruth Korn
Joseph Lempel
Jerome & Barbara Margolin
Irwin & Karen Meyers
Ann Oster
Terry Plawker
Leo & Mary Rettig
Richard & Nancy Schiff
Laurie Singer
Heidi Skolnik & Michael Glanz
Gregory & Nancy Vorbach
Mordechai & Suzanne Warshavsky
Ellen Yuder
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FOUNDERS Gifts of $10,000 - $17,999
Estate of Ken Feldman
Anonymous Gary & Lisa Maier *
CHAI-FOUNDERS Gifts of $18,000 - $24,999
(* Indicates a Charter Member since 1995)
Seven weeks of counting… Three
weeks of impending gloom… A
month of anticipation… Nearly
another month of nonstop
holidays…And this is only part of
the rhythm of the Jewish calendar.
We are about to complete seven
weeks of counting the Omer from
the night of the second Seder until the day before
Shavuot.
In biblical times this was a period of great optimism and
anticipation: the Festival of Liberation coupled with the
barley harvest was the beginning of a very exciting time,
because in a short seven weeks our ancestors anticipated
the wheat harvest (wheat is a lot more precious than
barley) coupled with the harvest of first fruits. And to top
it all off, the rabbis linked this agricultural celebration to
the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai.
But in rabbinic times, this heady period was marred by
Roman persecutions which left a millennia-long scar
seared into our psyches as evidenced by customs of no
weddings, haircuts, and growing “an Omer beard.” In the
shul of my youth there was also a special Omer tune for
L’cha Dodi (although I always thought it was just a bit
too beautiful for a mourning period).
The days of the Omer didn’t get any better for us in
modern times: the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the great
deportation of Jews from Hungary and Czechoslovakia
took place within this seven-week Omer timeframe. Even
the end of World War II, the birth of the State of Israel
and the miraculous, lightning-fast victory in the Six-Day
War – all occurring within the seven weeks – could not
entirely erase the trauma of centuries past. In the New
York City area our Celebrate Israel Parade is usually
postponed until after the Omer and Shavuot are behind
us. This year, however, an exception was made: the
parade will be held on Sunday June 2, Y om
Yerushalayim (anniversary of the Israeli capture of the
Old City in 1967).
And then come the three weeks, the crescendo of
mourning for the Temples that culminates in/on Tisha
b’Av.
Less than a month later the shofar is heard at every
THE CALENDAR CYCLE
weekday morning service, heralding the approach of
the high holidays (it’s not exactly a time of great joy
for a rabbi, especially when everyone else around me
has a different attitude). Five days later comes Sukkot
and we can truly revel in the beauty of nature and
God’s world. Now even a rabbi can share in the joy,
sitting back in a chair and gazing up at the sky
through the lattice work.
What comes next? Nothing… A whole month of
nothing… And although that is a welcome break, both
nature and Jewish life abhor a vacuum. Now is the
time when we can finally get down to business and
when shul-life becomes a beehive of activity.
And around – and within – the framework that I have
just laid out for the coming six months of our Jewish
year, we plug in our personal feasts and fasts,
birthdays and anniversaries and vacations, and yes,
yahrzeiten, as well.
And when you look back on all of it and reflect, it
turns out that it’s not so much a rhythm or a tempo as
it is a series of moments: periods of exhilaration,
recollection, tension, relaxation, dread, anticipation,
highs and lows.
It’s life.
L’Chayim!
May you all have a great summer, filled with just the
right mix of activity and quietude after you join us for
Shavuot!
Early-morning Yizkor Service on the Second Day
You may recall that last fall, for Sh’mini Atzeret, the
Ritual Committee decided to explore the possibility of
holding a special Yizkor service in the evening rather
than early on a weekday morning.
A weeknight Yizkor wasn’t an issue for Passover
because the last day (on which Yizkor is always held),
fell on Shabbat.
But Yizkor for Shavuot is on Monday morning, June
10. Nevertheless, you will notice that our Yizkor
schedule calls for a Monday morning 7:30 a.m.
Yizkor service. That is because the second night of
Yom Tov begins at 9:15 p.m., and the Ritual
Committee felt that that was just too late to hold this
service.
If you have an opinion about the schedule that you
would like to share, the Ritual Committee and I would
welcome hearing from you.
Trading Places
SHAVUOT will mark the third time in the span of just
under two months that we will welcome members of
Congregation Beth Israel of the Palisades to our shul,
and in turn, we will be welcomed into theirs.
On Sunday morning, June 9, services will be held at
CBIOTP, 1585 Center Avenue at 9:30 a.m.
On Monday morning, June 10, services (including
Yizkor) will be held at Gesher Shalom, starting
at 9:00 a.m.
Please note: All evening services will be held at
Gesher Shalom.
We Are Proud of…
Drs. Lia Tsveniashvili and David Pichkadze who
will be honored at the annual dinner of the Bergen
County High School of Jewish Studies on Wednesday,
June 5. For years they have volunteered in the school
on Sunday mornings, and through the Parents’
Association in support of their son, Sam, who is
completing 11th grade.
Mazal Tov!
On the Road with the Rabbi to The Jewish Museum
Docent-Guided Tour of
Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything
Thursday, June 13 10:30 am
$25.00 per person
Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in. —Leonard Cohen
RSVP to Rabbi Ken Stern: [email protected] or 201-947-1735 ext. 314
JERUSALEM - YOM YERUSHALAYIM AND IT’S MUSIC
Hallel was omitted. I was never able to find out just
why.
What I do know today, is that the Israeli Chief
Rabbinate allows prayers of Hallel to be said on Yom
Yerushalayim. The one verse of Psalm 118 from
Hallel sums up the spir it of the entire Hallel, which
has become a Gesher Shalom favorite time to “sing-
out.” The verse I’m referring to is:
Zeh Hayom Assa Adonai… This is the day which
God made… Let us be glad and rejoice!
I conclude with the lyrics of a popular Israeli-Chassidic
Festival Song, “Lach
Yerushalayim,” by Amos
Ettinger and A. Rubenstein.
Some of the words include the
following:
For Thee Jerusalem between
the city wall’s a new light will
shine B’libeinu… in our heart,
there exists but one song…
between the Jordan and the
sea…”
For all of us, we rejoice with
Jerusalem on Yom
Yerushalayim. The prophet Isaiah said it best when
we read among his many writings, “Sisu et
Yerushalayim,” Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad
with her… The people shall inherit the land forever”
HAPPY YOM YERUSHALAYIM
(Sunday June 2nd). Have a healthy,
relaxing and musical summer.
I recently had the honor of
conducting an evening service
(Ma’ariv) in a house of
mourners during Shivah, for a
loss that was sustained by one
of our own members. As we
were about to begin the
service, I asked everyone
present to join me in prayer in
the Eastern direction in the mourner’s home. I
found this idea quite striking, that no matter where
a Jew is in the world,
when we pray, we face
towards the East. Ever
since I can remember
keeping Jerusalem and
the ancient Temple in
mind each day as we
pray, is a very touching
symbol of unity that
links our people to the
past, present, and
toward the future.
On the 28th day of Iyar
in 1967 as a result of the Israeli victory over the
Arab armies during the
6-day war, the two divided halves of Jerusalem were
united for the first time since the year 70 CE. The
temple mount and the Western (wailing) Wall were
once again under Jewish control. Like Yom
Ha’atzmaut, the day is celebrated with patr iotic and
military activities.
In Yerushalayim itself, this designated day begins with
a thanksgiving service at the kotel. Torches are lit to
commemorate the memory of the Israeli soldiers who
died in the battle for Jerusalem.
As a young man I remember visiting an orthodox
synagogue in Boro Park (Temple Beth El) and
attending a Yom Yerushalayim Ma’ariv service and
concert, featuring the late lamented Cantor and
recording artist, Moshe Koussevitsky. He had just
returned from a trip to Israel and, with a cold, managed
to chant the evening service that included Hallel
beautifully, but I distinctly recall that the first bracha of
JOIN THE MINIONS! SUPPORT CONGREGATION GESHER SHALOM’S
DAILY MINYAN
Morning:
Mon - Fri at 7:00 am
Evening:
Sun - Thurs at 7:45 pm
Sing-a-long: Although “April showers bring May
flowers . . . June is busting out all over.” June, in
reality, is when Sisterhood’s current calendar comes
to a close. This year’s accomplishments were many.
We hope you enjoyed the programs, and look
forward to more exciting events next year.
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
To all the loyal and hard working members of our
Executive Board for their patience and input at our
monthly meetings. If it’s true “that many hands
make light work,” then that is the secret of our
success.
And to our members, thank you for being a part of
Sisterhood. To our congregants who are not, our
annual dues are $36 which goes to help support our
programs & synagogue. Please consider joining us.
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Shavuot Program
BYOB - Bring Your Own BOOK Saturday, June 8th, 8:00 pm
Please join the congregation erev Shavuot, for
Minha, Ma’ariv and S’udah Shlishit (the 3rd meal).
While enjoying dairy dessert, share with us a Jewish
book you have read and recommend.
Sisterhood Shabbat
Friday, June 14, 2019 ~ 7:00pm
The women of Sisterhood along with
Rabbi Ken Stern & Cantor Paul Zim
will participate in a beautiful and meaningful service.
A special Oneg Shabbat will follow.
We hope your family and friends will join us this evening.
Chairperson: Kathy Grazian
Sisterhood Book Club
Tuesday, June 18th - 1:00pm
“Russian Tattoo”
By Elena Gorokhova
Refreshments served
Chairpersons
Kathy Grazian 201-592-0463
Naomi Altschul 201-568-9274
Next Book Club - August 20th
Book to be determined.
A timely reminder…While we are closing shop
for the summer, we are still thinking ahead.
Evelyn Baer will be chair ing our New Year’s
Greetings fundraising project (a small donation to send
greetings to your fellow congregants.) Watch your
mail for details.
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It’s now time for me to put away my pad and
pencil for just a few months. We all need to
recharge our batteries every so often! Enjoy the longer
summer days doing what pleases you most.
Have a happy and healthy summer.
See you in September.
The graduates of the University of Texas were treated
to a commencement address a few years ago by U.S.
Navy Admiral William H. McRaven. It was all over
the internet, and you should absolutely check it out.
The Admiral gave the students 10 lessons from basic
SEAL training. Upon reading the transcript and
listening to the speech, the lessons transcended the
Navy, the university, and even the internet. Some of
the lessons seemed so relevant to the task of raising
and educating Jewish children that a few of them
found their way to the pages of the Messenger.
1. Start each day with a task completed. The Navy
Seal training required the students to make their bed
perfectly each and every day. It seemed ridiculous to
them, considering all they had to go through to
become Navy Seals, the toughest warriors in the
service. Yet the simple act of completing one task
perfectly set the tone for each day. It was a little
thing, but little things matter. Why not begin the day
together, singing Ma Tovu? Or Hamotzi before
breakfast? It is a small thing, but it could make all the
difference in the day of your child.
2. Find someone to help you through life. One of the
key principles the Navy Seals learned day after day
was that they had to work as a team. Whether rowing
a boat or swimming in deep, dark waters with sharks,
success in the end was determined by how well the
students worked together. Raising Jewish children is a
partnership. We are not alone. Parents together with
educators, as well as other families and friends make
community. We should stick together.
3. Life is not fair. As much as we try to live the best
life possible and shield our kids from sadness and
failure, those things will sometimes happen. The
Seals had to go through a uniform inspection. But no
matter how perfectly they prepared, the instructors
would find something wrong. The lesson was that
sometimes no matter what you do or how hard you
try, you might not succeed. Helping children
understand that life is sometimes not fair and true
success is going to be difficult. Teaching that lesson is
probably as hard for parents to do as it is for children to
understand. Helping a child learn that true success
comes from the process, not merely the product can
change the course of a life.
Admiral McRaven summarized the message this way:
“If you want to change the world for the better it will
not be easy. Respect everyone. Know that life is not
fair and that you will fail often. You must take some
risks, step up when times are toughest, face down the
bullies, lift up the downtrodden and never, ever give
up. If you do these things, then the next generation and
the generations that follow will live in a world far
better than the one we have today, and what started
here will indeed have changed the world—for the
better.”
Working together, from learning Hebrew to Jewish
values, from tefillah to the history of Eretz Yisrael, we
can change the world.
Navy Seals and Hebrew School - L’Dor v’Dor
We are collecting donations of
Non Perishable Foods, Toiletries
& Paper Products. We would
appreciate if you would make a
donation to help those less fortunate.
PLEASE, NO GLASS & NEW,
UNOPENED ITEMS ONLY
We have someone willing to teach several sessions on the in and outs of Mah Jong. If you are interested in learning to play, please notify the synagogue office. 201-947-1735 We will need to know when you are available, afternoons or evenings. Participants will be required to purchase their own Mah Jong card, either $8 or $9 depending on the card size.
This class is for synagogue members only. Only if
we have a committed number of players will the
classes be scheduled.
Ava Ciardiello . . . June 15th, 2019
Fort Lee Memorial Day Parade
Gesher Shalom member, Veteran of
WWII and of The Battle of the Bulge,
Al Sussman, and Rabbi Ken Stern
presenting the Congregation’s wreath.
On Monday May 27th, our synagogue members and Rabbi Ken Stern
marched in the Fort Lee Memorial Day Parade. They can be seen
here holding the synagogue banner. Extra special thanks to Iris
Coleman for spearheading and organizing every aspect!
Ava Rose Ciardiello, daughter of Luba Veiland & Mario Ciardiello and sister to Lily, will
become a Bat Mitzvah on June 15th, 2019. She is the granddaughter of the late Yelya
Veiland and the late Leonid Aizenshtein, and Christina & Peter Ciardiello of Fort Lee. Ava
is a 7th grade student at Lewis F. Cole Middle School where she is a member of her school’s
basketball and softball teams, art club, and has been on both the Honor Roll and the High
Honor Roll.
Ava will be having a Havdalah service for her Bat Mitzvah. She is of Russian, Romanian, Italian and Spanish
decent. Ava is proud of her Jewish heritage, and she is also proud to be the granddaughter of one of the youngest
Holocaust survivors (her grandmother Yelya). She aspires to one day, work in medicine as a pediatric urologist,
and attend either UCLA or NYU. She also hopes to visit Israel in the near future.
Ava would like to thank all of her friends and family for their continuous support. Most importantly she would like
to thank her parents and her little sister Lilly for their continued love and support. Ava is so appreciative of all that
they do for her, and is incredibly grateful that they are her family.
Mitchell Shedlarz would like to thank all of his friends
at Gesher Shalom who attended the Kaballat Cabaret
Service and Oneg. It was a wonderful event!
THANK YOU TO OUR SYNAGOGUE CONTRIBUTORS
DONOR IN HONOR OF
Terry Gottlieb & Larry Lesh
Deena Zimmerman
Donations listed were received in April
DONOR IN MEMORY OF
Ilene McGrath
Barbara Cohen
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Alice & Arnold Grodman
Nancy & Richard Schiff
Laurie & Ira Smilovitz
Laurie & Ira Smilovitz
Ann & Peter Bloch
Marilyn Saposh
Our condolences to . . .
ARNOLD GRODMAN
On the loss of his mother,
MARTHA GRODMAN
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FRANCO AGUILAR
On the loss of his wife,
FRANCES CASTELLANO
AGUILAR
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THE MANN FAMILY
On the loss of their mother
ROSALIND MANN
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
MARJORIE BERGER
On the loss of her husband,
IRWIN BERGER
Shelly & Martin Carus’ Anniversary
Doryne Davis’ Birthday
Doryne Davis’ Birthday
Livia Kraut’s Bat Mitzvah
Alice & Arnold Grodman’s Anniversary
Aliyah
Aliyah
DONOR
Terry Gottlieb & Larry Lesh
IN HONOR OF
Joel Mostel’s Birthday
Good Health to Terry Gottlieb
Maya Huber’s 9th Birthday
Rabbi Stern
Rabbi Stern’s granddaughter Liora
Cantor Paul Zim
Gesher Shalom Custodial Staff
The Hebrew School Staff
The Schiffs’ new granddaughter
David McGrath
Miriam & Harry Richman
Our Sages
taught:
The giving of
tzedakah is as
great as all the
other mitzvot
together — Bara
Batra 9a
Alice and I would like to give our heartfelt thanks
to the congregation, our second family, for all
their love and support.
The generous donations, thoughtfulness and
kind words brought us comfort while we mourned the
passing of my mother, Martha Grodman
Sincerely,
Arnold Grodman
JULY BIRTHDAYS
1 Marcus Seeger
3 Lucille Laufer
3 Barbara Sussman
6 Jordyn Fein
7 Steven Kolitch
8 Phyllis Breit
8 Mercy Cohen
8 Ava Ciardiello
8 Eileen Goff
8 Ann Hurwitz
8 Ethel Plutzer
9 Sandra Jonas
10 Rose Lederman
10 Audrey Greenberg
11 Jacob Greenberg
11 Sandy Karpman
11 Ann Schaer
14 Martin Carus
14 Peri Wexler
15 Marvin Josif
16 Norman Silverberg
17 Gilad Gensler
20 Sharon Starr
22 Walter Strasfeld
23 Simcha Hausman
24 June Kerman
25 Naomi Fein
25 Marcia Sherman
26 Diana Dasgupta
26 Anne Sommer
27 Richard Danoff
28 Ryan Levi
JUNE BIRTHDAYS
AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
2 Karen Reisner
2 Faith Dash Guigliano
2 Marianne Wolff
3 Norman Schaer
3 Andrew Schulman
4 Shira Kindler
4 Joseph Hyman
5 Michael Guigliano
5 Martha Shemin
7 Lynda Sussman
8 Carol Franklin
8 Hennie Ostrower
8 Shlomo Peled
8 Alan Stern
12 Rochelle Schneider
14 Edith Adler
15 D. Scott Alenick
15 Shilo Wexler
18 Seymour Green
19 Stephanie Strauss
19 Gregory Vorbach
20 Justin Fasman
22 Suzanne Warshavsky
23 Ilene Cohen
24 Blake Cohen
24 Shirley Kochansky
25 Barbara Fishman
25 Alma Katz
25 Arie Levi
26 Lisa Maier
27 Nancy Vorbach
29 Hilda Froelke
2 Jill Rosenberg
2 Ellen Yuder
3 Wayne Koby
5 Robert Gordon
5 Ann Rosenberg
5 Alvin Sussman
8 Solomon Grazian
9 Earl Schneider
10 Gerald Topiel
10 Yetta Maidenberg
11 Liam Altschul
11 Noah Altschul
11 William Katz
11 Lois Bruno
13 Benjamin Altschul
15 Helen Kimberly
20 Roz Zim
22 Dylan Schulman
22 Bradley Skolnik
24 Ira Erlichman
24 Nili Cohen
24 Marvin Kochansky
26 Austin Rosenberg
27 Sue Ann Koby
30 Sara Erlichman
30 Stephanie Levi
30 Terry Gottlieb
30 Israel Gerstein
ANNIVERSARIES
If your birthday/anniversary is not listed, please call the Synagogue office and we will
update our records. 201-947-1735
ANNIVERSARIES
1 Gladys & Robert Gordon
1 Lia & David Pitchkhadze
3 Beth & Jeffrey Kaplan
3 Helene & Emanuel Rabin
6 Ayelet & Jacob Kindler
7 Suzanne & Mordechai Warshavsky
8 Lori & Loren Wasserman
8 Judith & Marvin Platt
9 Merilee & Stephen Obstbaum
12 Phyllis & Milton Breit
13 Irene & Kenneth Eisenstein
20 Cheryl & Marc Karpman
24 Suzanne & D. Scott Alenick
24 Lynda & Alvin Sussman
26 Doryne & Milton Davis
ANNIVERSARIES
1 Simcha & Michael Hausman
4 Laurie & Ira Smilovitz
5 Ann & Norman Schaer
10 Susan Davis & Fred Wolodiger
11 Audrey & Mark Altschul
30 Ana & Ira Erlichman
4 Shira & Robert Feuerstein
5 Andrea & Lior Elrom
10 Karen & Mark Halpern
17 Marlene & Leon Perkal
25 Amy Rosen & Hugh Gilenson
26 Ilene & Paul Cohen
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Daily Service Times Mon -Thur 7:00am & 7:45pm Friday 7:00am & 7:00pm Saturday 9:30am & Minchah Sunday 9:00am & 7:45pm
1 27 Iyar
Bible Study 11:30am
2 28 Iyar
3 29 Iyar
4 1 Sivan
5 2 Sivan
6 3 Sivan
Rabbi’s Class 10:30 am CSI Lecture 12:30 pm
7 4 Sivan
Bible Study 11:30 am
8 5 Sivan
Service 9:30 am People of the Book Shavuot program 8:00 pm
9 6 Sivan
Service 9:30 am at CBIOTP 1585 Center Ave, Fort Lee Ma’ariv at 9:15 pm at the JCCFL
10 7 Sivan
Early Yizkor Service 7:30 am
Service 9:00 am Mincha 12:30 pm Ma’ariv 9:15 pm
11 8 Sivan
12 9 Sivan
13 10 Sivan
On the Road with the Rabbi 10:30 am Sisterhood Board Meeting & Luncheon 1:00 pm
14 11 Sivan
Bible Study 11:30 am Sisterhood Shabbat 7:00 pm
15 12 Sivan
Service 9:30 am Ava Ciardello Bat Mitzvah 7:45 pm
16 13 Sivan
17 14 Sivan
18 15 Sivan
Sisterhood Book Club 1:00 pm
19 16 Sivan
20 17 Sivan
Rabbi’s Class 10:30 am
21 18 Sivan
Bible Study 11:30 am
22 19 Sivan
Service 9:30 am
23 20 Sivan
24 21 Sivan
25 22 Sivan
26 23 Sivan
27 24 Sivan
28 25 Sivan
Bible Study 11:30 am
29 26 Sivan
Service 9:30 am
30 27 Sivan
BAMIDBAR
MINCHAH 8:00PM
8:07PM
MINCHAH 7:45PM
BEHUKOTAI
MINCHAH 7:45PM
NASSO 8:10PM
MINCHAH 7:45PM
BEHA’ALOTCHA 8:13PM
8:13PM
FATHER’S DAY
YOM YERUSHALAYIM
SHAVUOT
MINCHAH 7:45PM
SHELACH
Rabbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth A. Stern
Cantor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Zim
Rabbi Emeritus . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irving Spielman
Messenger Editor . . . . . . . . . . . .Yael Gevertzman
Sisterhood
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethel Chesen
Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Shemin
Financial Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Bloch
Corresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . Evelyn Davis
Recording Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . Rochelle Carus
Men’s Club
President/Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Stern
Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marvin Kochansky
President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Altschul
Vice Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Elrom
Wayne Koby
Richard Schiff
Ira Smilovitz
Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arnold Insler
Secretaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Niles Burton
Iris Coleman
Joan Alter Ethel Chesen
Regina Friedman Hilda Froelke
Hugh Gilenson Seymour Green
Vera Kishinevsky Dan Kraut
Howard Schefflan Laurie Singer
Heidi Skolnik Alan Stern
Nancy Vorbach
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