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JEWISH COMMUNITY
CENTER OF
LONG BEACH ISLAND
E-LETTER
August 4, 2023
17 Av 5783
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REMINDER OF ISRAEL UPDATE ZOOM PROGRAM TONIGHT AT 8:00 PM | |
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THE JCC OF LBI IS A PLACE
OF PRAYER & LEARNING
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Returning to the music theme I referenced last week, if we look at Psalm 148, we can see that the intensity is increasing. This is expressed with short phrasing, in a staccato style. It is also articulated using the word “Hallelujah” (or some form of it) 12 times in this Psalm.
The Psalmist divides the Psalm into two parts. In the first half everything in the heavens: the angels, sun, moon, and stars all praise God. In the second half, all the living creatures on earth praise God together with inanimate earthly objects, like the ocean and wind and mountains and lightening. All of humanity then praises God. In a shift of theme, the Psalm ends with God praising the Children of Israel.
The Psalm is big and majestic and gives a sense of God’s immensity and power. Yet, by its end with God’s praise of Israel, it shrinks a bit to a manageable size. God is both beyond measure, and personal at the same time. Only God, creator of everything, can do that.
Where else could one have the sun and the moon praising God at the same time that children and elders are. It is extraordinary.
Click here to see Psalm 148 in its entirety: https://www.sefaria.org/Psalms.148?lang=bi
Read the Psalm and tell me that it does not amaze you. You will not be able to do so.
In other news, join us on the beach in Loveladies at 6:00 PM. We meet at the public beach on 56th Street, just next to St. Clare’s Church.
In learning news, join us on Mondays at 10:00 AM, on Zoom, for a High Holy Day preparation class. We are using a book entitled: “On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World”, written by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg.
In Sermon news, let me know what you would want to hear in a Sermon during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur this year.
In minyan news, if you want to lead services or if you would be willing to open a zoom link and let zoomers in and share the siddur during the service, let me know.
Shabbat Shalom – Rabbi Michael S. Jay
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The 2023 High Holiday brochure has been sent out to JCC members and guests who attended services last year.
Please note that this year all seats include a Zoom link component. Zoom is not being sold separately. Also we are again offering a children's program on Rosh Hashanah I and II and Yom Kippur with member Terri Robinovitz. Terri is looking for a teen helper. Please reach out to her at terirob@aol.com
You can request seats as well provide your information about the Book of Remembrance and High Holiday Greetings on our web site. Easy payment is included on the site.
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Candle Lighting time
Friday evening
August 4, 2023
7:48 pm
(So. Ocean County)
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Friday Night
August 4, 2023
Services
6:00 PM
ON THE BEACH AT 56TH STREET IN LOVELADIES
IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM
We will notify you if things change due to the weather.
We will then bring the
Beach inside!!!!!
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
FRIDAY NIGHT
Saturday Morning
August 5, 2023
9:00 AM
Services
IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM
Here is
your invitation from
Rabbi Jay to join
Zoom services
SHABBAT MORNING
TORAH READING
Parashat Eikev
Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25
Here is the Parshah
PARSHAH
In Eikev (“As a Result”), Moses recounts events that happened in the desert, including the manna, the golden calf, and Aaron's death. Moses describes the blessings God will bestow upon the Israelites if they follow God’s law and the punishments they will encounter if they disobey.
HAFTORAH
Isaiah 49:14-51:3
Here is the Haftorah
HAFTORAH
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HAVDALLAH
Saturday evening
8:45 PM
Here is your invitation from Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
HAVDALLAH
Sunday - Thursday
Ma'ariv Service
7:30 PM
Here is your invitation from Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
MA'ARIV
Monday- Friday
Shacharit Service
8:15 AM
Sunday at 9:00 AM
Here is your invitation from Rabbi Jay to
join Zoom services:
SHACHARIT
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RABBI'S CLASS:
Preparing for the High Holidays
This year we are going to do our Holiday preparation work using a book written by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg entitled: On Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World.
American culture focuses on letting go of grudges and redemption narratives, instead of on the perpetrator's obligations or recompense for harmed parties. Rabbi Ruttenberg teaches that, in our tradition, there is a better model, rooted in the work of the medieval philosopher Maimonides.
For Maimonides, forgiveness is much less important than the repair work to which the person who caused harm is obligated. Teshuva, traditionally translated as repentance, really means something more like return, and in this book, returning is a restoration, as much as is possible, to the victim, and, for the perpetrator of harm, a coming back, in humility and intentionality, to behaving as the person we might like to believe we are.
Studying, On Repentance and Repair, will help us to use Maimonides' 5-step approach in our personal lives and to, perhaps, help solve larger societal issues.
Join me on Mondays at 10:00 AM and together we can try to make this coming High Holy Day season one of truer "repentance and repair".
The first class is Monday, July 24th.
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THIS WEEK'S ACTIVITIES
SUNDAY, August 6
NO Pickleball
"Today's Jewish Grandparents"
with Rabbi Richard Address
11:30 AM
MONDAY, August 7
Rabbi's Class
10:00 AM
TUESDAY, August 8
NO Fitness Class THIS WEEK
NO Pickleball
WEDNESDAY, August 9
NO Canasta & Mah Jongg
Bazaar
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
THURSDAY, August 10
Pickleball
10:00 AM
Torah Study with the Rabbi
11:00 AM
INTERMEDIATE HEBREW CLASS WITH IRA
2:00 PM
Contact Ira for more information
inaira213@gmail.com
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August 1, 15, 23
Dance Fitness Class
August 4
Shabbat on the Beach
(Loveladies)
August 6
"Today's Jewish Grandparents"
with Rabbi Richard Address
August 9
Bazzar
August 11
Shabbat on the Beach
(Spray Beach)
August 13
Annual Congregation Meeting
August 16
WAX Book Discussion
August 18
Shabbat Dinner
Speaker from StandWithUs
August 20
Wendy & Rik Concert
August 21
Rosh Chodesh Women's Group
August 22
Active Shooters Training
August 25
Shabbat on the Beach
(Spray Beach)
August 27
WAX Membership Brunch
Speaker: Dr. Phyllis Cohen
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Join us on Wednesday, August 9th at the JCC Bazaar. Many new vendors are setting up shop along with our favorite regulars. Jewelry, clothing, domestics, home decorations, handbags, sunglasses and more....... And take a break at our WAX Cafe where we will offer breakfasts (bagels with a smear) and lunch with assorted sandwiches and cold and hot beverages.
See you then!!
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THE JCC OF LBI IS A PLACE
FOR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES:
EXCERCISE - GAMES - SPORT
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NIA (NON-IMPACT AEROBIC CLASS
with Lisa Abramson
LAST TWO CLASSES August 15 & 23
10:00 - 11:00 PM
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MAH JONGG & CANASTA
NO MAH JONGG & CANASTA THIS WEEK
WEDNESDAYS
12:30 TO 4:00 PM
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PICKLEBALL
NO PICKLEBALL THIS SUNDAY
& TUESDAY
THURSDAY AT 10:00 AM
Reminder: Pickleball for members only!
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THE JCC OF LBI IS A PLACE
WITH PROGRAMS FOR EVERYONE
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JCC WOMEN’S AUXILIARY: BOOK GROUP DISCUSSION
WEDNESDAYS AT 4:00 PM
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NEXT BOOK REVIEW MEETING
Wednesday, August 16th
Rebel Daughter
By Lori Banov Kaufmann
A young woman survives the unthinkable in this stunning and emotionally satisfying tale of family, love, and resilience, set against the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE. Esther dreams of so much more than the marriage her parents have arranged to a prosperous silversmith. Always curious and eager to explore, she must accept the burden of being the dutiful daughter. Yet she is torn between her family responsibilities and her own desires.
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Sunday, August 20, 2023
Dinner - 6:45 PM
Show - 7:45 PM
Wendy & Rik are talented, entertaining and funny in a musical performance that showcases their beautiful voices, harmonies, choreography, lively banter and audience interaction. This married couple is reminiscent of the great duos like Louis Prima and Keely Smith or Steve Lawrence and Edie Gorme. Their vast repertoire includes hits from the Great American Song Book, Broadway as well as Jewish music in English, Hebrew and Yiddish
Israeli Dinner -$40 per person
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If you would like to order a paver for this 2023 installation, please fill out the form ( click below ) and return it to the JCC office with payment. | |
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THE JCC OF LBI IS A PLACE
FOR COMMUNITY
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The following names will be read by the Rabbi on Friday evening:
Yetta Elman
Martin Ferber*
Cecile E. Kessler
Arnold Rifkin
Barton Bloom
Louis Katz
Robert Warren*
Jack Blecher
Myer Elgart*
Joseph Friedland
Sophie Neustadt*
Leslie Kaufman
Sue Aronson
Sylvia Davis
Adam Marc Kreiger*
Sidney Pripstein*
Louis Greenwald*
Celine Kolb
Grace Petter
Tillie Schoenberger
We encourage you to join us on the day of your loved one’s yahrzeit. In the morning, the service is about ½ hour beginning at 8:15 and in the evening at 7:30 until about 7:45. Rabbi will be glad to say the traditional El Malei Rachamim prayer for you, which is recited during the funeral, going up to the grave of the departed, Yizkor remembrance day and other occasions on which the memory of the dead is recalled. You are also welcome to share with the minyan some special memories of your loved one.
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Jay Berman
August 5
Roberta Scott
August 6
Janet Cohen
August 8
Michael Diesenhaus
August 8
Annette Kaplan
August 8
Stacey Wasserman
August 8
Jan Becker
August 9
Allen Lox
August 11
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Michael Diesenhaus & Sondi Pripstein
August 6
28th Anniversary
Sanford & Ellen Oxfeld
August 8
53rd Anniversary
C. Zachary Rosenberg & Dana Newborn
August 8
10th Anniversary
Leonard & Sheila Small
August 8
52nd Anniversary
Marc & Ruthellen Rubin
August 11
50th Anniversary
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TO EVE & STU LEHRER
ON THEIR NEW HOME
"Let no sadness come through this gate. Let no trouble come to this dwelling. Let no fear come through this door. Let no conflict be in this place. Let this home be filled with the blessing of joy and peace."
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Pictured above are Arlene & Mitch Frumkin at a recent a ground-breaking ceremony was held for the new Sha’ar HaNegev Regional Athletic Center in the Gaza Envelope, located an hour’s drive south from Tel Aviv.
Read more...... GROUND BREAKING
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SHARE YOUR NEWS
AND PICTURES
CONTACT:
rvalen1963@aol.com
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CARING COMMITTEE
This committee acts as a support system for congregation members facing illness and other personal situations that need to be addressed.
Please contact Chairperson,
Debby Schweighardt
if you are in need of assistance or if you know of a JCC member that needs our help. 973-634-5349
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YOU CAN NOW FILL OUT A GIVING FORM AND PAY ON LINE IN ONE SIMPLE PROCESS.
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GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
PAVERS
Inscribe a paver at the front entrance to the building
8" X 4", 8" X 8" and 12" X 12"
SEE UPDATED ORDER FORM:
Become a permanent part of the JCC landscape.
Purchase a personalized paving stone
in honor of your family or in memory of a loved one.
Please contact Diane Hoffman
with your order or with any questions:
PRAYER BOOKS
There are still High Holiday Prayer Books and Chumashim available to be purchased in memory or honor of someone or something. The cost of a Prayer Book is $72 each and $120 for an Eitz Hayim Chumash. The donation includes an affirmation sticker in the book and an acknowledgement letter or letters.
TRIBUTES
SEND ONE OF OUR TRIBUTES IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF
TREE OF LIFE
Add a leaf (leaves) to our beautiful Tree of Life located in the Social Hall. See the order form here: TREE OF LIFE
Bronze Leaf $90
Silver Leaf $126
Gold :Leaf $180
ENDOWMENT FUND
Herb and Selma z”l Shapiro established the first individual Endowment Fund in memory of his father, as part of the JCC’s Endowment Fund portfolio.
Since then, three additional individual Endowment Funds have been established. Other members are encouraged to also provide for the future of our JCC by establishing similar funds. Please consider adding to this number.
A donation of at least $50,000 to the endowment fund will allow the donor to name one of the funds as the donor wishes. All such named funds will be joined together to be part of the Endowment Fund portfolio.
Endowment funds are necessary to ensure the continuation and well being of our congregation. All members are encouraged to help this important effort by contributing to this portfolio, whether as a specific named individual fund, or as a general donation. The donation can be spread over one, two, or three years, and can be paid via check, donation of appreciated stock, wills, or from the RMD of your IRA or 401K account. Your gift to the fund can be sent to the JCC Office. Please mark your check accordingly.
YAHRZEIT PLAQUES
Space is available for memorial plaques on the yahrzeit boards in the Sanctuary.
Here is the order form:
KOL HAKAVOD
Please consider being a part of this campaign to supplement the clergy needs of our congregation. This is a separate, voluntary commitment and is additional to our low annual dues obligation. HERE IS THE LINK TO BRING UP THE DONATION FORM KOL HAKAVOD
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2023 MEMBERSHIP FORMS
Your support is so important to the continued success of the JCC.
Here is form for renewal:
And if you have been reading our Shabbat Reminder and other communications and have not yet joined our congregation, here is the new member form:
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JCC FUNDS
Your gift to the JCC supports our Clergy, our Congregation and the Community.
ENDOWMENT FUND
This fund was established to assure the continuity of our JCC, and our ability to continue providing a full-service congregation to serve the Jewish people of the area. While a donation of any amount is encouraged, a donation of at least $50,000 allows the donor to name a special or specific Endowment Fund in memory or honor of a specific person event, or family.
GENERAL FUND
Donations to this fund are not earmarked but placed in the general administrative account. Donations to this fund can be in honor or memory of a person, event, or family.
KOL HAKAVOD FUND
Donations to this campaign supplement the clergy needs of our congregation.
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
This fund, managed by the rabbi, allows donors to enable the rabbi to do the work of tzedakah in response to the needs of individuals, organizations and the community.
ZENA & JERRY JAY KIDDISH FUND
The Zena and Jerry Jay Kiddush Fund was established in memory of Rabbi Jay's parents to help provide funds for our Saturday morning kiddushes.
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JCC LEADERSHIP
OFFICERS
President- Phil Rosenzweig
1ST Vice President-Sherry Fruchterman
2ND Vice President-Diane Hoffman
3RD Vice President- Rose Valentine
Treasurer- Ira Morgenthal
Secretary- Cliff Denker
Immediate Past President -Michael Babst
BOARD MEMBERS
Howard Babbitt
Diane Buskirk
Mitch Frumkin
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Jon Geier
Paul Levine
Donald Pripstein
Terri Robinovitz
David Shatz
Rob Van Naarden
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY
President - Diane Buskirk
Co-Vice President - Noralyn Carroll
Co-Vice President - Jill Denker
Treasurer - Suzy Geier
Secretary - Joanne Babbitt
Immediate Past President - Irene Babst
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JCC INFORMATION
THE JCC OF LBI IS LOCATED AT
2411 Long Beach Boulevard
(24th Street)
Spray Beach, NJ 08008
Telephone: 609-492-4090 FAX: 609-492-7550
THE OFFICE IS OPEN
MONDAY - FRIDAY
CLOSED THURSDAY
FROM 10 - 2
Staff:
Leslie Dinkfelt, Office Manager
Mary Beth Krieger, Staff Member
Diane Parzych, Staff Member
Susan Berube, Kitchen Manager
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LATEST
BULLETIN:
PRAYER BOOK:
WEB SITE:
PAVERS:
TREE OF LIFE
YAHRZEIT PLAQUE FORM:
KOL HAKAVOD DONATION FORM
TRIBUTES:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Rabbi Michael S. Jay
Phil Rosenzweig, President
E-mail Editor: Rose Valentine
Graphics by
Irene Babst
Contributing Columnist
Sheila Weisel
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