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Page TEMPLE ISRAEL OF THE POCONOS Edition 586

Temple Israel of the Poconos

BECOMING THE 1%

by Rabbi Baruch Binyamin Hakohen Melman

Drawing by Marilyn Margolies

It is a hilly city. From Yad VaShem, a memorial for our murdered brethren too moving to describe in words, on one hill, to the campus of Hebrew University on yet another, the hills are numerous. Mount Scopus. The Mount of Olives. Up and down. One hill leads to another. Still, the endless motion all around takes your mind off of it and makes it easy to forget.

Although an ancient city, home and holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians, Jerusalem is quite well known for its modern day hustle and bustle. Except, of course, on the Sabbath, Shabbat. The witness to time, the witness to Creation, and to celebration, in this city of Yerushalayim, chief above all others, you can feel it. It being, of course, the all pervasive sense of peace, of stillness. Ask Yossi, the vendor, he'll tell you. Or ask Shlomo, the fruit seller. He, too, will agree.

We sped down King George Street, rock music blaring as we hooked a right onto Jaffa Street, narrowly missing a pedestrian who was calmly spitting out sunflower seeds. I hate pedestrians. We were looking for King David Street.

Originally built by the Jebusites, a Canaanite people, Jerusalem was conquered and made the capital of the Kingdom of the tribes of the children of Israel by King David, the poet/warrior and second king of Israel. With its beautifully terraced hills, fresh accessible spring water, and surrounded by both desert and steep valley, it was a natural fortress.

He sensed that this city on Holy Mount Zion was to be no ordinary city. His son, Solomon, renowned far and wide for his wisdom, built there on Mount Moriah the Holy Temple. An inspiration to many, the Temple housed the Holy of Holies, where the Divine Presence dwelled, the abode of the Holy Shekhina.

Because the Romans somehow sensed that the people's urge to rebel was some how connected to their attachment to this city, they had it razed and plowed over with salt. It was renamed Aelia Capitolina, a temple to Zeus was built, and Jews were forbidden to enter the city upon pain of death. But still, the Jews always came back, the latent memories of merciless slaughter counterbalanced by soaring visions of unfolding redemption.

But where was King David Street? We still could not find it. Lost now, we ended up at THE WALL. What were we doing at THE WALL? And how did the car get through? The Hasidim were all around. Strange creatures are they. Before dawn they rise, eager to greet their Creator before the first light. Yes, the light. Above all else, Jerusalem is the City of Light. Perhaps that is why all her buildings are made from stone, the better to reflect it, a quality so natural and beautiful. But how can mere words reflect what I feel, mere prose the yearning of the heart?

Please join us on the evening of July 15 for a special Tisha B'Av service, where we chant Eicha, the Book of Lamentations, in the original Hebrew.

Inside this Issue

Rabbi’s Message 1 President’s Message 3 Norman Gelber 4 Donations 9 Hessed 10 Birthdays/ Anniversaries 11 Yahrzeit Lists 12/13

Board Meeting Wednesday

July 10 7:30 p.m.

UPCOMING KIDDUSH July 6: Sponsored by Rabbi Melman July 27: Sponsored by Judy Brown Aug. 6: Sponsored by Herb & Sylvia Rosen

Edition 586 July 2013 Tammuz/Av 5773 A monthly publication of Temple Israel of the Poconos

JERUSALEM, CITY OF LIGHT

by Rabbi Baruch Binyamin Hakohen Melman

TEMPLE ISRAEL OF THE POCONOS Edition 586

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

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Finance Dave Rosenberg 894-4537 [email protected]

Membership Sandra Alfonsi 223-7062 [email protected]

Kitchen Lois LaBarca Sandra Alfonsi

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House Herb Rosen Barry Tremper

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

Newsletter Barbara Rosenberg 894-4537 [email protected]

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

Programming Barry Tremper Barbara Rosenberg

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Publicity Sandra Alfonsi 223-7062 [email protected]

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

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

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

President Sandra Alfonsi 223-7062 [email protected]

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

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

Secretary Barbara Rosenberg 894-4537 [email protected]

Treasurer Dave Rosenberg 894-4537 [email protected]

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

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A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT ……

A Message from our President

It is both an honor and a responsibility to begin my term as President of Temple Israel of the Poconos...an honor because it is indeed my privilege to serve you in this capacity and a responsibility because the Presidency carries with it my prom-ise to grow Temple Israel and to represent you in the community.

I believe that Temple Israel is more than a building where we assemble for services. It is the heart of our Jewish Community and this is how we must care for it. The building is more than 50 years old but the tradition that it houses is ageless and timeless. I see improvements that need to be made on the building and repairs that need to be made on how we come together as a family to worship there.

On Shabbat I see the beauty of our Torahs and the emptiness of many seats. I hear ancient melodies that I grew with and few voices to sing them. I see class-rooms and few children learning in them. I miss the joy of Judaism and the warmth of the Jewish family that shares that joy.

I know what I would like to bring to Temple Israel during my Presidency: a Minyan on Shabbat; children in its sanctuary; programs that educate, enrich and make us happy. Most of all I would like to bring to Temple Israel the unabashed joy of a growing membership celebrating being Jewish together as a family.

There is no simple solution but there is my promise to do my best to grow our synagogue and bring us together as a family…to celebrate and to grieve; to pray and to enjoy ourselves; to remember the past and to dream about the future; to stand proud as Jews, to worship as Jews and to preserve and share our heritage.

Dr. Sandra Alfonsi


THE NORMAL MYSTICS

The rabbis who wrote the Talmud have been described as “normal mystics.” The normal mystic is described as God-intoxicated, so drunk with his nearness to God that he sees the divine presence in everyday life: a beautiful sight in nature, a storm, a rainbow, birth, and growth. He perceives the created universe, with all its various forms of life, as the work of a divine Artist. And he interprets righteous behavior as a human aspect of divine art. Rabbi Akiba said to his disciples: “Just as the existence of a house testifies to the builder, the garment to the weaver, and the door to a carpenter, so does the world testify to the Holy One, blessed be He, who created it.” Normal mysticism is implicit in the words of the Psalmist: “The heavens declare the glory of God,” which means that the stars, the planets, the sun, and the moon provide silent testimony to God as their Creator. Though the story of Purim doesn’t mention God, yet the miraculous deliverance of the Persian Jews from Haman’s intention to destroy them reveals God’s protective care. In ancient Egypt, Joseph, who was the victim of his brothers’ envy and hostility, reassured them that they need not fear his vengeance because God had directed the scenario: “Now do not blame yourselves or be angry that you sold me here - for God sent me to save lives.” The unseen but protective role of God in the survival of the state of Israel also supports the beliefs of the normal mystics. Despite the many wars that the Arab nations, with superior numbers, have launched against Israel, that small nation had survived. It’s no coincidence that when Israel needed the reinforcement of more Jews to counterbalance the increasing Palestinian population in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, several thousands of Soviet Jews immigrated to Israel. Their timely arrival enriched Israel with a wave of engineers, teachers, doctors, and scientists who also strengthened Israel’s military position. We usually think of mystics as strange people who profess to have hallucinations or visions of God, heaven, and the angels, according to many incidences in the Bible. In Exodus (29:9-10) such a mystical vision is described: "Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and they saw the God of Israel; and there was under his feet the like of a paved work of sapphire stone, and the like of the the very heaven for clearness." But those who believe that the Lord “works in mysterious ways,” those who see in nature and in human life ample evidence of God’s handiwork, and those who discern in historical events His influence are, after all, normal mystics. And I guess that includes most of us. --Norman Gelber


Erev Tisha B’Av

Monday evening, July 15, 2013, we will present a film and dessert program commemorating Tisha B’Av. It will be followed by traditional Tisha B’Av services.

The film Nicky’s Family will run from 6:00-7:30 PM with services scheduled for 7:30-8:30 PM. We invite you to join us to see this remarkable film and we ask you to please remain to attend the hour long commemorative service.

Nicky's Family tells the nearly forgotten story of Nicholas Winton, an Englishman who organized the rescue of 669 Czech and Slovak children just before the outbreak of World War II.

Winton, now 104 years old, did not speak about these events with anyone for more than half a century. His exploits would have probably been for-gotten if his wife, fifty years later, had not found a suitcase in the attic, full of documents and transport plans.

Today the story of this rescue is known all over the world. He was knighted by the Queen Elisabeth II and the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 583 recognizing his remarkable deed.

YARD SALE (in the Temple parking lot)

Sunday, August 4th 10:00 — 2:00 (rain or shine)

$15 space rental (paid in advance)

Seller provides the table and keeps all sales.

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

To reserve your space contact Barbara at

[email protected] or 894-4537



Dear Rabbi,

What is a mechitza? Some rabbi told me a synagogue isn't "kosher" unless it has one. And he also said that the mechitza itself had to be kosher. Is it really edible?

Thanks, Meshugga

Dear Meshugga,

You're not crazy at all. But I have yet to come across an edible mechitza! A mechitza is simply a barrier, usually constructed of wood, that is used in synagogues to separate the men and women worshipers in prayer. Some are made of beveled glass, while in many cases some sort of sheet is used as a divider. In fact, the word mechitza means "divider," being that chetzi in Hebrew means "half."

In the last half century, the presence of a mechitza, or the lack thereof, has been a source of much controversy and conflict in the Jewish world. Some claim that it is a halacha, or Jewish law, to require a barrier between men and women during prayer. So much so, that they would consider a synagogue to be treif, or unkosher, were it lacking one.

But this is patently absurd. If it was a halacha, then certainly many pages in the Talmud would be devoted to discussing its proper height, where exactly it should be positioned, i.e., down the middle or along the sides or front to back, and from what materials it should be built. But the fact is that not a single reference is made to a mechitza in the last 2,000 years of Talmudic and rabbinic writings. Not until the 1950's has the subject been discussed in any rabbinic sources until Rabbi Moshe Feinstein declared it mandatory for a synagogue to have one.

Thus a simple piece of wood has become the sole barometer of the spirituality of a community. If everyone talks during prayer and it is impossible to pray with kavannah, or intention, it is okay, as long as a mechitza separates the talking women from the talking men. But a congregation that is respectful and prays together with feeling is somehow looked down upon as unworthy in God's eyes if it is lacking the requisite piece of wood. Worshiping a piece of wood, to me, is a form of idolatry.

What we can all agree upon is that until the middle of the 19th century it was customary for men and women to sit separately during prayer, sans barrier, owing to the fact that the men would come earlier to shul and the women, after childcare obligations, would arrive later and sit towards the rear, or upstairs in the balcony area. Christian critics of that era would chide the Hebrews for keeping their women penned up like chickens in a chicken coop, like some ancient tribal relic, predating modernity.

In the Talmud there is mention of a gazustra, or balcony, that was set up in the Temple courtyard during the Water Drawing Festival, to separate the sexes in such a wild and raucous holiday. This is the basis for the belief that gender separation during prayer is required for proper concentration.This is especially true when you have a multitude of attractive, young worshipers of both sexes gathered together in prayer.

In America the shift began in 1849, when Reform Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise led a congregation in Albany, NY, which had just acquired a former Christian church which lacked a balcony and whose pews thus favored what soon came to be called "family worship." Thus, over time, it became de rigueur for Reform synagogues to feature "family worship," as one by one separate gender zones were eliminated over the last decades of the 19th century. Conservative Judaism, largely a 20th century phenomenon, in general adopted the family style arrangement, while some communities retained separate seating, albeit without a physical barrier.

Lastly, even many nominally Orthodox congregations did away with the separate gender zones during WW2, when most of the men went off to war, leaving the front section of the synagogues largely bereft of men and empty while all the women were crowded in the back of the shul. So the women moved up to the front, filling the empty pews. After the war they simply refused to go back to the back, proving that it's hard to squeeze the toothpaste back into the tube. Today, many progressive Modern Orthodox congregations feature a low mechitza straight down the mid-dle, affording men and women equal visibility to the action. Haredim to this day keep their women up in balconies, even with physical dividers in the balcony areas, thus preventing any impure thoughts from distracting the men while in prayer. In summary, the presence of a mechitza has become the one singular feature defining what is an Orthodox synagogue from one which is not.


Sylvia and Herb Rosen both have birthdays in August

You are invited

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

Come help us celebrate!

An RSVP will be very helpful.

Call 424-1161 or email [email protected].

mailto:[email protected].


AS CHAIRPERSON OF THE TEMPLE KITCHEN COMMITTEE

I have been asked by our incoming President of our Temple to address our "TEMPLE FAMILY"... and we are Family.

First, we are revamping the kitchen to bring us up-to-date with our supplies, in order to prepare our lunches and dinner in a more user friendly manner.

We are planning our customary 3 dinners throughout the year: Chanukah, Shabbat Across America and not to forget our "biggie," 2nd Seder for Pesach.

Yes, we will have 2nd Seder this year.

I know whenever I visit my family, we are respectful and give them advance notice. I feel very strongly that when we ask our Temple Family for reservations, I expect to receive the same

courtesy. In the past, our preparation has always been challenging (to say the least) and I'd like to see this stopped. Two weeks advanced notice for Kiddushes and Onegs, please. Anyone not aware of the necessary shopping in our area for "Kosher" items needs to realize a whole day is

dedicated to shopping alone (maybe more).

I am making the same request for reservations to attend our functions- whether the High Holiday meals, our three dinners or other functions with meals.

In the future, I am really sorry-to-say, that this is a REQUIREMENT! You know you have a birthday, or a Yahrzeit or another special occasion, and I prepare each Kiddush especially to your

requirements.

We have seen prices rise, but we are maintaining our same prices for the 3 meals for Yom Tov as well as our Kiddushes.

One additional note I wish to express to all our Family, we have 2 very special Shabbat "assistants", Hollie as our Friday Shabbat Assistant and Cesar as our Saturday Assistant, without

whom I could not remain in the Sanctuary (as I should).

Thank you,

Lois LaBarca

Chairperson Temple Kitchen Committee


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

GENERAL DONATIONS Aloysuis Murgatroyd

712 Associates in memory of Murray Abeloff Richard Smith in honor of our good friend, Murray Abeloff

MaryAnne Heeter in memory of Murray Abeloff Eugene Glantz

Thomas and Wendy Shiffer in memory of Murray Abeloff

Sponsored Kiddush Sara McGowan

YAHRZEIT DONATIONS Jack Shevrin in memory of Bella Hymowitz Jack Shevrin in memory of Harry Hymowitz

Sandy Magnes in memory of Rose and Leo Goldberg Beatrice Greenberg in memory of Carl Greenberg

Howard Farber in memory of Joseph Farber Edith Giblin in memory of Sammy Kaplowitz

Ivan Margolies in memory of Marilyn Margolies

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Howard Farber

Elisheva Kosmerl Leigh Stelzer Merle Turitz


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

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

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

OR

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

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

Note: Hessed Fund

wishes are $10 each.

To Yafit & Mark Entenberg Mazel tov on the birth of your grandson.

Lester Abeloff Sandra Alfonsi

Bernie & Lois Driller Howard & June Farber

Manny Fineberg Sandy Magnus

Sara McGowan & Family Herb & Sylvia Rosen

Michelle & Dylan Star Patrice Summa

Barry & Suzanne Tremper Merle Turitz & Family

To Sara McGowan and Family in memory of your father, loving

“husband, father and grandfather

Sandra Alfonsi Bernie & Lois Driller

Howard & June Farber Art Glantz

Elisheva Kosmerl Stacy & Jose Rodriguez

Herb & Sylvia Rosen Barry & Suzanne Tremper

Donna & Ken Waiate Alan & Adrienne Westheim

To Mrs. Selma Cohen Beset wishes for a r’fua sh’leima

Irv & Eda Effross



Note: Hessed Fund wishes are $10 each.

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

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

July 1 Shawna Blake

JULY BIRTHDAYS

July 2 Marcie Rabinowitz Marilyn Hertz

July 5 Michele Mann

July 9 Jacob Speicher

July 13 Russell Bear Donna Waite

July 14 Darryl Speicher Sandy Magnes

July 18 Esther Graaves Suzanne Tremper June Farber Maryjane Newman

July 19 Ed Krawitz Barth Rubin

July 26 Penina Scullion

July 27 Bruce Weidenbaum Maura Bear

July 29 Steve Krawitz

July 31 Myra Trumpaitzky

July 22 Howard & Marlena Magnes

JULY ANNIVERSARIES



July Yahrzeit List

July 2 Tammuz 24 Bessie Pollack

July 3 Tammuz 25 Harry Edelstein Elizabeth Malbin

July 5 Tammuz 27 Israel Melman Dora Hertz Irene Rothstein Irving Parnes

July 6 Tammuz 28 Larry Schneider Yetta Elisweig

July 7 Tammuz 29 Samuel Barton

July 8 Av 01 Ida Binder Manus Rabinowitz

July 9 Av 02 Ann Odzer Weisbrot Charles Manley

July 10 Av 03 Rebecca Sommer Raphel Max Reader

July 11 Av 04 Dorothy Helman Abraham Klein

July 12 Av 05 Mary Goldstein Freida Soloman Robert Levokove Louis Zubow

July 14 Av 07 Rubin Binder

July 16 Av 09 Samuel Rubin

July 17 Av 10 Rebecca Soler

July 19 Av 12 Rose Wilkins Louis Silverman Frederick Starr

July 20 Av 13 Dr. Seymour Pollan Louis Cohen

July 22 Av 15 Trudy Hoo

July 24 Av 17 Clementine Abeloff

July 25 Av 18 Charles Schaffer Herman Schwartz

July 26 Av 19 Rita E. Katz

July 27 Av 20 Abram Richmond Sadie Effross

July 28 Av 21 Jennie Goldman

July 29 Av 22 Leonard Grey

July 30 Av 23 Lester Brown Annie Sperling Jennie Cohen

July 31 Av 24 Phillip Costanza Leon J. Koster


August Yahrzeit List

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

August 2 Av 26 Ruth Gittleman Harry Sagofsky

August 3 Av 27 Diane Greenfield

August 4 Av 28 Harry Bogatz Simon Hoffman Neal Goodman

August 5 Av 29 Norman Rosenthal

August 6 Av 30 Arnold Levine Ethel Berkman

August 7 Elul 01 Sylvia Blassberg Isadore Rakowitz

August 9 Elul 03 Joshua Costanza

August 10 Elul 04 Edward Rosenzweig Sally Steinberg

August 11 Elul 05 Isaac Kassel William Friedman

August 12 Elul 06 Meyer Boyers Max Goldman Rose Fuchs

August 13 Elul 07 Arleen Jolley

August 14 Elul 08 Dorothy Horowitz

August 15 Elul 09 Daniel Zadoff Mindy Solomon

August 16 Elul 10 Roberta Bernbaum Berton Burros

August 17 Elul 11 Maxwell H. Cohen

August 18 Elul 12 Sadie Rosenthal

August 19 Elul 13 Soy Kleinfeld

August 20 Elul 14 Harry Koshar Harold Laffer

August 21 Elul 15 Seymour Katz

August 22 Elul 16 Harry Sherman

August 24 Elul 18 Samuel Zager

August 26 Elul 20 Israel (Jack) Glucroft Minnie Westheimer

August 27 Elul 21 Abraham Cohen Emil Kaye

August 28 Elul 22 Morris J. Escoll Rose Frankel

August 30 Elul 24 Ed Gittleman


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

YOU CAN CELEBRATE A BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, LIFE

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

KITCHEN ANNOUNCES SHABBAT ONEG AND KIDDUSH PACKAGES

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

Each package is priced for 25 people.

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

information contact: Lois LaBarca at 421-6103


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

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

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

needed.

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

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

Contact Suzanne Tremper at 588-6148.

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

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

Honor or Remember Someone Special with a Bookplate

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

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

Do you need a Mi Sheberach Recited?

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

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




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

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

Encourage them to become members of our Temple Israel Family!

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

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

and assist us in enlarging our family.

YOU CAN BE PART OF OUR SUCCESS!!

For information please contact:

Sandra Alfonsi

223-7062 [email protected]

or Temple Israel 421-8781

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


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Please submit all articles for consideration to:

Barbara Rosenberg

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

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

Temple Israel Newsletter, Edition 586/July 2013, published monthly at Temple Israel of the Poconos, 711 Wallace Street, Stroudsburg, PA 18360. (570) 421-8781/[email protected]. For information concerning this publication contact Barbara Rosenberg, Editor, (570) 894-4537/[email protected]. Now on the web at: www.templeisraelofthepoconos.org


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