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There are two types of miracles that G*d performs: revealed and hidden. Passover celebrates the open miracle which G*d performed for us in liberating us from Egyptian bondage, while Purim cele-brates the more hidden miracle of re-demption. Hidden because nowhere in the Megillah which we read on Purim is G*d's name ever mentioned, yet we are aware that He is working behind the scenes, masked by the false veneer of re-ality whose husks often hide the aware-ness of G*d's Presence among us. That is why we wear costumes and masks on Purim, to represent this very idea!

On Passover when we read the Hag-gadah we do not see Moshe's name men-tioned, just as on Purim when we read the Megillah we do not see G*d's name men-tioned. This is because an open, revealed miracle does not require mankind to act. Redemption comes from Above. But a hidden miracle requires man to act and be the active agent of his own redemp-tion. G*d is the conductor, but we play the instruments.

And this is how it has to be since Biblical days, as G*d seeks to give us full maturity and independence. We are no longer babies who need to be fed and nursed by a doting mother. G*d wants us to stand on our own two feet and take responsibil-ity for our world and our survival within it. Waiting for Mashiach, for G*d to create redemption for us, whether nationally or personally, is reflective of the immature mindset, of the child who sees himself as a helpless, potential victim, needing to be saved by another. Redemption must come from within. Just as we all have a

Temple Israel of the Poconos Newsletter

MIRACLES: REVEALED AND HIDDEN by Rabbi Baruch Binyamin Hakohen Melman

Drawing by Marilyn Margolies

Inside this Issue

Rabbi’s Message 1

Norman Gelber 4

Hebrew School 8

Donations 11

Hessed 13/14

Birthdays/ 15 Anniversaries

Yahrzeit Lists 16/17

Kitchen Volunteers are desperately needed for every Shabbat. Please contact Lois LaBarca at 421-6103 to offer your time in the kitchen.

Edition 570 April 2012 Nisan/iyar 5772 A monthly publication of Temple Israel of the Poconos

spark of the Divine within each of us, so to do we all have a spark of Mashiach within us. We must each nurture that spark and take personal responsibility for that sparks growth and fulfillment.

In terms of our local community, letting some-one "other" do the work for our synagogue's survival rather than becoming personally in-volved, is another example of this mindset which must be challenged. Redemption must come from our active participation in the miracle, for redemption, quite frankly, is nothing other than a miracle, whether it is the survival of the State of Israel or the survival of Temple Israel!

Thumbs up to an anonymous member of the community, so moved was he by the beauty of the experience of the Shabbat Across America dinner, that he stepped forward to personally defray the cost of similar Shabbat dinners... to permit the community to experi-ence the joy and warmth of a traditional Shabbat dinner each and every month! To make them affordable for all in our commu-nity to be able to come together as one. This is what it means to personally bring redemp-tion. Instead of complaining about the apathy of others, he took action!

So too with the crisis between Iran and the free world. The whole world seems asleep to the evil menace a nuclear Iran would mean to its freedom, but Israel in particular sits squarely in its cross hairs. We complain and complain at the apathy of others, and of their reluctance to deal with this menace. In the end, it must be we ourselves, the Jewish people, acting from below, with G*d's help from Above, to ensure our redemption and salvation.

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

660 WALLACE STREET, STROUDSBURG, PA 18360

3 yr Trustee: Art Glantz 424-7876 [email protected]

2 yr Trustee: Bernie Driller Esther Graves Sandra Alfonsi

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1 yr Trustee: Elisheva Kosmerl Sam Newman

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Past President Trustee: Chuck Feinstein 421-4423 [email protected]

Cemetery: 209/ Eliezer Gardens

Charlie Cahn

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Hebrew School Debbie Smith 610-751-7692 [email protected]

Ritual Bernie Driller 421-6103 [email protected]

Finance Dave Rosenberg 894-4537 [email protected]

Membership Sandy Magnes 476-6832 [email protected]

Kitchen Yafit Entenberg Lois LaBarca

424-5479 421-6103


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 Suzanne Tremper 588-6148 [email protected]

1st Vice President Mitchell Marcus 588-0991 [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]

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A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT ……

Dear Temple Family, Spring is in the air. Tonight is Purim and the Rabbi will be reading the Megillah. It is a fun holiday – the kids will be in costume and making a lot of noise every time Haman’s name is mentioned – the only time they are not asked to be quiet – the louder the better. We will also enjoy our traditional hamentashen. Last Shabbat we had our annual Shabbat Across America dinner and services.

– WE MISSED YOU- We can plan and provide activities, dinners, brunches, etc. but it is not a success unless YOU attend. We have plans for the future – this month we will have our Passover Community Dinner on April 8. Yom Hashoah is April 19 – Holocaust Remembrance Day. With this day in mind, we will have a brunch on April 22 honoring our own Tom Breslauer, z”l. We will be showing the DVD of his life during that period and have a few speakers, including his lovely wife Camille. We are planning more Shabbat Dinners and Sunday brunches. A ‘Chef from the Past” has agreed to assist in the kitchen when possible, but we still need assistance with set up, etc. We need volunteers and ideas – there is a large library of videos available from the Jewish Federation – would you like a monthly brunch to show one? a light evening supper with movie? we will consider all suggestions – just let the program committee hear from you. Wishing everyone a Zissin Pesach. Shalom Suzanne Tremper, President

Rabbi's Weekly Class Schedule:

MORNINGS:

Tuesdays 10:30 - 11:20 AM Parsha of the week with Etz Chaim commentary.

Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:20 AM Understanding the Siddur, what our prayers mean.

Thursdays 10:30 - 11:20 AM Parsha of the week (continued) with Etz Chaim commentary.

EVENINGS:

Mondays: 5:15 - 6:15 PM Understanding the Talmud - Tractate Kiddushin, using the Vilna Shas edition.

Thursdays 5:15 -6:15 PM Understanding the Talmud -Tractate Kiddushin (continued)


In the mosaic of Jewish history, there was an outpouring of hand-copied books on a variety of Judaic topics during the 12th and 13th centuries. One of these topics was Jewish mysticism, or the Kabbala, and one of the popular books on this topic was the “Sefer Hasidim” (Book of the Devout) by Judah the Pius. This book included stories about miracles, angels, spirits, devils, and wandering souls. In spite of its wide appeal, however, its unearthly subject matter made it controversial between intellectual Jews and gullible Jews.

Since most of us are probably unfamiliar with Jewish mysticism, I am approaching this topic as if the congregation asked me three questions: What is Jewish mysticism? What is its source? What role did it play in Jewish history?

Jewish mysticism may be defined as a spiritual movement originating in Europe during the medieval period and dealing with the creation of the world and with spiritual creatures such as angels, devils, and the soul after death. The Kabbalistic theory also held that G-d created the world by releasing Ten Seforim, or spiritual radiations, each with a specific function. The most popular of the Kabbalistic books was the Zohar (Brilliance) which appeared in Spain in 1250.

According to legend, it was dictated by angels to Simon ben Yohai, and it revealed the hidden meanings of the Torah. These books, together with many other religious works, inspired medieval Jews to regard themselves as a holy people who were devoted to sustaining their Jewish tradition in an antagonistic Christian Europe.

Although the Kabbala is part of the Jewish tradition, its content is regarded as dangerous for those who misunderstand its purpose, which is “Making the self into a better, more expanded individual, more transcenden-tal, more attuned to the essence and roots of one’s soul.” In short, it is to entwine heaven and earth and to involve humankind in this spiritual journey.

Whether medieval Jews lived in villages or ghettos, they were never safe from Christian rivalry and hostility ever since the Council of Nicaea (325 C.E.), which officially separated Jews from Christians. This troubled situation led to outbreaks of physical and verbal anti-Semitism, which forced Jewish communities to defend themselves as best they could. They relied on Holy Scripture and on the Kabbala to maintain their stalwart faith in Judaism. They were bold enough to engage in public disputations with Christian clergymen to prove that Judaism was the superior religion. In an extraordinary example of religious fervor, a mystic Jew named Abraham Abulafia traveled to Rome in 1280 with the intention of converting the Pope to Judaism!

As we see, Jewish mysticism has its roots in the Torah, and appealed to intellectual Jews who were inquisitive about the nature of God and the spiritual creatures that inhabit heaven and earth. The story that three rabbis suffered death while studying the Kabbala served to caution Jews about the danger of pursuing this esoteric subject. Consequently, it is believed that only mature, learned Jews are qualified to study the mysteries of the Kabbala. - Norman Gelber -

Jewish Mysticism By Norman Gelber

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PASSOVER 5772 April 8, 2012

Temple Israel of the Poconos Community Family Dinner

Due to the constraints of preparing a Passover Seder on a Saturday evening,

this year our Temple Family will instead gather on

Sunday, April 8th for a Family Dinner to begin at 5:00 p.m.

Our Temple kitchen volunteers are hard at work planning the menu and getting all

the details in place for a fabulous holiday meal.

Plan to be there !!! The cost is as follows: Adults — $25 5-13 yrs. old — $15 Under 5 — free

All reservations must be made and paid in full by March 25th. Please send your check to the Temple office marked

“Passover Dinner” in the memo section.


PASSOVER SERVICE TIMES AND SCHEDULE

Wednesday April 4 Deadline to receive "sell your chametz" forms

Thursday April 5 3 stars....Search for Chametz - with "al biur chametz" blessing

Friday April 6 Service and Siyyum for the first born 8:00 a.m.

Friday April 6 No chametz may be eaten after 10:30 a.m.

Friday April 6 Burning the Chametz at Temple Israel of the Poconos saying blessing "kawl chamira". Bring your chametz in bags to TI between 11:00 and 11:30 AM

Friday April 6 Light candles First night w/ blessing "lehadlik ner shel Shabbat 7:13 p.m. veYom Tov" and "shehecheyanu" .

Friday April 6 After 3 stars - FIRST SEDER MAY BEGIN

Saturday April 7 Passover Shacharit service 9:00 a.m.

Saturday April 7 Light candles Second Night with same blessings as first night 8:14 p.m. including shehecheyanu)

Saturday April 7 after 3 stars - SECOND SEDER MAY BEGIN

Sunday April 8 Passover Shacharit service 9:00 a.m.

April 9 - 12 INTERMEDIATE DAYS OF FESTIVAL (CHOL HAMOED)

Thursday April 12 Light Candles 7th Night..."lehadlik ner shel Yom Tov" 7:20 p.m.

Friday April 13 Yom Tov Service 9:00 a.m.

Friday April 13 Light Candles 8th Night..."lehadlik ner shel Shabbat veYom Tov" 7:21 p.m.

Saturday April 14 Shabbat/Yom Tov service w/YIZKOR 9:00 a.m.

Saturday April 14 Approximately 10 AM YIZKOR

Saturday April 14 Passover ends...No chametz may be eaten until I buy back 8:22 p.m. chametz by 9:00 PM.


FORM FOR SELLING YOUR CHAMETZ

I (your name)___ ___________________, do hereby appoint Rabbi Baruch Melman or his designated appointee, to sell all leftover Chametz (leaven) that is in my possession to a gentile, who will assume all legal right to my chametz, and who may access it if he so chooses. Not that he would...

In consideration of sale, I am enclosing $_________ for the Rabbi's Discretionary Fund. Please make check payable to Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund. SIGNATURE: _________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________

“Still Life” an exhibit of paintings by Phyllis Vogel

Temple Israel member Phyllis Vogel will have featured art works

on display at the Delaware Water Gap Castle Inn Gallery. The exhibit will run from February 11 through April 11, 2012.

Phyllis, having studied at some of the best art schools in New

York City, has been represented in numerous invitational shows and exhibits and is included in many private collections. She

has taught art classes to both adults and children.

Please submit to Temple Office by Monday, April 4.

SAVE THE DATE

Breakfast Honoring the Memory of Tom Breslauer, Beloved TI Member and Holocaust Survivor

Sunday, April 22, 2012

10 AM Reservations Necessary

Please contact Marlena at the Temple office either by phone or e-mail to reserve your spot at this event.


From Debbie Smith

Tuesday, April 3 Hebrew School 4:45—6:45

Tuesday, April 10

Saturday, April 14 Saturday Morning Services

Students and parents attend. 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, April 17 Hebrew School 4:45 to 6:45

Tuesday, April 24 Hebrew School 4:45 to 6:45

Friday, April 27 Friday Night Service

Students and parents attend. 7:00 p.m.

NO HEBREW SCHOOL


YOM HASHOAH CANDLES

It's been almost seventy years since the last Nazi concentration camp was liberated, and the Holocaust that claimed six million Jewish lives came to an end. To ensure that the six million did not die in vain and that the Holocaust never happens again, Temple Israel of the Poconos will join Jews throughout North America by participating in the Yom HaShoah Yellow Candle Program sponsored by the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs in cooperation with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. As the years past, the memories of those who fell victim to the ultimate hate crime must not diminish. That's why we are encouraging your family and every family in Temple Israel of the Poconos, in Stroudsburg, in Pennsylvania, and in North America to light at least one Yellow Candle on the night of Wednesday, April 18, 2012. When each family lights a Yellow Candle it will increase the awareness of the Holocaust, and perpetuate our commit-ment to our people. The memory is important because the number of Holocaust survivors is dimin-ishing with each passing day. As we lose this precious link, those who deny the Holocaust gain strength. Sadly, a portion of the children of this generation lack any knowledge of the Holocaust. Yom Hashoah candles are a highly visible symbol for keeping the flame alive. Their color recalls the badges Jews were forced to wear in Nazi-occupied Europe, but their flame inspires hope that we can yet make our world a toler-ant place to live.

In the spirit of remembrance, we encourage all of you to give Tzedakah (Charity) as a form of respect to those who did not survive the Holocaust. With your donation we will continue to teach the genera-tions to come. Through your generosity we will continue to purchase and supply candles each and every year and pledge our collective support to organizations dedicated to keeping the memory alive. ************************************************************************************************** Yes I would like to pre-order _____ Yom Hashoah Yellow Candles. I pledge a minimum donation of $5 for each candle ordered. Name___________________________________________

Address_________________________________________

City, State, Zip Code____________________________

Telephone Number ( ) _________________ E-Mail Address____________________@_____________

I would like to make an additional donation in the amount of $________.

Total amount enclosed $_____________

Please submit your order by April 1, 2012 to: Temple Israel of the Poconos 660 Wallace Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 A portion of the proceeds will benefit Yad Vashem Holocaust Education Center in Israel.

Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) is April 19, 2012. Candles should be lit

on the evening of Wednesday, April 18, 2012.


ASK THE RABBI Dear Rabbi,

I have been considering the idea of converting to Judaism for over a year now. I feel that it's finally time to "get the ball rolling." I am wondering, where do I go now, what should I do? I would appreciate any help you could give me in my quest.

~Jennifer Sue

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Dear Jennifer Sue,

That is awesome news!

First of all, please note that embracing a full Jewish life when joining the Jewish family entails a deep commitment to the vast scope of Jewish law, as embodied in the Written and Oral Torahs. Please be aware that if one joins the Jewish people, one would be joining a people that has been abused and victimized and blamed for all the world's ills since nearly time began. And that in every generation there arose those who sought to wipe us off the face of the earth. And yet, we are still here, because our continued existence is testimony to the existence of G*d, to the Presence of G*d in this world and to the enduring Truth of His Covenant that He made with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Judaism holds that G*d does not require everyone to become Jewish to be considered righteous in His eyes. It is sufficient for a gentile to observe the seven Noahide Laws which G*d gave to all humanity. Christianity and Islam believe in the need to to conquer the whole world in the name of their respective faiths. We believe it is hard enough just to conquer one's impulses. Having said all that, let me state that if one is willing to take on the mantle of the commitment to the laws and values of our Holy Torah which G*d gave to Moses at Sinai, then we would certainly welcome you to our ranks. We say that the Torah was given not only to the Israelites who were present at Sinai, but to all their descendants and to all future righteous proselytes as well.

I advise you to visit your local synagogues and get to know their rabbis as a first step. Approach them to discuss the idea of conversion. If they turn you down three times, they are just doing their job. That is how we have remained "the world's slowest growing religion."

Good luck and please keep me posted.


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

GENERAL DONATIONS Aloysius Murgatroyd

in memory of David Newman

SPONSORED ONEG/KIDDUSH Art Glantz

Ed & Bobbie Krawitz

Suzanne & Barry Tremper

Charlie Cahn

Sandra Alfonsi

TREE OF LIFE Paul Solomon

in honor of Mindy’s 90th birthday

YAHRZEIT DONATIONS Art Glantz

Lois LaBarca


FROM OUR KITCHEN …..

Many thanks to our kitchen committee helpers who all together helped make Shabbat Across America so successful.

First, to Sandra Alfonsi who made delicious soup and stood by my side lending a helpinghand to whatever needed doing. Thank you Sandra.

Second, to Elisheva for a wonderful dessert. It was truly yummy! Also for your yummy dressing. Thank you Elisheva.

Thank you Barbara and Elisheva for putting together the salad. You truly took a lot off my hands at the proper time. Again, thank you Barbara and Elisheva.

Thank you Barry for pitching in with 2 wonderful helping hands when helping hands were needed. Again, thank you Barry.

And lastly, but certainly not least, to Bernie for shopping for everything, cutting the chicken and doing all the other things that needed doing, as well as the last minute

items. Again, a great big thank you.

And I want to thank everyone who attended our dinner. Without you we would have no one to cook for. So thank you for coming and making

Shabbat Across America the success it was.

Much appreciation,

Lois LaBarca Kitchen Committee


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.

To Rabbi Melman Mazel tov on Tifarah’s Bat Mitzvah

from Camille Breslauer

Judy Brown Bernie & Lois Driller

Irv & Eda Effross Howard & June Farber

Art Glantz Sandy Magnes & Family

The McGowan Family Sam & Maryjane Newman

Howard & Ruth Popkin Herb & Sylvia Rosen

Barbara Schneiderman Paul & Mindy Solomon

Barry & Suzanne Tremper Merle Turitz & Family

To Hannah Puckhaber Best wishes for a r’fua sh’leima

from Judy Brown

Bernie & Lois Driller Irv & Eda Effross

Art Glantz Ed & Bobbie Krawitz

Howard & Ruth Popkin Herb & Sylvia Rosen

Paul & Mindy Solomon Michelle & Dylan Star


Ken & Donna Waite

To Art Jolley Best wishes for a r’fua sh’leima

from Howard & Ruth Popkin

To Mindy Solomon Mazel Tov on your 90th Birthday

from Sandra Alfonsi

Camille Breslauer Judy Brown

Chuck & Yiskah Feinstein Art Glantz

Myra Goldberg & Jay Roseman Esther Graves

Dan & Marilyn Hertz Ed & Bobbie Krawitz

Sandy Magnes Herb & Sylvia Rosen

Michelle Star Barry & Suzanne Tremper

Ken & Donna Waite

Thank you to my friends at Temple Israel who kindly made donations in honor of

my daughter Tifarah’s Bat Mitzvah.

mailto:[email protected].


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.

To Sandra Alfonsi In memory of your loving husband

Ferdinando from

Judy Brown Charlie Cahn

Chuck & Yiskah Feinstein Art Glantz

Ed & Bobbie Krawitz Sandy Magnes

Sam & Maryjane Newman Norman & Marcie Rabinowitz family

Herb & Sylvia Rosen Paul & Mindy Solomon

Michelle Star Barry & Suzanne Tremper

To Ivan Margolies & Family In Memory of Marilyn, loving wife, mother and

grandmother from

Sandra Alfonsi Camille Breslauer

Judy Brown Bernie & Lois Driller Paul & Shelley Giblin

Art Glantz Myra Goldberg & Jay Roseman

Ed & Bobbie Krawitz Sandy Magnes

Mitchell Marcus Sam & Maryjane Newman

Howard & Ruth Popkin John & Hannah Puckhaber

Herb & Sylvia Rosen Barth Rubin

Leah Silverwater Paul & Mindy Solomon Michelle & Dylan Star


Ken & Donna Waite Alan & Adrienne Westheim

To Paul & Judy Schuchman In loving memory of your dear friend,

Paul Lieberman from

Barry & Suzanne Tremper

Thank you to all my friends at Temple Israel for your kind thoughts, cards and donations on the recent passing of my

beloved Marilyn.

Ivan Margolies



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]

April Birthdays April 04 Jeanie Kurzrok

April 05 Aubrey Harter Charles Feinstein

April 09 Hilda Brown

April 10 Janina Nissel

April 11 Shoshana McGowan

April 16 Bruce Brownstein Jacob Smith Macky Cohen

April 23 Robin Bair Leni Eisemann

April 25 Joshua Herschlag

April 27 Beatrice Greenberg

April Anniversaries April 03 Jack & Hannah Shevrin

April 20 David & Barbara Rosenberg



April Yahrzeit List

April 1 Nisan 09 Rachel Zdoresky Mollie Silverman Mitchel Postol

April 4 Nisan 12 Daniel Pehr Jean Schwartz

April 6 Nisan 14 Theodore Steinberg Samuel Balick Alexander August Florence Parnes

April 8 Nisan 16 Louis M. Block

April 9 Nisan 17 Rachel Bair

April 10 Nisan 18 Sam Ehrlichman Lillian Dorfman

April 11 Nisan 19 Leila May Parkhurst Dan Pollack

April 12 Nisan 20 Marion Feinsilber Samuel Lax

April 13 Nisan 21 Blanche Bernstein Nathan Rosen

April 14 Nisan 22 Dr. Kurt Philippsberg

April 15 Nisan 23 Harriet Zdoresky Deborah Singman

April 17 Nisan 25 Sarah Wimer David Bernbaum

April 19 Nisan 27 Rose Burros Sarah Leiser Abraham Berkman

April 20 Nisan 28 William Odzer

April 21 Nisan 29 Herman Brown

April 22 Nisan 30 Maynard Abeloff Benjamin Sadagursky

April 25 Iyar 03 William Westheimer

April 27 Iyar 05 Barbara Gross Max Berman Simon Goldberg Helen Driller

April 28 Iyar 06 Israel Malbin Neil Kevin Finkel Caroline Rosenzweig

April 30 Iyar 08 Myron Ehrlich Anna Rabinowitz


May 1 Iyar 09 Jerry Sugarman Harry Forster Annie Reader

May 2 Iyar 10 Masha Trumpaitzky

May 4 Iyar 12 Frances Forster Sonya Fisher

May 5 Iyar 13 Abraham Lichetenbaum

May 7 Iyar 15 William Brown

May 9 Iyar 17 Beatrice Joseph

May 10 Iyar 18 Edward I. Odzer Jacob Bernbaum

May 11 Iyar 19 Rachel Jollowskly

May 12 Iyar 20 Julius Reader Florence Goldstein Leo Feinsilber

May 13 Iyar 21 Philip Goldstein

May 14 Iyar 22 Harry Smulyan

May 15 Iyar 23 Arthur Silverwater

May 16 Iyar 24 Stanley Iskowitz

May 17 Iyar 25 Sadye Rosenzweig Robert Dean Cohen

May 19 Iyar 27 Abraham Userowitz

May 23 Sivan 02 Minnie Glaser Jane Spears

May 24 Sivan 03 Amanada Canarte Ann Margolies

May 25 Sivan 04 Sophie Fleischmann

May 26 Sivan 05 Irma Reicher Carl Greenberg

May 27 Sivan 06 Morton Silverman

May 28 Sivan 07 Evelyn Hill Harry Trumpaitzky

May 29 Sivan 08 Tom Breslauer

May 30 Sivan 09 Lilian August Jerome Freiberg Anna Nadell Esther Abeloff

May 31 Sivan 10 Max Blum Esther Jacobs Rose Goldberg

MayYahrzeit List


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:

Sandy Magnes at 570-476-6832

or [email protected]

or Temple Israel 421-8781

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


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Temple Israel Newsletter, Edition 570/April 2012, published monthly at Temple Israel of the Poconos, 660 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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