volume 69, no. 1 september 2016

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Volume 69, No. 1 SEPTEMBER 2016 Mission Statement

The mission of Temple Beth El is to pro-vide a house of Conservative Jewish worship which fosters spiritual fulfill-ment, Jewish theology, life-long Jewish education, and community support throughout the cycles of the seasons.

Board of Directors Pres. - David Ehrlich 1st VP - Gary Kogon 2nd VP - Vacant 3rd VP - Steve Gordon Secy - Harold Koplin Treasurer - Samantha Besnoff Financial Secy - Linda Hutt Lynn Brooks, Bob Brosbe, Abshalom Cooper, Randi Jacobs, Debbie Rubin, Sheila Cohen, Staci McCormick & Marc Weiner, Sue Friedman, Bob Matlin, Arne Ostroff, Earl Stein, Chuck Paul Sisterhood Rep. - Joan Goldman Rabbi Daniela Szuster & Rabbi Rami Pavolotzky Principal - Larry Besnoff Men’s Club - Steve Kleinman USY/Kadima - Megan Hart & Alyssa Gottlieb Sisterhood - Sisterhood Board Membership - Sue Friedman

Inside this issue: Rabbi Daniela’s Message 2&3 President’s Message 4 Principal’s Message 4 Sisterhood 5 Special Programs 6 Our Temple Family 8 High Holiday Infor. 13

Candle Lighting Times

Sept. 2 7:15 PM Sept. 9 7:04 PM Sept. 16 6:52 PM Sept. 23 6:41 PM Sept. 30 6:29 PM

SEPTEMBER EVENTS Sept. 5 Labor Day

Sept. 11 1st day of Sunday School

Rosh Chodesh Program

Men’s Club

Sept. 14 1st day of Hebrew School

Sept. 18 Sisterhood Women of the Year Program @9:45 AM Sept. 25 Congregational cemetery visit & G’neeza service @2:30 PM

Schedule of Shabbat Services

Sept. 2 Shabbat Services 7:30 PM Weekend sponsors needed Sept. 3 Torah Reading:RE’EH 9:45 AM Sept. 9 Shabbat Services 7:30 PM Weekend sponsors needed Sept. 10 Torah Reading:SHOFTIM 9:45 AM Sept. 16 Shabbat Services 7:30 PM Weekend sponsors needed Sept. 17 Torah Reading:KI TETZE 9:45 AM Sept. 23 Shabbat Services 7:30 PM Weekend sponsors needed Sept. 24 Torah Reading:KI TAVO 9:45 AM Sept. 30 Shabbat Services 7:30 PM Weekend sponsors - Numa & Dick Lavy in memory of Dick’s father, Dr. Louis Lavy Oct. 1 Torah Reading: NITZAVIM

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Volume 69, No. 1 September 2016 Temple Beth El

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Selichot and the month of Elul

Rabbi Daniela Szuster

We are in the month of Elul, the last month of the Jewish calendar. The month of Elul is an appropriate time to prepare ourselves for the Iamim Noraim (days of awe) or as they are known in English the High Holy Days.

The word “Elul” is similar to the root of the verb “search” in Aramaic. The Talmud writes that the Hebrew word "Elul" can be an acronym for "Ani L'dodi V'dodi Li" - "I am my be-loved's and my beloved is mine" (Song of Songs 6:3). Elul is seen as a time to search one's heart and draw close to God in prepara-tion for the Day of Judgment, Rosh Hashanah, and the Day of Atone-ment, Yom Kippur.

During the month of Elul, there are a number of special rituals that lead up to the High Holy Days. It is cus-tomary to blow the shofar every morning (except on Shabbat) from Rosh Chodesh Elul (the first day of the month) until the day before

Rosh Hashanah. The blasts are meant to awaken one's spirit and cause each person to inspect his/her soul. In addi-tion, Elul is a time to begin the difficult process of granting and asking for for-giveness.

It is also customary to recite Psalm 27 every day from Rosh Chodesh Elul through Hoshanah Rabbah on Sukkot (in the month of Tishrei).

In addition, it is customary to pray a special prayer which is called “Selichot”. I would like to take this opportunity to examine this special prayer.

Selichah means “forgiveness” and the plural, “selichot”, is used for special prayers that were originally recited on fast days. It was an ancient tradition to fast when the community experi-enced difficult times, and the Selichot were an opportunity to implore God’s mercy and love, confess sins and ask for forgiveness.

Nowadays, the most widespread cus-tom is to recite Selichot during the Penitential season which begins be-fore Rosh Hashanah and concludes with Yom Kippur. This custom is de-rived from an ancient custom of fasting during the six days before Rosh Hashanah and then was extended over the Ten Days of Teshuva (repentance).

The first mention of a distinct order to recite selichot occurs in the book of Midrashim called Tanna de-Vei Eli-yahu Zuta (10th century CE).

It was not until the ninth century that such an order to recite Selichot is found, in the Seder of R. Amram. Over the course of time, a considerable number of selichot were developed by great personalities such as Saadyah Gaon, Gershom b. Judah, Rashi, Solo-mon ibn Gabirol, etc.

There are two customs regarding

MESSAGE FROM RABBI DANIELA

when to start reciting selichot. The Sephardim follow the custom of reciting Selichot for forty days, the time Moses spent on Mount Sinai, from Rosh Chodesh Elul to Yom Kip-pur.

The Ashkenazi custom is to start reciting them on the Motzaei Shab-bat (Saturday night) before Rosh Hashanah. If Rosh Hashanah begins on a Monday or Tuesday, Selichot begins on the Saturday night of the week before Rosh Hashanah, in or-der to make sure that there are at least three days of Selichot. The conclusion of the Sabbath was con-sidered particularly propitious for such prayers for forgiveness, since it marks the beginning of a new week and the completion of a sacred day of rest, prayer and study.

In the Midrash that I mentioned before, Tanna de –Vei Eliyahu Zuta (23), it is written:

“David knew that the Temple was destined to be destroyed and that the sacrificial system would be abol-ished as a result of the iniquities of Israel, and David was distressed for Israel. With what would they effect atonement? And the Holy One Blessed be He said: “When troubles come upon Israel because of their iniquities, let them stand together before Me as one band and confess their iniquities before Me and recite Me the order of Selichot and I will answer them”…

R. Johanan said, “The Holy One blessed be He revealed this in the verse “The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, the Lord, the Lord, a God compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in kind-ness and faithfulness, extending kindness to the thousandth genera-tion, forgiving iniquity, transgres-sion and sin…” (Shmot 34:6-7, which

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gives the thirteen divine attributes).

In fact, the fundamental part of the selichot service is the recitation of the “Thirteen Attributes,” which is a list of thirteen attributes of mercy that were revealed to Moses by God after the sin of the golden calf (Exodus 34: 6-7).

It is interesting to point out that King David was distressed, and God gave him a “formula” to pray, a way to ask for mercy and forgiveness. You may know how difficult is to deal with guilt, with many regrets and anger. God, gives us hope and teaches us that there is a way to ask for forgiveness, to be forgiven and to find peace in our hearts.

God understands our feelings of guilt, discomfort and regrets so He provides us with a guide to relieve our souls, purify our hearts and be in peace when we gather together, repent and pray these special pray-ers. This means that there is a way to be forgiven and to renew our-selves.

The prayers of Selichot have the power to transform our regrets into peace and tranquility.

The prayers are poetic and express meaningful thoughts. For example: “We knock at Thy doors, begging for mercy”. This is a time when we des-perately try to come closer to God, knock on His door, and ask for mer-cy for ourselves.

Also, we find in the prayers of Seli-chot, “The soul is Thine, O Lord our God. The body is a gift from Thee”. During Elul and the High Holy Days, we reflect on our lives; life is a gift that we received, and we are com-mitted to take care of it. In addition, you can find the famous

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prayer “Shma koleinu”, “Hear our voice, Adonai our God, be kind, and have compassion for us. Willingly and lovingly accept our prayer… Do not abandon us, Adonai our God, do not distance Yourself from us. Give us a signal of hope….”.

During these days we implore God to listen to us and be very close to us in our hearts.

During these days of the month of Elul, we are preparing ourselves for the Iamim Noraim, terrible days. They are days when we are judged by God and by ourselves. They are also days when we are aware that our lives are finite and fragile. Let’s take this month of Elul as an opportunity to start thinking about the balance of our lives.

I invite you to pray together as a con-gregation the Selichot service on Sat-urday, September 24 at 8 pm at the temple.

As we pray in the Machzor, “May we and the entire of Israel be called to mind and inscribed for life, blessing, sustenance, and peace in the book of life”. Amen.

SOCIAL ACTION THANK YOU

About 190 plates were used to serve meals 135 guests at a Com-munity Meal on Tuesday June 21, 2016 at First Reformed Church at 40 East Orange Street in Lancaster. That means we were able to serve seconds to all who wanted them. Most of the guests were adults both men, women and 4 or 5 children. Milk was the fa-vored beverage! Great big thanks to all of 14 our volunteers who set up tables & chairs, schlepped supplies into the building, prepared food, served food, and cleaned up. Their number includ-ed young adults, women, men and

one non congregant. It was very gratifying to see four of our own young adults step up to do this mitzvah with willing hands and open smiling faces. Their parents and our congregation should be kvelling! Thanks to the 16 people who provided donations of food or funds. It was a community mitzvah and much appreciated. Great job everyone! On the topic of volunteers: when we arrived one man had al-ready set up all of the tables and chairs. He has done this in the past. When guests arrived another man said he would stay to put the tables and chairs back on the racks. When the time came he was joined by two other young men, and a woman with two children. Tables were washed and put away in record time! The remaining food was delivered to Clair House, for resi-dent families, the next day. A special thank you to Sa-mantha Besnoff for helping set up Sign Up Genius. Please let me know how it worked for you. I have been made aware that it is not always user friendly for people using cell phones so included will be e-mail & phone number contacts. The system was convenient to use as it kept up to date lists. The next meal is planned for Tuesday December 20, 2016. Same place and time. Looking for someone to work with me to organ-ize, learn the routine and perhaps organize a meal in the future. Please call or e-mail Sue Wolf to discuss the possibility. On behalf of Social Action, Sue Wolf and Lydia Pease


Dave Ehrlich As we write this article, the dog days of summer are upon us, but by the time you read this, we will be in the waning days of summer with fall right around the corner.

Even though the summer is a more quiet time around the synagogue, your Board of Directors has met a couple of times and various com-mittees have gotten together to carry on their work. We will have also held our open house for mem-bers and prospective members to meet the Rabbis and get to know one another. Hopefully, you were able to attend.

But September is when we will real-ly begin to gear up for the High Holi-days, Religious School, and various synagogue programs.

It would be difficult to carry on the activities of the synagogue without volunteers. If you are involved in volunteering in any way, thank you. If you’re not, please consider help-ing out by serving on one or more synagogue committees. You will find a list of these committees and contacts for them elsewhere in this bulletin. Some of them are well staffed, but others could use your help, and anyone can join a com-mittee. Sisterhood and Men’s Club, which also play a vital role in the life of our synagogue, are also always welcoming of volunteers. Contact information for them can be found elsewhere in the bulletin.

Enjoy the remainder of the summer.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – These are the committees that make things

happen at Temple Beth El. Anyone can join them. Please contact the individual listed or Co-presidents Dave Ehrlich and Gary Kogon for

more information.

Membership Outreach/Retention – Sue Friedman

Religious Practices – Gary Kogon

Education – Larry Besnoff

Youth Activities (USY/Kadima) – con-tact either Alyssa Gottlieb, Megan Hart, or Pam Lessans

Finance and Budget – Linda Hutt

Personnel – Debbie Rubin

Facilities – Steve Gordon

Cemetery – Lori Taber

Constitution and By-Laws – Dolly Shuster

Public Relations and Marketing – contact either Larry Besnoff, Samantha Besnoff, Randi Jacobs, or Arne Ostroff

Chesed – contact either Robin Adler or Judy Anthony

Food Festival – contact either Dave Ehrlich or Gary Kogon

Adult Education – Lynn Brooks

It is with much enthusi-asm and great aspira-tion that I welcome you to the 2016-17 Religious School year! Teachers are preparing, class-

rooms are being put back together after the Summer cleaning, and the Education Committee has been meeting regularly throughout the Summer to discuss and plan for this coming year.

Classes start on Sunday, Sept. 11th. We have some very interesting pro-grams and lessons planned and we hope that by the year’s end, along with Hebrew reading, holiday learn-ing, and other Jewish topics, our students will have developed a deep love and respect for his/her pre-cious heritage, as well as a strong sense of Jewish pride and identity.

If you are interested in enrolling in our school this year or know of a family in the area that might be in-terested it is never too late. Please get in touch with me so that I can talk to you or them about the pro-gram. By word of mouth and social sharing we can show the communi-ty all the great things that Temple Beth El Religious School has to offer.

And for parents as well as those of you that don’t have school age chil-dren, you are always welcomed to the school as volunteers or contrib-utors in some way such as substi-tute or leading a special program or lesson, setup/clean-up activities, organize supplies and books, bring donations of school supplies (folders, notebooks, pencils, etc), or just being there as role models for the children. L’Shalom Larry Besnoff, Religious School Principal—[email protected]

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

BULLETIN DEADLINE

The deadline for October’s bulletin

is Thursday, September 15th

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE


SISTERHOOD

2016 PAID UP

MEMBERSHIP

BRUNCH

WHEN

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18

9:45 am

WHERE

TEMPLE BETH EL

JOIN US FOR BRUNCH, AS WE HONOR

OUR 2016 WOMEN OF THE YEAR,

DEENA HERTZ AND BEV RUBIN.

There is no cost for paid-up Sisterhood Members. Cost for guests or non-

Sisterhood members is $10.

R.S.V.P. to Janet at the Temple office, 581-7891, or send an email to [email protected] by September 12.

HONORING DEENA HERTZ AND BEV RUBIN OUR 2016 WOMEN OF THE YEAR

Deena and Bev are longtime members of the Sisterhood Board, who together have been sending out

Sisterhood Fund cards for more than 12 years.

Join us as we honor

these wonderful

Sisterhood volunteers.


BETH POMERANTZ EDUCATION SERIES

SATURDAY OCTOBER 22 @ 6:30 PM • DINNER AND A MOVIE

THE WANDERING MUSE

From Ram’s Horn to Beatbox, THE WANDERING MUSE explores the

kaleidoscope of Jewish identities through the ever-changing music of the

diaspora. In constant motion, the film is a series of encounters with Jewish

musicians from around the world.

Film will be shown following Havdalah and a light dairy dinner. This

program is being offered on a pay-what-you-can basis. Suggested

contribution is $10 per person that will be collected that evening.

Please make reservations through the synagogue office.

Jewish Family Service of Lancaster Durable Medical Equipment Loan Closet

Lancaster’s Jewish Family Service’s Durable Medical Loan Closet has walkers, canes, commode sidebars, and wheelchairs for loan at no cost. It just takes two steps:

Call JFS at 397-5575 to reserve your item Stop by the JFS office to pick up your item

If a hardship prevents you from picking up the item, a JFS volunteer can deliver the appliance to

you home. If and when you no longer need it, return it to JFS for others to use. JFS also appreciates donations of durable medical equipment. Please contact us at 717-397-5575 or

[email protected], and a JFS Volunteer will pick up the item at your home. Please remember, Jewish Family Services HELPS!

Let us help you!

75 East James Street Lancaster, PA 17602

717-397-5575 [email protected]


OUR TEMPLE FAMILY

Mazel Tov To Donna & Bob Brosbe on the birth of their grandson Isaiah Chai Brosbe. To Mark Gorelik, M.D., son-in-law of Joanne & Lloyd Goldfarb, on his selection as a 2016 Voelcker Fund Young Investigator Award recipient of a $450,000 grant to pursue his medical research on Kawasaki Dis-ease, in San Antonio, Texas.

Get Well Linda Kogon

Condolences

Temple Beth El notes with sorrow the death of Sandy Goldman, moth-er of Gary Goldman. Temple Beth El notes with sorrow the death of Howard Worobow, father of Alyson Gleiberman. Temple Beth El notes with sorrow the death of Stanley Titelbaum, uncle of Ross Kaiser. We send our prayers and strength to the bereaved family members.

Congregational Thanks

Dearest Beth El Friends: We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for remembering us on our 61st anniversary. You are all so very special to us - and your thoughtfulness has brought us great joy and many fond memories. Ann & Pete Leisawitz Many thanks to those who sent cards, donations and telephone calls to me while I was recuperating from my recent operation. I’m feeling better and on the mend. Thanks again. Jan Gitomer

Many thanks to the Temple family for their warm wishes on our recent anni-versary. Dianne & Stan Berk Thanks so much for the lovely and thoughtful leagram honoring us on the occasion of our 56th wedding an-niversary. Life and time are flying by and we relish each happy moment. Joan & Beryl Sherman Jeff and I would like to thank all of our generous friends who participated in the “Meal Train” after my back sur-gery in June. You made things so much easier for us with your delicious food. Special thanks to Shellie Gordon who orchestrated everything - three times because of the scheduling changes! We truly have wonderful friends and a wonderful congregation. Dolly Shuster & Jeff Edelson We would like to thank everyone who contacted us to offer their support and best wishes after the fire on our farm. Fortunately, no one, including any of the animals was harmed. Dolly Shuster & Jeff Edelson Jay and I wish to thank our Beth El friends for remembering us on our June anniversary. We send our bless-ings and regards to all. Marilyn & Jay Reichenthal Eli and I just returned from Israel and were delighted to be reminded of our many Temple Beth El friends when we opened the Leagram sent for our 53rd Anniversary. Thank you so much for continuing to remember us! All our very best, Marcie & Eli Thank you for your kind words and donations made in memory of our aunt, Selma Gordon. Shellie & Steve Gordon

Thank you to all of our Temple Beth El family for the beautiful Leagram that you sent in honor of our 41st wedding anniversary. It is so won-derful to be remembered every year. Shellie & Steve Gordon Thank you very much to everyone who made donations in honor of my father, Howard Worobow. All the cards, food, and kind words were of great comfort. My family truly ap-preciated your thinking of us at this most difficult time. Alyson Gleiberman We want to thank all our Temple friends for remembering our recent anniversary. Thanks, Carol & Michael Gleiberman We wanted to thank everyone for the Happy Anniversary wishes. Samantha & Larry Besnoff

Anniversaries & Birthdays SEPTEMBER

Anniversaries 4th Joan & Gary Goldman 6th Caryl & Scott Buffa 8th Melanie Fleischmann & Bob Bernieri Birthdays 2nd Carl Sideman 4th Rabbi Rami 6th Marcie Natan 7th Ross Kaiser 7th Allyson Rhoads 11th Beryl Sherman 18th Michele Matlin 20th David Natan 21st Annie Gleiberman 23rd Samantha Sherman 26th Randi Jacobs 29th Stacy McCormick


MONTHLY YAHRZEIT LISTING

Yahrzeit begins the evening before the day listed. The names of depart-ed loved ones are memorialized at Shabbat services the week prior to the yahrzeit observance. Saturday, Sept. 3 Evy Epstein Sister Evy Epstein Sister-In-Law Nadine Abowitz Grandmother Ralph Taber Father Sunday, Sept. 4 Abbey Harris Mother Lisa Krantz Mother Alyssa Gottlieb Friend Sherry Ostroff Father Thursday, Sept. 8 Evy Epstein Uncle Paya Palchuk Mother Steve Kadushin Grandmother Johanna Lever Mother Friday, Sept. 9 Gary Goldman Father Tana Dardik Uncle Saturday, Sept. 10 Ralph Taber Grandmother Shellie Gordon Cousin Sunday, Sept. 11 Sam Feldstein Wife Francine Koplin Grandfather Paul Gottlieb Grandfather Joanne Goldfarb Father Monday, Sept. 12 Carol Gleiberman Father Tuesday, Sept. 13 Gary Kogon Grandfather Wednesday, Sept. 14 Steve Kadushin Father Marian Kadushin Father

Thursday, Sept. 15 Steve Kadushin Uncle Tana Dardik Husband Alyssa Gottlieb Father Judy Anthony Mother Chuck Paul Mother Saturday, Sept. 17 Gwen Weisman Brother Dave Ehrlich Wife Zvi Naveh Sister Sandy Weekes Father Tuesday, Sept. 20 Norma Rosenfeld Husband Sunday, Sept. 25 Stewart Abowitz Grandfather Monday, Sept. 26 Steve Kleinman Mother Wednesday, Sept. 28 Arnold Rinker Father Thursday, Sept. 29 Bob Brosbe Grandfather Sunday, Oct. 2 Stanley Berk Mother Monday, Oct. 3 Bob Brosbe Father Dick Lavy Father Wednesday, Oct. 5 Faye Friedman Mother-In-Law

Thursday, Oct. 6 Hal Koplin Grandfather

SISTERHOOD FUND *Sisterhood Fund cards are now $3.50 due to increase in postage costs. If your last name begins with A-M, please contact DEENA HERTZ at Sis-

[email protected]

If your last name begins with N-Z, please contact BEV RUBIN at [email protected] IN HONOR OF Nina Shapiro & Barry David - mar-riage of Shira Joan & Gary Goldman Dolly Shuster - for achieving her leadership as president Sheila Cohen Dave Ehrlich - for his forth coming presidency Sheila Cohen Gary Kogon - for his forth coming presidency Sheila Cohen Carolyn Kleinman - for her gener-ous achievements in support of Rabbis Daniela & Rami Sheila Cohen Edna & Zvi Naveh - birth of twin grandsons Michele & Bob Matlin Linda & Gary Kogon - birth of their new grandson Michele & Bob Matlin Rabbis’ Installation as Leaders of Temple Beth El Helene & Len Kallman Randi & Steve Jacobs - Justin’s en-gagement to Tali Helene & Len Kallman


KIDDUSH & ONEG SPONSORS

September

Week-End Sponsor

September 30 & Oct. 1

Numa & Dick Lavy In Memory of Dick’s father

Dr. Louis Lavy


IN HONOR OF Donna & Bob Brosbe - birth of grandson Isaiah Chai Brosbe Joan & Beryl Sherman Beverly Rubin Robin Adler - Congregant of the Year Andi & Herb Shiroff Debbie & Steve Rubin - birth of grandson Grant Marcus Andi & Herb Shiroff Sue & Richie Friedman - 35th anni-versary Andi & Herb Shiroff Gwen Weisman - birth of great-grandson Ethan Lee Rosenthal Joan & Beryl Sherman GET WELL Gwen Weisman Joan & Beryl Sherman Sandy & Greg Weekes Irwin Hirsch Joan & Beryl Sherman Janet Gitomer Linda & Gary Kogon Donna & Bob Brosbe Michele & Bob Matlin Sandy Frey Linda & Gary Kogon Donna & Bob Brosbe Deena & Alan Hertz Michele & Bob Matlin Roberta Rubunlicht Sherry & Arne Ostroff

(Continued from page 9) IN MEMORY OF Sandy Goldman - mother of Gary Goldman Carol & Michael Gleiberman Robin Adler Deena & Alan Hertz Randi & Steve Jacobs Joanne & Lloyd Goldfarb Francine & Hal Koplin Sonia Holbrook Johanna Lever Sherry & Arne Ostroff Sue & John Wolf Lori & Ralph Taber Beverly Rubin Dolly Shuster & Jeff Edelson Helen & Len Kallman Enid Hirsch Andi & Herb Shiroff Mr. Rosman - father of Debbie Rosman Tobi & Bob Sherman Selma Gordon - aunt of Steve Gordon Dolly Shuster & Jeff Edelson Sue & John Wolf Joanna & Lloyd Goldfarb Howard Worobow - father of Alyson Gleiberman Helene & Len Kallman Lori & Ralph Taber Sue & John Wolf Joan & Beryl Sherman

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Contact Shellie Gordon

[email protected]

IN HONOR OF Donna & Bob Brosbe - birth of grand-son Isaiah Chai Brosbe Shellie & Steve Gordon Deena Hertz & Bev Rubin - for their excellence & commitment on becom-ing Sisterhood’s Women of the Year Sheila Cohen

WITH DEEPEST GRATITUDE To Shellie Gordon for her herculean efforts in creating (three times!) the meal train to help us out after my back surgery. Thank you Shellie! Love Dolly & Jeff SPEEDY RECOVERY Debbie Besnoff - mother of Larry Besnoff Michele & Bob Matlin Shellie & Steve Gordon IN MEMORY OF Howard Worobow - father of Aly-son Gleiberman Michele & Bob Matlin Sandy Goldman - mother of Gary Goldman Michele & Bob Matlin Shellie & Steve Gordon

CHESED COMMITTEE

[email protected] Donation Janet Gitomer IN HONOR OF Robin Adler - Congregant of the Year Pam & Ken Lessans Donna & Bob Brosbe - birth of grandson Edna & Zvi Naveh Carolyn & Steve Kleinman - birth of grandson Edna & Zvi Naveh


GENERAL FUND [email protected]

IN HONOR OF Dave Ehrlich - wishing you much success as Temple Beth El Presi-dent Joan & Beryl Sherman Deena Hertz - Sisterhood’s Woman of the Year 2016 Sandy & Dick Bloom Rabbi Search Committee, Negoti-ating/Imm. Committee & Transi-tion Team Sheila Cohen Dave Ehrlich - being Lancaster’s #1 Tour Guide The Levy Family - Amy, Ross, Aria & Kira Levy Caring thoughts to Dolly Shuster & Jeff Edelson - fire at their home Joan & Beryl Sherman GET WELL Dolly Shuster Joan & Beryl Sherman Sandy Frey Joan & Beryl Sherman IN MEMORY OF Enid Hirsch Francine & Hal Koplin Dianne & Stan Berk Thomas Reed Brooks - father of Chris Brooks Francine & Hal Koplin Sandy Goldman - mother of Gary Goldman Carole & Marvin Daley

BETH POMERANTZ EDUCATION SERIES

Contact Temple Office [email protected]

IN HONOR OF Donna & Bob Brosbe - birth of grand-son Isaiah Chai Brosbe Linda & Gary Kogon Laura & Micah Brosbe - birth of son Isaiah Chai Brosbe Linda & Gary Kogon GET WELL Jan Gitomer Linda & Gary Kogon IN MEMORY OF Sandy Goldman - mother of Gary Goldman Linda & Gary Kogon

RABBI’S DISC. FUND [email protected]

IN HONOR OF Rabbi Daniela & Rami’s Installation Linda & Gary Kogon

PRAYER BOOK FUND [email protected]

1 Mazhor Lev Shalem IN MEMORY OF Enid Hirsch Helene & Len Kallman

YAHRZEIT FUND [email protected]

IN MEMORY OF Esta Bloom Angerer, Will Bloom, Jacob Epstein & Esther Boxer Evy Epstein Frieda Reichenthal Marilyn & Jay Reichenthal Dorothy Geller Nan & Allan Geller Hyman Levine, Shirley Kadushin, Anna Kadushin, Mortimer Kadushin MRK Jeanette May Nadine Lyon Beth Pomerantz Dave Ehrlich Irma & Alfred Abowitz Nadine & Stewart Abowitz Elsie Kamlot, Paul Kamlot, & Morris Rosten Eve & Walter Kamlot Albert Edelson, Paula Shuster, Louis Edelson & Sally Edelson Dolly Shuster & Jeff Edelson Roslyn Friedman & Abraham Friedman Caryl & Scott Buffa

LIBRARY FUND Librarian, Nina Stein

[email protected] I have been sporadi-cally processing a large legacy of books donated by Evy Ep-stein, as well as trying

to weed our library of duplicate copies and old or dilapidated books.



What we do not need will be donat-ed to the Manheim Public Library for their book sale. New Titles F Shapiro, B.A. SHA The Muralist deals with anti-Semitism in this country in the 30’s and 40’s and the mystery of the disappearance of a young artist in pre-war Germany PN Douglas, Kirk 2287 Climbing the mountain: my D54 search for meaning. Very A3 well written F Halter, Marek HAL Sarah: a novel. Sarah’s tale follows her life from Ur to the end of life in Canaan. PS Saul Bellow: There is 3503 simply too much to think E4488 about. (collected non- A6 fiction) 200S ed. By Benjamin Taylor “A milestone of 20th century criti-cism.” F Kelly, Martha Hall KEL Lilac Girls: a novel. A Holo-caust story about three women, one of whom is sent to Ravensbruck for her role as a courier for the Polish underground resistance. BM Deen, Shulem 198.56 All who go do not return. S58 “Of all of the ex-Orthodox memoirs thus far, (Deen’s) is un-doubtedly the best.” The New Re-public

(Continued from page 11) DS Kaufmann, Max 135 Churbn Lettland: the L33 Destruction of the Jews of K3813 Latvia. A contribution from the recent presentation at TBE. HQ Kunin, Madeleine M. 1236.5 How Women Can Win and U6 Lead “clear and practical K86 advice on how women can pursue careers in politics.” F Halter, Marek HAL Zipporah, wife of Moses: a novel. F Halter, Marek HAL Lilah: A forbidden love, a people’s destiny.

Jewish Family Service Thanks You!

Wittel Farms Growing Project

On August 10 and 17, 21 congregants

from our Lancaster synagogues, picked corn, peppers

and squash, and loaded them into boxes to be sent to the

Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. The fresh vegetables

then became available to Lancaster

County’s hungry residents.

Jewish Family Service thanks you for generously offer-

ing your time to do this!

As part of the Lititz Story Telling Festival, renown Israeli author and story teller, Noa Baum will be speaking about her book, “A Land Twice Promised,” Thursday, September 28, 7:30 pm at Congregation Shaarai Shomayim sanctuary.

Temple Office Hours

Monday - 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Tuesday - office closed Wednesday - 9:00 am - 2:30 pm Thursday - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm


HIGH HOLIDAY SERVICE SCHEDULE

AND FLYERS WILL BE MAILED

TO CONGREGANTS THE 1ST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER AND WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE

ON THE SYNAGOGUE

WEBSITE

MEMORIAL SERVICE

The annual cemetery me-morial service and the burial of Ho-ly Books will be held at the Temple Beth El cemetery on Sunday, Sep-tember 25 at 2:30 pm. More details to follow concerning the G’neeza service.

ATTENTION SHOFAR BLOWERS

Come join in the final tekiah gedolah at the conclusion of Yom Kippur services. You can bring your shofar before Kol Nidre and leave it in the office overnight.

HIGH HOLIDAY YOUTH SERVICES

Temple Beth El will be offering spe-cial High Holiday Youth Services. Rosh Hashanah Monday, October 3 From 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Yom Kippur Wednesday, October 12 From 10:00 am - 12:00 pm The services will be held in the Chapel.

Rabbi Chaim Galfand

Rabbi Galfand is employed full time as the School Rabbi of the Perelman Jewish Day School in Melrose Park, PA. He comes to us with many years of experience serving as a guest chaz-zan with different synagogues. It is a pleasure to welcome Rabbi Galfand back to Temple Beth El.

MAZON: A JEWISH RESPONSE TO

HUNGER

Please be generous and bring your donation of non-perishable food items with you when you come to the Kol Nidre Service, Tuesday evening, October 11th. *Pick up a grocery bag at Rosh Hashanah services and return your non-perishable food items to the Temple office.

BABYSITTING FOR THE HIGH HOLIDAYS

Sisterhood has made arrangements for babysitting for our young chil-dren on the 1st day of Rosh Hasha-nah, Monday, October 3 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. Please note that there WILL NOT be babysitting available on the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah. We will offer babysitting on Yom Kippur, Wednesday, Octo-ber 12 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm. This year we will be using ONE ROOM IN THE EDUCATION WING FOR BABYSITTING

GIFT SHOP NEWS

Want to spruce up your table for the high holidays?? Maybe with a new challah plate, or honey and apple server?? Perhaps you just want to pick up a hostess gift or a few bottles of kosher wine. Whatever your needs, the gift shop/ wine cellar is ready for you. We will be open on Sunday, Sep-tember 18 and 25 until 12 p.m. You can always visit the gift shop during Janet’s office hours during the week. Since you will be doing much gro-cery shopping in preparation for the holidays, consider purchasing Giant or Weis gift cards from Janet or from myself. Sale of these cards is an ongoing fundraiser for Sister-hood since we receive 2% of the sale of these cards. In fact, sale of these grocery gift cards as well as funds received from purchases you make in the gift shop/wine cellar benefit the temple since money raised by Sisterhood helps to sup-port the Religious School, the tem-ple kitchen and the Fund for the Future, just to name a few. Hag Sameah! Joan Goldman


TEMPLE BETH EL 1836 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 581-7891

WEEKEND & MONTHLY SHABBAT SPONSORSHIP FORM

Name(s): ___________________________________________________________________ I/We wish to be a Shabbat sponsor on the following WEEKEND(s): 1. Weekend Date: _______ “Temple Beth El” Provided Refreshments (see letter): $60____ Other Provider/Caterer (fill in name) ____ __ This weekend sponsorship is in honor (or memory) of: _____________________________________________________ 2. Weekend Date: _______ “Temple Beth El” Provided Refreshments (see letter): $60____ Other Provider/Caterer (fill in name) ____ __ This weekend sponsorship is in honor (or memory) of: _____________________________________________________ ******************************************************************************************************

I/We wish to be a monthly Shabbat sponsor during the following MONTH(s): 1. Month: _____________ $100 _____ Amount of additional donation (see letter): _____ This monthly sponsorship is in honor (or memory) of: _____________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Month: ____________ $100 _____ Amount of additional donation (see letter): _____ This monthly sponsorship is in honor (or memory) of:______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ **********************************************************************************************

I/We wish to sponsor a Holiday Kiddush on the following date(s): 1. Holiday Date: _____________ $60 _____ Amount of additional donation (see letter): _____ This Kiddush is in honor (or memory) of: ________________________________________________________ Your sponsorship and occasion will be highlighted in the bulletin, the weekly email, and announced from the bima on Shabbat. Please “check” below only if you do NOT wish to be listed in the bulletin ______, email ______ or announced from the bima ______.

Please enclose your check made out to “Temple Beth El” when you return this form to the Temple office. Con-tact Janet Lefever if you have any questions. Thank you for supporting this wonderful Beth El tradition.

volume 69, no. 1 september 2016

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