CongregationChavurah Beth Shalom

Temple TalkThe Chavurah Newsletter

Iyar/Sivan 5765June 2005

www.mychavurah.org

ChavurahBeth ShalomP.O. Box 417

Tenafly, New Jersey 07670

Phone: (201) 567-7806

Fax: (201) 567-5551Email:

ChavBethShalom@aol.com

Founding Rabbi and Spiritual Leader:Rabbi Nathaniel Benjamin

Senior Rabbinical Scholar:Rabbi Jack Bemporad

Rabbinical Associate:Rabbi Dennis Shulman

President of the Congregation:Bjorg Ollendorff

Assistant to the Rabbis:Janine Schwarz

Director of Education:Debra Kronberg

Worship and Adult Education Schedule Shabbat Evening Service June 3

8 p.m. Shabbat Morning Minyan June 4

10 a.m.Ephraim Woolman Judaic June 4Study Class No Class

Shabbat Evening Service June 108 p.m.

Shabbat Morning Minyan June 1110 a.m.

Ephraim Woolman Judaic June 11Study Class No Class

Shabbat Evening Service June 178 p.m.

Shabbat Morning Minyan June 189:30 a.m.

Ephraim Woolman Judaic June 18Study Class 10:30 a.m.

Shabbat Evening Service June 248 p.m.

Shabbat Morning Minyan June 259:30 a.m.

Ephraim Woolman Judaic June 25Study Class 10:30 a.m.

Shabbat ServicesShabbat Services are held every Friday night at 8 p.m. except when there are Family Services which begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Alpine Community House. Please note that religious school students are required to attend Family Shabbat Evening Services as part of the curriculum.

Ephraim Woolman Judaic Study ClassSaturday morning class led by Rabbi Bemporad includes stimulating discussions about Jewish philosophy, history, scripture and commentary on current events. Join us every Shabbat morning at 10:30 a.m. at the Alpine Community House unless otherwise noted above.

Shabbat Morning MinyanMinyan led by Rabbi Dennis Shulman includes an active discussion of some aspect of this week's Torah portion, and an explanation of a prayer or two included in the service.  Dress is casual and informal. Join us every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at the Alpine Community House unless otherwise noted above.

Want to come to services?

Friday evening services along with Shabbat morning minyan services and the Ephraim Woolman Judaic study class are normally held at the Alpine Community House, Old Dock Road (off Closter Dock Road) in Alpine, New Jersey.

Can’t drive?We will only be too happy to accommodate you!

If driving doesn’t agree with you, we will arrange to get you to the synagogue for services. Just call on Thursday and we will arrange for a ride for you on Friday or Saturday so that you can attend services.

If you are in a position to give someone else a ride to the Alpine Community House or you need a ride, please call Janine Schwarz at (201) 567-9783 or Rabbi Benjamin at (201) 567-7806.

Send us your e-mail address!In an effort to keep you better informed about events in the congregation and in the Jewish community, we are requesting your e-mail address. It will help us reach you in a more timely manner regarding events as they happen.

Be assured that your information will NOT be made available to any other organizations or solicitors.

Where in the world are our congregants??Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure or simply in your office or home, you always have access to Congregation Chavurah Beth Shalom. We are here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you have access to a computer anywhere in the world you have access to us at www.mychavurah.org. For announcements

June 2005 Contributions

Michael & Liza Moses:In memory of his mother Jean Moses

Michael & Liza Moses:In memory of her mother Caroline Rubin

Martha Koven:In memory of her mother Thelma Shapiro

Martha Koven:In memory of her husband Bernard J. Koven, MD

Ronald and Susan Schwartzman: On the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Carly

Peter and Michelle Soumas: On the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Alana

Stephen and Leslie Apollo on the birth of their grandson Jacob,

son of Karen and Ken ZimanPaul and Dena Florczyk on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Jack

Chavurah Beth Shalom welcomes the following new members:

M E M B E R S H I PThe best way to build our congregation is through word-of-mouth.

If you know of any new families in our community who might be interested in joining our Chavurah, please send us their name and address.

We will include them on our mailing list to receive our newsletter and membership information.

Tell your friends to check out our website www.mychavurah.org to learn about our programs and

Shabbat Service June 3Robert Goody, husband of Helen GoodyEthel Litoff, mother of Bernard LitoffRuben K. Mann, father of Sam Mann

Shabbat Service June 10Alice Adler, sister of Bela AdlerCharles Sherbert, uncle of Dana Osterman Bertha Adler, mother of Bela AdlerAlbert Cosker, grandfather of Karen EisenbudDr. Hyman Cohen, father of Helen Goody Daisy Delmont Fish, mother of Ira Fish Harris Goody, grandfather of Robert GoodyLouis G. Holtzman, father in law of Sheila Holtzman Daisy Delmont Fish, mother of Fred FishAndrew I. Stein, Brother of Nancy Simpson Dora Weinstein, mother of Fran Altchuler

Shabbat Service June 17Paul Abramson, father of Dr. David Abramson Toby Bieger, mother of Joseph Bieger Benjamin Fierstein, father of Paul Fierstein Shabbat Service June 24Eleanor Fierstein, mother of Paul Fierstein Jack Hart, uncle of Charles WrubelIda Friedman, mother of Deanna Feinberg Shirley Herskowitz, mother of Dr. Gerald HerskowitzHarry Holtzman, husband of Sheila Holtzman Jean Leibman, mother-in-law of Felicia LeibmanEdna Kagan, mother of Richard Kagan Isidore Berger, father of Emily MannArchie Kosstrin, father of Emily Mann Bessie D. Rosenberg, mother-in-law of Shirley RosenbergLouis Nisenson, father of Greta Kahn Martin Rosenberg, husband of Shirley RosenbergSylvia Parker, mother of Roberta Woldow Harry Allen, father-in-law of Beverly AllenWilliam Rappoport, father of Sybil Moses Helene Shulman Chanson, mother of Dennis ShulmanForrest Schwarzenberg, father of Karl Shaw Ellen Koblitz, wife of Michael, & mother to Lauren & Marcus

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JUNE YAHRZEITS

Yahrzeits are read at every Friday night service on the anniversary of a loved one’s death. If you would like a name mentioned that is not on the list, please contact Rabbi

Friday night services during the summer will include a music workshop for the High Holy Days. The beautiful and inspiring melodies which we hear each year on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur will be taught and explained with song sheets and recordings. The best way to enjoy services is by being able to sing along. Please join us at 8 p.m. on this and every other

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It is a Jewish tradition to come together in the home to mark the end of the holiness of Shabbat for a Havdallah service. We invite you to pray and sing as we bless the coming week with this brief service.

Join us for our nextHavdallah Service

and DiscussionJune 4, 8 p.m.

Check your weekly e-mail announcement for directions.

I hope my friends will forgive me if I declare that I don't know any one of them without faults and it would trouble me to think that I have friends who don't see mine.

We all give and ask in return forgiveness of this kind. It is a faculty of friendship and it is not one of the least pleasant.

This forgiveness we must give without the desire to improve our friends, because there is not a more clear sign of stupidity than trying to correct the weakness of those we love.

The most beautiful composition of human nature, just like the finest porcelain, may have some imperfections and these, unfortunately in both cases, are incurable, but the general design still remains after all of the highest value.

Henry Fielding, Tom Jones

This is great wisdom and we all need to remember this for our own sake!

THE FAULTS OF FRIENDS

Religious School News By Debra KronbergTo our Religious School Parents:

As we plan for the new school year beginning on Wednesday September 13th, we wish to thank all of you for your co-operation and support. Our religious school has achieved many new mile stones this year in furthering your children's Jewish education and we have all of you to thank. Our graduation service was conducted by Emmett Dresler, Natalie Glaser, Evan Prawda, Carly Schwartzman and Alana Soumas.

We have sent out the new religious school registration forms which must be returned to us immediately, if you haven't already done so, so that we can make adequate preparations for the Fall term. Please encourage any new families who plan to join Chavurah Beth Shalom to secure a place for their children in our religious school by registering them now. Please note the following schedule.

We strongly encourage our religious school families to register their children in the firstor second grades so that Judaism can become an ongoing part of their primary education and social experience with other Jewish children in our Chavurah.

DUE TO INCREASED ENROLLMENTWE WILL BE HAVING TWO SESSIONS IN THE FALL.

ALL CLASSES WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAYS AT THE ALPINE COMMUNITY HOUSE.

GRADES 3-5 3:45PM to 5:15PMGRADES 6-7 5:30PM to 7:00PM

You will receive the Religious School Calendar for next term . In addition to Wednesday classes, all students are required to attend Religious School services which occur on Friday nights and holidays throughout the school year. Parents are expected to attend these services with their children. Your participation is an important part of Jewish family life. Toward that end, school and home are partners in your child's education.

As always, Rabbi Nat Benjamin and Educational Director, Debra Kronberg are available for individual consultations.

Best wishes for a happy and healthy Summer and a bright new year.

 

A special “Thank You” to following individuals who helped to make our Congregational Seder the best ever: We’ll see you again next year.

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Camp Yofi: Family Camp for Jewish Families with Children with Autism August 24 – 28, 2005.

Bringing together Jewish families with children with autism from across North America. Join us for the first Camp Yofi: A beautiful, fun week of Jewish living and learning in the North Georgia mountains Enjoy rest, relaxation and rejuvenation in our magnificent setting.

Make new friends, meet other families with special needs, and enjoy blobbing, boating, swimming, climbing, arts and crafts, sports and more at beautiful Camp Ramah Darom. Camp Yofi is for all Jewish families with children with autism, regardless of denomination or synagogue affiliation. Single parents, grandparents, and siblings are all invited to attend. In this first season of Camp Yofi, enrollment is open for up to twenty families with children with autism between the ages of 5 and 14. Morning programs at Camp Yofi are designed with separate paths for children with autism, for their siblings, and for their parents. Each afternoon is filled with family activities throughout camp. After dinner, join us for a bonfire, sing-along, s’mores and other family programs. Adult evening programs for fun, support, and study are planned each night. Every family at Camp Yofi will have a chaver – a pal – who spends mornings and evenings with the same family throughout the week, providing a consistent and comforting presence.

A spiritual retreat for the entire family. Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer, the founder of Ozreinu, a Torah-oriented, nondenominational, spiritual support group for Jewish parents of special needs children, is our scholar-in-residence. Rabbi Fields-Meyer, herself the parent of a child with autism, is the co-author of A Day Apart: Shabbat at Home, together with Noam Sachs Zion. Camp Yofi is infused with daily Jewish learning and living experiences tailored to the needs of children with autism, their siblings, and their parents, all leading to a glorious Camp Ramah Darom Shabbat.

Cost Thanks to a generous gift from The Barry and Judy Silverman Foundation, the cost of Camp Yofi is $250 per family. A $100 deposit must accompany the enclosed application to reserve your place at Camp Yofi. For more information, please email campyofi@ramahdarom.org or call: 404-531-0801 (until May 24) 706-782-9300 (after May 24).

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Shavuoth, the Feast of the Weeks, is the Jewish holiday celebrating the harvest season in Israel. Shavuot, which means "weeks", refers to the timing of the festival which is held exactly 7 weeks after Passover.

Shavuoth also commemorates the anniversary of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses and the Israelites at Mount Sinai.

Chavurah Beth Shalom will be saying Yizkor prayers on Sunday evening June 12, at 8 p.m. in Alpine at our service for Erev Shavuoth.The Yahrzeit / Yizkor CandleThere are 4 times a year when Jews light a special candle, called a Yahrzeit Candle, in memory of loved ones who have died. Yizkor is a memorial service which is recited on Yom Kippur as well as the last days of Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot. Yizkor, which is the Hebrew word for "remember", asks G-d to remember those we mourn and to grant them proper rest.

A Yahrzeit Candle is lit at sundown on...

1. The first night of Yom Kippur

2. The night of Shemini Atzeret (the 8th night of Sukkot)

3. The second night of Shavuot

4. The last night of Passover

Shavuot and the Ten CommandmentsShavuot is also known as Zeman Matan Toratenu, the Season of the Giving of Our Law, which commemorates the receiving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai.

After Moses and the Israelites fled the slavery of Egypt, they wandered the desert. G-d provided the travelers with food to eat (manna) and water to drink. After long months Moses brought his followers to the foot of a mountain called Sinai. Though the desert was dry and bare, the mountain was lush and green, covered with grass, flowers and trees. Moses and the Israelites set up camp at the base of the mountain.

On the third day of the Hebrew month of Sivan, Moses was commanded by G-d to prepare the Jewish people for G-d's decent and visit. The Israelites washed and purified their clothes and their bodies. Three days later, on the sixth day of Sivan, the people were awaken by thunder and lightning. Thick, dark clouds hung over the mountain. The sounds of the Shofar, the ram's horn, were heard echoing across the desert. The earth began to tremble and shake.

Then the Israelites heard a voice, G-d's voice, as he spoke to them from out of the clouds.

And G-d gave them his Ten Commandments

The Spirit of Chavurah Beth Shalom

A chaver or haver is a companion or friendThe early rabbis used the term to refer to one's study partner. In the 1960's young Jewish adults began to look for alternatives to the large urban and suburban synagogues.

In time, Chavurot were organized within synagogues. There are numerous varieties, but they are people who can learn and celebrate together, and be with one another in times of joy and sorrow.

New forms continue to develop, but in a time when extended families are often distant and synagogues are so large that people don't know each other, theneed and benefits are clear.

Although Chavurah Beth Shalom is a congregation of nearly 250 families, we are always striving to maintain the character and spirit of our beginnings fifteen years ago. This is clearly evident on Shabbat morning at The Alpine Community House, where we meet for our 9:30 AM minyan and 10:30 AM Judaic Studies Class. The Wednesday afternoon religious School community can be seen as a chavurah in that families build relationships built on the friendship of their respective children. Also our monthly Havdallah happenings held in diferent homes combines, prayer, study and socialization which has inspired many deep friendships.

However, we need to bring many more of our congregants into the spirit of Chavurah Beth Shalom. Please let us know if you would like to work with us to encourage more of your friends in your particular community to participate in our activities and to become a part of our congregation.

Our Youth Program for our teen age members will feature non classroom activities such as field trips, social activites, dramatic presentations and guest speakers which will meet monthly. The group will be lead by Shiri Gall, who teaches in our Wednesday

Chavurah MonthlyYouth Activities Forum

afternoon religious school and her husband Robbie, both of whom have considerable experience with high school youth group activities. Our youth leaders are Ryan Greiss and Elizabeth Greenberg.

Part of this monthly program will include meeting in the homes of our participating families. If you wish to host one of these events for our young people please let us know and if you are a High School student who wishes to participate, please contact us:

Rabbi Nat Benjamin201-294-8028201-567-7806e-mail: RabbiNatBenjamin@aol.com

Chavurah Beth Shalom Tribute CardsA beautiful and tasteful card is available to send to friends and family in times of joy or sorrow. The original design is suitable for Yahrzeit, Mazel Tov’s, Sympathy and Honors.

Please support the congregation while showing that you care!

You have two options to purchase/send tribute cards:

Option 1 – You June purchase a box of cards and have them sent to your home to be mailed at your convenience.

Option 2 – You can purchase an individual card and have us mail it for you.

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Option 1 – Please send cards to me at:Name____________________________________

Address__________________________________________________________________________

Enclosed is my check for $100 for a box of 10 cards==============================================

========Option 2 – Please send a tribute card to the following:

Name____________________________________Address____________________________________

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Enclosed is my check for: $18 Tribute, $36 Silver, $100 Gold

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MAIL TO:Gayle Gerstein, P.O. Box 915, Alpine, NJ 07620-0915

Shabbat Morning MinyanSaturday Morning at 9:30 a.m.

Known as a “member and guest-friendly service,” this Minyan led by Rabbi Dennis Shulman meets for less than an hour each and every Saturday and always includes an active discussion of some aspect of this week’s Torah portion and an explanation of a prayer or two included in the service.

Dress is casual and informal.

The minyan meets around a conference table in the basement of the Alpine Community House.

Children and guests are most certainly welcome.

The Ephraim WoolmanJudaic Study Class

Saturday Morning at 10:30 a.m. This class led by Rabbi Jack Bemporad includes stimulating discussions about Jewish philosophy, history, scripture and commentary as well as current issues.

Held at the Alpine Community House.Coffee and Bagels will be served.

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