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President ...............................1

Worship Services .................2

President ............................. 3

Assorted Info …. .................4

Tzedakah ......................... 6

Refuah Shleima ....................7

Yahrzeit ............................... . 8

Memorials ........................... .9

Sponsors ...................... ..12-13

Calendar..........................14-15

August 2018 Tammuz-Av 5778

Volume 12, Issue 2

Beth Am Shalom - A Reform Jewish Congregation A New Beginning . . . to an Old Tradition

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What’s Inside:

President’s Message Heneni! Here I am, one more year. To the Board of Trustees who are leaving, I thank you for your service and your time and patience. For those staying or just joining us, I thank you in advance for everything you have done or will do. I thank my Executive Board for everything you WILL do this year. It is such a help to know when I ask someone to do something, it just gets done! A President can only do so much on their own. It is my Executive Board and Board of Trustees who fill in all the spaces. I thank Melanie, my right hand WOMAN, who in addition to all she does here, is also learning how to “President”, for next year. Thank you to 2nd VP, Michael, for keeping things all in line and online. Mike provided us with a technological Executive Board meeting when the weather kept getting in our way this past winter. Thank you to our Secretary, Randi, who sits at my left elbow, and often guides me in her calm, quite way. Thank you to David, who although we haven’t always seen eye to eye, we have developed quite a good working relationship. And thank you to Florence, who brings intelligence and compassion to her position and to the board. As I look back at my induction speech from last year, I realize we were on the right path then. Many of my hopes, dreams and aspirations came to fruition, how rewarding! Yet, we still have many things to do! I quoted Theodore Herzl, who said, “If you will it, it is no dream” and my ‘will’ was for each congregant to find his/her own place within Beth Am Shalom. I have seen the Women of Beth Am Shalom have a real rejuvenation, and it seems like the Men’s Club has changed as well. It is wonderful to see so many women and men in each of these clubs If you haven’t been to a meeting, you should go. It’s a whole new world, and mI am sure they could use your expertise as well. For me, my unique position, as Religious School teacher of grades 6 and 7, became more rewarding as I made presentations at the many B’nei Mitzvah this past year. It was special for me to be able to tell a brief story to the family of each B’nei mitzvah about their child in the world of Beth Am Shalom. President’s Message continued on page 3

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Friday, August 3 7:00PM Erev Shabbat Membership Drive Shabbat Cantor Unger is here! Shabbat Ekev Friday, August 10 7:30 PM Erev Shabbat Service Shabbat Re-eh

We are collecting food for the pantry at

Jesus is Lord Fellowship in Lakewood

Please use the bins in the foyer

EVENTS THIS MONTH

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Membership Drive Friday, August 3

6:15PM Wine, Cheese & Schmooze

7:00PM Erev Shabbat Service

Friday, August 17 7:30 PM Erev Shabbat Service Shabbat Softim Friday, August 24 7:30PM Erev Shabbat Service Anniversaries Shabbat Ki Tetze Friday August 31 7:30PM Erev Shabbat Service Shabbat Ki Tavo

WORSHIP SERVICES

2018 Schedule of Services 5779 ROSH HASHANAH Sunday Evening September 9 8:00 PM Monday Morning September 10 10:00 AM CHILDREN’S ServiceSeptember 10 1:30 PM SHABBAT SHUVAH Friday Shabbat Evening Service September 14 , 7:30 PM

KEVER AVOT MEMORIAL SERVICES: BETH OLAM MEMORIAL PARK September 16 10:45 AM TOMS RIVER JEWISH CEMETERY September 16 12:15 PM YOM KIPPUR Tuesday Evening - Kol Nidre September 18 8:00 PM Wednesday Morning, including Yizkor September 19 10:00 AM Afternoon CHILDREN’S Service September 19 1:30 PM Afternoon Srv. Incl. Torah September 19 2:45 PM Repentance Themes w/Rabbi OR Healing Service w/Cantor 3:30PM Public Yizkor 5:00PM Neilah Service 5:30PM All are welcome to a POT LUCK Break Fast following Neilah: RSVP REQIURED See page 4 for details.


Please indulge me in a few more thank yous. I must thank Missy Francis. She is so much more than our Office Administrator, she has had to share the office with a slew of new workers, some of whom came and went in rapid succession, she is often our first line of defense and often the first voice when someone calls to inquire about membership. Thank you to Steve Rosenzwieg, our volunteer custodian, without Steve, we often would have been sitting on the floor, which would be ever so awkward at Oneg. Then there is Pam Ligorski, President before me, always there at those moments when I just sat there saying…huh? Pam was always there to point me in a direction, or lend an ear. Thank you to Fran Gimpel, another former President, whom without, there would be no Cantor Unger for you all to enjoy! Thank you to Richard Eisenstein for jumping in when the face of Bingo changed in a very short time. Thank you to Sandy Yaskulka, not only for all the time she spends on Oneg, but the special time she spends as Mitzvah and Caring, the cards for the good times and the not so good, as the signature of the Beth Am Shalom family. I love this. Thank you to all the kids of Beth Am Shalom religious school. Sometimes we ALL need some of their energy and fresh thinking. I can’t forget to thank both Rabbi Gold and Cantor Unger for all they do for each of us and making Beth Am Shalom the spiritual house it is. While we, the Executive Board and Board of Trustees attempt to run the business end of BAS, it is nothing without the spiritual world and world of spiritual music that is provided for us by Rabbi Gold and Cantor Unger. As I conclude, I’d like to thank my daughters, Sara and Rebecca, for their support. To Sara, for joining me on random services and helping to set up for 2nd night Seder. And to Rebecca, who although she moved to VA for work, she is still checking in on me via text and Facetime. Thank goodness for modern technology. So, we, together, the Beth Am Shalomites, start another year. Let us work together, to go and to grow from strength to strength.

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

August 19th – 9:30AM Men’s Club Meeting September 16th - Sukkah setup beginning at 10am. All religious school parents are invited to join us. The September Men's Club meeting and BBQ will follow.

October 21st - 9:30AM Men’s Club Meeting

November 3rd - Men's Club Dinner Dance. Join the Men's Club for an evening of dining and dancing. Details to follow.

November 18th -9:30AM Men’s Club Meeting

December 16th- 9:30AM Men’s Club Meeting

February 10th - Family game day 12pm to 3pm. Come to the social hall after Religious School and play some games with your friends and classmates. Open to both kids and adults.

April 27th - Pasta for Shul Hello to our Beth Am Shalom family…. We are looking forward to celebrating the upcoming New Year with all of you! One of our treasured traditions at BAS is to break fast together, as a family, following Yom Kippur services (Wednesday, 9/19th). As in recent years, congregants who wish to participate are asked to either bring an item to share or to donate money. Any amount is greatly appreciated since it will allow us to create a wonderful celebratory meal. We have a list of items and quantities needed so it is important that we know what you will be contributing. Please contact Judi Lederman using whichever method you prefer: Text to 732-600-6413 Email to [email protected] Phone 732-270-2711 Thank you in advance for your generosity! Judi

MEN’S CLUB


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NEW YEAR GREETINGS

Please send us your Rosh Hashanah greetings by August 10th so they can be published in the September issue

of the Shofar.

The minimum donation is $5.00. Please make your check payable to Beth am Shalom and write “Greetings” on the

memo line.

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MEMORIAL BOOKLET

This book is a Beth Am Shalom tradition listing the names of our departed loved ones and is used at Yiskor Services on

Yom Kippur afternoon.

Please send in the names of your loved ones to be listed in the Memorial Book along with your donation to Temple by

August 20th.

Please make your check payable to: Beth Am Shalom and write

“Memorial Book” on the memo line.

“The Memory of the Righteous is for a Blessing”

HIGH HOLY DAY FLOWERS If you wish to donate toward the beautiful flowers that enhance our Bimah during the High Holy Days, please fill out the form below and return it with your check for $50.00 to the Temple Office no later than August 27. This will ensure that your name will be included in the Memorial Booklet. Your name will also be announced from the Bimah. Thank you, Francine Gimpel Ritual Chairperson

HIGH HOLY DAY FLOWERS

Donated By: ___________________ In memory of: _________________

On which day would you like your Memorial Donation to be announced? Rosh Hashanah ______________ Yom Kippur ______________ Either Holy Day _____________ Donation: $50.00

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TZEDAKAH

YAHRZEIT FUND Cynthia, Alan & Samantha Zbik in loving memory of Joseph Vona Jim & Estelle Vester in loving memory of Kathryn Vester Harold & Ellie Kravetz in loving memory of Rayna Kravetz Harriet Selinger in loving memory of her parents Jack & Goldye Surasky Yvette & David Atkins in loving memory of Tommy Atkins Yvette & David Atkins in loving memory of Robert Atkins Shelly & Dennis Newman in loving memory of Balazs Newman William Freiman in loving memory of Ruth Freiman Richard Margolies in loving memory of Martin Margolies Rose & Sheldon Fialkoff in loving memory of Miriam Pierce Rose & Sheldon Fialkoff in loving memory of Bella Fialkoff Iris & Reuben Baumgarten in loving memory of Sonia Baumgarten Lynn Silverman in loving memory of Edna Dimenstein Lynn Silverman in loving memory of Bertha Silverman Florence Galloway Markowitz in loving memory of Paul Scheier Rochelle Rosenberg in loving memory of Lillian Loeb Pam & Morris Ligorski in loving memory of Mollie Ligorski

GENERAL FUND Fischel Myers in memory of Milton Pedowitz Lynn & Steven Kaban in memory of Milton Kaban CEMETERY FUND Sonny Wallace in memory of Milton Pedowitz Pam & Morris Ligorski in memory of their parents Rhoda & Art Pedowitz, in honor of Howard Harris for leading Minyan Service ONEG FUND Lynn & Steven Kaban in honor of their anniversary Robert & Judy Levine in honor of their anniversary Gina & Barry Klein in honor of their anniversary SEN. YOUTH GROUP FUND CANTORS MUSIC FUND RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY Barbara Woldow in memory of Jean Gold Steven Lukens

Rhoda & Art Pedowitz in memory of Milton Pedowitz & Evelyn Pedowtz Gina & Barry Klein MERRILL POLLINGER SCHOLARSHIP FUND RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND

We wish a very Happy & Healthy 5779 to the wonderful congregation of Beth Am Shalom. Howard & Lois Geschwind Fischel Myers Pamela & Morris Ligorski Ellie & Hal Kravetz


GREETINGS

REFUAH SHLEIMA

Delores Ackerman

Lucille Berger Wayne Birkenthal Bella Blankfield Michele Braff

Brandon Bravo Lynn Schnitzer Cardinale

Barbara Chester B.J. Christian Elliot Cohen Bill Davis Kim Dehl

Claire Drapkin Brooke Ducey

Dov Eisak Marcia Eisenstein Richard Eisenstein

Helene Eskind Sylvia Finkel Pearl Epstein

Trish Frankenberg George Frazer

Charlotte Freedman Shawn Friedman

Lane Galloway Jonathan Geltzeiler

Marilyn Gilbert Linda Gillick

Michael Gillick Milton Indenbaum

Marc Kaban Steven Katz Tyler Keats

Richard Koch Lauren Leonard

Rose Levine Logan Maarberg Truday Maarberg

Linda Millet Marie Morgadonna

Ava Nebbia Carl Nelson Michael Neil

Herbert Parker Stanley Perlman

Flora (Cookie) Pisano Beverly Rosenzweig

Myrna Sachs Keith Sacks

Donald Sapara

Paul Sayah Marilyn Siegel

Linda Silverstein Donna Strassman Wallace Strauss David Tolchin Manny Topal David Vienick

Alexandra Warren Cheryl Wasserman Michelle Watkison

Nancy Yaeger

2018 - 2019

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

Janet & Harvey Diamond Rose & Wayne Friedland

Dorothy & William Freiman Lois & Howard Geschwind

Denise & Bob Mako Dr. & Mrs. Larry Selinger

SUSTAINING MEMBERS

Rose & Wayne Friedland Pamela & Morris Ligorski

Phyllis & Arnold Schlisserman Carol & Irwin Young

2018 – 2019

JCASE

Pamela & Morris Ligorski

Rochelle Rosenberg in memory

Of Husband, Peter

YEDIDAY

Rose & Wayne Friedland

Pamela & Morris Ligorski

YAHRZEITS

August 3

Robert Atkins Michelle Baum Leonard Gibel Mollie Ligorski Ralph Prince Fan L Smith

August 10

Julie Ann Balnkfield Georgiana Gindoff

Bea Jacobsen Pauline Leverant

Lillian Loeb Martin Morgolies Isidor Mininsohn Balazs Newman Noah Resnick Martin Ribler

Benjamin Shapiro Bertha Silverman

David Strauss

August 17

Edna Dimenstein Robert Eisenstein

John Fleming Ruth Freiman

Fredrick Gimpel Michele Harris Reba Strauss Louis Wechter

Dorothy Stein Wurtgel

August 24

Judy Cubicciotti Frieda Grossman

Jack Jacobson Rayna Kravetz

Murray Leverant Miriam Pearce Norman Pinto Jack Surasky Arthur Wiener

Ruth Zbik

August 31

Sonia Baumgarten Philip Borock Irving Cohen Jean Davis

Nathan Duetch Judith Eisak Bella Fialkoff Abe Friedland

Rabbi Alfred Gottschalk Lauretta Graubard Rae bain Kadison Celia Mininsohn

Mark Rosenzweig Bonia Shur

Irwin Wassreman Samuel Zbik

When observing a Yahrzeit, please check the Kaddish list to be sure your loved one’s name is included. If omitted, please inform Rabbi Gold so he can add it to the list. The Kaddish list is displayed on the Yahrzeit Wall.


MEMORIALS

Beth Olam Cemetery

Located at 1235 Highway 70 in Lakewood

A perpetual care memorial park with ground level grave markers only.

For information and availability, contact: Art Pedowitz – (732)657-6252 or Temple Office – (732)363-2800

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Toms River Jewish Cemetery

Whitty Road, Toms River

Section One reserved for Jewish decedents, with traditional upright grave markers. Section Two reserved for non-Jewish

decedents, with ground level grave markers only.

Section Three reserved for Jewish decedents, with ground level grave markers only.

For information and availability, contact: David Sosis – (732)244-4212 or Temple Office – (732)363-2800

The Rabbi, Officers and Members of the Congregation extend their

heartfelt sympathy to,

Art Pedowitz on the loss Of his brother, Milton Pedowitz

When Tragedy Strikes

Tragedy often comes suddenly and unannounced, therefore, it is wise to plan for the eventuality when death touches us. We want to be there for you, and accordingly, we have prepared this emergency guideline, which we hope you will save:

1. If a loved one becomes seriously ill and is taken to the hospital, please call Rabbi Gold at his temple office.

2. If the situation is grave, do not hesitate to call Rabbi Gold at his home: (848)222-4912.

3. If the Rabbi is unavailable, we do have contingency plans. Please call a Temple Officer or Committee Chairperson listed below:

Arlene Gaona ........................ (732)567-8179 Melanie Giudice ..................... (732)688-6945 Mike Krasner ..................... (370)370-5729 Cemetery Committee: Art Pedowitz ......................... (732)657-6252 David Sosis.......................... (732)244-4212

Memorializing Our Loved Ones

Temple has different ways for you to keep

alive the memory of your loved ones.

STONE “HONOR WALL” Large Tile.........................$10,000 Medium Tile..........................5000 Small Tile.............................2500

BRASS PLAQUES

Large Plaque.......................$1250 Sanctuary Seat ......................500

Honorial/Memorial ....................250

BRONZE YAHRZEIT PLAQUES.....$250

PATIO PAVER .............................150

TREE OF LIFE LEAF......................125

EXTERIOR TREE MEMORIALS.......500

Please contact the Temple Office:

(732) 363-2800 or [email protected]


Trees in Israel

Beth Am Shalom is now selling trees in Israel through the Jewish National Fund.

Do you have a simcha such as births, birthdays, engagements, weddings,

bar/bat mitzvahs or anniversaries that you wish to honor, and/or a death that you want to memorialize?

The cost is $18.00 per tree.

You can purchase individual trees, a ring of trees (3),

a circle of trees (5), or an orchard of trees (10).

Please contact Fran Gimpel , 732-657-7120

and give her the name of the honoree or decedent, and the name and address where to send the acknowledgement.

(Donations to this program will be listed on the Tzedakh Page)

MAKING A DONATION IS EASY

In an effort to make it easier for you to help make the office run more efficiently, we request that the form below be used when making a donation. Please fill it out and mail or drop it off at Temple, along

with your check. Thank you for your cooperation. (The minimum donation for an acknowledgement card to be sent is $10.00)

Funds to which donations can be made are: Rabbi Stanley & Myra Yedwab Adult Academy of Judaism, Merrill Pollinger Scholarship Fund, Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund, Cantor’s Discretionary/Music Fund, Building Fund, General Fund, Oneg Shabbat, Religious School, Cemetery Beautification Fund, Honorial/Memorial, Yahrzeit,

Jr. or Sr. Youth Group, Prayer Book*

*Please note: while lesser donations are welcome, the cost of a Prayer Book is now $35.00 & large print is $45.00

Please accept the following donation(s) to the fund indicated below: From:______________________________ Address:____________________________

Please send acknowledgment card to: Please send acknowledgment card to: In memory of/in honor of/on the occasion of: In memory of/in honor of/on the occasion of: Fund: _____________________ $______ Fund: __________________ $_______


Begin the New Year season . . . Prepare ourselves spiritually

Join the larger Jewish community for a


Begin the New Year season . . . Prepare ourselves spiritually

Join the larger Jewish community for a

Selichot Service and Program Cosponsored by

Beth Am Shalom of Lakewood Congregation Ahavat Olam of Howell

Congregation B’nai Israel of Toms River Temple Beth Or of Brick

Saturday, September 1, 8:30 PM (Labor Day Weekend)

at Temple Beth Or, 200 Van Zile Road, Brick

Reception and Havdalah Socialize over light refreshments and

mark the separation of Shabbat from the coming week

Special Program at 9:00 PM "70 Years of Israeli Music

in honor of Israel's 70th Anniversary" Experience songs from each of the seven decades

of the modern State of Israel's existence.

Selichot Service at 9:45 PM (until approximately 10:45 PM)

with the participation of our rabbis and hazzanim/cantors


Haikus for Jews

“For You, A Little Wisdom” By David M. Bader

“ Jewish summer camp—

The tall pines cleared of wildlife By a sing-along”

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Lakewood, NJ 08701 Ph: 732-363-2800 Fax: 732-363-7823

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Rabbi Stanley Yedwab, Rabbi Emeritus Arlene Gaona,President

Melanie Giudice, Vice President Michael Krasener, 2nd VP

Florence Galloway-Markowitz, Financial VP David Lederman, Treasurer

Randi Bell, Secretary Barbara & Henry Yuson, Webmasters

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Religious School Calendar

MONTH CLOSED SPECIAL EVENTS

September Fri.,7th: 6:00 Pot Luck 7:00 Family Service 1st Sun. Session: 16th, Grades K-6 10:00 Mandatory Parents’ Meeting Sun. 23rd School Dedication Sun. 23rd 6:00PM Erev Sukkot Pot Luck 7:00PM Erev Sukkot Service Sun. 30th: Grade 3 Book Ceremony

October 7 Fri., 12th: 6:30 Pot Luck 7:30 Family Service & Consecration 1st Tue. Session: 9th, Grades 3-9 November 25 Fri, 2nd: Pot Luck & Family Service / Gr. 6 Tues. 13th, Kristallnacht Program

December 23, 25, 30 Fri., 7th : Pot Luck & Family Service, Gr. 8 Sun. 2nd, Class Parties for K-3 Tues. 4th, Class Parties 4-9

January 1, 20 Fri., 4th: Family Service

February 17 Fri. 1st: Family Service

March Fri., 2nd: Family Service with Grade 4&5 Wed. 20th Purim Service & Schiel April 21,23,28 Fri., 5th: Family Service, Grade 5 Sun. 14th: Model Seder K-3 Tue. 16th: Model Seder 4-9 May Fri., 3rd: Pot Luck & Family Service? Gr. 3&4

Last Sessions: Tuesday, 21** Confirmation: May 31, 2019 Sunday, 19 * Grades K-3 will be participating in all family services. Although attendance is not mandatory, it is a learning experience, enjoyable for the children, and an honor to be called up to the Bima. Please help your children to have this wonderful experience as often as possible.

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