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MJCBY NEWSInsideSchedule of Services 2

Notes From Your Leaders 3

Synagogue News 6

Family News 12

School News 14

Youth News 16

Sisterhood News 18

Contributions 20

Yahrzeits 21

Calendar 23

MAY 2014 IYAR - SIVAN 5774 VOLUME 109 NUMBER 9

Happy birthday, Israel!

Yom Ha’aztmaut is on May 6 as

we celebrate with Israel and continue

to remember on Yom Hazikaron,

May 5. Lag B’Omer is May 18.

Yom Yerushalayim is May 28.

2 MAY 2014 IYAR - SIVAN 5774

CLERGY & STAFFRabbi David J. NessonCantor Vadim YuchtGerry Gross, Executive DirectorShai Lewitter, Kadima AdvisorAly Greenstein, USY AdvisorKaren London & Gigi Schwartz, Sababah AdvisorsAdam Smith, Sababah Junior AdvisorMia Mutascio, Office ManagerFlo Sager, Religious School AdministratorMichelle Nulman & Gail Sulkin, Co-Directors, Religious SchoolSusan Gold, Head Teacher, Shalom Yeladim The Judy Gerstein Early Learning CenterTamara Goldberg, BookkeeperRichard Gaskins, Custodian

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEERobert Berns & Fern Spitzer, Co-PresidentsDeborah Brody, First Vice PresidentDorothy Cohen, Second Vice PresidentJulie Perlow & Rebecca Wanatick, Co-Third Vice PresidentsMark Bender, TreasurerEric Weinstock, Immediate Past PresidentRobert Gelber, AdvisorIra Hammer, AdvisorDavid Reingold, Advisor

ARMS OF THE SYNAGOGUE &COMMITTEE CHAIRSMichael Needle, AIPAC ChapterJeremy Diringer & Todd Schleifstein, Board of EducationMark Bender, FacilitiesDorothy Cohen & Donna Gross, FundraisingMarcy Needle, Gemilut HasadimH. Lewis Stone, History CommitteeKeith Usiskin, Kol Nidre Appeal

Doug Landsman & Todd Schleifstein, Men’s ClubKathy Neibart, MembershipAmy Weinstock, MinyonairesHoward Baum & Paul Green, RitualLynne Rosenfeld & Jill Frankel, Co-Presidents of SisterhoodTrish Grushkin, Shalom Yeladim Committee ChairLouis Bodian, Social ActionJeffrey Grayzel & Adam Smith, Youth GroupsPeppi Glass, Adult Education

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NEWSLETTERSteve Gardberg, EditorLili Rosenstreich, DesignerRita Fand, Donna Gross, Marcy Needle, Bailey Rechler, Copy Editors

Schedule of ServicesFriday, May 27:36pm Candlelighting5:30pm TGIS7:30pm Services

Saturday, May 39:30am Services No Junior CongregationSedra: EmorBar Mitzvah of David Goldberg

Friday, May 97:44pm Candlelighting6:15pm Services

Saturday, May 109:30am Services 10:00am Junior CongregationSedra: Behar Bar Mitzvah of Jonathan Gold

Friday, May 167:51pm Candlelighting7:00pm Services with 3rd Grade Consecration

Saturday, May 179:30am Services No Junior CongregationSedra: BechukotaiBar Mitzvah of Joshua Schuchman


Saturday, May 249:30am Services No Junior CongregationSedra: BemidarBar Mitzvah of Coby Schneider


Saturday, May 319:30am Services No Junior CongregationSedra: NasoBar Mitzvah of Jacob Grayzel

Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael

Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael is your community.Our clergy is here for you. Please let us know when you need us—if someone is

ill or in the hospital—or when you want to share your good news: a new baby, a

marriage, or other simcha. We want to know; but you have to tell us. Please call

the office at (973) 538-9292 or email office@mjcby.

org. When you have experienced the death of a loved

one, please contact Rabbi Nesson at (973) 538-9292

or (973) 285-9772 before you make any plans. In

this way he will be the most helpful in making these

preparations in a proper Jewish manner.

MAY 2014 IYAR - SIVAN 5774 3

This month we

celebrate Lag

B’Omer and I want to

share with you some

of the ways the holi-

day is celebrated in Israel.

Bonfires – This is currently the most

common custom of Lag B’Omer. Through-

out Israel great fires are lit. Young and old

gather around them, dancing and singing.

The tradition of lighting fires originated in

the Kabbalistic book Zohar (“Radiance”).

When Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai (Rashbi)

died, his house was filled with an intense,

unearthly light. This was credited to his

deep knowledge of the Torah and the dis-

covery of its deepest secrets, because the

Torah is likened to light, as written in

Proverbs 6:23: “For the commandment is a

candle and the Torah is the light.”

Celebrations at the tomb of Rabbi

Shimon bar Yochai – On the day of Lag

B’Omer, tens of thousands of people gather

at Rabbi Shimon’s tomb on Mount Meron.

A big bonfire is lit there. Campfire songs

are sung in honor of Lag B’Omer and in

memory of Rabbi Shimon. Music and danc-

ing continue throughout the night.

Archery – On Lag B’Omer, children go on

outings and play with bows and arrows.

This tradition is dedicated to the memory

of participants in the Bar Kochba revolt,

who fought bravely with their Roman op-

pressors for the freedom of Israel. In Kab-

balistic tradition a bow, “keshet,” is close-

ly linked to Rabbi Shimon. Keshet also

means rainbow, which became a symbol of

the reconciliation of man and G-d after the

Flood. The Almighty promised not to de-

stroy more people, no matter how they had

sinned, and showed them a sign—a rain-

bow. When a rainbow appears in the sky,

it means that people have behaved badly

and deserve severe punishment, but G-d

remembers His promise. The sages say that

during the life of Rabbi Shimon, a rainbow

never appeared, because his righteousness

was so great that it was enough to atone

for the sins of a generation.

“Halaka” (boys’ first haircut) – Also

known as “upsherin,” this custom originat-

ed with Rabbi Isaac ben Shlomo Luria, the

Kabbalist known as Ari, who lived in Safed.

Boys who are three years old receive their

first haircut on Lag B’Omer. The ceremony

may take place at the tomb of Rabbi Shi-

mon on Mount Meron. There is singing and

dancing, and guests are treated to wine

and biscuits.

Lag B’Omer sameach! Cantor Yucht

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On Tuesday, May

6 we celebrate

Yom Ha’atzmaut,

the rebirth of the

nation of Israel.

Below are excerpts (including all of the

signatories) from both the Declaration of

Independence, as read aloud by David Ben-

Gurion 66 years year ago, and the Decla-

ration of Independence, as composed pri-

marily by Thomas Jefferson in 1776. Both

documents are cherished by us as both Jews

and Americans and critical to understand-

ing why our nations must remain free and

independent. We are thankful for all of the

brave men who signed these documents at

the risk of their own lives so that we could

live to enjoy and prosper in free societies

formed by immigrants to each land.

Am Yisrael Chai and God Bless America.

Gerry

On the 29th November 1947, the Unit-

ed Nations General Assembly passed a

resolution calling for the establishment of

a Jewish State in Eretz-Israel; the General

Assembly required the inhabitants of Eretz-

Israel to take such steps as were necessary

on their part for the implementation of that

resolution. This recognition by the United

Nations of the right of the Jewish people

to establish their State is irrevocable. This

right is the natural right of the Jewish peo-

ple to be masters of their own fate, like all

other nations, in their own sovereign State.

WE DECLARE that, with effect from the

moment of the termination of the Mandate

being tonight, the eve of Sabbath, the 6th

Iyar, 5708 (15th May, 1948), until the es-

tablishment of the elected, regular authori-

ties of the State in accordance with the

Constitution which shall be adopted by the

Elected Constituent Assembly not later than

the 1st October 1948, the People’s Council

shall act as a Provisional Council of State,

shall be the Provisional Government of the

Jewish State, to be called “Israel”.

THE STATE OF ISRAEL will be open for

Jewish immigration and for the Ingathering

of the Exiles; it will foster the development

of the country for the benefit of all its in-

habitants; it will be based on freedom, jus-

tice and peace as envisaged by the prophets

of Israel; it will ensure complete equality

of social and political rights to all its in-

habitants irrespective of religion, race or

sex; it will guarantee freedom of religion,

conscience, language, education and cul-

ture; it will safeguard the Holy Places of all

religions; and it will be faithful to the prin-

ciples of the Charter of the United Nations.

WE EXTEND our hand to all neighbouring

states and their peoples in an offer of peace

and good neighbourliness, and appeal to

them to establish bonds of cooperation

and mutual help with the sovereign Jewish

people settled in its own land. The State

of Israel is prepared to do its share in a

common effort for the advancement of the

entire Middle East.

WE APPEAL to the Jewish people through-

out the Diaspora to rally round the Jews of

Eretz-Israel in the tasks of immigration and

upbuilding and to stand by them in the

great struggle for the realization of the age-

old dream - the redemption of Israel.

PLACING OUR TRUST IN THE “ROCK OF IS-

RAEL,” WE AFFIX OUR SIGNATURES TO THIS

PROCLAMATION AT THIS SESSION OF THE

PROVISIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE, ON THE

SOIL OF THE HOMELAND, IN THE CITY OF

TEL-AVIV, ON THIS SABBATH EVE, THE 5TH

DAY OF IYAR, 5708 (14TH MAY,1948).

David Ben-GurionDaniel Auster

Mordekhai Bentov

Yitzchak Ben Zvi

Eliyahu Berligne

Fritz Bernstein

Rabbi Wolf Gold

Meir Grabovsky

Yitzchak Gruenbaum

Dr. Abraham Granovsky

Eliyahu Dobkin

Meir Wilner-Kovner

Zerach Wahrhaftig

Herzl Vardi Rachel Cohen

Rabbi Kalman Kahana

Saadia Kobashi

Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Levin

Meir David Loewenstein

Zvi Luria

Golda Myerson

Nachum Nir

Zvi Segal

Rabbi Yehuda Leib

Hacohen Fishman

David Zvi Pinkas

Aharon Zisling

Moshe Kolodny

Eliezer Kaplan

Abraham Katznelson

Felix Rosenblueth

David Remez

Berl Repetur

Mordekhai Shattner

Ben Zion Sternberg

Bekhor Shitreet

Moshe Shapira

Moshe Shertok

When in the Course of human events, it

becomes necessary for one people to

dissolve the political bands which have con-

nected them with another, and to assume

among the powers of the earth, the sepa-

rate and equal station to which the Laws of

Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them,a

decent respect to the opinions of mankind

requires that they should declare the causes

which impel them to the separation.

(continued on next page)

F R O M Y O U R E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R

A Tale of Two Nations: With Liberty and Justice for All


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We hold these Truths to be self-evident,

that all Men are created equal, that they are

endowed by their Creator with certain un-

alienable Rights, that among these are Life,

Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness—That

to secure these rights, Governments are

instituted among Men, deriving their just

powers from the consent of the governed,

—That whenever any Form of Government

becomes destructive of these ends, it is the

Right of the People to alter or to abolish it,

and to institute new Government, laying its

foundation on such principles, and organiz-

ing its powers in such form, as to them shall

seem most likely to effect their Safety and

happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate

that Governments long established should

not be changed for light and transient

causes; and accordingly all experience hath

shewn, that mankind are more disposed to

suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to

right themselves by abolishing the forms to

which they are accustomed.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the

united States of America, in General Con-

gress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme

Judge of the world for the rectitude of our

intentions, do, in the Name, and by Author-

ity of the good People of these Colonies,

solemnly publish and declare, That these

United Colonies are, and of Right ought to

be Free and Independent States; that they

are Absolved from all Allegiance to the Brit-

ish Crown, and that all political connection

between them and the State of Great Brit-

ain, is and ought to be totally dissolved;

and that as Free and Independent States,

they have full Power to levy War, conclude

Peace, contract Alliances, establish Com-

merce, and to do all other Acts and Things

which Independent States may of right do.

And for the support of this Declaration, with

a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine

Providence, we mutually pledge to each

other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sa-

cred Honor.

JOHN HANCOCK, President Attest.

CHARLES THOMSON, Secretary

Georgia

Button Gwinnett

Lyman Hall

George Walton

North Carolina

William Hooper

Joseph Hewes

John Penn

South Carolina

Edward Rutledge

Thomas Heyward Jr.

Thomas Lynch Jr.

Arthur Middleton

Massachusetts

Samuel Adams

John Adams

Robert Treat Paine

Elbridge Gerry

John Hancock

Maryland

Samuel Chase

William Paca

Thomas Stone

Charles Carroll

Virginia

George Wythe

Richard Henry Lee

Thomas Jefferson

Benjamin Harrison

Thomas Nelson Jr.

Francis Lightfoot Lee

Carter Braxton

Pennsylvania

Robert Morris

Benjamin Rush

Benjamin Franklin

John Morton

George Clymer

James Smith

George Taylor

James Wilson

George Ross

Delaware

Caesar Rodney

George Read

Thomas McKean

New York

William Floyd

Philip Livingston

Francis Lewis

Lewis Morris

New Jersey

Richard Stockton

John Witherspoon

Francis Hopkinson

John Hart

Abraham Clark

New Hampshire

Josiah Bartlett

Matthew Thornton

William Whipple

Rhode Island

Stephen Hopkins

William Ellery

Connecticut

Roger Sherman

Samuel Huntington

William Williams

Oliver Wolcott


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Synagogue News

CANTOR VADIM YUCHTTuesday evenings at 8 pm

Torah Trope Study with Cantor Yucht.

Please join us.

R A B B I A M Y S M A L L :D Y N A M I C C H A N G E S I N T H E J E W I S H C O M M U N I T YMay 1 and 20, 2014, 7:30 pm

We are delighted to announce that

Rabbi Amy will be with us for a two-

part program entitled “Dynamic Changes

in the Jewish Community” beginning on

Thursday evening, May 1, at 7:30 pm.

At this time, Rabbi Amy will speak

about “Reflections on the Pew Study and

the Jewish Community.”

The second presentation will be on

Tuesday, May 20, at 7:30 pm, and Rabbi

Amy’s topic will be “Busy Lives, Changing

Lifestyles and Jewish Engagement in To-

day’s Families.”

Both sessions will be interactive with

an opening guided discussion led by Rabbi

Amy and then “a conversation” with the

participants. Her presentation will include

selections from Jewish and secular news-

papers and journals, along with selected

quotes from Jewish text to frame the voice

of Jewish values in the discussion. Par-

ticipants are urged to bring questions and

concerns!

Rabbi Small is rabbi and director of a

new organization, Deborah’s Palm Cen-

ter for Jewish Learning and Experiences,

based in Morristown. She was ordained

from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Col-

lege in 1987 and served on the faculty and

administration from 1995 to 1998. She is

a member of its Board of Governors. She

is a senior rabbinic fellow of the Shalom

Hartman Instituted in Jerusalem, a fellow

of Rabbis Without Borders (CLAL) and a

Storahtelling Maven. She recently returned

from an eye-opening trip to Pakistan.

K O L N I D R E D O N O RR E C O G N I T I O NMay 1, 7:00 pm, before Rabbi Amy Small

The Kol Nidre committee will be rec-

ognizing this year’s donors during

the Adult Education program with Rabbi

Amy Small on Thursday, May 1. More than

$200,000 was raised for this year’s an-

nual KN appeal, which is critical for our

synagogue and sustaining our community.

What better way to acknowledge their

commitment than with a conversation

where the dynamics of the Jewish com-

munity are thoughtfully discussed? Please

join us for this event. Coffee and dessert

will be served.

G R O W I N G U P J E W I S H : M E M O R I E S F R O M T H E P A S TTuesday evening, June 3 at 7:15 pm, Erev Shavuot

Please join us for services and a program

where we will present members of our

congregational family who will talk to us

about their early years in the countries of

their birth.

Ukraine: Cantor Yucht

Iraq: Ezra Kazam

Uruguay: Sergio Bienstock

Ukraine/Poland: Rose Gladstone

Puerto Rico: Walter Synalovski

South Africa: Doron Grosmann

Thank you to Renee Jacobs for her won-

derful two-part presention on Aging:

With Joy, Passion and Health. All those in

attendance came away with a list of ABCs

to improve and enrich their lives. We want

to thank Dale Jacobs for his participation

during both programs. The congregation is

fortunate to have members willing to give

of their time and share their knowledge so

generously with us.

Upcoming Adult Education Events


S H A L O M C L U B F O R S E N I O R S

The Shalom Club is a joint project of

the Morristown Jewish Center and the

JCC of MetroWest. The Shalom Club meets

on Tuesdays at the Center at 11 am. Bring

a dairy lunch and coffee and cake will be

served. Guests are always welcome. For

information, call MJCBY at (973) 538-9292.

Shalom Club May Happenings:5/6 Rothman Luncheon. Mark Sinclair will discuss “The Art of Chocolate” 5/13 No Meeting at MJCBY. Hunterdon Hills Playhouse Trip. Must RSVP to Lori C. 5/20 Hirschhorn presenter Ellen Kurtz will enlighten us on “Great Artists Interpret the Bible”5/27 Hirschhorn presenter Janice Colmar will enlighten us with a “Mystery Topic”

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Save the datesFriday, June 6, 6:00 pmStorahtelling - an innovative way to learn and experience

the themes of Shavuot. With Rabbi Amy Small and HAMC

Headmaster Moshe Vaknin and our own actors and players.

6:00 pm Congregational Dinner, 7:00 pm Storahtelling.

Sunday, June 8

Go Take a Hike with your family and the synagogue. De-

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Synagogue News What do you think?

About a mission to Cuba?

About a trip to Europe geared for families with

Bar and Bat Mitzvah age children?

About an intergenerational trip to Israel?

We need to hear from you if any of these are of interest

to you. We will organize an itinerary once we know

there is interest.

The Cuba Mission may be planned for January or February

of 2015. It would be 8 days and the cost per person would

approximately be $2500 with 20 people, not including air

to and from Miami.

The trip to Europe might include stops in Munich, Amster-

dam, and Prague and last 10 days. We would visit certain

Holocaust related sites including Dachau and Anne Frank’s

house. We would tour historical local sites. This trip would

cost approximately $ 5500 per person including round trip

airfare, children staying in parents’ rooms will be less, based

on 25 participants. This might take place in summer of

2015 or 2016.

An intergenerational trip to Israel could take place in late

December 2015, or summer of 2015 or 2016 depending on

interest. This would be a 10-day trip with 8 days in Israel.

Cost would be approximately $5500 per person, including

round trip airfare, children staying in parents’ rooms will be

less, based on 25 participants.

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Family NewsD A V I D G O L D B E R G

May 3

Yana and Roman Goldberg invite the

congregation to worship with us on

May 3, when our son David Meron is called

to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah.

David is a seventh-grade student at

Randolph Middle School. He is passionate

about soccer and has been playing for the

Randolph Bulls for the past three years. His

other passion is music, and he enjoys be-

ing a part of Randolph Middle School Jazz

Band as a first tenor sax.

For his mitzvah project, David chose

to volunteer at the Jewish Relief Agency

of MetroWest, where he has been helping

to pack and deliver kosher food to elderly

Russian immigrants in Newark. This has

been a rich and fulfilling experience for Da-

vid, because as a first-generation American

he had a chance to actively help and see

first hand where his parents and grandpar-

ents started out their life as immigrants

in the United States. David has decided to

continue volunteering at the Jewish Relief

Agency after his Bar Mitzvah.

David is grateful to share this day with

his parents, his younger brother Elan,

grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins,

who are a very special part of his life.

J O N A T H A N G O L D

May 10

Rebecca and Mitchell Gold, along with

proud grandparents, Deborah and Philip

Brody, joyfully invite the congregation to

celebrate with them when their son, Jona-

than Asher, is called to the Torah as a Bar

Mitzvah on May 10. Jonathan, a seventh

grader at Briarcliff Middle School in Moun-

tain Lakes, loves music day and night! He

is an avid drummer, singer and guitarist.

Jonathan performs frequently with School

of Rock in Chatham, where he has been

studying and rehearsing all types of clas-

sic rock since he was 9. He most recently

performed at the Highline Ballroom in New

York City and is heading to Chicago in June

to compete with his bandmates against 60

other Schools of Rock.

Jonathan loves hockey and, like his Dad

(a Chicago lad) is an avid Blackhawks fan.

He and his older brother, Jamie, spend

many hours playing Magic, watching sa-

tirical videos and, of course, fighting (in

a loving and brotherly way). They also

continue to be in touch with their Israeli

brother, Amitai Edri, the Rishon from Fed-

eration who lived with us in 2010. We cel-

ebrated with him and his parents in Israel,

where Jonathan led a morning service and

read Torah on Masada this past December.

Jonathan has been helping out with spe-

cial needs children at the Friendship Circle

and Ally’s Camp since he was in third grade

and became an official Friendship volun-

teer many months before his Bar Mitzvah!

He spends Monday afternoons on the bas-

ketball court shadowing the kids. It’s as

much fun for him as it is for them, and

he has a strong commitment to continu-

ing this mitzvah for years to come. He also

hopes to volunteer his time on Sundays for

the Friendship Circle music program.

Jonathan plans to attend the ALP pro-

gram at MJCBY with Rabbi Shmule Green

and Rabbi Nesson, as well as be an active

participant with the Minyonaires.

We are so proud of Jonathan—he bright-

ens our lives. We wish him only health and

happiness in life and on his continued

Jewish journey.

J O S H U A S C H U C H M A N

May 17

Kimberly and Mark Schuchman warmly

invite the congregation to celebrate

with them on May 17 as their son, Josh-

ua Gabriel, is called to the Torah as a Bar

Mitzvah.

Joshua is an honors student at Randolph

Middle School, where he is a percussionist

in the seventh grade concert band. In ad-

dition to playing music, Joshua is currently

training for his black belt in tae kwon do.

He is also a passionate techie and PC gam-

er, an avid reader, and a frequent player

at Magic the Gathering card tournaments.

For his mitzvah project, Joshua chose

to volunteer at the Jewish Relief Agency

of MetroWest. On one Sunday each month,

Joshua volunteered to pack fresh produce

and nonperishable kosher food and deliver


Family Newsit to seniors in need who live in Morris-

town. Joshua plans to continue volunteer-

ing with JRA after his Bar Mitzvah.

Joshua looks forward to celebrating his

Bar Mitzvah with his parents, his sister So-

phie, extended family and friends. We are

so proud of you, Joshua, for all your hard

work to achieve this significant milestone.

Many thanks to all of Joshua’s supporters

at MJCBY for helping to make this day pos-

sible.

C O B Y S C H N E I D E R

May 24

Matthew and Julie Guss Schneider are

pleased to invite the MJCBY congre-

gation to join us when our son, Coby, is

called to the torah as a Bar Mitzvah on Sat-

urday, May 24, 2014.

An avid learner and a consistent Honor

Roll student, Coby is in seventh grade at

the Hebrew Academy of Morris County.

Coby’s sporting interests include base-

ball and golf. He is also a talented sing-

er and enjoys performing in musicals. Of

course, his favorite activity is when he

is spending time with his family and his

friends (perhaps on Minecraft, as well).

Coby also has a big heart for animals.

His experience with our family dog, Maui,

whom he had known his entire life and

whom we recently lost at the ripe old age

of 14, helped direct him towards animal

care.

For his mitzvah project, Coby has been

volunteering to help animal shelter con-

ditions by creating a supply drive for the

Mount Pleasant Animal Shelter. He contin-

ues to look for any opportunity to care for

animals in general.

Coby enjoys the tradition of becoming

a Bar Mitzvah on the same bimah where

his mother became a Bat Mitzvah. He is

very much looking forward to celebrating

with his sister, Sabrina, his grandparents,

Stephen and Toni Guss, also members of

MJCBY, his cousins, aunts and uncles and

other family and friends. He has been hard

at work preparing for this special day.

J A C O B G R A Y Z E L

May 31

Jeffrey Grayzel and Lynn Castrataro

warmly invite the congregation to

celebrate with them as their son Jacob is

called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah on May

31. Jacob is a seventh-grader at the Red

Oaks School in Morristown, a Montessori

school he has attended since preschool.

Jacob’s favorite subject is math and he is a

member of the school math team.

Jacob is a competitive jump roper who

has competed at the US Junior Olympics

for the past five years and has won sev-

eral medals. In 2013, Jacob was the overall

bronze medalist and in 2011 he was the

overall silver medalist for his age division.

Jacob will attempt to make the Junior

Olympics team again in 2014. He also en-

joys skiing, tennis and playing the piano.

Jacob and his family recently returned

from an 9-day trip to Israel, where he

celebrated his Bar Mitzvah with a service

atop Masada. The service was a beautiful

and special experience for both him and

his family, that will long be remembered.

It was Jacob’s first trip to Israel and he

loved it.

For his mitzvah project, Jacob raised

money for the Abayudaya Jews living in

Uganda to support the coffee cooperative

they have established. Jacob sold bags of

coffee and hand-knit kippot made by the

village members. In addition, Jacob also

volunteered at the Teen Pride teen center

in Morristown, holding a weekly after-

school jump rope session as an alternative

fitness program for interested teens.

Jacob’s parents, brother Alexander, and

all his grandparents are so proud of Jacob

and his accomplishments. They, along with

his aunts, uncles, cousins and friends look

forward to his special day.


School News

The school year is coming to a close.

Religious School is ending on May 18.

Our classrooms will be lonely on Wednes-

day afternoons and Sunday mornings, and

it will be many months until laughter fills

our hallways at those times again.

As we reflect on the past year, we are so

pleased with the vast amount of learning

that has happened in our Religious School

this year. Watching our third and fourth

graders follow prayers in a siddur, their

desire to learn is so apparent. Hearing

our sixth and seventh graders talk about

Israel-Arab conflict, play in the band, and

discuss Jewish values is inspiring. Watch-

ing our youngest children proudly carry

home the Jewish crafts they have made in

Religious School is heartwarming. We are

so proud.

Time in Religious School represents time

spent with Jewish friends, time learning

and saying prayers, time learning about

Jewish history, traditions, and culture.

Summer is a long time to be away from

that…so we have a few ideas to live a

Jewish summer.

Is your child a reader? There are fabulous

books—fiction and nonfiction—on Jewish

subjects for children of all ages. Logon to

Jewishlibraries.org and Jewishbookcoun-

cil.org. Find links that list Sydney Taylor

and National Jewish Book Award winners

through the years (all Jewish-themed

books). These books are a fabulous way to

keep your child connected to his/her heri-

tage over the summer.

Is your child a chef? Prepare for

Shabbat together. Teach your child to

make the best matzah balls ever, roast

a chicken and bake a challah. Do you

have that recipe for your grandmoth-

er’s strudel in your recipe box? Take it

out and tackle that challenging recipe

with your child. Kids love to cook.

Is your child a traveler? Take a road

trip. See the Jewish Children’s Museum in

Brooklyn, the Holocaust Museum in Wash-

ington DC, the Lower East Side Tenement

Museum. Visit Ellis Island and the Statue

of Liberty. Drive to Newport, RI, and see

the oldest synagogue in the United States.

Share information about when your fami-

lies came to this country. There are so

many fascinating Jewish places to see!

Is your child an athlete? The 2014 Mac-

cabi Games are in August in Cherry Hill,

NJ. Check out the games together. Did you

know that the National Jewish Sports Hall

of Fame and Jewish Museum is located in

Commack, NY? We didn’t. But it will prob-

ably be one of our road trips this year!

We’ve left the simplest ideas for last.

Celebrate Shabbat

as a family. Light

candles and reserve

Friday nights for

dinners together.

Stay connected with

the synagogue—

just because Reli-

gious School isn’t

in session doesn’t

mean that MJCBY is

closed! There are al-

ways exciting events

going on, so remem-

ber to read your

eblast! Take part in

one, two, or all of

them!

Live Jewishly this

summer. Enjoy your

family. Enjoy sleep-

ing late on Sunday

mornings. We will

miss hearing the

happy children in our hallways, and we will

look forward to their return in September.

Gail and Michelle

C A L E N D A R

5/3 No Junior Congregation

5/4 Tefillah Together, school in session

5/7 School in session

5/10 Last Junior Congregation

5/11 School in Session

5/14 Last Wednesday

5/16 Third Grade Consecration – 7:00 pm

5/18 Last Day of Religious School,

Second Grade Step Up, and all are

welcome for Teacher Appreciation

at 11:30 am

5/21 Seventh Grade Graduation

R E L I G I O U S S C H O O L N E W S


School News

Just as the Jewish slaves were reborn in

the Passover story, we now feel alive

again as we embrace the warmth of May.

The dreariness of months past is now re-

placed with the color green, which sym-

bolizes rebirth. At Shalom Yeladim we feel

rejuvenated and eager to continue learning

about our special Jewish holidays, two of

which fall this month.

Yom Ha’atzmaut is Israel Independence

Day. The children at Shalom Yeladim will

stand behind a large paper bus and walk

from classroom to classroom as if they were

touring the land of Israel. In each room,

the children will experience the essence of

a major city in Israel. They will see pictures

of the city and participate in a hands-on

activity related to that city. We will sing

“Happy Birthday” to Israel and have special

birthday cake.

On Friday, May 16, we will celebrate

Lag B’Omer—a festive holiday celebrated

by having children go to parks to play. On

this day, the children will play in our play-

ground, do an outside craft and sing songs.

We will also celebrate our moms on Fri-

day, May 9, by having them be our special

guests at our Shabbat service, which will

be followed by an “Oneg.” The children will

have some special surprises for their moms

to help them celebrate their special day.

Shalom Yeladim is now welcoming all

families regardless of denomination. Curric-

ulum will remain the same. Please SPREAD

THE WORD to friends and neighbors. We will

not disappoint!

Morah Susan

C A L E N D A R

5/6: Yom Ha’atzmaut

(Israel Independence Day)

5/9: Mother’s Day Celebration

5/16: Lag B’Omer

5/26: Memorial Day – school closed

S H A L O M Y E L A D I M U P D A T E


Youth News

Once this school year draws to a close,

our Carmel and her third-grade class-

mates, will be stepping up to Sababah.

Consequently, as this year’s Junior Sa-

babah programmers, we would like to in-

vite an interested parent or parents who

may like to volunteer to run the Junior

Sababah program in the upcoming 2014

to 2015 school year to reach out to us.

The goal of Junior Sababah is to have a

program one day after Religious School ev-

ery other month during the school year. We

found bagels and ice cream followed by a

fun icebreaker activity and then an Israel-

related learning exercise to be a winning

formula. The only limitation is your cre-

ativity. We sincerely enjoyed putting to-

gether the programs and sharing in the fun

with the Junior Sababahniks. We are sure

you will too!

Adam and Mayrav Smith

T H I R D G R A D E J U N I O R S A B A B A H N I K S A R E S T E P P I N G U P Aspiring leaders for next year, please step up too!Youth

CalendarM A Y

7 Kadima Mystery Event

14 Kadima Party

18 MJCBY Youth Picnic

18 USY Roller Skating Event

MJCBY Youth Picnic

Sunday May 18 from noon - 3 pm

Lewis Morris Park (Sugarloaf area)

All youth in grades 2-12 are invited

FREE for all MJCBY members

Please join in the fun!

Parent helpers/volunteers needed

RSVP to [email protected]

Morristown USY had a great time trav-

eling through Israel at our Amazing

Race - Israel Edition event on April 27. We

were happy to have the eighth graders join

us once again and everyone learned some-

thing new about the different regions in

Israel. This month we are looking forward

to Roller Skating and having fun at Flor-

ham Park Roller Rink on May 18 after the

Annual Youth Picnic in Lewis Morris Park.

We are always looking for more USYers to

help lead the group and plan activities and

next month we will be holding our board

elections so please keep an eye out for the

board applications in your inbox!

Remember it’s never too late to join the

fun—just email [email protected]. Parents: If

you are looking for a way for your teen to

stay connected to MJCBY but aren’t sure

how to get him/her involved, please con-

tact me. We can work together to get your

child interested and I can have a board

member reach out directly.

Aly Greenstein USY Advisor

U S Y N E W S


What a great April we had at Kadima! From

our Purim Party where we made delicious

hamantaschen to the amazingly creative des-

erts we made at our Iron Chef, we had a sweet

month all around! It’s been such a great year

at Kadima so far, and we want to make sure we

end it on the right foot. We hope to see many

of our eighth graders at the regional eighth

grade Shabbaton in Wayne, and can’t wait for

our exciting May events! We hope you can join

us for our mystery event on May 7 as well as

the End of Year Kadima Party on the 14th where

we will be welcoming the fifth graders. Hope

you had an amazing Passover and can’t wait for

the exciting end to the already amazing year at

Kadima!

Shai Lewitter, [email protected]

K A D I M A U P D A T E

Youth News


While we are winding down in antici-

pation of a fun and relaxing summer,

we want to thank all of our members for

their support over the past year. We have

had such a fun and interesting array of

programs and events with another very

important program coming up this month.

On May 15 we will host a program on the

Kindertransport. All are invited—please

see this newsletter for details on the pro-

gram.

June brings with it the installation of

our new Board; some of our members will

be continuing and some stepping down. All

of our Board members have worked togeth-

er to make this one of our best years ever

and we are grateful for the opportunity

to collaborate with such smart and hard-

working women.

Wishing you all a beautiful spring and

summer.

With gratitude, Lynne and Jill

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CHEVRE KADISHA FUNDShirley Linder Storgion in honor of Donna Gross, “thank you for all you do”

EDUCATION ENDOWMENTLinda & Larry Kornreich in memory of Arthur Israel’s father, Isaac IsraelLinda & Larry Kornreich to Fran & Howard Loewensteiner on the birth of their granddaughter, Elliana Ruth LoewensteinerLinda & Larry Kornreich in memory Ruth Wertheimer Staiman, daughter of Morton Wertheimer, sister of Naomi BacharachLinda & Larry Kornriech in honor of Eileen & Ralph Goldberg’s marriage of their son Seth to Marc NeumanLinda & Larry Kornreich get well to Eileen GoldbergMichael Kaabe in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Hunter CaplanLynne & Joel Goldman in memory of Harry FriedmanFern & Donald Spitzer in memory of Isaac Israel, father of Arthur IsraelDebbie & Phil Brody in memory of Susan Schram, mother of Barbara Kavadias & Ruth Wolff, sister of Dena GreenDebbie & Phil Brody in memory of George WolffDebbie & Phil Brody in honor of Fran & Howard Lowewensteiner in honor of their new grandaughter, Eliana Ruth LoewensteinerFern & Donald Spitzer in honor of Fran & Howard Loewensteiner’s granddaughter, EllianaLeonard Miroff in memory of Elsie MiroffBella Averbach in memory of Emanuel AverbachFern & Donald Spitzer in honor of Eileen & Ralph Goldberg’s marriage of their son Seth to Marc NeumanIlene Wollf in memory of Isaac Israel, father of Arthur Israel & Judi Feldman in memory of her mother, Janet Juros Mr. & Mrs. Richard Thal & Joseph Thall in memory of in memory of Isaac Israel Adrienne & Alan Chanin in memory of Isaac Israel, father of Arthur IsraelJanet & Mel Appelbaum in memory of Sandra Gray AppelbaumTobi & Herb Glatt in memory of Isaac IsraelMichael & Roz Blick in memory of Ruth Wertheimer StaimanMichael & Roz Blick in memory of Isaac Israel & Seymour Ebner, father of Laurie LyonPaula Barber & Howard Buxbaum in memory of Morris BarberSue & Allan Berger in memory of Benjamin Reinheimer and George Wolff

GEMILUT HASADIM FUNDLeonard Miroff in memory of Benjamin MiroffJoseph Notowicz in memory of Pearl Schlossman Florence Rosenberg in memory of Max Rosenberg

HERMAN J. FRIGAND MINYONAIRES SCHOLARSHIP FUNDEllen & Rabbi Nesson in memory of Marvis & Stanley RosenbaumBonnie & Richard Weiss in memory of George Wolff

ISRAEL EXPERIENCE FUNDMarji & Leo Josephs in memory of Gladys Lieberman, mother of Bob Lieberman

PRAYER BOOK FUNDLinda & Lee Rosenbaum in memory of Arthur Israel’s father, Isaac IsraelLinda & Lee Rosenbaum in memory of Ruth Wertheimer Staiman & Isaac Israel

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUNDGary & Mary Ann Weisser in memory of Ruth Wertheimer StaimanHelen & Howard Heimann in memory of Sam HeimannBarbara Grandis in memory of Sallly & Charles WeinsteinNahid Hemmat in memory of Naim HemmatBonnie & Ezra Kazaam in memory of Maurice Brenman & Rosalind BermanRenee & Barry Goldman in memory of Benjamin Epstein & Ruth GoldmanJoan & Martin Cohen in memory of Ruth B. Stern

RENOVATION FUNDHilde Spain in memory of George WolffHilde Spain in honor of the 50th Anniversaries of Flo & Joe Sager & Rose & Herb LevineHilde Spain sending get well wishes to Meryl Balaban & Eileen & Bob HeiserLola Friedman in memory of Dr. Myron L. FriedmanAdrienne & Alan Chanin in memory of Albert Abraham BinikBetty & Arnold Goldstein in memory of Raphael RogersGillian & Manfred Steyn in memory of Ruth Wertheimer StaimanLisa & Seth Garrett in memory of Gladys Lieberman, mother of Bob Lieberman, Isaac Israel and Seymour Ebner, father of Laurie LyonHelena Kloder & Lou Bodian in memory of Harry Glen Kloder Sager, Rose & Herb Levine

SOUP KITCHEN FUNDDebbie & Doug Goldstein in memory of Michael GoldsteinIrene Preiser in memory of Samuel StrelzoffRachel Richman & Steve Lipsky in memory of Howard Tozar

YAHRZEIT FUNDFlorence Fleishman in memory of Elsie & Benjamin MiroffRhea & Maimon Attias in memory of Joseph Attias

M A Z E L TOV A N D C O N G R AT U L AT I O N S

Tyler Joshua born to daughter Rachel and Daniel Garcia.

Dan Eisen.

their son Aaron to Elizabeth Heckel.

being sworn in as an attorney at the NY bar.

their son, Drew Samuel.

C O N D O L E N C E S

Seymour Ebner.

Ray Levy.

longtime member.

William Hebel.

R E F UA H S C H L E M ADaniella Abend, Steven Abend, Meryl Balaban, Phil Brody, Joel Beecher, Harriet Dorf, Eileen Goldberg, Tamara Goldberg, Adele Greenberg, Eileen Heiser, Bob Heiser, Michelle Herman, Irving Isko, Florence Rudich and Marcia Samuels.

S O U P K I TC H E N VO L U N T E E R SDavid Ticker, Lou Bodian, Paula Barber, Howard Buxbaum, Laurie Lyon, Shelly Bienstock, David Reingold, David Leitner, Linda Griffler, Mark Feldman, Rita Fand.


YahrzeitsS H A B B AT A P R I L 2 5 & 2 6

Nisan April26 26 Hyman Yohanan*27 27 Frieda Guggenheimer*

David Frigand*Daniel GebelRubin Gurevitz*Joseph Wallenstein

28 28 Joseph GelberSadie DubinMichael GoldsteinPaul Levine*

29 29 Abraham Gordon*Morris BarberRuth Goldman

30 30 Caryn FosterGertrude Segal

Iyar May 1 1 Celia Beer*

Frances StrelzoffMax Cappel*

2 2 Albert Finver*Frances CanierLillian SteinbergSarah Small*Rebecca Weinstein*

S H A B B AT M AY 2 & 3 Iyar May

3 3 Frank Cohen*4 4 Bessie Antin

Morris Chimoff*Goldie Feldman*Jennie Rosenthal*Lenore Widmann

5 5 Rachel Winer*Esther LevitKermit Bricker

6 6 Gertie Hayworth*Lilly PancisDavid Gold*

7 7 Isadore RosenfarbRachel Leon*Loretta LevineEmanuel Spitzer*

8 8 Eva Roth*Pearl EpsteinGussie WildhornKurt Kosterlitz*

9 9 Pauline Price*Ruth Goldman*Robert Gordon*

S H A B B AT M AY 9 & 1 0Iyar May 10 10 Jennie Halpern*

Eliahu Danielpour

11 11 Daisy GlassmanCarrie Sager

12 12 Mannie Kornreich*Laura FensterheimHenry HirschPhyllis Evans*Sylvia Cohen*

13 13 Benjamin Epstein*Rose Grossman*Betty Kling*Laura Newmark*Esther MilichLouis Weiss

14 14 Benjamin FeldmanRose Rogers*Celia Linka

15 15 Joseph Attias*Abraham GrosmanSima & Joseph NotowiczEva Sains

16 16 Maurice FleischmanRosalind Berman*Sophie EngelJoseph ShatkenNathan CohnRae Cohn

S H A B B AT M AY 1 6 & 1 7Iyar May 17 17 Ida Salny*

Pearl Greif*18 18 Minnie Schwartz*

R. Alan Dickinson*Pauline Mintz*

19 19 Deborah Segal*20 20 Max Barkan*

Lawrence Sobol*21 21 Elsie Terp

Margaret Lebowitz*22 22 Bernice Glucoft

Bessie Linder*Alvin Turner*Mervin GreenIrene Gevurtz*

23 23 Lillian Gold*John Klein

S H A B B AT M AY 2 3 & 2 4Iyar May24 24 Shirley Barber

Alan BrickmanBirdie Stave

25 25 Morton MoosenMeyer SlotskyRalph TilkinPaul Weisser*

26 26 Harris Schwartz*Morris FreedRobert JudkowitzMolly IsbitEugene TiminsElsie SokolSarah Drell*

27 27 Joseph FeuersteinEva Krauss*Simma Reingold*

28 28 Hildegard Joseph*Isaac CooperValerie AltschulerAbraham Nesson

29 29 David OchsAbe RevitzAbe Pinker

Sivan May 1 30 Eric Sachs*

Jack SheffrinEsther EpsteinRay Levine

S H A B B AT M AY 3 0 & 3 1Sivan May

2 31 Abraham Shustin*Mae Wexler*Jacob BrickerSamuel Friedman*

Sivan June 3 1 Anna Nadler*

Ida MichaelsHarry Mintz*

4 2 Morris Dashosh*Jack Gold*Anna WeissBertha Korn*Mary KleinPhilip Gerber*Jack Gold*

5 3 Marvin RudichAnn Potash

6 4 Bernard Grossman*7 5 Simche Epstein*

Beatrice BernsDavid KaneRose OppenheimerLee Mintz*Beatrice Bernstein*

8 6 Celia Lewis*Bennett MillerLouis Saltzman

* Denotes a yahrzeit plaque.

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