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Winner of a 2006 Outstanding Achievement Award from the New York Metropolitan Region of USCJ

In This Issue 11 Tikkun Olam/Lesson from Virginia Tech 22

TBS Cruise Ship Raffle 2 12-13 Tzedakah 23

Message from Rabbi Kalev 3 Schmoozing with the Sisterhood 14 Contributions 23-25

President’s Message 4 Kooking Kosher for the Kindelacht 15 Hilda Gershman Memorial Garden Fund 25

TBS SHABBATON 5767 5 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Showcase Wrap-up 16 “Two Guys with Bikes” 26-27

TBS Calendar 6 Message from the Men’s Club 17 Yahrzeits 28

B’nai Mitzvah 7 Youth Group News 18 Our Advertisers 29-52

Shavuot Study and Dessert Session 8 Hebrew School News 19

TBS Service Schedule & Candle lighting 9 TBS Photo Gallery 20

Learning & Latte with Rabbi Kalev 10 Our Temple Family 21

Message from the Israeli Scouts Committee

TBS Shabbaton 5767 Registration Forms

Coming to Temple Beth Shalom

in March/April 2007:

Friday, May 4 Shabbat Across America

Sunday, May 6

1st Congregation Meeting

Sunday, May 13 Mother’s Day Brunch

May 20

Dalet Class Family Education

May 22 Shavuot Dessert & Study Session

June 8-10

Israeli Scouts Visit TBS

June 10 TBS Cruise Raffle Drawing

May/June 2007 Iyar/Sivan/Tammuz 5767

Temple Beth Shalom Established 1953

Member United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

The Sisterhood of Temple Beth Shalom

invites you to join them in honoring

Alicia Raskob and Robin Zencheck

at the Torah Fund Luncheon Sunday, May 20, 2007

1:00 pm

What a rare find is a woman of chayil... She is clothed with strength and splendor;

She looks cheerfully to the future. - from Eshet Chayil, Proverbs 31:10-31

See page 14 for additional information

TEMPLE TIMES MAY/JUNE 2007

TBS MEN’S CLUB ENGRAVED BRICKS RIBBON CUTTING

Sunday June 3rd, 2007 Join us prior to our annual

Graduates Breakfast at 9:30 am

as we reveal the new engraved brick wall.

Orders for engraved

bricks that are submitted

by Tuesday May 8th, will be engraved and

installed in time for the ribbon cutting on June 3rd.

An order form can be

found on page 17.

Temple Beth Shalom

2007 Cruise Ship Raffle

Temple Beth Shalom 760 Route 6 Mahopac, NY 10541 www.tbsmahopac.org Tel: 845-628-6133 Fax: 845-628-1730

Rabbi Joshua Kalev [email protected] Director of Education Carol Zager 845-628-6533 [email protected]

Executive Board President Ron Arsham 845-621-2154 First Vice President Lynn Liebman 914-528-7928 Second Vice President Georgene Perlman 845-621-5921 Treasurer Melody Weisman Financial Secretary David Michaels 845-528-2233 Recording Secretary Jill Sanders-DeMott 845.621.1186 Board of Directors Gail Freundlich Ellen Gershman Joel Greenberg Wendy Greenberg Jeff Guest Howard Hammer Marcia Lichtman Barry Plaut Gary Reing Ann Rubin Glenn Sapir Monica Scavone Charles Schiller Harvey Teplitsky Yaakov Tigershtrom

Sisterhood Lynn Michaels 845-528-2233 [email protected] Men’s Club Joel Greenberg 845-628-2851 [email protected] USY Director Steve Bettman 845-621-0414 Office Administrators Ro Belsky Jean Follit [email protected]

Carnival Cruise Lines 7 Nights!

Ocean View Stateroom for Two! $2,145 value!

$25 per Ticket Maximum of 300 tickets to be sold.

Drawing: June 10, 2007 @ 7:00pm

Temple Beth Shalom 760 Route 6 Mahopac, NY

Tickets may be purchased in person at the Temple office or by phone at (845) 628-6133.

Graduations, weddings, travel, gardening, outdoor

adventures and more!

TBS has SCRIP for all your spring & summer

activities.

Scrip orders are due: May 13

June 3 & June 17

A supply of grocery store scrip is always available in the

TBS office.

IYAR/SIVAN/TAMMUZ 5767 TEMPLE TIMES PAGE 3

W e as a people are blessed with the incredible

language of Hebrew. Both the biblical and modern language is brilliantly built upon roots, shorashim, whereupon three or four letters become the foundation of many different contexts or words. For example, the root for image is tzadi-lamed-mem

(pronounced tzelem). With these three letters we form quite a few words related to image like a camera, which in Hebrew is matz-lema. When teaching Hebrew, it is important for the student to learn as many roots as possible, enabling them to begin identifying many additional Hebrew words, even if they seem unfamiliar.

A great Hebrew word is me-yu-chad, meaning special. If you look at the root of this word you see that it is yud-chet-dalet (pronounced yachad). Yachad in Hebrew means together because for something to be special everything and more importantly, everyone, must be together. As I look back on the past few months here at Temple Beth Shalom, there have been some of the most special moments that I can recall and it is all because we were together.

This stretch of special moments began with our Purim celebration and evening which was even written up in one of our local newspapers. Over 160 TBS congregants joined together for a great night of laughter, fun and games. While somehow our groggers were mysteriously missing (we have found them since), there was enough noise and ruach (spirit) in the room that they really weren’t needed.

The following week our community so graciously and warmly welcomed our daughter, Noa, into their midst. Being both Rabbi and parent that morning was a difficult balancing act but there seemed to be a magic in the room (I know that I am a bit biased) that once again reassured Selilah and I that we are raising our daughter in the right community.

The month of March ended with an incredible service as Jordan Feldman became a Bar Mitzvah. Each and every B’nai Mitzvah is special but the Feldmans brought

together two wonderful local communities – their former synagogue community in Peekskill and their new community at TBS. Over 200 people packed the sanctuary as Jordan led us in prayer with many generations of the Feldmans participating in the service. I have heard on more than one occasion that their guests were truly impressed with our synagogue.

The month of April began with an incredible Passover celebration. For every service except one we had a minyan and we were blessed with 100 people at our second night seder, the largest turnout ever for that event. In attendance that evening were eight clergy members from our local religious institutions. As always, they so incredibly embraced our traditions, even taking on the difficult role of leading the final song, Echad Mi’yodeah!

For an event to be me-yu-chad (special) it does not necessarily need to be happy. Our community also came together for a few very sad, emotional moments as we lost

three of our beloved, long-time congregants. First, we lost Ron Pollack, the beloved husband of Marge, after a battle with cancer spanning many years. Then we lost Hilda Gershman, our synagogue’s “matriarch” unexpectedly which really threw all of us into shock and despair. Finally, also after battling an illness, congregant Michael Goldstein was recently taken from us. While our hearts are broken and continue to need mending, Rabbi Brodie, the many members of our community, and I have all tried to celebrate these amazing individuals’ lives

and contributions to our world. For all of these trying moments we cried together, we smiled together and we reflected together. That is why they were me-yu-chad.

I have no idea what the future holds for all of us. I wish I did. Believe it or not, I don’t even have answers as to why we have to celebrate such happy and sad occasions all at once. What I do know is that we have an incredible community here at Temple Beth Shalom. It is not perfect by any means but it is evident that when we come together to share our life experiences with each other the moment is truly going to be me-yu-chad, special – and because of that, we can’t ask for anything more.

~ Rabbi Joshua Kalev

Message from Rabbi Kalev

A great Hebrew word is me-yu-chad, meaning

special. If you look at the root of this word you see that it is yud-chet-dalet (pronounced yachad).

Yachad in Hebrew means together because for

something to be special everything and more

importantly, everyone, must be together.


President’s Message

“M arch Madness”…. These two words have

become part of this generation’s every day lexicon thanks to the promoters of the NCAA yearly basketball tournament, “Road to the Final Four”. Although normally used to describe the craziness of 64 college teams trying to win the National

championship, I look at these words as a perfect description of this last March right here at Temple Beth Shalom. I would be hard-pressed to find another 31 day period in our history in which more things happened within our community creating a roller-coaster ride of emotions on a daily basis. Through it all, one thing stuck out in my mind…that our temple family celebrated and mourned together, and in the end, became a much stronger community because of it.

The month began on a super high note, with the wonderful Megillah reading & Purim Carnival on the first weekend, followed the next weekend by the joyous baby naming ceremony of our newest pride and joy, Noa Maya. We all learned and laughed at the Purim extravaganza, as adults and children alike enjoyed a truly memorable evening, and we couldn’t stop kvelling the next week over the newest addition to our temple family. I don’t know where Rabbi Kalev found the energy (he claims he hadn’t slept), but I just want to give a huge yasher koach to him for organizing both events. A big Mazel Tov goes to the Rabbis Kalev on their beautiful daughter, with an enormous thank you to the Kalev family for allowing us to share in this wonderful experience. It was a joy for both the TBS and outside communities to join together for this very special occasion.

After the emotional high of the baby naming, we were all brought back to earth the next week when we learned of the passing of two of our beloved congregants, Ron Pollack and Hilda Gershman, within days of each other. Both of these long-time members of our temple family, will be sorely missed. Again our community came together as never before, this time to support each other in mourning the loss of our loved ones. The emotional memorial service for Hilda led by Rabbis Kalev and Brodie at the synagogue inspired us

all and made us realize how important community is in helping us survive the toughest moments in our lives.

Life started to normalize following that. It was after the emotional dust settled that I realized again how fortunate we all are to have such a special community here in Mahopac with such a tremendous synagogue at the center of it all. TBS has truly become a place to congregate, to learn, to pray, and to share with each other, in good times and bad.

Before I finish, I would like to encourage everyone to participate in another major community event in June, the annual visit if the Israeli Scouts. Over the last five years, Temple Beth Shalom has hosted an Israeli Scout caravan for a few days each June. It has been an awesome experience for everyone who has had the opportunity to meet these kids personally and to watch them perform at our synagogue. This year, for the first time, we are hosting them over a weekend, June 8-10, instead of during the midweek period. Our terrific Israeli Scout committee has seized this opportunity to organize an entire weekend of events for the whole community, with the TBS Shabbaton 5767 on Saturday, June 9, and the Scout concert at the synagogue on Sunday, June 10 at 6 pm. The Shabbaton, beginning at 4pm on Saturday, will feature guest speakers, breakout sessions for adults and kids with many of our own congregants leading the sessions, and a chance to meet the scouts up close and personal. Look for the entire schedule and all the necessary information is featured in this edition of Temple Times,

With thanks to the Scout committee for developing and organizing this ambitious project, I urge everyone to take part in some or all of the events during the weekend. This once again proves how awesome our congregation is and how valuable our little synagogue is as the center of Jewish life here in Mahopac.

See you at the synagogue!

Ron

~ Ron Arsham


June 8-10 Temple Beth Shalom

Enjoy a weekend of education, entertainment,

friendship, music, and much more!

Share a meal, learn, study, meditate, and participate!

Be part of this amazing Shabbaton weekend as TBS

hosts the Israeli Scouts!

Shabbaton 5767 information can be found on pages 11-13

Organized by the TBS Israeli Scouts Committee


4 Shabbat Across America –Kabbalat Shabbat service begins at 6:15 pm, followed by dinner hosted by TBS Sisterhood 5 Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 am Temple Times Award Presentation 6 Lag B’Omer Israeli Day Parade in NYC NO HEBREW SCHOOL 1st Congregation Mtg, 7:30 pm 8 TBS Executive Bd mtg, 6:30 pm 10 Sisterhood Mtg, 7:30 pm 11 Tot Shabbat, 7:pm Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 8:15 pm 12 Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 am Bat Mitzvah of Erica Liu 13 Sisterhood & Hebrew School hosts a Mother’s Day Brunch, 11 am USY CAR WASH, 11 am 15 Learning & Latte @ Starbucks, 10 am; Hot Button Jewish Issues 17 TBS Board mtg,, 7 pm 18 Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm 19 Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 am Jr. Congregation, 10:30 am Bar Mitzvah of Kyle Coffey

20 Dalet Family Education, 9 am Men’s Club Meeting, 9:30 am Mishpachah, 11 am Sisterhood/Torah Fund Lunch, 1 pm 22 Shavuot Dessert & Study Session, 8 pm 23 Shavuot Services, 9:30 am & 8:15 pm TBS Office Closed; No Hebrew School 24 Shavuot Service, 9:30 am TBS Office Closed 25 Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 8:15 pm 26 Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 am Bat Mitzvah of Kaitlyn Greenberg 27 NO HEBREW SCHOOL 28 Memorial Day—TBS Office Closed 31 Learning & Latte @ Starbucks, 1 pm Jewish Current Events

Is there a Simcha in your future? Would you like to host an Oneg

Shabbat or Kiddush in honor of a special occasion? Please contact Wendy Greenberg in the temple office,(845) 628-6133 for all of

your planning needs.

1 Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 8:15 pm 2 Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 am Bat Mitzvah of Ashley Tigershtrom 3 Men’s Club Engraved Bricks Ribbon Cutting, 9:15 am Men’s Club Graduates Breakfast, 9:30 am Scrip Orders due 2nd Congregational Mtg, 7:30 pm 8 Israeli Scouts Arrive at TBS! Shabbat Dinner with the Scouts, 6:30 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services, 8:15 pm 9 Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 am B’nai Mitzvah of Andrew and Lauren Gorodess TBS SHABBATON WITH THE ISRAELI SCOUTS begins at 4 pm Havdalah Service, 9:15 pm TBS Camp-Down Jamboree, 9:30 pm 10 Israeli Scouts visit Hebrew School, 9 am Year End Awards Ceremony, 11 am Israeli Scout Concert, 6 pm

12 TBS Executive Board Mtg, 6:30 pm 14 Sisterhood Mtg, 7:30 pm 15 Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 6:15 pm 16 Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 am 17 Scrip Orders due 18 TBS Executive Board mtg, 6:30 pm 21 TBS Board mtg, 7 pm 22 Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 8:15 pm 23 Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 am 29 Kabbalat Shabbat Service, 8:15 pm 30 Shabbat Morning Service, 9:30 am Bar Mitzvah of Jonathan Oelsner

Only the 10 Commandments were written in stone. Please check the

TBS website: www.tbsmahopac.org, for updated calendar information,

or call (845) 628-6133, ext 11.

In Honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Erica Liu,

Margaret and David Liu will host an Oneg on Friday, May 11, and a Kiddush on Saturday, May 12.

In Honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Kyle Coffey,

Stephanie and Thomas Coffey will host an Oneg on Friday, May 18, and a Kiddush on Saturday, May 19.

In Honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Kaitlyn Greenberg,

Michele and Robert Greenberg and Wendy and Joel Greenberg will host

an Oneg on Friday, May 25, and a Kiddush on Saturday, May 26.

In Honor of the Bat Mitzvah of Ashley Tigershtrom,

Linda and Yaakov Tigershtrom will host an Oneg on Friday, June 1, and a Kiddush on Saturday, June 2.

In Honor of the B’nai Mitzvah of Andrew and Lauren Gorodess,

Iris and Troy Gorodess will host an Oneg on Friday, June 8, and a Kiddush on Saturday, June 9.

In Honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Jonathan Oelsner,

Nancy and Robert Oelsner will host an Oneg on Friday, June 29, and a Kiddush on Saturday, June 30.

The staff and writers of Temple Times

will be presented with a METNY/USCJ Award of Excellence

during Shabbat services on Saturday, May 5.

Please join us after services for a Kiddush luncheon to celebrate the birthday of David Michaels

and this prestigious award.

Rabbi Kalev will be away from June 15-25. If you need assistance, please contact the

front office.


Erica Mei Meira Yitzaka Liu 12 May 2007

Erica is a 7th grade student at Somers Middle School where she enjoys studying math and science. She is active in the Service Club and plays volleyball at school. Erica plays softball in the town leagues as well. Erica has been “very artistic from before she could walk” and her parents have provided her with an art studio at home in which to practice her craft, whether it is pottery, drawing or as the family DVD maker. In her spare time, Erica enjoys playing the piano, ice skating and neon bowling at Chelsea Piers. Erica will celebrate her bat mitzvah by reading Behar/Bechukotai. Joining her on this special day will be her parents, Margaret Eichel and David Liu, and her sister Sara [9]. Grandparents Simon and Mary Eichel, and Mignone Liu will be kvelling in the audience. While a student at TBS, Erica has developed a special relationship with her teacher and tutor, Wendy Zencheck. For her mitzvah project, Erica is continuing a long standing commitment to sponsor a Bangladeshi girl her own age, in addition to the visits to the residents of Somers Manor with the school’s Service Club.

Kyle Laibel Alexander Coffey 19 May 2007

A 7th grade student at Mahopac Middle School, Kyle enjoys gym, lunch and technology. He plays football, lacrosse, soccer and basketball. When spending time with his friends, Kyle enjoys skateboarding in the mini skate park in the garage, playing video games and eating his favorite food, pizza. Kyle will celebrate his bar mitzvah by reading Bemidbar. Sharing the simcha with Kyle will be his parents Stephanie and Thomas Coffey, his brother Adam [10] and his proud grandparents, Lenore, Morton and Shirley. While a TBS student, Kyle has developed a special relationship with Wendy Zencheck, his Hay class instructor.

Kaitlyn Shoshana Greenberg 26 May 2006

A 7th grade student at Mahopac Middle School, Kaitlyn is especially fond of writing. She has been a writer for the school newspaper and hopes to study journalism in the future. She plays the violin in the school orchestra and enjoys playing softball. Kaitlyn celebrate her bat mitzvah, on the same bimah where her father did, with a reading of Naso. Her proud parents, Michele and Robert Greenberg will be looking on along with sister, Juliana [10]. Grandparents Joel and Wendy Greenberg, Suzanne Sedran, and Dina Balluff will join great grandparents Mae and Sam Greenberg in cheering her on. While Kaitlyn has been attending the TBS religious school, she has formed close ties with her teacher, Wendy Zencheck and Rabbi Kalev. Kaitlyn is planning a mitzvah project involving animals at the Humane Society.

Ashley Danielle Tigershtrom 2 June 2007

Ashley is a 7th grade student at Mahopac Middle School and her favorite subjects are English and lunch. She is a member of the yearbook staff and the school’s drama club where she recently performed in Oklahoma. Ashley studies several performance arts including dance [her favorite is jazz], gymnastics, yoga and acting. Ashley will celebrate her bat mitzvah with the reading of Beha ‘alotecha. Proud parents Linda and Yaakov Tigershtrom will be in the audience with brother Jordan [15], and grandparents, Joseph, Lena and Panina. While a student at TBS, Ashley has developed a special relationship with her tutor, Marilyn Arsham.

Lauren Libbe Aviva Gorodess 9 June 2007

Lauren is a 6th grade student at Mahopac Middle School where her favorite subject is gym. She writes articles for the school newspaper, The Torch. A student of gymnastics, Lauren loves floor exercise. She studies several styles of dance including ballet, tap, jazz and Hawaiian. Her goal is to be a professional dancer. In her free time, Lauren enjoys watching

movies with her friends. Lauren will celebrate her bat mitzvah by reading Shelach. Sharing the simcha will be her parents Iris and Troy Gorodess, her sister, Heather [8], and her brothers, Matthew [17½] and Andrew. Grandparents Edward and Flo Gross, and Gloria Landau will be kvelling in the audience.

Andrew Levy Yurachmale Gorodess 9 June 2007

An 8th grade student at Mahopac Middle School, Andrew enjoys studying English and science. He plays soccer for the town of Yorktown league. He dreams of being a professional athlete. His goals include managing a hotel or directing a cruise ship. When spending time with his friends, Andrew enjoys talking and listening to rap and hiphop. He will celebrate his bar mitzvah by reading Shelach. Joining him on this special day will be his parents Iris and Troy Gorodess, his sisters, Heather [8], and Lauren and his brother, Matthew [17½ ]. Grandparents Edward and Flo Gross, and Gloria Landau will be rejoicing in the audience.

Jonathan Izzur Oelsner 30 June 2007

Jonathan is a 7th grade student at George C. Fisher Middle School where he enjoys studying science, particularly energy and physics. He is a wrestler and a Boy Scout. Jonathan will participate as a sergeant in the reenactment of Sibyl Ludd ing ton ’s r i de w ith t he Revolutionary War club. He likes to spend his free time snowboarding, and fishing with his dad and/or with friends. Jonathan will celebrate his bar mitzvah with the reading of Balak. Joining Jonathan on this special day will be his parents, Nancy and Robert Oelsner, his sister, Katie [15], and his grandparents, Phyllis and Eliot Kugelman, and Fred and Hannah Oelsner. While a student in the TBS religious school, Jonathan has developed a special relationship with his tutor, Jeff Guest.

B’nai Mitzvah Behold a good doctrine has been given to you…Forsake it not.


Join us at Temple Beth Shalom as we celebrate this wonderful holiday!

RECEIVE A MAP FOR THIS FUN EVENT AT THE EVENING SHAVUOT SERVICE!

ALSO, PLEASE CELEBRATE WITH US AT SERVICES:

Wednesday, May 23, at 9:30 am 1st Day Shavuot Morning Service

Wednesday, May 23, at 8:15 pm 2nd Day Shavuot Evening Service

Thursday, May 24, at 9:30 am 2nd Day Shavuot Morning Service


Each week Rabbi Kalev shares a trivia question at Shabbat services. The first person to call his voice mail after Shabbat with the correct answer wins a prize! The competition is fierce so make sure to call in as soon as Shabbat has ended.

What was the winning word of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 1983? – Purim - Jeff Roberts

What was King Ahashuerus’ Greek name? – Xerxes – Justin Katz

Sheldon Harnick & Jerry Bock wrote the musical score to what 1964 musical? – Fiddler on the Roof – Jordan Tigershtrom

A memorial near Jerusalem, built in the shape of a tree trunk cut down before its time, honors which US President? – John F. Kennedy – Rob Liebman

Herman Wouk spent 16 years writing which two novels portraying the lives of the Henry & Jastrow families during WWII? – The Winds of War & War and Remembrance – Ron Arsham

Who holds the rights to the name “Albert Einstein?” – Hebrew University – Jeff Roberts

Please turn off cell phones and pagers before entering services. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Regular Shabbat Services Friday Evenings, 8:15 pm* * Third Friday of Each Month - May 18 & June 15 Service held at 6:15 pm Saturday Mornings, 9:30 am

Junior Congregation Saturday, May 19, 10:30 am

Tot Shabbat Friday, May 11, 7:00 pm

Shabbat Candle Lighting

MAY May 4 7:37 pm May 11 7:44 pm May 18 7:51 pm May 22 (Shavuot) 7:55 pm May 25 7:58 pm JUNE June 1 8:04 pm June 8 8:08 pm June 15 8:12 pm June 22 8:14 pm June 29 8:15 pm

TBS Service Schedule & Candle Lighting Times

Appropriate Synagogue Dress

As a community, we try to walk the fine line between being comfortable in our synagogue “home” while also remembering that it is a place of kedushah (holiness). For quite a few months, the ritual committee has had long discussions regarding synagogue dress – what is appropriate and what is not. We know that especially when it comes to our students that it can be a battle just to get them to attend services, let alone have them wear something special.

In order to continue to keep the sanctity and sacredness of our synagogue service, we have instructed our gabaim (ushers) to only ask those individuals who are appropriately dressed to come up to the bimah for an honor. We want to respect and acknowledge anyone who wants to help take part in leading services, but will be unable to do so if the following is worn: Men – jeans, shorts, sweats, t-shirts, tank tops; Women – mini-skirts (above knee line), jeans, shorts, sweats, t-shirts, tank tops, spaghetti straps.

Growing up, many of us actually had clothes just for Shabbat and holidays. While we know that today that is usually not the case, it is our goal to come dressed differently than we

would each and everyday during the week. We want everyone to feel comfortable within our synagogue walls because we truly believe that is what makes TBS so special. But, we must also remember that out of respect for each other and for God, we need to help to “guard and keep God’s Shabbat/Holidays holy, so that it continues to be an everlasting covenant throughout the generations.” (Exodus 31:16)

A Note From the Ritual Committee

S havu'ot, the Festival of Weeks, is the second of the three major festivals with both historical and agricultural

significance (the other two are Passover and Sukkot). Agriculturally, it commemorates the time when the first fruits were harvested and brought to the Temple, and is known as Hag

ha-Bikkurim (the Festival of the First Fruits). Historically, it celebrates the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, and is also known as Hag Matan Torateinu (the Festival of the Giving of Our Torah). The period from Passover to Shavu'ot is a time of great anticipation. We count each of the days from the second day of Passover to the day before Shavu'ot, 49 days or 7 full weeks, hence the name of the festival. The counting reminds us of the important connection between Passover and Shavu'ot: Passover freed us physically from bondage, but the giving of the Torah on Shavu'ot redeemed us spiritually from our bondage to idolatry and immorality. (Join Rabbi Kalev for a Shavuot dessert and study session on Tuesday, May 22)


Let Rabbi Kalev treat you to coffee at Starbucks in Carmel. Each discussion will last 1 hour and will provide a glimpse into the current state of the Jewish world.


Temple Beth Shalom ISRAELI SCOUT VISIT 2007

A Message from the Israeli Scouts Committee

Three separate troops of ten Israeli high school juniors, who are approaching their final year of study before entering the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), travel across the United States from June to mid-August in small mini-vans, bringing a mes-sage of friendship throughout the country. Since 2002, Temple Beth Shalom has hosted ten of these remarkable ambassadors from Israel to educate and perform for not only our synagogue members, but for the community as well.

As a result of fundraising functions planned by our Scouts committee and the generous support of Temple Beth Shalom’s various other committees and re-sources, the entire TBS community is invited to spend Shabbat, from June 8-9, with the Scouts. Various functions are being planned, including a Friday night dinner and mini-Shabbaton. The committee is ambitiously investigating avenues that would keep the cost for the weekend meals to an unbelievably low price.

Thanks to the Mahopac High School PTO, these ten students will also spend one entire day at Mahopac High School, answering questions on various topics, from how they feel about the Hizbollah War to shopping for clothes. We can think of no better way to build a bridge of tolerance than through personal acquaintances. They will also spend time with Maimonides Academy in CT, and with our own Hebrew School students on Sunday, June 10.

The greatest event of the weekend will occur at 6pm on Sunday, June 10, when these ten talented Israeli teens will sing and dance their way into the hearts of the community. From a video glimpse into their own lives to an assortment of Hebrew and English musical segments graced with colorful costume and extraor-dinary choreography, the TBS stage will fill with energetic excitement and in-credibly professional entertainment.

If you would like to attend any of these events, call the Temple office at (845) 628-6133 for reservations. For security purposes, reservations are required. There is also a suggested $5 donation for the concert.

We wish you all a meaningful Shavuot.

Thank you for offering to be a host family for the Israeli Scouts this year. In order to place two 16-year-old scouts with a compatible family, please answer the following questions and return this form to the office at Temple Beth Shalom by May 22.

What are the ages and sex of your children?

What is the travel distance (in mile-age) from your home to TBS?

Are any of your children Temple Beth Shalom USY members?

What Scout Committee fundraising functions have you supported this year?

Note any time you are not available from June 7-11.

Host families must agree to the list of responsibilities outlined to the right. ( ) Yes, I agree to abide by the Host Family Responsibilities. Name________________________ Address______________________ Phone________________________ Email________________________

Please submit this application to the TBS Office by May 22.

Israeli Scout Host Family Responsibilities

Drivers in the host family must be 21 years of age or older. All planned func-tions that take place between 6/8-6/11 must be accommodated. Prompt pickup and returns are a must. Scouts arrive at TBS on Fri 6/8 @3pm. Drop-off at TBS on Mon 6/11 at 6:45am is critical. For a more detailed event schedule, email [email protected].

Host must: -attend all required functions.

-assist at Friday meal, Saturday shabba-ton and Sunday concert (families are still required to pay all admission fees).

-help chaperone scouts during visit, daytime or evening. Full availability between 6/8-6/11 is assumed unless committee has been notified otherwise.

-aid scouts in laundry needs and provide meals when needed. Individual scout’s dietary restrictions should be respected.

HOSTING THE SCOUTS


Breakout Sessions Descriptions Session 1 Q&A for Keynote Speaker Those wanting to hear more about the topics discussed by our keynote speaker should sign up for this session.

Session 2 Ein Yaakov Rabbi Joshua Kalev Spend a traditional Yemenite Shabbat afternoon discussing Midrashic stories from the Talmud.

Session 3 Kaballah Hon. Alan Hochberg Learn the ancient dimensions of Jewish mysticism.

Session 4 Jewish Meditation Marc Houslanger A student of the subject for 30 years, Marc will teach you the basic process of Jewish meditation.

Session 5 Yoga for the Soul Michael Doherty The seventh day is designated as a break from work. What better way to take a break than with a few chair Yoga exercises designed to reduce stress.

Session 6 Today’s Parashah Marilyn Arsham The rebellion of Korach shook the earth with fear. Spend time together studying Torah.

Session 7 Today’s College Campus Led by various college students Learn what tips our Temple Beth Shalom graduates can share about college life.

Session 8 Q&A for the Israeli Scouts Following the panel presentation, the Scouts will answer questions about their experiences.

Session 9 Judaism 101 An overview of Jewish life cycle events will be discussed, from the Brit Milah to the Yahrzeit.

Session 10 FOR THE YOUTH ONLY - Ages 3-14 During both breakout sessions, special Shabbat group activities are being arranged by our USY and collegiates.

JUNE 8JUNE 8--1010 Meet the Scouts up close and personal, hear pearls of wisdom from our keynote speaker or just relax and enjoy a weekend of entertainment and education by registering for our first TBS Shabbaton 5767. FRIDAY June 8 6:30 pm Shabbat Dinner* 8:15 Services 9:30 Oneg

SATURDAY June 9 4:00 pm Opening Remarks 4:05 Keynote Speaker 4:45 Snack* 5:00 Breakout Sessions 5:30 Meet the Scouts panel 6:15 Snack* 6:30 Breakout Sessions 7:00 Minchah 7:45 Seudat Shlishit Meal* 8:45 Maariv 9:15 Havdalah 9:30 Bring your guitars and jam at TBS Camp-Down Jamboree!*

SUNDAY June 10 9:00 am Tzofim visit TBS Hebrew School 6:00 pm Tzofim Caravan Concert (Suggested donation $5)

YOUTH PROGRAMS Special accommodations will be provided for our younger crowd d u r i n g b o t h b r e a k o u t sessions by our USY and collegiate contingents.

*A meal and snack reservation form, and a registration form for the breakout sessions, can be found on page 13. T h e T emp l e B et h S h a l o m Shabbaton 5767 is coordinated by the TBS Israeli Scout Committee. Special thanks to Rabbi Kalev, the TBS Sisterhood, TBS Men’s Club, Mahopac Chapter of USY, TBS Hebrew School, TBS Board of Trustees, and Mahopac High School PTO.

Breakout sessions are free but registration is required. A registration form can be found on page….


_____________________________________________________________ Name(s) ____________________________________________________________ Address ____________________________________________________________ Email address ____________________________________________________________ Phone Alternate phone

For security and planning purposes, REGISTRATION for all events is required.

TBS will host the Israeli Scout delegation for dinner on Friday and Saturday night. To join them for one or more meals and snacks during the weekend, please complete this meal registration form. Enter number of people attending in each box. (Children under 5 are free at all times)

Advanced Registration - You must sign-up before May 22 to receive the discount of one price for all meals - Friday dinner, Saturday dinner, Snacks and Jamboree. # Adults @ $30 # Students @ $20

Standard Registration - deadline June 4 Adults Students Friday night dinner $18 $15 Saturday night dinner $18 $15

Snacks and Jamboree $10 $ 5

A Late Fee of $18 will be applied to all meal registrations made after June 4.

Meal Registration total _________ Late Fee (applied after 6/4) _________ Total _________

Payment must accompany meal registration.

___________________________________ Credit card # ___________________________________ Exp. Date

___________________________________ Signature

METHOD OF PAYMENT

MasterCard Visa Cash

Check (Payable to TBS)

SHABBATON MEAL REGISTRATIONSHABBATON MEAL REGISTRATION

The Israeli Scout Committee is offering the entire weekend at a phenomenally reasonable price. The only cost for the weekend is meal expenses. If you are experiencing financial difficulties and would like to partake in the meals, contact Rabbi Kalev for placement on the subsidy list. You will be notified when funds become available.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

TBS SHABBATON 5767 REGISTRATION FORM

BREAKOUT SESSION PREFERENCES

Name (Age of youth)

List 4 Session Numbers in Order of Preference

Sessions are free but space is limited. List all family members below. Each adult (age 15 and over) should select 4 breakout session topics and list in order of preference. The committee will try to accommodate your preferences and you will be assigned a topic, based on availability, for the 5:00 and 6:30 sessions. Breakout Session 10 is for youth ages 3-14. Include youth ages to help session planners.

The Breakout Session Registration and Meal Registration forms can be mailed, with your payment, to:

Temple Beth Shalom 760 Route 6 Mahopac, NY 10541

Registration & payment can also be dropped off at the TBS office. Questions? Call 845-628-6133.

Deadline Reminder: May 22 - Discount meal registration June 4 - Standard meal registration and Breakout Session Registration. After June 4 - An additional charge of $18 will be applied to late registrations. No meal refunds after June 4.


THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR ‘FREEZIN FOR A REASON’ SUPPORTERS - TEAM SHANE RAISED OVER $1700 TO HELP FIND A CURE FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS.

S c h m o o z i n g w i t h S i s t e r h o o d

A Message from your Sisterhood President

H ello again. Glad to see that the weather is getting warmer. Talking about the

warm weather, please hold on a little longer. We are working with a local nursery this year to supply our plants for our annual plant sale. Due to the cold weather we were advised to hold off a bit so that the plants that we sell will not be damaged by cold. Sisterhood is very excited to sponsor Shabbat Across America again and this year it is on May 4th. Invitations

have already been sent out; please RSVP as soon as you can so that we can accommodate everyone who wants to come. If any Sisterhood member would like to take part in leading any part of Friday night service, please let me know. Almost all the slots are filled!! It is great to see that so many women from our community that want to be on the bimah! Please set aside May 20th for our Annual Torah Fund Lunch. This year we are honoring Alicia Raskob and Robin Zencheck. Invitations have gone out for this event. Please RSVP as soon as you can.

We will also be helping the Hebrew School on Sunday, May 13th for Anything But B a g e l s B r e a k f a s t i n celebration of Mother’s Day.

Take Care,

Lynn

Sisterhood Executive Board

2006-07 Sisterhood Calendar

President Lynn Michaels 528-2233 [email protected]

Vice Presidents Anita Bellenchia Ellen Gershman

Treasurer Chris Feuer 628-0448

Corresponding Secretary Frances Tesler 628-5482

Recording Secretary Monica Scavone 855-9403

Program Chairs Marge Pollack 628-5252 Gail Plaut 878-4960

Gift Shop Chairman Linda Tigershtrom 208-3249 [email protected]

May 4 Shabbat Across America 6:15 pm May 10 Sisterhood Meeting 7:30 pm May 13 Anything But Bagels 11:00 am May 20 Torah Fund Lunch 1pm-4pm June 14 Sisterhood Meeting 7:30pm July 22 Annual Picnic 1pm

Sisterhood Torah Fund Luncheon

Honoring Alicia Raskob & Robin Zencheck

Sunday, May 20, 1 pm $36 per person,

$18 per child under 10 with reservation

(additional $10 per person at the door)

RSVP by May 2

As a service to our congregants, we offer a listing, on the TBS website, of "stuff" that can be had for free.

Of course you are welcome to make a donation to Temple Beth Shalom to express just how happy you are with your new acquisition.

If you have something you would like to give away, you can have it posted on the TBS website for 30 days. For further information, visit www.tbsmahopac.org


indelachtindelachtּקּק osher for the osher for theּכּכ ooking ookingּכּכHint: The Hebrew letter Kuf ( ּכa) and Koof ּקּק( a) make a ‘k’ sound

Nu? Vos kocht zich in teppel? Nu? Vos kocht zich in teppel?

So? What’s cooking? Email your favorite So? What’s cooking? Email your favorite Passover recipes, questions or traditions Passover recipes, questions or traditions

by 2/1/07 to [email protected]. by 2/1/07 to [email protected].

Ess Gezunterhait!Ess Gezunterhait!

TBSMaMAla’s BLINTZ SOUFFLE

Ingredients 1/4 lb. butter or margarine, melted 12 frozen blintzes 4 eggs 1 1/2 c. sour cream 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 c. sugar 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp cinnamon Drop orange juice

Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter in casserole pan and place frozen blintzes on top. Beat remaining ingredients in blender and pour over top. Refrigerate overnight. Bake uncovered for 30-45 minutes.

FragehFrageh for MaMAla for MaMAla

Q: Why do we eat dairy on Shavuot?

A: There are several different, valid an-swers to this question but I don’t have the space to include them all here. The one that speaks the most to me is, ac-cording to the Rabbis, based on the fact that the Torah was given to the Israelites at Mt Sinai on Shabbat, 6th of Sivan (which coincidentally is the date of Sha-vuot). Because the receiving of the Torah occurred on Shabbat, no animal slaugh-tering or cooking could take place. Thus in order to recreate that day, dairy foods became the tradition. To paraphrase Tevya in Fiddler on the Roof: “Why do we eat blintzes on Shavuot? I’ll tell you why... Tradition!”

CHEESECAKE a la TBS

Crust 1 3/4 c. graham cracker crumbs 1/4 c. chopped walnuts or pecans 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon 1/2 c. melted butter

Filling 3 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla extract 3 c. sour cream 1 c. sugar 16 oz. cream cheese (room temp)

Instructions: Mix all crust ingredients. If not preparing sour cream topping, reserve 3 tablespoons for topping and press re-mainder into bottom and side of 9” spring form pan. Place in refrigerator until ready to use.

Combine eggs, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Blend in sour cream. Pour into crust. Top with crumbs.

Bake 375 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour (see Tips below). Chill 4-5 hours before serving.

Sour Cream Topping 1 1/2 c. sour cream 3 tblsp sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix sour cream, sugar and vanilla together and carefully spread in an even layer on warm cake, without letting it drop over crust.

Bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes. Re-move from oven and cool to room tem-perature. Refrigerate at least 2 hours be-fore serving.

General Tips Cheesecakes act more like baked custards than cakes. Thus they tend to crack. If you are not making a sour cream or other top-ping, add a pan of water to oven while baking to help prevent cracking. Or add a Tblsp to 1/4 cup cornstarch to the batter before baking.

To avoid overcooking, test for doneness by gently shaking pan. The top should move as one solid piece, but its center should still be wobbly (not soupy) in a 3-inch circle.

GRANDMA MOLLY’S BLINTZES

Batter 2 eggs 1 tblsp unsalted butter, very soft (plus extra butter for pan) 1 c. unbleached flour 1/2 tsp salt 1 c. milk 1/4 tsp baking powder

Cheese Filling 8 oz. farmer cheese 2 oz. cream cheese (room temp) 1 egg, lightly beaten 1/2 Tblsp grated lemon peel 4 Tblsp honey, maple syrup or 2 tsp sugar Pinch salt

Potato Filling 4 potatoes, peeled and cooked 2 onions, chopped and sautéed in butter 1 egg, lightly beaten Salt and pepper to taste Paprika Instructions Lightly beat eggs. Add soft butter, flour, salt and milk and stir until smooth. Add baking powder.

Melt extra butter in small non-stick pan (5-6”). When butter is hot but not brown, gradually pour batter (1/3 c) while rotating pan to make a thin layer on bottom surface.

Cook 30 seconds or until small air bubbles form and top is set. Remove to plate and continue with remaining batter, adding butter as needed, until all crepes are made.

Prepare filling by combining cheeses, egg, lemon, honey and salt. Beat by hand until smooth.

Place 1 tablespoon filling in center of crepe and roll sides , folding in ends, until com-pletely enclosed.

Heat butter in large skillet and fry each blintz four minutes, starting with the seam side down and turning to brown all sides.

General Tip: Blintzes can be made in ad-vance and frozen. When ready to use, defrost in 325 degree oven for 20 minutes.

Happy Shavuot from our kitchen to yours!


Our Special Thanks to the following businesses for making the Bar/Mat Mitzvah Showcase such a success: Andrew Stein Videography Balloons by Brian Bloom’s Kosher Catering Charlotte Berwind Fine Foods Classic Catering at the Mahopac Golf Club Colonial Terrace Country Manor Catering at Holiday Inn—Mt. Kisco DanceMasters DJ Entertainers DJV Studios Double G Productions Gersky’s Catering Invitation Creation J&M Tunes Jimmy Dee/Fantasy Flash KBK Designs

Lawrence Greller Photography/Video Lubin’s Mens’ & Boys World Mahopac Flower Shop Music in Motion Party Central Perfect Endings Present Moment Solaris Sports Club Suite Yourself Tallitot, Kippot & Chuppahs by Ina Bearak Helfand Westchester Jewish Chronicle You’re Invited at Lake Mahopac

Fashion Show Providers New York Dolls Star Spangled Carousel Elephant’s Trunk

Tzedakah Funds/Mitzvah Table Areyvut, Inc. Jewish National Fund United Jewish Appeal ZIV Tzedakah Fund And to all of the individuals that volunteered their time to make this showcase possible.

T his year’s 5th annual Bar/Bat Mitzvah showcase filled

Colonial Terrace’s ballroom with food , fun , in for m at i on an d amazement. Conceived five years ago as a fundraiser for Temple Beth Shalom, the showcase has become an annual event that Jewish communities in Northern Westchester, Putnam, lower Dutchess, and Fairfield counties have supported. But no one supports this event more than our own members. The real credit goes to our wonderful volunteers who have donated their time and energy year after year to ensure that everything runs smoothly, from registration to

cleanup. Special kudos to Eric Perlman for his expert supervision the entire day.

A wide range of delicacies was once again provided by Bloom’s, Charlotte Berwind, Gersky’s and Mahopac Golf Club. And whose palate can forget the delectable cake samples from Perfect Endings? DJs kept the room hopping as usual with dance routines and giveaway contests, while vendors displayed services from photography to tuxedos. Raffle prizes were also donated by the vendors, and some very lucky registrants won a wide range of prizes, such as an overnight stay at Holiday Inn, gift baskets, jewelry, a handmade tallit, and more.

The newest addition to this event, and probably the most exciting, was TBS’s first Fashion Show. Our own TBS models paraded down the center of the ballroom in gowns that flowed and sparkled. A special thanks to

Wendy Greenberg and Melody Weisman for arr anging th is extraordinarily glamorous fashion show, and to the elegant models who walked the carpet with grace and beauty:

Juliana Greenberg, Rachel Kwan, Jennifer Michaels, Haley Weisman; Janine Belsky, Lori Liebman, Barbara Weisman; Michele Greenberg, Susan Katz, Marcia Lichtman, Gail Plaut, Ann Rubin, Monica Scavone.

If you have never attended the showcase, you are missing a truly fun afternoon. Make it a must on your calendar next year. You won’t regret it. We promise.

Happy Shavuot,

~ TBS Showcase Committee

TBS’s 5th Annual Bar/Bat Mitzvah & Teen Party Showcase was a HUGE Success!


I hope all of you enjoyed the Passover

Holiday. Now we can gear up for our late spring and early summer season.

Our next event will be on Sunday, June 3, at 9:30 am. This will be our annual breakfast honoring the High School and College graduates from our Temple Family. This has always been an exciting event as we hear our Temple youth discuss their future. We will continue our tradition of having an interesting guest speaker for our graduates and this year is no exception. We are honored to have Putnam County Executive Robert Bondi as our graduates’ speaker. I am positive his talk will be interesting and insightful.

Please contact me or the Temple office if there is a high school or college graduate in your family or amongst your TBS friends. I will be sending a personal invitation to each graduate.

ENGRAVED BRICKS ~ We will be holding a ribbon cutting for the engraved bricks just prior to our graduates breakfast on Sunday June 3rd. If you get your order to me no later than Tuesday May 8th, we can get them engraved and installed for June 3rd ribbon cutting. Fill out the application on this page, and send it to me along with a check payable to the “Temple Beth Shalom Men’s Club”.

BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY CALENDAR ~ We would like to get the calendars to you early this year so please fill out the application in the news letter and fax it to me along with sending me a check made out to the “Temple Men’s Club”. Lets have a full calendar with all our Temple Families’ Birthdays and Anniversaries.

See you on June 3rd.

Shalom,

Joel

~ Joel Greenberg, President

Men’s Club Message

MEN’S CLUB 2008 CALENDAR For the past several years, the Men’s Club has published the JEWISH FAMILY CALENDAR, which includes special dates such as birthdays, anniversaries, memorials, etc. This calendar makes a great gift even for relatives who are not members of the Temple. This is not only a fundraiser, but we hope to have listings from all our Temple family members, so that there can be more participation to celebrate happy occasions.

Those of you who are self-employed, or are friendly with a local businessperson, may want to consider placing an ad, which will appear on the front of the calendar. The cost of an ad is $75.00.

NAME: _______________________________________________________________

ADDRESS:____________________________________________________________

PHONE #:_____________________________________________________________

NO. OF CALENDARS AT $5 EACH………………………………$_____________ NO. OF LISTINGS AT $2 EACH………………………………… $_____________ CALENDAR AD @ $75 EACH…………………………………… $_____________ 2007-07 DUES AT $36…………………………………………… $_____________ TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED……………………………………$_____________

FILL IN BELOW, USE ADDITIONAL FORMS IF NECESSARY:

B-BIRTHDAY A-ANNIV. BILLING NAME LISTING MONTH DATE M-MEMORIAL

MEN’S CLUB OF TEMPLE BETH SHALOM ENGRAVED BRICK PAVER FUNDRAISERENGRAVED BRICK PAVER FUNDRAISERENGRAVED BRICK PAVER FUNDRAISER

We have constructed a new brick wall at the front entrance to the temple. As you have seen in many areas, the brick pavers are engraved with a message.

Brick orders: Each brick can accommodate up to three lines with a maximum of thirteen characters per line. The cost per brick is $125. Please fill in the form below and return it with your check to the temple office. To order more than one brick, please copy this form. Submit your order by May 8 so that your engraved brick can be added to the wall in time for the ribbon cutting ceremony on June 3. NAME:

ADDRESS:

PHONE #:

ENGRAVING COPY:


W h a t d o e s

one do on an early April morning in the midst of a N or ’ e a s t er ? Well, for 15 of us, we headed over to the P u t n a m County Fish

and Game Club off of Drewville Road in Carmel, New York.

It was all due to the planning and coordination of Ben Scavone and Howie Gershman that the USYers, through their affiliation with Venturing, were able to partake in such an exciting and informative event.

The morning consisted of a mandatory safety instruction presentation led by certified i n s t r u c t o r s t og e t h er wi t h informative videos.

Later in the windy and rainy morning, we trudged down the hill from the warmth of the main cabin to the open air shooting range. Though there was a roof above us, the area opened up to 100 yards of firing range. It was cold and rainy but we kept smiles on our faces and excitement in our eyes.

T h e t a r g e t w a s p o s t e d approximately 15 yards away. It consisted of a sheet of paper with 6 bulls-eye type targets on the sheet. On completing the full target, the student had the opportunity to aim at metal shapes hung from a post some 65-70 yards out on the range.

Travis Scavone, Sara Liebman, Tess Bettman, Matthew Michaels, Michael Sanders-Demott, Lori Liebman and Raymond Perlman were excellent sharp shooters. A huge Yasher Koach to each of them.

The surprise of the morning, although to some readers it may have been all too evident, was that the markswoman of the event turned out to be P a t t i B e t t m a n . According to the instructors in attendance, Patti’s novice status belied her keen a i m a n d c o m p r e h e n s i v e understanding of the mechanics of handling a 22 caliber rifle. I for one have begun sleeping with one eye open.

In attendance at the event, giving support to both the USYers and their fellow adults, were Dennis Demott, Lynn and Rob Liebman and Eric Perlman. As always, it was wonderful to see the participation of both kids and adults in a Temple event. Thank You all.

In the event you were unable to come to the Purim Carnival in March, you shall probably never see what those of us in attendance that day were so very fortunate to witness.

At the conclusion of the Megillah Reading in the sanctuary, Tess Bettman and Josh Solar-Doherty, Vice President and President respectively of USY, “kidnapped” the Rabbi and placed him in a cell in the carnival room. The Rabbi was already dressed quite beautifully for Purim with long red hair, a gypsy style dress and an attractive figure. The kidnapping was staged to raise money. The congregation was asked to donate a certain amount of

money in order to see the Rabbi perform specific acts such as paint his finger and toe nails; eat baby food and suck on a pacifier. The Rabbi would not be released from his captivity until a sufficient ransom was collected. Thanks to Rabbi Joshua Kalev’s tremendous

h e a r t a n d s p e c t a c u l a r sense of humor the evening was a great success! Actually, it was a s u c c e s s because all of y o u i n attendance were so generous in

your support of our fundraising program.

Notwithstanding the fun with the Rabbi, the rest of the Carnival was great fun with another Fear Factor booth, painting of bird houses, water guns and candles and balloon dart game. The addition of an adult coffee lounge was a tremendous success and a huge Yasher Koach to Georgene Perlman for the conception and realization of the lounge. There were numerous people helping during the Carnival, working the food concession, cleaning up and running the booths. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

USY/MAHOPAC CHAPTER

Youth Director Steve Bettman 845-621-0414 www.tbsmahopac.org/USY

President Josh Solar-Doherty

Vice-President Tess Bettman

Sa-To Jordan Tigershtrom

Communication Andrew Plaut

Israeli Affairs Lori Liebman

Membership Jordan Katz

Youth Group News

(Continued on following page)


Hebrew School News

z y x v u

B elieve it or not, it’s time to

register for the 2007-08 Hebrew School year. Registration forms are on their way to you

with an early bird return date of June 15th that affords you a discount and us the opportunity to begin planning for the upcoming year. If you know of any families that are considering sending their children to Hebrew School next year, this is the perfect time for them to come and check us out. They will have an opportunity to see classes in action, witness our weekly tefilah assembly, join us for Tot Shabbat or participate in our Family Service before we take a break from all these activities for the summer.

We are eagerly anticipating our annual visit with the Israel Scouts that coincides with our closing ceremony and awards program. This year, not only will we be afforded their company during school time, but the committee is planning a Shabbaton that is sure to be an exciting experience for adults and students alike.

This is also a good opportunity for me to recap some of the year’s highlights. Our experience with the giant Attractive Lands Map of Israel was a really exciting interactive way for the boys and girls to explore our Jewish

homeland. The Dalet/Hey trip to the Museum of Jewish Heritage and the Bet/Gimmel participation in the WAHS zimryiah served as both learning experiences and memory makers. Kitah Aleph and the Gesher/ Mechina classes made memories of their own with their participation in Family Services. Our terrific Purim program in cooperation with USY proved to be one of the most successful events of the year. Almost 100% of our kids, dressed in costume, showed up for the megillah reading and carnival!! Our Walk through Seder allowed multi-age groups of students to work together teaching each other about the Passover holiday. Thanks to Lois Vatkin, Jill Sanders-DeMott, Chris Feuer, and Melody Weisman for lending a hand that day.

Last but not least, a big yasher koach goes to Lisa Branca and Robin Kushner for leading the way for us to raise over $900 for the school through our (get ready to eat chametz) cookie drive. Thanks to all the families who supported this drive!!

Send in your Hebrew School registration early and sign up to be a class parent for next year! We need your help.

~ Carol Zager, Principal

May 6 Salute to Israel Parade - No Hebrew School 11 Tot Shabbat, 7:00 pm 13 Mother’s Day Brunch 19 Jr. Congregation, 10:30 am 20 Dalet Class Family Education, 9 am-Noon Mishpachah, 11am - Noon 23 Shavuot, No Hebrew School 27 No Hebrew School

June 10 Israeli Scouts Visit Hebrew School Last day of Hebrew School Awards presentation, 11 am 15 Early Bird Hebrew School Registration Due.

Have a great summer!

(Youth Group News cont’d)

Please mark your calendars and put a big post-it note on your car/truck/suv dashboard. The morning of Mother’s Day, May 13 there will be a CAR WASH at the Temple sponsored by USY and the Israeli Scout Committee. The money raised will help support USY while a portion of the proceeds will help pay for the Israeli Scouts who will be visiting in June.

Keep an eye out for further events posted either online at the Temple Beth Shalom website or on the front table near the office at the Temple.

I know it’s old and childish, but April showers do bring May flowers! May the coming weeks blossom for you all.

Regards…sjb

~Steve Bettman, Youth Director

Raising funds to support USY and the Israeli Scouts Visit.

Sunday, May 13 Enjoy a Mother’s Day Breakfast

courtesy of the Hebrew School and Sisterhood, and get your car

washed while you eat!

SPRING 2007 HEBREW SCHOOL CALENDAR UPDATE


TBS PHOTO GALLERY


Celebrating Birthdays in Our Community

Our Temple Family

1 Jeff Feldman Phoenix Koswener Alicia Shekter Bruce Tesler Alana Ullman 5 David Michaels 7 Shelley Danizger 8 Robert Greenberg Jacob Tesler 12 Lauren Ranani 13 Matthew Hochberg Evan Raskob Yaakov Tigershtrom 14 Robert Beck Gail Freundlich 15 Amanda Kandel

17 Arnold Berlin Justin Scavone 18 Patricia Bettman Daniel Skolnick 20 Roger Wagner 22 Deborah Carillo Katie Oelsner 23 Rochelle Hammer Ann Koblenz Robert Oelsner Michaela Robertson 25 Wendy Greenberg Justin Katz 26 Janet Cohen Alex Freundlich Kaitlyn Greenberg Marc Skolnick

27 Ron Arsham Michael Klein 28 Emily Goldberg Dayna Gralla Michele Hemmer 29 Jeffrey Katz 30 Lauren Gorodess Jennifer Michaels Micole Tuchman 31 Michael Hilfman Frances Tesler Erica Weiss Wendy Zencheck

Mi’sheberach Wishing a return to good health to those who are ill in our community

Joseph Carrillo Leah Bat Sholmo Ve Ester

Giselle Dollinger Walter Fichenbach

Marcus Fitz Gordon C. Gladden Martin Goldmark

Felicia Gruber

Ana Horn Sol Indig

Bob Kaiser Judy Levy

Helen Lichtman Louis Makler Fannie Meyer

Harold Michaels

John Morelli Dorothy Morrill Jena Mussolini

Sharyn Pratt Rosalee Steiner Ethel Thomas Larry Ticker

Lois Van Etten Geri Winterhalter

1 Alyia Bettman Mitchell Garbo Troy Gorodess Joshua Hilfman Alicia Kravitz 2 James Kwan Andrea Rothstein 3 Elaine Peikes 5 Ben Faber 6 Ray Perlman 7 Brianna Garbo 11 Bernice Guest Jennifer Klee Martin Schwartz Sacha Stiman-Lavian Dennis Ullman 12 Rebecca Sanders-DeMott Bernard Simon 13 Tess Bettman 14 Lawrence Gorelick

15 Bruce Khederian Andrew Schiller David Small 16 Angelica Hausman Eliana Hausman Andy Tuchman Robin Zencheck 17 Jason Small 21 Jodi Gorelick 22 Marilyn Arsham Evan Frenkel Sara Liu Shera Tuchman 24 Ellen Lever Patricia Schwartz 25 Susan Chavis 26 Marc Kreiness 27 Ann Rubin 28 Ilan Astrachan Amy Love David Plaut 29 Patrice Liff Andrea Persampieri

Men’s Club BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY CALENDAR

The Men’s Club would like to get the 2008 calendars to you early this year.

Please fill out the application on page 17 of this newsletter and send it to the

temple along with a check made out to the “TBS Men’s Club..

Let’s have a full calendar with all our Temple Families’ Birthdays and

Anniversaries

*To Debi Feiman, Nina Levine, Loni, Liza and Evye Astrachan, & Miriam Yekutiel for putting together the beautiful mishloach manot that our congregation enjoyed. * To Karen Kwan, Marilyn Arsham & Lynn Michaels for making sure that services continually run smoothly. * To Ron & Marilyn Arsham for putting together another successful Bar/Bat Mitzvah Showcase. * To Marilyn Arsham for arranging for TBS to march in the Israel Day Parade. * To Carol Zager for all of her help in making Purim such a success. * To the Bettmans & our USYers for a great Purim Carnival. * To Wendy Greenberg & Vivian Kalev for helping make a beautiful Passover seder for our community. * To Koby Tigershtrom for helping lead our Yom Ha'atzmaut trip to Queens, NY. * To the Tigershtrom family for making incredible falafel for the Hebrew School.

* To Alicia Kravitz on being accepted for an upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall. * To Jeff Feldman on winning the TBS NCAA March Madness Tzedakah Pool. * To Lori Liebman on winning an award from Women's League of Conservative Judaism. * To Miriam Yekutiel on receiving a 2007 Landscape Design Award.

Crowds cheered as Shane Solar-Doherty emerged

from Lake Mahopac after his “Freezin’” jump!


TZEDAKAH If I am only for myself, what am I?

Every year JWI’s Mother’s Day Flower Project delivers flowers to more than 150 battered women's shelters across the United States and Israel on Mother’s Day.

You can be part of this gesture of support and encouragement – both to the special women in your life (mothers, daughters, sisters, granddaughters, and friends) who receive beautiful Mother’s Day cards when you make donations to the project in their honor, and to the thousands of mothers whose holiday is brightened as they spend this special day in a shelter, away from home.

Proceeds from the Mother’s Day Flower Project help at-risk women and children on Mother’s Day and all year, funding a variety of JWI programs that offer comfort and opportunities to start building a brighter, independent future.

For women. . . Your contribution helps us provide training and support that give women the skills to become healthy and independent, including: stress management, nutrition, job training, interviewing skills, and financial planning.

For children. . . Your contribution funds JWI’s commitment to put 100 children’s libraries in shelters across the U.S. These libraries are stocked with hundreds of new books and brand new furniture; they give children a safe place to read, a quiet place to study, and a chance to learn and grow.

For the community . . . Your contribution helps JWI convene the next international conference on domestic abuse in the Jewish community; involve hundreds of community leaders and practitioners in our National Alliance to End Domestic Abuse; train women and girls to protect themselves; and advocate for domestic violence prevention and treatment.

Join hundreds of women and men making donations this year to JWI’s Mother’s Day Flower Project; honor your mother, sister, friends, and other special women in your life, while you join the movement to end domestic violence on Mother’s Day and every day.

For each contribution of $25 or more, JWI will send a beautiful Mother's Day card to one of the special women in your life, to let her know that a donation has been made in her name.

For further information contact: Jewish Women International 2000 M Street, NW Suite 720, Washington, DC 20036 800.343.2823 (ph) 202.857.1300 (ph) 202.857.1380 (fax) www.jwi.org

Jewish women international safe homes. healthy relationships. strong women.

M ONDAY, April 16 in Israel, they observed Holocaust

M em or i a l D a y. M onda y, i n Blacksburg, Virginia, a survivor who once taught in Israel died, and he died a hero. Like all dead heroes, he left us a challenge.

His name was Liviu Librescu. He was a young Romanian, his son told The Associated Press, when his country aligned with Nazi Germany, and he was sent first to a labor camp and then to a ghetto. After the free Western powers and the Soviet Union vanquished the Nazi regime, Librescu faced another evil government: that of t he communis ts . He s tud i ed engineering and earned a Ph.D. A man as smart as he must have known that refusing one’s allegiance to a communist government is hazardous to one’s career at least. Nevertheless he refused it, his son told the AP, and when he later asked the communists to let him move to Israel, he lost his job.

It was not until 1978, after Menachem Begin, then prime minister of Israel, intervened, that Librescu made it to that country, Librescu’s son told The AP. According to his curriculum vitae, still posted on a Virginia Tech Web site, Librescu taught at Tel Aviv University until 1985, when he began teaching at Virginia Tech. The CV runs to 61 pages of attainments, including this title, to which it gives pride of place: “U.S. citizen.”

Two tyrannies tried to enslave him, but he died a free man. Liviu Librescu is worthy of honor, not because he died — anyone can die, and everyone eventually does — nor merely because of what he lived through, but because of what he did; and not only because of what he did as a researcher — although his CV claims he has been cited 1,000 times — but because of what he did as a man in the face of danger. He survived the Nazis. He said no to the communists. And reportedly, on Monday, at the cost of his life, he blocked the path of a killer. Source: www.rushprnews.com


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In loving memory of his mother, Frieda Horowitz, from Ralph Horowitz In honor of the birth of a daughter to the Rabbis Kalev from Ellen & Howie Gershman, Marilyn & Ron Arsham, Christine & Mark Gambino, Muriel & Bob Jaffe, Robin & Jack Zencheck For the speedy recovery of Erna Kaplan, from Melody & Ira Weisman & Family For the speedy recovery of Michael Levy, from Harvey & Cindy Teplitsky & Family For the speedy recovery of Naomi Weber, from Ron & Marilyn Arsham In honor of the birth of grandson, Max, to Alvin and Harriet Rosenberg, from Elaine & Bernie Jacobs In loving memory of Amy Behar, sister of Debi Feiman, from the Perlman Family In loving memory of Harriet Small, from Eleanor & Ralph Small In loving memory of her aunt, Gitel Seinfeld, from Pearl Meyer In loving memory of her father, Allen Weissman, from Pearl Meyer In loving memory of her father, Julius Lacher, from Eleanor Bramesco In loving memory of her father, Sam Marritt, from Naomi Nomikos In loving memory of his father, George Toovell, from Steven Toovell In loving memory of his father, Martin Kravitz, from Richard Kravitz In loving memory of his grandfather, Hyman Gerstein, from Charles Stein In loving memory of Meyer Podell, from Arthur Rebell In loving memory of parents and grandparents, Beatrice and Philip Corn, from the Teplitsky Family In loving memory of Ruth, wife of Hans Schwab, from Lorraine & David Stern

In support of Temple Beth Shalom, from Ralph Kraitchman In appreciation from Mary Palmer

Hilda Gershman Memorial Fund

In loving memory of Hilda Gershman from Ann & Morris Koblenz, Patti & Mark Liff, Anita & Stuart Feldman, Shelley & Howard Hammer, Lorraine & David Stern, Dina & William Balluff, Maxine & Arnold Berlin, Gloria & Charles Block, Carol & Fred Cossick, Bernice & Jeff Guest, Karen Kwan, Nina Levine, Georgene & Eric Perlman, Susan & Kevin Prevost, Ann & Robert Roffman, Nancy & Glenn Sapir, Cathy & Martino Siciliano, Ruth & Bernard Simon, Eleanor & David Small, Gina & Ira Uffer, Liz & Chaim Wachsberger, Lois & Leo Vatkin In loving memory of Amy Behar, sister of Debi Feiman, from Wendy & Joel Greenberg

Kiddush Fund

In appreciation from Mary Palmer

Mathew Fixler Fund In loving memory of Ron Pollack, from Lawrence & Diane Gorelick, Ralph & Yvonne Horowitz, Gary & Susan Loewenberg, Bernice & Jeff Guest In loving memory of Kay Silbert, mother of Al Silbert from Larry & Diane Gorelick In loving memory of Celia Mendelsohn, mother of Ellen Gershman from Ralph & Yvonne Horowitz, Ann & Morrie Koblenz, Gary & Susan Loewenberg, Bernice & Jeff Guest In loving memory of Etta Schneiderman, mother of Steven Schneiderman, from Dr. & Mrs. Larry Gorelick


Contributions In honor of the birth of grandson, Max, to Harriet and Alvin Rosenberg, from Ann & Morrie Koblenz For the return of good health to Hilda Gershman from Marge Pollack, Yvonne & Ralph Horowitz, Gary & Susan Loewenberg, Diane & Diane Gorelick, Bernice & Jeff Guest

In loving memory of Hilda Gershman from Diane & Larry Gorelick, Yvonne & Ralph Horowitz, Marcia & Harry Lichtman, Marge Pollack In loving memory of Amy Behar, sister of Debi Feiman, from Bernice & Jeff Guest In loving memory of her father, Melvin Schechter, from Lisa Branca For the return of good health to Dr. Norman Weber, from Dr. & Mrs. Larry Gorelick

Benevolent Outreach Fund

In loving memory of Ron Pollack, from Jan Greenbaum, Alicia & Gerald Raskob, Lois Siegal, Ira & Melody Weisman In loving memory of Kay Silbert, mother of Al Silbert from Alicia & Gerald Raskob In loving memory of Celia Mendelsohn, mother of Ellen Gershman from Gail & David Freundlich, Alicia & Gerald Raskob, Melody & Ira Weisman For the return of good health to Hilda Gershman from Lois Siegel, Melody & Ira Weisman In honor of the birth of a daughter to the Rabbis Kalev from Alicia & Gerry Raskob In loving memory of Hilda Gershman from Alicia & Gerry Raskob, Melody & Ira Weisman Miriam Yekutiel In gratitude to their Temple friends for their support, from David & Lynn Michaels

For the speedy recovery of Sean Bugara, from Nina Levine In loving memory of Amy Behar, sister of Debi Feiman, from Nina Levine Miriam Yekutiel Melody & Ira Weisman and family In loving memory of her father, Rabbi Baruch Yekutiel, her sister Ester Dayenoff, and her brother Eli Yekutiel, from Miriam Yekutiel In loving memory of his brother, Stephen Raskob, from Gerald Raskob In loving memory of Lillian Osser, from Melody & Ira Weisman & Family In appreciation from Mary Palmer For the speedy recovery of Donna Miller, from Nina Levine In appreciation of Debi Feiman and the staff of the Temple Times for outstanding work on our award winning newsletter, from Miriam Yekutiel

Chumashim Fund In gratitude for making the fashion show a great success, from Melody Weisman & Wendy Greenberg to Ann Rubin, to Gail Plaut, to Marcia Lichtman, to Michele Greenberg, to Monica Scavone, to Susan Katz

Rabbi’s Fund

In loving memory of Ron Pollack, from Joel & Wendy Greenberg, Susan & Kevin Prevost, Joan & William Tomback, Jeanne & Steven Toovell, Louis & Susan Tuzman In loving memory of Kay Silbert, mother of Al Silbert from Wendy & Joel Greenberg, Ralph & Yvonne Horowitz, Madalyn & Richard Kravitz, Gary & Susan Loewenberg, Susan & Kevin Prevost, Susan & Louis Tuzman, Claire & Dennis Ullman

In gratitude to Rabbi Joshua Kalev for all the goodness he brings to the world, from the Solar-Doherty Family In appreciation from Mary Palmer In loving memory of Celia Mendelsohn, mother of Ellen Gershman from Maxine & Arnold Berlin, Susan & Richard Chavis, Wendy & Joel Greenberg, Madalyn & Richard Kravitz, Susan & Kevin Prevost, Marge Pollack, Phyllis & Michael Solar-Doherty, Jeanne & Steve Toovell, Susan & Louis Tuzman For the return of good health to Hilda Gershman from Wendy & Joel Greenberg, Ann & Robert Roffman, Phyllis & Michael Solar-Doherty, Susan & Kevin Prevost In honor of the birth of a daughter to the Rabbis Kalev from Marcia & Harry Lichtman, Susan & Gary Loewenberg, Karen Kwan, Nina Levine, Dana Chipkin, John Katzenstein, Diane & Marc Houslanger, Yvonne & Ralph Horowitz, Wendy & Joel Greenberg, Marge Pollack, Maxine & Robert Casalbore, Jeanne & Steve Toovell, Gail & Barry Plaut, Kjersten & Robert Lazar, Susan & Kevin Prevost, Gail & David Freundlich, Susan & Richard Chavis, Nancy & Glenn Sapir, Phyllis & Michael Solar-Doherty, Ann & Robert Roffman, Dale & Richard Charkow, Susan & Louis Tuzman In loving memory of Hilda Gershman from Iris & Troy Gorodess, Wendy & Joel Greenberg, Madalyn & Richard Kravitz, Sue & Kevin Prevost, Jeanne & Steven Toovell For the return to good health for Ron Pollack, from Wendy & Joel Greenberg


For the speedy recovery of Debra Tuzman, from Wendy & Joel Greenberg For the speedy recovery of Georgene Perlman, from Wendy & Joel Greenberg For the speedy recovery of Georgene Perlman, from the Solar-Doherty Family For the speedy recovery of Judy Levy, from Wendy & Joel Greenberg For the speedy recovery of Naomi Weber, from Wendy & Joel Greenberg In gratitude for the outstanding job on the "Trial of Abraham" from Joel Greenberg, president & members of the Men's Club to Allen Hochberg, to Charles Schiller, to Eric Perlman, to Gary Reing, to Jill Sanders-DeMott, to John Katzenstein, to Lynn Liebman, to Marlene Hochberg, to Monica Scavone In gratitude to Rabbi Kalev and the TBS family for all their support and kindness, from the Pollack Family In gratitude to their TBS family for their support and love, from Anita & Paul Bellenchia In honor of Michael Loewenberg's 50th birthday, from Yvonne & Ralph Horowitz

In honor of the birth of a grandson, Max, to Harriet and Alvin Rosenberg, from Madalyn & Richard Kravitz from Wendy & Joel Greenberg In loving memory of Amy Behar, sister of Debi Feiman, from Karen Kwan Susan & Kevin Prevost In loving memory of Elsie [Kaufman], from Iris & Troy Gorodess In loving memory of Marilyn Black, from Karen Kwan In loving memory of Olga, sister-in-law to Dino and Andres Antonopoulos, from Wendy & Joel Greenberg Keeping Rabbi and Mrs. Goldberg in their thoughts and prayers, from Claire & Dennis Ullman & Family

Sanctuary Fund In loving memory of Kay Silbert, mother of Al Silbert from Shelley & Howard Hammer In loving memory of Celia Mendelsohn, mother of Ellen Gershman from Shelley & Howard Hammer, Nina Levine For the return of good health to Hilda Gershman from Gail & David Freundlich

For the speedy recovery of Judy Richman's mother, from Nina Levine In loving memory of Etta Schneiderman, mother of Steven Schneiderman, from Shelley & Howie Hammer In loving memory of her mother, Betty Schwartz, from Shelley & Howie Hammer

Contributions to Temple Beth Shalom can be designated to support the

following:

Benevolent Outreach Fund Building Fund

Chumashim Fund General Fund

Hilda Gershman Memorial Garden Fund Kiddush Fund

Mathew Fixler Fund Rabbi’s Fund

Religious Fund Religious School Fund

Sanctuary Fund Stained Glass Window Fund

Tzedakah Fund USY Fund

Wachsberger Israel Scholarship Fund

You may make a contribution online at www.tbsmahopac.org

Contributions

Hilda Gershman making her famous matzah balls in a cooking class held at Kitch n’ Kaffe and featuring the

Gersky’s chefs and recipes.

Hilda Gershman Memorial Garden Fund

A fund has been established to preserve the memory of longtime TBS member and dear friend, Hilda Gershman. Hilda was the heart of Temple Beth Shalom for more than forty years and our community was blessed to have known

her to be such a vital part of our lives.

The Memorial Garden will be created along the front of the temple facing Croton Falls Road. It will start at

the front door and wrap around the building beneath the large menorah.

Donations made to the

Hilda Gershman Memorial Garden Fund will help us all to honor her and to

commemorate her caring and dedicated spirit.


O ne of my favorite activities, each time I visit Israel, is to

travel around the country, to see new sites and most of all, to visit old friends. There are many and they are all over the country. This year, I had a new destination. Two of my old friends, one from the north, the other from the south, moved to new houses near Rehovot.

Rehovot? The last time I visited this city was in sixth or seventh grade when I was on a school tour. We went to there to pay a visit to the Weizmann house and tombstone. I remember a huge house, centered in a beautiful big garden. I was impressed. Yes, they did talk to us about the man, the president who had just passed away, but I did not know much about Weizmann. I never meet him personally, and unlike his successor, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, I did not have any emotional ties with him, nor have any intellectual interest in the man. I do remember, on the ride home, seeing a couple of young guys leaning on their bikes talking to one another. And I envied those guys – living in a town with such a beautiful garden. Indeed, I needed to do some growing up in order to appreciate the man, his vision and his sacrifices to the Jewish Zionist cause. Like many others in his generation, Weizmann knew how to give, to support, and promote the life of his people.

Born in 1874, in Russia, Chaim Weizmann was 1 of 15 children. His upbringing was traditional at the time - Heder, and high school in Pinsk.

He excelled in his chemistry studies in the Polytechnic Institute in Germany, and moved on to Switzerland where he received his doctorate, with honors, at age 25. All along, he believed that Judaism was not just a religion, but the essence of

a nation, culture and shared history. Not surprisingly, one of his mentors wa s Dr . Th eodor e Herz el . It was while he was teaching in Geneva that he star ted his involvemen t in the Zion ist movement, participating in the Congress and voicing his objections to the Uganda Scheme. After teaching at the University of Manchester in England, he became the director of the British Admiralty laboratories. There he developed a new method for manufacturing acetone from corn, a tremendous help to the British war effort. That was the first of his greatest moments, and he sold the rights of his patent to a British corporation (for royalties). His contribution brought him into direct contact with heads of the British government, enabling him to promote the Jewish cause on the diplomatic front. Weizmann efforts cu l mina t ed in th e Bal four Declaration on Nov 2, 1917. This declaration was the first step in the formation and establishment of the state of Israel.

Weizmann understood that the Jews and the Arabs, eventually, had to live together, sharing the same land. In 1919 he met with Emir Fisal, the leader of the Arab world then. Together they signed a joint agreement to develop the land of Israel. While in Israel, he laid the foundation of the Hebrew University with other dignitaries in the Zionist world, among them Dr. Albert Einstein. The university opened its doors on Mount Scopus in April 1925.

Understanding the important roll of science in the advance of the Jewish land to be, he helped to establish of the Dead Sea Cooperation and Rotenberg power station by the Kineret. Weizmann also helped to initiate the UJA, an agency that, to this day, provides financial support for the state of Israel.

Yet, not all was smooth on the British front. In 1922, he reluctantly accepted the Churchill White Paper. In this interpretation of the Balfour Declaration, the British continued to support the Jewish cause but backed away from their promised to create a Jewish state. In fact, 76% of the land, west to the Jordan River, was given to Emir Abdullah to rule, removed from the land promised as part of the Jewish mandate.

In 1930, after the riots of 1928-1929, when Arab extremists killed hundreds of Jewish people in Hebron and Jaffa, the British published another, new policy statement, known as the Passfield White Paper. In this paper they declare a shortage in Arabic land, a position that was not support by any report or study from Palestine, and as a result, they restricted the number of new Jewish developments, and limited the numbers of Jewish immigrants to allow for ‘the capacity of the land to support them’.

Weizmann took this new shift in British policy toward the Jewish community very personally, and he resigned his position as the president of WZO. Jewish organizations worldwide and British opponents mounted a major campaign against the White Paper resulting in a letter from British Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald (February 13, 1931) to Dr. Chaim Weizmann.

The letter from Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald was not equal to the Paper in the level of legality, but the MacDonald Letter was issued as an official interpretation of the White Paper. The letter reiterated the Mandate's obligation to "facilitate Jewish immigration and to encourage closed settlement by Jews on the land," and suggested that State lands be made available to both Jews and Arabs. The letter reaffirmed the government's right to control immigration, as well as the link

“TWO GUYS WITH BIKES”


Westchester Celebrates Jerusalem Festival

Sunday, May 20, 2007,

5 – 8 PM Beth El Synagogue Center

Northfield Road at North Avenue New Rochelle, NY

The Festival will include:

Keynote speaker ~ Mr. Benjamin Krasna,

Deputy Counsel General for the State of Israel,

* a vendor shuk with 15 Israeli vendors and numerous Jewish

organizations, * a gala Israeli Food Court, * the music of Shira NYC,

* the Lego Man who will work with our children in building the

Western Wall, * an amazing raffle of 6 nights

at the Prima Hotel Group in Israel,

* a gigantic room size floor map of Israel for young and

old to experience, and * Folk Dancing led by the

talented Uri Aqua.

The Jerusalem Festival is free and open to all.

This event is being planned

by the Westchester Israel Roundtable (made up of the

Israel Chair-people from all our member organizations) and the Jerusalem Foundation. It will provide the community with a mini-Festival in honor of the

Jewish capital.

For more information, contact Sharon Chait at

[email protected] 914 328 7001.

[email protected] ; www.wjconference.org

between immigration and economic absorptive capacity. That somewhat eased the offending provisions. In years to come, Weizmann devoted his energy to his scientific work while continuing his endless work on behalf of Jewish community world wide. And, from 1935 – 1946, he returned to the presidency of WZO.

During World War 2, Weizmann pressed the British government to organize a Jewish fighting force, which became known as the Jewish Brigade. The story of the Jewish Brigade during WW2, is well known, as well their role in helping many of the holocaust survivors reach safety in a land away from the ashes of Europe. Weizmann also had two sons who served in the British Army. On the eve of his flight to USA to meet with President Roosevelt, he received the news that the plane carrying his youngest son Michael, a pilot in Her Majesty’s Air Force, was shot down. Grieving for his private loss, he continued on his mission.

During the war he was an honorary adviser to the British Ministry of Supply. His contributions to the war effort also included his research on synthetic rubber and high–octane gasoline. Those new innovations were shared with the US government, opening the doors for Weizmann to form a personal relationship with President Harry Truman. This relationship helped in obtaining the suppor t of the US for the establishment of the state of Israel.

In 1930, he laid the foundation of the Daniel Sieff Science Research Institute in Rehovot, right on the edge of the Negev, which he fought very hard to keep within the boundaries of

Israel while the UN was debating the division of the land between the Arabs and the Israelis. In 1935, he made Rehovot his home, right by the Seiff Institute. In 1949, on his 75 birthday, with the blessing of the Seiff family, the name of the institution was changed into The Weizmann Institute of Science.

On May 17, 1948, Chaim Weizmann was elected President of the Provisional Council, and on February 16, 1949, he was inaugurated as the first President of the State of Israel. Dr. Weizmann, Israel’s first president, died on November 9, 1952, at the age of 78. At his own request, he was buried in the garden in front of his house in Rehovot.

Very few visionaries and world leaders live to see their dream, the object of their life’s work, come to fruition. Weizmann was fortunate to see the birth and success of young Israel. Furthermore, the modest Weizmann Institute became one of the world’s leading research science communities, incorporating medicine, agriculture and life science.

No doubt about it, Rehovot of today is far from the small town I visited as a child. Yes, I did enjoy the visit with my friends. Leaving the city the following day, I could not stop wondering what happened to those two young guys that I envied – leaning on their bikes near the garden in Rehovot. And I envy those who chose to live in a shadow of a giant – Dr. Chaim Weizmann.

~ Miriam Yekutiel

For additional reading about Dr. Chaim Weizmann:

Trial and Error: the Autobiography of Chaim Weizmann, by Dr. Chaim Weizmann. Harper Bros, 1949. Chaim Weizmann: the Making of a Statesman, by Jehuda Reinharz. Oxford University Press, 1993. Chaim Weizmann: a Biography, by Norman Rose. Viking, 1986.


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Toll Free: 1-888-536-7426

Internet: http://www.sharongardens.com A Division of Kensico Cemetery

273 Lakeview Ave., P.O. Box 7, Valhalla, NY 10595

The Finest Glatt Kosher

Chinese Restaurant & Sushi Bar

1327 North Ave. New Rochelle, NY 10804

Tel: (914) 637-9363 Fax: (914) 637-9371

Catering

EDEN WOK

Teresa J. Rogers 41 Cindy Lane

Phone: (845) 928-7096 email: [email protected]

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ANDREW STEIN VIDEOGRAPHY(914) 788-4678

[email protected]

ALAN WEISS PHOTOGRAPHY (914) 739-8888

[email protected]

3153 Albany Post Road, Buchanan, NY 10511 VID

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Computer Support (HELP!!)

David M. Michaels 22 Greenway Terr N. 845-528-2233 (P) Mahopac, NY 10541 866-334-4406 (F)

♦Networking

♦Software Assistance / Train-ing (in your home or office)

♦MS Office · Windows · Quicken · Bank Rec.

MEADOWLAND OF CARMEL

1952 Route 6 Carmel, NY 10512 (845) 225-8468 Fax (845) 225-2447

Skyview Professional Suites ● 530 Route Six ● Mahopac, NY 10541

Over 25 Years Experience In All Areas

of General Dentistry


692 Route Six Mahopac, NY 10541

845-621-1992

Joseph J. Smith Owner/Director

Preneed Funeral Planning

Closest Chapel to Temple Beth Shalom

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RITE PRICE

Quality & Service for the Rite Price!

Francois Levy President

Phone (914) 245-7900 Fax (914) 243-7440

3657 Hill Blvd. (Bet. Rt. 6 & Rt. 6N) Jefferson Valley, NY 10535


271 Route 6 Mahopac, NY 10541

Catering and Event Planning

800-7-GERSKY

845-621-0696

845-621-4799 - fax

www.gerskys.com

Pure Delicious Food for Your Body, Mind and Soul

Howard Gershman

Director of Catering E-mail: [email protected]

From the TBS GIFT SHOP!From the TBS GIFT SHOP! Visit the gift shop or call LindaVisit the gift shop or call Linda

Special Orders are welcome… Special Orders are welcome… Any special occasion need can be filledAny special occasion need can be filled

Call or ECall or E--mail Linda at mail Linda at (845) 208-3249 or

[email protected]


Fresh Meats Fresh Produce Bakery Department with a

Selection of Kosher/Pareve Cookies Full Service Deli Catering

Cheese’s from Around The World Full Line of Health & Organic Foods Fresh Seafood & Sushi Departments

A full Selection of Gourmet Items

(914) 245-1262 3651 Lee Road

Jefferson Valley, NY 10535

Mahopac Pharmacy

936 South Lake Blvd. Mahopac, NY 10541 845 628-5600

Open 7 days a Week 10% Senior Citizen Discount on Prescriptions

50% Off all Greeting Cards Lotto ● Groceries ● Electronics ● Film Developing

Serving the community for over 16 years


Temple Times Advertising Order Form

ALL ALERT ALL ALERT

Alarm & Locksmiths CALL US FOR ALL YOUR SECURITY NEEDS!

FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED SECURITY SINCE 1970

LIFE SAFETY SYSTEMS INSTALLED AND MONITORED BURGLARY, FIRE, HOLDUP, WATER SENSORS, LOW TEMP

CELLULAR BACKUP UL APPROVED CENTRAL STATION MONITORING

24 HOUR EMERGENCY SERVICE

COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL LOCKS INSTALLED, REKEYED, EMTEK, BALDWIN, AND ALL MAJOR BRANDS. ALSO SAFES SOLD & COM BOS CHANGED

HOME AND AUTO LOCKOUT SPECIALISTS NYS LICENSE # 12000019102 BONDED & INSURED

WWW.ALLALERTALARM.COM

(845) 628-5020 Serving all of Putnam County

We live in Putnam* We shop Putnam* We work in Putnam Members of Mahopac Chamber of Commerce

ALOA, NBFAA, NYBFA Glen Silverstein Pres.


Fall


1-800-762-8378 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTER WWW.ESCTESTPREP.COM

Small groups · Low tuition Improve 100, 150,200+ points

Powerful test taking tips Certified teachers

Celebrating our 30th Anniversary

Given at Temple Beth Shalom in Mahopac and over 100 locations

845-356-8963 DISCOUNTS TO MEMBERS


When you’re planning your next Life Event, whether it’s a Wedding, Bar/

Bat Mitzvah or Buying/Selling a

home… REMEMBER TO LOOK HERE FIRST!

GERALD V. RASKOB, D.D.S. GENTLE DENTAL CARE

GENERAL DENTISTRY FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS COSMETIC BONDING • ROOT CANAL • DENTURES NITROUS OXIDE SEDATION • CROWNS & BRIDGES

845-278-9080


Shirley Marie Realty Not Corporate Run, but Personally Done

559 Route 6

(2nd Floor) Mahopac, NY 10541

Val Murphy

(845) 621-7120 - Voice (845) 621-8554 - Fax [email protected] www.ShirleyMarieRealty.com

CREATIVE KIDS ENRICHMENT AN EARLY CHILDCARE AND

PRESCHOOL LEARNING CENTER Affiliated with Temple Beth Shalom of Mahopac

For information please call 914-243-2273

Kosher Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks Curriculum includes Jewish traditions and

holiday celebrations

ENROLL NOW

Ages 6 weeks - 12 years Full and Half day Kindergarten Hours 6:30 am - 7:00 pm Before and After School ProgramsFlexible Scheduling Summer Programs State of Art Security System Monthly Parent’s Night Out Certified Teachers Large Outdoor Playground

Children’s Computers


Personalized service for all your

transportation needs

845-628-4357 Owned by Temple members

Jane & Mitch Garbo

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Airport and Limousine Service

TEMPLE BETH SHALOM 760 ROUTE 6 MAHOPAC, NY 10541 (845) 628-6133 www.tbsmahopac.org

NON-PROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE

PAID MAHOPAC, NY 10541

PERMIT NO. 23

SISTERHOOD OF TEMPLE BETH SHALOM

ANNUAL PLANT SALE

Flyers and order forms will be arriving in the mail soon. We have a new supplier and a great variety

of plants, herbs, vegetables and hanging baskets.

Before you start your outdoor gardening project, order your plants from TBS and

support this Sisterhood fundraiser.

EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT

Travis Scavone has received approval to

build a pergola along the path from Temple Beth Shalom to the Rabbi’s residence.

In the coming weeks he will be coordinating several fundraising projects including a car

wash and a restaurant raffle.

Additional information about this amazing project will be sent to TBS members including requests for construction assistants and financial support!

If you would like to learn more about this Eagle Scout project, or would like to help

Travis build the pergola please call (845) 855-9403.

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