June 2013 - Sivan/Tammuz 5773

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Our Second Annual Congregation Sons of Israel Scholar-in-Residence Weekend

CRISIS AND CREATIVITY: Judaism's Encounter with Islam and Christendom

June 14, 15 & 16

Guest Speaker, Dr. Benjamin Gampel

Professor of History at

The Jewish Theological Seminary See page 5 for more information and watch your mail for reservation form

BarbecuebeforeBar’echu&ShabbatTogetherMusicalService

Friday, June 7, 2013

6:00pm – Rain or Shine!

Everyone is welcome to attend the service at 7:00pm. Reservations for the BBQ are a must!

(RSVP Deadline is June 4th)

See page 9 for more information and reservation form

“Offerings of the Heart”

The names of our Torah Members are inscribed on the sculpture in our lobby.

ETERNAL LIGHT MEMBERS These members provide financial assistance and synagogue membership for families who are enduring

financial hardship, as well as a full Religious School education for their children.

CHAI MEMBERS These members provide financial assistance and membership for

families who are enduring financial hardship.

Our Torah Members These generous individuals have voluntarily chosen to support our Synagogue at a higher level of dues

than is required, in order to help other Jews who are less fortunate and in need of assistance.

Irwin & Marilyn Brafman Joseph & Tikva Ofeck Philip & Adrian Reisel

Seligman & Phyllis Rosenberg Joni Seeger

Marcia Sherman Paul & Arlene Starr

Anonymous Joan Alter Lore Benario Michael & Jodi Bergman Gertrud Buchler Martin & Rochelle Carus Alvin & Nili Cohen Henry Cummins Kenneth Feldman A”H Steven Fruchtman Allan & Carolyn Ginsburg Jerome Goldfischer & Lila Mordoh

Seymour & Nancy Green Arnold & Alice Grodman

David Korn Bruce Lager

Joseph Lempel Harry & Rose Lenson

Andrea Leon Lillian Leshinsky

Steven & Merilee Obstbaum Ann Oster

Adam & Barri Plawker Ilan & Terry Plawker

Abraham Ravid & Hanna Atlas Yetta Rosen

Fred & Ann Rosenberg Newton & Sheila Scherl

Steven Schwalbe & Annemarie Krim

David & Donna Schweid Michael & Sally Seymour Alfred & Rose Targovnik

Jaime & Susan Weiss Myrna Weissman Charlotte Winter Marianne Wolff

From the Rabbi’s Study

Music Notes

Hebrew School News

Sisterhood

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Donations

Calendar

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The Messenger

May 2013

Published Monthly

Jewish Community Center

of Fort Lee

Congregation Gesher Shalom

1449 Anderson Avenue

Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Volume 2 - Issue #8

Identification Statement Table of Contents

From the Rabbi’s Study

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well-known that in the medieval Europe only the Christian clergy – and a good number of Jews – were literate. That's why monarchs were so heavily dependent on their clerics, and helps to explain, in part why Jews were so resented. But when did Jewish literacy gets a kickstart? I theorize that it happened in Babylonian exile. Our Kohanim, who heretofore held the written Torah and the oral traditions close to their vestments, had noth-ing better to do than to teach their fellow exiles what they knew. Knowledge is power, and this was the beginning of enfranchising and democratizing Juda-ism. When Ezra returns to Judea with the Edict of Cyrus, he formalizes this tendency: he erects a plat-form from which he publicly reads the Torah to all the people who assembled in Jerusalem. A few cen-turies later, Rabbi Shimon ben Shetach, the brother of Queen Salome Alexandra (you can read about her in Judy Petsonk's book, Queen of the Jews), founded schools in all the large cities for the formal educa-tion of Jewish children. Amazingly, we are talking about the year 70 B.C.E.! With this kind of an ancient and established track record, it's no wonder that Mohammed called us The People of the Book.

Many rabbis – I among them – la-ment the fact that Shavuot, which celebrates the beginning of God's revelation and therefore is founda-tional to every other holiday and all of our observances, is “calendrically-challenged”, coming as it does at the end of the school and program-matic year and lasting only two days.

But I think I just found the silver lining in Shavuot fall-ing in May or June. It's tied into the program we held here on erev Shavuot that was brought to us from Con-gregation Sons of Israel. They call it People of the Book, and I refer to it informally as BYOB—Bring Your Own Book. (When it was my turn, I pulled both a book and a bottle out of the bag I had with me). Most of us use the slower days of summer as a time to catch up on reading, or we at least make a list of the books that we would like to read. In this regard, our People of the Book program, and the list that it generat-ed (which you will find below) couldn't have been better timed! By way of introduction to our reviews on Shavuot, I spoke briefly about literacy in our tradition. It is fairly

People of the Book - Shavuot 5773 “Jews Without Money” - 1930 A CFR Book, Twelve, by Michael Gold “Start-Up Nation” - 2009, by Dan Senor & Saul Singer (Tobey Lyden) "The Labyrinth of Exile" A life of Theodor Herzl” - 1992 Farrar, Straus & Giroux , by Ernst Pawel (Jack Reisner) “I am Jewish” Personal reflections inspired by the last words of Daniel Pearl - 2004 Jewish Lights Publishing (Sy Green) “97 Orchard” - 2010 Harper Collins Publishers, by Jane Zeigelman (Naomi Altschul) “Outwitting History” - 2004 Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill NC, by Aaron Lansky (Helen Hyman)

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Rabbi Kenneth A. Stern

NEW YORK MAGAZINE article - 2013 "Hasidim and Goyim in East Ramapo" by Benjamin Wallace-Wells (Sally Seymour) “Thinking, Fast and Slow” - 2010 Random House, by Daniel Kahneman (Ira Smilovitz) “The Prophet’s W ife” - 2010 Behrman House, by Milton Steinberg (Ken Stern) “ As A Driven Leaf” - 1996 Chaim Potok, By Milton Steinberg (Ken Stern) “Jews and Words” - 2012 New Haven: Yale University Press, by Oz, Amos (Nancy Green) “Christianity & Rabbinic Judaism” - 1992 Washington D.C. Biblical Archaeology Society, Edited by Hershel Shanks (Marvin Chertkoff) “Triangle” – 2006 Picador, by Katherine Weber (Carmen Klein) “The Hare with Amber Eyes” – 2010 Farrar, Straus & Giroux, by Edmund De Wall (Hennie Ostrower) “A Jew Among the Romans: The Life and Legacy of Flavius Josephus” 2013 Pantheon Books, by Frederic Raphael (Marshall Hurwitz) “Studies in the weekly Sidra” 5718 Annual, Fourth Series, World Zionist Organization (Ann Hurwitz)

Sisterhood Book Club and Guest Authors, 2012-2013 “The Shanghai I Knew” – 2007 CometQ Publishing, by Ellis Jacob “Queen of the Jews” – 2012 Blair Books, by Judy Petsonk “Jerusalem Maiden” - 2011 Harper Collins, by Talia Carner “How to be an American Housewife” – 2010 Putnam Adult, by Margaret Dilloway “What we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank” – 2012 Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, by Nathan Englander “Dovekeepers” – 2011 Simon & Schuster, by Alice Hoffman “The Zookeepers Wife” – 2007 W.W. Norton Company, Inc, by Diane Ackerman “The Lost Wife” – 2011 Berkley Publishing Group, by Alyson Richman “97 Orchard” – 2010 Harper Collins Publishers, by Jane Ziegelman

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Congregation Gesher Shalom

Invites you to its second annual

Congregation Sons of Israel

SCHOLAR- IN- RESIDENCE WEEKEND

CRISIS AND CREATIVITY: Judaism's Encounter with Islam and Christendom

June 14, 15 & 16

Guest Speaker, Dr. Benjamin Gampel

Professor of History at The Jewish Theological Seminary

Friday

Dinner 6:00pm - JEWS, JUDAISM and the RISE OF ISLAM

Saturday

Service 9:30am - SEPHARDIC JEWS COME OF AGE: HOW GOLDEN WAS IT? Lunch 12:00pm - SEX, FOOD and the LUSH GARDEN

Sunday 10:00am

JEWS, CHRISTIANS and MUSLIMS AND THE HOLY CITY OF JERUSALEM

Reservations must be received by Monday, June 10th

Dinner - $18.00 Lunch - $8.00 Dinner & Lunch Combination - $22.00

Watch your mail for more information and reservation form.

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WITH GRATITUDE We had a great time on Sunday evening, May 19th at our Dinner Dance celebration. It was wonderful to see the warmth, friendship, enthusiasm, joy and happiness that was evident on everyone’s face. I want you to know how gratified I was with the outpouring of good

wishes from all of you. I especially want to thank the Dinner Dance committee. All their hard work enhanced the success of the evening. A special Yeasher Kochachem to all of them. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Our Siddur is full of David’s Psalms, expressing the soul’s yearning for unity with God through poetry and song.

Music Notes Cantor Paul Zim

Shabbat Together Musical Service

JOIN US FOR A MUSICAL CARLEBACH-STYLE FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICE

June 7th - 7:00pm

Led by

Rabbi Kenneth A. Stern &

Cantor Paul Zim

COME, ENJOY, PARTICIPATE AND LIFT YOUR VOICES IN SONG!!

“I will sing prises to God while I have breath in me…” “Sing unto God a new song; play skillfully amid the sounds of joy,,,” Music is a powerful medium that brings excite-ment and vitality into the life of the synagogue Summer is fast approaching, and I hope we will continue to see you and your families at services during these quiet summer months. Your partici-pation is always welcome and I’m sure will be rewarded by the enrichment of your spirit and soul through the inspiration of our prayers: If you are away, you can take the Gesher Shalom spirit with you. May your summer be one of rest and happiness.

Hebrew School News Cory Chargo

Director of Education

When I teach children…I am offering them information. Maybe they will take it in…maybe they will not. If I cram it down their throats…then they will truly not learn and in fact roadblocks to future learning may develop. This year in the Hebrew School, thanks to initiative of our new Education Chair, Ronit Slotky, we have striven to make The JCC of Fort Lee a fun place for our families. Opening up the Gym for refreshments and sports has provided a low-key place for our families. There was not a week where we didn’t have a number of participants. The principal of “Love thy Neighbor as Thyself”…a key moral teaching from the Torah is prominent in Star Trek. No matter how ugly one species of aliens are to another, no matter how culturally different they may be, it is essential to all episodes that respect for differences be maintained always. Always treat the aliens in such a way that they know that you respect their rights and self-determination. Even the idea of when to go to war…a topic we discussed heavily this year in our Ethics class with our 6/7th graders is prominent in Star Trek. In all Star Trek episodes it is morally wrong to be an aggressor in war or violence. Only when attacked can we defend ourselves. This is a primary principle in Judaism and certainly one employed by the Israeli Defense Force. I think what I glean most from Star Trek, even more than the great costume ideas for those Masquerade balls, is the idea of hope. That there will be a time where there is no more war. There will be a time when currency and greed and hatred between people will become obsolete. This idea of hope, of Tikvah is what I hope that all of our children in the Hebrew School will take away from Gesher Shalom. Beam me up….

I’m going to share something about myself…that may come as a surprise. I’m a Trekkie! Yup…Captain Kirk, Spock, Jean-Luc Picard, Data….and the lot. In addition to thinking about those who perished in our military—yes the true meaning behind Memorial Day—this weekend I plan on seeing the new Star Trek movie. Not just in the theaters. Not even in just 3-D with those mildly odd black Buddy Holly glasses. But in an IMAX theater! True confession: When I was a BBYO Director in Atlanta in the 1990’s….I “accidently” planned a BBYO youth convention for over 200 teenagers at a very nice Atlanta Hotel. Was it my fault that there just happened to be a Star Trek conventions taking place in the same hotel?????? Although I did not dress up with Vulcan pointy ears, unlike 99% of the actual Star Trek convention attendees, I did indulge in a special BBYO convention T-Shirt that was…shall I say “out of this world”. Now that I’ve experienced this cathartic moment that I’m sure will cure all of my various neuroses, I’d like to offer some…Jewish justification…beyond the fact that the Vulcan four finger greeting replicates the one used by the Cohanim in their blessing. In fact…I used excerpts from old Star Trek episodes one year as a the basis of minimally 25 weeks of classes in a Religious School. Star Trek offers hope, morality, ethics, respect, and even dabbles in discussing God and the qualities of the divine. The ‘prime directive’ in all of the Star Trek series is to allow people…cultures to develop on their own and to not interfere with their natural progression. To me that is pure Kavod…respect. True Kavod is respecting people…no matter what their age and accepting who they are. By the way, and when I studied Social Work, one of the primary ethical principles presented to us was “meet the client where they are at”. In other words do NOT impose our own values on others.

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MY CONFESSION. . .

Sisterhood

Sisterhood Book Group

Wednesday, June 5th - 8:15pm

“97 Orchard” By Jane Ziegelman

Wednesday, August 14th

“Once We Were Brothers” By Ronald Balson

Refreshments will be served

Chairpersons - Kathy Grazian & Naomi Altschul

Ethel Chesen

President

Sisterhood Shabbat Friday, June 21, 2013 – 7:00pm

 

The women of Sisterhood along with   Rabbi Kenneth Stern and Cantor Paul Zim  

will par cipate in a beau ful and meaningful service.

A special Oneg Shabbat will follow.  

We hope your family and friends will join us this evening.

Once again it is time to inform our Center members of our Mishlo’ach Manot project results. We thank everyone who was a part of it since your participation is what has enabled us to continue our outreach charity efforts. Our first and largest donation goes to our be-loved Synagogue, this includes a Platinum page in this year’s Dinner Dance Commemorative Journal. All other donations are directed towards charities in Israel, worldwide and Bergen County. ISRAEL: Magen David Adom: Israeli Red Cross Myriam’s Dream: Assists senior citizens in Israel become self-sufficient Children’s Bridge of Zichron Menachem Israel: Aids children with psychological needs Schneider’s Children’s Hospital Friends of Israeli Disabled Veterans WORLDWIDE: Mazon: Alleviating wor ldwide hunger Project Sarah: Assistance for Jewish women in abusive relationships Jewish Braille Organization Jewish War Veterans Chaplains Counsel BERGEN COUNTY: Jewish Family Services Jewish Adults with Developmental Disabilities

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As another Sisterhood year draws to a close (our 50th + years) I would be remiss if I did not express my endless gratitude an heartfelt appreciation to our Executive Board. For all their hard-work, co-operation, friendship and patience, they are a con-stant amazement to me. Thank you one and all. “June is busting out all over” and it is time to di-rect our attention towards next year’s calendar. If you have any ideas or suggestions please let us know. For now, we wish one and all a relaxing, healthy summer.

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BarbecuebeforeBar’echu&ShabbatTogetherMusicalService

Friday, June 7, 2013

6:00pm – Rain or Shine!

Join your synagogue family in welcoming summer with a casual pre-Shabbat outdoor BBQ

Hot dogs, hamburgers, baked beans, salads, chips, & more!

$12 per person for members $14 per person for non-members

Children under 5 are free Bring blankets & picnic on the lawn.

Limited table seating is available.

Welcome Shabbat with Rabbi Stern, Cantor Paul Zim,                          fellow congregants & new friends.   

Everyone is welcome to attend the service at 7:00pm. Reservations for the BBQ are a must!

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If your birthday/anniversary is not listed, please call the Center office and we will update our records. 201-947-1735

Celebration Services

Adult birthdays and anniversaries will be celebrated on Saturday, June 15th+6556 at the 9am service.

Kids’ birthday celebrations will resume in September

1 Edna Bar-Nadav 1 Marcus Seeger 2 Harriette Gluckow 3 Dinah Kremberg 3 Lucille J. Laufer 3 Barbara Sussman 3 Ellie Schulman 4 Susan Kolodny 4 Leon Freudzon 6 Jacob Seeger 6 Jordyn Fein 7 Steven Kolitch 8 Marilyn Brafman 8 Phyllis Breit 8 Eileen Goff 8 Walter Popick 8 Ann Hurwitz 8 Mercy Cohen 8 Shari Bergman 8 Ava Ciardiello 9 Roberta Delson

10 Rose Lederman 10 Emily Chargo 11 Ann F. Schaer 11 William Tobenkin 13 Jason Halpern 14 Martin F. Carus 14 Ethan Bar-Nadav 15 Marvin Josif 16 David Kremberg 16 Norman Silverberg 16 Arlene Starr 16 Eileen Haber Zlotnick 16 Garrett Backer 17 Gilad Gensler 20 Sharon Starr 21 Joshua Rudin 22 William Rosenthal 22 Walter Strasfeld 23 Gary Gluckow 23 Simcha Hausman 24 Ira Kohl

24 June Kerman 24 Mark Klein 25 Leon Finer 25 Marcia Sherman 25 Elisabeth Sussman 25 Naomi Fein 26 Anne Sommer 26 Ellen Kessler 26 Roslyn Abramson 26 Charlotte Hyman 27 Richard Danoff 27 Anna Merker 28 Jeff Lichtman 28 David Schweid 28 Lisa Nelson-Cohen 28 Ryan Levi 29 Barbara Grossbard 29 Andrea Oriel 29 Sandy Kessler 30 Eshrat Baradarian 30 Susan Freudzon

Birthdays & Anniversaries

1 David & Lia Pichkhadze 3 Emanuel & Helene Rabin 3 Jeffrey & Beth Kaplan 5 Frederick & Sheila Small 6 Jacob & Ayelet Kindler 6 Mark & Sandy Klein 7 Mordechai & Suzanne Warshavsky 8 Bruce & Elise Rosen 9 Eric & Edith Adler 9 Stephen & Merilee Obstbaum 10 Herbert & Reggie Feuerstein 12 Milton & Phyllis Breit 13 Kenneth & Irene Eisenstein 15 Gerald & Elaine Gordon

18 Jeffrey & Beatrice Adler 18 Philip & Adrian Reisel 18 Alex & Gloria Salit 19 Michael & Lisa Boyd 20 Marc & Cheryl Karpman 22 Leon & Susan Freudzon 24 Scott & Suzanne Alenick 24 Lewis & Lorelei Schwartzman 24 Alvin & Lynda Sussman 26 Milt & Doryne Davis 28 Harold & Florence Goldring 28 Ilan & Terry Plawker 29 Werner & Hilde Straus

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DONORS IN MEMORY OF DONOR IN HONOR OF

Roger & Andrea Devries Sheila Klaiman FL Palisade Med. Assoc. Evelyn Baer Otto & Anne Salmon Ira & Barbara Zarrett Leo & Mary Rettig Marvin & Shirley Kochansky The Danoff Family Arnold & Alice Grodman Arnold & Alice Grodman

Jack Glazer Jack Glazer Jack Glazer Millicent Weber Martin Haas Sol Leviter Sol Leviter Sol Leviter Mathilda Osian Mathilda Osian Marlyn Katz Levenson

All dona ons listed were received in April & May

Thank you to our Synagogue contributors

Rabbi Stern Rabbi Stern Cantor Zim Cantor Zim Carl Hess Tzedakah Tzedakah Aliyot Rachel Geller Doryne Davis’s Birthday Jaime Weiss’s Birthday Izzy Stern’s Graduation Florence & Harold Goldrimg’s Anniversary The Grodmans’ Anniversary The Grodmans’ Anniversary The Grodmans’ Anniversary The Grodmans’ Anniversary The Grodmans’ Anniversary The Grodmans’ Anniversary The Kochanskys Cantor Zim Emily Kopelman The Grodmans’ Anniversary Lillian Leshinsky’s Birthday Wayne Koby’s Recovery Brooke London Jaime Weiss’s Birthday Richard Schiff’s Birthday Edwin Grodman’s Birthday Cynthia Plawker’s Birthday Julia Plawker’s Birthday Jaime Weiss’s Birthday Richard Schiff’s Birthday Cantor Zim’s Birthday Madelyn Danoff’s Birthday Erwin Kolodny’s Birthday Izzy Stern’s Graduation Martha Grodman’s 101st Birthday Ronnie Segal

Yetta Rosen Curt & Marian de Jonge Lore Benario Beatrice Ravitch Marlene Moskowitz Burt & Wendy Woda Paul & Elaine Lyubomirsky Marilyn Saposh Betsy Geller Joe & Helen Hyman Joe & Helen Hyman Joe & Helen Hyman Gertrud Buchler Marianne Wolff Mark & Karen Halpern Jinny Skolnik Martin & Rochelle Carus Jerry & Fran Koszer Roger & Terri Tiedemann Roger & Terri Tiedemann Roger & Terri Tiedemann Roger & Terri Tiedemann Ira & Laurie Smilovitz Ira & Laurie Smilovitz Ira & Laurie Smilovitz Arnold & Alice Grodman Arnold & Alice Grodman Arnold & Alice Grodman Arnold & Alice Grodman Arnold & Alice Grodman Arnold & Alice Grodman The Davis Family The Davis Family The Davis Family The Davis Family The Davis Family Sol & Thelma Borodkin Marty & Susan Funt Seligman & Phyllis Rosenberg

RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

DONORS IN HONOR OF Stanley & Doris Domb Rabbi Stern Leon & Regina Finer Rabbi Stern Bess Koby Wayne Koby Jay & Ellen Rifkin Wayne Koby Aaron & Samantha Raphael Baby Naming DONORS IN MEMORY OF Brad & Susan Singer Martin Haas

HEBREW SCHOOL FUND

DONORS IN HONOR OF Sol & Thelma Borodkin Cantor Zim Sol & Thelma Borodkin Aliyah

Our Condolences to . . .

ADRIAN OSIAN On the loss of his beloved mother,

MATHILDA OSIAN

YONAH HIRSCHMAN On the loss of her beloved mother,

MARLYN KATZ LEVENSON

BENJAMIN KOREN On the loss of his beloved brother,

MORRIS EZER KOREN

Thank you all for the get well wishes.

Gloria Salit

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Does the Shul Have Your (Correct) Email Address?

If you’re not sure, just answer this question: Are you receiving the Rabbi’s weekly Shabbat messages? If not, please call the office or email us at office@geshershalom.org

Do We Have Your Cell Phone Number?

When electric power is out and we have to get a message to you, your home phone (digital, cordless, or both!) may not be working. So, please

make sure that the Shul has your cell phone number. This is the number we will call with information about events, bereavement, and the Synagogue

serving as a heating/cooling/charging/internet center in emergencies.

And Do You Have Our Phone Number?

201-947-1735 Extension 319 is the number to dial to find out if there are any schedule changes in the Synagogue due to weather-related emergencies. Occasionally we will also use this extension to record detailed information

about funerals and/or shiva.

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GIFT SHOP Beautiful gifts to show your love and usher in important times of the year.

Contact: Lee Kaplan Phone 201-947-9688

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1 23 Sivan

2 24 Sivan

NYC Israel Day Parade Education Committee Meeting 12pm

3 25 Sivan

4 26 Sivan

5 27 Sivan

Book Club 8pm

6 28 Sivan Rabbi’s Class 10:30am Sisterhood Rehearsal 7pm

7 29 Sivan

Bible Study 11:30am BBQ 6pm Shabbat Together 7pm

8 30 Sivan

9 1 Tammuz

10 2 Tammuz 11 3 Tammuz

12 4 Tammuz Sisterhood Board Meeting 6:15pm Sisterhood Rehearsal 7:15pm

13 5 Tammuz

Rabbi’s Class 10:30am

14 6 Tammuz Bible Study 11:30am

15 7 Tammuz GPS & Birthday & Anniversary 9am

16 8 Tammuz

17 9 Tammuz 18 10 Tammuz

19 11 Tammuz

20 12 Tammuz

LAST CLASS Rabbi’s Class 10:30am Sisterhood Rehearsal 7pm

21 13 Tammuz Bible Study 11:30am Sisterhood Shabbat 7pm

22 14 Tammuz

23 15 Tammuz

30 22 Tammuz

24 16 Tammuz

25 17 Tammuz

26 18 Tammuz

27 19 Tammuz

28 20 Tammuz Bible Study 11:30am

29 21 Tammuz

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

JUNE 2013 Sivan/Tammuz 5773

Daily Service Times Monday 7:00am & 7:45pm Friday 7:00am & 7:00pm Tuesday 7:00am & 7:45pm Saturday 9:00am & Minchah Wednesday 7:00am & 7:45pm Sunday 9:00am & 7:45pm Thursday 7:00am & 7:45pm

MINCHAH 8PM

SHELACH

8:06PM

MINCHAH 8PM

KORACH

MINCHAH 8PM

CHUKAT

PINCHAS

MINCHAH 8PM

8:12PM

8:13PM

Father’s Day BALAK

MINCHAH 8PM

8:10PM

Scholar-In-Residence Weekend

S-I-R Weekend

Rabbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth A. Stern Cantor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Zim Executive Director . . . . . . . . . . . Martha Dawson Education Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cory Chargo Rabbi Emeritus . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irving Spielman Messenger Editor . . . . . . . . . Debbie Mulholland

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Sisterhood President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ethel Chesen Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edith Kantrowitz Financial Secretaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ann Bloch Shifra Ruda Corresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . Evelyn Davis Recording Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . Rochelle Carus

Men’s Club

President/Treasurer . . . . . . . . . William Tobenkin Recording Secretary. . . . . . . . Irving Morgenstern Corresponding Secretary. . . . Marvin Kochansky

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NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

PAID PERMIT NO. 3225

SO. HACKENSACK, NJ 1449 Anderson Avenue

Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Jewish Community Center of Fort Lee

Congregation Gesher Shalom

1449 Anderson Avenue

Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Synagogue Office Phone: 201-947-1735

Hebrew School Phone: 201-947-1654

Fax: 201-947-1530

Email: Office@geshershalom.org

Visit us: www.geshershalom.org

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Co - Presidents . . . . . . . Kenneth Feldman A”H

Arnold Grodman

Vice Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jodi Bergman

Gary Gluckow

Richard Schiff

Sally Seymour

Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ira Smilovitz

Secretaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Alter

Wayne Koby

Mark Altschul Ethel Chesen

Allan Ginsburg Helen Hyman

Marvin Josif Marvin Kochansky

David Korn Anita Krauss

Andrea Leon Tobey Lyden

Hennie Ostrower Avri Ravid

William Tobenkin