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February 2015 Shevat/Adar 5775 Volume 19, Issue 2
From Our Spiritual Leader
Cantor Henry Shapiro
Staying Warm at PJC All Shook Up Every week I prepare the Torah reading. As I’ve occasionally mentioned, at PJC we read not the full parsha, the full portion, but what’s known as the ‘triennial’ reading cycle. That is, one third of the text is read each year so that the whole 5 books of the Bible are completed within three years. That was the tradition of the ancient Jewish community in Palestine and has been used by some other communities.This has become a fairly common practice in recent years in Conservative/traditional synagogues, in large part because it’s a lot less work. Also if congregants are to be encouraged to leyn Torah, the aliyot are much more manageable. This brings up the point that we’re living in a variable Jewish world. What might seem like a time honored tradition from one Jewish community, may have been borrowed or acquired - either by need, because of popularity, or for expediency. Also, we don’t have just one tradition that changes, but rather a pool of traditional
Coming Events
Friday Night Shabbat Services - 6:00 PM Saturday Morning Shabbat Services - 9:30 AM Sunday, Feb. 22 Hamantashen Baking 10 AM RSVP Crash Course to Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict see flyer in this issue Sunday, Feb. 15, 4-6 PM - Lesson 1 at Parkway Jewish Center Sunday, March 29, 4-6 PM - Lesson 2 at Temple David Sunday, April 12, 4-6 PM - Lesson 3 at Temple B’nai Israel, White Oak Sunday, May 17, 4-6 PM - Lesson 4 at Congregation Enamu-El Israel, Greensburg Birthday Shabbat Friday, Feb 27 & Saturday 28 Wednesday, March 4 Purim Program 6:30 PM See calendars for Candle Lighting times
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February 2015/ Shevat/Adar 5775 practices we choose from which cuts across all denominations. An example of this is hearing Debbie Friedman’s melodies in an Orthodox Havdallah service. Probably there’s no greater example of this ‘mash-up’ of Jewish traditions than Israel. On one trip to Jerusalem, I remember visiting the Wailing Wall for a service. Next to our tour was a group I couldn't help but notice. They sang beautiful and heartfelt Sephardic and Eastern sounding melodies. When I asked afterwards who they were, they said they were from the Moroccan synagogue of Montreal. So even though I suspect most of us are able to trace our lineage from someplace in Europe, we live in a worldwide Jewish community, even here at our little PJC. Be it a Mizrahi melody in services, or reading the Sephadi Haftarah, singing a Ladino Channukah song, or eating some baba ganoush or hummus for kiddush, it’s a kleine velt. A small world and a very interconnected one too.
Purim Program Save the date – Wednesday, March 4, 2015 Reading, Movie and Refreshments 6:30 - 7PM - short and fun Megillah reading 7 - 8:30 PM Movie - ‘Esther’ w/F. Murray Abraham This 1999 drama stars Louise Lombard as Esther, a common Jewish woman who rose to wealth and power when she captured the heart of the King of Persia. Esther also stars F. Murray Abraham as Mordecai, Jurgen Prochnow as Haman, Ornella Muti as Queen Vashti, and Thomas Kretschmann as King Ahasuerus.
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February 2015/ Shevat/Adar 5775 Shirley H. & Allan Schwartz want to thank our Congregational sisters and brothers for their prayers, warm-hearted thoughts and wishes to us via their phone calls, thru Social Media, and also by their very thoughtful contributions to special areas of PJC. In addition, Cantor Henry Shapiro and President Robert E. Korfin warmed our hearts by personal phone calls to us and then passing along the latest information on our recoveries. Having us in your prayers and minds and hearts….were like a group hug. Thank you.
As you may know, we left for Florida the last day in October, and scheduled our return for the end of November. In reality, due to a 4 car auto accident that occurred the Saturday before Thanksgiving, we did not return North until the end of December. We were backseat passengers in a car driven by friends of ours and we Thank God we all survived. Allan had spinal involvement, 5 fractured ribs and an eye injury. And, while I also had some injuries, I have put them 'on hold' for now - as the mending is a slow process.
The good news is that Allan has made a remarkable recovery! This year, we not only fully understood giving thanks on Thanksgiving but we stood in awe of our own Chanukah miracle.
Three afterthoughts: 1) NEVER drive in an automobile in which all passengers do not have their SAFETY BELTS fastened! Thankfully, we all did! 2) If you or others have a collar or scarf … always put that safety belt under that collar or scarf to prevent having the safety belt itself tear the skin from the neck to the ear, and 3) Consider buying and installing a soft covering….You can even apply a soft overlay of material to the safety belt on the shoulder/neck area as they are attached with velcro closings.
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From the President’s Desk………………………….Robert E. Korfin So the football season is over and baseball hasn’t even started spring training yet. What is one to do to make use of the final weeks of winter 2015? How about taking a class. The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh is holding a 4 part course on of all things, The Arab-Israeli Conflict. 60 Minutes, MSNBC, FOX News and CNN can’t figure it out, so leave to our own Jewish Federation to give us all of the answers. The course will be held in each of the synagogues and temples in the Eastern Suburbs. The class meets on one Sunday a month from 4pm to 6pm. It all kicks off at our beloved Parkway Jewish Center on February 15th. The following month the class moves on to Temple David on March 29th. In April the class continues at Temple B’nai Israel and the final class will be held at Congregation Emanu-El. For that final class many will be making the pilgrimage out to Greensburg recreating the Exodus from Egypt. There will be no unleavened bread served, but you can always stop on Route 30 for a slice of Pizza. It sounds like an amazing undertaking. Is there a fee? U bet….It’s only $35 for all four classes or you can pay $10 for each course you attend. Just between you and me….it really should be free. If you are planning on attending, call the Jewish Federation at 412-992-5247, or click on the links on the flyer on page 13. You need to be recognized. And speaking about being recognized, we’ve been celebrating our member’s birthdays during their birth month. The problem is….not too many people have been coming to shul on your particular month. Now you all know how I feel about the long week of Passover; but you don’t even wish to acknowledge your birthday. What gives? In fact, you could sponsor the Shabbat Oneg for your month and not even attend. You would then have the good feeling in your heart that members of our Parkway Family are enjoying the cake for which you’re paying. Hey, some would call that a win-win. Let Diane Bloomfield or Leslie Rubin know if you would like to sponsor. Here we are in mid February and most of winter is behind us. Each day without snow brings us a day closer to spring. Soon we will hear those glorious 4 words for which we patiently wait each year, “Pitchers and Catchers Report.” Until we hear the chirping of Red Robins and see the buds on the trees, continue to stay safe. Watch out for ice and for goodness sakes…don’t even think about shoveling. We’ve made out fine so far, let’s not blow it in the few weeks of winter that are left. We’re still thinking about renting a bus for the trip to Greensburg. I wonder if Atlantic City is along the way? If it is…we’ll talk again.
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Kiddush & Oneg Shabbat Sponsors Hal Lederman Cantor Henry Shapiro PJC Sisterhood Kiddush Oneg Sponsorships Sisterhood invites you to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other Simchas by sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat or Saturday Morning Kiddush. You can also sponsor in memory of a loved one’s Yahrzeit. For more information, call Diane Bloomfield at 412-373-9240 or Leslie Rubin at 412-371-8437
Donation Contacts: Donations to the Marilyn Markowitz/Phyllis Stein Memorial Library Fund can be made by calling the shul office. Mazel Tov Bob Caplan, on the Bar Mitzvah of his Grandson, Ian Caplan
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
3 Michael Tell 4 Becky Levine
Al Jolson 5 Phyllis Seadler
7 Cantor Henry Shapiro 8 Annette Felser
9 Rosalyn Markovitz Carole King
Sam Moldovan Charlie Drummond
12 Ehud Barak 13 Jerry Springer
14 Jack Benny Michael Bloomberg
Carl Bernstein 15 Charles Davis
Lila Owens Allison Gusky 21 Micki Kessler Allan Schwartz
22 Craig Lederman 23 Alan Forman Lois Forman 24 Lila Cooper
Shirley Goppman Joseph Lieberman
25 Zeppo Marx Sally Jessy Raphael
26 Elyse Secorie Kilimnik Levi Strauss
27 David Heyman Ariel Sharon
Elizabeth Taylor 28 Myrna Korfin
Sylvia Caplan
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February Yahrzeits
Week of January 30, 2015 - 10 Shevat Rebecca Belkin, Nettie Berlin, Annie Kline, Charles Laine, Pauline Kroll, Samuel Rubin, William Chosky, Rosalyn Harris, Robert Zlatkin, Raymond Carp, Simon Kaplitz, Lena Goetz, George Schwarcz, Nathan Zubin Week of February 6, 2015 - 17 Shevat Anna Yudelowitz, Isaac Seidenstein, Briney Levine & Family, Mordacai Schwartz, Lawrence Catz, Charles Sable, Albert Rosenthal, Joseph Lotz, Leonard Pepper, Jean Wilner, Sylvia Goldberg Scheiner Week of February 13, 2015 - 24 Shevat Jacob Goldstein, Ethel Kessler, Harry Cohen, Isadore Goldberg, Mary Goldberg, Lina Ehrlich, Ruth Brill Moldovan, Abe Cooper, Harry Gordon, Clara Goldstein, Albert Cooper, Leonard Rockman, Hannah Weinberger, Fannie Valinsky, Anita Ruth Elinoff Leff, Chana Schwartz, Louis Klein, Benjamin Hackman, Hyman Korfin Week of February 20, 2015 - 1 Adar Louis Shefsky, Bessie Herer, Sidney Leonard, Harry Yudelowitz, Ruth Katz, Ethel Rubin, Louis Lenchner, Ruth Zinman, Sadie Weisman, Marko Zuckerman, Rosa Schwartz, Doris Shapiro, Leonard Gottlob, Samuel Lucker, Tillie Feinberg, Bessie Lotz, Jerome N. Schiff, Genevie Bliwas, Daniel James Kramer, Benjamin Gluckman Week of February 27, 2015 - 8 Adar Isadore Renner, Leon Kroll, Sima Goodman, Harry Green, Debbie Lucker, Susan Gelber, Mollye Farber, Sarah Fiedler, Harley Rosenberg, Florence Stock, Doris Lynn Gordon, Louis H. Mazer, Sarah S. Greenfield, Fannie Pepper, Hilda Finkel, Abraham Eisner, Cecil Eisner, William Val Narvol, Sylvia Solomon, Bill Lucker, Zelda Kaplitz, Razy Farkas “If the name is printed in Bold, a Yahrzeit Plaque will be illuminated in the Sanctuary during the Yahrzeit week. If you would like to place a Yahrzeit Plaque in the Sanctuary, please call the Synagogue Office at 412-823-4338 between 9 am and 1 pm daily. If the name is printed in Bold, a Yahrzeit Plaque will be illuminated in the Sanctuary during the
Refuah Schleimah A Speedy Recovery to: Marian Hershman, Bruce Feldman
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HADASSAH GREATER PITTSBURGH ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL SWEET SUNDAY EVENT First Sweet Sunday Fundraiser Will Be April 19, 2015 Sweet Sunday, a Pittsburgh wide event for the whole family, will help us raise funds for the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) which provides medical care to over one million patients a year regardless of race, religion or nationality. At this event, bakeries, restaurants and confectioners from all over the Pittsburgh area will offer samples of their wares, while promoting their local businesses. Our guests will enjoy delicious treats, raffles, and an afternoon of fun. Event: Sweet Sunday Date: Sunday, April 19, 2015 Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Rodef Shalom Temple (in Oakland) 4905 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Tickets: $15 in advance, $18 at the door Website: www.hadassah.org/pittsburgh (we may have a separate website for Sweet Sunday)
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Jan. 16, 2015 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Announces Folk Arts Apprenticeship Grants Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts (PCA) today announced the 2015 folk and traditional arts apprenticeships for Pennsylvania. The annual apprenticeship grants are offered in both craft and performing traditions. Funding supports work between a master artist and an apprentice, enabling them to share and develop advanced techniques or repertoire. This year, fourteen partnerships are being supported. They include twenty apprentices working with sixteen master artists in seven counties. “Pennsylvania can be deeply proud of its folk and traditional arts and artists,” said PCA Chair Jeanne Gleason. “By supporting learning partnerships between recognized master artists and apprentices the arts council sustains the legacy of traditional knowledge and fosters our state’s rich cultural heritage.” Grants are available to eligible Pennsylvania traditional artists identified through a rigorous review process. A panel of out-of-state jurors that included folklorists, ethnologists, and master traditional artists reviewed the applications and work
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February 2015/ Shevat/Adar 5775 samples to make recommendations for funding. The council collaborates with its statewide infrastructure for the folk and traditional arts to administer the grants. This network of independent arts organizations works with the council “to promote the creation and documentation of folk art of the highest artistic excellence and to engage the public in understanding the quality, breadth and diversity of folk and traditional arts across the state.” Artists who receive the award are also profiled on the network website: www.folkartpa.org. Additional information about folk arts in PA and materials for classroom use can be found at www.folkartpa.org. The next deadline for applications is Aug. 1, 2015. Among the 2015 master artists and apprentices are: Allegheny County Master artist: Moshe Taube Apprentice: Henry Shapiro Artform: Hazzanut and Cantorial Vocal Arts
Previous grant artist Susan Leviton, Harrisburg Jewish Calligraphy and Papercutting
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The Arab – Israeli Conflict:
From 1948 - 2014
The Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Crash Course to Understanding the Arab-
Israeli Conflict
This spring the CRC and four Eastern Suburb synagogues are partnering to provide a Crash Course to Understanding the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Through four classes, scheduled one Sunday per month from February to May of 2015, participants will obtain the context and background to fully understand the complexity of the issues concerning the history of Israel and her Arab neighbors. Our goal is that participants will leave with a solid understanding of all perspectives relating to the conflict.
COST: Classes are $10 per person, per class, or $35 to attend all 4.
CLICK HERE to register for the 4-class package ($35 per person to attend all 4 classes)
CLICK HERE to choose individual classes at $10 per person.
Or register by phone by contacting Eric Probola at 412.992.5247.
The Arab-Israeli conflict spans roughly one century of political tensions and open hostilities. The establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 by the international Zionist movement took place in territory regarded by the Jewish people as their historic and biblical homeland. The Pan-Arab and Pan-Islamic movements considered this territory to belong to the Palestinians.
This highly interactive course will be taught by Gregg Roman, Director of the CRC and former adviser in the Israeli Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs. He has spent significant time living in both Israel and visiting the Arab/Islamic world. Both the Palestinian/Muslim narrative, as well as the Israeli/Jewish perspectives will be explored in detail.
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The course will be broken up into four modules:
2/15/15 – 4-6PM Lesson 1: Introduction to the Arab-Israeli Conflict Parkway Jewish Center 300 Princeton Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15235-4838 3/29/15 – 4-6PM Lesson 2: History of Wars – 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982 Temple David 4415 Northern Pike Monroeville, PA 15146-2957 4/12/15 – 4-6PM Lesson 3: Low Intensity Conflict – the PLO in Jordan and Lebanon, Israel in Lebanon, the Oslo peace process and the First and Second Intifada Temple B’nai Israel 2025 Cypress Drive White Oak, PA 15131-1807 5/17/15 – 4-6PM Lesson 4: Pan-Arabism, Pan-Islamism, Israel’s current relations with Syria/Lebanon, the Rise of Hamas and Hezbollah Congregation Emanu-El Israel 222 N. Main Street Greensburg, PA 15601-1809
Questions? Please contact Eric Probola at [email protected] or 412.992.5247.
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CENTRAL SCHOLARSHIP AND LOAN REFERRAL SERVICE of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh
Administered by: Jewish Family & Children’s Service
5743 Bartlett Street · Pittsburgh, PA 15217· (412)422-5627 · Fax (412)428-8200 February 2015 FINAL REMINDER Attention: Financial Aid Offices, Guidance Counselors, Synagogues and Youth Organizations The deadline for Central Scholarship and Loan Referral Service (CSLRS) applications has been extended to February 18, 2015. CSLRS is a non-profit scholarship agency providing grants to local students. Scholarships are distributed on the basis of demonstrated financial need. In addition, the applicant must be Jewish, be a resident of Allegheny, Westmoreland, Beaver, Butler or Washington County for at least two years, and need financial assistance to attend an accredited institution of higher education as either an undergraduate or graduate student. We would appreciate your help in making students aware of the availability of these funds. We sent information to you in December. Enclosed is a brochure to remind you of our requirements. Please inform any interested students that the deadline for applications is February 18, 2015; no exceptions. Please also inform interested students that all first-time applicants must be interviewed by CSLRS staff. Applications are available at http://www.centralscholarship.org . If you have any questions, please feel free to call me at (412) 422-5627 or e-mail me at [email protected]. Sincerely, Alayne Lowenberger, Director Central Scholarship and Loan Referral Service
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Parkway Jewish Center 300 Princeton Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15235
DATED MATERIAL PLEASE DO NOT DELAY
Or Current Resident
Congregation Sha’ar HaShamayim 412-823-4338 www.parkwayjewishcenter.org
Cantor Henry Shapiro, Spiritual Leader ([email protected] or [email protected])
Officers President Bob Korfin
Board Members Marvin Heyman Mike Jacob Ira Mazer Harold Bloomfield Donna Wolfson Committee Chair Persons
House Chair Alan Levine Ritual Chair Hal Lederman Cemetery Chair Arnie Levine & Syma Levine
Office Administrator Gail Levine
Sisterhood Officers President Laurie Barnett Levine Vice Presidents
Membership Susan Mazer Program Vera Greenberg Fundraising Vacant Catering Leslie Rubin & Diane Bloomfield
Corresponding Secretary Vacant Financial Secretary Amy Mayer Treasurer Lynda Heyman Auditor Lynda Heyman
Scribe Staff Editor Harold Bloomfield
PUBLISHED MONTHLY VOLUME 19, ISSUE 2 FEBRUARY 2015
NON-PROFIT ORG U.S.POSTAGE PAID PITTSBURGH, PA PERMIT NO. 3000
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