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MJCBY NEWSInsideSchedule of Services 2

Notes From Your Leaders 3

Synagogue News 6

School News 8

Youth News 10

Sisterhood News 12

Contributions 16

Yahrzeits 17

Calendar 19

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Celebrate our Sisterhood in their

98th Year of Service to MJCBY.

Join them for

Sisterhood

Shabbat

Saturday morning,

February 22, 2014—

Shabbat Services and

Special Kiddush

Lunch.

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

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

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

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

SISTErHOOd SuPPOrTJudaica Gift ShopMeryl Balaban (973) 366-6668Sharon Barkauskas (973) 285-1877Donna Gross (973) 895-5553 Vivian Laska (973) 984-8178Kiddush Committee Harriet Sakofs (973) 292-1959Michelle Usiskin (973) 543-5795Sisterhood Torah Fund Beth Hancock (646) 872-7000Andrea Needel (973) 895-2807Linda Rosenbaum (973) 895-2390Flower FundLauren Najarian (973) 343-7419Library donor WallSharon Barkauskas (973) 285-1877

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

Schedule of ServicesFriday, January 314:55pm Candlelighting6:00pm Congregational Dinner 7:00pm AWE Learner’s Kabbalat Shabbat8:15pm Services

Saturday, February 19:30am Services and Rosh HodeshNo Junior CongregationSedra: Terumah 7:00pm 5th Grade Havdalah Program Friday, February 75:04pm Candlelighting8:15pm Services with Kavod Awards

Saturday, February 89:30am Services 10:00 Junior CongregationSedra: Tetzaveh

Friday, February 145:13pm Candlelighting6:15pm Services Saturday, February 159:30am Services with Minyoniares No Junior CongregationSedra: Ki Tisa Friday, February 215:21pm Candlelighting5:30pm TGIS7:30pm Services

Saturday, February 229:30am Services and Sisterhood ShabbatNo Junior CongregationSedra: Vayakhel6:40pm AWE Havdalah and Drumming

Friday, February 285:29pm Candlelighting6:15pm Services7:15pm Kadima Shabbat Dinner

Saturday, March 19:30am Services Shabbat ShekalimNo Junior CongregationSedra: Pekude

Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael

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

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

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

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

org. When you have experienced the death of a loved

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

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

this way he will be the most helpful in making these

preparations in a proper Jewish manner.

AdAr I 5774 FEBruArY 2014 • 3

The first time I remember com-ing to New York

City as a child was

for the 1964 World’s Fair. During that visit, I

saw my first Broadway play, “Fiddler on the

Roof,” at the time staring Zero Mostel. One

of the songs, a duet between Teveye and

Goldie, ends with the words, “after 25 years,

it’s nice to know.”

After 25 years, the same rings true for

me, today. I was overwhelmed on January

25, when so many of you joined together

in the Ballroom to celebrate these 25 years

with Ellen, family and me, and by the let-

ters, emails, phone calls and myriad of

other good wishes I received from those

who could not personally attend. And I

was equally overwhelmed on Sunday morn-

ing when our religious school families also

gathered to share in the celebration.

I was so moved by your memories, by

your good wishes, and by our mutual vi-

sion of our future.

I am also thankful. So, in this month’s

newsletter, I want to extend my thanks to

all of you who made this “event” in the

history of our congregation so meaningful,

fun, warm and poignant. I will not enter

the danger zone of trying to remember the

names of all those who worked so tirelessly

to make every detail so special. You each

did. I will thank the co-chairs of the eve-

ning, Dorothy Cohen and Donna Gross, and

their committee; our presidents, Robert

Berns and Fern Spitzer; and our religious

school co-directors, Michelle Nulman and

Gail Sulkin, who planned the Sunday fes-

tivities. I know there is an incredibly long

list of others who made this weekend spe-

cial, so thanks also to each of you.

In recalling the song from “Fiddler,” I

think about the fact that it was a duet.

(You may or may not know that originally

there was another song planned, a solo for

Goldie, but it made way for this duet.) I

believe it is the duet—the partnership—

we, our congregation and myself have cre-

ated during these past 25 years that has

been a great part of our success. In fact,

one of the words that the Hebrew gema-

tria can create for the number 25 means

“to bind together and to fortify.” It is the

partnership , the binding together, that we

have shared in the past that I also hope

will create new harmonies in our duet for

our future. After all, after 25 years, it’s

nice to know.

With many thanks and with overflowing gratitude, rabbi Nesson

F r O M T H E E X E C u T I V E d I r E C T O r

After 25 years, it’s nice to know...”—A thank-you from Rabbi Nesson

Join MJCBY for a Trip toPoland and Israel

July 3-16, 2014

Are you looking for a life-changing experience?Then join MJCBY as we travel to Poland and Isra-el this summer. During this trip, A Celebration of Jewish

Renewal in Poland and Scientific Innovation in Israel, we

will travel to Krakow to participate in the Klezmer gather-

ing; visit Auschwitz-Birkenau and the new Jewish museum

in Warsaw; then travel to Israel “The Innovation Nation”

where, along with Israel’s major sights, we will visit in-

novative companies such as Global Solar, Mobieye, Israel’s

Silicon Valley in Herzelia, and more.

Check the full itinerary on the website, www.mjcby.org

and contact [email protected] for more information.

Deposits are due soon. This will be an amazing experience.


In February, we’ll celebrate Presi-dents’ Day. And I’m

happy that I live in

a country where the president comes to power

through free and fair elections. This does not

take place for decades in countries that are

run by a dictatorship. I lived in a country with

such a regime and saw with my own eyes on

live TV how the Communist Congress “unani-

mously” elected the head of state.

Who were these electors? These people

were mostly uneducated and were easy to

manipulate. They were only citizens loy-

al to the Party, adopted members of the

CPSU. Many writers and poets wrote about

these dictators in laudatory odes, calling

them wise teachers who would eventually

lead the world to Communism, in order

to gain the confidence and benefits from

these respected leaders.

The following excerpt is an example of

this profound respect:

“This is about you, Joseph, (Stalin) hap-

py Soviet people sing: All my life you’re

fighting, father, for our happiness, Your

name is hard like steel, Deep is your idea;

it is as brilliant as lightning. Long live

Comrade Stalin!”

This is just one example of the poems

written by authors who praised Stalin as

a national hero in order to gain favor in

his eyes. However, there were of course

adequate people who understood that

the state permeated with lies and deceit.

There were other poets who did not agree

with the state and would speak up against

it. I would like to share with you some

interesting material, which some of these

other poets wrote.

The following was written by Joseph

Brodsky to the Czech President Václav

Havel in 1993 when he was already in the

United States:

“In your abilities, you should think not

only to convey your knowledge to the peo-

ple, but even more to correct their soul’s

condition; help them become like you. You

may encourage your people, not just be-

cause you stood up to the regime and went

to prison for it, but because of the books

that you read.

“For starters, I would suggest the se-

rial production of some of these books in

the main daily newspapers of the country

given to the population of Czech Republic.

It can even be done by decree and I do not

think your Parliament would object.

“Giving your people Proust, Kafka,

Faulkner, Platonov, Camus or Joyce, you

can turn at least one nation in Central Eu-

rope into a civilized nation.”

Also, there were dissidents who were

trying to write the truth but their books

were banned and many were sent off to

jail. Some of you may have heard of them:

Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Joseph Brod-

sky, both of whom won the Nobel Prize in

Literature, and Alexander Galich. They all

spent a lot of time in the prison and were

also expelled from the country.

Again, I am happy that I live in a free

country with my family and that I am a

citizen of the USA.

God bless America! B’Shalom, Cantor V. Yucht

A N O T E F r O M T H E C A N T O r

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In 1924, the House of Israel at 177 Speedwell Av-

enue in Morristown

was outgrowing its

facility in a recently renovated old build-

ing at that location. The board of directors

was split on how to move forward to provide

for the growing Jewish community. It was

then that a band of women known as the

Ladies Auxiliary (founded in 1916) and led

by Gussie Roth decided a new, modernized

building was needed. They stepped forward

and committed $5,000 from their treasury

toward the new building. Their leadership

led the men on the board to organize a

fundraising campaign, eventually raising

$34,000, and the Morristown Jewish Center

Beit Yisrael came into existence with the

laying of the cornerstone on March 3, 1929.

Well, as they say, “Everything old is new

again.” Since 1916, the Ladies Auxiliary,

better known now as the Sisterhood, has

been the backbone and the heart of our

beloved Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yis-

rael. Over these past 98 years, the women of

our Sisterhood have been there with funds,

time and effort in support of our building,

our programs, our children and our congre-

gants throughout good times and in diffi-

cult circumstances.

As we approach the annual event of Sister-

hood Shabbat on Saturday, February 22, let us

celebrate the dedicated leaders (past and pres-

ent) and all of the members of our Sisterhood

for all that they do to sustain and enhance our

lives at the Morristown Jewish Center.

If you come to Shabbat services on Friday

night and enjoy the Oneg or stay for a lavish

lunch on Saturday—Thank you, Sisterhood.

If you have found those special gifts in

our Gift Shop with the extra personal atten-

tion you received—Thank you, Sisterhood.

If you have been dazzled and impressed

by our recent renovations and upgrades in

the hallways, Frigand Hall and, especially,

in our Ballroom—Thank you, Sisterhood.

If you and your children have been en-

tertained, informed and inspired by our full

plate of programming for all ages—Thank

you, Sisterhood.

May the next 100 years in the lives of

the Morristown Jewish Center benefit from

your hard work, open hearts and vision for

the future.

Please come out on February 22 for ser-

vices led by our Sisterhood members, to be

part of their day and again to say thank you

in person.

In praise of our sisters—you are all truly

Eishet Chayil.

Gerry

P.S. Gussie and her ladies are looking

down and kvelling with pride.

F r O M Y O u r E X E C u T I V E d I r E C T O r

In Praise of Our Sisters


Synagogue News

rABBI NESSONPhilosophy in FebruaryThe Life, Times, Philosophy and Theology of Franz Rosenzweig

Join us Wednesday nights in February to explore the work of Franz Rosenzweig, arguably one of the most original and im-

portant thinkers of Jewish philosophy and

theology. He spells out his “New Thinking”

in his magnus opus The Star of Redemp-

tion, an interpretation that has impacted

modern Jewish and Christian philosophy.

His life story is just as compelling and

includes his near conversion to Christian-

ity, his return to Judaism, the beginnings

of The Star of Redemption being written

on notecards and mailed home from the

Balkan front during World War I. He con-

tinued his writing after he was paralyzed

from ALS. He established The Lehrhaus, in

Berlin, in 1920. This remarkable institu-

tion, where Jewish teachers of high re-

nown lectured on many aspects of Jewish

life and thought, provided German Jews

with opportunities to follow Rosenzweig

in the quest for a Judaism that spoke to

their condition and would be authentic for

them.

Join Rabbi Nesson for this four-part se-

ries, February 5, 12, 19 and 26. Each class

begins at 7:30 pm.

Rabbi Nesson will continue the class on

Proverbs in March.

CANTOr VAdIM YuCHTTuesday evenings at 8 pm (up to Purim)Reading Megillat Esther.

Upcoming Adult Education Events

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Synagogue NewsS H A L O M C L u B F O r S E N I O r S

The Shalom Club is a joint project of the Morristown Jewish Center and the JCC of MetroWest. The Shalom Club meets

on Tuesdays at the Center at 11 am. Bring

a dairy lunch and coffee and cake will be

served. Guests are always welcome. For

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

Shalom Club January Happenings:2/4 Rothman Luncheon and current events

2/11 Lewis Smiler will present quirky facts about Thomas Edison

2/18 Paulette Dorflaufer - Holocaust survivor will talk

about her story

2/25 Hirschhorn Speaker - Marty Schneit will enlighten us on Jewish

Harlem

T H E B E S T O F J E W I S H C O M E d Y

On Sunday, February 10 at 10:00 am, WEVD program host Charlie Bernhaut will present “The Best of Jewish Comedy,”

featuring recordings of Jewish comedians

such as Myron Cohen, Mickey Katz, Mal

Z. Lawrence, Henny

Youngman and Betty

Walker. Likely, there will

be an hour of nonstop laugh-

ter. Certainly, “laughter is the best medi-

cine.” The comedy presentation has been

part of a four-session course that Charlie

taught at NYU—also featuring sessions on

“chazzonus,” Yiddish and Israeli music.

Charlie had his own show on WSOU at

Seton Hall University for many years. He

also co-hosted Israel Update, a local week-

ly TV program.

All of these programs and shows are

hobbies for Charlie. His professional life

deals with real estate. Please RSVP to Ellen

at [email protected].

Join us on February 22 at 6:15 pm—adults and families with grade school

children for unique Havdal-

lah celebration. No experience necessary.

Percussion instruments provided or bring

your own. Have a bucket that you and the

kids like to tap on? Or even a cooking pan!

All can make music. And we will use them

to enjoy the collective Havdalah melodies.

The program will be led by David Malch-

man, Rabbi Nesson and Cantor Yucht. David

Malchman has been leading workshops on

music, spirituality and Jewish meditation

for many years. David lives in Morris Plains

and is the coordinator and Shaliach Tzibur

of the Chavurah of Southeast Mor-

ris County. RSVP to Ellen at el-

[email protected].

T H E B E A T O F H A V d A L A H

T H A N K Y O u

I wish to thank the entire congregation for their prayers and

warm wishes for my recovery from kidney transplant sur-

gery. I am doing quite well and again I thank one and all.

Become an organ donor. Help prolong a life!

J O E L B E E C H E r


School News

Kulanu B’Yachad—All of Us Together. The Religious School has taken this year’s theme to heart. For the first time

in many years, students in grades 3 to

7 gather once each month, on a Sunday

morning, to pray as a community. We call

these opportunities “Tefillah Together,”

prayer together.

We had several goals in mind when we

created this program. The first was to give

our students the opportunity to experience

prayer with a group of young people. The

other was to add experiential learning out-

side the classroom but still in the syna-

gogue. The last was to try to bring a campy

feel to Religious School, beginning a ritual

of praying as a community of youngsters

each month.

In October, students gathered upstairs

—hesitant, unsure. Our youngest students

appeared overwhelmed. November showed

improvement with the addition of Cantor

Yucht’s guitar, a customized transliterated

siddur for those who needed it, and teach-

ers and madrichim evenly interspersed

between students. December came with

stories from Rabbi Nesson and increased

participation.

During January’s gathering it became

clear that it was easier for students to fol-

low the Hebrew in the siddur, that they

were anticipating when to rise and when

to sit, when to bow, when to be silent. As

students left the sanctuary after January’s

Tefillah Together, one student even asked

to take a transliterated siddur home, “to

practice.” The power of prayer, of collec-

tive learning, of hearing all those voices

together is having an effect on our stu-

dents.

Hearing almost 80 children praying to-

gether in the sanctuary is uplifting and in-

spiring. They now file into the synagogue

ready to pray, ready to sing, ready to help

each other follow in the siddur. Tefillah To-

gether has not only helped students learn

prayer, but has also helped create a larger

community in our religious school that

spans grade level. It has lifted the spirits

of our students.

Tefillah Together. Kulanu B’Yachad.

B’Shalom, Gail and Michelle

F E B R U A R Y C A L E N D A R

2/1 No Junior Congregation,

5th grade Havdalah – 7:00 pm

2/2 School in session,

6th grade B’nai Mitzvah Retreat

2/5 School in session

2/8 Junior Congregation

2/9 Tefillah Together,

school in session,

snow date for retreat


2/15 No Junior Congregation

2/16 No school, Presidents’ Day


2/22 No Junior Congregation



r E L I G I O u S S C H O O L N E W S


School News

The weather outside is frightful, but the warmth of the children is easily felt in the classrooms of Shalom Yeladim. This

month we will be learning why it is so cold

in the winter and how the magic number

of 32 degrees will determine if the children

will splash in puddles, throw snowballs at

one another, or simply slip on the ice.

This month includes Groundhog Day, and

here’s hoping that Groundhog Phil doesn’t

see his shadow. Please, sun, stay away just

for this one day! Using flashlights, all of

the children in school will see their shad-

ows and learn that there must be a light

source for this to happen.

In celebration of Presidents’ Day, we will

learn about George Washington and how

he could not tell a lie. We will talk about

the difference between fact and fiction

and stress the importance of always being

honest just like another special president,

Honest Abe Lincoln!

This will be the perfect segue into the

kindergarten unit on Washington, D.C. We

will “tour” the White House and learn the

names of its many rooms—some of them

being the names of colors. We will hold

an election and vote for a president of

our class, after following our candidates’

exciting campaigns and listening to their

promising platforms.

February is National Children’s Dental

Health Month. On February 10, a dentist

will be visiting with the children to talk

about proper oral hygiene and care for the

teeth.

Other units being taught to the various

classes this month include the “Human

Body” and “Earth, Wind and Fire.” Our phi-

losophy is learn by doing, and have fun

doing it!

We look forward to celebrating Shab-

bat every Friday in the Wilner Chapel. We

sing songs, say blessings and love learn-

ing about Judaism. We are currently hav-

ing the children design individual fabric

squares to be bound together into a quilt,

which will signify the unity of our happy

Shalom Yeladim family!

Morah Susan

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Youth News

uSY has had a fabulously fun start to 2014. After the winter break we all enjoyed catching up with friends at our

Lounge and Game Night. With a relax-

ing start to the evening, the environ-

ment quickly turned competitive when the

large game of Taboo was started. Everyone

laughed and enjoyed our time together,

and it was great to see some new faces.

USY was also invited to join ALP for an

evening to introduce some of our 8th grad-

ers to the amazing learning programs we

provide. It was great to meet everyone and

I look forward to seeing all the 8th grad-

ers at our next event, Iron Chef—USY Edi-

tion on February 9 at 7 pm. Remember, it’s

never too late to join the fun.

Parents: If you are looking for your teen

to stay connected to MJCBY, but aren’t

sure how to get him/her involved, please

contact me. We can work together to get

your child interested and I can have a

board member reach out directly.

Aly Greenstein uSY Advisor

u S Y N E W S

YouthCalendarF E B r u A r Y

9 USY Iron Chef19 Kadima Olympics23 Sababah Scavenger Hunt28 Kadima Friday Night Dinner


We are so excited about the amazing start we have had to the new year! We all had lots of fun competing in the

Hungry Games—everyone who came left

with a full stomach and a great apprecia-

tion of friendly competition. Skating at

Mennen Arena was truly a great time for

all who attended as well. With the 2014

Winter Olympics in Sochi, we can’t wait for

our very own Kadima Olympics on Wednes-

day, February 19, followed by our second

Kadima Friday Night Dinner on February

28. I hope you can join us for our February

events. Also new for 2014, Kadima is now

on Facebook! Like our new page “Kadima

of Morristown” for the latest updates and

information about all amazing upcoming

activities.

Shai Lewitter [email protected]

K A d I M A u P d A T E

Youth News

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rescheduled. Barring any freak late winter

storm, second and third graders are invited

to stay after Religious School on March 2,

2014, for a few hours of fun! We will begin

with a bagel and ice cream sundae buffet

lunch (this menu was a hit last time), fol-

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All fourth and fifth graders are invited to join us for our next event on Sunday February 23—a scavenger hunt!! We will

start at noon right after religious school.

Lunch will be served. There is no charge

to attend Sababah events so please send

your kids for some great fun with their MJC

friends!

Karen London Sababah Advisor

S A B A B A H N E W S


SisterhoodDear Sisterhood Members,

We hope that you each had a chance to take some time off in December and enjoy children and extended family. Of

course, with the start of a new secular year

we have a second opportunity to evaluate

the past year, anticipate the coming year

and resolve to live meaningful and fulfill-

ing lives. May we each have goals that

we are able to achieve, however small or

large, that enrich our lives and the lives of

those around us.

We are particularly grateful to be work-

ing together as co-presidents of MJCBY

Sisterhood. We are grateful for the support

and encouragement we offer each other

and for the dynamic and committed group

of women we are privileged to work with

on the Sisterhood board. So far, it has

been a remarkable year and one that we

hope you all have had a chance to par-

ticipate in. In early January, our own Beth

Schreiber, along with Donna Gross and

Joy Vaz, organized a very special program

for all ages: challah making and challah

cover decorating. What an exciting after-

noon it was—watching the young children

kneading dough, forming the braids and

gleefully running around the room. The

concentrated energy with which the chal-

lah cover making participants approached

their creative endeavor was nothing short

of uplifting.

On February 22, Sisterhood will hold its

annual Sisterhood Shabbat. This is an op-

portunity for all Sisterhood members to

participate in leading Shabbat services.

We have small and large parts, Hebrew and

English. Stage fright? No worries! Stand-

ing on the bima with your “sisters,” your

stage fright will evaporate. We are Kulanu

B’Yachad—“All of Us Together.” If you

would like a part for Sisterhood Shab-

bat, please contact Ellen Baum at (973)

442-7610 or Marsha Lewin at (973) 966-

1875. Once again, these two talented and

generous women have agreed to facilitate

Sisterhood Shabbat and we are certainly

grateful to them for that.

Remember, we are your Sisterhood and

together we will continue the strong tradi-

tion of cultural and social enrichment at

MJCBY.

Thank you for your support. Warmly, Lynne and Jill

Meryl (973) [email protected]

Sharon (973) [email protected]

Vivian (973) [email protected]

donna (973) [email protected]

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Send Lois Leiberman your child’s name and undergraduate

college address to [email protected].

To arrange a personal appointment

during “off” hours contact:

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September School Calendar9/3 Drop-In Day (9:45 -10:30 am)9/7 First full day of school9/8 Early Dismissal due to Erev Rosh Hashanah (12 noon) Bus Available to Kindergarten9/9 No School - Rosh Hashanah9/10 No School - Rosh Hashanah 9/12 Family Fun Day at Stonybrook Camp (10 am - 12 Noon)9/15 Shofar Factory @ SY Parents Back-To-School Night (7pm)9/17 Early Dismissal due to Erev Yom Kippur (12 noon) Bus Available to Kindergarten9/22 5:30 pm Pick-up for Aftercare due to Sukkot9/23 No School (Sukkot)9/24 No School (Sukkot)9/27 Preschool Storytime in Sukkah with Spaghetti Dinner special program with Lets Bloom Together (5:30 pm) For ages 6 and under. $15 per family

9/29 CALENDAR CHANGE: School Is Open9/30 No School (Simchat Torah)10/1 CALENDAR CHANGE: School Is CLOSED

Be sure to check out all of the High Holy Day programs in this newsletter as well as the postcard “Or Hadash” which you should

have received.

Message from Morah Fern & Friends:

We’ve been busy sprucing up over the summer. Wait until you see our newly painted rooms, refinished floors and new carpeting. Everything looks fantastic and so clean for the New Year.

Thank you to all those who joined us for Summer Fun. What a great time we had with Morah Sharon, Ivy and Alisha. Special thanks to Judy Josephson for volunteering her time this summer at camp and Rick Barkauskas for his painting expertise. We would also like to thank J&S Carpets for donating the carpet and area rugs.

Please make sure all of your paperwork is returned before the start of the school year. We are very excited about our new ACTIVIT-E website. We will be posting messages, weekly blurbs, school calendar (with updates and changes) and lots more. Please be sure you are registered.

I am looking forward to a wonderful year with our nurturing and creative staff. Morah Susan is serving as mentor teacher this year, exploring her many years of dedicated service and amazing ideas with our entire staff. In addition, please make sure to stop by and say hi to your teachers and our new staff on Friday, September 3 at 9:45-10:30 am at DROP IN DAY.

When we hear the sound of the Shofar, it is exciting! It reminds us of all the amazing things that come with the New Year. I would like to wish you and your families a healthy and sweet year!

Morah Fern

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FOURTH ANNUAL MAH JONGG TOURNAMENT

THURSDAY - MARCH 6, 201411:00am - 3:30ish

TELL US YOUR SKILL LEVEL!(please check one so we can match you with players of the same experience level)

MAH JONGG MAVEN -I consider myself an experienced player; I can easily finish five (5) hands in an hour.

MAH JONGG MASTER - I know how to play but need time; I generally finish four (4) hands in an hour.

MAH JONGG MIDDLE-WEIGHT - I am a fair player and need to take time to think about what I am doing; I generally finish three (3) games in an hour.

MAH JONGG MUNCHKIN - I’m still learning the game; I try to finish two (2) hands in an hour, maybe start a third.

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Late comers will be put on a waiting list!

Send entrance fee to: Sisterhood Mah Jongg by February 25, 2014177 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960

Name: ________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________ Tel: _________________________ Email: ___________________

Contact Donna Gross for more information (973) 895-5553 [email protected]

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News from the Religious School

September Religious School Calendar

9/1 Teacher In Service9/12 Opening Day (Family Fun Day at Stonybrook), 9:15 am9/15 School In Session9/19 School In Session9/22 No School - Sukkot9/26 School In Session, Study in the Sukkah9/29 No School-Erev Simchat Torah

Be sure to check out all of the High Holy Day programs in this newsletter as well as the

postcard “Or Hadash” which you should have received.

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Welcome back to a new school year with the new theme... Or Hadash!

Or Hadash means new light, and it is our goal this year to infuse a special light into our school and program.

First, help me welcome Morah Mimi Zukoff to the position of Assistant Director of our School. Mimi is thoughtful, well-regarded, diligent, compassionate and creative - all traits that will serve her and us well. I am excited to work with her.

As a reminder, please make sure your child has been registered on our new ACTIVIT-E web site, so we can be in contact with you throughout the year. You can select the School Information tab and download a multitude of forms, including the Education Handbook.

I am so looking forward to our Family Fun Day Opening Day of school which will be held at Stonybrook Day Camp in Succasunna. Every child should attend with at least one parent (unenrolled siblings and prospective families are welcome). It will be a wonderful way to meet your teachers, share in learning and keep summer camp going for onemore day.

Shanah Tovah,

Morah Melissa

Meet Mimi ZukoffOur New Assistant Religious School DirectorMimi Zukoff (Assistant Principal and 6th Grade Teacher) has been working at Morristown Jewish Center – Beit Yisrael since September, 1999. After completing Project Moreh (a religious school teacher training program sponsored by Federation), she began as a 4th grade teacher. In subsequent years, Mrs. Zukoff moved up first to 5th grade and then to 6th grade, where she found her niche! She loves teaching 6th grade for many reasons, mainly that the children are mature enough to study complicated and challenging material while still needing to have fun and play a little. In fact, Mrs. Zukoff has a vast collection of various games and approaches, which she employs to make learning fun. Over the past several years, Mrs. Zukoff has worked with Melissa and Rabbi Nesson to strengthen the Pre B’nai Mitzvah component of the 6th grade curriculum, leading the students to examine and embrace the “Mitzvah” in the bar/bat mitzvah. She assists students in finding or designing meaningful Tikkun Olam projects to start training them in the lifelong charge of fixing the world one little bit at a time. This year, Mrs. Zukoff is stepping up to a newly created Assistant Principal position in which she will assist Melissa in numerous areas including curriculum and staff development, class services, and general administration.

Start your engines. We’re racing toward the checkered flag in

Junior CongregationCheck the religious school hallway for more information.


Sisterhood

The Sisterhood of Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael cordially invites you to theAnnual Torah Fund Brunch

honoring bothD e b o r a h b r o D y a n D D o n n a G r o s sas recipients of the Eishet Chayal Award

Sunday, March 23, 2014at ten o’clock in the morning

Morristown Jewish Center Beit Yisrael177 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey

Admission is free with a donation of $180 or aminimum gift of $18 to Torah Fund ($25 at the door).

All attendees must RSVP.If you have any questions,

contact Linda Rosenbaum at (973) 895-2390for information regarding receiving the Torah Fund Pin.

SISTERHOOD DUES $36.00

Our Sisterhood is a strong community of women who share and nurture the traditions of Judaism in our

lives. We strengthen the bonds of friendship with our endeavors. Each member in our Sisterhood brings to us her own special

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CANTOr’S FuNdGail & Kenneth Gerwin in memory of Cele & Ben Fishman, Roberta Gerwin

EduCATION ENdOWMENTBetty & Arnold Goldstein in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Joshua DeLucaLinda & Larry Kornreich in honor of Joel Goldman’s special birthday

GEMILuT HASAdIM FuNdVicki & Brian Hart in memory of Richard Hart

HErMAN J. FrIGANd MINONAIrES SCHOLArSHIP FuNdStacy Plichta & Bill Kellar in memory of Feliks PlichtaSydney Levit in memory of Pauline Green

HISTOrY FuNdJulie & Lew Stone in memory of Albert AbrahamJulie & Lew Stone in memory of Rhoda Frielich

rABBI’S dISCrETIONArY FuNdCynthia & Michael Geller in memory of Edward EigMary Ann & Gary Weisser in honor of Rabbi Nesson’s 25th AnniversaryCarol & Arthur Rogoff in memory of Jerry RovakBeverly & Neil Kolsky in memory of William KolskyJoan & Martin Cohen in honor of Rabbi Nesson’s 25th AnniversaryJacob Cytto in honor of his daughter, AdrienneBruce Kessler in honor of Rabbi Nesson’s 25th AnniversaryBetty & Arnold Goldstein in honor of Rabbi Nesson’s 25th AnniversaryBarbara & Marvin Kolsky in memory of William KolskyAva & Bruce Kleinman in memory of the Hon. Louis B. and Sara ScheinmanEileen Glasser in memory of William & Joan SamuelsSandra Weingarten in memory of Garry WeingartenAlfred Katz in memory of Joseph KatzBruce Kessler in honor of Rabbi Nesson and the congregation and for the newsletter

rENOVATION FuNdMary Ann & Gary Weisser in memory of David ArestyRobin & David Leitner in memory of Leon Kasmin, father of Richard KasminLeiwant Family to in memory of Leon Kasmin, father of Richard KasminFran & Howard Loewensteiner in memory of Syd Levit’s sister, Helen GreenBarbara & Marvin Kolsky in memory of Louis CohenLinda & Larry Kornreich in honor of Meryl & Michael Balaban’s daughter Lauren engagement to Adam CostelloEllen & Joel Charm in honor of Joel Goldman’s special birthdaySusan & Alan Schaeffer in honor of Joel Goldman’s special birthday

SHALOM YELAdIM FuNdSue & Allan Berger in memory of Reuben & Rae BergerHelena Kloder & Lou Bodian in memory of Mildred Gold

SOuP KITCHEN FuNdIrene Preiser in memory of Evelyn Strelzoff Berger & Victoria Rochlin BadikRobin & Adam Kane in memory of Sherry BialerMarilyn & Peter Loeb in memory of Erwin LoebBabette & Norman Kornbleuth in memory of Harry KornbleuthLee Nowikas Landau in memory of Irving Grossman

YAHrZEIT FuNdDorothy & Irving Cohen in memory of Harry & Fred CohenGina & Neil Sidi in memory of Minerva SidiArline & Selwyn Bandes in memory of Faye AbriolaMarcia & David Samuels in memory of Dorothea Samuels

YOuTH FuNdNancy & Robert Berns thank you to Jeff Grayzel

M A Z E L TOV A N d C O N G r AT u L AT I O N S• Michael and Meryl Balaban on the engagement of their

daughter, Lauren to Adam Costello.

C O N d O L E N C E S• Sydney Levit on the passing of his beloved sister,

Helen Green.

• Mark Stein on the passing of his beloved mother,

Ann Lee Stein.

• Harry Hammer on the passing of his beloved sister,

Goldie Panzer.

• Ira Hammer on the passing of his beloved aunt,

Goldie Panzer.

• Jeffrey Cohen on the passing of his beloved mother, Lila

Phillips.

• Holly Dickert on the passing of her beloved mother,

Natalie Herman.

• Ilene Wolff on the passing of her beloved husband,

George Wolff.

• Irwin Berns on the passing his beloved sister, Shirley

Neustadt.

r E F uA H S C H L E M ADaniella Abend, Steven Abend, Richard Allen, Meryl Balaban,

Joel Beecher, Irving Cohen, Harriette Dorf, Florence Fleischman,

Tamara Goldberg, Eileen Heiser, Bob Heiser, Wendy Miller,

David Reingold, and Eli Weissman.


YahrzeitsS H A B B AT J A N u A r Y 3 1 & F E B r u A r Y 1

Adar IFebruary1 1 Ethel Goldblatt

Fannie HellerArthur MagidsonSeymour Miller

2 2 Susan RadinMeyer Wexler*Meyer Pinker

3 3 Celia ReichLouis Sadle MacintoshSidney Shafran*

4 4 Sylvia Green*Sol ChasinAbraham Fand*Hans Loewensteiner*Ida RevitzAbraham Rosenberg*

5 5 Stanley MagidsonLena Rosenberg

6 6 Ernest Goldberg*Rose GrandisRose KellerBenjamin Abraham Zudick*

7 7 Lena Zam*Rose Dann*Libbie Welinsky*Jeannette Fogel

SHABBAT FEBruArY 7 & 8 Adar IFebruary

8 8 Sally E. Sutta*Samuel Golding*Anna Frigand*Nachman Berin*William Toffel

9 9 Fay Hart*George Bodian*Lorraine Cohen*Dora Cutler*Hanna Bergman Lubliner*Rose Shapiro

10 10 Barnett Zam*Hyman Fine*Estelle FeisJerome FischerFrances TillingerEstelle FeisBarbara LupatkinElaine RovnerMorris Cohen

11 11 Sadie Avrick*Samuel OsherowHenrietta Prentky*Estelle Rosenberg*

12 12 Sander Weinstein*Neil Paul Cohen*Louis GoldbergRegina FrostMary Tolkoff*Vladimir Sauer

13 13 Elsa FertighIrma RothschildGeorge Gevurtz*Richard LoewengartPhilip Rosenberg*Robert Rosenberg*Estelle FriedmanLillian Singer

14 14 Emil Newmark*Wolf Yawitz*Jean TetelbaumHoward TozarMorris NeibartSid Salny

S H A B B AT F E B r u A r Y 1 4 & 1 5Adar IFebruary

15 15 Harry Friedman*Maye ShawIda SaltzmanDorothy Cohen

16 16 Max Cohen*Helen SchneiderLillian SeltzerJack Zagofsky

17 17 Max FandJack GoldenMae Josephs*Bernhard JosephsJustin LoewensteinerIda Jacobs PreiserLeah Weiss*

18 18 Barry Berger19 19 Abraham Margules

Nathan Salzman20 20 Ida Greengos*

Harold KraussCelia RiegerEdward Schnaper*Malkah Gandel*

21 21 Ruth Samuels*Bertha Warshaw*Max WildhornMollie KleinMary HochMax Mintz*

S H A B B AT F E B r u A r Y 2 1 & 2 2Adar IFebruary

22 22 Ronald CertnerElias CooperDoris Greenberg*

23 23 Pauline Israel*Simon Oppenheimer

24 24 Benjamin Golden*Seymour FelsenfeldIsrael SteinbergSophie Simon*Harry Cohn

25 25 Max DunnSelma OppenheimerRobert Bellings*

26 26 Alfred BaumHerman J. Frigand*Helen Jacobowitz*Alter PincowEdward Gordon*

27 27 Lillian PomerantzAbraham BeckerHenry SagerArthur SingerHelen Abraham*

28 28 Dorothy AbendDavid Furman*

S H A B B AT F E B r u A r Y 2 8 & M A r C H 1

Adar I March29 1 Abraham Morgenstern

Sylvia Gesser Meyers30 2 William Roth*

Steven GettingerAdar II March

1 3 Charles Feldman*Celia Brender*

2 4 Hyman Klausner*3 5 Minnie Goldstein

Helen Jacobs5 7 Julius Reisman

Herman Lippman*Isaac Weinstein*Fruma Segal

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