AKSE Shabbat at Congregation Beth Shalom February 3 rd and...

SHOFAR 1 FEBRUARY, 2017

Vol. XLIV No. 6 THE NEWS OF DELAWARE’S FEBRUARY 2017 FIRST CONGREGATION

The Kesher Committee consists of AKSE members who willingly give of their time to help other members in need. If an AKSE member needs meals prepared, a ride to an appointment, an errand done, or just a friendly visit, those on the

Debra is the chairperson and

1054. If you would like to participate or if you know someone in need of

See page 3 for more information on this exciting program.

AKSE Shabbat at Congregation Beth Shalom February 3 rd and 4 th.

Please read the President’s letter, found on page 5. AKSE members are encouraged to

participate in this visit as part of the process of evaluating alternate facilities for an expected move in 3 to 5 years.

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ADAS KODESCH SHEL EMETH

4412 Washington Blvd. Wilmington, DE 19802-1226

Synagogue Office (302) 762-2705 E-mail to office@ akse.org

FAX (302) 762-3236 AKSE Website www.akse.org

Steven Saks, Rabbi

Yehoshua Redfern, Cantor

OFFICERS Jonathan Jaffe, President

Max Rosenberg, Executive VP

Marty Zukoff, Acting VP Finance

Harriet Ainbinder VP Education

Vivian Goldberg VP Religious Affairs

Wendy Shlossman, VP Administration

Kerry Shweiki, VP Facilities

Lena Elzufon & Dianne Seidel VP Membership

Mark Wagman, VP Community Affairs

Awaiting Volunteer VP Ways & Means

Jeff Seidel, Treasurer

Eleanor Weinglass Secretary

Dan Berry & Len Seltzer

Men’s Club Presidents

Sylvia Wagman

Sisterhood Advisor

STAFF Sharon Marshall, Office Manager

Arlene Mac Laren, Office Assistant

Kathleen Taylor, Bookkeeper

Cliff Packer,

Charles Wiley Maintenance

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Jonathan Jaffe, Shofar Editor E-mail to [email protected]

Star Wars and Shemot: A New Hope Shemot 5777 January 21, 2017

Rabbi Steven Saks

Millions around the world have seen Rogue One, the new Star Wars movie. Again, stores are filled with Star Wars merchandise. Why has Star Wars remained so popular for so long? There are many reasons such as great special effects, but there is also a deeper reason: The Star Wars story is a story that we can easily relate to. It is the story of a small group of good people summoning the courage to stand up in opposition to the wicked and mighty.

The Star Wars story should remind us of a story we began reading this morning, the Exodus story. In the case of Star Wars, a just republic is replaced by a Senator who usurps power and becomes an oppressive emperor. In the case of Exodus, a righteous family that enjoyed a position of privilege due to the political ascent of one of its own, Joseph, becomes persecuted as a new Egyptian dynasty replaces the old philo-Semitic one (this follows the view of Rav, who asserts in Sotah 11a that this period of oppression was not brought on by a change of policy by the ruling dynasty of Joseph’s day, but by a new dynasty that had seized power). In the case of Star Wars, twin babies (Luke and Leah) whose destiny it is to restore justice to the universe by overthrowing the evil empire must be hidden from the emperor. In the case of the Exodus, Moses must be hidden from Pharaoh so that he can grow up and defeat the tyrant.

The message of both stories is a message of Tikvah (hope). In fact, though the original 1977 Star Wars movie is often referred to as simply Star Wars, its actual title is Star Wars, A New Hope because, even as the forces of darkness come to dominate the universe, a small number of people choose to do good (choose the light side of the force as we would say in Star Wars lingo) by forming a resistance movement.

This teaches us that, even as the forces of evil become empowered, we always have hope because we have the power to choose how we respond. Victor Frankel, the famous Holocaust survivor, states, “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

According to Sotah 12a Moses’s own parents, Amram and Yocheved, have to be reminded by their young daughter, Miriam, of the importance of choosing to

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Nobel Laureate Engages Science and Jewish Tradition in the Pursuit of Human Understanding

By Mark Wagman

“That science and religion only contend, or that they occupy separate compartments in our minds, one unrelated to the other—these are both such impoverishing views. Scientific knowledge, aesthetics, and faith cohabit. They speak to one another in the human soul—yes, sometimes their dialogue is uneasy. But it is their intertwined voices which shape true human understanding.” In their book, Old Wine, New Flasks: Reflections on Science and Jewish Tradition, Roald Hoffmann and Shira Leibowitz Schmidt further represent “true human understanding” as a jigsaw puzzle, with the pieces widely dispersed, and they proceed to assemble them—some from science and some from religion.

Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth is honored to host a lecture by Hoffmann on Sunday, February 26 at 7 p.m. in which he explores this metaphor. “The religious setting is that of Jewish tradition. The science is mainly the central one, chemistry. Some stories will be told, digressive the way real life is, of how science, religion and art look at pieces of the world. One such story will feature an ancient pigment, Tyrian purple, which also played a ritual role in Jewish religious practice. And in an American contribution to world culture, blue jeans.”

Since 1965 Roald Hoffmann has been at Cornell University, where he is now the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters Emeritus. A self-described “applied theoretical chemist,” he has received virtually all the honors of his profession, including the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1981. Yet he is equally comfortable working across disciplines in a “land between science, poetry and philosophy.” Hoffmann is notable also for reaching out to the general public. He has published several poetry collections and plays. His book Chemistry Imagined explores the creative and humanistic aspects of chemistry. He presented The World of Chemistry series on PBS and runs a monthly cabaret, Entertaining Science, in Greenwich Village.

Born in 1937 in Zloczow, Poland (now Ukraine), Hoffmann writes that he “came to a happy Jewish family in dark days in Europe.” Most of his family, including his father, were killed by the Nazis and their helpers. He survived along with his mother and a handful of relatives and, in 1949, came to the United States.

Hoffmann describes himself as unreligious, but having great respect for religion in general, and for his Jewish religious heritage specifically. “When I read the words of the morning service, I am with the people, the words mean much to me.” In writing “Old Wine, New Flasks” he collaborated with Leibowitz Schmidt, an Orthodox engineer who has published widely, exploring the interface of science and religion.

Hoffmann’s lecture is the kickoff event of a project at AKSE that seeks to engage science with Jewish tradition to illuminate the theme of Natural and Man-made. The theme itself was inspired by some of his writing, and part of his lecture will introduce the theme. In three subsequent events, on April 2, April 23 and May 7 at 7 p.m., the perspectives of science and Judaism will be developed and brought to bear on intriguing questions such as “Are humans a part of nature, or apart from nature?”, “How and why do we distinguish between the natural and the man-made?” and “Is natural ‘better’?”

A task force of scientists, engineers, a doctor, a psychologist, a lawyer and a rabbi are actively planning the project. We are excited by how much understanding can be gained by approaching these important questions from a dual perspective. We agree with Hoffmann and Leibowitz Schmidt that, though “we do not wish to minimize the differences between science and religion…we believe that science and Jewish religious tradition share this: the conviction that this world is very much real and tangible, that the world and the actions of human beings matter, and that there is order to be found. This commonality is a lot to build on.”

The “Natural and Man-made” project is supported by a grant from “Scientists in Synagogues,” a grass-roots program to offer Jews opportunities to explore the most interesting and pressing questions surrounding Judaism and science. This program is organized by Sinai and Synapses (which is incubated at Clal – The National Jewish

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maintain hope. The Talmud teaches that their initial response to the death sentence decreed on all Hebrew male babies was to stop having children. Miriam reminded her parents that there was a chance that Hebrew male babies may survive, because some in Egypt may refuse to carry out Pharaoh’s murderous decree. While Miriam’s parents could have disregarded her optimism as the naive workings of an immature mind, her optimism is validated.

First, the midwives assigned to the Hebrew population subvert Pharaoh’s command of infanticide by lying to Pharaoh, telling him that by the time they come to deliver the baby the mother has already delivered and hidden the baby. Then Pharaoh’s own daughter courageously saves a Hebrew infant even as, according to Sotah 12b, her maidservants were discouraging her from disobeying her father. As it turns out, Miriam’s decision to choose hope over despair is rewarded, for the baby pulled out of the river by Pharaoh’s daughter is her very own brother Moses, who would eventually choose a life of righteousness over a life of privilege by throwing his lot in with the lowly Hebrews by killing an Egyptian taskmaster to save a Hebrew slave.

Even the name of the deity that commissions Moses to liberate the suffering of the Hebrews denotes hope. G-d declares to Moses at the Burning Bush that his true name is Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh, which is often mistranslated as “I am what I am.” The correct translation is “I will be what I will be.” The difference between the two translations is enormous. “I am what I am” is the answer we would expect from a G-d who views himself as the deistic deity. Deists believe that G-d created the world and then stepped back and let nature take its course. Such a G-d would reason, if people want to treat each other with cruelty, so be it. However, the name “I will be what I will be” denotes that G-d has not yet completed his creating of this world and is still active in it. In other words, G-d has unfinished business to do but needs a nation to help him perfect the world. Therefore he stepped into history to liberate a people who understood the danger of tyranny all too well and gave them his Torah (which literally means teachings). The Torah teaches us how to improve the world; that should give us tremendous hope.

Even as we feel uncertainty in our own community, we must remember that no one can deprive us of our ability to choose to be hopeful and respond positively. As we have seen, hope can save. Kol Tuv, Rabbi Steven Saks

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Center for Learning and Leadership) in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion (DoSER), and funded by the John Templeton Foundation, Emanuel J. Friedman Philanthropies, and other individual donors.

All events are free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected] or 302-475-8351.

PHOTO: Roald Hoffmann (photo credit Michael Grace-Martin)

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AKSE Move to Alternate Facility Update January 20, 2017 Dear Congregants, As has been discussed in several forums, AKSE leadership is exploring alternate facilities that are a better fit for the current size of our congregation and our resources, with an expectation of a three to five-year window to make the transition. We want the transition to be part of a longer-term vision for the congregation. In particular, we consider the move to an alternate facility to be temporary and will re-evaluate a more permanent home once we have moved and sold our building. We expect to be around for many years to come and are working to ensure that reality. Interested AKSE members have been exploring our options, with a commitment to make a recommendation to the Board of Governors this spring. We will then present a proposal for approval by the Congregation at the June 14, 2017 annual congregational meeting.

As part of the process of evaluating temporary facility options for the congregation, we are planning “test drives” of Shabbat services at some of the more likely alternate locations. The first one will take place on February 3rd and 4th in the Congregation Beth Shalom chapel, 1801 Baynard Blvd. in Wilmington. This “test drive” includes all three Shabbat services—Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat at 6 p.m., Shabbat morning service at 9 a.m., and Mincha/Ma’ariv at 5:05 p.m. followed by Havdallah. Services will be AKSE only, independent of CBS, though we expect to have a joint Kiddush on Saturday at about noon. Prayer books, officiants (Rabbi Saks, Cantor Redfern), Torah scrolls, etc. will all be ours; the only thing changing is the location. Keep in mind that we will be guests in the CBS facility. If you are able to manage it, please park on the street and leave the small parking lot to CBS members on Saturday morning. Both the front and rear entrances of the building will be open Shabbat Morning. I or another usher will be at those doors to greet AKSE (and CBS) folks and to help locate the chapel, tallitot and prayer books. Our evaluation process includes “test drives” of other potential facilities, as well as a repeat visit to Congregation Beth Shalom. We encourage all AKSE members to participate in these visits and to help us evaluate our options. As always, I invite your questions, concerns and suggestions. With best regards, Jonathan Jaffe AKSE President

PRIED Middle School & Special Spaces

PRIED Middle School, which is housed in the classroom wing of AKSE, is currently

working with the Delaware Chapter of Special Spaces, a national non-profit

organization. Special Spaces creates new bedrooms for children with life-threatening

medical illnesses. PRIED students are re-designing and renovating Amber’s bedroom.

Amber is a 16 year old girl who lives in New Castle, Delaware. Amber has Cerebral

Palsy and is confined to a wheelchair. Her current room is filled with medical devices

and adaptive equipment. We will be working side by side with Special Spaces

volunteers to renovate her bedroom (in Shabby Chic fashion) on February 25th! To

help offset the expense of the room renovation, we are collecting donations. You can

find the donation bin in the AKSE office. Checks can be made out to

PRIED. All donations are tax deductible and greatly appreciated!

Thank you!!!

PRIED Students


SISTERHOOD NEWS

This is the time to order Hamantashen to ensure choice of flavors and to send Mishloach Manot to AKSE friends and family!! While you are enjoying delicious treats and performing one of the 4 Mitzvot of Purim, you will also be helping AKSE through one of Sisterhood's biggest fundraisers! We received the very nice thank you letter, shown below, and contribution from Susan Warner of Olive Tree Ministries for the Kiddush Sisterhood prepared for their talk and visit on December 10, 2016. Thank you also to Huguette Piha for her contribution to Sisterhood!! SAVE THE DATE: Friday, March 17, 2016. Join Men’s Club and Sisterhood for a Shabbat dinner. More details to come.

Sylvia Wagman ,Sisterhood Advisor, [email protected]

AKSE Sisterhood

in appreciation of the lovely Kiddush

Susan Warner


IT’S TIME TO ORDER HAMANTASHEN

Order Early for the best selection !!

Purim starts on Saturday evening, March 11, 2017.

Order Deadline: February 17, 2017

We hope you will support this important fundraising effort which enables Sisterhood to fulfill its financial pledge to the synagogue. Income from this project is a big part of our end-of-the-year contribution to AKSE. Remember the minimum order is “½ dozen” of any one flavor.

Flavors include:

Apricot, Cherry, Lemon, Poppy and Prune Price is $9 per dozen or $4.50 per ½ dozen. Please submit this order form. ********************************************************** Name ______________________Phone #____________________ Email Address: ______________________________________________ Indicate your choices and quantity of each: Apricot: ___ doz. Cherry: ___ doz. Lemon: ___ doz. Poppy: ___ doz. Prune: ___ doz. Total Order: _____ dozen x $9 = $ _______ Enclose check payable to AKSE Sisterhood. Leave your orders with payment at the synagogue or mail to AKSE Sisterhood, Attn: Hamantashen order

Your order will be confirmed (by phone or email) when received by Sisterhood. DEADLINE TO ORDER IS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2017. SOME FLAVORS SELL OUT SO PLEASE ORDER EARLY!


Rescheduled for February 4, 2017

Feb 3rd


HAMANTASHEN BAKING mmmmm it takes a village, or at least a lot of dedicated folks

Front Row: ( L to R), Judy Berlin, Elizabeth Davis, Rita Panar, Huguette Piha. Back Row (L to R), Libby Plafker, Harriet Jacobs, Sylvia Wagman, Wendy Shlossman, Cathy Vinograd, Ann Jaffe, Ella Zukoff, Linda Levi, Judi Rosenberg. Photo by Jonathan Jaffe. Not pictured here but helped out other days are: Harriet Ainbinder, Sharon Berry, Shirley Fisch, Karen Moss, Kerry Shweiki

Jonathan Jaffe about to take out another batch from the oven. Photo by Sylvia Wagman

A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED WITH THIS PROJECT!!

Sylvia Wagman ,Sisterhood Advisor


SAVE THE DATE JUNE 18, 2017

SUNDAY BRUNCH—GAIL WEINBERG THANK YOU

Plans for a luncheon to honor Gail Weinberg’s dedication to Jewish education

and leadership of our AKSE Hebrew School are underway!

OLD HEBREW SCHOOL PHOTOS NEEDED!

Please send us your old Hebrew School photos that we will scan

and return to you.

All photos should have your name and phone number noted

on the back in pencil.

They can be dropped off to the AKSE

office, in a sealed envelope labeled

"Gail’s Celebration."

Thank you!

The Committee for Gail’s Celebration

AKSE MEN’S CLUB

All congregants and guests are welcome to attend our Kosher Sunday breakfasts featuring speakers on diverse topics including: current events, history, medicine, and Judaism. The Men’s Club typically meets once a month from September through May with breakfast at 9:00 am and speakers at 9:30 am. The cost is $6.00 if you make a reservation in advance by calling the AKSE office at 302-762-2705. At the door, the cost is $8.00. On Sunday, February 19, 2017 please welcome AKSE’s Gina Schoenberg, whose talk is entitled:

Scams and Senior Citizens Future Breakfasts are April 30 and May 21. Please mark your calendar.

Thanks to our kitchen crew: Elizabeth Davis, Morris Freschman, Jake Hoffman, Jim Marshall, Maurice Linett, and Moshe Vinograd.

Thanks, Dan Berry and Leonard Seltzer, co-presidents Jim Lehr, treasurer


Emmanuel Dining Room

Sunday, January 8th was bitter cold, 20 degrees cold. In spite of those harsh conditions, 80 Wilmingtonians came to the Emmanuel Dining Room for a piping hot lunch, prepared and served by AKSE. Most days there are about 200 for lunch, but the miserable weather held down the number this time. AKSE is one of the many organizations that take turns providing lunch at EDR throughout the year. Wendy Shlossman and Rhonda Shulman head up the effort for AKSE. The meal was a nutritious meat and vegetable casserole, followed by fruit and dessert. The meat was generously provided by B & M Meat Inc. of Wilmington. The desserts, consisting of brownies, cakes and cupcakes, came from the kitchens of Harriet Ainbinder,

Shirley Fisch, Karen Moss, Meryl Pottock, Cathy Vinograd, Iris Vinokur, Judi Rosenberg, Vivian Goldberg, Dianne Seidel, Wendy Shlossman, Sylvia Wagman and Ella Zukoff. Thank you to our great chefs: Max & Judi Rosenberg. Neil Lattin, Rhonda Shulman and Jim Marshall. We will prepare and serve meals again in November and December 2017 and January 2018.

Top Photo: Max Rosenberg and Jim Marshall show how it’s done! Photo Directly Above: Left to Right—Max and Judi Rosenberg, Rhonda Shulman, Neil Lattin, Jim Marshall Photos by Wendy Shlossman


Come Cook and Dine with Us

Enjoy Soup, Salad, Sandwich & a Sweet Wednesdays

February 1, February 15, and March 1

between 7:00 and 9:30 p.m.

This is your opportunity to enjoy learning how to cook…and taste delicious meals

from our wonderful Adas Kodesch cooks!

Learn from: Ella Zukoff– February 1

Sylvia Wagman- February 15 Lisa Elliott – March 1

Cost: $10 each or $25 for all three.

Please contact office at 302-762-2705 to register.

Attendance is limited.


AKSE influence runs deep in Delaware! Lou and Faith Brown seen in Kent County. Photo by Carol Burg—Former AKSE bookkeeper

AKSE ACADEMY was a huge success. Please enjoy the photos on this page, the following page, and page 22. All photos by Sylvia Wagman

Shelomi Mizrachi and Desmon Faulkenstein discuss being Black and Jewish in America


Jerry Kritz during his talk on Jews of the Wild West Some informal discussions with Shelomi Mizrachi and Desmon Faulkenstein after their talk


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Mincha Ma’ariv

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Nobel Laureate Roald Hoffmann Science and Jewish Tradition event 7 pm


WHAT'S COOKING IN YOUR KITCHEN?

I don't know about you, but February is the worst month of the year for me to visit Walgreens or CVS. Valentine's Day chocolates scream at me from all over the store. Although this holiday is not on the Jewish calendar, it is a popular day for "romance," and is often expressed through candy and flowers, all at ridiculously high prices! I've learned to wait until February 15 to buy myself a box of half-priced chocolates. Personally, I would rather eat chocolate than rose petals! I found a recipe for a chocolate cake that is a cross between a brownie and cake. I tried it out on family and it was a hit. It is worth a try to challenge those chocolate cravings!

Sour Cream Chocolate Cake Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup packed light brown sugar 2 eggs 1 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch process) 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips (6 oz.) Powdered sugar, to cover (optional) Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9" x 9" pan with foil or parchment and coat with non-stick spray. Set aside. In a mixing bowl mix butter and brown sugar on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla and mix at medium speed until light and smooth. Add cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Mix until smooth. Turn mixer to low and add in flour until well-blended. Stir in chocolate chips and spread the batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on wire rack. Sift powdered sugar over the cake (optional). I used a small doily placed over the cake and sprinkled the powdered sugar so that it made a pretty design. This is a nice cake to keep in the fridge for a few days or to freeze. I found the recipe online from the website Cookiesandcups.com. Happy February and maybe we will get jewelry with our chocolate cake! Until next time... Meryl

Walton Road House Update

As I believe most of you know, AKSE owns the house at 4504 Walton Road, immediately across from the synagogue’s back yard. We have been renting out the house the last several years. The current tenant is moving out at the end of January. We have a real estate company hired to manage and lease the house, but if you know of someone who might be interested, please contact the office at 302-762-2705, thanks


Speedy Recovery

Refuah Shlaimah. Good wishes and prayers for a complete recovery to:

Mitchell Greenberg

May the Lord our G-d send a perfect healing from heaven to all

his sick children. Amen.

February Anniversaries

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Annette and Josef Baruch

Rachael and Morris Freschman

Special Anniversaries All anniversaries are special

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Louis Brown

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Rabbi Steven Saks

Roberta W. Brown

Ehyal Shweiki

Neil Rosen

Aida Waserstein

Pamela Schwartz

Michael A. Longwill

Hana Kopolovic

Nina D. Hubbert

Jean Schendowich

Sharon H. Kopolovic

Jacob Hoffman

Special Birthdays

Rita Panar

Hilda Hirschhorn

Gail D. Tolpin

Elliott Pottock

Ruthann Goldstein Teder

Kayli Spialter

Mark Garfinkel

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Is your birthday in February? Come and join us at our monthly birthday Celebration, February 18, 2017, and enjoy our delicious birthday cake. Donations appreciated.

Mazal Tov

● Irene Plotzker especially, and also all who helped make the AKSE ACADEMY such a big success. ● Mollie and Ron Makar on the birth of their new grandson. The proud parents are Jordyn and Jonathan Makar.

CONDOLENCES TO

Lisa Elliott upon the passing of her mother,

Shirley Elliott

Lionel Clingman

upon the passing of his wife,

Eve Clingman

Michael Longwill

upon the passing of his grandmother,

Helen Longwill

Joel Roisman

upon the passing of his sister,

Carol Hope Selby

May the Lord comfort the families among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem and may they know of sorrow no more


Received during the month of December, 2016

IN MEMORY OF

Adele Weiner, Mother of Bob Weiner: Lou Brown & the AKSE Choir; Charlie & Barbara Keil; Libby Plafker; Howard, Deborah, Nathan & Eva Stromwasser Sonja Echt, Mother of Elliott Echt: Howard, Deborah, Nathan & Eva Stromwasser; Charlie & Barbara Keil; Rhonda & Jim Lehr; Sheila & Perry Goldlust Molly Cohen, Mother of Linda Hurwitz: Lenny & Joy Davis

MAZEL TOV

Vivian & Alan Goldberg, on your Retirement: Lenny & Joy Davis; Wendy & Phil Shlossman Deb & Mel Zussman on the Birth of your Granddaughter: Shir ley Fisch; Howard, Deborah, Nathan and Eva Stromwasser; Sylvia & Mark Wagman; Judi & Max Rosenberg; Dianne & Jeff Seidel & Family John Elzufon, On your Birthday: Wendy & Phil Shlossman Sharon & Dan Berry on the Birth of a Granddaughter: Shir ley Fisch; Wendy & Phil Shlossman; Sylvia & Mark Wagman; The Zussman Family Mollie & Ron Makar, on your 40th Anniversary: Wendy & Phil Shlossman; The Zussman Family Dianne & Jeff Seidel, on your 40th Anniversary: Wendy & Phil Shlossman; The Zussman Family Lena & John Elzufon on the Birth of your Granddaughter: Wendy & Phil Shlossman

YAHRZEIT

Hannah Schweizer: Gene Tolpin Alfred Miller: Stephen M. Miller Tess Hanig: Barbara Abrams Marvin Balick, Husband: Barbara Balick Sylvia Silverman, Mother: Char lie & Barbara Keil; Vivian H. Limmina Beatrice Roisman: Joel Roisman Leo Keil, Father: Char lie & Barbara Keil Irving Weiss: Michael & Jan Weiss Herman Myers: Barbara Abrams Eli Lax: Jan & Michael Weiss Lorraine Goldman, Mother: Harriet Ainbinder

REFUAH SHLAYMAH (SPEEDY RECOVERY

Morris Freschman: The Zussman Family Howard Berlin: Sharon & Dan Berry Marilyn Harwick: Wendy, Sharon & Arlene

OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS Endowed Honors 2016. Rabbi Saks and Irene Plotzker: Helen Gordon & Paula Gordon

Yahrzeits of J. Segal & W.P. Harwick

In Honor of Rabbi Saks's visit

while I was in the Hospital

Marilyn Harwick

Yahrzeit of Edwin L. Granite

“We Miss You"

Bella, Jodie and Frank Larry, Jamie, Samantha & Brent

Adam, Jack and Leo

In Support of AKSE

John & Vicki Carew

Kiddush Fund

Jonathan Jaffe

To Help The Synagogue

Janice & Richard Mallardin


From left to right: Matt, Juliana, and Rhonda Castillo, Harriet Ainbinder, Jonathan Jaffe, Faith Brown, Rabbi Saks, Alan Bleier, Ed Zukoff, Mitzi and Elliott Echt, Mark Weinberg. Photo by Anne Saks

Pizza and Parsha members take a break from eating and studying to pose—January 11, 2017

Come and join the fun, Wednesdays from 6-7 pm, led by Rabbi Saks

Recent Additions to the Bell-Kursh Library

The two books, listed below, are fine additions to our library. Louis D. Brandeis, An American Prophet by Jeffrey Rosen Brandeis was confirmed to the Supreme Court in 1916 and was considered to be "the Jewish Jefferson," the greatest critic of what he called "the curse of bigness" in business and government. Brandeis also wrote the famous article on the right to privacy, free speech, freedom from government surveillance and freedom of thought and opinion. He was also the leader of the American Zionist movement. ................................................................................................................ Yoshe Kalb by Israel Joshua Singer Singer, who lived from 1893-1944 was the brother of Isaac Bashevis Singer. His book is based on a popular folk legend and is set in nineteenth-century Galicia. Commentary magazine wrote that Yoshe Kalb is a "minor masterpiece, evoking the atmosphere of this petty court-its gabbling clients, its undercurrents of sensuality and its filial intrigue." We are grateful to Rita Silberman who donated this book to the shul library. See you at the Library!

Ella and Marty Zukoff


FEBRUARYYAHRZEITS

20 Lee Goldstein Alfred Kahn

22 Muriel Dorph

Edward Kauffman Ellen Lowenstein

23 Morris Greenwald

Joseph Kramper Ra Rabbi Seymour Panitz

Roger Sipress 24

Rose Miller Leon Vinokur

Samuel Weintraub 25

Philip Bakst Oscar Drucker

26 Leah Ball

Freda Freiberg Morton Greenwald

Rebecca Levy 27

Harry Gross 28

Alex Aronoff Bernard Moskowitz

Morris Kirshner Tom Seidel

Annie Skolnick

SCHOENBERG MEMORIAL CHAPEL In the hallowed tradition of our faith . . .

a dignified setting with reverence for customs and observances in strict accord

with family wishes.

519 Philadelphia Pike 762-0334

AKSE Daily Service Times:

Sunday 8:00 a.m.

Monday,Tuesday,Thursday 7:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday 5:30 p.m.

Friday Evening

6:00 p.m.

Community Minyan Wednesdays

7:30 a.m. at Beth Shalom Fridays

7:30 a.m. at AKSE Excluding Rosh Chodesh and

other special days.

Shabbat Services at 9:00 a.m.

SEE CALENDAR for Mincha Ma’ariv times.

HOLIDAY TIMES MAY DIFFER.

1 Belle P. Feibus

Rebecca Bettye Ufberg 2

Lillian Francis Aaron Jennie Cutler

Theodore Sheckman 3

Nathan Cutler Maurice Weinberg

4 Frances Axler

Jacob Braverman Florence Bronfin

Nellie Gold Morris Harwitz Isadore Shattuck

5 Leo Brenner

Ethel D. Concors 6

Sarah Brodecki Theodore Kaye

Isaac Meritz Rafael Perel

Rabbi David Panitz Pauline Tenenbaum

7 Sol Fink

Louis Sikora Henry Taub

8 Rebecca Segal

9 Mark I. Cheitlin

Dora Smith 10

Esther Kopolovic 11

Nettie Esbitt Harry I. Friedman Ignac Moskovic

Ida R. Simon 12

Bernard Jacobs Katherine Walles

13 Benjamin Robert Zukoff

14 Jacob A. Weinstein

15 Vivian Edith Fischer

Jack Lieblein Ruth Moss

Minna Wasserman 16

Rose Lerner 18

Anna Barshay Craig S. Price Mae Thomas

Robert Chaiken 19

Robert L. Cohen Abraham Young

PLEASE NOTE:Y ahrzeit

dates listed represent the English

dates which correspond to the

Hebrew dates of death.

Torah Study after Mincha each Shabbat


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Bayshore Ford 23

Boscov’s Catering Service 22

Schoenberg Memorial Chapel 21

ShopRite 22

AKSE FAMILY NEWS 18

CALENDARS AND SCHEDULES

AKSE Calendar FEBRUARY 16

Daily Service Times 21

EVENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, ETC.

AKSE ACADEMY PHOTOS 14,15,22

BIRTHDAY KIDDUSH FEBRUARY 18

COMMUNITY GAME NIGHT FLYER 9

COOKING CLASS FLYER 13

DONATIONS 19

EMMANUEL DINING ROOM PROGRAM UPDATE 12

FAITH AND LOU BROWN BILLBOARD PHOTO 16

GAIL WEINBERG BRUNCH INFO AND REQUEST 11

HAMANTASHEN ORDER AND SHALACH MANOT FLYERS

7,8

LIBRARY UPDATE/LETTER 20

MEN’S CLUB FEBRUARY BREAKFAST INFO 11

PARSHA AND PIZZA PHOTO AND UPDATE 20

PRIED SCHOOL PROJECT DONATION REQUEST 5

PRESIDENT’S LETTER 5

RABBI’S LETTER 2,4

SCIENTISTS IN SYNAGOGUES EVENT 1,3,4

SISTERHOOD UPDATE 6

SISTERHOOD HAMANTASHEN BAKING PHOTOS 10

WALTON ROAD HOUSE FOR RENT INFO 17

WHAT’S COOKING IN YOUR KITCHEN 17

YAHRZEITS FEBRUARY

21

DEADLINE FOR MARCH SHOFAR

IS FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Submissions due ON or BEFORE the DEADLINE in order to publish the

Shofar in a timely fashion. Only items submitted on time can be

guaranteed inclusion in the Shofar (subject to editorial discretion).

Submissions MUST be in WRITING! Email to [email protected] or mail,

Fax or hand deliver to the synagogue office.

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website recently?

www.akse.org

Updated daily with current info and news for you!

Did you know?

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