FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 From Rabbi Holtz’s Study...

SEPTEMBER 2015 VOLUME 92 ISSUE 1

T E M P L E B E T H A B R A H A M

4SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 6:00pm Family Shabbat Dinner 7:00pm Family Shabbat Service

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 9:00am Conservative Shabbat Service 7:00pm Selichot Program 8:30 Oneg and Havdallah 9:00pm Selichot Service

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 7:30pm Shabbat Services with Torah Reading

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 9:00am Conservative Shabbat Service 11:00am Jenna Herzog, daughter of Peter and Amy Herzog, will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 6:45pm Conservative Erev Rosh Hashanah Service 8:00pm Reform Erev Rosh Hashanah Service

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 9:00am Conservative Rosh Hashanah Service 10:00am Reform Rosh Hashanah Service 11:00am Junior Congregation Service for Grades 2-6 3:00pm Family Rosh Hashanah Service for Tots 4:00pm Tashlich

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 9:00am Conservative Rosh Hashanah Service 10:00am Reform Rosh Hashanah Service 11:00am Junior Congregation Service Grades 2-6 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 6:00pm Reform Shabbat Service 7:30pm Reform Shabbat Service

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 9:00am Conservative Shabbat Service

4From Rabbi Holtz’s Study

It is always so hard to believe. Another year has passed. The cycle of life spins seemingly ever faster. Things we have done, promises made, tasks left unfulfilled, all these tend to blur together in the whirl of days running into years. For a rare few, 5775 was a year filled only with satisfactions, achievements, simchas. For most of us, it was, as always, a mixed year, made up of a balance of joys and sorrows. If we are exceedingly fortunate, the worst we can say about the year passed is that we are now a year older. But there will also be the empty seats in synagogue this year, the places of those whose cycle has ended.

Each Rosh Hashanah we actually refer to next year’s empty seats when we recite the Unetaneh Tokef: “On Rosh Hashanah it is written, on Yom Kippur it is sealed: who shall live and who shall die, who by sword and who by illness…”

For some, this prayer is the most powerful moment of the day. For others, it is a complete turn-off, implying a type of divine predestination which we simply no longer believe. For those of us who struggle with the prayer’s meaning, Rabbi Harold Kushner has offered a different way to think about it. Rather than a statement of inevitability, he has called the Unetaneh Tokef “a collective articulation of our fears about what the New Year might bring.”

Each year we examine the past, and then we look forward, eager to turn to a clean page in the story of our life. Eager, but perhaps also fearful of what the New Year might bring. We are concerned about loved ones who are ill, about our jobs, about our kids. As we sit in synagogue thinking eternal truths, the things we work for, even base our lives on suddenly seem fragile, vulnerable, much like the sukkah we will build right after Yom Kippur ends.

How do we handle this uncomfortable state of vulnerability? One answer is Judaism. Our faith comes to teach us, as Kushner notes, that while the future may involve change, or upheaval, or even bitter sorrow, we have “the personal and communal resources to cope with whatever the future has in store. Judaism’s promise is not that it can keep us safe, but that it can make us strong, strong enough to overcome whatever the New Year may bring.” And it promises that we do not have to face that future alone, for we are part of a community, and because we share the wisdom of a hundred generations.

The Unetaneh Tokef ends with the phrase, “Repentance, prayer, and charity temper judg-ment’s severe decree.” We cannot avoid the future, but we can lessen the impact of hurtful events. Repentance can make us feel better about ourselves, prayer can permit us to share our grief and so make the bitterness hurt less, and charity can help us to share the pain of

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TEMPLE BETH ABRAHAM

25 Leroy Avenue Tarrytown, NY 10591Tel: 631-1770 Fax: 631-7872 tba-ny.org

DIRECTORYClergy/Senior Staff

Rabbi David K. Holtz [email protected] ext. 17

Cantor Margot E.B. Goldberg [email protected] ext. 11

Director of Temple Operations Stuart P. Skolnick [email protected] ext. 13

Educational Director Rabbi Allison Berlinger [email protected] ext. 22

Rabbi Emeritus Dr. Paul Siegel

Office StaffFacilities Supervisor Larry Murray [email protected] ext. 25

Asst. Facilities Supervisor Jaime Valencia [email protected] ext. 26

Clergy Coordinator Irene Metz [email protected] ext. 19

Religious School Assistant Alix Brown [email protected] ext. 10

Office VolunteersMelissa Baer Librarian, Beulah Tishelman

Sheila Buitekant Debra Drattell Miriam Margoshes

Executive CommitteePresident Herb Baer

Executiver (First) Vice President Alan Berkson

Second Vice President Jamie Wilson

Recording Secretary Marla Peers

Treasurer Diane Gross

ChairsAdult Education Risa Swersey

Board of Education Steve Gosset, Jen Greenspoon

Fundraising/Development Meredith Siegel/Julie Gur

House Neil Bruckner

Israel Marla Peers

Member Services Allison Fine, Loren Ratner

Tikkun Olam Kimberly Marcus

TrusteesGayle Aaron Debra Drattell Karen Filler

Liza Karsten Ronit Lubell Glen Markowitz

Rick Misrok Mark Polisar Jen Povman

Roy Solomon Michael Sonkin Mark Stein

Honorary TrusteesBarry S. Agdern Ruth Biloon Dr. Stephen Gerstman

Robert Harris Michael Karnes David Kaufmann

Farron Roboff Pearl Ann Schwartz

Dr. Richard Weiner Robert Zinman

Notes from Cantor Margot E.B. Goldberg

Shalom! It is probably no surprise that I love music. In particular I love music with words. I love the ability that talented, creative people have to not only create a text that tells a story in a powerful way but then also to create music that enhances that

story and brings about an emotional response. As I prepare for the High Holydays I am once again moved by the power of the texts in our machzor (High Holyday prayer book) and by the music that has been created to emphasize its meaning. The themes of the coming season: Teshuva (repentance), Tefillah (prayer/worship), and Tzedakah (charity) are already powerful but with the added drama of the music we are hope-fully moved to examine our lives and prepare for the year to come.

As part of my preparation for the High Holyday season I have spent much of the summer working with volunteers who will be chanting Torah and Haftarah during the High Holydays. It has been wonderful to study with these individuals, to get to know them better, and to share my love for this ancient art with them. During one of these study sessions one of my newest students compared the art of cantillation (chanting the Bible) to the music of Carrie Underwood. I smiled, giggled, expressed my shared love for Ms. Underwood, and explained why I thought this was a great comparison.

It all has to do with putting the accent on the right syllable (if you have a family member who has studied trope with me ask them how to say syl-la-ble). When we speak English we accent most words on the first syllable and when we read Hebrew the accent is primarily on the last syllable of each word. When Carrie Underwood sings she clearly uses the accents of each word to help establish the rhythm and tone of the song. When I chant Torah, Haftarah, or use traditional nusach (melodies) for prayer the emphasis is first on the words and then on how the music enhances them. When you read the Hebrew words correctly, you have already established the rhythm of the text and then adding the melody creates a story similar to those of any musical artist.

Each year, as I prepare for the High Holydays I return to an aria that I learned many years ago. The aria, “Steal me, Sweet Thief” (“The Old Maid and the Thief”) is beautiful, passionate, pleading, but mostly for me nostalgic. Mostly music is about nostalgia. It is about the first time you heard a particular song, who you were with, what mood you were in, and how it made you feel. My iPod is filled with all of these pieces of nostalgia. Music that I loved in High School, College, graduate school, and everything from Carrie Underwood to Broadway musicals to Jewish standards and new settings. Each song brings back a memory and often lead to the purchase of an album which opened up my musical taste buds to even more beautiful music.

As we prepare for the High Holydays we each become nostalgic: for a particular food, smell, text, musical setting, loved one lost, or a feeling. As you make your preparations I hope that you will find connections to the texts and music that you will read, hear, and sing and that the atmosphere at TBA will move you to do Teshuva - return to God, Tefillah - connection to God, and Tzedakah - a call to action to make a difference in the world.

Shanah Tova

Margot, Barry, and Tamir

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TORAH READING

September 4-5 Ki Tavo, Deuteronomy 26:1-29:8September 11-12 Nitzavim, Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20September 18-19 Vayeilech, Deuteronomy 31:1-30September 25-26 Haazinu, Deuteronomy 32:1-52

CANDLE LIGHTINGFriday, September 4 7:05pmFriday, September 11 6:53pmSunday, September 13 6:50pmMonday, September 14 7:49pmFriday, September 18 6:41pmTuesday, September 22 6:35pmFriday, September 25 6:29pmSunday, September 27 6:26pmMonday, September 28 7:25pm

From the Director of Education 4Rabbi Allison Berlinger

Over the course of last year... in working with our TBA Innovation Team, we explored the narrative of our school. After a lot of discussion we came to understand that in our school we have three major milestones

for our students. The first milestone and perhaps the most obvious, is Bar/Bat Mitzvah, the second is Confirmation, and the third is Graduation. Each of these milestones has steps needed to help our students reach each milestone and be inspired to continue on to the next part of the narrative. As a result, we have made some great additions and changes to our already strong program.

To help our students reach the first milestone, students in the 4th-7th grades will continue to learn Hebrew in order to read and chant their prayers. However, they will also be asked to teach about the meaning of these prayers during weekday tefillah. We will add a prayer comprehension component to our program. Our goal is to begin to cultivate the prayer leader in each of our students and to help them hone the skills of personalizing and understanding the formal and spiritual connections to prayer.

In Confirmation class, students grapple with the issues related to religion, God, community, responsibility, etc. Our goal is to help our students frame their ques-tions and understand what they are questioning and challenging.

During 11th & 12th grades our students embark on a Service Learning curriculum in which students immerse themselves in meaningful service to a community agency or organization while simultaneously gaining new skills, knowledge, and understanding as an integrated aspect of an academic program.

An essential component of Service Learning is student reflection. Throughout the service learning project, students have opportunities to think about, talk about, and openly reflect on their experience. As students make sense of their learning, they internalize new ideas with deep understanding that often does not occur without shepherding. Reflective thought enhances the transfer of learning from a service experience to future situations. When students reflect upon their learning throughout the service learning project, they become more engaged in the deliberate kinds of thoughtfulness that lead to deeper understanding and relevant transfer. Thus the students develop tools and skills to use the service learning project to propel them forward to the next level of experience and learning.

For an experience to be educational, Dewey believed that certain parameters had to be met, “the most important of which is that the experience has continuity and interaction” (John Dewey, Experience & Education). To meet this parameter, it is essential that students reflect upon their experience. Continuity is the idea that the experience comes from and leads to other experiences, in essence propelling the person to learn more. Interaction is when the experience meets the internal needs or goals of a person.

Together with the Board of Education and our Innovation Team, I am looking forward to a very successful year in our Religious School!

Rabbi Allison

Director of Education

For You!

We are raffling off the President’s Parking Spot for the High Holydays! Multiple chances to win! First prize—first choice of service, Second prize—second choice and Third prize—well you get how this is going to work, right?

Purchase your entries for this ticketless raffle either on www.tba‐ny.org, in the office, plus plenty of other opportunities in the parking lot during religious school drop‐offs and pick‐ups!

$5 per entry. Good luck!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 6:30pm Conservative Kol Nidre Services 8:00pm Reform Kol Nidre Service

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 9:00am Conservative Yom Kippur Service 10:00am Reform Yom Kippur Service 11:00am Junior Congregation Service for Grades 2-6 1:00pm Healing Service 2:00pm Family Yom Kippur Service for Tots 3:15pm Reform Yizkor and Neilah Service 5:00pm Conservative Neilah Service

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 7:30pm Reform Shabbat Service

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 9:00am Conservative Shabbat Service 11:00am Allison Fein, daughter of Robert and Mira Fein, and Kylie Miller, son of Matthew and Melissa Miller, will be called to the Torah as B’not Mitzvah

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 276:00pm Family Sukkot Dinner 7:00pm Family Sukkot Service with Consecration

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 9:00am Conservative Sukkot Services

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Tikkun Olam 4

We hope that you had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to the many events and activities planned for this year. What does Tikkun Olam mean? It means repair the world. On a personal level, it is how I connect with Judaism in a meaningful way. I hope you will join me.

— Kimberly Marcus, Co-Chair

TIKKUN OLAM EVENTS

Sept 20 First Day of School Fair Stop by Tikkun Olam and say hi!Sept 23 Yom Kippur Annual Food Drive and Gift of Life Cheek SwabSept 27 Backpack Drive Stuffing Party, 5:15pmNov 1 Food Bank RePack Volunteer Event, 10:30am - 12:00 noon Great for all ages. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Nov TBA’s 2nd Annual Pet Blessing and Pet Food Drive,

date to be determined.Dec 4 Light One Candle (LOC) Kick Off @ Family Services Putting the power to purchase holiday gifts in the hands of parents.

Your donation becomes a coupon that La Asociacion parents may purchase for $5.00. Parents shop for gifts at A Nu Toy Store in

Tarrytown. This is a meaningful way to help families in need.Jan 31 DOROT Winter Package Delivery Hosted by TBA Deliver packages to homebound seniors.April Blood Drive, date to be determined.April March of Dimes Walk, date to be determined.

Welcome Back!SAVE THE DATETikkun Olam Meetings are held bi-monthly on

Sundays 9:00-10:00am in the TBA Library.

September 27November 8January 10March 13May 15

Get info! Got ideas? Please email [email protected] and join our mailing list. We send out about 1-2 updates per month (if that) with volunteer info and upcoming events not listed here in the Bulletin.

Tikkun Olam would like to help make your idea happen! Please email ideas to [email protected] or come to our next meeting.

Thank you again and we look forward to seeing you at TBA!

THANK YOU!I would like to thank everyone who helped with our Midnight Run on June 20. We saw close to 100 people and were able to provide food and clothing for all....and we didn’t get rained on (it poured that night)! Thank you to the following people and their families for making the food: Victoria Ritter, Phyllis Leary, Jenny Libien, Bonnie Dunefsky, Rhona Seymour, Cantor Margot, Sharon DeLevie, and Donna Fleming. Thank you to the following people for going on the Run: Steve and Ethan Chang, Michael Karnes, Will Seggos, Jane Rubin, and Jim Goldsmith. Thank you to all of you who donated clothing, toiletries, and other accessories. Food Bank RePack volunteer event.

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Midnight RunWould you like to know more

about the Midnight Run? Would you be interested in coming with us on a Run during this coming year?

Please email Jane Silverman: [email protected]

“Adopt a Family” La Asociacion

What is Adopt A Family? Each month “La Asociacion” selects a family that is going through a particularly difficult time. Two TBA families volunteer to

purchase a suggested list of supplies. The supplies are delivered to Jennefer Schifman’s home which is near TBA.

She delivers the supplies to the family in need. Cost? The cost seems to average

around $50.00 per family.

We would love to have some new families join us.

Contact: Jennefer Schifman, TBA 914-631-1770

[email protected]

TBA Cares…

How Can We Help?

How To Contact Us:

We want to… Celebrate with you… Mourn with and Comfort you… Support & Sustain you!

[email protected] (914) 631-1770 (office)

(914) 420-8799 (Melissa Baer) (914) 391-0629 (Diane Werner Osborn)

Share your news so we can care for you!

Celebrate: Tell us about births and marriages, becoming a new driver,

special anniversaries, and more. Let us share in your joy! Mourn and Comfort: In addition to notifying the community and clergy

regarding a death in the family, we want to be there to support you through the process—preparation for shiva, meals and providing ritual information.

Sustain and Support: Let us know if you are homebound and would like visits or phone calls; if you need rides or meals; if you are a new parent and need support or information from other parents.

VOLUNTEERS are NEEDED to join our TBA CARES team to drive, prepare and deliver meals, pay visits, or sit shiva. We need people who will “check in” by making phone calls. Enrich others’ lives as well as your own by performing a mitzvah! Please volunteer—you can do as much or as little as you want, as often as you want.

Help Children Get Ready for School! This year, with your generous donation, we will buy backpack supplies in bulk to save you time and get more for your money. Please donate online and then come to the backpack stuffing party Friday September 27 at 5:15pm before the Sukkot Family Dinner.

We hope to raise the funds to stuff 100 backpacks for local immigrant families. Please purchase as many “virtual backpacks” online as you can!

“Virtual Backpack Drive” online now!

Crafts for a CauseOur meetings are on Fridays from

10:30am - 12:00 noon in Ardsley. We make beautiful things for various causes and at the same time have fun knitting together. We have the supplies but any donations of yarn and knitting needles are always appreciated. For the address, please RSVP to Joyce Licker: Craftsfora-

[email protected].

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Adult Education 4

Torah Study: Wednesdays at 10:00-11:00am Rabbi Holtz leads a class every Wednesday morning in the Library from 10:00-11:00am. The class goes at its own pace through the Five Books of Moses in English. No previous knowledge is required and you can join at any point in the cycle.Saturdays at 9:00am during Conservative Services. Mah Jongg: Mondays at 1:00pm Beginners gather at TBA to play Mah Jongg on Mondays. Email [email protected] to ensure there are enough players. $2.00 for guests.

Book Club: Friday, September 11 at 10:00am My Father’s Paradise: A Son’s Search for his Jewis Past in Kurdish Iraq by Ariel Sabar For his first 31 years Sabar considered his father, Yona, an embarrass-ing anachronism. “Ours was a clash of civilizations, writ small. He was ancient Kurdistan. I was 1980s L.A.” Yona was a UCLA professor whose passion was his native language, Aramaic. Ariel was an aspir-ing rock-and-roll drummer. The birth of Sabar’s own son in 2002 was a turning point, prompting Sabar to try to understand his father on his own terms. Readers can only be grateful to him for unearthing the history of a family, a people, and a very different image of Iraq. Sabar vividly depicts daily life in the remote village of Zahko, where Muslims, Jews, and Christians banded together to ensure prosperity and survival, and in Israel (after the Jews’ 1951 expulsion from Iraq), where Kurdish Jews were stereotyped as backward and simple. Sa-bar’s career as an investigative reporter at the Baltimore Sun and elsewhere serves him well, particularly in his attempt to track down his father’s oldest sister, who was kidnapped as an infant. Sabar offers something rare and precious-a tale of hope and continuity that can be passed on for generations.

Women’s Circle: Friday, September 25 at 5:45pmCelebrate, study and explore Jewish Women’s issues. Each month we will be exploring the story of a woman featured in the Bible. You do not have to read or prepare anything in advance. Life experience is the only tool you’ll need. Members and Guests are welcome. Please call the Office or email [email protected] to RSVP.

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Suggestions of topics you wish

to learn about or teach are welcome! [email protected]

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family shabbat dinner

Friday, October 2 at 6:00pm

Family Shabbat SERVICE

service at 7:00pm

The main course is chicken. You may have pasta instead if requested at the time reservations are made. Dinners are by reservation only and will be accepted by mail along with your check. Your check will be your reservation. Please note that reservations will not be taken over the phone or after the

deadline. Please make your check payable to TBA and return by Friday, September 25.

OCTOBER 2Family Shabbat Dinner

Adults $14.00; Children 2-12 $8.00

number of chicken dinners: adult child

number of pasta dinners: adult child

name

phone

amount of check enclosed

Conservative ServicesEvery Saturday

at 9:00 AM

Warm, friendly atmosphere, stimulating discussion/give and take with Rabbi

David and Cantor Margot. Celebrate a Simcha or observe a Yahrtzeit with us.

Bagel and Lox Kiddush Sponsored by the

Conservative Kiddush Fund.

Kiddush is scheduled:

September 19 October 17

November 14 December 19

If you wish to sponsor any of the dates above or a date

of your choice, please contact Neil Bruckner at

[email protected]

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others, and to realize that we have the power to do some-thing about it.

On Rosh Hashanah, we learn that we have the strength to face the future with whatever it holds, and that Judaism gives us the tools with which to celebrate our joys, and confront our grief, and make richer our lives and the lives of those around us.

From my family to yours, may it be a New Year filled with growth, blessings and peace.

Peace and blessings,

Rabbi David K. Holtz

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Jewelry, accessory and clothing vendors. Find gifts for everyone on your list!

New merchants and returning favorites. Book Fair

Craft project. Bake Sale.

And of course: delicious latkes to eat!

No admission fee.

November 22, 2015 9:00am to 1:00pm

Save the date!

Outrageously Hip Jewish Kiddie Rock

Sunday March 20, 2016 10:00 – 11:00 AM

Temple Beth Abraham

25 Leroy Avenue, Tarrytown

Shira Kline, aka ShirLaLa, is an award winning New York-based performer and Jewish music educator. She travels across the country and internationally delivering a dynamic, interactive program of joy and spirit, story and song.

The Fran Friedman Fund for the Enrichment of Children presents:

This event is offered free of charge

Outrageously Hip Jewish Kiddie Rock

Sunday March 20, 2016 10:00 – 11:00 AM

Temple Beth Abraham

25 Leroy Avenue, Tarrytown

Shira Kline, aka ShirLaLa, is an award winning New York-based performer and Jewish music educator. She travels across the country and internationally delivering a dynamic, interactive program of joy and spirit, story and song.

The Fran Friedman Fund for the Enrichment of Children presents:

This event is offered free of charge

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A chavurah is a small group of Temple members who are brought together based on common interests. A chavurah group is made up of individuals and/or families who usually get together monthly at each others’ homes or chosen destinations outside of syna-gogue.

Registration is now open for new chavurah members and the sign up period extends through October 26. How do I join? Request an application from the office or access one on our website at tba-ny.org.

NEW library books

My Race by Lorraine Abramson

an autobiography of a Jewish girl growing up under apartheid

How to Be a Jewish Grandmother

by Sylva Seaman

FOR older children:

Gershon’s Monsterby Eric A. Kimmel

a Jewish New Year story (folklore)

My Brother’s Keeper by Israel Bernbaum

an adult’s view of the Holocaust

Please look for information, coming soon, about our first ever Temple Beth Abraham Cookbook! We will be collecting your favorite recipes, family recipes, children’s favorites - any that you would love to share - for inclusion in our wonderful book. It promises to be an amazing cookbook that will earn its stains through frequent use; to be counted on almost as a family member as it reappears year after year for holidays, special occasions, Shabbat dinner, or just because.

Scholar in ResidenceJoin us the weekend of December 11 to hear our Scholar in Residence, Daniel Polisar. A founder of Shalem College, the first liberal arts college in Israel, Dan served as president of the Shalem Center from 2002 - 2013. He was also the founder and director of Peace Watch, a non-partisan organization monitoring Israeli and Palestinian compliance with the Oslo Accord, and head of the Peace Watch observer team during the 1996 Palestinian elections. Those of you who have heard Dan speak already know how engaging he is. Please plan to join us. Full details to follow.

Shalem Executive Vice-President and Provost Daniel Polisar on left with Shalem President Martin Kramer.

Join our Chavurah. You already belong!

Want to learn more? Contact Mark Polisar at [email protected] or (914) 591-0075.

Calling all Cooks!

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TBA Family 4The following Lifecycle Events reflect the known sorrows and simchas of our TBA Family.

Mazel Tov to:Charles and Linda Kaplan on the birth of their granddaughters, Dahlia Faye Bendell and Sabrina Ruth Haase

Speedy Recovery to:Sandy Bruckner, father of Neil BruckneBernard BullerAlan (Mr. G.) Gewirtz Jen GreenspoonSusan Kronish GrotensteinJudith HymanRochelle KesslerRuda KleinGail MendellDiane Werner OsbornIsabelle RoseSteve RothkinRabbi Paul SiegelSylvia WolffPenny Weinstein

Condolences to:Melissa Baer on the death of her grandmother, Harriet Verter Randy Carter on the death of his father Norman CarterJeff Greenwald on the death of his mother Ilse GreenwaldDr. Glen Markowitz on the death of his father Joel MarkowitzOvadia Porat on the death of his brother Abraham PoratMichelle Rose on the death of her mother Gladys JacobsonPaulina Vulej on the death of her husband, TBA’s Gabbai Isaac Vulej

Donations 4Membership Contributions Above the Sustaining AmountHerb and Melissa BaerJudy CohenRodgin and Barbara CohenSharon DeLevie and Stephen HaberBruce and Deena GoldsmithJames and Donna GoldsmithNorman and Melissa Goldsmith

Barry Kasoff and Carrie BurnsDavid and Michelle KaufmannRichard and Diane LaneGlen and Judi MarkowitzLee and Pam ParkerMarc and Ava PillingerMark and Judith PomerantzSteve and Roberta RothkinDietmar and Tammy SerbeeRoss and Rachelle ShapiroJeff Spar and Wendy JeshionMark Stein and Ilona MarshMitch Weitzner and Judy TygardBob and Marion Zinman

Adult EdHerb and Melissa Baer in appreciation of Sharon DeLevie leading the Book Cub for the last three yearsBob and Marilyn Harris in loving memory of Henry Gruber

Annual Appeal 2015 16Peter and Lin Bermas

ARZAPearl Ann Schwartz James and Pamela BarkleyMiranda BeckensteinStanley and Ruth BiloonStephen and Geraldine BorkanMel and Cynthia ChesnerAbraham and Sonia CohenRodgin and Barbara CohenStan and Gloriane GamzonBurton GradMarvin and Joyce JeshivaDavid and Michelle KaufmannRobert and Marcia KleinPaul Levy and Loren RatnerMalcolm and Marilyn MillerJames and Jennifer MitchellDaniel Nienaltow and Liza KarstenRichard and Linda OkrasinskiLee and Pam ParkerLeonard and Judith PolisarMark and Judith PomerantzGary and Farron RoboffPhil RothenbergSteve and Roberta RothkinMel and Vicki SavitchRoss and Rachelle ShapiroMorry and Naomi SilbigerAlan and Larissa SurchinBob and Marion Zinman

Cantor’s Discretionary FundNeil and Beth Zolkind in appreciation of Cantor’s participation in the naming ceremony of our new grandchild.Pam Drassinower in appreciation of the

unveiling service in the memory of Lorraine Hirsch.Pearl Ann Schwartz in appreciation of the support and help given during Bob’s illness and subsequent passing.Scott and Jennifer Gold in appreciation of all of your teaching, encouragement and support for Gillian’s Bat MitzvahSteven Schieffelin in appreciation of your attending our unveiling serviceCynthia Barr Pfeffer in loving memory of Jerome B. PfefferRobert and Marcia Klein in loving memory of David Klein and Shirley Schneiderman

Caring CommitteePeter and Lin Bermas

Conserative Kiddush FundGail Mendell with gratitude.Neil and Wendy Bruckner Bob and Marion Zinman Myra Frankel in honor of her great, great, great grand-niece Miriam Shirah PerlinBarry and Jane Agdern in memory of Isaac VulejGail Mendell in memory of Isaac VulejNeil and Wendy Bruckner in memory of Isaac Vulej

Endowment FundGary and Farron Roboff

Fran Friedman Fund for the Enrichment of ChildrenHoward Kuflik Patricia Smith Donald Kumka and Jane SilvermanAmy Helsel & Jeremy Swerling in loving memory of Fran FriedmanMark and Rachel Bernstein in loving memory of Fran FriedmanMichael Friedman in loving memory of Fran Friedman

Hannah T. Levy FundHerb and Melissa Baer Peter and Hillari Boritz Richard and Linda OkrasinskiStan and Gloriane GamzonNorman Parton and Ellie Becker Robert and Marcia KleinStephen and Geraldine BorkanAbraham and Mrs. Sonia CohenRodgin and Barbara CohenStephen and Linda GerstmanRobert and Marilyn HarrisMarvin and Joyce JeshivaDavid and Michelle Kaufmann

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Westchester Jewish Community Services

Havorah

Havorah celebrates Jewish life, holidays, and traditions for individuals with disabilities and their families. This meaningful and unique program has been part of WJCS Partners in Caring for more than 20 years, in partnership with synagogues and JCC’s throughout the county.

Havorah is funded exclusively through the generosity of individual donors. If you are interested in supporting Havorah, please contact Susan Lewen, Director of Development, 914.761.0600 x219 or [email protected] .

L’Shana Tovah “May Your Name Be Inscribed in

the Book of Life”

WJCS 845 N. Broadway

White Plains, NY 10603 914.761.0600

Strengthening Lives. Shaping Futures.

Temple Beth Abraham & WJCS Havorah

YOM KIPPUR EXPERIENCE

Date and Time: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 7:00 – 8:00 pm Where: Temple Beth Abraham, 25 Leroy Avenue, Tarrytown What: The holiest day of the Jewish year, we will share in prayerful singing, candle lighting, blowing the shofar and more. RSVP REQUIRED: Please send your name(s), email, phone number by Thursday, September 3, to Sylvia Davi, [email protected] or call 914.761.0600 x124.

Wonderful music and light refreshments All welcome

Free Admission We hope to CELEBRATE with YOU! Susan Kronish, Jewish Program Coordinator for Individuals with Disabilities [email protected] 914.761.0600 x147

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Paul Levy and Loren RatnerDorothy LitwinMalcolm and Marilyn MillerMark and Judith PomerantzSteve and Roberta RothkinHoward and Honey SackelmanMel and Vicki SavitchTerry SchneiderRoss and Rachelle ShapiroAndrew and Meredith SiegelMorry and Naomi SilbigerAlan and Larissa SurchinBob and Marion Zinman

Harriet Verter Children’s FundBarbara and Kenneth Sundblad Barry and Barbara Gordon Richard and Diane Lane Gail Mendell Ilene and Richard Davidoff Martin and Saara Gallin Marvin and Joyce Jeshiva MG and GS Baer David and Jennifer Greenspoon Marvin and Ruda Klein Matthew and Jennifer Schwartz Mel and Vicki SavitchRichard and Donna Fleming Bob and Marilyn Harris Jonathan Gleit and Kimberly Marcus Ellen Greenberg Sharon Kirschner Phyllis Weinberg Stuart Golub Ellen Koch Gary and Farron RoboffJonathan and Rebecca Greller

LEKETBob and Marilyn Harris Miranda Beckenstein John and Phyllis Leary

OnegSheldon and Susan Manspeizer in honor of our 53rd wedding anniversary and Shelly’s Torah ReadingCharles and Linda Kaplan in honor of the naming of our granddaughters.Marvin and Ruda Klein in honor of Skylar entering into service in the Navy.

Pincus FundDan and Kelly Levi Jay and Jill LaCapriaMarilyn Schwab in honor of the Schwab Family’s AliyahMarilyn Schwab and the Schwab

Family in loving memory of Murray SchwabHerb and Melissa Baer Lawrence and Marianne Levin Dyane Kreisler Jack and Susan Shapiro Leonard and Judith Hyman Mel and Cynthia Chesner Stanley and Marcia Bell

Rabbi’s Discretionary FundRobert and Kristen Clarfeld Jeff and Ilene Greenwald Neil and Beth Zolkind Norman and Janet BraunPearl Ann Schwartz in appreciation of the support and help given during Bob’s illness and subsequent passing.

Scott and Jennifer Gold in appreciation for all of your support and guidance for Gillian’s Bat MitzvahStanley and Harryette Helsel Steven Schieffelin in appreciation of your joining us at the unveilingDaniel and Carole Fischberg in loving memory of Carole’s mother, Ruth TabackJacqueline Egelman in loving memory of Jay EgelmanRobert and Marcia Klein in loving memory of David Klein and Shirley Schneiderman

Religious School FundJonathan and Rebecca GrellerGail Mendell in loving memory of Ada Mendell

The Westchester Klezmer Program, under the music direction of Kenny Green, is tuning up for its 2015-16 season with bands for youth, teens and adults.

Join us for this unique program that brings the joy of klezmer music to the community. Weekend performances at libraries, nursing homes, holiday celebrations, festivals and parades. All instruments and Youth & Teen/Adult experience levels are welcome! Northern Bands: Bet Torah (Mt. Kisco) and Temple Shaaray Tefila (Bedford) alternate Thursday evenings Southern Bands: JCC on the Hudson (Tarrytown) alternate Wednesday evenings Earn school and bar/bat mitzvah community service credit. Make new friends.

Information and Registration: Visit www.westchesterklez.org

Phone: (914) 861-KLEZ or email: [email protected]

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Name Grade in October

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Erev shabbat oct. 23 – sun. Lunch oct. 25Camp KinderRing, Workman’s Circle Lodge, Sylvan Lake, NYIf you would like to join this year’s Shabbaton, please fill in the registration form and return it to the TBA office, Attention: Shabbaton. Please include Full Payment with your application.

Prices Listed BelowCost After July 1 ––– $255.00 per adult (15 and up) ––– $175.00 per child (3 to 14) ––– kids under 3 freeWe believe financial issues should never interfere with participation in Temple events. Please call the Rabbi or Cantor for information.

Family Name __________________________________________________ Phone ________________________________________

Best time to call ________________________ E-mail _________________________________________

To help save paper and the environment, we want to only send material by e-mail. For more information contact Robin Kolodzinski at [email protected] or write or call the temple office.

Payment can be made via Credit Card online at tba-ny.org/shabbaton

SHABBATON 2015Returning to Camp KinderRing

NEW

“Taste of Shabbaton”

One-day program

$50/Adult, $25/Child,

or $100/family

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Restoration AccountMarvin and Ruda Klein

Teacher Appreciation FundScott and Jennifer Gold in appreciation of all of the Temple Beth Abraham teachers for preparing Gillian for her Bat Mitzvah

Temple FundRosalie Kupferschmid in loving memory of Bob SchwartzAlice Wahl LachmanJames and Donna Goldsmith Jennifer Zinman Daniel and Carole Fischberg David and Michelle Kaufmann Martin and Joan Deutsch Martin and Geri Singerman Mel and Vicki SavitchStanley and Ruth Biloon Cantor Margot and Barry Goldberg Harris Bank and Roger Bank Mary Perchick Stanley Slaw David and Ina Helfand in appreciation of the sale of a tallitGlen and Judi Markowitz in appreciation of the extreme kindness shown to me and my family during my recent Shiva periodCharles and Linda Kaplan for sponsoring the bimah flowers on in honor of the naming of our granddaughters.Malcolm and Marilyn Miller in honor of Janet Braun’s birthdayNorman and Linda Stein in honor of Patti Potash’s 60th birthdaySheldon and Susan Manspeizer in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Adam MoskowitzStephen and Linda Gerstman in honor of Lee Gelfand’s Bar MitzvahSylvia Simon in honor of Bob and Marion Zinman’s 50th wedding anniversaryAbe and Anne Gerstman in loving memory of Leisa Beth Gerstman Dupilka Abraham and Rita Joselow in loving memory of Dr. Louis DolinAbraham and Rita Joselow in loving memory of Morris MillmanAnita and Randall Borkenstein in loving memory of Bob SchwartzBarbara Rabinowitz in loving memory of Rebecca NelsonMargot and Barry Goldberg for sponsoring Bimah flowers in loving memory of Pennie BellardCliff and Leslie Kahan in loving memory of Leslie’s mother, Marilyn BoorsteinDorothy Litwin in loving memory of Robert SchwartzEsta Cohen in loving memory of Louis and Dorothy HarrisHoward Kuflik in loving memory of Robert SchwartzIra Talbi in loving memory of Nicole TalbiJacqueline Ecker in loving memory of Jack EisertJoyce Weiser in loving memory of Robert SchwartzLeonard and Arleen Kratz in loving memory of Murray and Sylvia Schnelwar and Ellis and Bessie LevyLinda Shulman in loving memory of Robert SchwartzMalcolm and Marilyn Miller in loving memory of Gertrude Miller

SUKKOT dinnerSunday, September 27

AT 6:00pm

REFORM EREV SUKKOT AND

CONSECRATION SERVICE, 7:00pm


deadline. Please make your check payable to TBA and return by Monday, September 21.

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Child or Grandchild in College? Join our “Away@School” Program

The Away@School program is our way of reminding our students that though they are out of sight, they are still in our thoughts and an important part of our congregational family. By joining Away@School your student(s) will receive fun packages, cards for the Jewish holidays, and messages during the year from Cantor Goldberg, Rabbi Holtz, Rabbi Allison, and the Away@School Committee.

It is easy to enroll - just fill out the form below and send it to the TBA office with your check for $36.00/per student, payable to TBA with Away@School in the memo line. You can also call the TBA office to pay by credit card. Or to enroll your student on-line, just go to the TBA website – and under Education, click on the Away@School link. Be sure to sign up soon so your child receives the first package in celebration of Rosh Hashanah.

If you enrolled your child last year, this is a gentle reminder that you must enroll in the Away@School pro-gram each new school year. So please re-enroll them now to continue to receive fun packages from their TBA family!

For more information about the program or to volunteer on the committee, please contact the A@S Commit-tee ([email protected]).

The Away@School Committee is always in need of volunteers to assist with shopping, assembly and the mailing of the packages.Please let us know which holiday(s) you are able to help out:

o Rosh Hashanah o Chanukah o Purim o Passover

AWAY@SCHOOL: PLEASE SIGN MY STUDENT UP!

Student Name Date of Birth

College/Boarding School Name Expected Graduation Year

College Mailing Address

College Email

Parent Name Parent Email

Malcolm and Marilyn Miller in loving memory of Abraham RaisnerMaritza Ayuso in loving memory of Mr. Robert SchwartzMark and Lisa Kirsch in loving memory of Robert SchwartzMartin and Geri Singerman in loving memory of the yahrzeit of Diana EinsohnMartin and Phoebe Beran in loving memory of Dr. Jack BarakMarvin and Joyce Jeshiva in loving memory of Jack EisertMarvin and Ruda Klein in loving memory of Robert Schwartz

Marvin and Ruda Klein in loving memory of Henry GrubelMary Perchick in loving memory of Bob SchwartzMelvin and Carole Norman in loving memory of George NormanMichael and Susan Schwartz in loving memory of Robert SchwartzMichael Friedman in loving memory of Bob SchwartzMorris and Maxine Alter in loving memory of Bob Schwartz


Morris and Maxine Alter in loving memory of Jack EisertDavid and Michelle Kaufmann in loving memory of David’s father Stanley and grandmother BettiMichael Karnes in loving memory of Judith Karnes Fuchs and for dedicating bimah flowers.Norman and Ruth Kleinman in loving memory of Philip KleinmanRandy and Chris Carter in loving memory of Norman CarterRichard and Donna Fleming in loving memory of Murray SosonRichard and Donna Fleming in loving memory of Bob SchwartzRichard and Donna Fleming in loving memory of Henry GruberRochelle Kessler in loving memory of Norman KesslerStanley and Harryette Helsel in loving memory of Irving HelselStephen and Linda Gerstman in loving memory of Jack BarakStephen and Linda Gerstman in loving memory of Jack EisertStephen and Linda Gerstman in loving memory of Henry GrubelSteven and Laura Finkel in loving memory of Robert SchwartzTedd and Debra Drattell for sponsoring Bimah flowers in loving memory of Carole DrattellMorris and Maxine Alter to wish a speedy recovery to Eva Fischer

Tikkun OlamHerb and Melissa Baer Mark and Judith Pomerantz Adam Cott and Elizabeth Brackis Cott in support of the Virtual Backpack DriveHerb and Melissa Baer in support of the Virtual Backpack DriveMarc and Nancy Solomon in appreciation of TBA CaresHerb and Ruth Brofsky in loving memory of Robert Schwartz■

Simchat Torah dinner

Sunday, October 4

Dinner, 6:00pm

REFORM Simchat Torah Service,

7:00pm


deadline. Please make your check payable to TBA and return by Wednesday, September 30.

OCTOBER 4Simchat Torah Dinner




name

phone


Please join us as we congratulate Bob and Marilyn Harris on their full time move to sunny Florida and thank them for their many many contributions to TBA over

the years. A festive Oneg Shabbat in Bob and Marilyn’s honor

will follow the service.

So long.FRIDAY

SEPTEMBER 11AT 7:30PM


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Westchester Jewish Community Services

Jewish Spiritual Healing Center

Jewish Spiritual Healing Center The WJCS Jewish Spiritual Healing Center is dedicated to promoting the spiritual, intellectual, physical and mental health of Westchester’s Jewish community by infusing our many programs and services with the intrinsic power of Judaism’s history and tradition. We provide the community with opportunities that foster health and healing for the mind, body and spirit within a Jewish context.

Jewish Spiritual Healing Center is funded through UJA Federation of New York and the generosity of individual donors.

845 N. Broadway White Plains, NY 10603

914.761.0600

Strengthening Lives. Shaping Futures.

Wise Aging Group for those aged 55-65

The age range of 55-65 can be a time of transition and revitalized spiritual growth. Through Jewish traditions/text and experiential exercises, we’ll uncover our life’s purpose and passions and discern next steps for work and personal life. Fee includes Wise Aging book. 6 Thursdays, 10:00-11:30 am Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 15, 22, 29, Nov. 19 * Suggested fee $90 Location: Temple Beth Abraham 25 Leroy Avenue Tarrytown, NY Facilitated by Rabbi Pamela Wax, Spiritual Care Coordinator, Westchester Jewish Community Services REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Contact Rabbi Pamela Wax at [email protected] or 914.761.0600 x149.

*For those interested, there will be an opportunity to continue the program in the Spring.

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Reliable, Responsive,RespectfulRosenthal Memorial Chapel is independently-owned and operated. With care and compassion, we offer a full range of Jewish funeral services.

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