Sept/Oct - Elul/Tishrei 5779

Shana tova u’metuka!

Celebrate Sukkot & Simchat Torah Our Holiday to Rejoice

Break the Fast @ Temple RSVP by Sept 15th

H igh Holy Days 5779

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There is an expression in Hebrew, "Ein Navi B'Eero"- meaning, no one is a prophet in his/her

own city. Many years ago, when Rabbi Harold Kushner became famous for his book, "When

Bad Things Happen to Good People", he was asked if his congregation realized how fortu-

nate they were to have such a person as their spiritual leader. He responded, "I still receive

complaints from congregants that I either speak too long, too short, or overshadow the Bar

Mitzvah, and, by the way Rabbi, when are we bringing in the next out-of-town scholar?"

The famous Torah portion’s account of the Golden Calf: “And when the people saw that

Moses delayed to come down from Mt. Sinai, the people gathered themselves unto Aaron and said to him:

'Up, make us a god who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man brought us out of the land of Egypt, we

know not what has become of him' " (Ex. 32:1). Some Biblical commentators suggest Moses was only six hours

late, and already the Israelites were clamoring to replace him. Rabbi Shmuel Moholiver, an early Zionist of the

late 19th century, asked, "When the Israelites lost faith in Moses' return from Sinai, why did they not

appoint Aaron in his place? Instead, they construct a Golden Calf. This teaches us that people seek someone

from the outside, even if he is but a senseless calf, rather than choose one from among themselves, even if he

is as great and experienced as Aaron, their acclaimed High Priest."

How many organizations, corporations, or companies, have failed because they overlooked local talent to

choose someone from the "outside". Granted, some have succeeded, but the "grass is always greener on the

other side" axiom is too often the rule rather than exception. Because one comes from New York City does not

make him/her brighter, more capable, or even worldlier than one from Spokane, Washington. The tendency

to dismiss even ourselves as lesser beings because of who or where we live is to deny that everyone is equally

endowed with the same infusion of Godliness. Our "local" talents are too often overlooked, underestimated,

and unused; this is a real shame!

Storyteller and Tzedakah Maven, Danny Siegel, teaches that one should always assume the person sitting next

to him/her is the Messiah, waiting for some simple act of human kindness to reveal oneself. A whole lot of the

answers for living and loving are, in fact, right next to us. Remember this the next time you sit next to someone

in a group, a committee meeting, or a large gathering. The answer to a problem could be sitting right next to

us, or could be you! Rabbi Moshe Saks

F rom the Rabbi

Pres ident ’s Message

Friends:

I am honored and to be honest, slightly overwhelmed to be serving as President of Temple Israel. I am learning

that it is a daunting task to meet the expectations and the needs of so many on such varied levels.

Many of you may not know that as a profession, I am a Speech and Language Pathologist. This career has led

me to work with children from birth to 3 years old, preschoolers, school age students with regular and special

needs and adults, all with many different presentations of communication disorders. I am currently on the

faculty of Marywood University as a Field Supervisor.

Among the many issues I hope to address during my tenure here is that of communication and its importance

to our congregation. Rather than being unhappy or disgruntled about an issue that we at Shul may not even

know about, call me, call the Rabbi, call the Cantor, call the office, call a committee chairperson and express

your concern. If you know of someone in need; be it a Pastoral visit, a phone call, a ride, a minyan, a meal,

please contact someone here at Temple. Even better, if you are pleased about something, do the same,

contact us. Do you have a suggestion or an idea? Please, share it with us. It is the best way for us to serve you

as our congregants. Listening, speaking, and sharing conversation will all lead to better communication.

As I have long learned; “I don’t know the road to success, but the road to failure is to try to please EVERYONE”.

That being said, I will give my best effort to do my best for Temple Israel.

I am looking forward to working and communicating with you!

Annie Monsky

570-587-2665

annlmonsky@gmail.com

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Saturday, Sept 1st @ 9 pm

Selichot We join together for a Havdalah service,

followed by a very special Selichot,

conducted by Cantor Aronzon, with

our Temple choir, accompanied by

pianist, Linda Houck and violinist, Mark

Woodyatt. The service will be preceded

by refreshments and a special program

by Rabbi Saks.

Sunday, September 23rd @ 10:00 am

Minyan at 9:00 a.m.

Sukkah building Help us decorate and build the Temple

Sukkah and be rewarded with breakfast.

Wednesday, September 19th Immediately following Havdalah Service

Break the Fast Menu includes:

Hot Dish, Salad, Tuna & Egg Salad, Lox, Bagels &

Cream Cheese, Fresh Fruit, Dessert, Coffee & Tea

$15 for Adults/Children 12 & under n/c-

$40 Family Cap

Open to all congregants & their guests

Please RSVP to the office by September 15th

Monday, Sept 10th @ 6:00 pm

Castaway your sins!

Tashlikh at the Iron Furnaces

Events to Remember

Monday, October 1st @ 7:00 pm

Dance with the Torahs!

Tuesday, October 2nd @ 9:30 am

Louis Nivert, Hatan Torah

&

Richard Bishop, Hatan Bereshit

Kiddush Luncheon to follow

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High Holy Days Benefactors

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Elul,the last month of the Jewish calendar,

will begin on Rosh Hodesh, August 11&12.

Sunday August 12th is the first day we will

begin blowing the shofar every morning

and also reciting penitential prayers.

According to Jewish tradition, the arrival of Elul marks the

beginning of each Jew’s preparation for the upcoming

High Holidays. This year Rosh Hashanah begins the evening

of Sunday, September 9. Our annual “Slichot “ Service will

be held Saturday night September 1st. This year Slichot is

on the 22nd day of Elul. The word Elul means search. This

makes sense because Elul is the time of the year when we

are supposed to do a lot of soul searching. The Slichot

Service is a beautiful musical experience marked by the

participation of the Temple Israel choir accompanied by

the piano, violin & flute. As the conductor of the choir, I

am very proud of all our very talented participants. I am

looking forward to our rehearsals. I am very excited about

the many events that are planned for our congregation

for the new year 5779.

My family and I wish everyone a happy & healthy New

Year. Shana Tovah U Metukah

Cantor ’s Message

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CONTRIBUT IONS Prayer Book Fund

In Memory of:

Elaine Bernstein Temple

Beautification Fund

Reba & Art Douglass Religious School In Memory of:

In Honor of:

Irving & Fraydel Eisentat

Leadership Development Fund In Memory of:

In Honor of:

Get Well wishes to:

Michael L. & Sara R. Goodman Fund

Yahrzeit of:

In Memory of:

In Honor of:

Get Well wishes to:

Happiness Fund In Honor of:

Norman H. Hollander Mem. Fund In Memory of:

M.L. Hodin Scholar-in-Residence Fund In Memory of:

Levy Hall Fund Yahrzeit of:

In Memory of:

In Honor of:

Get Well wishes to:

Sara Morris Mitzvah Fund In Memory of:

In Honor of:

Get Well wishes to:

Minyan Fund In Memory of:

In Honor of:

Harry & Marion Nivert Programming Fund

In Memory of:

In Honor of:

Temple Fund In Memory of:

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In Memoriam

We recall those of our congregation and those who

were related to members of our congregation who

were taken from our midst this past year.

May their memory be for a blessing.

Clorra Belman, Steven Brotter, Morton Cohen,

Mitzie Edelsohn, Earl Engelmyer, Harry Jay

Fiegleman, Jayne Green, Lee Hollenberg,

Odessa Levine, Meyer Levine, Sara Morris,

Dianne Ogrodnick, Marjorie Robbins, Harriet

Schectman, Jay Willner, Shirley Wolkenstein

Todah Rabah to:

Mrs. Barbara Ehrenpreis &

Susan & Richard Jacobson

for providing beautiful flowers on the Bima

for the High Holidays.

Lewis Sare

for his generous donation to Temple for

the new boiler.

Mark Greenfield and Family

for their generous donation to the Shabbat Dinner

Fund in memory of his mother, Ruth Greenfield

Temple Israel Sisterhood for their generous donation to Temple

Anita Pinkus

for the generous donation in memory

of her beloved husband Myron and beloved

parents Emanuel & Mary Lebowitz

To all who sponsored a

Shabbat Kiddush

Cantor & Mila Aronzon, Faye & Rick Bishop

Daniel Bubnis, Jay & Paula Demerer

Donald & Joyce Douglass, Sheryl & Seth Gross

Ronald Laster, Rabbi & Meira Saks

To those who have enriched our services by

reading Torah, chanting Haftorah, or giving a

D’var Torah in 5778

Elizabeth Aronzon, Howard Becker,

Richard Bishop, Jared Cohen, Lindsey Cohen,

Jay Demerer, Stephanie Douglass, David Fallk,

Murray Fallk, Alan Firestone, Patrick Forrest,

Murray Glick, Seth Gross, Miriam Litvak,

Henry Litvak, Michael Mardo, Ronna Manglaviti,

Ed Monsky, Sam Myers, Barbara Nivert,

Louis Nivert, Howard Platt, Vera Platt, Seth Pollock,

Dani Saks, Rika Schaffer, Jay Schectman,

Ben Simon, Jeremy Sohn, Steven Sugarman,

Adam Vale, Michael Weinberg

In Honor of:

Get Well wishes to:

Temple Israel Preservation Fund Yahrzeit of:

In Memory of:

In Honor of:

Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund In Memory of:

In Honor of:

Yahrzeit Donations to Temple Fund Yahrzeit of:

CONTRIBUT IONS Tree of Life A leaf was purchased for

by Eileen Baine in honor of Dorothy’s

special birthday

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Birthdays

Pearl Willner 9/2

Mildred Weinberg 9/5

Richard Jacobson 9/5

Faye Rosenberg 9/7

Jerry Frank 9/8

Larry Grossinger 9/11

Marvin Pollack 9/13

Charlotte Pollack 9/16

Goldye Weinberger 9/20

Elliot Schoenberg 9/21

Stuart Pollack 9/21

Edwin Utan 9/24

Louis Nivert 9/24

Marilyn Wolk 9/26

Beverly Klein 9/28

Phyllis Weinberg 9/30

Saul Ziman 10/07

Elaine Ufberg 10/11

Molly Grossinger 10/11

Adele Baldinger 10/12

Michael Mardo 10/15

Marian Beckhorn 10/20

Harold Kornfeld 10/24

Lois Dubin 10/24

S i s te rhood Leagrams Michael Weinberg 10/24

Janet Moskovitz 10/26

Jacob Nogi 10/27

Penny Myers 10/27

Erroll Goldstein 10/29

Barbara Ehrenpreis 11/2

Renee Schoenberg 11/6

Ronna Manglaviti 11/8

Robert Weinman 11/10

Edward Monsky 11/11

Alexander Fookson 11/13

Anita Pinkus 11/14

Anna Lisak 11/15

Faye Bishop 11/20

Karen Pollack 11/22

Alan Silverman 11/25

Alan Smertz 11/27

Anniversaries

Miriam & Joel Joseph 9/1

Larissa & Lawrence Simon 9/2

Marsha & Larry Mandel 9/4

Linda & Sam Basch 9/4

Harriet & Marvin Brotter 9/6

Rabbi Moshe & Meira Saks 9/10

Ruth & Joseph Hollander 9/18

Rochelle & Robert Land 9/24

Rhonda & David Fallk 10/01

Ann & Edward Monsky 10/12

Michelle & Alan Smertz 10/14

Bonnie & Kenneth Green 11/1

Gladys & Jack Suravitz 11/7

Jill & James Linder 11/9

Rhonda & Steve Sugarman 11/16

Iris & Michael Mardo 11/21

Sondra & Morey Myers 11/25

Marsha & Murray Glick 11/26

Send anniversary and/or birthday greetings. One

Leagram is $1.00 used for multiple listings. Please

send cash or check payable to Temple Israel

Sisterhood to: Shelly Garber /501 Pine Street, Apt. 911

Scranton, PA 18510

Total amount enclosed is: $ ______ ($1 per name

circled)

S i s te rhood New Year Greet ings Mrs. Naomi Alamar & family

Mr. Joseph Albert & family

Mrs. Jeanne Atlas & family

Mrs. Adele Baldinger & family

Howard & Beth Becker

Marian & Gary Beckhorn

Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Berk & famiy

Mr. & Mrs. Donald Bernstein & family

Faye & Richard Bishop

Phyllis & Ed Brandes & family

Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Brotter & family

Daniel Bubnis & Dr. Timothy Lee

Mr. Irving Cader & family

Mr. & Mrs. James Cader

Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell Cohen & family

Jay & Paula Demerer

Joyce & Don Douglass

Mrs. Claire Dubin & family

Mrs. Barbara Ehrenpreis

Mrs. Estelle Freedman & family

Mr. & Mrs. David Garber & family

Vitaly & Victoria Geyfman & family

Dr. Erroll Goldstein

Mrs. Ellen Goodman & family

Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Green & family

Mr. & Mrs. Seth S. Gross & family

Dr. Larry Grossinger

Mr. & Mrs. Scott Herlands

Mr. Herbert Hollenberg

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Hollander & family

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Jacobson & family

Mr. & Mrs. Joel Joseph & family

Mrs. Bev Klein & family

Mrs. Mitzie Levy & family

Iris Liebman & Michael Mardo

Miss Barbara Maiman

Mr. & Mrs. Hal Markowitz & family

Ann & Ed Monsky

Mrs. Marcia Myers

Mr. & Mrs. Morey Myers

Barbara & Louis Nivert & family

Paulette & Jay Okun

Mrs Anita Pinkus

Mrs. Helen Pinkus

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Platt & family

Adele Pollack & family

Charlotte & Marvin Pollack

Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Pollack & daughters

Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Pollock & family

Mr. Barry Propper

Earl & Reva Quint & family

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Rosenberg

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rosenberg

Mrs. Guitelle Rothstein & family

Mrs. Ruth “Babs” Rubinow

Rabbi Moshe & Meira Saks & family

Mrs. Renee Schectman & sons

Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Schoenberg

Doug & Margaret Sheldon

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Silverberg & family

Mrs. Judy Weinberger Soloman

Rochelle & Howard Spizer & family

Rhonda & Steven Sugarman & family

Jack & Gladys Suravitz

Tom, Rebecca, Eli, & Lila Tschampel

Laney & Bob Ufberg & family

Marcia Ufberg & family

Mr. Edwin Utan & family

The Vale Family

The Warshal Family

Mrs. Paula Wasser & family

Mrs. Mildred Weinberg

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Weinberg & sons

Mrs. Pearl Willner & family

Dr. & Mrs. Melvyn Wolk

Todah Rabah to all who sent in your

Sisterhood membership dues. Clearly,

you understand the important role that

Sisterhood plays in planning and

preparing for special programs for our

Temple & Hebrew school; as well as

providing for our weekly kiddushes.

To those of you who have not yet paid

this year's dues, or have never

contributed, I strongly encourage you

to do so, so that we can continue to

support our Temple in the manner to

which it has become accustomed.

Marian Beckhorn