VOLUME 15, ISSUE 4 ADAR I / ADAR II / NISAN 5763 MARCH ... · First is Purim, in which the reversal...

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Congregation

Three holidays occur during thesemonths of March and April, each

commemorating our escape fromdestruction at the hands of oppressors.First is Purim, in which the reversal ofour fate is cause for celebration of theliveliest kind. It is actually a require-ment to drink to excess on Purim, sogreat is the celebration of our survival.

A good deal of mandatory drink-ing is done at the Passover seder, too,but in a very different mood. WhilePassover is perhaps the greatest of ourcelebrations, commemorating the

very birth of the Jewish nation, weobserve not with joyous abandon, butwith disciplined attention. Weimbibe soberly, we feast on the breadof affliction. The densely packedagenda of remembering—of theplagues, of the Exodus, of the partingof the sea, of the Revelation at Sinai,and of all the rituals, parables andmnemonics that ensure our remem-bering—takes precedence over theabandon of celebration.

If the memory of affliction occu-pies us more profoundly on Passover

than on Purim, the memory of utterhorror on Yom HaShoah, HolocaustRemembrance Day, is overwhelming.We survived Haman, we survivedPharaoh; Hitler, too, we survived.But there is no drinking and no joyon Yom HaShoah. In Jerusalem, asiren wails and the city goes silent.We are still in the first generations ofremembering the Shoah; ritual takescenturies to develop. Silence is asmuch of a ritual as we have yet fig-ured out for this observance. It maybe as much as we ever will.

Many Shades of MemoryBy Ron Myers

IN THIS ISSUE

Hebrew School News .................2

Program Highlights .....................4

Hesed Happenings.......................4

Passover Guidelines.................................6Services .....................................8Meal Match / Hametz Forms....9

Or Zarua Community ...............10

Education ...................................12

Calendar.....................................13

Purim Spiel ................................15

Shabbat Dinner .........................15

Zayin Adar Dinner ...................16

Giving Gladly: Phyllis Solomon (left) and Sally Dwek were just two of the morethan 50 congregants who helped make Or Zarua’s first Blood Drive on February 2ndsuch a success. See article and additional photos on page 5.

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CONGREGATION

ORZARUAA CONSERVATIVE SYNAGOGUE

FOUNDED 1989

127 EAST 82ND STREET

NEW YORK, NY 10028

phone:212-452-2310 fax:212-452-2103

www.orzarua.org

DR. HARLAN J. WECHSLER, Rabbi

DANIEL J. BELLER, President

JEANETTE BRIZEL, Newsletter Editor

LYNN NACK / DAVID NOVEMBER & CO., Design

Editor’s Note

The OZ Newsletter welcomes arti-cles submitted by congregants.

Articles should be no longer than250 words and may be edited forlength and clarity. They should besubmitted by e-mail (as an attachment,as well as pasted into the text) to theoffice at [email protected].

In order to be included in theMay/June edition, submissions mustbe received by Wednesday, March26th. The deadline for the July/Augustissue is Wednesday, May 28th andwill be confirmed in the May/Juneedition.

Many thanks for your help inenabling our newsletter to appear in a timely fashion.

HEBREW SCHOOL NEWS

Purim Carnival and Passover CandyBy Tahl BenYehuda Saidel

Hebrew School parents are invitedto talk with their children’s

teachers during one-on-one Parent/Teacher Conferences on Monday,March 3rd and Tuesday, March 4thfrom 6:20 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. BeginningFebruary 24th, there will be a sign-upsheet in the lobby for ten-minute timeslots. You can also call the HebrewSchool office to sign up for a time slotafter February 24th. The times will befirst come, first served, however, so callor come in early to sign up!

Revised Hebrew School calendarsfor February through May have beensent out. The Purim Carnival forMonday/Wednesday students will be onWednesday, March 12th from 4:30 p.m.to 6:00 p.m. The Purim Carnival for allTuesday/Thursday students will be onThursday, March 13th from 4:30 p.m.to 6:00 p.m. Kindergarteners and firstgrade students are invited to come eventhough they are not in school onWednesdays or Thursdays. Everyone isencouraged to come in costume. Therewill be a special prize for the male andfemale students with the best costumes!

Attendance at the last Shabbatclass was near 60%. Shabbat classesare a required part of our Hebrewschool for grades three through six;attendance is mandatory. If your childcan not attend, please let me know inadvance, as the teachers and I pre-pare for a certain number of students.I do hope that you will not scheduleother activities for your child on thatone Saturday morning a month.Shabbat class is your child’s opportu-

nity to exercise the prayer skills he orshe is acquiring and polishing duringthe week in Hebrew school. I inviteyou to come hear your children helplead the service, and watch them par-ticipate in the educational games weplan for the students after we davven.

With Purim around the corner,Pesah can not be far behind. Onceagain, the Hebrew School will haveits annual Passover candy sale.Please watch for the flyers in yourmail or that your children bringhome. Last year, as in the past, theHebrew School raised about $3,000,with about 36% participation. Ifevery student participates this year,we could hope to raise $5,000. Pleasesupport our Hebrew School’s effortsin this endeavor. If your child bringshome a candy package, encouragethem in their sales—talk it up! If youdo not have a child in the HebrewSchool, call me for your candy needs,and I’ll hook you up with a studentwho lives near you who is sellingcandy. You can reach me in the syna-gogue office, 212-452-2310, ext. 15.

Mishloah Manot: The HebrewSchool is participating in a synagogueprogram to send Mishloah Manot toIsraeli soldiers, victims of terrorattacks, and children who lost parentsin terror incidents. We will be buyingbaskets and sending cards through theAmerican Zionist Movement. Eachbasket costs $5. If you would like toparticipate in this Hesed project,please contact me in the office at theabove number before March 5th.

Parashat Terumah, which we readon February 8, 2003, is an espe-

cially appropriate parsha for a newExecutive Director of CongregationOr Zarua. The parsha begins with Godtelling Moses to ask each Israelite tobring a terumah, or “gift,” for the con-struction of a mishkan. Following thecommandment to construct themishkan, the parsha contains detaileddescriptions of every object and mate-rial to be used in the building. Amongthe descriptions of the inside furnish-ings of the mishkan is a golden meno-rah, whose light reflects the essence ofour name, Or Zarua—the sowing oflight. Similarly, this beautiful new syn-agogue exists due to the generosity ofmany members. The entire parshareads like a combination of an archi-tect’s blue print and a decorator’sdesign. An Executive Director certainlyneeds to know all of these details!

I am pleased to begin the newyear as your Executive Director. Forthe past twenty years, I pursued acareer in marketing, while in myspare time volunteering in variousJewish communal organizations. Inmy last position, I was director ofbusiness intelligence at TowersPerrin, a human resource consultingfirm. I have also worked at SmithBarney, Newsweek, Merrill Lynchand Arthur D. Little. My volunteerexperience involved various positions in the PTA of the SolomonSchechter School of Westchester,Temple Israel Center of White Plains, and the Executive Committee

of the Westchester Chapter of theAmerican Jewish Committee. Overtime, I found that these volunteerexperiences gave me a great sense ofsatisfaction. About one year ago, Idecided to make a career change sothat I could combine my professional

skills with my long standing commit-ment to the Jewish community.Becoming a Synagogue ExecutiveDirector is, therefore, an excellentopportunity, especially at such aunique congregation as Or Zarua.

In my first month as ExecutiveDirector, I have enjoyed meetingmany of you and working with youon a wide variety of events, includingShabbat meals, the Super Bowl Party,Blood Drive, Purim Spiel rehearsalsand Teen Movie Night. Dan and theBoard have been particularly helpfulin showing me the ropes and easingmy first few weeks with you. RabbiWechsler has spent a lot of time with

me and provided guidance as I learnmore about the OZ community. Myteam—Lidiya, Charles, Harry andWebster—has been very supportiveand made me feel welcome. I want toalso thank Jeremy Posner for helpingme with computer issues. TahlBenYehuda Saidel and I are workingtogether to better coordinate theHebrew School’s use of the building.

On a more personal note, I live in White Plains with my husband, Dr. Michael Picheny, a research staffmember at the IBM Thomas J.Watson Research Center in YorktownHeights. This year we will be celebrat-ing our 25th wedding anniversary onLag B’Omer. We have two children—Lauren, a sophomore at NorthwesternUniversity, and Alexandra, a 6th grad-er at the Solomon Schechter Schoolof Westchester.

I welcome your input and I amlooking forward to meeting and work-ing with all of you. Please feel free tocall me or stop by the office.

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Shalom from Barbara BolshonTHE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CONGREGATION OR ZARUA

Barbara Bolshon

OZ TEENS

We’d like to keep you postedon what’s going on at Or

Zarua that might interest you. We’dalso like your suggestions as to whatyour and your friends would like tosee happen at Or Zarua. So send inyour ideas or just your email addressto [email protected].

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Fourth Annual Or Zarua Purim Food DriveOn March 17th, before you leave home for Or Zarua’sPurim services and the famed Or Zarua Purim Spiel atUJA, please remember to fill up a bag of at least two dif-ferent types of non-perishable food items for distributionto our community’s needy. Purim is a joyous festival filledwith costumes, treats and noisemakers, as well as a timefor two important mitzvot: Mishloah Manot (gifts of foodand drink)—when we share two food items with a friendor neighbor—and Matanot L’evyonim (gifts to the needy)—when we provide either food or money to the poor inour community. The observance of both of these mitzvotis fulfilled when you donate food and tzedakah as part ofOr Zarua’s Purim celebrations.

Donated food will be distributed through the YorkvilleCommon Pantry, one of the city’s largest providers ofemergency food to the needy. Recommended itemsinclude dry milk, cereal, canned food of all kinds, pasta,peanut butter, rice and beans. Demand is extremely highat the city’s food pantries, so please remember to donatethis year. Please contact Lesley Palmer at 212-772-9673 or [email protected], if you have any questions.

Passover Outreach to ElderlyDOROT is a wonderful nonprofit organization servingsenior citizens on Manhattan’s West and East sides. ThisApril 13th, Congregation Or Zarua will participate inDOROT’s Passover food delivery. Won’t you join this veryvaluable and rewarding experience? Signing up now will

allow DOROT enough time to identify needy residents tomatch the available number of volunteers. The larger ournumbers, the more people we can help. Make the commit-ment now and bring the taste of Passover, the joy offriendship and the spirit of Yiddishkeit to their homes.

We will meet at DOROT at 171 West 85th Street,between Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues, at 10:30 a.m.Our volunteers will first receive a brief orientation andthen each volunteer unit, of from one to three individuals,will visit its assigned senior (on either the West or Eastside) for up to an hour with food packages prepared byDOROT. The organization, whose name means “genera-tions” in Hebrew, strongly encourages the participation of children with their families in this important act ofg’milut hasadim.

If you would like to volunteer for the DOROT Passoverfood delivery on Sunday, April 13th, please contact AaronShelden, coordinator for this Or Zarua Hesed Committeeproject, at 212-734-4004 (day), 212-734-2888 (eve), [email protected].

Monday Night Meal ServingOr Zarua provides dinner and volunteer servers everyMonday night year round at Neighborhood Coalition forShelter’s 211 East 81st Street residence for the formerlyhomeless. We need more volunteers! Please contactRichard Stadin at 212-879-0448 if you can spare fortyminutes on a Monday night each month. Volunteers arepaired up, and serve from 5:50 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

HESED HAPPENINGS

OZ Program HighlightsCongregational DinnerAt Shabbat Dinner on Friday, March14th, we will be joined by fellowcongregant David Moche, who wasborn in Iraq and grew up in Japan.His talk will focus on his life experi-ences in the Middle and Far East.Dinner will immediately follow theKabbalat Shabbat service, which

begins at 5:41 p.m. Please note thatreservations are required for dinnerand can be made using the form onpage 15.

Minhah, Ma’ariv and Seudah ShlishitOn the first Shabbat of each secularmonth, we gather in the sanctuaryfor Minhah, followed by a meal in

the library. We sing as we study, andthen return to the sanctuary forMa’ariv and Havdalah. We encour-age families and members seeking todeepen the spiritual significance oftheir Shabbat observance to join uson the following dates:

March 1st at 5:05 p.m.April 5th at 5:40 p.m.

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Or Zarua Blood Drive A Great Success!On February 2nd, more than 50

volunteers and donors partici-pated in Congregation Or Zarua’s firstblood drive, held in cooperation withthe New York Blood Center in thesynagogue’s social hall. Thirty-sixpints were collected, with double chai an especially meaningful numbergiven the lifesaving nature of thedonations. Fifteen volunteers also

registered with the Bone MarrowDonor Registry of the NationalMarrow Donor Program, which iden-tifies potential bone marrow donorsaround the country in an effort tomatch donors with patients whomight be treated with a bone marrowtransplant. The blood drive was pre-ceded by a Sunday morning minyan,and a delicious brunch was enjoyed

by all throughout the morning. Whileparents donated blood, activities wereoffered upstairs for their children,who busily prepared 100 brown bagmeals for distribution that evening by the Coalition for the Homeless.

Many thanks to our donors andvolunteers, including:

Robin BlumenthalLesley and Jay PalmerPark East Kosher ButcherJames RothmanMelvyn and Barbara Rothman

Thank you also to those whohave made financial contributions tohelp underwrite the event. Funds arestill needed to cover the cost of thebone marrow registration ($25 fee perregistration), so please continue tosupport the Hesed Fund.

Standing (left to right): Richard Stadin, James Rothman,Ellen de Jonge Ozeri, Jesse Hecht, Dan Beller, GerrySolomon, Jeanette Brizel, Charlie Spielholz. Seated: RabbiWechsler, Naama Potok, Aaron Shelden, Burt Schulman.

(Left to right): Jordanna Palmer, Shira Silver, VictoriaSpero, Robin Blumenthal, Wendy Brill, Michaela Palmer,Julia Blumenthal, Talia Spielholz.

As part of Or Zarua’s Yom HaShoah annual service,we will be learning about a unique gift to the

Congregation—a precious remnant of a communitydestroyed in the Holocaust, which is to be housed appro-priately in our new building. Each year the names of our

congregants’ beloved relatives and friends who were vic-tims of the Holocaust are read at the service. It is movingand speaks volumes about the murder of the six million.

Please join the Congregation for the Yom HaShoahservice on April 28th at 8 p.m.

YOM HASHOAH SERVICE

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The Torah prohibits the ownershipof hametz (leaven) during Pesah.

Therefore, we arrange for the sale ofthe hametz to a non-Jew. The transfer,mekhirat hametz, is accomplished byappointing an agent, usually therabbi, to handle the sale. It is avalid and legal transfer of owner-ship. At the end of the holiday, theagent arranges for the reversion ofownership of the now-permittedhametz. If ownership of the hametzwas not transferred before the holi-day, the use of this hametz is pro-hibited after the holiday as well(hametz she-avar alav ha-Pesah).

Since the Torah prohibits theeating of hametz during Pesah andsince many common foods con-tain some admixture of hametz,guidance is necessary when shop-ping and preparing for Pesah.

During the eight days of Pesah,hametz cannot lose its identity in anadmixture. Therefore, the minutestamount of hametz renders the wholeadmixture hametz and its use onPesah is prohibited. However, duringthe rest of the year, hametz followsthe normal rules of admixture, i.e., itloses its identity in an admixture ofone part hametz and sixty parts ofnon-hametz (batel be-shishim). Thisaffords us the opportunity to differen-tiate between foods purchased beforeand during Pesah.

What follows is a general guide-line. However, Rabbi Wechslershould be consulted when any doubtarises. Kosher le-Pesah labels that do

not bear the name of a rabbi or oneof the recognized symbols of rabbinicsupervision, or which are not integralto the package, should not be usedwithout consulting Rabbi Wechsler.

Prohibited foods include the following: leavened bread, cakes, biscuits, crackers, cereals, coffees containing cereal derivatives, wheat,barely, oats, spelt, rye and all liquidscontaining ingredients or flavorsmade from grain alcohol.

Ashkenazic authorities haveadded the following foods (kitniyot) to the above list: rice, corn, millet,legumes (beans and peas; however,string beans are permitted). TheCommittee on Jewish Law andStandards has ruled unanimously thatpeanuts and peanut oil are permissible.Some Ashkenazic authorities permit,while others forbid, the use of legumesin a form other than their naturalstate, for example, corn sweeteners,

corn oil, soy oil. Sephardic authoritiespermit the use of all of the above.

PERMITTED FOODS

A. The following foods requireno kosher le-Pesah label if pur-chased before or during Pesah:Fresh fruits and vegetables (forlegumes, see above), eggs, freshfruit and fresh meat.

B. As a result of the wideavailability of kosher for Pesahfoods, coffee, frozen vegetables,milk, butter and cheeses shouldbe purchased with a kosher forPesah certification. The followingfoods require a kosher le-Pesahlabel if purchased before or duringPesah: All baked products (matzah,cakes, matzah flour, farfel, matzahmeal, and any products contain-

ing matzah); canned or bottled fruitjuice (these juices are often clarifiedwith kitniyot which are not listedamong the ingredients); canned tuna(even when packed in water, tuna hasoften been processed in vegetablebroth and/or hydrolyzed protein);wine; vinegar; liquor; oils; dried fruits;ice cream; yogurt and soda.

DETERGENTS

If permitted during the year, powdered and liquid detergents donot require a kosher le-Pesah label.

MEDICINES

Since hametz binders are used inmany pills, the following guidelinesshould be followed: If the medicine is

Guidelines for PassoverThis guide was prepared for the Rabbinical Assembly Committee on Jewish Law and Standards by

Rabbi Mayer Rabinowitz. It was accepted by the Committee on December 12, 1984 and was updated recently.

Baking matzoh for the Passover holiday.

required for life sustaining therapy, itmay be used on Pesah. If it is not forlife-sustaining therapy, some authori-ties permit, while others prohibit.Consult Rabbi Wechsler.

KASHERING OF UTENSILS

The process of kashering utensilsdepends on how the utensils are used.According to halakhah, leaven canbe purged from a utensil by the sameprocess in which it was absorbed inthe utensil (ke-voleo kakh poleto).Therefore, utensils used in cookingare kashered by boiling, those used inbroiling are kashered by fire and heat,and those used only for cold food arekashered by rinsing.

A. Earthenware: (china, pottery,etc.) may not be kashered. However,fine translucent chinaware which hasnot been used for over a year may beused if scoured and cleaned in hot water.

B. Metal: Utensils entirely madeof metal used in fire (spit, broiler)must first be thoroughly scrubbed andcleansed and then made as hot aspossible. Those used for cooking oreating (silverware, pots) must bethroughly scrubbed and cleaned andcompletely immersed in boilingwater. Pots should not be used for aperiod of at least 24 hours betweenthe cleaning and the immersion inboiling water. Metal baking utensilscannot be kashered.

C. Ovens and Ranges: Everypart that comes in contact with foodmust be thoroughly scrubbed andcleaned. Then, oven and rangeshould be heated as hot as possiblefor a half hour. If there is a broil set-ting, use it. Self-cleaning ovensshould be scrubbed and cleaned andthen put through the self-cleaningcycle. Continuous cleaning ovens

must be kashered in the same manneras regular ovens.

Microwave Ovens, which do notcook the food by means of heat,should be cleaned, and then a cup ofwater should be placed inside. Thenthe oven should be turned on untilthe water disappears. A microwaveoven that has a browning elementcannot be kashered for Pesah.

D. Glassware: Glassware requiresa thorough scrubbing before Pesah, orbeing put through a dishwasher cycle.

Glass Cookware: There is a dif-ference of opinion as to whether it isto be kashered. One opinion is that itmust be kashered. After a thoroughcleansing, there should be waterboiled in them which will overflowthe rim. The other opinion is thatonly a through cleansing is required.

Glass Bakeware, like metalbakeware, may not be kashered.

E. Dishwasher: After not usingthe machine for a period of 24 hours, afull cycle with detergent should be run.

F. Electrical Appliances: If theparts that come into contact withhametz are removable, they can bekashered in the appropriate way (ifmetal, follow the rule for metal uten-sils). If the parts are not removable,the appliance cannot be kashered.(All exposed parts should be thor-oughly cleaned.)

G. Tables, Closets andCounters: If used with hametz, theyshould be thoroughly cleaned andcovered, and then they may be used.

H. Kitchen Sink: A metal sinkcan be kashered by thorough cleaningand then pouring boiling water overit. A porcelain sink should be cleanedand a sink rack used. If, however,dishes are to be soaked in a porcelainsink, a dish basin must be used.

I. Hametz and Non-PassoverUtensils: Non-Passover dishes, potsand hametz whose ownership hasbeen transferred, should be separated,locked up or covered and marked inorder to prevent accidental use.

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OR ZARUA PASSOVER SEDER

Join Rabbi Wechsler to celebrate

THE SECOND SEDER

for the first time in our own building.

THURSDAY, APRIL 17TH AT 8:15 PM

Watch your mail for a reservation form.

OZ Plots

Please return the response cardindicating your interest in

purchasing graves in the Or Zaruacongregational cemetery plot, asdescribed in the letter that wassent to you in late December. Ifyou have further questions, havemisplaced your response card, orneed another copy of the letter,please contact the synagoogueoffice. It is very important thatwe have an accurate indicationof interest from the Congregationin order for us to proceed.

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TAKE PART IN OR ZARUA’S

Pesah Meal MatchFirst Night, Wednesday, April 16th

Along with sharing ancient and modern traditions with family and friends,first seder is a traditional time to welcome a new guest. No wonder it’s

been an Or Zarua tradition for members to extend invitations to fellow congre-gants who may enjoy joining a home seder.

We invite those members who wish to extend an invitation, and thosewho would like to be included in a home seder, to fill out the form on page 9and return it to the Or Zarua office by mail at 127 East 82nd Street, New York, NY 10028 or by fax (212) 452-2103. All forms must be received by April 14, 2003.

Ma’ot Hittim Fund“AJew should drink four cups of wine at the seder,” the Mishnah says,

“even if they come from the public dole.” Every Jew needs to experi-ence the exodus from Egypt, even the poor Jew who cannot afford to preparefor Passover himself.

Special funds are raised each year before Passover to make certain thatpoor Jews will be able to adequately celebrate the holiday. These funds, calledma’ot hittim (wheat money) are then distributed to the Joint Passover Appealin New York and to the New York Board of Rabbis. These two communalorganizations see to it that Jews who cannot make Passover for themselves arenonetheless able to fully celebrate the holiday. These funds also enable OrZarua to invite Jews to our community Seder who could not otherwise affordto be at a Seder that night. Please give generously to this fund; many will ben-efit from your kindness. The Congregation will, in turn, distribute these fundsto poor Jews and those who are in institutions in New York.

Sell Your HametzPrior to Passover, it is customary to “sell” any hametz in the household to a

non-Jew. This is normally arranged by the Rabbi to insure compliance withthe requirements of halakha (Jewish Law).

Please fill out and send the coupon on page 9 to the Or Zarua office byTuesday, April 15, 2003 to insure that your hametz is sold before Passover. It is customary to enclose a contribution to Or Zarua’s Ma’ot Hittim Fund withyour authorization.

SCHEDULE OF

PASSOVER SERVICES

5763/2003

Wednesday, April 16

Erev Passover

Shaharit, 7:15 a.m.Siyum Bechorim

Minhah-Ma’ariv 6:15 p.m.

Thursday, April 17

First Day of Passover

Shaharit 9:00 a.m.


Congregational Seder 8:15 p.m.

Friday, April 18

Second Day of Passover

Shaharit 9:00 a.m.

Kabbalat Shabbat 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, April 19

Shaharit 8:45 a.m.

(Service begins early for Shir HaShirim)

Tuesday, April 22

Shaharit 7:00 a.m.


Wednesday, April 23

Seventh Day of Passover

Shaharit 9:00 a.m.


Thursday, April 24

Eighth Day of Passover / Yizkor

Shaharit 9:00 a.m.

Festival ends 8:28 p.m.

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Dear Rabbi Wechsler: Please sell all hametz in my possession, at the locations listed below, beforePassover, in accordance with Jewish law (halakha). Enclosed is my contribution to Or Zarua’s Ma’ot Hittim Fund.

Name ____________________________________________________________________________Apt. No. _____________

Address _______________________________________________City________________________State_____ Zip________

Other Locations (vacation home, office, etc):



Signature_ ______________________________________________Date______________________________________________

Fill out and return form before Tuesday, April 15, 2003 to: DR. HARLAN J. WECHSLER, RABBI

CONGREGATION OR ZARUA, 127 EAST 82ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10028, FAX: 212-452-2103

I would like to participate in a first-night seder as a:(check one)

GUEST

Are you planning to bring children?______If yes, how many and what ages? ________________________________________

Are there any food restraints? ______________________________________________________________________________

HOST

How many people will you host?__________________________________ Do you have any children? ___________________

How many and what ages?_______________________________________ Do you welcome children as guests? ____________

Name _________________________________________________________________________________________________


Telephone _______________________________________________Best time to call ___________________________________

Before April 14, 2003, fill out and return form to: CONGREGATION OR ZARUA, 127 EAST 82ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10028, FAX: 212-452-2103

Sell Your Hametz / Ma’ot Hittim

Pesah Meal Match

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Robin Kirman & Joseph SchwartzSusan & Edward KopelowitzStephanie Pliskin & Mario ArenasVicky SteinLynn & Gil Weitzman

David & Susan Shapiro on the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth, to DavidGoldberg

Marsha Basson, on the death of her belovedmother, Beverly Goldstein

Lesley Berger, on the death of her belovedfather, Leo Berger

Claire Schussler, on the death of herbeloved husband, Albert Schussler

Elaine & Naomi Wolfensohn, on the deathof their beloved mother and grandmother,Bessie Botwinick

All contributions listed were received on or before January 30, 2003.

Capital Campaign and Bimah Fund contributions are not listed.

Marcel & Sheldon Adler, for the Super Bowl Party

Robin Blumenthal, for the Blood DriveStefanie Katz & James Rothman,

for the Blood DrivePark East Kosher Butcher, for the Blood DriveJay & Lesley Palmer, for the Blood DriveAaron Shelden & Diane Okrent

Amelia Rosner & Richard HyflerBarry & Judith Schneider

Daniel & Lynn Beller, in honor of SheldonAdler and in memory of his parents,Murray and Belle Adler

Alan Berk, in honor of Sheldon Adler andin memory of his parents, Murray andBelle Adler

Robin & Julia Blumenthal, in honor ofTahl Saidel’s new baby

Robin Blumenthal, for the Blood DriveLaurel & Ran Eisenbruch, in honor of

Dr. Linda EidelbergFrances FreedmanBernard Goldstein, in memory of Sheldon

Adler’s parents, Murray and Belle AdlerAlice Heyman, in honor of Sheldon Adler

and in memory of his parents, Murrayand Belle Adler

Janet & Simon Katz, in honor of the Bar Mitzvahs of our grandsons, GabrielHarrison Katz on January 18, 2003, and Jesse Azriel Roth-Katz on February22, 2003

Stefanie Katz & James RothmanTerry Ann Krulwich & Paul Posner, in

memory of Murray and Belle AdlerSamuel & Ruth PerelsonDavid J. Pine, in memory of Sheldon

Adler’s parentsSuzan & Daniel RosenMelvyn & Barbara RothmanCharles Spielholz, Sharon Seiler & Talia

Spielholz, in honor of Sheldon Adler and in memory of his parents

Richard, Audrey & Jonathan Stadin, for the Blood Drive

Richard, Audrey & Jonathan Stadin, inhonor of James Rothman

Lynda and Toby Wertheim, in honor ofJerry Spitzer

The Botwinick-Wolfensohn Foundation,Inc. and the Wolfensohn family, for support during their mourning period

Jerry & Patti Josepher, in memory of hisfather, Benjamin Josepher, on his yahrzeit

Frederick & Martha Mendelsohn, in memoryof his mother and father, Etta NewmanMendelsohn and Norman Mendelsohn,on their yahrzeits

Elaine & James Wolfensohn

Barry & Bobbi Coller, in memory of herbeloved father, Dr. H. Harold Gelfand, onhis yahrzeit and in memory of his belovedmother, Ruth Coller, on her yahrzeit

Alisa & Dan Doctoroff, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Ariel

Linda Eidelberg, in honor of the baby naming for her grandchild, LillyEidelberg-Cardoza

Judith & Oded Jupiter, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Sara Eliana Kaplan

Lynn Michalson, in memory of her belovedhusband, Howard Michalson, on hisyahrzeit

David & Susan Shapiro, in honor of theaufruf and marriage of their daughter,Elizabeth, to David Goldberg

Linda Spitzer, in memory of her belovedfather, George Kirsten, on his yahrzeit

Lawrence & Emily Turtil, in honor of thebirth of their children, Alexandra andJacob

Miriam Wallerstein, in memory of herfather, Abraham Patt, on his yahrzeit

Daniel & Vivan BernsteinPhyllis R. BrochsteinStephen & Eileen CohenLisa & Lee EinbinderGeorgia & Barton FarberSander & Mechele FlaumMax & Elisabeth GitterWilliam & Phyllis GoldmanTrudy & Robert GottesmanLaurie & Ira GreenbergPeter Gruenberger & Carin LammHarvey Himel & Beth FischerMina GreensteinAlan & Caroline IlbermanNeal & Maud KozodoyBetsy & Hugh LamleDavid & Erica PanushElizabeth Philipp & Patrick MoriartyLiz Neumark & Chaim WachsbergerRonitt Rubinfeld & Ran CanettiPaula & Richard SmithThomas & Alice TischHarlan J. Wechsler & Naomi Friedland-

Wechsler

Frances FreedmanHerbert & Lorraine Shapiro

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THE OR ZARUA COMMUNITY

Barry & Bobbi CollerJudith Kaye Nadler, in memory of

Muriel Tannenbaum, who was a trulywonderful person to have as a friend

Edward & Elyse SiegelElise Strauss

Daniel & Lynn BellerJill Braufman & Daniel NirBarry & Bobbi CollerDiana & Harrison J. GoldinEvelyn Kenvin & Arthur RosenbloomFred & Vivian KenvinTerry Ann Krulwich & Paul PosnerGeorgina & Mark LowenthalJoshua Nash & Beth GoldbergMichael & Ellen Schwartz

Donald M. Bernstein, in appreciation of Rabbi Wechsler’s guidance andencouragement

Robin Blumenthal, in memory of herfather, David Blumenthal, on his yahrzeit

Karen & Henry GlanternikBrett & Gwendolyn CohenSander & Mechele FlaumDavid & Susan Shapiro, in honor of the

marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth, to David Goldberg

Adam, Allison & Zachary Steinberg, in honor of the publication of JackSteinberg’s book, The Gatekeepers

Barry & Ethel Weintraub, in memory of her mother, Anita Bass, on her yahrzeit

Lynda & Toby Wertheim, in honor of Jerry Spitzer

Willi & Arthur Aeder, with get well wishesfor Bill Tannenbaum

Willi & Arthur Aeder, with speedy recoveryfor Fred Lubcher

Marilyn & Perry BraunsteinPhyllis R. BrochsteinCynthia D. Brodsky, in honor of her newest

granddaughter, Caralyn Gittess Brodsky

Barry & Bobbi Coller, in celebration of theengagement of Daniel Goldin andDaniela Fechheimer

Barry & Bobbi Coller, in memory of MartinFeierman, husband of Joanne Feierman

Barry & Bobbi Coller, in memory of RivkaFrank, mother of Yitzchak Frank

Leslie Cornell, in memory of her aunt,Charlotte Gilman

Leslie Cornell, in memory of Esther K.Oberman

Robert & Lorraine Danzig, in honor ofAnne and Reed Schneider and family,and of Nancy and Andrew Danzig and family

Alisa & Dan Doctoroff, in memory ofElaine Wolfensohn’s mother, BessieBotwinick

Alisa & Dan Doctoroff, in memory ofMartin Feierman, husband of JoanneFeierman

Linda Eidelberg, in honor of the naming ofher granddaughter, Lilly Eidelberg-Cardoza, after her maternal great-grand-mother, Rivka Basch

Helen K. Ferszt, in memory of BettyBernstein on her yahrzeit

Helen K. Ferszt, in memory of Gerald Karpon his yahrzeit

Sander & Mechele Flaum, for YizkorSander & Mechele Flaum, in memory of his

mother, Rose Flaum, on her yahrzeitJonathan & Deborah Forman, in apprecia-

tion for the return of his tallitKaren & Henry Glanternik, in recognition

of the efforts of Sheldon Adler andRichard Stadin in making the daily minyan a success

Louis & Dorothy Gribetz FoundationJohn & Beverly JacobyJanet & Simon Katz, in honor of the cele-

bration of the Bar Mitzvah of their grand-son, Andrew Katz, on April 26, 2003

Terry Ann Krulwich, in honor of JosephAllerhand, David Glasser, Max Karpeland Brett Cohen

David Kogut, in memory of his beloved sister, Irene Kogut Laster, on her yahrzeit

Dara Murray, in memory of her belovedhusband, John Leo Murray, on hisyahrzeit

Yehuda Nir & Bonnie Maslin, in honor ofBunny Dell’s birthday

Larry & Rachel Norton, in memory ofBessie Botwinick, mother of ElaineWolfensohn and grandmother of NaomiWolfensohn

Esther & Jacob Oberman, in memory ofAlbert Schussler, a benefactor and friend

Susan & Andrew PlevinAnnette Roth, in memory of her beloved

father, Louis Drexler, on his yahrzeitWendy Schriber, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah

of her daughter, Jordan WeinsteinCharlotte Schwartz, in memory of Ida

Kaplan Schwartz on her yahrzeitCharlotte Schwartz, in memory of her

father, Jacob Simon, on his yahrzeitMarilyn L. Shapiro, in memory of her

beloved mother, Sarah Steiman Shapiro,on her yahrzeit

Ellen & Donald Simon, in memory of theirbeloved fathers, Herman B. Perlman andMilton R. Simon

Mark H. Snyder, for the honor of receivingan aliyah at Shabbat services on January11, 2003

Natalie Sobel & Rafael Kleiman, in memoryof her father on his yahrzeit

Bernard & Leah Tolpin, Refuah Shleymahfor Bill Tannenbaum and in memory ofMuriel Tannenbaum

Bernard & Leah Tolpin, with special thanksto Vera Silver

Bernard & Leah Tolpin, in gratitude toRabbi Wechsler and the Or Zarua com-munity for the support, show of love andcaring during Leah’s current illness

Linda Yarden & Chris Smith, in honor oftheir children, Callie & Eric

Richard, Audrey & Jonathan Stadin, forsupporting morning minyan services andSunday’s brunch

Richard, Audrey & Jonathan Stadin, inmemory of Sheldon Adler’s parents, Belle and Murray Adler

Charlotte S. Schwartz, in memory of herbeloved husband, Sidney M. Schwartz

Stanley & Sylvia Wechsler, in honor of their 62nd wedding anniversary on January 12, 2003

Amy Wineburgh

G E N E R A L F U N D

R A B B I ’ S D I S C R E T I O N A R Y F U N D

P U R I M S P I E L F U N D

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TALMUD CLASS

This year Rabbi Wechsler’s weekly Talmud class isstudying the ninth chapter of Masechet Berakhot

of the Babylonian Talmud. It is an extraordinary chapterwhich begins with a discussion about events of nature and their deeper meanings, including the significance ofsuffering. It then moves on to an interesting discussion of dreams.

We intend to complete the Tractate of Berakhot inthe spring and hold a big celebration. So now is a wonder-ful opportunity to get involved with Talmud study. Theclass is free to members and nonmembers alike, and maybe joined at any time. No knowledge of Hebrew orAramaic is required; nor is attendance at last year’s class.You don’t need background, but you do need motivation.We meet every Wednesday evening at 8:00 p.m.

What is the legacy of the revela-tion at Sinai? How can two

seemingly contradictory interpreta-tions of the Torah both reflect thewill of God?

Our congregant Marc Ashley willbe leading a course, “These and ThoseAre the Words of the Living God:

Dynamics of the Oral Law,” which willexplore these and other historical andtheological issues attendant to classicalnotions of the nature and authority ofthe Oral Law, an appropriate subjectfor study in the weeks leading up toShavuot. The course will be held onthree Sunday mornings between Pesah

and Shavuot—April 27th, May 4th,and May 18th from 10:30 a.m. to12:00 noon at the synagogue.

No prior knowledge of Hebrew orthe subject matter is required.Everyone is welcome to attend theclass. Please RSVP to the office at212-452-2310, ext. 10.

Study the Dynamics of the Oral Law

Lunch ’n’ Learn

Rabbi Wechsler will continue his midtown Lunch ’n’Learn Class, “Introduction to the Daily Service,” on

Monday, March 3rd, from 12:30 p.m to 2 p.m. The class will be held in the Coudert Brothers

Conference Center, 1114 Avenue of the Americas at42nd Street, 4th Floor, Conference Room A.

Attendees will be directed by the security desk in thelobby to the elevator bank for floors 38-48, the only ele-vators that stop at the conference center on the 4th floor.A receptionist on the 4th floor who will show people toRoom A.

The telephone number for Lynn Michalson, who ishosting this class, is 212-626-4787, and the number forthe 4th floor reception is 626-4318. Lynn’s email [email protected].

Building on the success of the Or Zarua weekday morning minyan, a regular Sunday morning service-

began on January 12, 2003. Slated for once a month onthe second Sunday of the month, upcoming dates areMarch 9th and April 13th. We need your enthusiasticsupport to expand this schedule so that our minyan willtruly be daily.

Please let Dan Beller know if you are interested inattending one or more services on Sunday. Dan can be

reached by email at [email protected], by fax at212-373-2730 or by phone at 212-373-3312. See you atthe minyan!

The weekday minyan continues to meet each day at7:15 a.m. and concludes by 8:00 a.m. Special times arealways noted on the calendar for Rosh Hodesh and majorsecular holidays. Coffee, juice, bagels, danish and otherlight refreshments are served in the Social Hall at theconclusion of the service.

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We will join the Or Zarua Family for Shabbat Dinner Friday, March 14th at 6:30 pm, following 5:41 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services,

with GUEST SPEAKER DAVID MOCHE discussing“THE JEWS OF IRAQ AND JAPAN: A PERSONAL ODYSSEY”

____ Adults (age 13+) x $25.00 each = $_______________ Children (5-12) x $15.00 each = $_______________ Children (4 and under) x Free = Free

____ Total Reservations Total Cost = $___________

Name _________________________________________________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________City__________________State_________Zip___________

Work Phone _____________________________________________Home Phone _____________________________________

To reserve seats, a completed form and your check or fax must be received by Friday, March 7, 2003 at:CONGREGATION OR ZARUA, 127 EAST 82ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10028, FAX: 212-452-2103

Congregational Family Shabbat Dinner

The next meeting ofthe Or Zarua Book

Club take place on Sunday,March 23th at7:30 p.m. Wewill be dis-cussingAusterlitz byW. G. Sebald.In this novel,a middle-aged Welsharchitectur-al historiandiscoversthat he isreally the son ofHolocaust victims fromCzechoslovakia. The New

York Times calls it a “rich”novel. It is available at thepublic library and in paper-back.

Allmem-bers ofOr Zaruaare wel-come tocome. Ourdiscussionsalways proveto be inter-esting andinformative.Contact the

synagogue office for loca-tion.

Or Zarua Book Club

The OZ Players

present

“HOORAY FOR PERSYWOOD”A Shushan Studios Production

starring

Those familiar—and sometimes surprising— Purim characters we play each year

5:45 p.m. for Minhah with Spiel to follow

UJA Ballroom, 130 East 59th Street

PURIM SPIEL 2003M O N D AY E V E N I N G , M A R C H 1 7


CONGREGATION OR ZARUA

127 East 82nd StreetNew York, NY 10028

On Sunday January 26th, Or Zarua held its first everSuper Bowl party. More than 75 of our members and

their guests met for Minhah and Ma’ariv services, followedby a viewing of the game on a big screen television in thesocial hall. The party provided a great opportunity for syn-agogue members to meet other members in a relaxed, funand family-oriented atmosphere. There was great kosherfood from Dougie’s, including ribs, wings and chili. Manyof those who attended the party have made contributionsto the Or Zarua Hesed Fund which will help fund theimportant Hesed projects of our congregation.

On March 11, 2003, the Or ZaruaHevra Kadisha will hold its

annual Zayin Adar dinner at theVillage Crown Restaurant. VillageCrown features Moroccan cuisineand heated tents! Zayin Adar, theyahrzeit of Moses, is the traditionaldate for hevra kadisha societies tojoin together their members with thecommunity at large for fellowship

and recognition of the importantwork done when a loss occurs withinthe community. This year, for thefirst time, the Or Zarua Zayin Adardinner is open both to members ofthe Hevra Kadisha and their spousesas well as all members of the generalOr Zarua community. The dinnerprovides a relaxed and enjoyable set-ting to join in celebrating the work

done by this group throughout theyear and to learn more about theHevra Kadisha. Rabbi Wechsler willoffer appropriate remarks.

Please RSVP to the synagogueoffice by March 6th if you plan toattend. Village Crown is located at96 Third Avenue at 12th Street; thedinner is called for 7 p.m. The antici-pated cost per person is $50.

TENT RESERVED FOR HEVRA KADISHA DINNER

Super Bowl Party Scores

There is a new schedule for youth services. OZY forages infant through kindergarten meets from 11 a.m.

to noon. Parents must accompany their children to theseservices.

The Alef Bet Corner, first grade through third grade,meets from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Parents are welcome toattend, but are not required to remain.

Junior Congregation, fourth through sixth grades, meetsfrom 10:00 a.m. to noon. Teen minyan, for all sevenththrough twelfth graders, meets from 10:00 a.m. to noonwhen there is a Hebrew School Shabbat Class.

OZY SERVICES

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First Teen Event: Movie Night

Nineteen teens led by Ethan Linden enjoyed Or Zarua’sfirst teen program on Saturday evening, February 1st,

a screening of an award-winning Israeli film, Under theDomim Tree (1994). The film follows the story of severalIsraeli teenagers who live in a kibbutz-style youth villagein 1953. Most have been rescued from Europe throughYouth Aliyah and have lost their families in the Holocaust.Magnificently filmed in Israel with outstanding perform-ances by teenage actors, this powerful coming-of-age storydepicts the spirit of youth triumphing over adversity andviewers come away longing to visit Israel.

Our teens gave it a good review in thought-provokingconversation over pizza. Watch for our next teen event!

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