April Bulletin for Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel

APRIL, 2012/NISAN-IYAR, 5772

As Cantor Aronson nears the end of his fulltime career and ponders the opportunities of his Emeritus status, he sat down to reflect upon his unusual and enriching journey. Invested in

1967, Cantor came to Temple Sharey Tefilo for his first and, as it turns out, only pulpit. At barely 23, he took his place on the bimah in East Orange and began to etch the notes, sounds and senti-ments that would become a richly orchestrated body of work in our collective consciousness. Fifteen years later, as the Torahs were taken from that ark for their pilgrimage to South Orange, Cantor

blew the shofar, calling his congregation to come together, forge ahead, and join Temple Israel in building and maintaining the con-gregation we have been for the past thirty years.

Cantor Aronson has experimented, created, refined, rewritten and replayed his music; while he taught, counseled, comforted and celebrated with this congregation for 45 years. Seemingly impossible for us to sum up such a stellar career in a brief article, he was able to do so in one word -- “grateful.” “I feel so blessed in my career – my life has been so enhanced as a result of having done this work,” said Cantor. He added, “While music has always been dominant in my life, I loved directing the religious school here, and I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to move through life fol-lowing my dreams – both personally and professionally.”

As for TSTI, we, too, hit the jackpot. Hired in 1967, Can-tor quickly jumped into new and exciting musical renditions of prayer, keeping us ever ahead of the curve. Leaving the organ for piano, electric keyboard and a wonderful mix of woodwinds, brass, strings and percussion instruments, Cantor Aronson highlighted the liturgy in our services and celebrations through creative and beautiful music. He took us from Ernest

Bloch’s classic reform music to Gershon Kingsley’s brand new rock service, from traditional to folk and everything in between. Throughout these four and a half decades, Cantor infused our worship with the compositions of, among others, Debbie Fried-man, Michael Isaacson, Jeff Klepper and Dan Friedlander, Bonia Shur and Craig Taubman. As well, he brought us a variety of incredibly talented composers who wrote scores especially for our congregation; culminating most proudly, with the artistry of one of his greatest assets: his/our own Noah Aronson.

Initially one of the youngest and now one of a small and select group of the longest serving cantors in the country, Cantor Aronson has always and continues today to offer our congrega-tion so much more than just an amazing voice and inquisitive musical mind. He has educated thousands of students, having taken the religious school helm from1970-1986 and, having helped our children to become bar and bat mitzvah for thrice as many years. With his MSW in hand, he spearheaded and ran TSTI’s Parenting Center, counseled untold numbers of congre-

gants, consoled us in times of sorrow and encouraged us to fully appreciate times of great joy. He has named our babies, brought our children to bar/bat mitzvah, confirmed our teens, graduated our seniors, married our loved ones and held our hands when we needed him. His reach is broad and his impact so very deep.

Cantor Aronson remarked that he felt ex-tremely fortunate to have been invited into so many people’s lives throughout his career. At TSTI, we are grateful that he accepted those invita-

tions, entered so graciously and built those relationships. We are indebted to Cantor for serving this congregation with humor, talent, scholarship and spiritu-ality; and we are honored that he chose to dedicate his time, attention and devotion through-out this outstanding career to our sacred community. Lucky Cantor – luckier congregation!

Lucky Cantor – Luckier CongregationTSTI Celebrates Cantor Aronson’s Incredible Career

Hope Pomerantz

ClergyRabbi Daniel M. Cohen, D.Min.Rabbi Ellie Lynn Miller, M.A.R.E.Rabbi Harvey S. Goldman, EmeritusRabbi Herbert Weiner, EmeritusCantor Theodore AronsonCantor Joan Finn

Lay LeadershipJay Rice, PresidentRob Ozer, VPJules Nissim, VPSue Wishnow, VPMax Weisenfeld, VPLisa Tilton-Levine, VPDavid Leit, VPWendy Ferber, VPJeff DuBowy, TreasurerLynne Crawford, Secretary

Leslie Y. Sporn, Executive DirectorCarol Paster, Preschool DirectorMindy Schreff, Religious School DirectorTracy Horwitz, LSW, Program DirectorBeth Sandweiss, MA, MSWJFS Social Worker at TSTISunny Seglin , Bulletin

Schedule of ServicesFriday, April 6PassoverShabbat Service, 5:00 P.M.Bass Sanctuary Building

Saturday, April 7Passover Service, 10:30 A.M.Gross Bet Midrash

Friday, April 13PassoverYizkor Service and Lunch ofRemembrance, 10:30 A.M.Shabbat Service, 6:00 P.M.Bass Sanctuary Building

Saturday, April 14Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M. Gross Bet Midrash

Friday, April 20SheminiShabbat Service and observance of Yom HaShoah 7:30 P.M.Bass Sanctuary Building

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Saturday, April 21Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M. Gross Bet MidrashB’nai Mitzvah of Benjamin Saxl and Ethan Koehler, 10:15 A.M.B’nai Mitzvah of Madeline Stern and Charles Stern, 10:30 A.M.

Friday, April 27Tazria-MetzoraShabbat Service, celebration of Yom Haatzmaut and Scholar, Steven M. Berk, “Netanyahu and Obama: The Search for Peace,” 6:00 P.M.Bass Sanctuary BuildingShabbat Dinner follows, reservation only.

Saturday, April 28Minyan Service, 9:15 A.M. Gross Bet MidrashB’nai Mitzvah of Jonathan Banks, Robert Banks and Samuel Banks, 10:15 A.MBat Mitzvah of Amy Nadel, 10:30 A.M.

Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel

Celebrates

Cantor Theodore Aronson45 years of continuous dedication to our congregation and community

as he becomes Cantor Emeritus

Festive Family Shabbat Friday Evening, May 18

Simcha Celebration Saturday Evening, June 9

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A Thought to Share

From the Rabbi’s Study

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I first met Cantor Aronson when I interviewed to be the assistant Rabbi here at TSTI. Cantor was carrying a big basket of candy and was headed

to teach a class of 7th grade students. When he entered the classroom, the kids yelled out “Cantor Aronson is here with the candy!” Cantor immediately engaged in conversation and they jumped right into their lesson. Later that day, Cantor and I sat together and discussed our mutual love and passion for Jew-ish music. Not every cantor would be happy with a new rabbi coming in who sings and plays guitar, but Cantor Aronson wel-comed me immediately and invited and encouraged me to do both. He took me under his wing and helped me to understand the history and long-standing traditions of our congregation.

The 12 ½ years we’ve worked together have flown by and have truly been a pleasure. Ted has helped me to grow in my role as Rabbi. He is a wonderful clergy partner and friend. I am always struck by how comfortably and easily Cantor Aronson works with all of the members of the congregation from the young-est to the oldest. I am impressed that even after 46 years in the cantorate, Ted is still looking for new things do and new music to sing. And while his music and activities are new, his jokes are usually not -- but Ted tells them with enthusiasm and ensures a laugh at least once a day.

I love that Ted has an immeasurable love for Israel and for the Hebrew language. It is amazing to watch him teach our Hebrew High students and share that love or listen to him speak with enthusiasm about his work with “Stand Up for Israel.” And there is nothing sweeter than listening to Ted speak about his family with devotion and adoration!

On the first Friday night in March, when Cantor returned from his sabbatical month, I found myself thinking about how nice it was that Rabbi Cohen, Cantor Aronson and I were on the bimah together. And true to form, my eyes filled with tears. Ted is a cantor like no other. He is a sweet singer of Israel and so much more! I feel so lucky to have worked with and learned from Cantor Aronson and I know that TSTI has been blessed by his love, leadership, music and devotion to our congregational family. Retirement is bittersweet but I look forward to hearing all about Cantor’s new endeavors with the free time he will now have, and feel comforted to know he is never more than a phone call away!

One of the comments I’ve heard many times over the years goes something like this, “I was watching you and Cantor Aronson together on the bimah, and you

actually look like you like being together.” There is a good reason for that. You see... Cantor Aronson and I actually do like being together. Ted Aronson has been my clergy partner, my colleague and my friend for over 20 years. I enjoy being on the bimah with him. I get a kick out of officiating at weddings with him, and I am always moved when I have the privilege of officiating at a funeral with him. Yes, we look like we are having a good time on the bimah because, quite frankly, we are. And that is far more rare than people realize.

But there is far more to this two-decade old story. As you might suspect, any long term relationship - be it personal or profes-sional - is going to have its ups and downs. Ours is no different, and while Ted Aronson is a dear and cherished friend, it wasn’t always that way. We got through an initially bumpy period and the rest is, as they say, history. For twenty years we have worked together, played together and been dear friends.

I cannot tell you how much I respect the man we are honor-ing in this special TSTI Bulletin. Ted Aronson is one of those individuals whose priorities are always clear and always in the right place. At the top of his list of priorities is, of course, family. Sonia, Danit and Noah are the center of Ted’s world. Ted’s face lights up when Danit walks into the sanctuary at the holidays. He glows with pride when he hears Noah sing. And as for his life with Sonia, I know better than anyone that it takes someone special to marry someone in the clergy. Ted has such a special person in Sonia, and he knows it.

Family isn’t Ted’s only priority, however. Israel, friends, this con-gregation, music, doing good in the world, and being a mensch all have their place on his list of priorities. I cannot, however, put them in order since each is central to his existence, and each contributes to Ted Aronson being who he is.

When Cantor Aronson told me that this would be his final year as a full-time Cantor I, like many, had mixed feelings. I still do. Because he is my cherished friend, I am thrilled for him; he has earned the flexibility that comes with becoming the Cantor Emeritus. But because he is my colleague, I am sad. I will miss working with him on a regular basis. And that is why I am so thankful that, while Cantor Aronson is retiring on June 30, he is not going anywhere. Not only will he and Sonia remain in South Orange, but he will continue to be an active and involved Cantor Emeritus. And as a friend of mine once said, “That’s good for the Jews.”

The President’s Point of View

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Every Temple family has a story to tell about our beloved Cantor Ted Aronson. It has been 45 years - so there are a lot of

stories. We have all had that special moment or moments when Cantor touched our hearts.

For my family and me, it was the events of 1996. We had been Temple members since 1993. Our son became a Bar Mitzvah in 1995, and we were thankful for Cantor for teaching him, as his chanting made the Bar Mitzvah ceremony so beautiful.

In 1996, celebration turned to mourning when my mother-in-law passed away in April after a long illness, and my mother died six weeks later in June after a relatively short illness. We knew and expected that our Rabbis would comfort us and guide us through this difficult time. Our Rabbis did not let us down. They were wonderful in every respect.

I do not think, however, that we had the same expectations for Cantor Aronson. We knew only that he would beautifully lead Shiva services with his magnificent voice. Yet, when Cantor came to our home to lead Shiva, we saw a completely different side. Yes, he chanted the service beautifully. But his words of comfort and support were so real and meaningful. He taught us that we would not find our loved one in any one place like a gravesite. Rather, our loved ones were to be found all over, in the memories we had of them and the places and things they loved that would always be reminders of their lives.

It was from these events that I came to realize that Cantor was far more than the job description of a “Cantor”. He had the voice of a great Cantor but the wisdom of a great Rabbi. His empathy to the tribulations of his Congregation were palpable.

I have had numerous opportunities to work with Cantor since 1996. I have had the honor to negotiate his contract on behalf of the Congregation, to rehearse with him in preparation for the High Holy Days, and to support him as he leads TSTI’s efforts to “Stand Up for Israel”. He has been supportive of my Presidency in every way possible.

TSTI is lucky that come July, Cantor will remain with us as Cantor Emeritus and we will have the benefit of his presence for at least another three years.

So on behalf of our Congregation, we say to Cantor Aronson: “Thank you for all you have done over the last 45 years. You are the epitome of everything that is good about TSTI.”

How can I begin to convey to you the deep respect I have developed over 29 years of working with Cantor Aronson? He has played many different roles in

my life throughout that time: mentor, spiritual leader, colleague, coach, singing partner, teacher and friend.

We’ve sung selections from My Fair Lady and adaptations of Broadway shows like Oklahoma and Guys and Dolls. Best of all, who could forget Ted, whose Hebrew name really is Tevya, play-ing the character of the same name in Fiddler on the Roof? He was born to play the part!

In the early 80’s, TSTI had a choir with members of the Master-work Chorus under the direction of Michael May. Then there were years of the Adult Volunteer choir under Wayne Fenster-macher, when we accompanied Cantor’s beautiful baritone voice during Friday night services. Time moved on and so did the music. We had klezmer bands, rock bands and jazz services.

I recall, while on Grand Jury duty in Newark, coming home to study and listen to his voice on a cassette tape so I could learn how to chant from the Torah at a summer service. (If nothing else, just think about the change in technology over his tenure!) I remember his telling me that someday I would be able to read the trope signs of the V’ahavta, which seemed impossible to me. There was the excitement of singing together at Shabbat and High Holy Day services as well as the newly composed services of Gershon Kingsley, Cantor Mark Biddelman and Michael Ficocelli, culminating, most recently with Noah Aronson’s beautiful music. We brought the story of Isaac’s Window to life for the community and taught the Purim story through parodies like the Wizard of Oz, Grease and Mama Mia. Through music, Cantor Aronson has touched our hearts and united us as a com-munity. We’ve sung along to his CD’s of new songs in our cars. He has shared his love of Israel with us and taught our teenag-ers how to lead services. He helped transform our worship at the afternoon Yom Kippur service. He has comforted us during times of loss and crisis and has made us laugh at his corny jokes in less stressful times. He has always been willing to share his wisdom with others such as his sessions on how to lead a shiva minyan.

Cantor Aronson has named our babies, educated them as they grew, facilitated conversions, officiated at marriages, visited us when we fell ill, and finally, wrote and delivered countless beau-tiful eulogies for our loved ones. He has been, and will continue to be, a blessing for us all. Thank you, Ted, for 29 years of musi-cal memories.

Cantor Joan Finn

Our Years of Making Music

Together

Jay Rice, President

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The Iris Family

Mindy SchreffReligious School Director

Linda and Rudy Slucker Religious School

Carol PasterPreschool Director

“We are standing on the shoulders of those who came before us.” This powerful quote makes me think of Cantor Ted Aronson. In addition to serving our congregation as Can-tor for the past Forty-five years, he also served as the Religious School Director from 1970 through 1986.

He was a true pioneer, when in 1975, before national organi-zations began pushing experiential learning in religious schools he had students playing educational games in the sanctuary. I feel so privileged to have the sacred task of “standing on his shoulders.”

Ted is a natural-born educator. This fall I had the privilege of joining the Women’s Connection in leading services, and was honored to add my voice to the women singing so beautifully. Under Ted’s direction, it was the most positive musical experi-ence I have had as an adult. In the past, singing with a group was not one of my strengths, but under his guidance it became an amazing night for me.

Our Seventh Graders had the benefit of his teaching skills when they viewed the TSTI Holocaust Torah under Ted’s guidance. This Torah has an amazing story, and was shared with the chil-dren by Ted. He had them captivated from the moment he began to speak. It was truly inspiring to watch him engage with our students in such a caring and thoughtful manner.

Since I arrived at TSTI in July, Ted has been nothing but support-ive, caring and very generous with his enthusiasm toward the education of our students. He always has a warm smile and kind word for me and has helped me feel as if I been a part of the TSTI family for much longer than I have. Even though we have only been colleagues for a short time, I know that Ted’s impact on me will be long lasting. His beautiful voice and generous spirit will be missed, but I know he is deeply connected TSTI and is not going far. Ted, I wish you the heartiest of Mazel Tovs on all that you have blessed this community with in the past forty-five years!

MY Cantor is Ted Aronson. I say that with pride, with reverence and with a warm place in my heart. His voice has always been incredible; a comforting place to crawl into during times of need when he sings the Mishaberach,

or a joyful place when singing a niggun as he begins celebrating Shabbat. Anyone who has attended a funeral or a babynaming over which Cantor Aronson has presided knows what I mean.

My first experience with Ted was hearing him sing at a Purimshpiel. This was way before I was a temple member, way before I was teacher at TSTI, way before I had children in the religious school and way before I became the director of the school. His voice made me feel as though I had ‘come home’.

Fast forward a few years: I am now part of the senior staff and ‘obligated’ to join the Purimshpiel team. If you haven’t had the pleasure of hearing me sing, let’s just say I’m like those American Idol contestants who can’t hear how flat or off key they are. I think I sing very well and am constantly astounded that I am not asked to have a solo for the performance. While Ted never actually told me my voice was terrible, he would never sit near me while rehearsing, as I threw him off quite a bit.

As a member of our senior staff, I attended the graduate degree ceremony for Rabbi Cohen at Hebrew Union College. Rabbinic students were being ordained and cantorial students were being vested at the same time. Being a curious person I leaned over to Ted sitting beside me and whispered, “Do the cantorial students need to audition to be accepted into the program?” He didn’t skip a beat; looked at me with gentle kindness and a twinkle in his eyes and softly said, “Don’t even think about it!” He knew I wasn’t asking a general question; I was asking for myself.

I’ve often been impressed by Ted over the 22 years that I’ve been a staff member at TSTI. He is vibrant, has a wicked sense of humor and a very soft compassionate side as well. And he is a gifted teacher. My partnership with Ted during the early years of High Holy Days children’s services is most memorable. He’d bring his props for his story. I’d be his ‘actress’ while he’d weave his story with his rich voice engaging scores of young children while also imparting meaningful Jewish values to the parents. What impresses me the most about Cantor is that he is very comfortable with change. Although he is ever so much from a different generation than much of the congregation, he has always enjoyed the challenge of bringing new tunes and structures to holiday and weekly services, sometimes for the better, most times for the best.

I look to Ted as an affirmation that chronological age doesn’t matter as long as you keep an open mind and an open heart. Maturity has not diminished his energy or passions. I hope I am just like MY cantor when I grow up.

Renaissance Group

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It Takes Three To Birth A Baby: The Parenting Center of TSTI

Often the most progressive, innovative and best ideas originate in California prior to finding their way into mainstream thinking. In the early 80’s Vivian Feintech, an employee of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (later the URJ), contacted Cantor Aronson with a proposal: Would Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel become a pilot site for a parenting program whose curriculum was entitled, To See The World Through Jewish Eyes. “YES!” was the answer and thus the congregation began an odyssey under the leadership of Cantor Aronson that ultimately led to the creation of our Early Childhood Center.

Realizing that he could not complete the project alone, Cantor Aronson asked Elaine Gaidemak, an early childhood educator and chair of the Religious School Committee, and Carol Welsch, a licensed psychotherapist to join him on this adventure. Together they created a Jewish parenting program, which was educative, preventive and supportive in its focus. Cantor Aronson was the supervisor, Elaine sold the concept to the Board of Trustees and continually advocated for greater support, and Carol was the professional who designed, implemented and oversaw the daily operations of the Center.

A group of parents and their babies joined one another at the Center’s new home on the top floor of the Mansion. The children were supervised by an adult, while a professional spoke with the parents in a room across the hall. The group explored the issues of parenting, partnering and other challenging topics that were of interest or concern. While this may not sound innovative in 2012, it was cutting edge in the early 80’s!

We began with eight families. The center grew. Five years later we were servicing more than 175 families. There were weekly programs for Moms and Sunday programs for Dads. It was the hottest ticket in town. Other Temples tried to replicate it. No one could.

When Barbara Green became the representative of the Parenting Center on the Board of Trustees, we felt like proud grandparents as we witnessed the presentation of her first report. Cantor Aronson’s vision about the importance of a Jewish Parenting Center had been right on target and years ahead of its time. The center became a magnet for attracting new, young families who became Temple members and subsequently assumed leadership roles in the congregation. The three of us had created something unique, amazing, and memorable: a program and life experience that helped our families to become effective parents. What an achievement!

Elaine B. Gaidemak, RJE, Founding Director of the TSTI Preschool

Carol S. Welsch, L.M.F.T., Clinical Director of the Parenting Center

You could say we grew up together: Cantor Aronson and the members of Renaissance. From youth (a relative term) to matu-rity. From innovator to the been-there-done –that generation, From strength to strength.

Some of us first met Ted on the day he was ordained as Cantor. He chose to come to Temple Sharey Tefilo in East Orange —an out of the way congregation with a reputation for daring experi-mental music, a new rabbi who shared this love of music, and a vision that as the “kissing congregation” they will come. It was, indeed, a shiddach that was bashert.

Ted, with his long sideburns, brought to the bima a golden voice and an infectious delight in sharing his love for the entire spectrum of Jewish music. With chutzpah honed by youth, he eagerly adapted to the sound of the Moog. His was the voice that not only influenced a skeptical congregation that it was good to shake and roll, but put Sharey Tefilo on the map nationally with the breakthrough liturgy of “Shabbat for Today”.

For the Renaissance generation, he was our constant. Rabbis came and rabbis went. Lay leadership reinvented itself. As a congregation we made the traumatic decision to move to South Orange and Ted’s shofar blast sent us forward. Temple dynamics changed, but the one certainty was that when we came together for Shabbat, Ted’s rich baritone would fill the sanctuary. And as we closed the gates on Yom Kippur, it was his niggun that nourished the soul.

As a vital member of the clergy team, he served as school princi-pal, “rabbi-cantor“ during periods of rabbinic absences, visited us when we were ill, buried our loved ones, shared our joys. And by so doing, forged a lifetime bond.

It was his relationship with our children, however, that best personified his multi-roles. He was there when they entered kindergarten, on the telephone early mornings painstakingly preparing them for their B’nai mitzvah, walking them through their confirmations, sharing their illnesses, their joys, and their confidences. And he stood with them under the chuppa.

As the generation with the most collective memories, Renais-sance is delighted to join the entire temple community in wish-ing Ted and Sonia peace, happiness, long life, good health and much nachas as they enter this new phase in their lives.

We did, indeed, grow up together. It’s been an amazing journey. But how did it go by so quickly?

With love,Your Friemds forom Renaissnace Group

Women’s Connection

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One of the most special events for Women’s Connection members at TSTI is the Shabbat service. First, it is thrilling to stand on the bimah and

lead the congregation. And of course, it is moving and empow-ering for women to read from the Torah in public, many for the first time in their lives. But above all, it is a joyous experi-ence to sing with Cantor Aronson.

Participants usually meet for two or three rehearsals with Can-tor in the weeks prior to the service. In these sessions, we are able to appreciate up close his incredible energy, his flexibility (can we have that song in a lower key?), his attention to detail, and his pure love of music (he never wants to cut a song from the service -- any song!). In a short period of time, we learn to sing the words and music with precision and accuracy, but more importantly, with spirit and soul. He always tells us that we sound fabulous, and with his voice leading us along, how could we possibly be anything else?

The Women’s Connection thanks Cantor Aronson for his many years of service to our Temple, and wishes him well in the next phase of his career as our Cantor Emeritus.

SHABBAT, SCHOLAR AND SUPPER

Friday, April 27 at 6:00 P.M.

Personality counts in history. Today, two men from different backgrounds representing different national interests are trying to find a way to bring peace to the Middle East.

About our Scholar:Stephen M. Berk is Professor of History at Union College in Schenectady, New York. In addition, he served as Chair of the Department of History, Director of the Program in Russian and Eastern European Studies and Faculty Advisor to the Jewish Student Organization. He has lectured throughout the United States and Canada. In 2010, Professor Berk was designated an Israel Hero for his defense and advocacy of the State of Israel by JERNY, the Jewish Educational Resources of New York.

Join the congregation as we hear from Shabbat Scholars at our 6:00 pm worship services. Continue learning at the Shabbat dinner following services. All are welcome to attend services; registration and fee required for dinners. Please contact [email protected] to make your reservations.

This event is co-sponsored by the Adult Education Committee and the Israel Involvement Committee.

Stephen M. Berk

“Netanyahu and Obama: The Search for Peace”

Digging in the Dirt: A Hands on Approach to Ancient Jewish Text and Gardening

Sunday, April 29 at 9:00amInstructor: Rabbi Ellie Miller

Roll up your sleeves and put on your gardening gloves as we read from the ancient bible and plant in our new prayer garden. This class is part of our Greenfaith Certifi cation Program.

eJudaism: A Look at Key Jewish “Apps” and How They Can Help Enrich Your Jewish Life

Monday, April 9 at 7:00pmInstructor: Rabbi Daniel Cohen

It’s an “App” world and more and more of us are using apps on our phones, tablets and computers. A wealth of apps that can enrich Jewish life are already available. In this session we will take a look at some of the

best. While we will primarily be focused on Jewish apps for iPhones and Android phones, we will also look at some

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Once again we are offering a chance to win a free Temple membership through our Double Chai Raffl e. Please return the tickets you received in the mail with your raffl e payment – there’s a good chance that you might be our lucky winner. Thank you for your support of Temple.

Lisa Levine and Pam ParoCo-Presidents

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Our B’nai Mitzvah

Ethan Walter KoehlerApril 21, 2012Ethan is the son of Amy and Donald Koehler, brother of Danielle, and grandson of Maxine and Sam Levine and Don KoehlerMitzvah Project: Ethan volunteers at the Sports Domain teaching kids with special needs about soccer and instilling self-confidence..

Benjamin Thornton SaxlApril 21, 2012Ben is the son of Cynthia and David Saxl, brother of Will, and grandson of Leslie and Joe Saxl and Carol and Albert Blank.Mitzvah Project: Ben is raising money to fight multiple sclerosis by organizing a coin drive and participating in a bike-a-thon..

Charles Keaton SternApril 21, 2012Charles is the son of Julia and Jed Stern, brother of Maddy, and grandson of Elaine Scher and Jerry Sable.Mitzvah Project: Charles looks forward to working with seniors at a neighborhood senior housing complex.

Madeline Alice SternApril 21, 2012Maddy is the daughter of Julia and Jed Stern, sister of Charles, and granddaughter of Elaine Scher and Jerry Sable.Mitzvah Project: Maddy is raising money to provide crafts kits for St. Barnabas’ pediatric center for kids who are confined to their rooms..

Jonathan Michael BanksApril 28, 2012Jonathan is the son of Audrey Radin and Paul Banks, brother of Robert and Sam, and grandson of Joan and Carl Radin and Mavis Banks.Mitzvah Project: Jonathan raised money for the Nikhil Badlani Foundation, which promotoes traffic safety, by selling novelties and participating in a fundraising walk.

Robert Seth BanksApril 28, 2012Robert is the son of Audrey Radin and Paul Banks, brother of Jonathan and Sam, and grandson of Joan and Carl Radin and Mavis Banks.Mitzvah Project: In memory of his friend, Nikhil Badlani who died in a tragic car accident, Robert is raising money for the Nikhil Badlani Foundation.

Samuel Eric BanksApril 28, 2012Sam is the son of Audrey Radin and Paul Banks, brother of Robert and Jonathan, and grandson of Joan and Carl Radin and Mavis Banks.Mitzvah Project: Sam is fundraising for the Nikhil Badlani Foundation and will continue taking part in events that benefit the Foundation, in memory of his friend.

Amy Jocelyn NadelApril 28, 2012Amy is the daughter of Wendy Ferber and Andrew Nadel, sister of Jessica and Douglas, and granddaughter of Tobi and Gene Nadel and Marla and Howard Ferber.Mitzvah Project: Amy met with a Holocaust survivor and heard her story. She also worked at the Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges and at a homeless shelter.

Come Laugh with STISY….Saturday, April 14 Join STISY at the

National Comedy TheaterIn New York City!ST

ISYMeet at Temple at 4:30 pmWe will eat dinner at temple, have a Havdalah service, and take a bus into the city for the show! We will return to Temple at approximately 10:00 pm

The event is $25 STISY members, $30 nonmembers. For information email [email protected]

TRIBUTESContributions in memory of loved ones and in

honor of the simchas in our lives are acts of loving kindness. We are grateful for your generous sup-port of Temple through various Temple Funds.

All in the Family Mazel tov to:

In Memoriam

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May their memories be for a blessing

TEMPLE FUND

IN MEMORY OFJune Dennis, cousin of Matty Goldberg Ellen & Jay Rice Helene & Jack FerskoShirley Feinstien, mother of Norman Feinstien Barbara & Norman EigBea Farbman Larry & Judy Kantor

IN HONOR OFJay Rice’s birthday Helene & Jack FerskoElly & Larry Silverstein’s new grandson, Lucas Linda & Joel Scharf

RABBI COHEN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

IN HONOR OFJay Rice’s birthday Jules & Susan Nissim

CANTOR FINN’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

IN APPRECIATION Lawrence Rothman

NORMA BENISCH MANSION RESTORATION FUND

IN MEMORY OFMargaret ThomsonEstelle Zaner Reginald Baldini

IRIS FAMILY MATTERS FUND

SPEEDY RECOVERYLen & Lisa Liotta’s son Jason Linda & Joel Scharf

POMERANTZ FUND FOR ADULT JEWISH ENRICHMENT

IN MEMORY OFJune Dennis, cousin of Matty Goldberg Steven Pomerantz

IN HONOR OFJay Rice’s birthday Steven PomerantzElly & Larry Silverstein’s new grandson, Lucas Jesse, Leslie & Ariel Bayer

PRAYER BOOK FUND

IN HONOR OFJudy May’s birthday Jerry LiebLINDA & RUDY SLUCKER RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND

IN MEMORY OFBetty Blum, mother of Linda Slucker Jesse & Leslie Bayer Jack Fersko Dan & Matty Goldberg Alan Locker & Sara Zuckerberg Ellen & Jay Rice Annette & Harold Littman

IN HONOR OFBar Mitzvah Harry Harpel The Robinson Family

BETTY BLUMMother of

Linda Slucker

MILTON COHNFather of Sue Blake

LEE COLEMANFather of Lester Cohen

JACK GELRUDStep-father of Lee Goldsmith

Raymond AronRemembered byMaria Aron

Anne BebermanRemembered byMelanie Beberman Atkins

David BaldiniPearl Faighes

Remembered byReginald Baldini

Albert NierenbergRemembered byAnnette Berger

Esther BershadRemembered byDavid Bershad

Herman L. BraunRemembered byMimi Braun

Hannah BrickSteven BrickMathilda Goldstein

Remembered byMichael & Jane Brick

Helen CohnRemembered bySteven Cohn

Mary CrawfordRemembered byLynne Crawford

Gussie DruinRemembered byMelvin Druin

Felix NeubergerRose EttelmanBenjamin Ettelman

Remembered bySusan Eisenhauer

Rose SchniderRemembered byHarriet Felper

Raymond FerskoRemembered byJack Fersko

Jean RoeschRemembered byEstelle Fine

Bernie FinkRemembered byGloria Fink

Rose FinkBernie FinkRaymond Fink

Remembered byLeon Fink

Dora Frydman Remembered by Gideon FrydmanSophie Gershon

Remembered byMarianne Gershon

Sheldon ‘Bud’ GertnerRemembered byJonathan Gertner

Jill GilesRemembered byRichard Giles

Meyer GellisRemembered byHoward & Joan Gellis

William GoldbergJennie Goldberg

Remembered byDaniel Goldberg

Linda KomishaneRemembered bySusan Grand

Lillie GreenRemembered byRamon Green

Donald HallardRemembered byWayne Hallard

Seymour WollerRemembered byMargery Harwood

Selma GuntherRemembered byKen & Miriam Heyman

Sidney HollaenderRemembered byEstelle Hollaender

Lawrence Kantor Sr.Remembered byLawrence Kantor

William KimmelHarry LazarCelia Kimmel

Remembered bySusan & Sanford Kimmel

Peter Menkes Remembered by Jill KushnerBenjamin Rubin

Remembered byJennifer Larson

Bernard S. LevineRemembered byMartin Levine

James UtterbackRemembered byLaura Levy

Betty SchellNeal Schell

Remembered byNancy Lynn

Irving MarshallRemembered bySydne Marshall

Rose RosenblumRemembered byPeter Messeri

Gail MillerRemembered byElaine Miller

Ira ZikRemembered byMarilyn Mohr

Dora KohlRemembered byShirley Musikant

Robert NathanCharlotte Nathan

Remembered byLorin Nathan

Joseph PollackRemembered byPauline Pollack

Barbara PomerantzWilliam FarrellyMarjorie Pomerantz

Remembered bySteven Pomerantz

Charles CleggRemembered byCindy Potters

Julius PragerRemembered byMelvyn Prager

Frank RachleffEva Rachleff

Remembered byLillian Rachleff

Jane Ellen Robinton Remembered by John RobintonSamuel Rosenberg Remembered by

Paul Rosenberg

Samuel RothRemembered byEileen Roth

Fay ScheyRemembered byEdward Schey

Ruth SchlengerRemembered byLinda & Donald Schlenger

Anna WolfRemembered byMarilyn Schwartz

Sue ShapiroRemembered byStanley Shapiro

Jerome ShelbyHarry Jac AustinClare Austin

Remembered byAdrian Shelby

Michael GoodmanRemembered byMeryl Shuster

Martin Siegeltuch Remembered by Susan Siegeltuch WitkinSeymour Sorrell

Remembered byAlan Sorrell

Edmund SpelmanRemembered byEdmund Spelman

Saul KellerRemembered byMae Stern

Lester SussRemembered byRonald Suss

Charles SwimmerRemembered byLeonard Swimmer

David TrenkRemembered byRichard Trenk

Ruth SchlengerRebecca Weil

Remembered byMarjorie Weil

Moses Weinstein Remembered by Jack Weinstein

We Remember Our Loved Ones Through Gifts to Temple

Lois Rose on receiving the Saul Schwartz Distinguished Service award.

Elly and Larry Silverstein on the birth of a grandson, Lucas Xavier Ruck. Parents are Stacy and Lawrence Ruck.

Hilda and Bob Silverman on the birth of twin grandsons, Jay and Cooper Silverman. Par-ents are Arielle Silverman and Heidi Quacken-boss.

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