As we go through these challenging times, your HERJC ...

The Voice of Hewlett–East Rockaway Jewish Centre/Congregation Etz Chaim

As we go through these challenging times, your HERJC Family wishes you a sweet New Year,

filled with many blessings, good health and happiness.

Special High Holiday Section – Pages 6 to 11

September/October 2020 Vol. 71 • No. 1 Elul/Tishre/Cheshvan 5781

HAZZAN BONNIE ZAKARIN

Shana Tova! What a year 2020 has been! With everything going on in the world right now, we could all use a little time to reflect and to clear our heads and hearts and prepare ourselves for the Yamim Noraim which are around the corner.

We are now faced with the huge task of creating a meaningful experience for the High Holidays from the comfort of our own home.

The High Holiday Task Force has been hard at work creating a plethora of events and service experiences for you to get the most out of the High Holiday season.

So, practically, how do you create a meaningful High Holiday experience in front of the screen? Here are a few suggestions that I urge you to try. � Dress up! Yes, we all enjoy staying in our comfortable sweatpants 24/7, and online retailers

report that they are selling a lot of business shirts but very few pants… Tempting as it may be, staying in ‘home clothes’ is not a great way of creating a festive experience. Dress for online services the same way you would if they were in person. You will feel completely different.

� Create a Sacred Space! Do not be tempted to participate in the service from your office, or from your kitchen. Set up your laptop or your tablet in a nice, comfortable area in your home, or use your living room television. Face East if at all possible. Put on a nice, white tablecloth with candle sticks, a kiddush cup, and a shofar if you have one. Get some pomegranates, apples and honey, and place them in a visible spot. Your environment matters.

� Minimize Distractions! If using your computer, close all your browser tabs. Emails and social media can wait. Change your phone setting to “do not disturb.” We are used to being available 24/7, but trust me, the world will continue to turn if you allow yourself to be 100% present for a couple of hours. You are not missing out on that much!

� Use your Books! We will be distributing our High Holiday machzors to the entire community. Listening to the prayers may be nice, but that does not replace the experience of praying from a book and following along. Allow yourself to read beyond the particular spot we are in – whatever page you are on is the place you need to be!

� Sing! You may be muted, and maybe nobody else can hear you, but this does not mean you cannot sing out loud. Remember that third grade chorus teacher that told you to move your lips and make no sound? Now is your chance to sing as loud as you want without any fear of judgement.

No, none of these suggestions will make the High Holidays feel normal. There is nothing normal about this year. But normal is not always what we need. Perhaps being forcefully removed from our comfort zone is just what we need at this particular time. In any case, why not?

I hope to see you virtually and in person during our various socially distant community gathering times in the parking lot or at the Duck Pond!

Shana Tova oo’Metukah

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HERJC 516–599–2634 Rabbi Emeritus ANDREW WARMFLASH [email protected] Hazzan BONNIE ZAKARIN Ext. 215 [email protected] Ritual Director RENA WOLF [email protected] Executive Director ETHEL LIEBESKIND Ext. 213 [email protected] Interim Religious School Director HAZZAN BONNIE ZAKARIN 599–0424 or Ext. 219 [email protected] Nursery School Director CHERYL KARP 599–1169 or Ext. 237 [email protected] Youth Office REBECCA OSDER 599–1148 or Ext. 223 [email protected]

Notes from the Hazzan

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From the President

HAROLD KISLIK

Tradition! Sing it out in your best “Tevye” voice. Who calls the pages when there is a reading, leads us all in Yizkor, tells us when to stand? And, who gives the sermon lasting half an hour, not quite following the plan? THE RABBI___________ The Rabbi______ TRADITION! Who leads the service davening so sweetly, singing all the prayers to melodies we love? And, who has to step in at a moment’s notice, when a Torah reader doesn’t show? THE HAZZAN___________ The Hazzan______ TRADITION!

What is more steeped in tradition than Jewish ritual, whether it be serv-ices in the synagogue or holiday meals with family? And, although all the holidays have their unique traditions, the High Holidays stand out among them. After all, we’re talking Unetaneh Tokef, Days of Awe, “Book of Life”, etc. Why mess with a good thing?

Well, the truth is that Jewish ritual and observance have always been evolving to some degree, and as families grow and change, some of our traditions evolve as well to accommodate our changing circumstances. I believe that one of the greatest sources of our strength lies in our ability

to adapt to new environments and needs. I’m sure we all could list many practices we follow now that are quite different from those of only one generation ago.

Nobody asked for a worldwide disruption that has interfered with almost everyone’s way of life. We have been forced to adapt, and for the most part, we have done an excellent job of doing so. Certainly we hope to “get back to normal” as soon as possible, yet we have learned some new ways of doing things that just might be beneficial to continue.

I sincerely hope that we are able to embrace the spirit of the holidays, even if many of the practices that we are used to following will not be possible this year. We’re trying to produce an experience that everyone will find fulfilling and meaningful; a tremendous amount of work is being done to accomplish that. Our challenge as individuals is to focus on the positive, take advantage of all the opportunities available, and to proudly celebrate in the best way we know how in this year’s unique and unusual circumstances.

May your holidays be filled with joy and good health. Shana tova!

If you have a laptop that you are no longer using, please consider donating it to the HERJC Religious School. Contact Hazzan Zakarin: [email protected]


HERJC Mission Statement Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre – Congregation Etz Chaim (HERJC) is a warm, vibrant, traditional-egalitarian Conservative congregation. Our diverse, forward-thinking community is one in which learning, prayer and social action flourish.

Since its founding in 1949, HERJC has been recognized for creating a welcoming environ-ment in which each member— Regardless of age, stage of life or background—feels a connection to one another, to the Jewish people, to the United States, to the land and State of Israel, to Judaism, and to God.

We are committed to contin-uing to provide innovative, inter-esting and thought-provoking programs that:

� Foster lifelong learning

from pre-school through adulthood

� Celebrate our Jewish heritage

� Deepen the sense of community among our Congregational family

� Promote religious involvement of all members, and enhance their spiritual experience

� Encourage intergenerational cooperation

� Nurture the State of Israel and our relationship with it

� Serve the needs of our members, the local community, the United States, and K’lal Yisrael, the Jewish people, throughout the world.

Pirkei Avot says the world rests on Torah, Avodah, and G’milut Chasadim. So too does our Congregation.

ETHEL LIEBESKIND

Dear HERJC Family, I hope that your summer was filled with silver linings despite the

challenging times we’re living through. With all the uncertainty in the world, we are still here, about to celebrate another New Year. The Yamim Noraim, Days of Awe, is a period of reflection and introspection, and as I think back on the year that is ending, I appreciate my blessings more than ever. Gratitude, for my family, our health, our friends, Zoom, the

technology which enables us to be close though socially distant, is what’s getting me through.

Rabbi Ellen S. Wolintz-Fields, the Executive Director of the Women’s League for Con-servative Judaism, wrote a beautiful Shabbat message last month that stayed with me. She wrote about two sayings that sound similar but have different meaning: Gam Zeh Ya’avor, this too shall pass, and Gam Zeh L’tovah, This is also for the good.

Gam Zeh Ya’avor, this too shall pass, is a phrase that appears in Persian Sufi literature, and has a Jewish version attributed to King Solomon. As the HERJC team works so hard to prepare for the High Holidays, and for the opening of Nursery and Religious School, there are moments when we each feel overwhelmed. There are so many unknowns, and we’re trying to take one day at a time, but staying positive isn’t always easy. The expression, Gam Zeh Ya’avor, is always playing in the back of my mind.

We all long for the time when life as we knew it will begin to return… When we’ll be able to hug again, pop into the supermarket without giving it a second thought, and not have to run home to grab a mask (I now keep a supply in my glove compartment)… This too will pass!

But in the meantime, the second phrase, Gam Zeh L’tovah, this is also for the good, is very compelling. At HERJC, the way the team has come together, and boosts each other up when someone is feeling down, is very special. The way congregants, staff and clergy have joined forces to reimagine the High Holidays and create a beautiful experience for our HERJC family, is truly wonderful. And when my two and a half year old grandson, who I now see mainly on my ipad screen called me early one morning and said “Nana, are you available to do Caribu? (an app that enables you to read and do activities together);” my heart was full! Gam zehL’tovah!!!

So for 5781, let us remember that Gam Zeh Ya’avor and have the perspective to say Gam zeh L’tovah!

Wishing you a sweet, happy and healthy New Year. ,

From the Executive Director

Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe, and have faith that everything will work out for the best.


L’shanah Tovah 5781 Uncertainty is just about the only thing that’s certain, or so it seems these days. The COVID-19 pandemic uprooted any illusion we might have had about the certainty of things. And yet, as our nation marches forward in search of national healing, there’s certainty to be found in the Talmud.

The Talmud – more a compendium of opinions than a legal code – records the thinking of our sages. Among their varied opinions pre-sented on any particular topic, the Talmud declares the most meritorious of the opinions – only sometimes. At other times, the Talmud presents the arguments, but does not declare a “winner.” What’s certain in the Talmud is that logic is presented in its full artistry. Logic is a certainty. So long as we, as a nation, keep our wits about us, we’ll collectively move toward healing, and ensure the return of certainty and security.

As always at this time of year, we are grateful for our HERJC community and the sustenance it offers. We benefit from the religious, educational, and social programming that HERJC provides. With the introspective period of Elul upon us and the High Holy Days just days away, let’s remain logical and compassionate as we interact – while wearing a mask in person, at a distance, or via Zoom.

To the longstanding Patrons who are due to recommit their membership this year, thank you in advance. Additional thanks to those who will chose to move up to a higher membership level, a testament to their leadership and generosity. We are, of course, grateful to all of our Patrons; their names, together with those who’ve recently renewed and/or increased giving levels, appear below. Thank you all!

Thinking of joining Patrons? Annual giving levels are: Simcha ($1,000), Chai ($1,800), Double Chai ($3,600), and Keter Torah ($5,000). Your charitable contribution ensures the vitality of our synagogue. Please join us! If you’d like to discuss your participation this year, feel free to reach out to me.

Lev Herrnson Chair 516-232-5946 [email protected]

Patrons Society

KETER TORAH Frances & Hubert Brandt Lisa & Edmund Cohen Marilyn & Stanley Cohen Pamela & Daniel Gerstman Stephanie & Steven Kaufman Joan Laufer

DOUBLE CHAI Valerie & Abbey Doneger Terri & Steven Gold Aleta & Ariel Grunberg Robin & Mark Hoorwitz Iris & Alan Jacobs Laurie & Asher Platt

CHAI Leslie & Jonathan Altus

Tracy & Gil Ben-Ami Joan & James Berkowitz Laurie & Joe Brofsky Rachel & Andrew Cooper Sandy Feit Francine & Len Frankel Marcia & Marc Goldberg Jody & Richard Grobman Linda & Stuart Gruman Lisa & Lev Herrnson Nancy & Ron Jackson Steven Kandel Lois & Marc Kemp Liz & Harold Kislik Arline & Jules Kotcher Janie & Michael Krasne Marsha & Jonathan Kurz Syndee & David Kurz

Nancy & Paul Levitt Marsha & Larry Miller Audrey & Elliott Polinsky Joan & Martin Rosen Ellen & George Schieren Stephanie & Jack Seibald Nora & Jack Skiba Nancy & Steven Stern SIMCHA Susan & Stanley Alt Linda & David Burton Ilene & Lawrence Cohen Barbara & Paul Cooper Eileen Davidson Doris & Yosef Dlugacz Naomi & Norman Doctor Rita Doneger

Kathy & Steven Estrin Eileen & Joel Gevarter Linda & Martin Gevarter Rita & Lawrence Gottlieb Vicki & Irwin Graber Lisa & Michael Greenberg Elaine & Edward Halbridge Madeline & Keith Harrow Joy & Larry Kaminsky Barbara Kaplan Zeena & Harry Kassel Susan & David Koffler Arline & Jules Kotcher Debra & Jeffrey Langendorff Susan Julien-Levitt & Jeffrey Levitt Adrienne & Geoffrey Lurie Myra & Alan Markowitz

Judith Mintz Melanie & Stephen Moelis Ann & Bert Moreida Randi & Jonathan Polansky Nancy & Michael Rehns Nanci-Sue & Eric Rosenthal Rosalie & Kenneth Roth Joan & Donald Schaeffer Alex Scheinfeld Denise & Robert Sher Shari & Brian Silver Barbara & Joe Sklar Roberta & Stuart Sugarman Nancy & Scott Wachs Beth Heit & Rabbi Warmflash Marjorie & Joel Wecksell

Commemorate a happy event by placing a leaf on the

TREE OF LIFE in our Lobby. Contact the office.


Holidays

bringing in the High Holiday from East to West

September 12, 8:30 pm Eastern through 12:00 am Pacific

The Conservative/Masorti Movement comes together to learn, sing, and connect as a community. Over 60 rabbis and cantors will present, and a variety of Selihot services will be offered throughout the evening. We will usher in the High Holiday season focusing on:

Teshuva (Repentance: If I Am Only For Myself, Who Is For Me?) Tefilah (Prayer: And If I Am Only For Myself, What Am I?) Tzedakah (Righteous Acts: And If Not Now, When?) Shema Koleinu (Hear our Voice, Accept our Prayer) This event is sponsored by the Conservative Movement High Holiday Task Force, a partnership between the Cantors Assem-bly, Jewish Educators Assembly, North American Association of Synagogue Executives, our Rabbinical Assembly, and the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.

The full program can be found at https://www.cjselihot.org/schedule and you can register between September 1st and 10th. We will send out the Zoom link as soon as we get it.

� yom kippur, monday, September 28 On Yom Kippur we will be offering Shirat Haruach, an incredible virtual High Holiday intergenerational family and children’s service with Morah Rebecca, Hazzan Zakarin, and very special guests, renowned national touring Jewish artists, Rick Recht, Shira Kline, and Rabbi Josh Warshawsky.

This program will be a pre-recorded, personalized service that will be available on and after Yom Kippur to be watched on your own schedule.


SELICHOT

� Saturday, September 12

Selichot Night Live . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 pm

EREV ROSH HASHANAH � friday, September 18

Youth & Family Experience . . . 5:30 pm Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 pm Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:40 pm

ROSH HASHANAH, DAY 1 � saturday, September 19

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am Virtual Youth Programs . . . . . Afternoon Evening Service & Havdalah . . 6:30 pm Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:40 pm

ROSH HASHANAH, DAY 2 � sunday, september 20

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am Virtual Youth Programs . . . . . Afternoon

TASHLICH Held at the Duck Pond in Hewlett Harbor � tuesday, september 22 . . 6:30 pm

� thursday, september 24 . 6:30 pm

EREV YOM KIPPUR � sunday, september 27

Kol Nidre Service . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 pm Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:28 pm

YOM KIPPUR � Monday, september 28

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am Shirat Haruach inspirational family service on HERJC YouTube Channel – available all afternoon

Jonah class with Rabbi Warmflash . . . . . . . . . 3:00 pm Mincha Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 pm Neilah Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 pm Final Shofar/Havdalah . . . . . . . 7:30 pm

The Time of Our Rejoicing

EREV SUKKOT � friday, october 2

Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:16 pm Holiday Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 pm Enjoy dinner in your sukkah, or bring dinner to the HERJC sukkah by appointment.

SUKKOT, DAY 1 � saturday, october 3

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am Evening Service . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 pm Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:16 pm

SUKKOT, DAY 2 � sunday, october 4

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am Sukkot Hakafot in HERJC parking lot

HOSHANA RABBAH � friday, october 9

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am

EREV SHEMINI ATZERET � friday, october 9

Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:05 pm Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 pm

SHEMINI ATZERET � saturday, october 10

Service & Yizkor . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am

SIMCHAT TORAH CELEBRATION � saturday, october 10

In the HERJC parking lot . . . . . 6:30 pm Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 pm

SIMCHAT TORAH � sunday, October 11

Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am Evening Minyan . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm

In Memoriam 5781 This Yom Kippur, as we prepare for Yizkor, we are mindful of the memories of those members of our congregation we have lost in the last year.

Joel Berman Ethel Brenner Rose (Rae) Feldman Allan Marrus Nachum Plotkin

ovh,unab-,t ohhjv rurmc

rrmu “May Their Souls Be Bound Up In the Bond of Life”

Schedule of Services

All Holiday Services will either be live streamed or held on Zoom. Instructions will be forthcoming.


In these challenging and uncertain times, this year’s High Holiday program has been reimagined. Not only has it consumed a great deal of time and thoughtful reflection by our clergy and synagogue leaders, invaluable contributions have been made by our High Holiday task force, and our dedicated HERJC staff team.

The culmination of all of these efforts is presented here. The goal has always been to capture as much of the sacred and unique experience of HERJC’s High Holidays as possible, safely and as a community. Looking forward to sharing the upcoming holidays with all of you!

Summary After careful consideration, including the formation of a HERJC congregant task force, examining membership survey results, and consultations with other congregations, we have determined that virtual services are in the best interest of all congregants, families and the community.

Over the last few months we have been working hard to con-struct an engaging High Holiday experience incorporating program-ming and events in a safe forum that combines virtual services and activities with the ability to participate in a series of live events. Seven separate subcommittees have worked diligently to accom-plish this.

Honors All honors have been pre-recorded which enables our virtual serv-ice to include Torah Aliyot, Hagbah & G’lilah, Ark Openings, Torah holders and English readings. Torah Reading Torah and Haftarah readings, leyned from the scroll in the Sanctu-ary, have been pre-recorded and will be integrated into the service.

Divrei Torah Divrei Torah have been assigned and are being prepared by con-gregants. As is the HERJC tradition, there will be one 3-5 minute congregant D’var Torah during each service. A pre-recorded 8-10 minute congregant D’var Torah can be accessed at any point during the afternoons of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, allowing the flexibility of any time access on HERJC’s private YouTube playlist.

HERJC Shana Tova Holiday Bags We are thrilled to be able to provide each HERJC family with a hol-iday bag which will include everything you need to be make this a memorable and special holiday: • Machzor/Machzorim* and Memorial Book • An informational pamphlet with the schedule of events • A Tashlich pamphlet and instructions • Activity Packets for families • Honey candies, and grape juice

Holiday Bag Distribution

• You can stop by and pick up your bag during HERJC office hours from September 8th through the 17th.

• On Sunday, September 13th from 11:30 am–2:30 pm and Monday, September 14th from 3 pm–6 pm, we are planning a drive-by Holiday Bag pick-up in the HERJC parking lot.

• Nursery and Religious School families will be given their bag during their first day of classes.

• If you’re unable to get to HERJC, we will make arrangements to deliver the bag to your home on September 15th and 16th.

* Please note that the Machzor will have a sticker with a number on the back page. Your number will be recorded and you will be asked to return the Machzor after the holidays (or make arrangements to have the Machzor picked up at your home). Return instructions will be provided on a book mark in the Machzor.

Youth Programming We will be offering a large selection of youth programming: • Activity packets will be distributed to include prayer content,

songs, games and family activities. • Age-appropriate Zoom sessions are being scheduled in addition

to pre-recorded High Holiday experiences. • There will be a virtual Erev Rosh Hashanah Youth and Family

service led by students. • On Yom Kippur we will be offering Shirat Haruach, an incredible

virtual intergenerational family and children service.

Yamim Noraim at a Glance • Zoom Erev Rosh Hashanah service. • Live streamed interactive Kol Nidre service with double bass

opening piece • Live streamed abbreviated services Rosh Hashanah mornings

and Yom Kippur morning Continued on next page

HERJC is planning a meaningful, spiritual and very different High Holiday Season

for our wonderful HERJC Family.


Continued from previous page • Pre-recorded congregant presentations of Divrei Torah offered both during and after services • Socially distanced community shofar blowing on Sunday afternoon at 3 pm, 4 pm & 5 pm • Zoom virtual Haftarah learning with Rabbi Warmflash on Yom Kippur afternoon • Zoom Mincha, Neilah & Havdalah on Yom Kippur • For those congregants who would like to visit the sanctuary for personal prayer in front of the open Ark between Rosh Hashanah and

Yom Kippur, please call the HERJC office to schedule an appointment. (Masks required) • Community Tashlich at Willow Pond in Hewlett (Duck Pond) on Tuesday, 9/22 and Thursday, 9/24 at 6:30 pm following pick up from

Religious School.

Technology is the Silver Lining!!! Thankfully we are living in the computer age, which allows us to worship together as a community. HERJC wanted to insure the highest quality experience for the Holidays and a professional production company with a producer, professional cameras and equipment will be on site for each of the streamed services. Rabbi Warmflash will be participating via Zoom and the Hazzan will be live in the Sanctuary with a minyan. The four live streamed services will be on Rosh Hashanah, days one and two, Kol Nidre & Yom Kippur morning.

Your HERJC Family is looking forward to sharing memorable and inspiring High Holiday moments with you. L’shana tovah tekatevu – May you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a good year!

Check out these awesome programs on the HERJC YouTube channel. • Kitchen Crafts with Morah Sasha, Cheryl and others • Art with Morah Rebecca and Morah Nancy • Challah braiding with Elizabeth as well as how to make a round

challah for the New Year • Morah Robin’s Torah service sing a long and flannel board story

Get ready to ZOOM!!! The times for each of these programs will be included in the HERJC High Holiday Program in your gift bag.

ROSH HASHANAH DAY 1 • Happy birthday to the world – Songs and stories (For our

youngest children) • Tashlich based program – Why is it important to say I am sorry?

(Building Blocks and Gan/pre-K, K & 1) • Machzor based program – “Take your son, your favorite son”

what does this mean? (Grades 2-5) • Machzor based program – Is it more difficult to ask for forgive-

ness, or to forgive? (Middle Schoolers) • Hot topic discussion – Anti-Semitism and Social Media (High

Schoolers) • Educational, Judaic, interactive games led by our USY Chapter

Leader (Grades 2-5)

ROSH HASHANAH DAY 2 • I like the way the shofar blasts – Stories, songs and Guest shofar

blowers (For our youngest children)

• Machzor based program – What is the difference between a Hol-iday and a HOLY Day (Grades 2-5)

• Machzor based program – Comparison of this story to the bind-ing of Isaac (Middle Schoolers)

• Educational, Judaic, interactive games led by our Chaverim leader, Mary Cener (Grades 1-3)

• Educational, Judaic, interactive games led by our USY Chapter Leader (Grades 4-5)

YOM KIPPUR • Jonah and the Big Fish – Stories and songs (For our youngest

children) • G’mar Chatima Tova! – May you be inscribed in the book of life

for good (for Building Blocks and Gan/pre-K, K, & 1) • Slow down you move too fast! – Why do we fast? What does it

mean to fast? (for our Middle Schoolers) • Shirat Haruach – special virtual high holiday intergenerational

family and children services with Morah Rebecca, Hazzan Zakarin and very special guests, renowned national touring Jew-ish artists, Rick Recht, Shira Kline and Rabbi Josh Warshawsky!

HERJC is planning exciting High Holiday programs for all of our HERJC kids!!!


ORDER YOUR LULAV AND ETROG NOW!!! The Lulav and Etrog are lovely symbols of Sukkot which are used both at home and for the Lulav procession during services. Owning your own Lulav and Etrog set really adds to the enjoyment of the holiday. To order, please return this form to the HERJC Office, with your check for $40, or call 599-2634, or email [email protected]. ORDERS DUE SEPTEMBER 30.

We will contact you with pick-up date and time.

NAME: ________________________________________________________ PLEASE ORDER ________________ SET(S).

ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________________________________________

Holidays

food collection for the jewish Needy

START THE NEW YEAR WITH A MITZVAH!

Let’s help the needy to celebrate! Please donate food to fill up their plate! Fill a bag with your gift of holiday cheer, And bring it to HERJC to start your New Year. After the holidays, we’ll deliver our wares. Thanks for donating and showing you care!

Please fill a bag for our Food Collection for the Jewish needy. Help them celebrate with your generosity and caring.

We will be collecting food throughout the Holidays, so you can stop by HERJC anytime and drop off your donation in the receptacle under the awning on the en-trance side to the parking lot.

You can also donate food when you pick up your HERJC Holiday bag on Sunday, September 13 or Monday, September 14.

suggested items

Canned Goods Gefilte Fish, Sardines, Tuna, Soups, Sauces, Vegetables, Fruit

Beverages Juice, Coffee, Tea, Cocoa

Dry Goods Beans, Rice, Pasta, Nuts, Dried, Fruit, Crackers, Peanut Butter, Jam & Jelly, Snacks, Cookies, Cake/ Muffin/Cookie Mixes, Pudding, Jello, Candy

Condiments Sugar, Salt, Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonnaise, Salad Dressing


Holidays

dine in the sukkah

with your family You are cordially invited to have lunch or dinner with your family in the HERJC Sukkah. Bring your own kosher food and paper goods. Reservations required: Call Ethel to schedule, 599-2634 Socially distancing and masks may be required if multiple families are together. Come celebrate on the second day of Sukkot October 4th at 2:00 pm Festive Hakafot in the HERJC parking lot

Kol nidre

appeal

We are in the midst of our 5781 Kol Nidre Appeal. In these difficult economic times, we need your help more than ever. Please be generous when our volunteer calls. The Kol Nidre Committee

simchat torah

� saturday, october 10 at 6:30 pm

Join us for a wonderful Simchat Torah Celebration In the HERJC parking lot Dance Party with David Gluch and his Klezmer Band! Make your own Torah craft! Reservations required Call the HERJC Office to reserve your spot 599-2634


Sisterhood

BARBARA KAPLAN AND BEVERLY WACHTEL

This year’s theme for Torah Fund and Sisterhood is B’Yachad “together.” While the theme represents our working together to nurture and sustain Jewish life, it is particularly relevant now. We’re all in this together… coping in a world dealing with Covid-19. Although we’re not in the same room for meetings and events, or in the sanctuary for services, HERJC members, Sisterhood, and staff are working together to keep our HERJC family together.

Our Installation ceremony on Zoom, planned and offici-ated by Beverly Wachtel, was held in June, followed by a board meeting. Welcome, new Executive Board Members Heidi Kreit and Nancy Rehns! Sisterhood members are also meeting over Zoom for our bi-monthly Book Club, chaired by Roberta Sugarman. Now, even former members who moved to Florida can participate! In July, members of HERJC Sisterhood joined together with 1,400 women at the virtual convention of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism (WLCJ). Our Sisterhood received the distinguished Jewels

in the Crown Award. The annual New Year’s greeting card will be mailed to

HERJC members and staff this month. Adding your name to the card is a great way to say Shana Tova to members of our HERJC family. Thanks to Mati Olin and Barbara Kaplan for designing the card.

Thank you to the women who already joined Sisterhood for the 2020–21 year. Membership in HERJC Sisterhood makes you a member of WLCJ, able to take advantage of programs offered by WLCJ and our BQLI Region. Don’t miss articles from HERJC members: Barbara Kaplan, BQLI Torah Fund VP (about perpetuating Conservative Judaism through giving) and book reviews from Lisa Cohen, Literary Co-Chair, in the weekly BQLI Shabbat Greetings email.

We’re in the process of planning activities to enable social distancing while keeping us together! Membership matters, no matter how much (or how little) you choose to partici-pate. We’re all in this together. We hope you’ll join us!

Sisterhood zoom membership event

� thurday, october 29 at 7:45 pm

Featuring live entertainment with James Michael

The Dallas Morning News says “James Michael is a phenomenal baritone with an engaging performance style that mesmerizes audiences with his resonant singing, personal stories and won-derful spirit. Not since Robert Goulet, John Raitt and Howard Keel, all of whom James has worked with, has anyone per-formed our beloved Broadway Classics with equal passion and beautiful voice. His widely and critically acclaimed production ‘The Golden Age of the Baritone’, captures Broadway’s great music in a single show not to be missed!” This event is open to Sisterhood members only! Join Sisterhood and don’t miss this engaging performance!


Sisterhood

Book Discussion

� Thursday, September 10

at 8:00 PM, via zoom

House on Endless Waters by Emuna Elon

Please Contact Roberta Sugarman at [email protected]

Torah fund campaign 2020–21

A campaign to ensure our legacy to future generations of Conservative Jews

The Torah Fund theme for 2020–21 is B’Yachad, which means ‘Together.’ Our pride in being Jewish shows in everything we do. We are high achievers in our professional and personal lives, and we accomplish even more together! Since 1942, the modest contributions of thousands of individuals to this grassroots fundraising called Torah Fund have helped to educate and train each generation of rabbis, cantors, scholars, educators, summer camp directors, chaplains, cam-pus Jewish life staff, and committed lay leaders. These are the people who guide and teach, console and uplift our people, one soul at a time, whether in person or remotely, during these challenging times. We make this happen together. Join us!

We want to thank all the congregants who donated to the successful 5780 Torah Fund Campaign. HERJC was credited with submitting $5,000 to the annual campaign.

Torah Fund Chairperson: Miriam Weisbrod, [email protected] or 516 410-4137. BQLI Region Torah Fund VP: Barbara Kaplan, [email protected] or 516 302-6939.

HERJC Nursery School Graduates and their families enjoy individual, sociallly distant,

personalized outdoor graduation experiences!


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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

LABOR DAY

OFFICE CLOSED

Virtual Morning Minyan – 8:00 am

Virtual Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm




FIRST DAY OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FOR GAN, ALEPH & BET – 4:15 pm


High Holiday Task Force – 8:00 pm


NURSERY SCHOOL BEGINS 9:00 am


Virtual Board of Directors Meeting 8:00 pm

RELIGIOUS SCHOOL B'YACHAD- FIRST SUNDAY – 9:00 am





Virtual Ritual Committee Meeting 7:45 pm




TODDLER TIME BEGINS – 9:30 am

Tashlich at the Duck Pond, Hewlett Harbor – 6:30 pm


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Rosh Hashanah Day 2

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Rosh Hashanah Service – 9:30 am


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OFFICE, NURSERY CLOSED YK services – 9:30 am

Jonah class with Rabbi Warmflash on Zoom – 3:00 pm

Mincha on Zoom – 4:00 pm Neilah on Zoom – 6:30 pm

Final Shofar – 7:30 pm



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Kol Nidre – 6:00 pm

Candlelighting – 6:28 pm

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Board of Ed Meeting – 8:00 pm

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THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY


FIRST DAY OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FOR GIMMEL AND DALET – 4:15 pm

FOR HAY & VAV – 6:45 pm


Sisterhood Book Club – 8:00 pm



Kabbalat Shabbat Services 7:00 pm

Shabbat Service – 9:30 am

Selichot Night Live – 8:30 pm

Erev Rosh Hashanah NURSERY SCHOOL CLOSED

Virtual Morning Minyan – 8:00 am Youth and Family Experience

5:30 pm Erev Rosh Hashanah Service

6:30 pm Candlelighting – 6:40 pm

Rosh Hashanah Day 1

Rosh Hashanah Service – 9:30 am

2nd night RH – 6:30 pm


PARASHAT HA’AZINU

PARASHOT NITZAVIM & VAYELECHT


Tashlich at the Duck Pond, Hewlett Harbor – 6:30 pm





Bat Mitzvah Reese Kugel


Havdalah Candlelighting – 7:28 pm

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Ba–ruch A–tah Ado–nai E–lohei–nu Me–lech Ha–olam A–Sher Kee–di–shah–noo Bi–mitz–vo–tav Vi–tzee–va–noo Li–had–leek Ner Shel Sha–bat. Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the universe, who has hallowed us through commandments, and has commanded us to kindle the Shabbat Lights.

Light the Shabbat Candles and Recite the Following Blessing

Candlelighting times are listed on the calendar

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Bar Mitzvah – Shane Chadick


Havdalah Candlelighting – 8:03 pm

PARASHAT KI TAVO

Visit our YouTube Channel to join us for the High Holidays! You can view the latest videos related to our High Holiday offerings.


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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY

Chol Hamoed Sukkot



Executive Committee Meeting 8:00 pm

Day 2 - Sukkot RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED

Sukkot Service – 9:30 am Sukkot Hakafot in the Parking Lot

2:00 pm Sukkah Experience with USY

7:30 pm Virtual Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm

Chol Hamoed Sukkot



Board of Ed Meeting – 8:00 pm

Columbus Day

NURSERY SCHOOL CLOSED



Simchat Torah


Simchat Torah Service – 9:30 am




Ritual Committee Meeting 7:45 pm

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Board of Directors Meeting 8:00 pm



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Did you know that you can donate to your Shul while buying anything at Amazon?

Just go to www.herjc.org and click on the Amazon logo on the lower left hand corner. HERJC will get a percentage of anything you buy. It’s never been easier to donate!

With Rosh Hashanah just around the corner, let all of us in the newly renovated catering space take this opportunity to wish you a Shanah Tovah umetukah! As a service to our HERJC family we are glad to present our Rosh Hashanah menu for your convenience. We hope you take advantage of our services and look forward to a great year full of celebrations together. To order please visit www.saffronculinarymenu.com Of course if you have any questions you can email me anytime, [email protected] —Shanah Tovah, Moish Glenn and the Saffron Culinary Team


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WEDNESDAY

Chol Hamoed Sukkot


Nursery Pizza in the Hut – 6:00 pm



NS Truck Day – 10:00 am






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THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Chol Hamoed Sukkot



Day 7 Sukkot

Hoshanah Rabah




Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah

Shemini Atzeret Service – 9:30 am

Outdoor Simchat Torah Celebration Parking Lot – 6:30 pm



Virtual Youth &Family Shabbat 5:30 pm



Bat Mitzvah – Addison Cooper


Mincha, Maariv, Havdalah 6:15 pm

PARASHAT NOACH

PARASHAT BERESHIT




Erev Sukkot



Holiday Service

Enjoy dinner in your sukkah, or bring dinner to the HERJC

sukkah by appointment

Day 1- Sukkot

Sukkot Service – 9:30 am





Bat Mitzvah – Danielle Glickman Virtual Morning Minyan – 8:00 am


Candlelighting – 5:44 pm Kabbalat Shabbat Services

7:00 pm

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Sisterhood Virtual Paid Up Membership Event – 7:00 pm




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nursery school CHERYL KARP

For many of us, especially our Nursery School staff, March 14, 2020 was a day we will never forget. We said goodbye to our students, wished our families a nice weekend, and never thought that we would be mandated to close our doors for the rest of the school year.

Two months later, I walked into the building and had a reality check.

What happened to me was something I never expected. I walked down the hallways and saw the children’s artwork on the walls, the artwork in boxes waiting to be hung for the art show, and an overwhelming sadness came over me. The feeling once I was inside the classrooms was indescribable. I saw all the things that never would happen: the artwork on the drying racks that had not yet made it home, unfinished journals, incomplete science experiments, Passover projects begun and never completed; dreams, projects, and plans that never came to fruition. We

united as a community, we pooled our resources, and we forged ahead. We Zoomed, we FaceTimed, we visited, and we even danced to the sounds of our socially distant DJ.

And now we are back, ready to start the new year together. While things might be a little different this year, the warmth and the unity in our building is still the same. We look forward to a year together of play and of learning,

of partnership and commu-nication.

With smiles on our faces (through our transparent masks), we look forward to welcoming you and your families back to school. With all our COVID-19 protocols

in place, we feel confident that we can overcome our chal-lenges and our program will remain as strong and as vital as ever.

Wishing all our families a happy, healthy New Year!

Harry Laufer Education Center

Youth & Family engagement REBECCA ANTON OSDER

Shana Tova U'metukah! I would like to wish you all a very happy and healthy new year. As the school year begins, I look forward to seeing many of you at drop-off and pick-up each day.

Although our High Holiday programs will be virtual this year, there are so many experiences to choose from. I know that each family will be able participate in the way that works best for them. Until the time that we can be together in person, I hope to see you all in your zoom windows.

Be on the lookout for exciting virtual events coming your way from all of our youth divisions. Mary, Sasha, and I have been working throughout the summer to bring your children new and exciting virtual experiences! We can’t wait for USY, Kadima, and Chaverim to begin!

“we zoomed, we facetimed, we visited, and we even danced . . . ”


Made by Kadimaniks and USYers, these beaded mask holders can be customized. Names, initials, dates, zip codes, patterns, or whatever inspires you! Charms and decorative beads are available upon request. We are also still making the Wear Your Word Bracelets! We have already raised

$1,200, and all proceeds will be shared among Youth, the Playground Fund & Tikkun Olam. For more information, or to place an order, contact: [email protected]

SHANE CHADICK September 5, 2020 Mazal Tov to Samantha Chadick on the Bar Mitzvah of her son, Shane.

Shane is a seventh grade student at Woodmere Middle School. His favorite subjects are Math, Science, and Social Studies. He enjoys tennis, bas-ketball, and lacrosse.

Shane has a brother, Tyler, 22, and two sisters, Lyndsey, 35, and Dayna, 33.

REESE UMA KUGEL September 26, 2020 Mazal Tov to Elina Kugel-Barkey and Adam Barkey on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Reese.

Reese is an 8th grade student at Wood-mere Middle School. Her favorite subjects are Social Studies, Science and Mandarin. She enjoys fashion, baking, and dance. Reese has a brother, Jake, 2.

Reese’s Mitzvah Project helped her under-stand the power of good deeds by giving a donation to a children’s hospital in Israel. She wanted to help kids in pain, trauma and dis-comfort. Reese told her family that “My heart told me that it would be better to help kids in Israel instead of getting useless presents.”

ADDISON COOPER October 17, 2020 Mazal Tov to Rachel and Andrew Cooper on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Addison.

Addison is a seventh grade student at Lynbrook South Mid-dle School. Her favorite sub-jects are Math and English She enjoys tennis and softball.

Addison has a sister, Lily, 9. Addison’s Mitzvah Project is making mask holding

chains, and selling them to raise money for breast cancer.

DANIELLE GLICKMAN October 24, 2020 Mazal Tov to Carrie and Adam Glickman on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Danielle.

Danielle is an eighth grade student at Lynbrook South Middle School. Her favorite subjects are Math and English She enjoys sports.

Danielle has a sister, Jordan, 15. Danielle’s Mitzvah Project was volunteer-

ing for a basketball clinic with young children, because she loves basketball and enjoyed helping the children learn to play.

mazal tov to our sept./oct. b’nai Mitzvah

A Youth Group Fundraiser $10 each

Beaded Mask Holders!


PERSONALS

Mazal Tov!

B’nai Mitzvah Elina Kugel-Barky and Adam Barky on

the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Reese.

Ronne & Arthur Goldberg on the bat mitzvah of their granddaughter, Eliana.

Births Valerie and Abbey Doneger on the birth

of their grandson, Jack Fisher Doneger, and to Rita Doneger on the birth of her great-grandson.

Engagements Laurie and Joe Brofsky on the engage-

ment of their daughter, Emma, to Damian Orencel.

Special Wedding Anniversaries Barbara and Paul Cooper (35) Sarah and Greg Fried (20) Rimma and Ira Goldberg (20) Zeena and Harry Kassel (73) Susan Julien-Levitt and Jeff Levitt (35)

Special Birthdays Paul Cooper Michael Greenberg Vicki Cordova Jody Grobman Susan Eisner Zeena Kassel Jay Fader Geoffrey Lurie Kathy Feffer Brian Partman Lawrence Fener Martin Rosen Sherry Friedman Dana That Lawrence Gottlieb

Simcha Leaves on Our Tree of Life Lisa and Lev Herrnson in honor of

celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary.

Randi and Jon Polansky in honor of celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary.

Elina Kugel-Barky and Adam Barky in honor of their daughter, Reese, becoming a Bat Mitzvah.

Simcha Rocks under Our Tree of Life Terri and Steven Gold in honor of the

birth of their twin grandchildren, Sylvie and Nathan Lobel.

Memorial Plaque Susan Julien-Levitt and Jeffrey Levitt

in memory their father, Sidney B. Levitt.

Condolences Lorraine Berman on the loss of her

husband, Joel. David Burton on the loss of his father,

Paul. Michael Finkelstein on the loss of his

father Donald. Sherry Friedman on the loss of her

sister, Francine Lee Taishoff. Carrie Glickman on the loss of her

father, Stanley Levin. Beth Heit on the loss of her father, Irwin. Ian Herzberg on the loss of his father,

Walter. Cheryl Karp on the loss of her sister-in-

law, Marie Berzansky. Audrey Marrus on the loss of her

husband, Allan. Audrey Polinsky on the loss of her uncle,

Martin Steigman. Deborah Polokoff on the loss of her

aunt, Julia Schecker. James Reynolds on the loss of his sister,

Ruth Emery. Sydell Rothafel on the loss of her

brother, Harvey “Hank” Meyer. Donald Schaeffer on the loss of his

brother, Richard. Andrew Weingarten on the loss of his

father, Leonard. Lori Zaranksy on the loss of her brother,

Robert Sheinberg. Howard Zuckerman on the loss of his

father, Herman.

FUNDS The Congregation gratefully acknowl-edges the following contributions which were received by Monday, Aug. 10, 2020

Education Fund Naomi and Norman Doctor in honor of

the birth of Austin James, grandson of Pam and Dan Gerstman.

Naomi and Norman Doctor in honor of Marilyn and Stanley Cohen celebrat-ing their 67th wedding anniversary.

Naomi and Norman Doctor in honor of Marsha Miller celebrating a special birthday.

Naomi and Norman Doctor in honor of the birth of Charlie, grandson of Robin Schwam.

Pam and Dan Gerstman in honor of Marsha Miller celebrating a special birthday.

Pam and Dan Gerstman in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Jeremy, son of Regina and Lev Ginzburg.

Pam and Dan Gerstman in honor of Buddy Brandt celebrating a special birthday.

Pam and Dan Gerstman in honor of Jacqueline Welkowitz celebrating a special birthday.

Terri and Steve Gold in honor of Marilyn and Stanley Cohen celebrating their 67th wedding anniversary.

Terri and Steve Gold in honor of Sandy Feit celebrating a special birthday.

Debbie and Jeff Langendorff in honor of the birth of Austin James, grandson of Pam and Dan Gerstman.

Harriet and Neil Meixler in honor of the engagement of Emma, daughter of Laurie and Joe Brofsky, to Damian Orencel.

Norman Doctor in memory of his mother, Gus, and sister, Abby.

Rita Doneger in memory of her sister, Blossom Spiegel.

Pam and Dan Gerstman in memory of Robert Sheinberg.

Ronne and Arthur Goldberg in memory of Walter Herzberg.

Heidi and Steven Kreit in memory of Robert Sheinberg.

Laurie and Asher Platt in memory of Seymour Oestreicher.

Laurie and Asher Platt and Family in memory of Michael Jupiter.

Hazzan’s Music Fund Felix and Shandel Meshman in honor of

the 3rd Annual Hazzan & Friends concert, Kol Isha–Celebrating Female Composers.

Carol Rubinstein in memory of her parents, Rose Fielder Kuntz and Morris Fielder, and mother-in-law, Ida.

Denise and Bob Sher in memory of their son, Noah.

Nursery Fund Barbara and Paul Cooper in honor of

the birth of Austin James, grandson of Pam and Dan Gerstman.

Pam and Dan Gerstman in honor of the birth of Jack Fisher Doneger, grand-son of Valerie and Abbey Doneger.

Pam and Dan Gerstman in honor of the birth of Jack Fisher Doneger, great-grandson of Rita Doneger.

The Gold Family: Terri and Steven, Fara, and Melissa and Greg in honor of the birth of Jack Fisher Doneger, grandson of Valerie and Abbey Doneger.

The Gold Family: Terri and Steven, Fara, and Melissa and Greg in honor of the birth of Jack Fisher Doneger, great-grandson of Rita Doneger.

Sharon and Sheldon Gross in honor of the birth of Meital (Tali), granddaughter of Marci and Marc Goldberg.

Barbara Brand and Charles Silverman in honor of the birth of their granddaughter, Audrey Edith Cohn.

Barbara and Joe Sklar in honor of the birth of Austin James, grandson of Pam and Dan Gerstman.

Barbara and Joe Sklar in honor of the birth of Jaxson, grandson of Kathy and Larry Feffer.

Nancy and Michael Rehns in memory of Marie Berzansky.

Prayer Book Fund Laurie and Joe Brofsky in honor of the

engagement of their daughter, Emma, to Damian Orencel.

Ellen and George Schieren in honor of Marilyn and Stanley Cohen celebrat-ing their 67th wedding anniversary.

Barbara and Paul Cooper in memory of Robert Sheinberg.

Ronne and Arthur Goldberg in memory of Nachum Plotkin.

In Memoriam We Mourn Our Loss

in the Passing of Our Members

Joel Berman Ethel Brenner Allan Marrus

Our Sincere Sympathy and Condolences to Their Families

in Their Bereavement

Personals and Donations


Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Barbara and Paul Cooper in honor of

Rabbi Warmflash’s retirement. Nora and Jack Skiba in honor of Marilyn

and Stanley Cohen celebrating their 67th wedding anniversary.

Nora and Jack Skiba in honor of Sandy Feit celebrating a special birthday.

Nora and Jack Skiba in honor of Anita and Richard Friedman celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary.

Nora and Jack Skiba in honor of Susan and Stanley Alt celebrating their 64th wedding anniversary.

Nora and Jack Skiba in honor of Marsha Miller celebrating a special birthday.

Ronne and Arthur Goldberg in memory Irwin Heit.

Madeline and Keith Harrow in memory of Madeline’s father, Jack Trieger, and Keith’s Mother, Dorothy.

Heit and Radwell Charitable Fund in memory of Irwin Heit.

Judy and Steven Herbst in memory of Robert Sheinberg.

Sydell Rothafel in memory of her brother, Harvey Meyer.

Jack Skiba in memory of his wife, Ferne.

Youth and Youth Scholarship Fund Laurie and Joe Brofsky in memory of

Robert Sheinberg. Sandy Feit in memory of his aunt,

Regina.

General Synagogue Fund

Shari Doloboff in honor of the marriage of Samantha, daughter of Julie and Bruce Mirkin, to Spencer Bernstein.

Gregory Gang in appreciation of the HERJC morning minyan.

Pam and Dan Gerstman in honor of Susan and Stanley Alt celebrating their 64th anniversary.

Pam and Dan Gerstman in honor of Randi and Jon Polansky celebrating their 30th anniversary.

Ellen and George Schieren in honor of Marsha Miller celebrating a special birthday.

Pearl Aarons in memory of her sister, Mildred Katz, and mother-in-law, Lena Aronowitz.

Terry Ain in memory of her father, Ralph Carron.

Gail Alweis in memory of her mother, Goldie Feinberg.

Jay Alweis in memory of his father, Leonard.

Paul Aronin in memory of his brother, Seth.

Ruth Balkin in memory of her mother, Pauline, and grandfather, Nathan Cohen.

Leonard Blankopf in memory of his parents, Frances and Max.

Leslie and Leonard Blankopf in memory of Richard Stracher.

Alvin Boslow in memory of his parents, Hannah and Herman, sister, Dorothy Schlesinger, grandmother, Jennnie Saks, grandfather, Hillel, and mother-in-law, Anna Zaldin.

Laurie and Joe Brofsky in memory of Irwin Heit.

Linda and David Burton in memory of Robert Sheinberg.

Marilyn Cohen in memory of her mother, Edith Greenstein.

Stanley Cohen in memory of his father, Jacob.

Elyse Coleman in memory of her grandmother, Rebecca Bruh.

Alyce Diamond in memory of her husband, Richard.

Shari Doloboff in memory of her mother, Jeanette Marcus, and father-in-law, Sidney.

Bruce Drantch in memory of his mother, Doris.

Irene Drantch in memory of her parents, Claire and Charles Goldberg.

Richard Drillich in memory of his father, Joseph.

Steven Estrin in memory of his grand-mother, Irene Davis.

Hollis Farberman in memory of her husband, Mel, and parents, Mildred and George Whitman.

Jeffrey Feigenblatt in memory of his father, Charles.

Eleanor Feingold in memory of her mother, Sophie Mirel Bedar.

Roberta Feldman in memory of her father, Irving Lippert.

Sanford Feldman in memory of his mother, Shirley Levy.

Walter Fishkind in memory of his mother, Bernice.

Allen Frank in memory of his mother, Rita.

Brenda Genn in memory of her hus-band, Cole.

Ronne Goldberg in memory of her mother Blanche Isaacson Pullman.

Michael Golden in memory of his mother, Sally.

Lynne Gordon in memory of her mother, Rhoda Anstendig.

Rita and Larry Gottlieb in memory of their brother-in-law, Harvey Lipton.

Aleta Grunberg in memory of her mother, Blanche Schwartz.

Sylvia Gutenplan in memory of her husband, Herbert, and her parents, Ida and Jack Schmier.

Edward Halbridge in memory of his father, Benjamin.

Elaine Halbridge in memory of her mother, Sue Gross.

Lynn Hirschorn in memory of her father, Joseph Kirschner.

Rita Horbar in memory of her husband, Stanley, mother, Estelle Finkelson, father-in-law, Harry, and sister-in-law, Eleanor Polin.

Carole Ingber in memory of her mother, Fritzie.

Marc Ivler in memory of his mother, Rene.

Cheryl and Howard Karp in memory of their mother, Lillian.

Ira Katz in memory of his mother-in-law, Dorothy Schnitzer.

Lois and Marc Kemp in memory of Stanley Levin.

Elina Kugel in memory of her grandfather, Moses Kaushanskiy.

Mark Kurot in memory of his grand-mother, Rose.

Adrienne Lurie in memory of her par-ents, Frieda and Bennie Morris.

Geoffrey Lurie in memory of his parents, Moira and Abe, and step-mother, Claire.

Amy Moritz in memory of her mother, Helen Levine.

Ronald Nash in memory of his father, Peter.

Sharon Nash in memory of her niece, Allyson Rosenblatt.

Ruth Nodiff in memory of her mother, Kate Abrin, and father-in-law, Isidore.

Allen Ostroff in memory of his uncles, Nathan Cassoff, and Louis A. Case.

Lenore Ostroff in memory of her brother-in-law, Irving Cohen.

Elaine Pearlman in memory of her father, Joseph Gantcher.

Asher Platt in memory of his father, Murray.

Laurie Platt in memory of her grand-mother, Annie Kalikow.

Elizabeth Podgorsky in memory of her mother, Edyth Steinberg.

Michelle Rehs in memory of her father, Marvin Turkel.

David Rose in memory of his father, Jack.

Sydell Rothafel in memory of her father and brother, Louis and Hank Meyer, and father-in-law, Joseph.

Arlene Russin in memory of her husband, Harold Gingold.

Leonard Russin in memory of his sister, Gladys Schneider.

Barbara Schapiro in memory of her husband, Lawrence Grossman, and father, Abraham L. Spar.

George Schieren in memory of his parents, Frances and Rubin.

Marlene and Jerry Schulman in memory of Marlene’s mother, Elsa Nussblatt, and grandfather, Thomas Custer, and Jerry’s father, Samuel.

Anita Segal in memory of her husband, Sheldon.

Denise Sher in memory of her father Leonard Harvey, and stepfather, Thomas Grossman.

Harriette Shiffman in memory of her husband, Seymour, and grand-mother, Rose Jaskol.

Esther Silverman in memory of her husband, Herbert, and brother, Lyon Sacksner.

Barry Simon in memory of his mother, Beatrice.

Barbara Sklar in memory of her father, Sol Kessin.

Stuart Sugarman in memory of his father, Meyer.

Gertrude Theodore in memory of her husband, Robert.

Herbert Tischler in memory of his father, Max, and brother, Al.

Ileane Tischler in memory of her mother, Ruth Landesman.

Carole Tolkin in memory of her husband, Marvin, and son, Alan Austen.

Doris Wang in memory of her husband, Norman Gronenberg.

Marjorie Wecksell in memory of her father, Jack Kravitz.

Leonard Weilgus in memory of his father, Jacob.

Margory Weilgus in memory of her father, Harold Kaufman.

Jane Weingrad in memory of her father, Harris Joffe.

Melvin Weinstein in memory of his mother, Faye.

Ilene Wilensky in memory of her father, Donald Beaver.

Carol Yedid in memory of her father, Bernard Berman.

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9/1/2020 – 12 Elul Seth Aronin Esther Feit Jules Kornblau Stephen Pachter

9/2/2020 – 13 Elul Harry Feingold

9/3/2020 – 14 Elul Herbert Roth Solomon Tannor

9/4/2020 – 15 Elul Joseph Benbasset Charles Cutler Dr. Hugh Page Schieren

9/5/2020 – 16 Elul Amelia Doloboff Gerry Jeros Irving Pfeffer

9/6/2020 – 17 Elul Gussie Baker Evelyn Bernstein Ethel Glass

9/7/2020 – 18 Elul Victor Behar

9/8/2020 – 19 Elul Fred Lamon Irma Osner Schwartzberg

9/9/2020 – 20 Elul Dr. Moses Sacksner

9/10/2020 – 21 Elul Rochelle Harris Anne Lord Martin Silverstein

9/11/2020 – 22 Elul Belle Landesman Samia Shemesh

9/12/2020 – 23 Elul Mark Breitrose Louis Cohen Mildred Kelmenson Beverly Ritholtz Andrew Rosenblum Dora Trompeter

9/13/2020 – 24 Elul Leonard Barashick Dr. Steven Jon Bertisch Peter Davidson Leon Feinberg

9/14/2020 – 25 Elul Paul Sonenthal

9/15/2020 – 26 Elul Reuben Goldman Tibor Markowitz Beverly Rudner

9/16/2020 – 27 Elul Henry Doneger Jack Schieren

9/17/2020 – 28 Elul Irving Selig Behr Ruth Siegelberg Gertrude Sikora Benjamin Simpson Garry Toor

9/18/2020 – 29 Elul Edna Cohen Bruce Goldman Gloria L. Goldstein Beth Mesika

9/19/2020 – 1 Tishrei Rose Oppenheim Jeanette Trieger

9/20/2020 – 2 Tishrei Gertrude Goldberg Ann March Evelyn Rady Hyman Silverman Ruth Spritzer

9/22/2020 – 4 Tishrei Isidor Altus Harry Balkin Carol Davison Carl Fader Samuel Fischer

9/23/2020 – 5 Tishrei Shirley Katz Harry R. Samuels

9/24/2020 – 6 Tishrei Kate Rubinfeld

9/25/2020 – 7 Tishrei Noel Estes Donald Halbridge Harold Streigold

9/26/2020 – 8 Tishrei Leona Kurz Silvia Rubin

9/27/2020 – 9 Tishrei Morgan Skler Brodwin Rose Lassinger

9/28/2020 – 10 Tishrei Lewis Braun Stanley Misikoff Phil Saltsberg

9/29/2020 – 11 Tishrei Murray Lefkowitz Alfred Mayer Suzane Quain Lester Reitman Pauline Rosenberg Marta Weiner

9/30/2020 – 12 Tishrei Sophie Barsky Mildred Kaplan Milton Schusterman Etta Tarab Sylvia Wecksell

10/1/2020 – 13 Tishrei Stuart Beerman

10/3/2020 – 15 Tishrei Victoria Ain Leonard Goldberg Dora Theodore

10/4/2020 – 16 Tishrei Miriam Kandel Jacob Kotcher Barbara Scheinfeld

10/5/2020 – 17 Tishrei Betty Bellin Sidney Denbaum Calvin Ginsberg Edward Koplowitz Raymond Senter Abraham Wecksell

10/6/2020 – 18 Tishrei Oscar Borodkin Stanley Ehrlich Irene Halpern Michael U. Langendorff Irving Meixler Minnie Meixler Herbert Roth Joel Welkowitz

10/7/2020 – 19 Tishrei Max Barash Esther Fischer Isand Scharf

10/8/2020 – 20 Tishrei Anna Brand Samuel Katz Alex Markowitz Julian Podgorsky Rose Traub

10/9/2020 – 21 Tishrei Sol Cohen

10/10/2020 – 22 Tishrei Raquel Behar Harvey Grapek

10/11/2020 – 23 Tishrei Hyman Bedarsky Bella Levine Phyllis Schwartz

10/12/2020 – 24 Tishrei Ruth T. Beldner Sadie Schieber

10/13/2020 – 25 Tishrei Abraham Bedar Marvin Rudner Sarah Welkowitz

10/14/2020 – 26 Tishrei Max Lesser

10/15/2020 – 27 Tishrei Sally Ostroff

10/16/2020 – 28 Tishrei Harold Epstein Eva Horne Sadie Pollack Vivian Wachtel

10/17/2020 – 29 Tishrei Sylvia Bolka Ernest Breiner Rosalyn Podgorsky Gloria Polansky Lillian Zuckerberg

10/18/2020 – 30 Tishrei Hilda Chinitz Sonia Greenberg Benjamin Markowitz Herbert Wachtel

10/19/2020 – 1 Heshvan Lillian Blaustein Fannie Genn Sifra Menson

10/20/2020 – 2 Heshvan Harriet Renick

10/21/2020 – 3 Heshvan Max Bolka Alfred Morris Fener Betty Lariar Pearl Lipton Sidney Slovik Pola Weinreich

10/22/2020 – 4 Heshvan Ada Geiver Abraham Gordon Philip Rodin

10/23/2020 – 5 Heshvan Jacob Cowen Norma Krull Mela Laufer Elaine Sandler

10/25/2020 – 7 Heshvan Betty Rose Cutler Shirley Kirschner Stuart Kirshenbaum Ruth Kravitz Shirley Stern

10/27/2020 – 9 Heshvan Herbert Brotz Ellin Cohen Tillie Gorobetz Samuel Hauser

10/28/2020 – 10 Heshvan Joseph Greenberger William Jacobs

10/29/2020 – 11 Heshvan Esther Borodkin Sally Kislik Anna Slepp Eleanor Weiner Michael Yedid

10/30/2020 – 12 Heshvan Sherry Cohen Sonya Glaz Mildred Sebold

10/31/2020 – 13 Heshvan Martha Alweis Sheila Boltin

YAHRZEITSThe Yahrzeit of the following beloved relatives of our members will be observed during the next few weeks. It is especially fitting and proper that the members of the family be present at the appropriate Service to observe this occasion.


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