THE SHOFAR Mark Your Calendar! High Holidays Choir Meeting Sunday Sept 1 at 11 AM Board Meeting Sunday Sept 8 at 10 AM Mondays with the Cantor Monday Sept 9 at 7 PM Shabbat Dinner Friday Sept 13 at 6 PM Congregation Meeting Sunday Sept 15 at 10 AM Trivia Night Sept 10 at 7 PM Greetings to all from: Ro Kerchner & Ed Altchek Diane & Alan Apfelbaum Bunny Benstock Sherry & Manny Bloch Carol & Bill Cohen Miriam Fagan Leslie R. Leavitt Lucille Poch Irene & Harvey Roberts Ilene & Ed Simnowitz Marcie & Chuck Tuegel Sherry Wilson CONGREGATION BETH SHOLOM HIGH HOLIDAYS 2019 ⚫ ELUL 5779-TISHREI 5780 High Holidays Double Issue! The summer smiles continued when a large group from CBS met for Shabbat dinner at Taverna Manos. Here a little hijinks from Ilene and Ed Simnowitz and Bill Cohen. See more pictures inside.
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THE SHOFAR Mark Your Calendar!
High Holidays Choir Meeting
Sunday Sept 1 at 11 AM
Board Meeting
Sunday Sept 8 at 10 AM
Mondays with the Cantor
Monday Sept 9 at 7 PM
Shabbat Dinner
Friday Sept 13 at 6 PM
Congregation Meeting
Sunday Sept 15 at 10 AM
Trivia Night
Sept 10 at 7 PM
Greetings to all from:
Ro Kerchner & Ed Altchek
Diane & Alan Apfelbaum
Bunny Benstock
Sherry & Manny Bloch
Carol & Bill Cohen
Miriam Fagan
Leslie R. Leavitt
Lucille Poch
Irene & Harvey Roberts
Ilene & Ed Simnowitz
Marcie & Chuck Tuegel
Sherry Wilson
CONGREGATION BETH SHOLOM HIGH HOLIDAYS 2019 ⚫ ELUL 5779-TISHREI 5780
High Holidays Double Issue!
The summer smiles continued when a large group from CBS met for Shabbat dinner at
Taverna Manos. Here a little hijinks from Ilene and Ed Simnowitz and Bill Cohen. See
more pictures inside.
Candle Lighting Times
Shabbat Friday, Sept 6
Light Candles 7:28 PM
Saturday, Sept 7
Shabbat Ends 8:20 PM
Shabbat Friday, Sept 13
Light Candles 7:20 PM
Saturday, Sept 14
Shabbat Ends 8:12 PM
Shabbat Friday, Sept 20
Light Candles 7:11 PM
Saturday, Sept 21
Shabbat Ends 8:03 PM
Shabbat Friday, Sept 27
Light Candles 7:03 PM
Saturday, Sept 28
Shabbat Ends 7:54 PM
Rosh Hashanah
Sunday, Sept 29
Light Candles 7:00 PM
Monday, Sept 30
Light Candles after 7:52 PM
Tuesday, Oct 1
Holiday Ends 7:51 PM
Shabbat Friday, Oct 4
Light Candles 6:54 PM
Saturday, Oct 5
Shabbat Ends 7:46 PM
Yom Kippur
Tuesday, Oct 8
Light Candles 6:50 PM
Wednesday, Oct 9
Holiday Ends 7:42 PM
For all of you movie and Disney fans out there, I thought I’d share an article that makes some interesting connections between Jewish values, Jewish stories and this summer’s blockbuster hit, Lion King. Dr. Yvette Alt Miller approaches the subject from a traditional Jewish point of view in her article found on aish.com. Pirkei Avot says: “Who is wise?” and the answer is, “He who learns from every person.” We can learn from lessons all around us, including Disney! Disney’s 2019 remake of Lion King is a beautiful update of the original film with realistic looking computer-generated animals portraying all the beloved animal characters.
Beyond its fidelity to the 1994 film, Don Hahn, the producer of the original Lion King, ex-plained that its creators drew inspiration from sources including Shakespeare’s Hamlet and the Bible, particularly the Biblical stories of Moses and Joseph. These stories feature “a character (who) is born into royalty, is then exiled, and has to return to claim their king-dom,” Hahn said. The hit movie draws on timeless Jewish values and stories. Found in an article on aish.com by Dr. Yvette Alt Miller. Here are four key Jewish lessons from Lion King.
True Meaning of Heroism
A true king doesn’t rule for the sake of his own glory, King Mufasa tells young Simba in Lion King. A truly great leader must devote himself to his people and work on their behalf, not his own. It takes Simba years of exile before he’s finally mature enough to return home and assume the mantle of leadership, risking his life and fighting to protect his pride.
This stirring narrative draws on Biblical stories. The lives of many Jewish heroes involved exile and return. Our patriarch Jacob was raised in the land of Israel, but had to flee for many years and live in exile before he was able to return home. Moses grew up in Phar-aoh’s royal household before he was forced to flee and live in hiding for many years; he eventually returned to Egypt and helped lead the Jewish people to freedom.
These Jewish heroes experienced periods of doubt and uncertainty. They had to overcome fear and weakness to emerge as brave heroes. They didn’t do it alone: in each case, it was
CANTOR ALISA FORMAN
Four Jewish Lessons from Disney’s Lion King
More Candle-Lighting Times
Shabbat Friday, Oct 11
Light Candles 6:47 PM
Saturday, Oct 12
Shabbat Ends 7:39 PM
Sukkot
Sunday, Oct 13
Light Candles 6:44 PM
Monday, Oct 14
Light Candles after 7:37
PM
Tuesday, Oct 15
Holiday Ends 7:36 PM
Shabbat Friday, October 18
Light Candles 6:39 PM
Saturday, Oct 19
Shabbat Ends 7:32 PM
Shemini Atzeret
Sunday, October 20
Light Candles 6:37 PM
Monday, Oct 21
Light Candles after 7:30 PM
Tuesday, Oct 22
Holiday Ends 7:29 PM
Shabbat Friday, Oct 25
Light Candles 6:32 PM
Saturday, Oct 26
Jewish Lessons from Lion King continued
their belief in God and their realization that there’s a divine plan for Jewish survival that gave them the courage to act. Jewish heroes of the Torah didn’t assume leadership be-cause they craved glory or power. It was the recognition that the situation demanded their unique response that spurred them to greatness.
Meaning of Life
In Lion King, Simba becomes embroiled in a bitter feud be-tween his father, King Mufasa, and his evil Uncle Scar. Scar kills Mufasa and convinces Simba that he’s to blame for his father’s death. Overwhelmed by shame, Simba leaves and begins a new life in exile, befriending a warthog named Pumbaa and a meerkat named Timon. They teach him that life is meaningless. “Hakuna matata” (which means “no worries” in Swahili) should be his only goal. Though this phrase can mean “be chill” or “relax”, Simba’s friends turn it into an anthem and way of life, instructing their friend that there’s no point in trying to achieve greatness or be selfless and brave.
Jewish thought rejects this nihilistic view in favor of King Mufasa’s wiser way of looking at the world. An Infinite Be-ing created this world with a purpose, infusing the universe with meaning.
As Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D. explains, “Just as the universe in its entirety has a purpose, so does everything in the universe… Each individual has a purpose. My existence is not an accident. I have to accomplish something with my existence. Being is not haphazard or meaningless”. We each have an important role to play, Like Simba, our chal-lenge is discovering and fulfilling our life goals that only we can accomplish.
Role Models
One of the most moving scenes in Lion King comes when Simba sees the image of his father before him and is re-minded of King Mufasa’s wisdom and the high hopes he had for his son. In the original 1994 Lion King, this stirring scene features Simba recognizing his father’s face in the constellations of the night sky. In the 2019 version, Simba magically sees his father’s face in his own reflection, as he peers into the surface of a pond.
Perhaps the movie’s writers were inspired by a beautiful Jewish tale. The Torah describes Joseph, the favorite son of our patriarch Jacob, being sold into slavery in ancient Egypt. There, he worked for a mighty minister named Poti-phar, and seemingly became integrated into the ancient Egyptian society in which he found himself. He proved him-self a trustworthy worker, and rose to become an overseer with great responsibility.
Potiphar’s wife was attracted to Joseph and went out of her way to tempt him. One day, she laid a trap for Jo-seph, who found himself alone with her. It would have been so easy for Joseph to succumb to the loose morals of Egypt, yet in that moment, he suddenly had a vision of his father Jacob. In an instant, Joseph suddenly remem-bered the moral code his father stood for (Rashi on Gen-esis 39:11; Talmud Sotah 37). That vision gave Joseph the strength to resist Potiphar’s wife. (In a turn of events, Joseph was cast into prison but later rose to be-come second in command to Pharaoh himself.)
Fight Against Injustice
Lion King echoes Jewish themes when some female char-acters refuse to accept oppression and injustice. After the wicked lion Scar seizes the throne, he institutes a repressive, horrible rule that makes his fellow lions suffer terribly. Instead of accepting this dismal fate, two female lions – Simba’s mother Sarabi and his fiancé Nala – resist. Nala even goes on a hazardous journey to find help far away.
Perhaps the scriptwriters were inspired by Jewish teach-ings. Jewish history features Shifra and Puah, (alternative names for Moses' mother Yocheved and his sister Miri-am) two incredibly brave women who resisted evil op-pression and are credited with the very survival of the entire nation of Israel. While the scriptwriters apparently were inspired by the story of Moses, who was raised in a royal household only to endure exile before returning, it was Moses’ mother and sister – and other Jewish wom-en – who saved the Jewish people through their long dark years of slavery.
While Jewish men despaired, it was Jewish women who somehow found the strength to go on, and who con-vinced their husbands not to give up on family life. Jew-ish women continued to raise children and imbue their families with the hope that one day things would be better. When Pharaoh decreed that all Jewish baby boys be thrown into the Nile, Jewish midwives defied their order.
Throughout history, the Jewish people have been saved time and again by brave Jewish champions. Our compel-ling stories have inspired countless writers, including those who penned Lion King.
Thanks to the staff writers of myjewishlearning.com for their contributions to this topic.
Congregation Beth Sholom Choir for the Holidays Organizational Meeting Sunday September 1 at 11 AM
Do you enjoy singing? Cantor Forman is putting together a choir to participate at some High Holiday services. Rehearsals will be Sundays in September and possibly one additional weeknight a week in September starting September 1 at 11 AM. You can let Cantor Forman know by emailing her at the following email address: [email protected] or just come to rehearsal. No knowledge of Hebrew required. No previous experience singing in a choir required. The only requirement is an enjoy-ment of singing. I look forward to hearing your voices in inspiring prayer.
and the Pellegrinos. Left, Cantor Forman greets all
the diners. Above, Sherry and Manny Bloch.
Think about something YOU could do and let Sharon Weber know!
She and all of Congregation Beth Sholom will be most grateful.
Did you know that the Adult Education program at Congregation Beth Sholom of Citrus County is open to the entire community, members and non-members?
In addition to monthly study sessions conducted by Cantor Alisa Forman, there are several programs throughout the year run by members of our Congregation.
A fiction book discussion group meets 4 times per year. While
titles selected might have a Jewish or Israeli main character or be set in Israel, the books are selected for their discussion value and would be of interest to readers of any faith. Books the group has read so far include Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate by Letty Cottin Pogrebin, All the Rivers by Dorit Rabinyan, and Tell Me How This Ends Well by David Samuel Levinson.
The next novel that the group will be discussing in the fall is Waking Lions by Ayelet
ADULT EDUCATION CONGREGATION BETH SHOLOM
Gundar- Goshen. A small donation to the Congregation is expected from book discussion group participants.
For more information about the group, please email [email protected] or leave a message at (352) 746-5303 and someone will call you back.
In the past 10 months, members have led cooking classes with participants making challah (egg bread), latkes (potato pancakes), and hamantaschen (tri-cornered filled cookies). Plans are in the works to offer a revised challah baking class in the fall and the hamantaschen class during late winter.
Members will be informed of all programming in the Shofar or in the weekly e-news. Up-to-date information will also be posted on our Facebook page. If you’re on Facebook, please be sure to like and follow Congregation Beth Sholom of Citrus County.
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JOIN US FOR A GREAT TIME! Congregation Beth Sholom has its very own version of trivia, open to the entire community. Held on most second Tuesdays
of every month starting at 7:00 PM, doors open at 6:30 in Kellner Auditorium. For a cost of $10 per person, you can play
trivia and enjoy some snacks. Water and iced tea will be served. Advance reservations are strongly suggested. Pay $10 at
the door. Monetary prizes will be rewarded to the teams coming in first and second place and a 50/50 raffle will be held.
Please check our Facebook page (Congregation Beth Sholom of Citrus County) for updated information.
SEPTEMBER 10 at 7 PM SEE YOU THERE! NO TRIVIA IN OCTOBER!
Yahrzeits
28 - Max Siegel 28 - Sarah Cohen 29 - Solomon Hollinger 29 - Emma Lobenberg 1-4 Tishrei 01 - Rose Belkin 01 - Leah Thaw 02 - Lee J. Steckler 02 - Sadie Jaeger 02 - Monroe Hartenstein 02 - Sumner W. Kesselman 03 - Ruth Bloch 04 - Thelma Rosinsky OCTOBER 4/5 5-11Tishrei 05 - Harry Kessler 05 - Dora Ginsberg 06 - Eliot Sornstein 06 - William Hochhauser 08 - Maxwell Arthur Dolberg 09 - Samuel Fagan 09 - Robert Madoff 10 - Mindil Zylbermintz Lamus 10 - Volf Lamus 10 - Izyk Brezinsky 10 - Abraham Avergun 10 - Henny Michaelis 10 - Leo Markus 10 - Klara Schachner 11 - Celia Kaufman 11 - Sophia Goldstein OCTOBER 11/12 12-18Tishrei 12 - Michele Meyer 13 - Ethel G. Valet 13 - Henry Flatow 14 - Max Gersh 17 - Irvin Dressner
AUGUST 30/31 29-30 Av 29 - Sidney Mintz 30 - Daniel Krantz 30 - Rose Winderbaum 1-5 Elul 01 - Walter Weiner 02 - Solomon Agar 03 - Celia Gralla 05 - Simon Lobenberg SEPTEMBER 6/7 6-12 Elul 07 - Sol Nash 07 - Samuel Cardell 09 - Herbert Poch 10 - Abraham Brooks 10 - David Kaufman 11 - Nathan Simon 11 - May Siegel 11 - Jean Lapidus 11 - Albert Bachrow 12 - Jacob Cohen 12 - Lillian Solomon SEPTEMBER 13/14 13-19 Elul 13 - Dr. Israel Brzozowski 14 - Arthur Neimeth 15 - Ruth Kramer 15 - Jacob Skopp 16 - Morris Goldstein 18 - Samuel Kessler 18 - Charles Camp 19 - Israel Greengross SEPTEMBER 20/21 20-26 Elul 20 - Gussie Tobias 20 - Mary Weick 21 - Max Siegel 21 - Harold Shapero 22 - SoI Cohen 22 - Irving Rushefsky 23 - Sarah Krim 23 - Jack Wieselberg 23 - Amelia Liebriech 24 - Israel Kelter SEPTEMBER 20/21 20-26 Elul 24 - Charlotte Colardo 25 - Rose Kellner 26 - Vera Morgenthau SEPTEMBER 27/28 27-29 Elul 28 - Channa Lieba Risin
17 - Harry Tobias OCTOBER 11/12 12-18Tishrei 17 - Claire Weitz 18 - Gladys Brooks 18 - Helen Rubel 18 - Steven Antonoff OCTOBER 18/19 19-25Tishrei 19 - Gussie Kessler 20 - Dorothy Grenitz 20 - Fred Elrod 20 - Max E. Yavener 20 - Anna Putersznit 22 - Joseph Rosenbach 22 - Marvin Hartenstein 24 - Nat Simon 24 - Louis Zimmon 24 - Fannie Bernstein 24 - Philip Goldstein 24 - Shirley Abramowitz Wiener 24 - Claudette Solkoff OCTOBER 25/26 26-30Tishrei 26 - Iwan Michaelis 27 - Dorothy Janoff 27 - Harry Lash 27 - Philip Kurchack 28 - Joseph Antonoff 29 - Harry Moldavsky 29 - Malvina Steckler 29 - Sarah Sedacca Thornton 30 - Abraham Gross 1-2 Heshvan 01 - Zelig Steckler 01 - Marcia Dressner 02 - Edward Fagan NOVEMBER 1/2 3-9 Heshvan 04 - Henry Bader 04 - Samuel Benstock 06 - Samson Michaelis 06 - Lee Grad 06 - Ira Siegel 06 - Evelyn Rozenberg 07 - Esther Wallace 08 - Yetta Sass
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In memory of Captain Allen L Shapero
From Steve & Ellen Zane
In memory of Walter Weiner From Louise Weiner
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In memory of Murray Goldberg From Ilene & Ed Simnowitz
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In memory of my beloved grand-mother Bessie Benstock From Bunny Benstock
In memory Morris Weiner From Louise Weiner
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From Karl Bachrow
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Winograd From Dr. Stanley J. Antonoff
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Thank you for all your encouragement, support, and making my transfer over to where I love to be! The
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A Time for Spiritual Preparation by Cantor Alisa Forman
“Avodah,” which means “work,” is a word we use for prayer. For High Holiday prayer and time to be particularly meaningful, some preliminary “work” is required. The following questions adapted from "Rosh Hashana/Yom Kippur Survival Kit" by Rabbi Shimon Apisdorf are designed to help us prepare ourselves spiritually for the new year.
Rabbi Alexander Seinfeld suggests that you don’t try to answer all of these existential questions at once. He suggests that you take some time and meditate on each question for at least five minutes. When you feel satisfied that you have a concrete, workable answer, move onto the next question. You will want to spread this out over a number of sessions. Later, go back and refine your answers. Then, work out an action plan for achieving your goals. You may want to have this list with you at the shofar blowing, a time of special inspiration and insight.
May the answers you give serve as a springboard for you to find meaning all throughout the year and may you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a happy and healthy 5780.
20 Questions for the New Year
(1) When do I most feel that my life is meaningful?
(2) What would bring me more happiness than anything else in the world?
(3) What are my three most significant achievements in the past year?
(4) What are my biggest mistakes in the past year?
(5) What project or goal, if left undone, will I most regret a year from now?
(6) If I knew I couldn’t fail, what would I undertake to accomplish in life?
(7) What are my three major goals in life? What practical steps can I take in the next two months toward these goals?
(8) What is the most important decision I need to make this year?
(9) What important decision did I avoid making last year?
(10) What endeavor gives me the strongest feeling of self-respect?
(11) What kind of person do I want to be one year from now?
(12) What kind of person do I want to be five years from now?
(13) Over the last year, did my most important relationships become closer and deeper, or was there a sense of stagnation and drifting?
(14) What can I do to nurture those relationships this year?
(15) In what areas of my life am I hiding from God?
(16) What is one step I can commit to that will bring me closer to God?
(17) If I could change only one thing about myself, what would it be?
(18) Are there any ideals I would be willing to die for?
(19) If I could live my life over, what would I change?
(20) What do I want written on my tombstone? And how do I begin living that way now?
On Wednesday evening, October 9, at the conclusion of Yom Kippur services, the Congregation will once again hold its Annual Break-the-Fast in Kellner Auditorium. We will be counting on our members and any guests to make this year’s event as successful as it has been in the past.
This year we’ll be doing things a little differently. Sue Pellegrino and last year’s Break the Fast committee paid close attention to what was eaten and what was left over. Based on those observations, they have a sense of what people who have been fasting for an entire day most prefer to eat. In addition to those observations, based on survey results, donations of certain prepared foods will be wel-comed. Members not preparing food will be expected to make a cash donation. The suggested donation per person is $18. Non-members attending the Break the Fast will be encouraged to make a donation to Beth Sholom.
The menu will include challah, bagels, cream cheese, butter, lox, hard cheese, tuna salad, salmon salad, herring, fruit salad, desserts and specific items that we are asking our outstanding member cooks to prepare.
Please let us know if you will be attending by completing the enclosed form and send it, along with your check, to Sue Pellegrino at the address below or by dropping it off in the High Holiday mailbox in the library. If you are going to be contributing a kugel, quiche, dev-iled eggs, or a homemade dessert, you may email Sue at [email protected]. Donations in excess of the suggested donation are very much appreciated and will certainly be put to good use. In addition, volunteers are needed and very much appreciated for their help in preparation, serving and clean-up.
Donations of food are to be dropped off at Kellner Auditorium on Wednesday afternoon between the hours of 4:30 and 6:30 PM. If you need to arrange for a different drop off day or time, contact Sue and she’ll see what can be arranged.
Please pass along this information to anyone in the community who might be interested in joining us at the Break-the-Fast. Remem-ber, all prepared food must be either dairy or pareve (neutral). If you have any questions, please call Sue Pellegrino at (201) 403-6073. All mail pertaining to Break-the-Fast is to be sent to the following address: Sue Pellegrino 1337 N. Hunt Club Drive Hernando, FL 34442
We look forward to seeing you at Beth Sholom for the High Holidays and having you join us for Break-the-Fast at the end of Yom Kip-pur on Wednesday, October 9th.
Annual Break-the-Fast Celebration – Wednesday, October 9th – Reservation Form
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