Temple Sinai Newsletter

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SERVICES

Fri., September 5 Evening Service 6:00 p.m.

Sat., September 6 Morning Services 9:15 a.m.

Minhah/Ma’ariv 6:35 p.m.


Kabbalat Shabbat Live! An instrumental introduction to Shabbat

featuring Cantor Naimark and the Temple Sinai Choir






OPEN HOUSE and SOCIAL HOUR 8:30 p.m.

SELIHOT SERVICE 10:00 p.m.

Wed., September 24 Erev Rosh Hashanah

Evening Service 6:00 p.m.

Thurs., September 25 First Day of Rosh Hashanah

Morning Services 8:00 a.m.

Junior Congregation 10:15 a.m.

TASHLIKH 5:45 p.m.


Fri., September 26 Second Day of Rosh Hashanah






Friday, October 3 Erev Yom Kippur

Kol Nidre 6:00 p.m. sharp

Saturday, October 4 Yom Kippur


YIZKOR will be recited during the morning


Minhah 4:40 p.m.

Ne’ilah 5:50 p.m.

Ma’ariv/Havdallah/Shofar Blowing 7:20 p.m.

Wednesday, October 8 Erev Sukkot


Thursday, October 9 First Day of Sukkot


Minhah/Ma’ariv 6:30 p.m. Friday, October 10 Second Day of Sukkot

Morning Services 9:15 p.m.


Saturday, October 11



Wednesday, October 15 Erev Sh’mini Atzeret


Thursday, October 16 Sh’mini Atzeret


YIZKOR will be recited during the morning

Minhah 6:15 p.m. Erev Simhat Torah

Ma’ariv 7:00 p.m.

SIMHAT TORAH PROCESSIONS WITH THE TORAH SCROLLS

Friday, October 17 Simhat Torah


SIMHAT TORAH PROCESSIONS WITH THE TORAH SCROLLS CONTINUE





Friday, October 24


Aleph Class Consecration Service




Friday, October 31


Saturday, November 1



YOM KIPPUR

Yom Kippur, the most solemn day of the Jewish year, culminates the ten-day peni-tential season and provides families with a final chance to reflect together in on the year gone past before participating in a fresh future. Yom Kippur derives from the biblical passage (Leviticus 16:29-31) that states: “On the tenth day of the seventh month you shall afflict your souls and do no manner of work…for on that day shall atonement be made for you, to cleanse you.”

The ancient Yom Kippur rituals were rooted in our ancestors’ desire to rid them-selves of the sins of the past year so as to begin the year anew. Leviticus 16 prescribes a com-plex methodology for evacuating the community’s sins, culminating with the banishment into the desert of a goat laden with the collective wrongdoings of Yom Kippur. In modern times this full day fast gives us a chance for a final reflection on the wrongs which one may have committed against one’s friends, relatives, or neighbors, intentionally or not, during the past year. On Yom Kippur, Judaism provides the opportunity to attempt restitution as a commu-nity. The synagogue prayers are in the plural; nobody is exempt as the congregation prays for absolution for sins committed “knowingly or unknowingly”.

Yom Kippur is a time unto itself, a day which differs from the usual work routine and from any other Jewish holiday. It is truly a fast between feasts, between Rosh Hashanah the week before, and the marvelous festival of Sukkot, which follows a few days later. When Yom Kippur is observed along with the many Shabbat and festival celebrations of the year, within the full rhythm of the Jewish festival cycle, it can be fully appreciated. But when the Day of Atonement is the one and only time that a person relates to his own heritage, then the beauty of multi-dimensional Judaism is lost. For what purpose is a fast without a feast to follow?

In keeping with the tradition that Yom Kippur represents one’s “last chance” before the old year ends to seek forgiveness for any wrong committed against a friend, neighbor, or rela-tive, some families use the Erev Yom Kippur meal as an opportunity for final reflection. Each family member wants to make sure to begin the new year without buried grudges toward another, so each takes a turn recalling hurts he believes he may knowingly or unknowingly have inflicted upon each of the others. Rather than to try to justify the words or acts, the person requests that his behavior be forgiven.

Candle Lighting Times

Fri., September 5 7:06 p.m.



Wed., September 24 1st night of Rosh Hashanah 6:34 p.m.

Thurs., September 25 2nd night of Rosh Hashanah 7:36 p.m.


Fri., October 3 Yom Kippur 6:19 p.m.

Wed. October 8 1st night of Sukkot 6:11 p.m.

Thurs., October 9 2nd night of Sukkot 7:13 p.m.

Fri., October 10 6:08 p.m.

Wed., October 15 Sh’mini Atzeret 6:00 p.m.

Thurs., October 16 Simhat Torah 7:02 p.m.




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SELIHOT SERVICES

The High Holy Day

period is introduced with the

recitation of Selihot prayers at

10:00 p.m. on Saturday night,

September 20th. A social

hour beginning at 9:00 p.m.

will precede the service, dur-

ing which time we will look

at sections of our year old

High Holiday mahzor to be-

come more familiar with its

many features. Make plans

to join us for this most mov-

ing and special service and to

prepare for the High Holidays

to come.

High Holiday Services

Erev Rosh Hashanah

6:00 PM

First Day of

Rosh Hashanah

9/25/14 8:00 AM

Tashlikh 5:45 pm

Second Day of

Rosh Hashanah

9/26/14 8:00 AM

Yom Kippur

Erev Yom Kippur

10/3/14 6:00 SHARP

Yom Kippur

10/4/14 8:30 AM

Erev Sukkot

10/8/14

6:15 PM

First Day of Sukkot

10/9/14

9:15 AM

Second Day of Sukkot

10/10/14 9:15 AM

Shi’mini Atzeret

10/16/14 9:15 AM

Erev Simhat Torah

7:00 PM

Simhat Torah

10/17/14 9:15 AM

THE DOORS ARE CLOSING: PLEASE BE ON

TIME

The Kol Nidre service which begins Yom Kippur

draws hundreds to our synagogue each year because of its

special meaning, melody and symbolism. Many who find

synagogue attendance difficult the rest of the year make it a

point to be in shul for Kol Nidre, if for nothing else. And yet

each year members of our congregation begin their Yom Kip-

pur fast in anger and frustration because they are “a few min-

utes late” and the Sanctuary doors are closed at the beginning

of the service at the scheduled time. Perhaps there would be

less frustration and more understanding of the closed-door

policy and the need for punctuality if the reasons for those

customs are known.

During Kol Nidre we remove the Torah scrolls from

the Ark and hold them during our plea for forgiveness for non

-fulfillment of promises made to G-d. It is always improper to

enter a Sanctuary when the Torah scrolls are being carried or

held outside the Ark; the process of moving in to the seating

area and searching for a place inevitably means lack of atten-

tion towards G-d’s Word as embodied in the Torah scrolls.

Therefore, one should never enter a Sanctuary while the

scrolls are “out”, whether it is during a Shabbat or holiday

Torah service, or Kol Nidre. As for the punctuality required:

Kol Nidre is, in Jewish law, a court case, a legal procedure of

nullification of vows, with the Torah scrolls symbolically rep-

resenting the judges in our case. (As an aside, it is improper

to walk into an already begun court case for fear that a late

entrant will inadvertently misunderstand the proceedings be-

cause he/she did not hear the beginning.) Court cases in Juda-

ism must be held during daylight hours; night court did not

exist in Jewish jurisprudence. In order to complete Kol Nidre

before sunset, we must begin by a certain hour (this year, Fri-

day, October 3rd, 6:00 p.m. sharp).

So if you wish to attend Kol Nidre services, please be

aware that time waits for no person and the doors will be

closed so that our service can retain all the traditional dignity

it deserves. Give yourself a few extra minutes to find parking

and to walk to the synagogue so that you will not be one of

the frustrated ones on the wrong side of the door this Kol

Nidre.

And if, by chance, you do miss Kol Nidre, you are

certainly welcome to join in the rest of the evening’s deeply

moving prayers.

LULAV AND ETROG

If you wish a lulav and etrog set for the holi-

day of Sukkot, please contact Rabbi Schwab or the

office by Wednesday, October 1st. Cost will be no

more than $40 a set, payable in advance.

BREAK-THE-FAST

For many years, members of

Temple Sinai have graciously

donated towards our annual

Break-the-Fast. The Temple

will offer a Break-the-Fast

buffet based on the donations

received.

Last year, because of the

generous donations of our

members, we were able to

provide a wide assortment

and abundance of food. We

hope we can count on you

again to enable the

congregation to Break-the-

Fast together.

Make all checks payable to

Temple Sinai.

PROJECT ISAIAH

Once again this year we at

Temple Sinai will join with other

Conservative congregations around

the country to live up to the prophet

Isaiah’s call to feed the hungry. As

in previous years we ask everyone

to bring canned and/or boxed foods

to the synagogue on Kol Nidre

night – or in the week between

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur –

where they can be placed in special

cartons set out for that purpose.

Please do not bring items in glass,

and please bring basic foodstuffs –

pastas, soups, vegetables, fruits,

canned meats or fish – rather than

gourmet jellies or condiments that

have been sitting around on your

kitchen shelves for years.

All foods will be given to

the Interfaith Council’s food pan-

try.

OPERATION PROTECTIVE EDGE

Though there is a cease fire in place as you read this, without doubt the event that has been the focus of attention in the Jewish world over the last two months has been the brutal warfare between Israel and the government in place in the Gaza Strip. Feeling cor-nered, weak and increasingly irrelevant because they had lost their financial, military and religious patrons in the rest of the Arab world, the leadership of Hamas accepted a coalition government with their hated rivals Fatah, the controllers of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the Arab areas west of the Jordan River, just so they could pay their government workers in Gaza. But Fatah insisted on paying the salaries of its bureaucrats (who had not worked since the Hamas takeover of Gaza in 2005) and refused the demands of Hamas for a slice of the pie. So Hamas decided to go for broke in an attempt to be noticed, ordering a terrorist kidnapping in PA territory (which resulted in the deaths of three teen-aged Israeli boys) and, when Israel responded by re-arresting all those terrorists who had been freed in the Gilad Shalit deal, playing its last two cards: the launching of its 10,000 rockets, assiduously smuggled into or built in Gaza over the last several years, and the use of the offensive tunnels it had carefully dug under the Israeli border in order to find and kidnap more Israelis for trading. (As an im-portant aside: Muslim terrorist groups from West Africa through Iraq are using the kidnapping of Westerners as a major form of fund-raising. European countries fork over seven and eight figure ransoms to free their citizens, money that is, of course, then used to buy weapons to kill more Europeans.)

Israel, of course, responded to Hamas’ attacks with a great determination to protect its citizenry, as would any sovereign state. Iron Dome has formed a remarkable – but not perfect – defensive shield over the entire country. Israeli warplanes and naval artillery have been pretty pinpoint in their attacks on launch sites, and have done something that no other country has ever done: warned the people in the buildings they are attacking to get out of the way. When the extended terrorist tunnels were uncovered, the Israel Defense Forces invaded Gaza in order to destroy the threat, exposing young soldiers to prepared defensive positions and losing 64 young men in the proc-ess. And once the tunnels were destroyed, they left Gaza, having completed their mission. The result: almost 4000 unguided missiles were launched from Gaza, but only 6 civilians have died (including a 4-year-old boy) from the rocket attacks, property damage (a syna-gogue here, a preschool there) has been far less than could ever be imagined (though not inconsiderable), and the destruction of the threat of attacks from the rear posed by the tunnels has been eliminated. (There are reports that Hamas planned to use the tunnels for a major offensive on Rosh Hashanah; if true, the exposure of the tunnels now was a huge positive for Israel in assessing the aftermath of this con-flict.)

So let’s see: an organization considered to be a terrorist group by the US, Canada and the European Union, and whose charter calls for the destruction of Israel and the killing of Jews all over the world, organizes the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teams in order to spark an intifada in Fatah territory, then – when that fails – begins launching rockets at Israel, prompting Israel to try to prevent those attacks by attacking launch sites located next to or under houses and mosques and schools and hospitals while, at the same time, warning civilians in the area to evacuate (followed by the terrorist group telling them to stay put), and who is accused of genocide and mas-sacres? Against whom are huge demonstrations in Europe (but not in Middle Eastern countries, whose governments – except for Turkey and Qatar – quietly hope for Israel to destroy Hamas) organized? And why is it that chants of “Kill the Jews” heard in the streets of Europe once again? Why are a Parisian synagogue attacked and an Israeli vessel prevented from unloading its cargo on a dock in Oakland? And most absurdly – why is the UN Human Rights Committee determined to investigate Israel’s “war crimes” and not that of Hamas, despite the declaration of the Palestinian Authority’s ambassador to the UN that every rocket that Hamas launches is a war crime?

The claim is that Hamas’ attack was justified because Israel’s blockade of Gaza since 2007 has been so oppressive, creating an “open air prison”, and that the leadership in Gaza has had no choice but to fight for its suffering people. But such a claim displays either a naïve or a deliberate lack of historical perspective, ignoring the events of 2005, when Israel pulled out of Gaza unilaterally, leaving millions of dollars of economic infrastructure and open borders for Gazans under Fatah’s government. The infrastructure was looted and destroyed almost immediately, and the border crossings were closed or scaled back only after Hamas’ violent coup against Fatah triggered attacks on the European Union inspectors at the Egyptian border crossings and sporadic mortar fire on the crossings from Israel that periodically – though not permanently – closed those lifelines to the world. Hamas’ next step was to resort to a tunnel smuggling economy from Sinai, bypassing the crossing that the Egyptians closed. (Note: the “siege” was not Israel’s responsibility alone; Gaza borders Egypt as well.) But the major reason for establishing these smuggling tunnels was not to bring in things that would improve the lives of the people of Gaza – those things were coming in via Israeli checkpoints – but rather rockets and missiles designed to destroy Israel. Even the concrete allowed into Gaza for economic development was diverted to the creation of the offensive tunnels rather than the building of schools and housing. As Dennis Ross, the United States’ major negotiator in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute in the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations, has written:

Even as Israel was completing the process of withdrawing all its settlers and soldiers from Gaza, Hamas carried out a bus-station bombing in Israel. Then, from late 2005 to early 2006, Hamas conducted multiple attacks on the very crossing points that al-lowed people and goods to move into and out of Gaza. For Hamas, it was more important to continue “resistance” than to allow Gazans to constructively test their new freedom — or to give Israelis a reason to think that withdrawal could work. Some argue that Israel withdrew but imposed a siege on Gaza. In reality, Hamas produced the siege. Is-rael’s tight embargo on Gaza came only after ongoing Hamas attacks.

that the majority of residents of Gaza are criminals, but it is true that prisons – open air or not – look incredibly cruel at first glance, until one realizes that the reason for prisons is to confine those who have already committed crimes. So if Gaza feels like a prison, maybe it is be-cause it is important to keep terrorists from leaving to kill innocent Israelis, or from importing weapons to shoot at Israelis. (Not that that strategy worked well enough.) Which is why the Hamas demand for open borders, a seaport and an airport will be totally unacceptable to Israel without some kind of ironclad inspection regime to prevent Hamas’ rearming; one does not open the gates to those whose entire exis-tence revolves around murdering Israelis and Jews to give them the means to carry out their desires.

As for massacres – can we dial back here a bit? According to Hamas’ own figures (which have always been suspect), 2143 Palestini-ans died in Israel’s defensive attacks. Based on the names that Hamas has released, at least 1000 were Hamas operatives. So far more than 2500 – mostly civilians – have been killed in Ukraine; 100,000 civilians died during the American campaign in Iraq; the numbers of civilians dead in Syria are even higher; but in France the word “massacre” is reserved for Israel’s campaign against Hamas, which is highlighted by cell phone messages to people living in target areas and even dummy bombs (the “knock on the roof”) to show they mean business. Apparently France forgets that 15 years ago, when it was participating in the NATO bombing of Belgrade, a hospital, a retirement home and a refugee camp all suffered direct hits. The reaction of the British Foreign Secretary at the time: “How dare they now produce crocodile tears for peo-ple killed in the conflict for which they are responsible.” But it is Israel that perpetrates massacres. And the charge of “genocide” leveled by both the President of Turkey and the President of the Palestinian Authority? Israel must be the worst genocidists in history. Pulling out of the territory which theoretically needs to be “ethnically cleansed”, then warning people to avoid danger, and causing fewer civilian casualties per bomb than in any conflict in history – that can hardly be genocide of any type.

So why does the world think so badly of Israel? One major reason is that mothers crying over injured and dead children trumps any historical lessons or logical deductions. And such pictures certainly are heart-rending and extremely painful for anyone to see; no one seeing them can doubt the pain caused. But that is part of the Hamas strategy, which was the reason that international journalists were required to interview Hamas leaders at al-Shifra hospital: so they could see and record for the world the human toll that Hamas’ use of civilian shields was creating. In fact, the widespread reporting from Gaza itself became a Hamas weapon. Scenes of Hamas fighters and of rockets being shot from Gaza were forbidden, enforced by intimidation, threats and expulsions from Gaza. But former AP reporter and editor Matti Friedman is convinced from her five years of experience covering the area that intimidation is rarely needed, because, in her words, “most reporters in Gaza believe their job is to document violence directed by Israel at Palestinian civilians….Coverage is a weapon to be placed at the disposal of the side they like….so they omit all possible justifications for the Jews’ actions and obscure the true face of their enemies, [making] international press coverage a morality play starring a familiar villain.”

Leo McKinstry, an editorialist for “The Express” in Great Britain, writes, “In the twisted narrative of the anti-Israel brigade, the Hamas rulers of Gaza are battling for their oppressed people against a brutal, racist military regime. But this is a complete moral inversion of reality. In truth, Israel is a bulwark of democracy forced by the lethal forces of anti-Semitic Islamism to fight for survival.” If the rulers of Gaza want to stop the bleeding of their people and the destruction of their housing, they need simply stop shooting rockets at Israeli civilians and use their resources to build homes rather than tunnels whose only use is for kidnapping and killing Israelis. But that wish apparently is not the way Hamas sees the future. As Mahmoud Zahar, a senior Hamas leader, said when the most recent cease-fire came into effect, “We will build and upgrade our arsenal to be ready for the coming battle, the battle of full liberation.” Hamas’ ideology is to place the destruc-tion of Israel at the top of its priority list, no matter the consequences to the people it governs. So unless the PA or the UN can stop them from rearming, further conflict – not welcomed in the least by Israel – will occur again. And the ones who will suffer most will be the Pales-tinians living in Gaza.

The one great positive that has come from this two month long test has been the great unity, solidarity and resolve that Israelis showed during the war. Though Israelis will always bicker over the right policies to follow – we are Jews, after all – the determination in the face of attack has been incredibly striking, despite the loss of 70 precious lives, despite the economic hit Israel has received, despite the uncertain future, Israelis and Israeli society have reportedly been strengthened. May that strength continue to be evident as Israel faces the challenges of living in this world so hostile to the Jewish state, and may we, who care about Israel, continue to show our determined support in the years to come.

HIGH HOLIDAY TICKETS

If you do not receive your tickets by September 12, 2014 your financial obligations may be in

arrears. Please contact the office for further information. PLEASE NOTE: Members of the

Dues Committee will be available at the Temple Office on Sunday, Sept. 14 2014 at 10:00 am. to

12 pm to attempt to resolve your financial obligations. Complementary tickets are available to

guests of members who provide a certificate from another congregation attesting to their

membership.

S’LIHOT

S’lihot are special prayers that are recited in anticipation of the High Holidays. The S’lihot service emphasizes the recitation of “The Thirteen Attributes of G-d’s mercy.” Over the centuries, special poems embellishing this passage were added to the S’lihot service. The exact poems to be recited may differ from place to place, but the basic ele-ments of the service have remained the same throughout the Jewish world. These beautiful prayers composed by the greatest ancient and medieval poets introduce us to the themes of the upcoming High Holi-days and intensify our avid anticipation of their arrival.

In traditional Ashkenazic synagogues…the custom is to recite these prayers beginning on the Sunday before Rosh Hashanah, unless there will be fewer than four days between Sunday and the onset of the festival. Since there should be a minimum of four days of S’lihot, the recitation of S’lihot begins on the Sunday of the previous week in years in which Rosh Hashanah begins on Monday or Tuesday.

A contemporary American custom is the midnight S’lihot ser-vice held late Saturday night before the first Sunday when S’lihot are to be recited. This late night service highlights the beautiful liturgical pieces of the High Holidays and, for many, truly initiates the High Holiday season.

The effect of a S’lihot service can be quite moving. The mere gathering together of people at a time when they are usually asleep is impressive. We sense the extraordinary nature of the prayer and turn introspectively within ourselves. The prayers themselves are pleas for mercy. The melodies are sad and full of longing. Properly chanted, they form an oratorio expressing the despair that accompanies separation from G-d and the desire to change and repent.

Rabbi Alan Lucas. The Observant Life.

Rabbi Reuben Hammer. Entering the High Holy Days

Judaism, Christianity and Islam:

Histories, Theologies and Conflicts.

Beginning on Monday evening, September 29th at 7:00 p.m.,

and continuing for 6 weeks thereafter, join Rabbi Schwab as he explores the three monotheistic faiths and their relationships with each other. Topics under discussion: What does each monotheistic religion actually believe? Where do their schisms – Reform, Conser-vative, Orthodox and Hasidic; Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox and Coptic; Shia, Sunni, Druze and Alawite – come from? How have these sister religions related to each other throughout history? For further information and to sign up for the series, please call the

JOIN US AT TASHLIKH

One of the most interesting and most enjoyable customs of the High Holy Day period is the tradition of Tashlikh,

which is performed on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, or on the second day if the first day falls on Shabbat. Jewish custom is

to go to the banks of a flowing stream of water into which we throw pieces of bread or cake to signify our hope that our sins of

the past year will be carried away from us. Our custom at Temple Sinai is to meet in the synagogue parking lot 45 minutes

before Minhah on Rosh Hashanah afternoon and to walk to the brook behind Towne Terrace Apartments for the brief but

moving ceremony. Bring along a slice or two of bread and plan to join us on Thursday, September 25th, at 5:45 p.m., for this

fascinating excursion.

PROJECT ISAIAH

Once again this year we at Temple Sinai will

join with other Conservative congregations around

the country to live up to the prophet Isaiah’s call to

feed the hungry. As in previous years we ask

everyone to bring canned and/or boxed foods to the

synagogue on Kol Nidre night – or in the week

between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – where

they can be placed in special cartons set out for that

purpose. Please do not bring items in glass, and

please bring basic foodstuffs – pastas, soups,

vegetables, fruits, canned meats or fish – rather than

gourmet jellies or condiments that have been sitting

around on your kitchen shelves for years.

All foods will be given to the Interfaith

Council’s food pantry.

STOP HUNGER ONE STEP AT A TIME

“Stop hunger one step at a time” is the theme for our Sunday afternoon, October 26th, walk for the hungry.

Over 400 walkers from over 30 organizations walked through Middletown last year and collected more than

$25,000! One quarter of this was returned to hunger projects locally: the soup kitchen at Grace Church, Emergency

Housing, and the Interfaith Council’s Food Pantry.

How can you help? By becoming a walker! And how do you become a walker? First, obtain a pledge card

from Rabbi Schwab. Next, sign up as many sponsors as possible for $10 to $5 or even $2 or $1 per kilometer

walked. Then come to Fancher Davidge Park between 1:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. on October 28th prepared to walk

five kilometers around and through Middletown. Finally, collect the moneys from the pledges you have obtained

and bring them to the rabbi. That is all it takes to help stop hunger and give folks with life-threatening problems a

chance for a change.

September 2

Sheldon Ocko

September 4

Lillian Judelson

Jacques Levine

September 6

Monte Elgarten

Gerta Seligman

September 7

Audrey Berlin

September 10

Brent Firester

September 11

Ellen Cohen

September 12

Alan Schechter

September 13

Geri Adelstein

Damian Kodgis

September 15

Adrienne Berkman

Gloria Kuhn

Richard Manzo

September 16 Stuart M. Greenwald

Jil Madnick

September 18

Toby Bindler

September 20

Bruce Guttenplan

September 21

Joseph Distelburger

David Neves

Susan S. Newmark

September 25

Susette Ellerin

September 29

Mark D. Stern

September 30

Michele Gewing

Philip d. Weiner

October 1

Stephen Ostrow

Richard Stoloff

October 2

Eileen Sinkowitz

Barry D. Zuckerman

October 5

Arlene Solomon Roshko

October 6

Cherie Gluckman

October 9

Helen Markoff

October 13

Ingrid Taub

October 14

Thais L. Ashkenas

October 18

Scott Goodwin

October 20

Tedd L. Klein

October 21

Michelle Stouber

BIRTHDAYS SEPTEMBER OCTOBER

October 22

Sherri Guttenplan

October 23

Sanford Altman

Yvette Baum

Sharon Schwab

October 25

Daniel E. Jonas

October 27

Joyce Fogelman

October 29

Paula Blumenau

Marvin F. Preiser

October 30

Barbara Sherman

October 31

Lucy Fox

Jennifer Greenberg, M.S., L.C.S.W.

Counseling Adults and Couples

Gaynor Mansion Professional Building

12 Evergreen Drive, Suite 101 Middletown, NY 10940

845-467-7997 jengreenberglcsw.net

Our heartfelt condolences to . . . Joan and Donald Sacarob their beloved Faye Lieberman and Suzy Merin on the loss of her

beloved Aunt Faye Lieberman.

Dr. Stuart Kleeman on the loss of his beloved mother, Sylvia Kleeman.

Anne Dunitz on the loss of her beloved sister, Susan Roesch Butler.

TODAH RABAH TO . . . . Dr. Martin and Rhonda Evers for the Kiddush in honor of their daughter, Eliana Evers’s Bat Mitzvah celebration.

Russell and Michelle Stouber for the Kiddush in honor of their son, Evan Stouber’s Bar Mitzvah celebration.

Mazel Tov to Margie & Dr. Robert Douglas on becoming grandparents!

Also congratulations to the happy parents, Elizabeth and Alex Klevitsky on the

birth of Alex Klevitsky.

Mazel Tov to Lillian Judelson on the birth of

her new granddaughter,

Charlotte.

The Officers, Board of Trustees

Clergy and Office Staff

extend New Year Greetings

to our Members

and the Jewish Community ~

with the hope that they will

be blessed with peace, good

health and contentment

NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS

L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu

Mark & Linda Stern


And

All the best to all

our Temple friends.

Adele Zukor & family


The Parnes’ Family

L’Shana Tovah

Tikatevu

Stephen Sturman

and Rob Abramson

L’Shana Tovah

Tikatevu

Agita & Stan Goldberg

Happy and Sweet Year!

L’Shana Tovah from

Harriet & Gunther Goldsmith

Wishing a year of good health

and peace to all.

Susy, Jonathan and Samantha

Newmark

L’Shana Tovah Tikatevu

Best wishes always

Ellen, Stephen, Melissa & Daniel

Solomon

Good health to all our

friends in the coming year.

Dr. George & Renee Woolf


Jack, Suzanne, Bryant & Adam

The Berkowitz Family

L’ Shanah Tovah Tikatevu

Best wishes to all our friends

Beverly & Bill Goetschius and family


and all the best to all

my Temple Friends.

Matt Schleifer


Best wishes to all our

friends

Ruth & Herbert Zaritsky

DONATIONS TO THE GENERAL FUND

BY: Martin Schaffer

Donna Greenblatt

Joel & Jane Kleiman

DONATION IN HONOR OF

RABBI & AVIVA SCHWAB

By: Joan Rosenfelt

YIZKOR DONATION

By: Larry & Lenore Schwartz

Thank you for the honor

By: Michele Wasserman

Mazel tov to Lillian Judelson on the

Birth of her new granddaughter, Charlotte.

By: Terri Small and Richard Shapiro

Mazel Tov to the Stouber’s on

Evan’s Bar Mitzvah!

By: Terri Small & Richard Shapiro

Congratulations to Margie & Dr. Robert Douglas on becoming grandparents.

By: Carol & Joel Lovitch

Wishing all the best to David Goldsmith on his special day, Happy Birthday!!

By: Harriet & Gunther Goldsmith

Congratulations to Dr. Alex Fruchter & Helen Rothberg on the forthcoming wedding of their daughter.

By: Carol & Joel Lovitch & family

Congratulations to Sharon & Allen Dickstein on their 47th Wedding Anniversary – and wishing them More happy years ahead!!

By: Michael Schwartz & Irma S. Scherz

Mazel Tov to Sandy Altman on

becoming a grandparent

by: Cynthia & Joel Weintraub

Thanks to Josephine & Ed Bloomfield

for hosting a wonderful BBQ

By: Cynthia & Joel Weintraub

Mazel Tov to Debbie & Howie Bloom

on becoming grandparents.


Mazel tov to Heather & Elliott Friedman on the birth of their first grandson, Meyer Friedman

By: Margie & Robert Douglas

Cynthia & Joel Weintraub

Carol & Joel Lovitch

Wishing a complete and rapid recovery to Yvette Baum

by: Susan & Jonathan Newmark

Wishing all the best to Ruth & Herbert

Zaritsky – Enjoy Florida!

By: Alison and Ted

Helene Shafran

Mary Lou Frazer

Shirley Gordon

Lori Rothman

Karen & Michael Yegidis

Cynthia & Joel Weintraub

Eileen Sinkowitz

Sharon & Allen Dickstein

Carol & Joel Lovitch

Beverly Goetschius

Marian Zaritsky

Arline Friedman

Joyce Sitrin

Sheila Gross

Roberta & Ernie Baum

Yvette Baum

Wishing a rapid recovery to Dr. Joel Hofflich

By: Sharon & Allen Dickstein

Marian Zaritsky

Michael Schwartz & Irma S. Scherz

Cynthis & Joel Weintraub

Donation in Memory of Sandy Altman’s father, Ben Altman

By: Shirley Gordon

Michael Schwartz & Irma S Scherz

In memory of our beloved father,

Bernard Schwab

By: Richard & Sharon Schwab

In memory of Murray Rosen

By: Kay Gondelman

In memory of my beloved father, Murray Edinger

By: Sheila Gross

DONATIONS TO THE J. & A. SCHLOSS

Mazel Tov and best wishes to Lisa Klein, Geri Adelstein and Debbie Bloom on becoming grandparents.

By: Beverly Goetschius

DONATIONS TO THE J. DUNITZ FUND

In memory of Anne Dunitz’s sister, Susan Roesch But-ler

By: Beverly Goetschius

Marian Zaritsky

Lori Rothman

Staff at Astar Heating & A/C Inc.

E. Engle

Michael Schwartz & Irma Scherz

Cynthia &Joel Weintraub

DONATION TO RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND

In memory of my beloved father, Julius Okin

By: Every Eli Okin

DONATION TO THE J.&A. SCHLOSS FUND (Hebrew School)

In honor of Herb & Ruth Zaritsky all the best on your move to Florida

By: Sheila Gross

DONATION TO THE M.&B. SOLOMON FUND

In memory of Suzy Merin’s beloved Aunt Faye Lieberman.

In memory of Joan & Donald Sacarob’s beloved Faye.

By: Ellen & Stephen Solomon

DONATION TO THE M. & L. SCHLEIFER’S FUND

In memory of my beloved Karen Kaufman DePrinzio

By: Lou DiPrinzio

DONATION TO THE L. & I. YEGIDIS-SISTERHOOD FUND

In memory of my beloved father, Sam Yegidis and Karen & Michael Yegidis‘ uncle.

By: Bonnie L. Yegidis

In memory of Harold Weber

By: Leonard & Michele Weber

In memory of Dr. Stuart Kleeman’s

mother, Sylvia Kleeman

by: William & Lois Siegel

Marian Zaritsky

In memory of Suzy Merin’s beloved

Aunt Faye Lieberman

In memory of Joan & Donald Sacarob’s

beloved Faye Lieberman.

By: Harriet & Gunther Goldsmith

Ellen & David Cohen & family

In memory of Jackie Emanuel’s beloved father.

By: Heather & Elliott Friedman

In memory of Jason Spodek’s stepfather, Martin Martell

By: Elliott & Heather Friedman

In memory of my dear cousin, Seymour Levin

By: Sharon & Allen Dickstein

In memory of Dr. Gerald Kline’s mother Helen Kline.


In memory of Stephen Markovits

By: Joan T. Augello

In memory of Fern Ingber’s mother,

Joan M. Shapiro

By: Heather & Elliott Friedman

In memory of Lillian Judelson’s husband,

Charles Judelson.

By: Linda & Martin Dlugatz

In memory of Jay Weitzner’s beloved father.

By: Heather & Elliott Friedmn

In memory of Sherrie Bergus’ mother,

Emma Koblau


In memory of Russell Stouber’s father’s

Sam Stouber


Jennifer & Robert Levin

Temple Sinai Men’s Club Update – September-October 2014

The Men’s Club had much enjoyment and success with two new ventures this summer: A fishing trip and the Renegades

Baseball game. All who participated said they enjoyed themselves and would do it again if offered next summer.

Much like many of the Men’s Club events, we did not look to profit financially by these summer events, but to engage

Members in some fun “family-oriented” activities.

Of course, we also need to fund future events and contribute to Temple Sinai and the Hebrew School, which is why we

depend on your Men’s Club Membership, and donations and contributions above and beyond the cost of our events.

Please consider joining our Men’s Club and coming to our “Welcome Back Breakfast” on September 14th

, where you

can meet, greet and schmooze with our Executive Board Members. You can also browse the list of Men’s Club activities

planned for the 2014-2015 calendar year, and plan to attend some or all of them. A Men’s Club Membership Application

and Schedule of Events is including in this Newsletter!

Following the Breakfast on September 14th

, there will be a “Men’s Only” Discussion Group on ‘Hearing Men’s

Voices’ with the topic being “Work and Worth!” from 10:30am to 12pm. All men are welcome to attend.

On September 21st, the Men’s Club will be hosting its 3

rd Comedy Show from 2:30pm to 5:00 pm in the

Temple social hall. Snacks will be for sale. Save the date for an enjoyable afternoon with lots of laughs. Tickets

are just $10. Call the Temple Office (845) 343-1861 during the week to reserve your seat.

On October 5th

the Men’s Club will be needing volunteers from the Congregation to help Construct the Sukkah

at 10AM. We will be providing coffee/tea, bagels and snacks for those who help out.

Again, on October 19th

, we will be needing help to take the Sukkah apart and clean the walls. We will be

providing breakfast at 9:30am for those who help out followed by disassembling the Sukkah at 10:30am.

Please mark your calendar for Nov. 2nd

: Trip to Ellis Island and the 9-11 Memorial Museum from 8:15am to 7pm

Trip includes: Bagel Breakfast, R-T Bus from T.S. to NYC, Snack on Bus, Ferry and Admission to Ellis Island (2

hour self-guided tour. Bus to the 9-11 Memorial Museum for a 2-hour self-guided tour (option to purchase a

Guided Tour); Return to Middletown. Lunch is on your own!

Cost: Adults - $75.00; Seniors (age 62 and up) and Military Veterans - $70.00; Child, age 12 and under - $65.00.

Seating is limited to the first 55 reservations. Make checks payable to “Temple Sinai Men’s Club” and send in no

later than by October 7th

! For more information call Brent at 914-443-1179

We look forward to seeing many of you at these events. Please see the 2014-2015 Events Calendar for other

activities coming up this winter.

Sincerely,

Your Men’s Club Executive Board

Membership Application 2014-2015

Dear Men’s Club Member,

Our Men’s Club Brotherhood has been instrumental in contributing to various family and religious activities and fund-

raising events, training opportunities for our Members, financial support of the Synagogue and Hebrew School, and

involvement in the Community-at-Large. Your 2014-2015 Membership goes from July 1st 2014 to June 30

th 2015.

Through your Membership contributions and physical involvements we have had a very successful year. We continue to

contribute financially to Temple Sinai and the FJMC, as well sponsor several successful programs and fund-raisers

including: Comedy Shows; Family Fun Day Events; our Annual Men’s Club Shabbat and Lunch and Learn, and hosting a

well-attended the Annual Congregational BBQ.

We depend on your Membership contributions to present quality programming and financially support our Synagogue.

Please join your Temple Sinai Men’s Club both financially and by participating in our events. A Schedule of Events for

the 2014-2015 season will be available at the Temple office and will be published in the July-August 2014 Newsletter.

Upcoming events will be listed in the weekly Shabbat Shalom e-mails and weekly Pulpit Notes. Please mark those dates

on your home and office calendars and plan to join us for some fun.

We have discounted rates for those who wish to become a 3-Year or 5-Year Member. See application below and thank

you for your continued support and involvement.

Your Temple Sinai Men’s Club Executive Board

Membership Application 2014-2015

This Membership Application offers discounts for longer-term Memberships. Please complete the application and mail it

to the letterhead address above along with your tax-deductible contribution made out to the “Temple Sinai Men’s Club”.

Your 2013-2014 Membership is good from July 1st 2014 to June 30

th 2015.

Type of Membership: 1 Year ($36) _____, 3 Year ($100) _____, 5 Year ($165) _____, First-Timer Member _____

I am unable to participate but wish to contribute “Multiple Chai” to our Men’s Club: $54 _____, $72 _____, Other: _____

Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________

Tel #: __________________________ Cell #: __________________________ Other #: __________________________

E-Mail Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Men’s Club Events for the 2014-2015 Calendar Year

Please note the following events on your calendars and plan to come out and join your Men’s Club!

1. July 13th

: 1pm to 6:00 pm, 4th

Annual Congregational Bar-B-Q at Ed and Josephine

Bloomfield’s home - 74 Brola Road in Middletown. Cost: $12.00/Adult ; and $8.00/child under 12.

Make checks to “ Temple Sinai Men’s Club”. See Flyer in this Newsletter.

2. July 20th

: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm, Fashion Show, including, singing, poetry reading, and raffle,

$10.00/person. M.C. will be selling refreshments. See Flyer in this Newsletter.

3. August 17th

: Private Fishing Boat Charter, “ Snow Goose 2 “, 2:30pm to 7:30 pm, in Long Island Sound.

Cost: $50/person; includes Bait, Tackle, and Poles. Minimum of 15 people to run event, maximum of 35

people. BYO Food and Drink! Located 1 mile off of Exit 2 on I-95 - 41 Dwight St, Fairfield, CT 06824.

Car pool available from T.S. at 11:30am. Payment to “Temple Sinai Men’s Club” by August 1st. Attn: Russell.

We will call you to confirm this event, or return your check in case of foul weather or cancellation. (See flyer)

4. August 27th

: Renegades Vs. Ironbirds @ 7:05 pm at Dutchess Stadium. Carpool from T.S. at 6:00 pm.

Cost per ticket is $18.00, which includes: Hot Dog, Soda, Popcorn, and Parking. Limited seating. Send

checks payable to “Temple Sinai Men’s Club”, attention Hal Marcus. Carpool meets at Temple at 5:45pm!

5. Sept. 14th

: MC Welcome Back Breakfast, 9:30am to 10:30am; Discussion to follow on ‘Hearing Men’s

Voices’, Topic: “Work and Worth!” from 10:30am to 12pm.

6. Sept. 21st: MC Comedy Show, 2:30pm to 5:00 pm. Snacks for sale. Save the date for lots of Laughs.

7. Oct. 5th

: MC Set up of the Sukkah at 10:00am. Coffee and Donuts provided for helpers.

8. Oct. 19th

: MC disassembly of the Sukkah, Breakfast at 9:30am followed by disassembly at 10:30am.

9. Nov. 2nd

: Trip to Ellis Island and the 9-11 Memorial Museum, includes: 8:15am to 7pm; Includes: Bagel

Breakfast, R-T Bus from T.S. to NYC, Snack on Bus, Ferry and Admission to Ellis Island (2 hour self-guided

tour. Lunch is on your own! Bus to the 9-11 Memorial Museum for a 2-hour self-guided tour (option to

purchase a Guided Tour); Return to Middletown. Cost: Adults - $75.00; Seniors (age 62 and up) and Military

Veterans - $70.00; Child, age 12 and under - $65.00. Seating is limited to 55 - First Come First Served! Make

checks payable by October 7th to “Temple Sinai Men’s Club”, attention: Brent. See flier in the Newsletter.

10. Dec. 7th

: M.C. Chanukah Boutique Luncheon, 10am – 3:00pm in Temple Social Hall.

11. Dec. 14th

: M.C. Paid-up Membership “Hot” Breakfast 9:30 am.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015:

12. Jan. 18th

, 2015: Family Day at the Movies (AMC) “Annie”, $18.00/person, includes small popcorn

and soda. Time TBA.

13. Feb. 1st: Winter Family Fun Day - Snow Tubing at O.C. Park in Montgomery- $25.00/person.

1½ hour session. Time TBA

14. Feb. 8th

: 15th

Annual World Wide Tefillin Wrap (WWW) 9:30am to 11:30am Includes a Bagel Breakfast

for participants.

15. March 8th

: M.C. Purim Carnival Luncheon, 10am to 2:00 pm.

16. April 19th

: Joint M.C., Sisterhood & Temple Tricky Tray Event, 12:30pm to 4:30 pm. Congregant

donations welcome!

17. April 22nd

:Yom HaShoah Program – MC will be selling Yellow Memorial Candles $5.00 each or 3 for

$12.00.

18. April 25th

: M.C. Shabbat, 9:15am to 12:15pm, Lunch-and-Learn Kiddush from 12:15pm to 1:30pm.

Topic TBA.

19. May 10th

: M.C. Mother’s Day Pancake & Egg Breakfast, $10.00 per person: Mother’s eat Free with one

paying guest. 10:00 am to 1:00 pm in our Social Hall.

20. May 17th

: Annual Man/Youth of the Year Dinner hosted by the Hudson Valley Region – FJMC (location

and time TBA)

21. June 7th

: Trip to Broadway Play. Show and Cost TBA. (Please send us your preference for the Show?)

22. June 14th

: M.C. Comedy Show - $10.00/person; 2:30pm to 5:00 pm, Snacks for sale.

23. July 8th

to 12th

: FJMC Bi-Annual International Convention, Miami, Florida (Information to follow)

24. August 2nd

, 2015: 5th

Annual Congregational Bar-B-Q at Ed and Josephine Bloomfield’s house.

Temple Sinai Men’s Club – Trip to Ellis Island & the 9-11 Memorial Museum

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9th

, 2014, 8:15am to 7:00pm

Agenda includes:*

Bagel Breakfast at Temple Sinai – 8:15am Sharp

Round-trip Charter Tour Bus From Middletown to NYC – 8:30am

Snack & Movie on board Bus going and returning

Ferry Ride & Admission to Ellis Island (self-guided 2 hour tour)

Tour Bus to 9-11 Memorial Museum

Admission & self-guided tour of the 9-11 Memorial Museum

Lots of Fun and Camaraderie

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Honoring the lives of those dearly

beloved who were lost, is at the

heart of our mission. Occupying

eight of the 16 acres at the World

Trade Center, the 9-11 Memorial

Museum is a tribute to the past

and a place of hope for the future.

From 1892 to 1954, over twelve million

immigrants entered the United States

through the portal of Ellis Island, a small

island in New York Harbor. Ellis Island

is located in the upper bay just off the

New Jersey coast, within the shadow of

the Statue of Liberty. Through the years,

this gateway to the new world was enlarged

from its original 3.3 acres to 27.5 acres

mostly by landfill obtained from ship ballast

and possibly excess earth from the

construction of the New York City subway.

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Registration

This all-inclusive event is just $75.00/Adult; $70/Senior (age 62 and up) & Veterans; and $65/child (age 12 and

under). Please send completed Registration form with your payment by October 14th

(First Come, First Served) to:

“Temple Sinai Men’s Club”

75 Highland Avenue

Middletown, NY, 10940

Name(s): ____________________________________________________________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Home Phone: _______________________________ Cell Phone: _______________________________________

E-mail: _____________________________________________________________________________________

*Please Note: Lunch is On Your Own!

For further information and questions please call Brent Firester at (914) 443-1179

“WELCOME BACK

BREAKFAST”

Sunday, Sept. 14th, 9:30am

PLEASE CALL THE TEMPLE OFFICE (845) 343-1861 TO MAKE A RESERVATION – NO COST!

Hebrew School News

Welcome Back! We are about to embark upon our new

school year and New Hebrew year as well 5775.

I hope everyone is ready and excited about all the wonder-

ful and interesting things that our Hebrew School will be

doing this year.

In September we have the beginning of our holidays on

September 24th is Erev Rosh Hashanah and there will be

NO Hebrew School.

I hope everyone by now as tried our Grandma’s Coffee

Cakes and you are all ready for our Fund-Raiser which we

will be starting in November for 2 weeks and then every-

one will have their cakes for Thanksgiving and for gifts as

well.

October 24th will be our Aleph Consecration and everyone

is invited to come and cheer our Aleph class through their

1st class Shabbat. Good Luck Aleph Class.

In October as well there is NO school October 8th Erev

Sukkot and October 15 which is Shemini Atzeret. On Oc-

tober 12th we are OPEN for Columbus Day Week-end.

We want to welcome back our teachers Mrs. Gluckman,

Mrs. Dahlia Fox, Mrs. Schechter, Mrs. Rosenblum, and

our JFS person Tali Ben-Dor. We also wish to welcome

to our teaching staff Mrs. Davis who will teach the Dalet/

Hei class.

Please remember we do have a Facebook page called Tem-

ple Sinai Hebrew School and any info about school closings

and other info will be posted on that page. We also are on

the radio stations when we close school as well. Everyone

received a handbook at the beginning of Hebrew School

with all the pertinent information. If you need to speak to

someone we are in on Wednesday and Sunday morning.

Wishing everyone students, teachers and parents and great

school year! Shana Tovah to everyone.

“WELCOME BACK

BREAKFAST”

Sunday, Sept. 14th, 9:30am

PLEASE CALL THE TEMPLE OFFICE (845) 343-1861 TO MAKE A RESERVATION – NO COST!

LOCATION TEMPLE SINAI

75 Highland Avenue, Middletown, New York 10940

For more information call 343-1861or 562-7860

THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF ORANGE COUNTY

&

TEMPLE SINAI

ARE CO-SPONSORING A TALK

BY ALAN MOSKIN-WORLD WAR II VETERAN

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16TH

2014 AT 11AM

Refreshments-A Light Brunch

WHO WILL SPEAK ABOUT HIS EXPERIENCES AS

AN INFANTRY COMBAT SOLDIER AND A CONCENTRATION CAMP LIBERATOR

2014 High Holy Days Security Information

We will be implementing a security plan to ensure the safety of congregants

who attend the High Holy Days Service. With that in mind, there will be

limited access to Temple Doors for better control and visibility. We ask

you to use the main two wooden doors, one facing the circular driveway

and the other going out towards the parking lot near the kitchen and dump-

sters. The two doors off of the main parking lot will be locked from the

outside, however you will be able to exit from them.

In an effort to maintain a more secure environment, require all members

and guests to present their tickets upon entry. If you are visiting from an-

other Shul, please bring those tickets with you. If you are a Temple mem-

ber in our Associate or Enhanced Associate categories, please make sure

you make the proper arrangements for tickets by September 22, 2014.

Requests from other synagogues can be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the

main office.

Shabbaton at Temple Sinai

Friday, December 5 &

Saturday, December 6,2014

Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Alan Mittleman

Professor of Jewish Thought

The Jewish Theological Seminary

Sponsored by Sandra and Joel Hofflich

in memory of Joel’s parents, Etta and Ted Hofflich

Dr. Alan Mittleman

PRESS RELEASE

Hebrew Day School of Sullivan, Ulster & Orange Counties

4718 State Route 42

Kiamesha Lake, New York 12751

Telephone No. (845) 794-7890

Fax No. (845) 794-0859 For m The Hebrew Day School of Sullivan County An-nounces Registration

Kiamesha Lake, New York – June 2014 – The Hebrew Day School of Sullivan County announces registration for the 2014/2015 school year. The Hebrew Day School was or-ganized in 1955 and continues to accept children from Sulli-van County, Ulster County, Orange County and Rockland and Green Counties. The phenomenal success of the Day School is due in part to highly dedicated staff and small classes. In addition to secular and Hebrew teachers, the staff also includes a gym teacher, a technology instructor/resource specialist, and a choir director. Graduates of the Day School have gone on to high school and universities throughout the United States and have become Deans, prac-ticing doctors, lawyers, CEO’s, Rabbis and renown commu-nity leaders.

The Hebrew Day School’s impact is not found only in its strong academic program which bends a competence in all secular subjects, traditions of Torah learning and Hebrew language. The Day School also aims to create an atmosphere in which ethical and moral behavior pervades, and a sense of responsibility to G-d, family and community is paramount.

Students in the 8th grade take regent exams in Math (Integrated Algebra and/or Geometry), Science (Living En-vironment and/or Earth Science), Global History & Geogra-phy, and Hebrew language, which, in turn, offers them the chance to finish high school in 3 years and go on to college early. In addition, as part of the Day School’s enrollment, 7th & 8th graders go on a two-week educational tour of Israel under the guidance of Rabbi Menachem Fruchter, the princi-pal of the Day School.

For registration information, please call 1.845.794.7890 or e-mail the Day School at [email protected].

September 1

Manuel Brodsky

Bertha Kutler

Samuel Meyer

Friederica Heimbach

Dan Sherman

September 2

Clara Brander

Fannie Zwick

September 3

Samuel Kuba

Florence Lewis

Hetty Leitner

September 4

James Martin Jablon

Miriam Reitsky

September 5

Anna Sacks

Dora Axelrod

Jennie Selkowitz

Louis Goldner

Myer Marks

September 6

Sadie Sher

Samuel Zimmerman

Rea Keller

Bilma Schmerler

September 7

Ronald M. Kelson

Irwin Friedman

September 8

Belle G. Mayer

September 9

Sarah Brown

Philip Schnee

September 10

Edward Israel Geisinger

Isidore Levine

Morris Feiler

Moses Feiler

Kathinka Schoorel

September 11

Sylvia Schnee

Kitty Tupper

September 13

Louis Anderman

Karl Baum

Mary Matoren

Irene Harris

September 15

Lionel G. Parnes

Bess Gertrude Lonstein

Harry Popkin

September 16

Carl Barmann

Clare Edelstein

Sylvia Orlick

September 17

Sylvia Shay

Ralph Spielman

Mollie Millon

Ida Ostrow

Louis a. Lazar

September 18

Gertrude Greenfeld

Nathan Falick

Gertrude Seplowin

Mona Schimfs

Yetta Philips

Esther Levinson

William Oren

September 19

Lois Nemo

Blanche Levine

September 20

Fredrick Sheldon Falick

Jeri Y. Medress

Edward S. Stern

Nina Wolf

September 21

Herbert Warren

Samuel Lerman

September 22

Max Horowitz

Milton Newmark

Henry Kurtzman

Jakob Sommer

September 23

Shulamith Rehns

Lillie Berman

Dave Weber

Fred Hershkovits

Mollie Yasuna

September 24

Moritz Barmann

Eva Holtzman

Loretta Fenning

Ida Yegidis

September 25

Julius Brodsky

Wolf Fruchter

Max s. Weyl

Anna Sotsky

Eugene J. Corenthal

Emma Zittman

September 26

Robert Jacobson

Robert Stoloff

Sara Goldberg

September 27

Shirley C. Novick

Celia Berman

September 28

Louis Katz

Morris Mencher

Sandra Newmark

September 29

Anna R. Polletz

Rose Kolbe

September 30

Paul Cooper

William Strauss

Lillian Marcus

Willi Weinstock

Morris Berkman

Y AHRZEI T– We always remember those who are no longer with us FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER ELUL 6, 5774 TO TISHRI 6, 5775

CEMETERY SERVICE

The annual High Holy Day

service at our cemetery will

take place on Sunday,

September 21st, beginning at

1:00 p.m. This is a special

time to remember our loved

ones who have gone before us.

October 1

Miriam Sampson

Johanna Barmann

Mildred Isseks

Jacob Mitzner

Louis Rosenstein

David Suresky

October 2

Abe Ellman

Sarah Marks

October 3

Anne Weinschel

Carolyn Medress

Madeleine uresky

SallyVallen

October 4

Hyman Rubin

Sadye Sherman

Israel Mencher

Morris Lowenberg

October 5

Hyman Pohl

David Hartman

Mae Falk

Milton Siegel

Herbert Wolfe

Simon Rosenblum

October 6

Anna Borden

Lillian Berg

Joseph Sotsky

October 7

Martha ‘Mollie’ Cohen

Mollie Jabitsky

October 8

Jacob Portney

Jack N.Blinkoff

Dennis Weber

Benjamin Beneck

October 9

Theodore Knee

Arthur Gordon

Joseph Cohen

October 10

Samuel Keller

Joseph Henderson

October 11

David Hartman

October 12

Harold J. Jonas

David Sommerstein

Myer Reznick

Laura Soroka

Lea Korn

October 13

Frank Zittman

October 14

Simon Distelburger

Rebecca Soll

James Markovits

October 15

Marvin K. Feman

Samuel Aaron Hast

Shirley E Aronowsky

October 17

George Bialkin

Fannie Turkenich

October 18

Aaron Masia

David Gordon

Robert Leslie Laskowitz

Edith Weiner

Carrie Geisenheimer

October 19

Jeremiah Bloom

Ida Pedowitz

Rea Messenger

Celia Horowitz

Claire Rosenstein

Jacob Rosen

Joseph Corner

Mabel Wall

October 20

Benjamin Polenberg

Diane Halpern

Benjamin Polenberg

Frank Wolkowitz

Mildred Lowerre

October 21

Aaron Borden

Helen Katz

Anna Tanzman

October 22

Seymour Sobel

Anna Shapiro

October 23

Molly Slavin

Louis Atschul

Blanche Zukor

October 24

Benjamin Travers

October 25

Joseph Meyer

Herbert Sitrin

Jennie Cohen

October 26

Abraham Blustein

Ethel B. Park

Meyer Rosenberg

October 27

Esther Bindler

Sidney Fuchs

Jack Schrier

Katalin Neumann

Y AHRZEI T– We always remember those who are no longer with us FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER Tishri 7 5775 to Heshvan 7, 57775

October 28

Abraham Isseks

Beatrice Isseks

Fanny Smulison

Morris Geisenheimer

William Geisenheimer

Ruth Sommersein

Harold Schlesinger

October 29

Ida Greenwald

October 30

Frank Adelstein

Albert Nemo

Soleiman bekhoor Javdan

Samuel Kline

Joseph Levine

October 31

Solomon Berkowsky

Mea Mizrachi

75 HIghland Avenue

Middletown, NY 109740

Phone: 845-343-1861

Fax: 845-343-1915

E-mail: [email protected]

www.templesinaimiddletown.com

T E M P L E S I N A I

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