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THE FOREST HILLS JEWISH CENTER
September-October 2017
Elul-Tishrei –Cheshvan 5778
Vol. LXX I No. 1
המרכז היהודי ד'פורסט הילס
Selihot—September 16th Motz’ei Shabbat
Saturday, September 5th PRE-SELIHOT PROGRAM AT 8:45 PM “The Private and Public Dimensions of
Lashon Harah”
SELIHOT SERVICES AT 10:00PM in the Estelle Feiner Crystal Room
Officiating: Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik and Hazzan Henry R. Rosenblum
The Selihot service inaugurates the High Holiday season in the spirit of introspection
and t’shuvah.
Please join us for this essential, beautiful and meaningful
opening of the High Holiday season. Workshop and Collation sponsored by the
Minyan Club.
We celebrate—We learn—We teach We sing—We dance—We mourn
FHJC Kol Nidre Campaign 5778 Forest Hills Jewish Center is our second home. It is where we come to pray, to cele-
brate, to learn, to teach our children what it is to be a Jew, to sing and dance, to
mourn. It is where we meet our life-long friends and where our lives are enriched.
We have the good fortune to reap what those before us sowed; now it falls to us to
plant for the next generation. Please support the 5778 Kol Nidre campaign with
your first gift or your most generous gift ever.
Let’s break the fast together. To show our appreciation to the supporters of the Kol
Nidre Appeal for their generosity, we invite everyone who makes a minimum dona-
tion of $54 single/ $108 couple/ $136 family to join us for the Break-Fast meal at
the close of Yom Kippur.
The Kol Nidre Appeal Committee would like to wish all our members and friends a
healthy and happy 5778 and thank you in advance for your generous pledge.
Carl Koerner, Mark Raphael, Pearl Buitron, Rae Theise Kerzner and Gail Port Kol Nidre Appeal Co-Chairs
Everyone is encouraged to participate with our band at this vibrant
Kabbalat Shabbat Service. Tambourines and shakers will be
provided. (Instruments will be put away before we sing Mizmor
Shir, the prayer welcoming Shabbat.)
For Information Please Contact:
Deborah Ball Witlin at [email protected]
Felicia Leeman at [email protected]
Cinematek is back
featuring
The Women’s Balcony
See page 9 for details.
Join us for Tashlikh September 21
See page 9 for details.
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Looking Towards 5778
FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY
Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik
With Rosh
Hashanah just a few short weeks away, I find myself—as I invariably do—contemplating what it is that I would hope for in the new year about to begin. The language and imagery of the magnificent High Holiday liturgy affords us myriad op-portunities to confront our own shortcomings, and the singularly personal spiritual dimension of the holidays is rooted in our willingness to confront those shortcomings, and resolve to work on them. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kip-pur are uniquely religious ex-periences, and the extent to which they are personally transformational is dependent
upon our willingness to “do the work.” What we hope for can-not come to pass without our own effort.
This year, along with the per-sonal challenges of the peni-tential season, I can’t help but think about our country and the state that it’s in. Ours is a society desperately in need of reflection, and the t’shuvah that goes with it. We are riven by deep and substantive divi-sions, many of them rooted in passionate political opinions, and the culture of what passes for political discourse far too often surpasses all bounds of reason and propriety. Though one can’t draw a straight line between them, it’s hard not to believe that the toxicity of how
we speak to each other cre-ates the climate that makes vio-
lence a frightening possibility, along the lines of what hap-pened in Alexandria.
The great temptation when one considers this subject is to assume that, because the problem is so large and so sys-temic, there is little we can do to impact it. After all, all of America is suffering from the political divide, and we here in the Northeast are clearly living a different American reality from our fellow countrymen in the heartland.
The truth is that, whether on matters purely personal or on more global issues like the state of American society, all transformative change must start with the still, small voice inside of us. There is no reward for worrying about our coun-try’s faults and imperfections if we bypass our own. We must
be sure that we are coming at these more global issues with clean hands and a pure heart, and as the liturgy reminds us relentlessly, none of us are faultless.
For me, the beauty of the High Holiday experience lies in our being together, in prayer, in song, and in longing. I look forward for seeking that still, small voice within me in your company, and in advance of Rosh Hashanah, may I wish you all a K’tivah Va’hatimah To-vah…. May you be inscribed, and sealed, in the Book of Life for a year of health, happiness, prosperity and peace.
Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik The Message USPS 340-300 The Forest Hills Jewish Cen-
ter, 106-06 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, NY 11375-
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Forest Hills Jewish Center. 106-06 Queens Boulevard,
Forest Hills, NY 11375-4248. Editorial Board: Karen L.
Stein (Editor), Gerald C. Skolnik (Rabbi), Henry Rosen-
blum (Hazzan), Deborah Gregor (Executive Director),
Lynn Lancaster (Director of Congregational Education),
Iris Chomsky and Lynn Fisher (Co-Directors, Early Child-
hood Education), Philip Dickstein (Assistant Director of
RS/Program Director) Laurie Worthman (Office Manag-
er). Officers: Ilana Altman (President), Helaine Fox
(Vice President), Felicia Leeman (Vice Presi-
dent), Richard Chase (Vice President), Pauline Rapha-
el (Vice President), Bill Regen (Treasurer), Randi Zwick-
Marks (Secretary). Arms: Men’s Club, Warren
Wankoff (President), Minyan Club, Betty Korb
(President), Sisterhood, Debra Weil and Marcia Belgo-
rod (Co-Presidents). Opinions expressed in The Mes-
sage are the authors’ and do not necessarily represent
those of the Forest Hills Jewish Center, its officers and
Board, or the Editorial Board.
SIMHAT
TORAH
CELEBRATION Thursday evening, October 12th
Minha– 6:05pm
Maariv & Quiet Hakafot in Little Synagogue—6:40pm
Maariv & Hakafot in Heller Ballroom—7:00pm
COME DANCE WITH THE TORAH!! Simhat Torah Ice Cream Party for all our children
Join us for Hakafot at 7pm (Dancing with the Torahs)
and enjoy an ice cream break!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
NOTES FROM THE HAZZAN
Hazzan Henry R. Rosenblum The past 4 months have been a time of incredible na-chas for our family, begin-ning with Shi-
ra’s graduation from Rabbinical school and her ordination in May. Seeing her stand together with her classmates in the beautiful sanctuary of the Park Ave-nue Synagogue to receive their JTS Talli-tot brought smiles and more than a few tears to the families of these new Rabbis and Hazzanim. Five long years of study, work and growth had all paid off. And on a personal note, having the oppor-tunity to drape Shira in that Tallit and to offer her a personal blessing was truly the proverbial icing on the cake.
As you have heard me say before, just five weeks later Shira left for Israel to begin the trip of a lifetime as she repre-sented the United States in the Macca-biah games. It was amazing to witness this gathering of more than 10,000 ath-letes from 80 countries at the opening ceremony and to know that she was the first archer to ever represent the United States in this competition. We watched her compete in Netanya in the hot sun of summertime Israel, with tempera-tures exceeding 100 degrees. The cama-raderie was remarkable and the support that the athletes extended to each other was beautiful to behold. It was heart-warming to see her shoot both at 18 meters and 70 meters and to watch her
feel so good about what she was doing. Yes. A great nachas moment!
Upon returning to the States however, we experienced something that nearly made these two amazing events pale by comparison. Shira, Susan and I flew down to Jacksonville to help Shira get settled in her new home and new com-munity. At ordination they gave her the title of Rabbi and in Israel they wrote articles about the female Rabbi who was the American archer, but in Jacksonville we realized that now she is in fact Rabbi Rosenblum, the second Rabbi of the Jacksonville Jewish Center. She partici-pated in a funeral her first week there and was part of a Beit Din at a conver-sion the next week. She has already de-livered sermons, taught classes, hired an assistant for the work she will be doing in the Day School, and so much more. Seeing your child find her own niche and be appreciated and welcomed so warm-ly by a new community is amazing. Knowing that she is now also in the same community as Leora and Jesse and our granddaughters Rena and Dafna is just beyond words. Yes, these past few months have been the height of nachas.
As we prepare for the High Holidays it is my prayer that we all have moments of great spiritual and emotional fulfillment in the year ahead.
L’Shanah Tovah Tikatevu
Hazzan Henry R. Rosenblum
September 10 Opening Day Religious School United Parents Breakfast Nursery School Picnic
September 12 Sisterhood Installation
September 15 Instrumental Kabbalat Shabbat
September 16 Pre-Selihot Program
September 20 Erev Rosh Hashanah
September 21 Tashlikh
September 24 FHJC Kadima Bowling FHJC Teens/USY Archery
September 29 Erev Yom Kippur/ Kol Nidre
October 1 Sukkah Decorating
October 4 Erev Sukkot
October 5 Sukkah Luncheon
October 8 Men’s Club BBQ in the Sukkah
October 9 Youth Group in the Sukkah
October 9-10 Nursery Breakfast in the Sukkah
October 10 Religious School Dinner in the Sukkah
October 12 Simhat Torah/ Ice Cream
October 15 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Orientation Religious School Meet the Teachers
October 21 Cinamatek Forest Hills: Women’s Balcony
Please join us for lunch in the Sukkah immediately following services and Kiddush Adults: $39.00/ Children 5-11 yrs. $20.00/ Children 4 and under, no charge
SEATING IS LIMITED
RSVP as soon as possible-no later than Thursday, September 28, 2017. Teri Goffner (718-275-6615) and Bonnie Dassa (718-896- 4982), Event Co-Chairs
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THE PRESIDENT’S PEN
Summer is my favorite season. Nothing beats a day at the beach, relaxing in a chair with warm sun-shine on face and my toes in the sand. Concerts in the parks, long walks on sultry nights or running through the streets of Forest Hills as the sun is rising, are annual summer rituals. Summer is also a time for handwriting long letters to children at camp or on teen tours, and checking the mailbox after a long day at work on the chance they felt the need to write back. Having just completed my 20th, and possibly last season of ‘letters to camp’, with most letters saved in big envelopes by child and by year, I realize the most documented parts of my life are the simple long days of summer. Prior to leaving for B’nai B’rith Perlman Camp in mid-June to serve as Assistant Judaics Director, my
youngest, Joshua
dragged out the camp letters. Not just his, but those saved by his sister Aliza, dating back to 2001. He was a bit surprised to read of new babies welcomed by our FHJC family over summers and which members we met along Route 17 as we all trekked back to the city from various camps in the Lake Como area on visiting day. Yes, FHJC news was always part of summer letters!
Though summer is certainly quieter at the Center than other times of the year, it is the best time to get an early start for the coming school year. There are changes in the leadership in both our award-winning schools for the coming year. Lynn Fisher and Iris Chomsky, familiar names and be-loved teachers to our nursery families for many years, are co-directors of our nurse-ry school. At the same time, we welcome Philip Dickstein to our FHJC family. Philip will be working with Lynn Lancaster, our Director of Congregational Learning, as Assistant Director of Religious School/Program Director. Philip brings his admin-istrative experience and love for Jewish learning to Forest Hills from his years in Day School and Congregational Schools.
Summer is also a good time to think out of the box. At our annual meeting in early June I shared my hopes that we can grow our volunteers while bringing together the many parallel communities that make up our kehillah – Religious School, Nursery School, regular shul attendees, to create a more vibrant, unified community. I noted that we had a growing number of newer young families joining us on Shabbat. We knew they valued coming together as a community in prayer, but what else did we know about them? Judy and David Zipkowitz, who have for years been wel-coming new members into their home to share a Shabbat meal, spent the early summer reaching out to the many new
people they met, and coordinated a ‘new young members’ gathering. On a Monday evening in July, we had about 20 mem-bers gather in my home to meet each other and share their early experiences at our synagogue. It was great to hear what we do well, where we can strive to im-prove and what they are looking for from their new Jewish home. So now we know more about them, and they know more about each other as well. As we move into fall, we look forward to helping them move some of their great suggestions into real events.
This summer has certainly been a bit busi-er for me than most, but it also has made for far more stimulating letters to camp. Should make for interesting reading in 2027!
With just a few weeks till Rosh Hashana, I wish everyone a Shana Tova u’Metuka – a sweet year that brings only the best to you and your family. I look forward to greeting everyone in person over the up-coming chagim.
Ilana Altman FHJC President
ADULT EDUCATION The Adult Education Committee has several major annu-al events and a num-ber of
smaller ones every year. All of them take place after the Yom Tovim are over. So at this time we will just give you a “save the date” notice on our two biggest educa-tional opportunities that are on the calen-dar.
Our annual Shabbaton will be on Decem-ber 8 & 9, 2017. We are expecting to have a mix of our regular member teachers and a few members who are new to our Shab-baton teaching staff. It is always a very exciting weekend and we hope that you note the dates and plan to join us.
Our second major event is the annual Scholar-in-Residence weekend. This year we are pleased to announce that Rabbi Ed Feinstein, Rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom of Encino, and one of the leading Conserva-tive rabbis of this generation will be our Scholar. We can bring such a major schol-
ar into our shul because of a generous donation from the Sevin Family in memory of Malvin Peace Sevin. Please mark February 9 & 10, 2018, on your cal-endars.
Both events will include a Friday night dinner and an enhanced Kiddush on Satur-day. The dinner is a paid, reservation only event but we welcome everyone to join in the dessert buffet at the end so they can learn from our speakers. The enhanced Kiddush buffet will be sponsored and open to everyone so they can stay for the entire afternoon of learning.
If you love these programs, we ask that you consider becoming one of our spon-sors and help us cover the considerable costs associated with these events. This sponsorship allows the entire congrega-tion to participate, including parents with young children because we provide babysitting. If you wish to sponsor, please email me ([email protected]) or leave a note in Adult Education mail box in the FHJC office.
Judy Gostl and Pearl Buitron
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UNITED PARENTS
Kicking the year off right!
As we write this, summer is winding down and Rosh Hasha-nah is right
around the corner. Rosh Hashanah gives us the opportunity for a fresh start and a new beginning.
As the new year approaches, there are new faces at FHJC. We are de-lighted to welcome our new Nursery School Co-Directors, Lynn Fisher and Iris Chomsky, aboard. Of course, Lynn and Iris are not new to the FHJC Nursery School. Both have been teaching in the Nursery School, Iris for 22 years and Lynn for 12 years. Both Lynn and Iris are out-standing teachers, whose love and devotion for the children and for FHJC are well-known to all of us. We are confident that the out-standing reputation of our Nursery School will only continue with Lynn and Iris at the helm.
We are also very pleased to wel-come Philip Dickstein as Assistant Director of the Religious School/Program Director. Philip comes to us with many years of experience in the field of Jewish Education. He spent more than 20 years as the principal of Solomon Schechter Day School in Nassau County. Most re-cently, he was also the Director of Education at Plainview Jewish Cen-ter. His passion for Jewish Educa-tion and teaching our children is noticeable as soon as you meet him. Philip and Lynn Lancaster, our Religious School Director, will work together to ensure that our Reli-gious School continues to flourish and create a sense of community among our families.
United Parents is gearing up for the 2017-18 school year. Sunday, Sep-tember 10 is going to be a busy day for the families of our FHJC schools. United Parents is holding a Wel-come Back Breakfast for the Reli-gious School that morning. This will be an opportunity for the Religious School families to re-connect with each other and also welcome new families to the Religious School.
Later that day, we will be holding our third annual Nursery School Welcome Back Picnic. Once again, the picnic will be in Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows. We look forward to seeing our Nursery School families as we start a new school year.
Mark your calendars for Thursday night, October 12, when we will be holding our annual Simhat Torah ice cream party! Dance up an appetite during hakafot and then enjoy some delicious ice cream! Many other exciting events are planned for the coming year – Family Shabbat Din-ner, Scholastic Bookfair, Havdalah night and others. Please be on the lookout for information about these upcoming events.
We also want to take this opportuni-ty to encourage everyone to volun-teer with United Parents in some way. We know that we all lead hec-tic and busy lives, but our programs and events depend on you – the parents of our children – to help out in any way you can.
Shana Tova and best wishes for a happy, healthy and peaceful new year.
Alyssa Pollack and Richard Chase
As we celebrate the start of the new Jewish year at FHJC we have much to look forward to and be grateful for as a community. Our beautiful and inspiring syna-gogue services shared collectively with our member-ship and guests ushers in the year 5778 in a grand way. Please sign up for the always popular and special Suk-kot luncheon graciously chaired by Terri Goffner and Bonnie Dassa. Following the Chagim, we are excited to bring back our Progressive Dinner. After having a won-derful dairy/pareve dinner with a small group at a member's home we have a special fun dessert recep-tion planned. Save the date for this on November 4. Please contact me if you have ideas for membership events or you would like to volunteer or chair some-thing. We are only strong when we work together to-wards the future. We wish you and your family a Shana Tovah u’metukah, a good and sweet year, and a year of peace and love. Helaine Fox, VP Membership
MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
SAVE THE DATE: FEBRUARY 9-10, 2018
Scholar-in-Residence Program 2018
The History of Chutzpah
Rabbi. Dr. Ed Feinstein
Please set aside the weekend of February 9-10, 2018, for our annual Scholar-in-Residence
Program, once again made possible through the gen-erous support of the Sevin family. Our guest this year will be Rabbi Dr. Ed Feinstein, the Senior Rabbi of Valley Beth Shalom Congregation in Encino, Califor-nia. A faculty member of the Ziegler Rabbinical School of the University of Judaism, the Wexner Heritage Program, and the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusa-lem, Rabbi Feinstein is one of the most sought-after teachers and lecturers on the American Jewish scene.
With his unique blend of scholarship and humor, Rab-bi Feinstein’s presentations will be devoted to “The History of Chutzpah,” tracing the Jewish idea of hu-man empowerment through biblical, rabbinic and philosophical sources.
Please set aside the dates; this is a program you won’t want to miss!
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Schedule of Services
for the High Holidays ROSH HASHANAH:
Wednesday Evening, September 20, 6:40 PM
Thursday, September 21, 8:30 AM & 6:40PM Friday, September 22, 8:30 AM & 6:35PM
KOL NIDRE AND YOM KIPPUR: Friday, September 29, 6:00 PM
Saturday, September 30, 9:00 AM Tickets for Yom Kippur only
will be on sale Monday, September 25.
OFFICIATING AT ROSH HASHANAH and YOM KIPPUR SERVICES in the
RABBI BEN ZION BOKSER SANCTUARY Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik
Hazzan Henry R. Rosenblum
Ba’al Shaharit: Ba’al Teki’ah: Matthew Beizer Dr. Martin Topol
Ba’al Musaf:
Hazzan Henry Rosenblum
Ba’alei Keriah: 1st Day Rosh Hashanah 2nd Day Rosh Hashanah
Dr. Rebekah Fassler Deborah Weil
Yom Kippur Morning Yom Kippur Minha Dr. Jonathan Mohrer Aaron Weil
Beginnings and endings are important and the ways in which we choose to
mark them say much about us as individuals, as community, and as a people. The month of Elul provides us with opportunities to make peace with the past and prepare for the future as Rosh Hashanah ap-proaches. Some of what we do is ritualized for us and if we are fortu-nate we have created personal ritu-als that allow us to personalize holy space and time.
In my family we begin and end each year by giving tzedakah. I can only guess that this was a personal prac-tice begun by my grandmother of making sure that she ended and began each year by sharing some of what she had with another who was less fortunate during difficult times. My parents’ world was more sophisticated and, from the time I was a teen, I was aware that the last entry in the household check-book before Rosh Hashanah and the first entry after was always a check for tzedakah. No one was physically knocking on our door, but my parents never allowed us to forget that the world that we lived in was privileged and building a just world was important both symboli-
cally and in day-to-day life. I contin-ued the practice when I had my own checkbook in college and as I began my own family have contin-ued it. Our personal practice, as my children grew, was to allow them to choose a recipient for a tzedakah check that spoke to them. Looking at my checkbooks I can see what was important to them and to us over the years. My children are writing their own checks these days, or more likely giving online. I was however very pleased when one of my sons recently asked us who we give to. The conversation made it clear that this family ritual was continuing.
This year in Religious School we are also continuing the building of ritu-als in order to build strong Jewish community. Our Het class will work together to guide the school’s tzed-akah donations. Our faculty will continue to work together as a team, always there for each other professionally and personally. We begin the year learning together. We will welcome into our midst Assistant Religious School Director Philip Dickstein along with a new administrative assistant and, most important, we will spend a year learning together, living together and creating our own Jewish rituals.
Shana Tova from all of us in the Religious School.
Religious School Reflection
Lynn Lancaster
High Holiday Junior Congregation Join FHJC for a special High Holiday service led by
Ben and Felicia Leeman.
Rosh Hashanah—Thursday and Friday, 9/21-22
Yom Kippur—Saturday, 9/30
FHJC Crystal Room Pre-registration is required. Contact the FHJC office for
more information and to sign up.
“Come, Let Us Greet Shabbat”
Room for One More? If you have room at your table over the High Holy Days for a fellow member, email Lenny Picker at [email protected]. Let him know what meal(s) you can host—Dinner, Wednesday, September 20, Lunch
or Dinner Thursday, September 21, Lunch Friday, September 22; Pre-Kol Nidre Friday, September 29. Need a place? Email Lenny as well, letting him know for which meal.
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One of the most moving phrases in biblical scripture, “ani l’dodi v’dodi li,” trans-lates to “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine.” This describes the unbreakable bond between God and His people. The first Hebrew letter of each of those four words—aleph, lamed, vav and lamed— make up the name of Elul, the current Jewish month. Elul is when we begin our new school year together at The Forest Hills Jewish Cen-ter and the two of us begin our journey as co-directors of Early Childhood. During this month we look inward at our strengths and challenges.
As we are committed to en-hancing our strengths and facing our challenges head on, one of our primary goals this school year is to create a bond among our teachers, children, parents and adminis-
trators that is reinforced by human warmth, much love and mutual respect. Our staff’s purpose is to support each other, learn from each other, and identify ways we can better meet the needs of our classes and school. We have created opportunities for learning with, and from, each other. The staff has been working hard all summer to insure that you and your chil-dren have a wonderful year filled with love, laughter and learning. We know each oth-er well and we listen to and trust each other. Finally, as co-directors we will provide in-tentionality, planning, and support. The staff is excited to work together as a family to better connect with yours.
There are many ways you can prepare for the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashanah. Not only can we study the
deeper meaning of the holi-day and its rituals, but we can also utilize the time that pre-cedes the holidays as an op-portunity for personal reflec-tion and an opportunity to reach out and become more involved – in Jewish life, at synagogue and here at our school.
We look forward to meeting and welcoming the Nursery School and Pre-K For All fami-lies on Orientation Even-ing. As we begin the school year with a fresh start, we will continue our journey creating a warm and nurturing envi-ronment that supports chil-dren’s learning. We hope to be a source of inspiration and encouragement allowing the children to dive deeper into their own interests.
News From Nursery School
Iris Chomsky and Lynn Fisher
It is real blessing to join the FHJC family. I am serving as the Assistant Director of the Religious School/Program Director.
I bring many years of work in Jewish Education, in both Day Schools and Congregational Schools. I am married with three grown children and two (amazingly wonder-ful) granddaughters.
I love working with teachers and children, helping build our next generation to truly love our people and build a better world for everyone. I want our children and families to ex-perience and share the pride and meaning we all feel in our Jewish lives. More than any-thing, I want my contribution to help our children figure out their place in the eternal chain of the Jewish people.
I again thank Lynn and the entire staff of FHJC for helping me start my work. My deep thanks and appreciation to the teachers and parents I've met, each of whom do so much! FHJC is a wonderful place to be!
My wishes for a sweet year ahead.
Welcome Philip Dickstein Young Kids Yom Tov
Join FHJC for a special High Holiday
service for young children and their
families. Pre-registration is required.
Contact the FHJC office for more
information and to sign up.
Rosh Hashanah
Thursday and Friday, 9/21-22
Yom Kippur—Saturday, 9/30
Welcome New
Nursery Co-Directors
Iris Chomsky and
Lynn Fisher
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Sisterhood had a won-derful sum-mer! Gail Port led a fasci-nating book discussion of The Paris Ar-
chitect. She has done this for several sum-mers and it is clearly a labor of love for her and appreciated by all who come and par-ticipate. One person commented that the discussion was better than the book! We also observed Rosh Chodesh Elul together and embarked on an intensive study of the prophetesses, Miriam and Deborah, which will culminate at the observance of Sister-hood Shabbat when we read Parasha Beshalach (January 27, 2018). We have also begun the back-to-school collection for Transition House which will continue until our first meeting in September. Items being collected include all kinds of school supplies, school uniforms and other cloth-ing for children of all ages, baby supplies, laundry detergent, thermal underwear, hats & gloves, and toiletries.
This year Sisterhood began a second very successful exercise program in addition to Yoga With Lorain Wankoff. The Walking, Posture, and Balance class with Gerald Padilla - who is both a certified trainer and
a licensed Physical Therapist - has been going strong with regular classes on both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings each week. Just before Rosh Hashanah on Tues-day, September 19, the schedule will change to two classes every Tuesday morning at 9:30 AM and at 10:45 AM. A third class will be added beginning on Fri-day October 20 at 10:30AM.
And now, as the seasons are beginning to change, Sisterhood is going through a ma-jor change as well. I will step down as Sis-terhood President and Debra Weil and Marcia Belgorod step up as co-Presidents. Sisterhood grew over the last few years as a cohesive group and created a wide varie-ty of interesting programming—programing for which we have been hon-ored by Women’s League for Conservative Judaism and by The Jewish Board of Fami-ly and Children’s Services. This happened because every board member brought their strengths to bear on the organization and committed their time and talents to the planning and running of our many activities. It also happened because our members and the wider FHJC community supported us in our activities. I thank eve-ry member of my Board for supporting me over the last few years. I look forward to “just” being a member of the board and watching how Debra’s and Marcia’s dis-
tinct personalities, interests, and skills shape the organization in the upcoming year.
I therefore invite everyone to join us at our opening meeting on Tuesday, Septem-ber 12 at 8:00 PM when we install new officers and celebrate the new program-ming year. This will also be the final time that you can bring donations to help the families at Transition Center start the school year. Our back to school collection ends at this meeting. If you miss this col-lection period, you will have to wait until winter.
Please join us on Sunday, October 1, from 9:30 AM until 2:00 PM when Sisterhood, Men’s Club and the United Parents spear-head the decoration of the FHJC Sukkah. There will be art projects and snacks. We need people who can climb ladders and those who cannot. There is work high up and work that is low to the ground— something for everyone of every age to do. You will be able to point to the final Sukkah and say with pride, “I helped put this together!”
I wish all of you a happy, healthy and sweet New Year on behalf of the entire Sisterhood Board.
Judy Gostl
SISTERHOOD
FHJC Teens, USY, Hebrew High
Grades 8-12
5:30-7:00PM
Queens Archery — $20
Spaces are limited. Must RSVP to
TAKE AIM — SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th
Join us for a fun afternoon to kick off our year!
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Wear the Torah Fund Pin With Pride
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Women’s League for Conservative Judaism, the official women’s organization of the Conservative Movement, and the 75th anniversary of Women’s League’s dedicated philanthropy: the Torah Fund Campaign.
By wearing a Torah Fund pin, you are demonstrating your support of the students enrolled in our seminaries around the world, who will become our movement’s future Rabbis, Hazzanim, Educators, Hillel Directors, Chaplains, lay leaders and our most innovative thinkers.
The 2017-2018 Torah Fund pin theme, “Mah Tovu: How Good” recognizes a century of women ensuring Conserva-tive Jewish education. Be a part of this year’s centennial celebration by wearing a Torah Fund pin. To receive your pin, please speak with Anise Parnes or Shirley Rossman Zucker.
To learn about other Torah Fund Campaign giving opportunities, please contact Anise Parnes, [email protected].
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Join us for Tashlikh, September 21 Please join your Forest Hills family and friends in the Rosh Hashanah tradi-tion of Tashlikh, led by Hazzan Rosenblum and Rabbi Skolnik in the late after-noon after services on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Thursday, September 21st at 5:00 PM. Tashlikh takes us outdoors into the realm of nature as we take part in the symbolic ritual of casting off our regrets from the previous year and looking forward to the New Year. Tashlikh takes place by a body of water where we throw away bread-crumbs to symbolize our sins; we will meet at Flushing Meadows Park, right off Jewel Avenue. This is a wonderful event for all ages and especially for families.
Order Your Lulav and Etrog Your celebration of Sukkot cannot be complete without a Lulav and Etrog. To help our members participate in this wonderful tradition, we are once again taking orders.
Deluxe set $48/Standard set $36. Place your order by September 25, 2017. We can also order sukkot and schach mats.
Please contact Zhanna at [email protected] for more information or to place your order.
Cinematek Forest Hills One of the Forest Hills Jewish Center's best-kept secrets is the little “slo-mo” Jewish film festival that was started 2 years ago.
Showing approximately 1 film per month, Cin-ematek Forest Hills has presented films from Israel, England, and the United States all look-ing at different slices of the Jewish experience.
We shared in the misadventures of an old Jew-ish baker and his Somali apprentice when a certain herb got mixed into the challah dough, we watched a “felafel western” where musi-cians replaced gunfighters in an Israel that never was (all similarities to “The Magnificent 7” are intended), we followed the life of a Fa-lasha boy, brought to Israel by Operation Solo-mon, who has a secret – he's not Jewish and was switched for a boy who had died. We saw documentaries about a suicide bombing in a Tel Aviv blues bar and the way that club brought itself back to life, and about a rabbi (not Rabbi Heschel) who was a major influence on the 1960s Civil Rights movement.
And now Cinematek Forest Hills is coming back for a third season with new surprises (all on Saturday nights) starting on October 21, 2017, with “The Women’s Balcony.”
“The Women's Balcony” is a wise comedy/drama and major Israeli hit about a small Miz-rachi shul, a zealous rabbi and of course the women's balcony. If you've missed this film's theatrical run come see it with us. If you did see it in theatres, see it again and bring friends who missed it.
Saturday, October 21, 2017,
9:00 PM
Forest Hills Jewish Center
Tickets: $10
Mark Your Calendar: November 18, 2017 “Fanny's Journey”
December 9, 2017 “In Search of Israeli Cuisine”
January, 2018 “The Last Laugh”
February, 2018 “Le Concert”
Get ready for the 2018 Coffee House! Performer registration begins September 18 and ends October 27.
(Show date: January 27, 2018). Watch for registration forms on the Center
tables, in the Center office, and available on the FHJC listserv, beginning
on Sept. 18th. Start thinking about how to use YOUR five minutes!
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*ALL WEEKDAY EVENING EVENTS AND CLASSES ARE HELD
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 7:30 PM MINYAN, UNLESS
Schedule of Services Unless otherwise indicated, our regular schedule of services is as follows: Shaharit: Weekdays…………………...……….7:00 AM Shabbat …………………………......9:00 AM Sunday, and legal holidays…..8:20 AM Schedule of Children’s Services Junior Congregation…………..……..10:15 AM - Noon—Little Synagogue Kids Kongregation…………………....10:45 AM - 11:45 AM—Room M4
Minha/Ma’ariv Weekdays…………………………………………………...7:30 PM Friday Kabbalat Shabbat…………………..……See Calendar Saturday night, Sunday, and legal holidays….Sundown
Congregational Kiddush Hosts
9/9— Doyno Family in honor of their baby naming 9/16— Sharon, Roy and Shira Shkedi in honor of Galia’s Bat Mitzvah 10/5— Sukkot Kiddush sponsored by Zahava, Tikva, Hanna and Dorothy Mahlab 10/28— Susan Stein and Ken Rabinowitz in honor of Sasha’s Bat Mitzvah
~ September 2017 ~
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 10th of Elul 7:09p Candle lighting
7:10p Kabbalat Shabbat
2 11th of Elul Parashat Ki Teitzei
3 12th of Elul Nagillah
4 Labor Day 13th of Elul
5 14th of Elul Sisterhood Balance Class RS Teacher's Meeting NS Parent Orientation
6 15th of Elul NS First day of UPK - 1/2 day Sisterhood Balance Class RS Meet & Greet UPK Orientation
7 16th of Elul NS Orientation - 2 & 3 yr. olds NS-UPK - 1/2 day
8 17th of Elul NS-UPK 1/2 day 6:58p Candle lighting
7:00p Kabbalat Shabbat
9 18th of Elul Parashat Ki Tavo Doyno Baby Naming
10 19th of Elul First Day of RS - K-8 Nagillah Back to School Picnic
11 Patriot Day 20th of Elul School Board Meeting
12 21st of Elul Sisterhood Balance Class Hebrew High Begins Open Sisterhood Meeting
13 22nd of Elul Sisterhood Balance Class RS Meet & Greet
Yoga
14 23rd of Elul First Day Enrichment Class RS Meet & Greet
15 24th of Elul Sisterhood Stretching Class 5:45p Instrumental Kabbalat Shabbat 6:46p Candle lighting
16 Selihot 25th of Elul Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech
Bat Mitzvah of Galia Shkedi
Hebrew Literature Group
Leil Selihot 8:45p Pre-Slihot Program
10:00p Slihot
17 26th of Elul Nagillah
18 27th of Elul
19 28th of Elul Sisterhood Balance Class Board of Trustees Meeting
20 Rosh Hashana 29th of Elul UPK 1/2 Day/Nursery Closed Erev Rosh Hashana Sisterhood Balance Class 6:41p Candle lighting
6:40p Evening Services
21 Rosh Hashana 1st of Tishrei, 5778 Rosh Hashana 5778
UPK/Nursery School Closed
8:30a Shacharit
6:39p Candle lighting
6:40p Evening Services
22 Fall begins/Rosh
Hashana 2nd of Tishrei Rosh Hashana II
UPK/Nursery School Closed
8:30a Shacharit
6:34p Candle lighting
6:35p Evening Services
23 3rd of Tishrei Parashat Ha'Azinu Shabbat Shuva
24 4th of Tishrei Tzom Gedaliah
NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
8:20a Shacharit
Kadima/ Teens Opening Events
6:35p Evening Services Nagillah
25 5th of Tishrei
26 6th of Tishrei Sisterhood Balance Class
27 7th of Tishrei Sisterhood Balance Class
Yoga
28 8th of Tishrei
29 9th of Tishrei
UPK/ Nursery School Closed
Erev Yom Kippur
2:00p Minha in Little Synagogue
6:00p Kol Nidre 6:23p Candle lighting
30 Yom Kippur 10th of Tishrei Yom Kippur
9:00a Shacharit
*ALL WEEKDAY EVENING EVENTS AND CLASSES ARE HELD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE
7:30 PM MINYAN, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
Please try to attend the minyan on the nights you attend those events. Thank you.
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~ October 2017 ~
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 11th of Tishrei Nagillah Sukkah Decorating
2 12th of Tishrei
3 13th of Tishrei Sisterhood Balance Class
4 Sukkot 14th of Tishrei Erev Sukkot UPK 1/2 Day/Nursery Closed Sisterhood Balance Class 6:15p Candle lighting
6:15p Evening Services
5 Sukkot 15th of Tishrei Sukkot I
Nursery School Closed
9:00a Shacharit Sukkot Luncheon
6:15p Evening Services 7:16p Candle lighting
6 Sukkot 16th of Tishrei Sukkot II
Nursery School Closed
9:00a Shacharit
6:10p Evening Services 6:11p Candle lighting
7 17th of Tishrei Sukkot III (CH''M)
8 Sukkot 18th of Tishrei No Religious School Sukkot IV (CH''M)
8:20a Shacharit
NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Nagillah
6:10p Evening Services Men's Club BBQ in the Sukkah
9 Columbus Day/
Sukkot 19th of Tishrei Sukkot V (CH''M)
6:45a Shacharit NS - Breakfast in Sukkah
Sukkah Fest (Youth Group)
7:30p Evening Services
10 Sukkot 20th of Tishrei Sukkot VI (CH''M)
6:45a Shacharit NS - Breakfast in the Sukkah Sisterhood Balance Class RS - Dinner in the Sukkah
7:30p Evening Services
11 Sukkot 21st of Tishrei Sukkot VII (Hoshana Raba)
6:15a Shacharit UPK 1/2 Day/Nursery Closed Sisterhood Balance Class 6:06p Candle lighting
6:05p Evening Services
12 Shemini Atzeret 22nd of Tishrei
Nursery School Closed
9:00a Shacharit Simchat Torah Ice Cream Party
6:05p Minha
7p Candle lighting
13 Simchat Torah 23rd of Tishrei
Nursery School Closed
9:00a Shacharit 6:00p Candle lighting
6:00p Evening Services
14 24th of Tishrei Parashat Bereshit
Shabbat M’va’r’chim RS Siddur Ceremony
Hebrew Literature Group
15 25th of Tishrei Nagillah B/M Orientation RS- Meet the Teachers
16 26th of Tishrei
17 27th of Tishrei Sisterhood Balance Class
18 28th of Tishrei Sisterhood Balance Class
Yoga
19 29th of Tishrei Board of Trustees Meeting
20 30th of Tishrei Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
6:45a Shacharit 5:50p Candle lighting
5:50p Kabbalat Shabbat
21 1st of Cheshvan Parashat Noach Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
Cinematek Forest Hills
22 2nd of Cheshvan Nagillah
23 3rd of Cheshvan
24 4th of Cheshvan Sisterhood Balance Class
25 5th of Cheshvan Sisterhood Balance Class
Yoga
26 6th of Cheshvan School Board Meeting
27 7th of Cheshvan 5:40p Candle lighting 5:40p Kabbalat Shabbat
28 8th of Cheshvan Parashat Lech-Lecha
Bat Mitzvah of Sasha Rabinowitz
29 9th of Cheshvan Nagillah
30 10th of Cheshvan
31 11th of Cheshvan Sisterhood Balance Class
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Mark Your Calendar
Sunday, November 5 Jericho Jewish Center
10 AM – 2 PM BQLI Region of Women’s League
Torah Fund Kickoff The Wandering Jews of New York City
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Book of Remembrance On Yom Kippur (Saturday, September 30) and Shemini Atzeret (Thursday, October 12), as on all other designated holidays
when Yizkor is recited, Rabbi Skolnik will read the names of those inscribed in the Book of Remembrance.
Davora Abraham
Yakov Hassid Abraham
David Abrahams
Madeline Abrahams
Barney W. Adler
Henrietta K. Adler
Esther Anapolsky
Samuel Anapolsky
Arthur Ball
Otto Josef Baruch
Berthold Bear
Lisa Bear
Martin Bear
Toni Bear
Victoria Benghiat
Ida Benghiat
Edwin Berger
Sol Berley
Sydell Berley
Jean Roberta Biegelson
Sidney Biegelson
Edward Birnbaum
Evelyn Blum
Robert Blum
Abe Blumstein
Rabbi Baruch Micah
Bokser
Kallia Bokser
Rabbi Ben Zion Bokser
Aaron Broder
Jennie Broder
Sylvia Broder
Milton Bruck
Ruth Bruck
Dora Butnick
Milton Butnick
Irving Cahn
Hugo N. Cahnman
Elaine Charap
Hyman Sid Citron
George DePinna
Marcia DePinna
Abram Dykerman
Alfred Dykerman
Erna Dykerman
Herman Dykerman
Ester Dylewski
Lola Eckstein
Helene Falik
Estelle Feiner
Sonia Gurewitz Fink
Abraham Obiedzinski Fink
Philip Fogelman
Rose Fogelman
Pauline Fox
Randy Fox
Sam Fox
Stella Frank
John Steven Fuchs
Josef Samuel Fuchs
Rosalie Fuchsberg
Meyer Fuchsberg
Dr. J. Savin Garber
Syd Garber
Faith Garfield
Philip Garfield
Benedicto Geber
Marta Geber
Feiga Rosa Ginsburg
Albert Glazer
Cecelia Glazer
Clara Glazer
David Glazer
Gussie Glazer
Arnold Glick
Fannie Glick
Irving Glick
Max Glick
Ruth Rhoda Glick
Helen Goldenberg
Sherry Sue Goldenberg
Martin Goldman
Lola Joy Goldman
Celia Goldman
Norman Peter Goldman
Abraham Goldsmith
Harold Goldsmith
Mary Goldsmith
Benjamin Goldstein
Carl Goldstein
Dave Goldstein
Herb Goldstein
Nettie Goldstein
Rita Goldstein
Cantor Isaac Gorsky
Sylvia Gould
Ann Grossman
Cantor Erno Grosz
Gertrude B. Gruenberg
Jascha Gurewitz
Bella Hahn
Fred Hahn
Celia Haims
George Haims
Joseph Haupt
Celia F. Heiferman
Cookie Heiferman
(Esther Rose Signet)
Solomon G. Heiferman
Jean Claude Heilberg
Ray F. Heitner
Solomon Heitner
Anna Heller
Arthur Heller
Jesse Heller
Morris Heller
Albert Hirsch
Herta Hirsch
Sybil Hyman
Nathan Hyman
Eva Lea Jaari
Lochem Avichai Jaari
Julius D. Kahn
Kate Kahn
Frances Kalikow
Morris Kalikow
Nathaniel Saul Kane
Benjamin B. Katz
Haskel Katz
Helen F. Katz
Miriam Katz
Morris M. Katz
Fred E. Katzner
Gladys Kenner
Max Kenner
Herman Kingsley
Marion Kingsley
Sophie Kohn
Louis Kohn
Aaron Korn
Lillian Korn
Fortuna Kovalsky
Max Kovolick
Leo Kra
Adolph G. Kraus
Samuel Kravitz
Melanie Krieger
Abraham Krumbein
Sarah Krumbein
Benjamin Krumholz
Henry Krumholz
Jack Krumholz
Mera Krumholz
Rose Krumholz
Geraldine Kule
Eugene Kule
Philip Kule
Isidore Kulichefsky
Jennie Kulichefsky
Herbert Kupferberg
Cantor David Kusevitsky
Patricia Lily Kusevitsky
Elaine Kusevitsky
Harry B. Lader
Helen J. Lader
Murray Landau
Dorothy Lapin
Samuel Lapin
Mark Leef
Larry Leef
Elaine Leef
Rabbi Albert Leeman
Edward Lehem
Fortuna Lehem
Marco Lehem
Palomba Lehem
Sol Lehem
Charles Leibler
Frieda Leibler
Abraham Lerner
Clara Lerner
Maurice Lerner
Joseph Lestz
Leon Levin
Charles Levy
Pearl Levy
Ludwig Loewenstein
Margaret Loewenstein
Dr. Jack London
Dr. Edward Mahlab
Suzette Mahlab
Lionel Malamed
Leopold Lipot Mayer
Rose Guttman Mayer
Theodore Mayer
Michael Mayorowitz
Gertrude Mayorowitz
Lukacs
Harry Mesard
Lily R. Mesard
Chaskel Morgenstern
Irene Morgenstern
Carl J. Moskowitz
Charlotte Moskowitz
George Moss
Irving Moss
Jack Nelson
Ruth Nelson
Abraham Okun
Celia Okun
Theodore Okun
Harvey L. Perlstein
Jeanne S. Perlstein
Isidore Platkin
Shep Porter
Tauba Potik
Yefim Potik
Perla Raphael
Raphael Raphael
Irwin Reich
Stephen Reich
Feiga Remetier
Frank E. Riesenfeld
Sylvia Rolnick
William Rolnick
Carla Rosenblum
Bromberg
Carolyn Rosenblum Lubin
Howard Rosenblum
Jonathan Rosenblum
Dr. Louis Rosenblum
Lillian Rosenthal
Seymour Rosenthal
Sidney Roth
George Rozsa
Toni Pernitz Ruda
Sabina Safier
Simon A. Safier
Gladys Salup
Abraham Salzmann
Elizabeth Samuel
Siegfried Samuel
Irving Savitz
Ruth Savitz
Jack Schaeffer
Lillian Schaeffer
Leo Schain
Martha Schain
Harold Schantz
Elias Segal
Mildred Segal
Irwin Seitenbach
Malvin Sevin
Albert Shaw
Annette Silberman
Ruby Silberman
David Skolnik
Lillian Skolnik
Edward Skornicki
Natalie Skornicki
Mildred F. Smith
Deena Soloway
Joseph Stark
Katalin Stark
Pearl Strauss
Amy Lisa Sturm
Judith Susan Sturm
Ida Sumerfeld
Meyer Sumerfeld
Sally Tenenbaum
Fred Theise
Leslie Ticker
Marvin Ticker
Max Troper
Jack Vogel
Laura Vogel
Bessie Walker
Ellen Bea Walker
Joseph Walker
Leon Walker
Marie M. Walker
Rose Walker
Jacob Wallach
Raoul Wallenberg
Stanley Weg
Alfred A. Weinberg
Selma Weinberg
Anna Weiner
Morris Weiner
Isidore Weinkselbaum
Jennie Weinkselbaum
Jerry Weinkselbaum
Walter Weintraub
Herbert Weiser
Milton Winograd
Estelle Zafran
Ira Zalbe
Harry Zielonka
Abraham Zwick
Dora Feldman Zwick
If you are interested in placing a name in the Book of Remembrance, or on a Memorial Plaque, please contact the Center Office, 718-263-7000, or [email protected].
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לשנה טובה
Rabbi Gerald and Robin Skolnik, Hillel, Sharon, Dafna, Liav and Hadar, Leora, Yoni, Calanit and Meirav, Talya and Matan Hazzan Henry R. Rosenblum and Susan Ticker, Leora, Jesse, Rena and Dafna, Shira and Ari
Anna Grosz, Michelle, Alan, Rachel, and Daniel, and Diane and Michael, Max, Rebecca, Nathan and Noah, and Kenneth, Andrea, and Lauren
President Ilana and Bill Altman, Ariel, Aliza and Joshua
Executive Director Deborah and Jacob Gregor, Dan, Rachel and Miri Director of Congregational Education Lynn and Bill Lancaster, Elana, Katie and Joseph
Early Childhood Directors Lynn and Michael Fisher, Zoe and Zachary, Iris and Eli Chomsky, and Benjamin Assistant Religious School Director/Program Director Philip and Shellie Dickstein and family
Office Manager Laurie and Roy Worthman, Michael, Courtney and Miles Social Worker Ruth and Larry Kobrin and family
THE ABRAMS FAMILY MARILYN J. BALLABON AND FAMILY HELAINE, ANDY, JORDAN, ILANA, JAMES, ISABEL & JACOB BASS BARBARA & ALLISON BERNSTEIN MR. & MRS. STANLEY BLUM AND FAMILY DEBBIE, JEFF & AMY BOCHNER, NICOLE & ADAM MALITZ LOTTIE & HENRY BURGER AND FAMILY NANCY, RICHARD, JACOB, AND ABBY CHASE ROBYN, WILLIAM, MICHELLE, AND LAUREN CIMBOL HARRIET, LINDA, AND TED COHEN ADRIENNE & HARVEY COHEN AND FAMILY MARLA, JORGE, DAVID, AND SAMSON CORNEJO GEORGETTE & ANTHONY DANKNER AND FAMILY ELLEN & MARTY ELOWITZ AND FAMILY NORMAN & REBEKAH FASSLER ESTHER FEIGENBAUM ALEX FEINGOLD DIANE, LEONARD, MATTHEW, AMY, ELLA, AND LILY FOGELMAN JUDY & JACK GOSTL ELLIS & MARCIA KANE HITTNER JAARI FAMILY - LOUIS, ARIE, ZVI SHLOMO JAARI NAGLER FAMILY - OREN, YAEL, TALIA, ADIA JAARI WHELAN FAMILY - DRS. AVIVA AND DUSTIN TEMMA & AL KINGSLEY BARBARA & JERRY KLIBANOFF AND FAMILY CANDICE & CARL KOERNER AND FAMILY MARIAN & MARTIN KRASILOVSKY AND FAMILY DAVID KULE RITA & MICHAEL LIEBERMAN, JASON, RACHEL & DYLAN
LIEBERMAN, HARRIS & JULIE LIEBERMAN & SHARON & SEAN ELLMAN
VALERIE & JACK LEIBLER & FAMILY SUE & FRED LEVINE TIKVA, ZAHAVA, HANNA, & DOROTHY MAHLAB RANDI ZWICK-MARKS, MICHAEL & ELIANA MARKS
ROZ & OSKAR MATZNER AND FAMILY DR. AND MRS. MAURICE H. MILLER ROZ OKUN AND FAMILY ALYSSA, HOWARD, MADISON, HAILEY & MELISSA POLLACK PAULINE, MARK, MELISSA, ROBBIE, AND ERICA & MAX RAPHAEL MENA & JACQUELINE ROKHSAR AND FAMILY TONI & LIONEL SATURN GRACE SCHWARTZBERG AUDREY LOU SEVIN AND FAMILY THE SILVERSTEIN FAMILY MABEL & JORGE STEINBERG SUSAN, ARNIE, JUSTIN, COURTNEY, SKYLER, GEOFFREY, GLADYS,
RUSSELL, CARLY, & ZACHARY WEG DEBRA, GARY, LAVEY, AARON, & TSVI WEIL ERWIN WEINBERG MIRIAM WEINTRAUB SHELLEY, JUSTIN, ASHLEY & ETHAN WEINTRAUB
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Sasha Rabinowitz Bat Mitzvah October 28, 2017 Sasha Leah Rabinowitz came into the world
on October 15th 2004 to parents long
waiting that moment in their lives. Early on
in her life she exhibited a sweetness and
warmth that would be hallmarks of her
personality. Wherever she went and still to this day the over-
whelming response from every teacher, counselor and parent is
that Sasha is a sweetheart. She is also smart, talented and yes
still beautiful. We tell her that she has been blessed with every
advantage and hope she will pursue a life worthy of these bless-
ings. Sasha’s interests include painting, surfing, skateboarding,
cooking, science, nature, feminism and fashion. She is a fiercely
loyal friend and advocate for those she feels in need. It was Mo-
rah Lynn in this nursery school who first noted that Sasha, then
3 years old, would say what she thinks and quoted “she must be
heard.” We hope this combination of strength and sweetness
will carry her through a rewarding life ahead. The world awaits
her now!
Galia Shkedi Bat Mitzvah September 16, 2017 Galia has been bringing us joy since she joined our family. She is a loving daughter, caring sister, and devoted friend. Galia is a seventh grade student at Nest+m. She has a great sense of humor and strong
opinions which she always backs up with facts. Galia is pas-sionate about animals and helping others. She loves helping out at a nearby pet store and organized a drive at her school for a domestic violence shelter for her Bat Mitzvah project. She enjoys playing the piano and alto saxophone as well as listen-ing to music, acting, and singing.
MAZAL TOV! SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER B’NOT MITZVAH
PULPIT FUND Dorothy Mahlab—in honor of Meir Toshav Tikva, Zahava, Hanna & Dorothy Mahlab — in honor of the birth of Monica & Ezra Lagnado’s grandson Esther Wolberger —in gratitude to Rabbi Skolnik. Regina Geber —in honor of Rabbi Skolnik’s superb and honest sermon on Shavuot Tikva, Zahava, Hanna, Dorothy Mahlab —in honor of Louis Jaari's 90th birthday Tikva, Zahava, Hanna, Dorothy Mahlab —in honor of Monica & Ezra Lagnado's 36th wedding anniversary Esther Feldman - in gratitude to Norman Gursen Marcia & Ellis Hittner - in honor of Rabbi Shira Ros-enblum's appointment in Jacksonville, FL
Simone & David Eshagian —in honor of the birth of Danny Leibler's baby The following have made donations for the speedy recovery of Rabbi Skolnik
Simone & David Eshagian Marcia & Ellis Hittner Senta Baum Roz Feuer Irene & Ron Sternberg Dorothy Buch Carol & Norman Guttman
Barbara Bernstein — in memory of Gerri Kule (1st yahrzeit) Candice & Carl Koerner — in memory of Gerri Kule (1st yahrzeit) Marian & Martin Krasilov-sky — in memory of Gerri Kule (1st yahrzeit) Susan Sapiro —in memory of Anita White Louis Jaari —in memory of the yahrzeit of David Moskowitz Louis Jaari —in memory of the yahrzeit of Eva Jaari
Louis Jaari —in memory of the yahrzeit of Frida & Sam Winkler and family Louis Jaari —in memory of parents, Chaya & Abraham Moskowitz Louis Jaari —in memory of Eva Jaari's parents Shlomo & Sara Grunbaum Esther Feldman —in memory of the yahrzeit of her mother The following have made donations in memory of Ruth Shulim
Ellen & Marty Elowitz Audrey Sevin Tikva, Zahava, Hanna, Dorothy Mahlab Marlene and Stuart Siegel Grace Schwartzberg Esther & Ted Feldman
Teri & Steven Goffner —in memory of Ron Sternberg’s brother, Len
JOURNAL Michele and Doug Weiner —in honor of all executive board members
KIDDUSH FUND Lucitte Lagnado & Monica Lagnado —in gratitude for honors received for the yahrzeit of Leon Lagnado Ezra Lagnado — with appreciation to the ritual committee for an aliyah and an honor Lucy Preisler — in gratitude to Judy & David Zipkowitz for their kindness during kiddush Monica Lagnado —with appreciation for honors received Eric Kober & Laurie Lax Kober —in gratitude to Martin Topol for honors received Monica & Ezra Lagnado— in gratitude to Martin To-pol for honors received
Monica & Ezra Lagnado—for the speedy recovery of Rabbi Skolnik Eric Kober & Laurie Lax Kober —in memory of Carole Weinberg
HAZZAN’S MUSIC FUND Irene & Ron Sternberg—in gratitude to Jill & Jon Moh-rer for their generosity
YOUTH ACTIVITIES FUND
Judy & David Zipkowitz — in honor of Carl Schrag's retirement Rita & Michael Lieberman — in gratitude to Peter Wilner for his kindness Monica Lagnado — with appreciation for honors received Dorothy Mahlab — in gratitude to Martin Topol and Norman Gursen for honor received Dorothy Mahlab — in honor of Meir Toshav
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Refuah Shelemah רפואה שלמה
a full and speedy recovery to
Ted Feldman & Rabbi Skolnik
Mazal Tov מזל טוב
…to those in our Center family who are celebrating a simcha:
to Lisa Sherman on the birth of her grandson to Sharon & Roy Shkedi on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Galia to Susan Stein & Kenneth Rabinowitz on the Bat Mitzvah of their
daughter Sasha to Diane and Len Fogelman and to Matthew and Amy on the
occasion of the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter and daughter Ella Fogelman
to Lynn and Bill Lancaster on the marriage of Elana and Katie to Rabbi Skolnik and Robin on the birth of their granddaughter,
Meirav Zemer to Jack Fruhling on the birth of his great granddaughter, to Eve &
Jacques Fouladi on the birth of their granddaughter & to Jaimee & Sammy Pishanador on the birth of their daughter
to Monica & Ezra Lagnado on the birth of their grandson to Alan Kirschner and Susan Moskowitz on the birth of
their granddaughter
Hamakom Y’nahem המקום ינחם ...may God grant comfort and consolation to those who have lost a
loved one:
to Naomi, Debby and Marion Danis on the loss of their dear mother Ruth
to Irina, Lisa and Daniel on the loss of her dear husband and their loving father Dr. Liviu Schapira
to Ron Sternberg on the loss of his dear brother Len to Roy and Laurie Worthman on the loss of their dear brother
Dr. Douglas Worthman
We mourn the loss of our dear Center Members and
friends
Nathan Bley, Ruth Danis, George Grupsmith, Rudolph Horowitz and Dr. Liviu Schapira
May their memories be for a blessing.
Opening Event
Sunday, September 24
2:00-4:00PM
JIB Bowling Lanes — $15 All students in grades 5-7 welcome.
Join us for a fun afternoon to kick off our year!
Please RSVP to:
Kadima (Grades 5-7) [email protected]
Mark Your Calendar
October 9
Sukkah Fest 2017
Sharon Yudewitz — in gratitude to Debby Seiden for all she does for my parents Carol & Howard Hakin — in memory of Ruth Shulim Tikva, Zahava, Hanna, Dorothy Mahlab — in loving memory of our best friend Pauline & Mark Raphael —in memory of Roy Worthman’s brother, Douglas Worthman Ronnie Schwarz —in memory of Roy Worthman’s brother, Douglas Worthman
JACK VOGEL Elaine Vogel & family — in memory of Jack Vogel's 40th yahr-zeit
Elaine Vogel — in loving memory of a wonderful father, Dr. J. Savin Garber (28th yahrzeit)
SIDDUR LEV SHALEM Marcia & Ellis Hittner —in memory of the yahrzeit of Howard Kane Marcia & Ellis Hittner —in memory of the yahrzeit of Sydell Kane Affriat family —in memory of Behira Yaron
RITA BERGER FUND Helaine & Andy Bass & Family — in honor of Valerie & Jack Leibler becoming grandparents
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION Turn shopping trips into cash for our school. Look for the Box Tops logo on hundreds of products like Cheerios® and Kleen-
ex® then clip and drop them off in the FHJC Office. Each one is worth 10¢ for our schools. For a complete list of products, go
to www.btfe.com Questions? Call Alyssa Pollack 718-575-8613
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Tel: (646) 308-1747
Fax: (646) 308-1240
Kim F. Trigoboff
Attorney at Law
Wills Guardianships Estate Planning
Medicaid, Special Needs and Disability Planning
Probate and Estate Administration
1140 Sixth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10036
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Saturday Evening
January 4, 2014
FHJC
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A Member of the Forest Hills Jewish Center community for over 40 years.
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