OUR LEADERSHIP
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rabbi randy sheinberg
I wrote the following article for my Column in the Tikvah Times for the April 2017 Issue. Five years and one month later, the relevance and message is still current. Please take heed of the words and see what you can extract from them to remind yourself of what you can do to leave our world a better place. I have added a new paragraph (in bold) at the end to suggest ways you can make a difference.
- On a recent snow day, I had a chance to see the beautiful Disney film Moana with my family. I won’t spoil it for you by revealing the whole plot, but I will share one of my favorite images: that of an earth scorched and brown being flooded with color, and then turning green and fertile again.
- The month of April gives us one major Jewish holiday - Passover and one secular one - Earth Day. It may seem to you to be only accidental that the two holidays fall so close to one another, however the connections between the two go deeper than mere coincidence. In truth, the Jewish faith and Jewish people have always been linked to the land. Although today we celebrate Passover as a holiday about liberation, the biblical origins of the holiday are agricultural. It commemorates spring and the harvest of the barley; the first grain to ripen and to be harvested in the Land of Israel.
- The connections between Earth Day and Passover don’t end there. As everyone knows, on Passover we retell the story of our people’s liberation from Egypt. We speak of Pharaoh’s stubborn refusal to cede power, and the suffering that results from it. We derive from his example the teaching that, because we know the suffering of being enslaved, we should always love and care for the stranger and the needy in our own midst.
- Earth Day, also at its core is about power and its potential abuse. In the first chapter of Genesis, we read that God puts human beings in charge of the earth. God says to us: “Be fertile and increase, fill the earth and master it, and rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and all the living things that creep on earth.” (Genesis 1.28) God gives humans complete power to rule over creation.
- Later commentary on this verse reminds us that power is a double-edged sword. We can use our power to be worthy stewards of the earth, caring for the planet as “a gift for our children, and the generations to come” to quote our own prayerbook. Or we can misuse our power and become like Pharaoh - we can rule over the earth stubbornly, without concern for the damage we cause to other creatures who are our subjects, and to our fellow human beings and ourselves.
- As Jews, we have a moral obligation to take care of one another and the precious planet we call home. Today we know that human activity is endangering Earth. Climate change is threatening to make extinct many animal species and sudden or long-term changes to the environment, such as increased drought, desertification, sea level rise, and disruption of seasonal weather - issues that are also creating human suffering. Indeed, these changes have created a new kind of oppressed class, the “climate change refugees,” forced to leave their homes not because of a tyrannical leader like Pharaoh, but rather because of our failure to protect the Earth. Many of these “climate change refugees” are among the world’s poorest and are already those who are the most vulnerable.
- We could watch the news with dismay as we read about another climate disaster. We could wring our hands and shrug our shoulders and say that the problem is too big to do anything about, but the Passover story teaches us otherwise. It teaches both obligation and optimism, because we were slaves and since we have known suffering, we must speak out on behalf of the suffering of others. Since we were slaves and then we were freed, we must continue to hold out hope and take action to bring about a better tomorrow.
- This spring, I am holding the image from Moana in my mind. Let us join hands with people of all faiths, and together protect and sustain the beauty and health of our world and all who dwell upon it.
I invite you to consider what your Jewish obligation is to our planet. Empower yourself with knowledge and join others in taking action. On Saturday, May 14th at 11:00am, join us for the Social Action Lifelong Learning Program to learn about the dangers of our reliance on plastics, and how to wean yourself from them. On Sunday, May 15th try to participate in a RAC-NY Regional Retreat to discuss the new Reform Movement Climate Covenant, a multi-year project to help pass critical climate legislation, and to move our state and our nation away from dependence on fossil fuels and toward a green economy. And if you cannot make these specific dates, contact me or our Social Action Committee to learn how you can get involved throughout the coming year.
Our house of worship
It is heartwarming to remember the many beautiful celebrations we shared in our Temple, and now it is heartbreaking to see the devastation from the flood. However, we are more than a building. We are are a community!
Temple President
andrea comerchero
We Will Always Be Committed, Proactive & United
“Reform Jews are committed to social justice. Even as Reform Jews embrace ritual, prayer, and ceremony more than ever, we continue to see social justice as the jewel in the Reform Jewish crown. Like the prophets, we never forget that God is concerned about the everyday and that the blights of society take precedence over the mysteries of heaven. A Reform synagogue that does not alleviate the anguish of the suffering is a contradiction in terms.” - Rabbi Eric Yoffie, speech to the UAHC Executive Committee, February 1998
- As a member of our synagogue since childhood and presently being humbled to be your President, I have witnessed firsthand Rabbi Yoffie’s words at Temple Tikvah. Our Leadership, our Board of Directors, our Religious School, the Social Action Committee, the Caring Community, our Lifelong Learning Program, Sisterhood, and Brotherhood exemplify our commitment to perform gemilut hasadim (acts of loving kindness) and tikkun olam (repairing the world.)
- Some reminders and food for thought about why social action is important: It can empower and energize populations that have traditionally been powerless or haven’t understood their potential for exercising power. • It can unify communities. • It can demonstrate to the larger community that the organized group is a force to be reckoned with. • It may be the only thing that will move a stubborn opponent. • It may be seen as morally necessary. • It can motivate people to take other kinds of positive action. • It can be the beginning of a process that ends in a more unified larger community. • It can lead to long-term positive social change. (ctb.ku.edu)
- It is important as a congregation that we practice our faith in our daily lives for ourselves and for others. We should be setting the table, so-to-speak for our children to ensure that their futures are safe, healthy, and secure by integrating our precepts into our everyday lives.
WE CAN'T DO IT ALL ALONE, WE NEED COMMUNITY (SUE HOROWITZ)
religious school
Education Director
SHARON FRICANO
SHALOM
- Congratulations to our 3rd Grade Class in leading us in services during our April Family Service! I would also like to give a big shout to our Kol Simkha Choir members who have performed so beautifully throughout the school year!!
- On May 13th our 1st & 2nd Graders will lead our Family Service. Please join the following students: Sarah Escobar, Ellis Lavoie, Theo Rappaport, Owen Baker, and Bailey Faulkner.
- The final middah (value) that we will focus on for the year is Shalom, the Hebrew word for peace. Shalom is derived from the root meaning wholeness or completeness and is connected to the notion of shleimut or perfection. In the Bible, Shalom is most commonly used to refer to well-being, tranquility, prosperity, and security.
- Our students will engage in activities that will help them understand how the values we have learned throughout the year bring us a greater sense of shleimut and how central the pursuit of Shalom is to Israel. We will also review the holiday of Shavuot, when we renew our acceptance of God’s gifts to the Jewish people, which falls in early June this year.
- Congratulations to the Taylor Family on Khloe becoming a Bat Mitzvah on April 30th!
- On May 1st we are excited to welcome Lego Jerusalem to our school. This is a family program. All parents and students are invited to spend the morning together building the city of Jerusalem out of Legos and learning a bit about Jerusalem in the process.
- Our last day of the Religious School year will be Sunday, May 22nd. Weather permitting, the students will participate in an outdoors Israeli Dancing Program.
- As the Religious School year draws to a close, I would like to thank the many people that have contributed to our success. It has been a very challenging year given the double whammy of Covid and the loss of our space due to Hurricane Ida: Thank you to the security team who provided us with security every Sunday. • Thank you to our teachers and madrichim: Morah Yael, Morah Katz, Morah Kayla, Morah Michelle, Morah Tikva, Ellianna, Ethan, Rebecca, Alana, and Kyle for being so adaptable and helping to make this a successful year. • Thank you to Rabbi Sheinberg and Cantor Contzius for their continuous support and involvement in our school. • Thank you to Cheryl Stern for creating and implementing exciting youth programs both inside and outside the classroom. • Thank you to our parents for your participation and collaboration to ensure our school meets your expectations. • Finally, thank you to Lisa Lupo for all her hard work as Chair of Religious School for many years!
- May Calendar: May 1st - Lego Jerusalem Program at Shelter Rock Jewish Center at 9:30am • May 13th - 1st & 2nd Grade Service at 7:00pm • May 14th - Junior Congregation 9:30am via ZOOM • May 15th - Commonpoint Family & Teen Program • May 22nd - Last Day of Religious School/Israeli Dancing Celebration
TIKVAH TOTS
TRACY CHIREL & NICOLE TAYLOR
All You Need Is Love
- In 1967 the Beatles said it so well when they recorded, “All You Need Is Love.” Of course, we have been teaching that belief to our children since they were little and we continue to do so. We say, “I love you” to our Tikvah Tots many times each day and kiss and hug them to show it. Gemilut Hassadim - the giving of loving kindness without the anticipation of receiving anything in return - is a mitzvah. We teach our children to say “please” and “thank you,” to gently pet animals, and to share their toys with their siblings and friends. We can show our children the joy of giving, the joy of sharing, and the joy of loving. We can teach our children that strength lies in goodness and kindness. Ask your child what they would do if they found a dollar on the floor in school? Would they put it in their pocket? Try to find out who lost it? Tell the teacher? If they knew who lost it, would they put it back on that child’s desk without even telling anyone? Then ask them why they would have acted how they did, how they think it would have made them feel, and how the child who lost the dollar might have felt when they lost it and later when it was returned. There are many books which teach us about kindness that you can share with your child. A few of them are: Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud, Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip C. Stead, Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss, The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein, Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller, and Harry the Happy Mouse by N.G.K.
Director of Youth & Family Engagement
Cheryl Stern
We Create & Learn: TOGETHER - JOINTLY - COOPERATIVELY - CONTINUOUSLY & SUCCESSFULLY
- The month of April was another fun month to be a part of our Youth and Family Program.
- Our Passover Program was a great success! We had so much fun watching our older students take part in a Passover Game Show presented by Mainstages. In addition, our youngest students got a chance to make the lightest matzah balls ever. Both events took place during Religious School. Please sees my photographs below.
- In April, Temple Tikvah’s Junior Congregation also had fun learning about Aaron, Moses’ son. We also learned about how Passover rituals have evolved. We discussed how we can relate to them today, and most importantly what we can do to make them part of our everyday lives.
- MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Sunday, May 1st - Lego Jerusalem Program • Sunday, May 15th we will be having our final joint program with Common Point Queens. These programs have been a wonderful way for family and teens to connect and give back to our community. • Sunday, May 22nd will be the Religious School’s Final Event: Israeli Dancing Celebration • Please continue reading the Weekly Updates this summer as we are planning a Family Havdalah Event, a Bowling Night Event, and another Movie Night Event.
OUR KINDER CELEBRATING PASSOVER
WHOSE MATZAH BALL WILL BE THE FLUFFIEST?
PASSOVER GAME SHOW PRESENTED BY MAINSTAGES
WHERE EVER YOU START, THERE IS SOMEWHERE TO ASPIRE UP TOWARDS (SHABOOM)
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gemilut hasadim
JUSTICE, JUSTICE SHALL YOU PURSUE (DEUTERONOMY 16:20)
social action
We Hope Everyone Had a Very Happy Passover
- At our first meeting of the year last summer, the Social Action Committee decided to focus on the critical climate emergency we are all facing across the globe. Many world, national, and state organizations are engaged in an increasingly desperate struggle to save us from the worst outcomes of climate change.
The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism of NY has just launched a new multi-year campaign which they describe as follows: “Climate change adversely affects all of us, through the air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat and the land beneath our feet. Today, communities of color are suffering the worst consequences of global warming, which makes climate change another instance of racial injustice. Because people are a major cause of climate change, we call upon ourselves to make a covenant with future generations that we will not destroy the earth, following the rainbow that symbolized God’s covenant with the Jewish people not to destroy the earth again after the flood (Genesis 9:13-16).”
- At Temple Tikvah, we are concentrating on what we can do in our own communities and homes. Even as we look at the big picture, it is often helpful to focus on specific aspects of the problem. Plastic pollution has been a crisis for a long time now. Only about 20% of the plastic used on earth is recycled. In many of our local communities, residents diligently sort plastics into recycling containers for collection, however we know most of it ends up being dumped as garbage - and an incredible amount has ended up polluting our oceans with catastrophic results.
- Please join us for the Social Action Lunch & Learn Program on Saturday, May 14th at 11:00am to explore the problem as we view some very short films and then discuss how we can be part of the solution. We expect to come away with a better understanding of this issue and a renewed commitment to advocacy and action.
- As always, we will continue to share opportunities that come our way for tikkun olam in the Weekly Updates. Recently, Social Action facilitated asking our congregation to write and send birthday cards for veterans in a psychiatric unit at Northport VA Hospital; to contribute bandages and other medical supplies to the Lakeville Estates Civic Association Drive for Ukraine; and to send needed items to the INN in March during their Amazon Smile Campaign. We have been partners of the INN for years and know they always appreciate our donations. You can always check what they need most at any given time on their website.
- A REMINDER: Save-the-Date for the Social Action Lunch and Learn Program at 11:00am on Saturday, May 14th. As of this writing we do not know if the event will be both on ZOOM and in-person in the Beber Auditorium (with a limit of 25 in-person attendees and an RSVP) or exclusively on ZOOM. We will let you know as soon as possible. In either case, the ZOOM LINK will be available for all and no RSVP is needed for the virtual meeting.
BE INTENTIONAL WITH YOUR ACTIONS (SUE HOROWITZ)
lifelong learning
Together We Can Be Part of the Solution
- Lunch & Learn: Plastic pollution has been a crisis for a long time now. Only about 20% of the plastic used on earth is recycled. In many of our local communities, residents diligently sort plastics into recycling containers for collection, yet we know most of it ends up being dumped as garbage - and an incredible amount has ended up polluting our oceans with catastrophic results.
- Please join us at the Social Action Lunch and Learn on May 14th at 11:00am on ZOOM and in person! in the Harris Beber Auditorium to explore this problem as we view some very short films and then discuss how we can be part of the solution. We expect to come away with a better understanding of this issue and a renewed commitment to advocacy and action. All ZOOM LINKS will be available in the Weekly Updates. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
- Torah Study: Torah Study with Rabbi Randy Sheinberg continues every Saturday morning at 9:00am on ZOOM. We are currently reading from Vayikra/Leviticus which will conclude at the end of this month. Leviticus provides instructions for the priests and helps the people connect to G-d. You are welcome to join the discussion and see how the Torah is as timely as ever. All LINKS are available in the Weekly Updates. All are welcome and no experience is required.
- Celebrating Israel: Please join Rabbi Randy Sheinberg and Cantor Eric Contzius on Friday, May 6th at 7:30pm when we will celebrate Israel in a Joint Service with the North Country Reform Synagogue of Glen Cove.
- Learning Opportunities: We continue to highlight learning opportunities in the Weekly Update. If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to send them to me.
DON'T STAND IDLY BY (SUE HOROWITZ)
caring community
Volunteers are Needed to Join, Vitalize & Strengthen Our Caring Community!
Due to Covid we have not had any meetings, however we have stayed in touch with our congregants; whether to wish them mazel tov regarding happy events or to let them know we were thinking of them in times of sickness or to extend our condolences when a loved one has passed away...We are reaching out to our Temple Tikvah Family and asking that when you know someone who needs a smile to give them one of yours…For more information, please contact Helene Schonhaut and/or Terry Lepzelter through Marie Brown at the Temple office - 516.746.1120 if you do not have our email addresses or phone numbers. We look forward to hearing from you during the spring and early summer so that we will be ready to resume our meetings and get to work in September.
CARING COMMUNITY REMINDERS: The Creative Writing Group will next meet on Tuesday, May 17th at 7:30pm. • The Afternoon Book Club will next be reviewing Jerusalem Maiden by Talia Carner (In the waning days of the Ottoman Empire, a young Orthodox Jewish woman in the holy city of Jerusalem is expected to marry and produce many sons to help hasten the Messiah's arrival. While the feisty Esther Kaminsky understands her obligations, her artistic talent inspires her to secretly explore worlds outside her religion, to dream of studying in Paris and to believe that God has a special destiny for her. - goodreads.com) on Thursday, May 19th at 1:30pm. • The Evening Book Club will next be reviewing Woman on Fire (A gripping tale of a young, ambitious journalist embroiled in an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece - forcing the ultimate showdown between passion and possession, lovers and liars, history and truth. - goodreads.com) by Lisa Barr on Monday, May 23rd at 7:30pm.
DO A LITTLE OR DO A LOT (JASON MESCHES)
brotherhood
Hey, Hey….It is May - I Knew I was a Poet!
- This month’s theme “What are YOU Socially Active In & Why?” is very meaningful to me and especially to those who know me. For those who do not, my article presents a picture of who I am and my lifestyle, and why May’s Theme has significance to me.
- They say that once you retire, it is important to keep moving forward and do something creative and positive. Well after 40 years of teaching physical education on the intermediate school level and retiring in 2009; I needed to follow what “they” say…the enigma of who “they” are is always in the back of my head (lol.)
- So, I stepped up and followed our former great Brotherhood President, Barry Wolf in 2018 into the leadership of this Arm of the Temple; and I have been President ever since. I find it very challenging and meaningful, leading a Men’s Club and leading special events in our Synagogue. Of course, I have a wonderful crew to back me up. I am always reaching out to the men in our congregation to join Brotherhood and be a part of our group.
- Also, exercising one’s body is essential for maintaining excellent health, so in 2015 I organized a Weekly Walk. As a people person, I chose to ask not only Temple Members, but others to join as well. I choose a different park site each week, alternating between Queens and Nassau County. Seven years ago we started with just 3 members and it has grown to close to 30 members. Walk # 240 will be in the first week of May! Every week I post a picture of each week’s walking group on Facebook; as we walk for fun, exercise, and to socialize. We walk 3 miles plus each walk. Why not join us? Please feel free to contact me for more details.
- And then of course, my other baby is the On The Marc Sports Talk Show I host each week on Thursday’s at 4:00pm. This ZOOMCast started in May of 2020 during early covid days. It came about when the Temple Board asked, how can we engage Temple members during the isolating days of covid.
- Since SPORTS is MY thing, I decided to do a weekly sports talk program. It became a HIT right out of the gate! Sports are so universal. The show features all sports - baseball, football, basketball, hockey, soccer, golf, tennis, etc.
- Each show is an hour and half, and we had our 100th Show on March 31st…100 shows in 100 consecutive weeks! When you read this, Show #105 will be airing. Please try to join us. We enjoy welcoming new people with new views. If you can not join us live, every show has been archived on Spotify and Apple I-Tunes; where you can listen to some old shows and see what we are all about.
- So as you can see…my activities have been and are one's where my role(s) is in a leadership capacity. Being socially active is my thing. I love talking to people of all ages…my views may not be the same as yours, however it is important to voice a view…if you choose.
- BROTHERHOOD NEWS: On May 4th at 7:00pm we will be having a Hybrid May Meeting - Live in the Beber Auditorium and on ZOOM • We are also planning a BBQ at Temple in June. More details will follow.
100 SHOWS IN 100 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS!
PRESIDENT MARCCC & HIS KINDER - SCOTT, STEPHEN & SHARI
JOE HORNE, ALAN FOGELMAN, MILTON ROSENBERG, STUART WEINSTOCK, DANNY WEISSFELD, FRED FLEISHER & LARRY KONSTAN
TOGETHER WE CREATE (SUE HOROWITZ)
sisterhood
Aiming for a Better, Kinder, Safer World
- Social Action is basic to me on a personal level and as a member of Sisterhood. Performing both gemilut hasadim (acts of loving kindness) and tikkun olam (repairing the world) are central precepts in my lifestyle.
- What is Sisterhood doing to further these goals, and facilitate our mission in trying to engage in making the world a better place? We have done the following: donations have been made to the Inn, Island Harvest, MS, and Breast Cancer; we have participated in the Breast Cancer Walk at Jones Beach; and we also have provided funds for a Temple Tikvah special needs teacher to work with our children who need individual support in their Hebrew Studies.
- Prior to the restrictions of the pandemic - we provided an enjoyable Golden Age Luncheon for the residents of a Long Island Veterans Home and residents of local nursing homes. During the pandemic and thanks to ZOOM - at our General Meeting we were also made aware of using beauty products that do not have unhealthy ingredients, when Jana Jacobson made a presentation called Busting Beauty Myths.
- And as we look ahead - The Golden Luncheon is at the top of our list to resume as soon as we are safely able to. It is an event that Sandy Portnoy, Sisterhood, the Caring Community, and Social Action work together on. The afternoon is such a joyous and appreciated day. We are also hoping to make improvements in our use of plastics and disposable materials when we reestablish our meetings and dinners.
LOVE ONE ANOTHER (SUE HOROWITZ)
TODA RABA – תודה רבה
- KEHILA FUND: Muriel Adler and Arline & Jack Cazes in memory of Joseph Belli • Mindy Aloff • Milton Ancel • Alton Bader in honor of Robert Bader as a past president • Robert Bader in memory of Phillip Darvin • Florence Baravarian • Diane Berger • Sharon Goldberg Bibergal • Michael Bidner in memory of Michael Losow • Michael Blick • Betsy Jacob Biviano • Arnold & Sylvia Bloch • Sylvie Bordzuk • Amy & Alan Brachfeld • Marione Cassese • Brad Cetron • Carol Chaykin • Sharyn & Joel Chanin in memory of Lester Bertan • Bart Cirker in appreciation of the ongoing leadership and support extended by two generations of the Spool Family • Ariel Cohen • Martin Cohen & Rabbi Randy Sheinberg • Michael & Marcia Cohen • Michael & Talia Cohen • Terri Cohen • Bernice Comerchero • Alan Cooper • Roberta & Michael Cooperman in memory of Rabbi Robbins • Amy & Thomas Cordero • Vincent Corrado • Cheryl Davidson • Stacie Deiner in memory of Arnold Deiner • The Domeny Family • Assemblyman Anthony D'Urso • Laurence Edelstein • Mary Egan in honor of Helen Lipson's 100th Birthday • Randee Epstein • Nancy Eschemuller • Jewish Federation & Foundation • Rochelle Fischer • Judith Fisher • Judith Fisher in memory of Burt Schall • Janice Florence • Nina Foley in appreciation of Janet Spool • Sue Ginsberg • The Golden Estate in memory of Charles & Jeannette Golden • Paul & Eloise Goldberg • Wendy Goldstein in memory of Rabbi Andrew Robbins • Mary Gorham • Marcia & Frank Gould • Gustave Greis • Steven Greenstein • Bruce & Maria Gross • Irene Haber • Cantor Kat Hastings in memory of Mariana Hastings • Stephanie Hernan in memory of Sebastiana Hernan • Roberta Hoffer • Alana Hollander • Andy Hollander • Andrew Hollander • Stephen & Gail Hollander • Terry Hood • Lois & Richard Howard in memory of Douglas King • Charles Hyman • Rabbi Mark Kaiserman & RTFH • Rabbi Lewis Kamrass • Peter Kassel • Ed Klein • Leslie Kizner - Arthur Poselle, Sol S. Poselle, and Louis Kizner • Gloria & Lawrence Konstan in memory of Doris Axelrad • Elyssa Kritz • Audrey & Paul Korman • Cheryl Kuster • The Mah-Jongg Ladies in memory of Lester Bertan • Laurence Lande • Nicole & Rachel Lavoie • Rachel & Nicole Lavoie in memory of Douglas King • Gloria & Larry Konstan • Traci & Victor Levy • Sandra Lichtenstein • Faustina Lindsay • Susan & Andre Louis • Susan & Andre Louis in memory Doris Vivian Axelrad • Bonnie & Bob Love • Sari Mainzer in memory of Ronald Mainzer • Mark & Robin Mandell • Cecelia Manley • Lois Marcus • The Margolin Family • Jill Marcus • Marsha Mason • Barbara & Joseph Massey in memory of Libby Glowatz • Barbara and Joseph Massey congratulate the Moser Family on the birth of Griffin Moser • Michele Mavrovouniotis • Jacqueline & Kevin McCorey • Denise McCreadie • Joyce & Joel Mensoff • Joyce & Joel Mensoff in honor of the birth of Lisa Lupo’s and Susan & Marty Siroka’s new granddaughter, Anna Bea • Joyce & Joel Mensoff in memory of Douglas King • Bruce & Melanie Miller and Maxx, Sam & Gabe • Constance Miller • Stacy Miller • Henry Mohrman • Jacqueline Mulligan • Joanne & Martin Neff • Roni Nelson • Theresa Odell • Edna Diana Oling • Edward & Margery Orenstein • Beverly Osrow • Jody & Terry Osterweil • Karla & Orlando Osuna • Carol Pally • Karen Palmer • Susan Pearce • Lois Pepkin • Carol Pertez • Robert Peskin & Tracey Browning • Sandra & David Peskin • Dr. Benjamin Piltch in honor of April, Hodari & Jeremy Heron • Bill Pobiner in memory of Ted & Lee Pobiner • Larry Pollack • Sandy Portnoy • Melissa Price, Arthur Shield & Family in memory of Georgette Shield • Alice Purus • Meryl Root in memory Joel Chanin • RTFH Women's Connection in honor of Sisterhood of Temple Tikvah • Martin Ruckel • Shelley Sander in memory of Joel Chanin • Frank & Joan Saracino • Helaine & Edward Schachter • Susan Schall • Alene Schonhaut • Alene Schonhaut in honor of the birth of Lisa Lupo's granddaughter, Anna Bea • Glenn & Naomi Schwartz • Walter Schwartz in honor of Ben Schwartz • Roni Schweer • Claire Shapiro • Deborah (Kaplan) Shapiro in memory of Edward Kaplan • Arlene Sheff • Lois Silverman • Sisterhood • Merry & Richard Slone in memory Beatrice & Benjamin Hurwood • Lawrence & Jennifer Smilg • Michael & Ruth Smilg • Jeanette Louise Spangle • Sheryl & Michael Stolar • Joyce Stoner • South Baldwin Jewish Center • Florence & Joseph Stoll • Leo & Jane Tajuk • Richard & Brenda Tannenbaum • Candice & David Tarr • Norma Taylor in honor of Helen Lipson's 100th Birthday • Temple Tikvah Board of Trustees in memory of Libby Glowatz • Maura Turner • Thomas Walsh • Sandra Wapner • Ken & Neela Weber • Robert Weibman • Danielle Weisbrot • Joan Wiener • Susan & Walter Witte • Jack Zaffos & Linda Lustig-Zaffos • Henry Zanetti • Maureen Zent
- SIMCAH FUND: Sandra & David Peskin in honor of Emma Chirel’s Bat Mitzvah • Barbara Silberman in honor of Khloe Taylor’s Bat Mitzvah
- SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND: Sisterhood in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Ronni & Charlie Hollander
- TEMPLE TIKVAH MEMORIAL FUND: Muriel Adler in memory of Sandra Lichtenstein • Carolyn Alexander in memory of Beth Weiner Alexander • Eileen & Lowell Aptman in memory of Joel Chanin • Ann Arkin in memory of Hilda Kaufman and Louis Kaufman • Robert Bader in memory of Charles Bader and Pearl Bader • Marian & Seth Baskin in memory of Benjamin W. Cohen • Sharon Bibergal in memory of Hyman Goldberg • Henry Bloch in memory of Emma Bloch • Brotherhood in memory Estelle Wallner • Doris Brown in memory of Steven Brown • Sharyn Chanin in memory of Sophie Green • Mindy & Mark Daniels in memory of Marilyn Daniels • Kendra Tinglin Dib in memory of Susan Menoscal • Rita Edwards in memory of Susan Reiner Mescal • Nancy Eschemuller in memory of Edward Cohen • Elaine Farber in memory of Edward Cohen, Douglas King, and Richard Farber • Myrna Fischbach in memory of Lori Robin Fischbach • Susan & Robert Gelfand in memory of George Ader and Pearl Bederman • Susan & Marty Goldschmidt in memory of Robert Schwesky • Dean Hernan in memory of Sophie Hernandez • Ronni & Charlie Hollander in memory of Rita Penny and Ruth Warantz • Joseph & Phyllis Horne in memory of Solomon Horne • Mimi Kahn in memory of Israel Silverstein and Tillie Lichtenstein • Carole Kaplan in memory of Mathilda Abzug and Zoey Kaplan • Nancy Kiss in memory of Irving Kiss • Debbie & Lawrence Klig in memory of Charles Conover • Patrice Kolomer in memory of Sidney Lipchonsky and Yetta Lipchonsky • Gloria & Lawrence Konstan in memory of Abraham Siegel, Joseph Belli, Edward Cohen, and Harry Konstan • Jessica Krumerman in memory of Sue Reiner Krumerman • Cheryle & Steve Levine in memory of Edward Cohen • Lois Marcus in memory of Philip Marcus • Jacqueline & Kevin McCorey in memory of Dianne Mills • Lynda Morris in memory of Arnold Deiner • Lynn Moser in memory of Charles Okun, Edward Cohen, Solomon Okun, and Sandra Lichtenstein • Lee Newman & Family in memory of Irving Newman • Edward & Margery Orenstein in memory of Joseph Orenstein • Sandra & David Peskin in memory of Sandra Lichtenstein • Madeline & Michael Ross in memory of Joel Chanin • Barbara Rosenthal in memory of Edward Cohen • Helaine & Edward Schachter in memory of Samuel Levine • Susan Schall in memory of Edward Cohen • Charla Schnupp in memory of Steven Putzer • June & Jack Schwarz in memory of Ludwig Schwarz • Marilyn Schwartz in memory of Joseph Schwartz, Nathan Schwartz, Janet Newman Schwartz, and Lt. Marvin Newman • Arlene & Robert Seidenberg in memory of Susie Reiner Menoscal • Barbara Silberman in memory of Dorothy Kellner and Sylvia Miller • Doris & Dr. Irving Silberman in memory of Edward Cohen and Eli Goodman • Susan & Martin Siroka in memory of Sandra Liechtenstein and Harold Siroka • Claire Shapiro in memory of Lena Linzer • Janet & Barry Spool in memory of Edward Spool • Lesley & Robert Stern in memory of Joel Chanin • Carolyn & Daniel Weissfeld in memory of Edward Cohen • Howard & Gale Zeidman in memory of Leon Zeidman
may yahrzeits
*may calendar
- SUNDAY, MAY 1st - Kol Simcha Junior Choir at 9:00am and Religious School Lego Jerusalem Family Program at Shelter Rock Jewish Center at 9:30am
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 4th - EREV YOM HAATZMAUT / Choir Rehearsal at 6:00pm & Brotherhood Meeting at 7:00pm
- THURSDAY, MAY 5th - A Taste of Wise Aging at 11:00am; On the Marc Sports Talk at 4:00pm; and Sisterhood Board Meeting at 7:30pm
- FRIDAY, MAY 6th - Israel Celebration Shabbat Service at 7:30pm
- SATURDAY, MAY 7th - Torah Study at 9:00am
- SUNDAY, MAY 8th - MOTHER’S DAY / Kol Simkha Junior Choir at 9:00am & Confirmation at 12:00pm
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 11th - Choir Rehearsal at 6:00pm
- THURSDAY, MAY 12th - On the Marc Sports Talk at 4:00pm
- FRIDAY, MAY 13th - Kindergarten/Grade 1 Shabbat Service at 7:00pm
- SATURDAY, MAY 14th - Torah Study at 9:00am; Junior Congregation at 9:30am; and Social Action & Lifelong Learning Program at 11:00am
- SUNDAY, MAY 15th - Kol Simkha Junior Choir at 9:00am & Family Community Service Program at Commonpoint Queens at 12:00pm
- TUESDAY, MAY 17th - Writing Group at 7:30pm
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 18th - Choir Rehearsal at 6:00pm
- THURSDAY, MAY 19th - Afternoon Book Club at 1:30pm & On the Marc Sports Talk at 4:00pm
- FRIDAY, MAY 20th - Brotherhood Shabbat at 7:30pm
- SATURDAY, MAY 21st - Torah Study at 9:00am
- SUNDAY, MAY 22nd - Last Day of Religious School / Israeli Dancing Celebration
- MONDAY, MAY 23rd - Evening Book Club at 7:30pm
- TUESDAY, MAY 24th - Brotherhood Bingo at 7:00pm
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 25th - Choir Rehearsal at 6:00pm
- THURSDAY, MAY 26th - On the Marc Sports Talk at 4:00pm
- FRIDAY, MAY 27th - Shabbat Services at 7:30pm
- SATURDAY, MAY 28th - Torah Study at 9:00am
- MONDAY, MAY 30th - MEMORIAL DAY
* PLEASE REFER TO THE WEEKLY UPDATES & THE LINK BELOW (CLICK ON NEW EVENTS, THEN CALENDAR) FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION *
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