MAY's THEME:
“Yom Hashoah Ve-Hagevurah” - literally the “Day of (Remembrance of) the Holocaust and the Heroism.”
Professor Ben Zion Dinur, Yad Vashem, 1956 ~ “If we wish to live and to bequeath life to our offspring, if we believe that we are to pave the way to the future, then we must first of all not forget.”
Rabbi Noah Farkas ~ “Resurrection of the dead literally or figuratively," ... "begins with the resurrection of hope."
P.J. Library ~ “It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, but you are not free to desist from it either.”
RABBI RANDY SHEINBERG
Listen / Shema ... Remember / Zachor ... Take Action
- Have you ever noticed the Torah scroll that is on display in our lobby? It belongs to the Memorial Scrolls Trust. It is one of over 1,000 such scrolls that were rescued from Eastern Europe and held in Czechoslovakia for years until they were discovered, brought to London, and then distributed to different congregations who agreed to hold them in trust.
- We do not generally read from our Shoah scroll. According to halacha (Jewish law), the scroll is likely “pasul”, it is damaged beyond repair and thus unlike the other “kosher” scrolls kept in our ark it cannot be used for public readings on a regular basis. Yet I believe the scroll is very fit for reading once a year. And that time is coming this month.
- Monday, May 6th is Yom HaShoah and Yom HaGevurah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Our Religious School students will mark the day at school during regular classes on Sunday, May 5th; we will also mark the day at our Shabbat Family Service at 7:00pm on Friday, May 10th. If you have purchased a Yom HaShoah candle from Brotherhood, please bring it that Friday night - we will have the opportunity to light the candles together. And we will read from our Shoah scroll.
- Since it is on permanent display, the Shoah scroll is intentionally open to one particular passage in the Torah. Take a look at it the next time you pass it, and you will see some familiar Hebrew words:
Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad ... Listen O Israel, God is our God, God is One.
- I choose to keep the scroll open to those words not only because of their importance to our Jewish faith, but also because of their connection to the Shoah itself. If you look at the scroll closely, you will note that the last letter of the word Shema, the “ayin”, is larger than the other letters. So too with the last letter of the last word - the “daled” of the word Echad. Tradition offers us many reasons for these enlarged letters. My favorite is this: If you put the ayin and dalet together, you form the Hebrew word “eyd” or “witness”. The Shema urges us to be eydim or witnesses to the horrors of the Shoah, whether we were alive during that time or not.
- How can we be eydim? Here are a few ideas: (1) Listen / Shema: We can seek out the testimonies and stories of Holocaust survivors, victims, and heroes. We can share those stories with others so that the past is not forgotten, and so that we continue to learn from it. (2) Remember / Zachor: As a community, we come together to remember and honor the 6 million Jews who perished during the Shoah. We take them into our hearts with our own loved ones, mourn their passing, and feel ourselves connected to the generations that came before us. (3) Take Action: Elie Wiesel once said, “The opposite of love is not hate; it’s indifference.” Sadly, our world today is still filled with hatred, and much of it is directed against the Jews. We cannot afford to be passive observers in the rise of antisemitism and hate crimes in general. To be a witness to the Shoah is to commit to speaking out and standing up against hatred everywhere.
Zichronam l’vracha ~ May the memories of those who perished in the Shoah continue to be a blessing to us all. May we take on the responsibility of being eydim, and in so doing, may we make for ourselves and our loved ones a future that is filled with acceptance and love.
TORAH PROJECT
Have you ever wanted to learn to chant from the Torah? Here is your chance! You can still join our Torah Class. Even though the class has begun, we can always make room for you. This month’s classes will be held on Thursday, May 2nd at 10:00am and May 9th at 10:00am in the Beber Auditorium and via ZOOM. Our learning sessions will be celebrated at a special Shabbat Morning Service on Saturday, May 11th 2024, when each member of the group will have a chance to chant a verse – or more – of Torah! This event will honor the Torah Project Group at 10:15am and will be followed with a Celebratory Luncheon hosted by the Torah Readers at 12:30pm.
TEMPLE PRESIDENT:
- LISA LUPO -
“It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, but you are not free to desist from it either.” (P.J. Library)
- I usually do not comment on anything political in my Tikvah Times articles, however with both Holocaust Memorial Day and Israel Independence Day coming in May, I feel I must bend my own rule a bit.
- Millennials and Gen Z-ers did not grow up knowing Holocaust survivors and did not grow up watching Israel struggle to survive under constant threats from their Arab neighbors. For many, the Holocaust has been relegated to the history books. Many don’t have a personal connection to the Holocaust, don’t understand the history that led us there, and don’t necessarily see much of that same history repeating itself (in my opinion) here in America.
- Our children and grandchildren grew up as privileged American citizens, too young to have known their Jewish immigrant ancestors who shared with us their personal stories of the pogroms and the often virulent antisemitism that they lived with in Europe. We taught (and continue to teach) our children strong Jewish moral and ethical values. Yet without understanding the context of history and the importance of the State of Israel to diaspora Jews like us, they only see Israel’s strength and some blame Israel for the suffering of the Palestinians.
- What scares me is that, unlike my generation, many young Jews do not see the necessity of Israel’s existence to prevent another Holocaust and to ensure the continuation of the Jewish people. We have taught them well to help the poor and hungry, but we need to do a better job of teaching them to love and defend Israel, just as we love and defend the USA, regardless of whether we agree with its current political leadership.
- We simply have to do a better job of establishing a strong and lasting bond between younger generations of American Jews and Israel.
- You can start by joining us on May 5th at 10:45am in the Beber Auditorium as we create banners and posters, which we will then hang outside our building, to show our support for and solidarity with the Israeli hostages. The students will have attended an age-appropriate program at Shelter Rock Jewish Center that morning about the hostages. It would be great to start informal intergenerational discussions with our students to help them understand our unique relationship with Israel as American Jews.
- On May 3rd, show your support for Sisterhood by joining us for Sisterhood Shabbat, preceded by a Congregational Dinner. On Saturday morning, May 11th at 10:00am, all are invited to a special Saturday morning Shabbat Service where members of our Torah Study Group will read Torah and host a Congregational Lunch following the service. Come out and support your fellow congregants. They have worked hard on their Torah portions all year!
Anat Hoffman: "In this sacred moment, give us hope for Israel and her future. Renew our wonder at the miracle of the Jewish State."
Education Director
“If we wish to live and to bequeath life to our offspring, if we believe that we are to pave the way to the future, then we must first of all not forget.” (Professor Ben Zion Dinur, Yad Vashem, 1956)
- What a wonderful year it has been returning to our home, Temple Tikvah! We have had many wonderful programs throughout the year – including our trip to the Tenement Museum and olive oil menorah making at Hanukah and our wonderful Purim Carnival – in addition to our more traditional holiday celebrations.
- And there is more to come! ••• On Sunday, May 5th, our 4 - 7th grade students will attend a Special Program at Shelter Rock Jewish Center to learn more about the Israeli hostages. Following that, all our students, parents, and the entire congregation are invited to participate in a banner making project to support the hostages. ••• On Sunday, May 12th (Mother’s Day!), artist Jennifer Levine will work with our students and mothers (or other female role model) to create an artwork celebrating Judaism’s history of strong females. ••• And of course our Traditional Last Day of School BBQ will be on Sunday, May 19th!
- Congratulations to Beth Samuels on the upcoming Bar Mitzvah of her son, Asher Dean on Saturday, May 18th!
- Thank you to all of our wonderful parents and Temple community for your outstanding support throughout the year! We cannot do what we do without you. Special thanks to Julie O’Donnell and April Heron for Co-Chairing the Religious School Committee, and to all of our parents that volunteered to chair individual events! Thank you to Sisterhood and Brotherhood for your ongoing commitment – cooking latkes, matzah brie, and hamburgers for our students and supporting our special education program and students with camp scholarships!
- To our staff, thank you for teaching our students middot and Hebrew and being good role models for our students! Thank you to Kathryn Kitt for teaching our students music, running our karaoke booth at the Purim Carnival, and doing an amazing job leading our Kol Simkha Choir! Thank you to Marie, Hayley, and our custodial staff - Carlos, Tony and Julio for all you do to help make the school run smoothly!!
- Thank you to our dedicated madrich – Lucas Baker, Austin Lefkof, Leah McCrory, Rebecca McCrory, Ethan Moy, Aaron Weisner, and Jared Wolfson – for your dedication and hard work, and for being great role models for your younger students!
- Thank you to Rabbi Sheinberg for leading us in tefilla and sharing your wisdom throughout the year! Thank you to Lisa Lupo for all the time and effort you put in to help make the school the best it can be!
- We are grateful for the Voronovsky Grant that enables us to provide individual Hebrew tutoring to all of our students, provide scholarships for Jewish camps, and help fund our Shabbat Family Dinners and other special programs throughout the year.
- We are already in deep planning for next year. I am looking forward to another year filled with learning, fun activities, and continuing community building.
We wish everyone a restful and enjoyable summer filled with family, friends, and good memories.
- My name is Asher Dean Samuels and this year I have my Bar Mitzvah. As of now I am 12 and I like the UFC, the WWE, and doing stuff with friends and family to create fun memories. I like playing the guitar and I love music. One of my favorite bands is Metallica. I love going out to eat. My favorite meal is steak. I recently visited Gordon Ramsay's restaurant in NJ. That was cool! I have two siblings, Jesse and Talula who are both six years old from different sides of my family. I also have a cat named Werto. I am in the seventh grade and I worked backstage in my school play, Grease and now I am in the jazz band.
- In my eyes, becoming a Bar Mitzvah is a milestone after 8 years of coming to this wonderful Temple. It feels so surreal and I am extraordinarily lucky to have this opportunity. For my Mitzvah Project, I am fundraising for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. It has always been a charity that felt important to me. I am roughly 70% of the way to my goal of $1,000!
TIKVAH TOTS
Good Can and Will Triumph Over Evil
- Telling your tots that starting on the evening of May 6th we will be observing Remembrance Day would not make much sense to them, since they cannot remember something that they never knew. Also, we would not want to cause them permanent trauma by telling them that 6 million Jewish people were killed for being Jewish. However, your children undoubtedly know all about good guys and bad guys and superheroes and supervillains, so that the concepts of good and evil are not entirely new to them.
- Now would be a great time to tell them stories about good triumphing over evil. We just celebrated Purim and shook our groggers every time Haman’s name was mentioned. And at the Passover table, we told the story of the Jewish people fleeing Egypt’s tyrannical pharaoh to be free. So for those too young to understand the Holocaust, you can still teach them about superheroes and the importance of being good and warding off evil.
- We understand that fighting is not always the answer and may not be the lesson that you would want to teach. In that case, we suggest that you instruct your children to respect and love each other and their families, to be good friends, to be kind to all, and to not be bullies. You can make Remembrance Day a day when your children start learning about things that are good to remember. They have a lifetime ahead of them to learn about sad things that we should remember.
"We are defined by our love of life, by our joy and by incredible acts of loving kindness." (Jason DeRose for NPR)
REMEMBER TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS: * The Temple Book Club will next meet on Monday, 13th at 7:30pm to review Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez: Inspired by true events that rocked the nation, a searing and compassionate new novel about a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible injustice done to her patients, from the New York Times bestselling author of Wench. Montgomery, Alabama, 1973 ... Fresh out of nursing school, Civil Townsend intends to make a difference, especially in her African American community. At the Montgomery Family Planning Clinic, she hopes to help women shape their destinies, to make their own choices for their lives and bodies. (Barnes & Noble)
*PLEASE NOTE: The Afternoon & Evening Book Clubs have merged to one meeting per month. The meetings will be the second Monday of each month. The ZOOM LINK will be in the Weekly Update and will be the same LINK for the entire year.
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The next Temple Writing Group meeting is on Tuesday, May 14th at 7:30pm.
Viewing the Solar Eclipse at Cunningham Park on April 8th 2024
SOCIAL ACTION
Let Us Honor the Memories and Retain Our Hope
- In Israel, Yom HaShoah is a day of remembrance observed not only by gatherings, but also when sirens sound and everyone stops, wherever they are and whatever they are doing, and silently remembers. The evils done during the the 2nd World War are not yet in the distant past, and yet we are once again worried they could be repeated. Jewish traditions emphasize the importance of remembering our past, continuing our rituals, and maintaining our unity. According to Rabbi Noah Farkas of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, "We are defined by our love of life, by our joy and by incredible acts of loving kindness." This year's commemoration is an important time to reflect on ways we can employ hope to combat a sense of despair.
- The Social Action Committee would like to suggest a couple of ways to honor the memories and retain our hope. You can participate in-person or online, and you can do so individually or with others in our congregation. Consider the following resources: • The Kuperferberg Holocaust Center at Queensborough Community College (222 - 05 56th Avenue / Queens, NY 11364) offers the following virtual event: Holocaust Memory/Annual Yom HaShoah Virtual Commemoration: Nathan Hilu: Art as Memory After the Holocaust on Monday, May 6th 2024 at 6:00pm EDT ... For 70 years, Nathan Hilu was unable to stop drawing, flooded with memories from the days when the US military assigned him to guard top Nazi war criminals at the Nuremberg Trials, keeping them from committing suicide before their verdict was announced. Born to a Syrian Jewish family that immigrated to the States, Hilu remembered with vivid clarity the encounters that changed his life, but what really happened in Nuremberg? Did his vivid memories deceive him? To commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, join “Nathan-ism” documentary director Elan Golod, for a discussion of the film and reflections on art as memory. (as described by their website) • The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County (100 Crescent Beach Road / Glen Cove, NY 11542) offers "A Symphony of Hope" on May 2nd from 8:00pm to 10:00pm, or "Our Stories Our Voices - Talks with Survivors" in-person from 11:00am to 12:00pm on Sunday, June 9th.
As Leonard Cohen sang, there is also hope despite the flaws. It is through the cracks where the light comes in. Let us remember and hope.
LIFELONG LEARNING
Judaism is Nothing if Not a Religion of Remembrance
- This year, Yom Hashoah Ve-Hagevurah is especially meaningful – and sad – as we recall the events since October 7th. For our daily lives and our inner souls, it is important to remember those who died as heroes, victims, strangers, and loved ones. Yet let’s also keep in mind that the Torah wants us to hold onto two particular memories: that we were once slaves in Egypt who had to be rescued by God, and that we have an obligation to uphold laws and justice. In this light, it is good to remember the surprising words of the great 20th century prophet, Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. He said, “Prayer is meaningless unless it is subversive, unless it seeks to overthrow and to ruin the pyramids of callousness, hatred, opportunism, falsehoods.”
- God for Grownups: In May, Rabbi Sheinberg will finish up her exciting and thought provoking mini-course “God for Grownups”. In parts one and two of this course, we explored some of the many metaphors by which the Jewish faith describes the Divine, so that we can emerge with a richer, more fully informed, and more relatable concept of God. Whether you have attended the April classes or not, please come to the final class on Thursday evening, May 2nd. It will be enlightening. We will meet in-person in the Harris Beber Auditorium and on ZOOM. Please check the Weekly Update for the start time and online connection.
- Torah Study: Weekly Torah Study with Rabbi Sheinberg continues every Saturday morning. We will finish up the Book of Leviticus in mid-May and continue with the Book of Numbers thereafter. All sessions are on ZOOM beginning at 9:00am, and last 1 hour (give or take some minutes), except for those Saturdays that are Torah Study Plus. These usually meet at least one Saturday per month and is both in-person at the synagogue and on ZOOM. These Torah Study Plus sessions begin at 9:30am and typically last about 90 minutes. No experience required. Be sure to check the Weekly Update for start times and the ZOOM connection.
- A Special Saturday Shabbat Service on May 11th: Beginning at 10:30am, there will be a Special Shabbat Morning Service. Several Temple members will be called up to chant from the Torah. We invite the congregation to join in this celebration of Torah. The participants have been receiving training from the Rabbi and Cantor and will be ready to amaze you with their words, melodies, and joy. Be sure to check the Weekly Update for the start time and the Zoom/YouTube connections.
This Yom Hashoah Ve-Hagevurah let us enable our community to shine its light on the value of exalting human rights, ethics, and engagement while instructing a broader sense of awareness for everyone.
Ours and Others Bravery and Heroism Keep Us Strong
- Growing up in the 1950s and 60s, the Holocaust was not part of my public school educational curriculum. There were no Kristallnacht Observances, no special day to remember those individuals killed and communities destroyed, nor was there a United States Holocaust Museum or a Museum of Jewish Heritage.
- It was not discussed in many families, including those who had directly experienced the horrors. I now understand the shock and disbelief, the need to heal, to move on with life, and leave all the death and destruction behind.
- What I learned about the Holocaust from religious school focused on roundups, cattle car transports, the extermination camps, and Anne Frank. Jews were victims, seemingly helpless. With time, when we could begin to talk more about what had happened we learned of the bravery and heroism of the Righteous Gentiles, of Schindler’s List, of Jews such as the Bielski Brothers who survived the war in the woods or the brave efforts of many while in the ghettos.
- With time, it is not only possible to talk more and learn more about all that had happened, but it is necessary to remember those killed, to honor those who did what they could to help, and most importantly to remember that in spite of all the death and destruction, the Jewish people are still here and strong.
- Sisterhood came together in April for our Women’s Seder. (See below some pictures.) It was wonderful to see the Beber Auditorium filled as our seder focused on the strong women so often ignored in Judaism. On May 3rd we will come together again for Sisterhood Shabbat. We look forward to seeing you there.
Am Yisrael Chai!
Sisterhood's Annual Women's Seder
Upholding Traditions Together
BROTHERHOOD
Commit to Remembrance/Zachor of Our Collective History as if We Experienced it Ourselves
- Yom HaShoah this year is Sunday evening, May 5th 2024 through Monday, May 6th 2024. Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) or simply Holocaust Day is to commemorate the approximately six million Jews murdered by Nazi Germany and its collaborators, and for the Jewish Resistance during that time.
- Yom HaShoah rituals vary among individuals, communities, and synagogues. At Temple Tikvah the Brotherhood of Temple Tikvah sells the Yellow Memorial / Yahrzeit Yom HaShoah Memorial Candles to our congregation. Candles cost $5.00 each and can be purchased at our Temple Office.
- As the Rabbi said in her column, Temple Tikvah will commemorate Yom HaShoah at our Shabbat Family Service on Friday, May 10th at 7:00pm. We would like everyone to bring their candles and together we will light them and read from our Shoah scroll.
- Brotherhood is gearing up for 2 BIG Events: • On Friday evening May 31st at 7:30pm Brotherhood will be leading our congregation’s Shabbat Service. All Brothers are welcome to participate in this service, just let me know. • On Saturday evening June 1st Brotherhood will hold an Auction, Dinner, and Live Show. We are looking for items to auction. Please contact me if you have anything to contribute. In addition, the live show this year will be The Chimentis, Michael and Cathy who are similar to a modern day Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. We hope to see you with your checkbooks for this fun-filled, entertaining evening when we can all schmooze a bit and raise funds for Temple Tikvah ... Below are two LINKS that I hope you enjoy.
Incorporating tikkun olam, repairment of our world into our daily routine will lessen turning away from others, with the goal being unity.
On Sunday, April 14th We Continued Embracing Our Traditions & Made Matzah Bries for the School-wide Model Seder for Passover
HAKARAT HATOV - הַכָּרַת הַטּוֹב
DONATIONS:
- KEHILLA FUND: Lori & Jozsef Domeny in honor of the great-grandson of our late members Yvette and Irwin Greiff z'l
- RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND: Cantor Kat Hastings in memory of Mariana Hastings
- SIMCHA FUND: Barbara Silberman in honor of the B’nai Mitzvah of Jaci Gries and Ryan Bolandakhtari
- TEMPLE TIKVAH GENERAL FUND: Maureen & Stephen Berman in memory of Richard and Ian Howard, and Irving and Doris Silberman
- TEMPLE TIKVAH MEMORIAL FUND: Sharon Adler in memory of Edith Adler and Jennie Kornhauser • Robert Bader in memory of Charles Bader and Pearl Bader • Tracy, Tony, Brian & Emma Chirel in memory of Arleen Degen • Martin Cohen in memory of Samuel Sol Coheb • Elaine Farber in memory of Richard Farber • Myrna Fischbach in memory Lori Robin Fischbach • Sue & Bob Gelfand in memory of George S. Ader and Pearl Bederman • Susan & Marty Goldschmidt in memory of Robert Schwesky • Ronni & Charles Hollander in memory Ruth Warantz • Joe & Phyllis Horne in memory of Solomon Horne • Mimi Kahn in memory of Edward Kahn, Tillie Lichtenstein, and Israel Silverstein • Carole Kaplan in memory of Irving Abzug and Joseph Sorblum • Nancy Kiss in memory of Daniel Hurwitz and Irving Kiss • Patrice Kolomer in memory of Sydney Lipchonsky and Yetta Lipchonsky • Gloria & Lawrence Konstan in memory of Abraham Siegel and Harry Konstan • Cheryle & Steve Levine in memory of Abbey Bonnie Passariello and Alison Werner Levine • Lisa Lupo in memory of Bernard & Anne Selkin • Jacqueline McCorey in memory of Diana Mills • Lynn Moser in memory of Alla Okun, Charles Okun, and Solomon Okun • Susan & Kent Moston in memory of Ian Howard • Lee Newman in memory of Irving Newman • Michael & Gigi Newman in memory of Matilde Gutierrez • Edward & Margery Orenstein in memory of Joseph Orenstein • Beverly Osrow in memory of Helen Kerbel and Leonard Osrow • Karla Osuna in memory Orlando Osuna • Barbara & Milton Rosenberg and Cynthia Kronenberg in memory of Alwine Einstein • Lorraine & Martin Ross in memory Sol Rosenthal • Joan Schuster in memory of Linda Zaffos • Marilyn Schwartz in memory of Joseph and Nathan Schwartz • Jack & June Schwarz in memory of Ludwig Schwarz • Barbara Silberman in memory of Dorothy Kellner and Sylvia Miller • Susan & Martin Siroka in memory of Violet Hochstadt and Shirley & Harold Siroka • Janet & Barry Spool in memory of Edward Spool • Ken & Neela Weber in memory of Pearl Weber • Howard A. & Gale C. Zeidman in memory of Leon Zeidman
* MAY 2024 CALENDAR
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 1st - FIRST DAY OF ASIAN PACIFIC / Choir Rehearsal at 7:00pm
- THURSDAY, THURSDAY 2nd - Torah Project at 10:00am; On the Marc Sports Talk with Marc Gold at 4:00pm; and Rabbi’s Course, Part 3 at 7:00pm
- FRIDAY, MAY 3rd - Sisterhood Shabbat Service and Congregational Dinner at 6:15pm & 7:30pm respectively (Shabbat Candles Lit at 7:36pm)
- SATURDAY, MAY 4th - * Torah Study at 9:30am / IN-PERSON & ON ZOOM (LINK in the Weekly Update) and Havdallah & Game Night at 5:00pm
- SUNDAY, MAY 5th - CINCO DE MAYO / Religious School at 9:30am & Israeli Hostage Program and Congregational Art & Poster Project at 10:45am
- MONDAY, MAY 6th - YOM HASHOAH
- TUESDAY, MAY 7th - Sisterhood Golden Age Luncheon at 12:00pm & Sisterhood Board Meeting at 7:30pm
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 8th - Choir Rehearsal at 7:00pm
- THURSDAY, MAY 9th - Torah Project at 10:00am; On the Marc Sports Talk with Marc Gold at 4:00pm; and Cardio, Core and More! with Lori from 5:00pm to 6:00pm
- FRIDAY, MAY 10th - Family Shabbat Service / Yom HaShoah Commemoration at 7:00pm (Shabbat Candles Lit at 7:44pm)
- SATURDAY, MAY 11th - Shabbat Service honoring the Torah Project Group at 10:15am & A Celebratory Luncheon hosted by the Torah Readers at 12:30pm
- SUNDAY, MAY 12th - MOTHER’S DAY / Religious School Paint Project at 9:30am
- MONDAY, MAY 13th - YOM HAATZMAUT / Brotherhood Meeting at 7:00pm & Book Club Meeting at 7:30pm
- TUESDAY, MAY 14th - YOM HAATZMAUT / Writing Group Meeting at 7:30pm
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 15th - Choir Rehearsal at 7:00pm
- THURSDAY, MAY 16th - Wise Aging at 11:00am; On the Marc Sports Talk at 4:00pm with Marc Gold; and Cardio, Core and More! with Lori from 5:00pm to 6:00pm
- FRIDAY, MAY 17th - Tot Shabbat at 6:30pm & Shabbat Service / Israel Celebration at 7:30pm (Shabbat Candles Lit at 7:50pm)
- SATURDAY, MAY 18th - * Torah Study / IN-PERSON & ON ZOOM at 9:00am (LINK in the Weekly Update) & Asher Samuels’ Bar Mitzvah at 10:30am
- SUNDAY, MAY 19th - LAST DAY OF RELIGIOUS SCHOOL with Brotherhood BBQ for Religious School
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 22nd - Choir Rehearsal at 7:00pm
- THURSDAY, MAY 23rd - On the Marc Sports Talk at 4:00pm with Marc Gold & Cardio, Core and More! with Lori from 5:00pm to 6:00pm
- FRIDAY, MAY 24th - Shabbat Service at 7:30pm (Shabbat Candles Lit at 7:57pm)
- SATURDAY, MAY 25th - * Torah Study / ON ZOOM ONLY at 9:00am (LINK in the Weekly Update)
- SUNDAY, MAY 26th - Lag B’Omer
- MONDAY, MAY 27th - MEMORIAL DAY / OFFICE CLOSED
- WEDNESDAY, MAY 29th - Choir Rehearsal at 7:00pm
- THURSDAY, MAY 30th - Cardio, Core and More! with Lori from 5:00pm to 6:00pm
- FRIDAY, MAY 31st - Brotherhood Shabbat Service at 7:30pm (Shabbat Candles Lit at 8:02pm)
* PLEASE REFER TO THE WEEKLY UPDATES & THE LINK BELOW (CLICK ON NEW EVENTS, THEN CALENDAR) FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION *