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NANUET HEBREW CENTER AFFILIATED WITH THE UNITED SYNAGOGUE OF CONSERVATIVE JUDAISM 411 S. LITTLE TOR ROAD, NEW CITY, NY 10956 (845) 708-9181 Visit us at: http://www.nanuethc.org E-mail address: [email protected] October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 Volume 49, Number 2 May You Be Sealed for a Good Year !!! ‫לשנה טובה תחתמו‬ Decorating our own sukkah, September 3, 2017 Laws for Building a Sukkah: What Jewish texts say about sukkah specifications By Rabbi Ronald H. Isaacs (https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/laws-for-building-a-sukkah/) 1. According to Bet Shammai, the sukkah must be large enough to contain a man’s head, most of his body, and his table (Talmud, Sukkah 2:7). 2. The walls of the sukkah may be made of any material, but must be sturdy enough to withstand an ordinary wind (Code of Jewish Law, Orach Chayim 630: 10). 3. It is meritorious to start building the sukkah immediately after Yom Kippur, even if it is Friday, because a chance to perform a precept should not be put off. One should choose for it a clean site. Everyone should build the sukkah,even if one is an eminent person (Code of Jewish Law, Condensed Version, Chapter 134). Continued, p. 15

Nanuet Hebrew Center Please let the NHC office know of all important life events & occasions, including births, weddings, etc., illness and deaths. Published monthly by the Nanuet Hebrew Center [email protected] CLERGY Office: 845-708-9181 Paul Kurland Rabbi SERVICES 845-623-0407 [email protected] Cantor SHABBAT Barry Kanarek Friday evening Shabbat services at 6:00 p.m. [email protected] The 1st Friday of each month is Family Shabbat Gail Kaiser EXECUTIVE BOARD Co-President Saturday morning services at 9:30 a.m. Please call the office the Wednesday before Jeffrey Schragenheim Co-President Shabbat if you would like an aliyah on Saturday David Katz Vice President MINYAN Andrew Toplitsky Vice President Sunday thru Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. Nathan Schlanger Treasurer NOTE: Shivah Minyan begins at 7:45 p.m. Jeffrey Tepper Financial Sec'y Sunday morning—Sept. to May at 9:00 a.m. There is no Sunday morning Minyan at NHC Charyl Zweigbaum Corresponding Sec’y during the summer months. Jay Jaffe ARMS Recording Sec’y Please try to attend minyan as often as possible to enable mourners and those who are observing Michael Morenberg Ritual Comm. Co-Chair yahrzeits to say Kaddish. Josh Turnof Ritual Comm. Co-Chair John Fogelman Ritual Co-Chair Emeritus Mitchell Spiegel Men’s Club Co-President Eric Zweigbaum Men’s Club Co-President Donna Smith Sisterhood President Other Departments/Contacts Candle lighting times (NYC area only) Judi Sees [email protected] Dates Starts Ends Tamar Luscher Educational Director Sept. 30 — Oct. 1 7:21 7:19 [email protected] October 4-5 6:15 7:12 Cynthia Schneider, Peggy Tepper Catering October 8-9 6:09 7:06 [email protected] Estelle Eisenkraft Tree of Life/Stones October 11-12 6:04 7:01 Frieda Levitas Chair, Comm. of Education October 13-14 6:01 6:58 Esther Spiegel HAZAK October 14-15 6:58 6:57 Flora Silver Chesed Committee Co-Chair October 18-19 5:53 6:51 Marion Fuld Chesed Committee Co-Chair October 20-21 5:50 6:48 Gift Shop [email protected] October 21-22 6:48 6:47 Judy Friedlander [email protected] NOTE FROM THE EDITOR—All articles, photos, October 25-26 5:43 6:41 ads or oother info contributed for publication in the Bulletin must be received by the 15th of the month, OFFICE Hours: to be published the following month, subject to space availability and editor's approval. Contributed CLOSED —ALL DAY THURSDAY material may be edited as necessary. Please email —Monday – Friday 12:00—1:00 pm your attached word documents, PDF files, or JPG photos as attachments to an email with the Subject OPEN Monday—Wednesday: 10:00 am—5:00 pm line: BULLETIN.” Friday 10:00 am—3:00 pm Bookkeeper: — Mon & Wed, 10:00 am—3:00 pm Page 2 NHC Bulletin Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 October 2019

In This Issue: Hazak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 From Rabbi Kurland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Holiday Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 From the Co-Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Life Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 From the Principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Tzedakah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Cantor Barry’s Tales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Sisterhood Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Breakfast Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 REMINDER TEA and PEANUT BUTTER Multiple synagogues help with the Rhoda Bloom Kosher Food Pantry and provide different types of food. NHC's responsibility is to supply TEA (boxes of tea bags) and PEANUT BUTTER to the Food Pantry families. Please drop off Kosher peanut butter and tea at the box outside of the NHC office. We are always looking for additional volunteers to support the Rhoda Bloom Kosher Food Pantry and distribute food at the JCC-Jewish Family Services. While NHC's turn to provide extra volunteers is every February, you are welcome to participate other months as well. For more information, please contact Susan Saffar at 352-1711 or [email protected]. Thanks for your help in supporting these 200 families! Tzedakah Kari Warren For those of you who are not sure of how Tzedakah works — It is really very simple.... The minimum donation is $5.00 (and the dollar amount is NOT included on the card). Pick a fund — General, Rabbi's Discretionary Fund, Cantor's Discretionary Fund, Building Fund, Shabbos Club, Hebrew School, Prayer Books or Bonnie Lynne Scholarship. You can call, mail or e-mail your donation to the office. This is a great way to help your shul and acknowledge life cycle events in someone's life. Nanuet Hebrew Center will send a card to the person letting them know that you made a donation in their honor or sending them condolences. We also will list your donation in the Bulletin. You may also make a donation to someone that is not a member of the shul. They will also receive a note as well, as long as you supply us with their address. If you have any additional questions, please call or e-mail me @ [email protected] October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 3

Yearning for Real Peace - by Rabbi Paul Kurland - Nanuet Hebrew Center A few weeks back, while studying the weeklyTorah portion, the laws of war jumped out at me. It became clear that there is a good reason why the Torah doesn’t just outlaw war altogether and command peace. The Torah wasn’t given to angels, but to human beings and human beings are, and will forever be, imperfect. The Torah guides us in this real world, not some impossible perfect world. Sadly, war is sometimes an evil necessity. Still, it is towards peace that we must forever strive. Before going to war, the Torah teaches that we must offer terms of peace. Later Rabbinic law teaches that the attacker should hold the peace offer out for at least three days, giving the enemy time to consider. When it comes to peace we must never stop dreaming or trying. In Rockland County recently (and around our nation and world for far too long) the headlines have been screaming out too often about conflict and fighting; an all-out war of words. Jeremiah cried out, \"Peace, peace, but there is no peace.\" He was surely describing today’s world and the climate in Rockland County, N.Y. as well. Therefore, we need to be reminded of how the Torah teaches us to conduct war, conflict and disagreement. We are taught to do so in as ethical a way as possible, considering all the cruelties and tragedies. It is quite clear that we aren’t finding enough people who are putting these teachings into practice. On its most basic level, peace is a cease-fire. But this is only the first step. As John F. Kennedy once said, \"The mere absence of war is not peace.\" In our tradition we know that the word shalom has a deeper meaning. It comes from the Hebrew root meaning wholeness or completeness. To me it’s like a jigsaw puzzle, with all pieces in the proper place. Real peace is a sense of wholeness where the two parties find out how to fit together while maintaining the dignity of the other. As we continue to fight with each other in Rockland over vile videos and overcrowding it is difficult to find those who are reaching out for real peace; a peace of wholeness, a peace of completeness, a peace of dignity. Peace will only happen when both sides see the other and recognize both their humanity and their legitimate aspirations. Peace will only happen when good minded people come together to explore and debate the issues without demonizing the other. Only those who can reach out to the other with the desire to find the harmony of compromise will be able to succeed. Let us find those people and bring them together. Jeremiah just may be correct when he recognized, \"Peace, peace, but there is no peace.\" Our dream must be to finally learn how to put into practice the sweet vision of the song we sang as youngsters, \"Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.\" It’s really the only way we can ever hope to build a more beautiful world. Page 4 NHC Bulletin Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 October 2019

From the Co-President As I scrolled through my emails, I came across one that was entitled, “Preparing for the High Holidays”. Although I subscribe to a number of recipe sharing sites, this email held particular interest for me. Who couldn’t use a new recipe for brisket or one for a different side dish to make for holidays? Much to my surprise, this email contained no recipes, had nothing to do with cooking or anything that involved the physical preparation for the holidays. It was all about taking stock of oneself. As the holidays are fast approaching, we need to properly prepare ourselves so that we can fully experience their true meaning. Most, if not all of us, know the dates when the holidays are to be celebrated, and have been finalizing our plans for them. We know who will host each night, and who will bring each dish. We’ve made our grocery lists. We’ve paid for our tickets for services, and hopefully, have received them. Most likely, we’ve even selected what we’ll wear to synagogue. And yet, despite all that preparation, we often neglect to prepare our hearts and minds for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The holidays need not feel somber and heavy. Rather it’s a time of inspiration, to celebrate reconnection with our family, our friends, and our faith, and of new beginnings for ourselves and our lives. Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the Jewish New Year, literally means head of the year. It’s the time to take stock, gain clarity, and a deeper sense of self-awareness. The Hebrew word Rosh means head and Shanah means to change. So, another way we can interpret the meaning of Rosh Hashanah is to change our mind set. The shofar is like a spiritual alarm clock, awakening us from our mental slumber. It’s a signal to us to focus on what we would like to change and to begin to take the necessary actions. Tashlicht, which means cast off, is a symbolic ritual usually performed on the first day of Rosh Hashanah after the afternoon prayers, and involves throwing pieces of bread into a flowing body of water. These pieces of bread which are tossed signify the casting off our sins of the previous year. Each year we are given the opportunity to begin the new year with a clean slate. By weeding out our wrong-doings and misdeeds from the past year, we make room to sow new seeds for the growth and betterment of our selves. In between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we’re given 10 days of introspection to reflect upon where we were last year, where we are this year, and to contemplate and identify what we’d like to change about ourselves. As we gain clarity though introspection, we emerge fresh, renewed, ready to face the world as our best selves. So this year, come into the High Holidays prepared. Plan for the meals and choose your outfits, but make sure to take time to ready your heart and mind as well. When you hear the sound of the Shofar, let it wake you and your resolve to do and be better than you’ve ever been. I’m sure that Jeff’s family and the families of the trustees on the Board of Directors join with me and my family to wish you L’Shanah Tovah Umetukah. May 5780 bring you happiness, good health, peace and all life’s best.   Gail Kaiser, Co-President, Nanuet Hebrew Center October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 5

From the Co-President   By the time you read this message, the high holidays will be in full swing. I want to personally thank everyone who have prepared for and conducted the services this year. It is a huge undertaking, and I am always awed by how seemingly smooth it all runs. Once again, Andrew Gordon and Dave Leon have led the efforts as co-chairs of our High Holiday committee. Thank you both for your outstanding contribution and dedication to our shul. It is always difficult to come up with a holiday message for the bulletin, especially when the holiday greeting message was already published the previous month. So, instead, I would like to share with you some very interesting Bulletin Bloopers that have occurred in other synagogues over the past several years. This is excerpted from Bob Meyer from Aish.com. These authentic synagogue announcements were found in shul newsletters and bulletins. All original mistakes in spelling and typing have been left untouched: 1. Don't let worry kill you. Let your synagogue help. Join us for our Oneg after services. Prayer and medication to follow. Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our congregation. 2. For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery downstairs. 3. We are pleased to announce the birth of David Weiss, the sin of Rabbi and Mrs. Abe Weiss. 4. A bean supper will be held Wednesday evening in the community center. Music will follow. 5. Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the JCC. Please use the large double door at the side entrance. 6. Rabbi is on vacation. Massages can be given to his secretary. 7. Please join us as we show our support for Amy and Rob, who are preparing for the girth of their first child. 8. We are taking up a collection to defray the cost of the new carpet in the sanctuary. All those wishing to do something on the carpet will come forward and get a piece of paper. 9. If you enjoy sinning, the choir is looking for you! On behalf of my family, Gail’s family, and the families of our board of directors, we want to wish you all a very happy, sweet, and laughter-filled New Year. Jeff Schragenheim, Co-President, Nanuet Hebrew Center   Page 6 NHC Bulletin Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 October 2019

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Cantor Barry’s Tales As I write this, it is the tail end of September. Summer seems like a memory even though it’s only been a few weeks. Time seems to pick up speed as the weeks move faster and faster. I look for opportunities to reflect and connect. Some of these I find in prayer, some in music, others in moments of silence. And I look for opportunities to be a better person. Before we approach G-d for forgiveness, we need to start with our fellow human beings. So for my (many?) offenses over the past year, please accept my apologies. I will try to do better. I hope that you and your family have a good year, a sweet year, a meaningful year. May we be inscribed and sealed in the book of life. L’shanahtovahumetukah (here’s to a good and sweet year) Cantor Barry Kanarek October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 9

Sisterhood Board Installation Donna Smith In August, the NHC Sisterhood board had their installation event. Lisa Green hosted with a sumptuous spread and her beautiful pool! Thank you Lisa!! Sisterhood is looking forward to another exciting, successful year with great programs, fundraisers, etc. If anyone is interested in joining Sisterhood, please call the office for more information. Everyone is welcome! Please be sure to visit, like and share Nanuet Hebrew Center's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/nanuethc This page is open to all NHC members, family, friends and potential new members. We also welcome you to post information and photos on this page that are appropriate to Nanuet Hebrew Center. Page 10 NHC Bulletin Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 October 2019

BREAKFAST PROGRAM Looking for a truly gratifying volunteer experience? Consider helping out at the Rockland Interfaith Breakfast Program, where volunteers prepare and serve a nutritious cooked breakfast to the Spring Valley community every weekday morning. Volunteers arrive at the Church of the Nazarene at 6:00 a.m. to help the chef on duty prepare the meal, breakfast is served from 7:00 to 8:00 a.m., with clean-up afterwards. Volunteers are also needed on the second Wednesday of each month to help load and unload groceries delivered from the food bank. To volunteer or to get further information, please contact Bert or Chris Hughes at 845-548-8421 or [email protected]. October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 11

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Continued, from cover 4. There are many different opinions regarding the roofing of the sukkah. However, since we generally cover it with the branches of trees, or with reeds, which are detached products of the soil and not subject to defilement and are not tied together, there is no cause for scruples (Code of Jewish Law, Condensed Version, Chapter 134). 5. Enough boughs should be placed upon the sukkah so as to have more shade than sun. If it has more sun than shade, it is invalid. It is therefore necessary to put on enough branches, so that even if they should dry up, there would still be more shade than sun (Code of Jewish Law, Condensed Version, Chapter 134). 6. A sukkah that is erected underneath the branches of a tree is invalid. Even if the branches by themselves would provide more sun than shade, and the sukkah has been adjusted by means of putting there on extra branches, it is, nevertheless, invalid (Code of Jewish Law, Condensed Version, Chapter 134). 7. The obligation may be fulfilled with a borrowed sukkah but not with one that is stolen. Hence, a sukkah may not be erected on a public place. In an emergency, however, when one has no other sukkah available, one may sit in such a sukkah and say the prescribed benediction (Code of Jewish Law, Condensed Version, Chapter 134). Excerpted from Every Person’s Guide to Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah. Copyright 2000 Jason Aronson, Inc. October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 15

Hazak I had hoped that by the time I wrote this article, I would have some exciting pictures from our trip to Ellis Island. Since we haven’t gone yet, I don’t have any pictures. Stay tuned to the next bulletin for some amazing pictures. For those of you that were looking forward to our October meeting, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the meeting has been cancelled. Our next meeting will be on November 7. We will be playing some exciting games after the meeting. If you would like to have lunch with us, please remember to bring a dairy meal. Drinks will be available at the meeting. If you are planning ahead, being brought back by popular demand for the December 5 meeting will be our guest speaker George Wood of TRIAD. George is a retired police detective who will be speaking to us about SCAMS. So, if you have been scammed or would like to learn more about the current scams out there or maybe if you were interested in doing a scam but would like to know the consequences before you partake in this endeavor, become a member of Hazak (if you qualify) and come join us at the December 5 meeting. Don’t forget to bring your own dairy lunch. (MHIP). Just one more thing for you to think about: You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes, why can’t they make the whole plane out of the same substance? Hope everyone has an easy fast. Enjoy your time in the Sukkah. Arthur Fishman – Hazak Editor–in-Chief Page 16 NHC Bulletin Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 October 2019

In Our Mailbox Dear NHC Family, Ken and I would like to thank everyone for their good wishes and donations in honor of our grandson Jared and his new bride, Gabriela. This is such an unbelievably special time in our lives. We are so thankful to be able to share this with our family at the Nanuet Hebrew Center. Love, Phyllis and Ken Benjamin Dear Rabbi Kurland, Thank you! We really appreciate your help, kind words and beautiful funeral service for our mother. Jill and Peter Rosenfeld Did you know? Cantor Kanarek posts many of the prayers that we sing every weekend online. Go to www.nanuethc.org. Select “From the Bimah” then “Cantor” and then “Music and Prayer Page.” Do you need community service hours? Would you like to help the environment and the NHC? We are looking for a few volunteers to come to the Shul once a week to pick up the recyclable items (paper and plastic) and bring them to proper recycling bins. The town does not pick up these items from the NHC. If you are interested and would like to volunteer, please call Kari@845-708-9181 October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 17

2020 – 2019 5780 FLOWERS FOR ROSH HASHANAH WERE GENEROUSLY DONATED BY: Mr. & Mrs. Ira Asinofsky in memory of Charlotte & Irving Plotch and Frieda & Sol Asinofsky Mr. & Mrs. Paul Borsuk in honor of our children and grandchildren Mr. & Mrs. Richard Casper in memory of Sylvia Golub Dr. & Mrs. Alan Farber in memory of Sylvia & Hyman Feldman and Sylvia & Bernard Farber Dr. & Mrs. David Fisher in memory of Louis & Carol Rosenberg, Sidney & Ruth Fisher, David Trotiner & Joel Newman Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Fishman in honor of our children & grandchildren Mrs. Sandra Fogelman in memory of Sylvia & Jack Millman and Ruth & Benjamin Fogelman Mrs. Sandra Fogelman in memory of Dr. Harold Fogelman & Martin Millman Dr. & Mrs. John Fogelman in memory of Hannah & Sigmund Tavel and Ruth & Benjamin Fogelman Dr. & Mrs. John Fogelman in memory of Daniel Fogelman Mrs. Frances Gilston & Family in memory of Harvey Gilston Mrs. Elinor Kantrowitz in memory of Norman Kantrowitz Mr. Jonathan Levine in memory of Bess & Milton Levine Mr. Sidney Moskowitz in memory of Rhoda Moskowitz, Yetta & Louis Moskowitz, Dora & Harry Teicher, Shabtai Teicher and Sophie & Sol Wolf Mrs. Rhoda Patsner in memory of Susan Patsner Black Mrs. Susan Ross, Jacob & Rebecca in memory of Michael Ross Dr. & Mrs. Peter Rymer in memory of Ceil & Heshie Benjamin, Arlene & Sam Rymer and Walter Serrano Mrs. Flora Silver in memory of Jeanette & Irving Silver & Abe & Gertrude Bigelisen Mrs. Flora Silver in memory of Ronald Silver Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Taylor in memory of Beatrice Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Tepper in honor of our children & grandchildren Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Tuttle in memory of Ann & David Klinger, Adele & Nathan Tuttle & Richard Klinger Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Weingast in honor of our children Adam & Rachel Kurland, and our grandchildren, Alex, Danny & Cooper Mrs. Margie Wineburgh in honor of my children & grandchildren Dr. & Mrs. Simon Young in memory of Eliezer Young and Renee & Mac Fox Page 18 NHC Bulletin Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 October 2019

2020 – 2019 5780 FLOWERS FOR SUKKOT WERE GENEROUSLY DONATED BY: Ms. Lisa Green in memory of Lucille Segal and Bess & Harvey Green Mr. & Mrs. Avi Karsenty in honor of our children Ashley, Nathan & Heather Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Pollack & family in memory of Morris Pollack and Ronni Geist Mr. & Mrs. Barry Russin in honor of our grandchildren Mrs. Myrna Schenkel in memory of Alan Schenkel, Ruth & Oscar Schenkel and Dora & Hyman Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Spiegel in honor of our children Jonathan, Benjamin & Zachary Mrs. Margie Wineburgh in memory of Nettie & Hyman Gardner and Michael Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Eric Zweigbaum in memory of Dolores Zweigbaum FLOWERS FOR SIMCHAT TORAH WERE GENEROUSLY DONATED BY: Mr. & Mrs. Charles Braunfeld in memory of Hal & Mollie Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Allan Eisenkraft in honor of our children & grandchildren Mr. & Mrs. Ed Leighton in memory of Fay & Norman Friedman Mr. & Mrs. Kaiser in memory of Estelle & Sam Laufer and Lauren & Joseph Kaiser Mr. & Mrs. Avi Karsenty in honor of our children Ashley, Nathan & Heather The Mittleman & Karg Families in memory of Kenie & Max Mittleman Mr. & Mrs. Michael Morenberg in honor of our children Jacob, Adam & Simon Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Schragenheim in honor of children Leah & Marc Blau; Garry & Hila; Joseph & Jen; Sarah; and grandchildren Isabella and Derek Blau Mrs. Tillie Schwartz in memory of Morris Schwartz, William & Ida Meltzer and David & Sarah Schwartz Mrs. Gail Wanger in honor of her children Sarah and Joshua Wanger Dr. & Mrs. Richard Wolff in memory of Dr. Michael & Evelyn Lefkowitz and Hilda & George Wolff October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 19

2020 – 2019 5780 FLOWERS FOR YOM KIPPUR WERE GENEROUSLY DONATED BY: Dr. & Mrs. Ken Blumberg in memory of Hilda & Howard Blumberg, Adele & Morris Rothfeld, Rothfeld and Stephen Rothfeld Mr. & Mrs. Charles Braunfeld & family in memory of Lenore & Leon Braunfeld Mr. & Mrs. Ken Benjamin in memory of Irving Yatchie and Ceil & Heshie Benjamin Mrs. Sandra Fogelman in memory of Sylvia & Jack Millman and Ruth & Benjamin Fogelman Mrs. Sandra Fogelman in memory of Dr. Harold Fogelman Dr. & Mrs. John Fogelman in memory of Hannah & Sigmund Tavel and Ruth & Benjamin Fogelman Dr. & Mrs. John Fogelman in memory of Daniel Fogelman Ms. Robin Forst, Mr. Thomas Bondy, Morgan & Sam in memory of Carol & Gene Forst Flora & Robert Stark and Sadie & Louis Forst Mrs. Frances Gilston in honor of my children and grandchildren Mr. Michael Harap & Ms. Gayle Kreinik in memory of our Loved Ones Mr. & Mrs. Myron Hecker in honor of our grandchildren Dylan, Lindsay, Jack & Marlee Mrs. Roslyn Hurwitz & fam. in memory of Ernest Hurwitz, Jeanette & Benjamin Hurwitz and Syd & Sam Applebaum Mr. & Mrs. Leo Karpfen in memory of our sister-in-law Lilly Schwartzbach Mr. & Mrs. Ira Kornstein in memory of May Fink and Harriett & Joseph Kornstein Ms. Ruth Levy in memory of Bella & Fred Gottschalk, Davidd Levy, Jacob Levy, Alice Acerno, Miriam & Adi Nathan, Betty Kahn and Mark Levy Dr. & Mrs. Philip Newfield in memory of Edna & Arthur Newfield, David & Anne Guttman and Abe Kent Mr. Eliott Newman in memory of Naomi Newman Mr. & Mrs. Adam Sayer in memory of Sheila & Dr. Leon Schertzer and David & Harriet Sayer Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Schlanger & Family in memory of Frieda & Larry Hollander, Lillian & Joseph Bobrow, Hal Bobrow, Moshe & Regina Schlanger, Richard Hollander and Dr. Michael Firestone Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Schnur in memory of Lily & Nathan Schnur and Tessie & Fred Markowitz Dr. & Mrs. Simon Young in memory of Eliezer Young and Renee & Max Fox Page 20 NHC Bulletin Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 October 2019

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October Yahrzeits /‫יארצייט‬/‫יזכור‬ 1 Fabel Meadoff 12 Rosa Bauman 21 Shirley Gellman 2 Joseph Kaiser Mary Diamond Louis Goldberg Albert Feldman Arlene Paley Marilyn Zas Batya Glazer Hilda Wolff 3 Maxine Lazarus Welmore Herchenfeld 4 Beverly Dollard Paul Katz 22 Phyllis Buchman Schwartz Marian Lengio Shevel Shmidov Max Goldberg Charlotte McLeroy Bessie Hofferman Samuel Mintz 23 Edmund I. Karp Max Lustbader Isadore Perlman Yetta Stark 13 Adolph Bauman Rebecca Rotjan 5 Rose Blatt Gussie Berlin Max Slotnick Ludwig Meyerhoff Ada Daton Rose Widlis 6 Harriet Kornstein Florence H. Dines Garry Teicher Sadie Geringer 24 Morris Adesnik 7 Joseph Catarevas Lillian Kurland Morris Rothfeld Angel Luper Cynthia Rubin Irving Weiner Ethel Martin Jack Singer Louis Pollack 25 David Feldman Alyse Rubinstein 14 Leona Eisenkraft Irving Hirsch Miriam Yoslow Hyman I. Gardner David Kalish Wilfred Yoslow Natalie Israel Esther Lurie 8 Sam Mallek Shirley Lerner Leon Marshall Dora Malloff 26 Ida Katzenberg Jack Reicher Jonathan Siegman Lucy Kurtzman 9 JenoBreiner Hy Rosenkrantz Judy Holzer 15 Shirley Endlich Elie Yatchie Salomon Kahn Sara Germansky Ilse Kahn Emmy Lang 27 Ronni F. Geist Klara Kahn Hy Gondelman Samuel Markowicz 16 Herbert Herman Rachel Morganstein Abraham Markowicz Dr. Erna Hilfstein Barry Rosen Rita Pearlman Claire Rockower 17 Joyce Berland 29 Marshall Klein Rachel Lea Rotjan Molly Breslow Bess Levine Chaim Issac Rotjan Leo Kallmann Sidney Rudnick 30 Jacob Nathan Bauman Jeno Scwarcz 18 Jordan Cahn Rhoda Moskowitz 10 Syd Applebaum Paul Gerard Gertrude Opperman Harry Benkler Ben Lurie Ethel Person Frieda Fuld Charles Newhouse Alfred Rosenfeld Yetta Glassman Irving Packer Harry Sulkin Michael Schuler Anna Rosenfeld Louis Waldman 11 William Fuchs Charles Rotjan Israel S. Harkavy Joseph Seboek 31 John Bragman Martha Lefkowitz Max Shulman Jennie Chalupsky Adeline Sperling Tillie Weiner Allen I. Dines Andrew H. Wolfe Sarah Sichel Aaron Silver 19 Rose Adams Ralph Falk Bessalel Hasson Ralph Katz Page 24 NHC Bulletin Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 October 2019

November Yahrzeits /‫יארצייט‬/‫יזכור‬ 1 Leon Braunfeld 12 Max Herman 21 Paul Cohen Louise Hecht Henry Rahm Harold Fogelman Esther Reicher Abraham Gloskin 13 Estelle Freed Joan Godsick 2 Manny Binder Jozef Glazer Kenneth Savitt Florence Friedman Rose Luskin Alexander C. Schwarz Matty Metlitz Emanuel Sklaver 3 Harry Friedlander Bella Waldman Robert Gottlieb 22 Abraham Diamond Shirley Wasser 14 Murray Cooper Max Hilfstein Hannah Estreich 4 Lyn Borek Fred Garfinkel 23 Brian S. Altneu Solomon Feinberg Marvin Gilston Warren Goodsmith Adolph Milich Ruth Lefkowitz Matilda Krantz Beth Milich Isadore Newman Samuel Patsner Sylvia Solomon Jay Rudnick Ann Silver Benny Stein 5 Louis Farber 24 Sylvia I. Farber Sidney Kessler 15 Marsha Levitus George Mattaway Esther Vogel 16 Robert Green Doris Elias Pesner Asher Zalkin Adolf Strauss Muriel Hillman Hanna Tavel 6 Betty Weiss Freida Hollander 7 Harry Berg Miriam Posner 25 Lori Schreier Berlin Sydelle Schauder Esther Dalven Raymond Hausmann 17 Bernard Daichman Morris Haime Roslyn Kirshner Irving Rostholder Joyce Lengio Frances Levine Manuel Steinberg Edith Zalkin Mathilda Zitren 18 Dora Altman 8 Jenny Bragman Joshua Blau 26 Samuel Elias Bessie Farber Israel Germansky Sarah Kaplan Ruth Zweigbaum Zelda Gondelman 9 Bella Kaufman Gus Rosenthal 27 Armin Klein Alan Maggin Abraham Sass Yetta Picarsky Rose Resnick Marny Schiffman Saul Roher 10 Ceil Benjamin 19 Sonia Drachman Helen Van Wickle Philip Fischer Harry Greenwald Mary Grushewsky Francine Morenberg 28 Joseph Dalven Flora Lieb Louis Seidman 30 Burton M. Gottschalk 11 Alexander Friedman 20 Dora Ashkenas Sol Passick Bertha Friedman Ida Schulman Rita Roitman Phylis Silverman Baila Spiegel Sidney Wendroff Jack Toledo 12 Rosalie Dines Herman Zowader Allen Endlich Cemetery plots are still available. Call the NHC office at (845) 708-9181 October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 25

October Anniversaries Mazal Tovs / ‫מזל טוב‬ 2 Jay and Regina Levine 13 Paul and Sharon Priesel 5 Charles and Bertha Braunfeld 14 Dov and Joan Bash 6 Brian and Jennifer Studwell 15 Peter and Hope Streitman 8 Mike and Stephanie Weiner 20 Aidan and Anna Gallegos Andrew and Bernetta Gordon 24 Leonard and Iris Spiegel 10 Scott and Jill Schneider Alfred and Ruth Berg 11 Michael and Lynn Landsman 27 Steven and Jamie Dranow Bruce and Caren Maggin 29 Mitchell and Marla Davis 13 Mark and Ilene Weiss 30 Art and Jennifer Lowenfish November Anniversaries Mazal Tovs / ‫מזל טוב‬ 1 Richard and Melissa Haime 13 Alan and Heidi Coffield Joshua and Stacey Damesek 16 Mitchell and Jessica Gottlieb 20 Leonard and Debra Margolies 2 Philip and Trudy Rogers 27 Todd and Allison Steingart 6 Robert and Darlene Adams 8 Stuart and Phyllis Fierman Susan Saffar and Paul Van Alstyne 12 Fred and Mildred Chalfin 28 David and Melissa Katz 13 Scott and Barbara Fialkow Engagement Mazal Tovs / ‫מזל טוב‬ Pat & David Postrion on the engagement of their grandson Sam Fischer to Rachel Spinner Wedding Mazal Tovs / ‫מזל טוב‬ Sybil & Joe Weingast on the marriage of their granddaughter Ariel Weingast to Jonathan Heller Rachel & Adam Kurland on the marriage of their niece Ariel Weingast to Jonathan Heller Phyllis & Ken Benjamin on the marriage of their grandson, Jared Benjamin to Gabriela Schottenstein Gail & Michael Kaiser on the marriage of their daughter Marcie to Matthew Rivera Michelle Zigmont on the marriage of her son Jonathan to Priscilla Ilarraza Condolences/ ‫תנחומים‬ Alan Soto(NHC custodian) on the death of his mother, Virginia Soto ✡✡✡✡✡ Lloyd Kranes on the death of his mother, May Kranes Lloyd Kranes on the death of his father Marvin Kranes Pat Postrion on the death of her sister, Carole Eschen Rose Pollack on the death of her aunt Carole Eschen Rabbi Kurland on the death of his cousin Nathan Rome Speedy Recoveries/ ‫רפואה שלמה‬ Jeff Kleinberg who is recovering form neck surgery ✡✡✡✡✡ Judy Fenster who is recovering from a knee replacement surgery Leo Karpfen recovering from hip surgery Allison Steingart who is recovering from hand surgery Susana Yarjovski who is recovering from a fall Marilyn Wechsler who is recovering from cataract surgery Page 26 NHC Bulletin Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 October 2019

Welcome New Members Irina & Gene Gluzman and children Debra & Kenneth Rubin Abigail & Ethan Judith & Carl Wacksman Joshua Wanger Nir Kantor Bessalel Yarjovski Naomi & Bernard Klein Morris Yarjovski Suzanne & Chyaim Kofinas Reminder to all organizations, groups, and individuals who use our building: Please turn off the lights when you leave the building. House Committee Healthy Eating Away From Home Carry this guide with you for quick tips when eating out or ordering take out. • Plan ahead to prevent overeating — don’t skip meals or arrive hungry. • Start with a broth soup or small salad. • Take your time reading the menu, and aim to select a variety of vegetables and whole grains, such as whole wheat pasta and beans. • Choose preparation options such as steamed, baked, broiled or stir-fried. • To reduce alcohol consumption, try replacing your usual drink with a non-alcoholic fruit spritzer. • Consider sharing a dessert or a low fat option such as sorbet. • Remember, you don’t have to finish big portions. American Institute for Cancer Research 1759 R Street NW RO. Box 91167’ Washington, DC 20090-7167 October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 27

Now you can pay your membership dues using VISA, MasterCard American Express or Discover card [email protected] Teaching Is Available Upon Request Don’t forget — You can help support the Synagogue at no cost to you — PURCHASE SCRIP — It’s easy: Contact NHC Office @ 708-9181 E-mail - [email protected] Mail - 411 South Little Tor Road New City We have gift cards for Shop Rite • Stop & Shop • DeCicco Harold’s • Fairway • Wegmans You can make purchases by cash, check or charge. Pay by cash or check and receive credit towards your dues once you meet the minimum requirement. Rather receive miles or points? Charge your certificates. Page 28 NHC Bulletin Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 October 2019

Tzedakah / ‫צדקה‬ Tzedakah received and recorded by the 10th of the month or the first business day after, will be acknowledged on these pages. If the office is closed because of holidays falling on these days, only donations received before the holiday will appear. Please also note that acknowledgment or lack thereof on these pages does not constitute an official receipt of your donation by the shul. In the event that acknowledgment of your donation does not appear, please let the synagogue office know and we will print it in the next issue of the Bulletin. Planning Ahead Now is the time to start the planning that enhances the work of the congregation by raising the necessary funds so dues need not be raised. Our ongoing fundraisers include the Rabbi's Walk and the Tree of Life. To reserve a brick on the Rabbi’s Walk or reserve a stone or a leaf on the Tree of Life, call Estelle Eisenkraft in care of the office at 845-708-9181. Donations to General Fund Beverly & Ira Asinofsky Condolences to Adam Sayer on the death of his mother, Harriet Sayer Dov Bash In memory of father, Pesach Bash Joan Bash In memory of father, Walter Reutlinger Victor Berger In memory of father, Simon Berger Nadine, Ken, Jillian & Greg Blumberg Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack on the engagement of Rose’s son, Sam Fischer to Rachael Spinner Mazal Tov to Sharon Rappaport on the engagement of her son, Josh to Marisa Kelly Mazal Tov to Estelle & Allan Eisenkraft on the engagement of their grandson, Josh to Marisa Kelly Bernard Braunfeld In memory of mother, Lenore E. Braunfeld Richard Casper In memory of brother, George Casper Ronnie Drachman Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack on the engagement of Rose’s son, Sam Fischer to Rachael Spinner Judy Fenster In memory of father, Albert Lehr Arthur Fishman In memory of mother, Rose Fishman Diane & Arthur Fishman Mazal Tov to Renee & Marty Leffler in honor of their 50th anniversary Mazal Tov to Phyllis & Ken Benjamin on the marriage of their grandson, Jared Benjamin to Gabriela Schottenstein Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack in honor of their anniversary Mazal Tov to Arlene & Myron Hecker in honor of their anniversary Get Well wishes to Jeff Kleinberg Get Well wishes to Leo Karpfen October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 29

Rita & John Fogelman Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack on the engagement of Rose’s son, Sam Fischer to Rachael Spinner Get Well wishes to Jeff Kleinberg Samuel Geffen In memory of mother, Atara Geffen Arlene & Myron Hecker Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack in honor of their annoversary Myron Hecker Happy Anniversary to my beloved Arlene Joy. My love, my life, my wife Gail & Michael Kaiser Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack on the engagement of Rose’s son, Sam Fischer to Rachael Spinner Condolences to Rose Pollack on the death of her aunt, Carole Eschen Get Well wishes to Marion Reichner Get Well wishes to Leo Karpfen Get Well wishes to Karen Schragenheim Get Well wishes to Allison Steingart Michael Kaiser In memory of father, Joseph Kaiser Michelle Kezner In memory of mother, Helen Knippel Helene & Ira Kornstein Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack on the engagement of Rose’s son, Sam Fischer to Rachael Spinner Norman Kowlowitz In memory of father, Sol Kowlowitz Renee & Martin Leffler Mazal Tov to Gail & Michael Kaiser on the marriage of their daughter, Marcie Jill Kaiser to Matthew Saxon Rivera Lesley & Richard Lefkowitz Mazal Tov to Phyllis & Ken Benjamin on the marriage of their grandson, Jared Benjamin to Gabriela Schottenstein Amy Marchese In memory of grandmother, Theda Judd In memory of father, Harold Vogel Amy & Ralph Marchese In memory of Rhoda Moskowitz Sid Moskowitz Get Well wishes to Leo Karpfen Mazal Tov to Peggy & Jeff Tepper on the birth of their granddaughter, Emilia Paige Tepper Mazal Tov to Dianne Rice in honor of her special birthday Mazal Tov to Ellie Kantrowitz in honor of her birthday Mazal Tov to Cynthia Schneider in honor of her birthday Mazal Tov to Beatrice Cozewith in honor of her birthday Page 30 NHC Bulletin Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 October 2019

Henny Neuburger In memory of father, Max Alexander Eliott Newman In memory of mother-in-law, Miriam Klein Sheila & Allen Reiter Mazal Tov to Gail & Michael Kaiser on the marriage of their daughter, Marcie Jill Kaiser to Matthew Saxon Rivera Get Well wishes to Marion Reichner Get Well wishes to Marilyn Brenner Get Well wishes to Jeff Kleinberg Get Well wishes to Judy Fenster David Rubinstein Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack on the engagement of Rose’s son, Sam Fischer to Rachael Spinner Get Well wishes to Judy Fenster Get Well wishes to Leo Karpfen Get Well wishes to Marion Reichner Linda & David Schept Mazal Tov to Phyllis & Ken Benjamin on the marriage of their grandson, Jared Benjamin to Gabriela Schottenstein Cynthia & Philip Schneider Get Well wishes to Jeff Kleinberg Get Well wishes to Marion Reichner Flora Silver Get Well wishes to Leo Karpfen Get Well wishes to Marion Reichner Get Well wishes to Marilyn Brenner Peggy & Jeff Tepper Get Well wishes to Jeff Kleinberg Get Well wishes to Leo Karpfen Get Well wishes to Marion Reichner Marilyn Wechsler Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack on the engagement of Rose’s son, Sam Fischer to Rachael Spinner Mazal Tov to Phyllis & Ken Benjamin on the marriage of their grandson, Jared Benjamin to Gabriela Schottenstein Mazal Tov to Gail & Michael Kaiser on the marriage of their daughter, Marcie Jill Kaiser to Matthew Saxon Rivera Mazal Tov to Sybil & Joseph Weingast on the marriage of their granddaughter, Ariel Weingast to Jonathan Heller Mazal Tov to Dianne Rice in honor of her special birthday Get Well wishes to Jeff Kleinberg Get Well wishes to Leo Karpfen Get Well wishes to Marion Reichner October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 31

Laurie Weinberg In memory of Steven Weinberg Sybil & Joseph Weingast Get Well wishes to Marion Reichner Get Well wishes to Leo Karpfen Rita Zowader In memory of mother-in-law, Gertrude Zowader Eve Zuckergood & Thomas Panuthos Mazal Tov to Dianne Rice in honor of her special birthday New Building Fund Phyllis & Kenneth Benjamin Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack on the engagement of Rose’s son, Sam Fischer to Rachael Spinner Mazal Tov to Estelle & Allan Eisenkraft on the engagement of their grandson, Josh to Marisa Kelly Get Well wishes to Jeff Kleinberg Get Well wishes to Leo Karpfen Get Well wishes to Marion Reichner Ronnie Drachman Get Well wishes to Jeff Kleinberg Get Well wishes to Allison Steingart Get Well wishes to Marion Reichner Get Well wishes to Marilyn Brenner Get Well wishes to Judy Fenste Ilse & John Lang Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack on the engagement of Rose’s son, Sam Fischer to Rachael Spinner Mazal Tov to Gail & Michael Kaiser on the marriage of their daughter, Marcie Jill Kaiser to Matthew Saxon Rivera Mazal Tov to Linda & Barry Russin on the birth of their granddaughter, Sarah Joelle Russin Get Well wishes to Leo Karpfen Get Well wishes to Marion Reichner Get Well wishes to Marilyn Brenner Sid Moskowitz Mazal Tov to Rita & John Fogelman in honor of their anniversary Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack in honor of their anniversary Mazal Tov to Wendy & William Salesky in honor of their anniversary Estelle & Allan Eisenkraft Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund Mazal Tov to Rose & Bruce Pollack on the engagement of Rose’s son, Sam Fischer to Rachael Spinner Mazal Tov to Gail & Michael Kaiser on the marriage of their daughter, Marcie Jill Kaiser to Matthew Saxon Rivera Mazal Tov to Sybil & Joseph Weingast on the marriage of their granddaughter, Ariel Weingast to Jonathan Heller Mazal Tov to Linda & Barry Russin on the birth of their granddaughter, Sarah Joelle Russin Mazal Tov to Roz Hurwitz on the Bat Mitzvah of her granddaughter, Sydney Hurwitz In memory of mother, Leona Eisenkraft Page 32 NHC Bulletin Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 October 2019

Helene Gottlieb In memory of husband, Gerald Sciallia Lee Pozensky In memory of Morton Joel Pozensky Philip Rogers In memory of father, Sol Rogonzyk Jill Rosenfeld In memory of mother, Elaine Rosenfeld Phyllis Rosenkrantz In memory of Sarah Gottlieb Shabbos Club Bernetta Gordon In memory of mother, Catherine Canton Elinor Kantrowitz In memory of father, Joseph Bonn High Holiday Prayer Book – Mahzor Lev Shalem Cynthia & Philip Schneider Mazal Tov to Peggy & Jeffrey Tepper on the birth of their granddaughter, Emilia Paige Tepper De Cicco’s Has a New Community Rebate Program At all DeCicco’s Supermarkets BEFORE you check out Mention Nanuet Hebrew Center or Rebate #622 And a percentage of your receipt will be rebated to NHC (Cannot be done after you check-out) Information Rockland-NY Connects is the first point of contact for Rockland residents to connect to health and human services, County government and municipalities. Contact 845-364-2020, Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM and speak to a Call Specialist about your specific needs or visit www.informationrockland.com. Calls are taken confidentially. Language translation services are also available. Please share this valuable resource with family and friends!! October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 33

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Date [event] . Name [recipient] . Leagrams can be used in place of commercial greeting cards for congratulatory messages for birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, marriages and bnei mitzvot as well as get well wishes and expressions of sympathy. They are also one of Sisterhood’s most successful fund raisers, allowing Sisterhood to donate a significant amount of money back to the Shul to help defray various synagogue expenses. The cost of each Leagram is $3. Reminder: All Leagrams must be requested in writing. [sender] October 2019 Tishrei — Cheshvan 5780 NHC Bulletin Page 35

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