First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill
Adar - Nisan
Candle lighting
March 6..... 5:33pm
March 13…. 6:41pm
March 20 …. 6:48pm
March 27….. 6:56pm
Shabbat Service -- Uptown
Friday Evenings……………7:00 pm
Saturday Mornings………...9:30 am
Daily Minyan -- Downtown
Monday thru Friday……. 8:00 am
Sunday…………………..
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Meetings and Events
Sisterhood Breakfast................ Sunday, March 1 @9:15am
Board of Trustees………………Tuesday, March 3 @8:00pm
Hadassah Meeting……………..Monday, March 16 @1:00pm
Basketball Fundraiser………… Sunday, March 22 @1:00pm
Men’s Basketball……………….Sunday, March 29 @7:30pm
Daf Yomi Class………………. Thursdays @10:30am
Hebrew & Nursery School Events
Snow Flake Dance……………. Sunday, March 8
Purim Carnival…………………. Sunday, March 8
Vav Parent Participation…….... Sunday, March 22
Dalet/Gimmel Service………… Friday, March 27 @7:00pm
Coffee W/ Principal……………. Sunday, March 29
Model Seder…………………… Tuesday, March 31
B'nai Mitzvah…………..Mazel Tov
Kayla Smith ………....Sat., March 14 @9:30 am
Purim: Megillah Reading
Tag Sale:
Monday, March 9 @ 7:00 pm
Sun., March 1
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Friday, March 20 @6:30pm
Blood Drive: ********************************
Sun., March 8 Shabbat For Everyone
Saturday, March 28th @9:30am
Daylight saving *******************************
starts Jazz Night
Sunday, March 7
Saturday, March 28th @9:00pm
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 First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill
Uptown Synagogue Directory

1821 East Main Street Rabbi ................................ Lee Paskind

Telephone:..............(914) 739-0500 Educational Director ......... Jeffrey Wrightman..................
(914) 788-4657 ....... principal@firsthebrew.org
Fax: ........................(914) 739-0684 Administrator..................... Lisa Segal ........ 845-857-9157
Nursery School Director.... Barbara Kaufman
Nursery School President........................... Jeremy Krantz......... 736-6455
1st Vice President............. Mark Stern .............. 739-4981
Telephone:..............(914) 739-0504 2nd Vice President............ Alice Krochmal . 845-528-1684
3rd Vice President ............ David Kasdan.......... 737-8248
Downtown Synagogue Financial Secretary ........... Carol Gold
813 Main Street Recording Secretary ......... Ilene Zanchelli......... 734-8107
Telephone:..............(914) 737-8155
Committee Chairpersons
Emails Bar/Bat Mitzvah ................ Debby Bleiweis ....... 734-7623
Congregation: ....... fhc@firsthebrew.org Linda Treinish ......... 788-9798
Rabbi Paskind: ..rabbi@firsthebrew.org Beautification/Hospitality... Daniela Rosen ........ 734-7282
Lisa Segal:sapphire5469@hotmail.com Bikkur Holim...................... Daniela Rosen ........ 734-7282
Website:................www.firsthebrew.org Bingo................................. David Shea…………734-8231
Mark Stern .............. 739-4981
Rabbi’s Office Hours Board of Education ...........
Hebrew School ........... Laurie Baskin .......... 736-1227
Please contact office. Buildings & Grounds ......... Mark Stern .............. 739-4981
Bulletin .............................. Masoud Radparvar . 962-6702
Synagogue Office Hours ............................. MRadparvar@hotmail.com
Monday–Thursday: .7 am–12 noon & Capital Improvements ....... Mark Stern .............. 739-4981
1 pm–4 pm Bruce Lindenbaum.. 739-7159
Friday:.....................7 am–2 pm Cemetery .......................... Richard Zorn ........... 671-7546
_____________________________ Fund Raising..................... Steven Cohen ......... 734-2149
First Hebrew Andy Polay.............. 736-2055
Congregation of Gift Shop Arlene Kaufman ...... 232-5999
Peekskill is Alice Yasuna ........... 737-7687
affiliated with the Library Committee ............ Fran Olmsted ... 845-424-4077
United Synagogue Membership ...................... Frances Weiner....... 734-9602
of Conservative Men’s Club Co-Presidents
Judaism, Steven Cohen ......... 734-2149
Women’s League Paul Schaffer .......... 739-5714
for Conservative Programs .......................... (to be announced)
Judaism, Publicity ............................ Lili Kasdan .............. 737-8248
Federation of Ritual................................. Donald Feldman...... 736-3417
Jewish Men’s Social Action ..................... (to be announced)
Clubs, and Young Sisterhood President......... (to be announced)
Judaea United Synagogue ............ David Kasdan.......... 737-8248
******************************************** Youth Director................... (to be announced)

Please send additions, comments,

suggestions, corrections, .... to: Bulletin@FirstHebrew.Org
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 Rabbi’s Message
-“More than Israel has kept Shabbat, Shabbat has kept Israel.” Ahad Ha’am
There is great truth in the observation that the
Sabbath – Shabbat – has had a preservative force
for the Jewish people throughout our history. It is
one of the major institutions that has given us
strength and hope during our often difficult
experience as a people. Wherein lies the secret,
then, of this secret source of strength?
Abraham Joshua Heschel, in his beautiful small
volume The Sabbath provides the key: while most of
our lives are involved in space – where we live,
where we work, moving to a better place – Shabbat
is anchored in time. Heschel calls it “an island in
time.” Since we can’t see time, we often forget it
exists as a separate dimension.
And all too often, we become prisoners of time.
Never more than today, our lives are controlled by to-
do lists, our ‘free time’ shrinks before the portable
office. Translation: our home is not even sacred
space. There is no ‘down’ time. We must be ‘on’
everywhere – because we can remotely connect to
our offices, so we cannot disconnect. We can only
and always be at work, or on call for work.
Enter Shabbat. We set this day apart with
symbols: candles, wine, hallah. We spend time
together sharing song, and words of Torah. And on
Friday Night Family Shabbat Service
Schedule
Friday, March 20; Shabbat Across America
Friday, April 17 @6:30pm
Friday, May 22 @6:30pm
For more information, please call
Frances Weiner @914-734-9602, or
Sharon Memis @914-302-7767
Happy Purim
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Students
Please send your biography to mradparvar@hotmail.com at least 5 weeks prior to the first day of
your Bar/Bat Mitzvah month to be placed in the Bulletin.
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this one day a week we change modes. If the other
six days we follow God’s model as Creator, shaper of
all that is – on this one day each week we are part of
that creation. On this day we celebrate not that
which separates us from every other creatures in the
world, but that which we have in common, that which
unites us.
On Shabbat we are part of the web of all created
beings. It is this which explains the importance of
what we do not do: actions which shape or change
part of the created world. We leave behind for one
day our role of maker, shaper, builder. We focus on
our role as one of God’s creatures. On Shabbat we
leave the office behind. On this day we focus on our
souls, our higher self.
Shabbat Across America is an opportunity for us
to share time together on this wonderful island. We
will pray together, sing together, and eat together.
One of the greatest joys of Shabbat is joining
together in community for our shared celebration. I
hope you will join us on Shabbat evening, March 20
for a very special Shabbat experience. May you truly
enjoy the peace of that Shabbat and every Shabbat.
Shabbat shalom.
Lee S. Paskind
MAZEL TOV
to Carol & Harold Schlacter on the birth
of a grandson - Jace Andrew
Schlacter. Proud parents are Jodi & Ean
Schlacter of Rhode Island.
Get Well
First Hebrew wishes a speedy recovery to:
Morton Bensky Selda Bloome Luz Corona
Fran Feldman
Glady Kessler
Murray Halperin
Joan Pinkerton
Esther Katz
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 President’s Message FHC’S MISSION
With a new President, administration with new Therefore, in an effort to: a) advance positive
ideas, coupled with spring approaching, I am hopeful and forward thinking, and b) fight the doomsayers
that the current economic and world conditions will of the world, I believe the time has come for FHC to
somehow start to correct themselves. Maybe it is a advance and promote, in words, our mission.
desire to be optimistic at a time when, for a lot of
I am hopeful that we can truly embrace our
people, optimism is in short supply. On the other
mission which is, in my opinion, to “Embrace,
hand, maybe it is a confirmation that after every
Support and Strengthen Judaism in Northern
storm, the sun must shine again, bringing light and
Westchester”.
hope to those who weathered the storm. And once
the storm has passed, we, as a people, take stock of As a Jewish people we have always used words
the damage and rebuild. to advance our prayers, study, and beliefs. In my
humble opinion, what could be better than
It has always been my hope that we also take
embracing Judaism as our religion, supporting
stock of what we have going for us, and from that
Judaism and its tenets and finally, strengthening
starting point the future can hold great promise for a
Judaism’s presence in our community.
better tomorrow.
Let us all think of how we, as individuals and
While I am aware that positive rhetoric can only
FHC as an organization can EMBRACE, SUPPORT
go so far, and actions speak louder than words, I am
AND STRENGTHEN JUDAISM IN NORTHERN
also aware that feelings of pessimism and negativity
WESTCHESTER.
also are, in a way, rhetoric. When we give our
negative feelings too much weight, they tend to Shalom,
become a self-serving prophecy that must be Jeremy Krantz, President
overcome.

March B'nai Mitzvah………..Mazel Tov

First Hebrew Congregation will call the following to the Torah as B’Nei Mitzvah at
our regular Saturday morning-uptown services, 9:30 a.m. We welcome all
members of our community to join in these simchas. The families welcome all
those attending to join with them at the Kiddush following services in honor of the
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs.

Shabbat, March 14th – Kayla Smith – daughter of Holly & Douglas Smith

HELP *** Shabbat Across America *** HELP

We need volunteers to help run Shabbat Across America on Friday,
March 20th. If you are interested please contact
Alice Krochmal (845-528-1684) or call the office.

Volunteers will get certificate for community Service.

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 Message from the Hebrew School Principal,
Dear Parents, Students, and Congregants,
Last year in my March letter I spoke of the
connection between Purim and the concept of
heroism. As we look around us today and reflect on
our daily lives, our community, our nation, and the
world one cannot help but wonder at times where the
heroes are. Heroes may serve as role models or
leaders they may inspire or comfort us, they may be
all or either, but in uncertain times they provide hope
and a sense of purpose that transcends the self and
embraces something higher, something larger.
In exploring our biblical heroes in Judaism we find
something, which on the surface, can be somewhat
disconcerting. Abraham casts Hagar and Ishmael off
into the desert to die. Isaac while favoring Esau is
fooled by a conspiracy on the part of Jacob to steal
the birthright. Moses begins his life as our leader
after running away from murdering an Egyptian and
hiding the body. King David has one of his most loyal
soldiers put at the front of a battle where he dies in
order to steal his wife. Even Queen Esther is in some
ways a pawn in Mordechai’s plan to save the Jews
who ultimately exact a terrible revenge for nothing
more than a plot.
One may rightfully point out that these are but a
few flaws in what were ultimately great leaders who
accomplished profoundly important things for our
people. I would agree and further assert that is in
their flaws that we find the essence of heroism. It is
far less difficult to maintain one’s values and beliefs
in times of bounty and prosperity than in the face of
drought and poverty. Bravery comes easier when
one is surrounded by safety and security than when
one is alone and the odds overwhelming.
We are a people who do not worship perfection
yet continue to strive for it knowing it is beyond our
reach. We accept the flawed nature of our ancestors
with the knowledge that they were in the end human,
doing the best they could with what they had. We
look up to their bravery, their dedication, their
willingness to stand up for what they believed and
seek a better life for their people. For while flawed
true heroes are called to and answer a higher
purpose.
This year some of our students are studying
about Clara Lemlich, who in 1903 at the age of 17
immigrated with her family to the United States from
the Ukraine after a Pogrom. While a devoted
Communist this young Jewish woman who toiled in a
sweatshop inspired tens of thousands to work for
better working and living conditions and was a
lifelong consumer advocate. Her words and more
have echoed through the ages: "I have listened to all
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speakers, and I have no further patience for talk. I
am a working girl, one of those striking against
intolerable conditions. I am tired of listening to
speakers who talk in generalities. What we are here
for is to decide whether or not to strike. I offer a
resolution that a general strike be declared"
The lesson to our children is simple but deep.
While our heroes are human, and by nature flawed,
they have much to teach us. We understand our
own flaws and accept them, while we do our best to
improve and overcome them. We seek the best in
all whom we know and accept their shortcomings
as we do our own. The essence of heroism resides
inside each and every one of us. With the help of a
nurturing community, good role models, and a
sense of our heritage our task is to find that hero
within.
Bi’Shalom
Jeffrey Wrightman
Rebecca Kissel
Shalom, my name is Rebecca Kissel. My Bat
Mitzvah is on April 4, 2009. I am doing several Bat
Mitzvah projects. I will be donating 3% of the gifts
that I receive to Mazon, an organization that is
helping to fight world hunger. I participated in Spark,
a program in which we visit the Jewish patients at
the VA. I also plan on donating some of my hair to
Locks for Love. I go to Copper Beech Middle School
and I live with my Dad, Ken, my mom, Lisa, my
sister, Alison, and my little brother, Seth (man, a full
house!). I enjoy music and singing; I am in my
school’s chorus. I write sci-fi (or “sf” if you prefer) in
my spare time and plan on one day getting
published and maybe even on the best-selling list.
Some of you may have noticed a poem of mine,
Siddur in one of the bulletins. I am also really into
science. I plan on joining NASA when I’m old
enough and heading off into space, or at least
working in Mission Control and I do some research
of my own when I get a chance. (Hey, I’ll be the first
writer in space! :p) I am practicing hard for my Bat
Mitzvah and I hope I will see you all there.
Help support our Hebrew School
when you shop online.
Visit the congregation’s website:
www.FirstHebrew.Org
for details.
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 New Programs for Youngsters, Teens and Families Serve Area’s
Growing Jewish Population
“Good Morning, Good Night,” a recent free program for
young families developed in part by FHC, showing parents
how to use Jewish traditions to make mornings and
bedtime easier and more meaningful, was one of many
programs that have been cropping up in Northern
Westchester to serve the area’s growing Jewish
population.
According to the Jewish Community Study of New York
undertaken by UJA-Federation of New York, the number of
Jewish households in Northern Westchester grew from
9.200 in 1991 to 17,400 in 2002. People in Jewish
households grew from 11% of the area’s population to
22%. The study showed an increase in Jewish
households for all of Westchester County, rising to 54,600
from 39,000. Jewish agencies in the area agree that the
trend is continuing.
Since the study revealed that one-third of Northern
Westchester’s 56,300 residents in Jewish households
were under the age of 17, family outreach has become the
focus of many new programs offered by Jewish groups,
including First Hebrew Congregation. They range from
early childhood Jewish parenting to events that bring
Jewish teens together in community service.
Building Our Jewish Home is a new initiative by the
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s New York
Metropolitan Region (METNY) to welcome young families
into the Jewish community. Funded by a UJA grant,
METNY is working with First Hebrew as well as with
Congregation Sons of Israel in Briarcliff Manor and
Yorktown Jewish Center to offer unique programs that will
help Jewish and interfaith families feel more connected to
Jewish life and Conservative shuls.
“We want to help parents feel more comfortable playing
an active role in their children’s Jewish education,” said
METNY’s Rabbi Cara Weinstein Rosenthal who, together
with Rabbi Paskind, hosted “Good Morning, Good Night.”
“We held the workshop at Barnes & Noble,” said Rabbi
Paskind, “because we wanted to encourage families to
attend who might not currently be ready to come to
synagogue. As they grow comfortable with Jewish
traditions, it is our hope, of course, that they would come
to synagogue.”
Building Our Jewish Home will pilot programs that differ
in scope with each collaborating group. For example,
Congregation Sons of Israel hosted an event entitled
“December Dilemmas” that dealt with the
Chanukah/Christmas issue as well as the role of
materialism in celebrating Chanukah. Ultimately, METNY
hopes to involve more synagogues in their family outreach
programming.
At the Yorktown branch of the Rosenthal Jewish
Community Center, programs for young families continue
to increase. In addition to classes for youngsters, they
also offer parenting workshops and Family Shabbat
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Dinners.
First Hebrew Congregation has also increased its
family programming. We now offer a monthly Friday night
Family Shabbat Service designed for children 8 and
younger, with special books, activities and kiddish. All
ages are welcome to these services. Upcoming dates
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include April 17 and May 22 .
nd
In a unique collaboration, First Hebrew is working with
three other Conservative synagogues to launch a youth
group next fall under the auspices of United Synagogue
Youth, a national organization associated with METNY,
providing extensive programming and leadership
development. Croton Jewish Center, Temple Beth Shalom
of Mahopac, Yorktown Jewish Center and First Hebrew
are hammering out the details that would create a
professionally run youth group for Middle School and High
School teens.
“While the area’s Jewish population is growing, our
Jewish families are spread out over different
neighborhoods, towns and schools,” Rabbi Paskind
explained. “The youth group will provide a fun way for
Jewish teens to meet, mingle and perform community
service which is in keeping with the Jewish concept of
‘mitzvot,’ or doing good deeds. We want to keep our teens
involved in Jewish life and encourage them to do so in the
future. The youth group will help strengthen their Jewish
identity,” he added.
Jewish teens can now also email JTeenNY@aol.com
to join other teens as these young people organize and run
community service projects. J-Teen, a UJA program, was
launched by two Northern Westchester High School teens
as a response to Hurricane Katrina.
Among J-Teens recent projects, they sorted food for
the Westchester Food Bank in Millwood, and they hosted a
party for children living at the Pleasantville Cottage School.
Over the February school break, J-Teen organized a
Westchester delegation to join teens from around the
country in Washington, D.C. for a leadership and advocacy
seminar. These teens also went to Capitol Hill to lobby for
issues such as human rights, Israel and the environment.
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April 26 is National Day of Jewish Youth Service and
J-Teen is looking for volunteers for their Teen Planning
Committee to organize a project for Westchester. Any
teen wishing to participate in a J-Teen activity can do so
on a project basis. Teens do not have to join a group or
commit to every activity.
For thousands of families Shabbat Across America,
organized by the National Jewish Outreach Program,
provides a festive opportunity to join Jewish families all
across the country as they celebrate Shabbat in their
communities. At First Hebrew, for example, a special
service will be followed by dinner and dancing in the
aisles. This year’s national annual event takes place
th.
March 20 Call the FHC office to RSVP at 739-0500.
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 An Evening of

Jazz
with the
Andy Polay Trio
Playing the cool sounds of Duke Ellington,
Miles Davis, John Coltrane and other jazz greats

At First Hebrew
Saturday, March 28, 9pm
Enjoy free hors d’oeuvres, desserts and a cash bar
$18/person by 3/16 $22 at the door

Call Lili Kasdan, Fundraising Committee, 914-737-8248

or First Hebrew, 739-0500

Cut out and return:

Mail check payable to First Hebrew Congregation 1821 E Main S Peekskill NY 10566
Please print name
______________________________________________________________________________________
Phone number: Number of tickets/total enclosed @ $18/ person by 3/16:

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 Sisterhood Book Club
Thursday, March 5, at 7:30 pm
Barnes and Noble in the Cortlandt Town Center
We will be Reading "Broken for you" by Stephanie Kallos---A blurb about it from Amazon is below:

"The dead, Margaret thought. They can be so loud." So muses the protagonist of this dreamy, powerful
tale of familial warring, secrets and redemption. When elderly Margaret Hughes discovers that she has a
malignant brain tumor, she refuses treatment and decides to take a nice young tenant into her huge,
lonely Seattle mansion for company. What she gets is Wanda Schultz, a tough-as-nails stage manager
who is secretly seeking the man who left her and prone to inexplicable weeping breakdowns. Wanda,
ignorant of Margaret's illness, is intrigued by the museum-like house and its eccentric owner—so when
Margaret unexpectedly invites her to a drink-champagne-and-break-the-priceless-antique-china party for
two, she's delighted. But a dark history lurks; the houseful of gorgeous antique porcelain comes from
Margaret's father's WWII pilfering of European Jewish homes. Meanwhile, Wanda's father, who deserted
her years ago, is on the road trying to heal, and Margaret's mother's ghost is haunting the Seattle
mansion, lounging about in expensive peignoirs and criticizing her only daughter. Wrestling to keep the
dead and the ghosts of their pasts at bay, the two women slowly build an extraordinary friendship, and
when Wanda discovers a talent for mosaics, the past begins to quiet. Though it takes a while to get
started, this haunting and memorable debut is reminiscent of early Atwood, peopled by lovably imperfect
and eccentric characters.

Save the date: Sunday, April 19 @10:00am

Barbara Gordon, the executive director of the NACOEJ
(North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry)
will speak about

Plight of Ethiopian Jewry

Wine Sale
Sisterhood's Annual Passover Wine Sale!
@ the Purim carnival and at the Megillah reading

Watch your mail for

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On March 20, 2009 tens of thousands of Jews across America will come together to eat, drink,
relax, dance, enjoy, debate and celebrate at the 13th Annual ...

On Friday night, March 20, 2009 hundreds of synagogues across the continent will take part in an historic
national Jewish event to celebrate what unifies
all Jews -- Shabbat! Everyone is invited... singles, couples, families --
all ages.

1-888-SHABBAT
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What is Shabbat Across America

Shabbat Across America/Canada is an unparalleled display of unity and Ahavat Yisrael, created in the
hope of making certain that every North American Jew will have the opportunity to celebrate Shabbat!

Imagine an entire Friday evening dinner devoted to people who want to know more about Judaism! Its
an interactive prayer service, joyous Shabbat dinner complete with song, ritual and lively discussion. It
is fun-filled evening of camaraderie that unifies Jews everywhere as one people. Tens of thousands of
Jews at hundreds of locations across North America will celebrate Shabbat together on March 20, 2009
many for the first time!

Please refer to the next page for reservation form

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 Shabbat across America @
First Hebrew Congregation

One Evening One History

Friday March 20, 2009 @ 6:30 PM

Unite with thousands of Jews across America to celebrate a
traditional Friday evening Shabbat service and dinner. Bring
your family and friends and celebrate together. For more
information call Alice Krochmal (845-528-1684). Complete
and mail the form below by March 6, 2009.
Adults .... ....... $18 Children 10 & under ....... ..... $9 (Under 4……free)
Family ... ....... $75 After deadline .... .......….$20 (A), $10 (C), $80 (F)

Names of Adults........................................................... # of Vegetarian ..........

Names of Children ....................................................... # of Vegetarian ..........
Address......................................................................... Phone #…..................
Please make checks payable to First Hebrew Congregation and mail to: Alice Krochmal, First
Hebrew Congregation, 1821 East Main Street, Peekskill, New York 10566.

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"Sisterhood...Women Enjoying Jewish Life"
"Ma nishtanah...Why is this night different
from all other nights?" We all know these
words. We repeat (or hear them repeated) every
year. The Seder contains the answer to this
question. Some of us will conduct our Seders
using old Haggadahs and some with very
contemporary ones. Some will conduct their
Seders using a great deal of Hebrew and some will
use almost all English. Some will celebrate in
large groups and some in smaller gatherings. Still,
this is our story and the time to tell it is nearly here.
In fact, as I write this, the weekly Torah
portions are being read from Exodus so we are
telling this story right now. By the time you read
this, you will be planning to read and tell this story
again on Pesach. This is the time to clean and
shop for the holiday. This is the time to plan the
menu and invite your guests. As the holiday
approaches, Sisterhood will be doing its annual
wine sale. We will be available to assist you with
this part of your Passover planning and preparation
at the Purim carnival and the Megillah reading.
Please contact Alice Yasuna if you have any
questions.
Please join us on March 2, 2009 for our next
monthly meeting. We will be having a chocolate
Seder, conducted by Alice Krochmal. This
promises to be fun, informative, and delicious! We
look forward to seeing you there. "Next year in
Jerusalem.“
Shalom,
Mindy Steinholz Spock
Sisterhood Executive Board
Sisterhood e-mail List
If you would like to be included on Sisterhood’s e-
mail list, please send your e-mail address to Fran
Olmsted at sisterhood@firsthebrew.org
Remember Sisterhood’s Judaica Shop
for gifts, talitot, teffilin, yarmulkes, books, videos,
and song cassettes
Call to make an appointment—
Arlene Kaufman 232-5999
Alice Yasuna 737-7687
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Message from Men’s Club
On Sunday March 8th we will be having our annual
blood drive between 9AM-1:30PM. Please give the
gift of life and fulfill the mitzvah of Tikkun Olam by
donating a pint of blood. They currently have a
shortage of blood in our area, so if you're healthy
and up to it; please give. We will also be helping
out with the Purim Carnival. Thank you
Yours Truly,
Paul Schaffer
Sisterhood Needs Your Help!
Sisterhood's January Meeting was cancelled
due to inclement weather. Please join us for
our May Meeting; we will be putting together
our donations for Victims of Domestic
Violence.
Please bring your donations of new,
unopened toiletries, lotions, soaps, etc. to
the collection box at the entrance to the
Hebrew School in preparation for our May,
2009 meeting.
Thank you for your continuing generosity!
FHC Babysitting Clearing House
Who of us with young children isn’t looking for
a few good babysitters? FHC will continue to
list the names of our teenagers (and others)
who would like to baby-sit for other families in
the congregation. Of course, you will need to
pay these sitters! FHC will provide this service
purely as a convenience to its members and
will take no responsibility for the individuals
who offer their services here for pay.
Email your names and telephone numbers to:
Bulletin@FirstHebrew.org
Babysitters now available:
Marli Kasdan.........
Jessie Meadvin.....
Ariel Rosen............
Jamie Spock……...www.FirstHebrew.Org 12
 Tag Sale: Sunday, March 1
Join Sisterhood on
Sunday, March 1st @9:15am
For a
Passover chocolate Seder
Thank you
SPECIAL THANKS TO HOWELL
SCHECHTER FOR SPENDING
THE DAY AT FHC CLEANING
OUR UPSTAIRS CARPETS.
TODAH RABAH HOWELL!!!
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Babysitting
FREE Babysitting will be available
once a month during the Saturday
Shabbat service.
We need babysitters!
We are offering ten dollars an hour
from 9:30am-12:00ish.
For more information, please
contact Alice Yasuna,
Selu@optonline.net
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 B i n g o
FHC WEDNESDAY NIGHT BINGO SCHEDULE
APRIL 2009-JUNE 2009
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED COOPERATION!

APRIL 22nd – MAY 20th – JUNE 17th -

Richard Zorn .............
Susan Abrams ..........
Avi Bendavid .............
Steve Brenner ...........
Amy Burckhard .........
Robin Krantz ...............
Alice Krochmal .....
Carol Kuczinski............
Dawn Kuszel ...............
Rochelle Madenberg ...
Bill Rubin ........................
Leslie Rubin....................
Gary Ruff ........................
Ellie Schaffer ..................
Wayne Schechter ....

APRIL 29th - MAY 27th – JUNE 24th -

Jennifer Chervin........
Sharon Edelstein.......
Steve Cohen .............
Robin Dolacky...........
Jack Dolacky.............
Lori McDonad ..............
Mike Meadvin ..............
Meryl Novor.................
Steven Memis .............
Jay Miller .....................
Arleen Schefflein.............
Jay Schwartz ..................
Beverly Schwartz ............
Steve Silber ....................
Phyllis Ticker ..................

MAY 6th – June 3rd -

BINGO
Donald Feldman........ Ilene Moskowitz........... Important Note: Your 2008–2009
Steven Goldman ....... Roshi Newman ............ dues include a surcharge for
Elise Graham ............ Carol Newman............. Bingo. If a member family meets
Cliff Hames ............... Mark Pancirer.............. its two-bingo requirement during
Maxine Janowitz ....... Linda Polay ................. the year, the family will receive a
credit. Similarly, if a single
MAY 13th – JUNE 10th - member meets his/her one-
bingo requirement during the
Mike Kaufman ........... Sandy Poritzky ............ year, he/she will receive a credit.
Shelley Kessler ......... Masoud Radparvar ......
Ken Kissel................. Fran Roby ................... URGENTMESSAGE — NEW
Nancy Kohel.............. Ted Ruback................. POLICY: If you are unable to
Peter Korngold .......... Bob Rubenfeld ............ attend on your scheduled Bingo
night, IT IS YOUR
RESPONSBILITY TO GET A
Why are we asking you to donate your time to helping out with Bingo? It REPLACEMENT.
generates approximately $20,000 in revenue per year to our operation of
the synagogue. The time commitment is only about three hours on a Thank you for your continued
Wednesday night. We now start Bingo at 6:30 pm so you and our cooperation!!!! Workers should
customers can get home earlier. If you are opposed to fulfilling your report to Bingo by 6:15 pm and
obligation as a member, then pay the $400 Bingo assessment immediately are expected to stay until at least
and let Lisa know to take you off the Bingo list. As a member in good 10:00 pm
standing it is your obligation to participate in this fundraising activity. If the
congregation chooses not to continue providing Bingo to the community
and forfeiting the OPM (other people’s money), then the congregation will
need to be assessed accordingly to raise the $20,000, or determine what Visit us on the web:
services will be cut. Do your part of fundraising and show up for your
assigned Bingo night. Bring a book or magazine to read (there is time
when you are waiting). If you come late, it is still better than not coming at http://www.FirstHebrew.Org
all. Or, if you choose, send the $400.

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 The Red Cross’s Jewish Star
The American Red Cross is indelibly
associated with its founder and first president,
Clara Barton. Not as well known, but vital, was
the role of Adolphus Simeon Solomons, an
American Jew whom Barton called her “good vice
president and kind counselor.” With Barton,
Solomons laid the foundation of America’s leading
humanitarian relief agency.
A member of a long-established Sephardic-
American Jewish family, Adolphus Solomons was
a prominent businessman in Washington, DC. In
the 1870s, his firm, Philip and Solomons, held the
contract for federal printing. In 1892, Solomons
was one of the original founders of the American
Jewish Historical Society. He was best known,
however, for helping to establish hospitals, public
health programs and poor relief agencies. His
concern for the relief of suffering drew Solomons
to work toward the creation of an American Red
Cross.
The International Red Cross had been formed
in Europe in the early 1860s. Inspired by the
ministrations of English nurse Florence Nightingale
during the Crimean War, a group of Europe’s
leading humanitarians created a quasi-official
agency whose activities were sanctioned by the
Geneva Conventions. Most of the nations of
Europe had signed the conventions, but an
isolatonist United States Senate refused to ratify
them.
Through the 1870s and early 1880s, a small
group of Americans inspired by Clara Barton
lobbied for Congressional approval of the Geneva
Conventions. Their meetings were often held in
Solomons’ home, where he helped draft a Senate
resolution endorsing the conventions. Eager to
be ready when and if their efforts were successful,
Barton and Solomons drew up the constitution of
the American Association of the Red Cross. At
the first meetings of the organization in 1881,
Barton was elected president and Solomons a vice
president, a post he held for 11 years.
In March 1882, the Senate finally ratified the
Geneva Conventions and President Chester A.
Arthur signed them. Within days, Solomons and
eight others issued the first American Red Cross
appeal for funds, clothing and supplies to relieve
the suffering caused by disastrous floods along the
lower Mississippi River.
March 09
In 1884, President Arthur named Barton and
Solomons to be the first American delegates to the
International Congress of the Red Cross in Geneva.
Delegates there, representing 37 nations, elected
Solomons a vice president.
Through the 1880s, Barton and others worked in
the field to help people whose homes and lives were
endangered by a series of epidemics and natural
disaster, such as the Johnstown Flood. Solomons
labored diligently behind the scenes in Washington
and New York, using his business, political and
journalistic contacts to generate funds and publicity to
heighten public awareness of the good works being
done by the Red Cross. The extensive
correspondence between Barton and Solomons in
the archives of the American Jewish Historical
Society documents their close work together.
As famine swept the Russian empire in 1892, a
rift developed between Solomons and Barton. By
1891, Solomons had become the American agent of
the Baron de Hirsch Fund in charge of aid programs
for Jewish immigrants. The Baron de Hirsch Fund
was an international philanthropy whose mission was,
and remains, to assist Jews in need. Having
experience with Russia’s treatment of its
impoverished Jews, Solomons was reluctant to
undertake American Red Cross efforts toward
Russian relief because funds would be distributed by
the Russian Red Cross, a creature of the imperial
government. Solomons feared that the czarist
regime would divert humanitarian aid from those who
needed it, especially impoverished Jews. Barton
insisted that aid pass through official channels, and
Saloons questioned her judgment.
The disagreement soured their relationship, and
at the subsequent election of American Red Cross
officers, Barton and her supporters did not
renominate Saloons for vice president. Thus ended
Adolphus Solomons’ official ties with the institution he
had done so much to establish.
I hope these wonderful articles from the American
Jewish Historical Society continue to give pride and
pleasure in the accomplishments of our people.
They are designed to inform and build pride in our
children and in ourselves.
Edith Nissenblatt
Sisterhood VP/Education
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 http://www.melitz.org.il/
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Bring a Melitz Israel Educator to your Community!

Melitz educators are teaching in the United States this February and March. Contact Helen London
(helen@melitzamerica.org) now to guarantee availability for:
• Feb 22-March 8 or • March 15 - March 29

Contact Helen London if you are interested in Spring or Summer bookings. Melitz scholars are
experienced and charismatic educators who can bring dynamic interactive Israel and Jewish
peoplehood programming to participants aged 8-80.

Don't forget, if you don't see what you are looking for, Melitz will specially design and develop
programs for your specific needs.

Helen F. London, Executive Director

American Friends of Melitz Tel Aviv Turns 100!
5708 Park Heights Avenue A series of programs by Melitz
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: 410-735-5029 celebrating Tel Aviv.
Fax: 410-735-5002
helen@melitzamerica.org
www.melitz.org.il
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 WJCS Jewish Spiritual Healing Center Offers
Support Groups
The WJCS Jewish Spiritual Healing Center is offering several
programs including Spiritual Support Groups, Spiritual
Journeying Groups and Healing Services. For information go
to www.wjcs.com and click on Jewish Connections or contact
Rabbi Pamela Wax, WJCS Spiritual Care Coordinator, at
pwax@wjcs.com or 914-949-7699 x321.

Group Forming for Spouses of People with Mental

Illness
A support group for spouses of people with mental illness will
be meeting at New York Presbyterian Hospital in White Plains
on the third Thursday of the month from 7:30 - 9:00 PM in
Conference Room B. Group members will gain support and
coping skills and work together to understand and problem
solve to better relate to their loved ones. For information
contact Jennifer at 914- 671-1173. The Westchester Self-Help
Clearinghouse, a program of Westchester Jewish Community
Services, sponsors the group.

Share your FHC memories;

e-mail your pictures to: Bulletin@FirstHebrew.Org

Visit us on the web: www.FirstHebrew.org

Sisterhood Meetings 5769 (2008 – 2009) @ 9:15am

Sunday, March 1…………. General meeting FHC’s Men’s Basketball Schedule

Sunday, April 19………….. Joint meeting with MC
Sunday, May 3…………….General meeting @ 7:30pm
Sunday, March 29
Sunday, April 19
Men’s Club Meetings 5769 (2008 – 2009) @ 9:15am
Sunday,, May 17
Sunday, March 8…………. Purim Carnival
Sunday, June 14
Sunday, April 19………….. Joint meeting with Sisterhood
Sunday, May 31………….. BBQ

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Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social
Studies of The Jewish Theological Seminary
2009 Authors Forum
"The Ethics of Health Care, Biotechnology, and the Practice of Medicine"

Have doctors lost their authority in American culture?

THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009, 7:30 P.M.

Speaker: Jonathan Imber,

Trusting Doctors: The Decline of Moral Authority in American Medicine
Professor of Ethics and Sociology, Wellesley College
Respondent: Dr. Nancy Berlinger, Hastings Center for Bioethics

Program will be held at

The Jewish Theological Seminary, 3080 Broadway (at 122nd Street), New York City.

Admission is free, but reservations are required:

Call (212) 280-6093 or email publicevents@jtsa.edu.
Please arrive at least fifteen minutes prior to each program
to allow sufficient time for registration, and have photo ID available.
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 Networking Group
WJCS, through their Partners in Caring (PIC) program, in conjunction with Temple Beth El of
Northern Westchester - Chappaqua, will be offering a monthly networking and discussion group
for those concerned about the economy's impact on their personal finances, or are finding
themselves out of work or concerned they will be out of work. The group will meet on the second
Tuesday of each month at 8pm and is open to anyone in the Northern Westchester Jewish
Community.

The group will be facilitated by PIC social worker Jill Schreibman. Jill, an LCSW, is an experienced
social worker who comes to us through Westchester Jewish Community Services. Jill and WJCS
can provide referral resources for programs available in Westchester County to help individuals
with needs such as credit counseling, housing, job search, bankruptcy, legal assistance, and
marital and family concerns.
You may RSVP for the group by responding directly to Jill at
jillschreibman@wjcs.com.

Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester-Chappaqua

220 South Bedford Road Chappaqua, NY 10514

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BE PART OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JEWISH

COMMUNITY EVENT IN WESTCHESTER IN 2009
Coming to Westchester for the First Time
The JCC Maccabi GamesJCC Maccabi Games®, August 16-21
Get Involved! Be a Host Family! Be a Volunteer! Be a Sponsor!
The Games will attract over 1,400 visiting athletes and their families from the US and abroad. They
will join 300+ Westchester athletes for 5 days of thrilling sports competition, camaraderie, and
community service, when all athletes will give back to local residents in need. Opening ceremonies
will (you're invited), and athletic competitions will take place at over 50 different venues around the
County. Everyone in the Westchester community is invited to join in this phenomenal event,
whether or not they have a teen who will participate in the Games.
The organizing committee needs 700 host families to house the visiting athletes, 1,000 volunteers
to help at events the week of the Games, professionals with skills in fundraising, public relations,
graphic design, publishing, and marketing to help plan for the Games and of course financial
support to underwrite the Games. Let us know how you will participate. Visit the Westchester 2009
JCC Maccabi Games website at www.westchestermaccabi.org, or contact Steve Weisbrot, JCC
Maccabi Games Director, 472-3300, x362. Dianne Perlman is First Hebrew's liaison to the JCC for
the Maccabi Games – feel free to contact her as well at (212) 931-6228 (work) or at
DPerlman@AbacusNYC.com. We need every Jewish family to help – any amount of time, support
or money
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For more information, please visit:
http://www.jccmidwestchester.org/mailings/2009maccabitryouts.htm
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 King Xerxes Statues at Persepolis, Persia

Happy
Purim
All Nations Gate at Persepolis Xerxes
These are some of the Xerxes statues at Persepolis Palace, which was built by Xerxes‘ father,
and was expanded by Xerxes.

Purim Carnival : Sunday, March 8

If you are homebound and would like books from the First Hebrew Library, please
contact Beth Shea at 734-8231 or the Bikkur Holim committee…

we are happy to deliver to you

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Share your memories
Everyone has a story to tell. Most of us Edith Nissenblatt
would love to tell about our mom and dad,
One Lakeview Drive, Penthouse Six
our bubie and zadie, a loved tante and fetta,
Peekskill, New York 10566
people who fill our memory no matter how
or if you are on the Internet, send email to:
far back.
ediebaby@verizon.net
Won’t you let us in on your past? Send your
precious memories to:
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 Don’t Use Cash!
Shop With SCRIP
and stores will donate to FHC!
At the supermarket … at the movies …
when eating out … buying clothes and gifts…

Make your purchases with the store’s own gift

card purchased through the FHC Scrip Program.

Stores donate a percentage of all gift cards

bought through SCRIP to non-profits like FHC.

Turn Purchasing Power into Fundraising at:

iTunes Macy’s CVS
Starbucks Dunkin Donuts Claire’s
Staples Home Depot Build-A-Bear
Gap Kohl’s Barnes & Noble
A&P Stop & Shop ShopRite
Movies, restaurants, & more!
Order by the end of the month for pick-up after the 10th
Visa & MasterCard accepted on orders over $500
For details call Susan Cohen 734-2149/Lili Kasdan 737-8248
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The following Yahrzeits will be observed during the months of Adar and Nisan as
noted on the memorial plaque in our sanctuary:
Sylvia Seligson ......... Adar 1
Estelle Reif ............... Adar 2
Mary Skolsky ............ Adar 2
Betty Rubenfeld........ Adar 3
Elias Schneps........... Adar 4
Israel Eisenberg ....... Adar 5
Dora Brown .............. Adar 6
Wilbur Krivins ........... Adar 7
Seymour Kaplan....... Adar 7
Benjamin Sandberg.. Adar 8
Herbert Cohen.......... Adar 10
Leah Levitz Fishbane Adar 11
Irving Langberg ........ Adar 11
Sondra Gold ............. Adar 12
Rebecca Wald .......... Adar 14
Samuel Kahn............ Adar 16
Wilbur Krivins ........... Adar 17
Martin Reiter............. Adar 17
Julia Rubenfeld......... Adar 17
Mollie Hurwitz ........... Adar 18
Norman Roskin......... Adar 18
Bertha Weissman ..... Adar 19
Henrietta Cooper ...... Adar 20
Beatrice Roskin ........ Adar 20
Yahrzeits
Leonard Rubenfeld........Adar 20
Esther Shanhouse.........Adar 21
Irving Halperin ...............Adar 22
Marilyn Halperin ............Adar 22
Murray Charton .............Adar 23
Matthew Harris ..............Adar 24
Ruth Golden Pines ........Adar 24
Harold Grosberg............Adar 25
Miriam Domowitz...........Adar 27
Charles Newman...........Adar 27
Sarah Grifka ..................Adar 28
David Cooperman .........Adar 30
Bessie Jacobs ...............Nisan 1
Steven Grabowitz ..........Nisan 2
Abe Gaffen ....................Nisan 4
Morris Goldberg.............Nisan 7
Morris Hocherman.........Nisan 7
Eliezer Scharfstein ........Nisan 7
Betty Bensky .................Nisan 8
Eva Halperin..................Nisan 8
Bertha Goldberg ............Nisan 9
Bernie Lowenstein.........Nisan 9
Sidney Zubrin ................Nisan 9
Alexander Baumohl.......Nisan 11
Maurice Hurwitz ...................Nisan 11
Ida Grossman ......................Nisan 13
Seymour Goldenberg ..........Nisan 15
Charles Cohen.....................Nisan 16
Beila Kornbluth ....................Nisan 17
Rose Brown .........................Nisan 19
Alex Sisser...........................Nisan 19
Irving I. Widaen....................Nisan 20
Paul Lipion ...........................Nisan 21
Anne Weinger Greenberg....Nisan 21
Harold Zipperman ................Nisan 21
Michael Weissman...............Nisan 22
Rabbi Evan C. Radler ..........Nisan 23
Max Seldin ...........................Nisan 23
Lillian Wertlieb .....................Nisan 24
Max Golden .........................Nisan 25
Lisa Jill Nachamie................Nisan 25
Mae Olstein..........................Nisan 26
Alex Weiss ...........................Nisan 27
Lillian Katz ...........................Nisan 28
Sophie Birns ........................Nisan 29
George V. Kalman ...............Nisan 29
Jacob Rubenfeld..................Nisan 29
Muriel Rubenfeld..................Nisan 29

May their memory be a blessing to all

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Date Converter Adar 14 ..... Tue 10-Mar Nisan 1 ..... Thu 26-Mar Nisan 17 ..... Sat 11-Apr
Adar 15 ..... Wed 11-Mar Nisan 2 ..... Fri 27-Mar Nisan 18 ..... Sun 12-Apr
Shvat 30 ... Tue 24-Feb Adar 16 ..... Thu 12-Mar Nisan 3 ..... Sat 28-Mar Nisan 19 ..... Mon 13-Apr
Adar 1 ... Wed 25-Feb Adar 17 ..... Fri 13-Mar Nisan 4 ..... Sun 29-Mar Nisan 20 ..... Tue 14-Apr
Adar 2 ... Thu 26-Feb Adar 18 ..... Sat 14-Mar Nisan 5 ..... Mon 30-Mar Nisan 21 ..... Wed 15-Apr
Adar 3 ... Fri 27-Feb Adar 19 ..... Sun 15-Mar Nisan 6 ..... Tue 31-Mar Nisan 22 ..... Thu 16-Apr
Adar 4 ... Sat 28-Feb Adar 20 ..... Mon 16-Mar Nisan 7 ..... Wed 1-Apr Nisan 23 ..... Fri 17-Apr
Adar 5 ... Sun 1-Mar Adar 21 ..... Tue 17-Mar Nisan 8 ..... Thu 2-Apr Nisan 24 ..... Sat 18-Apr
Adar 6 ... Mon 2-Mar Adar 22 ..... Wed 18-Mar Nisan 9 ..... Fri 3-Apr Nisan 25 ..... Sun 19-Apr
Adar 7 ... Tue 3-Mar Adar 23 ..... Thu 19-Mar Nisan 10 ..... Sat 4-Apr Nisan 26 ..... Mon 20-Apr
Adar 8 ... Wed 4-Mar Adar 24 ..... Fri 20-Mar Nisan 11 ..... Sun 5-Apr Nisan 27 ..... Tue 21-Apr
Adar 9 ... Thu 5-Mar Adar 25 ..... Sat 21-Mar Nisan 12 ..... Mon 6-Apr Nisan 28 ..... Wed 22-Apr
Adar 10 ... Fri 6-Mar Adar 26 ..... Sun 22-Mar Nisan 13 ..... Tue 7-Apr Nisan 29 ..... Thu 23-Apr
Adar 11 ... Sat 7-Mar Adar 27 ..... Mon 23-Mar Nisan 14 ..... Wed 8-Apr Nisan 30 ..... Fri 24-Apr
Adar 12 ... Sun 8-Mar Adar 28 ..... Tue 24-Mar Nisan 15 ..... Thu 9-Apr Iyyar 1 ..... Sat 25-Apr
Adar 13 ... Mon 9-Mar Adar 29 ..... Wed 25-Mar Nisan 16 ..... Fri 10-Apr

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Condolences…

• To the family of Bookbinder on the loss of Lily Bookbinder.

“Hamakom Ienahem, May God comfort the mourners among all the mourners for Zion and
Jerusalem”

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Belated Onegs:
ONEGS
• Susan & Philip Yoskowitz in honor of Eric Yoskowitz's birthday on February 11
• Susan Weiler in honor of her granddaughter Laini Sohn's birthday on February 17 and son-in-law Eric
Sohn's birthday on March 2
Friday, March 6
• Carol & Harold Schlacter in honor of their son Guy Robert’s birthday on March 9
• Carol & Chuck Newman in honor of their father Ben’s birthday on March 9
• Sue Weiler in honor of her sister Irene Reiss’ birthday on March 10
• The Bleiweis family in honor of Jonathan’s birthday on March 11

Friday March 13
• Fran & Larry Miller in honor of their wedding anniversary on March 15
• Sue Weiler in honor of Fran & Larry Miller’s wedding anniversary on March 15
• Fran & Larry Miller in honor of Eric’s birthday on March 15
• Deborah Post & Jeff Stern in honor of Rita Gordon’s birthday on March 15
• Carol & Chuck Newman in honor of their mother Roshi’s birthday on March 15
• Marsha Landsberg in honor of her grandson Shai Moshe Sokolow-Silverman’s birthday on March 16
• The Feuerman-Balow family in honor of Andrew’s 18th birthday on March 18

Friday, March 20
• Marilyn & Freemont Reif in honor of Steven’s birthday on March 22

Friday, March 27
• Selda Bloome in honor of Leslie & Andrea Bloome’s wedding anniversary on March 27
• The Krantz family in honor of Amanda’s birthday on March 30
• Chaim Bender in honor of Ella’s birthday on April 2

********************************* Donations:

Yahrzeit: Judge Leonard Rubenfeld, Rachel Schild, Carol Gold & Wayne Schechter

In Honor of: Fran Feldman– from Jeffrey & Sharon Feldman & family

In memory of:
Adolph Herbst– Michael & Karen Fishelson
Fran Kaplan Bensky– George & Marilyn Berger
Visit us on the Web:

Downtown Shul: George & Marilyn Berger www.FirstHebrew.Org

To sponsor this Bulletin,
If you are homebound and would like books from
the First Hebrew Library, please contact Beth
contact Bon Venture @ 800-364-0684
Shea at 734-8231 or the Bikkur Holim committee…

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 First Hebrew Congregation
“O p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r G i v i n g”
Yahrzeit Plaques
(memorial)
In memory of a member……….............................$200
In memory of a non-member………………………$300
In memory of and purchased by a non-member...$500
Chapel Seats
(engraved brass plate on seat backs)
First three rows...........................$1,500/plate
Second three rows……………....$1,000/plate
Last row…………………………..$750/plate

Tree of Life Miscellaneous

(in honor of a birth, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, wedding, special Bricks (exterior near front entrance, for any life event
anniversaries, life events, in memoriam, etc.) or message, engraved)…………………………….$150
Leaf…………….$100 Classroom named for a family member................$25,000
Rock……………$250 Library or lounge named for a family member….. $50,000
Root……………$350 Wall Plaques: please inquire
Memorial Plate..$500
Other Donation Ideas
Books Gifts of highly appreciated stock or real estate—save on
(plate on inside cover recognizes your gift and names income tax while avoiding capital gains taxes!
those you wish to honor) Scholarships—for youth programs and camps and travel
Siddurim........... $35 to Israel.
Mahzorim..........$25 ===========================================
Chumashim...... $50 Note: Recognition for all gifts will be provided in the
Bulletin (as well as on the particular item if warranted).
Library Fund
General Fund Gifts (i.e., purchases at library discretion) All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by
Specific Purchase Gifts (i.e. book series or encyclopedia) law. Please consult your tax advisor for specific advice on
tax savings through charitable gifts.
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Bikkur Holim Committee

All those interested in joining our

Bikkur Holim/Nihum Avelim committee
and fulfilling the mitzvah of visiting the
sick / comforting the bereaved, please
contact Daniela Rosen @ 734-7282

Send TORAH FUND donation cards for all occasions

$3 per card w/envelope

$25 per 10 cards w/envelopes

We have three additional new cards •Thank you

•Thinking of you Visit us on the web:
• Sympathy

Call to have card sent — $3 per card www.FirstHebrew.org

Torah Fund Chairperson —
Shelley Kessler • 739-0781

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 Kehilataynu Editorial Policy Email List
and Publishing Information If you’re interested in getting
emails with the weekly
announcements, please visit
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only for news and information about • Articles and announcements must be www.firsthebrew.org. If you
FHC and its members, but also a received in the FHC office by the last wish to contact the
forum for members to place week of each month, five weeks before synagogue for any other
information that may be of interest to publication. business, please note that
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Permit No. 6677

Share your Simchas by Sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat

SISTERHOOD invites you to join in celebrating Shabbat by sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat. There are a
million good reasons to sponsor an Oneg — birthdays, anniversaries, engagements, weddings, bar/bat
mitzvahs, graduations, births, etc.

In order to update our files, we are asking you to fill out this form. If you have never sponsored an Oneg,
now is the time to add your name and your loved ones’ names to the pages that you see in the Bulletin, as
well as having your SIMCHA announced from the Bima.

The cost is minimal — $6.00 for one Oneg, $30.00 for five Onegs, and $36.00 for seven Onegs (one is
free)!

Remember to fill out this form and mail it with a check made out to Sisterhood FHC to:
Beth Becker, 6 Maple Court, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567
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I would like to sponsor _______Onegs.

My name as I would like to appear__________________________________________________________

Date of Event Honoree's Name(s) Occasion

1. ___________________________________________________________________________________

2.____________________________________________________________________________________

3.____________________________________________________________________________________

4.____________________________________________________________________________________

5.____________________________________________________________________________________

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