First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill

Sivan / Tammuz / Av 5768 - July / August 2008

Candle lighting Candle lighting
Aug 1…….. 7:51 pm
July 4…….. 8:12 pm
Fast of Tammuz….Sunday, July 20 Aug 8…….. 7:43 pm
July 11…….. 8:08 pm
Aug 15…….. 7:35 pm
July 18…….. 8:05 pm
Tisha B’Av………..Sunday, Aug 10 Aug 22………7:23 pm
July 25…….. 7:59 pm
Aug 29…….. 7:14 pm

Meetings and Events

Board of Trustees………Tuesday, July 1 @8:00pm
Board of Trustees………Tuesday, August 5 @8:00pm

Hebrew & Nursery School Events

Nursery school summer camp… Monday, July 7

Shabbat Service -- Uptown

Friday Evenings……………8:00 pm
Saturday Mornings………...9:30 am

Daily Minyan -- Downtown

Monday thru Friday……. 8:00 am
Sunday…………………..
July – August 08 9:00 am
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 First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill
Uptown Synagogue
1821 East Main Street
Telephone:................ (914) 739-0500
(914) 788-4657
Fax: .......................... (914) 739-0684
Nursery School
Telephone:................ (914) 739-0504
Downtown Synagogue
813 Main Street
Telephone:................ (914) 737-8155
Emails
Congregation: ... fhc@firsthebrew.org
Rabbi Kupchik:.. rabbi@firsthebrew.org
Lisa Segal: ........ lisa@firsthebrew.org
Website:............ www.firsthebrew.org
Rabbi’s Office Hours
Sunday:............. 12 noon–1:00 pm
Tuesday: ........... 10:30 am–1:00 pm
Wednesday: ...... 11:30 am–1:00 pm &
1:30 pm–2:30 pm
Thursday:.......... 10:30 am–1:00 pm
Synagogue Office Hours
Monday–Thursday: ... 7 am–12 noon &
1 pm–4 pm
Friday:....................... 7 am–2 pm
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First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill
is affiliated with the United Synagogue
of America, Women’s League for
Conservative Judaism, Federation of
Jewish Men’s Clubs, and Young Judaea
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Please send additions,
comments, suggestions,
corrections, .... to:
Bulletin@FirstHebrew.Org
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Directory
Rabbi ......................................... Claudio Kupchik ........914-930-1959
Educational Director ................. Jeffrey Wrightman ...........................
.............principal@firsthebrew.org
Administrator ............................ Lisa Segal...................845-778-4754
Nursery School Director............ Barbara Kaufman
President.................................... Jeremy Krantz ................... 736-6455
1st Vice President...................... Mark Stern......................... 739-4981
2nd Vice President .................... Alice Krochmal ..........845-528-1684
3rd Vice President ..................... David Kasdan.................... 737-8248
Treasurer ...................................
Financial Secretary.................... Carol Gold
Recording Secretary...............Ilene Zanchelli ............. 734-8107
Committee Chairpersons
Bar/Bat Mitzvah...........Debby Bleiweis...................... 734-7623
Linda Treinish........................ 788-9798
Beautification...............Daniela Rosen ........................ 734-7282
Bikkur Holim ...............Ann Kupchik...................718-228-1208
Bingo............................(to be announced)
Board of Education
Hebrew School.......Laurie Baskin ......................... 736-1227
Nursery School.......(to be announced)
Buildings &Grounds ....Mark Stern ............................. 739-4981
Ben Newman.......................... 739-1473
Bulletin.........................Masoud Radparvar ................. 962-6702
Capital Improvements..Mark Stern ............................. 739-4981
Bruce Lindenbaum................. 739-7159
Cemetery......................Richard Zorn .......................... 671-7546
Fund Raising ................Steven Cohen ......................... 734-2149
Gift Shop......................Arlene Kaufman..................... 232-5999
Alice Yasuna.......................... 737-7687
Hospitality....................(to be announced)
Library Committee.......Fran Olmsted...................845-424-4077
Membership .................Frances Weiner ...................... 734-9602
Men’s Club Co-Presidents
Steven Cohen ......................... 734-2149
Kenny Kissel.......................... 526-6557
Programs ......................(to be announced)
Publicity .......................Lili Kasdan............................. 737-8248
Ritual............................Donald Feldman..................... 736-3417
Social Action................(to be announced)
Sisterhood President.....(to be announced)
United Synagogue........David Kasdan......................... 737-8248
Youth Director .............(to be announced)
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 Rabbi’s Message
I think it is appropriate at this time to reprint
a message that I wrote for the July 2000 bulletin. I
hope it can lead to meaningful summer reflection.
According to an old story, when King
Solomon wanted to build the Holy Temple in
Jerusalem, a heavenly voice directed him to go to
Mount Zion at night, to a field owned jointly by two
brothers. One of the brothers was poor and a
bachelor, the other was blessed with a large family
and wealth. During harvest time, under the cover of
night, the poor brother kept adding to the other’s
heap of grain, for, although he was poor, he
thought his brother needed more on account of his
large family. Meanwhile, the rich brother also
added to the poor brother’s store in secret, thinking
that although he had a family to support, the other
was lonely and without means. This field, upon
which such a remarkable manifestation of brotherly
love had happened, was certainly the best for the
Holy Temple and Solomon purchased it.
There is also a modern Israeli version of
this story. Two brothers lived outside Jerusalem
and worked together as farmers, etc. One night the
married brother said to himself, "Hey, my brother is
single, doesn't have to support a family. Why does
he need as much as I do? And he resolved to get
some of his brother's share of the crop they had
harvested. The single brother said to himself, "My
brother has all the luck--he has a home, a family.
Why should he get the best of everything?" One
night both brothers set out with empty wagons to
get what they could of the other's share to rectify
the perceived inequity. When they encountered
each other, they each realized what the other had
intended to do, and they began to fight. They
slugged and pummeled each other all night long,
until they collapsed on the ground, exhausted. And
on that very spot, the Knesset was built! (Knesset:
the Israeli parliament known for its acrimonious
debates).
During July and August there is a sad
period in the Jewish calendar in commemoration of
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Dear Rabbi Kupchik,
Thank you for your nine years of service at FHC; we wish you and your
family all the best in your future endeavors.
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the events that lead to the destruction of the first
and second Temples. This period begins on
the 17th of Tammuz (this year falls on July 20th),
observed as a half day of fasting on the date on
which the walls of Jerusalem were breached and
the city began to fall in the hands of the Romans
after a long siege. The culmination of this mournful
period is Tish’a beAv, the 9th of Av (this year
August 10th) anniversary of the destruction of the
Temple among other calamities, such as the
expulsion of the Jews from England in 1290 and
from Spain in 1492. This date is observed as a full
day of fasting. According to our sages, the second
Temple was destroyed because of the violent
hatred and divisions among the Jews. Even during
the siege of Jerusalem, the defenders of the city
were divided and fought among themselves. The
sages also taught that every generation during
which the Temple is not restored is an unworthy
one, undeserving of such a blessing.
The same principle that applied to the
Jerusalem Temple applies to every Synagogue
and human group too. We can choose to use our
energy to criticize one another, to stress each
other’s flaws and shortcomings. We can project our
expectations on others and become angry or even
hate them when they fail to meet those desires.
These choices can start a downward spiral that
can only hurt and diminish us individually and as a
group. Or, we can choose to see one another as
true brothers and sisters, trying to look beyond our
human imperfections. We can choose to
emphasize the many ways in which we
complement and enhance the group and each
other. Rather than expect and demand from each
other we can learn to appreciate each other’s
blessings. As the story teaches, only with true
brotherly love can we begin to build a Holy Temple.
Rabbi Claudio J. Kupchik
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 President’s Message
Recently my wife and I took a trip to
celebrate our twentieth wedding anniversary. It
was a wonderful time where the most important
decisions we made involved what to eat for
dinner, whether to sit by the pool or on the
beach, and should we go to the live show or
enjoy the live band. When the most important
decision can be resolved by a waiter, you know
that the decision is relatively insignificant.
Over the last year I have been a part of
many decisions at FHC that are significant and
require consultation with fellow congregants. It
is not easy making decisions and/or being part
of the process of directing FHC. For that reason,
I want to personally thank each and every
member of the Board of Trustees for their
dedication and support over this past year. I
also want to thank each and every congregant
for their continued support of FHC, Conservative
Judaism and our Northern Westchester Jewish
community.
I know that with our recent economic
conditions, the decision to maintain an affiliation
with FHC is a statement of dedication and
commitment that I hope will never waver. For
those of you who may believe that membership
Bingo has a new night:
Wednesdays;
Don’t miss your scheduled time
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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is not critical, I would ask you to reconsider such
a position and remember FHC has been and
continues to be an institution working for the
betterment of our community and as a home for
our Jewish extended family. One should not
discontinue one’s affiliation when it is expedient
or may appear to be fiscally beneficial.
The decision to be a member at FHC is a
significant commitment that one makes and one
should feel proud of. It is my hope that in the
coming year membership at FHC will provide a
sense of rejuvenation, a renewed feeling of
spirituality, camaraderie and community. It is my
hope that we will come together as a
congregation so that both old and new members
will feel that the journey we have taken to get to
this point in time will have been worth it.
Let us daven together with a renewed
sense of purpose and love for each other. Let us
try and put our differences aside and appreciate
the multitude of things we have in common. Let
us strive to be better Jews and human beings so
that we can make FHC a better place for all to
enjoy for this generation and for many
generations to follow.
Shalom. Jeremy Krantz, President FHC
MAZEL TOV
To Roshi & Ben Newman on the engagement
of their granddaughter Rebecca Litchfield to
Luke Thomas. An August 2009 wedding is
being planned. Rebecca’s parents are
Eileen Newman Litchfield & Steven Litchfield
of Greenville, Ohio.
Get Well
First Hebrew wishes a speedy recovery to:
Susan Abrams Beth Becker
Fran Bensky Morton Bensky
Jeanne Berger Selda Bloome
Luz Corona Ady Herbst
Rose Herbst Louise Levy
Bert Messenger Jerry Saltzman
Mindy Spock .
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Message from the Librarian,
What’s Happening at the Synagogue Library
Thanks to the help of various FHC “friends of
the library (FOTL)” our synagogue library is
almost ready for prime time. Perhaps you didn’t
know it, but the synagogue library is actually
arranged in some semblance of order, that will
permit you to find books that you may wish to
read, or even to take out! Mark Stern has very
kindly created shelf tags for the library,
indicating the subject matter of each shelf. Our
most popular Jewish themed fiction and new
arrivals are located toward the back wall of the
library. A new arrival of note is the Pulitzer prize
winning “People of the Book” by Geraldine
Brooks, which provides an uplifting thriller based
on a true story. For those of you with upcoming
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, a useful new book may be the
“Mitzvah Chic” by Gail Green subtitled “How to
Host a Meaningful, Fun, Drop‐Dead Gorgeous
Bar or Bat Mitzvah.” Arlene Kaufman has
graciously donated a section of young adult
books that are Sephardic themed, an area in
which our library has been sorely lacking. Titles
to look for are” Secrets In the House of Delgado
by Gloria Miklowitz, Incantation, by Alice
Hoffman, Blood Secret ‐‐the Newberry Award
Winner by Kathryn Lasky, and The Apprentice’s
Masterpiece by Melanie Little. Daniella Rosen
has used her well known beautification skills to
deconstruct our previous flea‐market décor, and
Alice Yasuna has provided her unwavering help
and support and numerous hours of work with
everything in the library. Many thanks also to all
those FOTL who helped pack up and unpack
the library for the renovation. For those of you
who don’t remember the drill, since it has been
so long since our library has been truly
functional, taking out books works on the honor
system – each book on the shelf has a card in
the back; sign your name to the card and place
it in the cardholder near the wicker basket.
When you return the book, place it in the wicker
basket, and the library personnel will re‐shelve it
and replace the card. Please be considerate
and remember to bring your books back within 3
weeks time, especially if it is a new arrival. Also
remember that if a book does not have a card in
it, it is a reference book and not to be taken out.
Fran Olmsted
Librarian

ALWAYS WANTED TO LEARN HEBREW?

NOW YOU CAN!
Please join Alice K. for classes beginning Wed., July 9th at 7:30 PM
Watch the mail for a flyer and/or
Please call Alice at (845) 528-1684 for info and to
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register.
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End of the Year Family BBQ -- Sunday, June 1, 2008

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 Mural Painting in Progress

End of the Year Family BBQ -- Sunday, June 1, 2008

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.

Share your FHC memories;

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

Visit us on the web: www.FirstHebrew.org

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Message from Sisterhood
MAZEL TOV:
Welcome to Summer! Just a few brief
notes from Sisterhood as you enjoy the
to Barbara (our Nursery School Director) &
sunshine and warm weather. First off, we
Ken Kaufman on the birth of a
wish Rabbi Kupchik and his family Todah
granddaughter, Madeline Avery Kaufman,
Rabbah. May the next step on their life's
born June 1, 2008!!!
journey bring them peace and happiness.

We wish to thank Zhila Radparvar for

accepting the position of Membership
Financial Secretary. Our Mah Jong Club will
be continuing through the summer; if you
have questions, please contact Irene
Reiss. We do plan to restart our Book Club
this summer as well so watch your mail and
e-mail for further information.

So slather on the sunscreen (SPF 15

at least), sip a cool drink, relax with family
and friends. But don't forget to watch for our
continuing and upcoming programming.
Sisterhood is all year round!

Shalom,
Mindy Steinholz Spock
Sisterhood Executive Board
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
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
Visit us on the Web:
Hebrew School Volunteers
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……...

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 First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill
and
Westchester Jewish Community Services'
HAVORAH Program
cordially invite you to join us for special

Sabbath Services
for Jewish Persons with
Developmental Disabilities

Friday, June 27, 2008 at 7:00 PM

(there will NOT be a 8:00 PM service on this Friday)

First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill

1821 East Main Street Peekskill, NY 914-739-0500

RSVP: Rabbi Kupchik / Rabbi@FirstHebrew.org

for further information contact: Gail Oliver (845) 565-8610

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 B i n g o
FHC WEDNESDAY NIGHT BINGO SCHEDULE
July –OCTOBER 2008
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED COOPERATION!
July 2nd –
Gary Abrams.................................
Donna Baer...................................
Joshua Baskin...............................
Avi Bendavid .................................
JULY 9th –
Howard Becker .............................
Beth Becker ..................................
Melvin Berger................................
Deborah Bleiweis ..........................
JULY 16th -
Nancy Brenner ..............................
Penny Brill.....................................
Paul Burckhard .............................
Neil Chervin ..................................
JULY 23rd -
Jennifer Cole.................................
Katherine Colman .........................
Michael Colman ............................
Sharon Edelstein...........................
JULY 31ST -
Donald Feldman............................
Estelle Fryburg..............................
Sandra Gilmore.............................
Lori Goldblatt.................................
AUGUST 6TH –
Elisa Goldman...............................
Shari Gordon.................................
Ellen Grabowitz.............................
David Graham...............................
AUGUST 13th -
Katherine Hames ..........................
Howard Jacobson .........................
Michael Kagan ..............................
Lili Kasdan ....................................
OCTOBER 29TH –
Fran Miller .....................................
Larry Miller ....................................
Charles Newman ..........................
Edith Nissenblatt ...........................
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AUGUST 20th -
Michael Kaufman...........................
Arlene Kaufman.............................
Sunny Kelner .................................
Paul Kaye ......................................
AUGUST 20TH -
Important Note: Your 2008–2009
Shelley Kessler..............................
dues include a $200 family
Lisa Kissel .....................................
Anne Klein ..................................... surcharge and $100 singles
Michael Kohel ................................ surcharge for Bingo. If a member
family meets its two-bingo
AUGUST 27TH – requirement during the year, the
family will receive a $200 credit.
Peter Korngold............................... Similarly, if a single member meets
Jeremy Krantz ............................... his/her one-bingo requirement during
Alice Krochmal............................... the year, he/she will receive a $100
Carol Kuczinski..............................
credit.
SEPTEMBER 3rd -
URGENTMESSAGE — NEW
Dawn Kuszel ................................. POLICY: If you are unable to attend
Jay Levy ........................................ on your scheduled Bingo night, IT IS
Bruce Lindenbaum ........................ YOUR RESPONSBILITY TO GET A
Rochelle Madenberg...................... REPLACEMENT.
SEPTEMBER 10th - Thank you for your continued
Joseph Martin ................................ cooperation!!!! Workers should
Lori McDonald ............................... report to Bingo by 6:15 pm and are
Roberta McKeon............................ expected to stay until at least 10:00
Michael Meadvin............................ pm
SEPTEMBER 17TH -
Steven Memis................................
Mindy Krazmien.............................
New Night:
Jay Miller .......................................
Ilene Moskowitz .............................
SEPTEMBER 24TH -
Renee Nachamie...........................
Michele Newberger........................
Wednesdays
Roshi Newman ..............................
Ben Newman .................................
NO BINGO ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS
OCTOBER 1ST – 2ND Day Rosh Hashanah
OCTO ER 8TH – Kol Nidrei
OCTOBER 15TH – 2ND Day Sukkot
OCTOBER 22ND – Simchat Torah
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B i n g o
Why are we asking you to donate your time to helping out
with Bingo? It generates approximately $20,000 in
revenue per year to our operation of the synagogue. The
time commitment is only about three hours on a
Thursday night. We now start Bingo at 6:30 pm so you
and our customers can get home earlier. If you are
opposed to fulfilling your obligation as a member, then
pay the $200 Bingo assessment immediately and let Lisa
know to take you off the Bingo list. As a member in good
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 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 all. Or, if you choose, send the $200.
TRADITION
During a service at an old synagogue in
Eastern Europe , when the Shema prayer was said,
half the congregants stood up and half remained
sitting. The half that was seated started yelling at
those standing to sit down, and the ones standing
yelled at the ones sitting to stand up.
The rabbi, learned as he was in the Law and
commentaries, didn't know what to do. His
congregation suggested that he consult a
housebound 98 year old man who was one of the
original founders of their temple. The rabbi hoped
The elderly man would be able to tell him what the
actual temple tradition was, so he went to the
nursing home with a representative of each faction
of the congregation.
The one whose followers stood during
Shema said to the old man, "Is the tradition to stand
during this prayer?"
The old man answered, "No, that is not the
tradition."
The one whose followers sat said, "Then the
tradition is to sit during Shema!"
The old man answered, "No, that is not the
tradition."
Then the rabbi said to the old man, "But the
congregants fight all the time, yelling at each other
about whether they should sit or stand."
The old man interrupted, exclaiming, "THAT
is the tradition!“
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Why
¾ …do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to
the back of the store to get their prescriptions
while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the
front?
¾ …do people order double cheeseburgers, large
fries, and a diet coke?
¾ …do banks leave both doors open and then chain
the pens to the counters?
¾ …do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in
the driveway and put our useless junk in the
garage?
¾ …do we drive on parkways and park on
driveways?
¾ …do we buy hot dogs in packages of ten and
buns in packages of eight?
¾ …do they have drive-up ATM machines with
Braille lettering?
¾ …do women can't put on mascara with their
mouth closed?
¾ …do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
¾ …does the sun lightens our hair, but darkens our
skin?
¾ …don't you ever see the headline 'Psychic Wins
Lottery'?
¾ …don't sheep shrink when it rains?
¾ …didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
¾ …is 'abbreviated' such a long word?
¾ …is it that doctors call what they do 'practice'?
¾ …is lemon juice made with artificial flavor, and
dishwashing liquid made with real lemons?
¾ …is the man who invests all your money called a
broker?
¾ …is the time of day with the slowest traffic called
rush hour?
¾ …isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?
¾ …are they called apartments when they are all
stuck together?
¾ If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the
opposite of progress?
¾ If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the
terminal?
¾ You know that indestructible black box that is
used on airplanes? Why don't they make the
whole plane out of that stuff?!
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 The Mysterious Death of Lazarus Averbuch
On Monday morning, March 2, 1908,
Chicago police chief George Shippy reported
that a young man, probably of Sicilian or
Armenian birth, knocked on the door of his
home, asked to see Shippy, and was admitted
by the family maid. Perceiving what he
described as hatred in his visitor’s eyes,
Shippy grabbed the young man by the wrists
and started to search the suspect. According
to Shippy, the youth squirmed free, pulled a
knife from his pocket, stabbed Shippy under
the right arm and then drew a revolver and
shot Shippy’s son Harry, who entered upon
hearing the commotion. The suspect then shot
James Foley, Shippy’s bodyguard. Seeing
Harry shot, Shippy pulled his own gun and shot
his assailant, as did Foley. The youth, who
was struck by seven bullets, died on route to
the hospital.
Despite his wound, Shippy wrote an
account of the shooting several hours later that
was widely published. Shippy was certain that
the young man was an anarchist who wanted
to kill him because Shippy had banned “Red”
Emma Goldman, the famous Jewish anarchist,
from speaking in Chicago. As it turned out, the
dead man was not Armenian or Sicilian but a
recent Jewish immigrant from Kishineff, Russia,
named Lazarus Averbuch. The fact that
Averbuch was Jewish and that anti-immigration
forces and anti-Semites associated Russian
Jews with radicalism worried Chicago Jewry
that the entire Jewish community would be
tarred by Averbuch’s brush.
After cursory investigations, the Chicago
police and the Cook County coroner each
certified that Shippy was justified in killing
Averbuch, who had apparently assaulted
him. Since 1886, when an anarchist bomb
exploded at a rally in Haymarket Square that
killed two Chicago police officers, city officials
effectively banned any anarchist
meeting. When Emma Goldman announced a
speaking tour in Chicago in March of 1908,
Chicago mayor Fred Busse prohibited her
appearances. Shippy expected her anarchist
supporters to retaliate. The inquest confirmed
that Shippy killed in self-defense.
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At first, Shippy’s explanation of events was
widely believed. Chicago’s secular and Jewish
press, and most of its Jewish leadership,
accepted that Averbuch went armed to
Shippy’s house with the intention of killing
him. They were primarily concerned to assert
that not all Jewish immigrants were affiliated
with anarchism. According to historians Walter
Roth and Joe Kraus, who recently published a
deeply researched history of the case, most of
Jewish Chicago would have been happy if the
Averbuch incident would disappear from sight.
Not every corner of the Jewish community
was content with the official version of the
Averbuch saga, however. The local and
national socialist press (including the Forward),
Emma Goldman and her followers and Hull
House founder Jane Addams each thought
Shippy’s story had too many
inconsistencies. Funded quietly by Chicago’s
leading Jewish communal figures “particularly
Julius Rosenwald the head of Sears,
Roebuck“ Addams organized a private
investigation of Shippy’s actions. Led by
young Chicago attorney Harold Ickes, who
later served as Secretary of the Interior under
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the investigation
surfaced inconsistencies and absurdities in
Shippy’s account that the Chicago press and
public had avoided.
Ickes represented Averbuch’s interests
“and those of the Jewish community ---- at the
coroner’s inquest. Averbuch’s sister, Olga, the
only person who knew Averbuch well, was the
only witness on Averbuch’s behalf. She told
the panel that her brother never had anarchist
leanings or contacts, that he never owned a
gun or knew how to shoot one and that she
had no idea why he went to Shippy’s
house. She pleaded for justice and for a
Jewish funeral for her brother, who had been
buried secularly in Chicago’s potter’s field. The
inquest exonerated Shippy, but Olga’s
character left the impression that there was
more to the story than Shippy’s version of it.
It was left to the Jewish press to argue
effectively that Averbuch was the innocent
victim of Shippy’s overreaction. Chicago’s
Cont. on next 12
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 Cont., Lazarus Averbuch exoneration, Shippy never returned to active
Jewish Courier hypothesized that, as a recent duty after his wounding, and he resigned from
immigrant from Kishineff who was seeking his post two months later. Shippy died,
work, perhaps in California or Iowa, Averbuch deranged from syphilis, in 1911. Lazarus
went to Shippy’s house to obtain a letter from Averbuch, after being disinterred from potter’s
the chief, such as he would have needed in field and re-autopsied for the inquest, was re-
Russia, indicating that he was of good buried in an unmarked grave in a Jewish
character. According to this theory, Shippy cemetery. Any further investigation of the
panicked when he saw Averbuch, reached for Averbuch case was dropped. A heartbroken
his service revolver and fired several shots at Olga Averbuch returned to Europe four years
the young man. As Shippy’s son entered he later and was almost certainly killed in the
was struck by one of Shippy’s wild gunshots; Holocaust. The mystery of Lazarus Averbuch
his aide, Foley, fired at and struck Averbuch as and Chief Shippy is likely to remain unsolved
Shippy’s errant bullets wounded Foley. In this forever.
version, Averbuch was the innocent victim of
Chicago’s “and America’s” anti-immigrant, anti- I hope these wonderful articles from the
radical hysteria. While the coroner’s inquest American Jewish Historical Society continue to
exonerated Shippy, Chicago’s Jewish press give pride and pleasure in the accomplishments
tried to call him to account. of our people. They are designed to inform and
In the end, neither Ickes nor the Jewish build pride in our children and in ourselves.
press could change the public perception that Edith Nissenblatt, Sisterhood, VP/Education;
Averbuch was an anarchist and that Chief ediebaby@verizon.net
Shippy killed him in self-defense. Despite his
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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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From Auschwitz, a Torah as Strong as Its Spirit
This is an interesting article in New York Times by James Barron, published on April 30, 2008 issue. Go to
WWW.NYTimes.com and search for “Auschwitz, Torah, Spirit” to read it. The direct link is available in the online version
of the July/August 08 bulletin at WWW.FirstHebrew.org.
(http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/nyregion/30torah.html?scp=1&sq=Spirit%2C+Auschwitz%2C+Torah++&st=nyt)

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

Help support our Hebrew School when you shop online.

Visit the congregation’s website: www.FirstHebrew.Org for details. 13

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The following Yahrzeits will be observed during the months of Sivan, Tamuz, and Av,
as noted on the memorial plaque in our sanctuary:
Joseph Zuckerman........ Sivan 4
Leonard Siverstein ........ Sivan 6
Nathan Hern.................. Sivan 8
Abraham Jacobs ........... Sivan 14
Seymour Goldenberg .... Sivan 15
Sidney Kaplan............... Sivan 15
Pearl Cooper................. Sivan 20
Jennifer Alexander ........ Sivan 22
Celia Gold ..................... Sivan 22
I. William Hilburg ........... Sivan 23
Bertha Schlacter ........... Sivan 23
Harry Weinger............... Sivan 25
Sol Birbrower ................ Sivan 28
William Gabriel Levin .... Sivan 29
Evelyn Messinger.......... Sivan 29
Murray Benes................ Sivan 30
Abe Weitzman............... Sivan 30
Ella Blank...................... Tammuz 1
Ethel Newman Benson.. Tammuz 2
Harry Brass................... Tammuz 3
Pauline M. Liebowitz ..... Tammuz 3
William Stern................. Tammuz 3
Yahrzeits
Jack Yoskowitz..............Tammuz 3
Estelle Fisch ..................Tammuz 4
Harold Fleischer ............Tammuz 5
Erwin Kaslowsky ...........Tammuz 5
Ella Kaufman .................Tammuz 8
Bernard Lee ..................Tammuz 9
Jack Schlacter ...............Tammuz 10
Eva Friedman ................Tammuz 11
Max Silverstein ..............Tammuz 14
Mildred Lindenbaum ......Tammuz 15
Sara Rebecca Mark.......Tammuz 17
Rose Goodman .............Tammuz 18
Hyman Drogy ................Tammuz 19
Sylvia Rosenblatt...........Tammuz 20
Stanley Ticker................Tammuz 22
Daniel Dicker .................Tammuz 23
Mildred Fidler.................Tammuz 25
Libby Weitzman.............Tammuz 26
Albert Feldman ..............Tammuz 27
Rose Prager ..................Tammuz 28
Benjamin Abramson ......Av 2
Solomon Jacobson........Av 2
Fannie Drogy ................ Av 2
Sylvia Behrman............. Av 2
Mollie Goldstein ............ Av 2
Dorothy Behrman.......... Av 4
Harry Smolin ................. Av 5
Mildred Drogy ............... Av 6
Benjamin Roskin ........... Av 6
Anna Yoskowitz ............ Av 6
Jane I. Krantz............... Av 7
Helene S. Lieberman .... Av 10
Charles W. Goldfarb...... Av 11
Bernice Struckbereger .. Av 14
Julia Tuchinsky ............. Av 14
Gerszon Markusfeld...... Av 16
Norman Wolfson ........... Av 21
Samuel J. Alterman....... Av 23
Herbert S. Reing ........... Av 23
Morris Shanhouse......... Av 25
Sarah Greenfield........... Av 28
Abraham Selmon .......... Av 28
Claire Zamaloff.............. Av 29

May their memory be a blessing to all

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Date Convertor
Iyyar 29........ Tue 3-Jun
Sivan 1 ........ Wed 4-Jun
Sivan 2 ........ Thu 5-Jun
Sivan 3 ........ Fri 6-Jun
Sivan 4 ........ Sat 7-Jun
Sivan 5 ........ Sun 8-Jun
Sivan 6 ........ Mon 9-Jun
Sivan 7 ........ Tue 10-Jun
Sivan 8 ........ Wed 11-Jun
Sivan 9 ........ Thu 12-Jun
Sivan 10 ...... Fri 13-Jun
Sivan 11 ...... Sat 14-Jun
Sivan 12 ...... Sun 15-Jun
Sivan 13 ...... Mon 16-Jun
Sivan 14 ...... Tue 17-Jun
Sivan 15 ...... Wed 18-Jun
Sivan 16 ...... Thu 19-Jun
Sivan 17 ...... Fri 20-Jun
Sivan 18 ...... Sat 21-Jun
Sivan 19 ...... Sun 22-Jun
Sivan 20 ...... Mon 23-Jun
Sivan 21 ...... Tue 24-Jun
Sivan 22 ...... Wed 25-Jun Tamuz 15 .... Fri 18-Jul Av 9 ............. Sun 10-Aug
Sivan 23 ...... Thu 26-Jun Tamuz 16 .... Sat 19-Jul Av 10 ........... Mon 11-Aug
Sivan 24 ...... Fri 27-Jun Tamuz 17 .... Sun 20-Jul Av 11 ........... Tue 12-Aug
Sivan 25 ...... Sat 28-Jun Tamuz 18 .... Mon 21-Jul Av 12 ........... Wed 13-Aug
Sivan 26 ...... Sun 29-Jun Tamuz 19 .... Tue 22-Jul Av 13 ........... Thu 14-Aug
Sivan 27 ...... Mon 30-Jun Tamuz 20 .... Wed 23-Jul Av 14 ........... Fri 15-Aug
Sivan 28 ...... Tue 1-Jul Tamuz 21 .... Thu 24-Jul Av 15 ........... Sat 16-Aug
Sivan 29 ...... Wed 2-Jul Tamuz 22 .... Fri 25-Jul Av 16 ........... Sun 17-Aug
Sivan 30 ...... Thu 3-Jul Tamuz 23 .... Sat 26-Jul Av 17 ........... Mon 18-Aug
Tamuz 1 ...... Fri 4-Jul Tamuz 24 .... Sun 27-Jul Av 18 ........... Tue 19-Aug
Tamuz 2 ...... Sat 5-Jul Tamuz 25 .... Mon 28-Jul Av 19 ........... Wed 20-Aug
Tamuz 3 ...... Sun 6-Jul Tamuz 26 .... Tue 29-Jul Av 20 ........... Thu 21-Aug
Tamuz 4 ...... Mon 7-Jul Tamuz 27 .... Wed 30-Jul Av 21 ........... Fri 22-Aug
Tamuz 5 ...... Tue 8-Jul Tamuz 28 .... Thu 31-Jul Av 22 ........... Sat 23-Aug
Tamuz 6 ...... Wed 9-Jul Tamuz 29 .... Fri 1-Aug Av 23 ........... Sun 24-Aug
Tamuz 7 ...... Thu 10-Jul Av 1 ............. Sat 2-Aug Av 24 ........... Mon 25-Aug
Tamuz 8 ...... Fri 11-Jul Av 2 ............. Sun 3-Aug Av 25 ........... Tue 26-Aug
Tamuz 9 ...... Sat 12-Jul Av 3 ............. Mon 4-Aug Av 26 ........... Wed 27-Aug
Tamuz 10 .... Sun 13-Jul Av 4 ............. Tue 5-Aug Av 27 ........... Thu 28-Aug
Tamuz 11 .... Mon 14-Jul Av 5 ............. Wed 6-Aug Av 28 ........... Fri 29-Aug
Tamuz 12 .... Tue 15-Jul Av 6 ............. Thu 7-Aug Av 29 ........... Sat 30-Aug
Tamuz 13 .... Wed 16-Jul Av 7 ............. Fri 8-Aug Av 30 ........... Sun 31-Aug
Tamuz 14 .... Thu 17-Jul Av 8 ............. Sat 9-Aug Elul 1 ........... Mon 1-Sep

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 You Shop…Stores Donate.
Turn Purchasing Power
into Fundraising!

Use Scrip for your monthly food, clothing and gift

shopping and stores automatically donate money to FHC.

Scrip is a store gift card issued by stores to help non-

profits like FHC raise money. Each card purchased from
FHC Scrip looks and functions just like gift cards bought
at the store.

FHC Scrip now has WALMART, plus:

iTunes Gap Build-A-Bear
Gymboree Macy’s Barnes & Noble
Kohl’s JCPenney Bloomingdale’s
ShopRite Stop & Shop A&P
Movies, restaurants, & more!

The order form (next page) lists the percentage of sales donated by each store.
Use the card within one year from the date of purchase. You will be contacted
when your order is ready for pick-up at FHC during office hours: Monday -
Thursday 7am - 4pm and Friday 7am - 2pm. To pick up during Hebrew School,
please make arrangements with Scrip Coordinators Susan Cohen (734-2149) or
Lili Kasdan (737-8248).

Order by the end of the month for pick-up after the 10th
July – August 08Visa & MasterCard accepted on orders over $500
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Friday, July 4
ONEGS
Roshi & Ben Newman in honor of their granddaughter Alexandra Kahn’s birthday on July 4
Selda Bloome in honor of the birth of her great grandchild Alma Valen born on May 15
The Rosen family in honor of Ariel’s birthday on July 7
Paula & Joe Martin in honor of their wedding anniversary on July 7
The Walker family in honor of Ben’s birthday on July 8

Friday, July 11
Marsha Landsberg in honor of her grandson Perry Lee Minkoff’s birthday on July 11
Michele & Henri Mazeres in honor of their father Hyman Mendelowitz’s birthday on July 12
Carol & Harold Schlacter in honor of their granddaughter Brianna Joi DeNisco’s birthday on July 15
Carol & Harold Schlacter in honor of Carol’s mother Anne Sarett’s birthday on July 15
Fran Bensky in honor of Mort’s birthday on July 15
Mike Seid in honor of his great granddaughter Sophia Bajcer’s birthday on July 15
The Treinish family in honor of Jake’s birthday on July 16

Friday, July 18
Sue Weiler in honor of her granddaughter Emily Sohn’s birthday on July 18
The Rubin family in honor of Leslie’s birthday on July 18
The Rosen family in honor of Gabriella’s birthday on July 20
Marilyn & Freemont Reif in honor of their wedding anniversary on July 24

Friday, July 25
Selda Bloome in honor of her great granddaughter Shelly Velan’s birthday on July 28
The Becker family in honor of Rabbi Kupchik & Ann’s wedding anniversary on July 28
Alice Krochmal in honor of Rabbi Kupchik & Ann’s wedding anniversary on July 28
Lea & Alberto Kupchik in honor of Claudio & Ann Kupchik’s wedding anniversary on July 28
Mike Seid in honor of his grandchildren Andrea & Robert Lack’s wedding anniversary on July 28
The Calo family in honor of Seraphin’s birthday on July 28
Andrew & Daniela Rosen in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary on July 31

Friday, August 1
Michele Singer in honor of Ken’s birthday on August 1
The Ruff family in honor of Noah’s birthday on August 3
The Ruff family in honor of Sophie’s birthday on August 5
Selda Bloome in honor of her granddaughter Hadar Krupnik’s birthday on August 7
Selda Bloome in honor of Kenny & Hadar Krupnik’s wedding anniversary on August 7
Leslie & Bill Rubin in honor of their wedding anniversary on August 7
Larry Miller in honor of Fran’s birthday on August 7
Sue Weiler in honor of Fran Miller’s birthday on August 7

Friday, August 8
Jean & Joel Berger in honor of their wedding anniversary on August 8
Irene Reiss in honor of her grandson Adi Hahitti’s birthday on August 8
Selda Bloome in honor of her grandson Joseph Everet Bloome’s birthday on August 9
Amy & Paul Burckhard in honor of their grandson Hudson Drew Burckhard’s 1st birthday on August 14

Friday, August 15
Mike Seid in honor of his grandchildren Suzanne & David Abramson’s wedding anniversary on August 15
Selda Bloome in honor of her grandchildren Shani & Noam Velan’s wedding anniversary on August 15
The Newman family in honor of Chuck’s birthday on August 17
The Yasuna family in honor of Elizabeth’s birthday on August 18
Fran & Larry Miller in honor of Rochelle & Eric Moses’ wedding anniversary on August 19
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 Mural @ First Hebrew Congregation

Friday, August 22
ONEGS, Cont.
The Berger family in honor of Zach’s birthday on August 23
The Burckhard family in honor of Amy’s birthday on August 24
The Becker family in honor of Ann Kupchik’s birthday on August 25
Lea & Alberto Kupchik in honor of their daughter-in-law Ann Kupchik’s birthday on August 25
The Yasuna family in honor of Ann Kupchik’s birthday on August 25
Alice Krochmal in honor of Ann Kupchik’s birthday on August 25

Friday, August 29
Carol & Harold Schlachter in honor of their son Ean Jason’s birthday on August 30
Paula & Joe Martin in honor of Rachel & Sara Meytin’s wedding anniversary on August 31
The Walker family in honor of Ann & Dave Walker’s wedding anniversary on September 2
Roshie & Ben Newman in honor of Lauren & Daniel Litchfield’s wedding anniversary on September 3
The Walker family in honor of Marion & Harvey Trachtenberg’s wedding anniversary on September 4
Robin & Jeremy Krantz in honor of their wedding anniversary on September 4

Donations:
In honor of the Bar Mitzvah of Samuel Schechter - Bob & Rachel Rubenfeld
In memory of Lilyan Charton – Bob & Rachel Rubenfeld
In memory of Dorothy Rubenfeld – Bob & Rachel Rubenfeld
Congregation
July – August 08 Betterment – Ken Litvin & Michele Singer www.FirstHebrew.Org 18
 Around Town
We are proud to announce the creation of
The Good People Fund. We hope it will help to
fill the void created when the Ziv Tzedakah Fund
closed at the end of March, and that it will build
upon Ziv’s legacy. The fund’s founders and initial
donors were strongly committed to Ziv’s mission
and believe that the essence of its good work
should continue to help, educate and inspire
others.
The Good People Fund, Inc. is committed to
supporting small, grass-roots endeavors that are
making a difference in people’s lives, and to
providing educational resources that will show
many ways individuals of all means can truly
make a difference. We will do so with a minimum
of bureaucracy and with the greatest
transparency. One crucial first step in planning
was to arrange for Naomi Eisenberger, Ziv’s
former Managing Director, to bring her 16 years
of experience to The Good People Fund as its
first Executive Director.
While we’re just getting started, we would
like to introduce ourselves by inviting you to take
a look around our new web site:
www.goodpeoplefund.org. It is by no means
complete, but after a visit you’ll know more about
us and our goals. Here are some specific things
you will find:
The Tzedakah Diary will give you some
idea of the good work in which we wish to make a
difference. It is filled with amazing stories of the
goodness we see first-hand almost daily. We
hope you’ll stop back to read it often.
If you are an educator you will find new
materials to use in your classroom. If you are a
parent or grandparent you, too, will discover new
ways to impart to your children or grandchildren
the many ways that they can make a difference.
July – August 08
If you are about to celebrate a simcha,
particularly a Bar or Bat Mitzvah we have much
to offer you in ideas about making this a
particularly meaningful event to you and your
family. This information will be added to the site
shortly.
Coming in the near future will be our
Gallery of Good People—a place where you will
be able to see specific opportunities for funding
within the programs we support.
Voices of Good People will bring you the
words, both written and spoken (from time to
time) of people we believe have many insights
to share on tzedakah, tikkun olam, mitzvot and
more.
The public announcement of The Good
People Fund now, in the days immediately
before the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, brings
with it special significance in the Jewish tradition
It is a festival that not only celebrates the
harvesting of the first fruits, but also the giving of
the Torah to the Jewish people. The Torah
identifies hundreds of mitzvot (commandments),
many of them dealing specifically with our
obligations to care for poor and less fortunate
people among us. Our hope is that this new
fund will find effective and personally meaningful
ways for each of us to bring about a more
perfect and just world.
Take a look at what we have done with
our “first fruits”. There are ways both big and
small to change the world — we hope you will
join us on the journey!
Moadim L’simcha!
Naomi and the Board of Trustees of the Good
People Fund
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 For ten days every October, Tzahal Shalom
of Northern Westchester welcomes a delegation of Tzahal Shalom Program for
active duty combat officers from the Israeli Defense
Forces. Their mission is to connect with our
2008 Begins on Sunday,
community, to bring a bit of Israel into our homes, 10/26/2008 and will run for ten
and to meet with seniors, adults, college students, days and will end on November
teens and children. These IDF officers come from
different military branches and are chosen for their
5, 2008
bravery, their stories, and their ability to
communicate in English.
While in Northern Westchester, the soldiers
get a reprieve from active combat duty and a
chance to see New York. Most importantly, they
begin to understand the support they have from our
community and return to Israel with a renewed spirit
and great pride! In return, we get the gift of their
presence and build relationships with these special
individuals.
Soldiers are housed by host families in our
community. Each soldier and host family also has a
‘buddy’ family that is involved with them during their
stay. There are a multitude of ways for the
community to get involved: host a soldier for dinner,
host a parlor meeting, drive, attend outings, or join
a committee.
While in our community, the soldiers attend More information available at:
various synagogue and community events as well
as sightseeing in New York. They travel to West
Point, go to the UN, see the Statue of Liberty, take
http://www.tzahalshalom.org/
in –aAugust
July Broadway
08 show, and more. www.FirstHebrew.Org 20
 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.
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 our Rebbetzin Ann —

at home: 718-228-1208;
or work: 212-288-1144;
or by email:ann@firsthebrew.org

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 Visit us on the web:
•Thinking of you
• Sympathy
www.FirstHebrew.org
Call to have card sent — $3 per card
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
The synagogue bulletin is a place not Please keep the following in mind: the website at
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
their fellow congregants. We are • Please submit your article or the e-mail address to use is
happy to consider all articles submitted announcement via e-mail to fhc@firsthebrew.org. To
to Kehilataynu; however, we reserve bulletin@firsthebrew.org. If you do not email Rabbi Kupchik directly,
the right to edit for style, and length. In have a computer, and/or your use rabbi@firsthebrew.org
addition, all articles submitted by FHC submission is not available in digital
members are labeled as such and do format, you may fax, mail, or deliver
not reflect the opinion of FHC or the your (typed) submission(s) to the
Did you know that
Board of Trustees. temple office. First Hebrew has a
Please keep the following in mind: • Please provide original copies of flyers website?
Articles and announcements must be and photos (faxed copies are not
received in the FHC office by the last suitable for reproduction)— they will be Visit www.firsthebrew.org for
week of each month, five weeks returned. synagogue information,
before publication. --------------------------------------------- articles, plus current and
archived issues of the
bulletin. The following
Let Everyone Know How Proud month’s bulletin is posted
shortly after it goes to the
We are of Our Children! printer, so you can read it
The Board of Education would like to honor our wonderful Bar/Bat Mitzvah without having to wait for the
students in a special way! post office to deliver it! You
can even view a printable
We would like each student to submit a brief biography (5-7 sentences) to be version of the current
placed in the synagogue bulletin. The biography could include information such as month’s calendar. Come
their Bar/BatMitzvah date, grade, school, outside interests, and should include a check it out! If you have any
short description about his/her service project; you may also include a photograph questions or comments, feel
if you like. The responsibility to write and submit this information belongs to the free to send email to
family of the child. Please do not cause unnecessary disappointment for your bill@firsthebrew.org.
children when they don’t see their names in the bulletin with their classmates. The
biography must be submitted to the editor FIVE WEEKS prior to the first day of
the Bar/Bat Mitzvah month to ensure placement in a timely fashion. Any articles
sent after that time will be placed in the next bulletin, which may be after the
Bar/Bat Mitzvah date. Please submit the biography to the bulletin at bulletin@
FirstHebrew.org or you can mail or fax to the FHC office.

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If you are interested in assisting with publishing the Kehilataynu as editor, designer, writer, or any
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Articles for the October 2008 Bulletin are due by:

Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Articles for the September 2008 Bulletin are due by Wednesday, July 31, 2008
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 Food as Medicine
These recommendations are reasonable, but not substitutes for your doctor’s advice.
HEADACHE? EAT FISH!
Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches.
So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.
HAY FEVER? EAT YOGURT!
Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season.
Also-eat honey from your area (local region) daily.
TO PREVENT STROKE DRINK TEA!
Prevent build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls with
regular doses of tea. (Actually, tea suppresses appetite
and keeps the pounds from invading....Green tea is great
for our immune system)!
INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP?) HONEY!
Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.
ASTHMA? EAT ONIONS!!!!
Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes.
(onion packs place on chest helped the respiratory
ailments and actually made breathing better).
ARTHRITIS? EAT FISH, TOO!!
Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent
arthritis. (Fish has omega oils, good for our immune
system)
UPSET STOMACH? BANANAS - GINGER!!!!!
Bananas will settle an upset stomach.
Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.
BLADDER INFECTION? DRINK CRANBERRY
JUICE!!!!
High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.
BONE PROBLEMS? EAT PINEAPPLE!!!
Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the
manganese in pineapple.
MEMORY PROBLEMS? EAT OYSTERS!
Oysters help improve your mental functioning by
supplying much-needed zinc.
COLDS? EAT GARLIC!
Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (Remember, garlic
lowers cholesterol, too.)
COUGHING? USE RED PEPPERS!!
A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is
found in hot red pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper with
caution-it can irritate your tummy.
BREAST CANCER? EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage
Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels.
LUNG CANCER? EAT DARK GREEN AND ORANGE
AND VEGGIES!!!
A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A
found in dark green and orange vegetables.
ULCERS? EAT CABBAGE ALSO!!!
Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric
and duodenal ulcers.
July – August 08
DIARRHEA? EAT APPLES!
Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to
cure this condition. (Bananas are good for this ailment)
CLOGGED ARTERIES? EAT AVOCADO!
Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? EAT CELERY AND OLIVE
OIL!!!
Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure.
Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.
BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE? EAT BROCCOLI AND
PEANUTS!!!
The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate
insulin and blood sugar.
Kiwi: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of
potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fiber. Its Vitamin C
content is twice that of an orange.
Apple: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although
an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has
antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of
Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon
cancer, heart attack & stroke.
Strawberry: Protective fruit. Strawberries have the
highest total antioxidant power among major fruits &
protect the body from causing, blood vessels
clogging free radicals. (Actually, any berry is good for
you.. they're high in anti-oxidants and they actually keep
us young.........blueberries are the best and very
versatile in the health field........they get rid of all the
free-radicals that invade our bodies)
Orange: Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 - 4 oranges a day
may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent &
dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen the risk of colon
cancer.
Watermelon: Coolest Thirst Quencher. Composed of
92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of
glutathione which helps boost our immune system. They
are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting
oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are
Vitamin C & Potassium. (Watermelon also has natural
substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin
healthy, protecting our skin from those darn UV rays)
Guava & Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are
the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava
is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation.
Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your
eyes. (Also good for gas and indigestion)
Tomatoes are very good as a preventative measure for
men, keeps those prostrate problems from invading their
bodies......GOOD AS MEDICINE.
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Share your Simchas by Sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat

SISTERHOOD invites you to join us 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. Even if you have been a sponsor, please
take a minute and go over your list. If you have never sponsored an Oneg, now is the time to add your name
and your loved ones’ names to the pages you see in the bulletin as well as having your SIMCHA announced
from the Bima. Listings must be submitted TWO MONTHS PRIOR to the occasion in order to be printed in
the bulletin. 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.____________________________________________________________________________________

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