NEWSLETTER
Congregation Sons of Israel
Established 1909
Park and Spring Streets; P.O. Box 702
Peabody, Massachusetts 01960
(978) 532-1624
www.peabodyshul.org
FRIDAY NIGHT SABBATH SERVICE
will be at Temple Ner Tamid, Peabody
on June 2, 2017 at 8:00pm
Time to Kindle Sabbath Candles for June 2017
June 2................7:58pm
June 9................8:02pm
June 16..............8:06pm
June 23..............8:07pm
June 30..............8:07pm
SATURDAY MINYANS——9:00am
SUNDAY MINYANS———9:00am
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June 2017 HAPPENINGS!
The Combined Peabody Synagogue
Friday Night Shabbat Service
will be held at
Temple Ner Tamid, 368 Lowell Street, Peabody
on Friday, June 2nd at 8:00pm
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SAVE THE DATE:
Our next Friday Night Sabbath Service will be
July 7, 2017 at 7:30pm
Saturday-June 3, 2017-Kiddush sponsored by:
Irving Sacks in Memory of his wife, Irene.
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Saturday-June 10, 2017-Kiddush sponsored by:
Francine Black in Honor & Celebration of her
grandson Quinn Barry Black’s 9th Birthday.
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Saturday-June 17, 2017-Kiddush sponsored by:
Howie & Joyce Freedman in Celebration of their
granddaughter Victoria Goldstein’s Bat Mitzvah!
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Saturday-June 24, 2017-Kiddush sponsored by:
Freda Kravetz in Celebration of Irving Sacks’s 91st Birthday!
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Celebrate your Simchas, Mitzvahs and Blessings with an Oneg on Friday night
or a Kiddush on Saturday or Sunday morning at our Shul!
Share in your joy & do a good deed at the same time.
PLEASE PAY PROMPTLY PRIOR TO EVENT.
WE APPRECIATE THE PEOPLE WHO CONTINUALLY SPONSOR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS.
SPONSORING GIVES YOU INNER SATISFACTION. NOW’S YOUR TIME TO SHINE.
For more information call Mara Cohen @ 1-978-535-1752
Or email Mara at [email protected]
We have openings into Summer 2017! If you write it on the calendar,
please call Mara to confirm that date is not already taken. Thank you.
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ATTENTION
** Board Meeting Dates 2017**
CONG. TIFERETH ISRAEL
FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICES
Annual Mtg. June 4, 2017 (11:00am)
June 30th, July 28th, August 25.
Services start at 7:30pm, Oneg will follow.
All are welcome to attend.
Elliot Hershoff, President
PLEASE BRING 2 ITEMS FOR
THE FOOD PANTRY.
CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATES!
THANK YOU.
SAVE THE DATE!
June 2, 2017 at 8:00pm
Temple Ner Tamid will host the
Combined Synagogue Friday Night Service.
(368 Lowell Street, Peabody)
Shavuot services for the first day will be on
Wednesday, May 31st @ 9:00am
Shavuot services for the second day will be on
Thursday, June 1st @ 9:00am Yizkor will be recited around 10:30am
North Shore Post 220 is holding its monthly meeting
Sunday, June 18th at
Congregation Sons of Israel @ 10.30 am.
All Jewish Veterans are welcome.
Refreshments will be served.
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ATTENTION
LADIES OF THE SHUL
Is there a special Sabbath tune that you enjoy singing?
A certain English reading that holds meaning for you?
Then the Ladies Friday Night Service is for you!
This year’s service will be on Friday, August 4, 2017
If you’d like to participate, then just email Roz
at [email protected]
There will be plenty of parts available in both
English & Hebrew, so don’t be shy!
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The Humanitarian Committee would like to congratulate
Michael Landau,
this year's Scholarship Recipient.
We would also like to thank everyone who has
supported the Scholarship Fund in the past
and ask for your continued support
in the future so we can keep
these scholarships coming.
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NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR 2017-2018:
At the Shul’s Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday June 4th, Congregants will elect
Officers and Board members for the coming year. The nominating committee met on
April 16th & nominated the following members to serve as Directors & Officers:
DIRECTORS
Rosalyn Abrams
Phyllis Bergman
Francine Black
Mara B. Cohen
Paula Cohen
Richard Dinkin
Susan Dinkin
Diane Elefson
Harvey Elefson
Joan Fine
Carol Gorevitz
Daniel Leavitt
Barry Lischinsky
Paul Ordman
Harriet Polonsky
Alan Rosenfield
Barbara Sigel
Sandy Simon
Stanley Simon
Marjorie Simon
Fred Stark
Ronald Tanzer
Robert Wright
Sheri Olans Wright
TRUST FUND:
There are six trustees of the Edward Edelstein Trust Fund each elected for a two year term.
Three are elected in an odd year and three are elected in an even year.
Susan Dinkin, Ronald Tanzer and Barbara Sigel (term expires in June 2018)
Francine Black, Alan Spatrick and Rob Wright (term will expire in June 2017)
The following Directors have previously been elected as Directors for Life
And therefore are not subject to election:
DIRECTORS FOR LIFE
Irving Sacks
Freda Kravetz
OFFICERS
President: Rosalyn B. Abrams
Vice President: Robert Wright
Treasurer: Sheri Olans Wright
Financial Secretary: Harriet Polonsky
Recording Secretary: Susan Dinkin
Corresponding Secretary: Barbara Sigel
The position of Ritual Director is not subject to election at this time.
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We currently have dates available to
sponsor a Kiddush and/or Oneg:
July 2017 and more are available...
Call to book today!
Cost of Oneg is $100.00 - Cost of Kiddush is $75.00
Please contact Mara at 978-535-1752
([email protected])
to sponsor one of these dates.
IF YOU WRITE A DATE ON THE CALENDAR.
PLEASE CONFIRM THE DATE WITH MARA.
Thank you.
CONGREGATION SONS OF ISRAEL
MEN’S CLUB
Will meet on Wednesday
the 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th of June at 9:00am, all at the Shul.
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The Congregation Sons of Israel Men's Club meets every
Wednesday morning at 9:00 am in the Herbster Social Hall.
Each week the club has an abbreviated weekday morning service
followed by breakfast and a lively discussion. The discussion is often
led by Rabbi Nechemiah Schusterman of Chabad of the North Shore.
Weekly dues, which are two dollars per week are used to purchase items
that the Shul needs or sometimes donated to a local charity.
Please join us on any Wednesday morning.
Paper Goods, Peanut Butter, Tuna & ***Kosher Vegetarian Soup
are NEEDED to go to Kosher Food Pantry. ***Brown Rice & Dried Beans.
Food donations (MUST BE KOSHER).
Especially during this time of year, it is a wonderful
way to give back to our community.
Please remember to CHECK EXPIRATION DATES
before you bring items to the Shul.
Bins are located upstairs in the vestibule and
downstairs in the back of the Herbster Social Hall.
Thank you.
The Humanitarian Committee
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!
Experience the beauty, excitement and awesomeness of Israel
on a memorable trip of a lifetime for active adults! We will celebrate
Israel’s 70th Independence Day dancing in the streets of Tel Aviv!
Whether you are a first-time visitor to Israel or someone who has not
been to Israel in decades, this trip is for you! Places we will visit include:
Per-person cost based on
double-occupancy at deluxe
accommodations and full
Israeli breakfast daily and
lunch or dinner daily
For more information, you are invited to attend an informational meeting
on Thursday, June 22, 7 p.m. in the Tanzer Room at Chelsea
Jewish Lifecare, 240 Lynnfield Street, Peabody or contact Debbie Coltin
at 978-740-4428 or email [email protected].
Land only: $3,250
Land & air: $4,595
(based on economy airfare
of $1,345, including taxes
and fuel surcharges)
Tips: $225 per person
Lappin Foundation
Enhancing Jewish Identity across Generations
29 Congress Street • PO Box 986 • Salem, MA 01970
978.740.4431 • fax 978.744.1411 • www.lappinfoundation.org
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LIFE CYCLE EVENTS
Mazel Tov to Eliza Shayne Cohen, daughter of
Laurel & Steven Cohen & granddaughter of Morris Sharaf,
who graduated Northeastern University, Summa Cum Laude,
and achieved her Doctorate in Physical Therapy.
Mazel Tov to Joyce & Howie Freedman on the Bat Mitzvah
of their granddaughter, Victoria Goldstein.
Mazel Tov to Joyce & Howie Freedman on the
recent birth of their grandson Theodore (Theo) Mason Goldstein.
Mazel tov to Seth and Alissa Landau, on their son
Michael Landau's graduation from Lynnfield High School.
Mazel Tov to Rhonda and Stuart Spitzer, and
David and Ellen Landau on their grandson
Michael Landau's graduation from Lynnfield High School.
Mazel Tov to Irving Sacks on his “91st” Birthday!
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Please forward your information by the 15th of each month
in order to get into the newsletter in a timely manner.
Sometimes we miss an announcement, so if you hear of
anything please inform us. Life Cycles should be sent
to [email protected] or call Barbara at 978-536-2018.
You may also leave a message on the Synagogue’s
answering machine at 978-532-1624.
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“The Summer months are upon us, please bring a sweater
or dress in layers when you join us for the wonderful services
and events. Sometimes the temperature will fluctuate.”
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Newsletter Prepared by:
Mara B. Cohen, Barbara Sigel
& Rosalyn Abrams
Richard Dinkin
Seth Landau
Sheri Olans Wright
Ritual Information:
Spiritual Leader:
Publicity:
Disclaimer: We are not responsible for typographical
or other errors. We apologize if there are any.
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REMINDERS
Get Well cards and Sympathy cards are sent to our Congregants.
Please call Marjorie Simon 978-535-0050,
to inform her of any illness or condolences.
To all our Congregants, when making a donation or any payment,
please write reason, and specify on your check and envelope
whether it is designated for the General Fund,
Trust Fund, Building Fund, Scholarship Fund
& Torah Repair Fund!
Mail to: Congregation Sons of Israel
P.O. Box 702, Peabody, MA 01960.
DEDICATE A PRAYER BOOK
You can dedicate a book for a $36.00 donation. We will prepare a
beautiful inscribed label and insert it into a book in memory or
in honor of a loved one or a happy event. Send request and donation to:
Congregation Sons of Israel, P.O. Box 702, Peabody, MA 01960.
If you would like to be on the E-mail list, please send your e-mail address
to our Shul e-mail address: [email protected].
You can also contact the Shul through our website: www.peabodyshul.org.
Check it out!
The Shul supports
The Shriners Hospitals for Children.
We are saving the aluminum tabs on soda & similar cans.
The Shriners collects these in bulk, sell the aluminum
& use the money to support hospitals.
Please save & bring in your tabs when you visit the Shul.
There are red containers upstairs in the foyer & downstairs
on top of the safe.
Your cans will still have the full redemption value.
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The following donations were received
April 16, 2017 - May 15, 2017
Donations can be designated to the following funds:
The Building Fund, The General Fund,
The Scholarship Fund, The Torah Repair Fund.
Prayerbooks can also be donated to honor the memory of a loved
one or friend, to observe a yahrzeit, to acknowledge
a "simcha", or for any reason.
Send all gifts to:
Congregation Sons of Israel, Box 702, Peabody, MA 01960
and be sure to mark your check or envelope which fund
you'd prefer your donation to go to. Thank you.
General Fund
Muriel & Sumner Bean……In honor of the 85th birthday of Doris Salinar
Adele Bernstein & Claire Calish…….In memory of father, Herman Bernstein
Bernice Bornstein……..In memory of father, Jacob Penziner
James Horwitz…….In memory of wife, Charlotte Horwitz
Susan Ainbinder Kagan…….In memory of mother-in-law, Sadie Kagan
Art & Mary Kellerman……In memory of mother & mother-in-law,
Rhoda Kellerman
Genya Krigman…….In memory of mother, Roda Liberman
Marty & Janice LaBelle…….In memory of Selma Lesburg
Elaine Merken…….In memory of husband, Henry Merken
Karen Skversky…….In memory of mother, Frances Gold
Leona Conford-Tuttle…….In memory of brother, Alfred Gordon
Scholarship Fund
Barry & Roz Abrams……In memory of Hilda Ozuransky
Sally Francis…….In memory of father, Saul Prager
Marjorie Kaufman…….In memory of father, Ben Kaufman
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Building Fund
Gerald Silver…….In memory of mother, Dorothy Feingold Silver
........In memory of sister, Carol Silver Chasalow
Torah Repair Fund
Mara B. Cohen……..In memory of Norman Goldblatt, father of Cheryl Jacobs
Edelstein Trust Fund
Barbie Corcoran……In loving memory of Steve Lemack
Meryl & David Johnson……..In memory of Steve Lemack
Freda Kravetz………In memory of mother, Yental Pecker
Bernard Lemack……..In memory of Steve Lemack
Marilyn Smith & Bruce Sooy……..in loving memory of Steve Lemack
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June 2017
Sunday
Monday
Sivan/Tammuz 5777
Wednesday Thursday
Tuesday
1
Shavuot
Services 9am
Friday
Saturday
2
Light Candles
7:58pm
3
Services 9am
Yizkor 10:30am Services 8:00pm
Temple Ner
Tamid
4
Services 9am
5
7
6
8
9
Light Candles
8:02pm
10
Services 9am
14
Men’s Club 9am
15
16
17
Light Candles
8:06pm
Services 9am
21
Men’s Club 9am
22
23
Light Candles
8:07pm
24
28
Men’s Club 9am
29
Men’s Club 9am
Board Mtg.
11:00am
11
Services 9am
12
18
Services 9am
JWV Mtg.
10:30am
19
13
20
Father’s Day
25
Services 9am
26
27
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30
Light Candles
8:07pm
Services 9am