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A Jewish twist on seven common New Year’s resolutions By Michelle Cohen HAKOL Editor The month of Elul is a time for looking back at the past year in reflection, apologizing for wrongdoings and clearing the slate for a new year. But what happens after? Sometimes it’s all too easy to go back to routine for the next year until the High Holidays crop up again. But the idea of a new year is not just about looking backward. Every year in January, people come up with resolutions to improve their lives in the new year. There’s no reason why we can’t use this age-old tradition for the Jewish new year as well! Check out these ways to keep the spirit of Rosh Hashanah into 5779 and beyond.
1. Spend time with friends and family
With work, school and a myriad of obligations, it can be hard to find time to come together with your family, but in addition to being a mitzvah, spending time with family is a great way to feel connected to your loved ones. Put the stereotypical “call your mother!” trope to use and stay in touch by phone, email, letters and visits.
2. Find ways to become and stay active
Becoming physically active may seem like a daunting task, but all it requires is starting and following some sort of activity regimen. Consider going to the Jewish Community Center for gym memberships, classes and personal trainers who can help you find the best way to be fit. Plus, activity doesn’t necessarily have to mean running on a treadmill. Activity in one’s life could be as simple as figuring out ways to leave the house more, trying some after-work activities or taking the kids to the park more often. This could also include activities sponsored by local Jewish agencies, programming from the JCC, plays at Muhlenberg College and Lehigh University, museums to explore and much, much more.
3. Learn something new
This resolution ties into the traditional idea of Jews as askers of questions and seekers of answers. Take some time to learn about something Jewish or secular that piques your interest. Anything from scholarly studies to learning to answer your kids’ endless “whys” is a great way to keep your mind active throughout the new year.
4. Help others
The Jewish community is rife with opportunities to help others. Whether you are interested in
donating extra time, money or supplies like food and household goods, there are plenty of ways to give back. Consider volunteering for an organization like Jewish Family Service to help local older adults and people in need of food, or read a story to kids at the Jewish Day School. Spend a day doing a mitzvah at a local place that needs help. This resolution often stems from gratitude about your own life or circumstances. Find a way to share your joy with others in the Jewish spirit of making the world a better place.
to fit in a jam-packed schedule, but reading is a relaxing activity that can help you get in a better mindset for the future. The Torah is definitely an option for Jewish reading, but there are also many modern Jewish books that can keep you captivated. Start looking through the religion section in bookstores and you might even find some things in your favorite genre, like fiction or fantasy. For kids, there are a plethora of educational options, including the brand-new books published on the next page.
5. Renovate your apartment/house
7. Eat better
Although this resolution may seem simple, there are several Jewish applications. Think about including some Jewish art in your home, setting up or refurbishing a kosher kitchen and finding ways to use your space and furniture to bring people together. If you decide to buy new fixtures for your house, the old ones could help someone in need, whether at a Jewish nonprofit or Goodwill. This is a great way to add a mitzvah onto your home improvement project!
6. Read more
Setting aside quiet time for reading may be hard
It can be so hard to make positive changes to your diet especially with an all-or-nothing mindset. But there are ways to make your favorite Jewish or secular foods healthier, and include them as part of a healthier diet and lifestyle change. Ashkenazi food is known in particular for being difficult to make health-conscious, but ingredient swaps like a wheat bagel with your lox or adding more veggies into your brisket are a great way to keep that familiar, flavorful taste while also keeping an eye on your health. Also, try learning about healthier Jewish foods that may be new to you, like shakshuka, tahini, Israeli salad and mujaderra.
Two festive nail designs for the High Holidays By Michelle Cohen HAKOL Editor The High Holidays are a time of reflection and looking back, but there are also plenty of opportunities to celebrate the new year with foods like round challah, fish heads and apples and honey. I’ve created two new nail designs for the new year and am happy to share them with you in anticipation of a happy 5779 and beyond. For either design, begin with a base coat if you want, then follow the steps below for some special holiday nails!
DIE-CUT APPLES IN HONEY NAILS
1. (Optional) Paint a single coat of white nail polish over your nail. If you have a lighter shade of yellow, this step will make the yellow look more vibrant. Let the coat dry – it shouldn’t take very long because it doesn’t need to be very thick.
2. Paint a coat of yellow over the white until your nail is an opaque yellow. This may require a thicker coat and a longer drying time than the white. 3. Decide if you want a red or a green apple; once you’ve picked your color, make two ovals touching each other, going over as much of the nail as you want. 4. Wait for that layer to dry before adding two white ovals in the middle of each of the ovals from the previous step, not letting them touch. 5. Use a dotting tool or something with a fine tip, like a pen/pencil or the point of tweezers, to add some small black dots to the white ovals. These will be the apple seeds. 6. Keep using the finer-pointed tool to draw a line on top of the largest ovals to make the stem, and then add a small green leaf. 7. Wait for the design to dry – this might take a while – before you add a topcoat to prevent chipping. Then it’s
time to enjoy your new nail art!
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1. (Optional) Paint along the top part of your nail with one coat of white nail polish to make the next step brighter. 2. Paint over the white line in yellow. 3. While the yellow is still wet, use tweezers to pick up a small apple decal (available on Amazon; you can also print out a tiny picture of an apple about the size of a pencil tip from point to base). Stick the decal in the wet nail polish and press it down. 4. When the yellow nail polish is dry, start layering some clear nail polish until the entire nail is covered. Make sure to completely cover the decal. This may take 2 or 3 layers of clear nail polish. 5. Allow the topcoat layers plenty of time to dry before enjoying your French tip nails! NEW YEAR 5779 | HAKOL LEHIGH VALLEY | SEPTEMBER 2018 3
New children’s books: A magical shoebox and animals from everywhere
by Noga Applebaum Green Bean Books; ages 4-8
By Penny Schwartz Jewish Telegraphic Agency From an African warthog to swinging orangutans, animals from all corners of the planet are featured in two stories among a new crop of children’s books at the Jewish New Year that also includes a lyrical poem of the biblical story of Creation and a magical story about an ordinary shoebox. And a bonus: An illustrated picture book tells the story of Regina Jonas, the German Jewish girl who followed her dream to become the first woman ordained as a rabbi. Young ones can get a jump start on the new year by turning the pages on these entertaining and informative reads. Rosh Hashanah ushers in the High Holidays on Sunday evening, Sept. 9. Shani's Shoebox Written and illustrated by Rinat Hoffman; translated (from Hebrew)
Prepare to be enchanted! “Shani's Shoebox,” a gently rhyming poem-story for Rosh Hashanah by the award-winning Israeli illustrator and children's author Rinat Hoffman, will kick off the Jewish New Year on the right foot. Shani's “aba,” the Hebrew word for dad, surprises her with a pair of shiny new red shoes for Rosh Hashanah. Naturally she tosses aside the ordinary looking shoebox. "It was only a box after all, nothing more," she says. But on Yom Kippur, Shani finds the box hidden behind stuffed animals and the next day crafts it into a sukkah. During Chanukah, a cat discovers the discarded box and uses it to stay warm in the winter. Season to season, the box takes on a magical quality, turning up in new guises and with new uses throughout a year's worth of Jewish holidays. The next Rosh Hashanah, when Shani's father fills the box with a new pair of shoes – this time they are blue – Shani is re-
minded of the year’s adventures. Hoffman's colorful, animated illustrations draw in readers with vibrant energy. In one scene, as the family prepares the house for Passover, Shani is on a stool cleaning a mirror and her dad is sweeping. It's refreshing to have a children's story that depicts a father in everyday roles more commonly associated with moms, like buying shoes for his kids and cleaning the house. Where's the Potty on This Ark? Kerry Olitzky; illustration by Abigail Tompkins Kar-Ben; ages 1-4 Even on Noah's Ark, the animals need to use the potty. Young kids will be delightfully surprised with this inventive spin on the biblical story of Noah, from the Book of Genesis. As Noah and his wife, Naamah, greet each of the animals onto the ark, Naamah makes sure they are comfortable. "Be careful not to hit your head on the ceiling," she warns. The ark comes well designed, with big potties for the elephants and little ones for smaller friends. When a baby raccoon needs to use the bathroom, Mother Hen patiently guides the young one to learn how. The animals offer an empathetic lesson in taking care of one's body, complete with a prayer. And off they sail on the ark as the rains begin. Kerry Olitzky's simple, lighthearted prose is paired well with Abigail Tompkins' playful illustrations. The book makes
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a timely read during the High Holidays because the story of Noah is read in synagogues on the second Shabbat following Simchat Torah, when the cycle of reading the Torah begins anew. Who's Got the Etrog? Jane Kohuth; illustrations by Elissambura Kar-Ben; ages 4-8 In this brightly illustrated story for Sukkot, Jane Kohuth weaves a playful folk-like tale told in simple poetic verse. In her rural village in Uganda, under a bright and full milk-bowl moon, Auntie Sanyu is preparing for the fall harvest holiday when Jews build a hut called a sukkah where they eat, welcome guests and sometimes even sleep. Kids follow Auntie Sanyu as she decorates her sukkah and places a lulav, the bunch of green palm branches, and a bright yellow etrog, the lemon-like fruit, on a tray to be used in the holiday rituals by Auntie Sanyu's animal guests. But Warthog loves the etrog so much, he doesn't want to hand it over to the lion, parrots or giraffe. A young girl named Sara intervenes. The story comes to life in Elissambura's boldly colored, striking collage-style illustrations. The back page explains the history of the Ugandan Jewish community called the Abayudaya, and a glossary explains about the sukkah and lulav and terms like “Oy,vey!” Regina Persisted: An Untold Story Sandy Eisenberg Sasso; illustrated
by Margeaux Lucas Apples & Honey Press; ages 7-12 These days, when JewishAmerican kids attend synagogue during the High Holidays, it's not that unusual to have a female rabbi leading the congregation. Older kids may be fascinated to learn about Regina Jonas, the German Jew who in 1935, against many odds and strict gender roles, became the first woman ordained as a rabbi. In this illustrated biography, which garnered a starred review from Kirkus, Sandy Eisenberg Sasso traces how Jonas persisted until religious authorities finally allowed her to take the exam to become a rabbi. Margeaux Lucas' illustrations capture the period, with drawings of Berlin life. Several scenes convey the young Regina as a kind of Disney-like Belle, greeting peddlers at the market, and clutching a book, daydreaming, as she crosses the street. The afterword tells of the tragic ending of Jonas' life in 1944, where she was killed in the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz. It would be nearly 40 years later until another woman, the American Sally Priesand, is ordained, in the Reform movement. Today there are nearly 1,000 women rabbis around the world, among them the book's author, who herself was a trailblazer as the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi in the Reconstructionist movement. Eisenberg Sasso also is the award-winning author of the best-selling children's book "God's Paintbrush."
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JFS brings cheer to older adults in the new year
By Chelsea Karp Jewish Family Service The High Holidays are a special time for Jewish Family Service to connect with older adults in the Lehigh Valley and celebrate the new year. This year, JFS is partnering with Camp JCC, the 2018 Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project participants and Temple Beth El to make honey muffins for our annual High Holiday goody bags. The JWRP group will gather to use Beth El's kosher kitchen to bake muffins; and then fill the goody bags with honey sticks, the honey
muffins, a homemade card decorated by JCC campers and JWRP kids and a holiday decoration. The bags will be delivered the week prior to Rosh Hashanah by our team of dedicated volunteers. In addition to providing 60 holiday gift bags to JFS clients, an extra 30 honey muffins will be baked to share with the participants of Beth El’s Shabbat Angels program totalling a special treat for 90 older adults in our community. To round out the Rosh Hashanah celebration, Rabbi Singer of Congregation Brith Sholom will
visit Atria and Traditions of Hanover to lead the residents in a holiday program, complete with songs, prayer, apples and honey and the blowing of the shofar. Our holiday festivities will continue through Sukkot! A huge thank you to Cooky Notis, who is hosting residents of Country Meadows, Atria and older adults from the Allentown area at her home for learning, eating delicious foods and ruach. Rabbi Singer and Brith Sholom will share their sukkah with older adults in the Bethlehem/Easton area for an afternoon of sweet treats and Jewish ritual organized by JFS. JFS will entertain the residents of Tikvah House for a special Shabbat in a sukkah with the help of the 2018 JWRP participants and families. Our Jewish agency partnerships enable JFS to provide multiple opportunities to usher in the year of 5779 with wishes for healthy and sweet new year.
THE HIGH HOLY DAYS AT THE JDS
Learning, growing and celebrating all together By Joanna Powers JDS Hebrew and Judaics Director We are going back to school with a loud shofar blast at the JDS! As we welcome our wonderful students to the start of the new school year, we will also be in full swing as we celebrate the new Jewish year of 5779. Our annual Rosh Hashanah seder will be filled with songs, traditional and symbolic foods, stories and engaging discussions about the opportunities and responsibilities that a fresh new year presents to us. Just as we dip our apples in honey, we will dip our spirits into the sweetness and excitement of the new year. The serious side of Rosh Hashanah deepens as we prepare for Yom Kippur. We reflect on the past year and offer apologies and forgiveness to those around us. Our classes will focus on how to make Yom Kippur meaningful to all of us, from the youngest pre-K friends to our mature Middle School students. Some classes will be embellishing machzor bookmarks for the special prayer books used during these holidays while others will be “diving” into the story of Jonah and creating art pieces that reflect this Yom Kip-
pur reading. Our High Holiday season will roll right into the joyousness of Sukkot, a celebration of bounty and family. Our school sukkah will be built with many helping hands, and the decorations will be made and hung by every grade. We will enjoy putting together our sweet and edible mini sukkot and try not to nibble before the pictures are taken. Our pre-K plus students will participate in our first Early Childhood I-CIG (Israel-themed Community Impact Grant) iExperience event when they join the JCC students for a special Sukkah party and learn about Israel’s culture and how Sukkot is celebrated in our Jewish homeland. The big finale to our fall holiday celebrations will be our Simchat Beit HaShoevah, a very special community Sukkot dinner. Please join us on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m. for a delicious Mediterranean feast in our Sukkah and enjoy music, our playground and JDS Sukkot fun. Our JDS family wishes you and your family a New Year of health, happiness, love and laughter. Shanah Tovah U’Metukah!
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FROM THE LEHIGH VALLEY CLERGY Rabbi Marjorie Berman Temple Israel of Lehighton
The central task of the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, is teshuvah. This is often translated as atonement, but the Hebrew root of the word really means “to turn” or even “to return.” One of the phrases from Tanakh that we often sing during these days is "hashivenu Adonai elecha venashuva hadesh yamenu k’kedem" from the end of the Book of Lamentations. It can be translated: “Turn us back, O God, to You, and we will turn. Renew our days as of old.” In one of her chants, Rabbi Shefa Gold translates this loosely as “Now let us turn, return, and be turned to the One.” In English, we often hear the phrase, “turn over a new leaf,” meaning that we let go of something we are doing wrong and turn to something good. But the concept of teshuvah in Judaism contains the idea that we are returning to what is right. Our tradition posits that our core self, our essence, our neshamah – our soul – is good and pure and intertwined with Holiness. So, what we are seeking during these days of awe and soul-searching is really to return to our truest selves—the part of us that is connected to and informed by the Great Mystery, the Source of All Being, the One. Depending on how alienated we are from that core self, this might take a bit of looking, but mostly it involves listening. Where is the place where we feel safe, trusting, loving and loved, grateful? Where is that part of us that brings healing to us and motivates us to bring healing to others and to our world? Now let us turn, return, and be turned … Shanah tovah tikateivu!
Rabbi Melody Davis Temple Covenant of Peace
My father, Harold Glatt (z”l), was raised Orthodox which he abandoned in his teens. Yet, when it came to THE holidays, (which to him meant Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur), he never went to work. (Never went to shul either, but that’s a different story.) I was the "odd duck" in our family. I loved going to shul with Grandpa Glatt from a very young age. I understood why my father didn’t go to services. I couldn’t understand why he didn’t go to work. “I don’t go to work for the guys who go to shul, lest an ignorant boss say: “Hey, Glatt is a 6 SEPTEMBER 2018 | HAKOL LEHIGH VALLEY | NEW YEAR 5779
Jew too and he’s not taking these days off.” My father probably didn’t realize he was fulfilling a mitzvah: v’ahavtah yarei-acha kamocha – love your neighbor as yourself. Just because he wasn’t going didn’t mean he would cause problems for those who did. Many people overlook the everyday good they do. They just quietly go about their business and do it behind the scenes with no fanfare. Before blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah, we recite the verse from Psalms: From my straits I called out to G-d. [G-d] answered me and set me in a wide expanse. (Psalms 118:5) The verse opens with narrowness, and concludes with openness. What are these straits? These are our anxious feelings of failure and disappointment with ourselves. When making a spiritual accounting – a chesbon hanefesh – we often gloss over the positives and focus on the negative. It’s so easy to be a prophet of doom. May this be a year of turning from the negative to the positive in ourselves and our communities. May you take pleasure in loving your neighbor as yourself. May your new year overflow with good health, joy and creativity! Shanah tovah u’m’tukah!
Barry Halper
Congregation Sons of Israel As we enter into the season of renewal, Congregation Sons of Israel finds itself in a renewal process of sorts as we begin seeking a new rabbi to lead our congregation. At a Kiddush on Shabbat Vaeschanan on July 28, we wished Rabbi Wilensky, Rachel and their son Moshe a fond and heartfelt farewell as they continue on their life’s journey. Rabbi Wilensky will serve as assistant principal of Judaic studies at Kohelet Yeshiva Middle School in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. Under the leadership of Dr. Moshe Markowitz, the Rabbi Search Committee will begin identifying and interviewing rabbi candidates. The committee is committed to engaging in a thorough and enthusiastic process to connect with talented candidates and find the best fit for the congregation. While this process is sure to take some time to be done correctly, the congregation and our leadership will ensure that all religious services and learning will be ably covered – just as we have effectively done during similar situations in the past. Work continues in other areas of the shul – for example, we are in the midst of reconstructing the ramp, front doors, and building façade in the front of the synagogue. The work is scheduled to be completed before the High Holidays. Our congregation wishes the entire Lehigh Valley Jewish community a k’tiva v’chatima tova.
Rabbi Yaakov Halperin Chabad of Lehigh Valley
Presently we find ourselves in the Hebrew month of Elul. Unlike many of the months of the year whose significance lies in the Jewish holidays which they contain, the entire month of Elul is in itself an important month. Elul is considered G-d’s "campaign trail." The president has four years, a congressman and congresswoman must renew their bid for election every two years. Although the concept of G-d in need of our "vote" may sound strange, it states in Kabbalah that G-d set up the world in a manner that requires us to coronate Him every Rosh Hashanah. When we hear the Shofar, recite the special prayers beseeching G-d to be our king and submit ourselves to the Divine sovereignty, we are guaranteeing His renewed dominion and thus the continued existence of His world, which He constantly recreates. In this month of Elul that precedes Rosh Hashanah, G-d is, so to speak, campaigning. Unlike the rest of the year when a king sits in his palace and requires appointments and numerous checkpoints before one may enter, one month a year the king is out in the open receiving everyone equally with joy, and accepting all requests. Opening His gates and doors in the month of Elul, prior to His "election," allowing people to approach Him with any wish. If you need something from Him, now's the time to ask. In Elul, G-d does not require lengthy prayers and intense devotion, although it is always helpful. He does not sit on a throne behind locked gates. But although G-d is currently more approachable, we must prepare ourselves to greet Him with repentance, prayer and good deeds, thus increasing our chances of being answered. And unlike a human politician, our chances that G-d will keep up with campaign promises are much more likely. So although in all sincerity, G-d does not need us, He set up the world so that we could have a mutually beneficial relationship with Him. Thus in this month when His doors are wide open, let us open our hearts to him, increase in acts of kindness, and just at it is certain that G-d hears our prayers, it is certain that He will fulfill our request. I, along with my wife and children, wish each one of you a happy, healthy, and sweet New Year. L’shana tova u’metukah!
Rabbi Malkah Binah Klein Congregation Am Hasklalah
My family and I live in a 4th floor condominium in a 100-year-old building with large, beautiful windows. Window washing happens only once every few years,
as it requires the window washer to suspend from a rope while they wash the windows from the outside. When the window washing project for this summer was announced, I found myself feeling less than enthusiastic about the prospect. I have not been particularly bothered by dirt on the windows, and the project is time consuming. To prepare for window washing, we have to remove all of the storm windows and screens from our 16 windows, while assuring that our cats are safely out of harm’s way while we open the windows. In addition, the condition of the wood frames makes some of the the windows difficult to open and close. As I write this greeting, I am in the midst of doing my piece of the window washing project— washing all of the storm windows that have been removed as well as the inside of each main window. A company has been hired for the outside washing. As I started washing windows, armed with my squeegee and spray bottle of white vinegar solution, I discovered a joy in removing the splotches and streaks and spots that I had barely noticed before. I also learned to accept that some spots are not going to come off or are not worth my effort. I started reflecting on this project as a potent metaphor for the inner work of this season. We humans have a tendency to resist washing our inner windows and we may have come to accept the “dirt” on the windows as normal and acceptable. The High Holiday season invites us into an examination of where we need to do some “washing” and realigning of our habits and relationships and
middot (character traits). Just as with window washing, the goal is not to become perfectly “clean," but rather to remove layers that allow more light and beauty to shine through. L’shanah tovah u’metukah.
Rabbi Seth Phillips
Congregation Keneseth Israel As rabbis and shuls prepare for the annual ingathering of the Jewish people, I was distressed to learn that one can no longer count on the swallows returning to (the Mission of San Juan de) Capistrano. The annual 6,000-mile migration from Argentina has been celebrated in song since the 1940s and has become proverbial. Turns out that urbanization around that quaint California town and environmental challenges have dramatically reduced the number of birds in the last few years. Recorded bird calls and fake nests are two of the actions that the mission fathers and birds lovers are using to lure the birds back. (Pause for the penny to drop.) What might bring us as Jews back to Capistranos never known or long unvisited? To quote another song of the same vintage, we’ve got to “Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive.” We usually focus on reducing the negatives (too long, too boring) when we try to attract (fill in the blank). But what about believing that the Jewish holidays are THE hot ticket event
of the year – scalp-worthy even, like the "Curb your Enthusiasm" episode? Where else in our harried lives can we have conversations that matter? The time to feel more than emoji deep? And the safe place to do so. The comfort that comes from not always having to fly alone? And the sense of continuity that is more than shmaltz deep? Tevye did us a dis-service by reducing Judaism to “Tradition.” There are values and principles that animate our soul; that are, when recognized or lived, a light to the nations. The swallows’ return is solely a matter of instinct. For all of us whose arms are tired because we “just flew in from the coast,” this New Year can be “the doorway to a richer and more meaningful life” if we choose to make the time to remember “how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.” (Exodus 19:4)
Rabbi Moshe Re’em Temple Beth El
What’s a mitzvah? Performing a mitzvah can be a way of attaching ourselves to G-d, the word relates to the Aramaic root T.Z.V., meaning "to attach" or "join." From here the Hebrew word "tzavta," meaning "together" adopted from the earlier Arameic. This social aspect of the word fits nicely with
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Rosh Hashanah, also named Yom T’ruah, the day of sounding the shofar. The day we leave behind our summer selves and come together as a community. Or maybe not. Some of you will likely choose to join a synagogue service streamed "live" courtesy of your social media outlet compromising this communal aspect of the holiday replacing the important experience of tzavta, togetherness, which embodies sacredness. True, the point of hearing the shofar is an individual act, meant to awaken us to examine our lives and re-evaluate the ways in which we can be better Jews and human beings. But how does experiencing the mitzvah of shofar – b’tzavta – together, as a community, re-frame that experience? One of the reasons why we sound the shofar is to remind us of the coronation of a king. On Rosh Hashanah we coronate the King of Kings, Master of all Creation, and proclaim G-d’s universality. In Proverbs 14:28 it states, “Amidst a multitude of people, the king is glorified.” The Talmud interprets this verse as referring to the King of Kings (G-d) and argues for a large worship gathering. Whether large or small, coming together as a community surrounded by friends and loved ones, has a sacred value that can only be experienced in person. This year the second day of Rosh Hashanah falls on 9/11. If anything demonstrated the power of community, it was the response of New Yorkers and Americans to the tragic events of Sept. 11 in 2001. When the sirens wailed and tragedy struck, humans responded with compassion and kindness. This year let the shofar serve as a reminder of the power of community. For it is in community that individuals can rise to the occasion and face life’s difficult challenges. L’shana tova tikateivu!
Rabbi Michael P. Singer Congregation Brith Sholom
Each time we return the Torah to the ark, we sing "Etz Chaim Hee," which ends with the verse "chadesh yameinu k’kedem": "renew our days as they were before" (or in the beginning). The verse seems to encompass two contradictory ideas. The first part of the phrase pleads for our days to be made anew or to be renewed (chadesh). The end of the phrase, however,
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defines the "newness" as something in the past (k’kedem). Well, do we want new days? Or to go back to the "the good old days?" During the Days of Awe, this tension is particularly strong, as we are asked to account for our actions in the past year while at the same time celebrating the beginning of the New Year. Maybe the key to understanding the verse is the word yameinu – "our days." Our days are indeed made up of the past that has shaped us and them, but are also comprised of our anticipation of the future and the unknown. Our tradition therefore reminds us that we have the power to choose how to spend our days. They can be a priceless gift: a vessel for filling with acts of kindness, beauty, friendship, community, justice and love. And they can be worthy of blessing, celebration and remembrance. As Walt Whitman poetically put it: The question, O me! so sad, recurring— What good amid these, O me, O life? Answer. That you are here—that life exists and identity, That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. (O me, O Life! – Leaves of Grass) May God renew our days so that we may contribute our beautiful verses to the Book of Life. L’shanah tovah tikateivu v’tichateimu!
Cantor Ellen Sussman Temple Shirat Shalom
Chair, Lehigh Valley Jewish Clergy Group
This summer our family went to Colorado for the wedding of my nephew and now new niece. The day after the wedding we hiked the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs or as my Israeli daughter-in-law said, Gan Haelim. It is a breathtaking sight. The cliché that words cannot do justice to what we saw is hackneyed but true. Walking through the park, I kept thinking about the first European settlers who happened to stumble upon this natural wonder. What did they think? I of course can only surmise. They must have been overwhelmed by the vastness, beauty and ruggedness of these vistas. They must have thought here there are endless possibilities. America, to them, was the land of opportunity. And it has continued to be a symbol of starting anew and rethinking
oneself, a place where your achievements are only limited by your own imagination and work ethic. These musings actually made me think of the High Holy Days. At this time each year, our slate is wiped clean. We have the opportunity to fix what is wrong in our lives, mend broken relationships and have a renewed spiritual connection with the Almighty. As we enter into the High Holy Days season, let us glance at the wonder of nature and use that as a reminder that we can make our lives better and more fulfilling. Let us also remind ourselves that we can be a force of positivity in our own lives and in the life of our country. L’shana tovah! With special thoughts for all of us and a wish that the year ahead will be filled with peace, happiness, mazal and good health. With warmest thoughts this Rosh Hashanah.
Cantor Kevin Wartell Temple Beth El
Allow me to take this final opportunity to wish you a happy and healthy new year season. The beginning of our Jewish new year affords us an opportunity to reflect upon our past communal accomplishments and to begin anew our constructive work at creating a Jewish community we can all be proud of. I feel blessed to have lived and served in a community where discord is rare and cooperation is the watchword of our relationship for 30 years. Imagine what the world would be like if it could model our behavior … the decisions we make and the tone of our discussions mirror understanding and co-operation. Yes, we disagree on some things, but we do so in a spirit of camaraderie. As I leave the active cantorate and become cantor emeritus of Temple Beth El, I pray that you will continue to be sustained by our communal beliefs and a bond, which cannot be torn asunder … our love for one another. L’shana tova.
Rabbi Yitzchok I. Yagod Congregation Beth Avraham
As September approaches, summer heat and green grass and sunny days will melt into a cooler fall of colored leaves and breezy days, reminding us that the High Holidays are upon us. The Hebrew month of Elul – usually falling at the end of summer and preceding Tishri, the month in which Rosh Hashanah occurs – is a time for reflection and review upon our previous year, ourselves and our interactions, to use a detective's lens and scan for areas that can be improved upon, and become a more refined person. Each year at the start of the year, God grants us a fresh clean slate, unstained by the unfortunate marks of the previous year, and each year we have a powerful and vibrant opportunity to grow and do so much more than ever. What do you want to be on your slate this year?
High Holy Day Schedule of Services at area synagogues Allentown
3:00 p.m. Memorial Service at the KI Cemetery
CHABAD OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY
EREV YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, September 18 8:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service
EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 9 7:30 p.m. Evening Services 8:00 p.m. Community Dinner
YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, September 19 9:30 a.m. Morning Services Meditation Service immediately following 2:00 p.m. Afternoon Service 3:45 p.m. Yizkor Service 5:00 p.m. Neilah Service
Rabbi Yaacov Halperin, Chabad Lubavitch 4457 Crackersport Rd, Allentown 610.351.6511
ROSH HASHANAH Monday, September 10 9:30 a.m. Morning Services 10:45 a.m. Children's Service 11:00 a.m. Shofar Sounding 5:00 p.m. Tashlich Service 8:00 p.m. Evening Services Tuesday, September 11 9:30 a.m. Morning Services 10:45 a.m. Children's Service 11:00 a.m. Shofar Sounding EREV YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, September 18 7:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, September 19 9:30 a.m. Morning Services 11:00 a.m. Children's Service 11:30 a.m. Yizkor (memorial service) 5:30 p.m. Afternoon Services 6:30 p.m. Neilah Closing Service SUKKOT Monday, September 24 10:00 a.m. Morning Services Tuesday, September 25 10:00 a.m. Morning Services EREV SHEMINI ATZERET Sunday, September 30 7:00 p.m. Evening Services Followed by Kiddush & Hakafot SHEMINI ATZERET/EREV SIMCHAT TORAH Monday, October 1 10:00 a.m. Morning Services 11:30 a.m. Yizkor Memorial Service 7:15 p.m. Evening Services Followed by Kiddush & Hakafot SIMCHAT TORAH Tuesday, October 2 10:00 a.m. Morning Services Followed by Kddush & Hakafot
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CONGREGATION AM HASKALAH
Rabbi Malkah Binah Klein, Reconstructionist All services will be held at: JCC of the Lehigh Valley, 702 N. 22nd St., Allentown | 610.435.3775 EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 9 6:00 p.m. Evening Services ROSH HASHANAH Monday, September 10 9:30 a.m. Morning Services 1:00 p.m. Tashlich and Potluck Lunch, Cedar Beach Tuesday, September 11 9:30 a.m. Morning Services EREV YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, September 18 6:15 p.m. Evening Services YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, September 19 9:30 a.m. Morning Services- Yizkor & Creative Avodah 5:30 p.m. Minchah and Neilah 8:00 p.m. Communal break fast
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CONGREGATION KENESETH ISRAEL
Rabbi Seth D. Phillips, Reform 2227 Chew St., Allentown | 610.435.9074 EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 9 8:00 p.m. Evening Services ROSH HASHANAH Monday, September 10 9:30 a.m. Morning Services Tashlich service immediately following Tuesday, September 11 10:00 a.m. Hike. Call for location. Sunday, September 16
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CONGREGATION SONS OF ISRAEL
Orthodox 2715 Tilghman St., Allentown | 610.433.6089 SELICHOT Saturday, September 1 - Sunday, September 2 11:55 p.m. Pre-Selichot Social 1:00 a.m. Service 8:30 a.m. Shacharis EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 9 8:00 a.m. Selichos/Shacharis 9:30 a.m. Hataras Nedarim 7:00 p.m. Mincha/Maariv 7:02 p.m. Latest candle lighting ROSH HASHANAH Monday, September 10 8:00 a.m. Shacharis 10:00 a.m. Youth Programming 10:30 a.m. Shofar Blowing and Sermon 5:15 p.m. Mincha, followed by Tashlich 6:40 p.m. Daf Yomi 7:40 p.m. Maariv 8:02 p.m. Earliest candle lighting Tuesday, September 11 8:00 a.m. Shacharis 10:00 a.m. Youth Programming 10:30 a.m. Shofar Blowing and Sermon 6:00 p.m. Daf Yomi 7:00 p.m. Mincha/Maariv 7:58 p.m. Fast ends EREV YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, September 18 6:30 a.m. Selichos/Shacharis 3:00 p.m. Mincha 6:46 p.m. Candle lighting 6:50 p.m. Kol Nidrei 7:03 p.m. Fast begins YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, September 19 8:30 a.m. Shacharis 10:00 a.m. Youth Programming 11:30 a.m. Sermon and Yizkor Mincha following musaf 6:20 p.m. Neilah 7:47 p.m. Maariv and Children’s Havdalah Processional EREV SUKKOT Sunday, September 23 6:35 p.m. Mincha/Maariv 6:39 p.m. Candle lighting SUKKOT Monday, September 24 9:00 a.m. Shacharis 5:20 p.m. Daf yomi 6:20 p.m. Mincha/Class/Maariv 7:19 p.m. Candle lighting, after* Friday, October 6 9:00 a.m. Shacharis 4:45 p.m. Sukkah Hop 5:40 p.m. Daf Yomi 6:40 p.m. Mincha/Class/Maariv 7:38 p.m. Candle lighting SH’MINI ATZERET/EREV SIMCHAT TORAH Monday, October 1 9:00 a.m. Shacharis 10:45 a.m. Yizkor (approx. time) 5:25 p.m. Daf Yomi 6:25 p.m. Mincha/Maariv/Hakafos 7:26 p.m. Candle lighting, after* SIMCHAT TORAH Tuesday, October 2 9:00 a.m. Shacharis Hakafos, Torah readings, Kol Hane’arim\ Mincha after Mussaf 6:25 p.m. Daf yomi 7:25 p.m. Maariv, Yom Tov ends
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TEMPLE BETH EL
Rabbi Moshe Re’em, Cantor Kevin Wartell, Conservative
1305 Springhouse Rd., Allentown | 610.435.3521 SELICHOT Saturday, September 1 9:00 p.m. Program 10:00 p.m. Service EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 9 7:15 p.m. Memorial Plaques dedication 8:00 p.m. Evening Services ROSH HASHANAH Monday, September 10 8:30 a.m. Shacharit 9:45 a.m. Torah Service and Musaf 9:45 a.m. Traditional Service 9:45 a.m. Children and Teen Services 10:30 a.m. Bim Bom Buddies Playgroup Tashlich to follow services 8:00 p.m. Ma’ariv Service Tuesday, September 11 8:30 a.m. Shacharit 9:45 a.m. Torah Service 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Family Service Sunday, September 16 12:30 p.m. Cemetery Service and Genizah Ceremony EREV YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, September 18 7:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Services YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, September 19 8:30 a.m. Shacharit 9:45 a.m. Torah Service, Yizkor & Musaf 9:45 a.m. Traditional Service 9:45 a.m. Children and Teen Services 10:30 a.m. Bim Bom Buddies Playgroup 2:00 p.m. Private Prayer Opportunity 3:30 p.m. Healing Experience 4:45 p.m. Mincha 6:15 p.m. Neila 6:15 p.m. JFE Program 7:30 p.m. Ma’ariv Service 7:50 p.m. Shofar Blowing
Tuesday, September 11 8:00 a.m. Morning Services EREV YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, September 18 6:00 p.m. Afternoon Services 6:20 p.m. Kol Nidre Service 6:45 p.m. Candle lighting YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, September 19 10:00 a.m. Morning Services 4:45 p.m. Afternoon/Evening Services EREV SUKKOT Sunday, September 23 6:00 p.m. Pizza in the Hut 6:35 p.m. Candle lighting 6:45 p.m. Evening Services SUKKOT Monday, September 24 9:00 a.m. Morning Services Tuesday, September 25 9:00 a.m. Morning Services SHEMINI ATZERET/ EREV SIMCHAT TORAH Monday, October 1 9:00 a.m. Morning Services/Yizkor 6:00 p.m. Cookie Bake 7:00 p.m. Family Service SIMCHAT TORAH Tuesday, October 2 9:00 a.m. Morning Services
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Easton B’NAI ABRAHAM SYNAGOGUE & TEMPLE COVENANT OF PEACE B’nai Abraham Synagogue, Conservative 1545 Bushkill Street, Easton | 610.258.5343 Temple Covenant of Peace, Reform 1451 Northampton St., Easton | 610.253.2031
SUKKOT Monday, September 24 9:30 a.m. Morning Services 10:00 a.m. DOR L’DOR Program
EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 9 at Temple Covenant of Peace 7:30 p.m. Services
Tuesday, September 25 9:30 a.m. Morning Services SHEMINI ATZERET/EREV SIMCHAT TORAH Monday, October 1 9:00 a.m. Service - Yizkor 6:30 p.m. Evening Services
ROSH HASHANAH Monday, September 10 at Temple Covenant of Peace 9:15 a.m. Children’s Service 10:15 a.m. Morning Service followed by Tea 3:00 p.m. Tashlich Service
SIMCHAT TORAH Tuesday, October 2 9:00 a.m. Morning Services
Tuesday, September 11 at B’nai Abraham Synagogue 10:15 a.m. Services
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Sunday, September 16 1:00 p.m. Graveside Service at Easton Cemetery 2:00 p.m. Southside Service 3:00 p.m. Graveside Service at B’nai Abraham Synagogue Cemetery
TEMPLE SHIRAT SHALOM
Cantor Ellen Sussman, Reform cantorsussman@gmail.com Lay led in private homes. Email Cantor Sussman for information and reservations. ROSH HASHANAH Monday, September 10 10:00 a.m. Morning Services
EREV YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, September 18 at Bnai Abraham Synagogue 7:30 p.m. Kol Nidre Service YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, September 19 at B’nai Abraham Synagogue 9:15 a.m. Children’s Service 10:15 a.m. Morning Service 4:30 p.m. Mincha/Ma'ariv followed by break the fast
YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, September 19 10:00 a.m. Morning Services
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Bethlehem CONGREGATION BETH AVRAHAM
Rabbi Yitzchok I. Yagod, Orthodox 610.905.2166 Contact Rabbi Yagod for service address and schedule.
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lehighton TEMPLE ISRAEL OF LEHIGHTON
Rabbi Marjorie Berman, Reform 194 Bankway St., Lehighton | 610.379.9591 EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 9 7:00 p.m. Evening Services
CONGREGATION BRITH SHOLOM
Rabbi Michael Singer, Conservative 1190 W. Macada Rd., Bethlehem | 610.866.8009 EREV ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, September 9 7:00 p.m. Candle lighting 7:05 p.m. Evening Services
ROSH HASHANAH Monday, September 10 9:30 a.m. Morning Services followed by Tashlich EREV YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, September 18 7:00 p.m. Kol Nidre Service
ROSH HASHANAH Monday, September 10 8:00 a.m. Morning Services 6:15 p.m. Tashlich 7:15 p.m. Afternoon/Evening Services
YOM KIPPUR Wednesday, September 19 9:30 a.m. Morning Services 4:00 p.m. Contemplative Session 4:45 p.m. Yizkor 5:30 p.m. Neilah and Havdalah, followed by break fast
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It’s a new year. Why not swap in these recipes for old favorites? By Shannon Sarna Jewish Telegraphic Agency The sweetest time of year is upon us, quite literally: It’s Rosh Hashanah. And while I know most families have their standard holiday dishes they make year after year, sometimes it’s nice to swap in a new appetizer, alternating main dish or quick but delicious new dessert to serve. Trade in your beet and apple salad for some sweet beet latkes. Instead of a brisket, try a slow-cooked pomegranate lamb stew. And if you want the easiest, cutest apple dessert, you’ve got to try my friend Sheri Silver’s easy as apple pie cookies. Wishing you and your family a sweet and delicious new year.
Appetizer: BEET + SWEET POTATO LATKES There’s no reason to save latkes for Chanukah. And beets are actually a traditional food to enjoy for the New Year, which makes these appetizers the perfect symbolic, sweet and satisfying dish to serve at the holidays.
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Ingredients: 2 medium beets 1 small sweet potato (can also use 2 carrots) 1 medium Idaho potato 2 eggs 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon fresh thyme 1 teaspoon salt Additional sea salt for sprinkling Directions: 1. Peel beets, sweet potato and potato. Cut each in half. In 3 or 4 batches, place vegetables through food processor for a coarse grate (you can also grate coarsely by hand). 2. Place mixture in a large bowl. Add eggs, flour, thyme
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and salt. 3. Heat around 1/4 cup vegetable oil in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Form bite-size mounds of latkes, taking care not to squeeze too much liquid out of the latkes. Fry until brown and crispy on each side, then place on a wire rack on top of a baking sheet to cool. Immediately sprinkle with an additional pinch of salt while they are still hot. 4. Serve warm with applesauce, if desired.
Main Dish: LAMB STEW WITH POMEGRANATE Brisket is the quintessential American Jewish dish for holidays. But in Israel and for Sephardi Jews, lamb is a far more common main dish to serve for special occasions. This lamb is sweet and savory, and actually takes less time to cook than a brisket. It’s perfect to serve on top of fluffy couscous or rice, and it’s particularly striking due to the jewel-toned pomegranate seeds and fresh herbs on top. Ingredients: 3 pounds lamb stew meat, cut into 2- to 4-inch pieces 1 large onion, sliced 3 garlic cloves, minced 1-2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon pepper 3 cinnamon sticks
2 1/2-3 cups water or stock 3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses, plus extra for drizzling 1 cup pomegranate seeds, divided Fresh parsley, mint and/or cilantro for serving Directions: 1. Heat a heavy casserole with a little oil over medium-high heat. Sear lamb pieces on each side until lightly golden. 2. Remove lamb. 3. Add onion and saute until translucent. Add garlic and saute for another 3 minutes. 4. Place lamb back into the pot and add salt, pepper, cinnamon stick, pomegranate molasses and half the pomegranate seeds. 5. Add 2 to 2 1/2 cups water or stock, until meat is cover. Bring to a boil. 6. Reduce the heat to low-medium, cover and continue to cook over low heat for about 2 hours. Check on stew periodically, and add more water if needed. Lamb should be fork tender when it is done. 7. Serve stew over couscous or rice. Drizzle top of stew with additional pomegranate molasses (around 1-2 tablespoons), the remaining pomegranate seeds and freshly chopped herbs such as parsley, mint and/or cilantro. Recipes Continued on page 11
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Dessert: EASY APPLE PIE COOKIES By Sheri Silver
This recipe comes straight from a dear friend and colleague, who always knows just how to make dessert super easy, super adorable and super delicious. The secret to these cookies is a rich crumble topping and store-bought pie crust.
Ingredients: For the streusel: 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 3/4 cup flour 1/4 cup light brown sugar 1/4 cup white sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon pinch of kosher salt For the filling: 2 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and diced 2 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoons unsalted butter juice from one lemon pinch of kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1 store-bought refrigerated pie
Directions: 1. Make the streusel: Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine the streusel ingredients in a bowl, breaking up any large clumps, and spread onto your baking sheet. Set aside to dry (can be made a day ahead; store covered at room temperature). 2. Make the filling: Combine the filling ingredients in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring until the mixture comes to a simmer. Cook for 5-10 minutes, until the apples are slightly softened. Remove from heat, drain the liquid and cool completely (may be made a day ahead; store in the fridge). 3. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 12-cup muffin tin or line with parchment paper cups. Unroll your pie crust and use a glass or cookie cutter to cut circles that are slightly larger — about 1/4 inch — than the base of your muffin cups (I used a 2 1/2-inch cutter). 4. Place the circles in the bottom of each muffin cup, pressing gently along the sides and bottoms. Spoon some apple filling into each crust and top with the streusel. 5. Bake cookies for 20 minutes, or until streusel is golden brown. Cool completely in tins on a wire rack. Serve immediately or store, covered, for up to 3 days.
PIQUANT LEMON CHICKEN BREASTS WITH CHARD FILLING BY SANDI TEPLITZ
INGREDIENTS: 2 1/2 lbs. Swiss chard, washed but not drained 6 T. Earth Balance stick margarine 4 T. minced green onion 1/3 c. toasted chopped pecans generous 1/4 t. salt 2 shakes Tabasco sauce, any flavor 2 shakes pepper 5 boneless chicken breasts with the skin SAUCE INGREDIENTS: 1 3/4 sticks Earth Balance margarine 3/4 c. toasted chopped pecans generous 1/4 t. salt 2 shakes Tabasco sauce 2 1/2 T. lemon juice 1/4 c. + 1 T. finely chopped parsley TECHNIQUE: Cook chard with no added water until limp. Squeeze out, then chop finely. Saute with margarine and green onions for three minutes. Add remaining ingredients then put aside. Pound chicken breasts to 1/4 " thickness. Divide filling into fifths, put atop chicken, roll up, then place in greased Pyrex or Corningware heatproof dish. Brush with 3 T. extra Earth Balance, and bake for 25 minutes at 400 degrees. While this is cooking, melt sauce margarine, then add everything except lemon juice and parsley. Heat thoroughly without boiling. Spoon over chicken and serve with brown rice, peas and dry white wine. Lemon and raspberry ices are a good dessert, accompanied by biscotti.
A S KK H SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 2 - 5 p.m., Temple Beth El
Join Temple Beth El and PJ Library for a Sukkah Hop! Take a bus ride around town to experience different sukkot and learn about tzedakah. Each sukkah will feature its own activities. The “hop” will end with a dairy potluck dinner at Temple Beth El. $10 per family. Please bring gently used children’s coats and cocoa to donate to the Jewish Family Service Community Food Pantry. OPEN TO EVERYONE. RSVP to alyssa@bethelallentown.org. PJ Library is brought to you by the Jewish Federation of the Lehigh Valley, the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley and the Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley, in partnership with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.
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