From Our Spiritual Leader Coming Events Cantor Henry ......2018/03/04 · March/April 2018...

March/April 2018 Adar/Nissan/Iyar 5778 Volume 22, Issue 2

From Our Spiritual Leader

Cantor Henry Shapiro

Sacrifices We just started the 3rd book of the Hebrew Bible, Vayikra, or Leviticus as it is commonly known. The oldest name for this book is Torah HaCohanim, the Law of the Priests. What we read at the end of the Book of Exodus was the building of the Mishkan, the tabernacle in the wilderness. Not only the Mishkan, but all the accoutrements in it, the fabrics, the vessels, and even the clothing of the priests are in the text. In this book, we move next to the rituals and practices that went on in the Mishkan, specifically the sacrifices. In the ancient world, offerings and animal sacrifices in various religions were the norm and ancient Israel was no different. Make no mistake about it, Israel’s ritual, worship and intention was different from the people surrounding her. However it does point to a basic human impulse, that is a way of balancing out all the uncertainties in life, in this case by a contribution through ritual means. Also, if your income and wealth is measured in terms of livestock and agriculture, then a portion of your livelihood would be the natural contribution. While worship and sacrifices were conducted in various places during the time of the Judges, eventually, by King David’s time, they were concentrated in the Temple in the capital, in Jerusalem. There were a number of types of sacrifices described in the Mishkan, and subsequently in the 1st and 2nd Temples that followed. The ones for individuals might be expressing thanks, or

Coming Events

Friday Night Shabbat Services - 6:00 PM Saturday Morning Shabbat Services - 9:30 AM March 30th, Erev Pesach, no Services, enjoy your Seder March 31st, Saturday festival/Shabbat Services begin at 9:30 AM April 7th Saturday last day of Passover, includes YIZKOR service

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from a pledge made for a favorable outcome, or as atonement for some sin or wrongdoing. There were also collective sacrifices on behalf of all Israel, on a daily basis or on special occasions. While these sacrifices seem like an obsolete, outdated exercise in ‘old time’ Judaism, the general ideas concerning them were critical in formulating the Judaism we practice today, often referred to a rabbinic Judaism. For the ritual that was the practical form of worship in Vayikra had to change with the destruction of the Temple. As was pointed out by a number of rabbis and scholars, the Hebrew words for sacrifice, korban and lehakriv, mean to come close. While the reasoning and methods bridging the ancient practice and our modern one is convoluted, that’s the essence of what our synagogue services are trying to do. Our prayers are our collective and individual way of connecting and coming close to God. Whether we come to pray for our or another’s wellbeing or connect with something outside of ourselves, the basic instinct is still there as it was in ancient Israel. There was one other sacrifice written in the Book of Exodus that was done outside the Temple, not by priests but by families and groups. We all know this very well for it is something we are about to celebrate - the korban pesach, the Passover sacrifice. It too was changed after destruction of the 2nd Temple into the present day form of the Seder. And the symbol representing the original sacrifice is the burnt shank bone on the Seder plate. I wish you a good Passover with friends and family and hope to see you at PJC over the holiday. Chag sameach, Cantor Henry Shapiro ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// OU Passover Guide - List of Passover foods and interesting related articles on kosher and holiday topics Magazine brochure available now at PJC Online download at oukosher.org

Passover Guide for Diabetics On Star K Kosher website, Adapted from Jewish Diabetes Association article by Nechama Cohen https://www.star-k.org/articles/articles/seasonal/349/passover-guide-for-diabetics/



Jewish Diabetes Association Who knew there was a Jewish Diabetes Association? Well there is and there is a lot of general info on diabetes and specifically about Passover and other Jewish holidays. http://jewishdiabetes.org/

Artist in Residence Weekend “Judaism Through Study and Song” featuring Rabbi Deborah Zecher April 20-23, 2016 http://templedavid.org/event-registration/?ee=6026 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Volunteer Center announces: Registration for Good Deeds Day 2018 is OPEN! Join us for Good Deeds Day, a global day that unites people from across the globe to do good deeds for the benefit of others and the planet. All over the world, millions of people volunteer together, putting into practice the simple idea that every person can do something to improve the lives of others and positively change the world. Good Deeds Day was initiated in 2007 in Israel. Since then, this annual day of volunteerism has attracted an ever-expanding number of participants. In 2017, 2.5 million people volunteered in 93 different countries. The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Volunteer Center and Community Relations Council are facilitating this year's event in Pittsburgh, with hundreds of community members spending the day volunteering at organizations throughout the greater Pittsburgh area. Join us on Sunday, April 15th to do good in the 'Burgh!



From the President’s Desk………………………….Robert E. Korfin Since the beginning of 2018 there have been a rash of school shootings. In fact, MSNBC reports 17 school shootings in just 45 days. The recent massacre in Parkland, Florida was the 17th. I think about the tragic loss of children who were killed at school; at school. We worry about our kids walking to school or being injured on a school bus but, we can relax once they walk into the school, not anymore. My heart goes out to kids who had their lives plucked away in what was always considered a safe place. And my heart goes out to the parents and grandparents of these children. Thoughts and prayers should go to the first responders who witness sights that will remain in their minds for the rest of their lives. They train and train and train for such atrocities but when the real thing occurs; well there isn’t enough training for them to prepare for what they observe. It’s funny how our minds respond to these horrific events. In my case, I think about my Father who died over 32 years ago. When these terrible things happen, lives are lost, my Dad would wait until the culprit or killer was revealed and would very often say, “Thank God, it wasn’t a Jew.” If memory serves me, the first time Dad said those words was when President Kennedy was assassinated, when the name Lee Harvey Oswald was announced. The thought of my Father came to me at Columbine, the church shootings in Southland, Texas or another church in Charleston, SC, a nightclub in Orlando, a country music festival in Las Vegas, and elementary school in Newtown, CT, and the list goes on and on. You can imagine how crushed Dad was when the serial killer in New York City was named David Berkowitz. That a Jew could kill 7 innocent people in Manhattan or any of the locations listed above would be unthinkable. I can only imagine the shame after hearing the revelations that have been levied against Harvey Weinstein. Dad would probable say, “What, it’s not hard enough being a Jew? PJC is a very special congregation. Other shuls are consumed in synagogue politics and competition between members on any and all issues. The way these Jews treat each other Dad would say, "they treat each other so badly the world could relax its anti-semitism." But that’s for another day and then we’ll talk again.



Kiddush & Oneg Shabbat Sponsors PJC Sisterhood Barb Adams Cantor Shapiro Bob Caplan

Kiddush Oneg Sponsorships Sisterhood invites you to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other Simchas by sponsoring an Oneg Shabbat or Saturday Morning Kiddush. You can also sponsor in memory of a loved one’s Yahrzeit. For more information, call Diane Bloomfield at 412-373-9240

Donation Contacts: Donations to the Marilyn Markowitz/Phyllis Stein Memorial Library Fund can be made by calling the shul office.

MARCH ANNIVERSARIES

1 Elaine and Efrem Schwartz 7 Amy and Norman Mayer

20 Lynda and Marvin Heyman MARCH BIRTHDAYS

2 Linda Tashbook Rick Sternberg 3 Steve Frank

4 Marlene Zukerman 5 Edyth Dickman

6 Rob Reiner 7 Rachel Weisz

10 Betty Bernstein 12 Denise Lederman

14 Laurie Barnett Levine Albert Einstein

Billy Crystal 15 Larry Eisenstatt

16 Jerry Lewis 18 Charlie Rubin 22 Chico Marx

William Shatner 23 Debi Drummond 26 Leonard Nimoy 28 David Sternberg

APRIL ANNIVERSARIES 13 Joanie and Mike Jacob 15 Lila and Martin Cooper

27 Debbie and Gary Moidel APRIL BIRTHDAYS

3 Lee Moldovan 4 David Blaine

5 Susan Tell 9 Nicholas Forman

10 Risa Kosko Laynie Tell

Elyssa Sternberg 13 Ben Kraska

14 Sarah Michelle Gellar 16 Susan Mazer Helen Naimark

22 Aaron Spelling 24 Barbra Streisand

25 Gail Levine 26 Alan Arkin

28 Mathew Lederman 29 Cathy Frank Jerry Seinfeld



March Yahrzeits

Week of February 23, 2018 - 8 Adar Isadore Renner, Leon Kroll, Sima Goodman, Harry Green, Debbie Lucker, Susan Gelber, Sarah Fiedler, Harley Rosenberg, Florence Stock, Phillip Eisenstatt, Doris Lynn Gordon, Louis H. Mazer, Sarah S. Greenfield, Fannie Pepper, Hilda Finkel, Abraham Eisner, Cecil Eisner, William Val Narvol, Sylvia Solomon, Bill Lucker, Zelda Kaplitz, Razy Farkas, Dorothy Levenson, Syma Levine

Week of March 2, 2018 - 15 Adar Samuel Herer, Ben Cohen, Jack Brown, Dr. Alexander Eisner, Gary Paul Zilber, Edith Schaer, Walter Gottlieb, Stuart Bliwas, Ezekiel Moses Cohen, Esther Eta Goldstein, Pearl Kline, Max Maysels, Faye Sigal Kotys, Paul Meyer, Gertrude Steinberg, Rabbi Jacob Kraft, Louis Rapport, Moses Silverstein, Paul Reifman

Week of March 9, 2018 - 22 Adar Lillian Fischman, Betty Rubin, Howard Kaufman, Mollie Zimmerman, Ursula Infeld, Lena Goldstein, Gussie Levenson, Rev. Harry J. Perlman, Bari Sternberg, Miriam Boston, Nicolas Bergsman, Bess Fisher, George Weissman, Anne Cooper, Mildred Loundy, Arline Goodman, Shirley Gottlob, Marie Friedman, Abraham Kinast, Solomon Rosenfeld, Annie Tatar, Sarah Merenstein,

Week of March 16, 2018 - 29 Adar Fannie Cohen, Sylvia Horn, Jeannette Korfin, Bella Newman, William Davis, Rebecca Wolfson, Pearl Gertrude Zilber, Seymour Weisman, Hildreth Rosenberg, Harold Gold, Marie Gross, Celia Kaye, Paul Kaplitz, Norman Bernstein, Cynthia Goodman, Al Greenberg

Week of March 23, 2018 - 7 Nissan Fannie Katz, Selig Shapiro, Freddy Landay, Jennie Schiff, John Felser, Anna Gordon, Herman Neustadt, Sara Weintrob, Harry Berkover, Ethel Coffee, Morris Bonn, Frances Izenson, Jennie Langbaum, Mark Silberman, Ruth Cohen, Samuel Genesen, Rose Lipsitz, Ari Melnick, Rosa Klawansky, Thomas Schmidt, Dora Caplan, Salomon Peritz

“If the name is printed in Bold, a Yahrzeit Plaque will be illuminated in the Sanctuary during the Yahrzeit week. If you would like to place a Yahrzeit Plaque in the Sanctuary, please call the Synagogue Office at 412-823-4338 between 9 am and 1 pm daily.

Condolences:

to Pauline Davis, on the passing of her Sister, Micki Kessler

on the passing of PJC past members Henrietta Price and Esther Hinkes



April Yahrzeits

Week of March 30, 2018 - 14 Nissan David Elliot Schwartz, Sarah Phillips, Mollie Weiss, Hilda Abramovitz Leff, Sadie Edelstein, Mendel Tannenbaum, Philip Goldberg, Charles Kroll Week of April 6, 2018 - 21 Nissan Ida Barnett, Sophie Meyers, Ruth Bernstein, Himen H. Levenson, Jacob Katz, Philip Cohen, Benjamin Melnick, Morris Perelstine, William Schiff, Rae Eisner, Harry Feinberg, Israel Rudoy, Max Kalser, Allison Krause, Jacob Langbaum, Murray Davis Week of April 13, 2018 - 28 Nissan Esther Davis, Fannie Lillian Mervis, James Sloan, Harriet Silberman, Anne Bluestone, Israel Rosenzweig, Sara L. Dickman, Joseph Farkas, Joseph Feder, Albert Malhmood, Miriyam Kass, Simon Perelstine, Rose Gross, Chaia Schwartz, Beau Seidenstein, Saul Mandel, Shirley Lederman Week of April 20, 2018 - 5 Iyar Laura Rozensky, Bertha Silverblatt, Abraham R. Schwartz, Susan Regina Klein, Joseph Loundy, Martha Peritz, Samuel Price, Julian Zilber, Fred Michael Katz, Faye E. Freehof, Reva Neustadt Week of April 27, 2018 - 12 Iyar Rose Zuckerman, Lewis W. Gumerman, Harry Caplan, Diane Korfin, Emanuel Stein, George Weintraub, Anna Temeles, Mary Marks, Bernhardt (Berel) Blumenfeld, Minnie Gabriel Peritz, Gunther Peritz, Lena Silber Schreiber, Reb Josef Schreiber, Adolf Rosenwasser, Bertha Schreiber Rosenwasser, Louis Rosenwasser, Isaak Rosenwasser, Judith Rosenwasser, Joseph Rozensky, Fannie Ann Samuels, Izze Kaufman, Esther Zlatkin, Estelle Cutler, Anne Leonard, Matthew Levenson ****************************************************************** Refuah Schleimah A Speedy Recovery to: Gina Goppman, Bernie Bernstein, Ron Secorie and Joanie Jacob



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Cantor Henry Shapiro, Spiritual Leader ([email protected] or [email protected])

Officers President Bob Korfin

Board Members Marvin Heyman Mike Jacob Ira Mazer Harold Bloomfield Donna Wolfson Committee Chair Persons

House Chair Alan Levine Ritual Chair Hal Lederman Cemetery Chair Arnie Levine

Office Administrator Gail Levine

Sisterhood Officers President Laurie Barnett Levine Vice Presidents

Membership Susan Mazer Program Vera Greenberg Fundraising Vacant Catering Diane Bloomfield

Corresponding Secretary Vacant Financial Secretary Amy Mayer Treasurer Lynda Heyman Auditor Lynda Heyman

Scribe Staff Editor Harold Bloomfield

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