Thursday, July 5, 2018

Yahrzeits July 2018



                                                                YAHRZEIT F0R JULY, 2018

                                                                               
 July 6, 2018

Lloyd Cohen                         Nathan Gerber                   Lillian Rosen                 Mae Pearlman        
Charles Nadel                      Bessie Ostrof                     *Norma Marcus           *Elaine DeGraff       
*Matthew Wyman             *Sidney Flam                     *Sol Schoenberg          *Lewis Pearlman     
*Paul Volchok                    *Leon Oppenheim            *Louis Dinsfriend         *Minnie Hammerman *Ida Blank                           *Joseph Gole                     *Marietta Gabbay        *Abraham Sternbach *Beatrice Felender            *Moishe Boolkin               *Abraham Seidman       
                                                                                               
July 13, 2018

Pauline Forsch                    Judith Elias                        Joseph Lewkowicz        Harry Shuster 
Elsie Lefko                           Henrietta Meyer              Benjamin Hyman          Celia Bunshaft 
*Sima Moldovan               *Irwin Kaufman                *Deborah Dwartz          *Hyman Polen 
*Harry Varah                     *Samuel Gill                      *Nathan Steinberg        *Morris Sobel 
*Louis Golden                    *Walter Jasel                    *Lena Bobiner                *Alma Price
*Rubin Barnett

July 20, 2018

Bessie Shilling                    Louis Shilling                     Hyman Samuels           Ben Wainstock
Isaac Jacobson                   Aaron Stepansky              Margie Kaitz                 Samuel Wilnin
Lily Bloom                           Minnie Mazo                     Edith Jacobson            *Dina Jannol
*Gertrude Gorcey           *Hyman Friedman            *Sophie Gelber             *Rachel Unger                  *Fannie Gorelick             *Harold Kobey                   *Jack Like                       *Pearl Elakman
*Sarah Zuckerman          *Bessie Goldstein             *Bela Dlugash                *Thomas Neiman

   July 27, 2018


Gittel Abramovitch         Mary Reich                         Rose Liss                         Isaac Beneviste
Selma Glass                   *Dave Sanders                  *Sydelle Steinberg          *Abe Slackman                 *Morris Sternbach         *Gedalyah Justh               *Bernard Silverman     *Asher Hershkovitz        *Max Cohen                    *Gloria Diamond              *Minnie Mangel           *Rosi Shrimski                  *Leo Kuznitsky                *Sylvia Schwartz              *Abraham Frank            *Minnie Weiss 
*Jacob Gelman                *Barry London                  *Abraham Wexler         *Herman Scharf               *Jascob Stalk                 *Phyllis Drucker               *Mordechai Feigenbaum


*Denotes Memorial Plaque

                                                                                               

Monday, July 2, 2018

Birthday, Anniversaries and Celebrations July 2018


Our favorite thing to do is CELEBRATE together.  At VBI we hope you will always tell us of the good fortune in your life and allow us to join in your celebration.
Please tell us of the births, engagements, weddings, promotions, bar/bat mitzvoth and other wonderful things for which we can celebrate and share in your joy.
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MAZEL TOV to Faye Zebberman, old time member of VBI who became a great-grandmother for the second time to Dov.  Dov's grandfather is Shep, a Hebrew school graduate at VBI, Dov's Mother is  Amy, Shep's daughter.
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We start each month with a Choral Shabbat as the congregation celebrates birthdays and anniversaries.  Join us Friday evening July 6th 2018, as we celebrate together.  Services begin at 7:30pm

(Please send your birthday acknowledgements to your new newsletter editor, Michelle Jacobs, at redheadsrule20000@hotmail.com).

Please let Judy Knigin know if you will be celebrating a birthday in the coming month, or if you would like to sponsor an Oneg Shabbat or Kiddush Luncheon. (818) 782-2281.

We love to honor our congregants as they celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or other milestone. If you have reason to celebrate, let us know! 

Better yet, add your birthdays and anniversaries to your contact information in the office or by updating your contact information here.

President's Message July 2018

Shalom Everyone,


                 I hate starting these newsletters reporting the loss of another of our valued members; but I am sad to say Bea Gelfand passed away since the publishing of the June bulletin. Bea was actively involved in so many things at Valley Beth Israel. When she was well you would always find her at services, helping at bingo when we had the games many years ago, involved with Sisterhood, and just a person who always knew what was going on in the synagogue. Whenever I called she immediately recognized my voice and wanted to know how my family was. If you needed to know about someone in the temple you called Bea. What a wonderful lady who will be deeply missed. I certainly hope we all stay well; our condolences to Bonnie MacDougal (her granddaughter).

Now let’s get to the nitty-gritty of this month’s newsletter. First of all: WE’RE STILL HERE. We have gone through a very difficult financial crisis but thanks to all of you we are slowly beginning a turn-around. Understand that we have a long way to go but with everyone helping we will return to better times. For years we didn’t pay attention to the handwriting on the wall—you have to cut expenses while increasing revenue. Surpluses that we may have had are gone and we have struggled to keep all our bills current.

Here’s what we’re doing: 1) billing statements for FY 2018-19 are ready to be mailed. I have included with your bill a letter that explains the new look; each statement is individualized for every person so please check it out carefully; 2) we have cut expenses every where we can—the office is only open two days per week, we have changed our phone service, we have eliminated our trash bins because CCRC has agreed that we can use theirs;  3) we are looking into new ways to generate revenue but I will not tell you about them until we have a handle on them (pray that they will come true); and 4) we are planning several fundraisers for the first six months of this new fiscal year. What we are doing is going to require you, every one of you, to be a part of the effort. For instance, we are planning a Mah Jongg tournament but it cannot happen without approximately 16 people being actively involved: we will need card tables in good condition (maybe 20), we need people to help prepare food and serve the continental breakfast and lunch, etc. We need volunteers whose job we will spell out very soon. A tournament such as this can bring in maybe a minimum of $1500 for that one day. If you’re interested please call me. I will have more details soon.

                 Our first fun(d)-raiser will be on July 15th, a Sunday afternoon. We plan to have a BBQ (hot dogs and hamburgers with potato salad, cole slaw and all the fixin’s) and then “bingo” and “horse racing” in the social hall. We’ll try to do both games during the time we allot but no matter what we will have a great time. Please make plans to join us. Whoa, I’m out of space and actually have a lot more to say. Next month I’ll continue.
  
Ron

Schticky Corner July 2018

by Ringo Cowan (and friends)
Submit your Schticky contributions to Roger@ValleyBethIsrael.org
This fun column is filled with Jewish humor, some off-color humor, and stories to enjoy.


A couple, both age 78, went to a sex therapist's office. The doctor asked, "What can I do for you?"
The man said, "Will you watch us have sex?"
The doctor looked puzzled, but agreed.
When the couple finished, the doctor said, "There's nothing wrong with the way you have sex," and charged them $50.
This happened several weeks in a row. The couple would make an appointment, have sex with no problems, pay the doctor, then leave.
Finally, the doctor asked, "Just exactly what are you trying to find out?"
"We're not trying to find out anything," the husband replied.
"She's married and we can't go to her house. I'm married and we can't go to my house. The Holiday Inn charges $90. The Hilton charges $108. We do it here for $50...and I get $43 back from Medicare

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A Jewish fairy tale
Once upon a time there was a Jewish man and a Jewish woman
One day the Jewish man asked the Jewish lady “will you marry me?”
The Jewish woman said "no"
And the Jewish man lived happily ever
The end
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The census taker comes to the Goldman house.
“Does Louis Goldman live here?” he asks.
“No,” replies Goldman.
“Well, then, what is your name?”
“Louis Goldman.”
“Wait a minute–didn’t you just tell me that Goldman doesn’t live here?”
“Aha,” says Goldman. “You call this living?”

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The IRS and the Rabbi

The auditor is doing all the checks, and then turns to the Rabbi and says, "I noticed that you buy a lot of candles." "Yes," answered the Rabbi. "Well, Rabbi, what do you do with the candle drippings?" he asked. "A good question," noted the Rabbi. "We actually save them up. When we have enough, we send them back to the candle maker and every now and then, they send us a free box of candles." "Oh," replied the auditor somewhat disappointed that his question actually had a practical answer.

So he thought he'd try another question, in his obnoxious way... "Rabbi, what about all these matzo purchases? What do you do with the crumbs from the matzo? "Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi calmly, "we actually collect up the crumbs, we send them in a box back to the manufacturer and every now and then, they send a free box of matzo balls."

"Oh," replied the auditor, thinking hard how to fluster the Rabbi. "Well, Rabbi," he went on, "what do you do with all the foreskins from the circumcisions?" "Yes, here too, we do not waste," answered the Rabbi. "What we do is save up all the foreskins, and when we have enough we actually send them to the IRS ."

"To the IRS ?" questioned the auditor in disbelief. "Ah, yes," replied the Rabbi, "directly to The IRS ...And about once a year, they send us a little prick like you."
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RAIN
Two men of Chelm went out for a walk, when suddenly it began to rain.
“Quick,” said one. “Open your umbrella.”
“It won’t help,” said his friend. “My umbrella is full of holes.”
“Then why did you bring it?”
“I didn’t think it would rain!”

A RIDDLE
A man in Chelm once thought up a riddle that nobody could answer: “What’s purple, hangs on the wall and whistles?”
When everybody gave up, he announced the answer: a white fish.
“A white fish?” people said. “A white fish isn’t purple.”
“Nu,” replied the jokester, “this white fish was painted purple.”
“But hanging on a wall? Who ever heard of a white fish that hung on a wall?”
“Aha! But this white fish was hung on the wall.”
“But a white fish doesn’t whistle,” somebody shouted.
“Nu, so it doesn’t whistle.”

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IF ONLY THEY HAD A JEWISH MOTHER...funny!
MONA LISA'S JEWISH MOTHER: 
"After all the money your father and I spent on braces, this you call a smile?"

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS' JEWISH MOTHER:
“I don't care what you've discovered, you didn't call, you didn't write."

MICHELANGELO'S JEWISH MOTHER:
"A ceiling you paint? Not good enough for you the walls, like the other children? Do you know how hard it is to get that schmutz (dirt) off the ceiling?"

NAPOLEON'S JEWISH MOTHER:
"You're not hiding your report card? Show me! Take your hand out of your jacket and show me!"

ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S JEWISH MOTHER:
"Again with that hat! Why can't you wear a baseball cap like the other kids?"

THOMAS EDISON'S JEWISH MOTHER:
"Okay, so I'm proud that you invented the electric light bulb. Now turn it off already and go to sleep!"

PAUL REVERE'S JEWISH MOTHER:
"I don't care where you think you have to go, young man, midnight is long past your bedtime!"

ALBERT EINSTEIN'S JEWISH MOTHER:
"Your senior photograph and you couldn't have done something with your hair?"

MOSES' JEWISH MOTHER:
"Desert, schmesert! Where have you really been for the last forty years?"

BILL GATES' JEWISH MOTHER:
"It would have killed you to become a doctor?"

BILL CLINTON'S JEWISH MOTHER: 
"Well, at least she was a nice Jewish girl, that... Monica."
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Q: Did you hear about the new facility Kraft Foods is building in Israel? 
A: It's called "Cheeses of Nazareth.

Q: What is the proper blessing to recite before logging on to the Internet? 
A: "Modem anachnu loch... 
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An elderly couple were having dinner one evening when the husband reached across the table, took his wife's hand in his and said,
"Martha, soon we will be married 50 years, and there's something I have to know. In all of these 50 years, have you ever been unfaithful to me?"

Martha replied, "Well Henry, I have to be honest with you. Yes, I've been unfaithful to you on three occasions during these 50 years, but always for a good reason.

Henry was obviously hurt by his wife's confession, but said, "I never suspected. Can you tell me what you mean by 'good reasons?' "

Martha said, "The first time was shortly after we were married, and we were about to lose our little house because we couldn't pay the mortgage. Do you remember that evening I went to see the banker and the next day he notified you that the loan would be extended?”

Henry recalled the visit to the banker and said, "I can forgive you for that. You saved our home, but what about the second time?"

Martha asked, "Do you remember when you were so sick, but we didn't have the money to pay for the heart surgery you needed? Well, I went to see your doctor one night and, if you recall, he did the surgery at no charge."

"I recall that," said Henry. "And you did it to save my life, so of course I can forgive you for that. Now tell me about the third time."
  
"All right," Martha said. "So do you remember when you ran for president of your golf club, and you needed 53 more votes?”
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Feinstein returned home from a business trip to discover that his wife had cheated on him
“Who was it?” he roared. “That bastard Wolf?”
“No,” replied his wife. “It wasn’t Wolf.”
“Was it Green, that creep?”
“No, it wasn’t him.”
“I know — it must have been that idiot Sherman.”
“No, it wasn’t Sherman, either.”
Feinstein was furious. “Whatsa matter?” he cried. “None of my friends is good enough for you?”
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Schwartz is sitting in his room, wearing only a top hat, when Steinberg strolls in.
“Why are you sitting here naked?”
“It’s all right,” says Schwartz. “Nobody comes to visit.”
“So why the hat?”
“Maybe somebody will come.”

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Moishe Goldberg was heading out of the Synagogue one day, and as always Rabbi Mendel was standing at the door, shaking hands as the Congregation departed. The rabbi grabbed Moishe by the hand, pulled him aside and whispered these words at him: "You need to join the Army of God!"

Moishe replied: "I'm already in the Army of God, Rabbi."

The rabbi questioned: "Then how come I don't see you except for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?"

Moishe whispered back: "I'm in the secret service."
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A man was standing by a grave as another man was crying out, "Why did you die? Why did you die?"

The man walked up and approached him, asking him if it was a close relative buried there.

He replied it wasn't. 

"It must have been a close friend".

"No, I never knew him."  He looks back at the grave,  "Why did you die?"

"Then who is buried here?"

"My wife's first husband.  Why did you die?  Why did you die?"
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A man and his wife walked into a dentist's office. The man said to the dentist, "Doc, I'm in one heck of a hurry. I have two buddies sitting out in my car waiting for us to go play golf, so forget about the anaesthetic, I don't have time for the gums to get numb. I just want you to pull the tooth, and be done with it! We have a 10:00am tee time at the best golf course in town and it's 9:30already...I don't have time to wait for the anesthetic to work!”

 

The dentist thought to himself, "Well, well, at last a golfer with real balls!!"

 

So the dentist asks him, "Which tooth is it sir?"

 

The man turned to his wife and said, "Open your mouth, honey, and show the dentist.”

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Q.  Why do Jewish women make great parole officers?
A.  Because they never let anyone finish a sentence 
Q.  If Tarzan and Jane were Jewish what would Cheetah be?
A.  A fur coat

Jokes from past editions:

Q.  What do you call a Jewish male tea bag?

A.  A He-brew


Q.  According to Jewish doctrine, when does a fetus become a human?

A.  When it graduates from Med School