With great sadness we share that Mina Paltin passed away. She was the mother of Josephine Paltin and the mother-in-law to Dale Skran. She was the grandmother of Samuel and Sarah.
The funeral will be tomorrow, Thursday, May 30th,11am graveside at Marlboro Memorial Cemetery in The Garden of Memories.
With great sadness we share that Lary Paul Wasserman passed away. He was the brother to Evan Wasserman, Tina Silidker, Alan Wasserman (z''l) and Gary Wasserman (z''l). He was the brother-in-law to Marsha and father of Lori Mihalko and Lee Wasserman.
The funeral will be on Thursday, May 30th at Hardyston Cemetery in Hamburg, NJ. Shiva will be immediately following at Lee's home in Denville, NJ. Shiva will be at the home of Evan and Marsha,10 Spalding Drive, Holmdel on Monday, June 3rd from 7-9pm with minyan at 7:30pm.
May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world
With great sadness we share that Ethel Pinsker passed away. She was the mother of Harriet Ludwig and Ilene Pinsker, mother-in-law to Shelly. She was the grandmother to David, Rochelle, Allison, Adam, Abbi, Brett, Howard and Suzanne and the great-grandmother to Zachary, Chloe, Miles, Ella, Shayna, Lee, Ellie and Jake.
The funeral will be tomorrow, Wednesday, May 29 at Montefiore Cemetery in Albans, NY at 11am.
Shiva will be on Thursday, May 30th at Harriet and Shelly's home, 148 North Masters Drive, Monroe Township from 2-8pm with Minyan at 7pm.
May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world
We are extremely sad to share that Robert Modell, a long-time member of Temple Shaari Emeth, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2024. Our hearts are with Rita, who was married to Bob for 70 years, his daughter Nancy Haimi-Cohen and her husband Raziel, his son David Modell and his wife Karen, his brother Edward G. Modell, and his grandchildren, Vardit Samuels and her husband Richard, Aviad Haimi-Cohen and his wife Annette, Jessa Modell, and Kayli Modell.
The funeral service is tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Temple Shaari Emeth. Interment will be at approximately 1:00 p.m.at B'nai Abraham Memorial Park,2600 US-22 State East, Union, NJ 07083.
With great sadness we share that Wally Milbrod passed away. He was the husband of Nancy Milbrod (z''l), father of Garry, Steve, Mark and Mike. He was the father-in-law to Jackie, Ellen, Kim and Allyson and the grandfather to Nicole, Jessica, Doug, Mitchell, Tori, Josh, Ryan and Daniel.
The funeral will be on Tuesday, May 21st, graveside at New Montefiore Cemetery, West Babylon, NY at 1pm (please arrive by 12:30pm to line up by front entrance).
Shiva will be on Wednesday at the home of Mike and Allyson Milbrod, 40 Turnberry Drive, Manalapan, NJ from 1-4pm and again from 6-9pm with a shiva minyan at 7pm. Thursday at the home of Mark & Kim Milbrod, 39 Breeze Drive, Dayton, NJ 5-9pm.
With great sadness we share that Naomi Cooper Jacobson passed away on Tuesday. She was the wife of Dr. Louis H. Jacobson (z''l), the mother of Miriam, Myra, Valory, Rachel and Matthew and the mother-in-law of David, Bill, Donny and Anne. She was the grandmother of Elaina, Danielle, Leah, Leora, Aaron and Eva.
The funeral will be a private service in Pennsylvania.
Shiva will be at the home of Matt and Anne Jacobson, 8 Monroe Drive, Marlboro on Monday from 1-4pm and 6-8pm with minyan at 7pm.
With great sadness we share that Gary Weissman passed away. He was the husband of Beth Pomper Weissman and the father of Craig Weissman and Perri Pomper. He was the father-in-law to Bethany and Eric and the grandfather of Bodie, Noah, Lucy and Leo.
A memorial service will be on Sunday, May 12 at Bloomfield-Cooper Jewish Chapel, Manalapan at 11am with interment following at Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin.
Shiva will be observed at the home of Perri Pomper and Eric Schein, 47 Devon Drive, Manalapan on Sunday, May 12 immediately following the funeral, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 1-4pm and 6-9pm each day.
May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world
With great sadness we share that Richard (Richie) Greenberg passed away on Monday. He was the husband of Phyllis Greenberg and the father of Cheryl Schafer and Laura Schiller. He was the father-in-law to Ian and Matthew and the grandfather of Carly, Brody, Michael, Madison, Chloe and Sydney.
The funeral will be tomorrow, Thursday, May 9th at Temple Shaari Emeth at 11am followed by entombment at Mount Sinai Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel in Morganville. The streaming link for the funeral service is: Temple Shaari Emeth
Shiva will be at Phyllis's home at 184 Tournament Drive in Monroe on Thursday from 5-9pm, Saturday from 1-9pm and Monday from 1-6pm. Shiva will also be observed at Cheryl and Ian's home, 202 Golf Edge Drive, Westfield, on Friday from 5-9pm.
We hope to see you at the Congregation Meeting this Sunday at 7:30 p.m. In addition to hearing reports from the clergy, staff, and leaders; we will consider changes to the Temple constitution, elect officers and members of the Board of Trustees, and review and vote on the Temple's expense budget for the 2025 fiscal year.
Stay after the meeting for champagne or a soft drink, and some tasty treats.
Attendance is allowed by Zoom; but not voting, desserts, or champagne:
Topic: Congregation Meeting Time: May 5, 2024 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Temple Shaari Emeth's new Drama Club will perfom at the service with a compilation of scenes, monologues, and poem recitations, that center on the topic of the Holocaust.
Then join us for falafel and other Israeli treats after the service.
We hope to see you at the Congregation Meeting this Sunday at 7:30 p.m. In addition to hearing reports from the clergy, staff, and leaders; we will consider changes to the Temple constitution, elect officers and members of the Board of Trustees, and review and vote on the Temple's expense budget for the 2025 fiscal year.
Stay after the meeting for champagne or a soft drink, and some tasty treats.
Rabbi Panken's 20th Anniversary will be celebrated at these upcoming events:
Saturday, May 11th at 7:30 p.m. “Rock Shabbat” concert featuring the renowned Jewish rock group, Nefesh Mountain, at Temple Shaari Emeth
Sunday, June 2nd at 11:00 a.m. Grand Anniversary Luncheon at Battleground Country Club
Saturday, June 22nd at 6:00 p.m. Ice Cream Social & Havdalah service at Temple Shaari Emeth
We are thrilled to announce that Temple Shaari Emeth is celebrating Rabbi Melinda F. Panken's 20 years of dedicated service to our synagogue and the greater Monmouth County community. Over the next few months, we have planned several events at or near the Temple. We hope that you will join us in celebration in person or in our commemorative journal.
During her tenure at Temple Shaari Emeth, Rabbi Panken has made a significant impact in our Temple community, Western Monmouth County, and beyond. As our spiritual leader, Rabbi Panken celebrates our Temple community’s life cycle moments, including officiating at marriages and baby namings, comforting the ill and supporting those in times of loss. Over the years she has watched hundreds of children take their place in our community as B’nai Mitzvah. She loves teaching and especially appreciates the opportunity to work with every age group in our community.
Rabbi Panken is an active member and leader of the Greater Freehold Clergy Association and MOSAIC, working for many years to improve the dialogue among all faiths. She served as Chair of the Bioethics Committee at Centrastate Hospital, and has partnered with Open Door, and EHAP to address the needs of those who are food and housing insecure in our neighborhood. Rabbi Panken has also supported the Reform Movement, serving on the Executive Committee of HUC-JIR Alumni Council, as well as various committees for the CCAR, ARZA and the URJ. Locally, she has also partnered with The Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey.
Tickets are available for the Luncheon and Concert, and sponsorships are available to support the Celebration.
Sponsorship Deadlines: For the Nefesh Mountain Concert: May 3rd For the Luncheon: May 20th The slide show/digital journal will be shown at both the concert and luncheon. A printed journal will be distributed at the luncheon.
Temple Shaari Emeth's new Drama Club will perfom at the service with a compilation of scenes, monologues, and poem recitations, that center on the topic of the Holocaust.
Then join us for falafel and other Israeli treats after the service.
You will be sent the exact location of this event after you register
With great sadness we share that Leslie Adler passed away. He was the wife of Carol Adler and the mother of Elissa Goldstein and Jason Adler and the father-in-law to Richard Goldstein. He was the grandfather to Joshua and Reed.
The funeral will be on Friday, April 26th at 1:00pm at Bloomfield Cooper.
Shiva will be at Elissa and Richard’s Home, 28 Prince William Road, Morganville on Friday from 2:30-6:00 and Sunday 1-5:00 p.m.
May God console those who mourn in Zion, Jerusalem and throughout the world
Dear Friends: It is hard to believe that it has been over six months since the unimaginable happened in Israel, when in a matter of hours 1,200 Israelis were brutally murdered and 253 people were taken hostage into Gaza on October 7, 2023. Since that day, the world has felt different for Jewish communities everywhere. The ongoing war in Gaza affects all of us in different ways. Some college campuses have become places where Jewish students are experiencing an increase in anti-Semitism. Synagogues have experienced acts of hatred, and even within our own families, viewpoints about the war have caused stress, and sometimes even fracture, between family members. There is that sense of before and after – the world before October 7th and the world after.
It is only natural that as we gather at our Seder tables tomorrow, our joy is diminished this year because we carry tremendous sadness with us. The refrain, "let my people go" rings differently this year, not as some ancient story from a distant past, but rather as a very real and very immediate need in this moment. That feeling of oppression is weighing down on us because of those in Israel who will say yizkor for the first time and light yahrzeit candles this Passover for relatives who were murdered; because of families who will have empty chairs at their table while they wait desperately to hear if their relatives in captivity in Gaza are alive and if they will be released from captivity; because of college students who are being held responsible for a war over which they have no control; and because of the pain we feel for innocent Palestinians, especially children, who have been killed, displaced or are starving as a result of war brought on them by Hamas' hateful actions.
Tomorrow, as we sit down to Seder, the hostages will have been in captivity for 198 days. To remember them, consider leaving an empty seat at your table, or placing the picture or name of a hostage on your Seder plate.
We always end the Seder with words of hope, לְשָׁנָה הַבָּאָה בִּירוּשָלָיִם, “Next Year In Jerusalem!” In the midst of such devastating brokenness this year, we all pray that next year, when Passover arrives, there will be healing, wholeness and peace for Israelis and Palestinians, for Jews all over the world, and for all of humanity. I wish you and your family a comforting and meaningful Passover. L’shalom, Rabbi Melinda Panken
With great sadness we share that Gloria Russin passed away. She was the wife of Ed Russin, mother of Steven (z''l) and Barry and mother-in-law to Amy and Andrea. She was the sister to Lewis Smith and Roz Squire and the grandmother to Shane, Blake, Alec, Ariella and Olivia.
Funeral will be 11:00am on Friday, April 19th at Mount Sinai Cemetery in Morganville with burial to follow.
Shiva will be at the home of Barry and Amy Russin, 3 York Road, Marlboro on Friday after the service until 5:00pm, Saturday from 6:30-9:00pm with Minyan at 7:00pm and Sunday from 1:00-4:00pm and again 6:00-9:00pm with Minyan at 7:00pm.
On Monday, April 22 Ed will be sitting shiva at his home, 25 Regina Road, Morganville from 1:00-4:00pm.
Tickets are available for the Luncheon and Concert, and sponsorships are available to support the Celebration.
Sponsorship Deadlines: For the Nefesh Mountain Concert: May 3rd For the Luncheon: May 20th The slide show/digital journal will be shown at both the concert and luncheon. A printed journal will be distributed at the luncheon.
