Temple Hatikva’s fall services TRIBORO CTR. RESIDENT TURNS 100
Temple Hatikva, located
in the Pelham Parkway area,
announces its schedule of
monthly Fall Shabbat Services
for the start of the new Jewish
year 5780. The community is
welcome to attend share in
prayer and fellowship with us
on the following fall Fridays -
October 25, November 15, and
December 20. All Friday services
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begin at 7:30 p.m.
On Friday, October 25, the
synagogue will celebrate the
joyous holiday of Simchat Torah,
which translates to ‘Rejoicing
with the Torah.’ The
holiday which celebrates the
Jewish love of Torah (the
scroll which contains the
fi rst fi ve books of the Old Testament)
and its study, marks
the end of the annual cycle of
weekly Torah readings and
the beginning of the new cycle.
During the service, the
fi nal portion of the Book of
Deuteronomy is read, followed
by the beginning of the
Book of Genesis.
In addition, Temple Hatikva
will celebrate its ninth
birthday. Established by
Rabbi Harry Hertzberg in
2010, with the purpose of
reaching out to unaffi liated
and disenfranchised Jews
in the Pelham Parkway and
surrounding communities,
Temple Hatikva holds traditional,
yet modern, services
in both English and Hebrew,
offering a meaningful and
understandable experience
to all, from strict observance
to those with no synagogue
background.
The entire community
is invited to attend services
and join the congregation
for these two auspicious occasions.
Every Temple Hatikva
service is followed by
a strictly Kosher Oneg Shabbat,
an opportunity to unwind
from your busy week
and begin the Shabbat with
some challah, wine and
other refreshments, while
schmoozing with your area
neighbors. Following the
October service, attendees
will enjoy a special birthday
celebration, complete with
birthday cake. If you haven’t
been with us in a while, this
is your perfect opportunity
to come back to Temple Hatikva.
“It was unfortunate that a
scheduling discrepancy cost
us our birthday party in August,
but we now have an opportunity
to double our celebration
now. What better
way to rejoice in our continuing
growth than while celebrating
the renewal of the
Torah cycle?” said Cantor
Kyle Cherry, the synagogue’s
religious leader. “Simchat
Torah reminds us of the constant
renewal of life; how
the cycle ends and immediately
starts over without a
single pause, illustrating the
perpetual continuity of our
people’s history. I, for one,
see this not as a distressing
mischance but a gift given to
us to better understand how
our continuing progress is
forever linked with the traditions
of our people. As the
Torah is read and taught continuously
through the generations
so shall we at Temple
Hatikva read and teach the
lessons Hashem has given us,
year after year, to our community.
Nine years and still
counting!”
Monthly Sunday morning
Adult Education sessions
will resume on Sunday, October
27, from 10 a.m.. to noon
This year’s theme will examine
‘Jews Around the World,’
examining variations in the
development of traditions
between Ashkenasic and
Sephardic Jews, and reaching
further into the origins
of the Mizrahi communities
Triboro Center resident Angerlyn Lee celebrated her 100th birthday
on Wednesday, October 9. The party, which was attended by
friends, family and staff, included birthday decorations and a cake
for the centenarian.
Above, (l-r) Angerlyn celebrates her 100th birthday with her
92-year-old sister Marie Daily and her cousin Ossie Moore.
Photo courtesy of Triboro Center
and their traditions. Every
Adult Ed session at Temple
Hatikva begins with a free
bagel and dessert breakfast,
sponsored by Shalom Jewish
Funeral Home, 1528 Castle
Hill Avenue.
The sessions will continue
on Sundays, November
17 and December 22. The Sunday
series will then break for
our winter hiatus, resuming
in March.
All of Temple Hatikva’s
services and activities are
located at Bronx House, 990
Pelham Parkway South. For
further information about
synagogue programs, email
templehat ikva@aol .com,
phone (917) 819-2456, or check
out Temple Hatikva on its
website at www.templehatikva.
com or on Facebook
The unanimous decision
of the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors to brand the National
Rifl e Association (NRA)
a ‘Domestic Terrorist Organization’
has profound implications.
According to the American
Civil Liberties Union “Section
802 of the USA PATRIOT
Act (Pub. L. No. 107-52) expanded
the defi nition of terrorism
to cover ‘domestic,’ as
opposed to international, terrorism.
A person engages in
domestic terrorism if they do
an act “dangerous to human
life” that is a violation of the
criminal laws of a state or the
United States, if the act appears
to be intended to: (i) intimidate
or coerce a civilian
population; (ii) infl uence the
policy of a government by intimidation
or coercion; or (iii)
to affect the conduct of a government
by mass destruction,
assassination or kidnapping.
It is clear that the NRA has
not engaged in any of those
specifi ed activities. It is also
factually true that the key
charge in the San Francisco
resolution, that the NRA “Incites
gun owners to acts of violence,”
is clearly and manifestly
false. Indeed, just the
opposite is true. The NRA
concentrates heavily on fi rearms
safety.
It is evident that the city
government advocates imposing
severe criminal penalties
against the NRA simply because
it politically disagrees
with the organization. The
fact that the issue at stake concerns
a right protected by the
Constitution makes the move
even more insidious. The language
of the Resolution overtly
targets free speech rights,
stating that the NRA “Musters
its considerable wealth
and organizational strength
to promote gun ownership…
it spreads propaganda that
misinforms…”
In other words, the NRA
utilizes First Amendment
rights.
Even the Washington Post,
a liberal outlet, has pointed
out the falsehood, as noted in
the complaint fi led in federal
court by the NRA on September
9:
“The NRA…does not advocate,
fund or support violence,
nor does it try to create
a ‘climate of fear’ to advance
its policies. It does support an
expansive view of gun rights,
but that is not a terrorist act,
unless political disagreement
is now a criminal offense…
Congratulations, average
NRA member: Your $30 one
year membership makes you
a terrorist.”
Further, San Francisco is
not content with merely attacking
the NRA itself. The
resolution states that “The
City and County of San Francisco
should take every reasonable
step to assess the
fi nancial and contractual relationships
our vendors and
contractors have…and…limit
those entities…”
The target, then, is not just
one organization that does
nothing more than advocate
continuing a Constitutional
right, it includes everyone
else that does business with
it, and its approximately fi ve
million members. In its lawsuit
against the measure, the
NRA correctly argues that a
government cannot discriminate
against citizens merely
for expressing their viewpoint.
This is precisely what
San Francisco has done.
As the lawsuit complaint
notes, while it might not violate
the First Amendment for
a local government to make a
general statement criticizing
an organization, it “cannot apply
its powers in a targeted,
adverse manner against those
with whom it disagrees, and
the government certainly cannot
do so to stifl e or punish
disfavored speech. Such conduct
unambiguously violates
the First Amendment, especially
where, as here, it is not
tied to any compelling, signifi
cant, or legitimate government
interest.”
It is not gun ownership that
is being targeted, it is the exercise
of free speech.
This must be seen in context.
It has become commonplace
for individuals wearing
red ‘MAGA’ hats to be beaten
in the streets. In what can only
be seen as attempts to subject
Trump supporters to discrimination
or violence, there is
a push to force disclosures of
the names of people attending
GOP fund raising dinners, the
most recent being a demand
by actress Debra Messing.
Leftist ANTIFA thugs
openly engage in violence,
sometimes with the cooperation
of local governments that
fail to protect the rights of innocent
civilians, one case being
the beating of reporter
Andy Ngo in Portland, Oregon.
Mayor Ted Wheeler
discouraged the police from
‘interfering’ with ANTIFA’s
assaults.
The paradigm of American
freedom and respect for the
Bill of Rights is under intensive
assault, from both partisan
groups and individuals,
and from leftist state and local
governments. It is an unprecedented
danger.
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