Bikur Cholim

Please inform us if you want to avail yourself of our services. If you need us, if you are ill or are confined to home or hospital, we are here to visit, make phone calls, etc. Call us if you wish to receive our help, or if you know someone whom we should contact. 718.459.1000

Bingo

On any given Tuesday night in the Crystal Ballroom you will find a few dedicated RPJC members and anywhere from 50 to 140 anxious bingo players enjoying a fun filled and for some a prosperous night out.

The RPJC "bingo" word is definitely traveling around Queens. When doors open at 6:00PM. there is always a line of people waiting to find there way down to the "Bingo Hall" to set up for a night of bingo.

Many new friendships have been made as Tuesday nights have become not only a night of chance but a time for socializing. In fact on some nights you may even hear the callers starting a round of "Happy Birthday" for one of our Bingo friends.

Since doors open at 6:00PM many people do not have time to eat dinner before arriving. The Jewish Center does not allow food brought in from the outside by anyone so, a food concession has been set up serving kosher sandwiches, hotdogs, knishes, snacks, sodas, coffee and tea. Prices are very reasonable so Tuesdays don't have to be an expensive night out.

Following are the bingo dates for the month of May.
Bingo will be held on Tuesday every week for the month of May.

May 5, 13, 20, 27
For the month of June bingo will be on the following dates.
June 3, 12, 17, 24.
Please note that there will be no bingo on Tuesday June 10th. Bingo will be on Thursday, June 12th for this week only.

The loyalty game for the month of May will be played on June 3rd. The loyalty game for the month of June will be played on July 1st.

For additional information call 718.459.1000

Book Discussion

The Book Discussion Group is special to many of us; we share a love of literature and enjoy a rapport that brings us together.  Our feelings, thoughts, and ideas differ, but we find a commonality in our love of reading.  If you would like to be with intelligent, thoughtful people, please join us. Contact Mollie Alkana for more information. 718.263.4973

English As A Second Language

If you know any immigrant who is interested in learning English and citizenship, please tell them about our class which meets once a week on Thursday from 3:30 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. We practice conversational English and preparation for citizenship examination. Contact Jack Alkana for more information 718.459.1000

Hebrew Conversation Club

Every Monday evening, the Hebrew Conversation Club meets in Room 15. We discuss any and all topics of concern to our members. We learn quite a variety of vocabulary, and can always consult the dictionary in case of doubt. We have recently discussed one member's trip around the world, and another's creativity in fashion design. We have learned the words for prejudice or discrimination:and frustration:
If you would like to join us to practice your Hebrew or learn some, please see Joyce Fefferman.

Holocaust Survivors

Jewish War Veterans

KEW-FOREST, IRWIN LOITZ, WOODSIDE
POST 250
JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES
AND AUXILIARY THE FIRST VETERANS ORGANIZATION CHARTED BY CONGRESS

Commander............................PC Spencer Polinger
President of JWVA.....................Ruth Weichselbaum
Senior Vice Commander.....................Fred Schlagel
1st Junior Vice Commander................PC Jack Lewis
2nd Junior Vice Commande............Jerry Lowenheim
3rd Junior Vice Commander...............Norbert Chwat
Adjutant................................PCC Kenneth L.Brown
Quartermaster......................PCC Kenneth L. Brown
Chaplain............................................Harold Haber
Judge Advocate..........................Cedric Brown, Esq.
Chief of Staff....................................Harry Franklin
Officer of the Day...........................Bernard Landau
Membership Chairman........................Sanley Fertig
Action Chairman............................Jordan Holtzman
Editor........................................PC Martin Levinson

We meet the 2nd or 3rd Sunday of each month at the Rego Park Jewish Center. For further information contact Past Queens County JWV Commander Kenneth L. Brown.

For further information contact Past Queens County JWV Commander Kenneth Lloyd Brown at 718.AX7.7711

Matzoh Fund

Once again our Crystal Ballroom was filled with 67 wonderful and caring people who came to attend our Annual Matzoh Fund Dinner on March 30, 2008. After all our guests were seated, we were honored to introduce Dr. Adinah Pelman from Tomchei Shabbos of Queens. This is the organization to whom we send the proceeds derived from the Matzoh Fund receipts which we raised and this is the 14th year of our affiliation with them. Dr. Pelman addressed us, and explained the workings of T.S.Q., Inc. - not just for Passover but for every Shabbos as well. There are 400 families that they service. Her remarks touched us all. Before she left, we presented her with a check for $2,500 and hoped that we may be able to send T.S.Q., Inc. an additional check after the dinner.

Our dinner was then served and before dessert we held our “fun chug-a-lug” raffle and drawing. This year our raffle prize was a large basket filled with sparkling apple/peach juice, crackers, cookies, Bartons pecan and caramel candies, sesame pretzels and lemon wafers. Ruth Loewenstein and Jan Kabat covered the room carrying baskets and collected dollar bills with the names of the donor written on each bill. Harold Smith was our money exchange banker if someone needed single dollar bills. The winner of the prize was Mildred Pelton. Our raffle brought in $60.

Then we had some fun with what we call our “mitzvah auction”. Our auction began with donations from the following, who were already lining up at the lectern to give their money: Harold Smith; Cantor Yaacov Baris; the Yiddish Vinkel; the Sisterhood; Alice Pfeffer; Abe & Bertha Silverstein; Shirley Decker; Miriam Warmbrand; Rochelle Caits & son Richard; Hilda & Stanley Kalfus; Harry Panish; Leonor Herbst, in memory of husband Morris; Reina & Ira Goodman; Alvin Rohssler & Rosemary Berg; Mildred Pelton, in memory of husband Harry; the Men’s Club; Ed Finfer; Jan Kabat; Ruth Loewenstein, in honor of Ruthe Unger; Birdye Dropkin; Anne Ezekial; Herbsman Family; Park Hills Chapter of Hadassah; Rochelle Caits again; Ruthe Unger; Martin Novzen in honor of the R.P.J.C. Bingo volunteers; Ken Sasmor, with compliments from table #5; Lee Lobel-Zwang, in memory of beloved sister Grace Malkin; Leonor Herbst again; and Elaine Abend.

As everyone laughed at what was happening and the total climbed higher and higher, the auction hammer came down on the final total of $715 for the evening. What an outpouring of love, joy, camaraderie, warmth, friendship, laughter and remembrance was shown that evening! A yasher koach to all the participants.

Dessert was then served and the night came to a close. People leaving said what a great time they had.

We want you to know that by attending our dinner, and with your additional contributions that evening, added to the many generous donations by those who could not attend that evening, we were able to send two additional checks to Tomchei Shabbos of Queens, a check for $1,600 and a check for $400, making a grand total of $4,500 as our contribution for Passover food for the needy, for March 2008, 5768. Wow! What a wonderful feeling of accomplishment!

May the Almighty add life to your years and years to your life for your generosity! B’Shalom Ruthe Unger Ruth Loewenstein Golde Stutman Matzoh Fund Chairpersons

For more information please contact Ruthe Unger.

Queens Jewish Community Council

Queens Jewish Community Council RPJC is a member of the Queens Jewish Community Council whose special services are available to our members and the Jewish Community at large. For more information call 718.544.0033.

To reach the Mobile Outreach Team call (718) 686-3366. In case of true emergency call 911 or Hatzolah.

Sukkah Decorating

Before the Holiday of Sukkos - a group of dedicated me & women gather to participate in the mitzvah of decorating the RPJC Sukkah.

We use fresh fruits and vegetables - strung on cords to hang from the roof of the Sukkah. We also use pictures and old new year's cards to hang around the sides of the Sukkah. The Sukkah is used for Kiddush after services, and all meals during Sukkos.

For more information please contact Ruthe Unger.

T'ai Chi Chuan

Aside from the physical benefits of T’ai Chi, there are mental and emotional benefits. We begin and end each class with a few minutes of relaxation and meditation. In these troubling and hectic times, taking time out to relax and meditate during the day is just as important as breathing properly. The benefits of meditation are three-fold: better physical well-being, better emotional well-being and better mental well-being. Meditation is not foreign to the Jewish religion; it is incorporated into our daily and Shabbat prayers. Some Jews meditate while they are in the synagogue and others do so at home. Come join us and learn how to meditate and after a few weeks you will notice the difference. You can meditate while you are standing, sitting, or lying on your back. We meet once a week on Thursday from 1:30 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. For more information contact Jack Alkana.

Talking Books

Our Talking Books Recording for JBI group has worked hard all during the summer months and we are very proud of this big mitzvah we are performing. But we do urgently need more readers as well as more producers - so please leave your name in the Center office and we shall gladly contact you. "You shall not place a stumbling block before the Blind." Va'yikra 19:14. Thus our Sisterhood enhances the Jewish life of a person with this disability. This Mitzvah is performed through the Talking Books project under the auspices of the Jewish Braille Institute. Thanks to generous members, we own a state of the art soundproof recording studio in which we record a variety of books which are added to JBI's vast library.This project is run by a very devoted group of women and men who spend many sessions recording a book. The readers have to be approved by JBI, whose high standards are the same as those of the Library of Congress. Sisterhood underwrites all expenses, including the cost of all books and tapes. Our efforts are compiled by JBI and are provided to those who are blind or visually impaired at no cost to them. The United Nations declared 2001 as the International Year of Volunteers. WLCJ recognized only six Sisterhoods that participated in this nationwide effort. Proudly, RPJC's Sisterhood was one of them and were recognized for our work in the recording for the blind.