It is October already; it is hard to believe that the year is passing by so fast. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur have past and we are preparing for Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah by the time my article appears in the bulletin. It is time to relax and enjoy the autumn season. For those with young children, school has started and we are all settling down for the next three months until Hanukkah.

As summer ends things are happening around the synagogue. Our Apples and Honey New Year's Celebration Picnic was an outstanding success, with over 166 congrcgants' attending. Special thanks go out to the Chairman Ruth Shayne, committee members Carol Pollack, Jerry Friedman, Jon Isenberg, Donald Sherman, Jack Lampcov, Stuart Silverman, Alisa Peskin-Shepherd, Steve Shepherd, Brenda Zack and Mark Sussman. I want to congratulate them for a job well done. It is good to know that we have volunteers who are willing to step up to do the work necessary to make a successful program. We are already looking forward to next year making Apples and Honey Celebration an annual event.

The Sharlene and Seymour Ungar Family Garden was dedicated last month. We had quite a nice crowd at the dedication. With the help of the House Committee, chaired by Pearlena Bodzin, the B'nai Moshe Sisterhood and the Ungar siblings, the garden was brought to fruition.

The next time you are in B'nai Moshe, please be sure to visit the Cantor Berris Alcove. The new Alcove has been constructed and it really looks good. We will be getting out the information about the annual renting of the individual cubbies.

Michael Liebowitz did a fine job scheduling the ushers for the holidays and Marc Sussman made it look so smooth and easy for those who were honored with Aliyahs.

Please remember Bikkur Cholim (visiting the sick). This program recently restarted under the leadership of Laurel Rebenstock and Rabbi Pachter is an important part of our being a family community. This work does not get into the limelight often but it brings a smile and a thank you from those who benefit from it. To quote from a previous bulletin article, "This is a wonderful mitzvah; it gives enrichment to both those that give as well as those that receive." Please volunteer your time.

Writing articles are not my forte. I can talk your ear off. I can run meetings and handle the business side of the synagogue. But give me a pencil and paper and tell me to write an article, I immediately get writers freeze. So as you read my articles, please remember the sweat and tears that went into them before I even got an idea on what to write about. If you pass me in the synagogue halls and I seem to be ignoring you, I am probably trying to think of ideas for my next bulletin article.