Tzedek v'Shalom, Newtown PA

04/27/2026

Dear TVS friends,

A wonderful light has left this world. Debbie Chong passed away two days ago, just a few weeks after being diagnosed with a fast moving cancer.

See note below from Emma, Nora and Victor with the memorial and Shiva information. (PM Seth Fishman if you want the details)

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Dear family and friends,

We will be honoring the memory and celebrating the life of Deborah Chong on Tuesday, April 28 at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

As per Deb's request:
no black, wear bright colors!

Memorial service & reception
2:00 pm
Laurel Hill Cemetery - Conservatory Greenhouse
321 Belmont Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004

* From the main gate, follow the dotted white line on the road to the conservatory

Shiva will be held:
Wednesday evening at Nora and Omer's home in Elkins Park
Thursday evening at Victor's apartment in Philadelphia

Emma, Nora, and Victor

09/22/2024

I will be attending the funeral for Hazzan Jack Kessler today at the Germantown Jewish Center at 11:00 AM. It was Cantor Jack who taught me the Torah cantillation melodies I use when I chant Torah (as I did just yesterday at The Jewish Center of Princeton). Jack also trained me on how to be a shaliach tzibbur (how to lead the prayers). And I will never forget the way he chanted the Haftorah on the Fourth of July using the text from the Declaration of Independence! (https://legacy4now.theshalomcenter.org/node/1735 ). Dear Jack: You will truly be missed! Please pray for his beloved Rabbi Marcia Prager who is recovering from surgery (HaRav Miriam Yael Chaya bat Sarah).

Submitted by Editor on Mon, 2010/06/21 - 12:51pm AttachmentSize Declaration_of_Independence_in_Haftara_Trop.pdf3.92 MB Brief history by Rabbi Arthur Waskow; haftarah trope by Hazzan Jack Kessler Attached is a copy of the US Declaration of Independence with Haftarah Trope marked, as created by Hazzan...