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Nick Schwartz Memorial Golf & Tennis Outing
The Nick Schwartz Memorial Second Annual Yeshiva at the Jersey Shore Golf & Tennis Outing will be held on Sunday, August 21 at the Trump National Golf Club, a private club in Colts Neck, NJ. Graciously hosted and sponsored by the Trump Organization, the golf outing features a lavish kosher brunch from 10:30 am to 1 pm. The brunch will be open to non-players as well as those participating in the tournaments. The Shotgun and Tennis Start is 1 pm, with a cocktail hour following the event.
Golf contests include Longest Drive, Closest to the Hole, Hole in One, Putting Challenge, and Hole in One Contest at the 19th Hole. A raffle will be held for prizes including Knicks, Mets, Vikings and Devils game tickets; a ski villa vacation in Winter Park, Co.; a kosher cruise from Kosherica; dinner for four at 656 Ocean Restaurant in Long Branch; foursomes at Woodlake in Lakewood, Jumping Brook in Neptune, and Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster; a vacation in a North Miami Beach condo; a gift certificate from Acqualina Resort & Spa in Sunny Isles, Florida; and a gift certificate from Continental Airlines.
“The Yeshiva at the Jersey Shore Golf & Tennis Outing is a rare opportunity to play at a private Trump country club. Last year’s event drew hundreds of golfers and rave reviews. This summer’s outing will be better than ever, and will also include a tennis tournament,” said Dr. Eddie Boim, committee member. “Come meet your friends, and make new ones, at this unforgettable summer celebration.”
Boim continued: “We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to the Trump Organization, and to the YJS Board of Directors and event organizers Jerry Ostrov, Alan Bresler and Rabbi Nasanayl Braun, for their tireless efforts to bring this event to fruition.”
Participation and sponsorship fees range from $150 to $10,000. Proceeds of this second annual event, named after the late benefactor Nick Schwartz of Oakhurst, will benefit the scholarship program at Yeshiva at the Jersey Shore, a modern Orthodox day school in Deal Park, NJ.
For registration information, please visit www.yatjs.org/golfouting or call 732-222-6666. Rain date is August 28, 2011.
–Jill Garbi, July 13, 2011
Rabbi Goes the Extra Mile for Jewish Education
When the bullhorn sounded signaling the start of the Ocean Drive Marathon on March 27, Runner Number 284 took off wearing an orange shirt sporting the words “Run, Rabbi, Run!” on the back.
Imprinted on the front of the shirt was the motivation behind Rabbi Elie Tuchman’s first marathon: “Yeshiva at the Jersey Shore.” 
Head of school at the Modern Orthodox day school in Deal Park, Tuchman ticked off the 26 miles on the route through the scenic barrier islands of Cape May County, raising funds for YJS tuition assistance along the way.
Tuchman so far has raised more than $8,500, at a rate of about $327 a mile. Donations are still being accepted.
The race enabled Tuchman, 43, to realize two dreams at once — completing a marathon, and raising critical scholarship funds, he said. He trained for the race for four months, logging thousands of treadmill miles at home and at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Monmouth County in Deal, and hitting the streets around his home in Passaic on Sundays.
“I run for my own health, but I thought if I was going to put myself through this personal challenge, I wanted to make it meaningful and help others in the process,” said Tuchman, who recently earned a doctorate of education from Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration. “My true love is Jewish education and YJS. We want to continue to make it possible for everyone to get a Jewish education because it’s the key to the future of the Jewish people.”
Tuchman finished the race in five hours and 39 minutes, through frigid, windy weather and light snow flurries. Cheers from his family and spectators along the route helped keep him on course, he said.
When he trudged into school the morning after the race, he told NJJN, his muscles were screaming with each step.
“I am in enormous discomfort and pain. It takes a big toll on your body. I keep a gallon of water on my desk to keep myself hydrated, but also because it hurts too much to keep getting up for refills.”
Pain and anguish were not in the job description when Tuchman was hired to lead the school in 2006, quipped YJS board president Sydney Lekach of Oakhurst.
Tuchman’s run, he said, “shows his extreme level of commitment and dedication to YJS. It is so gratifying to see the rabbi, as well as his entire staff, go the extra mile to ensure YJS offers a progressive top-notch education.”
Tuchman earned the kudos of JCC members who watched his progress in the fitness center. “Only a very small percentage of the general population achieves running a marathon,” said JCC assistant executive director Randi Freed Cohen, who has completed 10 marathons herself. “I applaud him for using his effort and time toward raising money for what he has dedicated his life to — Jewish education.”
–Jill Garbi, April 8, 2011
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