December 2014 - Central Reform Congregation
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December 2014 - Central Reform Congregation
December 2014 | vol. xxix no. 4 Services Friday Evenings December 5 Kabbalat Shabbat/ 7:30 pm Birthday Blessings/ T’ruah Human Rights Shabbat December 12 Kabbalat/Social 7:30 pm Responsibility Shabbat December 19 Kabbalat Shabbat December 26 Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 pm 7:30 pm Saturdays December 6 Vayishlach 10:00 am Bar mitzvah of Leo Singer Vayeishev 5:00 pm Bat mitzvah of Mason Sharon December 13 Vayeishev 10:00 am Bar mitzvah of Ben Guller Mikeitz 5:00 pm Bar mitzvah of Eli Harris December 20 Mikeitz 10:00 am December 27 Vayigash 10:00 am Bar mitzvah of Rafi Brent central reform congregation 5020 waterman blvd. st. louis, mo 63108 (314) 361-3919 info@centralreform.org www.centralreform.org Peace and Light Exactly 20 years ago Amy and I lived in Jerusalem for a full cycle of Jewish holy days. Two images from that time will forever be part of my consciousness. The first is from Sukkot, the hundreds of sukkahs squeezed in alleyways, on terraces, in front of restaurants. The second was during Hanukkah. Affixed to a number of houses, especially in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, there are glass boxes into which a menorah is placed and lit during the Festival of Lights. Instead of ‘merely’ placing the menorah in the window, for these homes publicizing the miracle means allowing anyone who passes by during one of the nights of Hanukkah the experience of seeing the beautiful flames up close and personal. There is an interesting connection between those two holidays, Sukkot and Hanukkah. During the Maccabean war of independence against the Syrian Greeks, while the Temple in Jerusalem was occupied, the Judeans were unable to celebrate the eight day autumn festival of Sukkot. Many biblical historians believe that when the Jews reclaimed their kingdom and re-dedicated their Temple, they instituted an eight-day festival that both celebrated their military victory and compensated for the Sukkot that they had been forced to miss. Only later, according to this theory, did the rabbis add the legend of the miraculous lasting oil given for the length of Hanukkah, and the peaceful nature of that sweet story soon erased the memory of Hanukkah as the winter militarized version of Sukkot. History is not all that these two holy days share. Both include central rituals that attempt to extend the peace, hope and love from our homes out into the larger world: in Sukkot through the building of the sukkah shelter outside in public view and in Hanukkah by allowing everyone to see our candles lighting up the dark night. With so much pain, sadness and hatred in the world, including recent flaring of violence and ethnic/racial divisions in Jerusalem and St. Louis, these observances point us to a way forward, to manifesting in the universe those qualities that are most beautiful and healing to us. I hope you will be able to join us on the first night of Hanukkah which falls this year on Tuesday, December 16th. Though we each light one candle on the menorah that evening (the program starts at 5:00 pm), we will multiply the light that night by everyone who shows up (bring your own Hanukkah menorah) and fill the spaces between and around us with love, peace, and hope. In addition, our sukkah is still around this winter to try and extend our shelter of peace to Ferguson and beyond, bringing us full circle to the first Hanukkah! And it will likely still be standing on December 31st at 6:00 am when you are invited to join hundreds of people from the Universal Faith community for another beautiful World Peace Day service filled with meditation, music and inspiration. Let there be peace (and light) on earth and let it begin with me! B’ Ahavah (With Love), Rabbi Randy 2 crc news Mazel Tov Jewish-Muslim Day of Service qq qq qq qq qq qq qq CRC will again host the St. Louis Muslim and Jewish community for a Day of Service on Christmas Day. Last year we packaged over 400 individual toiletry bags put together with donations from CRC congregants and members of the community that went to the Ronald McDonald House at Mercy Hospital. This year, we will also be making bags for Langston Middle School students. Spencer Lang on his bar mitzvah Charlie Steinbaum on his bar mitzvah Gabriel Fleisher on his bar mitzvah Diaz Rodin on his bar mitzvah Cecilie Horwitz on her bat mitzvah Joshua Goldberg on his bar mitzvah Leo Goodfriend on his bar mitzvah qq Stephen and Edie Feman on the birth of their grandson, Hugo Feman-Hodge qq Jennifer and Rachael Bersdale on their LEGAL marriage Thursday, December 25 Please donate toiletries. We need new individual size personal toiletry items: hand soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, brush, shampoo (travel size), baby shampoo, individual razors for men and women, shaving cream (travel size), or, a cash donation of any size made payable to JCRC to benefit this project. For more information, contact Rick Isserman at (314) 807-4330 or richardisserman@yahoo. com. qq Elizabeth Nolan and Debi Purvis on their LEGAL marriage qq Rick Isserman on receiving the President’s Volunteer Service Award Sincere Condolences qq Margie Hartman and Bob Guller on the death of their aunt, Annita Suffian qq Lois Loomstein on the death of her husband and our member, Jack Loomstein Welcome New Members qq Justin B. Williams qq David Parker qq Steve and Nancy Fox and Sophia, Dylan, Wyatt, Ella, and Oliver qq Larry and Peggy Levin qq Gawain Jameson qq Adam Rosenzweig and Andrea Denny and Samuel qq Todd Margolis and Kathleen Apakupakul and Natalie First Night/First Light Tuesday, December 16, 5:00 pm Light your first Hanukkah candle with us. We’ll have latkes, dreidles, and fun. Bring your Hanukkiya (Hanukkah menorah) and light up the night with CRC. hanukkah program 3 Sunday, December 14, 1:00 - 3:30 pm Please join us for a special intergenerational Hanukkah program at CRC. All ages are welcome! Learners of all ages will come together to hear from organizations around the St. Louis area as we discuss some of the issues present in our own community. We will participate in projects to help these organizations. In doing so, we hope to “Spread the Light Around” during this Hanukkah season. Participating organizations include: The Humane Society, The Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry, Gateway Greening, and more! For more information, please contact Jennifer Bernstein at (314) 361-1564, ext. 117 or jenniferb@centralreform.org 4 Maggie’s Corner... Friday Tanakh Study Fridays, 1:45-3:00-ish pm On December 5th … we will begin reading the Book of Joshua, primarily in English, with Hebrew explanations. As usual, there will be a lot of discussion, that will surely take us down many roads! Joshua 1:1 After the death of Moses, the servant of Adonai, Adonai said to Joshua, son of Nun, Moses’ attendant: My servant Moses is dead. Prepare to cross the Jordan. The Books of Joshua and Judges tell us of the fulfillment of Adonai’s promise made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob that their descendants would have possession of the Land. Joshua is the continued story of the fulfillment of the covenant between Adonai and the Israelites. If you’re thinking about joining our study and journey…this is a great time! No need to RSVP…you are always welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Maggie Duwe at maggie@centralreform.org. LGBT Latke Party Friday, December 19, 6:00 pm Join us as we celebrate Chanukah! Or learn how to spell it! Let’s eat a lotta latkes and share a Shabbat dinner! Please bring the following to share for about 12 people: A-F (vegetable side dish or salad), G-N (vege main), O-Z (dessert and wine). Feel free to bring your menorah and candles! Please RSVP to maggie@centralreform.org. education and more Green Team Update CRC is in the final stages of its Greenfaith certification. We are just waiting for final approval of cleaning materials. Once that is completed, we will be certified as a green congregation. Our garden is done for the season. We had a good season filled with tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, hot peppers, flowers, okra, herbs, and pumpkins along with things we can’t quite describe. Future events include cleanup of the beds, deciding what to plant for the spring, and a recruitment get-together for volunteers. Also, monthly information and wellness sessions are in the works to further explore gardens, bees, and healthy cooking . If you are interested in working on our CRC garden next spring, please contact Maria DeShields at (302) 690-8666 or mdeshields@wustl.edu. Are you a Composter? If so, we need your help! The CRC Green Team is issuing a call for composting experts. Building fertile soil to grow healthy, productive plants is a gardener’s ultimate goal. We can improve the appearance and nutritional value of our CRC garden soil by adding items such as fall leaves and fresh grass clippings, by composting yard and kitchen waste, and by using castings from earth worms. But we need some help getting started. if you are interested, please contact Jennifer Bernstein at (314) 361-1564, ext. 117 or jenniferb@centralreform.org. A Message from Essie At CRC’s Religious School, students learn about Judaism through facts, stories, symbols, rituals and Hebrew. Students also learn “Jewish Values.” Embedded throughout the curriculum and teacher training, the following Anti-Bias goals are modeled and emphasized: (from Jewish Every Day) •Children should feel pride, not superiority, about being Jewish •We are all made in God’s Image – B’Tzelem Elohim •All people are worthy, loveable, capable, equal, . . . •All people are important and deserve respect – Kavod •People are alike and different. •Appreciate what all people share that makes us human •Everyone has feelings •It is important to try new experiences Jewish values are taught, discussed and modeled in each classroom, hallway and interaction at CRC. Jewish values do not just apply to how we treat other Jews, but how we navigate in our larger world. Please take some time this holiday season to consider what you value, how you act on your values and what you might be teaching in your actions and reactions to your larger world. Take time to be kind, laugh, love and learn, every day! Live life on purpose and with purpose. Live Jewishly! Peace and B’Shalom, Essie tikkun olam Weatherization Project - save the Dates! Wednesday, December 3, 6:00 pm & Saturday, December 6, 12:00 pm - Materials Prep Saturday, December 13, 12:00 - 4:00 pm – South City Sunday, December 14, 12:00 - 4:00 pm – North City As one of Central Reform Congregation’s longest community partnerships, we have been helping weatherize in the Grace Hill neighborhood since 1990. Work with a team of other community volunteers to place plastic on interior windows of select area resident homes to keep our neighbors warm this winter. This year we will focus on elderly residents within the Grace Hill service area. Last year we added a community garden project in Peace Park, which was a great success. We cleaned and secured the beds for winter so they were ready for spring planting. No special skills are needed, so please bring your friends or family (12 and older) and join us for this worthwhile project. Contact: Marcy Brodsky, (314) 302-8957 or email at marcy.brodsky@aon.com to volunteer, for questions, or directions (map will be provided). Volunteer at Langston M.S. Longtime CRC member Ariel Arpadi is the social worker at Langston Middle School, right near CRC. It’s so close to us that if CRC were a home with middle school students, they would attend Langston Middle School! Rabbi Susan and Jen Bernstein met with her recently about collaborating on several projects, including mentoring the students. We are looking for a few champions who are interested in being mentors for Ariel’s kids at Langston. The program will begin shortly after the first of the year. If you are interested, please contact Jen Bernstein at (314) 361-1564, ext. 117 or jenniferb@centralreform.org. Social Responsibility Shabbat Friday, December 12, 7:30 pm For the 20-something generation, building grassroots power and leadership to create strong, sustainable communities is paramount to fixing the systemic issues that lead to the August 9th shooting death of Michael Brown. For many, this means putting their lives outside of work on hold and devoting themselves to organizing for peace and justice. The group Millenial Activists United (MAU) is just one of a myriad of alliances formed to peacefully protest as the Grand Jury continues to deliberate its decision whether or not to indict Officer Darren Wilson. (At the time of this Memo printing, the decision had yet to be announced). For December’s Social Responsibility Shabbat, we have arranged to hear from 5 speakers representing MAU, as well as some of the artists (slam poetry, musicians, etc) who have been involved in the movement, including our beloved KB Frazier. Regardless of your opinion on the matter, we feel it’s important to hear from those who have been on the frontlines everyday. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Jennifer Bernstein at (314) 3611564, ext. 117 or jenniferb@centralreform. org. We are collecting... qq Men’s, women’s, and children’s gently worn coats/gloves/hats for the International Institute to assist recent immigrants and others in need. qq Yarn to make scarves to be distributed through Centenary Methodist Church and St. Cronin’s as they hand out blankets to the homeless. qq New and gently used shoes for the Soles4Souls project. CRC member Sydney Singer, who is one of our post-Bat Mitzvah students, is excited to bring this wonderful project back to CRC. She has been working with an organization called Soles4Souls for several years now. qq Toiletries to be distributed on Christmas to Ronald McDonald House at Mercy Hospital and Langston Middle School. qq Non-perishable food and clothes for our tikkun closet. winter crc news 6 A Walk Down Delancey Street with Triple Chai Plus Sunday, December 7, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, CRC Multipurpose Room Join us as we view Crossing Delancey, one of the classic 20th Century films on Jewish Culture/Humor. Set in 1980s New York, this romantic comedy highlights the contrasting values between first and third generation American Jews, the struggles of old vs. new ways, by focusing on a 33 year old single Jewish woman, ”Izzy,” played by Amy Irving. Arnie Kaplan, who recently used this film in his course on “Jewish Humor” at Washington University’s Lifelong Learning Institute will lead us in the discussion focusing on recent cultural issues that are raised in the film. Please bring a dish to share. If your last name begins with A-L, please bring an entree. If your last name begins with M-Z, please bring a salad or side dish. To RSVP, or for more information, please contact Claire Hyman at claire.j.hyman@sbcglobal.net or Anita Wilson at (314) 878-3502 or anita63146@yahoo.com. CRC Grief Support Group Please join us for our monthly grief support group, on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 1:00 pm. All who have experienced the loss of a friend, family member, or loved one are invited to attend. Together, we will listen and learn from one another, helping to make connections and finding ways to support one another through the grief process. The group is co-led by Jamie Sentnor, LCSW, who is a practicing therapist and grief support specialist and Rabbi Deana Sussman, who has been trained in adult and child grief support. If you have any questions, feel free to be in touch with either of us by emailing Rabbi Deana at deana@centralreform.org or Jamie at sentnor@sbcglobal.net. Babysitting Information Every Saturday morning during Shabbat services we offer free babysitting. If you would like to attend the service with adults only, we welcome your children to join us in the Youth Group Room for babysitting during the service. Please email Leah Greenbaum at leah@centralreform.organd let us know if your children will be attending. World Peace Day Wednesday, December 31, 6:00 am Yes, That’s 6:00 am! World Peace Day is celebrated at the same time around the world (It’s at 4:00 am on the West Coast.) And in St. Louis, CRC has been its annual host. The celebration is an amalgam of world spiritual practices --both reflective and joyous. CRC is transformed with prayer flags, crystals, and incense. Come early, walk the labyrinth created on the oneg floor and meditate. B’yachad...A New Shabbat Experience that Rabbi Deana is helping to Spearhead Are you a young adult who is looking for a different kind of Shabbat experience? B’Yachad, a new spiritual Shabbat community for Jews in their 20s and 30s, is holding its first Shabbat service on Friday, December 12 at 7pm at Tech Artista in the CWE. The evening will continue with a delicious (and free) meal from Thai 202. For more information or to RSVP, visitwww.facebook.comevents/420248638124316/. Also, “like” our page on Facebook, B’Yachad STL, to stay up to date on all of our future services. Brothers Lazaroff 4th Annual Hanukkah Hullabaloo Saturday, December 6, 8:00 pm Create Space, 6323 Delmar Blvd. Brothers Lazaroff will be hosting their annual Hanukkah Hullabaloo this year at a very cool new spot in the Delmar Loop dubbed Create Space ... St. Louis’ first “pop-up” Artisan Market that serves as a business incubator for local artisans. Rabbi James Stone Goodman will lead Brothers Lazaroff for their yearly performance of their collaboration “Eight Nights” featuring Will Soll, Shlomo Ovadya, as well as Ben Reece and Adam Hucke of The Funky Butt Brass Band. DJ Boogieman will provide the dance party, and Brothers Lazaroff will bring the jams with an assortment of special guests. You can browse the market and check the local food vendors that will be on hand ... and latkes will be deep fried on the spot!! So come eat, drink, dance, shop and begin the celebration of the festival of lights!! Admission is free, but donations will be accepted. confirmation trip to nyc 7 Eighteen of our Confirmation students traveled to New York City the weekend of November 14-16 with Rabbi Susan, Margie Hartman, Andrew Bollinger, and Nicole Osheroff as chaperones. Despite a rough start with a cancelled flight, the group arrived only a couple hours later than anticipated and didn’t miss any of planned activities. They started with an authentic New York lunch of knishes from Yona Shimmel’s Knishery and took the ferry to Ellis Island to discuss the story of immigration, then and now. Friday evening, the group went to Kabbalat Shabbat services at The New Shul, with Rabbi Zach Fredman (a native St. Louisan who grew up at CRC). After a meaningful service, including a teaching by Rabbi Susan, the group had a lively dinner at Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse, complete with entertainment (a bar/bat mitzvah-like atmosphere). Saturday and Sunday the group enjoyed the Tenement Museum, and lunch at Katz’s Deli. Saturday, perhaps the most meaningful and most profound experience was receiving a tour of the World Trade Center Tribute Center by a survivor of 9/11. They enjoyed dinner at Ellen’s Stardust Diner and the musical Cabaret, complete with a talk-back with the actors after the show. On Sunday they visited the studio of a rabbi who does art to find God and meaning in her life, before they explored the Chassidic community of Crown Heights to experience the traditions that they practice to find meaning. Although some of the destinations on the itinerary sound familiar, this was not your average school trip to New York City. Jewish content was woven through the entire weekend and activities were infused with the values we hold dear at CRC. Thank you for a wonderful weekend, Confirmation Class of 5775! tributes 8 tributes TO MAKE A TRIBUTE TO A CRC FUND ONLINE, PLEASE GO TO WWW.CENTRALREFORM.ORG, AND CLICK ON THE DONATE/TRIBUTE LINK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MENU. CAROLYN HYMAN IN HONOR OF MORTON AND CLAIRE HYMAN’S WEDDING ANNIVERSARY JULIE AND JEFFREY LAZAROFF SHEILA AND KEN SONNENSCHEIN AMY RAVIN General Fund IN HONOR OF EDIE AND STEPHEN FEMAN’S NEW GRANDSON, HUGO FEMAN-HODGE CHARLES AND MICHELLE RUBOVITZ STEPHEN AND LINDA KRAFT LISE AND LEE BERNSTEIN SANDRA DIAMOND THE SOFFER-KANEFIELD FAMILY AVA AND BILL COOPER SHIRLEY GERCHEN FRAN LANG AND PHIL MILLER SHARON AND BOB HOLLANDER IN HONOR OF GABE FLEISHER’S BAR MITZVAH RHEA OELBAUM IN HONOR OF GABE FLEISHER’S BAR MITZVAH IN HONOR OF ZOEY FLEISHER’S BEAUTIFUL MUSIC WILLIAM AND MARGARET FRIEVOGEL IN MEMORY OF FRED EPSTEIN CAROL FAINTICH IN HONOR OF MEL GOLDMAN’S BIRTHDAY JOE AND ZEENA GOLDENBERG NANCY BROWN AND BILL MALTBY IN MEMORY OF HAROLD KRAVEN NANCY BROWN AND BILL MALTBY WITH GRATITUDE TO RABBIS SUSAN AND RANDY FOR ALL THEIR KINDNESS NANCY DELSTON LINDA AND KEN KING IN HONOR OF RABBIS SUSAN, RANDY, AND DEANA LISE AND LEE BERNSTEIN SHARON AND BOB HOLLANDER IN HONOR OF THE MARRIAGE OF GAIL WECHSLER AND BOB CROPF’S SON JEREMY TO MEGAN GARBAYO KRIS AND DARYL GILDENBLATT IN HONOR OF SETH AND LIMOR GILDENBLATT RON FAGERSTROM IN MEMORY OF MARIE PAPIN LISE AND LEE BERNSTEIN IN HONOR OF THE MARRIAGE OF JENNIFER AND RACHAEL BERSDALE BEN AND ROBYN SLEN IN MEMORY OF BUNNY LEVIN BARBARA BARNHOLTZ TO HONOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ROSE MASS IN HONOR OF CRC AND ITS RABBIS STEPHEN AND NADINE COHEN IN HONOR OF RABBI TALVE BEING NAMED ONE OF THE 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL JEWS BY THE JEWISH DAILY FORWARD MARIAN ROSEN DAVID YOUNG KAREN BILLINGS BLUMEYER FAY AND BRUCE RAKITA TO THANK RABBI TALVE FOR HER SUPPORT OF INCLUSIVENESS IN OUR COMMUNITY GARY BENSON DIANE LEVINE IN MEMORY OF JACK LOOMSTEIN IN MEMORY OF FRED EPSTEIN WITH THANKS TO RABBI TALVE IN MEMORY OF DOROTHY BIERMAN SANDOW BEVERLY RUBENSTEIN STACY AND GREG SIWAK AND FAMILY HARRIET ENTIN IN HONOR OF GABE FLEISHER’S BAR MITZVAH IN MEMORY OF BEVERLY FREYMAN WITH GRATITUDE TO CRC FOR HOSTING DOORWAYS Rabbis’ Tribute Fund IN LOVING MEMORY OF NANCY BENSON AND WITH GRATITUDE TO RABBI TALVE FOR HER SUPPORT SAMMY AND BILL SHOSS WITH THANKS TO RABBI SUSAN DEB DUBIN AND MIKE STEINBAUM WITH GRATITUDE TO RABBI SUSAN, RABBI RANDY, AND RABBI DEANA FOR SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE ON CHARLIE’S BAR MITZVAH JOURNEY ANNE HECKY AND DANIEL WACHSLER WITH THANKS TO RABBI SUSAN FOR A VERY SPECIAL MARRIAGE CEREMONY SUE YAFFEE KURN IN HONOR OF JOSHUA YAFFEE’S BAR MITZVAH RANDEE BACH IN MEMORY OF JOAN BACH MONT S. LEVY TO HONOR RABBI SUSAN FOR BEING PART OF THE REBIRTH OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT JACK AND SUSAN RUDIN TO HONOR RABBI SUSAN AND TO HONOR INDA SCHAENEN, MICHAEL DEE, AND THEIR FAMILY JOSHUA AND AMANDA HERTZ yahrzeits 9 December 3 yahrzeits December 1 9 Kislev GENE BLOCK Father of Sheri Glantz NORMAN EHRLICH Father of Hedy Ehrlich MURRAY MARGO Father of Mitchell Margo MATTHEW PENDERGRAST Friend of Heather Lea December 2 10 Kislev JOSEPH GELLMAN Father of Elliot Gellman JOE KAUFMAN Grandfather of Sharron Pollack MEYER LEVIN Grandfather of Niki Nymark SUSAN MARTIN Remembered by Gil Nussbaum *NATALIE LOIS SIMMONS Our member 11 Kislev RUTH ENGER Mother of Joyce Weinstock SYLVIA EVELOFF Mother of Vivian Eveloff STEVE MARCUS Cousin of Cecilia Lacks LOUIS ROSENBLOOM Grandfather of Steven Rosenbloom DR. SAUL D. SILVERMINTZ Father of Mark Silvermintz December 4 12 Kislev GAIL ANITA ACHTENBERG Mother of Joel Achtenberg KIRK CASHMERE Friend of Mark Winer FORMAN ENGELHARDT Uncle of Steven Engelhardt MILDRED ETTELSON Mother of Charles Ettelson BEATRICE LEVENTHAL Step mother of Joyce Leventhal Lodato IRVIN SCHNEIDER Father of Bruce Schneider LAURA SCISSORS Mother of Carla Scissors-Cohen December 5 13 Kislev JACK ANSEHL Grandfather of Jennifer Fishering ESTHER CARPEY Mother of Dorothy Mayer RUTH EPSTEIN Grandmother of Daniel Davison IRMA GREENSPOON Mother of Julie Greenspoon MAURICE PEPPER Father of Sara Epstein CLARA VITA Mother of Orietta Kohn December 6 14 Kislev HENRIETTA KAHN Mother of Rhoda Kahn Nussbaum SOL LEVINSON Father of Barbara Barnholtz December 7 15 Kislev LISA D’AGROSA Sister in law of David and Linda D’Agrosa MILTON GOLDSTEIN Father of Alan Goldstein RALPH KAPLAN Father of Henry Kaplan BESSIE NEWMAN Mother of Burton Newman December 8 16 Kislev JACK HEXTER Father of Christopher Hexter JEROME D. MENDOZA Uncle of Howard Nathanson JOHN F. O’REILLY Father of Erin O’Reilly December 9 17 Kislev MARJORIE FLOWER BLUMENHORST Mother of Chris Blumenhorst BRAM LEWIN Father of Roslyn Dubinsky ANTHONY RUFFINO Father of Anita Stiffelman IDA SIEGEL Mother of Ellie Jacobs yahrzeits 10 December 10 18 Kislev BERTHA FEIN Aunt of Susan Schlichter EVA GITTERMAN Remembered by Brian Hackett MARK GOLDSTEIN Uncle of Risa Brown GRACE ROSENTHAL Grandmother of Jessica Brod December 11 19 Kislev GOLDYE HOFFMAN Mother of Joy Sterneck Grandmother of Jamie Sentnor AL LEWIS Father of Larry Lewis ALFRED THOMAS Father of Mariah Thomas EDNA CECILIA ZWEIFEL Mother of Kaaren Bowden December 12 20 Kislev MARVIN EHRLICH Remembered by Sylvia Ehrlich RUBEN EPSTEIN Father of Stuart J. Epstein JOSEPHINE (JO) FELDMAN Mother of Kathleen Sitzer ALBERT KNOPF Grandfather of Jennifer Bernstein ARTHUR LANDER Father of Cindy Wallach HERMAN RUBIN Father of Milton Rubin ROBERT SOKOL Father of Daniel Sokol MORRIS MEYER STONER Father of Bradley Stoner December 13 21 Kislev JOHN P. DOERING Father of Tamara Brent *RALPH GERSTENFELD Husband of Bunny Gerstenfeld Father of Ellen Amarnek and Pamela Lester EUGENE KORNBLATT Father of Gloria Grodsky December 14 22 Kislev CLARICE LENEAVE Mother of Kathy Davenport NELSON NYMARK Grandfather of Niki Nymark LOUIS LACKS Father of Cecilia Lacks GUSSIE PARMET Grandmother of Howard Weissman DICK SCHWARZ Uncle of Edward Kohn DIANE SOKOL Mother of Daniel Sokol *SAMUEL JOSEPH ZOLL Infant son of Ericka Zoll and Daniel Zoll December 19 27 Kislev December 15 23 Kislev PHYLLIS GIBBS Mother of Kate Gibbs HELEN NEFF Grandmother of Jane Rubin OLIVER SWEITZER Father of Sharalyn Saks JERRY TUCK Uncle of Brian Vetruba December 16 24 Kislev FLORA SILVERSTEIN Mother of Gloria Morgenstern December 17 25 Kislev MAX CHERVITZ Father of Nancy Brown HOWARD HARTMAN Father of Brad Hartman JAY STEPHEN KESSLER Brother of Sheila Michaels SIGMUND TRATTNER Father of Sylvia Ehrlich December 18 26 Kislev LISA FRIEDMAN Sister of Diane Friedman LOUIS GREENBERG Grandfather of Steven Engelhardt MARY HYMAN Mother of Morton Hyman Grandmother of Carolyn Hyman LAWRENCE M. LARSON Father of Margaret Weintraub December 20 28 Kislev ELY BORNSTEIN Father of Mindy Berkowitz NORMAN GOLDMAN Husband of Carol Goldman Father of Tami Goldman MELVIN KAYMAN Father of Nancy Mohr LEE KRUPNICK Aunt of Stuart and Toby Epstein JEWEL KURLAND Mother of Stephen Kurland *NANCY LAMPERT Our member ROSE MARCUS Aunt of Cecilia Lacks December 21 29 Kislev ALFRED H. FRAGER Father of Maris Berg GARY I. LINDER Uncle of Wendy Jaffe SHERMAN NEFF Father of Jane Rubin yahrzeits MAURICE REBHAN Father of Debbie Harris MARGARET SHAFFER Mother of Trey Shaffer December 22 30 Kislev FRANCES SEARS Mother of Robert Sears ROSE SPERLING Aunt of Laurie Sperling *ELLEN WASSERMAN Our member December 23 1 Tevet ROSE CALODNEY Mother of Dede Berg THEODORA “TEDDY” HERMELIN Mother of Cheryl Martin JOHN KEPLER, JR. Father of John Kepler, III KATHERINE MARTIN Sister of Claire Jacobs SAMUEL WOLIN Father of Karen Blank December 24 2 Tevet NANCY BENSON Our Friend DAN FRIEDMAN Father of Steven Friedman SIDNEY GOLDNER Father of Jesse Goldner REGINA PIERCE Grandmother of Lisa Graivier Barnes December 25 3 Tevet JACK COHN Grandfather of Dorie Bertram MAXILLA EVERETT EVANS Mother of J. Claude Evans HAROLD KIRKLAND Grandfather of Heather Lea 11 JEANNE NISENSON Mother of Ellen Soule MARJORIE ROBINSON Mother of Anne Hess GIDEON SCHILLER Father of Patricia Padawer JOSEPH WELPLY Father of Emma Ehll SHIRLEE WHITE Mother of Larry White December 26 4 Tevet LOTTIE GOLDNER Mother of Jesse Goldner JOEL HILLMAN Father of Thomas Hillman HERMAN KEYS, I Grandfather of Eva Marie Keys MOLLIE TURKEN Mother of Alan Turken TESS WEIL Aunt of Ronald Weil December 27 5 Tevet JOSEPH SHLES Father of Linda Glickman JUDITH STRAUSS Mother of Michael Strauss CASSANDRA ELAINE WENDLERHARRISON Mother of Adaine Harrison December 28 6 Tevet December 30 8 Tevet RALPH BERG Remembered by Maris Berg MEYER CHAPNICK Uncle of Sharon Hollander *IRVIN CHINSKY Our member HARRY ENGER Father of Joyce Weinstock SAM HARRIS Uncle of Edwin Harris *ANN REHME Wife of Joel Achtenberg ESTHER WEINBACH Mother of Jo Seltzer December 31 9 Tevet F. BERT BAER Father of Lois Miller Grandfather of Leslie Caplan FLORENCE DAVIS Mother of Neil Davis GREG FREEMAN Our friend JEAN GOCHMAN Grandmother of Rabbi Susan Talve LEON HOFFMAN Father of Carin Thyssen LEE PIERCE Grandfather of Lisa Graivier Barnes CEAL SHAPIRO Mother of Bruce Shapiro DR. LESTER WEISSMAN Father of Leslie Weissman Raynsford RALPH BLUMENTHAL Father of Carol Esrock HERBERT KULWIN Uncle of Stephen Kurland ALBERT S. ROSE Father of Albert Rose *Our member calendar: december 2014 12 Sunday Monday 1 Tuesday 2 11:00 Adult Beginning/ Intermediate Hebrew 8 11:00 Adult Beginning/ Intermediate Hebrew 10:00 9th Grade Class 12:30 Adult Intermediate Hebrew 10:00 Confirmation Class 10:30 Triple Chai Plus Brunch and Program 4 6:00 Weatherization Materials Prep Friday 6 12:30 Continuing Adult Beginning Hebrew 1:45 Torah Study 8:45 Torah Study 9:30 Family Service 10:00 Shabbat Service/Bar Mitzvah of Leo Singer 10:00 Shabbat School/Rainbow 12:30 Basic Judaism 5:00 Bat Mitzvah of Mason Sharon 7:30 6:30 Devotion Class with Rabbi Jim Saturday 5 6:30 Adult Hebrew 6:30 Beginning Hebrew 2:00 Beginning Hebrew 10:00 7th Grade at Jewish Food Pantry (Last names K-Z) 3 Thursday 4:00 Religious School 12:30 Adult Intermediate Hebrew 7 Wednesday Shabbat Service/ Birthday Blessings/ T’ruah Human Rights Shabbat 9 10 11 12 13 6:00 Tikkun Olam Steering Committee Meeting 4:00 Religious School 7:30 CRC Board Meeting 12:30 Continuing Adult Beginning Hebrew 1:45 Torah Study WEATHERIZATION PROJECT 6:30 Beginning Hebrew 6:30 Adult Hebrew 7:30 Social Responsibility Shabbat Service 2:00 Beginning Hebrew 8:45 Torah Study 9:30 Family Service 10:00 Shabbat Service/Bar Mitzvah of Ben Guller 10:00 Shabbat School 12:30 60 Mitzvahs With Will Soll 5:00 8th Grade Program 5:00 Bar Mitzvah of Eli Harris 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 WEATHERIZATION PROJECT 11:00 Adult Beginning/ Intermediate Hebrew HANUKKAH HANUKKAH HANUKKAH HANUKKAH 5:00 First Night First Light 4:00 Religious School HANUKKAH/NO SHABBAT SCHOOL 10:00 7th Grade Class 10:00 9th Grade Class 12:30 Adult Intermediate Hebrew 10:00 Confirmation Class 2:00 Beginning Hebrew 12:30 Continuing Adult Beginning Hebrew 1:45 Torah Study 6:30 Beginning Hebrew 6:30 Adult Hebrew 6:00 Shabbat Hanukkah Dinner 1:00 Hanukkah Program 8:45 Torah Study 9:30 Family Service 10:00 Shabbat Service 1:00 Grief Support Group 7:30 Shabbat Service 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 HANUKKAH HANUKKAH HANUKKAH HANUKKAH/NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL OFFICE CLOSED 12:30 Continuing Adult Beginning Hebrew NO SHABBAT SCHOOL 1:45 9:30 Family Service 11:00 Adult Beginning/ Intermediate Hebrew 6:30 Beginning Hebrew 6:30 Adult Hebrew 12:30 Adult Intermediate Hebrew 7:30 2:00 Beginning Hebrew 28 29 30 31 11:00 Adult Beginning Hebrew NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL 12:30 Adult Beginning/ Intermediate Hebrew 6:00 am World Peace Day Ceremony 2:00 Beginning Hebrew Torah Study Shabbat Service 8:45 Torah Study 10:00 Shabbat Service/Bar Mitzvah of Rafi Brent 12:30 Everyday Holiness Book Club with Felice Joyce