February 2016 - Temple Emanu-El

OurTemple
The monthly bulletin for Temple Emanu-El
www.ourtemple.org
(205) 933-8037
February 2016
( Shevat-Adar I ) 5776
Birmingham, Alabama
S H A B B AT C E L E B R AT I O N S F O R F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6
Our Year to Celebrate Kindness!
Friday, February 12
5:40 p.m.
Sisterhood/Brotherhood
Shabbat Service
Friday, February 5
5:40 p.m.
(more details on page 4)
Join us for a special Shabbat program
to focus on organ donation. Be kind
to the living! We will have the
opportunity to hear a special speaker,
UAB transplant surgeon, Dr. Jayme
Locke share about the special gift of
life that people can offer others. We
will also hear from patients whose
lives have been extended because
of the kindness of others.
Volunteer Appreciation Shabbat Service,
Worship Band and "FTF" dinner will be available for purchase.
Friday, February 19
5:40 p.m.
Join us to honor our wonderful temple volunteers. They are our past, present and future wisdom of Temple Emanu-El.
No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. ~Author Unknown
Special thanks to the following Grafman Endowment Funds for enhancing this special evening:
Mary K. Brodnax Music Fund and Cantor Brian Miller Cultural Arts Fund for funding the fabulous Worship Band and
the Hannah & Hyman Goldstein Volunteer Fund for underwriting dinner for our cherished volunteers following the service.
"Food Theme Friday"
Our mission: Temple Emanu-El is a welcoming Reform Jewish congregation, engaging members in prayer,
study, fellowship, and acts of loving kindness to our congregational family and the community at large.
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Our Services
Friday, 2/5
Friday, 2/12
Saturday, 2/20
5:40 p.m.
Sisterhood/Brotherhood
Shabbat Service
Birthday Blessing
5:40 p.m.
Shabbat Service
Our Year to
Celebrate Kindness
Guest Speaker
Dr. Jayme Locke,
Chorale Sings
9:00 a.m.
Torah Study
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat Service
Torah Portion:
T’tzaveh,
Exodus 27:20-30:10
Saturday, 2/13
Haftarah Portion:
Ezekiel 43:10-27
Saturday, 2/6
9:00 a.m.
Torah Study
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat Service
Torah Portion:
Mishpatim
Exodus 21:1-24:18
Haftarah Portion:
Jeremiah 34:8-22 and
Jeremiah 33:25-26
9:00 a.m.
Torah Study
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat Service
Torah Portion:
T’rumah,
Exodus 25:1-27:19
Friday, 2/26
5:40 p.m.
Shabbat Service
Saturday, 2/27
Haftarah Portion:
I Kings 5:26 – 6:13
9:00 a.m.
Torah Study
10:30 a.m.
Shabbat Service
Friday, 2/19
Torah Portion:
Ki Tisa,
Exodus 30:11-34:15
5:40 p.m.
Volunteer Appreciation
Shabbat Service
Worship Band,
Anniversary
Blessing, FTF
Haftarah Portion:
I Kings 18:1-39
Purim carnival and
festivities for all!
Sunday March 20, 2016
9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary
Purim Spiel, Carnival and games
for the whole family!
USPS Identification
Publication Title: Our Temple
Issue Date: February 2016
Issue Number: 81
Statement of Frequency:
Published monthly
except forJune/July issue
Name/Address:
2100 Highland Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205 4002
Welcome
Our
Newest
Members
Please help us
extend a warm
welcome to our
following new
members:
Warren &
Toby Gewant
Benjamin May
Jonathan May
All services are
webcast at
www.ourtemple.org
Babysitting
during services
available
upon request
Organization:
Temple Emanu-El
Our Clergy
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The Importance of Family
My Dear Temple Family,
The year 2015 has been a difficult year for Judi
and me. In May, we lost Judi’s dear father, Bernie,
and my mother, Anita, died at the beginning of
December. These losses shook us both deeply.
Judi lost her first parent, and I became an orphan.
Suddenly, the family changed. Two of our pillars,
the people who loved us and nurtured us all along our
way, are gone. Even when a person dies at a ripe old
age, and even if a person dies having completed his
or her life, neither a father or a mother can ever be
Rabbi Miller
replaced for the child that is within us. Nobody ever
Temple
Emanu-El
again will love us like our mother or our father loved us.
Our family is no longer the same.
As I write this in January, the world outside is dark and dreary. It is
January -- and there is no reason to complain about what is. So, I want to
share with you the three sources of our comfort, our light if you will,
during these dark days.
One is the love that we had for our parents and the love they had for us.
After these deaths, I am doubly committed to loving my children and making sure
they know it. It is far too easy to be critical of our children and for us as parents
to try to guide them in the ways we would have them live. But, it is far more
important for us to love them fully and make sure they know that they are loved.
Make sure you tell your children, and your parents, too, that you love them.
Two is to have faith that the relationships continue on beyond the grave.
Of course, no one can ever tell with a certainty what happens to us when we
die. But, if we live with faith, we will be better able to face the future with the
knowledge that more awaits us, and that more awaits the people whom we love
so deeply. We do not have to know for a certainty to be assured of eternal life.
We have to live with the faith in our tradition and hope in our hearts, and we will
live better, happier and more fulfilling lives, even in the Januarys and Februarys.
And three is to seek to gain a community to help you through the lonely
times. Nothing is more lonely than mourning our loved ones who have died.
That is when community, the cards-the meals-the phone calls-bring us
comfort and help us put the first and then the second foot forward. With an
extended family, and with our temple family, Judi and I did not feel alone during
these trials. We felt loved and prayed for and blessed. Reach out to friends and
family, and to the temple family too, and we can walk through any valley unafraid.
Wishing you an easy February, and a joyous spring to follow.
Shalom,
Rabbi Jonathan Miller
Happy Anniversary
February
Anniversaries
David & Janet Aarons
(42)
Karen & Leslie Allen
(26)
Julie & Barry Altmark
(28)
Karen & Kenneth Bluestein
(24)
Avie & Ron Cohen
(48)
Joel & Emily Feinstein
(9)
Hilary & Scott Gewant
(18)
Carol & Bob Gross
(35)
Carol & Donald Herman
(52)
Olivia & Jack Kalin
(35)
Amy & Adam Kessler
(5)
Hollye & David Liberman
(33)
Glenda & Paul Nagrodzki
(11)
Michele & Michael Wilensky
(4)
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Around Our Temple
Sisterhood
Happenings
Save the date for these
great upcoming events:
Special February
Birthdays
Earmarked by multiples of
5 years to 90 years old!
Joan Becker
Brandon Davis
Catharine Friend
Ryan Garber
Amy Garber
Sylvia Goldberg
Joe Hagedorn
Betsy Humphries
Sisterhood/Brotherhood
Shabbat Service
Friday, February 5
5:40 p.m.
Please join us for the 3rd annual joint Sisterhood and Brotherhood
Shabbat Service and Congregational dinner. We'll start with a
family-friendly service with GREAT MUSIC honoring the
contributions of both groups. Next,
a fabuous barbeque chicken dinner
at an incredibly affordable price
with all your TEE friends.
What could be better?
This was a lovely evening last year and you don’t want to
miss out this year! $8.00 per person and $18.00 per family.
RSVP by Tuesday, February 6 to Mackie Horowitz at
mhorowitz@bellsouth.net or (205) 969-1111.
Joseph Kalin
Denis Kaufman
Lee Lipsitz
Danny Markstein, III
Bob May
Alana Miller
Ginny Monheit Maguire
Peter Printz
Brittany Saag
David Silverstein
Suzanne Simms
Dodie Sokol
Maddie Stern
Jesse Wiatrak
Women’s Passover Seder
SAVE THE Sunday, April 10
DATE!
This inter-faith event is open to women (and girls)
ages 12 and up. The festivities will start at
5:00 p.m. sharp, and the price of $25 includes dinner, wine and
entertainment. A great way to celebrate the role of women in
the Passover story, with a seder led by our own female clergy.
Featured gift shop
item of the month
Stop by our Temple Traditions gift shop
for all of your Judaica needs. This month
we are featuring this lovely Havdallah set.
Around Our Temple
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Mazel Tov To....
Team Emanu-El
takes home
1st prize for the
second year in
a row! Temple
Emanu-El’s
own Rabbi Laila
Haas, Sherron
Goldstein and
Mackie Horowitz
made up our
team at the
LJCC’s Chopped
Latke Challenge.
The Latke Ladies
created “The
Traditional Latke
with a Flair”,
a pomegranate - fig pancake placed on a beautiful brown latke atop
a piece of matzah with drizzled Hanukkah gelt and applesauce!
Mazel Tov Team Emanu-El!
Mary Danielle Leaf on her recent graduation from Mississippi State
University on December 11, 2015. Dani is the daughter of Steven
and Kim Leaf, sister of Lt. Benjamin Leaf, granddaughter of
Leah Leaf and Barbara Mason. Dani will be living in Memphis, TN
where she will be attending the University of Memphis Graduate
School in the fall to continue her studies in the field of Biomechanics.
Honorable
Menschens
Thank you to
all of our congregants
who volunteered their time
so generously in January to
take on various duties like
preparing our bulletin for
mailing, answering doors
and phones, filing,
and various
special projects.
Lynne Cohen
Chu-Chi Fierman
Marilyn Haver
Ilene Johnson
Fred Kanter
Leah Leaf
Joe Lichtenstein
Alyssa & Brad Blair on the birth of their daughter, Goldie Hudson
Blair on Saturday, December 26, 2015. Proud grandparents
are Rhonda & Harry Weinberg, and Elyse & Ken Blair. Greatgrandparents are Martha & Allen Golden of Austin, TX.
Also celebrating are big sisters, Millie and Charlotte.
Loretta Newfield
Sara Zonder and Brett Koretzky on their recent engagement. Brett
is the son of Susan and Barry Koretzky and grandson of the late
Estelle and Izzy Eubanks. Sara is the daughter of Dr. Eric and
Denise Zonder of Franklin, Michigan. After a July wedding, the
couple will reside in Jacksonville, Florida.
Ina Russakoff
Scott Godchaux, son of Fran and Lee Godchaux, who graduated
magna cum laude from Auburn University with a degree in
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Fran Godchaux, who was recently elected Board President of
Collat Jewish Family Services.
Suzy Ovson
David Reese
If you would like to volunteer,
we would welcome you!
Contact Robin Gotlieb at
(205) 933-8037, ext. 238.
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Around Our Temple
CONDOLENCES TO
Each month,
Temple Emanu-El
chooses a specific
recipient for our
Tzedakah Box
Our February
recipient is:
The family of Allan Weinblatt of Memphis, TN, who passed away on
Tuesday, December 15, 2015. He is survived by his wife, Sherry Weinblatt of
Memphis; brother, Howard Weinblatt (Judy) of Ann Arbor, MI; children,
Betzy Lynch (Spencer) of Birmingham, and Lori Weinblatt (David Hilton) of Portland,
ME; and grandchildren, Cooper and Renie Lynch, and Elinor and Leo Hilton.
The family of Paul Crawford Miller, Jr. of Birmingham, AL
who passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. He is survived by his wife,
Carole Walker Miller, and sisters Martha Miller Tomb and Jenny Lou Miller
and many extended family and friends.
PATHWAYS
Pathways is a United
Way agency that serves
homeless women and
children. They provide a
safe place to stay, clean
clothes, and hot meals.
They also supply training
and educational programs
to help both women and
children transition back into
the community. In short,
Pathways is A Woman’s
Way Home. In addition to
providing both short-term
and long-term transitional
housing for women and
children, Pathways also
provides permanent housing
for chronically homeless
women with mental illness.
Pathways’ mission is
“to end homelessness
for women and children
through hospitality, housing
and hope.” Last year, with
help from people just like
you, they were able to serve
more than 1,200 homeless
women and children.
To learn more, please visit
www.pathwayshome.org.
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL, HEBREW & TEEN’S
Sunday, January 31st
Religious School 9:30 a.m. - Noon
Simcha Sunday 9:30 a.m. - Noon
Wednesday, February 3rd
Hebrew School 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
TEEN’s 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m
Europe Travelers Meeting
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m
Sunday, February 7th
Wednesday, February 10th
Religious School 9:30 a.m. - Noon
Hebrew School 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Simcha Sunday
TEEN’s 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m
Parent’s Bar Mitzvah Class 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Thursday, February 11th
Shalom Baby 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 14th
NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Wednesday, February 17th
Hebrew School 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
TEEN’s 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m
Friday, February 19th
Volunteer Appreciation
Shabbat Service
with the Worship Band and
“FTF” dinner available for purchase.
5:40 p.m. - 7:00 p.m
Wednesday, February 24th
Hebrew School 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
TEEN’s 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m
Sunday, February 28th
Religious School 9:30 a.m. - Noon
Sunday, February 21st
Religious School 9:30 a.m. - Noon
Our Yahrzeits
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Yahrzeits
May the beauty of their lives shine forever,
and may we always bring honor to their memory.
Feb 5-6
Feb 12-13
Max Allon
Patricia Bailey
Frances Birnbaum
Marvin Jay Bleiberg
Bette Ann Pearl Blumenthal
Robert Carafio
Isaac Cohen
Leila Crown
Thelma Cuttler
Florence Elsas
Louis Elsas
Stanley Erdreich, Sr.
Alice Ettelson
A. Feidelson
Charles Fetter
Frances Frohsin
Rebecca Gingold
Maurice Ives
Harry Kanter
Suzanne Kirschberg
Beatrice Kohn
HarveyKorman
Itka Kronenberg
Lew Lazarus
Edna Kamenshine Levine
Louise Loring
James Lugar
Ernest Munchgesang
VioletaNeuwirth
Bella Perlman
NathanPetrofsky
Morris Piha
George Rashley
Max Rittenbaum
Cecile Rodriguez
JosephRosen
Leon Rosenthal
Rita Routman
Ben Rutstein
Marvin Silverstein
Carolyn Sloss
B.J. Winnik
Murray Woltag
Louis Wynne
Irene Zaslofsky
Lillian Blach
Morris Blumenthal, Sr.
Kaceil Cherner
Harry Cohen
Marks Cooper
Allan Denson
Richard Diamond
Dottie Epstein
James Fargason
Stella Fetter
Rochelle Galbert
Mollie Goldberg
Lee Gotthelf
Morris Green
Daniel Greenspan
Clarence Hagedorn
Marie Harrell
A. “Chief” Harris
Janet Cypress Harris
Keith Hewell
Rosalie Hurvich
Phyllis Jacobs
Rose Jacobson
Susie Jaffe
Louis Kaplan
Magda Kruse
Sonya Lefkovits
Bert Levin
Kate Levine
Myrna Levine
Eva Margolin
Bruce Mayer
Paula Michael
Lincoln Newfield
Mary Patrick
Patricia “Patty”
Rubenstein Pizitz
Paul Rich
Abraham Roskin
MitchelRubenstein
Irene Russakoff
Albert Schinasi
Rose Silverman
Hyman Silverman
D. Riley Stuart
Morris Zaslofsky
Feb 19-20
Sandra Apolinsky
Floyd Athey
Mena Beck
Louis Berry
Lena Bittner
Harold (Bo) Blach III
Regina Bluttman
Do Sup Chung
Jacob Cohn
Max Copeland
Dorothy Dolinksy
Gladys Evans
David Feidelson
Max Goldberg
Malcolm Gordon
Joseph Kimerling
Rosi Klein
Dorothy Koen
Alex Leitman
Frances Levy
Marjorie Lichenstein
NathanMarcuse
V. Hugo Marx, Jr.
Marjorie Meyer
Ferdinand Meyer
Harry Miller
Ella Morris
Phillip Pincus
Alexander Pinsler
Barbara Ream
Louis Rosenblum
Pauline Rosenfeld
Helen Rotenstreich
Arnold Siegal
Arnold J. Siegal
Isadore Simon
Morris Sirote
Will Slate
Beatrice Solomon
Sam Steinberg
Barbara Steiner
Gertrude Stern
Esther Swedlaw
Louise Temerson
James Carl Thompson
Razelle Toranto
Bertha Van Praag
Joe Ziff
Feb 26-27
Herbert Biernstein
Sam Blitz
Bradley Chesler
Lillian Cohen
Norman J. Cohen
Minnie Cooper
Marylyn Dorsky
Joan Fantl
Lee Forst
Simon Friedman
Ed Friend
Sarah Goldman
Fannie Hanover
James Hirsh
Morris Jaffe
Rose Kaufman
Istvan Kertesz
Marcia Kramer
Alice Levitt
Rose Litwin
Samuel Lyon
Herman Needle
Dena Osband
Paul Overall
Selma Reisman
Joan Rittenbaum
Paul Rosenthal
Dora Roth
Abraham Schulman
Gabriel Sedlis
Mosely Shugerman
Bernard Verin
Estelle Weinberger
WilliamWilson
Sayde Yeargin
Ida Zavelo
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Our Tributes
We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support our congregation by remembering and honoring their friends and
loved ones through their generous contributions. Thank you for the following gifts received through January 7, 2016:
General & Unrestricted Funds
Donations to our General Temple and Endowment Funds, and the Unrestricted Named Endowment Funds
provide the greatest Flexibility to respond to our congregation’s changing needs.
In Memory Of:
Bob Anfanger
by Mitzi Goldstein
Marylyn Athey, sister of Babs Perlman
by Barbara & David Betten
by Barbara & Harvey Gotlieb
by Ginger & Jerry Held
by Doris & Fred Kanter
by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman
by Shirley & Jerry Leader
by Norma Jean Long
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
by Ferne Seigel
by Rosalyn & Irvin Siegal
Sidney Binder
by Gertrude Goldstein
Michael Carlisle
by Wanda & Ross Cohen
Brian Cohen, brother in-law of Kevin &
Amanda Sokol
by Joan Becker
by Lynne & Mark Cohen
by Bari Cotton & Peter Egli
by Mark Friedman
by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin
by Barbara & Harvey Gotlieb
by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman
by Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein
by Judy & Gerson May
by Herbie Miller and the Franco family
by Karen & Joel Piassick
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
by Regina & Neil Sigman
by Carleton & Bruce Sokol
Patsy Collat
by Nancy & Glenn Goedecke
Rose Davis
by Jane & Melvin Davis
Paul B. Fraser
by Polly Fraser Scharff & Paul Scharff
Edith Gerson
by Isabel & Alan Siegal
Morry Goldberg
by Cissy & Leonard Held
Arthur Goldstein
by Julius Goldstein
Donald Goldstein
by Bernice Barstein
by Lynne & Mark Cohen
by Nancy & David Denney
by Beverly & Stanley Erdreich
by Carol & Jimmy Filler
by Mark Friedman
by Cathy & Paul Friedman
by Carolyn & Henry Frohsin
by Barbara & Harvy Gotlieb
by Barbara & Henry Helzberg
by Sara & Marvin Lazarus
by Shirley & Jerry Leader
by Leah Leaf
by Joyce & Joe Lichtenstein
by Norma Jean Long
by Margot & Edgar Marx
by Loretta Newfield
by Lisa Goren Pritzker
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
by Ferne Seigel
by Arnold Steiner
by Sam Tenenbaum
by Linda Verin & Rick Clay
by Louise & Greg Warner
by Lori & Jimmy Weil
Morris Goldstein
by Julius Goldstein
Nancy Goldstein
by Karen & Leslie Allen
by Cathy & Paul Friedman
by Mitzi Goldstein
by Margot & Edgar Marx
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
by Sam Tenenbaum
Lala Green
by Karen & Joel Piassick
Helaine Jacobs
by Edward Levin
Donald Kahn
by Karen & Leslie Allen
by Lisa & Alan Engel
by Wayne Finley
by Cathy & Paul Friedman
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
David Kline
by Barbara & Larry Fine
David Koplon
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
Mickey Kohn
by Elizabeth & Robert Kohn
Raymond Lambert
by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman
Sonia Rosen Lazarus
by Nancy & David Denney
Hyman Leader
by Shirley & Jerry Leader
Myron Levine
by Marissa & Harold Apolinsky
Sophie B. Lyone
by Marissa & Harold Apolinsky
William M. Lyone
by Marissa & Harold Apolinsky
Anita Miller, mother of Rabbi Jonathan Miller
by Janet & David Aarons
by Judy & Hal Abroms
by Barbara & Jack Aland
by Karen & Leslie Allen
by Lindsay Levine & Lee Asherman
by Bernice Barstein
by Nancy & Lincoln Berland
by Sandra & Alan Berman
by Barbara & David Betten
by Lynn & Bert Bloomston
by Jane & Joe Bluestein
by Lenora Pate & Steven Brickman
by Lynne & Mark Cohen
by Pamela & Woody Cohen
by Lanlan & Philip Cohn
by Eileen & Robert Cohn
by Bari Cotton & Peter Egli
by Tom Cowen
by Jane & Melvin Davis
by Nancy & David Denney
by Laurie & Craig Elmets
by Lisa & Alan Engel
by Ellen & Ben Erdreich
by Chu-Chi & Bobby Fierman
by Barbara & Larry Fine
by Clara Chung Fleisig & Glenn Fleisig
by Jennifer & Stuart Frank
Paul Miller
by Lynne & Mark Cohen
by Elinor & Michael Staff
by Leigh Ann & Bert Young
Zelda Mirsky Newman
by Joyce Helzberg
William Rich
by Marie Rich
Elaine Saag, mother of Michael Saag
by Karen & Leslie Allen
by Bari Cotton & Peter Egli
by Nancy & David Denney
by Lisa & Alan Engel
by Naomi & Edwin Fineberg
by Cathy & Paul Friedman
by Ginger & Jerry Held
by Willa & Jim Heynen
by Robin & Bart Kolber
by Karen & Joel Piassick
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
by Gail & Abe Schuster
by Donna & Gary Schiff
by Roberta Shapiro & Jerry Glandon
by Sandy & Gene Siegal
by Linda Verin & Rick Clay
by Lori & Jimmy Weil
by Karen & Dan Weinrib
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Sam Sackler
by Frances Roseman
Bernie Schulman
by Ellen & Ben Erdreich
by Leigh Ann & Bert Young
Nathan Solomon
by Jane & Melvin Davis
Sarah Staff
by Janet & David Aarons
by Lynne & Mark Cohen
by Bill Goldman
by Doris & Fred Kanter
by Letty & Bob Marcus
by Loretta Newfield
by Jamie & Greg Odrezin
by Ann & Max Olim
by Renee Schulman
by Sam Tenenbaum
by Louise & Greg Warner
by Leigh Ann & Bert Young
Allan Weinblatt
by Susan & Barry Koretzky
by Letty & Bob Marcus
by Karen & Joel Piassick
by Elinor & Michael Staff
Alvin Wolin, father of Mackie Horowitz
by Janet & David Aarons
by Linda Verin & Rick Clay
Stephen Wolnek
by Cheryl & Charlie Collat
Wishing Good Health To:
Ellen Aland
by Joyce Helzberg
Jack Aland, Jr.
by Karen & Leslie Allen
Rosalyn Bloomston
by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman
Charles Collat
by Karen & Leslie Allen
by Joyce Helzberg
by Joan & Don Weisberg
Alan Davis
by Leigh Ann & Bert Young
Mark Friedman
by Wendy & Frank Siegal
Barbara Gotlieb
by Bernice Barstein
by Marlene Bledsoe
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
by Rosalyn & Irvin Siegal
Cissy Held
by Barbara & Harvey Gotlieb
Evelyn Held
by Karen & Leslie Allen
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
Leonard Held
by Barbara & Harvey Gotlieb
Jerry Lapidus
by Carol & Jimmy Filler
by Rosalyn & Irvin Siegal
Jane Levy
by Marlene Bledsoe
by Ferne Seigel
Bob Marcus
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
Judy Borisky Metzger
by Leigh Ann & Bert Young
Robert Metzger
by Leigh Ann & Bert Young
Babs Perlman
by Marlene Bledsoe
by Barbara & Harvey Gotlieb
Marc Perlman
by Cissy & Leonard Held
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
Cantor Jessica Roskin
by Leigh Ann & Bert Young
Jean Sklar
by Barbara & Harvey Gotlieb
Frank Siegal
by Karen & Leslie Allen
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
Irvin Siegal
by Dodie Sokol and Howard Weintraub
Janet Wertheimer
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
In Honor Of:
Bat Mitzvah of Talia Fleisig, daughter
of Julie Fleisig, and granddaughter of
Cathy & Paul Friedman
by Janet & David Aarons
by Karen & Leslie Allen
by Rosalyn Bloomston
Baby naming of Natalie White,
great-granddaughter of Lynn &
Bert Bloomston
by Jane & Melvin Davis
Birth of Gigi Elizabeth Bayer, daughter
of Lindsey & Gregory Bayer, and
granddaughter of Harry Bayer
by Barbara & Larry Fine
by Cathy & Paul Friedman
Birth of Goldie Hudson Blair, daughter
of Alyssa & Brad Blair, and granddaughter
of Rhonda & Harry Weinberg
by Amy & Michael Saag
by Janet & Leonard Wertheimer
Birth of Magnolia Jean Brasovan,
daughter of Shannon & Peter Brasovan,
granddaughter of Nancy & David Denney
and great-granddaughter of Sara &
Marvin Lazarus
by Karen & Joel Piassick
by Cindy Pinhas
by Linda Verin & Rick Clay
Birth of Henry Jordan Kirschberg, son of
Lauren & Jason Kirschberg, and grandson
of Laura & Gordon Kirschberg and D.O.
& Eddie Bloomston
by Barbara & Larry Fine
Our Endowment Funds At Work
We greatly appreciate the enhancements provided by the following funds of the
Grafman Endowment Fund enriching our congregation over the past few months:
Ruth & Marvin Engel Cantorial Chair for contributing a substantial portion towards our cantor’s salary and
our General Endowment Fund for helping underwrite the position of our associate rabbi – both of which help
make it more affordable for our congregation to be served by a talented and dedicated clergy team.
Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Family Fund for Religious Education for covering the salary of the administrative
support staff of our Discovery School. This enables us to keep our program competitive and affordable.
Of note: this successful pre-school program now hosts 70 children from 4 months of age through Pre-K.
Robert Loeb Education Fund for providing special enrichment programming by the McWane Science Center
each month for our Discovery School children.
Our Tributes
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Continued
GENERAL &
UNRESTRICTIVE FUNDS
In Honor Of:
Births of Barrettt Nash Koretzky &
Campbell Gray Koretzky, children of
Erin & Todd Koretzky and grandchildren
of Susan & Barry Koretzky
by Cindy Pinhas
Birth of Eliana Rose Miller, daughter
of Lauren & Rabbi Aaron Miller,
granddaughter of Judi Schulman-Miller
& Rabbi Jonathan Miller and greatgranddaughter of Renee Schulman
by Cathy & Paul Friedman
by Cindy Pinhas
Birth of Noah Oliver Malin, son of
Nan & Tom Malin
by Herbie Miller and the
Franco family
Birth of Brody Philip Morrison, son of
Amy & Eric Morrison, grandson of
Nancy Nagrodzki and Glenda & Paul
Nagrodzki, and great-grandson of
Carole & Michael Pizitz
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
Special Anniversary and Birthday of
Doris & Fred Kanter
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
by Dodie Sokol and Howard Weintraub
Special Birthday of Joan Becker
by Dodie Sokol
Special Birthday of Amelia
Vaughn Denney, granddaughter of
Nancy & David Denney
by Ashley & Brad Denney
Special Birthday of Lucien Hagedorn
by Merlin Newton
Special Birthday of Elaine Kartus
by Cathy & Paul Friedman
by Dodie Sokol
Special Birthday of Sol Kimerling
by Doris & Fred Kanter
Special Birthday of Ricky Koslin
by Carol & Donald Herman
Special Birthday of Bob Marcus
by Bernice Barstein
by Joan Becker
by Barbara & David Betten
by Charlotte Corenblum
by Mitzi Goldstein
by Barbara & Harvey Gotlieb
by Cissy & Leonard Held
by Ricky Koslin and Lyons Heyman
by Norma Jean Long
by Lynette & J.B. Mazer
by Shirley Osband
by Cindy Pinhas
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
by Dodie Sokol and Howard Weintraub
by Joan & Don Weisberg
Special Birthday of Pat Weil
by Cathy & Paul Friedman
Engagement of Allison Davis, daughter
of Jeri Berman Davis and Alan Davis, to
Brandon Fried
by Karen & Joel Piassick
Engagement of Daniel Odrezin,
son of Jamie & Greg Odrezin,
to Meredith Averbuch
by Karen & Joel Piassick
by Linda Verin & Rick Clay
Marriage of Lindsay Bayer, daughter of
Gail & Jeffrey Bayer, to Blake Shipp
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
Marriage of Carlie Gotlieb, daughter of
Robin Gotlieb and granddaughter of
Joanna Gotlieb, to Alex Cohen
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
Marriage of Julie Saag, daughter of
Amy & Michael Saag, to Andrew Pizitz,
son of Carrie & Richard Pizitz
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
Cantor Jessica Roskin being named a
“Woman Who Inspires” by Girls on the
Run International
by Judy & Jimmy Rotenstreich
Steve Royal
by Sally & Richard Friedman
Amy Saag for her leadership of the
Grafman Endowment Fund
by Lisa & Alan Engel
SPECIAL THANKS
The Temple and Grafman
Endowment Fund leadership
gratefully acknowledges the
foresight and generosity
of the following:
Susan & Barry Koretzky for
establishing a new endowed fund:
Susan & Barry Koretzky Family
Fund for unrestricted purposes
Joyce Levine Cohen Jacobson
of blessed memory
with a gift through a provision
in her will to further build our
endowment fund to provide
unrestricted enhancements for
our congregation for generations
to come.
When you do your estate planning,
please remember the temple!
For more information on creating a
named fund, or exploring the many
ways to include the temple in your
estate plans, please contact Jann
Blitz in the Endowment Office at
933-8037, ext 234
We also extend our deepest appreciation to Amber Cosby
for her lovely donation to enable a child to attend the
Confirmation trip to Praque this Spring.
What a wonderful way to celebrate kindness by
“paying forward” to help someone else benefit
from the incredible Prague experience.
Our teens love Prague!
Our Tributes
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Designated Endowment Funds
DIANA & SIDNEY PATTERSON
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Contributions to these “perpetual” funds help provide permanent
sources of income for special programming and enhancements for
our temple today, as well as for future generations.
In Memory Of:
Bob Anfanger, Donald Goldstein, Nancy
Goldstein, Donald Kahn, David Koplon
and Anita Miller
by Pat Weil
ABROMS HALL
PRESERVATION FUND
CAROLE & MICHAEL PIZITZ
FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT
In Honor Of:
Bat Mitzvah of Talia Fleisig
by Buddy Metzger
BLACH FAMILY FUND FOR
DUES ENDOWMENT
In Memory Of:
Donald Goldstein
by Nancy & Harold Blach
Anita Miller
by Nancy & Harold Blach
by Kit & Rick Roth
MARY K. BRODNAX
MUSIC FUND
In Memory Of:
Donald Goldstein and Elaine Saag
by Stephen Klein
NINA & NORMAN COHEN
NEXT GENERATION FUND
In Memory Of:
Anita Miller, Paul Miller and Elaine Saag
by Lois & David Cohen
In Honor Of:
Special Birthday of Ryna Cohen
by Lois & David Cohen
BETTY ALLENBERG
GOLDSTEIN CAMP
JACOBS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In Memory Of:
Marylyn Athey, Brian Cohen, Anita Miller
and Elaine Saag
by Betty A. Goldstein
Wishing Good Health To:
Roz Bloomston
by Betty A. Goldstein
In Honor Of:
Special Birthday of Bob Marcus
by Betty A. Goldstein
SHERRON & ALLAN
GOLDSTEIN BREAK-THE-FAST
FUND
In Memory Of:
Anita Miller and Paul Miller
by Sherron & Allan Goldstein
In Honor Of:
Birth of Goldie Hudson Blair
by Sherron & Allan Goldstein
Sherron & Allan Goldstein
by Stefanie & Scott Hirsch
HANNAH & HYMAN GOLDSTEIN
VOLUNTEER FUND
In Memory Of:
Hannah Goldstein and Goldie Waxman
by Debra & Joel Goldstein
Anita Miller
by Jennifer & Kevin Feld
by Debra & Joel Goldstein
MOLLIE & HERMAN GOTLIEB
SANCTUARY PRESERVATION
FUND
In Memory Of:
Marylyn Athey, Brian Cohen, Donald
Goldstein, Anita Miller and Elaine Saag
by Marcia Unger
Richard Gotlieb
by The Dutton family
Wishing Good Health To:
Jane Levy
by Marcia Unger
In Honor Of:
Birth of Magnolia Jean Brasovan;
Bat Mitzvah of Talia Fleisig
by Marcia Unger
HERMOINE & EDWARD FRIEND
COMMUNITY FUND
In Memory Of:
Anita Miller
by Catharine & Eddie Friend
HONAN FAMILY
TORAH STUDY FUND
In Memory Of:
Paul Goldblatt and Richard Lasky
by Adele Baras
Paul Miller
by Donna Gillespie
by Karen Timmerman
HESS CHAPEL FUND
In Honor Of:
Special Birthday of Ronne Hess
by Judy Schwartz and Michael Brizel
RABBI MORRIS NEWFIELD
FUND
In Memory Of:
Donald Goldstein, Manuel Mendel and
Anita Miller
by Carol & B.G. Minisman
In Memory Of:
Vernon Gibson, Donald Goldstein,
Donald Kahn, David Koplon, Herc Levine,
Anita Miller, Paul Miller and Elaine Saag
by Carole & Michael Pizitz
Wishing Good Health To:
Barbara Gotlieb, Jerry Lapidus, Bob Marcus
and Frank Siegal
by Carole & Michael Pizitz
In Honor Of:
Bat Mitzvah of Talia Fleisig;
Births of Gigi Bayer, Pierce Goldberg,
Henry Kirschberg, Wren Martin, Bert Marx III,
Eliana Miller and Alexa Ostroff;
Special Anniversary of Doris & Fred Kanter;
Special Birthdays of David Betten,
Elaine Kartus, Doris & Fred Kanter,
Betty Loeb, Bob Marcus, Carrie Pizitz
and Marilyn Tanner;
Engagement of Daniel Odrezin to
Meredith Averbuch;
Marriage of Lindsay Bayer to Blake Shipp;
Marriage of Carlie Gotlieb to Alex Cohen;
Marriage of Evan Lichter to Annette Pollack
by Carole & Michael Pizitz
REESE FAMILY FUND
In Honor Of:
Happy Hanukkah to David Reese
by Elaine May
BUNNY & JOEL ROTENSTREICH
FUND FOR DUES ENDOWMENT
In Memory Of:
Bob Anfanger, Anita Miller and
Allan Weinblatt
by Bunny & Joel Rotenstreich
KIM & NEIL ROTH FUND FOR
DUES ENDOWMENT
In Memory Of:
Brian Cohen and Donald Goldstein
by Kim & Neil Roth
GADSDEN CEMETERY FUND
In Memory Of:
Anita Harwood
by Rhonda & Eric Siegel
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Our Tributes
Designated Temple Funds
Gifts to these “immediate use” funds fulfill special needs beyond
the scope of what dues and tuition fees are able to provide.
RABBI JONATHAN MILLER
DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Memory Of:
Richard A. Sundock
by Derrell Sundock
In Honor Of:
Inspiring High Holy Day services
by Linda Cohn
Rabbi Miller
by Ada White Long
Bar Mitzvah of our son, Eli Waldman
by Alison & Brian Waldman
RABBI LAILA HAAS
DISCRETIONARY FUND
Wishing Good Health To:
Rabbi Laila Haas
by Stefanie & Scott Hirsch
In Honor Of:
Baby naming of our granddaughter,
Emma Jade Levin
by Faye & Robert Levin
Bris of our grandson, Daxton Petrofsky
by Maureen & Mark Petroksky
Bat Mitzvah of our granddaughter,
Talia Fleisig
by Cathy & Paul Friedman
Inspiring High Holy Day services
by Linda Cohn
Marriage of Lee Schwartz and
Melanie Foster
by Ann & Jeff Marks
CANTOR JESSICA ROSKIN
DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Memory Of:
Donald Goldstein
by Mitzi Goldstein
Marilyn Geller Lazarus
by Regina & Neil Sigman
James F. Martin, Sr.
by Jackie & Jay Waites
Anita Miller
by Ingrid & Howard Roskin
Howard Schultz
by Rhonda Weinberg
Sarah Staff
by Marilyn Haver
by Elinor & Michael Staff
In Honor Of:
Bat Mitzvah of our granddaughter,
Talia Fleisig
by Cathy & Paul Friedman
Inspiring High Holy Day services
by Linda Cohn
Cantor Jessica Roskin for being
named a “Woman Who Inspires”
by Girls on the Run International
by Joan Loretta Munn
Our Wedding
by Carlie Gotlieb Cohen &
Alex Cohen
CARING COMMITTEE FUND
In Memory Of:
Sarah Staff
by Emily & Randal Ray
Mitchell Cotton, Donald Goldstein,
Anita Harwood, Donald Kahn, Manuel
Mendel, Elaine Saag and Sara Weinberg
by Rhonda & Harry Weinberg
In Honor Of:
The Caring Committee
by Judi Schulman Miller &
Rabbi Jonathan Miller
DISCOVERY SCHOOL FUND
In Memory Of:
Bert Cotton, Sr.
by Maureen & Mark Petrofsky
Sarah Staff
by Judy & Robert Rutstein
In Honor Of:
Lori Egea with best wishes for a wonderful
and blessed New Year
by Maureen & Mark Petrofsky
Births of Barrett Nash Koretzky &
Campbell Gray Koretzky
by Judy & Robert Rutstein
MUSIC FUND
In Memory Of:
Anita Miller and Elaine Saag
by Judy Borisky Metzger
Alvin Wolin
by Mackie & Sherm Horowitz
In Honor Of:
Birth of Bert Marx III
by Judy Borisky Metzger
The Worship Band
by Mackie & Sherman Horowitz
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND
SUPPORT OUR LIVE WEBCASTS
Live webcasting of our Temple Emanu-El services is made possible
in part through the “OurTemple” Worship Anywhere Fund.
If you are watching our webcast online, it is easy to just click to make
a donation to this fund to help us to continue to
provide webcasting and enhance this service.
In Memory Of:
Paul Miller
by Dana, Lindsay, Alicia & Brian Kahn
by Leslie & Craig McClure
by David Nomberg
ADULT EDUCATION FUND
In Memory Of:
Paul Miller
by Julie Welden
Your contributions through our “Temple Tributes” help to support Temple Emanu-El’s annual operations and activities,
and further build our Grafman Endowment Fund to enrich our congregation…now and forever.
To make a Tribute Gift to either a temple or an endowment fund,
please contact the Endowment Office at 933-8397 or endowment@ourtemple.org.
A list of all our funds is available on the back of the calendar insert in this bulletin, and on our website at
www.ourtemple.org.
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Temple Emanu-El
Fundraiser
Casino Night and
Silent Auction
has been cancelled
F U N D
H I G H L I G H T S
We are going to start highlighting several of Temple Emanu-El’s restricted funds in each bulletin. These restricted funds have a designated purpose and help fund enhancements and/or programming
from a source other than our operating budget. Your contributions to Temple Emanu-El are always
appreciated and we thought it would be helpful for you to know some of the giving opportunities available.
Technology Fund
This fund was established to help with expenses related to updates, upgrades, and technological
improvements to the temple's information technology systems. In an ever changing technological
world, occasionally there are non-budgeted, necessary expenses to improve our system.
Worship/Ritual Fund
This fund was created to provide for the purchase or refurbishing of ritual objects,
supplies or other related costs to enhance our worship experience. It is difficult to anticipate
when expenses that can be designated from this fund will occur during the fiscal year.
Therefore, contributions to this fund can be utilized for these purposes.
Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood will be
taking the stress out of Passover by
having a matzah ball soup sale.
Details to follow in March.
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Please give Buggy Bucks gift cards to your friends,
family, and employees for any celebration or occasion.
It works like this: You purchase the Buggy Bucks gift cards for Publix or Piggly Wiggly. They work just
like any gift card, but these stores give us a discount on the total amount and those proceeds go directly to the temple General Fund.
We take cash, checks, and can even transfer money directly from your bank! We can mail the Buggy Bucks directly to you or we can mail them directly to the recipient with your personalized card.
Now, what could be easier than that? Contact Loretta Newfield at 205-933-8037,
to order yours today!
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(205) 967-2511
FAX: (205) 967-2652
OFFICE HOURS BY APPOINTMENT
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721 Broadway St. Homewood, 35209
205.871.9622
Devinci’s Pizza
2707 18th Street S. 35209
879-1455
Open 7days a week
Mon-Sun 10am-10pm
Lunch & Dinner
Special Breakfast Hours
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
6am-11am
Temple Emanu-El Gift
Shop
Come see our beautiful new tallit selection from Israel. If you register
in the gift shop you will be given 20% off a tallit purchase.
Register for a Bar/Bat Mitzvah
It’s a great way to let everyone know how to honor them!
February 2016 Hours
Tuesday and Thursday Friday Sunday
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
2:00-5:30 p.m.
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
or by appointment contact Loretta Newfield at 933-8037.
Temple Emanu-El
2100 Highland Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35205
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Please deliver immediately.
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Temple Emanu-El & AIPAC Cordially Invite You
To Attend A Special Program
Israel, Iran & The Middle East
Challenges and Opportunities in
a Troubled Region
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Clergy
Rabbi Jonathan Miller
Cantor Jessica Roskin, Engel Cantorial Chair
Rabbi Laila Haas
Associate Professor of Government and Foreign
Service and International Relations Field Chair,
Georgetown University
Senior Team
Robin G. Gotlieb, Executive Director
Jann Blitz, Endowment Fund Executive Director
Featuring
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Temple Emanu-El Sanctuary
Leadership Reception • 6:00 p.m.
The Leadership Reception is reserved for
temple board members, Grafman Endowment
board members, and AIPAC Club Members
(those who generously contribute a minimum of
$1,800 to the 2016 AIPAC Annual Campaign).
Program • 7:00 p.m.
This event is open to the Birmingham pro-Israel community,
but advance registration is required.
To register, visit www.aipac.org/TempleEmanuElBirmingham
For additional information, contact Todd Young at
(678) 254-2627 or tyoung@aipac.org.
Board of Directors
Dr. Michael Koslin, President
Ben Weil, President Elect
Dr. Al Cohn, Vice President
Robert Berman, Vice President
Lisa Bebenek, Secretary
Scott Goldberg, Treasurer
Stephen Royal, Immediate Past President
Andi Berger, Presidential Appointment
Dr. Mark Cohen, Presidential Appointment
Debbie Barstein
Charles Collat, Jr.
Anna Slive Harwood
Edgar Marx, Jr.
David Reese
Julie Stein
In the event of a family emergency after hours,
please contact us:
Rabbi Jonathan Miller: (205) 223-0916
Cantor Jessica Roskin: (205) 266-6549
Rabbi Laila Haas: (205) 777-8804
Remember Temple’s Endowment Fund in your estate plans, and please let us know when you do.
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Over For a List of Temple Funds
Designated & Unrestricted Funds
benefiting Temple Emanu-El
We greatly appreciate the tributes and contributions made to Temple Emanu-El to
honor friends and family, commemorate significant events and remember loved ones.
Your contributions to the Temple 1s "immediate use11 funds help support our
annual operations and fulfill special needs beyond the scope of what dues and
tuition fees are able to provide - and gifts to our Endowment Funds help further
build our Grafman Endowment Fund to provide perpetual I permanent sources of
income to enrich our congregation ... now and for generations to come.
GENERAL FUNDS
Temple General Fund
Endowment General Fund
CLERGY DISCRETIONARY FUNDS
Rabbi Miller Discretionary Fund
Cantor Roskin Discretionary Fund
Rabbi Haas Discretionary Fund
CULTURAL & VISUAL ARTS FUNDS
Music Fund
Chorale Fund
Art Fund
Library Fund
Archives Fund
Prayerbook Replacement Fund
Endowed Funds:
Muncy HarrisAbroms Cultural Arts Fund
Mary K. Brodnax Music Fund
Ruth & Marvin Engel Cantorial Chair
& High Holy Day Choir Fund
Ruth & Marvin Engel Archives Fund
Joan & Milton Jacobson Cultural Arts Fund
Cantor Brian Miller Cultural Arts Fund
Odess Family Fund
Ruth & J.D. Rosenberger Music Fund
Barrye & Jay Ziff Cultural Arts Fund
CEMETERY & BUILDING PRESERVATION:
Abroms/Weil Hall Repair & Replacement Fund
Capital Improvements Fund
Reserve Fund
Jasper Cemetery Oversight Fund
Endowed Funds:
Abrams Hall Preservation Fund
Mollie &Hennan Gotlieb Sanctuary Preservation Fund
Hess Chapel Fund
Gloria Goldstein Howton Building Fund
Jasper Temple Fund
Rabbi Morris Newfeld Fund
Cemetery Care Fund
Gadsden Cemetery Fund
CARING COMMUNITY FUNDS
Disaster Relief Fund
Tikkun Olam Fund
Caring Committee Fund
Giving Tree I Financial Assistance Fund
Celebration I Financial Assistance Fund
Endowed Funds:
Leona & Marvin ChernerCaring Community Fund
Edward & Hermione Friend Community Fund
Richard Goldner Community Service Fund
WORSHIP & ADULT EDUCATION FUNDS
Ritual &Worship Fund
Adult Educalion Fund
Leedership Development Fund
Endowed Funds:
Honan Family Torah Study Fund
YOUTH EDUCATION & SCHOLARSHIPS
Religious School Fund
Discovery School Fund
BIRTYYouth Group Fund
TEENS Programming Fund
Jacobs Camp Scholarship Fund
Ms. Lois Scholarship Fund
Endowed Funds:
Gail & Jeffrey Bayer Fund for Religious Education
lves Family Religious School Fund
Robert Loeb Education Fund
Lee & Stanley Elsas TEENS Fund
Leah Marks Young Adult Library Fund
Leah's Teen Trip Fund
Barbara Abrams & Julian Aland Scholarship Fund
Betty A. Goldstein Camp Jacobs Scholarship Fund
Figtree Scholarship Fund
Max Friedman B'nai Mitzvah Fund
Lewy Memorial Scholarship Fund
Diana & Sidney Patterson Scholarship Fund
Lester Seigel Scholarship Fund
I.E. Simon Memorial Scholarship Fund
January 2016
To make a Temple Tribute to e1lher an "immediate use· fund or an endowment fund,
contact the Endowment Office at g33·8397 orendowment@ourtemple.ora.
OTHER PROGRAM·ENRICHMENT FUNDS
Membership Fund
YoungAdulll Next Generation Fund
Sewing Guild Fund
Technology Fund
Endowed Funds:
Andrew Abrams Flower Fund
Beth Family Fund
Nina &Norman Cohen Next Generation Fund
Faye &Norris Friedman Social Enrichment Fund
Sherron &Allan Goldstein Break·the·Fast Fund
Hannah & Hyman Goldstein Volunteer Fund
"OurTemp/e"WorshipAnywhere Fund
Reese Family Fund
Steiner lntertaith Fund
DUES ENDOWMENT FUNDS:
Blach Family Fund
Deborah Chargois Fund
Patsy & Charles Coli at Fund
Ethel Aland Fleisher Family Fund
Janis & Paul Friedman Fund
Rochelle & Michael Koslin Fund
Carole & Michael Pizitz Family Fund
Bunny & Joel Rotenstreich Family Fund
Kim & Neil Roth Family Fund
Jean & Jerry Sklar Fund
NAMED ENDOWMENT FUNDS for unrestricted purposes:
Aarons Family Fund
Leah & Ronnie Leaf Family Fund
JudyToddAbrams &Ted Abrams Fund
Gayle& Eddie Leitman Fund
Barbara & Jack Aland Family Fund
Levene/Silverstein Fund
Leon Aland Fund
Ralph Z. Levene Memorial Fund
Susan & Rodney Barstein Family Fund
Roslyn T. Levene Fund
Sandra &Alan Berman Family Fund
Faye & Robert Levin Family Fund
Gail & Harry Bayer Family Fund
Ted Levite Memorial Fund
Flossie & Ira Bayer Family Fund
Levitt Family Fund
Becker Family Fund
Nathan Wayne Lewis Memorial Fund
Bluestein Family Fund
Letty & Bob Marcus Fund
Buchalter Family Fund
Judy & Gerson May Fund
Ida M. Cohen Memorial Fund
Gertrude &A.R. Mazer Family Fund
Marion & Oscar Cohen Fund
Candy & Ed Meyerson Fund
Roselyn & Vernon Cohen Family Fund
N.E. Miles Fund
Mildred & Samuel Cohn Fund
Marvin & Marilyn Lichtenstein Nelson Fund
Frances & Conrad S. Cypress Fund
Loretta & Mayer Newfield Fund
Dannis Family Fund
Dolly & Jerry Newmark Fund
Elmets Family Fund
Karen & Joel Piassick Fund
Gladys &Alex Epstein Family Fund
Betsy & Peter Printz Fund
Florine Capper Ettinger Fund
Loris & David Rich Memorial Fund
Alvin V. Filer, Jr. Memorial Fund
Suan &Andy Rotenstreich Family Fund
Barbara & Larry Fine Fund
Judy & James Rotenstreich Fund
Stanley Dean Friedman Family Fund
Rose & Nathan Rotenstreich Fund
Dr. Harry & Bessie Goldner Fund
Elise & Irving Rubel Fund
Adele & Malvin Goldstein Fund
RussakoffFamily Fund
Edward Goodman Memorial Fund
Amy & Michael Saag Family Fund
Mimi & Seaburt Goodman Fund
Betty & Coleman Sachs Fund
Rebecca &Adam Gordon Fund
Dena &Aaron Sachs Memorial Fund
Belle &Ike Gotlieb Memorial Fund
Margaret & Maurice Salloway Fund
Rosalie &Raymond Gotlieb Fund
Perry Schwartz Memorial Fund
Carol & Robert Gross Family Fund
Ida W. Seigel Fund
Evelyn & Jack Held Fund
Anne Copeland Silberman Memorial Fund
Ginger & Jerry Held Fund
Joseph H. Sirote Memorial Fund
Cissy & Leonard Held Fund
Morris K. Sirote Memorial Fund
Carol &Donald Herman Fund
Stephanie & Brad Sklar Family Fund
Hirschowitz Family Fund
Slive Family Fund
Will Holloway Memorial Fund
Carleton & Bruce Sokol Fund
Hurowitz Family Fund
James Sokol Family Fund
Donald R. Kahn Legacy Fund
Marion & Dave Solomon Fund
Doris & Fred Kanter Family Fund
Norma & Buddy Warren Memorial Fund
Rhoda& Abe Kaplan Fund
Pat& Leonard Wei! Fund
Miriam & Jack Kartus Fund
Weiner Family Fund
Michael Koslin Family Fund
Weinman/Fierman Family Fund
Julie & Howard Koch Family Fund
Joe, Jean & Roberta Weinstein/ Jablow Fund
Susan & Barry Koretzky Family Fund
Janet & Leonard Wertheimer Fund