February 2015 bulletin - Congregation B`nai Israel

Congregation B’nai Israel
6525 Sylvania Avenue
Sylvania OH 43560
(419) 517-8400
www.cbitoledo.org
A Congregation Affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
148 Years of Consecrated Service to God, Torah and Israel
12 Sh’vat - 9 Adar, 5775
February 1-28, 2015
CELEBRATE PURIM AT CBI
2015 Purimspiel
Rogers and Hammerspiel
The Sounds of Shushan
March 4, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
A story of the background shenanigans surrounding the casting of a sweet and beautiful
ingenue, who takes the place of an experienced actress, but who proves herself to be
tougher than originally thought, set to the music of the Sound of Music.
3Z Productions
Deena, Sophie and Meira Zucker
TRADITIONAL MEGILLAH READING
MINCHA AND MAARIV IN THE CHAPEL
7:30 P.M.
If you wish to participate contact Meira Zucker at meira@accesstoledo.com
Rehearsals Sundays 12:30-1:30 p.m. and Wednesdays 7-8:30 p.m.
SAVE THE DATE FOR A CONGREGATIONAL
ROCKIN’ SHABBAT
Friday, March 20th
Fun for everyone
More details next month
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NOTES FROM THE CANTOR
Shmirah to promote and organize a
group of volunteers who can be
readily activated at the time of need
or on request. I wish to
acknowledge Inge Horowitz, Fagie
Benstein and Sharon Rappaport
Joehlin who strongly encouraged
me to present this program, as well
as my colleague Rabbi Evan Rubin
from Congregation Etz Chayim for his endorsement and
participation.
SHMIRAH PRESERVING THE DIGNITY OF OUR LOVED
ONES
Judaism considers every one of us as being created in the
image of God and therefore attaches the highest priority
to the preservation of the sanctity of the human body.
Last year our community organized a program supported
by all our synagogues to promote and honor the work of
Toledo's Chèvre Kadisha, a group of supremely devoted
volunteers, both men and women, who devote countless
hours to the greatest mitzvah that of gemilut chessed shel
emet - the needs of our deceased loved ones, known as
tahara. Rabbi Elchonon Zohn, a nationally renowned
expert in the field, was our scholar in residence for the
program that was generously sponsored by Inge Horowitz
in loving memory of her dear husband Phil, to whom the
work of the Chèvre Kadisha was so important.
Amongst the guidelines for Shmirah that were discussed
were  It is not a requirement but commendable, and when
requested it does not have to be done 24/7 - any
amount of time is good.
 Food may be eaten and various activities like reading
serious literature, knitting etc can be done to help
pass the time, besides the recitation of Psalms.
 It can be done in groups of mixed men and women. It
does not have to be done in close proximity to the
deceased or even the same room , as long as a door is
open and the casket can be seen.
Arising out of this program was an awareness of the need
to promote Shmirah in our Jewish community. Shmirah,
which literally means to "guard" or "protect", refers to an
ancient tradition of having Jewish shomrim (guards) watch
or "protect" the body of a deceased loved one. In ancient
times there existed the danger of animals or thieves
defiling the bodies of the deceased before burial, which
gave rise to the need for Shmirah.
I am gratified to report that many who attended our
program signed up as volunteers for Shmirah. Recently
there was a need and we readily activated a devoted
group, much like the Chèvre Kadisha's operation over
many years. It is my hope that Shmirah will now become
an integral part of our wonderful and devoted Jewish
community even though it has not been a priority in the
past, and that we will thereby ensure the highest level of
fulfillment of that greatest of mitzvot - gemilut chessed
shel met - preserving the dignity of our loved ones who
can never thank or repay us for our chessed, our kindness!
Today these conditions don't exist anymore and the Wick
Funeral Home in Toledo provides the utmost care to
ensure 24/7 protection for the deceased before burial.
But the tradition of having Jewish shomrim present with
the body at all times, remains a worthwhile priority in
preserving "kavod hamet" - the dignity of our deceased
loved ones.
HAZZAN IVOR LICHTERMAN
To this end our congregation recently joined with
Congregation Etz Chayim in hosting a program on
If you would like to be part of the Shmera Committee please
contact Fagie Benstein 419-843-7223 or Cantor Lichterman at
419-517-8400
CANTOR LICHTERMAN PERFORMS AT THE MAIN LIBRARY
Cantor Ivor Lichterman was invited to sing a Hanukkah program at the downtown Toledo Library on December 17. Library patrons and members of the
Jewish community enjoyed singing along with the Cantor who was accompanied by pianist, Bob Rae.
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RABBINIC INSIGHTS FROM RABBI JASON
Our Holy Community: It's a Wrap
Two wonderful things happened on an unusually warm
December Sunday morning in Sylvania recently. Shabbat
morning had been a beautiful service and kiddush
luncheon in honor of our congregation's new members
and I was still feeling great about it on Sunday morning
when I arrived to teach at the school.
The second wonderful thing that
happened that morning occurred just a
few minutes later. After the morning
minyan concluded, I met with about eight
6th graders to teach them how to put on
their tefillin. Half of the class was made up
of girls and again the idea wasn't lost on
I put on my tallit and tefillin as Howard Rosenbaum led
me that a generation ago it would have been unusual for a
the minyan in the chapel. Unfortunately, the minyan (a
rabbi to teach the pre-bat mitzvah girls in addition to the
quorum of ten) only consisted of three of us and that
pre-bar mitzvah boys how to wrap tefillin. These young
included Howard. Toward the end of the morning prayers, girls didn't think anything was unusual about them putting
as parents began arriving to drop their children off for the on tefillin as their grandfathers and fathers did before
school, I noticed an amazing thing happen quickly. A
them. Most likely their mothers -- and certainly their
woman peeked inside the chapel and noticed that there
grandmothers -- never considered learning how to wrap
was a woman who needed to say the Mourner's Kaddish, tefillin around their arms or around their heads. This is
but we were still seven short of a formal minyan. She
truly the beauty of Conservative Judaism.
began recruiting other mothers in the hallway and at the
end of the service seven women walked into the back of
As we begin 2015, let us be cognizant of how times have
the room. We had a minyan! I was able to lead the
changed in the Jewish world. Conservative Judaism
Mourner's Kaddish and we recited it a few times to make continues to uphold the sacred Tradition while also
up for the times at the beginning of the service when we embracing innovation. I am proud to be an egalitarian,
were unable to recite it.
feminist, male rabbi. It's a wonderful thing to see women
come to the aid of another woman who needs to say the
I looked over at the seven women (plus the one woman
Mourner's Kaddish within a minyan... and it's a wonderful
saying Kaddish) and immediately reflected on my time in thing to watch the girls in our congregation put on tefillin.
high school as an active member of USY when females
often weren't counted in the minyan. Here I stood twenty We need to embrace these innovations by supporting the
years later and if it weren't for these women there would women and girls in our congregation. I look forward to
be no minyan. This is the beauty of Conservative Judaism. seeing you soon.
I also thought about how difficult it was to cobble
together the minimum of ten for a member of our
Bivracha (in blessing),
congregation to say the Mourner's Kaddish to honor a
beloved relative. We should all make an effort to attend
Rabbi Jason Miller
the daily minyan to ensure that everyone will be able to
recite the Mourner's Kaddish on our loved ones' Yahrzeits.
Wrapping Tefillin with Rabbi Miller
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150th KICKS OFF PLANS WITH ORAL HISTORIES
Fagie Benstein and Sharon Stein, 150th Anniversary Co-Chairmen, are
pleased to kick off a new project in celebration of B’nai Israel’s Sesquicentennial
celebration in 2016.
Synagogue members have been trained in interviewing techniques and
have agreed to contact and interview B’nai Israel members for the Oral History project. Those congregants are: Anne Bauer, Jeff Bauer, Fagie Benstein, Joel Beren,
Linda Beren, LuAnn Garber, Judy Gersz, Alix Greenblatt, Kathryn Linver, Ellie
Niejadlik, Debbie Perlmutter, Marlene Remer, Sue Richards, Carol Richman, Arlene
Russell, Judy Scheinbach, Cathy Sperlling, Sharon Stein, and Sue Wilson.
The interviews will be videotaped and transcribed. Everyone who is interviewed will review and approve the
final transcript before it is printed and archived. Excerpts of interviews may be incorporated into the 150 th celebration.
The interviews will be archived and the oral histories will become a permanent record of the history of Congregation B’nai Israel.
If you receive a call from one of the interviewers, please say YES!
If you would like to share your story or join the interview team, please contact Archives Chair, Cathy Sperling
at 419-841-1927 or email sperlingcathy@gmail.com.
TODAH RABAH
to the following for helping
to identify old photos:
Camille Alloy Nancy Katz Elsie Liber Dave Perlman Marilyn Reinstein Ruth Steingroot
Photo #24. Unknown date and event. 1. _____________ 2. Mort Goldman, 3. _____________,
4. ____________, 5. Larry Zucker, 6. Roland Weintraub.
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Not having the opportunity to spend winters in warmer climates as many of our
congregants, my strategy for keeping warm is to stay in as much as possible. If that fails I
warm up my car well before I go anywhere, even if it’s only the mile between my house and
our synagogue or supermarket.
Despite the cold weather, our Board meets and our committees gather. During a
recent meeting I asked one of our board members how they were staying warm and she
replied that “These days I’m thankful for hot flashes”. I guess a sense of humor is essential for getting older or even
dealing with cold weather.
I hear many funny stories that deal with doctors, illnesses, children and even clergy. While older age and
illness often go hand in hand, having a conversation or sharing a story with others over the phone or a meal can
reduce stress and depression. Aren’t we all familiar with the expression “If I don’t laugh, I’ll cry”?
Conversation, like humor often lifts the spirit and eases feelings of isolation and solitude. At CBI our
egalitarian Shabbat morning services as well as daily minyan provide an opportunity for our congregants to start or
end their day among caring congregants and friends. Many who come to say Kaddish or attend a quick service have
found the experience so meaningful and enjoyable that they join us throughout the year.
I hope that you might find time to make participation at a CBI religious service or program a part of your
routine. I can assure you that your day will be a little brighter, a change that no pill could have accomplished.
Jeffrey Bauer, President
The Chesed Committee assists
you in many ways, including……
Helping to prepare a meal when a member is seriously ill with short-term needs or a terminal
illness.
Comforting you when your loved one is acutely ill in the hospital or nursing home.
Assisting with contacting family and friends.
Providing support, guidance during and after the funeral and Shiva.
Ensuring a minyan at the cemetery and Shiva.
House-sitting during the funeral.
Helping prepare the meal for the immediate family following the funeral.
CHESED COMMITTEE
Wouldn’t You Like to See Your Name Here?
Anne Bauer
Miriam Beckerman
Fagie Benstein
Phyllis Diamond
Ellen Federman
Ruth Gold
Alix Greenblatt
Marty Kaback
Faylayn Liber
Katherine Linver
Lil Perlman
Darlene Portnoy
Sharon Rappaport Joehlin
Marlene Remer
Sue Richards
Ann Rosenberg
Arlene & Jerry Russell
Debbie Spangenthal
Fran Weinblatt
Meira Zucker
Contact Anne Bauer at 419-517-3000 or Ann Rosenberg at 419-882-1410 to join the Chesed Committee.
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CONGREGATIONAL NEWS
IN MEMORIAM
MAZEL TOV
Our congregation records the passing of:
Fred Flox, father of Andrea Richards
Gerald Stark, brother of Margie Rusgo
Robert Siegel, brother of Joan Katz
Molly Harbor, sister of Harry Nistel
Violet Hamerman, husband of Melvin Hamerman
Barbara Straus, wife of Blair Grubb and mother
of Helen and Alex Grubb
May their families be comforted amongst all who
mourn in Zion.
Chuck Traugott is B’nai Israel’s new Synagogue Administrator.
Dr. Blair Grubb was chosen as one of the
Top 10 Cardiologists in Ohio.
Dr. Buz Romanoff is the President Elect of
the Toledo Academy of Medicine
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
February 1
February 20
February 26
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Kiddush Sponsors
David Weinberg
Abe Musher-Eisenman
Kathryn Gallon
February 7
David & Judy Weinberg
Mark & Barbara Frankel Wexler
February 21
Ira and Marlene Weisman & Family
Belated birthday to Bill Touran
RECENT BIRTHS
Akiva Reuven Lichterman grandson of Cantor Ivor
and Jan Lichterman
Stella Harper Perlman, granddaughter of Jim and Diane
Perlman and great-granddaughter of Dave and
Lil Perlman
Daniel Arthur Rosenberg, grandson of Howard and
Ann Rosenberg
Jonathan Brody Tobin, great-grandson of Elsie Liber
PLEASE LET US KNOW…...
If you or someone you know is in the hospital, or would
appreciate a visit at home from the Hazzan, please call the
shul at (419)517-8400 or email ctraugott@cbitoledo.org
FROM THE KITCHEN…..
Many have enjoyed the delicious Kiddush lunches following
Shabbat services each week. There are a variety of costs and
lots of work required to present a lunch for our congregants.
In order to continue serving the wonderful weekly
Kiddushes, you can help offset the costs through
sponsorship. There are different ways to sponsor a Kiddush
lunch:
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KOSHER MEATS AND BREADS AVAILABLE AT
SAUTTER’S MARKET AND
MEIJER IN SYLVANIA
Donate to the Kiddush/Hiddur fund
Sponsor partially
Sponsor with others
Sponsor for a simcha
Sponsor just because you enjoy our lunches……
Thank you to all who have sponsored and donated already.
We look forward to continuing this special tradition the
congregation has created and supported after participating in
Shabbat services.
Various cuts of fresh kosher Empire Chicken and Meal Mart beef products are
available at Sautters. Zeman’s breads are brought in weekly.
Meijer has fresh kosher meat in the meat case. Frozen Empire chicken is
also available at Meijer.
Cost of a basic Kiddush is $300.00.
Kiddush with Kugel $340
Kiddush with Kugel & Lox $360
Please patronize Sautter’s and Meijer. Let them know we appreciate this
service.
Please call the synagogue office
419-517-8400 or email ctraugott@cbitoledo.org
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Sisterhood
SISTERHOOD SHABBAT MARCH 14
FIRST COMBINED SISTERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD 2.0 SHABBAT
SERVICE AND KIDDUSH LUNCH.
CONTACT GAIL KWAIT 419-841-6871 OR HARRIET DAVIS 419-829-4805
FOR INFORMATION.
Sisterhood 2.0
Sisterhood 2.0 will be putting together a Bar/Bat Mitzvah celebration reference book for our members to
use, and we need your help! We will be creating categories such as invitations, kippahs, photographers,
entertainment, caterers, hotels etc. We are looking for any suggestions you may have for these categoriesif you used companies that you liked and would recommend to others. Please send the name of company
and contact info to mpodolsky@bex.net . Thank you in advance!
Leslie Podolsky, Coordinator
GIFT SHOP
The Sisterhood Gift Shop will only be open on weekdays by appointment only. Call Phyllis
Diamond at 419-531-5005 . It will also be open on Sunday when religious school is in session.
YAHRZEITS
Shevat 12
Shevat 13
Shevat 14
Shevat 15
Shevat 16
Shevat 17
1-Feb
2-Feb
3-Feb
4-Feb
5-Feb
6-Feb
Shevat 18
Shevat 19
7-Feb
8-Feb
Shevat 20
9-Feb
Shevat 21
Shevat 22
Shevat 23
Shevat 24
Shevat 25
10-Feb
11-Feb
12-Feb
13-Feb
14-Feb
Shevat 26
Shevat 27
Shevat 28
Shevat 29
Shevat 30
Adar 1
Adar 2
Adar 3
15-Feb
16-Feb
17-Feb
18-Feb
19-Feb
20-Feb
21-Feb
22-Feb
Adar 4
Adar 5
Adar 6
Adar 7
Adar 8
Adar 9
23-Feb
24-Feb
25-Feb
26-Feb
27-Feb
28-Feb
Arthur Katz, Barbara Kale
Harry Bustow, Hyman Duchon, Melvin Fogel, Sol Mendelson
Anna Kaminsky, Eva Friedmar, Harold Friedman, Selma Goodman Zimmerman
Betty Fogel, Maurice Kripke, Sarah Mozen, Sheldon Goldstein
Fay Aronoff, Grace Laderman, Norman Podolsky, Selma Guttenberg
Charles Rabinowitz, Esther Goldberg, Esther Schulak, Eva Joseph, Irving E. Shore, Isadore Marcus,
Max Manoff, Morris Neiberg, Rose Friedman
Charles Shapler, James Levison, Marie Odenheimer, Sean David Schroeder
Bernard Saxon, Edith Rose Kramer, Elsie Berkowitz, Harry Yaffe, Hayim Leizerman, Margaret Goldner,
Rae Jacobs, Theodore Torchin
Bertha Treuhaft, Hettie Berenson, Hyman Auslander, Lori Kremer Immergluck, Margaret Jablonski,
Morris Freimer, Rebecca Fishman, Sam Stohl
Freda Cohen, Marilyn Swartz, Mary Pintis, Rose Swolsky
Abraham Joseph Shall, Alexander Louis Kramer, Benjamin Braveman, Celia Polson, Miriam Lepper-Kende
Betty Katz, Ernest Damrauer, Evelyn Gayle Schall, Harry Levison, Max Sack, Mendel Tochtermann
Alex Fishbein, Anna Cohen, Martin Alexander, Mary Rubin, Pauline Vetensky, Phil Hening, Rose Levison
Alex Waldman, Celia Marcus, Harry Malkin, Julia Brookenthal, Maxwell Lampert, Sarah Neiberg,
Simon Karp
Abraham Smith, Harry Chabler, Harry Rosenblatt, Isadore Fingerhut, Robert B.Schuller, Sylvia Brauer
Beatrice Kaplan, David Reuben Goldberg, Deena Kaufman, Libba Friedman, Marjorie Jacobs
Meyer Shall, Sander Simon
Fannie Kahn, Lilly Levinson, Richard K. Friedman, Rose Drube
Henry Schwartz, Jerald Gale, Jeremy Connor
Arthur H. Edelstein, Evelyn Frankel, Freda Hallem, Ida Rubin, Lea Steinberg, Sarah,Thelma Rosenthal
Abe J. Levine, Lillian Save, Samuel Bransdorf
Charlotte Goldhammer, Clara Weinblatt, Esther Schwartz, Fannie Ravin, Janette Rabinowitz,
Lillian Sitzmann Vogel
Abraham Altman, Irving Kart, Lillian E. Marenberg, Lisa Feilhardt, Milton Waldman, William Rothman
Ann Cohen, Erma Zerner, Leah Miriam Saks, Robert Ringer, Rosa Rosenberg Schwartz, Wolf Nistel
Edward Minsky, Jack J. Remer, Mollie Kahn
David Frankel, Joseph Diamond, Nathan Weinstein
Anna Fink Shoffer, Bernice Goldstein, Irene Ida Rosenberg, Jacob E. Lieberman, Sarah Applebaum
Bernard Baker, Julius Skaletzky
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DAVID S. STONE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Our religious school students are back in the swing of things after a long winter
break. The sixth-tenth grades were introduced to our Holocaust curriculum
recently with students from Etz Chayim and Shomer Emunim. At 10:00 am on
Sunday, April 19, in a collaborative community-wide program the children will be
participating in the annual Yom-HaShoah Day of Remembrance commemoration.
Children of the Holocaust- One Child Remembering One Child- is the central
theme of the Holocaust Remembrance Day program this year. During the program
the students will read aloud the names of some of the children who were
murdered in the Holocaust. The students will be working on the curriculum
geared to the topic of children in the Holocaust. Please mark your calendars for
this important event.
Students continue to learn about Jewish values and Jewish heroes with hands on
activities to make learning fun and engaging. Our kitah hay students are also
working on a unit with Jewish heroes who interest them. They will be researching
and working on a project to present at the closing Religious School Shabbat on
Saturday, May 2. We are proud of all of our students who participated in the
Family Shabbat. All students have been working diligently on their Hebrew skills
and prayer. We have the Jewish community Disability Awareness Program on
Sunday, February 8. We hope to see all of you there. We are looking forward to
many more exciting activities throughout the year.
Kim Brody
Principal
David S. Stone Religious School
kbrody@cbitoledo.org
Join us for a creative
Tu BiShvat Seder
5:00 p.m.
(during religious school)
Wednesday, February 4
Celebrate the season with a
seder of fruit, juice and nuts.
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Religious School Classes
Sunday, February 1
Wednesday, February 4
Tu BiShvat Seder
Sunday, February 8
class 9:30-10 followed by
Disability Awareness Program until 11:30
All are welcome to attend.
DISMISSED AT 11:30
Wednesday, February 11
Sunday, February 15
NO RS President’s Weekend
Wednesday, February 18
Sunday, February 22
6th grade mitzvah field trip for JFS
Wednesday, February 25
YOUTH AND EDUCATION NEWS
Happy New Year to all. The BITUSY (B’nai Israel Toledo United Synagogue Youth) calendar of events is well underway. The specialty convention is scheduled on February 26, 2015— March 1, 2015 in Cleveland for the USY and
eighth graders. The Regional Convention will occur from March 27, 2015 – March 29, 2015 at Camp Wise.
We are also planning a trip to Kalahari Park in April, 2015. We want to include the Detroit USY for this great time.
More information will follow in the March bulletin. The youth nights are going well and are a great way for the
BITUSY kids to have a constructive, good time. Due to varying schedules among the kids, the Wednesday youth
night will be changed occasionally to a different night according to what works best for everyone.
USY is looking forward to the first Community Purim carnival co-sponsored by B’nai Israel, Etz Chayim, Shomer
Emunim, and the Toledo Jewish Federation. This year should be even better than ever. Join us at Temple Shomer
Emunim on Sunday, March 8 from 10:30 until noon.
A special thanks to Sam Zack and Josh Sherman for being excellent executive board members. They are preparing
for college and a hardy congratulations to them is in order for their college admissions. We wish all of our senior
USY members good luck in their future education plans.
We are also planning events for the summer, including a pool party, Cedar Point trip and will have a fall calendar
of events by May.
Next month, I will provide scholarship information to our members for camp and other Jewish activities. Please
take advantage of the scholarship funds as this is a great way to help with costs.
Thanks to all of B’nai members who volunteer time and provide financial contributions to BITUSY. We appreciate
the challenges and are grateful for your generous help. Thanks to Brynna Post and Megan Miller for helping to
make BITUSY a great time.
I look forward to providing additional information regarding upcoming events. If you would like to become a member of the Youth Commission or if you have any questions, feel free to send me an e-mail at hawkport@aol.com or
call B’Nai for any information regarding BITUSY.
We look forward to seeing you at all the upcoming events.
Michael Portnoy
Vice President, Youth and Education
CBI wants to thank the following congregants who have so graciously helped out
in the office during December and January
Anne Bauer
Jeff Bauer
Leah Connor
Nancy Danziger
Hope Davis
Alix Greenblatt
Lil Perlman
Michael Portnoy
Ann Rosenberg
Arlene Russell
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Debbie Spangenthal
Cathy Sperling
Chuck Traugott
Judy Weinberg
Fran Weinblatt
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR JANUARY
Minimum Contributions are $10.00
Please note: More generous contributions will be indicated in the following ways:
* denotes B’nai Mitzvah
** denotes Chai
*** denotes Silver
**** denotes double Chai
A box denotes Gold
A double box denotes Platinum
A bold box denotes Diamond
150th ANNIVERSARY FUND
Yahrzeits
Sadie Russell, Beloved Mother
Sarah Phillips, Beloved Grandmother
Abraham Russell, Beloved Grandfather
Jerry & Arlene Russell *
Jeannette Bauer
Charlotte Rappaport
Jeff & Anne Bauer
Rabbi Morton Goldberg
Stuart & JoJo Goldberg
Ann Waldman
Lannie & Roanne Katzman **
Abraham Altman, Beloved Grandfather
Arlene and Jerry Russell *
David Reuben Goldberg
Stuart & JoJo Goldberg
Chuck Liber
Elsie Liber
Jack Richman, Beloved Father
Bill & Carol Richman
Morris Baker
Leonard & Irene Baker
In Honor of
Shirley Gerber, Special Birthday
Jerry & Arlene Russell *
Fagie & Eli Benstein **
Stuart Goldberg, Special Birthday
Steven Kaufman, Special Birthday
Fagie & Eli Benstein **
Sanford & Sharon Stein, Anniversary
Bill & Pat Stein ***
Fagie & Eli Benstein **
In Memory of
Helene Skutch
Steve & Cathy Sperling
Bess Kanter, Mother Andrea Urie
Sanford & Sharon Stein *
Fred Flox, Father of Andrea Richards
Eli & Fagie Benstein **
Robert Siegel, brother of Joan Katz
Andrea & Gary Delman **
Fagie & Eli Benstein ***
Molly Nistel Harbor
Bill and Carol Richman
Fagie & Eli Benstein **
Joanne and Fred Okun ***
$13.00
$18.00
$25.00
$36.00
$50.00
$100.00
$100.00+
Shabbat Prayer Book
Etz Hayim Bible
Tree of Life Leaf
Tree of Life Stone
Memorial Plaque
$65.00
$100.00
$100.00
$1000.00
$500.00
REMEMBER B’NAI ISRAEL IN YOUR WILL
Gerald Stark
Fagie & Eli Benstein **
Speedy Recovery
Sharon Rappaport
Sue Kale
Bernice Katz
Jerry and Arlene Russell
Jerry Levison
Lannie & Roanne Katzman
Paul Causman
Jeff and Anne Bauer
Michelle Carr
Eli and Fagie Benstein***
Hannah Tennenbaum
Fagie & Eli Benstein **
CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
Yahrzeits
MortonZaft, Beloved Father
Caren Zaft
Abraham Russell, Beloved Grandfather
Mervyn & Marlene Russell *
Sadie Russell, Beloved Mother
Mervyn & Marlene Russell *
Harry Goldman
Gordon & Roberta Goldman & Roz
Solomon ***
Gertrude Goldman
Gordon & Roberta Goldman & Roz
Solomon ***
Shirley Sattler
Andrew and Lynette Sattler **
Ida Rubin, Beloved Mother
Marlene & Merv Russell
Abraham Altman, Beloved Grandfather
Marlene & Merv Russell
James Levison
Lois Levison **
In Memory of
In Memory of Our Beloved Family
Arthur & Marcia Friedman
Bill Sherman
Steven and Stacey Erd
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In Honor of
Cantor & Jan Lichterman, Birth of
Grandson
Alix and Dick Greenblatt *
Jerry & Margit Lacker***
Nate and Nancy Danziger **
Chuck and Fran Weinblatt
Jeff and Anne Bauer
Leah Connor **
HARRY GOMETZ FUND
Yahrzeits
Leonard Davis
Anne Davis
Greg & Hope Davis
Nicholas Goldhammer
Frances Gometz
Harriet and Marty Davis **
In Memory of
Fred Flox, Father of Andrea Richards
Greg & Hope Davis
In Honor of
Cantor Ivor and Jan Lichterman,
Birth of Grandson
Harriet and Marty Davis **
In Memory of
CAMP RAMAH
Yahrzeits
Viola Lewis
Kathryn Linver **
In Memory of
Robert Siegel
Gerald Stark
Kathryn Linver
In Honor of
Cantor Ivor and Jan Lichterman, Birth of
Grandson
Kathryn Linver
LILY E. BARON FUND
Yahrzeits
Wilfred Williams, Beloved Father
Ellie & Leon Williams
HARRIS/WILLIAMS FUND
Yahrzeits
Alfred Harris
Leona Harris
Adrienne and Harold Harris ***
Alfred Harris
Sheldon Harris
Leona Harris
Sheldon Harris
CAL & ART KATZ SANCTUARY FUND
Yahrzeits
Sander Simon,Beloved Father
Bernice Katz
Calvin Katz, Beloved husband
Bernice Katz
Deena Kaufman, Beloved Mother &
Grandmother
Susan, Steve, Eli and Max
Kaufman ***
Calvin Katz, Father & Grandfather
Steve, Susan, Eli & Max Kaufman ***
Morton Zaft, Beloved Husband
Sherrie Zaft
In Memory of
Robert Siegel
Jan Katz
Speedy Recovery
Bernice Katz
Ken & Aileen Pargament
HELEN FINK BURKE FUND
Yahrzeits
Israel Horowitz
Inge Horowitz ***
In Honor of
Eli & Fagie Benstein, Special Anniversary
Inge Horowitz ***
MICHAEL & RENEE QUIROGA FUND
Yahrzeits
Louis Sitzman
Irma Sitzman
Marty & Ruth Sitzman *
HIDDUR/KIDDUSH FUND
Yahrzeits
Jay Shuer
Israel Garber
Dr. & Mrs. William Garber ***
Syma Fraidenraich
Jeremy Connor
Leah and Josh Connor **
David Greenbaum
Howard & Ann Rosenberg ***
Alex Zimbler
Shirley Gerber
Lois Young Eisner
Esther Young
Norman Podolsky
Michael & Leslie Podolsky *
Louis Fingerhut
Joseph Fingerhut
Barry & Esther Sherman ***
Arthur Mintz
Alan Mintz & Cindy Palmer **
Isabel Korman
Dr. Samuel Korman
Arnie & Marlene Remer **
Betty Fogel
Helen Boxenbaum **
Leah Ginsberg Epstein
Barry Ginsberg **
Aron Kaplan, Brother
Florence Schwartz, Mother and
Grandmother
Sharon and Chuck Schwartz *
In Memory of
Fred Flox, father of Andrea Richards
The Podolsky Family *
David & Meira Zucker ***
Violet Hamerman
Jack & Angela Katz
In Honor of
Eli & Fagie Benstein, Special Anniversary
Paul Causman
Nate Schwartz. Happy Hanukkah
Elsie Liber, Happy Hanukkah
Steve & Suzy Doblin ***
Judge David A. Katz
Cathy Goddu, Cathy Feehan,
Wayne Kalkwarf, Jonnie Short and
Cindy Reynolds
In Appreciation
Miriam Beckerman
Richard Lazar **
Speedy Recovery
Bruce Post
Inge Horowitz ***
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SHERWIN & NAOMI KRIPKE FUND
Yahrzeits
Zelda Lasky
Allen & Rita Cohen **
Rose Levison
Ira and Kathy Levison ***
Hy Auslander, Beloved Father
Fran & Chuck Weinblatt ***
Sylvia Brauer, Mother, Grandmother, Great
and Great-great Grandmother
Eleanor Golding, Marla and Rick Osgood and Family, Cindy and Howard Feldstein and Family and Mark Feldstein and
Family
In Memory of
Robert Siegel
Norma Moses
The Michael Podolsky Family *
Inge Horowitz
Marla & Gordon Levine
Shirley & Joel Levine
Mickey & Rabbi Alan Sokobin
Tina and Jack Stone
June and Bill Treuhaft
Cindy and Howard Feldstein
Larry & Joan Kripke **
Helene Skutch
Eleanor Golding
Benjamin Kripke
Larry & Joan Kripke **
Greta Matus
Carol & Bill Richman
Robert Siegel
Rick & Marla Osgood & Family
Robert Siegel
Eleanor Golding & Family
In Honor of
Tom and Sharon Kalniz, Special Anniversary
Joan and Larry Kripke **
Greg Strimple
Eleanor Golding ***
Howard & Ann Rosenberg, Birth of
Grandson
Fran & Chuck Weinblatt
Shirley Gerber, Special Birthday
Dick & Alix Greenblatt **
Speedy Recovery
Bruce Post
Fran & Chuck Weinblatt
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR JANUARY
SAMUEL SCHWARTZ MINYAN FUND
In Memory of
Bess Kanter, mother of Andrea Urie
Howard & Karen Rosenbaum
Robert Siegel
Karen and Howard Rosenbaum
SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM FUND
Yahrzeits
Jacob Cooperman
Florence Ostrow **
Bluma Goldberg
Lawrence & Cheryl Goldberg
MARILYN DEVENOW BUILDING
BEAUTIFICATION FUND
Yahrzeits
Sean David Schroeder
Dorothy Schroeder
Richard Schroeder
In Honor of
Jason Ellick
Kim Strole
Richard Schroeder
YOUTH ACTIVTIES FUND
In Memory of
Fred Flox, father of Andrea Richards
The Zack Family
In Honor of
Howard & Ann Rosenberg, Birth of
Grandson
Sharon Hoicowitz
Speedy Recovery
Paul Causman
Sharon Hoicowitz
BOBBI & AMY ROSENBLOOM FUND
In Memory of
Robert Siegel
Irwin Rosenbloom & Rochelle Russell
Molly Nistel Harbor
Irwin Rosenbloom & Rochelle Russell
In Honor of
Jan Steinberg, Special Birthday
Irwin Rosenbloom & Rochelle
Russell*
TRIBUTE
Yahrzeits
Evelyn Teman, Beloved Mother
Ray & Roz Rebeck **
Rudy Ertis, Beloved Husband & Father
Janet Steinberg & Family ***
In Honor of
Cantor Ivor Lichterman
Dan Steinberg
In Memory of
Robert Siegel
Margie Rusgo
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
Yahrzeits
Edith Friedman
Eileen Manoff & Family
Elaine Millman
Robert Damrauer
Marvin & Peggy Damrauer **
Sadie Russell
Dr. Corey Russell
Eva Goldman
Frieda G. Morgan ***
Sol Oster
Helen Boslov
Janice Oster and Family *
Rose Levison
Gail and Lee Kwait **
Jean Liber
Chuck Liber
Goodman Liber
Mike and Yael Liber
In Memory of
Bess Kanter, Mother of Andrea Urie
Devorah Shulamit **
Robert Siegel
Beverly and Sam Steinman
Gerald Stark
Margie and Mel Siegel **
Robert Siegel
Hadassah & Martin Strobel
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In Honor of
Jan Steinberg, Special Birthday
Zale & Shirley Kohler ***
Diane & Jim Perlman, Birth of Granddaughter
Fran & Chuck Weinblatt
Speedy Recovery
Sherrie Zaft
Margie Rusgo
TORAH FUND CONTRIBUTIONS
In Memory of
Molly Nistel Harbor
Phyllis Diamond and Family **
Dave and Lil Perlman
Shirley Tochterman
Robert Siegel
Phyllis Diamond
Bill and Luann Garber
Beatrice Goldman, Texas
Harry and Leeta Nistel
Shirley Tochterman
Sherrie Zaft
Get Well
Eta Auslander
Phyllis Diamond
Sherrie Zaft
Evelyn Auslander
Chuck and Fran Weinblatt
Karen Weisman
Bill and Luann Garber
In Honor of
Shirley Gerber, Special Birthday
Steve Kaufman, Special Birthday
Roy and Justine Sperling, Very Special
Anniversary
Bill and Luann Garber
It is never too late to make a gift to
Torah Fund (In behalf of the Jewish
Theological Seminary). Send to
Phyllis Diamond, 3008 Strauss,
Toledo, Ohio 43606. Remit to: Torah
Fund or B’nai Israel Sisterhood.
Call the office for more details on any event.
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Specialty Kinnus
Thursday, February 26 through Sunday, March 1
Specialty Kinnus starts on Thursday night and we’ll have exciting
programming all weekend.
On Friday we’ll help others by volunteering in the community doing
awesome social action projects. Expect to have an amazing Shabbat together with the best RUACH! Celebrate Purim together, USY style.
The Saturday night social will rock! Be with old and new friends. You’ll enjoy great food, great fun
and what makes it even more special is YOU will be there!
8th - 12th graders join us in Cleveland, Ohio at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, Congregation Shaarey
Tikvah, and The Park Synagogue.
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CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL
STAFF
Ivor Lichterman ............................................................ Hazzan
ilichterman@cbitoledo.org
Howard Rosenbaum ......................................Minyan Leader
Kim Brody ...................................... Religious School Principal
kbrody@cbitoledo.org
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL
BULLETIN
6525 Sylvania Ave
Sylvania OH 43560
Non-Profit Org.
U.S. Postage
PAID
Sylvania, OH
Permit No. 42
Address Service Requested
Chuck Traugott ............................ Synagogue Administrator
ctraugott@cbitoledo.org
Rhoda Miller .................. Community Outreach Coordinator
rmiller@cbitoledo.org
Brynna Post ...................................................... Youth Director
brynnapost@gmail.com
Cindy Robertson ......................................Sisterhood 2.0 Rep
cmurphy311@yahoo.com
Bruce Post ....................................................... Men’s Club Rep
Sam Zack ...........................................................USY President
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President .................................................................. Jeff Bauer
Vice President of Administration ................ Alix Greenblatt
Vice President of Religious Affairs ............. Ellen Federman
Vice President of Youth Activities .............. Michael Portnoy
Secretary ........................................................ Fran Weinblatt
Treasurer……………………………..Stephen Goldberg
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Stuart Brody, David Friedes, Marc Glasser, Sharon Joehlin,
Jill Kripke, Michael Leizerman, Bruce Post, Cindy
Robertson, Howard Rosenberg, Jerry Russell, Debbie
Spangenthal, Honorary Trustees: Phyllis Diamond, Howard
Rosenbaum
www.cbitoledo.org
SAVE THE DATES
February
4
10
16
19
22
5:00 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
6:15 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:30
10:30 a.m.
Tu BiShvat Seder All are welcome!
USY Lounge Night
Kadima Lounge Night
Office Closed
Exec meeting;
Board meeting
Jewish History Class with Rabbi Sokobin
Two Guys You Know About and One You Don't:
Abraham, Moses, and Yochanan ben Zakai
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12:00 p.m. USY Cake Boss
March
4
8
14
6:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
10:30 a.m
Purim Spiel Rogers and Hammerspiel The Sound of Shushan
Megillah Reading
Community Purim Carnival at Shomer Emunim
Sisterhood Shabbat
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