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B’NAI TORAH CONGREGATION MAGAZINE
‫אור לגויים‬
Or LaGoyim A Light unto the Nations
New Shabbat Offerings
I
n addition to our weekly Shabbat services, we are pleased to offer these
special alternative worship and meditation experiences to further engage
and inspire our congregation. Come try out a spiritually enriching service
with wonderful facilitators on Shabbat at B’nai Torah.
Our Services
Friday Evening,
Shabbat Services
5:45 p.m.: Mincha
6:00 p.m.: Kabbalat Shabbat, Ma’ariv
Eleanor & Paul Weinerz”l Cultural Center
Saturday Morning,
Shabbat Services
Rabbi David Steinhardt
Cantor Ehud (Udi) Spielman
Cantor Boaz Davidoff
8:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon - Main
Sanctuary
Havurat Shabbat
A Spirited Shabbat Service for Families
of All Ages
Rabbi David Englander
10:00 a.m. - Eleanor & Paul Weinerz”l
Cultural Center
Minyan Katan (Shabbat)
Grades K-5, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Glassman Chapel
Shabbat Mincha/
Ma’ariv/Havdalah
Glassman Chapel
Weekday Shacharit
Sunday, 8:45 a.m. - Glassman Chapel
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.
Glassman Chapel
Weekday Mincha/
Ma’ariv
Sunday through Thursday, 5:30 p.m.
Glassman Chapel
Mindfulness, Meditation, and Mussar
with Suzanne Stier
Dates: Nov 21; Dec 12; Jan 9; Jan 16; Feb 13; Mar 5
Time: 9:15 - 10:45 a.m.
During this participatory experience, we will learn mindfulness meditation,
practice different mindfulness techniques, and use the ancient spiritual
practice of Mussar and the weekly Parasha as vehicles for meditation.
Jewish Renewal Shabbat Services
with Amy Grossblatt Pessah
Dates: Nov 28; Dec 5, 19; Jan 23; Feb 6, 27; Mar 12, 26
Time: 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Through the use of Jewish prayers, chanting, meditation, contemplation,
music, movement and Torah study, this service will provide some sacred
time for you to experience the richness of our Jewish spiritual tradition.
Moving Through the Shabbat Service
with Sue Gurland
Dates: Dec 26; Mar 19
Time: 9:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Based on moving through the “four worlds” or ascending Jacob’s ladder,
this experiential and participatory Shabbat morning experience will include
movements, chants and prayers based on the liturgy and on the weekly
Torah reading.
Shabbat appropriate casual attire suggested.
‫שבת שלום‬
B’NAI TORAH CONGREGATION
6261 SW 18th Street, Boca Raton, FL 33433
Phone: (561) 392-8566 | Fax: (561) 362-0990
The Ruth and Edward Taubman ECC: (561) 750-9665
Mirochnick Religious School: (561) 392-8005
www.bnai-torah.org
CLERGY & PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Rabbi David Steinhardt, Senior Rabbi
Rabbi David Englander, Rabbi
Rabbi Rikki Arad, Executive Director
Udi Spielman, Senior Cantor
Boaz Davidoff, Cantor
Nancy Goldstein, ECC Education Director
Cathy Berkowitz, MRS Education Director
Allison Sherman, Communications Director
AviGail Whiting, Membership Coordinator
Beth Herman, Executive Assistant of Education
Betsey Cooper, Receptionist
Claudia Sternberg, Art Director
Debbie Fried, Camp Keshet Director
Elaine Siegell, Rabbi Steinhardt’s Executive Assistant
Elysa Stark, Concert Coordinator
Erica Gordon, ECC Administrator
Francisco Valdez, Maintenance Director
Jacki Kary, Accounting
Julie Risisky, Ritual Facilitator
Lauren Berger, Program Coordinator
Leesa Parker, ECC Director of Operations
Loulou Amiel, Senior Staff Accountant
Marc Tardarlo, Security
Paul Goldstein, B’nai Mitzvah Program Director
Penina Bredoff, Melton Site Director
Randi Good, ECC Receptionist
Sam Hitner, Director of Finance
Sharon Chazan, Cantorial Assistant
Summer Faerman, Director of TLC
Toni Miller, Accounting
Zena Gruda, B’nai Mitzvah Coordinator
2015-16 Congregational Officers
Toby Levi*
Mark Glickman*
President
Executive Vice President
Richard Birdie
Vice President
Jerry Budney
Vice President
Marvin Finkelstein
Vice President
Scott Frank
Vice President
Steve Ginsburg
Treasurer
Seth Marmor
Secretary
Stan Kutlin
Shelly Gross
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Financial Secretary
Women’s League President
Larry Faerman
Men’s Club President
Spencer Sax*
Foundation President
Kenneth Lipman, Esq.
Synagogue Counsel
Trustees
Michael Berezin
Rob Kantor*
Elissa Schosheim*
Terry Bresnick
Eric N. Klein*
Rick Schuster
Shula Fleischer*
Scott Levin*
Benita Segal
Marleen Forkas*
Julie Risisky
Tammy Smith
Bruce Grundt
Spencer Sax*
Art Stark
Marcy Kammerman
In This Issue
Ruth Taubman*
*Ner Tamid Society Member
14 Making the World a Better Place
Eleven with Elysa: Interview 24
with Jerry Kramer
26 Life Events in our Community
What I Know
For Sure
by Toby levi, President
A
s I am writing this, the secular New Year is quickly
approaching. During this time of reflection, I think back to
what a tremendous year B’nai Torah Congregation has
had. Oprah Winfrey, in her publication, often ends with
an article “What I Know for Sure” and that title always
resonated with me. In reflecting upon this past year, here’s
what I know for sure about B’nai Torah, and what it means
to me personally, and to us as a community.
What I know for sure:
That B’nai Torah Congregation is a very important part
of my life, and I am fortunate and honored to be your
President.
That we have some of the most talented and intelligent not to mention charismatic - clergy in the country, who have
a vision that has sustained B’nai Torah by infusing both
traditional teachings with new ideas and programming and
continue to be forward thinking.
That we are a very blessed congregation where we as
individuals and families come together as a community to
find spirituality and warmth.
That we have staff at B’nai Torah who are extraordinary
and whose creative brilliance, can-do spirit and ethical
maturity are focused on a larger good that makes us all
proud and me in particular.
That we are a congregation that strives to make a
difference in our lives, the lives of our fellow congregants
and those we come into contact with whatever the
circumstances.
That we should always create a friendly and welcoming
environment – one that members and potential members
will remember and to which they will happily return time
and time again.
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That we have to be cognizant of those who walk through
our doors who will forever remember their first encounter,
be it good or bad. Everyone should be greeted and made
to feel that they are an important part of our family. No one
should be a stranger twice, and everyone should feel that a
stranger is welcome here.
That we need to cultivate the needs and desires of young
families with children without neglecting the demographics
that have been the central standard of our Jewish
community.
That we have to continue to provide excellent adult Jewish
learning opportunities by providing classes that encourage
adults to discover meaning in our religious texts. It is said
that “Adult Learning at the synagogue should be the kind of
life changing learning that helps us understand better who
we are and where we want our lives to go”.
That we as members need to get the word out that B’nai
Torah Congregation is meaningful to our lives, and to who
we are, where we are and what we have to offer our Jewish
community.
That I want to thank all of our volunteers for giving of
themselves and realizing that this is a labor of love and for
all of their hours committed, it is so very much appreciated.
That the more you give – your time, your donations, your
commitment – the more you get in return.
That we have to treasure the memories and good
experiences in our lives and to keep living in the moment
and keep moving forward.
That I wish you all joy and peace in your lives, and hope to
see you at B’nai Torah often over the next several months.
May your holiday season be as bright as the candles on
the hanukkiah!
CHAI www.bnai-torah.org
The Lights
of Hanukkah
by Rabbi David Steinhardt
W
e all know the expression, “The lights are going
out.” It might refer to one who is falling asleep or losing
consciousness, but it’s also said about people going
through the intellectual deficits that come with dementia,
or the diminishing awareness that can come with aging.
Aging is a huge issue in our society. Thankfully, we are
seeing more and more people living well and productively
into their nineties and beyond. We’re also seeing more
people being kept alive through the wonders of modern
medicine, but the quality of life is compromised as some
are simply no longer functional.
We live in the epicenter of aging. South Palm Beach
County has a greater per capita population of people
who are over eighty and ninety than any other area in the
country; perhaps the world. This provides great challenges
for families, for housing, for medical care, and on the
social networks of our non-profits and governmental
agencies. For us here at our synagogue, it provides both
responsibilities and obligations to provide transportation,
visitation and programming for the elderly.
Personally, I have a heightened awareness of some of
these issues because my wonderful mother is in a local
facility living with advanced dementia. I visit and sit with her
and her co-residents a number of times a week. I see their
loneliness, and I see how incredibly appreciative they are
for attention, visitors, and a touch.
In my mom’s residence, there is musical performance
almost daily. The residents come to life as they hear
familiar music. But there is one thing that sparks their
interest and moves their spirits even more than old music,
and that is ritual. During Shabbat or holidays, when they
participate in a service, say brachot, or light candles, they
wake up as if they were young again. There is such great
power in ritual. And there is such great fascination in the
words, the melodies and the prayers of a tradition, and
their familiarity and memories they evoke.
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Hanukkah captures this so beautifully. And it does so
intergenerationally. We all love the lighting of the candles.
They evoke not only our shared story as a people, but also
our own stories as individuals.
The elderly have much to teach us, but perhaps what they
can teach us best is how to age. My subjective observation
is that those who age with a connection to prayer, tradition
and ritual have something that brings great comfort, joy
and inspiration. And so, there’s a lot for us to do, and a lot
for us to learn. By connecting our children and ourselves
to ritual, we not only enrich life now, but bring joy and
comfort in the future.
In keeping with tradition, our TLC program has arranged
for lighting the menorah at Stratford Court again this year.
Please consider joining with your fellow congregants. Here
is the schedule:
Sunday, December 6 - Men’s Club
Tuesday, December 8 - Mirochnick Religious School
Wednesday, December 9 - Women’s League
Thursday, December 10 - TLC Volunteers (all ages!)
Friday, December 11 - Kids Care
(for young children with an adult)
Sunday, December 13 - Middle School & High School
We will meet at Stratford Court at 3:30 p.m. on each day.
Chag Urim Sameach! I wish you all a very Happy Hanukkah!
Don’t let the lights go out!
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H
anukkah is quintessentially a holiday of miracles.
Whether it is the miracle of an early version of the Israeli
army triumphing over a foe; the spiritual memory of oil
that lasted for eight days; or the miracle of how days get
shorter and shorter and then longer and longer insuring the
continuation of the extraordinary cycle of nature, we praise
God: sheh-asah nisim la’avoiteinu ba-yamim ha-hem, Who
performed miracles for our ancestors in their time.
Yet you know that is not the conclusion of the blessing!
Instead it ends: u’vaz’man ha-zeh, and also in our time. So
Hanukkah is a time to recognize not just the miracles of the
past, but of the present.
How do we define a miracle? That is a good question which
has been asked through the generations. Our knee-jerk
response is to say, you know, like in the movies, with seas
parting and thunder clapping and voices from on-high.
In other words, when natural law is suspended, God’s
presence is revealed, and awe-inspiring things happen.
Yet many in our tradition, while not denying the power of the
grand godly gesture, see miracles “in our day” evidenced
in God-inspired acts of transformation, goodness, and
achievement in our world. In Jewish terms perhaps they
include the establishment, growth and flourishing of the
State of Israel; the release of millions of Russian Jews
whose children are now Jewish Americans, Jewish Israelis,
or Jewish Australians; the continued impact on the world of
one of its smallest minority groups and more.
Are “these” miracles much different than “those” miracles?
I’m not so sure. Look closely enough at the “Hollywood”
miracles and you’ll find people who were ready to partner
in the mission they announced. Listen closely enough to
the “human” miracles and you can hear the voice of God
encouraging and inspiring. A miracle without someone to
appreciate it and bless its occurrence is only an opportunity
missed. This Hanukkah, we will not miss our chance to
remember the miracles of the past, and to embrace and
give thanks for those happening baz’man hazeh.
The Lillian and Philip Cooperman Academy for Adult Jewish Learning
Recurring Classes:
Special Presentations:
New Melton classes begin the week of January 11th see www.meltonschool.org for full schedule.
Dr. Nathan Rabinovitch of National Jewish Health lectures on
How the Environment Affects Our Health - Dec. 9th 12:00 p.m.
Dr. Miriam Sanua Dalin of FAU teaches on Jews of Spain and the
Dr. Robert Watson of Lynn University - Tuesday, Dec. 15th at noon.
Middle East Mondays at 11:00 a.m. beginning December 7th.
JTS Lunchtime learning with Rabbi Jan Urbach
Lunch and Learn:
on January 12th at 12:15 p.m.
Almost every Tuesday at 12:15 p.m.
Richard Birdie teaches Understanding American Jewish History
at 1:00 p.m. on December 14th and February 11th.
Rabbi Aaron Katz teaches A Journey into the World of Talmud
at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesdays starting January 6th.
Shabbat Torah Study with Morley Goldberg
begins December 12th at 9:45 a.m.
Symbols and Allegories Throughout Art History with Diane
Schrenzel - Tuesday, December 29th at 7:00 p.m.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Presents a
screening of A Final Love Letter - Tuesday, Jan. 5th at 7:00 p.m.
Mark your calendar for a special JTS Day of Learning: Sunday,
February 21, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m., featuring Chancellor Arnold M.
Eisen, Professors Burt Visotzky, Marjorie Lehman and more!
B’nai Torah Congregation
Kol Nidre Appeal 5776
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Rabbi Rikki Arad
Executive Director
I
t seems hard to believe, but I am nearing my oneyear anniversary at B’nai Torah Congregation! On
one hand, it feels like I am still so new and have so
much yet to learn; on the other hand, it feels as if I
have been here for years because of how “at home”
I feel.
As most of you know, if you were here with us
during the High Holy Days, I was asked by Rabbi
Steinhardt to give the Kol Nidre appeal. While I was
truly honored, I was also a bit hesitant. Being so
new, how I could I possibly be a credible source of
information about the state of B’nai Torah and its
needs? Well, as I stated during my message, while I
may be new to B’nai Torah, I am definitely not new to
synagogue and Jewish communal life, and I am able
to give a fresh perspective on B’nai Torah.
What we have here is a true synagogue for the
future, and it’s our collective responsibility to ensure
we maintain and perpetuate the B’nai Torah legacy. I
am proud to report that our members were extremely
generous this year, with one of the most successful
Kol Nidre campaigns in our history! To those who
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gave - thank you! Because of your generosity and
commitment, we will continue providing the best
programming, most robust educational opportunities,
and most meaningful worship experiences for people
of all generations - all within a beautiful physical
space. You will also help ensure that no one who
wants to become a part of our community, or give
themselves or their children a Jewish education but may not have the means to do so - will ever be
turned away. This is sacred work.
Enclosed is a list of all those who donated to Kol
Nidre thus far. If your name isn’t on this list, and you
would like it to be, please visit or call the Synagogue
Office or you can make your pledge online at www.
btcboca.org/kolnidre. As always, I am available
to speak to you if you any questions, ideas or
concerns about B’nai Torah, or if you are looking for
a meaningful way to make a gift.
Thank you for making my first year here at B’nai
Torah so incredible. I look forward to working with
all of you to continue our great work.
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Thank you to the following members for
supporting our Kol Nidre Appeal 5776
Ms. Rosalyn Abrams
Ms. Jodi Adams
Dr. & Mrs. Howard Adler
Dr. Edward Alpert & Ms. Ida Zack
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Altschul
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Altschul
Mr. & Mrs. Marcos Amar
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Amiel
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Appelbaum
Mr. Paul Appelbaum
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Aronsohn
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Artzi
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Artzi
Mr. & Mrs. Yehuda Atias
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Attman
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Awerbuck
Ms. Deborah Ayache
Dr. & Mrs. Joshua Bailin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bamdas
Dr. & Mrs. Adam Barbag
Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Barbag
Mr. & Mrs. Neil Baritz
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Baron
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Becher
Mr. Gary & Dr. Lisa Becker
Mrs. Carole Behrman
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Bender
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Berezin
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Berger
Mrs. Gloria Berger
Dr. Glenn Berger & Dr. Michelle Fiorillo
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Berkowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Berkowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Berman
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bernstein
Dr. Mitchell Bernknopf
Mr. & Mrs. Henri Bertuch
Dr. Bert & Mrs. Carol Bez
Dr. Theodore Bieber
Mrs. Joy Binkovitz
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Birdie
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Birkner
Drs. Steven & Randy Birnbach
Mr. Steven Blecker & Dr. Karen
Tobman Blecker
Dr. Martin Bloom
Dr. Michael Blum &
Dr. Benita Kurtzman
Mr. & Mrs. Murray Blyn
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Bockstein
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Bodnick
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Borman
Ms. Barbara Brand
Dr. & Mrs.. Ira Brassloff
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Braun
Mr. & Mrs. Shane Bredoff
Dr. Maury Brenner
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Bresnick
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Brickman
Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Brody
Ms. Marjorie Browner - Marks
Mr. & Mrs. Jerold Budney
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Bueller
Dr. & Mrs. Howard Bueller
Dr. & Mrs. Elliot Burns
Mrs. Phyllis Butters
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Cantor
Mr. & Mrs. Jon Channing
Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Chaplin
Mr. Leon Charney
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Chosid
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Cimbal
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Cimbal
Mr. & Mrs. Jorge Cobo
Mr. David Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Raphael Cohen
Mrs. Rhea Cohen
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Cohen
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Cohen
Cohen Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Comiter
Mrs. Betsey Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Cornell
Mrs. Joyce Croft
Ms. Carmen Cunha
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Dalsimer
Mr. & Mrs. Noah Davis
Drs. Scott & Yvonne Demsky
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Deutch
Mr. Michael Diamant
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Diamond
Dr. & Mrs. Paul Diamond
Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Dinov
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Dion
Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Drowos
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Drucker
Mr. David Dweck
Dr. & Mrs. Reed Edelman
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Egers
Mrs. Maria Eisenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Elf
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Ellish
Rabbi & Mrs. David Englander
Dr. & Mrs. Karl Enselberg
Mr. Henry Epstein
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Epstein
Mr. Kenneth Esrig
Dr. & Mrs. Irving Estrin
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Faintuch
Mr. Lothar (Larry) Falk
Mr. Jerome Farber
Mrs. Sylvia Feibus
Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Feingold
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Feingold
Dr. & Mrs. Marc Feinberg
Drs. Brian & Pamela Feldman
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Feldman
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Filhaber
Mr. & Mrs. William Fine
Mr. & Mrs. David Finkelstein
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Finkelstein
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Finkelstein
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel Fischer
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Fishman
Mrs. Shulamith Fleischer
Mrs. Mona Fleisig
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Forster
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Frank
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Franks
Mr. David Freedman & Ms. Laura Kahn
Mr. Grant Freer
Mr. Arnold Friede
Mr. & Mrs. Irwin Friedman
Dr. & Mrs. Stuart Friedman
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Friedmann
Dr. & Mrs. Jarrod Frydman
Mr. & Mrs. Tal Frydman
Mr. & Mrs. Henri Galel
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Gallatin
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Ganeles
Mrs. Teddy Garber
Drs. Mark & Barbara Gardner
Dr. & Mrs. Elias Garelick
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gates
Ms. Adrienne Geffen
Ms. Karin Gellen
Mr. David & Dr. Ellen Gendal
Ms. Phyllis Gendal
Mrs. Faye Gerber
Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Germain
Mr. & Mrs. Mervyn Gervis
Mark & Nancy Gilbert
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Ginsberg
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Ginsburg
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Glassman
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Glassman
Mr. Steven Glassman
Mr. Lowell Glazer
Mrs. Gerta Gleich
Mr. Lawrence & Dr. Deborah Glick
Mr. Abe Glickman
Mr. Mark Glickman
Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Golberg
Mrs. Bea Gold
Mrs. Lynn Kordon Goldberg
Mrs. Phyllis Golden
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Goldman
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Goldner
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Goldrich
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Goldstein
Ms. Dorit Fridman - Gonen
Mr. & Mrs. David Goodis
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Gordon
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Gottfried
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Grabelsky
Mr. & Mrs. Norbert Graber
Ms. Miriam Granat
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Grantz
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Green
Mr. Donald Greenberg
Mr. David Greenblatt
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Greene
Dr. & Mrs. David Greenfield
Mr. Joseph Gremillion
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Grohman
Mr. Andrew Gross & Ms. Lainie Simon
Dr. & Mrs. David Gross
Mr. & Mrs. Irwin Gross
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Gross
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Gross
Mrs. Donna Grossman
Ms. Zena Gruda
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Grundt
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Gurevitch
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gusky
Mr. Robert Haber
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Haddad
Mr. Barry Halperin
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Hamaoui
Mr. & Mrs. Rob Harris
Mr. Clifford Hartman
Mr. Arnold Haskel &
Mrs. Charlotte Rosoff
Dr. & Mrs. Lee Hauer
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Heiman
Ms. Joy Hendel
Mr. Gary Hertzberg
Dr. & Mrs. Larry Hirschfield
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Hitner
Mrs. Lesley Hlatki
Mrs. Sherri Hoffenberg
Mrs. Bettina Hoffman
Drs. Peter & Donna Holland
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Horelick
Mrs. Solange Howard
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Hurst
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Huttman
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Ickowitz
Ms. Racheal Isan
Mrs. Aline Jacobsohn
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Jacobsohn
Mrs. Naomi Jacobson
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Jacobson
Mr. & Mrs. Clive Kabatznik
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Kahan
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Kalvort
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Kamer
Ms. Marcy Kammerman
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Kandler
Dr. & Mrs. Neil Kantor
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Kaplan
Ms. Linda Kaplan
Dr. & Mrs. Ethan Kass
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Katzell
Mrs. June Katzin
Dr. & Mrs. Roy Katzin
Mr. & Mrs. David Katzman
Mr. & Mrs. Myron Kaufman
Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Kaufman
Dr. & Mrs. William Kay
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Kaye
Dr. & Mrs. Howard Kestenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Kirsner
Mrs. Sue Kirshner
Mr. & Mrs. David Klafter
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Klafter
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Klar
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Klein
Cong. & Mrs. Ronald Klein
Mr. Fred Knopf
Mr. & Mrs. Eduardo Koenig
Mrs. Lillian Konheim
Mr. & Mrs. Elliot Koolik
Mrs. Sylvia Kopkin
Mr. Howard Kornblatt
Dr. Lawrence Korpeck
Mr. & Mrs. David Kovari
Mr. & Mrs. Abel Kowalsky
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Kramer
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Kramer
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Krassan
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Krause
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Kravec
Dr. & Mrs. Jan Kronish
Mrs. Doris Brooks Kuperstock
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Laskow
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Lazar
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Leavitt
We apologize if any names were inadvertently misspelled or left off this list. Please let us know if you have any changes.
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Mr. & Mrs. Roger Leavy
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Leinwand
Mrs. Toby Levi
Ms. Nauma Levin
Dr. & Mrs. Scott Levin
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Levine
Mrs. Mildred Levine
Mr. Larry Levine
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Levinson
Mrs. Barbara Levitz
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Levy
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Levy
Dr. & Mrs. Ron Levy
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Lewitter
Mrs. Susan Lichtenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Lichtman
Mr. & Mrs. Manny Licker
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Lieberman
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Liebman
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Lieberman
Dr. & Mrs. William Lippy
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Lipsitz
Mr. Alan Lipson
Mr. Albert Lisman
Mr. Ernest Liss
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Litt
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Litwak
Mrs. Renee Loeb
Dr. & Mrs. Jay Maizes
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Malaga
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Marcovitz
Mr. Seymour Margolis
Mr. & Mrs. Raphael Mark
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Markowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Lanny Marks
Mr. & Mrs. Seth Marmor
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Marowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Lothar Mayer
Mr. & Mrs. Robert McGowan
Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Melin
Ms. Estelle Sherie Mellow
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Mendel
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Mendelsohn
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Mentle
Mr. & Mrs. Ilan Meshulam
Dr. Bernard Metrick
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Meyers
Mr. Alan Mibab & Dr. Debra Jaffe
Mrs. Maruka Mirochnick
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mishkin
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Mitchell
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Mitzner
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Morgenstern
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Mosberg
Mrs. Faith Moshkovitz
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Mosseri
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Mullen
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Nagler
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Neiman
Dr. & Mrs. Stewart Newman
Mrs. Toni Nieves
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Novack
Mr. Michael Ostroff &
Mrs. Esther Rosenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Owens
Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Packer
Mr. & Mrs. David Pancer
Rabbi Mark Panoff
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Paul
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Pearlman
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Pechter
Mr. & Mrs. Jean Polack
Dr. & Mrs. Martin Polin
Ms. Ruth Polivy
Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell Pollak
Mrs. Shari Pollack
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Poller
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Poplak
Dr. & Mrs. David Porudominsky
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Prince
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Printz
Mr. Howard Rabinowitz
Mr. Murray Rehner
Mr. & Mrs. Sol Resnik
Mr. & Mrs. George Risisky
Mr. Glenn Rissman &
Dr. Michelle Cohen-Rissman
Mrs. Jo Robbins
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Rosen
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Rosenberg
Judge & Mrs. Robert Rosenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Rosenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Rosenbloom
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Rosenfeld
Mrs. Phyllis Rosenstock
Mr. Richard Rosenstock
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Rosenthal
Dr. & Mrs. Hal Rosenthal
Ms. Geraldine Rosenzweig
Dr. & Mrs. Jacob Rosensweig
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Ross
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Roth
Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Roth
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Ruben
Mrs. Charlene Rubin
Mr. & Mrs. Ronen Rubin
Mr. Steven Rubinstein
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Rudnick
Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Rudnick
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Russel
Dr. & Mrs. William Rymer
Dr. & Mrs. Jack Sacks
Mrs. Gladys Saleh
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Samarel
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Samuel
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Sandelman
Ms. Toni Sandler
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Saperstein
Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Sax
Ms. Sonia Saxanoff
Mrs. Mildred Schaikowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Schachter
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Schachter
Mr. Lawrence Schechterman
Mr. & Mrs. David Schepps
Mrs. Carol Schiff
Ms. Bonnie Schildkraut
Mr. Saul Schildhorn
Mr. Norman Schlanger &
Ms. Judith Kay
Mrs. Frances Schmutter
Mr. & Mrs. David Schneider
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Schneiderman
Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Schoenbrum
Dr. & Mrs. Peter Schosheim
Mr. & Mrs. Monroe Schulder
Mr. Robert Schumer
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Schuster
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. Brahm Scoler
Drs. Jonathan & Allison Seckler
Dr. Bruce Segal &
Dr. Benita Haber Segal
Mr. Clifford Seresky
Mrs. Helene Shafran
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Shapiro
Mr. & Mrs. Sherwood Sharfe
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Shavitz
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Shavitz
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Sheinberg
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Sheres
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Sheres
Dr. & Mrs. Alan Sherman
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Sherman
Mr. Arnie & Dr. Stacey Shinder
Mr. Mikhail Shmukler
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Sholk
Ms. Joanne Shulman
Mrs. Syd Sieber
Mr. & Mrs. Lester Siegel
Mr. & Mrs. Myron Siegell
Mr. & Mrs. Burton Silver
Ms. Elyse Silver
Mr. Brian Silverstein
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Silverstein
Ms. Miriam Silverstein
Mr. David Simon
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Skolnik
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Smith
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Smith
Mrs. Daphna Smolka
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Sobel
Ms. Sally Sokoloff
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Solomon
Mr. & Mrs. David Sommer
Dr. & Mrs. David Speizman
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Speizman
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Speizman
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Spero
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Spielfogel
Rabbi Bernard Spielman
Mrs. Erica Spindel
Mrs. Paula Spinner
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Stagman
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Stark
Mr. Leo Staschover
Mr. Morris Staszower & Ms. Fern Conn
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Staub
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Stein
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Stein
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Steinberg
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Steinberg
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Steinbok
Rabbi & Dr. David Steinhardt
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Steinmetz
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Sternberg
Drs. William & Lori Sternheim
Ms. Linda Stewart
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Stiefel
Drs. Stanley & Suzanne Stier
Mr. & Mrs. Sol Stiss
Mr. & Mrs. Archie Stoltz
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Stux
Ms. Sherry Sukel
Mrs. Jeanette Suskin
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Swartz
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Szerencsy
Dr. & Mrs. Barry Taney
Mrs. Ruth Taubman
Mr. & Mrs. Jamie Telchin
Mr. & Mrs. Milton Thurm
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Trachtenberg
Mr. Sam Tuchman
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Udell
Ms. Shari Upbin
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Vernof
Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Viner
Mrs. Dana Vizner
Ms. Terri Waitzer
Drs. Stuart & Corina Waldman
Mr. David Wallach
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Wander
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wander
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Wanderer
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Wasserman
Mr. & Mrs. Evan Wasserman
Mr. Mark Wasserman &
Ms. Sue Gurland
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Wechsler
Dr. & Mrs. Max Weiner
Ms. Noga Weiner Baradon &
Mrs. Shoshana Baradon
Ms. Myriam Weinstein
Mrs. Ruth Weiner
Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Weiner
Dr. Stanley Weiner
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Weisberg
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Weisman
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Weiss
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Weiss
Mr. Emanuel Weiss
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Weiss
Mrs. Gabriela Weiss
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Weitzner
Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Wexler
Dr. Steven Wexner
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Wigder
Mr. & Mrs. Jerome Wilde
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Winograd
Mr. & Mrs. David Winter
Mrs. Sylvia Witkowski Feibus &
Mrs. Alice Witkowski
Mrs. Dorothy Wizer
Mrs. Esther Wolfer
Mrs. Karen Wollowick
Ms. Teri Wolofsky
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Worobow
Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence Yore
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Mrs. Marsha Zidel
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Zimmerman
Mrs. Claire Zimmers
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Aging in Place
Welcome
Hi, my name
is Sandra
Gottfried.
Most of you
recognize me
as “the woman
from the choir
who sings
the Ladino
Ein Keloheinu,” and yes, that’s true.
But in the world outside of Shul, I
am a licensed interior designer with
a passion for Universal Design.
What does that mean? It means that
my work involves not only creating
spaces that look beautiful, but that
I put emphasis in their safety and
accessibility.
A big thank you to Anne and Norman
Jacobson for their generosity in
underwriting our Noah’s Ark Welcome
Aboard Initiative again this year. The
main focus of this program is to create
a sense of community for our new
members and help them become better
acquainted at B’nai Torah Congregation.
I was given an opportunity in this
edition of the Chai to explore with
you a topic that in one way or
another pertain to all of us today:
Aging in Place.
Aging in place is defined as the
ability to live in one’s own home and
community safely, independently,
and comfortably; regardless of age,
income, or ability level. It sounds
like a wonderful idea - and it can
certainly be achieved - if you start
taking steps towards that goal,
no matter your age.
Take a look at this simple diagram
which highlights a few priorities that
can help minimize hazards, as well
as the adverse consequences of
accidental or unintended actions.
Questions? Contact Sandra Gottfried at Space Adaptability (561) 451-8258.
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New Members
Lea & Shlomo Gabbay
Adam Farber
Peter Schrank
Chelsea & Thomas Ferraro
Jane & Henry Mentle
Courtney & Adam Weisholtz
Kenneth Field
Carolyn Weil
Jessica & Michael Vernof
Arthur Block
Joseph Gremillion
Marilyn & Robert Rosenberg
Evelyne Reis
Michelle & Glen Schneider
Yael Camhi
Inessa & Samuel Kain
Ruth Levy-Platt
Courtney & Yonathan Fuchs
Barbara & Hal Rosenthal
Sigal & Eli Cohen
Dania & Richard Schwartz
Bonnie Mashiach
Muriel Gorvine
Lisa & Steven Aliperta
Alicia & Jeffrey Spero
Sharon & Judith Rubin
Sara & Adam Herbert
Sultana & Jaime Alkon
Jodie Weber
Louis Levine
Lauren & Chad Laing
Cheryl & Glenn Zeitz
Liza Baum
Irene & Samuel Wanderer
Ronnie Havrilla
Elyse & Kobi Ribak
Michelle & Brian Grieper
Bess & Pablo Markelis
Howard Stern
Tori Highstein
Natalie & Gregory Piskun
Caryn & Josh Liszt
Zhanna & Aleksandr Pustilnik
Denise & Amir Ben-Haim
Leni Schertz
Barbara Fisher
Elizabeth & Ron Krinick
Rhoda & Arthur Bennett
Hollie & Grant Baros
Joseph Garten
Susan & Harvey Smith
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Thursday, December 10
5:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Holiday Gift Collection
Light up the holidays for a deserving child.
The students of the Milagro Center
have submitted gift wish lists and
will be joining us for this event.
If you would like to purchase a gift
for one of the children, please
contact summerf@bnai-torah.org.
Price:
Member - $10 per person/$25 per family
Non-Member - $15 per person/$35 per family
RSVP online only at
www.btcboca.org/Hanukkah2015
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Cantor Udi Spielman
As I play the game of life, I try to make it better each and every day. And when I struggle in the night, the magic of the
music seems to light the way. - John Lennon (Intuition)
O
n December 20, 2013, the UN General Assembly
proclaimed 2015 as the International Year of Light. For
me, music is what lights the way. There is nothing like
getting all the notes right; to sing the feelings within the
notes, the light around them, the darkness behind them.
When used correctly, music is the universal light that
shines without need for language or words.
As we head into Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, it occurs
to me that this year we have 8 “candles” to add to the
worldwide celebration of lighting the world, and I feel like
the Shamash. Each concert and theater performance
sheds its own light on a different aspect of our Jewish
musical tradition. I hope you will join us beginning January
20 for “A Cantor’s Life,” the fascinating life story of Cantor
Meir Finkelstein from Bimah to Hollywood. We will have
Chazzanim and Chazzanot, male and female voices
celebrating Cantorial and popular music, and a special
treat with Gòn Halevi, one of the brightest young lights
coming from Israel today. Baladino will regale us with a
spirited twist on Sephardic/Ladino music, and The King of
Kosher Gospel will close out the season with a bang. In
addition to these concerts, we will have two outstanding,
award-winning theater productions, “Women’s Minyan”
and “Bridge and Tunnel,’ directed by Shari Upbin.
As I write this from Israel, I am a first-hand witness to the
darkness that can live within people. As we go through
these difficult times, I urge you to keep on shining your
light, in any way you are able, to counteract the darkness
that is in this world.
B’Shalom.
Thank You to Our Concert Supporters
Benefactors:
Meryl and Ron Gallatin*
Susan and Martin Markowitz
Millicent and Sigmundz’l Nathan*
Barbara and Jeffrey Rosenberg*
Sally Sokoloff
Carla and Bruce Weiner
Gold:
Bronze:
Eleanor and Paul Weiner z’l *
Platinum:
Phyllis and Leonard Attman
Toby and Carlz’l Sloane
Eda and Cliff Viner*
Silver:
Robyn and Joseph Bier
Phyllis Butters
Gutterman/Warheit Funeral Home
Joan and Myron Kauffman
Mitchell Kaminsky
Donna and Gerry Kramer*
Mildred and Abnerz’l Levine*
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Mona Fleisig
Lester Hersch
Debra and Jerry Kramer*
Ruth Taubman*
Dorothy Wizer
Ellen and David Gendal
Patrons:
Carol Alcalay
Karen and Lawrence Altschul
Andrea and Terry Bresnick
Alisa and Richard Cohen*
Beatriz and Harold Jacobsohn
April and Roger Leavy*
Irving and Judith Litwak
Beatrice Mayer*
Linda and Kenneth Silverstein
Rabbi David and Dr. Tobi Steinhardt
Selma and Daniel Weiss
Friends:
Rosalyn Abrams
Nancy Aronson
Judith and Daniel Artzi
Sippy and Morris Artzi
Paula and Michael Berezin
Gloria Berger
Carole Behrman
Anita and Sam Berman
Rhoda and Henri Bertuch
Continued on pg. 23
concert
& theater arts
series
Sponsored by Eleanor and Paul Weiner z”l
My Life - Story of Cantor
Meir Finkelstein
Jan 20
Baladino
Mar 2
Fresh, deeply authentic
interpretations of Sephardic/
Ladino melodies.
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JOSHUA NELSON Mar
A fascinating life story told with humor
and pathos in this musicalwith
autobiography
the
featuring original melodies.
KOSHER GOSPEL
BAND
Soul and Neshama: Gospel at its Best
American Divas of
Chazzanut
Jan 27
You may have never heard of “kosher gospel” music before,
but the inspirational performance of Joshua Nelson, the
creator of this style - along with his special guests and the
B’nai Torah choir - will surely call out to your soul. Kosher
gospel is the marriage of Jewish religious lyrics and meanings
with the soulful sounds of American gospel music. Such soulinflected vocalizations filled the Black Hebrew synagogue
Joshua Nelson attended as a child with his family, observant
Jews who traced their lineage back to Senegal. The addition
of a brass band for this performance will take this artform to a
new and exciting place.
Awe-inspiring soprano vocals
sharing Cantorial and popular
music. Featuring Cantor Arianne
BTC Theater
Arts Series
Brown,Cantor Rebecca
Garfein,
Cantor Magda Fishman, and
Musical Director Raymond
Goldstein.
Joshua Nelson
Mar 30
The Prince of Kosher Gospel
performs his original, spiritual,
uplifting and soulful compositions.
Joshua Nelson was inspired to become a gospel singer after
he heard an album by gospel superstar Mahalia Jackson when
he was just eight years old. Nelson combined Jewish liturgical
lyrics with the soulful sounds of American gospel music,
sparking a revolution in Jewish music. Hear “The Prince of
Kosher Gospel” perform his original compositions with his band
and a special brass section in this spiritual, uplifting concert.
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WOMEN'STheaterFeb
MINYAN
Return of the
Cantors
Feb 10
Based on a true story of a haredi (ultra orthodox) woman, wife
of a rabbi, mother of twelve, who leaves her family for unspecific
reasons. The woman is punished and the community's 'modesty
squad' prevents her from seeing her children. Desperate to
regain access to her children, she determines that the women
of the community must stand in judgement, hoping that once
they hear her shocking story and the truth of why she left they
will allow her to be reunited with her children. Women's Minyan
ran for five years in Habima, Israel's national theater.
Israel’s brightest Cantorial
lights present a varied musical
selection. Featuring Cantor
Simon Coher, Cantor Yechezkel
Klang, Cantor Raphael Frieder,
and Musical Director Raymond
Goldstein.
Written by Naomi Ragen
Directed by Shari Upbin
Women’s Minyan
Feb 3
An ultra-orthodox mother’s struggle
to be reunited with her children after
excommunication from her community.
Starring:
Abby Linker, Clelia Patruzzio, Ellen Murray,
Faiza Cherie, Fern Katz, Missy Mcardle, Peggy Linker,
Phyllis Spear, Renee Rogoff, Skylar Voelker.
The voice of G-d: Jeffrey Bruce
Bridge & Tunnel
Mar 16
Sarah Jones presents the Tony-Award
winning Broadway show depicting 14
perspectives on the American Dream.
* All Concerts and Theater Performances begin at 7:30 p.m.
` Halevi & Special
Gon
Guests
Feb 24
This young Israeli sensation and
special guests present a new,
modern spin on The Great Israeli
and American Songbook.
To purchase tickets online visit www.bnai-torah.org/ConcertSeries2016
or call Elysa Stark at (561) 392-8566 ext. 349
B’nai Torah Congregation . 6261 SW 18th Street . Boca Raton, FL 33433 . (561) 392-8566 . www.bnai-torah.org
2016
B’nai Torah Congregation presents:
The Ruth & Edward Taubman Early Childhood Center
Making The World A Better Place
M
y favorite quote states “educating the mind without
educating the heart is no education at all.” - Aristotle
Several years ago, we began a philanthropic initiative
called Big Lessons For Little People. The idea sparked
from the collaborative effort of a few teachers who were
trying to come up with a solution to a “problem” in their
classrooms - their students were preoccupied with super
heroes. We needed to teach Torah and impart the stories
and values of the Jewish people to these young minds.
But how could we make these ancient stories meaningful
to 3, 4, & 5 year olds children, who only wanted to talk
about super heroes? After much discussion, we came up
with a plan - making the children the heroes!
For thousands of years, heroic stories have been used to
inspire, motivate, and transfer cultural values to children.
The stories have a common pattern. They begin with a
likeable hero who encounters a challenge or roadblock
in life and then, with the help of others, the hero emerges
from the difficult situation transformed by his or her
experiences. Heroic stories are found everywhere in
modern media, but they are also found in the Torah and
the stories of the Jewish people.
Thus began our first big lesson: Heroes For Heroes.
By involving our families, congregants and community,
we are able to offer our children the experience of tying
modern day heroes back to the story of the Maccabees.
We reached out specifically to the family of Major
Stuart Adam Wolfer (April 23, 1971 - April 6, 2008 KIA Baghdad, Iraq), son of Esther and Len Wolfer. Stuart is
our hometown hero.
And so, in his memory, each Hanukkah we honor him and
celebrate his life by coming together as a community. We
spend the day assembling comfort packages, with items
the children have collected, for men and women stationed
overseas. The children learn that they themselves can be
REAL heroes.
This event has been generously sponsored for the last
three years by Lauren Cohen (Zevi) in memory of her
father and hero, Alan Cohen.
If you or someone you know is active or retired military
and would like to join us for this most special event on
December 16, 2015, please call Debbie Fried at (561)
750-9665 ext.302 or email Debbie.Fried@bnai-torah.org.
Major Stuart Adam Wolfer z”l
To learn more about Stuart, please visit www.msawi.org.
The Major Stuart Adam Wolfer Institute (MSAWI) was established
so that his legacy of leadership, commitment to his country and
community service will continue to live on and to inspire future
generations of children, adults and leaders.
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Family Time is launching a new podcast - See Me
Hear Me Love Me for parents and the grown-ups who care for and
about young children. We know that life with kids is messy and
we want to be there to celebrate the messes - from spilled milk to
emotions spilling out of little volcanoes. Parents have been able
to find friendship, support and trusted information in Family Time
programs at B’nai Torah Congregation for the last 12 years. With
podcasting, we can be available to parents “on demand”...where
and when they need us.
We have started recording the first episodes in a beautiful Sound Room off the Millicent and Sigmund Nathan
Library and look forward to posting complete episodes mid-November. You will find us on iTunes, on the Family
Time website - www.FamilyTimeInc.com, on Twitter @FamilyTimeInc, and on Karen Deerwester’s Facebook page.
Be sure to tune in to hear our friend David Dweck’s fabulous voiceover - it’s all about the bass!
Thank you to B’nai Torah Congregation for this incredible opportunity to have a new expanded conversation with
parents, to share their stories and, most of all, to let parents know they are not alone in the joy or the challenges.
Rabbi Steinhardt - we LOVE the Sound Room! We are looking forward to introducing everyone to the remarkable,
interesting and extraordinary families and resources here at B’nai Torah Congregation!
The Mirochnick Religious School
T
he root of the word Chanukah is Chinuch, which means dedication/education. The teachers
and madrichim “dedicate” their time, energy and resources to strive like the Maccabees, to
transmit the spark of Jewish identity to our students in order to light their flames of Jewish identity
through the teaching of Hebrew, Torah, Prayer, Israel, tzedakah and g’milut Hasadim.
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Author Forum 2015-16
David Gregory
Thursday, December 3, 2015 | 2:00 p.m.
Join former NBC newsman and Meet the Press moderator
David Gregory as he probes various religious traditions to better
understand his own faith and answer life’s most important questions:
who do we want to be and what do we believe?
Tickets: $20/person for members and $25 for non-members.
VIP seating tickets: $40/person.
Co-sponsored with the adolph and Rose Levis Jewish Community Center
Jennifer einer
Sunday, January 10, 2016 | 11:00 a.m.
A #1 New York Times bestselling author,
Jennifer Weiner’s
books have spent over five years on the New York Times bestseller
list with over eleven million copies in print in thirty six countries.
She is the author of the novels Good in Bed (2001) and
In Her Shoes (2002), which was turned into a major motion picture
starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine.
VIP reception tickets: $100/person.
Register online at www.bnai-torah.org/AuthorForum2016
Alan Dershowitz
In conversation with Dr. Robert Watson
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 | 7:30 p.m.
Alan M. Dershowitz has been called ‘the nation’s most
peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its ‘most distinguished
defenders of individual rights,’ as well as ‘the best-known criminal
lawyer in the world,’ and ‘America’s most public Jewish defender.’ He is
the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.
VIP seating tickets: $75/person.
Co-sponsored with the adolph and Rose Levis Jewish Community Center
Paula Shoyer
Sunday, April 3, 2016 | 9:30 a.m.
Passover is a celebration of freedom—
and
Paula Shoyer’s
innovative Passover collection
celebrates culinary freedom, while still honoring the holiday’s
dietary rules. Her dishes will set you free, combining all the
nostalgic pleasure of family favorites with 65 contemporary
creations sure to please a new generation of creative cooks.
Part of B’nai Torah University (BTU), there is no charge for this event.
For more information about any of our Author Forum events, please contact the synagogue at (561) 392-8566.
Our Pride and Joy
Alexandra Bernstein
Madeline Bernstein
Sofia Ekis
Lauren Rattray
Zackary Isaacson
Jack Alperstein
Ariella Bernick
Jake Parker
Sabrina Marks
Ari Segal
Emily Starr
Jared McGuire
Sophie Gore
Mikayla Ben-Haim
Robbie Sternberg
Jennifer Hemmert
Dylan Rubinstein
Maya Leibovich
Alexandra Bernstein
December 12, 2015
Daughter of Alys & Edward Bernstein
Ariella Bernick
January 9, 2016
Daughter of Beth & Brian Bernick
Sophie Gore
January 23, 2016
Daughter of Ilene & Matthew Gore
Madeline Bernstein
December 12, 2015
Daughter of Alys & Edward Bernstein
Jake Parker
January 14, 2016
Son of Sarah & Richard Parker
Mikayla Ben-Haim
February 6, 2016
Daughter of Denise & Amir Ben-Haim
Sofia Ekis
December 12, 2015
Daughter of Shely & Mark Ekis
Sabrina Marks
January 16, 2016
Daughter of Lisa & Lanny Marks
robbie sternberg
February 6, 2016
Son of Claudia & Craig Sternberg
Lauren Rattray
December 19, 2015
Daughter of Diane & Ian Rattray
Ari Segal
January 23, 2016
Son of Benita & Bruce Segal
jennifer hemmert
February 20, 2016
Daughter of Mary Marbach
Zackary Isaacson
December 28, 2015
Son of Tara & Jason Isaacson
Emily Starr
January 23, 2016
Daughter of Stephanie Starr
& Adam Starr
dylan rubinstein
February 20, 2016
Son of Pam & Steven Rubinstein
Jack Alperstein
January 9, 2016
Son of Gillian Klein
& Simon Alperstein
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B’nai Mitzvah
Jared McGuire
January 23, 2016
Son of Mindy & Daniel McGuire
maya leibovich
February 20, 2016
Daughter of Pamela Leibovich
& Omer Leibovich
Chai Members
y
A special thank you to our Chai Members whose continued generous
support makes B’nai Torah’s outstanding programming possible.
PLATINUM CHAI MEMBERS *
Elliot & Helene Brody
Victor Cohen
Ron & Meryl Gallatin
Lowell Glazer
Lester Hersch
Mildred Levine
Beatrice Mayer
Lothar & Carlyn Mayer
Millicent Nathan
Robert & Hiromi Printz
Clifford & Eda Viner
GOLDEN CHAI MEMBERS *
Carol Alcalay
Lawrence & Karen Altschul
Richard & Cynthia Aronsohn
Gloria Berger
William & Debby Berman
Sidney Besvinick
Martin Bloom
Bobbi Brand
Shirley Brooks
Phyllis Butters
Laurence & Beverly Chaplin
Alan & Jane Cornell
Karl & Shirley Enselberg
Kenneth Esrig
Jack & Tammy Faintuch
Jeffrey & Barbara Feingold
Marleen Forkas
Paula Frank
Irwin & Edith Friedman
Stuart & Robin Friedman
Arthur & Cheryl Germain
Larry & Brenda Glassman
Steven Glassman
Marvin & Libby Golberg
Bea Gold
Phyllis Golden
Howard Goldsmith
Steven & Monica Goldstein
Jeffrey & Jan Greenhawt
Irwin & Linda Gross
Larry & Shelly Gross
Morris & Judy Gurevitch
Calvin & Babette Haddad
Harold & Beatriz Jacobsohn
Naomi Jacobson
Norman & Anne Jacobson
Neil & Felice Kantor
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Ethan & Pam Kass
Mike & Joan Kaufman
Marvin & Rhona Kirsner
Eric & Gillian Klein
Sylvia Kopkin
Gerry & Donna Kramer
Joseph & Frances Krause
Ron & Liz Krinick
Richard & Gail Kwal
Michael & Sydelle Lazar
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Toby Levi
Nauma Levin
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Alan Lipson
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Michael Ostroff & Esther Rosenberg
Elliott & Cathy Packer
Jack & Marilyn Pechter
Steven & Elissa Pollack
Mitchell & Gail Pollak
Miriam Preminger
Allen & Jewel Prince
Jack & Patricia Randell
Gerald & Joyce Robinson
James Robinson
Jeffrey & Barbara Rosenberg
Steven & Lisa Rosenfeld
Phyllis Rosenstock
Julian Rubinstein
Jeffrey & Janice Sandelman
Toni Sandler
Norman Schlanger & Judith Kay
Andrew & Alison Schreier
Monroe & Marilyn Schulder
Jay & Eunice Shapiro
Dan & Lizette Sheinberg
Rhoda Shemin
Allan & Claire Sheres
Arnie & Stacey Shinder
Sally Sokoloff
Allan & Shirley Solomon
Dave & Ethel Sommer
Larry & Judy Speizman
Harry & Ellyn Steinbok
Samuel & Marilee Susi
Ruth Taubman
Rose Turetsky
Shari Upbin
Bryan & Hedy Wasserman
Bruce & Carla Weiner
Myriam Weinstein
Daniel & Selma Weiss
Fred & Amy Weiss
Gabriela Weiss
Henry & Rita Wells
Steven Wexner
Dorothy Wizer
Raymond & Etta Zimmerman
Sylvia Zipper
SILVER CHAI MEMBERS *
Irwin & Nancy Aronson
Joshua & Nancy Bailin
Neil & Robin Baritz
Sam & Anita Berman
Bert & Carol Bez
Sheldon & Norma Bodnick
Jeanette & Fred Bogart
Jerold & Holly Budney
Louis & Suha Caplan
Scott & Laura Chapman
Richard & Cherie Chosid
Jay & Micki Cohen
Richard & Alisa Cohen
Jeffrey & Suzanne Deutch
Norma Erdle
Jerome Farber
Edward & Dale Filhaber
Barbara Fisher
Grant Freer
Henri & Heni Galel
Elias & Bernice Garelick
Jill Genson
Mark Glickman
Ruth Glickstein
Henry & Judith Goldrich
David & Suzanne Goodis
Norbert & Lynn Graber
Miriam Granat
Jeffrey & Helene Grantz
David & Myrna Gross
Sheldon & Deborah Gross
Bruce & Andrea Grundt
Yaacov Heller & Sue Mochtak-Heller
Mitchell Kaminsky
Gil & Elaine Kanter
Robert & Carolyn Kantor
Edward & Zerlina Kaplan
Linda Kaplan
Marjorie Kaye
Steve & Linda Kaye
Ralph & Pearl Kier
Sue Kirshner
Sarah Klompus
Lawrence Korpeck
Jan & Myra Kronish
Keith & Gail Kronish
Charles & Gayle Lichtman
Lawrence Lidov & Michelle Schwartz
Jay & Alissa Maizes
Stuart & Janice Marowitz
Mark & Joan Mendel
Joseph & Beth Mishkin
Alan & Beth Mitchell
Robert & Erika Moskovits
Skip & Caryn Nashban
Stewart & Lila Newman
Toni Nieves
Joshua & Susan Paul
Murray Rehner
Andrew & Donna Robins
Todd & Caroline Rosenberg
Jack & Mindy Rosensweig
Jerome Roth
Lorrilyn Saex
Mark & Ruth Samarel
Spencer & Carie Sax
Irving Schuldiner
Rick & Betsy Schuster
Henry & Jody Schwartz
Bruce Segal & Benita Haber Segal
Bernard & Harriet Shavitz
Murray & Carol Shear
Gary & Elaine Shore
Syd Sieber
Elyse Silver
Sidney & Irma Sobel
Jerry & Sandra Staub
Patricia Stein
Linda Stewart
Marc & Rhonda Strauss
Milton & Phyliss Thurm
Stuart & Corina Waldman
Mark Wasserman & Sue Gurland
Jared & Amanda Weiner
Stanley & Hilary Weiner
Roy & Deborah Weisman
Barry & Joan Winograd
Teri Wolofsky
As of 10/28/2015
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Ner Tamid Society B’nai Torah Foundation
The prestigious Ner Tamid Society honors donors who have contributed a minimum of $100,000 to the B’nai Torah Foundation.
This can be done through a gift or through a charitable trust, life insurance policy, will, IRA or pension. Donors are acknowledged
on the Ner Tamid recognition wall located in the front lobby of the synagogue. Create a Jewish Legacy through our Ner Tamid
Society and perpetuate Jewish life from Generation to Generation.
Cynthia & Dr. Richard Aronsohn
Esther* & Milton* Blank
Alisa & Dr. Richard Cohen
Ellen & Edward Cohen
Jane & Alan Cornell
Tammy & Dr. Jack Faintuch
Miriam* & Henry* Fistel
Shulamith Fleischer & Robert
Schattner
Marleen & Harold* Forkas
Marcy & Bill Forster
Shirlee* & Daniel* Freed
Isadore* Friedman
Meryl & Ron Gallatin
Nancy & Mark Gilbert
Mark W. Glickman
Phyllis & Gerald Golden
Suzanne & David Goodis
Dorothy* & Milton* Gordon
Linda & Alan Hurst
Anne & Norman Jacobson
Carolyn & Robert Kantor & Family
Pam & Dr. Ethan Kass
Phyllis & Samuel Kaufman
Sue & Myron* Kirshner
Anita* & Paul* Kivell
Gillian & Eric Klein
Debra & Gerald Kramer
Donna & Gerald Kramer
Doris B. & Saul* Kuperstock
April & Roger Leavy
Anne* & Fred* Levi
Toby & Norman Levi
Courtney & Dr. Scott Levin
Nauma Levin
Mildred & Abner* Levine
Rabbi Marc* N. Liebhaber
Alissa & Dr. Jay Maizes
Sam* Mandelker
Gay & Morris* Mandon
Beatrice Cummings Mayer
Maruka & Bernard* Mirochnick
Millicent & Sigmund* Nathan
Michael Ostroff & Family
Sarah & Richard Parker & Family
Marilyn & Jack Pechter
Miriam & Zwi* Preminger
Hiromi & Robert Printz
Madeleine & Norman* Reich
Barbara & Jeffrey Rosenberg
The Sandelman Family
Carie & Spencer Sax
Mildred & Sol* Schaikowitz
Elissa & Dr. Peter Schosheim
Carol & Murray Shear
Ruth & Edward* Taubman
Eda & Cliff Viner
Beate* & Henry* Voremberg
Hedy & Dr. Bryan Wasserman
Eleanor* & Paul* Weiner
Pamela & Robert Weinroth
Amy & Fred Weiss
Gabriela & Walter* Weiss
* Of Blessed Memory
Women’s League of BTC
December “Month of Giving” Events:
Wednesday, Dec. 2 - Bingo & Dinner with JARC Residents
Wednesday, Dec. 9 - Hanukkah Celebration with
Stratford Court Residents
Sunday, Dec. 20 - Dinner at Family Promise House
Other December Events:
Thursday, Dec. 3 - Healing Circle
Sunday, Dec. 13 - Welcome Brunch for Snowbirds
& New Members
January “Hamentashen Baking Month” Events:
Thursday, Jan. 7 - Healing Circle
Thursday, Jan. 21 - Book Club: Henna House by Nomi Eve
Tuesday, Jan. 26 - Jan. 28 - Cooking with Caroline
Saturday, Jan. 30 - Women’s League Shabbat and Lunch
with Ruth Messinger, President and CEO
of American Jewish World Service
WLBTC
Left: Women’s League
playing bingo at JARC
Below: Women’s League
Let’s Get StARTed event
O
Way to go B’nai Torah!
n November 1, 2015 more than 900 people from B’nai Torah
and local participating agencies came together for the most successful
and meaningful Mitzvah Day in B’nai Torah history!
Mitzvah
D ay
2015
Mitzvah
Day 2015
TLC
Meryl and Ron Gallatin
Tzedakah, Learning
& Chesed Program
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
Turkeys for Thanksgiving
Monday, Nov. 23, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Sign up to help hand out Thanksgiving meals to the families
of Dixie Manor. RSVP required to SummerF@bnai-torah.org.
Annual Thanksgiving Banquet
Thursday, Nov. 26, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Join the B’nai Torah volunteer team to serve during this
annual community event hosted by Ruth & Norman Rales
Jewish Family Services and the Adolph & Rose Jewish
Community Center. RSVP required to SummerF@bnai-torah.org.
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Hanukkah Menorah Lighting at Stratford Court
(see Rabbi Steinhardt’s message on page 5 for details)
B’nai Torah Bakers Dozen
Friday, Dec. 25 - Deliver sweet treats to our essential
personal who work on this day to protect and serve all of us.
Be sure to let us know which community organization you
will be delivering to and be sure to take photos!
B’nai Torah Eco-Day
Sunday, Jan. 24 - Go gleaning with B’nai Torah.
More information coming soon.
Men’s Club of BTC
Events in January and February:
Date TBD - Torah Trekking
Date TBD - Parsha & Pizza
Left: Men’s Club raising the
Sukkah at Stratford Court
Sunday, February 7 - World Wide Wrap
Saturday, February 13 - Men’s Club Shabbat & Luncheon
Below: Men’s Club at B’nai
Torah Congregation
BTC
Men’s Club
Thank You to Our Concert Supporters
Sandra and Richard Birdie
Helene and Elliot Brody
Holly and Jerold Budney
Phyllis Butters
Cherie and Richard Chosid
Ellen and Edward Cohen*
Elaine and William Fine
Susan and Marvin Finkelstein
Phyllis and Ab Flatt
Edith and Irwin Friedman
Neil Friedman
Heni and Henry Galel
Bea and Leoz’l Gold
Emily and Dr. Stephen Grabelsky
Miriam Granat
Greenberg/Taurig
Judy and Morris Gurevitch
Charlotte and Arnold Haskel
Anne and Norman Jacobson*
Naomi Jacobson
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Felice and Dr. Neil Kantor
Margo and David Kardish
Sue Kirshner*
Gail and Keith Kronish
Doris Kuperstock*
Paul Lavitt
Sydelle and Michael Lazar
Elizabeth and E.J. Leizerman
Toby and Norman Levi*
Carol and Morris Lewitter
Marsha and Howard Liebman
Beth and Joseph Mishkin
Maruka and Bernardz’l Mirochnick*
Tamara and Richard Morgenstern
Faye and Melvin Owens
Terry Platek
Molly and John Pollock
Miriam Preminger*
Jewel and Allen Prince
Esther and Sol Resnik
Jo and Malcom Robbins
Continued from pg. 12
Sylvia and Robert Robbins
Linda and Maxwell Rosenbaum
Phyllis Rosenstock
Mindy and Jack Rosensweig
Sylvia and Marvin Rosett
Marcia Ruderman
Sonia Saxanoff
Helene Shafran
Lynne and Howard Schechter
Norman Schlanger
Marilyn and Monroe Schulder
Phyllisz’l and Clifford Seresky
Eunice and Jay Shapiro
Elaine and Sherwood Sharfe
Shirley and Allan Solomon
Dale and Richard Sonenklare
Andrea and Arthur Stark
Shari Upbin
Myriam Weinstein
Gabriella and Walterz’l Weiss*
*Ner Tamid
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11with Elysa
Eleven questions in under eleven minutes!
In this feature, I conduct quick interviews with our amazing clergy, staff and community leaders. These questions are meant
to be light and fun, and provide a little insight into the people of B’nai Torah. In this issue, I interviewed B’nai Torah member
and 2016 Dinner Dance honoree, Jerry Kramer.
Q: How did your time in the military
shape the person you are today?
A:
Q: What brought you to B’nai Torah
Congregation?
A: I came in as a non-member initially and
attended services. After a couple of months I
told my wife, ‘This is the place I want to be!’
Q: What do you love about B’nai
Torah?
A: I love the rabbis, the cantors, the
sermons. From day one, as a stranger, I felt
such warmth from the congregation. I recall
the first day I was here, a congregant came
over to me and welcomed me; it was a great
feeling and I felt immediately connected to
B’nai Torah.
Q: What made you decide to enlist in
the Military?
A:
I was looking for stability, for family and
for connection to other people. I only had an
elementary school education and the military
seemed the best place for me.
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Q: What is something that most people
would be surprised to know about you?
A:
The military gave me courage, the
formation of relationships that were lacking
in my life, and the knowledge to follow orders
and carry out what was requested of me and
to not make excuses!
That I turned 87 years old in
November!
Q: You have been married 41 years.
movies!
A: You have to remember to always
place that you have visited?
What advice would you give young people
being married today?
compromise. You are part of a partnership
and it’s no longer about ‘having it your way.’
You always must consider your partner.
Q: What word would your kids use to
describe you? Your wife?
A:
I think they would both say that I am
their best friend!
Q: What is your favorite way to relax?
A: I like to play bridge and watch classic
Q: What do you consider a favorite
A: I love Israel! I find it inspirational.
Q: The theme of this years’ dinner
dance is Caring Hearts. What do caring
hearts look like to you?
A: You make a living by what you earn but
a life by what you give. A Caring Heart is a
Giving Heart.
Q: Is there a moment that stands out
as a defining moment in your life?
A:
Yom Kippur War started me on the
road to realizing that I want to make a
difference. My wife Debra and I worked
tirelessly on a fundraiser in New York and
were able to present a check for one million
dollars for Israel.
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Life Events in our Community
Condolences to:
. Toby Sloane on the passing of her husband, Carl Sloane
. Steven Glassman on the passing of his wife, Randy Glassman
. Shirley Wilde on the passing of her sister, Arlene Berler
. Len Wolfer on the passing of his mother, Nettie Wolfer
. Joan Winograd on the passing of her father, Clifford Feinstein
. Linda Nagler on the passing of her father, Norman Greenberg
. Jill Genson on the passing of her father, George Weltman
. Brandon Feingold on the passing of his mother, Tedra Feingold
. Neil Hamuy on the passing of his father, Benjamin Hamuy
. Randi Falchook on the passing of her father, Morris Yegelwel
. Phyllis Golden on the passing of her husband, Gerry Golden
. Michael Olsher on the passing of his mother, Gloria Olsher
. Weiner/Rosenberg Family on the passing of Paul Weiner
. Sheila Goldberg on the passing of her husband, Izzy Goldberg
. Carol Ginsburg on the passing of her mother, Iris Shindel
. Stewart Wallach on the passing of his mother, Shirley Wallach
. Howard Goldsmith on the passing of his wife, Susan Goldsmith
. Mallory Goldsmith on the passing of her mother, Susan Goldsmith
. Francine Higer on the passing of her husband, Aaron Higer
. Pamela Polani on the passing of her father, Aaron Higer
Mazal Tov to:
. Dr. Tobi and Rabbi David Steinhardt on the birth of a grandson,
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Miles Henry Ehrlich
David Peskind on the engagement of his son, Robert to Danielle
Dania Scwartz & Gene Kronick, and Pearl & Ralph Kier
on the engagement of their daughter/granddaughter
Allison Kronick to Peter Stein
Joan and Mark Mendel on the engagement of their daughter,
Lauren Mendel to Graeme Ossey
Raye Liptzin on the engagement of her grandson,
Corey Michael Borg to Rebecca Dishner
Raye Liptzin on the engagement of her granddaughter,
Women’s League
Judaica Shop
T
he volunteers of the Judaica Shop wish
to thank the staff and the entire congregation
for continuing to shop with us. Your purchases
support scholarships for our students to attend
various programs including Mirochnick Religious
School, Camp Ramah and more.
We have many new items designed by local
artists, as well as new items brought in from
Israel. We carry a very large selection of holiday
items and Hanukkah is around the corner!
Remember to visit us for your special events engagements, weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, baby
namings, brit milahs and graduations.
New to our shop, we now offer personally
designed ketubahs with the option of creating
a smaller / similar version of the ketubah with
a blessing for the parents or the grandparents.
As always, an extensive selection of personalized
kippot (yarmulkes) is available.
Come visit our shop and see all that we have
to offer! With your support, we can continue
providing financial support to our youth and
families and perpetuate Jewish life and tradition.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Robin Schwartz & Ginger Speicher
Judaica Shop Co-Chairs
Jamie Lauren Borg to Brett Adam Solomon
. Melissa and Rick Lewinger on the engagement of their daughter,
Sharri Lewinger to Zachary Dommu
. Alys and Edward Bernstein on the engagement of their son,
Zachary Dommu to Sharri Lewinger
. Ros and Mark Poplak on the engagement of their daughter,
Cara Poplak to David Rosenberg
. Karen Meyers and Rabbi Mark Panoff on their engagement
Mishebeirach Notice To include the name of a loved one, please
contact the office by the Thursday prior to the Shabbat Service. You can
also leave a voicemail 24 hours a day with Elaine Siegell at ext. 309.
Please include the Hebrew name of both the ill person and his/her mother.
Names are kept on the list for two weeks at a time.
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Tributes and Contributions
To B’nai Torah Congregation
*July 1 - October 20, 2015
Esther and Milton Blank Children’s Music Endowment Fund
Jo Robbins
In Memory of Bob Felsenheld
Mrs. Phyllis Rosenstock In Memory of Howard Dickman
Mrs. Phyllis Rosenstock In Honor of Spencer & Willa Chasin’s great grandson
Ms. Lanie Sacks
In Honor of Birth of Bette Gerlach
George Goldstein B’nai Mitzvah Fund
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Alisa and Richard Cohen Confirmation Class Fund
Dr. Richard & Mrs. Alisa Cohen
In Memory of Lenny Cohen
In Honor of Ruth Polivy’s Speedy Recovery
In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. Kirsner’s Grandson
In Memory of Keith Kronish’s Mom, Cynthia
In Honor of Rabbi & Tobi Steinhardt’s Grandson
In Memory of Gloria Olsher, Michael’s Mom
In Memory of Our Beloved Son Noah Paul
Bill Forster Fund for Youth Activities
In Memory of Brother Eugene Glauberman
Cantor’s Programming Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Bark
In Honor of Tzedakah
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Feltzin
In Honor of Steve & Marj
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Feltzin
In Honor of Steve’s 70th Birthday
In Honor of Omri’s Engagement to Nicole
In Appreciation of Cantor Boaz’s Guidance
For the speedy recovery of Harriet Martin
In Appreciation of Cantor Boaz
Mrs. Ann Rosenberg
In Honor of Marlene Harris Grandson’s Bar Mitzvah
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Rubin
In Memory of Muriel Schwartz
Dr. Ronald & Mrs. Tammy Smith
In Honor of Adam Smith’s Bar Mitzvah
In Memory of Celia Wilednik’s Yahrzeit
Diane Marcovitz Adult Education Fund
In Memory of Brother Harold Glauberman
Dr. Arnold and Pearl Schosheim March of the Living Scholarship Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Chaplin
In honor of the birth of Elissa & Peter’s Grandchild
Mr. Mark Glickman
Ira Katz & Mindy Wertheimer
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Lippy
Dr. Gerald & Mrs. Joyce Robinson In honor of the birth of Elissa & Peter’s Grandchild
Dr. Steven & Mrs. Lisa Rosenfeld
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Sackel
Mrs. Syd Sieber
Eleanor & Paul Weiner Distinguished Service Award
Mr & Mrs. Matthew Bergman
John & Laura Blackman
Mr Evan Brody
Mr & Mrs. Richard Chestnov
Mrs. Brooke Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Ab Flatt
Herschel & Susan Gavsie
Mrs. Bea Gold
Mr. & Mrs. David Greenberg
Mrs. Carol Herscot
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Hoffner
Mrs. Joyce Horowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Murray Krane
Mrs. Susan Odzer Hugentugler
Mr Stuart Pernick
Elaine Pittel
Dr. Gerald & Mrs. Joyce Robinson
Mr & Mrs. Len Schecter
Mr. & Mrs. Henry & Diana Scherer
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Schmier
Dr. Joel & Mrs. Merle Schneider
Mrs. Stephanie Schuster
Mrs. Alyssa Schwartzberg
Sheila Slewett
Mrs. Erica Solodkin
Mr Eric Storch
Burton & Harriet Thompson
Mr. Alan Waserstein
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In Memory of Paul Weiner
In Memory of Eleanor Wiener
Dr. Bryan & Mrs. Hedy Wasserman In Memory of Lenny Cohen
George Goldstein Chumash Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Perry London
Dr. Andrew & Mrs. Lori Ross
Dr. Andrew & Mrs. Lori Ross
Dr. Bryan & Mrs. Hedy Wasserman
In Honor of Howard Fader’s 80th birthday
In Honor of Gerald Robinson’s Grandaughter
General Fund
Mrs. Marcia Adler
In Honor of Harry Bloom
Cantor Boaz Davidoff
Mrs. Paula Bernstein
In Honor of Steve Ickowitz
Mrs. Shirley Brooks
In Memory of Isadore Wexler
In Honor of Melanie Jacobson Katzell Bat Mitzvah
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Cimbal
In Memory of Yetta Cimbal
In Memory of Rachel Cavalheir
In Honor of Aliyah Cohen
In Memory of Dorette Cohen
Mr. Victor Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Cooperstone
Mr Barry Eisenberg
Mr. Jerome Farber
In Memory of Father Ira M Farber
Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Feingold
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Fisher
In Memory of Dale, Daughter
Mrs. Marleen Forkas
Ms. Jill Genson
In Honor of Gabrielle Steinhardt’s Wedding
In Honor of Risisky new home
Mrs. Bea Gold
In Honor of Dr. Bernie Metrick’s 99th Birthday
Mrs. Frieda Goldkind
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Goldrich
In Memory of Isadore Lorber
Dr. Roger & Mrs. Lissette Gorman In Memory of Teobaldo Martinez
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Greene
In Memory of Rebecca Wallach
Alan & Sarah Greenwald
Matthew & Joan Hauser
In Memory of Iris Spindel
Ms. Joy Hendel
In Memory of Sarah Ginsburg
Mrs. Melanie Jacobson
In Memory of Milton Coleman, My Father
Mrs. Naomi Jacobson
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Kashan
Ms. Sara Klompus
Ms. Norma Kraut
In Honor of Jerry & Shirley Wilde’s 60th Anniversary
In Honor of Harvey & Candy Barbag For The New Year
Mrs. Marcia Ledewitz
In Honor of Julie & George Risisky’s New Home
Mrs. Toby Levi
Mrs. Toby Levi
In Memory of Lenny Cohen, Beloved Husband of Dianne
Mrs. Toby Levi
In Memory of Leopold Gottfrey
Mrs. Toby Levi
In Honor of Melanie Jacobson’s Bat Mitzvah
Lorna Levin
In Memory of Dorothy Becker
Howard & Marsha Liebman
Mrs. Raye Liptzin
In Memory of My Beloved Husband, William Liptzin
Renee Loeb
Shirley Mazer
Dr. & Mrs. Gilbert Melin
Congratulations on the Birth of Ryan Thaler
Ms. Estelle Sherie Mellow
In Memory of Irving Bernstein
Mrs. Beryl Notelovitz
In Honor of Melanie Jacobson’s Bat Mitzvah
In Honor of Larry & Autscul
Natalie Pelavin
Mrs. & Mrs. Philip Pollak
In Honor of Aliyah Given to my Family
Mr & Mrs. Donald Pomeroy
With Thanks
Ms. Evelyne Reis
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Robbins
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Robbins
Dr. Jacob & Mrs. Mindy Rosensweig In Honor of Alan & Naomi Berger’s 43rd Anniversary
Mr. Richard Rynd
In Memory of Dr. Mordicai Katzin
Mr & Mrs. Marvin Sheinker
Thank You for making me feel so welcome
Mrs. Deeny Shore
In Honor of George & Julie Risisky’s new home
In Memory of Mother Sarah Glauberman
Mrs. Erica Spindel
In Honor of Judy Blackman’s Birthday
In Memory of Father David Thurm
In Memory of Rose Thurm
Mr. Sam Tuchman
In Memory of Hyman Tuchman
Mr Odette Waldman
In Memory of Jacque Siboni
Mrs. Frances Zatz
In Memory of George Reichman
In Memory of Gerald Golden
In Memory of Tendra Feingold
Jewel & Allen Prince Early Childhood Fund
Mrs. Marla Kaplan
Mr. & Mrs. Allen Prince
In Memory of Janet Prince
Kabbalat Shabbat Siddur Project
Ms. Caren Jaeger
Ms. Caren Jaeger
In Memory of Ira Robins
In Memory of Sue Robins
Rabbi Steinhardt Discretionary Fund
Mr. Irving Appelbaum &
Mrs. Cynthia Weissman
Dr. & Mrs, Richard Aronsohn
Drs. Steven & Randy Birnbach
Mrs. Bunny Blum
Mr & Mrs. Herbert Brotspies
Mrs. Phyllis Butters
Mrs. Betsey Cooper
Dr. Paul & Mrs. Ellen Diamond
Dr. Paul & Mrs. Ellen Diamond
Mr. Lothar (Larry) Falk
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Ab Flatt
Mrs. Mona Fleisig
Mrs. Barbara Gaynor
Mrs. Gerta Gleich
Mrs. Gerta Gleich
Mrs. Bea Gold
Mrs. Bea Gold
Mrs. Sheila Goldberg
Ms. Miriam Granat
Ms. Miriam Granat
Ms. Miriam Granat
Ms. Miriam Granat
Mrs. Carol Greenberg
Sheldon Hamburger
Mrs. Solange Howard
Mrs. Naomi Jacobson
Dr. Neil & Mrs. Felice Kantor
Ms. Linda Kaplan
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Katzell
Mr. Martin Kotler
Sheldon & Myra Landau
Mrs. Rita Lande
E.J. & Elizabeth Leizerman
Mrs. Martha Lichtman
Mrs. Michelle Lobovits
Mrs. Michelle Lobovits
Renee Loeb
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Mayblum
Marilyn Nachman
Helene Ostrow
Sandra Ovesen
Glenda Pinter
Mrs. Claire Polcha
Ms. Ruth Polivy
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Rosenthal
Ms. Lanie Sacks
Mr Elan Sasson
Dr. Peter & Mrs. Elissa Schosheim
In Honor of Births of 2 Great Grandchildren to Friedmans
In Honor of Anita & Sam Berman’s 69th Anniv.
In Honor of Lior Polani’s Bar Mitzvah
In Memory of Jerry Milgram
In Memory of Jess Drabkin
In Memory of Ethan Blum
In Honor of Steven Ickowitz’’s Birthday
In Honor of The Birth of Miles Henry
In Memory of Norman Greenberg
In Memory of Robert Falk
In Memory of Gene Perlman Brother
In Memory of my wife, Helen Fisher
In Honor of Miles Henry Ehrlich
In Memory of My Mother Rita Lubin
In Honor of Steven Ickowitz’’s Birthday
In Memory of My Beloved Father Inlaw Fred Billig
In Honor of Your Support Kindness, Generosity & Spirit
In Memory of Father George Kossof
In Memory of Len Wolfer’s Mother Nettie
In Memory of Patriicia Astor Brother
In Memory of Ron
In Memory of John
In Honor of Richard Merzer’s Special Bithday
In Honor of Reid Henry’s 1st Shana Tova
In Memory of Ida Braginsky
In Honor of Gabrielle’s Wedding
In Memory of Ruth Jacobson Ross
In Memory of Cousin Susan Kweller
In Honor of Jewish Renewal Sabbath Service
In Honor of Syd Sieber’s Birthday
In Honor of Steve Ickowitz 80th bday
In Memory of Cynthia Kronish Beloved Mother
In Honor of The Birth of Our Grandson
In Memory of Naftali Ben Zvi Klersch Halevi
In Honor of Gerta Gleich’s Birthday
In Memory of Paul Kraut
In Honor of Birth of Miles Henry Ehrlich
In Memory of Daniel A Lobovits
In Memory of Philip Mayblum
In Memory of Dylan Besser
In Memory of Harry Dean
In Honor of Steven Ickowitz’s Birthday
Baby Bryce Goldman Milk Fund
In Memory of My Beloved Mother Rosalind Rosenthal
In Memory of Cynthia Kronish
Baby Bryce Goldman Milk Fund
In Memory of Anna Schoenbrum
y
Lillian and Philip Cooperman Adult Education Fund
In Honor of Elliot & Sharon’s 53rd Anniversary
In Honor of Elliot’s 75th Birthday
Mr. & Mrs. Henri Galel
In Memory of My Mother, Rachel Margel
Mr. Mark Glickman
In Honor of Melanie Katzell’s Bat Mitzvah
Mager-Cohan March of the Living / Camp Ramah Youth Scholars Fund
In Memory of Joseoh Yudenfreud
In Memory of Margaret Yudenfreud
Melvin Klein Ritual Wine and Liquor Endowment Fund
Ms. Ruth Polivy
In Memory of Jonathan Salon’s Sister
Millicent and Sigmund Nathan Library Endowment Fund
Mrs. Bea Gold
Mrs. Bea Gold
Mrs. Bea Gold
Mrs. Bea Gold
Mrs. Jeanne Hararry
Mrs. Sue Kirshner
Mrs. Sue Kirshner
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Udell
In Honor of Jim Nagin
In Memory of Lenny Wolfer’s Mom Nettie
In Memory of Andy Robin
In Honor of Elliot Burn’s 75th Birthday
In Honor of Rita Cimbal’s Birthday
In Honor of Rita Cimbal’s Birthday
In Memory of Lillian Smith
Mirochnick Religious School Endowment Fund
Ms. Rosalyn Abrams
In Honor of Maruka Mirochnick’s Birthday
Mrs. Maruka Mirochnick
In Memory of Kate Morochnick
Drs. William & Lori Sternheim
In Memory of Frieda Leavitt
Oxler-Farber Fund for Camp Ramah Scholarships
Mr. Jerome Farber
In Memory of Wife
Mr. Jerome Farber
In Memory of Sister Audrey
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Susan Fishman In Memory of Cynthia Kronish
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Susan Fishman In Honor of Michelle Zieky/Noah Kazam Marriage
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Susan Fishman In Memory of Lucille VogelBaum
Mrs. Eirene Stansbury
In Memory of Edna Chosid
Rabbi Englander Discretionary Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Elias
Dr. & Mrs. Irving Estrin
Scott Frank & Abbie Statsky-Frank In Honor of Tzedakah
Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Gladsden
Mrs. Bettina Hoffman
In Memory Of Poppie
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Horelick
Mrs. Toby Levi
In Memory of Ginsburg’s Beloved Mother Iris Spindel
In Memory of Beloved Husband
In Memory of Beloved Father
In Memory of Deena Ann Jaffe & Renee Mibab
In Memory of Ira & Suzanne Robins
In Memory of Deena Ann Jaffe
In Memory of Renee Mibab
Mr. Rob & Dr. Renee Schacter
Mr. & Mrs. David Schepps
In Memory Of Arline Schepps
Mr. Seth & Dr. Marnee Schneider
In Memory of Tedra Feingold
In Honor of Adam Smith’s B/M
In Memory of Goldie Fleischer
Mr. & Mrs. Glen Stein
Mr. Geoffrey Steinberg
In Memory of Tedra Feingold
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Trachtenberg
B’nai Torah Congregation would like to thank
Carlyn and Lothar Mayer
for their very generous donation for the new curtains
in the Eleanor and Paul Weiner z”l Cultural Center.
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Rabbi Steinhardt Discretionary Fund (Cont.)
Dr. Peter & Mrs. Elissa Schosheim In Memory of Suzanne Robins (Mother)
Mr. Robert Schumer
In Memory of Ellen Schumer
Mr. Robert Schumer
In Memory of William Schumer
Drs. Bruce Segal & Benita Haber In Honor of Rabbi & Tobi Steinhardt’s Grandson
Mr. Clifford Seresky
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Shapiro
In Honor of the new ECC Website
Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Shekels
In Honor of Baby Bryce Goldmam
Mr. Mikhail Shmukler
In Memory of Bella Tsaler Shmukler
Mrs. Syd Sieber
In Memory of My Beloved Husband Harry Sieber
Mrs. Syd Sieber
In Memory Of Ida Stein
Ms. Bernice SIn Memory Ofn
In Memory of Harry Bloom
In Honor of Adam Smith’s Bar Mitzvah
In Memory of Norman Solomon
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sonenklare
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Stolack
In Honor of Steve Ickowiyz Birthday
Sheldon & Judith Strauss
Dr. Bryan & Mrs. Hedy Wasserman In Memory of Randy Glassman
In Memory of Shirley’s Mother Rose Belz
Mrs. Sylvia Zipper
Eda & Cliff Viner Family Endowment Fund (Cont.)
Mrs. Elina Zaychik
Mrs. Elina Zaychik
In Memory of Arlene Berler
In Memory of Gerry Golden
In Memory of Morris Yegelwel
In Memory of Gloria Olsher
y
Ruth and Edward Taubman Early Childhood Center Endowment Fund
In Memory of Alison Keatz
Jason & Laurie Brown
In Memory of Randy Glassman
Mr. & Mrs. Ed & Mindy Goldstein
In Honor of Sandra/Richard 45th Anniversary
Mr. & Mrs. William Gralnick
Mr. & Mrs. William Gralnick
In Memory of Mildred Gralnick Yahzeit
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Homer
In Memory of Phoebe Tetrault Grandmother
In Memory of Pearl Cooperman
In Memory of Maxine Farbman
In Memory of Bertha Schildkraut
In Memory of Jay Weiss
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Speicher
Mrs. Ruth Taubman
In Memory of Beloved Husband Edward
Mrs. Ruth Taubman
Mrs. Ruth Taubman
In Memory of Andy Robin’s Mother
Mrs. Ruth Taubman
Mrs. Ruth Taubman
Mrs. Ruth Taubman
In Memory of Gerry Golden
Mrs. Ruth Taubman
In Honor of Birth Of Ryan Evan Thaler
Sam Mandelker College Connection Fund
In Honor of Tara
In Honor of Ryan
In Memory of Alfred Cohen
In Memory of Sidney Feuerman
Dr. Karl & Mrs. Shirley Enselberg
Dr. Karl & Mrs. Shirley Enselberg
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Weisman
Tzedakah, Learning & Chesed Program
TLC Backpack Program Donation
Mr. & Mrs. David Finkelstein
Mrs. Faye Gerber
Mr. Murray Rehner
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Schuster
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Schwartz
Ms. Joanne Shulman
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Altschul
TLC Milagro Center Donation
Mrs. Shulamith Fleischer
Cantor & Mrs. Paul Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Gross
Mr. & Mrs. George Risisky
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Stark
Mrs. Fay Statsky
Libby Statsky
Mr & Mrs. Stephen Toross
Mrs. Sheila Trossman
Mr. Mark Wasserman & Sue GurlandTLC Milagro Center Donation
In Memory of Bill Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Pechter
Mr. & Mrs. Irwin Friedman
In Memory of Judy Smith
Eda & Cliff Viner Family Endowment Fund
Drs. Peter & Donna Holland
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In Memory of Mona Halland
In Memory of Leopoldo Gottfried
Weiner/ Rosenberg March of the Living/High School in Israel Scholarship Fund
Mr & Mrs. Brian Abrams
Jason & Mary Ann Ackerman
Mr & Mrs. Arnold Cohen
Mrs. Kathy Dean
Mr. & Mrs. David Donnellan
Mrs. Mallory Gold
Mr. Neal Goldman
Mr Scott O’Donnell
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Orlinsky
Mrs. Sandra Perkins
Susan Rutenberg
Mrs. Susan Schneider
Jonathan & Carolyn Shapir
Mrs. Diane Silverman
Mrs. Diane Smoot
Mrs. Rachel Wein
Dr. Mark & Mrs. Marlene WeitzenfeldIn Memory of Paul Weiner
Women’s League Judaica Shop Youth Scholarship Fund
Ms. Rosalyn Abrams
Mr. Mark Wasserman & Ms. Sue Gurland
In Memory of Eileen Saunders
In Memory of Adeline Schor
In Memory of Floyd M Baslow
In Honor of 59th Wedding Anniv
In Memory of Iris Wiledtik
Dr. Henry S. & Erna Rubinstein Holocaust Fund
Esther Stein
In Memory of Maria Glaiman’s Mother
Weinroth-Smolian Scholarship Fund
Mr. Mark Glickman
In Honor of the Birth of Rabbi & Tobi Steinhardt’s Grandson
Dr. Burton Wollowick Torah Reading Fund
Mrs. Charlotte Mandelblatt
In Memory of Michael Mandelblatt
Dr. Gerald & Mrs. Joyce Robinson
In Honor of Oliver
Mildred & Abner Levine Flower Fund
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Grabelsky
In Memory of Elaine Grabelsky
Sheldon & Judith Strauss
In Honor of Shirley Glickmans 90th Birthday
Educate a Family
Yahrzeit/Yizkor Fund
Mr. Irving Appelbaum & Mrs. Cynthia Weissman In Memory of My Beloved Mother Pearl Carlin
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Artzi
In Memory Of Michael Artzi Father of Daniel
In Memory of Sodney Greene
In Memory Sol Bender
In Memory of Molly Greene
Mrs. Marilyn Bernstein
In Memory of Gertrude Mason
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Bodnick
In Memory of Myrna & Jack Cohen
Dr. Jeffrey & Mrs. Cindy Braun
In Memory of Marvin Meyer Cyker
Mrs. Yael Camhi
In Memory of My Beloved Brother Israel Hirsch
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Chwatt
In Memory of Beloved Father Benton Greene
Mrs. Barbara Cohen
In Memory of William Cohen Father Inlaw
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Debbie Cohen
Drs. Scott & Yvonne Demsky
In Memory of Loved Ones
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Eisenberg
In Memory of Beloved Father Morris Feldman
Mr. Henry Epstein
In Memory of Marvin Epstein
Mr. & Mrs. Ira Epstein
Yizkor/Yahrzeit
In Memory of my grandmother Gertrude Kleinman
Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Feinman
In Memory of Sam Goldstein
Mrs. Teddy Garber
In Memory of Fred Felseri
Mrs. Teddy Garber
In Memory of My Husband Albert H. Garber
Mrs. Bea Gold
In Memory of My Sister Inlaw Sally Gold
In Memory of Beloved Mother Mary Kordon
Mrs. May Golden
In Memory of mollie Rapchek
Mr. Howard Goldsmith
In Memory of Milton Renick
Yahrzeit/Yizkor Fund (Cont.)
In Memory of Laura Weiss
In Memory of Charles Reingold
In Memory of Harry Goldstein
In Memory of Helen Reingold
Dr. David & Mrs. Myrna Gross
Dr. David & Mrs. Myrna Gross
In Memory of Beloved Husband Harry Bloom
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gusky
In Memory of Mark Richman
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin Haddad
In Memory of Freda Haddad
Mrs. Cecilie Hecht
In Memory of Curt Hecht
Ms Joyce Hochman
In Memory of Harry Hochman
Mr. Stuart Hochwert
Mrs. Solange Howard
In Memory of Jaques Sibony
In Memory of Herman Ickowitz
Dr. Neil & Mrs. Felice Kantor
In Memory of Manuel Kantor
Mrs. Rebecca Kay
In Memory of Loved Ones
Mr. Leonard Kerker
In Memory of Beatrice Kerker
Mrs. Sara Kogon
In Memory of Phyllis Lazarus
In Memory of Robert Korpeck
In Memory of Jerome Korpeck
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Lighter
In Memory of Ilana Kiperman
Renee Loeb
In Memory Of Marvin Rosenblatt
Mr. & Mrs. Perry London
In Memory of Oscar Schwartz
Mrs. Louise Macks
In Memory of Martha Abelson Macks
Mrs. Louise Macks
In Memory of Julius Macks
Ms. Lisa Moore
In Memory of Beloved Father Itzy Moore
Mrs. Faith Moshkovitz
In Memory of Sheldon B Farber
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Erika Moskovits In Memory of My Father Morris Niederman
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Novack
In Memory of Marion Orenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Packer
In Memory of Abraham (Al) Packer
Dr. Steven & Mrs. Elissa Pollack
In Memory of Lance Testan
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Randell
Yizkor/Yahrzeit
Mr. Murray Rehner
Yizkor/Yahrzeit
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Rich
In Memory of Abraham Rich
Edward & Susan Rosenblum
In Memory of Ruth Wides
Dr. Jacob & Mrs. Mindy Rosensweig In Memory of Bessie Etzkovitch Mother Of Mindy
Mrs. Charlene Rubin
In Memory of Leonard Rubin
Mr. Steven Rubinstein
In Memory of Rose Sher
Dr. William & Mrs. Cheryl Rymer
In Memory of my beloved father Sam Rymer
Mr. Norman Schlanger & Judith Kay In Memory of Jack Schlanger
Mrs. Frances Schmutter
In Memory of Bernie Goodstein
In Memory of Mannie Schulder
In Memory of Bertie Schulder
Mrs. Helene Shafran
In Memory of Samuel Aaron Hast
Joel Shor C.P.A.
In Memory of Mom
Ms. Elyse Silver
In Memory of Evelyn Silver
Ms. Elyse Silver
In Memory of Paul Silver
Mr. & Mrs. Sheldon Siskin
In Memory of Eliza Siskin
Mrs. Daphna Smolka
In Memory of Dalla Smolka
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sonenklare
In Memory of Regina & Max Sonenklare
Mrs. Erica Spindel
In Memory of My Beloved Father
In Memory of Dora Besunder
Mrs. Barbara Susser
In Memory of My Beloved Husband Leonard
Ms. Elca Taras
In Memory of My husband Tom
Ms. Natalie Tatz
In Memory of Alex Ringer
Mr. Melvin Viner
In Memory of My Beloved Wife Selma
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wander
In Memory of Hattie & Jack Wander
Mrs. Sylvia Witkowski Feibus
& Mrs. Alice Witkowski In Memory of my beloved mother Jennie Terl
Mrs. Frances Zatz
In Memory of My Husband Chaim (Hy)
Mrs. Frances Zatz
In Memory of My Father Israel
Mrs. Frances Zatz
In Memory of Toby Prawer Tellerman
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Zuker
In Memory of Beloved Mother Estelle Russakoff
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