WHC Journal! - Washington Hebrew Congregation

Volume 57, Issue 7
April 18, 2016
WASHINGTON HEBREW CONGREGATION
Cordially Invites You to the
One Hundred Twenty-Eighth
Confirmation Service
Sunday, the Fifteenth of May
Two Thousand Sixteen
7 Iyyar 5776
at Nine O’clock in the Morning
3935 Macomb Street NW
Washington, District of Columbia
Journey into Europe: Islam, Immigration,
and Identity
Amram Lecture to Focus on the Complex
Israeli National Character
urope today confronts complicated and controversial issues
surrounding its Muslim population, including Sharia law, terrorism, the building of mosques, and
the pressures of immigration and
multiculturalism. With the recent
attacks by ISIS in Brussels, these
issues are increasingly pressing for
Europeans. On Wednesday, May 4
at 7:00 pm at Temple, Ambassador
Akbar Ahmed joins us for a Congregational Conversations
Keynote to reflect on the challenges of interfaith conflict
presented in Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ book, Not in God’s
Name, and to screen his documentary, Journey into Europe:
Islam, Immigration, and Identity.
he Israeli
national character, emerging
from the depth of
Jewish history and
the drama of the
Zionist struggle,
presents a compelling if disturbing
portrait, according
to Alon Gratch.
Dr. Gratch, an Israeli-American clinical psychologist and
author, is our Amram speaker for Sunday, May 1 at 10:30
am at Temple. Drawing on a broad cultural and historical
canvas and weaving in personal and professional experience,
Dr. Gratch’s new book, The Israeli Mind: How the Israeli
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Washington Hebrew Congregation
M. Bruce Lustig, M.A.H.L., D.D., Senior Rabbi
Susan N. Shankman, M.A.H.L., A.M.R.S., Rabbi
Aaron Miller, M.A.H.L., Associate Rabbi
Joseph A. Skloot, M.A.H.L., M.A., Assistant Rabbi
Mikhail Manevich, Cantor
Susan R.A. Bortnick, M.S.M., Cantor
DJ Schneider Jensen, M.S. Ed.,
Director of the Edlavitch-Tyser Early Childhood Center
Fran Miller, M.S. Ed.,
Director of the Rabbi Joseph Weinberg Early Childhood Center
Ira Miller, Director of Informal Education
Stephanie Tankel, M.A., M.A.J.E., RJE,
Director of Religious Education
Steven Jacober, Executive Director
Naomi Abelson, M.A.J.C.S. & M.P.A,
Director of Temple Programs & TOV
Miriam Feffer, Director of Development
Lindsay Fry, Director of Member Services
Mohan Mistry, Director of Engineering & Maintenance
Stephen Stoupa, CPA, CGMA, Director of Finance
Joshua O. Haberman, D.H.L., D.D., Rabbi Emeritus
Susan J. Hanenbaum, Executive Director Emerita
Officers
Meg Jacobs Flax, President
David M. Astrove, First Vice President
James Klein, Vice President
Richard A. Newman, Vice President
Nell Shapiro, Vice President
Jeffrey Weiss, Treasurer
Andrew H. Marks, Assistant Treasurer
Faye Levin, Secretary
Carrie Coonin, Assistant Secretary
Mark D. Director, General Counsel
Board of Directors
Joan Adoff
Rochelle Behrens
Ellen R. Berlow
Brian D. Friedman
Deborah Goldman
Sharon E. Gottlieb
Jonathan Greenblatt
Jessica Pearlman Isen
Janet Katz
Daniel Kohl
Anne Lackritz
Karen Leder
Jeremy London
David Oblon
Stephanie Posner
Susan Rosenblum
Lynn Sachs
James Salander
Cathy Zeman Scheineson
Richard Sussman
Kimberly Wachen
Joshua Weinberg
Dan Werner
Lewis Wiener
Past Presidents
Leonard I. Abel
David R. Berz
Stuart L. Bindeman
Earl M. Colson
Jay W. Freedman
Susan J. Hanenbaum
Sherry Bindeman Kahn
Richard D. Kaufmann
Hank D. Levine
Kenneth L. Marks
Paul J. Mason
John M. Nannes
Lauren S. Racoosin
Froma Sandler
Bob M. Shapiro
David A. Vise
Richard M. Young
Peter L. Winik
Auxiliary Presidents & Contacts
Joan Adoff, EmptyNesters
Dan Caplan, Brotherhood
Kim & Brian Cooper and Chris McCannell & Ven Neralla,
Couples Club
Valerie Hillman, 2239
Elaine Melnick, The Boomers
Cantor Mikhail Manevich, Prime Timers
Sandy Nesbit, Sisterhood
Emma Siritzky, WHECTY
We Can Be Reached
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Jennifer Millstone, Editor
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Congratulations to…
WHC News
Gabrielle Grunau, on the marriage of her daughter, Françoise Olivas, to Matthew
Livick, son of Gregg Livick & the late JoEllen Dolan Livick. Françoise is the
stepdaughter of William Grosshandler and the daughter of the late Ricardo Olivas.
Elizabeth Wagner, on the marriage of her son, Michael Lieberman, to Allison
Mael; and to Allison’s parents, Judy & Michael Mael.
Elizabeth Wagner, on the birth of her granddaughter, Jenna Lieberman; and to
Jenna’s parents, Kelly & Jason Lieberman, and maternal grandparents, Mr. &
Mrs. Jinyong Kim.
Our Condolences to the Families of…
Annie Louise Bayly Berman, wife of Meade “MJ” Berman; mother of Charles
“Charlie,” Theodore “Teddy,” Louisa “Scottie,” and Helene “Nell”; daughter of
Katherine & Judge John Bayly; daughter-in-law of Michele & Allan Berman;
sister of Johanna Bayly Howe (Barclay) and Georgia Bayly; sister-in-law of Greg
Berman and Carolyn Berman.
Annette Bronrott, mother of Alexis Levine (Steven), Amy Munaker (Alan), and
Bill Bronrott (Alberta); grandmother of Jacob and Jessica Munaker.
Selma Cohen, mother of Mona Wexler; grandmother of Darren Blumberg
(Shara) and Jon Blumberg (Mary Beth); great-grandmother of four.
Stephen Friedlander, husband of Arlene Friedlander; father of Jillian Copeland
(Scott), Andy Friedlander (Tracey), and the late Stacey Lynn Friedlander;
brother of Phyllis Feder (Samuel); grandfather of eight.
Greta Klauber Goldman, mother of Susan Moatz (Harry); grandmother of
Rebecca Gruber (Andrew) and Aaron Moatz (Krista); great-grandmother of
Zachary, Nathaniel, and Miles.
Robert Lehmann, husband of Elaine Lehmann; father of Mildred Amer
(Howard); grandfather of Robin and Daniel; brother of the late Louise Burka
(Fred).
Beatrice Soofer, mother of Robert Soofer (Stephanie); grandmother of
Benjamin and Graham.
Walk to End Genocide on May 1
Take a stand, raise your voice, and
join us as we Walk to End Genocide
with the Darfur Interfaith Network
on Sunday, May 1 to remember and
honor the victims of genocide. The
Walk begins at 1:30 pm at 100 Raoul
Wallenberg Place SW and continues
around the nation’s monuments. Activities for children and families will
nourish empathy and build compassion for the most vulnerable in our
world.
Register online, DC.walktoendgenocide.org, and join us to learn how your
voice can change lives and to be inspired by the difference your efforts and participation will make. For more information, please contact Richard Young, a Walk
co-chair and WHC member, richardyoung1941@msn.com or 301-509-4952.
WHC Gets Ready for Passover
Last Chance to RSVP for Friday’s Seders
WHC’s first night seders — at Temple for our congregational seder
and at Calvary Baptist Church for our young professionals community — are just days away. Registration will close at 5:00 pm on
Tuesday, April 19.* If you would like to join us, please sign up now
at whctemple.org/Passover.
*After April 19, we will accept new reservations if space is available.
Learn the Basics, Update Old Favorites,
and Get Creative
Whether you are hosting (or attending) your first seder, are looking
for some new recipes, or would like to make your seder friendly and
accessible for guests of different ages, abilities, or backgrounds, we
can help. Visit the Resources section of whctemple.org/Passover for a
carefully-curated list of resources from around the web.
Services
Friday, April 22
Lay-Led Service 5:30 pm
Kaye & Edward Mopsik
Congregational Passover Seder
Rabbi Skloot, Cantor Manevich
6:00 pm
2239 First Night Seder
6:15 pm
Rabbi Miller
Calvary Baptist Church
Saturday, April 23
Early Torah Study
9:00 am
Rabbi Shankman
Passover Festival Service
Rabbi Shankman, Cantor Bortnick
10:30 am
Friday, April 29
Passover Festival and Yizkor Service
Rabbi Lustig, Cantor Manevich
10:30 am
Lay-Led Service 5:30 pm
Shirei Shabbat* 6:00 pm
David Berz
Special Services Help Us Celebrate
and Remember
This festival holiday also gives us two opportunities to worship
together as a community. Our Passover festival service, celebrating
the Exodus from Egypt, will be held on Saturday, April 23 at 10:30
am. We conclude the holiday on Friday, April 29 with a 10:30 am
festival and yizkor service that enables us to come together in prayer
and remember those who live on in our hearts.
Freedom Seder
Every year, we invite our interfaith neighbors to join us at Temple for
a special Passover seder. As indicated by its name, the Freedom Seder
celebrates freedom and reconfirms unity with our interfaith community through prayers, songs, and readings that reflect on the universal
struggle for human dignity. All members, guests, family, and friends
are welcome to join us on Wednesday, April 27 at 6:00 pm. RSVP
online at whctemple.org/Passover.
The Judaica Shop is Here to Help You Prepare
for the Holiday
Make a stop at JBSC’s Sisterhood Judaica Shop part of your Passover preparations. They have a beautiful and eclectic selection of seder plates, Haggadahs,
hostess gifts, children’s items, and more at a variety of price
points. Special extended hours all week long!
Tuesday 4/19 11:30 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday 4/20 11:30 am – 3:30 pm
Thursday 4/21 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Friday
4/22 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Or by appointment: 301-354-3220
Rabbi Skloot, Cantors Manevich and Bortnick
Saturday, April 30
Early Torah Study 9:00 am
Rabbi Shankman
Morning Service Rabbi Shankman, Cantor Manevich
10:30 am
¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Lainey Green
Afternoon Service
& Havdalah 5:30 pm
Rabbi Lustig, Cantor Bortnick
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Ethan Herr
¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Ella McGrath
Friday, May 6
Lay-Led Service 5:30 pm
Shabbat Service*
6:00 pm
Shel West
Rabbis Lustig and Shankman, Cantor Bortnick
RJWECC Pre-K Shabbat Celebration
Saturday, May 7
Early Torah Study 9:00 am
Rabbi Shankman
Morning Service Rabbi Shankman, Cantor Manevich
10:30 am
¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Hailey Rubin
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Matthew Rubin
Afternoon Service
& Havdalah Rabbi Miller, Cantor Bortnick
5:30 pm
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Matthew Dickstein
¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Nathaniel Winik
*Streamed service viewable at
streaming.whctemple.org
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Our B’nei Mitzvah
April 30, 2016
Morning Service
Lainey Brooke Green
Daughter of Andrea & Rob Green
Lainey is a seventh grade student at Herbert
Hoover Middle School. She is the sister of Jared
and the granddaughter of Ellen & Joel Palmer,
Barbara Gross, and Cindy & Jerry Green.
Havdalah Service
Ethan Daniel Herr
Son of Sarah Searls & Wesley Herr
Ethan is a seventh grade student at Thomas
W. Pyle Middle School. He is the brother
of Ellie and Ian, and the grandson of Julie &
Richard Searls and Marylib Herr.
Havdalah Service
Ella Miriam McGrath
Daughter of Amy Yontef-McGrath
& John McGrath
Ella is a seventh grade student at Cabin John
Middle School. She is the sister of Jacob
and Sarah; the granddaughter of Jeanne &
Marvin Spivak, Stephen Yontef, and the late
Margaret & Philip McGrath; and the greatgranddaughter of Arnell Kudysh.
Sisterhood’s Spring Luncheon Features
“Law Lessons for Smart Women”
Please join us at
JBSC for Sisterhood’s
annual Spring Luncheon on Monday,
May 23 at 11:00 am
for the installation of
the newest members
of Sisterhood’s vibrant
Board and a keynote
by Lisa Green, television legal analyst, attorney, and author of On Your Case.
One of Lisa’s many talents is her ability to help women
understand and be prepared for legal issues that can arise
at every stage of life so they can make the best decisions for
themselves and their families.
As you enrich your own life on the 23rd, we invite you
to help improve the life of another as we partner with
BRAWS (Bringing Resources to Aid Women’s Shelters), a
nonprofit organization that provides new bras, underwear,
and sanitary supplies to women in shelters. You can bring
new bras (in all sizes with tags attached) to the luncheon or
add a contribution to your registration.
The Spring Luncheon costs $65 per person,
and registrations received by May 10 will include a
complimentary copy of Lisa’s book. Register online at
whctemple.org/Sisterhood. For more information, please
contact Linda Adler, adlerlin@aol.com or 301-641-7378.
The Spring Luncheon is co-sponsored by the Edlavitch-Tyser
Family Relations Forum.
May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016
Morning Service
Havdalah Service
Matthew Benjamin Dickstein
Hailey Morgan Rubin
Daughter of Amy Rubin and Scott Rubin
Hailey is an eighth grade student at
Lakelands Park Middle School. She is the
sister of Matthew and the granddaughter of
Diane & Harold Ostrow, Carolyn & Richard
Hayman, and Jay Rubin.
Morning Service
Matthew Brett Rubin
Son of Amy Rubin and Scott Rubin
Matthew is a sixth grade student at Lakelands
Park Middle School. He is the brother of
Hailey and the grandson of Diane & Harold
Ostrow, Carolyn & Richard Hayman, and Jay
Rubin.
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Son of Michele & Jason Dickstein
Matt is a seventh grade student at Thomas
W. Pyle Middle School. He is the brother of
William and Cate, and the grandson of Roz
& Charles Schweitzer and Judy & Harvey
Dickstein.
Havdalah Service
Nathaniel James Herbert Winik
Son of Lyric W. Winik and Jay B. Winik
Nathaniel is a seventh grade student at
Westland Middle School. He is the brother
of B.C. and the grandson of Lark & Jim
Wallwork, the late Lynn Fishman Abrams,
and the late Herbert Winik.
Our 2016 Confirmation Class
Confirmation is the ceremony through which we recognize and celebrate the importance of continued Jewish education.
It is traditionally linked to the festival of Shavuot when the first fruits were brought to be offered at the Temple. During their
years of study, Washington Hebrew Congregation’s Confirmands have developed a stronger connection to the Jewish people,
a greater understanding of a wide range of Jewish values, and have come to more fully appreciate the diversity of Jewish beliefs
and practices. We applaud the achievements of its Confirmands and invite the entire congregation to join us on Sunday,
May 15 at 9:00 am at Temple for the confirmation of the following 48 young women and men:
Molly Nicole Albert
Sara Heimlich
Eve Alexandra Lustig
Griffin T. Shapiro
Aidan Reed Block
Jacob Sidney Herman
Cormac Adams Mahoney
Chloe Sage Sherman
Isaac Joseph Boris
Madison Elisabeth Holt
Mary Coller Albert and Russ Albert
Wendy and Eben Block
Amy and David Boris
Alex Benjamin Curwin
Lisa and Steven Curwin
Zoe Rose Dockser
Debbie and Brad Dockser
Peri Simone Ehudin
Rachel and Marc Ehudin
Cheryl and Daniel Heimlich
Julie and Dee Herman
Brenda and Dwayne Holt
Allie Kalik
Tracy and Greg Kalik
Aliya Klein
Lisa and Bill Klein
Madeleine Rose Kramer
Jessica and David Kramer
Alexander Michael Feldmann Reed Malowane Leventis
Jennie and Jeffrey Feldmann
Alexander D. Freed
Susan and Jeffrey Freed
Lily Grace Friedman
Julie and Andrew Friedman
Ethan Lev Glickfield
Sharyn Nerenberg and Neal Glickfield
Brett Morgan Godsick
Robyn and Andrew Godsick
Joelle Madeleine Goldberg
Sabrina and Martin Goldberg
Rose Goldstein
Maura and Ron Goldstein
Laura Malowane
and Andrew Leventis
Benjamin David Levin
Lisbeth Levin
Matthew G. Levin
Alisa and Walter Levin
Jared Adam Levine
Deborah Goldman
and Howard Levine
Sidney Joshua Hart Levine
Cheryl Ann and Jason Levine
Jamie Hannah Lipson
Amy and David Lipson
Amy and M. Bruce Lustig
Nell and Ed Shapiro
Shari Boibeaux
and Howard Mahoney
Ethan William Millstone
Jennifer and Sam Millstone
Robin and Robert Sherman
Brett William Smith
Julie and Jim Smith
Riley Avram Sosin
Rose Edith Moore
Jill and Jerry Sosin
Karen and Adrian Moore
Catherine Hallie Morris
Judi and Mark Morris
Ella Corinne Stark
Miriam Herman and Sanford Stark
Eli J. Strauss-Reis
Isabel Rose Namath
Kit Strauss and Jason Reis
Susan Shankman
and Michael Namath
Hannah Lauren Vinner
Melissa and Jack Vinner
Kayla Rose Perkins
Allison Ruth Wachen
Megan Leone-Perkins
and Todd Perkins
Kimberly and David Wachen
Samuel Joseph Primis
Abram Wallach
Jenna Lindsay Prosen
Sophia Ryan Wallach
Ryan Arthur Rosen
Josie Abigail Weinberg
Lily Jayne Schoonover
Jacob Brooks West
Tara and Craig Primis
Melinda and Brian Wallach
Courtenay and Ed Wallach
Laura and Lawrence Prosen
Julie Rosen and Stuart Rosen
Kimberly Gordon Schoonover
and Richard Schoonover
Alyson and Joshua Weinberg
Tina and Edward West
Shabbat Acknowledgements
Contributions
April 29–30, 2016
H. MAX & STEPHEN C. AMMERMAN
PERFORMING ARTS FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Andrew Ammerman
Maralyn Beltz’s Birthday
Patricia Fitzgibbons’ Birthday
Nate Judson’s Birthday
Sidney Silver’s Birthday
Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat: Andrea
& Rob Green, in honor of the Bat
Mitzvah of their daughter, Lainey; Jeanne & Marvin Spivak, in honor of the
Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Ella McGrath; and Sarah Searls & Wesley
Herr, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Ethan.
Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund: Andrea
& Rob Green, in
honor of Lainey; Jeanne & Marvin Spivak, in honor of Ella; and Sarah Searls
& Wesley Herr, in honor of Ethan.
May 6–7, 2016
Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat: Amy
Rubin and Scott Rubin, in honor of
the B’nei Mitzvah of their children, Hailey and Matthew; Roz & Charles
Schweitzer and Judy & Harvey Dickstein, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their
grandson, Matthew Dickstein; and Lark & Jim Wallwork, in honor of the Bar
Mitzvah of their grandson, Nathaniel Winik.
Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund: Amy
Rubin and Scott
Rubin, in honor of Hailey and Matthew; Michele & Jason Dickstein, in honor
of Matthew; and Lark & Jim Wallwork, in honor of Nathaniel.
AMRAM SUNDAY SCHOLAR SERIES
ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Eileen Polinger
Adult B’nei Mitzvah of Dr. Harvey Kupferberg
Donor
In Memory of:
Elisabeth Posner Schouten
Stanley I. Posner
LILLIAN & ALFRED BENNETT
FINE ARTS ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Ashley & Jeffery Finke & Family
Bat Mitzvah of Edina Weinbaum
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WHC Thanks Its Generous Contributors
JULIA & JACK BINDEMAN FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Mimi & Tommy Nordlinger
B’nei Mitzvah of Adam Kleinbord & Jamie Kleinbord
DAVID G. BRESS HIGH HOLY DAYS MUSIC
ENDOWMENT
Donor
In Memory of:
Barbara & Benjamin Zelenko
Lawrence “Larry” N. Brandt
JANE BURKA SISTERHOOD LEADERSHIP FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Mildred Amer
WHC Sisterhood
Donor
In Memory of:
Jackie Paulson
Robert Lehmann
CANTORIAL & CONCERT FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Michele & Jason Dickstein
Bar Mitzvah of Matthew “Matt” Benjamin Dickstein
Susan & David Fink & Family
Engagement of Dina Manevich to Michael Sharnoff
Donor
In Memory of:
Barbara Blechman
Solomon Ackerman
Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas Fleischer
Edith Fleischer
Susan & Alan Gold
Ruth Worgaftik
Mickey Gold
LOIS & RICHARD ENGLAND
SPECIAL NEEDS ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Margaret Mintz
Nancy Misler
GENERAL FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Martin, Renee & Marissa Brodsky
Adult B’nei Mitzvah of Dr. Harvey Kupferberg
Mimi & Tommy NordlingerJohn Harris’ 80th Birthday
Lyric Winik
Jim & Lark Wallwork, the late Lynn Fishman Abrams, and the late Herbert Winik
Donor
In Memory of:
Marilyn Austern
David Thomas Austern
Morris Battino
Ayla Moskowitz
The Berliner Family
Jerome (Jerry) Berliner
Jack D. Blaine
Selma Blaine
Karen Lewis-Carter & Jeff Carter
Jeanne Greenblatt Lewis
Francis Chucker M.D.
Lewis Wexler
Beatrice Wexler
Janet & Michael Cornfeld
Florence Cornfeld
Dr. & Mrs. Ronald Dozoretz
Melvin Goldman
Joseph Dozoretz
Linda & Jay Freedman
Sophie G. Freedman
Susan & Larry Harris
Helen R. Banes
Sally W. Hollman
Morris Wineck
Murray L. Howder
Hilda Rose Howder
Mary Singer
Ferne Jaffe
Toby Kaplon
Robert & Ronnie Jersky
Michael Jersky
Bruce E. Kipnis
Joseph Kipnis
Clarice Levy
Joshua H. Leiner
Louis Levy
Markham Levy
Evelyn N. Levy
Dorothy & Jay Martin
Bernard A. Martin
Deborah Litman Mizus
Dr. Samuel Litman
Annette & Lionel Pashkoff
Nat Pashkoff
Jackie & Franklin Paulson
Regina Frank
Geraldine F. Pilzer
Lawrence “Larry” N. Brandt
Eleanor T. Rosenfeld
Samuel J. Rosenfeld
Joan & George Schonholtz
Morris Schonholtz
Carol Schwartz
Stanley Levitt
Leslie Shapiro
Marlyn Cohen
Erna Silberstein
Libby Cohen
Family of Jacob Billig
Jacob Billig
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GENERAL FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Marvin & Jeanne Spivak
Julia Cohen Spivak
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sugarman
Ervin Unger
Stanley Tempchin
Barbara Tempchin
Janet Viands
Hilda R. Howder & Mary Singer
Pam & Dan Wojnilower
Lisa Vise
Benjamin & Jaime Zindler
Cheryl Zindler
LEO & ELIZABETH GOODMAN
PUBLIC ISSUES ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Joan Churchill Jackie & Ira Neimark’s 63rd Anniversary
Donor
In Memory of:
Joan Churchill
Elizabeth Goodman
Sheila Leifer
ABRAHAM & FREIDA HOCHBERG
CREATIVE CULTURAL FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Hochberg
Sarah Wolf
HURSTON LIBRARY
Donor
Gale Pressman
Donor
Cheryl Bleiberg
Steven Fischer & Linda Adler
SELINGER (CHILDRENS) LIBRARY
Donor
In Memory of:
Wendy Cimmet
Maxine Markson
Veda, Joseph & Andrea Levy
Margaret Levy
CARLYNN & LARRY SILVERMAN FAMILY
ENDOWMENT FOR JEWISH LIFE & LEARNING
Donor
In Memory of:
The Harwood Family
William Dockser
Lawrence “Larry” Brandt
Stephen Friedlander
ABRAM SIMON
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMP FUND
Donor
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Bergman
Mindy Strelitz & Andrew Cornblatt
Donor
In Honor of:
Jeanne & Marvin Spivak
Linda & Ron Recht’s 50th Anniversary
Donor
In Memory of:
Nina Kraut, & Cpl. Nicholas A. Kraut, USMC
Rose Baum Kraut & Dutch Kraut
The Pinson/Vine Family
Bob Greenbaum
In Memory of:
Richard Fetters
Lester Fischer
ABRAM SIMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Brian & Debbie Kleinbord
Cantor Manevich
CAROL KELLNER ECC MEMORIAL FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Bruce Kellner
Dina Manevich & Michael Sharnoff’s Engagement
Donor
In Memory of:
Rickie & Ray Bialek
Jacob Silverman
CARRIE SIMON HOUSE
Donor
In Honor of:
Mara & Steve Brick
Adult B’nei Mitzvah of Cathy Certner
Debbie & Steven Robins
Janet Katz
Donor
In Memory of:
Nancy Pasternak
Steven Gichner
Debbie & Steven Robins
Bette Rothstein
KOL RINAH CHOIR
Donor
In Memory of:
Murray R. & Dr. Barbara B. Stein
& Dr. Elisa Stein Lata
Dr. Meyer M. Baylus
ZENA MASON EDUCATION FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Joyce Sands & Randal Posin
Ethel Denis
MITZVAH DAY
Donor
In Honor of:
Betsy Grossman
Dina Manevich & Michael Sharnoff’s Engagement
Donor
In Memory of:
The Friedman Family
Sylvia Solomon
Betsy Grossman
Lawrence “Larry” Brandt
Sandra Kouzel
Louis Kouzel
STEPHANIE MORRIS PRIME TIMERS
PROGRAMMING FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Rhoda Ganz
Adult B’nei Mitzvah of Dr. Harvey Kupferberg
Donor
In Memory of:
Dotty & Lou Kornhauser
David Ackerman
Suzy & Al Morris
Richard Hollander
Elayne Leibenson
KAMY LOREN NATHANSON BAR & BAT
MITZVAH KIDDUSH CUP ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Randy Cutler
Murray Cutler
HAROLD “BUDDY” & SHIRLEY ROBINSON
MEMORIAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Brian & Debbie Kleinbord
Rabbi Lustig
SHELDON & JUDY SADUGOR
MEMORIAL FUND OF ECC
Donor
In Memory of:
Debbie & Steven Robins
Richard “Dickie” Dubin
C. HASKELL & RUTH BEHREND SMALL MUSIC
FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Sherry Sundick
Berta Ganz
David Ackerman
TIKKUN OLAM VALUES (TOV) FUND Donor
WHC Staff
Donor
In Honor of:
Susan & David Fink & Family
Adult B’nei Mitzvah of Eleanor Palmer
Donor
In Memory of:
Tina & Albert Small Jr.
William Dockser
WENDER MEMORIAL ARCHIVES FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Louis H. Kornhauser
Jeannie Mensh Kornhauser
WORSHIP & MUSIC FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Evelyn Brandt
Rabbi Lustig
Rabbi Miller
Cantor Manevich
Andrea & Rob Green
Rabbi Shankman
Fran & Todd Putnam
Rabbi Shankman
Donor
In Memory of:
Dr. & Mrs. Kalman S. Kolansky
Richard S. Fetters
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Lebbin
Stephen Friedlander
Evelyn & Pete Philipps
Beverly Gural
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Siegel
Scot Siegel
Albert Taub, M.D.
Debra Taub
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (22-39) FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Susan Adland
Sylvia & Victor Friend
IVY ZOLA’S HELP-A-FRIEND FUND Donor
In Memory of:
Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Dworken
Curtis Dworken
Tributes in this WHC Journal reflect contributions received through March 31.
May 2016
Sunday
1
9:00am Race for
Hope (OUT)
10:30am Amram
Lecture (M)
12:00pm RJWECC
Carnival & Silent Auction (B)
1:30pm Walk to End
Genocide (OUT)
8th Grade Retreat (OUT)
8
Monday
2
6:30pm
12 Jewish
Questions (M)
6:30pm WHECTY
Senior Send-Off (B)
4:00pm CPE (M)
3
6:30pm Confirmation
(M)
7:00pm Bereavement
Group (M)
9
6:30pm
12 Jewish
Questions (M)
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
10
Last Day of
Religious
School (M&B)
15
9:00am Confirmation
Service (M)
8:00am
WHECTY Trip
to Hershey Park
22
1:30pm WHC Hunger
Project (M)
12:30pm
Prime Timers
Luncheon (M)
16
4:00pm CPE (M)
12:00pm ConCon
Discussion (OUT)
23
11:00am
Sisterhood’s
Spring Luncheon and
Installation (B)
1:00pm
Wednesday
Afternoon Study (M)
4:00pm
CPE (M)
24
6:30pm WHECTY
Banquet (OUT)
12
18
Yom Ha’atzmaut
19
7:30pm Theater J’s The
Body of an American
Performance and PostPlay Clergy Discussion
(OUT)
25
1:00pm
Wednesday
Afternoon Study (M)
26
7:00pm Bereavement
Group (M)
5:00pm Forum on Gun
Violence (M)
29
7:30pm CISA (M)
7:00pm Bereavement
Group (M)
Yom Hashoah
7:00pm Red Stone (M)
4:00pm
CPE (M)
17
5
1:00pm Wednesday
Afternoon Study (M)
7:00pm ConCon Disc (B)
6:30pm
WHECTY Town Hall (B)
6:30pm
12 Jewish
Questions (M)
11
Hebrew School:
Last Day (M)
7:00pm Bereavement
Group (M)
4
7:00pm ConCon
Keynote and Film with
Ambassador Akbar
Ahmed (M)
Hebrew School:
Last Day (B)
6:30pm Pre-Conf and
Confirmation (M)
Mother’s Day
1:00pm Wednesday
Afternoon Study (M)
30
31
Temple Offices and
ECCs Closed (M&B)
Memorial Day
Lag B’Omer
Friday
10:00am Wise
Aging Group “B” (B)
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
6
Saturday
7
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
5:30pm Lay Led Svc (M)
4:00pm Club56 (B)
6:00pm Shabbat Svc
and RJWECC Pre-K
Celebration (M)
5:30pm
Havdalah (M)
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
13
14
5:30pm
Lay Led Service (M)
10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
6:00pm Shabbat Svc:
Teacher Recognition
and Confirmands (M)
5:30pm
Havdalah (M)
20
21
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
5:00pm E-T ECC Pre-K
Shabbat Celebration (M)
5:30pm Lay Led Svc (M)
6:00pm Shabbat Svc (M)
6:15pm 2239 MM (OUT)
7:00pm CC Program (M)
7:00pm ConCon Siyyum
Sefer (M)
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
5:30pm Havdalah (M)
7:00pm “Take My
Spouse Please” an
Evening of Comedy
with Dani Modisett (M)
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
5:30pm
Lay Led Service (M)
6:00pm PMP
Shabbat Service with
Nava Tehila (M)
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
27
28
10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
5:30pm
Havdalah (M)
Key:
(M) Macomb; (B) Julia Bindeman Suburban Center; (OUT) Out of the Building
(CC) Couples Club
(MM) Metro Minyan
(CISA) Community Issues/Social Action
(PMP) Pollin Music Program
(Club56) Youth Group for 5th & 6th Graders
(PT) Prime Timers
(ConCon) Congregational Conversations
(RJWECC) Rabbi Joseph Weinberg ECC
(CPE) Continuing Professional Ed. for ECC Teachers (RS) Religious School
(ECC) Early Childhood Center
(SIS) Sisterhood
(E-T ECC) Edlavitch-Tyser ECC
(WHECTY) Senior Youth Group
Journey into Islam (continued from page 1)
Amram (continued from page 1)
In Journey into Europe, Ambassador Ahmed, a worldrenowned Muslim anthropologist, provides an in-depth
look at Muslim life across Europe and the attitudes and perceptions of Europeans regarding their Muslim neighbors.
Filmed as they traveled across the continent in winter and
summer 2014, Ambassador Ahmed and his team shined a
light on the Muslim experience in Europe.
Ambassador Ahmed is the former Pakistani High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland. Currently,
he is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American
University and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings
Institution.
National Character Shapes Our World, analyzes the efforts of
Israelis to forge an identity. “They are grand and grandiose,
visionary and delusional, generous and self-centered,” Dr.
Gratch suggests. “Deeply caring because of the history of
Jewish victimization, Israelis also demonstrate,” he says,
“a shocking indifference to the sufferings of others.” Dr.
Gratch has served on the faculty of Columbia University’s
Department of Clinical Psychology and has worked as a
consultant for Pepsi, Colgate-Palmolive, Nabisco, and the
NFL. He comes to WHC through the cooperation of the
Jewish Book Council.
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