Shomrei Torah - Wayne Conservative Congregation January, 2012

Shomrei Torah - Wayne Conservative Congregation
30 Hinchman Ave. Wayne, NJ 07470
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Contents
From the Bima…… ....2
President’s Desk……..3
Religious School….....4
Men’s Club…………..6
Sisterhood News…......7
Volunteer……….……9
Golden Cards…….....10
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Executive Board
2010-12
Chai Club/Jr. Congregation Update
Here at Shomrei Torah we have a service attendance requirement
for our students leading up to Bar/t Mitzvah. It is expected that
they will attend Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Simchat Torah
and Megilla reading, 3 Friday night and 10 Shabbat morning
services which we encourage them to do in Jr. Congregation. At
the same time we hope that the parents will be in the main service
while their child(ren) are in Jr. Cong. Then, when Jr. Cong is over, the students can join
their parents in the main service and help lead the end of the service on the Bima. So
simply by attending the required services every student at Shomrei Torah should be a
member of the Chai Club.
Occasionally, we have a student attend a daily minyan or a Shabbat minha service or a
Bar Mitzvah at another synagogue, we want to recognize this too and so those services
count towards the Chai Club total, but not the basic requirements which are intended to
familiarize our students with our Shabbat service. Of course, once someone makes Chai,
the challenge then becomes Double Chai or even Triple Chai – yes, it is possible to attend
36 or even 54 services and some years we have students achieve these milestones.
At this time we would like to recognize those students who are our service leaders at this
point:
7 Services – Scott F
8 Services – Brooke T
9 Services – Noah K, Zackary & Joshua S, Carly & Samantha S
10 Services – Lauren R, Jordan G, Mandy K, Brianna & Isaac G
11 Services – Eric R & Jason R
12 Services – Kayla B
And leading the pack with 13 Services – Joshua B!
Sheryl Sarin
President
Karen Weiss
Executive Vice President
Roberta Ort
Vice President
Education/ Ritual/ Youth
Randy Reiser
Vice President
Membership/ Programming
Ed Seradzky
Vice President
Finance/Fundraising
Jamie Burr
Treasurer
Phil Nuccetelli
Financial Secretary
Andy Simon
Communications Secretary
Cindy Merker
Recording Secretary
Karen Weiss
Janet Simon
Sisterhood
Co-Presidents
Andy Simon
Men’s Club
President
Andy Lieb
Immediate Past President
Shomrei Torah’s Annual Gala Honoring
Stuart Skolnick
Shomrei Torah’s Annual Gala will be held Saturday March 3rd.
This year’s honoree is Stuart Skolnick. Who is Stuart Skolnick
you may ask? Stuart is the voice you know as our cantor for the
high holiday services, the force you may not know behind the
ritual committee and a mentor to many of our bar and bat mitzvah
students. His many contributions to our synagogue have helped make our congregation
what it is today. So please join us on March 3rd to honor Stu, to get to know your fellow
congregants a little better and most of all to have a great time. We look forward to seeing
you there.
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Randall Mark
Rabbi
Nadia Massuda
Administrator
Karen Weiss
Principal
Donna Davis
Secretary
Kathy Todd
School Secretary
Prayer, People and
Potential!
A n i mp o r t a n t go a l o f
Conservative synagogues today
is to provide vital and dynamic communal prayer that
engages and inspires. Meaningful prayer experiences
help create sacred communities, drawing participants
nearer to God, one another, Judaism and the Jewish
people.
I just returned from San Diego, where I spent four days
at the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
(USCJ) Kallah (convention). It was an enriching and
wonderful experience. Many of the presentations
focused on helping congregations understand and create
meaningful prayer, tefillah, and conversations about
God.
Rabbi Wernick, CEO and Executive V.P. from USCJ,
spoke about the five barriers to prayer in our
synagogues today:
1. Hebrew literacy: Unfortunately, our knowledge of
Hebrew is on the decline.
2. Theology: The language in our siddur is from
medieval times and it is difficult to relate to. We need
prayers to speak to the relevance in our lives.
3. Time: Fewer are willing to commit the time to attend
a service that is not meaningful or understandable.
4. Music (not instruments): Melodies change the way
we feel when we pray. We need to experiment with
different melodies to see what speaks to us. Always
using the same tunes is not good for our soul.
5. Demography: We need to balance the needs of
different generations.
Rabbi Brad Artson and Rabbi Naomi Levy expressed
the importance of incorporating conversations about
God into our services. Over the years, their experience
has been that people are spiritually hungry and have a
need to share, with others, their experiences with God.
They believe, as does the Conservative movement, that
we should not be constrained by the way we have
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always done things. They offered some thoughts: We
need to open up, let in new wisdom, and find some new
aspect to make our services more meaningful. Judaism
is not the repetition of our ancestors. It is also so
important to communicate, in our services, how Torah
relates and is relevant to our everyday life.
I found it very interesting when Rabbi Artson and Rabbi
Levy reminded us that God did not write our tefillah,
and the siddur should be read as a human text. Many
feel the language in our siddur is crippling us. We need
to feel a sense of wonder, marvel, joy and awe in our
chest when we pray. Many rabbis mentioned that we
can, and should, express the way we feel by writing our
own prayers. (Rabbi Naomi Levy wrote a wonderful
book - Talking to God: Personal Prayers for Times of
Joy, Sadness, Struggle, and Celebration.)
I am so thankful I was able to go to this Kallah. It gave
me the opportunity to connect with other Conservative
leaders; rabbis, cantors, presidents, committee chairs
and friends from Sulam (USCJ President’s Training) on
a spiritual level because we prayed and studied together.
These people love their synagogue as much as I love
Shomrei Torah.
The potential for learning was amazing. Since I couldn’t
be in two places at the same time, I spent much of my
time involved in workshops on leadership training
programs. I am excited to implement all I have learned
and experienced so that every member of this
synagogue can feel a spiritual connection to this
community.
With gratitude,
Sheryl Sarin
sherylsar@aol.com
We wish to thanks our Shomrei Torah family for
their outpouring of love, well-wishes and acts of
kindness, that has been extended to us, during a very
difficult time in our lives. Shomrei Torah’s support
has been an incredible source of comfort and for that
we are deeply appreciative.
With love,
The Razen Family
Sandi, Ken, Jeff, Gary and Meredith Razen
Soup Kitchen
Dear Parents,
Shalom!
I just came in from the
Chanukah Chagigah
( Chanukah Party) here at
Shomrei Torah and what a
wonderful feeling to have lit
the Chanukah candles with all
of our Shomrei Torah friends
and family.
The students started off the
day with a chocolate program where they made their own
Chanukah lollipops and chanukiahs and let’s not forget the
chocolate version of iron chef where the kids created their
own edible masterpieces. A good time was had by all!
On another note, if any of you have been in the building
and walked by the religious school Bulletin Boards you
would have seen one board specifically designated for
Junior Congregation/Chai Club.
Here, the students can see how many of the 10 required
services and 3 Friday Night services they have completed.
Also, any service that they have gone to outside the
synagogue is counted after the 10 services toward The
Chai Club (18) but it will not count toward their 10
requirements. If you come to the Megillah reading, which
is in the evening, we will count it toward one of your three
Friday night services. There are 2 choices for Shabbat
morning. You can go into the regular service where Rabbi
Mark will turn over your card and you will get credit or
Morah Etty will put up a sticker in Junior Congregation if
you choose to go there. Either service will count towards
your 10. I encourage all parents to please write down the
dates your child attends in case there is a mistake with the
count. Out of the three High Holy days if you came to one
of those three days or all three, you only get one credit
toward your Shabbat morning requirement. It is a gift and
meant to start every student with at least one service.
Shabbat requirements mean Shabbat attendance here at
Shomrei Torah either in the synagogue or in Junior
Congregation. In order to attend to the end of the year
Carvel ice cream party your child will have to do 9
Shabbat mornings and one High Holy Day service and 3
Friday night services. We will be updating the Bulletin
Board every week or two.
I hope everyone enjoyed their vacation and I am looking
forward to seeing everyone in January!
Karen Weiss
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Recently some of the Hebrew High students helped out at
the Men’s Soup Kitchen at St. Paul’s Church in Paterson.
Each of us was assigned a different dish to prepare, such
as baked ziti, salad, garlic bread or dessert. We then
brought in our dishes to Hebrew School on December 6th
and carpooled to the soup kitchen. Once there, the food
was heated and set up buffet-style. We scooped the food,
one by one, onto the plates for the men. They were very
grateful and kind to everyone who helped. We had a great
time and it was a very fulfilling learning experience. It
was inspiring to see the joy we brought to the men and the
appreciative expressions on their faces. We can’t wait to
go back and help out again.
Chelsea C, Dana H, Kyra H, Hannah K, Emily M, Max M
and Sarah T.
Sunday School Students baking Chanukah cookies.
Hebrew School Students making Chanukah Chocolate.
SHARING THOUGHTS OF OUR HEBREW HIGH GRADS
As you know from reading this column, this past Shavuot, Shomrei Torah celebrated the Confirmation of
Brad K, Zach L, Ariel O, Justin O, Laura S, and Sheila S, who not only lead the service, but also presented a
unique and inspiring messages. We thought they were so good that we wanted to share them with the entire
Congregation. In this edition, we feature Sheila Sdaughter of Damaris and Bill S. We wish each of the families a mazel tov for raising such wonderful children and allowing us the pleasure of listening to their insights
and sharing in the naches.
WHAT THE TORAH MEANS TO ME
I like to think of Judaism with the metaphor of a three-legged stool.
On a three-legged stool, all legs depend on each other. Without one leg, it wouldn’t be capable of standing on its own.
I like to think of Judaism in this way. The legs represent God, the Torah, and the Jewish people. Without either one,
Judaism would cease to exist. The topic I will be discussing today will be Torah, and what it means to me.
In my eyes the Torah only means as much as whoever is that is reading it or studying it perceives it to be. My understanding of the Torah only became clear to me when I was entering Hebrew High. It had come to my attention that
Judaism was completely based on faith, and belief. Up until that point, I had thought all of the stories of the Torah to
be 100% non-fiction. It hadn’t occurred to me that religion was only based off of belief.
Finding out that the Torah was not based on fact was the equivalent to me being a Christian child finding out that there
wasn’t a Santa. I was astounded, and I had no clue what to think at that point.
On the one hand, the stories in the Torah in some ways had been all that I’ve known since I had studied that in Hebrew
school my entire life, starting with preschool. On the other hand, there could be so much more to realize about so many
different things. It was like someone had opened the door to my open mindedness.
Obviously I continued my Hebrew school education, but since then, I had matured. I had learned to pick up ways of
deciphering the stories via class discussion along the way.
The Torah to me is ancient stories and that Jews have been studying for generations. Whether we as a people were
studying 500 years ago or in the present day, these stories are timeless and have special meaning if one puts their mind
to studying. As I matured, everything didn’t seem so black and white; I have found that there is a lot of gray. It really
doesn’t matter whether or not the stories are real.
In pre-school, we were taught the basics; to share your toys and be polite. Now because I’m a young adult, there is
much more responsibility. I’d like to reach out to my community and contribute doing mitzvoth.
Anyone could read the Torah, and see things as simple as sharing, and how to be a good person. Torah to some people
is a beacon of hope, and to me, it is something that helped to build my character as a child, and into what it currently is
today.
The stool of Judaism is very strongly built. The Torah is just one of the components in it. It’s based off of the belief
in God that the Jewish people see through the Torah. There is an infinite amount of interpretation to all of the stories
within the Torah, and a wealth of knowledge, and lifelong pursuit of that knowledge.
Sheila S
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at this time. The blood is vitally needed for premature
babies, transfusions for the ill, and treatment for accident
Men's Club
victims. Indeed a good number of donors note that they
or a family member have benefitted from a blood
Happy New Year to all.
donation and they know the importance of giving blood.
A single pint of blood can eventually help up to 3
Men's Club just finished up a very successful blood recipients.
drive. For details see the summary below written by For those people who could not attend the Drive, there
Michael Greenblatt, who along with Stve Cooper, are others coming up in the next few weeks. Please
chaired this event.
check with Drive Chairman, Michael Greenblatt (973839-4847) to see about scheduling an appointment.
On February 5th the Shomrei Torah
Men's Club will host World Wide Michael Greenblatt
Wrap XII. We will be joining Blood Drive Co-Chairmen
Men's Clubs and Congregations
around the world as they teach the
Thanksgiving Update
mitzvah of wrapping Tefillin.
Afterwards, come join us in the
This past Thanksgiving, the Wayne Interfaith Network
social hall for a light breakfast while we discuss the
approached the project of Thanksgiving Baskets with
Super Bowl game taking place that afternoon.
great fear and trepidation. As early as the week before,
This year the Men's Club is also donating money the
the pantry shelves were almost bare. Our weekly
Shomrei Torah Religious School so our
distribution was cut in half for our families. Although
students can participate in the FJMC
we had commitments for the components of the
Build-a-Pair program. Build-A-Pair is
Thanksgiving Baskets from our constituent church and
a fun and educational program for 5th
synagogue members, we recalled that the 2009 baskets
through 7th graders, and is an adjunct to
were leaner than in prior years. We just weren't sure
the World Wide Wrap. Students learn
what to expect for 2010. Although we would purchase
about Tefillin, construct 'model' Tefillin
additional foods if necessary, this would eat into a
in which they place Hebrew script they write, insert their
budget that was leaner than in prior years as well.
'straps' and create 'wRAP' songs to sing during the World
Our client list had been growing by about a family a
Wide Wrap.
week since August, and we had almost twice as many
March 24th is the Men's Club Shabbat. We are looking
client families eligible for baskets than in 2009. Once
for volunteers to help with the service and to read from
again our baskets were a little leaner than we would have
the Torah. Teenagers, as well as adults, are encouraged
liked, but they were sufficient. Just prior to packing the
to volunteer. We have opportunities for all skill levels.
baskets a person, not on the Board, took it upon herself
Contact Eric Weis (emweis@gmail.com) our event chair
to publicize our plight. Large articles in the paper and
and let him know what part you would like.
letters to the editor abounded. The morning we were to
pack, an amazing number of grocery bags of nonAndy Simon
perishable items magically appeared to replenish the
Men's Club President
Pantry. Our week-to-week responsibilities would be met
for the time being. Since that time the bags and generous
The Men's Club held its annual Blood Drive on
checks have continued to pour in far above and beyond
December 21. In spite of the dismal,
our physical capacity to store them within our tiny
drizzly weather there was a steady
Pantry. It's a good problem.
flow (no pun intended) of donors and
Shomrei Torah was charged with providing 30 or more
at the end of the evening, 27 pints had
bags or boxes of cookies for Thanksgiving
been collected. This was a little
Baskets. Eleven were donated and, at the very last
lower than the usual number but
minute, a couple of people gave the cash to go out and
considering the weather and colds
buy the rest. Two turkeys and one turkey breast were
and flu going around, it was a good
also donated by members.
turnout. Blood supplies run low
during the winter holidays and the
Thank you to those who gave.
Men's Club answers the need by running the Blood Drive
Betty Singer & Lee Ann Beck
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Happy New Year to everyone! We are very excited about our first two events of 2012.
Both events will take place on January 21st and we hope you can be a part of it. Our
annual Sisterhood Shabbat begins Saturday at 9:30 am. We will join with other
Sisterhoods throughout the world in leading the morning service as part of the Women’s
League for Conservative Judaism Sisterhood Shabbat. This has be a longstanding
tradition started by Mathilde Schecter in1918 and we are proud to be a part of it.. More
importantly we have made this tradition our own each year by taking on Hebrew,
English and non-speaking parts, reading from the Torah, and being Rabbi and Gabbi as well. It is a really special service
to be a part of and we hope that you can join us. There are still parts available and if you are interested please contact
Jackie Helfand at thisgirl1960@yahoo.com. As always a delicious Kiddush luncheon will follow!
The second part of our January 21st weekend takes place Saturday night. This is our third annual Progressive Dinner and
we are so grateful to Carol Ramer for chairing it. We begin the evening at 7 PM by all meeting at a yet undetermined
home for hors d’ouveres and cocktails (we’ll let you know whose house it is at!) We then divide up into groups of about
8 people and leave for a delicious dinner at various homes. We then all meet for coffee and dessert. Names are picked
out of a hat and that determines whose house you have dinner at. That is what makes this night so much fun. Some of us
know each and some of us don’t. It truly is a fun night and a way to get to know more people in our congregation. There
is a flyer with all of the information in this issue of L’Chaim as well on the website. If you have any questions please
don’t hesitate to call Carol Ramer at 201-396-5466 or email her at cdramer@optonline.net. We hope to see you there
and thank you Carol for all your hard work in organizing this fun night!
Our first meeting of 2012 will be Wednesday January 11 at 7 pm. We will be sending out an email where the
meeting will take place so please be sure to check you emails for up to date information.
Last, but not least, it is approaching Purim Box time again! Sisterhood will continue our tradition of sending
each Shomrei Torah family a Purim Box. For $54.00 your name will be included on a card that will be sent with each
box and in doing so you can participate in one of the four mitzvot of Purim – the sending of Mishloach Manot. This is
one of our biggest fundraisers and we hope that you will be a part of it. Please see the enclosed flyer for details.
Please remember to buy SCRIP. Sisterhood (therefore Shomrei Torah) makes much needed money on each
SCRIP purchase. We will be selling SCRIP in the synagogue lobby on Sunday January 8th and Sunday January 29th.
Wishing you and each of your families a year filled with health and happiness
Karen Weiss and Janet Simon
Sisterhood Co-Presidents
Scrip
Sisterhood will be
Selling scrip on Sundays
January 8 and 29
in the lobby.
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Volunteer of the Month for January
Some people are daveners and some are doers – Sarah is
both. We are truly grateful to Sarah for her devotion and
dedication to Shomrei Torah. We thank you, Sarah, for
making Shomrei Torah a great place to be!
Shomrei Torah
High Holiday Appeal
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After 11/8/11
Sarah Blecherman
Shomrei Torah is so fortunate to have many volunteers
that give their time and energy to our congregation.
January’s Volunteer of the Month is Sarah Blecherman.
Sarah is a native of Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, a suburb
of Philadelphia. Sarah met her husband Barry while at
medical school in Philly through mutual friends. They
moved to Lincoln Park, NJ in 1996 and then to Wayne in
1999. Sarah and Barry are the proud parents of 4 children.
Sarah is a Pediatrician in Butler, NJ and Barry is a
professor at Polytechnic Institute of
New York
University. Sarah loves running, swimming, skiing,
cooking, reading and ran her first half marathon this fall.
Sarah grew up watching her mother’s involvement in the
Sisterhood of their Temple. Her mother was always
involved and so Sarah naturally followed her mother’s
great example by getting involved at Shomrei Torah.
Sarah is active in our Sisterhood, she is a Trustee, a
member of the Membership Committee, and a member of
the Youth Committee.
Sarah has worked very hard on numerous projects for the
synagogue. Whatever task Sarah takes on, she always
follows through, does it well and with a smile! In addition
to all of her committee work, Sarah has the distinction of
being our first woman Hagba (lifting the Torah) and the
woman we always turn to when we light the Shabbat
candles at our Friday Night Live services. Sarah attends
Friday Night Services with her family, supports our
efforts in building community with her attendance at our
Shabbat dinners and is a regular with her family at our
monthly Havdalah service.
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Diane & Marty Albalah
Lori & Jamie Burr
Linnea & Dov Gorshein
Deborah & Marc Kornblau
Maria & Phil Nuccetelli
Marsha & Steve Rolnik
Lee & Sy Rothenberg
Marlene & Bruce Seidman
Stephanie & Howard Serber
Janet & Bernie Simon
Damaris Solomon
Martha Young
Judy & Adam Waxman
SISTERHOOD
GOLDEN CARDS
IN HONOR OF
Maxine & Barry Berger
Annette & Andy Lieb
Synagogue Board & Affiliates
ESTHER LAMPERT
WIFE OF SAM
Synagogue Board & Affiliates
Elaine & Sy Schlossberg
RUTH YURMAN Maxine & Barry Berger
BERNICE HELFAND
MOTHER OF LONNIE Sue & Barry Mirsky
Jayne & Noal Solomon
JOSE GOMEZ
FATHER OF
PIADAD KIGUELMAN Elaine & Sy Schlossberg
HANNAH KRESSEL
BAT MITZVAH Synagogue Board & Affiliates
ROZ & ED SERADZKY
BIRTH OF GRANDDAUGHTER Rhita & Steve Gastwirth
Laura & Marty Siegel
Cindy & Perry Wolkowitz
KEN & SANDI RAZEN
THINKING OF YOU Elaine & Sy Schlossberg
Cindy & Perry Wolkowitz
ANITA PETAK
GRANDDAUGHTER ALI’S
SPEEDY RECOVERY
ENGAGEMENT Maxine Stave
RON BAUM ROBERTA & JEFF ORT
Sue & Barry Mirsky
JONATHAN’S BAR MITZVAH ROZ HIRSCHBERG Karen & Richard Weiss
Laura & Marty Siegel
KRESSEL FAMILY
Cindy & Bob Brazer
HANNAH’S BAT MITZVAH Karen & Richard Weiss
LANDSCAPING FUND
BENNETT & MONIQUE
WASSERSTRUM
IN HONOR OF
BIRTH OF GRANDSON Cindy & Perry Wolkowitz
BERNHARDT FAMILY
THE JUNGREIS FAMILY
BIRTH OF GRANDDAUGHTER ETHAN’S BAR MITZVAH KRESSEL FAMILY
Sue & Barry Mirsky
HANNAH’S BAT MITZVAHSERADZKY FAMILY
IN MEMORY OF
BIRTH OF GRANDDAUGHTER Harvey & Naomi Miller
NATHAN COHEN
FATHER OF MARSHA ROLNIK GET WELL
Synagogue Board & Affiliates
Elaine & Sy Schlossberg
JEFF RAZEN LARRY LIEBOWITZ
Harvey & Naomi Miller
BROTHER OF MARSHA
GREENBERG IN MEMORY OF
Elaine & Sy Schlossberg
Laura & Marty Siegel
LARRY LIEBOWITZ
Jayne & Noal Solomon
BROTHER OF
Karen & Richard Weiss
MARSHA GREENBERG 10
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BERNICE HELFAND
MOTHER OF LONNIE JOSE GOMEZ
FATHER OF
PIADAD KIGUELMAN NATHAN COHEN
FATHER OF MARSHA ROLNIK Harvey & Naomi
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FUND
IN MEMORY OF
ESTHER LAMPERT
WIFE OF SAM Alan & Judy Feldman
YAHRZEIT FUND
Warren & Jane Greenfield
Israel Rayman
Barry Milchman
Stuart & Harryet Ehrlich
Alvin & Mimi Lakind
Bruce & Marlene Seidman
Mark & Marina Shpungin
IN MEMORY OF
SHIRLEY & JOSEPH
RUBENSTEIN Doris Gordon
ROSE LAKIND Alvin & Mimi Lakind
LEAH SAFRAN Anita & Steven Kaplan
YETTA BRODER Doris & Stanley Berenzweig
RITA BRESLAU Howard & Carol Fertig
HELEN DUDELSHIK Irwin & Marie Nijaki
BETTY COHEN Ed & Beth Julie
JOSEPH MORRIS Harvey & Susan Nagler
MOLLIE NESSMAN -
YAHRZEIT CONT. IN
MEMORY OF
JOSEPH BANKS Aleen & Robert Klein
RUTH LEVANDOV Larry & Sonia Seidman
DAVID SHAPIRO Eric & Fern Weis
BRUCE STALOFF Phyllis Staloff
RUTH GOTTLIEB Joan & Leon Gottlieb
ALLAN BERGER Barry & Maxine Berger
MURRAY MARKS Michael & Arlene Marks
BERNARD FRIEDMAN Robyn & Richard Weiss
SAMUEL RATNER Marilyn & Marvin Rogers
PHYLLIS STALLER
MAX WISOTSKY Barbara & Leonard Simon
WENDY BRAZER Bob & Cindy Brazer
BORIS BECKER Lilia Becker
ROSE & MORRIS FOX Ellen Bernstein
MARVIN WALDMAN Sarah & Barry Blecherman
MYRA COHEN Judy Waxman
BENJAMIN REISBERG Elaine Schlossberg
SAM KAUFMAN Ann & Marty Kaufman
RUTH ROSEN Adele & Joel Sussman
DAVID RAMER Henry & Carol Ramer
Barry Ramer
SAMUEL WILLNER Harold & Carol Willner
JACOB GELIMSON Rimma Markhasin
Florence Schulman Barry & Sheryl Sarin
SHOMREI TORAH
HEBREW SCHOOL FUND
SHOMREI TORAH FUND
IN HONOR OF
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FRANK TOBIN MITZVAH
FUND
SERADZKY FAMILY
GRANDDAUGHTER SARAH Paul & Sheryl Schwarz
Diane & Marty Albalah
Ed & Beth Julie
Stuart & Anita Skolnick
REICHER FAMILY
LARRY’S MARRIAGE Monique & Bennett
Wasserstrum
HARVEY MILLER
RETIREMENT Diane & Marty Albalah
IN HONOR OF
IN MEMORY OF
ED & ROZ SERADZKY
&
DEBBIE & NORMAN
BRAUNSTEIN
BIRTH OF GRANDDAUGHTER
SARAH TORI MARTY & ROBERTA LEVITT
50TH ANNIVERSARY SHARON & KENNY FRIED
LEAH & DAVID’S
ENGAGEMENT Ken & Elaine Tobin and Family
IN MEMORY OF
ESTHER LAMPERT Ed & Beth Julie
Ray & Rhoda Fishler
LARRY LIEBOWITZ Phil Nuccetelli
Diane & Marty Albalah
Sheryl & Barry Sarin
Elissa Baum
Susan & Rob Baron
NATHAN COHEN Diane & Marty Albalah
Ed & Beth Julie
BERNICE HELFAND Diane & Marty Albalah
Susan & Rob Baron
Ed & Beth Julie
BERNICE HELFAND Elaine & Sy Schlossberg
HOLOCAUST FUND
IN MEMORY OF
RABBI’S DISC FUND
ABRAHAM WOLKOWITZ
FATHER OF PERRY Mary & Frank Sheydwasser
IN HONOR OF
RACHEL WOLKOWITZ
PASSING BAR EXAM ED & ROZ SERADZKY
BIRTH OF GRANDDAUGHTER
Monique & Bennett
Wasserstrum
SAM GERSHON FUND
IN MEMORY OF
COUSIN SETH RUBENSTEIN Henry & Carol Ramer
MAHZORIM
GERTRUDE ROSENBERG Jill & Jay Bernstein
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Ha ‘Kesher (Hebrew High) will be collecting items for the Midnight Run, where we
will drive into New York City and deliver the donated items to homeless men and
women. We need the congregation’s help to collect all of the necessary items.
Ha ‘Kesher will be collecting the following items for the Midnight Run:
-Gently used men’s large size clothing, especially sweatshirts and T-shirts
-NEW socks and underwear
-Travel size toiletries
-Gallon size freezer bags
-Old towels and washcloths
-Small Blankets
-Backpacks, carry bags
-Jars of peanut butter, jelly, snack size canned fruit, cookies, pretzels,
potato chips, juice boxes, brown lunch bags, sandwich bags, and treats.
-*Volunteers* to help with this project (drivers, sandwich makers, sorters, etc.)
Saturday, January 28th.
There will be boxes in the lobby marked for the project, so let’s fill them
up!
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