shofar - Temple Beth-El

The
SHOFAR
JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2014
Volume 90 No. 10
TAMMUZ/AV/ELUL 5774
Temple Beth-El
The Temple Beth-El Shofar is dedicated
by the Chase Family Foundation.
Congregation Sons of Israel & David
JUNE 20 TH
JULY 18 TH
AUGUST 22 ND
(5:00PM MEMBER BARBECUE)
SHABBAT UNDER THE
7:00 PM
70 Orchard Avenue
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Providence, RI 02906
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www.temple-beth-el.org
Join us as we gather together on the Julie Claire Gutterman Biblical Garden patio
to greet Shabbat with song and stories!
We will also celebrate summer birthdays and enjoy special summer treats following the service!
WORSHIP SERVICES
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Our regular early summer services begin in the
intimacy of the Herman L. Bennett Chapel
FRIDAY, JUNE 6th.
Join us for this half-hour of meditation, music and
memory before going home to a Shabbat meal.
Shabbat morning services continue at 9:00AM
Afterwards, please join us for Torah study over
bagels & coffee.
SHAVUOT
JUNE 4, 2014
Shavuot is the second of the shalosh regalim, the three
Pilgrimage Festivals of earlier times. We welcome Shavuot
on the sixth of Sivan. Shavuot means “weeks.” It refers to
the timing of the festival, which is held approximately seven
weeks following Pesach. Shavuot is a celebration of both the
year’s first harvest and zeman matan torateinu, the season
of the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. It is a joyous and
important occasion, recalling our sacred covenant with God.
HISTORY
Shavuot has both an agricultural and a historical story
attached to it. Because we were once farmers in the Land
of Israel, Shavuot is closely tied with the harvest cycle. The
Torah calls Shavuot Yom Habikkurim, or the Days of the first
fruits of their harvest, the bikkurim, to Jerusalem as an offering
to God. In addition, Shavuot commemorates the day when
our ancestors, standing at Mount Sinai, received the Torah
as a symbol of our covenant with Adonai. After God freed
us from the Egyptians and led us through the Sea of Reeds,
God led us to Mount Sinai. There, God
was to speak to us. For three days, our
ancestors waited until finally, amid
thunder and lightning, God spoke the
words of the Ten Commandments.
Here, we were given the Torah, the
thread by which each Jew is connected,
the basis of Jewish life as we know it.
THE BOOK OF RUTH
We read from the Book of Ruth on Shavuot. The
great- grandmother of King David, Ruth is an important
woman in Jewish tradition. As the Book of Ruth teaches,
Ruth was not born a Jew. Rather, she
converted to Judaism and accepted
the Torah as the Jews did at Mount Sinai.
Also, the story of Ruth is told during the
time of the harvest period. It therefore
seems appropriate to retell her story on
this festival. Many synagogues like our own choose Shavuot
as a time for young Jewish adults to affirm their faith in God
by partaking in Confirmation ceremonies.
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PARASHAT BEHA'ALOTCHA
Torah: Numbers 8:1-12:16
Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14 - 4:7
Friday, June 6
5:45 PM
Kabbalat Shabbat
Our regular 5:45 PM summer services
begin in the intimacy of the Herman L.
Bennett Chapel this Friday, June 6th.
Join us for this half-hour of meditation, music
and memory before going home to a
Shabbat meal. Shabbat morning services
continue at 9:00 AM. Afterwards, please
join us for Torah study over bagels and
coffee.
Saturday, June 7
9:00 AM
10:15 AM
11:00 AM
5:45 PM
Shabbat Service
Torah Study
Bat Mitzvah of Alexandra Hopfenberg, daughter of Trish & David Hopfenberg
Minyan
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PARASHAT SH'LACH L'CHA
Torah: Numbers 13:1 - 15:41
Haftarah: Joshua 2:1- 2:24
Friday, June 13
5:45 PM Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, June 14
9:00 AM Shabbat Service
10:15 AM Torah Study
11:00 AM Bar Mitzvah of Maxwell Pomerantz,
son of Karen Rosen & David Pomerantz
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PARASHAT BECHUKOTAI
Torah: Leviticus 26:3 - 27:34
Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14
Friday, June 20
7:00 PM Shabbat Under the Stars
Saturday, June 21
9:00 AM Shabbat Service
10:15 AM Torah Study
11:00 AM Bar Mitzvah of Sarah Goldman,
daughter of Terry & David Goldman
5:45 PM Minyan
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PARASHAT PINCHAS
Torah: Numbers 25:10 - 30:1
Haftarah: 1 Kings 18:46 -19:21
Friday, July 11
5:45 PM Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, July 12
Rosh Hodesh, the start of the Hebrew month,
JUNE 27th & JUNE 28th.
Rosh Hodesh, that start of each Hebrew month
when the new crescent moon appears in the sky, is
a time for celebration and reflection, bringing with
it hope, light and promise, growth and fulfillment,
not only for the moon, but for us. The rabbis of
the Mishna taught (in Tannit 4:6) that five world
changing events occurred on the 17th of Tammuz;
Moses broke the 10 commandments, daily sacrifice
ceased, the walls of Jerusalem were breached, A
torah was burned and an idol was placed in the
center of Jerusalem. It’s great to enjoy the carefree
potential and freedom of the hot summer but we
also need to remember the realities of our past.
Rosh Hodesh Tammuz is June 27th and 28th.
Look for the new moon on June 27th.
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PARASHAT CHUKAT
Torah: Numbers 19:1 - 22:1
Haftarah: Isaiah 66:1 - 66:24
Friday, June 27
5:45 PM Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, June 28
9:00 AM Shabbat Service
10:15 AM Torah Study
5:45 PM Minyan
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PARASHAT BALAK
Torah: Numbers 22:2- 25:9
Haftarah: Micah 5:6 - 6:8
Friday, July 4
5:45 PM Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, July 5
9:00 AM Shabbat Service
10:15 AM Torah Study
5:45 PM Minyan
9:00 AM Shabbat Service
10:15 AM Torah Study
5:45 PM Minyan
WORSHIP SERVICES
TAMMUZ
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PARASHAT MATOT
Torah: Numbers 30:2 - 32:42
Haftarah: Jeremiah 1:1- 2:3
Friday, July 18
7:00 PM
Shabbat Under the Stars
This service, held outdoors on the
Temple’s Julie Claire Gutterman patio, includes singing, stories and summertime
Oneg Shabbat. Children with summer
birthdays will also be honored.
Saturday, July 19
9:00 AM Shabbat Service
10:15 AM Torah Study
5:45 PM Minyan
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PARASHAT MASEI
Torah: Numbers 33:1- 36:13
Haftarah: Jeremiah 2:4- 28; 3:4
Friday, July 25
5:45 PM Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, July 26
9:00 AM Shabbat Service
10:15 AM Torah Study
5:45 PM Minyan
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WORSHIP SERVICES
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PARASHAT EIKEV
Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12 - 11:25
Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14 - 51:3
Friday, August 15
Rosh Hodesh Av
THURSDAY, JULY 27th
Look for the new moon on July 28th.
On the 9th of Av Jews around the world
commemorate the Destruction of the First
Temple in Jerusalem (as well as numerous
other dark events in Jewish history) and the
exile of the Jews from the Land of Israel in
the years 586 BCE. The quarter moon we
see on August 14th when we observe Tisha
B’Av, lit their way and gave them hope at a
time of despair. It is an opportunity for us
to reflect on the small sources of light and
hope not only in our personal lives but for
the Jewish people nearly 2000 years later!
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PARASHAT DEVARIM
Torah: Deuteronomy 1:1- 3:22
Haftarah: Isaiah 1:1- 1:27
Friday, August 1
5:45 PM Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, August 2
9:00 AM Shabbat Service
10:15 AM Torah Study
5:45 PM Minyan
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PARASHAT VAETCHANAN
SHABBAT NACHAMU
Torah: Deuteronomy 3:23 - 7:11
Haftarah: Isaiah 40:1- 40:26
Friday, August 8
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5:45 PM Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, August 9
9:00 AM Shabbat Service
10:15 AM Torah Study
5:45 PM Minyan
5:45 PM Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, August 16
9:00 AM Shabbat Service
10:15 AM Torah Study
5:45 PM Minyan
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PARASHAT RE'EH
Torah: Deuteronomy 11:26 - 16:17
Haftarah: Isaiah 54:11- 55:5
Friday, August 22
7:00 PM Shabbat Under the Stars and
Prospective Members Barbecue
We especially welcome prospective
members at a summer barbecue.
Saturday, August 23
9:00 AM Shabbat Service
10:15 AM Torah Study
5:45 PM Minyan
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PARASHAT SHOFTIM
Torah: Deuteronomy 16:18 - 21:9
Haftarah: Isaiah 51:12 - 52:12
Friday, August 29
5:45 PM Kabbalat Shabbat
Saturday, August 23
9:00 AM Shabbat Service
10:15 AM Torah Study
5:45 PM Minyan
Neil D.Steinberg
MY DREAMS FOR THE FUTURE
WE ARE PLEASED TO REPRINT (edited for reasons of space) THE HEARTFELT MESSAGE OF OUR MEMBER,
NEIL D.STEINBERG, PRESIDENT & CEO OF THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION,
DELIVERED ON APRIL 25, 2014
By way of background, this is my third time
speaking from the Bimah. The first was 47
years ago at my Bar Mitzvah in West Haven,
Connecticut. The next two times were for
each of my sons’ Bar Mitzvahs right here.
So this is a lot to live up to.
When Rabbi Les called me a few months
ago to ask if I would speak about My
Dreams for the Future, I had several
thoughts. WHY ME?
So with great honor and humility, and
experience more than wisdom, let’s talk
about My Dreams for the Future. It quickly
popped into my head that when thinking
about the future I immediately thought about
the past. I hope to not forget the past and
what I have learned just living life for many
decades. I have a young colleague who
once said to me that everyone told her she
needed more experience and wanted to
know how she could get more experience.
I told her “live longer.” I have been very
fortunate and blessed over many years. I
have had a decent career with now the
best job I have ever had. It is an honor
and privilege to lead the Rhode Island
Foundation and I have never worked harder.
Any my wonderful family. Genie and I met
40 years ago at a college on the hill up
the street from here and have two sons
who are older but not completely grown up
(many will know what I mean). And there
have been ups and downs that we have all
experienced; obstacles, joy, heartache and
important lessons learned. There are a few I
want to make sure I remember in the future.
Every time I walk into this synagogue, or
any synagogue for that matter, I remember
my grandfather. He was our Jewish patriarch
who would listen to me read Hebrew and
practice for my Bar Mitzvah. I remember
vividly him sitting in the front row with my
parents, and grandmother knowing that he
would catch any mistake I made reciting my
Haftarah. That I will always remember.
My parents who pushed me and guided
46 and provided good values. I can also
me
see my mother sitting here not that long
ago. I remember after she passed away
and we cleaned out her apartment, I found
the clippings and pictures from my career
that she never told me she saw. I hope and
dream that I remember and have shared with
my children to do what you think is right. In
the absence of direction, instruction, rules
and regulations, use your judgement and
always do what YOU think is right.
We all have had a relative, a teacher, a
boss, a coach, a Rabbi or a mentor that
taught us and inspired us and I dream that
we can all provide the same inspiration for
others in the future.
My dream is to always think young. Some
that know me well would say immature ~
but I can live with that! I never want to feel
as old as I am (aches and pains aside).
The discovery and wonder and continuous
learning of youth I believe is a wonderful
way to get to get older.
There are some basics that I have learned
that I hope I remember in the future. To be
more patient and less patient; more at home
and less getting things done at work. A hot
shower, cold water to drink, and a good
sitcom on tv have always been things I have
appreciated and want to be part of my
future.
As a young banker I learned: save more,
borrow less, and don’t invest in something
you don’t understand. These are all still true
and will be in the future.
I dream that life will be a little simpler. Many
know that I go at a pretty fast pace and
in the future I want to make sure I better
appreciate life around me. And I yearn for
a day that technology is simpler and more
logical. I thought it was supposed to make
life easier; so I dream that it will save me
time not consume it and that I do not have
to be a tech expert. That being said, it
amazes me that the universal solution with
most tech problems is to turn it off and turn it
back on. Life should only work that way! My
dream for the future would not mean much
without family, friends and time. I want my
sons to be happy on their terms not based
on material standards imposed by others. I
want Genie and I to grow old together and
to always be able to laugh. Her laughing at
me and me laughing at the comics. As an
aside I hope we can still hear each other
in the future. A few years ago she was
concerned that my hearing was going and
when I went to the doctor for a physical
she told me to get my hearing checked. At
the end of the exam I told him of my wife’s
concern. He asked how long I have been
married, I told him at that point over 25
years. He told me he did not need to test
me, it was selective hearing!
I hope and dream that in the future we all
make peace in our own way with our own
definitions of happiness and success. I
dream that many more in our community will
learn to give back time, treasure and talent
that is needed now more than ever. It has
been proven that we feel better when we
give back and when we feel better we are
more successful.
I dream that all the candidates who want
to lead us in Rhode Island will say what
they are going to do, how they will do it,
and then actually fulfill those promises when
elected.
My dream is to remember and continue to
live the Olympic Creed: “The most important
thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but
to take part. Just as the most important thing
in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The
essential thing is not to have conquered but
to have fought well.”
With gratitude and humility I thank you for
this opportunity tonight. I am sure many of
my dreams are our dreams. And I will leave
you my last Dream for the Future and one
I hope you will share. While learning from
the past, my dream is to look forward, be
positive and take rhetoric to action. And in
the famous words of Nike ~ Let’s Just Do It!
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
SCHOOL
REGISTRATION
(2014 -2015)
IS NOW ONLINE!
You may now register for the
2014 - 2015 school year online!
Please visit our Temple website
(www.temple-beth-el.org), click
on LEARNING, then RELIGIOUS
SCHOOL. You will find all applicable
information to proceed with
registration at the bottom of the page.
If you are new to the Temple and
would like to register your children for
school, please call Religious School
Administrator, Anita Steiman, at
331- 6070.
PRE-SCHOOL
REGISTRATION
Temple Beth- El Religious School
offers a pre-school program for
children who will be four years old
by September 1, 2014.
Children begin to learn about and
celebrate the Jewish holidays in fun,
exciting ways. Music, drama, arts
and crafts, puppetry and storytelling
enable the children to enthusiastically
participate in this introduction to
their Jewish education. Pre-School
and Kindergarten classes are open
to non-Temple members. For more
information, please contact Anita
Steiman, School Administrator.
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MOCK WEDDING
On SUNDAY, MAY 4th,
students in the sixth grade
celebrated the culmination
of their Life Cycle studies
by participating in a joyous
Mock Wedding ceremony. Bride
“Chloe Lukasiak” (Sophia Fox) and
groom “Thomas Jones” (Gabriel Insler)
signed their ketubbah, participated
in a simulated ceremony (complete
with bridesmaids, parents, best man
and maid of honor), exchanged Ring
Pops, and stomped on a glass! The
“ceremony” was officiated by Rabbi
Mack and Cantor Seplowin and a
celebratory “reception” followed.
Annual
Golf Tournament
MONDAY, JULY 14, 2014
Proceeds benefit Temple Beth-El's Religious School
For more information please contact Ruby Shalansky
at 401-331- 6070 or rshalansky@temple-beth-el.org
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PREMIUM SUPPORT CAMPAIGN
Premium Support Members
The Premium Support Program of Temple Beth-El is enhanced levels of annual support
which ensure that the temple can welcome individuals and families who cannot afford
to pay some or all of the basic membership dues. The program also ensures the
continuation of high quality and essential programs and services the temple provides.
Temple Beth-El is grateful to the following families who have joined our
Premium Support Program.
PILLARS
(18,000 + )
Joseph A. Chazan
Anonymous (1)
GUARDIAN’S CIRCLE
(10,000 + )
Gussie Baxt
Rosalie Fain
Merle & Stanley Goldstein
Vivien & Alan Hassenfeld
Anonymous (1) *
RABBI’S CIRCLE
(5,000 + )
Atsuko & Lawrence Fish
Joyce & Arthur Hurvitz
Sheila & Arnold Kaufman
Judy & Robert Mann *
Jane S. Nelson *
Trinidad & Peter Wallick
Anonymous (4)
CHAI CIRCLE
(3,600 + )
Jeanie & Samuel Brickle
Bonnie & Donald Dwares
Samara & Stuart Feldman
Robin & Burt Homonoff
Jamie & Brock Manville
Tara & Bruce Pinsky
Faye & Robert Stolzman
Jill & Jim Tobak *
Ina & Bernard Wasserman
Kimberly & John Zwetchkenbaum *
PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE
(2,900 + )
Susan & Robert Bahr *
Lori Barnet & Jeffrey Savit
Susan & David Bazar
Mitzi & Robert Berkelhammer
Lisa & Michael Bigney
Patricia & Melvyn Blake
Eszter & Samuel Chase *
Arlene & David Cohen
Melanie & Stephen Coon
Judy & Stephan Deutsch
Diane & Robert Ducoff
Susan & Michael Eides
Mary & Richard Engle
Gail & James Galkin
Suzanne Gilstein
Jill & Larry Goldstein *
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Amy Gottlieb & Peter Friedmann *
Katherine C. Haspel & Paul A. Silver
Susan & Saul Kaplan
Donna Kimmel & Marilyn Nappen
Nancy & Kenneth Kirsch
Judith C. Labossiere
Sally Lapides & Arthur Solomon
Joyce & Alan Leven
Carol & Fred Levinger
Lila Sapinsley
Helaine & Mark Schupack
Judge & Mrs. Bruce M. Selya
Genie Shao & Neil Steinberg
Cathy & Jeffrey Siegal *
Barbara & Arun Singh
Kristin & David Soforenko
Marjorie & Philip Torgan
Deborah & Ellis Waldman
Vanessa & Lewis Weiner
Elaine & Howard Weiss
Jean & Andrew Wilkes *
Anonymous (3)
SUSTAINER’S CIRCLE
Steven M. Abrams
Wesley Alpert
Linda & Nathaniel Baker *
Beverly & Banice Bazar
Deborah & Neil Benharris
Arlene Berrol & Stan Smith
Muriel Borts
Barbra & Max Brickle *
Carolyn & David Brodsky
Barbara & Jeffrey Brown
Wendy & Steven Buckler
Suzanne & David Cane
Jill & Andrew Caslowitz
Phyllis & Irwin Chase
Sherry & Mark Cohen
Rosalea Cohn
Jaffa & David Davies
Lisa & Larry Davis
Barbara & Walter Feldman
Jocelyn & Carl Feldman
Susan & Robert Fine
Susan & Roy Finkelman
Elizabeth & Charles Fradin
Linda & Fred Franklin
Frances Friedman
(2,500 + )
Ellen Barth Geltzer
Nancy & Louis Goldman
Terry & David Goldman *
Amy & Bruce Goldstein
Bernice & Samuel Gourse
Marcy & Rick Granoff *
Paula & Leonard Granoff
Elizabeth & David Greenberg
Helen Grossman
Alexis Hafken
Susan & Charles Hahn
Eileen & Harold Horwitz
Deborah & David Jacobson
Susan & Richard Kaplan
Ellen & Jeffrey Kasle
Susan & David Kertzer
Lorraine & Robert Kingsbury
Anne Berkelhammer Krause
Marjorie & Robert Krause
Dorothy & Howard Lampal
Roberta & Steven Lasser
Sara & Robert Leach
Doris Licht & Ron Borod
Nancy Troy Lovett
Leonard C. Mandell
Susann Mark & David Josephson
Hedy & Fred Massotti
Judy & Andy Matt
Rita Michaelson
Dorothy M. Nelson
Maria & Ralph Posner
Robin & Michael Prescott
Lynn Rakatansky
Kim & Kenneth Rickler
Audrey & Barry Robbins
Joyce & Russell Robinson
Karen Rosen & David Pomerantz
Elinor & Stanley Rosenthal
Marjorie & David Rubin
Linda & Michael Rubinstein
Burton Sackett *
Carolyn & Harold Salk
Sandra & Alan Samdperil
Judith & Jonathan Savage
Ellen & Harold Schein
Barbara & Larry Schoenfeld
Sarah & Peter Scoliard
Emily & Steven Shalansky
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Ellen & Barry Shepard
Els & Allan Shine
Ellen & Mark Silverman *
Linda & Richard Silverman
Deborah Miller Tate
Jillian & John Torgan
Susan & Herbert Triedman
Susan Weinman & Andrew Rosenzweig *
Beth & Stanley Weiss
Gloria Winston
Sarah & Richard Zacks
Janet & Melvin Zurier
Lauren & Samuel Zurier
Morrisa & Joseph Zwetchkenbaum
Anonymous (8)
CIET
Beth-El Legacy Society
recognizes those members who
have made provisions for a
bequest to Temple Beth-El
*Members
who have either joined the Premium Support
Program or who have moved to a higher circle.

Wesley Alpert
Madeline M. Asher
Gussie Baxt
Please call Judy Moseley, Executive Director, or Ruby Shalansky,
Fundraising and Development, at 331- 6070, if you would like
more information about our Premium Support Program.
Jeanie & Samuel Brickle
David B. Casten
Jerome Corwin
Phyllis E. Fleisig
Frances Friedman
I would like more information about the honors and benefits of
Premium Membership. Please send me a Premium support
Brochure.
Helene & Lawrence Gates
PHYLLIS GOLDBERG
Betsey & George M. Goodwin
Bernice & Samuel Gourse
Name:
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Address:
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Gloria Winston
I would like to discuss becoming a member of the
Premium Support Program.
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Please call me at:
The best time to call is
AM or
PM.
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“Beyond Fiddler”
A SMASH HIT!
On SATURDAY, MAY 2, more than
125 people were treated to a cabaret
starring our own Cantor Judy
Seplowin, Cantor Jonathan Comisar,
Doug Jabara, Kathryne Jennings and
Fred Scheff. The program for Beyond
“Fiddler” featured Broadway songs
with Jewish characters and themes.
Cantor Comisar provided a running
narrative focusing on the history
of “Jewish” Broadway. Among the
selection were songs from little
known shows as well as contemporary,
highly popular pieces. Thanks to
our hardworking and dedicated
committee: Jill Caslowitz, Susan Fine,
Dianne Isenberg, Susan H. Kaplan,
Gail Solomon, Carla Spacone, Vanessa
Weiner and Wendy Joering. With their
artistic talents the Silverstein Meeting
Hall was transformed into a cabaret
night club with New York style deli
served at each table. More than $6500
was raised in support of our temple’s
cultural programming.
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May 2, 2014
three decades, who have been so
kind and helpful to me throughout
all that time.
First of all, I want to thank all the
members of this Congregation Sons
of Israel and David, Temple Beth-El,
for giving me a home for all these
years. It has been a privilege to
work with and for you.
I especially want to thank Rabbi Les
Gutterman, who has been Senior
Rabbi of this congregation throughout
my tenure at the library, for all his
support for me and the Braude
Library. In my mind, I have often
thought of him, in the manner of the
appellations of some British kings,
as the “Rabbi of the 3 W’s (Warm,
Welcoming and Witty)”.
I am aware that this kind of
association betrays, of course, my
education in a British Commonwealth
country. In Rabbi Gutterman’s kind
article in the “Shofar”, he has added
a decade to my actual employment
(27 years) here at the Temple,
although it is true that I had a
connection to the Temple for at least
a decade before that , through Rabbi
William Braude, of blessed memory,
with whom my former husband
studied on a regular basis, and who
came to Plymouth with his wife, Penn,
to lead the service for the naming of
my older daughter, Yona, in 1976.
I also need to thank all the clergy,
temple staff, library committee
members and volunteers for the past
Inspired by Rabbi Braude’s devotion
to learning, and books ,and,
therefore, the library of the Temple,
Reini Silverman
On the occasion of my retirement
as your Temple librarian and teacher:
Todah rabah, and le’hitraot
Many thanks and goodbye
I am a book person and not a
speech person, so this will be short,
but heartfelt.
and his active support of my two longterm predecessors, Mattie Pincus and
Maryland Estes, of blessed memory, I
have always endeavoured to continue
the library’s tradition of enhancing
our claim, as a congregation and as
individuals, to the label bestowed on
us in the 7th century of the Common
Era, by none other than Mohammed,
“The people of the Book”. I hope that I
have made that appellation more true
and meaningful for many of you, your
children, and your grandchildren.
Now that the library will be entering
a new era, I hope my successor will
continue to support that tradition and
add a new, digital dimension to it,
so that we can perhaps add another
label to our self-description, going
simultaneously back in history, to
Moses, and forward to the present
era, to call ourselves “people of the
book and the tablet (s)”.
Thank you all for your good wishes,
and for giving me this lovely
good- bye.
Shalom & le’hitraot!
~ Reini Silverman
Save the Date
for the
World Series of Jewish Noshes
(aka appetizers)
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PARENTS , please have your children
check the Lost & Found after school if they
have lost a jacket or sweater or any other item.
The Lost & Found box is kept outside the
main office. All items not claimed before
June 15th will be donated.
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SISTERHOOD
Hello from
SISTERHOOD
AS WE WRAP UP OUR 2013~2014
year, we want to thank all of our
Sisterhood members and their families
and the staff at Temple Beth-El for
making it such a wonderful year. From
the High Holidays to our amazing
Centennial Shabbaton Weekend, Paid
Up event, All About You, fundraising
efforts, successful bake sales,
community outreach events like Ronald
McDonald House Make-A-Meal and
the Insight Luncheon, Joanne Forman
Film Festival, March meeting and
presentation on Women’s Health
from Dr. Alice Tong, Rosh Chodesh
and Reading Circle to our Board
Installation, this year has been a great
beginning to what we hope will be our
next 100 years in helping foster the
Jewish life at Temple Beth-El.
In Sisterhood,
Deborah Barshay, Cheryl Greenfield,
Karen Isenberg, Renate Sandgren
& Elaine Sandy, Vice Presidents
SAVE THE DATE
ANOTHER WELL READ YEAR FOR
SISTERHOOD
DONOR EVENT 2014
Special thanks to Linda Sinel for
READING CIRCLE
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at 3:00 PM
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with friends. Linda and
others are busy putting
together the 2014 - 2015
book selections so stay tuned for
more information.
“LIKE” US ON FACEBOOK AT THE
SISTERHOOD OF TEMPLE BETH-EL.
Welcoming Your Baby into Your Interfaith Family
Join us for a practical discussion of Jewish ceremonies for welcoming and naming a child.
We’ll explore meaningful ways that Jewish rituals can honor and respect parents and grandparents
from other faith traditions and cultural backgrounds. We will discuss opportunities to express gratitude
for the blessings of parenthood that will enhance your growing family.
Taught by
Rabbi Sarah Mack & Kit Haspel, PhD
OCTOBER 28, 2014
7:00PM
Temple Beth-El
$18 per family & pre -registration is requested.
Each registered family will receive a copy of
Blessings of a Skinned Knee
by Dr. Wendy Mogel
For more information or to register,
please contact Rabbi Sarah Mack
at Temple Beth-El, 331- 6070 or
rabbimack@temple-beth-el.org
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See you in September!
B
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out for the summer, we have a
great event for you to remember
us by. It’s our Trip to FOXWOODS
on S UNDAY, JU N E 8 t h.
We’ve got everything arranged
for you, the transportation, the
food, the incentives, and the low
price. We’ll leave the Temple via
luxury motorcoach at 10 AM, and
then stop at the Coventry Park
& Ride (exit 6) at 10:15, and
on to Foxwoods. For just $15
per person, you’ll receive the
transportation, a $10 food coupon,
or free buffet voucher (value $18.)
and $15 in game play for keno.
Even if you lose, you can’t lose!
Join us for our last event of the year.
As we look to next year, we are
proud to announce our NEW SLATE
of OFFICERS, who were installed
at the LINDENBAUM event.
Please support this new slate and
Brotherhood itself as we move
forward into a great new year.
We wish you a relaxing, peaceful
summer !!
BROTHERHOOD
new slate of officers
PRESIDENT
John Catania
BROTHERHOOD
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VICE PRESIDENT
MEMBERSHIP
VICE PRESIDENT
FUNDRAISING
Andrew Lamchick
TREASURER
Mark Steiman
SECRETARIES
Max Guarino
Become a fan
on Facebook
www.bethelbrotherhoodri.org
A SPECIAL SHABBAT BBQ
FOR CURRENT, NEW & PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS
Friday, August 22ND
BBQ at 5:00 PM
Family Shabbat Service
UNDER THE STARS
at 7:00 PM on the
Julie Claire Gutterman Patio
~ ACTIVITIES FOR THE KIDS ~
AN ICE CREAM SOCIAL ONEG
Bring your Friends to Share the Warmth & Vitality of our Synagogue
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IN OUR SYNAGOGUE
A Blessing On Your Head
Mazal Tov, Mazal Tov
Randi Miller on the birth of her grandson Max Charlie O’Reilly
son of Lauren and Leonard O’Reilly born on April 14, 2014.
The sympathy of the congregation is
extended to the family of:
GEORGE BORTS
3 Iyar 5774
2 May 2014
Sharon & Steve Linder on the marriage of their daughter, Sydney
to Christina Panas, May 10, 2014 in Pocantico Hills, New York.
ELEANOR FINE
8 Iyar 5774
8 May 2014
Sandra & Andrew Lamchick on the marriage of their daughter,
Shaina to Clark Hagen, May 25, 2014 in Washington, D.C.
DONALD LEVINE
23 Iyar 5774
23 May 2014
IN OUR FAMILY
LINDA PALEY FRANKLIN
25 Iyar 5774
25 May 2014
Nancy Kirsch, former editor of The Jewish Voice, earned a third
place award in the Rhode Island Press Association’s Religion and
Spirituality Category on May 2 for her story, “Anti-Semitic acts in
Budapest stun Habonim Congregants.”
Judge Robert D. Krause received an honorary degree
from the Roger Williams University School of Law.
Tonya Glantz received her doctorate degree in Education from
Rhode Island College. Tonya’s dissertation was Connecting School
And Child Welfare Systems to Students In Foster Care: An
Empowering Intervention.
Carol Garber who has been granted a Full Professorship
at Columbia University in New York City.
NEW MEMBERS
Let us welcome our new members. May your membership in our
Congregation bring you spiritual peace and joy.
Susan & Ken Kaplan of West Greenwich
Dylan Molho of Providence
MEMORIAL TABLETS
Engraving a Memorial tablet means that the name of your dearly
departed becomes a permanent remembrance in our Temple.
The tablet will hang on the marble wall inside the entrance to the
Fain Sanctuary during the anniversary month commemorating your
loved one’s passing.
Harold L. Cohen
Inscribed by Hilary & Neal Zwicker
Irwin B. Hamin
Inscribed by the Dwares & Weiss Families
Charlotte “Lottie” Kwasha
Inscribed by Linda Kwasha
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YIZKOR ELOHIM
George A. Levine
Inscribed by his wife, Barbara Levine
IN MEMORIAM
The congregation notes with sorrow
the passing of:
Naomi Gitman,
mother of Joyce Robinson
HONOR THY NAME
PLAQUES
Honor Thy Name Plaques continue to provide
members with an opportunity to remember a
loved one or to honor someone dear.
Inscribed plaques are affixed to a seat of
your choice in either the Rosalie and
Norman Fain Sanctuary or the Herman L.
Bennett Chapel. Donations to establish a
plaque enhance the Temple’s Endowment.
The Temple is grateful to:
Justin Emanuel Bar Mitzvah May 17, 2014
given by Sheila and Arnold Kaufman.
Reini Silverman In Honor of her dedication
to the students of Temple Beth-El given by
the students of Temple Beth-El.
We are pleased to honor members who are celebrating their 100th
birthday and beyond as well as anniversaries of those who are
celebrating their first, tenth, twenty-fifth, and fifty-plus celebrations.
100th Birthday & Beyond
Pearl Nathan 101 years old in July
Milestone Anniversaries in JUNE:
Franklin & MaryBeth Schneider ~ 10 years
Lori & Maarten Broess ~ 25 years
Terrie & Harry Mancoll ~ 25 years
Judith & Arnold Rosenbaum ~ 50 years
Ellen & Barry Shepard ~ 50 years
Linda & Gene Sidore ~ 50 years
Byrna & Bruce Bettigole ~ 51 years
Linda & Michael Rubenstein ~ 51 years
Claudia & Allan Deutsch ~ 52 years
Marilyn & Dietrich Rueschemeyer ~ 52 years
Phyllis & Irwin Chase ~ 53 years
Carolyn & David Brodsky ~ 55 years
Ellen & Robert Brookman ~ 57 years
Gloria & Sam Jarcho ~ 57 years
Dorothy & Howard Lampal ~ 57 years
Cynthia & Leonard Triedman ~ 57 years
Mardelle & Benett Berman ~ 58 years
Barbara & Jay Orson ~ 58 years
Rhoda & Alan Swartz ~ 58 years
Esther & Sanford Coren ~ 60 years
Nan & Don Levine ~ 60 years
Ardean & David Botvin ~ 61 years
Barbara & Walter Feldman ~ 64 years
Hoda & Harold Baron ~ 66 years
Eleanor & Malvern Ross ~ 67 years
Milestone Anniversaries in JULY:
Robin & Michael Kauffman ~ 25 years
Bev & Harlan Rich ~ 25 years
Sarah & Peter Scoliard ~ 25 years
Janet & Mel Zurier ~ 63 years
Milestone Anniversaries in AUGUST:
Arielle Schilit & Adam Niterson ~1 year
Jessica & Holger Kraetschmer ~ 10 years
Cat & Seth Price ~ 10 years
Audrey & Bernard Bieder ~ 25 years
Bobbie & Robert Andreozzi ~ 53 years
Ellen & Harold Schein ~ 55 years
Phyllis & Abbott Dressler ~ 56 years
Dena & Kenneth Liffmann ~ 57 years
Paula & Leonard Granoff ~ 60 years
Zelda & Edward Feldman ~ 68 years
OUR LEADERSHIP
2014- 2015
Officers & Members
of the Board of Trustees
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President
Jill Fox Tobak
Vice-President, Operations
Ellis Waldman
VPOperations@temple-beth-el.org
Vice-President, Planning & Development
Lewis Weiner
VPPlanning&Development@temple-beth-el.org
Vice-President, Community Relations & Programs
Stuart Feldman
VPCommunityRelations&Programs@temple-beth-el.org
Vice-President, Worship Practices & Lifelong Learning
Robert Stolzman
VPLifelongLearning&Worship@temple-beth-el.org
Treasurer
Dean Weinberg
Treasurer@temple-beth-el.org
Secretary
Tonya Glantz
Immediate Past President serving as Trustee
Fred Franklin
IN OUR SYNAGOGUE
MILESTONE ANNIVERSARIES &
BIRTHDAYS IN OUR FAMILY FOR
THE MONTH OF MAY
TRUSTEES
Paula Annenberg
Neil Benharris
Lilliane Birch
Lesley Bogad
Andrew Bramson
John Catania
Jason Freedman
Carol Friedman
James Galkin
Suzanne Gilstein
Nathaniel Ginsburg
Nikki Hamburger
Robin Homonoff
David Isenberg
Karen Isenburg
Jamie Manville
Andy Matt
Layne Mayer
Beth Mazor
Alan Moskoff
Amy Orth
Lynn Rakatansky
Rochelle Rosen
Andrew Rosenzweig
Deborah Salinger
Robert Sandy
Gary Schine
Jennifer Schnirman
Gail Solomon
Scott Turner
Lauren Weinstock
Max Winograd
Rachel Mersky Woda
Jamie Woods
HONORARY TRUSTEES
Stuart Aaronson
David B. Casten
Joseph A. Chazan
Rosalea Cohn
Carl Feldman
Judge Richard J. Israel
Kenneth Kirsch
Lee Krasner
Nan Levine
Frederick Levinger
Susann Mark
Melvin Zurier
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DONATIONS
APRIL 1, 2014
to
APRIL 30, 2014
“...who donates much to charity
becomes the richer for it...”
BROTHERHOOD FUND
FELDMAN FAMILY GENERATIONS FUND
In Memory of
Steven Abrams
MOLLIE ABRAMS & FRED ABRAMS
Sharon & Kenneth Waitsman MARTIN BERGEL
CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Appreciation
Lee Krasner
CEMETERY BEAUTIFICATION FUND
Enhances the Temple cemetery’s landscaping
Howard Rosenberg
Norma Alexander, Judi Ferry & Richard
Alexander
In Memory of
REBECCA ROSENBERG
ALICE KASTAL
DOROTHY & JAY ISENBERG FUND
Supports music and cultural programs
Pat & Mel Blake
In Memory of
MAURICE APPLEBAUM
DOROTHY EMERS FINKELMAN MEMORIAL FUND
For the Annual Religious School Passover program
Gerald Finkelman
Gerald Finkelman
In Memory of
DOROTHY FINKELMAN
GEORGE FINKELMAN
ENDOWMENT FUND
Helps to establish financial security for the Temple
Carolyn & Sonny Botvin
Lisa Weingeroff
Jane, Alan, Suzanne &
Andrew Jacober
Christine Newman
Phyllis Fern
Zita Brier
Judy & Peter Weinreb
Linda & Robert Broder
Zelda & Edward Feldman and Susan & Howard
Feldman
Daniel Schneider
Audrey Rasin
In Memory of
CELIA ELMAN
GREGG & LELAND WEINGEROFF
KAREN, JEFFREY, ERIC &
HAROLD JACOBER
DOROTHY RICCI
MILDRED CIKINS & GERTRUDE
"BONNIE" GOLDOWSKY
JEWEL PALEY
JEWEL PALEY
JEWEL PALEY
all their DEAR DAPARTED
WILLIAM NEWMAN
becoming a Bar Mitzvah
DR. CARL RASIN & ANNA RISKIN
FAY GOLDSTEIN MEMORIAL FUND
Funds small Torahs as gifts to students who are consecrated at Temple
Stephen Petti
Burton Goldstein
Zohar, iii, 110b
In Memory of
FAY GOLDSTEIN
FAY GOLDSTEIN
For programming to promote Jewish continuity and/or youth leadership
Jocelyn & Carl Feldman
Selma Stanzler
Jocelyn & Carl Feldman
FINE ARTS FUND
For the purchase and maintenance of fine art and Judaica
Phyllis Goldberg
Gail & Jim Galkin
Sylvia Strauss
Margi & Neal White
Joan & Stan Reuter
Gail & Jim Galkin
Phyllis Goldberg
Phyllis Goldberg
Phyllis Goldberg
Havurah Family
Reva & Milton Lewis
In Honor of
BENNETT BERMAN
on his special birthday
SYDNEY MILLER becoming a Bat Mitzvah
ELAINE & HOWARD WEISS on their
55th anniversary & SUSAN HAHN
on her special birthday
In Memory of
SEYMOUR WEITZNER
SEYMOUR WEITZNER
JEWEL PALEY
MIRIAM & HARRY GERSHMAN
and BESSIE & LOUIS POMARANS
MOLLIE & LOUIS GOLDBERG
JEWEL PALEY
JEWEL PALEY
SANDY FRANK
FRANCES & DAVID FRIEDMAN YOUNG FAMILIES FUND
Enhances program opportunities for very young families (K’Tantan)
Frances Friedman
Margi & Neal White
Jane & Alan Jacober
Frances Friedman
Frances Friedman
Frances Friedman
In Honor of
great grandaughter, SYDNEY MILLER
becominig a Bat Mitzvah
SYDNEY MILLER becoming a Bat Mitzvah
SYDNEY MILLER becoming a Bat Mitzvah
In Memory of
DAVID FRIEDMAN, LARRY FRIEDMAN
and MILTON LEVIN
MARSHALL WOLFE, JEWEL PALEY
and SYLVIA JARCHO
BENJAMIN & BEVERLY ADLER
HAZEL & STANLEY GROSSMAN FUND
For general use as needed
Roberta & Steven Lasser
Helen Grossman
In Memory of
SAM SATURN
CLINTON GROSSMAN
LARRY H. FRIEDMAN FAMILY FUND
Supports arts enrichment in the Religious School
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In Honor of
JUSTIN EMANUEL
becoming a Bar Mitzvah
SAMUEL GESSMAN
becoming a Bar Mitzvah
In Memory of
THOMAS B. LUCKSNIANSKY
& RICHARD KROPP
Cheryl & Paul Miller Nancy & Alan Kaufman
Robert Mills
In Honor of
SYDNEY MILLER becoming a Bat Mitzvah
SYDNEY MILLER becoming a Bat Mitzvah
In Memory of
WILLIAM MILLS
Provides need-based assistance for youth and travel to Israel
In Memory of
Dorothy & Milton Rosen
Ardean & David Botvin
JACOB ROSEN
MORRIS LEVIN
MARSHALL G. WOLFE MEMORIAL FUND
Supports family programs
Cynthia Wolfe
Cynthia Wolfe
Cynthia Wolfe
Cynthia Wolfe
In Honor of
grandson, DANIEL WEISS
on his birthday and son,
BILL WOLFE on his birthday
grandson, JACK WEISS on his birthday
and grandson, SAM WOLFE
on his birthday
In Memory of
husband, MARSHALL WOLFE
dear friends, MILTON LEVIN &
DAVID FRIEDMAN
MAX I. MILLMAN FUND
Provides awards for outstanding Religious School teachers
Carole Millman
In Memory of
MARTHA MARKS
MINYAN FUND
Mardelle & Bennett Berman
Tovia & Jason Siegel
Kim Rickler
Charles Meyers
Barbara Forman
Jeanne & Norbert Fleisig
In Memory of
CHARLOTTE KWASHA
HARRY NATHAN SIEGEL &
MORRIS MAX MANCOLL
DANIEL HOTALING
DAVID MEYERS
JEWEL PALEY
beloved mother, CELIA FLEISIG
NATHANIEL SUGERMAN FUND
Supports the outdoor Spiritual Garden
Stephen Dressler
In Memory of
SHEPPIE DRESSLER
PAULA GOLDEN MEMORIAL FUND
Flowers for the High Holy Days
Carolyn Goldstein In Memory of
MICHAEL ROSS GOLDSTEIN
PROVTY
Beth-El Youth Group
Judith & Edward Spindell
Pamela Meyers
Judith & Edward Spindell
In Honor of
JILL TOBAK becoming President
of Temple Beth-El
In Memory of
SIDNEY REUTER
IRA RAKATANSKY
RABBI GUTTERMAN'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Appreciation
Lee Krasner
In Honor of
Norbert Fleisig
recovery of his beloved wife, JEANNE
In Memory of
Eileen & Harold Horwitz
JEWEL PALEY
Sidney Rollins
ELLEN ROLLINS
Robert Glashow
SARAH GLASHOW
Banice M. Webber
SHERRY WEBBER
Robert Shapiro
SAMUEL SHAPIRO
Sara & Bob Leach
JEWEL PALEY
Jay Goodman
HAROLD GOODMAN
Marion J. Goldsmith
Barbara Schepps Wong
Beverly & Banice Bazar
Jean & Andrew Wilkes
Banice M. Webber
Beth & Steven Zipin
Beth & Steven Zipin
Shirley Shapiro
Marilyn Schlossberg
Banice M. Webber
Malcolm Goldenberg
Barbara Schepps Wong
Shirley Shapiro
Sara & Bob Leach
ROSE KESTENMAN JAGOLINZER
& ROSE GOLDSMITH KUNSTLER
ROSE SCHEPPS
PAUL BAZAR & MARTIN BAZAR
CONRAD WILKES
JOEL WEBBER
RUBIN ZIPIIN
ROSLYN ZIPIN
MARJORIE TOLCHINSKY
JEWEL PALEY
DANIEL WEBBER
SIMON GOLDENBERG
MELVIN SCHEPPS
BENNY SNYDER
Speedy Recovery
LINDA FRANKLIN
DONATIONS
LOUIS & PHYLLIS DRESS SCHOLARSHIP FUND
RABBI MACK'S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In Appreciation
Sonia Feigenbaum &
Octavio Kano- Galvan
Edythe & Samuel Newman
Jean & Andrew Wilkes
Gloria Winston
In Honor of
grandson, WILLIAM NEWMAN
becoming a Bar Mitzvah
In Memory of
CONRAD WILKES
JEWEL PALEY
REMEMBRANCE FUND
Aleen, Jon, Marni & Nina Weiss
Aleen, Jon, Marni &
Nina Weiss
In Memory of
father & grandfather, FRANK WEISS
grandfather & great grandfather,
HARRY GARICK
RICHARD & EVELYN SEIGLE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
For Religious School scholarships
Sarah Goldberg
Helene & Lawrence Gates Jaffa & David Davies
and Family
Carol & Elliott Fishbein
Evelyn & Richard Seigle
Gloria & Sam Jarcho
In Memory of
ARLENE SIMON
HAROLD L. COHEN & IRWIN HAMIN
LEAH KESSLER GREENBLATT
CHARLOTTE FISHBEIN
HERBERT L. BROWN
GLADYS GOLDSMITH and
MURRAY PERLMAN
SISTERHOOD FUND
Katherine Cowett
In Memory of
mother, ELINOR MANZ
SOCIAL ACTION FUND
Provides funds for social action or social concern
Ina & Bernard Wasserman
Ina & Bernard Wasserman
Selma Stanzler
Ina & Bernard Wasserman
Debra & David Larivee
Flo Tilles
In Honor of
MARJORIE JAFFE
on her special birthday
DOROTHY NELSON
on her special birthday
JILL TOBAK becoming President
of Temple Beth-El
In Memory of
JEWEL PALEY & CAROLE ROGERS
her father, ROBERT SLOVIN
CARRIE TRINKEL
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For purchase of new library books
In Honor of
Jocelyn & Carl Feldman
FRED FRANKLIN
Pat & Mel Blake
FRED FRANKLIN
A Friend
FRED FRANKLIN
Jill & Jim Tobak
FRED FRANKLIN
Betsey & George Goodwin FRED FRANKLIN
Susan & Gary Dressler
FRED FRANKLIN
Judy & John Moseley
FRED FRANKLIN
Katherine Haspel & Paul Silver FRED FRANKLIN
Gail Solomon &
FRED FRANKLIN
Michael Palatucci
Judy & John Moseley
REINI SILVERMAN on her retirement
Judy & John Moseley
JILL TOBAK becoming President
of Temple Beth-El
In Memory of
Ellen, Mark & Emily Silverman RUTH SILVERMAN
Elaine F. Lieberman
ANITA STRUMAR
David H. Sholes
ANNA R. SHOLES
Martha Pliner Grace
MILTON PLINER
Jetta Brenner
FLORENCE SORGMAN
Evelyn Shatkin
father, EDWARD BERGMAN
Jetta Brenner
FLORENCE SORGMAN
Chernov Family
PAUL CHERNOV &
SARAH CHERNOV
Temple Beth-El
Congregation Sons of Israel & David
LEONORA SCHUMAN
CAROL KALL
ELISABETH HAHN
her beloved parents, DORIS
& STEPHEN CAMPANELLA
BENJAMIN ZACKS
GERALDINE GEWIRTZ
DAVID LONDON
OSCAR SCHACHTER
MARY JOAN HORENSTEIN
WINKLER CHILDREN'S LIBRARY FUND
Enhances the children’s section of the William G. Braude Library
The Winkler Family
In Memory of
ELIZABETH CASTELLUCCI, NEVILLE WINKLER, BESSIE WINKLER &
HARRY WINKLER
ZURIER FAMILY FUND
Supports the Temple’s archives and museum
Janet & Mel Zurier
70 Orchard Avenue
Providence, RI,
02906-5402
In Memory of
PEARLE SILVERSTEIN and
ALVIN PANSEY
Office: (401) 331-6070
Fax: (401) 331-8068
www.temple-beth-el.org
SENIOR RABBI
CONTROLLER ASSISTANT to the Executive Director
Leslie Y. Gutterman x.112
rabbigutterman@temple-beth-el.org
Study: (401) 521- 0343
Chris W. McLain x.104
cmclain@temple-beth-el.org
Kim Campbell x 109
kcampbell@temple-beth-el.org
RABBI ASSISTANT to Controller/
Social Media Coordinator ASSISTANT to Clergy & Religious
School Communications
Sarah E. Mack x.106
rabbimack@temple-beth-el.org
Latoya White x.102
lwhite@temple-beth-el.org
Judith Gilson x 113
jgilson@temple-beth-el.org
CANTOR Judith A. Seplowin x.118
jseplowin@temple-beth-el.org
PRESIDENT
Jill Fox Tobak
jftobak@aol.com
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Judy Moseley x.105
jmoseley@temple-beth-el.org
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Dorothy & Jerry London
Robin & Burt Homonoff
Susan H. Brown
Jeanne & Norbert Fleisig
Sarah & Richard Zacks
Henry Gewirtz
Dorothy & Jerry London
Barbara Singh
Simon Horenstein
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR Anita F. Steiman x.107
afsteiman@temple-beth-el.org
FUNDRAISING & DEVELOPMENT Ruby Shalansky x.110
rshalansky@temple-beth-el.org
LIBRARIAN Reini Silverman x.111
rsilverman@temple-beth-el.org
Office Manager/Receptionist Rona Nachbar x.100
rnachbar@temple-beth-el.org
CONTACTS
DONATIONS
WILLIAM G. BRAUDE LIBRARY FUND
Building Manager George Hetu x.119
ghetu@temple-beth-el.org
Facilities
Toly Magidin x119
The Shofar is published
by the Harold A.Winstead
Charitable Trust in his memory.
Parents: Trish & David Hopfenberg
Bat Mitzvah Date: June 7, 2014
Grade: 7th
School: The Wheeler School
Favorite Activities: Being with friends, tennis, rowing (crew),
field hockey
“To me, becoming a Bat Mitzvah means taking on more responsibilities
and becoming more active in the Jewish Community.” Alexandra’s Mitzvah
Mania Project involved working with the Gotta Have Sole Foundation
which provides new shoes for the homeless. She packed shoes for
various shelters, decorated cards and wrote personal notes to the children
receiving the shoes. Alexandra has her sights set on attending an ivyleague college to study law, becoming a coxswain in regattas, travelling
the world and promoting philanthropy.
MAXWELL
POMERANTZ
B’NEI MITZVAH
ALEXANDRA
HOPFENBERG
Parents: Karen Rosen & David Pomerantz
Bat Mitzvah Date: June 14, 2014
Grade: 7th
School: The Wolf School
Favorite Activities: Fishing, skateboarding, gardening, biking
To Max, becoming a Bar Mitzvah means he will be considered an adult
in the Jewish religion. He is proud to be able to have risen to this very
important goal. Max’s Mitzvah Mania project involves growing fresh
fruit and vegetables and delivering them to local soup kitchens and food
banks. Max looks forward to a long and healthy life surrounded by family
and friends.
SARAH
GOLDMAN
Parents: Terry & David Goldman
Bat Mitzvah Date: June 21, 2014
Grade: 7th
School: The Wheeler School
Favorite Activities: Zip lining, surfing, softball, tennis
Sarah says that becoming a Bat Mitzvah means becoming more
responsible and moving toward adulthood in the Jewish community,
being able to look after oneself and others, and being a role model for
her younger sister. For her mitzvah projects, Sarah walked for the March
of Dimes, designed team t-shirts for the Neurodevelopment Center, and
currently volunteers at Sophia Academy, an independent school for lowincome middle school girls. In the future, she would like to balance work,
family and spirituality and feels that her religion has provided her with the
foundation to succeed at whatever she chooses to do, which hopefully will
involve working with animals.
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SHOFAR
Temple Beth-El
Congregation Sons of Israel & David
70 Orchard Avenue
Providence, RI 02906-5402
The Shofar is published by the Harold A. Winstead Charitable Trust in his memory.
This issue of the Shofar was mailed on May 28. If you receive it after June 4 please call your local post office.
Because of REGULATIONS PROTECTING PATIENT PRIVACY, hospitals no longer provide patient lists.
If you want a visit from the Cantor or Rabbis, please inform the Temple Office, 331- 6070.
You’re
SHABBAT UNDER
THE STARS
AUGUST 22nd
“Sizzlin’ BBQ”
at 5:00PM
followed by
Shabbat Under the Stars
at 7:00 PM