Summer 2016 - Beth Am Synagogue

A Visit to Rodeph Shalom
Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg and Jullie Gottlieb, President
SUMMER 2016
SIVAN/TAMUZ 5776
CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM
RABBI & PRESIDENT
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CANTOR’S CORNER
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CONGREGATIONAL
LEARNING
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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COMMUNITY NEWS
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CONTRIBUTIONS
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FUND DESIGNATION
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On a wet Sunday in late May, about 30 Beth
Am’ers trekked by bus to Philadelphia to
visit a historic Reform synagogue on North
Broad Street. Although Rodeph Shalom has
more than twice as many members as Beth
Am and occupies an entire city block, its
story parallels ours in many ways.
After years of maintaining both suburban
and city locations, Rodeph Shalom decided
to locate exclusively on Broad Street, which
was a largely poor and formerly neglected
neighborhood. Their fund-raising campaign
and building project have played a major
role in the area’s revitalization.
Like Beth Am, Rodeph Shalom’s home is
a majestic 1920’s Moorish style structure
which was in need of infrastructure
improvement and restoration. Like
Beth Am, they were in desperate need
of additional space for education and
community gatherings, and more suitable
space for “chapel” services. The nature and
scale of Rodeph Shalom’s engagement with
its surrounding community is somewhat
different from Beth Am’s but they, too,
aimed to make their synagogue more open
to the neighborhood.
The results are impressive. The synagogue
building was completely renovated and
boasts a beautiful, light-filled addition,
complete with courtyard, community
gathering spaces, and accessible facilities.
The magnificent sanctuary was fully
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A Trip to Rodeph Shalom continued
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restored and modestly altered to accommodate
more intimate worship on Shabbat. They created
functional education and administrative space.
Attractive landscaping replaced a chain link
fence around the building, and the synagogue
hosts a weekly farmer’s market which attracts
congregants and neighborhood residents. Take a
look at their website:
https://rodephshalom.org/.
The eight professional, clergy, and lay leaders
who hosted us so graciously described a long and
challenging process of fund raising. But the
commitment to their city location, the campaign,
and the construction process catalyzed ideas and
engagement among congregants and attracted
new members. They maintained clarity of vision
throughout the project and adjusted plans
in response to both new ideas and financial
constraints. For example, parts of walls designed
to match the original building’s stone façade
were replaced with large windows in order to
open the building to the neighborhood. Once
they identified a way to make the sanctuary feel
more intimate, the community room which was
initially intended in part for chapel worship was
re-envisioned for many other purposes.
There are several notable differences between
Rodeph Shalom and Beth Am, but there are
enough similarities to reinforce our confidence
that, with participation and perseverance, and
fidelity to our core values, the goals of Tradition
and Transformation: The Campaign for Beth Am
are within our reach.
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While there are many ways to give to Beth Am, we hope
you will consider supporting the Synagogue’s missions
by making a bequest to Beth Am in your will or living trust.
Making a bequest allows you to combine your financial planning
with philanthropy to make a lasting investment in the future of
our congregation.
Contact your attorney to learn how you can make a bequest
to Beth Am.
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CANTOR’S CORNER
Summer Thinking List
Cantor Ira Greenstein
Most summers I have offered a
reading list for people to consider.
This year, as an alternative, I
would like to offer a THINKING
list, that is, seven “big” questions
which you might try to tackle
as periodic dinner conversation
or chatter while pretending you
are soaking up sun on the beach.
Each question below is derived
from some aspect of the prayer
service, and my hope is that you
will come back with a newfound
perspective on the prayers we
recite each week. Perhaps you
will find that your answers change
over time, or that answers evade
you. I think that is normal, as we
grow and confront challenges in
our lives. Enjoy!
Question 1: How much, and in
what manner, does God intervene
in our individual lives?
Each New Moon, we ask God for a
month of goodness, health, wealth,
etc. We ask on Friday night that
we lie down in peace and awake,
avoiding all kinds of sickness and
travail. We ask for peace.
Is there a line which we draw, as
individuals, that perhaps defines
how interventionist our personal
God is?
Question 2: Would God
really let us humans destroy His
creations?
One of our roles on earth is to
watch over God’s creatures and
the environment. Yet, humankind
is able to cause extinctions of
species, we kill ourselves in
conflicts, and we invent (and used
twice) nuclear arms against our
own. Or are we just being selfcentered, actually an annoyance
in the universe of the Almighty?
What IS our place in the world?
Question 3: How are we Jews
distinct from other religions?
In the Aleinu prayer, we note
how God did not make us like the
other peoples of the world. In
many prayer books, we removed
the lines from this prayer which
described the other peoples …
in my opinion, with good reason,
since the traditional text says that
other people “worship nothingness
and vanity, praying to a god
(hinted, Jesus) who cannot save
them.” If we had our druthers,
what would we re-insert? Or
would we follow at least one course
used in some Reform services,
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and just describe ourselves more
fully (that our responsibility is to
praise God’s name …)?
Question 6: What is the
meaning of Echad?
In the opening of the Shema,
various translations of this work
are: One, Alone, Is One, etc. Is
it “all of the above” or is there
some meaning that word has for
Said another way, would Judaism us personally? I happen to love
serve us just as well if the Torah
the ambiguity in a term like this,
had no historical basis and was
but are you personally willing to
the equivalent of an elder sitting
forego a definition as a tenet of
in the middle of his village’s
our theology?
circle and telling the tales of
ancient community history? Is
Question 7: Do I really believe
it important that there was
in Heaven, or some refuge for our
a revelation at Sinai, or an
spirit when our body fails?
escape from Egypt, or an actual
character of Joseph, or …?
Is the concept of a life after death
something we feel is, or might
Question 5: What does the
be, or is it a fiction made to help
word “bless” mean?
us better cope with death … or
something else? In Yizkor and
We bless God, God blesses us,
elsewhere, we pray for the souls
we bless each other … what’s
of our departed brethren, and we
this about? Does God need our
regularly refer to joining God in
blessing? What does a blessing
Heaven where God is surrounded
accomplish, that we recite dozens by his angels. Is this something
of them daily?
we are willing to consider, or is it
strictly some metaphor which has
worked for us over the millennia,
serving some purpose for us?
Question 4: Does it really
matter if the Torah is historically
accurate?
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LUNCH&
learn
WILL RETURN IN THE FALL
MONTHLY ON TUESDAYS NOON - 1 PM
Join Beth Am congregants and friends for Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Daniel
Burg and Rabbi Kelley Gludt. All are welcome. Please bring a fish/dairy lunch.
5777 THEME: EXPLORING PROVOCATIVE AND PERTINENT THEMES
IN OUR FIVE LITURGICAL SCROLLS
Schedule: September 20
November 15 December 20
In the spirit of volunteerism, we
would like to invite you to help
clean up after Kiddush Lunch.
Join our unofficial clean up crew to
make the transition quicker and cleaner
than ever before. Make it a mitzvah!
http://tinyurl.com/BethAmKiddush
From time to time Beth Am members ask for help in
the following ways:
• Rides to shul and events
• Rides to doctor appointments
• One-Dish Meals for those who are ill
• Occasional errands
Beth Am’s Congregant to Congregant (C2C) committee wants to provide
these services for our members.
Please indicate your interest to Joyce Keating: joyceskeating@yahoo.com
WE NEED USHERS!
Imagine being a guest at Beth Am, walking in the
door and being greeted by a warm, welcoming and
friendly face, and feeling like you found your new
Jewish home.
Sign up at tinyurl.com/BethAmUshers to greet our
Shabbat guests, and help them understand why our
members say Beth Am, “Feels like home.”
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CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING
Rabbi Kelley Gludt
The famous and articulate sage,
Rabbi Hillel, said “Knowledge not
increased is knowledge decreased.
One who does not study deserves
to die.” (Pirke Avot 1:13)
Strong words, but that does not
discount the truth of the message:
learning is a life-affirming value
and has been both a Jewish
ideal and priority for centuries.
This past year has been an
amazing year of learning for us
as a community. But, as always,
there is still so much more to
be done! And while as summer
looms we may dream of a short
break from the pressing tasks at
hand, we cannot be freed from
our obligation to keep learning,
studying and expanding the limits
of our knowledge. To this end,
I encourage all of our students,
day school, Lab, young families,
teens and adults, to set aside some
serious time and make a strong
commitment to continue learning
through the long, lazy and
luxurious months of summer.
Acquiring an education is no easy
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task, and it is so difficult to see
the attrition that three months
“off” has on the hard-earned
leaps forward that our children
have made in both their Judaic
and Hebrew studies. So this
summer, send a message to your
children that learning never goes
on hiatus, while at the same time
reinforcing the invaluable Jewish
education and Hebrew skills they
have worked so hard to acquire.
A few suggestions:
• Assign your children three
Jewish books to read this
summer.
• Read the Torah portion each
week with your child.
• Come to Shabbat services.
• Check out the following
websites to keep your children
up on their Hebrew skills:
www.behrmanhouse.com
http://www.jr.co.il/hebrew.htm
http://www.learnhebrewpod.
com/
Happy learning!
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From every person whose heart
is willing take my offering...and
make me a holy space that I
may dwell among them.
- Exodus 25
Thank you to everyone who has so generously contributed to
this year’s Annual Fund. We hope for 100% participation from
the Beth Am family in support of our synagogue. Please make
your donation now by calling Ricky Fine at (410) 358-2380.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
BAYITT
We are young adults in our 20s and 30s transforming Jewish life
in Baltimore City by building an egalitarian, socially conscious
Jewish community.
Check us out at bayitt.org
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The highly anticipated cookbook from Beth Am’s
beloved food maven, “In the Kitchen with Harriet,
Vol.2” is now available.
Hardcover: $25
Paperback: $18
The net proceeds benefit Beth Am.
Order/Reserve your copy today! 410-523-2446 or nakia@bethambaltimore.org
Once-a-month, K
esher becomes
Kesher L’Neshama!
Come prepared to learn new and
uplifting melodies as we raise
our voices, engage o
ur souls, and
expand our horizons!
As a kindness to neighbors
without parking pads or
garages, please park in the
Beth Am parking lot behind
the Esplanade Apartments unless you have mobility or
accessibility concerns. The
lot is accessible from Brooks
Lane and Beth Am’s spaces are
designated by blue stripes.
Take care to park only in the
Beth Am spaces to avoid being
towed (at your expense).
Last Date for 5776:
June 18, 2016
SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING
NEXT MEETING: September 2016
Contact Jackie Donowitz, jemdonowitz@hotmail.com
or Arthur Shulman, arthur.shulman@gmail.com to
get involved.
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We’re Putting our Communications
“Under Construction”
Coming in July...the Marketing Committee and
staff want to better understand how you want
your Beth Am news.
Watch for a survey
arriving in your in-box
and mailbox requesting
your feedback on the
way we communicate
with you via weekly
email/social media.
What’s going on with my calendar!?!
With a double issue, we included
the calendar for the next two months so you can
pull it out and display on your fridge.
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WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
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8:18pm Candle Lighting
July 1
6:00pm Services in
the Park (pg. 10)
8:19pm Candle Lighting
FRIDAY
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8:45am DIY Torah Study
9:30am Kesher Service
11:15 am Shabbat Yachad
8:45am DIY Torah Study
9:30am Kesher Services
11:15am Shabbat Yachad
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SATURDAY
IYYAR
SIVAN
If you are interested in sharing your Jewish journey, please
contact Michael Sanow at msanow@ccbcmd.edu.
Held after Kiddush lunch, congregants share their
personal interpretation of what Judaism means to them
and how they integrate Judaism into their daily lives.
5776
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
June 26
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Independence Day
Office Closed
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Rosh Chodesh
1 Sivan
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August 1
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Rosh Chodesh
Cantor Greenstein’s
Trip to Spain begins
Rabbi Burg’s
Fellowship begins
MISS THE RABBI? WE DO TOO. PLEASE NOTE THAT RABBI BURG
WILL BE IN ISRAEL UNTIL JULY 28TH FOR HIS FELLOWSHIP.
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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Trip to Spain Ends 8:13pm Candle Lighting
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8:45am DIY Torah Study
9:30am Kesher Services
11:15 am DIY Shabbat Yachad
5776
SIVAN
TAMUZ
8:45am DIY Torah Study
9:30am Kesher Services
11:15 am DIY Shabbat Yachad
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7:55pm Candle Lighting
2016
8:45am DIY Torah Study
9:30am Kesher Services
11:15 am DIY Shabbat Yachad
6:00pm Services in
the Park
8:18pm Candle Lighting
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Rosh Chodesh
1 Tamuz
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8:45am DIY Torah Study
9:30am Kesher Services
(Last Reading by Jordana)
11:15 am Shabbat Yachad
8:08pm Candle Lighting
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8:45am DIY Torah Study
9:30am Kesher Services
11:15 am DIY Shabbat Yachad
6:00pm BAYITT (pg. 10)
8:15pm Candle Lighting
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8:45am DIY Torah Study
9:30am Kesher Service
11:15 am Shabbat Yachad
8:18pm Candle Lighting
JULY
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2016
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Rosh Chodesh
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
AUGUST
7:16pm Candle Lighting
7:27pm Candle Lighting
7:37pm Candle Lighting
6:00pm BAYITT
7:46pm Candle Lighting
7:55pm Candle Lighting
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8:45am DIY Torah Study
9:30am Kesher Services
11:15am DIY Shabbat Yachad
8:45 am DIY Torah Study
9:30am Kesher Services
11:15am DIY Shabbat Yachad
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8:45am DIY Torah Study
9:30am Kesher Services
11:15am DIY Shabbat Yachad
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8:45 am DIY Torah Study
9:30am Kesher Services
11:15am DIY Shabbat Yachad
8:30pm Tisha B’Av
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9:30am Kesher Services
11:15am DIY Shabbat Yachad
Rosh Chodesh
Av 1 8:45am DIY Torah Study
FRIDAY
5776
GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL/FUTURE FRESHMAN
Alexis Hudes, Park School of Baltimore
Future Freshman of Bates College
Toby Spokes, Jemicy Upper School
Future Freshman of Lasell College
(parents are Ellen and Jeff Spokes)
GRADUATING UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
Sydney Chasin, Edinburgh Napier
Aaron Kraft, Clark University
Future Graduate student at University of British Columbia
(parents are Kristi Aho and Jim Kraft)
Kate Scher, College of Charleston
(parents are Judith Schagrin and David Scher)
Daniel Stern, Yale University
(parents are Joanne Gold & Andy Stern)
COMPLETING GRADUATE PROGRAM
Eric Raphael Gottlieb, University of Maryland, School of Medicine
(parents are Julie and Steve Gottlieb)
Leah Jacobs, University of Maryland
(parents are Lou and Erica Jacobs)
Rebecca Stainman, Drexel University School of Medicine
Starting residency in Pediatric Neurology at NYU
(parents are Bonnie and Stuart Stainman)
CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES!
SANCTUARY SERVICES
Our next Sanctuary Services
will be December 3, 2016
Join the “Kiddush Krew” and help make our kiddush buffet
extra enticing and delicious!
In preparation for our Sanctuary Shabbatot, we ask you to put
your culinary skills to work by sharing with the congregation
a recipe which no one will be able to resist. Your delectable
donation will help Beth Am live up to its motto “Feels like
Home.”
Sign up: http://tinyurl.com/BethAmKiddush or contact
Desiree at desireemckenneyrobinson@gmail.com
Held after Kiddush lunch,
congregants share their personal
interpretation of what Judaism
means to them and how they
integrate Judaism into their daily
lives. If you are interested in
sharing your Jewish journey,
please contact Michael Sanow,
msanow@ccbcmd.edu
HIGH HOLY DAY SEATING
Reserve your seats for the High Holy Days!
Fill out the form and pay online: tinyurl.com/HHSeats2016
BABYSITTERS NEEDED!
We need to add to our bench of baby-sitters for
Shabbat Yachad and other special events. Learn
more about this opportunity by emailing Josh at
Josh@bethambaltimore.org
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Memorial Plaque Dedications
Order memorial plaques for the High
Holyday dedication by July 15. To order a
Memorial Plaque, to be added to the Beth
Am Memorial Tablets in the Sanctuary
lobby, please complete this form.
Memorial Plaque Form
*Current Cost: $550 (before July 1)
$595 after July 1
Please make all checks payable to Beth Am. Return forms to:
Beth Am Synagogue, 2501 Eutaw Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21217
Fax (410) 523-1729
If you have any questions, please contact Nakia at the Beth Am office:
(410) 523-2446 or nakia@bethambaltimore.org
I would like to order ________ plaques.
At *$550 each (total): _________
Option 1: Order plaques
Option 2: Reserve plaques
______________________________________
_______ I would like to pre-order a
“Reserved” plaque.
_______ Quantity
Your Name
______________________________________
Address (line 1)
______________________________________
Your Name
______________________________________
Address (line 2)
______________________________________
Phone
______________________________________
Phone
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English Name of the Deceased
______________________________________
His/Her relationship to you
______________________________________
English Date of Death (month, date, year)
______________________________________
Hebrew Date of Death (month, date, year)
Please indicate the time of death:
_______AM ______PM
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COMMUNITY NEWS
PRAYERS FOR HEALING
Mark Nelson
John Martin Marks
Peggye Remilleux
Bert Rosenheck
Murray Rose
Cole DeLorme
Joshua Simon
Elise Cohen
Koby Gruenwald
Bette Cotzin
Christine Fletcher
Frank Rosenstein
Lenore & Marvin Berman
Debi Manhein
Russell Kassman
Archer Senft
Stuart Millison
Ned Pollard
Scott Silverstine
Mike Hess
50+ ANNIVERSARIES
Matthew & Gladys Freedman
David & Eleanor Goldstein
Richard & Miriam Joseph
J. Mark & Lorraine Schapiro
Nelson & Sara Fishman
Albert & Nadja Pats
Ivan & Gala Stern
Avraham & Marcia Amith
Kalman & Myra Hettleman
Herbert & Harriet Goldman
Edward & Joanne Wallach
Roger & Harriet Garfink
Edward & Joan Sills
David & Diane Levine
Marcia & Robert Kargon
Herschel & Judith Langenthal
Neal & Winifred Borden
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03-Jul
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31-Jul
MAZEL TOV
Rachel Fishman Feddersen
on becoming Forward’s Publisher
(daughter of Merle & David Fishman)
Betty Samuels Seidel on receiving the
Builder of Unity Award at the Federation
of Jewish Women’s Organizations of
Maryland‘s Centennial Anniversary
Celebration
Elizabeth Weese on the birth of
her seventh grandson, Caleb Dalton
Staszewski (parents are Emily and
Kay Weese)
RECENT DEATHS
Steve Kraft, brother of Jim Kraft
(Kristi Aho)
Gail Bendit
Anthony “Tony” Perlman, husband of
Patsy Perlman
Leonard Sachs, husband of Lainy
LeBow-Sachs, stepfather of Carrie LeBow
Charlie Blair
Ron Silberberg
Burton Gold
Alexa Moinkoff
Merle & Murray Sachs
Lottie Greene
Donald Allen
Hilda Coyne
Vickie Dorf
Fran Kanterman
70+ BIRTHDAYS
Carol Traub
Shirley Braverman
Barbara Magid
Jacqueline Donowitz
Jane Glick
Nancy Holder
Ruth Berger-Kline
Ann Frazier
David Jones
Dovey Kahn
Eleanor Goldstein
Charles Angell
Barbara Gamse
RosellenFleishman
Helen Sandy Winters
George Hess, Jr.
Allan Krumholz
Stuart Stainman
Victoria Dorf
Ellen Fine
Harris Goldberg
Ricky Fine
Emile Bendit
David Kornblatt
Sanford Shapiro
Deborah Singer
Ellen Blaustein
Mary Jacobs
Marion Pines
Linda Weisfeldt
Frances Rubenstein
Birdie Hack
Albert Pats
Harvey Singer
Miriam Davidoff
Patricia Joseph
Gloria Askin
Herbert Goldman
Lawrence Polakoff
Diane Abeloff
Leonard Estis
Myra Hettleman
Alfred Moses
Stephen Weiner
Renate Milewich
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CONTRIBUTIONS
Accessibility Fund
Nancy & Richard Bloom
in memory of Elaine Snyder, wife of Sol Snyder
in memory of Billy Kahn, husband of Dovey Kahn
in memory of his mother Rebecca Bloom,
on her yahrzeit
Roz & Nelson Hyman
in honor of Deborah & Steve Lubow, on the birth
of their grandchild
Adult Education Fund
Winnie & Neal Borden
in memory of his father, Melvin Borden, on his yahrzeit
Building Preservation & Ritual Enhancement Fund
Ellen & Mordecai Blaustein
in memory of her mother Henrietta Baron,
on her yahrzeit
Nancy & Richard Bloom
in honor of Henry Feller, Josh Weisberg
and the entire Administrative Staff
Patsy & Anthony z”l Pearlman in honor of Ellen Pats on her birthday
Cantor's Discretionary Fund
Nancy & Richard Bloom
in honor of Cantor Ira Greenstein and the entire Choir
Ricky & Eric Fine
in memory of her sister, Eileen Scherl, on her yahrzeit
Educator’s Discretionary Fund
Nancy & Richard Bloom
in honor of Sandy Winters
in honor of Jim Jacobs
in honor of Jordana Meisel
in honor of Rabbi Michelle Stern &
Eitan Kimchi on the birth of Aviva Kimchi-Stern
in honor of Rabbi Kelley Gludt
Abby & Charles Rammmelkamp
in honor of Rabbis Gludt & Burg
General Fund
Lisa & Alan Garten
in memory of his brother Lawrence Garten,
on his yahrzeit
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I. William Schimmel Student Scholarship Fund
Barbara & Alan Gamse
in memory of her mother, Bernice Goldenberg, on her yahrzeit
Lorraine & Mark Schapiro
in memory of her mother, Bernice Goldenberg, on her yahrzeit
Barbara & David Schimmel
in memory of his maternal grandfather, Sam Sakols, on his yahrzeit
Kiddush Fund
Jim Schapiro
in memory of his wife, Nancy Schwartz
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
Ellen & Mordecai Blaustein
in memory of her sister, Ruth Poger, on her yahrzeit
Nancy & Richard Bloom
in appreciation
ShirleyBraverman
in honor of Rabbi Burg’s birthday
JoAnn & Jack Fruchtman
in memory of Elaine Snyder, wife of Sol Snyder
Mimi & Richard Joseph
in memory of his mother, Naomi Joseph, on her yahrzeit
Lainy LeBow Sachs and Leonard Sachs z”l
in memory of Annette Shawe, mother of Steve Shawe
Aaron Levin
in appreciation
Cheri & Ed Levin
in honor of Rabbi Burg’s birthday
Nadja & Albert Pats
in honor of their son, Yale Pats, on his birthday
Carol & David Shear
in memory of her mother, Andree Levys, on her yahrzeit
Celeste Sollod & Zack Berger
in appreciation
Gail & Lou Wohlmuth
in memory of Irving Liner, father of Jay Liner
in memory of Sheldon Minkove, brother of Carroll Minkove
Social Action Fund
Joyce Keating
in memory of Elena Bernick
Joan & Edward Sills
in memory of his mother, Tillie Sills, on her yahrzeit
Youth & Teen Education Support Fund
Jo-AnnOrlinsky
in honor of Richard & Nancy Bloom, on the Bat Mitzvah of
their granddaughter Ava Bloom
Lisa Stern & Robert Rombro
in memory of his mother, Geraldeen Rombro, on her yahrzeit
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CONTRIBUTIONS
Accessibility Fund
Malka Sarros
in memory of Elena Bernick
Adult Education Fund
Renee & Arnold Packer
in memory of her mother, Ruth Wolfe, on her yahrzeit
Building Preservation & Ritual Enhancement Fund
Rosellen & Norman Bloomberg
in memory of Elaine Snyder, wife of Sol Snyder
Eleanor & David Goldstein
in memory of his cousin, Jerome Saltz, on his yahrzeit
Linda Gross
in memory of her parents, Doris & Norman Shor,
on their yahrzeits
Judy Miller
in honor of Lois Feinblatt, on her birthday
Jill & David Paulson
in memory of Ralph Siegel, father of Janet Levin
Cantor's Discretionary Fund
Mabel & Fred Barron
in memory of his parents, Blanche & Alexander Barron,
on their yahrzeits
Elaine & Norm Weinstein
in memory of his father, Julius Weinstein, on his yahrzeit
Lisa Berlin Wittenstein & Bob Wittenstein
in appreciation of Cantor Greenstein
Educator’s Discretionary Fund
Sarajane Greenfeld
in appreciation of Rabbi Kelley for Lunch & Learn
Lisa Berlin Wittenstein & Bob Wittenstein
in appreciation of your help and support
of Sammie’s Bat Mitzvah
Etta & Louis L. Kaplan Education Fund
Elaine & Norman Tucker
in honor of Elaine Freeman, on her birthday
Floral Fund
Debbie & Harvey Singer
in honor of Elaine Freeman, on her birthday
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General Fund
Eleanor Ochfeld
in honor of Elaine Freeman, on her birthday
I. William Schimmel Student Scholarship Fund
Fred Katz
in memory of his sister, Trude Viener, and his brother,
Ludwig Katz, on their yahrzeits
Kiddush Fund
Sarajane Greenfeld
in appreciation of Karin Batterton for her hospitality at
Lunch & Learn
Harriet Miller
in memory of the son of Nancy & Russell Margolis
in honor of Lois Feinblatt, on her birthday
Abby & Charles Rammelkamp
in honor of Isaac Moss, on his Bar Mitzvah
SimoneStewart
in honor of Ariel Ayala Howell-Stewart
Prayer Book Fund for a Mahzor
Marcia & Robert Kargon
in memory of her mother, Anna Rose, on her yahrzeit
Rabbi's Discretionary Fund
Abbie & Gary Bass
in appreciation
Karin Batterton
in honor of Linda & Jack Lapides, on their anniversary
in memory of Billy Kahn, husband of Dovey Kahn
in memory of Elaine Snyder, wife of Sol Snyder
Bailey & Stanley Fine
in memory of her father, A.J. Evans, on his yahrzeit
Janie & Rob Frier
in memory of Steven Kraft, brother of Jim Kraft
Helen Greenberg
in honor of Don Akchin, on his birthday
Sarajane Greenfeld
in appreciation of Rabbi Burg for Lunch & Learn
Mary Jacobs
in memory of her husband, Robert Jacobs, on his yahrzeit
Nadja & Albert Pats
in memory of her mother, Sadie Barron, on her yahrzeit
in memory of his mother, Anna Pats, on her yahrzeit
MarionPines
in memory of her husband, Samuel Pines, on his yahrzeit
Stacy & Gary Suskauer
in memory of his grandmother, Minna Madelbaum, on her yahrzeit
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Rabbi's Discretionary Fund cont.
Brian Whippo
in appreciation of Rabbi Burg
Lisa Berlin Wittenstein & Bob Wittenstein
in honor of Samantha Wittenstein on her Bat Mitzvah
in memory of his father, Bert Wittenstein, on his yahrzeit
Social Action Fund
Betty & Dan Chemers
in honor of Zander Chemers and Jennifer Katz on their marriage
Carol & Jerry Doctrow
in memory of her mother, Bernice Boocker, on her yahrzeit
Malka Sarros
in memory of Elena Bernick
Joan & Edward Sills
in memory of her father, Moe Green, on his yahrzeit
Youth & Teen Education Support Fund
Rosellen & Bob Fleishman
in honor of Elaine Freeman, on her birthday
You can make online credit card
payments to acknowledge life
cycle events, the Annual Fund and
special occasions.
bethambaltimore.org/donate/
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ANNUAL FUND DESIGNATION 2015-2016
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Accessibility Fund - Used to make the facility
accessible to those with impaired physical
abilities
Adult Education Fund - Supports
educational programs for all adults
BAYITT Fund - Beth Am’s Young Adult
Initiative for 20’s and 30’s
Building Preservation and Ritual
Enhancement Fund - Supports the
preservation and renovation of the building
and the ritual items
Cantor’s Discretionary Fund - Allows the
Cantor to support special programs and
individuals in need
Educator’s Discretionary Fund Allows the Educator to support special
programs and individuals in need
Etta & Louis L. Kaplan Education Fund
Supports the purchase of furniture, equipment
and capital improvements for the Jewish
Discovery Lab
Floral Fund - Beautifies the Bimah
Garden Fund - Beautifies grounds
General Fund - Applied to the
operating budget of the congregation
I. William Schimmel Student Scholarship
Fund - Assists students in their educational
pursuits
Kiddush Fund - Used for luncheons
following Sabbath and holiday services
Prayer Book Fund - Supports the
purchase of prayer books and dedication
prayer books
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund - Allows the
Rabbi to support special programs and
individuals in need
Social Action Fund - Supports social action
activities in the Reservoir Hill area and the
general community
Tiny Tots Shabbat Fund - Supports Shabbat
programs for our preschoolers
Youth & Teen Education Support Fund Supports educational programs for all of Beth
Am’s youth
ACKNOWLEDGE THE OCCASION THROUGH BETH AM
We encourage all congregants to send their contribution requests directly to Nakia Davis,
nakia@bethambaltimore.org so they can be processed in a timely manner.
Online donations available at our website bethambaltimore.org/donate/
First & Last Name(s): __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
If your contribution is from a couple or family, please list all names
(use additional paper if necessary)
Telephone: (________) __________ - ___________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip: _____________________________________________________________________
Date: _______________________________ Amount of Donation: ____________________________
($10 minimum requested; please make checks payable to Beth Am)
Fund Designation____________________________________________________________________
In honor/memory/appreciation of ______________________________________________________
Send Acknowledgement Card To:
Name: _____________________________________________________________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip: _____________________________________________________________________
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BETH AM BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Rabbi
Daniel Cotzin Burg
Officers
President 1st Vice President 2nd Vice President Treasurer Secretary Julie Gottlieb
Lisa Akchin
Lynn Sassin
Alan Kopolow
David Lunken
Trustees through 2017
David Demsky
Risa Jampel
Ashley Pressman
Naomi Rosner
Trustees through 2018
Debbie Agus
Dina Billian
Carol Berkower
Matt Herman
Trustees through 2019
Ilene Cohen
Marjorie Manne
Brenda Serpick
Bob Wittenstein
Past Presidents and Life Members
Past President Scott Zeger
Past President Cy Smith
Honorary Life Member Lainy LeBow-Sachs
Honorary Life Member Efrem Potts
Office Hours
Tuesday-Thursday: 9:00-4:00
Friday: 9:00-3:00
Office Contact Extentions:
Tel: (410) 523-2446 / Fax: (410) 523-1729
Extensions:
Rabbi Daniel Burg - 14
Rabbi Kelley Gludt - 15
Henry Feller, Exec. Dir. - 20
Linda Small, Annual Fund Coordinator
linda@bethambaltimore.org
Rachel Weitzner, Capital Campaign Coordinator - 21
Norm Weinstein, Bookkeeper - 17
Nakia Davis, Front Office Coordinator and
Assistant to the Rabbi - 11
Josh Weisberg - Program Coordinator - 16
Lynora Lawless - Communications and
Membership Coordinator - 10
Sandy Winters, Ritual Coordinator- (410) 598-6397
Office E-mail:
Email: nakia@bethambaltimore.org
Standing Committees
Continuing Ed Chair Continuing Ed Co-Chair Finance Chair Finance Co-Chair
House Chair Kiddush Chair Membership Chair Membership Co-Chair Religious Services Chair Social Action Chair Social Action Co-Chair Youth Education Chair Roberta Greenstein
Rachel Rosenheck
Alan Kopolow
Joe Wolfson
Sam Polakoff
Desireé Robinson
Patricia Fradkin-Berman
Meg Hyman
Joe Wolfson
Arthur Shulman
Jackie Donowitz
Dina Billian
Ad Hoc Committees
Annual Fund Chair Annual Fund Vice Chair
Balt. Jewish Council Rep.
Beth Am Connection BAYITT Chair Congregant to Congregant Development Chair
Development Co-Chair
In, For and Of, Inc.
Marketing Chair Operations Co-Chair
Operations Co-Chair
Res. Hill Improvement Council
Ricky Fine
Jim Jacobs
Ben Rosenberg
Joanne Katz
Risa Jampel
Sara Goodman
Joyce Keating
Lainy LeBow-Sachs
Cy Smith
Don Akchin
Ellen Spokes
Ashley Pressman
David Demsky
Don Akchin
Web site: www.bethambaltimore.org
Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg
(443) 202-0912 (cell) (emergencies only, please)
ravdaniel@bethambaltimore.org
Cantor Ira Greenstein
(443) 759-7807 (home)
cantor.ira@gmail.com
Rabbi Kelley Gludt
Director of Congregational Learning
(520) 248-9541 (cell)
rabbikelley@bethambaltimore.org
Henry Feller
Executive Director
henry@bethambaltimore.org
(443) 742-9654 (cell) (emergencies only, please)
Julie Gottlieb
Board President
juliegbetham@gmail.com (410) 294-7418
For transportation assistance, contact Joyce Keating
joyceskeating@yahoo.com or (410) 358-5477