28 kislev - Monroe Temple Beth-El

Volume 19
28 KISLEV - 28 TEVET 5774
DECEMBER 2013
HANUKKAH - December 1 - December 5
Kabbalat Shabbat Services (Friday) - 8:00pm
December 13, 20, 27
December 2 (Monday) - 7:00pm
Sisterhood/WRJ Hanukkah Program
December 4 & December 11 (Wednesday) - 12:00 noon
Wonderful Wednesdays with Rabbi Loeb - What Jews Should Know About Christmas
December 6 (Friday) - 7:30pm
First Friday & Shabbat Hallelu
MONROE, NEW YORK
KOL BETH-EL MONROE TEMPLE BETH-EL
Number 4
December 7 (Saturday)
BAR MITZVAH OF ANDREW SALKIN
Shachrit Services 10:00am
The entire congregation is welcome and encouraged to attend.
December 8 (Sunday)
WHAT JEWS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CHRISTMAS with Rabbi Loeb - 9-10:30am
December 14 (Saturday) - 10:00am
Sharing Shabbat Service
The entire congregation is welcome and encouraged to attend.
December 21 (Saturday)
BAR MITZVAH OF JASON SPIEGEL
Shachrit Service 10am
The entire congregation is welcome and encouraged to attend.
TEMPLE OFFICE HOLIDAY CLOSINGS
Tuesday, December 24 - closes at 12:00 noon
Wednesday, December 25 - All Day
Tuesday, December 31 - closes at 12:00 noon
MENTSCH MAKERS HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
Friday, December 20 - closes at 12:00 noon
Closes all day - December 23 - January 3
Torah School & ACADEMY SCHEDULE
No School - December 22 - January 5
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Rabbi Garry A. Loeb
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28 KISLEV - 28 TEVET 5774
MON
SUN
1
28 Kislev
2
29 Kislev
TUES
3
30 Kislev
Hanukkah
Hanukkah
Sisterhood/
WRJ
Hanukkah
Program 7pm
No Torah
School
6th Candle
5th Candle
8
5 Tevet
Torah School
Bake Sale
Special Sundays
11:30am
9
6 Tevet
7th Candle
10
7 Tevet
Sisterhood/
WRJ
Board Meeting
7:00pm
WED
1 Tevet
Hanukkah
Rabbi’s class
about Christmas
12 Noon
BETY Meeting
Mentsch Makers
Closes 12N &
Party 5:30pm
8th Candle
5
11
12
4
8 Tevet
Rabbi’s class
about Christmas
12 noon
FRI
THURS
2 Tevet
Last Day
Hanukkah
3 Tevet 7
6
First Fridays
Shabbat
Hallelu 7:30pm
Executive Board
Meeting 7:30pm
12 Tevet
9 Tevet
13
10 Tevet
Kabbalat
Shabbat
8pm
Membership
Meeting
7:30pm
4:10
16
13 Tevet
17
14 Tevet
18
15 Tevet
Torah School
Bake Sale
BETY
Meeting
Special Sundays
11:30am
4 Tevet
Vayigash
Bar Mitzvah
Andrew Salkin
Shachrit
Service 10am
4:09
Rabbi’s class
about Christmas
9-10:30am
15
SAT
19
16 Tevet
Board
Meeting 7:30pm
20
17 Tevet
Mentsch Makers
Closes 12 Noon
Kabbalat
Shabbat 8pm
14
11 Tevet
Vayechi
Sharing Shabbat
Shachrit
Service 10am
BETY PROGRAM
4-11pm
21
18 Tevet
Shemot
Bar Mitzvah
Jason Spiegel
Shachrit
Service 10am
4:12
22
19 Tevet
No
Torah
School
23
20 Tevet
No Mentsch
Makers
24
21 Tevet
Temple Office
Closes 12 noon
No Mentsch
Makers
25
22 Tevet
Christmas
Temple Office
Closed
No Mentsch
Makers
No Academy
No Torah School
Social Action at
Our Father’s
Kitchen
29
26 Tevet
No Torah
School
30
27 Tevet
No Mentsch
Makers
31
28 Tevet
New Years Eve
Temple Office
Closes 12 noon
No Mentsch
Makers
No Torah School
26
23 Tevet
No Mentsch
Makers
27
24 Tevet
No Mentsch
Makers
Kabbalat
Shabbat
8pm
4:16
28
25 Tevet
Va’eira
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RABBINIC THOUGHTS
Yearful Symmetry Part 2:
How far is Chanukah from Christmas?
In my article in last month’s bulletin, I celebrated the close connection this year between
Chanukah and Thanksgiving. I trust everyone made it through alright… What with all that
calendrical excitement, many people are worried about the great traditional Christian celebration in
December being forgotten…
I often hear from you when you discover ignorance about things Jewish among other Americans.
“How can they not know about ________!” (fill in the blank!) And yet, while lack of knowledge
about our customs is quite deplorable, I also find it sad that we Jews don’t really have a clue about
what it is that so many of our neighbors are celebrating on the 25th of this month. I’d like to help you
“fill in THAT blank!”
Having just come off our course about the great mythic stories of Jewish tradition, let’s have
some time together to focus on the December piece of our neighbor’s great mythic story. “What
Jews Should Know About Christmas,” will be a look at the ancient origins of this holiday – of
course, from a Jewish point of view. You can choose from two versions:
 Version 1.0 will be a short overview on a Sunday morning, especially for Torah School
parents, December 8, 9-10:30am. (C’mon – don’t you want to have something to tell your
kids?)
 Version 1.5 will be at the first TWO meetings of our Wonderful Wednesdays this Fall, on
December 4 and 11 at from noon to about 1:15pm. Hopefully, those sessions will give us an
Opportunity to go into some more detail.
I’d particularly like to invite those congregants who don’t come from a Jewish background to join
in. Your insight will be invaluable! After all, what could be more important than understanding how
we see each other’s religions?!
It’s getting cold and dark out there… let’s warm up with the light of knowledge and understanding!
L’Shalom,
Rabbi Garry Loeb
rabloeb@frontiernet.net
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
During the months of October and November, we celebrated two very exciting events. The first
was honoring the 25th, 40th, and 50+ anniversaries of long time, dedicated Temple members. Prior
to Friday night services on October 25th, a dinner was held in their honor. After dinner, we heard the
fascinating stories of when and why these people chose to become members of Monroe Temple. A
feeling of community, gathering with other Jewish people, education for their children and being a
part of a growing Jewish community in upstate New York were some of the themes that resonated
through these stories. Many of the 25 year members said that Rabbi Loeb was also a big part of
the reason they joined.
Just one week later on November 1st, we honored the new families who have joined the Temple
this year under the Mitzvah of Connection program. It was so wonderful to see the sanctuary filled
with new faces! The pews were filled with people of all ages and the many kids (young and old) that
danced around the sanctuary at the beginning of the service was a joy to watch.
To experience these two events just a week apart from each other makes you think about why
people choose to join a temple and what makes them stay for so many years. In addition to our devoted clergy, our respected Religious school and the many activities that go on at Temple, I would
have to hope that the reason people stay is because of the personal connections they have made
along the way.
As this year of Mitzvah of Connection unfolds, and we begin to offer more social, educational and
spiritual programming, please make an effort to attend as many events as you can in order to help
our new members make those same connections. Sisterhood/WRJ and MAC do such a wonderful
job reaching out to new Temple members and making them feel welcome by offering free membership dues for their first year. Now that we are doing that for Temple membership, let’s all get together to make these 50 families feel right at home.
And, if you happen to run into Lenny Keitel, pat him on the back for a job well done! He deserves our thanks for the tremendous time and effort he gives Monroe Temple.
B’Shalom
Beth Glass
beglass07@hotmail.com
MENTSCH MAKERS Sunday/Funday on Sunday May 4th
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MENTSCH MAKERS
What is the importance of a Jewish Pre-School?
Jewish Pre-Schools are the Gateway to Jewish Life. Mentsch Makers Pre-School strives to provide children and their families the opportunity to explore their Jewish culture and offers the seeds
for establishing Jewish identity which is defined differently for each of us. Our program emphasizes
a sensory approach to cultural Judaism and the Jewish holidays. We spend Shabbat on the bima
with Rabbi Loeb, sing songs and learn along with our puppets Ralph, Af and Tapooz. Our delicious
snack every Friday is challah. We celebrate Hanukkah and Purim at our family programs. We learn
at Tot Shabbat by singing and having a great nosh. We cook and bake traditional Jewish foods. We
create projects that fit hand in hand with our Jewish holidays such as Tzedakah boxes, edible
sukkot and dreidels, stained glass menorahs, Israeli flags, the planting of seeds, sedar plates, and
we even make our own butter for Shavuot. Through these holiday and Shabbat activities that include songs, arts and crafts, music and cooking, we are enriching our families with Jewish traditions.
Over the past 24 years, we have found that most of our parents feel overwhelmingly positive about
the Jewish pre-school experience and personally engage in more Jewish practices at home. And….
when the time comes to graduate from Mentsch Makers, we have seen many of or families make the
commitment to remain in a synagogue setting by becoming members and continuing with their children’s Jewish education.
In addition to setting the Jewish foundation for our mentsches and their families, our pre-school
helps to encourage growth in the following areas:
 Social Development – this includes cooperating, sharing, making friends and interacting with other children and adults. This includes learning to sit and listen as part of a group, following rules,
and participating in an organized, routine and safe environment. Your little Mentsch also gains
independence as he/she is encouraged to do things on his own.
 Emotional Development – relates to maintaining a comfortable separation from parents, a feeling
of self esteem and general happiness, and an eagerness to participate in school activities. This
includes encouraging the child to verbalize their feelings towards others, resolving conflicts on
his/her own, and developing the initiative in making choices and decisions about what to do and
how to do it.
 Cognitive Development – prepares your child for successful school experiences. This includes
the development of reading readiness, math skills, social studies and science concepts. This also includes the development of listening and thinking skills. Mentsch Makers Pre-School along
with its excellent teaching staff addresses all areas of growth and development.
 Physical Development – includes gross and fine motor development, increases strength and agility and the appreciation of good health habits. The month of February is dedicated to Health and
Safety with many visits from doctors, dentists, police/firemen, an occupational/physical therapist
as well as nutritionists.
 Creative Development – emphasizes the skills that enable the child to develop new ideas and
new modes of expression. This is accomplished through art, dramatic plays, movement and verbalization.
Continued on page 9, see Mentsch Makers
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SISTERHOOD
I hope you and your families had a great Thanksgivukkah! It seems strange to write a December
article and not be wishing you a Happy first day of Hanukkah in December, but the eighth day is on
December 5th, so here’s a bit of trivia. This has not happened since Lincoln established Thanksgiving a holiday in 1863, and probably will never happen again. So happy yam latkes in your turkey.
Now on to Sisterhood/WRJ business. Let me begin by recapping some October events:
☺I, once again, want to express sincere thanks to Linda Hermann for spearheading this year’s
“Making Strides against Breast Cancer” walk at Woodbury Common on Sunday October 20th.
There was a spectacular turnout with over 11,000 attendees. Our Sisterhood/WRJ and MAC and
their families were right in there lending support. It’s great to walk and work together to bring stupendous results. Overall over $700,000 was raised. Our “Sisters of the Hood” raised over $3,600.
I’m looking forward to doing even better next year.
☺ On Sunday October 27th, Jane Frances Amler, author of “The Fifth Kingdom,” gave an exciting and illuminating talk about the Jews of 15th century Spain. Her well-prepared talk (illustrated with
a power-point presentation) was so well received we would love to have her return. Thank you to
our recording secretary, Jessica Lewis for sharing her mother-in-law and to husband, Scott, for
sharing his mother.
In November:
☺Lisa Friedman and Michelle Meyers, take many bows for that wonderful Paid-up Membership
Dinner at Bocci’s Restaurant on Monday, November 4th. Those present enjoyed food, fun and
friends. What a feat to feed and entertain over 100 women. I’ll let you plan an affair for me any
time.
☺Sunday, November 17th was our Bazaar with many varied vendors for holiday shopping as well
as raffles and a snack and bagel bar, with bagels donated by Kevin Cashman of Bagel World.
The bazaar not only makes a little money for us, but is a service to our community with wonderful
goods and prices. Thanks to all who solicited vendors, “womanned” our booths, sold raffles and
helped in the set up and clean up..
☺Tuesday, November 19th—WOW! Another author and book discussion visit. Joshua Henkin
came to talk abut his new book, “The World Without You.” This was very well received. We now
have another author to keep on tap for a recall. Thank you to Marcie Weisberg for planning another wonderful book discussion and for preparing all the other great programs you do for our enjoyment and continuing education.
☺We would be remiss without thanking Harriet Bauer for chairing the Thanksgiving pie sales in
November. Thank you for collecting the money, picking up pies from Carousel Bakery and the pie
distribution.
Now on to December:
☺Join us for an exciting Hanukkah Evening on December 2nd with a social action theme.
Thank you to Andrea Studnitzer for running the program
☺There will be one of our Rosh Chodesh studies in December. Stay tuned for the date and further details, coming soon.
☺Carol Nirenberg is the chairperson of our Scholarship Committee. Sisterhood/WRJ of Monroe
Temple awards a $1,000.00 scholarship to the daughter of a Sisterhood member who plans to continue her involvement in Jewish activities while attending college. For more information and to receive an application form, please contact Carol by December 15th at cniren@hotmail.com., or call
(H) 238-2511 or © 492-1394.
Continued on page 9,. See Sisterhood
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MEN’S ACTION CLUB
Shalom!
Wow how the year goes by so quickly. The Menorah is already half full, our stomachs are still
full of turkey and fixins and sorry to say but winter is upon us! Where did the time go?
The Men's Action Club (MAC) has had some nice events recently. Back in October we joined the
Rabbi on his Shabbatwalk in Harriman State Park and we had a fun and informative Whiskey Tasting in November - a tasting of Scotch Whisky and American Bourbon Whiskey with good times and
fun conversations.
So what is on tap for December???
 On Sunday December 8th we have our Monthly MAC General Meeting at 9:00 am in the
Temple Library - At this month’s meeting, we will be honoring our past board of directors for the
wonderful and dedicated job they did over the past 6 years! So stop in and say hello and thank
our fellow members for their dedication.
Of course, ongoing we have our annual Super Bowl Box Fundraiser: I know you see us out
there on Sunday mornings with our "Beautiful Chart of Boxes". Take a chance, buy a box, who
knows what can happen!! MAC will be out soliciting boxes every Sunday in the Temple lobby prior
to and just after Torah School all the way through till Super Bowl weekend - or until the chart is full.
As I have mentioned in prior bulletins, MAC will be conducting its first ever MAC Scholarship
which will be awarded to the high school graduating boy of an active MAC member. If you are interested in joining the Scholarship committee, please let me know via email or when you see me or
Rich Feeley at the Temple.
Additionally, if anyone is interested in playing a planning role for the next Festival of Flavors in
March 2014, please let me know as I will be looking to form a Temple-wide committee for the event.
Keep checking back and checking the Temple website or the MAC bulletin board in the Temple
lobby for more information on upcoming MAC events.
To all of our new Mitzvah of Connection new Temple Members, welcome to our lovely congregation. I hope you have received your welcome letter from the Men's Action Club, but if you haven't,
hopefully reading the above activities has sparked your interest in MAC. First year Temple members
receive free membership to the Men's Action Club as well!!!! So take a chance, check us out, and
see what we have to offer.
I hope the rest of you have received your re-introduction to MAC, reminding everyone to support
MAC and Monroe Temple though your membership dues contribution. A small change this year has
been implemented in terms of dues. Instead of the $25 annual dues, we have changed it to a tiered
membership plan, giving everyone two options; $18 Abraham level or $36 Moses Level. Hopefully
all of you who were members this past fiscal year will continue to be members of the Men's Action
Club of Monroe Temple for the upcoming year, and for those who haven't been members previously
or let your membership lapse - we hope you will give us a try and join this year. Applications are
available online as a link on our new and improved Monroe Temple website under the Men's Action
Club page, as well as in the Temple lobby. Make checks payable to Monroe Temple Men's Action
Club.
B'Shalom,
Robert
macpres2013@yahoo.com
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Mentsch Makers, continued from page 6
Mentsch Makers is very proud to be your Temple pre-school. The staff is dedicated to making this
pre-school the best it can be!! We are in touch with the local school districts to stay abreast of new
philosophies as well as to continue to explore the many ways to prepare our “mentsches” for kindergarten. We are certified in basic first aid as well as CPR for infants, children and adults. We have a
beautiful and safe surface in our playground. All of our classrooms are bright and cheery. Our
school prides itself on excellent teacher/student ratios. We offer your children the most we can
through our curriculum as well as by giving plenty of tender, loving care (TLC) all the time.
Mentsch Makers Pre-School offers classes from infants through Pre-K from 1-5 days per week.
If you would like to donate a couple of hours a week and volunteer in any of our classes, share a
special skill or just have a wonderful morning, please call and leave your name in the Temple office.
I will gladly invite you in for a visit.
On Wednesday evening, December 4th at 5:30pm, Mentsch Makers will be celebrating our
Hanukkah Program and party in grand style. We are anticipating 150 people to partake in our
project, songfest, dancing, dairy dinner with latkes, of course, and dessert made by our mentsches.
We could not think of a happier way to prepare for this holiday season.
Wishing you a very happy and peaceful Hanukkah and New Year.
B’Shalom,
Carol Berman
Director
berman22@aol.com
_______________________________________________________________________________
Sisterhood continued from page 7
Please support our ongoing projects:
♥ Uniongrams can be sent for any occasion and are only $4.00. Contact Ann McGuinness at
akmcguin@optimum.net or phone 845-708-5008 for personalized attention.
♥ Judaica Shop (Judaica Treasures and Treats) has a continually changing array of gifts for your
family and friends. The shop is open every Sunday when Torah School is in session. When the
shop is not open, purchases can be made through the Temple office or by calling Shelly Sherman
at 783-1523.
♥ Torah School parents of 5th graders, if you have not already done so, please remember to
pick up your Bar/Bat Mitzvah Manuals in Jason Greenberg’s office. We hope these help you in
planning your child’s big day.
Join us for some or all of our programs. We are always accessible if you need more information.
B’Shalom,
Sandy Sussman
Sarah bat Moshe v’Tova
standy2@frontiernet.net
Wendy Balentine
Eliana Ruth bat Avraham v’Sarah
netherlandsbaby@yahoo.com
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ENTERTAINMENT BOOKS
Are available now!
The price has been reduced to
$25.00
This is a Temple fundraiser!
Books can be purchased
Sunday mornings in the Temple
lobby (Torah School schedule)
or contact
Larry Migdel 782-6557
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MAZEL TOV TO OUR B’NAI MITZAH
The congregation is encouraged to attend the Shacharit services when our B’nai Mitzvah students are called to the Torah.
ANDREW SALKIN
Hebrew Name: Nissim
Son of Laurie & David
Bar Mitzvah Date: Saturday, December 7 at 10:00am
Chanting Mentor: Betsy Utnick
I am 13 years old and live in Monroe. I attend Monroe Woodbury Middle School. My favorite school subject
is Math. My favorite thing to play, watch or even learn about is sports. I play football, baseball and basketball. My Mitzvah Project was to collect socks to give away at the “Our Father’s Kitchen Christmas Meal.” I
collected over 120 pairs of socks! It was a great feeling to give back and I will never forget that.
JASON SPIEGEL
Hebrew Name: Joshua
Son of Michael Spiegel & Viera Muzithras
Bar Mitzvah Date: Saturday, December 21 at 10:00am
D’var Torah Mentor: Teresa Rogers
Chanting Mentor: Teresa Rogers
I live in Monroe and attend Monroe Woodbury Middle School. My interests include music. I play the trumpet
in the Wind Ensemble and I sing in the Chamber Chorus. I also enjoy playing soccer on my travel club team.
My volunteer project was at the Monroe Food Pantry. I help distribute food and help the people who are provided food supplies.
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GIFTS
OF
LOVE
A Yahrzeit donation in memory of their
father, Harold Freiser
Shari Freiser and Judy Sails
To Dara Breitkopf in honor of Caleb’s
Bar Mitzvah
To Shelley & Al Silberlicht in honor their To Randi Cohen in memory of her father,
granddaughter, Drew Lindsay Silberlicht’s Murray Jacobs
To Michael & Beth Ann Littman in honor
Bat Mitzvah
of Rebecca’s Bat Mitzvah
Harriet Bauer & Allen Peck
To Doris Kossover in memory of her
To Mrs. G. Corbin in memory of George father, Bob Nisenbaum
Alan & Beth Glass
Corbin
Nancy & Howie Berkowitz
To Benjamin & Mariah Greenwald in
honor of the birth of Ziva Lillian
Carol Berman on behalf of Mentsch
Makers Pre-School
To Mark Stamm wishing him a speedy
recovery
To David Levinson wishing him a speedy
recovery
To Shelley & Al Silberlicht in honor of
their granddaughter, Drew Lindsay’s Bat
Mitzvah
A yahrzeit donation in memory of Herman
Borman
To BethAnn & Michael Littman in honor
of Rebecca’s Bat Mitzvah
Dr. Joseph & Joan Birnbaum
To the Harry Hirschberg Music Fund in
memory of William Gold
To Bikkur Cholim Fund wishing Howard
Schwartz a speedy recovery and a return
to good health
To Rabbi’s Tzedakah Fund in memory of
Patti Rosenberg’s father, Herman
Rosenberg
A Yahrzeit donation to the Bikkur Cholim
Fund in memory of Ida Sheidlower
Drs. Carl & Andrea Gold
A yahrzeit donation in memory of Ira
Greenberg
Brenda Greenberg
To Paul & Leslye Joseph in honor of
Max’s Bar Mitzvah
To Abe & Harriet Lefkowitz in memory
A yahrzeit donation in memory of Clara of Harold Lefkowitz
Barbara Higens-Shafer
Berman and Melvin Landau
Dr. Henry & Jeanne Cohen
A Yahrzeit donation in memory of
A yahrzeit donation in memory of Debbie Rochelle Hildebrand
Robert Hildebrand
Bench
Mae Collins
To Harvey Feldman & Family in memory
To Harry Hirschberg Music Fund in honor of Pearl Feldman
A yahrzeit donation in memory of Mollie
of Max Joseph’s Bar Mitzvah
To Harry Hirschberg Music Fund in & Abraham Leiderman
A yahrzeit donation in memory of Sarah
memory of Abe Lefkowitz’ brother,
& Herman Kalmanowitz
Harold Lefkowitz
To Harry Hirschberg Music Fund in Stuart & Roberta Kalmanowitz
memory of Doris Kossover’s father, Bob
To Lois Klipper in honor of her grandNisenbaum
daughter’s Bat Mitzvah
Charlene Hirschberg
Leonard & Linda Keitel
To Bikkur Cholim Fund in memory of
Doris Kossover’s father, Bob Nisenbaum
To Torah School Scholarship Fund wishing The Littman Family Mazel Tov on
Rebecca’s Bat Mitzvah
Mark & Ann Fink
A Yahrzeit donation in memory of Celia
Klansky
Mildred Klein
To Mark Stamm wishing him a speedy
recovery
David & Marjorie Levinson
To Paul & Leslye Joseph in honor of
Max’s Bar Mitzvah
To Doris Kossover in memory of her
father, Bob Nisenbaum
To Irv & Ellen Newman in honor of the
marriage of their daughter, Jessica to
Tim Williams
To Mark & Ann Fink in honor of the
marriage of their son, David to Jessica
Perez
Abraham & Harriet Lefkowitz
To Abe Lefkowitz in memory of his
brother, Harold Lefkowitz
David & Pam Levine
To Steve Bennett wishing him a speedy
recovery and good health
Michael & Beth Ann Littman
A Yahrzeit donation in memory of
Norman Schwartz
Mark & Ilene Maddalena
A Yahrzeit donation in memory of
Herman & Julie Bickel
Steven & Leslie Maier and Martha
Maier
To Debbie Gross in memory of her
mother
To Lynn Jablowsky in memory of her
mother
Bertha Moses
To Doris Kossover in memory of her
father, Bob Nisenbaum
Steve Newman
To the Harry Hirschberg Music Fund in
memory of Steven Sherman. May his
memory be for a blessing.
To the Bikkur Cholim Fund for Ruth
Sussman’s return to good health and a
full recovery.
To the Bikkur Cholim Fund in honor of
Linda Schwartz for the great work that
she does.
Morris & Ruth Pilberg
To Abe Lefkowitz in memory of his
brother, Harold Lefkowitz
Leonard & Pamela Reiss
To Howard & Linda Schwartz for
Howard’s good health
To Patti Rosenberg in memory of her
father, Herman Rosenberg
Leonard & Edna Rosenfeld
Continued on page 14, see Donations
Yahrzeits
Week of Friday, December 6
Seymour Engle
Raymond Kimmel
Lee Rosen
Lee Kobb
Helen Friedman
Evelyn Weinberger
Anna Zions
Helen Kristt
Norman Leon
Bert Gedzelman
Ruth Schneider
Clarice Krugman
Roman Jadlowska
Eric Nathan
Harry Krandle
Scott Auerfeld
Belle Becker
Edward B. Cohen
Ben Rosenberg
Paul Gutman
Carl Prince
Benjamin Gelman
Belle Bernstein
Morton Aclander
Steven Wilensky
Nathan Steinhardt
Carol Comer
Morris Broslovsky
Sol Presser
Nettie Gitlin
Adele Berger
Julian Oshlag
Katie Greif
Week of Friday, December 13
Ida Mogel
Millicent Zeigman
William Schindler
Gerald W. Wolfenhaut
Gertrude Blattstain
Helen Kristt Radin
Otto Nathan
Harry Rivkin
Mildred A. Cohen
Ruth Zaklow
Maxwell Kern
Dr. Alfred Birnbaum
Harry Bierman
Morris Kulick
Lillie Bengis
Manny Astendig
Gene Nebrasky
Joshua Stamm
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Max Gam
Ray K. Silver
Rebecca Brenner
Robert Gary Solomon
Robert M Binenfeld
Betty Kaplan
Nathan Rutter
Fred Stein
Judith Elaine Gelman
Gertrude Dropkin
Tillie Braunfeld
Leah Schneider
Claire Gross
Marvin Kargauer
Miriam Afromowitz
Chava Sheps
Elizabeth Keltai
Morris Robbins
George Nirenstein
Harriet Shapiro
George Ross
Week of Friday, December 20
Murray Getman
Sidney Altstock
Isabelle Altstock
Harry Zuckerman
Milton Mills
Ronald Zucker
Clara Finkelstein
Celia Hammerman
Jennie Levy
Sydney Stamm
Mary Yellin
Leo Goldman
Edith S. Black
Louis Brandman
Eleanor Abraham
Elias Hammer
Harold Schwartz
Ernest Rothberg
Gertrude Frishberg
Philip Miller
Milton Kidney
Helen Goldstein
Allen Greenberg
Ruth Klekman
Gedalie Laskier
Henry Wetstein
Sylvia Jankow
Dorothy Berman
Roberta Resnick
Charles Fedorko
Erna Sternberg
Joseph Siegel
Scott Gam
Egon During
William Taubin
Bernard Jacobs
Randolph Page Harrison Jr.
Week of Friday, December 27
Benny Presser
Milton Klein
Sadie P. Jacobson
Joann Fessler
Clara Altheim
Janet Gerber
Dora Polinsky
Joan Ehrenreich
Hyman Graff
Mollie Zucker
Mildred Rubin
Hilda B. Rachlin
Michael Levine
Eric (Aaron) Flier
Sarah Goldberg
Loretta Fishman
Cecile Bomser
Gerald Buckalter
Milton Brenner
Abraham Afromowitz
Herman Dinofer
Alice Levy
Nathan Lasky
Jack Levy
Irving Polsky
Rebecca Wolff
Eleanor Shechter
Sylvan Goldmacher
Charles Gilman
Sol Schwartz
Louis Simons
Joseph Brines
Charles Arluck
Florence Bloom
Frank Burk
Raymond Pearson
Wanda Dembeck
Bertha Reinheimer
George Gorran
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Donations, continued from page 12
To Joe Scherzer wishing him a very Happy 85th Birthday.
A yahrzeit donation in memory of
Benjamin Eisenberg
Martin & Belle Rosmarin
To George Pristach & Family in
memory of his mother
To Steve & Alice Silver wishing them
Mazel Tov on the birth of their
granddaughter, Eliana Jade
Noel & Marilyn Spirer
To Abe Lefkowitz in memory of his brother, Harold Lefkowitz
Scott & Dr. Stacey Rosmarin
To the Bikkur Cholim Fund in memory
of Patti Rosenberg’s father, Herman
Rosenberg
David & Lisa Sternberg
To Michael & Beth Ann Littman in honor
of Rebecca’s Bat Mitzvah
To Paul & Leslye Joseph in honor of
Max’s Bar Mitzvah
Dr. Steven & Diane Rowe
To Abe Lefkowitz in memory of his
brother, Harold Lefkowitz
A yahrzeit donation in memory of her
father, Morris Friedberg
Sondra Sussman
To Allen Peck in honor of his grandson,
Simon’s Bar Mitzvah
To Harriet Bauer in honor of her granddaughter, Rebecca’s Bat Mitzvah
To Shelley & Al Silberlicht in honor of
their granddaughter, Drew Lindsay’s Bat
Mitzvah
Jerome & Olga Schwartz
To Nancy Kushner in memory of her
father
To Ken Goldstein in memory of his
father
To Doris Kossover in memory of her
father, Bob Nisenbaum
Paul & Betsy Utnick
To the Bikkur Cholim Fund in memory of
Abe Lefkowitz’ brother, Harold Lefkowitz
Gary Shachter & Marjorie Faber
To the Michael Asher Memorial Fund in
honor of Allen Peck’s grandson, Simon’s
Bar Mitzvah
To the Michael Asher Memorial Fund in
honor of Harriet Bauer’s granddaughter,
Rebecca’s Bat Mitzvah
To the Michael Asher Memorial Fund in
honor of Mike & Beth Ann Littman’s
daughter, Rebecca’s Bat Mitzvah
Al & Shelley Silberlicht
To the Bikkur Cholim Fund in memory of
Abe Lefkowitz’ brother, Harold Lefkowitz
A yahrzeit donation in memory of Natale
D’Altilio, Sr.
Herbert & Lisa Simon
To Abe Lefkowitz in memory of his
brother, Harold Lefkowitz
To Doris Kossover in memory of her
father, Bob Nisenbaum
To Ed Fava keeping him in her thoughts
and prayers
Dr. Glorya Covel Smith
A yahrzeit donation in memory of Anna
Yurman
Jeffrey & Willa Speiser
To Doris Kossover in memory of her
father, Bob Nisenbaum
Shirley Wolfe
PRAYERBOOK DONATIONS
One siddur in memory of Harold
Lefkowitz
donated by The Men’s Action Club
One siddur in memory of Toby Gross
donated by Meryl & Larry Migdel
and Family
One siddur in memory of Toby Gross
donated by Fern Riegelhaupt and
Family
One siddur in memory of Toby Gross
donated by Al & Shelley Silberlicht
TREES PLANTED IN ISRAEL
One Tree to Wendy & Brandon Burr in
memory of Jacob Ryan Burr
donated by Suzanne Fromowitz &
Family
One tree to Vaughn Russell in memory
of his wife, Marilyn,
donated by Edwin & Francine Gitlin
CONDOLENCES TO
Randi Cohen on the loss of her father,
Murray Jacobs
Amye Laderman on the loss of her
mother, Andrea Trust
Abraham Lefkowitz on the loss of his
brother, Harold Lefkowitz
GET WELL WISHES TO
Shirley Shapiro
Mark Stamm
MAZEL TOV TO:
Sheldon & Florence Ritholz on the
birth of their granddaughter, Scarlett
Shelley & Al Silberlicht on the Bat
Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Drew
Lindsay Silberlicht
______________________________
To the Morris Ellie Pilberg & Ruth
Glucksmann Pilberg Holocaust
Memorial Fund with thanks to our
friends and neighbors for their good
wishes for my recovery
From,
Morris Pilberg
To the Morris Ellie Pilberg & Ruth
Glucksmann Pilberg Holocaust
Memorial Fund with best wishes for the
good health and full recovery of my
wife and mother, Ruth Pilberg.
With Love from.
Morris Pilberg, Aileen, Jeannette and
Marilyn
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