WHC Journal! - Washington Hebrew Congregation

Volume 56, Issue 4
February 23, 2015
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n March 20, 1911, 13-year-old
Andrei Yushchinsky was found
stabbed to death in a cave on the
outskirts of Kiev. Four months later,
Russian police arrested Mendel Beilis, a
37-year-old father of five who worked
as a clerk in a brick factory nearby, and
charged him not only with Andrei’s
murder, but also with the Jewish ritual
murder of a Christian child. Despite
the fact that there was no evidence
linking him to the crime and that he
had a solid alibi, Beilis was imprisoned
for more than two years before being
brought to trial.
The Beilis case aroused furor and exposed rabid anti-Semitism at the highest levels of Tsarist Russia. It will be the
focus Edmund Levin’s Amram Scholar
Series lecture at Temple on Sunday,
March 1 at 10:30 am, when he joins us
to discuss his book, A Child of Christian
Blood. Described as the most sensational court case of its time, the Beilis trial
attracted worldwide attention, with
Arthur Conan Doyle, Thomas Hardy,
H.G. Wells, George Bernard Shaw,
Thomas Mann, and the archbishops of
York and Canterbury publicly protesting the actions of the Russian government. The story ultimately served as the
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Murder and Anti-Semitism
in Tsarist Russia
In Israel
Continue the “Congregational Conversation”
This Summer in Israel
C
ongregational Conversations has
been a dynamic and intimate way
for WHC members to engage in the
reality of Israel, Zionism, and Jewish
identity through the study and discussion of Ari Shavit’s My Promised Land.
With more than 300 congregants
engaged in our Conversations, many
have asked if we could take our discussion “on the road” and continue it in
Israel. We are delighted to announce
an adult opportunity to embrace Israel
from June 13 - June 24 with Rabbi
Bruce and Amy Lustig.
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European Jews and Muslims: Embracing
a Common Destiny
S
amia Hathroubi, the Paris-based
European Coordinator for the
Foundation for Ethnic Understanding
(FFEU), will speak at Temple on Tuesday, February 24 at 7:00 pm as part
of an important community program
focused on how Jews and Muslims in
Europe can move forward together after the recent terrorist attacks in Paris.
Ms. Hathroubi believes passionately
that Muslims and Jews in France and
Europe are not destined to be enemies,
but instead must build solid ties of
communication and cooperation. She
will share her recent experience leading
an inspirational Muslim-Jewish delegation at the Paris Unity March following
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Washington Hebrew Congregation
Meg Jacobs Flax, President
M. Bruce Lustig, M.A.H.L., D.D., Senior Rabbi
Susan N. Shankman, M.A.H.L., A.M.R.S., Rabbi
Aaron Miller, M.A.H.L., Associate Rabbi
Joseph A. Skloot, M.A.H.L., M.A., M.Phil., Assistant Rabbi
Mikhail Manevich, Cantor
Susan R.A. Bortnick, M.S.M., Cantor
DJ Schneider Jensen, M.S. Ed.,
Director, E-T Early Childhood Center
Fran Miller, M.S. Ed., Director RJW Early Childhood Center
Ira Miller, Director of Informal Education
Stephanie Tankel, M.A., M.A.J.E., RJE,
Interim Director, Religious School
Steven Jacober, Executive Director
Naomi Abelson, Director of Temple Programs & TOV
Miriam Feffer, Director of Development
Lindsay Fry, Director of Member Services
Mohan Mistry, Director of Engineering & Maintenance
Stephen Stoupa, CPA, CGMA, Director of Finance
Joshua O. Haberman, D.H.L., D.D., Rabbi Emeritus
Susan J. Hanenbaum, Executive Director Emerita
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Jennifer Millstone, Editor
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is published two times a month and monthly in June, July and
December by the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Send address
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Congratulations to…
Hillary & Brian Hochman, on the birth and naming of their daughter,
Lena Emily Hochman (Lena Erelah); and to Lena’s grandparents, Marcia &
Paul Gaskill, Mark & Kaye Rosse, and Carol & Ken Hochman.
Carol & John Nannes, on the birth of their grandson, Spencer Michael
Nannes; and to Spencer’s parents, Katie & Steven Nannes, maternal
grandparents, Jane & Steve Azzaro, and great-grandparents, Alice & Hector
Azzaro.
Celebrate Purim in style at the
Second Annual DC Purim Bash!
Dance the night away or chill in the lounge
with an open bar, masks, and more.
Dress to impress, costumes optional.
$40 before 3/6, $45 at the door
RSVP: whctemple.org/2239_purim
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Our Condolences to the Families of…
D. Herbert Beskind, father of Ellen Safir (Peter), Susan Lelyveld
(Michael), and Joanne Elkin.
Beverly Kligman, mother of Leslie Friedson.
Bruce Kraft, brother of Yvette Kraft.
Services
WHC News
Nominees Sought for WHC Avodah
Honors Awards
Avodah Honors Awards will again
be presented at our Annual Meeting
on Sunday, May 31 to members of our
Congregation selected in recognition of
their service within our Temple and the
greater Washington community. The
interpretation of avodah is “good deeds
in the form of service and work.” What
better time could there be to honor
those among us who provide such
unselfish service than at our Annual
Meeting, when we focus on the accomplishments of the Congregation?
We ask you, our congregants, to recommend individuals to be considered
for this honor. Because our Congregation is truly blessed with many deserving individuals, some of the names submitted will be considered for a future
awards ceremony. Please note that past
presidents, Temple staff, and employees
will be honored at occasions other than
the Avodah Awards ceremony.
Please submit your recommendations for honorees by Wednesday,
April 1 to the attention of the Avodah
Committee at Temple, 3935 Macomb
St. NW, Washington, DC 20016, or by
email to mthompson@whctemple.org.
Kindly include your name, telephone
number, and email address, along with the
nominee’s name,
telephone number,
and their contribution with our
Congregation and/
or the Washington
community. Please
be as specific as
possible about
your nominee, who
must be a Temple member, with a focus on that
individual’s commitment as a volunteer in
the Congregation and
in the wider community.
Friday, February 27
Tot Shabbat
5:00 pm
Lay-Led Service
5:30 pm
Shirei Shabbat Service
6:00 pm
2239’s Metro Minyan
5:30 pm
Rabbi Shankman
Diane Shrier and Gyr Turshen
Rabbi Shankman
Cantors Manevich and Bortnick
Rabbis Miller and Skloot
Calvary Baptist Church
Saturday, February 28
Early Torah Study
Morning Service
Rabbi Shankman, Cantor Manevich
Afternoon Service
& Havdalah Rabbi Lustig, Cantor Manevich
Friday, March 6
Lay-Led Service 5:30 pm
Shabbat Purim Service 7:00 pm
Priscilla and Alan Levine
All Clergy
Rabbi Miller
sevelt’s life and times and provides a
detailed examination of the innovative
first lady with information about her
years in the White House that many
have never heard before. The book
links Mrs. Roosevelt’s social activism
from her early life through the White
House years to her work after FDR’s
death. An insightful and informed
guide to the historical issues surrounding Mrs. Roosevelt’s actions, she also
describes how personal relationships
led Eleanor to hone her political skills
that transformed the position of first
lady into an institution of the American political system and enlarges our
understanding of how she used the media to disseminate her political views.
5:30 pm
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Kyle Kramer
Early Torah Study In honor of
Women’s History Month, the
Prime Timers
have invited
Maurine H.
Beasley, professor emerita at
the University
of Maryland,
to discuss her
book, Eleanor Roosevelt: Transformative
First Lady, at their luncheon at Temple
on Monday, March 16 at 12:30 pm.
A journalism historian who specializes in women’s portrayal and participation in journalism, Professor Beasley
has extensive knowledge of Mrs. Roo-
10:30 am
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Jared Glickfield
Saturday, March 7
Award Winning Journalism Historian to Discuss
Eleanor Roosevelt at Luncheon
9:00 am
Rabbi Shankman
Morning Service Rabbi Miller, Cantor Manevich
9:00 am
10:30 am
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Isaac Aronson
Afternoon Service
& Havdalah Rabbi Skloot, Cantor Bortnick
5:30 pm
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Jonah Gersten
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Luke Primis
Professor Beasley is a former education editor of The Kansas City Star,
former staff writer for The Washington
Post, and the author of several books
including her most recent, Women of the
Washington Press.
Please make your reservation by
Thursday, March 12. Send a check payable to Prime Timers ($12 for members,
$15 for guests) to Sandra Grant, 4940
Sentinel Dr. # 202, Bethesda, MD
20816. For more information, please call
301-320-2832.
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Our B’nei Mitzvah
Shabbat Acknowledgements
February 28, 2015
Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat:
Morning Service
Jared Ben Glickfield
Son of Sharyn Nerenberg
and Neal Glickfield
Jared is a seventh grade student at
Georgetown Day School. He is the brother
of Ethan, and the grandson of Carol & Roy
Nerenberg and Marilyn & Louis Glickfield.
Havdalah Service
Kyle Jordy Kramer
Son of Bryn Sherman and Scott Kramer
Kyle is a seventh grade student at Herbert
Hoover Middle School. He is the brother of
Bailey, and the grandson of Sandra Sherman
& Ron Edlavitch, the late Carolyn & Stephen
Sherman, and the late Myrna & Richard
Kramer.
February 27–28, 2015
Carol & Roy Nerenberg, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of
their grandson, Jared Glickfield; and Sandra Sherman & Ron
Edlavitch, in honor of their grandson, Kyle Kramer.
Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund:
Carol & Roy Nerenberg, in honor of Jared; Bryn Sherman
and Scott Kramer, in honor of Kyle.
March 6–7, 2015
Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat:
Mauree Jane & Mark Perry, Chuck Becker & Joan Ullyot,
and Myrna & Ed Aronson, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their
grandson, Isaac Aronson; Betty Phillips, in honor of the Bar
Mitzvah of her grandson, Jonah Gersten; and Tara & Craig
Primis, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Luke.
Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund:
Ami & Lou Aronson, in honor of Isaac; Victoria & Richard
Gersten, in honor of Jonah; and Tara & Craig Primis, in
honor of Luke.
March 7, 2015
Morning Service
Isaac Reuben Aronson
Son of Ami & Lou Aronson
Isaac is a seventh grade student at Sidwell
Friends School. He is the brother of Caroline,
Melissa, and Goldie; and the grandson of
Mauree Jane & Mark Perry, Chuck Becker &
Joan Ullyot, and Myrna & Ed Aronson.
WINE TASTING &
Havdalah Service
Jonah Melvin Gersten
Son of Victoria & Richard Gersten
Jonah is a seventh grade student at BASIS
DC Charter School. He is the brother
of Nathan, Gabriel, and David; and the
grandson of Betty & the late Melvin Phillips
and the late Zelda & Charles Gersten.
Havdalah Service
Luke Henry Primis
Son of Tara & Craig Primis
Luke is a seventh grade student at Norwood
School. He is the brother of Sam and Helen;
and the grandson of Mary & James Brennan
and Jacqueline & Ronald Primis.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 7 at 7pm
HOSTED by KELLEY and ARI REDBORD
RSVP: whctemple.org/couples_dinner
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historical basis of Bernard Malamud’s acclaimed 1966 novel,
The Fixer, which won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National
Book Award.
A Writers Guild and Emmy award-winning writer/producer for Good Morning America, Mr. Levin has been published
in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street
Journal, and numerous prestigious periodicals. He comes to
the Scholar Series with the cooperation of the Jewish Book
Council.
WHC News
Mah Jongg Tournament Returns to JBSC March 15
WHC Sisterhood and the Parents Committee of the Rabbi Joseph Weinberg ECC &
Kindergarten are co-sponsoring their annual
spring Mah Jongg Tournament on Sunday,
March 15 at JBSC. Doors open at 9:30 am
and game play begins at 10:00 am. The cost
is $50 per person which includes lunch and
six rounds of play. We welcome anyone with
enough experience to comfortably play at
least four games per hour and follow the National Mah Jongg League rules. The
tournament is open to the public, so please spread the word!
Tournament Registration ($50/person):
Can you bring a Mah Jongg set? yes / no
Would you like to be “East”? yes / no
Name:______________________________________________________________
Phone:______________________________________________________________
Email:______________________________________________________________
Please register by March 6; no refunds after March 11.
Return this form along with a check payable to WHC to WHC/JBSC, Attn: Fran Miller,
11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD 20854. For more information, please contact Fran,
fmiller@whctemple.org or 301-354-3208.
WHC Books to Discuss A Tale of Love and Darkness
WHC Books will
discuss A Tale of
Love and Darkness, a memoir by
bestselling and
award-winning author Amos Oz, at
Temple on Tuesday, March 10 at
7:00 pm. Winner
of the National Jewish Book Award and
the Goethe Prize, this “social history
embedded within an autobiography”
is translated by Nicholas de Lange in a
way “that preserves the author’s gorgeous, discursive style and his love of
wordplay” (New York Magazine). Oz
tells of Jerusalem in the 1940s when
it was under British rule — a city full
of people with various ideologies who
were either refugees or survivors of the
Holocaust.
Borrow a copy of this bestselling
book from the WHC library by contacting Ellen Share, 301-354-3212 or
eshare@whctemple.org, or purchase on
Amazon through the WHC Mitzvah
Mall, whcmitzvahmall.org.
In Our Next Issue:
Passover Seders
at WHC
WHC Invites You to “A
Night at the Opera”
You are invited
to an elegant
evening at the
opera on Tuesday, March
24 at 7:00
pm — right at
WHC — as
Alexander
Vinogradov
Alexander Vinogradov
takes the
stage. Russian born Mr. Vinogradov
(bass) comes to WHC from Berlin,
Germany. This will be his only appearance in D.C. and the first since
his 2008 debut with Washington
National Opera. Mr. Vinogradov has
performed all over the world at theaters of international renown including Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy;
the Deutsche Staatsoper in Berlin,
Germany; the Royal Opera House in
Westminster, England; Bolshoi Theatre, in Moscow, Russia; Teatro Teresa
Carreño in Caracas, Venezuela; Teatro
Real in Madrid, Spain; and the Opéra
national de Paris in Paris, France.
Mr. Vinogradov has delighted audiences singing the role of Escamillo
in Carmen, Sparafucile in Rigoletto,
and Sarastro in Die Zauberflöte, just
to name a few of the many characters
in his repertoire.
Sharing the stage with Mr. Vinogradov, will be performers from the
Kennedy Center’s Domingo-Cafritz
Young Artist Program. This exclusive
program trains the opera stars of
tomorrow and, for one night only,
you’ll have the opportunity to hear
these men and women before they’re
famous.
This evening promises to be a treat
for all lovers of music and opera.
Tickets for this event are $30 and
can be purchased online, whctemple.
org/opera. For more information,
please call 202-895-6309.
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WHC News
An Update on Our Efforts to Support Abram Simon
Elementary School
There is so much happening at
Abram Simon Elementary School. The
school underwent a renovation in 2013
and now has larger classrooms, brightly
painted walls, and a recently completed
state-of-the-art playground. There is
also a new principal this year, Kim
Spence (see below), who is passionate
about her professional learning communities—weekly meetings to discuss
what’s working in the classroom, and
what’s not. She says, “we look at the
academic condition of each student,
one at a time, and discuss how to support them.”
WHC’s volunteer projects continue
at the school, and we are grateful to everyone who gives their time, resources,
and attention to the children at the
Southeast D.C. public school named
for WHC’s second senior rabbi. Below
are some of the efforts our energy and
resources support.
Book Buddies: This year we are
working with nearly half of the second
grade students, many of whom were
among our book buddies last year as
first graders.
Thanksgiving Baskets: WHC
congregants generously donated time
and funding on Mitzvah Monday so
that every Simon family — there
are over 200 of them — could
enjoy a lovely Thanksgiving
dinner.
MLK Day of Service: The weather
outside is freezing but our little
Head Start students at Simon
have brand new cozy blankets,
lovingly made by MLK Day of
Service volunteers, for use during
nap time.
Van Ness Knitters: Handmade hats and
sweaters from the WHC women who
call themselves the Van Ness Knitters
arrived at the school just in time for this
winter’s arctic blasts. These ladies have
been knitting for the Simon students
for 10 years!
Winter Camp: That’s right, winter
camp! We were excited to provide
funding that enabled 14 Simon alumni
to attend this new teen program at
Camp Moss Hollow over winter break
where students learned study skills and
received special mentoring. The cost of
winter camp is approximately $300 per
student.
Summer Camp: And of course there is
summertime at Camp Moss Hollow.
Last year, WHC sponsored 43 students,
who each spent a week at this beautiful
camp in the Shenendoah Valley. It costs
$350 per student, and we are hopeful
that your generous contributions will
once again enable many children to
have this experience.
Dayeinu!! Any of the above projects
on its own would have brought joy to
the students and families. However,
WHC is blessed with a congregation
that consistently remembers the Abram
Simon School, which enables the
committee and its volunteers to do so
much more. We thank you so much for
all you have done and continue to do.
Interested learning more? Contact Mary
DeOreo, marydeoreo@gmail.com, or
Elissa Oshinsky, mitzvahmommy@aol.
com.
A Letter from Abram Simon Elementary School Principal Kim Spence
Dear Rabbi Lustig,
I’m writing to introduce myself to you and your congregants at the Washington Hebrew Congregation. I am Kim Spence,
the new Principal at the Abram Simon School, and in my first few months here, I’ve been delighted to learn about the wonderful partnership your congregation has fostered over the years with my new school.
What a blessing it is to have such a reliable community partner, your congregation’s thoughtfulness and commitment has
been evident from the day I arrived here, from the flowers which unexpectedly arrived here our first day of school, the Book
“Buddies” who show up weekly to work with our second grade students, the Thanksgiving baskets so generously donated to
all of our families, the winter camp and the cozy handmade sweaters...the list just keeps on growing!
So I want to thank you and all of my new friends at Washington Hebrew Congregation, both personally and on behalf of
the students, staff and families at Simon. I appreciate your congregation’s generosity and its commitment, and I look forward
to getting to know you all better, and to continue to advance and grow our partnership and our friendship.
Yours truly,
Kim Spence, Principal
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WHC News
Make Your Voice Heard in Israel!
Vote in the 2015 World Zionist Congress Election
You have an important — and real — opportunity to make your voice as a Reform
Jew heard by voting for the ARZA slate of
delegates (which includes our own Rabbi
Susan Shankman) in the 2015 World Zionist
Congress election. By casting your vote for the
ARZA – Representing Reform Judaism slate
to fill those 145 seats, you are voting to promote the egalitarian, pluralistic, peaceful vision of Judaism in Israel:
Women’s Rights & Gender Equality: We strive to create a world in which
gender equality is the rule — where men and women can pray, work, and live
together as equals deserving of the same respect and honor.
Religious Equality: We envision and work for a society in which all
denominations are treated fairly and with respect — and all of us are seen as
Jews, regardless of our level of observance.
Peace: Lasting peace, security, and stability for Israel, the Palestinians, and the
surrounding Middle East region is possible through a commitment to a twostate solution. Although the road may seem long, we are building the path to
that peace every day.
You are eligible to vote at reformjews4israel.org/vote if you:
1. are Jewish,
2. will be 18 years or older by June 2015,
3. are a resident of the United States, and
4. pay the $10 ($5 for those under age 30) American Zionist Movement
election registration fee.
Not eligible to vote? You can still help. Spread the word to family and friends
to ensure that all Reform and progressive Jews in your personal networks vote
ARZA – Representing Reform Judaism.
The American Zionist Movement’s (AZM) election will determine U.S. Jewish representation to the World Zionist Congress, the highest legislative body of
the World Zionist Organization (WZO). The WZO provides a forum for all the
world’s Jews to come together and deliberate about issues affecting both Diaspora
Jews and the state of affairs in Israel.
European Muslims and Jews
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munity leaders to fight anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, and protect freedom of
religion for all Europeans.
Following Ms. Hathroubi’s remarks, a panel of Muslims and Jewish leaders, including Rabbi Lustig, will discuss the situation in Europe today and how to work
together moving forward.
This event is hosted by WHC and FFEU and presented in partnership by ADAMS Center, AJC, Greater Washington Muslim-Jewish Forum, Islamic Society
of North America, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington,
Masjid Muhammad, Religious Action Center, and Shoulder to Shoulder.
Congregational
Conversations Israel Trip
(continued from page 1)
On our “Journey Through the
Triumph and Tragedy of Israel,” we
will engage face-to-face with authors,
artists, social activists, and scholars
who all struggle, just as we do, with
the complexities and wonders of Israel. This is a trip focusing not on siteseeing but on insight building, a trip
which will look at the difficult questions and how divergent narratives
challenge us and our assumptions.
Our carefully crafted itinerary will
follow the themes of My Promised
Land and has been developed in conjunction with Julian Resnick, a gifted
educator and one time WHC scholarin-residence, who is the current
international leader of the Habonim
Zionist movement. This engaging
opportunity to continue our conversation will be accompanied by cultural
and culinary experiences that are far
from the ordinary: lunch at one of
Israel’s best boutique wineries, overnights at Israel’s most celebrated spas,
an afternoon at Jerusalem’s colorful
marketplace Machaneh Yehudah, and
the opportunity to purchase ingredients for a cooking class and dinner
feast with one of Israel’s most creative
culinary artists.
Whether it is your first trip to
Israel or your tenth, we promise it will
be your most engaging. This trip is
limited by design and space and will
be filled on a first-come first-served
basis. If there is sufficient interest,
there will be an extension, which
will feature many of the traditional
Israel experiences not included in our
journey. For more information, please
contact Layne Weiss, 202-895-6307
or lweiss@whctemple.org.
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WHC Thanks Its Generous Contributors
H. MAX & STEPHEN C. AMMERMAN
PERFORMING ARTS FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Andrew Ammerman
Birthday of Tracy Nadel
Birthday of Merle Pelaez
Donor
Andrew Ammerman
In Memory of:
Stephen C. Ammerman
JANE BURKA
SISTERHOOD LEADERSHIP FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Kathy & Jody Dreyfuss
Joseph D. Dreyfuss
Muriel H. Dreyfuss
Max Blume
Stella Steinthal
DR. EDWARD A. & MILDRED B. CAFRITZ
PRAYER BOOK FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Phyllis Meyers
Naomi Oshinsky
Morrisa B. Zwetchkenbaum
Rose Y. Basseches
CANTORIAL & CONCERT FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
The Family of Bernice Lebbin
Cantor Manevich
Linda & Ron Recht
Cantor Manevich
Donor
Wendy & Jeff Cossman
Sheila Garfinkel
Susan & Alan Gold
EMPTY NESTERS FUND
Donor
Helenfae Zatcoff
In Memory of:
Bernice Lebbin
Daphne Dzwonkowski
William Greenwald
In Memory of:
Arthur Strasberg
GENERAL FUND
Donor
James A. Marples
Mr. & Mrs. Jeremy Reiskin
Dr. & Mrs. Harry Snyder
Ms. Deborah Wolf
Donor
In Memory of:
Mr. & Mrs. Byrle Abbin
Harry Abbin
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Henry Backenheimer
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Mary Barth
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Selma Shinberg
David Berler
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Beverly & Bruce Birchman
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Jackie & Ken Blank
Gladys Mayer
Jackie & Ken Blank & Family
David Goldstein
Shirlee & William Blanken
Melvin Schechter
Armand Checker
Bessie Checker
John Decker
Elaine Decker Rosensweig
Jessica & Alan Dolleck
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Sadie Milestone
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Mary Flax
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Pauline Newman
Jane Friend
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GENERAL FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Sylvan Gershowitz
Esther Gershowitz
Marilyn & Michael Glosserman Sam J. Glosserman
Linda & Arnold Gordon
Jeannette Perlman
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Nancy & John Harris
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Jerome H. Heckman
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Carl Himmelfarb
Suzan & Nathan Isikoff
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Paul Abrams
Gemma Jabes
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Ben Bindeman
Sherry & David Kahn
Bernice Lebbin
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Joel J. Karp
David & Nancy Katz
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Philip Kaufman
Neil & Emily Kishter
Murray Kishter
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Burt Lane
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James S. Levy
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Susan W. Luria
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Richard & Janice Newman
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Ira W. Pearlman
Jeremy Reiskin
Wenda Reiskin
Rachel Robinson, Orli, Heidi & Stephanie
Irvine Robinson
Nancy Roth
Harry Roth
Rena & David Rutstein
Hilda Bergsmann
Leo Bergsmann
Tom Schaumberg
Ernest Schaumberg
Joan & George Schonholtz
Joseph Hirsch
Ruth O. Selig
Rollyn O. Krichbaum
Pat & Bob Shapiro
Bernice Lebbin
Bernie & Beverly Shaw
Samuel Shaikewitz
Gerald & Ellen Sigal
Noah Sigal
Robert D. Sitrick
Rose Brown
Suzanne & Jonathan Slade
Betty Edelson
Joan O. Smith
Julius H. Orleans
Michael Yahuda
Doris & Benjamin Yahuda
Marilyn & Tom Zemboch
Sanford Specter
LEO & ELIZABETH GOODMAN
PUBLIC ISSUES ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Joan & Anthony Churchill
Birthday of Ben Moscovitch
Donor
Joan & Anthony Churchill
RABBI JOUI HESSEL
FUND FOR ENGAGEMENT
Donor
Laura & Gary Siegel
HURSTON LIBRARY
Donor
Gary Chelec
Anne & Al Fishman
In Memory of:
Marko Moscovitch
In Memory of:
Drew Siegel
In Memory of:
Jeremy Halle
Dr. Robert Fishman
HURSTON LIBRARY
Donor
In Memory of:
Josephine, Katherine, Gina, Jonathan
& Marietta Lyons
Bernard Lynn
MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
Donor
Andrea Grant & Selig S. Merber
ROSE E. KOENIG
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND
Donor
The Pinczuk Family
Eric & Sue-Ann Siegel
In Memory of:
Jonah Pinczuk
Michael Polansky
Jeremy Halle
ZENA MASON EDUCATION FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Lynne Groban
Yetta Grundstein
Richard Grundstein
Alicia & Mark Levin
Stanley Silverman
MITZVAH DAY
Donor
In Memory of:
Anne, Ben, Jacob & Alex Friedman Rhoda Greenwald
Betsy Grossman
Ruth Chandler
Sandra Kouzel
Ben Kouzel
Linda & Ron Recht
Fan Bush
STEPHANIE MORRIS
PRIME TIMERS PROGRAMMING FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Family of Stanley Alfred Elman Stanley Alfred Elman
Susan & Stephan Elman & Family Stanley A. Elman
Suzy & Al Morris
Donald Brenner
Jean Morris
Sidney Morris
Lillian Smuckler
Dorothy Ganz
KAMY LOREN NATHANSON BAR & BAT
MITZVAH KIDDUSH CUP ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Randy Cutler
Samuel Handelsman
Shirley Cutler
Steve Fischer & Linda Adler
Victor Adler & Hilda S. Fischer
ALBERT & SCOTT PELMOTER
YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Joan & Gerald Greenwald
Herbert Kahn
Shirley Pelmoter
Mona Himmelstein
Josephine “Jo” Capito
SYLVIA & SAUL RITZENBERG
HUMANITARIAN FUND
Donor
Sheila Garfinkel
In Memory of:
Saul Schwartz
NAOMI & LEROY ROBINS
MEDICAL EMERGENCY FUND
Donor
Mildred & Ellis April Family
In Memory of:
Lillian Zoole
WHC Thanks Its Generous Contributors
SHELDON & JUDY SADUGOR
MEMORIAL FUND OF ECC
Donor
Dahn & Michael Burke
Carrie & Brian Coonin & Family
Janice Raffel
In Memory of:
Evan Farkas
Sylvia Rodman
Sylvia Rodman
SELINGER (CHILDRENS) LIBRARY
Donor
In Memory of:
Anita Bobys
Jacqueline Dorfmann
Wendy Cimmet
Leon Markson
Paula & Andrew Greenwald & Family
Dr. Joseph Iseman
Dale & Don Yablonowitz
Tea Stiefel
ABE & SYLVIA SHRINSKY CREATIVE
WORSHIP PROGRAM FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Jim & Faith Kirk
Sylvia Shrinsky
Ida Weinstein
CARLYNN & LARRY SILVERMAN FAMILY
ENDOWMENT FUND FOR JEWISH LIFE &
LEARNING
Donor
In Memory of:
Carlynn Silverman
Donald Brenner
CARRIE SIMON HOUSE
Donor
In Memory of:
Frayda & Sydney Abel
Benjamin Levin
Richard Bobys
Jacqueline Dorfmann
Michael & Della Budow
Sidney Budow
Lauren & Aaron Dworkin
Jacqueline Dorfmann
Michael Fishman
Murray Fishman
Alison Greenspan
Betty Good Edelson
Debbie & Michael Hertzberg Jacqueline Dorfmann
Sherry & David Kahn
Jacqueline Dorfmann
Martha Kahn & Simeon Kriesberg
Jacqueline Dorfmann
CARRIE SIMON HOUSE
Donor
Saradona & Leonard Lefkowitz
Cathy McCulloch
Linda & Al Neuman
Robin Schneider
Leslie & Dennis Speisman
Sheila & Ira Wolpert
In Memory of:
Jacqueline Dorfmann
Jacqueline Dorfmann
Bernice Lebbin
Jacqueline Dorfmann
Jacqueline Dorfmann
Jacqueline Dorfmann
C. HASKELL & RUTH BEHREND SMALL
MUSIC FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Sherry Sundick
Adrienne Elman’s Special Birthday
TIKKUN OLAM VALUES (TOV) FUND Donor
In Honor of:
Lanny & Nancy Breuer
Birthday of Faye Levin
Resa & David Eppler
Birthday of Faye Levin
Eve & Jasper Howard
Birthday of Faye Levin
Michelle Leavy
Special Birthday of Ginny Edlavitch
Elizabeth G. Tannenbaum
Louis Marmon, M.D.
Donor
Emily & Neil Kishter
Ginger Polansky & Family
Beth & Scott Ross
Tina & Albert Small Jr.
Layne Weiss
In Memory of:
Deborah Abelson
Michael Scott Polansky
Sanford Specter
Bernice Lebbin
Deborah Abelson
RABBI JOSEPH WEINBERG YOUNG
LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY SERVICE
Donor
In Memory of:
Marshall & Joan Cutler
Golde Cutler
Saffan Family
Sophie Saffan
Traci & David Solovey
Barnet Kirshstein
WENDER MEMORIAL ARCHIVES FUND
Donor
In Honor of:
Dotty & Lou Kornhauser
Susanna McBee
WENDER MEMORIAL ARCHIVES FUND Donor
In Memory of:
Dotty & Lou Kornhauser
Bernice Lebbin
Donald Brenner
WHC HUNGER PROJECT
Donor
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Bergman
Donor
Melissa Schwartz
WORSHIP & MUSIC FUND
Donor
Arlene & Kenneth Becker
Leslie Kessler & Jack Seed
The Family of Bernice Lebbin
The Family of Sanford Specter
In Memory of:
Meryl Schwartz
In Honor of:
Rabbi Shankman
Rabbi Lustig
Rabbi Lustig
Rabbi Shankman
Donor
In Memory of:
Joanne & Bob Frankel
Ruth Chandler
Sherri & Shelly Gottlieb Faye Lynn Engleberg Isikoff
Odette Klein Herman
Gilberta Klein
Mr. Alan Levine
Bertha Levine
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Mopsik
Esther Mopsik
Jackie & Frank Paulson
Rosa May Frank
Layne Weiss
Jack Schooler
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (22-39) FUND
Donor
In Memory of:
Rabbis Joseph Skloot & Erin Glazer
Jean Glazer
YOUTH FUND Donor
Max & Sheri Zweig
In Honor of:
Birth of Spenser Nannes
IVY ZOLA’S HELP-A-FRIEND FUND Donor
Mr. & Mrs. Geoffrey Zola
Donor
Simor & Marjory Moskowitz
In Memory of:
Luba Moskowitz
Tributes in this WHC Journal reflect
contributions received through February 19.
Grieving a Recent Loss?
WHC Bereavement Group Offers Support
Grief can be devastating. Basic beliefs are challenged, emotions
can feel out of control, and energy is depleted. We know that
shared experience and education can be helpful during bereavement. WHC’s Bereavement Support Group, facilitated by Erica
Berger, LICSW, provides mutual support and education to those
who have experienced a loss during the last 18 months.
Limited in size to eight participants, the program, sponsored by
the Edlavtich-Tyser Family Relations Forum, will be held at Temple at 7:00 pm on Tuesdays, from April 7– May 12. It recognizes
each person’s unique way of grieving and provides a confidential
and respectful environment for the bereaved to explore his or her
feelings, begin working through complex issues of loss, and start to
heal. If you would like to participate, please contact Layne Weiss,
lweiss@whctemple.org or 202-895-6307, by Monday, March 30.
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March 2015
Sunday
1
9:45am
Divorcing
with Dignity (M)
Monday
2
10:00am
SIS mtg (B)
6:00pm
WHECTY Board Mtg
(B)
10:30am
Amram Lecture
with Edmund Levin
12:00pm Jr. ETY (M)
6:30pm
12JQ (M)
Celebrate
Your Hero:
#WHCPurim2015
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
3
6:30pm
Fistful of
Shekels (M)
4
9:00am
SIS Cooking for
Homeless (B)
6:30pm
Confirmation (M)
10:00am
Back to Basics (B)
7:30pm
Back to Basics (M)
7:30pm
Back to Basics (B)
5
10:00am
Conversational
Hebrew (B)
12:00pm
Purim Carnival (B)
8
7:00pm ConCon (M)
9
6:30pm
12JQ (M)
7:00pm
WHC Academy (M)
10
6:30pm
Confirmation (M)
7:00pm
WHC Books (M)
7:30pm
Back to Basics (M)
10:00am
ConCon (M)
15
10:00am
Mah Jongg
Tournament (B)
16
12:30pm
PT Luncheon (M)
6:30pm WHECTY
Night Out (OUT)
7:00pm ConCon (B)
18
No School
for E-T ECC (M)
22
23
7:00pm
“A Night at
the Opera” (M)
24
12
19
7:30pm B to B (B)
25
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
26
7:30pm B to B (B)
7:30pm
Back to Basics (M)
5:30pm
Lay Led Service (M)
6:00pm Purim Congregational Dinner (M)
5:30pm Havdalah (M)
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
13
7:00pm 2239 Purim
Bash (OUT)
7:00pm CC Dinner (OUT)
7:00pm WHECTY
Purim Lock-in (B)
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
10:00am SIS
Shabbaton & Seder (B)
6:00pm
Shirei Shabbat
Service (M)
10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
5:00pm Club 56 (OUT)
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
20
21
9:00am
Tot Shabbat (B)
5:30pm
Lay Led Service (M)
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
6:00pm
Shabbat Service (M)
10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
7:00pm ConCon “Pray
& Stay” Dinner (M)
5:30pm
Havdalah (M)
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
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9:00am
Early Torah (M)
1:30pm WHC Hunger
Project (B)
6:30pm 12JQ (M)
7:00pm 2239 Program
(M)
10
30
6:00pm
WHECTY Bd
Mtg (M)
7:00pm
WHC Academy (M)
31
6:30pm
Confirmation (M)
7:30pm
Back to Basics (M)
10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
5:30pm
Lay Led Service (M)
5:30pm
Havdalah (M)
7:30pm ConCon (M)
Key:
(M) Macomb
(B) Julia Bindeman Suburban Center
(12JQ) 12 Jewish Questions
(AS) Amram Scholar Series
(B to B) Back to Basics
(BRO) Brotherhood
(CSH) Carrie Simon House
(CISA) Community Issues/Social Action
(CC) Couples Club
28
5:00pm Tot Shabbat
(M)
7:00pm 2239 Metro
Minyan (OUT)
29
14
5:30pm
Lay Led Service (M)
6:00pm PMP Shabbat
Svc w/Rick Recht (M)
10:30am
Amram Lecture
with David Kertzer (M)
7
10:30am Shabbat
Service (M)
5:30pm
Havdalah (M)
10:00am B to B (B)
10:00am
B to B (B)
6
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
8:00pm Shabbat Purim
Oneg (M)
Purim
7:30pm
Back to Basics (M)
12:00pm ETY (M)
9:45am
Divorcing
with Dignity (M)
17
6:30pm Upper
School and
Confirmation (M)
11
10:00am
SIS Bridge (B)
10:00am B to B (B)
6:30pm CSH Volunteer
Mtg (M)
7:00pm The Red Stone
(M)
7:00pm Mitzvah Day
Mtg (B)
7:30pm B to B (B)
7:30pm CISA Mtg (M)
Saturday
7:00pm Shabbat Purim
(M)
7:00pm
WHC Academy (M)
Erev Purim
Friday
(ECC) Early Childhood Centers
(ET) Edlavitch-Tyser Family Relations Forum
(HS) Hebrew School
(OUT) Out of the Building
(PMP) Pollin Music Program
(PT) Prime Timers
(RS) Religious School
(SIS) Sisterhood
(US) Upper School
SAVE THE DATE!
PLEASE JOIN WHC SISTERHOOD
in an uplifting day of learning and celebration
Rabbi Susan Shankman, Rabbi Aaron Miller,
Cantor Susan Bortnick, and musical guest Lisa Baydush
will lead us in
A SHABBATON & WOMEN’S SEDER
SUNDAY, APRIL 19
that will enhance your Passover experience
Saturday, March 14, 10am – 3pm
Julia Bindeman Suburban Center
Over 40 projects to help the homeless,
sick, hungry, and underserved in our
community.
RSVP
$25 until 2/24; $35 from 2/25 – 3/3
Includes materials, wine tasting, and light lunch
#WHCMitzvahDay2015
Get involved and make it matter!
Send any special dietary needs, seating requests, and a
check payable to WHC Sisterhood to Ellen Miller Kelly,
13 Le Havre Court, Potomac, MD 20854.
SHARE
We invite you to share favorite Passover recipes and innovative
traditions. Email details to carol@carolnerenberg.com by 3/3.
Comfortable attire.
&
Where children discover, learn, and grow
Curious
Playful
Inventive
Active
Creative
Now Enrolling Toddlers through Kindergartners for Summer and Fall 2015
New! Extended hours before and after school and camp
whcecc.org
whctemple.org/camp
Maryland: 301-279-7505
DC: 202-895-6334
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NON-PROFIT ORG
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US POSTAGE
WHC Journal
PAID
SUBURBAN, MD
PERMIT NO. 4240
CALLING ALL HEROES & HEROINES OF WHC!
Join us at Temple for Shabbat Purim on Friday, March 6 to help us
defeat the evil Haman and save the Jewish citizens of Shushan!
Fortify your courage with a Super Supper at 6:00 pm.*
Enter Gotham Sanctuary at 7:00 pm and prepare to use your voices,
groggers, and super powers to put an end, once and for all, to Haman
and his dastardly plan.
Then, celebrate our victory — and heroes everywhere — at an oneg fit for
one of the greatest heroines ever, Queen Esther!
* SUPER SUPPER: Feeding superheroes requires super planning, so please register.
$18 for adults and teens; $10 for children ages 3–12; free for children under 3.
Register online: whctemple.org/purim. For more information, call 301-354-3223.
On Sunday, March 8: Washington Hero’s Purim Carnival!
Hardworking heroes and heroines deserve some
fun and games (and hamantashen)! Come to JBSC
from 12–3 pm for heroic treats, super games, powerful prizes, and mighty magic! Earn tickets by
bringing canned goods for heroes who need
some help.
Superheroes 6th grade and up can volunteer! Contact Ira Miller, 301-354-3209 or
imiller@whctemple.org.
Celebrate
Your Hero:
#WHCPurim2015