WHC Journal! - Washington Hebrew Congregation

Volume 56, Issue 1
“Inside the Issues” with WHC
January 5, 2015
NAACP President and CEO to Address the
Congregation at MLK Shabbat
O
T
he WHC EmptyNesters and
Community Issues-Social Action
Committee are excited to present a new
congregational program — “Inside the
Issues,” a unique, in-depth discussion
of a current issue led by WHC members with expert knowledge. Join us at
Temple on Sunday, January 25 at 9:45
am for the inaugural discussion, “Our
Immigration System — Myths and
Realities.” Immigration is a subject that
has garnered considerable attention in
recent news. It is difficult to discern,
however, if the information we see and
hear is complete, accurate, and unbiased.
Our speakers, retired United States immigration court judge Joan Churchill
and Peter Levinson, who served on the
staffs of both the Select Commission
on Immigration and Refugee Policy
and the Subcommittee on Immigration,
Refugees, and International Law in the
House of Representatives, will deliver
the facts, plain and simple, based on
years of working with legislators, lawyers,
judges, and immigrants.
Come with questions, and bring your
appetite: bagels, a selection of cheese,
and coffee will be served. The cost is $5
per person, payable at the door. Space
is limited and registration is required:
whctemple.org/inside. For more
information, contact Beth Donaldson,
[email protected] or
202-895-6309.
n the 60th
anniversary
of the landmark
Supreme Court
decision on
Brown v. Board
of Education,
the NAACP
announced the
appointment of
Cornell William Brooks
the organization’s new president and chief executive officer, Cornell William Brooks.
Washington Hebrew Congregation will
welcome Mr. Brooks and members of
our neighbor churches to Temple on
Friday, January 16 when we honor the
legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The evening will begin with a dinner
at 6:00 pm and continue at a special
7:30 pm Shabbat service. To join us
for dinner or sponsor a table for our
guests, please register online,
whctemple.org/mlk_shabbat, or contact Layne Weiss, lweiss@whctemple.
org or 202-895-6307.
Mr. Brooks, who will address the
congregation at the Shabbat service, is
a pioneering lawyer, human rights activist, and fourth-generation ordained
minister. A strong advocate for public
education, affordable healthcare, and
fiscal responsibility, Mr. Brooks has
worked to pass legislation enabling preContinued on page 7.
“Irresistible” Study of J.D. Salinger at Amram Lecture
on January 11
T
homas Beller, the engaging author
of J.D. Salinger: The Escape Artist,
a new biography that The New York
Times hailed as “sensitive and irresistible,” “lyrical and precise,” will launch
WHC’s Amram Scholar Series winter
program on Sunday, January 11 at
10:30 am.
Mr. Beller’s study of Salinger is the
first to make a strong case for the central role of Jewishness in the novelist’s
childhood: in the formation of his literary sensibility, in the tenor of his family
life, and in the shaping of his worldview. Himself a humorous and insightful writer, Mr. Beller offers new understanding of Salinger’s predicaments
of assimilation, including the irony
of his father
Solomon — the
son of a rabbi — making his
fortune as an
importer of “picnic hams” and
cheeses, a business in which he
vainly hoped to
Thomas Beller
involve his son.
According to The New York Times,
“because Beller gets New York with
all its nuances of class and money,
he understands the Salinger family’s
triumphant rise from Upper Broadway
to Park Avenue and what it must have
meant not just to the proud parents,
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WHC News
Begin the New Year with a Resolution to Dust Off the Cognitive Cobwebs
Come in from the cold and warm up your mind with the second semester of our signature adult education programs.
Whether you are continuing from the fall or just starting, we guarantee terrific instructors, compelling concepts, insightful
dialogue, and warm beverages!
WHC Academy begins January 5
Mondays, 7:00 – 9:15 pm at Temple
To register:
whctemple.org/whc-academy
For more information contact Marsha
Humphries, mhumphries@whctemple.
org or 202-895-6303.
Back to Basics begins January 13
Tuesdays, 7:30 – 9:30 pm at Temple;
Wednesdays, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm at JBSC;
or Wednesdays, 7:30 – 9:30 pm at JBSC;
To register or for more information,
contact Gerdy Trachtman,
301-762-6994 or [email protected].
Conversational Hebrew begins January 15
Thursdays, 10:00 – 11:00 am at JBSC
To register or for more information,
contact Gerdy Trachtman,
301-762-6994 or [email protected].
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Congratulations to…
Danielle & Jonathan Barr, on the birth and naming of their son, H. Jacob Scheer Barr (Chaim Chanan), and to Jacob’s big
sister, Maren, and grandparents, Barbara & Kenneth Barr and Pia & Dana Scheer.
Susan & Shay Bilchick, on the naming of their granddaughter, Skylar Madison Levitt (Lailah); and to Skylar’s parents, Melissa
& Brandon Levitt, paternal grandparents, Maddy & Preston Levitt, and great-grandparents, Judy Kaye, Renee Bradley, Lee
Levitt, and Jan Domenitz.
Yvonne & Steven Cohen, on the engagement of their daughter, Erin Cohen, to Eric August; and to Eric’s parents, Barbara
August and Patrick & Marilyn August, and Erin’s grandmother, Shirley Cohen.
Elizabeth Hart & Andrew Friedman, on their marriage; and to their parents, Florence & Peter Hart and Bonnie & Richard
Friedman.
Kay Katz, whose daughter-in-law, Dori Katz, was awarded the 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Grand Prize for her
first novel, The Dead Key, which will be published by Amazon in March 2015. Dori writes under the name D.M. Pulley.
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
We Can Be Reached
Temple Office ................................................. 202-362-7100
(M-Th: 9:00 am – 5:30 pm; F: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm)
Weekends/After Hours ................................ 202-895-6341
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Julia Bindeman Suburban Center ............... 301-279-7505
JBSC Fax ........................................................ 301-354-3200
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Website ......................................................... whctemple.org
Jennifer Millstone, Editor
The Washington Hebrew Congregation Journal (Permit No. 4240)
is published two times a month and monthly in June, July and
December by the Washington Hebrew Congregation. Send address
changes to the Washington Hebrew Congregation Journal, 3935 Macomb
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20016.
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Leslie S. Kessler, on the birth of her granddaughter, Lily Elizabeth Kessler; and
to Lily’s parents, Monica Lipinski & Charlie Kessler, and maternal grandparents,
Maria & Tadeusz Lipinski.
Molly Glazer & Justin Levy, on their engagement; and to their parents, Teressa
& Arthur Glazer, Linda & Ken Rosengarten, and Eric & Eileen Levy, and
grandmothers, Claire Glazer and Lore Greenberg.
Rema Manousakis & Peter Yeskel, on the birth of their granddaughter,
Cecelia Eve Rubin; and to Cecelia’s parents, Emily & Carl Rubin, and paternal
grandmother, Bonnie Franks.
Our Condolences to the Families of…
Deborah Abelson, wife of Richard Abelson; mother of Naomi Abelson,
Elizabeth Abelson, and Adam Abelson.
Elizabeth Briere, mother of Michelle Citren (Michael); grandmother of Laura,
Rachel, and Renee Citren.
Dr. Joseph Iseman, husband of Sheila Iseman; father of Haylie Iseman (Andrew
Bernstein), Kerry Iseman (Michael Haddad), and Jacqueline Iseman (Gregory
Cypes); grandfather of Cecilia, Felix and Jasper Bernstein, Julianne Haddad, and
Riley and Sloane Cypes.
Sanford Specter, husband of Rita Specter; father of Joanne Peck (Stephen),
Richard Specter (Bambi), and the late Jane Specter; grandfather of Melanie
Pontz (Jared), Jeffrey Cohen (Gabby), Kate Newman (Richard), Sarah Martin
(Jim), and Isaac Specter; great-grandfather to thirteen.
Sanford “Sandy” Slavin, husband of Doris Slavin; father of Jeffrey Slavin and
Roni Pekins (Peter); grandfather of Anna Pekins and Ryan Pekins.
Services
WHC News
WHC Board Appoints Nominating Committee
The Board
of Directors has
approved
the committee to
nominate a
slate of Board members for terms commencing June 2015. The Nominating
Committee is comprised of Sherry
Bindeman Kahn – Chair, Kim Block,
Roger Mermelstein, Lynn Sachs, Aaron
Stopak, Richard Sussman, and Nancy
Zeidman.
Suggestions of nominees for the
Board of Directors are welcome.
Names should be sent to Temple by
Monday, February 2, to the attention
of Sherry Bindeman Kahn, Chair of
the Nominating Committee. The election will be held at the 163rd Annual
Meeting of the Congregation on May
31, 2015.
Excerpts from Washington Hebrew
Congregation’s By-Laws, Article V, Section 3: Nominating Committee: The
members of the Nominating Committee shall be appointed by the President
with the approval of the Board of
Directors. The Nominating Committee shall consist of seven members
of the Congregation, at least four of
whom are not members of the Board
of Directors. The names of the persons
serving on said committee shall be
sent to the members of the Congregation promptly after their appointment,
together with a copy of this section of
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You can have that
experience again!
...even if you are no longer a teenager
Friday, January 9
Lay-Led Service
5:30 pm
Teen-Led Shabbat Service
6:00 pm
Tot Shabbat
6:00 pm
Kaye & Edward Mopsik
Rabbi Skloot, Cantor Bortnick
Featuring Rebecca van Bergen, founder of Nest
Rabbi Miller
JBSC
Saturday, January 10
Early Torah Study
Cantor Manevich
9:00 am
Morning Service
10:30 am
Afternoon Service
& Havdalah 5:30 pm
Cantor Manevich
Rabbi Shankman, Cantor Bortnick
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Jack Gordon
Friday, January 16
Lay-Led Service 5:30 pm
Shabbat Service 7:30 pm
Simeon Kriesberg
All Clergy
Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Featuring Cornell William Brooks,
president and CEO of the NAACP
Saturday, January 17
Early Torah Study Rabbi Shankman
Morning Service Rabbi Shankman, Cantor Manevich
9:00 am
10:30 am
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Jake Rosen
Friday, January 23
Lay-Led Service
5:30 pm
Shirei Shabbat Service
6:00 pm
2239's Metro Minyan
7:00 pm
Priscilla & Alan Levine
Rabbi Lustig, Cantors Manevich and Bortnick
at Washington Hebrew Congregation
Featuring
With
Tickets
Rabbi Miller
Calvary Baptist Church
Saturday, January 24
Early Torah Study
9:00 am
Morning Service 10:30 am
Rabbi Lustig
Jeff Klepper and Alan Goodis
Plus many of your favorite NFTY song leaders
$25 in advance; $30 at the door
Rabbi Lustig, Cantor Manevich
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Matthew Norwitz
¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Emmett Siegel
nftyat75concert.eventbrite.com
Temple Beth Ami
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Our B’nei Mitzvah
January 10, 2015
Havdalah Service
Jack Milton Gordon
Son of Amy & Scott Gordon
Jack is a seventh grade student at Cabin John
Middle School. He is the brother of Henry
and the grandson of Marlene & Steve Gordon,
Wendy Hahn & Kent Whinnery, Barry & Nora
Zoob, and Howard & Carol Hahn.
January 17, 2015
Morning Service
Jake Simon Rosen
Son of Janine & Stephen Rosen
Jake is a seventh grade student at Herbert
Hoover Middle School. He is the brother of
Dylan and the grandson of Sally & Robert
Levitt and Lois & David Rosen.
Shabbat Acknowledgements
January 9–10, 2015
Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat: Amy & Scott Gordon, in
honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jack.
Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund:
Amy & Scott Gordon, in honor of Jack, and Sherry
Sundick, in memory of Sara Behrend.
January 16–17, 2015
Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat: Janine & Stephen Rosen,
in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Jake.
Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund:
Janine & Stephen Rosen, in honor of Jake.
January 23–24, 2015
Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat: Tracey & Scott Norwitz,
in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Matthew; and
Jodi & Jon Siegel, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their
son, Emmett.
Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund:
Tracey & Scott Norwitz, in honor of Matthew and Jodi &
Jon Siegel, in honor of Emmett.
Was Your Child Born in 2005?
January 24, 2015
Morning Service
Matthew Alexander Norwitz
Son of Tracey & Scott Norwitz
Matthew is a seventh grade student at
Herbert Hoover Middle School. He is the
brother of Josh and the grandson of Mr. &
Mrs. Bernard Schreft and Mr. & Mrs. Martin
Norwitz.
January 24, 2015
Morning Service
Emmett Kadis Siegel
Son of Jodi & Jonathan Siegel
Emmett is a seventh grade student at
Westland Middle School. He is the brother
of Charlotte and the grandson of Rochelle
Siegel, and the late Allen Siegel, Charlotte
Saltzman, and Joel Saltzman.
Your child’s Bar or Bat Mitzvah (and
their picture on this page) will be here
Your
before you know it! More than just a
Child’s
day, a WHC Bar or Bat Mitzvah is the
Photo
culmination of a journey, and we are
here to guide you through every step.
Here
Mark your calendars to join your child
at Religious School on Sunday, February 1 from 9:30 am – 12:00 pm.
Through a fun, interactive program, you and your child
will explore your Jewish identities and influences. You
will also learn about the B’nei Mitzvah program at WHC,
including the timeline, how dates are assigned, elements for
preparation, and more. Want to receive your child’s Bar or
Bar Mitzvah date this spring? At the program we will give
you a form to complete that will start the process!
RSVP online: whctemple.org/mitzvah_learning_day. If
you cannot attend, or for more information, please contact
Beth Donaldson, [email protected]
or 202-895-6309.
Adult Education (continued from page 2)
Despite years of religious school as children, are you unsure how to find meaning in our
faith and culture as an adult? Issues that may not have been relevant decades ago suddenly
are filled with new meaning. “12 Questions: A (Re)Introduction to Adult-Level Judaism” is a learning community for adults — Jewish and non-Jewish — who have questions
about Jewish identity, beliefs, culture, and customs. It’s an environment to discover (and
rediscover) the relevance of Judaism in our lives. Join us each week at Temple for dinner and discussion from 6:30 – 8:30 pm,
beginning Monday, February 2. For more information or to register, visit whctemple.org/12_jewish_questions or contact
Marsha Humphries, [email protected] or 202-895-6303.
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January 2015
Sunday
Monday
Key:
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
(CON-CONV) Congregational Conversations
(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
(M) Macomb
(B) Julia Bindeman Suburban Center
(AS) Amram Scholar Series
(B to B) Back to Basics
(BRO) Brotherhood
(CSH) Carrie Simon House
(CISA) Community Issues/Social Action
(CC) Couples Club
1
Offices Closed
(M&B)
Friday
Saturday
2
ECC Winter Break
(M&B)
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
ECC Winter Break
(M&B)
3
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
5:30pm
Lay-Led Service (M)
6:00pm
Shabbat Service (M)
New Years Day
Religious School
Winter Break
(M&B)
4
ECCs Back
in Session (M&B)
5
6
Hebrew School
Back in Session (B)
11
7:00pm SIS Board
Mtg (B)
7:00pm CON-CONV
Keynote with Nurit
Shein (M)
6:00pm Shabbat
Service led by WHC
Teens (M)
7:00pm WHECTY
“Clash of the Classes”
(B)
7:00pm The Red Stone
(M)
6:00pm Tot Shabbat (B) 5:30pm
Havdalah (M)
7:00pm CON-CONV
“Pray & Stay” Dinner (M)
12
7:00pm
WHC Academy (M)
13
7:00pm
CON-CONV (B)
7:00pm 9th Grade
Parent Meeting (B)
7:30pm B to B (M)
14
9:30am B to B (B)
10:00am
SIS Bridge (B)
10:00am
Conversational
Hebrew (B)
15
6:30pm CSH Vol. Mtg (M)
5:00pm Couples Club
(OUT)
7:30pm B to B (B)
19
7:30pm
B to B (M)
20
ECCs Closed (M&B)
9:30am B to B
(B)
21
12:00pm
SIS Lunch
Mtg (OUT)
10:00am MLK Day of
Service (M)
7:30pm MLK Shabbat
Svc with Cornell William Brooks, NAACP
President (M)
10:00am
Conversational
Hebrew (B)
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7:30pm B to B (B)
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
9:45am “Inside the
Issues: Our Immigration System — Myths
and Realities” (M)
­9th Gr Retreat
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9:00am
Early Torah (M)
17
23
7:00pm NFTY’s 75th
Anniversary – Alumni
Reunion Concert (M)
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
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5:30pm
Lay-Led Service (M)
10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
6:00pm Shirei
Shabbat Service (M)
5:30pm
Havdalah (M)
7:00pm 2239 Metro
Minyan (OUT)
7:00pm Boomers
Event (OUT)
MLK Jr. Holiday
7:00pm
WHC Academy
(M)
16
Dinner (M)
7:30pm CISA Mtg (M)
Offices Closed
(M&B)
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
5:30pm Lay-Led Svc (M) 10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
6:00pm MLK Shabbat
10:00am SIS program (B)
2:00pm CON-CONV (M)
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10
10:30am
Shabbat Service (M)
12:00pm CON-CONV
(OUT)
9:45am
Divorcing with
Dignity (M)
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
5:30pm
Lay-Led Service (M)
12:30pm Jr. ETY (B)
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9
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
9:00am SIS Cooking
for Homeless (B)
10:30am Amram
Lecture with Thomas
Beller
No Religious
School (M&B)
8
6:00pm WHECTY
Board Mtg (B)
7:00pm WHC Academy
(M)
9:45am Divorcing
with Dignity (M)
7
Hebrew School
Back in Session (M)
­9th Gr Retreat
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7:00pm
WHC Mobile
(8th & 9th Grades) and
Confirmation Program
– optional dinner at
6:30pm (B)
7:30pm
B to B (M)
9:30am B to B
(B)
7:30pm
B to B (B)
28
10:00am
Conversational
Hebrew (B)
29
10:30am SIS
Mah Jongg (B)
30
9:00am
Early Torah (M)
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5:00pm Tot Shabbat (M) 10:30am
5:30pm
Shabbat Service (M)
Lay-Led Service (M)
5:30pm
6:00pm Shabbat
Havdalah (M)
Service (M)
Confirmation Retreat
NFTY-MAR MAJYK
(through Sunday)
WHC Thanks Its Generous Contributors
H. MAX & STEPHEN C. AMMERMAN
PERFORMING ARTS FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Barbara Landow Bernstein
Josephine Ammerman
Zena & Paul Mason
Josephine Ammerman
Ellen & Bruce Winston
Josephine Ammerman
LILLIAN & ALFRED BENNETT
FINE ARTS ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Bobbi & Ed Schiff
Sidney Shore
Irene Shore
JULIA & JACK BINDEMAN FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Carol Bindeman
David P. Bindeman
Rob & Betsy Bindeman
David P. Bindeman
Stuart & Martha Bindeman
David P. Bindeman
Julia P. Bindeman
David Paul
Adele Bindeman
Deborah & Brian Kleinbord
David P. Bindeman
CANTORIAL & CONCERT FUND
Donor
In Honor Of:
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Dickstein
Bar Mitzvah of William Dickstein
Mimi & Tommy Nordlinger
Bar Mitzvah of Jack Geifman
DONOR IN MEMORY OF:
Marvin Korengold
Ida Korengold
Doris & Ken Kraemer
Nathan Malkin
Susan Levin & Stanley Senders
Daniel Melnick
Mimi & Tom Nordlinger
Leon Kraft
Herman Kraft
Beverly & Lee Rosenblatt
Andrew Rosenblatt
Barry & Marilyn Wessler
Kate Schwartz
CHAPEL RENOVATION
Donor
Carolyn Alper
In Memory Of:
Lillian Small
EMPTYNESTERS FUND
Donor
Armand Checker
In Memory Of:
Ruth Checker
LOIS & RICHARD ENGLAND
SPECIAL NEEDS ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Kathy Cole, Danny Cole, Lauren & Michael Zelin
Randy Cole
Lynn, Larry & Amy Silverberg
Alan Silverberg
GENERAL FUND
Donor
In Honor Of:
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Berlin
Bar Mitzvah of Jacob “Jake” Berlin
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Colen
Bar Mitzvah of Maxwell Colen
Barry Flax & Susan Kay
Bar Mitzvah of Ryan Flax
Dotty & Lou Kornhauser
Speedy Recovery of Karen Ribler
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Helmig
Bat Mitzvah of Charlotte Helmig
Mr. & Ms. David Machlin
Bat Mitzvah of Jessica Machlin
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Morris Bat Mitzvah of Lainey Morris
Beth Pincus
Bar Mitzvah of William Dickstein
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Rothfeld
Bat Mitzvah of Olivia Rothfeld
Donor
In Memory Of:
Carol & Richard Barron
Rose Sherman
Diane & Howard Benson
May S. Leiner
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GENERAL FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Benita Berman
Abraham Mandell
Mitzi Mandel
Dr. & Mrs. F. Norman Berry
Abraham Blumberg
Shirlee & William Blanken
Molly C. Schecter
Sherry Caplan
David B. Caplan
Daryl Castillo
Selma T. Vigderhouse
Nancy & Ed Colodny
Dr. Joseph Dessoff
Janet & Michael Cornfeld
Howard Lynn
Robin L. Cornfeld
Mr. Alan Deresh & Mrs. Linda Wertlieb
Mildred Silverberg
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Dorris
Ethel Dorris
Betty Edelson
Myra Good
Irwin Edlavitch
Janis Weiner
Muriel B. Feldman
Paul Sommers
Meg & Sam Flax
Tea Stiefel
James Frank, M.D.
Robert Frank
Linda & Jay Freedman
Alan J. Newman
Betty Glassman
Alice Bortnick
Dr. Harold Goald
Isadore Goald
H.P. Goldfield & Kristin Mannion Alfred Goldfield
Dr. Lisa DeMarco
Lillian DeMarco
Mr. & Mrs. William Goldman
Jane A. Goldman
Mrs. Marcia Goldsmith
Ellen Goldsmith Kasnett
Stephen Grafman
Ida Grafman
Nancy & John Harris
Carolyn W. Harris
Susan & Larry Harris
Milton Harris
Peter & Florence Hart
Norma Rubenstein
Erma B. Arnstein
Florence R. Hart
Sarah Rubenstein
Richard B. Herzog
Grace Herzog
Mr. & Mrs. Morton Hyman
Louis Sartoff
Benjamin R. Jacobs
Selma Jacobs
Ronnie Jersky
Lilyan Aronchick
Sherry Bindeman & David Kahn
Betty Sachs
Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. Kaufman Lillian Kaufman
Samuel Baron
Jody Katz
Bernice S. Gibbs
Dotty & Lou Kornhauser
Melvin Diamond
Burton M. Cooper
Rosie Wender
Sidney & Jennie Diamond
Adam Krinsky
Norman Krinsky
William & Marilyn Lane
Albert E. Lane
Dr. Susan Blumenthal
Charles A. Levine
Marvin & Dana Jo Mermelstein Harry Mermelstein
Jackie & Franklin Paulson
Agnes May Fischer
Irene Pollin
Abe Pollin
Jane & Jerome Putnam Lawrence E. Putnam, M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Rabin
Mordka Rozencwajg
Louis, Kristin & Elizabeth Rosen
Eugenia Rosen
Mrs. Ruth Saidman
Loretta Gladsden
James & Kathleen Savitz & Family
Jack Savitz
Carol Schwartz
Hilda S. Levitt
Herman Schwartz
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Siegel
Edgar L. Kaufman
Eugenia Siegler
Ira Siegler
Barbara & Sandy Silverman
Gertrude Bonnett
Robert Sitrick
Louis S. Brown
Sanford Slavin
Ida Slavin
David & Roslyn Spott
Bessie G. Lyons
Dr. Barbara B. Stein
Louise Deitz Baylus
Hugh M. Steinberger
Margery S. Steinberger
Benjamin & M. Frances Weiner Isadore & Rose Weiner
Roslyn Wolf
Stephen J. Wolf
Josephine Kohner Zukav
Sidney S. Zukav
CAROL KELLNER ECC MEMORIAL
FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Dr. Bruce Kellner & Family
Carol Kellner
Blanche Kellner
Bessie Wool
Carol Kellner
HURSTON LIBRARY
Donor
Herbert & Lenore Horowitz
ABRAM SIMON
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FUND
Donor
In Honor Of:
Julie Peternick
98th Birthday of Frances Edlow
In Memory Of:
Jean Horowitz
KOL RINAH CHOIR
Donor
Sandra Goldsmith
In Memory Of:
Sidney Glaser
ZENA MASON EDUCATION FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Zena & Paul Mason
Dorothy Saperstein
MITZVAH DAY
Donor
Betsy Grossman
David Katz Family
Sandra Kouzel
Linda & Ron Recht
In Memory Of:
Tea Stiefel
Nancy Katz
Tea Stiefel
Frances Recht
STEPHANIE MORRIS
PRIME TIMERS PROGRAMMING FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Arnold, Sandra & Jodi Grant & Thomas Skinner
Jack & Pauline Grant
Sonya Mueller
Wolfgang Mueller
Lillian Smuckler
Ralph Smuckler
Arthur Dunn
KAMY LOREN NATHANSON BAR & BAT
MITZVAH KIDDUSH CUP ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Annette Bronrott
Rega Krasner
Sylvia Schwartz
Randy Cutler
Ida Handelsman
The Adler / Fischer Family
Arlene Richard
Lillian Marks
ALBERT & SCOTT PELMOTER
YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Donor
Shirley Pelmoter
In Memory Of:
Dr. Louis Spitz
Scott Pelmoter
SYLVIA & SAUL RITZENBERG
HUMANITARIAN FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Ellen R. Berlow
Ralph F. Berlow
Susan B. Mann & Family
Rachel Victoria Mann
Florence Goldman
Barbara & David Marblestone
Tea Stiefel
Cathy & Marc Scheineson
Charles J. Zeman
Toby Silverman
Tea Stiefel
NAOMI & LEROY ROBINS
MEDICAL EMERGENCY FUND
Donor
Richard & Eve Robins
In Memory Of:
Naomi Robins
Tea Stiefel
Lillie Silverman
Anne Silverman
SELINGER (CHILDRENS) LIBRARY
Donor
In Memory Of:
Marsha Pinson & Family
Pearl Pinson
Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Stoleru
Anita Rosenstadt
ABRAM SIMON
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMP FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Ellen & Stewart Share
Tea Stiefel
WHC News
CARRIE SIMON HOUSE
Donor
In Honor Of:
Susan & David Fink
Bar Mitzvah of Ryan Flax
Donor
In Memory Of:
Alane & Gene Youngentob
Jacob Ansin
SISTERHOOD YOUTH, EDUCATION &
ENRICHMENT FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Sandra Kouzel
Oscar Levy
TIKKUN OLAM VALUES (TOV) FUND Donor
In Memory Of:
Susan Adland
Tea Stiefel
Cathy Kwart
Arnold Kwart
Tina & Albert Small Jr.
Rabbi Isaac Neuman
Tea Stiefel
Tina & Albert Small Jr. & Family Robert Blumenthal
Gerdy Trachtman
Ernest Teichner
VER STANDIG
JEWISH STUDIES ENDOWMENT FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
John Ver Standig
Frederecka Ver Standig
RABBI JOSEPH WEINBERG YOUNG
LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY SERVICE
Donor
In Memory Of:
Mike & Judy Herman
Freda Gordon
Marcia Weinberg
Bessie Adlerblum
WORSHIP & MUSIC FUND
Donor
Patty Alper & David Cohn
Ann Joseph
The Band & Olinger Families
Dr. Eileen Polinger
Mary & Jim Salander
Layne Weiss, Rachel & Brian
In Memory Of:
Charlotte W. Cohn
Martha G. Friedman
Bernard A. Band
Edith Corenfield
Max Corenfield
Susan Walsh
Frances Schooler
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (22-39) FUND
Donor
In Memory Of:
Susan Adland
Betty Sachs
IVY ZOLA’S HELP-A-FRIEND FUND Donor
In Honor Of:
Karen & Richard Perkins
Marriage of Jennifer Beek & Bradley Hunter
Andrea & Geoffrey Zola Ciss Kolker's Special Birthday
Donor
In Memory Of:
Carolyn & Jay Bernstein
Deborah Cohen
Annette, Brittani, Lauren & Sam
Deborah Cohen
Alan & Nancy Bubes
Deborah Cohen
Shelley & Joe Chartoff
Deborah Cohen
Marlene & Barry Cohen
Deborah Cohen
Charlene & Marv Feldman
Deborah Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Furr
Deborah Cohen
Blossom J. Krakauer
Deborah Cohen
Nancy Levental
Deborah Cohen
Jill Levick
Deborah Cohen
Irene Linton
Deborah Cohen
The McWilliams Family
Ruth Checker
Burt Newman
Deborah Cohen
Karen & Richard Perkins
Herman Beek
Deborah Cohen
Al Sperling
Kathy Savits & Jeremy Rabinovitz
Deborah Cohen
Fern Rubin
Deborah Cohen
Lynn & Larry Silverberg
Deborah Cohen
Staff at JBSC
Deborah Cohen
Tributes in this WHC Journal reflect
contributions received through November 30.
MLK Shabbat (continued from page 1)
viously incarcerated men and women
to rebuild their lives as productive and
responsible citizens.
Regarding the announcement of
his appointment on the anniversary of
Brown v. Board of Ed., Mr. Brooks said,
“As a graduate of both Head Start and
Yale Law School, I am a beneficiary,
an heir, and a grandson, if you will, of
Brown v. Board of Education. My life is
the direct product…of the blood, sweat
and tears of the NAACP.”
Prior to his position at the NAACP,
Mr. Brooks served as president and
CEO of the New Jersey Institute for
Social Justice, senior counsel for the
Federal Communications Commission,
executive director of the Fair Housing
Council of Greater Washington, and as
a trial attorney with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. He
earned a bachelor’s degree from Jackson
State University, a master of divinity
from Boston University’s School of
Theology, and a law degree from Yale
Law School.
MLK SHABBAT DINNER
Join us for dinner with Mr. Brooks and
our interfaith neighbors prior to Shabbat
services.
The cost is $20 per person, and you can
sponsor a table for our guests for $200.
Register online:
whctemple.org/mlk_shabbat
For more information, contact Layne
Weiss, [email protected] or
202-895-6307.
Amram (continued from page 1)
but also to a boy leaving the familiar
Jewish West Side for the WASPy Upper East Side.” Following the reclusive
author of The Catcher in the Rye, from
New York City to his final refuge in
New Hampshire, Mr. Beller revels in
new details and connections.
The author of Seduction Theory,
The Sleep-Over Artist, and How to Be
a Man, Mr. Beller contributes to The
New Yorker and co-founded the literary
journal Open City. He teaches creative
writing at Tulane University.
Nominating Committee (continued from page 3)
the By-Laws. Any member of the Congregation may recommend, in writing,
names to be considered by the Committee. The Nominating Committee
shall not hold its first meeting prior to
the expiration of ten days following the
mailing to the members of the Congregation of the names of persons serving
on the Nominating Committee. The
report of the Nominating Committee
containing its nominees for officers
and members of the Board of Directors shall be mailed to the members
of the Congregation at least forty-five
days prior to the Annual Meeting. Any
thirty members of the Congregation
may submit additional nominations
for officers and members of the Board
of Directors by written communication addressed to the President at least
twenty days prior to the Annual Meeting. The names of all nominees shall be
listed in alphabetical order in the notice
of the Annual Meeting to the members
of the congregation, and no further
nominations shall be considered at said
meeting. No member of the Congregation once having accepted an appointment to the Nominating Committee
may be nominated by that committee
for election as a director or officer of
the Congregation at the next Annual
Meeting.
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WHC’s Martin Luther King Jr.
“Day of Service”
For the Baby Boom Generation
Martini Madness
Saturday, January 24 at 7:30 pm
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What
are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King Jr.
Come to Temple on Monday, January 19 from 1000 am – 100 pm,
and make a day off from work a “day on” for tikkun olam.
We will have projects for all ages, including: packaging meals
with the WHC Hunger Project, chopping vegetables for casseroles, creating healthy meals and snack bags, sorting clothing, tieing no-sew blankets, craft projects, and more. We also
welcome donations of new and gently used winter outerwear
and clothing and unexpired, nonperishable food to help those
in need.
Register online: whctemple.org/day_of_service. For more
information, contact Naomi Abelson, 202-895-6328 or
[email protected].
WHC's Teens to Lead Shabbat Service…
The 6:00 pm Shabbat service at Temple
on Friday, January 9 will feature our
teens and Rebecca van Bergen, founder
and executive director of Nest — a nonprofit organization that works with some
of the world’s most promising artisans
in some of the world’s most challenging
places. During her Shabbat talk, Ms.
van Bergen will share how through its
core social values of promoting peace, empowering women,
and alleviating poverty, Nest gives people around the world
opportunities to better their lives. Nest’s products will be on
display in Kreeger Lobby.
Mingling,,
Hors D’oeuvring,,
and Discovering
Your Inner Martini
$45 WHC members, $50 non-members
Space is limited! RSVP online by January 16:
whctemple.org/martini_madness
For more information, contact Beth Donaldson,
[email protected] or 202-895-6309.
Location will be provided with confirmation
of registration.
…and Gear Up for a Little Friendly
Competition!
Crazy games, tons of spirit
— and our 8th through 12th
graders — will take over JBSC
at 7:00 pm on Saturday,
January 10, when the teens
vie for the coveted “Clash of
the Classes” trophy in this
annual color war competition.
Register online, whctemple.org/clash_classes and contact Ira
Miller, [email protected] or 301-354-3209, for more
information.