November 2015

NOVEMBER 2015
Please join the Membership Committee in welcoming the following new members to our
kehillah k’doshah, our sacred community:
Barton Banks
Lori Kasmen and Joseph Casey (Jacob)
Dea Reece and David Cohen (Charlotte and Lincoln)
Jason Cohen (Kayla)
Alysia and Jonathan Domers (Tyler, Hayden, Elizabeth and
Sadie)
Natalie Veltman and Matthew Ehrlich
Kelly Felps (Mason)
Brooke and Josh Goldberg (Eva)
Adele and Alfred Goldman
Laurel and Aaron Greberman (Emily)
Jennifer and Jonathan Jagher (Zachary and Ryan)
Vicki and Seymour Jeck
Danielle Kudlacik and Kraig Turner
Richard Levy
J
Eileen Lowenstein
Michele and Scott Lucks (Julian and Madeline)
Marnie Davis and Marc Nathan (Jordanna)
Sue O’Leary
Kristi and Brent Regaldi (Jackson)
Julie and Barry Reid (Dylan and Jonan)
Lynn and Harry Rosenthal
Doris and Harvey Seidman
Rebecca and Glen Shenkman (Jacob)
Laina and Jed Silversmith (Asher and Orli)
Allison and Mark Snyder (Jesse)
Stephanie and Richard Spicer (Ava and Olivia)
Jenn and Ryan Steele (Noah)
Liz O’Flanagan and Jon Walder (Bailey and Emily)
Alycia and Kevin Zenstein (Gavin)
oining a synagogue is more than becoming a member. It is truly joining in a shared journey with our kehillah k’doshah. At Congregation Or
Ami, we are proud to call our community a “Family of Friends.” We encourage you to meet the many wonderful people who are part of our
kehillah k’doshah. Young or old, married or single, with children at home or not, this is a place where you can feel you belong.
For some, Congregation Or Ami is a spiritual home. For others, it is the address for engaging with old friends and meeting new ones. Some
come here to learn and explore Jewish tradition. Others love the meaningful way life’s simchas are celebrated and find powerful emotional
support during times of struggle or loss.
Membership in a synagogue also represents a commitment to a community. It means that you are involved in keeping our congregation alive
and seeing it continue for the next generation. Our members are partners in the future of Congregation Or Ami and in the lives of the men,
women and children of the community.
Please help welcome our new members at our New Member Dinner on Friday, November 13. Our Shabbat dinners offer casual, friendly
opportunities to connect and get to know one another. Join us!
Membership Committee Members
Debby Askow
Irene Braun
Barb Hoffman, Chair
Bill Koelewyn
Gwen Mennen
Dara Nasatir
Larry Paul
Jacy Toll
Peter Weidman
Clergy and Staff
Rabbi.....................................Kenneth I. Carr
[email protected]
Cantor...................................Jordan S. Franzel
[email protected]
Rabbi Emeritus.....................Seymour Prystowsky
[email protected]
Office Manager.....................Jodye Green 610-828-9066 x200
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant.....Lynn Alexander 610-828-9066 x201
[email protected]
Early Childhood
Education Director..............Michelle Ruder 610-828-1086 x400
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant.....Lisa Larney 610-828-1086 x401
[email protected]
Director of Education
and Lifelong Learning.........Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg
610-828-4443 x301
[email protected]
Administrative Support......610-828-4443 x300
[email protected]
Synagogue Office.................610-828-9066
610-828-3731 Fax
[email protected]
Religious School...................610-828-4443
610-828-8689 Fax
[email protected]
ECE Center...........................610-828-1086
Officers and Trustees
Executive Officers
Co-President........................................Larry Paul
Co-President........................................Terri Wolfheimer
Vice President.....................................Simi Baer
Vice President.....................................Hillary Israeli
Vice President.....................................Danny Schwartz
Treasurer...............................................Joshua Dunoff
Trustees
Leslie Berman
Deb Brenner, COATz Co-Chair
Tamara Davis
Barb Hoffman, Membership Chair
Jackie Kane
Andrew Kasmen, Immediate Past President
Bill Koeleywn
Helene Levinson, Spiritual Life Chair
David Nasatir
Jeff Seidman, House Committee Chair
Jen Segal, ECEC Committee Chair
Larry Segal
Missy Sterling, COATz Co-Chair
Larry Stern
Curt Toll
Jenn Weiner, Religious School Chair
Oracle Staff
Editor.............................................. Carole Verona
[email protected]
Assistant Editor.............................. Susan Ackland
[email protected]
Deadline First of the month before publication of issue. We reserve
the discretion to edit for space limitations. Congregation Or Ami is
affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism.
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November Worship Schedule
Friday, November 6
6:30 p.m.........................Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, November 7
10:30 a.m.......................Shabbat Service
Friday, November 13
7:30 p.m.........................Erev Shabbat Service
New Member Shabbat
Saturday, November 14
10:30 a.m.......................Shabbat Service
Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Banks
Friday, November 20
6:30 p.m.........................Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, November 21
10:30 a.m.......................Shabbat Service
Bat Mitzvah of Naomi Israeli
Friday, November 27
6:30 p.m.........................Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, November 28
10:30 a.m.......................Shabbat Service
Bar Mitzvah of Jake Brownstein
Let’s Give Thanks
It’s that time of year when we join
with our non-Jewish neighbors for an
Interfaith Service to give thanks for our
shared blessings. Led by clergy of the
Plymouth/Whitemarsh Ministerium,
this wonderful evening of song, prayer
and celebration will take place on
Wednesday, November 25, at 7:30
p.m., at the Plymouth Meeting Friends
Meeting House, 2150 Butler Pike. Please
come and give thanks with us.
New Member Registration: https://congregationorami.wufoo.com/forms/z13790xg1uv5ngc/
Regular Registration: https://congregationorami.wufoo.com/forms/znxvvzd1c9xwxx/
New Horizons Social Club
The New Horizons Social Club is hosting its annual membersonly potluck dinner on Wednesday, November 11, at 7:30 p.m.
A business meeting will precede the dinner at 7 p.m. The next
meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 9, when Rabbi
Carr will speak about a new perspective on Hanukah.
New Horizons is a social group that meets every month. They
have presented musicians, authors, comedians, historians, and
other interesting guests. There is a nominal fee of $20 to join New
Horizons, payable at the beginning of the program year. Programs
are advertised in the Oracle and in the weekly e-mail
newsletter. For more information about
New Horizons, contact
David Grunfeld at
610-828-1480.
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November 7: Chayei Sarah, Genesis 23:1 – 25:18
When Abraham’s wife Sarah dies at age 127, Abraham buys a burial
plot for her in Canaan, at the Cave of Machpelah. Abraham charges a
servant to return to Abraham’s homeland to find a wife for Abraham’s
son Isaac. The servant prays for a sign, that a woman will show him
great kindness and hospitality. A woman comes up to him and offers
to give water to him and his camels. When the servant discovers that
this woman is Rebecca, Abraham’s niece, he knows that she is the
one for Isaac. She returns with him, and Isaac loves her. Abraham
remarries and has 10 more children. At age 175, Abraham dies.
Ishmael dies at age 137.
November 14: Toldot, Genesis 25:19 – 28:9
Rebecca is barren. Isaac prays for her, and she gets pregnant with
twins. God tells her that the older will serve the younger. The
firstborn is named Esau; his brother comes out holding on to Esau’s
heel, and is named Jacob. As they grow, Isaac favors Esau, who is an
outdoorsman; Jacob is a homebody, favored by Rebecca. Esau comes
home famished from hunting to find Jacob cooking a stew. He asks
for some, but Jacob makes Esau sell him his firstborn birthright in
exchange. God affirms the covenant with Isaac. Isaac reopens wells
that Abraham had dug but which had been stopped up after his
death. Isaac gets old and loses his sight. Thinking he is about to die,
he asks Esau to hunt and prepare him some food, which he will eat
before giving Esau the firstborn blessing. Rebecca overhears and
sends Jacob to the flock to get animals for Rebecca to cook. Jacob
covers himself in animal skin so he will seem hairy like Esau. He goes
in to Isaac with the food and asks for the blessing. Isaac questions
him and feels him, and Jacob passes for Esau. Isaac eats the food and
blesses Jacob, and Jacob leaves. Esau comes in with his food, and Isaac
wonders who he is. Esau realizes that Jacob has stolen his blessing,
and Isaac gives Esau a lesser blessing. Esau is enraged, and vows to
kill Jacob. Rebecca and Isaac send Jacob away to her family for his
protection.
November 21: Va-yeitzei, Genesis 28:10 - 32:3
Jacob leaves home, fleeing the wrath of his twin brother Esau, whose
blessing he had stolen by deceiving their father Isaac. At nightfall,
he lies down to sleep, and dreams of a ladder to the sky with angels
ascending and descending. In the dream, God appears and makes a
covenant with him, promising to protect him. When Jacob awakes,
he vows that if God does protect him, then he will worship God.
Jacob arrives at his mother’s homeland, and encounters his cousin
Rachel at a well. She brings him back to her family’s house, and Jacob
starts to live and work with the family. After a month, Rachel’s father,
Laban, wants to compensate Jacob for the work he is doing. Jacob has
fallen in love with Rachel, so he promises to work for Laban for seven
years if Laban will let him marry her. Seven years later, the wedding
proceeds, but in the morning, Jacob discovers that Laban has tricked
him into accidentally marrying Rachel’s older sister Leah. Laban
proposes to let Jacob marry Rachel also a week later—if he agrees
to work seven more years—and Jacob accepts. Leah has four sons
(Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah), but Rachel is barren. Rachel gives
Jacob her maid Bilhah, and she has two sons (Dan and Naftali). Leah
then gives Jacob her maid Zilpah, and she has two sons (Gad and
Asher). Leah has two more sons (Issachar and Zebulun), followed
by a daughter Dinah. Finally, Rachel has a son, named Joseph. Jacob
grows rich from his work for Laban, but starts to feel that Laban and
Laban’s sons resent his success. Twenty years after Jacob left home,
God tells him it is time to return.
November 28: Va-yishlach, Genesis 32:4 – 36:43
As Jacob approaches home, he sends messengers to Esau. They return,
saying that Esau is coming with four hundred men. Afraid, Jacob
divides his entourage into two camps, so that even if one is attacked,
the other may escape. He prays for protection, and then sends Esau
droves of animals as presents. That night, an unnamed man wrestles
with Jacob. Jacob refuses to let the man go, unless he blesses him. The
man responds that Jacob’s name will be changed to Israel, meaning
“one who wrestles with God.” In the morning, Esau arrives. As Jacob
approaches him, Esau runs up to him and embraces him. Esau
offers to travel with Jacob, but Jacob declines. Jacob settles outside a
city called Shechem. The prince of Shechem rapes Jacob’s daughter
Dinah and wants to marry her. Jacob’s sons Simeon and Levi offer to
let him marry her if all the men of Shechem are circumcised. They
agree, but on the third day following the circumcision, as the men
are recuperating, Simeon and Levi slaughter them all. Jacob takes his
family to Bethel, where he had had his vision of the ladder. There,
God changes his name to Israel, and reaffirms the covenant. Rachel
has another son, but she dies in childbirth, and Jacob names the boy
Benjamin. Isaac dies, and is buried by Esau and Jacob.
Congregation Or Ami
Blood Drive
Tuesday, November 24
1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Register at:
www.redcrossblood.org/give/drive/driveSearchList.jsp?zipSpon
sor=CongregationOrAmi
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We gratefully acknowledge the following donors for their contributions
to the High Holy Day campaign:
Sue and Richard Ackland
Steve and Joyce Archinow
Debby and Irv Askow
Joel and Trudi Azeff
Marc Baer and Simi Kaplin Baer
Marv and Lori Balistocky
Matt and Sandy Bennett
Steve and Barbara Berr
Henry and Esther Bleier
Dene Bloom
Randall and Debra Brenner
Doug and Suzanne Cohen
Arthur and Amy Cohn
Neil Cooper and Susan Haas
Harris and Beth Dainoff
Maris Delano
Jonathan and Gail Dichter
Josh and Lauren Dunoff
Jeffrey and Sara Erlbaum
Marty and Paulette Feinberg
Brad and Deborah Feldstein
Steve and Betsy Filton
Jay Freed and Alice Lindenauer
Joel and Carrie Fromer
Phyllis Glassman
Alfred and Adele Goldman
Daniel and Mila Gorman
Joel and Shirley Gottlieb
Joan Griff
Rob and Cindy Grodanz
Irv and Bunny Grunes
David and Sandrea Grunfeld
Jeffrey and Barbara Hoffman
Barry and Marsh Isdaner
Michael and Hillary Israeli
Craig and Lori Israelite
Seymour and Vicki Jeck
Larry and Barbara Kahn
Marc and Esther Kaplin
David and Heather Kay
Bill and Lisa Koelewyn
Michael and Jacqueline Konin
Brian and Brooke Kroker
Ben and Elyse Leace
Joel and Iris Lebed
Ken and Jamie Leibowitz
Sofia Levinson
Alex and Helene Levinson
Ann Levitt
Daniel and Sari Lifshutz
Leroy and Ruth Loewenstern
Daniel and Lisa Loewenstern
Joel and Carole Lukoff
Rick and Amy Margulies
Gregory and Denise Marks
Jeff and Judy Marlowe
Joe and Gwen Mennen
Hal and Susan Michels
David and Dara Nasatir
Maris and Shelley Nasatir
David and Es Nash
Fred and Debbie Neibauer
Andy and Joselyn Ney
Larry and Susan Paul
Randy and Maxine Petersohn
Phyllis Polen
Andy and Daria Prusky
Sim and Cochava Prystowsky
Ed and Cindy Ravitch
Alan and Carol Roomberg
Jerry and Sue Rosenfeld
Harry and Lynn Rosenthal
Susan Rubin
Barry and Michelle Ruder
Howard and Sandie Salasin
Bob and Reba Salkoff
Harry and Ellen Satinsky
Steve and Fredda Savett
Doron and Jennifer Segal
Jeff and Amy Seidman
Harvey and Doris Seidman
Frank and Kathy Seidman
Glen and Rebecca Shenkman
Jeff and Liz Silberman
Paul and Susan Silverman
Joel and Peggy Sloane
Esther Smith
Judy Steier
Larry and Marlyn Stern
Curt and Jacy Toll
Gilbert and Jane Toll
Robert and Beth Waks
Gene and Etta Waldman
Stand and Phyllis Warchaizer
Marty and Mel Waxman
Glenn and Jenn Weiner
Howard and Lisa Weinstock
George and Jacqueline Weiss
Bruce Wightman and Tamara Davis
Madeline Winsten
Jonathan and Marsh Wolfe
Mark and Terri Wolfheimer
Mitch and Randi Zimmer
As of October 15, 2015
Thank you for your generosity!
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Bridge the Gap
To Nancy Braitman
In memory of your father,
Richard Garber............................................Susan and Larry Paul
To Sharon Fuerman
In memory of your father,
Richard Weisz..............................................Jacy and Curt Toll
Education Endowment Fund
To Dene Bloom
In honor of the marriage
of your grandson.........................................Lois and Leon Fox
Fine Arts Fund
To Sharon Fuerman
In memory of your father,
Richard Weisz..............................................Paula and Dan Leder
To Mrs. Candy Weiss
In memory of Jay Weiss.............................Paula and Dan Leder
High Holy Days Appeal
In appreciation - High Holy Days........Leona Cushner
Light of Our People
To Rabbi Carr
In appreciation for sharing your love
of learning with everyone who
attends services at Or Ami........................Tamara Davis
To Sharon and Bob Fuerman
In memory of your father,
Richard Weisz..............................................Kathy and Frank Seidman
Mitzvah Fund
To Sharon Fuerman
In memory of your father,
Richard Weisz..............................................Trudi and Joel Azeff
Dene Bloom
To Rachel and Ron Leopold
In honor of Bryan’s wedding....................Jeffrey and Sara Erlbaum
To Marc Levin and family
In memory of your mother,
Sylvia Levin..................................................Dene Bloom
Prayerbook Fund
In appreciation of
Or Ami’s generosity . .................................Jonathan Friedman and Jenn Utter
Religious School
To Mark Halpern and family
In memory of your father.........................Randi and Mitch Zimmer
To Randi Zimmer
In memory of your mother,
Jacqueline Levy............................................Elliott and Ellynn Berger
Remembrance Fund
To Nancy and Arthur Braitman
In memory of your father, Robert Garber Alissa and Ed Blumenthal
Rona Rosner Memorial Fund
To Sharon Fuerman
In memory of Richard Weisz...................Joan and Ted Borowsky
Torah Card Fund
To the Becker family
In memory of your mother,
mother-in-law and grandmother............Rachel and Ron Leopold
To Nancy Braitman
In memory of your father,
Robert Garber.............................................Larry Paul and Terri Wolfheimer
To the Cohen family
In honor of Chelsea’s bat mitzvah...........Rachel and Ron Leopold
To the Farbstein family
In honor of Tobi and Riley’s
b’not mitzvah...............................................Rachel and Ron Leopold
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To Sharon Fuerman
In memory of your father,
Richard Weisz..............................................Craig and Lori Israelite
Barbara and Larry Kahn
Susan and Hal Michels
Susan and Larry Paul
Larry Paul and Terri Wolfheimer
Jane and Lowell Raeder
Marlyn and Larry Stern
Randi and Mitch Zimmer
To the Fuchs family
In honor of Ava’s bat mitzvah...................Rachel and Ron Leopold
To the Krevitz family
In honor of Shari and
Matthew’s marriage....................................Rachel and Ron Leopold
To the Lipshutz family
In honor of Alex’s bar mitzvah................Maris Delano
To the Loewenstern family
In honor of Sammi’s bat mitzvah............Debby and Irv Askow
Maris Delano
Rachel and Ron Leopold
To the Miller family
In honor of Darcy’s bat mitzvah..............Rachel and Ron Leopold
To the Rosnov family
In honor of Jess and Matt’s marriage......Rachel and Ron Leopold
To the Sandberg family
In honor of Emma’s bat mitzvah.............Rachel and Ron Leopold
To the Wittenberg family
In honor of Max’s bar mitzvah.................Rachel and Ron Leopold
To Liz Zietz
In honor of daughter Sukie’s
marriage to Adam.......................................Sharon and Bob Fuerman
Carole and Joel Lukoff
Yahrzeit Fund
In memory of David Applebaum............Ilene Applebaum
In memory of Sophie Applebaum..........Jane and Lowell Raeder
In memory of Joan Blatstein....................Lee Blatstein & Mrs. ZwerlingBlatstein
In memory of Ralph Feiner......................Paul and Sharon Rafael
In memory of Andrew Gettes..................Fred and Deborah Neibauer
In memory of Emanuel Goodman.........Howard and Toby Berman
In memory of Julius Halpern...................Susan and Jerome Rosenfeld
In memory of Caroline Klein...................Trudi and Joel Azeff
In memory of Ida Polen............................Phyllis Polen
In memory of Jerome Pravdo..................Karen Shusterman
In memory of Irene Rabinowitz..............Lorie and Marvin Balistocky
In memory of Philip Smith.......................Esther Smith
In memory of Mary B Strongin...............Rick and Jane Simon
In memory of Sandra Weiss.....................Terri and Bob Weiss
In memory of Harold Zimmer................Mitchell and Randi Zimmer
Youth Fund
To Terri Wolfheimer
In honor of becoming
President of Or Ami...................................Liz Baker
Daniel Banks
November 14
Son of Jenny and David
Banks
For my mitzvah project I am
going to raise money for the
Make a Wish foundation. Make
a Wish grants kids with a life
threatening disease a wish. For
example, Make a Wish made
a five-year-old boy’s dream
to become Batkid come true.
Make a Wish organized an
event, and one day, 12,000
people in San Francisco dressed up as characters from Batman.
The list of people who came included the San Francisco Giants, the
city’s mayor, and the police department. For my mitzvah project I
am going to auction off Flyers tickets in the Or Ami newsletter and
give all the money to the Make a Wish foundation.
Naomi Israeli
November 21
Daughter of Hillary and
Michael Israeli
I learned a sad lesson this
spring. I learned that kids
sometimes commit suicide,
even if no one knows that they
are sad. When my brother’s
friend Cayman killed himself,
I got very sad. I don’t want
anyone else to go through that
kind of loss. All kids should
know that no matter how bad
things get, suicide is never the answer. For my mitzvah project,
I worked with PAYSPI, the PA Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative.
My project had two parts. First, I created and sold wristbands to
raise money for PAYSPI. In addition to the fundraising, I also gave
away wristbands and talked to people at the Clover Market in Bryn
Mawr. I also talked to people at the PAYSPI table at the Phillies’
Suicide Prevention night at Citizen’s Bank Park, and at the CHOP
Mental Health Fair. The wristbands all have the National Suicide
Prevention Talkline phone number on them: 1-800-273-8255.
Anyone can call that number from anywhere in the USA, anytime,
and someone will always be there to listen. My hope is that no kid
will ever choose suicide again. For more information, see http://
www.payspi.org
Jake Brownstein
November 28
Son of Iris and Larry Brownstein
I have been involved with various “Family Mitzvah Projects” my whole life. When given a choice, for
my bar mitzvah, I wanted to volunteer somewhere that would combine two of my passions: kids and
basketball. For about a year, my dad and I have been volunteering at the Silver Springs Martin Luther
School, providing both companionship and basketball skills training to some of the kids. Silver Springs
is located in Plymouth Meeting and provides various mental health services to children and families in
need. It is a special place for nurturing and healing.
Our basketball sessions are seen as a reward for the kids, sometimes for good behavior and sometimes
for other positive breakthroughs. But I, too, find the sessions rewarding. I really enjoy spending time
with the kids. No matter their family or personal problems, every kid lights up when you put a ball in
their hands! I intend to continue working at this wonderful school after my bar mitzvah.
Another mitzvah I chose to do was that my family and I supported the Jewish Abayudaya tribe in Uganda, Africa for the last few years by
buying over one hundred beautiful kippot designed and hand-made by the Abayudaya. This was my way of helping repair the world.
Also, in lieu of flowers at my Kiddush luncheon, we purchased several large food baskets to adorn the tables. The purchase of these food
baskets will support the Federation’s Philadelphia area Mitzvah Food Project in order to help the needy in our community.
Finally, in light of what is going on today in Israel, I intend to donate a portion of my bar mitzvah money to the American Friends of the
Israel Defense Forces, because Israel’s future depends on it.
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Stephanie Newman and Manya Perel
Holocaust survivor Manya Perel spoke to Omdim students about her harrowing experiences..
Understanding the Shoah
O
n October 13, Manya Perel spoke to Omdim students about her
harrowing testimony to World War II. Seventh, eighth and ninth
graders and interested parents have the chance to learn from a
series of witnesses to this dark time in our history. The course, taught and
facilitated by Stephanie Newman, is entitled “Understanding the Shoah.” The
course runs for five weeks as part of the Omdim program. Or Ami extends
special thanks for their assistance to Geoffrey Quinn and the Holocaust
Awareness Museum and Education Center.
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Manya Perel and Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg
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hank you to the following families who contributed to our first Light of Our People campaign. These gifts
represent an investment in the future of Congregation Or Ami, replacing the “Bridge the Gap” campaign as a
means to fund our basic and ongoing operating expenses. These contributions help defray the cost of dues
commitments and the cost of Religious School for all members.
NER (Candle)
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ackland
Dr. Victor & Mrs. Arlene Adlin
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Alten
Mr. & Mrs. Irv Askow
Dr. Marc Baer & Mrs. Simi Kaplin Baer
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bennett
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Berman
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Berr
Mr. & Mrs. Kipp Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Harris Dainoff
Mr. & Mrs. David Davis
Mrs. Maris Delano
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Erlbaum
Mr. & Mrs. David Feldheim
Dr. Brad & Mrs. Deborah Feldstein
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Felgoise
Ms. Karen Frankel
Mr. Jay Freed & Ms. Alice Lindenauer
Dr. & Mrs. Joel Fromer
Mr. Jay Goldsleger
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Green
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Grunes
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Herman
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Hoffman
Dr. & Mrs. Barry Isdaner
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Jeck
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Kaplin
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein
Dr. Joel & Mrs. Iris Lebed
Mr. Daniel & Ms. Sari Lifshutz
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Loewenstern
Ms. Judith Lutz
Mr. & Mrs. Barbara Mandel
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Margulies
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mennen
Mr. & Mrs. David Nasatir
Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Susan Paul
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ravitch
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Roomberg
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rosefeldt
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Rothenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Savett
Mr. & Mrs. Doron Segal
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Segal
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Simon
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Sloane
Dr. Esther Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Spitzer
Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Toll
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Waks
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Weidman
Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Weiner
Dr. Howard & Mrs. Lisa Weinstock
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Wolfheimer
Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Yablon
MENORAH (Candelabrum)
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Elko
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Filton
Mr. Michael & Dr. Hillary Israeli
Mr. & Mrs. David Kessler
Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Levinson
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Lukoff
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Reses
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Ruder
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Seidman
Dr. George & Mrs. Jaqueline Weiss
Mr. Bruce Wightman &
Mrs. Tamara Davis
Light of Our People Donors as of October 8, 2015.
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Terri Wolfheimer
Terri,
We are so proud of you
for your leadership effort!
Love,
Rebecca, Jonathan, Jonah,
Danielle & Erika Bennett
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Save the date!
Friday, December 11th
Hanukkah Dinner
Join us to light our congregational Menorah.
Bring your own Menorah and candles to celebrate
the miracle of Hanukkah.
All Welcome - BYO - Delicious Menu by Infinity Caterers
Watch for On-Line Dinner Registration Information in COA’s Weekly News and Notes
October was Fire
Safety Month, and
our ECE children
visited a firehouse
and “learned not to
burn”
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Commemorate, Celebrate, Honor
Your Loved Ones Forever
With an Engraved Copper Leaf on the
Tree of Life
The Or Ami Tree of Life is a tree of simchas, celebration and honor that
continues to flourish with the names, events and dates of our milestones, achievements
and acknowledgements.
What a wonderful way to commemorate a birth, an adoption, Bar/Bat Mitzvah,
confirmation, wedding, anniversary, conversion, accomplishment or award, while
contributing to our synagogue’s beautification and sustainability.
For only $118 per leaf, you can give a beautiful, meaningful gift that will last a
lifetime. To order, please use the form below or call the Or Ami office at 610-828-9066,
or order online at: www.or-ami.org and click through the Tree of Life Order Form .
Place your order now!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tree of Life Order Form (Please print)
In Honor of: ___________________________ Date of Event: ________________
Event (i.e., Bar or Bat Mitzvah, wedding, etc.)
Greeting (Love, From, etc.)
____________________________________
_____________________
Purchased by: Name________________________________
Address_____________________________ City___________________State_____
Number of leaves*______
Amount enclosed ($118/leaf )____________
* For additional leaves, please fill out the above information on the reverse side of this form.
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