WHC Journal! - Washington Hebrew Congregation
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WHC Journal! - Washington Hebrew Congregation
Volume 56, Issue 7 April 6, 2015 Rabbi Haberman to Launch His Newest Book at WHC S The Time Is Now A s the Israelites fled Egypt in search of a better life, instead of safety, they encountered water — the Reed Sea stood between them and a new world. Panic would have been understandable, and chaos should have ensued. But Moses was leading his people, and one man had faith. While the people grew frightened, even considering turning back to the bondage of Egypt, Nachshon believed. He waded into the water and it parted. The Israelites were saved, and they made their way on to the Promised Land. This is the story we celebrate at Passover. As we all know, the story of the Jewish people is far from finished. Ours is a story that is written through the ages. From every corner of the planet, through good times and bad, the Jewish people continue on. Today, we are standing at the shores a metaphorical sea. Behind us is not Pharaoh’s army, but a rising strength in Israel of anti-feminist, anti-pluralist, anti-democratic political forces that can cripple Zionism’s dream. In front of us lays the possibility of K’lal Yisrael — the many voices of the Jewish people united as one: an Israel with gender equality, religious equality, and peace through a commitment to a two-state solution. Continued on page 5. enior Rabbi Emeritus Joshua O. Haberman will present his fifth and newest book, Facing the Crises of Life, in an Amram lecture on Sunday, April 12 at 10:30 am, to be followed by a book signing and reception. The book discusses Rabbi Haberman’s insights on such universal life crises and challenges as illness, failure, rejection, worry, aging, despair, loss, and the fear of death. Facing the Crises of Life also draws from the wisdom and experience that Rabbi Haberman has shared with many hundreds of congregants in his popular annual Yom Kippur study sessions. Copies of the rabbi’s book will be available for purchase at a discount during the book signing and reception. All are welcome, but we request that you RSVP online at whctemple.org/ RabbiHaberman so that we may plan accordingly. A native of Vienna, Austria, Rabbi Haberman was a student at its university and the last rabbinical student at Vienna’s Jewish Theological Seminary Continued on page 11. A New Look at Torah, Judaism, and Life! W e invite you to join us at Temple for an exciting, new opportunity to connect with your fellow WHC congregants as we explore the relevance of ancient Jewish texts on our modern lives. Starting on Wednesday, April 8, Rabbi Lustig, Rabbi Shankman, and Interim Director of Religious School Stephanie Tankel will lead a weekly study group “A New Look at Torah, Judaism, and Life.” One of the gifts that Judaism has given the world is the exchange of ideas and insights that can come from chevruta — studying in a small-group setting where we can collectively peel back the layers of a particular text. Every Wednesday from 1:00 – 2:00 pm, over coffee and surrounded by friends, we will engage in a dialogue that brings new meaning and understanding to the words of our tradition. No registration is necessary. For more information, please contact Layne Weiss, [email protected] or 202-895-6307. WHC News Now you can know who grows your carrots (and your peas, lettuce, beans, squash…) oll in our CSA! Enr Fresh Farm from the AL d BLE T SUS AI LOC an JBSC NA to Delivery on Tuesday afternoons beginning in June Learn more and enroll online by April 10: OneAcreFarm.com 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 Temple Fax ..................................................... 202-537-1091 Julia Bindeman Suburban Center ............... 301-279-7505 JBSC Fax ........................................................ 301-354-3200 Listen In ......................................................... 202-895-6333 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. 2 Israeli Student Jazz Ensemble to Perform on Shirei Shabbat A special musical treat awaits you at Temple in Kreeger Lobby on Friday, April 24. For a half hour before our 6:00 pm Shirei Shabbat service, and again during the oneg, Susita — Israel’s Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts 10th grade jazz ensemble — will play Israeli music and their own original jazz and world music compositions. The Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts was founded 54 years ago in the memory of Israeli cellist Thelma Bentwich Yellin, who immigrated to Israel in the 1920s from England. It was her dream to establish a high school that would nurture artistically gifted students during their high school years. Thelma Yellin is a national high school that attracts students comes from all over the country to learn in an open, supportive atmosphere. Its professional staff is committed to helping artistically gifted young people develop skills in their chosen field of specialization, while at the same time furthering their academic education. Our Condolences to the Families of… Ruth Cass, mother of Ron Cass (Susan); Sandra Cass Burt, and Pamela Cass Gershkoff. Murray Glickman, father of Harold Glickman (Sherill) and Marc Glickman (Laurie); grandfather of Erica Glickman (z”l), Meredith Glickman (z”l), Matthew Glickman, and Emily Glickman; and longtime companion/partner of Claire Druckman. Herbert Schwartz, husband of Lauralie Schwartz; father of Alan Schwartz (Tracy), Steven Schwartz (Vicki); Susan Dolinka (Carl); and Brian Schwartz (Maria). Estelle Zappala, sister of Frank Zappala (Jacki). Congratulations to… Barbara & Larry Dubit, on the birth of their grandson, Grant Hartley Morick; and to Grant’s parents, Samantha & Brad Morick, and paternal grandparents, Beverly & Robert Morick. Joanna Lo & Jason Fabrikant, on the naming of their daughter, Barbara Lo Fabrikant (Basha); and to Barbara’s big sister, Niya, and grandmothers, Sophia Chen and Patricia Fabrikant. Services WHC News Friday April 10 Amy Lustig to be Honored by Israel Bonds Women’s Division Development Corporation for Israel, commonly known as Israel Bonds, Women’s Division will be honoring Amy Lustig for her commitment to Israel, Israel Bonds, and her ongoing work strengthening the ties between WHC and the State of Israel on Thursday, April 30 at 6:30 pm at a tribute dinner at Temple. During college, Amy visited Israel for the first time, spending a school year living on Kibbutz Tzora near Jerusalem. Several years after arriving in D.C., she began planning and leading winter trips to Israel for WHC youth with Rabbi Lustig. Over the years, and accompanied by their children, they have planned and led summer trips to Israel for many WHC families. These trips have given many congregants the opportunity to experience Israel’s beauty, history, and complexity — and have provided the foundation for a long-lasting relationship with the country. Speaking at the event will be Regina Tapoohi, Esq., the wife of Israel Bonds President and CEO Izzy Tapoohi. An attorney, Mrs. Tapoohi formerly served in Israel’s Justice Ministry working in the field of trans-border criminal law. The tribute dinner is co-chaired by Sandra Sherman and Amy Michaels, WHC members who are active in Israel Mazel tov, Rabbi Shankman! Last month at the annual convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR), the professional organization for Reform rabbis, Rabbi Shankman was installed as Vice President of Organizational Relationships. Previously a member at large on the Board, her new two-year position will include overseeing and coordinating representation of the CCAR and its positions in various joint commissions Festival and Yizkor Service 10:30 am Rabbi Lustig, Cantor Bortnick Bonds, and is being planned and coordinated by a tribute committee composed of WHC women. It’s not too late to serve on the Tribute Committee. For more information, please contact Adele Gravitz, [email protected] or 240-479-7922. We hope you will join Israel Bonds Women’s Division and WHC in honoring Amy for her commitment to Israel and Israel Bonds, and for her ongoing work strengthening our community’s connection to Israel. Those attending the Tribute Dinner are asked to purchase Israel bonds in Amy Lustig’s honor. The minimum investment is $100 per attending household. Bonds purchased in Amy’s honor may be purchased for the attendees’ own portfolio, as gifts to loved ones, or as charitable donations to Yad B’Yad: The WHC Annual Fund. There is a $75 per person cover charge for those attending the dinner (not tax deductible). Please contact Adele Gravitz to RSVP, [email protected] or 240-479-7922. and organizations, both within the Reform movement and in the larger Jewish community. The CCAR, founded in 1889, is the oldest and largest rabbinic organization in North America. It projects a powerful voice in the religious life of the American and international Jewish communities. Lay-Led Service 5:30 pm Shabbat Service 6:00 pm Diane Shrier and Gyr Turshen Rabbi Miller, Cantor Manevich Saturday, April 11 Early Torah Study Rabbi Miller Morning Service Rabbi Miller, Cantor Manevich 9:00 am 10:30 am ¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Muenzer ¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Dylan Rosoff Afternoon Service & Havdalah Rabbi Shankman, Cantor Bortnick 5:30 pm ¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Aaron Edisis ¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Paige Nesbit Friday, April 17 Lay-Led Service 5:30 pm Shabbat Service 6:00 pm Simeon Kriesberg Rabbi Miller Saturday, April 18 Early Torah Study Rabbi Lustig Morning Service Rabbi Lustig, Cantor Bortnick 9:00 am 10:30 am ¡¡ Bar Mitzvah of Patrick Connelly ¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Samantha Leventis Afternoon Service & Havdalah Rabbi Shankman, Cantor Manevich 5:30 pm ¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Serena Cullen ¡¡ Bat Mitzvah of Sophie Schiff Rabbi Shankman at the CCAR installation, pictured with CCAR President Rabbi Denise Eger, Rabbi Oren Hayon, and Rabbi Joui Hessel. 3 Our B’nei Mitzvah April 11, 2015 April 18, 2015 Morning Service Morning Service Benjamin Schwartz Muenzer Son of Melissa Schwartz & David Muenzer Ben is a seventh grade student at Washington International School. He is the brother of Emily, and the grandson of Geraldine & Dennis Muenzer and the late Ann & Robert Schwartz. Morning Service Dylan Estrin Rosoff Son of Shannon & Laurence Rosoff Dylan is a seventh grade student at Sidwell Friends School. He is the brother of Ella and Taylor, and the grandson of Suellen & the late Melvyn Estrin and Shifra & Robert Rosoff. Havdalah Service Aaron Joseph Edisis Son of Adrienne & Wayne Edisis Aaron is a seventh grade student at Georgetown Day School. He is the brother of Nathaniel, and the grandson of Betty M. Taptich and the late Dee & Herb Edisis. Havdalah Service Paige Riley Nesbit Daughter of Sandra & Steven Nesbit Paige is a seventh grade student at Julius West Middle School. She is the sister of Caroline, and the granddaughter of Shelley & Robert Nolan, Dorothy & Jack Nesbit, and the late Carol Nesbit. Patrick Scott Dreyfuss Connelly Son of Michele L. Dreyfuss & Patrick M. Connelly Patrick is a seventh grade student at Green Acres School. He is the brother of Sean, and the grandson of Hermine Levy Dreyfuss, Joseph & Kathleen Dreyfuss, Venus Masselam & Albert Fleig, and Patrick M. Connelly. Morning Service Samantha Malowane Leventis Daughter of Laura Malowane & Andrew Leventis Samantha is a seventh grade student at Thomas W. Pyle Middle School. She is the sister of Reed, and the granddaughter of Toby & Seymour Malowane and Becky & Alex Leventis. Havdalah Service Serena Rose Cullen Daughter of Marti Cullen and Spencer Cullen Serena is a seventh grade student at Lakelands Park Middle School. She is the sister of Dean, and the granddaughter of Bette & Martin Flax, Lenard Feldman, Shirley Cullen, and Charles Cullen. Havdalah Service Sophie Alexa Schiff Daughter of Diane & Andrew Schiff Sophie is a seventh grade student at Alice Deal Middle School. She is the sister of Isabelle, and the granddaughter of Ruth Cohan, Beatrice & Edward Schiff, and the late Irving Cohan. Shabbat Acknowledgements April 10–11, 2015 Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat: Melissa Schwartz & David Muenzer, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Benjamin; Shannon & Laurence Rosoff, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Dylan; Adrienne & Wayne Edisis, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Aaron; and Sandy & Steve Nesbit, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Paige. Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund: Melissa Schwartz & David Muenzer, in honor of Benjamin; Shannon & Laurence Rosoff, in honor of Dylan; Adrienne & Wayne Edisis, in honor of Aaron; Sandy & Steve Nesbit, in honor of Paige; and Sherry Sundick, in memory of C. Haskell Small. 4 WHC News Vote ARZA (continued from page 1) To achieve that possibility, each of us needs to be like Nachshon, to take the future into our hands and act. These are the last days in which you can cast your vote for ARZA’s delegation to the World Zionist Congress, the singular parliament of the Jewish People that will convene in Jerusalem in October. On the agenda will be items critical not just to Israel’s future, but to the future of our own children and grandchildren here in America. Our people’s greatest miracles have emerged out of our decisions to shape our own future. There can be no dayenu until each of us has voted. Learn more and cast your vote by Thursday, April 30 for the “ARZA: Representing Reform Judaism in Israel” slate at ReformJews4Israel.org. Successfully Making the Transition: A Pre-College Workshop for Students and Parents Starting college, moving away from home, and experiencing the freedom of being an adult are changes that can be both exciting and anxiety-producing for college freshmen and their families. WHC has been with your family for many life events, and the transition to college is another opportunity for us to offer guidance and support. On Monday, April 13 at 7:00 pm at Temple, we will host a panel discussion with Dr. Darlene Atkins, a child psychologist and director of the Delaney Eating Disorders Clinic at Children's National Medical Center; Dr. Matthew Biel, director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical Center; Rabbi Jessica Lott, Director of Jewish Educational Networks at Hillel International; Sarah Teichman, director of Taglit-Birthright Israel at Hillel International; and WHC’s Rabbi Susan Shankman. We will address concerns and provide resources tips for parents and their teens as they embark on this next chapter in their lives. We will also explore anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment on campus. Following the panel, teens and their parents will break into groups to dive into the issues raised during the program. This program is free and open to the WHC community. RSVP online: whctemple.org/college_workshop. For more information, please contact Jonathan Honigman, 301-354-3223 or [email protected]. Fifth Grade Families to Share Heirlooms, Rituals at Pre-B’nei Mitzvah Program Although it may still seem quite far off, our 5th grade students are quickly approaching the time when they will become B’nei Mitzvah and participate in their own service filled with rituals and meaning. We invite parents/guardians of our 5th graders to take the next step with us on your child’s journey to becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah and join your child at Religious School on Sunday, April 26 from 9:30 am – noon. Please bring a family heirloom or ritual object that has special meaning for your family. We will also revisit the brit your child completed at the 3rd and 4th grade B’nei Mitzvah program; explain the B’nei Mitzvah preparation process — from Religious School to tutoring to rehearsals with clergy; and take time to address your questions pertaining to the process. If your 5th grader is not currently enrolled in Religious School, you are most welcome to join us. Please let us know at which building you will attend the program. RSVP by April 22 to B’nei Mitzvah coordinator Beth Donaldson, 202895-6309 or [email protected]. Shabbat Acknowledgements April 17–18, 2015 Sponsoring the Oneg Shabbat: Michele Dreyfuss & Patrick Connelly, in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Patrick; Laura Malowane & Andrew Leventis, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Samantha; Bette & Martin Flax, Lenard Feldman, Shirley Cullen, and Charles Cullen, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Serena; and Ruth Cohan and Beatrice & Edward Schiff, in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, Sophie. Contributing to the Carrie Simon Altar Flower Fund: Michele Dreyfuss & Patrick Connelly, in honor of Patrick; Laura Malowane & Andrew Leventis, in honor of Samantha; Marti Cullen and Spencer Cullen, in honor of Serena; and Diane & Andrew Schiff, in honor of Sophie. 5 WHC News A Meaningful Mother’s Day Gift for Loved Ones and Women in Need WHC Sisterhood has joined Jewish Women International (JWI) to honor the 45,000 women and children who will spend Mother’s Day in battered women’s shelters. Through the annual Mother’s Day Flower Project, JWI sends bouquets of flowers, as well as beauty products from OPI Products, Inc., to 200 shelters across the United States. By participating in the Mother’s Day Flower Project, we can make a difference for these survivors of violence while we celebrate the women we love. Here is how it works: • Choose an amazing woman in your life — mother, sister, wife, daughter, friend — to receive a Mother’s Day card • Make a meaningful $25 donation to JWI in honor of this special person • JWI will send a beautiful card, which will arrive by Mother’s Day, to each designated recipient, stating that a charitable contribution has been made in her honor • JWI will use the proceeds to send flowers and beauty products to domestic violence shelters on Mother’s Day • Your donation funds JWI’s work year round, and a portion also goes back to WHC Sisterhood. Order your Mother’s Day cards online, jwi.org/fp; by phone, 202-857-1300; or complete a form, available at Temple and JBSC, and send it with a check payable to WHC Sisterhood to Marcia Weinberg, 5809 Nicholson Lane #316, North Bethesda, Md. 20852. Be sure to select Washington Hebrew Congregation as your partner of choice! Experience Virginia’s Wine Country... Wine Tasting with Tarara Winery & Lost Creek Winery Lunch at Lightfoot Restaurant Leesburg, Virginia Sunday, April 26, 10:45 am - 2:30 pm Pay on your own ($8-$10 plus the cost of lunch) Space is Limited! Register by April 15: whctemple.org/boomers_wine For more information, call 301-424-7344 6 Couples Club Say goodbye to Passover and welcome back leavened bread at an adult evening of pizza, breadsticks, and beer! SATURDAY, 4/11 @ 7:30 pm In Glover Park, hosted by Cortney & Jamie Weinbaum $18/couple; RSVP: whctemple.org/couples_dinner Discover the History of America in 101 Objects Richard Kurin, Under Secretary for History, Art, and Culture at the Smithsonian will join the Prime Timers at Temple for their luncheon on Monday, April 20 at 12:30 pm to discuss his newest book, The Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects. Working with the Institution’s curators, Mr. Kurin has assembled a literary exhibition of 101 objects from the Smithsonian’s collection of 137 million items that offers a new perspective on the history of our country. Ranging from the earliest years of the pre-Columbian continent to the Digital Age, and from the American Revolution to Vietnam, each object pairs the history surrounding it with the story of its creation or discovery and the place it has come to occupy in our national memory. Mr. Kurin is responsible for most of the Smithsonian’s museums and oversees several of their research and outreach programs. He served as executive producer for the National World War II Reunion on the Mall and represents the Smithsonian on the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities and on the White House Historical Association. A former Fulbright fellow, Mr. Kurin earned his doctorate in cultural anthropology from the University of Chicago. Please reserve your place by Thursday, April 16. Send a check ($10 for Prime Timers, $15 for all others) payable to WHC Prime Timers to Jo Ellen Fishman, 2614 Northampton St. NW, Washington, DC 20015. WHC News Report of the Nominating Committee for the 163rd Annual Meeting The WHC Nominating Committee, appointed by the President in accordance with the Congregation’s Constitution and By-Laws, has met and selected nominees for the Temple’s Board of Directors. The Committee has complied with all applicable By-Laws concerning notice to the Congregation and has also published a request in the WHC Journal of January 5, 2015, inviting suggestions for nominees from members of the Temple. WHC has an unusually rich reservoir of talent and, as might be expected, the suggestions included many more deserving names than the limited number of available positions. In formulating the slate, the Committee was guided by a desire to bring to the Board a balance of skills, resources, ages, and genders, and also to achieve an appropriate blend of experienced and new leadership. The Committee believes that this slate achieves such a balance. It also believes that each nominee has demonstrated his or her devotion to Judaism and the Congregation and will help our Temple go from strength to strength. The Nominating Committee is pleased to re-nominate the following current Board members to serve three-year terms beginning in 2015 and ending in 2018: Brian Friedman, Jessica Isen, Kimberly Wachen, Lew Wiener, Jeremy London, and Ellen Berlow. Deborah Goldman and Continued on page 9. The Boomers invite you to a ry Western t n u o C Sunday Social May 3 - 5pm - Temple FEATURING Line Dancing (no partner necessary!) BBQ Supper & Trimmings tickets: $2850 rsvp: whctemple.org/western [email protected] or 202-895-6309 The Boomers support the Abram Simon Elementary School Camp Fund. Please consider bringing a new flashlight with batteries or sunscreen. Please join WHC Sisterhood at our Installation Shabbat Friday, April 24, 2015, 6:00 pm at Temple This beautiful, creative service will be conducted by our Sisterhood women. Newly elected WHC Sisterhood Officers and Board Members will be installed. Family and friends are welcome. Installation Dinner to follow, RSVP by April 15. Please mail a check ($75 per person) payable to WHC Sisterhood to Phyllis Slavin, 4401 Hornbeam Drive, Rockville, MD 20853. For more information, please contact Brenda Holt, [email protected] or 301-455-3646. Prime Timers to Tour Dumbarton Oaks Spring is here, and WHC Prime Timers will celebrate the good weather with a morning at Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown on Wednesday, May 6. Traveling on a chartered bus, the Prime Timers will leave Temple at 9:45 am; enjoy a 1 1/2 hour private, guided tour of the museum and gardens; and return to WHC by noon. National Geographic Society’s The 10 Best of Everything includes the Gardens at Dumbarton Oaks on their list (#6) of the top ten gardens in the world. The only American garden included on the list, Dumbarton Oaks should be filled with beautiful blooms when the Prime Timers visit. The cost for this trip, which includes transportation and tour, is $5. Kindly make your reservation by April 20 by sending a check payable to WHC Prime Timers to Sandra Grant, 4940 Sentinel Drive #202, Bethesda, MD 20816. For more information, please call 301-320-2832. 7 WHC News Healing with the Twentythird Psalm in WHC Books Join WHC Books on Tuesday, May 12 at Temple at 7:00 pm to discuss The Lord is My Shepherd: Healing Wisdom of the Twenty-third Psalm by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner. Rabbi Kushner has found that the simple, beautiful verses of the 23rd Psalm, full of honesty and optimism, have an almost magical power to comfort and calm. The author of several books including When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Rabbi Kushner possesses a gift for touching the soul of the reader with his words. In its review of the rabbi’s book, The Dallas Morning News wrote, “The author pours into (the book) everything a long life has taught him about this psalm, and all that this psalm has taught him about life.…” Rabbi Kushner explains each line of the psalm and gives it meaning in both biblical tradition and how it relates to the life of the modern reader. Coming two weeks before Shavuot, our WHC Books discussion is a wonderful opportunity to explore these traditional lines and examine how they might give us direction in our daily lives. For this final WHC Book program before we part for summer break, we will serve cheese and crackers and fruit. For more information or to borrow a copy of the book from our library, contact WHC librarian Ellen Share, [email protected] or 301-3543212. 8 Carrie Simon House Project Honors the Memory of a Sister and Friend When WHC member Karen Monsein’s sister, Jackie Aaronson, lost her battle to cancer, Karen and her friends wanted to do something to honor Jackie’s memory. They put their heads and hearts together and transformed the den at Carrie Simon House, painting a contemporary Tom Everhart-like mural of Snoopy (Jackie’s favorite character), purchasing a new television and stand, and adding pillows and a cozy throw to the sofa. Now known as the Jackie Aaronson Den, the room will serve as a place for friendship, laughter, and comfort for the women who reside at Carrie Simon House and as a lasting tribute to a sister, daughter, and friend taken too soon. Fun Fair rides games food trucks music Sunday, May 3 1230 - 330 pm at JBSC, 11810 Falls Road, Potomac, MD An afternoon of fun for the whole family! Online Auction bid on amazing items and support our school! WHC News Tzedakah Read-a-Thon students celebrate their accomplishment with WHC Librarian Ellen Share. At the Tzedakah Read-a-Thon, Everyone Wins! WHC’s annual Tzedakah Read-a-Thon, sponsored by the Religious School and WHC Library, drew the interest of 57 young Religious School students who read an amazing 580 books and raised over $1,800 for Carrie Simon House, Capital Area Food Bank, and Jewish National Fund Therapeutic Riding Centers. Every student who participated received a beautiful certificate, and the students named below were recognized for having read the most books in their grade. Kindergarten: Harrison Rosenberg (1st) and Max Pesachowitz (2nd); First grade: Evie Namath (1st) and Rafi Nobleman (2nd); Second grade: Naomi Bortnick (1st), Caroline Bailen, Lily Lieber, Anna Pelmoter, and Jenna Solovey (tied for 2nd), and Elizabeth Block, Anna Gurria, Phoebe Lewis, and Mandy Rosenfeld (tied for 3rd); Third grade: Owen Finke and Sarah Finke (tied for 1st), Jack Solovey (2nd), and Mateo Gurria (3rd). Passover It’s not truly over until we celebrate with our interfaith neighbors at the annual Freedom Seder Wednesday, April 15 6:30 pm at Temple $20 per person $200 to sponsor a table RSVP: whctemple.org/FreedomSeder [email protected] 202-895-6307 Nominating Committee Report (continued from page 7) Dan Werner are nominated to serve a three-year term beginning in 2015 and ending in 2018. All terms will begin and end with the Annual Meeting of the Congregation in the years noted. These names will be voted upon by members of the Congregation at its 163rd Annual Meeting, which will be held at Temple on Sunday, May, 31. The Nominating Committee chair, Sherry Bindeman Kahn, thanks the members of the Committee for their diligence and the skill that they brought to this important task: Kim Block, Roger Mermelstein, Lynn Sachs, Aaron Stopak, Richard Sussman, and Nancy Zeidman. Learn, advocate for our government to take an increased leadership position, and raise funds for survivors of genocide and mass atrocities at the first annual Washington, D.C. Walk to End Genocide. Together, on Sunday, April 26 from 1:30 – 4:00 pm, we will remember and honor the victims. Starting behind the U.S. Holocaust memorial Museum (100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW), the two-mile Walk will include stops at the Martin Luther King Memorial, Reflecting Pool, Lincoln Memorial, and World War II Memorial. Take this great opportunity to learn how your actions can change lives and to be inspired by the difference your efforts and participation will make. Activities for children and families will nourish empathy and build compassion for the most vulnerable in our world. Children will have the opportunity to make origami peace cranes and doves and to have their faces painted with symbols of love, peace, and unity. Play interactive games to test your knowledge of geography and the history of the world’s conflict zones. Sample rice prepared in solar cookers similar to the ones used by Darfuri refugee women and girls in eastern Chad. From the oldest to the youngest, everyone has a part to play in stopping genocide and mass atrocities. Visit dc.walktoendgenocide.org today to register to walk or to make a donation. For more information, please contact Richard Young, Walk co-chair and WHC member, [email protected] or 301-509-4952. This event is organized by the Darfur Interfaith Network in partnership with Jewish World Watch and sponsored in part by Washington Hebrew Congregation. 9 WHC Thanks Its Generous Contributors LILLIAN & ALFRED BENNETT FINE ARTS ENDOWMENT FUND Donor In Memory of: Cheryl & Herbert Baraf Rose Munitz JULIA & JACK BINDEMAN FUND Donor In Memory of: Carol K. Bindeman Emilie Katzenberg Lucien Katzenberg, Jr. JANE BURKA SISTERHOOD LEADERSHIP FUND Donor In Memory of: Kathy & Jody Dreyfuss David W. Dreyfuss Mortimer Hirschfield Ann & Richard Young Sheila Garfinkel CANTORIAL & CONCERT FUND Donor In Honor of: The Family of Harold Sterling Cantor Manevich Veda & A. Joseph Levy 100th Birthday of Miriam Feldman Marriage of Rabbi Hessel & Jimmy Hexter Speedy Recovery of Ada Adler Retirement of Fekade Habteyes Traci & David Solovey 80th Birthday of Albert Taub Donor Susan & Allan Gold Mimi & Tommy Nordlinger Lola & Elchanan Peres In Memory of: Ruth Worgaftik Mickey Gold Sue Corenman Kraft Abraham Peres EDLAVITCH-TYSER FAMILY RELATIONS INSTITUTE ENDOWMENT FUND Donor In Memory of: Jan & Larry Abrams Irvin Feldman Miriam R. Feldman Fannie P. Rothstein Irvin Feldman EMPTY NESTERS FUND Donor In Honor of: Janet & Ed Lublin Special Birthday of Joan Rosenbach Barbara & David Marblestone Birthday of Joan Rosenbach Donor Armand Checker Joan Churchill Sonny & Dave Hirshfeld Wilma & Louis Levy Janet & Ed Lublin WHC Empty Nesters In Memory of: Max Checker Anthony Churchill Anita Bergman Sheila Garfinkel William Blau Sheila Garfinkel Anita Bergman Sheila Garfinkel William Blau Anthony Churchill Anita Bergman GENERAL FUND Donor In Honor of: Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Cohen Bar Mitzvah of Jared Charles Cohen Michele L. Dreyfuss & Patrick M. Connelly Bar Mitzvah of Patrick Scott Dreyfuss Connelly Susan & David Fink B’nei Mitzvah of Ian & Jack Steren 10 GENERAL FUND Donor In Honor of: Melissa Schwartz & David Muenzer Bar Mitzvah of Benjamin Schwartz Muenzer Mr. & Mrs. Steven Nesbit Bat Mitzvah of Paige Riley Nesbit Laurence & Shannon Rosoff Bar Mitzvah of Dylan Estrin Rosoff Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Schiff Bat Mitzvah of Sophie Alexa Schiff Susana Caro & Robert Shapiro Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Alexander Shapiro Beverly & Buddy Shaw Birthday of Joan Rosenbach Birthday of Margot Rosenbach Phyllis & Ronald West Bat Mitzvah of Peyton Kanstoroom Donor In Memory of: Susan & Ken Annis Ros & Milton Annis Ledolph & Inge Baer Norbert Rosenbaum Beverly Baker David Baker Gordon & Marilyn Berg Sofia Berg Susan Berg Ted Wilensky James & Daphne Bloomberg Ruth Bloomberg Sherry Caplan Carl Wolk Gloria P. Chamot Samuel Post Arlene Cherner Henrietta Kay Bejamin Kay Dr. Francis Chucker Beatrice Wexler Lewis Wexler Patricia Alper Cohn Morton O. Alper Grace Dody Stella Robinowitz Patricia G. England Charles A. Goldsmith Sharon & Jerry Farber Cecelia S. Farber Susan & David Fink Esther Eisman Esther Lerner Steven Fischer & Linda Adler Lester Fischer Linda & Jay Freedman Sophie G. Freedman Beverly Gendleman Milton Gendleman Carl & Nancy Gewirz Edith Hariton Roger Golden Evelyn Golden Elizabeth Gordon Jonathan Graham Dr. & Dr. Luis Heffess David Szczupak Gemma Jabes Victor Jabes Beth & Steven Jacober Samuel Frumer Bruce Jacober Bruce E. Kipnis Joseph Kipnis Emily & Neil Kishter Dana Orleans Kishter Roberta Kronheim Milton S. Kronheim, Jr. Connie Levine Irvin Feldman Marvin Levy Morris Levy Marsha & Ken Linde Samuel H. Friedman Jane Lipton Morris Yarowsky Murray & Anjali Margolin Shirlee Margolin Dorothy & Jay Martin Bernard A. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Mark Mazo Judith Litman Lindau Selig S. Merber & Andrea J. Grant Ruth Merber Deborah & Irving Mizus, Fern & Mark Mazo Samuel Litman Courtney & Eric Moseman Mildred April Mandell J. Ourisman Florence Ourisman Bert Rein Jennifer Rein Mr. & Mrs. Jack Sandler Mary Alprin GENERAL FUND Donor In Memory of: Suzanne & Craig Scheer Maurice Gilbert Lillyan Schnaper Morton J. Schnaper Joan & George Schonholtz Morris Schonholtz Carol Schwartz Stanley Levitt Jonathan Sherman Gerald H. Sherman Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Sigal Leonard H. Sigal Shirley Gostkov Saul Gostkov Suzanne & Jonathan Slade Kenneth Slade Albert H. Small Sarah R. Small Marvin & Jeanne Spivak Julia Spivak Mary Sue Stein & Family Fannie Meyers Ellis & Mildred April Family Bobbye April Freedman Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sugarman Reve S. Shapiro Janet Viands Hilda Rose Howder Mary Singer Roslyn Wolf Al Diamond Angela & Daniel Yergin Naomi Yergin Jaime & Ben Zindler Cheryl Zindler LEO & ELIZABETH GOODMAN PUBLIC ISSUES ENDOWMENT FUND Donor In Memory of: Jody & Bobby Benjamin Anthony Churchill Peter S. Bloomfield & Elaine Thompson Anthony Churchill Judith S. Boggs Anthony Churchill Joan Churchill Anthony Churchill Phyllis Orlikoff Flug Anthony Churchill Susan T. Ginsberg Anthony Churchill Anne C. Golder Anthony Churchill Sherri & Shelly Gottlieb Anthony Churchill Martha P. Grace & Nason A. Hurowitz Anthony Churchill Ms. Julie Jacobson Anthony Churchill Sherry Bindeman & David Kahn Anthony Churchill Dotty & Lou Kornhauser Anthony Churchill Joanne & Steve Lamm Anthony Churchill Janet & Ed Lublin Anthony Churchill Lauren Mathon & Marvin Maslin Anthony Churchill Betty & Marvin Morse Anthony Churchill National Association of Immigration Judges Anthony Churchill Lauren & Sam Racoosin Anthony Churchill Frank Spigel Anthony Churchill Sylvia & Robert Wagner Anthony Churchill ABRAHAM & FREIDA HOCHBERG CREATIVE CULTURAL FUND Donor In Memory of: Philip & Jane Hochberg Elma Wolf Sarah Wolf Abraham Hochberg HURSTON LIBRARY Donor Linda Adler Anne & Al Fishman In Memory of: Margaret Harris Fanny Partney CAROL KELLNER ECC MEMORIAL FUND Donor Rickie & Ray Bialek In Memory of: Jacob Silverman WHC Thanks Its Generous Contributors ROSE E. KOENIG RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND Donor Martha & Stuart Bindeman KOL RINAH CHOIR Donor Mel & Lan Swerdloff In Memory of: Rose E. Koenig In Memory of: Pauline Bernholtz RABBI M. BRUCE LUSTIG SCHOLARSHIP FUND Donor In Memory of: Joan Churchill Anthony Churchill Marion Lewis Dorothy Linows Mollie O. Hoff Hubert Hoff ZENA MASON EDUCATION FUND Donor In Honor of: Lynne & Ira Bluestein 50th Wedding Anniversary of Mitchell & Rita Gardner Special Birthday of Fred Hoffman Carolyn & Herb Kolben Birth of Madison Avery Stamper Donor Lynne & Ira Bluestein Zena & Paul Mason MITZVAH DAY Donor Betsy Grossman Donor Cheryl Bleiberg Betsy Grossman Eileen & Ron Orleans In Memory of: Murray Glickman Murray Glickman In Honor of: Bar Mitzvah of Kyle Kramer In Memory of: Richard Fetters Esther Lerner Robert Sher STEPHANIE MORRIS PRIME TIMERS PROGRAMMING FUND Donor In Honor of: Ada Adler Special Birthday of Joan Rosenbach Special Birthday of Adrienne Elman Veda & A. Joseph Levy Special Birthday of Adrienne Elman Speedy Recovery of Jo-Ellen Fishman Frank Spigel Special Birthday of Adrienne Elman Donor Veda & A. Joseph Levy Suzy & Al Morris Lillian Smuckler Frank Spigel Donna & Stan Stoller In Memory of: Stephanie Morris Gladys Sorentrue Bernard Segerman Gary Smuckler Stanley Elman Laura Gail Stoller KAMY LOREN NATHANSON BAR & BAT MITZVAH KIDDUSH CUP ENDOWMENT FUND Donor In Memory of: Randy, Hollie & Perri Cutler Jay B. Cutler Randy Cutler Murray Cutler The Pinson/Vine Family Lisa Vise ALBERT & SCOTT PELMOTER YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND Donor In Honor of: Shirley Pelmoter Special Birthday of Adrienne Elman Donor Annette Bronrott Shirley Pelmoter In Memory of: Melvin Bragman Bruce Kraft SYLVIA & SAUL RITZENBERG HUMANITARIAN FUND Donor Zena & Paul Mason In Memory of: Tea Stiefel SHELDON & JUDY SADUGOR MEMORIAL FUND OF ECC Donor In Memory of: Debra & Steven Robins Murray Glickman Lori & Bob Rodman Murray Glickman SELINGER (CHILDRENS) LIBRARY Donor In Honor of: Veda & A. Joseph Levy Birth of Dylan Elise Protas Donor In Memory of: Veda & A. Joseph Levy Margaret Levy Leonard Burka Sheila Garfinkel Daphne Iris Dzwonskowski Jacqueline Dorfmann A. Joseph, Veda & Andrea Levy Margaret Levy Zena & Paul Mason Tea Stiefel Deborah Wolf Phyllis B. Wolf CARLYNN & LARRY SILVERMAN FAMILY ENDOWMENT FOR JEWISH LIFE & LEARNING Donor In Memory of: Amy & Barry Dickstein Anthony Churchill Carlynn Silverman Lilyan Margolius Lauren, Fred, Sam & David Sternburg Mildred Kogod Sternburg Burton S. Sternburg ABRAM SIMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMP FUND Donor In Memory of: Nina Kraut & Son, Nicholas Rose Baum Kraut CARRIE SIMON HOUSE Donor Lois Copeland David B. Edelson Jill Edelson Betty Glassman Linda & Al Neuman Susan Rolnick In Memory of: Gilbert Lean Betty Edelson Betty Edelson Lilyan Margolious Anthony Churchill William Blau Sheila Garfinkel Beverly Kligman Marjorie Neuman Lester & Janet Neuman Mildred Lozowick TIKKUN OLAM VALUES (TOV) FUND Donor In Memory of: Joanne, Steve & Sarah Lamm Theodore Schwartz RABBI WEINBERG YOUNG LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY SERVICE FUND Donor In Memory of: Linda & Roy Green Fannie Le Shay Zena & Paul Mason Sheila Garfinkel Jacqueline Dorfman WENDER MEMORIAL ARCHIVES FUND Donor In Memory of: Dotty & Lou Kornhauser Cecelia Diamond Frank Spigel Edie Dorfman WHC HUNGER PROJECT Donor Susan Sall In Memory of: William R. Aronson WORSHIP & MUSIC FUND Donor The Warren & Martha Halle Foundation, Inc. Donor The Family of Harold Sterling In Honor of: Rabbi Shankman Donor In Memory of: Mrs. Shirley Garber & Family Mrs. Janet Zelinsky Harvey Grossinger & Susan T. Edlavitch Sidney Grossinger Ellen Kolansky Richard Fetters Zena & Paul Mason Bernice Lebbin Jackie & Franklin Paulson Regina Roswald Frank Lola & Elchanan Peres Harry Pressheisen Ronald Sinker Robert Sinker Frank Spigel Virginia Solis-Cohen Eve & Nate Wallace David Wallace YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (22-39) FUND Donor In Honor of: The Family of Harold Sterling Rabbi Miller IVY ZOLA’S HELP-A-FRIEND FUND Donor In Memory of: Paula & Neal Bobys Meyer G. Kushner Candace & Robert Scherer Janice Scherer Joan & Norman Smith Curtis Dworken Tributes in this WHC Journal reflect contributions received through March 20. Rabbi Haberman (continued from page 1) before the Nazi invasion. In 1938 he escaped to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he completed his rabbinical studies, was ordained as a Reform rabbi, and later, earned his doctorate in modern Jewish thought. Rabbi Haberman served Washington Hebrew Congregation as our senior rabbi from 1969 until 1986. He is also the founding chairman of the Foundation for Jewish Studies, the largest independent provider of Jewish adult education in the Greater Washington area. Rabbi Haberman and his wife, Maxine, spend much of each year in their second home in Jerusalem. 11 whctemple.org NON-PROFIT ORG US POSTAGE “Washington Hebrew Congregation” PAID SUBURBAN, MD WHC Journal PERMIT NO. 4240 How? When? Where? Make it Matter on Mitzvah Day! AM or PM? Can’t make it to a 9:30 am project? No problem! This year, we have Mitzvah Day projects that begin as late as 2:30 pm. DC or MD? No need to travel far to make a difference. Mitzvah Day projects are at Temple, JBSC, and in our community. Creative or Active? Adults or Children? Whether you are using your hands or your hamstrings, together we will move mountains on Mitzvah Day. A two-sided question! All ages can volunteer on Mitzvah Day, and we have Mitzvah Day projects that benefit every age and stage of life. SUNDAY, APRIL 19 #WHCMitzvahDay Indoors or Out? In a chair or in the fields, Mitzvah Day puts you where you want to be. Meals or Minds? Fuel a body with meals you make or fuel minds with tools that educate. It’s time to sign up: whctemple.org/mitzvah_day
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