December 2014 - Central Reform Congregation

December 2014 | vol. xxix no. 4
Services
Friday
Evenings
December 5
Kabbalat Shabbat/
7:30 pm
Birthday Blessings/
T’ruah Human Rights Shabbat
December 12
Kabbalat/Social
7:30 pm
Responsibility Shabbat
December 19
Kabbalat Shabbat
December 26
Kabbalat Shabbat
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
Saturdays
December 6
Vayishlach
10:00 am
Bar mitzvah of Leo Singer
Vayeishev
5:00 pm
Bat mitzvah of Mason Sharon
December 13
Vayeishev
10:00 am
Bar mitzvah of Ben Guller
Mikeitz
5:00 pm
Bar mitzvah of Eli Harris
December 20
Mikeitz
10:00 am
December 27
Vayigash
10:00 am
Bar mitzvah of Rafi Brent
central reform congregation
5020 waterman blvd.
st. louis, mo 63108
(314) 361-3919
[email protected]
www.centralreform.org
Peace and Light
Exactly 20 years ago Amy and I lived in
Jerusalem for a full cycle of Jewish holy
days. Two images from that time will forever be part of my consciousness. The first
is from Sukkot, the hundreds of sukkahs
squeezed in alleyways, on terraces, in front
of restaurants. The second was during
Hanukkah. Affixed to a number of houses,
especially in the Jewish Quarter of the Old
City, there are glass boxes into which a
menorah is placed and lit during the
Festival of Lights. Instead of ‘merely’
placing the menorah in the window, for
these homes publicizing the miracle means
allowing anyone who passes by during one
of the nights of Hanukkah the experience
of seeing the beautiful flames up close and
personal.
There is an interesting connection between
those two holidays, Sukkot and Hanukkah.
During
the
Maccabean
war
of
independence against the Syrian Greeks,
while the Temple in Jerusalem was
occupied, the Judeans were unable to
celebrate the eight day autumn festival of
Sukkot. Many biblical historians believe
that when the Jews reclaimed their
kingdom and re-dedicated their Temple,
they instituted an eight-day festival that
both celebrated their military victory and
compensated for the Sukkot that they had
been forced to miss. Only later, according to
this theory, did the rabbis add the legend of
the miraculous lasting oil given for the
length of Hanukkah, and the peaceful nature of that sweet story soon erased the
memory of Hanukkah as the winter
militarized version of Sukkot.
History is not all that these two holy days
share. Both include central rituals that
attempt to extend the peace, hope and love
from our homes out into the larger world:
in Sukkot through the building of the
sukkah shelter outside in public view and in
Hanukkah by allowing everyone to see our
candles lighting up the dark night. With so
much pain, sadness and hatred in the
world, including recent flaring of violence
and ethnic/racial divisions in Jerusalem
and St. Louis, these observances point us to
a way forward, to manifesting in the
universe those qualities that are most beautiful and healing to us.
I hope you will be able to join us on the first
night of Hanukkah which falls this year on
Tuesday, December 16th. Though we each
light one candle on the menorah that
evening (the program starts at 5:00 pm),
we will multiply the light that night by everyone who shows up (bring your own
Hanukkah menorah) and fill the spaces
between and around us with love, peace,
and hope.
In addition, our sukkah is still around this
winter to try and extend our shelter of
peace to Ferguson and beyond, bringing us
full circle to the first Hanukkah! And it will
likely still be standing on December 31st at
6:00 am when you are invited to join
hundreds of people from the Universal
Faith community for another beautiful
World Peace Day service filled with
meditation, music and inspiration. Let
there be peace (and light) on earth and let
it begin with me!
B’ Ahavah (With Love),
Rabbi Randy
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crc news
Mazel Tov
Jewish-Muslim Day of Service
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CRC will again host the
St. Louis Muslim and Jewish community for
a Day of Service on Christmas Day. Last year we packaged over 400
individual toiletry bags put together with donations from CRC
congregants and members of the community that went to the Ronald
McDonald House at Mercy Hospital. This year, we will also be making bags for
Langston Middle School students.
Spencer Lang on his bar mitzvah
Charlie Steinbaum on his bar mitzvah
Gabriel Fleisher on his bar mitzvah
Diaz Rodin on his bar mitzvah
Cecilie Horwitz on her bat mitzvah
Joshua Goldberg on his bar mitzvah
Leo Goodfriend on his bar mitzvah
qq Stephen and Edie Feman on the birth of
their grandson, Hugo Feman-Hodge
qq Jennifer and Rachael Bersdale on their
LEGAL marriage
Thursday, December 25
Please donate toiletries. We need new individual size personal toiletry items:
hand soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, comb, brush, shampoo (travel size), baby
shampoo, individual razors for men and women, shaving cream (travel size), or,
a cash donation of any size made payable to JCRC to benefit this project. For more
information, contact Rick Isserman at (314) 807-4330 or richardisserman@yahoo.
com.
qq Elizabeth Nolan and Debi Purvis on their
LEGAL marriage
qq Rick Isserman on receiving the
President’s Volunteer Service Award
Sincere Condolences
qq Margie Hartman and Bob Guller on the
death of their aunt, Annita Suffian
qq Lois Loomstein on the death of her
husband and our member, Jack Loomstein
Welcome New Members
qq Justin B. Williams
qq David Parker
qq Steve and Nancy Fox and Sophia, Dylan,
Wyatt, Ella, and Oliver
qq Larry and Peggy Levin
qq Gawain Jameson
qq Adam Rosenzweig and Andrea Denny
and Samuel
qq Todd Margolis and Kathleen Apakupakul
and Natalie
First Night/First Light
Tuesday, December 16, 5:00 pm
Light your first Hanukkah candle with us. We’ll have latkes, dreidles, and fun.
Bring your Hanukkiya (Hanukkah menorah) and light up the night with CRC.
hanukkah program
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Sunday, December 14, 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Please join us for a special intergenerational Hanukkah program
at CRC. All ages are welcome!
Learners of all ages will come together to hear from organizations around the St.
Louis area as we discuss some of the issues present in our own community. We will
participate in projects to help these organizations. In doing so, we hope to “Spread
the Light Around” during this Hanukkah season.
Participating organizations include: The Humane Society, The Harvey Kornblum
Jewish Food Pantry, Gateway Greening, and more!
For more information, please contact Jennifer Bernstein at
(314) 361-1564, ext. 117 or [email protected]
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Maggie’s Corner...
Friday Tanakh Study
Fridays, 1:45-3:00-ish pm
On December 5th … we will begin reading the Book of Joshua, primarily in
English, with Hebrew explanations. As
usual, there will be a lot of discussion,
that will surely take us down many
roads!
Joshua 1:1
After the death of Moses, the servant of
Adonai, Adonai said to Joshua, son of
Nun, Moses’ attendant:
My servant Moses is dead. Prepare to
cross the Jordan.
The Books of Joshua and Judges tell us of
the fulfillment of Adonai’s promise
made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
that their descendants would have possession of the Land. Joshua is the continued story of the fulfillment of the
covenant between Adonai and the
Israelites.
If you’re thinking about joining our
study and journey…this is a great time!
No need to RSVP…you are always
welcome. If you have any questions,
please contact Maggie Duwe at
[email protected].
LGBT Latke Party
Friday, December 19, 6:00 pm
Join us as we celebrate Chanukah! Or
learn how to spell it! Let’s eat a lotta
latkes and share a Shabbat dinner!
Please bring the following to share for
about 12 people: A-F (vegetable side
dish or salad), G-N (vege main), O-Z
(dessert and wine). Feel free to bring
your menorah and candles! Please RSVP
to [email protected].
education and more
Green Team Update
CRC is in the final stages of its Greenfaith
certification. We are just waiting for
final approval of cleaning materials.
Once that is completed, we will be
certified as a green congregation.
Our garden is done for the season. We
had a good season filled with tomatoes,
green peppers, cucumbers, hot peppers,
flowers, okra, herbs, and pumpkins
along with things we can’t quite
describe.
Future events include cleanup of the
beds, deciding what to plant for the
spring, and a recruitment get-together
for
volunteers.
Also,
monthly
information and wellness sessions are in
the works to further explore gardens,
bees, and healthy cooking .
If you are interested in working on our
CRC garden next spring, please contact
Maria DeShields at (302) 690-8666 or
[email protected].
Are you a Composter?
If so, we need your help! The CRC
Green Team is issuing a call for
composting experts. Building fertile
soil to grow healthy, productive
plants is a gardener’s ultimate goal.
We can improve the appearance
and nutritional value of our CRC
garden soil by adding items such as
fall leaves and fresh grass clippings,
by composting yard and kitchen
waste, and by using castings from
earth worms. But we need some
help getting started. if you are
interested, please contact Jennifer
Bernstein at (314) 361-1564, ext. 117
or [email protected].
A Message from Essie
At CRC’s Religious School, students
learn about Judaism through facts,
stories, symbols, rituals and Hebrew.
Students also learn “Jewish Values.”
Embedded throughout the curriculum
and teacher training, the following
Anti-Bias goals are modeled and
emphasized:
(from Jewish Every Day)
•Children should feel pride, not
superiority, about being Jewish
•We are all made in God’s Image –
B’Tzelem Elohim
•All people are worthy, loveable,
capable, equal, . . .
•All people are important and
deserve respect – Kavod
•People are alike and different.
•Appreciate what all people share
that makes us human
•Everyone has feelings
•It is important to try new
experiences
Jewish values are taught, discussed and
modeled in each classroom, hallway
and interaction at CRC. Jewish values
do not just apply to how we treat other
Jews, but how we navigate in our larger
world. Please take some time this
holiday season to consider what you
value, how you act on your values and
what you might be teaching in your
actions and reactions to your larger
world.
Take time to be kind, laugh, love and
learn, every day! Live life on purpose
and with purpose. Live Jewishly!
Peace and B’Shalom,
Essie
tikkun olam
Weatherization Project - save
the Dates!
Wednesday, December 3, 6:00 pm &
Saturday, December 6, 12:00 pm
- Materials Prep
Saturday, December 13, 12:00 - 4:00
pm – South City
Sunday, December 14, 12:00 - 4:00
pm – North City
As one of Central Reform Congregation’s
longest community partnerships, we
have been helping weatherize in the
Grace Hill neighborhood since 1990.
Work with a team of other community
volunteers to place plastic on interior
windows of select area resident homes to
keep our neighbors warm this winter.
This year we will focus on elderly
residents within the Grace Hill service
area.
Last year we added a community
garden project in Peace Park, which was
a great success. We cleaned and secured
the beds for winter so they were ready
for spring planting. No special skills are
needed, so please bring your friends or
family (12 and older) and join us for this
worthwhile project.
Contact: Marcy Brodsky, (314) 302-8957
or email at [email protected] to
volunteer, for questions, or directions
(map will be provided).
Volunteer at Langston M.S.
Longtime CRC member Ariel Arpadi is
the social worker at Langston Middle
School, right near CRC. It’s so close to
us that if CRC were a home with middle
school students, they would attend
Langston Middle School! Rabbi Susan
and Jen Bernstein met with her recently
about collaborating on several projects,
including mentoring the students. We
are looking for a few champions who
are interested in being mentors for
Ariel’s kids at Langston. The program
will begin shortly after the first of the
year. If you are interested, please
contact Jen Bernstein at (314) 361-1564,
ext. 117 or [email protected].
Social Responsibility Shabbat
Friday, December 12, 7:30 pm
For the 20-something generation,
building
grassroots
power
and
leadership to create strong, sustainable
communities is paramount to fixing the
systemic issues that lead to the August
9th shooting death of Michael Brown.
For many, this means putting their lives
outside of work on hold and devoting
themselves to organizing for peace and
justice. The group Millenial Activists
United (MAU) is just one of a myriad of
alliances formed to peacefully protest as
the Grand Jury continues to deliberate
its decision whether or not to indict
Officer Darren Wilson. (At the time of
this Memo printing, the decision had yet
to be announced).
For December’s Social Responsibility
Shabbat, we have arranged to hear from
5
speakers representing MAU, as well as
some of the artists (slam poetry,
musicians, etc) who have been involved
in the movement, including our beloved
KB Frazier. Regardless of your opinion
on the matter, we feel it’s important to
hear from those who have been on the
frontlines everyday.
If you have any questions, feel free to
contact Jennifer Bernstein at (314) 3611564, ext. 117 or jenniferb@centralreform.
org.
We are collecting...
qq Men’s, women’s, and children’s
gently worn coats/gloves/hats for the
International Institute to assist recent
immigrants and others in need.
qq Yarn to make scarves to be distributed
through Centenary Methodist Church
and St. Cronin’s as they hand out
blankets to the homeless.
qq New and gently used shoes for the
Soles4Souls project. CRC member Sydney
Singer, who is one of our post-Bat Mitzvah
students, is excited to bring this
wonderful project back to CRC. She has
been working with an organization called
Soles4Souls for several years now.
qq Toiletries to be distributed on
Christmas to Ronald McDonald House at
Mercy Hospital and Langston Middle
School.
qq Non-perishable food and
clothes for our tikkun closet.
winter
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A Walk Down Delancey
Street with Triple Chai Plus
Sunday, December 7, 10:30 am
- 12:30 pm, CRC Multipurpose Room
Join us as we view Crossing Delancey,
one of the classic 20th Century films on
Jewish Culture/Humor. Set in 1980s New
York, this romantic comedy highlights
the contrasting values between first and
third generation American Jews, the
struggles of old vs. new ways, by focusing on a 33 year old single Jewish woman, ”Izzy,” played by Amy Irving.
Arnie Kaplan, who recently used this
film in his course on “Jewish Humor” at
Washington
University’s
Lifelong
Learning Institute will lead us in the
discussion focusing on recent cultural
issues that are raised in the film.
Please bring a dish to share. If your last
name begins with A-L, please bring
an entree. If your last name begins
with M-Z, please bring a salad or
side dish. To RSVP, or for more
information, please contact
Claire
Hyman at [email protected]
or Anita Wilson at (314) 878-3502 or
[email protected].
CRC Grief Support Group
Please join us for our monthly grief
support group, on the 3rd Saturday of
the month at 1:00 pm. All who have
experienced the loss of a friend, family
member, or loved one are invited to
attend. Together, we will listen and learn
from one another, helping to make
connections
and
finding
ways
to support one another through the grief
process. The group is co-led by Jamie
Sentnor, LCSW, who is a practicing
therapist and grief support specialist
and Rabbi Deana Sussman, who
has been trained in adult and child
grief support. If you have any questions,
feel free to be in touch with either
of us by emailing Rabbi Deana at
[email protected] or Jamie at
[email protected].
Babysitting Information
Every Saturday morning during Shabbat
services we offer free babysitting. If you
would like to attend the service with
adults only, we welcome your children to
join us in the Youth Group Room for
babysitting during the service. Please
email Leah Greenbaum at [email protected] let us know if your
children will be attending.
World Peace Day
Wednesday, December 31, 6:00 am
Yes, That’s 6:00 am! World Peace Day is
celebrated at the same time around the
world (It’s at 4:00 am on the West
Coast.) And in St. Louis, CRC has been
its annual host. The celebration is an
amalgam of world spiritual practices
--both reflective and joyous. CRC is
transformed with prayer flags, crystals,
and incense. Come early, walk the labyrinth created on the oneg floor and
meditate.
B’yachad...A New Shabbat
Experience that Rabbi Deana
is helping to Spearhead
Are you a young adult who is looking for
a different kind of Shabbat experience?
B’Yachad, a new spiritual Shabbat community for Jews in their 20s and 30s, is
holding its first Shabbat service on
Friday, December 12 at 7pm at Tech
Artista in the CWE. The evening will
continue with a delicious (and free)
meal from Thai 202. For more information or to RSVP, visitwww.facebook.comevents/420248638124316/. Also, “like”
our page on Facebook, B’Yachad STL, to
stay up to date on all of our future
services.
Brothers Lazaroff 4th
Annual Hanukkah
Hullabaloo
Saturday, December 6, 8:00 pm
Create Space, 6323 Delmar Blvd.
Brothers Lazaroff will be hosting their
annual Hanukkah Hullabaloo this year
at a very cool new spot in the Delmar
Loop dubbed Create Space ... St. Louis’
first “pop-up” Artisan Market that serves
as a business incubator for local
artisans. Rabbi James Stone Goodman
will lead Brothers Lazaroff for their
yearly
performance
of
their
collaboration “Eight Nights” featuring
Will Soll, Shlomo Ovadya, as well as Ben
Reece and Adam Hucke of The Funky
Butt Brass Band. DJ Boogieman will
provide the dance party, and Brothers
Lazaroff will bring the jams with an
assortment of special guests. You can
browse the market and check the local
food vendors that will be on hand ... and
latkes will be deep fried on the spot!! So
come eat, drink, dance, shop and begin
the celebration of the festival of lights!!
Admission is free, but donations will be
accepted.
confirmation trip to nyc
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Eighteen of our Confirmation students traveled to New York City the weekend of November 14-16 with Rabbi Susan, Margie
Hartman, Andrew Bollinger, and Nicole Osheroff as chaperones.
Despite a rough start with a cancelled flight, the group arrived only a couple hours later than anticipated and didn’t miss any
of planned activities. They started with an authentic New York lunch of knishes from Yona Shimmel’s Knishery and took the
ferry to Ellis Island to discuss the story of immigration, then and now. Friday evening, the group went to Kabbalat Shabbat
services at The New Shul, with Rabbi Zach Fredman (a native St. Louisan who grew up at CRC). After a meaningful service,
including a teaching by Rabbi Susan, the group had a lively dinner at Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse, complete with
entertainment (a bar/bat mitzvah-like atmosphere).
Saturday and Sunday the group enjoyed the Tenement Museum, and lunch at Katz’s Deli. Saturday, perhaps the most
meaningful and most profound experience was receiving a tour of the World Trade Center Tribute Center by a survivor of 9/11.
They enjoyed dinner at Ellen’s Stardust Diner and the musical Cabaret, complete with a talk-back with the actors after the show.
On Sunday they visited the studio of a rabbi who does art to find God and meaning in her life, before they explored the
Chassidic community of Crown Heights to experience the traditions that they practice to find meaning.
Although some of the destinations on the itinerary sound familiar, this was not your average school trip to New York City.
Jewish content was woven through the entire weekend and activities were infused with the values we hold dear at CRC.
Thank you for a wonderful weekend, Confirmation Class of 5775!
tributes
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tributes
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CAROLYN HYMAN
IN HONOR OF MORTON AND CLAIRE HYMAN’S
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
JULIE AND JEFFREY LAZAROFF
SHEILA AND KEN SONNENSCHEIN
AMY RAVIN
General Fund
IN HONOR OF EDIE AND STEPHEN FEMAN’S NEW GRANDSON, HUGO FEMAN-HODGE
CHARLES AND MICHELLE RUBOVITZ
STEPHEN AND LINDA KRAFT
LISE AND LEE BERNSTEIN
SANDRA DIAMOND
THE SOFFER-KANEFIELD FAMILY
AVA AND BILL COOPER
SHIRLEY GERCHEN
FRAN LANG AND PHIL MILLER
SHARON AND BOB HOLLANDER
IN HONOR OF GABE FLEISHER’S BAR MITZVAH
RHEA OELBAUM
IN HONOR OF GABE FLEISHER’S BAR MITZVAH
IN HONOR OF ZOEY FLEISHER’S BEAUTIFUL
MUSIC
WILLIAM AND MARGARET FRIEVOGEL
IN MEMORY OF FRED EPSTEIN
CAROL FAINTICH
IN HONOR OF MEL GOLDMAN’S BIRTHDAY
JOE AND ZEENA GOLDENBERG
NANCY BROWN AND BILL MALTBY
IN MEMORY OF HAROLD KRAVEN
NANCY BROWN AND BILL MALTBY
WITH GRATITUDE TO RABBIS SUSAN AND RANDY
FOR ALL THEIR KINDNESS
NANCY DELSTON
LINDA AND KEN KING
IN HONOR OF RABBIS SUSAN, RANDY, AND DEANA
LISE AND LEE BERNSTEIN
SHARON AND BOB HOLLANDER
IN HONOR OF THE MARRIAGE OF GAIL WECHSLER
AND BOB CROPF’S SON JEREMY TO MEGAN
GARBAYO
KRIS AND DARYL GILDENBLATT
IN HONOR OF SETH AND LIMOR GILDENBLATT
RON FAGERSTROM
IN MEMORY OF MARIE PAPIN
LISE AND LEE BERNSTEIN
IN HONOR OF THE MARRIAGE OF JENNIFER AND RACHAEL BERSDALE
BEN AND ROBYN SLEN
IN MEMORY OF BUNNY LEVIN
BARBARA BARNHOLTZ
TO HONOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS
ROSE MASS
IN HONOR OF CRC AND ITS RABBIS
STEPHEN AND NADINE COHEN
IN HONOR OF RABBI TALVE BEING NAMED
ONE OF THE 50 MOST INFLUENTIAL JEWS BY THE JEWISH DAILY FORWARD
MARIAN ROSEN
DAVID YOUNG
KAREN BILLINGS BLUMEYER
FAY AND BRUCE RAKITA
TO THANK RABBI TALVE FOR HER SUPPORT OF INCLUSIVENESS IN OUR COMMUNITY
GARY BENSON
DIANE LEVINE
IN MEMORY OF JACK LOOMSTEIN
IN MEMORY OF FRED EPSTEIN
WITH THANKS TO RABBI TALVE
IN MEMORY OF DOROTHY BIERMAN SANDOW
BEVERLY RUBENSTEIN
STACY AND GREG SIWAK AND FAMILY
HARRIET ENTIN
IN HONOR OF GABE FLEISHER’S BAR MITZVAH
IN MEMORY OF BEVERLY FREYMAN
WITH GRATITUDE TO CRC FOR HOSTING DOORWAYS
Rabbis’ Tribute Fund
IN LOVING MEMORY OF NANCY BENSON AND WITH GRATITUDE TO RABBI TALVE FOR HER
SUPPORT
SAMMY AND BILL SHOSS
WITH THANKS TO RABBI SUSAN
DEB DUBIN AND MIKE STEINBAUM
WITH GRATITUDE TO RABBI SUSAN, RABBI RANDY, AND RABBI DEANA FOR SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE ON CHARLIE’S BAR
MITZVAH JOURNEY
ANNE HECKY AND DANIEL WACHSLER
WITH THANKS TO RABBI SUSAN FOR A VERY SPECIAL MARRIAGE CEREMONY
SUE YAFFEE KURN
IN HONOR OF JOSHUA YAFFEE’S BAR MITZVAH
RANDEE BACH
IN MEMORY OF JOAN BACH
MONT S. LEVY
TO HONOR RABBI SUSAN FOR BEING PART OF THE REBIRTH OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
JACK AND SUSAN RUDIN
TO HONOR RABBI SUSAN AND
TO HONOR INDA SCHAENEN, MICHAEL DEE, AND
THEIR FAMILY
JOSHUA AND AMANDA HERTZ
yahrzeits
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December 3
yahrzeits
December 1 9 Kislev
GENE BLOCK
Father of Sheri Glantz
NORMAN EHRLICH
Father of Hedy Ehrlich
MURRAY MARGO
Father of Mitchell Margo
MATTHEW PENDERGRAST
Friend of Heather Lea
December 2
10 Kislev
JOSEPH GELLMAN
Father of Elliot Gellman
JOE KAUFMAN
Grandfather of Sharron Pollack
MEYER LEVIN
Grandfather of Niki Nymark
SUSAN MARTIN
Remembered by Gil Nussbaum
*NATALIE LOIS SIMMONS
Our member
11 Kislev
RUTH ENGER
Mother of Joyce Weinstock
SYLVIA EVELOFF
Mother of Vivian Eveloff
STEVE MARCUS
Cousin of Cecilia Lacks
LOUIS ROSENBLOOM
Grandfather of Steven Rosenbloom
DR. SAUL D. SILVERMINTZ
Father of Mark Silvermintz
December 4 12 Kislev
GAIL ANITA ACHTENBERG
Mother of Joel Achtenberg
KIRK CASHMERE
Friend of Mark Winer
FORMAN ENGELHARDT
Uncle of Steven Engelhardt
MILDRED ETTELSON
Mother of Charles Ettelson
BEATRICE LEVENTHAL
Step mother of Joyce Leventhal
Lodato
IRVIN SCHNEIDER
Father of Bruce Schneider
LAURA SCISSORS
Mother of Carla Scissors-Cohen
December 5
13 Kislev
JACK ANSEHL
Grandfather of Jennifer Fishering
ESTHER CARPEY
Mother of Dorothy Mayer
RUTH EPSTEIN
Grandmother of Daniel Davison
IRMA GREENSPOON
Mother of Julie Greenspoon
MAURICE PEPPER
Father of Sara Epstein
CLARA VITA
Mother of Orietta Kohn
December 6
14 Kislev
HENRIETTA KAHN
Mother of Rhoda Kahn Nussbaum
SOL LEVINSON
Father of Barbara Barnholtz
December 7 15 Kislev
LISA D’AGROSA
Sister in law of David
and Linda D’Agrosa
MILTON GOLDSTEIN
Father of Alan Goldstein
RALPH KAPLAN
Father of Henry Kaplan
BESSIE NEWMAN
Mother of Burton Newman
December 8
16 Kislev
JACK HEXTER
Father of Christopher Hexter
JEROME D. MENDOZA
Uncle of Howard Nathanson
JOHN F. O’REILLY
Father of Erin O’Reilly
December 9 17 Kislev
MARJORIE
FLOWER BLUMENHORST
Mother of Chris Blumenhorst
BRAM LEWIN
Father of Roslyn Dubinsky
ANTHONY RUFFINO
Father of Anita Stiffelman
IDA SIEGEL
Mother of Ellie Jacobs
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December 10 18 Kislev
BERTHA FEIN
Aunt of Susan Schlichter
EVA GITTERMAN
Remembered by Brian Hackett
MARK GOLDSTEIN
Uncle of Risa Brown
GRACE ROSENTHAL
Grandmother of Jessica Brod
December 11 19 Kislev
GOLDYE HOFFMAN
Mother of Joy Sterneck
Grandmother of Jamie Sentnor
AL LEWIS
Father of Larry Lewis
ALFRED THOMAS
Father of Mariah Thomas
EDNA CECILIA ZWEIFEL
Mother of Kaaren Bowden
December 12 20 Kislev
MARVIN EHRLICH
Remembered by Sylvia Ehrlich
RUBEN EPSTEIN
Father of Stuart J. Epstein
JOSEPHINE (JO) FELDMAN
Mother of Kathleen Sitzer
ALBERT KNOPF
Grandfather of Jennifer Bernstein
ARTHUR LANDER
Father of Cindy Wallach
HERMAN RUBIN
Father of Milton Rubin
ROBERT SOKOL
Father of Daniel Sokol
MORRIS MEYER STONER
Father of Bradley Stoner
December 13 21 Kislev
JOHN P. DOERING
Father of Tamara Brent
*RALPH GERSTENFELD
Husband of Bunny Gerstenfeld
Father of Ellen Amarnek
and Pamela Lester
EUGENE KORNBLATT
Father of Gloria Grodsky
December 14 22 Kislev
CLARICE LENEAVE
Mother of Kathy Davenport
NELSON NYMARK
Grandfather of Niki Nymark
LOUIS LACKS
Father of Cecilia Lacks
GUSSIE PARMET
Grandmother of Howard Weissman
DICK SCHWARZ
Uncle of Edward Kohn
DIANE SOKOL
Mother of Daniel Sokol
*SAMUEL JOSEPH ZOLL
Infant son of Ericka Zoll
and Daniel Zoll
December 19 27 Kislev
December 15 23 Kislev
PHYLLIS GIBBS
Mother of Kate Gibbs
HELEN NEFF
Grandmother of Jane Rubin
OLIVER SWEITZER
Father of Sharalyn Saks
JERRY TUCK
Uncle of Brian Vetruba
December 16 24 Kislev
FLORA SILVERSTEIN
Mother of Gloria Morgenstern
December 17 25 Kislev
MAX CHERVITZ
Father of Nancy Brown
HOWARD HARTMAN
Father of Brad Hartman
JAY STEPHEN KESSLER
Brother of Sheila Michaels
SIGMUND TRATTNER
Father of Sylvia Ehrlich
December 18 26 Kislev
LISA FRIEDMAN
Sister of Diane Friedman
LOUIS GREENBERG
Grandfather of Steven Engelhardt
MARY HYMAN
Mother of Morton Hyman
Grandmother of Carolyn Hyman
LAWRENCE M. LARSON
Father of Margaret Weintraub
December 20 28 Kislev
ELY BORNSTEIN
Father of Mindy Berkowitz
NORMAN GOLDMAN
Husband of Carol Goldman
Father of Tami Goldman
MELVIN KAYMAN
Father of Nancy Mohr
LEE KRUPNICK
Aunt of Stuart and Toby Epstein
JEWEL KURLAND
Mother of Stephen Kurland
*NANCY LAMPERT
Our member
ROSE MARCUS
Aunt of Cecilia Lacks
December 21 29 Kislev
ALFRED H. FRAGER
Father of Maris Berg
GARY I. LINDER
Uncle of Wendy Jaffe
SHERMAN NEFF
Father of Jane Rubin
yahrzeits
MAURICE REBHAN
Father of Debbie Harris
MARGARET SHAFFER
Mother of Trey Shaffer
December 22 30 Kislev
FRANCES SEARS
Mother of Robert Sears
ROSE SPERLING
Aunt of Laurie Sperling
*ELLEN WASSERMAN
Our member
December 23 1 Tevet
ROSE CALODNEY
Mother of Dede Berg
THEODORA “TEDDY” HERMELIN
Mother of Cheryl Martin
JOHN KEPLER, JR.
Father of John Kepler, III
KATHERINE MARTIN
Sister of Claire Jacobs
SAMUEL WOLIN
Father of Karen Blank
December 24 2 Tevet
NANCY BENSON
Our Friend
DAN FRIEDMAN
Father of Steven Friedman
SIDNEY GOLDNER
Father of Jesse Goldner
REGINA PIERCE
Grandmother of Lisa Graivier Barnes
December 25 3 Tevet
JACK COHN
Grandfather of Dorie Bertram
MAXILLA EVERETT EVANS
Mother of J. Claude Evans
HAROLD KIRKLAND
Grandfather of Heather Lea
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JEANNE NISENSON
Mother of Ellen Soule
MARJORIE ROBINSON
Mother of Anne Hess
GIDEON SCHILLER
Father of Patricia Padawer
JOSEPH WELPLY
Father of Emma Ehll
SHIRLEE WHITE
Mother of Larry White
December 26 4 Tevet
LOTTIE GOLDNER
Mother of Jesse Goldner
JOEL HILLMAN
Father of Thomas Hillman
HERMAN KEYS, I
Grandfather of Eva Marie Keys
MOLLIE TURKEN
Mother of Alan Turken
TESS WEIL
Aunt of Ronald Weil
December 27 5 Tevet
JOSEPH SHLES
Father of Linda Glickman
JUDITH STRAUSS
Mother of Michael Strauss
CASSANDRA ELAINE WENDLERHARRISON
Mother of Adaine Harrison
December 28 6 Tevet
December 30 8 Tevet
RALPH BERG
Remembered by Maris Berg
MEYER CHAPNICK
Uncle of Sharon Hollander
*IRVIN CHINSKY
Our member
HARRY ENGER
Father of Joyce Weinstock
SAM HARRIS
Uncle of Edwin Harris
*ANN REHME
Wife of Joel Achtenberg
ESTHER WEINBACH
Mother of Jo Seltzer
December 31 9 Tevet
F. BERT BAER
Father of Lois Miller
Grandfather of Leslie Caplan
FLORENCE DAVIS
Mother of Neil Davis
GREG FREEMAN
Our friend
JEAN GOCHMAN
Grandmother of Rabbi Susan Talve
LEON HOFFMAN
Father of Carin Thyssen
LEE PIERCE
Grandfather of Lisa Graivier Barnes
CEAL SHAPIRO
Mother of Bruce Shapiro
DR. LESTER WEISSMAN
Father of Leslie Weissman Raynsford
RALPH BLUMENTHAL
Father of Carol Esrock
HERBERT KULWIN
Uncle of Stephen Kurland
ALBERT S. ROSE
Father of Albert Rose
*Our member
calendar: december 2014
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Sunday
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
11:00 Adult Beginning/
Intermediate
Hebrew
8
11:00 Adult Beginning/
Intermediate
Hebrew
10:00 9th Grade Class
12:30 Adult Intermediate
Hebrew
10:00 Confirmation Class
10:30 Triple Chai Plus
Brunch and
Program
4
6:00 Weatherization
Materials Prep
Friday
6
12:30 Continuing Adult
Beginning Hebrew
1:45 Torah Study
8:45 Torah Study
9:30 Family Service
10:00 Shabbat Service/Bar Mitzvah
of Leo Singer
10:00 Shabbat School/Rainbow
12:30 Basic Judaism
5:00 Bat Mitzvah of Mason
Sharon
7:30
6:30 Devotion Class with
Rabbi Jim
Saturday
5
6:30 Adult Hebrew
6:30 Beginning Hebrew
2:00 Beginning Hebrew
10:00 7th Grade at
Jewish Food Pantry
(Last names K-Z)
3
Thursday
4:00 Religious School
12:30 Adult Intermediate
Hebrew
7
Wednesday
Shabbat Service/
Birthday Blessings/
T’ruah Human Rights
Shabbat
9
10
11
12
13
6:00 Tikkun Olam Steering
Committee Meeting
4:00 Religious School
7:30 CRC Board Meeting
12:30 Continuing Adult
Beginning Hebrew
1:45 Torah Study
WEATHERIZATION PROJECT
6:30 Beginning Hebrew
6:30 Adult Hebrew
7:30 Social Responsibility
Shabbat Service
2:00 Beginning Hebrew
8:45 Torah Study
9:30 Family Service
10:00 Shabbat Service/Bar Mitzvah
of Ben Guller
10:00 Shabbat School
12:30 60 Mitzvahs With
Will Soll
5:00 8th Grade Program
5:00 Bar Mitzvah of Eli Harris
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
WEATHERIZATION
PROJECT
11:00 Adult Beginning/
Intermediate
Hebrew
HANUKKAH
HANUKKAH
HANUKKAH
HANUKKAH
5:00 First Night First Light
4:00 Religious School
HANUKKAH/NO SHABBAT
SCHOOL
10:00 7th Grade Class
10:00 9th Grade Class
12:30 Adult Intermediate
Hebrew
10:00 Confirmation Class
2:00 Beginning Hebrew
12:30 Continuing Adult
Beginning Hebrew
1:45 Torah Study
6:30 Beginning Hebrew
6:30 Adult Hebrew
6:00 Shabbat Hanukkah
Dinner
1:00 Hanukkah Program
8:45 Torah Study
9:30 Family Service
10:00 Shabbat Service
1:00 Grief Support Group
7:30 Shabbat Service
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
HANUKKAH
HANUKKAH
HANUKKAH
HANUKKAH/NO
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
OFFICE CLOSED
12:30 Continuing Adult
Beginning Hebrew
NO SHABBAT SCHOOL
1:45
9:30 Family Service
11:00 Adult Beginning/
Intermediate
Hebrew
6:30 Beginning Hebrew
6:30 Adult Hebrew
12:30 Adult Intermediate
Hebrew
7:30
2:00 Beginning Hebrew
28
29
30
31
11:00 Adult Beginning
Hebrew
NO RELIGIOUS
SCHOOL
12:30 Adult Beginning/
Intermediate
Hebrew
6:00 am World Peace
Day Ceremony
2:00 Beginning Hebrew
Torah Study
Shabbat Service
8:45 Torah Study
10:00 Shabbat Service/Bar Mitzvah
of Rafi Brent
12:30 Everyday Holiness Book
Club with Felice Joyce