Class of 2016!

BULLETIN
June/July 2016
Iyar/Sivan/Tammuz 5776
Established in 1882
Mazel Tov to the Class of 2016!
Elyssa Beilenson
University of Missouri
Lily Katzman
Northwestern University
Cameron Davis
Southern University
Joshua Kazdan
Stanford University
Jeffrey Eidelman
Miami University, Ohio
Rachel Krug
University of Minnesota
Samuel Elfanbaum
University of Missouri
Alexander Lanson
University of Missouri
Noah Englander
University of Missouri
Madeline Lapp
Fontbonne University
Ariel Ferman
Southeast Missouri State University
Daniel Lev
The State University of New York
Hannah Frankel
Indiana University
Gabriel Maayan
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Naomi Frankel
Indiana University
Jessica Mayer
Pennsylvania State University
Zachary Frankel
University of Iowa
Noa Rose
University of Wisconsin
Alec Goldberg
University of Michigan
Jess Rothberg
Missouri State University
Daniel Greenblatt
University of Michigan
Melanie Rush
Brandeis University
Noah Grossman
Indiana University
Samuel Schaeffer
Miami University, Ohio
Daniel Hearst
University of Iowa
Jeremy Schwartz
Indiana University
Elliana Heller
University of Kansas
Jenna Shanker
University of Washington
Max Howes
University of Arizona
Matthew Simon
Webster University
Ariel Isaacs
University of Wisconsin
Hannah Zuckerman
Indiana University
From Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
Shalom B’nai Amoona friends!
It is hard to imagine, but in just a few short weeks, we will draw our 2015-16 program year to a close. Our
synagogue calendar is always busy. However, as we ready ourselves for the ceremonies and celebrations that mark
the conclusion of another academic cycle, we move from “busy” to “frenetic and frenzied”.
Though I think of my beloved teacher Rabbi Lipnick quite often, it is especially at this hectic time of the year that
I recall his unique joie de vivre - zest for life. Whenever he would hear someone Kvetch about the many festivities
that dot our communal calendars, he would remind us that what we want and need are vibrant, active synagogues. “Flat line
means you are dead! The more action we have in the Shul, the better off we are!”
It is with Rabbi’s inimitable spirit in mind that I extend a warm invitation to all members of the B’nai Amoona Family to join us
in the coming weeks. Join us and feel the love and support, the vitality and vivacity, which typify our special Kehillah Kedoshah,
our holy community.
Of course, year’s end also brings with it moments of transition. This summer, we will bid farewell to two beloved members of our
community:
On June 18th, during Shabbat Morning Services, we will acknowledge and thank our Director of Lifelong Learning, Jennifer
Newfeld, for her many years of dedicated service to B’nai Amoona. Jennifer’s time with us has been marked by many achievements,
successes, awards and accolades. She has helped us think through the “big issues” and has set us on a course for even greater
triumphs in the years ahead. We have been enriched by her knowledge and prodigious skills and we will miss her, Nathan, and
Gavi immensely. St. Louis’ loss is surely Maryland’s gain! Please make every effort to be with us on June 18th!
On Shabbat morning July 2nd, we will host a special send-off for our much loved Assistant Rabbi, Ari Kaiman. Rabbi Kaiman’s
years at B’nai Amoona have been filled with creativity, innovation, deep respect for the history of our Shul, and a palpable Ahavat
HaBriot - love for all those who entered the many different doorways of our community. Reb Ari has brought wonderful spirit,
energy, and enthusiasm to his Avodat HaKodesh, holy service, and as he, Emily and the kids prepare to leave their first pulpit, we
can say with certainty that their future in Atlanta is bright. We will miss them terribly, but know that we will remain connected
and continue to Shep Naches from the many successes that will be theirs in the coming years. Tzetchem LeShalom - journey out in
peace and we look forward to seeing you during your visits to St. Louis! July 2nd will surely be a day filled with intense emotion!
I began by mentioning our teacher, Rabbi Lipnick. So allow me to conclude by sharing a piece of Torah that he taught me before
departing for one of his final Cruise Ship Rabbi Gigs.
In the third paragraph of the Shema, we find the Torah’s command that we are to affix Tzizit to the corners of our garments. The
commandment is then punctuated by the Hebrew word, LeDorotam. This word can be translated in a number of different ways.
It can mean that this command is operative “in every generation - forever”. However, LeDorotam can also mean that the Mitzvah
itself, the placing of fringes in the corners of our garments, creates our perpetuity and eternity.
In thinking about the roles that both Jennifer and Rabbi Ari have filled during their time with us, I can think of no better way to
describe their impact than as LeDorotam. Their efforts not only perpetuated that which predated them, but also catalyzed what
will follow them. Each – in her/his own unique way - has made an indelible and enduring impression upon our congregation. We
who have been the beneficiaries of their teachings and talents will not only never forget them and their good works, but also know
that they have given impetus and uplift to all that will follow long after their departure from our midst!
Again, I hope to see many of you in the coming weeks and especially on June 18th and July 2nd!
With blessings for a meaningful end to an amazing year,
Carnie
Rabbi Carnie Shalom Rose
The Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair
314-576-9990 x105
[email protected]
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From Rabbi Ari Kaiman
I wrote my first synagogue bulletin article for this publication in the summer of 2008. I’m certain that when I wrote
it, I had no idea how important the ideas contained in it would be for me. In this, my last article as the Assistant
Rabbi of B’nai Amoona, I’d like to reflect on how far I have come, and how I grateful I am to you all for walking
with me on this journey. In that first article, I began with gratitude to the whole B’nai Amoona community, and in particular to Rabbi
Lipnick Z"L and Rabbi Rose for the opportunity to be the very first Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Rabbinic Intern. I
quickly moved to inviting the whole congregation to be my teacher as I began the internship. The way I would learn from you
was through your stories. I then shared a story of my own, a magical story my father used to tell me about Elsie the Flying Cow. I connected the story to Parashat Balak, and the incident of the talking donkey. I asked the question – if we believe in the talking
donkey in the Parasha as much as we believe in Elsie the Flying Cow, then how can we take any of Torah seriously. The answer I
offered to that question ended up being a core part of my theology. Namely, that the measure of Divinity in any text, is its ability to
inspire us to create. In this way, our Torah is the most Divine because it has inspired countless creation, and somehow continues
to inspire creativity every single day. I wrote my senior thesis on this idea. I ended that first bulletin article by inviting you once
again to share your unique Torah with me – your creativity, your story. You have given me stories upon stories that inspire me. B’nai Amoona is my Torah. I have learned much from my teachers, more
from my colleagues, and most from my students. I will always think of Rabbi Lipnick Z"L as my teacher. From the very beginning,
he inspired me with his incredible life story. He believed in me, and so helped me believe in myself. I find myself asking the
question of what he would do in a given situation often. I enjoy visiting him in my memory and am grateful to have his Torah in
my life. What a blessing that I have had the opportunity to work with such a diverse and talented Klei Kodesh and staff! I wrote a very long
“ode to the staff ” and then decided to share most of it with them privately. Suffice to say, every single one of our staff members is
superlative. The B’nai Amoona staff strives for excellence and we supported each other to connect Jews to Judaism. They have all
taught me incredible Torah. The Klei Kodesh are mentors and teachers to me. I am inspired every day by the way they give their time and energy for every
member of B’nai Amoona. They taught me how to pay attention to every detail, making sure that nothing falls through the cracks. I am a better Rabbi, and a better person because of the Torah shared by working with Rabbi Davidson, Cantor Sharon, and Rabbi
Rose. Eight years after beginning my professional career at B’nai Amoona, I find that I have acquired incredible Torah through the many
opportunities this community offered. I have acquired the Torah of learning with you in regular classes – on Prayer, Midrash,
Torah Study and countless other sessions. I have acquired the Torah of our community, having opportunities to get to know St.
Louis through your eyes. I’ve travelled through the neighborhoods, spoken about the issues that exists in our communities, and
found partnership with B’nai Amoona to make this a better community to live in. Most importantly, I have acquired the Torah of
family by sharing the most important moments of life with you. You have blessed me to be present when life comes into the world,
when beloved family members leave the world, and every moment in between. I have witnessed babies become kids, kids become
teenagers, and shed tears with you as these kids go off to college. I’ve even been around long enough to see some of them come
home and begin professional lives in St. Louis. We have celebrated the birth of my children, and the passing of my beloved father
and grandfather in-law. After all of the Torah you have taught me, I feel ready to share what I have learned as a Senior Rabbi. I will miss B’nai Amoona
dearly, but I am sure that our paths will cross many times. There is an open invitation in Atlanta for all of you. I look forward to
more chapters in this greatest Torah of life. Thank you all for being the most important chapter in the Torah of my life to date. With love,
FAREWELL SHABBAT - JULY 2
Come join us to celebrate Shabbat and say
farewell to Rabbi Kaiman as he concludes his
sacred service to B'nai Amoona as Assistant
Rabbi and moves to Atlanta.
June/July 2016
Ari
Rabbi Ari Kaiman
314-576-9990 x136
[email protected]
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Cantorial Notes
Shabbat Zimrah, our summer Shabbat of Song is June 25. This is a highly participatory melody-filled Shabbat
morning service full of beauty. We will have three opportunities ahead of time to sit together to become familiar
with the melodies and make some decisions as a group about aspects of the singing. If you have any questions
please be in touch with me. And if you need some extra help with the music I am happy to provide that so
that when you come to Shul, you can sit in the congregation and let yourself be carried away by the melodies,
in prayerful song with your friends and family. So many of us look forward to these musical Shabbatot and
understand that each person in the room adds energy and spirituality to the experience. I hope you will add
your voice, your energy, and your spirit.
Please join us for a learning sessions on June 18 the Guller Chapel approximately 30 minutes after the end of
morning services.
Announcing our newest members of the Yad Squad!
We are very proud of Noah Englander, Rachel Friedman, Rina Gersten, Jessie Goldberg,
Rachel Krug, Daniel Lev, Levi Rose, Noa Rose, Zakai Rose and Seth Wallerstein who fulfilled
the requirements to become members of the Yad Squad. The Yad Squad was conceived
by Ed and Rita Balk to encourage our teenagers to read Torah and lead Davening. These students have met or
surpassed the required amount of participation. Mazel Tov to all of our new inductees, and returning members!
Sharon
Hazzan Sharon Nathanson
314-576-9990 x104
[email protected]
Shabbat Zimrah
MUSIC AND MY FATHER - A Special Memorial
For Meyer Kahan, my dad, music was like breathing. He turned to it for feeling, for beauty, for profundity and for joy.
These aspects of music are some of what his life brought to mine and to others. When I was in mourning, I bought old
CDs of operas, went through Richard Tucker’s Met broadcasts as well as his cantorial music, even found Moishe Oisher
on the internet – and listening to all of this was like bringing my dad back into the house. He was the music of our
family.
And he was part of the music of this shule. When he was a boy he was very gifted on the violin. When he was a little
older, Hazzan Gowseiow realized he also had a voice and recruited him into the B’nai Amoona choir. When B’nai
Amoona needed another Hazzan to handle the auxiliary service, Rabbi Lipnick and Hazzan Lissek asked my father.
When they needed someone to sing the Pesuki D’Zimrah on Shabbos, he was it. The designated hitter.
He always thought, and conveyed with great gusto and conviction, that the Hazzan was the heart of the service. The
“Tam,” as we say in Yiddish. He would have loved Shabbat Zimrah. So I know of no better way to remember him, or to
honor and thank him.
His choices in music were both eclectic and conventional. Mozart just “does something to me,” he once said, putting his
hand near his heart. He loved the Chazzonim – Yossele Rosenblatt, Ben Zion Miller, Moishe Oisher, Joseph Malovany.
But he also loved the classical opera singers, Pavarotti, Jussi Bjorling, Leonard Warren. When he and I would attend
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the New York Philharmonic, he would whisper to me during the concert, to look for this and that – “listen to the winds,”
– and make me aware of things I’d never hear by myself. He told me he fell in love with opera one afternoon while
inadvertently turning on a Met broadcast around 1930 and hearing Lili Pons sing “Lucia d’Lammermoor.”
The idea for honoring him each year around the time of his Yahrzeit [12 Sivan] came one Saturday morning in February
2015, when I turned on the B’nai Amoona Shul Cast and heard Hazzan Nathanson singing Shabbat Shirah in memory of
her mother. I felt that it was almost prophetic that I had tuned into this, the Sabbath of Song. And I wrote to Rabbi Rose,
who suggested we sponsor such a similar Shabbat in his name. And so we do this for the second straight year.
My father’s voice, his person, and his life had a sweetness to them that no one can teach. He had a grace, a lightness, an
inner strength and a Jewish faith that were both remarkable and unusual. “These are the qualities,” as the great novelist
Virginia Woolf said of her father, “that make him, after all these years, unforgettable.” He was a great father. We were very
lucky to have him, and today, again, we are fortunate to remember him. Alav HaShalom.
SHABBAT Zimrah - Saturday, June 25
8:30 am
9:00 am
10:15 am
10:15 am
11:15 am
Phyllis Kahan
[email protected]
Tober Lobby for Noshing and Schmoozing
Guller Chapel for services
Sanctuary for Torah Service
Mendelson Library for Torah study
Sanctuary for Musaf
Shabbat Zimrah is generously sponsred by Phyllis and Ellen
Kahan in memory of her father, Meyer Kahan Z"L.
Service Schedule
June 4
Behukkatai/ Shabbat Mevarekhim Hahodesh
Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Tennenbaum
July 2
Shelah Lekha/ Shabbat Mevarekhim Hahodesh
Farewell to Rabbi Kaiman & Family
June 7
Rosh Chodesh, Sivan
July 6
Rosh Chodesh 1, Tammuz
June 11
Bamidbar
Bat Mitzvah of Faith Faro
July 7
Rosh Chodesh 2, Tammuz
June 12
Shavuot I
July 9 Korah
June 13
Shavuot II
July 16
Hukkat
June 18
Naso
Bat Mitzvah of Leetal Cohn
Farewell to Jennifer Newfeld & Family
July 23
Balak
July 24
Fast of the 17th of Tammuz
June 25
Behaalotecha / Shabbat Zimrah
Installation of Officers and Board of Trustees
July 30
Pinchas, Shabbat Mevarekhim Hachodesh
Bar Mitzvah of Leonard Weintraub
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Save the Date...
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From the President
Boy, those 3 years flew by! It has been an honor, privilege and pleasure to serve as the President of this amazing/
august Congregation for the past 3 years! In the last few weeks, several people have approached me and said things
like:
“Are you counting down the days?” “Only xxx weeks left!” “Bet you can’t wait to be done with this gig?!”
Honestly, I have mixed emotions about my Presidency being over. I am going to miss many aspects of the
presidency and am tremendously proud of the teamwork that typified the work of the Executive Team and Board over these last
few years. I am proud that during each year of my term we had people self-nominating to be involved in the lay leadership of our
Shul. We implemented many new and necessary policies and procedures in both the lay and professional arenas. We transitioned
successfully through several key changes in personnel including the arrival of our Controller, Larry Goldman, our Early Childhood
Director, Anita Kraus and our Mashgiach, Jon Hoffman.
We updated our Investment Policy Statement to help us get more income from our endowments without having to dip into the
corpus of those funds. Our budget committee and staff worked incredibly hard, cutting wherever they could, to help us stay fiscally
responsible. As a result, we were able pass on cost savings to you, our congregants, and will not be increasing dues this coming year. We gave away more scholarships than ever enabling many more children to attend our Early Childhood Center, Religious School,
Youth Group activities, Camps, Youth Leadership Training and Israel Programs.
We have seen so much generosity and so many creative initiatives over the past few years. These initiatives include: the Rabbi
Lipnick NextGen Leadership Program which helps send teens on short term national and international trips; the Gallant and
Ferdman Funds, which enable adults who never became B’nai Mitzvah, the opportunity to do so; and Educational Initiatives like
the Dr. Alex Memorial Lecture, the Jick Kallah, the Margul Fund, the Yad Sqaud, Shabbat Shirah, Shabbat Zimrah, etc... which
reach out to our Congregants via different avenues enabling them to learn in whatever ways they want to participate.
Our Congregants continue to grow as we Expand our Tent, being ever more inclusive of everyone, including those with physical
disabilities and learning differences. We are weaving everyone into the fabric of our B’nai Amoona family so no one feels like a
stray thread. We are now talking about issues and tackling challenges that would have been taboo in the past including our stance
on issues such as intermarriage and patrilineal dissent.
There are exciting things on the horizon as we enter into a Capital Campaign to take care of our deferred maintenance and update
our building.
We are embarking on a new era with this month’s arrival of our Director of Religious Education, Avital Ostfield, and Rabbi Josef
Davidson joining our Klei Kodesh Team on a full time basis. We are saddened to be saying goodbye to 2 wonderful professionals
who have been with us for quite some time. We all wish both Rabbi Ari Kaiman and Jennifer Newfeld, and their families, the best
of luck as they pursue the next steps in their careers. We are grateful for all you have shared with us over these last few years.
I know our incoming President, Andy Oberman, and his team of lay leaders will continue taking our Shul to higher heights into
the future.
I can’t thank you enough for the support and confidence you have shown me and for allowing me to serve our Kehillah over these
past few years. I look forward to many more years of involvement in the life of our community and to seeing you all in Shul in the near future. Again, Todah Rabbah!
Cindy
Cindy Schuval
President
314-991-2636
[email protected]
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Minyan Matters
Two Joys, Two Joys in One
As I listen to my favorite, non-profit, public-supported
St. Louis radio station KDHX 88.1, I was struck at my
dedication to this St. Louis institution (and donated to
its monthly giving program) and how it has survived for
almost 30 years on the support if its St Louis listeners
and listeners around the country and around the world.
Like that radio station, B’nai Amoona is supported by
its members, and because of that, has survived over 130
years!
to everyone and guide you through the prayers.
Find two new joys in one: Come to Minyan and listen to
KDHX, 88.1 on the way (except on Shabbat of course).
Bob Rosenfield
Co-Chair, Minyanaires
[email protected]
314-308-1784
We are now asking for more, just a little bit more of your
time.
Morning Minyan
7:00 am Monday - Friday
9:00 am Sunday and Secular Holidays
9:00 am Shabbat Service
(9:30 am Childcare)
We are one of a few Conservative synagogues around
the world to have 2 daily Minyanim at which people
can honor their departed loved ones, or come to pray,
or just be part of the community. Personally, I come for
the community and the camaraderie (I pray in my own
way). What I have learned in my re-Jew-vination at BA
is that no matter what you believe; there is God, no God,
God in you, in nature, or just in “being”, we are all one at
B’nai Amoona. So what we need is for YOU to donate 30
minutes a day, week, or month and commit to come to
a Minyan. Help build a better Jewish community, and a
better B’nai Amoona community.
Evening Minyan
6:15 pm Sunday through Thursday
6:00 pm Friday
Saturday Evening Minyan
changes monthly
Month of June - 7:30 p.m.
Major Secular Holidays - Evening Minyan
(Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years Day & Eve,
Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day)
4:00 pm
For more information about Minyan times and days, and
to see the names of your friends already participating in
Minyans, look at the Minyanaire board outside the Guller
Chapel. See which Minyan they come to and join that
one, or join any one of them and make new friends, like
my wife Barbara and I did (Monday at 6:15 pm).
SPONSOR A KIDDUSH
Have a favorite Kiddush item? Interested in seeing a
new addition at a B'nai Amoona Kiddush?
You don’t have to know anything to be in a Minyan. Like
me, I knew nothing; not even what all those squiggly
letters meant! Thank goodness the Siddur has English
and Hebrew transliteration, and that Minyaniares were
there to help me learn. People I did not know! OY, who
knew?
Please consider sponsoring an upcoming Kiddush!
Contact Barbara Shechter at 314-576-9990 x126 or
[email protected]
My name is Bob Rosenfield, who along with Laura
Shapiro, are the co-chairs of the Minyanaires. Come say
"hello" to us Shabbat mornings to get more information.
If you don’t know us, ask the Gabbai, the Rabbis, Sharon,
Michael, or even Octavio where you can locate us in
the sanctuary. Or call me at 314-308-1784 for more
information. I will join you, if you wish, at a Minyan of
your choice (even the 7:00 am Minyan!) to introduce you
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Shavuot 5776
with Special Guest, Rabbi Jonathan Porath
Rabbi Jonathan Porath comes to B’nai Amoona from Israel, where he has lived with his family for the past 32
years. He comes from an old Jerusalem family: his father, grandfather and great grandfather were all born in the
Holy City. He is an inspiring speaker and educator who makes Jewish texts come alive and teaches Torah and
Jewish values with passion.
Shabbat - June 11
10:15 am Special Torah for Today Study Session: Countdown to the Book of Numbers
with guest facilitator, Rabbi Jonathan Porath
Saturday Night - June 11
7:30 pm Shabbat Minchah, Seudah Shlishit (Third Shabbat Meal) & Ma’ariv
Expanding Our Jewish Horizons, with guest facilitator, Rabbi Jonathan Porath
8:45 pm Havdalah & Tikkun Leyl Shavuot (Study Session)
The Life and Death of Rabbi Akiva: A Hero for Our Time, with Rabbi Jonathan Porath
9:45 pm Noshing
10:00 pm Reading of the Ten Commandments
facilitated by Rabbi Neal Rose, Carol Rose, Jay Englander, Andy & BelleAnne Curry
Sunday - June 12
9:00 am Shavuot I Services followed by a Kiddush Luncheon
6:15 pm Minchah and Shavuot II Evening Services
Monday - June 13
9:00 am Shavuot II Services
Yizkor (at approx 11:00 am)
followed by a special Shavuot Ice Cream Bar & Kiddush Luncheon
6:15 pm Minchah, special study session, Ma’ariv & Havdalah
How To Be Even More Jewish in St. Louis, with Rabbi Jonathan Porath
Shavuot at B’nai Amoona is generously sponsored in memory of Melvin Barad (Z”L) by Sue Barad and
their 7 great grandchildren: Calvin Nobles, Ruby Nobles, Milo Richtel, Mirabel Richtel, Max Barad,
Spencer Barad, and Elliot Barad. Todah Rabbah!
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Shomrei Amoonim
The Shomrei Amoonim and AOK (acts of kindness) volunteers continue to visit congregants who are in facilities or
predominantly home bound. We are also bringing soup to people who have had recent deaths, new babies, or just need
some TLC.
Thank you to the Men's Club for delivering electric Yom Hashoah candles to our congregants in facilities!
On June 24, Camp Ramot Amoona will be preparing Shabbat in a Bag to honor our many elder members. We are looking
for volunteers to deliver these bags that afternoon. If you are available to help please let us know. Todah Rabbah to our
camps for making this Mitzvah possible.
We want everyone to have an opportunity to participate in the Mitzvah of honoring our elders, visiting the sick,
comforting the mourner, etc. We want to know how you want to help! Opportunities include:
- making regular (monthly) visits to one or more congregants
- holiday deliveries
- making regular phone calls to one or more congregants
- design holiday packages
- help package holiday bags
- birthday phone calls
- etc
It truly takes the entire community to ensure that everyone continues to feel connected to our Kehillah! So please let us
know how you want to help, and let us know if you know someone who can use some TLC.
Todah Rabbah!
Dotty
Dotty Ellis
Chair, Acts of Kindness (AOK)
[email protected]
Sheryl
Sheryl Kalman
Chair, Shomrei Amoonim
636-537-2538
[email protected]
SOCIAL ACTION PROJECT
Old bike collection on June 26, 2016 9:00 am to Noon
in the north parking lot. Donated bicycles are collected
by BikeWorks. Kids enrolled in their program will
rehabilitate a bike and receive it as a reward for their
efforts. Bikes are also sold in the BikeWorks shop. If
you need a pick up of 2 bikes or more, please contact
[email protected].
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In our Community
MAZEL TOV TO...
TREE OF LIFE FUND
Randi Schenberg on being an incoming JProStl VicePresident. JProStl is an initiative of the Jewish Federation
of St. Louis and has been recognized as the model for
Jewish professional associations in the country.
Donor
In Memory of
Congregation B'nai Amoona .............Selma Saltzman
Congregation B'nai Amoona............... Sharon Cohen
Congregation B'nai Amoona ...............Leonard Chod
Congregation B'nai Amoona....................Reva Shank
Congregation B'nai Amoona .................Evelyn Rones
Congregation B'nai Amoona..................... Carl Baker
Congregation B'nai Amoona.....Albert "Obbie" Price
Marilyn Manne....................................... Sharon Cohen
Ronald & Gerry Heller ........................Hilda Schulkin
Ronald Heller ................................ Marilyn McDonald
Jeff and Debbie Dalin on the engagement of their daughter,
Jamie, to Adam Heldman. Adam's parents are Julia and
Roger Heldman of Cincinnati. Jamie is the sister of Zach
and Andy, and the granddaughter of Oscar and Elaine
(Z”L) Goldberg and Harry (Z”L) and Lil (Z”L) Dalin.
Neal and Susan Kalishman on the engagement of their
daughter, Julie Kalishman and Ross Kaplan. Julie is the
granddaughter of Arline and Marvin (Z”L) Kalishman
and Nolan (Z”L) and Sarene DeWoskin.
Proceeds help populate the JNF Forest in Israel.
This project was inspired by Ron and Gerry Heller.
SPECIAL OCCASIONS WALL
JUNE B'NAI MITZVAH
In honor of the birth of our great grandson
HAROLD BUZZY ROSENBERG
February 23, 2016
Terry & Harvey Hieken
June 4, 2016
Hannah Tennenbaum
Daughter of
Michael Tennenbaum and
Lisa Tennenbaum
In honor of GRAHAM AIDAN FREDMAN'S
Bar Mitzvah
May 28, 2016 20 Iyar 5776
Love, Katy, Andy, Avery, Sophia,
Claire & Lola Fredman
June 11, 2016
Faith Chunmei Faro
Daughter of
Albert and Melissa Faro
NEW MEMBERS
Sara Schack
Andrew and Nicole McLemore
June 18, 2016
Leetal Cohn
Daughter of
Creighton & Plia Cohn
Bruchim Habaim!
Don’t miss these wonderful opportunities to remember
or honor your family and friends.
For details, contact Barbara Shechter at
314‑576‑9990 x126 or [email protected]
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Come join the BAUSY BUNCH
Below are some words shared by Jennifer Newfeld at last month's BAUSY Final Banquet:
Seven ways BAUSY is like the Torah
1. The Torah starts and ends with the heart. If you wrap the first and last word of the Torah
together you get the word LEV, heart. BAUSY always starts and ends with heart.
2. The torah is the center and the future of Judaism, just like in many ways BAUSY is the center
and the future of B’nai Amoona.
3. There is lots of drama in the Torah and at times there is lots of drama in BAUSY.
4. Although Torah is the center of Judaism, if we only had Torah and not Rabbinic Judaism, we would not really be able to
practice Judaism. Just like even through BAUSY is the center of your high school life (and hopefully you make lifelong friends
and learn lifelong lessons here) you also will eventually go beyond your BAUSY experiences.
5. We return to the Torah each week, year after year. Just like you are all involved in BAUSY on a weekly basis for many years.
6. The torah teaches us values and life lessons just as BAUSY teaches values and lifelessons.
7. The Torah’s central character is a larger than life figure, Moses, just like BAUSY’s leader, Andy is a larger than life character. If
only Andy could find something that gave him a direct connection to God.
Thank you BAUSY. I will always cherish the time I spent watching BAUSY achieve amazing things and the incredible teens I have
had the opportunity to get to know. If any of you end up in the DC area for college, work, or just a trip, please look me up and come
visit or ask for a job!
I wish you all continued success, fun and enjoyment. You are all lucky to be able to say that BAUSY will always hold a place in your
heart.
Mazel Tov to our 2016 - 2017 BAUSY Board
Caleb Pultman - President
Adina Barg - Executive VP
For more information on B'nai Amoona
Youth Groups, contact:
Sydney Hirsch - Membership/Retention VP
Hannah Freeman - Kadima/Atid Amoona VP
Louis Taxman - Tikkun Olam VP
Rina Gersten - Religious VP
Andy
Itai Snir - Communications VP
Andrew Schwebel
Director of Experiential Learning
[email protected]
314-576-9990 x108
.... and EMTZA Regional Board Members
Jessie Goldberg - President
Zakai Rose - Religious VP
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From the Director of L ifelong Learning
In 2008 in one of my first bulletin articles I wrote about the potential of a Tallit hanging on a rack outside
the sanctuary, “These Tallitot are simply lengths of cloth designed in a specific manner, hanging on a rack,
presumably in a synagogue. However, these Tallitot are full of potential. They sit there waiting for the moment
someone walks up to the rack, picks one out, envelopes themselves in it for a silent moment and then whispers
the Brachah. All of this is done in preparation for a spiritual and communal religious experience. The Tallit
helps bring the individual’s potential into the religious experience, into the conversation with God and one’s
community.” I also spoke about the potential we all bring to the education process; “The potential of the teachers, families,
and students. The potential of the synagogue staff and Klei Kodesh. My potential. All of our potential will swirl and mix
together, allowing each of us to envelope ourselves, saying a Brachah – “Praised are you Adonai our God, who rules the
universe, instilling in us the holiness of Mitzvot by commanding us to study words of Torah.”
Eight years later, as I reflect back, I am amazed with the potential we turned into amazing experiences, awesome learning,
and wonderful community. Trying to say good-bye is no easy task. The list of accomplishments is too long; the lives touched,
the friendships formed, the lessons learned and the magical moments we shared. Wow, it’s been an awesome eight years!
I am truly thankful for the opportunity to redesign the educational programs at B’nai Amooona: the experience of having
worked with the Early Childhood Center, Religious School, Summer Camps, Youth Groups, Inclusion efforts, and Adult
Education. Thank you to all the partners who helped me along the way, the Men’s Club and Sisterhood, the synagogue staff
and Klei Kodesh, the educators and teachers, the VPs of Pardes and the chairs of the various committees, the parents and
especially all the students.
In the Talmud, referencing the laws of Judaism it says, “Lo Ba-Shamayim He” - It is not in Heaven. Judaism does not live in
Heaven. It does not rest only with God. Judaism is found within community, within learning, within the work I have been
privileged to do here each and every day for the past eight years.
Thank you for allowing me to continue my growth as an educator for the past eight years. Please stay in touch. My new email
is [email protected]. And if you find yourself in the DC area, please look up Nathan, Gavi and me – we would love to
see you.
Jennifer
Jennifer Newfeld
Director of Lifelong Learning
[email protected]
314-576-9990 x116
FAREWELL SHABBAT - JUNE 18
Come join us to celebrate Shabbat and
say farewell to Jennifer Newfeld (and
family) as she ends her tenure at B'nai
Amoona as Director of Lifelong Learning
and moves to Maryland.
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The Meyer Kranzberg Learning Center
A Message from our new Director of Religious Education
Summer is here! I could not be more excited to join B’nai Amoona and get to know all the
bright and shining faces I met at my interview and beyond! After staffing a class trip to NY
and spending time in Central Park, I got super excited to spend time in St. Louis’s Forest
Park (which I have decided is just a bigger, better version anyway!) I can’t wait to see the
bustling camp life and I will learn to acclimate to the humidity. Don’t hestitate to stop by and
introduce yourselves or I am happy to meet you for some iced coffee. I can’t wait to learn all
the local spots!
With excitement,
Avital
Avital Ostfield
Director of Religious Education
[email protected]
314-576-9990 x116
The Kranzberg Minyan of Mensches
MKLC LAST DAY!
This year 10 students were awarded the
honor of being selected as a member of
the Kranzberg Minyan of Mensches for
being a good person within our synagogue
community. This honor comes with a $180
gift towards a Jewish educational experience
in which they will participate during the
upcoming year.
2015-2016 Recipients:
Aaron Schack - K
Noah Hoffman - 2nd Grade
Erin Canis - 2nd Grade
Ben Landy - 2nd Grade
Jonah Grossman - 5th Grade
David Smith - 6th Grade
Ellory Weinstein - 7th Grade
Alexander Alper - 8th Grade
Demi Fine - 8th Grade
Josiah Simmons - 11th Grade
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Early ChildhoodNews
Celebrating our 2015-2016
Kitah Dov Students!
Henry Breit
Yehuda Dean
Samantha Goldenberg
Avi Hoffman
Seth Iken
Sully Kessler
Michaella Moll
Maya Newman
Lucy Rohlman
Orli Roth
Edo VIlnai
Our ECC is open all year with “rolling admission”
so new friends ages 6 weeks – 6 years can join
us at any time! Fall enrollment for B’nai Amoona
Early Childhood Center 2016-17 is already well
under way. Find registration information on-line
at bnaiamoona.com. We’d love you to visit. Playing
to learn and learning to play together in a Jewish
environment is what you will find when you join
this amazing school community.
June/July 2016
Anita
Anita Kraus
Director, Early Childhood Education
anita@bnaiamoona
314-576-9990 x127
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BASisterhood
ENGAGE  ENRICH  EMPOWER
Sisterhood had a sweet time on May 10th at Installation. We enjoyed a delicious
dinner prepared by Jon Hoffman as we thanked outgoing board and introduced our
incoming board members. Our new Board is working hard planning exciting events and
programming for B’nai Amoona in the upcoming year.
JUDAICA SHOP
SUMMER COUPON
JUDAICA SHOP HOURS
The Sisterhood Judaica Shop WILL BE OPEN
Summer hours, from Memorial Day through Labor Day:
Monday 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Tuesday 9:30 am -Noon and 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Wed. 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Thurs. 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Friday 9:30 am - Noon
10% OFF
ONE PURCHASE
Valid: June 1 – August 31, 2016
(May not be combined with any other offer. Not
valid on purchases of Tallit, Tefillin, scrolls or
children’s books)
REMEMBER: Supporting the Judaica Shop helps
your Sisterhood help B’nai Amoona!
Mah Jongg Continues!
BRIDGE GROUP
B'nai Amoona Sisterhood sponsors a regular game 1-3 pm every
Wednesday afternoon (excluding days the building is closed.) Drop
by and check out the game. All are welcome. You don't need to make
a regular commitment to participate and it's
free. Contact Lisa Samis at lsamis53@gmail.
com or 314-805-2254.
Sisterhood Wednesday Class - Summer Session
Please join us! Rabbi Tracy Nathan will teach a 6 week course
beginning on July 27 and end on August 3
Wednesdays 10:00—11:30 am in the Mendelson Library
Fall Pre Holy Days Classes taught by BA Klei Kodesh:
Sept 7, 14, 21, 28
For more information about Sisterhood classes,
contact Rhonda Oberman, [email protected]
Did you know B'nai
Amoona Sisterhood
women meet regularly to
play Bridge? First Monday
of the month at 11:45 am.
If you are interested in joining this group, contact
Rita Goldman at 314-993-6909
Coming to your mailbox
this summer:
Sisterhood Memorial
book information;
Sisterhood membership
renewal and signup;
Torah Fund Information.
We’re counting on your support!
TRIBUTE CARDS
DID YOU KNOW...
Sisterhood Tribute Cards are
a wonderful way to honor
and remember loved ones
AND support the work of
Sisterhood.
Tribute cards are available
in the B’nai Amoona Judaica
Shop. Please make checks
payable to “B’nai Amoona Sisterhood.”
Your membership dues and donations to Sisterhood
help support The Portable Aron Fund, Jewish Food
Pantry, St. Louis Women’s Interfaith Conference,
Shabbat and Holiday Babysitting, ECC and Religious
School Programming, Life Cycle Gifts, 10th Grade Trip
to Washington DC, USY Scholarships, Adult Education
Classes as well as other B’nai Amoona and community
programs?
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This month Sisterhood Spotlights some of our reliable and diligent executive board members with the
questions: What is your favorite summertime St. Louis activity? What are you reading this summer?
Debbie Eidelman, Membership Secretary:
My favorite St. Louis summer activities are watching my son's baseball games, going to the movies with my
husband and celebrating my birthday with my girlfriends! This summer I look forward to helping out with the
Maccabi games and enjoying my son's last summer baseball season as he gets ready to go to college in the
fall. My favorite writers are Jeffrey Archer and Danielle Steel. I have read many of their books in English and Spanish!
Marcia Lyons, Corresponding Secretary:
My favorite summer activity is attending St Louis Cardinal Baseball games. I am a huge fan! My summer reading includes: The
Best Boy in the United States of America by Ron Wolfson, The Red Tent by Anita Diamants & The Devil in Jerusalem by Naomi
Ragen. The latter 2 books have been on my "must read" list for a long time.
Rachael Peters, Social Media
My favorite thing to do in St. Louis in the summertime is to spend time with my kids outside playing, swimming, gardening, or
hanging out with friends. Because I have three young children, I will be reading mostly children’s books!
Lisa Samis, Communications Secretary
This summer we will do a little traveling. We'll see the out of town family and we're going to explore Door County, Wisconsin for
the first time. Very late this summer I have another high school reunion to attend. I'm reading the Blessing of a Skinned Knee by
Wendy Mogel. I have several books on my Kindle to get to.
Sisterhood partnered with
Hadassah for a delightful evening
at the History Museum touring the
Little Black Dress Exhibit.
B’nai Amoona
Sisterhood
Membership Brunch
November 6, 2016
Torah Fund Brunch
December 4, 2016
Mitzvah
March 19, 2017
Amy
Amy Abramson, President
[email protected]
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Men's
Club
As I write this article I am reviewing the list of what Men’s Club has done over the past year, and I have to admit that I’m a bit
stunned: Bookmarks and Scotch in the Sukkah, Demolition Ball and Chanukah Dinner, Build-A-Pair, Men’s Club Shabbat
and World Wide Wrap. Then Man of the Year/Youth of the Year Banquet, Yom Ha Shoah Candle distribution, Mother’s Day
Brunch, and finally our regional FJMC/Men’s Club retreat. A busy year was had by all!
Putting all of these varied events into context, I would claim that everything Men’s Club does can be reflected in just a few
major themes: Building Jewish relationship, Building Jewish Leadership, and Building Jewish Life. What do I mean? Let me
try to explain.
Building Jewish relationship
Every event that we do, from prayer services to fund raisers, we do as a group. We don’t hire folks to do the work, we do
it together. We work together, we play together, and we pray together - sometimes with our spouses, sometimes with our
families, but always together. In a world that can be isolating, we provide community within a Jewish context.
Building Jewish leadership
Every event we put on is led by a Men’s Club member. Over half our events this year were led or co-led members who were
leading an event for the first time. It is no fluke that former Men’s Club officers led this year’s B’nai Amoona Bingo fundraiser
and its Scholarship Committee, and it is also true that Men’s Club volunteers were called upon time and again to help at
different B’nai Amoona events. Leadership is grown and Men’s Club provides fertile ground.
Building Jewish Life
If you’re never exposed to Jewish practices, why would you ever adopt them? And if those practice are not made accessible
and meaningful to you, why would you ever even try? Men’s Club exposes men, women and children to Jewish Practice
through our Men’s Club Shabbat, World Wide Wrap, Tefillin demonstrations for Bar/Bat Mitzvah Classes, our Saint Louis
‘card’, our participation in the Ritual Fair and in the support we provide that allows attendance at Camps, Israel Programs,
and the 10th Grade Trip.
So that’s what Men’s Club does. We Build Jewish Relationship, Jewish Leadership, and Jewish Life. Come and join us as we
plan for our next successful year.
Jay
Jay Englander
President, Men's Club
[email protected]
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InTribute...
The Congregation acknowledges with thanks the following contributions:
YAHRZEITS
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Doris Taterka-Abrams......... Frank Taterka
Martin Altman ................. Theresa Altman
Gary Andrew ................. Dorothy Andrew
............................................. Daniel Andrew
Helen & Carl Baker
................................... Kimberly Sue Hessen
..................................................... Alex Baker
................................................... Louis Baker
.............................................. Celia Rothman
.............................................. Jeannie Hessen
Esther and Robert Banashek.......................
..................................................Alex Berman
Shirlene Baris............... Rebecca Schenberg
Leslie and Ronald Becker..... David Becker
Evelyn Berger ...................... Minnie Berger
Leslie & Martin Brooks ...... Roslyn Leader
Edie and Harvey Brown ........... Rose Gold
.................................................. Goldie Apell
Celia and David Ciemnoczolowski
.................................................. Aaron Eidex
Marvin Cohen ................... Dorothy Cohen
............................................ Dorothy Graber
Barbara & Rabbi Josef Davidson
............................................ Walter Norwick
Kathy and Tom DeWoskin
................................................. Hilda Tucker
Shirley Eichler .............. Sadie Schumacher
Dotty & Jim Ellis ................ Russell Kaplan
Jerry Fiman ....................... Lillian Fredman
Deborah Finland ....................... Jerry Levin
Beverly and Richard Fogelman
.......................................... Cecilia Fogelman
Irene Fox and family ................ Fannie Fox
Leslie and Gary Freeman
.......................................... Herbert Freeman
Beverly Friedman ..................... Sam Siegel
Rona Gitelson ..................... Rose Weisberg
Nathan Goldstein............... Irvin Goldstein
Traci Goldstein ................. Harold Fishman
Ann & Mark Goodman ...............................
........................................ Leatrice Goodman
Ed Greenberg ................ Arthur Greenberg
.................................... Abraham Greenberg
Marvin Greenberg ....... Samuel Greenberg
Aida Greenberg ............. Arthur Greenberg
Elsa and Randy Greenblatt
..........................................Albert Greenblatt
Prisella & Myron Grodsky
............................................... Isadore Hiken
Doris and Leroy Grossman
.............................................Ellen Grossman
.........................................Marvin Grossman
Roberta Hayman ...................... Max Cohen
Roberta Kohn Herman .............. Jake Kohn
Terry Hieken .............................. Ann Lazar
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Milton Hieken ................. Margaret Hieken
Vickie Hendin ........................Sam Gerstein
............................................... Harry Hendin
Arnold Hessen ........ Kimberly Sue Hessen
Joan Hoffman......................... Libby Meyer
............................................ Meyer Hoffman
.............................................. Bella Hoffman
Barb and Bob Hoffman ........... Alvin Weiss
Bernadine Kahn .......................... Jake Kohn
Elaine Kahn ........................... Marvin Kahn
William and Marilyn Kincaid
....................................... Constance Kincaid
Donald Kleiman ................... Bess Kleiman
Carolyn Kranzberg......... Stuart Kranzberg
.............................................. Norman Shatz
............................................... Bess Schwartz
........................................... Joseph Schwartz
Ludwik Kurz.......................... Bronka Kurz
Rozella & Jerry Lapp.................. Jack Lapp
............................................. Austin Tashma
Joy Levin............................... Flora Grodsky
Janet & Adrian Levin ........... Marion Levin
............................................ Jacob Schneider
Sylvia Levinson ..................... Ike Levinson
Sylvia, Stuart, Aaron and Julie Manewith
........................................... Irwin Kugelman
Goldee Miller ....................... Flora Grodsky
Stanley Oberman ............ Sandra Oberman
Ida Orenstein ....................... Rose Polinsky
Sue & Jack Palan .................... Fay Chorlins
Amy and Larry Perlmutter
.......................................... Sarah Perlmutter
Martin Pokres .................. Gertrude Pokres
................................................ Mollie Pokres
Lorraine Robin ................. Gertrude Pokres
Rosalind & Jerry Rothman
................................................ Celia Pevnick
.............................................. Shirley Troyan
............................................... Sam Rothman
............................................. Joseph Pevnick
Gerry & Joe Schenberg .... Rose Schenberg
Betty & Lloyd Schermer ..............................
......................................... Mannie Schermer
Marilyn and Milton Schraier
............................................. Louis Schwartz
Jane and Joe Serber................. Jacob Serber
Sharon Shattan.................... My loved ones
Barbara & Harry Shechter
.................................. Kimberly Sue Hessen
............................... Benjamin Olschwanger
Ruth Shedlofsky ........... Walter Shedlofsky
Cookie Simon ............... Bernard Kornblum
......................................... Myrtle Kornblum
Shirley Snitzer..................... Russell Kaplan
Gerald Sokolik ....................... Betty Sokolik
Sharon & Irv Steinberg ............. Henry Lee
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Shirley Tzinberg............... Joseph Tzinberg
.............................................. Irvin Bernstein
........................................... Marvin Tzinberg
Vivian and Larry Waldman
............................................ Lillian Fredman
........................................... Meyer Waldman
Sandy and Todd Weitkamp
.................................................. Bernie Siegel
Alvin Werner...................... Lenore Werner
Maurice Williams .............Mollie Williams
........................................... Sandra Williams
GENERAL FUND
The Following Contributions have been
made in memory of Selma Saltzman
Monica Arnstein & Family
Holly & Steve Elfanbaum
Gail & Hershey Feldstein
Rosie & Mark Feinstein
Enid Weisberg-Frank & Bruce Frank
Julie & Lenny Frankel
Marla & Gary Goldstein
Denny & Carl Greenberg
Susan & Fred Levko
Sylvia & Stuart Manewith
Marilyn and Doug Pernikoff
Rhonda O’Brien & Steven Rosen
Robin Rosenau
Carla & Leonard Weintraub
The Following Contributions have been
made in memory of Walter Zinn &
David Zinn
Mitch Boraz
Belinda & Mark Dana
Marlene & Henry Diamant
Kay & Irv Diamant
Gail & Hershey Feldstein
Enid Weisberg-Frank & Bruce Frank
Julie & Lenny Frankel
Marla & Gary Goldstein
Denny & Carl Greenberg
Susan & Fred Levko
Beverlee Sagel
The Following Contributions have been
made in memory of Hilda Schulkin
Amy & Barry Abramson
Norma Appelman
Esther & Bob Banashek
Fran & Harvey Cantor
Belinda & Mark Dana
Sandy Diamond
Susan & David Ferman
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Enid Weisberg-Frank & Bruce Frank
Julie & Lenny Frankel
Rita & Sanford Goldman
Marla & Gary Goldstein
Rozella & Jerry Lapp
Eleanor Rosenbaum
The Following Contributions have been
made in memory of Frances Cohen
Amy & Barry Abramson
Fran & Harvey Cantor
Holly & Steve Elfanbaum
Julie & Lenny Frankel
Joan Hoffman
Sylvia & Stuart Manewith
Rhonda O’Brien & Steven Rosen
Sandy & Marvin Sher
Karen & Mitch Stern
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Cynthia & Seth Albin .................... Irl Baris
Robert Burg .............................. Reva Shank
Fran and Harvey Cantor .... Sharon Cohen
Maria & Anthony Cohen ......... Martin Feit
Shirley Cohn .............................. Al Abrams
Belinda & Mark Dana ...... Mark Fasbinder
Holly and Steve Elfanbaum
............................................... Taber Plaiston
Dotty & Jim Ellis ............................ Irl Baris
.................................................. Gregory Fox
............................................... Leonard Chod
EMH-CCI .................................. Reva Shank
Sheila and Richard Flom .... Leonard Chod
Enid Weisberg-Frank & Bruce Frank
............................................ Mark Fasbinder
............................................... Stan Wilensky
Julie and Lenny Frankel
...................................... Joseph Rosengarten
............................................... Leonard Chod
............................................. Hortense Haith
............................................... Sharon Cohen
............................................... Janet Mayfield
Joyce and Jeff Glaser .......... Frances Cohen
Joan Hoffman ...................... Janet Mayfield
...................................... Joseph Rosengarten
Joanie Huelsing ........................ Reva Shank
Sylvia & Stuart Manewith ..........................
................................................. Richard Blair
Cheryl Perl ........................ Mark Fasbinder
Sherry and Jay Phillips .... Bernice Shepard
Betty and Herby Raskas ......... Robert Levy
Jan Scheurer .............................. Reva Shank
Carla and Leonard Weintraub ...................
.................................................... Reva Shank
Alvin Werner.............. Joseph Rosengarten
............................................... Sharon Cohen
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DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Cynthia & Seth Albin ... Rabbi Carnie Rose
.................................. Rabbi Josef Davidson
........................................ Rabbi Ari Kaiman
.......................... Cantor Sharon Nathanson
..... For their help with Sydney Albin’s Bat
Mitzvah
Jodi and Ornir Bitton
......... Baby Naming of Yuli Avigail Bitton
Barbara and David Boxer
............... Gloria and Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
Suzanne and Alan Broddon
............... Gloria and Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
Fran and Harvey Cantor
............... Gloria and Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
Holly & Steve Elfanbaum
................... Gloria & Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
Frank Keller Men’s Club Man of the Year
Noah Grossman Men’s Club Youth of the
Year
..................... Birth of Coby Maxwell Baron
Dotty & Jim Ellis
.............. Birth of Harold Buzzy Rosenberg
Evelyn Federbush
............... Gloria and Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
Gail & Hershey Feldstein
............ Linda Rosenblatt Special Birthday
.......... Birth of Harold “Buzzy” Rosenberg
................... Gloria & Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
..................... Birth of Coby Maxwell Baron
Julie and Lenny Frankel
............... Gloria and Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
Eleanor Glick ................ Best Wishes to the
Greenstein/Lutz Family
Linda and Joel Gluck
..................... Birth of Coby Maxwell Baron
Marla & Gary Goldstein
..................... Birth of Coby Maxwell Baron
................... Gloria & Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
.......... Birth of Harold “Buzzy” Rosenberg
Matthew Grad ........ Rabbi Josef Davidson
Natalie and Neil Handelman
............... Gloria and Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
Joan Hoffman................................................
.Rabbi Ari’s time & effort on behalf of the
Havarah Shira
...........Felicia and Steve Cohen’s marriage
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Mindy & Yi-Shan Lai ..... Dr. Elan Simckes
Rozella and Jerry Lapp
..... Birth of great grandson Coby Maxwell
Baron
Sylvia & Stuart Manewith
............................ Steve Rosen’s Retirement
..... Engagement of Jamie Dalin and Adam
Heldman
Edie and Obbie Price ...................................
. Happy Purim to the Greenstein and Lutz
families
Neshama Roash
............ Charlie Rosenzweig’s Bar Mitzvah
Barbara and Harry Schukar
................Gloria and Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
Barbara & Harry Shechter
................... Gloria & Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
Barry Seeskin ................ Aliyah on Shabbat
Myra and Irl Solomon
................Gloria and Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
Diane Weitman
................Gloria and Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
Vivian Zwick
................Gloria and Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
SETH CHARLSON CAMP RAMOT
AMOONA SCHOLARSHIP FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Nancy & Alan Charlson.......Alvin Ukman
....................................................... Irl Steiner
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Nancy & Alan Charlson
..................................... Birth of Lola Creech
KAREN CHOD CAMP
ASSISTANCE MEMORIAL FUND
The Following Contributions have been
made in memory of Leonard Chod:
Armor Equipment
Leslie and Ron Becker
Susan and Roger Berent
Faye Zvibleman and Bob Blatt
Ellen and Bob Brin
Nancy and Stuart Cherner
Kathy and Darryl Cohen
Belinda and Mark Dana
Dani and Ricky Dicker
Shirley and Maury Eichler
Gail and Allan Feinberg
Gail and Hershey Feldstein
Sheri and Al Finkelstein
Rosalie Franklin
June/July 2016
Fishman Speyer Properties
Gretchen and Niall Gannon
Vivian Gellman
Susie and David Gitt
Harriet and Larry Glazer
Renee Goodman
Oscar Goldberg
Lanie and Milton Goldenberg
Cindi and Keith Guller
Frank Guyol III
Meryl and Melvin Halpern
Marcy and Marc Hartstein
Terry and Harvey Hieken
Joan Hoffman
Judy and Mark Hoffman
Arline Kalishman
Joan and Jerry Kaskowitz
Nancy and Maury Kastner
Esther Katz
Judy and Stuart Kaufman
Dass and Buddy Lebman
Joy Levin
Goldee Miller
Nancy and Dennis Motchan
Freddie Newfeld
Merle and Marty Oberman
Aaron Oberman
Orndorff and Spraid Inc.
Amy and Larry Perlmutter
Karen and Ronnie Polishuk
Debbie and Dale Poslosky
Edith and Obbie Price
Joann Raskas
Gail Rose and Mark Rogin
Rodgers Consulting
Karen and Steve Rosen
Marlene and Marvin Rosengarten
Avi and Steve Rosenzweig
Tuesday Torah Class
Ruth Rubin
Lisa and Michael Samis
Ruth and Sylvan Sandler
Betsy Enger and Chuck Sandroff
Phyllis and Marvin Sandweiss
Mimi and Rick Schuchet
Cindy and David Schuval
Joanne and Dan Schwartz
Elizabeth Guthrie and Bruce Shapiro
Ethel Shanker
Barbara and Harry Shechter
Marsha Sherman
Robin and Mark Shulman
Siegel, Rutherford, Bradstock and
Ridgeway Inc
Gloria and Sandy Spitzer
Evelyn Silverstein
Cookie Simon
June/July 2016
Debra and Joel Spigel
Art Stone
Abby and Jim Susman
Debbie and Lenny Vines
Carla and Leonard Weintraub
Alvin Werner
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Rosalie Franklin ................ Selma Saltzman
.............................................. Hilda Schulkin
............................................ Mark Fasbinder
............................................... Sharon Cohen
Susie & David Gitt ................... Joseph Ellis
....................................................... Irl Steiner
..................................................Henry Pasch
Esther Katz ............................ Buddy Bleich
.............................................. Stanley Glantz
Marcia & Hesh Lyons ...... Selma Saltzman
Karen & Ronnie Polishuk
............................................ Selma Saltzman
Faye Raisher .................................... Irl Baris
Marlene & Marvin Rosengarten
.............................................. Hilda Schulkin
............................................ Selma Saltzman
Debra and Joel Spigel
.................. Beloved father of Stan Bunsick
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Rosalie Franklin
.....................Gloria and Sandy Spitzer 65th
Anniversary
Susie & David Gitt .......................................
............... Elaine Tucker’s Special Birthday
Marlene & Marvin Rosengarten ...... Devin
Beilenson’s Bar Mitzvah
Beth Saltzman ...............................................
................. Speedy Recovery Marcia Lyons
Debra and Joel Spigel
................. Marcia Lyons Speedy Recovery
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Diann Bank..........................Hilda Schulkin
Erika & Stan Greenberg ... Selma Saltzman
Anne & Rick Mazur ............... Yetta Mazur
Susan & Jodie Rich ........... Selma Saltzman
JONATHAN GOLDBERG RAMOT
AMOONA MEMORIAL FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Etele & Louis Kohn ............... Anita Hirsch
........................................................ Greg Fox
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OSCAR AND GOLDBERG
NEW IDEA FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Marta & Michael Goldberg........... Irl Baris
Rosalie Franklin & Oscar Goldberg
..............................................Hilda Schulkin
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Becky & Bobby Goldberg
..... Marvin Rosengarten Speedy Recovery
JOSEPH GOLDMAN BRING
LIGHT TO CAMP FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Rebecca, Louis & Max Goldman
...................................................... Lisa Alsop
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Rebecca, Louis & Max Goldman
..... USY International Chapter of the Year
SAMMY GOLDMAN KABBALAT
SHABBAT MUSIC FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Lester Goldman .................. Judy Goldman
........................................................... Irl Baris
ENID GREENSTEIN INNOVATIVE
EDUCATIONAL METHODS FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Radine Borowsky.............. Harry Kostman
.......................................... Blanche Kostman
SAM AND LEE KRUPNICK CAMP
RAMAH AND ISRAEL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Susie & Art Shevitz........... Beth Ann Kahn
............................................. Gerald Andrew
LEWIN SENIOR SERVICE FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Phyllis Goldberg ...................... Joseph Ellis
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
PAUL & BETTY MENDELSON
LIBRARY ENDOWMENT FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Debbie & Lou Callen .............. Walter Zinn
.................................................... David Zinn
Maxine & Wally Cohen.................. Irl Baris
Betty & Paul Mendelson
............................................. Marlyn Essman
.................................................... Joseph Ellis
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Betty & Paul Mendelson
......Marvin Rosengarten Speedy Recovery
Congregation B’nai Amoona Bulletin
RABBI BERNARD LIPNICK
FOUNDATION FOR THE
CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Gloria & Sandy Spitzer ..... Hilda Schulkin
MUSIC FUND
Vivian & Larry Waldman............ Greg Fox
.......................................................... Irl Baris
.............................................. Hilda Schulkin
GARY AND PHYLLIS TRAUB
CAMP SCHOLARSHIP FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Marvin Mishkin
................... Gloria & Sanford Spitzer’s 65th
Anniversary
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Phyllis & Gary Traub ....... Selma Saltzman
................................................. Jeffrey Katzif
Sheryl & Larry Zigler .............. Kay Bialoch
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
JOSEPH AND CLARA PEREZ
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
USY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Vivian Zvibleman ............ Selma Saltzman
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Vivian Zvibleman
...........................Birth of Lilyan Jude Kraus
PRAYER BOOK FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Sarah & Howard Berk ........ David Jolovitz
.............................................. Hanna Jolovitz
ALBERT AND EDITH PRICE
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Beverlee Sagel
............................. Alvin Werner’s Birthday
PULPIT FLOWER AND FOOD
BASKET FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Joy Levin ............................. Hilda Schulkin
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Joy Levin
................... Gerry Heller Speedy Recovery
.......... Sanford Goldman Speedy Recovery
BEN SACHS BREAKFAST FUND
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Edie & Harvey Brown ....... Jeanette Brown
Congregation B’nai Amoona
324 South Mason Road
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314-576-9990 · FAX 314-576-9994
www.bnaiamoona.com
KLEI KODESH & STAFF
Carnie Shalom Rose..................The Rabbi Bernard Lipnick Senior Rabbinic Chair
Sharon Nathanson.......................................................................................................Cantor
Josef Davidson................................................................................................................Rabbi
Tracy Nathan....................................................................................................................Rabbi
Neal Rose...........................................................................................................................Rabbi
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Jennifer & John Newmark
.................... Naava Simckes’s Bat Mitzvah
Bernard Lipnick (Z”L)..................................................................................Rabbi Emeritus
MARSHA BRIN WOLFF
ENDOWMENT FUND
Andy Schwebel.......................................................Director of Experiential Education
Leon S. Lissek.............................................................................................. Cantor Emeritus
Michael Samis.........................................................................................Executive Director
Avital Ostfield............................................................... Director of Religious Education
Anita Kraus.............................................................................Director of Early Childhood
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Elaine & William Wolff ... Selma Saltzman
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Elaine & William Wolff
Gloria & Sanford Spitzer 65th Anniversary
Jon Hoffman...........................................................................................................Mashgiach
DIANE AND PAUL GALLANT
ADULT EDUCATON FUND
Debbie Dalin.............................................................................Vice President, Education
Cindy Schuval & Vickie Shuchart........................................................................... Editors
OFFICERS
Andy Oberman.........................................................................................................President
Mark Dana.................................................................................... Executive Vice President
Joel Perlmutter..................................................................Vice President, Programming
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Diane & Paul Gallant ......... Frances Cohen
Holly Elfanbaum...............................................................Vice President, Development
SALLY AND JACK FIVEL MUSIC
FUND
Jeff Singer...................................................................................................................Treasurer
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Sharon & Steven Schwartz ......... Jack Fivel
DONOR
IN HONOR OF
Anthony Cohen......................................................................Vice President, Operations
Lori Wishne.......................................................................... Vice President, Membership
Gail Feldstein.............................................................................................................Secretary
AUXILIARY PRESIDENTS
Amy Abramson.....................................................................................................Sisterhood
Jay Englander........................................................................................................Men’s Club
Caleb Pultman...............................................................................................................BAUSY
Tributes received after May 2
will appear in the
next bulletin.
JACOB AND EDITH SHEINBEIN
TORAH CARE FUND
CONDOLENCES
The Congregation extends heartfelt sympathy to
the families of:
Carl Baker
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Stephanie & Barry Yusman
............................................ Selma Saltzman
Adam Kram
Daniel Linder
Albert (Obbie) Price
NATHAN AND BELLE STOLIAR
CANDY FUND
Evelyn Rones
DONOR
IN MEMORY OF
Eunice & John Rechman ... Hilda Schulkin
Joseph Rosengarten
Reva Shank
A special note from our Rabbis and Cantor: Though we do not publish the names of those
who make contributions to our Discretionary Funds (as a way to protect their request for
anonymity), we deeply appreciate your continued thoughtfulness and generosity. Todah
Rabbah & may you continue to be blessed from On-High.
Congregation B’nai Amoona Bulletin
22
June/July 2016