March - Temple Israel

March 2014 • Adar I & II 5774
Kol Yisra’el
The Voice of Temple Israel
T empl e I s r aE l Pre se nts
Shabbat Services
Services are conducted by
Rabbi Steven Moskowitz, Cantor Marvin Finnley,
and Organist David York
Purim shpiel Masquerade Dinner Party
Friday, March 7
7:00 p.m. Shabbat Across America
Family Shabbat Service
Saturday, March 15
Saturday, March 8
8:45 a.m. Torah Study
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
6:30 p.m. British Invasion Buffet
Friday, March 14
6:00 p.m. Shabbat Evening Service
at Temple Israel
Chai Roller $36 per person by March 10
Includes 1 drink ticket • First in line at the Buffet
Premium reserved seating for the Purim Shpiel
$18 (early bird by March 10)
$20 (after March 10)
Costume Contest:
Come as your favorite Beatle, a costume that
represents one of their songs, or the 60’s Era
8:00 p.m. Purim Shpiel
Purim According
to the Beatles
Written by Norman Roth
Directed by Barry Cogert
Sahara Leon, 1968
Please RSVP with payment to the
Temple Office; contact Jackie at
(562) 434-0996 ext. 103
or email [email protected]
Saturday, March 15
8:45 a.m. Torah Study
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
Friday, March 21
6:00 p.m. Tot Shabbat
7:00 p.m. Ruach Shabbat
Saturday, March 22
8:45 a.m. Torah Study
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
Friday, March 28
7:00 p.m. Got Shabbat! Service
Saturday, March 29
8:45 a.m. Torah Study with Daniel Matt
10:30 a.m. Shabbat Morning Service
Table of Contents
Shabbat Services Cover
President’s Message
Page 3
Torah Center/ Early Childhood
Page 4
Foundation / Passover
Page 5
SisterhoodPage 6
Social ActionPage 7
SCIC / NCJW
Page 8
Library/ Book Club/ PJ Library
Page 9
Joys of Jewish Learning
Page 10
Calander/ GalaPage 11
Mazel Tov/ Anniversaries
Page 12
YahrzeitsPage 13
ContributionsPgs 14-16
SponsorsPgs 16-19
Professional Staff
Rabbi Steven Moskowitz • Cantor Marvin Finnley • David York, Organist
Eric J. Shatzkin, Executive Director • Sharon Amster Brown, Educator
Our Mission Statement:
To actively engage in a journey of Jewish spiritual, educational
and social growth.
Our Vision Statement
A vibrant, caring Reform congregation of living Judaism
that embraces the rich legacy of Jewish thought, practice and
spirituality.
Board of Directors 2013 - 2014
Jonathan Kass
President
Dawn Haldane
VP Ritual Practices
Deborah Lewis
VP Ways and Means
Gary Roberts
VP Education
Valerie Condon
VP Membership
Ed Green
VP Programming
Seth Goldman
Secretary
Steven Keiles
Treasurer
Amy Lipeles
Past President
Mark Beizer
Foundation President
Evan Braude, Martha De Young, Joyce Feldman, Joanne Levy,
Dove Mayo, Barry Mitnick, Joel Perler, David Philips, David Tillman
Kol Yisra’el is a monthly newsletter published August - June by Temple Israel (a member of the Union for Reform Judaism).
The deadline for submission of all material for the newsletter is the 10th of the preceding month prior to publication.
Save the Date
Saturday
May 10, 2014
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President’s Message
A Board Report
By Jonathan Kass, Temple President
The smell of Hamentashen is in the
air, and with it, the annual opening
of nominations for the Temple Israel
board. Amy Lipeles, our immediate past
president and head of our Nominating
Committee, will be announcing the
board nomination process in the near
future. This seemed like a good time to
deliver an update on some of the topics
we’ve discussed at the board meetings
this year. This month’s column is a bit
of a potpourri, giving brief highlights of
some of the many things going at the Temple.
As you’ll recall, the board year began with an almost single
minded focus on our first High Holidays ‘at home’. But
we quickly moved on to a number of other initiatives and
opportunities at our board meetings:
yy We’ve evaluated and embarked on a pilot program with
the Alpert Jewish Community Center to offer special
memberships to new families who join the AJCC’s Early
Childhood Education program. This pilot will allow
new families with young children who are educating their
children at the AJCC to connect with Temple Israel during
those ECE years, and hopefully create lifelong bonds.
yy Aligning with a key goal in our strategic plan, we chartered
a group to begin thinking about new ways of defining
‘membership’, moving away from the somewhat transactional
feeling we can sometimes have. They are researching practices
from across North America through the URJ’s new Adult
Learning Network. We’ll be sharing the learning this group
is doing in the coming months as we strive to reimagine
membership.
yy Our experiments in live streaming services and events in our
sanctuary have been quite successful – including most recently
(as I write this), a bar mitzvah that was simulcast to the
young man’s extended family in Israel. As Rabbi Moskowitz
challenged us at high holidays this year, we at Temple Israel
truly have begun extending ourselves far beyond our four
walls. The board will be looking at policy guidelines to create
more structure for how we offer streaming options now that
we’ve clearly established both the capability and need.
yy Our NFTY program is growing as our young leaders build
their ranks, and plan events and activities to engage their
peers. This is an exciting part of a national movement of
young Jewish students working to define how Judaism plays
a part in their very busy lives, and is another area where we
receive support and guidance from URJ.
yy Our Religious Practice Committee, in addition to their
normal duties, has been hard at work planning our farewell
event for our esteemed Cantor Finnley. Hopefully you’ve
all marked the date of Saturday, June 14 in your calendars, it
promises to be an evening to remember. In addition, as part
of our strategic goals, they are working to create opportunities
for congregants to become proficient leading minyans,
Saturday services, and reading and chanting Hebrew.
yy Speaking of evenings to remember, our Ways and Means
committee is also very hard at work planning this year’s
Temple Israel Gala. While this is certainly our ‘big’ fundraiser
for spring, it is equally important to the committee and board
to try to make sure it is also a ‘friendraiser’ – an opportunity
for our congregational community to come together, share
an evening of food (bid on auction items!), and look back on
our 90 year history.
yy Also on the topic of “fun(d)raisers”, our annual Shaloch
Manot Purim Bag assembly and delivery is well underway,
and there are details elsewhere in the Kol Yisrael. As you
read this, there may still be opportunities to help us in final
assembly and delivery!
yy Our revitalized Social Action Committee has been discussing
numerous social justice topics this year – promoting issues of
conscience for the board and community to consider.
yy Our membership committee has been looking for ways to
create connections throughout our community. Look for
the imminent launch of “tilbConnect”, a new social website
dedicated to our congregation, which will allow people to
find congregants with similar interests and experiences, and
create another entry point for new members, a priority in our
strategic plan.
There is so much going on! I have only touched on a few of
the highlights from recent board meetings here. I hope this
is helpful in both knowing what’s going on at the board, and
having a taste for what board participation might be like if you’re
interested.
Chag Sameach, hope to see you all at the Purim Shpiel!
Torah Study
Saturday Mornings
8:45 - 10:00 a.m.
Rabbi Moskowitz facilitates this participatory weekly Torah
study. Each week, this enthusiastic group examines the parashat
hashavuah (weekly Torah portion) and discusses its meaning
and relevance through the use of traditional commentaries
and personal reflection. This Torah study is for everyone. No
previous background or knowledge of Hebrew is required.
Come one time or every week!
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Torah Center/ Early Childhood Programs
6th Grade Social Action
Field Trip
Early Childhood programs
Friday, March 14 ~10:00 a.m.
This program is designed for stay-at-home parents, or parents
with flexible work schedules and their little ones. Newborns up to
age 3 are invited, as well as older siblings, if they’re not in school.
We will sing songs, play games, and enjoy some challah and juice
together before Shabbat! This program is a great way to get to
know other new parents in the Jewish community and have your
kids play in a fun and cozy environment.
All are welcome to attend! Free of charge.
IT’s Back - Matzah Roca!!
Friday, March 21 ~ 6:00 p.m.
Led by Kelly Cooper Perler
Help support Torah Center by purchasing boxes
of these homemade treats for Passover
Our Tot Shabbat is a fun, informal, child-centered Shabbat Service,
designed especially for children, ages newborn to elementary school
age and their loved ones. Through songs, prayers, stories, and Torah
time, children will love this Service. Tot Shabbat Services will be
followed by challah and grape juice.
The best dessert in town
for your Passover seder.
$12 or $15 with nuts
They also make a great hostess gift
Pre-orders available in the Sisterhood Gift Shop.
Services include a FREE pizza dinner
Please RSVP by Wednesday, February 19
by calling Michelle (562) 434-0996, ext. 101
or email [email protected]
All proceeds go to HUM
Saturday, March 22 ~ 10:00a.m.
Come join us for our next Shabbat ShaPARK Shalom! This
gathering at Marina Vista Park is designed for families with
young children, ages newborn – 4 years old. Come meet other
parents and celebrate Shabbat with us at the playground. Kids
can play. Parents can chat. Shabbat singing and challah too!
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See you at the park! All are welcome to attend.
Free of charge
Foundation Message / Passover
HAVE YOU CREATED A LEGACY GIFT FOR
TEMPLE ISRAEL?
Foundation Will Honor Donors on May 30
By Mark Beizer, Foundation President
Many congregants have made
arrangements in their Will or estate
planning to leave a gift to the Temple
Israel Foundation upon their deaths,
as a legacy for our community.
These gifts are confirmations of the
importance they see in ensuring the
continuity of the congregation and the
Jewish people.
The Donor Wall near the Loma entrance
recognizes these generous donors.
At this time, we want to verify that we know of all the
gifts/arrangements that are “out there.”. Not everyone who
has designated a bequest to the Temple Foundation has
necessarily informed us. And that’s ok, we are comfortable
with donors either remaining anonymous, or simply keeping
their information confidential. However, if you are willing to
share your intention – either with the congregation at large or
limiting the information to the Foundation leadership or staff –
we encourage you to let us know.
This would both assist us with our long-term planning and
enable us to recognize you in an appropriate manner. And,
frankly, when people see that others are giving, they tend to be
more generous as well (giving begets giving).
So if you have made plans to recognize Temple Israel in your
estate, we encourage you to tell us (but we won’t insist). We’d like
to include your name on the Donor Wall (a minimum pledge
of $5,000 is required for that honor), and also invite you to our
annual Donor Recognition Dinner and Service. This year we’ll
be honoring our donor community on May 30 with a lovely
Shabbat dinner and during the following service.
So if you do want to let us know, just contact Eric Shatzkin
in the temple office, or me, or any of the Foundation Board
members.
I look forward to hearing from you and hope to see you at the
dinner/service!
Foundation Board of Trustees
2013-2014
Mark Beizer, Foundation President, Carol Beckerman
Michael Brodsly, Clifford Corman, Jay Eiser,
Donald Fike, Kenneth Gertz, Michael Rosen,
Janet Schultz, Past Foundation Pres. Jonathan Kass Temple Pres.,
Rabbi Steven Moskowitz, Eric Shatzkin, Exec. Director
Celebrate Passover with us
P assover
2014-5774
Join our Temple Family and
enjoy a wonderful Seder.
Tuesday, April 15th ~ 6:30 p.m.
Passover Songs, Family Friendly!
Conducted by
Rabbi Steven Moskowitz
and
Cantor Marvin Finnley
The Seder dinner will be
a traditional served
Passover meal.
Please fill out the form below and send to the Temple Office
by Monday, April 7
Pricing:
___ Adults & Children over 13 @ $60.00 ea.
___ Children (12 yrs. & under) @ $30.00 ea.
Children under 5 FREE
Need-based Subsidy available upon request
Name: ________________________________________
Family you would like to sit with: __________________
_______________________________________________
Main course choice of: ___Chicken or ___Beef
Total enclosed: $ ________
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TI Sisterhood
Elyse Gordon Nominated for
VISIONS Award
By Anne Gundry
The Dalai Lama said, “Happiness is
not something ready-made. It comes
from your own actions.” He also
observed, “In order to carry a positive
action we must develop here a positive
vision.” These two quotes resonate
with the life of Elyse Gordon. It is
no wonder that she has been chosen
to represent Temple Israel Sisterhood
as our Nominee for the VISIONS
Award.
The Arlene Solomon VISIONS Event being held on March
6th is the annual celebration of Women’s Philanthropy in Long
Beach and its main campaign event. The dozen nominees for
this prestigious award come from other Jewish organizations
and temples in our community. TI Sisterhood is so proud to
have Elyse Gordon honored at this event.
Elyse is a tireless volunteer, ready and willing to do whatever job
is necessary. Elyse, one of the women who helped to re-launch
TI Sisterhood, is currently on the Sisterhood Board, works
in the Sisterhood Gift Shop every week, serves as a greeter
at services and makes the best macaroons I’ve ever tasted. A
retired teacher, Elyse gives of her time and love to provide foster
care to babies. More than 100 children have been soothed and
nurtured by this woman of endless energy. Unbelievably, Elyse
finds time between babies and volunteering to knit beautiful
blankets.
Elyse has lived by her vision of helping others and repairing the
world one project, one baby, and one macaroon at a time. She
has given so much to so many. We are pleased and proud to
honor her as a Visionary Woman who indeed believes in actions
guided by a vision of tikkun olam.
TI Sisterhood wants to extend a kol h’kavod to all of the
VISIONS nominees this year. It is truly wonderful to be in the
community of such amazing women.
Sisterhood Gift Shop
As if kvelling for Elyse is not enough, we have a very full spring
ahead in Sisterhood. Here’s what’s happening:
1.March 24: Women’s Night Out – make your reservations
now for another fun evening with Sisterhood! At 6:30 pm,
we will meet at Mimi’s Café in Lakewood for dinner. See
the ad on this page for further details.
2.Purim to Pesach: “Clean Out Your Cupboards” food drive
will begin on March 16th and end April 13th. Bring your
chametz to the temple so it can be given to those who may
not have enough to eat. It’s a double mitzvah: feeding the
hungry and searching for and removing chametz!
3.TI Sisterhood Gift Shop is ready for Passover! The
shelves have been stocked with beautiful seder plates, cups
for Elijah, matzah plates and covers, bowls for charoset,
candlesticks, candles and don’t forget to stock up on
PLAGUES! Plagues make great gifts for the young ones
(in age or spirit).
4.Paid Up Member Brunch: Put May 18th on your calendar
now so you can attend TIS annual brunch. A delightful and
intriguing entertainment is planned.
Temple Israel Sisterhood
Invites you to
Women’s Night Out
Monday, March 24th at 6:30 p.m.
Mimi’s Cafe • 4404 Candlewood St., Lakewood, CA
Join your sisterhood friends for dinner and schmoozing!
All women are welcome to attend,
you do not need to be a sisterhood member
Mark your calendar
Dinner choices will be announced soon
Passover is Coming!
$20 cash-only covers it all
Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Wedding & Anniversary Gifts,
Israeli made products, Havdallah Sets,
Candles & Candle Sticks,
Beautiful Jewelry 14K gold and sterling silver
RSVP Charmaine at
[email protected]
by March 17
Come by for all your Passover needs
Bartons Kosher for Passover Candy now available.
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But wait! There’s More!
– Dinner, tax and gratuity
If you need assistance with
transportation to this event,
please let the office know.
Women’s
Philanthropy
The Arlene Solomon
Women’s
Philanthropy
Kosher for Passover Candy
Now available in our
TI Sisterhood Gift Shop!
Passover will be be here before you know
it, stop by and order your candy today
or call Judi Lentenzer to place your order
(562) 420-3102
Thursday, March
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ISRAEL by
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ISRAELPast Presidents
WOMEN OF VISION HONOREE
Benefiting The Jewish Community Partnership
Jewish Federation
Jewish Community Foundation
RSVP BY 2/21/14
RSVP: 562.426.7601 x1014 | [email protected]
OF GREATER LONG BEACH & WEST ORANGE COUNTY
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TEMPLE ISRAEL
WOMEN OF VISION HONOREE
Benefiting The Jewish Community Partnership
Jewish Federation
Jewish Community Foundation
OF GREATER LONG BEACH & WEST ORANGE COUNTY
HUM Matzah Roca Pre-orders
taken in the Gift Shop.
All proceeds go to HUM
SCIC Interfaith Greetings
By Roni Love
When we let God into ourselves we open our hearts to a
world where we see others made like us in the common
image of Divinity. The ancient Jews were told by their
lawgiver Moses to remember the stranger; this was a
challenge to them to build a future where nobody would
be a stranger. (Rabbi Charles E. Shulman)
This month I am focusing on immigration
reform with Support Comprehensive
Immigration Reform from the Religious
Action Center of Reform Judaism’s
December 2013 website.
Background:Today, we face the enormous challenges posed
by our nation’s broken immigration system. Over 11 million
undocumented immigrants live in the shadows of our
communities across the country. Families face up to decades long
backlogs in acquiring visas, workers are left without protections,
and children are left behind as parents are deported. We can
no longer delay comprehensive reform…based on streamlined
processing, a commitment to obey the rule of law, payment of
taxes owed, family reunification, and a path to citizenship.

Elyse Gordon 
Benefiting The Jewish Community Partnership
Jewish Federation
Jewish Community Foundation
OF GREATER LONG BEACH & WEST ORANGE COUNTY
Jewish Values: Jewish tradition is clear on the treatment of
immigrants. Our faith demands of us concern for the stranger
in our midst. This principle permeates Jewish tradition and
is echoed 35 times in the Torah – the most repeated of any
commandment. Our own people’s history as “strangers” reminds
us of the many struggles faced by immigrants today, and we
affirm our commitment to create the same opportunities for
today’s immigrants that were so valuable to our own community
not so many years ago.
It is essential that legislation that moves through the House of
Representatives contains similar protections and provisions.
Take Action: Urge your Representatives to support immigration
reform that is truly comprehensive and that reflects our values as
Americans and as Reform Jews. The Capitol Switchboard can be
reached at (202)224-3121, or you can send an email. For more
information, please contact Eisendrath Legislative Assistant
Charlie Arnowitz at (202)387-2800.
…shalom, salaam, shanti, her ping, mir, achukma, frieden, paz,
peace…
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Social Action Committee Report
Men’s
Philanthropy
Jewish and Cambodian Neighbors: Sharing
Approaches to Healing From Trauma
By Kate Sachnoff
Long Beach is home to the largest Cambodian population
in the U.S. Almost all of these neighbors are survivors of, or
children of survivors of, the Killing Fields genocide. There is a
new generation of children of survivors here, many growing up
without understanding of, or information about, what happened
to their elders. This community also suffers disproportionately
from depression, PTSD, chronic disease, and a number of other
challenges.
Wednesday, March 19th at 6:00 pm
An educational panel discussion hosted by the Social Action
Committee will be held at Temple Israel to assist the Cambodian
community deal with its horrific experiences related to the
infamous Pol Pot, his Khmer Rouge regime and the Killing
Fields beginning in 1975 will be held on Thursday, March 20
from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Couvert $54 per person
At a private location. Address provided upon RSVP.
Dress Code: Business Casual. RSVP BY: 3/10/14
The conversation between Long Beach Jews and Cambodians
will address the impact of past atrocities and genocide on
mental health, families and communities. Last year the Social
Action Committee initiated a Cambodian outreach effort with
the following goals: 1) share experiences and resources around
healing from genocidal experiences and their intergenerational
impacts, 2) raise awareness of the continued tragedy of genocide
in our world, and 3) create bonds between neighbors-- Long
Beach area Jews and Long Beach Cambodians.
The March 20 event will focus particularly on the health and
mental health status of Cambodian survivor families and what
can be done both personally and from a public policy standpoint
to support wellness. It is being hosted by the Social Action and
Joys of Jewish Learning Committees.
An Inaugural Campaign Event
Featuring a Classic Car Collection
& Sidney Friedman and his Mind Power Show
RSVP: 562.426.7601 x1014 | [email protected]
TEMPLE ISRAEL HONOREE
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Benefiting The Jewish Community Partnership
OF GREATER LONG BEACH & WEST ORANGE COUNTY
2014 ncJW Adie holzman
MInI conFerence
Sunday, March 30
9:45 am - 2:00 pm
AMerIcA-
• Judy Green, LCSW, who has worked with Long Beach
Cambodian refugees as a medical social worker, and is
trained to counsel children of Holocaust survivors. Her own
perspective as a child of a Holocaust survivor and her own
family’s experience of facing their difficult history informs her
outreach to our neighbors. She is on the faculty of CSULB
School of Social Work and is a 2014 Women of VISION
honoree. Judy is also a long-time Temple Israel member.
THE GOLDEN LAND
can We Still Achieve the dream?
Alan lowenthal
U.S. Representative, Calif 47th District
Chris steinhauser
Superintendent, LB Unified School District
• Sara Pol Lim, MS, has been the Executive Director of
Madeline Shepherd
United Cambodian Community for seven years. As a youth
survivor of the Khmer Rouge killing fields, Ms. Pol-Lim
lost her father, three brothers, and many other relatives.
NCJW Legislative Associate, Washington DC
Alpert Jewish Community Center
• Lian Cheun is the Executive Director of Khmer Girls (and
3801 E Willow St, Long Beach, CA
Guys) in Action (KGA)(www.kgalb.org) She is a generation
1.5 refugee who lived for three years in a refugee camp in
Thailand before arriving in California. She works to develop
leadership among SouthEast Asian youth in Long Beach.
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Temple Israel Men’s Club
Jewish Federation
Jewish Community Foundation
The event will feature a panel of speakers including:
Temple members who are interested in assisting with this event are
invited to contact Kate Sachnoff, event chair (AdvoKateConsult@
aol.com), or Myron Wollin, Social Action Committee Chair
([email protected]) All congregants are welcome to attend
this free educational forum.
WAYNE SLAVITT
$30 Admission includes lunch
and continental Breakfast
To reserve space mail $30 check by March 25 to:
Diane Fike
460 Linares Avenue Long Beach, CA 90803
Provocative...
Informative...
enlightening...
National Council of Jewish Women
Long Beach Section
News from the Library
Women’s Book Club
Spring is coming bringing our two holidays of Purim and
Passover. Purim comes on March 16 this year and here are some
books to help you learn more about this holiday.
“Second Person Singular” by Sayed Qashu
By Joan Leb
Wednesday,March 12 ~ 7:30 p.m.
The Purim Anthology by Philip Goodman. 249.5 GOO
Along with history and observance, this compilation discusses
Purim in music, art and literature.
Purim, or the Feast of Esther.249 DON
History and celebration.
The Queen You Thought You Knew, by Rabbi David Fohrman.
249 FOH
A revisionist history of Esther and Mordechai that will change
your ideas about them forever.
A Purim Play, by Roni Schotter.
PB SCh
Fannie’s cousins are sick and can’t come for the annual Purim play.
An old lady is going to play Hamen!
The Purim Superhero by Elisabeth Kushner.
PB KUS
Nate wants to be an alien for the Purim celebration but all his
friends are going to be superheroes. His daddy and abba convince
him to be true to his convictions.
From one of the most important
contemporary voices to emerge from
the Middle East comes a gripping
tale of love and betrayal, honesty
and artifice, which asks whether it is
possible to truly reinvent ourselves,
to shed our old skin and start anew.
Second Person Singular follows two
men, a successful Arab criminal
attorney and a social worker-turnedArtist, whose lives intersect under
the most curious of circumstances.
In the process of dredging up old
ghosts and secrets, the lawyer tears
the string that holds their lives together. Second Person Singular
is a deliciously complex psychological mystery and a searing
dissection of the individuals that comprise a divided society.
Facilitator: Rosecarrie Brooks
Sammy Spider’s First Purim, by Sylvia Rouss.
PB ROU
Sammy wants to participate in the family’s preparations for
Purim, but he gets caught in a grogger!
Goldie’s Purim, by Jane Breskin Zalben. PB ZAL
Goldie is scared to be in the Purim play, but she gets over her
stage fright in time to play Queen Esther.
Cakes and Miracles, by Barbara Diamond Goldin.
YR GOL
Although Hershel is blind, he discovers special gifts to help his
mother prepare for Purim.
The Haunted Shul, by Carol Korb Hubner.
Devorah Doresh, a rabbi’s daughter, solves crimes.
YR HUB
The Uninvited Guest by Nina Jaffe.
YR JAF
In this book of stories for many Jewish holidays, you can celebrate
Purim with Yankela of Chelm.
Hamentaschen Palooza
Friday, March 7 from 3 - 4:30 p.m.
at Temple Israel
We’ll beyy making hamantaschen
yy making Purim crafts
yy reading Purim books
Enjoy!
Please RSVP to the Temple Office (562) 434-0996
* “PJ Library” and “PJ Library logo” are registered trademarks
of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. All rights reserved.
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Bagels: Myth, Meaning & Magic
Sunday, March 2 ~10:00 a.m.
What is the bagel’s role in
Jewish history and culture
both past and present? What
do the bagel, the croissant,
and the pretzel have in
common? How easy is it
to make bagels? These and
many other questions will
be answered during this workshop which will include a lunch,
featuring your own bagel. Traditional accompaniments and side
dishes will also be provided. Limited to 16 adults due to space
restrictions.
Mediterranean Cooking:
Salads & Desserts
Tuesday, March 18 ~ 7:00 p.m.
Join local restaurateur and chef Sagi Rochmann, owner of Long
Beach restaurant and lounge Sababa, for an evening of delectable
fun. We will learn about the cooking traditions and Jewish
cuisine of Israel, Europe, and the Middle East. Participants will
get hands-on cooking experience, be able to enjoy the delicious
creations of the evening, and leave with tips on how to prepare
these delicious treats at home.
Instructor: Sagi Rochmann Cost: $12/session
Please RSVP to Charmaine at [email protected]
Teacher: Paul Levitt Cost: $10
For location and to RSVP contact Charmaine at [email protected]
Studying Kohelet
Tuesday, March 4, 11 and April 1 ~ 7:00 p.m.
The book of Ecclesiastes, or Kohelet in Hebrew, is one of the five
scrolls (megillot), each of which is read on a different holiday.
Ecclesiastes is read on the festival of Sukkot, the festival of joy;
an odd choice at first glance, for a book that seems to question
life’s values. However, the interpretation holds true that the
philosophical probings of the book do not lead ultimately to
nonbelief but, on the contrary, to an appreciation of the higher
values which promote true happiness. For this reason, the book
is, in a sense, the earliest encounter between faith and reason.
Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking study of this
important Jewish text.
Instructor: Rabbi Drew Kaplan Cost: None
Non-Jewish Parents Raising
Jewish Children
Panel and Discussion Group
Sunday, March 9 ~ 9:30 a.m.
Join other parents who are in interfaith relationships, as we
explore the many issues of faith and family. We will discuss
holiday ritual, family concerns and share ways to help navigate
these issues with our children. Amy Lipeles, a clinical social
worker with four children, who was herself raised in an interfaith
family, and Sharon Brown, our Educator, will be facilitating this
discussion.
Facilitators: Amy Lipeles and Sharon Amster Brown
Cost: None, breakfast will be served
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Movie & Havdallah
Screening of Oma & Bella
Saturday, March 22, 7:00 p.m.
Oma & Bella is an intimate glimpse into the world of Regina
Karolinski (Oma) and Bella Katz, two friends who live together
in Berlin. Having survived the Holocaust and then stayed in
Germany after the war, it is the food they cook together that
they remember their childhoods, maintain a bond to each other
and answer questions of heritage, memory and identity. As the
film follows them through their daily lives, a portrait emerges of
two women with a light sense of humor, vivid stories, and a deep
fondness for good food. Created by Oma’s granddaughter Alexa,
the film captures their ongoing struggle to retain a part of their
past while remaining very much engaged in the present.
Cost: None
From Jewish Life
Chamber Music that
Celebrates the Soul of
the Shtetl
Sounds
Spaces
Temple Israel
March 23, 2014 – 4:00pm
Open to the Public
Long Beach Symphony
Sounds & Spaces
celebrates Temple Israel’s
beautiful new facility with
music influenced and
inspired by 1000 years of
Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
David Schiff
“Divertimento from Gimpel the Fool” for Violin,
Clarinet, Cello and Piano.
Paul Schoenfield
“Trio” for Violin, Clarinet and Piano.
Ernst Bloch
“From Jewish Life” for Cello and Piano
Violin
Roger Wilkie
Cello
Cécilia Tsan
Clarinet
Gary Bovyer
Piano
Bryan Pezzone
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To Dodie Robbins on the birth of
her great-granddaughter, Mollie
Sadie Robbins-Regansteif born
on January 22, 2014 wieghing 6
lbs 10 oz.
Thank you to our
Joys of Jewish Learning Partons
Seymour & Reva Alban
Beverly August
Garth Begler &
Laura Snyder
Michael & Elena Belkin
Jack & Binnie Berro
James & Peggy Brady
Alan & Rosecarrie Brooks
Fernando &
Linda Calderón
Marc Coleman &
Shelly Spiegel-Coleman
Bruce Dahl
Bill & Wynndi Dahlin
Joe & Laurie Dempsey
Mark Dressner &
Matthew Davis
Jean Feldman
Donald Fike
John & Joy Fisher
Helga Fultheim
Burton & Michelle Goldstein
Anne Gundry
Dawn Haldane & Art Lim
Judith Hardaker
C.J. Harmatz
Alain & Tari Hirsch
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Irene Hirschland
Paddy Kaller
Joan Leb & Ted Van Boemel
David & Irene Leib
Mark Levinstein
Arla Lewis
Alan & Robin Lilien
Fred Masback
Carol Masters
Marc & Diane Merrick
Barry & Donna Mitnick
David & Susan Philips
Daryl & Sandy Phillips
Dodie Robbins
Shirlee Sappell
Burton Schild
Harold & Gerda Seifer
Gail Sherain
Martin & Gloria Simon
Renee Simon & Jack Blecher
Arlene Solomon
Mark & Nancy Speizer
Natalie Swit
Elaine Warren
Libby Wilson
Barbara Wolfe
1 Ray & Barbara Alpert - 61 years
David & Susan Philips - 34 years
2 Brent & Erika Eastep - 5 years
4 Bruce & Michelle Baral - 26 years
5 Herman & June Rubin - 65 years
6 Fritz Howe & Basha Yonis - 26 years
7 Marc & Anita Newman - 34 years
12 Greg & Debbie Naiman - 20 years
17 Dave & Judy Ross - 46 years
Loren Zimmerman & Julia Colangelo - 19 years
18 Patrick Madden & Lillian Salinger - 13 years
21 Dylan Cherin & Paula Jamison - 17 years
22 Al & Ruth Rudis - 45 years
23 Marvin Zamost & Linda Haley - 18 years
24 David & Irene Leib - 37 years
Marty & Gloria Simon - 58 years
Sheryl Stahl & Jane Withrow-Stahl - 30 years
26 Dawn Haldane & Art Lim - 19 years
Jerry & Ada Rosenbaum - 53 years
29 Russell Berman & Linda Ackermann-Berman - 16 years
Josh & Dorothy Kaye - 61 years
31 Claude & Nancy Friedmann - 40 years
To Mikaila Baumel, who entered the Middle School PTA
Reflections competition with a musical composition. She won
1st place in Long Beach district and went on to the Southern
California competition where she placed 3rd in PTA District
33, which covers Long Beach, La Mirada, Downey, and up to
Santa Monica and Malibu.
Thank you to our
Oneg Shabbat Sponsors
Through February 22
Paul & Vianey Gurewitz
in honor of their daughter, Helene’s Bat Mitzvah
Meir & Melodee Levy
in honor of their son, Joshua’s Bar Mitzvah
Y ahrzeit O bservance
“Zecher Tzadik Livracha”
March 5-11
Lillian Alpert*
Rose Antignas
Leo Avirom
Louis Ball*
Bill Baral
Leo Barth
Jennie Blumberg
Johanna Brady
Clara Hartstein Budnick*
Stan Butler
Jack Chinski
Doris Clark
Samuel Cohen*
Roslyn Collender*
Ruth Comarr*
Joseph Dubowy
Joseph Finnley
May Gainsboro*
Tobe Gaster
Ethel Gould
Sophie Goziker
Erwin Greenblatt
Richard (Dick) Hale
Fanny Harris
Florence Hartmann*
Jocheved Held*
Fred Horowitz*
Sara Indes*
Ben Jones
Anna Kelber*
Max Kelber*
Leonard Koppel*
Edward Levy
Jerome Lichtig*
Henry Liss
Leona Long
Bertha Lowenthal
Ethel Markowitz
Sarah Mayer*
Ida Rosenberg*
Sam Rotman
Dora Shapiro*
Robin Schwartz
Elsie Siegel*
Martin Siegel
Gertrude Singer
Max Sogolow
Gertrude Spears*
Rebecca Statman
Geralda Tosta
Sidney Vogel
The memory of the righteous are a blessing
March 12-18
Jake Addis
Sigmund Appel
Laura Beryl Beers
Golda Berman
Bernard Bernstein*
Al Brchan
Creson Briggs
Jenny Bukoff
Evelyn Diamond
Morris Forman*
Leo Frankel
Harold Golden
Ruby Goldstein
Zoreene Green
Albert Gurewitz
John Haddow
Sandra Lee Hirschland
Paula Hoffman*
Edith Jones
Tess Kampelman
Sarah Kull
David Lentzner*
Dorothy Lerner*
Milton Levey
Albert Levine
Joseph Lichter*
Marvin Merrick
Henry Orenstein
Eleanor Prell
Myron Raftenberg*
Tiby Roller
Anne Roth*
Robert Salusky
Paul Schindler
Alan Schneider
Lawrence Singer
Norma Slavitt
William Stein
Beatrice Stotland
Jack Wecker
Harry Wolowitz
Miklos Zimmermann
March 19-25
Ziggy Angress*
Marianne Bowen
Lafayette Briggs, Sr.
Rose Brodsky
David Clark
Harry Cohn*
Walter Cohn*
Barbara Curtis*
Mary Eisenberg*
Betty Fimberg*
Irene Gertler*
June Greenbaum
Jean Hallwerck
Judith Jacobson*
Jeannie Joffe
Arther Kaiser
Harry Levin*
Abraham Levinstein
Mel Morelli
Ulrich Neukirk
Anne Parker
Sam Pollach*
Alfred Pollack
Robert Reitzes
Jack Rosenbloom*
Isaac Rubin*
Moises Sanft*
Betty Schwartz
Paul Schwartz
Mary Shaffer
Wayne Shilkret
Joseph Shykin*
Maxwll Singer
Marian Snyder
Nathan Sogolow
Ruth Rayfield Speck*
Isaac Sukman*
Harriette Weiss
Minna Weiss*
Beverly Wilcox
Regina Zamost
Charles Zatlin*
March 26 - April 1
Rhoda Alban*
Gladys Alpert*
Mary Alpert
Harold Ash
Sadie Baylis
Sylvia Beach
Edward Bergman*
Sarah Berman
Lester Blatt
Hyman Cohen*
Lilly Dicker
Robert Dorfman*
Genevieve Fried
Robert Fried
Evelyn Goldberg
Jack Grand*
Rudy Greenwald
Siegfried Guggenheim*
Samuel Karabenick
Suzie Kornblum
Samuel Leigh
Willam Lerner*
Joseph Kopel Lutig
Fannie Rosenbaum*
Irving Saltman
Esther Salzman*
Lenny Schneidman
Theodore Schnipper
Sam Silverman
Adeline Sirken
Jacob Statman
Henry Sterling
Barbara Strickland
Robert Wright
* These names will be permanently inscribed on Memorial plaques
and are to be read in perpetuity.
Our Condolences To...
Irving Bragin
on the death of his wife, Beatrice Bragin
The Cowan Family
on the death of Libby Cowan
Basha Haber
on the death of her daughter, Linda Mendelson
Joanne, Gerald, Gabrielle and Benjamin Levy
on the death of mother and grandmother, Shirley Schnee
Elizabeth, Mark, Charles, and Carolyn Sharzer
on the death of mother and grandmother, Marilyn Gale
The Sinow Family
on the death of Pauline Sinow
Joseph Ribakoff & Susan Solomon,
Samuel and Shira Ribakoff
on the death of father and grandfather, Robert Ribakoff
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Temple Israel Recognizes Our Sustaining Members
Life Members
Reva & Seymour Alban
Ray & Barbara Alpert
Helen Barrad
Binnie & Jack Berro
Jean Feldman
Sylvia & Ron Hartman
Fred Masback
Sidney Schulman
Nancy & Mark Speizer
Karen Zoller & David Tillman
Honorary Life Members
Merv Lemmerman
Shirley Loeb
Minyan Circle
Arlene Solomon
Temple Dome
Elaine & Howard Davis
Howard & Nancy Epstein
Alain & Tari Hirsch
Alan & Robin Lilien
Richard & Amy Lipeles
Martin & Gloria Simon
Double Chai
Cathe & Mark Beizer
Michele Berro
Harry Cohn
Marc Coleman &
Shelly Spiegel-Coleman
Gary & Judy Cooper
Hank & Joyce Feldman
Seth & Amy Goldman
Carl & Elise Hartman
Jonathan & Lynne Kass
Steven & Julie Kinsbursky
Seth & Vicki Kogan
Alan & Kathy Kreida
Michael & Cheryl Laven
David & Irene Leib
Daryl & Sandy Phillips
Jeffrey & Nancy Schwartz
Mark & Liz Sharzer
Leon & Barbara Shoag
Jan & Norma Stein
Menorah Circle
Beverly August
Michelle & Bruce Baral
J. Garth Begler & Laura Snyder
Michael & Elena Belkin
Thomas & Jacqueline Besley
John & Marcie Blumberg
James & Peggy Brady
Michael & Susanne Brodsly
Alan & Rosecarrie Brooks
John Burkholder & Barbara Pollack
Richard & Linda Burney
Fernando & Linda CalderÒn
Clifford & Deborah Corman
Bill & Wynndi Dahlin
Mark Dressner & Matthew Davis
Brent & Erika Eastep
Cary Feibleman & Kim Savage
David & Joanne Feldman
Gary & Lindsey Fields
Donald & Diane Fike
John & Joy Fisher
Richard & Arlene Freeman
Daniel & Felicia Gilboa
William Giser & Margaret Locke
Steve & Michelle Gordon
Jonathan & Cindy Gotz
Dawn Haldane & Art Lim
Daniel Hart & Sheila Carter-Hart
Paul & Arline Hillinger
Ruth Padway Kaller
Steven & Pamela Keiles
Adam & Jodi Leiter
Eugene & Ann Lentzner
Gordon & Judith Lentzner
Mark Levinstein
Gerald & Joanne Levy
James & Nancy Linden
John & Joanne Lopez
Carol Masters
Marc & Diane Merrick
Arthur & Barbara Miller
Bob Nakamura
David & Susan Philips
Alexander & Ellen Polsky
Dave & Judy Ross
Carl & Janet Schultz
Cindy Shilkret
Wayne Slavitt & Joanne Ratner
Matthew & Sharon Sloan
Keith & Leticia Somers
Morton & Susan Stuhlbarg
Howard & Ava Weiss
Libby Wilson
Barbara Wolfe
Contributions Through February 10
We appreciate the thoughtfulness of those who support Temple Israel by remembering and honoring their friends and loved ones through generous contributions
IN LOVING MEMORY
Esther Albert in loving memory of her mother-in-law, Mae Albert.
Bruce & Michelle Baral in loving memory of Bruce’s mother, Irene Baral.
Michele Berro, Aaron, Nathan & Miriam Berro in memory of
beloved grandmother, Mathilda Berro.
Michele Berro, Aaron, Nathan & Miriam Berro in memory of
beloved grandfather & great-grandfather, Harold Spellens.
Jackie & Tom Besley in memory of Harold Spellens, beloved father-in-law.
Linda & Richard Burney in loving memory of Linda’s grandmother,
Julika Kelen.
Cecelia & Danny Danziger in loving memory of Cecelia’s father,
Edward Cameron.
Howard & Elaine Davis in loving memory of Howard’s father,
Maurice Davis.
Lyn & Joel Epstein in memory of Emily Stuhlbarg, beloved sister-inlaw of Mort & Susan Stuhlbarg.
Jean Feldman in loving memory of her dear friend, Maureen Klein.
Brian & Laurie Garabedian in loving memory of Brian’s mother,
Virginia Garabedian.
David & Cathy Gordon in loving memory of David’s mother,
Natalie Gordon.
Elyse Gordon in loving memory of her mother, Ruth Gordon.
Basha Haber in loving memory of her father, Hertzel Aiolo.
Paul & Dorothy Hartstein in loving memory of Paul’s father,
Simon Hartstein.
Robert & Eva Hirschhorn in loving memory of Robert’s mother,
Esther Hirschhorn.
Gerald & Sandra Joffe in loving memory of Gerald’s father, Charles Joffe.
Yevgenia & Simon Kairo in loving memory of Yevgenia’s father,
Iona Alpert.
Judith Leff in loving memory of her father, Hyman Wisotsky.
Judith Leff in loving memory of her husband, Richard Leff.
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Marc & Diane Merrick in loving memory of Marc’s mother,
Lorraine Merrick.
Bethlaine Moreno in loving memory of her mother, Ethel Shefrin Singer.
Daryl & Sandy Phillips in loving memory of Daryl’s uncle,
Harold Spellens.
Sandy & Daryl Phillips in loving memory of Sandy’s father, Max Levin.
Daryl & Sandy Phillips in loving memory of Daryl’s grandfather,
Paul Phillips.
Norman & Sheila Pokras in loving memory of Norman’s father,
Harry Pokras.
Harold & Gerda Seifer in loving memory of Harold’s father,
Joseph Seifer.
Arlene Solomon in loving memory of her son, Steven Solomon.
Sheryl & Jeffrey Stewart in loving memory of Sheryl’s father,
Michael E. Musicant.
David Tillman & Karen Zoller in loving memory of David’s mother,
Mildred Tillman.
David Tillman & Karen Zoller in loving memory of David’s father,
Aaron Tillman.
Gail Webster & Norman Slomann in loving memory of Gail’s dad,
Joseph Webster.
GENERAL FUND
Helene Ansel & Andy Kincaid in memory of Bernard Gasman,
beloved father of Ronni Kaplan.
Cheryl & Jay Eiser in memory of Shirley Schnee, beloved mother of
Joanne Levy.
Linda R. Fox in memory of Shirley Schnee, beloved mother of Joanne Levy.
Steve & Michelle Gordon.
Bill Giser & Margaret Locke sends their wishes for a speedy recovery to
Victor Di Benedetto.
Bill Giser & Margaret Locke sends their wishes for a speedy recovery to
Paul Bracy.
RABBI STEVEN MOSKOWITZ DISCRETIONARY FUND
Sy & Reva Alban in memory of Pauline Sinow, beloved mother of
Elisabeth Hutchinson.
Sy & Reva Alban in honor of the birth of Maru Raquel Micaiah,
great-granddaughter of Paddy Kaller.
Ronald & Adele Banner.
Bobbie & Jim Beller in memory of Bernard Gasman, beloved father of
Ronni Kaplan, beloved husband of Marilyn Gasman.
Binnie & Jack Berro in memory of Shirley Schnee, beloved mother of
Joanne Levy.
Peggy & Jim Brady in memory of Shirley Schnee, beloved mother of
Joanne Levy.
Peggy & Jim Brady in honor of Charmaine Weiner on her 25 years of
service to Temple Israel.
Peggy & Jim Brady in memory of Nellie Goldin, beloved aunt of Alan,
Robin, Isaac & Noah Lilien.
Edie & Joel Brodsky in memory of Buddy Gasman, beloved father of
Ronni Kaplan.
Ken Brown.
Doris Chesler in memory of Bernard Gasman, beloved husband of
Marilyn Gasman.
William Cousin in honor of Rabbi Moskowitz.
Jean Feldman in loving memory of Pauline Sinow, a dear friend and
beloved mother of Elisabeth Hutchinson.
Jean Feldman in loving memory of her husband, Julius W. Feldman.
Laurie & Brian Garabedian in honor of Amy Lipeles on her 60th Birthday.
Marilyn Gasman in appreciation of Rabbi Moskowitz for his kindness
and assistance to her family.
Sylvia & Ron Hartman in memory of Pauline Sinow, beloved mother
of Elisabeth Hutchinson.
Irene Hirschland in memory of Buddy Gasman, beloved father of
Ronni Kaplan.
Paddy Kaller in loving memory of her husband, Robert Kaller.
Paddy Kaller in memory of Pauline Sinow, beloved mother of
Elisabeth Hutchinson.
Rich & Amy Lipeles in memory of Buddy Gasman, beloved father of
Ronni Kaplan.
Bonnie Lowenthal & Evan Braude in memory of Bernard Gasman,
beloved father of Ronni Kaplan.
Nell Moskowitz in honor of Ruth Padway Kaller for her 66 years of
ardent, wise support of Temple Israel.
Gayle Nachlis in memory of Buddy Gasman, beloved father of Ronni
& Bob Kaplan.
Steve & Vicki Rochkind in memory of Bernard Gasman, beloved
father of Ronni Kaplan.
Al & Ruth Rudis in memory of Bernard Gasman, beloved father of
Ronni Kaplan.
Bernard & Lillian Sachs in loving memory of Bernard’s sister, Natalie
Shemin.
David & Sadie Sacks in memory of Shirley Schnee, beloved mother of
Joanne Levy.
Cheryl Schuenemann in honor of Rabbi Moskowitz.
Sidney Schulman.
Cindy Shilkret in loving memory of her mother, Margaret Josephson.
Nancy & Mark Speizer in memory of Buddy Gasman, beloved
husband of Marilyn Gasman.
Margaret & Tom Stavros in memory of Buddy Gasman, beloved
father of Ronni Kaplan.
Judy Murphy Widelitz in memory of Bernard Gasman, beloved father
of Ronni & Bob Kaplan.
Phyllis Wolfe in honor of Marian Lerner’s Special Birthday.
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EDUCATION FUND
Melanie & Dan Spellens in memory of Harold Spellens, beloved
father of Dan.
Melanie & Dan Spellens in loving memory of Mazaltov Berro.
Melanie & Dan Spellens to congratulate Wayne Slavitt on being an
Above & Beyond Honoree.
CARING COMMUNITY FUND
Jean Feldman in loving memory of her sister, Frances Gross.
Jean Feldman in loving memory of her dear friend, Betsy Kanarek.
Roni Love sends her congratulations to Paddy Kaller.
Roni Love, Tontra, Sushila & Nat Love in loving memory of their
Tia Tula, Gertrudis Rios.
Helen Nagel Rosen in memory of her beloved father, Adolph Nagel.
HOMELESS ASSISTANCE FUND
David & Sadie Sacks in honor of the birth of Leah Yosefa Sterling,
granddaughter of Jay & Cheryl Eiser.
JEWISH CAMPERSHIP FUND
Binnie & Jack Berro in loving memory of grandfather Paul Phillips.
Binnie & Jack Berro in loving memory of mother Matilda Berro.
Binnie & Jack Berro in loving memory of grandmother Mazaltov Berro.
Binnie & Jack Berro in loving memory of father Harold Spellens.
Binnie & Jack Berro in loving memory of aunt Bea Rubin.
Glenn & Chana Ham-Rosebrock in memory of Shirley Schnee,
beloved mother of Joanne Levy.
Leon Neumann & Janice Wood in honor of the David & Joanne Feldman
Family.
Leon Neumann & Janice Wood in memory of Yaffa Wacht, beloved
mother of Avi & Sarah, grandmother of Michael & Jordan & greatgrandmother of Oren Theodore & Rafael Wacht.
JOYS OF JEWISH LEARNING FUND
Carol Beckerman in loving memory of her father, Joseph Beckerman.
Sheila & Norman Pokras in appreciation of Temple Israel’s Joys of
Jewish Learning program.
RABBI WOLLI KAELTER ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL FUND
Paul & Dorothy Hartstein in memory of Shim Tesser, beloved
husband of Ethel Tesser.
SYD LEMMERMAN JEWISH CAMPING AND YOUTH FUND
Merv Lemmerman in loving memory of his wife, Sydelle Lemmerman.
LIBRARY FUND
Paul & Dorothy Hartstein in memory of Mildred Stark, beloved
mother of Charla Howard.
Dodie Robbins in loving memory of her husband, Jules Robbins.
Dodie Robbins in loving memory of her sister-in-law, Althea G. Horner.
MISHKAN T’FILLAH SIDDUR PRAYER BOOKS
Judi & Gordon Lentzner in memory of Bernard Gasman, beloved
husband of Marilyn Gasman, father of Ronni Kaplan.
Judi & Gordon Lentzner in memory of Shirley Schnee, beloved
mother of Joanne Levy.
MUSIC PATRONS FUND
Marcie & John Blumberg in loving memory of Marcie’s father,
Joseph Ross.
Joyce & Phil Palbaum in loving memory of Joyce’s mother, Eva Leigh.
ORGAN REFURBISHMENT FUND
Cheryl Avirom.
Sadie & David Sacks in loving memory of Sadie’s mother,
Cathenia Kinslow Briggs.
Sadie & David Sacks in loving memory of Sadie’s brother, Creson Briggs.
Sadie & David Sacks in loving memory of Sadie’s brother,
Lafayette Briggs.
SABBATH FELLOWSHIP FUND
Beverly Brown in honor of Marian Lerner on her 90th Birthday.
Jeanette Kull in loving memory of her nephew, Fred Horn.
Dodie Robbins in loving memory of her mother, Ruth Neuman Horner.
Dodie Robbins in loving memory of her husband, Jules Robbins.
Dodie Robbins-Congratulations to Barbara & Lee Shoag on their 50th
Wedding Anniversary and on their Birthdays.
Dodie Robbins-Congratulations to Nancy Barrad on her special Birthday.
TORAH CENTER FUND
Sy & Reva Alban in memory of Shim Tesser, beloved father of
Ross Tesser.
TORAH CENTER SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Sy & Reva Alban in memory of Emily Stuhlbarg, beloved sister-inlaw of Mort & Susan Stuhlbarg.
Brian & Laurie Garabedian in memory of Shim Tesser, beloved father
of Ross Tesser.
Get Well Wishes To...
Margot Benardo
Thelma Conway
Cheryl Eiser
Amy Goldman
Dawn Haldane
Emily Magilnick
Rose Zikrout
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sufficiently to have his/her name removed from the list.
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