November 2015
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November 2015
NOVEMBER 2015 Please join the Membership Committee in welcoming the following new members to our kehillah k’doshah, our sacred community: Barton Banks Lori Kasmen and Joseph Casey (Jacob) Dea Reece and David Cohen (Charlotte and Lincoln) Jason Cohen (Kayla) Alysia and Jonathan Domers (Tyler, Hayden, Elizabeth and Sadie) Natalie Veltman and Matthew Ehrlich Kelly Felps (Mason) Brooke and Josh Goldberg (Eva) Adele and Alfred Goldman Laurel and Aaron Greberman (Emily) Jennifer and Jonathan Jagher (Zachary and Ryan) Vicki and Seymour Jeck Danielle Kudlacik and Kraig Turner Richard Levy J Eileen Lowenstein Michele and Scott Lucks (Julian and Madeline) Marnie Davis and Marc Nathan (Jordanna) Sue O’Leary Kristi and Brent Regaldi (Jackson) Julie and Barry Reid (Dylan and Jonan) Lynn and Harry Rosenthal Doris and Harvey Seidman Rebecca and Glen Shenkman (Jacob) Laina and Jed Silversmith (Asher and Orli) Allison and Mark Snyder (Jesse) Stephanie and Richard Spicer (Ava and Olivia) Jenn and Ryan Steele (Noah) Liz O’Flanagan and Jon Walder (Bailey and Emily) Alycia and Kevin Zenstein (Gavin) oining a synagogue is more than becoming a member. It is truly joining in a shared journey with our kehillah k’doshah. At Congregation Or Ami, we are proud to call our community a “Family of Friends.” We encourage you to meet the many wonderful people who are part of our kehillah k’doshah. Young or old, married or single, with children at home or not, this is a place where you can feel you belong. For some, Congregation Or Ami is a spiritual home. For others, it is the address for engaging with old friends and meeting new ones. Some come here to learn and explore Jewish tradition. Others love the meaningful way life’s simchas are celebrated and find powerful emotional support during times of struggle or loss. Membership in a synagogue also represents a commitment to a community. It means that you are involved in keeping our congregation alive and seeing it continue for the next generation. Our members are partners in the future of Congregation Or Ami and in the lives of the men, women and children of the community. Please help welcome our new members at our New Member Dinner on Friday, November 13. Our Shabbat dinners offer casual, friendly opportunities to connect and get to know one another. Join us! Membership Committee Members Debby Askow Irene Braun Barb Hoffman, Chair Bill Koelewyn Gwen Mennen Dara Nasatir Larry Paul Jacy Toll Peter Weidman Clergy and Staff Rabbi.....................................Kenneth I. Carr [email protected] Cantor...................................Jordan S. Franzel [email protected] Rabbi Emeritus.....................Seymour Prystowsky [email protected] Office Manager.....................Jodye Green 610-828-9066 x200 [email protected] Administrative Assistant.....Lynn Alexander 610-828-9066 x201 [email protected] Early Childhood Education Director..............Michelle Ruder 610-828-1086 x400 [email protected] Administrative Assistant.....Lisa Larney 610-828-1086 x401 [email protected] Director of Education and Lifelong Learning.........Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg 610-828-4443 x301 [email protected] Administrative Support......610-828-4443 x300 [email protected] Synagogue Office.................610-828-9066 610-828-3731 Fax [email protected] Religious School...................610-828-4443 610-828-8689 Fax [email protected] ECE Center...........................610-828-1086 Officers and Trustees Executive Officers Co-President........................................Larry Paul Co-President........................................Terri Wolfheimer Vice President.....................................Simi Baer Vice President.....................................Hillary Israeli Vice President.....................................Danny Schwartz Treasurer...............................................Joshua Dunoff Trustees Leslie Berman Deb Brenner, COATz Co-Chair Tamara Davis Barb Hoffman, Membership Chair Jackie Kane Andrew Kasmen, Immediate Past President Bill Koeleywn Helene Levinson, Spiritual Life Chair David Nasatir Jeff Seidman, House Committee Chair Jen Segal, ECEC Committee Chair Larry Segal Missy Sterling, COATz Co-Chair Larry Stern Curt Toll Jenn Weiner, Religious School Chair Oracle Staff Editor.............................................. Carole Verona [email protected] Assistant Editor.............................. Susan Ackland [email protected] Deadline First of the month before publication of issue. We reserve the discretion to edit for space limitations. Congregation Or Ami is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism. 2 November Worship Schedule Friday, November 6 6:30 p.m.........................Erev Shabbat Service Saturday, November 7 10:30 a.m.......................Shabbat Service Friday, November 13 7:30 p.m.........................Erev Shabbat Service New Member Shabbat Saturday, November 14 10:30 a.m.......................Shabbat Service Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Banks Friday, November 20 6:30 p.m.........................Erev Shabbat Service Saturday, November 21 10:30 a.m.......................Shabbat Service Bat Mitzvah of Naomi Israeli Friday, November 27 6:30 p.m.........................Erev Shabbat Service Saturday, November 28 10:30 a.m.......................Shabbat Service Bar Mitzvah of Jake Brownstein Let’s Give Thanks It’s that time of year when we join with our non-Jewish neighbors for an Interfaith Service to give thanks for our shared blessings. Led by clergy of the Plymouth/Whitemarsh Ministerium, this wonderful evening of song, prayer and celebration will take place on Wednesday, November 25, at 7:30 p.m., at the Plymouth Meeting Friends Meeting House, 2150 Butler Pike. Please come and give thanks with us. New Member Registration: https://congregationorami.wufoo.com/forms/z13790xg1uv5ngc/ Regular Registration: https://congregationorami.wufoo.com/forms/znxvvzd1c9xwxx/ New Horizons Social Club The New Horizons Social Club is hosting its annual membersonly potluck dinner on Wednesday, November 11, at 7:30 p.m. A business meeting will precede the dinner at 7 p.m. The next meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 9, when Rabbi Carr will speak about a new perspective on Hanukah. New Horizons is a social group that meets every month. They have presented musicians, authors, comedians, historians, and other interesting guests. There is a nominal fee of $20 to join New Horizons, payable at the beginning of the program year. Programs are advertised in the Oracle and in the weekly e-mail newsletter. For more information about New Horizons, contact David Grunfeld at 610-828-1480. 3 November 7: Chayei Sarah, Genesis 23:1 – 25:18 When Abraham’s wife Sarah dies at age 127, Abraham buys a burial plot for her in Canaan, at the Cave of Machpelah. Abraham charges a servant to return to Abraham’s homeland to find a wife for Abraham’s son Isaac. The servant prays for a sign, that a woman will show him great kindness and hospitality. A woman comes up to him and offers to give water to him and his camels. When the servant discovers that this woman is Rebecca, Abraham’s niece, he knows that she is the one for Isaac. She returns with him, and Isaac loves her. Abraham remarries and has 10 more children. At age 175, Abraham dies. Ishmael dies at age 137. November 14: Toldot, Genesis 25:19 – 28:9 Rebecca is barren. Isaac prays for her, and she gets pregnant with twins. God tells her that the older will serve the younger. The firstborn is named Esau; his brother comes out holding on to Esau’s heel, and is named Jacob. As they grow, Isaac favors Esau, who is an outdoorsman; Jacob is a homebody, favored by Rebecca. Esau comes home famished from hunting to find Jacob cooking a stew. He asks for some, but Jacob makes Esau sell him his firstborn birthright in exchange. God affirms the covenant with Isaac. Isaac reopens wells that Abraham had dug but which had been stopped up after his death. Isaac gets old and loses his sight. Thinking he is about to die, he asks Esau to hunt and prepare him some food, which he will eat before giving Esau the firstborn blessing. Rebecca overhears and sends Jacob to the flock to get animals for Rebecca to cook. Jacob covers himself in animal skin so he will seem hairy like Esau. He goes in to Isaac with the food and asks for the blessing. Isaac questions him and feels him, and Jacob passes for Esau. Isaac eats the food and blesses Jacob, and Jacob leaves. Esau comes in with his food, and Isaac wonders who he is. Esau realizes that Jacob has stolen his blessing, and Isaac gives Esau a lesser blessing. Esau is enraged, and vows to kill Jacob. Rebecca and Isaac send Jacob away to her family for his protection. November 21: Va-yeitzei, Genesis 28:10 - 32:3 Jacob leaves home, fleeing the wrath of his twin brother Esau, whose blessing he had stolen by deceiving their father Isaac. At nightfall, he lies down to sleep, and dreams of a ladder to the sky with angels ascending and descending. In the dream, God appears and makes a covenant with him, promising to protect him. When Jacob awakes, he vows that if God does protect him, then he will worship God. Jacob arrives at his mother’s homeland, and encounters his cousin Rachel at a well. She brings him back to her family’s house, and Jacob starts to live and work with the family. After a month, Rachel’s father, Laban, wants to compensate Jacob for the work he is doing. Jacob has fallen in love with Rachel, so he promises to work for Laban for seven years if Laban will let him marry her. Seven years later, the wedding proceeds, but in the morning, Jacob discovers that Laban has tricked him into accidentally marrying Rachel’s older sister Leah. Laban proposes to let Jacob marry Rachel also a week later—if he agrees to work seven more years—and Jacob accepts. Leah has four sons (Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah), but Rachel is barren. Rachel gives Jacob her maid Bilhah, and she has two sons (Dan and Naftali). Leah then gives Jacob her maid Zilpah, and she has two sons (Gad and Asher). Leah has two more sons (Issachar and Zebulun), followed by a daughter Dinah. Finally, Rachel has a son, named Joseph. Jacob grows rich from his work for Laban, but starts to feel that Laban and Laban’s sons resent his success. Twenty years after Jacob left home, God tells him it is time to return. November 28: Va-yishlach, Genesis 32:4 – 36:43 As Jacob approaches home, he sends messengers to Esau. They return, saying that Esau is coming with four hundred men. Afraid, Jacob divides his entourage into two camps, so that even if one is attacked, the other may escape. He prays for protection, and then sends Esau droves of animals as presents. That night, an unnamed man wrestles with Jacob. Jacob refuses to let the man go, unless he blesses him. The man responds that Jacob’s name will be changed to Israel, meaning “one who wrestles with God.” In the morning, Esau arrives. As Jacob approaches him, Esau runs up to him and embraces him. Esau offers to travel with Jacob, but Jacob declines. Jacob settles outside a city called Shechem. The prince of Shechem rapes Jacob’s daughter Dinah and wants to marry her. Jacob’s sons Simeon and Levi offer to let him marry her if all the men of Shechem are circumcised. They agree, but on the third day following the circumcision, as the men are recuperating, Simeon and Levi slaughter them all. Jacob takes his family to Bethel, where he had had his vision of the ladder. There, God changes his name to Israel, and reaffirms the covenant. Rachel has another son, but she dies in childbirth, and Jacob names the boy Benjamin. Isaac dies, and is buried by Esau and Jacob. Congregation Or Ami Blood Drive Tuesday, November 24 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Register at: www.redcrossblood.org/give/drive/driveSearchList.jsp?zipSpon sor=CongregationOrAmi 4 We gratefully acknowledge the following donors for their contributions to the High Holy Day campaign: Sue and Richard Ackland Steve and Joyce Archinow Debby and Irv Askow Joel and Trudi Azeff Marc Baer and Simi Kaplin Baer Marv and Lori Balistocky Matt and Sandy Bennett Steve and Barbara Berr Henry and Esther Bleier Dene Bloom Randall and Debra Brenner Doug and Suzanne Cohen Arthur and Amy Cohn Neil Cooper and Susan Haas Harris and Beth Dainoff Maris Delano Jonathan and Gail Dichter Josh and Lauren Dunoff Jeffrey and Sara Erlbaum Marty and Paulette Feinberg Brad and Deborah Feldstein Steve and Betsy Filton Jay Freed and Alice Lindenauer Joel and Carrie Fromer Phyllis Glassman Alfred and Adele Goldman Daniel and Mila Gorman Joel and Shirley Gottlieb Joan Griff Rob and Cindy Grodanz Irv and Bunny Grunes David and Sandrea Grunfeld Jeffrey and Barbara Hoffman Barry and Marsh Isdaner Michael and Hillary Israeli Craig and Lori Israelite Seymour and Vicki Jeck Larry and Barbara Kahn Marc and Esther Kaplin David and Heather Kay Bill and Lisa Koelewyn Michael and Jacqueline Konin Brian and Brooke Kroker Ben and Elyse Leace Joel and Iris Lebed Ken and Jamie Leibowitz Sofia Levinson Alex and Helene Levinson Ann Levitt Daniel and Sari Lifshutz Leroy and Ruth Loewenstern Daniel and Lisa Loewenstern Joel and Carole Lukoff Rick and Amy Margulies Gregory and Denise Marks Jeff and Judy Marlowe Joe and Gwen Mennen Hal and Susan Michels David and Dara Nasatir Maris and Shelley Nasatir David and Es Nash Fred and Debbie Neibauer Andy and Joselyn Ney Larry and Susan Paul Randy and Maxine Petersohn Phyllis Polen Andy and Daria Prusky Sim and Cochava Prystowsky Ed and Cindy Ravitch Alan and Carol Roomberg Jerry and Sue Rosenfeld Harry and Lynn Rosenthal Susan Rubin Barry and Michelle Ruder Howard and Sandie Salasin Bob and Reba Salkoff Harry and Ellen Satinsky Steve and Fredda Savett Doron and Jennifer Segal Jeff and Amy Seidman Harvey and Doris Seidman Frank and Kathy Seidman Glen and Rebecca Shenkman Jeff and Liz Silberman Paul and Susan Silverman Joel and Peggy Sloane Esther Smith Judy Steier Larry and Marlyn Stern Curt and Jacy Toll Gilbert and Jane Toll Robert and Beth Waks Gene and Etta Waldman Stand and Phyllis Warchaizer Marty and Mel Waxman Glenn and Jenn Weiner Howard and Lisa Weinstock George and Jacqueline Weiss Bruce Wightman and Tamara Davis Madeline Winsten Jonathan and Marsh Wolfe Mark and Terri Wolfheimer Mitch and Randi Zimmer As of October 15, 2015 Thank you for your generosity! 5 Bridge the Gap To Nancy Braitman In memory of your father, Richard Garber............................................Susan and Larry Paul To Sharon Fuerman In memory of your father, Richard Weisz..............................................Jacy and Curt Toll Education Endowment Fund To Dene Bloom In honor of the marriage of your grandson.........................................Lois and Leon Fox Fine Arts Fund To Sharon Fuerman In memory of your father, Richard Weisz..............................................Paula and Dan Leder To Mrs. Candy Weiss In memory of Jay Weiss.............................Paula and Dan Leder High Holy Days Appeal In appreciation - High Holy Days........Leona Cushner Light of Our People To Rabbi Carr In appreciation for sharing your love of learning with everyone who attends services at Or Ami........................Tamara Davis To Sharon and Bob Fuerman In memory of your father, Richard Weisz..............................................Kathy and Frank Seidman Mitzvah Fund To Sharon Fuerman In memory of your father, Richard Weisz..............................................Trudi and Joel Azeff Dene Bloom To Rachel and Ron Leopold In honor of Bryan’s wedding....................Jeffrey and Sara Erlbaum To Marc Levin and family In memory of your mother, Sylvia Levin..................................................Dene Bloom Prayerbook Fund In appreciation of Or Ami’s generosity . .................................Jonathan Friedman and Jenn Utter Religious School To Mark Halpern and family In memory of your father.........................Randi and Mitch Zimmer To Randi Zimmer In memory of your mother, Jacqueline Levy............................................Elliott and Ellynn Berger Remembrance Fund To Nancy and Arthur Braitman In memory of your father, Robert Garber Alissa and Ed Blumenthal Rona Rosner Memorial Fund To Sharon Fuerman In memory of Richard Weisz...................Joan and Ted Borowsky Torah Card Fund To the Becker family In memory of your mother, mother-in-law and grandmother............Rachel and Ron Leopold To Nancy Braitman In memory of your father, Robert Garber.............................................Larry Paul and Terri Wolfheimer To the Cohen family In honor of Chelsea’s bat mitzvah...........Rachel and Ron Leopold To the Farbstein family In honor of Tobi and Riley’s b’not mitzvah...............................................Rachel and Ron Leopold 6 To Sharon Fuerman In memory of your father, Richard Weisz..............................................Craig and Lori Israelite Barbara and Larry Kahn Susan and Hal Michels Susan and Larry Paul Larry Paul and Terri Wolfheimer Jane and Lowell Raeder Marlyn and Larry Stern Randi and Mitch Zimmer To the Fuchs family In honor of Ava’s bat mitzvah...................Rachel and Ron Leopold To the Krevitz family In honor of Shari and Matthew’s marriage....................................Rachel and Ron Leopold To the Lipshutz family In honor of Alex’s bar mitzvah................Maris Delano To the Loewenstern family In honor of Sammi’s bat mitzvah............Debby and Irv Askow Maris Delano Rachel and Ron Leopold To the Miller family In honor of Darcy’s bat mitzvah..............Rachel and Ron Leopold To the Rosnov family In honor of Jess and Matt’s marriage......Rachel and Ron Leopold To the Sandberg family In honor of Emma’s bat mitzvah.............Rachel and Ron Leopold To the Wittenberg family In honor of Max’s bar mitzvah.................Rachel and Ron Leopold To Liz Zietz In honor of daughter Sukie’s marriage to Adam.......................................Sharon and Bob Fuerman Carole and Joel Lukoff Yahrzeit Fund In memory of David Applebaum............Ilene Applebaum In memory of Sophie Applebaum..........Jane and Lowell Raeder In memory of Joan Blatstein....................Lee Blatstein & Mrs. ZwerlingBlatstein In memory of Ralph Feiner......................Paul and Sharon Rafael In memory of Andrew Gettes..................Fred and Deborah Neibauer In memory of Emanuel Goodman.........Howard and Toby Berman In memory of Julius Halpern...................Susan and Jerome Rosenfeld In memory of Caroline Klein...................Trudi and Joel Azeff In memory of Ida Polen............................Phyllis Polen In memory of Jerome Pravdo..................Karen Shusterman In memory of Irene Rabinowitz..............Lorie and Marvin Balistocky In memory of Philip Smith.......................Esther Smith In memory of Mary B Strongin...............Rick and Jane Simon In memory of Sandra Weiss.....................Terri and Bob Weiss In memory of Harold Zimmer................Mitchell and Randi Zimmer Youth Fund To Terri Wolfheimer In honor of becoming President of Or Ami...................................Liz Baker Daniel Banks November 14 Son of Jenny and David Banks For my mitzvah project I am going to raise money for the Make a Wish foundation. Make a Wish grants kids with a life threatening disease a wish. For example, Make a Wish made a five-year-old boy’s dream to become Batkid come true. Make a Wish organized an event, and one day, 12,000 people in San Francisco dressed up as characters from Batman. The list of people who came included the San Francisco Giants, the city’s mayor, and the police department. For my mitzvah project I am going to auction off Flyers tickets in the Or Ami newsletter and give all the money to the Make a Wish foundation. Naomi Israeli November 21 Daughter of Hillary and Michael Israeli I learned a sad lesson this spring. I learned that kids sometimes commit suicide, even if no one knows that they are sad. When my brother’s friend Cayman killed himself, I got very sad. I don’t want anyone else to go through that kind of loss. All kids should know that no matter how bad things get, suicide is never the answer. For my mitzvah project, I worked with PAYSPI, the PA Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative. My project had two parts. First, I created and sold wristbands to raise money for PAYSPI. In addition to the fundraising, I also gave away wristbands and talked to people at the Clover Market in Bryn Mawr. I also talked to people at the PAYSPI table at the Phillies’ Suicide Prevention night at Citizen’s Bank Park, and at the CHOP Mental Health Fair. The wristbands all have the National Suicide Prevention Talkline phone number on them: 1-800-273-8255. Anyone can call that number from anywhere in the USA, anytime, and someone will always be there to listen. My hope is that no kid will ever choose suicide again. For more information, see http:// www.payspi.org Jake Brownstein November 28 Son of Iris and Larry Brownstein I have been involved with various “Family Mitzvah Projects” my whole life. When given a choice, for my bar mitzvah, I wanted to volunteer somewhere that would combine two of my passions: kids and basketball. For about a year, my dad and I have been volunteering at the Silver Springs Martin Luther School, providing both companionship and basketball skills training to some of the kids. Silver Springs is located in Plymouth Meeting and provides various mental health services to children and families in need. It is a special place for nurturing and healing. Our basketball sessions are seen as a reward for the kids, sometimes for good behavior and sometimes for other positive breakthroughs. But I, too, find the sessions rewarding. I really enjoy spending time with the kids. No matter their family or personal problems, every kid lights up when you put a ball in their hands! I intend to continue working at this wonderful school after my bar mitzvah. Another mitzvah I chose to do was that my family and I supported the Jewish Abayudaya tribe in Uganda, Africa for the last few years by buying over one hundred beautiful kippot designed and hand-made by the Abayudaya. This was my way of helping repair the world. Also, in lieu of flowers at my Kiddush luncheon, we purchased several large food baskets to adorn the tables. The purchase of these food baskets will support the Federation’s Philadelphia area Mitzvah Food Project in order to help the needy in our community. Finally, in light of what is going on today in Israel, I intend to donate a portion of my bar mitzvah money to the American Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, because Israel’s future depends on it. 7 Stephanie Newman and Manya Perel Holocaust survivor Manya Perel spoke to Omdim students about her harrowing experiences.. Understanding the Shoah O n October 13, Manya Perel spoke to Omdim students about her harrowing testimony to World War II. Seventh, eighth and ninth graders and interested parents have the chance to learn from a series of witnesses to this dark time in our history. The course, taught and facilitated by Stephanie Newman, is entitled “Understanding the Shoah.” The course runs for five weeks as part of the Omdim program. Or Ami extends special thanks for their assistance to Geoffrey Quinn and the Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center. 8 Manya Perel and Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg T hank you to the following families who contributed to our first Light of Our People campaign. These gifts represent an investment in the future of Congregation Or Ami, replacing the “Bridge the Gap” campaign as a means to fund our basic and ongoing operating expenses. These contributions help defray the cost of dues commitments and the cost of Religious School for all members. NER (Candle) Mr. & Mrs. Richard Ackland Dr. Victor & Mrs. Arlene Adlin Mr. & Mrs. Brian Alten Mr. & Mrs. Irv Askow Dr. Marc Baer & Mrs. Simi Kaplin Baer Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Jack Berman Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Berr Mr. & Mrs. Kipp Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Harris Dainoff Mr. & Mrs. David Davis Mrs. Maris Delano Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Erlbaum Mr. & Mrs. David Feldheim Dr. Brad & Mrs. Deborah Feldstein Mr. & Mrs. Roy Felgoise Ms. Karen Frankel Mr. Jay Freed & Ms. Alice Lindenauer Dr. & Mrs. Joel Fromer Mr. Jay Goldsleger Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Green Mr. & Mrs. Irving Grunes Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Herman Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Hoffman Dr. & Mrs. Barry Isdaner Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Jeck Mr. & Mrs. Marc Kaplin Mr. & Mrs. Robert Klein Dr. Joel & Mrs. Iris Lebed Mr. Daniel & Ms. Sari Lifshutz Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Loewenstern Ms. Judith Lutz Mr. & Mrs. Barbara Mandel Mr. & Mrs. Richard Margulies Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Mennen Mr. & Mrs. David Nasatir Dr. Lawrence & Mrs. Susan Paul Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ravitch Mr. & Mrs. Alan Roomberg Mr. & Mrs. Michael Rosefeldt Mr. & Mrs. Mark Rosenstein Mr. & Mrs. Adam Rothenstein Mr. & Mrs. Steven Savett Mr. & Mrs. Doron Segal Mr. & Mrs. Larry Segal Mr. & Mrs. Rick Simon Mr. & Mrs. Joel Sloane Dr. Esther Smith Mr. & Mrs. Laurence Spitzer Mr. & Mrs. Curtis Toll Mr. & Mrs. Robert Waks Mr. & Mrs. Peter Weidman Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Weiner Dr. Howard & Mrs. Lisa Weinstock Mr. & Mrs. Mark Wolfheimer Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Yablon MENORAH (Candelabrum) Mr. & Mrs. Barry Elko Mr. & Mrs. Steve Filton Mr. Michael & Dr. Hillary Israeli Mr. & Mrs. David Kessler Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Levinson Mr. & Mrs. Joel Lukoff Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Reses Mr. & Mrs. Barry Ruder Mr. & Mrs. Frank Seidman Dr. George & Mrs. Jaqueline Weiss Mr. Bruce Wightman & Mrs. Tamara Davis Light of Our People Donors as of October 8, 2015. 9 Terri Wolfheimer Terri, We are so proud of you for your leadership effort! Love, Rebecca, Jonathan, Jonah, Danielle & Erika Bennett 10 Save the date! Friday, December 11th Hanukkah Dinner Join us to light our congregational Menorah. Bring your own Menorah and candles to celebrate the miracle of Hanukkah. All Welcome - BYO - Delicious Menu by Infinity Caterers Watch for On-Line Dinner Registration Information in COA’s Weekly News and Notes October was Fire Safety Month, and our ECE children visited a firehouse and “learned not to burn” 11 Commemorate, Celebrate, Honor Your Loved Ones Forever With an Engraved Copper Leaf on the Tree of Life The Or Ami Tree of Life is a tree of simchas, celebration and honor that continues to flourish with the names, events and dates of our milestones, achievements and acknowledgements. What a wonderful way to commemorate a birth, an adoption, Bar/Bat Mitzvah, confirmation, wedding, anniversary, conversion, accomplishment or award, while contributing to our synagogue’s beautification and sustainability. 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