The Kashenberg- Ostrow-Hayward Library and

May 2012 | 9 Iyar — 10 Sivan 5772
The
A Publication of Mosaic Law Congregation
The KashenbergOstrow-Hayward
Library and Cultural
Center
Known as the KOH Library, the Library will receive its
advanced accreditation from the Association of Jewish
Libraries at their annual June 17th-20th.
The advanced accreditation is the highest recognition and
most respected in the world of Jewish Libraries. Why is it
important for our library to be accredited? Receiving accreditation means that our library is meeting the high
standards set by AJL; it means that the librarian is qualified and able to manage an up-to-date collection; it signifies that we know the community which we serve and that
we take pride in serving that community.
The AJL Accreditation also provides:
Credibility to the fact that we maintain a professional
library, and thus adds value to the institution as a
whole;
An opportunity to evaluate our policies and procedures and to review how well we run the library and
meet the needs of our patrons;
An effective tool for publicizing our library and its
activities.
The KOH Library contains almost 5,000 volumes spanning wide areas of Judaic interest, including Bible studies,
Jewish observance and practice, the Holocaust, Israel, and
Jewish communities and history from around the world.
There is also a wide variety of Jewish themed magazines,
DVD’s and fiction books available.
The KOH facility is more than a Library, we are a Cultural Center as well. Part of our mission is to support and
promote adult education and cultural programs not only
Services & Festivals
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Reflections from the
President
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Director of Education
and Youth
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for synagogues, but the entire Sacramento region as well.
Programming includes the ongoing Jews of the World
events and the Martin London Lifelong Learning Lecture
Series. Lecture topics have ranged from Jews of the Civil
War to current events in the Middle East.
We offer a monthly Fiction Book Club and Author Series,
which centers on the contributions of Jewish authors to the
literary world. We have had authors come in to discuss
their books, answer questions and autograph their books.
We have a monthly Film Club, which focuses on Jewish
related films made by Jews. We also have an Artist Series
that features the work of Jewish artists and Jewish related
subjects. We have had the privilege of showing the work
of numerous artists as well as hearing from the artists
themselves in a lecture and Q&A format. Our Chess Club
meets monthly to share and teach the joy of chess.
There is now an online Catalog for easy access from your
home or office, located at www.kohlcc.org. To obtain a
KOH Library account, call (916) 485-4143. Once you
have your library account, you can reserve items online
and pick up them up at your convenience!
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Women’s Network
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Cooking with Evie Lieb
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Chai Five Update
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
KOH Library
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Donations
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Community Notes
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Calendar
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Board Notes
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Kiddush Sponsors,
Mazel Tov! and
Condolences
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KOH
May
Services & Festivals
Shabbat Candlelighting
Times
May 4 - 7:43pm
May 11 - 7:49pm
May 18 - 7:56pm
May 25 - 8:02pm
Shabbat
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There are two computers available in the library for patrons who need internet access, as well as the ability to print, if needed. Many research tools are installed on
one of the public computers to assist in homework or just learning on your own!
There is also wireless internet access available so you can use your own laptop.
You are cordially invited to The Kashenberg-Ostrow-Hayward Library and Cultural Center to relax and enjoy all this facility has to offer. It is a light of culture in
the Sacramento area and we hope you will help spread the word!
If you have any questions, please feel free to call Jolie, the KOH Chief Librarian,
(as well as the Recording Secretary of the Association of Jewish Libraries) at
(916) 485-4143 or email her at [email protected].
Shabbat Morning Service –
9:00am
May 5 - Parshat: Aharey-Mot &
Kedoshim
Omer 28
Ron Vechter Bar Mitzvah
Havdalah - 8:47pm
May 12 - Parshat: Emor
Omer 35
Havdalah - 8:53pm
May 19 - Parshat: BeharBehukotal
Omer 42
Havdalah - 9:00pm
May 26 - Parshat: Bamidbar
Omer 49
Erev Shavuot
Havdalah - 9:05pm
Minyan Schedule
Mornings
Sunday – 9:00am
Monday, Thursday &
Rosh Chodesh – 7:15am
Federal Holidays – 8:30am
Afternoons
Monday – Thursday – 5:45pm
Friday Kabbalat Shabbat –
5:45pm
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Reflections from the President
Caren Zorman
At the beginning of the Amidah,
there is a seasonal insertion that
one says at the beginning of Fall
until the end of Spring: Masheev
Ha’Ruach oo’Moreed HaGashem,
translated means “may the wind blow and the rain fall.”
When I recite the Amidah, I’m amazed that no matter
what the almanac may say, this insertion is always timely.
And so, as the season turns to pleasant thoughts of being
outdoors and confirming those summer plans, so too
does the Mosaic Law Board of Trustees turn its attention
to being outdoors. No, we won’t be having our monthly
board meetings outside, but we will be having our annual
fundraiser outside – the 1st Annual Mosaic Law Best
Ball Tournament at Teal Bend Golf Course on Monday, June 4th.
For those of you with businesses who want to support
the shul, this would be an excellent opportunity for your
company to consider a sponsorship of a hole. Prices are
reasonable and the visibility you would get is priceless.
Higher dollar sponsorships also provide for either two or
four players to compete in the tournament.
a small fee for only the lunch portion.
The shul’s operating budget is such that without fundraisers, we certainly won’t be able to pay our bills. The
board has looked at different events, venues and opportunities to bring in the needed money and many of us felt
that a golf tournament would be a pleasant and fruitful
change of pace. Yes, the economy is still tight and yes,
corporate donations are down, but why not try something
that hasn’t been done for a while? I can only hope that
this will be the first of many golf tournaments that the
synagogue will host and that tons of goodwill, camaraderie and, yes, money will be generated from the event.
If you’d like to assist with procuring sponsorships or are
interested in sponsoring a hole, please contact Alex
Zamansky at [email protected]. If you’d like to
help out with logistics and/or “day of” volunteering,
please contact Dan Ott at [email protected], and if
you have a foursome – or two foursomes – you’d like to
get together for that day, feel free to pick up a flyer in
the foyer, the table in the education building, or look for
it on the shul’s website.
I can guarantee a good time will be had by all!
What? You’re retired now and don’t have a business?
Take this opportunity to create your own foursome and
make a day of it with your friends out at the course.
We’re serving a light breakfast and a wonderful lunch,
coupled with a fun raffle drawing, making the afternoon
pass much too quickly. And if you don’t golf but want to
cheer on your friends or family as they win prizes for
their efforts on the greens, there is an opportunity to pay
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From the Director of Education
and Youth - Orit Morgenshtern
Registration forms for the 2012-2013 Religious School year are currently available online. We will soon have a fully online registration &
payment system! Stay tuned for more information.
Dates to Remember
May 6th – Maccabia program – Yom HaAtzemaut
May 12th – Last Shabbat School
May 13th – NO Religious School- Mother’s Day
May 17th – 8th - 12th grade leave for May Convention
May 20th – Last Day of Religious School- Aliyah Ceremony & BBQ
June 2nd - Confirmation Shabbat
Youth Committee:
Chairperson: Bruce Anapolsky
Committee members: Einat Vechter, Jennifer Barth, Todd
Sperber, Patrice Ratinoff and Lori Anaposky.
Nothing here could get done without all of your help!!
Your unfailing dedication and hard work has been such an
enormous blessing to us. Thank you from the bottom of
my heart!
2012-2013 School and Youth Group
Registration
Don’t Forget to Send in Your School Registration
Forms for next year’s classes! If you haven’t received
them yet, please let us know right away so we can send
them to you. Return them to Barbara Blue in the school
office on or before Sunday, May 15th in order to receive
generous discounts!
A SPECIAL thank you to Bruce Anapolsky for chairing
this committee for the past several years. We would like to
welcome our NEW Education and Youth Chair Todd
Sperber. Thank you Todd for taking over!
Thank you so much to Sisterhood and the Men’s Club for
all of their support throughout the course of the year, especially to Carol Lowe and Alex Zamansly, the respected
chairs. And thank you to Roger Cochran and Bill Thomas
for putting on the first and last day BBQ’s along with their
kitchen chef helpers!! Thank you to our bakers Debbie
Brown and Frank Gumpert for always being there for us.
Youth Groups Registration for kindergarten through the
12th grade is available. Please sign up on or before May
15th. This program is for all Mosaic Law members who
attend both Shalom School the Religious School.
Yom HaShoah Program
My deepest gratitude goes out to Mrs. Liz Igra, a Holocaust survivor, for speaking to the Religious School students on April 18th. It was an unforgettable experience
for all who attended.
Thank You!
This school year has flown by incredibly fast!! I would
like to wish everyone a great, safe summer vacation. But
before you go, I would like to take the pleasure to thank
all of you who helped with our school and youth programs
throughout the year. The Education Department depends
on and appreciates your help and support!!!
A very special Todah Rabah to our
fabulous Education and Youth staff:
Religious School teachers: Odelia Mehrsaz, Ruthi Ofek,
Miri Levine, Leslie Kuperstein, Abigail Roush, Rachel
Salman, Jim and Judy Lawson and Rabbi Taff
Substitute Teachers: Tamara Davidoff and Ester Chain
Youth Group Advisors: Sharon Best, Matthew Miller,
Monica Shapiro, Abigail Roush and Ari Polsky
Babysitter: Lynn Gilbert
Thank you to the Mosaic Law Executive Committee,
which has always made it a priority to support the Education Department and its programs: Caren Zorman, President; Jonathan Lightman , 1st Vice President; Dan Ott,
2nd Vice President; David Long, Treasurer; Lynn Temple,
Secretary; and Deborah Gonzalez, Immediate Past President. Todah Rabah also to the entire Board of Trustees.
I also want to thank the Mosaic Law Office Staff: My
AMAZING assistant, Barbara Blue; Rabbi Taff’s secretary, Mary Blumenstein; Accountant, Lisa Wade; and our
absolutely amazing maintenance staff, especially Martha
Negrete. Thank you all so, so much for all of your hard
work!
Lastly, Todah Rabah to all of YOU - the Mosaic Law
members - for your commitment and support of the Education Department, allowing us to continue to provide a
quality Jewish education to our children who will one day
take their places as our leaders.
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A special thank you to our Education and
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Education
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Confirmation Class of 2012
I would also like to recognize our Mosaic Law Confirmation class:
Keenan Fine
Aaron Futerman
Lexi Goldwyn
Benjamin Harouni
Lea Herberholz
Amir Luria
Kate Provance
Rachel Provance
Darian Rosengard
Lauren Weil
Aaron Zorman
Have a safe and happy summer!
We will see you back at school in September!
From The MLC Women’s Network
Carol Loew
Torah Fund Luncheon - Sunday,
May 6th at 11am
Each year we have a luncheon honoring one or two remarkable women
from our congregation, the proceeds which go toward
the Torah Fund. What is the Torah Fund, you ask? The
Torah Fund is an organization of women ensuring Conservative/Masorti Jewish Education sponsored by the
Women’s League for Conservative Judaism. This campaign seeks to ensure our legacy to future generations of
Conservative Jews by providing education for: Rabbis,
Cantors, Educators and Administrators for Day Schools
and Synagogue Schools, Synagogue Administrators,
Social Workers, Scholars, Lay Leaders and Researchers.
This Year, our theme is Hiddur Mitzvah. This concept
of embellishing a mitzvah through aesthetics is attributed to a midrash (Mekhilta de Rabbi Ishmael) on a verse
in the Song of the Sea: “This is my G-d and I will glorify
Him” (Exodus 15:2). With enhancement and adornment,
the mitzvah appeal to the senses and the heart, and sacred objects and activities become even more precious.
The Pomegranate imagery of this
year’s Torah Fund Pin has multilayered meaning. In addition to being beautiful, pomegranates
(rimmonim) are one of the bountiful
fruits of the Land of Israel. Rimmonim is also the term used for the
silver adornments (finials) on the
atzei chaim (Torah rollers) of the Sefer Torah (Torah
scroll); just a little something extra that has adorned our
Land, our Torah, our rituals and mitzvoth for centuries,
and added meaning to our lives. May this year of Torah
Fund activities and events be a blessing to one and all.
At this year’s Torah Fund Luncheon, we will have a special presentation in remembrance of Shirley Dubnick,
z”l, whom we lost last year. Her work founding the Solomon Dubnick Gallery and Sacramento’s Second Saturday Art Walk made an incredible imprint on our community.
This year we are proud to honor Marcy Friedman as
our Woman of Achievement, in gratitude for the four
decades she has spent making MLC and the greater Sacramento region a showcase of beauty and art. This will
be a fabulous program you won’t want to miss. To attend the event, call Ricki Lobel at (916) 806-9041 or
Genalyn Santos at (916) 743-6632 for information.
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Second Clergy Update
As of the end of April, we have raised $45,500 towards
our goal of $108,000. At the May board meeting, the
Board of Trustees will be deciding whether or not to
attempt to hire someone at a part-time salary, or to continue fundraising until we have the minimum necessary
to hire a qualified candidate for our kehilla. Please help
us raise the full amount! Join your fellow congregants
and support the Second Clergy Campaign!
Supporters (one-time donation OR other amount):
Bruce and Lori Anapolsky
Anonymous
Ron and Iris Bachman
Charlotte Ballard
Scott Cartwright
Moti and Corey Darf
Andrew and Tamsen D'Souza
Davina Dubnick
Barbara Dubnick
David and Diane Dulberg
Allen and Diane Greenberg
Jack and Hilda Harouni
Michael and Millie Hayward
Larry and Diane Mozes
Karen Neuwald
Elliot and Arlene Pearl
Judith Persin
Randy and Bebe Pollack
Ken and Ardyth Sokoler
Marc and Carole Sussman
Paul and Gay Tanner
Lynn Temple
Benjy and Pamela Wald
Jeff and Irit Winston
Alex and Caron Zamansky
Karl and Sheri Zeff
Robert Zeff
Chai 5 Members ($90/month x 3 years):
Jonathan and Lisa Breslau
Alan and Nancy Brodovsky
Harvey and Scarlet Edber
Rowena Fahn
Mort and Marcy Friedman
Louis and Deborah Gonzalez
Don and Shira Gilbert
Richard Gould and Michelle Masoner
Marvin and Linda Kamras
Jonathan and Janis Lightman
Gil and Jan Linver
Harry and Carol Loew
David Long
Ron and Sondra Meyer
Brian and Simone Naftulin
Erich and Hannah Olson
Dan and Melinda Ott
Steve and Karen Polansky
Sid Rosenberg
Larry and Sharon Saltzman
Gerald Schwarz and Vicki Wheelock
Mike and Betsy Singer
Rob and Stacy Spector
Harry and Sue Sperber
Steve and Judi Turtletaub
Art and Beverly Zimmerman
Joel and Louise Zimmerman
Jack and Caren Zorman
For questions about the campaign, or to make your
pledge, please contact either Carol Loew or Deborah
Gonzalez. Donations may also be made on-line at
www.mosaiclaw.org .
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Jewish Genealogical Society
of Sacramento
Sunday, May 20th at 10am
Mosaic Law Congregation
Board of Trustees 2011-2012
Executive Board
President - Caren Zorman
First Vice Pres - Jonathan Lightman
Second Vice Pres - Dan Ott
Treasurer - David Long
Secretary - Lynn Temple
Immediate Past President Deborah Gonzalez
California Jewish Cemeteries - Robinn Magid
Bay Area genealogist Robinn Magid will present
a survey of California's many Jewish cemeteries
and the challenges of doing research in these locations. The presentation will include cemeteries
ranging from the sparse pioneer Gold Rush cemeteries to those in the City of Colma, "where
more residents are below ground than above it."
Robinn will also talk about Jewish Hollywood
and its resting places.
Board of Trustees
Robinn is a longtime member of the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society and a
board member of JRI-Poland. She presented this
talk at the 2010 international conference in Los
Angeles, and spoke to the Sacramento genealogy group last year on her
recent research trip to Poland.
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All are welcome to attend the May 20th meeting at the Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St., Sacramento. For more information about
the Jewish Genealogical Society of Sacramento, visit www.jgss.org, e-mail
the JGSS at [email protected].
Bruce Anapolsky
Scott Cartwright
Moti Darf
Baryohay Davidoff, PhD
Tamsen D’Souza
Larry Mozes
Erich Olson
Randy Pollack
Hilda Sadigh-Harouni
Larry Saltzman, MD
Robert Spector
Vicki Wheelock, MD
Karl Zeff, MD
Carol Loew - Sisterhood President
Alex Zamansky - Men’s Club President
Past Presidents
Alan Brodovsky
Mark Cohn
Alan Edelstein
Morton Ehrlich, MD
Morton Friedman
Kenneth Goore
Frank Gumpert
Marvin Kamras, MD
Steven Mopsick
Charles Nadler
Michael Opper
Mitchell Ostwald
Arlene Pearl
Elliott Pearl
Steven Polansky, MD
Sid Rosenberg
Marc Sussman
Robert Zeff, MD
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May Events at the KOH Library
and Cultural Center
Library Hours
Sunday - 10am to 1pm
Monday - 10am to 1pm
Tuesday - Closed
Wednesday - 1pm to 6pm
Thursday - 10am - 1pm
Friday - 10am -1pm
We will be closed when there is no religious school and for
all Jewish and secular holidays.
Address:
2300 Sierra Blvd.
Sacramento, CA
95825
Visit our blog at www.kohlibrary.blogspot.com. Come
take a look to see photos, new book and DVD arrivals,
and more information about our programs. Comments
are always welcome.
Phone:
(916) 485-4143
For more information about any of the following events,
unless otherwise specified, contact Taliah Berger at 916541-3720 or [email protected].
Wednesday, May 2nd, from 7 - 9pm
Jerusalem - The Undivided Capital of Israel with
George Rooks and Ed Rabin - George Rooks and Ed
Rabin will speak on Jerusalem's fascinating & complicated
history and archeology. Jerusalem is Judaism's holiest city,
but is also considered sacred to Christians and Muslims.
Governed for a thousand years by Judeans and continuously inhabited for 300 years by Jews, Jerusalem was subsequently conquered by a variety of nations. Most have left
their mark architecturally, spiritually, demographically or
politically. This program will trace the history of Jerusalem from its ancient past to its vibrant and sometimes contentious present. It focuses on the city's archaeological
treasures and also explores Jerusalem's Israeli sovereignty
and the importance of the city being undivided. IM Chair
George Rooks will discuss the geographical and archeological aspects of Jerusalem: Ed Rabin will cover the international legal ramifications. No fee - there is a $5 suggested donation. Open to the community.
Monday, May 14th at 1:30pm - Discussion Group with
Rabbi Melamed. Second Monday of each month at the
KOH Library & Cultural Center. For info, contact Fred
Hayward at (916) 484-7333 or [email protected].
Tuesday, May 15th at 7pm
GUEST AUTHOR! Michael David Lukas will be discussing his book, "The Oracle of Stambul" as a part of the
KOH Fiction Book Club. "The Oracle of Stambul" was a
finalist for the NCIBA Book of the Year Award and the
California Book Award. Michael David Lukas has been a
Fulbright Scholar in Turkey, a night-shirt proofreader in
Tel Aviv, and a waiter at the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in Vermont. A graduate of Brown University and the
University of Maryland, his writing has appeared in VQR,
Slate, National Geographic Traveler, and Georgia Review.
He has received scholarships from the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State Summer-Writers’ Institute, and Elizabeth George Foundation. When he isn’t
writing, he teaches creative writing to third- and fourthgraders. Books will be offered for sale. Open to the public.
Contact Jolie at the KOH Library for more information. $5
suggested donation.
Sunday, May 20th at 2pm
KOH Film Club presents "The Human Resources Manager." This award winning Israeli film follows the story of an
unhappy Human Resources Manager of Jerusalem's largest bakery. When one of his employees, a foreign worker,
is killed in a suicide bombing, the bakery is accused of
indifference, and the HR manager is sent to the victim's
hometown in Romania to make amends. Far from home,
on a mission to honor a woman he didn't even know but
has somehow grown to admire, he fights to regain his
company's reputation - and possibly his own humanity.
This film succeeds in making you laugh as often as it elicits tears. Filmed in Hebrew with English and Romanian
subtitles. Hillel Damron will lead a discussion after the
film. Suggested donation $5
May closures:
May 13th in observance of Mother's Day
May 27th in observance of Shavuot
May 28th in observance of Memorial Day & Shavuot
Questions? Call the library during library hours (916) 4854143
Jolie Baron, Librarian
KOH Library and Cultural Center
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Kiddush Lunch to Honor Founders of the
KOH Library and Cultural Center
May 19th
Hy Kashenberg
Shola & Bill Ostrow (z”l)
Michael & Milly Hayward
Mosaic Law will be hosting a special lunch on Shabbat,
May 19th, honoring the founders of the KOH Library and
Cultural Center for their outstanding contributions to the
shul and community-at-large.
ers have been continually involved in the day-to-day operation of the facility. Both the Haywards and Hy Kasenberg
attend all board meetings and field problems as they may
arise.
Hy Kashenberg, Michael and Millie Hayward, and the late
Bill and Shola Ostrow will be recognized for their vision
and generosity in the creation of what is referred to as “the
crown jewel” of Mosaic Law.
Jolie Ostrow Baron, daughter of the late Bill and Shola
Ostrow, is the chief librarian. Under her supervision, the
library has achieved the coveted Advanced Accreditation
Certification by the Association of Jewish Libraries. Jolie
has been the catalyst in obtaining a collection of over
2,000 Judaic books, a legacy of the library of the late Dr.
Gordon Weiner. In fact, a representative of the Association of Jewish Libraries stated: “I was most impressed by
the upgrading of the collection, your wonderful programming, and especially by the fact that the staff is entirely all
volunteers.”
The beautiful library has been the venue for many lectures,
including the Martin London Lecture Series, as well as for
movies and art exhibits, and provides the home for the
Holocaust Education Program, spearheaded by Elizabeth
Igra, chair of the Central Valley Holocaust Education Network.
The success of the facility can be largely attributed to an
amazing cadre of dedicated volunteers.
Please join us at Shabbat services and lunch, May 19th, in
honor of these very special people.
In what is undoubtedly a unique model, the original found-
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Community Notes
(See also the KOH Library and Cultural Center)
Fridays at 5:45pm - Enhanced Kabbalat Shabbat Service - There are a few English enhancements to this weekly service along with a 10 minute discussion or sermonette.
Many people come to this service only when they want to
say Kaddish for a loved one. Particularly to those of you
who don't regularly come on Shabbat morning, please consider adding this enhanced service to your weekly routine.
Attendance has the potential to help you do something
good for both yourself and others. A similar, later service
will be added in the summer with even more enhancements. Feel free to contact Marily Benson, [email protected], with questions, comments, or suggestions. Looking forward to seeing new faces at Mosaic
Law as we welcome Shabbat together.
& Bob Safran, former Executive and Medical Directors of
the Cuba-America Jewish Mission. This event will be held
at Hillel House, 328 A St., Davis Ca. For more information
and to RSVP, contact Maiya Chard-Yaron, Hillel Program
Director at [email protected] or (530) 756-3708.
Memorial Day 2012
This day is chosen to be a day to honor our fallen American comrades and fellow courageous Veterans. As you
gather at your respective houses of worship, please remember this special day. Due to the holiday of Shavuot,
also a day of remembrance and reflection, the Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Home of Peace will not take
place.
Save the Date!
Sunday, May 6th from 4:30-7:3-pm - Hillel's Grand
Opening Gala at 328 A Street, Davis. Be sure to join
members of our entire Jewish community for the Dedication and Grand Opening of the New Hillel House at UC
Davis. Let us all support the grand opening and wish
Mazel Tov to all of those who made this dream possible.
Entrance Tickets - $125 ea. Drawing Tickets - $25 ea. or 5
for $100 Cocktails, Hors d'oeuvres, Desserts, Entertainment & Live Auction. For more details: 530-756-3708 or
[email protected].
Monday, May 7th at 8pm - Temple Or Rishon is pleased
to host "Stories, Song and Schmooze, A Fiddler Inspired
Night with Ed Asner and Friends." Tickets are available at
916-988-4100 or online at torculturalseries.eventbrite.com.
Wednesday, May 9th Freilache Menschen Program at
noon in the Temple Or Rishon Sanctuary, 7755 Hazel Ave.
Sac. The topic is Jewish Humor. One of our own members,
Herb Marks, will speak on Jewish Humor. How it came to
be, how it survived, and how it has become one of the factors of Jewish survival and Jewish life. Join us to learn,
and laugh! RSVPs can go to the TOR office at 988-4100.
Questions can go to Rina at (916) 944-1980. Lunch will
be provided. There is no cost for the program.
Tuesday, May 29th at 6pm - The Martin London Lifelong Learning Lecture Series proudly presents “Jubanos:
The Jews of Cuba” film and free kosher dinner. From
Ruth Diskin Films: This film is a fascinating and moving
portrait of a community that has been largely erased from
public view. After the Cuban Revolution in 1961, religion
was banned and the Cuban Jewish Community struggled to
sustain itself in secrecy from the government. This is the
story of the 1500 Jews who remained in Cuba despite the
difficulties. There will be a Q&A after the film with June
Monday June 4th - MLC Golf Tournament at Teal
Bend Golf Club. Join us for a day of camaraderie and
fresh air as we play 18 holes with a morning shotgun start,
tons of prizes and great fun! Sponsorship opportunities
available. This event is open to the entire Sacramento community. To sponsor or register for this event, contact Caren
Zorman at [email protected]. Proceeds benefit the
MLC General Fund.
Tuesday, June 5th from 9:15am to 3:30pm - Mah
Jongg Spring Classic. At The Center at Twenty Three
Hundred, 2300 Sierra Blvd. Entrance fee is $48 and includes a full day of Mah Jongg, breakfast, lunch & snacks.
Register by 5/20 and pay only $43! For more information
or to register, contact Karen Polansky at (916) 548-5003 or
email [email protected].
Sunday, June 10th from 6-9pm - Evening in Eden, the
Annual Auction Gala and 30th Anniversary at
Kenesset Israel Torah Center, 1159 Morse Ave. Special
guests Rabbi Stuart and Nancy Rosen, for their exclusive
return to Sacramento, will be joining us. Enjoy fine culinary, beer and wine tastings and the cool sounds of the
Midtown Jazz Trio, while enjoying our beautiful campus
on a spring evening. Local celebrity auctioneer David
Sobon will be on hand to keep things entertaining, as always. For more information, go to kitcsacramento.org or
call Laura Weisberg at 916-296-7164.
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Board Notes
April 2012
The Membership Team is developing a new membership packet. They
will be matching up families who
have either had a bar/bat mitzvah in
the past 5 years, or who have become
new members in the past 5 years (or
both), as those have been identified as
the most "at risk" groups. Collection
calls need to be made. **The Membership Team is need of individuals to
reach out to new members by inviting
them to Shabbat dinners or otherwise
"buddying up" with them. If you are
interested, please contact Randy Pollack (see the Directory).
The Education Team reported that
registrations have gone out for next
year's religious school and youth
group programs. A new USY advisor
has been hired.USY chapter elections
will be on June 3rd. On May 6th
there will be a Maccabiah program in
honor of Israel Independence day.
The end-of-year BBQ and graduation
ceremony will be held on Sunday,
May 20th. Thank you to Roger
Cochran and the Men's Club for hosting the BBQ. Also, thank you to the
Men's Club for providing the teacher
gifts this year.
We have a full Adult Education calendar for April and May. Baryohay
Davidoff will be the featured speaker
in the next two months, and he is also
setting up a computer in the KOH
Library and Cultural Center that will
broadcast programs from a museum
in Israel. (See flyers for more details).
In September we hope to offer a
course through the Renaissance Society at CSUS, which is a lifelong
learners program. Planning for next
year has begun, and we hope to have
a catalog of classes ready for the High
Holidays. Feedback from the membership via outreach calls has been
valuable. The next Education Team
meeting is Sunday, May 6th, at 10:30
in the Ehrenkrantz library.
The Program Team says save the
date--Monday, June 4th, Mosaic
Law's "Best Ball Golf Tournament" at
Teal Bend golf course! We need 144
golfers, and also need sponsors for
holes, raffle prizes, etc. The tournament will start at 8am, wrap up by
2pm after a delicious lunch. Keep
your eyes peeled for the flyer. Bring a
foursome, and help our synagogue
raise $30,000! We are slightly ahead
in our fundraising goal for this year
thanks to the Women's Network
"Shopping, The Musical" and the Purim gala hosted by the Harounis.
The Women's Network will have the
Torah Fund brunch is May 6th from
11-2, honoring our Woman of
Achievement Marcy Friedman. There
will also be a tribute to Shirley Dubnick for her contributions to the arts.
The Women's Network has been
working hard with the gift shop, and
continues to support our congregation
through its shiva committee (special
recognition to Judy Persin, Arlene
Pearl, and Janie Gumpert).
The Men's Club is in the middle of
planning the next 6 months. They are
sponsoring the religious school BBQ
and are providing teacher gifts. They
will be conducting a membership
drive.
The Budget is on target through
April. (See Program Team report).
Statements should be going out on a
monthly basis to help with income.
Our summer months are typically our
leanest.
The Center at Twenty Three Hundred has submitted a proposal to the
county for a construction permit to
complete the "prep" area, thanks to an
anonymous donor. The final, approved permit should be issued within
the next 7-10 days, after which construction will be scheduled so as not
to interfere with pre-booked events in
the building. The budget for the rest
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of 2012 is positive; bookings continue
to increase month by month. It is projected that the Center budget will continue to be in the black (positive) for
2013 even without any more support
from the MLC Foundation, as the
three year start-up grant ends this
June. There was discussion in Executive Session regarding changes in
roles and responsibilities for the Center personnel that will publicized at a
later date.
The Bylaws will be revised in time
for the Annual Meeting to bring one
or two areas into compliance, as the
laws have changed since the last Bylaw revision. (Specifically related to
who counts in a quorum and has voting privileges at Board meetings).
Frank Gumpert will chair the committee.
New Business included discussion
about transparency. The membership
should know that all Mosaic Law
Board meetings are open to the membership. Meetings generally fall on
the 2nd Wednesday of every month,
starting at 7pm. Meeting dates are
publicized in the monthly Scroll as
well as on the on-line calendar. Anyone who has "new business" should
first discuss with the President in order to see how it will fit on the agenda
that month.
The May meeting of the Board of
Trustees will be on Wednesday, May
9th, at 7pm in the Youth Lounge.
The Mosaic Law Board of Trustees
usually meets the second Wednesday
of the month at 7:00pm in the Youth
Lounge. Meetings are open to the
congregation except when in executive session.
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Cooking with Evie Lieb
Shavuot in the Kitchen - First Fruits and Milk & Honey
This year Shavuot begins in the
evening of Saturday, May 26 and
ends in the evening of Monday,
May 28. This month I’m sharing
two new recipes for celebrating
the dual bases for the holiday: the harvest and the giving of
the Torah. The former comes in the form of a hearty soup
featuring barley, which is a winter crop whose harvest we
highlight. As the Torah is often associated with references
to milk and honey, dairy products are prominent on tables
during Shavuot. What better way to appreciate this sensory
comparison than to prepare cheese from scratch? The
homemade ricotta can be used by itself or as an ingredient
in recipes that call for commercial ricotta. Blintzes are especially popular for Shavuot because when served side-byside on a plate they resemble the tablets of the law that
Moses brought down from Mt. Sinai.
For a wonderful in-depth discussion of the significant
foods of the holiday, look at http://
www.inmamaskitchen.com/Shavuot/shavuot.html.
Do you make any of the recipes you see in the Scroll?
Please let us know if you do and which ones you like best,
or if you don’t and why.
Please email us at [email protected]. We want
to hear from you!
Sweet Potato, Chicken, and Barley Soup
This recipe is adapted from The New England Soup Factory Cookbook by Marjorie Druker and Clara Silverstein.
Hands-on preparation takes only about 20 minutes, and
you will have a nice one-bowl meal for 5 people. Makes
about 2 ½ qt. soup
1 Tbsp olive oil OR garlic olive oil (available at Trader
Joe’s)
1 large clove garlic, minced (if you haven’t used garlic
oil)
½ large onion, peeled and diced
1 rib celery, diced
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
2 small parsnips, peeled and grated (or diced)
⅝ C pearl barley (1/2 C+ 2 TBSP)
5 C chicken stock (plus additional for serving if soup is
very thick)
1 bay leaf
2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into ¾ “ chunks
1 ½ C chopped, cooked chicken (or more if you like)
3 TBSP chopped fresh dill
½ TBSP balsamic vinegar
Kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 – 3 TBSP chopped flat-leaf parsley–my addition
carrots in the oil for 5 minutes. Add the parsnips, barley,
stock and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat.
Simmer for 25 minutes.
Add the sweet potatoes and chicken. Simmer for 25-30
minutes longer, or until sweet potatoes are soft. Discard
the bay leaf. Turn off the heat and add the dill, vinegar,
salt and pepper, adjusting the seasoning to your liking.
Add the parsley and serve at once or cool and refrigerate
or freeze for later use.
If the soup is very thick, you may want to add more
broth—especially if you don’t serve the soup the same
day. I added a whole cup for this recipe. Remember to adjust the seasoning when adding liquid.
Heat the olive oil in a 4 to 6 quart pot over medium-high
heat until it shimmers. Sauté the garlic, onion, celery and
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Cooking
(Continued from page 12)
Fresh Homemade Ricotta
This is a surprisingly easy and satisfying recipe to make in
celebration of Shavuot!
I searched for a way really to appreciate the significance
of the “milk and honey” part of the holiday observance by
starting at ground zero: making my own cheese. This recipe by Richard Ferretti of the now- defunct GOURMET
magazine remains on the Internet and was the simplest of
all the versions gleaned from my research. To complete
the experience, serve a simple, perfect dessert of this
creamy cheese drizzled with honey. An optional sprinkle
of cinnamon or the addition of berries are also suggested.
Yields about 2 C cheese
If you want to make a trial ½ C batch of cheese, use the
measurements in parentheses.
2 qts whole milk (2 C)
1 C heavy cream (1/4 C)*
½ tsp salt (big pinch)
3 TBSP fresh lemon juice (2 ¼ tsp)
ring occasionally to prevent scorching. Add the lemon
juice, reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring constantly
until mixture curdles. This will take only a couple of
minutes; the mixture will just look like milk with tiny solid pieces floating in it; you won’t see large curds.
Pour the curdled mixture into the lined strainer and leave
to drain for an hour, or until the cheese left in the cloth is
a consistency that you like. (A smaller amount of cheese
will take a shorter time to drain.) Transfer the ricotta to a
covered container and store in the refrigerator, where it
will keep well for at three days. The protein-rich whey
drained from the curds can be used instead of water in
baking recipes—a dairy version of challah, for example.
The resulting cheese is sweet and creamy. Since I tested it
during Passover, I learned that it is delicious for breakfast
on matzah!
Photo from the blog Heather Homemade. I forgot to take a
picture of my cheese. This looks exactly like mine after
draining.
*I use cream that’s NOT ultra-pasteurized—from Trader
Joe’s or Whole Foods.
Line a large sieve or strainer with fine cheesecloth, place
it over a large bowl and set aside.
Place the milk, cream and salt in a 6-quart heavy pot over
moderate heat. Bring to a boil, watching carefully and stir-
Family Shabbat Service & Dinner
Family Shabbat Dinners are returning! This monthly Shabbat celebration begins with age appropriate services at 5:45pm
in the Sanctuary (with an adult only service in the Chapel). Dinner begins at 6:30pm in the Social Hall. Cost is $32 per
family of 5 or $12 per individual if RSVP is received the Wednesday prior to the dinner. No reservations will be accepted after the deadline. Contact [email protected] to reserve your spot.
Here are the remaining Family Shabbat Dinner is Friday, May 25th
If you have any questions about Family Shabbat Service & Dinner, contact Erich Olson at [email protected].
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And Linda Makes Ten…
Since my father died last July, I have become one of the
very small cadre of people who are referred to as the regular minyannaires. They enabled me to recite Kaddish and
for that I am very grateful. What began as an obligation
has now become a sacred responsibility that I take very
seriously and will continue after my year is completed. I
readily admit that I was guilty of my participation, or lack
thereof, in the minyans at our synagogue. But even in
death my father continues to teach me about the wisdom
and depth of Judaism and its relevance to my daily life.
The ability to say Kaddish during mourning or on a
yarhzeit is a function of the synagogue that allows Jews to
fulfill a sacred mitzvah. So important is this commandment that Atheists and non-observant Jews also begin to
recite Kaddish at the funeral and then continue throughout
life at the yahrzeit of a loved one. This may seem to be
antithetical to Jewish sensibilities, but Judaism has always
placed doing a mitzvah far more important than understanding or even believing in the meaning of the halachah. That is why this prayer is always transliterated, so
that the knowledge of Hebrew is not an impediment to the
mourner and helps them to feel integrated with his/her
fellow worshippers.
I write this letter for one reason. All too often we have
NO MINYAN. This has denied me and many others who
came just to say Kaddish, the opportunity to fulfill this
commandment. This is not a sign of a healthy congregation. My motivation to drag myself out of bed for the
Monday and Thursday morning minyans, at 7:15am, is
the face of an individual waiting for me to complete the
minyan. All too often I made number ten. Similarly, when
I or a regular davener were unable to attend, there were
nine. The afternoon minyans Monday through Thursday
at 5:45pm also struggle for ten Jews! The Board of Trustees need to consider this to be a high priority that requires their attention, participation and commitment to a
successful resolution of this problem. The membership of
Mosaic Law need to know that whenever they need a
Minyan, there will be a strong and vibrant complement of
Jews to be there for them.
Linda Kamras
Mosaic Law Counseling Center
There is a saying in our Talmud: “Who shares in the community’s troubles will also share in its consolation” (Ta’anit 11a).
Our synagogue offers short-term counseling with a volunteer professional licensed therapist. Rande Zaretsky, a
licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT), has offered her services to the members of our congregation.
Counseling is a process of confidential discussions with a
trained licensed therapist. With the support of an objective
therapist you can identify and develop alternative coping
skills. Appointments are open to children, teens, adults
and couples of all ages. Rande will have private office
hours on Tuesdays, hours to be arranged. Alternative arrangements may also be available.
A fee to the synagogue of $36 is to be paid at each
session. No one will be turned away because of inability to
afford the fee, but everyone will be expected to pay something.
To schedule a confidential appointment, please call (916)
488-1166 and upon hearing the recording, immediately
enter extension 25 to leave a message. Be sure to speak
clearly and slowly, leaving your name and phone number.
Rande will be checking for messages twice each day and
will return calls within 24 hours, Mondays through Thursdays.
Should you have any questions about this program, please
contact Rabbi Taff. Strict confidentiality will be maintained.
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May Birthdays
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Barry Weiner
Margie Varshawsky
Abby Berkowitz
Arlene Pearl
Sharon Cohen
Sherry Shapiro
Louise Zimmerman
Shae Selix
Ofek Suchard
Melanie Cohen
David Tokarski
Jerry Roth
Sharyn Rich
Judy Weiner
Neil Soskin
Pamela David
Piper Gold
Todd Barth
Jennifer Barth
Hannah Holland
Samuel Weinstein
Al Shemano
Jessie Blank
Barbara Spooner
Mindy Bogin
Lesley Heller
Robert Saunders
Nathan Compton
Sandra Bear
Marily Benson
Darian Rosengard
Jenya Green
Gabriella Rosenthal
Harry Sperber
Cheryle Gray
Darci King
Harris Brass
Fiona Arenson
Dan Ott
Freddy Cohan
Paul Tanner
14 Steven Polansky
14 David Scharlach
14 Denise Cohen
14 Barbara Tomiyama
15 Marina Bigelyaizen
16 Jim Lawson
16 Terry Brent
16 Martin Skeer
16 Ashley Keating
17 Richard Robinson
17 Ruth O’Riva
17 Debbie Aizenberg
17 Micah Mador
18 Arnold Zuckerman
18 Margaret Cohan
18 Jason Solomon
18 Yakov Bigelyaizen
18 Ezekiel Hausmann
19 Samantha Klein
19 Joshua Vaynberg
20 Frank Persin
20 Arkady Komsky
20 Stacy Berkowitz
20 Phoebe Wittlake
21 Mark Gold
21 Alexander Damron
21 Lexi Opper
21 Zachary Darf
22 Kenneth Goore
22 Rachel Goldmark
22 Talia Gonzalez
22 Sarah Levy
23 Dorit Benjamini
23 Don Gilbert
23 Miriam Roth
23 Josh Rosenheim
23 Maddox Garland
24 Harlan Karnofsky
24 Sydney Selix
25 Larry Highman
25 Azita Ichel
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Rowena Fahn
Monica Shapiro
Rachelle Davidoff
Sydney Weshner
Hanoch McCarty
Melanie Segal
Bill Thomas
Yossi Shapiro
Lana Blank
Samuel Friedman
Adam Greenspan
Barbara Dubnick
Robert Latorre
David Kravitz
Chad Tannenbaum
Roberta Len
Tillie Schiff
Merle Levy
Jacqueline Dosick
Robert Lentzner
Baryohay Davidoff
Terri Friedman
Aviv Alon
Jordan Glenn
Zoe Osorio
May
Anniversaries
12 Ben & Jennifer Goldwyn
15 Victor & Tara Strasser
21 Stuart & Denise Cohen
22 William & Rachel Rosenberg
24 Matthew & Jolan Rosenthal
25 Michael & Anjanette Grossman
25 Benjamin & Harriet Schuster
25 Gordon & Jenny Isakson
27 Micha & Lisa Ben-Reuven
28 Michael & Lorraine Opper
28 Jack & Hilda Harouni
30 Lee Schmelter & Peggy Martin
31 Richard & Nancy Bernheimer
NEW! - ONLINE TRANSACTIONS
We now accept the following online transactions on our
website at www.mosaiclaw.org.
Donations (Select On-line Donations/Contributions)
Mishebayrach adds and deletes (Select Request Change
to Mishebayrach List)
Membership information updates (Select Update Member Information)
We now accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express!
Very soon we will have on-line dues payments and Religious School registration; Stay tuned! If you have questions, contact the MLC office.
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Generous Gifts From Thoughtful People
Donations Made Between March 18 and April 30
Aliyah Fund
In memory of Gershon
Salomon
Marsha Shumer
Alan & Gordon Kubel
Medical Assistence Fund
In memory of Dorothy
Landsburg
Jackie, Phil &
Shirley Kubel
Building Maintenance
Fund
In memory of Gershon
Salomon
Rosalie & Bob
Mazur
Ernest & Sylvia Fahn
Israel Scholarship Fund
In memory of Gershon Salomon. Deepest sympathy on
the loss of your beloved Gershon
Shirley Cohodes
In memory of Gershon
Salomon
Murray, Gail,
Michael & Morgan
Haberman
General Synagogue Fund
In memory of Sam Siskin,
dear father of Lesley Heller
& Robin Applebaum
Janie & Frank
Gumpert
In memory of Joe Knowles
Vida & Gordon
Adelman
In memory of Gershon
Salomon
Martha & Phyllis
Limberg
In appreciation of Janie &
Frank Gumpert
Elissa Provance &
family
Mazal Tov! Jonathan Lightman on his 50th birthday!
Debbie & Bob
Brown
In memory of Cantor Jacob
S. Smith, her father
Soni Meyer
Speedy recovery to Milton
Ruderman
Martha Limberg
In appreciation of her Aliyah
& Yom Kippur honor
Debbie Brown
In memory of Martin
Jacobson
Gayle & Ed
Fishkin
Speedy recovery David Navi
Lynne Galin
In memory of Gershon
Salomon
Adrienne Stecher
In appreciation of Ed’s Passover Aliyah
In memory of Joe Knowles
In memory of Gershon
Salomon
Gayle & Ed
Fishkin
KOH Library & Cultural
Center
In honor of Taliah Berger in
being named a Woman of
Distinction
Michael & Milly
Hayward
In honor of Michael Hayward. Mazal Tov on the
presentation of your oral
history to the Societal
Collections & Archives at
CSUS
Speedy recovery to
Charlotte Ballard - Refuah
Shlemah
In memory of Gershon
Salomon, very dear
husband of Betty Salomon
Gay & Paul Tanner
In honor of Barbara & Jim
Gibson’s 50th anniversary
In memory of Gershon
Salomon
Jolie Baron
Goldie Block
In appreciation of Arnold
Zuckerman
DeeDee & Larry
Mozes
In memory of Gershon
Salomon
Enid & Leslie
Malkin
In memory of Joseph Pleva,
her father
Betsy Singer
Louis & Dorothy
Brodovsky Memorial Fund
In memory of Nancy’s uncle’s & cousin’s yahrzeits
Nancy & Alan
Brodovsky
Men’s Club
In honor of Lou Gray.
Thanks for the TLC
Dee & Bud Miller
Murray Bachman
Minyan Fund
In memory of Chana
(Khanom), Abadiah Kohan
& Ghodsieh Halimi
Mottaleh, dear aunts of Bebe
Pollack & Mehrnaz Waks
In memory of Clara Shur
Davina & Barbara
Dubnick
Speedy recovery to Irv Goldberg - Refuah Shlamah
In appreciation of Goldie &
Charlie Block for a lovely
evening
In appreciation of Tillie
Schiff for a lovely evening
Speedy recovery to David
Navi - Refuah Shlemah
Molly & Bernie
Goldberg
In memory of Aghdas
Halimi, Es’hagh Halimi,
Lotfollah Halimi & Irving
Pollack
Rancy Pollack &
Bebe Halimi
In appreciation of Charlie &
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In appreciation of David
Waks for sponsoring of the
siyyum on 4/6/12
Mehrnaz Halimi
Past President’s Youth
Fund
In honor of Jonathan Lightman on his 50th birthday
In memory of Joseph
Knowles
Dana & Alan
Edelstein
In memory of Sam Siskin,
father of Lesley Heller
Suzie & Bob Lauer
In memory of Sam Siskin
Linda & Sid
Yassinger
In memory of Sophie Friedman
Lorraine &
Michael Opper
In honor of the Bat Mitzvah
of Ellis Dewing
Caren & Jack
Zorman
Rabbi’s Mitzvah Fund
In memory of Gershon
Salomon
Linda & Steve
Merksamer
In memory of Joe
Blackstead, her husband
Barbara Dubnick
In memory of Louis Niebrief
for his unveiling
Rose Niebrief &
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Donations
(Continued from page 18)
Lorraine Katz
In memory of Gershon
Salomon
Sylvia Grossman
In memory of Lily
Weisberg
Dorothy Weisberg
In memory of Gershon
Salomon, a dear friend
In memory of Joseph
Knowles
Soni & Ron Meyer
In memory of Gershon
Salomon
Evie & Larry Lieb
In memory of Emil Berger
Joyce Berger
In memory of Gershon
Salomon (his memorial service)
Betty Salomon
In memory of Mehrnaz &
Bebe’s aunts
In memory of Evie Lieb’s
brother-in-law
Louise & Michael
Caplan
In appreciation of Rabbi
Taff
DeeDee & Larry
Mozes
In appreciation of Rabbi
Taff
Dinah & Lawrence
Raful
In memory of Loretta
Yassinger, his wife
Ben Yassinger
In memory of Gershon
Salomon
Lynne Galin
Mazal Tov! Rabbi Taff on
the birth of Eliana Taff
Linda & Steve
Merksamer
In memory of Betty Stecher
In memory of Fannie Andler
Jill Stecher & Dan
& Mychal
Weitzman
Religious School
Scholarship Fund
In honor of Barbara & Jim
Gibson on their 50th wedding anniversary
Ruth Saunders
Women’s Network
In memory of Carol
Sussman’s father
Linda & Steve
Merksamer
Yahrzeit
In memory of Gretl Neuwald, her mother
Karen Neuwald
In memory of Betty Stecher,
his wife
Leonard Stecher
In memory of Dora
Elfenbaum
Louis Elfenbaum
In memory of Henry
Herskovic
Esther Herskovic
& family
In memory of Faye Azer,
Debbie’s mother on her
Yahrzeit
Debbie, Bob &
Rebecca Brown
Kiddush Sponsors, Hosts and CoSponsors for March 18 - April 30
Anonymous
Gabriel Family in honor of Lillian’s birthday
Pamela & Benjamin Wald in honor of Irv Goldberg’s
birthday
Janet & Mort Ehrlich in honor of both their birthdays
and their 50th wedding anniversary
Joshua & Deborah Frost in honor of their anniversary
Ed & Gayle Fishkin in honor of their 47th wedding
anniversary
Alan & Dana Edelstein in honor of their anniversary
and Dana’s birthday
Jacob & Liz Igra in honor of their anniversary
Sid Mandel in honor of his birthday
Janis Lightman in honor of Jonathan’s 50th birthday
Stephen & Joyce Weinberg in honor of their anniversary and Stephen’s birthday
Jim & Judy Lawson in honor of their anniversary
Ruth Saunders in honor of her birthday
Susanne Leitner in honor of her birthday
Andy Baron in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of his
brother, Robert Baron
Patricia White in honor of her birthday
Michael & Milly Hayward in honor of Michael’s 95th
birthday
Karen & Steven Polansky in honor of Karen’s birthday and their 45th anniversary
Marlene & Mel Chernev in honor of Marlene’s birthday
Carl & Lesley Stein in honor of their anniversary
Larry & DeeDee Mozes in honor of the naming of their
grandson, Dylan Dominic Mozes (Yoseph ben Yisrael)
Mason & Marlo Dewing in honor of the Bat Mitzvah
of their daughter, Ellis
In memory of Jan
Gandelman, his wife
Raul Gandelman
In memory of Gerald
Levine, her brother
Delores Spitzer
In memory of Estelle
Mehler, his mother
Robert Mehler
Mazel Tov!...
Rande & Henry Zaretsky on the birth of their newest
grandchildren, twins Adam & Jacob, born on February
11th to Stephen & Wendi Zaretsky!
Larry & DeeDee Mozes in honor of the naming of
their grandson, Dylan Dominic Mozes.
Condolences for March 18 to
April 30
In memory of Beryl
Schuster, their daughter
Harriet & Ben
Schuster
In memory of Ben
Zuckerman, his father
Arnold Zuckerman
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The Knowles Family on the sudden loss of their dear
son, and our dear member, Joseph Knowles of blessed
memory
Betty Salomon on the loss of her dear husband, and our
dear member, Gerhard “Gershon” Salomon of blessed
memory
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Mosaic Law Congregation
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Education & Youth Director
President
Reuven Taff……………………....ext 13
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George Wald
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Mary Blumenstein………………..ext 19
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Barbara Blue……………………..ext 18
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