B`nai Today - Congregation B`nai Torah

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Celebrating
B’nai Today
www.bnaitorah.org
A Publication of Congregation B’nai Torah
You Belong Here
November / December 2015
GIVING
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle.
- Albert Einstein
PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Senior Rabbi | Joshua Heller
Rabbi | Eytan Kenter
Executive Director
Natalie K. Sarnat
Page 3.................................................................Rabbi Heller’s Message
Page 4................................................................Rabbi Kenter’s Message
Page 8............................................................Sisterhood & Brotherhood
Early Childhood Education Director
Binnie Edelson
Youth & Family Education Director
Sharon Graetz
Marketing & Engagement Director
Julie Stanwick
Development Coordinator
Bruce Warschoff
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
President
Elissa Fladell
Secretary
Terri Coffsky
Executive VP
Alan Smirin
At-Large, Israel Advocacy
Tal Nudelman
VP Finance
Ori Epstein
At-Large, Endowment
Roger Woodman
VP Ritual
Alan Fixelle
At-Large, Social Action
Tracy Seitz
VP Building Fund
Harry Lutz
At-Large, Inclusion
Michelle Berghoff
VP Education
Lisa Perlin
At-Large, Strategic Plan
Richard Berlin
VP Fundraising
Amy Rosenberg
At-Large, Leadership
Development, Lisa May
VP Membership
Greg Bluestein
At-Large, Special Projects
Jonathan Mittleman
VP Facilities
John Thompson
Over 40 Programming
Lowell Fine
VP Communications
Karen Grant
Sisterhood President
Robyn Miller
VP Youth
Jodi Moskowitz
Brotherhood President
Matt Dickson
VP Programming
Dina Fuchs Beresin
700 Mt. Vernon Hwy, NE
Sandy Springs, GA 30328
404.257.0537 • www.bnaitorah.org
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page 9.........................................................................Hannukah Festival
Pages 10-11...............................................................................Yahrzeits
Page 12....................................................................November Calendar
Page 13.................................................................... December Calendar
Pages 15-22....................................................................... Contributions
WEEKLY WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Shacharit - Morning Services
Sunday
8:45 am
Monday
6:50 am
Tuesday
7:00 am
Wednesday 7:00 am
Thursday
6:50 am
Friday
7:00 am
Ma’ariv – Evening Services
Sunday - Thursday 6:15 pm
Shabbat Services
Friday
6:30 pm - Erev Shabbat
Saturday 9:00 am - Shabbat
10:30 am - Youth
Services
12:00 pm - Kiddush
5:00 pm - Mincha
**Service times may change on
Festivals & Holidays. Please refer to
the weekly Shabbat Shalom e-mail for
special changes.
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MISSION
To enrich Jewish lives through community, tradition, and Torah.
VISION
Our B’nai Torah family seeks a deeper relationship with God and our
community through Jewish observance and prayer in a warm, welcoming
and inclusive environment. We learn through Torah and inspired teaching to
achieve personal growth and meaning. Our traditions help us create a better
world through charity and social action.
JOSHUA HELLER | SENIOR RABBI
When we talk about “giving charity,” we are actually talking about many diverse types
of activity. Two people may give of themselves, or their resources, with very different
motivations.
The Hebrew word Tzedakah, is often translated as “charity.” However, the English word
“charity” implies something that is done out of a sense of love and free will. In contrast,
the word Tzedakah, implies that giving comes from a sense of righteousness and justice
served. Do we see our help to others as a “good deed,” or as a sacred obligation?
Maimonides, in his famous “ladder,” discusses and prioritizes different types of giving, as
you ascend the “ladder.” Gracious giving is on a higher level than that which is begrudging.
Giving anonymously reduces embarrassment and preserves the dignity of the recipient.
1. The person who gives reluctantly and with regret.
2. The person who gives graciously, but less than one should.
3. The person who gives what one should, but only after being asked.
4. The person who gives before being asked.
5. The person who gives without knowing to whom he or she gives, although the recipient knows the identity of the donor.
6. The person who gives without making his or her identity known.
7. The person who gives without knowing to whom he or she gives. The recipient does not know from whom he or she receives.
8. The person who helps another to become self-supporting by a gift or a loan or by finding employment for the recipient.
There is also the question of whom it is that we help. By definition, charity and Tzedakah in its narrowest sense, go to help those
who are in need, poorer than the giver. In Judaism, we also have a concept of Gemilut Hassadim, doing acts of kindness for
others, who may have needs that are not financial. When we provide a meal to a homeless family through Family Promise, we
are obligated to act because of our relative financial security. In contrast, when we bring a meal to a family in illness or mourning,
through our Kesher Committee, the recipient may be perfectly capable of buying us dinner 100 times over, but we are filling a
spiritual need, rather than a physical one.
In English, one can also differentiate between charity, helping those in need, and philanthropy, improving society as a whole.
Another way to understand the distinction is that “charity” helps someone “else,” someone who is physically hungry, or spiritually
needy. In contrast, “philanthropy” might benefit everyone, including us. A new prayer book never fed a hungry person, but
supporting educational or cultural programs allows each of us to be better people.
Do we give to make the world a better place only for others, or for ourselves as well? Do we tend to physical or to spiritual needs?
Do we give out of a sense of obligation, or with an open heart? Through these pages and beyond, B’nai Torah offers many ways
to engage in holy giving.
ELISSA FLADELL | PRESIDENT
What’s the one thing you count on from Congregation B’nai Torah? For most of our members,
you need to know that we will be here when you need us. When you need a Bar Mitzvah date
for your child, or when you have a family emergency, you are confident that the Rabbis and
staff are standing by to help you get through your time of need. Some folks turn to the shul
to make sure their kids get a good Jewish foundation in preschool, and some just want to
know that they have tickets and a seat on the High Holidays. There is only one way to ensure
Congregation B’nai Torah will be around when you are the one in need, give now and give
continuously. We must each do our part to make certain that our shul is the best that it can be,
no matter whose time of need it may be.
What do you get for your generosity? Why support the shul even if you are not the one who is
in a time of need? Congregation B’nai Torah offers a wide variety of educational programs for
the entire family, as well as many opportunities throughout the year to work on behalf of our
local, national, and international communities. We offer holiday services, programming, and
social opportunities where you can meet others in our community.
Please, don’t wait for your time of need to turn to Congregation B’nai Torah. Look to us throughout the year to help out, make
new friends, make an impact in the community, or just to get your money’s worth. Check out our website, and our weekly
Shabbat Shalom newsletter regularly, to find programs that interest you. I look forward to seeing you soon, and thank you for
your generous support of our shul.
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EYTAN KENTER | RABBI
When Staci was younger, she went to the National Aquarium in Baltimore with her
Aunt. She was a docent there, so Staci got to go behind the scenes at the dolphin show.
What 10 year old (or 32 year old) wouldn’t love that? She had an amazing time, and
was very grateful for the experience.
From that point forward, however, every gift that she received from that Aunt was
dolphin related. Dolphin notepads, dolphin earrings, you get the idea … While she
truly enjoyed the aquarium visit; dolphin gift after dolphin gift, she enjoyed somewhat
less. There was no escaping the dolphin presents. We did not know what dolphinrelated object we might receive for our wedding.
While Staci clearly did not love every one of those gifts, to her Aunt it represented
something special, a moment that they shared, something that brought them together.
I think all of us can name similar examples where we received gifts that meant very
little to us, but a great deal to the gift-giver. That is why we receive monogrammed
tube socks, rather than registry items, it is because the giving of gifts is not just about
the person receiving the gift. It is as much about the person giving them.
Some, including the famous medieval Rabbi Maimonides, argue that the sacrifices that we offered God fit into this category.
God did not need roasted lamb or meal offerings, but it was the best thing that we could offer, and therefore God appreciated
the gesture. It meant something to God to be receiving a gift that meant such a great deal to the giver.
In the months ahead, we will enter the season of gift giving. Whether it be Hanukkah presents at home, or secret Santas at
work, we will be giving and receiving many presents. It is incumbent upon all of us not only to recognize how much receiving
gifts means to us, but also to recognize that the giver and their feelings are just as important. Let us take this opportunity not
only to thank those giving us gifts with lovely thank you notes recognizing the item, but also by appropriately acknowledging
how much receiving that gift meant to you, and how it represents the warm feelings that you have regarding your relationship.
Only then will we truly appreciate what gifts are about. They aren’t about the stuff, but the love with which they are given.
NATALIE SARNAT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
I am constantly touched by the congregants at Congregation B’nai Torah. I truly believe
there is more than one way to give back to our community, and our congregants exemplify
this every day. There are the regular minyonars, regular daveners, and regular Shabbat
attendees. They each add so much to the ritual practices. There are the congregants who
are able to give financially, in an extremely generous way. Did you know that our dues only
cover half of our operating budget? The remainder comes from generous donations and
fundraising activities. There are the congregants who are able to give of their time, in a
volunteer capacity. From a member of the Board of Trustees, to an office volunteer, each
ensures Congregation B’nai Torah is able to serve each of our congregants to the best of our
ability. We would not be able to offer all of the exciting programs and events if not for lay
volunteers, let alone the work we get done in the office. Our valued office volunteers do so
much to ensure the day-to-day operations, not always exciting, but very important work is
executed.
Each of these people, who give so generously of their time and money, has allowed me to get to personally know different
members of our congregation. I have been fortunate to call many my dear friends, and feel lucky to share my personal and
professional life with them.
I encourage each member of our congregation to take a role in an area of synagogue life that speaks to them. So much of being
a member of our synagogue is the sense of community and shared religious identity that will forever shape our lives, and those
of our loves ones and families.
Thank you to those who have taken an active role in our community, and I look forward to meeting new and old congregants
alike, who are ready to take their journey with Congregation B’nai Torah to the next level.
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STAFF FEATURE
SARAH WOELZ | OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
“Congregation B’nai Torah! This is Sarah, may I help you?” said Sarah Woelz, for the
past 17 years. The Israeli ‘phone voice’ of B’nai Torah has greeted prospective and
current congregants for many years.
Sarah started working at Congregation B’nai Torah as a part-time secretary to then
Rabbi Radler “zl.” Her position quickly became full time, as the Congregation began
growing at a rapid pace, absorbing the responsibilities of not only Rabbi’s secretary,
but also as office administrator, updating the Congregational member’s list, baby
naming and bris ceremonies, bar and bat mitzvah dates, and conversions. Sarah also
works for Rabbi Heller, who fondly refers to her as “our institutional memory, on-site
Notary Public, secular mikvah lady, liaison to the Kesher committee (Sarah is literally
on call 24/7 to respond to illness and death), ambassador to the Israeli Consulate and
Israeli dancers, the only person who can out-email me. Sarah is the glue that holds
the place together.”
Sarah grew up in Tel Aviv, and studied textile engineering. She met her husband,
Helmut, at the airport when he visited Tel Aviv on business. They moved to Atlanta,
GA, so he could pursue a temporary business opportunity with an engineering firm.
That was 25 years ago. Now retired, Sarah’s husband enjoys woodworking as a hobby. Sarah’s hobbies are visiting her daughter,
Keren, and her beautiful granddaughter, Noga, in Bat Hefer, Israel, and Israeli folk dancing. Sarah mentioned that her daughter,
Keren, works as a tour guide for Amiel Tours, in case anyone is looking for a guide on his or her next trip to Israel! Her son,
Tomer, lives in Atlanta, and is a preschool teacher at the Marcus Jewish Community Center.
With her quick Israeli wit, and years of experience at Congregation B’nai Torah, Sarah is a treasure. She knows everyone, and
knows where everything is kept, but most importantly to the staff and congregants, Sarah keeps everyone laughing.
ARTIST FEATURE
SUSAN PROCTOR | COVER ARTIST
Susan Proctor, a Congregation B’nai Torah congregant, is originally from Springfield,
Massachusetts and is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has been
a working artist in the Atlanta area since 1995.
Susan has a very extensive and diverse body of work consisting mainly of acrylic and mixed
media paintings known for vibrant color, texture and expression.
Susan is a member of Atlanta aRtists center and Dunwoody Fine Art Association, where she
served as president for two years. She was also programming VP for Roswell Arts Alliance in
2004-5.
She has given presentations at many venues in the Atlanta area and has had solo shows at
Pinckneyville Art Center, Roswell Cultural Art Center, High Country Art Gallery in Blue Ridge,
Blue Ridge Arts Association as well as her own studio.
Susan has been accepted to and participated in many juried art exhibits in which she has won
awards. She has also exhibited her work in several galleries in Georgia and North Carolina.
The cover art menorah, and 2 other beautiful menorahs, are for sale in the Sisterhood Gift Shop.
In a gentle way, you can shake the world.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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TAL NUDELMAN | ISRAEL ADVOCACY
Israel is the center of our religion. It has served as a home to our people, a refuge for the
persecuted, and sanctum to the spiritual. And yet, the importance of Israel can sometimes
fade into the background of our daily lives, highlighted on holidays and news headlines. The
leadership at Congregation B’nai Torah wants to make Israel top-of mind through the newly
created Israel Advocacy committee.
Global Jewish support for Israel has allowed it to overcome existential threats, and thrive
into an economic and technological marvel in just a short 67 years. Many in our congregation
are already a part of this critical support. Some give time and resources to organizations
that work to promote Israel’s welfare. Some advocate for Israel by attending lectures and
programs. And others are seeking opportunities to get involved and to strengthen their
connection with Israel.
The Israel Advocacy committee is dedicated to presenting our congregation with
opportunities to do just that. Together we can galvanize as a congregation and grow our
support and advocacy of Israel.
Over the next year, the Israel Advocacy committee will plan educational speaking
engagements, fun cultural programs, opportunities for charitable and political involvement, as well as youth programs to foster
an Israel connection with the next generation. As we engage our congregation to strengthen the passionate support for Israel, I
invite you to get involved on the committee and to attend the programs. Share your ideas with us, and tell us which topics and
organizations are important to you.
Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.
— Dr. Seuss
TRACY SEITZ | SOCIAL ACTION
I’m Tracy Seitz married to Brian. We have two beautiful children, and two puppies with lots of energy!
Our family has been in Atlanta for well over 100 years, and we are so excited that we recently
decided to join the B’nai Torah family. Brian and I want our children to practice philanthropy and
generosity within our community. We know the best way for them to see the various ways they can
contribute is to show them by example. We embrace the causes that we are passionate about, and
show them that you can give not only with financial contributions, but with your time and resources.
I recently joined the Board of Trustees at Congregation B’nai Torah as the Social Action Chair. So far,
this year we have participated in the Back to School program benefiting the children of Lake Forest
Elementary and we have collected food through Operation Isaiah to benefit the Atlanta Community
Food Bank. We have committed our shul to providing meals once a month to the Zaban Couples
Shelter. Our family recently teamed up with the Hirschfields (our children will be sharing their B’nai
Mitzvah together in 2017) to provide a meal to the shelter in October. Our children loved helping to
prepare the food! Even though they were too young to help deliver and serve the food, they knew
their contribution was important and needed.
Upcoming Social Action events include Family Promise, Atlanta Hunger Walk, Hanukkah Program benefiting Lake Forest
Elementary & Atlanta Pride. Please refer to the Congregation’s website for upcoming events http://www.bnaitorah.org/
socialaction-opportunities/. If you have an interest in any events we are currently involved in, or want to start something new
at our shul, we welcome your input! Please reach out to me at anytime ([email protected]). Looking forward to it!
I wondered why somebody didn’t do something. Then I realized, I am somebody.
— Unknown
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COMMUNITY FEATURE
LAKE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S
“WEEKEND BACKPACK”
“Hope!” said Ingrid Montenegro, Bilingual Parent Liaison at Lake Forest
Elementary School in Sandy Springs. “I open up an empty supply closet at the
beginning or each school year, and wonder how we will fill it with necessities.
Within a few days, I always receive a call from Debbie Lewis, and she gives
me hope!”
B’nai Torah congregant, Debbie Lewis, is a social advocate for Lake Forest
Elementary School. The public school is a Title 1 school, a designation for
schools with a disproportionate number of low-income students. Sandy
Springs, Georgia is one of the wealthiest cities in the country, but at Lake
Forest Elementary school, 97% of the students live below the poverty line.
Tracy Seitz, Congregation B’nai Torah Social Action Chair, invites our
Congregation to donate to the Weekend Backpack program before each
school year begins. “B’nai Torah always fills our supply closet. They are one
of the first organizations to show up, and they always help.” The Weekend
Backpack program provides backpacks and weekend snacks for the students
who have been identified by social workers and teachers. The students who
receive our donations would not have a backpack or weekend food, if it were
not for the Weekend Backpack program.
Taylor Barton, Principal
Ingrid Montenegro, Bilingual Parent Liaison
Taylor Barton, Principal of Lake Forest Elementary School, said, “B’nai Torah’s
participation brings the community together.” He believes that “it creates a powerful connection between the community and
the students at a very young age.”
Congregation B’nai Torah Sisterhood also assists Lake Forest Elementary, by providing holiday gift boxes to the students who
otherwise would not be able to celebrate the holiday.
Lake Forest Elementary School is always in need of paper, spiral-bound notebooks, composition books, pencils, index cards,
colored pencils, kids khaki shorts and khaki pants, winter jackets, t-shirts, and socks. Please contact Social Action Chair, Tracy
Seitz, if you would like to donate to Lake Forest Elementary School, [email protected].
Natalie Sarnat’s Classic Latke Recipe
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds Idaho potatoes, well scrubbed but unpeeled
1 medium onion
2 eggs
¼ cup matzo meal or all-purpose flour
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Vegetable oil for frying
DIRECTIONS
1. Grate potatoes alternately with the onion (this keeps the potatoes from darkening), either by hand or in a food processor.
With a food processor, either use a fine shredding disk, or cut the potatoes in half-inch dice, and then use the steel blade
with an on-off pulse motion to yield uniformly grated potatoes.
2. Drain potatoes and onions.
3. Mix in eggs, then matzo meal or flour. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Pour oil into a heavy skillet, preferably cast iron, to a depth of 1/4 inch, and heat. Oil should be very hot but not smoking.
5. Using a large tablespoon, form round or oval pancakes about 3 inches across, flattening them in the pan with the back of
the spoon. Fry until golden on both sides.
6. Drain pancakes on absorbent paper, and continue frying until all the batter is used. Serve as soon as possible. Pancakes can
be reheated in a 400-degree oven for about 10 minutes but will not be as crisp.
7. Enjoy!
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CONGREGATION B’NAI TORAH SISTERHOOD
ROBYN MILLER | PRESIDENT
In Sisterhood we have social programs, as well as religious/
educational programs, but that is not all that Sisterhood
is about. We are also about giving-whether, it is to the
synagogue or the community. With our popular Mah Jongg
events, we always include a social action twist. Currently
we are collecting items for Lake Forest Elementary School
for the gift boxes we put together at the Congregation
B’nai Torah Hannukah Festival, which is another program
that we support, to make it possible. We have collected
toiletries and toys for other organizations, and even
sponsored families for the holidays, so the kids would have
clothes/toys to open on the holiday. Throughout the year
we are always collecting money and selling pins in support
of Torah Fund, which helps support various rabbinical schools. In the past we have knit squares for Warm Up America, and
completed one blanket that we donated to a women’s shelter (for which we have cooked meals), and sent the rest to the
organization for them to complete and donate as needed. This
is an event that I personally ran, and while doing something for
charity, it was a great way for us to get together and learn a new
talent as well.
In the spirit of giving, many of us give our time. We volunteer
to help organize events and run the events. We could not be
successful without the women of Sisterhood taking the time
to volunteer their time, which is as important as donating
monetary items.
I have found that I treasure my time with Sisterhood, and the
friendships I have made with social programs, but our social
action has been truly satisfying as well.
CONGREGATION B’NAI TORAH BROTHERHOOD
MATT DICKSON | PRESIDENT
B’nai Torah Brotherhood is excited for this year, and hope you will all join us for the programs, projects and events that appeal
to you. If you are interested in taking a leadership role within Brotherhood, please reach out to Co-President, Matt Dickson,
404-210-7443. Here is sample of events this year:
Brotherhood Blood Drive - 3-4 times per year
Brotherhood member Curtis Gelber organizes a blood drive for our Congregation to benefit the American Red Cross.
Monthly Texas Hold’em Poker League
Open to all!! Join the fun, while helping to raise money for some great causes! No buy-in for 1st time players
Synagogue Bowling League
If you are interested in the co-ed bowling team, please reach out to Team Captains: Howard Newman and Sam Kaplan
Spring Father & Family Event
A Daddy & Kids event, for all ages of children. Please contact Matt Dickson if you are interested in helping to plan this event.
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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Congregation B’nai Torah Hanukkah Festival
Sunday, December 13 – 10:00AM-12:00PM
Come celebrate the miracle of Hanukkah with your Congregation B’nai Torah community
Join us for games, crafts, treats, and more
Contribute to our annual Lake Forest Elementary School supply drive and help fill gift bags
We look forward to seeing you there!
Questions? Interested in volunteering?
Contact Sharon Gaetz, Youth and Family Education Director, for more information
[email protected]
HANUKKAH BLESSING
Praised are You, Lord our God, King of the universe whose mitzvot add holiness to our life and who gave us the mitzvah to light
the lights of Hanukkah.
Barukh attah adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel hanukkah.
Praised are You, Lord our God, King of the universe who accomplished miracles for our ancestors in ancient days, and in our
time.
Barukh attah adonai, eloheinu melekh ha-olam, sheh-asah nissim la-avoteinu ba-yamim ha-heim u-va-z’man ha-zeh.
On the first night only:
Praised are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, for granting us life, for sustaining us, and for enabling us to reach this day.
.‫שׁל ֲחנֻכָּה‬
ֶ ‫ְשׁנוּ ְבּ ִמצְוֹתָיו וְ ִצוָּנוּ ְל ַה ְדלִיק נֵר‬
ָ ‫ֲשׁר ִקדּ‬
ֶ ‫ א‬,‫בָּרוּ ְך אַתָּה ה' אֱלֺֹקֵינוּ ֶמ ֶל ְך הָעוֹלָם‬
.‫ָשׂה נִסִּים ַלאֲבוֹתֵינוּ ַבּיָמִים ָההֵם וּ ַבזְמַן ַהזֶּה‬
ָ ‫שׁע‬
ֶ ,‫בָּרוּ ְך אַתָּה ה' אֱלֺֹקֵינוּ ֶמ ֶל ְך הָעוֹלָם‬
On the first night only:
.‫שׁ ֶה ֱחיָנוּ וְ ִקיְּמָנוּ וְ ִהגִּיעָנוּ ַלזְּמַן ַהזֶּה‬
ֶ ,‫בָּרוּ ְך אַתָּה ה' אֱלֺֹקֵינוּ ֶמ ֶל ְך הָעוֹלָם‬
Binnie Edelson’s World Famous Oven Baked Latkes
Time: 30 minutes. Makes 24 latkes.
INGREDIENTS
2 large russet potatoes (about 1 pound),
2 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
scrubbed and quartered lengthwise
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 large onion (8 ounces), peeled and quartered
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
½ cup all-purpose flour
About 1 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
Applesauce or sour cream for serving
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat the oven to 425˚ F. Line two large, heavy rimmed baking sheets with heavy-duty foil. Coarsely shred the potatoes
and onions together in a food processor (or grate by hand with a box grater). Transfer the mixture to a clean dishtowel and
squeeze and wring out as much of the liquid as possible.
2. Working quickly, combine the potatoes and onions with the flour, eggs, salt, baking powder and pepper, tossing with a fork
until well combined.
3. Pour ½ cup oil onto each baking sheet, spreading it with a spatula. With a fork, scoop 12 small latkes onto each baking sheet,
pressing to flatten into disks.
4. Bake the latkes until crisp on the bottom and sizzling, about 12 minutes. Flip the latkes, rotating the pans from back to front
and top to bottom, and bake until crisp on the second side, about 8 more minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack lined with
paper towels or paper bags, drain briefly, and serve.
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YAHRZEITS
NOVEMBER 2015
November 1/ Heshvan 19
Anna Bidner
Rose Karlick
Benjamin Tillem
Theodore Frankel
Robert Lipson
Helene Skutch
Gerald Sherwinter
Ethelyn Slaughter
Arlene Bernstein
Bill Cohen
Martin Cohen
Ellen Halpern
Nancy Capasso
Sidney Dermer
Marvin Goren
Theodore Korotkin
Esther Libowsky
Marianne Baranan
Matthew Kornblum
Joseph Reiter
Joseph Reiter
Susann Salmon
Sidney Stoller
Becky Sacks
Sol Bearman
Melvin Jacobs
Lillia Schottenfeld
Isadore Adler
Rose Ginsburg
Ethel Gottschalk
Sophia Levenson
Elaine Goldberg
Ethel Goldstein
Richard Goldstein
Louis Levin
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Joy Studin
Kurt Weiler
November 22/ Kislev 10
Geoff Frisch
Richard Singer
Rea Hopter
Caroline Massell
Sheila Prager
Melvyn Fisher
Harry Grant
Samuel Manaker
Edna Levy
Lorraine Mizrahi
Zev Yudlo
Elsie Forshaw
Samuel Glass
Rose Newman
Natalie Podolsky
Henry Rice
Louis Scheinberg
Sali Szlam
Albert Adler
Ziva Blum
Francine Fish
Joel Hecht
Joel Hecht
Silvia Manis
Shirley Sadow
Mr. Gross
Robert Levenson
Joseph Lewis
Blossom Newman
Terry Shapiro
Gabe Stanley
Henry Ajlen
Rose Benuck
Jeannette Lipsitz
Frances Mahler
Maurice Epstein
Mildred Weisenthal
Fannye Rosen
Harry Fishman
Melba Gould
Louis Tanenbaum
Robert Alexander
Joe Cohen
Eleanor Edelstein
Nannette Walter
Adele Wolfe
Jacques Benkiel
Sarah Hoffman
Jane Mittel
Audrey Strongin
Charles Veinish
Frieda Fingersh
Rosalie Guttenplan
Ida Esptein
Naomi Gold
Tilde Hirsch
Solomon Mirin
Mendel Romm
Natalie Baker
Joseph Levine
David May
Edward Metzker
Barbara Marcus
Bessie Proctor
Hyman Schwartz
Mitzie Sherman
Sidney Adler
YAHRZEITS
DECEMBER 2015
December 1/ Kislev 19
Leonard Bressler
Sylvia Framer
Morris Berman
Bernard Freedman
Richard Glaser
Molly Katz
Robert Levy
Bessie Richman
John Caldwell
Barzillai Cheskis
Mary Cynman
Samuel Goodman
Ida Kaplan
Lillian Schwartz
Raymond Solomowitz
Nathan Wolf
Max Alembik
Minni Frank
Anne Grossman
Jenny Jacobs
Al Newman
Faye Fasner
Nathan Fisher
Betty Lupescu
Sam Pomerance
Mildred Powell
Carl Proser
Mayer Brachfeld
Stanley Goldin
Solomon Isenberg
Stanley Sparks
Marion Kaplan
David Teperson
Joe Zion
Jonathan Barkan
Nathan Chipperstein
Esther Cohen
Eunice Edelstein
Barbara Kaplan
Celia Levine
Johanna Loewenthal
Ruby Posel
Benjamin Senie
Henrietta Siegel
Ben Stern
Abraham Appel
Dora Fox
Aida Ellin
Alice Goldman
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Karin Holzer
Hattie Nodvin
Ruth Wilensky
Ida Adler
Mamie Berry
Nacha Brener
Shelly Rosenfeld
December 13/ Tevet 1
George Adler
Lillian Borgh
Henry Bracker
Neil Marbach
Harry Nordin
Raiza Berg
Sylvia Brownstein
Isaac Cheskis
Chic Lupescu
Clara Baker
Alvin Dubin
Irene Dubin
Belle Goldklang
Nancy Woolfson
Stanley Barcus
Louis Gingold
Leah Goldberg
Barbara Mencher
Neal Nodvin
Manny Grumet
Milton Kalina
Frankie Levy
David Levy
Daniel Zalik
Murray Appel
David Dickson
Leanora Frisch
Marthe Levy
Fred Tuchman
Anna Abrams
Arnold Goldman
Jack Nagler
Regina Stiel
Elias Tache
Laura Weinsoff
Morris Cohen
Rose Davidson
Alan Gould
Joseph Morse
Milton Perling
Sarah Sorkin
Morris Sloman
Leopold Szlam
Ida Urken
Harry Dratman
Bernardine Heidt
David Mandelbaum
Joyce Goldenberg
Mansour Ahlzadeh
Harry Hershenson
Abraham Klein
Celia Skolsky
John Vogel
Samuel Asrael
Howard Feigelson
Gerald Immermann
Esther Krieger
Esta Lipsky
Leonard Stone
Izydor Wechsler
Claire Charme
Lottie Beldick
Leopold Bornstein
Richard Granath
Sylvia Grant
Israel Katz
Tessie Mehlberg
Kurt Voss
Florence Gerson
Phoebe Heller
Maxene Miller
Harold Moss
Murray Appel
Leon Bress
Rita Goldberg
Saul Hochdorf
Sylvia Leder
Sam Newman
Beatrice Stark
Maurice Youngleson
Rosalie Epstein
Kurt Herman
Samuel Leder
Arthur Rosinek
Leah Stark
Walter Strauss
George Walter
Michael Kramer
Mary Manaker
Alvin Shoenig
NOVEMBER 2015
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Brotherhood
Blood Drive
Friday
Saturday
6
7
Shabbat Candle
Lighting 5:22pm
Tess Berman Bat
Mitzvah
Family Havdalah
6:15pm
8
9
10
11
Celebration
honoring Martin
Hochdorf after
Minyan
13
14
Morning Minyan Morning Minyan Ariel Goldt Bat
at 6:40am due
at 6:40am due
Mitzvah Blessing
to Rosh Hodesh to Rosh Hodesh
RS 7th Grade
Field Trip
to Oakland
Cemetery
15
12
16
17
18
Sisterhood Mah
Jongg 7pm
Shabbat Candle
Lighing 5:17pm
19
20
21
PS Thanksgiving
Feast 12pm
Ethan Wolfson
Bar Mitzvah
Shabbat Candle
Lighing 5:13pm
Alan Dershowitz
at MJCCA Book
Festival 8pm
27
28
RS Parent
Hanukkah
Scrapbooking
9:30am-11am
MACoM Ground
Breaking 1pm
Brotherhood
Poker Night 7pm
22
23
Camp CBT Public
School Edition
9am - 4pm
24
25
26
Morning Minyan Shabbat Candle
8:45am due to
Lighting 5:11pm
Thanksgiving
Alexander
Strauss Bar
Mitzvah
Nicole Katz
Mincha Bat
Mitzvah
29
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30
DECEMBER 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Rabbi & a
Minister at
5 Seasons
Brewery at the
Prado 7pm
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Shabbat Candle Family Service
Lighting 5:10pm for second and
fourth graders
10:30am
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Sisterhood
Painting at
Art & Soul
2pm-5pm
Morning
Minyan at
6:45am due to
Hanukkah
Morning
Minyan at
6:45am due to
Hanukkah
Morning
Minyan at
6:45am due to
Hanukkah
Morning
Minyan at
6:45am due to
Hanukkah
6th Night
Hanukkah
Samantha and
Evan Garber
B’nai Mitzvah
1st Night
Hanukkah
2nd Night
Hanukkah
3rd Night
Hanukkah
4th Night
Hanukkah
5th Night
Hanukkah
13
14
15
16
17
Hanukkah
Festival
10am-12pm
Morning
Minyan at
6:45am due to
Hanukkah
8th Night
Hanukkah
20
21
22
23
24
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19
29
25
26
Morning
Minyan at
8:45am due to
holiday
Morning
Minyan at
6:50am due to
Fast Day
28
18
Shabbat Candle Jordan Shoob
Lighting 5:13pm Bar Mitzvah
Fast of Tevet
27
Shabbat Candle
Lighting 5:11pm 7th Night
Hanukkah
Shabbat Candle
Lighting 5:15pm
30
31
FUND DESCRIPTIONS
$10 minimum donation required
• Brotherhood – Supports the Brotherhood organization
• Seniors – Supports programming and education focused on our Senior congregants
• Chesed/Chevra Kadisha – Supports the sacred work of the Chesed and Chevra Kadisha group, supporting families who
have suffered a loss
• Children’s Library (minimum bookplate $25) – Provides funds to purchase children’s books
• Facilities (Building) – Supports the synagogue building
• General Donations – General donations used to assist the synagogue
• Junior Congregation – Supports the Shabbat morning youth services
• Kesher – Supports the important work the Kesher Committee does to care for those in our community
• Kiddush Support – Supports the providing of weekly Kiddush meals after Shabbat services
• Religious School – Supports the execution of Religious School for our youth
• Preschool – Supports the activities of our Preschool
• Sisterhood – Supports the Sisterhood organization
• Youth Activities – Supports programming for youth
• Ziva Blum Memorial Garden – Supports an outside garden and prayer space
• Gladys & Saul Brett Library Benefit (minimum bookplate $50) – Supports library needs in our Beit Midrash
• Freda Robbins Chumash Bequest (minimum bookplate $50) – Supports the purchasing of Chumash books
I feel that the greatest reward for doing is the opportunity to do more.
— Dr. Jonas Salk
No minimum donation required
• Congregant Support Fund – Subsidize membership fees in order for all members to be able to be a part of our community
• Rabbi Evan Radler Memorial Tribute Fund – provides for youth scholarships
• CBT Includes Me – Supports the inclusion of people with special needs in all aspects of Congregational life
I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands.
You need to be able to throw something back.
— Maya Angelou
No minimum donation required
• Ann W. Brett Young Adult Education Fund – Supports the programming and education of young adults
• Cantorial Fund – Supports the use of a Cantor over the High Holy Days
• Lipsitz Family Fund for Capital Improvements – Supports large improvements needed to the building and property.
• Torah Restoration Fund – Supports the maintenance and care of our 13 Torahs
• Rabbi Heller Discretionary Fund – A fund allocated by Rabbi Heller. It is used to help the synagogue and greater
community, as well as those in need.
• Rabbi Kenter Discretionary Fund – A fund allocated by Rabbi Kenter. It is used to help the synagogue and greater
community, as well as those in need.
• Howard Seidband Fund for Adult Learning – Supports adult learning and specifically the scholar in residence program
• Nathan Tanenbaum Endowment Fund – Supports the Religious School by awarding a deserving 7th grade Religious
School student with the Nathan Tanenbaum Award. This award is accompanied by a donation of needed items to the
Religious School to continually improve the program.
Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little.
— Edmund Burke
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CONTRIBUTIONS
JULY 6 - OCTOBER 22, 2015
CBT SENIORS
By Francine & Barry Kersh
…In Memory of Rose Klein
…In Memory of Sylvia Strelzik
By Judy & Kevin Wolman
…Yahrzeit of Ethel Draisin
…Yahrzeit of Abraham Wolman
CBT INCLUDES ME
By Cathy & Morris Borenstein
…Yahrzeit of Jacob Borenstein
By Nancy Bracker
…Yahrzeit of Irvin Asher
…Yahrzeit of Regina Asher
By Phyllis R. Herman
…Yahrzeit of Sam Rosen
…In Memory of Lorna Immermann
By Paul Zuckerman
…Yahrzeit of Joseph Zuckerman
CHESED/CHEVRA KADISHA
By Jeanine & Zvi Bekerman
…Yahrzeit of Erich Felsberg
By Caryl & Howard Cohen
…In Memory of Ivan Bloch
…In Memory of Phyllis Lazarus
By Arlene & Gary Eichholz
By Sue & Larry Ellison
By Annie Fried
…In Memory of Bea Golembo
By Dana & Ari Greenberg
By Alyson & Gabe Lembeck
…Wishing Stuart Neiman Refuah
Shleima
By Charlotte & Joel Marks
By Shelley & Lou Milakofsky
…In Memory of Evelyn Kirshstein
By Anita Reiter
…In Memory of Manny Gordon
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By Susan & Howard Schub
…Yahrzeit of Abraham Schub
…Yahrzeit of Lillian Schub
By Henry Stiel
…Yahrzeit of Frederica Stiel
…Yahrzeit of Leo Steil
By Judy & Leon Udwin
By Barbara & Michael Wolfson
By Rita & Michael Zadoff
…Yahrzeit of Al Zadoff
CHILDRENS’ LIBRARY
By Susan & Rupert Barkoff
By Richard Barnett
…On the Birth of Gabriel Cohen
By Katie & Moshe Siegel
…In Appreciation of B’nai Torah
By Sharon & Roger Solomon
By Jodi & Stephen Sonenshine
…Yahrzeit of Debra Sonenshine
CONGREGANT SUPPORT FUND
By Cherie & Gary Aviv
…In Honor of Maya Granath’s Bat
Mitzvah
…In Honor of Micah Kornblum’s Bar
Mitzvah
By Ellen & Eddie Betel
…In Memory of Lynn Zeitlin
By Jacky & Sam Goldberg
…Yahrzeit of Rose Wander
By Renae & Eddie Goldberg
…In Memory of Anne Diamond
…Yahrzeit of Leo Erber
…Yahrzeit of Mary Erber
…On the Birth of Lila Summer Kaye
By Lisa & Seth Greenberg
…Yahrzeit of Henry Hirsch
By Etta Raye Hirsch
…Yahrzeit of Henry Hirsch
By Franeen Sarif
…Yahrzeit of Ruth Wolfson
By Paul Zuckerman
…In Memory of Miriam Belger
…In Memory of Murray Porter
…Yahrzeit of Lottie Zuckerman
FACILITIES FUND
By Star & Steven Newman
…In Honor of Deby, Kiya and Meishe
Barber
…On the Birth of Danielle Leah
Rosenbaum
By Maureen & Colin Richman
…Yahrzeit of Max Richman
By David Rosenthal
…In Memory of Leona & Harry
Rosenthal
By Debbie & Stan Sonenshine
…On the Marriage of Evan Cohn &
Jen Holbach
…On the Birth of Arielle Maya
Diamond
…On the Birth of Jacob Engler
…In Honor of Erin Haber’s
Engagement to Ethan Bagen
…On the Birth of Sutton Louise Haber
…On the Birth of Pace Lazarus
…On the Birth of Danielle Leah
Rosenbaum
…On the Marriage of Michael &
Jessica Seiden
…On the Marriage of Shayna Walter
& Adam Levy
…In Honor of Henry Stiel
…Wishing Louis Tanenbaum
Continued Good Health
…In Honor of Caleb Heller’s Bar
Mitzvah
CONTRIBUTIONS
GENERAL DONATIONS
By Rosalyn & Saul Adler
…Yahrzeit of Phyllis Gootman
…Yahrzeit of Julia Levine
By Tina & Jack Arbes
By Spring & Tom Asher
By Bettye & Harry Baer
…Yahrzeit of Bertha Baer
…Yahrzeit of Abe Fisher
…Yahrzeit of Dora Fisher
…In Honor of Seth & Elana Goldberg’s
B’nai Mitzvah
By Cindy & Steve Baron
By Amy & Jay Bear
…In Memory of Arnie Shapiro
By Cindy & Bruce Becker
…On the Birth of Shane Jacob Frist
By the Beiner Family
…On the Birth of Sidney Grace
Borenstein
By Joe Benkiel
…Yahrzeit of Harry Samuel Benkiel
By Peggy & Rick Bernstein
By Kathy & Dennis Berry
By Judy & Marvin Blase
…Yahrzeit of Debra K. Bloom
By Josephine Bonnett
By Susan & Allan Brezel
…Yahrzeit of Henry Brezel
By Shirley & Perry Brickman
By Rosalyn Bush
By Shelley & Stephen Buxbaum
…Yahrzeit of Reba Buxbaum
…Yahrzeit of Anne Metzker
By Rita & Fred Chaiken
Jenn Holbach
…In Memory of Ruth Gross
…In Memory of Susan Arnovitz Saltz
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…On the Marriage of Marissa Shams
& Brad Wilkins
By Barbara & Burt Chasnov
By Debra & Louis Cohan
…In Memory of Marsha Cohen
By Brad Cohen
…In Appreciation of Kenney
Sonenshine
By Eugene & Harold Cohn
By Jeanie Diamond
…In Honor of Andrew Altmann’s Bar
Mitzvah
By Yaffa & Stanley Dratman
…In Appreciation of Honor Received
By Andy Deutsch & Laruen Estrin
By Robin & Dave Edwards
By Anita & Max Eidex
…Yahrzeit of Liffy Radin
By Laura & Harold Einstein
By Susan & Bernie Eisenstein
…In Honor of Stephen Freedman’s
Birthday
By Nicole Ellerine
By Faye & Abe Esral
By Laraine & Lowell Fine
…Yahrzeit of Jake Hirsh
By Sharon & Stephen Freedman
Mitzvah
By Norbert Friedman
…Yahrzeit of Gusta Friedman
…Yahrzeit of Oskar Friedman
By Eve & Brian Frist
By Barbara Garber
By Hilary & Marc Goldberg
By Sophie Goldberg
…On the Birth of Eleanora Gingold
By Barbara Goldin
…In Honor of David Goldwasser’s
Birthday
By Ilene & Adrian Grant
By Karen Grant
…Yahrzeit of Gary Zeitlin
By Derrick Greenberg
…In Memory of Harold Greenberg
By Lesli Greenberg
By Susan & Ron Heidt
By Ronna & Marvin Hellman
By Karen & Michael Himmelstein
…Yahrzeit of Ellen Himmelstein
By Barbra & Gene Hirsh
Mitzvah
By Martin Hochdorf
By Gil Holzer
…in Appreciation of Nancy Isenberg
By Barbara Horowitz
…In Memory of Jerry Tillem
By Deborah & Jack Hyman
By Susie & Howie Hyman
By Barbara & Alan Kaplan
By Janet Kaplan
By Judy & Don Kaye
By Lin & Jay Kayser
By Peggy & Isaac Klug
…In Memory of Miriam Belger
…In Memory of Helen Klug
By Kim & Richard Kopelman
By Cathy & Jeffrey Korotkin
…Yahrzeit of Sylvia Korotkin
By Carthy & Steve Kuranoff
By Susan & Michael La Kier
CONTRIBUTIONS
By Mark Landy
By Sarah & Bill Lazarus
By Michael Leff
…In Honor of Martin Hochdorf
By Helene & Michael Lehv
By Nita Levin
By Susan & Rick Levy
By Debbie & Stewart Lewis
…In Honor of Nicole Cobb’s Bat
Mitzvah
By Joel Libowsky
…Yahrzeit of Irving Libowsky
By Sheryl Lipman
By Lorraine & Wayne Lutz
…Yahrzeit of Mollie Ravich
…Yahrzeit of Nathan Ravich
…Yahrzeit of Joy Studin
By Rosanne & Harry Lutz
…In Memory of Mildred Covin
Carey Dermer
…On the Birth of Avia Oshri Kamins
…On the Birth of Oliver Brian Goldman
…In Memory of Meyer Garber
…On the Birth of Ryan Jacob Katz
…Wishing Susan La Kier Continued
Good Health
…On the Marriage of Joanna Lazarus
& Josh Rothstein
…On the Birth of Pace Benjamin
Lazarus
…On the Birth of Minka Louise
Pomberg
…Wishing Barry Saloff Continued
Good Health
Jessica Seiden
…On the Birth of Amitai Shafrin
By Sara Marder & Seth Force,
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Asher & Eitan
By Barbara & HP Mays
By Sherry & Harry Maziar
By Sally & Bill Meadows
…In Memory of Murray Porter
By Shelley & Lou Milakofsky
By Peter Morrison
By Rochelle & Brian Moss
…In Honor of Sarah Rosenberg’s Bat
Mitzvah
By Firooz Nahai
…Yahrzeit of Enayat Nahai
By Kenneth Ostrowski
By Lisa Philipson
By Juli & Steve Pollak
…Yahrzeit of Eugene Levinson
By Joellyn & Avi Poster
By Lani & Spencer Preis
By Nancy & Rick Prouser
By Zippi & Paul Reisman
…Yahrzeit of Dov Yodlo
…Yahrzeit of Jenny Yudlo
…Yahrzeit of Zev Yudlo
By Diane & Eric Rosenbaum
By Avi Rosenstein
By Milton Rosenthal
…In Memory of Paul Weiner
By Linda Rosh
By Jana & Brad Ross
By Rhonda Roth
By Brenda & Bill Rothschild
By Sandy Rothstein
By Joan & Alan Rubenstein
…Yahrzeit of Jonathan Fedler
…Yahrzeit of Jennifer Lurie
By Carol & Joe Rubin
…Wishing Renae Goldberg Return to
Good Health
By Beth Salzman & Adam Leaderman
By Tracy & Barri Seitz
By Linda & Steve Selig
By Diane Slovin
By Rose Sowadsky
…Yahrzeit of Lotte Zunz
By Gloria & Paul Sternberg
By Holly & Steven Strelzik
…On the Marriage of Lauren Berger &
Ben Feingold
By Stacey & Douglas Thornton
By Stacey & Brian Tovin
By Hope & Richard Trebilcock
By Elaine & Joseph Weinberger
By Ava & Bob Wilensky
By Roz Winston
…In Memory of Arnold Holzer
By Ashley & Roger Woodman
…Yahrzeit of Melvin Woodman
By Nancy Zimmermann
CONTRIBUTIONS
JUNIOR CONGREGATION
By Shirley Levitt
…Yahrzeit of Irving Levitt
KESHER
By Sue & Mark Ament
By Wendi Aspes
…In Memory of Albert Benveneste
By Sherri & Bill Bornstein
By Jill & Ivan Diamond
By Cindee & Michael Gold
By Betty & Alan Grus
…On the Marriage of Evan Cohn and
Jenn Holbach
…On the Engagement of Stuart Frank
& Nancy Mizrahi
…On the Birth of Oliver Brian Goldman
…On Warren Gray’s Engagement to
Anna Griffith
…On the Engagement of Erin Haber
and Ethan Bagen
Mitzvah
and Brad Wilkins
By Barbra & Gene Hirsh
By Suzanne & Bob Kahn
By Peggy & Isaac Klug
…In Memory of Robert Spielberger
By Dominique & Rael Levin
By Peggy Perling
…Yahrzeit of Jack Berchenko
By Michelle Rosinek
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…In Honor of Jory Linder
By Fran & Howard Rottenberg
By Joan & Alan Rubenstein
…On Carly Ellison’s Engagement to
Tim Gordineer
…On the Marriage of Stephen
Tanenbaum & Lauren Marantz
By Judy & Leon Udwin
By Madeline & Ronald Urken
…Yahrzeit of Hyman Urken
By Barbara & Frank Wilensky
By Roz Winston
KIDDUSH SUPPORT
By Judie Barkan
…Yahrzeit of Dorothy Reider
By Homa Daniels & Al Adler
Mitzvah
By Anita & max Eidex
…Yahrzeit of Stephen Eidex
…Yahrzeit of Clara Shoenig
By Suzanne & Robert Friedman
…In Appreciation of Halli’s High
Holidays Honor
By Ed & Robyn Gerson
…Yahrzeit of Frances Gerson
By Nancy Isenberg
…On the Birth of Shira Cohen
…In Honor of Mollie Engler
…In Honor of Shugie Engler
…In Honor of Zev Fine’s Bar Mitzvah
Good Health
...Yahrzeit of Sara Grossman
…Yahrzeit of Lt Walter Nathan
Isenberg
…Yahrzeit of Sadie Isenberg
….Wishing Howard Lefkowitz
…In Honor of Zoe Rosenberg’s Bat
Mitzvah
….On the Birth of Amitai Shafrin
…In Honor of Tim Shovers’
Engagement to Kira Doar
…On the Birth of James Sawyer Varon
By Gina Karp & Family
…Yahrzeit of Mendel Klug
…In Honor of Rachael Rosenberg’s
Birthday
By Marsha & Andy Kessler
…Wishing Larry Ellison Continued
Good Health
…In Memory of Evelyn Kirshstein
…In Appreciation of Aliyot Received
…In Appreciation of Fran Redisch
By Susan & David Reingold
By Mona Sorkin Shuman
…In Appreciation of Fred Chaiken
…In Appreciation of Elissa Fladell
…In Appreciation of Alan Grus
…In Appreciation of Natalie Sarnat
PRESCHOOL
By the CBT Preschool Fund
…On the Birth of Noah & Ethan
Thomas
By Binnie Edelson
…In Memory of Robert Moss
…On the Birth of Noah & Ethan
Thomas
By Sue & Larry Ellison
By Rachael, Simon, Mollie & Shugie
Engler
…Wishing Binnie Edelson Continued
Good Health
By Barbara Halpern
Good Health
CONTRIBUTIONS
By Barbara & Joel Klein & Family
…Yahrzeit of Seymour Klein
…On the Birth of Minka Louise
Pomberg
By Elyssa & Adam Kramer
By Millard & Wendy Lesch
…Yahrzeit of Charlette Kessler
…Yahrzeit of Betty Lesch
By Roberta & Norman Rittner
…Yahrzeit of Rose Kromnick Rittner
…In Memory of Hannah Sterling
…Wishing Ellen Freedman Continued
Good Health
By Shelley & Howie Shapiro
By Alana, Marc, Devin & Reese
Sonenshine
Good Health
By Allison & Louis Tanenbaum
…Wishing Stuart Neiman Return to
Good Health
By Susan & Bill Usdan
By Sherrie & George Warsaw
By Linda & Michael Weinroth
By Roz Winston
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
…Yahrzeit of Lawrence Gilbert
By Randy Farrow & Stan Lefco
…In Honor of Andrew Altmann’s Bar
Mitzvah
...Wishing Ruth Aronson Continued
Good Health
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…In Honor of Samuel Brenner’s Bar
Mitzvah
Jenn Holbach
…On the Birth of Arielle Maya
Diamond
…On Carly Ellison’s Engagement to
Tim Gordineer
…On the Marriage of Ben & Lauren
Feingold
...In Honor of the B’nai Mitzvah,
Elena & Seth Goldberg
…Wishing Janice Goldberg Continued
Good Health
…On Erin Haber’s Engagement to
Ethan Bagen
Mitzvah
…Wishing Seymour Pomper Return to
Good Health
Mitzvah
…In Honor of Stephen Tanenbaum &
Lauren Marantz
By Lisa, Brad, Seth & Jason May
…Yahrzeit of Frances May
…Yahrzeit of Jen Passoff
…Yahrzeit of Bernie Reznik
By Risa Mullman
…In Memory of Harold Sarles,
Gordon Robinson, Myles Mullman,
Ellen Holt
By Ethel & Bob Reznik
By Amanda & Al Shams
…Yahrzeit of Issie Ginsburg
…Yahrzeit or Arleen Shams
By Cynthia Stone
By Susan & Bill Usdan
…Yahrzeit of Allen Tenenbaum
…Yahrzeit of Sol Tenenbaum
FREDA ROBBINS CHUMASH BEQUEST
By Barbara & Art Abbey
…Yahrzeit of Freda Robbins
SISTERHOOD FUND
By Arlene Fisher
By Jordan Rush
…Yahrzeit of Annika Stein
YOUTH FUND
By Rebecca & Brent Bernath
…In Memory of Joan Strauss
By Sam & Eddie Dressler
…In Memory of Beatrice Ettinger
By Rebecca & Jon LaBanca
…In Honor of Caleb Helelr’s Bar
Mitzvah
…In Honor of Stuart Leaf’s Birthday
By Georgette Westerman
…On the Marriage of Joanna Lazarus
& Josh Rothstein
…On the Birth of Pace Lazarus
…On Sarah Rosenberg’s Bat Mitzvah
*RESTRICTED FUNDS:
ANN BRETT YOUNG ADULT
EDUCATION FUND
By Jeffrey Lesser
…In Appreciation of Martin Hochdorf
CONTRIBUTIONS
CANTORIAL FUND
By Rita & Fred Chaiken
…Yahrzeit of Syma Yellin
By Irma & Basil Margolis
…Yahrzeit of William Margolis
…Yahrzeit of Dolly Nohr
“BUILDING TOGETHER”
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
By Wilma & Gerson Asrael
By Beth & Seth Linder
…In Honor of Rabbi Joshua Heller
By Tamara & Brian Mand
LIPSITZ FAMILY FUND
FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMTNS
By Ron Lipsitz
RABBI HELLER DISCRETIONARY FUND
By Ilene Abrams
…In Appreciation of Stephen
Freedman
…In Honor of Stephen Freedman’s
Birthday
Mitzvah
…Wishing Gary Meyer Continued
Good Health
By Sam & Gary Alexander
By Jeannine & Aaron Altmann
Carey Dermer
Mitzvah
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…In Honor of Hannah Miller’s Bat
Mitzvah
Mitzvah
By Shelley & Bob Antin
By Nancy & Robbie Baron
By Joe Benkiel
…Yahrzeit of Milly “Malke” Benkiel
By Neil Berger
…In Appreciation of Rabbi Joshua
Heller
By Stacy & Adam Blaiss
Mitzvah
By Sheryl & Greg Bluestein
Mitzvah
By Joan & Don Brown
By Susan & Ken Coffae
By Fran & Mike Cohen
…Yahrzeit of Erna Weiler
By Eugene & Harold Cohn
Heller
By Jill & Ivan Diamond
Mitzvah
By Merrie & Bruce Edelston
…Yahrzeit of Morris Israel
By Sheryl & Steven Eisenberg
Mitzvah
By Elinor & Sandy Epstein
Mitzvah
Heller
By Stacey & David Epstein
…In Honor of the B’nai Mitzvah,
Shayna & Simon Coffsky
By Randy Farrow
Mitzvah
By Sheli & Sam Feldman
…Yahrzeit of Saul Feldman
By Laraine & Lowell Fine
…Yahrzeit of Alfred Zwart
By Stacey & David Fisher
By Nina & Herman Fishman
Heller
By Ellen Freedman
Mitzvah
By Annie Fried
By Gloria Frisch
…On the Birth of Shane Frist
…On the Marriage of Shayna Walter
& Adam Levy
By Judith Glazer
…In Honor of Eddie, Micah and Avi
Weiss
By Marcia & Murray Goldman
By Renae & Eddie Goldberg
Heller
By Annette & Harold Gorvy
…Yahrzeit of David Gorvy
By Jacqueline & Alan Granath
…In Honor of Elissa Fladell
By Stewart Greenberg
…Yahrzeit of Kenneth Greenberg
By Libby Harwitz & Burton Blender
By Eric Jacobson
…In Memory of Sidney Abromowitz
Good Health
Good Health
By Sharon & Stuart Karper
By Helen & Stan Kasten
Mitzvah
…In Honor of Nora Sarnat
CONTRIBUTIONS
By Marsha & Andy Kessler
…Yahrzeit of Pauline Tenenbaum
By Steven Kirson
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