May 2015 bulletin - Congregation B`nai Israel

Congregation B’nai Israel
6525 Sylvania Avenue
Sylvania, Ohio 43560
(419) 517-8400
www.cbitoledo.org
A congregation affiliated with the
United Synagogue of Conservatiave Judaism
148 years of consecrated service to God, Torah and Israel
May 1 - 31, 2015
12 Iyyar - 13 Sivan, 5775
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Congregation B’nai Israel presents
Malt Shop Memories
Congregation B’nai Israel and Lake Plains Chorus invite you
to travel back in time to the days of soda jerks and poodle
skirts! Our own Paul Rothschild is a long time member of
this popular, barbershop-style chorus.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
6:30 p.m.
Reception following the concert
Wine, beer, appetizers, and “malt shop” desserts from
Chef Jeff Sherman!
$25 pre-sale general admission • $30 at the door on the day of
event
RSVP to the CBI office at 419-517-8400 by May 19. Your payment
is your reservation.
Sponsorship Levels:
Role Models: $72
Supporters: $118
Builders:
$154
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MAKING EVERY DAY COUNT – SEFIRAT HA’OMER
We are currently in the
midst of a period in the Jewish
calendar known as Sefirat
Ha’omer –The Counting of the
Omer. It is a 49 day period connecting Pesach to Shavuot
referenced in the Torah in Vayikra/Leviticus 23 and in
Devarim/Deuteronomy 16. Each day from the 2nd day
of Passover a unit measure called an omer of barley was
brought to the Temple as a grain offering. The idea simply
put is to make a connection between the Exodus - marking
our freedom as celebrated on Pesach, and the receiving of
the Torah as celebrated on Shavuot, without which our
freedom would have been meaningless.
At CBI this Sefirat Ha’omer counting period will be
marked by frenzied activity which, by your supporting some
of these activities listed below, you will be participating in
this mitzvah of making each day count Jewishly –
Shabbat service on May 2nd devoted to the end of
our religious school academic year during which we will
honor our wonderful graduating seniors, our devoted staff,
and Jeremy Davis, our outstanding student of the year, for
his enthusiastic involvement in religious services. Come
and support our excellent religious school. A highlight of
the service will be a presentation by our religious school
students called The Heroes Project.
Confirmation on Sunday May 3rd at 10:30 a.m. in
our sanctuary with our 6 outstanding Confirmands: Brian
Glasser, Miranda Hupp, Nathan Podolsky, Matthew
Rothschild, Jamie Sherman and Dahlia Zack. I am
particularly gratified with this 2015 class as, with the
exception of Brian whose family moved here a few years
ago, I trained and officiated the b’nai mitzvah of each of
these young people. Kim Brody and I are already busy at
work planning their trip to Israel in June 2016 which will
be a life-altering experience for all of them.
I will be leading a European Jewish Heritage Trip
with Lee and Gail Kwait beginning on May 5th. Over
the past year we have been frantically arranging and
coordinating the many details that go into this kind of
complicated trip. There are 20 participants from B’nai Israel
and our other Toledo synagogues. We will visit the Czech
Republic, Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary. I am
hoping to blog often and will send link details so you can
follow our journey along the Danube River to some of the
most important and historical destinations of European
Jewish history.
If our South African trip two years ago is any
indication of what lies ahead, this too will be a life-altering
experience for participants. I am currently in the process of
lining up many subs in my absence, and our congregation
will be left in the capable hands of, amongst others, Rabbi
Jason Miller, Howard Rosenbaum, Jeff Bauer, David
Weinberg and David Friedes, coordinated through the
efforts of Chuck and Rhoda in our office.
Soon after we return from our trip (with wonderful
memories we hope to share with you) is the beautiful but
much neglected holiday of Shavuot on May 23-25 which
commemorates the receiving of the Torah. Shavuot is
neglected for reasons that include the fact that it always
falls late in the academic year when religious school is on
summer recess and most students and many congregants
are away. It also doesn’t have a proper name, called in the
Torah simply Shavuot, i.e. Weeks, as in seven ‘weeks’ after
Passover.
Plan to join us for Shavuot services. On Saturday
night May 23rd at 7 p.m. we will have an inspiring
Shavuot Tikkun including a traditional evening of
learning, delicious dairy dinner by Miriam Beckerman,
davening, dramatic reading of the Book of Ruth, and
Havdallah. A highlight of the evening will be (besides
dinner!) informative classes with our own David Weinberg
and Blair Grubb who will share their unique insights
on the Biblical Book of Ruth that is always chanted on
Shavuot. On Sunday May 24th at 9:30 a.m. is our 1st day
Shavuot service followed by Monday’s 2nd day service on
May 24th during which Yizkor will be at approximately
11:00 am. Both services begin at 9:30 a.m.
To top off the frenzied month of May at CBI, on
Sunday, May 31st at 6:30 p.m. we will host Malt Shop
Memories featuring the acclaimed Lake Plains Chorus,
one of the area’s best barbershop choruses, that includes
our own Paul Rothschild! Appetizers and desserts will be
prepared by our own expert chef Jeff Sherman. Make your
reservations with the office.
For us at CBI, if we all participate and support these
events in some way, May will truly see the fulfillment of the
mitzvah in the Torah “u’s’far-tem – you shall count each
day.”
Hazzan Ivor Lichterman
Rabbinic Insights from Rabbi Jason
In Praise of Our Teachers
After I began rabbinical
school at the Jewish Theological
Seminary in New York, I also
applied to the William Davidson Graduate School of Education at the Seminary to pursue a master’s degree in education. This was in addition to
the semicha (rabbinical ordination) I was already to receive?
Why would I subject myself to more classes, more reading, and a demanding thesis assignment in order to receive
another degree? After all, “rabbi” means teacher.
My desire was to learn how to teach in addition to
learning what to teach. Rabbinical School, I knew, would
prepare me well with the content knowledge as well with
the fundamentals of how to learn Jewish texts. I wanted
to learn how to be a good teacher as well, and the William
Davidson School of Education prepared me well.
I love to teach and I believe that education is a core
Jewish value. Much of what ails the Jewish community
today can be improved through more Jewish learning, both
formal and informal. My teaching career began, albeit informally, when I was only eighteen-years-old and I received
a call from the local rabbi during my first week in college.
He hired me to teach three days a week, which translated
into seven hours in the classroom. I taught the same students for the next three years and fell in love with teaching.
Whether it is teaching in a synagogue religious school, Jewish day school, or what I call “lifelong learning” (informal
adult education), I always feel rewarded to be a teacher.
For the past eight years I’ve served as a visiting professor at Oakland University and before that I I taught a few
university courses at my alma mater Michigan State University. Whether I’m teaching a class of teens in a Religious
School, sitting on the floor reading a story to kindergartners, standing in front of a classroom of college students or
leading an informal discussion for adults at the synagogue,
I find the teaching experience to be immensely rewarding.
As we will soon celebrate the festival of Shavuot, I encourage us to offer praise to the teachers in our lives. These
might be formal or informal educators from our youth or
college or our adult years. Perhaps it is our parents who
served as teachers as they raised us. Maybe it’s a friend who
took the time to explain a new hobby or a colleague who
sat patiently enlightening us at the office. In today’s digital
age, it might even be a stranger from across the world who
taught us a new skill in a YouTube video.
Education is so important and it is appropriate that
we learn about Rabbi Akiva on Shavuot since tradition
tells us that he only started his Jewish learning at age forty.
I’m sure he was grateful for his patient teachers. May we
all commit ourselves to Jewish education and let us pay
appropriate honor to the teachers who are dedicated to
educating us.
Together with Elissa and our children, Joshua, Jonah
and Talya, I wish you a Chag Shavuot Sameach!
-Rabbi Jason Miller
The Book Clubs of
Congregations B’nai Israel, Etz Chayim and
Shomer Emunim
Announce their Joint Summer Book Club program
The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich
Thursday, June 11th at Noon
Congregation Etz Chayim, 3853 Woodley Road
Dairy Luncheon Meeting
$7.00 at the door
Reservations by June 5
[email protected] or call (419) 473-2401
Message from the President
After our bitterly cold northwestern Ohio winter, the summer months remind us
why the Toledo area offers us many reasons to be thankful to live and raise our families
here. Many could accuse me of bias, but except for the three minor months of January,
February and March, I love living in Toledo. Our late Toledo mayor Collins revived
the 100 year old slogan that “You Will Do Better in Toledo”.
We would do well to remind our children and our friends’ children that Toledo
provided career opportunities for their parents, uncles and aunts which allowed them
to send them to wonderful schools including B’nai Israel’s Religious School.
At our David S. Stone Religious School, our wonderful principal Kim Brody,
her dedicated teachers and aids as well as Cantor Ivor Lichterman are proud to graduate six students who will
celebrate their confirmation on Sunday, March 3. A hearty “yasher koach” to each of these special young adults
and their terrific parents.
Also a reminder to parents that Congregation B’nai Israel has several youth activity funds which may provide
your child with scholarship assistance for certain camps or Jewish youth activity experiences. Some qualification
requirements exist but I urge you to contact our office to learn more about funds that may be available for your
child either now or in the future.
Jeffrey Bauer
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL
ANNUAL MEETING
and
CONGREGATIONAL
PICNIC
PLEASE JOIN US ON
SUNDAY, JUNE 14 AT 4 PM
BARRY SOCIAL HALL
PROGRAM
Report to Congregation
Election of Officers
Election of Trustees
PICNIC TO FOLLOW ON GROUNDS
AT 5 PM
NO CHARGE
RSVP OFFICE 419-517-8400
Memorial
Plaques
A memorial plaque in the
sanctuary is a wonderful way
to remember your loved ones.
If you would like to purchase
a plaque please contact the
office for an order form.
Plaques ordered now will be
dedicated at the Yom Kippur
Yizkor Service. The cost of a
plaque is $500.
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Congregational News
Saturday, May 23rd at 7 p.m.
Celebrate a Shavuot Tikkun
at Congregation B’nai Israel
Dairy dinner by Miriam Beckerman, Classes,
Learning and Prayer Service including reading the
Book of Ruth. Classes with David Weinberg and
Blair Grubb.
Dinner 7 p.m.
$8.00 per person
RSVP required by May 18th. Call the B’nai Israel
office: 419-517-8400
Shavuot Service Schedule
Saturday, May 23rd at
7 p.m.
Sunday, May 24th
Service at 9:30 a.m.
Congregational Israel Trip
On May 27th at 6:30 p.m. there will be a meeting at
B’nai Israel with Hazzan Lichterman to explore the
potential of a congregational trip to Israel. Everyone
is welcome to attend.
Monday, May 25th
Service at 9:30 a.m.
Yizkor at 11:00 a.m.
The office will be
closed on May 25th.
Adult Education
Monday, June 1
7:00 p.m.
A Conversation with Federal
Judge David Katz
Bring your questions and
thoughts for an interactive
discussion with Judge Katz.
RSVP by May 29th to the office.
B’nai Israel Film Festival update
Due to the success of the 2014-15 CBI Jewish
Film Festival, we are asking for recommendations
of films you may like to see next year. Please email
any suggestions to [email protected] for
consideration.
Congregational News
Welcome New Member
Happy Birthday
Irene Gerhardstein
Linda Steinberg
Marvin Remer
Robin Isenberg
Ralph Williams
May 3
May 5
May 14
May 23
May 27
Sidney Levine – A hearty Mazel Tov to Sid, who
celebrated his 90th birthday on April 15th!
Happy Anniversary
Matt and Jill Kripke May 28
20th
Gift Shop News
New items have arrived!
Many gifts are available for graduations, weddings,
confirmations and birthdays. Stop by and take a look
at our wide selection of merchandise.
Sundays 9:30 a.m. – Noon
Wednesdays 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
or by appointment:
call Phyllis Diamond 419-531-5005
LEAGRAMS
A Leagram for Confirmation
is a thoughtful way to honor a
Confirmand. If you would like
to add your name to his/her
certificate, the cost is $3.00 per
listing. Complete class listing is
$15.00. Lists, checks and your
name as you would like to see it
listed should be sent to
Phyllis Diamond
3008 Strauss · Toledo 43606
Please no telephone calls.
Mazel Tov to the B’nai Israel
Confirmation Class of 5775
Please join us for a special
Confirmation Program
Sunday, May 3, 2015
10:30 a.m.
2015 Confirmation Class
Dahlia Zack
daughter of Dr. David and Dena Zack
Miranda Hupp
daughter of Megan Miller and Corey Hupp
Nathan Podolsky
son of Leslie and Michael Podolsky
Brian Glasser
son of Marc and Susan Glasser
Matthew Rothschild
son of Cheryl and Stephen Rothschild
Jamie Sherman
daughter of Alison and Jeff Sherman
We are extremely proud of our Confirmation
class and their dedication to getting up on
Sunday mornings for the past 10 plus years to
arrive at this special day. Their commitment
to Jewish learning is an example for others
to follow. We are looking forward to them
coming back to work in our Religious school
as well as going to Israel on their Confirmation
Class trip in June of 2016.
Sisterhood
Sisterhood Book Club
The next Sisterhood Book Club is May 26 at 10:30 a.m. in the
synagogue library. Carol Richman will be reviewing Golem
and the Jinni by Helene Wecker.
Join the group for a lively discussion.
Yahrzheits
5/1 Iyyar 12
Abraham Katzman, Rebecca Marenberg, Rosaline Stotland, Seymour Yaffe
5/2 Iyyar 13
Jennie Albert, Abraham Gerber, Jacob Hoffman, Michael Katz, Tillie Liber,
Harold Malkin, Marian Tarschis
5/3 Iyyar 14
Murray E. Remer, Joanne Schwartzberg
5/4 Iyyar 15
Max Moldawsky
5/5 Iyyar 16
Jacob Feinbloom, Fay Weiner, Anna Wengrow
5/6 Iyyar 17
Lewis Bernstein, Alice Bogart, Dora Katz, Philip C. Miller
5/7 Iyyar 18
Ruth Bauer, Harry M. Bernstein, Edith Romanoff Bort, Ann Levine, Pauline Shoffer, Joseph Topper
5/8 Iyyar 19
Bertha Fink, Leo Kahn, Florence Lenenberg, Maurice Marenberg, Goldye Palman
5/9 Iyyar 20
Ethel Skolnick
5/10 Iyyar 21
Mollie Hoffman, Vern Petler, Norville Rappaport, Beatrice Sattinger
5/11 Iyyar 22
Harvey Berg, Nathan B. Forman, Jeanette Kohler, Matilda Lewis, Stanley Zimmerman
5/12 Iyyar 23
Anna Korman, Bertha Odesky, Grayce Rusgo Pervin, Irving Rubin, Seymour Sattler
5/13 Iyyar 24
Esther Karp, Norman Perlmutter, Leon Williams
5/14 Iyyar 25
Samuel Brassloff, Rachel Burack
5/15 Iyyar 26
Alfred Damrauer, Bobbi Rosenbloom
5/16 Iyyar 27
Howard Erd, Roy Goldman, Rabbi Aaron Intrater, Julius Swolsky, Miriam Wexler
5/17 Iyyar 28
Earle Samuel Bracker, Bertha Hecht, Morris Joseph, Kopel Judashko, Isadore Leibovitz, Ralph Oberlin
5/18 Iyyar 29
Hermine Bentley, Linda Goldner, Evelyn Grande, Marcia Kisin, Issac Scharf,
Ruth Scheer, Herman Soldinger
5/19 Sivan 1
Blanche Duchon Hurst, Charles Rubin, Clara Scharf, Florence Waldman, Gizella Weiss,
Elsie Winter
5/20 Sivan 2
Lillian Baneth, Louis Bergher
5/22 Sivan 4
Libbey Boyk, Daniel Brochin, Samuel Kaback, David Kalkstein, Chester Tuschman
5/23 Sivan 5
George Shopneck, Herman Siegel
5/24 Sivan 6
Harry Katz, Leo Tauber, Rose Wiegler
5/25 Sivan 7
Anna Stauber, Fanny Tenzur, Pearl Tochtermann
5/26 Sivan 8
Ben Albert, Rose Goldstein
5/27 Sivan 9
Bernard Jacoby, Frances Levy
5/28 Sivan 10
David R. Radovsky, Sol Scharf, Cirala Shidlowsky
5/29 Sivan 11
Harry Baron, Saretta Bassett, Sadye Bookman, Seymour Cohen, Shirley Fox,
Edward Ginsberg, Nettie Levitin, Pearl Schwartz, Morris Siegman
5/30 Sivan 12
Sharon Gayle Friedes, Israel Steinberg, Ruth Vinson
5/31 Sivan 13
Isidore Kahn, Carl Zerner
Todah Rabah
Thank you to the many people who helped identify individuals in the archival photos. Special thanks to Gary
Beren, Harriet Davis, Bernice Katz, Eleanor Golding, Roanne Katzman, Larry Kripke, Jeff Knoll, Dave Perlman, Barry Sherman, Corrine Adler, Sherrie Zaft, Harlan Britz and Louise Schuster. Please continue to contact
Cathy Sperling if you recognize anyone in the pictures.
Bulletin Helpers
On the last week of every month a dedicated group of
CBI members gather to fold, address, sticker and count
to prepare the bulletin for mailing. This group has fun
while doing an important job. Many thanks to Dave
Perlman, Marilyn Reinstein, Cathy Sperling, Jerry and
Arlene Russell, Phyllis Diamond, Kathryn Linver (and
her dog Buddy), Leah Connor, Alix Greenblatt, Fran
Weinblatt, Sharon Stein, Shirley Gerber, Gail and Lee
Kwait, Anne Bauer, and Doris Steinberg.
Special thank you to the following youth in our synagogue; Deena Zucker, Kayla Bernstein, Josh Brody,
Dahlia Zack, Sam Zack and Daniel Intrater. They designated their B’nai Tzedek Fund donations to
B’nai Israel. The total of these donations was $1,600 to the Youth Scholarship Fund. Their generosity is
exemplary.
A generous anonymous donation was made by a loyal member of B’nai Israel to provide kugel weekly at
our Shabbat lunches. We take great pride in having a luncheon every Shabbat. Donations to the Hiddur
Fund are always appreciated.
Rockin Shabbat
On Friday, March 20 over 100 people attended our Rockin’ Shabbat. A
delicious dinner was prepared under the direction of Miriam Beckerman.
“The Boysch” provided entertainment. Everyone had a great time singing,
praying, and eating. A big thank you to all who helped and made this
such a fun, wonderful evening.
Mazal Tov
Sidney Levine on the marriage of his son David Levine to Julie Weiss. The couple was married on April 24th in
the Wasserstrom Chapel with Hazzan Lichterman officiating.
Co n g r e g a t i o n B ’nai I s ra el
ORAL HISTORIES
Oral Histories will begin after Passover. The committee plans on interviewing as many
members of the congregation as possible. Interviews will be videotaped and transcribed.
Everyone who is interviewed will review and approve the final transcript before it is printed
and archived. Excerpts of interviews may be incorporated into the 150th celebration. The
Honor | Celebrate | Inspire
interviews will be archived and the oral histories will become a permanent record of the
history of Congregation B’nai Israel. If you would like to share your history for our B’nai Israel archives, please call the office.
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Or MiDor L’Dor! Passing the Torch
Congregation B’nai Israel participated in the flagship
project of the Education Task Force of Partnership2Gether,
Or MiDor L’dor- Passing the torch.
Groups (school class, youth group, elderly homes
etc.) in our Partnership consortium gets a torch-shaped
canvas. on which to illustrated the gifts (values, presents,
capabilities etc.) they received from the previous generation
and want to pass to the next generation. The torches will
decorate Israel Independence Day events.
Youth and Education News
An Important Message from
BITUSY
Toledo's USY chapter BITUSY would like to host
Fall Boards on October 15-18. Before committing
to hosting this convention we need to ensure that we
will have volunteers. We need volunteers to host the
USY’ers in your home for two nights (Thursday and
Friday), breakfast, transportation to and from B’nai
Israel, and help in the kitchen preparing meals. We
also need several homes within walking distance to the
shul. The decision to have the Fall Boards in Toledo
must be made within a few weeks.
Please let me know if you can help.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Brynna Post [email protected]
SUMMER SCHOLARSHIPS
AVAILABLE*
FOR CAMP RAMAH, USY SUMMER
PROGRAMS AND CERTAIN OTHER
JEWISH YOUTH PROGRAMS
CONTACT THE CBI OFFICE FOR MORE
INFORMATION
*Certain requirements apply
2016 Confirmation Trip to
Israel
Informational Meeting
Through the generosity of the Sherwin and
Naomi Kripke Israel Trip Fund at the Toledo
Jewish Community Foundation, we are thrilled
to announce that we have begun planning for
the Confirmation Class Trip to Israel which is
scheduled for June 7-15, 2016! The students are
from the high school graduating classes of 2017,
2018 and 2019.
An informational meeting will be held on Monday,
June 15 at 7 p.m. for all students planning to join
the trip and their parents. Cantor Lichterman
and Matt Kripke will be the chaperones. To be
eligible for the trip, students must attend Sunday
School through their Confirmation or they will be
responsible for repayment of the full cost of the trip.
Please rsvp for the meeting.
Thank you!
Kim Brody
SUPPORTED BY
David S. Stone Religious School
Religious School Closing Shabbat
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Please join us when we honor all students who have participated and attended services regularly throughout the
school year. We are thrilled to announce the student of the
year award to Jeremy Davis for all of his participation in
services this past year.
Our dedicated teaching staff will also be recognized for
another outstanding year. The teachers are Megan Miller,
Hope Davis, Paulette Sherline, Peter Silverman, Cantor
Lichterman, Nick Thanasiu, Fagie Benstein, and Rabbi
Sokobin. Megan Miller is retiring after ten years of service and we will miss her. We greatly appreciate our staff ’s
Jewish Federation
& Foundation
YOUR CAMPAIGN AND LEGACY GIFTS AT WORK
dedication to our students.
We will also honor our graduating seniors who have
dedicated their Sunday mornings to work at our religious
school. The following seniors will be greatly missed next
year when they are all away at college; Josh Sherman,
Josh Brody, Sam Zack, Deena Zucker, Bari Resnick, Sari
Kripke, Morgan Segall, and Emma Podolsky. We wish
them well
A special Todah Rabah to Rabbi Sokobin for meeting numerous times with our confirmation students and helping
each of them prepare for confirmation.
Contributions March 18 through April 17, 2015
Minimum Contributions are $10.00
Please note: More generous contributions will be indicated in the following ways:
*
denotes B’nai Mitzvah
** denotes Chai
*** denotes Silver
**** denotes double Chai
A box denotes Gold
A double box denotes Platinum
A bold box denotes Diamond
$13.00
$18.00
$25.00
$36.00
$50.00
$100.00
$100.00+
150TH ANNIVERSARY FUND
Yahrzeits
Morris Siegman
Arlene and Jerry Russell*
Jennie Albert
Ben Albert
Marvin Karp and Elaine Levey**
Elsie Winter
The Winter and Vrudny Families****
Abe Katzman
Roann and Lonnie Katzman***
In Memory of
Eva Touran
Arlene and Jerry Russell*
Dana Greenblatt
Al and Michele Blumberg
Alix and Dick Greenblatt
Denise and Mark Greenblatt & Family
Bobbye and Dave Shall
Cathy and Steve Sperling
In memory of my grandparents
Shirley and Irwin Fruchtman
Lucyle and Maurice Zanville
Carolyn Z. and Jerry Lemieux
Shabbat Prayer Book
Etz Hayim Bible
Tree of Life Leaf
Tree of Life Stone
Memorial Plaque
$65.00
$100.00
$100.00
$1,000.00
$500.00
REMEMBER B’NAI ISRAEL IN YOUR WILL
BUILDING FUND
Yahrzeits
Vernon Petler
Ellen and Gary Petler***
CAMP RAMAH
Yahrzeits
Florence Lenenberg
Rene Levy**
CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY
Yahrzeits
Abraham Kanter
Dora Kanter Rubin
Andrea and Gary Urie
Charles Rubin
Marlene and Merv Russell*
Vernon Petler
Shirley Bader
Alice Bogart
Sue Wilson**
Alice Weisman
Ira and Marlene Weisman***
In Memory of
Leonard Thal
Esther Kezur and Harvey Malone
Eva Touran
Ira and Marlene Weisman**
In Appreciation
All of the Misheberrachs
Sherrie Zaft**
Cantor Lichterman
Alex Schlichting
Cantor Lichterman
The “Salzman sisters”:
Elsie Liber and family, Lil Perlman and family
HIDDUR/KIDDISH
Yahrzeits
Beatrice Price
Ellen and Allan Chabler**
Seymour Cohen
Sandy, Chuck, Jay and Kari Traugott**
Ruth Bauer
Anna Wengrow
Jeff and Anne Bauer
Murray E. Remer
Marlene and Arnie Remer*
Laya Tannenbaum
Leonard Tannenbaum
The Podolsky Family
Sharon Gayle Friedes
David and Lori Friedes**
In Appreciation
Fagie and Eli Benstein
Ellen Federman
Rabbi Alan Sokobin
Michael and Leslie Podolsky
In Honor of
Linda and Joel Beren’s Son’s marriage
Ann and Howard Rosenberg***
KATZ SANCTUARY FUND
In Honor of
Sid Levine’s Son’s marriage
Eleanor Golding
SHERWIN & NAOMI KRIPKE
Yahrzeits
Howard Erd
Judy Erd and Family
Evelyn Grande
Alan and Mike Blumberg**
George Shopneck
The Moreau Family*
In Memory of
Eva Touran
Rhoda Miller
Fran and Chuck Weinblatt
Belle Swartz
Joan and Larry Kripke
Sandy Romanoff and Joe Greenberg*
In Honor of
Dr. Sonja Pinsky - Special
birthday
Eli Abramson and Nora Romanoff
Linda and Joel Beren - Son’s
marraige
Neal and Lisa Intrater
MARIAN & STANLEY OBERLIN
Yahrzeits
Ralph Oberlin
Lorrie & Jeff Daube, Andi, Ryan, Dani, Sergio
MICHAEL & RENEE
QUIROGA FUND
Yahrzeits
Rose Goldstein
Jeff and Diane Goldstein
In Memory of
Eva Touran
Ruth and Jerry Gold
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
In Memory of
Eva Touran
Gail and Lee Kwait
Marjory Rusgo
Barbara Straus
Steven Federman****
Madeline Levinson***
Cyrus Neuman, father of Jill
Gottlieb
Sharon Hoicowitz**
In Honor of
Dr. Sonja Pinsky - Special
birthday
Margie Rusgo
Sheldon and Helen Kerper - 45
Anniversary
Gail and Leon Kwait
Alix Greenblatt - Special birthday
Gail and Leon Kwait**
YOUTH ACTIVITIES FUND
Yahrzeits
Jeanette Kohler
Margie Kohler*
Miriam Wexler
Sandy Wexler and Stuart Dunn and Chuck Wexler and family
In Memory of
Eva Touran
Hazzan Jamie Gloth and Bina Carr**
TRIBUTE
Yahrzeits
Ethel Skolnick
Bette L. Raymond***
David Kalkstein
Marilyn J. Reinstein
Alfred Damrauer
Peggy and Marvin Damrauer
Julius Swolsky
Jeff & Sherry Phillips and Elaine Aubin
Jeanette Kohler
Zale and Shirley Kohler***
Ann Levine
Shirley and Joel Levine***
Our Beloved Family
Arthur, Marcia and Mark Friedman
In Memory of
Eva Touran
Eli Abramsom and Nora Romanoff**
Charles and Sharon Schwartz*
SAM SCHWARTZ MINYAN FUND
Speedy Recovery
Mike Blumberg
Howard and Karen Rosenbaum
TORAH FUND
In Memory of
Leonard Thal
Bill and Luann Garber
Eva Salzman Touran
Marilyn Reinstein
Phyllis Diamond
Harry and Leeta Nistel**
Arthur and Marcia Friedman
Merv and Marlene Russell
Sherrie and Caren Zaft
Gerald Feldstein and Corrine Adler
Elaine Hershman
In Good Health
Dr. Howard Rosenberg
Bill and Luann Garber
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER TOLEDO
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An Evening
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Letty Cottin
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Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Photo: Mike Lovett
Wednesday,
May 13
7 p.m.
Temple Shomer Emunim,
6453 Sylvania Ave., Sylvania
Registration kindly requested by
Monday, May 4 to 419-724-0354
or [email protected]
Letty Cottin Pogrebin is an award-winning
journalist, widely published opinion writer,
acclaimed public speaker, admired political
activist, and author of several nonfiction
bestsellers, including Growing Up Free; Getting
Over Getting Older; Deborah, Golda, and Me;
and Three Daughters.
SUPPORTED BY
YO U R C A M PA I G N G I F TS AT WO R K
Everyone knows someone who’s sick
or suffering. Yet, when a friend or
relative is under duress, many of us
feel uncertain about how to cope.
Throughout her recent bout with
breast cancer, Letty Cottin Pogrebin
became intrigued by her friends’ and
family’s diverse reactions to her and
her illness; how awkwardly some of
them behaved; how they misspoke
or misinterpreted her needs; and
how wonderful it was when people
read her right. She began talking
to her fellow patients at Memorial
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and
interviewed dozens of other veterans
of serious illness, seeking to discover
what sick people wished their friends
knew (and were surprised they didn’t
know) about how to comfort, help,
and even simply talk to them.
Now Pogrebin has distilled their
collective stories, insights, opinions,
and ideas into How To Be a Friend
To a Friend Who’s Sick, an invaluable
guidebook for anyone who wants
to rise to the occasion of this most
challenging passage of friendship.
Sponsored by:
Jewish Federation of Greater Toledo
3rd Annual
continues ...
Deli Man
Monday, May 4 | 7 p.m.
Running Time: 91 minutes, English/Yiddish with
subtitles
$5 per person
Hester Street – 40th Anniversary
Monday, May 18 | 7 p.m.
Running Time: 90 minutes, English/Yiddish with
subtitles
$5 per person
All films: Maumee Indoor Theatre
601 Conant St., Maumee, OH 43537
Tickets can be purchased at the door on a first come,
first served basis. Seating is limited and may sell out.
Transportation will be available. A bus will depart
at 6:15 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) from the
Jewish Federation campus (6465 Sylvania Avenue)
before each event with service to the Maumee
Indoor Theater and return to the Federation campus
afterwards.
Reservations for bus transportation are a must,
as seating is limited.
Additional information in Toledo Jewish News.
Ticket and bus reservations can be made by
contacting Hallie Freed at 419-724-0362 or
[email protected].
Payment is due at the time of reservation.
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL
STAFF
Ivor Lichterman............................................ Hazzan
[email protected]
Howard Rosenbaum .........................Minyan Leader
Kim Brody ...................... Religious School Principal
[email protected]
Chuck Traugott .............. Synagogue Administrator
[email protected]
Congregation B’nai Israel
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Address Service Requested
Rhoda Miller ...... Community Outreach Coordinator
[email protected]
Brynna Post ..................................... Youth Director
[email protected]
Cindy Robertson ....................... Sisterhood 2.0 Rep
[email protected]
Bruce Post ...................................... Men’s Club Rep
Sam Zack ......................................... USY President
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President ................................................... Jeff Bauer
Vice President of Administration ..... Alix Greenblatt
Vice President of Religious Affairs ..... Ellen Federman
Vice President of Youth Activities ..... Michael Portnoy
Secretary .......................................... Fran Weinblatt
Treasurer....................................... Stephen Goldberg
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Stuart Brody, David Friedes, Marc Glasser,
Sharon Joehlin, Jill Kripke, Michael Leizerman,
Bruce Post, Cindy Robertson,Howard Rosenberg,
Jerry Russell, Debbie Spangenthal, Honorary
Trustees: Phyllis Diamond, Howard Rosenbaum
www.cbitoledo.org
Save the dates
May 2
May 3
May 5-18
May 16
May 23 May 23-25
May 25
May 26 May 27
May 31 June 1
June 14
End of Religious School year Shabbat
Confirmation and last day of Religious School
Cantor’s European Trip
Shabbat with Rabbi Miller
Shavuot Tikkun
Shavuot
OFFICE CLOSED
Sisterhood Book Club
Israel Trip Meeting
Malt Shop Memories
Adult Education with Judge David Katz
Congregational Annual Meeting and picnic
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CONTRIBUTION OPPORTUNITY
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WITHIN OUR SYNAGOGUE BUILDING.
DONOR(S) WANTED TO HELP PURCHASE AND
INSTALL STORAGE SHED ADJACENT TO BUILDING.
APPROXIMATE COST $3500.