Park Synagogue East
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Park Synagogue East
Offices/School/Friday Evening Services: 27500 Shaker Boulevard, Pepper Pike, OH 44124 (216) 371-2244 Shabbat Morning/Evening Services: 3300 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 May 2013 • Iyar / Sivan 5773 www.parksyn.org Shavuot Study Session all shavuot service times on page 3 Park Synagogue welcomes David Makovsky to lead the annual Shavuot Study Session: The Inside Story Behind a Secret Israeli Attack David Makovsky Mr. Makovsky will relate to us a first-hand account of an actual Israeli secret military mission and its possible lessons for Iran today. Tuesday, May 14 • 7:30 pm • Park Synagogue East Arguably the leading expert on Israel today, David Makovsky will share his thoughts and evocative perspective on the Middle East with us for: » Erev Shavuot Study Session on Tuesday, May 14 » Morning Shavuot service on Thursday, May 16. The Shavuot Study Session is free and open to the community. A catered hors d'oeuvre & dessert reception will follow. The program is a project of the Drost Educational Endowment Fund. The Erev Shavuot evening service on May 14 will begin at 6:45 pm at Park Synagogue East. Inside PAGE 3 CAN WE COUNT ON YOU FOR MITZVAH DAY? Sunday, May 19 PAGE 4 SCHOLAR-INRESIDENCE Friday-Sunday, May 3-5 PAGE 5 Pre-K & Kindergarten Program Saturday, May 4 PAGE 10 SPECIAL HOT & HEARTY Friday, May 10 page Upcoming Events page Park Social Action.............................................. 2, 15 Men's Club.............................................................. 4 Park Senior Adults.............................................. 4, 14 Family Education & Wolf Religious School............. 5 Youth Group News & Events................................... 6 Park Preschool.......................................................... 6 Women's Rosh Chodesh Group............................... 7 Sisterhood.......................................... 8, 9, back cover Gesher...................................................................... 9 Milestone Anniversaries/Mazel Tov......................... 10 Park Calendar ....................................................... 11 B'nei Mitzvah......................................................... 12 Adult Education..................................................... 12 Parshiot.................................................................. 12 Gifts to Funds.................................................15 - 16 In Memoriam......................................................... 15 Young Menches.......................................... back cover Greater Cleveland Congregations Update On April 11th, 300 people from Northeast Ohio, including four from Park Synagogue, and another 2000 from around the state, participated in a huge rally outside the Statehouse in Columbus to urge lawmakers to approve an expansion of state Medicaid coverage. Park’s representatives, all active members of the synagogue’s Greater Cleveland Congregations (GCC) Core Team, included Judi Eigenfeld, Nancy Hartman, Steve Perry, and Susan Reis, Co-Chair of Park’s GCC group. The message the rally delivered came loud and clear from a variety of viewpoints. Medicaid Expansion was presented as morally right to help the most vulnerable people in our state, fiscally smart to help hospitals and medical providers, and economically important for businesses across the state. Even though the appeal fell on deaf ears, the many people in favor of Medicaid Expansion, including the GCC, vowed to continue their fight to have the expansion included in Ohio’s budget. MAY Mitzvah Day............................................................ 3 Men's Club Shabbat/Scholar Weekend..................... 4 University Day......................................................... 4 Midlife and Beyond.................................................. 7 Mahj & Mingle........................................................ 7 WRCG Spots of Light Tour..................................... 7 Sisterhood Installation Luncheon............................. 8 1963 Confirmation Class Reunion......................... 14 Young Mensches Spots of Light Tour.......... back cover Young Mensches Mitzvah Day................... back cover GCC is also working to expand education reforms in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District; improve the Criminal justice system by informing the community about the changes in collateral sanctions due to recent legislation enacted by Gov. Kasich and following up with promises made by Tim McGinty, County Prosecutor; and look at issues relating to racial profiling by the police and gun violence reduction. There are many ways for individuals to get involved in the GCC and to make a difference in our community. Please contact Susan Reis ([email protected]) or Michael Weil ([email protected]) to find out more about this important community action organization. JUNE Mahj & Mingle........................................................ 7 Smokey Joe's with Gesher........................................ 9 Annual Meeting/Volunteer Recognition................. 10 Health of Lake Erie................................................ 15 Address Reminder and beyond... Mahj & Mingle........................................................ 7 Vivaldi with Gesher.................................................. 9 Summer Splash Party.............................................. 13 Annual Picnic......................................................... 13 King & I................................................................ 14 Please send ALL Synagogue correspondence to Park Synagogue East. We do not have mail service at Park Synagogue Main. Send donations, invoices, letters, and all mail to: Park Synagogue 27500 Shaker Boulevard Pepper Pike, OH 44124 May 2013 What’s Inside Look for this icon - it indicates Park events that are especially good for prospective members! 2 www.parksyn.org Volunteer for one (or more!) of the communitywide activities during Mitzvah Day 2013 - May 19! Still wondering which project to do? Here are suggestions for projects that need a lot of hands, and many are great family projects. Please read specific details about each project in the registration packet. DROP-IN PROJECTS NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED All held at Park Synagogue East Donate blood to the American Red Cross. Call (216) 371-2244, ext. 202 to make an appointment or just walk in. 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Register your bone marrow on the national registry. It's easy - just a mouth swab! 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Bake cookies at home to thank our local police & firefighters and drop them off between 9:00 and 9:30 am. Write notes of thanks and encouragement or make cards for US and Israeli soldiers. 9:30 am – 3:00 pm Make fringed fleece blankets for Metro General Hospital patients (no sewing involved). Please bring 2 color-coordinated pieces of fleece fabric (each 2 ¼ yards) and good cutting scissors. 1:00 – 3:00 pm Put together craft packets for Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital patients. 10:00 – 11:30 am Project #1: Bag lunches for the homeless When & Where: 10:00 - 11:30 am @ Park Synagogue East Who: Ages 10 and older Project #2: sorting & packing food When & Where: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon @ Cleveland Food Bank Who: Ages 12 and older Project #6: historic jewish CEMETERY CLEAN-UP When & Where: 9:30 - 11:30 am @ Lansing Cemetery Who: Ages 10 and older Project #8: metropark CLEAN-UP When & Where: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm @ North Chagrin MetroPark Who: Ages 7 and older Project #11: tEACH COMPUTER SKILLS When & Where: 1:00 - 3:00 pm @ Council Gardens Who: Tech-savvy adults and teens 13 and older project #15: park's got talent! show When & Where: 1:30 - 2:30 pm @ The Weils Who: All ages & acts project #21: sort and pack medical supplies When & Where: 1:00 - 3:00 pm @ MedWish Who: Ages 13 and older project #22: donate blood When & Where: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm @ Park East Who: Ages 18 and older project #26: bone marrow REGISTRY When & Where: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm @ Park East Who: Ages 18 - 61 Project #9: garden preparation When & Where: 9:30 am - 12:00 noon @ Refugee Response, Ohio City Who: Ages 15 and older MITZVAH DAY COLLECTIONS Please consider donating the items below to help these organizations! Collection boxes are in both buildings through May 19th. Cleveland Schools: New or gently used children’s and young adults’ books. Hurry! Registration deadline is May 6th. Register in one of five easy ways: 1. Online from the link at parksyn.org 2. By mail – send in the blue form 3. By fax – fax in a white form Hebrew Shelter Home: Paper products such as toilet paper, tissues, paper towels, napkins, paper plates, cups and aluminum foil. 4. By email – send Ellen your choices at [email protected] Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital: NEW and UNOPENED craft supplies such as crayons, washable markers, stickers, colored pencils, construction paper, small containers of playdough and pipe cleaners. 5. By phone – call Ellen with your choices at (216) 371-2244, ext. 122. Metro General Hospital: NEW kitchen utensils to help patients prepare healthy meals at home such as measuring cups (for dry & liquid ingredients), measuring spoons, cooking spoons, spatulas, cutting boards, paring knives, kitchen scissors, etc. Need a registration form? Download from parksyn.org or pick up at either building. Park Synagogue – A Synagogue for a Lifetime 3 www.parksyn.org Scholar-in-Residence Speaks Throughout the Weekend Rabbi Charles Simon has produced of a host of materials designed to make Jewish life more accessible including the acclaimed Art of Jewish Living series, two educational films, a series of five manuals designed to assist Jewish men, and two books teaching people how to lead and participate in community prayer. Friday – Sunday, May 3 – 5 A big Park welcome to Rabbi Charles Simon, the Executive Director of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs! We are thrilled that Rabbi Simon will be here to deliver several engaging presentations to our entire congregation. Please join us for these services: Thank you to the following contributors* who have generously supported this weekend's program: Lynn & Barry Chesler, Maury Feren, Howard Friedman, Judy & David Kaufman, Penny & Brett Lashner, Ilene & Ron Lorig, Michele & Tom Sudow, Beverly & Sanford Weinberg, and Linda & Clifford Wolf. Family Shabbat Service Friday, May 3 • 6:00 pm • Park Synagogue East Join Rabbi Simon after services and the delicious hot & hearty, for a coffee and dessert reception. He will be speaking on "Jewish Bible Stories for Adults." *Contributors to date. Shabbat morning Service Shabbat luncheon RSVP Saturday, May 4 • 9:00 am • Park Synagogue Main On Saturday, Rabbi Simon joins us to present "The Next Wave of Jewish Feminism - Involving Jewish Men in Jewish Life." The Men's Club Shabbat will also be celebrated. Adults $15 • Kids (4-10) $11 • Kids 3 and under FREE ________ # adults at $15 each ________ # kids at $11 each $_______ Amount Enclosed (checks payable to Park Men's Club) Shabbat luncheon Saturday, May 4 • 12:15 pm • PSM • The Bridge Everyone is invited to enjoy a special Shabbat luncheon where Rabbi Simon will deliver "Kohanim and Levim: What Does the Priesthood Mean?" Please RSVP by May 1. Name(s) ____________________________________ Address _____________________________________ City _____________________ Zip________________ sunday men's club seminar Sunday, May 5 • 9:30 am • Park Synagogue East The Park Men's Club welcomes area Men's Clubs to hear Rabbi Simon's talk on "Building Your Men's Club: Strategies for Success." This special weekend is sponsored by the Park Synagogue Men's Club. Phone ______________________________________ Email _______________________________________ RSVP DUE May 1 • PAY ONLINE @ parkmensclub.org Mail reservations & checks to: Ken Vinocur, 2834 Meldon Blvd., Beachwood, OH 44122. Pa TUESDAY, MAY 14 • EREV SHAVUOT UNIVERSITY DAY Evening Service (no 6:00 pm service) 6:45 pm • Park Synagogue EAST Shavuot Study Session 7:30 pm • Park Synagogue EAST Last call for University Day! There is still a little time to register for the 19th annual University Day on Thursday, May 2nd in Kangesser Hall at Park Main from 9:00 am to 2:45 pm. Don’t miss the wide variety of interesting and educational workshops. University Day concludes with a special performance by a group of talented CIM vocal students. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 • FIRST DAY OF SHAVUOT Shavuot Morning Service & Confirmation 9:00 am • Park Synagogue MAIN Evening Service 6:00 pm • Park Synagogue EAST Cost for University Day is $22 for Park members and $26 for guests, which includes a selection of workshops, a continental breakfast, box lunch, and closing concert. The day, sponsored by Park Senior Adults, is open to adults of all ages. THURSDAY, MAY 16 • SECOND DAY OF SHAVUOT/ YIZKOR Shavuot Morning Service & Yizkor 9:00 am • Park Synagogue EAST Evening Service 6:00 pm • Park Synagogue EAST May 2013 e gu Shavuot Services Synago rk To register, please call Ellen Petler at (216) 371-2244, ext. 122. Charlene Ratner and Phyllis Wachs are co-chairs of University Day. 4 www.parksyn.org Wolf Religious School is a Framework of Excellence school Family Education and Wolf Religious School A Note from Teri May Calendar Oh my goodness, it is already the last day of Sunday School for this year! On Sunday, May 12, students PreK through Fifth Grade will say "L’Hitrarot" and celebrate a great year of learning and growing. Junior Mitzvah Makers and the 2013 Bar/Bat Mitzvah Club will continue their tradition of participating in The Race at Legacy Village. School will begin as usual at 9:15 am for PreK - Fifth Graders. Parents are invited to join us for our final 2012/2013 Sunday morning Youth Shacharit Service at 11:00 am, immediately followed by a reception, for all, honoring our teachers! SUN | 5: Sunday School (except for PreK & K) • L’dor v’dor, from generation to generation SAT | 4: Youth Service • Under the Dome/"The Journey Begins" for PreK & Kindergartners B/B Mitzvah Club • Confirmation rehearsal at Park Synagogue MAIN MON | 6: Weekday School • Upper School THURS | 9: Final Confirmation rehearsal at Park MAIN FRI | 10: Klezmer Family Service SAT | 11: Youth Service SUN | 12: Sunday School Concluding Program WED | 15: Confirmation • Shavuot Lunch On Wednesday, May 15, the first day of Shavuot, the 2013 Confirmation Class (the 100th class!) will proudly carry on the Park Synagogue tradition of Confirmation. When you walk into the sanctuary on Shavuot, you will see displayed the pictures of the classes of 1913, 1963, and, of course, 2013. h e t D r ome e d n U We look forward to your joining us as the Confirmation class proudly helps lead the congregational service and celebrate Shavuot! ~ Teri Rube Hochberg, Director of Education THIS MONTH: PreK & Kindergarten Saturday, May 4 Under the Dome is a Parent/Child Shabbat Morning program with Rabbi Skoff at Park Synagogue Main. College Grants Available Harry Tucker Scholarship Fund Joseph and Dora Sharwell Scholarship Fund Since this is a required Shabbat morning program, there is no Sunday school the following day for that grade. Applications for the Harry Tucker Scholarship Fund and the Joseph and Dora Sharwell Scholarship Fund are now being accepted. These awards are given to high school seniors to continue their Jewish education in college. Park Young Adult Members, children and grandchildren of Park members are eligible. Calling all congregation kindergarteners! Join us on may 4th and receive your Consecration Starter Kit! Birthday Club The Harry Tucker Scholarship Award has been made possible through the generosity of Jewish War Veterans Post #14. The Joseph & Dora Sharwell Scholarship Fund was established many years ago. To apply for either scholarship award, please download the application form from the Park website at www.parksyn.org, or contact Judy Kaufman at (216) 371-2244, ext. 133 or [email protected]. May birthdays will be honored on Sat., May 18. RSVP to Eva by Wed., May 15 at [email protected] or (216) 371-2244, ext. 127, so your child can be called to the Bima in honor of his/ her birthday and receive a gift! Children 12 and under are eligible. Deadline for applications is WEDnEsday, may 15. Park Synagogue – A Synagogue for a Lifetime Sponsored through the generosity of the Lois Sherman Children’s Fund. 5 www.parksyn.org Youth Group EVENTS Park Preschool Corner For information about our youth groups, please contact Rabbi Marcus at [email protected] or (216) 371-2244, ext. 123 or click on "Youth Affiliations" at parksyn.org. with Morah Kimmy “I Can Do It” Jr. Kadima grades 3-5 How many times have we heard our children say “I want to do it by myself”? Pancakes & PJ's And usually it’s when we are in a hurry and don’t have the time or patience to wait around while a 3 year old tries to zip up her own coat. The truth is, the children aren’t being obstinate; they really do want to do it themselves. It is our job as parents and teachers to foster independence and allow the children to practice their self-help skills. Sunday, May 19 • PSE 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Pancakes & PJ's! Join Jr. Kadima for our last event of the year! A morning of delicious foods and a movie with friends. Questions? Contact Jr. Kadima advisor Darla Gross at [email protected] or (440) 241-1888. When I talk to kindergarten teachers about what kids need to succeed, I don’t hear about ABC’s and 123’s. I hear about the ability to manage in a group, to be able to take care of their basic needs, and the self confidence to g try new things. Kadima grades 6-8 Pizza & PJ's Sunday, May 19 • PSE • 6:00 - 8:30 pm in blow Children are fueled by the desire to make things happen. We provide the safe environment so they are able to attempt new things – washing their hands, setting a table, picking out their clothes and yes, zipping up their coat. pour ing Pizza & PJ’s! Join Kadima for dinner and a movie. This is our last event of the year! Questions? Contact Abby Lausin, Kadima Advisor at [email protected] or (216) 978-2026. USY grades 9-12 PARKUSY.WEEBLY.COM zipping Elections & Mitzvah Day By allowing children to make some choices, respecting those choices and enthusiastically supporting them, you are helping them gain control over their world and fostering the necessary skills so that they may some day lead a healthy and independent life. Sunday, May 19 • 11:30 am - 3:30 pm • PSE/MedWish Meet at Park Synagogue East for a pizza lunch and elections for our 2013-2014 executive board. In conjunction with Mitzvah Day, we then will then take a bus to MedWish to sort medical supplies. Pick-up is at 3:30 pm at Park Synagogue East. Like us on Facebook at ParkUSY! - Kim Lausin, Park Preschool Director Questions? Contact advisor Marla Levine at [email protected] or (440) 346-2190. Register for fall Preschool now! washing May 2013 Contact us at (216) 831- 5363 or klausin@ parksyn.org 6 Shabbat Clubhouse Just for toddlers through 1st graders. Join us Shabbat and Holiday Mornings 9:45 am – 12:00 noon • PSM Bring your children to the Shabbat Clubhouse located in the School Wing, then attend Shabbat Morning Services in the Main Sanctuary. Children will be escorted to the Sanctuary Foyer to meet you for "Ein Keloheynu." www.parksyn.org Women's Rosh Chodesh Book Group Wednesday • June 12 • 7:30 pm Park women are invited to join the discussion of The People of Forever Are Not Afraid by Shani Boianjiu at the home of Mary Chaitoff, 32800 Shaker Blvd., Pepper Pike. RSVP to Mary at (216) 831-4178 or [email protected]. Co-Chairs are Joanne Prober and Charlene Ratner. Come see what all the buzz is about! JOIN WOMEN'S ROSH CHODESH GROUP FOR A MIDLIFE AND BEYOND: DOCENT-GUIDED TOUR OF the international exhibit Jewish Wisdom and Spirit as We Grow Older SPOTS OF LIGHT: WOMEN IN THE HOLOCAUST Sunday, May 5 • 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Jewish Community Center of Cleveland Wednesday, May 22 • 6:45 pm Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage FREE* and open to the community 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood This one-day conference offered by HaMakom Cleveland offers physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual resources to address mid-life issues and beyond. The program features Rabbi Dayle Friedman, a nationally known expert, and workshops with local rabbis and experts. Spots of Light is a demonstration of human and feminine strengths, telling the stories that still need to be heard in the unique voice of women. The beauty of this exhibit is that it emphasizes the courage, actions and responses of Jewish women. It is an exhibit that everyone must see! Margot Fink "I had a chance to make myself a comb using some leftover wire. I also made two rollers. If they’d caught me, I’d have been severely punished." *The conference is free; lunch is $5.00. Pre-registration is required - online at hamakomcleveland.org or by phone at (216) 831-0700, ext. 1395 by May 1st. Maltz Museum Members: Free Adults 60 and over: $6 Adults 59 and under: $8 This event is co-sponsored by Park Synagogue's Women's Rosh Chodesh Group as well as other community organizations. Prepaid reservations are required by Friday, May 17. Park women of all ages are invited to our monthly Mahj & Mingle Open to ALL interested men and women. Questions? Contact Ellen Petler at [email protected] or (216) 371-2244, ext. 122. Thursdays • May 2 • June 6 6:45-9:00 pm • Park Synagogue East Spots of Light RSVP Park’s Women’s Rosh Chodesh Group sponsors a monthly Mahj game. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or experienced player, join us for a fun evening of mahj. You must bring your own mahj rules and mahj set, if you own one. Open to all Park members and their guests. Cost: $5.00 per person donation for Park’s Nashim Education Fund for Women. Please let us know: if you need instruction (by experienced players); if you are coming with a group; if you have a card table or mahj set to bring; and if you would like to teach. Please RSVP to: Adele Sheftel at [email protected] or (216) 371-2244, ext. 161. Questions? Contact Kandi Friedman at (216) 292-3161 or [email protected]. _____# Maltz Members - Free ____# Adults at $6 each (60 & +) _____# Adults at $8 each (59 & -) $_______ Amount Enclosed Name(s)* ____________________________________ ____________________________________________ Phone _______________________________________ Email ________________________________________ Prepaid reservations due Friday, May 17. *Send all names included in your reservation and a check (payable to Park Synagogue) to: Spots of Light, Park Synagogue, 27500 Shaker Blvd., Pepper Pike, OH 44124. May 2013 7 www.parksyn.org Park Synagogue Sisterhood Installation Luncheon Tuesday, May 21 • 11:30 am Park Synagogue East Park Synagogue Sisterhood Officer and Board Nominations 2013-2014 Join us for this special annual luncheon followed by the installation of 2013-2014 Officers and Board. The afternoon program features the lovely voice of Virginia Bruozis Muliolis accompanied by pianist, Joseph Kolecki. In accordance with the Park Synagogue Sisterhood bylaws, the following slate of officers and board members is submitted for 2013-2014. President Karen Brown Vice Presidents Other Departments Education: Mary Chaitoff Membership: American-Israeli Affairs: Program: Gift Shop: Karen Spector Fran Schlechter Ruth Baker Esther Berman Education: Gloria Goldstein Historian: Gail Stroud Special Programs: Opening Luncheon: Molly Friedson Joanne Prober Ways & Means/ Gift Shop: Norma Barron Sheila Hirsch Hospitality: Terry Juntoff Torah Fund: Rita Weintraub Secretaries Recording: Ieda Warshay Corresponding Mina Saidel Financial: Lesley Hirsh Treasurer: Sandee Baumal Program Department Committee: Chair: Saralee Schumer Cheryll Bellamy Miriam Glazer Etty Hoffman Gerry Powers Volper Rita Kroot Installation Luncheon: Beverly Davis Florence Lander Faye Strassman Media/Publicity: Debbie Scolnick Hospitality Department Assistants: Svetlana Alterman Beverly Bedol Thelma Solomon Cashier: Harriet Roth Anne & Armond Cohen Book Club: Yiddish: School Mitzvah Fund Kiddush PSE: Membership & Welfare Department Mazel Tov Notes: Mina Saidel □ I/We Will Be There Under Sponsorship of President Sukkah: Co-chair: Beverly Davis Co-chair: Lesley Hirsh Marcia Korenstein Installation Luncheon Annabelle Weiss Ellen Miller Susan Schwarzwald Special Programs: Chairs of the Day are Beverly Davis, Florence Lander and Faye Strassman. Etty Hoffman Gerry Powers Volper Co-chair: Phyllis Wachs Co-chair: Debbie Scolnick Fran Schlechter Social Action: Cost of the day is $17.50 Deadline for reservations is Tuesday, May 14th. For reservation information, please call Florence Lander at (440) 460-4678. ________ # Reservations at $17.50 each $_______ Amount Enclosed (checks payable to Park Sisterhood) Name(s)* ___________________________________ Adele Ack Ina Burday Address _____________________________________ Kiddush PSM: City _____________________ Zip________________ Faye Strassman Holiday & Shabbat Floral Fund: Phone ______________________________________ Beverly Davis Parliamentarian: Email _______________________________________ Edie Hauptman Beverly Bedol Contribution Notes: Past Presidents Council: * Please list all names with whom you wish to be seated: Retention: Judy Cohen Ieda Warshay Annabelle Weiss Beverly Bedol Beverly Davis Miriam Glazer Lesley Hirsh Marcia Kline Florence Lander Mina Saidel Faye Strassman Phyllis Wachs Ieda Warshay Condolence Notes: Betty Bloomfield Nominating Committee: Beverly Bedol Library: Svetlana Alterman Joanne Prober ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Tables of 8-10 can be arranged in advance. Mail reservations & checks by May 14 to: Florence Lander, 2202 Acacia Park Dr. #2615 Lyndhurst, OH 44124 We have a locked drop box at Park Synagogue East where you can drop off payments any time the Synagogue is open. It is located to the left of Room 140, the accounting office, toward the Preschool area. Do NOT leave any envelopes or payments at Park Synagogue Main. Park Synagogue – A Synagogue for a Lifetime 8 www.parksyn.org JOIN THE GESHER GROUP FOR SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Thursday, June 27 • 7:00 pm Join us every Tuesday at Park Synagogue East for educational topics and entertainment. Cain Park, Alma Theater (inside) Lee & Superior Rds., Cleveland Heights In an idealized 50's setting, the classic themes of love won, lost and imagined blend with hilarious set-pieces and sliceof-emotions. SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE celebrates a prolific pair of songwriters, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who virtually invented rock 'n roll as much as anyone. Featuring nearly 40 of the greatest rock 'n roll and rhythm & blues songs ever written. Tickets (reserved, center section): $22 each 10:00 amFun with Yiddish featuring Annabelle Weiss 10:45 amPotpourri (see schedule below) 11:30 amDiscussion with Rabbi Skoff 12:15 pmLunch* (reservations required) 1:00 pm Weekly Program (see schedule below) * Cost for lunch is $7.00 per person. To make reservations, please call Terry Juntoff at (216) 464-2364. Prepaid reservations are required by Monday, June 10. Questions? Contact Ellen Petler at [email protected] or (216) 371-2244, ext. 122. May Schedule Smokey Joe's cafe RSVP Tuesday, May 7 Potpourri: Rabbi Sharon Marcus will present the ongoing series, "Torah Study Through a Weekly Woman's Lens." ____ _# Adults at $22 each $_______ Amount Enclosed No weekly program, Board Meeting Program: ____________________________________________ Tuesday, May 14 - no Sisterhood ____________________________________________ Name(s)* ____________________________________ Shavuot Address______________________________________ Tuesday, May 21 - Installation Luncheon City, Zip______________________________________ Chairs of the day are Beverly Davis, Florence Lander and Faye Strassman Join us for the installation of the 2013-2014 Board and Officers. A delightful program is planned. Cost for lunch is $17.50. See information and RSVP on page 8. Phone _______________________________________ Email ________________________________________ Prepaid reservations due Monday, June 10. *Send all names included in your reservation and a check (payable to Park Synagogue) with a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Smokey Joe's Cafe, Park Synagogue, 27500 Shaker Blvd., Pepper Pike, OH 44124. Rabbi Armond & Anne Cohen Sisterhood Book Group save the date for Gesher's trip to blossom Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" Monday, May 6 • 10:15 am Park Synagogue East Library SAVE THE DATE Sunday, august 11 7:00 pm MY BELOVED WORLD by Sonia Sotomayor Blossom Music Center Watch for reservation information in the June Bulletin. All are welcome! Questions? Please call Etty Hoffman at (216) 831-3620 or Gerry Powers Volper at (216) 464-9166. Park Synagogue – A Synagogue for a Lifetime Sponsored by Gesher, Park’s group for baby-boomers. 9 www.parksyn.org Special Hot & Hearty Oneg following Friday evening services May 10 • 6:00 pm • Park Synagogue East This is a great opportunity to invite friends to join us for an evening of festive celebration and prayer. Generously sponsored by Judy & David Kaufman Milestone Anniversaries May 2013 Join us for Anniversary Shabbat on Saturday, May 4 5 years 30 years Naomi Glass & Jarrod Needle Meredith & Jeremy Salomon Barbara & Lev Gonick Ellen & Harold Ticktin 10 years Melissa & Lee Korland 15 years Wendy & Franck Kakou Laura & Howard Saul 20 years Karen & Barry Freeman Faith & David Gilbert Harriet Singer Nash & Michael Nash Marlene & Aaron Walter 25 years Shelley & Ron Gross Terri & Jan Kleinman Rachael & Ralph Stewart Laurie & Richard Weiss 35 years Helene & Eliot Gelb 45 years Judy & Andy Finger STANDING OVATION FOR PARK VOLUNTEERS! 50 years The annual Volunteer Recognition will be held during the Park Annual Meeting on Sunday morning, June 2 at Park Synagogue East. Each year we acknowledge and thank all of our devoted and dedicated volunteers for their efforts and commitment to making Park’s numerous projects, programs, committees, and affiliates so successful. Estelle & Barry Bonchek 51 years Judith & Mark Feingold Barbara & Richard Schreibman 56 years If you or anyone you know (child or adult) is or has been a Park volunteer in any capacity during the past year, please contact Ellen Petler at [email protected] or (216) 371-2244, ext. 122. Fran & Morrie Schlechter 64 years Betty & Hyman Polsky Mazel Tov! Mazel tov to Abby & Vladimir Kushnir on the birth of their daughter, Maya Rachel. Big brother is Max Levi; grandparents are Terri & Ken Kraus and Mila & Mark Kushnir; and great grandparents are Mikhail Kushnir, and Tselia & Leonid Shparber. Mazel tov to David Chelnick for attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. Proud parents are Charlene & Bruce Chelnick, and siblings are Michael, Kayla and Ellie. Mazel tov to Mary Chaitoff on the birth of two great grandchildren, Hunter Meyer and Vivenne Bell. Hunter's parents are Michelle & Jonathan DeBoer, and his grandparents are Linda & Robert Weiner. Vivienne's parents are Lauren & Brian Chaitoff, and her grandparents are Marlo & Jeffrey Chaitoff. Mazel tov to Julianna Francis Neuger who celebrated her bat mitzvah on April 13 at Temple B'rith Sholom in Springfield, Illinois. Her parents are Sara & Howard Neuger, and her brother is Michael Joseph. Grandparents are Marjorie & (of blessed memory) Dr. Sanford Neuger, Jane Willams, and Carol & Jerry Johnson. Julianna and her family live in Springfield. Park Synagogue – A Synagogue for a Lifetime 10 www.parksyn.org Sunday Monday May 2013 PSM: Park Synagogue Main PSE: Park Synagogue East PSA: Park Senior Adults WRCG: Women’s Rosh Chodesh Group Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE Evening Minyan 5:30 pm • PSE Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE 6 Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE 2 Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE University Day 9:00 am • PSM Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE 7 Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE 8 Sisterhood 10:00 am • PSE Saturday 3 Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE Family Shabbat Service (Hot & Hearty) Scholar-inResidence Dessert & Discussion 6:00 pm • PSE Hebrew II 5:30 pm • PSE Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE Mahj & Mingle 6:45 pm • PSE Candle lighting 8:07 pm 9 Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE 10 28 Iyar Weekday School Men's Club 4 Shabbat and Scholarin-Residence Morning Service 9:00 am • PSM Anniversary Shabbat Under the Dome/The Journey Begins for PreK & K Shabbat Clubhouse Scholar-in-Residence Luncheon Evening Service 6:00 pm • PSM Final Confirmation Rehearsal • PSM Shabbat 11 Morning Service 9:00 am • PSM Bar Mitzvah Jack Deignan Youth Service Shabbat Clubhouse Upper School • PSE 13 NO Weekday School NO Upper School Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE WRCG Book Club 7:30 pm • Away Erev Shavuot 14 Offices close at 3:00 pm Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE NO Sisterhood Shavuot Offices closed Evening Service 6:45 pm • PSE Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE Memorial Day Offices Closed Morning Minyan 8:30 am • PSE 21 Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE 17 Family Shabbat Service (Volunteer Choir) 6:00 pm • PSE 22 Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE 23 Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE 28 Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE 29 Hebrew II 5:30 pm • PSE Family Shabbat Service 6:00 pm • PSE Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE Candle lighting 8:28 pm Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE Hebrew II 5:30 pm • PSE Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE 30 Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE Family Shabbat Service 6:00 pm • PSE Candle lighting 8:34 pm Shabbat 18 Morning Service 9:00 am • PSM B'nei Mitzvah Dylan Goldberg Mason Goldberg Birthday Shabbat Shabbat Clubhouse Evening Service 6:00 pm • PSM Mincha Bat Mitzvah Rachel Dubyak Candle lighting 8:21 pm Evening Service 6:00 pm • PSE WRCG Spots of Light 6:45 pm • Away 20 Sivan Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE 16 24 13 Sivan Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE 27 Shavuot & Yizkor Offices closed Shavuot Morning Service & Yizkor 9:00 am • PSE Shavuot Morning Service & Confirmation 9:00 am • PSM Evening Service 6:00 pm • PSE Candle lighting 8:18 pm Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE Sisterhood Installation Luncheon 11:30 • PSE 15 Evening Service 5:30 pm • PSM Mincha Bat Mitzvah Zara Gottlieb Candle lighting 8:14 pm Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE 6 Sivan Shavuot Study Session & Reception 7:30 pm • PSE 20 Family Shabbat Service with Special Hot & Hearty (with the Klezmer band) 6:00 pm • PSE Hebrew II 5:30 pm • PSE Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE 26 Friday 21 Iyar MC: Men's Club Mother's Day 12 Morning Minyan 8:30 am • PSE Sunday School • PSE concluding program Talmud Class 9:30 am • PSE Rabbi's Bible Class 11:00 am • PSE Evening Minyan 5:30 pm • PSE 1 YM: Young Menches, Powered by Park Evening Minyan 6:00 pm • PSE Morning Minyan 8:30 am • PSE Thursday JMM: Junior Mitzvah Makers Evening Minyan 5:30 pm • PSE Evening Minyan 5:30 pm • PSE Kadima Pizza & PJ's 6:00 pm • PSE Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE FMM: Family Mitzvah Makers Morning Minyan 7:30 am • PSE Sisterhood Book Group 10:15 am • PSE 19 Wednesday Iyar / Sivan 5773 Morning Minyan 5 8:30 am • PSE Sunday School • PSE (except for Prek & K) Confirmation Rehearsal • PSM B/B Mitzvah Club Men's Club Scholar-in-Residence Seminar 9:30 am • PSE Talmud Class 9:30 am • PSE WRCG/HaMakom Program 9:30 am • Away Rabbi's Bible Class 11:00 am • PSE YM Spots of Light 11:00 • Away Mitzvah Day Morning Minyan 8:30 am • PSE Talmud Class 9:30 am • PSE Jr. Kadima Pancakes & PJ's 11:00 am • PSE Tuesday Shabbat Morning 25 Service 9:00 am PSM Shabbat Clubhouse 1963 Confirmation Reunion Evening Service 6:00 pm • PSM Mincha Bar Mitzvah Harrison Solar 31 SIMAN TOV U’MAZEL TOV B'NEI MITZVAH Jack Macquarie Deignan Harrison Solar Jack attends Chagrin Falls Middle School where he plays basketball and football. In his spare time, he is on the Ohio Strikers baseball team, plays piano, and volunteers at the West Side Catholic Center serving meals. For the last two summers, he and his siblings created, advertised and ran lemonade stands in support of Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, raising nearly $700 for Pediatric Cancer Research. Parents are Tuni & John Deignan, and siblings are Townshend, Lucky, Odessa and Madlin. Harrison attends Brady Middle School where he plays trombone in the band. In his spare time, Harrison attends BBYO events, reads sci-fi and fantasy novels, and reads and collects comics. For his Bar Mitzvah project, he is volunteering for MedWish to raise awareness and money for Parkinson's research in order to find a cure. His mother and stepfather are Kathy & Jeff Cohen, his father is Scott Solar, and his brother is Aidan. May 11 May 25, Mincha Shabbat Parshiot Zara Gottlieb Torah portions to be read during the month. May 11, Mincha Zara attends Solon Middle School and plays soccer for the Solon Lightning and the CSA Premier Clubs. Each year, she volunteers the Ronald McDonald House. In addition, for her bat mitzvah project she is raising money for Pencils of Promise which develops schools in underdeveloped countries. Zara's parents are Melissa & David Gottlieb, and her siblings are Zoey and Zachary. May 4 / 24 Iyar B'har-B'hukotai May 18 / 9 Sivan Naso Dylan Elle Goldberg continuing adult education Leviticus 25:1 - 27:34 Jeremiah 16:19 - 17:14 Numbers 4:21 - 7:89 Judges 13:2 - 25 May 11 / 2 Sivan B'midbar May 25 / 16 Sivan Numbers 1:1 - 4:20 Hosea 2:1 - 22 Mason Ryan Goldberg May 18 B'ha'alotekha Numbers 8:1 - 12:16 Zekhariah 2:14 - 4:7 Projects of the Dr. Erwin Levin Adult Study Fund Dylan and Mason attend Hawken School. Dylan enjoys playing lacrosse and tennis; Mason is busy with soccer, basketball and lacrosse. They are working together to develop a philanthropic fund which will provide funds to great causes they believe in. Their parents are Jennifer & Jordan Goldberg, and their siblings are Jackson and Leighton. Rabbi’s Bible Class Open to all – accessible at all levels! No pre-registration needed. Sundays, May 5 & 12 • 11:00 am – 12:00 noon Park Synagogue East • Room 147 Talmud Study Group with Rabbi Tzvi Urkowitz. Open to all. No pre-registration needed. Sundays, May 5, 12 & 19 • 9:30 – 10:30 am Park Synagogue East • Room 249 Hebrew II: Reading Hebrew for Fluency & Enjoyment with Valerie Levinsohn. Open to all, beginners welcome. Please register with Valerie at (216) 932-6963 or [email protected] Thursdays, May 2, 9, 23 & 30 • 5:30 – 7:00 pm Park Synagogue East • Room 149 Rachel Alyson Dubyak May 18, Mincha Rachel attends Brady Middle School and enjoys volleyball, tennis and reading. Parents are Cherie & Rob Dubyak and her sisters are Jordan and Lainey. May 2013 Hebrew I: Learn Prayerbook Hebrew with Judy Eigenfeld. Open to all. Please contact Judy at [email protected] to learn more including meeting times and locations. 12 www.parksyn.org get ready for Summer! SAVE THE DATE Sunday, August 18 • PSE Park Day Camp To join the Picnic Planning Committee, please contact Ellen Petler at [email protected] or (216) 371-2244, ext. 122. K C P AM PAR Join us for a summer rich with tradition and filled with swimming, arts & crafts, sports, music and more! DAY Boys & girls grades K-4 Private swimming pool sin ce 1942 4-6-8 week sessions Hot kosher lunch daily Before- and after-care available For more information call: Park Day Camp Director, Mike Rubin at (440) 543‐8802 Online forms available at www.parksyn.org Join us on the patio for special outdoor Shabbat services this summer. Casual Shabbat attire welcome – NO TIES! 9:00 am - 11:15 am • Park Main Patio Register Today! Dates to be announced in a future Bulletin. Summer Splash Party Sunday, August 4 • 1:30 – 3:30 pm • Park Synagogue East Pool LOADS OF FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! • Swimming (lifeguard on duty) • Music by Rock the House • Snacks and drinks EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE CONGREGATION Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. RSVP information will be in the June Bulletin. Park Synagogue – A Synagogue for a Lifetime 13 www.parksyn.org 1963 JOIN PARK SENIOR ADULTS & B’NAI JESHURUN’S HAZAK GROUP for a trip to the Ohio Light Opera in Wooster to see 50th Reunion of Park’s 1963 Confirmation Class Park’s 1963 Confirmation Class will be having a 50th Reunion on Saturday, May 25th at Park Synagogue Main. The class, which had 178 students, will be honored at Shabbat Services. Those attending the reunion will have time to get reacquainted and share Confirmation memories at a special luncheon after services. Thursday, July 25 • 9:45 am – 6:00 pm The 1963 Reunion Planning Committee, which consists of Rochelle Rapoport Kaplow, Judith Baron Khaner, Abby Lodish Labovitz, Joyce Powers, Daniel Rose, Gail Schumer Stroud, and Debbie Katz Traeger, looks forward to greeting many of thier fellow confirmands at the reunion. Join us for a wonderful day of musical theater at its best! First stop is the Premium Outlet Shops at Lodi for browsing, shopping and lunch. Bring your own brown bag non-meat lunch or purchase lunch in the food court. Then it is on to the Ohio Light Opera in Wooster to see Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The King & I.” This beloved musical features many wonderful songs, including “Getting to Know You,” “Shall We Dance,” and “I Whistle a Happy Tune.” For more information, please contact Ellen Petler at [email protected] or at 216-371-2244 ext. 122. Time: 9:45 am Meet bus at Park Synagogue East 10:00 am Bus departs 6:00 pm Bus returns to Park Synagogue East Cost*: THE KING & I RSVP Prepaid reservations due Monday, June 10. $62 Park or B’nai Jeshurun Hazak member $67Guest _____________ # Park/BJ Hazak Members at $62 each *Includes luxury bus transportation, reserved theater seat, snack, and bus driver’s tip. _____________ # Guests at $67 each $____________ Amount Enclosed (check payable to Park Synagogue) Prepaid reservations are required by June 10. Open to all ages. Limited seats available, so make your reservations early! Name(s)* _____________________________________ For questions or to request transportation to Park Synagogue East, please contact Ellen Petler at [email protected] or (216) 371-2244 ext. 122. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Co-sponsored by Park Senior Adults and B'nai Jeshurun's Hazak Group Address______________________________________ Home Phone __________________________________ To make reservations, *send all names included in reservation, addresses, home & cell phone numbers, email addresses, and check (payable to Park Synagogue) to Cell Phone____________________________________ The King & I, Park Synagogue 27500 Shaker Blvd., Pepper Pike, OH 44124. Email ________________________________________ Send to: The King & I, Park Synagogue 27500 Shaker Blvd., Pepper Pike, OH 44124. May 2013 14 www.parksyn.org Gifts to Funds save the date for the park social action committeE program: March 12 - April 4, 2013 Barbara & Stephen Somogyi Holocaust Education Fund The Health of Lake Erie IMO Frank Deutsch; IMO Paul Perlmutter; IMO Blanche Adelstein; IMO Imre Fleischman; IMO Agi Fleischman; IMO Steve Perlmutter; IMO Iboyka Deutsch; IMO Geza Deutsch; IMO Samuel Perlmutter; IMO Susie Perlmutter; IMO Elizabeth Perlmutter; IMO Rosa Deutsch; IMO Mary Fleischman; IMO Joyce Gilmore; and IMO Lois Levin by Stephen & Barbara Somogyi SAVE THE DATE tuesday, june 25 7:15 pm park synagogue east Barney Garson Minyan Fund IMO Larry Sherman by David & Shelley Fishbach IMO Bob Stein by Norman & Toby Bresky IMO Jared Orchin by Teri & Curt Hochberg Belle & Morris Boxerbaum Library Plaque Fund IMO Belle Boxerbaum by Ina Burday New Fund Established Benjamin Louis Powers Memorial Fund IMO Norman Miller; IMO Doris Malitz; IMO Steve Firstenberg; and IMO Danielle Wackerle by Lou & Tammy Powers The mitzvah of tzedakah lives on through generous donations made in honor of our members’ special causes. Trust funds are used for specific purposes, overseen by the Rabbis and staff. Funds have been used to coordinate special programming for children, host guest speakers, subsidize event costs, and provide the “icing on the cake” for many of our programs. Bess & Maury Feren Humanitarian Fund IHO Maury Feren receiving the French Legion of Honor award by Bruce & Sharon Epstein; Clifford & Linda Wolf; Marilyn, Betty & Sid Blumentahl; and the Gelb family Betty & Manny Leiken Memorial Fund IHO Richard Leiken's birthday by Martin & Suzi Mandel Bresky Family Special Needs Fund IMO Lillian Berkman by Toby Bresky We are pleased to announce our newest fund, the Barbara & Richard Schreibman Grandchildren's Arts & Crafts Fund. This fund will provide supplies to the religious school. Cantor Misha Pisman Discretionary Fund IHO Faye & Sel Strassman's wedding anniversary by Betty Bloomfield Cynthia L. Goffman Chanukah Fund If you are interested in establishing a new fund, or have questions regarding supporting Park Synagogue, please contact Development Director, Judy Kaufman, at (216) 371-2244, ext. 133 or [email protected]. IMO Rose Deutsch by Alfred & Barbara Luft Dr. Alex Rubins Library Plaque Fund IMO David Buller by Betty Rubins Dr. Carl & Frieda Snider Library Plaque Fund IMO Larry Sherman by Fred & Marcia Mervis Dr. Charles Long Memorial Fund The Congregation Expresses its Sympathy to: IMO Anne Cohen by Rebecca Long Ellerin Landscape & Garden Fund IMO Lillian Widzer by Jerry & Roz Ellerin Estelle Gerson on the loss of her husband, Gerald Gerson. Lori Glassman on the loss of her brother, and Adam and Alex on the loss of their uncle, Marc Ira Rothstein. Beverly Bedol on the loss of her brother, Alfred Stein. Elaine Cohen on the loss of her husband, and Dawn Weiss on the loss of her father, and Taryn and Collin on the loss of their grandfather, Arnold Cohen. Jennifer Swirsky on the loss of her grandfather, and Mira and Noah on the loss of their great grandfather, Ernest Tallisman. Eugene & Shirley Katz Fund IHO Faye Sholiton's birthday by Andy & Cheryl Halpern Ezra & Tzivia Galili Fund IHO Rachel's Bat Mitzvah by Bill & Siva Grossman IMO Thomas Pierce Campbell; and IMO Gary Fromson by Matthew & Tammy Friedman Fannie & Sidney Walzer Library Plaque Fund IMO Aaron Goldstein by Laura & Sanford Wallenstein Harry & Terry Adell Memorial Fund for PSWRS IMO Theresa Adell by Marcie Zeiger Harvey & Millie Klein Educational Fund IMO Louis Bernstein by Steve & Judy Willensky Herman & Lois Brown Anniversary Fund In Memoriam Shirley Spitalny IMO Janeth Serbin; and IMO Ralph Stein by David Brown Hunger/Mitzvah Fund Gerald Gerson Wishing Heather Adelstein a speedy recovery by Marcia Korenstein A gift by Larry & Helen Horwitz IHO Faye & Sel Strassman's wedding anniversary by Cantor Misha & Amy Pisman IHO the birth of Lily Alexa Kertesz by Gary & Ellen Petler IMO Stuart Weiner; and IMO Gary Fromson by Jan & Terrie Kleinman IMO Abraham Sherwin; and IMO Joseph Sherwin by Marty & Mary Jatlow IMO Lena Benchell by Nadalane Bloch Arnold Cohen Evelyn Greene Florence Isaacs Gifts to Funds continued on next page Park Synagogue – A Synagogue for a Lifetime 15 www.parksyn.org Gifts to Funds continued Library Program Fund IMO Rae Epstein by Aileen Apple IMO Dr. George Tievsky by Andrew & Sharon Tievsky IMO Lee Weiss by Annabelle Weiss IMO Raymond R. Klein by Barbara Dorman IMO Hy Herman; and IMO Helen Fishman by Barbara Herman IMO Sara & Saul Gindy by Barbara Silver IMO Florence Chesler by Barry & Lynn Chesler IMO Sidney Franklin by Bea Franklin IMO Isaac Cohen by Ben & Jennifer Cohen IMO Raymond Klein by Bernard & Doris Boxerbaum IMO Philip Bunowitz; and IMO Pauline Bunowitz by Betty Naft IMO Nathan Dimond by Bobbie Rosman IMO Shirley Katz by Bruce & Sharon Epstein IMO Paul Scharf by Burton & Eunice Curtis IMO Natalee Robinowitz; and IMO Samuel Lewitz by Cathy Randall IMO Sadie E. Rosenthal by Charlotte Guggenheim IMO Dorothy Drost; and IMO Aron Drost by Chicky Drost IMO Erwin Fischer by Clare, Scott & Lauren Fischer IMO Leon Baraz by Cynthia Cohen IMO Faye Katz Ratner by Deborah Ratner Salzberg IMO Sophie Perlmutter by Don & Mary Perlmutter IMO Peggy Bookatz by Donald Schermer IMO William Hrabie by Dr. & Mrs. Martin Melnick IMO Sam Strassman by Dr. & Mrs. Selig Strassman IMO Harry Klein by Dr. Bernard & Doris Boxerbaum IMO Ralph Kazik by Dr. Sanford & Bonnie Miller IMO Adelaide Rubin by Eric Rubin IMO Faye Katz Ratner by Esther Meckler and family IMO William Reingold by Faith Rosenberg IMO Marian Kazdin by Gary Kazdin IMO Rose Lockman by Gerald & Sheila Herschman IMO Annette Solomon; and IMO Esther Sherman by Gloria Gelb IMO Murray Cooper by Greg & Cathy Cooper IMO Dan E. Simon by Helen Simon IMO Evelyn Kessler by Helene Gelb IMO Joseph Pearlman by Herbert Pearlman IMO Anna F. Weinberg; and IMO Judith L. Weinberg by Herbert Weinberg IMO Samuel Goldman by Howard & Anita Cohen IMO Morris Cohen by Hyman Cohen IMO Richard Rosewater by Illene Rosewater IMO Mildred Krasnow by Jeff & Jamie Rindsberg IMO Herbert Rothman by Jeff Rothman IMO Adelle Shapers by John & Nadine Resor IMO Mildred Krasnow by Josh & Kathy Goldner IMO Stuart Schreiber by Kandis Schreiber IMO Sanford Niles Shapiro; and IMO Sarah Milstein Shapiro by Karen Spector IMO Leonard Holstein; IMO Barbara Nancy Holstein; and IMO Nathan Staman by Lee Ann Holstein IMO Ruth Rosen by Lillian Sharlet IMO Phillip Begun by Loramae Simkoff IMO Robert Bloch by Loren & Brenda Shapiro IMO Mary Lou Regan by Marc & Karen Jaffe IMO Samuel C. Jaffe by Marc Jaffe IMO Klara Finkel by Mariya Baron IMO Anna Melnick by Martin & Janice Melnick IMO Cecilia Horwitz by Martin & Sandi Horwitz IMO Ruth G. Levine by Marvin & Sharon Starr IMO Charles Levy by Maxine L. Koblenz May 2013 IMO Sam Belkin by Mike Belkin IMO Irving Mecall by Morris & Rosalyn Meclovsky IMO Faye Ratner by Mr. & Mrs. Albert Ratner IMO Elizabeth Hartman by Nancy & Sheldon Hartman IMO Leslie Wolf; and IMO Ambassador Milton A. Wolf by Nancy Wolf IMO Heidi Renee Goodman by Norma Wolkov IMO Salman Salzman by Norman & Renee Snow IMO Leslie Meszler by Ofer & Joelle Reizes IMO Helen Fishman by Phyllis Fishman IMO Miriam Tanzman; IMO Nathan Tanzman; and IMO Harold Simon by Rhoda Simon IMO Belle Horwitz by Richard & Bess Kaplan IMO Lucille Dorman Harris by Richard Dorman IMO Harry Hoffman by Rita Kroot IMO Ida Walzer by Robert Goldstein IMO Goldie Kwait Landskroner by Robert Kwait IMO Lena Kaufman Davis by Rosalyn Kaufman IMO Ethel Cohen by Sally Cohen IMO Arthur Klein by Sandra Agin IMO Robert Schultz by Sandra Baumal IMO Annette Solomon by Sheldon & Sharon Solomon IMO Dr. Michael Dinner by Shirley Greenberg IMO Abraham Sherwin by Sol Sherwin IMO Ruja Alterman by Svetlana Alterman IMO Faye Goldstein Zinn by Sydelle Zinn IMO Irving Adelstein by the Adelstein family IMO Melvin Lashner; and IMO Robert Sterrn by the Lashner family IMO Leona Garfunkel Costin by Wally Kaplan IMO Charlotte Paris by Zachary Paris IMO Elis Lewkowicz by Zvi Lewkowicz Joseph & Ida Chelm Simchas Torah Fund IMO Bob Stein by Florence Chelm Lois H. Sherman Children's Fund IMO Larry Sherman by Brian Bash; Darlene & Robert Duvin; David Uram & David Burg; Herbert Wander; Joel & Shirley Levine; Judy & Donald Schermer; Sally H & Stanley Wertheim; Stacey & Harley Kripke; Steve & Judy Willensky; and Steven & Stacey Shore Louis & Libby Goldberg Young Adult Resource Fund IMO Louis Goldberg by Alvin & Sharon Goldberg; and Esther Cohen Louis & Mollie Newman Oneg Shabbat Fund IHO the birth of Roger & Sylvia Kramer's grandaughter by Loree Potash Miriam & Sol Brooks Leadership Fund IHO the birth of Asher Wine by Jackie, Richard and Hallie Brooks Music & Cultural Fund IMO Alex Chester by Stella Bron-McManus Nashim Education Fund for Women Lynn and Barry R. Chesler Educational Endowment Fund IHO Marlene & Dan Silverstein's anniversary; IHO Donna & Leslie Glazer's anniversary; IHO Anita & Bill Heller's anniversary; IHO Roberta & Leonard Mendel's anniversary; IHO Yaffa & Rev. Eli Levy's anniversary; and IHO Shirley & Bernard Arnoff's anniversary by Barry & Lynn Chesler IHO Logan Goldberg's Bar Mitzvah by Barry & Lynn Chesler IHO Erica Siegal & Adam Schwartz' engagement by Barry & Lynn Chesler IMO Winston by Barry & Lynn Chesler IMO Rachel Ariela Fishman by Barry & Lynn Chesler Park Synagogue Programs & Services IHO Dr. Eric Klein by Park Synagogue Men's Club IMO Gary Fromson by Bob & Helen Marks IMO Rudy Schor by Louis & Myrna Lemberger; and Ted & Mimi Aron IMO Leo Margolis; IMO Mark Aron; and IMO Marcia Lavine Gartner by Ted & Mimi Aron Rabbi Joshua Skoff Discretionary Fund A gift by Maury Feren In appreciation of Rabbi Skoff by Larry & Helen Horwitz IHO Rabbi Skoff's birthday by Bruce & Sharon Epstein; and Eva & Curt Simpson IHO Harvey Freedman's birthday by Seymour & Esther Light IHO Maury Feren receiving the French Legion of Honor award by Steve & Judy Willensky IMO Bob Stein; IMO Gary Fromson; and IMO Larry Sherman by Barbara Goldfarb & Norman Wain IMO Bernard H. Bergman by Lisa Bergman Davidoff & Larry Davidoff IMO Sarah Winter by Seymour & Esther Light IMO Steven A. Firstenberg by Steven & Vickie Falk Rabbi Sharon Marcus Discretionary Fund In appreciation of Rabbi Marcus by Larry & Helen Horwitz IMO Dorothy Arons by Alan Arons Rae & Harry Tucker Senior Transportation Fund IMO Celia Siegel by Howard & Sara Tucker Robert & Marjorie Stein Fund IMO Bob Stein by Albert & Audrey Ratner; and Gail Bass Arnoff & George Woideck Sanford Juntoff Religious & Education Fund IMO Marcia Sheftel by Lynn Sheftel IMO Harry Juntoff by Terry Juntoff Senkfor Family Educational Scholarship Fund IHO Marni Cantor's Bat Mitzvah; and IHO Grant & Ryan Schwartz by Steven & Stacey Shore Wolf Religious School Discretionary Fund IMO Betty Greenspan; and IMO Herman Greenspan by Ron Greenspan In appreciation of Anne Sportas by Loree Potash and Miriam Rose We need your smile! Ushers needed for Shabbat mornings and Holidays. Contact Jonathan Evans at (216) 502-6048 or [email protected] for more information. 16 www.parksyn.org THE PARK SYNAGOGUE BULLETIN (USPS 422-060) Periodicals Postage Paid at Cleveland, Ohio Vol. LXXXIX No. 35 Published monthly ©The Park Synagogue 27500 Shaker Blvd., Pepper Pike, OH 44124-5050 POSTMASTER send address changes to the address above. www.parksyn.org Telephone: (216) 371-2244 Fax: (216) 321-0639 Annual subscription $25.00 Joshua Hoffer Skoff, Senior Rabbi Leighton A. Rosenthal Chair in Rabbinics Sharon Young Marcus, Associate Rabbi Milton B. Rube, Rabbi-in-Residence Misha Pisman, Cantor Gadi Galili, Ritual Director Kenneth Anthony, Executive Director Teri Rube Hochberg, Director of Education Kim Lausin, Preschool Director Ellen Petler, Membership and Program Director; Judy Kaufman, Development Director, Jenni Thomas, Communications Director/ Bulletin Editor; Dan Polster, Confirmation Class Coordinator; Michael Rubin, Day Camp Director; Rev. Eli Z. Levy, Ritual Director Emeritus. Officers President.......................................... Andrew E. Randall V.P. – Administration............................... Barbara Miller V.P. – Communications........................... Sharon Lebovitz V.P. – Education / Youth.......................... David Kaufman V.P. – Membership.................................... Frederic Levine, M.D. V.P. – Special Projects.............................. Judy Klein Willensky Treasurer .................................................... Ira Goffman Recording Secretary................................ Lisa Cynamon Mayers Legal Counsel................................... David Adler aTTENTION 20 & 30 YEAR OLDS: Upcoming Young Mensches' Events! Young Mensches, Powered by Park, is Park's new group for single and married people in their 20’s and 30’s. Get more info from their Facebook page* (click here if you're reading this online) or search "Young Mensches" on fb. DATED MATERIAL DO NOT DELAY PERIODICAL CH-UH 2013 School Supplies Project Park Synagogue Sisterhood is again partnering with the Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District to provide new school supplies to elementary school children who cannot afford them. Because the need is so great throughout the entire system, Sisterhood will be aiding OXFORD, NOBLE, BOULEVARD, and FAIRFAX elementary Schools. GEARITY, CANTERBURY and ROXBORO also have some needs and the school social sorkers will share with other buildings when needed. With your help this year, we hope to start the school year by providing school supplies to those many needy students who cannot afford to buy them. Your help is greatly appreciated. We have bins both at Park East and at Park Main to accept the following supplies. All items must be new and unused. Questions? Contact Kerry Kertesz, at kkertesz@ parksyn.org or (216) 371-2244, ext. 185. • Crayola Washable Markers – broad tip • Colored Pencils • Crayola Crayons - 24 pack • Yellow #2 Pencils • Ballpoint Pens – blue and black • Yellow Highlighters – broad tip • Large Pink Erasers • Elmer’s White School Glue and Glue Sticks • Student Scissors – pointed • Rulers – inch and cm Young Mensches Co-Chairs are Aaron Goldhammer, Hallie Bram Kogelschatz and Eric Kogelschatz. * Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/pages/YoungMensches/254193338026092 Monetary donations (checks payable to Park Sisterhood), are also appreciated. Please mail to: CH/UH School Supplies Fund c/o Phyllis Wachs 1010 Hanley Road, Lyndhurst, OH 44124. spots of light tour sun. may 5 11:00 am • $8 • Maltz Museum RSVP on Facebook, or email Kerry Kertesz at [email protected]. mitzvah day sun. may 19 9:30 am - 12:00 noon • Refugee Response Help prepare soil beds for gardening in this large urban garden. RSVP online through link on parksyn.org. Select "Event #9" and put "Young Mensches" in the box. • Spiral Notebooks – single subject, wide rule only • Notebook Paper – widerule only • Dry Erase Markers • Hand Sanitizer – small bottles • Pencil Sharpeners with cover • 3 x 5 Index Cards • Zip Lock Bags - sandwich, quart, or gallon sizes