November GATEWAYS 2015

GATEWAYS
CONGREGATION SHAAREY TIKVAH  BEACHWOOD  OHIO  SINCE 1940
NOVEMBER 2015
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CHESHVAN/KISLEV 5776
HAG HATIKVAH 75
NOVEMBER 2015 /CHESHVAN/KISLEV 5776
OUR LEADERSHIP
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CLERGY
PRESIDENT
EXEC. COMMITTEE
President
Rick Kodish
Executive Vice President
Jeff Epstein
Vice President
Karen Mintzer
Vice President
Alyson Fieldman
Secretary
Peter Shulman
Cantor
Gary Paller
President
Rick Kodish
cantorgary@
shaareytikvah.org
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erickodish@
gmail.com
Executive Director
Martha Sivertson
Office Manager
Roz Stone
Face to Face Director
Louise Freilich
martha@
shaareytikvah.org
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roz@
shaareytikvah.org
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face2face@
shaareytikvah.org
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Rabbi
Eddie Sukol
rabbieddie@
shaareytikvah.org
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STAFF
Assistant Secretary
Josh Gordon
Treasurer
Jeff Cohen
Assistant Treasurer
Ethan Karp
BOARD MEMBERS
Ted Einhorn
Michael Goldberg
Harold Greenberg
Ellen Greenfield
Ed Kneitel
Martin Kohn
Rene Rawraway
Jessi Shapiro
Steve Wertheim
PAST PRESIDENTS
Howard Bochnek
Amy Einhorn
Marvin Engelberg
Sharon Fagin
David Hutt
Roberta Kaplan
David Leavitt
Stuart Sharpe
Leslie Sobel
REPRESENTATIVES
Men’s Club
Richard Friedman
Sisterhood
Shirley Edelman
Education Director
Ilana Yares
ilana@
shaareytikvah.org
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Maintenance Manager
Frank George
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Our front cover:
October 18 celebration of our 75th anniversary—130 congregants
enjoyed the presentation of Arts projects and a delicious brunch
Gateways is a monthly publication of: Congregation Shaarey Tikvah
26811 Fairmount Boulevard Beachwood, Ohio 44122
216.765.8300 Fax: 216. 765.0149 www.shaareytikvah.org
Congregation Shaarey Tikvah is an egalitarian Conservative
congregation whose members are passionate about Judaism. By
combining meaningful and joyful worship, serious Jewish learning,
social action and compelling Shabbat and holiday experiences, we
create a vibrant spiritual community.
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BOARD MEMBER FOCUS ETHAN KARP
After spending one year traveling
around the world after grad school,
Ethan and Michelle landed in
Cleveland with no family in town,
no friends, and no
community. That changed
approximately 12 hours after they
got here. Living out of a suitcase
at the Days Inn near the airport,
but having already sought out the
friendliest seeming shul, they sent
a blind email to CST to see if they
could get a Shabbat dinner
invite. Without a Rabbi at the time, CST sprang into action
with the community care and love that eventually led them
to join – the Fieldmans, Fran Gordon, and Brynna Fish
organized a Shabbat dinner for them and they suddenly
had community, friends, and in-town family. Ethan grew up
as one of three Jewish families in rural Clarion,
Pennsylvania traveling 45 minutes each Shabbat morning
to Oil City to lead services for the 10 folks who came every
week – puns and jokes outnumbered pleasantries. Falling
in love with science, Ethan began at Miami University and
had a serendipitous first day meeting – he met his wife of
almost 10 years who lived in the same freshman
dorm. Hillel was a major part of his life during college
where he led services for three years. Upon graduation,
Ethan and Michelle got married and moved to Boston
where Ethan started in grad school for chemistry at
Harvard. Never truly connecting with any community in the
vibrant but very transient Boston community, when making
a major career change to go into consulting to help major
Fortune 500 companies do things like innovate, grow, and
improve efficiencies opened the door to going anywhere in
the world. Cleveland seemed like a great place to go (truly
on a whim) and Michelle and Ethan decided to see what it
had to offer. This brought them to the Days Inn near the
airport and their journey toward CST. CST has fast
become the favorite place for Ethan and Michelle’s two
daughters (Eleanor, 2.5 yrs old, and Rose, 7 months old)
as well as their entire social community. Shabbat dinners,
weekend get togethers, play dates, and just building their
lives with their CST friends is their social life and they
couldn’t be happier or more content. Ethan spends his
days now as the CEO of a Northeast Ohio focused nonprofit that helps local small manufacturers innovate and
grow by creating new products, improving operations, and
generally strengthening the Cleveland community through
job growth and bringing new technologies to old industries.
On right—This beautiful glass art is hanging proudly outside the sanctuary entrance of our building. Designed
by Adam Goldberg and Helen Grubb of Gathered Glassblowing Studio in Toledo, and with input from members
of CST, the goal was to represent our synagogue’s story— we overcame a great tragedy to become a thriving
congregation. The future is unknown, but there is all the hope in the world (blooming tree and rays of light) for
our success. The ark and dove with olive branch represent the parsha of Noah that was read on the week of
it’s dedication. The Tree of Life and rays of light themes echo other artwork found at CST—the truncated tree
sculpture designed by Jacob Hennenberg, zl” at the back of the sanctuary and Jodi Kanter’s tapestries above
and below the ark.
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A LESSON FROM RABBI EDDIE SUKOL
Origins and First Families
Origins and first families. These are the themes for the Torah portions to be read during the month of
November. We are in the midst of reading about the matriarchs and patriarchs and the families they created.
Most of Sefer Beresheit (the Book of Genesis) tells the stories of Judaism’s first families.
It’s not all good news. Abraham, our first ethical monotheist, also has the capacity to lie and to deceive others,
especially when doing so will be advantageous for himself. Sarah demonstrates a lack of trust and emunah
(faith) when she laughs upon hearing that she is to give birth to a son who will carry on Abraham’s lineage.
Isaac comes off as a simpleton, tossed about by events and vicissitudes in which he seems to have little
control. His own wife, Rebecca, takes advantage of him and enlists her favored son in tricking the frail and
nearly blind father. Jacob is a rival with his brother Esau from their prenatal days in the womb and then for the
remainder of their entire lives. Their relationship is one of total distrust and animosity. Even their ultimate
reconciliation is marred by suspicion and remains forever incomplete.
There are many more aspects to each of these stories. Details add to our distaste at the way our ancestors
behaved, especially toward their own family members. Why does the Torah preserve these tales of
dysfunction? And why do we bother to read and reread them every year? It’s like a therapy session gone
terribly off the rails!
For me, part of what enhances the Torah’s sanctity is its honesty. These tales of deception, jealousy, anger,
and strife are preserved precisely because they are real. And they are not limited to Judaism’s first families.
The family is the most basic unit of society and communal life. To be sure, there is nothing greater than the
love of family members for one another. The bond between parent and child, the affection siblings have for
each other, the love of a marital pair—what could be sweeter or more precious?
Yet families also each have their own discord and their own peculiarities. If we want to understand ourselves
we must understand our family of origin. One way to begin this process of learning is to examine the first
families of our tradition. To learn from them; from their greatness and their failures, from their righteousness as
well as their wrongdoings.
We are who we are because of who came before us. To understand the development of our Jewish tradition
we begin with our ancestors, and ultimately we come to understand ourselves .
B’shalom,
Rabbi Eddie Sukol
RABBINIC SEARCH UPDATE
The Rabbinic Search Committee is holding two parlor meetings at CST on the rabbinic search process. These
are a great opportunity to get an in-person update on the process and to provide additional input to the
committee. The first session is Sunday, November 1 from 10 until 11:30 am and the second is Tuesday,
November 3 from 7:30 until 9 pm. You are invited to attend the one that works best for you. Each meeting will
include an update on the search process, summary results of the survey that was conducted this past
summer, and discussion on topics related to the search. Search committee members will be on hand to ask
and answer questions. Please RSVP to Roz. Donuts and coffee will be served.
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Gates of Hope
(the new CST song!)
The song of hope and community
We're building bonds of unity
We built a home for all to share
Shaarey Tikvah, our house of prayer
They sailed here from Germany
And they created a tapestry
With tattered threads they wove along
Over time the fabric grew strong
Chorus
So open the gates, open the gates
Open the gates of hope
Sing hallelujah together with friends
As we open the gates of hope
Always caring for one another
A sacred space for sisters and brothers
We're a great big family
Praying together in harmony
We welcome all with warmth and joy
And we bless each girl and boy
Our traditions we celebrate
It's a mitzvah, so open the gate
Chorus
L' Dor V'dor in every generation
A song of hope is sung
Weaving joy and celebration
For the old and the young
Loving God and all we do
Passing on our vision to you
We say shalom and then rejoice
Standing together with one voice
Hand-in-hand in our journey we strive
Keeping our Jewish traditions alive
Shaarey Tikvah we look to you
All our hopes will carry us through
Chorus
(Song can be heard on our website—go to Events Calendar October 18)
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A MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT RICK KODISH
Volunteers and Red Cells
Members who volunteer are the red blood cells of our healthy synagogue body. I know that may sound a bit
strange to some of you, but as a hematologist my metaphors can be unusual. Please indulge me and let me
explain what I mean.
The human body is a miraculous machine, and each type of cell has a function that is integrated into a big
picture of health for most people most of the time. Red blood cells have only one function: to carry oxygen to
everything else we need to stay healthy—oxygen for our brains, our hearts, our kidneys, etc. Our synagogue
is like a healthy organism composed of volunteer members. The energy, dedication, commitment and hard
work our members devote to our community are literally the lifeblood of the congregation.
Another axiom I learned in medical school is that one should always remember the connection between
structure and function. Since becoming president this past summer, I have tried to focus on committee
function and structure. We have decided to change our Board of Trustees meetings from monthly to every
other month, in an effort to see the big picture, meet less frequently, and allow the committees to do their work.
Making space for committees to do their work allows us to groom future leaders, divide the work load, and
encourages the Board of Trustees to think and work on strategy and vision and less on the day-to-day details.
To use two more clichés, it avoids the perennial problem of getting “lost in the weeds” and allows us to see the
forest not just the trees. (Don’t get me wrong—I love the trees especially this time of year!!)
By moving the Board meetings to an every other month schedule, we also created a calendar space. On the
alternative “open” months, we have designated Committee Night at CST in hopes of bringing folks into the
building at the same time, developing community and encouraging cross talk between and among the various
committees. Many thanks to our Executive Vice President Jeff Epstein for this innovative idea. Our first such
effort in July was quite successful, and we will plan to do it again on the evening of November 17. Join us!!
We have also begun to rotate the focus of our Board meetings so that we take a “deep dive” on a particular
committee at each meeting. This allows for bidirectional feedback as committee chairs present their vision and
goals to the Board and get important input from Board members to move forward. Our August meeting was a
terrific look at the Education Va’ad, and in October we reviewed the work of the Finance Committee and our
overall financial position as a synagogue.
Membership engagement is an important concept. As we learned from our Sulam process over the past year,
we cannot rest on our laurels. While our overall engagement levels are extraordinarily high, we know that we
can do better and need to stay at it. Rotation is one important strategy. If you are involved in one particular
area of synagogue life and are ready for a change, please let me know. And if you are not involved but would
like to get more active, I would be delighted to brainstorm with you. There are so many facets to our vibrant
community: membership, worship committee, education/Va’ad, finance, youth and program committees just to
name a few. Please contact me if you want to get more involved!!!
Our 75th Anniversary year, whose activities were sponsored with a generous donation from the Eva Beckerman
Estate, has been a great success thanks to all the individuals who have worked so hard to make it meaningful.
I am especially proud of the emphasis on creativity. Our production of a special poem, a beautiful song and an
amazing piece of visual art reflects the tremendous talent we have as a community, and the creation of these
“enduring materials” served dual function as both a means of building community by working together and as
an ends—artistic output that we will treasure for hopefully the next 75 years and beyond. Thanks to those who
have worked on and contributed to the Endowment Campaign that has been a concomitant* initiative for our
75th. We demonstrate outstanding financial responsibility as a community, and are so grateful to our donors for
helping to insure that Shaarey Tikvah will be here for our grandchildren and great-grandchildren!! Our
concluding event on October 18 was a wonderful capstone to an important anniversary year.
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*We are forming a new engagement committee!*
If you are interested in helping to strengthen our kehillah
through membership retention, leadership development, or
have other creative ideas to share, please join us at CST on
Tuesday, November 17th for our first meeting.
RSVP to Alyson Fieldman at [email protected].
PRESIDENT RICK KODISH’S ARTICLE CON’T. FROM PAGE 6
There is always more! We are looking forward to a wonderful Shabbaton November 20-21, and many more
exciting activities and programs. Please mark your calendar for May 15, 2016 when we will come together for
the 10th annual Kosher Taste of Cleveland.
Back to the red cells. I hope that you feel the energy and excitement we have at Shaarey Tikvah. I have seen
plenty of patients with anemia over the years and can say that CST exhibits no signs or symptoms of that!!
Wishing you all a wonderful Fall season and Happy Thanksgiving.
Rick
* happening at the same time as something else
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A NOTE FROM CANTOR GARY
In a Modal Mood
I have written before in these articles about the various prayer modes, melodic patterns derived from Torah
cantillation that we use in different portions of the liturgy. For those musicians among you, the Adonai Malach
(God is King) mode used in Kabbalat Shabbat and parts of the Musaf Kedushah is a major scale with a
lowered 7th step. The lowering of that 7th tone by a half step makes a world of difference in the character of the
scale. It no longer has a “major,” or “happy” feel to it. Yet, it is not sad, either. The best way I can explain this
to you in words (it would be easier if I sent a tape along with the bulletin so you could hear what I mean) is to
say that modal music is not happy or sad; it is a mixture of both. The two other principal prayer modes are
Magein Avot (Shield of our Fathers), named after the prayer in the Friday evening service, and Ahavah
Rabbah (With much love), used in Shabbat Shacharit. The modes are generally named after the prayer in
which they first appear. The mode we hear at the very beginning of the Shabbat Shacharit service “Nish’mat
kol chai” is known as Yishtabach mode.
Each mode has its own distinctive character, reflecting the meaning of the liturgy it accompanies. Adonai
Malach is meant to convey praise and exhaltation, and is sung in a majestic manner. Magein Avot expresses
faith, hope, thanksgiving, calmness, and serenity, and is chanted in a relaxed and peaceful manner. Ahavah
Rabbah is plaintive and, at times, jovial. It is the only one of the three which does not have its origins in
Biblical cantillation. Some think it is derived from the Khazar tribes of the Caspian Sea region who were
converted to Judaism in the eighth century. Others believe it was introduced into synagogue liturgy through
Turkish and Arabic influences in the 14th century. Wherever Ahavah Rabbah came from, it is perhaps the most
easily recognized as being “Jewish” music. It is affectionately known as the freygish mode in Yiddish circles,
because it resembles the Catholic church’s phrygian mode (the white note scale on the piano going from E to
E). It reminds one of Arabic “snake charmer” music. If you know the song “Tradition” from “Fiddler on the
Roof,” then you know the Ahavah Rabbah mode.
The late Jack Gottlieb (1930-2011) wrote a fascinating book entitled “Funny, It Doesn’t Sound Jewish – How
Yiddish Songs and Synagogue Melodies Influenced Tin Pan Alley, Broadway, and Hollywood.” I am fortunate
to own an autographed copy of his text. Mr. Gottlieb was a musicologist and composer of both synagogue and
secular music, past president of the American Society for Jewish Music, and worked closely with Leonard
Bernstein. He wrote the linear notes for many of Bernstein’s recordings. In his book, Gottlieb offers musical
examples illustrating how well-known melodies are derived from these ancient modes.
Let’s take Adonai Malach mode. The famous Yiddish song A Chaznd’l Oif Shabbos (A Cantor on the Sabbath)
has a perfect illustration of Adonai Malach in its very first line:.Iz gekumen a chazn in a kleine shtetl davenen a
shabbos,.. (A cantor came to town to daven on the Sabbath). Think of Gershwin’s “I’ll Build a Stairway to
Paradise,” and “Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way” from “Porgy and Bess,” or Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oh, What a
Beautiful Mornin’.” Another example is “Get Happy,” from the show “Great Day” by Ted Koehler and Harold
Arlen: “Forget your troubles and just Get Happy, you better chase all your cares away.” For those of you who
are classical music lovers, think of a famous section from Rimsky Korsakov’s “Sheherezade.”
An obvious example of a mode wandering into a well known song is Magein Avot in Ernest Gold’s “The Exodus
Song”: “This land is mine, God gave this land to me, this brave and ancient land to me.” I’ve already
mentioned “Fiddler on the Roof’s” “Tradition” in relation to Ahava Rabbah mode. Other examples include the
famous Yiddish song Eili, Eili : “Eili, Eili, lamah azavtani,” (My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?).
It is well known (and obvious to the attentive ear) that Gregorian chant grew out of Biblical cantillation. In the
book, Gottlieb draws countless parallels between the ancient and the modern; between folk song and liturgical
chant; between the sacred and the secular. He compares the song “Shalom Chaverim” to the title song from
Al Dubin and Harry Warren’s 1932 movie “Forty–Second Street.” He traces the evolution of the trope munach
r’vi-i into a 15th century German folksong, “Mein G’mut” (My Courage) into the famous church hymn “O Sacred
Head Now Wounded” by Hans Leo Hassler, then harmonized in Bach’s St Matthew Passion, and finally to Paul
Simon’s “American Tune”: “Many’s the time I’ve been mistaken, and many times confused. Yes, and I’ve often
felt forsaken, and certainly misused.” (I think we all can identify with that!).
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CANTOR GARY PALLER’S ARTICLE CON’T. FROM PAGE 8
Author Gottlieb dedicated his book to his father. On the same page, he quotes Mark Twain from an article
“Concerning the Jews” in Harpers Magazine in September, 1899, when his father was a young man: “If the
statistics are right, the Jews constitute but one percent of the human race. It suggests a nebulous dim puff of
star dust lost in the blaze of the Milky Way. Properly, the Jew ought hardly to be heard of; but he is heard of,
has always been heard of…His contribution to the world’s list of great names in literature, science, art and
music, finance, medicine and obtuse learning are very out of proportion to the weakness of his numbers.”
Over the ages, music has woven its way in and out of cultures, and transcended human boundaries of religion
and race. It is the only true universal language. The modes we use in chanting our prayers reflect the state of
our existence; not all happy, not all sad, but some plaintive, eclectic mixture of the two. Even the cantillation
for Megillat Esther, which we chant on Purim in a jocular fashion, and the cantillation for Megillat Eicha
(Lamentations), which we somberly intone on Tishah B’Av are strangely similar. What is it that the music of
Jerry Bock and lyrics of Sheldon Harnick tell us? “Sunrise, sunset, sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the years; one
season following another, laden with happiness and tears.”
L’shalom,
Cantor Gary
MAZAL TOV
...to Arlene Lombardy whose grandson, Bradley Dutcher, will
become a Bar Mitzvah on November 20, 2015 at Temple Israel
Ner Tamid. His parents are Sherry and Jeff Dutcher.
OUR CONDOLENCES
...to Laurie Mitchell Billowitz on the loss of
her mother, Barbara Wolpaw Drossin.
...to Arthur Kaplan on the loss of his wife,
Edith Kaplan.
...to Phil & Donna Soroky and Milly & Arnie Soroky, on the
engagement of their son and grandson respectively, Maxwell
Soroky, to Dana Paris.
...to Danielle and Mark Alperin on the birth of a baby boy, Sam
David Alperin, on October 5.
...to Louise and Joel Freilich on the engagement of their daughter
Melissa to Elliott Kurtz.
...to Leanne Leavitt on her grandson Stuart Leavitt becoming a Bar
Mitzvah.
Milestone Birthdays for
November:
Polina Galperin
David Singer
Sam Leber
Kyla Schneider
Gussie Singer
Loni Pinns
Milestone Anniversaries for
November:
Yoni & Ilana Yares 5
Steve & Harriet Friedman 40
...to Betty Forchheimer & Florence Kutnick and Richard & Melanie
Kutnick on the birth of a great granddaughter and granddaughter
respectively, Rory Nora Kutnick, on September 5. Parents are
Ryan & Kate Kutnick.
...to Joyce Wiesenthal on the birth of a great granddaughter, Lilah
Bea Viny.
...to Leona Green on the birth of a great granddaughter, Miriam
Atara.
Addition to last Gateways:
...to Nina and Larry Rosner on the birth of a grandson. He now
has a name: Nesanel Tzvi Rosner.
Correction from last Gateways:
...to Beryl Burko and Sandee & Norton Goodman on their
grandson Jarett Burko becoming a Bar Mitzvah.
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FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MARTHA SIVERTSON
The Fourth Quarter (and I don’t mean Football)
My husband and I moved to Boston in the early 1980’s. An Art History undergrad, I immediately sought work at
the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. I was still, technically, in school pursuing a masters in the Humanities but I
thought I’d get my foot in the door of my ultimate career in Renaissance studies. Little did I know, accepting
that part-time holiday position in the MFA gift shop would set the course for much of my professional career.
I learned from the best! My colleagues on the sales floor and back offices had come from Bloomingdale’s,
Macy’s, Jordan Marsh and Filene’s. Even though I was “temporary”, I absorbed selling techniques, was taught
how to merchandise displays and learned the retail language of point-of-sale, dead stock, loss leaders,
planograms and shrinkage. “The Fourth Quarter,” into which time I was hired, was golden. Even if you lost
money or broke even all year, the fourth quarter – that is, the months of October, November and December was when you made it up … and then some. “Black Friday,” as doomful as it sounds, is actually an accounting
term meaning that your business would be “in the black” (positive numbers) as opposed to “in the
red” (negative numbers).
In Museum Store retailing, however, there really wasn’t a fourth quarter (or Black Friday) in the real world retail
sense. You were only as good as your exhibition at the time. Yes, visitors did come into the Museum to shop all
year round knowing they’d get a quality gift for a wedding, house warming or holiday. But, tourists, scholars,
and connoisseurs came when we had a great (or showy) exhibition. So, couple a reason to drive off the mall
circuit to the Maltz Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art or the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and you
will find the blockbuster exhibitions Violins of Hope, Painting the Modern Garden, and The World’s Largest
Dinosaurs, respectively. How lucky for Cleveland to have all these great works. How lucky for their museum
stores to have a great Fourth Quarter!
Now, except for an occasional gift wrapping or vendor phone call for the Sisterhood Gift Shop, I am out of the
retail world but not totally out of the Fourth Quarter mentality. By the time you read this we will have culminated
(thanks to many, many volunteer hours) our Hag HaTikvah 75th Anniversary events, the newly-formatted
Chanukkah Auction (November 15) will be in full swing, plans for the Cleveland’s Funniest Rabbi Contest
(November 15) will be finalized and Rabbi Gershom Sizomu will be on his way to leading us through a most
memorable Shabbaton (November 20-21). If that’s not enough, the Browns will round out our golden “quarter”
with a few winning quarters of their own. Right? Of course right!
Martha
Dear Friends,
I would like to thank all who were kind enough to make
donations, send cards and beautiful notes to me in honor of
my 90th birthday, a celebration held in our shul on
September 26.
Jackie Chernin
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MITZVAH CORPS
Mitzvah Corps is scheduled to volunteer at the Kosher Food Bank on the last Sunday of each
month from 9:30-11:00am. Please contact Debbie at [email protected] or 216-513-9646
if you are able to help out.
UPCOMING DATES:
November 29
December 27
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EVENTS IN THE NEW YEAR—MARK YOUR CALENDARS
January 31—JTS Day of Learning
February 20—Hagigat HaTorah
March 23—Purim Celebration
April 10—Interfaith Concert
April 20—A Very Special Seder
May 15—A Kosher Taste of Cleveland
May 21—B’nai Emunah/B’nai Torah
SALTZMAN YOUTH PANEL
Mazal tov to our students Gabriel Cohen (son of Arielle & Jeff Cohen) and Danny Simon (STUSY
member) who have been selected to serve on the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 2015-2016
Saltzman Youth Panel.
The Saltzman Youth Panel was established through the Maurice Saltzman Youth Grant Program of the
Federation to educate younger members of the Jewish community about the importance of Jewish
communal decision-making, the philanthropic process and responding to Jewish and general
community needs.
The Maurice Saltzman Youth Grant Program of the Jewish Federation was established in Spring 1998
by Shirley Saltzman and her family. The program perpetuates the goals of the late Maurice Saltzman,
a past president of the Jewish Federation, who cared deeply about educating the next generation of
Jewish community leadership.
The 2015-2016 Saltzman Youth Panel consists of Jewish high school juniors and seniors who were
selected through youth group advisor, Rabbi and religious school director nominations as well as from
at-large applications. Working together, panel members will make important decisions as to how to
allocate $50,000 to improve the Jewish and general communities. The panel brings together Jewish
students of different backgrounds to learn about the philanthropic process, responding to community
needs and most importantly, tzedakah.
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NEWS FROM FACE TO FACE DIRECTOR LOUISE FREILICH
Dedicating a New Cover for the Jakob Family/
Face to Face Museum Torah
A Holocaust Education
Program at
Congregation Shaarey Tikvah
With the fall Jewish holidays behind us, Face to Face’s wonderful team of
docents met to discuss changes and updates to the museum and to the
program. We welcomed several new volunteers at that time – Marilyn
Ettinger, Nessa Siegel, Joan Wittenberg, Renee Lieberman, Lynda Zielinski and Sherry Fixler. Lynda
Zielinski will also serve as a survivor speaker for us this year. We are anticipating another very successful year.
By early October, schools had already registered for all of our dates before winter break. Registration for spring
dates have also been filling up at a good clip.
On Saturday November 7th, CST will be having its annual Kristallnacht commemoration. Seventy-seven years
have passed since that tragic night when synagogues were burned, Jewish homes and shops were destroyed,
Jews were killed, and tens of thousands of Jewish men were arrested and imprisoned in concentration camps
such as Dachau and Buchenwald. At our commemoration this year we will be showcasing the 1st of three Torah
covers which are being created by artist Jodi Kanter for the Sifrei Torah in our Beit Tefillah in memory of
Hannah and Gus Rath, Holocaust survivors and parents of Roz Stone and Nancy Kutler.
The Torah which we use in the Face to Face museum is the one Torah which will be receiving its new cover.
That Torah, which is more than 200 years old, has an interesting history. In 1934, Nazi hooligans stole this Torah
when they looted a small synagogue in Spiesen, a small town in western Germany, the home of 15 Jewish
families. Among the synagogue members were the parents of Dr. Herbert Jakob, a retired surgeon and former
Face to Face volunteer. Courageously, Herb's father and uncles recovered the stolen Torah and other items of
religious significance and appropriately punished the thieves with the assistance of a local police officer, a
comrade from the German army in World War I. The Torah was kept hidden in the Jakob household for several
years and thereby survived the terror of Kristallnacht in November 1938.
In 1938, the Jakob family immigrated to the United States settling in Cleveland, bringing the Torah with them. In
1940, they were among the founders of Gates of Hope (Shaarey Tikvah) Synagogue. The family donated the
Torah, which they had rescued and brought across the ocean, to the new congregation. At this point, because
of tears or smudges acquired over the years, this is not a “kosher” Torah and may not be used for Jewish
religious services unless it were to be repaired. But this special Torah serves us well at Face to Face as we
educate the next generation of students about the Holocaust. Please join us on Saturday morning November 7 th
when our special Torah receives its new cover.
Please don’t forget to check out the Maltz Museum’s new Violins of Hope exhibit! I recently attended an
educators’ workshop at the Maltz Museum conducted by Facing History and Ourselves and had the opportunity
to view highlights from this wonderful exhibit. Violins repaired by Israeli violin maker/repairer Amnon Weinstein
are on display and it is well worth the trip. Weinstein has spent the last two decades lovingly restoring violins that
survived the Holocaust. The exhibit continues until January 3, 2016. More information about the exhibit and
related concerts/events may be found at http://www.maltzmuseum.org/event/violins-of-hope-exhibition or http://
www.violinsofhopecle.org. The Men’s Club and Sisterhood are touring on November 8. See page 20 for details.
UPCOMING FACE TO FACE SESSIONS
Visit Date
11/3/2015
11/5/2015
11/10/2015
11/12/2015
11/19/2015
School
St Benedict School
St. Peter School
St. Joseph School
James A. Garfield H.S.
Shaker Heights M.S.
Cuyahoga Heights M.S.
Incarnate Word Academy
City
Garfield Heights
Lorain
Cuyahoga Falls
Garrettsville
Shaker Heights
Cuyahoga Heights
Parma Heights
Speaker
Helen Marks
Roni Berenson
Ellis Lewin
Valerie Weitz
TBD
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Short Story Discussion for Men and Women
Presented by Shaarey Tikvah Sisterhood
Join us to discuss two contemporary stories about Judaism’s impact on the relationship between parents and adult children
“The Four Questions” by Allegra Goodman & “The Yehuda Triangle” by Thane Rosenbaum
Stories available by email, in synagogue office, on our website, or on table in back of sanctuary
Monday, November 9
7:30-9:30 p.m.
Home of Laurie & Aaron Billowitz
Refreshments will be served
Please RSVP by November 1 to Lois Novikoff
[email protected] or 216-469-8987
All synagogue members welcome!
SENIOR CAFÉ—where the wise come for wisdom!
Once a month -Wednesdays 1:30 – 3:00 pm
Join friends and peers for our free midday coffee klatch. Conversation,
a changing selection of light, breezy activities and speakers on topics of interest.
Contact: Judy Friedman
Shirley Hoffman
(216) 534-5039
(440) 781-1788
November 18 – Nikki Evans, Author
My Survivors’ Guide: All You Need to Know
When I’m Gone
Transportation available
Next date: December 16
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UPDATE FROM THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR
MORAH ILANA YARES
What a great start to the year. Our students have been busy with all sorts of Shabbat learning and different
Sunday activities. We are heavily involved in our first MyArk TM unit of the year, Synagogue Hebrew. While our
older students in Bonim are working on the different types of trope and sounds they make depending on if they
are looking at Torah, Haftarah, or one of the five Megillot, our younger students in Cochavim are working on
common Hebrew words present in our weekly Shabbat prayers.
November is a very busy month with education once again. We start off strong with Chaverim Shabbat on
November 6 and complete our MyArk TM Synagogue Hebrew unit. Many of you will be attending our annual
Shabbaton at the Bertram Inn with our special guest Rabbi Gershom Sizomu. We finish off the month with the
holiday of Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of year. I love the smell of the turkey as it comes out of the oven and
the wonderful homemade pumpkin pie, the cranberry sauce and apple pie, as well as roasted root vegetables
and stuffing. We even serve challah rolls for each person and go around saying what we are thankful for. But I
always wondered, “is Thanksgiving Jewish?” Thanksgiving seems easy to organize and put together because
we constantly host a weekly elaborate meal on Shabbat. But what about people who are not doing this on a
weekly basis?
Wondering if Thanksgiving can be celebrated by Jews is tackled so nicely in the book Rivka’s First
Thanksgiving, in which an immigrant family questions their daughter Rivka when she comes home from school
saying that everyone in America celebrates Thanksgiving. The family asks the rabbi and the rabbi says no. I
believe at the time it was for fear of assimilation. Rivka is very disappointed and stands up to the Rabbi saying
that this is not okay and shouldn’t we as immigrants be thankful?
Finally, the rabbi changes his mind and agrees that Rivka can celebrate Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving may not
be a Jewish holiday, but it is an American holiday and as Americans we can be thankful for everything we
have. Thankful for our ancestors who had the hard work of assimilating in America so that we could have an
easier life here in America. Thankful for being able to openly show our Judaism by attending synagogue,
wearing a kippah, eating in a sukkah, keeping Shabbat, etc.
May this Thanksgiving be thankful for you and your family and don’t forget about Shaarey Tikvah and your
family here who are thankful to see you on a regular basis at all of the wonderful programs we offer as well as
on Shabbat!
Morah Ilana
Kesher Chanukah 2015
Let’s support the Community AND make our Members Smile!
Our annual Kesher Chanukah project sends greetings to members of our
synagogue community. This year, we will once again support the wider
community by using the value of your gift to support Cleveland-area families
(Jewish and not) this winter. You will get a “Latke Letter” with greetings from
families within our kehillah. Each letter represents monies raised to benefit our
congregation and the larger community. Watch your mail for additional
information.
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MyArk Returns!
Join us October 31, November 7, 8, and 14 at
10am to learn all that Hebrew going on in synagogue.
Practice prayers, learn Torah trope, Haftarah trope, and
other special trope. Creating a lasting memory of
Shaarey Tikvah for years to come!
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SISTERHOOD NEWS
Shalom.
Wow...it is hard to believe that the High Holy days and Festivals are behind us!! We hope that your holidays
were joyous, meaningful and spiritual.
Sisterhood has been busy with the holidays and social events. Sisterhood teamed up with the Education
department for a very successful morning of apple picking at Patterson's Fruit Farm with over 50 people
attending. The Sisterhood Sukkot luncheon was also a fall highlight once again. We missed having it in Shari
Goldberg's sukkah because of her trip to Israel. I (Roberta) personally enjoyed hosting it this year with
approximately 30 people in attendance. The food was great, the women wonderful and the weather was
perfect!! Cantor Paller and Rabbi Sukol both shared some pearls of wisdom with us. Thank you to all who
helped with the luncheon. Sisterhood also provided beautiful mum plants that adorned our bima for the
Festivals.
We have four upcoming events that I hope you will make time to attend:
Sunday, November 8th, Violins of Hope
Sisterhood is currently working with Men’s Club to do a joint program at the Maltz Museum to see “Violins of
Hope” - see flyer on page 20. We will meet at 10:15am for a nosh and view the exhibit starting at 11am.
Tickets are $10 for non-Maltz Museum members and $3 for members of the museum.
Monday, November 9th, 7:30-9:30, Short Story Discussion for men and women
See the flyer on page 13 for details. I'd like to thank Laurie and Aaron Billowitz for hosting this event in their
beautiful home in Shaker. Please RSVP to Lois Novikoff, 216-469-8987 or [email protected].
Saturday, November 14th, Sisterhood Shabbat
Please connect with Ruth Hatchuel at [email protected] or 440-829-7849, to let her know how you
would like to participate that morning. If you'd like to help cook in the kitchen please let us know. Don’t forget
to wear your best hat!
Monday, December 14th, 6:30-8:30, Sisterhood’s Pottery Night at Hands on Pottery in Lyndhurst
There is a nominal donation of $3 and the cost of the piece you choose to paint. Come for a fun filled evening
of camaraderie and creativity!! Please RSVP to Roberta Kaplan at 216-765-8328 or [email protected].
See flyer on page 18.
Sisterhood appreciates all of the support we have received. You received a Sisterhood mailing in September
with a dues form. Thank you to those of you who have already sent it in. We would love to get 100% of our
women to become Sisterhood members and attend our programs this year. Please fill in the dues form and
send it to Sisterhood at Shaarey Tikvah. Please make sure to check off what types of programs you would like
to see and how you might like to get involved.
We pride ourselves on being a multi-generational auxiliary and planning a broad range of programs to suit our
different constituencies. Thank you for allowing us to continue our mission of creating a stronger community
while also supporting the synagogue financially.
Please remember to make an appointment to shop at our gift shop. We have beautiful items for sale and some
great Chanukah presents for the kids.
May we continue to go from strength to strength,
Roberta Kaplan and Ruth Hatchuel
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MEN’S CLUB MOMENTS
Sunday, November 8th, Violins of Hope
See flyer on page 20 for additional information.
Save the date – Saturday evening, December 5, 2015
The Men’s Clubs of Shaarey Tikvah, B’nai Jeshurun and Park Synagogue will hold their third annual dinner/
dance at B’nai Jeshurun. Music will be provided by the band “Run, Avril, Run”, playing Motown, disco,
standards and pop classics. Watch for details in the Tochnit and weekly e-mails.
The Men’s Club is once again awarding scholarships to CST teens going on educational trips to Israel.
For information and requirements contact Steve Wertheim, [email protected].
Our Sunday Breakfast Program is finalizing dates for presenters who will be speaking on a variety of topics
including Israel, health, education, local history and entertainment. Keep an eye out for more information.
We welcome any congregant, male or female, who would like to become a member of the Men’s Club and
assist us in providing social, educational and fundraising activities.
Larry Rosner
President
Our Town and All Around 2016 coupons books are now on sale for $28.
They can be purchased at the CST office, Sisterhood gift shop, and during upcoming
events at CST. Coupons don’t expire until December 2016, so buy them early and get 2
extra months of use! You get discounts at restaurants, wineries, amusement parks, recreation centers and more.
SHABBATON UPDATE
You may be too late for the hotel reservation, but not for
joining us for the Friday evening or Saturday program.
Contact Ilana for pricing before November 10!
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Shaarey Tikvah Sisterhood
presents
Women's Pottery Night
Monday, Dec. 14th
6:30-8:30pm
at Hands on Pottery
5660 Mayfield Road (in the Greens), Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst, Ohio
Join us for a fun-filled evening of camaraderie and creativity for all ages
Donation of $3 to Sisterhood and the cost of the item you choose to paint
RSVP by December10th to Roberta Kaplan -216-765-8328
Please note: In an attempt to keep our shul more
secure on Shabbat mornings, we will be locking the
front door at 10:30am. Please use the side door
after 10:30.
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SPECIAL THANKS FOR THESE ADDITIONS TO JOSH’S PLAY STATION
Upper left—2 of 4 benches
donated by Sattin, Kneitel,
Billowitz, Cahen, Cameron,
Perelman, and Roth families.
Lower left—Play house donated
by Allen, Denise, and Jazzy
Gold.
Right—Pavers from sukkah to
Play Station, decorated by our
children.
NOVEMBER 2015 /CHESHVAN/KISLEV 5776
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Table Songs: The Music of Chanukah
Friday, December 11
after Services at 6pm
Join Cantor Paller for a Chanukah dinner and an evening filled with song,
laughter, and good friends.
Seating is NOT limited, but we must have your reservation by Friday, December 4th.
$10 Adults, $5 Children under 12
Invite your friends and loosen up your vocal chords to sing out loud
as we celebrate the joyful season of light—
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DONATIONS as of October 15, 2015
GENERAL FUND
In memory of:
SHERYL LANMAN: Fran
Rubenstein
BARBARA WOLPAW
DROSSIN: Marty Kohn &
Marcia Silver, Sam &
Pauline Leber, Rick &
Allison Schultz, Barry &
Karen Mintzer, Sally &
Chuck Essreg, David &
Tamara Wilkof
EDITH KAPLAN: Roberta
& Gary Kaplan
In honor of:
DIANE BURGIN & DAVID
HUTT’S ANNIVERSARY:
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
JACKIE CHERNIN’S
90TH BIRTHDAY: Warren
& Zehava Sklar, Sam &
Pauline Leber, Sylvia
Knell, Shirley Eppler, Jack
& Judy Elder
RICHARD & MELANIE
KUTNICK’S NEW
GRANDSON: Roberta &
Gary Kaplan
MILLY SOROKY’S
BIRTHDAY: Sam &
Pauline Leber
BIRTH OF SAM DAVID
ALPERIN: Roberta & Gary
Kaplan
BIRTHDAYS OF CATHY
CATINO, SHELLY
PORTNOY, SHARI
GOLDBERG, JAMIE
STADLIN, HARRIET
FRIEDMAN, DEBBY
ROSENTHAL, JUDITH
SALOMON, SANDY
BUZNEY, RON FERSKY,
RHODA JACOBS, ELLEN
BROWN, ALYSON
FIELDMAN, NORTON
GOODMAN, JOYCE
OKRENT, JOANNE
FRIEDMAN, PAUL
WINKELER, PERACH
KODISH, BILL SATTIN,
BRENDA WEINBERG,
BOB CAHEN, SCOTT
UHER, RIS GILAD,
MARCIA WYMAN, DAVID
MICHEL, LISA MICHEL,
MATT NAPCHEN, ZAK
ROUTMAN, KAREN
SUTTON, SHARI WOLF:
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
JACKIE CHERNIN FUND
In honor of:
JACKIE CHERNIN’S
90TH BIRTHDAY: Lisa &
David Michel, Loni Pinns,
Richard Belkind, Leona
Green, Virginia & Bob
Wolff, Diane Loveman,
Speedy recovery of:
RICK KODISH: Sharon & Leanne Leavitt, Renee
Ben Fagin
Silverman, Gail & Rick
Rubin, Arnie & Milly
Soroky, Debbie
In appreciation of:
KIVA SHTULL, CANTOR Swisshelm, Beryl Burko,
GARY, SERVICE
Adrienne Svidlow, Ilse
LEADERS, CHOIR, AND Walder, Mr. & Mrs. Stan
ALL WHO MADE HIGH
Loveman, Cindy & Larry
HOLIDAYS
Mittman, Judy Friedman,
MEMORABLE: Luisa Aviv Luisa Aviv, Karen & Barry
ALAYNE MESKIN, FOR
Mintzer, Sherrie Long,
HER YEARS OF
Tobi Barmen, Marilyn
COORDINATING
Firestone
SHABBAT HONORS:
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
ENGELBERG FUND
STUART STEIGER, FOR In honor of:
SHOFAR BLOWING:
MARV ENGELBERG’S
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
BIRTHDAY: Diane
KIVA SHTULL, FOR
Loveman
INSPIRING HIGH
HOLIDAY SERVICES:
FACE TO FACE FUND
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
In memory of:
BARBARA WOLPAW
75TH ANNIVERSARY
DROSSIN: Leona Green,
FUND
Fern & Joel Simkoff,
Rachel Billowitz, Laurie &
In honor of:
JACKIE CHERNIN’S
Aaron Billowitz, Clive &
90TH BIRTHDAY: Jacob Aletta Sinoff
Hutt
RONALD BOND: Arnie &
Milly Soroky
CANTOR FUND
In appreciation of:
In honor of:
CANTOR GARY PALLER ANDY SZABO’S
FOR BEAUTIFUL HIGH
MILESTONE BIRTHDAY:
HOLIDAY SERVICES:
Annette Szabo
Marion Gruen, Roberta & ANDY SZABO & SUSAN
Gary Kaplan
LONG’S 40TH
ANNIVERSARY: Annette
JACK CHERNIN FUND
Szabo
LORAMAE & RONNIE
In honor of:
JACKIE CHERNIN’S
SIMKOFF’S 50TH
90TH BIRTHDAY: Judy & ANNIVERSARY: Fern &
Stewart Hoicowitz, Louise Joel Simkoff
Shapiro
STUART LEAVITT’S BAR
MITZVAH: Annette Szabo
BIRTHDAYS OF MILLY
SOROKY, JUDY
FRIEDMAN, MARVIN
ENGELBERG, JACKIE
CHERNIN: Joyce & Barry
Hoffer
MARVIN ENGELBERG’S
BIRTHDAY: Beryl Burko,
Leanne Leavitt, Roberta &
Gary Kaplan
JACKIE CHERNIN’S
90TH BIRTHDAY: Laurie
& Aaron Billowitz
SHARON FAGIN’S
BIRTHDAY: Roberta &
Gary Kaplan
Speedy recovery of:
SAM LEBER: Arnie &
Milly Soroky
In appreciation of:
ALL THE SUPPORT
RECEIVED DURING
SHIVA: Laurie & Aaron
Billowitz
GRUEN ENTRANCE
GARDEN FUND
In memory of:
BARBARA WOLPAW
DROSSIN: Marion Gruen,
Diane Loveman
In honor of:
LARRY & NINA
ROSNER’S NEW
GRANDSON: Marion
Gruen
MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS
OF ELLEN BROWN,
MILLY SOROKY, JACKIE
CHERNIN, MARVIN
ENGELBERG, NORTON
GOODMAN: Marion
Gruen
ABBY FRIEDMAN’S BAT
MITZVAH: Marion Gruen
LAURIE & AARON
BILLOWITZ’S 20TH
ANNIVERSARY: Marion
Gruen
HOWARD & ARLYNE
BOCHNEK’S 40TH
ANNIVERSARY: Marion
Gruen
(Continued on page 22)
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DONATIONS CON’T. FROM PAGE 21
JARETT BURKO’S BAR
MITZVAH: Diane
Loveman
RABBI EDDIE &
ROXANNE SUKOL’S
35TH ANNIVERSARY:
Marion Gruen
MITCHELL & KYLA
SCHNEIDER’S 20TH
ANNIVERSARY: Marion
Gruen
MARION GRUEN’S
BIRTHDAY: Roberta &
Gary Kaplan
HOFFER FUND
In honor of:
BARRY HOFFER’S
BIRTHDAY: Leanne
Leavitt
KIDDUSH FUND
In honor of:
SANDY CAMERON’S
BIRTHDAY: Roberta &
Gary Kaplan
SHERMAN LEAVITT
FUND
In memory of:
SHERMAN LEAVITT:
David Leavitt & Leah
Spector, Leanne Leavitt,
Karen & Barry Mintzer
PHYLLIS SCHINDLER:
Leanne Leavitt
BARBARA WOLPAW
DROSSIN: Leanne Leavitt
In honor of:
LEANNE LEAVITT’S
GRANDSON’S BAR
MITZVAH: Diane
Loveman
KATIE MINTZER’S
ENGAGEMENT: Diane
Loveman
HENRY MARGOLIS
ISRAEL STUDY
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In memory of:
HARRY SOLOMON:
Maxine Margolis
HENRY MARGOLIS:
Maxine Margolis
In honor of:
BIRTHDAYS OF
FLORENCE MARSH,
SHIRLEY EDELMAN,
JACKIE CHERNIN, MARV
ENGELBERG, MARION
GRUEN: Maxine Margolis
In appreciation of:
KIVA SHTULL FOR
MEANINGFUL HIGH
HOLIDAY SERVICES:
Marion Gruen
SISTERHOOD
In honor of:
MATANAH FUND
BIRTH OF MY GREAT
GRANDDAUGHTER,
In honor of:
BIRTH OF MY GREAT
LILAH BEA VINY: Joyce
GRANDDAUGHTER,
Wiesenthal
MIRIAM ATARA: Leona
JACKIE CHERNIN’S
Green
90TH BIRTHDAY: Melanie
BIRTHDAYS OF ELLEN
& Richard Kutnick, Leanne
GREENFIELD, MILLY
Leavitt, Arlene Lombardy,
SOROKY, JUDY
Clive & Aletta Sinoff
FRIEDMAN, SHERRY
BIRTHDAYS OF NEAL
FIXLER, MARVIN
HOFFMAN, FLORENCE
ENGELBERG, SANDY
MARSH, SHIRLEY
CAMERON, SHARON
EDELMAN, ELLEN
FAGIN: Leona Green
GREENFIELD, MILLY
MITCHELL & KYLA
SOROKY, JUDY
SCHNEIDER’S 20TH
FRIEDMAN, JACKIE
ANNIVERSARY: Sharon & CHERNIN: Roberta &
Ben Fagin
Gary Kaplan
MEN’S CLUB
In honor of:
BIRTHDAYS OF SHERRY
FIXLER, DEBBY JACOB,
HAROLD GREENBERG,
PHIL GOLDEN: Roberta &
Gary Kaplan
JOSH STONE FUND
In memory of:
BARBARA WOLPAW
DROSSIN: Roz & Peter
Stone
In honor of:
RUTH BAKST & GARY
MITZVAH CORPS
BAKST’S NEW
GRANDDAUGHTER:
In memory of:
SAM CHERNIN,
Donna & Phil Soroky
ABRAHAM WHITE,
MILESTONE BIRTHDAYS
RACHEL M. WHITE:
OF HARRIET FRIEDMAN,
Jackie Chernin
SHELLY PORTNOY,
JAMIE STADLIN: Leona
RABBI SHTULL FUND
Green
JACKIE CHERNIN’S
In memory of:
ANITA BAUM: Rita Shtull 90TH BIRTHDAY: Roz &
Peter Stone, Ron & Jackie
In honor of:
Wiesenthal
ELLEN GREENFIELD
In honor of:
SIMCHA SHTULL’S 60TH BEING NAMED
BIRTHDAY: Sam &
SISTERHOOD WOMAN
Pauline Leber
OF THE YEAR: Roz &
Peter Stone
Speedy recovery of:
RICK KODISH: Roz &
Peter Stone
In appreciation of:
LARRY ROSNER: Roz &
Peter Stone
ALLEN, DENISE, &
JAZZY GOLD: Roz &
Peter Stone
JOSH FREIMAN: Roz &
Peter Stone
TZARIKH IYUN: THE
FERSKY FUND FOR
ADULT LEARNING
In honor of :
LARRY & NINA
ROSNER’S NEW
GRANDSON: Ron Fersky
RUTH KLEIN’S 100TH
BIRTHDAY: Ron Fersky
RABBI JOSH FOSTER &
KATIE MINTZER BEING
HATTAN V’KALLAT
BERESHEET AT BJ &
THEIR ENGAGEMENT:
Ron Fersky
JACKIE CHERNIN’S
90TH BIRTHDAY: Ron
Fersky
Speedy recovery of:
WARREN SKLAR: Ron
Fersky
MARILYN MATLOW: Ron
Fersky
YOUTH FUND
In honor of:
BRYNNA FISH
BECOMING A SAFTA:
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
Speedy recovery of:
RABBI JOSH FOSTER:
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
ZIMMERMAN SOCIAL
HALL FUND
In honor of:
BETTY ROSSKAMM’S
NEW GREAT
GRANDCHILD & ALAN &
BARBARA ROSSKAMM’S
NEW GRANDCHILD:
Joan Wittenberg, Larry
Zimmerman, Sandi & Burt
Zucker
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YAHRZEITS
Oct 31—Nov 6
Albert Abraham
A. Raymond Abt
Brenda Barbash
Howard Book
Albert Desatnik
Alma Elder
Maurice Epstein
Felix Freilich
Frieda Gruen
Goldie Herstig
William Kahane
Claire Kammen
Claryne Leatrice
Karsh
Harry Sapir
Manuel Smith
Harry Solomon
Oscar Stadtler
Helen Weinberg
Nov 7—13
Sheldon ‘Marty’
Bachrach
Dorothy Bakst
Morris Bernstein
Regina Chenchinsky
Rudy Fish
Max Fishman
Helen Forchheimer
Sue Frydman
Jeannette Goldstein
Joseph Morris
Mallinger
Aaron Marcovitch
Henry Margolis
Hans Rawraway
Simon Roth
Arthur R. Siegel
Melvyn Silver
Nathan Silverman
Esme Sinoff
Paul Stein
Irv Vogel
Gary Dean
Weisman
YAHRZEIT DONATIONS
SEMHA LAYANI AMAR:
Elisabeth C. Plax
SHIRLEY ADELMAN: Diane
& Joel Adelman
G. JAMES
BARTHOLOMEW: Connie &
Neil Waxman
EDWARD BEROW: Sam &
Pauline Leber
ELISE R. CHANTEAU:
Elisabeth C. Plax
ROGER P. CHANTEAU:
Elisabeth C. Plax
A. MILTON COHEN:
Diane & Joel Adelman
ELVIRE DECKER: Ilse
Walder
RUDY FISH: Steven Fish
MAX FORCHHEIMER: Betty
Forchheimer
WALTER W. GLOCER: Anita
Ross
GERSON GOLDEN: Phil
Golden
Nov 14—20
Anne Attenson
Siegfried Cahn
Barbara Edelman
Anna Fishman
Louise Fossberg
Sonia Frankel
Miriam Friedlander
Margaret Goldberg
Frieda Jacobsohn
Sandor Kahn
Walter Kern
Justin Kraus
Sam Leavitt
William Mandel
Abraham Matitia
Elsa Michel
Salomon Reich
Zina Rosenberg
Betty Salomon
Milton Salomon
Maurice Silverman
Hilda Stark
Max Stark
Bernard Weiser
Aaron Jeffrey Weiss
MAX GREENBERG: Leonard
& Barbara Greenberg
NETTIE GREENFEST:
Harriet & Steve Friedman
MAX GRUEN: Marion Gruen
SAMUEL HOLTZ; Jordan
Holtz & Family
SMIL BEN KOPEL: Bela
Fischer, Frida Siglic
MORRIS LEBER: Sam &
Pauline Leber
GARY DAVID LISTON:
Martin & Elaine Liston
BARBARA LURIE: Nancy
Zimmerman
HENRY MARSH: Shirley
Edelman
STEVEN MARSH: Shirley
Edelman
IRENE NASH: Mel & Marilyn
Weinberg
ERNA NUSSBAUM: Michael
& Linda Schulman
MORTON PERLMAN: Sam
& Barbara Horowitz
Nov 21—27
Joel S. Baer
Eric Baum
Yefim Blekhman
Arthur J. Brooks
Leo Gladstone
Bertha Gordon
Louis Heinbach
Max Heinbach
Brian Hirschsohn
Nathan Kutnick
Sophie Leber
Mace Levin
Mollie Lewis
Nathan Siegel
Sam Sinoff
Eric Tichauer
Alex Walder
Kayla Rose
Weinberg
Dena Weintraub
Max Wissbrun
Bert Yaspan
Albert Yedid
ESTHER YETTA
PODOLSKY: Leona Green
NATALIE PRIZANT: Sandy
Cameron
PAULINE REECE: Debbie &
Scott Picker
BEN RICHTER: Terri
November
ADOLPH ROSSKAMM: Anita
Ross
ERMANA SCHENTOWSKI:
Elisabeth C. Plax
BERTHA SCHLACHET:
Nora Sherwin
MATHILDA SCHUMER:
Fixler Family
MILDRED SILVERMAN:
Alan Silverman
SONIA SILVERMAN: Anna
Benedikt
SONIA SILVERMAN:
Betty Forchheimer
BEATRICE SMITH: Scott &
Debbie Picker
KEVIN SMITH: Michelle Karp
Nov 28—Dec 4
Samuel Bernstein
Phillip Bertman
Blanche BrownResnick
Jenny Bukofzer
Jack Chernin
Theodore H.
Cohen Jr.
Sigfried Einstein
Martin Friedman
Rubin Joseph
Greenfest
Ted Hirschman
Michael Jacobs
Jack Jacoby
Frederika Jakob
Carrie Joseph
Jack Katz
Arthur Maas
Al Nash
Yitzhak Pecha
Sophie Rabinowitz
Hanoch Rochel
Harriet-Carole
Senturia
Hyman Sutton
Dinah Wolfe
Julius Wurzman
MORRIS SPESER: Mildred
Soroky
NORMAN C. STACK:
Brenda Stack Freed
GUS SZABO: Annette Szabo
SERITHA TUROFF: Diane
Loveman & Family
ELISE WALDER: Ilse Walder
RHEA J. WAXMAN: Neil &
Connie Waxman
JULIUS WEINBERG: Mel &
Marilyn Weinberg
AARON JEFFREY WEISS:
Liz & Larry Weiss
STANLEY WEISS: Liz &
Larry Weiss
MARX HARRY WIENER:
James & Susan Marder
SADIE WIESENTHAL: Joyce
Wiesenthal
LUDWIG WOLF: Jerry Wolf
SIGMUND WOLF: Doris &
Pete Copeland
Congregation Shaarey Tikvah
26811 Fairmount Boulevard
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
CLEVELAND, OHIO
PERMIT NO. 2978
Return service requested
NOVEMBER 2015 (see details on the website)
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SHABBAT
1
10am Rabbinic
Search Parlor
Mtg.
2
3
7:30pm Rabbinic
Search Parlor
Mtg.
4
5
6
5:45pm
Chaverim
Shabbat
6pm Services
7
9am Services
Kristallnacht
10am Ed Prog
Birthday Shabbat
8
9am Services
10am MyArk
1pm B’nai E/T
GemaCh Act.
9
7:30pm Sist.
Short Story
Evening
Billowitz home
10
7:30pm Exec.
Comm. Mtg.
11
12
13
6pm Services
14
9am Services
Sist. Shabbat
10am Ed Prog
Cong. Luncheon
15
9am Services
2pm jDiscovery
4pm Auction
7pm Cleve.
Funniest Rabbi
16
17
7:30pm Comm.
Mtgs.
18
1:30pm Senior
Café
19
20
USY Fall
Kinnus
Shabbaton at
Bertram Inn
6pm Services
21
USY Fall Kinnus
Shabbaton at
Bertram Inn
9am Services
22
USY Fall
Kinnus
9am Services
23
24
25
26
Thanksgiving
Office closed
27
Office closed
6pm Services
28
9am Services
10:30am Ed Prog
29
9am Services
Services
30
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