September 2015 Kol Shalom - Congregation Beth Shalom

September 2015
Elul 5775 / Tishrei 5776
Inside This Edition…
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From Our Rabbi:
Inheritance
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From Our Cantor:
A Walk with The King
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Second Fridays Shabbat
Highlights New DVLI Course The History of Ukraine
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Meet the Gellers
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AND A WHOLE LOT MORE…
G’mar Hatimah Tovah!
May you have a sweet and
good new year ahead!
F R O M O U R R A B B I : I N H E R I TA N C E -
Marla Covin Cooper
PRESIDENT
Although writing while I am still on
sabbatical, I know that you will be reading
this article once I am already safely
ensconced in my rabbinical study at
Congregation Beth Shalom. As I ponder the
overarching themes for High Holy Days
5776, I realize that how things look in
August during our soggy, warm summer
may look very different in September.
Edward Sobel
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Steven Bernhardt
VP ADMINISTRATION
Karolin Lipman
VP MEMBERSHIP
Jodie Pezzner
VP PROGRAMMING
Linda Sigman
VP EDUCATION
Peter Hazen
VP FUND RAISING
Barney Kantar
TREASURER
Jeffrey Ledger
ASSISTANT TREASURER
Frances Ratner
SECRETARY
Anita Sobel
RELIGIOUS LIFE
Michael Sigman
YOUTH PROGRAMMING
Ralph Downard
PAST PRESIDENT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brian Appelbaum
Bob Berman
Carol Einhorn
David Fruchtman
Debbie Nachlis
Mara Raskin
Andrew Rosen
David Rosengarten
Hayim Weiss
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But as of this writing, I am intrigued with the
Hebrew word, yerusha. It can loosely be
translated as “inheritance,” but I think it can
be so much more. For example, if you add a
‫מ‬mem to the prefix of this word, you get
morasha, which means “heritage.” The big
idea behind the word is that our ancestors
came before us, gave us something of value,
which we did not necessarily do anything to
merit. And implied in the word is at least
the possibility that we might do the same for
the next generation.
During these high holy days, I wish to take
this concept of yerusha, and apply it to
different settings and situations. My BIG
question is – what in our past helped make
us who we are today? And my BIGGER
question is – knowing how the past shaped
us, what are we prepared to do to shape our
future? These are essential meaning-of-life
questions, which have a certain Jewish
resonance, especially at High Holy Days,
when we ponder our purpose on earth and
how we might resolve to better ourselves,
and ultimately leave the world a better place
than we found it. I intend to use texts and
concepts I learned with wonderful scholars
during my sabbatical at the Shalom Hartman
Institute in Jerusalem to help us on this
exploration.
Our God and the God of our Ancestors
‫אלהינו ואלוהי אבותינו‬
The idea of yerusha finds its theological
expression in the opening of our silent
Amidah prayers, when we call upon an
inherited connection with our Maker,
spanning more than 3,000 years of Jewish
history, to create our own unique
‫ירושה‬
relationship with the Kadosh Barukh Hu.
Just because our grandparents or even our
parents felt a certain way about God does not
define how we should think about God. Our
people are called yisrael, literally, “Godwrestlers,” because we are in an
intergenerational dynamic relationship with
God. As my friend and colleague Rabbi Ed
Feinstein likes to say to teens that have their
doubts about God, “tell me about the God
you don’t believe in.” Often that
conversation leads to an understanding that
the struggling teen was holding on to an
unhelpful view of God which can be
jettisoned for something more relevant and
meaningful. Just as Rebecca and Isaac’s
relationship with God was very different
from Sarah and Abraham’s, so too are we
permitted and encouraged to create our own
unique relationship as well.
As a people, our connection to yerusha finds
its national connection through the land and
people of Israel, both biblical Israel and the
modern political entity called the State of
Israel. Yet the connection our parents and
grandparents had with the State of Israel is,
by virtue of changing times and experiences,
going to be very different from the
relationship our children have with Israel. I
would argue that, up to now, our traditional
Jewish communal institutions have been
slow in picking up on the change in this
relationship, putting our grown children in
real peril when they enter university and are
faced with new and hitherto unheard of
narratives about the State of Israel. I will be
arguing for the creation of new, creative and
more dynamic connections with the Israel,
based in part, on experiences my family had
during my recent sabbatical – that go beyond
only attending annual political gatherings in
Washington, DC.
As Americans, we have witnessed a new rise
in racial strife that most of us are most
unprepared to navigate. It is unfathomable
to imagine our community’s parents giving
our boys “the talk” about how they must
behave around police officers in order to
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S E C O N D F R I D AY S H A B B AT
Second Friday, September 11, 2015, 8:00pm
As we begin our Jewish calendar year, we welcome our guest Darshan, Richard D. Levin, as he
previews his upcoming course at DVLI –Siegel JCC, A History of the Jews of the Ukraine. The
history of the Jewish Communities of the Ukraine is multi-faceted: Dynamic communities with great
scholars, rabbis, and leaders that contributed much to world Jewry, and also a history of pogroms and
massacres. Join us for a most interesting topic.
Looking Ahead
Plans are complete for the coming year, including a wide diversity of topics presented by CBS
members and guests in our community including:
 It’s Not Your Bubbes Butcher Shop, the Kosher Food Industry in America
Roger Horowitz, Curator, Hagley Museum
 The First Jews in Delaware
Toni Young
 Target of Terror, Anti-Semitism, Down But Not Out
Loren Casuto
 Jewish Humor in America
Rabbi Michael Kramer
 Abraham Lincoln and the Jews
Rabbi Michael Beals
Dates and details will be shared in future editions of the Kol Shalom, the CBS Website and the CBS Directory.
Marv Cytron, Member
Second Friday Shabbat Committee
Editor’s Note: In the July–August Kol Shalom Edition on this topic, we erroneously identified the author of the article.
We thank Richard Levin for his contribution to the Kol Shalom. ■
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stay alive. I know my own
relationship with police officers, from
my youth in California to the present
here in Wilmington, has been based on
gratitude and respect – never fear.
And yet here again, the idea of
yerusha might be helpful. If we
ponder our own family histories just a
little more than 100 years ago in
Russia and Eastern Europe, we might
remember stories of how the police
were to be feared and avoided at all
costs. It was the Czar’s police,
extending their authority into Poland,
that tried to forcibly draft the greatgrandfather whom I am named, into a
25-year service to the Russian Army.
Perhaps recalling such stories can give
us the empathy we need to better
support and stand by our African
American neighbors, giving new
resonance to the plea, Black Lives
Matter.
Finally, at Yizkor more than at any
other time of the year, I believe we
can truly ponder our dearly departed,
think about their life lessons, and
resolve to pass the best of their
inheritance, their morasha – their
goodly heritage, on to our next
generation, creating a living legacy
that will not just ensure the survival of
Judaism – but also its flourishing.
throughout the year. I encourage you
and our children to partake in as many
of these programs as possible, from
planned shul trips to New York City
to visiting genealogists right here at
Congregation Beth Shalom, so that
together we might celebrate where we
came from, and more importantly,
where we are going -- what legacy do
we hope to leave for future
generations.
Wishing you and yours a happy and
sweet New Year. ■
Rabbi Michael Beals
These themes, introduced during our
High Holy Day services, will form the
leit motif for all our Adult Education
and Hebrew School innovations
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F R O M O U R C A N TO R : A WA L K W I T H T H E K I N G
Long ago, it was believed that if you wanted to have a
word with the king, you had to think about who could
help you get invited to the palace. You had to wear your
finest clothes and learn the court etiquette – how to enter
the throne room, when to bow, what to say, where to look.
It was all very complicated and very serious. But
sometimes, the king just went for a walk in the fields. And
at those times, anyone could just start walking along next
to the king and share whatever was in their heart and on
their mind.
Elul is the season when the King goes walking in the fields.
From the first time I ever read this story about the King
walking in the fields, it has resonated with me in a
profound way beyond words. So often in our lives, God
seems distant and difficult to access, and in this story, there
is a sense of hope to enter into a close relationship with
God. As humans, so many of us long for a connection with
the Divine, with a deep intimacy with God, the King
Himself. It is in good and challenging times when we look
to God and wonder what it takes to build, strengthen, and
maintain our relationship with Him. We seek answers for
the struggles we face. We long for a Divine shoulder to cry
on when life seems challenging and someone to share our
gratitude with when we are blessed with good.
Over the course of my life, there have been moments where
I would have given anything to walk with God in the fields.
I have so many questions for Him. So many things I want
to thank Him for. So many topics I would like to address
with the Master of the Universe. What I would give… and I
would imagine I am not alone…
As we enter the month of Elul and make our approach to
the High Holy Days, I can’t help but think of this story. The
month of Elul is a time of introspection in preparation for
the High Holy Days of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur.
Tradition teaches that the month of Elul is a particularly
auspicious time for repentance. This mood of repentance
builds through the month of Elul to the period of Selichot
to Rosh HaShanah, and finally on to Yom Kippur. The
name of the month (spelled AlefLamed-Vav-Lamed) is said to be an
acronym of "Ani l'dodi v'dodi li," "I
am my Beloved's and my Beloved is
mine," a quote from Song of Songs
6:3, where the “Beloved” is God and
the "I" is the Jewish People. In
Aramaic, the word "Elul" means
"search," which is appropriate,
because this is a time of year when we
search our hearts, and seek God.
The High Holy Days tend to be a very formal time of the
Jewish year, radiating complicated emotions, thoughts,
reflections on the year past, wishes for the year ahead,
conversations with those around us, making amends,
personal and communal prayer and repentance. In essence,
we are engaging in the complicated rituals that enable us to
enter the King’s court. Through these steps, we are more
able to create these moments of heightened awareness and
connection to God. Though, truth be told, I still find myself
longing for that less formal situation from time to time, that
casual and spontaneous walk in the fields with God…
It is easy to get lost in the preparations for the High Holy
Days, and think that it is only about what we pray from our
mahzorim and not the depths of our hearts. The month of
Elul beckons us to seek the Divine, to walk with God as He
goes for a stroll in the fields. As we prepare ourselves for
this powerful time of the year, seeking renewal, I challenge
us to imagine what a walk with God in the fields would
look like to you. How would you greet one another? What
would you tell God? What would you thank God for? What
would you ask God for? What would God share with you?
How would you speak to God? How would you end your
conversation with God?
May we all be blessed with meaningful and inspiring
connections with God in the months and years ahead.
L’Shanah Tovah U’metukah. ■
Cantor Elisa Abrams Casuto
AT THE CBS OPEN HOUSE ON SEPTEMBER 20…
Learn about Peace Drums, a new initiative being supported by the Tikkun Olam
committee of CBS. Peace Drums, a Galilean Steel Band, is a Delaware interfaith
project to promote peace among Jewish, Muslim and Christian Youth living in the
Galilee Region of Israel. Harvey Price, an associate professor of music at the
University of Delaware, will show a video at 10:15am and explain this community
project. Understand how CBS congregants can support this effort when a band of
young Israeli students and their families visit the US in April 2016. Chair: Frank
Levy 302.545.1234, Tikkun Olam: Faith Silver 302.764.5408.
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F R O M O U R P R E S I D E N T: I S A N Y B O D Y O U T T H E R E
Hello! Is anyone out there?
Some of you may remember that I ended my last article asking you to text me. Not only did I want to know what
you thought, but I wanted to know who was reading my article. I learned that I’m talking to a small but mighty
group of people and as I write this I will keep you in mind. I sincerely hope more of you will join in the
conversation and text me after reading this article.
One of my priorities as President is to include time at each monthly Board of Directors meeting to dream a little
and consider grand ideas and innovations in the world of Jewish communal living. This month, we read an article
featured in the on-line magazine, Tablet from August, 2014 titled Becoming an Unaffiliated Jew: Why I left My
Synagogue by Judy Walters. It was an interesting and insightful article about a life-long, committed Jewish
family that, ultimately, when their children left for college, found they were not getting “enough” out of being members to justify
remaining.
What was interesting to us all is that many of the reasons discussed in the article are reasons given by members that have left our
congregation. We also know from discussions with other synagogues that the experience of this family is not unique. In fact, it is rather
common to synagogues across this country. The article featured many reasons for discontent taking place over a number of years,
summarized as follows:
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Not getting "value for money"
Members gossiping and acting petty
Committees disorganized and poorly run
Not seeing people (in this case, empty nesters) who look like me
No strong connections with other congregants/families
Unbalanced authority - Rabbi vs. lay leadership – who are not collaborating with one another
Clergy that is not approachable, not listening/dismissive, intimidating/threatening
Financial mismanagement
Leadership not following through after surveying/soliciting input
Having to choose between temple and other financial priorities, like college
Lack of youth engagement post-b'nai mitzvah
As an empty nester, no longer with children, not seeing a reason to stay
Services long and boring - not engaging or satisfying
Do any of these resonate with you? Your friends? People you know? I want to share with you some feedback from our Board. It’s
important for you to know what they think, as it is their job to represent us all. I asked each board member to identify what they thought
was the single most important reason this family left. In other words, what was the straw that broke the ”membership” camel’s back?
Or asked another way, what single thing could have been different to get this family to remain?
Believe it or not, there was a general consensus! The vast majority of the Board thought “No strong connections with other
congregants/families” was the single most important reason that the congregant in our story left. However, there was a smaller but
enthusiastic minority who strongly felt that “Not getting value for money" was the reason. After consideration, we came to the
understanding that these two factors are NOT mutually exclusive and that the most important reason this family left is they could no
longer justify the cost of membership for a congregation where they did not have strong connections. We closed our meeting in
agreement that it’s all about building and maintaining strong, meaningful and fulfilling relationships within and among our
congregation. Relational Judaism is really the key for us to retain members and fulfill our mission long-term as a Conservative
congregation.
So now I want to ask a favor from those of you still reading this… Text me at 610-348-4035 with your first and last name and “YES” if
you agree with the Board’s perspective, or text “NO” if you don’t agree and tell me which single factor (text a number from the list
above) that you thought was the most important reason this family left.
Thank you and I look forward to continuing our “conversation” next month.
B’Shalom,
Marla Cooper, President
Congregation Beth Shalom
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P R O G R A M M I N G AT C B S
L’ Shanah Tovah from the Programming Committee! We
wish you good health, prosperity and lots of exciting
activities to engage in at CBS. The Programming
Committee has been busy planning an exciting year ahead
for you. We encourage you to find out about our upcoming
social, educational and religious opportunities at our OPEN
HOUSE on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH and learn
about our theme this year: Traditions! Embracing our
Past…Exploring our Future. We will be exploring our
Jewish history from our relatives who left their homes in
Europe and settled in the United States and our community.
What traditions did they bring with them that your family
still maintains today? Perhaps, a favorite recipe? Holiday
celebrations? Shabbat? We will have lectures and a field
trip to New York, cooking demonstrations, and special
speakers for Shabbat.
Our Open House will begin after Morning Minyan,
approximately 9:30am. Various committees will be
present with information on their programs for the year and
opportunities to get involved as a participant or volunteer.
You will be able to pick up your 2015-2016 Membership
Directory and Calendar hot off the press!! It is not too
late to join Men’s Club or Sisterhood. Sisterhood will have
honey cakes for sale and some to sample. Vered Nohi
Becker will be demonstrating how to make her family’s
famous Jewish Iranian Break-the-Fast apple drink. Our
Kitchen Klub will have treats to delight and opportunities
for you to sign up to help bake for events throughout the
year. The Men’s Club will be making falafel to make your
taste buds sing for a nominal cost. Did you know you can
borrow books from our library? Well, at the Open House,
you can even buy some.
Join us in the Chapel at 10:15am to learn about the Peace
Drum Program and watch a fascinating video about this
program. At 10:45am, Caryl Marcus-Stape will share about
the exciting events planned for our Traditions! program.
And for families of our Hebrew School, at 11:30am, there
will be a school orientation.
And don’t forget about those falafels! Dance with our
Klezmer Band and enjoy making a craft or two. You will
find more details in this issue of the Kol Shalom. Don’t
forget to share all this excitement with your unaffiliated
family and friends. The more the merrier!! Please get
involved as our programs won’t be the same without you!
Jodie Pezzner
VP Programming
M E N’S C L U B
Fantasy Football
Tuesday, September 1, 6:00pm.
Summer just arrived, but it's time to start planning for fantasy football! A live in-person draft will be conducted at
CBS with a pre-draft dinner. For more information, please
contact Tom [email protected]
Sukkah Raising
Monday, September 7, 9:00am-12:00pm
Dr. Seuss would say, "You can build it very small, you can
build it very tall, you can build it very large, you can build
it on a barge." This year we're planning to build it large, and
tall, on the CBS back patio! So come and help us raise the
Sukkah on Monday, 9/7, starting at 9:00am. Ratchet set, 8'
ladder and RSVP desired, but not required. No experience
necessary. Contact Brian Appelbaum,
[email protected] for more information.
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ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk
Sunday, October 11
Brandywine Park and Zoo
One in seven American men will be diagnosed with prostate
cancer. That's one in seven fathers, sons, husbands, brothers, partners, and friends. No one wants the men in their
lives to be faced with this disease. You can be part of saving lives and keeping families together. Come and support
this great cause/event/sponsor (Brandywine Urology Consultants). For more information, contact David Fruchtman. [email protected]
S I S T E R H O O D : I N V E S T I N G I N C B S’S F U T U R E
Thank you to all our volunteers and supporters for a wonderful year! There was so much energy and enthusiasm this year
from our volunteers and sisterhood board. We strengthened our community bonds by working with Men’s Club, Kraft
foundation and Kitchen Klub. Thank you to William Taylor, Sarah Andrus and Sam Nussbaum for making our events
run so smoothly!
Special kudos to our Board: Jodie Pezzner and Elaine Schmerling: Co-Presidents; Lisa Kletter and Jodie Pezzner :VP
Programming; Judy Zucker: Treasurer; Linda Saccamondo: Recording Secretary; Elaine Schmerling: VP of
Synagogue Relations; Jessica Imber: VP of Religious Life; Meredith Weiss: VP Communications; Beth Ledger: VP
Membership; Frances Ratner: Member at Large and Suzanne Burcat: Past President. Thank you to Meredith Weiss
for all your years on the Sisterhood Board. Changes to the Board include: Laurie Hazen: Co-VP Programming, Debbie
Grossman: Treasurer; Kara Haines: VP Communications and Judy Zucker as Member at Large.
Don’t forget to fill out your order form found right here in the Kol Shalom for Honey Cakes for the High Holy Days and to
reserve your spot for Break the Fast!
SUMMER PROGRAM: In August, we went on a
lovely tour of the Mt. Cuba Gardens. Mt. Cuba is
the last of the DuPont homes to become open to the
public, but the mission of this is education and
conservation of native plants of our Piedmont
region.
HONEY CAKE ORDER FORM
Do you want to be the envy of your family
and friends at your Rosh HaShanah
dinner? Then preorder our moist and
delicious kosher pareve honey cakes to
Still thinking about joining Sisterhood?? Your
INVESTMENT of $36 (basic) or $72 (contributory) add sweetness to the High Holy Days!
can really go far to assist CBS and the surrounding Lovingly baked by our Sisterhood. Order
Wilmington community. Look at some of the
more than one as they make great
things our members allowed us to accomplish this
hostess gifts!
year:
 Flowers for Bimah for High Holy Days
 Kiddush Lunch for four Shabbatons
 Oneg for MLK Shabbat
 Shabbat Dinner for
February’s 2nd Friday Event
 Dessert for New Member Shabbat
 Partially sponsored Twin Cantor Concert
 Purchased new tablecloths / kitchen supplies
 Purchased textbooks for Hebrew School
 Allocated funds for member name tags
 Helped provide food for families in crisis
 Allocated $10,000 for new chairs for
High Holy Days’ Services
 Allocated $6,000 towards new CBS sign
 Allocated $7,000 to CBS at the Annual Meeting
from Mishloach Manot profits
To help us continue to perform these mitzvahs and
create and support our CBS community, join
Sisterhood for as little as $36. Send your check to
the office made out to Sisterhood. And get
involved – we’d love to see you at events!
I would like to order____________ mini cakes at $6 each.
I am enclosing $_____. Check made to CBS Sisterhood.
All orders must be received by Friday, September 4.
Orders may be picked up on Thursday, September 10
during office hours.
They freeze well if you need to order extra for
your Break the Fast.
(Note: no honey cakes may be picked up during the holidays.)
Name
____________________ Phone :________________
Email:
____________________________________________
Address:____________________________________________
City:
_____________________ State:_______ Zip:_______
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Look for the Sisterhood table on September
20 at CBS’s Open House! Sign up for our
paid up member brunch on November 8 with
speaker Peninnah Schram. Her book, “Jewish
Stories of Love and Marriage” will be
available for purchase for $36. (See
information below.)
L’Shana Tova!
Jodie Pezzner and Elaine Schmerling
Co-Presidents of CBS Sisterhood
Contact Information:
Elaine Schmerling
302.475.3708
[email protected]
Jodie Pezzner
302.502.3067
[email protected]
VISIT THE
NEW SISTERHOOD WEBPAGE
www.bethshalomwilmington.org/sisterhood
FOR ALL THE LATEST
HAPPENINGS AND EVENTS
FOR YOU OUR SISTERS!
CBS SISTERHOOD
PAID-UP MEMBERSHIP BRUNCH
Featuring
AWARD-WINNING STORYTELLER
Peninnah Schram
Sunday, November 8, 2015
10am -12pm
Peninnah will be discussing her latest book, “Jewish Stories
of Love and Marriage: Folktales, Legends and Letters.”
Brunch is complimentary for all paid
2015-2016 Sisterhood members
Basic Membership: $36
Contributory Membership: $72
Guests are Welcome: $18
Checks made payable to CBS Sisterhood
RSVP by November 1, 2015 to
[email protected]
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I N T H E L I B R A RY
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE CBS LIBRARY?
Your CBS library is open and well stocked with books to check out and with magazines and newspapers to read in the
library.
The Library Committee is very grateful for past donations of books. We have more than we can handle, so please limit
future book donations to items relating to Beth Shalom or local Jewish organizations/history.
We will hold another book sale on Sunday, September 20, during the CBS Open House. Books for sale will be duplicates or
out of scope for our Judaica collection. For more information about the library, please contact Diane Wolf at 302.478.4705.
We look forward to seeing you in the library!
Diane Wolf
Library Committee
MEET THE GELLERS
This month's new member "highlight" is the Geller family-- Beverly, Wayne, Hannah and David who live in
Avondale, Pennsylvania.
Wayne originally comes from Philadelphia. He attended
Dickinson College and Penn State Hershey Medical School.
Beverly grew up in Tennessee. She attended the University
of Tennessee and then moved to Philadelphia for graduate
school at Temple.
The Gellers just returned from a fantastic BBYO family trip
to Israel. Beverly and Wayne have enjoyed our Kraft
lecture series, Purim party, musical programs and Shabbat
speakers. They look forward to their continued
involvement with all the activities/programs at Beth
Shalom.
The family relocated to
southern Chester County
15 years ago when Wayne
went to work for Astra
Zeneca Pharmaceuticals.
Prior to that, he was
employed at Johnson and
Johnson where he was a
practicing family physician
in northeast Philadelphia.
Wayne collects minerals as
a hobby. He enjoys
outdoor activities/sports
and is an avid gardener.
Wayne graciously shared his expertise to help beautify our
CBS courtyard with Dahlias. Beverly volunteers at Kennett
High School, where their son, David, is a sophomore and
daughter, Hannah, is a 2015 graduate. Hannah will be
attending Penn State, University Park, this fall and is
excited about joining Penn State Hillel. David is active in
Newark BBYO. He is looking forward to the CBS
confirmation program.
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Please welcome Beverly, Wayne, Hannah and David to our
CBS family. ■
Ruth Hochheiser
Membership Committee
The 5 W’s of 5775 – 5776 and You
What is Jewish Heritage, how do we self-Identify? Seemingly a simple question, yet one
that has sparked unending conversations, books, studies, surveys, movies, monuments,
museums, web sites, organizations and foundations all in hopes of exploring and answering this
simple yet very complicated question.
Congregation Beth Shalom has chosen: TRADITIONS! Embracing Our Past… Exploring
Our Future as a way of guiding us in the exploration of our own Jewish Heritage. Our Clergy,
Administration, Board of Directors, Sisterhood, Men’s Club, Hebrew School and Committees
have spent months incorporating this theme into the coming year.
Why now and Why us? A new year brings new opportunities and “… If not now, when?”
We know the Torah places great importance on Yikhus (family descent or lineage) and how it
influenced our ancestors both genetically and by moral values. In fact, the Talmud (Avot 3:1)
tells us, “Know from whence you came, and where you are going, and to Whom you will
have to give account in the future.” In other words, we must understand our heritage in order to establish our path for the future.
Who will be invited to participate? That’s easy, EVERYONE! Yes… there will be something for everyone!
 Clergy and The Religious Life Committee: Have begun weaving our theme into the High Holy Days and calendar year.
Including special guest Darshan who will enlighten us during our Second Friday Shabbat Services.
 Hebrew/Sunday School: All grades will be participating in the TRADITIONS theme through classroom projects, crafts and
lessons. Our 6th, 7th and 8th graders will be participating in the actual TRADITIONS seven-part series.
 Scholar in Residence Weekend: The Kraft Educational Foundation will be hosting Dr. Hasia Diner. Back by popular demand,
Hasia will be treating us to a sampling of the rich, dynamic and, at times, challenging Jewish Life in America.
TRADITIONS! Embracing Our Past… Exploring Our Future: This seven-part series will engage us in the recording of family
history before and after Ellis Island, guide us in preserving our Jewish heritage and enlighten us on the legacy we will leave for
generations to come.
When can I join the FUN? RIGHT NOW!!! Start by…
1. Saving the following dates on your calendar- Especially, September 20, the CBS Open House and TRADITIONS Kick Off Event.
2. Send in the attached sign-up form to join a committee (listed on form) OR volunteer for a specific event. Help spread the
EXCITEMENT…Invite your family and friends to join you!
3. Become a sponsor - join our ongoing list of generous organizations, committees, philanthropies, individuals and families
committed to the preservation of our Jewish Heritage.
Where will you be in 5775 – 5776? Making TRADITIONS happen at Congregation Beth Shalom of course!
TRADITIONS!
Embracing Our Past… Exploring Our Future
SEVEN-PART SERIES
I. SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 - Kick Off Event for TRADITIONS! And CBS Open House: Be a part of CBS history…Sign a luggage
tag with the name of a loved one(s) and pin it on our world map to be displayed throughout the year. How far back can your trace your
family? 9:30am – 12:30pm, FREE
II. OCTOBER (TBA), 2015 - Before Ellis Island: Presentation by Jonathan Brant, Director of the YIVO Institute for Research,
www.yivoinstitute.org. Jonathan will focus on researching our ancestors Eastern European and Polish history. Lunch and discussion to
follow. 10:45am – 2:00pm, $18.00 with RSVP
III. NOVEMBER 1, 2015 - Becoming An American Jew, Now What: Presentation by Annie Polland, Sr. Vice President, Education
& Programs at The Lower East Side Tenement Museum. Annie will focus on the lives of our immigrant ancestors after their journeys
through Ellis Island. We will re-live the journey through the eyes of a 13-year-old boy about to become a Bar Mitzvah. Lunch and
discussion to follow. 10:45am – 2:00pm, $18.00 with RSVP
IV. DECEMBER 13, 2015 – New York Trip: Touring YIVO and The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, celebration of Hanukkah
in the city and dinner at one of New York’s Finest Kosher Restaurants. 7:00am – 11:00pm, Cost TBD with RSVP
V. JANUARY 10, 2016 – Making and Preserving Traditions, Our Legacies: An interactive lunch and workshop exploring our
Jewish values, customs and traditions past/present and discovering how they might shape our legacies going forward. Lunch and
workshop, 10:45–2:00 pm - $18.00 with RSVP
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VI. FEBRUARY 7, 2016 – Jewish HERO’s – On Super Bowl Sunday, we will honor our CBS “Hero’s” while making and selling
Hero’s (hoagies/subs) for the Big Game… Details to follow.
VII. TBD – Our Jewish Legacy: tying everything together from our Past and Present and guiding us to our Future. How are we
creating Jewish Legacies for our families? What will your personal/congregational/community Legacy be? Program in development
with Jewish Federation’s Good Deeds Day.
A HUGE thank you to the following sponsors for your kindness and generosity: CBS Sisterhood, The Jewish Federation of Delaware,
The Pollyanna Foundation, The Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund, The Stape-Marcus Philanthropic Fund
Your support is enabling us to provide the above programs at nominal fees in an effort to include all who wish to participate.
DETACH AND SUBMIT TO:
Caryl Marcus-Stape, 5 Emma Drive, Wilmington, DE 19810
Email: [email protected]
Name: __________________________________________ Email Address: ____________________________________________
Contact Phone Number:________________________________ Are Text Messages Acceptable:
Yes
or
No (circle one)
I would like to be on the following committee(s): (circle one or more)
Programming
Marketing/Advertising
Refreshments
Event Volunteer
Coordination
Sponsorship
I would like to volunteer for a specific program:__________________________________________________________________
(indicate what capacity you wish to volunteer and any restrictions)
I would like additional information on becoming a TRADITIONS Sponsor _____.
SELIHOT - A MUSICAL PROGRAM AND SERVICE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
KOL NIDREI / EREV YOM KIPPUR*
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Program
7:00pm
Main Service / Candle Lighting
Rabbi’s Sermon
President’s Appeal
8:00pm
YOM KIPPUR*
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Main Service
ROSH HASHANAH DAY I*
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
6:40pm
7:10pm
8:40pm
Main Service
8:30am
Torah Service
9:30am
Children’s Service
10:30am - 11:30am
Family Service
10:30am - 12:30pm
Israel Bond Appeal
10:50am
Shofar Service
11:00am
Rabbi’s Sermon
11:20am
Tashlich Service
1:15pm
(Brandywine Park near Wilmington Hospital)
Main Service
Torah Service
Children’s Service
Family Service
Rabbi’s Sermon
Yizkor Service
Minḥah Service
Ne’ilah Service
Ma’ariv Service
Final Shofar / Havdalah
Break-the-Fast
ROSH HASHANAH DAY II*
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 15
* Babysitting is available. Please call the synagogue office
302.654.4462 for complete details and fees.
Main Service
Torah Service
Family and Children’s Service
Shofar Service
Rabbi’s Sermon
8:30am
9:30am
10:30am - 11:30am
10:40am
11:00am
9:00am
10:15am
10:30am - 11:30am
10:30am - 12:30pm
12:20pm
12:40pm
5:15pm
6:15pm
7:15pm
7:25pm
7:30pm
Our Family and Children’s Services are free and open to the
entire community.
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Special thanks to Mark Lipman, Sam
Nussbaum, and Anita Sobel for taking
photos for these events
Pictured from Left to Right: Meredith Weiss leads a discussion of Judaism with students from Ulster,
Ireland; later that same day - Anne Jaffee shares a tale of the Holocaust with the students; Cantor Elisa
signs new five-year contract with Past President Ralph Downard, Executive Director Sam Nussbaum,
and President-Elect Ed Sobel; Covin, Cooper, Andrus, and Alexander Families all enjoy pre-Shabbat
Under the Stars festivities; and Hannah Biener and Jonathan Lehrfeld strike a pose for Confirmation
Shabbat.
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B I RT H D AY S A N D A N N I V E R S A R I E S
BIRTHDAYS
September 1
Frances Klein
Judith Dolinger
Lester Morganstein
September 2
Aaron Albom
September 5
Avery Steffen
September 6
Barbara Cohen
Barry Klassman
Emma Driban
September 7
Kerry Berkowitz
September 8
Clay Horowitz
Eden Goldstein
Hannah Wexler
Miriam Burr
September 9
Joshua Stiebel
Karen Ballard
ANNIVERSARIES
September 1
Sharon & Jordon Rosen
September 10
Adeline Holob
Arthur Moss
Isaac Lewis
Shirley Horden
September 12
Barbara Citron
Mitchell Wirosloff
Garth Koniver
September 19
Robert Aerenson
September 20
Julia Frank
September 13
Marshall Mintz
Vered Nohi
September 21
Annette Aerenson
Michael Goldberg
Wendy Lehrfeld
September 14
Frances Stein
Rose Schwartz
Sandra Lubaroff
September 22
Adam Ginsberg
Gila Lipman
Jessica Rosen
September 15
Hannah Geller
Mark Lipman
September 23
Cole Morris
September 24
Sandra Hudak
September 25
Ken Bubes
Linda Sigman
Osnat David
September 26
Carolyn Fuhrman
September 26
Martin Mand
Robert Meyer
Sarah Truitt
September 27
Aaron Nachlis
Carol Einhorn
Peter Hazen
September 17
George Feldman
Rob Kleiner
September 9
Kimberly & Daniel Stargatt
September 2
Stacey & Allen Friedland
September 10
Judith & Jeffery Lewis
Karen & Jeffrey Schultz
September 3
Frances & Steven Klein
Michelle & Russell Silberglied
September 11
Arlene & Robert Davis
Karen & Arthur Moss
September 4
Jackie & Gary Harad
Deane & Howard Kattler
Stacy & Jacob Weaver
September 12
Rachel Davidson &
Robert Wolf
September 5
Rosalie & Peter Popper
September 18
Abigail Katz
Hannah Biener
Siegel JCC Auditorium
September 21
Jody & David Bernstein
Miriam & George Feldman
Lisa & Michael Kletter
September 8
Elizabeth & Samuel Blumberg
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M AY T H E I R M E M O R I E S B E A B L E S S I N G
17 Elul
(9/1/2015)
Samuel Lewis
18 Elul
(9/2/2015)
Philip Dwares
Abraham Jenner
19 Elul
(9/3/2015)
Edward Cohen
Nathan Kraushar
20 Elul
(9/4/2015)
Eleanor Brandt
Tillie Epstein
David Waxman
22 Elul
(9/6/2015)
Bruce Cohen
Mary Feinberg
Harry Levin
Edith H. Picon
23 Elul
(9/7/2015)
Rebecca Fink
Harry Greenbaum
24 Elul
(9/8/2015)
Simon Balick
Samuel Greenberg
Hyman Hoffman
Kate Schendelman
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25 Elul
(9/9/2015)
Joseph Brown
Celia Schwartz
26 Elul
(9/10/2015)
Max Taylor
27 Elul
(9/11/2015)
William E. Cohen
28 Elul
(9/12/2015)
Harry Atlas
Elihu Gottesman
29 Elul
(9/13/2015)
Myra Borin-Kahn
Sara Hart
1 Tishrei
(9/14/2015)
Sylvia Stone
2 Tishrei
(9/15/2015)
Hugo Havet
Samuel Levin
Lillie Rappaport
Nathan Schutzman
David Waitz
3 Tishrei
(9/16/2015)
Martha Cohen
Abraham Kristol
Samuel Sagotsky
Alan Stutz
4 Tishrei
(9/17/2015)
Ray Cohen
Jesse Rosenberg
Manuel Shur
5 Tishrei
(9/18/2015)
Lee K. Kleinbard
Ruth Levy
6 Tishrei
(9/19/2015)
Morris Rubenstein
7 Tishrei
(9/20/2015)
Isadore Greenberg
Anna Minushkin
9 Tishrei
(9/22/2015)
Shyer Harowitz
10 Tishrei
(9/23/2015)
Raymond Bachrach
Isador Golden
I. Edward Inden
Lillie Leibowitz
Alan Schultz
Ethel Stark
Joseph Vederman
11 Tishrei
(9/24/2015)
Stanley Harad
John Samuel Sholl
12 Tishrei
(9/25/2015)
Philip Holob
Haim Solomon
13 Tishrei
(9/26/2015)
Adolph Cohen
Eli Friedman
Samuel Greengold
14 Tishrei
(9/27/2015)
Paula Carroll
Richard Miller
15 Tishrei
(9/28/2015)
Susan Hirshman
Rose Reichenthal
Marton Simonowits
16 Tishrei
(9/29/2015)
Joseph Brash
Edna Fisher Riebman
17 Tishrei
(9/30/2015)
Rose Kraft
WITH OUR
DEEPEST SYMPATHES
To Sarah Andrus, on the loss of her
father, Eugene Baker.
To Mark Kuller, on the loss of his
mother, Beatrice Kuller.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Congregation Beth Shalom raises funds to support synagogue activities, programs and projects. To make a donation to any
of our existing funds, please email or call our synagogue accountant, Marlene Greenberg, at 302.654.4462. The minimum
contribution to send a tribute card is $12. To establish a new fund or learn more about contributory opportunities, please call
our synagogue President, Marla Cooper. We appreciate your generosity.
AL BERLIN MINYAN FUND
In memory of:
Abner Antiles
Marion & Jack Jacobs
Mark J. Caplan
Rona & Elana Caplan
Walter Cloud
Beverly & Merdith Cloud
Edna G. Cohen
Elaine & Robert Cohen
Joel Cohen
Donna M. Cohen
Clair Cylinder
Arlene Wilson
Julius Finkelman
Pamela & Roy Finkelman
Herman Forman
Ruth Forman & Family
Anne Garber
Robert Garber & Family
Frieda Katz
Daniel Katz
Freda Klein
Elva Levine
Evelyn Laiken
Nancy Laiken Swartz &
Dr. Stephen Laiken
Jeno Lieberman
Bonnie & Nate Zahn
Aaron Matter
Susan & Jack Stoltz
Sylvia Rochlin
Irving Morris
Margaret Salzer
Leslie & Alan Koralek
Bruce Stargatt
Barbara Stargatt & Family
Sadie Taub
Gail & Jerry Kurman
Arthur Wolf
Diane Wolf
BRIAN DOMBCHIK FUND
In honor of:
Mr. & Mrs. Perry Goldlust’s 50th
Wedding Anniversary
Danna & Roger Levy
Frances & Steven Klein’s New
Grandson, Jack Klein
Rhoda & Steven Dombchik
Chaviva & Sam Nussbaum’s
New Grandson, Jacob Shane
Gutschneider
Rhoda & Steven Dombchik
In honor of:
Frances & Steven Klein’s
Grandson, Jack Klein
Andrea & Richard Levine
Chaviva & Sam Nussbaum’s
New Grandson, Jacob Shane
Gutschneider
Andrea & Richard Levine
In memory of:
Joe Katz
Evelyn Kaplan & Family
Abraham M. Preven
Sheila A. Gardner
Sandy Lubaroff & Family
CANTOR ANDREW SALZER MUSIC
ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
Margaret Salzer
Victoria Carmona
Barbara & Joel Citron
Barbara & Les Dukart & Family
Beatrice Hirshout
Karolin, Mark, & Jillian Lipman &
Danielle & Ben Wolff
Celina & Ronald Riebman &
Daughters
Elizabeth A. Monahan & Eva Salzer
Susan Spitzer & the Spizz,
Weissman & Lipman Family
Eva & Howard Weissman
CANTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
In memory of:
Albert Cohen
Barbara & Robert Cohen
Morris Weinreb
Susan & Marvin Cytron
Rosel Wolf
Ken Kamm
Mazel Tov:
Celina & Ronald Riebman on
Jeremy becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Shelly & Martin Mand
Faun & Jonathan Zarge on
Jeremy becoming a Bar Mitzvah
Shelly & Martin Mand
In memory of:
Ann Levenson
Karen L. Morris & Alan Levenson
CAPITAL MAINTENANCE
In memory of:
Melvin Jacobson
Ronna, Moe & Marc Hochman &
Lorin Hurst
William Ziering
Lin & Lance Ziering & Family
CHUMASHIM-PERSONAL FUND
In memory of:
Jean Drowos
Linda & Jeff Drowos
I. Paul Drowos
Linda & Jeff Drowos
CONGREGATION FUND
In appreciation of:
Ron Riebman’s Kindness
Lillian Gellert
Speedy Recovery:
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Congratulations:
Steven Bernhardt
Debbie Grossman
Ralph Downard on a Successful
Term as President, CBS
Shelly & Martin Mand
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In honor of:
Frances & Steven Klein’s New
Grandson, Jack Klein
Marlene & Gary Gold
Karolin & Mark Lipman
Ellen & Bob Meyer
Faith & Paul Silver
Susan & Joseph Nicholson’s
New Grandson, Benjamin
Phyllis & Alan Fink
Chaviva & Sam Nussbaum’s
Grandson, Jacob Shane
Gutschneider
Faith & Paul Silver
Celina & Ronald Riebman’s
Grandson, Jeremy, becoming a
Bar Mitzvah
Marlene & Gary Gold
Josh Sachs’ Special Birthday
Faith & Paul Silver
In memory of:
Eugene Richard Baker
Tammy & Mark Albom
Celina & Ronald Riebman
Anita & Edward Sobel
Jacob Berman
Judy & Howard Zucker
James H. Burns III
Fran Lipsky-Burns & Halle Burns
Miriam Byron
Marlene, Gary, Brian & Steve Gold
Irma Clemens
Livia Gellert
Toby Colton
Stacey, Steve & Jonathan Colton &
Andrew Kerber
Isaac Cutler
Nancy Laiken Swartz &
Dr. Stephen Laiken
Freda Evans
Janet, Susan & Hilary Kaufman
Simon Ger
Ruth Ann & Errol Ger
Leo Gold
Marlene & Gary Gold & Family
Annette K. Goldberg
Celina & Ron Riebman & Family
Myer Goldman
Mark H. Goldman
Bernard I. Greenberg
Beverly & Meredith Cloud
Harold Holob
Adeline, Gary, Marissa &
Alyson Holob
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Ruth Holob
Adeline, Gary, Marissa &
Alyson Holob
Leonard Kanofsky
Shelley & Barry Kanofsky
Ronald Kaufman
Janet, Susan & Hilary Kaufman
Harry Kimel
Faith & Paul Silver
Freda Klein
Naomi Klein
Diane Levin
Alan & Ellen Levin & Family
Jennie Markovitz
Len Markovitz
Ronald Popky
Beth Ledger
Jack Portnoy
Marilyn & Stuart Cooper
Harry Rappaport
The Rappaport & Fieldman
Families
Samuel Rosenfeld
Anita & Herman Stein
Herbert Steinberg
Anita Aronson
Bea Taub
Gail & Jerry Kurman
Samuel Taub
Gail & Jerry Kurman
Elsie Eisner Wachtel
The Rappaport & Fieldman
Families
Stuart B. Young
Maxine & John Perlman
Joseph Zucker
Judy & Howard Zucker
Lillian Zucker
Judy & Howard Zucker
Ida Goldstein
Mrs. Claire Wirosloff & Family
Rose Harad
Judy & Barry Riebman & Family
Mildred Polakoff
Evan Brodsky
Marjory Stone
Katie Levine & James Orman
GLADYS ARIFF KITCHEN KLUB
In memory of:
Louis Levy
Rhea, Stan, Faith & Bill Levy
Ellen, Ray & Zack Dagastine
Ann Breslow
Bethany Kutz
HARRIET KAUFMAN FUND
Speedy Recovery:
Gregg Vasalotti
Lynda & Larry Kaufman
HEBREW SCHOOL FUND
In memory of:
Hyman W. Davis
Arlene S. & Robert F. Davis
Emanuel Gershman
Ethel Gorenstein
Frances Gershman
Ethel Gorenstein
JONATHAN MORRIS FUND
In memory of:
David Disick
Irving Morris
KRAFT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
In honor of:
Marv Cytron’s Special Birthday
Marcia Sloan
In memory of:
Morris April
Josephine Fisher
Sam Eisenstat
Barbara E. Yalisove & Family
Herbert Fisher
Josephine A. Fisher
Muriel Gottesman
Margo Gottesman-Bycer &
Robert Bycer
Margaret Salzer
Lillian Balick
Jack Shaffer
Helen & Bernard Balick
Albert Stiftel
Helen & Bernard Balick
Stuart B. Young
Toni Young & Family
KRAFT ENDOWMENT FUND
In memory of:
LEWIS-GREENBAUM FUND
In memory of:
Robert Lewis
Judith, Jeffery & Liza Lewis
LIBRARY FUND
In memory of:
Eugene Richard Baker
Diane Wolf & Lew Bennett
LINDA GOLDSTEIN FUND
In memory of:
Margaret Salzer
Faye Goldstein
Beverly B. Simon
Hannah & Sandra Braunstein &
Sam Powell
PRAYER BOOK FUND
In memory of:
Diane Barton
Suzanne, Stuart, Nikki, Jake &
Sam Grant
Diane Levin
Carol Levin & Family
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
For my blessings:
Faye Blatnick
Dr. & Mrs. James Tigani
Saul Harad
Judy & Barry Riebman
Jack Stape
Jeffrey P. Stape & Caryl Marcus Stape
SCHUTZMAN FUND
In memory of:
Morris Tomases
Helen & Norman Schutzman
Ralph Tomases
Helen & Norman Schutzman
Bess Lobel
In honor of:
Lou Weiner’s Special Birthday
Bess Lobel
M A Z E L TO V
In memory of:
Esther Blatnick
Maris & Michael Laurence &
Family
To Brett and Julie Learned Levy on the birth of their son, Otis Tov Learned
Levy born May 28, 2015. Grandparents are Danna and Roger Levy.
Dear Friends,
In 2012, in conjunction with our 90th anniversary celebration, the Beth
Shalom Legacy Society was initiated. At that time, over 70 individuals
stepped forward to lead this vital mission. Fortuitously, shortly after our
own Legacy Society was started, the Delaware Create A Jewish Legacy
program was established. The Create a Jewish Legacy of Delaware
program provides training, support, and monetary incentives for all
member organizations of the Jewish Federation of Delaware. Our Board
of Directors agreed this would be an ideal partnership for us and we joined
this community-wide outreach.
During the High Holy Days we take time to reflect on our lives and our future. We think about the things that are important
to us, our values, what we can do to bring them to fruition, and to make the world a better place. A legacy fulfills a spiritual
ideal. Each one of us has the power to leave a legacy-one that is faithful to our passions and dreams for the future, and also
one that carries on the legacy of those who came before us. Legacy gifts are not just for the wealthy. A legacy gift can be
made by anyone for any amount. Please consider the importance of Congregation Beth Shalom, your synagogue home, to
you and your family. A planned gift continues into posterity and helps to ensure that our children’s children have the
opportunity to participate in a Jewish life, full of pride and knowledge of their family history and sacred traditions.
There are many different methods to fund your legacy gift. There are also ways to insure that your gift is used according to
your special wishes and the values that are important to you. If you have already included a legacy gift in your will or
estate plans, THANK YOU! If you would like information about planned giving or would like to join our Legacy Society
please contact a member of our committee listed below. If we do not know the answer to your question(s) we will put you
in touch with someone who can help. We look forward to working together with you to ensure a vibrant future for Beth
Shalom.
L’Shana Tova,
Frances and Steven Klein, Chairs
Committee: Seth Bloom, Marla Cooper, Ralph Downard, Peter Hazen, Barney Kantar, Richard Levin, Sam Nussbaum
Jordon Rosen, Cindi Viviano, and Diane Wolf
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IN OUR COMMUNITY
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR TO REVEAL JEWISH
PEDDLERS’ STORIES OF COURAGE, COMMERCE,
AND CROSSING BOUNDARIES
The Hagley Museum and Library welcomes Professor
Hasia Diner of New York University to present her Author
Talk: “Peddlers and the Great Jewish Migration to the New
World” at 7:00pm on Thursday, October 1. Diner’s talk
will center on details of the work of Jewish peddlers and
their extraordinary lives of entrepreneurship, opportunity,
and hardship between the eighteenth century and early
twentieth century. “Hasia Diner is one of the world’s
leading scholars on Jewish history,” explained Roger
Horowitz, Director of Hagley’s Center for the History of
Business, Technology, and Society. “We are honored to
have Dr. Diner share her path-breaking work on Jewish
peddlers with us.”
Hasia Diner is Paul and Sylvia Steinberg
Professor of American Jewish History and
Director of the Goldstein-Goren Center for
American Jewish History at New York
University. Among her numerous books
is We Remember with Reverence and
Love: American Jews and the Myth of
Silence after the Holocaust, a National
Jewish Book Award winner.
Although Jewish peddlers are familiar from folklore and
literature, little has been written about real individuals and
their experiences. Whether in the Irish Midlands, the
Adirondacks of New York, or the mining camps of New
South Wales, these traveling men brought change—to
themselves, to the women whose homes and communities
they entered, and ultimately to the geography of Jewish
history. Jewish peddlers visited Native American
reservations and slave plantations, mining towns and
rainforest villages, farms and frontiers. These young men
crossed cultural, racial, and religious boundaries every day
and in this way, affected each community they encountered.
“Peddlers and the Great Jewish Migration to the New
World” is based on Dr. Diner’s book, Roads Taken, which
concentrates on the ways in which the lives of Jewish
Peddlers ultimately shaped the Jewish Diaspora and
individual communities around the world. Via ample
research which took her outside of the United States, Diner
will explain that although their destinations were hugely
varied, Jewish peddlers shared many common experiences.
She is the first author to have truly delved into the everyday
lives of peddlers.
The Thursday, October 1 lecture will be held in Hagley’s
Soda House starting at 7:00pm. Use Hagley’s Buck Road
East entrance off Route 100 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Admission is free. RSVP requested; call 302.658.2400, ext.
243, or e-mail [email protected].
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organization can advertise in the Kol Shalom, contact
Cindi Viviano at [email protected]
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RABBI
Rabbi Michael S. Beals
[email protected]
CANTOR / EDUCATION DIRECTOR
Cantor Elisa Abrams Casuto
[email protected]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Sam Nussbaum
[email protected]
PRESIDENT
Marla Covin Cooper
[email protected]
HEBREW SCHOOL BEGINS
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 9:00AM
CALL CANTOR ELISA FOR DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
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