T ikvah Shaarey - Shaarey Tikvah

Shaarey
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T Bulletin
Sivan/Tamuz 5774
June 2014
Events CALENDAR
FRIDAY EVENING—Services 6:00pm
SHABBAT MORNING—Services 9:00am
SUNDAY MORNING—Minyan 9:00am
TUESDAY EVENING—
Rabbi’s Talmud Class 6:30pm
Minyan 7:15pm
Sun
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Thurs
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Thurs
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Jun 25
Annual Meeting 10am
MyArk Final Celebration 10am
Erev Shavuot
Office closes at 1pm
Tikkun Leil Shavuot at B‘nai
Jeshurun (see flyer on p. 11)
Shavuot Day 1 - Office closed
Services 9am
Services 6pm w/Yizkor
Shavuot Day 2 - Office closed
Services w/Yizkor 9am
Women‘s Study Group 9:30am
Micah & Noah Zimmerman
B‘nai Mitzvah
Cong. Kiddush Luncheon
Women‘s Study Group 1pm
Men‘s Club Shabbat
Cong. Kiddush Luncheon
Father‘s Day
Senior Café
Jacqueline Gold Bat Mitzvah
Cong. Kiddush Luncheon
Men‘s Club: ―Men‘s Health From
Head to Toe‖ 10am
Sisterhood Garden Tour at
Leanne Leavitt‘s 2pm
Men‘s Club Bowling 7pm
A MESSAGE FROM
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ABBI DAVID KOSAK
Israel Four Ways
It is the 42nd day of the Omer,
and Shavuot is looming.
Tradition offers that Shavuot
commemorates that singular
moment when the Jewish people
stood at a small mountain in the
wastelands of the Sinai
Peninsula, waiting to receive the
Torah that would guide their
national life in Israel.
We Jews have a strong faith
commitment that there are 70
faces to the Torah--that the
revelatory gesture by God at
Sinai was received--and
continues to be received--by
individuals. This emphasis on the
value of personal experience and
understanding is an abiding
hallmark of the Jewish spirit, and
can be extended into many
arenas. Indeed, over the years
there have been countless
posters and even a movie
entitled, ―The Faces of Israel.‖
This is a country whose vitality
and diversity are too often
overlooked by a rather narrow
focus on a few areas of politics.
Personally, I find this
disheartening. If we take
seriously our Jewish allegiance
to multi-faceted truth, we ought
to celebrate and embrace what
Israel is, and what it has been. In
that spirit, I want to share some
reflections on Israel in a few
different ways. Four to be exact.
Refuge
First, we are all aware of Israel
as a place of refuge. After the
Shoah, the importance of a safe
haven and a place of our own is
an indisputable fact of a
sometimes hostile world. An
understanding of klitah, of the
process of ―absorbing‖ new
immigrants, is central to this
notion of refuge, and the
remarkable job Israel has done
at taking in people from every
human condition and helping
them to make a new life.
Even here, though, there can be
a tendency to romanticize. This
was brought home over the last
few months as I have been
making my way through Israel
Meir Lau‘s autobiography, ―Out
of the Depths: The Story of a
Child of Buchenwald Who
Returned Home at Last.‖ Israel
Lau is a former chief rabbi of
Israel and current chief rabbi of
Tel Aviv. A group of rabbis and I
had the privilege to meet him
once in his Tel Aviv offices on an
Israel Bonds trip. He was a
remarkable raconteur then, and
this penetrating account of his
own experiences is well worth
your time. In it though, he speaks
with tremendous honesty of how
terrifying it could be to arrive in
Palestine after the horrors of
Nazism. He arrived, a small boy,
to a place of barbed wire, cattle
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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
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June2014
ESLIE SOBEL
Working Smart
You know those days when you have so much
happening? How is it possible that you can go from
days of little to do to days without a minute free? I
am having one of those very busy days today and
still would like to try and get some writing in so I am
not the last to get his/her information to the CST
office. The real truth is I am having one of those
years in which the days seem to go in cycles from
laid back to very busy. Last year, my first year as
president, was a steady year. We worked
methodically and I learned a lot about the
committees, the lay leaders, and the volunteers.
This year is a more active year, using what I learned
to see that systems are set-up and working,
programs are properly staffed and funded, and to
help create the direction for the future.
Their leadership in areas of education, worship,
marketing, membership and too many other arenas
to mention is really what makes me look smart. And
truly that‘s been my goal these past two years – to
set up a structure that functions so that no piece is
too great for any one person. No one wants to
spend days in the office processing numbers and no
one wants to go to any more meetings than
absolutely necessary.
Everyone involved with Shaarey Tikvah is diligent,
hard-working and engaged. Often it is these
characteristics that frighten our future leaders from
taking greater roles in the organization. I am
focused on how to make volunteering at CST less
daunting. Simplifying procedures and organizational
functions are a beginning. Planning and staffing
create the foundation. Leadership that renews and
reviews policies, strategic functioning and
responsibilities, affects the happenings within our
synagogue. Together the future is built.
Assuming the presidency, I volunteered to take the
option of the third year of the term, with the
understanding that the bylaws set into motion a two
year term with a third optional year. I believe that by
the time one hits one‘s stride in the second year it is
important to follow through and to teach. As you
look into your life and those around you, please see
what it is that you have to offer to our community. I
can help you work smartly and help find others who
have similar interests. Your time will be rewarded
through the relationships you build. You will get
back at least as much as you give. That may seem
hard to believe. For those with children, know that
they are watching. Though they may not
understand what you do or why, they are watching.
The gift of giving of ―yourself‖ to CST will be
emulated by them in some fashion throughout the
years.
Working hard and working smart do not always
equate, as we all know. Certainly there have been
days when working smart meant working very hard many hours, many meetings, many emails. Yet
most times I have been able to surround myself with
smart, energetic and creative people that will take
on a piece and process it in a way that I am unable.
By the time you get this bulletin the Annual Meeting
may have passed and while I hope you had a
chance to attend, the July bulletin will summarize
the talks you missed. As I enter my third and last
year as CST president, please help me pass along
the community we all love.
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A
FROM THE CANTOR
G
ARY PALLER
Speech Is Not Enough
Why do we chant the Torah? Why not simply read
the text? In his wonderful book, Chanting the
Hebrew Bible, Joshua Jacobson offers seven
reasons:
1. Halachah – The Babylonian Talmud (c. 500 C.E.)
says that the Bible must be chanted.
2. Chiddur Mitzvah (Beautification of the Sacred
Act) – Since ancient times, Jews have always
striven to make prayer beautiful and artful. Our
Torah scrolls are adorned with beautiful breast
plates, mantles, and rimonim (crowns). The spaces
in which we pray are made to be aesthetically
pleasing. Musical talent is a gift from God, and thus
we adorn the words we pray with melody.
3. Music as a Means of Communicating with God
– In many traditions, including Jewish, the angels
and planets are portrayed as continually praising
God through music. If it works for the angels and
the stars, why shouldn‘t it work for us?
4. Dramatization of the Text – Music is heightened
speech; it intensifies the emotional and dramatic
impact of a powerful text. Merely saying the words
will not suffice. Music enables us to express desire,
fear, awe, supplication.
5. To Aid the Memory – A text set to music is
easier to memorize than one without music.
6. To Make Liturgical Reading Different From
Secular Reading – In Judaism, the sacred is
separated from the profane. Shabbat is separated
from the rest of the week by the Havdalah
ceremony. The sanctity of a prayer service is
enhanced by the fact that its texts are sung instead
of spoken, setting them apart from the secular.
7. Amplification – Anthropologists believe that
music may have originated as a means of projecting
the voice over long distances. Though one can
certainly speak loudly in order to be heard, singing
forces you to sustain a pitch, and is naturally heard
better than speaking. This would have been
important before microphones existed. But apart
from this purely practical consideration, singing, as I
mentioned above, indicates heightened emotion.
Think of a newborn infant trying to communicate
without the benefit of speech. The infant opens its
mouth, and out comes ―Maaaaaaa!‖ This sustained
tone, usually released at high volume, was perhaps
the very first ―song.‖ It expresses an urgency, a
need (―I‘m hungry,‖ or ―I want to be held‖).
This is the urgency that the words we pray cry out
for. It just isn‘t enough to speak the words when we
pray ―Hosha na‖ (save us), or ―Sh’ma koleinu” (hear
our voice). We must use music so that our voice
can be heard by the Most High.
Even God may have sung when he created the
world. In a series of lectures Leonard Bernstein
gave at Harvard University in the 1970‘s, he related
his own midrash on this premise:
―I have often thought that if it is literally true that In
The Beginning Was The Word, then it must have
been a sung word. The Bible tells us the whole
creation story not only verbally, but in terms of
verbal creation. God said: ‗Let there be light.‘ God
said: ‗Let there be a firmament.‘ He created
verbally. Now can you imagine God saying, just like
that, ‗Let there be light,‘ as if ordering lunch? Or
even in the original language: ‗Y’hi Or?‘ I‘ve always
had a private fantasy of God singing those two
blazing words: ‗Y’HI-- O-O-O-R!‘ Now that could
have really done it; music could have caused light to
break forth.‖
L‘shalom,
Cantor Gary
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A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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June2014
ARTHA SIVERTSON
Anyone who has ever thought to compose a ―thank you‖
note or speech (or Bulletin article) knows how difficult it is
to be complete. Especially, as in this case, the ―thank
you‖ needs to extend from last September up through
today. So many outstanding people contributed to A
Kosher Taste of Cleveland that I would probably need
this entire Bulletin to mention them all. From the pepper
choppers to the errand runners to the sponsor book
assemblers to the chefs themselves, it was, truly, a
wonderful event.
First, though, I need to thank Elisabeth Sapell for leaving
me and the committee with her mega-binder full of
timelines, budgets, and copious notes on just how the
whole event pulls together. Thrown into the planning and,
seemingly, always just a little bit behind schedule, that
binder re-assured me that everything would get done
because the passion of the committee would be driving it
forward. Need sponsors? Call Mike Axel. Check. Need
Auction items? Call Shari Wolf. Check. Need
decorations? Call Wendy Rapport. Check. Need posters
distributed? Call Maxine Margolis. Check. Need
volunteers? Call Sheryl Golden. Check. Need kitchen
supervision? Call Ellen Greenfield, Toby Rosenberg, and
Natalie Barr. Check. Need raffle tickets sold? Call Mike
Goldberg. Check. Need service help? Call Katie Mintzer.
Check. Check. Check.
But, of course, the event itself would not have happened
at all without the time, dedication and leadership of five
people in particular: Frank George, Rabbi Kosak, Rene
Rawraway, and Steve and Rena Wertheim.
Now, not that these five people would run the entire
Kosher Taste, but they could! Rabbi when-is-a-carrot-notkosher Kosak as mashgiach and flame thrower; Frank as
the all-around utility guy and ―official‖ Kosher Taster;
Rene as the consummate culinary conjurer; Rena as the
voice of reason, restaurant persuader and Bee‘s Knees
researcher; and, Steve who pulled so many rabbits out of
so many hats I can‘t even keep track. Invitations
designed, printed and mailed? Check. Event signage?
Check. Produce order pick-up? Check. Snacks for day-of
workers? Check. Check. Check.
Thanks to everyone who made this first time event for me
painless, enjoyable and rewarding.
Oh, and mark your calendars for next year‘s Kosher
Taste of Cleveland – Sunday, May 17, 2015!
Martha
PS I also need to thank Roz for not only all her work in
keeping up with lists, lists, and more lists but for giving
me these few extra days to get my article in! :)
MARTHA’S WISH LIST
Kosher Taste 2015 Committee members
Someone to talk Steve, Rena, and Rene
into doing KTC in 2015!
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NEWS FROM FACE TO FACE DIRECTOR
stuffed with
Jews, armed
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OUISE FREILICH
cars
Major News from Face to Face’s
Successful 20th Anniversary Year
Our just-completed 20th anniversary year has been a
background information, a description of what a
record breaking one for us, and not by just a little. In
morning at Face to Face looks like, information
the past, an extremely successful year was one in
about our staff, Judaism presenters, survivor
which we hosted about 2,400 students but this year
speakers and volunteers, resources for teachers,
we even passed the 3,000 student mark by a few
and information about and a link for donating to the
students. We educated a record 3,005 students in
program. The feedback I‘ve received so far on the
grades 6 through 12 and 210 of their teachers/
site has been very positive and I am sure the
chaperones from a record number of 37
website is going to be a useful asset
schools on a record number of 37
as we reach out to prospective schools
mornings. We also had a record number
and donors, continue to provide
of 29 schools that returned to the
resource materials and information
program with a fresh batch of students
about local Holocaust related events
this year. Additionally, we reached the
for our current teachers, and publicize
program‘s 40,000 students landmark.
our video collection. It may even
Rabbi Gary Robuck probably had little
prove useful in scheduling schools or
inkling of the magnitude of what he was
letting schools know, before contacting
starting when he drummed up the idea for
me, what dates are available at the
A Holocaust Education
a Holocaust education program at CST
point they are ready to schedule.
Program at
and started the program in 1994, not very Congregation Shaarey Tikvah Thank you to Alyson Fieldman,
Jonathan Brown and Mario Arenas
long after beginning his tenure at the
synagogue.
for all of their hard work on the
development of the new website. It has been
A huge accomplishment this year was the fact that
exciting working with them on this.
our video project, Remember the Children: The
Hadasah Zehman Video Collection of Face to Face
As the year (school and fiscal) wraps up for us, I‘d
like to once again thank CST Sisterhood and Ruth
Presentations was accepted by the United States
and Gary Bakst for hosting the moving Diary of
Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) to be
included in their library and in their online oral
Anne Frank benefit in February. I‘d also like to thank
Fran Gordon for hosting a wonderful evening of
histories archives collection. The appropriate deedof-gift papers have been signed and the USHMM
chamber music in her home which also raised funds
will be working on the collection over the next few
for the program in April. The Sisterhood event
months. I will keep everyone posted as to when the
raised $332 for Face to Face and the Yom HaShoah
cataloging work is complete.
benefit provided $309 in new money for the
program. I‘d also like to thank all the people who
Another major accomplishment this year, for both
have donated, thus far, to the 2014 Friends of Face
CST and Face to Face, was the recent launch of the
to Face campaign. The list of 2014 Friends can be
synagogue‘s new website at the beginning of May.
found on page 12 . And, it is never too late to
The Face to Face pages at http://
become a friend if you not yet sent in your donation.
www.shaareytikvah.org/face-to-face include
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Rabbi’s Article con’t.
cars stuffed with Jews, soldiers and where Jews were
once again being killed. With the mind of a youth, he
wondered what was different. And so yes, for Rabbi Lau,
Israel was a place of refuge, the land where he
accomplished remarkable things. It is the country that
overcame those early terrors he experienced. Yet the
trauma of the Shoah, which he carries with him to this day,
reminds us that while we can sometimes keep bodies
safe, restoring the soul is a much longer process.
Center of Learning
One of the current debates we Jews have concerns the
relationship of Diaspora and Israel. Where is the heart? Do
we live in a multi-polar Jewish world of equals, or does the
central Jewish experience of our time occur in our ancient
homeland? I am sure the truth is a bit of both, no surprise
here. Even so, my bias tilts towards and favors Israel as
the center of contemporary Jewish cultural and scholastic
achievement despite the remarkable Jewish scholarly
production occurring here in America. There is a synergy
that happens when sufficient people in a field reside
together, sharing and sharpening ideas. An example of
this can be found in Moshe Halbertal, one of the finest
living Jewish minds. His recent book, ―Maimonides‖, is a
tour de force, and synthesizes the full scope of the
Rambam‘s thinking with a thoroughness probably never
before undertaken. I recommend it to those who want to
better understand Rambam‘s genius, and as one small
example of the Israel that does not show up in the daily
news.
Pilgrimage
Before Israel was founded the mitzvah to make pilgrimage
often remained aspirational. Particularly during the middle
ages, travel was uncertain and risky, and only a few brave
souls would go. Unique perhaps among pilgrims then was
the great Yehuda HaLevi (author of the Kuzari, a
respected physician and one of our greatest poets). For
pilgrimage assumes a return to one‘s place of origin after
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visiting. Yet HaLevi, after a fabulously successful life in
which he acquired wealth, respect, fame and achieved a
lasting place in our national history, felt deeply incomplete.
None of the conventional achievements satisfied his soul.
As an old man, he ventured on dangerous seas to lay his
bones to rest in the land of the prophets. We have
tremendously beautiful literary remnants of his pilgrimage,
and I hope to share some of those at the community‘s erev
Shavuot tikkun leil celebration at BJ. What HaLevi reminds
me of, though, is the tremendous longing Israel can
produce in many of us. No matter how deep our local
roots, HaLevi challenges us to also make pilgrimage.
Summer 2015
And that brings me to our synagogue‘s upcoming trip to
Israel next summer, June 18-30th. There really are
seventy faces to Israel. We are fortunate to find ourselves
at a time when the ―standard‖ trip to Israel--itself but one
small face--is being challenged by themed trips that focus
on wine, or cuisine, or the arts. While we will certainly
have opportunity to eat remarkably well, our ―pilgrimage‖ is
designed to bring us into contact with many more of those
seventy faces, and to forge relationships with real Jews.
We will spend Shabbat with home hospitality in the Negev,
feast with Yemenite Jews, discover the Cochini Jews of
India and converse with remarkable Israeli artists. We will
look beyond the lens of politics to uncover the highest
purpose of politics--the creation of the good society where
diverse individuals have a chance to thrive in all areas of
human endeavor. We will do all this so that we can
exclaim, with no false notes, that indeed am yisrael chai.
Over the summer, we will be approaching you to get firmer
commitments and numbers of those who are indeed ready
to: ―Arise, Travel Throughout the Land‖ (Gen. 13:17).
Hope to travel with you,
David
A REQUEST FROM ROZ
When sending in donations to the synagogue, it would be most
helpful if, on the sheet of paper, you include your name and
address. The easiest way to do that is to use the address labels
that you probably receive in your mail from time to time. This
saves office time and is a great way for you to use up those
labels! Another thing that you can do to help us is list the fund
in the Memo section of the check (i.e. general, yahrzeit, etc.).
Thanks for your continued donations!
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EDUCATION UPDATE
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AURA KOSAK
Spring has finally sprung, and just in time for
summer. We are weeks away from school ending
and summer plans beginning. Wow, what a year
this has been in education and youth programming!
I have been so honored to facilitate our efforts this
year.
We had an amazingly successful first year of our
new MyArk program. As far as we know, no one
else is providing youth education in this format and
we are very proud of our innovation and our efforts!
The students got to really explore a particular theme
in depth during each unit. We learned about Jewish
Identity, Jewish Values, and Jewish Prayer.
Perhaps you got to see some of the children‘s
creations during our gallery walk on May 10th. All of
our youth education is offered in an innovative,
individualized, experiential, and fun format. By the
way, grown-ups are welcomed to join us at any time.
Look forward to the continued development of this
unique educational program in the coming year.
Included in our various enhancements, we greatly
expanded our Mini Minyan and Junior Congregation
Shabbat sessions in time and scope this year. Our
youth now regularly spend two hours on Shabbat
with tefillah, parsha, Hebrew, song, midrash, and
more. We also revamped the classrooms. The
dedicated Junior Congregation room is still very
much a work in progress. I welcome any volunteers
to help make that a great learning and praying
space. It is a room that has been known at times as
―The Closet,‖ or ―Roz‘s old office,‖ or ―the Kosher
Taste room,‖ or the ―Hanukkah Day of Fun room.‖
We could use help removing a cabinet and touch up
painting the wall. Sophie Bravo suggests we knock
down the cinder block of the closet to open up the
room and volunteers to come in with a
sledgehammer. It‘s a great idea, but I don‘t think it‘s
in the plans!
I want to thank our Junior Congregation leaders for
their efforts over the year: Aidan Geis, Rachel Levin,
Danny Havas, and Miguel Mesinas. In Shabbat
Clubhouse our core group of teens have been
having fun with our littlest ones and also facilitating a
regular Tot Shabbat service. Thank you to: Sophie
Browner, Ethan Geis, David Gold, Emily Schultz,
and Mollie Stadlin for your dedication and
enthusiasm.
The holiday of Shavuot is almost upon us. We
remember going up the mountain to receive the
Torah. I sometimes try to imagine Moses, lugging
the blank stone tablets up the mountain, staying up
there for 40 days, maybe without eating much, and
then lugging the inscribed, heavy, stone tables back
down the mountain. There is a lot of work to be
done to prepare for revelation – for receiving insight
and direction. Thus we spend the period of the
omer counting up to the moment of Shavuot and we
spend the evening of Shavuot in study. There is
also a lot of work to be done after. Once we have
the ideas, the implementation takes a lot of physical,
mental, and emotional dedication and hard work.
Our educators and the dedicated volunteers on the
Education Va‘ad (Karla Anhalt, Jason Bravo, Harriet
Friedman, Eric Juli, Perach Kodish, Rabbi David,
Karen Mintzer, Jessi Shapiro, and Gussie Singer)
have been working hard all year to implement the
shul‘s educational vision. We‘ve only just begun to
shake things up in our youth education programs.
Stay tuned for more creative, unique, and exciting
developments. The best is yet to come!
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Sisterhood News
Shalom. It is hard to believe that the fiscal year is coming
to a close and that we are busy planning for next year‘s
events!!! On May 13th we had a well-attended meeting at
the home of Ruth Bakst with some new ideas and lots of
enthusiasm. We are grateful for the lovely turnout.
Please send in your RSVP for our upcoming Garden Party
at Leanne Leavitt‘s home on Sunday, June 22, from 24pm. Men, women and children are welcome. See
enclosed flyer on page 17 for more details.
This year has been a busy year for Sisterhood. We have
had numerous well attended programs throughout the
year which have helped strengthen our Shaarey Tikvah
community.
Here is a listing of some of this year‘s programs:
Women‘s Night Out, Sukkot Luncheon, Sisterhood
Shabbat, Hamentashen Bake Off, Kiddush Baking, Aurora
Theater, Short Story Nights, and Family Havdallah Night,
just to name a few.
We are still looking for more volunteers to help chair
programs for the upcoming year. Give us a call!!
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Ruth and I would like to thank all
of the women who have helped this year with running
Sisterhood, our programs and cooking. You know who
you are….thank you. We would especially like to thank
Leanne Leavitt, Pam Weisman and Diane Loveman for
running the Sisterhood Gift Shop. Combined, these three
women have given the gift shop over 70 years of volunteer
time which is truly amazing. Pam and Diane will be
phasing out this year and we are still looking for
volunteers to help in the gift shop. PLEASE REMEMBER
THE SISTERHOOD GIFT SHOP FOR YOUR UPCOMING
SIMCHA GIFTS. There are so many beautiful items. We
are also able to order from current catalogs if what you
want is not in the gift shop. Supporting the gift shop allows
Sisterhood to financially support the shul. Thank you.
We also want to encourage all our members to mark your
calendars for upcoming events from Sisterhood and the
synagogue. This is a very exciting year as we celebrate
our 75th Anniversary. There will be many Shabbatot
dedicated to our yearlong celebration.
May we continue to go from strength to strength.
Roberta Kaplan and Ruth Bakst
Sisterhood Co-Presidents
Recycling bin now at Shaarey Tikvah!
Please bring your paper, newspaper, and
cardboard to shul every week. The bin is now in the
back of our building by the garden shed. Instead of
paying to have our recycled paper taken away, let‘s
earn a little extra money for CST.
Thanks for your anticipated help!
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Our B’nai Mitzvah
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For Noah and Micah‘s B‘nai Mitzvah they are
collecting food to donate to the Cleveland
Food Bank. Please help them by bringing
boxes of cereal or canned soup to shul. There
will be a bin for food donations near the front
entrance until June 6. Your donations are
greatly appreciated.
Noah Zimmerman is the son of Nancy and Rob
Zimmerman. Noah attends the Gross Schechter Day
School. He has two brothers, Micah and Avi. He enjoys
playing basketball, soccer and Ultimate Frisbee and is on
the Middle school teams for all three. He also enjoys
playing Minecraft and Clash of Clans and hanging out
with his friends. Noah is collecting cereal and canned
soup for the Cleveland Food Bank for his mitzvah project.
Noah is really looking forward to the honor of becoming a
bar mitzvah at Shaarey Tikvah with the kehillah where he
was ―raised.‖
Micah Zimmerman is the son of Nancy and Rob
Zimmerman. Micah attends Gross Schechter Day School.
He has two brothers, Noah and Avi. He likes playing
Minecraft and adventures outdoors including playing
sports and building forts in the backyard. Micah plays on
the middle school teams for soccer, basketball and
Ultimate Frisbee. For his mitzvah project, Micah is
collecting canned soup and cereal to donate to the
Cleveland Food Bank. Micah is looking forward to his bar
mitzvah and celebrating becoming a part of the Shaarey
Tikvah community.
Jacqueline Gold will become a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday morning, June 21. She is in
the seventh grade at Gross Schechter Day School. Her proud parents are Denise &
Allen Gold of University Heights. Her grandparents are Erika and Richard Gold of
Beachwood, and Dennis and Joyce (of blessed memory) Hodge. Jazzy's interests
have included Tae Kwon Do (she earned her 2nd Degree Black Belt) and Theatre.
She loves to sing, dance, and perform on the stage, most recently playing Augustus
in Willy Wonka. Look for her on the stages of Beachwood Community Theatre and
Mercury Summer Stock this summer. Jazzy also likes to take her Dad on long bike
rides in the Shaker Lakes area, and hang out at Starbucks or do crafts with her
Mom.
Jazzy‘s Bat Mitzvah project will support the National Council of Jewish Women‘s
efforts with 10 book clubs/groups in Cleveland Heights, Warrensville Heights, and
Beachwood. NCJW provides a book to six 5th grade girls, who then read a book
each month, and have a lunchtime discussion facilitated by NCJW volunteers. This
also helps the readers in developing their personal libraries – they are provided a
book to keep each month. Please help by providing a late elementary school book
or books and supporting literacy. You may bring books to CST throughout the month
of June and place them in the collection box in the lobby.
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OUR CONDOLENCES
Milestone Birthdays for June:
Rick Mitchell
Sharon Zinner
Rich Kutnick
Cheri Shapero
...to Jodi Molner on the loss of her father,
Morris Sorin.
...to Hilde Hennenberg and family on the
loss of her husband, longtime member
Jacob Hennenberg.
Milestone Anniversaries for June:
Ernie & Jodi Molner 40
Kiva Shtull & Penny Patterson 15
John & Joan Boyko 40
Notes of Interest
Lost and Found: Be sure to check the coatroom near the sanctuary for lost items.
Divrei Torah: We welcome congregants interested in delivering a d‘var Torah. Contact Kyla Schneider at
[email protected] or at 440-519-1544.
Service Leaders: Contact Matt Fieldman if you are interested in leading a part of the service —
[email protected] or 216.373.5662.
Aliyot: Alayne Meskin would be happy to assign you an aliyah. Contact her at 216-464-8279 or [email protected].
Need a refresher in chanting Haftarah, Torah, or leading various parts of the Shabbat or weekday service?
Cantor Paller would be happy to work with any congregants who are interested. Contact him to arrange an
appointment.
Haftarah: Contact Cantor Paller if you would like to schedule an opportunity to chant a Haftarah.
Looking for a secure place to store your Tallit bag? Tired of schlepping your tallit to shul every Shabbat?
A CST Personal Cubby is the answer for you! We are proud to offer you the opportunity to rent your very own
personal cubby at Congregation Shaarey Tikvah. Available for yearly rental at a modest fee of $120/fiscal year.
Contact Roz Stone to rent one today.
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A Holocaust Education Program
at
Congregation Shaarey Tikvah
Thank you to the following individuals and organizations who have contributed to the 2014 Face to Face Friends
Campaign as of May 12, 2014
Angel
Judy and Andrew Green
Patron
Francine Gordon
Michelle and Ethan Karp
Mitchell and Kyla Schneider
Nimmi and Bernard Zalcman
Donor
CST Sisterhood
Steve and Harriet Friedman
Rev. Joseph T. Hilinski
Gary and Roberta Kaplan
Alex Zelczer
Supporter
Carolyn and Marty Alpert
Laurie Mitchell and Aaron
Billowitz
Marilyn Cagin
Rolf Camnitzer
Bennett and Sharon Fagin
Esther Frank
Ellen Freilich and Mark
Pakman
Mr. Robert Goldberg
Olga Goldstein
Sherry Magnusen and Paul
Guth
Robin Herrington-Bowen
James and Gale Jacobsohn
Adam and Nancy Levin
James and Susan Marder
LeatriceRabinsky
Judith and Marshall
Rosenberg
Ruth Rubin
Robert and Alice Schubach
Rita Shtull
Arnold and Milly Soroky
Susan Long and Andrew
Szabo
Joan Wittenberg
Associate
Ruth and Gary Bakst
Stanley Bernath
Jonathan and Ellen Brown
Sandra Buzney
Jackie Chernin
Congregation Shaarey Tikvah Men's
Club
Peggy and Gary Dorfman
Richard F. Dutro
Shirley Eppler
Mark and Sherry Fixler
Judith Friedman
Michael and Susan
Hennenberg
Pearl and Albert Hersh
Bob and Debby Jacob
Danny and Ruth Jacob
Harold and Lenore Koppel
Mathew Napchen and
Morgan Leavitt
Marvin Natowicz and Sherri
Broder
Mimi Ormond
Essy and Robert Perelman
Helene and Steven Pincus
Louis and Sarah Radzeli
Joan Saks
Allison and Richard Schultz
Shawn Shores
Martha and Stephen Somach
Peter and Roz Stone
Jackie and Ron Wiesenthal
Marcia Wyman
Rabbis Simcha and Shawn
Zevit
Muriel Weber
Cantor Aaron Shifman
Friend
Patricia Seave Adler
Luisa Aviv
Richard Belkind
Eunice Berko
Jason and Hallie Bravo
Ken and Rachel Browner
Amy and Armond Budish
David and Sandy Cameron
Doris and Pete Copeland
Paul and Shirley Eisenberg
Marilyn Feldman
George and Bela Fischer
Simon Fixler
Robert and Betty
Forchheimer
Nina Frankel
Meg Gerstenblith and
Benjamin Cohen
Louise and Harry Gips
Erika Gold
Sheryl and Phillip Golden
Marion Gruen
Neal and Shirley Hoffman
Debby and David Horowitz
Bob Kimmelfield and Margaret
Krolikowski
Bella and Joseph Klein
George Kronenberg
Larry and Reeva Lettofsky
Shelley Lipson
Andrew Altman and Amy
Lipson
Arlene Lombardy
Sylvia Malcmacher
Florence Marsh
Alayne and Joel Meskin
Renate Miller
Barry and Karen Mintzer
Marilyn Frankel Oif and
Kenneth Oif
Marlit Polsky
Laura and Marty Rabinowitz
Leonard and Rhoda Robuck
Marcy and Edward Rosenthal
Bennett Rubin and Jill Okun
Deborah and Jeffrey Schein
Judith Solonche
Ariana Starkman
Ani Stone
Roxanne and Rabbi Edward
Sukol
Debbie Swisshelm
Gabriel and Susan Tannenbaum
Rabbi Zachary Truboff
Ellen and Allan Vendeland
Ilse Walder
Susan and Thomas Wiegand
Pippa Winder
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Mitzvah Corps
For our Spring project we assisted with A Very
Special Seder written and conducted by our own
Rabbi Kosak. The participants, from area JFSA
group homes, learned, sang, and ate alongside
many volunteers from our congregation that were
helping that evening. This meaningful kick off to
Pesach clearly illustrated our role in telling the
story of our slavery and freedom to the child "who
does not know how to ask."
The Tikkun Olam committee of the Mitzvah Corp
welcomed many visitors to the Free Little Library
placed near Dave‘s Market at Shaker Square.
During the first 4 months of this year we
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distributed 613 books. Many thanks to volunteers
Ruth Pecha, Jessica Shapiro, Sharon Desatnik,
Carolyn Alpert and Milly Soroky for taking the time
to fill the library with a variety of good reads. If you
are interested in contributing please bring your
books to CST. If you would like to join us in filling
the library, contact Debbie at
[email protected]. The library is very
important to the community. Often people are
anxiously scanning the titles as I am taking them
out of the box to place in the library. The books
are going to day care centers, families and others.
Join us!
Men’s Club Moments
Our ‗Passover Fund‘ kicked off to a good start.
Men‘s Club is pleased to announce that our
PASSOVER OUTREACH FUND generated over
$1,400. A check was written and turned over to
Rabbi David Kosak for distribution to families in
need of food and supplies for the Passover
Holiday. I want to thank the members of CST Men‘s
Club and our congregational family as well for all
your backing and support.
I am pleased to share with everyone that our Men‘s
Club is currently working with the Stone Family to
create an annual sports event in memory of Josh
Stone. We have spoken with Roz and Pete and are
now working to create an annual family event,
probably a baseball game with either the Captains
or the Indians! Stay tuned for more information.
June 14th is our Men‘s Club Shabbat with Harold
Greenberg, chairman, and Phil Golden, assistant
chair, directing this Shabbat. Please contact Harold
if you would like to be involved. Men‘s Club
membership is preferred, but as long as you‘re a
member of CST, you will be considered. You can
reach Harold at [email protected].
Our Man of the Year is treasurer of Men‘s Club,
Steve Fishman. Steve, congratulations on a job well
done!
Bowling anyone? If yes, please join us on
Wednesday, June 25th, for our Spring Bowling
event, being held at the Solon Freeway Lanes.
Bowling begins at 7pm and continues until 9pm.
$14 includes shoes and bowling. Come for the fun
and socializing. YOU only pay if you play! So,
come one and all!
Take Me Out to the Ballgame…July 13th, the
Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Indians. CST
Men‘s Club is sponsoring a Brunch beginning at
10am following Minyan at 9am. Our invited guests
are the B‘nai Jeshurun and Park Synagogue Men‘s
Clubs families. Please see the attached flyer on
page 14 for details and information regarding how to
purchase tickets to the ballgame.
Don‘t forget that we are sponsoring Eian Katz and
his yearlong stay in Israel. Please follow him and
his monthly blog. The link is http://
wallsofakko.blogspot.co.il.
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Men’s Club
invites you to attend…
“MEN’S HEALTH: FROM HEAD TO TOE”
Open to Men and Women of ALL ages
Sunday, June 22nd, 2014 at 10:00 am
A breakfast and conversation sponsored by the CST Men’s Club with guest
speaker, Dr. Ellen Glickman, PhD in Exercise Physiology at Kent State University
with the School of Health Sciences.
RSVP:
Harold Greenberg at [email protected] or 330.705.8389
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Join your Men’s Club for our Spring Bowling Evening
WHEN:
WHERE:
FEE:
June 25th Wednesday from 7pm – 9pm
Solon Freeway Lanes
33185 Bainbridge Road Solon 44139
440.248.4080
$14.00 includes shoes and bowling
RSVP by June 18th to: Larry Collins, [email protected]
or [email protected]
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CST Sisterhood
Garden Tour and Sing-a-long
Enjoy a walk through Leanne Leavitt’s beautiful
garden, and join in the singing around the piano.
Tea & Cookies will be served
Sunday, June 22nd, 2014
2:00-4:00pm
OPEN to EVERYONE!
Men, Women and Children
Donations to Sisterhood in lieu of a fee
are welcomed and appreciated at the event.
25830 Fairmount Blvd., Beachwood
RSVP: Arlene Lombardy (440) 248-3350
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GENERAL FUND
In memory of:
MORRIS SORIN: Leona
Green, Roberta & Gary
Kaplan
MORTON EPSTEIN: Fran
Gordon
ELAINE SCHNEIDER: Fran
Gordon
BARBARA EDELMAN: Fran
Gordon
In honor of:
NANCY & ADAM LEVIN:
Mitchell Balk
BIRTHDAYS OF BETTY
ROSSKAMM, SANDEE
GOODMAN, ROZ STONE,
HARLIN ADELMAN, MARC
SHAPIRO, RENA
WERTHEIM, JOSH
GORDON, ALLYN SOBEL,
ALI YARES, JANET
KNEITEL, JOEL ADELMAN,
AARON BILLOWITZ, BEN
FAGIN, MARV NATOWICZ,
DONNA SOROKY, HEIDI
GEIS, NINA ROSNER, ROB
ZIMMERMAN, ANNETTE
SZABO, TRYSA SHULMAN,
GARY BAKST, ARIELLE
COHEN, ILSE WALDER,
SUSAN GREENBERG,
RICK SCHULTZ, LAURA
ADELMAN, RACHEL
LAPPEN, ILYSSA
GORDON, MAXINE
MARGOLIS, CLIVE
SINOFF: Roberta & Gary
Kaplan
In appreciation of:
LESLIE SOBEL, FOR HER
DEDICATION AND HARD
WORK AS CST
PRESIDENT: Roberta &
Gary Kaplan
RENA & STEVE
WERTHEIM & THE KTC
COMMITTEE, FOR ALL OF
THEIR HARD WORK:
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
SHARI WOLF, FOR
CREATING THE
BEAUTIFUL AUCTION
BASKETS: Roberta & Gary
Kaplan
Donations as of May 22 , 2014
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CANTOR FUND
In appreciation of:
TORAH HONORS: Jackie
Freedman
DEBBY JACOB: Annette
Szabo
BIRTH OF JACKIE
CHERNIN‘S GREATGRANDCHILD: Annette
CHENCHINSKY/SEGEL
Szabo
FUND
EDIE PORTNOY‘S
ENGAGEMENT: Annette
In memory of:
ABRAHAM ZYCHICK: Mollie Szabo
Chenchinsky
SUSAN MUSZYNSKI‘S
SOPHIE ZYCHICK: Mollie
BIRTHDAY: Roberta & Gary
Chenchinsky
Kaplan
JACKIE CHERNIN FUND
In appreciation of:
JACKIE CHERNIN: Maxine
Margolis, Sylvia G. Knell
GRUEN ENTRANCE
GARDEN FUND
In memory of:
HENRY GRUEN: Marion
Gruen
MORRIS SORIN: Marion
Gruen
MEN’S CLUB
In honor of:
BIRTHDAYS OF RON
PORTNOY, MARK FIXLER:
Roberta & Gary Kaplan
RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY
FUND
In honor of:
BIRTH OF NINA & LARRY
ROSNER‘S
GRANDDAUGHTER: Leona
Green
BIRTH OF ELI LUBELSKI:
Martin Kohn & Marcia Silver
SISTERHOOD
In honor of:
ENGELBERG
BIRTHDAYS OF NATALIE
ENDOWMENT FUND
BARR, ROZ STONE,
In honor of:
LEANNE LEAVITT: Ruth
MICAH & NOAH
Bakst
In honor of:
ZIMMERMAN‘S B‘NAI
ELANA SPIEGEL‘S BAT
BIRTHDAYS OF NATALIE
MITZVAH: Irene & Marvin
MITZVAH: Marion Gruen
BARR, LEANNE LEAVITT,
Engelberg
NATE COHEN‘S BAR
PAULINE LEBER, PAM
MITZVAH: Marion Gruen
WEISMAN: Roberta & Gary
FACE TO FACE FUND
PHIL & DONNA SOROKY‘S Kaplan
30TH ANNIVERSARY:
In memory of:
ROSE ROSNER: Judy
Marion Gruen
In appreciation of:
Friedman
MARTIN & THELMA
JACKIE CHERNIN: Arlene
BETTY BERRY: Rick &
HUTT‘S 65TH WEDDING
Lombardy
Allison Schultz
ANNIVERSARY: Marion
HEIMLICH, FISCHER,
Gruen
JOSH STONE MEMORIAL
GREENE FAMILIES: Andy
FUND
Havas & Janet Greene
Speedy recovery of:
In memory of:
WERNER DANNHAUSER:
MARTIN HUTT: Marion
JOSH STONE: Benjamin
Jackie & Ron Wiesenthal
Gruen
Franklin International School
SHIRLEY & NEAL
of Barcelona, Alan & Joanie
HOFFMAN‘S COUSIN:
Benjamin, Adam Peters, Mel
In appreciation of:
Debbie Swisshelm
STEVE & RENA
& Marilyn Weinberg, Andy
WERTHEIM‘S TERRIFIC
Newman, Rick & Judy
JOB IN CHAIRING KTC:
Schiller, Bill Knauer
In honor of:
LEANNE LEAVITT‘S
Marion Gruen
MORRIS SORIN: Roz &
BIRTHDAY: Joyce & Barry
Peter Stone
Hoffer
SHERMAN LEAVITT FUND
JACKIE CHERNIN,
In appreciation of:
In honor of:
ROBERTA & GARY
KAREN MINTZER: Diane
B‘NAI EMUNAH/TORAH
KAPLAN, & MARTY KOHN Burgin & David Hutt
STUDENTS: Leona Green
FOR THEIR COMMITMENT
ELANA SPIEGEL‘S BAT
TO A SPIRIT OF
HENRY MARGOLIS
MITZVAH: Roz & Peter
COMMUNITY: Sherri Broder ISRAEL STUDY
Stone
& Marvin Natowicz
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
BIRTH OF
In honor of:
Speedy recovery of:
GRANDCHILDREN TO
OUR GRANDCHILDREN GEORGE HAVAS: Andy
NINA & LARRY ROSNER,
DYLAN VAKERICS, OLIVIA Havas & Janet Greene
MITCHELL & KYLA
STRUVER, SOPHIE
SCHNEIDER, ROBERTA & TAYLOR, ASHER PATTEN:
GARY KAPLAN, SHARON
Jed & Beth Margolis, Jay
& BOB DESATNIK, BOB &
Margolis
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Yahrzeits
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May 31 - June 6
Ruth Amkraut
Nathan Cohen
Maurice Gelfand
Chaja Gutherz
Jacob Gutherz
Herman Katz
Albert Koch
Bertha Koch
Kris Krangle
David Leber
Allen Mintzer
Naftali Richter
Susan Rohrbach
Blima Shtull
Nora Simon
Frances Weiss
June 7 - 13
Bertha Baum
Betty Berry
Mathilde Bildstein
Morris Bloom
Morton Epstein
Clarence Goldsmith
Ernest Goldstein
Sue Anne Grossman
Henry Gruen
Gladys Hodge
Kalman Holtz
Miriam Holtz
Leo Jacobs
Lina Jacobs
Ezra Jodidio
Rose Katz
Edward Kosman
Jack Mandel
Cilly Mayerfeld
Sara Ruby
Bernard Salomon
Sam Soloway
Arnold Swertloff
USY FUND
In honor of:
MICAH & NOAH
ZIMMERMAN‘S B‘NAI
MITZVAH: Leanne Leavitt
YAHRZEIT DONATIONS
LOIS ABT: Sheryl Golden
ROSE BOYKO: Joan &
John Boyko
EDWARD FREILICH:
Luisa Aviv
BEN GENDEL: Joyce
Wiesenthal
MAURICE H. GELFAND:
Betty Forchheimer
BERNARD HOROWITZ:
David & Sheila Horowitz
LILLIAN HOROWITZ:
David & Sheila Horowitz
INGRID GOLDSMITH
KOMAR: Doris Berg
Copeland
KRIS KRANGLE: Robin &
June 14 - 20
Malkah Ben-poorat
Irma Bickart
Martha Eisenberger
Gertrude Faerber
Melanie Kaufman
Eric Kiwi
Martin Klaar
Juliana Kunstler
Max Lamden
Ben Mandel
Theresa Neuman
Joseph Rosenberg
Mollie Rosenberg
Martha Seller
Marilyn Urman
Alexander Weinberg
Alice Weiss
Claire Weiss
Karoline Wolf
Larry Collins
SANFORD LEVENSON:
Arlene Levenson
Lombardy
DAVID NATOWICZ:
Marvin Natowicz & Sherri
Broder
SAMUEL NATOWICZ:
Marvin Natowicz & Sherri
Broder
BLIMA SHTULL: Rita
Shtull
SEYMORE SPESER:
Milly Soroky
KAROLINE WOLF: Doris
Berg Copeland
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June 21 - 27
Daniel Beck
Meta Berg
Sylvia Bernstein
Norma Book
Gilbert Cahen
Ludwig Eisenberger
Marlene Fine
Edward Freilich
Ben Gendel
Ida C. Harris
Charlotte Leff
Sanford Levenson
Sam Mintzer
David Natowicz
Mildred Rosenberg
Adele Shapiro
Seymore Speser
Mathilda Weil
Rosa Wise
June 28 - July 4
Pauline Barbash
Ludwig Bendit
Anna Dick
Carl Fuldauer
Hilde Meisel
Max Newman
Harvey Post
Simon L. Rettman
Maryn Pearlman
Sandberg
Nettie Selby
Edward Barry
Soloway
Eva Teitler
Harriet Portnoy Weiss
Sarah Wiener
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