President - Congregation Beth Sholom

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FACES OF BETH SHOLOM
Congregation
Beth
Sholom
Annual
Report
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Contents
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
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MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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MESSAGE FROM THE RABBI
AUBREY GLAZER
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BETH SHOLOM BY THE NUMBERS
06–07
FACES OF BETH SHOLOM
08–17
EDUCATION
20–21
MESSAGE FROM THE NEW PRESIDENT
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FINANCIALS
TODAH RABBAH
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23–IBC
F R OM T H E
President
DR. DAVID SOFFA
2013–15 Board President
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n 2013, at my first annual meeting as board president, I stood up and
talked about the fact that we were in the middle of difficult times at
Beth Sholom. We were dealing with the effects of several years of displacement during construction, the difficulties of getting settled into a new
building, and a wonderful rabbi facing daunting personal family challenges.
We were experiencing, or about to experience, a change in our senior rabbi, executive director, financial personnel, and director of congregational
learning. Our office staff was demoralized, and accounting and finance were
not up to the task. Activities were down. Our Board and committees were
overwhelmed. A significant building debt with a short remaining time frame
was hanging over all of our heads.
At that time, two years ago, we had found ourselves in a rather unlucky
place. However, if I’ve learned anything in my life, it’s to be optimistic. At
that annual meeting, I remember talking about the opportunity before all of
us. We were serving Beth Sholom during a time in which we could really
make a difference.
The congregation rallied, and people stepped up to the challenge. Members
stepped up to lead a robust rabbi search. You stepped up to fill our committees. You stepped up to encourage new programming. You stepped up
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with your feedback; your financial contributions; with your very presence at
services and community gatherings. In
all of these ways, and countless more,
you continued supporting Beth Sholom
when it needed your support most.
Today, we are on solid footing for
the first time in years. Our Board
and committees are restructured
and re-energized. We have many
new wonderful board members. Our
Finance, Education, and Community
Engagement Committees are robust and
fully functional. Our educational and
b’nai mitzvah programming continues
to expand. We have a beautiful building, and an executive director who has
the professionalism and programming
ideas to fill it with activity and community. We have an incredible new
rabbi with a powerful vision for this
congregation, and for our significance
in San Francisco.
Reflecting on where we’ve been and
where we are now, I feel blessed to have
served during such interesting times.
This congregation was tested—and
we proved ourselves. We learned how
strong we are, and we turned things
around. This annual report proves it.
Now, we’re ready to take off. Scott
Horwitz, our new board president, is
the perfect person to lead us. He understands the spiritual heart of this
congregation, and he has the vision
to take us further. I can’t wait to see
where we’ll go from here.
FROM T HE
Executive
Director
ANGEL ALVAREZ-MAPP
I
keep a photo album on my desk, filled with pictures from Rabbi Glazer’s
installation. That event was such an important one to all of us at
Congregation Beth Sholom, and one of my favorites from the past year. We
all banded together to celebrate. People showed up who hadn’t been to synagogue in a very long time. People were dancing in the sanctuary. It was joyous.
That energy is a sign of the times, I think. Beth Sholom went through some
challenging years, but those years are now behind us. And across the many
facets of this congregation, from its ritual to its programming to its staff and
volunteers, I’m noticing a renewed sense of vitality.
Over the past year, we have been especially focused on financial stewardship. It is paying off: our records are in order, and we are finally in
a position to investigate restructuring our building mortgage, alleviating
a sizable financial burden. We are creating revenue in new areas, such as
increased building rentals, and will continue to do so. At the same time, our
charitable contributions are up. Our membership numbers are stabilizing
for the first time in recent years.
We’ve learned a lot about programming, by trying out a number of new
events and approaches over the past year and keeping track of what works
best for this community. This year’s calendar of activities will reflect everything we learned. We’ll continue to improve and expand our music offerings.
We’ll look for ways to gather religious school and preschool families into
holiday events, capturing a larger multigenerational group. We secured a
grant from the Tauber Foundation, increasing our Kevah offerings from
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three to five groups, and we’ll continue
adding educational seminars, visiting
scholars, and retreats. These are just
the broad strokes; the rest of this annual report provides a closer look at
the many ways that we are moving
forward and creating a more inspiring
and vibrant community.
I want to thank our staff for working
hard every day to realize these goals.
And I want to thank every one of you
for your patience and commitment
through the transitions of past years.
We came through stronger than ever.
We now know our direction and we
have some momentum. We just need to
carry it forward.
When I look at my photo album from
Rabbi Glazer’s installation, I am reminded of how special this community
is. As this annual report shows, we did
great work this past year. We’ll do even
more in the year ahead.
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F ROM THE
Rabbi
AUBREY L. GLAZER, Ph.D.
“Jewish law is a cry for creativity; a call for nobility concealed in the form of commandments.
… All observance is training in the art of love. …
to evoke the devotion of the heart.”
—Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel,
God in Search of Man
W
hat an inspiring year it has been.
Within and beyond the exquisite
walls of this synagogue, Congregation
Beth Sholom continues to train us all in the art
of loving and living meaningful lives, offering
spiritual nourishment as well as intellectual
stimulation. Here are just a few gems from the
past year.
Tefillah: The integrity of our core Shabbat
prayer services and learning is growing stronger and attracting new seekers. Lifecycle events
are being celebrated joyously and poignantly,
drawing from the wellspring of tradition as
well as innovating new expressions to mark
meaningful life passages. I am honored to support our communal family in times of joy and
sorrow, happiness and healing. Together we
are stronger. We were blessed to have our next
generation of United Synagogue Youth leaders
and Madrichim lead a Shabbat service in the
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main sanctuary this year, which was truly
moving—kindling renewed hope for the future,
culminating in a joyous blessing, and binding
parents and young adults to this community for
the future.
Torah: Lifelong learning experienced a robust
renewal this year at Beth Sholom: from parashah
study to weekday morning Nuggets of Wisdom;
from early Torah commentaries of the Eretz
Yisrael Yishuv to the Jewish philosophy and
theology of medieval masters. Our stellar scholar-in-residence program welcomed Pulitzer
Prize-winning poet Philip Schultz, explored
American Post-Judaism with Drs. Shaul Magid
and Marc Dollinger, and presented musical
guests Basya Schacter and Jaffa Road. Next year, I
intend to offer even more diverse learning opportunities in modern Jewish philosophy, mysticism,
and halacha, both in class at Beth Sholom and
online. I will also have the privilege of teaching a
Zohar class at the Jewish Community Center of
San Francisco (JCCSF), leading our Bay Area
community in the study of Danny Matts’ historic
translation. I hope you’ll be inspired and enriched by all of these programs. Taking hold of
Torah can be a practice we all engage in, no matter where we are or for how long.
“The main function of [religious]
observance is not in imposing discipline
but in keeping us spiritually perceptive.”
Avodah: The core of our spiritual work—the
Avodah bequeathed to us by Rabbi Lew, (z”l)—is
Jewish meditation. This remains a unique pillar
of Congregation Beth Sholom. I have been dedicating more time to Makor Or retreats within
our own Makom Sholom as well as at the JCCSF.
I invite more of you to partake—there is nothing
like it in the world! In allowing our devotional
work and volunteer service to return to its core
in meditation, we are able to see more clearly
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s truth: “The
main function of [religious] observance is not
in imposing discipline but in keeping us spiritually perceptive.” When we are mindful and
perceptive, we are blessed to live and practice a
Judaism that lights the edifices of our lives and
allows them to grow stronger and clearer.
I remain inspired by and deeply grateful for the
opportunity to engage our communal family at
Congregation Beth Sholom. I continue striving
to find each of you where you are; to nourish,
guide, meditate, teach, and learn together to
deepen our individual journeys in sacred community. Together we are building remarkable
meeting points in our souls. Join us on the journey already underway!
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MIA PASCHAL
“D
id you know there are 27 words for joy in Hebrew?” asks
Mia Paschal. Mia is a theater actress and playwright.
Many of her solo performances, commissioned by such
institutions as SFMOMA and The Marsh Theater, deal with identity and language—so she gravitates to facts like these.
“Joy ties into what I saw the first time I came to Beth Sholom,” she
says. “Kids running up and down the stairway; people talking to
their friends. Life doesn’t stop when you come in the door.”
Mia grew up in a secular household. She remembers feeling drawn
to Judaism as a child; then again, five years ago, when she stumbled upon several meditation books for Yom Kippur and Rosh
Hashanah. It set her on the path to learn more, and eventually to
Beth Sholom. She was seeking a synagogue that was inclusive and
open, she says, “where dialogue and questioning and diversity
were welcomed.” She converted here three years ago.
Mia volunteers on the Community Engagement Committee, and
delights in the sense of family and friendship she feels at services.
Beth Sholom taps into a different side of her, she says.
“Being part of this community of people, who all want to be part
of something greater – that has made me feel more connected to
everyone,” she says. “More connected to San Francisco. More
connected to myself. Having a spiritual home has had more of
an impact on me than I would’ve imagined. It’s a kind of quiet
comfort. A solid foundation.”
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RAMOS FAMILY
“R
abbi Lew always told us: ‘Don’t forget
your roots,’” says Nestor Ramos. “‘Don’t
forget where you came from and where
you’re going to end up. Whenever you have kids,
don’t forgot what you have to teach them.’”
Nestor and his wife, Lorena, both grew up in
Guatemala in Jewish families, connected to
their heritage especially through their grandparents. But neither was part of a larger Jewish
community. They met, married, and moved
to San Francisco. There, Nestor’s dad introduced them to Rabbi Lew, and Congregation
Beth Sholom.
It woke them up, as Nestor puts it. “It was like
an alarm in the morning: This is the time for
us, for our kids,” he says. “We have this community we always wished for. We better start
coming to it.”
The Ramos family—Nestor, Lorena, daughter
Dorkhas, and son Jerry—are familiar faces
around Beth Sholom these days. They fit in as
many congregation activities as they can. Often
on Shabbat, Jerry is called forward to help say
the Shema during the Torah service. It’s special
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for the whole family, Lorena says. She is
touched by how kind and accepting everyone is.
“That’s what Rabbi Lew was telling us: We need
to all come together and be friends right now,”
says Nestor. “That’s something that I’ve been
feeling in this congregation. No matter your
background, no matter your race, your education, or position, the congregation is always
open and welcoming. It’s a blessing.”
“I feel it in my heart,” Lorena says. “I feel at home.”
“We have this
community
we always
wished for.
We better
start coming
to it.”
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M
ost Friday nights, Betty Newman’s home is filled with
the smells of cooking and the sounds of family and
friends. These weekly Shabbat dinners are a tradition
that she and her late husband, Harry, began early in their marriage.
BETTY
NEWMAN
“As soon as one dinner was over, Harry would ask, ‘Who will we
have over next week?’” Betty says.
Many of the guests around their table have been Beth Sholom
congregants. She and Harry joined the synagogue in 1973 and
became active in the social chavurah group.
“The congregation was very warm and inviting. We just felt
comfortable there,” Betty says. “I have fond memories of all the
friends we’ve made.”
Betty is known around Beth Sholom for her cooking. In the 1980s
and 1990s, she wrote a food column for the Northern California
Jewish Bulletin; last year, she compiled those recipes into a cookbook, The Joy of Jewish Cooking. For many years, she was also a
volunteer in the Beth Sholom kitchen. She remembers cooking for
Friday dinners at the synagogue, and making pound upon pound
of hamantaschen for the annual Purim carnival.
But her most powerful memory at Beth Sholom was 11 years
ago, when she and her dear friend Carol Weitz stood before the
congregation at their B’not Mitzvah. Many months prior, the two
friends had decided to study Hebrew together. It was Harry who
encouraged them to take it further.
“Harry urged us to set a goal,” Betty says. “He suggested that we
work toward a Bat Mitzvah. It was one of the most meaningful
experiences of my life.”
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“The congregation was very
warm and inviting. We just
felt comfortable there”
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MILLER FAMILY
n a way, it was her father who brought them
to Beth Sholom. In 2001, Jacqueline Shelton-Miller and Craig Miller moved back to
San Francisco, in part, to be closer to Jackie’s
“It’s a wonderful community, made
up of so many special individuals
of all ages and backgrounds”
parents. By the next year, they were expecting
their first child. Then, two weeks before the
birth, Jackie’s father passed away. The timing
made the loss especially devastating. To mourn,
Jackie searched for a place to say Kaddish. She
weekends are often shared with the congrega-
and Craig found Beth Sholom, and Jackie be-
tion; besides services, they join in many of the
gan attending the minyan each day, sometimes
family and educational programs.
twice daily. She was moved by the compassion
and strength she felt from everyone around her.
Beth Sholom has been with them through the
births of their three children, Aaron, Josh-
“It is an amazingly supportive community,” she
says. “People are really there for you.”
ua, and Ilan. All the kids feel at home in the
synagogue, and love celebrating birthdays and
special occasions with the congregation. The
“It’s about the people at Beth Sholom,” agrees
Craig: “kind, open, warm, approachable.”
oldest, Aaron, is preparing for his Bar Mitzvah
this December. It has been an especially meaningful experience: His instructor is one of the
Jackie and Craig are active in the larger Jewish
first people who welcomed Jackie and Craig to
community, including the Jewish Federation,
those early minyans.
Camp Ramah, and the Brandeis School of San
Francisco. At Beth Sholom, Jackie has served
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“It’s a wonderful community, made up of so
on a number of synagogue committees, and for
many special individuals of all ages and back-
eight years Craig led Munchkins & Mishpacha,
grounds,” says Jackie. “We feel so grateful to
a Shabbat program for young children. Their
be a part of it.”
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ike many other newcomers, when Hubert
Ban relocated to San Francisco in 1998,
he set out to find a synagogue. His search
ended on a Friday, with his first visit to Beth
Sholom. When he brought Stacy—then his
girlfriend—she felt it, too: The people engaged
and energized them. The mission of social justice resonated with them. They felt they could
connect to a core part of themselves here, individually and as a couple.
“That sense of community grounded us,” says
Stacy. “At the end of a long week we could
go to Kabbalat Shabbat services and recenter
ourselves.” They were married at Beth Sholom
in 2011.
Today Hubert serves on Beth Sholom’s Finance
Committee, and Stacy serves on the Board of
Directors. For the past five years, they have vol-
BANS
unteered together at Chicken Soupers. They both
admire the energy of the congregation right now,
during a period that Hubert describes as a “regeneration.” New members are joining and long-time
members are getting involved in new ways. The
Kabbalat Shabbat, such an important part of their
experience, is evolving with new musical services and more families in attendance.
“I think Beth Sholom can really engage all generations. There’s something for everyone,” says
Stacy. She and Hubert believe that Beth Sholom
can extend that spirit of connection further in
San Francisco’s Jewish community, creating as
much meaning for others as it has for them.
“The shul is a big part of our lives,” says Hubert.
“It’s a big part of who we are.”
“I think Beth Sholom can really
engage all generations. There’s
something for everyone”
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f I had to pick one word to describe
our educational mission at Beth
Sholom, it would be inclusive.
From the preschool to our adult programs, we want to be accessible and
welcoming, and to provide learning not
only to the student but to the family.
This kind of education creates connection, and through it, community.
Each week I help lead the Friday
preschool Shabbat program for our
youngest learners, 2 to 5 years old. It’s
one of my favorite parts of the week.
And I am reminded of it all week long,
because whenever I pass the preschool
children in the hallways, they exclaim
with delight in anticipation of the fun
we’ll have. That’s the kind of feeling
that will keep them involved in Beth
Sholom as they grow.
This gets to the heart of my teaching
philosophy: Jewish education has to
be fun and enjoyable to be successful. I
think we’re achieving it at Beth Sholom.
“Jewish education has to be fun and
enjoyable to be successful. I think
we’re achieving it at Beth Sholom.”
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This was a tremendous year for our
education programs. The preschool
led memorable, hands-on learning
experiences tailored for young learners, from Model Seder to a boisterous
Israel Independence Day celebration.
Although it was a year of transition at
the director level, our amazing teachers
Education
MICHAEL LEDERMAN
Director of Congregational Learning
remained focused on creating special, engaging lessons for each
child. Our Religious School, or Shabbat School, grew by nearly
20 percent—a remarkable increase. We’ve got a dynamic youth
group advisor in place. Our USY youth group was recognized as
the most improved chapter in the New Frontier Region. Our b’nai
mitzvah program expanded dramatically—from five children last
year to 22 this year—and along with it, we created a b’nai mitzvah
concierge position and launched a family chavurah program. We
welcomed new faculty at both the preschool and Religious School,
including new song leaders and a rabbinic intern to provide education to our teens. For our many adult learners, we offered a busy
and varied schedule of lectures, discussions, and classes, led by
an inspiring roster of scholars, authors, congregants, and our own
Rabbi Glazer. We partnered with the organization Kevah, which
matches small groups of adults with trained Jewish educators in
their area of interest. This year, Beth Sholom congregants came
together in three of these Kevah groups. By the time of our next
annual report, we will have five groups, engaging even more of
you in community building and lifelong learning.
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The exciting takeaway here is that our
education programs are popular, and due
to their popularity they’re attracting additional participants and new members
to the congregation. They’re only going
to continue growing and improving.
We should be very proud of these programs, our wonderful faculty, and most
of all, our learners. At every age, Beth
Sholom learners are enthusiastic and
curious. It’s an honor to help spark their
desire for knowledge, and deepen their
connection to this incredible community.
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President
SCOTT HORWITZ
2015–17 Board President
“Come to Congregation Beth Sholom,
and engage yourself in this community.”
I
start this message, and this year, with this broad invitation. For the
17 years that Missy and I have been members, it is the ritual of the
place that has especially resonated with me. I am moved, and inspired,
by the idea that our lay community adroitly reads Torah and leads daily
morning and evening minyan, Shabbat, and holiday services. Attending
services, davening, deepening my connection to people and rich history
through the Ritual Committee—these are some of my most cherished moments at Beth Sholom.
But ritual is just one of our congregation’s many strengths. We are known
for our unique blend of tradition and progress. We are known for our inspiring spiritual leaders, and for our legacy as a voice for social justice. We
are known for our community’s warmth and openness. We are a place for
Conservative Judaism, but we are also a home for meditation. We gather
together for celebration and fun, but we also gather to worship, study, and
support each other, and all of San Francisco, through difficult times.
Over the last few years it took a great deal of leadership and community support to keep everything running smoothly here at Beth Sholom.
Thanks to the efforts of many, we are poised to start a new chapter. We’ve
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restored the fields, we’ve planted the
seeds, and now it’s time to grow. As I
step into the role of board president, I
am honored to be part of this growth
phase. Our mission now is to maximize our strengths, and apply them to
our future. What will it mean to be a
synagogue in the next 50 years? What
do we want our legacy to be—among
our own congregants? Among the larger Bay Area Jewish community? As a
modern yet traditional synagogue, we
have a unique and important voice.
Let’s establish ourselves as a source of
innovation and discussion. Let’s give
the Bay Area community even more
reasons to call Beth Sholom its home
for Conservative Judaism and for Jews
in search of meaning and practice.
In the year ahead, I’m excited to be an
ambassador for Beth Sholom to the surrounding Jewish community. I’m also
excited to broaden my own involvement right here at home, finding new
ways to connect with the synagogue
and my fellow congregants. I’m excited to reflect on our many strengths as
a congregation, and help them grow. I
am writing today so that you will join
me. Engage in this unique community. Let us know what’s working, and
what you need more of. Get to know
its strengths. Lend your own. We have
solid ground beneath us, and the road
ahead is bright.
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Todah Rabbah
Members in 2014 — 389 FAMILIES
New Households — 38
Parnas Households — 99
(As of June 30, 2015)
Nadiv (Dues – 2 adults: $18,000
1 adult: $12,500)
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Barnett
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Ratner Dr. Garry Rayant &
Dr. Kathy Fields-Rayant Ne’eman (Dues – 2 adults: $10,000
1 adult: $7,500)
Mr. Robert Feyer & Ms. Marsha Cohen
Mr. Mark Gunther & Dr. Anne Krantz Dr. Gerald Roberts Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell Sollod Amit (Dues – 2 adults: $5,000
1 adult: $3,800)
Michael Bien & Jane Kahn
Myra Block
Drs. Richard & Sandra Cohen F R O M
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Sandy Goldstein and Cathy Rabin Keith & Alison Goodman Mr. Scott Horwitz &
Ms. Missy Sue Mastel Horwitz Mr. & Mrs. Donald Kahn Mr. David Kaplan Mrs. Lenore Levinson Mrs. Anne Meyer Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Miller Holly & Max Perr Roger and Louisa Philipp Dr. & Mrs. Robert Rushakoff Laura Shenkar The Spitz Family Mr. & Mrs. Richard Springwater Mr. & Mrs. Norman Zilber Sandy Zweifach & Nina Kjellson Koach (Dues – 2 adults: $4,000
1 adult: $2,800)
Mr. Gary Angel &
Mrs. Sharman Spector-Angel
Mr. & Mrs. Hubert Ban Mr. & Mrs. Larry Edelman Marsha & Stanton Glantz Mr. Howard Gordon Dr. Thomas Huot and Ms. Stacy Feld Drs. Marvin Kolotkin & Betty Miller Mr. Steve Lipton & Ms. Robbin Mashbein 2 0 1 5
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Mr. & Mrs. Burton Meyer Josh M. Peckler Irving & Rosemary Rothstein Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Schall Dr. & Mrs. David Soffa Mr. Harris Weinberg & Ms. Dana Corvin Mrs. Carol Weitz Mr. Andrew Zacks & Ms. Denise Leadbetter Chaver (Dues – 2 adults: $3,000
1 adult: $1,800)
Jim Abrams
Angel Alvarez-Mapp and Daniel Ewald
Mr. Alex Bernstein & Ms. Sonia Daccarett Mrs. Linda Bernstein Mark & Jenny Bernstein Dr. Glenn Chertow & Dr. Dara Nachmanoff Mr. Benjamin Chinn & Ms. Wendy Cown Andy Coblentz & Shari Libicki Mr. Bruce Cohen Moise & Deborah Cohen Dr. Sandra Edwards Kerry Weiner & Andrew Elkind Dr. & Mrs. Newman Fisher Dr. & Mrs. Steve Foreman Mr. & Mrs. Gary Frank Morton and Amy Friedkin Mr. & Mrs. James Frost Mr. Brian Geller Mr. David Goldenberg Drs. Goldman & Weisberg Dr. Deborah Gold and
Mr. Michael Goldstein Dr. Herbert & Mrs. Tanya Goodman Mrs. Barbara Gronowski Robert Herman & Susie Coliver Mr. Adam Hertz & Ms. Joan Gelfand 24 /
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Mr. Ovid Jacob & Ms. Gitta Salomon Dr. James Kahn Stephen Kellerman Ms. Carla Kozak Ms. Randy Berkowitz Lavinghouse Judy Leash Mr. & Mrs. Marcos Lederman Mr. Gary Levin Ira Levy Dr. Jay & Mrs. Sharon Levy Mr. David Madfes David Malman & Ellen Shireman Mr. Don Marks &
Ms. Gabrielle Handler Marks Lorie Nachlis & Abby Abinanti Gerhard Neuhaus Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Newbrun Mrs. Betty Newman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Poynter Dr. Daniel Raybin Mrs. Hilda Richards Barbara and Saul Rockman Mrs. Sherry Sachar Mr. Sol Silver Gary Sokol & Paul Blanc Dr. Janet Sollod Ms. Susan Spiwak Todd Strauss & Tracey Thomas Willy Waks Len & Ruth Yaffe Ms. Bobbie Zemansky Mrs. Norma Zimmerman Mr. Murray Zisholz Bimah Flower Fund
Angel Alvarez-Mapp and Daniel Ewald
In honor of Rabbi Aubrey Glazer
Mr. Alex Bernstein & Ms. Sonia Daccarett
In honor of Rafael Bernstein’s Bar Mitzvah
Mr. Ovid Jacob & Ms. Gitta Salomon
In honor of Kaleil Salomon-Jacob’s Bar Mitzvah
Ms. Wendy Jaffe
In honor of Julia Zweifach’s Bat Mitzvah
Sidney Keith & Carolyn Glaser
In honor of Rivka Keith’s Bat Mitzvah
David & Penny Klein
In honor of Rabbi Glazer, Elyssa Wortzman, and their daughter, Talya
Mr. & Mrs. Marcos Lederman
In honor of Hannah Lederman’s
Bat Mitzvah
Mr. Ron & Ms. Susanne Lissak
In honor of Samuel Lissak’s Bar Mitzvah
Mr. Harry Meyer
In honor of Trude Meyer’s birthday
Susan Percal
In honor of Galit Percal’s Bat Mitzvah
James & Debra Perloff
In memory of Nancy and Milton Surkin
Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Rauchwerger
In honor of David Rauchwerger’s
Bar Mitzvah
Dr. Garry Rayant & Dr. Kathy Fields-Rayant
In memory of Dr. Maynard (Gene) Fields
Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Rayant
In memory of Elizabeth Molinari
In honor of Beth Rayant
Alison Scott & Alisa Weiner
In honor of Jordan Scott-Weiner’s
Bat Mitzvah
Jean Segal & Ruth Tepper
Laura Shenkar
In honor of Ella Shenkar’s Bat Mitzvah
Yuval Shenkar
Michael & Anat Stein
In honor of the birth of Daphne
Joel Streicker & Juliette Hirt
In honor of Eli Streicker-Hirt’s
Bar Mitzvah
David Uminsky & Lindsay Gifford
In honor of Mayra Simone’s baby naming ceremony
F R O M
S T R E N G T H
T O
S T R E N G T H
Mrs. Carol Weitz
In memory of Dr. Ernest M. Weitz and
Rose & Frank Weitz
Linda & Vera Winkler
In memory of Miklos and Piroska Winkler
Sandy Zweifach & Nina Kjellson
In honor of Julia Zweifach’s Bat Mitzvah
Building Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Hubert Ban
Ms. Wendy Baschkopf
Wendy Bear
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Benjamin
Mark & Tanya Bernstein
Myra Block
Dr. Meryl Botkin
Ms. Lynn Carol Breger
Larry Burgheimer & Eileen Auerbach
Devorah Samet Canter
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chang
Dr. Glenn Chertow & Dr. Dara Nachmanoff
Elin & Craig Cohen
Ms. Shirley Davidner
Lee and Brenda Derin
Betsy Eckstein and David Heller
Maurice Edelstein
Kerry Weiner & Andrew Elkind
Becky Engelberg
Durand & Ariel Ford
Dr. & Mrs. Steve Foreman
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Frank
Howard Freedman & Susan Lyon
Mr. and Mrs. Friedland
Mr. & Mrs. James Frost
Ms. Jerilyn Gelt
Mr. & Mrs. David Ginsberg
Yehuda Golani & Lisa Wolf
David & Keiko Golden
David Goldenberg
Drs. Goldman & Weisberg
Natan & Karen Goore
Howard Gordon
Mr. Michael Green & Ms. Ann Marie Sartori
Mr. & Mrs. David W. Gronowski
Isac & Minette Gutfreund
Howard Haberman and Martha Lybarger
Mr. Randall H. Heilbrunn
Mr. & Mrs. Brian Hoffman
Dr. Thomas Huot and Ms. Stacy Feld
Andrea Jacoby & Robert Brody
Susan Jaeger
Beth Jaeger-Skigen
Mrs. Rosalind Jarvis
Jason Jungreis & Robyn Lipsky
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Kalbrosky
Mr. Jesse Kempf
Mr. Michael & Ms. Nzinga Kone-Miller
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Kornetsky
In honor of the birth of Alexa Summer
and David Ragone’s son
Oleg and Andrea Korsunky
Joshua Kosman and Nan Wiener
Ms. Carla Kozak
Rabbi Jay M. Krause
Michael & Cynthia Leavitt
Mrs. Lenore Levinson
Dr. & Mrs. Martin Liberman
Jonathan Lieberman
Will Kessler & Carla Lieberman
Mr. Steve Lipton & Ms. Robbin Mashbein
Mr. & Mrs. Ron Lissak
Fernan Lopez & Naomi Lempert Lopez
David Malman & Ellen Shireman
Dave & Peggy Mangot
Mr. Don Marks & Ms. Gabrielle Handler Marks
Abigail Levinson Marks
Rachel Masory and Robert Spigner
Dr. Bruce Medoff & Ms. Miriam Gordon
Mrs. Anne Meyer
Mr. Harry Meyer
Mrs. June Meyer
Mrs. Trude Meyer
Drs. Robert & Irene Minkowsky
Mitchell Nemeth & Susan Stanger
Bruce & Ella Odessky
Ms. Saralie Pennington
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Poynter
Melissa Raphaely
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Ratner
Gail Ravitz
Dr. Gerald Roberts
Barbara and Saul Rockman
Dane & Sophie Ross
Dan and Anna Rubinsky
Mr. Steven Ruth
Ms. Victoria Rybka & Nathan Ladyzhensky
Maureen and Michael Samson
Miriam Schleicher
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Laura Shenkar
David Silberman & Tina Eshaghpour
Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell Sollod
Marc & Marcia Sosnick
Michael & Anat Stein
Elizabeth Storz-Andrews and Bryan Andrews
Todd Strauss & Tracey Thomas
Mr. & Mrs. Lael Sturm
Mr. Jeremy Sugerman & Zindzi Kleinschmidt
Tracy Swedlow
Dr. Michael & Mrs. Libby Thaler
Don Topkis
Sidney & Nancy Unobskey
Willy Waks and Dr. Nancy Wiese
Mr. Harris Weinberg & Ms. Dana Corvin
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Weinberg
Mrs. Carol Weitz
Mr. & Mrs. Robert John Wekselblatt
Mr. Andrew Zacks & Ms. Denise Leadbetter
Ms. Linda Zaretsky
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Zilber
Mr. Murray Zisholz
Chicken Soupers Fund
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Abramowitz
Maureen & Helen Adler
Mr. Gary Angel & Mrs. Sharman Spector-Angel
Mr. Daniel Benjamin
Mrs. Linda Bernstein
Mark & Jenny Bernstein
In honor of Judith Rosenthal Schwartz
Morris & Rebeca Bibliowicz
Ms. Pat Blackburn
Dr. Meryl Botkin
Susan Cable
In honor of the Chicken Soupers initiative
Mr. Bruce Cohen
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Cohen
Stuart Dick & Joseph Sieger
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Edelman
Maurice Edelstein
Dr. & Mrs. Newman Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. George Frankenstein
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S H O L O M
In honor of Kaleil Salomon-Jacob’s
Bar Mitzvah
Morton and Amy Friedkin
Marsha & Stanton Glantz
David & Keiko Golden
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Goode
Dr. Herbert & Mrs. Tanya Goodman
In memory of Tania Madfes
In memory of David Leash
Judith & Louis Green
Elliott and Elayne Grossbard
Robert Herman & Susie Coliver
Mrs. Sharon Herman
In honor of Rosemary Rothstein’s
Bat Mitzvah
Zev Hymowitz
Andrea Jacoby and Robert Brody
Mrs. Ruth Jaffe
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Kahn
In memory of Anita Kahn
Stephen Kellerman
Dr. & Mrs. George Kimmerling
Drs. Marvin Kolotkin & Betty Miller
Ms. Carla Kozak
Rabbi Jay M. Krause
Ms. Randy Berkowitz Lavinghouse
Michael Loebs
Mr. Ephraim Margolin
Mr. Harry Meyer
Mrs. Trude Meyer
Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Miller
Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Newbrun
Dimitriy & Louella Neyman
In memory of Moshe and Deborah Neyman
In memory of Leonid and Sonya Ulitskiy
Robert Shepard & Bob Numerof
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Pheffer
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Rauchwerger
In honor of Hyman Berston’s 85th birthday
Mr. Christopher Reiger & Dr. Elizabeth Ceders
Mrs. Hilda Richards
Dr. Gerald Roberts
Ms. Marilyn Rosner
In honor of Debra Surkin Perloff
Irving & Rosemary Rothstein
In honor of Rabbi Glazer
Marvin Rous
Miriam Schleicher
In memory of Geda and Abraham Traig
Mr. Lee Schwager
In honor of Eva-Lynne Leibman’s
dedication to Chicken Soupers
Mr. Sol Silver
Peter Smith & Debbi Goodman-Smith
Dr. Janet Sollod
Ms. Judith Stein
Don Topkis
Dr. & Mrs. Eli Weil
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua Weinberg
Leah Wolf & Lisa Ratte
Ms. Bobbie Zemansky
In honor of the Dr. Ernest M. Weitz
Breakfast Club guest speakers
Gemilut Chasadim
Judy Leash
General Offerings
Mr.
Jim
& Mrs. Irving Abramowitz
In honor of aliyah
In memory of Anna Abramowitz
In memory of Philip Abramowitz
In memory of Erin Hyman
In memory of Jerome Kent
In memory of Charles Pivnick
In memory of Adele Rader
In memory of Sigmund Rader
In memory of Bernice Weiss
Abrams
In memory of Macy S. Abrams
Andrew Adler
V. Adler
In honor of Talya Glazer’s Torah reading
In memory of Greta Adler
In memory of Hermann Adler
In memory of Lotte Goldschmidt
In memory of George Meyer
In memory of Hermann Meyer
In memory of Fanny Meyer
Mrs. Bella Allen
In memory of Anna Boxer
David Arrick
In memory of Edith Katznelson Arrick
In honor of Rabbi Glazer and the shiva
service for Edith Katznelson Arrick
Aura Fire Safety
Gabriel Baum
In memory of Eva Baum
In memory of Avraham ben Menachem
Wendy Bear
In memory of Irwin Bear
Ms. Linda Begen-Peltz
In memory of Milton E. Begen
Elaine Benoit-Fox
In honor of Eva-Lynne and Owen Leibman
Mr. Russell Berman
In memory of Evelyn A. Berman
In memory of Elly Krause
In memory of Max Krause
Morris and Rebeca Bibliowicz
In memory of David Bibliowicz
In memory of Morris Bien
In memory of Ruth Fisch Bien
In memory of William Kahn
In memory of Shirlee Kahn
Mr. S. Birnbach
Ms. Pat Blackburn
Elyse Blatt
In memory of Gertrud Orsingher
Mr. & Mrs. David Blatteis
In memory of Dora Singer Blatteis
In memory of Solomon David Blatteis
Mr. Elton Blum
Dr. Andre & Dr. Janice Bolaffi
In memory of Ralth Newbrun
In honor of Lucille Zilber’s birthday
F R O M
S T R E N G T H
T O
S T R E N G T H
Alan and Helen Bonapart
In memory of Edith Katznelson Arrick
In honor or Lucille Zilber’s birthday
Fannie Broadsky
In memory of Baruch ben Girsh
v’Yochevet
In memory of Leon ben Ilya v’Fannie
Mr. Arnold Brooks
In memory of Blanche and
Joseph Burgheimer
In honor of Rabbi Jay M. Krause’s birthday
In memory of Esther Trigger
Genya Bykin
In memory of Leo Azarch
In memory of Bernie Reiner
Susan Cable
In memory of Ben Cooper
In memory of Rosaline Cooper
Michael & Maureen Cape
In honor of the hospitable attendees of
morning minyan
Mr. Donald Cherin
In memory of Edith Arrick
In memory of Dorothy Buche
In honor of Gloria Nachmanoff
Daniel & Daniel Chesir
Andy Coblentz & Shari Libicki
In memory of Gertrud Orsingher
Drs. Richard & Sandra Cohen
In memory of Rhoda G. Cohen
In memory of Jenny Teitelbaum
Angela Dalfen & Liz Noteware
In honor of Naomi Lempert
Lopez’s birthday
In memory of Isaac Derin
In memory of Rosa Derin
In memory of Ruth Derin
In memory of Arthur Jochnowitz
In memory of Manya Leibner
In memory of Simon Leibner
In memory of Richard Rafael
In memory of Luba Rainglass
In memory of Max Rainglass
Mr. & Mrs. Randall Dick
In memory of Jerome Dick
In memory of Zelda Dick
Maurice Edelstein
Dr. Elliot Eisenberg
In memory of Rose L. Eisenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Eisenberg
In memory of Warren Eisenberg
In memory of Irma Elkind
In memory of Ida G. Cohen
In memory of Daniel Feyer
In memory of Cliff Hannel
In memory of Bea Sheehan
Scott Flaschner
In honor of Todd Strauss
Marvin & Joan Fox
Mr. & Mrs. George Frankenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Franklin
In memory of Rosalie Friedman
In memory of Saul Morris
Mrs. Vivienne Freeman
In memory of Bernard Blackfield
In memory of Bessie Blackfield
Ursula Friedeberg
In memory of Eva Jacob
Zoya Furman
Carolyn Gannon
Mrs. Bernice Garcia
In memory of Aaron Posman
In memory of Jack Posman
Berka Gartman
James Gazaway
In honor of Owen Leibman’s birthday
In honor of Max Schleicher for
Torah tutoring
In honor of Sol Silver for attending
minyan during difficult times
In honor of Juliette Hirt and
Joel Streicker’s birthdays
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Sandy Goldstein and Cathy Rabin
In memory of Henry Rabin
Gregory Goodwin
Michael Gordon
In memory of Howard Gordon’s father
Mr. & Mrs. Vadim Gorodetskiy
In memory of Emilia Glusman
In memory of Samuil Gorodetskiy
In memory of Sigmund Roytburg
Mrs. Hanne Grafenberg
In memory of Carl Heinz Grafenberg
In memory of Rachel Rosenberg
Paul Greenberg & Marla Choslovsky
In honor of daily minyan
Glen Greilsheimer
In memory of Ilse Greilsheimer
In memory of Helen Yaffe
Mr. Mark Gunther & Dr. Anne Krantz
In memory of their loved ones
In memory of Henry Gutfreund
Ms. Laurel Heicher
In memory of Margie Heilbrunn
In memory of Sylvia Heilbrunn
Tracy Heins
Andrew & Stephany Heller
In memory of their loved one
In memory of Dr. Alfred Eckstein
In memory of Iren B. Eckstein
In memory of Edith Simon Coliver
In memory of Eunice Herman
In memory of Shepard Herman
In honor of Eva Newbrun’s birthday
In memory of Fritz Simon
In memory of Hedwig Simon
Ruth L. Hertz
Mr. Adam Hertz & Ms. Joan Gelfand
In memory of Jean Gelfand
In memory of Jerome Hertz
In memory of Gertrud Orisingher
In memory of Ellen Shireman’s brother
In honor of Juliette Hirt & Joel
Streicker’s birthdays
Rufina Hohloff
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B E T H
S H O L O M
Lorraine Honig
In memory of Nicolae Iakob
In honor of Eva-Lynn Leibman
In memory of Zygmund Salomon
Jonah Jacobson
Susan Jaeger
In memory of Beatrice Jaeger
In memory of William Konigsford
Mrs. Ruth Jaffe
In memory of Max Bronner
In memory of Philip Feldman
In memory of Burton Jaffe
In memory of Marlene Jaffe
In memory of Reuven Jaffe
In memory of Henny Simon
In memory of Walter Simon
Jimena Inc.
In honor of the Maimouna celebration
Mrs. Emma Kahn
In memory of Roger Heller
In memory of Katherine Kahn
In memory of Paul Kahn
In memory of Hyman Kahn
In memory of her loved one
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Kahn
In memory of Zel R. Kahn
In memory of Rebecca Schwartz
Jonathan & Tracy Kaplan
In honor of the minyan
Mrs. Carol A. Kare & Ms. Susan Kare
In memory of Oscar Abramson
Rabbi Glenn Karonsky
In memory of George Karonsky
In memory of Marie Isaacson Karonsky
In memory of Sammy Karonsky
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Katz
Frances Katz
Dr. & Mrs. George Kimmerling
Philip Kivitz & Susan Marx
In memory of Sally Perliss
Mr. & Mrs. Cary Klafter
David & Esther Kletter
In honor of Lucille Zilber’s birthday and
Lucille reading Torah on Shabbat Shekalim
Melvin Kohn
In honor of Samuel Lissak’s
Bar Mitzvah
In memory of Gerda Behr
In honor of Betty’s aliyah
In memory of Eva Kolotkin
In memory of Jack Kolotkin
In memory of Aaron Miller
In memory of Miriam Miller
Koret Foundation
In memory of Daniel Korsunsky
In memory of Ralph Pollock
In memory of Ruby Mohr Pollock
Ms. Carla Kozak
In memory of Gertrude Kozak
In memory of Sidney Kozak
Rabbi Jay M. Krause
In honor of an aliyah
In memory of Eileen Krause
In memory of Elly Krause
In memory of Max Krause
Dr. Marilyn Krug
In honor of Owen Leibman
Mr. David Kulka
In memory of Helen Kulka
In memory of Emanuel Medak
Mrs. Rosalyn Langsam (z”l)
In memory of Herbert Langsam
In memory of Herbert Berkowitz
In memory of Marilyn Berkowitz
Judy Leash
In memory of Ida Snider
Ella Leshchenko
In memory of Meyer Bromberg
Allen Levy
In memory of Joseph Levy
In memory of Sara Levy
In memory of Amy Thoreau
Mrs. Shirley Levy
In memory of Raymond Levy
In memory of David Wachsman
In memory of Zelda Wachsman
Sherril Jaffe Lew
In memory of Sam Jaffe
In memory of Rabbi Alan Lew
Mr. and Mrs. Ari Lewis
In honor of Jackie Shelton-Miller’s
exhibit: “Lost Stories, Found Images:
Portraits of Jews in Wartime Amsterdam”
Ms. Gayle Leyton
In memory of Leo and Nettie Bernstein
In memory of Morris J. Kippnes
In memory of Sylvia L. Kippnes
In memory of a loved one
Dr. Amos Lieberman
In memory of Elaine Lieberman
Drs. Jeremy Lieberman & Adriane Concus
In honor of Angel Alvarez-Mapp
In memory of Dorothy Buche
In memory of Alan Lipton
In memory of David Lipton
In memory of Sylvia Lipton
In memory of Alice Mashbein
In honor of Julia Yasser
Joel Litman
Leyka Litvak
In memory of Reysa Shoykhet
In memory of Bettya Sidler
Michael Loebs
Murray Lubisch
In memory of Mieral Lubisch bat Rev
Shlomo Kehos
Dave & Peggy Mangot
In honor of Lydia Mangot
Mrs. Anita Markham
In memory of David Markham
Gennadiy & Yelena Martynov
In memory of Yefim
(Froim) Novofastovskiy
Mr. & Mrs. Burt Meyer
In memory of Don Lederman
In honor of Larry Letofsky’s birthday
In memory of Dora Meyer
In memory of Molly Rutledge
In memory of Maurice Rutledge
Mr. Harry Meyer
In honor of Linda Bernstein
Mrs. June Meyer
In memory of Dr. Sylvine Jerome
F R O M
S T R E N G T H
T O
S T R E N G T H
Mrs. Trude Meyer
In honor of Linda Bernstein
In memory of Peter Bernstein
In memory of Hermann Meyer
In memory of Jenni Thompson
Jonathan Michael
Drs. Mickel & Zimmerman
Craig & Jacqueline Miller
In honor of Isak Khodak
In memory of Ilse Shelton
In memory of Yetta Kobrin
In memory of Grace Miller
In memory of Lee Miller
In honor of the misheberach list
Cheryl Morris
In honor of Rabbi Glazer’s installation
Lorie Nachlis & Abby Abinanti
Gerhard Neuhaus
In honor of an aliyah on his birthday
In memory of Dr. Maynard Fields
In memory of Flora & Max Neuhaus
In memory of Renee Neuhaus
In honor of Lucille Zilber’s
special birthday
Mrs. Betty Newman
In memory of Belle Marguleas
In memory of Joseph Marguleas
In memory of Laura Marguleas
In memory of Harry Nadler
In memory of Lillian Nadler
In memory of Murray Nadler
In memory of Harry Newman
In memory of Max Newman
Robert Shepard & Bob Numerof
In memory of Dr. Lawrence Shepard
Bruce & Ella Odessky
In memory of Sofia Odessky
In memory of Avrum Odessky
Miss Channa Orner
In memory of Beatrice Rauch
In memory of Nathan and Dora Rappaport
Emiliya Pekker
In memory of Julian Pekker
In memory of Sofia Perepelitsky
In memory of Fanya & Lev Shepsis
Polina Pekker
In memory of Abraam Pekker
In memory of Ita Zusis
In memory of Gersh Zusis
In memory of Rahil Zusis
Holly & Max Perr
Mikhail & Vera Petrakovsky
Joel A. Piser
In memory of Frances Mae Piser
Spencer Raff
Melissa Raphaely
In memory of Jonathan Raphaely
Gail Ravitz
In memory of Betty Ravitz
Pamela Reitman
In memory of Arthur Forman
In memory of Bernadine Forman
Mrs. Hilda Richards
In memory of Paul Richards
Daniel Ripps & Daria Pennington
Irwin Rome
Bat Mitzvah
Mr. Bruce Rosen
Ms. Marilyn Rosner
In memory of Frieda Rosner
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rubin
Yefim & Bella Rubin
In memory of Riva Boyko
In memory of Lev Rotiner
In memory of Benjamin Rubin
Don Rubinstein
Mrs. Sherry Sachar
Andrew & Reeva Safford
Brian Saliman
In honor of Jacqueline Shelton-Miller
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In memory of Rosetta Batten
In memory of Sarah Batten
In memory of Theodore Batten
In memory of Tillie Batten
In memory of Sam Froimovitz
In memory of Abraham Samson
In memory of Morris Steinberg
In memory of Rachel Steinberg
David & Renee Samson
In honor of the Kevah group
Robin Sanderson
Mr. Chen & Ms. Rebekah Sapirstein
Max Schleicher
David & Harriet Schultz
In honor of David’s aliyah
Mr. Lee Schwager
In honor of Eva-Lynne Leibman
Mr. Marc Seidenfeld
In memory of Rebecca Seidenfeld
Amy Seidman
Elise Siewart
In honor of Betsy Eckstein and
David Heller’s anniversary
Mr. Sol Silver
In memory of his parents and grandparents
Mr. Samuel Sirkin
In memory of Helen Sirkin
Staff of Skyline Pet Hospital
In memory of Joseph R. Goodman
Dr. & Mrs. David Soffa
In memory of Sylvia Kennedy
In memory of Sally Perliss
In memory of Philip and Jean Soffa
Leslie & Jerry Solomon
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Springwater
Ms. Judith Stein
In memory of Louis Stein
In memory of Toby Kellner Stein
Elizabeth Storz-Andrews and Bryan Andrews
In memory of Ned Streicker
Mrs. Gertrude Timpone
Ellen Tobe
Don Topkis
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S H O L O M
Tsilina & Yehuda Vishneveskaya
Mr. Jerome Vitenson
In memory of Solomon
Alexander Vitenson
In memory of Ruth Vitenson
Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Weinberg
In memory of Jerrie Wachholder
Zack & Jacob Weinberg
In honor of children’s programming
during Hanukkah and High Holy Days
Steve Weiner & Norm Dito
Ms. Carol Weinstein
In memory of Miklos Winkler
In memory of Piroska Winkler
Leah Wolf & Lisa Ratte
In honor of Beth Sholom’s
vibrant community
In memory of Kenneth Ratte
In memory of Chana Yungelson
In memory of Yehuda Yungelson
Len & Ruth Yaffe
Mr. & Mrs. Gennadiy Yankovskiy
Ms. Bobbie Zemansky
In memory of Ethyle W. Freeman
In memory of Maurice M. Freeman
In memory of Harry Friedman
In memory of Ida Friedman
In memory of Esther P. Abramson
In honor of Dr. Richard Cohen’s birthday
In honor of Newman Fisher
In memory of Ralph Shireman
Mr. Bernard Zimmerman & Mrs. Grace Suarz
In memory of Sam Zimmerman
Mrs. Sharon Zimmerman
In memory of Benjamin Zimmerman
In memory of Joseph Zimmerman
In memory of Russell Zimmerman
Victoria & Richard Zitrin
Linda Zoller
Hessed Fund
Mr.
& Mrs. Irving Abramowitz
In memory of Joshua Hollander
In honor of a speedy recovery for
Neah Fisher and Maureen Samson
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Benjamin
Mrs. Fern & Mr. Allan Eisenberg
Howard Haberman & Martha Lybarger
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hollander
Mrs. Ruth Jaffe
Mr. Jesse Kempf
Ms. Carla Kozak
Mr. & Mrs. Owen Leibman
Mrs. June Meyer
Mrs. Trude Meyer
Miss Channa Orner
Pamela Reitman
Mr. Sol Silver
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Stone
Michael & Debra Sweet
Mr. Michael Tarshish
Kiddush Fund
Anonymous
In honor of the Tisha B’Av service
In honor of her children and grandchildren
Morris & Rebeca Bibliowicz
In memory of Sarita Bibliowicz
Tila Bibliowicz
In memory of Sarita Bibliowicz
In honor of the Adult B’not
Mitzvah class
In honor of Sandra’s birthday
In honor of Richard & Sandra’s 55th
wedding anniversary
Marge & Berry Ginsberg
In honor of the naming of Ryan Ginsberg
Marilyn Heiss & Keith Merrylees
In honor of Marilyn’s birthday
Bar Mitzvah
Sidney Keith & Carolyn Glaser
In honor of Rivka Keith’s Bat Mitzvah
In honor of the 21st anniversary of the
B’not Mitzvah group from August 6, 1994
Mr. Harry Meyer
Mrs. Trude Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Nestor Ramos
In honor of Kiddush
In honor of Ellianah Ratner’s 5th birthday
In honor of David’s Rauchwerger
Bar Mitzvah
Dr. Mark Reiss & Mrs. Joan Reinhardt-Reiss
In honor of Joan’s 17th Bat Mitzvah
anniversary and Mark’s 69th Bar
Mitzvah anniversary
Rose Sattler
In honor of Lila Sattler’s Bat Mitzvah
F R O M
S T R E N G T H
T O
S T R E N G T H
Alison Scott & Alisa Weiner
In honor of Jordan Scott-Weiner’s
Bat Mitzvah
Laura Shenkar
Yuval Shenkar
Congregation Beth Sholom
In honor of the B’not Mitzvah of Nzinga
Kone-Miller, Mia Paschal, Rosemary
Rothstein, and Eva-Lynne Leibman, and
Talya Glazer’s Torah reading
In honor of Pauline Soffa’s birthday
Leslie & Jerry Solomon
In honor of the naming of Ryan Ginsberg
In honor of gratitude Shabbat
David Uminsky & Lindsay Gifford
In honor of Mayra Simone Uminsky’s
baby naming ceremony
Sidney & Nancy Unobskey
Ruth Waldfogel
In honor of Eli Streicker-Hirt’s Bar Mitzvah
Dennis Zavett
In honor of Lucille’s birthday
In honor of Pauline Soffa’s birthday
Kol Nidre
Mr. & Mrs. Irving Abramowitz
Jim Abrams
Mrs. Patricia Ackerman
Michael Aidane
Mr. Gary Angel & Mrs. Sharman Spector-Angel
Ms. Serena Bardell
Ms. Wendy Baschkopf
Wendy Bear
Dawne & Gregg Novicoff
Mr. Daniel Benjamin
Carol Berghen
Lisa Berkelhammer, L.Ac.
Mr. Russell Berman
Mrs. Marion Bernstein
Tila Bibliowicz
Ms. Pat Blackburn
Mr. & Mrs. David Blatteis
Stuart Blecher & Mitzi Dean
Myra Block
Dr. Meryl Botkin
Mr. & Mrs. Neal Bram
Ms. Lynn Carol Breger
Ella Budovskaya
Genya Bykin
Susan Cable
Mr. Benjamin Chinn & Ms. Wendy Cown
Dani Climan
Elin & Craig Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Cohen
Alan & Barbara Coleman
Angela Dalfen & Liz Noteware
Ms. Shirley Davidner
Steve Echtman
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Edelman
Mr. Steven & Ms. Amy Edelson
Maurice Edelstein
Dr. Richard Fiedotin
Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Fink
Norman Fischer
Dr. & Mrs. Steve Foreman
Bruce Frager & Tina DiRienzo
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Frank
Ms. Amy Frankel
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Franklin
Morton and Amy Friedkin
Mr. and Mrs. Friedland
Mr. & Mrs. James Frost
Leo Fuchs
Basya Gale
Mr. Brian Geller
Ms. Jerilyn Gelt
Mr. & Mrs. David Ginsberg
Jackie Glassman
David Goldenberg
David & Giovanna Goldfarb
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Mrs. Adele Goldman
Drs. Goldman & Weisberg
Dr. Deborah Gold and Mr. Michael Goldstein
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Goldstein
Richard Goldstein
Sandy Goldstein and Cathy Rabin
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Goode
Dr. Herbert & Mrs. Tanya Goodman
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Goodman
Natan & Karen Goore
Howard Gordon
Mr. & Mrs. Vadim Gorodetskiy
Mr. Michael Green & Ms. Ann Marie Sartori
Gay & Carl Grunfeld
Robin Hall
Mrs. Sharon Herman
Dr. Mel & Mrs. Jody Heyman
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hollander
Mr. Scott Horwitz &
Ms. Missy Sue Mastel Horwitz
Dr. Thomas Huot and Ms. Stacy Feld
Mr. Steve Jacob
Susan Jaeger
Mrs. Ruth Jaffe
Jason Jungreis & Robyn Lipsky
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Kalbrosky
Mrs. Carol Kare & Ms. Susan Kare
Malcolm Karman
Stephen Kellerman
Mr. Jesse Kempf
Mr. & Ms. Cary Klafter
Ms. Marilyn Kohn
Mr. Michael & Ms. Nzinga Kone-Miller
Oleg and Andrea Korsunky
Joshua Kosman and Nan Wiener
Ms. Carla Kozak
Beverly Langer
Judy Leash
Allen Levy
Ira Levy
Dr. & Mrs. Jay Levy
Sherril Jaffe Lew
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B E T H
S H O L O M
Yves & Catherine Lewi
Mr. and Mrs. Ari Lewis
Will Kessler & Carla Lieberman
Jonathan Lieberman
Dr. Laurence Lief
Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Lipsitz
Dr. Richard Freedman & Dr. Caren Ludmer
Mr. Chris Lum & Mrs. Amy Brownstein Lum
Mr. David Madfes
Mr. Ephraim Margolin
Dr. Bruce Medoff & Ms. Miriam Gordon
Mrs. Anne Meyer
Mr. & Mrs. Burt Meyer
Mr. Harry Meyer
Mark Meyer
Mrs. Trude Meyer
Mr. Jeffrey M. Mishkin
Lorie Nachlis & Abby Abinanti
Mitchell Nemeth & Susan Stanger
Gerhard Neuhaus
Mrs. Frances Oplatka
Mr. Ronald S. Oremland
Miss Channa Orner
Aviva Orner
Susan Percal
Holly & Max Perr
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Pheffer
Roger & Louisa Philipp
Ms. Lory Pilchik
Scott Porter & Laura Zander
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Poynter
Mr. Lawrence Gerstley & Ms. Jill Rabinowitz
Melissa Raphaely
Gail Ravitz
Dr. Garry Rayant & Dr. Kathy Fields-Rayant
Mr. & Mrs. T. Phillip Rayant
Dr. Daniel Raybin
Mr. Christopher Reiger & Dr. Elizabeth Cedars
Dr. Mark Reiss & Mrs. Joan Reinhardt-Reiss
Pamela Reitman
Mr. & Mrs. George Revutsky
Mrs. Hilda Richards
Edward Richkind & Joanna Callenbach
Dr. Gerald Roberts
Barbara and Saul Rockman
Mr. Bruce Rosen
Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Rosenblatt
Dane & Sophie Ross
Dr. Robert & Mrs. Susan Rushakoff
Mr. Steven Ruth
Victoria Rybka & Nathan Ladyzhensky
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald Schall
Miriam Schleicher
Mr. Dov & Ms. Joelle Schnaider
Mr. Lee Schwager
Ms. Alison Scott & Alisa Weiner
Mr. Jonathan Seagle
Dr. Edwin & Mrs. Geula Shapiro
David Silberman & Tina Eshaghpour
Mr. Sol Silver
Eric Silverman & Janie Kass
Steven Sloan & Rhona Edelbaum Sloan
Norman & Marcia Sohn
Dr. Janet Sollod
Dr. & Mrs. Mitchell Sollod
Ms. Susan Spiwak
Ms. Judith Stein
Mr. & Mrs. Lael Sturm
Michael & Debra Sweet
Mr. Peter Tardos
Steven and Deanna Taubman
Mr. & Mrs. Sam Teitelbaum
Mr. Joseph & Ms. Rachael Tobener
Don Topkis
Rabbi Batshir Torchio
Dr. & Mrs. Eli Weil
Mr. Harris Weinberg & Ms. Dana Corvin
Mr. Daniel D. Weinstein Mrs. Carol Weitz
Jeffrey & Rebecca Wexler
Roxas Williams
Ms. Regina Wurst
Mr. Andrew Zacks & Ms. Denise Leadbetter
Daniel Zilberman & Marina Gelman
Mr. Bernard Zimmerman and Mrs. Grace Suarez
Mr. Murray Zisholz
Victoria & Richard Zitrin
Mr. Sandy Zweifach & Nina Kjellson
Preschool School
Donation Fund
Mrs. Ruth Bernstein
In honor of Fern Eisenberg
Mrs. Fern & Mr. Allan Eisenberg
In honor of the Room Parents’ volunteer
efforts in the preschool
Bat Mitzvah
In support of Maureen Samson’s
speedy recovery
In honor of the launch of Joelle
Schnaider’s new business
In memory of Ralph Shireman
In honor of the birth of Jeremy & Leanne
Loveday-Smith’s daughter, Nora
In honor of Eli Streicker-Hirt’s Bar Mitzvah
In honor of the birth of Mike & Sarah
Waterfield’s daughter, Cassie
In honor of the birth of Ruth
Donig-White’s grandchild
Jonathan Glaubach
Jewish Community Federation
Dr. Richard Freedman & Dr. Caren Ludmer
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
Anonymous
Lisa Berkelhammer, L.Ac.
In honor of Peter Bernstein’s unveiling
Stuart Blecher & Mitzi Dean
In honor of Selichot service
Fern Feldman
In memory of George Feyer
Alan Gottlieb
In honor of an aliyah
Alana and Steven Green
In honor of their son’s bris
In honor of their anniversary
Mitchell & Karen Kuflik
Robin Blum, Jon Langsam, Heidi Gerber,
Pam Ferroggiaro and Family
In memory of Rosalyn Langsam
Donald Luber
In memory of Libby Silverstein
Mrs. Trude Meyer
In honor of Rabbi Glazer’s good health
Ray & Eileen Misrahi
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Osher
Steve & Sally Paridis
Tawny Ratner
Mark & Tobi Rubin
In memory of Zuskin ben Yaakov
Dan and Anna Rubinsky
Mr. Lee Schwager
Samuel Salkin
In honor of Rabbi Glazer’s installation
Mr. Sol Silver
Bar Mitzvah
Ms. Lavinia Weissman
Zimmerman Family
Library Fund
Mr. Bernard Zimmerman and Mrs. Grace Suarez
In honor of Sam, Roza, David, and
Bylah Zimmerman
D E S I G N /I L L U S T R AT I O N :
C H E N D E S I G N A S S O C I AT E S , S F
PHOTOGRAPHY:
JENNY PFEIFFER

President - Congregation Beth Sholom

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