Experience the Miracle of Israel
MAY 2015
by Rabbi Kenneth Carr
A
t our Passover seders, we celebrated the miracles that God did
for the Jewish people in liberating us from Egyptian slavery.
The burning bush, which captured Moses’ attention so he
could hear the call to return to demand our freedom from Pharaoh.
The plagues, which, although innocent Egyptians suffered as a result
of Pharaoh’s stubbornness, ultimately convinced Pharaoh to yield.
The splitting of the Sea of Reeds, which enabled the Israelites to leave
Egypt behind once and for all, and begin their journey toward the
Promised Land. And the miracles did not stop then; they continued
as the Israelites began to cross the desert. Bitter water made sweet
enough to drink. Manna appearing every day (except Shabbat),
providing as much food as each person would need. Military success
in the battle against Amalek. The revelation at Mount Sinai, as all
the people heard God’s voice giving the Ten Commandments. And
many more miracles besides, during the 40 years of wandering in the
wilderness, before the people actually entered the Promised Land.
This settlement was not to be permanent. Having been defeated
by the Assyrians, conquered by the Babylonians, permitted to
return and rebuild by the Persians, and occupied by the Syrians,
the Israelites were finally exiled by the Romans. But more miracles
lay in store. 1800 years later, Jews emerged from their Diaspora
and immigrated to the land. Although a noticeable Jewish presence
had remained continuously in the land, the first waves of aliyah at
the end of the nineteenth century swelled the Jewish population
considerably. They began to resettle in the land in towns such as
Petach Tikvah and Rishon L’Tzion, building up the land.
Which brings us to the miracles of modern Israel, starting with
her very existence. On November 29, 1947, the United Nations voted
to designate land in Palestine as a Jewish state: miraculous. On May
14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the state of Israel on that
land: miraculous. Immediately, and then again, and then again and
again and again, Israel’s neighbors tried to erase her from the map,
but she triumphed, grew, and strengthened herself: miraculous. And
Israel has done more than merely survive. Tel Aviv was founded
in 1909, as nothing but a sand dune, but over the next century
it would evolve into the bustling, pulsing, cutting-edge center of
contemporary Israel: miraculous. Israel is a pioneering center
of high-tech innovation and business:
miraculous. She continues to thrive as a
healthy, vibrant democracy, as witnessed
by the most recent election which saw a
voter turnout of 72%, including people
from all demographic groups, and leading
to the Arab party becoming the thirdlargest party in the Knesset: miraculous.
She shines brightly as a beacon of Jewish culture and inspiration,
with successful efforts to strengthen religious pluralism leading to
state funding for Reform rabbis (as for others) and to the historic
success of Women of the Wall in insisting that the Western Wall is
not an Orthodox synagogue but rather belongs to the entire Jewish
people: miraculous.
Even with all her miracles, Israel is not without flaws, but
then neither is the United States. The best way to learn about
and to experience the miracle of Israel is to go see for yourself.
So I am excited to announce that I am starting to plan our next
congregational trip to Israel for the near future! My trips usually
include a fabulous itinerary, from the Old City of Jerusalem to the
modern metropolis of Tel Aviv, from exploring Masada’s ruins to
floating in the Dead Sea, from riding jeeps in the Golan Heights to
joining an archaeological dig, including both well-known sites and
some places off the beaten track. This trip promises adventures,
memories, and friendships to last a lifetime!
I would like to plan this trip for the time when the maximum
number of people will be able to go. So before I carve any details in
stone, I want to invite your input into this trip. Hopefully, you have
already received an e-mail from me with a link to a survey asking
your opinion about what time of year would be best to go, whether
this trip be with children or without children, how long should we
stay, etc. If you are at all interested in going, please complete this
survey as soon as possible, so we can plan in earnest. If you would
like more information or if you have any questions at all, please
contact me ([email protected] or 610-828-9066). I look forward
to experiencing the miracle of Israel with you!
Clergy and Staff
Rabbi��Kenneth I. Carr
[email protected]
Cantor��Jordan S. Franzel
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Rabbi Emeritus��Seymour Prystowsky
[email protected]
Office Manager��Jodye Green 610-828-9066 x200
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant��Lynn Alexander 610-828-9066 x201
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Early Childhood
Education Director��Michelle Ruder 610-828-1086 x400
[email protected]
Administrative Assistant��Lisa Larney 610-828-1086 x401
[email protected]
Director of Education
and Lifelong Learning��Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg
610-828-4443 x301
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Administrative Support��Jenna Feinman
610-828-4443 x300
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Synagogue Office��610-828-9066
610-828-3731 Fax
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Religious School��610-828-4443
610-828-8689 Fax
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ECE Center��610-828-1086
Officers and Trustees
Executive Officers
President��Andrew Kasmen
First Vice President��Jeffrey Seidman
Second Vice President��Curtis Toll
Third Vice President��Terri Wolfheimer
Treasurer��Joshua Dunoff
Secretary��David Nasatir
May Worship Schedule
Friday, May 1
7:30 p.m.��Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, May 2
10:30 a.m.��Shabbat Service
Friday, May 8
7:30 p.m.��Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, May 9
10:30 a.m.��Shabbat Service
Bat Mitzvah of Rachel Sterling
Friday, May 15
6:30 p.m.��Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, May 16
10:30 a.m.��Shabbat Service
Bat Mitzvah of Nikki Lazarus
Friday, May 22
7:30 p.m.��Erev Shabbat Service with Confirmation
Saturday, May 23
10:30 a.m.��Shabbat Service
Bat Mitzvah of Sara Braun
Sunday, May 24
10:30 a.m.��Shavuot Service
Friday, May 29
6:30 p.m.��Erev Shabbat Service
Saturday, May 30
10:30 a.m.��Shabbat Service
Trustees
Simi Baer
Leslie Berman
Deb Brenner, COATz Co-Chair
Barb Hoffman, Membership Chair
Hillary Israeli, Religious School Chair
Larry Kahn
David Kessler
Helene Levinson, Spiritual Life Chair
Lowell Raeder, Immediate Past Co-President
Danny Schwartz
Jen Segal, ECEC Committee Chair
Lori Simon, Immediate Past Co-President
Missy Sterling, COATz Co-Chair
Larry Stern
Oracle Staff
Editor�� Jodye Green
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Assistant Editor�� Susan Ackland
[email protected]
Deadline First of the month before publication of issue.
We reserve the discretion to edit for space limitations.
Congregation Or Ami is affiliated with the Union for
Reform Judaism.
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Congregation Or Ami celebrated our Keeper of the Flame, Peter
Weidman, and honored our volunteers, on Friday, April 17, 2015.
Crossing The Line
By Lauren Dunoff
H
ere in America we are all free to have our own opinions
about Israel and the Middle East, particularly regarding
Palestinians. When those with strong opinions facilitate
negative actions towards Jews, individually or as a whole, that is antisemitism. It is an unfortunate truth that anti-semitic judgements and
exploits are occurring on college campuses here in the U.S. under the
pretense of pro-Palistinian support.
You likely have seen the reports of anti-semitic acts recently
on college campuses. Swastikas have defaced Jewish fraternities at
several schools. Jewish students have become marginalized by the
group SJP (Students for Justice in Palestine) and the BDS (Boycott,
Divestment, Sanctions) movement. We owe it to our kids to give
them the facts and understanding to face these potential situations
when they are in college. And we can also make them aware of all of
the support that is available to them from our community.
On May 14th there will be an event for parents and teens that
should not be missed. We invite you to bring your teens to the
community wide event; What you Need to Know about Antisemitism on Campus. It will be Thursday, May 14th from 7-9pm
at Congregation Or Ami in Lafayette Hill, PA. We will screen a
25 minute film about this topic, created by respected filmmakers,
Jerusalem U. Then there will be a panel discussion with students
and adults representing organizations that are there on campuses to
support our kids. The panel will include representatives from Hillel,
AEPi, StandWithUs.com and others.
Amazing things have been happening as we plan this event that
highlight what an incredible community we have as Jews. Note that
our 3 co-chairs are from 3 different synagogues in the area. We are
Lauren Dunoff at Congregation Or Ami in Lafayette Hill, Bruce
Risler at Beth Tikvah B’nai Jesherun in Springfield, and Jill Zipin
from Congregation Beth Or in Ambler. Individually, each of us felt
that it was not enough to read and post articles about this concerning
topic on social media. We felt the call to do more. We decided
to work together to bring this informative event to the greater
Philadelphia area community. To spread the word, we reached out
to several Jewish and secular organizations, who quickly agreed of
the importance of this topic and signed on as our partners. Many
synagogues signed on as partners as well. There is a wondrous feeling
of community solidarity for this event. We expect that feeling to be
tangible for everyone in attendance on May 14th.
The film we are screening is called “Crossing the line 2”. It debuted
in New York City at the end of February to a sold out, pre-registered
crowd of 800 people. It is necessary to register for this event as well.
Visit Or-Ami.org for the registration link. This event is free.
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Ima Day and Abba Day?
By Rabbi Shoshanah Tornberg, Director of Education and Lifelong Learning
M
ay is when our religious school program begins to wind
down for the year. It is a little gift to your busy family
schedule that we do not continue past Memorial Day. We
all start to move toward summer and its shift in pace.
And Confirmation and the holiday of Shavuot cap our season
with a celebration of what the Torah means to each of us—here,
today, now. We are supposed to experience Shavuot (this year
beginning on the evening of May 23) as if we are each standing at
the foot of Mt. Sinai, receiving the Torah anew for this year; for this
moment in each of our lives.
But, for those of us with school age kids, it can be tempting to see
the close of religious school (this year as early as May 3) as a door
closing on the “Jewishness” of the school year…at least within our
daily schedules.
But, being Jewish, living Jewish, doing Jewish—these all are about
so much more than which programs we attend or how our Shabbat
celebration compares with that of our neighbor. Being Jewish comes
with us wherever we go; whatever we spend our time doing.
And Then, There is Mother’s Day; And Father’s Day
In this season of lightening and warming days, along with other
Americans, we stop to recognize the importance of our parents.
So important has Mother’s Day become for us that many schools
(like ours) do not hold religious school on the second Sunday in
May. Other schools plan programs for the day that allow families
to engage in mitzvot together as part of quality family time. And,
of course, Father’s Day is in the offing,
too. . . . A suggestion of more summer
celebrations to come.
But, as we pause from the formal
Jewish learning of our Sunday mornings
and Tuesdays, I invite you to try on a
Jewish lens from now throughout the
summer season: The lens of a Jewish life.
This season is an especially auspicious time—as we celebrate
parenthood—to remind ourselves how the deepest and most
meaningful of our endeavors . . . including parenting the next
generation . . . these things MAKE UP OUR SPIRITUAL LIVES.
As Jews, the daily battles over friendship drama or tooth brushing
are among the ways we ARE Jewish, LIVE Jewish, and DO Jewish.
Parenting is one of the ways we act out the holiness to which we are
called. When we parent or when we teach, we partner with God in
making the world more whole.
Being a good father or a good mother or a good teacher or a good
grandparent are all ways we live lives of Torah. And though these
roles are so often fraught with the mundane, we make miracles as
we bring a new generation to the light of Torah, meaning and Jewish
tradition.
So, as we celebrate in these next weeks, I pray that each of us may
experience these roles as the sacred daily opportunities for Jewish
living that they are.
Chag Horim Sameach – Happy Parental Holidays!
Dear Fellow Congregants,
Our agreement with Rabbi Carr requires that by June 30, 2015, each party must
notify the other if we want to continue our relationship. Or Ami’s Bylaws (Section
9.5) require that we hold a congregational meeting in advance of the Board of
Trustees’ vote on this issue. The purpose of the meeting is for the members of the
congregation to provide input to the Board to ensure that the Board has sufficient
knowledge to make an informed decision on this very important matter.
We will be holding this meeting on
May 17, 2015, from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. in the Social Hall.
The Board looks forward to hearing from you on this important matter.
B’Shalom,
Andy Kasmen, President
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On Friday, May 22, twelve young members of Congregation Or Ami will celebrate
their Confirmation. During the Confirmation ceremony, they will affirm their
acceptance of Torah and their commitment to the Jewish people.
Please join us at 7:30 p.m. for this special ceremony.
Meredith Bernstein
Jacob Israeli
Sara Tenaglio
Joshua Brownstein
Matthew Konin
Zoe Topaz
Amanda Colton
Juliette Rice
Coby Waks
Raquel Dunoff
Philip Smith
Benjamin Wightman
New Horizons
Or Ami’s New Horizon group will meet on Wednesday, May 13 at 7:00 PM.
Our program with Diane Steinbrink begins a 7:30. She will present a program on the plays and movies of Neil Simon, including
some acting parts.
Refreshments will follow. Come join us for an evening of entertainment and friendship.
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Wedding, engagement, new baby, anniversary, or other unique event in your immediate family? Let’s spread the good news.
Please email your announcements to [email protected] or call the synagogue office at 610-828-9066.
Donations
Bridge the Gap
To Perry and Jamie Weiner
In memory of Charlotte Weiner��The Book Club
To Tom and Elaine Gutman
Our condolences to your family. Our thoughts
and prayers are with you all��The Wolfe family
To Mr. and Mrs. Norman Gutman
In memory of Amy Gutman Ingber��Daniel and Lesley Gold
To Peter Weidman
Congratulations! Mazel Tov and thanks
for all you have done for Or Ami!��Susan and Hal Michels
Craig and Lori Israelite
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To Peter Weidman
Honoring the 2015
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Fine Arts Fund
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Sorry to hear of the passing of
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Berman
Jeff Kedson Youth Fund
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Mazel Tov on Samantha’s Bat Mitzvah��Cindy and Rob Grodanz
To Ellie Birkson
Mazel Tov on your Bat Mitzvah��Cindy and Robby Grodanz
Michael Salkoff Endowment Fund
To Lewis and Susan Marks
Mazel Tov on the engagement
of your son, Dr. Joshua Marks,
to Diane Saltzman ��Reba and Bob Salkoff
Rabbi Carr’s Discretionary Fund
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In loving memory of your father��Madeline Rice and family
Cantor Franzel’s Discretionary Fund
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In memory of your beloved mother
and grandmother, Norma Rolnick��Jamie and Perry Weiner
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Torah Card Fund
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In memory of Charlotte Weiner��Bill and Lisa Koelewyn
To Mrs. Elaine Bressler
In memory of your sister Phyllis��Debby and Irv Askow
To Trudi and Joel Azeff
Mazel Tov on your grandchild’s
wedding!��Maris and Rick Delano
To the Weiner family
In memory of Charlotte Weiner��The Leopold family
To the Stern family
In honor of Jesse’s Bar Mitzvah��The Leopold family
To the Erlbaum family
In honor of Hannah’s Bat Mitzvah��The Leopold family
To Peter Weidman
In honor of receiving the “Keeper
of the Flame” award��Susan and Larry Paul
Maris and Rick Delano
Paula and Dan Leder
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In memory of Wendy’s father, Myron��Maryann and David Giordano
To the Gutman family
In memory of Amy Ingber��Dara and Daniel Jeck
Rachel and Ron Leopold
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In honor of Noah’s Bar Mitzvah��The Butler family
Rachel and Ron Leopold
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In honor of Brett and Amanda’s
B’nai Mitzvah��The Butler family
To Es Nash and family
In memory of Norma Rolnick��Stephen and Barbara Berr
Debbi and Peter Weidman
Helene and Ron Rosen
Susan and Larry Paul
Joel and Carole Lukoff
To the Ingber family
In memory of Amy Ingber��Rachel and Ron Leopold
To Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lissaur
In honor of Jesse’s Bar Mitzvah��Debby and Irv Askow
To Anita Katz
In honor of a special birthday��Shirley and Joel Gottlieb
To Cindy Grodanz
Wishing you a speedy recovery!��Rachel and Ron Leopold
To Dene Bloom
Mazel Tov on the engagement
of Jennifer and Josh��Maris and Rick Delano
To Ron Leopold and family
In memory of Paul Leopold��Susan and Larry Paul and family
Debby and Irv Askow
Mimi Prushan
Maris and Rick Delano
Paula and Dan Leder
Joel and Carole Lukoff
To Rachel and Ron Leopold
Mazel Tov on the engagement
of Jennifer and Josh��The Rosen family
Maris and Rick Delano
Joel and Carole Lukoff
Tzedakah Fund
To Bunny Grunes
In honor of your Special Birthday!��Bobbi and Dick Weiss
Iris Garden Fund
To the Weiner family
In loving memory of your mother��Jann and Lee Blatstein
To Rick, Ashley and Jake Ingber
In loving memory of a very fine woman Jann and Lee Blatstein
Yahrzeit Fund
In memory of Cayman Naib��Jeffrey and Sara Erlbaum
In memory of Paul Leopold��Josh and Lauren Dunoff
In memory of Sylvia Sinowitz��Stan Sinowitz
In memory of Lawrence Hollander��Amy Veloric
In memory of Marlene Shrebnick��Stephen and Barbara Berr
In memory of Barnett Berr��Stephen Berr
In memory of Winnie Rothenberg��Paula and Daniel Leder
In memory of Florence Dorf��Marc and Esther Kaplin
In memory of Kenneth Topaz��Marc Topaz
In memory of Philip Rabinowitz��Marvin and Lorie Balistocky
In memory of Jane Gorman��Mila and Daniel Gorman
In memory of Emilie Katz��Mila Gorman
In memory of Elizabeth Kasdin��Leroy and Ruth Loewenstern
In memory of Nathan Rafael��Paul Rafael
In memory of Victor Dunoff��Joshua Dunoff
In memory of Aunt Sondra Slomine ��Lori and Craig Israelite
In memory of Rita Lebed��Joel Lebed
In memory of Albert Lowenstein��Ilse and Solomon Kirschen
In memory of Nancy Roomberg��Alan Roomberg
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In memory of Faye Tanack��Robert and Terri Weiss
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In memory of Marc Dubow��Bryn and Jeffrey Michaels
In memory of Mary Madden��Jay and Jacqueline Hoffman
In memory of Harold Blatstein��Lee and Jann Blatstein
In memory of Shirley Russ��Joel and Carolyn Fromer
In memory of Beverly Eisenstadter��Judith Steier
In memory of Elan Prystowsky��Sim and Cochava Prystowsky
In memory of Sampson Grunes��Irving Grunes
In memory of Blanche Thomas��Robert Weiss
In memory of Clare Ronay��Lowell and Jane Raeder
In memory of Samuel De Vorzon��Judith Steier
In memory of Peter Bodenheimer��Ted and Joan Borowsky
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In memory of Jack Kantrow��Lori Israelite
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In memory of Vera Lee��Raymond and Jeanette Bawer
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May 16: B’har/B’chukotai, Leviticus 25:1 – 27:34
May 2: Acharei Mot/K’doshim, Leviticus 16:1 – 20:27
God commands Moses to instruct Aaron about the ritual for Yom
Kippur. Aaron needs to sacrifice a sin-offering to make atonement
for himself and for his family before making atonement for the rest
of the people. He sacrifices one goat as the people’s sin offering, and
then sends a different goat out into the wilderness, symbolically
carrying off all of the people’s sins. Yom Kippur is established as a day
of atonement and self-denial. Sacrificial practices are centralized at
the Tabernacle. The Israelites must pour out the blood of any animal
they kill for food; the blood is not to be eaten. God details which
sexual relationships are forbidden. God tells Moses to tell the people
to be holy because God is holy, and then provides several illustrations
of ritual and ethical behavior that lead to holiness, from not making
idols to leaving the corners of the fields for the poor to loving one’s
neighbor as oneself. More sexual prohibitions follow.
May 9: Emor, Leviticus 21:1 – 24:23
God gives Moses commandments for the priests. They need to
be careful about approaching dead bodies, about getting haircuts,
and about whom they marry. They need to be physically complete
and ritually pure. Only animals that are healthy and whole may
be offered as sacrifices. God then details the calendar of festivals:
Shabbat, Passover, the omer, Shavuot, Rosh Ha-shanah, Yom Kippur,
and Sukkot. God describes the oil and the bread to be used in the
Tabernacle. Finally, a man blasphemes God’s name, and is sentenced
to death by stoning.
God tells Moses that, when the Israelites enter the Promised Land,
the Land too needs to observe a Shabbat. Every seven years, the
land must be allowed to rest. Whatever the fields grow on their own
may be eaten, but the land may not be worked in the seventh year.
After seven times seven years, the fiftieth year shall be called the
Jubilee. Land that has been sold shall revert to its original owner,
and Israelites indentured to other Israelites shall be freed; they may
not be ruthlessly enslaved. Israelites may not charge interest on
loans to other Israelites. God promises that if the Israelites follow
the commandments, they will be richly blessed, but if they violate
the commandments, there will be devastating consequences. The
book of Va-yikra (Leviticus) concludes with laws about vows, items
consecrated to God, and tithing.
May 23: B’midbar, Numbers 1:1 – 4:20
The book of B’midbar (Numbers) begins with God instructing Moses
to take a census of all of the Israelite males over the age of 20. From
all of the tribes except the Levites, there are 603,550 adult men. The
Levites are separated out for their special tasks of carrying and caring
for the Tabernacle. The layout of the Israelite camp is described, noting
where each tribe camps relative to the Tabernacle. God calls the
Levites to attend upon Aaron and the priests, taking the place of the
first-born Israelite males whom God had previously called to service.
The Levites are counted; there are 22,000 over the age of one month.
There are 22,273 first-born Israelite males over the age of one month;
the excess 273 pay 5 shekels each to redeem themselves from service.
God then has Moses specifically count those Levites between the ages
of 30 and 50; they are assigned specific tasks regarding the Tabernacle.
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Rachel Sterling
Sara Braun
Daughter of Melissa and
Scott Sterling
May 9, 2015
For my mitzvah project, I chose to
work with Simon’s Fund. About three
years ago, I decided that I wanted
a jewelry company to partner with
me and sell a heart necklace to raise
money for Simon’s Fund. I was lucky
enough to find Jenifer Thomas at
Stella and Dot, she chose a sterling
heart necklace and had three different sales. All of the proceeds were
donated to Simon’s Fund! I am still searching for the jewelry company
that will make a necklace especially for Simon’s Fund and donate the
proceeds to check hearts and save lives.
Nikki Lazarus
Daughter of Susan and Fredric Lazarus
May 16, 2015
Daughter of Irene and
Jason Braun
May 23, 2015
For my Mitzvah project, I chose Locks
of Love, which is an organization that
utilizes donated hair and resources
to provide custom fit hairpieces to
financially disadvantaged children.
I want have the opportunity to help
children who lost their hair from
various diseases, serious burns, and
radiation treatments. In November 2013, I had 12 inches of my hair
cut off and donated to Locks of Love in order to provide natural
material to produce a custom fit hairpiece. In addition to my hair
donation, I reached out to the Legacy Foundation, which is a nonprofit organization that provides support for children and adults who
through no fault of their own are socially, mentally, or physically
deprived. I met with the Board of Directors of the Foundation
and gave a PowerPoint presentation in seek of a match of my own
personal donation of Bat Mitzvah gifts that I hope to receive. The
Foundation’s Board agreed to match a portion of my own donation,
and also agreed to provide an additional grant. The total grant
combined between my personal donation and the contribution from
the Legacy Foundation will cover the cost of providing a medical
hairpiece for two children in need.
Red Cross Blood Drive
At Congregation Or Ami • Tuesday, May 5, 2015 • 1:30 to 6:30 PM
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