1. religion and spirituality
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may 2013 | vol. xxvii no. 9
Our Manual in the Making
Services
Friday Evenings
May 3
Kabbalat Shabbat
May 10
Kabbalat Shabbat
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
May 17
3rd Friday Kabbalat Svc. 6:00 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat
7:30 pm
May 24
B’haalot’cha
Kabbalat Shabbat
7:30 pm
Bar mitzvah of Cole Johnson
May 31
Kabbalat Shabbat
7:30 pm
Saturdays
May 4
B’har/B’chukotai
10:00 am
Bar mitzvah of Max Maier
May 11
B’midbar
10:00 am
Bat mitzvah of Chena Molina
Naso
5:00 pm
Bat mitzvah of Jessica Kagan
May 18
Naso
10:00 am
Bat mitzvah of Rachael Stone
May 25
B’haalot’cha 10:00 am
Monday
May 27
S’h’lach L’cha
11:00 am
Bat mitzvah of Dara Heard
central reform congregation
5020 waterman blvd.
st. louis, mo 63108
p: (314) 361-3919
f: (314) 361-2842
[email protected]
www.centralreform.org
A few weeks ago, I saw my neighbor attempting to unload a very large box from the back
of his car. I went over to help. He said it was
a new television and together we brought it
into his house. We were talking as he unpacked his way through the styrofoam, tape,
and other materials until he came to the actual television and the instruction manual
that was 74 pages long. Would you believe
that my neighbor was more animated about
the length of the instruction manual than
the size of the television screen? “It’s just a
television,” he said. “I don’t want to do all
this (pointing to the manual). I just want it
to work well.”
Actually, most things we buy, from appliances to phones, smart or not so smart, to cars,
come with a manual that includes operating
instructions, a warranty, a schedule of maintenance, and some kind of way to, “troubleshoot.” On the other hand, perhaps our most
precious things, our intimate relationships,
don’t come with any kind of manual, certainly don’t have a warranty or any schedule
of maintenance, and have no information
about how to troubleshoot. And yet, in the
words of my neighbor, we just, “want it to
work well.”
So where do we go for instructions or guidance about how to flourish with our spouses,
partners, siblings, friends, or colleagues?
How do we care for and maintain our relationships, and deal with troublesome moments? It probably would not surprise you
that Judaism has much to say about all of
these aspects of our relationships, and while
there is no manual, per se, there is an abundance of practical wisdom from our tradition.
With much anticipation, I invite you to attend the May CRC University Series,
“Strengthening Our Partnerships – A Jewish
View of Intimate Relationships.” Through
texts, music, chant, dialogue, and practices
from contemporary psychology, we will explore what Judaism says about relationships
– how we form them, nourish them, and celebrate them. We will learn ways to appreciate, to navigate, and to work through differences, and how to unlock the wisdom that
every couple possesses.
The class is designed for adult couples (married, sacred partners, siblings, colleagues,
friends, and not for parent/child couples
since this involves different dynamics).
Couples are strongly encouraged to attend
the class together, however, in the event that
your partner is unavailable for part of the
class, one partner may attend without the
other.
We will meet Tuesdays, May 7, 14, 21, 28, 7:00
– 8:30 pm at CRC.
The second class, May 14 is our CRC Shavuot
service. We will explore lovingkindness, loyalty, and other wisdom from the Book of
Ruth, which is traditionally read on Shavuot.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact
me at CRC (314) 361-1564 ext. 355. I look forward to our journey together. May our voices
add to the emerging Torah of couples – our
manual in the making.
Kol Tuv (All the Best)
Rabbi Ed
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crc news
Mazel Tov to ...
Welcome New Members...
qq Samantha Zeid on her bat mitzvah
qq Aaron and Kiyomi Hames
and Elias
qq William Coen on his bar mitzvah
qq Hannah Cohen on her bat mitzvah
qq Ellie Selig on her bat mitzvah
qq Max Ptasiewicz on his bar mitzvah
qq Josh Goldman on being named a
Jewish Light Unsung Hero
qq Sheila Greenbaum on being
designated a 2013 Woman of
Achievement
Sincere Condolences to...
qq Lee, Kenny, and Mary Shapiro on
the death of their husband, father,
and father in law, Harvey Shapiro
qq Leo, Julie, Sammy and Allie Rosen
on the death of their father, father i
in law, and grandfather, Mickey
Rosen
qq Zena Haffner on the death of her son, William E. Haffner
Join us as we celebrate our
Confirmation Class of 5773/2013
Confirmation Service and Kabbalat
Shabbat
Friday, May 10 at 7:30 pm
CRC Shavuot Service
Festive Oneg to follow service.
Tuesday, May 14, 7:00 pm
We congratulate 5773 Confirmands:
Shavuot is our holiday to celebrate both
the time that we recieve Torah and the
importance of our intimate relationships. Join us for this unique and special
service.
Call for High Holiday Reading
Submissions!
While it seems far away, the high holidays will be here before you know it.
We request that CRC members write
and submit original pieces to be considered for a reading at high holiday services at the Chase Park Plaza. A committee will review all submissions,
select and let you know if yours has
been chosen.
If you are feeling inspired, please write
and submit your writing/reading to
Jennifer Fishering, jenf@centralreform.
org. The deadline is not until July 31,
2013, but we want you to have time to
prepare.
CRC 3rd Fridays
May date: Friday, May 17, 6:00 pm
Jake Brown
Join us! Our 3rd Friday services continue! Come every third Friday of the
month for an early and brief Shabbat
service. This is a service for our entire
CRC family--young, old and everyone
in between!Want to spend Fridays with
CRC, but 7:30 pm doesn’t work? This
service will conclude by 7:00 pm and
our weekly 7:30 pm service will follow.
Isaac Fish
Jessica Greenstein
April Myers
Carly Osherow
Becca Polinsky
Sydney Pultman
Kate Rubin
Ellie Scherck
Ben Tamsky
Cal Weisman
Justin Weisman
qq Susan Schlichter on the death of
her mother, Rose Mintz Dickens
qq Alyson and Morgan Zuhler on the
death of their father, Melvin Zuhler
Please do not donate books to our
Sifriat Shalom, the CRC Library, without checking with our librarian, Miriam
Raskin at [email protected]
as to whether those volumes are part of
our library plans. We have no room to
store unplanned for donations. Thank
you!
Jake Bensky
qq Michael Manes on the death of his
brother in law, Raymond R.
Bredenkamp
qq The Soifer Family on the death of
their niece and cousin, Rebecca
Edgin
Request from our Librarian
Hadley Alter
Isabelle Appleton
10th Anniversary Celebration - Hosted by Cynthia Nixon
Wednesday, May 22, 6:45 pm
New York City Fire Museum, 278 Spring Street, New York City
Honoring
Rabbi Everett Gendler, T’ruah Human Rights Hero Award
Rabbi Susan Talve, T’ruah Human Rights Hero Award
Thomas B. Wilner, Raphael Lemkin Human Rights Award
For more information, go to www.truah.org
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crc news
Can You Help With Mitzvah Projects?
Isabel Alter: Here in St. Louis solving
the hunger problem remains a constant struggle. Her mitzvah project is
focused on raising food and funds for
the Harvey Kornblum Food Pantry. You
can help Isabel by bringing in healthy
packaged foods to CRC on the morning
of her bat mitzvah (Saturday, June 1).
Besides matching all food donations
she will donate proceeds from gifts she
receives and give it directly to the food
pantry. Together we can make a difference.
Max Maier: Max is collecting and sorting books to give away to various
groups, particularly new or gently used
beginning reading books for Ready
Readers. If you have books to donate
please bring them to CRC and leave
them in the clear plastic bins marked
‘Ready Readers’. This drive will go on
for several months and he will be sorting books weekly.
CRC Publications
Would you prefer to read the
MEMO online (and in color) rather
than receive a mailed copy? We
publish a new MEMO to our website (www.centralreform.org) as
soon as our “presses” roll. If you
would like to opt out of receiving a
mailed newsletter, please inform
Joy at [email protected] or
361-1564 ext. 109.
Do you have an article or event you
want included in our publications?
All submissions are subject to editing and approval of senior staff.
Deadlines are:
Memo/newsletter: 20th of each month
e-announcements: Wednesday noon
Shabbat bulletin: Thursday 5:00 pm
Holidays may affect the dates, contact Connie to confirm if you are
unsure: 361-1534 ext. 100 or connie@
centralreform.org.
Have you moved?
Please contact joy to update your information in our database. 361-1564 ext.
109 or [email protected]
Triple Chai Plus One (55 and over)
Brunch and Program
Sunday, May 5, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Jewish Orthodoxy: Do they really
have a hole in the sheet? Understanding Orthodoxy on a deeper level.
Finding out about the varied shades of
Orthodox Jewish life, what makes it
Judaism’s fastest growing movement
today, its myths and its realities. Rabbi
Hyim Shafner of Bais Abraham will talk
about Orthodox life from the inside
and answer your questions. This Program concerning Orthodox Judaism
will be followed on June 2 with Fawn
Chapel discussing The New Normal:
The Role of Women in Modern Orthodoxy.
Please R.S.V.P. as soon as possible, but
no later than Wednesday, May 1, so
that we can know how many will be attending. R.S.V.P. to Claire Hyman
[email protected]; or Anita
Wilson [email protected].; or call
Anita Wilson @314-878-3502 Those attending are asked to bring an entree,
side dish or dessert: A-H dessert; I-P
entree; R-Z salad.
Sincerely, The Triple Chai Plus One
Program Committee: Ron Fagerstrom,
Barb Goldman; Bob Hollander, Claire
Hyman, Leslie Caplan, and Anita Wilson
Do you have a new family member?
Women’s Retreat at Toddhall
Save the Date: August 3-4
We know it’s very early, but with everyone’s schedule…Stay tuned...
Please contact joy to update your information in our database. 361-1564 ext.
109 or [email protected]
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crc & community news
Join us for St. Louis Pride Fest –
Volunteers and Parade Marchers
Needed!
year’s theme is “Celebrate the Past to
Awaken the Future”.
Volunteers Needed!
Here’s How You Can Help:
Central Reform Congregation will be
joining with other St. Louis Jewish organizations and congregations to participate in St. Louis Pride Fest this year.
June is Pride Month for the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)
community. During the last weekend in
June, the community comes together
for Pride Fest, a festival being held
downtown at Soldier’s Memorial this
year, with a parade on Sunday. This
1. Walk in the Parade. Join us in the
St. Louis Pride Parade on Sunday,
June 30. We’ll walk together under a
giant rainbow huppah to demonstrate that our tents and communities are open wide to all who wish to
join us. To sign up, contact Michelle
Shanker at shanker.michelle@gmail
.com or Rick Isserman at [email protected].
2. Staff the Jewish Communities
Booth at Pride Fest! We need people to staff the booth on Saturday
and Sunday. We’ll have information
about Jewish organizations, including CRC, where members of the
LGBT community can find a welcoming environment. We will have
supplies to make bracelets that celebrate the diversity of our community. We need volunteers for two-hour
shifts between 11:00 a.m. and 8:00
p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
If you can volunteer, please contact
Michelle Shanker at shanker.michelle@
gmail.com or Rick Isserman at [email protected].
This year’s Pride Fest will be bigger and
better than ever! Join us to show the St.
Louis community that CRC is PROUD of
our commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Community Night of Shavuot
Rally and March with St. Louis Fast
Food Workers
Thursday, May 9, 4:15pm
Delmar Blvd and Kingsland Ave (in the
Loop), U City
Hundreds of Chicago’s fast food and retail workers walked off the job to demand a livable wage of $15 an hour.
They’ve had enough of struggling to
survive while their employers make
huge profits. They’ve had enough of
trying to support their families making
minimum wage, or barely more.
These courageous workers are risking
their jobs and their livelihoods to demand the respect and dignity – and fair
wage – that all workers deserve. And
the truth is, fast food workers right here
in St. Louis deserve the same.
That’s why we hope you’ll join Missouri
Jobs with Justice for a special rally and
march on Thursday, May 9.
Fast food workers, most of whom are
adults with a family to support, simply
can’t survive on $7.35 an hour. They
don’t make enough to cover basic needs
– like food, health care, rent, and transportation. What’s worse, many workers
are kept from working full-time so that
their employers don’t have to cover
their health care. It’s a shame that we
let this happen here in St. Louis. And it
has to stop.
Sign up information will be in the May
2 e-announcements.
May 14, 10:00 pm
Bais Abraham Congregation
690 Delmar Blvd., U City
Torah Study - great teachers, ice cream,
coffee, and cheesecake.
Sponsored by Bais Abraham Congregation, Central Reform Congregation,
Neve Shalom, Shaare Zedek Synagogue,
and Shir Hadash Reconstructionist
Community.
lifelong learning & more
Contact Maggie Duwe, Interfaith/
Outreach Coordinator at 361-1564 ext.
112 or [email protected] for
more information on the following programs:
Friday Torah Study
Fridays, 2:00 - 3:15ish pm
The emphasis is on reading the Torah, primarily
in English, with Hebrew
explanations. Our discussions don’t strictly follow
the portion. We always find enough in
every portion to last us several weeks.
Basic Judaism
Saturday, May 18, noonish
May University Series with Rabbi Ed
Harris
A Chance to Update your Children's
Files!
Strengthening Our Partnerships: A Jewish
View of Intimate Relationships
The last days of religious school are
Saturday, May 4 and Wednesday, May
8. What a year it has been! We are now
the second largest Jewish school in St.
Louis. Three hundred and thirteen kids
are enrolled.
This class is for adult couples (married,
partnered, sibling, colleague, friend).
Come explore how we celebrate our intimate relationships, appreciate our
differences, and unlock the wisdom in
every couple. Couples are strongly encouraged to attend together.
Week 1: Tuesday, May 7, 7:00 pm
Prisms and Patterns -- Our Beginnings
and Our Strengths
Week 2: Tuesday, May 14, 7:00 pm
Lovingkindness, and Loyalty -- CRC
Shavuot Service and the Book of Ruth
What is the Mezuzah, the Tallit and
Kepah, the Menorah, the Magen
David? Let’s learn together about all
these and more.
Week 3: Tuesday, May 21, 7:00 pm
Distinction and Differences -- The
Other in Yourself
Save the Date—June 22
Week 4: Tuesday, May 28, 7:00 pm
Articulating Couples’ Wisdom -Finding the God Voice
Discover the Meaning of Our Service
Please join Rabbis Randy and Ed, and
Maggie Duwe to learn more about our
Shabbat Service. We will explore the
T’filah and some of our more typical
songs. Come and enjoy time with our
beautiful liturgy through prayer and
good teachings.
New Class: Beginning Hebrew
Fridays beginning May 31, 12:30-1:30
Please join us for the newest Beginning
Hebrew class. We will learn the alphabet and how to read some beginning
words. You will be amazed at how much
you will understand! And you can come
to Torah Study right after if you want!
Please RSVP to maggie@centralreform.
org.
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Upcoming Tot Shabbats
Thank you to all families
that joined us at our 2012
Tot Shabbats. We love welcoming Shabbat with our
CRC members and their
young families.
Mark your calendars for more Tot
Shabbat fun in 2013:
Friday, June 28, 2013, 6:00 pm
Friday, July 26, 2013, 6:00 pm
Friday, August 23, 2013, 6:00 pm
Friday, November 22, 2013, 6:00 pm
(a special pre-Chanukah Tot Shabbat)
If you have any suggestions or special
requests for Tot Shabbats in 2013, please
contact Jennifer Fishering, Assistant to
the Rabbis, 361-1564, ext. 101 or jenf@
Pre-Kg through 2nd
3rd through 6th
Teen programs
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Our faculty, which includes all of our
rabbis, is adult, diverse, committed,
and creative. We do not use canned
curriculum. Instead, within a framework, teachers create classes that have
meaning for them and their students.
And in Hebrew, the ratio of student to
teacher is less than 5 to 1.
What is most important, school feels
"good". Come visit any time. You will
see happy kids and teachers working
together in a community.
As the year ends, we want to take time
to thank you for entrusting your children to us. They are our treasures.
We are already preparing for next year
and you can help. Every applicable
household will receive a registration
form for each child. This form is preprinted with the information we have
in our CRC databases. Please check to
see that the data is complete and correct. If there are changes, make them
on the form and send them in. We ask
you to do this even if your child is not
going to enroll for a class. Any changes
you make will be shared with the entire
office. Please take this opportunity to
update your information.
Thank you and see you in the Fall!
tikkun olam
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Health Care Forum: Insurance
Company Accountability
Wednesday, May 15, 7:00 pm at CRC
Join Missouri Foundation for Health
and CRC for one of a series of forums
which Wendell Potter, along with two
of his colleagues will educate opinion
leaders, advocates, and the public at
large about what is at stake this year
and how to hold private insurance companies accountable.
Because the Affordable Care Act increases access to affordable, quality
health coverage, by working to ensure
ACA consumer protections remain in
full force—despite industry opposition
—the event will help contribute to goal
of achieving quality, affordable health
coverage for all Missourians.
Health insurance companies continue
to engage in often deceptive practices
to weaken or abolish many of the vital
consumer protections in the Affordable
Care Act. The industry’s attempts to accomplish this include:
• Making coverage for older Americans
considerably more expensive by
changing the age rating band for determining premiums from 3-1 to 5-1
• Diluting Essential Health Benefits so
insurance companies can continue
selling what many consumer advocates
call junk insurance: policies with
extremely limited benefits and excessively high deductibles
• Getting Congress to repeal the fee
insurance companies will pay on
certain health plans starting in 2014,
thereby eliminating funds for the ACA
affordability tax credits
• Rigging the marketplace so they will
be able to continue “cherry picking”
the youngest and healthiest individuals
outside the state’s Exchange (the online
insurance marketplace mandated by
the ACA), thereby increasing costs for
those who buy coverage through this
new marketplace
If these efforts succeed, many Missourians will be forced to purchase inadequate, unaffordable health insurance,
or pay a fine for being uninsured. If this
happens, a backlash will inevitably develop, the credibility of reform supporters will be destroyed, and momentum
to dismantle the ACA will build.
Join Wendall Potter and his colleagues
for an evening of important learning.
About the Speaker
Following a twenty-year career as a corporate public relations executive,
Wendell left his position as head of
communications for CIGNA, one of the
nation’s largest health insurers, to help
socially responsible organizations—including those advocating for meaningful health care reform—achieve their
goals.
In widely covered testimony before the
Senate Commerce, Science and Technology Committee in June of 2009,
Wendell disclosed how insurance companies, as part of their efforts to boost
profits, have engaged in practices that
have resulted in millions of Americans
being forced into the ranks of the uninsured. Wendell also described how the
insurance industry has developed and
implemented strategic communications plans, based on deceptive public
relations, advertising and lobbying efforts, to defeat reform initiatives.
Since then Wendell has testified before
two House committees, briefed several
members of Congress and their staffs,
appeared with members of Congress at
several press conferences, spoken at
more than 100 public forums, and has
been the subject of numerous articles in
the U.S. and foreign media.
Many of us have
switched to compact
fluorescent
bulbs (CFLs) in an
effort to save energy. But despite
their positive impact on the environment in terms of
energy savings, you may not realize
that CFLs contain small amounts of
mercury. So in order to make your CFLs
even more environmentally friendly,
don’t throw them in the trash. Instead,
recycle them. Many local hardware
stores, as well as national chains like
Home Depot, will collect these bulbs
and the mercury will be recaptured.
A Note from the GreenFaith
Committee
Did you know that you can buy Fair
Trade coffee for your K-cup coffee maker? Keurig offers several brands of both
regular and decaf Fair Trade coffee for
single serve coffee makers. The CRC offices uses Green Mountain Fair Trade
Select and Newman’s Own Fair Trade
Organic decaf. Fair Trade coffee offers
the chance to make a real difference in
the lives of coffee farmers around the
world. Because farmers get a fair price
for their crop, they are better able to
take care of their land, their families,
and themselves.
Do you have a new phone number?
Yiskor
Have you dropped your landline in favor of your cell number?
Thursday, May 16, 8:00 am
Please contact joy to update your information in our database. 361-1564 ext.
109 or [email protected]
Social Responsibility Preview of
Coming Attractions
MAY - HateBreakers - Our member,
Susan Block, will present a learning for
the Social Responsibility Shabbat on
May 3. Hate Breakers is a student group
that started at Ladue High School after
racial tensions became a problem. This
organization promotes “hitting the
brakes” on hate and encourages followers to speak out and take action when
they see hate. Come hear about their
success story in breaking the cycle of
bullying.
JUNE - PrideFest - PrideFest is June 29
and 30 this year. It will be held in downtown St. Louis, at Soldier's Memorial,
for the first time. We will march with
others under the Jewish Communities
banner and help to staff the Jewish
Communities’ booth. This year's theme
is "Celebrate the Past to Awaken the
Future".
Yiskor is a memorial service
based on our belief in the
eternity of the soul. Although
a soul can no longer do good
deeds after death, it can gain
merit through the charity
and good deeds of the living.
Come and remember your loved ones
alive only in our memories and their
good deeds on earth.
tributes
When making a tribute, please specify which
fund.
General Fund
Shirley Soule
In memory of Bernard Podolsky, father of
Suzanne Schoomer
Cecilia Lacks
In memory of David Sterneck
Ava and Bill Cooper
In honor of the engagement of Scott
Kalman and Maggie Padek
Ron and Ginny Weil
In honor of the special birthdays of Karen
and Larry Kotner
In loving memory of Nathan Weissman
Susan and George Newman
Cheryl Griffin
Neil and Wendy Jaffe
Shabbat Walks Continue Weekly in
Forest Park
Saturdays at 1:15 pm
For meeting place and route, please
contact Andrea Kaiser at braveheart.
[email protected] or (314) 791-2944 or
check the weekly e-announcements.
In honor of Will Coen’s Bar Mitzvah
Leonard and Linda Cohen
In honor of Linda Cohen’s speedy recovery
Rabbis’ Tribute Fund
Maggie Harris and Joe Berendt
With gratitude to Rabbi Talve
Shandi and Jason Penrod
With thanks to Rabbi Susan for the
beautiful and inspirational naming
ceremony for their daughter, Cypress
To thank Rabbi Ed for the beautiful prayer
music at Cypress’s baby naming
In memory of Harry Brandt
Milton and Marilyn Schraier
In memory of Lenora Berger
In honor of Cookie Olswanger’s special
birthday
Zena Haffner
Lois Soffer and Andy Kanefield
Do you have a new e-mail address?
Neil and Wendy Jaffe
Macy’s (Via Cherie Brandt)
Sheila Greenbaum and Gary M. Wasserman
Please contact joy to update your information in our database. 361-1564 ext.
109 or [email protected]
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tributes & more
In memory of Rose Mintz Dickens, mother
of Susan Schlichter
Emily and Matt Coen
With thanks to the CRC musicians for
making Will’s Havdalah bar mitzvah even
more special
Miriam Wilhelm and Eric Friedman
Neil and Wendy Jaffe
In honor of Sheila Greenbaum’s 2013
Woman of Achievement Award
With thanks to Rabbi Talve for a wonderful
service
Jane and David Sweeney
In honor of Rabbi Susan Talve and her
support during our conversion process
In honor of Maggie Duwe and her support
during our conversion process
Richard and Judy Dubin
In memory of Bob Skrainka
Linda and Steve Randall
In honor of Nathan Randall’s bar mitzvah
officiated by Rabbi/Uncle Randy in
Chicago
Lee Shapiro
In loving memory of Harvey Shapiro
Emily and Matt Coen
With thanks to Rabbi Susan and Rabbi
Randy for all their help and support
preparing Will for his Bar Mitzvah
Joy Marcus
In memory of Albert Popham
Jason and Muneca
In honor of Rabbi Randy traveling out to
marry us in the backwoods during the
season’s biggest snowstorm, honoring both
of our sacred traditions in the process
Robert, Anne, and Katie Watt
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May 1
yahrzeits
21 Iyar
May 5
25 Iyar
May 10
1 Sivan
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yahrzeits
May 15
6 Sivan
Charlene Levin
Mother of Karen Tamaren
Nessen Blumberg
Father of Dr. Samuel Blumberg
Bill Hudson
Father of Victoria Hudson
Joanne Dyvig
Daughter of Sue Smith
Charlotte Broomall
Mother of Ginny Weil
Ann Feinstein
Sister of Dorothy Mayer
Fred Koslov
Friend of Bobby Frauenglas
Alberta Kalish
Mother of Karen Kalish
Charles Gardner
Father of Joy Sterneck
May 21
Stephen Jacobs
Father of Lynn Jacobs
David Linder
Grandfather of Cynthia Kerman
John Michael Riekes
Brother of Linda Riekes
Marguerite Grossmann
Sister of Fran Hyman
Florence Ebstrup
Mother of Harriet Baron
Shirlee Kahn
Mother of Michael Kahn
Paul Londe
Father of Sherry Londe
Joseph Zipkin
Uncle of Dale Schreiber
Carol Flotken
Mother of John Flotken
Regina Kornblau
Grandmother of Bonnie Mitchel
May 6
May 11
Sylvia Keller Multack
Mother of Barbara Sacks
and Dennis Multack
Nathalie Kurtzman
Step grandmother of Stephanie Kurtzman
I. E. Millstone
Grandfather of Robert Millstone
Gilbert Rosenthal
Grandfather of Jessica Brod
Lenny Schnitman
Great aunt of Nathan Cohen
May 2
22 Iyar
Alex Chackes
Father of Kenneth Chackes
Lottie Horowitz
Grandmother of David Lang
Woody Hulsey
Father of Benjamin Hulsey
Benjamin Levy
Grandfather of Bobby Frauenglas
Tilly Silberstein
Grandmother of Susan Merrick
Jerry Spitzer
Step father of Roger Scherck, Jr.
May 3
23 Iyar
Louis Bader
Father of Jack Bader
Margaret Crocker
Aunt of Ginny Weil
Sophie Gold
Aunt of Joy Lieberman
and Denise Lieberman
Anne Lapofsky
Aunt of Elaine Lapofsky Kesten
Judith Schreiber
Mother of Robert Schreiber
May 4
24 Iyar
George Joseph Finkel
Father of Michael Finkel
Augusta Krupnick
Grandmother of Lois Soffer
Joseph Poticha
Father of Shirley Poticha
26 Iyar
2 Sivan
Maurice Kronemer
Grandfather of Keith Kronemer
Julius Birnbaum
Father of Sharon Levin
May 7
Saul A. Dubinsky
Father of Linda Skrainka
and John Dubinsky
27 Iyar
Goody Becker
Grandmother of Alan Berkowitz
Michael Burns Bornstein
Brother of Mindy Berkowitz
*David Bronson
Our member
Geri Lester
Mother of Kenneth Lester
Edith Lewin
Mother of Roslyn Dubinsky
Elsbeth Singer
Mother of Thomas Singer
May 8
28 Iyar
Cyrine Feldman
Grandmother of Mariah Thomas
Jim Fishman
Father of Wendy Jaffe
Lou Ella Leneave
Aunt of Kathy Davenport
Samuel Litman
Father of Ruth Block
Mark Mendoza
Grandfather of Howard Nathanson
Milton Schachter
Father of Laurie Polsky
Ann Spiegelglass
Mother of Barry Spielglass
May 9
29 Iyar
May 16
Leah Eisenberg
Our friend
12 Sivan
Morris Greenbaum
Remembered by Stuart Bogner
Sol Stetin
Father of Myra Levine
Grandfather of Scott Levine
Joan Waldman
Mother of Patricia Baker
Robert Esrock
Father of Yale Esrock
Zelda Epstein
Mother of Fred Epstein
May 22
Sonia Joyce Hartman
Aunt of Vicki Lander
Bennett Frelich
Father of Susan Appleton
Seymour M. Frauenglas
Father of Bobby Frauenglas
Lois Salesky
Grandmother of Inda Schaenen
*Marti Frumhoff
Our member
Dorothy Nussbaum
Mother of Gil Nussbaum
May 12
Albert Kogan
Remembered by Deneen Dickler
Hermine Cohen Rubman
Aunt of Andrew Trivers
and Sarah Anne Patz
3 Sivan
Gladys Biber
Mother of Deborah Wafer
Harry H. Kessler
Step father of Sheila Michaels
Irene Rebhan
Mother of Debbie Harris
May 13
4 Sivan
Sol Davis
Father of Neil Davis
Irving Greiman
Father of Gerald Greiman
Michael Mandel
Son of Susanne Stern Glazer
Mitzi Schiff
Aunt of Bobby Frauenglas
Joe Weil
Father of Ronald Weil
May 14
5 Sivan
Josephine Miller
Mother of Arlene Miller
Betty Rosen
Grandmother of David Baron
Joseph Shaikewitz
Father of Vicki Essman
May 18
9 Sivan
Edward L. Gramlich
Uncle of Michael DiPlacido
Florine Sorkin
Mother of Richard Sorkin
and Steve Sorkin
May 19
10 Sivan
Ethel Austin
Mother of Samuella Shoss
Nancy Senturia
Mother of Ben Senturia, Jr.
Nancy Stern Steiner
Aunt of Terrence Stern
Dennis Asche
Cousin of James Miller
*Robin Berman
Wife of Neal Berman
Mother of Lindsey and Erica Berman
May 20
Florence Goldstein
Grandmother of Jane Rubin
Nathan Parmet
Grandfather of Howard Weissman
Alta Hollander
Mother of Robert Hollander
Sarah R. Millner
Mother of Alan Millner
Harvey W. Protzel
Grandfather of Lori Lipkind
7 Sivan
Lester Caplan
Father of Leslie Caplan
Betty Steffen Manlin
Grandmother of Mark Katzman
13 Sivan
Robert Ukman
Uncle of Linda Leipziger
May 23
14 Sivan
Albert Berkowitz
Father of Marvin Berkowitz
*Edna Cohn
Mother of Patty Schvey
Dr. Stanley Engelhardt
Father of Steven Engelhardt
*Selma Kotner
Mother of Larry Kotner, Jr.
Hessell Mordecai Roberts
Father of Michael Roberts
and Paul Roberts
Milton Louis Schreiber
Father of Robert Schreiber
May 24
15 Sivan
May 26
17 Sivan
*Todd Epsten
Husband of Susan McCollum
Father of Brian Epsten
Brother of Judith McLaughlin
May 27
18 Sivan
Arlyn Katims
Sister of Samuella Shoss
Marcus Michles
Father of Carol Portman
Gertrude Nicholson
Mother of Linda Nicholson
Emma Sperling
Grandmother of Laurie Sperling
May 28
19 Sivan
Mae Kramer
Mother of Judith Glaser
Grandmother of Amy Gage
Ephraim Saffra Loudon
Father of Sheila Michaels
Lee Scheinbart
Uncle of Laurie Sperling
May 30
21 Sivan
*Dr. Edward Frank Berg
Husband of Maris Berg
Father of Daniel Berg
Kathleen Collinger
Sister in law of Lainie Neiman
*Eleanor Dick
Our member
Leo Samet
Father of John Samet
Allan Schiff
Uncle of Bobby Frauenglas
Robert S. Shlesinger
Uncle of Carol Portman
May 31
22 Sivan
Dorothy Adelman
Mother of Dorothy Kerman
Samuel Howard Bloch
Father of Alice Bloch
Gilbert Dulsky
Father of Lauren Davis
Estelle Kletnick
Mother of Harold Kletnick
Edward Arnold
Father of Jay Arnold
Louis Shoss
Father of William Shoss
Robert Mass
Father of Laurence Mass
Sylvia Rubin
Mother of Jim Rubin
Herman Elias Gram
Father of Richard Gram
May 25
Dr. Henry Rosenberg
Grandfather of Gary M. Wasserman
Judy L. Smith
Mother of Howard Smith
Letty Korn
Sister of Kathryn Lass
11 Sivan
Dr. Laurence M. Kotner, Sr.
Father of Larry Kotner, Jr.
16 Sivan
Alma Weil Kessler
Mother of Sheila Michaels
Burt Sherman
Father of Kay Sherman
calendar: may 2013
10
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
28
29
30
LAG BAOMER
1:00 CRC Annual
Meeting
6:30 Senior Send off
(off-site)
11:30 Adult Beginning
Hebrew
12:30 Adult Intermediate
Hebrew
12:30 Mahjongg
7:00
5
6
7
10:00 Confirmation Class
10:30 Triple Chai Plus One
11:30 Adult Beginning
Hebrew
12:30 Adult Intermediate
Hebrew
12:30 Mahjongg
7:00
12
13
14
11:30 Adult Beginning
Hebrew
12:30 Adult Intermediate
Hebrew
12:30 Mahjongg
6:00
20
21
11:30 Adult Beginning
Hebrew
12:30 Adult Intermediate
Hebrew
12:30 Mahjongg
7:00
27
28
MOTHER’S DAY
19
26
MEMORIAL DAY
Office closed
11:00 Bat mitzvah of
Dara Heard
Wednesday
1
University Series
with Rabbi Dale
University Series
with Rabbi Ed
Thursday
2
4:00 Religious School
Saturday
3
4
2:00 Torah Study
6:00 Adult Hebrew
7:30 Social
Responsibility
Shabbat Service
8:45
9:30
10:00
10:00
10:00
Torah Study
Family Service
Religious School - last day
Rainbow Connection
Shabbat Service and bar
mitzvah of Max Maier
12:30 Lunch and Learn with the
Rabbis
1:15 Shabbat Walk (off-site)
3:00 Men’s Retreat begins
9
10
11
4:00 Religious School -
7:30 Board Meeting
2:00 Torah Study
6:00 Adult Hebrew
6:00 Confirmation
Rehearsal and Pizza
Dinner
7:30 Confirmation
Shabbat Service
8:45 Torah Study
9:30 Family Service
10:00 Shabbat Service and bat
mitzvah of Chena
Molina
12:15 Talmud Class
1:15 Shabbat Walk (off-site)
5:00 Havdalah bat mitzvah of
Jessica Kagen
16
17
18
8:00 (am) Yiskor
2:00 Torah Study
6:00 Adult Hebrew
6:00 3rd Friday Shabbat
Service
7:30 Shabbat Service
8:45 Torah Study
9:30 Family Service
10:00 Shabbat Service and
bat mitzvah of Rachel
Stone
12:15 Basic Judaism
12:30 Everyday Holiness Book Club
1:00 Grief Support Group
1:15 Shabbat Walk (off-site)
23
24
25
6:00 Adult Hebrew
7:30 Shabbat Service
and bar mitzvah of
Cole Johnson
8:45
9:30
10:00
12:15
31
1
12:30 Beginning Adult
Hebrew
2:00 Torah Study
6:00 Adult Hebrew
7:30 Shabbat Service
8:45 Torah Study
9:30 Family Service
10:00 Shabbat Service and bat
mitzvah of Isabel Alter
12:30 Lunch and Learn with the
Rabbis
1:15 Shabbat Walk (off-site)
last day
15
SHAVUOT
Office closed
22
University Series
with Rabbi Ed
29
University Series
with Rabbi Ed
Friday
8
Tikkun Olam
Steering
Committee
EREV SHAVUOT
7:00 Shavuot Service
and University
Series with Rabbi
Ed
7:00
11
30
7:00
GreenFaith Team
Torah Study
Family Service
Shabbat Service
Chanting Class with Debbie
Harris
1:15 Shabbat Walk (off-site)
12