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Congregation Beth Ahm
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2014
Back to Shul Bash
Sunday, September 7
11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Reconnect with Beth Ahm friends and family as we
approach the start of the New Year.
Join us for a BBQ lunch and an afternoon of swimming,
games, schmoozing, and fun for all ages at the home of
Shari and Alon Kaufman,
5400 Pontiac Trail in Orchard Lake.
Contact Elissa Berg at [email protected]
or 248-851-6880 with questions or to RSVP.
There is no cost to attend,
but RSVPs by September 2 are appreciated.
High Holiday Schedule:
Rosh Hashanah
Wednesday, September 24
Minha/Ma’ariv 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 25
Shaharit 8:15 a.m.
Family Service 10:00 a.m.
Tashlikh 4:30 p.m.
Minha/Ma’ariv 6:00 p.m.
Friday, September 26
Shaharit 8:15 a.m.
Family Program 10:30 a.m.
Minha/Ma’ariv 7:00 p.m.
Yom Kippur
Friday, October 3
Minha 2:00 p.m.
Kol Nidre 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 4
Shaharit 9:00 a.m.
Family Service 10:00 a.m.
Yizkor 12:00 p.m.
Minha 5:00 p.m.
Ne’ilah 6:30 p.m.
Havdalah//Shofar 7:52 p.m.
BIG ENOUGH
TO ENRICH YOU.
SMALL ENOUGH
TO KNOW YOU.
September/October 2014 XXXVIII No. 1 Elul 5774 - Tishrei - Heshvan 5775
B’nai Mitzvot
Alexander Benjamin Stryk will become a Bar Mitzvah on August 23, 2014. Alex is the son of
Steven and Polina Stryk and a brother to Michael and Daniel. Proud grandparents are Barbara
Stryk and Tamara Gertsberg. Alex is a grandson of the late Manfred Stryk and the late Moisey
Gertsberg. Alex is an honor student at Hillel Day School. He enjoys learning, spending time at
camp, and hanging out with his friends. For his mitzvah project Alex participated in JARC
activities with his classmates, volunteered with the Mitzvah Kids, and at Yad Ezra.
Paul Boaz Siegel Nadiv will become a Bar Mitzvah on September 6, 2014. Paul is the son of
Renee and Yair Nadiv and brother to Danniell, Yohnatan, and Amichai. Proud grandparents are
Judith Siegel and Donald (z’l) Siegel and Tziona and David Nadiv. Paul is a student at Hillel Day
School. He enjoys music, tennis, reading and hanging out with his friends. For his mitzvah
project he has been actively participating in the monthly program of Mitzvah and Munchies at JARC.
Hannah Faith Resnick will become a Bat Mitzvah on September 13, 2014. Hannah is the
daughter of Kevin and Randi Resnick and sister to Lilly and Molly. Proud grandparents are
Janet Belenson, Sheldon and Leslie Belenson, and Seymore and Sandie Resnick. Hannah is
a student at Hillel Day School. She enjoys her new puppy Honey, music, karate, dance, and
most of all art. Hanging out with family and friends is much enjoyed too. For her mitzvah
project she volunteered on many occasions at the Friendship Circle.
A
BIG
Welcome to our
Newest Members
Apples, Honey & Hayrides
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Eric and Jamie Frehsee
Ira and Nancy Goldberg
Nicole and Joel Mazur
Afia Pokuaah
Angel Brittingham
Justin Brittingham
Kasondra Brittingham
Oseygefo Nagbe
Seydehwon Nagbe
Erwin Orchards
61475 Silver Lake Road
South Lyon, MI 48178
At noon, take an activity break and head to the cider mill to enjoy
refreshing cider and donuts sponsored by Beth Ahm!
Hayrides, corn maze, petting farm, cider, donuts
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For more information contact Elissa Berg
at 248-851-6880 or [email protected]
Mazal Tov!
Mazal Tov and Yasher Koach to:
Roberta Weisswasser and Family on the birth of
her great-granddaughter Ivy Olshevski.
Mia and Ike User and Family on the engagement of
their son Herbert User to Marisa Wiener.
Shari & James Hobson and Family on the birth of their granddaughter
Yael Batya Binyaminy.
Millie & Ed Rosenbaum and Family on the Bat Mitzvah
of their granddaughter Shoshana Sivan Spinner Halev.
Phyllis Levin and Family on the Bar Mitzvah of her grandson Chaim Levin.
Evelyn & Steven Rosen and Family on the birth of their
grandson Joshua Skalka Eisenberg.
Proud great grandparents are Doris & Maurice Chandler.
Julie & Shaul Englender and Family on the marriage of their son Daniel to Maura Ross.
Dr. Kerstyn & Lorne Zalesin and Family on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Daniel.
Proud grandparents are Anita & Dr. Harvey Zalesin.
Mille & Herb Chad and Family on the birth of their great grandson Parker Jacob Cohen.
Sam Langberg on his engagement to Hannah Chalew.
Proud parents are Lois & Mark Langberg.
Sharona Shapiro & David Lerner and Family on the birth of their grandson Rafi Newman.
Mia & Ike User and Family on the marriage of their son and daughter-in-law,
Herb and Marisa User.
Gail & Leslie Baron and Family on the birth of their granddaughter Alexa Jade Brand.
Cathy & Rene Lichtman and Family on the birth of their grandson Eliezer Solomon.
Joyce (Martin z’l) Herman and Fanny Herman and Family on the birth of their
granddaughter and great granddaughter Maya Jordan Herman.
Linda Wright and Family on the birth of her granddaughter Iris Marie O’Dell.
Join Rabbi Steven Rubenstein for:
Tot Shabbat
October 11 at 10:45 a.m.
Parents and/or grandparents are invited
to attend with their pre-schoolers!
Birthday Shabbat
October 11
Kids will join us for end of service in the
main sanctuary to receive a special blessing
and gift during their birthday month.
RSVP to Rabbi Rubenstein
at 248-851-6880 ext. 17 or [email protected]
On the cover from left to right: The Rones, Stryk, and Resnick families enjoy playing bingo with the Sisterhood.
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Men’s Club & Sisterhood
Let’s Do Lunch
Tuesday, September 16
and October 21 at noon
It is so much fun every time, that we
keep on doing it!
Join Rabbi Rubenstein and the Men’s
Club of Beth Ahm at Jerusalem Pizza
in the West Bloomfield JCC for a
chance to eat, greet, and meet the group. Please confirm your
attendance (RSVP’s a must) by
contacting Ron Jedwab at 248-788-4950 or [email protected]
Men’s Club Sukkah Raising
Sunday, September 28 at 10:30 a.m.
Please join us and help put up the
synagogue sukkah.
Contact Jerry Zabel at
248-521-1090 or
[email protected] for more
information or to attend this event.
2nd Annual Retreat for Boomers
(and then some)
Friday, October 31 to
Sunday, November 2, 2014
The retreat for Boomers is held at the Butzel
Conference Center at Camp Tamarack. The newly
renovated guest houses contain eight hotel-like rooms,
each with a private bath and an adjoining room option.
The common lounge area reflects a beautiful “up-north”
style, complete with fireplace, and perfect for guests
to gather. The main pavilion has comfortable couches,
wireless internet and a dining room with a lake view.
Cost: $450/couple
$225/single (shared accomodations)
Includes room, meals, snacks and activities.
Cancellations before October 10, 2014
will be subject to a 50% charge.
Cancellations after October 24, 2014
are non-refundable.
Please contact Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
for more information at [email protected]
or 248-851-6880 ext. 17.
Sisterhood News
The Sisterhood is really excited about the fun and exciting upcoming events on our calendar.
We hope you are too.
On Saturday, October 11 join us for a fun night of Euchre in the Sukkah. Whether you are
an expert player or just a beginner, everyone 21 and older is welcome.
Join the ladies for a painting party on Thursday evening, November 13. You do not need
any experience as an artist. There will be an instructor giving step by step instructions. This
event is sure to be a blast!
Space is limited for both events and more details will follow. Email [email protected] for more information.
The Sisterhood is also co-sponsoring the JCC Bookfair author Lev Golinkin on Sunday, November 9 at 4 p.m.
His book is titled A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka. Hope to see many of you there.
Lastly, a big THANK YOU to Marni Foster and Karen Davidson who helped us not only with weeks of preparation, but worked
all the days of our rummage sale. The sale was a huge success and we could not have done it without you ladies. Also a
special shout out to all the ladies (and even some husbands and kids) who helped sort items, pick up items, schlep tables and
bags or just helped with moral support. We thank all of you from the bottom of our hearts. The sale would never have been as
successful without all your help.
Ilene Kahan and Terri Stearn
Sisterhood Co-chairs
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Save the Date
TIKKUN OLAM SOCIAL ACTION TEAM (TOSAT) – Dedicated to Improving the World
As we begin the New Year, our focus will be on hunger in our communities and environmental issues. We continue to deliver groceries for
Yad Ezra clients. Many thanks to Risha Ring. Diane Sasson and her grandsons, and Warren Tessler and his grandson for our most recent
delivery. The next delivery is Sunday, November 16 at 10:45 a.m. Please call Judy Vine at 248-303-6201 to help with this mitzvah. The
commitment takes one to two hours.
We also have our next date for preparing and serving dinner for families staying at the Ronald McDonald house. This meal is a welcome
relief for families whose sick children are hospitalized. Our next date is Sunday, October 12. Can you cook a casserole, make a salad,
prepare dessert? Please call Helen Shapiro at 248-763-6539 or Marilyn Emmer at 248-660-4070 to find out more about the menu and
serving the meal.
Our next TOSAT meeting is Monday, September 15 at 9:30 a.m. Join us and find out how you can get involved. We’d love to see you!
Wishing you a happy and healthy new year!
Want a confident retirement?
Debi King
Call Al Sasson at Ameriprise Financial at
248.865.2006 or email at [email protected].
248-224-5773
[email protected]
AL SASSON, CRPC®
Financial Advisor
Vice President
Please check your mailbox for our
Rosh Hashanah carryout menu!
Printable menus are also available
at www.dishkoshercuisine.com!
Place orders by Friday, September 19
for pick up on Wednesday, September 24.
32255 Northwestern Hwy
Ste 200
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
248.855.5000
[email protected]
ameripriseadvisors.com/
al.sasson
You may reach us:
• by phone at 248.539.8825 • by fax at 248.539.1745
• by email at [email protected]
We can’t wait to hear from you!
Attention Families with
College Students!
Beth Ahm wants to know where your college students are
for the 2014-2015 school year so that their holidays can
still be special with Chanukah, Purim and Pesach
packages sent to them by the Charlotte and Warren
Tessler College Fund. Make sure they get a little piece of
their synagogue back home!
Contact Alison Blau at 248-851-6880 or
[email protected] to register!
Kol HaAhm
Kol HaAhm is in formation and will be participating in High Holy
Day services this coming Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.
If you are a motivated high school student with a pleasant voice
who would like to be part of High Holy Day services this year,
please contact
Rabbi Rubenstein at
[email protected] for
more details.
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Member FINRA and SIPC.
Confident Retirement is not a guarantee of
future financial results.
© 2014 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
All rights reserved. (1/14)
Save the Date!
Back to Kalahari for Winter Break!
Join us again at the Kalahari Water Park in Sandusky, Ohio
for a whole lot of fun in the December sun!
A special room rate for December 24th is $149 per family
(plus taxes and fees) which includes a standard
Desert Room at Kalahari that sleeps 6
(has a pull out sofa)
and 4 tickets to the water park
that can be used starting at NOON on the 24th
and all day on the 25th!
(Additional tickets to the water park are available
for $20 each —good for the two days)
Our block of rooms is under group name “Beth Ahm”
For more information,
contact Staci Giske
at 248-866-3548 or
[email protected]
Call Kalahari at 877-525-2427
to reserve a room.
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High Holidays
Sukkot
Wednesday, October 8
Minha/Maariv
7:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 9
1st Day of Sukkot
Shaharit
Minha 9:30 a.m.
7:00 p.m.
Friday, October 10
2nd Day of Sukkot
Shaharit 9:30 a.m.
Minha6:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 11
Shabbat Hol HaMo’ed Sukkot
Shaharit
9:30 a.m.
Minha 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 12
Hol HaMo’ed Sukkot
Shaharit 9:00 a.m.
Minha5:00 p.m.
Monday, October 13
Hol HaMo’ed Sukkot
Shaharit
6:45 a.m.
Minha7:00 p.m.
Sukkah Decorating and Dinner
Tuesday, October 7
Let your imagination and creativity run wild
as we make the best looking Sukkah
Beth Ahm has ever had!
Join us as we make unique decorations
with materials from The Scrap Box. Feel
free to being your own recyclables as well!
Our program begins with an optional pasta dinner at 5:00 p.m.
$5.00 per person with a $20.00 per family maximum.
RSVP’s required to Elissa Berg by Tuesday, September 30.
Decoration making begins at 5:30.
Drinks and Desserts for everyone!
There is no charge for our decorating event and you are invited to
make and take decorations for your own Sukkah as well as ours.
Contact Elissa Berg at 248-851-6880 or [email protected] for
more information or to RSVP.
Simchat Torah Celebration
Thursday, October 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Hakafot, dancing with the Torahs, singing, ice cream and more!
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Tuesday, October 14
Hol HaMo’ed Sukkot
Shaharit
6:45 a.m.
Minha 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 15
Hoshana Rabba
Shaharit
6:45 p.m.
Minha/Maariv
7:00 p.m.
Shemini Atzeret
Thursday, October 16
Shemini Atzeret
Shaharit
9:30 a.m.
Yizkorapprox.10:45 a.m.
Minha/Ma’ariv
6:30 p.m.
Simhat Torah
Friday, October 17
Shaharit
Minha/Ma’ariv
9:30 a.m.
6:00 p.m.
Minyan Matters
Message from the President
Beth Ahm’s daily minyan is a spiritual comfort
zone for Jews throughout the community
as well as for our own congregants.
People are drawn to minyan for many reasons –
to say kaddish for a loved one, to find comfort
at a time of stress or sorrow, to help ensure a
quorum for kaddish and Torah reading, or simply to
perform the uplifting mitzvah of daily prayer, to praise
and thank God for continually renewing the work of
Creation and making our lives possible.
I invite you to join our daily minyan this New Year
on whatever basis feels comfortable for you.
Feel free to contact me to explore the possibilities.
On behalf of all of us at the Beth Ahm minyan, I wish
you and your loved ones a good, sweet New Year 5775.
“Drop in and Learn/Judaica on DVD”
Wednesdays at 1 p.m. in the Teen Lounge
Free and open to the community –
all welcome, no reservations needed.
Now in progress, through Thanksgiving:
“The Holy Land Revealed”
36-part Great Courses ® lecture series featuring biblical
archaeologist Jodi Magness of the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Schedule of lecture titles and screening dates can be found
at www.cbahm.org
For more information, contact Nancy Kaplan
at 248-737-1931 or [email protected]
L’shana tova u’metuka!
Nancy Kaplan
Ritual Assistant / Minyan Coordinator
248-737-1931 or [email protected]
Shabbat Times
Candlelighting
September 5 - 7:42 p.m.
September 12 - 7:30 p.m.
September 19 - 7:18 p.m.
September 26 - 7:05 p.m.
October 3 - 6:53 p.m.
October 10 - 6:41p.m.
October 17 - 6:30 p.m.
October 24 - 6:19 p.m.
October 31 - 6:09 p.m.
Service Times
Shabbat ends
Daily Minyan
September 13 - 8:29 p.m.
Friday: 7 a.m. & 6 p.m.
September 6 - 8:42 p.m.
Monday – Thursday: 7 a.m. & 7 p.m.
September 20 - 8:18 p.m.
Sunday & Major Legal Holidays: 9 a.m. & 5 p.m.
September 27 - 8:04 p.m.
* Weekday morning minyan starts at 6:45 a.m. on Rosh Hodesh
October 4 - 7:52 p.m.
October 11 - 7:40 p.m.
October 18 - 7:29 p.m.
October 25 - 7:19 p.m.
November 1 - 7:10 p.m.
Shabbat Services
Kabbalat Shabbat & Ma’ariv – Friday 6 p.m.
(preceded by Minha)
Shabbat Morning – Saturday 9:30 a.m.
Shabbat Minha - 4:30 p.m.
Chai Mitzvah Returns To Beth Ahm
Starting September 15
Bar Mitzvah…Bat Mitzvah…Chai Mitzvah!
For those of us who haven’t been to synagogue in years to those of us
who attend synagogue every Saturday, we all have room to grow our
Judaism. Chai Mitzvah provides the structure for you to grow your Judaism your way.
Chai Mitzvah is a year-long journey which deepens Jewish engagement and builds community through 5 simple steps. Individuals
create their own program in order to:
• Learn about their heritage
• Join a monthly community discussion
• Participate in a new ritual
• Celebrate your achievement
• Engage in social action with a Jewish flavor
For more information visit www.chaimitzvah.org or contact Elissa Berg at 248-851-6880 or [email protected]
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
September Birthdays
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Nancy Bluth
Julia Feber
Dolores Smith
Talya Giske
Ben Rosen
Susan Sitron
Lori Farber
Arthur Nusbaum
Debbie Rones
Jonathan Warsh
Dean Cohen
Mark Langberg
Michael Rubyan
Spencer Shapiro
Nancy Adler
Charles Goldston
Stephen Rope
Aiden Schafer
David Shapiro
Maya Skolnik
Sandor Adler
Hilde Dreifus
October Birthdays
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Laura Berg
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Natalie Jacobson
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Ari Kurzmann
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Zachary Darmon
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Leora Kahan
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Eli LeWitt
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Jack Sobel
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Joshua Norber
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Mildred Chad
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Kelly Meir
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Randi Resnick
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Edward
Rosenbaum
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Mark Farber
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Rebecca Traison
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Arnold Berman
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Sandy Glazier
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Esther Rubyan
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Henry Rubin
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Alyssa Weintraub
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Kimberly Siegler
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Kenneth Weiss
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Elissa Berg
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Cody Farber
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Joshua Weiss
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Gregg Kepes
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Nora Skolnik
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Rayna Golnick
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Emma Jacobson
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Ashley O’Neill
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Susan Bruss Soble
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Leora Bernard
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Stacy Cykiert
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September Anniversaries
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Barbara Cohen
Jonah Nitzkin
Nancy Simon
Micayla Kersch
Daniel Kurzmann
Miriam User
Michael Bloch
Nathan Cykiert
Ilene Kahan
Joseph Nemeth
Tracey Proghovnick Sidney Blackman
Matthew Bloch
Edie Hoffman
Dahlia Schwartz
Melvin Mogill
Jeffrey Tamaroff
Richard Lampear
Alyse Schwartz
Edward Kersch
Julie Nitzkin
Mildred Rosenbaum
Ramin & Jill Javahery
Eugene & Ellen Weiss
Phil & Erica Bak
Robert & Lori Nusbaum “25th”
Barry & Robin Rosenbaum
Timothy & Sara Zwickl
Belle & Patrick Hornung “5th”
Steven & Deborah King
Steven & Robin Rubenstein
Harry & Debra Lebovic “35th”
Benjamin & Victoria Craine
James & Suzanne Sondheimer
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Henry Ellenbogen
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Sylvia Goldberg
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Seydehwon Nagbe
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Laura Adler
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Charlotte Jonap
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Joseph Kepes
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Marisa Lakind
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Ronn Nadis
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Eli Kellert
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Jeffrey Maisels
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Jeffrey Weinfeld
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Elianna Weisberg
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Illene Wenner
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David Adler
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Hoffman
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Mor Gaba
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Zachary Nusbaum
Cara Schafer
Allan Lovinger
Aaron Weintraub
Sandra Dembs
Marni Foster
Irving Zeltzer
Gail Ellenbogen
Robin Rubenstein
Cherie Warsaw
Alyssa Adler
Janis Feingold
Lois Fishman
Ashley Meir
Avery Ribiat
Fanny Herman
Andrew Cykiert
Jacob Ellenbogen
Jonah Singman
Lori Nusbaum
Dorothy Sandberg
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October Anniversaries
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Asa Shapiro
Dennis Blender
Fabio Giske
Itamar Moltz
Kenneth Apsel
David Lerner
Irving Nusbaum
Michele Freind
Oren Lerner
Sheri Shapiro
Leah Gray
Rachel Nitzkin
Brooke Steingold
Alexander Adler
Leah Stilman
Brandon Kovnat
Jordyn Cranis
Daniel Levy
Martin Rose
David & Jennifer Becker “10th”
Albert & Diane Sasson
Mark & Faye Wolf
Jeffrey & Sandra Tamaroff
Joel & Jody Kersch “20th”
Lawrence & Barbara Traison
Sean & Brooke Steingold
Gabriel Maine & Ilana Gaba-Maine
Mickey & Karen Shapiro
Graham & Susan Fishman
Daniel Levy & Debra Pelton-Levy
Peter & Amy Harvey
Tom & Chava Adler
Calendar of Events
Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit
D. Dan & Betty Kahn Building • 6600 W. Maple Rd.
West Bloomfield, MI • 48322 • 248.432.5579
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“Daily Gratitudes: Art, Sport and Cupcakes,”
featuring the work of Jessica Kovan
through September 11.
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The Janice Charach Gallery is open
from Noon - 4 p.m. Sunday,
Monday - Wednesday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m
and 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Thursday
For information, call the gallery at 248.432.5448,
go to www.jccdet.org or visit the
Janice Charach Gallery on Facebook.
The Gallery is open to the general public at no admission.
Back-to-shul BBQ and pool party
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TOSAT meeting
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Let’s Do Lunch with the Men’s Club
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Selichot
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Apples, Honey, and Hayrides
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Rosh Hashanah
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Rosh Hashanah
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Sukkah building with the Men’s Club
The Side Gallery, showcasing an upcoming artist, will present the
work of Teresa Petersen, who lives in Detroit and creates art from
finds in thrift shops and hardware stores. Paul Siegel Nadiv Bar Mitzvah
Marni Schafer Bat Mitzvah
Hannah Resnick Bat Mitzvah
There will also be new art by the JCC Masters, participants in
the JCC’s Farber Art Glass, taught by Harriet Gelfond. Artists
include James Britt, Jeffrey Burnett, Hilda Castro, Julie Eliason,
Marcia Fast, Peggy Fura, Gila Gelfond, Pearl Luss, Debra Nelson,
Tamara Povarinets, Irene Raab, Dorothy J. Rutkowsky and Harold
Shudnow.
Sisterhood meeting
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“Daily Gratitudes” focuses on the “quiet moments, the brief laughs
and the small miracles that regularly occur around us,” she said.
“On days when life seems a bit too heavy, we are reminded to be
thankful for these gifts.”
September 2014
October 2014
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Kol Nidre
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Yom Kippur
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Dinner and decorating of the Beth Ahm sukkah
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Sukkot Yom Tov
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Sukkot Yom Tov
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Tot Shabbat
Birthday Shabbat
Euchre in the Sukkah with the Sisterhood
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Shemini Atzeret
Yizkor
Evening Simchat Torah celebration
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Simchat Torah
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Let’s Do Lunch with the Men’s Club
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Boomers Shabbat Retreat
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Message from the Rabbi
I am writing this in early July though my words bring me back to early May. I want to take the opportunity
to thank our congregation and so many of you who made the celebration of my son Ari’s bar mitzvah so
special.
For our family, it was a wonderful celebration---even better than we could have anticipated. For me, part of
what made it so great, was that it seemed to start several weeks before that special Shabbat and continued
on for several weeks afterward. Everywhere I went, people asked if we were ready (yes we were), if we were
excited (yes we were), if we were nervous (no we weren’t). Having been a part of so many celebrations with
you, it was so special to have you celebrate with us. I could feel the generosity of your good wishes for
Robin and I and for Ari. It enhanced the celebration more than I can express.
When the weekend of the celebration came, we were ready. In addition to having our family and friends join
us from out of town, having so many of you with us in shul that Saturday morning was overwhelming in a beautiful way. I’m sure that many
of you will know what I mean when I say that the morning felt like a blur. My cheeks hurt from smiling and my hand hurt from shaking so
many hands! It was a day that I hope to remember in as much detail as possible.
When our family came to West Bloomfield and became a part of Beth Ahm, we didn’t have a celebration like this in mind. We had a
shorter-term vision. Nevertheless, I am certain that part of the beauty of the day came from the fact that we have been so fortunate to be a
part of Beth Ahm. I hope that we can all look forward to many celebrations together in the future. Todah Rabah.
Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
248-851-6880 ext. 17
[email protected]
Thumin Bet Midrash
The Thumin Bet Midrash is a new initiative that offers opportunities for small group, hevruta, and in
depth learning on select Jewish topics. Classes meet on Monday nights at Congregation Beth Ahm
and feature many of the best instructors in our community.
Contact Alison at 248-851-6880 or [email protected] to register.
Yarhei Kallah—Pre High Holy Day MiniMester
September 8, 15 and 22
7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
$18 per course
Making Meaning from the Mahzor
The High Holy Day season is a gift of time in our busy lives. We
are given the opportunity to reflect on the past, present, and future
of our lives as individuals and as a community. The poems and
prayers of the machzor can guide us to make the most of this
introspection. In this course we will explore relevant themes in the
machzor to prepare for a meaningful shul experience.
Instructor: Ariel Wolgel
Fall Semester:
Monday’s October 20 - December 8 (8 sessions)
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
$50 per course
Talmud Study
This is a great opportunity for those who have studied some
Talmud to take your study of Talmud to the next level. Each
session will combine hevruta (learning with a partner) and
exploring the text with Rabbi Faudem. The course will focus on
texts from Masekhet Bava Metzia and will encompass topics such
as fraud in the marketplace as well as the prohibition of causing
others emotional pain. Texts will be available in the original
Aramaic/Hebrew and in translation. Instructor: Rabbi Michele Faudem
Reimagining Shmita
You may not have the word Shmita on the tip of your tongue, but it
just may be one of the most far-reaching social, economic, and
environmental structures in the Torah. The Shmita or Sabbatical
Year comes once every seven years and begins with Rosh Hashana
this year. Join us as we explore the values embedded in the Shmita
and how these values can play a role in your life in the
coming year and beyond.
Instructor:
Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
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Will the Real Elijah Please Stand Up?
In Scripture, the Prophet Elijah is public enemy number one, a
terrorist fugitive from the government. In Rabbinic lore, Elijah is
a keeper of divine secrets, revealing insights into the mysteries
of God’s mind. And in Jewish folklore, Elijah appears whenever
and wherever he is most needed, offering the most unexpected
of helping hands. Can these three figures really be the same
prophet? How can we fit together all these clues? Why does the
miracle worker who was taken away on a fiery chariot keep on
returning to us, in such different guises?
Instructor: Rabbi Stephen Belsky
Message from the President
The Talmud (Avot 1:6) tells us “aseh lecha rav u’kneh lecha chaver”: Get yourself a teacher and find yourself
a friend. It’s good advice, and there’s no better place in Jewish Detroit to follow it than here at Beth Ahm. Our
friendly culture and our unparalleled opportunities for education set us apart.
This fall, we begin a new endeavor in Jewish education, the Thumin Bet Midrash, made possible by a bequest
from the estate of Henry and Alice Thumin, of blessed memory. Beginning with a three week mini session leading
up to the High Holidays, and continuing throughout the academic year, there will be a series of courses on
Jewish texts, Jewish culture, and Jewish history. In addition to Rabbi Rubenstein and Professor Howard
Lupovitch, there will be outstanding faculty members from the community. Monday night will be Jewish
education night at Beth Ahm, and there will be something for everyone. I encourage you to review the course
offerings and to take advantage of this opportunity to learn.
Our culture of friendship has enabled us to grow our membership by 12% in the past four years, in the face of trends -- here in Detroit and
in the broader American culture --that show religious affiliation generally and synagogue membership in particular on the decline. Our
growth, and your generosity, have enabled us to make substantial improvements to our home. Since last Rosh Hashana, we’ve been able
to refurbish Nusbaum Hall, our foyer, the Asa & Sara Shapiro entrance, the Staub entrance, the Cykiert hallway, and the religious school/
minyan entrance. In the coming year, our goal is to update the sanctuary. With everyone’s help, I know we can reach this goal.
It was the warmth and openness of the Beth Ahm community that drew Alesa and me in, that gave us roots in this place when we came
ten years ago, knowing nary a soul. It’s a story I’ve heard from others who have joined us, over and over again. To all of you, my friends, I
say keep up the good work!
May the coming year be for you and yours one of sweetness and good health, of friendship and of learning.
L’shalom,
Jeff Silver
President
[email protected]
Our Home – Our Future Donors
We are grateful to all of our donors (as of August 11, 2014) who have committed to sustaining our home and our future. Their generosity has resulted in over $2 million in pledges and is enabling the renovation of our building the establishment of
endowments for new and ongoing programs. To learn more about how you can help our congregation grow, please contact
David Goodman, at 248-851-6880 or [email protected].
Promoters of Togetherness
Beth Abraham Cemetery Association
Teachers of Torah
Irving and Barbara Nusbaum
The Shapiro Family
Drs. Doug and Margo Woll
Ascenders to Holiness
Drs. Harris and Phoebe Mainster
Performers of Mitzvot
Sid and Linda Blackman
Al and Lillian Bricker
Maurice and Doris Chandler
Dennis and Sandra Dembs
Michael Kahan and Shira Kahan
The Klein Family
Beth and Ronn Nadis
Rob and Lori Nusbaum
Dr. Hershel and Dorothy Sandberg
Terri, Todd, and Paige Stearn
Additional donors
Anonymous
Anonymous
(Additional Donors cont.)
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Anonymous
The Beth Ahm Senior’s Group
Hon. Maxine Berman
Sharona Shapiro and David Lerner
Barbara Cohen
Alesa and Jeff Silver
Martin and Debra Darvick
Isadore (z’l) and Evelyn Silverman (z’l)
Dr. Aaron and Jennifer Ellenbogen Drs. Bruce Skolnik and Michele Freind
Leonard and Dolores Farber
Arthur and Dotty Smith
Manny and Sandra Glazier
Jerry and Marilyn Soble
David and Annise Goodman
Sanford Stacey
Richard and Jody Grossman
Rita (z’l) and Lawrence Terebelo (z’l)
Manny and Nancy Kalef
George and Judy Vine
Steven Kalt
Cherie Warsaw
Kawer and Wolf families
Roberta Weisswasser
Chuck and Jane Kessler
Rochelle and Jerry Zabel
Kosin Family Foundation
Etta Zivian
Phyllis Levine
Tim and Sara Zivian Zwickl
Dr. Rene and Cathy Lichtman
Elayne and Barry Moss
Dr. Morry and Margi Opperer
Afia Pokuaah
Dr. Risha Ring
Dr. Steven and Evelyn Rosen
Dr. Ed and Millie Rosenbaum
Rabbi Steven and Robin Rubenstein
Al and Diane Sasson
Julius Schulman (z’l)
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Yahrzeits–In Loving Memory
Sponsored by the Beth Abraham Cemetery Association, serving our congregation since 1912.
*Denotes a plaque in the Kahan Memorial room
September 2014 - Elul 5774/Tishrei 5775
9/1/2014 (6 Elul)
Ann Faigin*, Abe Gittleman*, Arkadiy Lebedinskiy*
9/2/2014 (7 Elul)
Saul Berkower*, Julius Berkowitz*, Simon Drissman*, Ida Modiest*, Sue Ann Schafer
9/3/2014 (8 Elul)
Golda Balantzow, Rose Hamovitz*, Lester Kaplan, Samuel Tartof
9/4/2014 (9 Elul)
Max Kreshover*, Dyna Novetsky*, Ida Weinman*
9/5/2014 (10 Elul)
Samson Balantzow, Esther Gold*, Anna Neumann*
9/6/2014 (11 Elul)
Violet Korn, Walter Litt*, Mary Samuels*
9/7/2014 (12 Elul)
Carl Cameron, Harry Louis Rothenberg*, Siegfried Siegler, Khana Vinarskaya
9/8/2014 (13 Elul)
Nathan Blazofsky, Jacob Marx*
9/9/2014 (14 Elul)
Fay Block*, Jack Goldberg, Abraham Pelton*
9/10/2014 (15 Elul)
Jakob Offen*, Felix Sachs*
9/11/2014 (16 Elul)
Bertha Supian*, Joseph Woll*
9/12/2014 (17 Elul)
Minnie Shiovitz*, Fran Title, Samuel Traison, Mark Walker
9/14/2014 (19 Elul)
Esther Haffner, Fred Weiss, Bessie Yaffa*
9/15/2014 (20 Elul)
Clara Browarny*, Max Hammer*, Moritz Katz*
9/16/2014 (21 Elul)
Fred Ackerman*, Dagobert Gable*, Jack H. Schwartz, Else Siegler
9/17/2014 (22 Elul)
Pinchas Adler, Joseph Anstandig*, Meyer Ehrlich*, Harry Goodman*, Martha Gorge Jacob, Bella Korman, Sigmund Rohlik*,
Nettie Rudack*
9/18/2014 (23 Elul)
Osias Gutman*, Harriet Rogoff
9/19/2014 (24 Elul)
Franklin Levy
9/20/2014 (25 Elul)
Polly Binder, Mary G. Friedman*, Carol Anne Gordon, John Mogill*, Bessie Rose, Bernice Zuckerman
9/21/2014 (26 Elul)
Harry Itskovitz*, Harry Jacobson*, Phyllis Kolnierz, Jack Schon*
9/22/2014 (27 Elul)
Meyer Berman*, Cyla Futerman, Herman Futerman, Bella Gertsberg, David Levy*, Yetta Schreier, Bessie Sheplow, Evelyn Silverman*, Anne Weisswasser, Sidney Wise
9/23/2014 (28 Elul)
Benjamin Browarny*, Benjamin Carp*, Esther Dines*, Jeanette Goldberg*, Elias Rosenthal*, Walter Urbach, Sarah Zalesin*
9/24/2014 (29 Elul)
Allen C. Gross, Isadore Singer*, Esther Weiss
9/25/2014 (1 Tishrei)
Tillie Feldman*, Tilla Freedman*, David Malkin*, Joseph Wiesenberg
9/26/2014 (2 Tishrei)
Fannie Federman, Herta Lichtenstein*
9/27/2014 (3 Tishrei)
Harry Birnbaum*, Joseph Dembs*, Abraham Liber, Samuel Phillip Seeman*, Merle R. Silverman*
9/28/2014 (4 Tishrei)
Herman Abrams*, Fanny Bayer*, Betty Felberbaum, Ernest Fridson, Harry Gross*, Alfred Klein, Sigmund Seiferheld*, Morris Server*, Loraine Shapiro*
9/29/2014 (5 Tishrei)
Eva Berkowitz*, Norma Nemeth*, Rose Ring*, Hyman Silverman*, Irving Waxman
9/30/2014 (6 Tishrei)
Jacob Greenberg*, Esther Grossberg*, Nusyn Inowlocki*, Jason Bradley Kott, Jennie Tobin*, Jean Wigod*
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Yahrzeits–In Loving Memory
Sponsored by the Beth Abraham Cemetery Association, serving our congregation since 1912.
*Denotes a plaque in the Kahan Memorial room
October 2014 - Tishrei/Heshvan 5775
10/1/2014 (7 Tishrei)
Chessy Allen*, Howard Kersch, Eugene Ketchel
10/2/2014 (8 Tishrei)
Samuel Frank, Clara Gold, Jack Harold Goldin*, Dora Kaner, Harry Shiovitz*, Lawrence Terebelo*
10/3/2014 (9 Tishrei)
Kurt Ellenbogen, Solomon Gold, Marvin Kertes, Robert Schlaff
10/4/2014 (10 Tishrei)
Avraham Adler*, Chava Adler*, Devorah Adler*, Hersh Adler*, Margot Beer*, Berek Birenbaum, Chiam Birenbaum,
Esther Birenbaum, Minnie Blake, Freida Cykiert*, Moishe Cykiert*, Ida Toba Kief*, Joseph Krolik*, Carl Levy*,
More W. Neumann*, Celia Newman*, Abraham Tuchklaper, Sarah Rivka Tuchklaper, Avraham Wecker*, Pearl Wecker*, Shulim Wecker*, Yehoshua Wecker*, Rachel Weisz, Shlomo Weisz
10/5/2014 (11 Tishrei)
Milton Arm, Herta Lindemann*, Imanuel Litvak, Beatrice Rice, Chava Salomon, Rivka Salomon, Louis Tobin*,
Samuel Westerman
10/6/2014 (12 Tishrei)
Sydney Guyer*, Paul Shapiro*, Irving Tessler*
10/7/2014 (13 Tishrei)
Alice Berkower*, Louis Sondheimer
10/9/2014 (15 Tishrei)
Joseph Epstein, Stanford B. Gittleman*, David Sachs*
10/10/2014 (16 Tishrei)
Jennie Barris*, Nathan Brown*, Isadore Dubrinsky*, Harry Kales*, Harry Levine, Moses Reif*, Yaacov Yanai
10/11/2014 (17 Tishrei)
Louis Balantzow, Barbara Vine
10/12/2014 (18 Tishrei)
Fanny Lankowsky, Manfred Stryk*, Milton Weingarden
10/13/2014 (19 Tishrei)
Anna Cohn*, Lee Diamond*, Miriam Panetz, Evelyn Ruth Schreier*
10/14/2014 (20 Tishrei)
William A. Lieberman*, Oscar Moss*, Vera Weinberg*, Edith Wyman
10/15/2014 (21 Tishrei)
Geri Bernard, Gloria Shook
10/16/2014 (22 Tishrei)
Hadasa Goldberg, Bee Kalt*, Erwin Lindemann*, Jacob Schnipper*
10/17/2014 (23 Tishrei)
Gerhard Rosenow*, Oscar Sakols*, George Wenokur
10/18/2014 (24 Tishrei)
Marion Cohen
10/19/2014 (25 Tishrei)
Esther Auster, Helen Klein*, Bernard Levy*, Edward Singer
10/20/2014 (26 Tishrei)
Gisella Bernstein*, Paul Felberbaum, Barbara Glinski, Sam Kaufer*, Sheldon “Buddy” Manson*
10/21/2014 (27 Tishrei)
Harry Goldberg*, Martin Goldberg, Eugenia Urbach
10/22/2014 (28 Tishrei)
Harold Eskovitz*, Marie Kramer, Rachel Pearlman*
10/23/2014 (29 Tishrei)
Anna Berg, Esther Leah Ehrlich*, William Gantz, Dina Superstine, William Wolk
10/24/2014 (30 Tishrei)
Bernard Cohen*, Leon Mondry
10/25/2014 (1 Heshvan)
Helen Apsel, Mr. Barrow Bass, Clara Sabin
10/26/2014 (2 Heshvan)
Claire Berk, Julie Heim*
10/27/2014 (3 Heshvan)
Morris Berman*
10/28/2014 (4 Heshvan)
Doris Halprin*, Ruth Kass
10/29/2014 (5 Heshvan)
Samuel Gordner, Esther Kalef, Emma Weiss
10/30/2014 (6 Heshvan)
Fannie Bazaman, Erwin Dallman*, Rita Milner, Emil Siegel*
10/31/2014 (7 Heshvan)
Alice Eudovich, Solomon Glass, Oscar Levy*, Aronald Schafer, Harold Singer
May their memories endure for a blessing
Honor the memory of your loved ones by purchasing a memorial plaque in the Kahan Memorial Room. The purchase of a plaque will ensure
that your loved one’s name will be read during the week of their yahrzeit. It is a lasting tribute of your love that links the generations of your
family. Plaques are currently $500 each. We hope that you will take advantage of this opportunity to assure your loved ones will be forever
remembered at Congregation Beth Ahm. Contact David Goodman at 248-851-6880.
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Tributes
Aliyah Fund
Max & Mali Blum
Donation by:
Senior Shut-in Fund
Janice Charach
Marc Terebelo
In Memory of:
By: Natalie, Manny
Nancy & Manny Kalef
Martha Katz
and Jeffrey Charach
Judy & George Vine
By: Pauline & Werner Seiferheld
David Kahan
Hy Weiner
Youth Fund
By: Pauline & Werner Seiferheld
In Memory of:
My Aliyah on Shabbat May 10th
Bertha Seiferheld
By: Marilyn & Michael Rice
By: Staci Giske
By: Pauline & Werner Seiferheld
In Memory of:
Stuart J. Bricker Library Shelf Fund
Pearl & Meyer Levin
In Honor of:
By: Paul Kales
The birth of son
Elaine Berkman
Elan Leonard Tamaroff
By: Marilyn & Michael Rice
Thank You for:
Daniel Zalesin
to Gillian & Jason Tamaroff
By: Harvey Zalesin
By: Lillian & Al Bricker
Shimon Bichuch
The birth of grandson
By: Svetlana Lebedinski
Elan Leonard Tamaroff
to Sandi & Jeff Tamaroff
Samuel Farber, Father
By: Lillian & Al Bricker
In Memory of:
Anne & Leonard Edelman
Paul Sherizen
Louise Band
By: Marilyn & Michael Rice
Joseph Blackman
Harvey Schulist
By: Elayne & Barry Moss
Gladys Allen
In Memory of:
Phillip Schechter
By: Barbara Cohen
Hanna Weinstein
By: Judy & George Vine
Sadie Farber Weinstock, Mother
By: Leonard Farber
George Davis
By: Nancy & Joseph Jacobson
By: Michael & Marilyn Rice
Samuel Farber, Father
and Family
By: Leonard Farber
Sherman & Helen Fisher
Dorothy Davis
Family Programming Fund
By: Nancy & Joseph Jacobson
In Honor of:
By: Leonard Farber
The birth of great grandson
Ari Rubenstein
Shirlee Iden
Lorraine Kales
Elan Leonard Tamaroff
By: Debra & Martin Darvick
By: Linda & Sid Blackman
By: Paul Kales
to Claire & Marvin Tamaroff
By: Lillian & Al Bricker
Esther Kawer
Hy Kinzer
Get Well Wishes to:
Donation by:
My father Sam Offen’s unveiling
By: Gail Offen
Al Bricker
Minyan Breakfast Fund
Lorraine Deutsch
By: Sylvia & Wallace Kinzer
Leah Baum
My mother Hyla Offen
By: Ilene & Henry Rubin
By: Gail Offen
Illene Wenner
In Honor of:
Nancy Kaplan
Abraham Metzger
Beth Ahm Endowment Fund
Marvin Tamaroff
By: Agnes & Thomas Lugosi
Meyer Metzger
In Honor of:
By: Lillian & Al Bricker
The birth of granddaughter
By: Elliot Baum
Dolores & Leonard Farber’s
By: Raye Dinnerstein
Kendall Sage Hornung
Sara Nadis
70th Wedding Anniversary
Thank You to our recent
to Toby & Rob Kleinberg
By: Lillian & Al Bricker
By: Lois & Mark Langberg
Esther Kawer Minyan
In Memory of:
Phyllis Levin’s grandson
By: Deb & Dan Levy
Chaim’s Bar Mitzvah
Ari Rubenstein
Stuart J. Bricker
By: Toby & Rob Kleinberg
By: Lillian & Al Bricker
and granddaughter Emily’s
Elaine Berkman
By: Barbara Cohen
Belle, Patrick, Ainsley
& Kendall Hornung
graduation
Breakfast Fund Sponsors
In Memory of:
Michael L. Stacey, Husband
By: Patricia Stacey
Fanny Sperber, Mother
By: William Sperber
By: Lillian & Al Bricker
Thank you to:
In Memory of:
Irene Kleinberg
Rita Etkin
Louis Glazier
Chava Feldman, Mother
By: Toby & Rob Kleinberg
By: Lillian & Al Bricker
By: Judy & George Vine
By: Bella (Paul) Brookenthal,
Natalie & Manny Charach
Get Well Wishes to:
Mike (Annette) Feldman,
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Religious School Fund
Bob Levine
In Honor of:
By: Judy & George Vine
Ari Rubenstein
By: Svetlana & Alex Lebedinski
Eugene Feldman
Isadore Silverman, Father
By: Lois (Mark) Langberg
Tributes
William Zev Schumer, Father
Dolores & Leonard Farber’s
Sara Zivian Zwickl & Tim Zwickl
Schnipper Family Fund
By: Sharon Schumer Schwartz
70th Wedding Anniversary
receiving the 2014 JTS Shin Award
In Honor of:
and Family
By: Risha Ring
By: Debi & Steve King
Rabbi & Barbara Schnipper
Marilynn & Richard Emmer
By: Marilyn & Michael Rice
Audrey Mogill, Mother
Get Well Wishes to:
By: Laraine (Larry) Deutsch
Joe Mermelstein
Sam Langberg’s engagement to
By: Risha Ring and Family
Hannah Chalew
Get Well Wishes to:
By: Debi & Steve King
Grace Naftaly
Esther Kawer
By: The Kawer and Wolf Families
Pinches Feldman, Father
Judy & George Vine
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
By: Mayor Jerry Naftaly
Donation by:
The upcoming marriage of David
Joy Foster
Zwickl to Alyson Kirkpatrick
In Memory of:
By: Nancy & Manny Kalef
Emil Kahan
By: Bella (Paul) Brookenthal
By: Grace Naftaly
In Honor of:
Jerry Superstine, Son
Rabbi Rubenstein
Get Well Wishes to:
By: Dorothy (Hershel) Sandberg
By: Cathy & Rene Lichtman
Margot Efros
Synagogue Fund
Kathleen Moltz & Dahlia Schwartz
By: Cherie Warsaw
Donation by:
Nancy & Manny Kalef
Herschel Wander
In Honor of:
Sharon & Jim Hobson
The wedding of son
Ari Rubenstein
Dan Englender to Maura Ross
By: Nancy Aal
Marilynn Emmer
Susan Rose
By: Julie & Shaul Englender
Lev Lilov
By: Nancy & Manny Kalef
Bella & Paul Brookenthal
Deborah Tuchman
Marc Terebelo
Nadis Family Fund
Anna Glik & Boris Drigant
Sara Nadis
By: Nancy & Manny Kalef
Get Well Wishes to:
Sara Nadis
The Rubenstein Family
By: Gladys Allen
By: Amy, Peter & Benjamin Harvey
In Honor of:
Rabbi & Robin Rubenstein
Beth Greenapple
By: Illene Wenner
By: Nancy & Manny Kalef
Willie Opperer Fund
Martin Darvick’s recovery
In Honor of:
By: Debra Darvick
David Goodman
By: Margi & Morry Opperer
Michael Wais’ 50th Birthday
Ari Rubenstein’s Bar Mitzvah
Emily Sitron
By: Karen & David and Hannah Stryk
By: Susan & Bruce Sitron
Rona Rones
Bylaina & Bob Lavine
In Memory of:
Samuel Kobaker
In Memory of:
Tammy & Jeff Kahan
By: Marcia & Ed Kersch
David Blau
Barbara & Joe Wool
By: Janice Jacobs
Margot Efros
By: Margi & Morry Opperer
Lillian Kersch
Brian Kott’s retirement
By: Marcia & Ed Kersch
By: Margi & Morry Opperer
Audrey & Jack Sobel
Elaine Berkman
Faye & Mark Wolf and Family
By: Nancy & Manny Kalef
Cherie Warsaw
Abraham Erlich
David, Annise and Sara Goodman
Harry & Belle Ribiat Garden Fund
Elaine Siegler
In Honor of:
Richard, Deborah, Daniel
Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund
The Aufruf of David Zwickl
and Jonathan Warsh
For Tikkun Olam
to Alyson Kirkpatrick
Warren Tessler
Willie Opperer
Donation by:
By: Risha Ring
Anna Nedelman
By: Margi & Morry Opperer
Sidney Dinner
In Memory of:
By: Marcia Kersch
Sarah Millman
By: Margi & Morry Opperer
Deb & Dan Levy
The marriage of David Zwickl
Claire & Marv Tamaroff
Ben Kott
In Honor of:
to Alyson Kirkpatrick
Ilene & Henry Rubin
By: David Kott
Phyllis Levin’s grandson’s
By: Risha Ring
Nety & Carl User
Bar Mitzvah
Our Home Our Future
By: Cherie Warsaw
In Honor of:
Margi & Morry Opperer
Samantha Erin Rosen
Bill Sperber
Youth Programming Fund
Roberta Weisswasser
Ari Rubenstein
Ari Rubenstein’s Bar Mitzvah
Get Well Wishes to:
Phyllis Levin
By: The Goldston Family
By: Laraine & Larry Deutsch
Al Bricker
Karen & Morrie Davidson
Amy, Peter & Benjamin Harvey
Diane & Al Sasson
By: Helen & Sy Indianer
Flo & Don Nitzkin
Millie & Ed Rosenbaum
Vivian & Eugene Friedman
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Tributes
Polina & Steven Stryk
Ida Wargon
The birth of great granddaughter
Maxine Berman
Shari Smith and Isaac Smith
Tahilla to Florence & Shel Dulberg
Risha Ring
Debi & Steve King
Sherri & Gene Goodman
By: Flo & Don Nitzkin
By: Barbara Cohen
Beverly Fradis
Esther & Steve Davidson and Family
Eleanor Fradis
Gail & Richard Ellenbogen
Jeff Silver being installed
Shari Smith and Isaac Smith
Illene Wenner
The Manela Family
as Beth Ahm’s new President
By: Amy, Peter and Benjamin Harvey
Deede & Miles Auster
Helen & Sy Indianer
By: The Strauss Family
Roz Winer
Susan & Bruce Sitron
Sara Zivian Zwickl & Tim Zwickl
Libby Newman
receiving the 2014 JTS Shin Award
Barbara Stryk
By: Cherie Warsaw
Charlotte Jonap & Henry Dodge
Thank You to:
Paul Kales
Jeff, Alesa and Phoebe Silver
By: Sylvia & Herman Kasoff
By: Lois & Irwin Silver
Get Well Wishes to:
Risha Ring
The naming of Shirley & Leonard
By: Illene Wenner
Barbara & Howard Rothberg
Jody & Rich Grossman
Cetner’s daughter Layla Cetner
Linda Wright
Jean Blau
By: The Kozlowskis
Chava & Tom Adler
Faye & Mark Wolf and Family
Helen & Harvey Shapiro
Phyllis Levin
Megan Topper receiving
Mille & Herb Chad
Judy & George Vine
her MBA degree
Grace Naftaly
By: Bubi Goldie Topper
By: Mayor Jerry Naftaly
Jeff, Alesa and Phoebe Silver
Gerry Levy
Margot Efros
By: Illene Wenner
Barbara & Jack Krekun
Dr. Richard Ellenbogen’s
Theresa & Mark Migdal
Special Birthday
The birth of my great
Sara Nadis
Jody & Rich Grossman
By: Sharon Meisel
granddaughter Lily Bookman
By: Judy & George Vine
By: Goldie Topper
Jean Blau and Family
Eileen & Paul Hoberman’s
Cathy Yourofsky
60 Wedding Anniversary
By: Selma Silverman
Sharon Klein
Pauline & Werner Seiferheld
Charlotte Jonap on her retirement
Sharon Lampear and
By: Cathy & Rene Lichtman
Richard Lampear and Family
th
Ruth Moltz
Risha Ring
Natalie & Manny Charach
By: Sandra Sirlin
Ila & Leslie Schonberg
The Charlip Family
Zita & Don Kirsch
Judy & George Vine
The birth of granddaughter
Diana & Alex Kovnat
Kendall Sage Hornung
Dorothy & Hershel Sandberg
to Toby & Rob Kleinberg
Sharon & James Hobson
By: Nancy Aal
Cathy & Rene Lichtman
Cheryl & Alex Goldis,
The engagement of Anna
Jaclyn, Susan, Nadiv & Jason
Nedelman’s granddaughter
Selma Silverman
Amanda Canvasser
Meyer Blackman
to Daniel Goldberg
Erin & Jeff Stilman
By: Nancy Aal
Linda & Ron Jedwab
By: Jane & Chuck Kessler
Barbara & Rabbi Irving Schnipper
being the 2014 Ohel Moed
Marvin Tamaroff
By: Sue & Henry Frehsee
honorees
Harvey Schulist
By: Tim & Sara Zivian Zwickl
By: Karen & Morrie Davidson
Rochelle & Aaron Lupovitch
Shari Hobson
receiving the Rabbi Jacob E.
By: Agnes & Thomas Lugosi
Segal (z’l) award from
Hillel Day School
By: Tim & Sara Zivian Zwickl
In Memory of:
Jakob Liwazer
By: Anita Blender
Joel Shapiro’s 75th Birthday
By: Bernice Jacobson
David Blau
Marla & Mike Schmitz
The birth of granddaughter
Tom Barth
Yael Batya
The engagement of Sam Langberg
Linda & Bob Glickstein
By: Sharon & James Hobson
to Hannah Chalew
Lawrence Wayne
By: Karen & Allan Lovinger
By: Evelyn & Ben Gorge
Helene & Leslie Kohn
By: Andrea Bernstein
Deborah, Michael, and Esther Rubyan
Dolores & Leonard Farber’s
Jennifer & Aaron Ellenbogen
70 wedding anniversary
The upcoming marriage of
and Family
By: Jean Blau and Family
David Zwickl
Lenore Feldstein
Marsha & Jerry Lynn
Zita & Don Kirsch
to Alyson Kirkpatrick
By: Flo & Don Nitzkin and Morty Tobin
th
The Ribiat Family
Kerstyn & Lorne Zalesin
Phyllis Levin’s grandson
Karen & Howard Frehsee
Chaim’s Bar Mitzvah
Jodi & Scott Cranis
By: Zita & Don Kirsch
Nancy, Dr. Michael & Dan Kaplan
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Jane & Chuck Kessler
By: Dorothy & Hershel Sandberg
Zita & Don Kirsch
Arlene Rubenstein
By: Barbara & Howard Rothberg
Joel Shapiro’s 75th Birthday
By: Jack Kirsch & Lee Saline
Barbara Vaccaro & Paul Colontino
Tributes
Emil Kahan
Louis & Fay Woll
Harry Kief
Valentina Chopenko
By: Grace Naftaly
Memorial Bible Garden Fund
By: Marvin Kief
By: Leon Lilov & Olga Makar-Limanov
In Honor of:
Arlene Rubenstein
Herbert Kaufman’s 90th Birthday
Rebecca Kief
Sadie Lahr & Bertha Allen
By: Linda & Bob Glickstein
By: Barbara & Jack Krekun
By: Marvin Kief
By: Rosalyn Winer
The brother of Ann & Burt Katz
Margo Woll’s Birthday
Jacob Wecker
Donald Sachs
By: Judy & George Vine
By: Marcy Borofsky
By: Evelyn Wecker Freeman
By: Rochelle D. Lupovitch
Dr. Norman Linder
Mildred (Mickey) Schneider
By: Dorothy Sandberg
By: Annette & Marty Newman
Manfred Dreifus
Arthur Lyons
By: Hilde Dreifus
By: Rose Lyons
Lyudmila Lebedinskaya
Samuel Wildstrom
By: Lynn Lebedinski
Sabina Wildstrom
Stella Goldsmith
By: Jane & Chuck Kessler
In Memory of:
Sol Panush
Frances Lafer
By: Margo & Doug Woll
By: Elaine Siegler
Elaine Berkman
Charles Ruben
By: Barbara & Jack Krekun
By: Linda & Sid Blackman
Yahrzeit Fund
By: Minna Kaufman
John Polan
In Memory of:
Ida Dinner
By: Elaine Siegler and Family
Fanny Sperber
By: Sidney E. Dinner
By: Agnes & Thomas Lugosi
By: William Sperber
Irving Biel
Marion Stern
By: Jane & Chuck Kessler
Borbola Lugosi
Martin Feldman
By: Agnes & Thomas Lugosi
Hyman Weiner
By: Merle Leserman
By: Rose Lyons
Rose & Harry Kales
Al Smith
Ella Warsaw
Ethel Nolish
Sadie Farber Weinstock, Mother
By: Cherie Warsaw
By: Paul Kales
By: Leonard Farber
By: Joseph M. Jacobson
Moscu User
Pearl & Meyer Levin
Daniel Zalesin
Zita & Don Kirsch
By: Strul User
By: Paul Kales
By: Harvey Zalesin
Hy Levine
Estera User
Shoshana Stern
Mary Jo Zwickl
By: Selma Silverman
By: Strul User
By: Helen & Harvey Shapiro
By: Tim & Sara Zivian Zwickl
Elaine Berkman
Adela & Hyman Bank
Sadie Lahr
Pauline Schwartz
By: Ilene & Henry Rubin
By: Shelley & Harvey Schulist
By: Selma Silverman
By: Sylvia & Wally Kinzer
Tim & Sara Zivian Zwickl
Rhoda & Ben Sobel
Abram Gertsberg
Joseph Kwaselow
Linda & Sid Blackman
By: Audrey Sobel
By: Polina Stryk
By: Ruth & Alvin Kwaselow
Linda & Ron Jedwab
Phillip Schneider
Lou Frankel
Eleanor Blender
Selma Silverman
By: Annette & Marty Newman
By: Shelley & Harvey Schulist
By: Anita & Dennis Blender
Mildred Baron
Harry Kirsch
Samuel Farber, Father
By: Leslie Baron
By: Zita & Don Kirsch
By: Leonard Farber
By: Linda & Sid Blackman
Bernard Lampear
Herman Kass
Milton Wargon
Linda & Ron Jedwab
By: Sharon Lampear and
By: Sharon Lampear
By: Ida Wargon
Heinz Ducks
Yefim Goldis
By: Nancy & Manny Kalef
By: Alex Goldis
Genia Lilov
Nathan Wolf
By: Leon Lilov
By: Gerda Wolf
By: Jane & Chuck Kessler
Ann Jacobson
Alesa & Jeff Silver
Karen & Morrie Davidson
Illene Wenner
Audrey & Jack Sobel
Joseph Blackman
Richard Lampear and Family
Morton Moltz
By: Ruth Moltz
Jeanette Blackman
By: Meyer Blackman
Brian Fetter
By: Frances & Joseph Fetter
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Tributes
Donald Siegel
May Kozin
Leah Baum
Daniel Weisswasser
By: Renee Nadiv
By: Frank Kozin
By: Elliot Baum
By: Roberta Weisswasser
Shirley M. Goldin
Ruth Aal
Boruch Simcha Solomon
Louis Leserman
By: Ilene & Henry Rubin
By: Dr. Marvin Aal
By: Esther & Leon Salomon
By: Merle Leserman
Jacob Lichtman
Aaron Morros
Maureen Simon
Lisa Maisels
Helen Lichtman Horenztajn
By: Victor Morros
By: Rosalyn Winer
By: Jeffrey Maisels
Audrey B. Mogill
Norman Cohen
Monroe Title
By: Melvin Mogill
By: Kerstyn & Lorne Zalesin
By: Diane Auster
Martin Herman
Henry Wildstrom
Anna Guyer
By: Joyce Herman
By: Minna Kaufman
By: Evelyn & Ben Gorge
Anna Lengel
Martin Herman
Abraham Zelig Ehrlich
By: Freda Arlow
Elias Herman
By: Maxine Berman
By: Cathy & Rene Lichtman
Hermina Friedman
By: Ilene & Jack Friedman
Mayer Lebovic
By: Gail Lebovic
Morton S. Moltz
By: Fanny Herman
By: Kathleen Moltz
Clara Fradis
Helen Kass
Barry Foster
By: Eleanor Fradis
Jennie Topper
Daisy Kass
By: Marni Foster
Beverly Fradis
By: Goldie Topper
By: Sharon Lampear
Blume Glass
Samuel Morros
Pearl Gertsman
Eleanor Kirsch
By: Phyllis S. Levin
By: Victor Morros
By: Victor Morros
By: Zita & Don Kirsch
Lorraine Kales
Minna Stryk
Louis D. Grossman
Daniel Zalesin
By: Paul Kales
By: Barbara Stryk
By: Micki Grossman
By: Anita & Harvey Zalesin
Oscar Korobkin
Esther Indianer
Marika Katzender
Dr. Maurice Silverman
By: Lillian Korobkin
By: Helen & Sy Indianer
By: Jody Grossman
By: Anita & Harvey Zalesin
David Binder
Josef Tolkovsky
Joanne Davidson
Passover Yizkor
By: Etta B. Zivian
By: Sara & Maxwell Nadis
By: Nancy Kalef
Donation by:
Larry Nedelman
Ruth Aal
Sol Simon
By: Anna Nedelman
By: Nancy Aal
By: Nancy Simon
Jack Wildstrom
Werner Fink
Sarah Dzodin
Samson Salzman, Father
By: Minna Kaufman
Meta Fink
Victor Lawson
By: Dolores Farber
By: Margot Efros
By: Judith & Noel Lawson
Hersh Leib Kahan
Zoltan Lugosi
Sarah Rubin
Samuel Farber, Father
Moshe Chaim Kahan
By: Agnes & Thomas Lugosi
By: Ilene & Henry Rubin
Florence Tucker, Sister
Mollie Lustig
Sandy Goldansky
By: Vivian Friedman
By: Alesa & Jeff Silver
George Yellin
Irving Belsky
Henry Politzer
By: Margo Woll
By: Andrew Belsky
By: Helene Politzer
Sarah Sawitz
Hyman Mandelbaum
Sophie & Meyer Berman
By: Lillian Korobkin
By: Ida Wargon
By: Maxine Berman
Ilene & Henry Rubin
In Memory of:
Lottie Salzman, Mother
Sadie Farber Weinstock, Mother
Chaya Sara Kahan
Reizel Toba Kahan
By: Terry & David Kahan
By: Leonard Farber
By: Dr. Jeffrey Maisels
Abraham Lack
Elsa Lack
Muriel Maisels
Morris Shindler
By: Lillian & Lester Shindler
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Tributes
Hermina & Benny Friedman
By: Ilene & Jack Friedman
Yetta & Harry Schreier
By: Phyllis Applebaum
My dear family
By: Harold Strom
Sheri Lynne Traison Devries
By: Barbara & Larry Traison
Evelyn & Isadore Silverman
The Ruth Mermelstein
Kitchen Fund
helps with ongoing expenses
such as cleaning and
appliance maintenance for
the
Ruth Mermelstein Kitchen.
Publication Report
The minimum suggested
contribution is $10.
Call Beverly Fradis at
248-661-8395 if you would
like to make a contribution.
By: Lois & Mark Langberg
Shavuot Yizkor
In Memory of:
Henry Politzer
Elsa Lack
Abraham Lack
By: Helene Politzer
Hermina & Benny Friedman
By: Jack Friedman
Lottie Salzman, Mother
Samson Salzman, Father
By: Dolores Farber
Sadie Farber Weinstock, Mother
Samuel Farber, Father
Florence Tucker, Sister
By: Leonard Farber
Evelyn & Isadore Silverman
Tributes are a great way to mark a
special occasion, honor the
memory of a loved one, or send
good wishes to a friend.
Beth Ahm has many tribute funds
which support various
congregational programs and
provide scholarship assistance to
members in need. Submit your
tributes online at:
www.cbahm.org/tributes
Please remember to fill out
yahrzeit and tribute
forms completely.
Thank you!
Minimum suggested
tribute amount is $18. If received
after 07/30/14 tributes will
appear in the
November/December 2014
Bulletin.
By: Lois & Mark Langberg
We Extend our Condolences to:
Barbara (Dr. Milton) Stern and Family on the loss of her
mother Rose Shoskes.
Raymond Dubrinsky and Family on the loss of his brother
Kenneth Dubrinsky.
Meyer Blackman, Sidney (Linda) Blackman and Family
on the passing of their brother and uncle
Joseph Blackman.
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Congregation Beth Ahm—September/October 2014
Rabbi Steven Rubenstein
David Goodman
Executive Director
Congregation Beth Ahm
2014-2015 Officers
Jeff Silver
President
West Bloomfield, MI 48322
Congregation Beth Ahm
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Beth Nadis
Second Vice President
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Third Vice President
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Al Sasson
Treasurer
Elayne Moss
Recording Secretary
Immediate Past President
Risha B. Ring
2014-2015 Trustees
Maxine Berman
Al Bricker*
Amy Brode
Aaron Ellenbogen
Staci Giske
Sandy Glazier
Jody Grossman
Jeffrey Kahan
Manny Kalef
Chuck Kessler*
Debi King
Lois Langberg
Jeremy Moss
Robert Nusbaum
Harvey Schulist
Marc Soble
David Stryk
Jeff Weiss
Margo Woll*
Mission Statement
Congregation Beth Ahm is a
conservative synagogue with
a belief in a common Jewish
heritage, serving the Metropolitan
Detroit area with a philosophy of
equality of men and women fully
participating in religious, cultural,
educational, and social activities
of the synagogue.
Sisterhood Representative
Ilene Kahan
Professional Staff
Elissa Berg
Alison Blau
Lisa Gates
Nancy Kaplan
Professor Howard Lupovitch
Linda Wright
Rabbi Emeritus
A. Irving Schnipper
The Officers and Board of Trustees
of Beth Abraham Cemetery
Stuart Farber President
Steven M. Ribiat Vice President
Risha B. Ring Secretary Treasurer
Board of Trustees
Nat Fishman
Bea Mondry
Robert Nusbaum
Arthur Smith
Sanford Stacey
Etta Zivian
Emphasis is placed on a close
family–like relationship between
members working together to
provide a community of caring.
Life Trustee
Alfred D. Bricker*
* Past Presidents
Men’s Club Representative
Jerry Zabel
Wishing you and your family
a happy and healthy
New Year!
Office Information
phone 248.851.6880 • fax 248.851.6488
Hours
Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. • Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Staff
David Goodman-Executive Director • [email protected]
Elissa Berg
Education and Programming
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Alison Blau
Office Coordinator
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Linda Wright
Accounting
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